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Abraham, when he was
old, and about to leave and be with the Lord. The Bible says of this account of him, "Now
Abraham was old, well advanced in age; the Lord had blessed Abraham in how many things?
In all things. Parenting, in his ministry, in his flock, in every area. Most of all
in his walk with God. Amen? In all things means all things. Look at Joshua. After he
crossed the river Jordan, went into the promised land, amen? Now he is an old man. He died
at the age of hundred and ten, and he says this in Joshua, Joshua talking, "Behold, this
day I am going the way of all the earth. And you know in all your hearts and in all souls
that not one thing has failed of all the good things which the Lord your God spoke concerning
you." Actually the word there is "Dabar". Not one word from God, not one word has failed,
of all the good things which the Lord your God spoke concerning you. All have come to
pass for you; not one word of them has failed. Amen. You know God is a God who wants to bless
you in every area. May this be said of you at the end of your life. Amen? Or rapture.
That not one word of God in their lives have failed. Amen. I understand that in a church
like ours, we believe God for healing, we believe God for the best, even if its thirty-fold
manifestation, we still believe God wants you well. But don't penalize a good church
like this, by getting angry because someone didn't get healed. Jesus talked about healing
thirty-fold, that means what? seventy-fold still not healed. The manifestation comes,
then sixty-fold. Now you got more healing than sickness but the pain is still there.
Persevere, then there will be a hundred-fold. Let's believe God together, none of us are
perfect. I lost a baby. Alright, in the mother's womb. We believe God for the baby, we did
everything but here and there we don't walk fully in everything. Alright but we're still
learning to possess our possessions. But just because my experience is not the measure for
my preaching, Amen? Neither is your experience the measure. The word of God is the measure.
Amen. Then there is this attitude of, "Well you know there are blessings for Israel,
and they are physical blessings, but for the church, it's only spiritual blessings."
And I tell you where they got that from. They got it from here. Ephesians 1.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ
who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly
places in Christ. You see, it's spiritual blessings, and the way they say "Spiritual"
means, it's not real you know? This is real. Physical is real, but spiritual... Let me
tell you something ok? If you can touch something, alright? You can touch something, it is less
real than spiritual. You know why? It's dying. It's decaying. You see these seats you sit
on? Touch these seats right now, amen? Come back fifty years, look at the seats. Everything
you can touch and see, it's not exactly what it will be. Everything is decaying. Actually,
there's less hope in the physical. Invisible doesn't mean not real. Invisible means not
seen by your eyes. But it is more real, real-er... that's bad I know but it gets the point home.
It's more real, more substantial than the physical that's visible, because God is a
Spirit and God brought forth the material. It wasn't the material that brought forth
the invisible spiritual. It was a spirit being that brought forth the material. All your answers
are in the spirit. It manifests in the physical. Angels forever young, they saw one... two of
them at Jesus' tomb when He rose from the dead. The Bible says they looked like young
men. There's no ageing in heaven. Why? Because they're forever in the spirit world. But spirit
doesn't mean it's not real. You understand? So this word here "spiritual blessings" is
from the Greek work "pneumatikos" which means things that have their origin in God, according
to a Greek scholar Thayer. Alright, the Greek meaning "pneumatikos" means it has its origin
in God. Now, if I don't trust God, but I'm a guy who trusts my abilities, and I believe in
exercise, I do exercise ok? But if I just exercise, exercise, trusting my abilities
alright? I may actually have a health or a fitness that is actually the origin is man.
It's fleshly, which doesn't speak much about its future. But, I can exercise but my trust
is in God for health, now the blessing is different. That health is "pneumatikos". It
has its origin in God. Do you understand? So, whatever... now think about it. This word
"spiritual" is used for the gifts of the Holy Spirit. For example, one of the gifts of the
Holy Spirit, whenever you see the word "spiritual gifts" is "pneumatikos charismata", ok? Now
watch this, one of the gifts of healings... yeah one of the gifts is called healings.
Gifts of healings. It is a "pneumatikos". Yet, it manifests how? Physically. Do you understand?
It manifests physically. When I point at a man and woman, I say, "That man is blessed by
God." You cannot see it, but you can see the effects. Amen. So do we have it today? Yes.
Because you know why? Those who teach that the church only has spiritual blessings, Israel
has physical blessings, plenty of flock, plenty of herds, gold, silver, they don't understand
that these are the results of the spiritual blessing. We have the spiritual blessing.
