Give Jesus the Whole Cabinet of Life

You see, some of us have invited Jesus into the dresser, but we've kept the key. We've had we've let him look at certain drawers. We've let him bless certain drawers. We've let him touch certain drawers. But then there's places where we say, not that drawer, Lord. Not that relationship, not that habit, not that website, not that conversation, not that bitterness, God. I I I wanna hold on to that bitterness a little bit more, God. Not that bank account. Church, Jesus Christ is not looking for visitation rights. He came to establish lordship. [01:09:20] (63 seconds)  #StopLockingGodOut

the question tonight is not, do you have room for Jesus? The question is, does Jesus have all of you? That's the question. Does Jesus have all of you, or does he just have a drawer? Does he have two drawers? And you're holding on to the key to the rest. God wants all of you. We serve a God, the bible says, that is jealous. He doesn't want 99.9% of us. He doesn't want 99.99% of us. He wants a 100% of us. And when Jesus becomes the center of everything, I believe the mess starts becoming a miracle. [01:39:10] (47 seconds)  #AllInForJesus

God doesn't want a drawer, he wants the entire dresser. Jesus Christ did not die on a cross so he could rent a room in your life. He came to take possession of the whole entire house. means every part of it. You see, the problem with compartment Christianity, and let me tell you it's rampant, is that many Christians have a church drawer, a Sunday drawer, a worship drawer, a ministry drawer, But then they have a money drawer, a relationship drawer, an entertainment drawer, a business drawer. And they say, oh Jesus is not allowed in those drawers. Jesus will never be content being Lord of your Sunday while being absent from your Monday through Saturday. [01:16:38] (59 seconds)  #NoCompartmentFaith

God is not sitting in heaven counting his ranking. God is not asking was I number one today. What God is asking in your life and in my life is was I Lord of it? And there's a big difference. You see, God is not fighting for first place on your priority list. He's claiming ownership of the entire list. God wants to be the center. He's completing. He's competing. When Jesus is first, he's competing. And let me tell you church, that something is always going to be competing for that first place. But when Jesus Christ is center, he is governing. [01:15:39] (47 seconds)  #JesusLordOfEverything

I'm a human being just like you, with doubts, struggles. Facing thoughts of depression, going through all those things. I live those things too, but that's what keeps me. That's what keeps me saying, God, I don't I want my whole life in your hands because I can't handle if you only have one drawer or two drawers. Everybody wants resurrection, but nobody wants crucifixion. Everybody wants breakthrough, but nobody wants obedience. We love the promise, but we don't love the process. We love the crown, but we don't love the cross. We love the miracle, but we don't understand and love the surrender that precedes it. [01:34:10] (59 seconds)  #SurrenderBeforeMiracle

The devil doesn't come up to us and say, hey, here's some chains. I mean, that would be easy. We'd see them coming. Right? You know what the enemy does? doesn't just hand us the chain. He hands us the chain piece by piece, and he says, you build your own chain and then carry it. God cannot fully bless what you refuse to fully surrender. And the miracle is not when God opens heaven. The miracle is when we finally open up the joy. Church, the answer is not more programs. The answer is not more entertainment. The answer is not more religion. The answer is Jesus at the center. [01:37:37] (64 seconds)  #BreakChainsWithSurrender

Did you know that finances is the third most talked about topic in the entire bible. Did you know that? Right after Jesus is coming back, how many believe Jesus is coming back? Right after Jesus is coming back, the third most talked about topic in the bible finances and stewardship. So do you think it might be appropriate that we talk about it and we make it a priority? How many have asked God to bless don't put up your hands, but how many have asked God to bless your finances? I'm not afraid to put up my hand. I will. we never ask him to govern it. [01:18:56] (67 seconds)  #StewardshipMatters

But I'm saying this today out of a transparent heart and a heart before God because I want you to be blessed. I want you to experience the fullness of God's glory in your life. And I am tired of of people lining up literally, lining up saying, pastor, my life is falling apart. And then I look at their lives, and I begin to see that things are not according to God's word. And it's hard sometimes because it's like being the doctor and you know the medication is there, but the patient is not taking the medication. And let me tell you from a pastor's heart, it breaks my heart. The reason your lives are falling apart is because God does not have the entire cabinet of your life. He only has a drawer, and you're holding the keys to the rest. [01:24:19] (53 seconds)  #GiveHimTheKeys