>> REV. MACHAMER: COMING TO YOU TODAY IN THE
ALL-POWERFUL NAME, JESUS!
FRIEND, WE HAVE ANOTHER GREAT PROGRAM FOR YOU!
BUT YOU HAVE A NEED IN YOUR LIFE,
CALL THE PRAYER LINE!
GET READY TO RECEIVE
BECAUSE GOD IS READY TO MOVE FOR YOU!
STAY RIGHT THERE, DON'T YOU DARE GO AWAY.
[APPLAUSE]
>> ANNOUNCER: FROM STUDIOS IN AKRON, OHIO,
WELCOME TO THE NINETY AND NINE CLUB WITH YOUR HOST,
ERNEST ANGLEY!
ON TODAY'S PROGRAM,
YOU'LL ENJOY GREAT MUSIC AND SINGING
BY THE CATHEDRAL TRIO,
THE SINGING MEN'S QUARTET AND MORE!
BRINGING YOU REPORTS OF HEAVEN'S MIRACLES
THAT PEOPLE ARE RECEIVING ALL OVER THE WORLD
THROUGH THIS JESUS WORLD OUTREACH MINISTRY!
AND NOW YOUR HOST FOR THE NINETY AND NINE CLUB,
ERNEST ANGLEY!
>> REV. MACHAMER: YOU ARE SPECIAL!
AND YOU ARE SPECIAL TO GOD!
I'M THE REV. CHRIS MACHAMER; I'M AN ASSOCIATE PASTOR
AT ERNEST ANGLEY'S GRACE CATHEDRAL,
I'LL BE YOUR GUEST HOST FOR THE PROGRAM TODAY.
WE HAVE GOOD MUSIC AND SINGING FOR YOU,
A MESSAGE THAT I PREACHED CONTINUED FROM LAST TIME.
HOWEVER, AS I SAID IN THE OPENING;
YOU HAVE A NEED IN YOUR LIFE?
CALL THE PRAYER LINE RIGHT NOW.
PHONE COUNSELORS, THEY'RE ON DUTY,
THEY'RE READY TO TAKE YOUR CALL,
THEN AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM ALL OF YOUR REQUESTS
I'LL BE AGREEING WITH YOU IN PRAYER.
THE BIBLE SAYS IF TWO OR THREE AGREE
ON ANY ONE THING TOUCHING HEAVEN, IT SHALL BE DONE.
I'M ONE, YOU'RE TWO;
WE'LL LOOK TO THE LORD BELIEVING GOD TO MOVE FOR YOU.
WELL, WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL NUMBER FOR YOU RIGHT NOW!
IT'S THE LOVE ROAD TRIO,
AND THE TITLE OF THEIR SONG IS, "THANK YOU JESUS."
LISTEN, AND BE GREATLY BLESSED.
♪
♪ THANK YOU FOR LOVING ME ♪
♪ THANK YOU JESUS FOR SETTING ME FREE ♪
♪ THANK YOU FOR SAVING MY SOUL ♪
♪ FILLING ME UP WITH THE HOLY GHOST ♪
♪ THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORD SO TRUE ♪
♪ THANK YOU LORD FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO ♪
♪ THANK YOU FOR BLESSING ME ♪
♪ THANK YOU JESUS YOU'RE ALL THAT I NEED ♪
♪ I WANT TO THANK YOU ♪
♪ FOR EACH TEAR YOU'VE CRIED ♪
♪ [THANK YOU] ♪
♪ THANK YOU JESUS FOR ME YOU DIED ♪
♪ [THANK YOU] ♪
♪ THANK YOU FOR EACH DROP OF BLOOD ♪
♪ YOU CARRIED WITH YOU TO THE ALTAR OF GOD ♪
♪ THANK YOU FOR YOUR HEALING STRIPES ♪
♪ HEALED MY BODY YOU'VE GIVEN ME LIFE ♪
♪ AND ONE DAY SOON WITH YOU I'LL BE ♪
♪ THANK YOU JESUS YOU'RE SO GOOD TO ME ♪
♪
♪ YOU'RE EVERYTHING MY SOUL LONGS FOR ♪
♪ YOU'RE EVERYTHING I WAS SEARCHING FOR ♪
♪ YOU TOOK MY HEART AND MADE IT NEW ♪
♪ NO THERE'S NOTHING LORD THAT YOU CANNOT DO ♪
♪
♪ THANK YOU JESUS FOR HEARING MY PRAYERS ♪
♪ THANK YOU LORD FOR BEING SO NEAR ♪
♪ THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING ME ♪
♪ THANK YOU LORD FOR GIVING ME PEACE ♪
♪ THANK YOU FOR BRINGING ME THROUGH ♪
♪ EVERY VALLEY LEANING ON YOU ♪
♪ THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME STRENGTH ♪
♪ TO DO YOUR WILL JESUS ♪
♪ TAKE ME DEEPER STILL ♪
♪
♪ YOU'RE EVERYTHING MY SOUL LONGS FOR ♪
♪ YOU'RE EVERYTHING I WAS SEARCHING FOR ♪
♪ YOU TOOK MY HEART AND MADE IT NEW ♪
♪ OH, THANK YOU JESUS ♪
♪ I LOVE LOVING YOU ♪
♪ YES, I THANK YOU JESUS ♪
♪ YOU'RE SO GOOD TO ME ♪
♪ THANK YOU JESUS ♪
♪♪
[APPLAUSE]
♪
♪ IN A DAY THAT IS NOT FAR ♪
♪ AT THE BLAZING JUDGMENT BAR ♪
♪ EVEN NOW THE AWFUL SUMMONS ♪
♪ I CAN HEAR ♪
♪ I MUST MEET THE MIGHTY GOD ♪
♪ I MUST FACE HIS HOLY WORD ♪
♪ I MUST STAND BEFORE THE JUDGMENT BAR ♪
♪ OH MY RECORD WILL BE THERE ♪
♪ BE IT PAGES DARK OR FAIR ♪
♪ WHEN I STAND BEFORE THE JUDGMENT BAR ♪
♪ (THE JUDGMENT BAR) ♪
♪ WHEN THE BOOK SHALL OPEN WIDE ♪
♪ IN THAT MORNING BY AND BY ♪
♪ OH MY RECORD, OH MY RECORD WILL BE THERE ♪
♪
♪ LET ME TURN AND SEEK THE LORD ♪
♪ LET ME TRUST HIS HOLY WORD ♪
♪ LET ME BOW AND CALL UPON HIM WHILE HE'S NEAR ♪
♪ THEN WHEN I MY RECORD FACE ♪
♪ HE WILL ANSWER IN MY PLACE ♪
♪ WHEN I STAND BEFORE THE JUDGMENT BAR ♪
♪ OH MY RECORD WILL BE THERE ♪
♪ BE ITS PAGES DARK OR FAIR ♪
♪ WHEN I STAND BEFORE THE JUDGMENT BAR ♪
♪ (THE JUDGMENT BAR) ♪
♪ WHEN THE BOOK SHALL OPEN WIDE ♪
♪ IN THAT MORNING BY AND BY ♪
♪ OH MY RECORD, OH MY RECORD WILL BE THERE ♪
♪
♪ OH MY RECORD WILL BE THERE ♪
♪ BE ITS PAGES DARK OR FAIR ♪
♪ WHEN I STAND BEFORE THE JUDGMENT BAR ♪
♪ (THAT JUDGMENT BAR) ♪
♪ WHEN THE BOOK SHALL OPEN WIDE ♪
♪ IN THAT MORNING BY AND BY ♪
♪ OH MY RECORD, OH MY RECORD WILL BE THERE ♪
♪ (RECORD WILL BE THERE) ♪
♪ WILL BE THERE ♪
♪♪
[APPLAUSE]
>> REV. MACHAMER: THE TITLE OF THE MESSAGE IS,
"TESTING TIMES." THIS IS PART 3.
SINCE THE GARDEN OF EDEN, GOD HAS ALLOWED PEOPLE
TO BE TESTED IN SIMPLE WAYS AND IN EXTREME WAYS.
THROUGH TESTS AND TRIALS, IT WILL BE REVEALED:
IS HUMAN LOVE IN OPERATION OR DIVINE LOVE?
YOU KNOW, THE BIBLE TELLS US
IN FIRST CORINTHIANS 13,
DIVINE LOVE, "BEARETH ALL THINGS. BELIEVETH ALL THINGS,
HOPETH ALL THINGS, ENDURETH ALL THINGS."
