S Huh morning good morning Up Make a Joyful Noise unto the Lord oh you glad she’s going to start PR the Lord we glad come before his presence with Thanksgiving this is the day that the Lord has made and we shall rejoice and be glad in it the Lord has been good to
You we asking that you stand on your feet and help us to magnify the Lord come on Church magnify the Lord with me hallu hallelu hallelujah hallelujah praise the Lord good morning first J good morning morning our scripture today is Philippians the 4th chapter the 11th
Through the 13th verse and it reads I am not saying this because I am not in Need for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstance I know what it is to be in need I know what it is to have plent I have learned the secret of being
Content in any in every situation whether wellfed or h whether living in plenty or in W I can do all this through him I can do all this who give me strength may the Lord bless the Word Hallelu hallelu hallelu praise the Lord let us pray father We Gather at the throne of grace we come invoking your presence in this place father we know it’s your holy spirit that allows us not not only to witness but to worship father thank you for waking us
Up today thank you for starting us on our way father is our pastor would say we thank you that last night wasn’t our last night father we’re waiting on a word from you today touch our hearts touch our minds let us hear and do what is pleasing to you father I pray that
Your word would save some soul today I pray that your word would change lives today I I pray that your word would fuel our faith today father I pray that everything preached everything proclaimed everything sung everything said would bring honor to Your Name Lord now I pray for our pastor protect him
Protect his family oh Lord provide for him provide for his family in this flock father give him peace and then finally father give him preaching power allow him to feed us and lead us with your word word by your ways and in your will father we love you and we lift you
Father help us to love you love people period father we pray in the name above all names in the name that can do anything but fail that’s our Lord and Savior Jesus the Christ Let the church say amen Amen hallelu hallelu Hal hallelu praise the Lord [Applause] hallu hallelu hallel praise the Hallelujah good morning first G morning come on and say good morning first G we come to lift up the name of the Lord the Lord is good his Mercy is Everlasting and his truth endures through all
Generations God we just bless your name we just invite you this morning to just bless the Lord with us Worship the Lord with us sing along with us dance along with us clap along with us however you see fit if your feet can’t get you up
Wave your hands if your feet can get you up stand to your feet and glorify the Lord because I don’t know about you but he’s been good to me he’s been good to my family right so I’m not going to keep talking to y’all this is the last thing
I’m going say and I’m going sing okay and we’re going to sing and lift up the name of the Lord hallelujah thank you Jesus praise him praise him Praise Him Praise Him Jesus blessed savior he’s worthy to be praised help me sing that choir praise him praise him praise him Praise
Him Him Praise Him pra him we call him Jesus Jesus blessed savior blessed he’s worthy he’s worthy he’s worthy come on let’s sing that again from the top say praise him praise him God we just lift our hands to you we give you the glory and the honor
Praise we love to praise your name and your wonderful name is Jesus our blessed savior blessed he’s worthy to be praised worthy to somebody say God Is My Rock is in your rock this morning God is my and my Sal he’s worthy Jesus is Worthy he’s worthy Jesus is
Worth he’s worthy to be praised come on somebody say praise him we praise Praise You Lord Praise You We Praise You Lord pra you you’re so good you’re so good Jesus blessed Savior he’s worthy to be praised worthy to from the rising of the Sun from the rising of the going down of the Saint down does anybody know him to be worthy of He’s Worthy Jesus is Jesus is Worthy he’s worthy to be pra say Praise Him We Praise You Lord PR We Praise You Jesus you’re so good you’re so good PR our blessed savior Jus bless Hisor he’s worthy to come on let’s say God is on Rock again say God is come on just lift your hand up your Ro this morning and a strong deliverer a strong in him I will always trust in him will not say Praise Him Praise You We Praise You Lord
Praise we bless your name Praise Him Praise Him Jesus praise Him Jesus Jesus blessed savior blessed saor he’s worthy too he’s worthy to be come on let’s hands for the Lord come on Clap Your Hands for Jesus come on let’s give him a hand clap of Praise
Come on St in your spirit God is so good he’s so good he’s so good he’s so good and we bless your name we lift you up we exalt you God we glorify you God we love you God we appreciate you God you didn’t have to do anything this morning but she
Woke us up this morning and you started us on our way and you with BL in our body you made our feet to dance you gave us the ability to move and be to FL you Lord if you let do anything else that’s enough Hallelujah come on keep Clapping Your Hands this
Morning come on we going to wear y’ out this morning come on hey Hallelujah we bless your name the song says I’m going bless the Lord with me bless the Lord with me come on and bless the Lord with me bless the Lord with me help me bless the Lord bless the Lord with me come on and bless the Lord bless the
Lord with me come on and bless the Lord with me bless the Lord with me come on sing it again sing it again bless the Lord come on say bless the Lord come on and bless the Lord with me come on we bless your name Jesus bless the Lord
With me come on and bless the Lord with me bless the Lord with me we invite you to bless the Lord bless the Lord hallelujah hallelujah we lift you up with the praise Hallelujah we glorify Your Name Lord hallelujah We Sing Hallelujah H this time we’re going to
Clap our hands come on say Come Morning clap your hands with me clap your hands with me come on and clap your hands with me clap your hands come on help us clap our hands come on and clap your hands with me come on and clap your hands with
Me clap your hands with me we just want to clap our hands to you Jesus your hands with come on and clap your hands clap your hands sing hallelu Hal Hallelujah we sing the high praise to you Jesus Hallelujah if I had 10,000 Tong it wouldn’t be enough Hallelujah
But we’re going to lift you up with what we have now this time we’re going to dance before the Lord come on come on Dance before the Lord come on I know y’all got to dance dance before the Lord come on and dance before the Lord dance before the Lord come on help
Me dance before the Lord dance before the Lord dance before the Lord come on in help me dance before the Lord the Lord come on and dance before the Lord let’s sing that again come on come on come on come on come on come on come on you s for Jesus
Dance God We Just Dance for You Lord dance thank you for the ability to move to Brea say hallelujah hallelujah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah we on hallelujah hallelujah come on sing Hallelujah Hallelujah come on he’s worthy he’s worthy he’s worthy Hal Hallelujah come on sing Hallelujah Hal
