WEBVTT 00:00:02.142 --> 00:00:13.006 I'm afraid of a coffee and main artist hey man, do you believe him? 00:00:13.006 --> 00:00:20.240 Thank you, we want to. 00:00:20.240 --> 00:00:35.813 As we are launching this song, we want to release it into the hands of God to be used to ignite faith that we can actually go out and change our world. 00:00:35.813 --> 00:00:50.743 So, again, thank God for Amenipa, thank God for Eastgate, where the video in terms of the congregation was done I come in somewhere in that mix as if you were. 00:00:50.743 --> 00:01:07.885 So let's pray right now, father, in the name of Jesus, we celebrate the fact that, lord, you made us creative beings and through this song we see the creativity of God's children, and we bless you, lord. 00:01:07.885 --> 00:01:22.046 Indeed, we want to subduer that message that we are world changes, empowered world changes and, dear God, you can use us as individuals, as a church, as families, to make a difference in the world today. 00:01:22.046 --> 00:01:29.013 And so we now dedicate this song, even as it goes, to the social platform. 00:01:29.013 --> 00:01:33.019 Wherever it will be that God, it will touch somebody in a special way. 00:01:33.019 --> 00:01:39.847 Thanking you again for Amenipa, for the worship team in Eastgate and for the congregation at Eastgate. 00:01:39.847 --> 00:01:42.128 And, lord, we say thank you, as we are part of it. 00:01:42.128 --> 00:01:47.040 We are enjoying the blessings that the creativity of God's people bring. 00:01:47.040 --> 00:01:56.710 So we say thank you as we dedicate this album, again in the name of the Father and in the name of the Son and in the name of the Holy Spirit, and God's people say Amen. 00:01:56.710 --> 00:01:59.387 Let's appreciate God big time. 00:01:59.387 --> 00:02:04.662 Amen, shall. 00:02:04.683 --> 00:02:06.108 We stand as we read the scriptures. 00:02:06.108 --> 00:02:10.711 We are reading from Matthew, chapter 8, verse 13,. 00:02:10.711 --> 00:02:13.680 Verse 5 to 13. 00:02:13.680 --> 00:02:21.520 This month we are talking about empowered strategies and today I want to talk about the unlocking strategy of believing. 00:02:21.520 --> 00:02:22.639 Tell your neighbor believing. 00:02:25.230 --> 00:02:27.259 This is the story of the Centurion and I want to read it. 00:02:27.259 --> 00:02:34.379 The Bible says when Jesus had entered Capernaum, a Centurion came to him asking for help. 00:02:34.379 --> 00:02:40.560 Lord, he said, my servant lies at home, paralyzed, suffering terribly. 00:02:40.560 --> 00:02:44.080 And Jesus said to him shall I come and heal him? 00:02:44.080 --> 00:02:53.038 The Centurion replied Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof, but just say the word and my servant will be healed. 00:02:53.038 --> 00:02:58.240 For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. 00:02:58.240 --> 00:03:02.677 I tell this one go and he goes, and that one come and he comes. 00:03:02.677 --> 00:03:05.213 I say to my servant do this, and he does it. 00:03:05.213 --> 00:03:17.599 When Jesus had this, he was amazed and said to those following him truly, I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith. 00:03:17.599 --> 00:03:36.240 I say to you that many will come from the east and the west and will take their places of the feast with Abraham, isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, but the subjects of the kingdom will be thrown outside into the darkness where they'll be whipping and gnashing of teeth. 00:03:36.240 --> 00:03:49.319 Then Jesus said to the Centurion and I want you to know, to this particular scripture and Jesus said to the Centurion go, let it be done just as you believed it would. 00:03:49.319 --> 00:03:57.680 Let me say that again Go, let it be done just as you believed it would. 00:03:57.680 --> 00:04:02.639 And his servant was healed at that moment. 00:04:02.639 --> 00:04:10.520 This is God's word and God's people say please, we may be seated in God's presence as we pray together. 00:04:10.520 --> 00:04:16.560 Father, in the name of Jesus, we thank you again for the opportunity to hear your word. 00:04:17.766 --> 00:04:37.338 The Bible says faith comes by hearing and hearing the word of God and Lord, as I stand in this pulpit one more time it's been a while since I was here and thank you for my time away and now, lord, that you have made it possible for me to be back Again I surrender my mind, my spirit, my thoughts, my words. 00:04:37.338 --> 00:04:38.319 That, lord, as your word goes forth. 00:04:38.319 --> 00:04:42.867 It will go as you intend it to go, lord. 00:04:42.867 --> 00:04:45.759 There's somebody here who has come simply asking for a miracle. 00:04:45.759 --> 00:04:48.680 Somebody has come seeking for healing. 00:04:48.680 --> 00:04:51.600 Somebody else has come seeking for a breakthrough. 00:04:51.600 --> 00:04:55.737 Somebody has come simply requiring a word of encouragement. 00:04:55.737 --> 00:05:02.019 Wherever they are, here and online, I decree and declare that their prayer is answered. 