Well, how's everybody doing? It's been a while, and I'm so happy to be back with you guys. Jonathan is currently in Hobbes, New Mexico. He's gonna be there up until this Friday, and then he's gonna go somewhere else on Saturday. Houston for um something there. And then he'll be back with us on Sunday. And so be prepared for Sunday. I want you to invite people, bring them in. Can you say hallelujah? Um, today, I am all kinds of discombobulated because I'm still kind of in vacation mode, so just give me a second. Um, today I've titled this message, The Blessing is in the harvest. Can you say hallelujah? That's my girl Sophia. Mind your business. She's gonna be yelling throughout this, and I welcome it. Uh, the blessing is in the harvest. How many of you guys have heard of our Super Sunday that's coming up here in September? Super Sunday in September. I want that graphic to be popped up, if you please can. It's gonna be uh right after it's the Sunday. Um what is the Sunday? The 13th. Sunday the 13th. Uh, we are gearing up for our Super Sunday. And so if you've not known what this is all about, this is a place, this is a time where we are, the uh initiative is to bring as many people into the house of God as we possibly can fit. Can you say amen? So we are wanting for you to bring somebody, forget the invitation, make plans to bring somebody to this service. And again, this is September 13th, and it's on a Sunday. Every campus is having the exact same initiative, so there's friendly competition, but either way, we're gonna win. Can you say amen? But one of the things that I want to talk about tonight is in regards uh to our Super Sunday. And the the title for this message is called The Blessing is in the Harvest. And let me tell you, there's so many people that are asking questions from anybody in this ministry, Jonathan and I personally. Why do things work out for you the way they do? And yes, we are givers. Yes, there's there's seed time and harvest when it comes to our finances, but here's another principle that I want you to get intoxicated with here tonight. There is a blessing in the harvest. And I can tell you that as I reflect and as I was reflecting over my life this afternoon, writing this message, I was thinking about the goodness of God on display in my personal life. And and I was believing God for a house for a very, very long uh time, a decade probably or more. And I was believing God, but when I got the the the house, and everybody has has heard that testimony. How many of you guys have heard that testimony? Um, you know, when when I was believing God for the house, I wasn't believing God for a brand new car. I wasn't believing God for all of the furniture to be paid off. God just did that as a bonus. And I want you to understand being a servant of God, it pays to be a servant of God. Can you say hallelujah? So there's a blessing that we often talk about, and it comes out of the love that God has for us. So I've I've even heard Pastor Luke talk about it. God blesses you because he what? He loves you. That's that period. Turn to your neighbor and say, period. But there's also a blessing that comes when you obey the word of God. So there's a double, there's there's a twofold blessing, there's a twofold reward when it comes to serving God. It's not just because he loves you, he loves you. But it's also because when we get intoxicated with the word and then we obey the word, there is a reward that is attached to that. Can you say hallelujah? And he's really not vague about it. Turn with me to Proverbs 11:30. And I want each and every one of you guys to start taking notes, pull out your phones, but put it on airplane mode because you know you're you're checking Instagram. Put it on airplane mode, and then write this down because I I need you guys to get this. If we could just have this amount of people infected with the reality of what I'm preaching to you about, I'm telling you right now, this church will double by December and it won't be a big deal. It says, the fruit of the uncompromisingly righteous is a tree of life. And he who is wise captures human lives for God as a fisher of men, he gathers and receives them for eternity. There is a blessing. Say there's a blessing. The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he that wins souls is wise. There is a tree of life connected to every believer that wins souls. That's why things work out like it's insanely good for us, and that's why Jonathan can pop off at the mouth and say some crazy things, and still people love him. Because his heart is with God, his heart is in winning the loss, his heart is about the father's business. Can you say hallelujah? And it's evident the Bible says it. Do this, and this is gonna follow. Sow this, and this is what you're gonna reap. Seek God, seek this, and this is what you are gonna find. Work and I'm gonna reward you. Win souls, and there's a blessing attached to it. And if you want this kind of blessing in your life, then you'll have to be in the business of God. Jesus said, I am about my father's what? Business. I'm about my father's business. So there's a business, there's a reality to this, that this is not something that I just compartmentalize in my life. Yeah, I'm on Monday through Saturday, it's me. It's all about me. It's me, myself, and I, and I got here, and and this, and but on Sunday, I'm gonna pay my respects to God because you know that's what my mom would want me to do. There's gotta be a uh uh there's you gotta take away the separation and understand your relationship with God is everything, it gets in every part of our lives, and once we understand that, then we're not compartmentalizing aspects of our lives to be separated from God. So people are always wanting to know how can I increase? How can I prosper? How can I access more favor? How can I experience the hand of God like you've experienced it? And there really isn't a formula. I can't tell you that this is the way you've got to do it because it's it's different for everybody. But what I can tell you is that if you're about the father's business, you are marked