When Everything's Against You - God Is For You

Summary

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Podcast Summary: Real America's Voice

Episode: When Everything's Against You – God Is For You
Host/Speaker: Pastor Jensen Franklin
Date: December 7, 2025

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Episode Overview

This episode features Pastor Jensen Franklin delivering an uplifting and faith-filled message on the theme: When everything in life feels against you, God is still for you. Drawing on biblical stories, personal experiences, and passionate encouragement, Pastor Franklin explores how seasons of resistance, adversity, and challenge often contain God’s hidden blessings, purpose, and transformation. The talk includes memorable illustrations, humor, and concludes with a call to faith and worship.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Scriptural Foundation – “The Village Over Against You”

[03:27]–[05:08]

• Pastor Jensen Franklin opens with Mark 11:2:
  “Go your way into the village over against you...” (KJV)
• He highlights the phrase “over against you” and reflects on how sometimes God directs us into situations or seasons that are literally "against" us.
• Quote:
  “Sometimes Jesus will send you into places and circumstances that will be against you. The devil didn’t send you; God allowed in his sovereignty for his disciples to go into a place called Against.” [05:08]

2. The Meaning of “Against” in the Life of Faith

[05:38]–[10:34]

• “Against” means facing opposition, resistance, or a fight.
• Pastor Franklin illustrates this with stories from Daniel in the Lions’ Den and Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the fiery furnace, emphasizing that God’s presence is often revealed in adversity—even if you can't feel or see Him at the time.
• Quote:
  “Sometimes you can be going through the fiery furnace in the place of against, and you don’t feel God and you don’t see God. But the fourth man is in the fire.” [08:01]
• He encourages the audience to look for “hidden treasures of darkness”—unexpected blessings tied up in these difficult seasons.

3. There Is Blessing in "Against"

[10:34]–[14:00]

• God may direct you to a place of hardship because He has “something tied up” for you, like the colt tied in the village for Jesus.
• Hard seasons produce testimonies and deepen your experience of God as healer, deliverer, and restorer.
• Biblical examples:
  • Jacob: “Everything is against me.”
  • David: “But God is for me.”
• Quote:
  “If God is letting you go through and everything is coming against you... you’ve got to know in that moment, God is for me. And when he has tried me, I will come forth as pure gold.” [13:30]

4. Great Blessings Are On the Other Side of Resistance

[14:00]–[17:16]; [20:37]–[26:01]

• The donkey, which Jesus rode into Jerusalem, was found in the place “against” the disciples. This fulfilled ancient prophecy and led to Jesus’ greatest triumphs.
• Adversity leads to God’s destiny for you. Enduring hardship faithfully results in praise and witness to others.
• Testimony time: If the mic was passed, many would recount blessings that came through their hardest trials—bankruptcy, sickness, loss, divorce.
• Quote:
  “Most of life is against you. Welcome to life. The alternative is die if you don’t like it.” [16:32]

5. Personal Story – COVID & Growth in Adversity

[20:50]–[25:50]

• Pastor Franklin describes how, during COVID lockdowns, preaching to an empty church felt demoralizing and “against” everything he valued. Compounding lawsuits and crises deepened the sense of adversity.
• But through broadcast and online ministry, their reach grew exponentially—to the point that even the President mentioned watching his sermons.
• “What the devil meant for evil, God used for good.”
• Quote:
  “He can use COVID. He can use anything to lift his name high.” [24:33]

6. Reflection on Life’s Dark Chapters

[25:50]–[27:17]

• The hardest chapters of life shape our identity and testimony.
• Don’t wish away the painful parts; without them, you wouldn’t be who you are.
• Quote:
  “If God would allow you to take out of the book of your life the ugly chapters... you would not be where you are and who you are without what you’ve been through.” [26:41]

7. Betrayal, Enemies, and God’s Purpose

[27:17]–[29:02]; [32:54]–[34:49]

• Jesus’s betrayal by Judas demonstrates that even what (or who) is against us can fulfill God’s plan for our lives.
• “You know what Jesus did to his betrayer Judas? He kissed him and called him friend.” [28:00]
• Sometimes, like Jesus, we have to “kiss and call friend” the very things or people that have brought pain, recognizing God’s hand in it.
• Pastor Franklin humorously admits:
  “I hate that verse. I don't want to love them, I want to hit them.” [28:00]

