The Cost of Sitting on the Sidelines

You Left your name up high the wonderful name of Jesus Christ the Lord and Savior just want to take the time Say thank you for each and everyone That felt it good to be in the house of the Lord this morning for those of you online we want to say thank you as well because Some of the things that we do sometimes we feel like some sort of a Person to tell us you're doing a nice job, or you're doing something, but at the end of the day It's not about the person or the people But it's about Jesus So we want to we want to take the time and say this is all about Jesus. It's nothing to do with me as a person Or us as a Family or fountain of grace Ministers international it's not about this It's not even about Anything in this world, but it's all about Christ Jesus It's all about Christ Jesus now this morning. I want to take take you into the same scripture of last week, and if you remember last week we were talking about Matthew 9 and I want to I want to you must forgive me today the throat is not Really one of the best But I'll do my best So last last week we were talking about Matthew 9 verse 22 I mean 9 verse 20 to 22 sorry and I will read the message I will read the passage again now last week We spoke about something totally different entirely different and this week using the same scripture But talking about something else and I want to I want to take the time and then At the same time say if you move God will too So that is my message my message is entitled if you move God will to and the scripture in Matthew 9 verse 22. I Mean 20 to 22 and behold the woman which was deceased With an issue of blood 12 years came behind him and touched the hem of his garment For she said within herself if I may be may but touch is got this garment I shall be whole But Jesus turned him about and when he saw her he said daughter be of good Comfort thy fate has made the whole and the woman was made whole from that hour from that hour now if I if I can say to you my Message which is entitled if you move God will do I want to say to you Do you know that? people celebrate winners In the entirety like if you can take for argument sake At this moment There was a there was a competition between two rivals or three I think in America and Donald Trump won as being elected as a as a President again Number one if you're looking at sports Yesterday An unfortunate and an unfortunate event happened Where my team lost again? Pirates won Chiefs, so when you're looking at the entire history We always celebrate the pirates of this world. We always celebrate the Donald Trump's The winners we always celebrate but the world celebrate winners, but do you know the one thing I can tell you now It's easy to criticize The loser at that time for not being in their peak performance or not doing something But have you ever thought about it? They are in the game So speak about the person that is not even Being considered in the game. They've never went even as far as Writing their names for the competition now. That is my main Concern at the moment It's my main concern because these are the people that stand next to the line and say it could have been so much different But they never Played the game They never entered into the game and that is my concern So those who do nothing make no mistakes They don't make any mistakes because they have nothing to show What they have done they don't make any mistakes and The worst part of it is if I take it into Ministry, I'm asking you now When somebody took a handkerchief of of the Apostle and a miracle happened Picture that if the person didn't had the handkerchief Or didn't come close to the handkerchief or thought no, this is something dirty Or no, no, no, I don't want to be a part of this handkerchief But yet when the handkerchief comes upon some people they were miracles happened Now miracles can only happen if you are close to the event So if you're not close to the event Miracles can happen Therefore I'm saying to you now The entitlement if you move God will move to Is something that can show you That there is more to it God actually moves through those who dare to try They are daring to try not to those who sit and judge Now if I bring this back To the woman with the issue of blood I want to give you a Few reasons Why? she actually Won Wholeness Why she won wholeness if you move God will too If you move God will also move So why the woman over the issue of blood has been hold or made whole? Then if you're looking at it the same people that was next to Jesus Never got wholeness Why is it Sometimes Pride is Is the thing that kill our nations Just because if this man of God I don't want to touch his hammer the the hammer of the gun Just because it's Jesus. I don't want to you know some of the things I'm thinking of that Do you know that most people have a tendency of saying I? Will only give my life to the Lord when things in my life becomes better Not knowing that the things will only come better once you Humble yourself before Jesus You cannot get anything if you don't come close to Jesus You won't get your wholeness if you don't go to Jesus. I mean so many people say I so much so much when I go to church, but today