differently. Your life is quite literally a sign and a wonder. I'm telling you, if you spent a day with me, you would be so underwhelmed. Everyone's like, What do you do? Everybody, you know, we we had this women's mentorship program, and everybody wants to know a day in the life of Pastor Adolis. Why? You'd be bored. I'm not doing anything spectacular, I'm just about my father's business. So if he tells me to go, I go. If he doesn't tell me to do something, I don't do it. Period. Turn to your neighbor and say, period. So how can I access the the things that that other people are accessing? Why is it working out for other people? And I can tell you, if you prioritize what God prioritizes, then you are going to be a standout. Can you say hallelujah? Look at Luke 10 2. We're gonna do a lot of scripture here today, so God bless you, Cal, or whoever's doing scripture. Luke 10, 2. The harvest indeed is abundant. Give me the New King James Version when you can. The harvest is indeed abundant. There is uh the harvest is truly great, but the laborers are few. Therefore, pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into the harvest. This is it. This is the heartbeat of heaven. There is so much harvest, but the laborers are few. So say this with me say there's a big harvest, and I've got to play my part. Yeah, he's looking for laborers. And let me tell you, if you concern yourself with what concerns God, then God will concern himself to what concerns you. And that's just the way it works. I can tell you right now, from the beginning of my tenure here at Revival Today, back in 2007, I started getting intoxicated with the reality of reaching the world for Jesus, and that became what was the drive in my life. Everything else was secondary. And can I tell you that once I made that shift where ministry, seeking God's face, and doing what he tells us is the number one priority, everything is a far second. All of a sudden, those those things that I really wanted secretly started manifesting, they started popping up like popcorn. I was thinking, like, what in the world is happening? And it's because the Bible says, if you seek first what the kingdom of God, God will then add to your life everything you desire, and then some. But we have to be busy about seeking first the kingdom of God. The blessing isn't only found in receiving from God, there's a blessing that only shows up when you get involved in what God is doing, and what God is doing right now is bringing in the harvest. And so I want to go through six different ways. Maybe, maybe if I can get through sixth, great. If not, I'm gonna have ice cream tonight. So I'll cut this thing short and then you get it. But number one, if you're writing and taking notes, you are a partner with God. You're a partner with God. Say I'm a partner with God. I don't think people realize what I'm sorry I interrupted you. I don't think people realize what that means. You're a partner with God. Turn with me to Luke 15, 7 through 10. Luke 15. I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over 99 just persons who need no repentance. Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it. And when she has found it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, saying, Rejoice with me, for I've found the peace which I've lost. Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents. Turn to your neighbor and say, I'm a partner with God. So you mean to tell me what I do right now can affect heaven? And the answer is an absolute resounding yes. Now I want you to understand, heaven rejoices over what? Souls, souls being one. I don't hear anything about heaven rejoicing about buildings or about fancy cars or crowds or awesome sermons or this applause because everybody else is is is is clapping. Heaven stops just applaud with everybody. No, heaven stops and rejoices when people get saved. So I have the potential right now to stop all heaven in its track and say, hold on, rejoice with me. So I get to partner in with God. Let me tell you about partnership. I've got one of my partners sitting in the back, and I'm uh we have uh uh invested things together. We have uh uh uh uh you know skin in the game, so to speak. So it's like if something happens to Doug, it's gonna affect me. So I want to make sure that my buddy is doing well. I want him to be doing well spiritually, I want him doing definitely well financially, I want his marriage to flourish, I want his children to be happy and healthy because he's a partner of mine. And so it's not I can look at the crowd and say, Yeah, I know you guys, you come to my church, but there's one individual back there that I'm in partnership with. And so all of a sudden I'm looking out for his well-being. All of a sudden, I'm praying for our finances, I'm praying for his blessing. I'm making sure there was some leak legal issues that he was um, you know, uh involved with. And I'm like, you know what? That's that's gonna that's gonna mess up the feng shui between this, the the the energy between our our partnership. Let's get that, let's take care of that in the spirit. And so we prayed and we asked God to deliver him, and he certainly did. It took a little bit, but it it it it came through. Can you say hallelujah? So, see, when when when we partner with God, God is looking at you saying, like, I've gotta have his back because he's doing what I want done on this earth. And can I tell you that's just the way it is here at Revival Today? Whether you like us or not, we uh uh God has our back because we are actively going for souls. The reason why your pastor is rarely at this house is because he's instituting this principle, he's going after souls. Can you say hallelujah? So if something in your life is worth rejoicing for, just like they they they likened it to finding a quarter, finding whatever, what is something that in in your life that you would just be like, Wow, let's rejoice together? Will heaven consider soul winning that? It's worth rejoicing for. So we have the ability to partner up with God and do something that is a part of who he is, it's his heart, it's his business. It's