I

want

to

share

a

word

with

you.

Last

Sunday,

our

family

had

the

privilege

to

visit

and

minister

at

Soulkride

Church.

Pastor

David

Hamm,

who's

a

friend

of

our

church,

gave

us

the

invitation

to

minister

there,

and

we

had

the

privilege

to

go

there

last

week.

And

while

ministering

the

word

there,

the

Lord

just

dropped

something

in

my

spirit,

which

I

just

kind

of

declared

it

in

that

moment

while

I

was

preaching

the

Word.

And

I

could

sense

in

that

moment

there

was

something

that

was

happening.

And

I

don't

usually

give

context

like

this

when

I

preach

here,

but

I

wanted

to

share

that

here

because

that

word

I

couldn't,

like,

kind

of

run

away

from

or

I

couldn't

let

go

of

it.

I

guess

the

Lord

just

kept

pressing

that

word

in

my

spirit.

And

maybe

I

said,

lord,

what

is

it?

And

I'm

just

trusting

the

Lord.

It's

a

word

for

this

house

as

well.

Amen.

And

it's

not.

I'm

not

repeating

the

message

from

last

week.

I'm

just

building

on

a.

I

want

to

say

I

don't

like

saying

these

things,

but

it

was

a

prophetic

word

that

was

given

in

that

moment.

And

I

believe

that

the

Lord

has

something

for

someone

here

in

this

place.

It

may

be

one

person.

It

may

be

all

of

us,

but

would

you

pray

that

the

Lord

will

minister

to

each

of

us

here

today?

Amen.

Listen,

don't

wait

for

Pastor

C

to.

Bring

some

revolutionizing

thought

that

it's

the

same

word

every

week.

All

we

can

go

back

to

is

the

same

word.

And

all

we

can

trust

is

the

Holy

Spirit

will

minister

to

your

lives

when

the

word

is

preached.

Amen.

Listen,

more

than

Pastor

C

or

any

of

the

pastors

know

about

anything

in.

Your

lives,

I

believe

and

I

know

that

the

Lord

knows

everywhere

he

needs

to

get

to

in

our

life.

I

want

to

ask

you

to

turn.

Your

attention

to

the

Gospel

According

to

John,

chapter

16,

verse

33.

The

gospel

according

to

John,

1633.

And

I

know

we

were

standing

for

a

little

bit,

but

let's

just

stand

in

honor

of

reading

the

word

John,

chapter

16,

verse

33.

When

you

have

it,

say

Amen.

I

want

to

read

it

from

two

versions.

The

new

King

James

and

then

also

the

new

living

translation.

The

new

King

James

reads

like

this.

These

things

I

have

spoken

to

you

that

in

me

you

may

have

peace.

In

the

world,

you

will

have

tribulation.

But

be

of

good

cheer.

I

have

overcome

the

world.

Let

me

read.

In

the

new

living

translation,

it

says,

Jesus

is

speaking

here.

I

have

told

you

all

this

so

that

you

may

have

peace

in

me

here

on

Earth,

you.

You

will

have

many

trials

and

sorrows.

But

take

heart,

because

I

have

overcome

the

world.

May

the

Lord

bless

the

reading

of

the

Word

in

Jesus

name,

Amen.

You

may

be

seated.

I

believe

all

of

us

go

through

moments

and

seasons

in

our

life

or

situations

that

we

are

in

our

life

that

it

feels

like

there's

chaos

all

around

us.

It

feels

like.

I

don't

like

using

this

word

because

it's

not

a.

I

don't

want

to

say

good

word,

but

it's

not

a

bad

word.

But

it's

not

really

a

good.

I

feel

like

sometimes

we

live

in

a

crazy

world

and

we

think

the

world

around

us

and

everything

around

us

and

the

culture,

society,

the

nation,

politics,

everything

is

crazy.

But

if

we

really

boil

it

down,

our

own

little

worlds

can

get

crazy.

But

I

also

believe

that

if

we

put

our

trust

in

the

Lord

Jesus

Christ,

that

he

could

be

our

peace.

In

the

middle

of

our

crazy.

Today,

I

want

to

bring

a

message.

Title

or

just

a

thought.

I

don't

want

to

even

call

it

a

message.

