 Welcome to PACE Assembly Ministry. My name is Ben Martin, and I'm one of the Associate Ministers here at PACE. My role's in... Questions that we're all... An excitement at the PACE family fest. Step right up and join us on the evenings of November 3rd, 4th and 5th for a spectacular family-oriented fair atmosphere that will leave you with memories to last a lifetime. From heart-pounding fair rides to classic fair food, we've got something for everyone. And for the little ones, we've prepared a wonderland of excitement with blow-up slides, interactive games, and other attractions designed just for kids. We've got toe-tapping live music that will have you dancing the night away. And for those seeking a true thrill, you won't want to miss the incredible bull riding action and the awe-inspiring Paul Bunyan Lumberjack show where you'll see amazing feats of skill that will create memories for you and your children. And don't forget to capture those unforgettable moments. We've set up fun photo opportunities throughout the festival so you can snap the perfect family picture to cherish forever. So mark your calendars for November 3rd, 4th and 5th, and bring your whole family to PACE family fest where the fun never ends. Get ready for the adventure of a lifetime. See you there. Prophecy files briefing for this week. We're so glad that you're joining us. I want to take just a few moments to tell you, please share this out to as many as you possibly can. This information on a weekly basis, I believe will be helpful for you to see the signs of the times and know what you're supposed to do as a believer. And this is another one. Today, I want to take up the subject of the artificial intelligence and the Bible. This article reads, can a chatbot preach a good sermon? Hundreds attend church service gathered by chat GPT to find out. The author of this article describes what took place in a church when artificial intelligence, it says chatbot, asked the believers in the fully packed St. Paul's church in the Bavarian town of Firth in Germany to rise from the pews and begin to praise the Lord. The chatbot, personified by an avatar of a bearded black man on a huge screen above the altar, then began preaching to more than 300 people who had shown up on the Friday service for this experimental Lutheran church service almost entirely generated by AI. It goes on to talk about how that they used the chatbot and these different avatars to come and lead the service all the way through even to the Lord's prayer and other portions of that service. This AI generated service that took place was almost completely entirely generated and produced and displayed by AI. Now it didn't have any kind of personal engagement. You couldn't laugh with those that were sitting in the pew or even draw the human aspect into the service. But ladies and gentlemen, this is a dangerous thing that's taking place because now we're seeing how that artificial intelligence is trying to encroach on divine intelligence. And ladies and gentlemen, that is taking the place of Almighty God. Now in this next article, AI can create a new Bible, influential author declares. In a few years, he says, there might be religions that are actually correct. So this entire article deals with the leaders of the World Economic Forum, one particular leader who makes the statement, AI can create new ideas and even write a new Bible. He says he added throughout history, religion dreamt about having a book written by a super human intelligence, by a non-human entity. And that in a few years, there might be religions that are actually correct. Just think about a religion, he says, whose holy book is written by an AI that could be reality in a few years. He goes on to talk about in this article how that the ability for it to write would certainly correct what he perceives to be all the wrongs, especially identifying the Bible. I find it interesting that they didn't mention the Quran or any other religious book. We're gonna rewrite the Bible. You're gonna rewrite the Word of God. Well, here's what the Bible says. Get this in Romans chapter one. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power in Godhead, so that they are without excuse. Now listen, because that when they knew God, they glorify him not as God, neither were thankful, but became vain in their imaginations and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools. And here's the key. They changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made to a corruptible man, to birds, four-footed beast, and creeping things. They changed the truth of God into a lie and worshiped and served the creation more than the Creator. This is so important for us to understand in light of Bible prophecy, because what is happening right now is the absolute rewriting of the Bible in concept, in theology, to change the very Word of God. And when that takes place, there is no truth. That's human AI, putting it together to try to create an alternative truth. Well, where does that lead us to? Well, without the truth of God's Word, it's very important there is no morality. Here's what I'm about to tell you. Four things are important for us as all humans. It makes no difference who you are, what your background is, your race, your religion, your country of origin, whatever. Here are the things you need to know that are foundational and basic to our understanding in the world. First of all, we are made in the image of God, according to Genesis 125. Second, we have a moral conscience, according to Romans chapter two. That comes from God and the Bible. We are responsible and will be responsible before God, according to Romans chapter one, verse 20. And that God will judge each person according to their response to him. That's found in Romans chapter two, verses five through 11 and 16, John 3, 18. And multiple other passages of Scripture. Why is it so important? Because the Bible says that if we change, Revelation 22, if we remove or add anything to the Word of God, then the plagues of this very book will be added to us and our name will be extracted from the book of life. This Bible is truth because it is God's Word, inspired of the Holy Spirit, written of holy men, the Bible says, inspired of the Holy Spirit. This is so important for us to understand because without the foundation of the Bible, there is no truth. All you have left is a lie, artificial intelligence, not divine intelligence. But I find this very interesting as we close out this briefing today that is really a prophetic statement from the book of Job chapter 21 and 14 in light of Bible prophecy. Here's the verse, therefore they say unto God, depart from us, for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways. There's two things that the wicked are saying right here in Job 21, 14. We're only minded people, people that are not born again, people that are not saved. They desire two things, isolation and ignorance from God. Isolation from God saying that we don't want you around, depart from us, God. This is a command word. And that's exactly what's happening in our society today. Depart from us, get out of our government, get out of our schools, God, get out of our minds. That's what the Bible says in Romans one, they didn't retain the knowledge of God in their