Stephanie Ike -Theres Power In Your Story

So today I'm you know, really excited about what we're discussing. And you know, always this it's so amazing. There was a time that pet was speaking and he defined what preaching is, and I loved it so much because he called it, you know, publishing a fresh word, right, So you're not you know, I write daily devotionals and people think that, you know, you could just pick one and talk about it, but you have to speak what is relevant to the people, and that's only through God. And so you're publishing, you're speaking forth where God is speaking in this time. And so in praying about today, what came to me was there's a power in your story. And when I saw that, I said, Lord, what is taking place today? What am I walking into? How is this message also connected to me? Because in everything we do, we are also partaking of the blessing right. And what I literally saw was there are a lot of doors that are going to be opening up for us. There's a lot of doors. There's a lot of platforms that God is going to send you to. But those doors and those platforms require all of you. You see, there are some things that have happened to majority, if not all, of the people in this building, in those watching on livestream, those that will watch later on. There are things that have happened to us. There are chapters that we would rather leave closed in our lives. There are things that we would rather not share with people. We can share it amongst friends, but we don't want to speak it amongst strangers. There are things that And the funny thing is that there's this passage and I believe it is Revelations twelve eleven, and it talks about how we overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the world of our testimony. And today I'm going to be focusing more on the world of our testimony. And you see that word can be broken down and it could be understood into different things, but I want to talk about it in terms of your It's the one thing I love about the Bible is it could have been what God could have ordain to be what we call the Bible. It could have been just a book full of things that God said, right, you know, Jesus' life from only his perspective. But when we look at the Bible, we see stories of people. You see, sometimes we are so quick to want to push you know, a word on the Bible on someone when their breakthrough and their deliverance might just be in you sharing your story. It might not be in you saying Psalm's one, and we're not saying that those things help, but it could be in you just saying I have been through this, and the way God brought me out of it, he will bring you out of it. And in that I want us to read this passage really quick, and it is in second Corinthians three three, and it says, and you show you know I'm away from here, and you show that you are a letter from Christ delivered by us, written not you know not, but with the spirit of the Living God, not on tablets of stone, but on tablets of human hearts. What I love about this is that the purpose of a letter right is to direct you to the sender. And now we are letters from Christ. And it's not on the tablets of stone. It's not things that have been recorded, but when these things are shared, it is written on the hearts of people. There are things that we have gone through that we can no longer hide in the places God is opening because He's opening doors with people that have current struggles that were your past struggles. And these are things that it's you know, the enemy connects it to a lot of shame and guilt and errors in our lives where we're so quick to condemn ourselves. And God is saying, no, I used every part of you for my glory. And the same way you have come out of this, you would lead people to break through. You will lead people to deliverance. And so I want us to read the story of a certain woman, and I want us to look at something as we read it. And it's in John four seven to thirty. Come on, Johan. So it says a woman from Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, give me a drink, for his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food. The Samaritan woman said to him, how is it that you, a Jew, asked for a drink from me, a woman of Samaria. For Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans. Now, the Jews and the Smarthians had their little I mean, you know, they didn't really get along. The Jews looked down upon them because they view the Samaritans as people that were kind of like half blood. They were not pure, you know, they were not purely Jewish. They served other gods. They didn't believe, you know, in the full they kind of focused on certain parts of the world, and not all parts of the world, but they looked down on them, right, So they didn't really get along. So she's asking him that question now, Jesus answered her. If you knew the gift of God and who it is that is saying to you, give me a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water. What I love about Jesus is that Jesus is well aware of the conflict, but that is not a hindrance in what he wants to do. Right. And so the woman said to him, Sir, you have nothing to draw water with, and the well is to his deep. Where do you get that living water? Are you greater than our father Jacob? He gave us the well and drank from it himself, and did his sons and his livestock. This is a whole different message, but will continue now. Jesus said to her, everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again. But whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life. The woman said to him, Sir, give me this water that I will not be thirsty or have to come here to draw water. Jesus said to her, Now this is interesting, he says, Go call your husband and come here. The woman answered him, I have no husband. Jesus said to her, you are right in saying I have no husband, for you have had five husbands, and the one she was, you know, an evangelist. Y'all will catch that later, he said, for you have had five husbands, and the one