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to whomever no mass required Seattle open door church is located in downtown
Bierria next to the southwest courthouse. Where there is hope is Richard over
the senior pastor of Seattle open door church.
You have your lesson run us in the eleven
a Roman Newman Number Six OK we got it. The litem if you ever heard this anymore
God does not do Americans anymore any of it hear anybody ever say that God does not
do miracles anymore OK so here's here's how it sometimes is said mayor calls were
done away with after the original disciples or the Apostles so some say that after
the Apostles died there was no more America other say we don't need miracles since
we have the Bible every body say that we don't need the miracles because we have
the Bible the Bible that says no how God works in operate so we don't need to have
anymore so this is take a look at this before we break this down this take
a look and see if logically it makes sense because I argue over and over again I
believe my God the logical God why are they God's logical because look at our
universe does does does the sun sometimes come up and sometimes not come up does
the Earth sometimes rotate and not rotate the plant sometimes say you know what we
just decided we're going to stay in the ground we're not going to do it we're told
to do. When you plant a seed what is a do it germinates there's
a logical pattern right now Nature can interfere in the water and all that stuff
but the reality is that when you put
a seed in the ground logically what can you expect. Is going to grow OK and
so out of I think God's
a logical God So this stay there is no more Americans whatsoever that would mean
dead if we have the Bible we no longer need marigolds is anybody ever needed
Americal in their life did you have the Bible when you had the bible come you need
a miracle still. Does that make sense. Who does in our
salvation America. And so out of that the concept is is that because there's the
swing of the pendulum is that there are those who everything is America you know
and that is every time something is the there dolls who believe there's
a demon under every chair check your chair out right now and see if there's one oh
wait there spirit beings and you won't see him with us God miraculous gives you the
ability to see them OK And so there's those who leaned out way and there's dolls
who you know. Everybody has to be healed miraculously and so don't take any
medication because God's going to heal your miraculously how many people died that
way OK And so there's though that extreme but can God directly Hill somebody
can God miraculously make it that he prevent you in being in an accident can God
miraculously intervene in your life someway somehow I think most of us had to say
yes in some way and so but what's that to do it in our healing with this look at
a letter be. There those of experience or if it convince their life in order for
them the chief complete healing in their life they need God to do some amazing work
in their life they need complete deliverance they need the power of the Holy Spirit
doing what only God can do they need
a miracle if you hear some people's stories of what they went through in the past
the you know and understand that the all the way they get healed as God does
America in their life that he does an intervention in their life because if you are
a person who had
a father who turned around and he took cigarettes and every time you misbehave you
took
a cigarette and put it up to your arm to burn you to torture you so that you'll be
hey do you think that messes up your head. Do you think they can mess up your head
for life or do you think that you could go to one hundred counselors and they may
not be able to help you but there's one counselor who can help you and who is that
Jesus Christ the Holy Spirit can counsel that person and bring healing in their
life and that's what I would call America as you go through that and then
a person is like that should have an interval this says I will never trust anybody
that looks like my father they have
a bitter root judgment that says anybody that looks like my father I hate right off
the bat this should be at
a place there is no ability to be able to forgive their father whatsoever they
should be at
a place that they go to alcohol drugs or something and other to from all that
experiences and yet miraculously God heals them delivers them sets them free from
that and they can stand up and tell you this story and it doesn't bother them to
tell the story I would argue that some miraculous brought healing and deliverance
in their life and I would say that for some people the reason that they do not have
victory in their life is because they're not called out to miraculous got they're
chasing after
a counselor the chasing after some friend to make them feel better there's
a friend that's a friend of friends there's
