Making Room For Miracles | Sunday Service with Pastor James Levesque

Brief Summary

Pastor James Levesque discusses the importance of actively pursuing miracles and creating space for God to work in our lives. He emphasizes that simply believing in miracles or knowing about them is not enough; one must hunger for righteousness, demonstrate faith through action, and be deliberate in seeking God's presence. The sermon encourages listeners to make room for God in their lives through prayer, worship, and service, so they can experience the fullness of His blessings and see incredible things happen.

  • Miracles require active pursuit and creating space for God.
  • Faith must be demonstrated through action, not just belief.
  • Hunger for righteousness and deliberate seeking of God's presence are essential.
  • Make room for God through prayer, worship, and service to experience His blessings.

Introduction to Miracles

Pastor James introduces the topic of miracles, emphasizing that Christianity is inherently connected to the miraculous. He critiques the idea of a "dead religion" that separates God from His nature of performing miracles. He encourages listeners to prepare for incredible things to happen and highlights the importance of positioning oneself to receive miracles.

The Importance of Response

Pastor James shares an anecdote about someone suggesting preaching was the most important aspect of a service, to which he responded that the congregation's response to the message is actually the most important thing. He stresses that faith requires action and personal engagement, not passive observation. He illustrates this point by contrasting the active pursuit of God with the passive expectation of receiving blessings without effort.

Making Room for the Miraculous

Using the story of the Shunammite woman from 2 Kings 4, Pastor James explains that she recognized Elisha, a holy man of God, was passing by her house regularly. She persuaded her husband to create an Upper Room for him. The woman's actions demonstrated a desire to make room for the miraculous in her life. He emphasizes that simply knowing about miracles or hearing about them is not enough; one must actively pursue and invite God's presence into their lives.

Passing By Isn't Enough

Pastor James shares personal experiences from his early Christian life, illustrating how he actively pursued God's presence and prophetic words. He contrasts this with others who passively listen to prophetic words without integrating them into their lives. He uses the analogy of someone with many keys but only using one, to describe Christians who collect prophetic words without acting on them. He stresses that merely declaring something over your life is insufficient; dwelling in God's presence and allowing it to transform you is essential for experiencing miracles.

The Necessity of Wanting to Be Well

Pastor James references Luke 18:37, Luke 19:1, Mark 6:48 and 2 Kings, noting that Jesus was often "passing by" in the scriptures. He emphasizes the difference between conceptually believing in Jesus's healing power and actively seeking and believing for miracles. He uses the story of the man at the pool of Bethesda to illustrate that a need alone is not enough; one must genuinely desire to be healed and take action to receive it.

Hunger and Honesty

Pastor James shares stories of individuals who experienced life-changing encounters with God due to their hunger, passion, and honesty. He recounts the story of Richard, who, after crying out to God, began performing miracles. He also uses the story of Zacchaeus, who climbed a tree to see Jesus, to illustrate how hunger and a desire to see God can change one's life. He stresses that God notices and rewards those who genuinely seek Him.

Changing Course for Hunger

Pastor James shares the story of the woman with the issue of blood, emphasizing that Jesus changed course because of her hunger and faith. He contrasts her genuine desire with the casual touch of the disciples. He laments that in today's distracted world, people are less willing to give everything for the call of Jesus. He shares a story about Brian Simmons, who, despite being unwell, was eager to preach a message he received, illustrating the burning desire to share the gospel.

Climbing Trees and Crying Out

Pastor James encourages listeners to "climb trees" and seek a glimpse of Jesus, which can dispel depression, anxiety, and fear. He uses the story of blind Bartimaeus, who cried out to Jesus despite being told to be quiet, to illustrate the importance of persistent faith. He highlights a detail about Bartimaeus, that he was crying out from when they entered Jericho to when they exited and got a miracle. He emphasizes that Jesus often stops for those who cry out to Him.

Jesus Would Have Passed Them By

Pastor James shares a story of Jesus watching his disciples in a boat struggling against the wind and waves. He emphasizes that Jesus is always watching, even when we don't feel His presence. He then references Mark 6, noting that Jesus came to them walking on the sea and would have passed them by. He stresses that salvation is free, but receiving the full benefits requires a desire and effort.

