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Just keep on praying for the Lord is now. Just keep on praying. [singing] Hear your call.

The Lord has prom us and his word is true. Just keep on praying. He'll answer you in the midnight hour.

of the Lord is now [singing] in the midnight hour. [singing] For the Lord has from [singing] above and his word is true. Just keep on praying.

[music] [singing] Here is the hill. Just keep on praying [singing] for the Lord. it now.

Just [singing] keep on praying. Hearing your cry for the Lord at [singing] us and [music] his word is true. Just keep on praying.

[music] [singing] He'll answer you. Don't you ever stop praying [singing] for the Lord now. Don't you ever stop praying [singing] in your cry.

Well, the Lord has promised and his word is true. Just keep on praying. He'll answer you.

We're going to do that just one more time. Don't you ever stop praying [singing] >> for the Lord now. Don't you ever stop praying.

[singing and music] Hear your cry. For the Lord have found us and his word is true. Just [music and singing] keep on praying.

He'll answer [singing] you. for the Lord [singing] now. Don't you ever stop praying.

Hear [singing] your cry. The Lord had promised and his word is true. [singing] Just keep on praying.

He'll answer you. >> Hallelujah. Glory.

Glory. Amen. >> We need to pray.

>> Amen. If my people >> call my name from heaven to be healed right now. I know we see it.

>> We see what's going on. We know what's going on in this world today. We got to come together.

We got to come together. He said, "Here's my We got to come together. >> We got to come together." That's what the Bible say.

That's what the word say. I understand. I'm saying what God told me to say.

>> Thank you, Dick Bernard. Actually, he gave the scripture right there. if my people called by my name would humble themselves.

>> So he he took that part from him, but that's okay. I love it. I love it.

>> That's exactly right. >> He said two or three. >> Amen.

Amen. Amen. >> Thank you, Lord.

says he did the scripture. I'm going to pray. >> Let let us pray.

>> Amen. >> Lord our God, we come to you thanking you. >> Thank you for all your many blessings.

>> Lord, >> Lord, you woke us up this morning and started us on our way. >> You didn't have to do it, >> but you did. Thank you, Father.

>> And Lord, we thank you so much. >> Thank you, Jesus. >> Lord, we realize if we had 10,000 tons, it wouldn't be enough to say thank you, >> but we're just going to continue to praise and honor your name.

We can't thank you enough, Lord, for all you do and what you continue to do and what you're going to do in the future. >> Bless you. Bless you.

>> And then Lord, we come to church this morning. You reminded us, keep on praying. >> Keep on talking to me.

>> Yes. >> Ask me for what you want. >> And Lord, we know you're delivered.

I know you're delivered, Lord. You delivered for me. When I needed you the most, >> you was right there.

You stepped in right on time. And I thank you, Lord, >> and I needed you. >> Lord, we just want to give you some honor, glory, and praise.

>> We don't never want to forget for all that you do for us. We thank you, Lord. >> Thank you, >> Lord.

Have mercy on our souls. Lord have mercy on this this country, >> this state and Lord have mercy on our church. >> And then Lord, we we come asking.

You said pray. So, we're going to pray and ask >> because we know if we don't ask, we don't get. >> But we're asking, Lord, that you comment to our hearts that we be the people that you would want us to be, >> cuz we need you right now, Lord.

Lord, >> just thanking you for your grace and mercy. We need you right now. >> Oh Lord, have mercy.

[music] >> Lord, bless your people. Bless this country. >> Bless this state.

>> And Lord, bless Boyd Hill. >> But then Lord, we're not greedy. We don't want you to just bless us.

We want you to bless all the churches. It's only one God. So we all come and hopefully to praise and do the same thing.

Give you all the honor and the glory >> cuz you deserve to be praised. [snorts] >> Just thank you Lord for all that you do and continue to do. Lord, bless the ones that's sick >> and shut in.

>> Yes. >> But Lord, we know with you, they are never shut out. Cuz you're a doctor that has never lost a patient.

>> Lord, the once that's in jail, your lawyer never lost a case. So bless them, take care of them, Lord. >> And then Lord, we always want to remember >> the Bereave families.

>> We know it's them now and it could be us before the sun go down. Lord, bless Bard Hill. Bless our church family.

Bless our pastor and his family. >> Yes. >> Bless each and everyone that's represented here in church.

>> Thank you, Jesus. >> Thank you for all that you do. >> Lord, we ask them all >> in your name.

>> Thank you, Jesus. This we ask [music] in your name. >> Amen.

>> We're going to want to thank you all for just praying and being right there with us during this devotion. And of course, we see our illustrous pastor has already stepped out. And I did say illustrious.

>> And Minister Dwayne is going to come forward and take us from here. >> Good morning. >> I was glad when they said unto me, let us come into the house of the Lord.

May we stand and read opening Psalm 329. I am thine, O Lord. I am Lord.

I have heard thy voice thy love to me. But I long to rise in the arms of [music] and be closer drawn to thee. Coming [singing and music] nearer, nearer blessed Lord to the cross where thou has [singing and music] coming nearer is the [music] Lord to [singing and music] break down by the Let my soul look [singing] up [music] with a steadfast and my will be lost in [music] draw me nearer blessed Lord to the cross where thou [music and singing] has died.

Draw me nearer nearer blessed Lord to thy precious bleing side. All the pure [singing] delight of a singer out there before thy throne I [music] stand. When I kneel [singing] in prayer will be [music] my God in commune as free.

Draw me near a blessed Lord to the cross where thou [music] has died. Draw me [singing] near a blessed Lord [music] to thy precious [singing] bleeding sign. There [music] are nails [singing] of love that I can't till I cross the narrow [singing and music] sea.

There a heist of joy where I may not be till I rest with peace with thee. [music and singing] Draw me nearer nearer [singing and music] blessed Lord to a cross where thou has died. Draw me nearer [singing] [music] nearer blessed Lord to thy precious [music and singing] son.

Amen. Amen. Amen.

Our morning prayer will be by Reverend Nelson. Our response reading will be by Brother Robert. Amen.

>> Amen. >> Draw me nearer, >> nearer, blessed Lord, >> to the cross >> where thou hast died. >> Our Father and our God, first of all, we just want to say thank you.