the smell of the alcohol is so much in my breath. I Don't want to embarrass myself excuses excuses and excuses therefore Their life is not moving forward because there is too much excuses for why I can't do what I need to do I'm looking at somebody who's not in church today What is the reason they're not in church? There's so many reasons I can give you a bunch of hypocrites That's what they say That's what they say. No. No. No, I don't want to go to church day I have a bunch of hypocrites if I if I if I think of it man Let me not make this all about church Let me make them make it all about Today's life Imagine if it wasn't for Some newspaper that fired Walt Disney I mean Walt Disney was fired from a newspaper for a lack of creativity a lack of creativity, but If you're looking at the empire that Walt Disney has built today even those who are not close to No, Walt Disney is Just because of he decided even if you chase me Even Even if you chase me out of because I don't have lack of I mean, I don't have creativity I will still go out and do something Let's talk about Thomas Edison. I Mean how many times people were laughing at him? Ah Your failure Your failure You failed You already on 800 times failed and you still say you're going to no no No, no, my brother. Just leave it man Just picture those people there in those days Hey demand Demand is mother This guy the head is not right. It's already 999 times and He's still going on. This guy is not good this guy and on the thousand time He invented the light bulb He showed up He didn't sit next to the line and ask if who's going to do this for me? He put himself in the game And how many of us are not in the game because we're looking at others defaults and faults and things that they are doing and Through that it's an excuse for you not to go It's an excuse for you not to rise up. It's an excuse for you know to rise up Let me talk about Oprah Winfrey Who who can tell me Oprah Winfrey was always Oprah Winfrey Nobody can tell me that Oprah Winfrey was always known She hasn't been known Because she was told that she's not fit for TV You know, you know in those years There was always a situation of black people Struggling. Okay. Let me not make it about race Oprah Winfrey went through a lot and Today she's one of the most successful media figures That has ever lived this earth It's not that she will be the only one there will be more But just the mere fact that she went in every every great person in its entirety Face critiques one or the other time they have faced critiques But it's not the critiques that made them they kept going the woman with the issue of blood had so many Excuses That would have made her to stop but do you think she stopped? She didn't the moment the woman didn't the mom woman with the issue of blood One of the things that she could have said now is that I'm not going to church because I smell but yet she looked far beyond the picture of what she she's having at the moment and Looked at the greater picture of making What do you call it? making it to an a place where she is 2,000 years after she loved still known Still she's known Although we don't have a name We don't have a name We we could have pictured it imagine if somebody would have written her name in if only the disciples of of Jesus would have known her or Known her name or ask her name It would have been written in the Bible at the time But because they didn't even know her that's how Almost I can say useless she was at the time That they didn't even think of asking her name The woman with the issue of blood could have been something Like maybe she could have been the president's wife at the time But just because of her condition made anybody not to worry about her to even ask her name They didn't even care about her name that is why she's even up till today called the woman of the with the issue of blood You are called a drunkard Do you really want to be a drunkard for the rest of your life? by not Going into the game Because God will move if you do if God wants you to move He'll always tell you with a small little voice the the guy that paid for your Something in checkers the other day. What was it again? Yeah, I mean just just a drink I mean to two liters of cold drink and It's all Autopias me who says it's me. It's not a young one So you would have thought maybe that that guy is hitting on my wife, but he's an old guy and He didn't even care. He didn't even ask a number But the impact that he did at that time is even up till today we thinking of him He got himself into the game So if you're not in the game, you cannot be called a loser You are way less than a loser you are way less than a loser a loser has a name But somebody who's not been in the game doesn't even have a name get yourself in the game Do something just so that somebody can say you have done something Even though he failed a thousand and ninety nine time 999 times on the thousand time Edison made the light bulb He failed But he was not caught a failure because of his is the result is resilience to keep on keeping on Today we know about him Your failure is Or you want to be seen They can put the they can put the cushion down Then you can see that now