 that should be every one of us well done full serving. Hallelujah. Let's go before the lord in prayer following in the name of Jesus. We come this lord god with thanksgiving and praises lord god in our hearts lord god. We come this morning lord god to glorify you to magnify your holy name lord god for you lord god you alone lord god a worthy lord god worthy of the praise lord god worthy of the honor lord god worthy of the glory lord god for you are great lord god and great need to be praised lord god in all the earth lord god lord we ask you this morning lord god in the name of Jesus lord god that you will have your way lord god in this service lord god we ask you this morning lord god in the name of Jesus lord god that you will touch lord god that you will move lord god in a mighty way lord god in the name of Jesus lord god Hallelujah Lord Jesus. Hallelujah Lord. You said those Lord God those of us that worship you Lord God We must Lord God. We must worship you Lord God Inspire Lord God. In the name of Jesus Lord God help us this morning Lord God to get out of Lord God Let you do well in Jesus. How do you wait Lord God? In the name of Jesus Lord God Annoying Lord God every portion Lord God. I'm this service Lord God receive this morning Lord God I will praise Lord God. I will worship Lord God that we offer until you this morning Lord God In the name of Jesus Lord God be glorified be magnified Lord God in this service Lord God Hallelujah. Hallelujah Lord Jesus. Hallelujah Lord God. Now be glorified Be magnified this morning Lord God. Annoying Lord God. The message of this morning Lord God Speak to him Lord God. Annoy him Lord God. Annoy every word Lord God that proceeds Lord God out of his mouth Lord God. Give us a heart to receive Lord God. And in here Lord God which you are saying to each and every one of us Lord God. Help us to take that word Lord God and apply it Lord God. To our lives Lord God. That we issue people Lord God. May live a holy and righteous life before you Lord God. In Jesus name we pray. In Jesus name. Amen. Amen. Work me up with this scripture. So Bishop asked me this morning what scripture would I like to read and I said I want to read this scripture. So I hope this scripture mean as much to you as it meant to me. We're going to be reading from Romans chapter 8. It's 25 through 39. No 35 through 39. I'm sorry. How did he word? We'll read it. I'll read it. And we'll meditate on this scripture as we read it. Amen. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or peril or sword. And it is written. For I say we are killed all day long. We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay. In all in all these things we are more than conquerors. Through him that love us. For I am persuaded that need a death. Nor life. Nor angels. Hallelujah. Nor principalities. Nor power. Nor things present. Nor things to come. Hallelujah. Nor death. Nor any other creature shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Let's give him another word. Amen. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Thank you Lord. You know the word of God says that the Lord inhabits the praises of his people. Amen. Amen. And if we want to be victorious we have to be willing to give God some praise. Hallelujah. And the blood of Jesus. That's how you fight your battles. Amen. 23 says that the Lord for me in the presence. Hallelujah. Thank you Jesus. That your word is true. Looks like you're surrounded. We need to understand that we have the Lord on our side. Amen. Great opportunity we find ourselves at today in the house of the Lord. King of kings and on earth. Yes. And we find ourselves from time to time in a bad spot. But we're not discouraged. No. No. Because the Lord makes a way and we're determined. Well first of all before I do this we're glad to see visitors with us today. Amen. Let us recognize our visitors. Amen. Would you like to have remarks or tell us praise the Lord be with us today. Have a wonderful family. I can see that that's a great family. Amen. Amen. We welcome you as often as you're able to be with us. We invite you to come and be with us as much as possible. Amen. All right. Now let me let me reverse. I say sometimes we find it difficult to traverse life. Things are difficult. We don't know what to do. But I say because we're determined. I'm going to ask the choir to stand. Y'all the choir everybody out there stand up. And because I know who my father is. I know that the Lord loves me. No matter how difficult times and situations become I'm determined that somehow somehow I've got to make this journey somehow. I had to get my my determination is to see the face of Jesus in peace. God to make this because I've come too far. I've walked with God too. I'm determined. I've got to make it. That's my spiel for this morning. Now I'm going to go according to program at this point and minister Marilyn Alexander is going to have special music for us. And then the next voice after that you'll hear Elder Kevin Ross who will be bringing to us the word of life. Hear ye what the Spirit says to the church. God bless you. Somebody said can't nobody do me like Jesus. Can't nobody love me like Jesus. At the name of Jesus. Every demon that's trying to face you will tremble if you call on the name of Jesus. He's an awesome God. He's an awesome wonder. He's God all by himself. When I call on the name of Jesus. His name is Elohim. His name is Jehovah Jireh. His name is Jehovah Zit Kanu. He's Jehovah Shama. He's with us. But see