Light In Action Begins With Us
Bishop Henry Fernandez Preached on 10/11/2026Isaiah 60:1
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Summary
Bishop Henry Fernandez encourages believers to keep their light on, reminding the congregation that neither trials nor opposition can extinguish the divine calling and favor God has placed within them.
Key points
- •As believers, the light of God is already within us; we are called to 'arise' (be mobile) and 'shine' so that His glory is visible to a world in chaos.
- •External circumstances, failures, and criticisms cannot extinguish the light or cancel the calling God has placed on your life unless you allow them to.
- •God uses trials and struggles as a platform for your faith; people need to see you worship, serve, and love even when you are disappointed, tired, or hurt.
- •The mind is a primary battleground where the enemy uses fabricated 'what if' scenarios to create fear; we must take every thought captive and focus on what is true and pure.
- •Opposition from people is inevitable, but they cannot override what God has ordained; like Balam in the book of Numbers, those who try to curse what God has blessed will find their efforts redirected into blessings.
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Purpose
Blessing
Life application
This week, when a negative 'what if' thought enters your mind, stop and ask yourself, 'Is this true or fabricated?' and intentionally replace that fear with a declaration of God's faithfulness.
Reflection questions
- In what area of your life have you allowed circumstances to dim your light or make you feel like your calling is cancelled?
- How can your current struggle serve as a platform for others to see God's faithfulness through your response?
- What fabricated scenarios have you been 'holding a funeral for' even though they haven't actually happened?
- How does the story of Balak and Balaam change your perspective on the people who oppose you at work or in your personal life?
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Full transcript
0:00[music]
0:00Amen.
0:01All right. Do me a favor. Would you
0:03stand and hold your neighbor by the hand
0:05as we
0:07receive what God would want us to hear
0:09before we leave this building and
0:12especially as we enter into a brand new
0:17week.
0:19As you hold that hand, I want to read a
0:22scripture.
0:24um which is the foundation of the sermon
0:27this morning. Isaiah 60:1
0:30Isaiah 60:E1.
0:33We've been talking about we the believer
0:37becoming the light. And a few moments
0:40ago I talked about how one of the
0:42greatest ways to demonstrate that light
0:45is through the demonstration of love,
0:47the expression of love. Right? And now
0:51we're seeing where the prophet Isaiah
0:55speaks a prophetic word to God's people
0:58back then. And it still relates to all
1:01of us today.
1:04And here's what it says. Arise,
1:08shine,
1:10for your light has come and the glory of
1:14the Lord rises upon you. Notice, arise,
1:21shine.
1:23>> There's two things the prophet is saying
1:26God's people ought to be doing. You
1:28ought to be mobile. You ought to remove
1:31yourself from where you are.
1:34And then you ought to shine.
1:37Why? For the light has come. All of us
1:40as believers, the light is in us.
1:43>> It's already in us. Why? When we shine
1:47the light that has come into us, the man
1:50of God says, the prophet of God says,
1:53and that's where the glory of the Lord
1:56will be risen. Father, we thank you that
1:59you're going to speak to us for these
2:00next few moments.
2:03May this word today transform us.
2:08May it challenge us to be the best
2:10version of ourselves
2:12so that we can be the light in a world
2:17that is
2:19in chaos, a world that is living in
2:22darkness. And we give you praise for it
2:25now in Jesus name. Amen. Can we praise
2:28him one more time as you take your seat?
2:32God bless you. God bless you. So just
2:36for a thought today,
2:39I'd like to deal with the subject, keep
2:42your light on. Let nothing dim what God
2:47has lit.
2:49>> Keep your light on. Let let nothing dim
2:53what God has lit. So I want to begin
2:57today by reminding you of something
3:01you cannot afford to forget. can't.
3:05Right?
3:07Number one, you're called.
3:09All of you in this room, you're called.
3:12You're not a mistake.
3:15You're called by God. You are anointed.
3:19Regardless of what you're going through,
3:23you're anointed.
3:25So, don't let your circumstances
3:28trick you into believing that somehow
3:32you're not special.
