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Let's go to the Book of Exodus chapter number 30. I've got several scriptures that I'm going to read tonight. To the Book of Exodus chapter number 30. We are going to read three different scriptures. I normally don't do that, but I feel led to read them. TV team has been working with me. They say, Pastor, you said us 17 scriptures. Most of them I will quote out of my head, but we will all bring it together. And actually instead of going to verse six we're going to go all the way down to verse number 10, Exodus chapter number 30. If you haven't say Amen. If you can hear me online, type it in the chat and say Amen. Then make another altar of acacia wood for burning incense. Make it 18 inches square and 36 inches high with horns at the corners carved from the same piece of wood as the altar itself. Referring to the brazen altar, Overlay the top sides and the horns of the altar with pure gold and run a gold molding around the entire altar. Make two gold rings and attach them on opposite sides of the altar below the gold molding to hold the carrying poles. Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. So it's wood but it's overlaid with gold. Somebody shout gold. Place the incense altar just outside the curtain that shields the Ark of the Covenant in front of the Lord's or in front of the Ark's cover. In front of the veil, the place of atonement that covers the tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant. I will meet you there. Somebody say, I will meet you there. I thought God met with his priest in the holy of holies, but the text says, I will meet you right there at the golden altar of incense. Preachers. This blew my mind. I had to read it twice. God says, I will meet you there. God meet you in prayer. You missed it. You missed a good place to shout. You missed a good place to run. God will meet you right in. Every morning, when Aaron maintains the lamps, he must burn fragrant incense on the altar. He does this morning and night. Each evening, when the lamp. When the lights. When he lights the lamp, he must again burn incense in the Lord's presence. This must be from done. From generation to generation. Do this with your children and your children's children. Do not offer any unholy incense on this altar or any burnt offerings. Somebody say nothing strange or grain offerings or liquor offerings. Last bread verse here. Once a year, Aaron must purify the altar by smearing its horns with the blood. Somebody say the blood. The blood from the offering made to purify the people from their sin. This will be a regular annual event from generation to generation. This is the Lord's most holy altar. To the book of Luke, chapter number 18. To the book of Luke, chapter number 18. The book of Luke is interesting to me. Luke is a physician, and I believe he knew just what the doctor ordered. We'll eat, we'll read eight verses here, and then we'll read one other verse and we're done. Luke 18, verses 1 through 8. One day, Jesus told his disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up. King James says, always to pray. You ought to always pray and not to faint. There was a judge in a certain city, he said, who neither feared God. He wasn't saved, nor did he care about people. This judge was. Whoa. A widow of that city came to him repeatedly, saying, give me justice in this dispute with my enemy. The judge ignored her for a while. Somebody shout, but. But finally he said to himself, I don't fear God or care about people, but this woman is driving me crazy. Your prayer would drive the enemy crazy. I'm going to see that she gets justice because she is wearing. Because unless she. She is wearing me out with her constant last few verses. Then the Lord said, learn a lesson from this unjust judge, Even if he rendered a just decision in the end. So don't you think God will surely give justice to his chosen people who cry out to him night and day. Will he keep putting them off forever? Oh God, I tell you, he will grant justice to them quickly. But when the Son of Man returns, how many will he find on the earth who have faith? I want to end on an old school scripture. If you would go to second Chronicles, chapter number seven, Second Chronicles, chapter number seven. We're going to read verse 14. But if you could go back to verse 13. This is God speaking to Solomon. This is the NLT version. God says now, Solomon, at times I might shut up the heavens so that there would be no rain, that no rain falls. Or command the grasshoppers to devour your crops or send plagues among you. The King James says, but if my people. This text says, but then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, what's going to happen? I will hear from heaven. I will forgive their sins and heal, restore their land. Give me that verse 15. I want to drive this home really quick. My eyes will be open and my ears attentive to every prayer made in this place. Would you gently grab your neighbor's hand? I want to use for a subject tonight before we pray. Keep praying. Somebody shout, keep praying. Whatever you do, keep praying. Spirit of the living God, help us to keep praying in Jesus name. You might be seated in the presence of the Lord. Brothers and sisters, I've been studying gold lately. Recently it jumped up to 5100 gold. $5100 an ounce. Gold holds immense significance as a universal symbol of wealth, power and authority and even divinity. It's been valued for thousands of years due to its rarity, the radiant luster and the immunity to decay beyond adornment and currency. It serves as a safe haven investment against economic instability, a spiritual representation, some would say of the sun and immortality and a crucial material in modern technology, medicine, aerospace and application. You say, how is it serving as immortality? You will understand if you will remember that there was gold in the Garden of Eden. Gold was in the land of Havilah. Just put that in your pocket. Key aspects of the significance of gold include economic and financial importance. Gold is a safe haven asset used to hedge against inflation and currency volatility, particularly during geopolitical crisis. It acts as a long term store of value and is used in central bank reserves. Gold also has cultural and significant value. Historically, gold has been symbolized as a certain status of authority and prosperity. It is used in jewelry and rituals and signify love and achievement and prestige. Some of you actually have gold on right now. Gold also has spiritual and religious significance. Often called the metal of the sun, gold represents in some aspects divine energy. I'm not saying that we worship that. Just follow me. Enlightenment and immortality. Because you will understand that in the book of Revelation, the apostle John says, not only were there streets that were paved with gold, they were made with gold. There is a difference. In ancient Egypt, it was considered the flesh of the gods and used in burial rituals to ensure afterlife protection. Take in mind they were not saved. They did not know the God that we know now in their hearts through Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. It also represented purity and divine wisdom in religious traditions such as Judaism. Now let's look at the physical and the functional properties of gold. Because gold does not corrode, it is highly malleable. In other words, it is ideal for creating lasting arts, coins and decorations. Its unique properties are used in electronics for conductivity. I didn't realize gold had electricity involved with it. Its unique properties, its dentistry for biocompatibility and in arrow space for reflecting radiation. Gold also has a historical fact fact and a historical impact. Gold has acted as a driver of exploration and trade, shaping economics power structures across civilizations from ancient Americas to modern global markets. That's why the US dollar was backed by gold until 1971. But catch this, Pastor Dunn. In essence, gold connects the