WEBVTT NOTE Podcast: Acts 29 Vancouver Episode: Ambassadorial Ministry Of Spirit Publishing Date: 2018-06-03T06:00:44-07:00 Podcast URL: https://acts29.ca Episode URL: https://acts29.ca/ambassadorial-ministry-of-spirit/ 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:13.260 Let's pray. Let's get ready to move. Father God, thank you so much Lord. What a 00:00:13.260 --> 00:00:18.780 wonderful day it is for us as a body to gather together and praise you for who 00:00:18.780 --> 00:00:23.540 you are and what you are in our lives Lord. Thank you so much for 00:00:23.540 --> 00:00:28.320 your wonderful love and we're excited Lord. Thank you so much. Thank you so much. 00:00:28.320 --> 00:00:33.200 We praise you and Holy Spirit today you demonstrate your power, you demonstrate 00:00:33.200 --> 00:00:37.280 your will in this place Holy Spirit. Thank you so much for your wonderful 00:00:37.280 --> 00:00:42.080 wonderful wonderful wonderful presence Lord. What a wonderful presence it is and 00:00:42.080 --> 00:00:47.840 I pray that Holy Spirit accomplish what you what we what we have been resisting 00:00:47.840 --> 00:00:52.540 Lord. Accomplish us Lord Holy Spirit. Thank you so much in Jesus name I pray. 00:00:52.540 --> 00:01:01.700 Amen. Amen. Let's read couple of verses from the scripture and then let's move 00:01:01.700 --> 00:01:09.460 on. As we know Jacob started a series two weeks ago. He started to talk about the 00:01:09.460 --> 00:01:13.860 ministry of the Holy Spirit and those who have been in Australia so it's like 00:01:13.860 --> 00:01:18.460 I'm recapping this one because they're from my house yet so I need to take care 00:01:18.460 --> 00:01:29.820 of them. Okay so two weeks ago Jacob started the series on the ministry of 00:01:29.820 --> 00:01:36.140 the Holy Spirit. The first week he talked about, do you guys know? Oh 00:01:36.140 --> 00:01:42.180 very good. So the first week he talked about the blazing ministry of the Holy 00:01:42.180 --> 00:01:47.300 Spirit and last week he talked about the glorious ministry of the Holy Spirit and 00:01:47.780 --> 00:01:53.780 today I'm gonna talk about the ambassadorial ministry of Holy Spirit. 00:01:53.780 --> 00:02:02.740 The ambassadorial ministry of Holy Spirit. In India we have we used to have a car model 00:02:02.740 --> 00:02:09.220 ambassador. Do you remember? I went to Jacob's home in Kochi to meet Jacob's 00:02:09.220 --> 00:02:16.140 mother and then I saw this ambassador car there. It's a brand of India. It was a 00:02:16.180 --> 00:02:20.180 brand of India at the time but now it's no more in service. They are not making 00:02:20.180 --> 00:02:26.740 it. Today God has called us. You know when we accept Christ we 00:02:26.740 --> 00:02:31.460 enjoy God as our Father. We enjoy God as our healer and some of you have shared 00:02:31.460 --> 00:02:37.140 your stories and testimonies. We have experienced God's grace, 00:02:37.140 --> 00:02:42.700 God's mercy and God's glory in our life and in fact a day to day that's how we 00:02:42.700 --> 00:02:50.660 live. That's what drives us to move forward but at the same time everyone 00:02:50.660 --> 00:02:55.340 has called for something like God has called each one of us for different 00:02:55.340 --> 00:03:00.220 purposes. That's what the body is. Body is made by different parts. Some are 00:03:00.220 --> 00:03:03.900 like hands, some are like hearts, some are like feet. It's like everyone has a 00:03:03.900 --> 00:03:10.380 different role to play in the body but there is one common 00:03:10.380 --> 00:03:15.180 calling for each one of us. That one common calling for each one of us is 00:03:15.180 --> 00:03:20.900 ambassadorial calling. Everything that you do on this earth, every ministry that 00:03:20.900 --> 00:03:26.780 you do or however you want to do ministry or however you want to live 00:03:26.780 --> 00:03:33.380 the life that Christ wants us to live, it has ambassadorial calling at the 00:03:33.380 --> 00:03:40.100 beginning. Whether you worship, whether you go and preach or whether you do 00:03:40.100 --> 00:03:44.860 ministry among orphans or whether you build schools or whether you 00:03:44.860 --> 00:03:48.900 build roads or whether you develop programs like I do, computer programs 00:03:48.900 --> 00:03:54.580 whatever it is but everything behind that there is a prime 00:03:54.580 --> 00:03:59.500 calling for all of us that is ambassadorial because Christ 00:03:59.500 --> 00:04:03.940 when he was ascending to heaven that's what he did, that's what he 00:04:03.940 --> 00:04:09.300 gave us and we know we all talk about that Matthew chapter 28 verse 16, verse 00:04:09.340 --> 00:04:14.820 17, verse 18 that's what we talk about that God, Jesus Christ he sent us in his 00:04:14.820 --> 00:04:21.540 authority to into the world to make disciples. He sent his disciples to make 00:04:21.540 --> 00:04:27.300 disciples so that everyone can be part of his wonderful calling. So whatever you 00:04:27.300 --> 00:04:31.980 do, whatever ministry or whatever however we are we are pursuing our calling or 00:04:31.980 --> 00:04:37.460 living out our lives the prime the the prime calling of our life on this earth 00:04:37.460 --> 00:04:42.660 is to become is to be an ambassador for God. Today that's what we are gonna learn 00:04:42.660 --> 00:04:47.260 that's what we're gonna learn how Holy Spirit, how does he how does he do this 00:04:47.260 --> 00:04:52.900 ministry in our life and how we have to do how we are supposed to do live this 00:04:52.900 --> 00:04:59.100 life on this earth. God has called us with ambassador calling he sent us into 00:04:59.100 --> 00:05:04.660 this world as an ambassador but before doing that Holy Spirit did his calling 00:05:04.820 --> 00:05:10.300 just like how we have to do how we are supposed to do Holy Spirit has actually 00:05:10.300 --> 00:05:15.100 done this ambassadorial ministry in our life so that we can know that and then we 00:05:15.100 --> 00:05:19.140 can live that one and that's what we're gonna do that's what we're gonna learn. 00:05:19.140 --> 00:05:25.340 So the first part is how Holy Spirit has actually done this ambassadorial ministry 00:05:25.340 --> 00:05:30.020 and the second part is how can we live that one how can we how can we move that 00:05:30.020 --> 00:05:33.940 one how can we live in this world with that ambassador calling. Let's read a 00:05:33.940 --> 00:05:39.060 couple of verses and then move and then go into the topic. Acts chapter 10 these 00:05:39.060 --> 00:05:43.300 are familiar verses these are very familiar verses for us because we've been 00:05:43.300 --> 00:05:46.660 learning about the Holy Spirit and the purpose of the church the mission of the 00:05:46.660 --> 00:05:51.740 church. Acts chapter 10 verse 38. 00:05:51.740 --> 00:05:54.020 Acts chapter 10 verse 38. 00:05:54.020 --> 00:06:03.820 Acts chapter 10 verse 38. 00:06:03.820 --> 00:06:27.620 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power and how he went 00:06:27.620 --> 00:06:32.500 around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil 00:06:32.500 --> 00:06:42.820 because God was with him. Acts chapter 2 or Acts chapter 1 verse 8. 