say thank you God that after this I'll be more steadfast that after this I'll have some perseverance why because perseverance is in spite of the difficulty in spite of the delay I can say thank you in spite of the delay I can give you praise and Lord we say thank you I come to encourage you be encouraged uh be encouraged uh be encouraged uh be encouraged uh be encouraged because we serve a good god he's never left you he's never left you he's never left you alone through all your trials through all your mess through all your sin you're still here you made it through 100% of your toughest days thus far and God has a purpose for you God has a plan for you today you are still breathing he says I am that I am oh in the Hebrew it means I am he he who gives the breath of life that means he's inspiring you every breath that you breathe is giving him glory can somebody say thank you than can somebody say thank you thank [Applause] you we bless your name God say we bless you we bless we bless you we bless we bless you we bless we bless you bless we bless you bless we bless you bless cuz you're good we bless you bless we bless you we bless we bless you we bless you are father we bless you a good godess because you're faithful Because You Loved Us for your mercy for your goodness Hallelujah come on lift up your voice hallelujah hallelujah give God your best on this morning uh Hallelujah you have been encouraged to continue to press uh there is a shaking in the spirit there is a breaking in the spirit but there's also a pressing in the spirit and it is preparing us uh it is preparing us uh it is preparing us uh it is preparing us uh it is preparing us weeping may andure it for night but joy is here it's only the preparation uh we're feeling the preparation uh of the growth uh the preparation uh of the increase uh the preparation of the supernatural the preparation of the expansion we're just feeling a little pressed but if you can just push a little further put your trust in the Lord put your hope in the Lord we will finish this race and we will finish it well in the name of Jesus Oh somebody bless him Hallelujah Jesus Hallelujah Jesus Hallelujah Jesus is just APR Hallelujah Jesus we feel the weight of Your Glory Hallelujah Jesus we feel the weight of Your Glory Hallelujah Jesus Hallelujah Jesus Hallelujah Jesus help us to carry it well God help us to carry it well God we just feeling little depress but with thepress uh comes your oil God your oil flow God uh let your oil flow on today let your anointing flow on today let your power flow on today let your healing [Music] [Applause] [Music] flow Hallelujah Jesus Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Jesus oh we bless you God on this morning hallelujah hallelujah oh we give you glory and honor on this morning Lord God uh and we declare on this morning that we will continue to keep your word uh here in our hearts oh God for we will not turn against it Hallelujah we would only speak your word God we won't we won't speak contrary to what it is that we believe Hallelujah we will only speak your word Hallelujah Jesus glory to your name God hallelujah hallelujah we welcome you online viewers to this is International Fellowship we ask that you just [Music] join [Music] the [Music] of are the bres heever [Music] except that ites to me let mer true and true forsake for forsake oh let not Mery let not Mercy and true for you for for than [Music] you come on take the word and take the word it on your [Applause] [Music] [Applause] heart I am the way I am the way the truth is the yes you are to the except it go [Applause] to mer true for thank you for for thank you for let Mercy true thank you than you [Applause] the take the word and hide it take the word and hide it in your [Music] [Applause] heart come TR in the Lord with all your heart trust in the Lord with all your heart trust in the Lord with all your strength not we not your come on trust in the Lord trust in the Lord heart trust in the Lord TR in the trust in the Lord all your trust in the Lord trust in the Lord with all your heart heart trust in the Lord trust in the Lord with your TR in the Lord TR with your strength let me know to you I will high your word I will your word in my heart yes God I will hide your I will your right here in my heart I will hide your I will your trust in the Lord trust in the Lord with all your heart trust in the Lord trust in the Lord with all your trust in the Lord trust in the Lord with all your me trust in the Lord TR in the Lord yes will trust in the Lord the come on put it in your TR in the Lord TR in the Lord with all your you [Applause] [Music] never isru [Music] [Applause] God trust in the Lord [Music] [Applause] TR TR in [Applause] [Music] the understand we set our Hope on you we set our Hope on your love we set our Hope on the one who is the Everlasting God God you are the Everlasting God yeah we set our Hope on you we set our Hope On You Lord we set our Hope on no one who is the 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receiving the manifestation of what he has for us hallelujah Hallelujah Jesus we want to touch him with a new level of faith he said we only need this faith of a size of a mustard seed but that's just the beginning of it cuz with every seed there's a level of growth so we want to grow in our faith and we want to reach heaven we want to touch god with our faith on this morning we want to see your manifestation God we want to see it on this earth oh God we want to see it we want to see it we want to see it we want to see it we already believe it so we want to see it we want to see it come from the ground oh God we want want to see the seed burst from the ground oh God uh we went from little faith uh to some Faith uh to much Faith uh now we want to go the greater faith God we want to talk to with the [Applause] [Music] faith we want to talk to it our faith yeah as we touch you with as we touch you we receive we receive manifest as we touch you tou you with we receive we receive manifest what was invisible visible shall be visible shall be visible what was impossible what was impossible shall be possible shall be possible oh as we touch you with we touch you with oh we receive we touch you God we receive what was [Music] invisible it shall be visible shall be visible what was impossible what was impossible it shall be possible be possible God as we T you with our faou you Lord we receive it receive we touch you with the of God we receive it what was invisible invisible th eyes shall be open shall be invisible what was impossible what was impossible shall be possible shall [Applause] [Music] be I don't have to see it but I know it's coming I don't have to see it but I know it's coming I don't have to see it but I know it's coming I don't have to see it but I know it's coming I don't have to see it but I know I don't have to see it but I know it's coming I don't have to see it but I know I don't have to see it but I know it's oh I don't have to see it but I know I don't have to see it but I know it's com oh I don't have to see it but I know I don't have to see it but I just told you about with every seed there's an expectation for it to sprout from the ground when you plant the seed you're not concerned about seeing it Sprout up in that moment but you have a guarantee that as you continue to water it as you continue to shed light on it as you continue to speak life into it eventually the seed will grow it'll grow into whatever it is that you planted if you planted an apple seed you expect an apple tree if you planted finances in the ground you expect to see an increase in your finances if you put a sound on your prayer you WR your prayer in your finances envelope you expect to see a sprouting you expect to see a growth in what you've been praying