you can see me So picture The woman with the issue of black Was mentioned in the Bible at least at least she was mentioned There's so many people that were surrounding Jesus at that time, but nobody was mentioned except for the disciples and her They were not Making an impact by being closer or doing something The multitudes were there the multitudes were there, but nobody Get noticed Because you are an spectator Nobody get noticed because of spectating You are only there To spectate you will not be known so many excuses Get seen or get said if I can if I can give you a few excuses. Why? Or let me say excuses if the woman of with the issue of black She would have said this But you are saying it today Making you go nowhere At first I'm too dirty or I'm too sinful That is the reasons what people are saying why they're not coming to church I'm too sinful They think that if you come to Christ you need to be a perfect human being first before you come to Christ You cannot be a perfect human being you know, you know, I I Sometimes say it's because of Christians that other people don't want to be Christians Do you know that me wearing like this? It's intimidating a lot of people Not wanting to come to church because of I'm wearing like this and they feel obligated to wear like this as well. I Always say if I can even come into church and preach which saw shorts Just to make you feel better I will even do that Do you know why I will do it? The reason I will do it is to make sure that nobody gets left behind because of our our Mindsets thinking that we should look good when they come to church Ma, do you know that we I went to a tent meeting in the Northern Cape during the course of This week when I was in in Northern Cape this week, yeah this week. Yeah, I think it's Monday. I think So Monday I went into this tent and I'm like This is a crusade for somebody to come to Christ but everybody looks from and proper Do you know somebody who is smelling? will feel out Out When everybody looks that good they will feel out They will not feel a part of being dead But this is not about my message I'm just letting you know that some people have a tendency of looking at that I'm too dirty to go into a service like that and Therefore they miss The opportunity to be in the game I mean Jesus welcome sinners Literally, if I go to Isaiah 1 verse 8, it says though your sons are like scarlet They shall be white as snow Isaiah 1 verse 18 though your sins are Like scarlet they shall be white as snow. I mean if you're looking at it man Even the prodigal son Which I talked about the prodigal son Fall into their own thing and say although I'm dirty because of the pigs smell. I don't care I'm going back. I Won't give up I go there Now you work You see so the prodigal son was dirty but at the same time although he was dirty He still had a situation where he said, ah, I need to be in the game the game of King's sons Because if he would have stayed there he would have died there But when you won't move back to his father's place he got himself into the game again Some of you feel dirty Maybe they will judge me that another excuse like like the woman with the issue of blood She knew they would judge her but she didn't care Because it's about either they judge me and I feel bad and keep being in the situation that I am Or I go there even though they judge me, but I'll be made whole Get yourself in the game Because if you do God will too God will help you. I mean if I go to church and I follow Jesus people will talk Do you know that that same it's like? I've been the worst of worst sinners People will say ah that murderer They will talk about the murderer But at least you are in the game You will win or lose Because losers are in the game If you're not in the game, they will not even mention you anyway So the loser that you think actually is a loser is also a winner by being in the game They get a name loser They're not nobody The woman with the issue of blood got herself in the game. I can tell you now some So many people were actually Judged I mean if you're looking at it there there was a sinful woman who anointed Jesus feet in Luke. I think Luke 7 Yeah, Luke 7 36 I think from somewhere around there There was a sinful woman who anointed Jesus feet and people judged her People were so judgmental If I look at it there first Samuel First Samuel 16 verse 7 now first Samuel 16 verse 7 is one of the nicest How do you call it? I think it's one of the nicest scriptures It says men look at the outer appearance this daughter looks so nice Ah God doesn't look there. God is looking at below your house at your heart He's looking deep inside your heart. He can see the one who operative the suit car nice my refill art He sees that one So while people are judging you but your heart is in the right place That is the reason why the woman with the issue of blood she would have had maybe Saying hey, they will judge me But she didn't she put her head in the game Some are so messed up now They are literally too messed up that they don't see themselves Going anywhere Yet they make the excuse I'm too much of a drunkard. I'm too much of her of a rapist And remember I'm not talking about rapist in men only you