SUNDAY MARCH 24th | ELDER ERIC GOODE

[Music] Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah unlock it Jesus unlock it Lord open the door Jesus that every H when you open the door no man can shut it I bless you in advance I praise you in advance I thank you in advance I don't see it but I believe you I believe you if we don't say nothing else let's praise him because we believe it I believe you Jesus yeah hey hey I was glad when they said unto me I was glad when they said unto me I was glad when they said unto me let us go the house of oh I was glad when they said to me I was glad when they said unto me I was glad when they said unto me let us go into the house lift your voice Saints I was glad when they me was glad when they said me I was glad when they said unto me me let us to the house of the Lord I was glad said me I was glad when they said unto [Music] Mead when me the house of the Lord I was glad when they glad when they said said unto me I was glad when they me I wasad they the of the can we put our hands together I was glad when they said said unto me oh I was glad with they said it said unto me I will with said let us go to the house of the Lord oh I was glad when they when they said me said unto me oh I was glad when they me glad glad glad I was glad when they said unto me glad when they said unto me go to the house put your hands together clap them loud I'm was glad when they said unto me oh I was glad when they said unto me oh I wasto me to the house of the Lord can you sing that to your neighbor I was glad when they said Victory is in the room I was glad with it Joy is in in the room I me oh I was glad when they said when they me said unto me I was glad when they said unto me said unto me oh I was glad when they said me to me let us go to the house Lord I was glad unto me I wasad when they said unto me me I was glad when they said unto me said unto me let us go to the house of the Lord oh let us go into the house of the Lord let us go to house of the Lord let us go the house of the no tell what is going to do the there's no telling what God's going to do ain't no telling what God's going to sister ain't no telling what God's going to do to the of my expect expectation is high the my expectation is high the my expectation is high my expectation is high the house of the Lord let us go let us go to the house of the Lord let go to the put those hands together let's celebrate the Lord look at your neighbor just SM let us go let go to the of let us go what a blessing it is to be here what a blessing it is to be here God what is do God what is do God is do give God is give him all the glory give him all the glory give him all the praise let us go the [Music] I was glad when they said unto me hey let's go into the house of the Lord oh I was glad when they said unto me hey let us go to the house of the Lord oh I was glad when they said said unto me that into the house of the Lord oh I was glad when they [Music] [Music] said me The House of the I was glad I was [Applause] glad to the house I was glad say it again I will glad I will glad I will glad I will glad one more time I let us go let us go to the house of the Lord put those hands together let's just show the Lord we were glad we're glad to be in his presence glad to be in the number one more time hallelujah how many expectation is high on this morning is your expectation to praise God high on this morning come on let's give God a shout in this place [Music] [Applause] Hallelujah [Music] let me FR praise the Lord Let the church say praise the Lord praise the Lord hallelujah oh put your hands together one more time for the Lord Jesus Christ this morning we are happy to be in the house of prayer this morning because here is safety here is the moving of the Lord if I may add the moving of the water is going on this morning God is already healing he's already delivering and bringing forth I am happy to be in the house of the Lord help me praise the Lord one more time this [Music] morning we thank you for joining us today even by the airway we are coming to you live from highp point live on your Facebook page or Highpoint live.org on your website please hit your share buttons and call somebody and let them know that we are on praising the Lord and you're free to come down even in person and join us at 3269 Old Concord Road in Smyrna Georgia where the spirit of the Lord is still going on the Lord told me this week that the L the Church of God is going higher and is still coming on up so get in the groove with God and praise him and let him know that you appreciate his goodness and his Mercy come on this morning Church of God put your hands together and scream Hallelujah tell him hallelujah thank you Jesus let us bow our heads in a word of prayer Lord thank you this morning thank you God thank you God thank you Father you've been so good you have been so good you have been so good God you looked in on us Lord you're touching right now thank you for our son Lord that you're touching right now in the name of Jesus you're even healing him have he sit in his home God thank you for your goodness thank you for your consideration oh it could have been some other kind of way Lord but you considered us and we thank you right now God for your healing virtue Lord remember the Church of God this morning looking for you expecting God knowing that you are the author and the finisher of our faith God we are standing on your promises we are standing on your promises we are standing on your word god you said to Look to You Lord AB oh God when things look Grim you said yay though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death we don't have to fear nothing God because you are yet in control Lord look on somebody today in the midst of us oh under the sound of our voice uh touch them in the name of Jesus let your blood cover right now uh even that heart God that's heavy that don't know which way to turn is in the midst of decision making God you are the one that gives Direction and we know you are able to give an answer that is appropriate for the situation uh oh Hallelujah even ccer has to stand for stand back God uh let your spirit take precedence over all uh oh Father God we're not just in here going through the motion uh but God we are in here working out our soul salvation because we know that after a while you're going to wipe all tears from our eyes you're going to remove all trouble H and God you're going to te teach us how to walk indeed by faith God oh and not by sight you said look to you uh because you are able to bring us forth uh now Lord look on our Pastors in their absence today uh you know where they are you're looking at them where they sit God uh oh strengthen and refresh uh and bring them forth Inspire them once again God to do the work that's in their hand because I know you are capable even though sometimes the flesh get weak God you said in your word you are strong uh and in you Lord we are made stronger in our weakness God we thank you and we praise you and we expect blessings to come forth today bless each and every portion of this service get Glory out of it even save the backslider today God uh bring those forth that need to be saved speak to their hearts God and give them strength clap your hands and begin to praise him and tell him thank you tell him thank you one more time tell him thank you oh I felt pretty good to my soul tell him thank you wo he Lord he's a good god Elder Manning is coming at this time to give us a scripture greet him by saying amen praise the Lord Lord everybody good morning praise the Lord this morning's scripture reading is comprised of three uh short scriptures and I think when read in conjunction uh together with one another they give even greater encouragement and impact and they are Isaiah 40 and 31 Psalm 27 and4 Proverbs 3 5-6 and I will read them in your hearing th begin against the reading of God's word Isaiah 40 and 31 but they that wait upon the Lord shall renew uh shall renew their strength they shall Mount up with wings as eagles they shall run and not be weary they shall walk and not faint Psalm 27:14 wait on the Lord be of good courage and he shall strengthen thine heart wait I say on the Lord yeah trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not un thine own understanding get out of your head in all in all thy ways acknowledge Him and He Shall direct thy PS wait on the Lord trust in the Lord lean on the Lord and He Shall direct thy path the word of God for the people of God God bless you hallelujah hallelujah praise the Lord everybody how do you came to give God glory on today Hallelujah hallelu can we just do one favor for you let's just give God just a great shout in this place [Music] hallelu look at your neighbor and just tell your neighbor neighbor I ain't going to be in the reserve so you're going to have to get used to my Hallelujah you're just going to have to get used to my shout you're going to have to get used to my thank you Jesus because the Lord is at work for my good how can I keep my mouth shut how can I keep my he hey hey hey somebody let's give God one more shout hallelujah [Music] yeah come on put those hands together let's celebrate the Lord in this place Hallelujah the Lord wants we're going to do what the Lord ordered on today you're going to live to see it happen you're going to live to see it happen you're going to live to see it happen you're going to live to see it happen you're going to live to see it happen you're going to live to see you're going to live to see it happen you're going to live to see it live live live live you're going to live to see it happen you're going to live to see it say it to your neighbor encourage him yeah you're going to live to see it hold your head up high be encouraged yeah you're going to live to see it happen you're going to live to see it happen you're going to live to see it happen live live live live live live live live live live live live live live live live live live you're going to live to see it happen you're going to live to see it that's why we ought to praise God praise God in advance that's why you ought