DIVINE LOVE NEVER FAILS.
THROUGH TESTS AND TRIALS, IT WILL BE REVEALED:
IS HUMAN FAITH WORKING OR DIVINE FAITH?
TO EVERYONE IS GIVEN A MEASURE OF FAITH,
THE BIBLE SAYS, AND WITHOUT THAT MEASURE IN OPERATION
YOU CANNOT PLEASE GOD.
AND THEN WHEN A PERSON LIVES IN DIVINE LOVE
AND THEY LIVE BY DIVINE FAITH,
THEY WILL LIVE IN TOTAL OBEDIENCE
TO THE WILL OF GOD.
TESTS AND TRIALS CAN BE VERY PROFITABLE TO A PERSON,
DRAWING THEM CLOSER TO GOD,
BRINGING THEM MORE REALITY IN DIVINITY:
SOULS BEING WON,
AND GOD RECEIVING PRAISE, HONOR AND GLORY.
THE BRIDE OF CHRIST WILL GO THROUGH TESTS AND TRIALS
THAT EACH MEMBER MIGHT BE USED AND BLEST OF GOD
IN GREATER WAYS,
THAT MORE SOULS MAY BE ADDED TO THE KINGDOM,
THAT THEIR LIVES WILL INDEED BRING PRAISE,
HONOR AND GLORY TO THE LORD.
FIRST PETER, CHAPTER 1, VERSE 7 TELLS US,
"THAT THE TRIAL OF YOUR FAITH, BEING MUCH MORE PRECIOUS
THAN OF GOLD THAT PERISHETH, THOUGH IT BE TRIED WITH FIRE,
MIGHT BE FOUND UNTO PRAISE AND HONOUR AND GLORY
AT THE APPEARING OF JESUS CHRIST:"
IN PREVIOUS SERMONS, I TOOK YOU TO THE OLD TESTAMENT,
SHARING WITH YOU DIFFERENT WAYS
PEOPLE WERE TESTED AND TRIED,
AND THE RESULTING CONSEQUENCES- SOME GOOD, SOME BAD.
TONIGHT, I TAKE YOU TO THE NEW TESTAMENT,
TO THE MINISTRY OF JESUS CHRIST.
HERE, GOD HAS COME DOWN IN A WRAPPER OF FLESH,
AND THROUGHOUT JESUS' MINISTRY HE WOULD TEST PEOPLE
IN DIFFERENT WAYS, ESPECIALLY HIS DISCIPLES.
CERTAIN TESTS WERE SO SIMPLE AND UNINTRUSIVE,
THAT AT TIMES PEOPLE WERE UNAWARE
THAT THEY WERE BEING TESTED;
AND THIS IS ONE OF THE MANY REASONS WHY A PERSON
MUST BE FILLED WITH THE HOLY GHOST
AND HAVE THE MIND OF CHRIST IN OPERATION
BECAUSE IT'S THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT
WORKING WITH THE MIND OF CHRIST
THAT A PERSON CAN BE ALERT TO THEIR TESTING TIME.
NOW, IN THE 16TH CHAPTER OF MATTHEW,
JESUS GIVES A VERY SIMPLE TEST TO THE DISCIPLES.
HE ASKS THEM, "WHOM DO MEN SAY THAT I AM?
AND THEY RESPOND WITH THEIR HUMAN THOUGHTS,
"WELL, SOME SAY JOHN THE BAPTIST, ELIJAH,
JEREMIAH, AND ONE OF THE OTHER PROPHETS."
THEN JESUS ASKS, "WHOM SAY YE THAT I AM?"
ONLY PETER SPEAKS UP WITH THE THOUGHT OF GOD.
"THOU ART THE CHRIST, THE SON OF THE LIVING GOD."
PETER PASSED THIS VERY SIMPLE TEST
BY USING THE THOUGHT OF GOD.
MATTHEW, CHAPTER 16, VERSE 17,
"AND JESUS ANSWERED AND SAID UNTO HIM,
BLESSED ART THOU, SIMON BARJONA:
FOR FLESH AND BLOOD HATH NOT REVEALED IT UNTO THEE,
BUT MY FATHER WHICH IS IN HEAVEN."
YOU KNOW, IN OUR TESTING TIMES,
WE MUST LEARN TO WAIT ON GOD FOR HIS THOUGHTS,
HIS ANSWERS, HIS WISDOM AND WHATEVER ELSE IS NEEDED
BECAUSE IF YOU DEPEND ON HUMAN WISDOM
AND YOUR OWN THOUGHTS,
YOU CAN REALLY MAKE A MESS FOR YOURSELF.
WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO,
WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY,
LOOK TO THE HOLY SPIRIT WITHIN.
STOP, ASK YOURSELF, "WHAT WOULD JESUS DO?
WHAT WOULD JESUS SAY?
AND IF YOU MEAN IT, AND YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW,
THE HOLY SPIRIT WILL TEACH YOU WHAT JESUS WOULD DO
AND WHAT JESUS WOULD SAY.
NOW, ANOTHER SIMPLE TEST GIVEN BY JESUS
IS FOUND IN THE 6TH CHAPTER OF JOHN.
HERE JESUS SITS BEFORE A MULTITUDE,
A GREAT MULTITUDE GATHERED ALL AROUND HIM,
AND THE TEST WAS ON.
JOHN, CHAPTER 6, VERSES 5-7,
"WHEN JESUS THEN LIFTED UP HIS EYES,
AND SAW A GREAT COMPANY COME UNTO HIM,
HE SAITH UNTO PHILIP, WHENCE SHALL WE BUY BREAD,
THAT THESE MAY EAT?
AND THIS HE SAID TO PROVE HIM:
FOR HE HIMSELF KNEW WHAT HE WOULD DO.
PHILIP ANSWERED HIM, TWO HUNDRED PENNYWORTH OF BREAD
IS NOT SUFFICIENT FOR THEM,
THAT EVERY ONE OF THEM MAY TAKE A LITTLE."
AGAIN AND AGAIN,
JESUS WOULD TEST THE FAITH IN PEOPLE.
LIKE I SAID, FOR THE BIBLE SAYS,
WITHOUT DIVINE FAITH IN OPERATION,
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO PLEASE GOD.
HERE, JESUS ASKS PHILIP THIS QUESTION,
AND PHILIP IS UNAWARE IT'S A TEST.
SO, WITH HIS HUMAN THOUGHTS HE GIVES THE NATURAL ANSWER,
"LORD, WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH MONEY
TO BUY FOR ALL OF THESE PEOPLE HERE!"
YOU KNOW, BY THIS QUESTION, JESUS DESIRED TO KNOW
HOW MUCH DIVINE FAITH PHILIP WAS USING.
JESUS WAS NOT SEEKING THE OBVIOUS ANSWER,
HE WAS SEEKING A FAITH ANSWER.
AND JUST TO MAKE MY POINT FURTHER,
I WANT TO TAKE YOU BACK TO THE SECOND CHAPTER OF JOHN'S GOSPEL
WHERE JESUS WAS WITH HIS DISCIPLES,
PHILIP INCLUDED, AT A WEDDING IN CANA.
IT IS HERE THAT JESUS PERFORMS HIS FIRST MIRACLE.
THE WEDDING PARTY HAD RUN OUT OF WINE,
AND JESUS SUPPLIES THE NEED BY DOING THE MIRACULOUS,
TURNING WATER INTO WINE.
PHILIP WAS THERE TO WITNESS THIS MIRACLE OF SUPPLY.
NOW, GOING BACK TO THE 6TH CHAPTER OF JOHN,
GRANTED, PHILIP DID NOT KNOW
WHAT JESUS WAS EXACTLY GONNA DO;
HOWEVER, HE SHOULD HAVE REMEMBERED
WHAT THE LORD DID AT THAT WEDDING IN CANA.
HE SHOULD'VE ANSWERED, "LORD, THOU KNOWEST.
YOU WILL MAKE A WAY WHERE THERE IS NO WAY;
YOU DID IT FOR THE WEDDING IN CANA,
YOU WILL DO IT NOW FOR THIS GREAT MULTITUDE,
FOR ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE WITH YOU."
THIS STORY- STORY REMINDS ME OF THE PROPHET EZEKIEL.