not just you calling an individual, it's not you just bringing somebody to church, it's not just you praying for people. When we lead people to Jesus, we are partnering up with God Himself. Can you say hallelujah? So you literally can conduct business with God here on this earth, and all you gotta do is win souls. And this is the the the the the the differentiator. I don't know if that's a word, if it if it is sweet, but I'm just I'm flowing. But this is what what makes the clear distinction between people that are just living their mundane lives and then people that are partnering up with God, keeping his kingdom first. I don't mind that you make a hundred million dollars in in your company, a billion dollars in your company. Great, but are you partnering up with God? Is your soul purpose? Are you driven and motivated by this eternal truth that what I have to do right now can quite literally change heaven and impact eternity? Because if that's not a reality for you, then you're living far well below the means that God wants for you. Can you say hallelujah? So I don't I don't care what you do as long as you are in this endeavor. Turn with me to Romans 10. Romans 10 verse 1. I don't, I don't, maybe it's past that. Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved. For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. For they, being ignorant of God's righteousness and seeking to establish their own righteousness, haven't submitted to the righteousness of God. For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. For Moses writes about the righteousness which of the law, the man who does those things, shall live by them. But the righteousness of faith speaks in this way: Do not say in your heart, who will ascend into heaven, that's to bring Christ down from above, seven. Or who will descend into the abyss, that's to bring up uh Christ up from the dead. But what does it say? The word is near you in your mouth, and in your heart. That is the word of faith that we preach. That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scriptures say, Whoever believes on him will not be put to shame. This is where we're going to. For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon him. For whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. For then shall they or uh how then shall they call on him and whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach unless they are sent? It is written, How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things. Can you say hallelujah? How beautiful, look at your feet. God's looking at them feet. Some of y'all need a petty, but he's saying, Those are beautiful feet. And what makes those feet beautiful? It's not that they're aesthetically pleasing, it's that they're doing the work of the Lord, they're in movement and in obedience to the word of God. Can you say hallelujah? You can't continue on in this life, walking closely with God and not have a burden for people. I question your salvation if you can get up every morning and remain unaffected by humanity. I question your salvation if you can go to bed night after night without telling one person from your unsaved family about Jesus. I question your faith. I question your relationship with God because the reality is, is if you have a fiery love for God, then He puts something on the inside of you. And that something is a love for people. Can I share with you my testimony? Because I'm gonna do it anyways. I hated people. I did, and sometimes I can get right into it and I'm like slap out snap out of it because the flesh rears. But I remember thinking to myself, like, I I'm cool doing night shifts, like sign me up for anything that has to do with with without the interaction of people. And and I'm like, I'm cool with it because I had like, you know, I I worked at children's places, service merchandise, I worked all kinds of places, real estate, an attorney, I worked for all these people. And there was the same common denominator, and it was the conversations with people. And I was like, I don't like them. So Lord deliver me from this. I can I could stock shelves at at uh Costco at night, do whatever, you know. And so I was thinking to myself, like, I just don't really love, you know, uh the interaction. People are so whatever. And then I remember as clear as day being in a service in New England and something coming over me that absolutely broke the inside of me. And I couldn't sleep, I couldn't eat for days. I was completely bothered.
SPEAKER_04I was so bothered and tormented by the reality that people were going to hell. And it bothered me so much. And so I needed a tissue. So I was like, what is going on? And I'm telling you, it hurt. And I remember a couple days before. Asking God to take my heart. And this is the prayer that I prayed. I said, Lord, whatever you love, let me love it. Whatever you hate, let me hate it. And here was the stupid prayer that I prayed all those years ago that I'm still in now. I said, Father, whatever breaks your heart, let it break mine. And I remember I couldn't sleep.
SPEAKER_03You know, even as a little girl, I could see different things in my family. Like I had a fear of God on my life. And I knew that the reality of heaven and hell, and it bothered me. And I didn't know why it bothered me so much. Because for all I knew, this was just a pretend place that people made up to get your money or or to get you to, you know, have boring, terrible lives. I don't know. But the more that I inclined myself to his word, and the more that I knew God, it was this reality that people are dying every single day, and we can do something about it. What you've got to understand is I grew up in a very religious system. And that they didn't care about souls. They didn't care. They were like, Yeah, this is just what happens when you don't serve God. They they would come to me at nine years old and they'd say, Your mom's going to hell. Because she does this, she wears pants. My mom going to hell because she wears pants. So from at a very early age, I was thinking, like, oh my gosh, then everybody's going to hell. And