Part Six: Security
Rev. Edward Jones Preached on 6/25/2026
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Summary
Rev. Edward Jones explores Psalm 125 to demonstrate that true security is found only in an immovable trust in God and a commitment to righteous boundaries. He encourages believers to rest in the 'full encirclement' of the Holy Spirit, viewing holiness not as a restriction but as a protective guardrail.
Key points
- •True security is an informed reliance on God's character, not a blind optimism or a reliance on worldly wealth and systems.
- •God provides a 'full encirclement' of protection, similar to the mountains surrounding Jerusalem, guarding believers from every direction.
- •Biblical security requires the 'righteous boundaries' of obedience; stepping outside of God's commands is a choice to remove oneself from His protective hand.
- •Holiness is not a set of restrictive rules but a safety guardrail that keeps believers secure on the high ground of faith.
Scripture
Faith
Holiness
Obedience
Peace
Spiritual Growth
Life application
Identify one area where you are relying on a 'backup plan' instead of God. This week, consciously surrender that specific worry to Him in prayer, choosing to trust His 'divine surroundings' rather than your own efforts to control the outcome.
Reflection questions
- In what ways have you treated God's presence as a 'vacation home' rather than your permanent dwelling place?
- How does viewing holiness as a 'guardrail' rather than a 'restriction' change your perspective on obedience?
- When life feels like a roller coaster, do you trust the harness of God's character enough to find peace in the ride?
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0:00>> Beautiful. Thank you. Thank you so much.
0:02Praise team. I had no idea that those
0:04were the songs that they were going to
0:05be singing tonight, but they went right
0:08along with the message that pastor has
0:10commissioned me to preach to you
0:12tonight. Amen. Come on, give God one
0:14more hand praise for for the praise
0:16team. That was awesome. Excellent.
0:21Thank you, Lord Jesus.
0:23All right, if you've got your Bibles
0:25with you, turn with me if you will to
0:30Psalm 125.
0:34And when you have it, say, "Amen."
0:37>> Amen. That was quick. All right. Some of
0:39y'all got devices. All right. And it
0:42reads, "They that trust in the Lord
0:45shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be
0:48removed, but abideth forever. As the
0:51mountains are round about Jerusalem, so
0:53the Lord is round about his people from
0:56henceforth ever, even forever. For the
1:01rod of the wicked shall not rest upon
1:03the lot of the righteous, lest the
1:06righteous put forth their hands unto
1:08iniquity. Do good, O Lord, unto those
1:11that be good, and to them that are
1:14upright in their hearts. As for such as
1:18turn aside unto the crooked ways, the
1:21Lord shall lead them forth with the
1:24workers of iniquity.
1:26But peace, somebody shake, say, "Peace
1:30shall be upon Israel."
1:34Hallelujah. Just lift your hands with me
1:36for a moment. Dear heavenly father, in
1:38your name, Jesus. Lord, we thank you and
1:39we praise you [music] tonight. Lord, we
1:41lift you up. We give you glory and
1:43honor. You are that rock, hallelujah,
1:46that we can depend on. Lord, we ask, oh
1:49God, that something be said tonight
1:51[music] that will strengthen the hearts
1:53of your people and give them confidence
1:57that you are that firm, solid
1:59foundation. And we give you all the
2:02glory and the honor in Jesus name we
2:04pray. Amen. Amen. You may be seated in
2:07the presence of the Lord. Amen.
2:10Hallelujah. So, y'all are used to
2:12hearing me singing and worshiping among
2:15other things around here, but if this is
2:17your first time hearing me speak
2:18tonight, I apologize in advance.
2:21Amen. Gird up your loins cuz uh yeah, we
2:24about to go in. Amen. Hallelujah. I'm
2:27not your average uh uh run-of-the-mill
2:29preacher, teacher. I'm a little
2:31unorthodox, but I am at home. Am I Am I
2:35right? I am at home, so I should be able
2:37to be myself to a certain extent. as
2:40much as don't embarrass my wife too
2:42much. Amen. All right. [laughter]
2:45So, I'm not that old. Glory be to God.
2:49But I'm actually only a couple years
2:51younger than than pastor if you can't
2:52tell. Um, but I was saved under some old
2:56school teaching though. Amen. And some
2:58of y'all know what that what what that
2:59means and what I'm talking about. So,
3:01with that being said, giving honor,
3:04great honor to the spirit of Christ who
3:06is indeed the head of my life and should
3:08be the head of yours. Amen. I give
3:10honor, Amen, to our esteemed presbyter,
3:15Bishop Tracy, and his lovely wife in
3:16their absence. Amen. I honor the angels
3:19of this house who have given me this
3:21opportunity. Our illustrious and
3:23anointed pastor and first lady. Can we
3:26give God a hand praise for them? Amen.
3:29>> Hallelujah. I don't I don't think we
3:31realize all the time just how blessed we
3:34are to have them. There there's so much
3:37oil on those two. Glory be to God. So
3:40much oil on them that the the devil
3:42would need extra strength dish soap just
3:45to have a chance. Amen. I'm talking
3:47Dawn, not Ajax.
3:50Amen. [laughter]
3:51Yes God.
3:53Amen. Somebody, somebody know. Yeah.
3:56Leave that Ajax alone. Amen.
