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An Inheritance Of Peace | Pat Harrison | Ladies Conference 2024 | Wednesday PM
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Hi, I'm Nancy Dufresne. Welcome to our podcast channel. We know you'll be blessed by today's message.
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Praise you, Jesus. Jesus, you alone deserve all the glory, all the honor, all the praise. For you are the Holy One. You are the one that sacrificed for us so that we do not have to in the same way you did. But you caused us to be able to freely praise you. Praise the Father. Honor the Holy Spirit in everything we do, everywhere we go, everything we say. Hallelujah. Praise the Lord. You can be seated. Praise the Lord. Thank you, brother David. I appreciate. I just want you to know I appreciate your anointing and how you know how to flow with the Holy Ghost. They're few and far between. I need you to come down here and stand by me. I guess you didn't get enough the other night. I don't know. I need all the help I can. Well, you know, just as I was saying that to you, I heard the spirit of the Lord say. You heard what I said. Now you have to take the step to cause that to happen. I have no clue what this is all about. I don't have to. I do, but I'm sure you do. I don't. I trust you do.
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I do.
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But you have to take that first step. It's up to you. Totally up to you. But I have given you the words of truth, says the Lord. And what did he say? He said, it's over. I don't remember how he said it now, but you know what he said? I do. It's not for me to know anyway. Didn't come from here. But the key is. That's it. The key is. Thank you, Lord. You have to move for it to be as God intended. You have the anointing. You have all that there is to do it. And the first thing is. Wow. The first thing is I make the decision, and it shall be as God said. That's the first thing. I make the decision. And it shall be as God said. Amen. Hallelujah.
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Whoa.
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God is good. Powerful, powerful, powerful. Glory to God. I don't know how I'm going to do this. I'll figure it out. Just a minute, y'. All Give me time to figure this out. Let's see.
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Well. Oops.
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This Bible is heavy. But I love it. It's my favorite. I may use it for these. I don't know. I'll see. I may just lay them down. Let me see now. I think I'll just lay them here. It's good. You can move that. Yeah. Praise the Lord. Okay, we're set. Glory. Are you ready? Hallelujah. Hallelujah. First of all, Pastor Nancy's already said it, But I love the Holy Ghost. And the reason I love the Holy Ghost is because he's everything to me. Jesus said he would be. And if he's not everything to you, that Jesus said he would be is simply because you're not allowing him to be. That's the only reason. That's the only reason. Because he is on the inside of you, and he's there to be all that Jesus said he would be. Hallelujah. You know, we look at the Holy Spirit, we say, well, he's my helper. You know, he's my comfort. No. Yes, he is, but not in that way. A lot of people think, well, you know, he's just my comfort. He's gonna. He's gonna just. And baby me. Uh, not the Holy Spirit. Not the Holy Spirit. When he comforts you, he comforts you with truth to cause you to stand up and be who you need to be, not some woo woo. Oh, God bless you. So sorry for your pain. Baloney. Uh, the Holy Spirit is a mighty power, and he lives on the inside of you. And therefore you have everything you need to be, as God said. But just as we've been hearing, we have to study the word, meditate the word, pray in the Holy Ghost. I have a friend that not very long ago, her husband went to heaven. And I've been in contact with her every day since he went to heaven because she's my closest friend, and she has her moments, just like we all did. But she said to me, she said, I have to apologize. She calls me Patty. I have to apologize to you because I did not understand when Buddy went to heaven and I was not the friend I needed to be. And I said, you don't have to apologize. You don't understand it till you've experienced it. I mean, it's just. You don't understand it till you've experienced it. And she said, you are such an example for me because you were so strong. I said, well, I was strong because of the word of God and the Holy Spirit. That's why I was strong, because that's where I went to. I didn't go to my feelings. I didn't go to all my thoughts. You know, I went to the Word and the Holy Spirit. And that put me over every time. And he'll do the same for you. So we may not understand everything, but know the Holy Spirit does. He totally Does Jesus experienced everything that we will ever experience on the earth, and he did it without sin. That's why he is our example. Secondly, he was willing to go to the cross to die and raise again, be raised from the dead. He was willing to do that because he trusted his Father's words, first and foremost. He was willing to do that secondly, because he wanted to stay in obedience to his Father's words. And thirdly, he did it because of love. And we need to recognize that God is love. That's who he is. Jesus is his Son. So he understands and is love. So that is the process that we need to look at in our own lives. You know, what are we willing to do to have all that God has said in our lives. Amen. And do it with peace. We're going to talk about peace tonight. The reason we're going to talk about peace is because we need to, in all that we've been hearing, we need to remain, maintain and remain in an attitude of peace all the time. And that's important in this day, especially. In this day, especially. So our base Scripture is one, you know, well, John 14:27, and Jesus is speaking, and he says, peace, I leave with you. My peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. Now, you need to see here, there's.
