Choosing Christ: Reclaiming Control and Living Courageously
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"How do you do that? Number one, you do that by controlling your thoughts. That's right. You sit there and say, you know what? The things that I think about, the things that I study, the things that come into my spirit during this month is something that will be celebration and not anything that will be negative. So number one, you control your thoughts. Number two, you control your tongue during the month of March. That's right. Control your tongue. I want you to watch what you say during the month of March. Come on. The Bible says death and life is in the power of the tongue. That's right. Come on. I want you to say nothing but positive words. So not only are you thinking positive, but you're also, watch this, talking positive. That's how you drive the devil crazy, by how you think and then also by how you talk." [00:00:00]
"He knows that there's something going on on the inside of your spirit that you don't like, so he recognized that I must attack now or I won't be successful. Come on. He's not attacking you when you have faith. And, dear brothers and sisters, as a community, dear brothers and sisters, the devil and people who don't mean us any good is attacking us when we are at our weakest moments. He is attacking us when the divorce rate is high. He is attacking us when kids are fighting in school more than they are learning. He is attacking us by having Democrats no longer like Republicans. Uh -oh. He is attacking us by getting us to fight with our parents. He is attacking us by having us worried about our next paycheck. He is attacking us by making us ashamed of our skin color. The enemy is attacking us by allowing us as churches to fight each other over stupid and ignorant stuff." [00:02:00] (68 seconds)
"And, dear brothers and sisters, he is waiting when your faith is at its lowest. And it's just February, dear brothers and sisters. But for some of us, we felt like January was a trying month. Come on. We felt like we went through a lot. And it's just the beginning of the year. So now, all of a sudden, before the year gets good, our faith is already being tested. And watch this. The devil is attacking us when we are at the weakest. And it's just at the top of the year. Oh, the greatness of" [00:03:21] (39 seconds)
"This text is a reminder. This text is a reminder, dear brothers and sisters, to be mindful of the things that you are considering. Because if we be honest, dear brothers and sisters, when it comes to life, when it comes to dealing, there are many of us, dear brothers and sisters, have things in our lives that we have to deal with. Many of us, dear brothers and sisters, have decisions in our lives that we have to make. Come on. Because this passage of scripture brings us one step closer to the death of Jesus Christ. And not just the death, but the death of Christ on the cross of Calvary." [00:59:26] (46 seconds)
"Our Savior has been arrested by his enemies. Our Savior has been tried by the religious authorities, and they have condemned him. And his condemnation was based on the testimony of false witnesses and erroneous accusations. Come on. The Jews have sentenced our Savior to death, and that, dear brothers and sisters, is a pity. Why? Because this text, dear brothers and sisters, is a mirror of our own souls. Come on. This text is a mirror of how we, dear brothers and sisters, in our own spirit, in our own souls, sometimes choose the wrong thing. Come on. I know it, right? Because some of us chose wrong relationships. Some of us chose wrong jobs. Some of us chose wrong friends. And it is a mirror that, watch this. Sometimes we just make bad decisions." [01:00:24] (63 seconds)
"Sometimes we just choose the wrong direction to go. Come on. And here, dear brothers and sisters, we have to understand when we look at Jesus and what the people did to our Savior that day, sometimes we can see ourselves. Because here we have, dear brothers and sisters, this man named Pilate, who asked them, are you sure you want Barabbas? This man asked them, are we... sure this is the route, come on, you want to go? And dear brothers and sisters, why is that important? Because for some of you, your parents ask you, are you sure you want to go this route?" [01:01:49] (53 seconds)
"And here we have to where sometimes we've been asked and seen indications that we don't need to go this route, but yet we desire it so much, watch this, that we go anyway. Dear brothers and sisters, and we have to understand that even though this thing is taking place, there is still hope. Because one of the things, dear brothers and sisters, just to help drive this illustration even more, is one of the things that's taking place, which is a very unique thing, for some strange reason, is taking them for doggone a long time." [01:02:41] (40 seconds)
"And what God has done for some of us is that even though you're going the wrong way, even though there's signs sitting there and saying, don't go this way, He will make sure you get to your destination safely and ensure nobody gets in your way. And for some of you, that's grace and that's mercy because you know you've gone the wrong way. But grace and mercy have pulled people aside so that you can get to your destination safely. And the weird part about this, and I hate to use this, you know, in this type of math fashion, is that even though they chose wrong, it still worked out." [01:05:52] (40 seconds)
"And please understand this, dear brothers and sisters, these individuals made a bad decision. But yeah, they worked out. Boy, they're good. Come on, we are reminded in the scriptures in Genesis to where there was a man named Joseph. Who sat there and said, you meant it for evil. But God, come on, turned it around for my good. And please understand, there are people who meant it for your evil. But God turned it around for your good. And guess what? Some of you meant it for your own evil. But God still used it, come on, for your good." [01:07:31] (38 seconds)
"Because watch this, Barabbas committed an insurrection, meaning he was out there rioting. And while he was rioting, he committed murder. But yet, we have Jesus, an innocent man who ain't did nothing wrong. But yet, he found himself in the same situation. Isn't that weird that you do everything right? But yet, sometimes you find yourself dealing with the same problems, the same issues that every other folks that's doing wicked, evil stuff. You trying to go to church, you trying to tithe, you trying to read your work, them folks ain't, and it seems like you still in the same situation as them? Oh, y 'all trying to act brand new, like you ain't never questioning, what's the use of me doing this? Come on. And it seems like everybody else that ain't doing this is getting ahead." [01:11:02] (56 seconds)