Deliberate Faith

Pastor James explains that people hate the idea that salvation is free, but everything else will cost you. He explains that you're not receiving the full benefits without a desire for them. He emphasizes that danger and despair are not enough; there must be an expectation and deliberate faith. He contrasts this with a Christianity exempt from any relationship with God. He encourages listeners to love Jesus enough to pursue everything He has for them, even in the midst of life's storms.

Clear Communication with God

Pastor James uses humorous anecdotes about Canadian culture to illustrate the importance of clear communication. He explains that Jesus is not going to see the need and assume. He stresses that there is no path where you're not doing anything. He emphasizes the importance of asking God for what you need and not holding Him hostage to unasked requests.

Making Room for God

Pastor James reiterates the importance of making room for God, inspired by the Shunammite woman who built a room for Elisha. He shares a personal story about removing old hymnals from a church, only to later find profound inspiration in their lyrics, particularly their focus on the blood of Jesus. He encourages listeners to seek God in their struggles and to not be content with Him merely "passing by."

The Prophet's Reward

Pastor James concludes by emphasizing that the Shunammite woman's act of making room for the prophet led to resurrection in her own life. He reveals that the son she laid on the bed was the prophet Habakkuk, whose name means "hug." He urges listeners to make room for God in their lives, whether in their prayer, worship, or daily living, so that He will not pass them by. He calls for a move away from religious services where God is passing people by, and towards a hunger for righteousness and a determination to catch the wind of God's spirit.

Making a Room

Pastor James encourages listeners to make a room for God in their lives through prayer, worship, and service. He emphasizes that taking care of God's house benefits us, and seeking first the kingdom benefits us. He shares a story of someone who was invited to church by Richard, illustrating how one connection can change someone's life forever. He urges listeners to prepare for incredible miracles in the coming weeks and to position themselves to benefit from God's presence.

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0:02 this month we're going to be talking about miracles um how many are believing for it in your in your life come on September to remember let's go that's a that's a catchy tune I want you to turn to to 2 Kings 4 but we're going to be talking about miracles we should have the month of Miracle slide too um you know a lot of people um when it comes to miracles you know a lot of people either believe in them but they don't pursue them they think that they can exist but they don't see them in their own life and you know when we say we serve a miracle working God the reality is like it that's not that's not a far-off statement that we don't understand we

0:47 serve a god of the miraculous like our Christianity was never meant to be separate from Miracles right there's no such thing as GE like you can't create and that's what unfortunately dead religion does it tries to create uh a you know a culture of God without who he is if it like his nature is Miracles his language is Miracles him dying on the cross is a miracle raising the dead is a miracle Mighty signs and wonders are Miracles and so you know we're going to begin to cover that in this next month and I believe get ready get ready to see incredible things happen in the days ahead and Mark that September 17th in the next three weeks or so we're going to see something so incredible um I do

1:34 want to talk about making room for your miracle I want to talk about what it is when you position yourself for something incredible if you have your Bibles turn me to 2 Kings chapter 4 I remember one time I was in Connecticut and someone came up to me and of course we had incredible worship there and we just got done with a powerful service and somebody came up to me and they said um man the worship is just so incredible here and I'm like I know and they're like but man it it's pretty apparent hearing you speak that you know preaching is the most important thing in this building and although I wanted to be flattered I thought it was a bit awkward I was like the reality is preaching isn't the most important thing we do the most important thing that happens in this room is your response to what you heard

2:20 today because that's the only thing guys I can't control and when it comes to like I can give Destiny over you I could tell you I could dance in a bearit and sing a song that this is going to be a month of Miracles but the reality is three weeks will pass by and nobody would put a demand on it nobody would put uh uh a faith on it and it doesn't happen for you and then you look at somebody else and go well why is their life because they listen and believe then they conceived something and so there's not a there's not a life in Christianity that we have where you're exempt from the process you know remember years ago they like the Publishers Clearing House and the fat dud was show up and knock on the door it like that does not how Faith Works there's not a path in your life where you get a knock on the door and

3:06 God's like you got a million bucks man it's time to go to the Nations and you're like oh man I was doing nothing with my faith waiting for this day to come like there's no path that that happens everything is is hunger Jesus said they that hunger and thirst for righteousness what so your fied Factor shows me what you're pursuing and if you're filled with the world you're pursuing the wrong things in second Kings chapter 4 if you got it say got it um we're going to start reading in verse nine and it says this