00:05:02.019 --> 00:05:04.379 And, father, we thank you because you are a mighty God. 00:05:04.379 --> 00:05:17.701 May faith be ignited in us and may we receive that which is already ours because of what Christ has done for us, Because we have prayed in Jesus' name, and God's people say amen, amen. 00:05:18.783 --> 00:05:26.733 I want to just give a very simple message this afternoon, because I believe that God has set you up for miracles. 00:05:26.733 --> 00:05:30.326 I'm saying that God has set you up for miracles. 00:05:30.326 --> 00:05:52.728 We are living in a world where there's so many pressures and so many challenges that have also, through the years, eroded something that is very special, and the devil knows that there's one thing that we have that, if he can make sure that it is mazzled, it is our ability to believe. 00:05:52.728 --> 00:06:02.781 The ability to believe and I want to say this that this ability to believe is apportioned to all of us, all of us. 00:06:02.781 --> 00:06:08.588 God made sure that he gave us faith, because without this faith, we would not even be in this church. 00:06:08.588 --> 00:06:11.487 Without this faith, songs would not be written. 00:06:11.487 --> 00:06:15.529 Without this faith we would not be dancing even when the world is burning. 00:06:15.529 --> 00:06:22.033 Without this faith, we would not have hope to raise up our children, even sometimes when they go astray. 00:06:22.033 --> 00:06:27.791 Without this ability to believe, we would not be able to wait at the end of the month to get a salary. 00:06:27.791 --> 00:06:34.173 Without this ability to believe, we would not even have strength to enter a car and drive it from point A to B. 00:06:34.173 --> 00:06:39.632 This ability to believe was placed within us by God himself. 00:06:40.339 --> 00:06:50.028 I read this verse in Romans, chapter 12, verse 2, verse 3, where God is saying he has given us this ability, he has empowered us with an ability. 00:06:50.028 --> 00:06:54.050 Let me read it Romans, chapter 12, verse 3. 00:06:54.050 --> 00:07:12.129 It says for, by the grace given me, I say to every one of you do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, according in accordance with the faith God has done. 00:07:12.129 --> 00:07:15.185 What Distributed to how many of us? 00:07:15.185 --> 00:07:17.182 To each one of us. 00:07:17.182 --> 00:07:18.706 Each one of us has faith. 00:07:18.706 --> 00:07:21.625 I'm saying each one of us has faith. 00:07:22.500 --> 00:07:25.406 The Bible says this in Hebrews, chapter 11, verse 1. 00:07:25.406 --> 00:07:34.312 This is a verse you know very well and it says this Hebrews 11, 1, talking about the whole of faith and men and women who are used of God. 00:07:34.312 --> 00:07:41.892 It says now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. 00:07:41.892 --> 00:07:49.980 Verse 2 says this is what the ancients were commended for by faith. 00:07:49.980 --> 00:07:56.233 It tells us that Abel was able to bring God a better offering than came. 00:07:56.233 --> 00:08:01.252 By faith, he was commended as righteous when God spoke well of his offerings. 00:08:01.252 --> 00:08:05.930 And by faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead. 00:08:05.930 --> 00:08:11.793 The Bible says by faith, enoch was taken from this life so that he did not experience death. 00:08:11.793 --> 00:08:20.290 He could not be found because God had taken him away, for before he was taken he was commended as one who pleased God. 00:08:20.290 --> 00:08:33.774 And then verse 6 we know, and without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who honestly seek him. 00:08:33.774 --> 00:08:42.789 Now, since the devil knows that that believing is very important, he'll do his best to erode or remove its power inside us. 00:08:43.421 --> 00:08:47.150 I want to make a difference between the word faith and the word believing. 00:08:47.150 --> 00:08:53.672 All of us have faith, but very few of us exercise the ability to believe. 00:08:53.672 --> 00:09:01.053 So let me say that one more time All of us have faith, but very few exercise the ability to believe. 00:09:01.053 --> 00:09:07.712 Faith is a noun, believing is a verb, is an action word. 00:09:07.712 --> 00:09:10.587 Faith is like like Victoria. 00:09:10.587 --> 00:09:14.508 Believing is like Rivanaya. 00:09:14.508 --> 00:09:20.976 Rivanaya is what gets Victoria to Cairo. 00:09:21.879 --> 00:09:30.402 Lake Victoria has never been to Cairo, hallelujah, and it will never be. 00:09:30.402 --> 00:09:31.203 It's a lake. 00:09:31.203 --> 00:09:32.647 It is stuck in one place. 00:09:32.647 --> 00:09:35.501 The geographical dimensions are in one place. 00:09:35.501 --> 00:09:39.336 Lake Victoria is there, will be there, but it will not move. 00:09:39.336 --> 00:09:44.946 But Lake Victoria blesses Cairo and the Mediterranean Sea. 00:09:44.946 --> 00:09:45.847 Through what? 00:09:45.847 --> 00:09:49.803 Through the River Nile, and that's this, river Nile. 00:09:49.803 --> 00:09:51.736 This is believing, is what we want to say. 00:09:51.736 --> 00:10:04.924 God wants you to exercise, but the devil knows that if he can just stop the lake from getting to Cairo, he will just block the source and there will be no river and nothing will flow. 00:10:04.924 --> 00:10:08.938 But let me tell you this there's a river inside you that needs to flow. 00:10:10.182 --> 00:10:13.769 The Bible says this in John, chapter 7, verse 37. 