I

just

want

to

share

a

thought

with

you.

An

invitation,

but

also

a

challenge

to

each

and

every

one

of

us.

Find

your

joy

in

chaos.

Find

your

joy

in

the

chaos.

There

are

moments,

seasons

and

situations

in

our

life,

even

spaces

in

our

life

that

we

are

living

around

in

the

middle

of

chaos.

And

you

have

to

wonder,

where

do

we

get

our

strength?

Where

do

we

find

even

our

sanity?

Where

do

we

find

our

peace?

Where

do

we

find

any

of

these

things?

And

trusting

in

the

Word.

I

want

to

declare

to

you,

our

joy

in

the

chaos

is

in

Christ

Jesus.

You

know,

I

want

to

say

like

this.

Maybe

the

two,

two

and

a

half

hours

that

you

and

I

find

ourselves,

make

ourselves

come

here

could

be

the

calmest

two

and

a

half

hours

that.

You

have

in

your

life.

Maybe

you're

running

away

from

the

crazy

and

the

chaos

that

you

live

in

247

and

you're

saying,

God,

just

get

me

into

the

house

of

the

Lord.

It's

the

most

calmest

place.

It's

the

most

quietest

place.

I

don't

have

to

talk.

There's

Pastor

C

to

talk

all

day.

There's

a

worship

team

to

sing

to

me.

I

don't

have

to

do

anything.

I

just

got

to

stand

here.

I

just

got

to

make

it

there,

find

my

seat

and

just

get

there.

And

I

could

just

be

just

calm

here

for

the

next

three

hours.

And

that's

why

maybe

some

of

us

stay

here

long

in

fellowship

time

and

you

all

lock

up

because

you

don't

want

to

go

back

home.

I'm

just

kidding.

But

I

believe

the

Lord

didn't

just.

Put

this

by

chance.

I

think

there

are

people

that

are

coming

to

the

house

of

the

Lord

looking

for

refuge

from

a

crazy

place.

That

they

live

in

every

day

of

their

life.

And

I

pray

and

I

believe

that

many

servants

of

God

have

prayerfully

said

to

many

of

us

personally,

but

also.

To

this

house,

this

is

a

place

of

refuge.

The

house

of

the

Lord

is

a

place

of

refuge.

So

if

that

is

you,

you

keep

running

into

the

house

of

the

Lord.

If

that

is

you,

you

keep

bringing

others

into

the

house

of

the

Lord.

If

that

is

you,

you

keep

making

your

way,

finding

the

time,

getting

around

people

that

are

to

the

house

of

the

Lord

into

the

presence

of

God.

Because

maybe

these

two

hours

could

be

your

calmest

two

hours,

but

this

could

be

the

most

important

two

hours

of

your

life

to

get

you

strengthened,

equipped

and

empowered,

to

send

you

back

into

your

crazy

worlds.

We're

all

going

back

to

regular

life

after

this.

We

all

got

our

routines

and

our

schedules.

We

got

our

obligations,

our

responsibilities.

I

cannot

remove

the

chaos

and

the

craziness

that,

that

you

experience

in

your

life.

But

I

can

invite

you

to

invite

someone

else

to

walk

with

you

into

your

crazy

world,

into

your

chaos.

So

you

can

say

boldly

and

humbly

and

confidently,

I

can

get

through

this.

Because

the

Lord

is

with

me.

And

that's

why

John

16:33,

Jesus

reminds

his

disciples,

but

all

of

us

here,

even

in

this

day,

listen,

I've

spoken

to

you

already.

I'm

telling

you

all

these

things

because

I'm

telling

you

what's

going

to

come,

because

I

already

know

what's

going

to

come.

But

I'm

telling

you

all

these

things

because

you

may

have,

so

that

you

may

have

peace

in

this

world.

You

will

have

tribulation

or

trials

and

sorrows.

Anyone

ever

going

through

a

trial,

anyone

going

through

a

tribulation,

anyone

going

through

some

sorrow

right

now,

anyone

going

through

some

chaos

right

now.

Jesus

already

promised

that

he

would

experience

it.

But

he

says,

be

of

good

cheer,

be

joyful

flesh,

find

joy,

be

of

joy,

full

of

joy.

So

that

because

you

can

say,

because

the

joy

of

the

Lord

is

my.

