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True Worship and the God Who Answers

September 10, 2023 · 2:01:52 · Watch on YouTube ↗

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Summary

This Sunday service carried one message through several voices: God is searching the whole earth for hearts that belong fully to Him. Drawing on 2 Chronicles 16:9 and John 4:23, the first preacher explained that true worship is not a song, a testimony, or even a prayer in itself - it is the response that pours out of our spirit when we come into God's presence. He pointed to Moses, who, surrounded by responsibility and a complaining people, asked for one thing only: Show me Your glory (Exodus 33). Joshua learned the same secret and refused to leave the tent where God's presence dwelt.

Because the veil was torn when Jesus died, every believer can now enter the holy place. We no longer need a prophet or a priest to draw near; we only have to seek Him, and He promises to be found (1 Chronicles 28:9). A Spanish-speaking woman who understood none of the songs still felt His presence at a conference and gave her life to Christ that very day - a living picture of worship as a response to God.

The closing message confirmed the first: the God who searches for worshipers is also the God who answers. Walking through the book of Acts - Cornelius, Saul praying in Damascus, the Ethiopian reading Isaiah, and Peter set free while the church prayed - the pastor showed that God hears our prayers, sees our tears, and responds, often in ways we never planned. Even seasons of loneliness and unanswered longing are God teaching us and drawing us into a deeper relationship with Him.

Key Points

  • God's eyes search the whole earth for hearts that are fully committed to Him.
  • True worship is not an act we perform but our spirit's response to His presence.
  • Like Moses, ask to see God's glory and refuse to settle for anything less than Him.
  • The torn veil means every believer can now enter God's presence freely.
  • Seek Him and you will be found; forsake Him and you walk away empty.
  • God hears every prayer and answers, even when His timing surprises us.
  • Seasons of loneliness can be God teaching us to lean fully on Him.

Devotional

Ask yourself honestly when you last entered God's presence and let worship simply flow, not as a performance but as the response of a heart that has caught a glimpse of His glory. Moses had every reason to be too busy, yet his one desire was to see God's face. The same invitation is open to you today, for the veil is torn and the way is clear. Draw near, and He has promised to draw near to you. Whatever you are carrying, bring it to the One whose eyes are already upon you and who delights to answer.

Worship is not an act you perform; it is your spirit's response to the presence of God.
Draw near to Me, and My presence will come down to you.
His eyes are on you - He sees your tears, and He answers.
Transcript

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foreign this moment God has helped us he was protecting us down he gave us Health he gave us desire to come here today and we would like to invite you to worship together raise up on our feet and worship together sing glory to the Lord [Music] thank you foreign [Music] before [Music] yesterday [Music] there is [Music] do you always [Music] foreign [Music] thank you [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] so bad [Music] news [Music] is Cristo let's all say praise be to our Lord this is great and sweet name of God because our Salvation is in him and in his name we gathered together and he said if it is [Music] I will be there and there's many more of us here today we'll be calling upon his name and glorifying him I'd like to read from the book of Acts chapter 13 16 12. 1612. 9 is foreign true and instead of worshiping him and be excited about it maybe you were beaten by something if they choose to reach the questions you may be in a similar condition just as those disciples who were beaten up that you said to be quiet and just be there by themselves no apostolate the Bible says Apostles they started to pray and they started to glorify him and I would like to invite church maybe that will beat you up with something but they were persecuted for it because Devils stand against him you are here it's written that the God's glory is in church to Forever and Ever raise up your hands let's glorify and say Lord regardless what's around us but I will worship you but I will sing to the Lord Jesus is [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] give Facebook may God bless you all [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] live after me but now and today [Music] I will praise the name of Jesus as I will praise what I see with all my days [Music] for you when I come into the holy then my heart will sing to glorify you but now and today [Music] I don't know [Music] what I see all of my days [Music] holy Jesus I will praise and praise holy Jesus name [Music] I will praise and praise [Music] and praise [Music] I will pray the name of Jesus [Music] thank you Jesus says [Music] foreign community [Music] [Music] years [Music] tears [Music] today is [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] everything is [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] with the boys [Music] [Applause] let me see [Music] yes that is [Music] status can we all say praise God praise be to him because he is so good