find women also raping men as well. I Actually, I was surprised ma. I listened to a radio interview with the guy and This guy was saying He was raped by three nurses even how does this thing happen? I don't know I Don't know but I was quite surprised because I Know that somebody was saying it to me some years ago, but I never imagined it So this guy is too broken But yet he's Saying I don't want to go anywhere if you go to mark five and you look at that demon possessed men Society rejected him there But you know Jesus restored him So Even if you are the worst of the worst Being rejected by men Jesus won't do that. No one of that. I Was wait I was talking about Being too dirty too sinful where number two where people will judge you and number three, I'm too broke broken or too messed up and Here's the Nicest one that so many of us have the tendency. I can't afford to follow Jesus affording meaning and I'm mine and I'm not telling I'm not Zuck. I don't have yeah Tell it I don't have it's cost too much to go to church or change my life That is what people are saying if I must go to church every Sunday, I must have What is the? I must have him Every Sunday, I must have him every Sunday. I must have the tacos. I have nice shoes. It's not necessary Salvation is fee free. Jesus paid the price But the issue of blood it spent all the money on doctors. She didn't have money at that time And I'm not talking about doctors. She could have been we saying doctors But I'm saying that she could have even went to some spiritual healers, but Jesus healed her for free No, exactly. He didn't ask fish Or Nellie Chocho color. I am next He didn't ask for Chocho. He said Your feet So some of the excuses that we made to come to Jesus Is the worst of excuses that you can think of and I'm not saying just Jesus I can give you so many examples as well I Mean some people say they don't have enough knowledge about the Bible. They don't even know the Bible. There is an excuse Do you know that an excuse a I don't understand scripture so I can't follow him You don't need to fully understand. You just have to have faith Just start having faith because the Bible says Proverbs 3 verse 5 says Trust in the Lord with all your heart and you do not on your own understanding Sometimes people even talk about their feelings my the feelings You know, some people say ah, I don't feel anything. I don't feel obligated to go to church I don't feel I need to Follow him. I don't I don't even feel God's presence in my own life. I Don't feel so maybe he's not real That's Exactly. Some people are saying like that Fight isn't about feelings. Yo, it's about trusting Feelings will get you down feelings will disappoint you Thomas even you know when Thomas it ash given us It let I want to feel Is it you let me? Let me poke put my hand in the hole Thomas they call him even up till today doubting Thomas Hey, I mean Thomas doubt and until he saw Jesus but even when he saw Jesus He said blessed are those who have seen and yet believe that's what the Bible says now But Thomas even when he seen him, he still wanted to Feel it so feelings It's not getting you anywhere we walk by faith not not by sight Faith not by sight if you go to second Corinthians five or seven We walk by faith not by sight and this is one of the The also one of the biggest ones I don't have time now If I can go to church, ah They take too long You know our churches is place we have two hours probably two hours max There's some people that they start from seven in the morning till seven wish you what seven no time Nighttime they start from in the morning. I Can tell you now, you know churches That was studying that is why some people say they don't have time to go to church Because I still need to do some shopping But less do they know that there's some white churches they they are strict to time it You know, no I churches That guy if he starts nine o'clock and he says churches from nine to ten Is exactly from nine to ten they do everything in their time and they say go if you want to go you go if you maybe want to socialize or Afterwards have some coffee. What what what you can but days the church is nine to ten. That's it looking at the guy In Luke 12, man a rich guy kept burning his world But I some suddenly without preparing his soul Died suddenly without preparing his soul second Corinthians second Corinthians 6 verse 2 says now Now is the time of God's favor now is the day of salvation not Day after tomorrow It's now he said God some of them even says God won't forgive me. I messed up too badly some even says No, I actually forgot to to to To go on to that scripture I said to you I mean on that thing I said to you early on that some doesn't want to go to church because they say Christians are Hypocrites if you go to the faris faris years the faris years were have you crooked? Hypocrites, but Jesus still called people to follow him you see Because the the main thing you should know there is each of us will be given an account of ourselves to God. I Can't be accountable for you. I can't go and say Jesus, but I told the guy he must do this stated in them. I can't You are accounted for if we go to heaven I'm not there's no wife. There's no