>> Thank you >> for allowing us another opportunity to come out and give you the praise. all the honor and all the glory. >> We thank you Lord for life, health and strength, wisdom, knowledge and understanding.

[snorts] >> We thank you for just being God and God all by yourself >> keeping us and giving us that that we stand in need of. >> But Lord, at this time we ask on be we come in the name of Jesus >> on behalf of this nation. We're asking, oh Lord, that you would touch the hearts, minds, >> spirits of our leaders >> that they might make decisions that are pleasing in the sight of God.

>> Yes, sir. >> We ask, oh Lord, that you would give them wisdom, give them knowledge, and give them understanding. Oh Lord, >> let them realize that every battle is not their battle.

>> Yes, Lord. >> Lord, then we ask that you would just touch our military. those that are in the >> army, navy, air force, marines, we ask that you would put a a robe of protection around them, Lord.

>> Keep them in good health and strength [music] and >> soundness of mind. >> And Lord, we ask that you just be with their families in times like these, Lord. >> Yes, Lord.

[singing] Let them know that you are God and God all by yourself. >> Yes, Lord. >> That you are able to do exceedingly and abundantly above anything that we could even ask or think.

>> Yes, Lord. >> Lord, put a a shield around your churches. >> Amen.

>> Amount uh around your men and women of God that they might be able to do those things that you've called them to [music] do the way that you've called them to do it. that you might get all the praise, all the honor, and all the glory. >> Just bless us, Lord, >> however you see fit.

>> And [music] we'll continue to give you the praise, the honor, and the glory. >> For you are so worthy, >> worthy to be praised. [music] >> For it's in Jesus name we pray.

[singing] >> And say amen. >> Amen. Great day to be in the house of the Lord.

>> Glad to see all y'all smiling faces. Amen. Amen.

We going to do the we're going to our responsible reading come from uh out of our back of our himnels 571. follow sometimes. We're going to begin at Lukeap 11, Matthew chapter 6 verses 5- 15.

>> So disciples wanted to know how to pray. So Jesus going to teach him, right? >> Amen.

>> It came to pass as uh he was praying in a certain place when he ceased One of the disciples said unto him, "Teach us to pray uh as John taught his disciples." >> And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may sil. >> But thou, when thou pray, into enter into thy closet. And when thou has shut the door, pray to thy father which is in secret.

And thy father which seeth the which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. But when you pray, use not repetitions as the heard much. >> Be not ye therefore like uh unto them, for your father knoweth what things ye have need of before ye ask.

After this, therefore pray, our father in heaven, be thy name. >> Thy kingdom come, thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven. >> Give us this day our daily bread.

>> And forgive us of our debt as we forgive our debtors. >> And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For th is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever.

Amen. >> All together. >> Amen.

>> Amen. Good morning, church. >> Praise the Lord.

Come on, let's give the Lord a hand clap of praise [applause] cuz he's worthy of all praises. As we enter into his gates, we enter his gates with thanksgiving. We enter this gate with praise is because God is so worthy to be praised.

He allowed us to get up this morning to come out to the house of worship one more time. We could have been dead sleeping in our grave, but he let us live to see another day. And we just thank God for that.

It's all [singing] right now. >> It's all right now. I turn [singing] it over to Jesus.

>> It's all right [singing] now. It's all right now. It's all [music and singing] right now.

I turn [singing] it over to Jesus. It's [music] all [singing] right now. It's all right now.

[music] >> It's all right. [screaming] >> [music] >> I turn it over to [music] Jesus. >> It's all right.

>> Oh, it's all right. [music] >> It's all right. [singing] >> I turn it over.

>> Turn it over [music] to Jesus. >> It's all right. It's all [music and singing] right now.

>> It's all right [singing] now. It's all right now. [music and singing] >> I turn it over to Jesus.

It's all [singing] right now. It's all right [singing] now. It's all right now.

I turn it [singing] over to [music] Jesus. It's all [singing] right now. It's all right now.

>> It's all [screaming] right. Oh, turn it over. >> Turn it over to Jesus.

It's all right. [screaming] It's all all right now. [music] [cheering] >> It's going to be all right.

Yes, [music] it will. [singing] I turn it over. >> Oh, [screaming] I turn it over.

>> I turn it over. It's all right. [screaming] It's all right.

[music] >> I come to let you know it's all right. Oh, I turned it over. [music] [singing] Lord, I turned it over.

[music] Yes, I did. I put it in the hand of the Lord. Yes, I did.

[music] No matter what you're going through right now, >> just turn it over. Turn it over. Turn it over.

Just turn it over. [music] >> It's all right. Lord is all right.

>> [music] >> No matter [singing] what the issue may be, [music] turn it over. >> When sickness come upon your body, just turn it over to the Lord right now. When you see like you can't go home, just turn it over to Jesus.

When you're backing against the wall, just turn it over, too. He'll be right there when you [music] need him. Turn it over.

Turn it over. Turn it over. Turn it over.

He'll make everything all right if he will. It's all right. >> [screaming] >> Turn it over.

>> I come to let you know no matter what you're going through, whatever your situation may be, just put it in the hands of the Lord right now, when you bring it down to the altar, just leave it right there. >> Turn it over. [screaming] over to [singing] Jesus.

>> Turn it over. [screaming] >> Turn it over [singing] to Jesus. >> It's all right.

[screaming] It's all right. [singing] >> It's all right. >> Turn it all.

[music and singing] >> It's all right. >> [music] >> Hallelujah. Hallelujah.

Hallelujah. Thank you, Lord. Just turn it over.

Turn it over. Just turn it over. >> Yeah.

[cheering] It's all right now. >> [cheering] >> overl [singing] I turn it over. >> I turn it over to Jesus.

[singing] >> Yeah. [singing and music] >> [cheering and applause] >> Turn it over to him. >> Yes, sir.

Work it out. >> Yes, you will. >> Give it to me.

>> Turn it [cheering] over. >> It's all right. God.

[cheering] [cheering] >> We try to fight Jesus fight, >> but we learn to turn it over to him. >> You go back to sleep. >> Yes, you will.

>> Turn it over to me. Thank you for that. [cheering] [applause] [cheering] >> It's all right now.