when I get in trouble and I don't have time to go through all those names. I just say Jesus. Hey Jesus. And everything that he is comes with him. When I call. He's a little other valley. He's a bright and morning song. As nobody like. So you ought to just lift your hands and just begin to worship Jesus. Lift your hands and just begin to praise Jesus. It's something about the name of Jesus. There's power in the name of Jesus. There's deliverance in the name of Jesus. There's healing in the name of Jesus. There's prosperity in the name of Jesus. Whatever you need. God said whatever you came here needing this morning. It's in the name of Jesus. He said for unto us a child is born and unto us a son is given. They would call his name Emmanuel. But in the New Testament they will call his name Jesus. All right. We give honor to our bishop. First lady. The ministers and saints of God. It's just such an honor and a privilege to stand before you. Believe me. I don't take it lightly. I stand here in fear and in trembling because I stand before in the presence of such an awesome man of God. But more than that I stand in the presence of the King and I worship him. Last week Bishop talked about rebuilding the people of God. And I believe what God has given me will pick you back on that bishop if that's all right. 2022 is over. Sometimes it was tough but we made it. Sometimes I felt like giving up but we made it. Sometimes we didn't know what to do but we made it and he brought us through. 2022 but it's over. We had our victories and we had our defeats. And I believe God has given us a mandate for year 2023. Turn in your Bibles to 1 Peter chapter one. This is the mandate that the Lord gave me to give to the people of God. But as he which hath called you is holy. So be ye holy in all manner of conversation. He's talking about your lifestyle, conversation, how you live your life every day. Here it is. Because it is written be ye holy for I am holy. And this is what God is calling for us today to be ye holy. And I began to think about that and it doesn't take long for us to figure out that of myself and by myself, Dr. Sykes, I just be me not holy. Of my own will and my own self-determination and determining that I am going to keep myself, I find that I fall over and over again. So why would God ask us, ye, demand that we would do something that is impossible for us to do? I'm glad you ask. God knows that with his assistance by way of the Holy Ghost, the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of God, however ye want to put it, that we can do the impossible, we can live holy. I remember when I was a young man and Bishop probably experienced the same thing. My grandmother would say, I know you don't have the Holy Ghost yet, but you better act like you got the Holy Ghost in this house. Did you hear that, Bishop? I was sure that you did. I wasn't there when he said it, but she would say that to pretty much anybody that came in this house. You better act like you saved. That's until we started pretending to speak in tongues, then she beat us, but that's all right. That's another story. So we acknowledge that our success in doing the will of God is interdependent upon him, helping us by the power of the Holy Ghost. My grandmother said that after the Holy Ghost has come upon you, you shall have power. Say power. Say power. Power to live right. Power to talk right. Power to walk right. Power to be holy. However, say however, however, however with, even with the precious gift of the Holy Ghost, there are times when we miss it and we be not holy. There are times when we don't like to say it out loud, Bishop, but it's times when we sin. And so what do we do? First John 1 and 9 says, but if we confess our sins, he's faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Hebrews 8, God says, I will be merciful to their unrighteousness and their sins. And their iniquities or their sins, I will remember no more. God is talking to the saints of God. Bishop talked about rebuilding the saints. So here God is saying, I will give you a second chance. Actually, he's saying, I will give you another chance. I will give you a do over, say do over. Do over, let's pray. Father, we just thank you for this time in your word. Father, we pray that you would speak to our hearts. Pray that we will have a celebration in the word of God. Because your word is truth. Your word is life. Your word is the thing that is taking us to another place. We give you the praise. We give you the glory. I stand behind you, Father, that the anointing and the glory of God rests on us. We'll bless you in Jesus' name. Amen. Father, we thank you. The word that the Lord gave me for today is the do over. Say do over. Say do over. First Peter says, be ye holy for I am holy. That's the standard. But God also says, I know that somewhere along the line, you're going to miss it. And so I'm going to give you a do over. I remember when my children were small, I would work all day, sister Bobby, and I'd be so tired when I got home and they'd be waiting by the door. Because we're going to play. Because Daddy's on. And we had a big garage in the back and it had a big door and we would play handball against the garage. So I would go out there and play and I would beat them mercilessly. And they would grab the ball. You know what they said? Do over. And I would beat them again. And they would grab the ball and say, do over. And I'm getting tired now. And some people say, you didn't let those babies win. No, I