Strength,

my

God

will

help

me

overcome

in

the

middle

of

my

chaos.

I

just

want

to

share

with

you

a

few

instances

where

Jesus

walks

into

some

chaos

in

his

life,

but

also

in

his

ministry.

In

Mark

4,

35,

41.

I

don't

have

the

time

to

read

through

all

the

verses.

I'm

just

giving

you

the

Scriptures

and

the

references

so

that

you

can

just.

Take

note

of

it.

Jesus

calms

the

storm.

He's

asleep

on

the

boat

with

his

disciples.

He's

got

a

nice

pillow,

and

he

is

knocked

out

in

the.

In

the

place

where

he

rests

in

the

boat.

The

raging

storm

is

around

them.

The

ship

is

all

being

battered.

The

disciples

are

screaming

and

just

wondering

what's

going

on.

How

can

he

be

sleeping

and

resting

in

the

middle

of

the

storm?

He

can,

because

he

is

the

creator

of.

Of

all

nature.

Everything

that

he

created

is

submitted

to

his

word.

And

there's

a

moment

that

he

gets

up

and

says

to

the

storms,

to

the

winds

and

to

the

waters,

he

said,

peace,

be

still,

and

you

see

that

the

storm

obeys.

I

want

to

remind

us

Jesus

has

authority

over

all

of

his

creation.

Jesus

has

authority

over

all

of

his.

Creation

and

even

the

storms

that

we

face

in

our

life.

You

know,

yesterday

I

was

on

a

flight,

and

before

we

took

off,

the.

Pilot

kind

of

gave

us

a

rundown

of

what

to

expect,

of

what

the

flight

path

could

be

and

all

those

things

and

the

timing

and

all.

He

did

mention

in

between

that

there

would

be

some

storms

in

the

way

between

Dallas

to

New

York.

And

he

said,

they're

going

to

try

to

get

around

it

as

much

as

possible,

but

there

is

a

chance

that

they

would

have

to

go

through

the

storm.

And

so

we

got

to

be

prepared

for

the

turbulence

in

those

moments.

I

want

to

almost

give

you

some

advice

and

just.

I

don't

want

to

say

forecast

the

weather,

but

if

you're

not

in

a

storm

now,

there

are

going

to

be

some

storms

that

are

brewing

in

your

life.

And

you

have

to

be

ready

to

discern

when

the

storm

is

brewing.

And

the

storm

is

out

there

in

the

yonder,

out

there,

out

there

as

far

as

you

can

see.

You

can

see

some

clouds

gathering.

You

can

see.

You

can

tell

even

in

nature

when

you're

standing

outside,

bright

sunshine

a

day.

And

you

see

some

cloud

cover

starting

to

move

in,

you

can

say,

hey.

The

rain

is

coming,

and

you

start

preparing.

I

want

to

tell

you

somebody

in

this

place,

there

may

be

not

storms

right

now.

You

may

be

living

in

a

sunshiny

day

right

now,

but

there

is

a

storm

that

could

be

coming

and

brewing.

It

may

be

a

storm

that

is

going

to

be

of

our

choices.

It

could

be

a

storm

that

God

is

trying

to

send

to

teach

us

something,

to

strengthen

us.

It

could

be

a

storm

that

the

enemy

is

sending.

In

our

life,

you

have

to

be

able

to

discern

what

kind

of

storm

it

is.

As

you

live,

you

walk

closer

with

the

Lord.

As

you

live

longer,

you'll

be

able

to

see,

hey,

this

storm,

I

can

get

through

that

storm.

I

better

get

around

this

storm

I

better

avoid.

There

are

some

storms

you

don't

even

try

to

go

through.

You

just

park

yourself

there,

wait

till

the

timing

of

God

is

right,

and

then

you

move

under

the

obedience

of

Jesus

Christ.

He

calms

the

storms.

Another

instance

that

you

see

in

the

life

of

Jesus,

I'm

going

to

look

at

some

examples

through

the

life

of

Jesus

here

today.

In

Mark,

chapter

6,

verse

30

to

44,

there

is

a

scene

where

he's

trying

to

feed

the

5,000.

It's

a

massive

and

a

hungry

crowd

in

a

remote

place

in

the

hills

and

the

mountains

of

the

regions

that

he

was

ministering

in.

