 Pace assembly live. We're glad that you've joined us today. In just a moment we're going to go into the sanctuary where we're worshiping the Lord in every portion of the service from giving, lifting of our hands, singing and the word of God that's going to come your way today. We hope that you will engage the service right there where you are and that the presence of God will be made real no matter where you are around the globe. We know that we're reaching so many people around the world right now and our effort and every part that we do is about reaching one more soul in the gospel of Jesus Christ. Thank you for helping us accomplish that through your giving and your prayerful support. May God bless you now as we enter into the service let's go live into the presence of God. If you'll stand with me this morning Pastor asked me to start the service off in prayer and I started thinking about prayer before service and I don't want you to ask God for anything when you open up this service. When we begin to pray I want you to worship the one that gave you the legs to walk into the sanctuary so right now I want you to worship the Lord without any music right now I want to hear a church worshiping an almighty God with your hands lifted or if you can't stand your sitting it doesn't matter how loud it doesn't matter how soft just worship the creator of the universe the creator of all tell them how much you love him isn't this a sound that we want to hear in the sanctuary hallelujah we worship you Lord worship you we welcome you into the house of the Lord mercy endureth forever you know I think we need to be reminded of this fact hallelujah that we come into the house of the Lord and we kind of know what's going to happen it's kind of like a pattern and pastor has said many times in the tabernacle study when the pattern is right the glory will fall and we are doing the pattern that happened at the tabernacle when they first came into the outer court they gave a sacrifice and the inner court they had communion and we'll be having that later on and thanksgiving and praise and then you're able to go into the holy of holies how many of you want to go into that holy place today so my and your responsibility is when we come into the house of the Lord every time we come into the house of the Lord and if you're new today and you're so in you're not used to this this is why we do what we do when you come into the house of the Lord you give him praise you give him glory you don't ask for anything but Lord come down amongst and dwell amongst your people because when the pattern is right when the pattern is right when the pattern is right the pattern if the patterns right in your life the glory will fall in your life so no matter where you are at in the sanctuary or driving in your car when the pattern is right and you give him praise and worship unto him then the glory will fall and now let me tell you we start out our services with this great group that is up here and they've been upstairs I know already praying the glory down they do that every Sunday morning before they don't walk out and I appreciate everything about them but you have a responsibility to praise yourself holy am I can't I and God gives us a man of God to bring the word now our job is to give at the first of the service this is the only time in the service except from the offering that we are a giver on a Sunday morning so this is the time that you give is during the praise and worship and offering giving the rest of the service is God giving back to us that is through a man of God through the word of God so the best opportunity and time to praise him is at the beginning of every service that you walk into now there are some of you that would rather stay out until the preaching starts but that's all wrong because you have a responsibility to give him praise and glory so the glory will fall upon your life so right now let's sing that song one more time and then they're gonna come and begin praise and worship now praise and worship can be fast and then it can be slow but still it's praise and worship still it's a time that you and I have to with God that you can give him all the glory and all the honor so with hands lifted up let's sing that song one more time I love you lord oh tell him best praise this morning the presence of the lord it's good to be in the house your first time guests with us we're certainly glad to have you join us if it is your first time slip your hand up where you are we'd like to acknowledge you amen god bless you and all of you that are watching online come on little for those of you that are watching online we're certainly glad to have you join us take time to share it out let other people know that they can join in and be a part of this great service today I promise you there's an atmosphere of the ability of god to do the impossible today how many of you sense that in this arena how many of you recognize that you need you need the touch of god inside of your life let me see your hand amen with that with that faith becomes the currency that connects us to god's impossibilities and I want to encourage you today just keep your face stretched out while you're doing that let me give you some word on top of that somebody in this building I don't want to say it exactly like this but it's the only way I think you're sitting on your bible so reach up underneath and you'll find perhaps the bible hopefully you're that person who gets today's bible amen if you got that ticket where you at there it is right up in the bleachers praise god so glad to have you and pray that god will bless you with that bible now if you're looking for a bible you just keep on coming we're giving bibles out all this year we started in january I don't know what week this is but we've given out a lot of bibles and I want you to understand something the word of god is the best thing you could have in your heart and in your mouth today amen so I encourage you to be here and god bless you for doing that hey I'm gonna give something else away today I just was walking out here because of the message I'm on preach I'm just I've only written one book and it was a chore to get it there but it was god's hand to be able to put it together I had to cancel one contract with a company that went out of went out of business they they they took my money and ran but I said you know what I'm gonna get this thing put out there because I know it's a god thing let me just give you a quick background on this and then I'm gonna give three of them away to somebody who may not have one or I may just take them if you don't want them but anyway standing in the back back there is Blake Deerson Blake wave your hand at me right here amen his father was praying for him several years ago I was preaching a series of messages on the suddenly expect the suddenly how many of you remember hearing that series some of you may have expect the suddenly and God gave me a word of wisdom on that Wednesday night to his father said your son who you haven't seen in seven years I believe God is giving a word of wisdom he's gonna you're gonna see him in 24 hours he's gonna call you and say dad I want to come home the next afternoon I got a phone call from his father who said pastor I need to be able to go to Texas my son just called me after seven years he just called me and said dad I want to come home expect the suddenly since that time he's been a member of this staff right here in charge of making sure that the house of God is on the level that it needs to be and I'm delighted for what God's done in Blake's life and if anybody I got three I got three books here that the first persons who you come on get these books right now just get up and come on and get them right now I wouldn't I only got three children only got three behold I tell you what I'll get some more that was a limited supply I'll go back and get the other limited supply and bring that out later amen if you snooze you lose right I'll get some more of them I'm gonna tell you I believe that God has some sudden leads for people inside of this building today how many of you came expecting God raise God I want you to get ready to do that and as you're getting ready to give I know that Rita was telling you a few moments ago about how that you giving into the kingdom of God is the start of your worship that is beginning to happen inside this building and you also have the privilege of being able to give in your tithe and offering and this happens to be the first Sunday of the month which is mission Sunday we support a number of different missionaries around the world many that are inside of the states many that are outside of the states I just want to let you know not one of them that we support are just kind of hanging out there or collecting funds and doing nothing we vet them all the time because your finances that you give toward the work of the kingdom is extremely important we don't want to squander that we don't want to say you know somehow that it's not being used for what it needs to be so I want to let you know that