for what you've been sewing for what you've been fasting for you may not see it in the moment but it's a guarantee that as you continue to nourish it it's going to grow it's going to grow it's going to grow 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know it's coming but I know it's coming know [Applause] [Music] it'sing father God we give you glory honor and praise in this morning we lift up your glorious and unmatch name uh we thank you for being God the great Jehovah we thank you for being the Eternal God we thank you that being a God that does not lie we thank you you are the Covenant keeping God we thank you that with all things with you is possible so father God we lift up this service before you and we lift up your people that father God whoever is in this place that is thirsty may they not thirst no more for you are the living water and those that are hungry may they not be hungry no more for you are the bread of life uh and and those Lord God who well is dried up let their Wells be filled on this morning and anyone that is unbeliever may they believe because of your message because of your word because of the fire and the Miracle signs and wonders that would happen on today Father God have your way with your servant on today hide him Lord God in the clust of the rock as he delivers your word bring shoot Lord God like a mighty arrow in this atmosphere let him Lord God be open up to receive what you have said and let he let him carry it Lord God well may he not drop it Lord God so we send your angels to stand beside him send your angels God to stand with him as he move under your otion under your anointing under your power under your truth Lord God have out your way and holy spirit rest on us in Jesus name Hallelujah glory to your name God Hallelujah Jesus come on people of God give God a praise as if you know the Lord of manifestation is in the atmosphere lift up a sound in this place as if you know God has already manifested it on your behalf that he's already done it that he's already made a way that your seed has already made in the ground that there's a manifestation of all that you have thrown all that you have labored for all that you have given for all that you have fasted for don't let me get excited by myself because I know the god that we serve is a god of manifestation I know that he is the one that is able to do it on our behalf so we give God praise in this atmosphere hallelujah hallelujah thank you Jesus thank you Jesus welcome to Open Fire International Fellowship the house of purification we give God thanks honor and praise for the Great and Mighty things that he has done in this place we thank you Holy Spirit for resting in this room before we go any further thank you Lord for visiting us this morning thank you for your presence God for you are indeed awesome and amazing we are a people that are encountering the presence of God this church encounters the presence of God and we are so grateful and we are so thankful because we know his manifest the manifestation of his presence it's not everywhere so we give God presence praise for his presence come on people of God give God praise for his presence hallelujah hallelujah you may have your seats in the presence of the Lord hallelujah we just want to thank God for our online viewers as well as our online members those that are watching from there and far we give God praise for you that this morning you decided to join us that you decided to click the link and join in share the link if you've not already done so if you're watching With Us online we give God praise for our online members as well and I'm just looking around the room to see if we have any VIP in the house that means that means that this is your very first time but I see all of my family here do we have any new here guests by a show of hands I know we are brand new in the Lord so let's give ourselves a hand of Praise because we are brand new in the Lord hallelujah I don't see any new here guests but I might not be seeing everyone amen so we are all family today people of God if you could do me a favor and stand to your feet as we give God praise honor and glory for all set man and woman of of God senior pastor Dr Lincoln coffee and assistant pastor April coffee we praise God for our man and woman of God I don't know if y'all been watching what's happening in Kenya but we give God praise for what's happening in Kenya you know why cuz I believe in overflow Hallelujah and I know that what's flowing there surely will flow in this place so we thank God for you we bless you we pray for you we continue to pray for your labor for the work that you are doing it is not in vain and our prayer for you is that the fresh oil that you are pouring out there will pour out upon you and that you will come back refreshed and restored in the name of Jesus we miss you we love you but we know that you are doing the work so we give God praise for the great work that they are doing in Kenya Hallelujah and we just want to bless God for our associate pastors Pastor damietta Jeff who is also in Kenya Hallelujah you may have your seats I apologize who is also in Kenya laboring Hallelujah so we give God praise for Pastor damietta Jeff hallelujah hallelujah for the great work that she is doing there and our other associate pastors Pastor philli Johnson there is an expectation in the atmosphere sir there shall be a manifestation in this place so we expect God to move on the word today Hallelujah and also for our other associate pastors Pastor um Pastor Craig white our youth pastor Hallelujah I went blank for just a second there our youth pastor as well as Pastor Gibson who is out on vacation right now we give God praise that they get to Vacation we're not jealous we give God praise cuz our time is coming Hallelujah let me hear a Hallelujah for what's coming oh yall excited for that give God praise Hallelujah we just want to also thank God for our Dream Team the amazing The Amazing leadership team at Open Fire International Fellowship Hallelujah as well as Jurassic Park the brain team The Gatekeepers the ushers the armor bearers the children Church workers Media Uncle Mike on the sound we give God praise for you in the house this morning I know that it's a little bit early and that it's that may be why we may not be as excited as it is but let's give God praise one more time for the amazing dream team of Open Fire International Fellowship hallelujah we're going to transition quickly to our social media checkin if you want to get with one of your beautiful neighbors you have a plethora to pick from so pick any one of your beautiful neighbors and take a picture and post it to any of your social media sites to let the world know that you are in the house this morning bright and early that you did not sleep in that you didn't turn your alarm clock off I don't know if y'all were tempted like I was to turn the alarm cuu off this morning but go ahead and take a picture I'm just being honest I was tempted but the Holy Spirit captured me in the midst of my Temptation and said get up and go to church Hallelujah so take a picture and let the world know that you made it into the house of the Lord this morning Hallelujah I'll give you just a few more seconds Hallelujah you can take a picture with yourself if you would like we give God praise hallelujah hallelujah I will go ahead and get out of your way if you would like please turn your lovely attentions to the monitors as we view our welcome [Music] video what's up family it's your girl rock San with your Fresh Fire [Music] news [Music] [Music] good morning Open Fire International family this is Minister Johnson alongside Minister roxan and this is your Fresh Fire [Music] news [Music] it's our anniversary hey hey hey 11th year anniversary hey hey hey well it