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Brian & Candice Simmons - Sunday AM ![rw-book-cover](https://img.youtube.com/vi/kaefOQbBvHc/maxresdefault.jpg) 🔗 **Source:** [Brian & Candice Simmons - Sunday AM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaefOQbBvHc) > [!note]+ Document Notes > tags: [prophetic-ministry, song-of-songs, spiritual-awakening, worship-revival, passion-translation, church-renewal] > author: Brian Simmons > source: YouTube > reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaefOQbBvHc > date created: {{date:YYYY-MM-DD}} {{time:HH:mm}} > > # 🏷️ Title: Brian & Candice Simmons - Sunday AM >  ## 🧭 Table of Contents - [📝 Summary](#-summary) - [📖 Main Content](#-main-content) - [🗒️ Notes](#️-notes) - [📚 References](#-references) - [🗣️ Paraphrase](#️-paraphrase) - [📰 Newsletter](#-newsletter) - [✅ Action Items](#-action-items) - [🧪 Hypotheses](#-hypotheses) - [🎯 Conclusion](#-conclusion) ## 📝 Summary - Brian and Candice Simmons ministered at a Sunday morning church service, focusing on spiritual awakening and the Song of Songs - The service featured extended worship leading to declarations of resurrection power and hope - Brian shared 11 prophetic dreams he received for the congregation, including visions of apostolic refreshing, Joshua generation rising, and international ministry - The main teaching centered on Song of Songs as the "heart of the Bible" expressing God's love for His people - Emphasis on seasonal change from old ways to new ways built on praise and worship - Strong focus on moving from survival mode to declaring "greater things are yet to come" ## 📖 Main Content The service opened with the pastor reflecting on Song of Songs 2:8-11, emphasizing seasonal change and Jesus "leaping over mountains and skipping over hills" that separate us from Him. He shared a prophetic word received two years prior about a "new way" being built on praise and worship, noting the 18-month fulfillment timeline. Extended worship included songs about God leading His people out of Egypt, declarations of identity ("I am who He says I am"), and resurrection power ("This is the sound of dry bones rattling"). The worship leader encouraged people feeling trapped in "Egypt" to come forward for prayer and declaration. Candice Simmons shared 11 prophetic dreams for the congregation: 1. Called an "apostolic refreshing center" with nations streaming in and out 2. Dreamers arising with new revelations and strategies 3. Large prophetic company emerging 4. Joshua generation conquering giants in the promised land 5. Family working together for glorious harvest 6. Sending out church planters to nations 7. Science lab "cooking up something new" 8. God's watchful eye during COVID season 9. Church members going to Israel with them 10. Generous gift-giving nature 11. Huge pool party with ice cream - called to be "refreshing pools" Brian began teaching on Song of Songs, describing his supernatural encounter in 2009 that commissioned him to translate the Passion Translation. He emphasized Song of Songs as the "heart of the Bible" - a 30-year fascination that reveals God's heart of love rather than anger. ## 🗒️ Notes #### ⏱️ [00:00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaefOQbBvHc&t=0) Opening Casual Conversation - Technical setup and informal conversation before service begins - Pastor mentions going live at 10 AM for online viewers #### ⏱️ [00:12:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaefOQbBvHc&t=750) Pastor's Opening Remarks - Recap of previous night's teaching on Song of Songs - Focus on Song of Songs 2:8-11 about seasonal change - Personal testimony about two-year prophetic timeline regarding "new way" - Emphasis on worship as foundation for new season #### ⏱️ [00:18:45](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaefOQbBvHc&t=1125) Extended Worship Set - "Egypt" - song about God leading out of bondage - "Who You Say I Am" - identity declarations - Multiple spontaneous worship moments and prophetic singing - Pastor's vision of Jesus coming down from platform during worship to touch and heal #### ⏱️ [00:45:20](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaefOQbBvHc&t=2720) Resurrection Power Declaration - "Dry Bones" worship with declarations of God's ability to save and deliver - Extended time of prophetic worship and declarations - Focus on America and nations hearing the "sound of resurrection" #### ⏱️ [01:15:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaefOQbBvHc&t=4530) Offering and Announcements - Pastor's repentance for casual attitude toward giving - Upcoming events: baptism, men's gathering, ice cream social - Introduction of Brian and Candice Simmons #### ⏱️ [01:22:15](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaefOQbBvHc&t=4935) Candice's Prophetic Dreams - 11 specific dreams for the congregation - Themes: apostolic center, dreamers arising, prophetic company, Joshua generation - Visions of harvest, church planting, scientific innovation, divine protection - Israel trip invitation and generous giving nature #### ⏱️ [01:35:45](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaefOQbBvHc&t=5745) Brian's Teaching Introduction - Book giveaways and introductions - Background on Passion Translation project - Personal testimony of 2009 supernatural encounter - Mission field experience in Colombia/Panama border region - 18 years pastoral experience before translation work #### ⏱️ [01:45:20](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaefOQbBvHc&t=6320) Song of Songs Teaching - 30-year journey with Song of Songs as "heart of the Bible" - Discovery process of understanding metaphorical language - Emphasis on God's heart of love, not anger - Beginning exposition of Song of Songs 5:16 ## 📚 References - [Song of Songs 2:8-11](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Song%20of%20Songs%202%3A8-11&version=ESV) - [John 4:23-24](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%204%3A23-24&version=ESV) - Worship in spirit and truth - [1 Samuel 10:10](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Samuel%2010%3A10&version=ESV) - Saul prophesying among prophets - [Joshua 1:8](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joshua%201%3A8&version=ESV) - Be strong and courageous - [Passion Translation](https://www.thepassiontranslation.com/) ## 🗣️ Paraphrase A dynamic Sunday morning service featuring Brian and Candice Simmons emphasized spiritual awakening and intimate relationship with God. The service began with extended worship that moved from songs about deliverance from Egypt to declarations of identity and resurrection power. The pastor shared about a prophetic timeline regarding seasonal change in the church, moving from old methods to new ways built on authentic praise and worship. Candice delivered 11 prophetic dreams she received for the congregation, painting a picture of apostolic influence, prophetic ministry expansion, and international impact. The dreams included images of the church as a refreshing center where nations would come for cross-pollination, a Joshua generation rising to conquer spiritual giants, and practical visions of church planting and innovative ministry approaches. Brian introduced his teaching on Song of Songs by sharing his supernatural commissioning in 2009 to translate the Passion Translation. He described Song of Songs as the "heart of the Bible" - not an erotic poem but God's love song over His people. His 30-year journey with this biblical book has revealed it as the key to understanding God's heart of love rather than anger, positioned at the center of Scripture to send arteries of divine love into all other biblical revelation. ## 📰 Newsletter **Worship That Transforms: Lessons from a Powerful Sunday Service** Ever wonder what happens when worship becomes more than music and moves into prophetic declaration? This weekend, Brian and Candice Simmons demonstrated the power of extended worship that transitions from personal encounter to prophetic commissioning. Key takeaways for worship leaders and pastors: **Extended Worship Sessions**: Notice how the service allowed worship to breathe and develop naturally rather than rushing to the teaching. Multiple songs built on themes of deliverance, identity, and resurrection power. **Prophetic Integration**: Candice's 11 dreams for the congregation weren't separate from worship but flowed from the same spirit of revelation. Consider how prophetic ministry can enhance rather than interrupt worship flow. **Seasonal Awareness**: The pastor's insight about 18-month prophetic timelines offers practical wisdom for church leaders navigating transitions. Sometimes what God speaks takes time to manifest. **Song of Songs Focus**: Brian's 30-year journey with this often-avoided biblical book challenges us to embrace the more intimate aspects of Scripture that reveal God's heart of love. **Resources to explore**: Check out the Passion Translation project and consider how fresh biblical language might ignite worship in your community. The emphasis on God's heart rather than religious duty could transform how your congregation approaches both Scripture and worship. *What would change in your worship services if you truly believed God delights in you more than you delight in Him?* ## ✅ Action Items #### DevRel - Develop worship leader training on extended worship sessions and prophetic integration - Create resources helping worship teams transition between spontaneous and planned elements - Design workshops on incorporating fresh biblical translations into worship context #### Community - Establish prayer teams trained to receive and judge prophetic dreams and visions - Develop mentorship for emerging prophetic voices within worship context - Create safe spaces for people to share spiritual encounters and supernatural experiences #### WordPress - Document best practices for live-streaming extended worship services with unpredictable timing - Develop tools for capturing and preserving prophetic words and spontaneous worship moments - Create systems for making extended worship accessible to online audiences ## 🧪 Hypotheses - Extended worship sessions create space for deeper spiritual encounters than time-limited formats - Prophetic ministry integrated with worship produces more lasting spiritual impact than separated approaches - Fresh biblical translations can revitalize worship by revealing new dimensions of familiar truths - Churches emphasizing God's delight rather than duty experience greater spiritual freedom and growth - Seasonal prophetic awareness helps congregations navigate transitions with greater faith and expectancy ### 📊 Methodology - Compare spiritual outcomes between churches practicing extended vs. structured worship formats - Survey congregations using traditional vs. contemporary biblical translations in worship - Track prophetic accuracy and impact in churches integrating prophetic ministry with worship - Measure spiritual freedom indicators in grace-focused vs. duty-focused church environments ### ❓ Questions - How do we balance spontaneous worship with serving online audiences expecting predictable timing? - What criteria should churches use to judge and implement prophetic words given publicly? - How can Song of Songs be taught appropriately across different cultural and age contexts? - What safeguards ensure prophetic ministry enhances rather than disrupts worship unity? ### 🔮 Future Research - Study long-term impact of Passion Translation on worship and spiritual formation - Investigate correlation between prophetic ministry integration and church growth patterns - Examine effectiveness of extended worship formats in different cultural contexts - Research psychological and spiritual effects of identity-focused vs. problem-focused worship themes ### 💡 Implications - Worship leaders may need training in facilitating spontaneous prophetic ministry - Church scheduling and facility usage may require flexibility for extended worship sessions - Online streaming technology must adapt to unpredictable service lengths and content - Biblical translation choices significantly impact worship theology and spiritual formation - Prophetic ministry requires mature leadership and clear guidelines for healthy implementation ### ✅ Logical Validity #### Strong reasoning - The 18-month prophetic timeline shows pattern recognition across multiple spiritual experiences - Connection between worship foundation and spiritual breakthrough demonstrates cause-effect relationship - Brian's 30-year Song of Songs study provides experiential validation of interpretive approach #### Tone of voice - Intimate and conversational, emphasizing personal relationship over religious performance - Prophetically confident while maintaining humility about human limitations - Enthusiastic about spiritual encounters while providing practical application ## 🎯 Conclusion This service demonstrates the power of worship that moves beyond performance into prophetic encounter. The integration of extended worship, prophetic dreams, and intimate biblical teaching creates a model for churches seeking deeper spiritual engagement. The emphasis on God's heart of love through Song of Songs offers a refreshing alternative to duty-based Christianity, while the prophetic dreams provide specific direction and encouragement for congregational growth. The key insight is that worship becomes transformational when it creates space for both human expression and divine response, allowing the Holy Spirit to move through music, prophecy, and teaching as interconnected expressions of spiritual life rather than separate service elements. --- ## Full Transcript [00:13] i don't want to hear your voice [00:27] no i agree well knock it out [00:46] that's the worst when you've been in [00:56] glasses [01:08] [Music] [01:34] this conversation just did [01:43] [Music] [01:52] um [01:57] [Music] [02:05] [Music] [02:07] what are the mysteries [02:11] [Music] [02:48] says [02:50] [Music] [03:02] is [03:03] [Music] [03:30] so [03:34] [Music] [03:51] all right good morning everybody [03:55] you can start making your way up here to [03:58] your seat [03:59] we'll get started [04:00] [Music] [04:09] a lot of good stuff this morning so i [04:11] don't want anyone to miss anything [04:16] especially my wife [04:21] [Music] [04:25] i'm going to give everyone a minute to [04:27] filter in here and sit down and [04:30] i know we go live at 10 so we like to [04:32] have [04:34] some kind of voice so they know we [04:35] didn't forget the online people [04:43] [Music] [04:55] we've been really lucky to have uh brian [04:58] and candace simmons here this weekend [05:01] um you know he's [05:04] learned that they are known for the [05:05] passion translation but [05:07] obviously there's a lot a lot more [05:11] to them and getting to know them this [05:13] weekend and [05:15] sort of the heart behind them has been [05:16] really special [05:18] and i i wanted to leave off how many [05:21] people were here last night [05:24] so maybe half half the people and [05:28] i wanted to do a slight recap of some of [05:30] the things he talked about [05:32] and then say a few words about that and [05:34] get into worship [05:40] so father we just love you and we thank [05:41] you for our time here today [05:43] lord and uh we thank you for your [05:45] presence [05:46] and fear being here with us father [05:50] we thank you for the words you've [05:52] brought to us this weekend and the [05:53] encouragement [05:54] [Music] [05:57] and the goodness that you have for us [06:00] so one thing last night brian todd one [06:02] was the song of songs and [06:05] he sort of brought into perspective [06:07] [Music] [06:09] how it's a it's a song written to the [06:12] shulamite woman which it represents us [06:14] from jesus and how he's ruining us [06:18] into him um and how in modern times it's [06:22] sort of been [06:23] told more as this erotic story that the [06:26] translators and people have really [06:28] harped on but the true heart last night [06:30] to hear him [06:32] explain that story was really great and [06:34] in the park [06:35] and he prophesied part of this over our [06:38] who family [06:40] and um some of that really hit home with [06:41] me and mark actually brought the same [06:43] verse to me so i want to go over just a [06:45] part of this real quick [06:47] and uh chapter 2 verse 8 this is the [06:52] woman [06:52] talking this is us talking saying listen [06:55] i hear my lover's voice [06:57] i know when it's him coming to me [06:58] leaping with joy over mountain skipping [07:00] in love over the hills that [07:02] separate us come to me and brian was [07:05] describing how these mountains and hills [07:08] that jesus is talking about is these [07:10] things in us that can separate us from [07:12] him [07:14] and i'll let you teach me sometime what [07:16] an allegory versus a metaphor is i guess [07:18] but [07:20] metaphorically speaking these it's funny [07:23] because the word here [07:24] it's the mountains and hills that [07:26] separate us [07:28] you know what are the things that [07:30] separate us from the lord [07:32] and he's just sleeping over them to come [07:33] to us [07:36] but the party goes on to say is jesus [07:38] then responds to us and says arise my [07:40] dearest and hurry my darling come away [07:43] with me [07:44] i have come as you have asked to draw [07:46] your heart to my heart and lead you out [07:48] for now is the time my beautiful one and [07:51] then in verse 11 it says [07:52] this the season has changed [07:56] and as he spoke that prophetically over [07:58] this house [07:59] it really rang in my heart and i just [08:01] want to talk about that for a few [08:03] minutes this season that's changing and [08:05] and uh that's the verse actually mark [08:07] said hey i want to send one to you and [08:09] it was the same verse and so [08:10] that's a confirmation and this season [08:14] isn't changing because of what's [08:15] happened in the last few months [08:19] um i'm going to tell you confirmation i [08:21] had this season's been changing for us [08:23] for about a couple years [08:25] and it was september two years ago i [08:27] remember standing there [08:29] and the lord sharing with me that [08:30] whatever this new way looks like someone [08:33] actually got up and spoke [08:34] and i saw the lord say that's an old way [08:36] and that's not putting that person down [08:38] but there's a new way that's an old way [08:40] of doing things and there's a new way [08:41] coming he said [08:43] our new way is going to be built on the [08:45] praise of jesus [08:46] our praises it's that's not the new way [08:49] but the new way that's coming is going [08:51] to be supported by our praise and [08:53] worship [08:54] of our lord and i found in my life when [08:57] the lord tells me something it's an [08:59] 18-month plus or minus time frame [09:02] that things will happen and i'll slowly [09:04] oh yeah oh yeah and then i look back all [09:06] of a sudden and say like bang [09:08] this has changed and when you said that [09:11] and i put this timeline together [09:12] and the last month of our worship and [09:14] praise has been so outstanding [09:16] and it really has been over the last few [09:18] years just the changes in the [09:20] not only the heart of the worship team [09:22] doing it but the heart of the people [09:24] who are entering in and responding to it [09:26] and i know we're all growing in our ways [09:28] of this worship [09:30] um i think that [09:33] we've really built a new platform there [09:35] and i want to share [09:37] that [09:38] [Music] [09:40] a few months after that kendall got here [09:42] one day and he [09:43] he said you know i see our jesus being [09:46] held high up on his seat [09:49] and being held by our praises [09:52] and i get that image a lot more reward [09:54] especially when we reach those real deep [09:56] places in worship and i see in the [09:58] spirit the lord [09:59] held up high and what happens here is [10:04] me and brian when you describe later how [10:06] jesus is actually partaking of us [10:09] and i can't describe it like you did i [10:11] don't remember what i remember the heart [10:12] of what you said is [10:14] he's actually delighting in us and we [10:16] focus on our delight in him [10:18] and when i'm in those moments of worship [10:21] i'm telling you [10:22] there's times when the lord comes down [10:25] off that platform [10:27] and he comes to us and he just touches [10:29] us and the things we [10:31] we've needed that we've forgotten about [10:33] because we're caught up in our praises [10:34] he's healing us up [10:36] so there's an opportunity for depression [10:38] to go away [10:40] you know that the health issues you're [10:42] fighting with your children [10:44] get resolved the thing you're worried [10:46] about when he came in monday at work [10:49] he's giving you a revelation of how to [10:50] handle or he's actually just handling it [10:53] like i think that our new season i don't [10:57] think isn't dictated by by [10:59] setting our chairs up different [11:01] [Music] [11:04] the order of our service i think it's [11:08] dictated by a heart change in us [11:11] we can do the physical part many [11:14] different ways but this [11:16] realization of the lord is is [11:19] is what's changing and this worship and [11:21] praise is part of it and so [11:24] ryan went on to list there's eight [11:26] things and i'm not going to read them [11:27] the song of psalms that actually [11:30] he's bringing us a bondage and bringing [11:32] rains and flowers and [11:34] at the end he says [11:35] [Music] [11:41] can you not discern jesus is talking to [11:43] us now can you not discern this new day [11:46] of destiny breaking forth around you [11:49] the early signs of my purpose and plans [11:52] busting forth [11:54] the budding vines of new life are now [11:56] blooming everywhere [11:58] the fragrance of their flowers whisper [12:01] this change is in the air arise my love [12:04] my beautiful companion and run with me [12:06] to a higher place [12:10] and that's what we're setting to a [12:11] higher place and we want to all go in [12:13] that higher place together and [12:15] we're going to be at different places on [12:16] it and that's why we're as a family here [12:18] to pull each other to those places when [12:20] we're not there [12:21] but those are the higher places i [12:23] believe we're going to [12:26] so i want to close in this one scripture [12:28] [Music] [12:30] the lord brought that i have loved this [12:32] scripture [12:33] john 4 23 [12:36] from here on worshiping the father will [12:38] not be a matter of the right place but [12:40] the right heart [12:43] and so people are talking about a new [12:45] normal a church building not a church [12:47] building [12:49] a church buildings is right that it can [12:52] be a great place or not i like church [12:53] buildings personally i like being here [12:55] with you guys but [12:56] it's the heart of the people in the [12:57] place they're at [13:00] and he goes on to say for god is a [13:01] spirit in the [13:03] and he longs to have sincere worshipers [13:05] who worship and adore him in the realm [13:08] of spirit and truth [13:12] as a testimony eight years ago i went to [13:14] ukraine and i had read that verse [13:15] and i longed i said lord i want you to [13:17] teach me what this means [13:19] what does it mean to worship you in [13:21] spirit [13:22] and the lord came and taught me [13:25] and it changed my life [13:29] and i'm still learning it and that's my [13:30] prayer that's my prayer for us today [13:34] as we lead into worship like father show [13:37] us a new revelation of what it means to [13:42] worship you in spirit lord [13:44] show us lord the higher places that [13:48] you're going to take us to in that verse [13:49] you said arise and come to the higher [13:51] places with me lord [13:53] show us father what it is to worship you [13:56] in this kind of spirit and truth father [14:06] what i thank you that your desire is for [14:08] us to be that [14:09] is to teach us that you are a rewarder [14:14] that you love us that you have goodness [14:16] and kindness for us father [14:17] and today as we worship lord i pray this [14:21] revelation lord [14:22] that we see spiritual things we see new [14:25] things and lord we're not [14:26] judging of them we're open to them [14:28] opening our minds up [14:30] to what new ways of experiencing you [14:33] of hearing your voice of seeing your [14:35] voice what that looks like for us [14:37] individually and corporately here [14:39] together lord i thank you lord that you [14:40] love our family [14:42] lord i thank you for everyone here that [14:44] they came today to [14:45] be part of each other and experience [14:47] each other and experience you together [14:49] lord [14:50] we just love you father in jesus name [14:57] who's excited to be here today [14:59] [Applause] [15:00] [Music] [15:01] did you say this guy this guy [15:05] all right so we're going to defy all [15:06] worship logic this morning and start [15:08] with a new song [15:10] never do that no the truth is [15:13] my daughter's just been uh begging me to [15:16] do this song for a while [15:17] and i went through some really [15:22] difficult and really amazing times [15:24] through this whole coveted thing [15:26] back in the winter months and this is a [15:28] song called egypt [15:30] that the word i literally would listen [15:32] to like for [15:34] hours at a time [15:37] so yeah that's this song so you can [15:40] pretend you know it if you don't know [15:45] i won't forget the wonder of how you [15:49] rock [15:50] [Music] [15:52] deliverance the exodus [15:55] of my heart cause you found me [15:59] you freed me and held back the waters [16:02] for my release [16:07] [Music] [16:12] lord of every victory hallelujah [16:26] you have led [16:36] [Music] [16:49] a cloud by day a sign that you [16:53] are with me five by nine [16:58] a guiding light to my feet me [17:04] you freed me and held back the waters [17:07] from my release here we go [17:10] oh yeah you're the god who fights you're [17:14] the god who fights for me [17:17] lord of every victory [17:31] have hallelujah me through the deep [17:34] hallelujah [17:35] let's do it [17:45] every again hallelujah [17:49] [Music] [17:51] hallelujah [17:54] you have torn apart the sea [17:57] you have led me [18:06] [Music] [18:13] oh can we get some childhood praise in [18:15] the house [18:23] and you took me by the hair [18:26] and you marched me out in freedom [18:30] into the promised land [19:08] is [19:15] you're the god who fights you're the god [19:19] who fights for me [19:21] lord of every victory [19:34] you have led [19:43] cause you're the god who fights for me [19:47] lord of every victory [19:57] you have torn apart the sea [20:01] you have led me through the deep [20:04] hallelujah [20:18] hallelujah [20:31] me out in freedom [20:59] into the promised land [21:18] you're the god who fights you're the god [21:22] who fights for me [21:24] lord of every victory [21:32] [Music] [21:37] you have led me through the deep [21:41] hallelujah [21:43] kiss the voices one more time [21:47] the god who fights for me lord of [21:51] every victory hallelujah [21:56] hallelujah [22:00] and you have torn apart the sea [22:03] you have led me through the deep [22:07] hallelujah [22:09] the hallelujah [22:15] [Music] [22:23] [Music] [22:51] how many people in this place can [22:52] testify that the lord stepped into your [22:55] egypt [22:56] and led you out in freedom because i [22:58] know