00:06:42.820 --> 00:07:05.100 Or 6. So when they met together they asked Jesus Lord are you at this time 00:07:06.100 --> 00:07:13.460 restore the kingdom to Israel and Jesus said to them it is not for you to know 00:07:13.460 --> 00:07:19.980 the times or dates the father has set by his own authority but you will receive 00:07:19.980 --> 00:07:25.260 power when the Holy Spirit comes on you and you will be my witness 00:07:25.260 --> 00:07:31.900 in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the earth. 00:07:32.700 --> 00:07:40.420 Acts chapter 2 verse 1. When the day of Pentecost came they were all together in 00:07:40.420 --> 00:07:45.180 one place suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from 00:07:45.180 --> 00:07:50.260 heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting and they saw what seemed 00:07:50.260 --> 00:07:56.660 to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them 00:07:56.660 --> 00:08:00.540 were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the 00:08:00.540 --> 00:08:07.020 spirit enabled them. Isaiah chapter 61. 00:08:13.260 --> 00:08:18.820 The spirit of the sovereign Lord is upon me because the Lord has anointed me to 00:08:18.820 --> 00:08:24.020 preach good news to the poor. He has set me to bind up the brokenhearted to 00:08:24.020 --> 00:08:28.700 proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners 00:08:28.700 --> 00:08:33.900 to proclaim the ear of the Lord's favor and the day of vengeance of our God to 00:08:33.900 --> 00:08:40.500 comfort all who mourn and to provide for those who grieve in Zion to bestow on 00:08:40.500 --> 00:08:46.300 them a crown of beauty instead of ashes the oil of gladness instead of mourning and the 00:08:46.300 --> 00:08:50.580 garment of praise instead of spirit of despair. They will be called the oaks of 00:08:50.580 --> 00:08:55.620 righteousness for the display a planting a planting of the Lord for the display 00:08:55.620 --> 00:09:03.100 of his splendor. Matthew chapter 28. 00:09:03.100 --> 00:09:17.260 Verse 17. When they saw him they worshiped him but some doubted then Jesus came to them and said 00:09:17.260 --> 00:09:22.540 all authority in heaven and on the earth has been given to me therefore go and make disciples of 00:09:22.540 --> 00:09:27.380 all nations baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit and teaching 00:09:27.380 --> 00:09:33.660 them to obey everything I have commanded you and surely I am with you always to the very end of 00:09:33.660 --> 00:09:45.740 the age. These are very familiar verses. Father attracted us. The God the Father he called us he 00:09:45.740 --> 00:09:52.300 attracted us. He attracted us with his love. That's what Romans 8 Romans 5 Romans 6 Romans 8 00:09:53.100 --> 00:09:58.540 what a wonderful chapters. God demonstrates his own love for us in this while we are still sinners 00:09:58.540 --> 00:10:06.700 Christ died for us and no one no one can come to come to come to him unless father attracts him 00:10:06.700 --> 00:10:13.580 unless father father attracts him father God the Father he attracted you and me he he called you 00:10:13.580 --> 00:10:20.740 and me to him right before the foundations of the earth he loved you he loved you and me and he called 00:10:20.780 --> 00:10:25.740 you to be with him because we were separated because we were created to be with him to enjoy 00:10:25.740 --> 00:10:31.220 him to worship him to glorify him but because of the sin we were separated but but while we are 00:10:31.220 --> 00:10:37.900 still sinners God he himself gave his life upon the cross so that we can come to him because Jesus 00:10:37.900 --> 00:10:44.820 is the only way there is no other name other name under which the salvation was granted. So God the 00:10:44.820 --> 00:10:50.780 Father he called us and when Jesus Christ was ascending ascending to heaven he said all authority 00:10:50.780 --> 00:10:57.740 in heaven and earth all the authority and power is given to me and now I am sending you and now I'm 00:10:57.740 --> 00:11:04.420 sending you. I went to India last two months ago when I was in India I was speaking at this pastors 00:11:04.420 --> 00:11:10.060 conference and these pastors come from a province called Orissa where where where it's very hard to 00:11:10.060 --> 00:11:16.540 go and preach gospel outside that's they are very very hard on gospel because 14 years ago they 00:11:16.540 --> 00:11:23.540 burnt alive missionary family from from Australia that's the kind of province you can't go you can't 00:11:23.540 --> 00:11:28.980 even drive a car that has cross or that has written any any any Christian words on it because they're 00:11:28.980 --> 00:11:33.580 gonna they're gonna smash the car because that's the kind of province and in that province there 00:11:33.580 --> 00:11:39.140 were like 400 pastors doing ministry in a remote villages and and I was invited it was such a 00:11:39.220 --> 00:11:44.700 humbling experience for me to go and then to encourage them with the word of God I was asking 00:11:44.700 --> 00:11:50.260 Lord what should I speak so I was there I was talking to them and what I asked one guy about 00:11:50.260 --> 00:11:56.340 his experience on about his experience doing ministry amongst the villages one story that 00:11:56.340 --> 00:12:01.340 stuck in my heart that stuck in my mind he said G when I went to a village and when I went to the 00:12:01.340 --> 00:12:05.500 village the village people they came to me they surrounded me and then they said who gave you the 00:12:05.500 --> 00:12:10.140 authority who gave you the permission to come and then preach the gospel I didn't know what to do 00:12:10.140 --> 00:12:15.820 even but I was I was asking the Holy Spirit to give me the right words as promised in the scripture 00:12:15.820 --> 00:12:21.180 the Holy Spirit gave me the right words and I said you know Jesus Christ sent me with his authority 00:12:21.180 --> 00:12:27.820 because he has the authority and power on all heavens and the earth he said he said he said 00:12:27.820 --> 00:12:34.540 given the moment I released those words from my mouth everybody was like they stepped back it is 00:12:34.540 --> 00:12:39.860 like it was like as if there was a power release and everybody everybody stepped back and they kept 00:12:39.860 --> 00:12:46.820 quiet and I did not stop I start I kept continuing sharing the gospel and now that's where I built my 00:12:46.820 --> 00:12:54.900 church that's stuck in here because all the authority and the power is given to Christ and 00:12:54.900 --> 00:13:06.660 in his name we are sent in his name in that authority we are sent but for us to first to 00:13:06.660 --> 00:13:12.780 go and do the ministry we need the power we have the love of father and we have the authority given 00:13:12.780 --> 00:13:21.380 by Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit when he comes upon us he empowers us he gives power he gives 00:13:21.380 --> 00:13:27.300 power that's why even though after Jesus Christ ascend Jesus Christ left the disciples and then 00:13:27.300 --> 00:13:32.980 when he went to the heaven they had to wait for a few more days get gathered together praying with 00:13:32.980 --> 00:13:39.580 one heart one accord praying with one desire for the promise of the Holy Spirit and Holy Spirit 00:13:39.580 --> 00:13:47.540 descended on them and today that's what the Holy Spirit he wants to do yes of course we have it 00:13:47.540 --> 00:13:53.700 yes of course for us to for us to confess that Jesus Christ is the Lord and Savior we have to 00:13:53.700 --> 00:13:58.500 do that in the Holy Spirit unless with the help of the God