mind. And get out of our churches now with over 5,000 United Methodist churches exiting the denomination and many, many others. And the exploitation and the removal of God from the very churches and religion and theology that's happening in our world. Ladies and gentlemen, we are on the fast track to the judgment of God. It sounds like the court system even of today. Get out, God of our whole society. And this is what's important. The Bible says, therefore, that's the very first word that is used in that verse in Job 21 14. What is he saying therefore? Well, you got to know what therefore is. You got to go back in the verses prior to find out that the wicked here in Job 21 14 have become so opposed to God. Listen now, that the reason is not a tragic event or some great loss. Here what I'm telling you, it was because of prosperity. Because they had become so prosperous, they did not want God around. It was a problem to have God in their minds and their society and their land. Prosperity has ruined America. You might not agree with what I'm telling you, but we are in places right now where people are not wanting God anywhere around them. And yet they're calling for more blessing, more of money, more possessions, more things. And what do they do? They're ignorant, they say of God. We desire not the knowledge of thy ways. The wicked don't want to know about God. And how foolish it is for the wicked not to want to know about God. Because ladies and gentlemen, the lack of the knowledge of God and knowing God will put us into a state of such ignorance and such debauchery that there is no one that can lead us in the right direction. We're now at a place where the Bible has become marginalized. And I'll take that up on another Prophecy Files Briefing, but I want you to get that physical Bible in your hand and love the truth in this hour. Because that truth, the known truth of God has the power to make you free. Thank you for joining us for Prophecy Files Briefing. And until the next time we get together, remember Jesus Christ is coming soon. Are you ready for an unforgettable family adventure? Get ready to experience thrills, laughter and excitement at the Pace Family Fest. Step right up and join us on the evenings of November 3rd, 4th and 5th for a spectacular family-oriented fair atmosphere that will leave you with memories to last a lifetime. From heart-pounding fair rides to classic fair food, we've got something for everyone. And for the little ones, we've prepared a wonderland of excitement with blow-up slides, interactive games, and other attractions designed just for kids. We've got toe-tapping live music that will have you dancing the night away. And for those seeking a true thrill, you won't want to miss the incredible bull riding action and the awe-inspiring Paul Bunyan Lumberjack show, where you'll see amazing feats of skill that will create memories for you and your children. And don't forget to capture those unforgettable moments. We've set up fun photo opportunities throughout the festival so you can snap the perfect family picture to cherish forever. So mark your calendars for November 3rd, 4th, and 5th, and bring your whole family to Pace Family Fest, where the fun never ends. Get ready for the adventure of a lifetime. See you there. The 1020 crowd, the 1025 crowd. Glad you're here on time. And see, I know when... That's the first load that goes up. I saw my friend, Pastor Jason Evangelis. Jason Stidham put a little thing out on Facebook yesterday that said there'll be no live streaming in heaven. I believe that, don't you? We're blessed to have you here this morning, a very special day on Father's Day. And as we often do, we will always be able to honor those fathers that are not with us and with their families this year that have passed on, went on to heaven. And I want you to know that we're going to honor them and the families and have a word of prayer in just a moment. But if you'll give your attention to the screen and reflect upon those that are not able to be with us at this time. Hey, one of the questions that we're... There are some that are here, represented some that are watching online, others that are not able to be here today. But we know that there is a God of all grace and all comfort who is able to surround every life and every family today. So let's pray for them. Father, we thank you for the opportunity we have to be able to call upon you right now, the God of all comfort, the God of all strength, the God who knows where hearts are hurting and you know exactly what to do, how to fill the family's lives with your spirit and minister to them as only you know how. Lord, our words are inadequate. Even Lord, all the actions that we may take will not be sufficient. But we recognize that your presence, Lord, is able to comfort the brokenhearted and bind up their wounded spirit. And so today, Lord Jesus, send your word wherever they're at and let them know that the comforter has come and that your presence is ready and able to abide. And we give you praise for that today in the mighty name of Jesus. And everybody believes that shot a great big amen. God bless you, we love you families and we want you to know here and those of you watching online that we continue to hold you up in prayer. On this Father's Day, it is an opportunity to be able to celebrate a good, good Father for one thing. He is our heavenly Father, amen. And in doing so, our earthly fathers, the opportunity that we have to honor them. And I want you to pay attention again to the screen for just a moment. And then I want you to get ready to be able to enter into worship. Let's believe God today for a mighty outpouring of His spirit. I know it's the beginning of summertime and minds are all over the place and you've got storms running through your head right now because every day, every night there's been something that's been rocking your world and mind keeping us up. But look at somebody right now and tell them it's gonna be a day that the Lord has made. Go ahead and tell them right now and tell them I'm gonna rejoice and be glad in it. Watch this right here. It's hard to imagine where I'd be without you. The truth is, I've learned so much by simply watching you. I've learned what it means to care about people and put others before myself. I've learned how to live a life of integrity and have the heart of a servant. I've learned to honor God in all I do and seek His will for my life. Thank you for the discipline I deserved and the grace I did not. Thank you for guiding me, encouraging me and picking me up when I failed. Thank you for living out your faith and showing me how to live out mine. As I look back, I can see moment after moment where your strength, your wisdom and your love made all the difference. There's so much of you I carry with me. Memories of the treasure and lessons I cherish. Today, Dad, I wanna say thank you and let you know just how much I love you. Happy Father's Day. Happy Father's Day. Don't just tell them Happy Men's Day. That'll work. Praise God. But Happy Father's Day to all of you that are watching online around. Join us this morning. Let's believe God for the help pouring of His Spirit here today. Would you lift your hands and let's enter into it. We thank you today, God, that you have created