Dig Your Own Well of Living Water

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National Hospital let's stand to our feet and praise our Lord [Music] foreign [Music] yes [Music] three more years [Music] wish Jesus [Music] [Music] please [Music] [Applause] possessions [Music] [Music] is [Music] supposed [Music] Dino [Music] shoes [Music] foreign [Music] had a son that was born to them and his name is Silas okay yes praise God let's pray and thank God for this child that was born and also that the Lord would strengthen their family is this and we'll pray that the Lord will bless this service today that's how the word says and in there is great truth and that's why we are here because we're waiting for a greater every one of us had the day of our birth is and every one of us are awaiting an even greater day the day where we meet and that's why the word of the Lord says rejoice in Psalms chapter 33 verse 1. for for the righteous it is good to say good yes maybe today you're not right with God it doesn't feel right to say good things but you could always repent and praise God and thank God that you have a great meeting with him awaiting let's pray about this is I mean I want to agree all of you those that are watching online those that are here greet one another may God bless all of us [Music] foreign [Music] Hallelujah foreign [Music] foreign [Music] what is [Music] foreign [Music] thank you I guess [Music] foreign [Music] senior foreign [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] birthday status [Music] stand and now such thing anymore [Music] something just songs [Music] oh nice songs [Music] foreign [Music] decrease [Music] volume [Music] now some states available [Music] [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] I mean it's not always dear family let's praise our Lord Jesus Christ how he's saying these wonderful words that I'm always in the love of God there's nothing better in our lives there's nothing better than always being in the love of God um I recently heard a testimony of one brother who went into Ukraine and they were gathering some money some pastors are going around taking collections to go there and build buildings in Ukraine em um and when I Was preparing I was thinking what is important for a person in their life is you know it's important to have a place where you live with it's important to have something to eat it's important to have clothes that you could put on Allah and it's very important to have water that you could drink and people that fast they know that you can go a long time without eating but if you don't drink water it's a lot harder it is and when your body doesn't have water even though your body can't work for very long and when I started looking on the internet about water and different things yes they showed the inside I found one website that's called the three Wells it doesn't say anything in there about the Bible or the word of God is but they analyze and they give feedback to those people that want to dig a well and they give an example they say nowadays there's very many Wells that are already dug down but a lot of them by themselves they begin to fill up by themselves they lose the water they have dirty water and they say if those people that they build and dig those Wells if they did it the right way then it would not have all those problems and the people that ask these Wells to be dug they see only the top they see only the beginning process but the ones that actually have to dig a lot of their responsibility is already under the ground foreign they're supposed to let the owner sometimes go down and control what they're doing down there and they say that the best case scenario this is to find a group of people that specializes in building to know about their reputation maybe if people give good feedback about them and it's very important to go to the places where they've already had their projects and see how those projects turned out and in my life I never thought of this the simple building of a well it is so difficult because all I thought that you had to do was to dig a very deep hole to get to the water and you already have water but in reality it's not when they begin to dig they have to reinforce the walls so that it doesn't collapse is and the deeper they go the bigger probability they have of reaching water and you have to be very careful so you don't miss those little springs that can have a little bit of water and sometimes they close them off and they keep going deeper and they can close off those Springs and dig a lot deeper and they'll never find any water and they're gonna put so much time and money into this is and the worst that can happen is when you get a company or a group of people that will be working for you and they're going to work for a very long time you're going to spend a lot of money on materials and you'll never find water and then you have that thought what do I do now you already used a lot of resources they've worked for a very long time since and then you stop and you don't know what to do next is now I want us to turn to the word of God I want to talk today about Isaac because you know there was a time where he lived together with his father and God blessed his father Abraham he was a rich man material God blessed him with a lot of money and he lived a long time in his life and he already passed away when he was 175 years old foreign and it says in the Bible in chapter 26 of Genesis in verse 1 it says these words foreign and we see that Isaac listened to the word of God and he did what was said [Music] and now I also want us to read verse 12 of this same chapter is there was a time in Isaac's life that came where they were reaping all the crops and God blessed him so much that they reaped a hundredfold and nowadays when people have businesses they invest ORS if they