to praise him praise him in you're going to live to see it you're going to live to see it happen you're going to live to see it happen you're going to live to see iten to it this is what the Lord ordered live live live whatever you do live whatever you do live whatever you do live whever you do live no weapon B against you it will not Prosper it will not Prosper live live live live live through heartaches and pain through sickness set Rain Jesus came we might have life we might have more live live live live live tell your neighbor we can't die yet we can't die yet God has more God has more God has more have more you can't die yet God have more God has more live live whatever you do live whatever you do don't give up don't give in th the power live I've got to you got to God help God God more God come on say give God a praise in this place live live live live see the goodness of the Lord is the land of the living I'm going to see the goodness of the lord of the living I'm going to see the goodness of the Lord is the land of the Living God has more God has more God has more we ought to praise God has more we are to praise God have more we to praise we to praise more have more you know I just HT in my spirit some of us need to kill our finances live live we are to tell finances you to tell your own soul we shall see the goodness of of the Lord is the land of the living [Music] if you believe God huh tell somebody next just tell him I believe God for more evil Hallelujah if you're next to you want somebody next to you I just want you to link up with him and encourage them in the spirit live you can't quit now we can't die now live you got a praise got too much praising the do got too much praise him to do got too much praise him to do live out here victory victory is in the room hey hey victory in the room hey victory victory in the ruler victory victory in the ruler victory victory in the room one more time victory victory in the room put those hands together let's just celebrate the Lord in this place [Music] oh somebody give shout Glory oh you're going to live to see it happen you're going to live to see it happen you're going to live to see it happen you're going to live to see it it oh you're going to live to see it happen you're going to see it happen you're going to live to see it happen live to see it live live live live put those hands together let's celebrate the Lord in this place our help is in the room we give the Glory Hallelujah come on all over the room let's just begin to worship a great God a holy God yeah a God that has all [Music] power all the glory belongs to him we worship you we magnify you we adore you We Lift Your Name on High Hallelujah you're worthy of the glory you're worthy of the glory hallelujah thank you Jesus excellent is your name that's why we worship you Hallelujah all powerful all glorious and excellent is your name oh powerful all glorious [Music] and Excellence is your name come on Praise Him and help me all powerful all powerful all glorious all glor and excellent is his name excellent is in all power in all the glory belongs all glor and excellent and exell ex your name come on take it up all powerful all power all glorious all glory come on we're talking about our reason savior is your name powerful and he all glor glor excellen and your name your name do it again let's break the music all powerful all powerful come on and tell him who he is glor he's going to get the glory out of every situation in our [Music] Liv excellent is and he's so glorious glor and ex you and ex your name your name he all powerful he has all [Music] glorious and he is exent is he his name he's all powerful he's all glorious and you are excellent you are excellent and that is your name all power all powerful he's all glorious all glor you are excellent and it's all in his name there is nothing you can do life and death belongs to you glory you deserve all the glory and it's all in his bels to him and he will get all the glory glor he excellent excellent and is all to all the glory belong glor he is excellent excellent and it's all in his name name Jesus Jesus the name greater than any name we know Jesus there is power in his name there is power in his name the name there is healing is the name Jesus there is joy in the name Jesus there is peace in his name ising in his name there is healing in his name jus there is healing in his name j there is healing in his name he is the King of Kings King of he is the Lord of lords Jesus he is The Great I Am he is the LI of Judah he he is our refuge he is our helper Jus he is our keeper Jesus he is our suer oh name Jesus oh his name Jesus his name Jes his name Jesus his name Jesus something happens when we call him Jesus it it's all in his name your name it's in his name it's in his name it's in his name it's in his name it's in his name his name is Jesus his name is Jesus his name is Jesus his name is Jesus his name is Jesus his name is Jesus his name is Jes his name is Jes his name is Jes his name ises name keep saying his name your situation changes it's all in his name your healing is in his name your joy is in his name your peace is in his name he is our helper he is our helper he is our helper call his name call his name his name his name his name his name name is [Music] Jesus [Music] ex your name yes Lord and Excell your name Jesus Jesus Jesus and excellent is excellent is your name yes and excellent is your Jesus [Music] jesuses Precious Jesus preious Jesus and ex ex your name it's Hallelujah [Music] and your name we call your name Jesus we call your name Jesus of every present help in the time of trouble Jesus we call your name Jesus we call your name we call your name the LI of the valley we call your name [Music] Jesus how great thou art this is my praise for the blessing that God has done for [Music] [Music] me can I say it one more time [Music] [Music] th [Music] PR [Applause] [Music] oh W [Music] yeah yeah he's great I said he's great when the devil try to put him in a little box and make you think that it's not going to happen God will show up he'll show up he'll show up and he will heal I'm happy today you may be seated I'm talking about a great God hallelujah a great God that'll show up when you need him our announcements are coming at this time after which you will hear from the choir now just because it's the announcements that's no sign that that you can be quiet because when the spirit of God shows up in a dark moment moment sometimes it makes you H out even in the hospital hallelujah hallelujah I said [Music] Hallelujah good morning High Point Family these are your upcoming events and announcements calling all artist here's an opportunity for your creativity to shine The Point Family Resource Center is sponsoring art in the house an art show pull out your canvases brushes clay jewelry or pencils and share your gifts with the world the art show is May 5th so you have plenty of time to get ready the entry fee is $40 whatever the artist sells belongs to them don't be shy share your gift please begin signing up see sister Sharon High Williams if you would like to register for the art show High Point save the date for a special Good Friday service this is taking place on March the 29th at 700 p.m. this service is going to be featuring seven Elders on the seven last sayings of Jesus Christ this is a very special service and you do not want to miss it so make sure that you are in the house March 29th 9th at 700 p.m. High Point Family join us for our very special Resurrection Sunday service on March 31st the music and fine arts department will be presenting don't let his name go down you don't want to miss this tremendous production bring a guest we will see you there please include all the names listed on the prayer list in your prayer time to see a full prayer list visit our website at www.h Highpoint live.org this concludes our morning announcements Highpoint family have a great [Music] week [Music] [Applause] yes to his will yes to [Applause] his of Life lay you down just all that he's you he's holding [Music] you still [Applause] [Music] do [Music] his yes do his in the of life where you die just that he's he's [Music] you [Music] [Applause] [Music] yes I'll do what you say go where you want me to [Music] go I will I will [Applause] [Music] be yes do his yes do his the of life you just that he's [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] yes I'll do what you say go where you want to [Music] go will I will [Applause] [Music] [Applause] yes to his will yes to [Music] his life lay you down just know that he's making you more than [Music] [Applause] [Music] you [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] my [Applause] [Music] soul yes [Music] my [Applause] [Music] [Applause] soul [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] my [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] yeah [Applause] [Music] yeah [Music] [Applause] [Music] yes my [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] come [Applause] [Music] [Applause] what [Applause] [Music] what [Applause] thank you [Applause] hallelu Jesus thank Hallelujah all righty I hear that my soul says yes yes yes my Lord my soul says yes yes all right we we must be obedient today amen but we feel the spirit of the Lord amen God is so good so good amen amen I'm getting hung up with my mask CU you know I just recovered amen and I'm still protecting myself amen amen but at this time we're going to call for the family of little Zana Michelle Harris this is our great grand and we're so happy to have some of our extended family here today we have us my husband's cousins Bertha and Deborah and Deborah's daughter we have brother Clay Minister clay we're going to even ask our extended family my husband's cousins if they don't mind to come and stand with the family as we dedicate little Zion am we thank God the the baby's L Zion's other little Grandma she's here today amen we just thank God for the whole family being assemble together amen this is just a beautiful occasion and I'm going to I thought my husband had this in the um place here but we're