00:10:13.769 --> 00:10:20.418 Again, jesus talking about this thing called a river the ability to believe, which the devil has eroded in us. 00:10:20.418 --> 00:10:30.100 It says this on the last and greatest day of the festival, jesus stood and said in a loud voice, let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. 00:10:30.100 --> 00:10:43.899 And then he says whoever does what, whoever does what yes, whoever believes In me, as scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them. 00:10:43.899 --> 00:10:49.697 By this he meant the spirit whom those who believed in him were later to receive. 00:10:49.697 --> 00:10:58.177 Up to that time, the spirit had not been given the centurion, jesus wanting to make an example to the centurion using the centurion. 00:10:58.197 --> 00:11:05.543 By the way, many of us think that if Jesus were to make an example about believing, the best place would go is in church. 00:11:05.543 --> 00:11:14.445 Let me tell you this the best place to exercise your believing is not in church. 00:11:14.445 --> 00:11:28.940 Let me talk to the intelligent people on this other side the best place not to engage your believing is not in church. 00:11:28.940 --> 00:11:34.311 Church is where you enjoy the lake opportunity. 00:11:34.311 --> 00:11:37.018 It is out there. 00:11:37.018 --> 00:11:41.333 When you go out through that door is where the river is needed. 00:11:41.333 --> 00:11:44.222 It needs to flow out there and it is out there. 00:11:44.222 --> 00:11:49.958 You need to believe, and so believing is not a religious activity. 00:11:49.958 --> 00:11:55.288 Believing is a kingdom engagement. 00:11:55.288 --> 00:11:59.280 It is what makes the world go in circles. 00:11:59.280 --> 00:12:01.024 It makes the world go around. 00:12:01.024 --> 00:12:15.202 So, jesus, to make this faith and believing understandable, he meets a centurion, or let's say the other way A centurion meets him in that place where there's suffering and there's challenges. 00:12:15.946 --> 00:12:22.947 In church, the environment is such that you're made to be at the best comfortable position that you can ever be. 00:12:22.947 --> 00:12:32.908 Your neighbor smiles at you, hallelujah, and even if you don't like them and the pastor says turn to your neighbor, you still turn to your neighbor. 00:12:32.908 --> 00:12:33.510 Amen. 00:12:33.510 --> 00:12:37.360 It's an amazing environment. 00:12:37.360 --> 00:12:40.607 But out there in the world nobody smiles at you. 00:12:40.607 --> 00:12:44.956 You cannot go out there and say turn to your neighbor until your neighbor you're looking good. 00:12:44.956 --> 00:12:58.138 By the way, I'm looking at you and saying turn to your neighbor until your neighbor you're looking good, better than yesterday and tomorrow you will shine in Jesus name. 00:12:58.138 --> 00:13:04.908 Matter matter, sparkle, sparkle, shiny, shiny when shades? 00:13:04.908 --> 00:13:07.177 Yeah, in church we do that. 00:13:07.177 --> 00:13:17.203 Now try doing that in number three and especially if you don't have bas-faire, turn to your neighbor and tell your neighbor you're looking good. 00:13:18.856 --> 00:13:21.063 Let me tell you this Out there is completely something else. 00:13:21.063 --> 00:13:26.225 Out there, what is needed is believing Men and women who are believing. 00:13:26.225 --> 00:13:31.264 So it comes to the centurion comes because he's been squeezed by life Out there. 00:13:31.264 --> 00:13:33.857 We are squeezed by life Out there. 00:13:33.857 --> 00:13:41.466 There's a lot of pressure that happens If it's not rent, if it is not school fees, all kinds of things. 00:13:41.466 --> 00:13:51.159 Some of you don't even know that sometimes I'm called at home and I'm told Sifa is going to be sent home because she has not finished her school fees. 00:13:51.159 --> 00:13:53.909 Now, do you believe I can be called like that? 00:13:53.909 --> 00:13:57.339 I'm asking you, do you believe I can be called? 00:13:57.339 --> 00:13:58.989 Now let me tell you the truth. 00:13:58.989 --> 00:14:18.927 I have been called Because out there they don't treat me as pastor, they treat me as Sifa's father, and if he hasn't paid school fees, there's nothing like hallelujah. 00:14:18.927 --> 00:14:23.857 And so when Martha is the one called, guess Martha sends the pressure where? 00:14:23.857 --> 00:14:25.721 To me. 00:14:25.721 --> 00:14:27.102 Now, where do I send the pressure? 00:14:27.102 --> 00:14:34.304 And you see, now, that's where I have to exercise my believing. 00:14:34.304 --> 00:14:35.990 Are we together? 00:14:35.990 --> 00:14:39.974 That's where we have to exercise our believing and that's where people are squeezed. 00:14:39.974 --> 00:14:41.139 That's where challenges are come. 00:14:41.139 --> 00:14:43.974 Let me tell you this it is good to get squeezed. 