IN THE 37TH CHAPTER OF EZEKIEL,
GOD CARRIES HIM AWAY IN A VISION
AND SETS HIM IN A VALLEY OF DRY BONES,
AND THEN GOD ASKS HIM A QUESTION.
EZEKIEL 37:3, "AND HE SAID UNTO ME, SON OF MAN,
CAN THESE BONES LIVE?
AND I ANSWERED, O LORD GOD, THOU KNOWEST."
EZEKIEL DID NOT FEEL THE NEED OF EXPRESSING
HIS THOUGHT OR OPINION ON THE MATTER,
AND RIGHTFULLY SO.
MOST TIMES YOU EXPRESS YOUR THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS,
DOUBT LEAKS OUT, UNBELIEF LEAKS OUT,
FEAR LEAKS OUT.
BUT EZEKIEL KNEW THAT GOD HAD ALL POWER,
AND HE PUT THE RESPONSIBILITY BACK
ON GOD WHERE IT BELONGED,
"LORD, THOU KNOWEST."
YOU KNOW, TESTS AND TRIALS WILL REMIND GOD'S PEOPLE
OF THE NECESSITY OF DEPENDING IN GOD
FOR ANSWERS AND SOLUTIONS.
WHEN A GREAT NEED PRESENTS ITSELF,
DON'T LOOK TO PEOPLE OR WITHIN SELF,
FIRST, LOOK TO GOD:
REMEMBER WHAT HE HAS DONE FOR YOU IN THE PAST,
REMEMBER HIS MIRACLE OF SUPPLY IN YOUR LIFE,
AND THEN YOU CAN LOOK TO HEAVEN AND SAY,
"LORD, THOU KNOWEST.
THOU KNOWEST HOW MY NEEDS SHALL BE SUPPLIED.
MY TRUST IS IN YOU.
YOU'VE DONE IT BEFORE, YOU'LL DO IT AGAIN."
I TAKE YOU TO ANOTHER EXAMPLE
IN MARK'S GOSPEL, CHAPTER 4.
JESUS HAS MINISTERED TO MULTITUDES
AND THE EVENING HAS COME, AND THE TEST IS ON.
JESUS BEGINS TO BOARD A BOAT, AND THEN DECLARES,
"LET US PASS OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE."
THE WILL OF THE LORD IS REVEALED.
SO, THEY BOARD THE BOAT,
AND JESUS FALLS ASLEEP IN THE BACK.
AND AS HE SLEPT,
THE BIBLE SAYS A GREAT STORM OF WIND AROSE,
BEATING THE BOAT UNTIL IT WAS FULL OF WATER.
THE STORM WAS BAD
BECAUSE THE DISCIPLES WERE EXPERIENCED ON SEA,
YET, THEY WERE EXHAUSTING THEMSELVES
TRYING TO GET TO SHORE AND UNABLE TO DO SO.
FINALLY, THEY REALIZED THEY COULD NOT HANDLE
THE SITUATION ON THEIR OWN,
SO THEY TURNED TO JESUS FOR HELP.
AND BY THIS TIME, THE DISCIPLES WERE EXHAUSTED,
THEIR MINDS FRAZZLED,
SO, THEY START TO ACCUSE JESUS-
THAT HE DID NOT CARE ABOUT THIS PREDICAMENT.
TALK ABOUT FAILING THE TEST IN A BIG WAY.
BUT THIS IS WHAT CAN HAPPEN
WHEN PEOPLE FAIL TO TRUST GOD,
WHEN THEY TRY AND TAKE MATTERS INTO THEIR OWN HANDS
IN VAIN:
THEY DO NOT ACKNOWLEDGE GOD,
THEY DO NOT LOOK TO HIM FOR HELP.
OF COURSE, JESUS CARED,
HE WAS RIGHT THERE WITH THEM THE WHOLE TIME!
HE WAS JUST WAITING ON THEM TO LOOK TO HIM.
AS A CHILD,
I WOULD LISTEN TO THIS STORY IN SUNDAY SCHOOL,
AND MY MIND WOULD RUN WITH THE IMAGINATION,
AND I COULD SEE JESUS ON THAT BOAT
IN THE BACK PRETENDING TO BE ASLEEP.
WITH HIS EYES CLOSED HE COULD HEAR
HIS DISCIPLES STRUGGLING AWAY.
AND I CAN HEAR IN MY MIND'S EYE
JESUS SAYING TO HIMSELF, "HOW LONG WILL IT BE
UNTIL THESE STUBBORN DISCIPLES COME AND GET ME,
AND I CAN RESOLVE THIS MATTER?"
WELL, WHEN THEY FINALLY DID, JESUS SIMPLY STOOD UP
AND SAID, "PEACE, BE STILL,"
AND ALL WAS WELL.
SURELY, THE DISCIPLES FELT FOOLISH AFTER THIS,
ESPECIALLY WHEN JESUS REBUKED THEM
FOR NOT TRUSTING HIM.
HE DECLARED UNTO THEM, "WHY ARE YE FEARFUL...
AND HAVE NO FAITH?"
ANOTHER TIME, THE DISCIPLES WERE AT SEA
IN MATTHEW, CHAPTER 14.
THIS TIME THEY WERE WITHOUT JESUS.
AND AGAIN, THEIR BOAT IS BEING TOSSED ABOUT
BY STRONG WINDS AND BIG WAVES.
SUDDENLY, JESUS APPEARS
WALKING ON THE WATER TOWARDS THEM,
AND NOW PETER SPEAKS OUT, "LORD, IF IT BE YOU,
BID ME COME ON THE WATER UNTO THEE."
THE TEST WAS ON, AND THE LORD BID HIM COME.
USING DIVINE FAITH IN OBEDIENCE TO THE LORD'S COMMAND,
PETER STEPS OUT
AND BEGINS TO WALK ON WATER TOWARDS JESUS.
HE WAS PASSING THE TEST, TAKING STEP AFTER STEP,
THAT IS UNTIL HE TOOK HIS EYES OFF JESUS
AND TURNED HIS ATTENTION TO THE TROUBLED WATERS
AROUND HIM.
SUDDENLY, PETER SINKS OUT OF DIVINE FAITH
INTO HUMAN FAITH, FEAR AND DOUBT,
AND JUST THAT FAST, HE BEGAN TO SINK IN THE WATER-
HE FAILED THE TEST.
MATTHEW, CHAPTER 14, VERSE 31,
"AND IMMEDIATELY JESUS STRETCHED FORTH HIS HAND,
AND CAUGHT HIM,
AND SAID UNTO HIM, O THOU OF LITTLE FAITH,
WHEREFORE DIDST THOU DOUBT?"
THIS TELLS US, IT SHOWS US WHEN TESTS AND TRIALS ARRIVE,
KEEP YOUR EYES ON JESUS, LIVE BY DIVINE FAITH.
DON'T BE SATISFIED,
DON'T BE CONTENT USING DIVINE FAITH.
PETER USED DIVINE FAITH,
BUT HE WASN'T LIVING IN IT- HE ENDED UP SINKING.
KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN USING DIVINE FAITH
AND LIVING IN IT.
REFUSE TO FOCUS ON THE TROUBLING CIRCUMSTANCES
SURROUNDING YOU,
LEST YOU BECOME OVERWHELMED LIKE PETER
AND BEGIN TO SINK IN FEAR AND DOUBT.
IN JESUS' MINISTRY, HE NOT ONLY TESTED HIS DISCIPLES,
MANY TIMES, HE TESTED THOSE WHO CAME TO HIM FOR HELP.
IN THE 9TH CHAPTER OF MATTHEW,
TWO BLIND MEN ASKED JESUS FOR THE MIRACLE OF SIGHT.
JESUS WAS READY TO GIVE IT;
THE QUESTION:
WERE THE BLIND MEN READY TO RECEIVE IT?
MATTHEW, CHAPTER 9, VERSES 28 AND 29,
"AND WHEN HE WAS COME INTO THE HOUSE,
THE BLIND MEN CAME TO HIM:
AND JESUS SAITH UNTO THEM,
BELIEVE YE THAT I AM ABLE TO DO THIS?
THEY SAID UNTO HIM, YEA, LORD.
THEN HE TOUCHED THEIR EYES,
SAYING, ACCORDING TO YOUR FAITH BE IT UNTO YOU."