Yes, spiritual blessing is forgiveness of sins, but what does it result? No stress,
peace, health in your body. Amen? Come on. Forgiveness, righteousness of God. What does
it produce? It produces physical evidence, even your behaviour. Amen? You don't sleep
around, you don't go after another man's wife, another person's husband. You don't cheat,
you don't cheat on your taxes. You render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, you
give to God the things that are God's. Even if you feel like you're being short-changed
by anybody you feel that more is coming. God is bigger than someone cheating you. You don't
have to go down to their level. I have been cheated, I have been lied to. I have been
robbed, but God always blesses me more. I don't hold a grudge against that person. Amen?
So, there is a promise I want you to memorize and keep in your heart. Because alot of voices
are out there and they are trying to make you think that this teaching on God wants
to prosper you, God wants to give you health, all these things are cultish alright? So,
you must keep all these verses in mind. Look at 2 Corinthians chapter 1. For all the promises
How many promises? All the promises of God in Christ are what? Come on, don't
just say "Yes". In Christ are what? (Yes!) All the promises of God in Christ are... Yes!
and in Christ, Amen! Unto the glory of God through us. You know, when you say Yes! Not
just maybe its for us, I do not know yet... So and so say its not for us today and all
that. That's no yes there. It's like a yes no yes no. It has to be an affirmative yes!
All the promises of God is yes! It is for us! Amen! And in Him Amen! And when you say
that, yes and Amen, you will give glory to God. It will be through you. Why? You are
saying Yes and Amen, so it is through you. But God gets the glory. Now, this...
it is very interesting that those who don't have this attitude of Yes and Amen when it
comes to blessings of God, they don't see it manifest. Even though God wants them to
have it. It must be a definitive, emphatic Yes! In Him, Amen! You must tell your child,
your loved one that is sick, "God wants you well." Not like, "I think maybe God wants
you, let's just pray and see how." Be affirmative. Jesus was very firm. According to your faith
be it unto you. So these people when you listen to them, or you watch Youtube, and you let
them brainwash you and you start having this attitude. Maybe yes, maybe no and all that.
Tell me, what will you do with Jesus' words when He says, "According to your faith, be
it unto you?" What are you going to do with that? As you have believed, so be it done
unto thee. All these are Jesus' words. So your faith is important. What you believe
is important. Amen? You cannot waiver and... You got to know this, you got to study this.
You cannot just.. you know... get angry with the church because so and so didn't get healed
and say, "You all preach this, you all preach that." It's not we preach... it's not us.
We're not so smart to preach such an excellent, wonderful word from God. It's from God's Word.
Amen? Ok, look at this. Let's look at the context. Go Behind, look at verse 17. Therefore,
Paul says, when I was planning this, did I do it lightly? What is planning lightly? Or
the things I plan, do I plan it according to the flesh? What is planning according to the flesh?
Flesh is no good we know. Flesh always produces deadly results.
What is planning according to the flesh? This is planning according to the flesh.
That with me there should be Yes, Yes, and No, No. See that? Yes yes no
no. Yes no. Yes no. Yes yes no no. Yes no. That is the flesh, there's no emphatic yes.
But as God is faithful, our word to you was not Yes and No. Next. For the Son of God,
Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us - by me, Silvanus, and Timothy - was not
Yes and No, but in Him was Yes! Does God want you well? Yes! Does God want your family well?
Yes! Even if there are trials, God still wants you well? Yes! This might be temporal ok?
But we believe it is, and God gets the glory. To the glory of God through us.
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Peter reminds me of all of us. Impulsive, boisterous, engage the mouth before engage
the brain. I know some of you, you are self-righteous...
I know someone like that. No no this is about you. And me.
Jesus was in the mountain, Mount Hermon I believe, and the Bible says His face shone
like the sun in its strength. Wow! Can you imagine glory? Jesus' face is shining
Moses appeared, Elijah appeared, Peter answered. Nobody asked him anything.
If Moses could have blushed he would have blushed.
Peter looked at Jesus and began to do what Jesus did. Walking on the water.
As long as your eye is on Jesus you can do amazing things.
As long as he put Jesus between him and the
circumstance he put Jesus he's ok. And you will be ok as long you put whatever you're
beset with right now. Sickness in your family, financial downturn, a bad habit, addiction.
As long as you put that thing alright? Not between you and Jesus, but put Jesus between
you and the thing. You will be ok. You will conquer the thing.
What is the greatest thing to His heart? Before He leaves to the Father? His sheep. And who
did He entrust His sheep to? To a man who fell denying with cursing and swearing that
he knew Jesus. Of all the disciples it was Peter, who preached a sermon. Not afraid of
the Jews anymore. These are the people, some of them, they were there when he denied knowing
Jesus. He preached to them and said, "You killed the Messiah, the Prince of life, whom
God has raised from the dead." And they were cut to their heart, the bible says, and three
thousand people were saved at Peter's preaching. He became a pillar.