00:14:43.974 --> 00:14:45.741 Tell your neighbor, it is good to be squeezed. 00:14:45.741 --> 00:14:49.154 Life is best when it's been squeezed. 00:14:49.235 --> 00:14:53.706 Children it is good for children to fall down and cry and run around. 00:14:53.706 --> 00:14:57.023 I remember when Alex Button was a baby. 00:14:57.023 --> 00:15:02.182 I can can imagine the amount of energy he had and the places he had to run. 00:15:02.182 --> 00:15:09.630 He fell and the mother said pole, pole, sana, and made him stand up again and he took off Out. 00:15:09.630 --> 00:15:11.397 There there's a lot of pain, there's a lot of squeezing. 00:15:11.397 --> 00:15:13.783 Everything is happening and it is for your good. 00:15:13.783 --> 00:15:22.296 All things work together for good To those who love the Lord, who are called according to his purpose, and sometimes for us Africans, especially the boy child. 00:15:22.296 --> 00:15:27.336 What is the first thing you tell them Don't cry. 00:15:27.336 --> 00:15:30.817 And I remember those days we'd be bitten by our parents. 00:15:30.817 --> 00:15:31.860 Do not cry. 00:15:31.860 --> 00:15:40.445 And when he beats you and you don't cry, my friend, it is worse. 00:15:40.445 --> 00:15:45.879 You get bitten because you did not cry. 00:15:45.879 --> 00:15:46.981 You are acting like you know. 00:15:46.981 --> 00:15:54.000 Pressure, tell your neighbor pressure. 00:15:55.686 --> 00:16:02.447 And orange is a very blessed fruit, but that orange was not created to be put on a shelf and to be admired. 00:16:02.447 --> 00:16:11.356 That orange has the ability and the power to produce orange juice and that orange juice is inside the orange. 00:16:11.356 --> 00:16:14.344 And for that juice to come out, what must happen? 00:16:14.344 --> 00:16:18.020 It needs to be squeezed, hallelujah. 00:16:18.020 --> 00:16:25.629 And so when you squeeze the orange, then the orange has the ability to express itself through orange juice. 00:16:25.629 --> 00:16:33.301 Tell your neighbor the world was made to cause you to be expressible, hallelujah. 00:16:34.104 --> 00:16:39.881 And so, young people, when you go and and and propose to a girl and she, she turns you down. 00:16:39.881 --> 00:16:41.606 It is okay. 00:16:41.606 --> 00:16:47.383 There's something else inside you that is waiting to come out at the right time. 00:16:47.383 --> 00:17:02.778 Come on, look at your neighbor, tell your neighbor he's talking to you, believe, believe, so the centurion comes. 00:17:02.778 --> 00:17:04.045 He says, hey, can you do this? 00:17:04.045 --> 00:17:08.500 And then Jesus says okay, can I come and heal this, this, this person? 00:17:08.500 --> 00:17:10.306 And the soldier says no, no, no, no, no. 00:17:10.306 --> 00:17:11.656 There's a revelation I have. 00:17:11.656 --> 00:17:15.759 I am a man of authority, I'm a soldier with a hundred soldiers under me. 00:17:15.759 --> 00:17:17.249 I tell them to come and they come. 00:17:17.249 --> 00:17:18.395 I tell them to go and they go. 00:17:18.395 --> 00:17:21.243 But, jesus, I've seen the same revelation in you. 00:17:21.243 --> 00:17:22.517 You are a man of authority. 00:17:22.517 --> 00:17:25.770 Now you speak the word and my servant will be healed. 00:17:25.770 --> 00:17:27.819 And then Jesus said something very interesting. 00:17:27.819 --> 00:17:33.000 He said this for I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. 00:17:33.000 --> 00:17:36.842 I tell this one go and he goes, and that one come and he comes. 00:17:36.842 --> 00:17:38.827 I said to my servant do this, and he does it. 00:17:39.108 --> 00:17:41.919 When Jesus had this, listen to Jesus. 00:17:41.919 --> 00:17:46.609 He's he's appraisal of this gentleman. 00:17:46.609 --> 00:17:59.809 When Jesus had this, he was amazed and said to those following him truly, I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such what Great faith. 00:17:59.809 --> 00:18:07.199 He's not a religious person, he's just a person in the marketplace, but he has expressed something that makes Jesus excited. 00:18:07.199 --> 00:18:16.069 Let me tell you this the moment Jesus later said to him let it be done to you, just as you have done what, just as you have believed. 00:18:16.069 --> 00:18:22.711 And Jesus is demanding us to believe, he's demanding us to release that belief out of us. 00:18:23.835 --> 00:18:26.826 Let me show you this story of these two blind men. 00:18:26.826 --> 00:18:32.544 The Bible says in Matthew chapter 9, verse 27 Jesus is confronted by two blind men. 00:18:32.544 --> 00:18:34.107 And this is what happens. 00:18:34.107 --> 00:18:39.026 It says this then Jesus, okay, when Matthew chapter 9. 00:18:39.026 --> 00:18:48.492 As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out have mercy on us, son of David. 00:18:48.492 --> 00:18:52.304 They had good theology, it was perfect, good revelation. 00:18:52.304 --> 00:18:55.953 Then he touched go back. 00:18:55.953 --> 00:19:00.284 Go back, verse 28 have mercy on us, son of David. 00:19:00.284 --> 00:19:05.423 Then he touched their eyes and said according to your faith, let it be done to you. 00:19:05.423 --> 00:19:10.308 When he had gone in those, the blind men came to him and he asked them do you believe? 