that i can [23:02] come on here we go you stepped into my [23:06] egypt [23:34] is [24:02] is [24:05] [Music] [24:16] hallelujah [24:19] [Music] [24:29] cause you're the god [24:38] [Music] [24:45] the hallelujah you have led [25:06] [Music] [25:40] so [25:43] [Music] [25:54] so [26:00] [Music] [26:12] and i am no victim [26:15] [Music] [26:17] i live with a vision [26:21] [Music] [26:22] i'm covered by the force of [26:26] love covered in [26:29] my savior's blood [26:32] i am the orphan [26:42] the kingdoms now become [26:46] my home and with the king [26:50] i have a home [26:54] he's not just reviving [26:59] not simply restoring [27:04] greater things have yet to come [27:09] and greater things have yet to come [27:15] cause he is my father [27:26] his plans for me are good [27:30] if he'll come through [27:46] my brightest days to turn [27:50] my morning into place [27:55] he's not just reviving [28:08] [Music] [28:15] he's not just reviving [28:20] not simply restoring [28:25] greater things have yet to come the [28:30] greater things have yet to come [28:56] oh i am who he says i [29:00] am he is who he says [29:05] i'm defined by all his promises [29:11] she [29:49] is [29:50] shaped by everyone he [30:06] says [30:20] is [30:34] i [30:38] he is [30:53] [Music] [31:08] [Music] [31:17] a [31:27] [Music] [31:39] i am he says i [31:44] am [31:46] [Music] [31:51] of his promises [31:55] shaped by every word he [31:58] says [32:05] he is [32:40] is [32:43] he is [32:57] [Music] [33:03] he is [33:18] to turn my morning into [33:22] grace [33:42] [Applause] [33:48] we're talking about the lord leading us [33:50] out of egypt [33:52] and i felt that there's some folks in [33:54] the room right now [33:55] that couldn't connect to that because [33:57] right now they still feel like they're [33:58] in egypt [34:00] and they feel like they're trapped there [34:02] they feel like they're in bondage there [34:04] and [34:04] i just i was thinking throughout we were [34:06] singing this [34:07] i want us to sing that over people right [34:10] now that are still feeling like they're [34:11] in egypt [34:12] and i think an interesting part of that [34:14] too is it talked about [34:16] the lord led us you have to let him lead [34:18] you out that also means that you have to [34:21] move [34:22] and so i feel like just as a like just [34:25] an [34:26] act of response to that right now if you [34:28] feel like you're in egypt [34:32] like right now if you feel like you're [34:34] in egypt [34:35] [Music] [34:36] like i'd just like you to come up here [34:39] and just stand [34:40] and let us sing over you these words [34:46] who he is who he says you are [34:50] and even if that's not you but you know [34:53] someone [34:54] right now who's in egypt and they can't [34:57] be here i want you to stand in that [34:58] place for them too [35:00] so just i want you to come up here and [35:02] if we can just go back into that again [35:05] and just sing over these votes and sing [35:07] with the people that they're thinking [35:08] about and we will [35:09] we have to act too like we have to let [35:12] him lead us [35:13] that means we sometimes have to move [35:17] [Music] [35:29] i am he is [35:33] who he says he is [35:53] who he says he is [35:58] all his promises [36:02] shaped by every word he [36:09] says i [36:10] am he is who he [36:14] says he [36:25] one more is [36:52] is [37:20] is [37:34] is [37:48] is [38:02] so [38:13] [Music] [38:25] [Music] [38:30] so [38:44] so [38:48] [Music] [38:58] so [39:12] so [39:26] so [39:37] [Music] [39:56] [Music] [40:08] so before we completely transition from [40:10] this i just wanted to share [40:13] something that kind of came up in my [40:14] heart [40:15] [Music] [40:21] i'm going to tell you why this is [40:23] important [40:26] we all went through much of isolation [40:29] [Music] [40:30] you know we went through weeks of [40:33] being unsure and not being [40:37] like you know as a pastor you try to [40:39] have validation from why we need to get [40:41] back together and for me it's [40:43] it's never about money and it's not [40:45] about building it's good [40:46] it's what i felt this morning come alive [40:49] in this room [40:53] it's the hope it's the hope that we [40:57] carry [41:00] i hope that come out in songs like this [41:02] this morning where [41:05] i was reminded of her provision and [41:08] healing [41:09] that it's not i'm not sitting around [41:11] wringing my hands over a stimulus check [41:14] coming in the mail because it never was [41:16] about the government [41:18] it never was about any of those things [41:20] it was [41:21] the hope that we have in healing [41:26] so why is it important that we get back [41:28] together in a [41:29] you know a postcode world or whatever [41:32] it's this right here [41:34] yes i needed i needed the songs that are [41:37] in your heart i needed [41:39] that expression of the lord and you i [41:42] needed to be reminded [41:48] put my friends on [41:51] what they embody because in seeing you i [41:54] see myself [41:56] and i had to be reminded of that [42:00] and i didn't realize that i had missed [42:03] that hope [42:06] over the last few months and i felt like [42:09] this morning just through [42:11] our worship together and through the [42:13] songs you're singing and what you're [42:14] sharing [42:15] that i allowed hope to rise back up [42:18] inside of me and i just decided that i'm [42:20] sick of going through the motions [42:25] man i'm not just surviving this thing [42:27] you understand that [42:32] and neither are you [42:34] [Music] [42:35] i know you felt that way but i think [42:37] we've also got [42:39] a taste of what it's like for so many [42:42] people [42:44] who hide themselves and isolate [42:46] themselves [42:49] and they need what's in you [42:52] [Music] [42:54] so father i just want the hope of this [42:58] moment [42:58] [Music] [43:00] to continue to build [43:02] [Music] [43:03] i am not an orphan [43:07] i am not a poor man [43:12] you're fighting for us right now [43:15] you're fighting for each and every [43:16] person in this building [43:19] whether they're sitting or standing [43:20] whether engaging or not [43:24] whether they're close or whether they're [43:25] distanced in their heart you're fighting [43:27] for them [43:28] and i do not want them to miss this [43:30] moment [43:33] greater things are yet to come [43:38] when was the last time you said that in [43:39] the last few months [43:41] greater things are yet to come [43:46] greater things are yet to come [43:54] can you say that greater say it greater [43:57] things [43:58] or yet to come [44:01] this this is not like wishful thinking [44:04] you understand right [44:05] this is a clear and present reality that [44:07] we hold within us [44:08] christ in us the hope of glory allows us [44:11] regardless of [44:12] where we've been what we've been through [44:14] our experience of the last few weeks or [44:17] months [44:18] [Music] [44:19] greater things are yet to come [44:28] so as you watch those waves roll back [44:31] and you begin to step through and step [44:33] out of and step into all those promises [44:36] that we've talked about and we've sung [44:38] about and we're thinking about [44:39] right now can we just man i see this [44:43] thing really exploding this morning [44:46] [Music] [44:47] like for this hope it moves out of that [44:51] wishful [44:53] thinking and into a present reality [44:56] right now [44:57] [Music] [45:02] so lord one more time i i just thank you [45:04] for my family i thank you father that [45:10] thank you that you let me see them this [45:12] morning [45:12] [Music] [45:15] and experience them [45:19] to know you in this moment oh i was so [45:21] hungry for this [45:23] [Music] [45:26] and may we carry this hunger again and [45:30] again every time we gather together [45:32] let's [45:32] carry this hunger because greater things [45:35] have yet to come [45:48] [Music] [45:53] wow you know this is the lord [45:57] [Music] [45:59] the first time i've ever done it [46:01] [Music] [46:03] i feel like it's really really important [46:06] for everyone to close [46:07] our eyes [46:09] [Music] [46:12] father show us the greater things [46:16] [Music] [46:20] whatever the greater thing is [46:22] [Music] [46:25] and it doesn't have to be huge i mean it [46:26] could be huge [46:29] it could be something that you would [46:30] think is small but it's still a greater [46:32] thing like it's greater than where [46:34] you're at in your mind right now it's a [46:35] greater thing [46:37] [Music] [46:40] i want you to look at it [46:42] [Music] [46:44] and i want you to walk towards it [46:47] i want you to see it [46:49] [Music] [46:52] now i want you to feel [46:57] [Music] [47:01] allow yourself to feel it [47:10] i want you to wrap every bit of that [47:12] emotion around it [47:15] every bit of that peace every bit of [47:18] that joy [47:24] and you take hold of that and don't you [47:25] lose it [47:30] because it is a reality in your life and [47:32] you're gonna watch it [47:34] you're gonna you're about to watch it [47:36] unfold [47:38] whatever that greater thing is [47:39] [Music] [47:45] i just feel like it's really really [47:47] important to share with you to [47:50] let yourself feel it [47:55] because i think that's truly hope is [47:58] when we let ourselves feel it like this [48:00] is [48:01] like yeah this is already here [48:06] that is real hope so let yourself feel [48:10] attach that emotion to it don't [48:12] move until you feel it [48:14] [Music] [48:18] because that's the kindling [48:22] that's the kindling to the fire [48:34] [Music] [48:46] so [48:54] saturday was silent but surely [48:57] it was through since when has impossible [49:02] ever stopped you [49:08] but friday's disappointment is sunday's [49:12] empty tune [49:14] since when has impossible ever stopped [49:18] you [49:19] [Music] [49:22] this is the sound of dry bones rattling [49:28] this is praise makes dead man walk again [49:33] open the grave i'm coming out [49:36] i'm gonna live gonna live again [49:40] this is the sound of dry bones rattling [49:50] [Music] [49:54] pentecostal fire stirring [49:58] something new you're not gonna run out [50:02] of miracles anytime soon [50:05] the whole resurrection power [50:08] runs in my face too [50:12] i believe there's another miracle here [50:15] in this room [50:16] yes this is the sound of tribalism [50:23] this is a praise makes a dead [50:27] [Music] [50:31] i'm gonna live gonna live again [50:34] this is [50:43] all right let's go back to verse two i [50:44] want to do this again [50:46] [Applause] [50:48] let's declare this together [50:53] here we go a pentecostal fire [50:58] is stirring something new [51:01] you're not gonna run out of miracles [51:04] anytime [51:05] soon again [51:08] fire stirring something new [51:13] you're not gonna run out of miracles any [51:16] time one more time [51:22] [Music] [51:25] but you're not gonna run out of miracles [51:28] this is the sound this [51:34] is [51:37] this is the praise makes me dead may i [51:39] walk again [51:49] this is [51:53] [Music] [52:24] my god is able to save and deliver and [52:29] heal [52:30] and restore [52:55] [Music] [52:58] is [53:08] [Music] [53:11] yes the sound of tribal traveling [53:18] this is the praise makes dead man walk [53:21] again [53:23] the hope in the grave [53:30] this is [53:54] so [53:59] i feel like we've been doing a lot of [54:01] declarations this morning [54:03] but we got one more [54:10] i love how much this has to terrify the [54:13] enemy [54:19] here we go [54:33] of the lord [54:57] one more time [55:11] [Music] [55:17] this is the praise makes a [55:22] [Music] [55:29] this is the sound of dry bones right [55:32] away [55:36] [Music] [55:38] this is the sound of dry bones right [55:41] away [55:44] and this is praise makes a dead man walk [55:47] again [55:50] open the grave i'm coming out [55:53] i'm gonna live gonna live again i'll [55:57] open [55:57] the grave i'm coming out i'm gonna live [56:01] gonna live again [56:06] i'm gonna live again [56:21] [Music] [56:22] this is the place makes a dead man walk [56:27] [Music] [56:28] against [56:31] gonna live [56:54] come on let's all join in come on [56:57] let's all join in there's something [57:00] about when one sound comes forth [57:05] ready my god is able to save [57:18] [Music] [57:52] oh [57:58] [Music] [58:03] this is the place makes dead man walk [58:06] again [58:13] gonna live again [58:24] one more time again [58:34] this is the [58:39] all right i've got no voice left at all [58:41] but we have to do this one more time [58:43] [Music] [58:46] cause my god is able to save and deliver [58:51] and heal [58:52] and restore everything [58:55] that he wants to do [58:59] just as the man who was thrown on the [59:02] bus [59:23] because my god is able to save and [59:30] deliver [59:35] [Music] [59:45] that he cared [60:00] [Music] [60:09] [Music] [60:12] now [60:26] the [60:40] oh [60:45] this is [61:00] drop on to the word of the lord of the [61:08] lord [61:27] the lord [61:50] travels [62:04] yes [62:06] [Music] [62:12] casey can you give me just give me a [62:14] kick [62:17] all right i promise we're almost done [62:22] [Applause] [62:23] so i shared this with the with the group [62:25] this morning [62:27] there's like a i don't know i call it an [62:30] attitude call it uh [62:34] just like in this bridge [62:38] like it's almost like [62:43] it's almost like it's it's intentionally [62:47] trying to offend the enemy [62:49] like almost like it's like sticking it [62:52] to him like my god [63:15] that [63:23] [Music] [63:30] [Music] [63:36] [Music] [63:42] is [63:46] number two [64:03] [Music] [64:09] one more time [64:14] [Music] [64:19] cause my god is able to save and deliver [64:26] [Music] [64:31] just ask the man who was thrown on the [64:38] boat [64:40] [Applause] [64:43] [Music] [65:06] y'all [65:15] this is the phrase makes a dead man walk [65:18] again [65:20] so [65:28] this is [65:38] [Music] [65:52] the good news is he wants to [65:57] he's not just able to he wants to [66:03] so lord we ask that this sound that was [66:05] released today [66:06] would be a prophetic unction over our [66:09] nation [66:11] over nations of the earth that they [66:14] would hear this sound this ancient sound [66:17] this is not a new sound [66:19] this is an original sound that came [66:21] forth from the beginning [66:23] it was the sound that caused light to be [66:26] where darkness was only ever known [66:29] this is the sound that's coming forth [66:31] and coming into nations [66:33] including our own we speak to you [66:36] remember remember this sound [66:42] remember this vibration deep on the [66:45] inside of you [66:46] and respond to it because my father [66:51] wants you alive again [66:55] forevermore america [66:58] nations of the earth arise [67:02] arise arise [67:07] this is the sound of a new dawn this is [67:10] the sound of the day breaking [67:18] you can live again you can hope again [67:24] there is light after the darkness [67:27] there is another day after this night [67:34] we declare it so and this sound [67:38] is going forth and we declare and we [67:41] believe [67:42] it will not stop this sound will [67:45] not stop until it fulfills [67:48] why it sounded in the first place [67:54] so we as a small company agree with the [67:57] sound [68:00] and we will not be those who stay asleep [68:03] but we will arise [68:04] and we will be the first fruits of [68:07] nation's awakenings [68:11] nation's awakening [68:15] we are the first fruits and we will be [68:19] faithful to make this sound in prayer [68:23] in praise in worship in love [68:28] let our love remind the earth that this [68:31] sound doesn't stop [68:32] when the music ends this sound goes [68:36] forth [68:36] in and through our lives it's the sound [68:39] of our father [68:40] it's the sound of our bridegroom [68:46] live live [68:52] hear the word live [69:04] live [69:18] oh [69:38] remember who you are remember who you [69:41] are [69:42] remember who you are [69:48] who you are remember who you are [70:10] i feel like another term for [70:12] resurrection [70:13] is to remember i feel like when we [70:16] resurrect [70:17] we remember why we were made alive we [70:20] remember why we live [70:22] we remember why we exist so live again [70:26] live again america live again earth [70:30] live again nations resurrect [70:33] and remember who you are [70:39] remember remember [70:42] remember remember [70:46] come back together again come back [70:49] together again [70:58] [Music] [71:08] [Music] [71:10] so [71:19] all right so so i'm the person more than [71:21] anybody else [71:22] can't wait to hear what ryan has to say [71:24] but the lord just [71:26] really specifically said i'm not [71:27] finished so don't stop [71:30] but i have to tell you what i saw [71:34] i saw this cloud that came in and [71:36] covered the room [71:40] and the only word i could get was [71:41] brooding brooding the holy spirit was [71:48] [Music] [71:52] fruity [71:55] he was brooding over his people [71:59] and i would see people raise their [72:01] lightning rods like this [72:04] and immediately there'd be a flash of [72:07] lightning you hit [72:08] that person life would just come [72:11] the very thing you were saying i was [72:12] watching it happen as it hit people [72:15] and i was like you can't stop now you [72:17] can't stop now he's not finished [72:20] so if you if you need life if you want [72:24] put those lightning rods up and grab it [72:26] because he wants [72:28] to just electrocute you right now that's [72:30] all i know i know to say but he is [72:32] brooding [72:33] over you right now he wants you [72:36] more than you want him [72:53] [Applause] [72:58] live live [73:02] word of drive over [73:09] of the lord of the lord [73:21] hear the word of the lord [73:31] [Applause] [73:48] [Applause] [74:02] [Music] [74:08] [Music] [74:12] is [74:16] [Applause] [74:22] [Applause] [74:23] [Music] [74:32] oh man that was awesome [74:34] [Music] [74:36] i said this a few weeks ago i'll keep [74:38] saying it man more people need to hear [74:40] this if you're here for the first time [74:42] welcome [74:43] thanks for being here i know we have a [74:44] lot of guests that came for brian and [74:46] candace [74:47] i'm glad you're here um [74:50] what a great sound what a great sound [74:53] you know when you spend a good weekend [74:54] together we're going to get ready to [74:55] take an offering so you can turn the [74:57] offering light on but uh [75:00] the lord just poured so much into you [75:02] and i was [75:05] i was sort of sitting there this morning [75:06] thinking about this dreading this moment [75:08] this transition from [75:10] worship to offering and the lord really [75:12] maybe this is the new i said everything [75:14] takes a year and a half this might be [75:15] the new year and a half thing but [75:18] the lord was pouring on me how intimate [75:21] this giving part should be [75:24] like this is an extension of our worship [75:26] and we've turned it into this like [75:28] i hear so many people say it they're [75:29] like [75:31] well they the church had great worship [75:33] and then they had to take an offering [75:35] and we got to change that attitude [75:40] it's going to take some time but that's [75:41] a mindset we need to change [75:43] like this is an intimate act of giving [75:45] this is a sacrifice you know when they [75:47] gave [75:48] sacrifices of bulls and things like that [75:50] that was their [75:51] livelihood their money that was their [75:54] provision [75:55] you know and lord i repent for having a [75:57] heart that has just [75:59] walked up and carelessly dropped the [76:02] offering in your basket [76:08] i know i've done it lord i love the [76:11] worship and now we're just moving on to [76:13] the next phase and this is something we [76:14] got to do to get [76:15] through the church service and maybe [76:16] that's part of our new [76:18] thing we're working on here we've often [76:21] talked about money's harder to talk [76:22] about than sex in church [76:24] you know because it it brings something [76:26] up in people [76:28] honestly you think it's like oh now i [76:30] gotta give like it we're here [76:31] so like i i got to put this money and it [76:35] feels like a control thing from whoever [76:37] i don't know i don't know where it came [76:38] from [76:41] father i repented that lord and i ask [76:43] you that this offering [76:45] baskets appear miraculously [76:51] and um would i repent for an attitude [76:54] that's just [76:56] sort of blown off the importance of [76:57] giving lord i thank you that you are [77:00] the provider i thank you for that song [77:02] you are provision [77:06] lord you are provision and i'm not going [77:07] to worry about the where it comes from [77:09] or how it comes [77:10] and father i change my heart and my [77:12] giving [77:14] to start to see it differently [77:17] to take my time as i walk up here and [77:20] and i know we do online given so i don't [77:22] know how that works yet but i think [77:23] that's [77:23] there's a sacrifice there you can [77:26] enter into as well but lord this this [77:28] act of giving father we uh [77:31] we want to learn your heart for it lord [77:36] lord and we thank you i thank you for [77:38] the provision you've been to all the [77:39] people here [77:40] lord i bless them and i bless their [77:42] giving and lord i pray that [77:44] you teach all of us and we learn from [77:46] each other [77:47] what it truly means for provision in [77:50] this aspect of provision [77:52] and the giving we're able to do because [77:54] of you father [77:57] jesus name bring it up [78:04] there you go [78:24] 20. [78:52] um [79:11] we've got a few announcements before uh [79:13] we speak here and [79:15] i'm going to let down my duties i'm not [79:16] sure what they all are so diana joslin [79:18] whoever knows them [79:21] first is next sunday six o'clock at our [79:24] house we're having ice cream [79:26] so everybody that wants it come on over [79:34] we'll start this over next weekend [79:38] sunday baptism at the stream [79:42] this is one of the best nights of the [79:43] year [79:46] everybody is invited whether you're [79:48] being baptized or not [79:49] please please please come out in support [79:51] of those who will be baptized it's [79:53] beautiful [79:54] and i think in that moment the more [79:57] encouragement we have [79:59] as people make this declaration [80:02] of newness in their life of their [80:04] commitment to the lord [80:06] it's just an incredible time to support [80:08] and encourage so please everyone come [80:09] out [80:10] we'll do baptism first and then ice [80:12] cream [80:13] and as you can see up here because i [80:16] don't know what time come at any time [80:17] but come at 6 pm [80:19] especially [80:25] i might eat ice cream before and after [80:28] next friday we're having a men's [80:31] gathering [80:32] who knows the exact time six seven [80:36] six o'clock here [80:40] um looking forward to it we had started [80:42] gaining momentum on having guys meet [80:44] then we slowed down [80:45] the last few months so this is our first [80:47] time together um [80:49] what we do exactly will be a surprise i [80:51] think marty will unveil to us but it [80:53] will be great [80:54] and i look forward to anyone that's able [80:56] to make it [80:57] to come on out and just be together [81:02] anything else all right now we get to [81:05] announce [81:06] candace and brian simmons um [81:10] i think i got to announce them last week [81:12] actually too so this is sort of cool um [81:14] you know i didn't know them hadn't met [81:16] them personally so we've gotten this is [81:18] our fourth time together i think [81:20] and uh what a real treasure they are [81:23] um for who they are sorry i drifted away [81:27] um [81:31] you know um we know that they are known [81:34] for [81:34] their writing the translation and a lot [81:36] of other books that are back behind that [81:37] you can look at and [81:39] encourage you to see what strikes your [81:41] heart in those [81:44] and and i shared with them last night [81:46] you know the one thing the lord put on [81:47] my heart about you guys is [81:48] trustworthiness [81:49] and to me what i see is they've attained [81:54] such a level of trust in the lord [81:56] that he unveils and gives them things [81:59] and [82:00] they talked a lot about secrets about [82:03] ways [82:04] you unfold the bible from simple to [82:07] hints to something to secrets and [82:10] mysteries [82:10] and it's it's really incredible and i [82:14] think the lord has just [82:15] trusted you so much that he's unveiling [82:18] you know you've even said he's he's [82:19] given you secrets and [82:21] they're so they're such treasures for us [82:23] you know his hard work's plowing away [82:25] for honestly us to get some secrets [82:27] pretty cheap [82:29] because i know you put in a lot of [82:32] sacrifice and hearing some of your story [82:34] over the weekend and hard times [82:37] to be that trustworthy person that the [82:39] lord can really unveil these secrets to [82:41] and i i just want to thank you guys for [82:43] that [82:46] and i would just add as we were [82:48] worshiping today the line in the first [82:50] song [82:50] death is swallowed up forever by the [82:53] fury of your love [82:55] as we sang that i just have seen that [82:58] all weekend that that [82:59] is your heart cry for every person [83:02] to experience not just death but [83:05] anything [83:06] that isn't leading towards abundant life [83:08] and so i'm we're just honored to have [83:10] you here we're so thankful for you [83:12] we see the commitment and the um [83:16] just the the the every bit of yourselves [83:20] that you put into that that we can [83:22] receive and my prayer is that [83:24] every person gets to experience [83:28] the fury of his love [83:34] yeah let's welcome these guys [83:50] oh kids yes kids can go i knew [83:53] last week i remembered like joslin said [83:56] don't forget the kids at the end of this [83:57] week i didn't so [83:59] kids church [84:05] thank you well you folks are very easy [84:09] to love your etls [84:11] easy to love and we're so thrilled to be [84:14] with you [84:15] first time to be here in franklin county [84:18] and [84:19] and you know get to just hear your [84:22] hearts and [84:23] i i can just say right off [84:27] right off hand that this is probably one [84:28] of the most mature and stronger [84:30] leadership teams [84:31] that we've we've uh seen in churches [84:35] and we've uh planted churches and we've [84:37] uh traveled [84:38] quite a bit over the last 11 12 years or [84:41] so and [84:42] and we're infatuated with you all so [84:44] you're very special [84:46] tell the person next to you even if [84:47] they're six feet away and you don't like [84:49] them [84:50] tell them they are special [84:58] first of all we just want to thank you [84:59] for your hospitality [85:01] everybody that's worked the from the [85:04] book table to the sound [85:06] to the children's ministry we thank all [85:08] of you for making it possible [85:10] you've just been wonderful we've felt so [85:12] received and loved and [85:14] just feel like we're among family so [85:17] thank you [85:18] and i'm going to share some dreams this [85:20] morning i'm a dreamer so [85:22] whenever i go to a different