just thanking God for the 13 grandchildren the 13 Grands and the three great grands so we were trying to get them all together amen but um as it is we have little Zion today and we're just so happy we're going to ask the elders uh if they would to come and anoint the baby and the family members but I'm going to go ahead and when the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon and this man was righteous and devout looking for the consolation of Israel and the Holy Spirit was upon him and inspired by the Holy Spirit he came came into the temple and when the parents brought the Child Jesus to do for him according to the custom of the law he took him up in his arms and blessed God Amen we're going to ask great grandpa and I knew that was going to happen Z is like no now Mary and Joseph felt highly honored and favored of God when the baby Jesus came into their home it was a sober sacred privilege which they shared with God as parents they would have to provide the right kind of Family Life Education counsel spiritual climate in order to prepare Jesus for his god-given work therefore when they brought the baby Jesus to the temple for the blessing of Simeon they also dedicated themselves to the sacred resp responsibility now Amaya the privilege of Parenthood is god-given and you will be responsible to him for the way you rear little Zion fitting it is therefore that you have come to present Z for the blessing of God and to dedicate yourself to being a Christian parent before the Lord amen now as a household of faith in the family of God we the members of High Point Christian Tabernacle congratulate you for bringing little Zana the child of your love and the love of the heavenly father we wish each of you to feel in your heart that you are doing a very important thing in th presenting little Zana to the Lord Lord in his Sanctuary even as the Child Jesus was presented in the temple be assured that God is pleased with this beautiful observance of the ancient custom and know in your heart that God will hear every prayer for this child who you are dedicating unto him on this day now do you the members of High Point Christian Tabernacle receive little Zion in the name of the Lord Jesus Jesus Christ do you promise to be under her father mother brother sister and friend you may respond by saying we do do you the members of High Point receive this child in the name of the Lord and do you promise again to nurture her to be father mother brother sister and friend again respond in the name of the Lord we do now Amaya and now do you dedicate this child unto the Lord God and do you promise as an elder child of the heavenly father to pray for and with Zion that she may grow in the knowledge and love of God all right do you rededicate your home as a sacred Shrine and with a Christian an environment in which the spiritual nature of your child May grow and unfold do you promise to do all you can by precept and example to lead Zana at a proper age to a public confession of the Lord Jesus Christ and to The Obedience of his will amen let us all pray heavenly father in whose love are Earthly Parenthood takes on meaning we thank thee for the gift of children we place little Zion before thee Oh holy God thou does yearn for her Fellowship that she should know thee and serve thy kingdom Grant to Amaya to the grandparents to the aunts the uncles the cousin the sisters brothers friends we beseech thee grant them all wisdom patience Justice truth and faith in guiding little Zion physically mentally and spiritually to give glory to thy son God In The Name of Jesus let your perfect will be done concerning this child you know the way sh that she takes you know the end from the beginning you know the purpose and the plan you know the thoughts that you think toward her thoughts of peace and not of evil to give her a hope and a future and to bring her to an expected end God we come against every generational curse destroy the Yoke of the enemy oh God raise her up to sing praises to your Holy Name raise her up to do your will God we come against every childhood disease we declare today that no weapon that is formed against her is going to prosper ohmighty God grant this mother today Hallelujah the grace the wisdom the fortitude the mindset to walk up right before you oh God that she may rear her child properly by precept and example God make provision for them make provision Supply every need oh God keep her safe from all harm and danger God these and all other blessings we ask even bless all that stand with this child oh God let them love each other as never before in Jesus name we pray thank God Amen we present to you again amen little Zana Michelle amen come on let's give God a praise for Z Michelle Harris amen come on let's give God [Music] glory amen right let's give God a hand praise [Music] [Music] for [Music] for always see there for me your love has set me free when I think of your good [Music] j i you [Music] [Applause] [Music] for always prot me thank you your blood when I think of your good [Applause] [Music] give you [Applause] praise for all you love for me your God has Set Me Free when I think of your goodness you [Music] for all you done for me your has Set Me Free when I think of your goodness Jes [Music] I give [Applause] you when I look back over my life than you you are I of your give you PR than you when I look back over my life are when I of your goodness when I think of your [Applause] good when I think of your [Applause] [Music] good I you thank you I look back over my life than you I your I [Applause] you than you for your love where would I see than you I of [Music] your you for your bra where would I be you I your when I think of your goodness [Music] [Applause] when I think [Applause] of give [Music] you [Music] [Applause] hallelujah thank you Jesus thank you Jesus I give you praise and thanks I give you praise and thanks I give you praise and thanks give him another thunderous hand praise he is so worthy he is so worthy amen amen amen God thank you we forgot to mention and I want to take time to appreciate our pastors being in the midst thank the Lord that she is feeling better amen we thank you and happy birthday come to be Pastor happy birthday to be amen amen we wanted to appreciate them we come to the wonderful portion of service where we can hear words directly coming from the Lord through our blessed brother in the Lord Elder Eric good he has become such a friend of ours since Israel my husband and I have special places in our heart for Him and sister good we thank God for him today he is our beloved faithful brother let us receive him by the words of saying amen amen praise the Lord everyone praise the Lord everyone God is good can we just exalt him in this place for his goodness and his grace where will we be if it had not been for the Lord that was on our side can we just exalt him just for a minute can we just worship him in this place he is worthy worthy to be praised that's why we say we exalt thee we exalt we exalt thee come on and help me out praise the we yes yes [Music] yes let's give him reverences give him praise in this place Hallelujah we he's the only one that gets the praise [Music] he's the only one that gets the honor Hallelujah we ex exalt oh Lord Oh Lord oh he's worthy of this place Hallelujah let him hear you he wants to hear a new yes on today he wants to hear your Worship in this hour we reverence him we worship him we thank him we honor him oh yeah Hallelujah oh Lord oh Lord [Music] Hallelujah let's give the Lord a thunderous clap praise Hallelujah we can do a little bit better than that yes it's because of him through him and by him all things are possible amen give an honor to God who is the head of our life amen and to the finest pastors Apostle Thomas and Pastor Carolyn Vincent amen we reverence and honor them today amen who have been faithful down through the years good stewards over what God has given them charge over amen we are a debt free church amen debt free everything that we get now is a surplus oh yes I understand there's not many churches that can wear that badge of honor as trophies of Christ Victory amen we give an honor to the first family God bless them amen and just like my sister Sylvia said on Wednesday night Hallelujah all the the my sisters amen from the youngest to the oldest are Powerhouse preachers amen and no slack to their husbands those that are M that are marry amen the men of God as well Hallelujah and we give an honor to all the elders deacons ministers Saints and Friends Hallelujah and to our online viewers thank you Hallelujah for tuning in and lastly and definitely not least Amen to my bride my bestie amen my best friend over there amen she's been hanging strong 22 years now amen sister Cheryl good we thank God for her amen God's got some great things in store for you honey the Lord wanted me to share share that with you you stay right there in the Lord continue to allow the Lord to minister to you amen God's doing some things behind the scenes Saints Amen Let the church say amen amen amen hallelujah I would like to invite your attention to the Book of John John chap 12 and verse 12 amen this is Jesus the triumphant entry into Jerusalem amen Palm Sunday that's what today is Hallelujah Do You Feel Jesus in the room how many feel the Lord in the room today Hallelujah good things can happen when the Lord is exalted and he has preeminence in our lives amen and as we prepare to enter the most important week in human history I believe this week deserves special praise special consideration special Reflections because none of us will be Hallelujah the sons and the saints of God if it was not for what Jesus did on this week hallelujah amen so tell the nearest person next to you this week Palm Sunday Palm Sunday is the week prior to the miracle amen that's not my subject but this is the week prior to the miracle understand the significance of that statement that this week activates the entry doors into the last week of Jesus Earthly Ministry with his disciples amen Palm Sunday is 7even days prior to the ultimate excruciating price of Jesus being