00:19:10.308 --> 00:19:13.020 Okay, let me read that again. 00:19:13.020 --> 00:19:15.080 So Jesus is putting a demand on them. 00:19:15.080 --> 00:19:25.085 When he had gone indoors, the blind man came to him and he asked them Do you believe that I am able to do this. 00:19:25.085 --> 00:19:27.942 Yes, lord, they replied. 00:19:27.942 --> 00:19:37.522 Then he touched their eyes and said According to your faith or according to your believing, let it be done to you. 00:19:37.522 --> 00:19:41.575 The next verse says this and their sight was restored. 00:19:41.575 --> 00:19:49.566 And then Jesus warned them sternly See that no one knows about this. 00:19:49.566 --> 00:19:50.578 Did they keep quiet? 00:19:50.578 --> 00:19:57.250 The Bible says this, but they went out and spread the news about him all over that region. 00:19:57.250 --> 00:20:14.567 Let me tell you this Jesus wanted this man to exercise their ability to believe, and God wants you to believe, because, without believing, that which already is yours in the lake of favor will not reach you. 00:20:14.567 --> 00:20:18.383 The potential of your healing is already there. 00:20:18.383 --> 00:20:25.467 For it to become a reality, it has to become a river of believing so that it can get to you. 00:20:27.037 --> 00:20:29.263 There is a book that I read from time to time. 00:20:29.263 --> 00:20:34.003 It's called Know your Limits Then Ignore them. 00:20:34.003 --> 00:20:41.145 Hello, know your Limits Then Ignore them. 00:20:41.145 --> 00:20:51.538 It's a book written by a guy called John Mason, and there's something he says that is interesting about the ability to believe Page 99,. 00:20:51.538 --> 00:20:56.041 Let me just read something there, kidogo, so that you understand the word we are talking about. 00:20:56.041 --> 00:21:01.105 He says this be bold and courageous. 00:21:01.105 --> 00:21:07.288 When you look back on your life, you'll regret the things you didn't do more than the ones you did. 00:21:07.955 --> 00:21:12.227 When facing a difficult task, act as though it is impossible to fail. 00:21:12.227 --> 00:21:21.126 Let me say that one more time when facing a difficult task, act as though it is impossible to fail. 00:21:21.126 --> 00:21:30.066 If you're going to climb Mount Everest, bring along of course this is an American and he says bring along the American flag. 00:21:30.066 --> 00:21:33.683 Go out on a limb, that's where the fruit is. 00:21:33.683 --> 00:21:45.944 But then he says something interesting about the challenge many years ago, of a record that had not been broken for a long time. 00:21:47.557 --> 00:21:52.465 Recently, kipchoge's record was broken by a young man of 23 years. 00:21:52.465 --> 00:22:04.163 I don't know the kind of intimidation he had, because Kipchoge is a legend, he's just an upcoming young man, he's a 23. 00:22:04.163 --> 00:22:10.000 He goes for a marathon and maybe in that marathon he says I don't think I can ever break this record. 00:22:10.000 --> 00:22:16.446 I have to grow enough and I have to run 10, 20 marathons for me to ever break a record. 00:22:16.446 --> 00:22:32.817 But when he went to that field he went with a different mindset, because the thousands and thousands of athletes who run the marathon of course some of them just go there for entertainment, the others would just go. 00:22:32.817 --> 00:22:38.080 Just while you were in the Chicago marathon they appeared. 00:22:38.080 --> 00:22:41.344 Let me tell you this life is not a drama. 00:22:41.344 --> 00:22:46.759 Life is played once and when you get into it, play it with everything that you have. 00:22:46.759 --> 00:22:48.984 Fail or no fail, go for it. 00:22:48.984 --> 00:22:52.701 Hallelujah, go for it. 00:22:52.701 --> 00:22:59.285 Let the adversities of life beat you this way and that way, but just go for it. 00:23:00.595 --> 00:23:01.518 There's one time there was a chef. 00:23:01.518 --> 00:23:06.575 This chef prepared chips and was able to serve it to a customer. 00:23:06.575 --> 00:23:10.346 And the customer went and came back with a plate of chips, very upset. 00:23:10.346 --> 00:23:12.759 He says I'm not eating these chips. 00:23:12.759 --> 00:23:14.542 These chips are too thick. 00:23:14.542 --> 00:23:18.377 So what do you expect? 00:23:18.377 --> 00:23:28.855 The chef was kind of offended but when he went back to the kitchen he decided this guy is saying that this chips is thick, I'll show him. 00:23:28.855 --> 00:23:40.984 He went and prepared another plate of chips but he cut them so thinly, thinly and thinly and then he baked them and then he served them. 00:23:40.984 --> 00:23:44.119 The customer came back and what he had was no chips. 00:23:44.119 --> 00:23:45.803 Is what now we call crisps. 00:23:45.803 --> 00:23:49.357 Did you know? 00:23:49.357 --> 00:23:51.163 There had never been crisps before? 00:23:51.163 --> 00:23:59.839 That customer went back, ate those crisps and went back and said I want more and got people wanting to buy crisps. 00:23:59.839 --> 00:24:02.085 And that's where crisps started. 