I couldn't just sit there as they just continue to sing and live their normal lives, like they hadn't just said that everybody's going to hell. I'm like, if everybody's going to hell, what in the world are we doing here? What is the sense of us gathering right now? Why can't we just go out and tell the world if this is our responsibility? And every time I go into a new place or I tell people about Jesus, they tell me the same thing. Why didn't anybody tell me this before? I remember back um uh uh you know prior to COVID, who cares what year it was, but it was the the time we went to Penn State, and Jonathan got invited out there. And it was like a rave. It was a freshman intake for for Penn State, and it was wild. They had like strobe lights and fog machines. And so I was thinking, I had Camila, she was barely two years old at the time, and I'm thinking, like, Jonathan is gonna die. I don't know, they're gonna, I they're not gonna be happy with this. And I was thinking, oh my goodness, because they were already rowdy, you know? And so I'm thinking to myself, what in the world is going on? So all of a sudden, the student, after this crazy DJ comes up, he's like, and now, real quick, I wanna, I wanna put bring that up if you if you've got the video. If not, I'll just keep talking about it. But he's like, I want uh my brother Jonathan to come up, he's got a message for you, real quick. And then Jonathan comes up there with like uh a sweater vest, a cardigan, and a Bible, like freshly combed hair, and I was like, oh my gosh, Lord, have and I legitimately, it wasn't that it was lack of faith, Pastor Sam, but I distanced myself about a mile. So if that was the the stage, I was like back at McDonald's, and so I was praying, and I was like, I literally was praying for my husband. I'm like, Lord, please have mercy on him. Please don't let this be what I think it could be because it's gonna get nasty up in here. And so all of a sudden, they're they're saying, We are Penn State, whatever the stupid chant is, we uh and I was like, and he's trying to get their attention, and he's like, um, if you could just listen to me real quick. And I was like secondhand embarrassed. I was like, oh my gosh, they're gonna kill them. They started throwing water bottles up on stage, and I'm like, that's it. And I was like, I'm gonna, I'm gonna come up out of here arrested. So I was like thinking about who can take Camila because I'm about to throw some fists at these teenagers and show them a good time. Because I'm not that removed. So I was thinking to myself, oh my gosh, mercy, Jesus. And so all of a sudden, okay, play it, play it so that you guys could see it firsthand.
SPEAKER_01Speak to you guys a little bit. A quick message, right quick. Put your hands together for Jonathan Shuttlesworth.
SPEAKER_02Hello, everybody. Thank you so much. I think that's the happiest anybody's ever been to see me, so thank you. I appreciate you sticking around up until now. This is gonna be the best part of your night. And if you listen, it's gonna be something that'll impact your life for the rest of your life. How many of you are freshmen just starting out right now? What an awesome time to allow God to do something in your life tonight that will make sure that everything works out the way God wants it to. And I want to see that happen. You know, this is a little bit of a different party. Penn State. Most places that you go, most places that you go to party, you wake up in the morning and wonder what you did. The only difference on this one is we want you to lay your head to the pillow at night tonight and know that you have peace with God and that your sins are forgiven. This isn't about religious fanaticism. Jesus didn't die for religious fanatics. John 3 16 says, God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whoever believes in him will not perish, but will have everlasting life. Jesus said in Matthew 7, Broad is the way that leads to destruction, but straight is the gate and narrow is the way that leads to everlasting life. We know the easy thing to do is stay with the crowd or mock or say that's a bunch of foolishness, but it takes courage and conviction to not bank your life and bank your eternal soul against the word of God that's always proved true. But to say, I'm gonna make up my mind. You can't speak for the whole group, you can only speak for you. You can make up your mind tonight and say, As for me and my life, I'm not gonna go to hell, I'm gonna make Jesus Christ my Lord and Savior. You say, Jonathan, that's me. I don't know that I'm saved, or I know that I'm not saved, but tonight I want to give my life to the Lord Jesus Christ. If that's you, I want you to put your hand up high and wave it at me right now, and we're gonna pray. God bless you. Keep it up in the air. God bless you. Look all over this place, wonderful. Praise the Lord God, hallelujah. Well, go ahead and clap as they lift their hands. You made my night. I start preaching in Ohio in the morning, so I have to leave right after this. But this, I'm gonna drive back with a big smile on my face because I know God's gonna do a great work right now. This is what I want, only because this isn't my way of doing things, this is God's way of doing things. He said, If you confess me before men, so August 30th, 2014, for the rest of your life will be the day where when you lay your head to the pillow, you can say, I know I'm safe, because on the intramural field, I came out of the crowd, and like Jesus said, I confessed him publicly. I want every person that lifted a hand that meant business with God. I want you to come around this barrier and meet me right in front of the speakers, and we're gonna pray together. I won't hold you long, I'm not gonna do anything strange, but I want you to come out of the crowd and join me right here in Jesus' name. Go ahead, clap for them as they come. Keep clapping, the hands that clap for souls will never be empty. Come right around the barrier and meet me right here. Welcome. Stand right here. We're gonna pray. Keep coming. God bless every one of you. I'm so proud of