house i ask [85:24] the lord to give me dreams and i always [85:26] say you ask not [85:27] you have not so just ask him for things [85:30] and [85:30] he will come he'll give me all kinds of [85:32] things i could have a song i could have [85:35] just one word i could have a whole story [85:37] or just a little portion [85:38] and then i just take it and i'll let the [85:40] lord prophesy into it [85:42] always put scripture with it so so you [85:44] had 11 dreams i have 11 i'm going to [85:46] share for this house [85:48] so i had two days so i had some [85:50] yesterday today but [85:52] i'm not going to share them all because [85:54] some refer other things [85:56] yeah okay but we will we will forward [85:58] this to the past [85:59] and i always write it down because i [86:01] want the intercessors to have it and [86:02] judge it and [86:03] pray into it so what good is it if you [86:05] don't pray it back that's one secret for [86:07] dreams [86:08] always pray into it either push it away [86:11] if it's [86:12] from the enemy or pull it in if it's [86:14] something good so don't forget that [86:16] if you forget anything else don't forget [86:17] that pray [86:19] so that's why i write them down and i [86:20] give them to the intercessors of [86:21] leadership [86:22] to judge them and use them so because [86:25] it's spiritual warfare [86:26] material for you things for you to stand [86:29] on okay [86:30] so i've been doing it fast because he's [86:31] got a great message for you [86:34] five he's my favorite teacher [86:37] besides holy spirit so okay number one [86:41] the lord calls you an apostolic [86:43] refreshing sinner [86:44] and your pastors randy and dawn have [86:47] made the word [86:48] apostolic personal oh mark and dawn [86:51] what did i say oh i said great i don't [86:54] know where i got that even [86:57] that's his middle name i know your name [86:58] is mark so i'm sorry [87:00] it's mark greg it's his middle name [87:04] anyway mark and dawn [87:08] starting off good here so anyway we all [87:12] make mistakes [87:14] thank you mark and dawn you've made the [87:17] apostolic personal [87:18] like paul who names all of his friends [87:20] at the end of his letter so you're [87:22] carrying [87:23] in your hearts and are stewarding this [87:25] family like a mother [87:26] and a father and i heard i heard you say [87:31] like our bridegroom king said in song of [87:33] songs nations and friends [87:35] come eat and drink your fill of my [87:37] people and then i've added [87:39] because they carry the substance of [87:40] heaven and there will be nations [87:42] streaming in and out of you across [87:44] pollination [87:45] for this is your heart's desire you've [87:47] asked me for the nations and so you will [87:49] have them [87:50] and i saw pastor mark [87:54] killing goliath you've already killed [87:56] your lion embarrassed [87:58] and we heard last night that goliath [88:00] represents the intellect [88:01] that stands in defiance against the move [88:03] of the spirit and so god is releasing [88:05] a fresh revelation to this house through [88:07] you [88:08] and the father is saying to the [88:09] congregation open your hearts [88:11] and let the wind of the spirit blow in [88:14] number two i saw dreamers arising new [88:16] ideas new revelations [88:18] new strategies for you our house that [88:20] has big dreams [88:21] and like joseph the lord wants you to [88:23] hang on to those dreams [88:24] even though some may ridicule you for [88:26] believing hang [88:28] on for the amazing adventure i'm about [88:30] to take you on [88:31] habakkuk 2-2 so write down the [88:33] revelation and this is my portion line [88:35] it up with scriptures [88:37] and then run with it number three a [88:39] large prophetic company is arising this [88:41] house we already saw that this morning [88:44] company a prophetic i saw people who [88:47] never prophesied before didn't that [88:49] happen this morning [88:50] began to prophesy like saul when he came [88:52] among the company of prophets [88:54] in first samuel 10 10 and then the [88:56] spirit of god rushed upon saul and he [88:58] prophesied along with the other prophets [89:00] number four he called you a joshua [89:02] generation and the lord is saying i'm [89:04] giving you the courageous [89:05] uh to conquer the giant in the land of [89:08] of the [89:09] promise i'm giving you courage to [89:11] conquer the giants in the land of [89:13] promise have not i [89:14] commanded you be strong and courageous [89:17] don't be afraid don't be discouraged for [89:19] the lord your god [89:20] will be with you wherever you go joshua [89:22] 1 8. for something [89:24] on the inside of you is saying if god [89:27] says [89:27] i can have it then i can have it there [89:30] may be giants in my path but there's no [89:32] match for the overcomer [89:34] that's inside of me every promise in the [89:37] book is yours [89:38] and you will not be denied and he's [89:40] raising up fearless ones mighty warriors [89:42] that will not back down [89:43] or turn back number five your [89:47] i dreamed of a family working together [89:48] on this huge farm plowing the ground and [89:50] the lord says that you will reap [89:52] a glorious harvest proverbs 28 19 says [89:55] whoever works the land [89:56] will have plenty of bread and the field [89:59] is the world [90:00] and you will plant good seeds the sons [90:02] of the kingdom into the nations matthew [90:04] 13 38. [90:05] number six i saw plants coming up you [90:08] will send out mighty men and women to do [90:10] great feats and do pla [90:11] plant churches and in the nations as [90:14] well as this nation [90:15] number seven i saw a science lab where [90:17] you were cooking up something new [90:19] forget the former things don't dwell on [90:21] the past where he's doing something [90:23] brand new [90:24] something unheard of even now it sprouts [90:26] up and grows and matures [90:27] don't you perceive it i will make a way [90:30] in the wilderness and open up flowing [90:31] streams even in the desert [90:34] ice number eight i saw his huge eye [90:36] watching over you in the [90:37] where flowers were being sent to you he [90:39] wants you to know that [90:40] even in the midst of covet he has not [90:42] forgotten you [90:43] isaiah 49 16 can't you see [90:46] i've carved your names on the palms of [90:48] my hands your walls are always my [90:51] concern [90:52] your children your builders are running [90:54] back to you [90:55] number nine and this is kind of [90:57] self-serving but i saw you all [90:59] different ones you've gone to israel [91:00] with us so could you [91:02] could you repeat that repeat that time [91:05] please i saw members of the church going [91:07] to israel with us i wrote it down so i [91:08] know that i saw that [91:10] candace didn't want to share that dream [91:12] that's kind of self-serving i think so [91:13] we want you all to come yeah this [91:14] morning we talked it over [91:16] because it sounds manipulative but [91:19] i don't care she had a dream from god [91:22] and uh you all are coming uh we're gonna [91:24] feel about my desire i don't know and [91:26] your past service will be leading that [91:28] bus [91:29] and it's going to be uh hop on the bus [91:31] gus it's going to be so much fun [91:33] you can't believe what all it's true [91:36] you're telling me the truth [91:37] it's so much fun i dream about israel [91:38] all the time number 10 you had a gift [91:40] bag [91:41] and you put your very own shirt in it [91:43] the lord says you are [91:44] a gift and a generous family you give [91:47] your shirt off your back if you needed [91:48] to [91:49] you hear the cry of the poor and you run [91:51] to meet them as you look to find my [91:53] heart you will find me as you serve the [91:55] poor [91:56] and finally number 11 i saw this church [91:58] having a huge pool party [92:00] with ice cream maybe i don't know but [92:04] you are all called to be refreshing [92:06] pools dispensing refreshing wherever you [92:09] go [92:09] even when your path winds through the [92:11] dark valley of tears you will [92:13] dig deep to find pleasant pools where [92:15] others only find [92:16] pain psalm 84 6 and the lord will split [92:20] open boulders and bring up bubbling [92:23] water for you [92:24] gushing streams that birth forth because [92:27] he is near psalm 114 [92:28] 8. thank you jesus won't you give him a [92:31] clap offering [92:32] he loves you so much and you're so [92:34] wonderful thank you for having us [92:36] [Applause] [92:38] okay that's awesome candace thank you so [92:40] much and [92:41] of course those will be uh submitted to [92:44] uh [92:45] uh what craig is it greg we'll submit [92:49] that [92:49] uh to the leadership too [92:52] you know it can't be too anointed if it [92:54] has the wrong name on [92:56] so you might honey change the name [93:00] oh man it's so good being with you all [93:02] um [93:03] let me just quickly give away some books [93:07] tiffany's in the back tiffany wave with [93:09] everybody be sure you say hi to tiffany [93:11] on the way out she is [93:13] an anointed servant of the lord she [93:16] is an evangelist that typically leads [93:19] between three and 500 people a year to [93:22] the lord jesus one-on-one [93:24] so just so you understand she's not just [93:27] the [93:27] generic book table gal back there she [93:30] is just very special spiritual daughter [93:33] to us and [93:34] travels when she can uh to our meetings [93:37] so we're grateful tiffany thank you [93:39] so talk with her on your way out and [93:41] look over some of the bibles that are [93:43] there [93:44] i hope you'll pick up the passion [93:46] translation and read it [93:48] and enjoy it so this is a devotional [93:51] of prayers on fire when we translated [93:54] psalms i i put the title [93:57] poetry on fire and then we went back and [94:01] thought you know let's take some of the [94:03] prayers of the psalms and write a [94:05] devotion with it [94:06] and uh you know and then a prayer that [94:09] will really [94:10] spark your day and get you going so this [94:13] this book has uh [94:14] it's got the sauce on it better than [94:16] chick-fil-a there's there's [94:18] some sauce on this book i want to give [94:20] it to somebody here [94:21] that uh it's your first time here you [94:24] never met me but you love jesus [94:29] this wonderful young man could you come [94:32] up here and get it [94:33] since you're younger than me [94:38] for you and your wife god bless you [94:40] you'll enjoy that [94:43] and then somebody has a birthday [94:46] uh in the last week you had a birthday i [94:48] want to give you the book of isaiah [94:50] do you have this you do today happy [94:53] birthday to you [94:55] and may your year be filled with [94:56] blessings and may [94:59] joy overtake you now isaiah is [95:02] a masterpiece there's 66 chapters in [95:05] isaiah 66 books in the bible it is a [95:07] miniature bible and i explain all of [95:09] that in the introduction so don't skip [95:11] that [95:12] and uh have it read by tomorrow morning [95:13] okay [95:16] thank you thank you for coming happy [95:18] birthday to you [95:21] and then this is one that uh it will [95:24] sell [95:24] out really quick um it's [95:27] it's a verse by verse commentary on the [95:29] song of songs [95:31] and it it's really if [95:34] i'll let you go on amazon and read the [95:36] reviews okay [95:37] and one of the reviews really a lot of [95:40] them say [95:41] you know if you had the bible and only [95:42] one of the book this would be the one [95:44] that's their words okay so i'll let them [95:49] speak good of it not me but candace and [95:51] i put this together [95:53] to help people connect with the greatest [95:56] song [95:56] ever composed you all like worship you [95:58] all like music [96:00] well what about the one song in the [96:03] bible that is [96:04] the song of the ages it's it's right out [96:06] of the holy of holies sung by the king [96:08] of kings [96:09] over you i believe it's the song of the [96:12] lamb [96:12] mentioned in revelation 15. this is the [96:15] song of the lamb it's the greatest [96:17] composition ever i could go on and on [96:20] and i think i will for the next four [96:22] hours [96:22] about how much i love this uh amazing [96:26] book [96:26] the most amazing song ever composed so [96:30] let's do the same thing let's give this [96:31] to someone else that [96:34] first time here you know nothing about [96:36] me [96:37] that's okay i saw the lady with [96:40] a lovely orange top yeah [96:45] what's your name sharon okay [96:48] i knew it was going to be something [96:50] connected to this book [96:52] have you ever heard the phrase rose of [96:54] sharon [96:55] do you know what sharon means it is a [96:58] homonym [96:59] it has two meanings in uh when you come [97:01] to israel with us [97:03] next year next year yeah [97:06] when we come out of the tel aviv airport [97:08] uh [97:09] we go through what's called the plains [97:11] of charon [97:12] the plains of sharon and sharon or [97:14] sharon means [97:16] a plane so it's like something [97:19] plain however [97:22] the hominem means my song [97:25] so the rose of sharon is you [97:29] i know we sing that about jesus but you [97:32] are the rose [97:33] of sharon how does that make you feel [97:37] pretty good yeah well you're very [97:39] amazing father i thank you for this [97:41] amazing woman of god [97:42] that you brought her here today she and [97:45] her boyfriend [97:46] lord i pray that you'll bless them [97:48] encourage them [97:51] that you'll give them such anticipation [97:54] about [97:56] flying to jfk and on to tel aviv to [97:59] be with us next year god that