earn more than inflation it'll probably be about ten percent more than the money they invested that is a very big blessing but God blessed him so much more that the Philistines that were around them they became jealous of him and what did they do they began to fill in the wells that Abraham once dug and they began to argue among one another and now we come to the time where the king where they were asked them to leave their his land is because of all their arguing all the misunderstanding Isaac just took his things and he left Adam s and the first thing they began to do when they moved to a new place is they begin to dig Wells foreign and they didn't begin to dig new wells they began to find those Wells that were filled up that were already once there that Abraham once dug it is and realizing that they were once dug and then they were filled and they dug them out again the Shepherds were arguing with them the Shepherds would say this is our water it is and they would dig another well even there's no and they would again argue over that one as well and verse 22 is foreign when they decided to leave that place and from the beginning dig a well from that moment on nobody was able to argue with them they did this from the beginning from zero it was theirs and you know a lot of times we see our physical life like that and we can even look at it to our spiritual lives and in the physical in the time of Isaac they were digging out the old Wells that were once there is when he was walking he remembered when he was with his father how good water that was once in those Wells and when they would restore them and dig them out again he would even call them the same names that his father gave them but it didn't bring him any anything good and we can even look now to our spiritual life or even the days we live in right now is when we walk around and we remember the service of our fathers just those scientists would need that which is and maybe you think about that one church or that one place you lived and we come and we drink from that same well that we drink from many many years ago and we walk we come many many years we come to church and we remain the same Christians that we were up until that point and for the longest time in our lives nothing happens [Music] but it's interesting that the Bible says when Isaac went and he dug out a new well his own well after that moment God came to him and verse 24 of the same chapter continues in these words foreign [Music] foreign I understand that it's so wonderful it's so good to live in the memories of the old days but only those people that look for the word of God only those people that look for an encounter with God they don't live by someone or by something they get deep into the word of God they get deep into prayer and sooner or later in their life life comes a moment that they opened this living water for themselves yes it is not somebody else's it is not somebody else's good times it's not somebody else's testimony but it is their own personality the own personal thing that they live through is and I really like this place from the word of God and I want us to open the Gospel of John chapter 4 verse 6. and in his time when Jesus would walk around on this Earth he had an encounter with the Samaritan woman you know how I said before that Wells were very valuable in that time and when he came to that well it was called Jacob's well yesterday I'm gonna read from chapter 4 verse 6 and below palmsi foreign foreign [Music] vote foreign and we see a wonderful example in this new testament o this woman that came to the well for water is and many others came to that same place before her for that water is from the time of Jacob to that time many many generations had passed Allah but that Samaritan woman came to encounter Jesus is and from verse 13 Jesus says these words to her foreign foreign [Music] but Q and you can live by the faith of your father's Allah like I already said looking at our spiritual life if we look at the time of Abraham when he would go to those Wells they had good water but the generations would pass and for every person and sometimes for a whole generation they would have to dig their own well for the Samaritan woman it was wonderful to come and take this water the water was very good the water would quench The Thirst of many generations of people now but how wonderful Jesus made an example out of this moment of her encounter and when he's at that well he says if you only knew who you met here today and today in this service I want every single one of us so that we would have an encounter with God not only today not only tomorrow but receiving his word and receiving his faith is and so that from the our own heart would flow this living water [Music] and I always think about who was the Samaritan woman in that moment when she encountered Jesus sometimes we think that to have an encounter with Jesus you have to be perfect timaya's private you have to live the right way you have to fulfill the law and many different aspects that we could have looked at it and she didn't fulfill any of those things but we look and the Bible tells us all you have to do is tell Jesus give me that Living Water and I want our hearts to be that in that way that we look at ourselves every time we come before Jesus and we would remember that we don't need to be perfect to have an encounter with Jesus Christ just like God in his time would bless Abraham Isaac and Jacobs and we read the Bible a lot and we read a lot that is God is called the god of Abraham Isaac and Jacob but he was called their God for one reason every one of them had their own personal encounter with God so that today we could say Jesus Christ is our Lord you must encounter Jesus personally it's very wonderful to come to church just like coming to that well that they came Generations before