00:24:04.195 --> 00:24:10.147 It was a worldwide hit because, out of a challenge, somebody had to think differently. 00:24:10.147 --> 00:24:14.659 A researcher said to your neighbor think differently, believe differently. 00:24:14.659 --> 00:24:24.324 And so when we talk about breaking marathons and records and all kinds of things, this guy may have gone not to participate, he went to win. 00:24:24.324 --> 00:24:26.698 Now listen to this. 00:24:26.698 --> 00:24:29.184 There was a mile that had not been broken for a long time. 00:24:29.184 --> 00:24:33.104 Nobody had run the mile below four minutes. 00:24:33.104 --> 00:24:36.278 Now this is what John Mason says. 00:24:36.278 --> 00:24:43.505 He says this Okay, okay, okay, let me get that page properly. 00:24:43.505 --> 00:24:58.762 He says this don't bother with small plans, because they motivate no one, especially you, amen. 00:24:58.762 --> 00:25:03.631 Then he says the person who expects nothing will never be disappointed. 00:25:03.631 --> 00:25:07.926 Tafakari haio. 00:25:07.926 --> 00:25:28.737 And then he says after Roger Bannister, on one mighty day, broke the four minute mile, he says this within one year, 37 others broke it. 00:25:28.737 --> 00:25:33.645 Within a year, for years, nobody had broken it. 00:25:33.645 --> 00:25:41.195 Roger Bannister counts and breaks it and within one year, 37 others broke that record. 00:25:41.195 --> 00:25:48.353 Then he says within two years, 300 had broken it. 00:25:48.353 --> 00:25:52.006 What do you think changed? 00:25:52.006 --> 00:25:56.141 What changed? 00:25:56.141 --> 00:26:02.333 Somebody believed that the record can be broken. 00:26:02.333 --> 00:26:11.393 And I'm telling you, when you believe, like the Bible says, nothing shall be impossible for those who do what, who believe. 00:26:12.599 --> 00:26:15.125 There are three stories in the Bible about believing. 00:26:15.125 --> 00:26:19.913 So let me start with the first one, and I want to talk about believing that overcomes fear. 00:26:19.913 --> 00:26:23.710 Fear is one of the biggest obstacles to people being able to believe. 00:26:23.710 --> 00:26:27.319 The Bible says this in Mark, chapter five, verse 21. 00:26:27.319 --> 00:26:30.344 This is the story of Jairus and the daughter. 00:26:30.344 --> 00:26:39.474 It says this when Jesus had again crossed over by boat to the other side of the lake, a large crowd gathered around him while he was by the lake. 00:26:39.474 --> 00:26:45.592 Then one of the synagogue leaders named Jairus came and when he saw Jesus he fell at his feet. 00:26:45.592 --> 00:26:49.705 He pleaded honestly with him my little daughter is dying. 00:26:49.705 --> 00:26:53.814 Please come and put your hands on her so that she'll be healed and leave. 00:26:53.814 --> 00:26:56.086 So Jesus went with him. 00:26:56.086 --> 00:27:05.240 A large crowd followed and pressed around him, but in the process of going, another woman had a need and it totally interrupted the situation. 00:27:05.240 --> 00:27:10.339 Of course, for Jairus, fear is really beating him down. 00:27:10.339 --> 00:27:13.230 The daughter is sick, temperatures are hard. 00:27:13.230 --> 00:27:16.339 The doctor said if nothing is done for her she's dying. 00:27:16.339 --> 00:27:18.023 So she is rushing to. 00:27:18.023 --> 00:27:19.446 He rushes to Jesus in fear. 00:27:19.446 --> 00:27:22.333 Jesus tells him don't worry, let's go. 00:27:22.333 --> 00:27:24.324 But as they are going, they interrupted. 00:27:24.324 --> 00:27:26.869 Time is not for them. 00:27:26.869 --> 00:27:35.114 Time is just limited and you can imagine Jairus is scared to death and very upset with this woman who has interrupted the journey. 00:27:35.540 --> 00:27:37.305 Now fast forward that to verse 35. 00:27:37.305 --> 00:27:43.319 After Jesus dealt with the woman, now news comes from Jairus's house in verse 35. 00:27:43.319 --> 00:27:51.301 And the Bible says while Jesus was still speaking, some people came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader, your daughter. 00:27:51.301 --> 00:27:55.671 Now that's worse news, breaking news, which is always bad news your daughter is dead. 00:27:55.671 --> 00:28:01.750 They say why bother the teacher anymore? 00:28:02.692 --> 00:28:09.067 The next verse overhearing what they said I thank God that Jesus is overhearing your situation. 00:28:09.067 --> 00:28:11.992 I'm saying Jesus is overhearing some people. 00:28:11.992 --> 00:28:19.153 Yes, he's overhearing that guy in your office who says you'll never be promoted. 00:28:19.153 --> 00:28:27.233 I'm saying that Jesus is overhearing your friends who are saying you're never going to get healed in Jesus' name. 00:28:27.233 --> 00:28:28.826 I'm overhearing some of your friends. 00:28:28.826 --> 00:28:30.231 Jesus is overhearing them. 00:28:30.231 --> 00:28:48.050 And the Bible says overhearing what they said, jesus told him don't be afraid, just believe that thing that brought you to me and you told me Jesus, come to my place, lay your hands on my daughter. 00:28:48.050 --> 00:28:50.954 She will be well, she will be healed. 