you now have is not your husband. What you have said is true, somebody say true, he said. What is so amazing is that the woman, first of all, she knows that the person I'm speaking to, without knowing that it's Jesus. She knows that this person is a Jew. Now Jews look down upon Samaritans. But she's still engaging in a conversation with him. And when he brings up the notion of you know, go and call your husband, receive this thing. This is a chapter of her life that I will think she would rather keep hidden. She has had because for her to even be honest in the first place to say I have no husband. She's opening herself to reveal her truth in that moment, and that's why Jesus said, what you have said is true. Right, But let's continue. We're going to go back to this. So where are we? This is verse what verses that nineteen? Okay, So what you have said is true. The woman said to him, Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet. Our Father's worshiped on this mountain. But you say that in Jerusalem is the place where people ought to worship. Jesus said to her, woman, believe me. The hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. You worship what you do not know. We worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. But the hour is coming, and now it's now here when the true worship will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. For the Father is seeking such people to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him was worshiping spirit and truth. The woman said to him, I know that Messiah is coming, he who is called Christ. When he comes, he will tell us all things. Jesus said to her, I who speak to you am he Now this passage I'm talking about, there's so many things that can come out of it. But what I want us to focus on is that the woman begins by opening her truth and Jesus is able to reveal his truth. You see, Jesus didn't reveal to anyone. Jesus was very funny. Sometimes they will ask him her question and they will say, are you the Christ? And he said, you have said so? He would he wouldn't really say, you know, there are certain times that he would reveal it. But what really stood out to me is that as this woman was open about her truth, he was open about his. You see, what God showed me with what is going to be taking place is that when we are open about things that we have gone through, we can attract people and cause breakthroughs in their lives. And see, there's a lot of people here. There are things that you're supposed to start, but you're kind of contemplating, or you're trying to find other people or whatever, because there are things that you would rather hide in your life. And so the confusion is not because you don't have the idea. The confusion is that you're trying to use something else to cover up the things that are supposed to be shown. And so let's continue really quick, and we're going to continue here. Okay, So twenty seven Just then his disciples came back. They marveled that he was talking with a woman. I'm like, did Jesus talk to any woman? But anyway, but no one said what do you seek or why are you talking with her? So the woman left her water jar and when away into the town and said to the people, come see a man who told me all that I have ever did. Can this be the Christ? It's so amazing because for her to go to the people, she's relaying the encounter they had. She's opening back wounds from failed marriages. She's opening back wounds from the fact that she's probably committing adultery right now, because Jesus tells her that the man you're even with now is not your husband. There is a point that he highlighted that because obviously they're doing things that maybe married couple should do, but he's not the husband. And so for her to go back and tell all these people these things, she's going to a place because when we read these stories, we can't just kind of run across from it. We have to understand that these were real people that had real struggles, that had real things that they had to deal with. And a woman that went through five marriages and now she's in another one that you know, not really your marriage, probably backing up or something, I don't know, but she had to reopen certain wounds. And she's telling these people these things right until we're in twenty nine, and they said, okay, come and see the man I told you all that stuff. Now thirty let's go to thirty. They went out of the town and were coming to him. Now let's jump right quick to verse thirty nine. Now, so many and so these are the people that obviously they went to the city and all that. She went to the city and she was sharing what you know, her encounter with Jesus. And now it says many Samaritans from that sound believed in him because of the woman's testimony. You see. The beautiful thing is that when we share study and if you know me, I'm someone who does not like to be open, you know, sesame type of person. You know, just hold it. And so the more that you know, whatever platform God brings you to, and there are things that just last Wednesday, there was a certain story I had to share and I'm like, Lord, no, and He's like, no, you have to. And it was amazing how the people that came up to me because of that story. And so there are certain things that when we share these things, because we're not saying that it happened based on our strength, We're not saying that we broke through based on our knowledge. We're saying that God helped us get through it. And so you're bringing people to him. And I'll say the amazing thing that they say, so because of the woman's testimony, worry, Yeah, he told me all that. No, We're not there. Yeah, he told me all that I've ever did. Are we there? Okay? So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them, and he stayed there two days, and many more believed because of his word. They said to the woman, it is no longer because of what she said that we believe for we have heard for ourselves and we know that this is indeed the savior of the world. Family today's