this day. You parted in clouds. You've stopped this form long enough for us to be able to come in. And the praises of your people that we give you glory, honor and praise for it. In Jesus' mighty name and let everybody shout a great big amen. Come on, let's give the Lord a greatest ovation to the morning. Come on, let's worship the Lord today. I want you to give me that beat one more time for it. How many of you know that He is Jehovah Jireh? Lord Jehovah, He's Jehovah Rafa. He's Jehovah Nisi. He is who He says He is. And there's no one like Him. So I want you to greet somebody. Spend the hour and tell them He is this morning. Greet someone in the name of the Lord this morning. All of you that are watching me on live stream from the round the world, we welcome you to pace assembly this morning. We're so glad that you have joined us and it lets you know wherever you are, He's just one more great ovation of the morning. Amen. And you may be seated in God's house this morning. Amen. He is who He says He is. And there's no one like Him. Amen. But we're so glad that you have joined us this morning and so glad that you made pace assembly your church this morning. And if it is your first time here, if it's whether it's you or with your family, then at the end of service today, if you'll step over to the left-hand side right out on the four-year, we have a place called Guest Central. If you'll step right in there, we want to get some information about you, let you know how you can stay connected with our church and just want to greet you and let you know that you're welcome here at pace assembly any time. And Pastor Ms. Rita have a special gift just for you. So please do that this morning as you leave. I know that God has blessed my life and if He's blessed your life, we're gonna do another part of worship and that is by giving this morning. So there are multiple ways. Go on, give God a great big hand, come and pray so you'll be able to give this morning. Amen. Amen. It's a privilege to give into the house of God. So there are ways that you can give. You can give on your app. You can grab an envelope as you leave today and drop it in the buckets as you leave. And for everyone who's watching online, there should be a place that you can click on that is giving to be able to give this morning. So I know whatever God lays upon your heart, I know He's gonna bless you for that. I know today is a very special day. Today is Father's Day. So for every man that leaves out of the building this morning when you walk out of the four-year, you're gonna get a special gift for all the fathers near it's a nice little water bottle just like this. So I think this is really cool. Actually, I'm gonna give this to my dad. I got you a gift, I promise you, but I'm gonna give you another one that's, here you go, how about happy Father's Day to you right there? I really do have a gift for you. Don't worry. I did not forget my dad on this Father's Day, but I would like to wish the pastor of this house, my dad, my dad, a very happy Father's Day to you. So you only get that one time because I mean, I'm the only person you got. So, you know, one time. No, but I love my dad. I love not only is he my dad, but he's also my pastor too as well. So I honor him this morning. So this coming up week is a very, very special week, a very jam-packed week for every child this week. And it is, KidCon is coming up starting tomorrow night. Amen. Starting tomorrow night, all the way through Thursday, every night, this place is gonna, praying that it's gonna be jam-packed with kids, not only for fun and games and everything that's gonna be happening up here, but more importantly, for them to get the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ and then be filled up with the power of their Holy Spirit. Because that's what our generation, that's what those kids out there need is another generation that knows what it means to have the power of God inside of their life. So it's gonna be a great time. So again, if you have not registered your child, don't worry, just bring them. I mean, get a van and just follow the kids on your street and bring them. It doesn't really matter. We want this place to be filled up. Monday through Wednesday is normally the kid night, but they're also wanting me to push that Thursday night is they call it fan blitz. So not only parents, you get to sit with your child and you get to participate. They have games for the parents so you can participate in the games and everything with your kid. So on that Thursday night, make sure you come with your child, you can sit with them in the service and you get to be a part of everything that's going on. But again, you can also be a part of every service, but especially Thursday is fan blitz. So make sure that this whole month, this whole year for that matter, we've been going back to the Bible. So if you've been here for a number of weeks, you know where it's at. So look underneath your seat right now. There should be a golden ticket. If there's an empty seat beside you, reach under that seat and find the special ticket. There's one right there. Amen. I know we have two and right back there. Amen. Amen. Amen. There we go. All right, all right. Again, it's not gold. It could be blue. It could be orange. It could be blue and orange. That's the greatest colors in the world for the greatest football team out there. So I'll leave that to your discretion. So I know God's going to bless you, but what I want you to do, amen. I want you to watch this video real quick. It's going to show you who's coming this week for KitKon. Hey, one of the questions that we always ask is what is kids' bricks? So we play a lot of games with moms and dads and kids on stage. Every game has a spiritual meaning, or spiritual tie-in to it. And towards the end, we do an invitation. We see a lot of moms and dads coming to know Christ through these events. And of course we see a lot of kids. So kids' blitz is an event, high energy, Super Bowl environment where we have a lot of fun, a lot of crowd interaction, and present the gospel throughout the event. Grateful. We're thankful for the season that we're in today. How many agree with that? How many know we're in the revival season? How many won't revival to be at your house? How many won't revival to be at your job? Stand up if you believe revival is coming. How many won't revival to come? Sing with us. He's so worthy to be... Here's what I know, the prime time of trouble. I came to tell you, when you get in trouble, God's already been watching online. Father, for my friend, be facing, I don't know exactly what's going on in their life, but Lord, I know that there is some trouble in the air. There's some storms swirling. There's some difficulties that are happening. But you're the God of trouble. In spite of the diagnosis, in spite of the difficulty, you are deserving of my praise. Now lift those hands, the wars heaven, all the Philippines and Texas, every person that's in this place that's drifted away from you today, draw them back. We give you glory because you're the only God worthy of glory. We give you glory because you're the only one is like you. We give you praise. You glad to be in the presence of the Lord? I want you to remain standing, please. Remain