Come on let me hear you let me hear you out here come on sing Hallelujah [Applause] Hallelujah Hal Hallelujah come on sing Hallelujah Hallelujah your dance Hallelujah say hallelujah hallelujah come on S Hallelujah he’s so good Hallelujah he’s a great God we worship name Hallelujah sing Hallelujah H Hallelujah hey Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah
Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah you’re good hall hallelujah hallelujah yes Lord thank you thank you Lord hall hallelujah my Hallelujah belongs to You my Hallelujah belong to you my Hallelujah Belongs to You Hallelujah my Hallelujah belongs to you you deserve it you deserve it you deserve it you deserve it my Hallelujah belongs to you my Hallelujah my Hallelujah belongs it all belongs to you come on help me sing say hallelujah Bel you nobody but
You Lord hallelujah you good say all of the glory belongs to you all of the glory belongs to you all of the glory Belongs to You Hallelujah yes it all of the glory belongs to you say all the glory all the glory belongs to you nobody but you but you
Lord all of the glory it belongs to you all of the glory all of the glory it Belongs all of the glory belongs to you you deserve it go to [Applause] [Applause] the all and all the glory say hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah all the glory all the glory all the honor all the honor all the praise all the praise Jes The Hallelujah belongs to you yes Hallelujah my Hallelujah belong Hallelujah my Hallelujah belongs To you you deserve it you deserve it you deserve it you Deserve the glory belongs to you hallelujah hallelujah all the glory belongs Hallelujah all glory Belongs all of the glory belongs hu all of the glory belongs to you Jesus all of the glory belongs to you Jesus why because you’re amazing all of the glory belongs to you because you’re amazing you call the sun the sun and moon to shine and God we’re
So glad that you’re ours is anybody so glad to know Jesus I’m so glad to know Jesus I’m so glad to know Jesus if it wasn’t for Jesus had it not been for Jesus had it not been for the Lord who was on my side be me ups and do the
Downs believe it or not I had some down but God was with me it was nothing but Jesus Hallelujah hallelu my name is Williams and I am Pastor Harris’s executive assistant here with what’s going on at first gep hey teens just a reminder Youth for Christ
Meets every Thursday at 6 p.m at the ton Walker Center for Family development and you’re invited this is a great opportunity for you to have some fun enjoy some delicious food and connect with other teams we have plenty of games activities and discussions plan so don’t miss out is your child struggling in
School if so our teach one after school tutoring program is open and available absolutely free to students first through 8 8th grade Monday through Thursday from 4:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. at the ton Walker Center for Family development go to first gcf.org one to enroll your child today the 2024 public budget review
Input forms are available in the church office and at the tech table the deadline for submitting forms is November 23rd at 400 p.m. first G save the date and get ready for a transformative experience at our 20203 fall Revival this year we are thrilled to announce that our esteemed moderators
From the Central District Baptist Association will be leading us in our fuel the fire Revival series embark on a journey of spiritual growth with us from November 14th to the 16th at 6:30 p.m. nightly let’s not allow the flame of our faith to diminish join us together as we
Fuel the fire of our devotion and rekindle our spiritual fervor for the Lord ladies the mobile mamogram unit will be here at first G doing screenings on Saturday November 18th to schedule an appointment call 52 852 6318 appointment space is limited so don’t delay call today as a reminder you
Can join us for any of our weekly services on Wednesdays morning prayer call at 8:00 a.m. dial 26787 9598 enter access code 481-7713 46 and on Thursdays Sweet Hour of Prayer at 12:00 p.m. noon here in the Martin Chapel first G stay in the know
Connect with us on all of our first G Church social media platforms until next time this is Sister Alexis Williams reminding you to love God love people period greetings first G nation the month of November is upon us and for us that means it’s time for our first
Brotherhood month our theme this year is man up taken from Ezekiel CH 22: 29 through 30 for our blessed Brotherhood here at first she this will be a time of both celebration as well as rededication as we continue to grow to be the men of God God is calling us to be our
Brotherhood month timeline is as follows November 8th at 6:30 p.m. we will have our podcast watch Party featuring a discussion with our moderator of our beloved Central District Association Pastor Robert Drake of New Covenant Baptist Church Thursday November the 16th at 8:00 p.m. immediately after our
Last night of Revival here at the church we will head over to David Busters for our football Fellowship as the Cincinnati Bengals play the Baltimore Ravens Saturday November the 18th at 10:00 a.m. in our worship center we will have our Men’s Conference Pastor a Russell aard of the New Zion Baptist
Church will be our conference preacher Wednesday November the 23rd will be our Day of Service as we assist in one of our Church’s biggest Outreach efforts of the Year our Thanksgiving giveaway located in the ton Walker Center for Family development and last but certainly not least Sunday is coming
November 26 will be our Men’s Day 2023 celebration our unified Sunday school class will be taught by Reverend Philip Pettis at 9:00 a.m and the morning message will be brought to us by our very own Reverend Michael Wells during our 1010 a.m. service we are praying for
A 113 Brothers strong on that Sunday as we worship Our God in spirit and in truth it will be the culmination of our entire celebration you know they say A Good Man is Hard to Find but not here at first G to all my brothers in Christ
Let’s make this a November to remember happy Brotherhood month love God love people Period amen amen well let’s bless the name of our God isn’t he worthy yes he is come on we can do better than that it’s a good day to praise him it’s a good day to give him glory it’s a good day to give him honor come on let’s
Thank the Lord for another Sunday morning been through a whole week and God has kept you from all hurt harm and danger it could have been you should have been you would have been you but the grace of our God has made all the difference give him your best Praise on this
Morning he’s a great God Is worthy of Our Praise from the rising of the sun until the going down of the same how many of you know God is worthy yes he is worthy I said how many of you know God is worthy worthy to be praised and we’re grateful uh to be back here to
Worship Our God in spirit and in truth and we just thank God for your presence on today not just those in the sanctuary but let’s give a hand clap to those watching online God bless you thank you thank you for connecting with us on this morning want to continue to pray one for
The other we’re praying uh for sister Joyce M Linley uh she is the mother of our very own sister Alexis Williams I’m sure they’re watching this morning let’s give them a welcome as well let them know we’re praying we’re praying for them also want to continue to keep uh
Sister uh oanon in prayer she stands in need of prayer and we are uh Believing by faith God’s going to make her stronger and so much better over time and I also want to keep uh brother Lamont bush in prayer uh let’s continue to pray for him uh believing that God Is