didn't let them babies win. I want my children to be tough. I want my children to be fighters. Ain't nobody going to give you nothing in life. So I beat them again. And they say, do over now. I'm getting tired, Bishop. They're wearing me down. So I finally let them win again. So I could quit. Yes, thank you. And when they won the game, you know what they said? Do over. Run in the house and tell my wife how they beat me down. But that's all right. That's all right. But see, the truth is often in life we want as many do-overs available to us as necessary for us to be successful. But we don't extend that same courtesy to other people to have as many do-overs as we had. Sometimes, see, we seem to get, Bishop, spiritual amnesia. We seem to forget how many times God had to forgive us and help us and give us another do-over. He gave us a first chance and a second chance and a third chance and a fourth chance and a 21st chance. See, but the blessing is he never threw us away. He never said, I'm done with you. But the mercy of God said, no, you didn't do it right. But I'm telling you, I'm going to give you a do-over. Do it again till you get it right. See, most of us, we have what we call the three-strike policy. Three strikes and you out. But thank God, God is not like that. See, do-overs are not always in the area of fornication and adultery and killing and stealing and doping and drinking. See, sometimes I need a do-over in the area of my pride. Sometimes I need a do-over in the area of my ego. I think I'm all that in a bag of chips. Like my oldest daughter said, Dad, you're doing too much. You need to sit yourself down. I said, I hear you, girl. See, sometimes we need a do-over in the area of being willing to forgive others that have offended me. And sometimes I discovered I had a problem and I needed a do-over and God gave us a commandment to love. And that includes even the unlovable. See, there's some people that are easy to love. And there's some people, Pastor Bobby, I got to plead the blood of Jesus. Like they said, I had to have that parking lot ministry and I waved from across the parking lot and said, help me, Jesus. Because they're about to catch these hands. He delivers to me every time. Thank God, thank God. It made me think I had a friend whose name was Jerry Turner. And Jerry, we were saved. And I got home and I told my wife, I'm just sick of Jerry. He just think he's all that. He think he's so smart. He think he's so safe. He think he's so deep. I said, he about as deep as a puddle of water. And I began to laugh because I said, my wife said, well, I said, I bet you, he said the same thing to his wife about me right now. That's how it goes, bitch. I'm sorry. But whether we're struggling with the big sins or whether we're allowing the little, what we call white sins to slide. We need a do over, tell your neighbor, we need a do over. We need a do over. And if you're sitting next to your wife and you says, wife, don't say amen. Just let it slide. Let it slide. See, we need a do over. And it doesn't matter whether it's what we call big sins or little sins, because the wages of sin, big sins, little sins, socially acceptable sins, secret sins, seemingly harmless sins. Like first they say all sins, the wages of all sin is death. So when I miss it, write this down, write this down, this is deep. This is deep, write this down. When I miss it, I need to repent. Write that down. Now, you know, bishop, some people say, why would I say that? Because a lot of times we don't do that. We miss it. We sin and we try to gloss over it as if it don't matter. But when I miss it, I need to go to God and say, Lord, I repent. I'm turning from that sin. I'm sorry, please forgive me. I was wrong. We don't like to say I was wrong. But I'm so grateful that the God we serve, he's not a God of a second chance, but he's the God of another chance. He's the God that will give you a do over as you need it. Now let me bring some balance to this. Turning the Bibles to Romans. First, the sixth chapter, I'm sorry. Romans the sixth chapter. We're talking about the grace of God. Let's look at chapter five, the last verse of chapter five, and then go into chapter six. Say, that sin has reigned unto death. Even so, my grace reigned, the grace of God reigned through righteousness unto eternal life. By life in Jesus Christ our Lord. What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that the grace of God may abound? It says, God forbid. In other words, shall we just continue thoughtlessly in sin not even trying to do right. Not even trying to do better. Not even trying to get over it to take advantage of the grace of God. He said, God forbid, turn to your name. Say, uh-uh. Say, uh-uh. It don't work like that. See, in when we live like that, when we take advantage of the grace of God, when we sin and we say, oh, he'll forgive me. So I'm going to do this anyway. See, when we live like that Hebrews chapter six says, when you live like that, that we crucify the son of God and push and put him to open shame. And we're still talking about rebuilding the saints. See, I discovered as good as you are and as bad as I've been, I need to be better. And you need to be better. We can't afford to be satisfied of where I'm living. The Bible said, I'll take you from glory to glory, when I pursue him. Pursue his presence. Pursue his glory. Pursue his righteousness and say, alright, I did okay today, but I'm going to do better tomorrow. Better. Say better. Say better. I'm not