standing and take your Bibles this morning and turn with me to the book of Psalm chapter 134. The book of Psalm chapter 134. Thank you, Jesus. I don't know about you, but I needed this worship service this morning. Being the presence of God's people. I needed to be surrounded by the arms of the Lord today. How about you? I want you to look there in Psalm 134 with me today. God has dropped something in my spirit that I want to give to you today. I want you to be for those of you that are prayer warriors and those of you that are trying to be prayer warriors. I need you this week to begin praying tonight and throughout every night this week for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in this room upon our young people. Now listen to me. I'm not talking about Lord touch the young people. I'm talking about Lord, let them have an individual personal encounter with the God of heaven and the burning bush. Why is that so important that we have camp here this week? Why is that so important? Because the kids of America and around the world are being told you're not what God created you to be. Is this on? You're not what God created you to be. You're something other than that. The devil is a liar. That's exactly right. They're gonna find out that this week that I'm created in the image and in the likeness of the Almighty God. So I want every one of them to walk away from this altar. There will be altar services. I know you saw a lot of fun going on but there will be altar services. You know how we are and they're gonna be prayed for. I want every one of them saved all the way to the bone. I know right now I think they said there's over 180 at least over 180 kids that are gonna occupy this place all week long for camp. Some of them are gonna hear the voice of the Lord in the call into ministry. Some of them are gonna hear the voice of the Lord to step up in their rightful place. Pastor, come on now. There are only six, there are only five, there are only nine, there are only 10. When I got the call of God I was nine years old. I'm a living witness of what takes place when God touches a young person way down in their soul. So I want you to pray for them this week and at the epic portion of this week's kids camp, kid con. I want you to pray especially that on that night the Holy Spirit will baptize every one of these young people with a fresh fire of Pentecost and the Holy Ghost. Amen. How many of you would say, Pastor, I'm gonna pray this week. Let me see your hand. Amen. That's gonna be important because what happens is spiritual warfare and it's happening in this room right now. I said it's happening in this room right now. There is a vying for your attention. There is a battle that's going on between you and heaven's touch in your life and somewhere in the second heavens is the doubter. Somewhere in the second heavens is the accuser. Somewhere in the second heavens there is the backbiter and the mocker and the rejecter and the one who fills our minds and hearts with all kinds of thoughts to distract us from getting a touch from heaven. But like Paul shook off that snake into the fire, I want you to just take your hand this morning to shake it off in the fire. Whatever's tomorrow, whatever was yesterday, that's all right. I gotta have a touch today from God and I believe the Lord's gonna meet with us. Can you say amen? You got your Bibles open? Six of you. You got your Bible open? That's what I wanna hear. Talk to me this morning because I didn't come to play. I came to drop this in your spirit and I'm gonna want some folks that will talk to me because here's what the Bible said in Psalm 134, three verses and I want everybody to read it right out loud in concert. Are you ready? Everybody's gonna read with me. Say I'm ready. You need to get this out of your mouth and in the atmosphere. Your mind needs to hear this. Your spirit needs to conceive it. Here's what the Bible said in concert, ready? Behold, bless ye the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord, which by night stand in the house of the Lord. Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and bless his name. The Lord hath made heavens and earth bless thee out of Zion. I will tell you if you don't, the rocks will cry out in your place. Look at somebody and tell them I'm not gonna let the rocks cry out in my place. You get me up in those risers up here? Can you wave at me if you can hear it clearly because I don't want there to be any mumble jumble between here and there because I'm shooting arrows this morning. And I want you to know that the devil has no place and the devil has no last word. Whatever happened this past week, whatever attack came against your life, what are maybe going in your head right now? Don't let the devil have the last word. Look at your neighbor and tell them don't let the devil have the last word. Don't let him have the last word. That means you gotta speak up, you gotta talk up, you gotta praise up. You gotta get up, amen? Behold, bless ye the Lord. All ye servants of the Lord, which by night stand in the house of the Lord. Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and bless the Lord, the Lord that made heaven and earth. Bless thee out of Zion. That's what's about to happen in here right now. Father, in the name of Jesus, let your spirit now permeate every life and let the conceiving word of God as a seed be dropped in the heart and life of every person here and those that are watching online around the world. In Jesus' mighty name, and everybody believes it's shouting, good amen? Look at somebody tell them I'm working the night shift. I'm working the night shift, night shift. Have you ever worked the night shift before? Let me see your hand if you've worked the night shift before. Look at all these people. The night shift before. I got a job, this dates me. I got a job at the grocery store, Dale Champs. Y'all don't know nothing about no Dale Champs. I was the 11 to seven. I didn't have enough brains to be able to find the soup aisle. So all the other stalkers left me for the cat and dog food aisle. Upon which there were all kinds of critters growing on top of those cans. And from 11 to seven, I stalked the shelves of dog food and cat food. And I prayed in earnest prayer early of the morning. Lord Jesus, if you will get me out of here. Has anybody prayed that prayer in the middle of the night? Lord, if you'll get me out of here, I'll pay my ties. No, wait, wait, I'm sorry. I'll pay my right ties, not my discount ties. I'll start paying my full 10, not the six that I've been giving you. I'll start praying. You make all kinds of promises on night shift. And that's tough. Because as I told you last week, and this is almost a tag team with last week's message, that the processes of God are not always understood. And you understand the processes, at least you're our human understanding is to go back all the way to the book of beginnings, the book of Genesis in Genesis chapter one. And I promise you this, that every other book of the Bible is a mirror image of Genesis. If you read in Genesis, you will see the book of Revelation. It is the book of beginnings. It's the book of the origin. It is the book of the beginnings of God speaking into this earth and creating and calling those things that be