God's Restoration: Finding Hope Amidst Life's Challenges
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"When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dreamed. Then our mouths was filled with laughter and our tongue with shouts of joy. Then they said among the nations, the Lord has done great things for them. The Lord has done great things for us. We are glad." [01:04:26] (22 seconds)
"See, I'm crazy enough to believe that we still have a God that we serve specializes in showing up when our backs are against the wall. In our worst days, in our sleepless nights, our God shows up and makes ways out of no ways. The God we serve still opens doors for us that no one will be ever, ever able to close." [01:09:50] (22 seconds)
"And no matter what they were facing, no matter what they left behind at home, no matter what they were going through, they would sing one of these Psalms that was designed to be a Psalm of encouragement. See, because when you coming from the bottom and have to work your way up, that sometimes you got to encourage yourself." [01:15:28] (18 seconds)
"But when we realized that the Lord had restored us, our mouths were filled with laughter and our tongue with shouts of joy. You didn't hear me. I said that when we realized that God had restored us, my mouth was filled with laughter. Let me pause here. The reason I started laughing at my restoration is because there was some that wrote me off and said I would never make it." [01:21:43] (37 seconds)
"Listen to what he says, my mouth is filled with laughter, my tongue with shouts of joy. Don't miss this. Then he says, then they said, among the nations, the Lord has done great things for them. See, your shout is a testimony of the goodness of the Lord working in your life. Stop worrying about your neighbor. Sometimes you got to shout just because God is good." [01:20:20] (42 seconds)
"The Bible says, and the Lord has done great things for me, and I'm glad. And then the message picks it up and says, and now God, do it again. Y 'all didn't hear me. I said, the text says, and the Lord has done great things for me, and I'm glad about it. And now God, y 'all get out of my notes. Do it." [01:27:12] (34 seconds)
"The problem that we have is many times we focus on the wrong thing. We focus on the trial instead of the triumph. We focus on the mess instead of the Messiah. We focus on the valley instead of focusing on victory. Because if the Lord did it before, then I know he's going to do it again. The valley is just a conduit to my blessing." [01:29:41] (49 seconds)
"Okay let me let me read that one more time so those of us who left heavy hearted down and out depressed messed up jacked up toe up from the floor those of us that left out with heavy hearts because God doing great things in our life and because of how God loves us and how God has his hand of love and protection all over my life it says when I come back I'm coming back with laughter I may have left with tears in my eyes but when I come back I'm coming back with joy in my spirit that when I come back I want you to know I'm coming back with laughter because I came to tell somebody that every setback is just a set up for my comeback you didn't hear me." [01:31:31] (77 seconds)
"Your past does not eliminate you from a relationship with Jesus. Let's go old school. Every high, close. Every head, bow. I even want the ministers to go in the aisle. Go in the aisle. Go in the aisle. Every head bowed. Every eye closed. I'm the only one looking. This morning, if you know you need a relationship with Jesus Christ and you don't have one, right where you are, raise your hand." [01:42:28] (49 seconds)
"And so, Father, in the name of Jesus, touch every individual at this altar and bless as only you can bless. God, I thank you for what you're doing. And I thank you that you're doing it through me. And, God, I'm standing. It's hard on the promise that you won't put more on me than I can handle. Well, God, the load is heavy, but I'm standing because I trust you." [01:52:35] (44 seconds)
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"See, I'm crazy enough to believe that we still have a God that we serve specializes in showing up when our backs are against the wall. In our worst days, in our sleepless nights, our God shows up and makes ways out of no ways. The God we serve still opens doors for us that no one will be ever, ever able to close." [01:09:50] (22 seconds)
"And no matter what they were facing, no matter what they left behind at home, no matter what they were going through, they would sing one of these Psalms that was designed to be a Psalm of encouragement. See, because when you coming from the bottom and have to work your way up, that sometimes you got to encourage yourself." [01:15:28] (18 seconds)
"But when we realized that the Lord had restored us, our mouths were filled with laughter and our tongue with shouts of joy. You didn't hear me. I said that when we realized that God had restored us, my mouth was filled with laughter. Let me pause here. The reason I started laughing at my restoration is because there was some that wrote me off and said I would never make it." [01:21:43] (37 seconds)
"Listen to what he says, my mouth is filled with laughter, my tongue with shouts of joy. Don't miss this. Then he says, then they said, among the nations, the Lord has done great things for them. See, your shout is a testimony of the goodness of the Lord working in your life. Stop worrying about your neighbor. Sometimes you got to shout just because God is good." [01:20:20] (42 seconds)
"The Bible says, and the Lord has done great things for me, and I'm glad. And then the message picks it up and says, and now God, do it again. Y 'all didn't hear me. I said, the text says, and the Lord has done great things for me, and I'm glad about it. And now God, y 'all get out of my notes. Do it." [01:27:12] (34 seconds)
"The problem that we have is many times we focus on the wrong thing. We focus on the trial instead of the triumph. We focus on the mess instead of the Messiah. We focus on the valley instead of focusing on victory. Because if the Lord did it before, then I know he's going to do it again. The valley is just a conduit to my blessing." [01:29:41] (49 seconds)
"Okay let me let me read that one more time so those of us who left heavy hearted down and out depressed messed up jacked up toe up from the floor those of us that left out with heavy hearts because God doing great things in our life and because of how God loves us and how God has his hand of love and protection all over my life it says when I come back I'm coming back with laughter I may have left with tears in my eyes but when I come back I'm coming back with joy in my spirit that when I come back I want you to know I'm coming back with laughter because I came to tell somebody that every setback is just a set up for my comeback you didn't hear me." [01:31:31] (77 seconds)
"Your past does not eliminate you from a relationship with Jesus. Let's go old school. Every high, close. Every head, bow. I even want the ministers to go in the aisle. Go in the aisle. Go in the aisle. Every head bowed. Every eye closed. I'm the only one looking. This morning, if you know you need a relationship with Jesus Christ and you don't have one, right where you are, raise your hand." [01:42:28] (49 seconds)
"And so, Father, in the name of Jesus, touch every individual at this altar and bless as only you can bless. God, I thank you for what you're doing. And I thank you that you're doing it through me. And, God, I'm standing. It's hard on the promise that you won't put more on me than I can handle. Well, God, the load is heavy, but I'm standing because I trust you." [01:52:35] (44 seconds)
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