War Peace Truth and Deception - Will Brocker 3-15-2026

War Peace Truth and Deception - Will Brocker 3-15-2026 by Will Brocker

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SPEAKER_00 0:01

Hallelujah. I was just thinking about this great general of the faith, Smith Wigglesworth, and I wrote many years ago in my Bible what he had written inside of his Bible. Never compare this book to any other. Never think or say this book contains the Word of God. It is the Word of God. Supernatural in origin, eternal in duration, inexpressible in value, regenerative in power, infinite in scope, infallible in authority, universal in interest, personal in application, inspired in totality. Read it through, write it down, pray it in, work it out, pass it on. It is the word of God. Amen. Heavenly Father, thank you for this wonderful day that you've given us. Thank you for this place, that's this house of worship that you've provided for your children, this little part of your family to come together to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. Help us, Lord, today to receive the seed, the manna from heaven. As I sow it, as you speak through me today, Lord, help them to receive it into good ground. Protect that seed and allow it to take root and bear fruit in their lives. That they be helped, healed, empowered, loved, and prospered by you, and that they go and help others with that same help they've received in Jesus' name. Amen. Glory to God. Boy, I tell you, when you just tell the Holy Spirit or ask him and say, Lord, I Holy Spirit, I need your help right now. It's amazing how quickly he comes a running. I just did that very thing a few minutes ago, and now I feel a whole lot more like I do now than I did a while ago. Praise God. Isn't it good? Glory to God. Isn't that something? We have not because we ask not. Glory to God. Oh, what a good God.

SPEAKER_01 2:11

Thank you, Lord.

SPEAKER_00 2:14

Lots going on in this world. Have you noticed? Hallelujah. But the Lord said, I'll keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on me because they trust in me. You see? I've heard them old preachers in some of them old denominational settings that uh that have yet to invite the Holy Spirit into their settings, if you know what I mean. God bless them all. We love them. But I've heard them say that some of you just so spiritually minded, you know earthly good. And I say, that's a foolish thing to say. Because God says the opposite. He says, if you keep your mind stayed on me, I'll keep you in perfect peace. I'll make you better in this world, even though you're not of the world. If you'll just keep your focus and your mind stayed on me, you will have peace in the midst of the storms of life.

unknown 3:19

Yes, sir. Yes, Lord.

SPEAKER_00 3:22

So God sees the storm. And now you can take that and apply it as you will, because God's speaking to each and every one of you. You're hearing the same words, but he may be saying something different to each one of you. Because you know, as I as I mentioned the world, you're thinking of some of the storms raging around the world, but also there may be storms raging in your very own lives or in the lives of those you love and care about and praying for. But you can have peace in the midst of the storm. Turn over to Matthew chapter 24. Since there's so much Bible prophecy floating around, so many Facebook prophets. Oh, every day I look. Every day I look, and there's something. And this this uh this prophet is uh relating everything going on to something from Jeremiah. And this prophet is relating it all. Uh well, obviously, this is what Elijah was talking about. And this prophet is saying, oh, well, this is really from Esther, and oh, this one is from another major prophet, or maybe someone who really wants to be fancy and come up with an obscure revelation of his own, which should tell you something. He may be just one of the minor prophets that people don't read that much about, and he'll be really fancy. Until it doesn't turn out that way, you see, and then he'll just shift gears and smooth it over. Am I here to criticize the body of Christ? No, and those of you that know me know that I we're all one family. Listen, you are a part of something bigger than you. You are a part of the church, which is the body of Christ Jesus Himself. You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family. So we love our family, the entire body of Christ. So when I speak against things in the body of Christ, it's because God has shown me that that particular thing is harming his children, or preventing them from receiving all that he has or making them just see him as being responsible for the things the devil is doing, and so I bring correction to that. But I'm not talking about anyone, I'm not wishing anyone any harm. Hallelujah. I say that over and over and over and over again so that you know that as the foundation. Because nobody cares how much you know until they know how much you care. Well, I care. I want everybody I ever know and see, and anyone who ever hears me, and oh, do you know this little church setting here? God is doing something so amazingly wonderful. I look and I can't even believe the numbers, and I don't look at numbers. I get scared looking at numbers. Because I remember what happened to David when he counted to see how strong they were. You see, it's not me, it's God. But I look and I look at this different platform and this different platform and this different platform that just from this little podium right here, in this humble setting that we meet in, the thousands upon thousands that are hearing these messages and seeing portions and tidbits and bites all over the world every week. And I thank you, Lord.

unknown 7:34

Thank you, Lord Jesus.