3:52 um sorry it was in first Kings now I'm in second Kings it says this it says well verse 8 now it happened in the day that Elisha went to shunum where there was a notable woman and she persuaded him to eat some food so it was as often as he passed by he would turn there and eat some food and she said to her husband look I know this is a holy man of God who passes by us regularly please let us make a small Upper Room on the wall let us put a bed for them him there and a table and chair and a lampstand and it'll be whenever he comes he can come here and turn in here it was a wild phrase to think now imagine imagine a powerful Mighty Prophet that you knew of that has done

4:39 Miracles we can list all the Miracles that he's done incredible right including raising the dead and imagine feeling in your heart like man I want to do something because the phrase said he passes by constantly another version says that's crazy I mean he did all these great things in the Bible and yet she realized that in this process he was passing her by can you imagine that you know all the Miracles that he did you know all the schools that he had and all the powerful things what he was a part of and then you ultimately realize he's passing by your house I don't know about you but I wouldn't be okay with that either because at some point in our lives like I'm talking to you about the three weeks we can't be content with just knowing

5:25 it's happening oh Pastor James I'm with you some's happened in three weeks let me know what happens that actually that's that's the most broken form of your faith is is just watching but there was something in this woman that said he's passing by you can put the other slide up that it was the message slide but thank you that he's passing by so all of a sudden in her heart she's going well I'm not okay with him just being here somebody telling me what he did far off I want him to stop by here and that's the first thing you don't understand about Miracles is it has to be you have to want to pursue it there's got to be an invitation in your soul for something greater I notice this vessel walking by and the reality is I'm

6:11 going to make room for the miraculous in my house we've got to do the same thing so this this Prophet represents a lot Miracles the Holy Spirit what God was doing right the word of the Lord on many levels because here's the deal friends passing by doesn't benefit you until you make a room it it it always has amazed me I remember getting saved going to Brian Simmons church and we'd be in in in like Connecticut just doesn't have much popping friends and I'd be in the middle of this church in New Haven Connecticut and it'd be thousands of people man and a prophetic word would go out it was so perplexing to me I'm lit I mean I would take people from the streets throw them in here and they don't even know what to do worship prophetic worship presence

6:56 glory and I'm in there and any ounce of what God said I was like Lord It's Me somebody could say the the you know a prophet could come say the wind of God's blown over let me tell you it was blown over my house by that night it was blown through my whole body you hear what I'm saying I was never okay with just hearing something out there and it blew my mind man because I could sit in the same Sanctuary today with with not even 5% of the people and a lot of the words people have forgotten that were spoken there is is just a baby we love kids do you understand it's it but but I watched 95% of the people that they're not living those words out those prophetic words are not

7:42 demonstrated through their life I'm telling you this a lot of them aren't even serving God today so what benefit was it being in a room cheering on what a prophet said if there wasn't something in your life that said this is for me I'm going to change my life now from this point forward I wasn't content hearing about something I wasn't content knowing it existed I was like dude if you're moving in New England I'm going to be a part of it I'm just going to tell you right now if there's an ounce of God moving through these prophetic words I'm going to be in the middle of it and I was and I am but it was a desire inside of me because passing by declaring it wasn't enough giving up that's why prophetic people so confused man it's like there's this hyper

8:28 addictive culture for the next word oh where I really see over you now is London and it's like oh that's the right word no the last one was you actually didn't do anything about it and most Christians I know they're so addicted to hearing something but they want it's like keys on a keychain right right it's just so I remember man I remember I I was managing a coffee shop and I really wanted to help a dude out he had a sketchy background he was really not good for much and so what I decided was was I got in trouble for it but it was really successful I created a position that didn't exist and I just made the dude a maintenance guy and he just cleaned the bathrooms and picked up spills and you know he did great but listen you had one key to a closet bro it was one closet but somehow he got he

9:14 got all into it and one day he came to the store and he had like a hundred keys on a keychain as he's walking around and I said bro time out what is this well it's my keys I said but I gave you one key bro and it's so bizarre that it's as you're walking around my store man like you like the truth is you're do I see how old these keys look bro you're doing nothing with these Keys it's a show can you just take the one key I gave you and put it in your pocket and I've travel the world and you know what I see I see a bunch of people that got great words that unlock nothing in their life because passing by isn't enough declaring something over your life isn't

10:00 enough that will never you'll be you might have a great group of friends the night it happened and everybody's going to look at you like wow and then it's it because passing by doesn't benefit you dwelling does pass bying doesn't benefit you laying in the house finding yourself in a region transforms you we're talking about miracles there's no path we're seeing Miracles this month without you doing anything I'll tell you that ain't going to exist and from the moment last week happened I looked at my wife I looked at a few close people around me and I said it's harvest week it is a week where I am going to and the my mind has been