8. Our Response: Faith, Perspective, and Surrender

[32:54]–[36:49]

• In seasons where “everything is against you,” trust that God is for you and working “all things together for good.”
• Life’s blessings and possessions are temporary; our true treasure is in Christ and eternity.
• Quote:
  “You don’t own a thing that you’ll have 100 years from now. All you are is a steward.” [34:27]

9. Call to Action & Worship

[38:04]–[43:59]

• Pastor Franklin calls those feeling opposed or “in a place called against” to step forward and actively seek the treasures God has for them.
• Quote:
  “If you’re going through a season of against... get your spiritual treasure detector out... start searching for the blessings... why am I going through this?” [39:04]
• Congregational worship follows, with affirmations of trust:
  “He will never fail... I trust in God, my savior.” [40:44]

10. Encouragement & Closing Declarations

[45:03]–[52:22]

• A fresh word:
  “Tell them to get up now. Get up, get up, get up. If everything’s against you, God is for you and he’s working all things for his good. So get up, get up, get up. Get up out of that grave.” [45:35]
• Uplifting music and singing reinforce the message of spiritual freedom and victory.
• Pastor Franklin leads a closing confession and blessing:
  • “When everything’s against me, you are for me. You proved that when you went to the cross and washed my sins and forgave me. Took away my shame. The condemnation is gone.” [51:52]
  • “All things are working together for the good. Because I love you and I’m called to do your purpose. In Jesus name, Amen.” [52:22]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “Sometimes Jesus will send you into places... that will be against you. The devil didn’t send you... God allowed in his sovereignty for his disciples to go into a place called Against.” [05:08]
• “You don’t feel God and you don’t see God. But the fourth man is in the fire.” [08:01]
• “God lets you go through a season where everything is against you. He sent them to ‘against’ to untie the colt that would literally take Jesus to his eternal purpose and place of destiny.” [14:00]
• “I thought it was against us. Then we started growing... what the devil meant for your evil, what you think is against you is not against you. The devil’s not in charge. Hell is not in charge. God is in charge.” [24:01–25:08]
• “Without what you’ve been through, you would not be who you are.” [26:41]
• “You know what Jesus did when Judas betrayed him? He kissed him and called him friend.” [28:00]
• “Sometimes the miracle is just to trust God through it all and say... you’re gonna get the glory God, you’re gonna get all the, even the things I don’t understand.” [32:54]
• “If you lose the house and you lose the car... that’s not your world. My world is Jesus.” [33:35]
• “Tell them to get up now. Get up, get up, get up... If everything’s against you, God is for you.” [45:35]

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Important Segment Timestamps

• Scripture Foundation & Village “Against”: [03:27]–[05:08]
• Meaning of “Against”; Biblical Stories: [05:38]–[10:34]
• Hidden Blessings & Treasure Principle: [10:34]–[14:00]
• Personal Testimony – COVID & Challenges: [20:37]–[25:50]
• Reflection on Life’s Hard Chapters: [25:50]–[27:17]
• Betrayal & Loving Enemies: [27:17]–[29:02]; [32:54]–[34:49]
• Call to Action and Worship: [38:04]–[43:59]
• Encouragement & Closing Confession: [45:03]–[52:22]

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Closing Tone & Takeaways

• Pastor Franklin’s message is passionate, encouraging, honest, and at times humorous—never shying away from life’s difficulty, but ever pointing to hope and purpose in God’s sovereignty.
• Listeners are urged to see obstacles and opposition as opportunities to encounter God’s provision, presence, and destiny.
• The episode ends with a call to spiritual action, heartfelt worship, communal affirmation, and a pastoral blessing.

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“When everything’s against me, God is for me. And all things are working together for the good.” [52:22]

Transcript

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[Pastor Jensen Franklin]

Hello, I'm Jensen Franklin and I'm so glad you're watching Real America's Voice. And I want to encourage you today to know that normally, I know you're used to seeing the News being broadcast 24 hours a day all over the world. But the founder of this network wanted to take some time on this Sunday.

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[Pastor Jensen Franklin]

What you do with the next few moments can affect the years ahead of your life. So lean in, listen to this message. I believe it's going to speak to you and you're going to encounter a God who loves you and cares about you this very moment.