a friend that will bring absolute healing as Jesus Christ and so I would argue all
that we've gone through all the days we talk about how to get free how to get
delivered how to get set free all the different things that we can do that be can
look to the Word of God that gives us principles that the end of the day we need
a miraculous God to deliver us and set us free and we trust in him there's an
amazin happens literacy. Nowhere does the Bible say Americans would stop and
actually say states that those who believe in Jesus would do Mary calls so is not
interesting people say miracles have been it but then the Bible says that those who
follow Christ would do miracles the Bible also talks about supernatural gifts
they're given to Christians Mark sixteen seventeen eighteen and these sides will
follow those who believe do you believe do you believe in Jesus Christ is the
science will follow those who believe so if you believe in Jesus Christ these signs
will follow and there will be evidence of your believe there will be evidence that
God is still alive and
a real in my name whose name Jesus name they will cast out demons This Is Us
Christians that we can cast out demons is says they will speak
a new tongues they will take up serpents and if they drink in the deli it will by
no means hurt them they will lay hands on the sick and they will recover that it
says those who believe these these can follow those amenable follow every single
time you know we live it we live in
a broken fallen role that is not heaven this is this this and this this is heaven
for the lost. This is heaven for the lost the next thing they face is hell but this
is not heaven for the believer and we live in
a fallen broken rule but is saying they will lay hands on the sick and they will be
healed it says for who would do that those who believe so if you believe in Jesus
Christ you can lay hands
a sing the hill does it happen all the time know Jesus did Hill everybody you do
know that when he was on earth it says that in his hometown very few revealed and
it says why. Lack of faith because you're
a prophet isn't welcomed in his home town why is that they know you. They say
all that Jesus just the carpenter son what can he possibly do while he's the son of
God in these healed everybody around you blind men have seen laymen of walked
people leprosy left he's gone but then you question because you know him do you do
or do know that happens why do some teachers when some preachers bring in speakers
from out of town because they come out of town they're supposed to be better.
That's why because the how capacitor Rich talk about creation we know Pastor rich
how can pastor Rich talk about this that we know Him We need somebody that's an
expert on this and so out of it there is a
a lack of faith at times for God to heal but that doesn't mean that God doesn't
heal OK first critters twelve and eleven talks about the gifts of the Spirit listen
this is but the manifestation of the Spirit what Spirit the Holy Spirit not some
evil spirit but the manifestations of the Holy Spirit give to each one for the
profit of all so it says that there is what it is says the manifestation of the
Spirit is talking about some miraculous things that happen whatever it may be it is
given to each one for the profit of who all is for the prop benefit of the person
that's doing it so should it be if I have the gift of hill and I lay hands on Paul
and I lay hands they can lay hands on Curtis and all of them are getting healed was
that gift that God gave me for my benefit No it was for their benefit for the
benefit of the body of Christ's So if somebody is being used by God and then
they're trying to gain off of their gift that sin doesn't mean the gift was fake
because it could be real but the person abuses it does that make sense OK this is
for what is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit who has the word of wisdom
a believer
a follower of Jesus Christ another word of wisdom that's given by what. This spirit
really talk more about this but this is the Word of Wisdom because that means if
you have
a word of wisdom something that's wise something that came from God that who gave
it to you Holy Spirit did you get it out of
a book but the reason I'm saying that some people want to take these gifts to make
them natural is to the supernatural because I don't need the spirit to give me
wisdom if I can get wisdom out of
a book. So proverbs can give me wisdom proverbs can give me wisdom but I would
argue you can read problems are you want but that doesn't mean you operate out of
wisdom and so wisdom is to take the word of God in a Target in such
a way that makes sense wisdom is is when I remember Solomon and turns around and
it's brought up to him that these both of these women are saying this is their
child did anybody know the story and OK So turn around and say they come to some
says both these women say this baby is the herbs so he needed