led to his crucifixion soon to be agonizing in pain through an instrument of his exaltation and Old Rugged Cross and because of Jesus heroic act and sacrifice it launched the New Testament Covenant of Grace that God prom promise which has been prophesied throughout Old Testament and that's a good place to give God praise Hallelujah for Grace Amen on this morning amen I promise to be brief yet concise this morning so we can hurry up and go to our favorite Sunday afternoon dining spot maano papao bab Brees Bone Fish Grill Golden Corral have I named yours yet amen I have learned it's it's fortunate for us I have learned sitting under our pastors ministerial leadership classes what I classify as the three s principles in my preaching style somebody say stand up yes stand flat footed speak thus sayeth the Lord the next principle is someone say speaker speaker yes don't let your words be silent speak with Precision cry loud and let the enemies of the Lord be scattered and finally somebody say sit down down shut up cut it off after the Lord has been speaking is no longer the Lord it is now you cu no one is up here to hear my commentary argument or opinion on the scriptures when we need a word from the Lord amen you know I heard a preacher say it this way that 30 minutes is long enough for A good sermon and too long for a bad one amen so I'm going to allow my words to speak with urgency and immediacy because we sound like we hungry Amen Let the church say Amen I'm in John 12:2 if you say have it say Amen on the next day much people that were come to the feast when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem took branches of palm palm trees and went forth to meet him and CED let everyone read aloud please hosana blessed is the king of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord you may have your seat in the presence of the Lord this morning my subject is the Palm leaves are only the beginning the Palm leaves or only the beginning father we thank you this morning for your grace and your mercy thank you for what you've done on this day that we may have access to eternal life we don't take it for lightly or for granted God let your words Hallelujah dance up off the pages today let someone be saved healed in the name of Jesus baptized oh yes trouble the waters even now let someone go go down in your name and come up with the Holy Ghost with the evidence of speaking in tongues God we give your name glory and honor and it's in Jesus name let every heart say Amen the observance of Jesus triumphant entry into Jerusalem is what we historically call Palm Sunday or passion Sunday it is recorded in all the synoptic gospel gospels and here in the Book of John I feel that it's imperative to understand the significance of palm trees as described in the Bible where palm trees symbolize strength Beauty joy and salvation in the scriptures how many have had the opportunity to watch that movie The Passion of Jesus Christ came out in 2004 for me personally Jesus experienced the week prior to his death was equally captivating as his journey to the Cross because it showed both sides of his story it showed both his human nature and his divine nature staying the course or simply walking away but ultimately arrived at the correct conclusion in the Garden of Gethsemane through his tormenting cry saying nevertheless not as my will but as thy will John chapter 12 starting at verse 13 people are cutting branches from Palm Trees laying them across jesus' path and waving them in the air as he entered Jerusalem the week prior to his death you see the people only saw and greeted Jesus not as King and King King and Lord of Lord as the true and living God to take away the sins of the world but viewed his existence as a potential political leader one to over overthrow the Roman government they shouted Hosanna meaning save now blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord even the king of Israel if you ever have that opportunity and privilege to go over to Israel we had that opportunity as a church I believe that you would agree that it's both inspirational and humbling to follow in the footsteps of Jesus Earthly Ministry I would venture far enough to say that most of the guided bus tours in Israel will gather their groups on the top of the Mount of Olives which is one of the historical landmarks and at here at this time top of the Mount of Olives you'll discover a very steep road that winds around and it goes down into the Garden of Gethsemane into the Kidron Valley and as a visual this is where Jesus was coming into the city of Jerusalem through the Eastern Gate today I have chosen to reflect upon Palm Sunday from the gospel of John's account because John's perspective and account of Jesus's life and Ministry are different than the other synoptic gospels in the sense that John places a much more greater emphasis upon the Divinity of Jesus to a much greater degree than the other gospel writers John does not concern himself in his gospel with the genealogical facts that Jesus is a direct descendant of King David and Abraham as detailed in the Book of Matthew his primary focus is not to Chronicle the many action-packed events of Jesus's day as they occurred through Mark's recount as recorded in his book beginning in Mark chapter 1 of his gospel unlike Luke John does not focus on the circumstances surrounding Jesus's Supernatural birth Luke on the other hand gives a detailed natural account from the eyes of a physician and describing Jesus birth childhood and development Apostle John wants the readers of his gospel to understand above all things that Jesus Christ is God Almighty to prove conclusively that Jesus is the son of God and that all who believe in him will have eternal life Hallelujah and I believe by the sheer numbers that we have here in the room that a majority of us can attest through verification that Jesus was the word made flesh for in John 1:14 the Bible says and the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us hallelujah yes I've been instructed by the Holy Ghost to pause long enough here to say to someone to stop your worrying because the word is doing the work get your hands off of it stop your worrying stop putting your hands into it yes some things were only meant for you to handle and not to carry oh you're not supposed to carry this burden you're supposed to only handle it for a season and once that season has come to a conclusion you're supposed to release it can we give the Lord a hand praise I don't know who that was for but the word is doing the work John further illustrates his connection that Jesus came riding on this young donkey descending from the Mount of Olives through the gate Facing East which Ezekiel describes in detail in chapters 40 and 44 of his book John wanted us to understand that Jesus was the Fulfillment of the Messianic Prophecy of the ninth chapter of the prophecy of Zachariah for in Zechariah 9 and9 the Bible says Rejoice greatly oh Daughter of Zion shout oh daughter of Jerusalem Behold thy King cometh unto thee he is just and having salvation lowly riding upon a donkey and upon a cult the foil of a young donkey and as we heard in this scripture prophecy there was great rejoicing when Jesus entered into the holy city Luke collaborates in his gospel Luke 19-36 he says and as he went they spread their clothes in the way understand the spreading of their clothes would be a modern-day equivalent of the red carpet experience similar to what we had here at our Black History Month on last month we expressed esteem honor and gratitude to those who had contributed to the Arts understand that the spreading of the clothes would be on a similar scale to a red carpet experience at the Oscars or the Grammys or the Tony or the NAACP Awards verse 37 says and when he was come nigh even now at The Descent of the Mount of Olives the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all of the mighty works that they had seen now I don't know how you feel about it but it's refreshing to know that everybody here in the sanctuary and those that are watching online have something to praise God for I understand Elder Eric that's about half the church over here that said amen hallelujah hallelujah the Bible says that the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice they didn't praise God with a minimum moderate low intensity of excitement the scripture says they didn't praise God oh yes but they praised him with a loud voice oh yes and they had a reason for this loud voice for all of the mighty works that they had seen yes there's something about having seen God Work Something About the Name of Jesus something about that name yes something about that name will not let you just be quiet about it yes you can try to contain it you can try to put a lid on it you can try to squash it you can try to be as composed and ially correct and dignified as you want to be but when you begin to think how far God has brought you from oh yes when you begin to begin to think oh yes you don't have to go back five or seven years to retes defy a testimony that was red hot back then all you have to do is think on this morning when the Lord said foot come out the bed oh yes I know my say yes foot come out the bed when the Lord says inhale and now exhale oo and you didn't even have to think about it oh just how good God has been to you on this week uh yes there's something that's going to Quicken a praise in your spirit uh has he blessed anybody in the room has he helped anybody in the room has he healed anybody in the room has he put food in somebody's refrigerator on this week has he caught somebody up on delinquent bills from January of this year then let the whole multitude give him praise Hallelujah yes that's it God is looking for a yes on today the choir already sung and sing a yes yes Psalms 107 said the let the redeemed of the Lord say so yes whom he ha redeemed from the hand of the enemy yes today we're rejoicing here today because Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law Paul said in the Church of coloss in Colossians the 1 chapter verse 21 he says and you that