"Come on. So, please understand this, dear brothers and sisters. Thank you. during this trial, the Roman leader named Pilate has examined Jesus and is convinced that he is innocent. So, Pilate takes a gamble, dear brothers and sisters, to try and free Jesus without any political backlash. We walk in the text. He is sitting there saying, all right, you all choose. Come on. So, it was Pilate's custom to release to the crowd a prisoner of their own choosing. But this happened during the feast. Y 'all got to pay attention. I hope you're taking notes." [01:11:42] (45 seconds)
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"He knows that there's something going on on the inside of your spirit that you don't like, so he recognized that I must attack now or I won't be successful. Come on. He's not attacking you when you have faith. And, dear brothers and sisters, as a community, dear brothers and sisters, the devil and people who don't mean us any good is attacking us when we are at our weakest moments. He is attacking us when the divorce rate is high. He is attacking us when kids are fighting in school more than they are learning. He is attacking us by having Democrats no longer like Republicans. Uh -oh. He is attacking us by getting us to fight with our parents. He is attacking us by having us worried about our next paycheck. He is attacking us by making us ashamed of our skin color. The enemy is attacking us by allowing us as churches to fight each other over stupid and ignorant stuff." [00:02:00] (68 seconds)
"And, dear brothers and sisters, he is waiting when your faith is at its lowest. And it's just February, dear brothers and sisters. But for some of us, we felt like January was a trying month. Come on. We felt like we went through a lot. And it's just the beginning of the year. So now, all of a sudden, before the year gets good, our faith is already being tested. And watch this. The devil is attacking us when we are at the weakest. And it's just at the top of the year. Oh, the greatness of" [00:03:21] (39 seconds)
"This text is a reminder. This text is a reminder, dear brothers and sisters, to be mindful of the things that you are considering. Because if we be honest, dear brothers and sisters, when it comes to life, when it comes to dealing, there are many of us, dear brothers and sisters, have things in our lives that we have to deal with. Many of us, dear brothers and sisters, have decisions in our lives that we have to make. Come on. Because this passage of scripture brings us one step closer to the death of Jesus Christ. And not just the death, but the death of Christ on the cross of Calvary." [00:59:26] (46 seconds)
"Our Savior has been arrested by his enemies. Our Savior has been tried by the religious authorities, and they have condemned him. And his condemnation was based on the testimony of false witnesses and erroneous accusations. Come on. The Jews have sentenced our Savior to death, and that, dear brothers and sisters, is a pity. Why? Because this text, dear brothers and sisters, is a mirror of our own souls. Come on. This text is a mirror of how we, dear brothers and sisters, in our own spirit, in our own souls, sometimes choose the wrong thing. Come on. I know it, right? Because some of us chose wrong relationships. Some of us chose wrong jobs. Some of us chose wrong friends. And it is a mirror that, watch this. Sometimes we just make bad decisions." [01:00:24] (63 seconds)
"Sometimes we just choose the wrong direction to go. Come on. And here, dear brothers and sisters, we have to understand when we look at Jesus and what the people did to our Savior that day, sometimes we can see ourselves. Because here we have, dear brothers and sisters, this man named Pilate, who asked them, are you sure you want Barabbas? This man asked them, are we... sure this is the route, come on, you want to go? And dear brothers and sisters, why is that important? Because for some of you, your parents ask you, are you sure you want to go this route?" [01:01:49] (53 seconds)
"And here we have to where sometimes we've been asked and seen indications that we don't need to go this route, but yet we desire it so much, watch this, that we go anyway. Dear brothers and sisters, and we have to understand that even though this thing is taking place, there is still hope. Because one of the things, dear brothers and sisters, just to help drive this illustration even more, is one of the things that's taking place, which is a very unique thing, for some strange reason, is taking them for doggone a long time." [01:02:41] (40 seconds)
"And what God has done for some of us is that even though you're going the wrong way, even though there's signs sitting there and saying, don't go this way, He will make sure you get to your destination safely and ensure nobody gets in your way. And for some of you, that's grace and that's mercy because you know you've gone the wrong way. But grace and mercy have pulled people aside so that you can get to your destination safely. And the weird part about this, and I hate to use this, you know, in this type of math fashion, is that even though they chose wrong, it still worked out." [01:05:52] (40 seconds)
"And please understand this, dear brothers and sisters, these individuals made a bad decision. But yeah, they worked out. Boy, they're good. Come on, we are reminded in the scriptures in Genesis to where there was a man named Joseph. Who sat there and said, you meant it for evil. But God, come on, turned it around for my good. And please understand, there are people who meant it for your evil. But God turned it around for your good. And guess what? Some of you meant it for your own evil. But God still used it, come on, for your good." [01:07:31] (38 seconds)
"Because watch this, Barabbas committed an insurrection, meaning he was out there rioting. And while he was rioting, he committed murder. But yet, we have Jesus, an innocent man who ain't did nothing wrong. But yet, he found himself in the same situation. Isn't that weird that you do everything right? But yet, sometimes you find yourself dealing with the same problems, the same issues that every other folks that's doing wicked, evil stuff. You trying to go to church, you trying to tithe, you trying to read your work, them folks ain't, and it seems like you still in the same situation as them? Oh, y 'all trying to act brand new, like you ain't never questioning, what's the use of me doing this? Come on. And it seems like everybody else that ain't doing this is getting ahead." [01:11:02] (56 seconds)
"Come on. So, please understand this, dear brothers and sisters. Thank you. during this trial, the Roman leader named Pilate has examined Jesus and is convinced that he is innocent. So, Pilate takes a gamble, dear brothers and sisters, to try and free Jesus without any political backlash. We walk in the text. He is sitting there saying, all right, you all choose. Come on. So, it was Pilate's custom to release to the crowd a prisoner of their own choosing. But this happened during the feast. Y 'all got to pay attention. I hope you're taking notes." [01:11:42] (45 seconds)
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