unless with the help of Holy Spirit 00:13:58.500 --> 00:14:08.060 we cannot see God because God has to help us we cannot find him he finds us if I can find God 00:14:08.060 --> 00:14:16.180 I am greater than God I cannot find God unless God attracts me unless God helps me unless God 00:14:16.180 --> 00:14:25.020 helps me to walk in the way and then see him so we we we accept Christ we acknowledge Christ as 00:14:25.020 --> 00:14:30.420 the Savior and Lord because of the because of the presence of Holy Spirit because of the work of the 00:14:30.420 --> 00:14:38.620 Holy Spirit but when we are sent into the world we need power to manifest we need power to live 00:14:38.620 --> 00:14:42.980 that calling and then that power comes from the Holy Spirit and that's what that's what Acts chapter 00:14:42.980 --> 00:14:47.900 2 that's what that's what we read in Acts chapter 2 the Holy Spirit he rested on the 00:14:47.900 --> 00:14:53.780 two hundred and twenty he rested on the people and that's what Jacob said for the past two weeks 00:14:53.780 --> 00:14:58.660 right from the beginning of the right from the beginning right from the beginning of the creation 00:14:58.660 --> 00:15:05.460 Holy Spirit was hovering he was hovering on the chaos he was hovering where there is no form but 00:15:05.460 --> 00:15:10.280 every time when he was hovering there is a form every time when there is a chaos when the Holy 00:15:10.280 --> 00:15:16.480 Spirit was hovering on the chaos there is order God because that's what Holy Spirit does and in 00:15:16.480 --> 00:15:22.000 the Old Testament Holy Spirit would come and then do the under the chaos Holy Spirit would come and 00:15:22.000 --> 00:15:27.480 then he would speak to people and even when in fact when Jesus Christ when he when Jesus Christ 00:15:27.480 --> 00:15:33.600 came up from the water in his back on his baptism day Holy Spirit Holy Spirit came in the form of 00:15:33.600 --> 00:15:44.720 the dove and rested on him but the down might have gone might have flew again from Jesus Christ 00:15:44.720 --> 00:15:52.520 because it's a dove it cannot rest on Jesus but Acts chapter 2 Acts chapter 2 that's where the 00:15:52.520 --> 00:15:59.560 Holy Spirit came and rested on us rested on those disciples finally finally Holy Spirit found the 00:15:59.560 --> 00:16:05.760 his favorite resting place that is you and me his favorite resting place that is you and me and I 00:16:05.760 --> 00:16:11.840 was wondering from the from the beginning of the creation the Holy Spirit was on the move he was 00:16:11.840 --> 00:16:16.800 always moving he was always moving he was always that's why Jesus said he's like a wind you don't 00:16:16.800 --> 00:16:21.480 know where he comes wind comes from you don't know where wind goes you can only feel you can only 00:16:21.480 --> 00:16:27.200 understand you can only see when the wind when he comes to you and and he does he undoes things in 00:16:27.200 --> 00:16:36.640 our life but Acts chapter 2 he rested on the people though the God the Holy Spirit the God 00:16:36.640 --> 00:16:42.960 the triune God the third person of the God of the triune God Holy Spirit he was on the move and 00:16:42.960 --> 00:16:48.640 finally he rested and finally he rested on Jeevan finally he rested on the church finally he rested 00:16:48.640 --> 00:16:55.280 on you finally he rested on us because you know why so that you and I can move so that you and I 00:16:55.280 --> 00:17:02.920 can go so that you and I can go because Holy Spirit because God himself he made our bodies 00:17:02.920 --> 00:17:08.560 as his temple and then now Jesus is like now we have this mandate to go because you because the 00:17:08.560 --> 00:17:14.520 Holy Spirit is resting on us and now we take Holy Spirit because Holy because it's a wonderful 00:17:14.520 --> 00:17:26.000 privilege for us to for us to go as God sends as an ambassador that's why that's why when we 00:17:26.000 --> 00:17:31.400 accept Christ and that's what that's a mandate that's the prime calling of each one of us each 00:17:31.400 --> 00:17:36.160 one of us whatever we are doing we are doing it's a form of ministry but the calling all for all of 00:17:36.160 --> 00:17:42.120 us is to be an ambassador to for to be an ambassador recently we have been watching the news that 00:17:42.120 --> 00:17:50.560 Jerusalem has been they made they moved the US moved the embassy from to Jerusalem and when you 00:17:50.560 --> 00:17:55.240 know if you are an ambassador in a different country the country where you are hosting the 00:17:55.240 --> 00:18:00.960 country where you are staying the host country is not your home country and if you are an ambassador 00:18:00.960 --> 00:18:07.040 in this world this world is not yours our home is not this is not our home that's what that's 00:18:07.040 --> 00:18:13.240 for second Corinthians 2 16 says 6 16 says that yes we are the city we are not citizens of this 00:18:13.240 --> 00:18:18.720 world we are citizens of heaven this is not our home we come from different home we have a 00:18:18.720 --> 00:18:24.320 different home we go to a different home we are ambassadors on this earth we are temporary here 00:18:24.320 --> 00:18:31.800 the first thing as an ambassador as an ambassador the first and foremost thing we have to we have 00:18:31.800 --> 00:18:38.160 to always remember that this is not our home this is not our home this is not our home that's 00:18:38.160 --> 00:18:43.560 what King Solomon says in Ecclesiastes like you you come with nothing and then you go with nothing 00:18:43.560 --> 00:18:50.600 because this is not your home God has sent us and he has set us apart and and this is not our home 00:18:50.600 --> 00:18:58.240 because our citizenship is in a different country that's what the ambassador's prime identity is he 00:18:58.240 --> 00:19:04.040 doesn't belong to the country where he is staying and always we have to as an ambassador of Christ 00:19:04.040 --> 00:19:09.800 always we have to we have to make sure that we believe this and we know that and we live according 00:19:09.800 --> 00:19:15.320 to that that yes this is not my country yes there are I have all the positions or I have all this 00:19:15.320 --> 00:19:22.800 and everything I see this is not my country my citizenship is not in here I belong to a different 00:19:22.800 --> 00:19:29.800 country I belong to a different world that's a prime that's the first one as an ambassador we 00:19:29.800 --> 00:19:35.080 have to keep reminding ourselves that I don't belong here Philippians 320 our citizenship is 00:19:35.080 --> 00:19:43.920 in heaven and you got the citizenship because somebody paid for you and that somebody is Christ 00:19:43.920 --> 00:19:52.600 himself you got this citizenship because somebody bought you somebody paid for you somebody 00:19:52.600 --> 00:20:00.880 bought you somebody gave everything somebody emptied himself so that you can have this wonderful 00:20:00.880 --> 00:20:13.440 citizenship the second one as a Christians we yeah we know that this is not our citizenship this is 00:20:13.440 --> 00:20:18.520 this is this is this is not the place where we belong and that's why that's what that's what even 00:20:18.520 --> 00:20:25.600 just when in his prayer in John chapter 17 that's what he prays that we don't belong to this world 00:20:25.600 --> 00:20:32.080 that's why we go through different kinds of situations that's