physical world to the spiritual world, financial and culture realms, acting as a bridge between the past and. And the future. Hits. Gold was not only in the Garden of Eden, but also it's in the book of Revelation. But one of the. This is what drew my attention. But one of the greatest investors of our time, you know him, his name is Warren Buffett. I have mad respect for him. He is brilliant, articulate. He is. He is loaded with billions and billions of dollars. The great Warren Buffett said that he strongly dislikes gold. As I studied all this and I said, what? Warren Buffet dislikes gold. And I kept reading. He dislikes gold. Here's why. He views it as a non productive asset that generates no cash value. He says an unproductive asset betting on fear, it lacks utility. I said gold. Wait a minute. Because gold, in Warren Buffett's terms, just sits there. And the Holy Ghost started talking to me. And I thought about the fact that the altar of incense in Exodus chapter number 30 just sits there. It just sits there. But it's represented by prayer. It just sits there in the tabernacle. I thought about all the people that don't realize the gifts and the talents that are only inside of them because they're just sitting on prayer. Oh, God. I'm trying not to preach too soon. You don't. You missed it. It went right over your head. What I'm trying to tell you is that you have a gift to pray. And you don't even realize that you're gold in motion. You don't realize that your gold sitting on something that should be in motion. You don't even realize that God has been shining his glory on you and you're sitting on gold. Good God of mercy. I thought about all the times that we think we're powerless to do nothing in our situations. I thought about all the times that we think we're powerless in our situation and we give up on God and forget about our ability to pray. I'm after prayer warriors tonight. I might only be after 100 people online or 200 people in the sanctuary, but it boggles my mind why we don't realize that we should pray and pray and pray. Look at somebody say pray and pray and pray. Type it in the chat. Pray and pray and pray. Many people give up and quit praying because God has not changed the situation. What do you do when God doesn't change your situation, but you've been praying? What do you do when you've been praying and fasting and believing? I came to come get you because some of you have given up on prayer. You've given up. You still come to church, you still worship, you still praise, you act real holy, but you've given up and you really stop praying and believing because you didn't think God heard you. Don't you know that it's prayer? Oh, God. It's your prayer life that closes the gap between what Pastor Sarah would say, the subtle and the suddenly. You're looking for the suddenly, but the Lord showed me that the gap between the subtle and the suddenly is your prayer life. Prayer is the bridge that's going to push you over to the next dimension. Prayer is the oh God. Prayer is a dangerous thing if it just sits there and some of you have stopped praying. Can I take a moment before I take off running and tell you the dangers of not praying? If you stop praying, you will not experience the supernatural. If you stop praying, your healing will be delayed. If you stop praying, divorce is knocking at the door and it's going to be imminent. If you stop praying, your kids cannot be saved. If you stop praying, the contracts will stop flowing. If you stop praying, your flesh will win. If you stop praying, the devil will get the victory if you stop praying, you will hold up the victory. If you stop praying, you will prolong the journey. If you stop praying, you will cancel out your faith and your hope. If you stop praying, you give up on your dream. If you stop praying, you give up on your future. If you stop praying, they will never ever be saved. If you stop praying, they won't believe that you got the promise. If you stop praying, they won't believe your prophecy. If you stop praying, you're going to be depressed. If you stop praying, you're going to fall victim to anxiety. If you stop praying, you're going to create your own generational curse. If you stop praying, you will abandon your goals. Oh God. I came to. I. I know I'm on assignment. I. No, no, no, no. You can sit there if you want to, but I came to talk to the people who stopped praying. Praying. You've been praying and you've been believing and all of a sudden you hit a wall. The reason you hit a wall is because God does not want you to walk. Knock down the wall yourself. It's not by might, it's not by power, but it's by my spirit. Say it the Lord. Don't stop praying. Oh, you didn't hear me. Don't stop praying. You didn't hear me. Don't stop praying. Now why do people stop praying? Let me settle myself down in this sanctified apostolic holiness Non denominational Baptistal Presbyterian Lutheran Church. We stop praying for three main reasons. I call this P3. We stop praying because we don't know the purpose, the power, or the plan of God's word. We stop praying because in between your potential and performance is pain. How you navigate the pain will determine whether or not you reach your full potential. And you keep praying until you start feeling heavy enough. You do real good until something happens that makes you cry. You do real good at praying until somebody breaks your heart. You do real good at praying until finally you give up because you don't see the answer at the door. The purpose, the power, and the plan of God's word. Let me give you a few scriptures so that you might understand. Romans 8 and 28 says, all things work together for the good of them that love the Lord and who are called according to his purpose. You have purpose, baby. Second Timothy 1, verses 8 and 9 says, Be not there. This is the apostle Paul. Be not, therefore, ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of his prisoner. Be thou a partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God, who have saved us and called us with a holy court, a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus when the world began. Let me give you Ephesians 2, verse number 10. Before, after. The text talks about you're saved by grace. It's not of your works. You shouldn't boast. The text begins to say in the nlt, you are God's masterpiece. Don't you know the purpose is that you're supposed to be God's master masterpiece? Proverbs 19 and 21 says, you can have. You can make as many plans as you want to, but the Lord's purpose will prevail. Why did you stop praying? Did you stop praying because God didn't answer? Or did you stop praying because God was changing you into what he wanted you to be, and you got frustrated because you didn't become what you wanted to be? I. I just wonder why you stopped praying. Somebody shout, I have. Purpose number one. We stop praying because we don't realize the purpose of God. Number two, we stop praying because we don't realize that we've got power. And in this thing that we face, called life. You're gonna need power. You're gonna need Dunamis power, dynamite power. You're gonna need Azusius power. The right and the authority. Second Timothy, verses 1 and 7 says, For God has not given us the spirit of fear, but a power, love and a sound mind. Don't you know that God has given you power? Stop holding your head down. Square up your shoulders and know that you got power. Power against the enemy. Power to change, Power to be delivered. Power to oh God, Lord. Down, preacher, down. Not yet down yet. You got power. Say what you want to, but I got power, baby. Talk about me if you want to, but I got power, baby. Make fun if you want to, but I got power. Oh, God, let me, let me behave myself. It's the power of God, don't you know? Acts 1:8 says, and you shall receive power after that. The Holy Ghost is coming for you. Don't you know? Jude 1 and 20 says, Praying with upon your most holy faith, building up yourselves, oh God. But. But ye beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, which, in