you know let our hearts be filled with praise and worship to him the King of Kings I don't know about you but I could just feel this morning how good he is oh I just feel his presence here in this place today yeah and you know you don't even want to stop praising and worshiping you want to keep singing you just want to be in his presence because it feels like there's nothing better than that praise be to him he is so Holy Spirit but you know I have the privilege today to share the word of God with you and I want to share what's on my heart and what is on my heart is worship I want to talk today about worship what is true worship before God you know sometimes we don't even understand what is true worship I know if I would ask the room what is worship and you would give me an answer everyone would have a different answer we would have so many answers is it so complex that we cannot even Define it in reality I think it's so simple that sometimes we just miss the point is you know God seeks from us something in worship foreign the eyes of the Lord search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him hear it saying the eyes of the Lord are searching the whole Earth that God is looking for something in us and that's our hearts that are committed to him our hearts that are fully committed to him and no one else you know that's so pleasing to God when our hearts are fully committed to him foreign in the Old Testament but in the New Testament it says something very similar in John chapter 4 verse 23. uh it says but the hour is coming and now is when true worshipers will worship the father in spirit and in truth for the father is seeking such to worship Him praise God the father is looking for those that will worship Him in spirit and his truth is we read that God is looking for those that hearts are fully committed to him foreign you know when we think about worship sometimes we think worship is a song it's a song Maybe of Praise maybe it's a song that we sing about Jesus you know maybe we think the worship song has to have the word God in it um maybe we think Worship Is Our Testimony maybe we think worship is to tell others about what God has brought us through um you know something worship is maybe bowing down before the Lord crying out to him you know maybe you think worship is to pray to God there's so many different things we want to Define worship as but can't we cannot Define worship as one of those things none of those things at the same time for all of those things when they're done in the right motive of the heart say yes but it's none of those things if you're doing it by yourself you're doing it without God's presence you know that's a heart fully committed to him a heart that is searching for his presence people they worship the feelings they get being in God's presence some people worship The Joy or the peace God gives them but as soon as you go through tough times you forget about all the blessings before and you cannot worship no longer yeah a big example of this it's the story of Moses and the Israelites Israel and I think when we look at this story we can we can find something for ourselves when we look at this story we can we can find out what is a True Heart committed to God what is a true worshiper what does it mean to Worship in spirit and in truth you know the story of the Israelites they were enslaved for many many years and they had their God but they were still suffering here on this Earth and through these suffering their people were crying out to God so God sends them Moses a man of God who will lead them out of this captivity you know Moses he he he seeks the presence of God Moses is obedient to God he only does what God tells him to do and he leads the people out of captivity is and you know I I can guarantee you as soon as those people left that captivity as soon as they left that slavery and they got out of the reach of the Egyptians they began to praise and worship God like no one else is you know they were crying out to God and he sent them a man who led them out of this slavery this man led him away from all of their suffering and he's going to bring them into the promised land where they will live in riches and blessing and in the presence of God foreign the people still had something in them that that dragged them down this Worship in their hearts began to die out and then they began to complain even if the world it even got to the point where they began to build an idol of a different God is but Moses never turned to that Moses stayed focused on God um you know I want to read in Exodus chapter 33. I want to read about a heart that is focused on God a heart that is fully committed to him in Exodus 33 I want to read chapters 12 all the way down to 23. um then Moses said to the Lord see you say to me bring up these people but you will not let me know whom you will send with me yet you have said I know you by name and you have also found Grace in my sight now therefore I pray if I have found Grace in your sight show me now your way that I may know you and then I might find Grace in your sight and consider that this nation is your people and he said my presence will go with you and I will give you rest and then he said to him if your presence does not go with us do not bring us up from here for how then will it be known that your people and I have found Grace in your sight except you go with us so we shall be separate your people and I from all the people who are upon the face