SPEAKER_00 7:36

We're just glad to be a part of it. So when you sow and grow here, you're sowing all over the world. Whether you whether it seems like it or not. But I want you to know that. Praise God. Well, what I was about to say is since there's so much prophecy going on and people making declarations of this was prophetic of this and that, and God's doing this and that. Always remember to go back to Matthew chapter 24 for the basis of prophecy throughout all of Scripture. Because they are all subordinate. Now, all the prophecies in the Bible are good, and we're not to despise prophecy at all, of course. But they all, would you agree they're all subordinate to Jesus Christ? Yes. Okay, so we start with Jesus. Hallelujah. Matthew chapter 24. Let's just read a little bit, starting in the third verse. Jesus speaking here, of course. As he sat down on the Mount of Olives, special place. It's where he left this earth and where he'll come back. Amen. The disciples came to see him, came to him privately, saying, Tell us when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and at the end of the age? And Jesus answered them, see that no one leads you astray. Oh, I hope you will put that one on your refrigerator. See that no one leads you astray. I'll say it once more. See that no one leads you astray. If he tells you you do not have to be led astray, then he's given you everything, the Holy Spirit within and his spoken word without to keep you from being led astray. Glory to God. See that no one leads you astray, for many will come in my name, saying, I am the Christ, and they will lead many astray, and you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you're not alarmed? See that you're not alarmed. That sounds a whole lot like peace to me. See that you're not alarmed. For this must take place. But the end is not yet, for nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are but the beginning of birth pains. Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake. And then many will fall away and betray one another and hate one another. And many false prophets will rise and lead many astray. And because lawlessness will be increased, sin, the love of many will grow cold. But the one who endures to the end, everyone raise your hand, will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. Glory to God. It's easy to be concerned over headlines and sound bites. We have this war in Iran and missiles flying and Chinese spy ships sitting out there. But Jesus said what? Don't be alarmed. It's just the birth pains, not the end. You have the peace of Jesus Christ Himself. He gave you as a gift in John 14, 27, didn't he? Peace I give to you, my peace I give unto you. Not as the world gives, do I give unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. What a beautiful gift. So yeah, there are bombs in Tehran and rockets over Israel, and God is on the throne. He's not standing white knuckled on the banisters of heaven. Yes, Jesus is coming soon. But he's not worried. And three hundred and sixty-five times in this holy Bible right here, it tells us not to be worried either. Not to fear. Doesn't it? I hope somebody will count them for me, and that way if I'm one-off, you can let me know. Oh, you'll be stronger in horseradish if you research all those. You won't be fearful. Isn't that something how powerful the word is? Especially if you find them and speak them out loud every time you find one. Also, somebody needs to research the one that said, you will not be made ashamed if you put your trust in the Lord. You will not be made ashamed. That's for somebody. Bunch of those in there, too. One time a woman came up. Where's that in the Bible? I said, it's all over the Bible. Start in Romans 8. The real battle is against Satan and his army, isn't it? It's souls that the devil wants. But so does God. And you have a part to play. Don't take that lightly. Ephesians 6, 12. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, I'm bringing you in the amplified, contending only with physical opponents, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world, forces of this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly supernatural places. So in context, God is sharing with us that He's given us not only, because it's Ephesians 6, His armor to put on and how to use it and how it works, what it's for, so that the devil, because he has an army, but so does God. And along with all the heavenly hosts, the church is his army here in the earth, empowered by the Holy Spirit, and the angels of heaven. There are more for you than against you. Hallelujah. Say amen. That means so be it unto me. Amen. Well, isn't it awesome that it looks like Cuba will soon be free? I like to talk about the things that you hear about from this pulpit. Because we want to, under the anointing, we want to let God put things in proper perspective. Praise God. Why will Cuba be free all of a sudden? If you immediately only, when I say why, if you immediately only think of all the natural and political reasons behind that, you've missed it. Same as Venezuela. Freedom is ringing. Why? Why are the places where demonic socialist communist dictatorships being toppled? Because God loves people. Oh, how he loves us. And where the gospel and the church are suppressed, he's looking at those souls who are crying out for him and to the ones who are unable to hear about Jesus because of tyrannical regimes. You see? And