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Two.
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Things going on here. First, Jesus, Jesus. This is his part. Jesus said, my peace, I leave with you. That's his part, our part. He says, let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. That's your part. So you have to see that. Jesus said, my peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you. So you don't let your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. So how are you gonna do that? Staying in peace, listening to the word, listening to the Holy Spirit, studying the word. That's how you do it. But in this chaotic world, you know, when I was a kid growing up, you know, we didn't think anything about walking three blocks by ourselves to our girlfriend's house. You know, we didn't give it a second thought. We didn't think anything about. I lived in a small town and we had a little town square. Me and my girlfriend used to walk down there every weekend or go around the square. You know, go in the movie theater, go in the drugstore and get a Coke, you know, Dr. Pepper. Dr. Pepper's your friend, you know, but. And you know, we didn't give it a second thought. Not a Second thought nowadays, that is not true. And people that do not know Jesus, I don't know how they handle some of the things that are going on in this earth. They do not have, of course, true understanding. Hallelujah. In the name of Jesus. Pastor Nancy, come here a minute. I have to say this. Ever since I had a surgery on my tongue, every now and then it wants to swell. It's trying to swell right now, and it's affecting me talking. So lay your hands on me in the name of Jesus. Oh, in Jesus. Thank you, Father. Thank you, Father. Thank you, Father. Hallelujah. Glory to God. It's done. Praise the Lord. Sound better. Hallelujah. So we need to understand that the world is a vastly different place than it was ever how many years ago? I don't try to figure it. I'm 83. Okay, so ever when it was, when I was a kid, I mean, I was 9, 10, 11, 12 years old, we didn't give it a second thought. And where we lived, we had a big lot. And the biggest part was in the back. We had a big swing set back there, and it was at the back of the lot. You know, it went on into the neighbors. We didn't. It wasn't fenced, you know, and we sat back there and swing. We play ball back there. We didn't give it a second thought. Think about somebody, strange person coming in the yard, you know, or anything. We didn't think about that at all. Now, you can't really let your child walk a block by themselves because of predators. That's what they are, sent by the devil. And understand they're predators because they yielded themselves to the wrong spirit. Understand if you're having difficulty in your life and things aren't like it's supposed to be, it's because of decisions you made or didn't make. Simple as that. You know, sometimes. Let's see, how do I say that? Sometimes I'll just use myself. Sometimes in a marriage, you know, it's work. It's two people. And when you got two people in the same house, it's work. Especially when they're trying to learn to live together.
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Right?
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But what you have to recognize is you are not in competition, you are in completion. The gifts and graces that you have is going to complete your spouse, and the gifts and graces that they have is going to complete you. And you have to learn that. You have to rest in peace in that and then walk through it as God directs and as he has designed. Amen. And so in our Marriage. We got married young, and we had to. We more or less grew up together. So as we became into adult, really adult stage, true adult. I mean, we thought we were adults, you know, But when we got into that adult change, we began to change. So there you come to another change, another. Another learning point of how to live together in that phase. And then when my children were still at home and Buddy was traveling more, we had to learn again how to process that, how to handle that, how to walk through things that were not always pleasant. But the Word and the Holy Spirit, and you listening to the Holy Spirit and making the decision that God put us together, we are in covenant, and I am not breaking the covenant. And Buddy and I looked at one another one day, we took hands and we said that to one another. So as a result, that's how it was. And we have to do that in every area of our lives so that we stay in the consistency that God intends. Amen. So that's not in. That's all free. It's not in my. Nowhere, in my notes. But anyway, I just listen to the Holy Ghost and whatever he says. He told me, you've heard this a million times. He told me many, many years ago. He says, I want you to learn to unhook your mouth from your mind and hook your mouth up to my spirit. And the first time he said that, I said, lord, I don't know how to do that. He said, well, listen to me and you'll learn. Okay?