And

Jesus

told

his

disciples,

listen,

get

them

some

food.

He

feeds

the

5,000

men.

You

don't

even

know

the

count

of

women

and

children.

And

they

tell

him,

hey,

sit

them

down

in

groups

and

say,

find

some

food.

And

they're

like,

where

are

we

going

to

find

food

for

5,000?

You

know

the

story.

You

may

know

the

story.

He

finds

a

little

boy

with

five.

Loaves

and

how

many

fish?

Five

loaves

and

two

fish.

The

Lord

says,

bring

it

to

me.

And

he

takes

it

and

he

blesses

it.

And

the

miracle

of

multiplication

happens

in

that

moment.

And

everyone

eats

to

their

hearts

content.

Their

stomach's

full

and

there's

plenty

of

leftover.

The

thought

I

want

to

share

with

you

from

that

instance

of

where

Jesus.

Walks

into

a

chaotic

scene

is

he.

Can

bring

order

and

he

can

provide.

In

the

middle

of

situations

where

you

think

it's

impossible,

in

the

middle

of.

Chaos,

where

it's

5,000

plus

people

there

and

you

don't

know

how

to

organize

this,

you

don't

know

how

to

plan

for

this,

you

don't

know

how

to

prepare

for

this.

And

they're

not

even

prepared

for

this

moment.

But

the

Lord

says,

if

I

am

here,

that's

enough.

Amen.

I

think

that's

if

I

am

here,

that's

enough.

We're

looking

for

so

many

other

people

and

we're

making

the

mistake

of

overlooking

Jesus

presence.

We

need

Jesus

there.

And

also

we

need

the

awareness

to

say,

hey,

the

Lord

is

with

me.

He's

got

me,

he's

got

this.

He's.

We

run

to

the

people,

we

run

to

the

places,

we

run

to

the

things

to

bring

us

comfort,

to

bring

us

resources,

to

bring

us

joy,

to

bring

us

resolutions,

to

bring

us

answers.

But

I'm

telling

you,

we

are

trying

to

look

for

it

everywhere

else,

but

we

just

have

to

realize

he

was

with

us.

Just

do

what

he

says.

Find

some

food.

He'll

take

care

of

the

rest.

I

want

to

tell

you

in

the

middle

of

unplanned

and

unexpected

moments

in

your

life.

Even

in

the

middle

of

craziness

in

your

life,

make

sure

you

realize

the

presence

of

Christ

is

with

you.

And

if

you

remember,

if

you

remember

that,

sorry,

you

also

listen

to

what.

He

says

and

he'll

bring

order

and

he'll

provide.

In

the

middle

of

what

we

don't

have,

he

will

provide.

There's

another

scene.

This

is

Jairus

daughter

in

Mark

chapter

five.

We're

really

going

through

the

book

of.

Or

the

Gospel

according

to

Mark.

Mark

chapter

five.

There's

Jairus

daughter

and

Jesus

is

on

the

way

to

minister

to

her

in

Jairus

home.

The

little

girl

is

dying.

And

on

the

way

there,

you

know.

The

story

that

the

woman

with

the.

Issue

of

the

blood

maybe

interrupts

his

journey,

but

she

had

a

need

too.

He's

on

the

way

to

Jairus

house

to

minister

to

and

pray

and

bring

healing

and

deliverance

and

life

back

to

Jairus

daughter.

But

this

woman

with

the

issue

of

blood

comes

and

is

also

minister

too.

By

the

time

he

starts

to

resume

his

journey

to

the

house,

they

get

word

that

the

girl

has

died.

I

want

to

tell

you

if

the

Lord

told

you

to

do

something,

and.

The

Lord

also

takes

a

moment

to.

Pause

to

do

something

for

someone

else,

don't

get

bitter

about

it.

Celebrate

what

God

is

doing

in

the

life

of

the

woman

with

the

issue

of

the

blood.

But

Jairus

got

the

word,

it's

too

late.

But

Jesus

says,

no,

no,

no,

it's

not

too

late.

I

got

still

work

to

do

and

I

will

come

with

you

to

your

house.