satisfied because somehow Bishop, I got to make this journey. I got to make this journey. I'm not good enough. I'm not smart enough. I certainly don't have enough money. Dr. Syce could almost make it into heaven on her cash, but she fought just a little bit short. And grace and mercy are going to have to kick in. But somehow she's going to make it. She's going to make it to the city. She's going to make it to present. And God wants you to know, don't worry about where you are today. Because tomorrow you're going to do better. God's going to give you a do over. You're going to do better than you have been doing. So real quickly I want to talk about three men that needed a do over. David, the prodigal son that we're going to end with Peter. He denied Christ three times. But we all know the story about David. David was the king of Israel. And David should have been out in war leading his man into battle. But instead David was at home chilling watching his big screen TV in his man cave and kicking back. And David looked across the way and he saw a sister, Lord have mercy on her rooftop in her hot tub and she was doing what she do. And see when your heart is not said to do right. See David, he forgot about being king. He forgot about the anointing. He forgot about the battle and this man he let his heart wander and he found himself and he lived in terms and he fell in adultery with another man's wife. Now the truth is I don't believe we really fall into sin because the Holy Ghost tells us all along the way you need to stop. You need to sit yourself down. See all along the way the Holy Ghost is speaking to us and speaking to us and we get into sin and we say I just fell in sin. I don't think so. Because the Holy Ghost will speak to us all along the way. And David fell in adultery with another man's wife and then he to add insult to injury he tried to cover it up. See I was thinking about this and God said if you really want to change you got to come clean with me. You can't cover no stuff over. You can't act like it didn't happen. You know he was just going to let it slide until the prophet came. The man of God like Bishop our bishop here come here yank your chain say y'all know y'all need to get right with God and so David needed obviously needed a do over turn to Psalms 51 and here in Psalms 51 David has repented he said Lord I'm sorry and I want to turn from my sins and this is his prayer created me a clean heart of God in me a right spirit cast me not away from thy presence and take my your holy ghost from me says restore to me the joy of thy salvation and uphold me with your free spirit David needed a do over the prodigal son the story of needing a do over a broken relationship has anybody in this room ever experienced having a broken relationship you in love with somebody and you got married or didn't get married but you were going to get married and they came to you and said I don't love you no more and they broke your heart a broken relationship so this man has two sons and the younger of his two sons is acting like a brat has anybody ever had any children that act like brat sometimes they want to have their way because we've been letting them have their way this young man said to his father I'm tired of you I'm tired of this house I'm tired of all these rules the son said give me what belongs to me and I'm out of here and the father did so now he's a better man than me because if one of my kids had a road up on me talking like that just pray for me says because y'all know they about to catch these heads or the belt or something but he said give me what belongs to me that you earned wow that's nerve and the father did and this young man this boy lived like a fool until his money ran out he put his debit card in at the bar and it says denied and now he's broke and all of his so called friends are gone see when you are in sin and you are the life of the party they will let you spend your money they will use you until you broke and move on to somebody else and a famine hit the land and now all his friends are gone and this young man ends up in the pig pen feeding the hogs as a matter of fact he got so hungry he was looking at the hog food like a well cooked pork chop and you know nothing like a pork chop when you hungry and so he was trying to make up his mind to eat the pigs see that's what sin will do it will take you farther than you intended to go and farther than you wanted to go and leave you there and you can't get back by yourself turn to Luke chapter 15 Luke chapter 15 so this young man is in the pig pen and he's in the spare and at one point he said don't give him anything and he's lost it said but he came to himself when I was reading that and it talked about he came to himself it made me think about Pastor Bobby she said she used to tell her kids stop acting crazy and see sometimes the spirit of God is telling you you need to stop acting crazy you know what God said to do and you gonna find yourself in the pig pen but this young man's in the pig pen but he came to himself he says I will arise and go to my father I will say unto him father I have sinned against heaven and before thee I am no more worthy to be called your son make me as one of the hired servants says that he arose and came to his father says but while he was yet a great way off the father saw him the words of father was out there every day looking for that son to come home waiting for that son to come home and I'm here to tell you that I don't care where you are