A Healer amen he is a Healer and uh just want to pray uh also for uh two of our members that I know are going to be uh uh experiencing some procedures this week want to pray for sister Gloria Ferris and uh Minister Kim D let’s pray
For them can we do that uh that they’ll come out of it much stronger than how they went in it and so we we thank God in advance for the fact that doctors practice medicine but only God can heal yes I felt that in my spirit I said doctors practice medicine but somebody
Ought to testify only God Only God can heal and so we’re believing that by faith on today uh for all of these individuals and so many more uh we want to also uh remind our men as we uh participate in uh Brotherhood month want to remind you
About the choir rehearsals uh we look forward for our men to participate in our Men’s Day choir and so uh this upcoming Saturday November the 11th will be that first rehearsal all right uh at 12:00 p.m right here in the Worship Center so please be mindful of that uh
We’re going to get it started this Saturday amen and we need all of our male voices let’s give our brothers a hand let if you see a brother in church you all to give him a hand thank God thank God uh we’ve got strong men of God
Here with us in this branch of Zion I want to want to uh also remind our brothers that uh you can secure your Men’s Day t-shirt right after church so please stop by at the tech table uh so that we can be uniform on uh that particular Sunday on men’s Sunday uh
Also a reminder uh that Tuesday is a big day Tuesday is a big day and um we we want to make sure you know I I have always heard it said God helps those that help themselves and so we have a sacred vote that God has given us uh
Through the trials and tribulations and the Triumph of our people we have the right to vote and so I want to encourage you this blessed congregation to exercise the right to cast your sacred vote amen amen if uh my great fraternity brothers were here they were remind as a
Voteless people as a hopeless people amen and so I want to encourage you to do just that and here’s one one nugget for you uh all of our skin folk is not our kin folk amen you you’ll get that at home everyone that’s your skinfolk not your kin folk so please uh
Govern yourselves accordingly can we do that Brothers and Sisters Let’s thank God in advance for the victory yes yeah Victory belongs uh to us as God’s people also reminder today you’ll you’ll uh get an alert but also for those that uh would like to just uh go to the tech
Table we want to make sure we have your updated information it’s our time of year where we make sure uh that we have accurate information as far as our membership just let us know uh that you’re still here and so we can make sure that we take good care of you
Aren’t you proud to be a first G member now I know that can’t be everybody but for those that are happy to be here can we praise God for our fellowship come on let Hall look we ain’t a perfect church but God ain’t through with us yet somebody
Ought to thank God no sense in murmuring and complaining but let’s bless the name of God for waking us up this morning and starting us on our way anybody glad to be a part of the fellowship Lord thank you Lord yeah Hallelujah I’m happy somebody ought to turn to your neighbor say
Neighbor you belong here neighbor you belong here you belong well brothers and sisters we’re glad to be in the house of the Lord one more time let’s give this choir a hand doing an awesome job getting us started today uh want to pray want to pray uh for uh sister Paris
Sister Paris is the young lady that’s been leading worship for the past few weeks she’s got food poisoning today and uh let’s pray for her uh she’s got an old soul I think she’s only 19 years old uh but God is using her in a special way
We’re going to pray for her and uh want to thank God God always has Ram in the bush let’s thank God for sister Shantel Moore come on we could do that do better than that doing a great job great job all right anybody glad to be here let’s
All stand and greet one another in Divine love take those phones out take a Sanctified selfie upload it to your social media platforms hash reimagine first G # reimagine first G it’s good to see you good to see your smiling faces y’all look good this morning I was glad
When they said said unto me let us go into the house of the Lord BL everybody say Bless we’re blessed we’re blessed we’re blessed in the Fi we’re blessed when we come and we go we Cast we are blessed we’re blessed blessed in the sea we’re blessed in the field we’re blessed when we come and when we go we down every and the we are bless everybody say bless bless bless bless bless bless everybody say [Applause] bless we’re blessed in the city we’re blessed in City [Applause] blessed blessed we we down every sickness and theil is defeated we are bless bless bless blessed we [Applause] are late in the Midnight Hour God to turn it around it’s going to work in your favor yeah
The Midnight Hour God turn around and around and around and around around and around and around And we bless in the city we’re blessed in the field we’re blessed when we come we down Every are everybody say bless bless bless bless bless bless bless bless BL we bless bless bless Blessed yeah Hallelujah Hallelujah The greatness of the Lord is inconceivable the love that he shows is unconditional the power of the Lord is unbeatable great is the God we serve the greatness of the Lord is inconceivable the love that he shows the power of the Lord is unable come on let’s sing that from the
Top the greatness of the Lord the love that he shows to us the greatness of the Lord is on me W come on say God is great God is great is anybody beli him to be great this morning and greatly to be praised come on and clap your hands with us this
Morning God is great and greatly to be praised and greatly to be praised come on we going to take it back to the top the greatness of the Lord great of the Lord ISC it’s unconceivable and the love he shows the power of the lord it’s UNR it’s unbeatable
Great come on let see you things that God is great and greatly to be praised and to say God is God is great and greatly to be praised and TOA come on say God is great God is great God is is great come on let’s lift up our voice to the Lord
He’s great and greatly to be praised come on wave your hands with me come on God is great and greatly to be praised come on let’s take it higher let’s take it higher God you’re so good you’re so kind Lord we just appreciate everything you’ve done for us you’re great you’re great you’re
Great come on let’s sing it again God is great God is great come on and greatly to be praised and greatly to be praised say God is great God is great is and great me to be praised and great to PR come on say God
Is great God is great come on clap your head come on come on come on clap your hands we’re going to say that again God is great God is great God is great God is God is God is great come on come on God is great yes he is God is great God
Is yes he is God is great he’s just so great he’s just so great God is God is great let love you Lord we lift up our voice to you you’re so good God we magnify you we glorify you we lift you up your Brave Your brave Your brave your
Bra your bra your bra your bra your bra sing Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah we glorify you we magnify you we lift you up we lift you up we lift you up we lift you up we lift you up we lift you up you’re good you’re good you’re good you’re good you’re good