I want to use one verse of scripture. Mark chapter 11, verse 2. And Jesus said unto them, go your way into the village over against you. It's an interesting little line, and I know I'm doing a play on words, but that's exactly what the King James version of the Bible says. The oldest translation would be the King James. Go your in into English. Go your way into the village over against you. And as soon as you're entered into it, you'll find a colt tied, wherein never a man set loose him and bring him.

I want you to notice that verse. It was the instruction of Jesus to his disciples. They were moving up from the southern part of Israel, leaving Galilee, leaving Capernaum, going straight up to Jerusalem. It was time for the feast of Passover. They were headed to Jerusalem. And this village was so small, we're not told anything about it. We're not given its specific geographical location or name in the text. We're only told that Jesus sent his disciples into the next village that I like the wording of it that was against them. So the only name that we have of this little village was against.

Sometimes Jesus will send you into places and into circumstances and into situations that will be against you. And the devil didn't send you into it. The devil may love to kill, steal and destroy through some of the things that we end up in. But God allowed in his sovereignty for his disciples to go into a place called Against.

The word against means opposed. The word against means resistance. The word against means that something is. You're. You're in a fight. This is against me.

Sometimes God will send you into a season called against. It just feels like everything's working against you. Everything that used to work is not working. And it's not one problem, but it's multiple problems sometimes. And you're just in a season of against. A place called against. He said, I want you disciples because I always love to put my people in I order them. I. I give the directions. Go into against.

Daniel. Go into the lines. Then those lines will not be a petting zoo. They will be against you. But when you're surrounded with what's against you, you need to know that I am for you. And when you get in it, I'll be with you. And Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, I'm sending you into a fiery furnace that is heated up seven times hotter. And I want you to understand that. That I am allowing you to go into a place that is against you. They'll throw you into the fire. And. And we preach it. You know, we preachers, we say that they were. They were dancing with the fourth man in the fire. Because you know the story. When they got in there, the fire didn't burn them. Neither was there the smell of smoke. But the scripture said that no one. I couldn't find anywhere where Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego ever saw the fourth man in the fire. When they were in the fire, the Bible said the king looked in at some of God's servants going through a fiery furnace. And when the ungodly king looked in, he said, I'm looking through my binoculars. I'm preaching it like I want to. And he's looking and he says, I see. I know I put three in the fire that were bound. And I see 1, 2, 3, 4 loosed.

But they never saw him. We're never told. Shadrach, Meshach, and Ascent. And Abednego saw the fourth man. Because sometimes you can be going through the fiery furnace in the place of against, and you don't feel God and you don't see God. But the fourth man is in the fire. Three plus fire equals four. And the fourth man, you can't get to him sometimes until you go through the fire. And whatever you went in bound by is going to be loose. All the fire is going to burn up is what's been binding you. Because there's blessings. There's blessings in that place that's called against.

Tough. It's hard. One time, Jesus told his disciples to get into the boat and go out into the ocean. And he knew. Or go out into the Sea of Galilee. And he knew that as they were crossing that massive lake that they would encounter a storm.

It's where you feel everything's against you. You know that Jesus told you to do it, but everything is opposing you and trying to stop you. Jesus wanted his disciples to learn a valuable lesson. That when God allows you to go through Things. And this is what I'm preaching on. When everything is against you, God is for you. And I'm going to prove that to you through the scripture in just a moment. But many times we need to understand this valuable lesson that what we perceive is against us is actually full and containing blessings that we can't even imagine. We would never choose to go through it. We'd never choose to voluntarily go to that place of against. But if God tells you to go and God leads you there, it's because he's got something that's tied up for you that nobody else can get. And you can't get to it until you go through again.

It contains benefits, it contains miracles. I guess what I'm saying is if you feel like you're going through that place of against, it just feels like I'm. Everything is against me. It's not. I'm. I'm not. It's hard. I'm going through this. You need to get your spiritual treasure detector out. You ever seen those people on the beach with one of those things? You need to understand if God is allowing you to go through.

Against, that there are hidden treasures of darkness there that God has tied up waiting for you. He'll never let you go through a season of against and not have something tied up. That if you'll get your spiritual metal detector out, treasure detector out, you're going to find. You're going to, if nothing else, you're going to find a praise in there that you didn't have before. You went into it because you knew he was a savior, but you didn't know he was a healer. He was a deliverer, he was a family saver, he was a child rescuer. You didn't know that until you go through that.