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Amen.
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So I learned. And I always have my nose. I call them my safety blanket, you know. But I just listen to the Holy Spirit because the people that are here, he knows what they need. I don't. Don't pretend to. But he does. And so he is going to. As you draw on the Spirit, he is going to bring forth that which you need. Amen. So we must learn to listen to the Holy Spirit. And I learned that at a young age. Thank the Lord. Because when Buddy was gone, you know, had three children at home, and there were many times I didn't know what to do. I thought, I don't know what to do. And I would just say, okay, Holy Spirit, what do I do? What do I need to do? How do I handle this? And immediately, immediately he began to direct me and help me and tell me, hallelujah. That's who he is. That's what he's there for. He's there for you to continue forth in your life with God flowing as God intends and having all that God intends. Hallelujah. And it all requires. And I learned. I also learned in all that, that peace was very important to maintain. Because me being by myself with the children, if I got all, you know, excited and whatever, then that disrupted the children, you know, and they would get. Cry or whatever, you know what I'm saying? And then you have to bring your. Yourself back in and say, okay, I'm listening to you, Holy Spirit, and I have peace. Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord. That is so wonderful. It's so wonderful. So we must. We must at all times recognize that we have peace and walk in it. But what we need to recognize, and what I was going to say, what we need to recognize is, is the world has not been a safe place since Adam and Eve sinned. Why? Because they brought sin into the earth. And there is no safety in sin. No safety in sin. So we need to recognize that since Adam and Eve sinned, the world has not been a safe place.
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So.
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We need to see that and understand it. Because sin is what brings the corruption, the anxieties, the disasters. And it's because sin's in the earth. But we have the Holy Spirit. Hallelujah. Who is a higher power, strongest power on this earth. Hallelujah. We learn to listen to him, and we are powerful. Hallelujah. A power waiting someplace to go to happen. Hallelujah. Praise the Lord. So sin was allowed. And as a result, the earth has not been a safe place. But let me say this to you. I wrote this down. When the Spirit of the Lord said to me. He said, to be in faith is to be at peace. To be in faith is to be at peace. Then he said this frustration and struggle are the result of trying to control things in the natural that you cannot do anything about. There's no room for stress and strife in the Holy Spirit. No room, no room for stress and strife in the Holy Spirit. Then he said this. He said, faith is how we receive from me, from God. And peace is the position that we maintain while we await the manifestation of our faith. Amen. I'm gonna say that again. Make sure you get it. Faith is how we receive from him, from God. And peace is the position we maintain while we await the manifestation of our faith. Amen. What do we do? We get to looking at the manifestation. When's it gonna come? I believe you, God. I spoke the truth. I spoke the word. When's it gonna come? Well, you're not in faith. You're certainly not in peace. Not being in peace proves you're not in faith. Amen. So Faith is how we receive from God. And peace is the position we maintain while we await the manifestation of our God. Hallelujah. Of our faith. Praise the Lord. But understand this also. The peace of God is not dependent on the absence of challenges in our lives. The peace of God is our anchor through the challenges that enables us to sail through to the other side. Hallelujah. Maintaining victory. Hallelujah. Because we are victorious. Jesus said we were. Hallelujah. So I'm not trying to get victory, but I'm maintaining my peace because he is the anchor that I hold onto in that challenge that enables me to go right on through, stand in victory, in peace and free. Hallelujah. Praise God. So we could say this. Peace is a shield around us in the midst of any challenge that the enemy tries to bring our way. Hallelujah. I mean, it's been many years ago now. I'll just give you examples. I know my life better than anybody else's. But many years ago, one of our daughters. It was graduation. You know, there's all these parties and all this stuff. And there were some three parties that night. And so she was going with her boyfriend. And so we knew the parties, we knew the homes, we knew the people. And Buddy and I talked to her, and we told her, we said, you can go here and here, only you do not go to these other two places. And you know why? She did. Even though she didn't want to admit it, she did. And then we gave her her curfew, time to be home. So we were getting ready for bed, and we had got our son to bed, and our older daughter had already come home. And it was getting late, and I was remaining in peace. So I looked at Buddy and he said, are you okay? I said, I'm at peace. He said, okay, let's pray. So we asked the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit said to us, she's fine. And he showed us where she was and what she was doing. He'll do that, you know. So in a little while, here she came in. And she was so shocked to find us still up, you know. Cause she was starting to tiptoe down the entry hall, you know, come on into the living area. And there we sat with the lamp on. And she said, what are you guys doing up? And Buddy said, what are you doing coming home late? She said, well, he said, wait a minute. Before you get yourself in more trouble by thinking up some lie as an excuse, let me tell you where you were and what you were doing. Of course, all the color drained from her Face. And she said, yes, sir. So she sat down, we talked for a few minutes, and we prayed with her. But he said, we'll talk more in the morning. You go up, get yourself ready for bed.