3:34And it's very easy to look at other
3:36people and see them thriving
3:39and you conclude that maybe God's got a
3:42special love for them more than you. But
3:45you are called, you are anointed,
3:48you are blessed
3:50and you are a carrier of the light of
3:53Jesus Christ. That's why the prophet
3:55said, "Arise and shine for the glory of
3:59the Lord is upon you." Jesus said you
4:02are the light of the world. Remember
4:04that he said you. I'm talking about all
4:07of you. All of us. We are the light of
4:10the world. That means regardless of what
4:13you have encountered in your past,
4:17regardless of what you may be facing
4:20right now.
4:23Don't ever forget this. Regardless and
4:26regardless of what may come against you
4:30tomorrow, nothing and I mean absolutely
4:33nothing has the power and the authority
4:36to distinguish what God has placed on
4:40the inside of you or to extinguish what
4:43God has placed on the inside of you.
4:45Nothing. Nothing. Nothing in this earth
4:49has the power to put out your light.
4:54to reverse the favor of God that is on
4:57your life.
4:59I I I know it's common for all of us to
5:01use our everyday circumstances
5:04to determine whether or not God is in
5:06love with us or if God has anointed us
5:09or if we're special, but you can't.
5:12People may criticize you, but they
5:15cannot cancel your calling.
5:18Amen.
5:19>> Disappointment
5:20may hurt you and it will. But it cannot
5:24erase your destiny.
5:26>> Failure may delay you. But it does not
5:30have to define you.
5:34>> And trouble may surround you, but it
5:36does not have or has the power, I should
5:40say, to extinguish the light God placed
5:44within you.
5:47So if you're in trouble today,
5:50please know that it doesn't have the
5:53power to put out the light.
5:56>> Unfortunately, some people struggle to
5:59embrace this idea because they are
6:02facing more
6:05or or focusing I should say more on what
6:08they are going through rather than where
6:11God is taking them.
6:13So many people are missing God
6:16opportunities to say, "I will bless the
6:19Lord at all times. His praises will be
6:22in my mouth." Because unfortunately,
6:25they struggle to embrace the idea that
6:28God is for them because they are
6:30focusing more and what they're going
6:33through. So perhaps you're in this room
6:35or you're streaming and your life is
6:38consumed with your struggles.
6:42Everybody you talk to, you unload on
6:45them what you're going through. And you
6:49fail to understand that you're going
6:53through because God is taking you
6:55somewhere.
6:59>> You have spent so much time looking at
7:03what went wrong that you have stopped
7:08expecting something to go right.
7:12But hear me today. Your current
7:14circumstance
7:17is not the final chapter of your life.
7:23>> Oh, that's a good place to put a praise
7:25on.
7:26[applause]
7:27Your current circumstance
7:30is not the final chapter of your life.
7:35I love the Apostle Paul's writing in in
7:39Romans 8. He says, "And we know this is
7:42for people who have a knowledge of who
7:45God is and understand that your current
7:48situation cannot cancel God's plan for
7:51your life." He says, "And we know that
7:53all things
7:56all things.
7:58>> God is working those things out for your
8:02good."
8:03And then notice he says, and I want to
8:05read it exactly the way this translation
8:08puts it. It says, "And we KNOW THAT IN
8:11ALL things
8:13God works for the good for those who
8:17love him." Now, notice Paul did not say
8:21everything that happens is good. I'm not
8:23saying you ought to run around town and
8:26say, "Well, when bad stuff happens to
8:28you, oh, this is good." You know, these
8:30deep spiritual people, you know, they
8:33take a hammer and hit it on their uh
8:35finger and they're like, "Oh, praise the
8:37Lord. Hallelujah." No, that's not what
8:38Paul is saying. If the hammer hit you on
8:40your finger, come on, cry. Ouch. And if
8:44you are not careful, you will say
8:46something other than
8:48ouch.
8:50Come on now. [laughter]
8:52I mean, that's just reality. Paul is not
8:55saying that everything that happens to
8:58you is good. He said God can cause it
9:04to work for your good.
9:08>> That means that God can take the
9:11disappointment. God can take the
9:13rejection. You know, God can take the
9:16closed door. God can take the mistake.
9:20And God can take what someone meant to
9:24hurt you
9:26>> and turn it out for your good.
9:29>> Somehow
9:31through his wisdom and sovereignty, God
9:34can make all of those things that I just
9:37mentioned work out for your good.
9:41Then could it be that you're in a
9:43particular season of your life that God
9:45is saying,
9:48"It's good that you're afflicted.