You’re good yes we love you Lord we love you Lord we bless your name we bless your name you sit high and you look you just love us Lord you gave everything for us you died on the cross for us You’re great and greatly to be and great to be praised
Hallelujah hallelujah come on somebody say you’re great he’s so great hallelujah hallelujah thank you Jesus God we bless your name God we just just love the opportunity to love on you Jesus Hallelujah we just love the opportunity to Worship You Lord hallelujah because you’re so amazing God
So many things you’ve done in our lives God you’re so amazing things that we don’t deserve God but you’re amazing say you’re amazing you’re aming you’re amazing you’re amazing say you’re amazing you’re amazing you’re so amazing so amazing say you’re amazing you’re amazing you’re amazing you’re amazing you’re amazing you’re amazing so so
Amazing you cause the sun the sun and moon to shine I’m so glad you’re mine yes I’m glad to say you’re mine come on help me say say you’re amazing you’re amazing you’re amazing you’re amazing say you’re amazing you’re amazing so amazing so amazing say you’re amazing you’re amazing you’re amazing you’re amazing
You’re amazing you’re amazing you’re so amazing so amazing you healed the S heal the S you raise the dead raise the dead you’re Lord of all Lord of all the great I am I am you cause the sun the sun and moon to shine I’m so glad you’re M yes I’m glad
To say your M say we stand we stand in all of you so amazed at the things you do say You’re holy Worthy is Worthy is the L who was slain for me we stand in all you amaz and the things say you’re holy Worthy is the Lamb was
SL for me for come on and put your hands together we just so amaz by you Jesus we just lift you up and we magnify your name say no one comp pass pass to you say no one compar come on say no one compar compar to you because you’re
Amazing you’re amazing say you’re amazing you’re amazing say no one compared no one compared to you nobody can look me like you can no one compar no one compar to you no one can get me out of a dark place like you Jesus no one compar to you say you’re amazing
God you’re amazing say you’re amazing you’re amazing say you’re amazing you’re amazing you’re amazing you’re amazing God you’re so good you’re amazing you’ve been so good to me you’re amazing you’re so amazing you’re amazing you’re so amazing you’re amazing that you sit high you’re nobody can do me like you Jesus nobody
Can run Me Like Jesus Nobody Can Heal Me Like Jesus nobody can Set Me Free Like Jesus nobody can be my friend like Jesus not my brother or my sister Jesus cuz you’re amazing you’re amazing say you’re amazing yes you been good to me yes you been
Good to me yes you been good to me you’re amazing you’re so amazing you’re amazing you’re so amazing you’re amazing you’re so am you’re you’re so am you’re you’re so am you’re you’re so amazing Jesus yes you’re so good Jesus amazing so kind Jesus and you’re so amazing amaz you’re so amazing you’re
Am you’re am yes you’re am yes you’re a you’re yes you’re a you’re yes you’re a you’re amazing yes you’re amazing you’re aming youve been so good to me you’ve been so good to me you’ve been so good to me you’ve been so good to me come on say you’re
Amazing you’re amazing say you’re amazing you’re amazing say you’re amazing you’re amazing you’re so good you’re amazing you’re so great you’re amazing you’re so amazing you’re amazing you’re so aming you’re you’re so amazing you’re amaz you’re so amazing you’re you’re so amazing you’re amazing yes you are you’re amazing yes you are you’re
Amazing yes you are you’re amazing yes you are nobody but you nobody but you Jesus nobody but you Jesus your name nobody you Jesus amazing Hallelujah come on Hallelujah we serve an amazing God we serve an amazing God we serve an amazing God we serve Hallelujah you’re
So amazing so amazing so amazing so amazing come on he’s so amazing so amazing he’s so amazing that should be enough so amazing so amazing so amazing so amazing he’s so amazing so amazing he’s so amazing so amazing come on clap your hands if you not to be amazing hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah
Hallelujah thank you Lord come on clap your hands if you know you serve an amazing God amen amen can we give this choir a hand can we give this choir a hand yes Lord yes Lord God we say thank you thank you oh God for your grace and your
Mercy thank you oh God for looking beyond our faults seeing our needs God good is not enough but God we testify you’ve been amazing words cannot fully express our attitude of gratitude but God we’ve just shown up here in this Sacred Space called Sanctuary just to say thank
You thank you God for being better to us than we could ever be to ourselves thank you for food on our tables and thank you for clothes on our backs God thank you for things being as well as they are you taking good care of us and although life is not
Perfect God we thank you that you got us in the palm of your hand you got my brother in your hand got sisters in your hand got mother and father in your hand You’ Got the Whole World in your hand thank you for not letting us go thank you for gripping us tighter
Than tight and holding us close God we thank you for the opportunity to come and worship you and God we say that you are worthy of all the glory all the honor it belongs to you now Lord we ask that you preach a word today touch my mind my mouth my message
And my Ministry so that lives would be changed and souls would be saved at the end of it God we take no credit but all the glory all the honor it certainly belongs to you we thank you for it we praise you for it we give you glory for
It in Jesus name let every heart say Amen can we put our hands together and bless God’s name today amen amen want to call your attention to the gospel according to Matthew the Gospel according to Matthew so good to see so many of you in the sanctuary and thank God for those that
Are viewing Us online it’s good to be here Matthew chapter 6 Matthew chapter 6 now begin reading from the 25th verse and lifting up The New International Version today says in these words therefore I tell you do not worry about your life what you will eat or drink or about your
Body what you will wear is not life more than food and the body more than clothes he says look at the birds of the air they do not seow or reap or store away in Barns and yet your heavenly father feeds them are you not much more valuable than
They can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life and why do you worry about clothes see how the flowers of the field grow they do not labor or spend yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his Splendor was dressed
Like one of these if that is how God close the grass of the field which is here today and tomorrow thrown into the fire will he not much more clothe you you of little faith so do not worry saying what shall we eat what shall we drink or what shall
We wear for the pagans run after all these things your heavenly father knows that you need them but seek ye first first his kingdom and his righteousness and all these things will be given to you as well therefore do not worry about tomorrow for tomorrow will worry about
Itself each day has enough trouble of its own the word of God for the people of God thanks be to God I I want to preach as it be God’s will tagging to this text this title for the moments that we have left to share together why we don’t have to