10:45 blown literally in the past week because there's no chance God says the 24 days and I'm like oh wonderful let me know when it's up Luke 18:37 said Jesus was passing by Luke 19:1 said when he entered Jesus was passing through Mark 6:48 was even crazier there was a storm and it said Jesus would have passed them by second king said he passed by continually that crazy it's not enough you let me tell you something God is here I know

11:31 conceptually because it says where two or three are gathered he'll be in the midst of us but I know Faith wise because I feel Heaven I sense that God's with us I I know what his presence feels like so like the scriptures can make a conceptual possibility and God not manifest a lot of people do you believe Jesus can heal yeah what you're saying is if you're on your deathbed you're going to scratch a lotto when I tell you I believe Jesus can heal the sick it means I'm laying hands on sick people I'm casting out Devils I'm praying for the sick I'm actively believing for miracles to happen in my life and I don't think that there's a sickness on Earth that God can't heal it's the difference between a conceptual understanding and the actual

12:16 benefit of receiving what the Bible says the Bible starts in Genesis 1 saying that God moved over the face of the water my point is God's moving friends amen he's passing he's moving he's always moving he's going through he's passing by he's in our midst he's God is always available for something incredible to take place in your life and I'm going tell you I've seen I've seen people in rooms with great things happening and it and it's apparent that it passed them by and I think another thing you got to understand about miracles is a need is not going to be enough somebody thinks well if I just have the trauma then he's definitely going to

13:03 have to come through nope it's not enough you can sit back and not receive right remember the dude complaining at the well at the the pool of Bethesda right he was just everybody else and what did Jesus say man he just so like me saying can you imagine 37 years and he built a he built a routine around around low expectations dragging him every day and he's ticked everybody else is getting better and then as he's complaining Jesus what did he say to him do you want to get well that's kind of rude right people in the South wouldn't like that conversation but the reality is he's like wait a minute man all you're doing

13:48 is focus on everybody else in your life and complaining while they're getting healed your actions aren't actually telling me your heart wants to get better right you're telling me by your dead routine that you want attention you're telling me that your focus is everybody else you know everybody else's miracle and you're not healed I'm questioning if you actually want to receive this see there's moments in in life where Jesus will change course for you happened to my wife as a young person happened to me when I'm screaming to God in the projects to come down and visit me if you're real and I'll give my life to tell people how real you are these are not these are moment moments in time where you're transformed forever ask the woman with the issue of

14:33 blood ask zakus hunger passion honesty Purity like man that God that's ingredients for for lives to be changed I remember Richard uh first got saved he's weird you know what I'm saying he was no he's not weird he was weird he was very weird and you know he just cries out to God and and he's in a service like this and a touch of God hits him and you know he tried to kill himself and God spirit's life and now he's on the street seeing Miracles I had no clue Richard was whatsoever but God did and he's going after God and he's hungering thirsting forgot and I didn't have a clue man the church was just too big for me to know and I remember Jeremy Nelson was in and we're like sneaking out the church after a service and we're like going to go get we please I missed the food we were

15:20 going to to get Bobby fle Burger and as I'm going in the car Richard's walking by probably with his head nervous just trying to pass us not to you know because I you know I just had a lot of people around me and I was trying to get in the car and and Jeremy goes hey man that kid and I turned around and it's Richard and he goes that kid reminds me of us and the first thing I'm thinking is yeah no you know what I mean like no just for sure no you know what I'm saying like I know the people in Connecticut for sure no there's not that don't happen and then I looked in his eyes man I went oh this kid's hungry for God man and then two days later somebody sent me a Facebook where he's pulling people out of wheelchair and I said wow this the

16:05 same kid he's hungry for God man listen to me forget who James LEC is do you understand if you get hungry enough for God God will notice you baby cakes nobody would say I was fit for Ministry you understand but then God you didn't call me when you get God's attention the world has to see when you when you're not doing this for man and you're not doing this for a paycheck and you do it because God visited you you'll never ever ever be without and I saw it I saw it and thank God that God's connected us but do you understand there's not a person that can go all right Richard let's see if you he's not fit but when you hunger and thirst for righteousness you are and when you're crying out to God and you're doing what nobody's looking and you're praying and worshiping and going on the streets and man God will promote you

