Restoration Through Brokenness: Embracing God's Grace

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But it's time today that you encountered Jesus for yourself because when he walks into the situation the testimony of the father is this I went to others and they couldn't help maybe it's time you try Jesus for yourself maybe it's time you come to him with humility and openness and say Lord I'm broken I don't know what to do I don't know where to go all I know is I need you. [00:43:40] (31 seconds)  #AliveButDeadInside

``But the most distressing part of the story is not that it happened, that he was dropped and that he was crippled, is not that other people were speaking badly about him, but the tragedy is, he believed it. Because when the opportunity comes, when the salvation comes, when the mercy and the grace comes, his response is, a dead dog like me? Who told you you were a dead dog? Now I'm challenging something here today. I know we're talking about Mephibosheth, and I'm not going to say your name, because it's not my place to stand here and tell your stories, but I'm challenging something today. Who told you you were a dead dog? Who told you you were a good for nothing? I'm asking you a question here today, church. Who told you you couldn't? Who told you you would be the bottom and not the top? Who told you you would be the tail and not the head? Because in Jesus' name, I cancel every word that was spoken against you, because his word says you will be the head and not the tail, the top and not the bottom. [00:47:45] (68 seconds)  #ComeAsYouAreGrace

It's the scheme of Satan to make you think that it is beyond your control to make you think that life is happening and there's nothing you can do about it to make you think I've got the cancer and there's nothing I can do about it to make you think I've got this poverty and there's nothing I can do about it to make you think my father was a drunk my grandfather was a drunk there's nothing I can do about it and divorce runs in my family and everybody says this situation is as good as dead but God is resurrection and life and he walks in and he says I don't want you to believe the lie that there is situation that there is a problem that there is a circumstance that is beyond your control there is something you can do come to Jesus come to Jesus. [00:50:18] (50 seconds)  #NewSeasonOfHope

What an encouragement that even when we can't walk even when we are not able even when we don't have the strength God still says I will carry you I don't think God God help me God help me for every person who came crawling to church today for every person who had to struggle and grit your teeth just to get out of bed today for every person who sat here and raised your hands but felt unworthy on the inside God says in your weakness I'll be your strength and when you can't do it I'll carry you on my own if I have to. [00:51:18] (40 seconds)  #BreakTheChainsOfDestiny

And I know because of the pain that sometimes we just have to make ourselves numb otherwise how else would we function we just have to lock it away because if I really think about it and if I really want to face it I'd fall on the floor crying and never wake up I'd never leave my house Jesus looks at this boy and he doesn't speak abstractly about this he identifies the spirit behind what is going on and boldly I know there's a fire I know there's a water but I call you you spirit of dumbness and deafness and in the name of Jesus I call you to go. [00:57:19] (56 seconds)  #DivineSupportNetwork

And what a wonderful story. That for this boy and for Mephibosheth. Can you picture Mephibosheth? I know your eyes are closed, so it might be easier to imagine this. Yesterday, he was that cripple in Lodaba. Tonight he's having supper with the king. And can you imagine his chair being pushed up against the table? Just yesterday, I was that no good cripple. But now when I look to my right, there's Absalom. And when I look to my left, there's Solomon. And I'm seated with royalty here today. And when I'm tempted to feel like I don't belong here, what if they see my weaknesses? I look down and I see that my legs are pushed up against the table. My sins have been covered. Amen. My shame has been covered. Amen. [00:59:49] (67 seconds)  #CallOutTheDarkness

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