this is the spiritual truth, which is bigger than the natural things. Now, the demonic manifesting in the natural is because of sin and the devil's influence, of course. The supernatural love and liberty is because of God's love and mercy. And that wins. It looks big. Yeah. I mean, aircraft carriers and missiles and drones and jihadists and money and oil and but the real fight is spiritual. Iran's demonic political regime hides behind false religion. Make no bones about it. We love all people, including Muslims. But Islam is hateful and it's of the devil. It's a false religion. China has a godless communist government. We love the Chinese people. We love all people. The authority there, the government there, is demonic. Yes, it is. They have spies sitting in their ship out there in the what is the Gulf of Oman, I guess. Been sitting there watching the whole thing play out. Gathering all the information that they can gather about us. You see? All they do is sit out there and watch everything we do. They're logging in all in, trying to steal all the data they can. But all they can do is steal technology from us. Why am I saying this? It's not a political thing. This is just showing you the spiritual truth and reality of things, and I hope you'll see it from God's point of view. All they can do is steal stuff from us, and at the lightning speed of technology and things these days, by the time they steal it from us and get it implemented, it's already outdated. Hello? Because as long as this nation, as long as any nation, let's just say that, God is no respecter of persons. As long as this nation, though, is fighting for for God, for the church, for his kingdom, and supporting Israel. And I know this is a big thing. That there's a people lack understanding of. Meanwhile, just to finish this little introduction, we're just talking about natural things from a spiritual perspective. Just like Jesus always did. Because everything has a spiritual ramification. And that's the more true thing. Politics in this nation. All the other stuff set aside. Politics in this nation, even reek of corruption and deception and hypocrisy. I had a vision. I had a dream. Call it what you want. I was asleep. I was awake. I was asleep. I was awake. It stepped going on. It was an open vision. It was a dream. But I told you guys about it, partly, because I still haven't even shared the whole thing. And it's just so vast and so hard for me to even wrap my mind around. But it was that right at the beginning of 2024, first few days, God showed me all through the night the deception and the demonic tactics of the devil on mankind in the end times. Blow your mind. As his time is running out. The devil is a liar, a deceiver. He's for chaos and division and hatred and murder. And he prays. He pretends to be something or someone that he is not, someone good. The angel uh the the devil disguises himself as an angel of light. Isn't that what the Bible says? That means he pretends to be something or someone good. He's not gonna come with a cape and horns. He sends his people and joins the church. He has them run for office. He has them in every walk of life, just as God has his people everywhere. And we should never shirk those responsibilities. God needs doctors and lawyers and chief bottle washers. That devil's a liar. He wanted to be God. But his sin was found out and he was cast out of heaven, and now he hates you because God has chosen you as his children. It's that ugly. We have a Senate race right here in Texas. Perfect example of everything I'm talking about. You say, well, this is not proper that you talk about politics from the pulpit. It's improper that people don't. Especially when there's so many improper places using pulpits that are doing it wrongly. I didn't intend to, but I will. Straight up. Pretender. He knows politics. Every six years he runs home to Texas and pretends to be a Texan. And there's another one. And listen, when you align with, when you align yourself with a group or groups, in this particular case, that stiff arm God at every meeting. But then you go into a church and you stand behind the pulpit because they are all inclusive. This other one is a false prophet. Make no bones about it. He goes into churches and speaks. Not spirit-filled, Bible-based churches. The ones that pick and choose what parts of this Bible they want to include or exclude. And how they want to spin it. That's not allowed. Then there's one that actually wants to help, I think, and could. It reminds me. It reminds me of the sinful tax collector who went into the temple and the Pharisee was over there talking about how good he was. And that old tax collector said, Oh, the Lord forgive me, I'm a sinner. He just couldn't even look up to heaven. Jesus said, that man went away justified. Not the hypocrite, the whitewashed tomb. But it's all satanic smoke and mirrors, folks. And what's our weapon? Prayer, truth, all of it. Love, peace, righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. The underground church in Persia, I call it Persia. Because it's going to be a huge revival. It's prospering. They're all shut off. They're all shut in because they'll be shot, you know, in Iran. But oh Elon Muskie snuck Starlink in there. He's getting them some help. And they're sending out Bible verses. The underground church is growing. Jesus is showing himself to them in dreams. And their whole families are getting saved.