every dime you give and missions over and above your tithe and offering in this offering this morning is going to go to help a missionary stay on the field help them to keep preaching the gospel and when it comes time you're going to stand before the throne of God and because you gave towards that God's going to turn around and bless you with rewards in heaven because you supported a missionary to get the gospel somewhere come on say a good amen somebody so I want you to be a giver this morning you got a privilege to be able to do that and the information is on the wall you can give the buckets are provided in the back we've got tithing envelopes for you you can put cash watches gold teeth whatever that it may be how many of you know that inflation is real inflation is real I got some wings the other day to eat some wings I had no idea that they were golden wings by the time the lady told me how much those wings cost I said I think I could have chased some chickens down by myself let me tell you the cure for that inflation taking hold of your life it's called tithes and offerings under the Lord and one thing I know about God's going to get his tithe and his offering I can't get no help up here but I'll get it I'll get it from myself I'm going to tell you he's going to get it now you may not recognize it drive down the road man why did two tires go out on my car because God's going to get his tithe and offering but I just want to say to you when you give you're never more like God's character when you're giving y'all are mighty quiet Presbyterian church this morning but I'm preaching truth I'm telling you when you give when you give let me just say this to you the fluctuation of the economy is going to happen between now and the coming of Jesus Christ like we've never seen before in our lifetime it's the last days the antichrist system of the economy is setting itself up there's no doubt about it but I don't care if there's a famine in the land watch the life of Isaac and you'll see that he planted seed in a famine and it returned back to him a hundred fold while he was still alive on this earth I can't get no helping here but I'll say amen to myself watch as over and over again in the Word of God you see this happen where they plant in a famine and reap a harvest where Joseph in the middle of a of a breakdown of the entirety of the world's economic and food systems and everything else still had enough there because he honored God first let me say this to you I've been doing this for a long long time and every time that I have proven God God has proven me over and above over and above in his blessings into my life how many of you've experienced that let me see your hand if you have today I need you to reach in and grab the biggest gift that God would put inside of your spirit not what you think but what God wants and then I'm going to tell you this you can expect that God is going to bless you more ways than economically let me ask you this if God said give an offering today and watch what I do with your children to turn them around pastor you can't pay for salvation you're exactly right but you can show God where your heart is because it's not after the money it's after your heart I'm preaching right now and so I'm just saying to you today if God was going to do something and you it was waiting on our response how would you respond I wouldn't do it halfway or one quarter I think I'd give what God says and watch God prosper my life can you say a man to that today father in the name of Jesus we thank you for the blessings of the Lord that make us rich and adeth no sorrow that's your word so we trust you today we believe you today we expect today because you're the God who returns it back to us in more ways than we could ever imagine somebody needs a job here today God I pray that you would open up that opportunity for a job for them not just any job but the job that you are asking of them to do I pray that you would bless those that may be in a place of financial difficulty you're able to bring them out with one act of obedience and faith on their part you can meet all of their needs according to your riches and glory by Christ Jesus for all of this we give you the glory honor and praise in Jesus mighty name and everybody shouted a great big amen amen God bless you let me just mention to you very quickly as you're preparing to receive communion this morning both here and around the world in fact watching in Pensacola in Alabama Louisiana Kansas Sicily Italy in Brazos Valley Texas Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany in Kenya ladies and gentlemen people are joining us around the world this morning would you give the Lord praise for those that are watching with us today there's information inside of your bulletin or inside of your yeah in your bulletin that's what I'm saying that you need to be aware of I refuse to promote 60 years of my own birthday but I will say this I'm privileged and Rita and I are privileged to have the opportunity that God has afforded us after 18 years on this very first day of October first day of October on Sunday it was 18 years ago today that we came to stand on the shoulders of those that have gone before to become your pastors of this great church and I just want to let you know for 18 years it has been a tremendous blessing we watched as God has blessed us and we walked through some difficult valleys but I can tell you when God gets through with it he works it all together for good and give God the glory for all he's done can you say amen and so we're delighted about that and I want you to know what a privilege it is for us to be able to be your pastors we're not the greatest and I can certainly stumble over my words I'm probably not the greatest orator that you've ever heard I use the word ain't frequently and y'all for those of you that are imports into the south y'all but I just want to let you know that it is our great privilege to be able to be your pastors and we look forward to seeing what God's gonna do in the coming days I believe God's got great things amen y'all mighty quiet bunch this morning I'm gonna throw something at you here in a minute that didn't even stir you my god there are posters that are out in the four year you're waiting on something else to happen I know I'm we're going to get to communion there are posters out in the four year both handbills and large posters that you can take and help advertise the Pace Family Fest I want to encourage you to be able to do that that's coming up in just a few weeks if you would like to be a sponsor for the Pace Family Fest we welcome you to be able to do that there's information you can get from the office tomorrow that will help you to know what you need to do and we will put your business name or whatever it may be out there on a banner if you are in that category and we'll make sure that people know of those that are sponsors and it will be a blessing to be able to do that why because everything we do is reaching another soul with the gospel of Jesus Christ and so what I need you to know is this whether you believe it or not the Pace Family Fest last year reached into the near drive of this church and brought people here that have never darkened the door of a church didn't know the name of God from Adam and now that's what they're talking about and talking about getting their children into church I want you to know something my friends we're after one more soul how many of you after one more soul out there I want you to open up your communion this morning the Bible says that let a man examine himself so that he doesn't take of the communion unworthily what do you mean by that pastor it means that our hearts and our lives should be pure and clean before him it's not something we can do it's something that Christ does he does it from the inside out and so for this moment that we are here and those of you that are joining us online as you have your communion all the way around the world in Kenya they're joining us in communion this morning I want you to know that there was only one who could pay the ultimate sacrifice of sin and no matter what we do no matter how many times we come to church how many times we pray read our Bible there was only one sacrifice that could be made and his name was Jesus today they curse his name blaspheme his name but today we remember his name the name that was given to him that is above every other name that at that name every knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess that he is Lord Lord means owner y'all he is the owner of it all he is Lord of all I want you to know he's the Lord of the Christians and he's the Lord of the Jews he's the Lord of the Catholics the Protestants and every other denomination whether they want to call him Lord or not he is the Lord of all and makes no difference where they are he's the Lord of the Muslims he's the Lord of the Christians he's the Lord of people in Russia and China and right here in pace but I'm going to tell you what I'm most thankful for I'm thankful that he's my Lord he has risen