Unshaken Faith: Navigating Life's Challenges with Purpose

1) "We need to get a made up mind. We are at the point historically, we are at the point politically, we are at the point economically, we are at the point that we have to make up our mind and take a stand on this book. You still have one of these, don't you? It's called a Bible. It's God's holy word. It teaches you how to live. It's the roadmap to get you through this life to the other side. If you don't have one, let me know and I'll get you one. So I heard you say, well, I've got one on. I've got one on my device. That's good. I like all the versions. I like the flexibility. But when they shut the Internet down, you know, they're practicing. They shut it down a few days ago." [00:58] (58 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


2) "Crisis will come. Storms will come. Your Bible says, all that live godly in Christ jesus shall suffer persecution. The Bible says, man that is born of a few born of a woman. How many of you? You have a mama? Let me just see if I'm talking to the right crowd. Man that is born of woman is a few days and full of trouble. Trouble's coming. Matter of fact, it's been said that either we just got out of trouble, we're in trouble, or trouble's on the way. That's okay, because you were born for battle. You were created for conflict. You are anointed for such a time as this and your Bible says, there is no temptation that has taken you or come upon you except those temptations that are common to man, common to everybody. And God will, with the temptation, also make a way of escape that you might be able to bear it." [02:39] (61 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


3) "Sometimes you have to make a decision. We like for people to make decisions for us. Sometimes we want them. Just tell me, what do you want? What would you like for me to do? How do I need to do it? To push us, to pull us, to lead us, to show us the way. But sometimes you have to make a decision. You can't just go with the crowd. Everybody else is saying, because they may not be going in the right direction. You have to make a decision. You have to decide what you're going to do. And Paul made the decision as they got on the boat to sail past Ephesus. Sometimes you have to decide to go past some things, some things that you are attracted to, some things that have. Desirable, some things that you might think are permittable. You have to decide, no, no, no. I'm not going to park there this time. I need to go past that place." [04:04] (75 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


4) "Sometimes you must decide to go past the temptations. I might as well just go on because y'all ain't saying nothing. Maybe I stepped on your toes. We'll have some toe salve at the back door to rub on your toes as you leave, as you go home, because they're going to be sore today. He decided to sail past. Sometimes you have to make godly choices. You have to decide who you are. You have to sail past the trouble and sail past the pain and the uproar. So he had been there just a few months ago, and there were uproars. They were ready to kill him. They were ready to get rid of him. And you have to sail past the problems and sail past the chaos and sail past the confusion. You have to decide, I'm not going." [08:09] (54 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


5) "We live in an age where anything goes. When I was coming up, sin was sin. And the Bible teaches that sin separates us from God. Stay close to the fire. Verse 18 in acts 20 says, and when they had come to him, they see he had sailed past. He was trying to get to Jerusalem. To him, he said to them, you know, from the first day that I came to Asia, he said, you saw in what manner I lived among you. I'm dedicated to God. You've seen my example. You've seen what I've done and where. You've seen that in verse 19, he said, you've seen that I kept serving. We've got to serve the Lord with humility. We have to have our hearts right. He said, you saw how I kept back nothing from you, nothing that was helpful. But he said, I began to proclaim." [12:07] (87 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


6) "I don't want bondage. I don't want captivity. I'm not going to take a stand. I'm afraid that I can't take all the stuff that they do to me. But not Paul. Let me ask you a question. What if the scenario in the earth shifts and those are the things that we face? You're going to tap out. You're going to hide, you're going to run? Paul said, the Holy Spirit's already testified. The Holy Spirit's already let me know that chains and tribulations are waiting for me. And then in verse 24, he said, I don't even count my life dear to myself. In other words, I'm not worried about myself. I'm not worried about my life. I just want to finish my race with joy." [16:00] (66 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


7) "I'm not shaken by the political race. I'm not shaken by wall street. I'm not shaken that they shut airplanes down and canceled flights and they shut the Internet down. I'm not shaken that there are identities stolen over the Internet. I'm not shaken by what's happening in the earth. I'm not shaken. I read the last page, and we win. Some folks are so worried. Why do you worry? Are you saved? Anybody saved? If you're saved, wave at me. Then why do you worry? Why do you fret? Why do you wring your hands in despair saying, oh, what are we going to do? We're going to do what we've been doing. We're going to do what we've been called to do. We're going to do what we are anointed to do. We're going to fulfill our destiny." [26:33] (63 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


8) "You don't know what they said about me. None of these things move me. You don't know the trouble I've had. None of these things move me. You don't know who my mom and daddy were. You don't know what I had to put up with. You don't know how dysfunctional they were. None of these things move me from the foundation of the world. God knew who you were before you were formed in your mother's womb. God had you picked out. God knew that you would win. When your dad sent two to 100 to 300 million seed down along Fallopian to fertilize an egg in your mama's wound. And it was you. Million to be born and it was you. So I don't care who said you weren't planned. You need to decide. None of these things move me." [30:21] (91 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)