I don't care what you're going through the father is looking for you to come home he's looking for you to come back he's looking for you to come to the house he said he saw him and the father had compassion on him and he ran and fell on his neck and kissed him he said put a robe on him put some shoes on his feet that's my son and to me the most significant says put a ring on his finger see that says authority he has my authority and God has given you authority and I don't care if you put it down God is saying if you'll come back to me I'll put it back on your head put a ring on your finger and I said you have the authority that was delivered to you by Jesus Christ so the father gave his son a do-over and finally we get to Peter the one who told the Lord I got your back y'all know what that means because someone tells you I got your back he says I will never unfriend you and I will never ghost you Peter says I will go with you all of the way to the end and so he thought see Peter wasn't playing if you look in the garden when they came to get Jesus Peter took out his sword and cut that man's ear off see but the truth is he wasn't aiming for his ear he was trying to take his head off see Peter meant what he said so he thought turned to the 22nd chapter in Luke so Jesus is telling his disciples that it's time for me to die it's time for me to be killed and Peter responds to what Jesus says verse 31 and the Lord said Simon Simon or Peter Peter satan desires to have you that he may sift you as wheat but I have prayed for thee sometimes we need somebody to pray for us see I've got to a place where I can pray for myself I had to find a saint that I know knows how to get in touch with God and said pray for me Jesus says I prayed for you he said I prayed that your faith fell not and when you have been converted so you think you converted now but you haven't received the power of the Holy Ghost says when you are converted I want you to strengthen the brother here's Peter's response and he said unto him unto Jesus Lord I am ready to go with thee both to prison and to death I'm willing to go all the way he said Peter let me tell you this the cock is going to crow and when that cock crawls you will have denied me three times that you even know me and so we see in these verses in 31 through 34 Peter tells Jesus I and my sword will go with you all of the way let's look at verse same chapter Luke 22 let's look at verses 56 2256 here it is but a certain mate beheld him as he set by the fire and earnestly looking upon him and said this man was also with him and he denied him saying woman I know him not that's one and after a little while another saw him and said thou art also of them and Peter said man I am not you don't know what you're talking about number two in about the space of one hour another confidently affirmed saying of a truth this man follow also with him for he is a Galilean and Peter said man I know him not you know not what you're saying and immediately as he spake the cock crow and the Lord turned and looked on Peter and Peter remembered the word of the Lord he said before the cock the cock crow you're going to deny me three times and Peter went out and wept see Peter told the Lord my sword and I we're gonna go with you all the way and then Peter denied the Lord that he even knew the Lord and Peter was broken hearted because Peter had intended to go all the way with Jesus and I believe the same thing is true with most of us and probably all of us we got saved and filled with the Holy Ghost and we intended to be perfect saints and somewhere along the line we missed it we sinned in the cock crowed in our life but we have missed it and we wept bitter tears because it felt like it seemed like it was all over but thank God for mercy thank God for grace thank God for a do over thank God for a second chance thank God he didn't throw us away see you ought to be running up and down the aisles right now thank God he forgave me thank God he lifted me up thank God he brought me out he gave me a second chance turn to Mark 16th chapter before you much longer I learned that from Bishop I know I got at least four closings coming Bishop two closings, two closings I'm gonna stick to that, thank you and then the 16th chapter in our text here in the 16th chapter Mary Magdalene and others they go to the grave of Jesus to anoint his body with spices and Mary and her crew they get to the tomb early in the morning it's something about early in the morning say they get there early in the morning but the stone is rolled away and they enter into the tomb and they have an encounter with an angel now it doesn't specify whether they knew he was an angel but they had an encounter with an angel this read verse 6 and 7 chapter 16 and he said unto them be not frightened don't be afraid you seek Jesus of Nazareth which was crucified this is important like he is risen, hey he is risen he is risen he is not here he was there but he's alive behold the place where they laid him but he said go your way tell the disciples and Peter Peter that had denied him three times the angel said now you go get the disciples and go tell Peter I know he feels like it's too late I know he feels like he doesn't have a part but go get Peter see it's something about the mercy of God he said go get the disciples and Peter and tell them that Jesus is alive hallelujah we serve a risen savior he's not dead, Buddha's dead Muhammad's dead but Jesus is alive because he got up he got up on the third