3:59And last, but not least, and with great
4:03relish and honor, I honor
4:06the wife of my youth,
4:10of which I have found and obtained favor
4:13with God. Amen. I honor her tonight,
4:16even though she in her absence. Y'all,
4:17please pray for her. She's feeling a
4:19little under the weather. That's why
4:20she's not here tonight. But also, that's
4:22okay because now I don't have to worry
4:23about looking down at her. Amen. Uh
4:27because the Bible said not to be afraid
4:28of their faces. Amen. And and and yeah,
4:32she she can she can mess me up a little
4:34bit. Amen. But glory be to God. I need
4:37that that forehead of flint. [laughter]
4:40Amen. I'd like to speak to you tonight
4:46going along with the keep climbing
4:50series that pastor has put out before us
4:52in his wisdom. I'd like to speak to you
4:55from the subject of unshakable security
5:00surrounded by the God who cannot be
5:03moved. Amen. Unshakable security
5:08surrounded by the God who cannot be
5:11moved. Amen. The And the the theme
5:13behind that is is true security in an
5:17insecure world. Amen.
5:21Somebody somebody knows what I'm talking
5:22about. Somebody has felt that recently.
5:25Amen. With everything that's going on
5:26right now. So, let's jump into it. Amen.
5:30Uh, people of God, in a world where
5:33banks fail, relationships crumble,
5:37nations threaten war against each other,
5:39and even the very ground beneath our
5:42feet can shift in an earthquake. The
5:44roof over our heads right now could be
5:46torn off in a storm. Some of you all
5:48might remember that. Amen.
5:52Where is your security?
5:55And I'm not talking about the the the
5:57false kind that the world pedals I I you
6:00know the padded 401ks, negated
6:02communities with the cameras and all
6:04that and uh you know the you do you
6:06self-help mantras and stuff. No, I I I'm
6:09talking about real biblical apostolic
6:12security.
6:14The kind that laughs at chaos because
6:17it's anchored in the rock of ages.
6:21Amen.
6:22>> When was the last time you stuff was
6:25just going crazy in your life and
6:27instead of, you know, breaking down,
6:29crying or all that, you just laughed.
6:31You just had to give a little chuckle
6:32like, "Okay." Yeah. Because you
6:35understood, Amen. the God that you
6:38serve. You understood the support system
6:41that you have. Amen.
6:43Psalm 125 that we just read, a song of
6:47as a sense. It was sung by pilgrims
6:49climbing to Jerusalem. They saw the
6:52immovable Mount Zion ahead and the
6:55protective mountains encircling the
6:57city. Now, it sounds good, but this
6:59wasn't just flowery words or fluffy
7:02poetry. No, it's actually a rock solid
7:05promise for those of us today filled
7:08with the Holy Ghost, baptized in Jesus'
7:11name, and living separated unto God.
7:14And with the help of the Lord, I want to
7:16show you that tonight. So let's unpack
7:19three pillars of unshakable security. Is
7:22that all right?
7:24>> Amen. The first one,
7:27the foundation of security,
7:31which is immovable trust.
7:34The Hebrew word bat
7:37for trust means to be confident, to lean
7:39upon, to secure, like a child's like a
7:43child in in their parents' arms. Now,
7:45have y'all ever uh felt like the Lord
7:48was taking you on a roller coaster?
7:51>> Amen. Now, if you think about the reason
7:53why roller coasters are actually fun is
7:55because yeah, all of the the dips and
7:58the turns and the flips and all of that
8:00is it's terrifying. But you understand
8:03that you are secure. You are harnessed
8:06in. And so, you can enjoy the ride even
8:10though you don't know what's coming
8:11next. you know that even though it's
8:15crazy,
8:16you have a destination. Amen. You are
8:19going to reach it safely so you can
8:21enjoy the ride. It's the same thing uh
8:23like with with my kids, my my little
8:25babies when I'm, you know, tossing them
8:27around and stuff. You should you you see
8:29the look on their face like you toss
8:31them up in the air and they come back
8:32down and you know, you you see that
8:34look, but they always laugh afterwards
8:37because somehow they understand that
8:39daddy is strong and he is not going to
8:42let me fall. So I can enjoy the ride. I
8:47can enjoy my father. Amen.
8:50So, it's the it's the same thing with us
8:52in the church. It's not blind optimism.
8:55Uh uh it's informed
8:58reliance on God's character.
9:02>> Informed reliance on God's character.
9:04The the the uh Greek word for trust
9:07pistas. It literally means that trust
9:09and confidence. And you don't put your
9:11trust or confidence in something that
9:13has not proven itself to you.
9:15>> And God proves himself to us every day
9:17if we're honest with ourselves.
9:20Now, the the world, their definition,
9:22Amen, is just blind faith. No, that is
9:27not what our definition biblically is.
9:30We have a God who we can trust and count
9:33on and shows up and shows out day after
9:36day, no matter what we're going through.
9:38Amen.
9:41Consider Mount Zion. So historically it
9:44was the eastern hill that David captured
9:47from the Jebzites in 2 Samuel.
9:50It became the city of David and later
9:53symbolized the temple mount.
9:55Geologically it's a part of ancient
9:57limestone bedrock. Unmovable, rooted
10:01deep. Earthquakes have rattled
10:04Jerusalem. Empires have besieged it from
10:07the Babylonians to the Romans. Yet the
10:09mountain endures.
10:12pilgrims saw it and sang, "If you trust
10:15in the Lord, you become like that
10:17mountain." Anybody want to be like that
10:19mountain today?
10:21>> Amen. If you trust in the Lord, you
10:24become like that mountain. Now, some
10:27folks trust in their own strength, like
10:29the man who built his house on the sand
10:31in Matthew 7. One storm comes along and
10:34boom, he's out of there. He done. Others
10:37trust politicians. I can't figure out
10:39why for the life of me or or
10:42motivational speakers who bring to you a
10:44a false prosperity gospel. Uh that's
10:48like that's like trusting a wet pool
10:51noodle in a hurricane,
10:53[laughter] baby. You going to drown.