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So.
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The next morning, we talked to her again and gave her her consequences for disobedience, not so much for what she was doing, but for disobedience. That was the key. And made sure she understood that wasn't so much what she was doing, but it was the disobedience. But if I hadn't remained in peace in that and control my emotions, I could have got all in my mind, and the enemy would have helped me tremendously. He would have been very effective because of me not allowing myself to control my emotions and stay in peace and listen to the Holy Ghost. That's the key, and that's most important. The enemy always wants to steal our peace because that's the only way he can get to us. That's the only way he can get to us is if we're not in peace. Because why? He works in unpeaced, I call it. He works in unpeace. Unrest, frustration.
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Uh.
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We've got to recognize that. I said it the other night, and the Lord keeps saying it to me. When are you going to learn that the devil is a liar, the father of lies, and there's no truth in him? When are you going to learn that and quit yielding to him, Quit listening to him. Listen to your spirit. Your spirit is truth. So you don't listen to the devil, but you do listen to the Holy Spirit. A syllable, frustia. Ha ha. Hallelujah. The enemy always works in an atmosphere of turmoil and destruction. Always, always. The Holy Spirit always works with an atmosphere of peace. Always. Why is that? Because he gives you the answer for the challenge. He gives you the answer for what you need to hear. Because if I hadn't stayed in peace, I wouldn't have heard what the spirit of the Lord said, that she was okay. I would have just kept on. Oh, no. What if, what if, what if, what if? Oh, you know all this stuff. You know how the enemy does. But you have to practice this. It's just like everything in the Word. You have to practice it for it to become truly, continually effective in your life. And you want every area of the word of God to become truly effective continually in your life. Always, always, always. The mind is an interesting thing, you know. And I said to the Lord one day, I said, lord, you know, if our minds didn't get in the way, he said, yes. But he said, just as you have your body, which is your earth suit, to stay on the earth, that's my impart on that. Your body is your earth suit. That's what keeps you here on the earth. And he said, your mind I gave to you because you need to understand how to live on the earth and understand how people live on the earth. And because you're not of the earth, understand that you're not of the earth. The earth is not your home. You are placed here to bring people to the fullness of the Lord Jesus Christ. What does that mean? That means that I. I am a spirit being first and foremost. I am a spirit being first and foremost. Aha. So the mind, that's why it's so interesting. But also when you learn that the word of God is sharper than a two edged sword and it cuts asunder the spirit and the soul, then you recognize that the spirit is where I live from and the soul is where I have to learn to live on the earth. And as a result, I have to renew my mind to the Word for it to have understanding of the spirit and the world, the spirit realm and the world, or the kingdom of God. And does that make sense? That's why there's a splitting. Because the mind, you know, wants to just go down the same old rabbit paths all the time. That's why you have to control the mind with the Word. How do you do that? Renew the mind with the word though that way the mind understands the kingdom living, but he also understands the worldly living. But it's up to you to control that mind so that that mind is continually following forth in the truth and the goodness of God and what God is saying instead of the worldly attitudes and behavior. Can you see that? And in that alone there's peace. In that alone, there's peace.
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Hmm.