it was my kids. It's not my fault. I Have worked out my own salvation Imagine no some some even some even have a tendency of says no I will be I will be going to Jesus when I'm old Or when I'm older let me say that we're not old, but when I'm older No, I'm too young. I can't give my life to Jesus now. Hey, what if things is not chopped up? No, no, no, not now. I will live my life now and Come to Jesus when I'm ready It will never be ready If I can talk about I will give my life to Jesus my sons died at the age of 12 30 Imagine if they would have still said I still need to mark plan Maybe I'll give my life to Jesus Boma 20 years 19 years somewhere It's not going to work I Mean if you're looking at it there there was a there was five Virgins which prepared themselves and Some of them the oil was too small Preparation starts anytime because the bride can come at any time woman with the issue of blood passed through every excuse that you can find and Still got her healing and then let us not talk about Let us not be so holy neck, you know I I don't like this thing of being too holy and then it sounds you only talking about church Let's talk about business How many people say I will start business when I have enough money The thing is not about the money. The thing is about the action to start if the woman with the issue of blood We're talking about H I must first go and make money or I must first start the business so that Jesus can see I'm a business woman She wouldn't have been healed in marriage in relationship. Do you know some people say I won't get married until I have a perfect job I won't get married until I have a house. I won't get married and at least until my finances is sorted while the guy is already proposing three times and Then she's When she when the guy leaves her who I'm an independent woman three rejected Marriages you said three times. No Now when you're old, nobody's taking care of you Whose fault is it? Is it because of you that said no or is it because of that guy that didn't hold on? The guy saw here. I'm wasting my time This woman doesn't want to get married And I'm talking I'm not talking gender-specific, but I'm saying what if it was the other way around a guy was Just saying I can't get married to you while the woman was hinting the whole time Yes, you know what if we can? What a plan man? Yes, maybe we don't have to to have white wedding. All we can do is wait thereby Home affairs, we just signed the papers 70 bucks You give ten run ten run ten run every week. We must plan to get that then run 70 run. This is not a lot Hey, we got married Now you are waiting For the perfect time when the money is there Ulo bola is there. What are I? Let's not talk about let's not talk about Too much Holy things Let's talk about your career in your education. I'll go back to school when I have more time. I Will go back to school when the money is right. I Will apply for the job when I feel more qualified. I'm more qualified You will never become Better than we do where you are at the moment if no state step has been taken Because so many people learn as they go you keep on learning as you go It's for you to just step out and step up I can think of so many people that might have been in a situation where they Never wanted to become a doctor or wanted to become a doctor never had the money never had the time but still say my vision is to become a doctor and yet went to go and look for Yes Buzz early when to go look for buzz early huh, you know, I Go to the gym When I have time You'll never have time if you don't make time for it you'll never have time I Will go to the gym when when when maybe when umgawa is a bit smaller. It's not about that Your fitness is in the health is something that you need to work one day at a time Just start walking Out of the yard come back out of the yard. Come back just start walking one block Come back Two blocks after three weeks three blocks after six weeks. It's not about Keep on it's just Ish fitness never starts with sitting on the couch That's why they call you couch potato just remember you will never get results overnight on anything Never you are you might not be the woman with the issue of blood That got instant healing but healing Sometimes take time Because I can guarantee you now If there's a cut on my on my arm here the The scar the scar will sit there the scar will sit there for years I Was actually yesterday. I was there by um, I was there by this other guy. Why can't I get his name now? David I went to David I Saw the scar here and I'm like you Hey This guy went through a lot almost his eye were taken out almost almost routine imagine somebody Just close close close by like just here. The guy is healed But the scar is still there The woman with the issue of blood visual you know the woman with the issue of blood She still have to think sometimes about I Took the step But what is the next step? Because everywhere I will be going people were still looking at me as the smelly woman So God is asking you to take the step only at least So when you do something you'll get your wholeness It's not when you sit down and criticizing others Because by criticizing others, it will not make you to be the winner