from the dead and he is Lord every knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord you hold in your hand a symbol of the broken body of Jesus Christ today as we prepare our own hearts to receive I truly believe that there are people in this building and watching online that are about to receive their healing from the Lord Jesus Christ it's not because of a wafer in communion it's not because of the cup it's because of what it represents the power of God hallelujah the awesome power of God to do what you and I cannot do today as you hold that bread in your hand he said remember me just remember put me back in your life as the first priority and whatever you do don't forget me put me over every circumstance put me over every situation put me over your mind over your bank account over your family over your children remember me and in doing so I'll add all these things to your life Lord Jesus we thank you for giving yourself for a sin sacrifice that we could not pay you paid the debt we could not pay today Lord we remember what you have done and we say look deeply within our soul today and examine our lives and see as David prayed if there be any wicked way anywhere down in our soul cleanse us from all unrighteousness and Lord as we receive this bread today we recognize the broken body of Jesus Christ who was wounded for our transgressions and bruised for our inequities the chastisement of our peace was laid upon him and with his stripes we are healed heal somebody today Lord by the power of your spirit let it be done in Jesus name you may receive this bread thank you Jesus thank you Lord thank you Jesus thank you Jesus thank you Jesus boy if you're receiving your healing right now I want you just lift your hand and give him praise right now and if you don't feel anything but you know he's your healer just lift that other hand towards heaven and give God the touch that you need he's touching you back right now in the name of Jesus we give you glory for it right now you have that cup in your hand the Bible says that in the blood is the life in the blood is the life of Jesus Christ it is also the location of every disease known to man that's the reason why he said by this blood by the blood of Jesus you can be healed because through his DNA through his sacrifice on the cross you and I have the privilege of being able to not just deserve it but to have everlasting life and an abundant life a life healed and hold by the power of Jesus Christ if you believe that this morning hold that cup up Lord Jesus I thank you now because the blood of Jesus represented by this cup is exactly what the world needs and it's what I need in my life so I'm asking you Lord don't just let it go down my esophagus let it go from the top of my head to the soul of my feet let it regenerate every part of my body if there is disease in the liver in the pancreas in the heart in the kidneys Lord if there's disease in the lymph nodes if there's disease in any part of my body I believe right now in the name of Jesus that you are the God of miracles Lord do a miracle inside of my life to the glory of God I give testimony of it right now and we believe that by your stripes and by the blood of Jesus we're made whole in Jesus name you may receive this cup today hallelujah now just set that cup aside because you're about to testify right now you're about to testify right now of what God is going to do in your life everybody all over this building stand and lift your hands towards heaven come on stand and lift your hands towards heaven just like you've received exactly what you have need of what you're expecting what you're believing for what you know to do is right what you know to do in worship and adoration under the Lord come on and lift your hands and bless the Lord come on claim that over your house right now lift those hands touching any one thing miracle right now because you're just touching and agreeing on every stronghold loose the freedom of God in this place from person to person let it praise you right now God for my friend who I've got a in the name of Jesus for them right now we can't have church to your comes near come on Jesus right now across this entire auditorium right there watching online sees an issue going on in your body lift your hand where you are right that communion was the assurance of your healing did you hear what I said the communion was an assurance on the cross he took care of it just keep the whole hand up right there they're all up on the platform the miracle power and I came to tell you today somebody in this building is leaving healed in a hole by the power of Jesus Christ and I speak right now to the cancer inside of the box and I say there's victory in the name of Jesus here's a real test of your faith can you praise God for somebody else getting their healing in here don't clap don't clap don't clap lift your hand open your mouth you can clap at the ball game God wants to hear your voice God wants to hear your mouth open up and confess I said well pastor I'm not I don't have any disease going on I'll hit you up this week I wonder if you could put some praise on credit and say Lord I may not need it today but I want to thank you that I'm healed this time next week already this month come on somebody by the end of the year you're clearing up give me somebody in this building somebody watching online that can put it on just remain standing let me put some word on it anybody ready for some word on it I say is there anybody ready for some word on it let me put this word on you flip over in your bible to Psalm 86 this is not my text I just want to put it on you Psalm 86 somebody say Psalm 86 Psalm 86 if you found it say amen you're still looking say hold up it's in the Psalm numbers 86 it's on page 753 look at Psalm 86 look at it look how I want you to get this David is writing because of the pursuance of his enemies you should read the whole chapter but David says bow down on ear oh Lord hear me for I am poor and needy preserve my soul for I am holy I'm walking right oh thou my God save thy servant that trusted in thee I read that this morning look at me I read that this morning because sometime in the recent weeks it's just been revealed yesterday that some archaeological dig was going on in Israel and I've told you every time there needs to be a confirmation of God's word God will blow his nose and blow the dirt off of something and an archaeologist archaeologists will find it so the antiquities of Israel discovered a stone inscribed in the stone this ancient stone that was found with many other items they just located it under the dirt was the words that I just read in the first two verses of Psalm 86 penned by David inscribed on a stone that I may not impress you but I'm just going to tell you anytime they find in an archaeological dig from thousands of years ago that someone wrote down on some rocks the words that I'm holding in my Bible right now come on somebody you don't believe that little boy takes a little rock he's out in the middle of the desert down by the dead sea the kumran caves he just messing around out there throws a rock into the cave there's a bunch of caves out there y'all have seen it caves everywhere he threw it into the right cave this time it wasn't just landing in silence this time it said tink and he hit a bunch of vessels of pottery went inside and started collecting what we know to be the dead sea scrolls y'all don't believe me and I walked up to those dead sea scrolls as they are on display there in Israel and I read these words almost verbatim he's despised and rejected from Psalm 53 a man of sorrows acquainted with grief and it goes on to say that he was wounded for our transgressions bruised for our iniquities ladies and gentlemen the word is alive let me tell you where the word is he's not occupying just his seat at the right hand of the father this morning the word is walking among us by the power of his spirit and whatever the word touches gets healed by the power of God if you believe that say amen somebody that was a mini sermon for you now turn over to the book of Matthew chapter 28 Matthew chapter 28 and verse number 19 Matthew 28 19 verse 18 back up did your team lose yesterday I knew there was a depressive spirit going on in here welcome to Sunday where the Lord's team wins every week regardless of opposition now get over it all of our Georgia fans that are here we welcome you victory in the name of Jesus verse 18 and Jesus came and speaking to them saying all power how much power come on talk to me church how much power is given unto me in heaven and on earth so Jesus has all the power the devil has no power Jesus got all the power verse 19 the commissioning of the church last words before Jesus lifts off from the planet go you therefore and teach all nations baptizing them in the name of the father the son and the holy ghost teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I've commanded you and lo I am with you always even until the end of the world you believe that go to Acts 2 Acts chapter 2 Acts chapter 2 verse number 