us but just when you open in Jesus Christ that well of Living Water peace after that you will have a real encounter with the Living God I want to say one more thing and after that we will pray people began to dig Wells and look for God not when it was very good for them it wasn't when they were living in wonderful times but only when they had troubles in their lives just like Isaac when they were kicking him out of that land that he was living in his life forced him to make some sort of change maybe like Gideon who encountered God when it was very difficult when he was trying to make that food out of that wheat and when you feel in your life you have some sort of difficulties maybe you're suffering some loss then today is the best time for you to encounter Jesus because your heart today is more open and ready to receive Jesus I want to invite us to stand to our feet and will ask Jesus to give us that Living Water so that [Music] it wouldn't just be that we're filled with this living water Allah but people around us would be able to enjoy that same Living Water foreign foreign [Music] senior services sport the rubric is foreign foreign and I I want to share a poem with you that's called Jonah by a brother that I know very very good is and it's very interesting how it's written on one page in the Bible about Jonah is foreign and how God sends him to Nineveh and says go there and tell them they have 40 days until Nineveh is destroyed Jonah doesn't want to go and share about this he runs away from the Lord or at least he tries to run away from the Lord he buys a ticket on a boat to go the opposite direction and he falls asleep I know from very young ages from Sunday school you know about this story yeah to look at a few places in Jonah chapter 2 verse 3. I want to look at a few places in the Bible when he was already inside the belly of the fish he turns to the Lord and he knows that God hears him Jonah what are you saying you've turned away from God's word you ran away from what he told you to do and you're saying you know God hears you um but not just that he says I already see the Holy Temple is and in the last verse he says what I promised I will fulfill Ed Pavilion kit and God allowed the fish and the fish swallowed him and that fish it was almost like a taxi for Jonah Brothers is he tried to run away in the opposite direction but this fish took him and when it brought him back to land God told them again Jonah go to Nineveh in every circumstance of our life God wants to be praised and when these people on the boat knew why the storm came about them it says they were afraid and they praised God why was Jonah running from the face of the Lord um and he says he ran away in Jonah chapter 4 verse 2 he says I ran away from what you told me Lord because I knew you are merciful I knew you are gracious and I knew what I would preach and Nineveh would not come to pass and how often does it happen in our lives where we want God to be merciful and gracious to us but for everyone else we want God to follow the law s and we can talk more about this but right now I want to share a poem foreign foreign if true is the attack reviews foreign [Music] foreign [Music] foreign foreign foreign foreign foreign foreign foreign for it em not available foreign foreign foreign thank you praise God brothers and sisters it is Pleasant to be here with you today we were on vacation for a couple of weeks coming back home it's wonderful uh we're gonna have a couple of announcements for this week and we will have our love offerings for our church as tomorrow tomorrow Monday we will not have a prayer meeting just a reminder Saturday Wednesday 7 30 we will have our week midweek service [Music] and on Sunday we will have the Lord's Supper thank you prepare your heart and we're going to have a 40 Day of Prayer fasting yes as you can see in the screen is and next week we will have more announcements but as a reminder 10th of July through 18th of August for the day of prayer and fasting may God bless you yes she will sing and we're going to have her offerings thank you thank you foreign [Music] foreign [Music] yes [Music] thank you [Music] [Music] people [Music] born not the boys [Music] auditions [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] this is [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] praise God brothers and sisters the word that I'd like to share tonight today that God has placed in my heart do not give room to the devil isn't it you know it's an interesting theme and people ask this question can that happen a Believer a child of God and give room to the devil it seems counter-intuitive is let's open our Bibles to Ephesians chapter 4 is 24 through 32. 25. foreign and the question is but what is the process how does this happen and Pastor Paul writes to believers who are the children of God you've been born again baptized by the Holy Spirit gave a covenant through baptism is and it talks about people who had spiritual gifts the gifts of prophecies it seems like in that type of a church there should be no need at all children of God is there is by the Holy Spirit even prophesying in the name of Jesus Christ it's not just dates have said it seems like today Paul writes to these believersity and he writes above says and this is not how you accepted Christ and you have to work on some things out and one warning that Apostle Paul gives them is do not give room to the devil you go to some fortune teller or for some type of Witchcraft you know you come in contact with the spiritual world and some people think you might go to a bar or to a club whether it's on clean or unworthy things but Apostle Paul is writing to Believers as Believers you know we might not go to the bar or go drinking but there is a character for in a Believer [Music] allow the devil room into their believer's life can you