It will not even make you to be a part of the game Because sight line is not part of the game if I can talk about Chelsea and Manchester game Let's not say Manchester City. We'll say Manchester United me and you Bishop The game the people that is in the game even the subs Were called losers They were called losers but you That is not part of the game. What are you? You are nothing you are not in the game So it's very important to understand that Even if you lose you are still part of the game Because we are so much celebrating the winners in our lives That we forget that the loser is also a winner that came second He's also a winner that came second He's not a loser that never entered into the game The woman with the issue of blood has has had all the excuses that she needed She had all of them all of them in like like literally If I can go closer, she was almost like if I can say leprosy at that time But she pushed to be in the game and when she pushed to be in the game she went as far as humbled herself and Went down and when she went down She will lift it up if you want to become a part of the game I mean some of some of us have have all the excuses to say in ministry I'll step into ministry when I know the Bible perfectly heaven It's like almost as if you say I will go to church once I know God perfectly you can't even read What is that that scriptures of Chronicles is it Chronicles I Think it's no matter Bishop there where they say and pussy was the offspring of Class what what what it's Chronicles. You can't even read Chronicles to understand what they are saying day And you want to know God before you come to God Heaven you you you are not in the game because you already Telling yourself This is the perfect place to be in the game The one that keeps on exercising on the sideline, but never entered into a game It's the worst loser than the one that is already in the game, but took last place I need you to understand that being in the game Makes you a better person than the one that sits next door and wait Peter denied Jesus He denied Jesus. He said hey, I demand hey, I don't know this one. Oh And Jesus even told you three times, right three times. He said me never never To never and yet he didn't even do it once He didn't even do it twice Imagine doing it three times and yet your words was Then now our Joe never I will I can't even imagine him then Peter denied three times ball. Let's talk about ball ball. You were saying you are Christian Oh He persecuted Christians But yet when he was called He did more than some of them God used him He was in the game in the game Don't be standing outside and be judging inside While you don't have the inside information We know Bishop we know this thing of the game net when you when you do have an eagle eye of the game We know that he could have would have should have But you don't know what going into the guy's mind at that time No, he could have passed the ball to the right that guy was open there But when you are inside Your focus is not to lose the ball Your focus is to get the ball to the other side and when you don't look At who I can pass to but how I can score It's a different It's a total different ball game for a backliner then for a The English is not English in front layer Yeah, whatever they call striker So there's two different sides for a striker Even if he's at the back, he's looking at balls already He's looking at balls there in front of him while a backliner even if he's in front He's looking at the polls at the back making sure nobody gets to that one And you sitting outside thinking the backliner will The backliner won't score he's making defense your timing It's very important to know Whatever happened. I am going to make sure That I'm in the game. I am in the game. I sometimes wonder Why people make so much so much excuses why Because excuses sometimes it's like ish God is not Bothered about your perfection It's parted about your willingness Delayed disobedience. It's also the or disobedience You could have done it now you were of This obedient at the time Delayed disobedience is also I mean the late obedience is also disobedient God sometimes just call the willing here. He calls somebody that says ah But you know what man, I I can't kick him but let the devil come on devil I hand you a vase me. I'm not standing on my own There's one backing me up. Huh? That guy is standing and he says Brother sent me regardless What is diamond? Moses Let's go Let's go So there was nothing about perfect about Moses, but it's just the Giving over that gave him the upper he showed up He showed up God will show up only when you show up If you sit and wait for him He might be saying ah he is this one. He is playing for the devil So that's why he never He never come to church because I think he's the reason why he doesn't come to church is because he's a Devil worshipper. I don't know. I'm just saying I don't know God Sometimes he have thoughts as well. Did you remember? He said the thoughts I have for you So he might have thought This one is playing for the devil I mean some of the things that we say when you are critic you produce nothing you don't It's Africans which of there's a wedding. There's