were sometimes alienated and enemies in your mind by Wicked Works yet now he hath reconciled oh yes I understand there was a lot of upset folks when that documentary footage freaknick came out on this week exposing the sin of debacher oh yes for such were some of us enemies in our own minds yes thieves and drunkers that abusive to others idolators Covetous sexual immorality but ye are now washed yes tell somebody I'm now washed yes uh Sanctified uh justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ uh yes tell somebody don't let the sins of your past W tell them tell them tell them don't let the sins of your past dictate your future oh yes and I understand we're all dressed up today uh and today is the week leading into the remembrance of Jesus death burial and resurrecting and the Beautiful Palm Sunday that we're experiencing today but if you're here today uh and you need salvation and you need Redemption and you need a change in your mind and you need a change in your direction I don't want anybody to miss out on the love of God and not receiving the free gift of the Holy Ghost with the evidence of speaking in tongues I don't want anyone to leave here today discouraged uh because you think you have to get yourself together first before you can stand before God I don't want anybody to get caught up and the over contextualizing uh of the Palm leaves the red carpet or the young donkey and yes these events uh they're great and they're significant uh in their context uh but there is nothing on the Lord's agenda than the saving of your soul uh oh yes the saving of your soul uh as Jesus uh he soon discovered upon his arrival into Jerusalem that the Palm leaves they broke off to meet him were just that nothing but leaves oh yes there was no real Worship in their praise uh there was no real hope in it uh no love no joy no peace uh no longevity in their salvation oh to get them over in the seasons of the rough patches and the rough times oh yes that word David says Thy word have I hid in my heart that I might not sin against thee oh yeah when your back is up against the wall you need a word that you can pull out for such a time as this uh yes it was nothing but lip service oh somebody holler back at me and tell me it was nothing but Palm leaves nothing yes and this is done this is done Saints through man's tradition and man's vain worship uh for in John the 4th chapter the Bible says that God is a spirit and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth oh yes and now we can see from another advantage point uh as the scripture reveals itself even more imagine if you will the people standing there awaiting Jesus arrival into the city of Jerusalem with palm branches taking off their actual religious garments their robes their tunics and their cloaks and laying them down at the feet of Jesus and then on the other side just a little ways off uh you had what we say today in modern terminology haterade going on you see you had the Pharisees and the Sadducees and the Sanhedrin those of the scribes of of herod's Court hating on Jesus uh standing over there talking about who does he think he is I can see them with their arms folded and their face all tow up saying who does he think having the whole world following after him oh yes and then one of the Pharisees said with a loud voice he he couldn't even contain himself he said Master you need to rebuke your disciples oh yes talking about hosana save us I could imagine just looking at Jesus uh shaking his head saying you don't even know who I am or what I'm capable of oh yes I believe we heard that message from our Apostle you don't even know who I am or who I'm capable of oh yes I can imagine Jesus for that moment just thinking don't you know who I am oh I'm the one that sit upon the circle of the earth and the inhabitants there are are grasshoppers I'm the one that stretched out Heaven as a curtain that I may spread it as a tent that I may dwell in I'm the one that bring his princes to nothing and make his judges of this Earth unto vanity but what Jesus actually said was if I told them to hold their peace a rock would ril cry out in their place and cry holy is the Lamb of God Jesus is the Lord and Savior I am that I am and I'm not slack concerning my promises oh and yet they were the religious leaders of that time Elder White because they should have known better they had the Old Testament writings in their libraries they had Zechariah 9 and9 that says oh Daughter of Zion shout oh daughter of Jerusalem Behold thy King cometh unto thee he is just having salvation lowly riding Upon A young donkey and upon a coat of a young donkey you see family I've come to find out religious people and self-righteous people have a form of godliness but without the damous power that's their power to affect change because they haven't allowed their heart to come into relationship to God's word oh yes tell somebody next to you it's a heart thing I know we do that little sign the heart it's a heart thing yes it's all about our heart Saints you see Jeremiah understood this all too well he said in Jeremiah 17 and9 he says the heart is deceitful Above All Things uh and desperately wicked uh who can know it uh yes and to my sisters yes you know I'm your brother I love you so don't throw darts and arrows at me with your Maybelline and your foundation spread so evenly across your beautiful Nubian face the scripture says the [Music] heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked yes and to my brothers you know we fam yes y'all can call me un Big E I get it with your muscles and your six-packs with your painted on jeans and your t-shirts form fitting suits and your must Cully hairstyle yes but the Bible says the heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked who the Bible says can know it well I'm glad you ask because the Bible says the answer is Jesus who searcheth the heart uh yes he says I'm the one that tries the rain uh even to give every man according to his ways and according to the fruit of his doings understand that God is looking for a a greater return on his investment Saints in 2024 oh yes which he has designated as the year of unceasing success the year of unceasing success yes but it's conditional it's contingent Upon Our response with him with a new yes oh yes which is far more significant than the laying down of the Palm leaves and honoring God with our lips when God is after our hearts today Matthew the 15th chapter the people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth and honth me with their lips but their heart is far from me oh yes this Palm Sunday uh is a reminder to welcome Jesus in your heart uh and be willing to follow him don't follow him with your lips only but follow him with your love uh don't follow him just by the waving of your hands but follow him by the washing of your heart don't follow him just through your hearing only but in your doing also in the Book of James yes it admonishes us but be ye doers of the word and not hearers only deceiving your own selves for if any be a hearer of the word and not a doer he is is like un to a man be holding his natural face in a glass uh in other words yes it's good practice to hear intently and be a good listener yes I get that yes it's good to hear the whole matter of a thing before making a hasty decision yes yes that's commendable check uhhuh but those who trust in God don't merely become experts at listening they believe in God by faith to act on what they hear yeah yes understand we can sit around and listen all day but faith without works is still dead God is looking for Faith and Action not words only if I didn't love you I wouldn't say anything I'll just let you keep on living dirty but because I love you Faith must be put into action how can I say I love you and there's no actions to follow uh you have faith I have Deeds show me your faith without deeds and I'll show you my faith by my Deeds oh yes how can I say I love my wife who I never show loving kindness and affection how can I say I love God who have not seen and I hate my brother who I see every day oh my God understand today today today if you are a backslider there's no better day than today oh yes to get back into right fellowship with Jehovah elohenu which is the Lord Our God yes we have to look at ourselves oh yes we have to look at ourselves and be found living in the light of his coming yes I hear you Apostle Vincent we have to look at ourselves from the mirror of God's word seeing if we are align with what God requires to see his face in peace oh and second second Corinthians the 5th chapter 2 Corinthians the 5th chapter the scripture says that we must we must all appear before the Judgment seat of Christ that everyone may receive the things done in his body according to that he hath done whether it be good or bad we all have to come before him you understand no one is going to tell God on that day I got an appointment that I cannot break no one's going to tell God I can't make it today because I got a tea time at 9:45 a.m. no one's going to tell God I have a hair appointment with my Barbera or my stylist today nobody's going to tell God I'm on vacation this week in the Cayman Islands nobody's going to tell God they won't let me off work to come and see you no one is going to tell God I didn't have a warning that you were trying to tell me to get my house and Affair in order oh yes over in 1 Corinthians the 10th chapter verse 6 uh now these things were our example to the intent we should not lust after evil things as they also lusted beloved I've come to the conclusion I don't want anything that God says I cannot have I don't want anything that God is going to make me miss out on the love of God I don't want anything if God says I can't have that house with that high interest rate and that overinflated mortgage uh I don't want that car if it's not the right season for it uh oh yes I'll just live with contentment uh be satisfied with what I have until God opens up a greater door and a greater season for me to walk through yes because I don't want to be an offense to God you know I know some people that