Worry can you get that message to your neighbor say neighbor pastor’s preaching today on the topic why we don’t have to worry can we give God praise in advance for his word today my brothers and sisters in Christ the sixth chapter of Matthew is filled with practical theological
Substance you want to know how to be the Christian that we ought to be we can hear it straight from Jesus Christ’s mouth he expresses a code of conduct a way that we ought to believe as well as behave brothers and sisters it’s so rich
That he is able to cover a series of topics concerning living out our faith because our faith is not just what we believe but our faith controls dictates how we behave brothers and sisters he talks first foremost about how to give to the needy he says brothers and
Sisters that we ought not give to bring attention to ourselves but to bring glory to God and if you by giving me something have to take tell everybody that you gave it he says you ought to just keep it to yourself not only that but he teaches us
Brothers and sisters in this chapter how we ought to pray brothers and sisters he says we ought not to be pretentious and try to gather a whole lot of pretty words in order to impress those that hear it but brothers and sisters he gives us what some would call The Lord’s
Prayer or the model prayer and says that we ought to pray that God’s Kingdom come into fruition on the earth it is an indictment to us that are so busy at Times building our own kingdom to understand that we ought to build the kingdom of God not only that brothers
And sisters he talks about fasting he says that when you fast you ought not wear it on your sleeve or on your face but that you ought to let God do his perfect work in private and then when it it’s time and appropriate he will present you in public he says fast and
Mean it be serious about the Savior don’t try to impress other people and brothers and sisters he talks also about laying up for yourselves treasure in heaven I’ve learned brothers and sisters you can be up today and down tomorrow yeah this stuff that we accumulate over
Time we can’t take it with us and so he empowers them to know brothers and sisters there’s something be Beyond this life there’s something that we ought to all be working towards and he says you ought to lay up for yourselves watch this treasure in heaven for where your
Treasure is he says your heart shall be also and then he comes down to where we are this morning before we enter into another holiday season before we live another day it’s good to remind you that Jesus Christ has reminded Ed us to war against worry says worry and anxiety and
Stress is not of the Lord he reminds us brothers and sisters that because of who our father is that we as his children don’t have to worry about aain maybe that’s some good news for somebody in here that came in here stressed out about your situation worried about how
Things are going on on at work frustrated with your family and friends let me encourage you today that God is still in control and the same God that brought you through previous storms and struggles and strains is the same God that sits high and is looking low let me
Tell you God will take care of you have I got a witness in the house that don’t mind taking the next few moments to praise a god like that that God is always always going to put food on your table God is always going to make sure
Clothes are on your back y’all don’t know when to shout God God is always going to pay your tuition God is going to pay off the loan let me tell you we serve a god that is able to take care of his own yeah that is the voice in vain our
Lord and savior comes to us today to remind us not to worry we don’t have to worry we don’t have to fret we’ve got to put our hope and our trust in a God that promised never to leave us nor forsake us here the Savior say brothers and
Sisters he says look at the birds he says as you consider the birds of the air how they never have to punch a clock to go into work he says they don’t know anything about how to balance a budget he said they they don’t have any means to necessarily provide for themselves yet
They has never been a day that they never had food to eat oh brothers and sisters let me tell you this day that the first thing the text is teaching us on this morning is that god holds us at His Highest priority because if he takes
Care of the birds Jesus says I value you more than them in fact Jesus ends up going a little further he values us more than life itself because he hung bled and died on the cross there are those that claim to love us to death but he
Not only loved us to death he loved us Beyond it oh brothers and sisters somebody ought to Rejoice that if he takes care of the birds let me tell you he sure enough going to take care of you God wants you to be reminded that he holds you in highest priority and isn’t
That some shouting news this morning there there are people that can be so nasty and dismissive there are people that will take everything from you and walk by you as if you never existed there are folks that take everything about you for granted but we serve a god
That is able and willing to love us even despite us the creator of the cosmos has is concerned about you yeah yeah he’s he considers you and he’s concerned about you I I don’t know what you’re dealing with but isn’t it funny how everybody you count you can’t count
On preach Harris I already am but let me tell you there is one that’ll always be there there somebody that holds you in highest of esteem that’s someone that that looks down on you and sees not your problems but he sorts and sees all of your potential let me tell you you ain’t
Got to worry because God is looking out for you and and here’s my shout for you this morning he’s not holding us in highest of esteem because we’ve done anything but let me tell you sometimes God is so good that he hooks us up just
Because yeah and I I I’ve come to burst your proverbial bubble the car that you drive no no you you didn’t deserve it the house that you live in no no let me tell you it was God that looked beyond all of our faults and has supplied all
Of our needs now it ought to be at least five or 10 real folk in the building that can testify God should have dumped me years ago he should have bailed out on me years ago based upon what I did back in my hey day but aren’t you
Grateful he gives you Grace for your footsteps and mercy for your stumbles yeah would you tell somebody say neighbor god holds you in highest of priority yeah he says he saysi I’m going to take care of you it reminds me uh the other day I was with my son and a friend
Of ours and you know junior is just being Junior and he just just moving about and having a good time not even considering anything around him and my friend said this it must be nice to not have a care in the world yeah you know I thought about that thing
Because the reason why he’s able to be junior is because he’s in the presence of the father yeah yeah he ain’t worried about a thing cuz he knows that Daddy going to take care of you some of you need to stop losing sleep at night when you are
In the father’s will let me tell you God will have I got a witness in here take care of you some of you need to report to your job tomorrow some of need you need to go back home and some of you need to walk by some of