message is very you know, compact. I think that's the word, because the whole purpose of this is we have to understand there are things, the things, the chapters in our lives that we want closed. These are the places that God is saying, I need you to open up, because through that people will come to me. Don't be so quick to want to throw scripture on a person without wanting to expose certain things that you have handled or you have I have brought you through you see some of us. There are some very pressing things because even in praying about Lord, what are the areas that you're talking about? And there were things with sexual abuse, there were things with watching your people that have watched their parents when you were desiring parents that would love you and care for you, you watch them over those And these are not areas in our lives that we want to say, you know, grab a mic and talk about in front of strangers. But God is saying, as you tell people how you got through it, I will be glorified and they will know that I can also help them, and indeed I will, and so very quick I want to even do something because we're talking about our testimony, and I want us to give testimonies. Okay, come on, somebody, anybody excited about that? And so, by the spirit of the Lord, I'm going to pick some people out because some of y'all might give a speech. And so I prayed on this and it's gonna be very quick people five minutes max. If I come and rub your back, that's a sign that you're going overboard, okay. And so. And please do not be we're mature in believers or mature believers. Do not be offended if I don't you know, say oh, yes you because it's just going by what God is leading, right, because this is to give examples in how our stories can actually be the message. And so if anyone has a testimony, please raise your hands and let the Lord lead us. Don't be shy. There's certain people that were really highlighted. If there's something you want to share about your life, the things you've been through, if there's something about how coming to this church has impacted you has transformed you. If there's something you have received there are messages that really did a whole ton around, and you want to share something and you want to share it to bless the people. Raise your hand up, Come on, somebody, we are looking out Jesus. There as some people that need to raise your hands up, and they don't want to because I know what the Lord is doing here, and somebody needs to raise their hands up. I'm gonna do this. Come on, somebody, we are doing this in five seconds. Is everyone's hands raised? If yes, praise the Lord because I'm about to go by the spirit of the Lord. Don't be shy. Literally, there is someone because as I as I go picking, I know there's someone in particular. Now there are two people I'm going to pick right, and so some people just leave your hand up. But there's someone in particular. And you know yourself, you actually came in today and there was something that was really tugging on your heart and you didn't know what it was, and you don't want to speak. You don't want to speak, but you know that you have to, but you don't want to put your hand up, and that in itself will be a testimony. Raise your hand. Come on, family, don't be shy. Now that hand is not up. It is not up. I don't want to I see the person too, but I don't want to call the name. I'm not sure if I know the name. But okay, let us pray because it's there's someone really in particular, and there's a lot of tug of war in here, Father God, even as we are called to share, Lord God, you have their specific people. And it's not because any one of us is more special than the other, but there are specific things that you want to be shared today and through their lives. And Lord God, I just break every every stronghold of fear, every stronghold, Lord God, we release that right now in the name of Jesus and Lord God. As every hand is raised up, indeed, all hands would be raised up that need to share, and these people would be picked out in the name of Jesus. Amen. Okay, testimony, time raise your hand if that is you. Come on, somebody, I see people. Understand, Lord, help me pick this person is not raising their hand up, but the Lord is with you. All right, look at Jesus. Wow, all right, now we are going by. Please raise your hand. Their hands are up. There were not up in the past minute. Unless you're not feeling lad Come on, Jesus, Come on, Jesus. I see people. I know. I'm like, Lord, lead me. Let me not do any kind of favoritism. Thank you, Lord, Thank. You, Lord. Amen, you know what I'm gonna get back to that. Thank you Lord, Thank you Lord, Thank you. Lord, come on, and there's someone who I don't want to just to call you out. Well, I'm looking at you. Raise your hand up if you know yourself. Literally, God wants this person to speak, and they don't want to speak. God wants this person to speak. Raise your hand. Come on now, thank you Lord, Amen, look at the Lord. So people, five minutes, okay, five minutes, let's go. H come on, Jesus, we got a couple. I know. I brought my husband with me because I've never shared this before in public, let alone to my family. But okay, so before I met my husband, we've been married for almost or now. I went through a time in my life where I was pretty much giving myself away to men that were not worthy, and I found myself taking advantage of that because I thought I was invincible and nothing could ever come from it. But I got pregnant, and without any thought behind that pregnancy, without any prayer, research or anything, I quickly resulted to getting an abortion. And so I did that, and this is something that's never crossed my mind. But long story short, while I was. Under the abortion scenario, I started praying and asking God for forgiveness and basically telling him you know your God over everything. If you can reverse this abortion, please do so, because I'll have this child. I'll know You'll make away. And the abortion happened, but God showed me