imagine that all the spots are filled and there's one over there and the devil's sitting there yeah you know the Christ is on the throne of my heart but their little corner of my life the devil is sitting there is can this happen dear brothers and sisters yes or no it's not to talk yes a person who is possessed by the devil on the heart of that person rules the devil but a Believer it cannot be so routine a humanist bill of three aspects or spheres Spirit soul and Body Spirit is the holiness the devil cannot be there but he could find himself room in the outer courts you know people give this illustration of how can this happen and you might have heard this example the devil came to a a person a true master in a form of a person he goes I would like to come into your home all I want is one nail in a wall nothing else episode and left next time he comes back and when he sees the devil he goes no no I don't need you yeah I don't want anything else from you I just want to use my nail then he put his jacket on there then he put his uh his backpack and left he came back he wanted to throw everything out smelly stuff but he's not leaving he was because my nail is there he put his bed there and he took over the entire house and you can do anything with the Devil you know another translation is to give a little bit of foot room or a foot so somebody could stumble over it and I think you understand what the meaning of it you know as you try when you open up the door and then immediately you want to close it who wants to sleep in a house with an Open Door into the early 1990s in America you were able to do this and I believe this yes you know back then I'll leave the car wherever I parked it I would leave it open so that one time by the parking lot by my house somebody came and opened it is record my license everything that was in there but the thing the good thing about it you know the ones the things that I needed they didn't take but what I didn't they didn't take it as you know what when they were checking my wallet threw all my cards out through the whole Road I just walked behind them and picked it all up unless could happen in our spiritual life spiritual walk as well we are sleeping but the door is not maybe we went to the office to work but the door is open in our cars and but the word of God says do not give the devil a foothold he is like a Royal Line walking by to devour people and to destroy Victoria he is a the one who lies against the brothers accused of our brothers and the Bible says that we have to be on guard and do not give him a foothold is not give him an opportunity to find spot or a place in your heart to pray and to be in God to be in guard that the devil will not find any spots not just in my family in my home but in our church that there would be no room for the devil as we read the following or uh do not let the sun go down while you are still angry you know let's pause on this place for a moment you know in the English translation it says be angry but do not sin is in other words to be angry it is all right it is our natural reaction from our nature yeah and there can also be a holy or Godly anger foreign doesn't happen that often but yes it is possible but let's go back a little bit what type of category of people fall into the Trap or give allow the devil room have you ever questioned that or thought about it and first Peter foreign foreign minor your enemy devours Pals around like a royal um roaring lion looking for someone to devour you know in other words the devil is like a lion like a wild animals and the devil is like a roaring lion who is he usually what type of animal does he attack first the wounded who are offended yes you know the devil attacks the people who are offended and are wounded when there's unforgiveness or people who are not in peace with one another they will give room to the devil it is a series and a person who does not restore the relationship or their issues you know they allow room for the devil to come in you know as you heard this illustration when the two dogs would fight the owner will always know which one would win and he asked what is is a secret which how do you know L always what dog will win if it's nice and it's a simple a simple answer the one that I feed the one will be stronger and he will become Victorious sometimes in the word of God we we do find the answer is it talks about loving the word of God that you know spiritually it's like milk but that we could grow up spiritually in in him another category of people that the devil attacks is when they leave the The Collection or the body of Christ or they're alone [Music] what did he do it is when he was attacked Israel people who would he get the most you know from those people it was a very um he would attack the people who were behind everybody who were alone who were weak who were older it is and sometimes we see this in our spiritual life people who are not gathered together they are weak what are you doing they think they are strong but they are weak and this is where the devil catches them you know instead of going to church you go to the movies you know instead of going to a wonderful opportunities either to be um youth Fellowship together cell groups they go somewhere else which other people that are not Believers it is a wonderful food or opportunity for the Devil is and then going back to how in our anger can we give room to the devil as a reminder anger is in in motion that we have we have it's a neutral but it could be good or bad maybe you've never heard when I looked up and I made this conclusion for myself as God became angry Christ became angry it can be a holy anger is it is a reaction to lawlessness or sin yes and if there is no if we don't have that same reaction that there's something wrong with us eagerness or this Zeal for the works of God it eats