1 says y'all with me and when the day of Pentecost was fully come they were all with one accord in one place and suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind and it filled all the house where they were sitting and they appeared unto them cloven tongues like as a fire and it sat upon each of them and they were all filled with the holy ghost and began to speak with other tongues as the spirit gave them utterance wait a minute back up to Acts 1 and 8 Jesus last last words before he left and he said this to them but you shall receive that was the lamest power I've ever heard but you shall receive that's what I'm talking about after that the holy ghost has come upon you and you shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem and in Judea and in Samaria and in Kenya and in Texas and in Kansas and in Sicily Italy and all the parts all the way around the world the other most parts of the earth go to Hebrews 11 we're going to get some word today Hebrews 11 Hebrews 11 verse 1 says now faith is a substance of things hope for the evidence of things not seen for by it the elders obtained a good report here's what you need to know through faith we understand the worlds were framed by the Word of God so that the things which are seen were not made of the things which do appear and then he goes on to list these individuals by faith able by faith in it by faith Noah by faith Sarah by faith Moses by faith Abraham and on and on the list goes and it comes down to verse number 32 down at verse number I'm sorry down in verse number down in verse number I'm going to give you that verse number in a second verse number 15 how's that wait verse 13 it's right above 15 I promise these all died in the faith well there's a happy day but watch it not having received the promises but having seen them a far off and we're watch these three words persuaded of them and embraced them and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth for they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country and truly if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out they might have had opportunity to have return but now they desire a better country that is a heavenly where for God is not ashamed to be called their God for he has prepared for them a city can you say a man to that go back to Ephesians chapter 5 told you go and get some word Ephesians 5 look at verse 14 a lot of scripture for some background this one I want to zero down on verse 14 of chapter 5 of Ephesians if you found it say a man wherefore he saith awake thou that sleepest and arise from the dead and Christ shall give the light see then that you walk circumspectly be careful how you walk not as fools but as wise verse 16 redeeming the time because the days are evil another translation better translation says making use of every opportunity because the days are evil you believe that say a good amen one last passage go to revelation 3 in a moment I'm going to preach from Genesis to revelation look at verse number seven revelation 3 verse 7 if you found it say amen if you're still looking go to the back of the book revelation 3 verse 7 says into the angel of the church in Philadelphia right these things saith he that is holy he that is true he that had the key of David he that openeth and no man shut and shutteth and no man openeth I know thy works behold I have set before thee an open door of opportunity and no man can shut it for thou has a little strength and has kept my word and has not denied my name behold I will make them of the synagogue of satan which say they are jews and are not but do lie behold I will make them to come and worship before thy feet and to know that I have loved thee because thou has kept the word of my patience I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation which shall come upon the world to try them that dwell upon the earth behold I come quickly hold fast to thou which thou has that no man take thy crown and him that over cometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my god and he shall go no more out and I will write upon him the name of my god the name of the city of my god which is the new Jerusalem which cometh down out of heaven from god and I will write upon him my new name and if you've got an ear you better be hearing God set before the church at Philadelphia an open door I came to speak to you today about our big god I want to say he's bigger than what you think he is and I want to talk to you about big faith because whatever you have you can't enlarge it and I want to talk to you this morning about a big kingdom the kingdom of God that is exclusive in the church of the Lord Jesus Christ worldwide and this is my message this is your opportunity look at your neighbor and tell him this is your opportunity father now bless I pray and anoint me to preach your word I pray that you would Lord get the glory the honor and the praise of all that is done today in Jesus name and everybody shout a great big amen look at somebody to prophesy to him tell him this is your opportunity tell him you may not get another one like this this is your opportunity the kingdom of God is represented on earth by the church the body of Christ worldwide no other organization nor their organism has has the mandate on it that is direct from God to the church it is exclusive for those that are bloodbought that have come and placed their faith in the cross of Jesus Christ that had made entry into the church not by the shaking of a preacher's hand or the signing of a card but by the blood of Jesus you are in the church of the Lord Jesus Christ and the kingdom of God you need to know this especially with all the rhetoric going on around our days talking about democracy I want to let you know something that the church the kingdom of God is not a democracy the kingdom of God is a theocracy meaning that God is the king he's the jury and he's the final judge God is the king of his kingdom and the Bible said he blesses who he wills God is committed to accomplish the and finish the word the word the word of the world and it's a big work which takes a body of believers with one vision and one purpose purpose purpose and ladies and gentlemen I submit to you today it is an opportunity and he invites us to partner with him to accomplish that how many of you know God could do it all by himself he could do it and yet he looks at little old me and you and said I want to partner with you if you'll come and be a servant in the kingdom I want you to help me build this great big kingdom on the earth because when I come again I'm gonna set up my kingdom on the earth and of his kingdom there shall be no end one vision one purpose the church in Philadelphia gives us a real clear example of what we're dealing with today everybody wants to be a member of the church at Philadelphia the church for those of you they didn't just come up with that motto in the city of Philadelphia and God knows they need some brotherly love up there everybody's breaking in and stealing I got a pastor friend of mine right now who is pastoring one of our assembly of God churches up there good friend and right across the street they're building a gigantic in fact I think he said the largest mosque in all of Pennsylvania right across the street when I talked to him about it one time several years ago he said pastor it's just an opportunity some people look at his opposition but God said it's an opportunity I want to change your mentality this morning because everything that's coming against you is not against you in fact I submit to you today that some things that are coming against you God sent against you it's on the church of Philadelphia in Revelation 3 it's one of the seven churches of Asia one of the last of the seven churches that were formed there in the upper deck of well the lower portion of Turkey just above Syria and so forth these seven churches are there and there was a letter sent the book of Revelation sent to each one of them to read this particular church of Philadelphia had endured all manner of testing and trials and persecution harassment from the synagogue the Bible says of Satan pressed to their limits these are believers that are trying to serve the Lord and yet they are harassed they are tormented they are tortured they are pressed to their limit but they had a testimony the Bible says and it was one word faithful Jesus said of this church you have been faithful Jesus is saying to church at Philadelphia in the book of Revelation and he is saying to this church this morning behold I have set before you an open door yesterday the door was closed today the door is open and the Bible says that when Jesus is speaking this to John he said I want you to know that I am the one who is holding the key to the door I am the true and the faithful one who holds the key to the door I don't have time to go into the backstory of that I just want to let you know the key is what gives authority and control to the one who possesses it so for the church of Philadelphia just to know who is holding the key was enough for them to keep