something in Africans. We say Leer blukker Martin mister harass what it what it means there is that an empty jar Have more noise then what the one that has something inside Huh, you made more noise, but I'm not saying next show me your faith without deeds And I will show you my faith by my deeds James 2 verse 18 It's my I like James hey me and James me and James Afrikaans me and Jacobus Me and James If I can if I can talk about James now is the one that is putting a spear behind me and He said if you want to go back and that spear will be deeper inside your back. So you better Move because me I won't go back. I go front That is James for you James is telling you is he is motivating you from the back with a spear Seeing that I go front whether you go or not Yeah, I've loved James. He says that show me your faith with our deeds I Have faith that I can switch this thing on What? What? What it's not going to go on faith Is actionable It's actionable the Pharisees judge Jesus, but Jesus healed so many where they couldn't even Heal anybody The Pharisees were saying hey Let's not even talk about David's brothers, right? David's brothers they were mocking him But who fought Goliath? were they the ones or David the one that fought Goliath He showed up And you know one thing I like about David It's like when David came he came to the battlefield and they gave him The things that the battlefield guys do I don't know what you call armor But not being used to armor He says ah Me I know Thing me I know I don't know English Better whatever they call Me I know these things don't come and put certain and Things that I can't even move that thing was so heavy For small boy like him it would have gone like David Take it so it shows that whatever he had He was comfortable in what he had to come in front of Goliath He was not comfortable in what he he he could have gotten from from from the king Having a spear and a sword and a whatnot ever he was comfortable in the things that he had So be comfortable in who you are already and get to Jesus because he's going to use that The woman with the issue of blood was in the game Therefore two thousand years after the incident. She is still known by the issue of blood Although we don't know her name That is how useless she was at the time that they didn't even worry to make mention of what her name is But yet she makes such a name that after today We are still talking about Who are you? sitting on the the sideline Trying to critique the others that is working Who are you? Who are you? I mean Peter that man he made so much mistakes now, but when he preached to 3,000 people And I'm saying 3,000 people it was more than 3,000 only 3,000 came to Jesus at the time So how many would have been there? picture preaching for a 3,000 church without Mike Your your your today's Preachers I'm straining my voice I'm straining my voice You better get the sound right now This is musician Lower that music. I can't hear myself Turn away These are the things that we are going through that is stopping us from preaching to 3,000 or More than 3,000. Let's say that would have been a million people because if I look at stats You you you have a turnaround or you have a heat rate of about 30% when people when you go to Let's call it crusades 30% of that people that is in the crusade will be saved Or will will say I'm safe Say I'm safe, you know So if you say you would have spoken to a million people probably without Mike Next Mike next next next next talking No, you need to be safe Hey, I Know I know somebody Who was running when Jesus says go to never be I'm on the artwork is running He ran so fast there that he forgot that God is Omnipresence God is everywhere He said I'm going to run away from God He went on to ship think that it's not the God of waters He's not the God of waters He's only the God of the of the land He's only the God of my people that is on the land there Not knowing that is everywhere the God of the sea He says Let me show this one. I make one to three the sea Take him out and then he took when he was in the sea he thought ah, this is only the God of the land Not knowing that this one has dominion over the fish of the sea Telling the guy ever go and fetch that one, but don't eat him. Yeah me and you We're not going to you. You're just going to take him once he's inside You must go close to land and split him out Don't eat him You see I mean Yet God still uses him yet God still uses him Imagine imagine this tune. Don't don't don't even talk about Abraham who was who was saying this one is not my wife No, it's nothing about no no no, I don't know this one Sarah Sarah took the truth tell tell these guys The man is your name name just show up Just show up That's it. You don't need to do much just show up because if you move God will move to if you move God will move to If you will be the woman with the issue of blood sitting and thinking If only I can touch the hem of his garment What if somebody Smell me Because of the blood smell I Don't want If the woman with the issue of blood was seeing too many things happening at that time and had so many excuses It would have been something else We wouldn't have talked about it today because nothing