Sermon || Pastor Sifiso Twala || These things I have spoken to you

we find ourselves standing at the gate between the old and the new year bear with me here those who are spiritual know that there are various gates in the realms of believers need to engage with in order to walk the word of god experientially we speak the word of god but we don't see it so there is a need to engage certain spiritual gates [00:02:37] (68 seconds)  #EngageTheSpiritualGates

is the church of god with me so the gates were the points of access when you read the book in the book of kings chapter 7 we see the poverty and the shame of samaria was orchestrated at the gate when the syrians were fighting against israel their strategy was not to go in and but they just came and packed at the gate of samaria so the prairie was supposed to leave samaria were not going out there was a great famine in samaria because the gate was sealed [00:06:38] (60 seconds)  #GatesArePointsOfAccess

So it is very important what we are carrying into this new year. So that our year can be better than the previous one. And I believe with the greatest and the most important thing that one can carry into a new year. It is a word from the Lord. Because it matters what you carry into the year. [00:27:32] (30 seconds)  #WordMattersInNewYear

And I believe with the greatest and the most important thing that one can carry into a new year. It is a word from the Lord. Because it matters what you carry into the year. If you are going to heaven a year of impact. Because the point is not crossing over. The point is becoming impactful in the cross over. We are not going there to be a number. But we are going to 2026 to make things count. And maybe the saddest thing. Is to be in the presence where the word is given. But we receive it with a careless attitude. [00:27:45] (55 seconds)  #CarryTheWordIntoNewYear

Jesus stood at the edge of the lake. And he said to his disciples, let us cross over to the other side. They received a word for the other side. But they received it with a careless attitude. It is not like Jesus did not know that the stone was going to come. It is not that Jesus did not know that they were going to nearly drown. But Jesus knew that he had given them a word. That we are going to the other side. It matters not what happened here. The word says to the other side. [00:28:40] (38 seconds)  #CrossToTheOtherSide

and that's where many of our problems are we keep on changing years and calendars and seasons but our mindset remains the same which is why we keep on recycling in the future nothing has to change something has to change tell someone it's time to make adjustments because you are entering a new season said automatically a new year come to the new season whether you choose to resist making adjustments for the new year listen when you decide what i'm not changing anything things around you are going to change people around you are going to change people who refuse to adjust they want to take everyone to where they are [00:35:56] (72 seconds)  #AdjustYourMindset

when you want to function at the highest level you must begin to function at the level of faith faith has to do with doing and walking in what God has said this word and begin to walk according to that word so number one in the year 2026 Jesus is calling us to believe again [00:50:44] (29 seconds)  #BelieveAgain2026

but make sure but make sure what's in the year 2026 we'll make a decision make a decision I will abide in him nothing shall move me nothing shall separate me I have made a decision to respond to the call [00:58:28] (29 seconds)  #DecideToAbide