you, I'm so happy for you. This is not a game, this is real, this is not some religious thing. This is when God reaches down from heaven and changes your heart. I only do this not so this turns into some religious recital. Some people have never prayed, so I'm gonna give you the words to say, and I want you to say them from the bottom of your heart. Come on, say it out loud, dear Heavenly Father. I've come forward tonight to show you that I'm I mean business with you. I'm sorry for my sins. Please forgive me, have mercy on me. I need your help. I'm not like everybody else, so I don't want to live like everybody else. I want to live for you, I want to fulfill the destiny you have for me in Jesus' name. Now say this: I believe in my heart. You raised Jesus from the dead. I confess with my mouth, Jesus is Lord and my Savior. Come into my heart, Lord Jesus, make me like you, give me a new heart, cleanse my mind, make me new in Jesus' name. I am saved, I am a Christian, God is my father, heaven is my home, and I'll live forever, and I will not turn back in Jesus' name. Amen. And amen. One more time, give a great hand clap to Jesus Christ, the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords.
SPEAKER_03I love you. God bless you. And mind you, that whole place was filled of people with people. So there were hundreds of people that were as he was preaching just leaving. And I was thinking to myself, you bunch of a-holes, I hate all of you. And then there was that little bit of conglomeration of people that say it. I was like, Thank you, God, that this all wasn't for nothing. But it was in that moment and it scarred me for life. One of those kids, if you heard at the end, he said, I am saved. He started yelling, like at the top of his lungs. He came out and then just started pacing the grounds. And I saw him from the corner of my eye, and he said, Why didn't anybody tell me this? My dad died. Why didn't anybody tell me this? Like, I could have told him. So the reality of eternity came into their being that night, and and it was this understanding like, why hasn't anybody told me about this up until now? And it angered them. And it was like I carried that. It was it broke me even more to understand that there's people that are dying every single day because there's Christians out there that are too embarrassed to share the gospel of Jesus with them. But say this with me, say not me. Soul winning requires movement. If you don't tell them, they're not gonna listen, they're not gonna hear it. So your obedience on the other side of you obeying these this mandate for our lives, are people that are gonna meet you in heaven and say, I am here because you opened up your mouth, I'm here because you invited me to this place. Are you giving birth? Thank God. So so I want you to understand here today. She done walk all slow holding her. I was like, Not today, not here. You're gonna get out. Somebody call the cops, but God bless you. You take your time cooking, baby. I love you. She was like, Okay, so what was I saying? So I was at KCM, remember like a couple weeks ago? Seems like seven years ago. I was at KCM, and this is the the Southwest Believers Convention is something that happens and it's been happening at the same time for decades, okay? 30 something years now, maybe more. And uh I I told Ben, I said, get the camera and give me a mic, and we're gonna go around, just ask people how they got saved. And so we started asking people about how how they were getting saved, and it like literally took them by surprise, like they haven't thought about that in a really long time, which isn't great, because it's like I think about um my salvation often because I want to share that same experience with other people. So I remember just people like person after person just thinking, hmm, when was that? Wow, that was in 1963, and my friend Margaret, or whatever, you know, and so don't ever forget that simple encounter that you had with an individual that said, Hey, come to young adults, hey, come to youth, come come to church with me, because it's that very invitation that could change the trajectory of generations to come. Can you say hallelujah? But you gotta make the call and you gotta send the text and you gotta invite the neighbor, as painful as it might be. And and I don't care how you title yourself, get over it. Turn to your neighbor and say, get over it. And I'll tell you why, because the gospel of Jesus was never meant to end with you. We are carriers of salvation. That's why he said, go into all the world and what preach the good news to everyone, tell them about me. And he's given us that beautiful responsibility to do that, and most people don't do it because they think it's optional. Well, I want you to know here the reality at Revival Today Church is that we take our responsibility seriously, just like we take tithing serious, just like we take going to church serious, we take soul winning seriously because it's something that's mandated to us by God. Can you say hallelujah? You are saved not just to make it to heaven, you are saved to carry salvation, and it was a load too big, and he understood it. That he said, you know what? Anybody who believes say that's me. So it starts with you understanding I've got a part to play. It's not just Pastor Dean and Denise that are gonna get this thing done. I've got to do my part because there are people in your realm that I will never get a chance to talk to. There are people in your family that only you have access to, and so God has given us this beautiful responsibility to see it through. And if they say no, keep inviting them anyways. Be that Jesus freak that I know you guys all are. Amen. Number two, following Jesus will turn you into a soul winner. Say that with me. Following Jesus turns me into a soul winner. Matthew 4 19. Follow me, Jesus says. And I will make you fishers of men. If you follow God, that is the the the promise when you follow him. I will make you fishers of what? Yeah, fishers of men. He didn't say, I'm gonna make you uh comfortable. Follow me and I'm gonna make you comfy. Follow me and