on keeping on I want to talk to you this morning because when God shuts the door the Bible says no man or devil can open it and when God opens the door get this in your head no man or devil can close it pastor I don't know why I didn't get the job don't you worry that when God opens the door up you'll be able to walk right on in there by faith and if he shuts the door look for the next one to be open it's just an opportunity no matter the problem of life Jesus is saying to Philadelphia and he's saying to us I've got the key to every situation of your life God says to the church of Philadelphia you don't have as much strength I know that and you've been beaten and you've been persecuted and you've been emotionally wrung out and spiritually attacked and Jesus said that's all right I got the key I got the power and I've got the authority I want to say this to you because our world is in complete chaos all the way around and they're looking for a leader and someone that can step up and have power and authority I came to tell you who holds the key of power and authority it's none other than the great big god that we serve whose son is Jesus Christ let him write him off if he wants to but one day if you're a senator and you die with that in your heart you're gonna see him face to face come on somebody I came to tell you Jesus holds the key and ladies and gentlemen just because the world is in chaos don't mean that you and I in the church have to be in that same condition he is noting our strength level he's noting our faith level he's noting our faithfulness and he says to you I've got all the power and strength that you need to accomplish what I've called you to accomplish come on somebody this church in revelation was in the middle of satan's turf things like things like school board members who say out in I think it's Arizona quoting a passage of scripture from the bible and now has been set up on charges and is now having to go to court because of quoting scripture or maybe it's someone who stands up for their children in a school board meeting or in the house of authority some state house whatever that it is all kinds of stuff is going on and they're leveling their guns at the christians because you and I seem to be the problem I came to tell you we're not the problem it's just an opportunity for us to show Jesus Christ alive and well Jesus commended them he had absolutely no condemnation for them he said you haven't denied my word and you haven't denied my name ladies and gentlemen we're not just singing victory in the name of Jesus for no reason this morning we're elevating the name of Jesus this morning because he said if I be lifted up from the earth I'll draw all men unto myself he said you haven't denied my name why is that so important because this past week we'll see you at the poll and students and faculty and staff and parents gathered around flag poles at their schools and they begin to pray and call on the name of Jesus Christ I just want to say to you and all of you that are watching don't be ashamed of the name of Jesus Christ in this hour remember there was Jesus name that got you out of the trouble that you're in remember when you speak the name of Jesus even demons tremble at the name of Jesus so whatever you do don't make excuses when you're bowing your head in a public place or you're bowing your head at the school lunchroom table bow your head close your eyes clasp your hands and open your mouth and release the name of Jesus into an occupied space that the devil thinks he owns but light has come because somebody will speak the name of Jesus I see satan he says has been trying to stop you trying to close the door but he can't close what I've opened and he can't open what I closed God has a promise of an open door for this church an opportunity that you didn't think you had the strength for let me just tell you I was one of the things I wanted to say to you for a few moments a few moments ago when I was telling you about this being our anniversary date of coming to be your pastor you're looking at the most inadequate person to be standing up here he got mighty quiet because there's no manual for church oh I know there's church growth experts and we've had them and there's there's resourcing people where we call people in and say help us to be able and we've had them and and we followed this book and that book but but since COVID ladies and gentlemen they're in a pastor in the land that knows how to put their finger on it because why because there is such a movement toward the coming of Jesus and the pressure of the antichrist that we're sitting much like the church at philadelphia in the very seat of satan every day of our lives that's just an opportunity a church of an open door is an opportunity to see the loss saved the sick healed the dead raised and the restoration of the broken now why am I preaching this message on this mission sunday because I think we need to get back to the business of focusing on the lost instead of our own need and this past week I can't share all of it with you because I'm not sure if these individuals are sitting in this building right now but but one of the members of this church he and his wife went to a local place to eat some breakfast and the next thing you know they get in a conversation with the person that is there who came last year to the pace family fest and for the first time we're introducing their nine-year-old child to god for the first time they live within a rock's throw of this church I came to tell you ladies and gentlemen I'm announcing today the invasion of all the neighborhoods and the people that are coming in here with the gospel of jesus christ and I don't care if it's a drug house in florida town or a gated community on the north end I want you to know it's time that we arise to the occasion and see an opportunity and not an obstacle I don't care that they've declared centero's a county the fentanyl capital of northwest florida and florida I came to tell you it's an opportunity for us to see the delivering power of god and speak a word over young people that are dying with suicide and every day there's a crisis but god has got your name and he's appointed you in this hour to take hold of the opportunity that is right in front of you I won't talk to you about opportunity this morning because many times we let the opportunities go by not even recognizing the opportunity is a gift from god and I promise you I'm preaching this to me because I've had at least a couple of times that the lord has pointed out in just this past week that I ran right past my opportunity because I was frustrated I had to pull myself back into order this morning because I was running a little bit late I know this is your pastor why did I tell you I'm the most inadequate person to stand up here I don't know what I'm doing pas if you don't know what you're doing what do we oh no all that does is make me dependent and what you want is a pastor that's not dependent on the kind of book that he got from the last conference or somebody who spoke a word what you want is one that's hearing direct from the throne that says walk this way and do what god tells you to do so pace family fist is coming up and some of you think it's just a carnival but it ain't no carnival to me it's a soul-winning tool for me it's an opportunity ladies and gentlemen to reach into a community where people are not coming to church just because you got a church on the side of the road at one time Santa Rosa County held the Guinness Book of World Records for the most churches in the county all around the in hunted states did you know that you didn't know that you know it now I dare you to get in your car and drive highway 90 between here in Milton and count all the churches you'll find out there's enough church if churches buildings would get people say this entire county would be saved right now but obviously there is an opportunity left what some people they say count as trash others count as treasure what the religious crowd counted as trash in front of the temple Peter and John said this is an opportunity to see the glory of God come on now what some people look at people walking down the road I saw him this morning and more and more you're seeing more in the addicts that are walking down the road who are almost lost in their mind and in a world all their own and I looked at one coming in who was walking down the road this morning I said opportunity God give us opportunity opportunity that's all I need don't let me miss my opportunity if I miss my opportunity I might miss the total purpose of my life that's the reason why this church is sitting on this corner that's why you're in this building calling yourself a member an attendee it's because you saw an opportunity and God said I'm gonna give you another one if you like that one I'm gonna give you another this is important for us to get a hold of because every day is a day of opportunity and yet too many people are not taking advantage of it never thinking that that opportunity might not come again so God established