Abide And Multiply

Transcript

The Feeding Of The Five Thousand

Jesus Walks On The Water

Multiplication In Dead End Moments

One Word Faith And God’s Promises

Let Jesus Into Your Boat

Closing Prayer For Change

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I'm gonna do it. So last week we heard from the word of God from the book of John 15, 4 and 5, where Jesus spoke about abiding in him. And we heard that he is the vine and we are the branches, and without him we cannot bear much fruit. Hallelujah. Then we heard about Joshua. And now he abided in the presence of the Most High for almost forty years. And he promised him that every foot, every place that his foot would step upon would be given to him. And he would be with him all the days of his life. Hallelujah. And today I want to tell you that what happens when you abide in him? What happens when you are the branch that is attached to the vine? What happens when you are with him and he is with you? And I'll tell you today, I'll show you through the word of God the beauty of the good things, the fruit that you will bear when you have him with you in this life here on this planet. And I'm going straight into it today. I want to share something with you from the book of Matthew. And I'm going straight into it from the book of Matthew, the 14th chapter, the 13th verse. And the Bible says that John the Baptist has just been beheaded, and Jesus he goes to a deserted place because you know he he wants us to pray, he wants to be by himself. And uh but the crowds hear about it and they go to this place, they follow after him from all the cities, the Bible says. And then Jesus he sees the crowds and he comes out, and the Bible says he decides that he's going to heal all the people that are there. And obviously, they've come from different places, they've come from different parts and different cities, and they decide to bring their sick with them. And then what happens is it becomes evening. And now his disciples are urging him to send the crowds away because they are the far distance, and now they need to go and get food. And the place is very deserted. So Jesus says, He says to them, they don't need to go away. You give them something to eat. And the disciples turn around and tell him that they don't have anything with them besides five loaves and two fish. And Jesus says, Bring them here to me. And he commands the crowns to the crowds to sit on the ground. And then some of you know the story, and some of you don't. He takes the five loaves and two fish and he looks up to heaven and he thanks God. And with them, the Bible says were five thousand men, not including men, women and children. And they collected twelve baskets full of remaining food. And then the Bible says that, and he was in the middle of the sea. At this time the boat was in the middle of the sea. And it says that it was being tossed around by the waves. That means it was bad weather. And it says now on the fourth watch of the night, which is between 3 and 6 a.m. in the morning, what happens is Jesus walks towards his disciples on the boat. And it says now that the disciples now saw him walking on the water. And you can only imagine that there's complete chaos, and they think it's a ghost who is walking on the water. And immediately Jesus turns to them and says, Be of good cheer, it is I. Do not be afraid. And Peter answers and said to the Lord, Lord, call to me, and I will come to you on the water. And Jesus said only one word come. And the Bible says that Peter stepped down out of the boat and he walked on the water. And he saw that the winds were boisterous to sink into the water. And immediately Jesus reached out and caught him and said, Oh, you were of little faith. Why did you doubt? And then Peter and Jesus get into the boat, and the Bible says that the winds stopped, everything ceased, and everyone on the boat worshiped him, saying, Truly, you are the Son of God. So I want to tell you, these were the events that happened at this time when Jesus is here and he decides to go up on a hill. And the crowds follow him, and he feeds these 5,000. And he comes back down, sends his disciples on a boat, he walks on the water. He makes Peter walk on the water. And then he enters the boat, and everything is fine. And now coming back to the crux of the matter, which is for today, I have a very short word for you. What has happened when you are attached to the vine? It's a beautiful series of events that has happened when he's here. But I want to tell you today the crux of the matter. What happens when you are attached to the vine? I'll start with the feeding of the 5,000. I'll tell you, when you have him in your life, like in this situation, when you are attached to him and he's in you, and you hit a dead end situation like this, where there are 5,000 people, and there's nothing to feed them but five loaves and two fish, which is an important it's an impossible situation. And you have no other visible option available for you. An increase of people to help you, maybe, a multiplication of finances when you need it, a multiplication of health, an increase of support systems, call it whatever you want, depending on your situation. But I want to tell you this morning that you will have enough left behind for another time. But when you have him in your life, I want to tell you that you will have his multiplication come into your life, just as he did over here for these 5,000 people. He took what he had, five loaves and two fish, and it was multiplied. It was multiplied. Then there's a second aspect, which is Jesus walking on the sea and calling out to Peter. I want to tell you when you are in that place in life, when you're walking through a tough situation, and you have yourself attached to the vine, which is the Alpha and the end, transform from the naturals and walk in the supernaturals. Hallelujah. One word, but I want to give you a little secretary. The Bible says that He is watching over His Word to perform it. And I want to tell you that there are multiple promises of God in the Bible, and when they're released, He is watching over them to perform it. But when you are attached to the vine and He is in you, I want to tell you that is the difference between 30, 60, and a hundredfold blessing. The word of God turns into a hundredfold. When His word is released, coupled with you being attached to God, you being attached to the vine, you will see supernatural brilliance happening for you. Hallelujah. And last but definitely not the least, Jesus gets into the boat. And when he gets into the boat, the whole situation changes. The storm dies out. And I want to tell you, today in life, let Jesus into that boat with you. Give him control of every area of your life. Let him take complete control. Because when he's in the boat with you, then he is in control. The storms of life have to obey his word. The storms of life have to obey him. There is nothing else that can have any other say in you, in what you do, and in your life. All of these events, if you understand that you are attached to the vine and you are in him, and he is in you, you need to know very clearly that that's only when different things happen in your life, that's when the word of God comes to life in different ways, and that you will see the multiplication into your situation. That tomorrow, when those stand still, because there's nothing that's above him, nothing. The Bible says that every title, power, dominion, authority, everything is below his feet, and every knee will bow on the earth, above the earth, and below the earth at his name. Hallelujah. I'd like to pray. Thank you for this for this day, this day that you have made, and we will rejoice and be glad in it, Lord. I thank you, Lord, that I thank you for your work that has been released today. I thank you, Lord, that you've already told us that we need to be attached to you. You are the vine and we are the branches, and without you we can do nothing. And this beautiful day, Lord, through your word. I just ask, Lord, that people change their hearts towards you. I ask, Lord, that they open that door where you're standing outside and you're knocking, and that you will come and sup with them. I thank you, Lord, for your word. Those who leave things at your feet will see your multiplication come to life in all the areas of their life. I thank you, Lord, for this day where you where people have turned and given you their situations. You will enter the boat of life. Where everything in the Bible, your word is yeah and amen. For all the situations that are needed for them. And most of all, Lord, I thank you for your double-edged sword that does not go back until it has achieved what it has been set out for. And for those people, Lord, who are with you every day, who have a relationship with you, who reach out to you, Lord, I thank you that you will bring them into a hundredfold blessing, Lord. I thank you that when they are attached to you and your word is released, I thank you, Lord, that they will see a hundredfold blessing. They will walk in the supernaturals and they will raise their head up and know that's only you, Lord. Thank you, Lord, for this beautiful time. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.