I'll make you religious. Follow me and I'll make you super opinionated. No, he said, follow me and I'll make you fishers of men. There's there's there's nothing else added to that, y'all. I will make you fishers of men. It's one of the clearest evidences that you following Jesus starts, your relationship starts, the solidification of your relationship to Jesus starts when you bring people in. Because Jesus died for them too. Can you say hallelujah? And you can't have a close relationship with Jesus and remain indifferent towards humanity, indifferent towards the lost souls. You can't, there's just no way. If you get intoxicated and I'm sorry, I apologize, but after this altar call, you're never gonna be the same. Your heart is gonna break for what God uh for what breaks God's heart. And I am sorry because it's gonna ruin your life for the good. Because all you're ever gonna think of, you're not gonna just think of Kim Kardashian and be like, what? I can't even believe that she's wearing that. You're gonna be like, Lord, save her. It takes me off driving to church on Sundays, and there's people mowing their lawns. I'm like, why are you at church, sir? That's how I think. I'm like, what uh what what what what what meaningless lives you live to take your Sunday to plant a stupid flower that's gonna die in six weeks? Because I did it, all of mine are dead. What a waste of time. But if I invite people to church, I'm making my mark, not just temporarily, this thing is eternal. Can you say hallelujah? Jesus' heart is all for the people, it bled for people. Zacchaeus, the woman at the well, blind Barnamaeus, the demoniac, the thief hanging next, like he couldn't stop talking to people about eternity, about getting right with God. Even up until the last breath, he had people hanging over uh over here with him. He's like, No, you'll you'll be with me in paradise. He prayed for them. It was one of the last things he did, hanging on the cross. So you can't say, I'm just gonna, I'm just gonna do me, I'm gonna mind my own business and everybody does. No, those days are over. It's against our religion to keep our our religion to ourselves. If you are a part of Christianity, see, I don't understand how this is crazy. Like Christians get so lazy, and the Muslims are going out there and they're bringing in the harvest because people are looking for something and they identify that reality and they use it, and they're very dogmatic about the approach. But us Christians, we don't want to offend. There's many ways up the mountain. No, there isn't. There's one way, and it's through Jesus. Can you say hallelujah? So if you follow Jesus, then you make his priorities yours, his burdens become yours. The harvest becomes your harvest, your responsibility, your mission. Can you say hallelujah? Number three, soul winners carry God's wisdom. This is fantastic. Proverbs 11:30. He who wins souls is what wise. No, the fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. What is the fruit? Souls are a fruit. That's how we know that you're on fire for God. Who's coming next to you every Sunday? Because I was I was at the church like you, most of you guys were at the church with this old lady that came to church by herself all haggardly, and I don't know why my husband doesn't want to come. Well, looking at your face, I understand why. Because I don't even want to be next to you, Nancy. Sorry, Nancy. He who wins souls is wise, but here it is it's not you have access to wisdom, it's you become wise. Wisdom understands value, and there's nothing more valuable here on this planet than a soul. So you're gonna do everything in your uh uh control to see to it that people are getting saved. Can you say hallelujah? Any dummy can spend his life and uh working on on his business and and making every waking moment something that's just about meeting the the the need and hitting this budget and doing all this uh you know uh temporary stuff but the moment you take that business and you start advancing it towards the kingdom of God then all of a sudden you're gonna see there's supernatural breakthrough that comes along because if you're serious about God's business he'll get serious about your business and if all of a sudden you say father I'm in this planet just like my friend Doug he does uh pumping what is it pumping sorry it's not like breast pumps huh well well pumps I should be a better friend but I still don't understand what you do but he digs like these big holes in there for like people that don't have um access to the water line just yeah and and so he goes in and then he like helps them dig the the water to the well huh he installs pumps okay well what I said is kind of cooler he's like Isaac digging the wells you know what I'm saying so that's what I I like to think of you as is Isaac Raho but but anyway I don't even know what I was saying about that so yeah so all of a sudden this guy and I've known Doug for many many years all of a sudden two years ago he starts getting serious and he's like I've acquired this business my dad has given it to me and he's like but I'm serious about the kingdom of God and he petitioned in his heart that he was gonna give a certain amount of money to the church he's like I want to be able to wherever uh the next church it starts that I could underwrite the whole dang thing and he's like this is my heart's prayer so all of a sudden it stopped becoming a cute little pump uh company dang it is that what it is well yeah pump company county pump now what where do you project it to make over three million dollars and I believe it'll be ten before you know it because that's that like when when you start getting serious minded about the kingdom of God all of a sudden wisdom starts coming in and you're thinking like wait a minute I can tell you right now the the where he's been him and and and miss Kayla where they've been from the beginning of of this church to where they're at right now it's not even they're not even the same people they're just not they're they're they're they're kingdom minded but they're also one of the wisest people financially