seasons to indicate change is about to occur now if you understand the timing of God in the seasons of your life then you can see God's hand always at work to bring about an expected in an opportunity that's the reason why the writer of Ephesians said redeeming the time take advantage of every opportunity because the days are evil here's a little definition for you they put it up on the wall an opportunity is an event or a moment in which actions of importance or significance can be achieved an appropriate or favorable time or location an opportunity biblically defined is when God given favorable qualities in your life or skills known or unknown to you can be recognized received and rewarded or manifest through Christ who gives you strength in other words God gives you inbred gifts because you belong to him because you gave your life to Jesus there is on the inside of you gifts abilities and opportunities that God is going to make available to you through the process of your life are you walking past those opportunities i can tell you and i'm in agreement with thomas Edison's quote here it is he said opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work work that's another sermon here's what Henry Ford said failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently if you don't learn from the last one you're doomed to repeat it i like what chuck swindoll said too we are all faced with great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations you might think that your son or daughter or the friend across the street is so hardened towards the gospel that every attempt that you try to sow seeds or you try to show them love it looks like it's falling on dead and dry ground but what you don't know is god is able to cause them to be such interested that when they click across facebook your neighbor may be watching right now it's an opportunity are you hearing what i'm saying this is important for you to get a hold of i'm doing a little teaching here the bible there is a strong connection in the bible between the word opportunity and seasons or periods of time and the appropriateness of the action what do you mean by that pastor god is called the church in this season for this time such as this to accomplish his work today god is called this church to seize the god opportunities because this time is running out and for some of us we're closer to that mark than others and y'all want to celebrate that my mind says i can still climb on the roof my body says don't do it don't do it don't do it and then along comes an advertisement see you have your birthdays in private along comes an advertisement with my face on it it says 60 60 60 but you know what i say 60 is the new 30 and if i have real trouble with all that i'll tell you it's 125 years in dog years so i'm feeling pretty good right now god who has foreordained you and presented you and predestined you for his purpose listen to this he called you he sanctified you he justified you and he will glorify you if you will stay in the purpose for your life with the opportunities that are in front of you some of you are thinking right now the opportunities that were afforded to you just this past week i want to give you some observations this is just some that the spirit of the lord dropped in my spirit just over the past few days i'm not going to preach on every one of them can you see them up there do what you need to do god is the god of opportunity every day look in the book of genesis and you'll find out throughout the entirety of the word of god that's the reason why i said i'm on preach the whole word of god to you in less than 15 minutes not an amen in the house doubters and unbelievers all over god is a god of opportunity every day look in the book of genesis and the evening in the morning was the first day and then god said in the evening in the morning was the second day and the evening in the morning was the third day what was he doing he's telling you that there's a day in which i did this and guess what tomorrow i'm going to do this i want to say to you ladies and gentlemen there is a god opportunity coming your way open up your eyes and tune your spiritual ears and get ready there's another one that's about to hit your life secondly i'm not going to preach all these all good opportunities are not god opportunities anybody ever took a good opportunity found out this isn't what i'm supposed to be doing amen six of us amen thank you for that help in here god opportunities are not measurable what do you mean by that when god gets in it it's bigger than what you think it is he says to abraham abraham go down to the seashore and count those grains of sand and that's how many of your seed is going to be look up into the heavens and see the stars and that's how many stars that's how many children and descendants you're going to have can i tell you something right now god's opportunities are so immeasurable that god is still fulfilling this word today through the seed of abraham that cannot be counted around this globe come on somebody god opportunities start in small places some folks are only looking for the big thing boy when it's big enough to match my ego i'll be ready to do it well you'll never see it because god starts small in our life here's the bible do not despise the days y'all don't know that scripture of small beginnings i found out one thing in my years of pastoring is that i don't want anything that god doesn't want me to have and i don't want something that god can't handle so you know what he started out me in my pastoring of 33 years he started me out with 10 he said that's all i can trust you with rogers you will kill the rest of them i know you do you grow into it come on somebody don't despise the day of so small beginnings god opportunities are hidden inside of you the bible says here's what he says your life and is hidden in christ in you have you explored what god has put on the inside of you i'm not talking about crossing your legs and folding your fingers and humming some mantra i'm talking about researching the word of god and letting the voice of are you listening to me this morning letting the voice of god speak into your heart and mind and say do this don't do this i want to tell you the will of god many times can be found out by the process of elimination in other words i'm not supposed to marry you thank you cross you off the list or you or you or you or you come on somebody come on talk to me somebody i'm not supposed isn't it funny how when you don't have any money and you go shopping for a car every one of them looks terrific and you don't care what color it is but suddenly when you got a little money in your pocket you start well i don't like red i don't like that flavor of red i like this red stop being picky about god's opportunities that's coming into your life if god drops one at your feet pick it up right then and do what god wants you to do with it because ladies and gentlemen you might not get that opportunity again god opportunities are hidden on the inside of you god wants us to discover the gifts that he has placed on the inside how many of you believe you got a gift on the inside and many of you do not let me tell you the first gift he's given you the bible says he's given to every man the measure of faith notice he says the measure he doesn't say that's the end of it he said it's just the beginning of it i love god don't you i love god because because he sees my need gives me what i need and then requires me to put that faith back in him i'm gonna just tell you you can't lose with that kind of opportunity and set in front of you are you hearing what i'm saying stop stop get your mind and your messiah mentality off you have never healed anybody come on somebody but i have laid hands on the sick multiple times and the lord saved the sick and raised them up and if there be any sin it shall be forgiven them god is not asking you to heal he's just asking you to have faith and obey him he'll do the rest god opportunities are time sensitive you better hurry up and get it done god opportunities have the power that you need to succeed that's acts too he said you can't do that don't preach don't teach don't try to witness don't do anything until you go and be in dude clothed with power from on high once you do that then you'll be equipped to do it because all that you need is in the power of the holy spirit to cause you to succeed in every god opportunity now i'm telling you as i stand in front of you this morning i'm not entitled i'm not worthy but i'm just telling you god set it up as an opportunity for me to be your pastor how do i know that because i can see the hand of the lord working all the way down the line how many of you can look behind you and say you know what i saw god there and then he moved me there and then he moved me there and i didn't think it was going to happen here and i didn't think it was going to happen but look what the lord has done and look where he's brought me to ladies and gentlemen don't despise the days of small beginning whenever it drops at your