other words, you receive power. Somebody begin to just speak in tongues. Let it flow. Let it flow. I know some of y' all don't know what I'm talking about, but I'm talking about the days that we should come in and just speak it in tongue, y'. All. You missed it. You missed it. You missed. Now you. Now you got. You got real cute. You got to warm up for it. You got to warm up for it. But I remember the day. I remember when the saints would come in and just start praying and rebuking the devil. What happened to your power? Let me. Oh, God, let me. Let me behave myself. Philippians 4:13 says, you can do all things with Christ which strengthens you. This means you got power. Second Corinthians, chapter 12, verse. Let me. Let me. Let me read some of these, because it's in my head. I just feel like going off like a rock. Second Corinthians, chapter 12. Second Corinthians, chapter 12, verses 8, 9. Says, for this thing, I besought the Lord thrice. Three times. Paul said, I prayed, but he didn't remove the thorn. You crying about something God didn't remove, But God says, this is what you need in order to move into the direction that I have for you. You praying about something God didn't move, but if moved it, you wouldn't have power. You praying about something that God is using to humble you. You're praying about. You're like a little kid. You want to take your ball home and go play somewhere else. You want to take your truck and your dog home to play somewhere else. Because you didn't get your way, God allowed it to break you so that you might have power. Oh, God. When you're broken, you can feed more people. Lord have mercy. Let me. Let me. Let me. Stay on. Stay on track, Dobbins. Chill, chill, chill. And he said unto me, my grace is sufficient for thee, for. For my strength is made perfect in your what? Weakness? Not your strength. Oh, you want to be strong in front of everybody else? That's your problem right there. You want to show out in front of everybody else, and you get mad because God keeps embarrassing you. No, I came to charge you. I came to challenge you. I came to tell you that sometimes you have to humble yourself and depend on the sufficient grace in your weakness. But most gladly, therefore, I will glory in infirmities. I will glory in tribulations where that the power of Christ may abide in me. Not my power, but the power of Christ. We stop praying because we don't understand purpose. We stop praying because we don't understand power. And the last one, number three. We stop praying because we don't know God's plans. You want God to tell you everything, don't you? You're the chief prayer warrior. You're the chief designer of your life, and you get mad because God doesn't tell you everything. But he says, trust in my word. Psalm 32 and 8 says, I will instruct thee, and I will teach thee in the way that thou shall go. I will guide you with my eye. God says, I'm the one in charge. Psalm 37 and 23 says, the steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and he does what delights in his path. Proverbs 16 and 9 says, we make our plans, but the Lord has the eraser. The Lord determines our steps. Philippians 1 and 6. God said, he who had begun a good work in you shall perform it unto the day of Jesus Christ. I think this is the problem, Pastor, because sometimes God starts a good work and we get frustrated because he stops it. Sometimes your mother will stop you because she said, go back in and go dress again because you weren't wearing what she laid out for you. And the problem is you try to keep putting on things that God didn't give you. Before I make a mad Jeremiah 29:11. For I know the plans, the plans that I. God says, I know the plans. I know the oh, God, I don't know who I'm talking to. God said, I know the plans. You think I forgot my plan over y'? All? I've got thoughts of good, not evil. Oh God, to give you a great and expected end, a great hope and a great future. Touch everybody you can reach and say, it's already done. It's already done. It's already done. God's about to take the take the anger and turn it into anointing. God's about to take the anguish and turn it into something that's acceptable. God's about to take the bad and turn it into beauty. God's about to take the conflict and turn it to the cause of Christ. God is about to take the doubt and turn it into destiny. God is about to take the debt and turn it into something that makes you dream again. God is about to take what you thought was empty and bring it to excellence. God is about to take your frustration and transform it into fruit. God is about to take what you thought was garbage. And God says, I'm gonna make it gorgeous. God is about to take your hell and turn into a hallelujah. God is about to take the instigation of the enemy and use it for inspiration. The enemy's gonna be poking me, but I'm gonna walk out leaping. And God is about to do a new I don't know who I'm talking to, but this opposition is about to be transformed into opportunity. Whoever I'm talking to, this mountain is about to be made a manifestation of the mighty glory of God. Whoever I'm talking to. Wait a minute. There it is. Your pain is about to be transformed into power. Whoever I'm talking to, God says, I'll take your problem and turn it into a promise. I wish I had somebody who would believe me. God says, I'll take the tragedy and make you trust me. God says I'll take what was worse and make you win. God says I'll take everything you thought was nothing and turn it into notoriety. It's already done. Oh, God. Y' all gonna make me shout too early. It's already done. Touch everybody you can retake. It's already done. It's. Oh, God. Oh, God, you missed a good place to start running. Oh, God. It's already done. Lord have mercy. I can stop the sermon. They can fire me if they want to. It's already. Let me, let me, let me. Yeah, let me. Y', all, y', all, y'. All. This, this, this, this. This not good. This not good. Because, Brother Kermit, this is the 89th key. This is the key that turns the tithe. Some of you have stopped praying, but you don't realize that one more push, one more prayer, it's about to you. They didn't get it. I wish I had somebody who would shout because God is on his way to your house. I know you say preacher, if it's already done, Pastor Carol, then why do we have to commune with God if It's already done? Dr. Val, if it's already done, why in the world do I have to pray if it's already done? Why do I have to pray about things that God has already worked out? God says, I want you to partner with me in the process. I'm going home. See, some of you so used to working for people that you don't understand partnership. I work behind the desk, but when he elevates me, I partner. I work at the cubicle, I work at home. I put in the orders. I. I have an hourly raise. I have a certain salary. But when God says, you're going to partner with me, that's a. I'm going to bring you to the front. You make the decision what you want. A joint venture, A hedge fund, what you want. A CD annuity. When God says, I'm partnering with you, he is allowing you to act into divine collaboration. And because you're so stubborn. I said it because you're so stubborn you missed a good place to understand that God's trying to elevate you. But you won't humble yourself first. If you humble yourself, then you will be exalted. The problem is you're trying to exalt yourself without being humble first. Let me settle myself down. Why do we pray? Preachers, why do we pray? We pray to build our faith. We pray to let the devil know that his day is coming. We pray to confirm what God has already done. We pray to confirm that what God has already done in the heavenlies is about to be conferred down here. We pray to testify of the goodness of God. We pray to shift the atmosphere. We pray to turn things suddenly into oh God, suddenly. Life's problems are about to dissipate. I. I need to skip over that. I need to skip over that. I need to skip over that because I saw a