you'll [98:02] encourage them supply [98:04] every need they have let their legacy [98:07] be rich and treasure filled for children [98:10] and children's children in jesus name [98:13] amen thank you rose of sharon [98:20] now i have a little bit of water i'd [98:21] like to give away about no [98:25] all right folks let's go to heaven [98:29] you've been up and down but would you [98:32] in honor of jesus would you stand for [98:35] him [98:36] would you stand for your king today [98:47] thank you lord [99:11] holy spirit unveil [99:15] jesus the real jesus [99:20] not the church version [99:24] exceedingly abundantly beyond what we've [99:26] been taught [99:28] the transcendent one [99:34] that receives the praises of the living [99:38] creatures [99:40] whose glory radiates from the throne [99:42] room [99:46] the heart melting [99:49] stunning and dazzling [99:53] jesus christ holy spirit [99:58] unveil him jesus our center [100:04] unveil him today [100:12] amen be seated in the heavenly realm [100:15] and as i promised last night [100:18] i want to continue in this uh ooey gooey [100:22] book in the bible it's called the song [100:26] of songs [100:27] it really is like a warm chocolate [100:29] cookie that you get [100:30] at doubletree i love staying at [100:32] doubletrees [100:34] because they give you that melting hot [100:37] cookie so that's what you're going to [100:40] get today [100:41] and if you don't like chocolate chip [100:42] i'll take yours and we'll make yours [100:45] peanut butter or something gross [100:48] something else [100:54] so if you give me permission to just [100:57] summarize [100:58] because half of our folks weren't with [101:00] us last night [101:02] so briefly this song that's in the [101:05] middle of the bible is meant to be [101:08] in the middle of you it is the heart [101:10] throbbing heartbeat [101:12] of god and the arteries go [101:15] from the song of songs into [101:19] pauline theology and and into every new [101:22] testament revelation [101:23] we we relish and the arteries likewise [101:27] go [101:28] back through extending into the very [101:30] heart of god and creation when he made [101:33] us [101:34] but the heart of the bible and the heart [101:37] of god [101:38] is what we must pursue can i have an [101:40] amen [101:41] in this episcopal church today [101:45] it's the heart of god [101:48] and i've always felt people don't want [101:50] to read the bible they want to know [101:52] god's heart [101:54] and that's what we're trying to do with [101:56] the project the passion translation [101:58] project i had an encounter i had a [102:00] supernatural encounter [102:01] i'm understating this folks [102:06] but i had a supernatural encounter in [102:09] 2009 after pastoring 18 years [102:12] previously we spent about 18 years in [102:14] missionary [102:15] training and missionary career in [102:19] right on the border of colombia and [102:21] panama right in the [102:23] darian province there provencia de [102:25] dariang [102:26] where the drug cartel had set up base [102:29] and we're talking about the days of [102:30] noriega [102:31] okay that's when my wife and i and our [102:33] three children [102:34] we lived in a forgotten secluded village [102:37] that had no way in and out [102:38] except dug out canoe if you wanted to [102:40] take a week [102:42] or a specially designed aircraft cessna [102:45] 185 [102:46] tail dragger that would [102:50] get us in and out of a very very [102:53] rough and tumble grass jungle airstrip [102:58] and there we lived and uh we we saw the [103:01] lord do [103:02] wonderful things but the the the [103:05] encounter i had [103:07] was so unusual [103:10] and so divine [103:13] i had no choice but to obey the vision [103:16] it wasn't even a vision people say was [103:18] it a vision i [103:19] was it a dream i was there [103:23] and he was there i'll just put it that [103:26] way [103:27] i mean my my wall melted okay you're [103:30] making me tell you [103:31] the stuff here and he breathed on me and [103:35] he gave me this commission and in no way [103:39] does that mean what i do is to be [103:41] compared to the authors of the new [103:42] testament [103:43] nor is my work perfect in any way [103:47] i mean dude you'll find typos here and [103:49] there okay plus [103:51] i'm still revising it there's actually a [103:53] 2020 edition coming out in [103:56] in time for christmas but and then [103:58] another [103:59] edition in 2025 when i hope to finish [104:01] and complete the entire project but [104:04] the the the commission i had [104:08] was that i would release his heart [104:12] so we've asked the lord every day i ask [104:15] the lord i [104:15] invite you to pray for me as i do this [104:19] awesome work i mean who is worthy of [104:21] this not me [104:23] who is worthy of doing something like [104:24] this [104:27] people have said to me you have no [104:28] business doing that i said hey man [104:30] go tell god [104:35] that's my sentiment too but i want to be [104:38] obedient [104:40] i want to be obedient to the end [104:44] so uh our delight is to express the [104:48] heart [104:49] of god and god wants you to know his [104:52] heart [104:54] he's not angry you don't have to catch [104:56] him in the right mood you know like your [104:58] dad when you're a teenager wanting to [105:00] borrow the car [105:02] you kind of have to fluff him up you [105:03] know do something to make sure it's cool [105:06] and he's in a good mood [105:07] hey hey dad can i have the car tonight [105:12] no you don't need to worry about that [105:14] abba is for you [105:16] not against you and jesus is the full [105:19] expression of the father [105:21] with skin on god funneled into a human [105:24] being god shrunk himself [105:28] into an embryo and was born of a virgin [105:32] and [105:32] lived the supernatural life to show us [105:34] the father and [105:35] and everything he did every word he [105:38] spoke [105:39] was love verbal drops of glorious [105:42] love spilled from his lips every time he [105:45] spoke a portal opened in the heavenly [105:47] realm [105:48] and people saw a glimpse of something [105:50] they'd never seen before [105:52] it's as though jesus was an outlet of [105:54] heaven on earth and indeed he was [105:58] so his word must [106:01] mesmerize us it must draw us like a [106:04] tractor beam into his heart [106:10] and the one book that has captured my [106:13] heart 30 years ago [106:17] as i was pastoring [106:21] you know young pastor just come off the [106:23] mission field [106:25] my training was linguistics and [106:29] field consultant and church planting [106:32] cross-cultural communication my [106:34] so i had to get a whole new skill set [106:36] and pastoring and then [106:38] and then i i found the book in the bible [106:41] everybody avoids [106:43] it's like uh uh don't read that book [106:45] naughty nutty [106:47] xx rated well i took a peek at it [106:53] am i you know it's like don't touch that [106:55] apple [106:56] don't eat that apple whatever you do do [106:58] not eat that fruit [107:01] well i had a delightful discovery an [107:03] epiphany if you will [107:05] of the lord unveiling himself to me in [107:08] this book and i [107:09] i slowly walked my way through it verse [107:11] by verse [107:12] and i stumbled so many times thinking [107:14] what in the world does her hair like a [107:16] flock of goats mean [107:18] i mean who what man in his right mind [107:21] would say to a woman your hair [107:23] is like a flock of stinky goats running [107:25] down gilead [107:26] skipping along [107:34] or your belly button is like a blended [107:36] goblet of wine [107:39] i i i had to pause at every one of those [107:41] metaphors say lord teach [107:43] me show me help me [107:46] commentaries were helpful but i felt [107:49] like i was [107:50] blazing a trail finding things that had [107:53] never been [107:54] seen before like i was in the jungle of [107:57] theology [108:00] and the end result was an infatuation [108:02] that's gripped me to this day [108:04] i know there's other books in the bible [108:06] believe me they're 66 and i'm working on [108:08] all of them [108:09] thank god i'm not catholic i don't have [108:11] to do the apocrypha [108:14] but i know there's lots of beautiful [108:16] truths i love pauline theology i [108:18] memorize his epistles [108:19] i love the letters of john i memorized [108:22] all [108:23] three of them but there's nothing [108:27] that will take your breath away and [108:29] sweep you off your feet [108:31] like the song of the ages so go with me [108:34] to chapter [108:35] 5 and verse 16 chapter 5 and verse 16. [108:40] i'm going to jump right in i will not [108:43] talk about the kisses [108:44] that are the first part of the verse but [108:46] the next line [108:48] says he is delightful in every way and [108:51] perfect from every viewpoint [108:53] he is delightful in every way and [108:56] perfect [108:58] from every viewpoint do you see it here [109:00] up on the screen if you don't have a [109:02] bible you can [109:02] see it on the screen he is delightful [109:06] in every way and perfect from every [109:09] viewpoint [109:10] the most favorite person in your life [109:13] has flaws [109:14] if you look long enough at every [109:17] celebrity [109:18] every minister every human being [109:21] you will eventually you will find a flaw [109:24] even the sun has its spots but [109:28] jesus is is a gold uh with no mixture [109:32] there's no uh there's nothing [109:36] flawed about jesus can i ask you a [109:39] question [109:40] beautiful friends who do you say [109:43] i am jesus asked peter and peter gave [109:47] from the revelation he had at the moment [109:49] and indeed it was from heaven [109:51] but if our answer is you are the christ [109:54] the son of the living god if that's all [109:55] you have to say about jesus [109:58] oh my study the bible [110:03] who do you say i am if jesus were to [110:06] walk in the room right now [110:08] and ask you that question who do you say [110:13] i am [110:16] i say you're delightful in every way [110:20] you've never disappointed me the 49 [110:23] years actually my [110:24] spiritual birthday was yesterday i [110:26] didn't want to mention it because i [110:27] didn't want you to feel [110:28] obligated to throw me a party or [110:30] anything [110:32] i'm actually 49 in the spirit i was born [110:34] again on august the 8th 1971 [110:37] supernaturally it had a massive [110:39] conversion [110:41] at least it was massive for me to go [110:44] from [110:45] the darkness that i had embraced into a [110:47] light that has [110:49] has blinded me to everything else [110:53] and i found that he's never once failed [110:56] me [110:57] when in our missionary training [111:01] we had nothing we lived in a one-room [111:06] place they they really wanted to be [111:08] rough and that believe me they made it [111:10] rough [111:10] for us and we had to trust god [111:14] and my wife will remember we got down to [111:16] one can there's four of us our son [111:17] hadn't been born yet [111:19] i had a a four-year-old and a [111:21] three-year-old [111:22] and a beautiful wife and the four of us [111:25] we had one can of campbell's bean soup [111:30] campbell's bean soup one can and you [111:32] know you supposed to like water it down [111:34] and hopefully so that's all we had [111:37] and i told our daughter our oldest [111:40] daughter charity she was four [111:42] and i said honey will you pray because i [111:44] knew god would hear her prayers [111:46] god always hears the prayers of children [111:48] okay so [111:50] we got down on our knees the four of us [111:53] and charity our daughter she prayed and [111:55] and [111:56] this is in our book by the way uh the [111:57] wilderness that's on the back but [111:59] she prayed daddy god [112:03] i want cookies crackers and cereal [112:06] and she named the brand i think it was [112:09] cap and crunch [112:10] okay and she named the things that she [112:12] wanted [112:13] within one hour [112:17] knock on our door friends from another [112:19] state [112:20] coming to visit unannounced pre-cell [112:22] phone and [112:23] and and they god told them to stop at [112:26] the store you tell me [112:27] what they had in their grocery bags the [112:30] very things our daughter asked for [112:33] our middle daughter joy was bitten by a [112:36] bushmaster snake again that story is in [112:38] the book called the wilderness [112:40] and was slipping into a coma bleeding [112:43] from [112:44] hemorrhaging from the soft tissue of of [112:46] her of her face [112:48] horrible viper bushmaster [112:52] five foot long and we'd buried people in [112:54] the village that had been bitten by that [112:56] snake [112:58] and i prayed god breakthrough [113:03] i didn't come here to bury my daughter i [113:05] was kind of [113:06] radical praying god [113:10] i don't have to go back and tell every [113:12] church that's supporting us that you [113:13] weren't big enough to heal my daughter [113:15] that you weren't big enough to spare her [113:18] from death [113:23] long story very short she and her [113:26] husband ended up pastoring the church [113:28] that we handed over to them 11 years ago [113:33] and she's doing good i'll let you [113:36] connect the dogs [113:37] god healed her she's a miracle [113:41] in every way what do you say [113:44] who do you say i am i say you are [113:48] delightful [113:49] in every way perfect from every [113:51] viewpoint [113:52] every aspect of jesus is radiant and [113:54] lovely when taken together [113:56] but look on him from whatever position [113:58] whatever aspect [114:00] dissect him if you want to every piece [114:03] of him every part of