00:28:50.954 --> 00:28:55.026 Remain there, do not engage another narrative. 00:28:55.026 --> 00:29:00.295 Stay there, just believe, don't be afraid. 00:29:00.295 --> 00:29:03.847 I'm talking to somebody here and I'm saying don't be afraid. 00:29:03.847 --> 00:29:15.335 I'm saying don't be afraid, hallelujah, don't be afraid, I'm still coming. 00:29:15.335 --> 00:29:17.238 I'm still coming through. 00:29:17.238 --> 00:29:20.003 Amen, fear is very bad. 00:29:21.006 --> 00:29:23.692 The other day we were traveling and going to El Gio Marraquet. 00:29:23.692 --> 00:29:27.339 We were going to El Dorret and El Gio Marraquet. 00:29:27.339 --> 00:29:33.351 So we took a plane, we went to Jomokanat International Airport with some of the trustees here, and we flew. 00:29:33.351 --> 00:29:34.633 Tell your neighbor we flew. 00:29:34.633 --> 00:29:36.821 Thank you, jesus. 00:29:36.821 --> 00:29:45.161 We flew Now as we were flying and now beginning to land, because we are now descending to El Dorret as we were descending. 00:29:45.501 --> 00:29:53.753 Of course, as I fly, I usually close my eyes, I pray, sometimes I just read a book, and the flight is a bit shorter when you are doing other things. 00:29:53.753 --> 00:30:00.832 But as we were going, as we were beginning to land, as I was closing my eyes, I could hear the engines begin to rev. 00:30:00.832 --> 00:30:11.364 And I knew either, because the pilot had not said put on your seat belts, the stability, he didn't say that and I could just feel that plane beginning to rev. 00:30:11.364 --> 00:30:21.624 And as it was raving and my eyes were just closed and I'm sitting there, suddenly the plane dropped About nearly 10 feet. 00:30:21.624 --> 00:30:27.854 And 10 feet in a plane, dropping suddenly, is one of the scariest, scariest things you can ever experience. 00:30:27.854 --> 00:30:38.469 But I'm sitting in front and this thing goes and I'm just sitting there and it goes zoop and people behind me screamed that's when the name of Jesus is so precious. 00:30:38.469 --> 00:30:44.525 And they just said Jesus, you know. 00:30:44.525 --> 00:30:45.666 And screamed back there. 00:30:45.666 --> 00:30:47.410 And it is late. 00:30:47.410 --> 00:30:50.034 Of course the pilot stabilized the plane. 00:30:50.034 --> 00:30:52.144 Of course he knew what he was doing, because he's the pilot. 00:30:52.144 --> 00:30:54.869 Amen, he's a pilot. 00:30:54.930 --> 00:31:00.230 And we were able to land that plane and by the time people were leaving, very glad they were on ground. 00:31:00.230 --> 00:31:10.974 And so one of the trustees who was sitting there said one of the ladies she was sitting next to when the plane went shoop and people shouted Jesus. 00:31:10.974 --> 00:31:18.653 She told the trustee you see that gentleman sitting up in front, that's Pastor Ambrose. 00:31:18.653 --> 00:31:24.125 Hello. 00:31:24.125 --> 00:31:31.935 Now, of course she doesn't know that this person is a trustee from Parkland Baptist Church and said that's Pastor Ambrose. 00:31:31.935 --> 00:31:33.943 And what she was basically saying? 00:31:33.943 --> 00:31:41.046 As long as he is in this plane, hey, come on somebody. 00:31:41.046 --> 00:31:54.634 As long as he is in this plane, if there's a boom, it is well with my soul, hallelujah. 00:31:55.941 --> 00:32:03.693 Imagine getting somebody in that plane who did not have any connection, just knowing that I am there and that I didn't panic. 00:32:03.693 --> 00:32:04.721 And I didn't. 00:32:04.721 --> 00:32:06.042 Now can you imagine if I had panicked? 00:32:06.042 --> 00:32:08.106 Why, why, why. 00:32:08.106 --> 00:32:13.104 Can you imagine the testimony? 00:32:13.104 --> 00:32:19.761 Everybody would just say bah, it's a mistake, you are a bingoon. 00:32:19.761 --> 00:32:30.194 But I want to say this when your planes hit those stabilizers of life, Jesus is in that plane. 00:32:30.194 --> 00:32:37.173 Jesus is in that plane and Jesus is saying don't be afraid, come on, let's give God a big hand. 00:32:37.173 --> 00:32:42.529 Let's give God a big hand, yes, in Jesus' name. 00:32:42.529 --> 00:32:44.073 In Jesus' name. 00:32:44.073 --> 00:32:47.262 And so we landed. 00:32:47.262 --> 00:32:48.704 We had a wonderful time in El Gael. 00:32:49.045 --> 00:32:57.515 When we were coming back the next day, this same trustee said Ambrose, our plane is coming after you, as now you will not be the same plane as us. 00:32:57.515 --> 00:33:10.268 I told her listen, even if I'm not there, I want to decree and declare that you're going to have a good ride and you're going to land very well, and they did, but those who are a member also in that plane. 00:33:10.268 --> 00:33:15.979 Something also interesting happened, because as we were flying back, flying back, I didn't experience. 00:33:15.979 --> 00:33:23.152 I didn't see that Because, again, my eyes were closed and I was just meditating when it came to a time of landing. 00:33:23.152 --> 00:33:29.021 As we were landing, we were told now we are descending, now we are landing, and my eyes were closed. 