is open fires International 11th year 11 years Church anniversary it is a big deal it is the year of expansion and Supernatural take over oh minister rockan is going to tell you what's for you family you don't want to miss it you have to be in the house it's four nights four nights of powerp packed word four nights of powerp packed praise and worship let me tell you what you have to look forward to night one at 7 p.m. we are going to have Pastor Jason Sid will be in the building ministering a powerful word on night to 7:00 family we have Pastor Edward Sawyer who will be here ministering another powerful word night three we're going to have a worship night you got to be in the place Dynamic praise and worship we have special guests Pastor Ricardo chice and Shane Davis will be here and finally our grand finale night four or day four 11:00 a.m. service we're going to have our Bishop rodri Roberts in the house to deliver a dynamic word I'm so excited and we're going to close it out family at 6:00 p.m. on night 4 with Apostle Dwayne Johnson we cannot wait we're excited they going to blow the roof are you going to be there absolutely I'm going to be there I've already adjusted my schedule and at Open Fire you know one of our core values is we are encountering the presence of God absolutely so we can promise you that God will be in the place in the midst to change your life and change your destiny so signing out this is Minister Johnson this is Minister roxan enjoy the rest of the service we love you we love you good morning Open Fire [Music] International [Music] [Applause] Hallelujah come on can we just begin to magnify the name of [Music] Jesus Hallelujah open fire I believe we can do a better job than [Applause] that come on if he's been any at all faithful to you you are to bless him right here right now glory to God hallelujah hallelujah oh it feels good up here yeah yeah y'all feel the presence of the Lord in this place amen I believe the Lord is here and he's getting ready to do something marvelous in our midst amen hallelujah before I do anything I just want to take the opportunity to welcome you all this morning to our 8: a.m. freshire service you guys are just looking amazing you guys are looking refreshed amen hallelujah for those who are watching online thank you for joining us this morning at open far International Fellowship amen where we indeed encounter the presence of the Lord amen hallelujah is there anybody I don't know is it just me or does it just feel good in this place ah amen do we have any visitors any VIP anybody visiting for the very first time amen nobody amen so we're all family any new year guests anybody new here no okay we're all family so we going to have an amazing time in the Lord amen okay okay all right she she hey I'mma tell you this I'mma tell you this because your recover cardo's mom you're already family I pray you feel at home this morning can we make her welcome she is visiting for the very first time amen hallelujah welcome welcome welcome to open fire amen hallelujah I believe it is indeed appropriate that we if you are not standing please I would love to invite you to understand as we acknowledge the Visionary of the Open Fire Network amen hallelujah as we bless God for our spiritual father our covering our Apostle senior pastor Dr Lincoln G coffee can we magnify God for the man of God hallelujah come on bless God a little bit more amen hallelujah glory to God Hallelujah and is amazing wife or spiritual mother assistant pastor prophetes April a coffee Dr mom amen we miss you both amen but we know you're doing Kingdom work and so I know Kenya is never going to be the same again amen hallelujah we're still so praying for you Hallelujah we know you're getting ready to travel back but we pray that the Lord continues to use you mightily Amen to advance the kingdom of God even in that region amen hallelujah or associate pastor can we just bless God for pastor Dynamite amen Pastor D tearing up Kenya amen glory to God my God I'm telling you they are doing an amazing work in Kenya I believe the Lord is pleased with what's happening in Kenya amen hallelujah Pastor Michael Gibson he is on his way back from vacation so we're going to be seeing him on [Applause] Tuesday Pastor Craig white or you Pastor Hallelujah and for the amazing dream team every Minister every Deacon every Deaconess every volunteer amen Gatekeepers ushers greeters amen hallelujah our me Ministry everyone who continues to make open fire what it is we thank God for you and your commitment to what you're doing here amen your work is certainly not gone unnoticed and we pray that the Lord the Lord keeps you fervent in what you're doing for him in the kingdom of God Amen listen if if if I if I seem a little bit out of it please forgive me I'm I'm kind of like you know because uh my rib is not here uh one of them is you know she had to go to work amen they mandatoried her so you know I know she's going to be watching on her way back in so please help me make my beautiful wife Feel Love Minister deavon I love you amen I love you Hallelujah I thank God for my wife amen she had to be at work very early this morning and even so she took a minute just so that she could call me and remind me she's praying for me I just love my wife amen I'm telling you I just love my wife amen if I don't appreciate anything else I appreciate a woman that praise Hallelujah the cooking the cleaning all of that is wonderful that's just a bonus amen hallelujah a woman that loves the Lord that fears the Lord her price it's far above rubies amen do we have any of them in here glory to God Amen Hallelujah I love my wife amen we're going to be moving anybody excited about hearing what the Lord has to say this morning we're going to be moving this morning into the word as you turn with me to the Book of Mark chapter 5 we're going to be reading Mark chap 5 verse 21 going to be doing a little bit of reading this morning as you find it I want to encourage you if you're here remember we have some prayer request cards these are specifically for those who may be requesting prayer for healing amen the hushers are going to be with these card at any time in the service feel free to request these cards they'll give you you can fill it out and during the service when we make our altar call you just need to just bring your card to the altar amen and we will agree with you in prayer concerning what it is that you're requesting amen hallelujah this initiative was an initiative from our senior pastor God spoke to him and gave him clear instructions and we have seen already results and so we want to keep that going amen so remember if you're requesting prayer feel free to see one of the ushers and they'll give you the card Mark 5:21 amen I'm going to be reading from the new King James version amen it's going to be a little bit of reading but is that all right amen hallelujah are we there amen now when Jesus had crossed over again by both to the other side a great multitude gathered to him and he was by the Sea and behold one of the rulers of the synagogue came gyrus by name when he saw him he fell at his feet ah and begged him earnestly saying my little daughter lies at the point of death come and lay your hands on her that she may be healed and she will live somebody shout she will live she will live yeah next verse so Jesus went with him and a great multitude followed him and thronged him now a certain woman had a flow of blood for 12 years and had suffered many things from many Physicians she had spent all that she had and was no better but rather grew worse worst when she heard about Jesus she came behind him in the crowd and touched His Garment for she said what did she say if only I may touch his [Music] clothes if only I may touch is closed I shall be