not as though they already are. And he said in verse number four of chapter one, and God saw the light. I explained to you last week, that's the shekinah of the Lord because it wasn't until the fourth day that the sun, moon, and stars showed up. So the God who is light, not illuminates light, but he is light, he saw that light and it was good. God said, I'm good all by myself. I'm good and God divided the light from the darkness, verse five, and God called the light day. He gave a description. The illumination, that word day. He called the light day and he called the darkness night. When you read that and you see the Hebrew definition behind it, you will see void, chaos. You'll see emptiness. You'll see trouble described as the definition of these words. God is saying the darkness night would have its place and the light the day would have its place. There's a separation in the very beginning. In the Bible, darkness is associated with emptiness and void and uncertainty. Darkness in the Bible describes being without knowledge. Illumination, it describes trials and pains and trouble and heartache. I wanna have you ever been there. Maybe some of you are there this morning. It's the place that you didn't know how you got there and you don't know how it's going to end. I've been there. This past week, you may have seen this on the news. It's an amazing illustration of this message today because a police officer in the middle of all these storms that were going around in the flooding of the streets in Pensacola, a police officer pulled up on the scene being called by someone to rescue a man who was standing in a flooded street and he got out of the car. The police officer did and started going toward the man and suddenly when he got to them, both of them were swept under the street down the manhole and I am understanding that some 100 yards that they traveled under the street in the darkness, in the current, turning upside down and because of the body cam of the police officer you literally are able to see on video as they're traveling and hearing the sounds of the current swirling and you couldn't hear them because they were holding their breath wondering when are we going to get out of this and about 100 yards later, they pop out of this drain and the first thing you hear now for all of those who are trying to create divisions among the races I want you to know this is a white cop who came to rescue a black man and when they emerged both of them out of the same hole of trouble they looked at one another grabbed each other by the hand and the first words out of their mouth is oh my God, oh my God, oh my God I want you to know when you get in trouble I don't care if you're an atheist I don't care what your denomination is I can tell you you're not calling for Buddha you're not calling for Krishna you're not calling for your favorite atheist personality or politician, they said oh my God we need help, give a display of unity when one of them you overhear him say on that body cam, come on take my hand and let's walk out of here together you're to grab somebody by the hand and say we're coming out together tell them we're coming out together you wouldn't do it if I gave you a $20 bill but I can tell you one time there will be a time in your life when you're going to wish somebody was there to take you by the hand and I came to tell you whether I'm here whether they're here it makes no difference there is one that is closer than a brother who will take you by the hand and when you've been taken underneath and you don't know which way to go suddenly there's a God who will pull you out on the other side so you can breathe again does anybody know what I'm talking about the truth is we've all been there how do you know? because the day doesn't last for 24 hours you only get approximately 13 hours of daytime and the rest of it is night it means that everybody in here and those of you watching are all going to go through a nighttime experience a nighttime experience of trouble a nighttime when I don't understand what's taking place I call it the night shift because when you're looking at this passage of Scripture you're looking at the night shift worshipers coming on the scene in this story you're going to go through a nighttime experience you're going to work the night shift the night shift a few observations is an adjustment for your physical and mental body when I work the night shift it messes me up everybody was going home when I was waking up the night shift means that you get to clean up messes that you didn't make the night shift is total preparation for the day shift in that grocery store it was my job to restock what had been purchased during the day I hear the thunder rolling God's going to give me confirmation here today not to mention the fact nobody wants to leave in the thunderstorms I'll preach for a little while say amen for your neighbor night shift means when others are going home you're leaving you're having to go to work the night shift could mean like it was for me that you work right by yourself all by yourself alone I'm glad ladies and gentlemen in Psalm 139 verse 11 and 12 the Bible said if I say surely the darkness shall cover me even the night shall be light about me yay the darkness hideeth not from thee but the night shineth as the day and the darkness and the light are both a like unto you there is no shadow of turning in God almighty you won't find a shadow around him if you turn around backward it still be light oh my there we go he don't want this message come flip this around he don't want this message to get out there because while a storm is raging on the outside and some of you are in the storm on the inside I can assure you that there is a sanctuary of the most high God and I will bless the Lord at all time I will continually be at my mouth are you going to get with me or am I going to have to preach all the way back there to the riser when the storms of life come in the middle of the night you don't know how to operate you don't know what to do but God is saying don't worry about the night shift don't worry about the night shift don't even worry if the lights start flickering a little bit I told you he was going to help me illustrate this sermon this morning don't even worry if it flickers a little bit far above our head is the God of all gods and God is light and there is no darkness in him at all I feel like shouting right now the Bible says that there is no darkness in him both the night and the daytime are the same to him I'm going to tell you that night shift is not easy it is the shifting of the and transition from one thing to another that you don't know what to do in the middle where you're at God does his best work at night however that's it fix me up I will not be defeated this morning I can tell you I'm going to deliver this with a microphone or without a microphone you can enjoy it or you can endure it but I came to tell you oh bless you the Lord all you servants of the Lord after God has been as good to you good time to bless it thank you Lord send some thunder down here get some out of his attention we rejoice when the blessings come don't we but I want you to know and I submit to you now that the night shift is when God is actually preparing your blessing God does