9:53It's good that you're going through that
9:55thing." Why? Because I see something
9:58greater on the other side.
10:01>> I see something greater because your
10:03struggles can become a platform
10:07for your light.
10:10Oo,
10:12how are you going to tell your children
10:14and your future children and your
10:16grandchildren
10:18how to go through struggles
10:22if you haven't been through any
10:23yourself?
10:26[applause]
10:28How are you going to encourage an
10:31unbeliever
10:32about trusting God if you've not
10:36experienced him in a storm?
10:40And what if some of the challenges
10:44you have been fighting
10:47are actually opportunities for God to
10:50demonstrate his faithfulness through
10:53your life.
10:55People need to see more
10:58than what you say about your God.
11:01It's one thing to say, "I love God. He's
11:03powerful. I go to church. I serve God.
11:05I'm a Christian." And it's one thing to
11:07say that, but they need to see what your
11:10faith looks like when life becomes
11:14difficult for you.
11:16>> They need to see you keep worship in
11:20when you're disappointed.
11:24You You can't be a Christian that that
11:26that only worship when things are going
11:29good.
11:31when you're going through a a struggle,
11:33when you you you're faced with
11:35adversity, when you're faced with a
11:37situation at home, in your relationship
11:40on the job or people or friends, and
11:43when you have no money, you you you
11:45cannot in that moment say, "I'm not
11:47going to worship God. I'm not going to
11:49church right now. I'm going to stay away
11:51from church." But you can't do that
11:53because people need to see what your
11:56faith looks like
11:58and things becomes difficult.
12:02How do you handle worship
12:06when the enemy has pushed you up against
12:09the wall and you can barely breathe and
12:12he's got his hands on your throat? Can
12:15you still worship?
12:18Can you still be faithful?
12:21Can you still say, "I will bless the
12:24Lord at all times. His praises will
12:28always be in my mouth." People need to
12:31see you keep worship in when you're
12:34disappointed.
12:36>> You didn't get the job. You didn't get
12:37the promotion.
12:39They didn't approve you.
12:42You didn't pass the exam.
12:44Will you still worship?
12:48You went to the doctor. You got a bad
12:50doctor's report. YOU DIDN'T LIKE IT. And
12:52here it is. You've been in every prayer
12:54meeting and every PASTOR USED THE OIL
12:57and has literally grease you down from
12:59head to toe. And now you're in this
13:01dilemma. Will you still worship?
13:06>> Will you still worship?
13:09>> BECAUSE PEOPLE NEED TO SEE you keep
13:12serving
13:13when you're tired.
13:18Oh, it's getting quiet now.
13:22[applause]
13:23You need to still serve. And there many
13:25of you under the sound of my voice right
13:28now, you are serving. And yes, you are
13:31tired.
13:33>> BUT HE GIVES STRENGTH TO THOSE OF US WHO
13:36ARE WEAK. People need to see THAT EVEN
13:40IN THE MIDST OF YOU BEING TIRED, YOU
13:43STILL OPEN THAT BUSINESS FAITHFUL EVERY
13:46WEEK.
13:47EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE TIRED OF THOSE
13:50CHILDREN, YOU STILL GET UP ANYWAY AND
13:53MAKE BREAKFAST.
13:56Come on.
14:00You're tired.
14:02You're exhausted.
14:05You don't even know why you're doing
14:07what you're doing. Even for the students
14:08from UFTL who's here this morning,
14:12people need to see that you still get up
14:14and get your assignment done even when
14:18you're tired.
14:20Cuz there's a greater goal.
14:22You cannot in the moment of YOU BEING
14:25TIRED GET WEARY
14:28>> CUZ THAT'S WHERE THE ENEMY WILL WIN.
14:33AND GOD SENT ME TO TALK TO A FEW PEOPLE
14:35THIS MORNING. THOUGH YOU ARE TIRED, KEEP
14:38ON WORKING. [laughter]
14:43Keep on working.
14:45People need to see you keep believing
14:49>> when you do not have all the answers.
14:53Got to keep believing. You don't KNOW
14:55WHEN GOD'S GOING TO DO IT. SOME OF YOU
14:57BEEN PRAYING FOR YOUR BREAKTHROUGH.