a word of knowledge or he need the Word of Wisdom will show you the difference
between the minimum and he didn't get a word of knowledge he got
a word of wisdom it was the Word of Wisdom the Word of Wisdom is bringing both
there OK I tell you what I want to do in
a cut and half of one gets one half one gets the other half. And one says OK that
sounds like a good deal. Where she the mother oh no that was
a word of wisdom that God gave them to deal with that situate it read it in
a book did he did he read the book when this is that situation apis this is what
you should do no he had supernatural wisdom of how to deal with that situation so
says that that is given to man and then it says
a word of knowledge to the same spirit the knowledge comes from what. From the
spirit from God does it come from reading
a book No So when this is talking about is talking about
a supernatural gift and we're going to find out why this is important for somebody
that did be moved beyond the past but this break it down
a little bit this is that they will get a word of knowledge so what's this what
a word of knowledge have been they come to Solomon They say some to both these
women say that they're the mother of this child what should we do God gives them
a supernatural knowledge word of knowledge what would be the word of knowledge
which one is the mom see the difference in a word of knowledge and word of wisdom
a word of wisdom is that of wisdom how to deal with
a situation word of knowledge that God tells you exactly what is truth now how can
you know that unless the Spirit of God tells you that the death of the supernatural
and then look at the next one another the same Spirit to give us of healing by the
same spirit the knowledge the gift of healing is supernatural can you learn how to
heal Yeah you can learn as a doctor learn how to heal but can a doctor heal
a person has any doctor ever healed anybody no doctors never healed anybody he's
used principles to bring healing to somebody is life OK So when somebody lays hands
if I lay hands on Paul and existence the healed that was it because I learned how
to practice medicine by the way it's called practicing medicine. Doctors practice
medicine means that they don't always get it right they're experimenting on you. If
you don't know that many times or experience you go to Dr Doctor I got the sake of
my back where you think it is so I went to my doctor so I got to say I think it's
my hip bones I think seven go of my hip bones and he starts to practice some me he
starts pushing and he starts filling He says No I think that's just really tight
muscles he says because what I was no push there is yeah that's your tendon in your
ligaments and that about it out of OK. I then know if he's right or wrong because I
did as been to the gym the other day and feel terrible and I swear that the pains
in my hip are not in
a muscle OK so I'm experimental. OK if you've got
a gift of Hell you don't experiment you what do you do you lay hands on the side
the you say Jesus name be healed and boom it's healed supernatural gift it talks
about the same one of the good gift of Mary calls miracles is different in hilling
healing is healing America Yeah well what's the gift America's What's the
difference is something that is supernatural that takes place that shouldn't take
place otherwise so all of
a soul so you know what. The church is tight in finances everything is doing right
and somebody has the gift of miracles and they prayed Lord God I am praying for
this church and I'm praying that God you would do something miraculous with their
finances and I just believe in the spirit I see God that you can do this thing and
how many know there's
a lot of phoniness in that but can it be real absolutely How do you know if it's
real because I prayed I say and I was I'm praying I said I pray for the church and
the the Lord is showing me that he's been to some wreckless of fact I believe that
I see that
a guy is going to be giving from some country not in this area he's going to be
giving you
a large sum of money that's going to help this church and it's going to be
something miraculous that you're going to know it how do you know if it's true or
if it happens now that person have what they had
a word of knowledge because I was told somebody somewhere and it happen all of us
a miraculous need the money came in can that happen. It happened to us that
happened to this church no nobody came and said they were praying for that America
all that God showed that merit of that didn't happen but that event happened and I
believe that was
a miraculous event for all it all took place OK and then given the prophecy Spirit
of Prophecy here's the problem with prophecy
a lot of times and people way how many anybody ever run into some it says God told
me to tell you and I'm going to prophesied over you now that when somebody does
that to me the first thing I want to know is how you live in. Because I don't care