10:55Amen. You going down. My God.
10:59So we as the people of God, we don't
11:03operate like that. You know what we
11:05trust in? We trust in Jehovah.
11:09>> Hallelujah. We trust in Jehovah,
11:13the God. Hallelujah. Who shows up. And
11:18as one old saint put it, I'm not moved
11:20by what I see. I'm moved by what I
11:25believe. And I believe the one who moves
11:28mountains. Glory to God. Or or or stands
11:33firmer than them.
11:35Does anybody know who I'm talking about
11:37tonight? Does anybody know what his name
11:39is?
11:41>> Ah, yeah. You didn't say it like you
11:42believe it. Does anybody know what his
11:45name is?
11:46>> Jesus. Yes, God. Hallelujah.
11:50Jesus. I'm not moved by what I see,
11:53what's in front of my eyes. I'm moved by
11:55what I know. Hallelujah. My belief is
11:58informed by what I already know. They
12:00like they said, you can't make me doubt
12:02him because I know too much about him.
12:04Hallelujah somebody. Glory to God.
12:07Proverbs 35-6.
12:10If you go, if you want to put it up, you
12:11can. Amen. Proverbs 3:5-6. It says,
12:14"Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
12:18and lean not unto thine own
12:21understanding."
12:22Hallelujah. "In all thy ways acknowledge
12:26him, and he shall direct thy path."
12:30We know it, but do we always show it?
12:34Amen. Hebrews 13:8, Jesus Christ the
12:38same yesterday, today, and forever. So
12:41in in the truth of apostolic doctrine,
12:45this trust is sealed by the Holy Ghost
12:49according to Ephesians 1, making us a
12:52part of the Lord's unshakable kingdom
12:55according to Hebrews 12. So, what what
12:58what are you trying to say to me,
12:59Brother Jones? Well, I'm glad you asked.
13:01Let me help you out. Uh, I'm saying, are
13:05you leaning on the Lord or are you still
13:07clutching your backup plans?
13:11True security starts with full
13:16surrender. Let me say that again.
13:19True security starts with full
13:23surrender, which requires full
13:25compliance or the word that that the
13:28world hates, obedience.
13:31Amen.
13:33Now, I'm about to get in trouble. So,
13:35baby, if you're watching, go ahead and
13:37uh mute the TV right quick. Uh
13:40Lord have mercy. Wives, let me mess with
13:43you for a minute. Wives, if you cannot
13:47be led by your husband, then he cannot
13:50protect you.
13:55If you cannot be led by your husband, he
13:59cannot do the job that God put him in
14:01your life to do. He cannot protect you.
14:04Now, somebody didn't like that. Okay,
14:06that that's fine. Yeah, you you'll be
14:07all right. Uh we we got Bible. Um
14:11[laughter]
14:13we got Bible, but You know, I'll use
14:15some other examples. Uh uh let's see.
14:18So,
14:20and I'm not leaving the men out either.
14:22Forgive me. We don't get a pass,
14:24brothers. We don't get a pass because if
14:26e if we are not submitted to being led
14:30by God, then we can't lead anybody.
14:35>> If we are right, if we are not
14:37submitting our will to God, we cannot
14:39lead anyone. Even the president of the
14:42United States, the commander and chief,
14:47when there is a threat, his authority is
14:51trumped by that of his security
14:53officers. You see what I did there? Oh,
14:55he was trumped. Uhhuh. Yeah. Somebody
14:57y'all y'all get that tomorrow. Okay. But
15:01until the threat has been identified,
15:03assessed, and neutralized,
15:06that means you can ask all the questions
15:08you want later. Amen. You you can debate
15:11on what could have been done better. Uh
15:14but right now in the moment, while it's
15:17important,
15:19it behooves us to follow directions and
15:23move
15:25for your own protection and security.
15:31It's the same with the church. We have a
15:34pastor, a shepherd who is being led by
15:37the very spirit of Christ. the ultimate
15:40shepherd. But if we do not allow him to
15:43lead us, then he cannot watch for our
15:46souls.
15:47He cannot we we him in that of
15:51our own valition and stubbornness. We
15:53can prevent him from doing the job God
15:55called for him to do on our behalf.
15:58Where I come from, we call that a
15:59no-brainer. Amen. You you don't need a a
16:02college degree or a genius level
16:04intellect to come to that conclusion
16:06logically.
16:09Lord, just please help us today. Help us
16:13today, Lord, to maintain a teachable
16:16spirit. One that can be led by you. One
16:19that is humble in your sight in Jesus
16:23name. We need that, church. We need
16:26that. All right. Second point. See, I'm
16:29already out of here. Almost. Almost. My
16:31wife said, "Don't be long-winded." But
16:33if you've But if you It always bothered
16:36me though because if you if you've got
16:38the the very breath of God living on the
16:41inside of you, how can you not be long
16:42with Never mind. Never mind. Don't worry
16:45about it. I ain't going to mess with it.
16:48Point number two,
16:50the fortress of security,
16:54divine surroundings.
16:57That's in verse two. Amen. So the
17:00biblical definition, the Hebrew word for
17:02roundabout, Sabab, it it paints a
17:05picture of encirclement, like a pro
17:07protective hedge or a military siege
17:10wall, like we read in Job, you know, how
17:12how the devil said that he had a uh Job
17:14had a hedge around him that was
17:16protecting him. Amen. Hallelujah. God is
17:19not distant. Let me say that again. God
17:22is not distant. He is a stronghold, a
17:25misgab, a high fortress, a refuge. Amen.
17:29The Bible says that the name of the Lord
17:31is a strong tower, a citadel where the
17:35righteous can run in and be safe.