It's against you, it's opposing you, but there's hidden treasure in it. He said, I want you to go to that place and I've tied up a blessing, I've tied up a coat upon which a man has never rode before. In other words, I've got some brand new things that are coming out of what you're going through that feels like it's against you. But this is what the Bible says. There's a guy in the Bible named Jacob and he said in the book of Genesis, I believe it's the 40th chapter. He said, everything is against me. He said, everything is against me. But then there's another guy by the name of David. And David said in the scripture, but God is for me, there it is. He Said, I'm going through it. I'm going through hell. But he said, and God is bottling up all my tears because all I'm doing is weeping. I'm weeping, I'm weeping. He's bottling up my tears and, and, and he's putting them in a book and writing about them. But when I cry unto thee, and then shall mine enemies turn back for this I know that's what you got to know. You got to get that in your spirit when everything is against you. This is what I know. God is for me. Even if I messed up, even if I didn't listen to him. God never deserts you. He never gives up on you. If you will earnestly cry out to him that. Here comes the best part. So when everything's against me. Number two, God is for me. Number three. And here's how God is for you. Romans 8 and verse 28. For we know that all things work together for the good, not just for anything. And not for your good. He's not talking about your good. He's not saying, oh, God's going to give me everything I want. That's not what he's saying. All things work together for the good to them that love God. Anybody love God in this place? See, I don't love him when he blesses me. I don't love him anymore when I'm, when I'm high on blessing than when I'm low going through the valley. My love actually is more I cling to him. I say my help comes from the Lord.

And those who are called. The rest of the verse says according to his purpose. In other words, if God is letting you go through and everything is coming against you, everything's against me. But you got to know in that moment, but God is for me. And when he has tried me, I will come forth as pure gold. Because all these things in it there is. There. There is a tied up blessing.

And it's a, it's a donkey that's never a man's never rode before. Meaning there are. There's a new experience coming, new blessings coming. And remember that donkey was the one that Jesus would ride into Jerusalem and the people would shout and wave palm branches as he was entering into the holy week where he would die and be resurrected. It all was dependent upon him fulfilling a prophecy in the book of Zechariah that riding on a colt or a fault, a fold, he will come. And upon which a man has never rode. He was fulfilled of prophecy that was prophesied thousands of years, hundreds of years, certainly maybe 1500 years before he was even born. Jesus was, that prophecy was being fulfilled. In other words, I want you to understand sometimes God lets you and can you hear the people screaming hosanna. Praise, Praise. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna. And they were crying and throwing their coats down for that donkey to walk over that was carrying Jesus. Sometimes God will let you go through a season when everything is again against you. He sent them to against to untie the coat that would literally take Jesus to his eternal purpose and place of destiny. The cross and Calvary and the resurrection in the tomb and the ascension to the right hand of the Father. It was all tied in other words. And the people when he was writing started praising God will get praise out of what he allows you go through that comes against you when you don't quit. And you would say there's a blessing in this. People are watching.

And God is watching.

Tell somebody I found blessing in against.

If I were to take this microphone and go around this room, I could interview people all over this building and they'd say, I, I, I thought it was the end of my life. I thought that I lost everything. I went bankrupt. I went through, I went through a divorce. I'm telling you, I thought that was it. I went through this, I, that I went, I had, I had cancer or I'm going through it. And you know, and we don't, we don't deny the fact that life is mo. Most of life is against you. You live it in a place called against. Welcome to life. The alternative is die. If you don't like it.

We'Re going, we're going to suffer in this life. We're going to go through stuff in this life. But everything is better with Jesus because he's for me. And if he's for me, he works and uses those things to mold me more out of what I've been against. He makes me more like him. I get that stubbornness out. I get that pride out. I get that self will. I let go of that addiction. I let go of that lie. I let go of that bondage. And more and more I'm looking like Jesus. It's not about me looking better, it's about me looking like Jesus.

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[Pastor Jensen Franklin]

Hello, I'm Jensen Franklin and I want to welcome you to Real America's Voice there's something that's going to happen. I believe as you watch this program, lean in, listen, and let's see what God can do in your life.

You see, good things are tied up in bad places. It was a place called against, but there was something good tied up.