like no one else does everything 00:20:32.080 --> 00:20:36.000 is easy for the others but for us it's like we have to go through a different ways because 00:20:36.000 --> 00:20:41.120 because this is not our country we are foreigners here the second and foremost thing I would 00:20:41.120 --> 00:20:49.840 encourage all of us to to trust is we have to trust the authority protection immunity and promise 00:20:49.840 --> 00:21:00.140 of our home country if we are an ambassador and living in that in that in another country my home 00:21:00.140 --> 00:21:08.040 country protects me and you come from a different country and that different country is the kingdom 00:21:08.040 --> 00:21:15.680 of God that is our country heaven is our country kingdom of God is our country the culture of 00:21:15.680 --> 00:21:22.320 kingdom of God is our culture the values of kingdom of God is our values the resources of 00:21:22.320 --> 00:21:29.040 kingdom of God are our resources everything that's why Jesus Christ when he when he said to Peter 00:21:29.040 --> 00:21:33.960 that okay I'll build my church upon you and then he said I'll give you the keys of kingdom I'll 00:21:33.960 --> 00:21:38.440 give you the keys of kingdom one faith and another prayer so whatever you unlock in the 00:21:38.440 --> 00:21:48.840 kingdom of heaven that's what you get because our country our whole is the kingdom of God that's 00:21:48.840 --> 00:21:54.400 why that's why you and I when people see us that's what that's why when people people see us it is 00:21:54.400 --> 00:21:59.280 like oh these people are from different country because their rules are different their culture 00:21:59.280 --> 00:22:06.600 is different their their resources are different their provision is different because we live as 00:22:06.600 --> 00:22:13.720 far our home country we live as per the rules of our home country and we know we don't have rules 00:22:13.720 --> 00:22:23.520 we only have love we live as per the law of our home country that's why that's why Jesus Christ 00:22:23.520 --> 00:22:28.840 said you are the light and you are the salt of this world and now I'm sending you and that's why 00:22:28.840 --> 00:22:35.680 that's why then if we when we read Isaiah chapter 61 it's a wonderful promise wonderful wonderful 00:22:35.680 --> 00:22:40.960 wonderful verse promise and this is what we are sent we are sent for the spirit of the sovereign 00:22:40.960 --> 00:22:47.560 Lord is upon you upon me because the Lord has anointed us anointed you anointed me to preach 00:22:47.560 --> 00:22:54.720 the good news to the poor he sent me to he sent us to bind up the broken-hearted or to proclaim 00:22:54.720 --> 00:23:01.320 freedom and when you we can keep on reading the sixth chapter 61 and these are all the these are 00:23:01.320 --> 00:23:07.600 these are all the things that we take into the world from our home country to the host country 00:23:07.600 --> 00:23:14.640 from our home country to the host country so as a Christians we start to live we have we start to 00:23:14.640 --> 00:23:21.760 live every day as if we are like okay this is my home country and Lord who whoever whatever you say 00:23:21.760 --> 00:23:29.720 I am in heaven that's what I am here couple of couple of weeks ago I went to this Princeton 00:23:29.720 --> 00:23:37.520 one camp a beautiful camp Rockridge Canyon camp it was it's beautiful beautiful camp wonderful 00:23:37.520 --> 00:23:42.560 creation of God I took a photograph and it's a the mountain beautiful mountain and there is a 00:23:42.560 --> 00:23:50.520 lake and exact exact mirror image of the mountain is on the water when I was taking that photo God 00:23:50.520 --> 00:23:59.120 spoke to me that yes look at the mountain that's how who you are in heaven and your image is on 00:23:59.120 --> 00:24:05.160 the water on here anybody can if someone if somebody throws a stone on the into the water 00:24:05.160 --> 00:24:13.760 then it distort is the image but it cannot destroy the image our problems are our situations are our 00:24:13.760 --> 00:24:19.080 things the little little things that creates ripples in our lives they can distort the image 00:24:19.080 --> 00:24:24.440 for a short time but when you rest when the water comes to rest when you rest when you start to 00:24:24.440 --> 00:24:31.560 learn to rest in the presence of God our image can be you can you can again see it but our image 00:24:31.560 --> 00:24:37.960 cannot be destroyed because Christ has securely he has secured it with the power of the Holy Spirit 00:24:37.960 --> 00:24:47.840 whoever we are in heaven that's what we are here because that is our home country whatever is true 00:24:47.840 --> 00:24:55.320 there that is true who you if we have if you are moving spiritually spiritually there that means 00:24:55.320 --> 00:25:02.000 physically we move that's what the James said as you grow in spirit you grow in all the other 00:25:02.000 --> 00:25:10.360 things as an end person as a when I was I'm still young though when I was in India that's what my 00:25:10.360 --> 00:25:17.160 mom told me if you want to get well in your studies go and growing growing your spirit if you want to 00:25:17.160 --> 00:25:23.400 get well good health go and grow in your spirit for everything she would say growing spirit because 00:25:23.400 --> 00:25:30.960 as you grow you will grow in every area of your life because that's what who you are that's what 00:25:30.960 --> 00:25:37.440 who we are with that's what we sang in a song beautiful beautiful song the last one I guess I 00:25:37.440 --> 00:25:44.720 am who you say I am I am who you say I am Lord because God says that's what your image and the 00:25:44.720 --> 00:25:51.720 ripples all the small stones or the ripples or people kayaking in the water may distract the image 00:25:51.720 --> 00:25:58.640 for a couple of seconds but when I start to learn to rest I can understand my image I know who God 00:25:58.640 --> 00:26:10.200 is so the second one we have to trust the authority that God has given to us we have to trust the 00:26:10.200 --> 00:26:15.520 provision that God will take care of it you have to we have to trust the protection that God will 00:26:15.520 --> 00:26:21.800 protect because that's what true in heaven in the kingdom of God and that's what true in our life 00:26:21.800 --> 00:26:41.120 if you want to trust that if you want to if you want if you want to be sure of who we are we 00:26:41.120 --> 00:26:48.920 constantly have to build relationship we constantly have to enjoy his relationship the more we enjoy 00:26:49.200 --> 00:26:56.760 the more you start to see the mountain I was there for one or two evening and the night and 00:26:56.760 --> 00:27:02.480 the morning evening I just saw the mountain but the next day morning I went to I went there to 00:27:02.480 --> 00:27:09.760 do morning devotion the more time I was spending at the mountain looking at the mountain the more 00:27:09.760 --> 00:27:16.680 details I started to find and what a beauty it was and I was like y'all are the more I look at 00:27:16.680 --> 00:27:24.880 you the more I look at you the more beauty is revealed what a beauty it is so we have to trust 00:27:24.880 --> 00:27:29.040 and we and we have to build that beautiful relationship day by day and that's what the 00:27:29.040 --> 00:27:50.000 church is for and the third one third one we have to learn to live from hosts