his best work at night the night shift is when God seems to be silent and motionless whenever he passed by blind Bartimaeus the bible said he'd been there on that street but he heard that Jesus was coming down the line when he started coming into town blind Bartimaeus in the middle of a great big crowd starts crying out thou son of David come on thunder come on his voice is like thunder he said thou son of David have mercy on me that's alright have mercy on me now you say pastor I don't understand I think you got your sermon messed up because it was daytime when Jesus showed up I want you to know it was daytime for some but for old blind Bart he was having a personal there it is again he was having a personal experience with the night shift are you hearing what I'm saying I don't know if you've had a personal experience with night where everybody else seems to be blessed but it looks like you're in the middle of trouble to stay am I talking to anybody here this morning oh oh blind Bartimaeus said come on over here Jesus and open up my eyes and he did and he saw everything just like everybody else did except he saw the blessings of the Lord that came his way others may be having a daytime don't resent their daytime I said don't resent their daytime as surely as there's 24 hours in a day God will make your night time turn in daytime come on is anybody know what I'm talking about here this morning Paul and Silas are in the middle of the jail at midnight and God turned the night shift in today there's Joseph who was in the darkness of the pit the darkness of the prison and he was prepared for the palace while he was still in the pit come on somebody Elijah was all depressed there's any one thing that's plaguing our society today it is the spirit of depression did you hear what I said we're taking a handful of pills to get us up and a handful of pills to get us down we're going to be able to say I'm going to need some coffee with some caffeine and I need a high powered high energy drink give me some Red Bull so I can make it through the day I came to tell you old Elijah was depressed because he got in a letter from the devil that said I'm going to give you family he didn't even get an expert any kind of information that said it was going to be COVID it was just her letter that put him into terror and he started running for his life to the cave and God said I don't want you here he showed up at the door of the cave and said Elijah what are you doing in the backside of that cave you don't belong in there come out and go back to the land that I brought you from the land of Judah ladies and gentlemen I brought Elijah from depression to go back to the land of praise I promise you you don't need a handful of pills to get you out of depression all you need is a good Holy Ghost praise service where there's enough people that are in the room that will glorify him that you're not having to do it by yourself but I came to tell you if I gotta pat my head I will bless the Lord at all time his praise not going to let the devil have the last word look at somebody tell him I'm not going to let the devil have the last word tell him God does his best work at night you may not have been in a night time experience but just pack this message in you'll need it at some point or another because Jesus came walking on the water at the night shift Jesus was born at the night shift Jesus healed during the night shift Jesus saved during the night shift ask Nicodemus came to him at night I want to let you know the bridegroom Jesus is coming back on the night shift in the middle of the night so keep your lamp stream Jesus was buried into a dark night tomb and was buried for three days went in there he wasn't laying down to doing nothing the Bible said he went into the regions of the dam and snatched the keys of death hell and the grave and walked back out and ladies and gentlemen the morning star emerged from the backside of a dark hole you must know I am he that was dead but I behold I'm alive forever more now ladies and gentlemen if you're waiting to praise him for something you can praise him for your car you can praise him for your house you can praise him for your money but I came to bless the Lord because he is I said I came to praise him because he is he'll be what he is in the night and he'll be what he is in the day let the thunder roll in the lightning flash the reflection of the power of Almighty God shall yet somebody that's the reason why he reminds us in Psalm 134 that all things started they serve on the mountain we can't defeat them but let's get them in the valley because he's not the God of the valley the prophet sent the word back and said don't you worry the same God of the mountain is the same God in the valley and in the valley he restores my soul somebody praise him in this house yeah you're working the night shift right now whether you know it or not you got to know how to work the night shift because sometimes in the night time sometimes in the night time while I'm serving the Lord I'm weeping sometimes in the night time while I'm serving the Lord I'm having to wait patiently for the Lord he's working all things together for my good now let me preach this 134 right here for you because this is the last of the ascension psalms from the book of psalm chapter 120 121 120 to 134 are the psalms that the pilgrims coming up to Mount Zion pray and sing all the way up the mountain it started with repentance and would merge everyone with praise and with every step my God I feel the anointing of the Lord with every step they got closer to Mount Zion the more that their song turned into a song of praise by the time they arrived at Mount Zion the highest pinnacle in the mountain of God in the city of Jerusalem when they got there they had walked through deep valleys of despair but when they arrived they arrived upon the mountain top of relief and recovery and restoration it is the psalm of the night shift for the Levite workers and worshipers they worshiped overnight in the temple the people were coming towards the temple the Levites were to remain in the temple worshiping and working and preparing I want you to know the life that begins with repentance is the life that will end in praise this psalm is telling us how to work the night shift that it means that you're not supposed to grumble about the night shift or complain about the night shift you're supposed to learn how to worship and work in the middle of the night and he says in verse one if you got just a few moments here I don't have no clock to go by so I'm just going to go by what the Holy Ghost says here today he opens up that psalm and says behold that word behold means focus upon what is about to be unveiled there's a revelation coming after this word behold there's a revelation in the night shift ladies and gentlemen did you hear what I said it's in the middle of the night if you'll worship and seek the Lord you'll have an understanding revealed from the Lord a revelation of the Lord the Bible says there's Samuel laying on that little bed and he's there serving underneath Eli Eli's administration is about to transition out hear me now in the whole order of things and all of a sudden God says Samuel and Samuel gets up and runs to the old prophet Eli and said I heard