And some of you don't ever want to go into a bad place, but you can't get to the tied up blessings, the big ones, without going through against. I thought about COVID When I was thinking about this message, I thought about COVID I used to come in this room right here on Fridays, and they had a cameraman back there on the camera, and we couldn't have church. We were not we. We and I. There's 3,000 seats in the fixed seats, and then we have stacked chairs, and then we have overflow.

And I would come in this room month, week after week, month after month after month after month, and I'd walk up to this pulpit and. And the little red light would come on the camera. And I'm preaching to 3,000 empty seats every Sunday. That's why when I. When I get a little excited, I wish he would calm down. And he. He brought my friend, and it's embarrassing. He screams. He screams.

But you ought to come in here. I. I know what the rapture's going to be like if you're left behind. I came to church and there was nobody here but me. And I was the preacher. I said, lord, if I ever get back a crowd, if I ever get back in God's house with God's people, if I ever get a choir back, if I ever get people back, I promise you, I'll never let that praise be. If we get under nuclear attack, the doors will be open. We'll go out praising our king. Everything may be against us, but God is for us. And he works all things together for our good. Everybody take a praise break.

All right, all right. Sit down. So Covid hits. In the middle of COVID I get a phone call, and I have someone suing me because I hit their bumper. And on top of that, that's a personal lawsuit. And when they found out it was Pastor Franklin, that's another level. Amen.

And then on top of that, the church goes through a lawsuit and its attorneys, and it's serious. And I felt so helpless. I felt so bad. I've gone all these years, never had a scandal to God's grace. Thank you, Jesus. Never, never, never. And this is. You can't. You're in the middle of all of that. The congregations Dying people are dying situations, church staff, all of that. You got to keep everything going, keep everything going. It's. I. I get up every day. Oh, God. Everything's against me. I was crying in my Cheerios, just like you who are still home. Some of you have never come back to church. You still eating Cheerios? Me, right now.

That's all right. I'm glad you're there because my church on there is bigger than this church. Oh, you don't hear me? I thought it was against us. Then we started growing. We used to have thousands and tens of thousands. We'd get up to maybe 25,000, 30,000 watching live on all of our outlets. Now during COVID our numbers go 1000-001500-00200,000. One time the president called and tweeted out and said, I'm going to watch Free Chapel. And Pastor Franklin this Sunday, we had a million people watch.

In one service. Oh, don't get all political on me. I'm talking about Jesus stuff right here. He can use anybody. He can use Covid. He can use anything to lift his name high.

Everybody take another praise break.

You know, I'm not boasting. I'm telling you the truth. Do you know last week me and Bill played. I played saxophone last week. Just tooted. Tooted my little horn.

And he played the piano, and we did. Great is Thy Faithfulness. Just played it on the saxophone. Our media team posted it, and it's had 580,000 views since last Sunday. Oh, come on here. What the devil meant for your evil, what you think is against you is not against you. The devil's not in charge. Hell is not in charge. God is in charge, and he is for you. And he's working it for your good if you'll trust him and be about his purpose and love him.

Now, I want to say something.

If God.

Were to allow you to take out from the book of your life the ugly chapters.

Even the babies are praising him this morning.

Hallelujah.

If God would allow you to take out of the. The book of your life, the. The ugly chapters, the dark chapters, the depressing days. I can't take it no more nights. I give up. I just want to die. I can't go on.

If God were to do that, you would not be where you are.

And who you are.

Without what you've been through.

There's a blessing tied up.

In what's against you. He had it tied up for them. And by the way, he must have been through there because he knew it was there. He's been where you are and he knows where you are and he knows how to get out of there.

Thank God for what came against you.

There's a treasure in it. That's how Jesus could call Judas.

The Bible said when Judas the snake. All right, I'm preaching to you now. You know all those people you can't stand. You better check your spirit.

You know what Jesus did to his betrayer, Judas? You know Judas sold him out for 30 pieces of silver.

And you know what Jesus did when he came in the garden? The Bible said he kissed him and called him friend.

You know what you're supposed to do when people hurt you? Pray for those who despitefully use you. Love your enemies. I hate that verse. I'm just being on I don't want to love them, I want to hit them.

But Jesus has a betrayer who will cost him suffering and beating him. But I want you to see it like Jesus sees it. Now it looks like this guy's against me, but actually all things are working together for his purpose. I have to have a betrayer to fulfill prophecy because it's foretold that I'll be betrayed for 30 pieces of silver hundreds of years ago. So I've got to fulfill that prophecy. And I, I, I, I. I washed his feet just a few hours ago just to show him, just to give him one more chance. I washed his feet. I knew he was going to betray me.