him [114:05] every component of his personality every [114:08] word [114:08] he speaks every thing he does [114:13] perfect flawless [114:18] every desire of a bride can be found in [114:20] him [114:22] what delight he satisfies [114:25] the the every longing of a life partner [114:30] he's a friend and a lover he's the lover [114:34] of my soul [114:37] and the lover of your soul [114:41] if you ask me why i love him brides to [114:44] be [114:44] it's because there's none like him to me [114:48] everything about him fills me with holy [114:51] desire [114:53] and now he is my beloved my forever [114:56] friend [114:57] everything about him fills me with holy [115:00] desire [115:01] the hebrew text could actually be [115:02] translated he is all [115:04] desires rolled into one what's your [115:07] desire today [115:09] ice cream sundaes and a vacation in [115:12] aruba whatever your desires are [115:17] these every one of them rolled into one [115:21] if you only knew how beautiful [115:25] fascinating alluring [115:28] winsome incredibly compassionate [115:33] he is not just he was he is the same [115:37] jesus [115:37] is now in a glorified body on the throne [115:40] and he's a sympathetic high priest of [115:42] failures like me and occasionally you [115:47] but it comes after us with this [115:49] relentless furious love that refuses [115:52] to be hindered by our excuses [115:56] this eternal love it stepped out of [115:59] eternity [115:59] therefore it has nothing to do with you [116:03] and how you live and what you've done [116:06] and let's get a scandal and what you do [116:09] right now [116:10] it's eternal it's massive [116:14] it's a love that is it it doesn't even [116:18] consider your flaws doesn't even [116:20] look at those flaws people will look at [116:24] you [116:24] and judge you and identify you by your [116:27] greatest [116:28] weakness they'll remember what you did [116:31] eight years ago and [116:32] that's who you are in their mind jesus [116:36] never ever views you in the light of [116:39] your history [116:40] because you don't have one it ended with [116:44] three nails [116:45] now you only have a destiny and he [116:48] speaks things that are not as though [116:49] they are and he puts a crown on your [116:51] head [116:53] and it doesn't fit but he watches you [116:56] as you grow up into it he gives you on [117:00] the front end [117:01] favor blessing honor and praise [117:05] there's a verse that actually in the [117:07] greek text says he he eulogizes you [117:12] do you know what eulogize means look it [117:13] up it means to speak well of [117:18] there's a verse that says that that the [117:21] day is coming when we'll stand before [117:22] the lord and [117:24] and you know his eyes are going to sift [117:27] our hearts [117:28] and then he's going to he's going to [117:31] praise us [117:32] it actually says that [117:36] the love of jesus christ does not lock [117:38] on to your weakness [117:43] it's locked onto your destiny he sees [117:46] you in glory [117:47] because indeed you are glorified already [117:50] in his eyes your [117:54] mental capacities and your uh [117:57] thoughts and your attitudes are are [118:00] going to be catching up with where god [118:01] has already put you [118:05] now you tell me who do you think he is [118:13] everything about him fills me with all [118:15] desires he's altogether lovely [118:18] simply because of who he is dust [118:22] has been kissed with his deity and now [118:25] in the flesh [118:26] he's the wonderful perfect union of god [118:28] and man overflowing with graces of the [118:31] spirit [118:32] jesus becomes the most lovely of all the [118:34] sons of men [118:35] fill a stadium full of your favorite [118:38] guys [118:40] preachers apostles prophets that can [118:43] read your mail [118:44] get them all in one stadium and there's [118:47] gonna be one [118:48] that will stand above them all all of [118:50] them put together [118:51] can't even come close to this one all [118:54] together lovely fairest [118:59] of ten thousand and there's no higher [119:01] number in hebrew [119:02] than that [119:08] no other friend is open-hearted as jesus [119:10] who shares his secrets [119:12] sympathizes with us in our failures our [119:15] weaknesses altogether kind [119:17] as he feels our sorrows and understands [119:21] our grief [119:24] carries our burden as the lovely lamb [119:27] who took away [119:30] everything that would keep us away from [119:32] god isn't he wonderful [119:35] isn't he stunning breathtaking [119:40] who do you say that i am he's so much [119:42] more than we [119:43] thought so much more than we've been [119:45] told so much more than our understanding [119:47] is able to contain if i had dictionaries [119:50] stacked from here to the moon [119:51] i would not have enough words in every [119:54] language to tell you [119:56] how altogether beautiful wonderful is [119:58] this jesus [119:59] if the world knew that there is a cool [120:03] pure stream to drink from they would [120:06] come [120:06] not to the polluted fountain of mixture [120:09] of our [120:10] opinions traditions and and make-believe [120:13] theologies [120:14] and guilt-ridden teachings [120:17] but that there was a pure stream of [120:20] infinite love to drink from [120:25] men and angels would come [120:28] just to sip from that fountain [120:33] his garment of righteousness is without [120:34] seam [120:36] all his perfections flow into unity and [120:38] wholeness all the languages of men and [120:40] angels combined cannot describe [120:42] how awesome amazing he is he's awesome [120:46] yet playful [120:47] affectionate yet terrifying dancing with [120:50] us yet breaking our hearts [120:53] he's the most tender yet the most [120:56] transcendent [120:57] of all when you have seen him in his [121:00] splendor [121:01] you could never turn away from him [121:07] there's nothing that will offend you [121:11] when you're vulnerable to him there's [121:13] nothing that could cause you to stumble [121:16] but god why did this happen [121:19] how can you hold to that when you're [121:22] gazing [121:22] in the eyes of eternity [121:27] and the the maiden the song of songs the [121:30] shulamite listen [121:31] she has been abused by the church when [121:33] she's saying these words [121:35] this is the most phenomenal thing if [121:37] you'll if you'll follow through the [121:38] story line of song of songs in chapter [121:40] five [121:41] she met the watchmen who were cruel they [121:43] were overseers they [121:45] they took away her credentials her [121:46] covering her cloak [121:48] they beat her when we dramatize this [121:52] it's going to be really obvious we'll [121:53] may have some with a caller [121:55] you know these abusive leaders that have [121:58] told her who do you think you [121:59] are you think you know more than we do [122:02] we've been to seminary [122:03] what are you saying god doesn't do that [122:06] anymore [122:06] and they hurt her and the the maidens [122:10] surround her [122:10] and say why do you love him like this [122:13] you're so beautiful now anybody would [122:15] desire you [122:17] even others are seeing the beauty of the [122:19] bride [122:20] as she emerges from her darkness [122:23] and she responds by saying you want to [122:25] know why i love him [122:27] boom she gives a tenfold description she [122:29] goes from head to toe [122:31] of this marvelous jesus and she ends [122:34] with the verse that i read for you [122:37] he is all together lovely he's all [122:39] desires [122:41] there's no one like him [122:44] can we keep it about him can we keep it [122:47] about jesus [122:50] can he not be the center upon which our [122:52] whole world [122:53] turns our gaze our our [122:57] hearing our heart our activities our [123:00] ministry endeavors are [123:01] feeding the poor or running to the [123:02] nations may it all be [123:06] for him [123:09] and may that esther declaration be [123:12] leaping inside of us [123:14] if i perish i just get to go and be with [123:16] him [123:18] you see dying is gaining [123:22] we don't love our lives because he does [123:26] we don't have to hold our lives dear [123:28] unto ourselves because our lives are [123:29] dear to him [123:32] and we can lay it all down if it means a [123:34] jungle village [123:36] of risk and and life-threatening [123:38] situation [123:39] it's nothing not even a sacrifice [123:42] i get embarrassed even talking about it [123:46] there's nothing that you could lay down [123:49] for him [123:50] nothing you could surrender for him [123:53] that would equal what you get in return [123:57] nothing he's so beautiful [124:03] that's my testimony [124:08] chapter 6 jump to verse [124:13] uh see the four or five here [124:17] it's verse five [124:20] chapter six verse five now i want if if [124:23] you think [124:24] what i've said in the last 15 minutes [124:26] about jesus is incredible [124:29] wait till you hear what he says about [124:32] you [124:36] turn your eyes from me i can't take it [124:39] anymore [124:41] i can't resist the passion of these eyes [124:44] that i [124:44] adore overpowered by a glance [124:51] uh my ravish heart undone [124:55] held hostage by your love [124:59] i'm truly overcome [125:03] overpowered by a glance my ravished [125:05] heart [125:07] undone held captive by your love [125:13] i'm truly overcome [125:17] what in the world are we talking about [125:21] that jesus would look at you as you're [125:24] worshiping him [125:25] as we did today when it's all about him [125:30] what we bring to him not the goose bump [125:32] we get not the buzz of the anointing [125:34] here [125:35] but what we bring to him [125:38] we lift the cup of bliss to his lips [125:41] drink my lover it is for you and you [125:45] alone [125:45] drink drink of my love [125:52] and he stops and says turn your eyes for [125:55] me [125:58] i can't take it anymore [126:02] i can't resist the passion of these eyes [126:04] that i adore [126:06] overpowered by a glance [126:11] my wounded my ravished heart undone [126:14] held captive by your love i'm truly [126:23] you think you're weak look what you do [126:26] to jesus [126:28] you think you don't have much meaning to [126:29] your life look what you do to jesus [126:33] you think you know what's my life going [126:35] to count what's it really going to [126:36] accomplish [126:37] who cares look what you do to jesus [126:40] we think the wrong things it's one [126:44] thing it's one man and it's one glance [126:46] and it's one supreme passion that's [126:48] it that's that that's that's it shrink [126:51] it all down [126:53] get all those 66 books down into that [126:56] concept [126:58] loving the lord your god [127:02] with every passion every fiber every [127:05] particle every cell [127:09] of our being [127:13] one passionate man can change the world [127:17] one woman filled with holy desire [127:22] will change the world [127:26] all it takes is that heart of passion [127:30] for him [127:36] let me end with i'm closing my bible for [127:38] those of you here last night [127:40] i mentioned that was the sign everybody [127:42] waits for is when the preacher [127:43] closes his bible or seals his ipad [127:49] boom lunch is coming [127:54] so closing final closing i think [127:59] i want to tell you the story of a man [128:00] who was filled with love for god [128:04] it was a monk named telemachus [128:10] in the fourth century there was a monk [128:13] named telemachus [128:15] he lived in a secluded monastery [128:19] he was outstanding in that he [128:22] loved god he was known for his [128:25] passionate ardent love for god [128:28] and he delighted in tending his [128:30] vegetable garden [128:33] and this monk named telemachus one day [128:36] as he was in his garden doing his [128:38] favorite thing praying and [128:41] hoeing the ground jesus came to him [128:46] and said telemachus i have a work for [128:48] you to do for me [128:50] in rome [128:54] the monk named telemachus couldn't shake [128:57] the heavenly vision [129:00] compelled by love he made way [129:04] he left that cloistered setting [129:07] paradise to him left his comforts [129:11] left behind everything his vegetable [129:13] garden at all [129:16] and he made his way to decadent [129:19] rome the capital of the world [129:23] he'd never been to a city and from the [129:26] outskirts he's [129:27] he saw in front of him on the horizon [129:29] the city [129:31] looming before him as he approached the [129:34] gates [129:35] he came into the city itself stunned by [129:38] its [129:39] size the monk named telemachus was swept [129:44] by and by in the crowd in the streets of [129:47] rome [129:48] and he was swept into this crowd and [129:49] they were all going [129:51] somewhere and he had he couldn't get [129:53] loose and they [129:55] they ended up arriving at a building he [129:57] didn't even know existed [130:00] it was in the massive coliseum of rome [130:07] and he went in with the crowd only to [130:10] discover [130:11] that it was a place of slaughter [130:15] a mortal killing mortal man [130:18] with sword locked in combat until one [130:22] was dead their blood [130:24] spilling on the sand one after one he [130:27] saw the gladiators [130:29] come and stand before the emperor [130:32] we who are about to die salute you o god [130:40] he had enough he ran down to the railing [130:43] the surrounded the [130:45] arena and he climbed up this [130:49] diminutive monk climbed up on the [130:52] railing and shouted out [130:54] for all to hear in the name of christ [130:56] for bear [130:58] stop but they didn't hear [131:04] it was the clash of sword and spear [131:06] sword [131:07] and shield [131:10] he jumped