spend more time washing their car than they do washing their spirit I know more people fixing their hair and makeup than they do their hearts yes God wouldn't want us to leave here today without us magnifying god with our souls we can't find ourselves being preoccupied with doing other things uh taking up more energy more impetus more focus more regard than we do our god oh yes because his mercy endureth forever can we just give God for his Mercy thank you Lord oh yes we're here today because of his Mercy Hallelujah you're standing here because of his Mercy thank you Jesus if it had not been for the Lord where would we be because of his Mercy Hallelujah yes because of his Mercy Saints thank God I can S stand here today on this Palm Sunday thank God we can all stand here today with a desire to serve him with a desire to praise him with a desire to worship him oh yes every day hasn't been Sunshine we felt distracted oh yes there's been some trouble along the way but somehow the mercy of God has snatched us uh from the point of no return Yes and on this commemorative week leading to Jesus death burial and Resurrection oh yes and I'm going to praise God today like it's my last time oh yes because he's worthy of My Worship he's worthy of the Adoration he's worthy he's worthy yes he's worthy yes because failure is not an option yes I hear you co-pastor tell somebody somebody next to you heaven I'm on my way to heaven oh yes and hell is not an option or Hades is not an option tell somebody the other side yes Victory I'm on my way to Victory and defeat is not an option oh yes it's not an option for me uh because there's no test that's going to make me turn around now uh oh yes there's no trial that's going to make me give up on God there's no sickness that's going to make me curse God I rebuke that Spirit of job's wife Curse God and die oh yes there's no enemy that's going to make me turn around now oh yes no adversary that's going to make me doubt God he that has begun a good work in me he's going to finish that thing until the day of Jesus Christ yes I'm still in 1 Corinthians the 10th chapter verse number seven neither be ye idolators yes believe God Saints when he says that he'll have no other God before for him for he is a jealous God oh yes and to all my sports fans out there let's not find ourselves getting more ready to readjust our brackets for March Madness having our chips and dips lined up near our recliner watching our HDTV that God has blessed us with uh let us not have more energy binge watching watching a college basketball game uh then we do for the blood that was poured out on the S body of the Lord Jesus Christ oh hear me Saints if we're not careful we can find ourselves spending more time binge watching watching Netflix and Prime and fubo TV catching up on the latest episodes of Tyler Perry's sisters wondering why Maurice is willing to risk everything for a friend trying to figure out why Danny is still dealing with her mistake with Preston uh if we're not careful hear me Saints by the Holy Ghost uh oh within these next seven days as we commemorate Jesus Christ triumphant entry into Jerusalem uh on his way to the cross and ultimately to his resurrected Victory we can find ourselves having more interest in a script than we do the scriptures be careful Saints I hear I hear the Lord say man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeded out of the mouth of God oh yes Apostle Paul's young Protegé Timothy said it this way who will have all men be saved and come unto the knowledge of the truth in other words what good is it coming to church if no one is getting saved what good are these social media connections and platforms if nobody's getting saved set free and delivered what good is an invitation to the governor's mansion or the White House house if we don't pray that all men be saved yes and even our president and his executive staff and come to the knowledge of the truth oh hear me young people listen to your big brother here today you would have done an irrevocable disservice to an eternal Soul if you didn't tell that soul on your job or on your campus that your religion is not enough uh or oh yes and I understand you're in college and you're in these classes with professors that are promoting pragmatic and debatable views on agendas and Christianity in the 21st century yes but you must still witness uh to your friend let them know that oh yes just being a church member is not enough uh you still must cry loud and tell them that faith without works is not enough uh you must tell them that Jesus is Alive and Well and still in the miracle working business uh oh and he still saves uh understand saints that the devil doesn't have all of our young people oh yes oh giving a shout out to uh uh Josiah South Hall and Ariel South Hall I thank God for young people uh wanting to be married uh having desire to be in Oneness oh yes the devil doesn't have all of our young people oh yes and in the spirit of our Daniel Fast uh we just concluded included a few weeks ago oh yes one of our Central Focus points is the saving of our families and the restoration of their souls I would like for someone if you will for those who have family members and loved ones and looking for God to save them from Eternal destruction I ask that you lift up your hands right now and say this prayer out loud with me Lord Jesus save my family oh yes save them by your power divine save them to New Life Sublime oh let them know that life can be sweet and joy in you is complete save them save them save them oh yes Lord put an unction and a want to in their Spirit oh yes remove the shackles and the scales from their eyes Lord release them into the heart of your mind and into the entrance of Thy word which giveth light oh yes Church don't give up on your family uh keep praying for your loved ones uh keep praying them into the kingdom uh oh yes uh for I hear in first Timothy uh the second chapter for there is one God and one mediator between God and Men the man Christ Jesus uh understand everything that Jesus did riding into Jerusalem on this lowly donkey exemplified humility and not on a horse a white horse which he's reserving for when when he returns in Revelation 19 And1 as a god of judgment and War therefore it's crucial in this hour that your name is written in the Lamb's Book of Life and remains there tell somebody I don't want to see him on a white horse oh yes I'd rather see Jesus now in this hour of Grace why his Mercy is being extended to us tell your neighbor but time is winding up because what is set separating us from a Divine relationship with God is sin yes sin is the problem well why brother good because it stands in the way blocking our relationship between us and God so this is the reason why we Jesus is our mediator and our access to eternal life uh we must we must we must be baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ for the remission of sin and receive the gift of the Holy Ghost with the evidence of speaking in tongu uh oh yes we must oh yes be born again for it was Nicodemus who made a profound observation in John chapter 3 he said Rabbi we know that thou are a teacher come from God for no man can can do these things these Miracles that thou doest except God be with him Jesus with a calm voice that's something about Jesus always a Smooth Operator he said Nicodemus verily verily I say unto thee except a man be born again he cannot see the kingdom of God I can about imagine Nicodemus went from being observant to being inquisitive scratching his head says how how how can a man be born when he is old Jesus said well brother Nick let me tell you something verely verely I say unto you except a man be born of water and of the spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God so in other words in order to be in right standing and fellowship with God we must be willing to be born of the spirit and baptized in water in Jesus name so if you're in that number and you want to see God at his coming you can come to this altar when the appeal is made and say Lord save me I want to be born again ohoo yes and you can do this because where the spirit of the Lord is there is Liberty oh yes now I'm back over in the Book of John we hear that a great multitude of disciples are crying blessed is the king who cometh in the name of the Lord oh yes brother bmus whom the Lord had healed from blindness who was among that great multitude I believe he was among that great number part of bame's healing was shouting when people told him to be quiet let me tell you something it's easy brother Southall to be quiet when all your bills are paid it's easy sister moment to be quiet when your body is in good health full of strength and full of vigor brother Willis it's easy to sit up in church on a Sunday morning and chillax like we're at the AMC movie theater on the main event up on car parkway somewhere it's easy oh yes when you have a good job and good pay and good benefits and all the children are healthy and you have good communication with your husband or your wife oh yes but when you're in extreme condition when you're in con extreme distress when you're in pain it's going through your whole bodyo from the crown of your head to the souls of your feet Morin and leave and Advil and Tylenol won't do nothing to fix this pain and you hear Jesus is passing your way I promise you when you know your help is on the way sister Shelly you'll make some noise because your help is just entered in the room can we give God a praise for a help [Applause] [Music] [Applause] has sented into the room brother heav yes the Bible says bmus couldn't even see but when he heard the noise he said what what what's that going on over there they said Jesus of Nazareth is passing your way it doesn't matter how loud you get how unpleasant your face may look if you need something from the Lord right now in a quick hurry you're not going to be quiet about it once you hear that Jesus is coming your wayoo your'll cry say Jesus the son of David have mer mercy on me the Bible said hallu they began to rebuke him hush your mouth be quiet you're out of