16:50 that's how this thing works you can you understand you it's not you know come on I've preached in every Ministry School you could think of what are these people doing besides trying to get noticed it'd be better if you sat at home and obeyed God and watched him put his hand on your life and all of a sudden you're gonna pop up and people go whoa who's this person because it's really the favor of God you're trying to get not the favor of people zakus was short come on shorties hahaa Romans 3:23 says we're all short come on somebody we've all falling short that was my Brian Simmons joke for the morning but he climbed a tree and

17:37 changed the future of his family he saw all his limitations he saw he wasn't invited to the party and instead of making a note and wanting to get notice or try to get Facebook friends he said I'm GNA all I want to all I want to do is see him I just want a glimpse of him passing by and if I just see him that's going to be okay I'm not here with a sign trying to get notice like it's a political candidate I'm just climbing a tree cuz I physically can't see and if I climb the tree this will be another Brian Simmons analogy about the tree of Calvary and come on somebody but Jesus stops he said man you I'm going to come to your house I'm changing course man I'm CH all these other people have their

18:23 own agendas I'm stopping now and I'm changing course for this guy that is is nasty that's that's the God we serve changing course because of hunger changing course when he's walking and the woman with the issue of blood is just you know and all of a sudden he stopped and Jesus said who touched me I'm G tell you something right now was an indictment on the disciples these dudes were like come on bro everybody's touching he like ah it's a different touch than y'all bro your guys getting a little comfortable with me I felt which is a whole another level of understanding faith I felt virtue leave my body and it wasn't because of your hands

19:09 what was because of somebody hungry that wasn't being noticed somebody thirsty that was being overlooked somebody that had so much blood coming out and was so embarrassed and was going through so much that was like I'm I don't care about everybody man I need to touch him that's incredible man it's no different today you understand what I'm saying you may not see a bunch of women with the issue of Bloods anymore but it's possible you may not see kids from the projects anymore that go around the world but it's possible it's just we don't see it much because the truth is we live in a distracted world people aren't come on man there was a day that giving everything for the call of Jesus was like there's not a greater call in life

19:55 now people could care less or it's a job right let's get a lot of people smoke machines and I'm gonna live a double life in the platform man it's not a business bro are you kidding me until my last breath I'm preaching the gospel was talking to Brian Simmons this morning man and he's and I'm sharing him a little bit of all this stuff and his mind's blow and he starts giving me of course only way he can this incredible message on the habac hug no you laugh it was incredible and he sent me the notes I'm going to sell them one day he gave me this and he can't go anywhere it's hard failure can't leave he's like him standing making eggs is a big deal today canceled all his meetings he's doing nothing and

20:42 you see the presence of God hit him on the on the phone and he's like when am I scheduled I'm gonna preach that message and his wife quickly goes you can't speak anywhere you're not doing well enough to speak and you know what I thought that's what life life is you burn to preach the gospel I don't care if you're dying or not he's not you're burned to preach the gospel that's what life this what it's not a business bro it's not a job it's who you are inside we love people we want to minister to people we want to see regions shaken we want to see our jobs used as Ministry to transform lives you live differently when it really becomes him

21:29 and he climbed that tree and changed the future of his family forever come on man let's climb trees today because you know what depression won't go home with you today anxiety won't go home with you today fear won't go home with you today all we need is a glimpse of him blind barus Luke chapter 18 crazy he was screaming so much that they actually told him to calm down and stop yelling can you imagine and he yelled even louder the Bible says like gosh dignity is hurting you Luke 18 39 it says those that went before

22:14 warned him that he should be quiet and he cried out all the more son of David have mercy on me can I show you something crazy you got to follow me though though with your Bible I'm going to show you something you probably never seen before Luke 18:35 tell me if you got it it says he was coming into Jericho somebody says coming into Jericho all right go to Mark chapter 10 this is going to blow your mind here go to Mark chapter 10 if you got to say God it verse 46 hold on it says as he went out of

23:00 Jericho oh snap I'll tell you what's not happening is we're finding an error in the word of God but two translations says they were coming into Jericho two translations actually said they were leaving Jericho well then which one was it it was both it was the hunger of an individual that was screaming for Mercy from when they entered to when they exited and got a miracle is that incredible just passionate enough to cry out loud Joshua living in the old Covenant looking and commanding the sun to stand still these are it's audacious Faith through