[cheering] >> I know it is. >> Somebody holding on to something right now. >> You [cheering and applause] need to turn it off.

>> Turn it off. stretch. >> You're working out.

>> Said, "I can do all things." >> All things. >> Not some, >> but all things. >> If you can, >> why are we holding on to glory?

>> Yes, sir. God answers your prayer. >> I don't give the world answer.

[cheering] >> Yes, sir. >> Good morning, Boyd Hill. Good morning, Boyd Hill.

>> What a mighty God we serve. >> Hallelujah. [cheering] >> Thank you, Lord.

>> Hallelujah. [music] >> Hallelujah. >> Thank you, Lord.

>> Thank you. >> You didn't have to do it. >> But I thank you, God.

>> Hallelujah. >> [cheering] >> Hallelujah. [music] Hey [music] Heat.

[music] Heat. >> [music] >> All right. All right.

Hallelujah. >> Amen. That's right.

That's how you work. That's how you work. >> That's how you work.

That's all right. >> Turn it over to him. >> Good morning again.

First, giving honor to God, Pastor Barbara, >> associate ministers, deacon trustees, members, and friends. Here are our announcements for today. Let us continue to pray for our sick and shut in members.

Added to our prayer list this week is Sister Bleecker Blake. Please keep her in your prayers. It is revival season and the hem choir and church family are getting their traveling shoes ready.

>> The Rosa Sharon Baptist Church annual revival begins today and we will help them celebrate at 2:00 this afternoon. >> Please refer to your bulletin for future visits in a August. Next week we would like for all members to attend the annual youth revival.

Please plan to come out and listen to the dynamic speakers on Tuesday and Wednesday. The dates are July the 28th and 29th. We hope to see everybody at 6:30 p.m.

The youth revival theme is we listen and we don't judge. Matthew 7:es 1-5. On Tuesday night, Reverend Kayn Mitchell, Minister Beance Lee, and Minister Donovan Bush will be the messengers.

On Wednesday night, Reverend Quay Hopkins, Reverend Ar Straoud, and Minister Taan Hope will bring messages to close out the youth revival. The chance auction for Little Miss Nola Lorn is August the 1st at the Richard E. Sanderford Life Center.

Ticket drop will be at 10 a.m. and the auction will begin at 11. Food will be available for purchase.

On Monday night, July the 20th, the deacons and trustees will meet at 700 p.m. The general church meeting will be the following week on July the 27th at 700 p.m. The combined choir asked me to convey to you that the gospel extravaganza scheduled for July the 31st has been cancelled.

The event will be rescheduled at a later time. At this time, we would like to acknowledge our visitors for today. We ask that you stand and give us your name.

No visitors today. Well, please know that you'll let me on behalf of Pastor Barbara and the entire church family, thank you for coming to church today. Have a blessed day in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

>> I just want to say next Sunday at 7:00. >> All right. You've heard the announcement and as I say again that help them out as much as you possibly can because when the visits return is going to benefit all of us and certainly that it's going to be a low a long road and I know the weather is hot and I know you say well when I get in the house when I come home from work or wherever, this is it.

But make the extra sacrifice to help support them. And you'd be surprised what all it's going to take for you to get in. We complain about as hot now, >> but the book I read say downstairs going to be harder.

And certainly I don't want no parts of downstairs. And uh let me say to you this, it may not sound may don't make no kind of sense, but I'd hate I'd hate for you to end up downstairs and you say, "I thought he was lying when he said that." And guess what? You're going to have to sing the song.

It's too late. And so let us be mindful now. Always remember the word says, >> the word says the world will be saved by the foolishness of preaching.

>> Not me, but it's the words. And a whole lot of things you hear now don't make no kind of sense. But in the end, you gonna find out what you call foolishness was what gonna cause you to get in uh coming up.

And I'm sure I got more can verify what I'm going to say. When I was coming up, many times my parents told me stuff. It did not make no sense at all to me.

But as when I became a man, it made a whole lot of sense. There's things that they told me as a child didn't make no sense at all. But when I got my children, then I understood what they were saying.

So what all am I saying to you today? Be mindful when you hear things before you get upset over it. analyze it out.

As I say so often, many times you leave here upset with me. But let me say to you, a lot of things I say, I get my order from up there and they hand it down to me. And a lot of time it don't make sense to me.

A lot of time I wonder why did I say that? But if you do as the spirit leads you to do, my ways are high above your ways. When we look at it through the eyes of Jesus, it's going to make a whole lot of sense.

God bless you. Heaven smile on you certainly. I see some of our members been out.

It's good to have you back again safe and sound. Good to see my nephew here this morning. Thank you so much again.

My brothers and sisters, let us continue to pray for one another. As I look around, I watch the news sometime I get so depressed >> because every time you turn around is us killing us and it ain't getting no better. >> We used to say it's happening in the north and happening over there.

They whole New York used to get plain. They saying everything was happening in New York. But let me say it's happening all over now.

It's so sad. Young and old is killing each other. >> So let us be mindful that time is winding up.

God bless you and heaven. Smile on you. The ushers are going to come now to make preparation for our tithe and our offering.

And let us not forget today is the third Sunday. Let us remember our scholarship. And as you go on your vacation, be mindful that death is still coming on vacation.

So all I'm saying is don't let your hair down too far on vacation and let him catch you with your work undone. >> Please all stand. Oh heavenly fathers, once again we come out into thy house, oh Lord.

Lord, thank you for the many blessings that you bestowed upon us this week, oh Lord. Lord, thank you for our health. Thank you for our strength, oh Lord.

Lord, thank you for the hot weather even we can feel. We know we're alive, oh Lord. Lord, we thank you.

We know we need rain, but we thankful for the heat, too, oh Lord, because without that, nothing would grow, oh Lord. Lord, it comes down to a portion of the program which so we can give a portion back what you've given to us, oh Lord. Let us give it in a cheerful heart, oh Lord, and a cheerful mind.

And bless the ones that have it to give, oh Lord. Bless the ones that don't have it. May they be blessed to have it to give next time, oh Lord.

These blessed eyes in your son Jesus name. Amen. >> Amen.

Good morning. >> Amen. I put one thing in the chat, but we going to do something else.