unknown 27:28

Amen.

SPEAKER_00 27:31

Elon Musk, is he even saved? I don't know. Doesn't look like it right now. Be honest with you. I'm glad I'm not God. I don't have to figure that out. But based on what I've seen and heard, you know, it's not good enough just to believe in some of the teachings of Jesus. That's putting yourself on a scholarly level with him. You see, like, yeah, we're in agreement on this. Not good enough. Get on your knees and worship him as God. But maybe he's saved, maybe he's not. Just using him as an example because everybody's familiar. But can God use someone that isn't saved?

unknown 28:18

Yes.

SPEAKER_00 28:19

You better believe he can. And how about this? How sad would it be for God to use someone so mightily for the good of mankind and for the freedom of the church? And then for the church not to pray for that person. Jesus died for sinners to be saved. Amen. Thank you, Lord. I'm like Paul. Jesus died for sinners, and now I was the worst. So who am I to judge? 2 Peter 3:9, the Lord is not slow, but patient, not wanting anybody to perish. Jesus is ready to come back as soon as the Father says, Go, believe me. But God is merciful and loving and kind. So we should be. Even in times of great darkness, revival is brewing. We are in the third great awakening. And I believe a billion souls will be saved. So don't curse the storm. Pray that souls will rise above it and come to Christ. Who was it? Mary Beth talking about He'll renew our youth like the eagles. You know what the eagles do? When the storm starts blowing, the winds start getting up like today. They spread their wings and they catch that wind. And they go higher and higher and higher until they get above that storm. And then they can see the sun. Above only, not beneath. Glory to God. Glory to God. Corrupt leaders, they fall. God says, don't worry when it looks like people are prospering and they're doing evil and all this. Just get your eyes off of them. God's your source. God's your provider. And he don't miss nothing. Corrupt leaders fall. Remember the lesson from Daniel chapter 5. The writing on the wall. You have been weighed and found wanting. That's where I believe a bunch of these corrupt leaders are right now, all over the world. God is merciful. I've been watching this one particular corrupt demonic government since I was a little boy. Forty-seven years God has been patient with them. Even them. That's all over. So in Texas, we got this one who's really learned politics. He's a mealy-mouthed fence sitter. And remember, the fence belongs to God. So don't listen to the Pharisees' ads on TV. When people use the scripture like a whip to bolster themselves, when they dim others' lights to make themselves shine brighter, run away from that. The other one on the left end of the spectrum, who would have you fly a six-colored rainbow in perversion of what God has promised? Because there's seven colors in the rainbow. Invoking books of the Bible that aren't even in there. Calling things evil. I mean good that God calls evil. That's perversion of God's word. Blessing what God has cursed is sin. I mean, blessing what God has cursed as sin, that's not leading people in true love. It's herding them off of a cliff. Did you get that? If I twist and pervert this and tell you that knowing that God calls a particular thing evil in this Bible, and I twist it and turn it to where it says, and I call that thing good, and that God didn't say that. Not only for the liar, but for those he has influenced, who are just wanting God. We could go on and on. Now we've got this Ayatollah's son over there. No, not gonna work. Not gonna work. No better. Listen, like I said, the handwriting is on the wall everywhere. Power crumbles when people mock God or pervert his word. But we pray for those souls. Even those. Because if God gave Jesus for your sins, then he gave him for theirs too. And the best thing that could happen to the worst person in the world is that God get a hold of them and replace their heart of stone with a heart of love and flesh. Now everyone has a free will. God did that because he wanted a family that chose him for him, not robots, knowing how much it was going to hurt him to do it. Because we were going to hurt him by having that free will. So, yes, they have a free will, and many will reject God's truth, and it will take them all the way to a devil's hell, separated from God for all time. But that is not what God wants, and it shouldn't be what you want for them. Let the corrupt leaders fall, but let God's people rise up. We pray for everyone to know Jesus and be saved. And as for you and me, we keep it, we keep it simple. We keep it simple. Remember, the gospel is simple, it's just not easy. Entering into the rest that Jesus has provided is a simple thing, but it's the hardest thing you will ever do to stop trying to earn a position or acceptance from God and just rest in Jesus' finished work. But when you do, it will cause you to be holier, live holier by accident than you ever did on purpose in your own strength. We just keep it simple. We stay faithful. Like Daniel in the lion's den. Like David against Goliath. Like Joseph in Potiphar's house. Like Jesus as he was pressing in as Easter approaches us. And he knew that time was short and things were going to be very bad for him. He strengthened his resolve to complete his mission. So just like those great heroes of the faith, and especially our Lord and Savior, our example, our big brother Jesus Christ, our King and Lord. No fear, no compromise. The kingdom of God grows through the prayers and the testimony of true believers who walk in love. It's not for Washington, D.C. to do all the work the church is supposed to be doing. And it's definitely not from false prophets or hypocrites. You have a part to play. So listen, you have a huge part to play. You may not know it, but you do. You may not do it. We have the free will. You may not know it. And if you know it, you may not do it. But the fact remains that God created you for a purpose. And he placed you in this time in history to come to know him and to help others to do the same. In a nutshell. Am I growing in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ? Am I helping others to do the same? Does this glorify God, the Father, and the Son? Keep those three things before you at all times, and you'll walk in a simple, peaceful life. Jesus is not here in the flesh preaching the gospel anymore. He has now delegated that authority and awesome responsibility to us. To you. To those who know and love him. His church. So stay ready. He's coming. We saw that in Matthew 24, 44. Be ready, he said, speaking of himself in the third person. Be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect. Better keep those lamps filled with fresh oil and burning. You are part of a bride of a body of Christ, the bride of Christ. And it is your job to prepare yourself to be ready for that wedding. And I can give you a word of advice. You say, well, that's awfully simple and silly, but it's important. Go to church. I'm safe right here. Talking to people online. See? That's a win, right? That's a win-win right here because you're all here. No flaming darts coming at me from this room because you're all here. Go to church and stay in church. I mean, keep going to church. Not going to church because of the hypocrites that are there is silly. Because you hear that a lot. It's a new thing. This free-willed Christianity. You don't have to go to church to be saved. It's full of hypocrites. Yeah? Well, since those people are so carnal, I'll explain it in carnal terms. Carnal is where we get the name carny, like carney, like chili concarney, a meathead of the flesh, not spiritual. Not going to church because of the hypocrites that you met there is like saying, I'm not going back down to that gym anymore. Well, why not? Well, I went down there, and you know, there was, I saw people down there that was just totally out of shape. I mean, that's the place that's supposed to be all about fitness and good health and being strong and fitted. And I saw people there that were out of breath, they couldn't lift a noodle.

unknown 42:50

That's pretty good.