JESUS HAS ALL POWER;
HE'S ALWAYS READY TO USE IT,
AND HE PROVED IT THROUGH HIS MINISTRY:
HE USED THAT POWER OVER NATURE;
HE USED THAT POWER TO HEAL ALL MANNER
OF SICKNESS AND DISEASE;
HE USED THAT POWER TO EVEN RAISE THE DEAD TO LIFE.
HOWEVER, HE PUT THE RESPONSIBILITY
OF RECEIVING THE MIRACLE ON THE BLIND MEN:
WOULD THEY USE DIVINE FAITH?
MATTHEW, CHAPTER 9, VERSE 30,
"AND THEIR EYES WERE OPENED."
JESUS TESTS OF THE BLIND MEN'S FAITH
REVEALS TO US TODAY THAT EVEN WITH ALL POWER,
AND A HEART READY TO USE IT,
HE IS LIMITED IN WHAT HE CAN DO FOR PEOPLE
BY THE FAITH THAT THEY USE:
FOR HUMAN FAITH WILL QUENCH GOD'S POWER;
DIVINE FAITH WILL RELEASE IT
AND CAUSE IT TO GO INTO ACTION.
IN THE 15TH CHAPTER OF MATTHEW,
WE FIND JESUS DEALING WITH A WOMAN FROM CANAAN
IN AN UNUSUAL WAY,
BEGINNING IN VERSE 22, "AND, BEHOLD,
A WOMAN OF CANAAN CAME OUT OF THE SAME COASTS,
AND CRIED UNTO HIM, SAYING,
HAVE MERCY ON ME, O LORD, THOU SON OF DAVID;
MY DAUGHTER IS GRIEVOUSLY VEXED WITH A DEVIL.
BUT HE ANSWERED HER NOT A WORD.
AND HIS DISCIPLES CAME AND BESOUGHT HIM, SAYING,
SEND HER AWAY; FOR SHE CRIETH AFTER US.
BUT HE ANSWERED AND SAID, I AM NOT SENT
BUT UNTO THE LOST SHEEP OF THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL."
NOW WHY WOULD JESUS SAY THIS?
YOU STUDY THE FOUR GOSPELS,
IT PROVES OTHERWISE.
JESUS HEALED A ROMAN'S CENTURIONS SERVANT
AT HIS REQUEST.
JESUS DELIVERED THE SAMARITAN WOMAN
AT THE WELL AND IT STARTED A REVIVAL
IN THAT CITY FULL OF GENTILES!
THEN, IN VERSE 25, "THEN CAME SHE AND WORSHIPPED HIM,
SAYING, LORD, HELP ME.
BUT HE ANSWERED AND SAID,
IT IS NOT MEET TO TAKE THE CHILDREN'S BREAD,
AND TO CAST IT TO DOGS."
NOW, IT APPEARS THAT JESUS
IS REFERRING TO THIS WOMAN AS A DOG.
WHY WOULD JESUS, FULL OF LOVE AND COMPASSION,
SPEAK THIS WAY TO SOMEONE WHO WAS SUFFERING
AND IN GREAT DISTRESS?
THIS WAS A TEST OF THE WOMAN'S FAITH.
AGAIN, THE BIBLE SAYS EVERYONE IS GIVEN
A MEASURE OF DIVINE FAITH.
AND WHEN THE WOMAN FIRST APPEARS TO JESUS,
IT COULD BE THAT SHE
WAS NOT USING HER MEASURE OF DIVINE FAITH,
AND BY PUTTING HER TO THE TEST,
JESUS WAS ABLE TO LEAD HER INTO USING THAT MEASURE
OF DIVINE FAITH.
THE WAY IN WHICH JESUS SPOKE TO HER,
THE WOMAN COULD HAVE BECOME OFFENDED,
SHE COULD HAVE RESPONDED IN THE WRONG SPIRIT;
BUT INSTEAD, SHE BOWED LOW
AND GAVE AN ANSWER OF HUMILITY.
VERSE 27, "AND SHE SAID, TRUTH, LORD:
YET THE DOGS EAT OF THE CRUMBS
WHICH FALL FROM THEIR MASTERS' TABLE."
IN GREAT LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING,
JESUS KNEW THIS TEST WOULD HELP THE WOMAN
TO RELEASE HER MEASURE OF DIVINE FAITH.
SHE HUMBLED HERSELF BEFORE THE LORD, AND IN DOING SO,
HER MEASURE OF DIVINE FAITH WENT INTO OPERATION,
AND IMMEDIATELY, THE MIRACLE WAS HERS.
"THEN JESUS ANSWERED AND SAID UNTO HER,
O WOMAN, GREAT IS THY FAITH:
BE IT UNTO THEE EVEN AS THOU WILT.
AND HER DAUGHTER WAS MADE WHOLE FROM THAT VERY HOUR."
THIS TEST REINFORCES THE POINT
THAT DIVINITY HAS ALL POWER
AND IS ALWAYS READY TO USE IT AND BRING DELIVERANCE;
HOWEVER, THAT POWER WILL ONLY GO INTO OPERATION
AS DIVINE FAITH IS IN OPERATION.
SOMETIMES, A PERSON HAS A GREAT NEED,
AND THEY THINK THEY ARE READY
TO RECEIVE FROM THE LORD,
WHEN, IN FACT, THEY ARE NOT.
SO, WHEN YOU HAVE A GREAT NEED
OR YOU'RE FACING A GREAT TRIAL,
AND YOU NEED THE LORD TO MOVE
BUT HE'S YET TO DO SO,
DO AS THIS CANAANITE WOMAN DID:
HUMBLE YOURSELF BEFORE THE LORD IN DIVINE HUMILITY,
AND DILIGENTLY SEEK THE LORD
WITH YOUR MEASURE OF DIVINE FAITH.
JAMES, CHAPTER 4, VERSE 10,
"HUMBLE YOURSELVES IN THE SIGHT OF THE LORD,
AND HE SHALL LIFT YOU UP."
HEBREWS, CHAPTER 11, VERSE 6,
"BUT WITHOUT FAITH IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PLEASE HIM:
FOR HE THAT COMETH TO GOD MUST BELIEVE THAT HE IS,
AND THAT HE'S A REWARDER OF THEM
THAT DILIGENTLY SEEK HIM."
THROUGHOUT JESUS' MINISTRY,
HE TESTED HIS DISCIPLES BECAUSE THEY WOULD BE
THE ONES TO TAKE UP HIS MANTLE
AND START THE CHURCH AFTER HE WAS GONE.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE DISCIPLES FAILED
MORE TESTS THAN THEY PASSED,
BUT THANKFULLY,
JESUS WAS LONG-SUFFERING AND UNDERSTANDING.
HE REALIZED THEY'D LACKED HOLY GHOST POWER
FROM ON HIGH TO PASS EVERY TEST.
BUT AFTER JESUS' DEATH AND RESURRECTION
CAME PENTECOST AND THE UPPER ROOM
WHERE THE DISCIPLES RECEIVED HOLY GHOST POWER
TO LIVE THEIR LIFE LIKE JESUS.
ACTS, CHAPTER 1, VERSE 8,
"BUT YE SHALL RECEIVE POWER,
AFTER THAT THE HOLY GHOST IS COME UPON YOU:
AND YE SHALL BE WITNESSES UNTO ME BOTH IN JERUSALEM,
AND IN ALL JUDAEA, AND IN SAMARIA,
AND UNTO THE UTTERMOST PART OF THE EARTH."
NOW BEING FULL OF THE HOLY GHOST,
THE DISCIPLES WERE NOW FULL OF DIVINE LOVE
AND FAITH AND LIVING IN TOTAL OBEDIENCE
TO THE WILL OF GOD.
NOT MAN, NOT SELF, NOT DEVIL,
NOT EVEN THE THREAT OF DEATH
COULD CAUSE THEM TO FAIL.
BEFORE PENTECOST, PETER WAS FULL OF SELF AND FEAR;
ONLY ON OCCASION WOULD HE USE DIVINE FAITH
AND USE DIVINE LOVE;
AND HE WAS SATISFIED WITH THAT,
CONTENT, BUT IT'S NOT ENOUGH.
WHEN JESUS NEEDED HIM MOST, HE FAILED,
DENYING JESUS THREE TIMES AND CURSING.