17:38>> Glory be to God. I see I got a couple of
17:40people to read their Bible. Amen.
17:42Historical fact for you. Jerusalem sits
17:45in the Judean hills surrounded by higher
17:48ridges. Enemies could attack from one
17:50direction, but the topography created
17:53that was one of them triple knee action
17:55words for you. The the topography
17:57created natural defenses. Invaders like
18:00Sakaribb found this out the hard way in
18:032 Kings 19. The psalmist says, "Just
18:06like those mountains guard the city, the
18:09Lord guards his people forever."
18:13>> Hallelujah. Somebody ought to give him
18:15glory for that right now.
18:17Glory be to your name, God. He guards
18:20his people forever.
18:22Have you Have you ever felt exposed?
18:26Amen. Like like that that one sock that
18:28gets a hole in it and you got two toes
18:30sticking out
18:33[laughter] or or or the choir had had
18:36specific colors to wear uh for for choir
18:39day, orange and blue or something. You
18:40showed up in black and white. Anybody
18:42that No, just me. Okay. Yeah, [laughter]
18:47I'm I'm trying to do better. I'm trying
18:48to do better. Amen. The devil wants you
18:53uncovered,
18:54isolated, and vulnerable.
18:58But let me encourage you right quick.
19:00God does not do half measures when it
19:03comes to his people.
19:05>> Amen. He's not a a fair weather friend.
19:07Amen. Or a part-time shield. He is your
19:11shield and your buckler. Hallelujah.
19:14Glory be to God. He is the full
19:17encirclement as David said in Psalm 139.
19:20Thou has beset me behind and before in
19:23Pentecostal terms. That's like the the
19:26baptism of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
19:29Hallelujah. The full encirclement. It's
19:31all around and over you. He's got your
19:34front. He's got your back. He's got your
19:36above and he's got your below. Amen.
19:39Hallelujah. That is the the the Holy
19:41Ghost. the power within you, the
19:44presence around you and the name over
19:47you. Somebody give God glory. Amen.
19:50>> For the name, [applause]
19:52the name that is above all names.
19:55Hallelujah.
19:56Psalm 46 and1 says, "God is our refuge
20:00and strength, a very present help in
20:02trouble." Isaiah 54:17, "No weapon that
20:06is formed against thee shall prosper."
20:08And for us apostolic believers, Acts
20:112:38, the promise is to you and your
20:15children. The same spirit that
20:17surrounded the upper room, saints of
20:19God. Hallelujah. The same spirit that
20:22was there with those believers, Amen, is
20:25here with you today. Amen. Hallelujah.
20:28Uh, brother, he is there with you in the
20:30boardroom. Glory to be to God.
20:32Hallelujah. He is there with you in the
20:34hospital. Hallelujah. He is there with
20:36you in the courtroom.
20:39>> We serve a God that's never lost a
20:41patient. A God that's never lost a case.
20:44Amen. Hallelujah. And a God that will
20:47fight for you. He Hallelujah. Jesus.
20:51Hallelujah. All we got to do is be still
20:54and watch the salvation. We just got to
20:56stand still. Amen. And let him fight the
20:59battle. Let him do the work. Glory be to
21:02God. Take your hands off of it. So,
21:04catch what I'm what I'm what I'm trying
21:05to say. Glory be to God.
21:10Stop scanning the horizon for threats.
21:15Instead, lift up your eyes to the hills
21:19from which cometh your help. Some of my
21:21help comes from, no, all my help comes
21:25from the Lord. Lift up your eyes to the
21:28hills from which cometh your help. The
21:32mountains of God's faithfulness are
21:35higher than your enemies. I'mma say that
21:38again in case you don't get it. The
21:39mountain of God's faithfulness is higher
21:43than your enemies. You are not just
21:45surviving right now. I don't care what
21:47the enemy has told you. You are not just
21:49surviving. You are surrounded for his
21:52angels encamp about those who fear him.
21:55He has got you covered.
21:59>> Amen. He has got you covered. Glory be
22:04to God. Just lift your hands with me
22:05right quick. Father in your name, Jesus.
22:07Lord, we thank you for your covering,
22:09for your provision, your protection,
22:11God. Hallelujah. Everything that you do
22:13and everything that you are. Hallelujah.
22:16Everything we need, we can find in you
22:19and through you, Jesus. We thank you for
22:21that tonight. Hallelujah. And last
22:24point, y'all, and I'm out of here. Glory
22:26be to God. See, I I wasn't going to try
22:28to hold you or wear out your patience.
22:30Amen. I'm not the devil. Hallelujah. I
22:34am not. Glory be to God. Point number
22:37three. Amen. The the and I I suppose I
22:40would say this is the the most important
22:42point. It would be the safeguard of
22:46security,
22:48righteous boundaries.
22:52That that stirred in somebody's spirit
22:54right there. Uh people don't like
22:57boundaries. Amen. Hallelujah. Righteous
23:00boundaries. So, have you ever have you
23:03ever noticed whenever
23:06somebody today um especially if it's a
23:09man, uh if you have standards or you you
23:13try to enforce boundaries, you're
23:15automatically labeled as insecure or
23:19controlling.
23:21We Have y'all seen that before?
23:23>> Yeah. Insecure or controlling? No,
23:26Goofy. I am not insecure.
23:29Amen. I am not insecure. I am your
23:33security.
23:34>> That's right.
23:35>> That's right.
23:35>> Amen. Cuz I'm looking out for you, for
23:38your well-being. It It's not controlling
23:41to prefer things in your life to be
23:43under control. Amen. That's That's
23:46common sense. Well, common sense is not
23:48very common today.
23:51We need grace, Lord.