14:59YOU'RE PRAYING FOR GOD TO DO SOMETHING
15:01FOR A LONG TIME. AND WE HAD TWO LADIES
15:04UP HERE TESTIFYING TODAY. AND I KNOW IT
15:07HURTS
15:09when you're in the want. AND WEEK AFTER
15:12WEEK, YOU'RE HEARING OTHER PEOPLE
15:14TALKING ABOUT HOW GOD IS GOOD. AND IF
15:16YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL, YOU'RE KIND OF
15:18GETTING a little attitude with God.
15:19Okay,
15:24I guess she's the favorite one.
15:30and you start praying. I don't know God,
15:33you must have forgotten me. You what's
15:36up? You know when when you going to do
15:39it for me? People need to see you keep
15:42believing.
15:44>> Even when doctors say we can't do
15:47nothing else.
15:51>> Even when doctors say IT IS IMPOSSIBLE
15:54with God.
16:01PEOPLE NEED TO SEE THAT'S THE LIGHT THAT
16:03I'M TALKING ABOUT. THEY NEED TO SEE THE
16:05LIGHT THAT YOU are a believer. BUT EVEN
16:09THOUGH IT'S IMPOSSIBLE
16:12FOR THINGS TO HAPPEN ACCORDING to the
16:15medical community or according to logic,
16:19you still believe.
16:22Still believe.
16:24My story is doctors told Carol and I for
16:27years you will never have kids. It's not
16:30possible.
16:33And for a moment we kind of wanted to
16:34believe
16:36cuz after you hearing things over and
16:39over and over and over.
16:43But you see God knew the passion of my
16:46heart was to have kids.
16:49>> I wanted to have four.
17:00After the second one, she said,
17:04but doctors said no.
17:07But I kept believing.
17:09And maybe some of you need to start,
17:11watch this, some of you need to start
17:15believing. Watch this. And start
17:17speaking.
17:22>> [applause]
17:25>> Not only did I start believing, but I
17:28start speaking. Oh, I'm going to have
17:30children.
17:31>> Oh, well, it's not bo I'm I'm going to
17:33have children.
17:35>> We're getting up there in age. I'm going
17:37to have children.
17:40And for 16 years,
17:4416, not 16 months, for 16 years,
17:49I did not waver.
17:55Not one time.
17:58[applause]
18:00And some of you, I think God has sent me
18:02here today to help you not cancel what
18:05is in your future.
18:10Because I look at my two sons, 23 and
18:1425, and every time I look at them, I
18:18wondered, "What if I had not believed?"
18:22>> Hallelujah.
18:24>> People need to SEE YOU KEEP LOVING AFTER
18:26YOU'VE BEEN HURT.
18:29>> THAT'S THE LIGHT.
18:31YOU'VE BEEN HURT. I GET IT. AND IT'S
18:34HARD TO TRUST AND LOVE TODAY.
18:38BUT IN ORDER FOR YOUR LIGHT NOT TO GO
18:41DIM, you cannot allow the hurt of your
18:46past.
18:47>> That's right.
18:48>> To cause you to close the door on loving
18:51people,
18:53>> they need to see you maintain your
18:55integrity
18:56when compromising would be easier.
19:01So easy to sell out.
19:04But people need to see, wait a minute,
19:07she kept her integrity.
19:10He kept his integrity.
19:13Because sometimes the greatest evidence
19:16of God
19:18is not that you have escaped the fire.
19:23It's that you went through the fire
19:25>> without being hurt.
19:29That's a good one right there. That's a
19:31good one right there. Because in Daniel
19:33chapter 3, y'all know the story. Daniel,
19:37it tells us that Shadrach, Meshach, and
19:39Abedneo
19:40came into the furnace. They were thrown
19:44into the furnace. Why? Because they
19:46would not bow to the system, right? And
19:49the fire had not harmed them. They they
19:53weren't burnt. In other words, they went
19:55into the fire. Their clothes didn't get
19:57burned, anything. They came out of the
20:00fire. Notice, they went into the fire,
20:04but the fire did not get into them.
20:07>> Let me say it again. They went into the
20:10fire, but the fire did not get into
20:13them. And somehow, I believe that
20:17someone needs to make that declaration
20:19today. And the declaration simply says,
20:22I may be going through it,
20:25but I will not allow what I'm going
20:28through
20:30to get on the inside of me and dim my
20:33light.
