https://jesusimagechurchtv Pastor Michael Koulianos located at Jesus Image Church in Orlando, Florida https://fb.watch/eRag6Yh_vo/ 1 Corinthians 3:2; Ezekiel 36:26; John 3:3; Matthew 7:23; Philippians 2:12; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11; Romans 12:3; John 10:27; Romans 8:16; Matthew 4; Matthew 7; Romans 3:23; Hebrews 11:6; John 15:16; Luke 15:4-32; Ephesians 1:4; John 6:39; Matthew 18:12 Timothy Ateek at Watermark Ministries 12/4/2021 https://youtu.be/K7xy6rPmfEg

Wendi: Because as you have preached to me and many people have so many times about just the performance and the mentality that we grew up with and just always feeling like you have to do certain things and I always say it's not to earn God's love. I know God loves me, but it is because he loves me that I want to do so good, right? Like I want to do well for him, but then that bleeds over into because I don't want him to be mad at me. I put all that together because I knew if I stepped out of balance as a child, that was not okay. I was not approved, and it was not approved because we grew up in a performance-based household. It's hard for me to separate the two. So, this video that I want to talk to you about today, it hit me like right between the eyes. I had never heard of this guy, just know his name was Pastor Michael. I don't know anything about this church, but this video has been viewed 1000s and 1000s of times on Facebook. It's probably on YouTube as well but, I saw it on Facebook. We're going put the link in the notes. It's 12 minutes long. The message is eight minutes long. But then he says a prayer for His church. One person that shared it out of 1000s. That person specifically posted something saying every single minute of this video is worth watching and every word is Holy Spirit breathed. That's what got my attention. You can tell from the start. Something different about this video and this pastor and whatever he's about to say I want to listen. I want to hear. Just the very first breath was so humble in what he was saying. I didn't know this guy from Adam, but then I just started looking into his church. Brandon: If I'm working, not in faith, I'm sinning. It doesn't matter what the rest is for or why I'm resting or whatever. It doesn't matter what the work is for what I'm doing, why I'm working, how I'm working, If is not in faith, it is sin. And it also means I'm doing it for some other reason other than God's glory if it's not in faith. So, we've got to get past the idea that, and I think that's the whole point of this is that there's all this work going on in the church, all of these church leaders that are doing all these amazing things, and results are happening. That's what you hear over and over in the rise and fall of Mars Hill. Everybody kept saying, look at the growth. It went from 1000 to 3000 to 5000 to 7000 to 15,000 people and all looks like God's blessing. God's hand is on this. We have to be doing it right because of all the growth and how many people are getting saved and baptized in the years. God used Judas to accomplish his purposes. The question is not Am I being used by God for people to be saved, for people to come to know Him, for people to learn about him? God used a donkey, God used Judas, God uses a bush with fire in it. He can use anything he wants. The question is, are you being used like Judas or are you being used like John, or like Paul? You personally pastor, church leader, call yourself Christian are going to stand before the Lord and not hear how many people came to know me through you. If it's at least a certain number or quota per day, then you're good? No, it's going to be were you building your kingdom or were you building my kingdom? Are you doing this for your glory? Are you doing this for my glory? Have you been truly born again? When you're born again, you don't.