down into the sand ran to the [131:12] middle [131:13] where these two large men were [131:17] engaged in killing each other [131:21] and he stood there their attention [131:25] they stopped and looked what is this [131:28] and he said in the name of christ for [131:31] bear [131:34] the people of the crowd thought it was [131:36] part of the show they [131:38] they laughed and the men went back to [131:43] hurting each other but telemachus [131:46] would not stop he came right up into the [131:50] middle of them and said in the name of [131:51] christ for [131:52] bear stop this one of them took his [131:55] shield and knocked him [131:56] rolling in the sand [131:59] only to have him come back the third [132:02] time and say it [132:04] someone from the crowd shouted out run [132:06] him through [132:08] run him through indeed the soldier that [132:12] hit him with the shield then took his [132:14] sword and put it on the under his [132:19] neck and opened him up all the way down [132:21] to his waist [132:27] falling to his knees [132:32] he said one last time his dying breath [132:36] in the name of christ for bear [132:42] his body collapsed and the sand suddenly [132:45] crimson with his blood [132:48] silence came over the coliseum [132:57] one man got up and left [133:02] then another then another [133:05] then another until the coliseum was [133:09] empty [133:13] never again would human blood be shed in [133:16] that coliseum [133:20] because of a monk named telemachus [133:23] and the love he had for his beloved [133:30] you can change the world you can [133:36] impact nations [133:41] if you will follow if you will love [133:45] unto the death the king of glory [133:49] who bled to death for you [133:53] he loved you more than his blood [133:57] more than his breath [134:00] he could look at you in the eyes and say [134:02] your loving kindness [134:03] is better than life you were the joy [134:07] set before him you were the great reward [134:11] of his sufferings indeed [134:15] his glorious inheritance he has now [134:17] found in you [134:19] and may the eyes of your heart be opened [134:22] to see this glorious jesus [134:28] and with an army of lovers [134:31] may his majesty be unfurled [134:34] throughout pennsylvania throughout [134:36] franklin county [134:39] throughout your family line [134:42] throughout this church [134:47] would you stand please [135:00] the song of songs ends with jesus [135:03] saying to his beautiful bride and by [135:05] this time she's radiant [135:08] she's come up out of her wilderness [135:10] leaning into her beloved [135:14] and he looks her in the eyes and he says [135:18] place me as a seal over your heart [135:21] as a fiery seal a burning as it were [135:24] a brand let's let's hit it [135:28] head on as the mark of the christ [135:31] put me over your heart as a fiery seal [135:37] and my fiery love [135:43] cannot be put out by rivers of rejection [135:46] persecution [135:48] nasty web pages against you [135:54] it will not be put out by the family [135:57] calling you names people avoiding you [136:03] it's a river [136:07] of glory it's a fiery seal think of a [136:11] solar flare [136:13] coming over your heart i know pentecost [136:16] they got it here but [136:18] song of songs will put it over your [136:20] heart [136:22] we need it both don't we in our thoughts [136:24] and in our [136:25] passion [136:28] accept that flame take it into your [136:30] heart right now [136:32] receive the fire the flashing fire of [136:34] his love [136:36] it's jealous fire it's more jealous than [136:39] the grave [136:40] it is more relentless than death and i [136:44] said god as i studied this book i said [136:47] god why would you compare [136:48] love to death and the grave [136:51] what what are you saying what are you [136:54] thinking god [136:57] and here's what he showed me [137:02] when you're in the grave dude you ain't [137:05] getting out [137:07] and when you're in love with him [137:10] there's no turning back there's a [137:13] relentlessness [137:15] that must have it all that must conquer [137:19] the the one on the white horse of [137:21] revelation six [137:23] he's riding out to conquer he's [137:25] conquering [137:26] and to conquer it says in the greek text [137:29] and so this man on the white horse is [137:31] coming to conquer lovers [137:34] and the end of revelation he comes with [137:36] a whole army of lovers on white horses [137:40] but he's gone out into the world on that [137:43] steed [137:44] a stallion of glory and he's in pure [137:47] righteousness he's [137:48] drawing men and women not to theology [137:50] not to just [137:51] uh you know a movement or to an [137:54] institution [137:55] or or to a building or to a meeting [138:00] he's drawing us into this flame divine [138:04] until there's nothing left but fire [138:07] the fire of love [138:11] he's told me everything you throw in the [138:14] fire brian [138:16] everything you throw into my fire [138:18] becomes love [138:19] on the other side the way to love goes [138:22] through the fire [138:24] this is why many turn back but whatever [138:27] you put in that flame divine [138:30] becomes love on the other side [138:34] would you give him what he wants the [138:36] most [138:38] not even you know and it's not the tithe [138:41] huh [138:43] it's not a really cool hip song i'll [138:45] tell you what he wants the most [138:49] your passion your heart [138:57] until you like telemachus [139:03] you leave it all on the field it's the [139:06] only way to live [139:08] father i pray blessing on my friends i [139:10] pray right now would you all put your [139:11] hand over your heart [139:13] a fire is coming upon you [139:16] lord i release the seal of fire [139:20] over these lovers of god sacrificial [139:25] men and women that have already paid a [139:27] price to come [139:29] to the place they now are but yet [139:32] there's more [139:34] lord we throw our lives into this flame [139:37] if we perish it's only to see your glory [139:44] ignite the hearts of men [139:48] and let this men's meeting uh next [139:50] friday [139:52] let it be so drenched with [139:55] gladiator passion [139:58] make russell crowe look like a wimp [140:04] and lord let the women our [140:07] our beautiful sisters [140:10] our holy sisters [140:13] let them be embraced and and and [140:16] loved so deeply that they get they out [140:20] radical [140:20] uh the men [140:24] like the woman at the well that led a [140:26] city to jesus [140:28] like esther that risked it all [140:32] like deborah that wouldn't shut up and [140:35] sit down [140:39] like mary of bethany [140:42] that would pour out her life's [140:44] inheritance [140:47] at the feet of jesus touch the men and [140:50] women [140:51] let our children of this church be so [140:54] anointed that we raise up champions [141:03] so release now that seal of fire [141:08] the seal of acceptance seal of approval [141:11] seal of sonship the seven seals [141:14] the seven sealing of the holy spirit [141:16] until we become the seven sealed scroll [141:19] in your right hand more lord [141:23] fill us god with that flame [141:32] until our family doesn't recognize us [141:34] anymore [141:36] and we live up to the reputation they [141:38] put on us [141:40] you fanatic [141:46] we leave our shalom in this house we [141:48] pray for [141:50] mark and dawn we thank you for their [141:53] lives their family [141:54] lord the beautiful way they lead this [141:56] house the wonderful way they inspire men [141:59] to be men [142:03] thank you for dawn the secret weapon not [142:06] so secret anymore lord [142:09] raise her up give her a megaphone [142:13] to speak into the region [142:17] bless their lovely children [142:22] their extended family every leader in [142:25] this house [142:30] touch the under 40 crowd god touch him [142:33] get him [142:36] if you have put any fire in my life if [142:38] there's any [142:39] even one radical bone in my body [142:42] i give it to them and leave it here [142:47] for the under 40s [142:54] let them change the world [142:59] so pray this prayer with me lord jesus [143:04] i take you as my [143:07] seal of fire i place you over my heart [143:12] forevermore rivers of pain [143:16] rivers of persecution will not [143:19] extinguish this fire [143:22] if i were to give up everything i had [143:24] owned [143:26] for this flame [143:30] i could not even call it a sacrifice [143:35] i thank you for your love i want to move [143:39] your heart [143:40] i want to conquer your heart [143:43] until you have to say to me [143:47] turn your eyes from me i can't take it [143:50] anymore [143:52] i ask it in jesus name amen [144:16] i feel very strongly that we need to [144:18] return this blessing to you [144:26] so we want to stand as sons and [144:29] daughters [144:32] brothers and sisters [144:38] beloved family to you [144:43] we stretch out our hearts and our arms [144:45] and hands to you [144:51] we return to you our deepest blessings [144:59] this fire that burns within us for him [145:05] we honor you with it and we bless you [145:12] to keep going [145:16] and to not stop [145:22] to leave the fullness of the inheritance [145:24] the lord put on the inside of you [145:27] in the earth [145:33] jesus we ask [145:37] that the funnel widened [145:40] from heaven into the sins [145:46] more abundance revelation [145:50] virtue blessing [145:54] provision we as [145:57] family ask for it [146:00] to be abundantly dumped out in and over [146:04] them [146:06] that they would experience the fullness [146:08] of what it means to be faithful [146:15] we bless [146:19] we have a a divine exchange that takes [146:22] place in this moment [146:24] we receive your blessing completely and [146:26] fully we just say amen to that [146:29] we receive your blessing the words that [146:31] the lord has spoken in you and to you [146:34] for us we receive them well [146:37] and we will run the race set before us [146:43] we do not take lightly what has been [146:45] given to us [146:47] but we also return to you [146:52] the overflow [147:00] may you run your race [147:04] now you have greater strength [147:07] deeper rest [147:10] eyes that see and ears that hear [147:13] in ways they had never have before [147:18] a discernment of spirit be yours [147:23] that cuts through and brings the purity [147:27] of our jesus to the earth [147:38] father we're so honored to have brian [147:40] and candace among us [147:42] and like mark said we do not take [147:44] lightly [147:46] what they've poured out into each one of [147:49] us [147:49] here and the things that they've [147:52] they've shared of your heart and the [147:54] things that they continue to have in [147:56] their heart [147:59] dreams in their hearts father we ask [148:02] that [148:03] you join them in fulfilling them [148:09] and we speak blessing over their lives [148:10] we speak life [148:13] abundant life even as we declared this [148:16] morning [148:20] their vision is so great and we just [148:22] stand with them [148:24] knowing that these things will be [148:25] fulfilled as he's shared little seeds of [148:27] the things that he sees [148:29] that he still has in his heart to do [148:31] together they will do them [148:35] thank you and we honor you both [148:44] we love you [148:47] thank you for who you are to the earth [148:50] and to us [148:53] i'd like to give to them and uh [148:56] financially um there's two ways to do it [148:58] you can write out a check to w-h-o [149:01] or actually three ways give us all your [149:03] money you just do that that'd probably [149:05] be the best and easiest way that way you [149:06] come out of there a lot lighter [149:08] free you can also go on [149:10] passionatefire.com and you can give that [149:12] way too so [149:13] we're gonna bring a basket up here yeah [149:16] and this is something that we like to do [149:20] a lot i'm sorry [149:21] you can sit down later we'd like you to [149:23] hold the baskets [149:30] and then we're just going to allow the [149:32] people to come and bless you [149:34] would that be okay if they came and [149:35] blessed you personally okay [149:38] all right so father bless this seed [149:40] that's going in and i asked lord god [149:42] specifically [149:43] that the finances that go to them would [149:46] increase the sound of jesus in them in [149:49] the earth [149:50] that it would like burrow it deep so [149:53] that even [149:54] generations down the road will discover [149:57] what they lead into the earth [149:58] because of what we invest today we ask [150:01] for that level [150:03] of inheritance because of the giving [150:05] today [150:06] in jesus name and even if you don't have [150:08] anything to give or you [150:10] you feel like hey i already gave last [150:11] night or whatever just come up and bless [150:12] them [150:13] verbally or something like that so you [150:15] can just give them something before you [150:16] leave okay [150:17] all right bring it up [150:44] challenges [151:09] you  📄 **Full text:** ![[Full Document Contents/Articles/Brian & Candice Simmons - Sunday AM.md|Brian & Candice Simmons - Sunday AM by YouTube]] ## Highlights - us last night so briefly this song that's in the middle of the bible is meant to be in the middle of you it is the heart throbbing heartbeat of god and the arteries go from the song of songs into ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01ktn05jj33wf2tw1f2whgcxjj)) - Note: PRIMARY SOURCE — the experiential/allegorical hermeneutic on display: "this song in the middle of the Bible is meant to be in the middle of you... the heartbeat of God" — meaning located in encounter rather than the text. - Tags: hermeneutics, passion-translation, primary-source, atom/literature/h1