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I never said this before, but you know, I had. Somebody said to me one time after my husband passed away, she said, well, don't you get lonely? I said, no, you don't. She said, I got so lonely. She had remarried. She said, I got so lonely when my husband died, I couldn't hardly stand it. And I said, no. I said, first of all, I was aware that I was not alone. I had the Father God, the Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit living on the inside of me. And that's more than enough. That's more than enough. But that's the attitude you have to have about anything. But I was just surprised, you know, because I don't. I'm like Pastor Nancy, I don't think that way and I don't go down those paths. And if I recognize that path, I say, uh, that's not my path. It is not my path. I'm not going there. I make the decision to follow truth. It's my choice. And I choose and I maintain my peace. You don't let your heart be troubled or let it be afraid by protecting it with the word of God and the Holy Spirit. Amen. Hallelujah. I have to see where I am in my notes. None of that's in my notes. This is a statement that I like. When we choose peace, we are choosing to go ahead with our life while God works on our behalf. Why? Because we're in peace. I'll say it again. When we choose peace, we are choosing to go ahead with our life while God works on our behalf. So if you're at peace, you're at peace. Yeah, that's right. You know that what God has said will come to be. It's not a matter of when or how or what. That's not my part, that's God's part. My part is to be in faith, exercise my faith and be in peace. Another word we could say is rest. Rest in God. Because he's always working on our behalf. And I know several times when I've been believing God know the answer. So close and with my stupid mouth, deter eventually gets there, but it took longer because I had to recognize what I had said and do something about it and get myself back in faith. And staying in peace. Uh huh. That's so important, so important in our lives. So, because you know what? There's not any strain in faith. There's no strain or stress faith. None. So peace is our rightful position as a believer. Peace is our rightful position as a believer. Jesus left us his peace. And you know, the world has always, always, always desperately seeking peace. Always. And God always offers peace to us, for us to guard our hearts and our minds. But the world's peace is man's way. And man's way never works. So we need to see that until you come into the place where you know God. You know what Jesus said? I give you my peace so you don't let your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. What does that mean? Don't allow fear in your life. Don't allow fear in your life. I'll say these things, but it's just me. But during COVID of course, we had to wear the mask when we were out. And I did, but I didn't wear it in my car. I didn't wear it at home. I didn't wear it when I was outside my house, dear Lord. Especially outside. My goodness. But the one thing I recognized in it, I said to my children, I said, listen, God did not design us to be loners and to be an island to ourselves. This is not godly. It's not of God, and I don't recognize it. So I am not going to be afraid that I'm going to get it. I'm covered in the blood. The blood protects me. And I tell you what, either blood protects or it doesn't. Just according to what you believe. But I believe the blood protects me. Where no evil can take anything from me or penetrate into me. Something into me. Have I ever had Covid? No. Have not. So there is a point that you have to make a stand. You have to make a stand for truth. And either you believe the word or you don't. You believe it works or you don't. Amen. It's just that simple, folks. Just that simple. Now, some places were more strict than others, and it was very difficult. But thank God, because we are a country of freedom, it wasn't as bad. And. Those days are over as far as I'm concerned. You know, they keep saying, well, this strain is coming. That strain is coming. Not to me, it's not. Not to me. It's not. My house. That's everything pertains to me. And my world is covered in the blood. And evil cannot penetrate or separate anything from me. Hallelujah. That's the way it is. And I remain in peace. I don't get in fear. But they said, well, who's they? Who's they? Most of the time we don't know. And we find out that those that did say are liars. Why are they liars? Because they're following the wrong voice. They're following the voice of the evil one, the devil. Understand? The four letters after D is evil. De. Evil. De. Evil one. I say it that way. Da. Evil one. That's who he is. Hallelujah. Praise the Lord. I love talking about this because I know I've lived it. But it's who Jesus is. He is peace. Hallelujah. And he lives on the inside of us. And he says, I give it to you. Praise the Lord. And you know, it doesn't matter how many laws and regulations and all kinds of things that governments put in place, it will never, ever give you the peace that comes from Jesus because it is a peace of the world where There is sin. Hallelujah. So we can never find peace through man's efforts. Praise the Lord. And that was proven in Jerusalem when it was ruled by Rome. Very much proven. And I have my notes here, and I don't know what all I wrote in these notes, but we'll see if we can find some sense in them, okay? But when Caesar Augustus came into power, he had all power. He had all wealth, he had everything, it seemed. And he began to put forth these things that seemed to make peace. The main reason is because there were no wars happening, you know, so people began to feel that there was peace. But what we need to recognize is the people that came under the Roman rule or that were conquered by the Roman rule knew that that peace was not really there. How did they know? Because they were persecuted, because they were heavily taxed. There were crucifixions, there was beatings, there was imprisonment. All these things. That's not peace. That's evil. So what