Ms. Annie led us singing I Need You, Oh I Need You
The following excerpt was taken from John G. Lake:
“You are just as necessary to God in His plan for the salvation of mankind as God is necessary to you. This statement is so important I want to repeat it. Christians are just as necessary to Almighty God in order to accomplish His purpose in the world as God is necessary to the Christian. Without God we would not be saved. Without God we could not live. Without God we would never reach a maturity in Him. Without man God would have no medium which He could express Himself to the world, by which He could minister the Spirit of the living God to the world.”
Ms. Jeani…
Early this morning the Lord said to me, “What would the Bible look like if man hadn’t responded to Jesus?” There wouldn’t be a Bible.
Romans eight says that the earth is crying out for the sons and daughters of God to be revealed. We were crying out for the sons and daughters of God to be revealed so there would be a Bible. It says that God so loved the world that He gave. For example, if you want water (she hands someone a bottle of water) and you don’t take it… well there is no Bible then.
I received a text this morning that read, “In the Twin Cities there has been 179 overdoses and 17 deaths in two weeks.” That’s our job description. The schools are our job. The marketplace is our job. But if we don’t take what God has for us… I mean every morning when I lead prayer I realize how completely unqualified and moronic I am, okay. But who cares? It’s not about that. So, that kingdom is massively intense and massively relaxed all at the same time. We have to be courageous to go out there and take territory, but we have to enter into His rest to do it.
It’s like a paradox and so scandalous to the world and to us because we know what we are like. But here is what we shouldn’t forget today. He lives in us. The One that lives in us is doing the work. All we have to do is lean into Him.
The deal is, it takes courage to do it. Everywhere in the Word where He would say “Be strong and courageous” it was because there was territory to take. The deal is, it was territory that was already ours but if we don’t receive from Him, we are never going to take the territory. And if we do not receive from Him, there will be more overdoses. I am going to read it one more time.
“You are just as necessary to God in His plan for the salvation of mankind as God is necessary to you. This statement is so important I want to repeat it. Christians are just as necessary to Almighty God in order to accomplish His purpose in the world as God is necessary to the Christian. Without God we would not be saved. Without God we could not live. Without God we would never reach a maturity in Him. Without man God would” have no medium which He could express Himself to the world, by which He could minister the Spirit of the living God to the world.
Let’s just let our hearts’ intent, as Ms. Annie plays again, be to lean into Him, to receive a revelation of Jesus in us, Jesus in you, the hope of Glory. Let hope rise up in you.
This isn’t about if we are qualified or not. This is what He did in us and qualified us. And that’s why we are called to the impossible. That’s why we feel like we can’t do it. But we can through Him and the earth is crying out for us to do it. And remember, if these people hadn’t respond to Jesus, there wouldn’t ever be a Bible. Do we get it?
And it says that we are going to do greater things. So, let’s contend for that. Let’s lean into it. Let’s put a demand on what He already said. You know Jesus broke the law (oral law). Do you realize that? The woman with the issue of blood, she broke protocol. She risked being stoned. Abram left the familiar and completely offended his family.
It’s time. It is time for each one of us to know who we are in Him and keep knowing who we are in Him because the world needs it. But guess what else? You are going to be so bored out of your gourd if you don’t. I don’t care how old you are. Are you here? Are you alive? The enemy will always use a reason. Let’s just cut it out right now and receive from Him today.
And then let’s know. We stop too much in “God is so great!” Yes, but guess what? The Great One is in you and now you have a responsibility to walk that out. You actually do.
So, I heard someone say, “The thing that drives me is when I die and meet Jesus, I am going to meet the man that I was supposed to be and I want to be His twin.” Let’s get started today, right now.
Okay, I am going to read it again.
“You (just put your name in there) are just as necessary to God in His plan for the salvation of mankind as God is necessary to you. This statement is so important I want to repeat it.”
You know this is what the Pharisees and Sadducees hated about Jesus. This is what religion hates about Him. The world is wanting us to get this.