of the Earth so the Lord said to Moses I will also do this thing that you have spoken for you have found Grace in my sight and I know you by name and he said please Show Me Your Glory and then he said I will make all my goodness pass before you and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before you I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion but he said you cannot see my face for no man shall see my shall see me and live and the Lord said here is a place by me and you shall stand on the Rock so it shall be while my glory passes by that I will put you in the cleft of The Rock and will cover you with my hand while I pass by then I will take away my hand and you shall see my back but my faith shall not be seen hallelujah praise God slow here we can see Moses is seeking and Desiring after God that while all the people are doing something else Moses just wants to see God Moses has the most responsibility out of any man in Egypt in in Israel Israel he's the one that should be the busiest he's the one that should be stressing the most he has to take care of all these people he has to lead and make sure everything is going okay but Moses is not worrying about anything all he wants is to see God's glory he just wants to see God he just wants to get closer to him you know Moses was the closest man with God in that time he knew God the most personally out of any man in Israel means but even then he says that's not enough for me God I want to know you more I want to see your glory Moses is saying all those Miracles that's not enough for me you leading us that's not enough for me I want to see you yeah I want to be in your presence I want to be a true worshiper I don't want this worship to ever die inside I just want to get closer and closer and closer I want to see your face even if that kills me even if I see your face and I die I still want to see her face that's all that I desire in this life is to see you soon that is a true worshiper you know Moses would go into the tent where he would meet with the Lord um and he would meet with the Lord and the cloud would come down the presence of the Lord would come down and all the people would bow down says and then Moses would leave that tent and all the people would continue whatever they were doing if Joshua would stay in that tent because that's where the presence of the Lord is you know Joshua the man that was to lead Israel next the man that needs to learn from Moses [Music] you know if we would think with our heads we would think wouldn't Joshua follow Moses there where he goes he needs to learn how to lead the people um but Joshua already figured out the secret that Moses had he knows that he needs to be in the presence of the Lord he needs to be in that tent where Moses meets with the Lord even if the Lord's presence lifts up from that place is Joshua says I will stay there and I will wait for the Lord because he wanted God's presence his heart was fully committed to God and that's what brings out true worship out of our lives you know we think worship is all these actions that we might do singing dancing whatever it may be uh but worship is not an act that you can do is true worship is when you become into the presence of God and your spirit just gets a taste your spirit just gets a little a little sight of God yes you know it doesn't even have to see God's face it just Sees God from behind right now and when your spirit just sees a little bit of God's glory because that's when worship begins to flow out of your spirit that is true worship is not an action but it is a response to being in the presence of God that's why all the angels and the elders they're just in the presence of God they're crying out holy holy holy is because they're in God's presence they can do nothing but worship him it is a response in our hearts to God's glory you know I was I was at one conference yesterday and there was a lady that came up to share a testimony she came on stage and she needed a translator because she was speaking Spanish and she said she doesn't know why but she just came to that conference even though she didn't understand anything she can only understand and speak Spanish she doesn't even know English but she came and stayed as we were praising God singing songs worshiping him you know and I bet during that worship she felt the presence of God foreign and she says she says I don't understand anything that you were singing I don't understand anything the speaker was saying she said she's not a Christian she doesn't know why she came to the conference but as she was sitting in the back she felt the presence of God and she said when she fell that presence as we were praying she knew she just had to get closer to him she began to praise and worship him with all that she has and yesterday that day she made the decision to follow him for the rest of her life praise God brothers and sisters that is what true worship is it's a response to the presence of God it's a response when we get close to him his name you know I was praying recently and God spoke to me I was asking to see his face I wanted to get closer to God and I was asking him to come near to me and as I was praying I would get distracted do something and then I would come back to prayer and I would get distracted and do something else uh and then as I'm praying God speaks to me and he says equally I'm alive God says focus on me and I will focus on you uh God says draw near to me and I will come