And he kissed him and Jesus called him friend.

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Hello, I'm Jensen Franklin and I want to welcome you to Real America' Voiced.

[Prayer Minister / Closing Speaker]

If you'll give me the next few.

[Pastor Jensen Franklin]

Moments and listen, you're going to have the opportunity, I believe, to have a moment that can change your life.

You have to kiss some things and call it friend. Nobody would choose cancer. But if you have it, kiss it and call it friend and say, somehow, someway, God is working through this. I don't understand it. I'm believing that, that I'm going to be healed. But you know what the ultimate place of faith is when you get there where you say, live or die. I want Jesus glorified in my life. I know I'm not going to Live forever. And I, and I. Look, look, we all want big miracles, but sometimes the miracle is just to trust God through it all and say, you know what? You're going to get the glory God, you're going to get all the, even the things I don't understand.

I'm going to tell you when you get that revelation that when everything is against me, Jesus is for me. God is for me, and he's working all things together for the good to them that love him. I know I love him and are called according to his purpose. It's not my life. So some of you, if you lose the house and you lose the car, you, you, that's your world. My world is not my house and my car. My world is Jesus. All of that is just thanks God. I appreciate it. It's I, I'm a I, I'm a very you. You hear about the man that was so wealthy and he's a little bit portly because he had been eating too much and, and the little kid, and he said, I'm a self made man. I have millions. I'm a self made man. And the little kid looked up at him and said, what? You make yourself like that. For.

All you who think you're a self made man or woman, can I tell you something? You don't own a thing that you'll have 100 years from now. All you are is a steward. You have it while you have it. And that, that's my car. That's my property. That's my you. It won't be yours, son.

But when you have Jesus, whoo. You go from glory unto glory. I know one thing. I'm headed for a mansion on the other side. I'm headed to a land where there is no sorrow. And so whatever comes against me, if God is for me, he's working all.

[Congregational Singer / Worship Leader]

Things.

[Pastor Jensen Franklin]

Whether I live or whether I die.

To live is Christ. Paul said, to die is gain.

So come and cry a little bit when I die, but then have a shouting service. I hope somebody rejoices. Cherise not you. Amen.

How many of you can say amen? How many of you can really say amen?

[Prayer Minister / Closing Speaker]

So I'm done.

[Pastor Jensen Franklin]

This is it.

The ultimate good of God's purpose in eternity. If at the end of my life I can say that was served, and I can hear him say, well done, thou good and faithful servant. You've been faithful with a few things, I'll make you ruler over many.

I don't know what that means. I don't know if he's Going to put me over Atlanta during the millennial. I want New York City back. I'll take that. How about that? Oh, come on.

We need to have prayer meetings in America. We need to have prayer meetings about what is going on. We need to seek God's face. Only he can fix it.

But here we are. And God knew that you would be here this morning. And God knew that you would need to hear a message like this, this. This morning.

And he knew. I have described some of you to detail.

Things that you're facing, that you walked in thinking, everything's against me. But I want this to be your response when everything's against me. God is for me, and he's working all things, all against all opposition. He's working. I'll kiss it and call it friend.

Because ultimately, Jesus wouldn't have went to the cross and conquered our sins had that betrayal not happened. That's why he could kiss him and call him friend. Because anything that helps me do the eternal purpose of God, that I was put on this earth to do, if it's a hard thing that they put me through, I need to kiss them and call them friend. Because I wouldn't be who I am, wouldn't be where I am if I hadn't gone through that. That was against me.

Not everything you think is against you is against you. God's working.

All things. You believe it. I'm going to ask you to stand to your feet, and I want every person in this room to look at me right here. And everyone watching it.

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Everyone.

[Pastor Jensen Franklin]

Campus.

If you're going through a season of against, if you're in a place.

That if you were to put a name on this place you're at, it would be against. I'm going to ask you to do something this morning. I want to ask you to get out of your seat. I'm going to ask you to come down to this altar. Because I've learned that when you don't mix faith with a word that you hear from God, it profits you nothing. But when you mix your faith with what you just heard, God will touch you in a way that you can leave this service knowing everything's going to be all right.