“Christians are just as necessary to Almighty God in order to accomplish His purpose in the world as God is necessary to the Christian. Without God we would not be saved. Without God we could not live. Without God we would never reach a maturity in Him. Without man God would” have no medium which He could express Himself to the world, by which He could minister the Spirit of the living God to the world.”
He set it up as co-laboring. He set it up as a yoke. And it’s an easy yoke but if we don’t cooperate with Him, we are not going to get anywhere. If we don’t receive the easy yoke, we are going to be bored, bitter, mad, whatever. Let’s do this.
Ms. Annie led us singing Fill Me, Jesus, Fill Me
Father, even now You minister the treasures You put in our hearts, the dreams to be carried out in order to set the captives free, in our neighborhoods, families, because You the Greater One live in us. Even right now You minister to us the dreams You have put in our hearts to walk out, to carry out for the sake of our city, our schools, of the world. Thank You, Holy Spirit.
Each person here has a plan, a purpose that You’ve put in their hearts. Let them be infused with courage, strength, resources and connections coming to them to walk it out.
Father, I thank You for the beauty of Isaiah sixty.
Arise [from the depression and prostration in which circumstances have kept you—rise to a new life]!
That’s all we have to do is “arise.” The rest is up to You. Because it says,
“your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon us!”
We rejoice that Your glory has risen upon us and it causes the nations to come to us which causes the nations to come to You. A real co-laboring taking place with You and the Church, a true partnership, a true marriage. We play a vital role. Let us be encouraged today, keeping our eyes on You. We just lean and trust in You. That’s all we have to do.
The woman with the issue of blood, firstly she pressed through the crowd knowing that she could be stoned. She already was broke from her bondage and it had been going on for twelve years. But I love what Jesus said to her “Daughter…” He identified with her as a daughter of the King, a daughter of the Kingdom. You are a son; you are a daughter of the King. The Kingdom of God lives within you. He said to her “Daughter, your faith which is your trust and confidence in Me, has restored you to health.” Now here is what I love. It didn’t stop there. She is restored to health but now there is more to do. “Go in peace and be continually healed and freed.”
In any freedom that we have today, God ministers our identity to us. Even in that freedom that we have already attained. Because there is always more. We go from glory to glory; we go from faith to faith. So, even today, He ministers you identity to you right now. Holy Spirit, working in you, convincing you that the Greater One lives in you. And He says to you “Go in peace and be continually healed and freed.”
So, we go in peace, we go, we go, we go in peace from the place of trust and leaning on You. In fact our President Trump goes in peace. He goes in peace being continually healed and freed, being continually strengthened. Landon goes up from the hospital in peace. It doesn’t stop now for Landon. You are continually being healed and free. Let’s just pray in the Spirit for Landon now (tongues).
The enemy having to return seven fold from all that’s been stolen. Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go! We thank You for strength, fortitude, vitality in His body. The name of Jesus declared over Landon, over his life, over the script of his life. The scrolls opened up on Landon’s behalf. Thank You, Father.
Ms. Annie led us singing Peace, Peace, Wonderful Peace
He ministers value to them. He ministers purpose to them. Areas where it seemed dead, areas where it seemed it would never happen, He is ministering hope to His children even now. He is ministering hope to His children in the White house even now. He is ministering hope to Landon and his family even now, the confident expectation of His goodness.
He is making it easy to walk away from every lie.
He is making it easy to walk away from every lie.
He is making it easy to walk away from every lie.
Because He is a good, good Father that knows how to minister to His children.
We become convinced of the joy that You receive from us when we receive because when we receive, we believe. And it pleases You when we believe. Without faith, it’s impossible to please You. What joy You have when we receive, when we know that You are the rewarder of those that diligently seek You. You are the rewarder of those that just sit with You and spend time with You and receive. We just receive.
Ms. Annie led sang Come to Me, I Have Been Waiting For You
We closed by watching Everything to You