Amen. >> Amen. I put that in the chat last night kind of late, but then I took a little jump to Walmart and it was two white young men behind me.

One of them was ministering to the other and he was talking about how you find Jesus >> and and how Jesus come into your life. So I took that that God was speaking to me to >> Amen. God moves in mysterious ways, >> his wonders to perform.

>> Um, so we going to sing a little bit. Since I found Jesus, >> my whole life changed. >> I don't know about your life, >> but my life >> when I look back over mine, Since I found Jesus, >> my whole life has changed >> since I found Jesus.

My whole [singing] life is changing. >> You know he [music] [singing] >> Oh, he chang. >> My whole life.

>> My whole [music] life. >> Help me say my whole life is changed. >> Let's say it again, y'all.

Since I found Jesus, >> my whole life is changing. [singing] [music] Since I found Jesus, >> my whole life [music] has changed. >> You know he [music] >> my whole life.

>> My whole life is changing. [music] >> Listen to this y'all. I had friends and loved ones >> to walk and talk with me, but since I found my Jesus, they don't have no time for me.

[music] See the mean things they say don't make me feel bad. I can't miss the thing that I never had my life. has changed.

>> My life has changed. >> When I [music] think of the goodness of Jesus >> and all he's done for me, >> my soul cries [music] out. >> My soul cries out, God.

[music] My soul >> cries out. >> My soul >> cries out. >> See, he gave me a new walk.

Y'all >> has changed. >> He gave me a new thought. Has changed.

>> He regulated my mind. Oh, it changed. Oh, it changed.

Oh, it changed. He rearranged it [music] now. He reigned it.

He changed me. He reigned. Has changed.

Has changed. >> See, I'm glad about it. I'm glad about it.

I'm so glad he came into my life. [music] I'm so glad that he protects me. I'm so glad >> that he looks over me.

>> Oh, change my life. [music] >> Change my life. >> Change my [music] life.

>> Change my life. >> Change. >> Listen.

Since I found Jesus, >> my whole [music] life has changed. >> Since I found Jesus, [singing] [music] >> my whole life has changed. >> You know, he [music] >> Oh, he >> my whole life.

All [music] I >> Help me say [singing] >> one more time. Listen, >> I had friends and loved ones >> to walk and talk with me. But since I found my Jesus, y'all, they don't have no time for me.

But the mean things they say don't even make me feel [music] bad. I can't miss that old friend that I never had. My [music] life, my life has changed.

>> My life has changed. My life >> has changed. [music] >> My life >> My life >> has changed.

>> Has anybody's life >> changed? >> Has anybody's life God changed? [music] >> Has anybody over here life changed?

>> Has anybody over here have your life [music] changed? >> My life. My life >> change >> my life.

>> My life >> changed. >> And I thank you. >> My life.

>> I thank you. >> I thank you Lord. >> I thank you.

>> Listen. Since I found Jesus, >> my whole [music and singing] life is chang. >> Since I found Jesus, >> my [music] whole [singing] life is chang.

>> You know me. [music] >> My whole life. >> My whole life [singing] is help me say yeah.

My hope has changed. Yes, sir. >> Yes.

My life [music] [singing] has changed. >> My life has changed. >> My life has changed.

[singing] >> My life has changed. >> My life It's player time now. Disappointing.

Our service may begin. Talk to God on our behalf. Whatever you want from God, ask him.

We know it's revival season, Lord. Revive us, Lord. Revive us.

All our help come from thee. >> It's not my mother, not my father, but it's me, oh Lord. >> Our father and our God.

I thank you for Lord, waking us up early this morning. I hope not go down to the breakfast table without nobody feeding us. Father God, we count that as a bre from you.

Father God, Lord, I want you Lord to continue to look on our congregation. Father Lord I want you Lord to continue to look on the James Father continue the Lord to give him a word not what we want to hear but a word directly come from you because when we looking this world we realize that it get late in the evening and the sun is going down to Oh Lord, I thank you Lord for Lord the rail of the keeping of our life. Father God Lord I want you Lord to getting to our clients Father God Lord but most of all Lord let them live the life that they sing about we as preachers.

Let us live the life that we preach about. Let the ushers leave the life that they usher in the congregation about Father God. Bless our Bacon.

Bless our trusty that we may work together that we may get along with one another. Father God, what I want you to whoever here is let them hear what the spirit of God is saying to the church that we may read and say that our heart so burn and the Lord Jesus bow to us through his word in Jesus name. Amen.

Thank God. Amen. Amen.

This may be my last time. This may be my last time. This may be [singing] my last time.

>> Well, my last sing. [singing] This may be my last. It may be the last time.

I don't know. >> Well, I don't know. I just don't know.

Maybe my last [singing] time. I don't know. >> This [singing] may be my last time.

>> This [singing] may be my last time. my last [singing] time. I don't know.

>> Maybe the last time I pray a prayer. >> It may last. I don't know.

>> I said it may be my last time I pray a prayer. Oh, it may [singing] last. I don't know.

>> It could be my last time. [singing] >> I don't know. >> This may last.

>> Maybe my last time. I don't know. >> This may be my last [singing] time.

>> This may be my last [singing] time. This may be my last time. It may [singing] last.

I don't know. [applause] >> Well, I don't know. I just don't know.

>> I don't know. >> I said I don't know. >> I just don't know.

[singing] >> I don't know. >> I said this may be my [singing] last time. This may [singing] be my last time.

This may be my last time. It may [singing] be my last time. I don't know.

>> This may be the last time I sang my song. >> It may [singing] last. I don't know.

Maybe the last time I sang my song. >> It may [singing] be the last time. I don't know.

>> I want to say this may [singing] be my last time. This may [singing] be my last time. This may be my last time.

It may be [singing] my last time. I don't know. >> Oh, I don't know.

I just don't know. >> Maybe the last time. I don't know.

>> I said I don't know. >> I just don't know. [singing] >> My last time.

I don't know. Oh, this may [singing] be my last time. This may be my [singing] last time.

This may be my last [singing] time. May I don't know. >> I don't know.

I just don't know. Sorry, baby. [singing] I don't know.

>> I said I don't know. I just don't know. >> Oh, it may [singing] be my last time.

I don't know. This may [singing] be my last time. This may be [singing] my last time.