Your haters and have I got a witness God real God I feel something is there anyone want to praise God for taking care of you yeah yeah I used to hear your Grandmama say he walks with me yeah and he talks with me and he tells me that I am his own and
The joy that we share as we T there is like none other has ever known is there anyone that want to praise God for how he looks out for you each and every day of your life yeah he says he holds Us in highest priority no don’t forget this he also
Hear me today God God also holds Us in high priority but God has already don’t miss it made Provisions yeah he says watch this in verse number 31 he says so don’t you worry about what you shall eat or what you’re going to drink or what you shall wear he said look unsaved
People worry about those things yeah but but since you’re in his will he says watch this your heavenly father already knows what you stand in need of I I’ve come to report to somebody that really needs to hear it that before we ever had problems pressures and pains and before we
Decided either to pray about them or Panic about them God had already made Provisions yeah you know they one writer said that uh the Providence of God is God’s hand fitting rightly in the glove of history says brothers and sisters in every storm in every trial through tribulation we have developed a
Testimony about the Providence of God yeah some of you can testify to that that it’s been God’s hand that has been over your life that has made all of the difference for you now it it wasn’t your edge of M thank God for that it it wasn’t your fraternity or sorority it
Didn’t even matter what church you went to God’s hand before you even got here was over your life and brothers and sisters here’s what I love about God that’s what the text is saying he’s saying God just does not meet our needs but God anticipates our needs yeah let
Me tell you God the god that we serve is not reactive the god that we serve according to the text is very very much so proactive before we had a problem God had already provided a way of Escape before we had a storm God had already
Set us up for Success before we had a situation that seemed to overtake us God had already gone ahead of us to make sure that we come out of it better than how we went in it and the reason why you are here today is because we serve a god
That is already one watch this taking care of it yeah it’s it’s kind of like showing up to your favorite establishment walking up to the desk making your requests but before you get it all out they tell you we were expecting your arrival and we’ve already made
Arrangements for you and and then you have enough audacity to muster up yet enough another request but then they encourage you to know oh we’ve already provided that and and let me tell you uh that’s good customer service right but that’s who God is yeah it’s it’s it’s knowing that God has already
Don’t miss your shout provided it yeah I don’t know God I feel like running now I I don’t know what you stand in need of but some of you need to learn how to praise God while you’re in trouble if you really trust that he’s able some of you need to praise God
Before you leave here and declare over your life he’s already done it and people are going to look at your situation and all that you’re going through and why are you making so much noise why you opening up your mouth why are you waving your hand it’s because
Because I serve a God that doesn’t just meet my needs I serve a God that anticipates my is there anybody in the house this morning that can testify there has never been a day where I ask God to give me more breath y’all miss this shout that there
Has never been a day that God didn’t meet my needs I serve a god that is able to go ahead of me and make my pathway straight and some of you ought to praise Him in Advance because he’s already done it for you yeah yeah could I announce over this
House he’s already opened the door for you and he’s opened the door for you that no man can shut he’s already opened up the windows of heaven and he’s getting ready to pour you out a blessing that you won’t even have room to receive I’m telling you he’s already bringing
Your children back to the church he’s already healing your body he’s already making your enemy your foot stol and I dare somebody on a Sunday morning don’t wait until the battle is over but I dare somebody to shout right now because God is able have I got a witness here God is
Able to do exceedingly abundantly above all you can ask or even imagine I dare you to give him some praise and tell somebody he’s already done it hallelujah hallelujah I’m done when I tell you uh not only does God already go ahead of us and make Provisions for us not only is God
Holding us in highest priority but don’t miss we can’t afford to miss what Jesus says says right here after saying all of that but seek ye first would you tell your neighbor before you get all happy there’s a butt there yeah but seek ye first the kingdom of God and his
Righteousness and all these things will be added unto you says therefore don’t don’t you worry about tomorrow tomorrow’s going to take care of itself yeah tomorrow let me tell you is in enough trouble on its own brothers and sisters there want to say this with sincerity of heart today there are some
Things on your plate that shouldn’t even be on the table Yeah Yeah there there are are are some weighty matters that you were never created to carry there are some matters of the heart that God is trying this morning to take care out of your hands and all God
Is saying to us this morning if you keep me first you will never be last I want to repeat that if you keep God first let me tell you you will never be last because Here’s the final point of the sermon today that God provides so we can properly
Prioritize God I hear you he says if you want to be fully taken care of he says put me first if you want me to take some things off of your plate put me first if you want your life to be more meaningful put me first I have a hard
Time with people that want fulltime benefits for part-time work that’s why somebody’s angry with God right now because let me tell you there are some stored up blessings that ain’t for everybody there are some things things that God just keeps for those that are willing to give them the best of
Themselves let me tell you there are some blessings that everybody gets let me tell you God woke up holy people and heathens this morning what a blessing it is but the quality of life will be so different let me tell you when your relationship with God is prioritized how
God has called us to prioritize let me tell you you’ll be in a situation where folk will wonder wonder how are they able to sleep at night God I feel like running today how are they able to still lift up holy hands with all they’re going through how were they able to make
It through another month where they had more month left than they had money all I’m trying to tell you put him first and you’ll never be last let me tell you when you prioritize your life God family everything else yeah God family everything else yeah I I can never
Become too busy to put God first because he’s never been too busy to put me first God I feel it yeah he he says when you do that let me tell you God will provide hear me today everything you will ever need yeah this this word is a word of comfort isn’t
It but if we’re honest it’s also a word of conviction because this promise isn’t for everyone there is hear me a prerequisite that must be satisfied before the promise can come to pass yeah let me give you another example because that’s what God does see you can’t ask God for everything and
