A Bible Believing Church Is Not A Safe Place

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Automatic captions, reflowed into paragraphs. Scripture references are highlighted; passages that sound like read scripture are set apart; people and spiritual beings are in bold.

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Contend for it. We have too many people, you see. I love what Apostle Paul said.

Apostle Paul said it in 1 Corinthians chapter 2. And other places in scripture, too. He said there's too much talk. Where's the power? There's too much talk. Where's the encounter? There's too much talk. Where's the manifestation of the spirit? Let me tell you, if you all really became spiritual, fake churches will close.

No, I'm telling YOU THE TRUTH.

JESUS CHRIST, a man approved of God with miracle signs and wonders, approved of God. How is he approved of God? By an encounter. There is evidence that he has been approved. That's why I said what I said last week. So, listen. I don't want a Bible-believing church. Those who believe the Bible crucified my savior. It was his destiny, but they did. Do you know why they did? They had no revelation. Do you know why they had no revelation? They had no encounter. They had no acquaintance with the Holy Spirit whatsoever.

So, a Bible-believing church is not a safe place. A spirit-yielded CHURCH THAT DECIPHERS THE SCRIPTURES BY THE SPIRIT IS WHERE YOU WANT TO BE.

I DON'T WANT AN INTELLECTUAL CHURCH. I rather have a pastor that is unlearned, but is extremely experienced in the things of the spirit.

Yes, sir.

The apostles, many of them were unlearned. Some of the prophets were unlearned. Elisha was unlearned. He was a farmer. But when you met him, he told you about God, you knew you met God.

How did we become like this? How did we become so unspiritual? Because we have traded comfort for the spiritual because the spiritual you have to give up self.

No one has had an encounter comfortably. Moses had to climb a mountain.

Others had to leave their fathers and mothers' homes. Others had to be in a place of consecration. But they knew what they were going to gain was going to fix everything in their life that is broken.

The Lord Jesus said this. He said, "Those who love me are those who keep my word."

You see, God knows you can't obey him without an encounter. Did you know that? Most people don't know that. I try I have to be obedient. I have to be obedient to what? You don't know him.

Do you know that if you do something for God he didn't send you to do it, you're actually in trouble? The ark of the covenant was for the Levites to carry. While they are carrying the ark, the ark was falling. A young man tried to save the ark, DOING A NOBLE THING, TOUCHED THE ark of the covenant. Do you know what happened? He died.

Don't help God where he didn't SEND YOU.

AMEN.

AMEN.

IMAGINE DOING SOMETHING NOBLE. WHY WOULD I WANT THE ARK OF THE COVENANT to fall? He said, "No, I got to hold the

No, that encounter is too heavy for you. Stay in your lane.

When you understand the value of encounters, you'll stop being a salvation manager. Amen. You'll be an encourager.

But you'll stop being a salvation manager. Why do they preach like that? Why do they shout prophesy? None of your business. Amen. Why do they always scream IN THEIR CHURCH? WHY DO THEY ALWAYS RUN? What do they None of your business. That is their assignment, not yours.

Salvation police, jury, judge, managers We became like this because people have no encounters. People have too much time on their hands. Because if I've had an encounter, I am so concentrated on what God has for me to do that won't have time to look at you. Why would I be looking at you? I would be worried about what I've been given to make sure when my Lord comes, he will find a profit on what he has given me.