23:53>> Amen. But yeah, it's not a bad thing to
23:56want your life to be under control.
23:58Amen. True freedom is only achieved with
24:02clear boundaries.
24:03Amen. I'll say that again. True freedom
24:07is only achieved with clear boundaries.
24:09If you don't believe it, let them take
24:11all of the stop signs out tomorrow.
24:14>> Yeah.
24:16Just just take them all out and and see
24:18how free you are to drive. You you can
24:21do it but you will not do it safely.
24:24Amen. You have to have those boundaries
24:27so that you have the freedom to do that
24:29which you want to do. That is what our
24:32Christian liberty is based in. Amen.
24:36Because we have clear boundaries that
24:38let us know where to go, where not to
24:41go, what to do, what not to do. Amen. so
24:44that we can enjoy the abundant life that
24:47God promised us. Amen. Hallelujah. So I
24:50I say that to say security is not
24:53passive. It is disciplined, intentional,
24:58vigilant, and if need be uh even
25:01aggressive.
25:03Amen. So the the psalm balances promise
25:07with peril.
25:09The rod of it says the rod of the
25:11wicked. That that could be anything from
25:14demonic oppression to temptation. The
25:16rod of the wicked won't permanently rest
25:19on the righteous lest they stretch out
25:21hands to iniquity. God does good to the
25:25upright in heart. But those who turn to
25:29crooked ways and get led turn to crooked
25:32ways get led out with the workers of
25:35iniquity. So, I used to I used to do
25:40security, but we didn't we didn't call
25:42it that back then. We we said it
25:43security, you know. Somebody say
25:46security.
25:47>> Yeah. All y'all from St. Louis. All
25:49right. Yeah.
25:51So, yeah, I used to do security uh at
25:54some less than reputable establishments
25:56across the water back in when I was in
25:58the world. I wasn't I wasn't always
26:01saved and neither was you, so leave me
26:02alone. Uh
26:04Amen. But yeah, so I I I I work there
26:07and one thing about being on security,
26:09you are always the bad guy no matter
26:12what. Even even when the person is the
26:15problem, you automatically are the bad
26:18guy just because you on security. So,
26:20you know, uh altercations would happen
26:23and I'd have to come and and say, "Hey,
26:25man, I need you to calm down. Uh or
26:27better yet, I I'm going to have to ask
26:29you to leave." Oh, man. I was the
26:31smallest guy. I wasn't as big as as
26:33brother right here. you know, I I was
26:35probably always the smallest guy on
26:37security. So, I guess that automatically
26:39made them feel like I was a easy mark or
26:41something like that. So, they, you know,
26:43they they'd want to they want to beat me
26:44up and I'm not the pro. You're the one
26:47that was causing the problem. And now
26:49they they they would like you to leave
26:51and I'm just delivering the message, but
26:53now you want to beat me up. Oh, great.
26:56But I used to have to tell the guys
26:59like, "Hey, uh, my dear misinformed
27:03friend, this is not going to go the way
27:05that you think it's going to go cuz I
27:07have full intention of making it home
27:10tonight unscathed.
27:12So, I might have to do something
27:14diabolical to you just to, you know, I
27:18might have to cause so much pain that
27:20that it takes the fight out of you." And
27:23then these big guys are going to escort
27:27you out in your affliction. Amen.
27:31Is what it is. [sighs]
27:34My God. Then then the ones that weren't
27:36interested in fighting, I'm I'm sure
27:38plenty of some of you have have heard
27:39the the term, yeah, just wait. I'm going
27:41I'm go pop the trunk.
27:44Yeah, I'mma go pop the trunk right
27:46quick. You fool. [laughter]
27:49Like now that you have informed me of
27:52your
27:53very illthoughtout plan, what makes you
27:56think that we are going to let you get
27:59to that vehicle? No, we are going to
28:02restrain you. Amen. We're going to call
28:04the police and then we're going to let
28:06them search for whatever tool it was
28:08that you were thinking about using.
28:10Amen. So,
28:13flash forward to the saved side of life.
28:17Glory be to God. Hallelujah. Hey, fast
28:21forward to after the water, after the
28:24the indwelling of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
28:26Hallelujah. Now I'm working as a as a
28:30overnight manager for the Hilton across
28:32from the airport. And one thing I loved
28:35about working that job was whereas with
28:38the security job, yeah, I had to fight
28:40my own battles, but with this job, Amen.
28:44Hallelujah. I had a police officer.
28:48Amen. I had a officer, a offduty officer
28:51of the law working as my security. Amen.
28:55So when you would get I rate customers
28:59that would come in and things wouldn't
29:01be like they wanted it to be, whatever
29:04the case was. You know, uh I'm a diamond
29:07member. You're acting like a cubic
29:09zirconia member right now.
29:12>> Lord help me.
29:16your actions are not becoming of a
29:18diamond member, sir. Uh,
29:21but I wouldn't have to I wouldn't have
29:23to do anything because as soon as the uh
29:27the officer heard the elevation of tone,
29:30he would come from around the corner. I
29:31don't know what he was over there doing.
29:32He's probably playing on his phone or
29:33something. But he he would come around
29:35the corner. Everything all right here?
29:38That's They didn't all sound like that.
29:40That's just how I figured it. But
29:42everything all right here, Mr. Jones?
29:45Oh, I'm not sure. Uh, let me ask. Is
29:48everything all right? Tone would
29:50immediately change. Uh, you know what? I
29:53I'm sorry. I I know this is not your
29:55fault. Oh, you know that now.
29:59>> Look at you.