would have happened or Nothing would have happened that is notable of writing it down Because remember something that is nothing might also be written down Yo, I sometimes wonder if if somebody Was in church before Knowing what it is to do and not doing it It's worse off Than the one that is doing it, but don't do it perfectly Which you know I went to a tent now and And as I went into the tent I saw a lot of mistakes like not a lot No, no, let me change my wording because it's not a lot it was one or two mistakes that I saw which they did and in my mind I was saying These are the reasons why people Don't want to come to Christ Because of all even when they come they go back number one if I wear like this and I want somebody to come to Christ and They are wearing Dirty clothes Already there's trash of Ways of looking already Already It says if I must come to church you mean I myself check it all the time like I must look like this They won't They won't so when I looked at it, and I'm like They are doing a lot of things correct and that is what I like So I can't be judging because of things that they do wrongly But it's more right than what is wrong Let them do it Because these are the things That makes you to grow is by doing like James said Don't just wear The difference between those who see miracles and those who don't see it is simple some show up So for God to prove to you to prove miracles to you is Because you showed up God's proving miracles to you because you showed up and my request to you is simple the challenge Actually, I gave you is step out even if you are afraid The challenge I'm give to you is stop waiting for perfect and start moving in obedience The challenge I'm giving to you. Don't let the ones who do nothing discourage you Just keep on doing what you are doing These are the things that I can tell you now I need to actually ask you who are you listening to are you listening to God or Are you listening to your own feelings or are you listening to people telling you? because The last two has doesn't know what's right or wrong Will you step out in faith or will you let fear of people holding you back? Will you be obedient or? Having or are you having a delayed obedience thinking that it will be done at the latest stage Being obedient as well. I mean disobedient as well Imagine the woman of the issues blood that waited for perfect moment like Maybe today It wouldn't have happened I mean if she would have waited for the smell to be gone or if she would have waited for to have more money If she would have waited to to to feel more accepted If she would have waited for for Whatever reason she would have missed a miracle She would have missed a miracle, but the fact that she pitched up made her whole Success healing breakthroughs don't come when conditions are perfect. In fact, they come when you step out in faith Miracles don't happen when you at home waiting for it Start Kona manche start now What is it that you would like to start? Is it a business? Start now What is it that you would like to do? Is it starting to pray for sick? Don't be bothered about How your conditions is? Do it through Christ who strengthens me. I am who I am To Christ who strengthens me I am where I am to Christ who stand to strengthen me heavenly father I come to you in the mighty name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior and I am standing here in front of you knowing that critiques sometimes Have the way of saying but close our eyes and ears so that we don't see any critiques But only see motivators Even though they critique us Let that be a motivation to move forward Let that be a motivation to say I will do it regardless. Whatever you say Because I know God has the final say In the mighty name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. I pray this morning as well for the God that as we are going Into whatever we are Embarking to do let us just take the first step Because the stairs normally we don't see the end of the stairs Unless we take the first steps of the stairs. I ask give God for boldness to step out of faith Despite all my fears and all the criticisms that I'm facing In the mighty name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior help me To help others through whatever you have given to us You have given us so much more than just the mere words that we have know But the actions that we have taken will be a sign of Serenity a sign of you giving us more and I want to take the time and step out Even though I feel sometimes afraid But being afraid is sometimes a sign of us being human beings We might think that things go so wrong and there is a sign to show that we need God even the more Therefore in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. I pray as we go to the new week for the God Let us step out to step up in Jesus name Now may the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ the love of God and the sweet fellowship of the Holy Spirit The sweet fellowship of the Holy Spirit rest and abide with us all Until Jesus comes surely goodness and mercy shall follow us all the days of our lives and we shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever and ever in Jesus mighty name. Amen