God is going to have his way and his will. So if you know this is for you this morning, I'm doing it real, real open here. If you know this message is for you, slip out of the seat where you are and come down. Because I sense it something is going to break loose in our lives. Something has been tied up while you've Been going through against. Get your spiritual treasure detector out. Come on, get it out. This morning spiritually. And I want you to start searching for the treasure. Searching for the. The blessings. Searching for. For what? Why am I going through this? It may be a praise that God's going to give you that you've never had. This is beautiful. Just keep coming. Get in as close as you can. Now let's just lift our hands and let's just begin to worship Jesus. Because that's what we do. This is how we fight our battles.

[Congregational Singer / Worship Leader]

He will never fail.

[Pastor Jensen Franklin]

Some of you got a bag Doctor's report. Just bring it to the altar.

This is a church that believes in miracles. Not just believes we see them.

[Congregational Singer / Worship Leader]

Am.

Say I trust in God he's my savior, my sav and he's forever.

Who will never.

Fail.

[Pastor Jensen Franklin]

He will never.

[Congregational Singer / Worship Leader]

Fail he will never fail. I trust in God my my savior.

You will never.

[Pastor Jensen Franklin]

I know he's going to make a way.

[Congregational Singer / Worship Leader]

I sought the lord I sought the lord I sought the lord and he heard and he answered I sought the lord and he heard and he answered I sought the lord and he heard and he answered that's why I trust him that's why I trust him I sought the lord and he heard and he answered I saw the lord and he heard the answer I saw the lord and he heard and the answer that's why I trust him that's why I trust you. I saw you lord.

[Pastor Jensen Franklin]

Come on, declare it all over this room if you're.

[Congregational Singer / Worship Leader]

In a place that's against you.

One.

[Pastor Jensen Franklin]

Of your family members are in a.

[Congregational Singer / Worship Leader]

Place that just can't seem to get.

[Pastor Jensen Franklin]

A win.

Just declare and I'll seek.

[Congregational Singer / Worship Leader]

The lord he's my savior.

He'S the one who will never.

Fail.

I trust in God.

My savior.

You never.

Heard the answer I saw the lord and he heard the answer that's why I trust him that's why I trust him I saw and he heard any answer I sought for and he hear any answer I sought the lord and he ear and he answered that's why I trust him that's why I trust him him I sought the lord and he hear the answer I sought the lord and he heard and he answered I sought the lord and he earth and he answered that's why I trust him that's why I trust in God he's my savior my savior he's the one who will never.

Fail.

He will never.

Even whenever I start I trust you.

My savior.

[Pastor Jensen Franklin]

Hello, I'm Jensen Franklin and I want to welcome you to real America's voice. Maybe you've been going through some things and you've had moments that have discouraged you. Or maybe you just feel like you. You've messed up and you can't recover. This message is for you. I believe it's going to speak to you this very moment.

Something. Something in the nine o' clock service happened this morning that was very, very fresh, powerful, spontaneous. I was standing right here on the corner of this pulpit and I heard the words come into my spirit. I don't hear audible voices, but I heard a. Just the words. They just came to me and I heard the words. Tell them to get up now. Get up. Get up, get up.

Say it three times. Get up, get up, get up. If everything's against you, God is for you and he's working all things for his good. So get up, get up, get up. Get up out of that grave.

Come on, get the corn drop.

[Congregational Singer / Worship Leader]

Let's go. Get up, get up, get up. Get up out of that grave. Get up, get up, get up. Get up out of that grave.

Get up out of that grave. Get up, get up, get up. Get up out of that grave. Cause he picked me up, turned me around. He placed my feet on solid ground. I think the master, I think the Savior because cuz he my heart he changed my name forever free. I am not the same. I think master, I think Savior he claim God fear. He turned me around, he placed my feet on solid ground. I think master, I think the Savior because he he my heart changed my name. Come on, sing it with victory. Give up.

Come on, clap your hands everybody. I am free. Hell.

I am free. I am free. I am free.

[Pastor Jensen Franklin]

Sing it church.

[Congregational Singer / Worship Leader]

Hell. I am free. Free. Oh, I am free. I am free. There was another one. I am free. Oh I am free. Oh I am free. Say there was another one. I am free. Oh, I am free.

[Pastor Jensen Franklin]

Anybody Free and free.