close to you you come into my presence and then my presence will come down to you know when we want to be our hearts to be fully committed to God when we want to see God's presence we need to be like Moses and come to him we need to ask him to show us his glory ask him to show us his face and when we continually come back to this place that that's when we will worship him that's when we will worship Him in spirit and hidden truth because I have great news my friends back in Moses's time only he or Joshua or the priests could go into the tent where they met with God is you know back in the Old Testament God only spoke to the prophets God only used certain men but it's not like that for us today God doesn't just have to use a pastor or a worship leader God doesn't just have to use a preacher or somebody that's filled with the spirit of because when Jesus came on this Earth and he died he died in the veil in the temple was torn in two even the temple where God's presence was was open for everybody to come up and my friends you're all invited you can all come into the holy of holies you can all enter his courts with Thanksgiving and praise you can enter his presence with Thanksgiving and praise it's open to every one of us and you know one of the greatest worshipers in the Bible King David is you know he he told his son Solomon he gave him some advice and I think this advice is very important for all of us today in first Chronicles chapter 28 verse 9. it says as for you my son Solomon know the god of your father and serve him with a loyal heart and with a willing mind for the Lord searches all hearts and understands all the intent of the thoughts if you seek Him He will be found by you but if you forsake Him He will be he will cast you off forever my friends if we seek Him He will be found by us praise God all we need to do is seek him all we need to do is point our hearts at him and he will reveal himself to us and then that worship that response will flow out of us and you know and then through that worship Miracles will start to happen you know when you don't have that Joy or peace you begin to worship God and through that worship this joy and peace comes into your life you know it's through that worship when David would worship all the evil spirits would leave because his worship was true worship because when he would worship he would enter into the presence of God and when he is in the presence of God no evil presence can be in that place praise God my brothers when we want a miracle to happen in our lives when we want that joy and that peace that we're missing when we want that true worship through to God's spirit in truth when we want to please God we must enter his presence enter his presence to worship him because he's the god that deserves all worship and praise he's the only one that is worthy of Our Lives it is him and only him so let us enter his presence and not leave let us be like Joshua let us stay in that place waiting for him for people that worship will be a different response you know for some when you enter the presence of God you just must bow down before him because he is so Holy Spirit you know David in Psalms writes come let us worship let us bow down before the Lord God our maker you know for an other a worship the response might be to raise their hands to God and surrender to him the ancient to another their heart might be stirred their spirit is stirred and they just sing Holy Holy Holy Angels and that singing is just a response to God it says it's just their praise unto him but whatever it is it's all worship my friends because if they're entering the presence of God then that they cannot hold it back it's just their Spirit worshiping him and that is true worship it's not the words that you say it's not the songs that you sing it's your heart before God I want us to examine ourselves are we true worshipers of the Holy almighty God when's the when is the last time that true worship has flowed out of us to him when's the last time we entered his presence is my friends I just want us to examine ourselves and right now as we're going to pray in just a moment I want us to ask God to remind us what is true worship I want us to ask God just so that we would seek Him ask him to show us his glory ask God for him to show us his face foreign so that our hearts would desire him so much even if his presence would kill us that we would not be afraid of seeing his face about foreign let us stand to our feet let us just come into His presence father we come before you and we ask you to come right now we are here we are seeking after you God we want you and only you my question we're not here for your Miracles we're not here for a good feeling but we're here for your presence we are here seeking you so that we would find you we ask that you would reveal yourself to us right now to every single one of us so that we would know your presence so that we would enter your presence right [Music] [Music] [Music] foreign holy is the Lord God Almighty glory be to your name glory be to you Jesus we thank you God we thank you God we give you all that we are we give away everything just to come into your presence just to come and to have an encounter with you Lord we ask for an encounter with you that as we encounter you we would hold on to you that we would never let go that we would stay in your presence Lord we will not go anywhere unless you go with us we will not go somewhere chasing your blessing is Lord open