was it? It wasn't true peace. So you can see that Caesar never experienced true peace in his lifetime. He died with all the power, all the wealth and worldly peace. But he did not have the peace of Jesus because he didn't have the presence of God. Because he didn't know God, he didn't acknowledge God. So, hallelujah. What did God do to bring back peace? He gave us Jesus. Glory to God. And I like this, and you've read this many times. In Isaiah 9, 6, in the Amplified Classic, it says, for unto us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government shall be upon his shoulders, and his name shall be called. Wonderful Counselor. Hallelujah. Mighty God, everlasting Father of eternity, Prince of Peace. Hallelujah. Jesus is the Prince of peace, and he is our peace. Now let's go Back to John 14:27 in the Amplified Classic, it says it this way. Peace, I leave with you. My own peace I now give and bequeath to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. And then the message reads, this way, I'm leaving you well and whole. That's my parting gift to you. Peace. I don't leave you the way you're used to being left feeling abandoned and bereaved. So don't be upset and don't be distraught. Don't you like that? Hallelujah. But I want to go back up here in the Amplified where it says, my own peace I now give and bequeath to you. That is used as a legal term in wills. And when the, what do you call it of the will, the executor of the will reads that will, it will say so. And so whoever the will's from, bequeath to whoever for them to keep forever. So Jesus is saying to you, my peace I bequeath to you. So what he is saying is, I'm giving you my peace to keep forever. Now it's up to you. Do not let your mind, heart be troubled. Neither let yourself be afraid. Neither let it be afraid. So he has bequeathed it, given it to us forever to keep forever. So it's our responsibility to keep it. And we keep it by not allowing our minds to be troubled or be afraid. Hallelujah. My, my, my, my, my. That within itself is amazing and very strong and very powerful. If we meditate on it and recognize what he is saying to us. Hallelujah. Then I can say, and I read this many times because it's is so true. In Psalm 4, 8, it says, in peace I will lay down and sleep for you alone, O Lord, will keep me safe. Why can I say that? Because I'm at peace. And I know that Jesus gave me that peace and I can just be at peace, lay my head down and sleep and know that I'm safe. Hallelujah. Another way to define peace. I need to hurry, But I mm, Ms. G.T. i need to get this out because it's a mandate from the Lord. Hallelujah. Another definition for peace is tranquility of heart and tranquility of mind. Tranquility of heart and tranquility of mind. Tranquility or peace also means a quietness or a rest. Just saying that you're aware of that quietness of that rest. It is perfect well being. It is perfect well being. Hallelujah. It is perfect well being.
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Amen.
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Hallelujah. I can remember this was, oh, I don't know, 10 or 15 years ago. There were some of us with brother Rick Renner, and you know who he is, I'm sure. But we were talking about some things that had happened and I don't even remember what. Now there's like I say 10 or 15 years ago, but I just remembered what he said because it stuck with me. And we were talking about the importance of peace. And he said to us, he said, well, you know the story when Jesus and his disciples got in the boat and he said, let's go over to the other side. And he got a pillow and laid down the boat and went to sleep and storm came and they woke him and they said, master, don't you care that we perish? And he got up and he said, peace, peace, peace. And the storm subsided. But Rick said in the Greek, what he actually did was he went, sh, sh, sh. And the storm subsided. Interesting, isn't it?
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Wow.
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Yes.
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And the storm subsided. Well, that's how we need to be. That's how God expects us to be, because Jesus has given us his peace to keep forever. And. Meha maestro.
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Huh?
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. When you come up here and interpret that for me, please. Yeah.
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Okay. So peace. Peace is a place. It's a place that you enter. It's a place that you live and succeed in life.
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Yes.
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Never to fail again. For peace is a place where the evil one can touch you not. It's a place where you can reside and live forever.
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Yes.
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For eternal life began when you came into Christ. And so to enjoy him is to enjoy what he's placed within.
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Yes.
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And so in Mark, chapter five, we learn of the lady with the issue of blood that was healed by her faith of a plague. And in the last verse in the Amplified Bible, this will keep you this verse, Jesus said, go into now. You have been healed of your plague by your faith. Now you go into. Go into this place. And if you go into this place, you will be continually, continually, continually healed.
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Yes.
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Of the plague, but meaning, anything nasty, no naughties, no nasties of the devil, live continually in this place, free of a plague.
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Yes.
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Hallelujah.
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Hallelujah.
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There's another part to that, in that it releases the gifts of the Holy Ghost.