made well immediately the Fountain of her blood was dried up and she felt in her body that she was healed of her Affliction and Jesus immediately knowing in himself that power had gone out of him what what left him turned around in the crowd and said who touched my clothes she touched his clothes and Minister Assan power left [Music] him but his disciples said to him you see the multitude thronging you and you say who touched me and he looked around to see her who had done this thing she did something she did something but the woman fearing and trembling knowing what had happened to her came and fell down before him and told him the whole truth and he said to her daughter your faith has made you well go in peace and be healed of your Affliction your faith somebody shout your faith your faith your faith has made you well go in peace and be healed of your infirmity or your Affliction while he was still speaking some came from the ruler of the synagogue's house who said your daughter is dead why troubl the teacher any further as soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken he said to the ruler of the synagogue do not be afraid only [Music] believe and he permitted no one one to follow him except Peter James and John the brothers of James or the brother of James then he came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue and saw a turmo and those who wept and wailed loudly when he came in he said to them why make this commotion and Weep the child is not dead but sleeping and they ridicu heed him but when he had put them all out he took the father and the mother of the child and those who were with him and entered where the child was laying or lying then watch this verse 41 then he took the child by the hand somebody said he took the child by the hand the child by and said to her to I feel something right there then he took the child by the hand and said to her talitha Kum my which is translated little girl I say to you arise eyes immediately the girl arose and walked for she was 12 years of age and they were overcome with great amazement can we just bow our heads Lord thank you for your anointed word today thank you for what you have already begun doing for everything that you will do we bless you for your finished work [Music] today as we touch you with our faith we receive manifestation in this place father think through my mind speak through my mouth use me as an oracle of your glory today as I yeld myself to your leading let your will be done in Jesus name amen you may have your seats Hallelujah glory to God we have we have have been in the series healing the children's bread and I want to speak to you for the next few minutes from this title the Christ or the power of Christ in crisis the power of Christ in crisis I've learned over the years I've discovered a pattern not just in the scriptures but even so in the word in my life in so many different ways that God has a unique way of orchestrating events and experiences we know these experiences as chyos moments chyos moments are really up opportune times it's opportune moment it is in fact the right time if you would cease the opportunity in the moment I once heard Bishop Smith say something that I will never forget we were in Connecticut at a conference and he said the opportunity of a lifetime should always be ceased within the lifeline of the opportunity and I realize that summarizes what chyos moments are God has a distinct way of orchestrating events and experiences that with the right response with with the with with with the right touch with the with the right Faith with with applying the right principle we have the ability to tap in and begin to experience the manifested power and move of God I'm talking about the supernatural power of God that is always ever present to heal to save and even to deliver God has a way of orchestrating these chyos moments unfortunately for us it would seem as though most of the times these moments show up in the form of a crisis many of us in here this morning can identify with crisis it was a crisis that brought Anna into the temple before the Lord and not the priest it was a crisis glory to God hallelujah that brought Samson into repentance after what he did and cause him to tap into a moment in time and access Supernatural strength in order to gain victory over the Philistine One Last Time Crisis has a way of causing us to experience God in Dimensions that we wouldn't usually experience him ah but it has a lot to do with perspective what are Crisis crisis is defined as intense difficulty trouble or danger many of us know firsthand what it's like to be in a crisis for those of us who may be struggling to you know uh identify with the definition allow me to help you with a few synonyms stress is a crisis distress is a crisis sickness is a crisis setbacks are crisis being in a jam finding your yourself in a financial hole these are all crisis and many of us if we would be honest knows exactly what it feels like being in a crisis but I want to help you this morning because I believe the Lord has revealed a principle a formula if you will that if we would apply this formula it will guarantee Divine help in times of Crisis anybody ready this morning glory to God we're going to be looking at a principle a formula that has three fundamental laws or principles if you will first one we're going to look at is the law of Faith the law or the principle of Faith we've been talking about it since the beginning of this series amen we're going to talk about it some more amen the principle or the law of Faith we're going to explain its part and purpose with regards to healing and the supernatural the second one we're going to look at is the law or the principle of recognition the law are the principle of recognition the third one that we're going to look at is the law or the principle of reach so we're going to look at the law of Faith we're going to be looking at the law of recognition understand that with recognition comes Revelation and there are two areas of recognition that I want for us to look at this morning self recognition Hallelujah are we here amen amen the second one that we're going to look at is recognition of who it is that has the power to produce the desires that we are expecting the one who has the ability to bring us out the one who has the ability to turn things around amen and then the law reach after you have gained Revelation it's now time to reach Hallelujah so what do we know about faith what do we know about faith if I should ask around the room I promise I'm going to hear people start telling me you know faith is the substance of things hoped for because we're a Bible believer in church amen and you are correct some people are going to say it is the evidence of Things Not Seen amen hallelujah and you are correct amen but I want for us to go a little bit deeper this morning is that all right one of the things I want for you to note about faith is that Faith transcends time Faith transcends time time what do you mean about faith transcends time faith is not limited to the present you break this down faith is not limited to the present and when I say that what I mean is that when you look at Hebrews 11 and verse1 it starts out by saying now Faith is but now Faith is within the context of how it is said only implies in addition to what was being said in the previous chapter because Faith transcends time are we tracking and so it is not correct for us to say that faith is now because in Hebrews chap 11 what you will find is the Hall of Faith Hebrews 11 is the Hall of Faith every person that responded or acted by faith is recorded in the book of Hebrews chapter 11 when you read Hebrews 10: 38 and 39 it tells you why the writer of Hebrews started chapter 11 with now Faith is but faith is not