from home to the host 00:27:50.000 --> 00:28:04.160 not host to the host because this world is our host country pilgrims I don't know we have to live 00:28:04.160 --> 00:28:11.240 this is our host country and as the as the people of God as the children of God as the image-bearers 00:28:11.240 --> 00:28:17.200 as the ambassadors of God we have to live for everything every day we have to live as per the 00:28:17.200 --> 00:28:27.080 home country home country to host country rather than host to host our source has to be the home 00:28:27.080 --> 00:28:36.520 and if our source be the host the next person or the how the world changes all the culture this 00:28:36.520 --> 00:28:43.200 culture then we miss home and we become hosted to host and that's what the Old Testament is all 00:28:43.200 --> 00:28:48.800 about in the Old Testament God would say when you go to that country do not mingle with them or do 00:28:48.800 --> 00:28:54.560 not join with them do not do this do not do not go with them do not stand with them do not sit 00:28:54.560 --> 00:28:59.720 with them you know because if you do that you will become host to host but but you are called by me 00:28:59.720 --> 00:29:07.320 you are my son I am I am your father I will take care of you this is like home to host that is why 00:29:07.320 --> 00:29:12.560 when we when we pray for someone or when we pray for others or in every situation or wherever we 00:29:12.560 --> 00:29:17.840 are that's what that's what immediately we have to think okay this is what the world is saying this 00:29:17.840 --> 00:29:23.160 is what it is this is what's happening but I don't want it I don't want to do host to host but I want 00:29:23.160 --> 00:29:33.480 to do home to host Lord what are you saying in the kingdom Lord what is it Lord that becomes 00:29:33.480 --> 00:29:41.360 true here so so so so it's as we want to we want to live like that everybody wants to live like that 00:29:41.360 --> 00:29:47.680 like home to the host but there are some but but most of the times we end up becoming and sometimes 00:29:47.680 --> 00:29:53.640 we end up becoming host to host I was thinking about it and and I came up with a couple of couple 00:29:53.640 --> 00:30:08.400 of reasons why we become host to host one of the reason we become we become host to host is because 00:30:08.400 --> 00:30:18.600 because we ignore Holy Spirit we don't care we don't respond we don't respond we accepted Christ 00:30:18.600 --> 00:30:23.600 and then we started our living and then and then we don't respond to God we don't respond to God 00:30:23.600 --> 00:30:30.360 because we we built our own methodologies we built our own thinking and we say okay this is how Holy 00:30:30.360 --> 00:30:34.920 Spirit works and this is what Holy Spirit works and that's it or this is how God works and this is 00:30:34.920 --> 00:30:41.640 things work and that's it because as we grow as we keep keep growing or as we as we growing in our 00:30:41.640 --> 00:30:51.960 age our five senses become more active than our spirit sense that's a big danger there because 00:30:51.960 --> 00:30:57.320 you have more experience in fact when I talked to my Sunday school teachers back in India I was like 00:30:57.320 --> 00:31:04.400 my goodness you have such a faith man I was I was having a meeting with them and then they said that 00:31:04.440 --> 00:31:09.400 there is a lot of persecution that's happening in Nandigama now the the Hindu radicals are coming 00:31:09.400 --> 00:31:13.800 in and they know three guys they were our Sunday school teachers they were going to a village and 00:31:13.800 --> 00:31:20.520 then they stopped them and they were not allowed to enter into the village so they came back and 00:31:20.520 --> 00:31:25.200 then they called me and then I was talking to them I was trying to encouraging them like okay don't 00:31:25.200 --> 00:31:31.480 worry God is good they said no no brother we are going next time and I said why are you going they 00:31:31.480 --> 00:31:39.680 already gave you warning that if you come next time they will beat you he said who cares who cares 00:31:39.680 --> 00:31:45.600 that's what that's what God has called us for we are going we trust that God will do something and 00:31:45.600 --> 00:31:55.520 even if he doesn't if even if things won't go as we thought that's okay okay maybe I'm in Canada 00:31:55.680 --> 00:32:04.680 so as we grow what happens is like our five senses become more active our 00:32:04.680 --> 00:32:09.280 experience become more active the things we saw the things we we have seen in our 00:32:09.280 --> 00:32:14.840 lives has become so so rigid and we miss the we miss the relationship we miss the sense of 00:32:14.840 --> 00:32:21.000 spirit sense where we don't we don't ask the God Lord what is this and then we try to figure out 00:32:21.000 --> 00:32:28.200 things so so in fact in fact Paul was so so so so so so worried about this Philippians chapter 00:32:28.200 --> 00:32:42.760 three Philippians chapter three in fact Paul he was crying and he gave one word to them it's 00:32:42.760 --> 00:32:50.880 not from me it's I'm so thankful that we don't have people like this in our church for 00:32:50.880 --> 00:32:57.640 as I have often Philippians chapter 3 verse 18 for as I have often told you before and now say 00:32:57.640 --> 00:33:03.640 again even with the tears he's writing to the church in Philippians he's like I have told you 00:33:03.640 --> 00:33:10.240 many times and now even now I'm saying and I told you I say with my tears he was crying with his 00:33:10.240 --> 00:33:18.440 agony he said many live as enemies of the cross of Christ many live as the enemies of the cross 00:33:18.440 --> 00:33:27.200 of Christ and their destiny is destruction their God is their stomach I've seen these people in my 00:33:27.200 --> 00:33:34.440 life what amazing amazing life they've begun and then they end up being like their stomach is their 00:33:34.440 --> 00:33:49.080 God thankfully that we don't want that that's the first one so we don't we don't respond to God we 00:33:49.080 --> 00:33:54.200 don't follow God we don't we don't respond to Holy Spirit the second one is 00:33:54.200 --> 00:34:10.880 we want to live from host from home to the host but we end up living sometimes host to 00:34:10.880 --> 00:34:17.360 host for that the second reason is I was talking to Sheldon yesterday we were talking we were 00:34:17.360 --> 00:34:25.680 discussing about this that the first category is like okay they don't respond they don't even 00:34:25.680 --> 00:34:31.800 listen the second category they respond they listen to God God reveals to them amazing things 00:34:31.800 --> 00:34:37.640 God reveals his truth to them but yet they try to achieve that in their human ways that's the 00:34:37.640 --> 00:34:43.600 second one and that's what the problem from the from from the beginning of the creation Eve she 00:34:43.880 --> 00:34:48.920 wanted to become like God because everybody even all of us we want to become like God we want to 00:34:48.920 --> 00:34:54.200 become like Christ and Eve she wanted to become like Christ become like God that's why she ate 00:34:54.200 --> 00:35:00.560 the fruit that's what the deception was the enemy said if you eat this you will become like God and 00:35:00.560 --> 00:35:06.920 you will know the distinction between truth good and evil and Eve was like yeah I want that but 