23:45 relationship so many times in the Bible Jesus stops for those crying out I was thinking about this story of Jesus Jesus in the Bible it of Jesus in the Bible where you know he told them to get in the get in the boat he's out there actually the Bible says that they got into the boat there's winds and waves crashing they were overwhelmed and yet the Bible says Jesus was watching them that amazing here's here's a punchline no matter what you're going through he's always watching you whether you feel like he's there or not he's watching whether you feel overwhelmed in the storms of life he's

24:31 watching and and and the reality is that's when he came you know showed up and walked on water but here you are dealing with a man that's blind screaming for Mercy can you imagine they're telling him to calm down it's probably irritating probably a little crazy and yet in Mark 10 Jesus walks up to him I mean you got to think about this many warned him to be quiet remember he's yelling now in and out of Jericho many warned him to be quiet he's screaming all the more son of Davis have mercy on me Jesus Stood Still commanded him to be called they called the blind man saying

25:17 hey uh good rise he's calling you throwing aside His Garment he comes to Jesus Jesus stares at him and then says what he says what do you want me to do for you what dude what a way to not read the room buddy bro this irritating blind dude been screaming and look I mean you're not like mistaken you're not going to not know if somebody's blind like someone being deaf like you know like you do just like wake up and be real bro this guy screaming from one entrance to the next and Jesus still looks at this blind dude and goes what do you want me to do for you that's

26:04 crazy man he's not moved by the obvious he's moved by faith the need the issue the sickness the tragedy is not enough for you to just think that nothing's going to happen and hope that he stirs the waters when you need it there has to be an expectation in your life I'm telling you in the next 3 weeks you're going to see some of the greatest Miracles you've ever seen or you're going to look at a whole lot of other people benefiting on things you'll never touch what do you want what can I do for you what are you believing for he said and not me dude you would have

26:50 known it's crazy I'm believing that I would receive my sight that's what he said said and then Jesus said go away your faith has made you well what can I do for you bro I'm not screaming here for my health man I am here being persistent because I need my fight my sight I want to receive my sight that's incredible man and he followed Jesus on the road immediately it's crazy Mark chapter 6 I just alluded to

27:35 it a second ago verse 45 immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go before him on the other side while he sent the multitude away and when he sent them away he went to the mountain to pray evening came the boat was in the middle of the to see he was alone on land are you seeing this he saw them straining for the wind was against them he's watching them in the fourth hour of the night he came to them walking on the sea and would have passed them

28:22 by can you believe this he came to them walking on the sea and he would have passed them by do this say't Obamacare friends I don't know what to tell you listen to me people hate this they hate this salvation is free everything else is going to cost you you're not receiving the full benefits without a desire for them I promise you you're not wait you're not doing him a favor he walked on the water he saw they were in distress they're they're rowing for their dear lives he's walking on the water first of all which is pretty

29:08 dope and would have passed them by what and when they saw him walking on the sea they thought it was a ghost and they cried out because they all saw him and they were troubled but immediately he said to them be of good cheer it's I do not be afraid you hold on can I just explain to you he's like walking on the water having a conversation with him like that's nuts be of good cheer just me hanging on the storms walking like it's a

29:55 floor be of good cheer don't be afraid he went up into the boat with them and the wind ceased and they were greatly amazed beyond measure and they marveled they didn't understand the loaves because their heart was hardened danger in despair not enough confusion not enough problems not enough husband left me my heart breaks for you not enough there has to be an expectation guys and I I know the devil wants nothing more than a Christianity where you're exempt from any relationship it's not going to happen you got to believe it's not a method it's not you pulling a slot machine it's you loving Jesus

30:40 enough to where you want to go after everything that he has for you because you know what happens in a storm of life you're not thinking about Jesus you're worried about what somebody's saying about you you can't get your eyes off the sickness of your family member you're so focused on the person that said something bad to you all you can think about is the worst case scenario and how this whole thing could be disastrous for you you are rowing so hard trying to get out of a bad situation that you fail to realize there's somebody just watching you Jesus just waiting to love on your situation but we're so this how this what just don't see Miracles and his grace absolutely is what you're living on but there's so much more he it's like the Bible says weird things like he lays up the wealth of the wicked for for the righteous what in the world does that