our hearts today so that they would be fully devoted to you to be so that through our hearts this true worship which is this worship that you are looking for in your people we thank you for your presence you're so good God we thank you for touching our hearts and we ask as the service goes on that your presence would stay with us and not leave us thank you for your presence in Jesus name amen amen amen foreign [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] no existence [Music] goodness [Music] [Music] resolution [Music] nothing [Music] is [Music] thank you foreign [Music] [Music] yes [Music] not this place [Music] for you yeah and everyone who minister to us today is now we'd like to invite choir they will be singing It's time for our offerings University Bank you know it is a great opportunity for all of us to transfer our Earthly funds into Heaven's Bank Jesus says do not store up the treasures here on Earth [Music] we could be stolen or maybe the Ruskin those varieties but store up your Treasures in Heaven is when I was my son in India and one of the churches the directions and there was a uh two things that stood out of course it was Worship in the way they collect money they were so sincere about their worship so dollar you Misses they make about a hundred dollars a month but they have this very good tradition when they have collections during worship every single one who has offering would come to them I'm not inviting you to do the same we will come to you to collector says but now we will serve our god with our offerings thank you [Music] Jesus [Music] every door this is [Music] your mother he should know before me please [Music] again [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] [Applause] [Music] money is [Music] [Music] for those [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] I'll do this [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] praise be to our Lord now if you praise him or not praise be to our Lord brothers and sisters you know God is speaking to us and thank you for the choir you know I I had to take a video because I see that they are sounds so different like never before would you agree yes you know we have we are talking with the brother's help to expand the the area for the choir a little bit um [Music] so the reason for that is to make more room for any of you who would like to join no we're really looking for some help so if you have this in your heart please see choir director sister Natalia if you would like for you to join us you know I thank God so much for this service today because every time I'm in the service I like to see what holy spirit is saying and what he's doing during the service uh um and you know when you prepare this sermon you you ye God and you say Lord say it through me what you wanted to say you always approve with humbleness and trembleness because you know this is not you but the holy spirit that works through us it is [Music] and I see so many people today starting with the first word the pastor Nicola when he opened up the service and then you see what Brother David was preaching today and you see what sister Arena and then choir was singing and for me who's going to be concluding this sermon today it is a confirmation because I see God put something similar on my heart as well Brother David was speaking and he was talking about the worship and he says God he he looks over the Earth and he's looking for this true worship you know his eyes are everywhere and the topic of my sermon today God responds she you know I want you we I started a little bit I didn't I wasn't able to finish this sermon about two months ago I only read one verses I'm gonna start with that today [Music] it's going to be from the book of Acts chapter 10 verse verse 1 through 4. foreign can read from the screen and you can follow it in English carnelli is you know when I was reading this passage God really touched my heart especially with this last word verse 4. when Lord speaking through Angel to Cornelius and he says your prayers and your gifts have come up for a memorial before God you know I'm thinking about this man who was a righteous man he was seeking the Lord the Bible says he was praying the Bible says he was doing this over and over again and he was he and I'm thinking to myself we do similar things in our life we pray we seek the Lord we're asking questions we talked to our Heavenly Father and we have something that we share with him maybe we don't share to nobody else is and we hear that God finds it important that he sends his Angela and he tells this man is I hear your prayers this is why please forgive me I will get emotional because it's touched my heart so much and I say when you pray when you seek the Lord you there's moments in life when you feel very lonely we know from Eliza he was a very lonely man because he says it's so hard to understand how can you just a couple days before that see the glory of God but then just soon later you can feel their way and have you felt that way in your life I do sometimes yeah and it's hard yeah and it's so difficult are you thinking to yourself I think I'm doing the right thing I'm praying I'm I'm reading the word of God and I'm doing the right things but for some reason that that feeling that that pressure all that it's still still there I don't know if this man Cornelius felt the same way but the reason why he touched my heart because I say Lord how many times in my life isn't it did you answer I