necessarily you put hands on me and lay hands on me if you're not living for God I
don't want what you got. OK so you go prophesied to me about some dust of the Lord
for by the way when you have properly you don't to see the LORD going to say God is
speaking to me to share something with you and I don't know if it's right or not
but I feel this is what it is and the spirit of prophecy is just to mean to be able
to maybe is to expound something that that somebody you say you know what Pastor I
have this this this word here of something in the Bible not quite sure and
a person
a prophetic way can speak that word into your life and it be would understand it I
mean some point took more about it and then that one that nobody likes such or not
nobody many don't like is the gift of tongues with interpretation Now why is it
that nobody likes that one nobody action that say that but why is it why is that
people are frightened from that why and they could be fake but then the others are
well because there can be the fake and that too so there used to be
a movement finding people caught on that as
a bunch of baloney but you know you want to be filled with God's Holy Spirit you
ought to be baptized in the Holy Spirit and you want to get the gift of tongs First
off I think if you want to get God's Spirit I want every gift. OK but you want to
give to Thomas they say OK we're going to pray for you to get the gift of tongues
and I want you to say untie my bow tie real fast. While they're all there got your
tongues. That used to happen. They used to happen and
there's
a reason that they did that and well may because there's some other time because
there was
a reason for that because you can't have the gift of tongues unless you open your
mail to talk to them so they can about it I want the gift of tongues God give me
the
a gift OK I want to get the tongues of one interpretation. Give it to me. But
you don't open your mouth give it to me and what do we expect God to start making
your mouth go up and down your tongue if you would all that that has taken away
your free will has any so you have to open your mouth in other words And so what
they would do is because people wouldn't open their mouth their dissent Their I'm
waiting for the gift of tongues interpretation they would tell me until your bow
tie or say something to get you to move your mouth the only problem is is there's
a whole lot of manipulation of forgiveness and that it does nobody any good
whatsoever and has been as bad for the person you know why they didn't I've been
baptized the Holy Spirit and I got the gift of tongues and they're believing in
something that wasn't real is that dangerous that's absolutely dangerous and if
you're not filled with God's Spirit so then I speak in tongues so now I can go into
the devil's territory because I'm filled with God's Spirit what's going to happen
to get beat up. Because you're phony tongues will do no good if it's not riddle you
walk into that room the drug alley is that you sow baptize all the Spirit because I
could say on time I bow tie really fast. And they don't think that they think it's
real and they go they cannot blowed annoyed with the Holy Spirit going to walk in
the devil's territory you're going to get beat up but if you're fill of God's Holy
Spirit can you go where the enemy is and not get beat up absolutely he be filled
all the spirit still get killed absolutely it.
Happen To Stephen he preaches the gospel he tells the Jews hey you know what yeah I
just want you guys no you crucified Jesus you never accept him as the Lord and
Savior they says well thank you very much and they took stones and threw it at him
and says he gave up to heaven said he said saw God and then he gives God glory
gives God praise and boom dead he was filled with the Holy Spirit he was part of
the hundred twenty So yes the has filled his spirit he still died that night Dean
of God isn't to keep you alive is so you'll be bold in your testimony. OK then
interposition tugs at me to get all into that I'll give you examples of file that
this has worked is somebody is in a church services somebody says I have
a message in tongues and they give the message in tongues and they give some little
message in tongues it's
a sentence two sentences and somebody else in the room says. Do you know Hebrew in
the present on the Hebrew he says one Hebrew you do said Praise God and that God is
a monopole mighty God that would be
a miracle if you don't speak Hebrew somebody does and you speak in
a tongue and they interpret it and say this when it is that obviously that was
a gift from God But you know what fifty percent at least fifty percent would say it
must have been a set up right there guy that could speak Hebrew came with
a guy that can hear he understand Hebrew and they set up ahead of time why do we
lean that way why are we to assume that must be the case you know why.