I

want

to

ask,

ask

us

how

many

of

us

have

heard

the

words

of

the

people

that

said

it's

too

late

and

stopped

the

plan

of

God

from

Jesus

entering

into

that

situation

and

doing

the

work

that

he

intended

to

do.

Our

dear

sister

Hannah

said,

he's

the

author

and

the

perfecter

and

the

finisher

of

our

faith.

Yes,

he

started

that

plan

of

raising.

Up

Jairus

daughter

when

Jairus

came

to

him.

Yes,

the

women

of

the

issue

with.

The

issue

of

blood

came

and

Jesus

ministered

to

her.

But

Jesus

did

not

finish

the

story.

In

Jairus

daughter's.

How

many

of

us

have

written

off

the

story

that

God

had

for

our.

Life

because

we

thought

it

was

too

late?

We

heard

the

voice

of

man

and

we

said,

hey,

they

think

it's

too

late.

Maybe

I'll

just

believe

alongside

with

them.

But

we

have

to

hold

on

to

the

word

that

the

Lord

gave

to

us.

Hold

on

to

the

word

that

the

Lord

gave

to

us

even

when

it

looks

like

it's

too

late.

Somebody

Jesus

is

never

late.

Jesus

is

never

late.

I

heard

a

phrase

growing

up,

one

of

our

old

pastors

said,

delay

is

not

denial.

Delay

is

not

denial.

The

Scripture

says

in

Ecclesiastes,

in

His

time,

he

makes

all

things

beautiful.

He

makes

it

beautiful

in

his

time.

Pastor,

you're

saying

all

these

things,

but

you

don't

know

what

I'm

going

through.

You're

right.

I

don't

know

what

you're

going

through.

But

I

do

know

what

the

stories

remind

us

of,

what

Jesus

can

do.

And

I

believe

we

could

all

connect

to

something

that

we

see

here

in

the

Scriptures.

Even

when

it

looks

like

it's

too

late,

he's

not

late.

He's

not

deterred

by

the

opinions

and

the

ideas

and

the

realities

of

what

we

see

with

our

natural.

God

has

a

plan

to

do

the

supernatural

in

our

lives.

Naturally,

the

girl

had

died.

Naturally,

the

people

in

the

house

started

wailing

and

crying

and

started

grieving.

Naturally,

the

father

got

the

news

and.

He

said,

there's

no

more

hope.

But

Jesus

says,

I

know

you

deal

in

the

natural,

but

Jesus

is

here

today

to

tell

you,

I

deal

in

the

supernatural.

And

I

want

to

work

a

supernatural

miracle

in

your

natural

situation.

Last

but

not

least,

you

see

the

chaos

of

Golgotha.

And

the

scripture

that

we

read

in

the

opening

of

service.

It

says,

because

of

the

joy

set

before

him,

he

endured

the

cross.

There

was

a

joy

in

the

chaos

at

Golgotha.

He

was

being.

He

had

been

stripped

down.

He

had

been

beaten.

He's

being

nailed.

His

hands

and

his

feet

are

being

nailed

to

the

cross.

He's

bleeding

out.

There's

chaos

on

Golgotha.

Two

other

criminals

are

beside

him,

his

loved

ones.

His

mother

is

crying

and

wailing

off

to

the

side

of

the

hill

of

Golgotha.

Chaos

is

the

scene

of

Golgotha.

But

Jesus

walks

into

the

chaos

of

Golgotha

and

he

transforms

it

into

Calvary

so

that

we

can

say,

listen.

Because

he

took

on

the

chaos,

because

he

walked

into

the

middle

of

the

chaos.

My

chaos

spiritual

life

can

be

at

peace

with

God

if

I

put

my

faith

in

that

Jesus

Christ

all

around

him.

He

kept

quiet

while

they

jeered

him

and

insulted

him.

And

he

kept

quiet

while

they

spit

on

him.

He

kept

quiet

while

they

beat

on

him.

He

kept

quiet

while

they

nailed

him.

But

when

he

did

speak,

he

spoke

hope

even

to

the

criminal

that

believed

in

the

last

moment

said,

today

you

will

be

with

me

in

paradise.

I

want

to

tell

you,

even

when

the

voices

around

you

speak

against

you,

I

want

you

to

keep.

I

want

to

ask

you

to

keep

your

mouth

shut.