did you call my name he said no said go back and go to sleep went back there and he said Samuel Samuel God speaking his name I want you to know if God speaks your name in the middle of the night I hope you don't hit snooze and roll over God wants to tell you something three times he laid there on that bed and heard the voice of the Almighty I want you to understand Samuel had never heard the voice of God before it was unrecognizable to him but Eli had just enough left of what the sensing of the presence of God was that when he came on that third time he said hey it's the Lord speaking the next time you hear him call your name get up and say Lord here I am when Samuel heard it he said Lord here I am there was a shift that took place in the middle of the night and I love what he says in verse in the Bible there he says behold I will do a new thing Samuel in which both the ears of everyone that heareth it shall tingle he said I'm about to shake some stuff up right here that everybody that hears this is going to hear something voice of the Lord ladies and gentlemen don't you leave this house this morning until you've heard the voice of the Lord speaking to you on the night shift you're going to have to go through it on the night shift you should be getting closer to God there's nobody to talk to nobody to text nobody's Facebook to read you've already read all their posts for a hundred days you posted everything you can and in the middle of the night two o'clock in the morning two three o'clock in the morning the night shift it's getting hotter and it's getting darker but there should be an illumination a revelation that comes and he says in verse one behold bless ye the Lord first of all you need to know the word Lord means owner it's the word we get landlord from did you hear what I just said I want you to understand I know they're fighting over in territory I know they're saying Israel you got to give up the territory I know they're saying over in China we're going to take territory of Taiwan and Russia he said we're going to take this but I came to tell you right now he Jesus Christ is the Lord he is the owner of all things he said behold bless ye the Lord all ye servants of the Lord that's an unconditional statement and command but it is specific to those that are working the night shift in the temple are you hearing what I'm saying he says bless ye the Lord all ye servants of the Lord and this is what got a hold of me why I'm bringing this message to you today which by night we think somehow God is crippled in the night somehow God is far away when the night comes but I'm telling you God does his best work at night do you hear what I said God does his best work at night that word by night that phrase by night means during the course of during the night shift those of you that are working the night shift right now you're having trouble and darkness that's swirling around you what do I do when I'm in the middle of the night remember this in the book of Exodus chapter 13 the Bible says by day they had a pillar of cloud that followed them to keep them cool but at night by night they had fire to let them know God was still with them Exodus 40 fire was on the tabernacle by night the Bible says because the fire of God meant the presence of God was there oh God let the fire at pace assembly and let the community see the God of heaven is tabernacling here Psalm 91 said don't be afraid of the terror by night the Bible said in Psalm 121 when you're going to wake up and say lord I want to bless your name in the middle of my midnight hour Johnny asked somebody well pastor where am I supposed to stand in the midnight hour the Bible tells you you haven't got to go outside of the Bible I don't need three ways on how to stand I don't need six positions a prayer all I need to know is if I'm going to stand the Bible says with stand by night in the house of the Lord well somebody said well have I got to live here at pace assembly I don't care bring your sleeping bag but what I want you to know is that was Old Testament now behold you are the tabernacle of the most high God that means when I'm traveling in the midnight driving my car down the interstate behold the Lord is right there in my praise if I'm in the middle of a hotel room somewhere at midnight all I got to do is praise him I don't have to turn on Dr. DuFrancky all I got to do is bless the Lord there have been many a time when I've stood up in the middle of the night and didn't have nobody around and I just begin to praise him and suddenly the Holy Ghost stepped into my room and said everything going to be alright pastor you don't understand what I'm going through I don't have to in fact you need to stop telling God what you're going through and tell God how great he is in the middle of your situation every night shift has a purpose I said every night shift has a purpose so I will stand in the house of the Lord and I will make it his habitation come on somebody I'll make it his habitation there's a manifestation that takes place in a process when God begins to work inside of your life overnight pastor I've lost my job it be alright God's got a better one for you pastor I've lost my money it'll be alright God's got plenty you don't believe that see if you're worshiping while you're worshiping on the inside God is working on the outside y'all don't know what I'm talking about but we used to sing something like working on the inside oh what a change in my life God is able to shift things in the middle of the night if you'll just keep a praise on your lips because the God who made the heavens and the earth the Bible said shine even in the night he said it's too dark out there for my people y'all don't get this you should read your Bible because wherever he separated the day from the night he separated him call the day time call the night time and yet it was still four days before he spoke the sun moon and stars into place so he said it's gonna be really dark for him so I will make the moon and the stars to be the lesser lights at night in other words you are never outside of the spectrum of the almighty light of the world even in my darkest night have you ever not been able to sleep because the midnight moon is shining so bright it's coming in your window and you're thinking is it time for me to get up I'll tell you God said I turned the light let me make it plain for you long before motel 6 said he would leave the light on God said I'm gonna leave the light on for you just in case you need some help which by night stand in the house of the Lord my praise is a celebration that makes God's habitation that in the middle of the night I get revelation and after it's over with he'll show me his manifestation now all y'all take them four points and go preach it to your people on your job tomorrow my celebration my celebration I didn't come to church because it's my ritual I came to church because I need to get up into the presence of God get some rest and the Lord says watch this the Lord says in verse number three he said worship the Lord who made heaven and earth that Lord will bless the out of Zion I came to tell somebody here this morning and somebody online you're not leaving the night shift without the blessing of God coming upon your life man when I was studying