20:35Don't let what that man did to you cause
20:37you to dim your light.
20:40>> Don't let what that woman did to you
20:42cause you to dim your light. Don't let
20:44the disrespect of your children
20:48cause you to lose your light. Don't
20:50allow that person at work,
20:54at school.
20:57>> Don't allow your neighbor to cause you
21:00as a believer to dim the light. So stop
21:03allowing negative thoughts to consume
21:06you
21:07until they shake your faith and cause
21:09you to operate, watch this, at bare
21:12minimum of who God created you to be.
21:16Don't do that. So as we come to the
21:20final close of 2026, this is the final
21:24quarter of the year.
21:26I believe how you manage, watch this,
21:29please hear me. You can't afford to miss
21:32this. I believe how you manage your
21:36mind,
21:38your faith,
21:40your attitude, and your expectations
21:44during these final months
21:48will affect how you finish the year.
21:52I'm not standing here promising you that
21:54you will never experience another
21:56struggle.
21:58You may experience more disappointment.
22:00You may have more setbacks.
22:03You may even face more opposition.
22:07But I've come to remind you today, the
22:10presence of trouble
22:12does not mean the absence of God.
22:18>> Let me say it again. The presence of
22:21trouble in your life does not mean the
22:24absence of God. How do I know that?
22:26Psalm 34:19 it says the righteous person
22:30may have many troubles. The righteous
22:33the righteous person didn't say the
22:35unrighteous. The righteous person
22:38>> may have many troubles but the Lord.
22:43>> Somebody say but the Lord
22:45>> but the Lord
22:46>> delivers him
22:49>> from all of them.
22:51You see, your testimony
22:54>> is not that you never had trouble. Your
22:57testimony is simply this. I love this.
23:01Trouble came, but God kept me.
23:06>> You cried, but God kept you.
23:10>> You were disappointed, but God kept you.
23:13>> You didn't know what was going to happen
23:16next, but God kept you. And because God
23:19kept you, your light is still on.
23:24Woo! I love that.
23:28Cuz the enemy will try to control your
23:30life. Watch this now as I close. Listen,
23:34you cannot afford to miss this. The
23:36enemy will try to control your life
23:39through fabricated
23:42thoughts,
23:45>> imaginary thoughts. One of the greatest
23:48battlegrounds in your spiritual life is
23:51your mind.
23:54That's why Paul said, "Take captive of
23:57every thought
23:59to make it obedient to Christ." Why?
24:03Because every thought that enters your
24:06mind does not deserve permission to stay
24:10there.
24:12>> Why? Because some thoughts are facts.
24:16some thoughts of fears and some thoughts
24:19are completely fabricated scenarios.
24:24If you're not careful, you will start
24:26imagining things THAT HAVE NOT YET
24:29HAPPENED. AND I DON'T KNOW WHO THIS IS
24:30FOR BECAUSE YOU'RE HERE TODAY. YOU'RE
24:32STREAMING AND YOU'RE IMAGINING THINGS
24:35THAT HAS NOT yet happened.
24:38Like, what if I lose everything? Hasn't
24:42happened yet. But what if I lose
24:45everything?
24:47What what if no one supports me? WHAT IF
24:51I GET SICK? WHAT WHAT IF MY BUSINESS
24:53FAILS? WHAT IF MY CHILDREN DON'T MAKE
24:56IT? WHAT if they reject me? What if I
25:00never recover? Notice, nothing has
25:03happened yet.
25:06It's a lot of what ifs. Because
25:08emotionally you're already living
25:10through, watch this, the funeral of
25:13something that has not yet died.
25:18>> Cuz it's a lot of what ifs that's going
25:21on in your head. Cuz fear can take
25:24something, watch this, real,
25:27and build a false conclusion around it.
25:34Because you have a you have problems in
25:36your life. I understand that all of us.
25:39Yes, you're going to have problems in
25:41your life, but that does not mean you're
25:44finished.
25:46Yes, someone walked away from you. I get
25:48that. But that doesn't mean everyone
25:52else will leave you. Yes, you have lost
25:55opportunities and doors were closed. But
25:59that door that does not mean I should
26:01say that another opportunity or doors
26:04will not
26:06open.