day in other words he said gather the disciples and go find Peter and tell them that Jesus said do over do over I'm going to give you a second chance I know you think it's too late I know you think you can't come back but I'm going to give you a do over say do over he needed a do over the Lord told me to tell you today this is a new year this is a new season and it's time it's time it's time for a do over time to go to the next level in God God says I'm not through with you yet God says I still have a plan for your life see some of you think it's too late sometimes I think it's too late God spoke some stuff he says I'm a do for you I'm 65 years old and I said Lord you know I ain't no spring chicken he said don't worry about it I'm going to give you a do over I'm not filled with you yet I know the faults and the plans that I have I'm going to bless you I'm going to use you I'm going to deliver you it's time for a do over it's time for a second chance it's time for a new start it's time for a fresh start yes you missed it but God says I'm going to give you a second chance see some of you say Lord I missed it God said do over some of you say God I let you down God says do over some of you said Lord I meant to tell the truth but I lied God said do over see it doesn't matter where you've been it doesn't matter how you've blown him God says I want to give you another chance so that you can do it right to bring glory and honor to my name do over we were lost and on our way to hell but God who's rich in mercy he saved us we were down and out and we don't know what to do we were lost in our sins but God who was rich in mercy he redeemed us hey hey we thought we couldn't make it some of us had habits and addictions that we were tired to that we thought we couldn't get free from but God who is rich in mercy he delivered us I was thinking about the other week Mr. Arlene was speaking she was making the altar call sometimes we have to go to Jesus and say oops Jesus I did it again I said I wasn't going to lie anymore but I did it again I said I wasn't going to talk about backbite but I did it again I said I wasn't going to be disobeying to bishop but I did it again but God who is rich in mercy he is rich in love he is rich in kindness he has enough mercy he has enough grace he has enough love to redeem us he has enough to bring you back and to give you another chance he has enough to bring you back and open up a door for you he has enough to bring you back and make a way for you he has enough to bring you back God has more than enough. but if you missed it, get up off the floor, dust yourself out, repent, turn from it and say, God, I'm sorry. I need a second chance. God, I'm sorry. I need to do over. God, I'm sorry. I need you to deliver me. I need to get ready to go to to heaven and he speaks to young Timothy and he says, watch out for this and watch out for that. Pay attention over here and then Paul said to Timothy, Timothy, I fought a good fight. I finished my course and I've kept the faith. And sometimes I had to use a do over here again and along the way. But I made it. Hey summer, I made it and I'm going to make it to that city. Sometimes I felt like giving up but I made it. Sometimes I felt like giving in but I made it. Sometimes I felt like throwing in the towel. But I made it. See brother Paul found out that greater is he that is in me that he that's in the world. Brother Paul found out I'm more than a conqueror through brother Paul found out no weapon. No weapon. No weapon that's formed against me. It's going to prosper or stop me. I am going to finish my race. I'm going to finish what God started to. I'm going to make it to the city. You've got to make it up in your mind. I'm going to run. I'm going to fight a good fight. I'm going to finish my course. I'm going to keep the faith. I'm not giving up. I'm not giving out him. I'm not letting Satan have his way but I'm going to make it him. I'm going to make it him. You're going to make it him to the city. See God has said a crown aside just for you. You're going to get a crown and you're going to get a crown and you're going to get a crown. See Satan has tried to tell you you're not going to make it but Satan is a liar. We're going to make it to the city. We're going to make it to the presence and I'm going to put on my robe and tell the story how I made it over. I'm going to put on my crown. I'm around the streets of glory and said I thought I couldn't make it but God who is rich in mercy he saved me but God who is rich in mercy he gave me a do over but God who is rich in mercy he brought me out so we can rejoice we can rejoice we can celebrate the Bible said lift up your heads and be lifted up your everlasting doors for the king of glory shall come in he's coming to your life he's coming to your situation he's coming to your problem he says and I will deliver you and I'll get you to heaven can't make it by myself but God's going to get us to heaven he's going to make a way out of no way but for the grace of God the enemy is going to try to talk in your mind he says you're not saved enough you're not smart enough you're not holy enough but I am in pursuit of holiness but where I come short that's when grace kicks in haha I don't just try to just you know just live any old kind of way but when I come short the grace of God kicks in when I come short he gives me a do-over when I come short he gives me a second chance a third chance a fourth chance he gives me another chance and I am going to