30:01Okay. See, but if you if you had just
30:03given me a chance to possibly fix it,
30:06but now there is a real threat of
30:09relocation. a real threat of you being
30:12put out because of your behavior. And
30:15why is that? Because authority has shown
30:18up. Amen. Security has come into the
30:21chat. Amen. Hallelujah. So now, glory be
30:25to God. I have the necessary backup I
30:28need. Amen. To be safe, not just for my
30:32own well-being, but for everybody that's
30:35around as well. Amen. So, I said all
30:38that to say, uh uh uh when the psalmist
30:42said,
30:43what did he say? Let me go back to it.
30:45Uh
30:47yeah, God does good to the upright in
30:49heart, but those who turn to crooked
30:51ways get led out with the workers of
30:54iniquity. Tell tell somebody, don't
30:57don't get yourself kicked out the party.
31:01Don't get yourself kicked out the party.
31:03Amen. H glory be to God. Don't let the
31:06the police officer have to come in for
31:08you to get some act right. Amen.
31:10Hallelujah. Don't let the the Holy Ghost
31:13have to grab you by the collar. Amen. In
31:15order for you to understand what it is
31:18that you're supposed to be doing as a
31:20saint of God. Our security rests in our
31:23obedience to him. Amen. Because once we
31:26step outside of that boundary, it's not
31:29him taking his hand off of us. It's us
31:32taking his hand off of us.
31:34>> Amen. That is your own free will. You
31:37did that. Glory be to God. It wasn't
31:39him. So, uh uh it goes on to say, "Yet
31:42peace,
31:44shalom, wholeness, security shall be
31:48upon Israel." This echoes covenant
31:53theology.
31:54Israel's security was tied to obedience
31:57according to Deuteronomy 28. But for us
32:00in the New Testament church, it's grace
32:04empowered holiness.
32:06Grace empowered holiness.
32:10As apostolic believers, we preach. Yes,
32:13we preach Acts 2:38. But and continuing
32:18steadfastly in the apostles doctrine,
32:21fellowship, breaking of bread, and
32:23prayers. Amen.
32:25This ain't Look at somebody say this.
32:27This ain't no cheap Dollar Tree grace.
32:30Amen. Hallelujah. You can't get this.
32:32Touch somebody else and say you can't
32:34get this grace on timu.
32:39Where I got this shirt, [laughter]
32:45y'all forgive me. I'm sorry. Like Paul
32:47said, bear with me in my folly.
32:51What am I saying? So, so some want Zion
32:55security without Zion standards.
32:59>> How do that work?
33:01>> Make that make sense. Some want Zion
33:03security without Zion standards. That's
33:06That's like ordering a steak from Ruth
33:09Chris and demanding it be vegan.
33:13Oh, Lord. The altar is open for all you
33:16vegans. Oh, Jesus. Yeah. Yeah. And and
33:20vegetarians and pescatarians. God is
33:22still giving you grace to get it
33:24together. Amen. But [laughter] God God
33:29won't let the wicked's rod linger
33:32precisely so we do not fall into sin.
33:37Sometimes he allows things in our lives
33:42as protective discipline.
33:44Amen. You know what I mean? Protective
33:46discipline. It's not a punishment.
33:49Sometimes we have to let our kids bump
33:51their head a little bit so that they
33:53understand what we told them was the
33:55truth.
33:57>> But guess what? Then we patch them back
33:59up and we tell them, "Do now that you
34:02know better, go do better.
34:05>> Go and sin no more."
34:07>> Amen.
34:09That's that's just what it is. So like
34:11like as CS Lewis might say, and I put a
34:14a little apostolic twist on it. Uh uh
34:16God whispers
34:18in pleasures, he speaks in conscience,
34:23but he shouts in pain.
34:26That's the megaphone of his surrounding
34:29love.
34:31You don't learn anything most of the
34:34time in pleasure. The only time that you
34:37actually register is when something is
34:41difficult, when something hurts a little
34:43bit. But guess what? Your father has not
34:46left you. He's there with you through
34:48it. Amen. Like they used to say, if if
34:51he brought you to it, then he'll bring
34:53you through it. Amen. Hallelujah. I know
34:55those the all those cliches and stuff,
34:57but they have they have general equity
34:59to them. Amen. Hallelujah. So many are
35:04the afflictions of the righteous, but
35:06the Lord delivers them out of how many?
35:09>> Them all. Exactly. Hallelujah.
35:11righteousness exalts a nation, but sin
35:14is a reproach to any people. Do we still
35:17preach that today?
35:19Do we still do we still let the world
35:21know that that the reason for all of the
35:24problems and the corruption and the
35:25stuff that you complain about is because
35:27of sin?
35:30>> Hallelujah. We we want to uh uh uh point
35:33the finger at God and and raise our
35:35fists to the heavens, but no, it's you.
35:38It's me. It's us. Hallelujah.
35:42And we need him.
35:45>> Yeah. I'll say it again. We need him. He
35:49is the righteous arbiter of truth. He is
35:51the one. Amen. Who who who That's what
35:54got Adam and Eve in trouble in the
35:55garden in the first place. What was that
35:57fruit? It it was them trying to be their
35:59own god. Them trying to to be their they
36:04wanted to have the to make their own
36:06definition of good and evil. No, him.
36:10If you in my house, what I say, my
36:13rules, that's what goes. You can't.
36:16There's There's nothing arbitrary about
36:18it. If I say no, it's no. If I say yes,
36:21it's yes. And you roll what you roll
36:24your house the same way. I'm sure. Amen.
36:27You don't just let somebody come in your
36:28house and kick off their shoes and and
36:30start doing whatever they want to do.
36:33>> No, that's not how it works. Amen. So,
36:37why do we treat God like that? I I'll
36:40let you rest with that for a minute. Uh
36:44so
36:48righteousness exalts a nation. Sin is a
36:51reproach to any people.