SPEAKER_00 42:52

So I'm not going back down there. Well, you silly thing. Because just like the church, you're one of them weaklings, and you could have teamed up with one of those others, and if you would have looked around, you could have found someone who would have taken you under their wing, someone that was strong. You could have found an instructor to help you. And then once you started getting up, you could have seen those others that came in like you did that first day, and you could have gone and greeted them and encouraged them and helped them to get stronger. Oh, come on now. This is what church is. It's not just for me to do. Now, we have a wonderful group of loving Christians here. So I'm just I'm I'm telling Noah about the flood now. I'm preaching. To the choir, but praise God, be encouraged in that because you got something that others need. So when you when you're in the grocery store or the gym or the hospital or wherever you are, and you say, Well, I would like to invite them to church, but you know, we don't really have a lot of young people, we don't have a thing for children yet because we're sort of a confined. No, no, no. You need to think more highly of the God in you. And the family that you do have here, that really, every time I see people, we have a lot of guests because we have, I'm part of other organizations, and we have guest ministers, and so so we've been blessed with a lot of guests and people from all over the place. And you know what? I've never seen them leave here without saying, oh, how wonderful your people are there. How loving. I felt so welcome and loved. That's a beautiful thing.

SPEAKER_01 45:15

Yes, it is.

SPEAKER_00 45:16

I felt God there. Look at this. Are we okay? Because the Holy Ghost gave me my second win before I got started. I'm just I'm just having fun. Are you? Are you enjoying the okay? Good. Good, good, good. Because I don't want to just go on and on for the sake of going on and on. I believe God has things to say. Hebrews chapter 10. Hebrews chapter 10 in your Bibles. Your Bible, which is the covers about, if you need a new cover because you've worn it out, talk to me, I'll help you. They fall apart when you write all over them like I have, but that's okay. We can get you another one. I know I'm being a little mean here. Build a relationship with your Bible. It's good to turn in your own Bible and see that it says the same thing in my Bible that the pastor was preaching from the pulpit. And oh, I have a date written by this scripture and it's underlined three times in three different colors ink. Because when you see that and you're running through it, you're like, wow, God has been speaking that to me since 2017. Or since whatever. You see what I'm saying? Maybe that's helping somebody. Hebrews chapter 10, verse 24. And let us consider how to stir one another up to love and good works. He's asking you to put some thought into it. What can I do? You see? What can I do? Let me consider how I can help stir up love and good works amongst my church family. Not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another and all the more as you see the day drawing near. That's a capital D. That must have something to do with Jesus. Can I tell you it's all about Jesus? Or it's all about nothing. You ought to see Jesus in every page of this Bible. Do you want to help, like he says there? Do you, and I'm being that's sort of a rhetorical question. I know you do. To be part of God's end-time church, because He He planted you in this time in human history and in this place where you have the freedom that we do to learn and to grow and to meet and to preach the gospel in all freedom. And that is a rare thing in this world, whether you know it or not, because we sort of isolated in our little cocoon here. Not only are we born in the freest, greatest country of all time, we are in a particular part of this country that is. My mother was only, she was equally proud of being a Texan and an American. It's the only two flags that can fly side by side. See, the other state flags have to fly lower than the U.S. flag. But we don't, because we were a country before we were a state. Praise God. I love Texas. Warts and all. I want to be a part of God's end-time church and be a kingdom builder. Anybody else? So just he's saying, consider what part are you playing? Do you even think about it? And if you do, that's good. That's a good thing. The thing is, do you even know and believe the power and authority you wield? See, that's this is now you're just meddling, preacher. You see? But this is where the real problem lies. So I'm gonna make a little incision here, but we'll sew it up, okay? The church is blessed. You are blessed. The blessing of the Lord is upon you, the favor of the Lord surrounds you, and wonderful things are happening to you and through you and for you today in Jesus' name.

SPEAKER_01 50:28

Hallelujah.

SPEAKER_00 50:31

God's grace is available. It's literally in your account. Everything that Jesus accomplished through the atonement of the cross. Now, if it wasn't accomplished and provided through Jesus' blood, through the atoning sacrifice of the cross, then it's not grace, and you can't get it by believing for it. The devil might give it to you. So watch out. But all the grace of God, eternal life, the forgiveness of sins, your name written in the Lamb's Book of Life, the healing of your body, provision for this life. Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control are yours. Abiding fruit, full blown, full grown, in your born-again, sealed spirit, incorruptible. Ain't no sin in there, Samuel. It's here in the soulless realm that that stinking thinking gets in. Oh, everybody be still. I know there's an ice cream truck driving by, but hold on. Just kidding. I almost ran out there myself. That's a problem. God's grace, it's all on account. It's in your spiritual account. And by faith it can be withdrawn, obtained. And you know what? It doesn't diminish the account at all when you take all he has to give. It's like pulling a carrot out of the ground, and another one pops right back up. Isn't that something? The church has a knowledge problem. We'll get through this. Just bear with me. It's like eating fish. You eat the flesh and spit out the bones. If you're already good in one area, you just say, Praise God. I think we've been working on that for long enough. I'm doing good right there. If not, say, ooh, Lord, remind me to listen to you about that later on. Drive home, maybe. We have a knowledge problem. God said it. Hosea 4, 6, my people are perishing for a lack of knowledge. And in that context, he's talking about knowledge of Him, knowing Him, trusting Him and His ways. See, because when people back in the old covenant, they were always blaming and accusing God of things, and He had been nothing but good to them. He said, You don't even know me. And because of it, you're perishing. If you knew me and put your trust in me, like Joshua and Caleb, instead of the other ten spies, you'd be doing all right. John 17, 3 said, Jesus said, let me just define eternal life for you, knowing God the Father and His Son Jesus Christ, whom He has sent. Knowing that same word, when Adam knew Eve and they conceived and had a child. Knowing him, intimate relationship with him. Blessings flow through relationship with God, not rituals regarding him, not religious calisthenics. Ephesians 1, 17 through 19. Only was trying to get to one of those verses, but I like to go on both sides. See what that sandwich is made of. That the God of our Lord, there's a prayer for you 2,000 years ago. So receive it now. That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ may give you the spirit of wisdom and of revelation and the knowledge, here we go again, of Him. This must be important. Having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which He has called you. So there's a hope, there is a calling, and He wants you to know. What are the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints? Look at there. Have humanity withdrawals. And what is the immeasurable greatness of His power? Oh, I can't do anything about this situation or circumstances. Wrong. If you belong to Jesus, you have the same power in you that raised Jesus from the dead.