business savvy I hear him talk I was actually we were we were on a long road trip and he was talking to some some of his crew and I was thinking to myself my gosh this guy sounds like the CEO of a Fortune 500 company the way he dealt with that situation and I told him I said you're different and I'm telling you right now he's different because he's partnered up with God and all of a sudden wisdom unlocks to you so the way we're doing things right now people stand in wonder they're like how did you do that and you know what I tell them I don't know I just go with the flow because whatever it is God just unlock unlocks it for us and there's an understanding that comes not just from me for everybody that works here. So it's an unfair advantage doing this because that's just one of the promises of God can you say hallelujah a wise person invests his life with the eternal eternal souls are eternal everything else who cares turn to your neighbor and say who cares there's eternal significance can you say amen so you gotta quit being ashamed of the gospel I don't care how it is the way you say it is the way is necessary and and and we have the Holy Spirit living on the inside of us so we know that the Holy Spirit will fill our mouths and will they he'll he'll he'll fill us up with exactly what needed to be said for that exact person. So you shouldn't be scared can you say amen and number four I was gonna say six but I'm gonna stop here because I want to lay hands on everybody you reap a harvest of joy psalm 126 five and six psalm 126 five and six those who sow in tears shall reap in joy he who continually goes forth weeping bearing seed for sowing shall doubtless come again with rejoicing bringing his sheaves with him this is talking about giving but it's also talking about souls can you say hallelujah there's a harvest that has your name on it and and and the reward for that harvest the intake of that harvest is souls can you say hallelujah and you know what soul winning does require sacrifice it requires you stepping out of your comfort zone and being judged being that person but who cares because it's well worth it can you say hallelujah so you've got to understand whatever it is that you're saying to that individual when you talk good about God it's a seed when you invite that person it's a seed when you all of a sudden take whatever monumental destruction story that they've got coming to you at the salon you you you somehow turn that into something about God and and and how he can deliver you that's a seed can you say hallelujah and every seed is working can you say amen your labor is working your seed is working look at Galatians 6 9 don't grow weary in what doing well and you know what let me share a testimony with you about my my family my family keep praying for my family because there's a stubborn bunch and I'm gonna tell you right when I first got married to Jonathan Mags was a crackhead we don't know she left the fade she I don't know what happened to her I was like she was in as some loser and I was like what is going on with this family Tosh was in and out of prison Jay was a part of a gang or something I don't we don't know what happened there. But my family was lost but my family had a heart for the Lord which was so bizarre because I'd tell them about the things of God and then they'd start crying and it's like do you want to come to church and be like no and I'm like I'd be so frustrated with them my brother he he loved God deep down inside but he always blamed his accident on God because that's what the the religious system told them. It was like oh this is gonna be used for God's glory and he's like well I don't like God then so all of a sudden it's just like my entire family they're just like what is going on they love God and I keep inviting them and all of a sudden nothing nothing is happening so year after year after year and they know that I've given myself to this craft they call me Elmana Alis they call me a nun because they didn't really understand what I was going to into and so I was like okay so like you know that I'm here I'm coming to visit because there's a crusade and none of you guys are gonna support it I felt like it was a slap in the face if if I'm being honest it's like thanks for not ever supporting me. And so one day I was actually in my mom's house and I was like God I am done with this family. I am done I'm not inviting anybody else they they if if they if they choose to go to hell then they're gonna go to hell but it's not because of uh of me not trying because I've tried and so I remember just sitting there and moping and being so sad and broken and I was thinking like God you're gonna have to do the work because I'm done and that night say that night I don't know what in the world happened but that night we were at um Saint Paul Assembly of God or something like that. St. Paul where was it in um Lexington in Lexington and I show up and I'm just like in one of those moods like no one's gonna be here like I I want I've got my family here extended friends nobody's showing up and you know what I want to give them a finger and it's not the peace sign. And so I show up and then I'm I I I come in a little late I didn't have Camila at the time so I stopped at Dunks obviously and then I get into this building and I see my entire family for the exception of Jose sitting on the second row of that church in Lexington. And I was like I mean my mom was there. Yeah y'all didn't even know I had a mom. My mom was there so I was like what is going on and so all of a sudden we're we're we're um you know Jonathan is is doing what he does best he starts preaching he's making them laugh he's making them cry and then it's the call of salvation and I was like oh my gosh Lord have mercy please just speak to them maybe they could pray quietly in their seat and when I look up my entire family is is getting saved. Every one of them again for the exception of Jose because he's a little bit more stubborn but we got him too every one of them uh got saved and within two years of me marrying Jonathan Jonathan married me and said in