Is that human is the human side of us because that seems to to miraculous too
strange but I tell you what go into the Philippines go into some other places of
the world and guess what go to
a third world country doing ministry you start to believe in the miraculous more
you know why because how many know that there's demonic spirits and all of the
countries they manifest
a lot more than here so is the gift of tongues real or not interpretation real or
not well I'll just give you
a personal story my ex-wife. I believe in the baptism Holy Spirit I believe you can
speak in tongues I believe there's a purpose for and I believe there's
a lot of goofiness and I don't like all the goofiness and so most of them will talk
a lot about it because I lean towards try to stay away from the goofiness. But my
ex-wife and I got divorced both of the last guy moved here she was living Alaska I
was living here I was just been here I just that here from probably
a month I was going to a church specifically moved to be part of
a church and she was coming to town just to say hey how's it going she had some
work to do she worked for to sorrow and they had an office over by white house or
land halls or whatever it is the Weyerhaeuser or whatever they're called and so she
says hey I'm going to be in town Sunday I would like to go to church this is why. I
don't think I want you to go to the church I'm going to I think we should go to
another church disability we should go to this this bigger church in the area and
and they got a great warship and all this and I just think you know kind of
a special treat to go to we're driving to that location and as we're
talkin and we're talkin and she says you know I'm struggle this concept of baptism
the Holy Spirit I don't know was real or not and and. And so we talked about some
bible verse and stuff like that she says you know I just wish God would speak to me
and tell me that tongues is real. And that there would be an interpretation and I'm
thinking I know this church I know that God sometimes does things at this church so
we go there and during the worship service or warship and then right at the in the
worship sure service this old man that's
a looks like he's probably seventy eighty years old stands up and he speaks
a message in tongues OK so he speaks
a message in tongues and then he's going to interpret I don't really like people
who interpret their own tongue. You know why could they cut do
a phony talking and give
a phony interpretation right so he says in then he go on the i could cry about this
is
a real God you know he gives the miss you tons you know his temper Taishan is there's
something in this room that as you were coming in to come in in the church your
question of the tongues was
a of the give to the Holy Spirit or not and who was real how did that guy know
that's what my wife and I was talking about. That he didn't know and you know what
the weird part of all that is the pastor walks up to him whatever his name is says
Jim. Thank you for being obedient because you know we haven't heard you be used for
several years now and I'm glad to see that years of beating today to be Usenet gift
now is that not coincidental. Isn't that quest The didn't hold out the date the
very thing we're talking about is what he gives
a message in tongues and then the pastor says you never do this for
a couple years and now you do that regret that you rely on God to use you again
what's the odds of that happening now some of you say if you still say it's
a set up you have a faith that somehow my wife made
a phone call to that god to tell the pastor to add that guy to do this to do that
and my whole point is that God said it all up for
a purpose to. His She didn't know I didn't know that I was going to go to that
church it was at the last minute when she told me she's going to be in town they
said OK why did I swap what I what I wanted to go to my church that I was going to
that I moved to Washington to be part of the be on staff at that church when I want
her to be at that church with me that's what she knew the pastor. But I felt my
spirit I wasn't supposed to do it. I would argue when you're filled God's Spirit
when you're being baptized in God's Spirit you walk in God's anointed Drax and he
leads you go to
a verse eleven but one of the same spirit works all these days is Jim to each one
individually as he will. So who gives the gifts God gives the
gifts right he gives and he distributes to each one as he desires to give
a to on what is the purpose of all this the purpose of it will that not touch
people's lives well not build faith will not give people more confidence that God's
real will not cause you to want to serve God in
a greater way and so if we take this into the miraculous I would argue that those
to be set free and delivered really need God to work in the miraculous when their
life James fourteen fifteen is the one sick among you lay hands on him call the
elders to lay hands on a money with oil and
a civil rights up to if there's anybody ever been sick that obviously this still
plies to them when we no longer have sick people we no longer need healing till
then we're going to dealing are you struggling beyond the past you have in our time
forgive others if you give yourself or maybe even to forgive was open to
a church as
a series that we're doing on the asked. Each week sessions years of the
sessions will be covering what is healing past hurts who needs healing. The
prodigal son God's forgiveness face to face encounter with the power of the cross
forgiveness an inner healing inner values of Bitter Root judgments closing open
doors breaking every curse breaking every section be filled with the Holy
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Lord and Savior Jesus said Behold I stand at the door and not going to be one hears
my voice and opens the door I will come in Romans ten thirteen says whoever calls
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