unknown 55:35

Amen.

SPEAKER_00 55:36

Gives life to your mortal body.

unknown 55:39

Amen. Glory to God.

SPEAKER_00 55:45

Immeasurable greatness, measurable greatness of his power toward us who believe. His power is already ours. It's immeasurable. That's how vast it is. But we need our spiritual eyes opened. The church is not weak or lacking. Patricia. You say, well, I know some churches that are very weak and very lacking. Not in the spiritual realm. They just haven't tapped into it. We're blind to what's in our bank and in our tank. The church isn't weak or lacking. We're blind to what's in our bank and in our tank. 2 Peter 1:3 says that you are partakers of God's divine nature. But do you know that? Do you believe it? Or do you think it's all just for the sweet by and by? One day. That's the problem. Of course it's for one day. A lot of the things that God says we have and have access to here in this in the Bible, and people are saying, yeah, in the sweet by and by. Well, you won't need it in the sweet by and by. It's for the sweet now and now. Where you do need it. Grace and peace be multiplied. You know, grace and peace can be multiplied to you. Why? Is Jesus going to bleed some more? Is he going to die some more? No. Never. Heaven forbid. He's already done it all. And it's already on account in the spiritual realm. Just like in your born-again spirit, you are perfected and holy. And blameless. You have the very mind of Christ. And it's sealed, incorruptible forever. One-third of your salvation is over.

unknown 57:57

Hallelujah.

SPEAKER_00 57:59

But you can't discern the born-again spirit with your natural senses. So you need to draw from this will and get it into this soullish realm, your mind and will and emotions, where it will manifest in the flesh and in the natural, so that you can benefit in the sweet now and now, like God intended. Grace and peace be multiplied to you and again. Through the knowledge. How's it multiplied? We all want it multiplied. Grace and peace? More of it? Yes, please. There's nobody that would not say they want more grace and peace. If they're telling the truth, except for the religious hypocrites who feel like they've done it all themselves, self-made men. Oh no, God, you've done enough. I don't need anything else from you. You selfish, self-righteous hypocrite. Because that means you thought it was all for you. But if God could get it through you, he would get more to you. You're blessed to be a blessing. So never stop praying for more. Just pray for good stewardship and wisdom to come with it. So it doesn't draw you further from God. Why would he give you anything that's going to get in between you and him? So ask him to prepare you for everything he has for you. If God were to take, and I'll just use myself as an example, just full humility and truth. It would destroy me. Unless God called me to it. But God doesn't move in that sort of increment, generally speaking. Do you see what I'm saying? It would crush me. I'm not prepared for that magnitude. It took Andrew a long time to get there, believing for every step of the way and taking the limits off of God so he could see and prepare himself. You see what I'm saying? I'm not there yet. As much as I love God, and even though I'm his favorite, I'm humble enough to know. Look, why would you want to be God like a stupid devil? Why would you want all the burden and responsibility that God has when you could just be his loved and cherished child that has access to everything he has and none of the worry and concern? Oh man. Easy choice. Easy choice. So what's up with all the pride and greed and the desire for power and I just don't get it. All I want is what God has for me. No more, but no less. And I think that's where most of us have jumped the track a little bit because we're settling for less than what he really wants for us because we're not, we took we need to take the limits off. Remember the governors they had on the old cars like wouldn't go over a certain speed. Well, I know the par the parents used to always want to have a governor on the our kid of the kids' radios when we were teenagers because uh my my uh stepdad's mechanic he'd known for years and years told me one time, he says, You know what your problem with this car is, boy? Because I had a 71 Camaro, it was my first car. And I was full of pride and arrogant. I didn't want to see hear anything he had to say. Because I knew it all. I mean, I was 15. You know what your problem with this car is, boy? I said, No, sir. He pointed at the radio. He said, You can't even hear your car when something's trying to tell you that something's wrong because you got this thing turned up so loud. Grace and peace be multiplied through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. There's the what, then there's the how. Grace and peace be multiplied, yay! Through the knowledge of God and Jesus Christ our Lord. Oh. I mean, I have a part to play. His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness. That is something that has already been done and settled. Through the knowledge, here it is again, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and excellence, through these he has given us his precious and magnificent promises, so that through them, the promises, the provision is in the promises, when you wrap faith around them, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption of the world caused by evil desires. Say, I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Praise God. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realm. Colossians 1, 9 and 10. For this reason, since the day we heard about you, Paul said he was praying for the Colossian church. We have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with what? To give you more? To give you more? To bless you, to give you money, to give you uh power, and and uh what'd he say? He blessed you with knowledge, he said. Knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding. Please don't let that sound sarcastic. I was just trying to I just want you to all week I want you to see. I keep hearing, we'll say understanding. It's driving me crazy. But it makes me want to go and seek out God and get some understanding. Praise God. That's the point. So that, why the understanding? It tells you, so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, so that comes with understanding by knowing him.