BUT AFTER BEING CONVERTED,
AND THEN EMPTIED OF SELF
AND BECOMING FULL OF THE HOLY GHOST,
PETER PUTS HIS LIFE ON-
PUTS HIS LIFE ON THE LINE BEFORE THE SAME MULTITUDES
THAT CONDEMNED JESUS TO DEATH,
AND DECLARING, "YOU CRUCIFIED HIM!
NOW REPENT AND BE BAPTIZED!"
TIME AND AGAIN, THE APOSTLES WERE THREATENED,
IMPRISONED AND BEATEN,
COMMANDED NOT TO PREACH THE GOSPEL,
AND EVERY TIME THEY PASSED THE TEST.
ACTS, CHAPTER 4, VERSES 18-20,
"AND THEY CALLED THEM,
AND COMMANDED THEM NOT TO SPEAK AT ALL
NOR TEACH IN THE NAME OF JESUS.
BUT PETER AND JOHN ANSWERED AND SAID UNTO THEM,
WHETHER IT BE RIGHT IN THE SIGHT OF GOD
TO HEARKEN UNTO YOU MORE THAN UNTO GOD, JUDGE YE.
FOR WE CANNOT BUT SPEAK THE THINGS
WHICH WE HAVE SEEN AND HEARD."
ACTS, CHAPTER 5, VERSES 28 AND 29,
"SAYING, DID NOT WE STRAITLY COMMAND YOU
THAT YE SHOULD NOT TEACH IN THIS NAME?
AND, BEHOLD, YE HAVE FILLED JERUSALEM
WITH YOUR DOCTRINE,
AND INTEND TO BRING THIS MAN'S BLOOD UPON US.
THEN PETER AND THE OTHER APOSTLES ANSWERED AND SAID,
WE OUGHT TO OBEY GOD RATHER THAN MAN."
UNDER GREAT PERSECUTION,
WHEN IT APPEARED THEIR TESTS AND TRIALS
WERE BECOMING MORE THAN THEY COULD BARE,
THE CHURCH PRAYED TO GOD;
AND UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF THE HOLY SPIRIT,
THEY ASKED FOR MORE HOLY BOLDNESS,
THEN THE GRACE OF GOD ABOUNDED,
AND GOD SHOOK THE PLACE WITH HIS POWER,
AND THEY WERE FILLED TO THE BRIM WITH THE HOLY GHOST,
LEAVING NO ROOM FOR FEAR AND NO ROOM FOR SELF.
THIS CAN BE A GREAT LESSON BECAUSE IF YOU'RE GOING
THROUGH A SEVERE TESTING TIME, A SEVERE TRIAL;
WELL, INSTEAD OF LOOKING FOR A WAY OUT,
RECOGNIZE YOU'RE THERE FOR A PURPOSE.
LOOK TO THE PERSON OF THE HOLY SPIRIT;
LET HIM SPEAK TO YOU WITH HIS STILL, SMALL VOICE,
AND ALERT YOU TO THAT WHICH YOU NEED
OR THAT WHICH YOU LACK
TO BE VICTORIOUS THROUGH THIS TRYING TIME.
"ASK," JESUS SAID, "AND IT SHALL BE GIVEN;
SEEK, AND YE SHALL FIND;
KNOCK, AND IT SHALL BE OPENED."
AND WHEN YOU LIVE IN GOD'S DIVINE WILL,
YOU CAN ASK, AND GOD'S GRACE WILL ABOUND FOR YOU.
THE HOLY SPIRIT WILL ANOINT YOU
WITH ALL THE STRENGTH, POWER AND FAVOR YOU NEED.
FOR MEMBERS OF THE BRIDE OF CHRIST,
TESTING TIME IS UPON YOU:
WILL YOU FOLLOW HARD AFTER THE HOLY SPIRIT
THROUGH EVERY THRESHOLD OF GOD'S OPEN DOORS?
WILL YOU LET THE HOLY SPIRIT
PRODUCE HIS NINE FRUITS IN YOUR LIFE,
AND THEN IN TURN, SERVE THEM TO OTHERS?
WILL YOU LIVE IN TOTAL OBEDIENCE
TO THE DIVINE WILL OF GOD?
AND IF YOU ARE LACKING IN ANY AREA,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING ABOUT IT?
ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH YOURSELF AS YOU ARE?
ARE YOU LIKE THE MAN JAMES SPEAKS OF
IN JAMES, CHAPTER 1, VERSES 23 AND 24?
"FOR IF ANY BE A HEARER OF THE WORD, AND NOT A DOER,
HE IS LIKE UNTO A MAN BEHOLDING
HIS NATURAL FACE IN A GLASS:
FOR HE BEHOLDETH HIMSELF, AND GOETH HIS WAY,
AND STRAIGHTWAY FORGETTETH WHAT MANNER OF MAN HE WAS."
THE END IS DRAWING NEAR;
BE DETERMINED TO PAY THE PRICE,
BE DETERMINED TO BE VICTORIOUS THROUGH EVERY TEST
AND TRIAL IN THIS LIFE.
IN THE BEGINNING OF THE CHURCH,
WE FIND TWO PEOPLE THAT WERE PUT TO THE TEST
IN THE 5TH CHAPTER OF ACTS.
ANANIAS AND SAPPHIRA WERE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY
TO COME CLEAN AND TELL THE TRUTH
ABOUT A PARTICULAR MATTER;
INSTEAD, THEY CHOSE TO LIE TO THE HOLY SPIRIT,
AND GOD KILLED THEM BOTH
TO KEEP THAT DECEIT FROM CONTAMINATING HIS CHURCH.
LATER, IN THE APOSTLE PAUL'S WRITINGS,
WE LEARN HOW DEMAS,
PAUL'S HELPER, FORSOOK HIM BECAUSE HE LOVED
THE PRESENT WORLD MORE THAN HE LOVED GOD.
TO FINISH CHRIST'S WORK ON EARTH,
THE HOLY SPIRIT WILL KEEP THE BRIDE PURE,
UNDEFILED AND UNCONTAMINATED,
EVEN IF IT MEANS REMOVING MEMBERS FROM HER MIDST.
SO, DON'T BE ALARMED IF CHRISTIANS FALL AWAY
IN THIS LAST HOUR.
SOME MAY BE FAMILY OR FRIENDS.
THE APOSTLE PAUL PROPHESIED IN THE LAST DAYS,
THERE WOULD BE A GREAT FALLING AWAY FROM TRUTH,
PEOPLE CHOOSING A FORM OF GODLINESS
OVER THE TRUE POWER OF GOD.
FRIEND, LISTENING BY WAY OF RADIO
AND WATCHING BY WAY OF TELEVISION;
I WANT TO BRING TO YOU ONE MORE TEST JESUS GAVE,
FOUND IN THE 10TH CHAPTER OF MARK.
A RICH YOUNG MAN COMES TO JESUS,
INQUIRING HOW HE MIGHT INHERIT ETERNAL LIFE.
SO, JESUS RECITES THE COMMANDMENTS
TO WHICH THE YOUNG MAN REPLIES, "MASTER,
I HAVE KEPT THEM ALL FROM MY YOUTH."
THEN JESUS LOOKS INTO HIS HEART WITH DISCERNMENT,
AND IN GREAT LOVE, GIVES HIM A TEST.
MARK, CHAPTER 10, VERSE 21,
"THEN JESUS BEHOLDING HIM LOVED HIM,
AND SAID UNTO HIM, ONE THING THOU LACKEST:
GO THY WAY, SELL WHATSOEVER THOU HAST,
AND GIVE TO THE POOR,
AND THOU SHALT HAVE TREASURE IN HEAVEN:
AND COME, TAKE UP THE CROSS, AND FOLLOW ME."
JESUS' INTENT WAS NOT FOR HIM TO SELL
ALL THAT HE HAD AND GIVE IT AWAY;
THIS TEST WAS GIVEN TO THE YOUNG MAN
TO REVEAL THAT HIS LOVE FOR WEALTH
WAS GREATER THAN HIS LOVE FOR GOD.
THIS SCRIPTURE SHOWS THAT THE LORD CAN TEST PEOPLE
AT TIMES TO REVEAL SHORTCOMINGS IN THEIR SPIRITUAL LIFE
THAT THEY MAY BE BLIND TO.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE YOUNG MAN TURNED HIS BACK
ON JESUS AND WALKED AWAY,
AND HE DID SO WITHOUT EVEN MAKING AN ATTEMPT
TO REACH OUT FOR HELP.
WELL, WE NEVER READ OF HIM EVER COMING BACK TO JESUS.