26:08You made a mistake and plenty of
26:10mistakes but that does not mean that
26:13your future is over. I understand you're
26:16going through a difficult season right
26:18now, but that does not come
26:21to a a a mindset or that should not put
26:25you into a mindset to conclude
26:29that your temporary situation is a
26:31permanent one.
26:34Paul says in Philippians 4:8, "Whatever
26:37is true,
26:39whatever is right,
26:42whatever is pure, whatever is lovely,
26:45whatever is admirable, think on these
26:48things. What are you thinking of lately?
26:51What's been in your
26:53heart or in your mind lately?
26:57Whatever you have assumed is going to
26:59happen, is it really true?
27:03Is it true or it's just fabricated
27:06thoughts?
27:07So before you allow any thought to
27:10control your emotions,
27:13you need to ask, is it true? Did God say
27:16it?
27:18Is there evidence for it?
27:21So here's another thing I want to leave
27:23you with. The enemy will use people,
27:27watch this, to oppose you.
27:31The enemy will use people to oppose you.
27:35I want to say it again. It may not be
27:38for you, but somebody needed to hear
27:41this this morning.
27:43The enemy
27:46will use people to oppose you,
27:50but they cannot
27:52cancel God's blessing over your life.
27:58They cannot. [applause]
28:01So let me leave you with this.
28:04The strategy of the enemy
28:07is
28:09positioning people
28:12to oppose you.
28:15There will be moments when people will
28:17speak negatively of you. Some will
28:19misunderstand you. Some will even work
28:22against you. Some will deliberately,
28:25watch this, make your life difficult.
28:31>> Your ex will make your life difficult.
28:41There are people on the job, your
28:44supervisor will make your life difficult
28:49and SOME WILL EVEN WISH YOU FAIL.
28:52But I want you to understand this today
28:55from this preacher. PEOPLE CAN OPPOSE
28:58WHAT GOD IS DOING IN YOUR LIFE. CATCH
29:00THIS. THEY MAY OPPOSE WHAT GOD IS DOING
29:03IN YOUR LIFE, but they cannot override
29:05what God has ordained for your life.
29:10They cannot.
29:13And so I leave you with the story in the
29:17book of Numbers. I love this story in
29:19the book of Numbers. One of my favorite
29:21stories, by the way, in the Bible in
29:23Numbers 22 where Bailac, king of Moab,
29:28this powerful king,
29:32didn't like the children of God, the
29:34people of God, because they carry a
29:36presence
29:39for no. These people didn't do Moab
29:42anything.
29:44Do you not know that there are people
29:46who will hate your guts for no reason?
29:51You haven't spoken to them. You have not
29:54had a relationship with them, but they
29:56just don't like you.
29:58>> The Moabites didn't like the children OF
30:02GOD. AND HERE'S THIS KING did not like
30:07the fragrance and the power and the
30:10image of God's people. So,
30:14He became afraid of Israel
30:17because he saw that God had blessed him.
30:21Some people just hate you
30:25because of what they see God placed on
30:27you.
30:30Ah, catch this. Catch this real quick,
30:33man. Only got three minutes. Please
30:35don't leave. Please don't leave. Those
30:39of you going to be baptized, you can go
30:41now cuz I'm going to wrap this up. You
30:43can stand. I know you want to hear the
30:45end of this, but you can go cuz this is
30:47so good. I'll Y'all want to hear the end
30:49of this?
30:50>> All right, sit down. Sit down, man. Sit
30:52down. Let Let me Let me wrap this up
30:54real quick. This is so amazing.
30:58Bailac, this evil king didn't like the
31:02children of Israel, recruited
31:05>> a man called Balam.
31:09And he said, "I want you to go curse
31:11Israel." Listen, there are people who
31:13hate you and they are walking around
31:16town recruiting people
31:20>> to come at you. It's in the Bible.
31:24THIS KING BALAC recruited this man
31:27called Balam. I want you to go and I
31:31want you to curse THE CHILDREN OF
31:33ISRAEL. WATCH THIS. EVERY TIME Balum
31:36Balam would attempt to speak against
31:39God's people, God will not permit the
31:42curse to prevail.
31:44>> Notice it's not that he didn't try
31:47cursing them.
31:50>> THE KING SAID, "GO CURSE ISRAEL.
31:53ABRACADABRA. You're doomed.