This may be my last. >> Praise God. [singing] >> I don't know.

[applause] >> Hallelujah. >> Hallelujah. >> Hallelujah.

last time. [singing] >> I don't know. >> I don't know.

>> Just don't know. >> It may [singing] last. I don't know.

>> I don't know. >> It may [singing] last. I don't know.

Whether you know it or not, >> that is a true song. >> We look good. We may feel good, but this could be >> our last time.

>> Somebody laid down last night with the intention of getting up this morning, >> but they someone had to take them up. This could be our last time. >> We really don't know.

>> For if I knew this was my last, I would give it all that I have. >> So that lets me know that I must work while it is day >> the night coming when no man can work. The people of God says amen.

>> Amen. >> Certainly we give all praises to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Let us say amen for our choirs this morning.

[applause] [cheering] >> And let us say amen for our men and ushers this morning. [applause and cheering] >> Again, we give all praises to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. And certainly just good to be in the number one time.

And my brothers and sisters, we better not take being in the number lightly because the song say this may be our last time. >> We really don't know. On next Sunday, we have a special guest coming in from Africa on next Sunday.

So, uh let us be mindful of that. He is coming on next Sunday. He will be a special guest.

I've been wrestling with his name and I ain't going even bother with it today. [laughter] I've had several people to try to tell me how to pronounce it, but I have problem in my own English and uh so but on next Sunday we will have uh our special guest will be a young man from Africa on next Sunday morning. He say, "Go ye into all of the world." And I tell people this, my desire is not to go to Africa.

Uh, but I try to help those that go. >> I have a friend of mine that goes each and every year and I always try to give her a little something. You know, we can't go, but we ought to help somebody to go.

>> That's right. you still being a blessing. He said, "Go ye into all of the world." And so on next Sunday, we will have special guest from Africa on next Sunday morning.

And someone asked, "Baba, how do you get tangled up in those things?" I said, "Well, uh, let me put it to you this way. Uh, we have to love everybody. >> I said, you got some people that just only love some, but we got to love everybody >> regardless of where they from, how they look.

We must love them just as we love ourselves. And you know, sometime when I think about this, say, love your neighbor as yourself. Sometime I kind of question that because the way I see some people treat themselves.

>> I really don't want them to treat me that way. >> Some people just have a knack of abusing themselves. But now I definitely don't want nobody to abuse me.

>> This morning we're not going to be long because I know you got to go to roll of sharing and I know us when there's eating going on, we like to be there. So, I'm not going to have you going out before I finish this morning. I'm going to give you enough time to get the rose of sharing to eat.

>> I'm being honest. I'm being honest. I told you I'm on my way to glory.

I don't have time to tell a whole bunch of lies now because life is short. >> And when I look at every time I look at someone going in around my age, it makes me think I don't know about you, but I pay closely attention when I see them going home in the 80s. I say, "Oh, Lord, they in my category." >> So, I don't have time for foolishness now.

>> First Thessalonia, the fifth chapter. 1 Thessalonians the 5th chapter beginning at the 16th, 17th, and 18th verse. 1 Thessalonians the 5th chapter beginning at the 16th verse, it says, "Rejoice ever more.

>> Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. And people of God says amen.

>> The 17th verse says pray without ceasing. >> Pray without ceasing. >> That's what we going to talk about for a few minutes.

Pray without ceasing. We must oppose any teaching that put good put that puts good Christianity out of reach of the average Christian. Anyone can be a good Christian.

All of us right now if we made a survey is a good Christian and sometime they say because I'm good I'm a Christian but I hate to hurt your feeling. The book that I read tells me good is not going to get you in. >> My word is what going to get you in.

And I realize I realize that a lot of us are good and we do good things. But we must realize must realize that when you accept Christ, you accept him to do good works. Once you get saved, your job is to do good works.

>> But the work does not save you. >> Amen. We must realize that when we work, we're not working for the pat on the back from the right and from the left.

I believe I believe that again I say again that once you are saved, you are saved to do good works and good works ought to come automatically when you get saved. And folks should not have to beg you to do good work. >> It it it troubles me when you got to ask folks five and six times to do something in the church and they claim that they are saved.

>> And it also troubles me when you are never satisfied in the church. Well, >> in the church you ought to find yourself satisfied over something. >> But some people are constantly complaining.

Not one Sunday, but every Sunday they find something wrong. It lets me know that you get up in the morning getting dressed to come to church to find something to complain about. >> Wow.

And some of us will come and leave with nothing because of the complaints that we have. But I love my favorite saying be because if you have the right spirit, you ain't looking for fault. >> Amen.

>> Amen. >> Jesus looks beyond our fault. And I don't care how holy, how sanctified you think you are, you got some fault.

>> Amen. >> And fall is nothing but sin. >> Yes.

>> And so I've discovered that if you come through the door looking for a blessing, God got a blessing for you. Amen. >> In In other words, in other words, the church ought to be like the hospital.

>> That's right. >> When you go to the hospital feeling bad, you don't want to come out feeling bad. >> When you go to the hospital, when you come out, you want to be feeling better than you went in.

>> Amen. So the church is God's hospital. >> And when you come in feeling bad, come in to be made feel better.

>> Amen. >> Now, now, now, uh, don't expect >> everybody to try to make you happy. >> That's right.

You got to do something >> for yourself. >> I can pray for you all day long till my tongue drop out. >> That's right.

>> But if you don't never open your mouth, >> nothing going to happen. >> Praying without ceasing. There's three little points I want to point out and I promise you we have finished.

Let us look at the context of this message. It say rejoice forever more. It will take a lot of praying.

Joy and prayer produce thanks. And do you not know we are not thankful enough? Look how God have blessed us.

Got more now than you ever had. >> Amen. And I guarantee you, I guarantee you somebody got up this morning say I ain't got nothing to wear.

>> Oh, I know I'm right. You don't have to say nothing. >> Amen.

>> Closet is full. >> Amen. >> I don't have nothing to wear.

If you call somebody today, why weren't you at the church, child? I didn't have nothing to wear. Boy, I've had it to happen.

>> Why wouldn't you at church? I didn't have nothing to wear. Either this was too big or too little.

It's always an excuse. But I believe the more you are thankful, the more God will do for you. >> That's right.