THE ACCUSATION: "ONE THING THOU LACKEST."
JUST ONE THING CAN KEEP A PERSON OUT OF HEAVEN.
SO, FRIEND, LISTENING BY WAY OF RADIO,
WATCHING BY WAY OF TELEVISION, CHECK CAREFULLY:
ARE YOU LACKING ONE THING IN YOUR SPIRITUAL LIFE?
IS THERE ONE THING OR ONE PERSON
THAT YOU LOVE MORE THAN GOD
THAT WOULD HINDER YOU FROM DOING GOD'S WILL?
IS THERE ONE SIN, ONE DISOBEDIENCE IN YOUR S-LIFE,
IN YOUR SPIRITUAL GARMENTS?
THE BIBLE SAYS THAT JESUS IS COMING AFTER A CHURCH
WITHOUT SPOT, WRINKLE OR BLEMISH.
IN GREAT LOVE, THE LORD IS PUTTING YOU TO THE TEST;
COME CLEAN, BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF AND THE LORD!
DON'T BE LIKE THE YOUNG MAN, WHO,
WHEN IT WAS REVEALED TO HIM HIS LACK OF LOVE,
HE JUST TURNED HIS BACK ON TRUTH AND HE WALKED AWAY.
THAT DECISION HAS COST HIM DEARLY
FOR THE PAST 2,000 YEARS;
IT COST HIM ETERNAL LIFE IN HEAVEN,
AND HE'S BEEN PAYING FOR THAT MISTAKE
FOR 2,000 YEARS IN HELL.
I WANT TO SAY THE SINNER'S PRAYER WITH YOU RIGHT NOW.
GIVE YOUR HEART TO THE LORD.
IF THERE IS ONE THING LACKING IN YOUR LIFE,
FRIEND, SAY THIS PRAYER WITH ME.
SAY, "OH, GOD, [AUDIENCE REPEATS PRAYER THROUGHOUT]
I CONFESS ALL OF MY SIN BEFORE YOU.
I'M SO SORRY, LORD, FOR FAILING YOU.
BUT I HAVE COME HOME,
AND I WILL SERVE YOU THE REST OF MY LIFE.
AND I BELIEVE THERE IS POWER
IN THE BLOOD OF JESUS
THAT WASHES AWAY ALL OF MY SINS!"
SAY, "COME INTO MY HEART, JESUS!
COME INTO MY HEART, JESUS!"
AND IF YOU MEANT THAT PRAYER, FRIEND,
JESUS IS YOURS.
AND WHEN JESUS DIED ON THAT CROSS,
IT WAS A TWOFOLD ATONEMENT;
NOT ONLY SALVATION FOR THE SOUL,
BUT HEALING FOR THE BODY.
THROUGH HIS BLOOD STRIPES WE HAVE HEALING.
AND IF YOU ARE SICK AND AFFLICTED,
AND YOU'RE WATCHING BY WAY OF TELEVISION,
PUT YOUR HAND AGAINST MINE ON THE SCREEN
AS A FORM OF LAYING ON OF HANDS.
AND YOU LISTENING BY WAY OF RADIO,
PUT YOUR HAND ON THE LISTENING DEVICE.
"LORD, IN THE NAME OF JESUS,
I BRING THOSE WHO ARE IN GREAT NEED,
THOSE THAT NEED A MIRACLE.
GOD, DO LAY A HEALING HAND ON EACH ONE;
LET THE POWER IN THE BLOOD OF JESUS FLOW.
IN THE BLOOD-NAME OF JESUS, HEAL!
HEAL!
HEAL!
LET YOUR BLOOD POWER FLOW TO EVERYONE
THAT NEEDS A MIRACLE.
SET THEM FREE, LORD, RAISE THEM UP AS A WITNESS
FOR YOUR HONOR AND GLORY.
IN THE NAME OF JESUS, AND AMEN."
AND FRIEND, WATCH EVERY IMPROVEMENT,
AND GIVE GOD THE HONOR AND THE GLORY AS HE DESERVES;
AND WRITE AND LET US KNOW
WHAT GOD HAS DONE FOR YOU.
AND YOU THAT NEED THE HOLY GHOST,
WATCHING BY WAY OF TELEVISION,
LISTENING BY WAY OF RADIO;
SURELY, AFTER THIS MESSAGE, YOU SEE THE NECESSITY,
THE ABSOLUTE NECESSITY OF HAVING THE HOLY GHOST
TO PLEASE GOD IN THIS FINAL HOUR
TO MAKE THE ONE FLIGHT OUT.
AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE HOLY GHOST, GET READY-
I'LL CALL THAT PRECIOUS HOLY GHOST ANOINTING UPON YOU,
AND YOU START PRAISING THE LORD,
AND DON'T STOP PRAISING HIM.
AND PRAISE HIM WITH THAT ONE WORD, "GLORY" OVER
AND OVER AND OVER UNTIL THE HOLY GHOST TAKES OVER.
AND WHEN HE DOES TAKE OVER, WHEN HE DOES COME IN,
HE'LL TAKE YOUR TONGUE OVER
AND HE WILL SPEAK IN ANOTHER LANGUAGE;
IT'S HIS MIRACLE WORKING THROUGH YOU.
"LORD, IN THE NAME OF JESUS
I BRING THE PEOPLE BEFORE YOU.
GOD, DO ANOINT THEM WITH THE GOOD HOLY GHOST.
IN THE BLOOD-NAME OF JESUS,
RECEIVE YE THE HOLY GHOST!
IN THE BLOOD-NAME OF JESUS,
RECEIVE YE THE HOLY GHOST!"
AND, FRIEND, KEEP PRAISING THE LORD,
AND DON'T STOP TILL THE HOLY GHOST COMES IN!
GOD BLESS YOU TONIGHT!
>> ANNOUNCER: IN A MOMENT, WE'LL RETURN
FOR THE CONTINUATION OF TODAY'S PROGRAM,
BUT FIRST, THIS PERSONAL WORD.
>> REV. MACHAMER: FRIEND, I HOPE THE SERMON TODAY
WAS A BLESSING TO YOU.
AND AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO OFFER YOU
A BOOK BY THE REV. ERNEST ANGLEY
THAT I BELIEVE GOES WELL WITH THE SERMON,
AND IT IS, "REALITY OF THE BLOOD," VOLUME 3.
AND THE TOPIC OF THIS BOOK IS,
"FAITH AND FEELINGS."
AS CHILDREN OF GOD, WE MUST KNOW THE DIFFERENCE
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AND I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK
ALL OF YOU VIEWERS WHO STAND BY THIS JESUS MINISTRY
WITH YOUR TITHES, YOUR OFFERINGS AND YOUR PRAYERS.
EVERYTHING YOU SACRIFICE IS SO WORTH IT;
GOD IS SO WELL-PLEASED.
NOW, IT'S THE CATHEDRAL TRIO WITH,
"HEAVEN WILL BE WORTH IT ALL."