Keep

your

mouth

shut

and

let

the

Lord

do

his

work.

There

are

many

instances

where

in

my

natural

I

have

and

I

wanted

to

just

let

loose

with

my

mouth

and

just

let

them

have

it.

But

I've

learned

over

the

years,

as

you

get

older,

maybe

it's

because

you're

getting

older

and

you

will

get

wiser.

But

let

me

give

you

some

advice

to

my

younger

self.

It's

okay

to

keep

your

mouth

shut

and

you

keep

doing

what

God

has

called

you

to

do

and

watch

the

Lord

stand

up

for

you.

Jesus

kept

his

mouth

shut

in

the

middle

of

chaos.

He

went

to

full

obedience

to

his

Father's

commands.

He

died

there

on

the

cross.

But

who

got

the

last

word

with

resurrection

life

God.

The

Father

said,

listen,

my

plan

will

be

fulfilled

regardless

of

who

put

him

on

the

cross.

I

will

raise

him

up

from

the

grave.

And

he

spoke

life

and

hope.

But

he

also

said,

father,

forgive

them.

Sometimes

we

can't

let

go

of

chaos

because

we

live

in

the

land

of

unforgiveness.

Until

we

forgive,

don't

be

surprised

if

chaos

surrounds

us.

Let's

learn

to

walk

in

the

freedom

of

forgiveness.

Because

if

you

can

forgive,

Jesus

can

forgive

all

who

did

kill

him.

I

think

Jesus

also

commands

all

of

us,

not

to

suggest

to

us,

but

to

command

us

to

forgive,

even

till

it

hurts.

Just

forgive,

forgive,

forgive,

forgive.

And

as

we

look

at

these

scenes

and

stories

and

examples

in

the

life

and

ministry

of

Jesus,

I

want

to

just

give

you

three

tools

or

three

reminders

as

you

leave

from

this

place

and

maybe

go

back

into

your

chaos

or

your

crazy

spaces.

I

said

earlier,

I

may

not

be.

Able

to

remove

that

craziness

and

the

chaos

from

your

life.

I

can't

take

you

out

from

your

jobs.

I

can't

take

you

out

from

your.

Homes,

I

can't

take

you

out

from

your

schools,

I

can't

take

you

out

from

your

neighborhoods.

Whatever

that

looks

like

in

your

life,

I

can't

take

you

out

of

it.

But

I

can

help

you

through

the

scriptures

and

we

can

help

one

another

release

each

other

back

into

our

places

of

God

assignments

and

say,

listen,

I

can

stand

in

the

power

of

God.

I

can

walk

and

I

can

live

in

the

power

of

God.

Number

one,

this,

know

this.

Use

your

identity.

Number

one,

use

your

identity.

You

and

I

have

to

remember

that

you

are,

we

are

the

children

of

God.

Hallelujah.

Second

Corinthians,

chapter

5,

verse

17

says,

Therefore

if

anyone

is

in

Christ,

he

is

a

new

creation.

Old

things

have

passed

away.

Behold,

all

things

have

become

new.

Praise

God.

You

are

a

new

creation

in

Church.

No,

you

are

a

new

creation

in

marriage.

No,

you're

a

new

creation

in

family.

No,

you're

a

new

creation

in

Christ

Jesus.

Hallelujah.

Listen,

you

get

married,

you

get

some

new

roles

and

responsibilities.

You

become

a

parent,

you

get

even

more

roles

and

responsibilities.

Whatever

roles

and

responsibilities

you

have

that

will

come

and

that

will

go

on

this

earth.

But

your

eternal

identity

is

that

you

are

a

child

of

the

living

and

the

loving.

God

Most

High.

We

care

about

our

identity.

The

world

gives

us

more

than

we

care

about

the

identity

that

Christ

gives

us.

How

do

we.

How

do

people

ask

us,

or

how

do

we

introduce

that?

What

do

you

do?

What

are

you

going

to

school

for?

What

are

you

known

for?

I

want

to

tell

somebody.

Maybe

stop

asking

those

questions

to

new

people

and

say,

hey.

Ask

something

else

that

has

nothing

to

do

with

what

they

do,

but

ask

them

something

that

will

say,

hey.

Defines

their

relationship

with

the

Lord

Jesus

Christ.