That's right. God wants to bless some of us more than we are blessed. >> Amen.

>> But we have not yet thanked him >> for what he's already done. >> And I've learned now the older I get, the more I realize that God's been good to me >> and the more I thank him >> for what he has done. Thank you, Lord.

>> It's sad we take so much for granted, >> but when we realize when we realize that what we have just a twinkling of an eye, >> it could all be over with. When we think about when we close our eyes in death, I don't care how rich you are. I don't care how fine a house you live in.

I don't care how fine a car you drive. It all going to be left behind. And guess what?

Folks are not going to take care of your things like you do. >> So I tell mine now I'm going enjoy mine now. >> I I I never shall forget my oldest daughter told me some many years ago and I never forgot it.

I was working three jobs. I came home one day. She said, "Daddy, why are you working all of them jobs?" I said, "Well, honey, I need this and you need that." She said, "Let me say this to you.

if you s work and save it all up for me my share. She said, "I ain't going to think about you don't work that hard for her." [laughter] She said, "Wherever I want to go, whatever I want to do, I'm going to do it." I thought about it. I said, "Well, James, [laughter] she done told me what she going to do with us.

[laughter] So, it's up to you what you going to do with yours." >> Amen. Amen. My wife get at me all the time.

>> How you don't need this? Why you going to do that? It's because I'm going to satisfy self while I can.

>> That's right. >> Folks going to satisfy themselves before they satisfy you. >> That's right.

>> But I'm talking about praying without ceasing. In other words, I'm saying in other words, I if if if you are thankful, more thankful, God will do more for you. >> That's right.

Amen. >> Then when I look at the contents of this message, I see a promise here. There is never an unacceptable time.

We can never pray too often. >> We can never pray too much. >> And you know, folks got a bad habit.

They come to church and say, "Well, it it it don't take all of that." >> If you realize how good God been to you, we ain't giving him nothing. >> And you hear me say this all the time. If God gave us the treatment that we give him, would none of us be here?

>> Amen. >> Amen. >> The big one some of the biggest excuses that we make is when it come time to do something for the Lord.

>> I go to work, back hurting, >> shoulder hurting, foot hurting, hand hurting, everything hurting. That's right. >> Sunday morning.

>> Sunday morning. >> Sunday morning. >> Sunday morning.

>> Oh, child. I can't go today. My head.

[laughter] >> But that ought to be the day that you walk out on God's word. Lord, going in your name. >> And let me say this.

Let me say this. You may not agree with what I'm saying. And I'm talking about what I do now.

>> I go when I don't feel like going. >> And when trouble started getting in my way, >> I said, Lord, you know. I went when I didn't feel like going.

>> If I've done anything pleasing in your sight, >> let me cash in >> on some of those days that I wept when I didn't feel like God. [cheering] [applause] >> And I am a living witness >> that God will pay you back. If you put money in the bank and let it stay there for a period of time, >> you get some, you know, some little interest.

>> When you put the time in for for the master, >> when you get there in and out, you got some interest you can draw. >> How much interest do you have? Ask yourself that question.

>> How much have I put in? >> The other day I had to laugh. I got a statement to say you gain one penny.

[laughter] >> And I thought about I and see now I when I read now I compare today myself with what I read. >> Okay, that was then, >> but what is it now? >> And I asked myself, how much have I put in to get interest from him?

How many times that you took time to go down on your knees? >> Yes, Lord. >> Well, you they don't go on the knees no more now.

But how much time you put in standing up? >> A lot of time most of us pray in the bed. Oh, I know I'm right.

>> You know why? Cuz I'm guilty. >> There's times I don't go on.

I mean, I pray in the day. >> I'm being honest. And you do, too.

You know, don't look at me. >> But he say every knee must bow >> and every tongue >> must confess. Amen.

>> And I say this in the absence of my nephew. Every time he prays, he goes on his feet. I've seen if you go to church, if he pray, he goes on his knee.

He said, "Uncle, I pray now on my knees." He said, "I can't see like I'm used to." He said, "Bog me because I can't go on my knees." I said to him, "God knows when you were able, you did it." >> If you do while you can, >> when you get to the place you can't do, God understands. >> But our problem is, we don't do when we can. >> It's sad.

when we got to wait till we get old. >> Yes. >> And here we come.

Lord, wish I could do this. I wish I could. But what did you do when you could?

>> Jesus. >> I must work while it is day. >> Uhhuh.

>> The night coming. >> Uhhuh. >> And not getting dark outside.

It's going to get night in our in our lives at 12:00 in the day. Yes. >> In other words, when you get to the place you cannot do nothing, how much can you do in the dark?

>> I must work while the sun is shining. >> And when the sun go down >> and I can't work, >> God understand. >> Yes.

I said we cannot pray too much. >> No, >> there's a precept here. Never abandon prayer.

>> Never stop praying for a particular thing. If there's something you want from God, keep praying. >> That's right.

Sometime we will pray for two days for something >> and I don't see no results I stop praying >> but this is a daily thing. >> Some of us will pray in the morning and we might pray at night >> but you need some noonday prayers. You need some 10:00, some 10:00 a.m.

prayers. >> I pray all through the day because I realize that time is winding up. >> Yes, it is.

>> I realize that I'm not here on my own. I realized that I'm only here by the grace of God. >> Say that.

>> Prayer >> develops a spirit of prayer. And my brothers and sisters, when we go on our knees, we ought to have a clear mind. >> In in other in other words, where when I go on my knees, Lord, I'm asking you now to clear up things for me.

Yes, >> I'm going on my knees because when I get up off of my knees >> or when I finish praying, I want things to be better. >> Don't pray with doubt. Pray believing that God's going to answer >> your prayer.

>> Yes. Yes. Oh, I'mma ask you, but I know you're going to say no.

>> Well, save yourself some time. >> That's right. >> Save yourself some time.

If you know the answer going to be no, don't ask. >> That's right. Amen.

>> Amen. >> If I ask you for something, I ask you to do something, >> I'm believing that you going to do it. you tell me no, but I ain't knowing what I'm going asking for you to say.

>> But when we pray, we ought to pray believing that God's going to answer our prayer. >> And you know the song say he may not come when you want him to come, but he's [screaming] always >> on time. >> Amen.