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♪ NO MATTER WHAT WE FACE ♪
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♪ NO MATTER WHAT WE GO THROUGH ♪
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♪ JESUS HAS A CITY THAT HE'LL TAKE US TO ♪
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♪ NO MATTER THE GRIEF OR THE SICKNESS OR PAIN ♪
♪ HEAVEN WILL BE WORTH IT ALL ♪
♪
♪ HEAVEN WILL BE WORTH IT ALL ♪
♪
♪ TO LOOK UPON JESUS' FACE AND HEAR THE MASTER'S CALL ♪
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♪ HE'LL SAY CHILD YOU KEPT THE FAITH ♪
♪
♪ YOU'VE STAYED IN THE RACE ♪
♪ YOU KNOW HEAVEN WILL BE WORTH IT ALL ♪
♪
♪
♪ YOU MUST USE THE BLOOD TO FIGHT AND STAY STRONG IN HIM ♪
♪
♪ YOU HAVE TO FAST AND PRAY TO GET THE HARVEST IN ♪
♪
♪ YOU KEEP THE DEVIL UNDERFOOT ♪
♪ DAILY READ THE HOLY BOOK ♪
♪ CHILD, HEAVEN WILL BE WORTH IT ALL ♪
♪
♪ HEAVEN WILL BE WORTH IT ALL ♪
♪
♪ TO LOOK UPON JESUS' FACE ♪
♪ AND HEAR THE MASTER'S CALL ♪
♪
♪ HE'LL SAY CHILD YOU KEPT THE FAITH ♪
♪
♪ YOU'VE STAYED IN THE RACE ♪
♪ HEAVEN WILL BE WORTH IT ALL ♪
♪
♪ JESUS ENDURED THE CROSS ♪
♪ SHED HIS BLOOD FOR THE LOST ♪
♪
♪ HE WILLING DIED ♪
♪ TO SAVE THE WORLD FROM SIN ♪
♪
♪ GO TO CALV'RY YOU'LL SEE ♪
♪
♪ HE WON THE VICTORY ♪
♪
♪ HEAVEN WILL BE WORTH IT ALL ♪
♪
♪ HEAVEN WILL BE WORTH IT ALL ♪
♪
♪ TO LOOK UPON JESUS' FACE ♪
♪ AND HEAR THE MASTER'S CALL ♪
♪
♪ HE'LL SAY CHILD YOU KEPT THE FAITH ♪
♪
♪ YOU'VE STAYED IN THE RACE ♪
♪
♪ HEAVEN WILL BE WORTH IT ALL ♪
♪
♪ JESUS WILL TAKE US RIGHT BEFORE GOD'S THRONE ♪
♪ WE'LL HEAR A VOICE SAY ♪
♪ BRIDE WELCOME HOME ♪
♪ WE'LL LIFT OUR HEARTS IN PRAISE ♪
♪
♪ AS WE BEHOLD HIS FACE ♪
♪ AND SAY FATHER ♪
♪ PRAISE GOD I'M HOME ♪
♪
♪ WELL HEAVEN WILL BE WORTH IT ALL ♪
♪
♪ TO LOOK UPON JESUS' FACE ♪
♪ AND HEAR THE MASTER'S CALL ♪
♪
♪ HE'LL SAY CHILD YOU KEPT THE FAITH ♪
♪
♪ YOU'VE STAYED IN THE RACE ♪
♪
♪ HEAVEN WILL BE WORTH IT ALL ♪
♪ OH WE'LL LOOK UPON JESUS' FACE ♪
♪ AND HEAR THE MASTER'S CALL ♪
♪ HE'LL SAY CHILD YOU'VE KEPT THE FAITH ♪
♪
♪ YOU'VE STAYED IN THE RACE ♪
♪ HEAVEN WILL BE WORTH ♪
♪
♪ IT ALL ♪
♪♪
[APPLAUSE]
♪
♪
♪ FEELIN' DOWN ♪
♪ FEELIN' LOW ♪
♪ CAN'T FIND JOY AND HAPPINESS ♪
♪ ALL YOU HAVE IS EMPTINESS ♪
♪ YOU NEED TO FIND THE LORD ♪
♪
♪ YOU CAN'T GO ON LIVING THIS WAY ♪
♪ YOU NEED A FRIEND TODAY ♪
♪ OH, MY JESUS IS WAITING ♪
♪ HELP IS ON THE WAY ♪
♪
♪ YOU CAN ASK THE LORD TO COME ♪
♪ AND FREE YOU FROM YOUR SIN ♪
♪
♪ YOU CAN HAVE THAT HAPPINESS ♪
♪ WHEN JESUS COMES IN ♪
♪
♪ IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT PEOPLE THINK ♪
♪ NOR MATTER WHAT THEY MAY SAY ♪
♪ JUST TALK TO THE LORD ♪
♪ AND ASK HIM IN TODAY ♪
♪
♪ DON'T TURN BACK ♪
♪ DON'T LOOK AWAY ♪
♪ HE'S REACHING OUT TO TOUCH YOU ♪
♪ OH, HOW HE WANTS TO SAVE YOU ♪
♪ FROM ALL YOUR WORLDLY SINS ♪
♪
♪ OH, THIS MAY BE YOUR ONLY CALL ♪
♪ DON'T LEAVE HERE WITHOUT HIM ♪
♪ OH, SINNER ♪
♪ HE IS WAITING ♪
♪ TO FREE YOU FROM YOUR SIN ♪
♪
♪ YOU CAN ASK THE LORD TO COME ♪
♪ AND FREE YOU FROM YOUR SIN ♪
♪
♪ YOU CAN HAVE THAT HAPPINESS ♪
♪ WHEN JESUS COMES IN ♪
♪
♪ IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT PEOPLE THINK ♪
♪ NOR MATTER WHAT THEY MAY SAY ♪
♪ JUST TALK TO THE LORD ♪
♪ AND ASK HIM IN TODAY ♪
♪
♪ TALK TO THE LORD ♪
♪ AND ASK HIM IN ♪
♪
♪ TODAY ♪
♪
♪♪
[APPLAUSE]
♪
♪ JESUS AT THE DOOR ♪
♪ [AT THE DOOR] ♪
♪ HE CALLED BUT THERE'S NO ANSWER ♪
♪ [THERE'S NO ANSWER] ♪
♪ JESUS AT THE DOOR ♪
♪ [AT THE DOOR] ♪
♪ HE CALLED BUT THERE'S NO ANSWER ♪
♪ [THERE'S NO ANSWER] ♪
♪ JESUS AT THE DOOR ♪
♪ [AT THE DOOR] ♪
♪ HE CALLED BUT THERE'S NO ANSWER ♪
♪ OH, IT'S TIME ♪
♪ OH, IT'S TIME ♪
♪ TO ANSWER THAT DOOR ♪
♪ [TIME TO ANSWER THAT DOOR] ♪
♪ HE'S LISTENING BUT HEARS NO PRAYER ♪
♪ [HEARS NO PRAYER] ♪
♪ HE'S WAITING BUT YOU'RE NOT THERE ♪
♪ [YOU'RE NOT THERE] ♪
♪ HE CALLED SO MANY TIMES ♪
♪ BUT YOU FELL SO FAR BEHIND ♪
♪ [SO FAR BEHIND] ♪
♪ HE LOVES YOU VERY MUCH ♪
♪ [VERY MUCH] ♪
♪ HE'LL GIVE YOU A HOLY TOUCH ♪
♪ [HOLY TOUCH] ♪
♪ OH, IT'S TIME ♪
♪ OH, IT'S TIME ♪
♪ TO ANSWER THAT DOOR ♪
♪ [TIME TO ANSWER THAT DOOR] ♪
♪ JESUS AT THE DOOR ♪
♪ [AT THE DOOR] ♪
♪ HE CALLED BUT THERE'S NO ANSWER ♪
♪ [THERE'S NO ANSWER] ♪
♪ YES, JESUS AT THE DOOR ♪
♪ [AT THE DOOR] ♪
♪ HE CALLED BUT THERE'S NO ANSWER ♪
♪ [THERE'S NO ANSWER] ♪
♪ JESUS AT THE DOOR ♪
♪ [AT THE DOOR] ♪
♪ HE CALLED BUT THERE'S NO ANSWER ♪
♪ OH, IT'S TIME ♪
♪ OH, IT'S TIME ♪
♪ TO SERVE THE LORD ♪
♪ [TIME TO SERVE THE LORD] ♪
♪ HE'S BEEN SO GOOD TO ME ♪
♪ [GOOD TO ME] ♪
♪ WHEN I OPENED THAT DOOR UP WIDE ♪
♪ [DOOR UP WIDE] ♪
♪ HE FILLED ME WITH THE HOLY GHOST ♪
♪ [HOLY GHOST] ♪
♪ AND PUT HIS LOVE INSIDE ♪
♪ [SWEET LOVE INSIDE] ♪
♪ GO RUNNING FOR THAT DOOR ♪
♪ [FOR THAT DOOR] ♪
♪ AND SWING IT OPEN WIDE ♪
♪ [OPEN WIDE] ♪
♪ TESTIFY ♪
♪ TESTIFY ♪
♪ HE'S NOW INSIDE ♪
♪ OH, JESUS AT THE DOOR ♪
♪ [AT THE DOOR] ♪
♪ HE CALLED BUT THERE'S NO ANSWER ♪
♪ [THERE'S NO ANSWER] ♪