31:26 even mean means you ain't going to just sit there baby cakes that means you better think about how you're going to get what he laid up for you how we're going to access by faith in trusting him what he paid for the wind ceased what just happened what happened to the wind I don't know what happened to your anxiety what happened to the depression what happened to the sickness that was in my body what happened to the fear that I was going to lose everything what happened happened to my me working this thing up that that that everybody was going to judge me it didn't happen it ceased you have to be deliberate they that come to God must

32:11 believe that he is we come boldly before his throne and make requests I'm so glad my wife doesn't live in Canada some weird people man now that just weird and can I tell you they're like overly apologetic and very soft individuals I got to be honest with you I know a lot of them there's some things we love like you take your shoes off in the house although when she was walking from Project to project they were like stop taking your shoes off you'll literally get sick you're going to step on a needle and die and that's one the only time she broke her rule there's some beautiful things about those people but you know what they're not known for clearly communicating they don't clearly

32:57 communicate they like we they weird mind games they it's so bizarre like if her I'm still trying to learn the language because it doesn't quite make sense but if her mom's trunk is open and there's a bunch of groceries and they all go I'll just get it I'll just get it they don't actually want to get it I don't know how to explain to you that's so weird like one time like like I knew we were in trouble two things happened when I got married we did we like you know the laundry was done she did the laundry and there was a basket of clothes sitting on my clean clothes on the couch no problem basket's there maybe she'll put away when she wants to get to it fast forward we're having a conversation and my wife goes and and and I asked you to put this basket a clothes away and you don't even get to it and I went what hold on baby k

33:43 what you mean you never actually asked me to put the clothes away like I promise you like the best way to communicate to me is just hit me right in the face I'll love you and respect you forever there is no path that you told me that put those clothes away you put them on on the couch you might have laid him on my head while I was sleeping you might have threw one of my underwear on the ground hoping I would pick it up you never asked me to do it that was when I knew I was in trouble cuz I just don't speak the language I can't deal with this then fast forward her mother opens the trunk everyone's flocking but they don't really want to do it they're flocking to just get the grocery but what they're trying to do is make a statement that I'm not willing to help I'm the opposite bro I want to be served do you understand me oh great glad you

34:28 guys are getting it let me go in the house fast forward you you didn't even help with the groceries what wait you mean when the trunk lit open and all the Canadians bump me out of the way and just said they were I can't like I'm just too much I'm not that smart can I'm just not I'm not going to play a weird game I no no me and no one really means it we're just like upset that no one's helping you're going to carry your own groceries in for life at that point I it's just so weird to me no one's communicating clear no one wants to offend but then be there'll be nasty behind your back no one wants to say anything direct and up and just

35:13 communicate let me tell you what Jesus is not going to do see the need and assume if you the Bible says you have not cuz you don't ask there is no path where you're going you're not doing anything what you mean you literally know who I am and what I can do to help you and you're not saying nothing to me you're just getting upset in your heart that I didn't do something for you you know how many people hold God Hostage to answers that you didn't even ask him for you know how many people put God on trial for something that you thought he would do for you and you never went to him about it and you're sitting here going no no no well

35:59 bro how many times in my life have I had to say these words don't get upset when you're in a dry Place CU you've rejected his principles for [Music] living I had a pastor in his office there was a big sign that said have you prayed about it you know how many times I'd walk in and want to complain and I'd be like hope you're well cuz I'm like dude I'm not going to bring an issue a thought a request to a human without touching Heaven first without going after God so the truth is it's [Music] time it's time to make room it's time to make

36:46 room that woman was so tired that he was just passing by so tired everybody else understanding all you know we're not too good for trust you know the early church he just believed man I generally live with I don't live with the regrets I'm just that way so I could put nasty tattoos on my body that I don't even like anymore and I'm like who cares like I literally I just have a move on bye like it literally doesn't bother me there's one thing I did one time that still kind of H we purchased that new church building in Connecticut it was this huge Awakening church and I was sick of anything

37:32 old I'm not coming against y'all y'all need to chill when I talk like this I was just like I don't want 200y old dusty himels I don't want 400 year old pews so I'm like get it out get them out I want everything out I'm going to we're we're younger it's 2000 whatever it was it's time to get modern we you know so the pews are gone the himels are done and everything's gone out you know and then one day I might have been John I remember who it was one day somebody's cleaning out one of the Crips and he knocks on my door yeah uh don't get upset Pastor I found one of the himels I'm like what