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Yes, that's right.
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Because the power of God will flow when you're peaceful. Because when you're not, there's blockages, you know? But when you're peaceful, you're able to help other people.
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Yes, you are. Hallelujah. Hallelujah.
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I don't know if I can say that.
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Say it.
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Say it.
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Say it.
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Oh, well, I have a witness because my daughter's here. Just hang on till I get to the end of the story, everybody.
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Okay?
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It's a happy ending.
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Yes.
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Okay.
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So just before Christmas, my husband died. Hold on, hold on, hold on. Okay, just wait, wait, wait, wait. My daughter was there with him, and she said, I think you need to do something, because he's not breathing. And the doctor said, he's not breathing, or all the medical staff were standing around. So I said, you can go and have Christmas with your mother in heaven if you like.
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Or. Or.
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Or if you want, you can come back and Be with me. See, what did he choose? Is that what you're thinking? What did he choose? He came back.
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Yes, he came.
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He went bing with his eye. Now, I'm telling you that because it wasn't a spiritual, deep type movement. It came from a flow of peace. And the only way we're going to operate in the gifts of the Spirit and in the level that God is taking us to now is to operate through this flow of peace.
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Yes. Amen.
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Because it's him. Yes, it is him.
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It's him.
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We live in peace. We move in peace. We have our being in peace. We just do everything in peace.
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Yes.
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Hallelujah.
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Hallelujah.
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Hallelujah.
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Hallelujah.
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And you taught me that.
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Yeah. I love us taking you home with me this time. Oh, I'm sorry. Hallelujah. Praise the Lord. Isn't God good? Don't you love the flow of the spirit? Oh, my, oh, my, oh, my, oh, my. Oh, I love the flow of the spirit. And we do it in peace. And then we hear him clearly. You know, This friend of mine, I have so many friends. I'm so grateful and thankful. But she had a very serious thing happened in her body, and she was dying. And they've been missionaries for many years. And her husband called me. We came to agreement on the phone. He said, this is what I've spoken over her. I said, I come into agreement. That's the truth of the word. We know it. We live it. He said, yes, ma'.
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Am.
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So. I said, we just stand there. I said, we don't move. We stand on what is truth. And the truth is she is whole. The truth is her body comes into perfection, and all infection and ugliness is gone. And so that's. We came into agreement. And so when we hung up, what did I do? I started praying in the Spirit. Praying in tongues. Praying in tongues. Praying that through what we believe is happening in her body. So I didn't hear from him for about, I don't know, three days. And I said, how is she doing? I called him because I hadn't heard from him. I said, how are we coming? That's what I said to him. How are we coming? He said, oh. He said, it's been miraculous. He said, she's starting to come around. Her vitals are all up, her liver's good, her kidney's good, and she's resisting where before there was no resistance. She's resisting.
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And.
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Anyway, this was through a period of time. She was in the hospital three weeks, I think it was maybe Four. And it was miraculous how God worked in her body. But what happened? Her husband stayed in peace, and I was in peace and in agreement with him. And when she started coming around where she was aware of things, she was in peace. And she's a very strong woman of God anyway, and an excellent teacher. And she just started speaking the word from her mouth, as weak as she was from all the turmoil in her body. But this is how God is able for you to see God makes it able or not. The Word's not able makes you to see the miracle. And every miracle is not instant. You understand that? And today she's doing wonderful. Absolutely wonderful. Better than even the doctors expected. She's at home and she's still in some therapy, but she's doing wonderful. But what was the key? They stayed in peace. They spoke the Word and they prayed in tongues. Hallelujah. That's kind of been the theme through this whole meeting. But it's so important in your life. So important in your life. For the Lord is calling us, the mature believer, to stand up and be who you are. God is calling us, the mature believer, to stand up and boldly speak the truth of the Word in every situation. Not what you think in your mind, not what you think or how you think it should be, but what the Spirit of God is saying and what is according to the truth of the Word. That is where you stand up and boldly speak. You don't change things by sitting by the side and saying, lord, I know you're at work. Amen. I said it earlier. Yes. God has a plan and his plan will be fulfilled. But he uses people. So we, as a mature believer must stand up in peace, not our emotions all uptight and carrying on in peace, speaking the truth in love. Why? Because God is love. He operates in faith, but he is love. Hallelujah. Sonomalikerasa. Peace of God. So I let the peace of God reign in me all the time. All the time. Hallelujah. Praise the Lord. You sing that. Hallelujah. I've asked Regina to sing this song after I finish. And we'll just see what the Spirit of the Lord desires to do. It's so Malay fish here.