order you need to calm down the Bible says he amped up his voice a little bit more Jesus son of David have mercy on me hallu we ought to praise God for [Music] Mercy Hallelujah no way I'm going to be quiet about it yes woo everywhere Jesus showed up in the scriptures he was accompanied by a multi ude of disciples in that multitude in Luke chapter 8 was a man named Garis and that multitude was his wife and his 12-year-old daughter Jesus had raised from the dead the Bible says Garis fell at the feet of Jesus here's a little side note falling forward is the position of worship so when your back is up against the wall fall forward will you wonder how the bills are going to get paid fall forward Hallelujah when you been diagnosed with cancer fall forward worship gets God's attention anyone with children will testify that anybody goes out of their way to help our children children especially when our children are in need will have a special place in the family for the rest of their life well Gus's wife and his 12-year-old daughter were among that crowd praising God understand Jesus has just left Bethany where he performed his last public Miracle before his crucifixion there he raised Lazarus from the dead after four days in the grave he had already raised Gus's daughter but the religious leaders could have easily explained that way cuz she was still lying in her bed they could have easily said that she was just in a coma you see sometimes your greatest moment in our lives is from a manifested promise of a miracle I want to say something to someone this morning who has fallen short of the glory of God and has messed up to the eenth degree God knows how to keep you even after other people have counted you out when we look at Lazarus condition after being dead for 4 days his own sister said there's no need to go down there he stinketh we have to be careful about who we count out we have to be careful about when they say they'll never remake it or never recover oh yes they've been back L for so long they'll never make it back to God well I want to say to you today that although they may be still residing in the graveyard woo all God has to do is call their name then they will begin to experience miraculous restoration spiritually naturally mentally and then God is going to get them up out of that grave woo I want to say something today woo this today I'm speaking to backsliders right now and those who have fallen short of the glory of God and you want to regain your posture and full fellowship with God through Jesus Christ and you don't need to give a detailed explanation when the appeal is made at this altar understand there's no one has a heaven or hell to put you in so you don't need to have worry about someone judging you judging your place in God trying to get the Saints approval rating because all have sinned and come short of the glory of God oh yes can we give the Lord a hand praise for those that are coming back into the F because it was King David that said there's good news for those in a state of spiritual decomposition he said he restoreth my soul he leades me into the path of righteousness and he's doing it for his name's sake oh yes you may have been walking in the Valley of the shadow of spiritual death but the Lord would have you know that he is going to restore you to a state of righteousness in him oh yes I'm coming to my closeth yes Palm leaves are only the beginning yes you see it's in with these next seven days in the Bible that Jesus will be going to the court system based on trumped up trumped up charges by the religious leaders he'd be hung on a cross pierced in his side buried and left for dead if it wasn't for the resurrected promise of a miracle oh my God and victoriously raising after three days from a Dusty dirty grave then transcending from the natural to the supernatural so we may have access to eternal life we can give God praise for just that for what he's already done and what he's yet doing uhhuh Psalms 92 and I'm closing the author and psalmist King David he wrote this worship song full of Thanksgiving and praise of what God has done for him you see the palm trees also have another significance as described in Psalms 92 the righteous shall flourish like the palm trees sister Sylvia we have to understand that most species of palm trees grow in the desert climates they become fully rooted in shifting Sands which is by Design palm trees can tolerate high temperatures they can survive with very little rainfall and they won't break in high winds this is part is going to encourage the Saints over the age of 60 and above this is to dispel the notion that some of us have reserved in our spirit the erroneous conclusion that your best days are behind you you programmed in your spirit to tell yourself I'm just gonna ease quietly into the sunset well I love you and I can't let you do that I respect you but I can't let you go quietly into the sunset well brother good I hear you but the spirit is telling me something else I fought my battles I've won my Wars I'm done now I'm going to let somebody else do that well Psalms 92:12 says otherwise the righteous verse 12 shall flourish like the palm tree he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God verse 14 Lord have mercy they shall bring forth fruit when in old age they shall be what fat and flourishing H fruit in old age fat and flourishing fruit double fruitful fat and flourishing abundance and blessings tell somebody to be double fruitful and receive the abundance of rain oh yes to show that the Lord is upright oh yes can we give the Lord a hand praise double fruitful abundance of rain as we're standing oh yes the Palm leaves are only the beginning Jesus is on his way to prepare himself for his death but in seven days he will be coming out with all power in his hand thank God for the Palm leaves but they are only the beginning as the altar workers are coming understand man the Lord would have me tell you today he want you to empty out all of your pain your heartaches your setbacks disappointments having trouble sleeping at night restlessness all of your discouragement this the first for those that want to get back into right fellowship with the Lord when everybody else counted you out Jesus said Win he's giving you the victory today why don't you come it doesn't matter what you may have been in what unhealthy lifestyle what addiction what drug abuse what marijuana cocaine alcohol uppers downers meth Heron doesn't matter whether you're battling emotional distress anxiety depression low self-esteem unhealthy habits Suicidal Thoughts will you come cutting Eating Disorders lying tongue dishonest to others the pressures of Life the Lord wants to save somebody today won't you come all the Lord wants you to do is just to lift your hand and say I'm available to you I'm available available for him to restore you your soul to righteousness tell the Lord I'm Available my storage is empty will you [Music] come Lord I'm Available to You my will I'll give to you thank you Jesus thank I'll do what you say Use Me Lord show someone the way and enable me anyone else I want you to come just from the sheer preaching of the word my stor is empty if you know that you to make it right with the Lord am today is your day to come on Cent her backslider the Lord is here to beat you at your point of need he's here to restore you he's here to wash you in his blood my will I give to you those of you that desire prayer for any reason if you desire prayer we want you to come to show the altar workers are here to pray with you and en the altar workers are here to agree with you in prayer whatever the need is God is able available to you yeah come on if you need prayer come down don't be asham God is able to do exceedingly and abundantly above all that we ask or think according I see to the power that works in US God is a deliverer God Is A Healer thank you [Music] Jesus Hallelujah Jesus my storage my am I [Music] am meone this highest prayer mother Lawrence here's a young lady amen come anyone else that desires prayer come quickly come quickly my will will will but my [Music] will anybody want to be baptized in water in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ for the remission of your sins if you need to be baptized be to if you want to be baptized amen you can for is empty I am a and I [Music] am Hallelujah Jes Jus come on everybody lift your hand let's sing that together Lord I'm Available I'm available to you come on lift your hands and say I'm available my will to you I'll What You Say Me Lord to show someone way I show some the right way en me to my storage is empty my stor is empty and I my story [Music] St you my St my you can feel [Music] me and I am so it is empty and I [Music] Hallelujah I'm empty out you can feel my I am I am my my empty and I am I am you you service you me in your service I will be [Music] available stor is empty I am and I am my isempty I am [Music] am show me way I am my and I am am my [Music] [Applause] St my I'm available and I am Ava take take my feet Lord take my make it available I'm making it [Applause] available [Music] [Music] and I am and I am available to you thank you Jesus Hallelujah come on everybody lift your hands lift your hands and begin to Worship the Lord just lift your hands and begin to worship amen the spirit of the Lord is here you don't have to leave here like you came the Lord wants to fill every void oh I see come on Lisa lay your hands on Bera the Lord wants to restore the Lord wants to heal the Lord wants to do in you what no one else can do but you've got to let him the Lord is a gentleman he's not going to force his way [Music] in the Lord wants you to surrender your everything surrender everything to him am my I yes that's right young lady Jesus Calling by his name Hallelujah yes yes God hallelujah thank you Lord [Music] hallelujah thank you Jesus Jesus come on let's give God a praise for his [Music] word give God a praise amen oh Elder good then we enjoy our son today Elder [Music] good the Lord during this time the Lord wants to be remembered he wants to be remembered for the great