make it to the city Ross how can you say that you're going to make it because the Bible said the just shall live by faith there are times when I don't see how but I just believe God he says I've given you enough I've given you everything that you need I've given you mercy and grace I've given you forgiveness even when you miss it I give you another chance he says somehow you're going to make it to the city somehow you're going to see my face in peace somehow you're going to put on your crown of righteousness somehow you're going to walk in victory and like Bishop says we're rebuilding ourself in the Word of God we're rebuilding ourself in prayer but we're rebuilding ourself staying in the presence of the King see the Bible said in the presence of the Lord there is fullness of joy he said be ye holy and holiness is not just a lot of do's and don'ts but the holiness of God speaks he says he is holy he is whole he is complete he doesn't lie because he has no need to lie he doesn't steal because he has no need to steal and he'll take you to a place that you don't need to lie anymore he'll take you to a place where you're not sneaking around to see sister Sally Sue you're not sneaking around seeing brother six foot tall with a six pack inner job come on somebody he don't get no better than that but he will give you victory over this over this see I don't trust this I got it but I don't trust it I don't put no confidence in this in my flesh but he says after I give you power over the enemy over circumstances and over your flesh you are we are going to make it to the city and when we miss it all we have to do is repent and ask God for a do over and get back in the race and run the race that God called you to do because victory is in the race prosperity is in the race everything that you need is in the race of God and he will give it to you freely and openly so it's just for me just for me just for me just for me Jesus Jesus came and did it just for me he healed me he delivered me just for me he gave me another chance just for me just for me he'll do it just for you I don't care where you are I don't care what you've done Jesus he hates sin but he loves you just for me just for me just for me just for me Jesus came Jesus came Jesus came and did it just Jesus for me he did it just for me just for me just for me Jesus came Jesus came and did it just Jesus for me close your eyes and think about it Just for me Just for me Just for me He gave me a second chance He gave me a do-over Jesus came and did Just for me Just for me Just for me Just for me Jesus came and did If you can, just come down to the altar God is saying this is a day of rededication 2022 is over but I want you to rededicate your life to me right now I won't ask you if you need a do-over because I know all of us need a do-over and if you haven't been born again this is the opportunity to let the men and women of God know my sister Terry to come and to pray and I'm going to get down and rededicate myself because I want to do better than I did last year I want to live better than I did last year but take this time just to reflect and think about last year and think about where can I allow the Lord to help me to do better see I need a do-over I need another chance one more time just for me for me Father we thank you Lord God Hallelujah we thank you Lord God for your word that you sent forth today Lord God Hallelujah thank you Lord Jesus that you make a way for us Lord God Hallelujah that we can come to you Lord God and that you will know wise cast us out Father Lord we thank you for all those all of us Lord God we are humbling ourselves on this day Lord in the name of Jesus that we are repenting Lord God Hallelujah Lord God search our hearts Lord cleanse us from any unrighteousest Father in the name of Jesus Lord God we cast it at your feet Lord God every sin every weight every care that so easily be sets us Lord God Hallelujah we take on your yoke right now Lord in the name of Jesus you said that your yoke is easy Lord God Hallelujah we are looking forward Lord God to you doing something new in our lives Hallelujah from this day forward Lord God we surrender all to you Lord in the name of Jesus Lord cover each and every one with your precious blood Hallelujah increase our faith Lord God Hallelujah in the name of Jesus Lord God Hallelujah let us Lord God proclaim your word Lord God Hallelujah because each and every one of us was created to give you honor and praise Lord God now Father any sickness is amongst us Lord God Hallelujah any kind of whether it's mental physical or spiritual illness Lord God Father we pray for each and every one right now Lord for deliverance Lord we pray for healing Lord God we pray for restoration right now in your name Jesus Hallelujah Hallelujah let your precious will be done in each and every one of our lives Lord God Hallelujah as we rejoice in you Lord God we thank you right now we give thanks Lord God Hallelujah for your forgiveness Lord God for your love for your grace and mercy Lord God that you have given unto us thank you Lord Jesus Hallelujah touch and move from the youngest Lord to the oldest Lord in the name of Jesus Hallelujah Lord God we thank you Lord we receive Lord God your forgiveness today Lord God we receive our healing our deliverance our restoration on this day Lord God Hallelujah Lord God more determined than ever before Lord God Hallelujah to serve you Lord Jesus thank you Lord thank you Lord God Hallelujah let's give him some praise