remember one time I was seeking the Lord I was crying out I really really needed to feel God in that moment and I've really and God spoke to me and he said the following words he didn't tell me I'm just gonna fix it and you're just gonna feel better but he told me the following words this is the reason why are you feeling that way the reason why you go into this in your life right now because I want to teach you something I want to teach you not just to OK your lips with all your being but you can also encourage others they might be going through a similar situation in your life and I'm so happy because Lord he spoke to me I know he has business with me personally I know he has some kind of go for me that's why he's speaking and he encouraged me he says listen you have to through this because I'm teaching you something right now yes you know and the reason why this word is being preached today and being shared with you is because maybe there is someone in here that is sitting today maybe he's been praying and crying before the Lord maybe you're feeling so lonely like like you are the only one that you might be going through or or something is just just just thinking about with the shoes and God is replying to YouTube he was speaking through David today he says I'm looking at you my eyes are on you my English is it not enough for us brothers and sisters that God's eyes are on us he's looking at you he sees your tears he sees your voice he sees your problems he understands every little thing isn't that not the answer for us such an encouragement and it's the holy spirit that is speaking to us maybe you don't fully understand why what's the going through what's what's the what's the end result of that um teaching you something today foreign maybe when that somebody else looks at your life when somebody else looks at your life they see the hope that is in you a new video Hallelujah you know another passage that I have to read is from the book of Acts chapter 9 verse 10 and 11. book of Acts chapter 9 verse 10 and 11 Brothers foreign why but you won't why because you'll see a man his name is Saul and what is he doing you don't yell it he's praying on wallet see spray you know it was so interesting because I was studying the book of Acts just for myself and all these passages are from the book of Acts and I'm reading this yeah and it says Lord you it got your attention because this man is praying and you know what this man was praying about Isaiah he was saying what should I do yeah what should I do brothers and sisters do you have these questions in your life what should I do what's my next decision needs to be what is God's will how do you want me go to go about certain things and we see Saul it moving him he's praying and asking Lord says what should I do stomach and it's a loving God he sent his prophet and he tells him what he needs to do next that's what God does in our life he wants to answer he wants to respond this is a really excites me it really touches my hearts the most because God he hears your prayers to school the other day and she asked me a question and she says why God says do not call one of The Commandments do not use my name in Wayne yes and we were discussing why what was the reason behind it is and you can correct me if I'm wrong but the two reasons that I told her why is back in where we lived in Ukraine or Russia Soviet Union we used to have this china cabinet and in that China cabinet it was the most expensive uh China that you know we had in our home and nobody could touch those he was only on a very special and very special guest that could drink from that child for everything else we have the everyday cups and all that we use but from that China cabinet only for very very special times and I told my daughter yes when something is very valuable you you keep it only for special occasions you don't use it new version and the second thing I told her I believe why the Commandment is there because when God's name is he always listens he always hears us you cannot just call his name just just to call it foreign and just like in this story when Saul was asking a question what should I do next year God came there he sent his prophet and he gave him directions so your next step is in God's hands he's going to tell you when and what's next can you say Amen you know I'm not the pastry we're not the story from the book of Acts that I would like to read two verses is from book of Acts chapter 8 verse 27 28. I'm going to read it in English so he arose and went I'm sorry 8 27 and 28. okay there's a little different translation okay so he started out and on his way he met an Ethiopian Enoch an important official in charge of all the treasury of the kandiki queen of Ethiopians this man had gone to Jerusalem to Worship in verse 28. and on his way home was sitting in his chair he had reading the book of Isaiah the prophet we know there was this man who was a gentile Bible says he was going to Jerusalem to worship and then on the way back he is next to the road he was sitting in his Chariot and Bible tells us not much about this man but something very important that he was reading the book of Isaiah is just from those two passages there's a human reading the word of God and he went to Jerusalem to worship tells us the following is it looks like he was seeking God he was being Gentile but he knew there's this God of Israel there was there was this Mighty God and they have this Temple that's why he went over