suddenly hitting this place. Lord have mercy. We pray to motivate others because sometimes it's not even about you. We pray to ignite the flame and the fire on the inside of other people. We pray to build a better relationship with God. We pray to keep our flesh under subjection. We pray to reduce distress. We pray to move mountains. We pray to develop patience. We pray that there's a word patience. You haven't heard of it in a long time. We pray to resolve conflict. We pray to prophesy clearly. We pray so that we will have a glimpse of the glory of God. We pray to have clarity. You talk about clarity and seeing and knowing. We pray to have clarity. We pray to keep from sinning. We pray to keep from cussing. We pray to keep from fighting. We pray to keep from drinking. We pray so the needle would not be in our arm. We pray so that our nose will be clean. We pray so that we would not be in adultery. We pray so the lasciviousness would be down here. We pray so that pride will be cast down. We pray so that evil cucumbers will come. We pray so that we would get along. We pray so that we would be in unity. We pray so the souls will be delivered. We pray so that people seeking songs. We pray so we might be filled with the Holy Ghost. We pray so we can keep our marriage. We pray so we can keep our mind. We pray so we can keep our job. We pray so we can keep our business. We pray so we can have clients. We pray so we can have customers. We pray so our interest rate can go up. We pray so we can Shout at the end and say, God, you did it. You did it. You did it. We pray. We pray so that we might obey God. Down. Preacher down. Preacher down. Down, Preacher down. Preacher down. I'm a runner. I'm a runner. I've never had to drink water while I'm preaching, ever. I don't know how many sermons I preached since I was 20 years old, but I feel like I need to drink something. I'm gonna show you something. I'm gonna show you something. Wait a minute. I start drinking this water, and I could feel it go throughout my body. When I start praying, I'm inhaling, and later I'm about to exhale. Back it up a minute. When I start praying, something drops on the inside of me and it pulls me back to where I to go. I start walking in flesh. He said, no, no. Walk in the spirit. When I start drinking water, God says, I want you to drink me. Oh. He that hunger and thirst after righteousness shall be filled. Are you thirsty? Where are the thirsty people? Where are the people that are hungry? Where are the people that are thirsty? Where the people who are willing to. I don't know about you, but I'm hungry. I don't know about you, but I'm thirsty. I know, but I'm tired of church, as usual. I'm tired of this place stuff. No, no, no, no, no. Forget the place. Up. I need the glory of God manifest in my life. Oh, God. Oh, God. So you understand why we pray? Because prayer is powerful. Somebody shout powerful. Touch everybody you can reach it. Say powerful. Type in the chat, say powerful. Powerful. Powerful. It's not always about prayer itself. I don't know if this is right to do, but it's about who you pray to. This is where I got messed up. It's about who you pray to. The question is, who you praying to? No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Some of the old mothers, we say, come here, baby. God ain't answered your prayer yet. Who you praying to? You praying to yourself. You praying to your flesh. You praying to what you want. Who you're praying to. Sometimes there's a reason God hasn't answered your prayer. Because your prayer is actually not his prayer. Can I tell you who you're praying to? Come. You done jumped on early, so we might as well do it. You pray to the Advocate. You pray to the. To the Almighty One. You pray to the Alpha and the Omega. You pray to the one that called. Amen. You pray to the Anointed One. You pray to the Apostle. This is Apostle. Apostles. You pray to the author and the finisher of your faith. You pray to the one who has all authority. You pray to the beloved Son of God. You pray to the bishop of your souls. You pray to the branch. You pray to the bridegroom. You pray to the carpenter. I want to tell you who you're praying to. You pray to the chief cornerstone. You pray to the chief shepherd. You pray to the Christ. You pray to the comforter. You pray to the day star. You pray to the Bull walk. You pray to the day spring. You pray to the delivery. You pray to the desire of the nations. You pray to your defense. You pray to the door. You pray to Emmanuel, God, Tabernacle with us in the flesh. You pray to the everlasting one. You pray to the faithful and the true Witness. You pray to the first truths. You pray to the foundation. You pray to the gate of the sheep. You pray to the gift of God. You pray to the glory of God. You pray to the good shepherd. You pray to the governor. This is the governor of governors. You pray to the head of the church. You pray to the High priest. You pray to the Holy One of Israel. You pray to the Holy servant. You pray to the horn of salvation. You pray to I am. Who is I am. I am That I am. You pray the one that had a burning bush. You pray. Pray to Jehovah. He's Jehovah Nishi. You pray to Jehovah Nishi. He's your. He's your banner against the enemy. He says, who are you? He says, I'm the one who's. I'm the one who represents you. I'm the marquis on your life. And the problem is, you stop praying and you stop putting a marquee on your life. You pray to Jehovah, Jireh. You pray Jehovah, Chiskenu, the Lord God. All right. You pray to the one who is Jehovah Shabbat. You pray to the God through Jesus. You pray to the Judge. You pray to the King of Israel. You pray to the King of Kings. You pray to the Lamb of God. You pray to the last Adam. You pray to the resurrection and the light. You pray to the light of the world. You pray to the Master. You pray to the mediator. Is he meeting on your behalf. You pray to the Master. You pray to the morning star, the bright and the morning star. You pray to the lily of the valley. You pray to Nazarene. You pray to the one who sets us free. You pray to our hope. You pray to the chief polling table. You pray to the priest. You pray to the Prince of Peace. You pray to the prophet. He's the prophet of prophet. You pray for the propitiation of your sins. You pray to the rabbi. I ain't done yet. I don't care about you. You pray to the ransom. You pray to your Redeemer. You pray to the root of David. You pray to the rose of Sharon. You pray to the ruler of creation. You pray to the one who sacrificed. You pray to our Savior. You pray to the second Adam. You pray to the seed of Abraham. You prayed to to the seed of David. You pray to the one who came from the seed of a woman. You pray to the servant. You pray to the shepherd. You pray to the one who was called Shiloh until Shiloh come. You pray. You pray. You pray. You pray to the Son. You pray to the Son of righteousness. You pray to the supreme Creator of all. You pray to the teacher. He's my teacher. Lord have mercy. Teach me something. You pray to the true vine. You pray to the victorious one. You pray to the one who was, who is. Who is to come. You pray to the the Way, the truth and the life. You pray to the wonderful counsel. You pray to the word of God. You pray. Wait a minute. I just heard something. Thank you, Holy Ghost, for shifting this. You pray to the God of gold. He is the God of gold. He is the God of gold. He is the God of the altar of incense. Oh, you thought I missed that text? You pray to the God of gold. The altar of incense was gold. The altar of incense was gold. The altar of incense was gold. I wish I had an altar of incense. The altar of incense was gold. The altar of incense was gold. The altar of incense was pure gold. The God of gold is setting you up. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. I start reading that text. I start studying this golden altar of incense. In the outer court was the brazen altar where they slaughtered the animal. It was bronze because it represented judgment. Dr. Oscar, the brazen laborer which represented salvation is where they would wash. But in the most holy place, to the right, you would see the table, the golden table of showbread representing communion that God would always provide. To the left was the seven golden candlesticks, the manoah, because he's the light of the world. But a bit further, behind this altar of incense was a veil. And the priests could not get to the Holy of holies without prayer. You worried about the scripture where you said, he'll have fruit and Bales on his legs and they would take him in. And if they didn't hear the bells, they would know that he was dead. So you said, how could any man stand before God and live? But the only reason that he was able to go beyond the veil is that he had to start at prayer. This altar of incense has the staves. This is what Uzzah knew not to touch, but did anyway. He did it on the Ark of the Covenant. But God says, I'm gonna. I'm gonna start you with rehearsal with the altar of incense. If you know how to handle the altar of incense, you'll know how to handle the Ark of the Covenant. Uzzah's problem to me, this is ventured ology is that he didn't learn at the altar of incense. This is me talking. You can put that to the side. It had stays where they were carried. The priests had these censors night and day. This is Exodus 31 through 10. Night and day prayer. In the morning prayer, you missed it in the evening prayer, in the noonday prayer, until the sun goes down. Oh, you thought all these old folks say it was the. You thought they were just talking. Praying in the morning, praying at noon, praying at night. Men ought to always. And not to. Oh, that's what Jesus is talking about in Luke 18. Men ought to always pray and not to faint. And the reason we keep fainting is because we're trying to go beyond the veil without prayer. He says, listen, I need it to be 36 inches high, about 3ft high. I need it to be 18 inches wide as a square on each side. And in the middle here, this is not a mercy seat. But in the middle here is a place where they would put the incense. This is why the text says, don't burn any strange incense. I gotta take a moment to come against everybody dealing with witchcraft. I gotta take a moment to talk about everybody dealing with hoodoo, voodoo, psychics, palm readers, sage. I gotta take a moment to. To address it. I got to take a moment to talk about how we should be chasing devils out. But you can't chase a devil out of your house that's living with you. I came to talk to the people who've been dabbling and dibbling with strange stuff. I can't. It's a spirit. I command it to come out in the name of. It's a spirit. Come out, come out, come out, devil, wherever you are. Come out, come out, come out wherever you are. Come out, come out, come out. The Satan the Lord Review. Come out, come Out. Come out. Come out of my child. Come out of my father. Come out of my mother. Come out of my son. Come out, come out. Come out of my boss. Come out of my suit. Come out. Come out. Out, out, out, out. No, no, no, no. We used to cast out devils. We used to cast out demons. No, no, no, no. We. We used to plead the blood. I plead the blood. The blood. Oh, oh, no, no, no. You got too cute to plead the blood. That's the problem. Some of y. You should have already been walking around your poop pleading the blood. You should have been already walking around your. I plead the blood. The blood. The blood. The blood. The blood over this generation. The blood over Gen Z, the blood over Alpha, the blood over schools, the blood over nurseries, the blood over our jails, the blood over our unhoused neighbors. The blood. I know you said preacher, where is the blood, Preacher? It's a golden altar. Where's the blood? You missed the text. Look at about verse eight or so. You missed the text. I need to show you something because I'm so tired of our seniors being picked on. They didn't have as much education. They didn't have AI. They didn't have Google. But they had the Holy Ghost. They had power, and they knew that. You better grab a hold to the horns of this altar. They knew that this altar of incense had horns. Oh, you missed the horns, didn't you? These horns came from animals. These horns are what you hold on to until God changes your life. These horns are what? Oh, God. Oh, God. I feel the anointing is. Time out. Time out. Wait a minute. I can't explain the horns until I tell you what's underneath the gold. I told you that God was getting ready to partner with you. You missed it. Acacia wood is. Acacia wood is under the golden altar of incense. God says, I won't do this without you. Wood in scripture represents humanity. Gold represents divinity. So underneath this altar of incense, it's wood. It's built in the structure of wood, but the strategy is gold. Some of you, you're. Oh, you missing. God has given you a structure called humanity, but he must be the strategy of heaven. In other words, God says, I'm gonna put my super on your natural. Oh, God. You can't even see it, but there's wood underneath this. People don't even recognize that you changed. They don't even know you used to gang bang. They don't even know you used to cuss. They don't even know you used to be loose. They don't even know. You used to be at the club. You know why? Because God put his gold on your wood. You didn't get saved by yourself. He snatched you out of the pit of hell. And underneath this gold is acacia wood. Oh, God. Elder Carter, this blew my mind. Because acacia wood is the same that the text says is akin to shittim wood. Shittim wood and acacia wood, they're the same thing. But if you do a deep dive in a deep search. What? What? What blows my mind? Courage. I don't understand this. Gopher wood is what was used for the ark. Noah's ark has gopher wood. And the reason we don't ever see any more gopher wood used is because God says, I allow this wood to be supernatural. And here's the problem. You're trying to repeat something that God did to be supernatural. Some things God will do for you. Presto, you're delivered. It's a miracle. It's healing. It's checks in the mail. It's money. It's a house, It's a business. And then other things you're trying to conjure. This is what witchcraft is. It's rebellion against God. You're trying to conjure up something that God already did in the heavenlies. He says, don't use gold for wood. That's my thing, baby. 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I got to stop. I got to stop. Because this is why Moses gets in trouble. God says, speak to the rock. He spoke to the rock, and water came out. But the second oh, God. Well, actually, the first time he said, smite the rock. He hit the rock, water came out. Second time he said, speak to the rock. Moses got frustrated with the people and hit the rock again. God says, I never do something twice like that. This rock is Jesus. It was represented that the Son of Man would only be crucified one time. And when you do things that God didn't tell you to do, you crucify the Son of Man afresh again. Stop following the devil's wisdom. The devil's wisdom makes you feel good. Oh, God. The devil's wisdom puts money in your pocket, but you're really stealing. The devil's wisdom says, she's fine, you can flirt with her. Nobody will find out. The devil's wisdom. Say, it doesn't matter, that's somebody else's husband. The devil's wisdom takes shortcuts underneath this gold. It's acacia wood. You're the wood. You say, how is this Pastor? How is this tying in? And what Pastor Sarah preached, if you remember, about a month and a half ago, she taught. She started talking about this wood being backed up by divinity. In other words, gold was on wood on the cross. The God of gold was on wood on the cross. Everything you need to know about the cross is hidden in the gold. The golden altar of incense. And God says, listen, what I want you to do, once a year on the Day of Atonement, I need you to sprinkle some blood on these horns. Sprinkle some blood right here. And the old folks said, let's