You

and

I

are

a

child

of

God.

In

Colossians,

chapter

three,

verse

three,

it

says,

for

you

died

and

your

life

is

hidden

now

with

Christ

in

God.

Amen.

No,

no,

we

still

have

a

little

bit

of

all

of

it,

or

most

of

ourselves

still

coming

out.

But

we

got

to

be

hidden

in

Christ.

For

you

died.

Yeah,

you

died.

And

now

you're

hidden

in

Christ

Jesus.

First

Peter,

chapter

two,

verse

nine.

But

you

are

a

chosen

generation.

I

love

this

verse.

A

royal

priesthood,

a

holy

nation,

his

own

special

people,

peculiar

people

that

you

may

proclaim

the

praises

of

him

who

called

you

out

of

darkness

into

his

marvelous

light.

Amen.

I

don't

know

what

the

world

is

telling

us,

the

world

is

telling

you

these

days.

But

I

want

to

tell

you,

you

are

a

chosen

generation.

You

are

a

royal

priesthood.

You

are

a

holy

nation

of

peculiar

people.

You

may

be

seen

and

talked

about

as

weird

or

unique

or

peculiar.

I

want

to

tell

you

it's

better

to

be

known

by

God

than

to

be

known

by

man.

It's

better

to

have

the

approval

of

God

than

to

have

the

approval

of

man.

Use

your

identity

in

Christ

Jesus.

Number

two.

Use

your

weapons.

Why

are

we,

as

a

child

of

God,

supposed

to

know

that

we

are

warriors

in

God?

We

are

soldiers

in

Christ

Jesus.

We

are

soldiers

in

the

kingdom

of

God.

I

think

we've

watered

it

down

so

much

that

we've

forgotten

the

reality

that

Christ

is

king.

Christ

is

a

loving

God.

He's

a

loving

father,

he's

all

these

things,

but

he's

also

a

warrior.

That's

why

it

says

in

Second

Corinthians,

chapter

10,

verse

3.

For

though

we

walk

in

the

flesh,

we

do

not

war,

according

to

the

flesh.

For

the

weapons

of

our

warfare

are

not

carnal,

but

mighty

in

God

for

pulling

down

strongholds,

casting

down

arguments,

and

every

high

thing

that

exalts

itself

against

the

knowledge

of

God,

bringing

every

thought

into

the

captivity

to

the

obedience

of

Christ.

Listen,

we

walk

in

the

natural

and

the

flesh.

We

will

get

into

arguments

and

we

will

have

our

temptations.

But

the

Bible

says

our

weapons

are

not

carnal,

our

weapons

are

spiritual.

Know

your

identity

as

a

child

of

God.

When

you're

going

into

your

chaotic

situations,

go

in

knowing,

hey,

I

am

a

child

of

God.

Second,

know

that

you

have

some

weapons

in

your

arsenal.

You're

not

going

empty

handed.

You

have

some

weapons.

Ephesians,

chapter

6,

verse

12

through

18.

You

know

the

weapons

that

he's

given

you.

We

do

not

wrestle

against

flesh

and

blood,

but

against

principalities

and

powers

and

the

rulers

of

the

darkness

of

this

age.

It

says,

therefore

take

up

the

whole

armor

of

God

that

you

may

be

able

to

withstand

in

the

evil

day.

And

having

done

all

to

stand,

stand.

Therefore

listen,

having

girded

your

waist

with

truth,

that's

one

weapon.

Truth

is

your

weapon.

Amen.

Not

your

feelings,

your

truth,

not

your.

Ideas

or

opinions,

but

the

truth.

Truth

is

your

weapon.

Use

the

truth.

Having

put

on

the

breastplate

of

righteousness,

know

that

you

are

righteous

in

Christ,

that

you

have

put

on

the

robes

of

righteousness

that

Christ

gives

you.

Verse

15.

Having

shod

or

put

on

your

feet

with

the

preparation

of

the

gospel

of

peace,

the

sandals

of

peace,

verse

16.

Above

all

else,

taking

the

shield

of

faith,

that's

your

weapon.

Faith

is

your

weapon

with

which

you

will

be

able

to

quench

all

the

fiery

darts

of

the

wicked.

1.

Verse

17.