31:56I curse you. You'll never prosper. Your
31:59children will never prosper. sickness
32:02and poverty will come upon you. Every
32:04time he would wave his hands over the
32:06children of Israel, none of the curse
32:09would work.
32:11None of it would work.
32:15And here's what happened. Glory to God.
32:18He went to the king after being tired
32:22and he said, "Bailac, [laughter]
32:25I I'm doing whatever YOU TOLD ME TO DO,
32:27MAN. I go and I am. You curse. You
32:31curse. You curse. And every time I curse
32:35them, they get blessed more.
32:39[music]
32:41I don't know who this is for this
32:42morning.
32:44EVERY TIME I TRY TO curse them, God's
32:49just keep blessing them and blessing
32:51them. And Bam said, "I CANNOT CURSE
32:56THEM." WHY? BECAUSE GOD HAS ALREADY
32:59blessed them.
33:03And I don't know WHO I'M TALKING TO this
33:05morning. I don't care how many people
33:08and the systems OF THE WORLD THAT IS
33:11TRYING TO PUT OUT YOUR LIFE. NOBODY CAN
33:14DIM YOUR LIGHT. NOBODY [screaming]
33:16can curse you. NOBODY'S
33:20EVIL thoughts [screaming]
33:22can work.
33:25Why? because God has already blessed
33:29you.
33:31Do me a favor, hold your neighbor by the
33:32hand. I want those of you are
33:34candidates, please rise. Nobody else
33:36moving, please. Unless you're a
33:38minister.
33:40Those of you are going to be baptized.
33:42We want to get you out before. So, by
33:44the time we dismiss, we'll be out there
33:48witnessing the marvelous work that God
33:50has done in your life. Please get them
33:51out as quickly as possible. The rest of
33:53you, please stand, everybody, and hold
33:55hands.
33:57There's nothing spiritual about holding
33:58hands. I'm telling you to hold hands so
34:00you don't walk out of here.
34:05Ain't no Ain't no spiritual stuff about
34:08that. I'm trying to con contain you,
34:12hold you hostage.
34:15Listen to me carefully.
34:18Don't let anybody
34:21>> or anything
34:24>> cause you to dim your light.
34:27>> Please hear me.
34:29>> I ended the message with the story of
34:33Balam
34:35and Bailac.
34:39Cuz you need to understand this.
34:42Stop living your life
34:45questioning why you're a target.
34:55>> Why? Why is everybody disliking me? Why
34:58is this happening?
35:00>> Stop it.
35:03The children of Israel gave no reason to
35:06bail why he should targeted them. He
35:10shouldn't target them. He that Israel
35:13didn't do them anything.
35:17But they live to harass people. I have
35:19concluded
35:21there are some people THEY ARE HIRED BY
35:25THE devil
35:27>> to harass others.
35:30>> That's their job.
35:34But what I love,
35:37Israel did not walk around in fear.
35:41>> Because when God's anointing, when his
35:45light arise,
35:47>> shine, don't put your light out,
35:51don't let what you're going through
35:53cause your light to be dimmed.
35:57Don't let that circumstance and that
35:59struggle that you're dealing with cause
36:01you to put your light
36:04in hidden places.
36:07Arise,
36:09shine.
36:11Ain't nobody can hurt you in that job.
36:17Ain't nobody can hurt you when God's
36:20anointing is upon you.
36:23>> Are you crazy?
36:25it. It's not that they won't try.
36:28>> Oh, they're going to come after you.
36:31THEY'RE GOING TO LIE ON YOU. THEY'RE
36:34GOING TO FRAME ALL KINDS OF NARRATIVES
36:36ABOUT YOU. THEY'LL EVEN SET TRAPS FOR
36:39YOU.
36:41But I'm telling you, when you are
36:44called,
36:46>> when God's anointing is upon you, ain't
36:49nobody can do you nothing. No weapon
36:52formed against you.
36:58So you go back to that workplace
37:00tomorrow.
37:02>> Arise,
37:04shine,
37:06>> perform well.
37:09>> Do your job well.
37:13>> Ain't nobody can fire you without a
37:15cause.
37:16>> If not, they going to have to pay you.
37:20ONCE YOU DO YOUR JOB,
37:23THE MOMENT YOU DO YOUR JOB, NOT DON'T
37:25talk talk about you going to sue
37:26somebody
37:29and there's no evidence
37:31of you defending yourself.