something because I was like, why did he allow me to go through this? But it was because to show me the next level of an understanding of his grace and his love and his mercy. Even though I was walking in disobedience and walking and taking advantage of that. He's just his love is what covered me. And I just felt immediate forgiveness. And I didn't want to share it with anybody because I know people are sensitive around that topic. But if you've gone through that abortion and feel like you can't get married or you maybe can't have kids again or whatever, God can forgive any sin by the blood of Jesus. And I'm married and I plan on having children that someday. Wow, look at the Lord. Wow. If that blessed you, just keep clapping so beautiful. All right, now we got five minutes. What's going on? Everybody? My name is Paris. I really don't want to be up here right now and just be honest, but I'm from Chicago, so yeah, so my actually just moved out here, maybe like nine ten months ago, and I was on like com mission. I was on a journey. I wanted to be a singer songwriter. I wanted to be in the lights and all that. But so basically, I remember working at Capitol One Bank in Chicago. I had just started when I was eighteen years old, and I was going through so much. I was living actually with my grandparents at the time, and then I had to move with my mom and my stepdad. Right, So, my mom got a divorce with my dad when I was like maybe thirteen years old, and that really took a toll on me. So yeah, so I just couldn't deal with it, like another man being in, you know, with my mom in my house or whatnot. So I had left, I moved out, and I started living with my grandparents. So then I actually moved back with my mom, and I just started noticing certain things I just didn't My mom looked different, you know, she looked the same, but in the spirit she looked different. I felt like this man that she was with and was married to, she wasn't supposed to be married to. And I seen so much stuff that I never thought that I would be seeing, you know, like as far as like physical abuse and my mom doing certain things so that she didn't normally do and God would break you down. And before I even get into that, basically, I was still singing doing music that I knew I had no business doing. I had people coming up to me like, Yo, you're going to be a man of God. You're going to be singing for God. But I just kept going down this path because I was just so I had the spirit of pride was just gonna be so heavy. I wanted my lights, my name in lights. I just wanted attention because I didn't get that attention that I wanted. As a child. So you know, so people do certain things as they grow up because of where they came from and their upbringing, you know. So I just found myself wanting attention from other people, wanting to do this music that God told me not to do, just for that reason alone. So I'm going down that path, you know, singing doing good things or whatnot. And then I have to go home and deal with all this stress and drama. And I just remember, like sometimes sleeping in my car at like a start or like a grocery store because they're three o'clock four o'clock in the morning, they're arguing, and if I jump into it, I'm in the room. So I'm just like God, I don't know what to do. I was sleep in my car in the parking lot just to not be at home, just to get away from all the drama and the chaos. And I wasn't even close to God like that. It's so crazy, but He's always had my back, you know. It's just so crazy. So after all that, I used to hate my mom and hate my stepdad, and then I had to just recently just look back, like, yo, little do they know? They got me closer to God. You know, literally, they. Know that I have a relationship with God and I'm about to do great things for God just because of that situation alone. You know, God would break you down. He would break you down when you're not doing what you're supposed to be doing and when you're doing everything else. To just please your flesh. He would break you down. He'll let you go so far, but he would break you down and have you by yourself, so you can know it's only him that's getting you out. I'm telling you it was nobody. I had nobody. I had nobody in that car with me. I had nobody, but. I knew, but I had God and I've never shared. This is crazy right now. I can't even believe I'm doing this for real, But I just want everybody to know, regardless of where y'all come from, regardless of what y'all have been through, I'm telling you, he will break you down to the point that you have nobody but Him, and you can overcome. You can overcome. People in Chicago they look at me right now like yo, dude, like you look different, you act different, you talk different. This is God. It's nothing but God. I'm telling you. I had to go through something to get to something. And so many people pray to God and ask God for big things. Right, so many people pray to God and ask God for these. Big, huge dreams. In this big thing, God is not gonna give it to you if you're not ready. You know I had to go through all that to stay in here right now to be strong to go after what He really has for me. You know he's not He's a loving God, he's a loving father. He's not gonna sit up there and give you things that he know you're gonna go self destruct. He doesn't want to. He wants to give you the big blessing, but you got to go through something to get to something. I know. I'm probably over five minutes. I love y'all so much. Y'all keep God first, Okay. Wow wow wow wow? Wow? You see we aren't you blessed by that? Why aren't you just blessed by that? That is a letter, I mean letters from Christ? Right, that is what we're talking about. On one end, we see the first story, the first testimony, and the power in that. How many of us have felt that shame or guiltful decisions that we've made. How many of us? Wow? But look at the Lord right, God would always his grace. The word says that his grace is sufficient for us. It's sufficient. A lot of times we