00:35:06.920 --> 00:35:15.280 whereas God has created her in his own image her desire was good but the way she followed was 00:35:15.280 --> 00:35:21.920 wrong in fact Peter in fact Peter in Mark chapter 8 in all of our households we learned this in 00:35:21.920 --> 00:35:27.160 Mark chapter 8 when Peter got the revelation that Jesus Christ is the Messiah the Christ the Son of 00:35:27.160 --> 00:35:32.960 God the Messiah immediately Peter immediately Jesus told them that okay now I must die and Peter 00:35:32.960 --> 00:35:37.680 goes like no you're not dying and then Peter took Jesus aside he started to he started to 00:35:37.680 --> 00:35:44.480 rebuke Jesus and Jesus turned against Peter and then said hey get behind me Satan Peter knew 00:35:44.480 --> 00:35:49.560 Peter got this wonderful revelation that yes Jesus Christ is the Messiah and he's gonna restore 00:35:49.560 --> 00:35:55.480 his kingdom he's gonna build his kingdom but Peter was Peter wanted that to happen in his own ways 00:35:55.480 --> 00:36:03.680 that's why oh how can Messiah die no you're not dying and then he started to rebuke Jesus we get 00:36:03.680 --> 00:36:09.520 wonderful revelations about Christ we get God reveals beautiful things and we know what God what 00:36:09.520 --> 00:36:14.840 father wants sometimes when we ask Holy Spirit when we ask God God reveals what is gonna happen 00:36:14.840 --> 00:36:20.360 because that's what his nature he wants to share what's gonna happen because he treats us as his 00:36:20.360 --> 00:36:29.120 friends and we know that but in order for that to happen we follow our own human ways whereas we 00:36:29.120 --> 00:36:37.320 have to follow a spirit ways we get the revelation but that revelation we get the truth but that 00:36:37.320 --> 00:36:44.200 truth we get what God wants but whatever God wants we want to do that in our own human ways and we 00:36:44.200 --> 00:36:49.560 start to find resources from host to host host to host whereas we are supposed to call God what is 00:36:49.560 --> 00:36:56.600 your way what is your way what is your way how do you want me to do I always share my testimony 00:36:56.600 --> 00:37:05.520 about my job it was a wonderful journey for me nine months was waiting for a job and one day Jacob 00:37:05.520 --> 00:37:11.120 called me and the Jacob said given God is gonna give you a job which you don't have to carry your 00:37:11.120 --> 00:37:18.280 resume and I'm like okay but that so far I researched about Canada they want a beautiful 00:37:18.280 --> 00:37:24.040 resume I have to create more beautiful resumes because Indian resumes are same resumes just change 00:37:24.040 --> 00:37:34.720 the name and all of a sudden I got this I was like I was waiting Lord okay Lord what do you want me 00:37:34.720 --> 00:37:41.560 to do what do you want me to do and then God spoke to me from Psalm 142 what should I do and I was 00:37:41.560 --> 00:37:46.760 following it I was doing that and one day I received an email saying hey buddy there is a 00:37:46.760 --> 00:37:51.200 position you want to come you want to apply and then I said you want to apply you want to come 00:37:51.200 --> 00:37:55.160 for interview tomorrow and I said I don't have a resume I need to I will create a resume and then 00:37:55.160 --> 00:38:00.760 upload it to you and he said don't worry about it whatever you have sent to me and I said I have 00:38:00.760 --> 00:38:07.880 my resume from seven years ago doesn't matter if it has your name just send it to me that's it 00:38:07.880 --> 00:38:21.800 God reveals what he wants to do and our we Lord what is your way what is your way what is your 00:38:21.800 --> 00:38:28.040 way because he is the one who is gonna help us to do it because he is the one in that process he's 00:38:28.040 --> 00:38:35.640 gonna teach us in that process of what a journey it will be so that's the second one when God 00:38:35.680 --> 00:38:41.800 reveals something let's not find our own ways let's not do it in our own ways of course we want to do 00:38:41.800 --> 00:38:48.360 it of course Peter wanted okay God is gonna restore his kingdom and now a king cannot die so I have 00:38:48.360 --> 00:38:55.760 to protect him that's why Peter even he drew his sword at the end onto the onto the soldiers 00:38:55.760 --> 00:39:09.160 it is very possible it is very much possible to see God to enjoy God and not follow his ways 00:39:09.160 --> 00:39:17.680 imagine Eve she was in the wonderful presence of God Adam and Eve but yet they have they have 00:39:17.680 --> 00:39:23.440 free will to to this away Peter he was with Christ he gave everything he was with Christ he 00:39:23.440 --> 00:39:29.800 walked with Christ and yet he wanted to do that in his own way it is very much possible for us to 00:39:29.800 --> 00:39:35.680 have wonderful relationship and awesome awesome revelation what a beautiful relationship with 00:39:35.680 --> 00:39:41.320 Christ and what a wonderful revelations about him and yet try to do it on our own way in the 00:39:41.320 --> 00:39:53.880 next minute let's seek him let's seek his ways may the Lord lead us and the third one 00:39:53.880 --> 00:40:06.520 you can lie to Holy Spirit you can lie to Holy Spirit when we lie to Holy Spirit we live host 00:40:06.520 --> 00:40:14.040 host we find source from the world that's what happened in Acts chapter 5 where Ananias and 00:40:14.040 --> 00:40:22.180 Sapphira they both died they both said yes yes we we sold out everything and this is what we have 00:40:22.180 --> 00:40:29.480 whereas they kept something and we are and and that's what Peter's did Peter said you are not 00:40:29.480 --> 00:40:36.560 lying to man you are lying to God it is so possible for us to lie to Holy Spirit saying yes 00:40:36.560 --> 00:40:42.880 Holy Spirit yes God this is what everything I have I give my life this is what I have I want to 00:40:42.880 --> 00:40:47.680 surrender my life this is everything I've got everything I've got is yours all I have is yours 00:40:47.680 --> 00:40:56.600 wonderful singing wonderful submission but at the same time we keep something for ourselves some of 00:40:56.600 --> 00:41:02.200 the things for ourselves it is so possible to lie Holy Spirit when we lie to Holy Spirit we try to 00:41:02.200 --> 00:41:08.080 find our resources we try to find everything from host to host whereas we are supposed to see from 00:41:08.080 --> 00:41:17.480 home everything because we are ambassadors in this world we are ambassadors in this world it is very 00:41:17.480 --> 00:41:23.000 possible it is very possible to have wonderful relationship with the God amazing things and yet 00:41:23.000 --> 00:41:28.640 try to do our own things because one thing that struck me when I was reading acts of the book of 00:41:28.640 --> 00:41:36.720 access like acts said about Stephen it said he is full of Holy Spirit Paul he is full of Holy Spirit 00:41:36.720 --> 00:41:43.200 but Peter he's full of Holy Spirit full of Holy Spirit they're filled with Holy Spirit that received 00:41:43.200 --> 00:41:51.800 Holy Spirit full of Holy Spirit what a wonderful description about those people what a wonderful 00:41:51.800 --> 00:41:57.200 description about those people maybe maybe God wants for us that it's like oh even full of Holy 00:41:57.200 --> 00:42:03.240 Spirit are you full of Holy Spirit because that's what his desire is where we get the revelation we 00:42:03.240 --> 00:42:07.920 want to do in his own way we want to live for him we want to do this way because that's what that's 00:42:07.920 --> 00:42:15.920 what our lives are we don't have any other life than in the kingdom whatever there that is here 00:42:15.920 --> 00:42:28.760 otherwise we try to find souls from host to host host to host and and one thing that that can happen 00:42:28.760 --> 00:42:36.560 to us is is is we get so much we get so much interested in the knowledge of God or in the in 00:42:36.560 --> 00:42:43.000 the about him and and our personal life and we get stuck here whereas God always wants us to move 00:42:43.000 --> 00:42:48.840 always wants us to go always wants us to go one thing that we have to do as a church is is to go 00:42:48.840 --> 00:42:55.840 to move in fact Jacob recently told us our church that guys so far we have concentrated on our self 00:42:55.840 --> 00:43:02.160 build now it's time for us to open doors because there are so many people waiting for to enter here 00:43:02.160 --> 00:43:08.120 so one thing is like we have to go and you you might be you might you might say that given I'm 00:43:08.200 --> 00:43:13.440 physically I'm I'm immobile I cannot go because of these things or I cannot move because of things 00:43:13.440 --> 00:43:20.520 but one thing we have to remember is is Paul was Paul was in the prison he cannot move physically 00:43:20.520 --> 00:43:26.280 he was physically he was immobile mobile but yet he started to write letters to church that moved 00:43:26.280 --> 00:43:32.960 many people so you might be physically immobile immobile you very you can't you don't have freedom 00:43:32.960 --> 00:43:39.040 to go as Jacob does you don't have freedom to move as Jacob moves but yet if you if we start to 00:43:39.040 --> 00:43:44.520 follow Holy Spirit if we start to we start to follow his ways he always has a way for us to 00:43:44.520 --> 00:43:50.040 move even though we are physically immobile and physically mobile people this is time for us to 00:43:50.040 --> 00:43:57.120 go because there will be a day where we won't be able to be mobile and as an ambassadors 00:43:57.120 --> 00:44:02.640 ambassadors ambassadors or ambassadors into the world the world needs us that's what the 00:44:02.640 --> 00:44:07.320 as the Isaiah chapter 61 when we read that you see broken people you see people in the darkness 00:44:07.320 --> 00:44:13.520 you see people in the prison you see people with ashes you see people with people moaning and that's 00:44:13.520 --> 00:44:18.640 what the world is open your Facebook and then look at all the posts that's happening just for just 00:44:18.640 --> 00:44:23.880 for 15 minutes and then you will see most of the posts are somebody was moaning or somebody 00:44:23.880 --> 00:44:29.880 somewhere there's a battle or somebody is trying to have having a battle with identity crisis all 00:44:29.880 --> 00:44:38.360 these crisis and and and that's where God is sending us because we know where we come from we 00:44:38.360 --> 00:44:45.840 know what we have that's what the world is and that's why we are being sent I just want to read 00:44:45.840 --> 00:44:53.240 again the Isaiah chapter 61 and then close when we read the Isaiah chapter 61 and now now ask Holy 00:44:53.240 --> 00:45:01.160 Spirit and look at how the world is and where God wants us to go the spirit of the sovereign 00:45:01.160 --> 00:45:08.800 Lord is upon me because the Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor there are poor 00:45:08.800 --> 00:45:15.240 people they need good news there are poor people they need they need good news he has sent me to 00:45:15.240 --> 00:45:20.440 bind up the broken-hearted there are broken-hearted someone needs to go and bind up their heart because 00:45:20.440 --> 00:45:30.000 their heart is broken so much that it's shattered into pieces to proclaim freedom for the captives 00:45:30.000 --> 00:45:37.160 there are people in captives in addiction in captives in the in their hands were tied up their 00:45:37.160 --> 00:45:44.320 hearts were tied up they cannot they're captives but they need freedom and Holy Spirit has anointed 00:45:44.320 --> 00:45:50.800 us to go and proclaim the freedom and there are people in the prisoners release from darkness for 00:45:50.800 --> 00:45:55.040 the prisoners there are people in the darkness and their prisoners and they need they need release 00:45:55.040 --> 00:46:03.000 there are people there are people where we need to go and proclaim God's favor God's love and 00:46:03.000 --> 00:46:12.560 comfort comfort the people who are mourning and provide for those who grieve in Zion we are the 00:46:12.600 --> 00:46:18.040 ones who needs to go and then give them a crown of beauty instead of ashes because they're because 00:46:18.040 --> 00:46:23.720 it's not it's because they deserve ashes but God's grace is so much wonderful that it gives 00:46:23.720 --> 00:46:32.400 unmerited favor there are people mourning instead of mourning we need to give them oil of gladness 00:46:32.400 --> 00:46:38.560 there are people who are whose spirits are in despair and we need to go and then give them garment 00:46:38.560 --> 00:46:45.880 of praise because God is the one who restores everything that we lost and you and I will be 00:46:45.880 --> 00:46:53.160 called oaks of righteousness because we are planted as the righteous people in this world and when 00:46:53.160 --> 00:47:00.800 people see us it displays the glory the splendor of him because Holy Spirit he wants to move through 00:47:00.800 --> 00:47:08.200 us because he rested upon me the one who was on the move he rested so that the one who is resting 00:47:08.200 --> 00:47:18.200 can move I pray for our church that this is the time this is the time this is the time for us to 00:47:18.200 --> 00:47:23.600 move I don't know where God is calling you to the poor or to your neighbor or to your friend or 00:47:23.600 --> 00:47:31.080 anywhere this is the time I asked God I didn't I shared this one with Jacob and with our house 00:47:31.080 --> 00:47:36.120 house church I asked Lord Lord okay Lord this is what you're teaching this is what we are learning 00:47:36.320 --> 00:47:41.640 and now I'm going to work open the door what shall I do open the door and then there I received an 00:47:41.640 --> 00:47:47.320 email from a guy in our company saying hey Jeevan please check this link I open the link and it's 00:47:47.320 --> 00:47:54.640 all audio messages of watchman need and I'm like okay this guy is a Christian I looked at the cubicle 00:47:54.640 --> 00:48:00.760 where he where he works I went and then I looked at him oh this guy okay because I never talked to 00:48:00.760 --> 00:48:05.560 him I came back and then I replied saying thanks for sending and this is what the Lord spoke to me 00:48:05.560 --> 00:48:13.720 today and then he replied back thanks we should meet let's do let's do it so we both went and 00:48:13.720 --> 00:48:18.520 they went into a break room into a meeting room and we both was started to share our stories and 00:48:18.520 --> 00:48:24.760 share our meals and then I asked him what made you to email me how do you know me and he said 00:48:24.760 --> 00:48:29.440 Jeevan one day I was I was passing by I saw your screen I think there is something about God and 00:48:29.440 --> 00:48:34.840 and and this morning I was I typed this email and I was asking Lord and