me is a person come to the point that they feel this anger come upon him you know the only time this applies is when we're in that situation in anger applies it only applies to the interest of God but not our own when we stand for the word of God and we resist sin is not our own personal interest that we're trying to fulfill it's not uh um as a reminder again God created this feeling in our body is the same reaction is when we touch something hot we remove our hand pretty quickly you know and if there's any situation in my life it is okay for me to be angry or not please and the word of God says be angry but do not sin if you be and the Bible allows us and it shows us that we can have anger Allah but we cannot sin yeah what's the difference about when we get angry in a situation or to the point of sinning and allowing the Devil in a foothold in our life and let's look a little bit deeper foreign take note of this everyone should be quick to listen slow to speak and slow to become angry because human anger does not produce the righteousness of God's desires the word of God tells us if we do not control or work on our emotions they will become sin they can become sin there is a limit to it the word of God says the word of God forbids us in our anger when it grows into when we speak negative or we speak words that are not positive or is sin that is incorrect and the Bible tells us a time frame where we have to fix or control our emotions let me ask you how much time does God or the Bible gives us to fix our emotions or to control our emotions you know if they happen in the morning you have till eight or ten more hours to do it is if this happened right before Sunset you better fix it before you go to bed foreign [Music] do not have those emotions after you have been angered you will have don't get offended oh thank you do not be offended the situation happened with you and you showed your emotions don't be offended do not be offended you have no right to be offended you know to be angered not be that does not give you the right to be offended you could show your emotions but you cannot get offended and we have to understand this by the word of God that we could read that we've read about in Ephesians verse 23 I'm sorry 25. a hidden agenda or there's something that's been covered up there will be a problem people have to be honest and pure in their feelings and in their words and people cannot read our minds we have to tell them with love and compassion foreign by God's standards that gives room to the devil as well and people who do not forgive give the room to the devil as well it foreign you can't tell anybody else until you speak to him one-on-one next step is to talk to him with two or three Witnesses and if he does not listen and repent tell the church and he will be like a heathen is sometimes the first reaction we get when we get offended we pretend like nothing happened I am strong I can overcome like nothing happens underneath the carpet and it seems like the house is clean ERS and there's another category of people they will spill out everything that they had on their mind they would burn people down because whatever they were whatever the feelings that they had you know it's like the cattle who's on the stove when you with the lid clothes it's boiling but you keep the lid closed it was nice it seems like when you're holding it down it seems to be okay but a small little problem at in um home or in the family a problem did not resolved people did not have fellowship with one another and they're ready to for divorce or something you know Brothers do not degree uh discuss problems you know a little spark and it seems that the house is on fire and if we are having some issues we should voice them we have to tell them if we have a question that we did not receive an answer to you can lead to a foothold for the devil yeah I'll tell you an example somebody came up to a lady and said you dressed very nicely today she didn't say anything she just walked away you might have the same reaction the first time somebody tells you because when you have pure intentions that there's no uh underlining issues you don't give room to the devils and if somebody told you you look nice you have a nice dress what did you answer yeah thank you and you walk away do they only look good today not yesterday now she's offended the one who asked the question it didn't even come to his mind about this he was just given a compliment and there's a room for the devil sister on his speech the sisters who will love me who will need me even God doesn't love me but it's a serious question but simple what do I look nice today this is my my dress look beautiful yes it looks good thank you may God bless you there could be another situation in the whole church knows he's a player and now he's looking at his dress on her dresses how can he carry or be in Ministry if he gives somebody a woman a compliment because now we have a problem in the church and he is a and now you have a big problem just a small little example [Music] when you have unanswered questions will allow you to have bigger problems [Music] do not prolong with the feelings that you're having go and ask the questions you're not allowed to grow to the point that it will grow into negative emotions another issue is to attack the problem not the person and how important it is to control your emotions and not to elevate your voice Wrath [Music] strategy in a situation and I'll explain evil but do not see a brother who is as evil is you know our child can come to us and um they could tempt us the devil could tempt us through it is [Music] a wife or husband could be the one that the devil can try to come to you is and let's look at the example when Peter foreign foreign 23. Jesus turned to Peter uh get behind me said you are stumbling block to me you do not