bring so much weight on ourselves because of the things we've done, and God is say, no, my grace has you covered, because in this you would heal so many people. How many people were healed by that? Look at that? And then we see we see the second testimony, and we see a life. I've been there, pursuing something that you have no business pursuing because of a lifestyle that would impress others. But not yourself. And you see that, and he talks about how God broke him down to be this person that he is today, and some of us were in this place of being broken down. Right, there are things that have been taken away because when God speaks that this is a year of reward, everything that is coming to you will come to you. And so I am just blessed by all these stories. Come on Jesus. Wow, amen, amen. And so what I would I don't know if we can do this, but I would love to do this because really, this is a tonight. It's gonna be a night of release, and we're gonna release a lot of things to God and say, you know, actually, let's pull up revelations. I didn't give that to you, but let's pull up revelations twelve eleven. I believe if we can pull that up really quick, because you see a lot of times and even for me, I have chapters in my life that I'm like, oh, no, we're just gonna shove that back there, right, And God is like, at the moment you don't expect it, He's like, I want you to speak on that now, and you can't say no. I mean you could, but you can't right. And so these are things that I also had to struggle with and even until now. And sometimes you feel so bare on you when you share something, you feel like people just took something from you. But that's the enemy lying to you. Because what you're doing is empowering people. There is power in your stories. And see this passage real quick. It says, and they have conquered him right by the blood of the lamp and by the word of their testimony. For they loved not their lives, even unto death. And you see that word, and when they talk about they love not their lives, you see there are times where Jesus would say, you have to leave everything to follow me. Right, it says that he who loves his life would lose it because the things that we want to say we want to cover up. It's an image that we're trying to protect over our lives. It's an image that I don't want people to know that I did this, or I did that, or I was the one who had done this. Right, there are things that we just don't want to now. I don't want to share that. You know how many people have ever played them? There was that game. Never have I ever and they say something and you know you have but you look in the room and you're still there standing Nah, that's not me right, And God is saying, I mean, it's just a random game, but these are things that he wants us to open up and family, that is the message. And tonight I want us to release things to God and say, God, I know this is a part of my life that I never want to speak about. I know there are parts of my life that I still when I think about it, I still wonder, God, why didn't you do something back then? God? Why did I have to go through this? But now I know that there is power in my story. Pet talks about something, as you know, he there's a message he talked about it. That's equity, right. There are things that you can help other people cash in on their victory. You can help other people cash in on their breakthrough because we're all called to serve people, and sometimes it's with the very life that you live that will serve others. There are things that I have learned not by something that someone taught me, but by someone simply sharing with me what they went through. And I said, you know what, because just because of the path that led to you saying yes to this, I'm empowered to say no to that. Are we together? So family, let's all rise up, please, and if somebody or the worship team would love to join me, if it's possible, maybe, if there are things, there are people here, and you're like God, I'm releasing the things that I thought were condemning, the things that I thought were shameful because I understand that there is power in my story. And if that is you, please come on down, come on down. If there are things that you hear today, if there are things and you're like God, I've been there, and to be honest, I'm still there. I'm still looking at parts of my life as shameful, but I understand that your grace is sufficient for me. Come on down, Come on down. M And there's some of you. It's like you're you're you're feeling a little bit like uneasy. It's like there's a burden in your heart and that's the It's like the Holy Spirit is just tugging at you. And if you if you understand what I'm saying, just come down, just come down. Amen. Amen, Amen, mhm, Amen, Thank you God, Thank you God. Wow, God is doing something so powerful today, family so powerful, you see, the one thing when we can release guilt and shame, you become unstoppable because the only thing you can be running. And when the enemy starts trying to remind you of things, it slows you down. And you see, even from a young age, he attacks you in areas that God has called you to serve, because those things would be almost as a stronghold against the very things that you've been called to do. And so if even as I'm saying that you, how do I explain what I'm saying that touches you in a certain way? Come on down. It's like, there are places that God has called you. Amen, there are places that God has called you. But the things that you suffered are the things that you encountered in your childhood. Has cost you to say. I don't think it is me. I don't think amen, Come on down, just keep coming. I don't think I'm the one that has been called to do this thing. I don't think it is me. That is a lie straight from Hell. And the beautiful thing, the beautiful thing is that Jesus conquered it all. You see so many times we give the enemy so much credit but he's already been defeated. And so everything in your past it's not something to hide, it's