Take

the

helmet

of

salvation

and

the

sword

of

the

spirit,

which

is

the

word

of

God,

praying

always

with

all

prayer

and

supplication,

these

are

your

weapons.

Why

do

we

keep

losing

in

the

chaos?

Because

we're

not

using

our

weapons.

Why

do

we

lose,

keep

losing

in

the

crazy

places?

Because

we

don't

know

we're

a

child

of

God.

Today

if

I

do

anything

else,

I

want

to

just

remind

you

people,

people

of

God.

You

are

a

child

of

God,

Spirit

of

the

living

God,

you

have

some

weapons.

Use

it.

The

enemy

keeps

beating

us

because

we're

not

using

our

weapons.

But

lastly,

you

know,

we

may

claim,

and

we

may

have

the

confidence

that

we're

a

child

of

God.

We

may

know

the

weapons

that

we

have.

But

also

there's

no

point

in

knowing

that

you're

a

child

of

God

and

knowing

that

you

have

the

weapons

if

you

don't

use

the

authority

that

God.

Has

given

to

you.

You

have

to

know

the

Bible

gives

us

the

authority.

In

Luke,

chapter

10,

verse

19,

it

says,

Behold,

I

give

you

the

authority.

To

trample

on

serpents

and

scorpions

and.

Over

all

the

power

of

the

enemy.

And

nothing

shall

by

means

hurt

you.

First

John,

chapter

four,

verse

four.

You

are

of

God,

little

children,

and

have

overcome

them

because

he

who

is

in

you

is

greater

than

he

who.

Is

in

the

world.

To

use

that

authority,

you

must

use

it

biblically,

but

use

it

with

humility.

You

don't

have

to

go

boasting

about

it.

You

don't

have

to

go

flaunting

it.

Use

it

with

that

humility.

But

that

dependence

on

the

Lord.

Church,

knowing

you're

a

child

of

God,

knowing

you

have

the

weapons,

and

knowing

you

have

spiritual

authority

is

wonderful.

Now

use

it.

Use

it

when

you

walk

back

to

your

homes.

Use

it

when

you

walk

back

to

your

workplaces.

Use

it

when

you

go

back

to

your

marketplace.

Use

it

when

you

go

back

into

the

whatever

situations

and

seasons

you're

facing

in

your

life.

Use

it

knowing

that

you

are

a

child

of

God.

Use

it

knowing

that

you

have

some.

Weapons

in

your

heart.

Use

it

knowing

you

have

some

spiritual

authority

in

your

life.

We

keep

losing

our

joy

in

the

chaos.

We

can't

have

peace

in

the

storms.

We

get

overcome

by

the

troubles

of

this

world

because

we

have

lost

our

sense

of

identity.

We

have

lost

our

awareness

of

the.

Weapons

that

we

have

been

given

to

us,

that

have

been

given

to

us.

And

third,

we

have

lost

the

confidence

to

use

the

spiritual

authority.

Church,

I

want

to

encourage

you

here

today.

I

want

to

challenge

you

here

today

as

a

child

of

God.

Use

the

weapons

that

God

has

given

to

you.

Not

carnal

weapons,

spiritual

weapons,

and

walk

boldly

into

those

places.

Don't

walk

in

defeated.

Walk

in

knowing,

hey,

I

may

be

the

only

one

in

this

job

situation,

I

may

be

the

only

one

in

school,

but

I

got

God

with

me.

I

got

Jesus

with

me.

And

I

know

if

he's

with

me,

I

have

everything

that

I

need.

Lord

Jesus

the

Lord

wants

to

minister

to

each

and

every

one

of

us

here

today.

Leave

from

this

place

strengthened

in

the

power

of

the

Holy

Spirit,

fully

aware

of

who

you

are,

and

go

into

that

place

of

chaos

and

craziness

and

say,

enemy,

you

have

no

more

time

in

this

place.

You

have

no

more

authority

in

this

situation.

Take

back

what

the

enemy

has

stolen.

There's

joy

in

the

chaos.

There's

joy

in

the

storm.

Thanks

for

joining

this

week

on

the

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Church

podcast.

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next

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with

Jesus.

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to

Jesus

and

make

him

the

Lord

of

your

life

and

receive

salvation.

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