have the my in mind the concerns of God but merly human con concerns imagine this through Peter one of the love upon uh loved Apostles of Jesus the devil came to Jesus what did Jesus says he could say hey Peter you devil get away but he said no he said Satan get behind me he didn't reject Peter's nature do you see the difference we should not see or them as our wife or kids or somebody as the devil we should see it behind who is standing there it is not our brother it is it could be the devil that's coming trying to come through him and second and this is why Paul says to take on the full armor of God why that you can withstand all the attacks of the devil is and do not become do not be overcome by evil but become overcome evil by goodness another thing the evil wants to overcome to us and it will overcome when we do evil for evilness behind the brother stands the devil not the brother but the devil the enemy who's trying to attack we have to accept our brother but reject the devil and I would like to ask God God give me this wisdom to see in a spiritual world and to uh go on in battle in spiritual battle and another thing that helps us in our spiritual battles that behind all of this stands and if God allowed this into my life you know my question is not to my brother my sister or somebody but to God himself and like Joseph said this evil God turned it into and when we see this happen in our lives we have to ask and ask God for what is the purpose what are you trying to teach me in this situation and what kind of good can I get out of this situation it is a very important question it helps me my spiritual life that could help us overcome anything that happens in our lives and the last principle that I'd like to speak about is a huge talks [Music] your word should be to edify to build up we cannot regulate or control how people will react to us but we are responsible for our feelings or that evil that trying to penetrate on us we can't change the people or the actions of people but we can control our feelings or to that situation with these people and the word of God tells us be in peace with one another if it's applicable or possible for you in other words do everything possible on your side to be in peace with one another you heard or you heard something incorrectly have a meeting ask for forgiveness do everything possible from your side to do it to be in you know Jesus says pray and pray that you would not fall into temptation there can be many Temptations in our life the first of all is to take away on contrary we pay evil with blessing because you uh because this is you were called so that you may inherit a blessing yeah foreign pinpointed one location where anger or untrust comes into our life other things can be unforgiveness other things but this responsibility falls on us yes if there's something in your heart in the name of Jesus repentance resolve these questions today do not put them out for tomorrow if you you have old old pains or problems doesn't matter how old is do you find that person you know find that phone number do everything possible to live in peace towards you but do everything possible to live in peace remember you are a new creation in Christ we know Christ we we know him and we have to walk in him at the end of his life Christ said this and the the ruler of this kingdom is coming but he has nothing in me and we want us to stand on our feet with these kind of words foreign foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] foreign what is I mean foreign Hallelujah hallelujah praise God are you glad to be in the house of the Lord today for four weeks I haven't been in church I was visiting another church to remember with a few families who were in a conference called weekends and I learned a lot from myself and today coming to service we were thinking what kind of word will the Lord give us today and it says here do not be overcome by evil but overcome evil with good Romans chapter 12 verse 20. [Music] thank you for this gift that was given to us and you know I was really listening what God was saying we really value the old wisdom but God says I want to give a new blessing I believe that for every season of life God has a new evangelist Thomas are right now in a different Church serving we'll pray for them in their trip [Music] William and we received somebody sent us a message online miroslava is coming to America and they ask that God blesses their travels and if you have any need please share them right now you're in the right place brother has a Thanksgiving brother also has a Thanksgiving that the Lord kept him safe in their trip that's another Thanksgiving another Thanksgiving from Sister Francis 4th of July Church we're standing right at the entrance I don't know how about you but we our group has already invitations we're preparing to celebrate may God help us today listening to the word to go home there will be fireworks but if you have that yes if you have questions it's difficult to celebrate but we have God and God says that there's two birds in the sky flying and one of them will not fall without God we think it's only God's will when we fly because but even when we feel like we're reaching the ground God says even more if God remembers the birds he remembers [Music] foreign foreign [Music] needs a special prayer maybe today someone doesn't have full people the God says today if the father says the sun free the money indeed we look at this first of all if today you're not right today's the day to get right yes maybe that's not for ourselves but if you have worries in your heart and you're struggling and you're praying and today the brothers the ministers are ready to minister together with you yes we'll close our eyes and we'll continue to pray right at the entrance of this [Music] because when we pray foreign [Music] foreign I mean