something to share. The glory of God that God you brought me through this. You see, the very fact that you're here, or you're watching this, or you'll be watching this is a testament to God's goodness in your life. Some of you shouldn't be here, amen, some of you should not be here, but you are here. You see, so many times we focus, we focus on what could have happened. You see, I tell my mom this all the time. I say, we either focus on the weapons that are forming, or we focus on the fact that God said they would not prosper. And so it does not matter what you went through. The fact of the matter is that God's hand is on your life, and he has brought you this far and He will take you further if you continue to trust Him. And even that war, trusting God resonates with you. Come on down, Amen, come on down, come on down, come on down. You see. Wow, you see there's someone, not even a couple people, and you've been tugging, you've been It's almost like, even as we talk about trust, you're here today to be here but there's like things you have against God, and I don't know if it's connected to like a death that took place in your family. And there's a lot of resentment you have towards God. But he's saying that I use all things for your good. And there are things that you might not understand now, but trust me, God is gonna work everything in your favor. Give him another chance. Let him speak to you. If that is you, come down, If that is you, Amen, Amen, I see you, I see you. You see. Relationship with God is one of the most beautiful things. I lost my father as a baby, and I thought that I was like God, why I'm watching all these people with two parents, Why did I have to lose him? And again understanding, But one of the most beautiful things. Even in that moment, God raised me. I might have lost my earthly father, but I got to know my heavenly father. Everything works for your good, family, everything, everything, and some of you. You want to just get closer. You want to just rebuild that relationship with God because you have misunderstood him, You have misunderstood his ways, you have misunderstood his character, and that cost distance in your relationship. It's like I see you here, and Jesus is here, and he's like bringing an arm to you. But you're just like chilling. You're like, nah, man, I'm cold, you know. But he's like, no, I want to show you my love for you. I want to show you that someone is still out there. Come on down, come on down, Come on down. Amen, Amen, Amen, can you know can we sing that Take Everything song? Anybody from the worship team, Come on somebody. This is a night of release, family, a night of release, and we're gonna sing it and we're gonna pray out. Amen. All right, thank you Lord, And if we could all have our eyes closed. This is not just to sing. It's a prayer. It's a prayer in itself. Take in me. I don't. I told me. God me, and don't. Go told me. God. I just swoll you. I just swoll you. I don't sawty, I just saw should. I just swolly it. Just slow you. Take I don't walk, I don't mean. God, sit it out. And I don't want I don't be. Saying every I all the time seeing. Jeez day Yeah, I don't mean. Let's say I just SWI. I just swat you. I just swallow you. Here is. I just want you. We just swallow you. I just swat you. I just swall you. I just want you. Some one together we say. Taby, I'm your taby, I'm your. I just swallow you. I just spawn you. Say gave me. Of yours, take me. On yours, and just swawy and just spawny. Go take me of your take me your jose on you. I just swawny. Ey. I don't walk. I don't need. God say take everything I want. I don't want. It every day along, take along. Like everything we want to know your heart. Amen. Wow. You know it's so beautiful because as she was singing, literally it's like the burdens of people were being lifted. The burdens of people were being lifted. Wow, Wow, God, you see family, Jesus said that my yoke is easy and it is light. And what I love about that song is that we are giving our all to God to use it however he says fit, because all we want is him to glorify his name above everything else. On Sunday, Phil Monty, if you are not here, that is such a powerful message. And you talked about fear, because it's there's so much fear attached to Should I say this? Should I not say this? For the people gonna think of me? But you are gonna glorify him. It's gonna be so powerful, family, so powerful. Let us pray. Wow, even that in itself is just a beautiful prayer. But let all eyes remain closed. Thank you, Lord for tonight, Thank you Lord for tonight. Wow Wow. Release in the atmosphere, Release in the atmosphere. We would not we would not carry the weight of our past because there's something so beautiful that it's happening right now. Lord. We would focus on what you are doing. We would focus on how you use everything for our good. We would make mistakes, but you you know how to package it all for perfection. You know how to package it all to bring glory to your name. And so Lord God, we release and we give it to you. Lord. We give you everything. Everything. We will not hold back. We're not gonna question why did this happen and why did that happen, because we're gonna trust you. We're gonna trust the plans that you have for our lives. And even the place is where the enemy thought he had us, he doesn't even understand that that very thing will be used to bring more to Christ. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you Jesus, because you defer defeated him already. You defeated him already, and so we're not gonna give him any more power that he should not have. In the name of Jesus. We're not gonna bring ourselves down any longer, but we are gonna march with confidence, courage, and boldness and do the things that you have called us to do. We're not gonna disqualify ourselves because you have called us qualified. Thank you Jesus for what you're doing in this house, and as we continue to worship Lord, take everything, and we give that with an open heart in Jesus' name, Namen