unknown 1:05:32

Yes, Lord.

SPEAKER_00 1:05:33

Yes, worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way. Oh, do you want to be pleasing to oh well I already please him because I've accepted his son Jesus Christ? Yes. How many of you have more than one chip child? Well, we love you all the same. There's no difference. Liar. Forgive me, I didn't mean it that that sounded bad. You love them all for sure. You don't love them all the same. Not all the time. You might lay down your life for each and every one of them, but trust me, there's some of them you would rather be on the end of that phone when they call. I'm gonna leave that alone. I don't know. There's just a couple of people that God said was a friend of God in the Bible. You see what I'm saying? We love all of our church family, the whole body of Christ. But they're not all invited to. Never mind. I'm gonna move on. Forgive me, Lord. If any of that was the flesh, I apologize. If you're trying to get a message to somebody, please let them receive it in love.

unknown 1:07:13

Amen.

SPEAKER_00 1:07:17

Manner worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way, bearing fruit in every good work. That's how we please. And growing in the knowledge of God. There it is again. It just keeps popping up. Now that we've started talking about, we have a knowledge problem, a knowing God problem. He keeps asking him, and Paul's praying for it 2,000 years ago. The Holy Spirit knew what he was going to have him write down in that prayer. And it wasn't for God to give us anything we don't have. It's for us to come to an understanding and wisdom and knowledge of what we already do have and to put it into practice. Same in the prayer to the Ephesians. 1 John 4 17, as he is, so are we in this world. You are little Christs. That's what Christian means. Hebrews 10 14, for by a single offering, Jesus has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified. Set apart, made holy unto God. Huh. Perfected. Where? In your spirit, sealed so that you can't mess it up again. Sin nature was kicked out, evicted. No more sin nature. Perfected in your spirit. Because I'm talking about this scripture right here because you may have read it sometime. He has perfected for all time by his sacrifice those who are being sanctified. So you've been perfected in your spirit through the atoning blood of Jesus Christ by grace through faith. And you are being sanctified in your soul. You're stinking thinking. As your mind is renewed by the washing of the water of the word, and you come into agreement with what's in your born-again spirit. And what's in this word and what the Holy Spirit is encouraging you to trust in God about. This is where the renewing of the mind comes in. And I'm finishing here. Listen, just keep showing up. And I'm not talking about this church. I'm talking about keep showing up. Just keep showing up for God in your relationship with God, in your partnership with God, and what he's called you to do. Just keep showing up because God is faithful. The Holy Spirit is here to help and guide and empower. Make friends with him. Make friends with him. Don't see God as some far-off God that you have to pray and hope he sends what you need. Everything you have is right here in your born-again spirit. Get to be friends with the Holy Spirit. That is the Christ that I said, I'm going to never leave you or forsake you. But he's seated at the right hand of the Father in heaven. So where is he? It is the Spirit of Christ in you. He and the Father, and the Spirit are one. This is a great mystery, but it's true. And I just have a knowing. I know it. You can get some liberal elitist, some professor up there that just has learned the Bible so that he could talk me down. He might just make it sound like I'm wrong and he's right. And you know what? I just say, man, I'm sorry. It's too late. I already know. I know him. I get it. I understand. I understand the Trinity. I understand. I get it. I get all the things that you don't understand about this book because the Spirit of God lives in me. And I don't know how to explain it to you, maybe sometimes, but I get it. He's mine and I'm his and we're one. And he's three separate persons and he's one. Hallelujah.

SPEAKER_01 1:11:29

Hallelujah.