feet it's a time sensitive opportunity pick it up and obey god and the next one he's going to cause you to own the whole field ruth he's going to drop a little bit of handfuls on purpose for you and when you pick up what's in the corner he's going to say now i can trust you with a little bit i'm going to make your ruler over many come on somebody how many of you want to rule something when you come back with jesus christ in his kingdom well then you better get busy doing what you need to do now otherwise i'll be in charge of you in the state of florida it's an opportunity i won't finish this today god opportunities are in the opposition what do you mean by that this is this is what really got my spirit in this message that there have been plenty of attacks that you would pinpoint this is the devil doing this i see this is ever have you ever been just frustrated because you're frustrated i just need to know if i'm among friends out here and if you were in these two cars headed this way this morning please i didn't mean to look at you that hard i really didn't that's always my fear coming from my head when i turn on highway 90 i know i'm pushing to get there and this morning the lord said i'm going to teach you this message on the way to church i can't get no help in here but i'm by myself but it'll be all right and i want to learn at the first time how about you come on now what's happening pastor i'm driving down the road and there's a car in front of me it's going way too slow for me have i got any helpers in here way too slow for me way too slow and i'm i'm praying under my breath i'm praying you hear me only got three miles from where i am to get here and i'm praying i'm praying for them i say lord can you help them move faster and about the time i'm kind of creeping upon them a little bit and i look in my rear view mirror because it's time for me to go i look in my i look in my mirror to the left and here comes somebody else don't you think god won't i'm behind this one can anybody feel my frustration let me just tell you i'm the pastor of paces assembly of god on my way there suited and tied and i'm a little bit frustrated actually i'm a lot frustrated because i'm running a little bit too far behind see y'all just listen to my story but i know well because i follow some of y'all i'm behind this one right here and i'm praying for the i am praying for them it's spiritual y'all and along comes this one and what do they do they block me in have you ever been blocked in victory in the name of jesus come on talk to me now because why am i telling you that because there's gonna come another opportunity yesterday i get a call from my uh my real estate agent who we're trying to sell the house and and i'm on my way to go get some catfish anybody hungry right now i'm gonna get you out in five minutes i promise you so you can go get some catfish i know you don't believe me but i want to let you know this is an opportunity i'm on my way to get catfish read and i're going down there get some and all of a sudden i get a telephone call hey pastor i said tell me it's sold no but the air conditioner that you just installed broke down i'm out what we just paid the bill yeah it's 85 degrees in it all week long it's been 60 degrees around in here and on the saturday we open the door for somebody to come in it is 85 degrees nobody buys a house when it's 85 degrees in there i said i'll be right there i need to study the word of god charlie but now i gotta go fix air conditioners charlie and i was on the way to get me some fish i was all i had plans this is my life who stole this thing from me right now i know you don't say these things out loud but you think them in your heart who stole my life what devil's got the wheel and is driving me in places i don't want to go could it be i wasn't thinking at the time because it's an inconvenience talk to me somebody it's an inconvenience to go out of your way when you don't want to go but isn't that what sacrifice is all about anyway yes it is sometimes you've got to be forced by frustration and adversity into your opportunity because you won't hear god enough to get up and go do it thank you i just prophesied to somebody he's been yelling at you to go do it now he's gonna set you up by breaking something down so the air conditioners broke i'm almost done the air conditioners broke i walk in the house it's hot they had a buffet of fruits and cheeses for the people coming by and it's meltin down on the deck praise the lord there's three people standing in the room i introduce myself and the next thing you know we start breaking into a conversation not about the house not about what's going on in the world we start talking about Jesus and i'm standing there the door my wife is waiting in the truck i'm standing in the door of this hot house i've called the air conditioner repair guy he's on his way there's fruit meltin down over there it's a hot day in the city and now god wants me to talk to these people about jesus i want to do that right now i want to get on that boat and go to tarsus because these menovites are gonna kill me but it's an opportunity can you stop long enough for god to use your life can you stop long enough for the lord's purpose that you stood in there and said to be like jesus to be like jesus all i ask is to be like him here's your opportunity because we're in a me society i'm coming down this is at lana airport heartsfield airport closing right here anybody understand what i'm saying they circle a couple of times before they land you're gonna get an opportunity this week and it's gonna be an inconvenience to you because you've already got your to-do list already written out oh my god i feel the anointing on this right here and it's not going to be about what you can get out of them because they have nothing to offer they're laying in the hospital bed with tubes going in and out they can't do anything for you they can't slip you a pentecostal handshake they can do nothing for you but god said i want you to put the brakes on everything you're doing and go over to samaria because i've got a woman waiting at a well and it's going to be an opportunity and the disciples said what are we doing going over there those people hate us i don't want to be around them they don't want to be around me pastor i love jesus but i hate people well you laugh because it confirms what i'm saying right now but you know what you're not going to take your car to heaven and all those fancy clothes in your closet you ain't taking that either you ain't taking your house you're not taking any of this man the only thing you're going to get to take to heaven is another soul and they're only come on that's right give god pray now don't look see we want to finish it we want to go witness to these three inside of the house and talk to them about jesus and then i want some payback get on your knees let's pray through right now come on somebody we want to finish it we want okay god i'm here to save them you're not here to save them you're here to plant a seed and then along comes somebody else and he's going to water the seed and then god's going to give the increase and you're not going to hear about it until months and months maybe years later that they came out here to the family beat family fest and all of a sudden now you're hearing all the sudden that now their kid who has never heard anything about god now wants to talk about god all the time and by the way what time is wednesday night service so i can get my kid up there because we need jesus come on somebody that's an opportunity bring my musicians how many how many opportunities have we missed this past week because we are in a me society it's only one benefits me i was i was in a meeting one time with a group of people and we were talking about church stuff and one of the people in the meeting spoke up and said well pastor the only way that this thing's going to work is for people to have a response to this question because this is all people care about what's in it for me and i came to tell you that is not the theology of jesus christ he said i didn't come to be able to save those that are i came to the lost i came to the hurting i came to the broken i came to the one that nobody wants and i found this out when we seek out the people that nobody wants god will give us the ones that everybody wants i just want to let you know this as well heaven and the kingdom of god has no deficit they're not bankrupt you need to hear me i read it this morning the united states of america's debt now is over 30 trillion dollars anybody 33 thank you third i wish you to held off see that's that's that's 33 trillion dollars someone made the calculation that if that if somebody spent x amount of dollars from the days of jesus into the time we're in right now they would not have exhausted one trillion dollars you know what that is that's an opportunity and you know what i gave you an opportunity a little while ago to give of your heart in hard-earned finances into the kingdom of god so that it will pay dividends later come on