Baptism Sunday at FWC 4/26

You can do a lot for god and still not be with god. Busy hands don't always mean that you have a surrendered heart. It's like a couple who live in the same house but never spend time with one another. They might live in the same home but they can still be strangers. We have to take time to know the lord. Can I get an amen? Amen. To be in relationship with him, to talk to him, to listen to him, to trust him. [01:08:08] (38 seconds)  #heartNotHustle

But that's how our worship is if it doesn't have heart. Listen to me this morning. Amos chapter five verse 23 says this, away with the noise of your songs. John four twenty three says, true worshipers will worship in spirit and truth. See, god makes it real simple for us in scripture. God rejects worship that isn't real. You can sing the right song and still miss the holy spirit. Volume doesn't equal value. [01:03:16] (39 seconds)  #worshipInSpiritAndTruth

Somebody under the sound of my voice needs to hear this today. You can look spiritual and still be spiritually empty. It's like a blown up balloon. You look like you're full of something but it's really just air. See, god isn't moved by how loud your praise is if your life is quiet in obedience. And I love this quote that I I found. A stage actor can cry real tears, but it's still just a performance. [00:59:46] (36 seconds)  #authenticNotPerformance

My prayer is that we are actually ex what we actually experiencing here on a Sunday morning or on a Wednesday night or anytime that we gather together that is a real authentic move of god. Not a pastor, not a worship team, not a location, not a building. You see, god is not impressed with outward excitement. If inward devotion is missing. God wants your heart, not the hype. [00:55:01] (35 seconds)  #authenticMoveOfGod

Matthew chapter 21, Jesus has his triumphant entry and the they cry out Hosanna. They're ready to declare him king. They're ready to take on Rome. And then just a few days later, the crowd shouts, crucify him. A lot can change in just a matter of a few days. Hype, excitement, it's not all it's cracked up to be. The hype fades and the heart is revealed. The hype was loud on that Palm Sunday. Her heart showed up on Friday. [01:12:14] (43 seconds)  #hypeVsHeart

I believe god is speaking. I believe there's some here under the sound of my voice that need to give their life to Christ today. You need to ask Jesus into your heart. I believe there's some here that have been caught up in some type of hype, emotion, or gossip or religious ways. Maybe you've been guilty of just going through the motions, but your heart hasn't been in it today. God can change that. In Jesus name, he's going to this morning because Christ is calling out to us today. He's calling his people to repentance, realignment, and authentic devotion to him. [01:18:41] (47 seconds)  #comeToChristToday

And how will we know the heart of god if we don't read his word and we don't spend time with him? In the same way, god desires for us to include him and to fellowship with him so he knows our hearts and he can speak to our hearts and he can speak to our mind. I've been a part of ministry teams before where the calendar was so full of events and going on and and doings that there was no time to just seek the lord and to be refreshed by him. [01:08:45] (34 seconds)  #prioritizeQuietTime

And every one of those genres or styles, there's a difference between someone making music and someone making noise. In the same way, you can jump around during worship. You can lift your hands so high you touch the ceiling. You can fall to your knees, and none of those things are wrong unless you are doing it for show instead of for the love of the father. Hear me this morning. You can look the part but still not have what it takes. [01:02:01] (33 seconds)  #makeMusicNotNoise