two years I'm gonna have all of your family saved and I was like good luck that's a tall order sir and in one night in one and it was the same night that I said God I am done with this family and he's like I'm not done with them and it's those little seeds that I continued to lay is that and it wasn't like well you know what if you don't come to church you're gonna go to a hell that's fiery and and you're you there'll be uh gnawing and and uh what is the other thing gnashing weeping and gnashing of teeth you want to be missing your teeth you got a toothache now wait till you're in the fiery pit of hell mags and I'm gonna tell you what in one daggone night they were all there giving their hearts to Jesus and I thought okay alright this is easy but can you imagine if I just for for for you like gave up you know forget about it I'm not just gonna continue no what one little invitation you don't know you don't know the impact it has or when it's gonna sprout when it's gonna germinate or when it's gonna flourish your job is to sow the seed your job is to water the seed can you say hallelujah so say this my seed is working say my labor's working yes all we have to do is remain faithful to God can you say hallelujah the laborers are few will he find somebody that is willing to go that is willing to speak sorry if I burped that is willing to be inconvenienced that is willing to say if there's someone going to hell that I can reach God show me and let me be that person that snags him out of that mess because that's what he's looking for. So quit trying to chase the blessing and do the business of God chase the assignment well I don't have an assignment oh yes you do and this should become the very purpose of life in every one of us if you understand our assignment is found in the Bible go ye into all the world to preach the gospel then it changes your life then all of a sudden there's there's depth there's weight that you carry when you speak and it doesn't matter what realm you're in because if you partner up with God it hits different because your initiative your uh uh purpose your reason for life is not just about money it's not just about reaching the goals at the end of the quarter it's about souls and that's what matters can you say hallelujah so I want us all to stand up on our feet I want the worship team to come I want somebody to move this thing out of the way and I want all of us because I'm not even gonna give you an option because you guys are a part of this team. If you come to this church then you're a part of the team and I need you God needs you there's a a a humanity out there that's dying that needs you it needs what you have to say it needs your testimony it needs that invitation it needs for you to get serious about the reality of eternity I'm not going up to eternity empty handed if the Bible says that this is fruit souls are fruit and he that wins souls is wise I'm gonna make sure that it's my business to show up at the feet of Jesus with fruit because that's what what what what I can uh carry in there I can't carry in my bank account I can't carry in this building but I can carry souls can you say hallelujah so I want every one of us to line up if you uh uh are done and you have chores God bless you but I want each and every one of us to stand up here and I want Pastor Dean and Denise as well to come up with me and we're gonna lay hands on each and every one of you and we're gonna pray that prayer that broke me in a good way. And my prayer tonight is that it'll break you with this understanding that it's not just about crossing something off of the list when you go to church you're there to bring people to know God because if God ever did anything for you anything at all then it's worth telling somebody about it. It's worth inviting them how many of you guys have had a true encounter with God let me see your hands wave them at me like a real life encounter like he changed my life then we should not be keeping that to ourselves there is people literally dying wanting to know that truth that you have unlocked for yourself. And so we have to understand there is a responsibility and there's an onus that we have to take to deliver this message to humanity and there's a blessing for it. It's not that like yeah do that and be miserable and embarrassed the whole life let me tell you looking at Jonathan there that was that was borderline sketchy that was awkward. That could have been embarrassing if he was a person that gets embarrassed but you can't embarrass him that would have been embarrassing that'd be devastating that'd be enough to be like I don't want to go into the ministry anymore but do you think that God looked down on him and said that's my son that's what I'm looking for and all of a sudden all these years down down the the road we've got multiple campuses now God's using him not just in in the state of Pennsylvania he's using him globally and it started with the decision to tell people about Jesus and as little and as basic as that might be it's fundamental because God knows that he has your heart and he can trust you this is all about trust and if you can get up every morning and say ah whatever I don't really care there's a problem but not after today can you say amen so I want you to shut yourselves in with the Lord and I want you to raise your hands and then we're gonna pray over you but I want you to say this powerful prayer that changed my life say this with me say Heavenly Father I ask you tonight to change me change my heart change my mind whatever burdens you let it burden me whatever you love let me love it whatever you hate let me hate it what breaks your heart let it break mine give me a passion for souls let there be an urgency a weight that comes upon me tonight that will bother me every time I see unsaved people use me tonight and for the rest of my life to share the gospel with other people break on the inside of me everything that's shy everything that's fearful make me as bold as a lion to declare your word to humanity to set the captives free in the mighty name of Jesus and all God's people said Amen