sacrifice that he made on Calvary amen and even while he was ministering that little praise came to me amen I'm going have to drop the key down but it says always remember Jesus Jesus [Music] always remember Jesus [Music] Jesus always keep him on [Music] your can we sing that again [Music] all [Music] Jesus [Music] all Jesus [Music] Jesus always keep him on your mind you know why the name of [Music] Jesus is beautiful so beautiful the name of Jesus is beautiful so [Music] beautiful listen keep him on your mind Hallelujah now come on let's give God a hand clap of Praise because his name is beautiful his name sooes my doubts coms my fears his name is a strong tower the righteous run in and they are safe come on give him a PR PR for his name and you can be seated in the my SE in the presence of the Lord amen come on we thank God for the soul thank God for the soul thank God for restoration thank God for restoration [Music] hallelujah thank God that the devil is a [Music] liar [Music] woo come on and give God praise give God praise thank you Jesus yeah come on and give God [Applause] praise Hallelujah God is a good god [Music] [Music] come up God is a good [Music] god [Music] [Music] God is a good God oh God is a good god yes he is God is a good god yes he is I know God is a good god yes he is God is a good god yes he is I know God is a good god yes he is God is a good god yes he is God is a good god yes he is yes he is he is yes he is yes he is yes he is yes he is yes he is he is yes he is he is yes he is yes he is yes he is yes he is he is God is a good god yes he is I know God is a good girl yes he is God is a good girl yes he is I know God is a good god yes he is [Applause] [Music] hallelujah hallelujah come on we can't help but to praise him because he has done great things whereof we are glad [Applause] hallelujah thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you hallelujah thank you Jesus amen tell your neighbor tell your neighbor help me amen tell your neighbor help me sit down help me help me hallelujah thank you Jesus amen come on we can be seated in the presence of the Lord God has done great things whereof we are [Music] glad thank you come on [Music] now you understand why the Lord said if these hold their peace the rocks will cry out somebody he got something to thank God for I know I [Music] do I know I got something praising for hallelujah thank you Jesus I God [Music] amen hallelujah come on let's give God a big hand praise amen hallelujah we have so much to praise God for and we sing of his goodness amen with every breath that we're able we will sing of the goodness of God we will give him the glory that is due his name Hallelujah we thank God even for the preach word on today again let's give God praise for our son Elder Eric good thank God because preaching is an art and a science amen which means amen each one has their own particular style of preaching but the science of the word Remains the Same it should get results and we saw results Souls came Souls got baptized amen the word accomplished that that it was set out to do amen and we thank God today for the preached word amen it is offering time we want every want to get ready to participate in giving those of you who are viewing Us online you may go to Highpoint live.org that's Highpoint live.org click on the giving link Highpoint live.org click on the giving link and sew your tithe and offering amen if you're giving by way of mail you can send those to higho Christian Tabernacle po. box 13699 smna Georgia 381 amen everyone that's giving in the sanctuary raise your hands the ushers will serve you and you can give your donation as you leave the sanctuary amen we're asking all of our firsttime visitors I think mother Lawrence needs a you need an envelope mother Lawrence needs an envelope and I do as well I do as well amen all of our first time visitors please stand on your feet if you're here for your very first time amen thank you anyone that's here for your first time amen praise the Lord amen we thank God for Z's Grandma her daughter amen thank God for this young man here the young lady in the balcony anyone else first time visit back here thank God for this young lady come on High Point let's give all of our first time guests please don't make this your last time amen come back and be with us again again we thank God for uh my husband's our cousins I'm not going to say there his cousin there are cousins amen cousin Bera and cousin Deborah and her daughter and Minister clay amen can y'all just wave at the people amen thank God for our cousins being with us amen is anyone looking for a church home amen if you feel led to come and join the church today you may come amen I see a young lady rais in her hand Dr Al manasi is here to receive you anyone that wants want to become a member of high point today amen come on let's give God praise for this young [Music] lady amen the Lord said they were coming amen thank God you can state your name and tell us how you found out about the church okay well my name is desana Parks um I found out I'm like I live like five minutes away walking distance and called me and I just ran here I met with a woman I don't know where she oh she's over there um I was just told to come to church and I don't know who was going to be here or anything I just ran here I mean church was over and she was here and I just cried and I was like I'm so glad you was here I asked God can someone be here she was here she welcomed me in with the welcomeing loving warm oh my God come on say let's give God a praise come on give her a big hug Dr alasi is going to take her to fill out her paperwork isn't God good he made sure that sister good was here yes to minister to her amen God said that he's sending them from the northsouth East and West amen and we just praise God for what he's doing come on High Point Give the Lord a praise we're so glad to have you daughter amen and looking forward to seeing you grow grow in God amen amen Now quickly by way of announcements we want you to be in prayer for sister Lori Richardson and her family her 97 year-old a passed away Amen on this morning so please keep sister Lori Richardson and her family in your prayers also all that are sick and shut in brother Reggie Lewis was rushed to the hospital on I believe it was Friday so he is yet in kenstone hospital so keep brother Reggie Lewis and sister Jerry in your prayers as he recovers amen we're glad uh that brother Chris wac was in service with us today he's recovering from knee surgery amen and as you're standing we're getting ready to let you go as you're standing we want to make you aware that starting on Wednesday night amen uh the first Wednesday in April we will be having Bible class live amen we're coming back to our [Applause] campus starting in April the first Wednesday in April Bible class will no longer be virtual it will be live here at the church at 7:00 amen so we're asking you to press your way and come out to our Wednesday night bible classes beginning the first Wednesday in April don't forget about next Sunday our music and fine arts department is sponsoring their wonderful production don't let his name go down amen so we don't want to miss it get here early so that you can get a good seat amen now if all minds are clear let's look to the Lord yes the brothers next Saturday at 10:00 all brothers please come out and help Minister uh Elder Mac Elder Mack is asking all Brothers to meet him at 10:00 next Saturday morning to help put the sanctuary back together Amen in the other building amen we must take all the tables down and put the chairs out so he's asking all Brothers to please now isn't that wonderful that we have not one but two buildings two sanctuaries amen that we can Worship the Lord in amen so we're asking all Brothers to be present if you can on next Saturday at 10:00 to come and help out now let us look to the Lord father we just thank you for this another opportunity that you've given us to come into the house of the Lord to worship oh God let our worship be real on today God we heard the story of the Palm Sunday and how some honored you with their mouths but their hearts were far from you God let us be in that number that worship you in spirit and in truth oh God help us to be what we say we are and that is a saint of God a child of the most high King God we thank you for the great sacrifice that you made for us for God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life God we give you glory we give you honor for thinking of us for having a Plan of Redemption in place God even now we come even to pray your blessings upon the offering that we're receiving oh God bless the offering bless everyone that is sowing seed today oh God we ask that you restore unto them 30 60 100 fold in jesus' name look on those that had a heart to give and for some reason they didn't have on today meet them at their point of need that they may be able to give and so at the next appoint time even God bless our pastor as he gets ready to celebrate his 79th birthday oh mighty God look on him God we thank you for long life we thank you for long life hallah oh God bless him not only today but this time forth going forward let your hand rest heavy on him and bless him to continue to lead these thy people oh God we just thank you again for the word that we heard on this morning seal the word on the tables of our heart let us leave god with the word sealed in our spirit take us through the dangerous streets safely God When we arrive at our several different homes let us find things well when we get there everybody said in jesus' name in jesus' name amen please hold just a minute yes anyone that brought cards or gifts for a pastor amen Deacon Willis is holding the receptacle for those so all the all of you that brought cards or gifts to honor him today amen you you can deposit those in the receptacle God bless you God bless you we hope that you have a blessed and prosperous week amen God bless you production rehearsal will start in 10 minutes Ariel could you meet sister dapan in the women's choir room really quick just to get size