Oh, he's late as far as we're concerned. >> But what I like about him is he knows what we need and when we need it. >> Yes.

>> Yes. >> A lot of times our prayer is is wait. >> I know you need it, but you don't need it now.

Amen. >> I'm going to give it to you >> when you need it. >> And a lot of times and I'm guilty and you guilty.

I ask for something now. I don't need it till three, four weeks from now. >> Reason why I know that to be true because I'm asking for something now and this year ain't even matter.

I make preparation way ahead of time, not knowing that I may not even make it >> to that time. >> All right. All right.

And we have to be careful when we say Lord let your will >> be done. >> Let me tell you why I say that we have to be careful is because God's will is not always our will. Let me bring it close to home.

We got loved ones that are sick. >> We pray for them to be healed on this side. >> But God's will is the other side.

>> And we'll get upset because we were praying for them to get well. I wanted them to come back home, >> but you told me to let my will be done. And my will is to take them out of the situation that they are in.

>> And as I say all the time that we're selfish in a sense, >> loved ones pains racking their bodies. >> Eyes is jammed. >> We pray to hold on to them.

>> They'll tell you in a minute, I'm ready to go. >> Yes. We thinking in time to come back to the old house.

>> But they are talking about I'm ready to go home. >> I've taken so much. We don't feel what they feel.

>> But I'm glad I'm glad I'm glad that the book that I read says that I will not put any more on you than you're able to bear. And it makes no difference how many we love or how many loves us. When we get to the point that we can't take no more, he's going to do what he said.

>> Amen. >> Oh, I know that we go through a lot of sickness. This past week, I wasn't the best week as far as aches and pains, but I say, "Lord, you said >> Yeah.

>> that you wasn't going to put no more on me." >> That's right. >> That I'm able to bear. >> So, that let me know that what I was going through, >> I can bear it.

>> Because the God I serve don't lie. >> That's right. That's right.

>> Amen. So let me serve notice on some whatever you're going through. >> You able to handle it.

>> You don't know it, but you able to handle because I'm going back again. I will not put any more on you than you able to bear. >> We don't know what we going to have to go through before we get out of this world.

>> That's right. That's right. >> Sickness, heartache, pain, talked about, all of this we going to have to go through before we get out of here.

>> All of this, >> the age, the pain, >> all of this >> is what we going to have to go through. >> Amen. before we get out of here.

>> If we could talk to some of those who have gone on before us, >> they would tell you >> now I appreciate >> what I went through. That's what I had to go through in order to get to where I am now. >> All right.

All right. >> So, my brothers and sisters, I know none of us don't like pain, >> but thank God for the pain. >> Yes.

>> Whatever you're going through, thank God for whatever you're going through, >> cuz after a while, >> it'll all be over with. It's going to be >> And when you get home to glory, you're going to be surprised >> what caused you to get in. >> Don't you know if some of us going through pain, heartache, we'd be a mess.

>> Amen. >> Sometime God got to send us through something to teach us a lesson. >> Amen.

And it's sad to say that I believe I mean you may believe this. I believe that God sometime sends us through something to benefit somebody else. >> All right.

>> Jesus. >> And guess what? He has the right >> to do that.

That's right. >> You can let whoever you want drive your car. So if you paid for it, you in control of it.

>> Jesus >> paid the price for us >> on Calvary. >> He paid the price. And that wasn't an easy price to pay.

>> Look at how they treated him. He went through that because of the love that he had for you and I >> and we don't even appreciate it because we don't even give him the time that belongs to him. But but but I'm glad I'm glad I'm glad that >> he is a God that looks beyond our fault.

>> Yes. >> He sees our need. >> Yes, he does.

>> And God knows every one of our needs right now. >> He even know our wants. >> But I got news for you.

If he gave us all the things we want, we talking we think we in trouble. We would be in trouble. >> Amen.

>> Amen. Amen. >> But I'm glad I'm glad he knows how to answer our prayer.

>> I also see here caution. You know when you see that blanking light, it didn't say stop. It just say that's a caution light.

>> Never beware you can't pray. All right. >> Let your action >> begin toward that prayer.

God warns us what lies ahead of us. If we take the warning, all of us can identify with the fact that every now and then we set out to do something. And we hears that little voice.

>> Yeah. >> And we end up >> doing what we wanted to do. And as soon as it backfires on us, guess what?

Something told me not to do that. >> Amen. >> How many of us are guilty of that?

>> Amen. >> Some something told me not to do that, >> right? >> But that was that small still voice.

>> Uhhuh. >> The Holy Spirit telling you, "Don't do it. The Holy Spirit will lead and guide you into all truth.

>> Yes. >> And I know I'm guilty because many times I set out to do something and I hear that voice saying don't do it. I end up doing it.

Then guess what? Now I got to >> su >> because I didn't listen >> to that still soft voice. >> The Holy Spirit is not loud.

>> It's that still soft voice >> telling you >> don't do >> don't do. >> And let me close. Let me let me close.

Let me let me close. But here is the challenge. The Lord always deserves our praise and worship.

>> We always need a blessing. >> We are always in danger of temptation. That's right.

>> If you are a child of God and you never tempted, I'll show you something is wrong. >> If they tempted Jesus, you know they going to tempt us. >> Amen.

>> But what I like about it is that we got help because he said, "Look to the heels >> from which cometh your help." We always have a need. >> And not only a need, but we always have a want. >> There are always those who need your prayers, >> my prayers.

>> Yes, >> we always stand in need of prayer. >> Come on, pastor. And you to hear the song years ago.

I'm standing >> in the need of prayer. >> Not my mother, >> not my father, >> but it's me, oh Lord. >> I'm standing in the need of prayer.

Our churches stand in need of prayer. >> Not only our churches stand in need of prayer, >> but our nation >> stand in need of prayer. >> When I look at the news this past week, >> y'all's president >> need prayer.

And it's time now >> for us to come together. >> Go down on our knees >> and pray for the leaders >> of our country. >> For I read way said, "If my people >> are called by my name, [clears throat] >> if we are called by his name, It's time for us >> to come together and pray.

>> Yes. >> How many times that we run into a problem in the church >> instead of calling for >> it will work on the other side. >> Yes.