hold on to the homes of the altar. Because there's some times, there's some things that pull you away. It'll pull your way. Lust will pull you away. Money will pull you away. Opportunity will pull you away. Disobedience. It'll pull you away. Flesh. It'll pull you away. Procrastination. It'll pull you away. It'll pull. Oh, I gotta hold on. I gotta hold on. People. People hurt you. They call it church hurt these days. It'll pull you. Pull your way. He says, hold on. Hold on. Because here I've smeared my blood. The reason why you can't let go of this horn is because there's blood on this horn. And every time you grab the horn, you grabbing blood. Every time you grab the horn, you grabbing a place where there was a drop of blood anytime there was a sacrifice. And I said, God, now what in the world does this have to do with the title you gave me? He says, I need you to come after every Prayer warrior that has dropped their torch. I'm after you. I'm after you tonight. You're backslidden and you're saved. I'm after you. No wonder Jeremiah would say, lord, heal our backsliding. Because you keep putting, you keep getting pulled back to the lack of prayer. And you know you're a prayer warrior. If you would open up your mouth and pray, other people around you will get delivered. But you're too selfish. Whether you're watching online or whether you're in this audience, you're too selfish to realize that your mouth has power. So the Lord told me to tell you to keep praying. Hold on to the arms horns of this altar. Pray until they get delivered from methamphetamines. Pray until your son gets out of jail. Pray until you break that spirit of estrangement. Pray until you get the leadership of Moses. Pray until the 401k increases. Pray until they give your job back. Pray until you get the income. Pray until you get the scholarship. Pray until the joy comes back. Pray until you feel love again. Pray until you go back home to your wife. Pray until you humble yourself. Pray until holiness comes. Pray until there's a manifestation of the glory of God. Pray until God does a new thing. Keep praying. Keep praying. Keep praying. Keep praying until you're filled with the Holy Ghost. Keep praying until God changes the situation. Keep praying until there's a manifestation. Keep praying. Keep praying. Keep praying. Keep praying. You gotta keep praying because God says, I'll meet you there. I'll meet you there. I said, God, I thought you were meeting us beyond the veil. He says, the veil is for me. I know this is going to mess with your theology. Here's the problem. Here's the problem. You want to sit on the throne and watch people worship you. And God says, if you go sit down somewhere, you'll see me high and lifted up and my train filling the temple. So what this woman does in Luke 18, she has a vengeance. She wants to avenge her adversary. In the text, the unjust judge to me represents the world and the world systems. The world don't care about you and it don't care about God. The text says, this ungodly judge didn't care about God and he didn't care about people. But the woman, she kept praying. And it's going to get pretty ugly in this place right now. I need every wailing woman to bum rush this altar. I need every praying woman who's a prayer warrior to hit this altar and begin to pray. This woman said, I'm going to pray. She was a widow, so she couldn't work. Her husband was gone. She didn't depend on the church. She didn't depend on her friends. She hit the altar and start praying. She kept praying until demons trembled. She kept praying until the judge answered. She kept praying until things changed. You got to pray until they come back home. You gotta pray until there's deliverance. You gotta pray until there's a manifestation. You gotta keep praying until it comes to pass. You gotta keep praying until you hold on to your emotions. You gotta keep praying until the idea comes back. You gotta keep praying until the marketing design comes up. Where are the Welling women? Where are the women who will pray? I need some praying women in this place. Men that doesn't leave you out. You ought to be standing and praying as our sisters are praying. I plead the blood. I plead the blood. We will not get off this wall. We gonna pray until the judge change his mind. We gonna pray until we get favor. We gonna pray until things are turned around. We gonna pray until the money is raised. We gonna pray until God does new things. We gonna pray until you get the house. We gonna pray until the real estate comes. We gonna pray until you get the bonus. We gonna pray until you get the commission. We gonna pray and until the contract is solidified. We gonna pray until we break out in praise. We gonna pray until we worship again. We gonna pray until we feel joy again. We gonna pray until our faith rises up. We gonna pray until we expect a miracle. We're gonna pray. I need every woman to petition. I need you to call your children's names out. No, no, no, no, no. We. We. We. We. We've often not given you enough freedom. I need you to shout like you a mad woman. There is nothing wrong with you praying. There is nothing wrong with her. She's just a praying woman. She's just a hungry woman. She just wants the glory back. She just wants a son to be delivered. Pray until the prison doors open up. Pray until they get out the Salvation Army. Pray until they get delivered. Pray until mental illness is cast down. Pray until they walk through troops and leap over walls. Pray until they do a new thing. Pray until you get the faith of Ruth. Pray until you get the boldness of the board. Pray until you birth something like Elizabeth. Pray until you birth something like Mary. Where are the praying women? I need the. I need the Priscillas to pray. I need the Priscillas to pray. Where are the Aquilas in the room? Where are the praying men in the Room now. Men, I need you to join every woman at this altar. It's praying time. It's praying time. It's praying time. It's praying time. I don't need you to walk. I need you to run to this altar. It's praying time. I believe God. I don't care what the devil said. I don't care what he did. I believe God. I'm gonna pray. I'm gonna pray until I get a change. I' ma pray until something happens. I'm gonna pray until there's a breakthrough. I' ma pray this as a fire. I' ma pray until it happens. I'm gonna pray until there's healing. I'm gonna pray until she sits up. I'm gonna pray until she talks again. I'm gonna pray until they breathe again. I'm gonna pray until the bones are healed. I'm gonna pray until the cancer goes out. I'm gonna pray until the heart transplant comes. I'm gonna pray until the kidney comes. I'm gonna pray until my pancreas is healed. I'm gonna pray until the colon is healed. I'm gonna pray until the penis stop act up. I'm gonna pray until the disease goes out. I'm gonna pray until I get my mind back. I'm gonna pray until I overcome trauma. I'm gonna pray. Whoa. Oh, God. Oh, God. Oh, God. This is the part of service. This is the part of service. This is the part of service where you say, well, I prayed. I'll go back to my seat. No, no, no, no, no. Where are the prayer warriors? I call you out. Pray. Keep praying. Keep believing. Don't let nobody tell you your dream is dead. Your dream is not dead. God is not through with you. God. It's not through blessing you. Wear the judge out. Wear the demon out. Wear Satan out. Wear him out. No wonder Hannah was praying. She said, God, give me a child, lest I die. Some of you not believing God for a physical child. But you got a child of a business. You got a child of a dream. You got a child of an organization. You got a child called family. You got a child called idea. You got a child called the concept. You got a child called the book. I don't know what you're getting ready to birth, but God told me to get ready to get birthday pregnant. You're about to birth something. Come on. We going to birth it. We going to birth it. Praying on your most holy faith. Pray. Have your way, oh, God. Have your