36:54Let me just say say it like this.
36:57It's time for us to tighten up. We are
36:59too loose.
37:01And I'm speaking to myself first and
37:04foremost. I have to be first partaker of
37:06this. We have to tighten up. We have
37:09become too loose. We need to secure our
37:12boundaries. We need to stop leaving the
37:14doors and windows open and wondering why
37:17pests keep getting in or why stuff keeps
37:19coming up missing.
37:23>> It's us. We're the problem. Psalm 91 it
37:27says, I call this the security psalm. A
37:30security psalm. Psalm 91 said, "He that
37:32dwelleth in the secret place of the most
37:35high," hallelujah. He that dwelleth in
37:38the secret place. Now, now we know where
37:40that secret place is. But do you live
37:43there?
37:44>> Do you live there or is it just is it
37:46just your vacation home? Just, you know,
37:49somewhere where you go when it's
37:51convenient for you or when you feeling
37:53good at the moment. Hallelujah. No. He
37:56that dwelleth in the secret place of the
37:59most high, I want to dwell in that
38:01place. I want to live there. I want that
38:03to be my doicile. I want Hallelujah. I
38:06want the keys to the door. Amen. I want
38:09the security [clears throat] code. I
38:10want all of that. Glory be to God.
38:14>> Jesus. Second 2 second Timothy 2:19. The
38:17Lord knoweth them that are his. Let
38:20everyone that nameth the name of Christ
38:23depart from iniquity.
38:25And and what what does Jesus promise us
38:28with that? Amen. In John 10:28, he
38:32promises us that he holds us.
38:36He holds us.
38:39Thank you, Jesus. And no one snatches us
38:41out of the father's hand.
38:45>> Not one person, nobody can snatch you
38:49out of his hand. Hallelujah. You are
38:51under his wing. Glory be to God.
38:54musicians, you could come if you if you
38:56want. Amen. I I am getting out of here.
39:00Thank you, Jesus. So,
39:03what I don't want you to miss in this,
39:07what I'd like for you to take from it is
39:11holiness
39:13is not restriction.
39:17I'll say it again. Holiness is not
39:20restriction.
39:22It is the guard rail keeping you on the
39:25mountain.
39:27>> Anybody who's ever been up to the
39:29mountains of California know what I'm
39:30talking about. Coming around those
39:31corners and all that stuff. Woo wee.
39:34>> My my father used to say it was a
39:36sphincter tightening experience coming
39:38[laughter] coming on those roads cuz you
39:41you looking down at and and and at
39:43disaster right there and your feet from
39:45it. Hallelujah. Holiness is not
39:47restriction. It is the guard rail
39:50keeping you up on that mountain. Amen.
39:52Hallelujah. Repent.
39:55Separate
39:57and be filled. Aresh
40:02saints of God.
40:05Imagine this this scene if you will.
40:09Jerusalem pilgrims. They are weary from
40:13travel.
40:15They're looking up
40:17at Zion,
40:19immovable.
40:22They're looking around at the encircling
40:25hills,
40:27protective,
40:29and they're looking within
40:31and choosing righteousness.
40:36That same security is yours today.
40:40It is yours. But let me pull on your
40:42heartstring just a little bit.
40:45Some of you have trusted before,
40:50but life shook you,
40:55a diagnosis,
40:58a betrayal,
41:02a backsliding season.
41:07You feel exposed.
41:12like the mountains have crumbled.
41:17Hear what the spirit is saying to the
41:19church today.
41:23The Lord is still round about you.
41:27He has not moved.
41:30The blood still covers.
41:34The Holy Ghost still fills.
41:39The name is still above every name. And
41:43at the name of Jesus, every knee shall
41:47bow. Every tongue shall confess that
41:50Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of the
41:53father.
41:56Hallelujah.
41:57>> Thank you, Jesus.
42:00The name is still above every name.
42:04There might be some prodigals here.
42:08>> Crooked ways are calling you.
42:11>> Workers of iniquity are pulling on you.
42:14I've been there.
42:17But peace, somebody shout peace.
42:21>> Somebody shout shalom.
42:23>> Shalom.
42:24>> Security.
42:27Security is upon true Israel, the
42:31church.
42:34Come home, family.
42:36Come home. Come home to where you can
42:39receive that peace.
42:42Stand with me if you will.
42:45I'm closing.
42:48If you're not sure, if you're not
42:51certain of your eternal security,
42:55if you've never been baptized in the
42:57name of [music] Jesus for the remission
42:58of your sins,
43:01if you've never received the Holy Ghost
43:04with the evidence of speaking in other
43:06tongues,
43:08please don't risk it.
43:10Don't risk it. Come now.
43:15Now is the acceptable time, the
43:17acceptable hour of salvation. Come now.
43:20If you've drifted
43:23and you need the walls of your salvation
43:26security rebuilt, run to this altar
43:29tonight.
43:31Come to this altar.
43:34Hallelujah. And [music] let the Lord
43:35edify you. Let him rebuild you from the
43:38ground up. Thank you, Jesus. If you are
43:41secure but you want to intercede for the
43:45insecure, then flood this altar tonight
43:48and help somebody pray through.
43:51Hallelujah. Like somebody did for you.
43:54Could have been years ago. Could have
43:56been yesterday, but come and help
43:59somebody pray their way through to God.
44:04And I'm closing. Hallelujah.
44:09I'll leave you with this.
44:12They that trust,
44:14everybody say trust.
44:17They that trust shall be as Mount Zion.