Expect it when you give him nothing I know it’s tight but it’s right I I came with my own amens in my pocket I feel all right right now y’all remember uh uh if my people who are called by my name would humble themselves and pray seek my face
And and turn from their Wicked Ways then I will hear from Heaven I will forgive their sins and heal their land how can you ask God for everything and you ain’t willing to do anything thank God for security Ministry today I’mma to make it out of here
Safely uh let me just suggest to you I’m almost done waiting on us to make the kingdom of God a priority God is waiting on us waiting on us to love God limitlessly waiting on us to uh serve God Faithfully waiting on us to give to God
Generously waiting on us to stay with God wholeheartedly and I like the way the old church used to talk about this I hope you don’t mind I know we’re becoming more and more of a multi-generational church and we ought to thank God for that I ought to thank God for
That but let me tell you this just some things in the old church I just can’t let go of I I used to hear them get up from time to time and say you may build great Cathedrals large or small you can build sty scrapers Grand and Tall you can you may
Conquer all of the failures of the past but here is only what you do for Christ will last all I’m saying here is that when we adjust our priority then that’s when God will generously address our prayer list yeah when we adjust our priority list God will generously address our prayer list
Let me tell you God is able to do more than what he may be doing in your life right now and all God is telling us is to put put them first yeah I I bid you farewell I hope this has been a great reminder or an encouragement to somebody that may be
Stressed out about a situation may be worried about what’s going on in work frustrated with family and friends let me tell you Jesus is still the answer for what may ever be plaguing you uh you know um you all may be familiar with this but probably over 10
Years ago it’s probably been more than that uh they started doing things like Uber Eats and door Dash don’t get quiet on me and you know uh they were really allowing you to order something to eat and not have to you know how we used to have to make a
Run make a run to the store to get what we need in fact I have been one that made plenty of runs for my parents to get what they needed but brothers and sisters around the time uh that Junior was born uh he started noticing some
Things when he got older uh that there was things just popping up on the doorstep you know I’m there’s no shame in my game look I I’m a door Dasher y I have I got some help in here I I will door Dash instead of making a run I I’ll
Door Dash and it will just end up on the doorstep and um I had to be careful though uh in the midst of this advancement uh I had to be careful because I was hearing my son said Daddy somebody left something on the door and I would open the door and we
Would have something to eat and so many times doing that brothers and sisters he started thinking that this was normal so he’s opening up the door ain’t nothing there uh but next time he opens something’s there and I had to explain to him because I didn’t want him to grow
Up thinking that that’s normal for food to just show up on the doorstep and so I had that talk with him I said you know the reason why there’s something on the doorstep that you can eat is because the father has ordered it to be
So yeah yeah I’ve I’ve come by way of the Holy Ghost this morning to tell you that if you find a blessing that has shown up at your doorstep it wasn’t your neighbor that did it it wasn’t your favorite church member that did it but let me tell you
The father had ordered it to be so and the reason why you ought to be shouting this morning is because the job just didn’t show up on the doorstep but you serve a God that went ahead of you to make sure he opened up a door y’all
Don’t know when to shout I’m telling you it just doesn’t show up on the doorstep the car that you drive the house that you live in the heill feeling in your body you ought to tell somebody this morning it just didn’t show up on the doorstep but it was the father that knew
What his child needed and he ordered it to be so would you turn to your neighbor and say neighbor the reason I’m shouting this morning is because God has opened doors that no man can shut he shut some doors that no man can open I know it wasn’t my intelligence
I know it wasn’t my fraternity I know it wasn’t my sorority I know it wasn’t the pastor or Deacon but it’s been the hand of God that’s been over my life you ought to tell somebody this morning I don’t know what you’re going through but be not dismayed whatever be you somebody
Ought to be a witness this morning that God will take care of you have I got some company in the house beneath his weeks of Love abide God will take care of you and if he’s been taken care of you all this year I dare somebody to let
The redeemed of the Lord say so have I got a witness I’m trying to leave you alone but I done got Hallelujah happy and glory to God glad for when I think about the goodness of Jesus and all he’s done for me hands ought to be lifted
Mouths ought to be open feet ought to be tapping for this is the day that the Lord has made have I got some help in here that can testify it wasn’t my employer but it was God it wasn’t my best friend but it was God it wasn’t my
Church but it was God it wasn’t anybody else and that’s why my testimony is Can’t Nobody Do You Like Jesus Can’t Nobody Do you like the Lord have I got some help in here that can testify he’s always making a way he’s always opening the door he’s always God will I say God
Will take care of you for if it had not been for the Lord who was on my side where would I be turn to your neighbor for the last time and say neighbor don’t you worry but praise Him anyhow that was the wrong neighbor turn to the other
Neighbor and say neighbor don’t you worry but shout right now shout for when Praises go up blessings will come down you ought to try it before you leave here and praise him like it’s already done because you can praise him because it is it’s done it’s finished it’s settled say yes
Yeah come on Praise Him come on praise him like you got the victory come on and praise him like you know you’ve been born again come on praise him like he’s already taking care of it I yeah would you tell your neighbor God will take care of You I don’t know what you’re going through I don’t know what you stand in need of I don’t know what the enemy is trying to whisper in your ear but we shall believe the report of the Lord have I got a witness Here starting tomorrow because you know who God is and you know what he’s able to do I want you to start to tomorrow walking the rest of your Days ain’t no need to worry God has been taking care of you this long so you ought to tell yourself this too will pass it’s going to get better things are going to get brighter he didn’t bring you this far to leave you would you praise God in advance right Now I’m telling you he’s taking care of your children yeah he’s taking care of those health challenges he’s addressing all of your frustrations I know it seems like people aren’t listening and paying attention sometimes they are sometimes they’re not but one thing’s for certain if he takes care of the birds in the