[Congregational Singer / Worship Leader]

Chapel.

I am free. Oh I am free.

Me. Because he picked me up. You turn me around. We place my feet on solid ground.

[Pastor Jensen Franklin]

We going to sing it one more time.

[Congregational Singer / Worship Leader]

Get up, get up.

Get up out of that grave. Get up, get up. Get up.

[Pastor Jensen Franklin]

Let me hear you about him.

[Congregational Singer / Worship Leader]

Come on, get up. Get up. Get up. Get up out of that grave. Come on, get up. Get up. Get up. Get up out of that grave.

Get up out of that grave. Get up, get up. Get up. Get up out of that gra.

[Pastor Jensen Franklin]

Get out of that depression.

[Congregational Singer / Worship Leader]

Get out of that fear.

Because he picked me up, turned me around. He placed my feet on side. I made the Master, I made the Savior. You go heal my heart. Change my name Forever free I just understand I've been Master I've been the Savior I.

God.

[Pastor Jensen Franklin]

That's awesome.

[Congregational Singer / Worship Leader]

Praise God. You hear that, devil?

[Pastor Jensen Franklin]

You hear that covet?

[Congregational Singer / Worship Leader]

Listen to that sound.

[Pastor Jensen Franklin]

One more and I promise I'm done.

I've got a feeling Everything's going to.

[Congregational Singer / Worship Leader]

Feel Be all right.

I've got a feeling Everything's going to be all right Come on. I've got a feeling everything's going to be all right It'll be all right Be all right Be all right Turn to somebody and say I've got a feeling I gotta feel it Everything's gonna be all right.

Gotta feel it Everything's gonna be all right.

Gotta feel it Everything's gonna be all right It'll be all right Be all right in the.

[Pastor Jensen Franklin]

Old Pentecostal Church we would sing this.

[Congregational Singer / Worship Leader]

Verse the Holy Ghost told me everything's gonna be all right.

The Holy Ghost doesn't told me everything's gonna be all right.

The Holy Ghost told me everything so to be all right It'll be all right Be all right.

[Pastor Jensen Franklin]

The Word of God just told me the word.

[Congregational Singer / Worship Leader]

Of God just told me Everything's going to be all right I walk by faith, not by sight.

Everything's going to be all right.

The word of God it told me everything's going to be all right Be all right Be all right Be all right.

It's going to be all right yes, it is.

[Pastor Jensen Franklin]

Yes, it is more than a song.

[Congregational Singer / Worship Leader]

Hallelujah.

[Pastor Jensen Franklin]

Glory to God.

Put your hand on your heart. Raise the other hand. Say, jesus.

When everything's against me.

You are for me. You proved that when you went to the cross and washed my sins and forgave me. Took away my shame. The condemnation is gone. And when everything's against me, I boldly proclaim, God is for me. And all things are working together.

For the good. Because I love you and I'm called to do your purpose. In Jesus name. Amen. And now may the Lord bless you and keep you. Make his face shine on you. Be gracious unto you, Lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace.

[Prayer Minister / Closing Speaker]

I want you to know today, no matter where you are, no matter what you're facing, God wants you to know that he's not finished with you. He sees you. He loves you. He's ready to step into your home, into your life, into your brokenness, into your situation. With his power and his grace and his mercy and his help. He is enough. He is strong. He is mighty. There's no sin too great that he can't forgive. There's no mess too big that he can't fix. There's nothing that he can't turn around. And what was made into meant to destroy you. God can turn it into your greatest miracle. Make him Lord of your life. Pray this prayer Lord, I give you my heart. I give you my life. I give you my future, I give you my relationships. I give everything to you. I surrender all. Be my Savior and be my Lord. In Jesus name I ask and pray. Amen.

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[Prayer Minister / Closing Speaker]

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[Pastor Jensen Franklin]

Well, welcome to Mentoring Moments. I'm Marcus Mecham. I'm here with Pastor Jensen Franklin and we have a great guest with us. Our whole objective in this is to encourage all of our pastors and church leaders, your wives, your families. We just want to talk about real life, about what's your week like, what's your life like? You know, what is the reward of having a mentor in your life? Provision, protection and promotion. Don't be discouraged. The Lord is with you and he's moving in your ministry and in your life and in your calling. I speak encouragement to you. I speak life to your vision. I speak more than enough to your need.

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