then your face literally 00:48:34.840 --> 00:48:42.400 popped up so he emailed me and then I told him for past two years I've been praying about this 00:48:42.400 --> 00:48:49.040 for many days our church started to talk about this about about God will open doors for you 00:48:49.040 --> 00:48:53.360 wherever you are and now every day I come most of the time I spend here and then there is no way 00:48:53.360 --> 00:48:58.360 that's what I've been thinking about it and then he said I've been praying the same prayer for the 00:48:58.360 --> 00:49:08.000 past 15 years Jeevan. God is on the move God is working God is on the move when we are on the 00:49:08.000 --> 00:49:16.400 move I'll close with this beautiful story that we Don and I Betty we went to a worship center 00:49:16.400 --> 00:49:21.960 conference beautiful story amazing story may the Lord speaks with us through this story 00:49:21.960 --> 00:49:29.960 she's she she works in downtown Eastside and summarizing the story she works in downtown 00:49:29.960 --> 00:49:34.840 Eastside with the people with the destitute's with the people drug addicts and stuff like that so she 00:49:34.840 --> 00:49:39.200 started a small I don't know ministry and two young people they started to volunteer with her 00:49:39.200 --> 00:49:43.000 and then they fell in love and they want to get married and then they wanted to get married where 00:49:43.000 --> 00:49:48.440 they met first time and then they met first time in downtown East Hastings where all the drug addicts 00:49:48.440 --> 00:49:55.280 were there so they cleaned all the stuff and then it was all messy it was all the all stinking but 00:49:55.280 --> 00:50:03.400 yet they they cleaned it and then they they started to perform the wedding and and red carpet and then 00:50:03.400 --> 00:50:07.600 bride and groom they were walking and then there comes a little girl she throws the flowers and 00:50:07.600 --> 00:50:13.120 then someone in the back they yell that oh there is a free food when they heard free food because 00:50:13.120 --> 00:50:18.760 for them they have never they for them they have never witnessed a wedding on East Hastings who 00:50:18.760 --> 00:50:26.240 will get married at East Hastings for them it's so unbelievable so they were they looked they were 00:50:26.240 --> 00:50:30.840 like okay there's a free food and everybody was there so they were like she said almost like 200 00:50:30.840 --> 00:50:35.600 some people were there and she was performing the wedding and all of a sudden when she was 00:50:35.600 --> 00:50:43.720 performing the wedding there is a big trash bin dumpster big dumpster and then when she was 00:50:43.720 --> 00:50:52.600 performing the wedding and all of a sudden there is a sound and then there comes a guy he he he 00:50:52.600 --> 00:51:01.160 got up and then he saw and then he went he went back in and after the wedding she went there and 00:51:01.240 --> 00:51:11.200 she knocked and then she said hello what's the name hello Don she was like hello Jeehun hello 00:51:11.200 --> 00:51:19.600 hello buddy and then he opened up and then he said she said what you see is real he might be 00:51:19.600 --> 00:51:27.200 thinking that it's a dream because no one gets married there she said it's so real dude get up 00:51:27.200 --> 00:51:33.920 it's so real you have free food get up and that's what that's what's happening in the kingdom of God 00:51:33.920 --> 00:51:39.800 right God is doing God is performing weddings God is performing God is performing his ministry God 00:51:39.800 --> 00:51:45.740 is on the move in the places where you and I can never imagine but we as a church we go to the 00:51:45.740 --> 00:51:50.160 comfort zone and then where we see and then this cannot be God and then we go into our comfort zone 00:51:50.160 --> 00:51:55.160 but as a church as a church that's what we need to do as the people of call people of God who are 00:51:55.160 --> 00:52:00.120 called as ambassadors into the world we need to step out we need to step up from our comfort zone 00:52:00.120 --> 00:52:05.920 we need to step out from from this host world because this is not our home comfort is not our 00:52:05.920 --> 00:52:12.520 calling we have to step out and then see what God is doing what God is performing what God is doing 00:52:12.520 --> 00:52:19.920 and then we have to enjoy we have to participate in that wedding one of the one of the thing that 00:52:19.920 --> 00:52:25.040 Jesus said when you receive the Holy Spirit when Holy Spirit comes upon you you will you will 00:52:25.040 --> 00:52:30.120 receive power and then you will be my witness I was looking at the definition of the witness and 00:52:30.120 --> 00:52:35.200 one of the beautiful witness is one of the beautiful definition of the witness that I really really 00:52:35.200 --> 00:52:41.280 really liked it it is like at the wedding where you see people get two people getting married and 00:52:41.280 --> 00:52:47.560 then you sign witness and that's what's happening it's a Holy Spirit who is preparing his bride who 00:52:47.560 --> 00:52:52.480 is preparing the bride for Jesus Christ he is going and then he's like yeah you belong to my 00:52:52.480 --> 00:52:58.040 bride you are my bride and he's changing their lives and you and I we go to we attend that 00:52:58.040 --> 00:53:08.000 wedding and then say yes Lord I am here I see this testimony be the witness let's be the witness as 00:53:08.000 --> 00:53:14.960 a church as God is performing the weddings outside he is doing everything to reach somebody and 00:53:14.960 --> 00:53:20.160 that's what we sing a song reckless love here he reached he leaves everything and then for one 00:53:20.160 --> 00:53:28.600 person he reaches there and then today you and I want to be witness for that one that's the calling 00:53:28.600 --> 00:53:33.640 of our church that's what that's that's what that's there is a joy there is a wonderful joy in 00:53:33.640 --> 00:53:42.000 attending that wedding everywhere it's happening everywhere I haven't told this to Jacob but I have 00:53:42.000 --> 00:53:52.160 the week after Jacob said okay okay let's God is preparing so many people to come to our church 00:53:52.160 --> 00:54:02.200 let's prepare for that and I was called to speak at a small Bible study group amongst international 00:54:02.200 --> 00:54:09.120 students I spoke and then she told me which stitch do you attend I said acts 29 and then she 00:54:09.160 --> 00:54:15.200 said there were like 16 people some 16 12 12 to 16 people with that and then she said these guys 00:54:15.200 --> 00:54:19.400 they never heard about Christ but they come here and then they accept at Christ and they don't have 00:54:19.400 --> 00:54:32.440 a church to go do you think your church accepts them God is on the move God is working let's get 00:54:32.440 --> 00:54:39.920 up participate in the wedding that the Lord is doing because it's his Holy Spirit who attracts 00:54:39.920 --> 00:54:48.400 people and it is Christ who made the way and it is father who attracted them and it is who and I 00:54:48.400 --> 00:54:56.840 having Holy Spirit in us having Holy Spirit in us have to move go to places because Holy Spirit 00:54:56.840 --> 00:55:02.920 found you and me as the his favorite resting place otherwise he would have he would be moving 00:55:02.920 --> 00:55:09.360 I don't want Holy Lord let's pray because it's already four o'clock