Air how much more will God take care of you that’s why I want to challenge somebody can you bump somebody on their their arm real quick um Nate neighbor that’s why you are not complain because of your current conditions bump the other neighbor for me I can’t reach
Everybody that’s why you are not worried about your current conditions you’re one day closer I said one day closer to your breakthrough I said one day closer can you give God some praise come on give it to him come on give it to him come on give it to him the weight is
Getting off of you the burden is getting off of you the stress is getting off with you I know the Lord we’ll make a way somehow that’s what we’ll do I know the Lord will make a way somehow Qui could you come back and get in place won’t you say we’re going to
Extend an invitation maybe somebody here I know the Lord will make a way Somehow maybe someone here that needs to come today man woman boy and girl we would love to have you join this church but first of all give your life to Jesus Christ let me tell you he’s the best thing that has ever happened to me have I got a witness in
Here wherever you are today God is able to turn that situation around you can walk to the front uh you can even walk to the rear we’ve got you surrounded if you don’t want to walk to the front just walk to the rear on either side and if you don’t
Feel like walking today and text I belong on here to 502 212 6587 502 212 6587 whosoever will let him Come make yes he will He able to see there is no secret what God can do yes [Applause] he I know the Lord know the make [Applause] [Applause] way you did it for Me for we make a way he yes he will yes he will yes he will yes he will say yes he will he will where are to he yes he will he will he will he will he for me he will for you he will sec I know the I know
The make we [Applause] make yes he will yes he will yes he will yes will he will oh yes he will [Applause] Will he will he will yes will will you tell somebody I [Applause] Will yes he will yes he will yes he yes he will God is going to take care of storms may rise winds may blow God is going to hold you steady through it all we praise God for this word Hall prepare our hearts and Minds today
To get back to that kind of God that continues to put food on our table on our backs yes Lord yes Lord the reason why we don’t have to worry is because God is not just the Creator God is a sustainer amen yes he is reason why we’re here all
That’s going on cuz we serve a God that has a sustaining power has a the Lord been sustaining you all come back to say thank you way of our giving through tithes and offering it’s what the lord requires this what we have the privilege of doing to say thanks to him want you
To give a hand to the best ushers in the world we are we are there am God bless you Amen all kind of diseases people are spping the way economies down people don’t get enough but as for me all I can say is thank you Lord for all you done for h Hallu Homes in the streets and Drug they just came be seems to Be thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you oh thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you Lord for all you’ve done for Me thank You thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you Lord for all you’ve done for me thank you Lord for all you’ve done for me For thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you You for prot every hour I want to thank you for your love thank you for your Power thank you thank you thank you Lord thank you Lord thank you Lord thank you Lord thank you Lord thank you Lord thank you thank you Lord thank you Lord thank you Lord thank you Lord thank you Lord thank you thank you Lord you For for everything you thank you Lord thank you Lord thank you Lord thank you Lord thank you thank you Lord thank you Lord Lord God for food on our tables and clothes on our backs for protection and provision God we give you thanks we had 10,000 tongues still would not be enough express to you our attitude of gratitude so what we’ve come to do is put a down payment through our praise
And through our worship thank you God thank you God thank you Lord thank you God in Jesus name amen can we thank you today hallelujah amen almost ready to go real quick we’re in a new month today we’re in a new month today well we were in a
New month some days ago but this our first Sunday of the month and so I want to recognize all of the birthdays in the month of November would you please stand all of the birthdays all oh wow all right okay stand I see you I see you and uh brother Carl’s birthday is
All right let’s sing it happy birthday to you happy birthday happy birthday to you Biry you I’m not going to hold you but when we get to that part I don’t know if we gonna say members or everybody I just be quiet and see what y’all going to do y’all handled it well give yourselves a hand you sound so wonderful don’t you
Agree amen all right so that’s a new month any anniversaries in the month of November any wedding anniversaries before you know you a God bless pray for our young people um God bless Thomas family all right got the Green family how many years 13 years God bless you amen amen how many years
46 awesome awesome awesome can we praise God for these wedding anniversaries this month celebrate celebrate amen amen any any annivers that’s right how many years 13 years God bless you more God I was in the wed amen God bless you so we got 13 years God bless you amen
Look hey any first time visitors any first time visitors won’t you stand we not going to make you stand again I promise you God bless you thank you than for coming thank you amen we are so appreciative there’s so many churches in the city of Louisville we thank you that you thought
It not robbery to come grow with us we pray something’s been said something’s been done that you can leave here saying that you were blessed our vision is simple uh to grow people in Christ that will grow people for Christ and you know there’s no experience like the first G
Experience so please come on back we would love to have you amen any returning visitors just wave your hand if you back again back again and keep on coming God bless you God bless you returning visitors so glad so glad to have you with us keep on coming back and
We pray one day you will join us amen have you all been blessed today come on have you been blessed today we all stand what we all stand we’re ready to go we’re ready to Go thank you for coming today what a joy it is to be in the Lord’s House he is he is good yes he is good give thanks the he is good yes he is good he is worthy worthy for he is good yes he is good worthy
Worthy for he is good yes he is good amen repeat after me love God God limitlessly limitlessly serve God serve God Faithfully Faithfully give to God give to God generously generously stay with God stay with God wholeheartedly and lift your hands as high as you want
This church to go now to him that is absolutely able to do anything but fail may God bless your hands so that you won’t just be busy but you’ll be effective may God bless your hearts so that you’ll help somebody along the way may God bless your mind so that you’ll
Have the kind of peace that doesn’t even make sense and may God be so good to you that it literally leaves you Spees the Lord be with you both now henceforth and forever more and all of God’s trly said amen amen amen thank God God loves you and your pastor
Loves you too go inace don’t forget don’t forget drop by the te table get your t-shirt for
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