give him praise thank the Lord Hallelujah for what he's doing for you Hallelujah give him glory Hallelujah Hallelujah we can pray for you but you have to be willing to receive what the Lord is giving to that we thank you Lord Jesus Hallelujah just for me he continues to play I want to propose something now one of my brothers when he was just a little kid he was walking through the house singing Jesus shall lead me night and day Jesus shall lead me all the way and my mother said is that what you really mean and he said no ma'am that's what the song said now I want you to internalize come on put your hands on your heart make it personal it's not just what the song says you've got to mean it down in your heart if you want to redo you want to do it over again tell the Lord Lord I need to do it all over I need to do it all over again he came and he made it possible for a do-over but you've got to sign in yes sir you've got to ask for the do-over come on just for me just for me and it just for me thank you for your verse God bless you you may return to your seats minister sorting to your seat whether you're the prodigal son who came to himself or whether you're Peter when Jesus said go find Peter they both get a do-over but they got they got to come to it that's right see when people beg me for money sometimes I say you ain't got enough gumption in you to get up and come get it I got to bring it to you if you want a do-over you got to go to the do-over amen great word I'll say he that has an ear to hear let him wait he that has an ear let him hear what the spirit is saying to the church that's right God is great all right at this time we're going to prepare to receive our offering minister sorting it's offering time offering time it's time for us to bring our ties and offering it to the house of the Lord the Lord said bring your ties and offering to my store house that there may be me in my house in Proverbs 3 9 and 10 it said honor the Lord with thy substance and with the first fruit of thy increase he said so shall thy bones be filled with plenty and thy press shall burst out with new wine none of us in here can be God's giving he said try me trust me stand on my word stand on my promises he said he was supplied all our needs not some of them he said he was supplied all our needs according to his riches and glory and Christ Jesus this is the new year 2022 is behind us I don't know did you pay your tithes in 2022 that's between you and God but if you didn't start the year off right do a duo right the duo start we serve a God of chances not one two three four he a God of chances give your offering to the Lord pay your tithes give your offering as the Lord has blessed you bless him back give back to him and the Lord said he will open up a window and pull you out of blessing that you won't have room to receive none of us can be God's giving it's not that he needs our money it's not that he needs your money God give you what you have but he wants you to give back to the church that the church may continue to go on and to the Lord that the work of the Lord may continue to go forth in Jesus name so give back to the Lord as he had given to you because if you don't pay your tithes he said you are robbing him and you robbing him and you're closing your pockets every time you put money in your pocket you're going to fall out when you go to get it it's not there so stand with me in Jesus name give your offering to the Lord in Jesus name everyone stand whether you are given or not let me be on one accord let's hold our offering up to the Lord in Jesus name Father in the name of Jesus we thank you for this offering we ask let it continue to meet the needs of the church Lord God in Jesus name Lord God we ask you this morning Lord God bless the gift and the giver Lord God give them a heart to give Lord God in Jesus name Lord God as you have given to them Lord God in Jesus name we pray amen and amen now you're the hand of the usher bring your offering to the author if you are given by give or fight give to Sheila Faith of Long Beach Sheila Faith of Long Beach and if you send it in the mail address is 4934 Long Beach Buddha Long Beach California 90 just one announcement before we discuss today the shield of faith fellowship of churches is having its vision meeting today at 3.59 not 4 o'clock it says 4 o'clock we want to be at least a minute early a minute early alright and the address of that meeting place is 9592 7th street Rancho Cucamonga California 9173 and we're going to go the apostles going to give us the vision that God has laid out for the shield of faith fellowship of churches Sheila Faith is a great organization churches around the country and around the world and God has given our leader instructions on what he should call us to at this particular time in that as many of you who are able as many of you who are able to go I'd ask you to go alright so that will happen on this afternoon alright then we'll just be dismissed at this time I'm glad to see each and every one of you again I'll say it's good to see you in the house of the Lord it's a wonderful place is the best place to be in the presence of the Lord thank you just now Minister Marilyn get ready to get on out hallelujah amen do you have a determination in your heart hallelujah know that we serve the God of a second chance amen and all you have to do is ask him for a duel amen come on let's get ready to get out hallelujah God bless you we'll see you next week we love you amen have a great