there maybe to see it maybe to practice we don't know but Bible tells us he went there to worship is and then he was maybe he'll learn more about this God of Israel the prophets of Israel and he read this book from Isaiah is but we know this story doesn't stop here God sends Philip Philippa and he says go to this road you're going to find this man he goes to him he sits next to him and he asked him a question do you understand what are you reading do you understand what you are reading and then you know Philip explain it to him he was reading about Jesus he accepted crisis personal savior he's getting baptized in the water the soul is getting saved you know what's interesting what really touched me about this particular story is history is that when we seeking the Lord in our life will be seeking and we're asking a question and say Lord I would like to get you to know you I would like to see you more I would like to see your glory to see the move the holy spirit in my life those prayers didn't go away they just evaporate and gone stands by his word and he sends his sermons he says listen go to this person he needs he's looking for you and says he needs to know something that I want to tell him and you don't really touch my heart because when we read this word of God that is inspired by the holy spirit Bible says my word doesn't come empty back to me it has purpose it really touches God's heart he sends his servant he senses different situations in our life and he's speaking to us foreign read the word of God read the word of God it's nice slow version but hold on a second but this was written to Apostles this was written to churches or two thousand years but how does it apply to me right now in my situation today but just like this brother and he's standing right next to me Brothers he says when I Grew Older I realized that the answers are truly in the word of God you know what it was a a question that I had before the Lord and it was nothing about spiritual prosecutors he was doing covert time you know I remember was praying and I said Lord it would have been so much wonderful just like in the Old Testament I can just go to the prophet and he's going to tell me X Y and Z you do this and that yeah do this or that but I start going to the word of God you know I read more and the more hungry I say Lord I need an answer from you yes you know what it's not your store God did answer he pointed a verse in the word of God that gave the answer to my question is I remember you know there was this brother that is a huge example for me every time you have a conversation with him and it's about everyday stuff he's he will always have an answer but it was not just an answer because it was so wise and and he knew everything he would always answer the following um this morning when I was reading the word of God just like in that story this is what you need to do just like in just like Apostle Paul was saying this is what you need to be saying just like in that situation this is just very similar to you right now this is very very very exactly somewhere and he was such a blessing an example premiere answers are truly in the word of God and God responds when we seek for answers in his words can we say Amen have you received answers for your everyday questions in this book have you raise your hands and God is reminding us again you want answers to your questions and the last example I'd like to share with you book of Acts chapter 12 verse 12. actually let's read from four to five first time [Music] so when he had arrested him that means Herod and then he arrested Peter he put him in prison and he delivered him to four squads of soldiers to keep him intending to bring him before the people after Passover Peter was therefore kept in prison but constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church Peter was church was persecuted Bible says just a few verses about that brother Mark James I'm sorry he was killed President and then they arrest period they put him to jail [Music] so he went into this Darkness he went to this pit he went to this place with he is there by himself Assam and what church was doing at that time and in verse 5 you read but the church was earnestly praying but the church was earnlessly praying and then in verse 12 when Peter was delivered by the angel it is he comes to the house of Mary on pressure of and Bible says everybody will get it together they were praying stuff when he knocked on the door they didn't believe there was him and he was thinking to himself listen why didn't open the door I'm knocking it and instead of opening the door they went back and says listen it looks like there's a Peter at the door yes so they finally opened the doors and he joined those brothers and sisters they were praying sometimes life beats us up situations upstairs words of others but we hear from the word of God here maybe we just like Peter were placed into this those chains maybe we are there deep in that Darkness see no hope because everything is around us is against us but when there is someone praying God does Miracles you know what I noticed in my life isn't it when I pray God never answers the way I intended he always does it swaying this way and that way um it says wow wow wow do you see that have you seen that in your life foreign [Music] and she was praying for a long time God healed me yeah and she ended up having a surgery yeah she was so disappointed who says Lord but I was for you I was asking for