somebody it's an opportunity it's an opportunity when people say i don't know that i can make it let me tell you what you can do you can tell him you know what i've been given into the kingdom of god for all these years not only is the lord not let me down but every time i give he multiplies it back to me in ways that i could never understand are you talking to me somebody it's an opportunity to tell them don't depend on the government don't depend on this one they're arguing right now we're going to keep and people are biting their fingernails as if the government is the supplier of their finances ladies and gentlemen i want you to know you don't have an overseer that is earthly god is my source come on talk to me somebody and when i respond to him he will give me an opportunity this is the opportunity he says in malachi prove me here with you know what he said to the children of israel i set before you life and death and then he tells us what to choose choose life it's an opportunity i'm not through with this message i'll bring it lord will in next week i want to just tell you that god is going to set you up with an opportunity my prayer for this congregation constantly is that god gives you opportunities wherever you are because all this is right here is a teaching preaching get the word of god inside of you but the application of it and the timing of it is out there when you when you go in on your job you're a car salesman see because today they don't want you say anything about jesus on your job but i'm gonna tell you what as long as i'm there i'm gonna slip something into every deal i do come on come on all you teachers and administrators are out here there's a way to get jesus inside the schools right now and there's an opportunity you know why because there's kids that are crying out is there anybody that cares for my soul come on somebody there's an opportunity an opportunity dare we pray for an opportunity oh yeah oh yeah but but but but get ready because god's going to jump right in the middle of your agenda that you wrote out already this is what i'm going to do on monday tuesday and this is what i'm going to go grocery shopping on wednesday and then i'm going to get my nails done on thursday and i'm going to get my hair done on friday and and blah blah blah blah and you know what god's going to do he's going to leave you there at the beautician who's breaking down crying like crazy you don't know i just came to i just came to get my hair done now here's the dilemma that goes on on the inside of you y'all alright this is my last circle right here at heartsfield i'm coming in you know what you're standing there watching them cry and the dilemma goes on on the inside of you oh man i gotta hurry up and get to this next appointment or my pastor told me about an opportunity and you know what it's a time-sensitive event i'll tell you this and i'll close pastor higgy was here a couple uh uh last weekend isn't that right two weekends ago my how time slips away ain't it funny i'm sorry um and i met with him and and miss diana we had a little dinner together and he told me he said pastor really said actually she told me she said uh said we went down here to the store public's pick up a few things oh we're here she said all the sudden this lady comes up in the aisle and recognizes john pastor higgy in the grocery aisle and she comes up pastor higgy blah blah blah can you pray for me i got this going on this going on now this is so important because because just last night there's a conference that's going to be going on in california with a whole battery of pastors that if i called their name some of them you would know and the whole conference is called cessation in other words how miracles went out with the apostles but i know pastor higgy to be somebody who believes in miracles because he was preaching about it this morning and he stopped right there he was preaching what he did at publics in gulf breeze the woman said can you pray for me he said sure stop right there in the middle of getting my groceries leave me alone do you know who i am he didn't say none of that he said come on let's pray he lays hand on her in the aisle their eyes are closed when he opens his eyes there is a line of people to be prayed for in the grocery aisle ladies and gentlemen all the lord is waiting on is your hands to do what god wants to do get up on your feet this morning and give god the glory and the praise right now every head bowed every eye closed this is an opportunity this is your opportunity if you're not born again today i'm not going to circle the plane i'm just telling you the best thing you could ever do in your life is give your life to jesus christ and you know what's happening this morning there are hundreds of people in this auditorium and around the world that are praying for your salvation right now and this is an opportunity for you to give your life to jesus christ today tomorrow the bible says will be too late it's a time sensitive event if today you say pastor i don't know the lord but i want to know him and i want to come to him right now i see my opportunity if that's you lift your hand where you are right now come on cross this auditorium there may be somebody online that's watching right now you know what it would be wrong for me not to give you the opportunity that i have just preached about because jesus stopped on the side of the road and blind people got healed jesus stopped on the side of the road and the lame walked and today salvation has come to your house i want everybody to pray this prayer just in case somebody around the world that needs jesus christ says this is my opportunity and my only opportunity pray this prayer with me right out loud dear heavenly father i come to you in jesus name i believe you died on the cross for my sin i believe you were buried and you rose again on the third day i believe you're coming again lord jesus forgive me of my sins wash me with your precious blood come into my heart completely satan get out you have no place here jesus owns it all from this day forward i will serve you by your grace and when you come again take me to heaven when you come in jesus name if anybody's glad about the day you gave your life to jesus christ would you give him glory right now that your name is written in the book and here's what i want to do before we walk out the door i know my i'm landing right now you have no idea i'm landing i'm landing and i'm gonna tell you one of the reasons why i'm landing is because my girlfriend made chicken and dumplings for me and that's an opportunity i want you to gently lay your hand on your neighbor right now would you reach over across the aisle whatever why don't i want you to do that oh my god i wonder i wonder my friends and i dream this i dream this i i vision this i wonder what would happen if everybody in this building mobilized to win one soul this week that you take the opportunity to sow the seed to pour the water to reap the harvest what would happen in this sanctuary next week if everybody won one more so i'll tell you what would happen obviously it would double but more importantly heaven would begin to rejoice and who's to say who's to say that that one somebody comes across when i talk to that man in that house the other day he starts telling me about people that he knows that i knew in the connections i want god to use me this week don't you i want you to pray for your neighbor that god will use their life and give them an opportunity father in the name of jesus for all of my friends that are watching right now i pray right now god that you would open the door of opportunity it's not just about selling the house it's not about selling the car it's not about helping somebody on the computer it's not about teaching the class or or driving the bus or working at the business whatever that it is lord it's about the fact that you've left me alive for such a time as this and somebody that i come across this week while i'm while i'm sitting in the chair at the hospital while i'm going through the procedure somebody somebody is going to cross my path and you're going to open the door that no man can shut hallelujah lord at that moment would you make me sensitive holy spirit would you speak to me in such a way that it stops whatever i have planned and i do the purpose of god i thank you for that opportunity i thank you now for the inconvenience for the irritation for the frustration for the difficulty that it will bring the adversity that will come i thank you in advance for all of that because i want to be clay in your hands this week to make a difference in somebody's life if you prayed that prayer sincerely this lift your hand and thank god for that opportunity and that the holy spirit is equipping you right now to be what he's called you to be i thank you for it right now in the mighty name of jesus in the mighty name of jesus everybody believes it shout a great big amen i'll finish this lord willing next week shake hands with somebody it's an opportunity it might be a pentecostal handshake you don't know