way, oh, God. Touch, touch, touch. Heal, heal, heal. Deliver, deliver, deliver. Set free. Set free. Where are the prayer warriors? Where are the praying saints? Where are the believing saints? And suddenly I was almost finished. And the Holy Ghost said, keep studying. Keep reading. I said, God, I've been studying. I'm walking in circles. I've been reading. I've been studying. I've been praying. I don't get it. It. He said, bring it back. Rewind. He said, I'm gonna show you something. He said, I'm gonna show you something. He said, bring it back. Rewind. I said, God, what you talking about? Pastor Don, I didn't understand what he was saying. He said, bring it back. Rewind. I remember the days we get a few hours to let. Let us know we're teaching Bible study. God gave me two weeks. I said, oh, God, I got too much information. What you mean, God? He said, bring it back, bring it back. Bring it back. He said, do you remember Zacharias? Zacharias was the priest who was praying in the temple. Zacharias was praying in the temple with the senses. And then there appeared the angel Gabriel. Zacharias, your wife is pregnant. You're about to birth the baby, and his name shall be called John. I said, wait a minute. That's what you're saying, God? He said, yes, that's what I'm saying. Let me tell you what me and the Holy Ghost is talking. He says, when you get into deep prayer, you'll recognize that there's an angel standing beside you. Gabriel is the messenger. Michael is the archangel who fights over your behalf. And Gabriel is standing there to give you a word of encouragement and to let you know that the baby is about to be birthed. I don't know who I'm talking to, but God says you're getting ready to birth something. Somebody's got twintuplets. Somebody's got octuplets. Somebody's got twins. You are about to birth something that the world has never seen before. Wait a minute. Let me just tell you what I'm trying to tell you. He heard you. Let me try you over here. You've been praying. You've been praying. The Lord told me to tell you he heard you. No, no, no, no, no. You've been praying. You've been believing. And God said he heard you. Zacharias, I heard you. She's pregnant. Get the pickles ready. She's pregnant. Go get the bassinet. She's pregnant. Go get the crib. She's pregnant. Get ready to call him, son. Get ready to call him, John, not Zacharias. I'm doing a new thing, And it's here where I finally understood that all this time I've been wanting to go behind this veil. But God says, you don't need to go behind the veil. Behind the veil is the Ark of the Covenant. It has three things. Aaron's rod that butted. Fruitfulness. He said, I'm gonna make you fruitful Right here. If you listen to me in prayer. The text says, I'll meet with you. Here in the Ark of the Covenant were the Ten Commandments. God says, if you follow me by the Spirit, I'll show you what to do and what not to do. You don't need the Commandments. The Ark of the Covenant had the pot of manner and Aaron's rod that butted. He says, I'll provide for you consistently. The reason the priest was going behind the veil is to represent Jesus Christ, who went behind the veil one time, once and for all. And once his blood hit the mercy seat, our sins were forgiven forever. We call it justification. Just as if I never sinned, his blood eradicated. Pass sins, present sins, future sins, and any other sin you will commit. It does not give you a license to sin, but it's telling you, my grace is sufficient. And some of you haven't been praying because you haven't forgiven yourself. And some of you haven't been praying because you believe until you feel it, you can't pray. You haven't been praying because you don't feel so good about yourself. You might be watching online, you might be in the. You don't feel so good about yourself because you don't think you've accomplished a lot. And God says the fact that you're living and breathing and moving. Hey, what's going on, y'? All? This is Lecrae, and I just dropped my new book called Set Me Free, the Good News of God's Relentless Pursuit. I wrote these poems and essays because I know there are people out there who feel like they've gone too far, messed up too much, or that God's done with them. But I'm living proof that he is not. The same God who set me free from toxic views and beliefs is pursuing you too. If you can relate, make sure you check out Set Me Free. It's available now, wherever you get books at Amica Insurance. We know it's not just about where you're going, but who you go with. That's why we work even harder to protect what matters most. Visit amica.com and get a quote. Today. He is the God of gold. The same God who made the Sahara Desert with the dust of his fingernails. The same God who created Antarctica because he was walking in the cool of the day. The same God who created the great barren reef of water by New Zealand and Australia because the spirit of Lord moved upon the face of the waters. The same God that allowed the volcanoes in Hawaii to be hot is in you acacia wood overlaid with gold. You got so much power, you can't quit. Suicide is not your portion. Listen to me. You're too valuable to take your life. I'm tired of burying teenagers who took their life. I'm tired of preaching funerals of young adults who said, I've had enough. I am tired of people who never saw their own value like I saw it. I'm tired. He says, I value you so much. I put my gold over your wood. I put my divinity on your humanity. Why would you want to unalive yourself? Keep praying. Keep believing, and never, ever, ever give up. Don't give up. I'm going to say this, and we're going to flow. I said, lord, I want to talk about the veil. He said, you don't need to try to go beyond this veil. Jesus already took you there, and he's on the inside of you. The priests went to cover the sins, but your sins are already covered. This veil was 60ft high, 30ft wide. It was 4 inches thick. One historian says it took anywhere from 3 to 500 priests to carry it. That's how heavy it was. No man could rip this veil. That's why, over 2,000 years ago, they hung him high. They stretched him wide on a cross. He died. They pierced him in between the metatarsal spaces of his foot because the prophecy said no bones could be broken if this is going to be the spotless Lamb of God. They pierced him in between the radius and the corpus bones because it had to be pierced in the space. The Roman soldiers were experts at crucifixion. They put a crown of thorns on his head. The historian Josephus said, it was 360 thorns braided together. He's bleeding, suffering as fishy, a type of hypovolemic shock. And then the soldier said, let me see if he's dead. And it pierced him in the side. And blood and water came out, representing the Jews and the Gentiles, representing what was thick and what was weak. You, my friend, cannot give up. There's been too much bloodshed for you to give up. So I hope you received this simple message. But I felt led to Charge you to keep praying. Keep praying when it hurts Keep praying when you're crying Keep praying when it seems like it doesn't matter Keep praying when they look over you Keep praying when they don't call your name Keep praying when it seems like you gonna forever be. When is this husband gonna come? When am I gonna find this wife? Keep praying until it happens. Keep praying she's got the kind of holy ghost cast that I don't have. I want to sow a seed on this tonight. I'm not telling you what to give, but I feel led to challenge those who can to give at least a $50 seed. If you don't have that, I understand. I feel led to sow a Pentecostal seed tonight. These funds go to the uplifting and the building of this kingdom called the Potter's House of Dallas, Texas. Can we give it up for the house? I started to tell y' all to let the veil go, but y' all look so good up there. Can you give it up for my illustration tonight? If you need an offering envelope, we have what we call our PMTs in the audience. They stand for professional ministry technicians. If