your healing I want it for your Miracle yeah and here I am he what just went to the doctors to fix me but the first day she came from the hospital she has very high fever we had to take her back to the era the same Doctor Who did the surgery he touched the doctor he says the reason why you have a high fever temperature one of the stones got stuck and during the surgery and if you prayed until the morning that stone was gone I'm thinking to myself that doctor himself is he could not say listen I did a great job and I helped this lady at the doctor is because me and my wife we always could say Lord it is your Miracle it is your blessing it is your help and without you there's nothing we could have done Lord amen I mean that's what God does you know prayer is a mystery it is something so simple but it's so powerful you know it does something in his spiritual world we don't see and we don't understand but keep it in mind prayer is a communication but it's not just communication prayer malitra is a relationship prayer is relationship so when we have this communication and relationship with our heavenly father he responds his eyes are on us may this word of God will be encouragement to all you today let's just not forget London is a boy he hears us he wants to teach us he wants to have a relationship with you yesterday I'd like to invite you on your feet we'll have a prayer for needs let's come to him with faith just like in this last example about Peter maybe there is nothing you can do by yourself you know what I'll be honest with you this idea sometimes it's even hard to pray and if that's maybe you today we have our brothers and sisters we're gonna pray for you you know we greet each other he says may God bless you right and we're going to encourage each other in prayer right now whatever you pray or whatever your request is asking to pray for her husband Anthony and she's also asking to pray for her sinner Florida that God would open their hearts the God would open himself to them raise your hand with your request say it out loud before the Lord hallelujah sister Raya it's her birthday today brother Sergey her husband asking to pray for her the God blessing be upon you would you Melissa brought this to Stephen he has a praise report before the Lord but he's asking that God would encourage him further sister Natasha she's asking to pray for this lady by the name Masha she had a baby recently and also they did a Marian Marta event for her 16 year old daughter witnessing and they were very helpful you know thankful for what they did what they were able to hear so God would continue to work on their souls in their life for molehem said is she also has a praise report thanks God brother Roman he giving praise to the Lord that he is finally reunited with his family from Ukraine it's his first week here welcome we'll pray for them for their for their work and everything that is required usually when somebody comes from Ukraine is okay anybody else foreign [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] foreign foreign [Music] for you foreign uh um [Music] to ask you for a favor to make sure you write down your prayer requests and send them to the front it will save us some times leadership foreign it's going to be at 11 A.M on Saturday you know the the the church that this sister is from is started from prayer it's a heavy Focus there in Korea and she has a lot of testimonies and stories that she would like to share with us I'm not going to tell it speak about Korea she might be sharing herself please raise your hand who is looking to attend because we would like to know so we can prepare food accordingly This is 40 people okay we invite you all at 11 o'clock on Saturday remember that on October 22nd we will have a 25th year Church anniversary because uh brother Nikolai Priestess he is finishing up a few details to start a Viber group for the church and if you're not a member of a church officially you are welcome to join our church group please see brother Nicola prista so he can add you there is looking to open up a school for training for preachers it will happen only once a month two days on Saturday Friday night and Saturday morning and anyone who would interested please see myself brother Nikolai to register keep it in mind the school will also be translated into English I also recommend teachers for Sunday school to participate in these classes please see brother Nicola and give your phone number and very positive thing about those teachers they're going to be staying over for Sunday service that there will be ministering to us in home right after church we have a group of missionaries that are going to be going to a nursing home and reminder we have a youth service at 6 p.m you know my recommendation for every single one of you at least once take part in this ministry you might not be able to speak or participate but your presence is there for those people have a conversations it's my great desire for every one of you to participate he has got a few announcements about budget and then after that we have a prayer uh brothers and sisters time goes fast we are approaching the year of 2024 soon we would like to ask all the Departments together for a meeting so you can work out the budget for your department um yeah it's important to have a plan for your next for the next year and also all the budget that that is uh needs to be part of it peace be upon all

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