limited to the present because Faith transcends time can I prove it media can you pull up for me Hebrews chapter 11 amen we're going to look at verse three verse three Faith transcends time can you see it all right let's read what does it say through faith we understand what that the the world were framed by the word do you see were there okay were there implies pastet so by faith we understand that the world were framed by the word of God so that things which are seen which implies present tense so we saw past tense and we saw present tense are not things watch this things which are seen were not made of things which do appear next verse now in fact jump to verse six show you something so we saw past tense and we saw present past tense present tense watch what verse six says but without faith it is impossible to what all right read why it says for he that what say that louder what anytime you see th added to a word it change the tense the verb tense of the word which means that for he that came past tense he who is coming and will forever come to God and so it encompasses past tense present tense and future tense Faith transcends time this is why we can have the Hall of Faith watch this if you go down to the next verse can we go to the next verse watch this by faith Noah being warned of God watch this Noah was operating that then by faith but now when we talk about that that's what past tense every person within the all of Faith was from the past which then means that Faith Can NE can never be limited to now if Faith was unlimited to now then there wouldn't be a need for the all of faith if Faith was limited to the present then we would this would all be redundant it wouldn't even make sense for it to be in the Bible it's important because when you begin to understand this you're not limited and restricted thinking that you have less Faith than you used to when you find yourself in crisis you won't think that okay maybe God is not responding because I'm not working my faith like I did back then or I'm not believing not let me not jump ahead and myself can we keep going Faith transcends time faith is a prerequisite to receiving anything from God it's also a requirement like we just read to please him faith is enabling somebody say faith is enabling and faith is voice activated ah faith is enabling and faith is voice activated what do you mean Pastor faith faith is enabling because the Bible says that we walk by faith in other words Faith enables us to move because we walk by faith and not by sight we walk by faith and in other words if I say to you a car moves by the wheels the engine and the battery it's impossible to move move the car without these three things which means that it's impossible for us to move without faith so faith is what enables us as a Believer how do I know this because when you look in the Hall of faith it says by faith Noah did this by faith Abel did that by faith Abraham offered up by by by faith in other words they were doing everything that they did because they were enabled to do it through faith yes are we together faith is voice activated why is it voice activated because the Bible says faith comes by hearing yes in other words we're in error if we think that we can believe God for something that he never said can I talk to somebody real Fai looks like this you spend time in the presence of God you hear what God Said and then you respond you move according to what God Said are you hearing me Faith real Faith looks like responding after you have heard what God because God is not obligated to do just what we desire God is not obligated to do or respond to anything that we believe that we have faith for just because we're saying we have faith for it that's not the will of God in fact that's not how God works can I prove it to you uh-huh yes sir faith is voice activated somebody say faith is voice activated ah Faith watch this Mark 11 no I I don't even have to go there I don't even have to go there God spoke to so many people in scriptures do y'all remember the Tower of Babble yes sir y'all remember what happened yes sir they believed this is going to help somebody they believed that it was possible to build something that went all the way up into the heavens and the Bible says that because they were United and they were with one Accord they were in agreement that they began building and the Bible said this nothing would have been imp possible for them why because they believed but do you remember what God did because not because they believed or they had Faith to build meant that it was the will of God and so what God did was he came and he confused the language sometimes confusion in our life is just an indicator that we're outside of the will of God I know it might seems righteous for us to believe that okay God wants us to have this so I'm believing God for it but we have to remember that all our days are written in his book and the way he wrote my life is not the way you wrote yours and so my responsibility is not to become who I feel this thing I'm not even in the text yet my responsibility is not to become envious of you when I see God blessing you and begin to desire what I see you with because not because God gave it to you mean that he gave it to Miriam and Aaron felt like because God could speak to them also that there was nothing wrong with them speaking ill against their brother whenever we begin to think that because say you got something God bless you with that that he's obligated to do the same thing for me we're walking on Dangerous Grounds the Bible says that the father made a quot of Many Colors for who Jo did he do it for any of the other brothers not because God does something for the person sitting next to you means that he's obligated to do the same thing for you in fact let me put it this way you don't know what God has for you and so if God blesses this person with $100,000 you don't go to God asking him for a 100 because he may have 100 million for you you and because you ask for a 100 that's all you comparison is dangerous sir sir God Is So intentional about this that when he told us to seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness he said what would be added what things what what things because everybody doesn't desire the same things tell somebody don't limit God amen amen amen glory to God glory to God real Faith looks like what John 530 says media can you pull that up for us John 530 glory to God real Faith this was Jesus speaking what did Jesus say I of myself can do nothing watch this as I hear Faith his voice activate as I hear I judge and I can have a confidence after my judgment and my judgment is righteous why because I do not seek my own will but the will of the father this is why it's important to spend time with God because we can be in error thinking that because something is Christlike it is Christ's will for our lives we can be in Arrow thinking that because something is Christian means that we have to do it and we don't realize that all our days are written job said he knows the way that I take and when he has tested me I'm going to come out as pure gold you know why because the steps of a right ious man uh you going to have to help me they are ordered by listen they are not followed by God they are ordered by God hallelujah and so the reality is we should never move outside of the will of God and the voice of God we spend time listening to what God says then we move move Jesus taught the disciples how to pray and one of the most important things he said to them was that when you pray don't pray your own will but pray for God's will to be done because not because [Music] weire [Music] desire and yet as [Music] [Applause] awesome comes from from Psalms 37 Focus only focus on verse media feel free to pull that up so they