you're watching online, you can give via text. I normally text. Can I get an offering envelope? Joseph, thank you so much. You can trust your money going in this ministry. Can we give it up? Can we give it up for our founders, Bishop TD and first Lady Serita Jakes? Can we give it up once again for our co senior pastors, Pastor Sarah and Pastor Ture Roberts? We can squeeze 10,000 people in the sanctuary. We can squeeze. We're supposed to be 1500. Don't mess with us and hope no fire marshals in the building. We can squeeze 2500 next door. We can put 500 in that chapel. We can. We can put thousands next door in our youth empowerment center called the place the Potter's House Legacy Achievement center of Excellence. This is an integral ministry. I've been here since 1998. I'm an OG. I believe in this ministry. If you've got your offering, would you jump up on your feet? Let's get ready to sow. You can sow, text to give. If you're watching online, let God speak to you. I want to give you an opportunity to give. God sold his only begotten son and he reaped you. What would happen if you sowed your very best seed tonight? Can you give it up for our associate pastors, Dr. Val, Pastor Don, Dr. Oscar. Wait a minute. I got some good news. Bishop is preaching Sunday. Hold on. Before we sow that offering, I got some other good news. Brothers, make some noise. Where my dogs at? Sound like puppies. I said, where my dogs at? Brothers, Edify is upon us. Edify is our men's prayer breakfast. Pastor Ture Roberts is getting ready to drop a word on us. We're getting ready to pioneer what's called the School of Kings. Where my kings at? Come on. The sisters are excited. Where my kings at? Don't date that brother if he doesn't go to Edify. Watch him if he's not a king. Listen, y', all, this Saturday, the doors open at 7:30am Breakfast starts at 8am the service will begin right at 9am we gonna have an amazing time. Nothing but men. This is our dugout. This is our hangout. You get to complain about her. I'm talking to the other brothers, baby. The other brothers. The other brothers. You get to talk about your deepest secrets that only guys would understand. Testosterone, baby. It's gonna be in the room. Don't miss a chance to be a part of this great community and this groundbreaking truth. Would you lift your seat up? Father, we thank you for what you've allowed us to give. We ask that you would take these seeds and as Your word Deuteronomy 1:11 says, Blessed to be a thousand times so more, so many more as it are. Some will get 36 and a hundredfold. But God, we're believing you for a thousand fold return on this harvest. May these funds bless our ministry to grow, to develop, to continue to help single women, single people, to continue to help marriages, our unhoused neighbors. From Medicare to the potter's house outreach and so much more. Use these seeds for your glory. In the invincible name of Jesus, somebody shout amen. You can pass your offering envelopes all the way down to the left. Come on. So with the praise. So with the praise. Make sure the last person on the end of your row is praising. Come on, come on, come on. Where my praise is at? After you pray, you should praise. After you pray, you should praise. Come on. Can we water it with the praise? Can we water it with the. Thank you, Jesus. Can we water it with the glory? Hallelujah. Can we water it with a God, I glorify you. Whoa. My, my, my pmt. Serve the people of God. Hallelujah. Come on, come on. Let's give him glory. Let's give him glory. Let's give him glory. Let's give him glory. Let's give him glory. Let's give him glory. Let's Give him glory. This is an amazing church. I said this is an amazing church. If you would like to give your life to Jesus Christ, run down. If you have not already repented and done what you needed to do to make sure that heaven is your home. If you would like to be a member of this great, amazing congregation, join us down to my left, and we will make sure that we give you the right hand of fellowship, a high five, and a fist bump. Can we give God glory, honor, and praise? My sister, you joining, Not joining? Okay. Giving what? Giving your life back to God. Y' all better give God praise. Can I give you. Can I give you a high five? Glory to God. Can I get a minister to come pray with? Hallelujah. Holly, she said give me a whole 10. I take it all. Glory to God. Glory to God. Glory to God. Glory to God. Anybody else want to get saved? Listen, I wouldn't want to go to hell after a message like this. God, listen, I've been praying and fasting and believing. Thank you, Lord, for a sign. Hallelujah. Old Baptist church, we say, are all hearts and minds clear. Would you gently grab your neighbor's hand? Glory to God. Dr. Val, do I need to do anything? Glory to God. Okay, want to make sure my to do list is good to go? Hallelujah. I think I'm stalling because we finished a little early, and I just really want to hug every last one of y'. All. Can we give it up for our deacons real quick? Come on. Mighty men of valor. Mighty men. You gently grab your neighbor's hand. Father, we thank you for dining with us tonight. We ate from your word. We repented of our sins. We glorified you. Now, God, we thank you in advance and on credit for answering our prayers. We commit to keep praying, to keep trusting, and to keep believing in the name of Jesus. And everyone said amen. Amen. I will see you all on Sunday. God bless you. 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Preached by: Pastor Venshard Dobbins
Date: February 19, 2026
This stirring sermon from Pastor Venshard Dobbins, delivered at The Potter's House of Dallas, centers on the enduring imperative to "keep praying." Drawing from Exodus 30, Luke 18, and 2 Chronicles 7, Pastor Dobbins explores the biblical and spiritual foundations for persistent prayer. He illuminates the altar of incense as a symbol of the believer’s prayer life, and passionately urges listeners not to neglect their spiritual gift of prayer, no matter their circumstances or delays in answered prayers. The sermon is marked by energy, fervor, and powerful calls to spiritual action and community intercession.
| Timestamp | Segment/Quote | Notes/Theme | |-----------|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| | 08:00 | Reading of Exodus 30:1–10 | The altar of incense | | 13:19 | Luke 18:1–8 | Parable of persistent widow | | 20:19 | 2 Chronicles 7:13–15 | If my people pray | | 30:08 | “You don’t realize you’re sitting on gold…” | Value and inertia of unused prayer | | 37:31–39:04| “If you stop praying…” | Listing consequences of ceased prayer | | 47:36 | The P3 Problem: Purpose, Power, Plan | Why people stop praying | | 1:01:36 | “We pray to…” list begins | Comprehensive motives for prayer | | 1:06:34–1:13:15| Naming God’s titles (“Alpha and Omega...”) | Focus on the object of our prayers | | 1:19:36 | Warning against strange incense/spiritualism | Authentic vs. counterfeit spirituality | | 1:27:10 | The horns of the altar | Holding onto intercession | | 1:36:28 | Humanity and divinity on the altar | “God’s super on your natural” | | 1:41:26 | Divine value and anti-suicide message | Affirming self-worth in Christ | | 1:54:05 | Zechariah and Gabriel: “He heard you.” | Assurance of answered prayer | | 1:51:25 | “Where are the prayer warriors?” | Call to action for intercessors | | 1:52:16 | “Wear the judge out. Wear the demon out...” | Persistent prayer to victory |
Pastor Dobbins’ resounding message is clear:
“Keep praying. Keep believing. Never, ever, ever give up.”
(1:43:51)
He reinforces that our prayers are not in vain—God meets us at the altar, values us beyond our comprehension, and can turn every pain into promise, every tragedy into triumph. Prayer is both our privilege and our power; we must press on, trusting that God hears and responds.
This summary was prepared to provide a comprehensive outline of the "Keep Praying" episode. May it encourage and inspire you to rekindle your prayer life and see breakthrough in every area God appoints.