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I let the peace of God rule in my heart. Quiets my mind from fearful thoughts.
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Yes.
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And when problems rise like storms on the sea, the peace of the Lord is upon me.
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Yes. Hallelujah.
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Let the peace of God rule in my heart. It quiets my mind from fearful thoughts. It's when problems rise like storms on the sea, the peace of the Lord is upon me the peace of God holding my heart it quiets my mind from fearful thoughts so when problems rise like storms on the sea the peace of the Lord is upon. Sing it one more time. So I let the peace of God rule in my heart it quiets my mind from fearful thoughts so when problems rise like storms on the sea the peace of the Lord is upon me the peace of the Lord the peace of the Lord is upon the peace of the Lord Peace of the Lord is upon.
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Hallelujah. Hallelujah. I think. Well, I don't think, but I know just thinking how to say it. Say it properly. By the Spirit of God, he said, there are those that are here that you are struggling to maintain peace in a certain area of your life. And if that's you, I want to lay my hands on you and let you be aware of that peace flowing into you, you taking hold and maintaining it for that area of your life. Amen. Now, that's not everybody. Listen to what the Spirit of God is saying. You don't quench the spirit of God for jumping up just because somebody's gonna lay hands. We're laying hands for a purpose. It's a purpose directed by the Holy Spirit. Someone. There are some here that you have had difficulty maintaining peace in a certain area of your life. If that's you, I want you to come forth. I'm going to lay hands on you. Hallelujah. Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord.
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Peace.
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So when problems rise like storms on the sea, the peace of the Lord is upon me. I let the peace of God hold in my heart quiet from fearful thoughts Sweet problems rise like storms on the sea. The peace of the Lord is upon me. The peace of God in the heart is my life from fearful thoughts when the Father rises sea the peace of the Lord is upon me. The peace of the Lord is upon me. The peace of the Lord is upon me. Peace.
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Receive it.
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Peace.
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Receive it. Peace. Receive it.
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Peace.
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Receive.
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The peace of God Moving my heart, it quiets my mind from fearful thoughts. So when problems rise like storms on the sea, the peace of the Lord is upon me. I let the peace of God move in my heart. It quiets my mind from fearful thoughts. So when problem ris the storms on the sea, the peace of the Lord is upon me. I let the peace of God move in my heart. The cry is not. Peace of God. From fearful thoughts. So when the problem ris like storms on the sea, the peace of the Lord is upon you with problems arise like storms on the sea, the peace of the Lord is upon problems ris like storms on the peace of the Lord is upon. Me.
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Hallelujah. Hallelujah. I'm done patching.
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Hallelujah. Let not your heart. Let not. Let not. Don't let it know this. He wouldn't have said don't let your heart if you didn't have the authority to not let your heart. And I mean, the life of faith involves resistance. Resistance. And sometimes people don't resist, but they want to experience peace. You have to let not. Let not. Amen. Let not.
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Hallelujah.
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And I just want to encourage you. The devil is a tormented being. And the Word tells us in Psalm 23, verse 5, Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies. The enemy is present, so you can't help but sense his torment. But it's not yours.
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It's his. It's his.
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Peace is what's ours. Peace is what's ours. Amen. And it's so interesting to me and so telling to me. When God said to me in 2011, all I want you doing is practicing. What's he saying? Make that an emphasis. How did I practice peace? Any thought that didn't lead me to peace and rest, I rejected it. Amen. Notice the phrasing he gave. Practice peace every day. Practice it every day. Practice it every day. Practice it at every opportunity. Practice.
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Amen.
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Aren't you thankful for what you heard tonight? Oh, my goodness. I got you heard a life, didn't you? You heard a spirit of faith. It's not just principles of faith. Thank God that principles are articulated to us and laid out. But you heard the spirit of faith, and the spirit of faith arrives you at a life of peace. Amen. Hallelujah. We trust you've enjoyed this message. Visit us at defrainministries.org to learn of our upcoming meetings, share your testimony, become a partner or visit our online store. This program has been made possible by the friends and partners of Dufresne Ministries.