>> If you pray on this side, >> you can earn a seat on the other side. Yes. >> If you pray on this side, >> he'll open doors that been closed in your faith.

>> If you pray on >> this side, >> it will work after a while. >> When you go to the other side, you'll hear that voice saying, "Well done. >> Thy good and faithful serving." But you got to continue to pray on this side >> cuz if you wait >> till you get to the other side, >> I'm afraid you're not going to make it.

>> This is the dressing up room >> down here. >> You got to love >> on this side >> if you want to make it >> to the other side. >> That's right.

>> Yes. Yes, >> it's hot. >> It's hot.

>> But if you could call the rich man, >> the rich man would tell you >> is hotter >> downstairs >> than it is upstairs. >> He would tell to you that if you could just have >> somebody, >> not a glass of water, Yes. >> Not a picture of water >> just the tip >> of your fame >> and just let it cool >> my tongue.

>> So it got to be hot >> downstairs. >> But I'm so glad. >> Make no different how you treat me.

>> I'm going to treat you with love, >> peace, >> and in I don't want to >> go downstairs. >> The song say I don't want to >> be standing outside. >> You think it's hot now, >> but if you're standing on the outside, >> it's going to be worse.

>> I want Jesus to be standing right there to carry me where the wicked will cease from trouble. I want him to carry me well. That every day will be like Sunday.

If this is my last time, I want Jesus to take me where I can walk down the streets of gold. If this is my last time, I want to live so that Jesus will take me where I can sit down and rest a little while. I I want him to take me where they tell me that there is a tree that's good for the healing of the nation.

I want him to take me where they tell me that there is a bathing pool there. I can go and bathe my weary soul. I want him to take me where I can say Jesus uh I was down there.

I couldn't see you, but now I want to look you in the face and say, "Thank you for what you done. Thank you >> for my trials and tribulation. Thank you.

>> I made it over. Thank you >> that you were everything >> to me. >> Pray without ceasing." >> Hallelujah.

>> Pray all the time. Amen. >> Last, if you could call Daniel, Daniel would tell you if you pray >> when you're put in >> the lion's den.

We don't have the lion den, but folks can be your lion den. >> He'll let you lay down and sleep like a baby. If I could call a Hebrew boys right now, they will tell you that if you pray and be sincere that you can go in the fiery furnace and not only be there by yourself, but you have company to join you in the furnace.

If I could talk to Jonah right now, Jonah would tell you that he had to pray in the belly of this fish. But God brought him to the show. >> Come on.

That's what praying >> will do. >> It will open doors that been closed in your faith. >> Prayer will set that house, that home in order.

>> Prayer will bring that wondering child >> back home. >> Prayer can do >> what nothing else >> can do. God bless you.

Heaven smile on you. We don't know what you were looking for, but he let me know this morning. It's all right.

>> It's all right. Just do >> what I tell you to do. >> If they like it, it's all right.

>> If they don't like it, it's still all right. >> Because >> I want you to know >> they don't have no heaven >> to put you in, >> but they can cause you to go to hell. That's right.

>> Well, I'm a living witness. >> They can't put you into heaven, but they sure can cause you to go to hell. >> God bless you.

>> And heaven >> continue to smile on you as you stand on your feet. >> If that's and he said to you, if you're ashamed to own me before my father, >> I'll be ashamed. only before my father.

>> Will there be another? >> And if you've been away, >> you know it's time to come back home. >> Why don't you come?

>> All of us >> have strayed away. >> [chanting] >> But we serve a God that said, >> "If you stray away and come back to me, >> I open up my arms >> that you might come back. >> This may be the last invitation you get.

>> The next invitation might be death knocking on your door. >> Will there be another But work >> but work >> while day. >> The night is coming.

>> The night is coming. It shows you got up this morning. Night is coming.

>> It's a word. >> Will that be my day? He said, "If you come to me, >> I will in no wise cast you out." >> He said, "I don't care what you've done in life.

>> I don't care what you've done just before you come through these doors. [singing] >> But if you come to meorrow, >> I will know why you out. [singing] >> Yes, I'm going home.

When my [singing] days are done, >> I'm going home. When [singing] my days are done, >> there'll be noorrow. [singing] >> There'll be no tomorrow.

I'm going home [singing] [singing] next. >> Come on. I want to be able to ought to be laid out for you.

But if you have not amen >> died and rose Amen. >> And he's coming back home. He said, "I want you to see everybody.

But I have not invited you to come into my heart in your heart. >> Every day like >> guess what? I have to lift this chick by we >> [applause] >> Amen.

Amen. What did you do? I didn't ask you, >> but I didn't say not just the kill That's right.

>> I'm not asking her what she did. But when you accept >> whatever you >> in the church today you accept Christ. >> That's right.

Everybody, you really don't know what you do a little bit. But if you do all the things I've done, when I accepted Christ, >> no, >> it Y. [applause] Welcome home.

>> Amen. Let the church say. >> Let the church say, >> "Oh Lord, [music] >> my Lord, >> thank you Jesus.

[music] >> Thank you Jesus. [music] [singing] >> Thank you Jesus." [music] Oh Lord, [singing] >> my Lord. >> Going home now.

Going home now. [music] Going home now. [music] Oh Lord, my Lord, [music] our father and our God is again.

We thank you for what you have allowed us to do. Realizing there's nothing we can do except you give us the strength. We thank you right now for each and everyone that have made the effort to come today.

Don't let their coming be in vain. And as we make ready to vacate from this place, but not from your present. Continue to be a fence around us and no hurt, harm, or danger will get to us.

And then when we've done all that you sign our hearts and hands to do, not to high seat in glory, but wherever you place us in your kingdom, we'll be all right. >> For it's in your son Jesus name, we ask it all. Now may the grace of God, the sweet communion of his holy spirit.

>> May it rest rule and abide in his people now and forever more. Would you repeat after me? Create in me >> create in me >> clean heart.

a clean heart. >> Oh God. >> Oh God.

>> And renew. >> And renew >> the right spirit. >> The right spirit >> in all of us.

>> In all of us. >> And all the saints of God were saying. [music and singing] >> Amen.

[music and singing] >> Amen. [music] [singing] >> Shake hand with somebody. It might be the last handshake you