44:22Will you trust him fully today? Will you
44:25trust him fully? The mountains are
44:28singing. Hallelujah. The spirit is
44:30drawing.
44:32Come. Please come. Your unshakable
44:37security is waiting. Hallelujah in Jesus
44:40name.
44:42God bless you tonight. Heaven smile on
44:45you. I love each and every one of you
44:48and I thank God for you and I pray
44:52security over your house tonight. I pray
44:56security over your finances. I pray
44:59security over your salvation. I pray
45:02security over your children. I pray
45:05security
45:06>> over your marriages.
45:08>> I pray security over your relationships.
45:13>> Security.
45:15Hallelujah.
45:17>> Security in Jesus.
45:20>> Glory be to God. [singing]
45:24>> Where is your security?
45:27>> Seek. If it's anywhere but other than
45:30Jesus,
45:32[singing]
45:33>> it's not secure.
45:37>> Won't you come in Jesus name?
45:40>> In the end,
45:43where could I go but to the Lord?
45:49[singing]
45:51Where could I go?
45:55Where could I go? [singing]
45:58>> [music]
45:59>> seeking a refuge for my soul.
46:06Needing a friend
46:10to save me in the end.
46:14Where could I go but you, Lord?
46:20Oh, tell me. Where could I go?
46:26Where [singing] could I [music] go?
46:30Seeking a refuge for my [singing] soul.
46:38Needing a [singing] friend
46:41to save me in the end.
46:45[singing] Where could I go but to the
46:49Lord?
46:52Oh, tell me [singing] where could I go?
46:57Where could I go? [singing and music]
47:01Seeking a refuge for my [singing] soul.
47:08And I'm needing [music] a friend
47:12to save me in the end. [singing]
47:17Where could I go but to the Lord?
47:21[singing]
47:23Oh, where could I go?
47:28Where could I go?
47:32Seeking a refuge for my soul,
47:37[singing]
47:40needing a friend
47:43to save me in the end.
47:48Where could I go but to the Lord?
47:52[singing]
47:54Oh, tell me. Where could I go?
47:59Where could I go? [music]
48:02[singing]
48:03Seeking a refuge for my soul.
48:10And I need a [singing] friend
48:14to save me in the end.
48:19Where could I go but to the Lord?
48:23[singing]
48:26Where could I go?
48:30Where could I go? [singing]
48:34Seeking a refuge for my soul. Oh,
48:41and I'll be [music] a friend
48:45to save me in the end.
48:49Where could I go but to the Lord?
48:54[singing]
48:57Where could I go?
49:01Where could I go? [singing]
49:05seeking a refuge for my soul
49:11and I need a [singing] friend
49:16to save me in the end.
49:20Where could I go but to the Lord?
49:24[singing]
49:28Where could I [music] go?
49:31Where could I [singing] go?
49:38Come on, why don't we lift our hands
49:41>> as we sing this?
49:46>> Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah.
49:50Where could I go to the Lord? [singing]
49:55>> Come on, one more time. Let's sing it
49:56again.
49:57>> Oh, now where?
49:59>> Come on. Where can we go?
50:02Where do I go?
50:05Seeking a refuge for my soul.
50:11[singing]
50:12I am need a friend
50:16to save me in the end.
50:20Where could I call but to the Lord?
50:26>> Oh, why don't we clap our hands?
50:29Come on. If you receive the word of the
50:30Lord this evening.
50:33Hallelujah. Hallelujah.
50:40Amen. Amen. I've said this many times.
50:44Either you trust God or you don't.
50:47There's no in between. There's no
50:49lukewarm. There's no doublemindness.
50:51Either you trust him or you don't. As he
50:54was sitting here preaching, I began to
50:55think and took a couple notes and and
50:59some couple things just popped in my
51:00spirit and he made a statement [music]
51:02about things being shaken. And and the
51:05Bible says that anything that can be
51:06shaken will be shaken. But when your
51:09house is built on the rock, we're not
51:11going to be shaken.
51:13When the storms come and life comes,
51:15we're going to remain
51:17because when that trumpet sound, we
51:19which are alive and remain. That means
51:23we'll we are built on something that is
51:25unmovable and that is him. Amen. That is
51:29him. Amen. Thank you for being in the
51:31house of the Lord. I hope you were
51:32encouraged. Amen. Take this beyond the
51:35doors. Take this into your home. Amen.
51:37[music] Take this to work with you. Put
51:39your security in God. Put your security
51:41in the church. Put your security in
51:43people that's going to speak into your
51:45soul. That's going to draw you closer to
51:46the Lord. Amen. He is all that we have.
51:49Come on. How many believe that God is
51:51all that we have? He is all that we
51:53need.
51:55Hallelujah. Hallelujah.
51:58Amen. Amen. So you as you enjoy your
52:01week and this weekend, remember the
52:03announcements and remember we will have
52:05our freedom Sunday coming up this
52:07Sunday. I encourage you to invite
52:08somebody. Amen. Somebody you know,
52:11somebody you may not know. Go down uh
52:13your your your neighborhood or in your
52:15work and and just ask them. You never
52:17know when God's moving on somebody's
52:19heart. Amen. And and we're going to
52:21we're going to be here and have a
52:22wonderful time and celebrate what God
52:24has allowed this country to have as
52:25freedom to worship him. Amen. But beyond
52:28what's in the physical, I'm glad that I
52:30have a freedom from sin and from the
52:31world and bondage.
52:35I may have not had the Holy Ghost 250
52:38years, but I'm glad I got it.
52:41>> Amen. Amen. God bless you. Shake hands
52:43with somebody. Hug their necks. Tell
52:45them you love them. Amen. You [music]
52:47are dismissing Jesus name.
52:58Get
53:18him.