37:35But once you know
37:37you're walking in the righteousness of
37:39God
37:41and you've got your God
37:44>> backing you,
37:46>> don't worry.
37:48They'll try. the weapons will form.
37:52But just like when Balam had to go to
37:55Bailac,
37:57they were frustrated. I can't curse them
38:01every time I try.
38:05>> I couldn't cuz God's anointing is upon
38:08them.
38:10>> And I'm releasing those of you streaming
38:12and those of you in this building, I'm
38:14releasing you the moment. Please
38:16envision this. If you're going to have
38:17imaginary thoughts, please let them not
38:20be negative.
38:23>> I want you to imagine yourself leaving
38:25here today, walking through those doors,
38:30saying to yourself, "They tried,
38:34>> but it ain't going to work." [laughter]
38:38Oh, they tried.
38:40Why? Cuz my light is still shining.
38:45>> For the glory of the Lord has risen upon
38:48me. Woo! [cheering]
38:51You ain't seen nothing yet. You ain't
38:54seen nothing [music] yet. God's not
38:56through with you yet. He's about to blow
38:59your mind. Why? Cuz you are anointed
39:04full of glory.
39:07Listen. All right.
39:09Hold hands. If you don't know the Lord
39:12as your personal savior, please. Here's
39:15where I want you before you go to get
39:17the light in you. Let that light come
39:22upon you today by surrendering your life
39:24to him. Even for those of you streaming,
39:27if this is your day to say, "God, I want
39:29this light. I want to walk around this
39:32planet knowing that I got God covering
39:35me and I don't have to walk in fear." If
39:37that's you, I want you to simply say the
39:39sinner's prayer.
39:41I'm going to say some words. I just want
39:43you to repeat it. I'm just coaching you
39:45to say what needs to be said. And then I
39:48want you to make sure that you keep
39:51going to church. You keep reading your
39:52Bible. Stay around positive people.
39:55That's [snorts] how you grow. Just
39:57giving your life to Christ today doesn't
39:59mean that's it. This is where your
40:01journey begin.
40:03So repeat after me. Lord Jesus.
40:05>> Lord Jesus,
40:07>> I repent of my sins.
40:08>> I repent of my s
40:10>> I embrace the free gift of salvation.
40:12>> I embrace
40:14>> I declare with my mouth
40:16>> I declare with my mouth
40:17>> and I believe in my heart
40:18>> I believe in my heart
40:19>> that I'm born again
40:20>> that
40:22>> now. Father I thank you today for who
40:23you are. Thank you for this word
40:27that you have released to all of us. May
40:31we leave this place
40:34shining bright for you.
40:38Living so that the world will see
40:43you shining through us and you get the
40:45glory.
40:47Thank you.
40:49Thank you that you were with us today
40:53and many of us are going to leave here
40:55knowing we're okay.
40:59Whatever we're dealing with, we are okay
41:03because you watch over us.
41:05Now, Father, we pray as we go on the
41:08outside to the east side of the parking
41:10lot to witness our brothers and sisters.
41:13They may not be our relatives or
41:14friends. We don't know them. But as
41:17people of faith, we want to go and
41:21witness what we have done ourselves.
41:25and that is we've made a public
41:27confession that we're followers of
41:28Jesus. Therefore, we got baptized. May
41:32you bless every candidate. May their
41:35light continue to shine. And we give you
41:38all the praise, the honor, and the glory
41:41as we look forward and come into church
41:44on Wednesday for another powerful word.
41:48Another moment where we get into the
41:51Bible and learn more about you and our
41:54faith. We give you praise for it now in
41:58Jesus name. Amen. Would you please raise
42:01your hand
42:03[music] and we're going to say our
42:05benediction together. Everybody, let's
42:07shout it out together. Faith in God will
42:10move mountains out of our lives. God
42:13bless you. Baptism will begin [music] on
42:16the east side. Please, would you join
42:18us? God bless you. Thank you so much.
42:22Those of you are streaming, if you have
42:23not gotten a chance to give, the giving
42:26[music] information is on your screen.
42:28Please give. Thank you so much in
42:31support of the ministry. We love you. We
42:34appreciate [music] you. Thank you
42:36visitors for coming today. God bless
42:39you. See you on Wednesday. God bless
42:42you. [music]