can see it we talk about delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart and we miss it some of us we read verse 5 that tells us commit your ways also unto him and he will bring it to pass let me ask you a question do you think that God is obligated to bring your desires to pass when he taught the discip I Les to pray his will when Jesus on his way to the Cross had his own desire to just not go through with this he says let this cup pass from me if it be possible but nevertheless not my will but your will do you think God is obligated to bring your will to pass just because you want to feed a few homeless people and the Bible says the poor you will have with you always can I help somebody because the reality is as wonderful as it is because it is these are good intentions that we have but we have to make sure that our good intentions lines up with the will of God because good is not always God helping somebody and I need to get to this text watch this I'mma help you go back to verse four the Bible says delight yourself in the Lord and He God will give you the desires of your heart stop it's not your desires that he gives you it's his desire that he gives you into your heart because you have delighted in him this is why verse 5 tells you now that when you commit to fulfilling his desires that's how he brings his desires to pass get some time read the passion version it will help you amen glory to God can we keep going my God I'm not even that recognition y'all are pulling on me we're going to have to make this a two-part message amen come back to 11 amen glory to God Amen recognition recognition what is recognition recognition I love this definition it's acknowledgment of Something's existence validity or legality that's what recognition is so watch this the first year of recognition that I want for us to pay attention to is self recognition self-recognition understanding who you are and whose you are Apostle dealt with that last week when we have an understanding of who we are and whose we are it sets us up amen for crazy things to happen things that we never even imagined could have happen it really deals with us having a sense of awareness it also deals with us knowing or condition ah Isaiah had one of these experience he had a a recognition the Bible says in Isaiah 6 and: 5 the Bible says that Isaiah sought the Lord starts out by telling us in the year King Uzziah died Isaiah said he saw the Lord and he was high and lifted up but watch how he responded after the recognition he said wo is me for I am undone he realized his very own condition you can never get to where you desire to be until you have accepted your own condition it was after he recognized his condition that the Bible says that the angel of the Lord took a hot call and purified his lips because your deliverance is locked up in both your recognition and your acceptance we conduct Deliverance sessions and we tell people if you are in denial you're in a dangerous place if you fail to accept where you are then you can't be delivered because there's no need for deliverance if you don't think you need it on Sir so acceptance is important my God Centurion he had a recognition of himself he said to Jesus I a sinner I'm not even worthy of you coming under my roof just speak the word and my servant will be healed self-recognition somebody say self-recognition and then realizing number two who to turn to who to look to who to run to glory to God watch this this is very important write this down as it pertains to spiritual things you will not receive from anything or anyone you have not properly recognized feel like I'm have to say that again as it pertains to spiritual things you will not and cannot receive from anything and anyone you have not properly recognized you know why because it is a principle in the spirit it's a principle watch this in 2 Kings chapter 2 the Bible says that Elijah was getting ready to be taken up on now and and the Bible says that in verse 9 I believe he asked Elisha what is it that you want me to do for you and this is what the man of God said he says watch this please let a double portion of your spirit be upon me the Bible says that Elijah said to him you ask a hard thing now nevertheless if you what see me it's going to be so if you don't it ain't going to be so if you see me if you thought that when he said if you see me he was talking about if you saw me physically you missed it because he wasn't worried about Elisha falling falling asleep he never had a sleep disorder when he said if you see me it was only a hard thing because what he was requesting was something that is only given to Sons Where do you think the sons of the Prophet came from you have the schools of the Prophet the school of the Prophet you have the sons of the Prophet watch this where you think that came from because what you're asking for is something that is only given to son mantel are transferred through sunship and so when he says let a double portion of your spirit fall upon me Let It rest upon me what he was saying is that man I don't think you understand what you're asking for but nevertheless depending on how you see me if you really recognize who I am then it will be unto you but if you don't you ain't going to get it brother and so the Bible says in verse 12 that as they went watch what happened Elijah was being taken up and the Bible says that Elisha saw it and watch what he cried out my father my my father it's the first time in Scripture that he was able to recognize and acknowledge his teacher as his father if you go back to verse three you'll realize that Elijah was a teacher to Elisha he was his master his teacher but in verse 12 he recognized tell somebody I got to recognize glory to God who it is hallelujah I got to recognize I got to wrap this thing up you ready I got to wrap this thing up glory to God hallelujah you have to come back to the six the the 11:00 service because we got some work to do amen hallelujah reach reach the law of reach after you have recognize because with recognition comes Revelation it's time to reach it's time to move it's time to respond it's time to act the law of reach can I tell you what reach is defined as reach is defined as really to arrive at or to come to something or someone after you recognize that God is the same yesterday today and forever it doesn't matter what crisis you are in glory to God you're able to shift in a opportune time glory to God Hallelujah in the midst of your crisis so that you can respond correctly so that you can act you can move you can run you can go you can seek Jesus Hallelujah the Bible says canot we just go go into the text glory to God hallelujah that there were two very Hallelujah I feel this thing you going to have to work with me because I feel this thing there were two cases glory to God we're introduced to the first one in the 21st verse in the 22nd verse of Mark 5 the Bible says that as Jesus was there Glory to God that a man came to him his name was gyrus and when gyrus came you have to believe that gyus had already tapped into these principles I'm giving you a formula I'm giving you a formula he had already tapped into these principles he had Faith so he was working the law of Faith because if he never had Faith he wouldn't have gone to Jesus because the Bible says he that cometh must first believe that he is who he says he is and that he is a rewarder that he is going to respond favorably and so he went to Jesus he activated the law of Faith the Bible says he activated watch this by Revelation the law of recognition because Jesus was by the Sea Jesus never went to him he recognized who Jesus was and went to him by faith the Bible says that when Jesus heard the situation he decided to go with him and having started the journey he was interrupted