00:33:29.021 --> 00:33:36.548 So I was waiting to land and I waited, and I waited, and I waited, and I waited and I said we are. 00:33:36.548 --> 00:33:37.369 When are we going to land? 00:33:38.121 --> 00:33:50.876 What I did know is that, as we are landing, the control tower said that there was a Mohesh Mewa who was landing first, and so the plane, instead of landing as he's supposed to land, he can't go around the ukuju. 00:33:50.876 --> 00:33:57.291 Can you imagine the people who are in that plane? 00:33:57.291 --> 00:34:04.803 And one of the men, one of the people who are there, is in the worship team here and I can hear me a Pestumbrus, pestumbrus. 00:34:04.803 --> 00:34:06.306 I didn't know what was happening. 00:34:06.306 --> 00:34:11.447 Let me tell you this even when they are delays to your landing, jesus is in that plane. 00:34:13.000 --> 00:34:14.184 Jesus is in that plane. 00:34:14.184 --> 00:34:19.282 All he wants you to do is to do what believe. 00:34:19.282 --> 00:34:29.253 And for Jairus for sure, jesus sorted his situation, reached home, people were crying, people were screaming. 00:34:29.253 --> 00:34:34.554 Jesus goes simply to this dead girl, takes her hand and says Talitha, come arise. 00:34:34.554 --> 00:34:36.460 This girl woke up like there was no drama. 00:34:36.460 --> 00:34:43.594 Let me tell you this Jesus is going to sort out your situation without drama, in Jesus name, come on, you better receive that right now. 00:34:43.594 --> 00:34:45.005 No drama. 00:34:45.005 --> 00:34:47.179 God is going to make it happen for you. 00:34:47.179 --> 00:34:54.610 In Jesus name, but very quickly, as I wind up this message believing that overcomes, but is believing that conquers. 00:34:55.920 --> 00:34:58.128 The Bible says this in Mark, chapter 11, verse 22. 00:34:58.128 --> 00:35:01.889 Jesus had spoken to a tree and it wither. 00:35:01.889 --> 00:35:06.108 And the disciples got so amazed and wondered what is this? 00:35:06.108 --> 00:35:08.353 So Jesus gives them a lesson. 00:35:08.353 --> 00:35:12.483 Verse 22 says this half faith in In God. 00:35:12.483 --> 00:35:13.585 Jesus answered. 00:35:13.585 --> 00:35:30.311 Then he said truly, I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, go, throw yourself into the sea, and there's no doubt in his heart, but does what, believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. 00:35:30.311 --> 00:35:31.333 Look at verse 24. 00:35:31.333 --> 00:35:42.010 Verse 24 then says therefore, I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, do what, believe that you have received it and it will be what it will be yours. 00:35:42.010 --> 00:35:45.481 This is the believing that Conquers doubt. 00:35:45.481 --> 00:35:46.483 Why doubt? 00:35:46.483 --> 00:35:51.702 Doubt comes because maybe the situation is too big, that task is too Humongous. 00:35:51.702 --> 00:35:52.885 You don't know what to do. 00:35:52.885 --> 00:35:54.068 Will it actually happen? 00:35:54.068 --> 00:35:55.371 Just because I said it? 00:35:55.371 --> 00:35:57.980 Let me tell you this God is going to back your words. 00:35:57.980 --> 00:36:01.827 God is going to back you up in Jesus name. 00:36:01.827 --> 00:36:07.541 But sadly, not only they are believing that Overcomes fear. 00:36:07.541 --> 00:36:10.027 Not only they are believing that conquers doubt. 00:36:10.027 --> 00:36:13.313 There's believing that side steps any delay. 00:36:13.940 --> 00:36:15.605 This is the story of a troubled father. 00:36:15.605 --> 00:36:18.913 Let me read it in mark, chapter 9, beginning with verse 17. 00:36:18.913 --> 00:36:27.079 Again it says this a man in the crowd answer teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that has robbed him of speech. 00:36:27.079 --> 00:36:29.188 This man had seen so much. 00:36:29.188 --> 00:36:31.989 His, his, his believing had been paralyzed. 00:36:31.989 --> 00:36:34.840 When it sees as him, it throws him into the ground. 00:36:34.840 --> 00:36:37.465 He forms at the mouth, nashes his teeth and becomes rigid. 00:36:37.465 --> 00:36:41.242 I asked your disciples to drive out the spirit, but they could not. 00:36:41.242 --> 00:36:43.987 And then he said you and believing generation. 00:36:43.987 --> 00:36:46.534 Jesus replied how long shall I stay with you? 00:36:46.534 --> 00:36:48.144 How long shall I put up with you? 00:36:48.144 --> 00:36:49.389 Bring the boy to me. 00:36:49.389 --> 00:36:52.829 Let me tell you this it is good to bring your situation to the right person. 00:36:52.829 --> 00:36:54.463 So they brought him. 00:36:54.463 --> 00:36:57.992 When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw him, the boy, into a conversion. 00:36:57.992 --> 00:37:01.092 He fell to the ground and rolled around, forming at the mouth. 00:37:01.092 --> 00:37:05.130 Jesus asked the boys father, how long has he been like this? 00:37:05.130 --> 00:37:06.960 And he said from childhood. 00:37:06.960 --> 00:37:07.661 You know. 00:37:07.702 --> 00:37:13.253 There are some things that have been delayed in your life for so long that you're believing how you have stopped believing. 00:37:13.253 --> 00:37:16.483 You have stopped believing. 00:37:16.483 --> 00:37:18.349