38:18 huh why don't you bring it to me brought me a Himel so I'm like all right here's what I'm going to do I never opened it I feel like there's way the songs are way too long to be honest with you I don't have the energy for five choruses and three Bridges and you know what I mean I can't do that I I can't think that hard and I said you know what I'm going to do I'm going to open this book like it's Twitter and I'm going to close my eyes I'm going to open the book and I'm just going to point to something and I'm just going to read it it was so powerful so powerful I just I just spent hours crying and looking at these words and I don't know all the songs you guys grew up with but I started I started going

39:04 like where's the song writers these people would write in pain they would write in Joy they would write in sorrow they would write in in in in in in great times and not they would write I've never seen More lyrics about the blood was the last time anybody under anyone in my age now you're not hearing songs about the blood are you nuts I'm like God bring back the songs about the blood how many songs were written in just about Jesus it was incredible not what I can get not what I can do not what I want not what you say you'd give me but literally about his face and I'm going wow it's incredible and I'm like Lord help

39:52 us because there is a day where you can go through a struggle and you right there with you and he and it actually ends up being a beautiful time where you grow closer to God and he's walking on water in your season and you know he's he's doing so much on your behalf and he's passing by but you're not missing it that you're going through a storm but you know that he's right there with you and life changes that you're going through a transition but there's no concern because you know he's right there with you and that woman was not content with the prophet passing her by and she made a room and it come to find out the prophet did show

40:37 up and come to find out her son ended up dying and another weird strange event the prophet took the son and laid him on the bed that she made for him and that son that died I didn't know until this morning was the prophet habac and that was that whole word about the habac hug you know just crazy where the Prophet basically his name the word habac means hug because of the Prophet hugging him seven times and laying on him and he came back to life can you imagine God's looking at this woman going man I really want to move on your behalf I want to visit your home I want to visit your finances I

41:24 want to visit your marriage I want to visit your household make room for me it could be life or death guys make room make room in the room you made caus Resurrection the room you made That's What miracles look like not just sitting here going amen yeah it's going to be a great month and nothing changes oh yeah I'm so glad for you and nothing changes build him a room build him a room of worship build him a room of prayer build him a room of Praise build him a room of seeking god build him a room we don't need another religious

42:10 service in Florida where God's passing people by we need hungry people man that will cry out to God that will hunger and thirst for righteousness that will determine God if you're moving I'm here I know you're about to move on the the coast of Florida we're in it we're here wherever it looks like wherever it is God we want we're lifting ourselves to catch the wind of your spirit and we're going to build a room come on let's stand we're going to pray this is what it looks like you know I hear these words and they're so incredible and I feel God so strong on them but at the end of the day we got to make a room

42:57 and we got to realize that when we take care of God's house he takes care of ours when we seek first the kingdom it only benefits us when we serve Faithfully when we give financially when we love the unlovely when we we just we we just use what we can to benefit the kingdom to love one another to reach out to people that are hurting I'm an incredible person today and I'm like trying to I always try to feel like my first question is like how did did you hear about us I'm just curious we're not like busting with ads you know what I mean and I'm just like I'm always curious how people find us and I'm trying to figure it out I'm trying to figure it out and they were just like brooken Richard came to my

43:45 drive-thru and invited me and I was like are you kidding me that's like zachus bro like one one connection you know what I'm saying like changes someone's life forever one invite one reaching out to love somebody getting out of yourself and going you know what we got a service coming up we want you to come it's incredible man think about it think about how many people are just like I I'll be there no fruit in your account Jesus is passing you by but then there's people going I'm going to put a expect expectation we're going to be doing baptisms we're going to be on the beach we want you to come and encounter H God and it touches a whole family I'm telling you 3 weeks get

44:33 ready lift yourself and I'm telling you from what I know that I can't release yet you're going to see more miracles we're going to see something happen that I've never seen in my life and we're preparing for it get ready this is like I'm telling you he's passing he's walking by and our families are going to benefit our marriages are going to benefit our jobs our finances every area of our Our Lives seeing Miracles so father today we make a room come on we make a room we make a room with our prayer we make a room with our worship we make a room with our life God that you would not pass Us by we thank you that you love us you died for us God and we want all that you have for us come on that's why we're here we love you Jesus we want to engage heaven we want to live

45:20 in the Realms of God we want to experience all that you said we can have we thank you today that you're our healer we thank you today that you're our provider we thank you today that you're a miracle workking God come on just lift your voices yes God we trust you

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