♪ YES, JESUS AT THE DOOR ♪
♪ [AT THE DOOR] ♪
♪ HE CALLED BUT THERE'S NO ANSWER ♪
♪ [THERE'S NO ANSWER] ♪
♪ JESUS AT THE DOOR ♪
♪ [AT THE DOOR] ♪
♪ HE CALLED BUT THERE'S NO ANSWER ♪
♪ OH, IT'S TIME ♪
♪ OH, IT'S TIME ♪
♪ TO ANSWER THAT DOOR ♪
♪ [TIME TO ANSWER THAT DOOR] ♪
♪ YES! ♪
♪ JESUS AT THE DOOR ♪
♪ [AT THE DOOR] ♪
♪ WELL, HE CALLED AND I DID ANSWER ♪
♪ [I DID ANSWER] ♪
♪ YES, JESUS AT THE DOOR ♪
♪ [AT THE DOOR] ♪
♪ HE CALLED AND I DID ANSWER ♪
♪ [I DID ANSWER] ♪
♪ JESUS AT THE DOOR ♪
♪ [AT THE DOOR] ♪
♪ HE CALLED AND I DID ANSWER ♪
♪ OH, IT'S TIME ♪
♪ [OH, YES] YES, IT'S TIME ♪
♪ [YES, IT'S TIME] TO SERVE THE LORD ♪
♪ [TIME TO SERVE THE LORD] ♪
♪ OH, IT'S TIME ♪
♪ [OH, YES] YES, IT'S TIME ♪
♪ [YES, IT'S TIME] TO ANSWER THAT DOOR ♪
♪ [TIME TO ANSWER] ♪
♪ [THAT DOOR] ♪
♪ JESUS AT THE DOOR ♪
♪♪
[APPLAUSE]
♪
♪ ONCE AGAIN HE'S REACHING OUT TO YOU ♪
♪ AND ONCE AGAIN YOU TURN AWAY ♪
♪ JUST LIKE YOU ALWAYS DO ♪
♪ HOW DID IT BECOME SO EASY ♪
♪ FOR YOU TO SAY NO TO THE ONE WHO LOVES YOU THE MOST ♪
♪ WHERE WILL YOU BE WHEN TIME WILL CEASE ♪
♪ AND THE SAINTS OF GOD HAVE GATHERED ♪
♪ IN THAT LAND OF PEACE ♪
♪ 'CAUSE LOVED ONES WHO CARED SO DEAR ♪
♪ THEY WON'T KNOW YOU OVER THERE ♪
♪ ACROSS THAT HEAVENLY SHORE ♪
♪ YOUR NAME WILL BE NO MORE ♪
♪ FRIEND IT'S TIME TO HEED THE CALL ♪
♪ AND SURRENDER IT ALL ♪
♪ HE'S STANDING OUTSIDE YOUR DOOR ♪
♪ BUT THE TIME WILL COME WHEN YOU WON'T ♪
♪ MATTER ANYMORE ♪
♪
♪ THERE'S A NEW LIFE WAITING FOR YOU TO BEGIN ♪
♪ WITH A PROMISE OF A HOME ABOVE ♪
♪ BUT YOU WON'T LET HIM IN ♪
♪ WHAT MORE COULD HE HAVE DONE ♪
♪ TO WIN YOUR HEART ♪
♪ TO EARN YOUR LOVE ♪
♪ WAS HIS BLOOD NOT ENOUGH? ♪
♪ WHERE WILL YOU BE WHEN TIME WILL CEASE ♪
♪ AND GOD'S CHILDREN SING A NEW SONG ♪
♪ ON THOSE GOLDEN STREETS ♪
♪ 'CAUSE LOVED ONES WHO CARED SO DEAR ♪
♪ THEY WON'T KNOW YOU OVER THERE ♪
♪ ACROSS THAT HEAVENLY SHORE ♪
♪ YOUR NAME WILL BE NO MORE ♪
♪ FRIEND IT'S TIME TO HEED THE CALL ♪
♪ AND SURRENDER IT ALL ♪
♪ OH, HE'S STANDING OUTSIDE YOUR DOOR ♪
♪ BUT THE TIME WILL COME WHEN YOU WON'T ♪
♪ MATTER ANYMORE ♪
♪
♪ CAUSE LOVED ONES WHO CARED SO DEAR ♪
♪ THEY WON'T KNOW YOU OVER THERE ♪
♪ ACROSS THAT HEAVENLY SHORE ♪
♪ YOUR NAME WILL BE NO MORE ♪
♪ FRIEND IT'S TIME TO HEED THE CALL ♪
♪ AND SURRENDER IT ALL ♪
♪ OH, HE'S STANDING OUTSIDE YOUR DOOR ♪
♪ BUT THE TIME WILL COME WHEN YOU WON'T ♪
♪ MATTER ANYMORE ♪
♪ ANYMORE ♪
♪
♪ ONCE AGAIN ♪
♪ HE'S REACHING OUT TO YOU ♪
♪♪
>> REV. MACHAMER: THAT'S A GREAT JOB BY CORINTHIA BELL.
FRIEND, AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO INVITE YOU TO OUR SERVICES THIS COMING WEEKEND
AT ERNEST ANGLEY'S GRACE CATHEDRAL.
EVERY WEEKEND, FOUR SERVICES IN TWO LOCATIONS.
DO YOU ENJOY GOOD GOSPEL MUSIC AND SINGING?
MAYBE YOU'RE IN NEED OF A MIRACLE.
COME AND BE WITH US, YOU'LL BE GREATLY BLESSED.
IT ALL STARTS WITH THE FRIDAY NIGHT MIRACLE
SERVICE AT 7 PM IN OUR CUYAHOGA FALLS LOCATION,
WHICH IS 2700 STATE ROAD.
COME AND BE WITH US!
YOU'LL ENJOY THAT GOOD GOSPEL MUSIC AND SINGING,
PLUS, THERE WILL BE PRAYER FOR THOSE IN NEED
DURING THE HEALING LINE.
THE POWER OF GOD WILL BE IN OPERATION,
AND PEOPLE WILL RECEIVE FROM THE LORD
IN GREAT AND MIGHTY WAYS.
THEN SATURDAY AT 7 PM, WE HAVE A YOUTH SERVICE,
WHICH IS IN OUR AKRON LOCATION, 1055 CANTON ROAD.
THIS SERVICE YOU'LL ENJOY A MALE AND FEMALE SPEAKER,
AND OUR YOUNG PEOPLE PREACH, THEY TESTIFY,
SING AND MAKE MUSIC FOR THE LORD!
THEN SUNDAY, WE HAVE TWO SERVICES
IN OUR CUYAHOGA FALLS LOCATION:
A MORNING WORSHIP SERVICE AT 10 AM,
AND THEN SUNDAY EVENING AT 7 PM,
IT'S A GREAT EVANGELISTIC SERVICE.
COME AND BE WITH US,
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU!
NOW IT'S PRAYER TIME!
I KNOW MANY TODAY,
YOU'VE CALLED IN THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM;
NOW, LET'S LOOK TO THE LORD IN AGREEMENT.
PUT YOUR HAND AGAINST MINE ON THE SCREEN
AS A FORM OF LAYING ON OF HANDS.
"LORD, IN THE NAME OF JESUS,
I BRING THE PEOPLE BEFORE YOU NOW.
LORD, MANY HAVE A GREAT NEED IN THE LIFE;
GOD, DO MOVE FOR THEM.
LAY A HEALING HAND UPON EACH ONE.
IN THE HOLY BLOOD-NAME OF JESUS, HEAL!
HEAL!
HEAL!
LET YOUR BLOOD POWER FLOW, LORD.
MAKE EACH ONE WHOLE, SUPPLY THEIR NEED,
BREAK THEIR BONDAGE;
DO IT, LORD, FOR YOUR HONOR AND GLORY.
IN THE BLOOD-NAME OF JESUS I ASK IT, AND AMEN."
FRIEND, WATCH EVERY IMPROVEMENT;
GIVE GOD THE HONOR AND GLORY.
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER, YOU ARE SPECIAL TO ME
AND THE GOOD LORD!
GOD BLESS YOU TODAY!
[APPLAUSE]
>> ANNOUNCER: REMEMBER FRIENDS, WHEN YOU SUPPORT
THIS JESUS MINISTRY WITH YOUR PRAYERS AND FINANCES,
YOU ARE HELPING TO TAKE THE WHOLE GOSPEL
TO THOSE IN DARKNESS.
THANKS FOR ALL YOU GIVE TO HELP SPREAD GOD'S LOVE
TO A LOST WORLD!
WELL, 'TIL THE NEXT TIME WE GET TOGETHER,
REMEMBER,
YOU ARE SPECIAL TO GOD!
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