by a woman that was in a crisis for 12 years the Bible says that she would have suffered many things glory to God is there anybody in here who have suffered anything glory to God Hallelujah the Bible says she would have suffered many things and she was at the point where she heard about this man Jesus Jesus has never met this woman but she heard about him and she recognized him to the point where as as much as there were so many people crowds of people she went right up behind him glory to God she broke so many laws because uh with that issue that she had with the crisis she was in she was supposed to be separated from everybody Hallelujah glory to God but she decided uh my crisis glory to God stops here uh because there is a Christ that has a track record uh of showing up in the mids of crist's situation and so the Bible says that she pressed through the crowds and she went right up behind him because she said to herself if only I could just but Touch the Hem of His Garment uh I don't want anything else but to touch his clothes uh and I don't care who Hallelujah which who's out here saying that I should not be out here uh because sometimes uh when you've suffered some stuff uh it's time to take by force uh what belongs to you the Bible says that the kingdom is within us glory to God and the Bible tells us that from the days of John the Baptist that same Kingdom suffered violence but there was a people who got to a place is in the mids of their crisis and understood I got to take uh by force my healing uh take my force my Deliverance uh take my force my breakthrough uh take my force uh God's promises uh take my Force what belongs to me she touched his clothes what messed me up is that she she never said if I could only get to him and he laid hands on me that I would be recovered she never said if only he prays for me I'm going to be healed she said if I just touch the ham if I just touch the G garment if I only touch the clothes I don't want to touch the hand I just want to touch the God but see you have to understand that she was functioning from recognition she tapped into a revelation remember I said with recognition comes revelation was able to tap into Revelation and understood that by Revelation if she responded this way what are you talking about Pastor media can you pull up for me Hallelujah Malachi 4 we're going to look at the second verse watch this the Bible says that unto you who fears the name of the Lord Our God who is revering the name of the Lord unto you watch this that fears my name the son of righteousness shall arise with healing in his wings if you don't have a understanding or a knowledge of biblical scriptures you will miss this Revelation right here that word Wings there is translated in Hebrews to mean fringes now fringes were something that was worn at the edge of the religious leaders garments they they had fringes similar to what you have on your prayer Shaw glory to God hallelujah they had fringes at the edge of their garments H and these fringes were significant glory to God on the prayer Shaw you have fringes four glory to God one on each Corner each Fringe is called a disce glory to God it has five knots in there and these five knots are significant because they represent the pentat to the five knots represent the first five books of the Bible M I feel the Holy Ghost in here Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers when you begin to study this what you'll find is that within these knots it was so carefully crafted and designed uh that each knot and each uh tie and every WAP represented a phrase a promise a word of God hallelujah and so it wasn't for fashion it was the word of God hallelujah when you begin to understand Malachi 4 and two that if you rever the name of the Lord Lord woo that there would be Deliverance in his wings that there would be healing in His Garment she tapped into the law of recognition and because she did she said if only I could just touch a Hem of His Garment I know the word of God cannot lie I know I'm going be healed I know if he says it that settles itth and so she did glory to God and the Bible said [Music] immediately immediately the Fountain of her blood dried up and she was healed because the word of God is true don't you know that according to John 1 and what in the beginning was the word the word was with God and the Word was God go down just a little bit and you would see that the Bible says and the word became flesh and dwelt among us and we beheld his glory as of the only begotten of the father full of grace and truth there was power in the word somebody shout there's power in the word to deliver me in the midst of Crisis there is power in the [Music] word dismantle and Destroy satanic strongholds in my life there is power in the word there is power in the word woo Jesus said who touch me who touched me who touched me oh Master there are so many people around you how can you ask such a question who touched me hold up wait wait wait wait she never touched him she touched His Garment Jesus said no who touched me because the Bible says virtue left him one translation says power left him you know what power that was that left him [Music] the Bible says D power left him dinator power is power residing in anything by virtue of its nature he was the Healer he wasn't just a Healer but the Bible says he was wounded for her transgression proves for our iniquities is there anybody in here who's been chastised is there anybody in here who's suffering from infirmity in your body can I remind you there is a Christ that can be found in the midst of your crisis but you got to seek and the principle is uh if you seek uh you shall give God praise that there is still power Wonder working power it's not just in the blood it's not just in the blood it's in the word it's in the word it's in the [Music] word send the word and my servant will be healed ah Jesus never died yet but if if you speak the [Music] word I don't know who I came to tell but there's power in the word to deliver you right now right now right now Christ is right here is's present to heal he's present to save he's present to deliver I feel the Holy Ghost [Applause] [Music] give him [Music] praise wo I dare somebody to tap into the law of faith I dare somebody to tap into the law of recognition I Dear somebody to reach right now the altar is open reach reach if you're struggling reach reach reach in the midst of what you're going through I deare you to reach again I deare you to reach again I dare you to reach again struggling in your mind but I dare you to [Music] reach [Music] reach reach reach reach reach Christ is here he's here he's here and if you just reach wo he'll reach back out he'll reach back out he'll reach back out [Music] [Music] Hallelujah come on as you're at the altar remember who it is that you need to recognize I'm not the Healer glory to God he is is he is [Music] [Music] is it doesn't matter what it is I want to prophesy to you weeping may endure for a night but there is a joy that comes in the morning I'm prophesying to somebody your Morning Has Come your morning is here your morning is here your [Music] morning it's here it's here I dare you to [Music] [Applause] reach as she stand you now lifting her faith before you I come into agreement and I thank you according to your word that says when we dwell together when we come into harmony into agreement into Unity that you command your no blessing there there shall be life forever I speak to every [Applause] pain and I decree and declare subside now by the power of the Holy Ghost it is so it is [Music] hear me when I tell you by [Music] faith the Bible says in the Book of Matthew that if you act by faith without wavering it's already done I decree and declare Deliverance in the name of Jesus I speak to your