this thing out from Psalm 120 15 Psalms 120 to 134 I saw the pilgrims coming down through the valley of Kidron where Jesus walked on the way to the crucifixion I saw them reading the Psalms as they were marching along and reading the Psalms and praying repentance and Lord cleansed me from my sin and they were walking all the way up they saw in the distance Mount Zion but when they sung the Psalms there was a day when they finally arrived at the pinnacle of their praise they'd been through some dark nights see the enemy wants to tell you this night's gonna last forever but I came to tell you it's just a season night don't last forever the enemy wants to throw some shade on you but the Bible says God's got shade on your right hand just stay with him he's got the anointing on you because if you'll keep on pressing and make it to Mount Zion that's the highest place let me get up here to Mount Zion they have excavated in Israel right now the old pilgrimage road they've uncovered it it's not open yet to the public but the old pilgrimage road they're finding coins from the pilgrims that dropped them as they were going up to worship on the top of Mount Zion they find a little necklaces and stuff and they're committing that to the to the archives and soon they're gonna open up that pilgrimage road and people are gonna take the path from the pool of saloon where there's blindness and darkness and all kinds of stuff and they're gonna start marching they might be saying we're marching to Zion beautiful beautiful Zion we're marching onward to Zion beautiful city ladies and gentlemen you may be walking through your night time right now but Zion is calling me Zion is calling me he's letting you know that this season you're in is only a season I know it's painful, I know it's hard you're pouring out your soul, you don't know what to do in the middle of the night just keep on singing those songs because I want to let you know I want to let you know that Zion is a reference in the Bible many times to the church in other words God, let me say it like this you can't out bless God three verses they were commanded twice in that verse and those verses to bless the Lord I want to let you know if you will bless the Lord coming in when you're going out he will bless you out of Zion I'm not talking about getting to the church building, I'm not talking about getting to the house or to a mountain in Jerusalem I'm talking about the Lord will bless you out of the abundant blessings of the house of our God you won't leave God's presence I'm telling him more than he blesses you how many bless folk have I got in the house this morning working the night shift pastor, I'm in some hard places right now I get it I get it and some of you have sent me cards this week and you've texted me and you said pastor we're praying for you and I just want you to know out of all the things that you can give that means more to her and me than you can imagine you're not looking you're not looking at somebody who is super pastor I told you last week that I've got two mediations that I've got to take care of one of them comes up this week I'm going to have to sit in the well actually I'm going to be driving down the road when I'm having to be in that mediation another one is going to be over this building in a few weeks to try to settle it then they call me to court because of the guy who broke in the building and stole a bunch of stuff I've been to more court in this one year and spoke to more attorneys than I can ever imagine and I'm just telling you right now it's the dark night of the soul when you get in that but I have determined that I will bless the Lord at all times his praise shall continually be in my mouth how can you say that pastor because I got a promise from the Word and here it is and I close here's the promise weeping may endure for a night if I could add without doing problem for the text only for the night God of Oshiah weeping may endure oh I hear you some of you know the scripture but but can you see joy coming can you see joy coming you know what that tells me I'm not going to have to go running find joy the Lord knows I've been weeping all night long and he said joy go find where there joy is coming to me come on somebody get up on your feet and begin to praise him like you know how to do it weeping may endure for the night but joy comes in the morning if those hands open your mouth and begin to bless him right now only only only for the night but joy comes in the morning I wrote a song years ago said hold on my child joy I'm telling you the truth and when he said that joy comes in the morning that God would bless you out of Zion that wasn't just like I'm going to bless you to the ironic blessing and I'm going to give it to everybody down here as the head of this house who will make your way around this altar and begin to praise him with me in the middle of your storm I want everybody in this building make your way right here come on right now come on right now come on right now Lord session prayer for sister Jan right now going through some trouble I'm going through some experiences let me see your hand hold it up you see somebody's got their hand lifted I want you to pray and I don't want you to I want you to open your mouth and let them know you're praying for let them prophesy over them as the spirit of God direction come on come on come on there's healing in the body this morning there's healing in the body the body is healing the body today the Roboco Shia release the anointing of God upon your life right now Father in the name of Jesus we call those things that be not as though they already are looking for what's down in the valley I'm looking up to Mount Zion I don't know when you're going to bring me out but I know you're going to bring me out I don't know when it's going to happen but I will bless the Lord at all I can't side out of all I wish you would open your mouth and let the Holy Ghost flow this morning through you got to praise down in there after everything you've been through I'm looking at people in this congregation right now that God, St. Joey Rogers blessing this is the Lord's blessing somebody get healed right in your praise you're getting healed right now heal me in my mind heal me in my body heal me in my spirit I rebuke the cancer in the name of Jesus now for you he's shifting it now for you he's shifting it now you didn't know what was going on but God is shifting it in the middle of the night that's all I need Jesus I just need to know you're still seated on the throne and the devil isn't wrecking my life I trust you God I'm going to stay with you in the middle of the night you know we're singing that song this morning my hallelujah and we got folks that are watching in Italy folks that are watching in the Philippines now they're watching over there and they're watching our lights flicker on and off and they're having to get back online and get back online and get back online but I can tell you what's happening in an orphanage I don't even have to translate it into Swahili, their language all I gotta do is say hallelujah it's a universal term in every language I'd be gracious unto you the night and in the day you receive that blessing this morning I want you to turn to somebody and tell him he's the Lord