SPEAKER_00 1:11:34

Listen, I'll tell you a little story just to finish up and lighten things up, sew you back up. Because I love you so much. Because I already know I'm going to see all of you in heaven. That's my goal with everybody I know in me, right? Everybody knows me, knows that. And I'm sincere in that desire. But the help that we've received, the healing, empowerment, love, and prosperity from God. We want to help others with that help. And you know what? This is a time of great deception. If you haven't noticed, that's what this meaning of this whole message, the deception of the end times, and how to not be deceived, not allow yourself to be deceived, and how you can prevent from being deceived. And it all comes back to just knowing God. Knowing, not about God, knowing the Father and the Son and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. Because there are deceivers that the enemy has implanted. They're all over the world and in a lot of many churches and in pulpits. And they're trying to deceive the elect. But it's not possible, God says, you say, if it were possible. Well, you say, but some are being deceived. Well, it's not possible if they play their part, if they learn, if they grow in the grace and knowledge of their Lord Jesus Christ. If if you have this word in you and you believe and you say, like we read in the beginning, this is not a word, uh, what does it say? This is not, this book is contains the never think it that this book contains the word of God. It is the word of God. Then you say, whoa, wait a minute. Because you do it now. And none of us know everything that we should, because we're going to continue to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ as long as we're here. But but you can be listening to some of the nonsense that's taking place in the world and how people are using trying to twist scriptures and stuff to fit into their political agendas and stuff, and it doesn't work, and you're like, whoa, you get a big check in your spirit. You're like, uh, hey, whoa, that's dangerous right there. That's heresy. That did the Holy Spirit just just turned his back on this. And I'm with him. You see? That's where you want to be. There was a time when people in the Scottish Highlands were being very persecuted by the English government. The English army was there, and believe it or not, they were after church folks. The circle just keeps going round and round and round. Well, this little young Scottish girl was headed to a secret church meeting. They had to meet in church. I mean, they're they had to meet in private in an undisclosed place because they would get in trouble and be arrested, believe it or not, by the English army in this particular setting in time. I said all that to say this. She was stopped and questioned by an English soldier. Where are you going? She didn't want to lie, but she also didn't want to get her brothers and sisters in Christ in trouble, and they would have been arrested. The church meeting would have been invaded, and they would have arrested all of them. So she was stuck. What did she do? She prayed. Holy Spirit, give me an answer. Simple prayer. And so here's what she said. My older brother died, and I'm on the way to my father's house for the reading of the will. Perfect answer. You're part of a family. Big body of Christ. You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family. Some of them are all screwed up, folks. And we love them. But listen. You see how this is a pretty small setting here as far as numbers go. And there are gigantic cathedral-like buildings with every amenity and everything to offer that there is. And they're preaching heresy, twisting this Bible. Not everyone. We have wonderful churches all over. I'm not jealous because somebody has a big, big church. Praise God. I'm talking about the ones that are not of God. They're more than you think. I've been telling you that ever since I met you all. When God called me, I said, no, thank you. I love you, you have me, but I got a late start. There's a church on every corner. They all disagree. Who am I supposed to believe? What would I say? Crickets. Well, you would have to teach me. Okay. Listen, I don't care what I have to say. I desperately seek God's will to use me to speak His will and His ways and His word in truth. And where the truth is really preached is not always going to be where you're going to find the greatest numbers. Because not everybody really wants the truth. Many people love the darkness more than the light. And so this is the season that you read about in this Bible where people are seeking out teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. In other words, I built a lifestyle around a lie and around sin. And I see in this Bible, all over the place, where it says that, but I need to find somebody that will validate me and say it's okay. And so they look until they find one. And then there's a group of those, a whole bunch of them, as it turns out, and that's where they end up going. And they call it church. And they twist and pervert the word of God, and they cause others to believe it. And they do it in the name of love. But a lie ain't love. We're aware of the world's issues, but it's God drawing an end to this church age of grace and truth, preparing for the return of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. So we want to live like He's coming today. Stay ready. Wars, politics, just noise and distractions. Not to say that they're not big things. In the world they are, of course. But Jesus is the main thing. Keep Jesus the main thing. He's the Alpha and Omega. This book begins with in the beginning and it ends with Amen. Jesus said, I am the Amen. I am the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end. This is your Bible. Make it part of you. Bible. Basic instructions before leaving earth. The Bible is the written word of God given to us to introduce us to the living word of God, His Son Jesus Christ. Praise God. If Jesus is delayed, it's God's mercy. If he returns today, we're home and with him forever. Praise God. Amen. Heavenly Father, thank you for this wonderful day. Thank you for this wonderful group of your children who have come here to grow in the grace and knowledge of you and of our Lord Jesus Christ. The fellowship of the Holy Spirit. You are a good, good Father, and we love you so much. Thank you for keeping us on the narrow path. Thank you for helping us to keep Jesus as the main thing. Thank you, Lord, for letting us not be distracted or deceived. Thank you for helping us to walk in love and liberty, to forgive every one of everything, to trust you with all that. We're just thankful that we belong to you. And no matter how bad people act, the best thing can happen is that the same thing that happened for us. So we're just going to keep on loving, keep on smiling. We belong to you, and we're not mad about it. We're happy. The joy of the Lord is our strength, and we thank you for that. In Jesus' name. Amen. God bless you all. Love you.