mind and I decree and declare a renewal a renewal a renewal I decree and declare that as you would have [Music] came to the Department of the Lord that renewal be your portion right now right now receive it in the name of Jesus receive it in the name of Jesus there you go receive [Music] [Applause] [Music] it in the name of Jesus father in the name of Jesus Christ thank you thank you hear me hear [Music] me Jesus said that there are some things that only belongs to those who are of him hear me are you hearing me there is a decision that you need to make are you hearing me you can keep just in and out what you're asking for is possible all things are possible with God but in order to come into it God is looking for a commitment from you you need to make that commitment are you hearing me and it's not hard you've said it before but you have not honored your commitment and the Lord says to remind you that you made a commitment and that he is expecting you to honor it because as long as you continue to be like this you will not have any peace and you will always be fearful and so the protection that you desire the Bible says that the angel of the Lord encamp it round about them that fear Him protection is easy for God are you hearing me and everything else that you desire I decree and declare lift your hands lift both your hands Hallelujah in the name of Jesus Christ that you would come into the revelation Hallelujah the understanding of what it means to be planted and as you do I decree and declare a flourishing like you have never seen like you have never known in the mighty name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth father I speak into the Matrix of his spirit and his soul and I decree that according to your will glory to God that it be so in the name of Jesus Christ I decree and declare salvation in the mighty name of Jesus Christ and it is so [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] father in the name I pray that you will restore him now in the name of Jesus [Music] [Music] Christ [Music] you are so close you are so [Music] close you are so close I hear the Lord saying you are so close you are so close I decree and declare that you will not become we [Music] weary in that which you have begun doing so well receive fresh grace receive it in the name of Jesus man of [Music] God God loves you so much and the Lord says that I have favored you in the season that you're in God says to tell you think it not strange think it not strange concerning that which you have felt over the past few months that which you are seeing Hallelujah the Lord says to tell you that you are in a season of transition [Music] you're in a season of transition I see so much Clarity coming to you I see Clarity coming to you I see Clarity coming to [Music] you man of God [Music] now it makes sense lift your hands I decree and declare your transition is now your transition is now that you're coming out of that [Music] place father we petition you for the power of your deliverance we tap in In This Moment glory to God [Music] hallelujah [Music] we we got to we got to go we got to go we got to go hallelujah hallelujah I want to give you an opportunity Hallelujah if you're not saved to respond to this call amen if you're here you're not saved you are not saved you don't know where you're going to spend your eternity glor glory to God if the Lord should appear right now this is your call meet me right here at the altar amen hallelujah if you're saved that's wonderful glory to God hallelujah but if you are here and you have your seeds I want to give you even online an opportunity to give Hallelujah there are various ways to give here at Open Fire amen hallelujah glory to God you can give online amen you can give by scanning the QR code on the back of your envelopes amen hallelujah you can give through our church app amen hallelujah glory to God yeah thank you Jesus well I want to give you an opportunity to sew a seed Glory to God in this atmosphere Hallelujah if you have your seeds I'm going to bless the seed right now and you feel free to walk up and give amen as the Lord has instructed you father in the name of Jesus we thank you for every seed you have given to sers we pray that in the name of Jesus Christ as these seeds come forth we decree and declare an harvest in the name of Jesus for you promis as long as the Earth remain that there would be sea time and harvest we speak forth Harvest into this atmosphere and we impregnated with the expectation of a return from the seeds we are swing and we thank you that it is so now according to your word in Jesus name if you have your seeds feel free to come up and give amen hallelujah [Music] Hallelujah can we lift the music as they give amen you are under the direction of the [Music] [Music] ushers [Music] [Music] Hallelujah can you bring me down this is what I see in this season I see the Lord embracing you there is a void that you carry that for many years you have tried to overc compensate in order to F and the Lord says in this season he says I've already told you he says I've shown you through other people he says in this season I'm embracing you because for so long you felt like you were not being embraced and the Lord says I have instructed those who have listened to what I have been saying and in the season you're getting ready to experience an Embrace like you have never experienced before and with this experience I see the Lord rekindling Reviving refreshing you in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth I decree and declare that your hour of embracing is now in Jesus name [Music] Hallelujah we got to go we got to go we got to go I encourage you if you can to come back to the next service amen hallelujah were you blessed this morning Hallelujah if you were blessed can you just begin to thank Jesus for what he has done Among Us can you just begin to praise him for the work that he has begun on this day hallelujah amen we're getting ready to go we're getting ready to go please remember we have 5:00 a.m. prayer tomorrow amen we have Bible study on Tuesday amen glory to God Amen Hallelujah and do not forget that our church anniversary starts this Thursday listen I know you heard it in the announcement but I got to be a echo to what has already been said God is going to do something am amazing in this place it's the year of expansion and Supernatural takeover and if you want to be able to be in those in the number of those who will begin to manifest the kingdom of God and supernaturally take by force what belongs to us amen you got to be in position this week you got to be in position don't miss a night if you don't have to there are some amazing speakers that has been lined up there are no strangers to open fire amen glory to God and one thing I know whenever it is that God is getting ready to do anything he speaks through an Apostolic Voice Hallelujah and God is sending Apostolic voices into this region glory to God to affirm to confirm to decree and declare the will of God for the season we are in and is getting ready to go into and so again I want to encourage you if you're watching online and you are able Hallelujah to be here please come out to 1801 East ranser we're making room for you amen hallelujah thank you for joining us online thank you for joining us in house can you just lift your hands for the blessing Hallelujah I decree and declare the Lord's blessing over you that the Lord's preservation will be your portion that he will indeed bless and keep you make his face to shine upon you lift up the light of his countenance upon you and give you unheard of Peace Hallelujah thish day and forever more in Jesus name Hallelujah love on somebody thank you again God bless [Music] you [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music]