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Reunion With A Sword (AR Camp Meeting)

We all know about the story of David and Goliath.

​ KJV 19008 And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine hand spear or sword?

for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s business required haste.

9 And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here.

And David said, There is none like that; give it me.

It has no doubt been preached countless times on this very property.

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But Goliath’s fall was not the end of that story.

​ KJV 190032 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.

As a matter of fact, what we are about to read has surely been preached far less and perhaps goes looked over by many...

Not just the leadership of the preachers and pastors and evangelists and the rest - ALL MEN are going to be able to draw close to God!!!

unday School Teacher or Pastor, who you look at your ministry today, and you remember a time when you were on the offense, wielding the sword, but you currently find yourself feeling on the run, without a weapon.

You feel as though you are ineffective...You know that God is calling you up to something greater, and you want to feel at that point you used to be at...I’m preaching to you today: you need to remember that sword!

The way that God used you back then, you can be used that way again!I have determined that I am not going to allow Pentecost to be recognized as a movement with only a powerful past - but my PRESENT MUST BE POWERFUL TODAY!!!God is facing you today with exactly how he filled you up with the Holy Ghost years ago, and He’s saying, “I can fill you up just as much today, I can put as much anointing on your life today as I did back then!”

You need to remember a sword that God used you with before...It’s so easy to get away from that first time that God filled us up.

When He first gave our life true value and worth.

When he placed His Spirit

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He did not say, “These signs shall follow the leadership and the ministry,” though they are certainly included.

He did not say, “These signs shall follow the prophets and the experienced and the high-ups.”But

He DID say, “These signs shall follow them that BELIEVE.”I would have you know: if you believe in God, you’re in a good spot today, my friend!

Because if you so much as believe, God can use you in a mighty way!!!Don’t think me arrogant today, but I am so very thankful that I am not living in the Old Testament times right now!

Because wonders and speaking directly with God is not only for position-holders - it’s for everyone who BELIEVES!This thing isn’t restricted to a temple where Aaron goes up and talks, and we’ve got to wait on him to let us know what God thinks and how His presence feels today.

Ladies and gentlemen, WE’VE GOT THE HOLY GHOST!!!

And you can approach the holy of holies - the very throne of God - without worry of being cast out or disqualified!{insert

things we think might disqualify us today}I’ve come with a reminder: I want to let somebody know: YOU’RE QUALIFIED TO BE TOUCHED BY AND USED BY GOD!!!!!!David’s StoryThere was a day when David slung that stone and it went and hit Goliath in the head, and this beast against God’s kingdom was brought to the ground.And he was used of God.

It wasn’t just David.

God was using him mightily.You know this can use you now!

You need to remember the sword that I used you with.”“David,

I realize that you’re going through all kinds of troubles and problems right now, but I want you to know: that no matter where you’re at in your life, I’ll use you if you’ll let me... but you need to remember the only sword that severed the head of the enemy.”I’m

preaching to some people today, who, maybe you can remember a point in your life when you were serving God at your fullest, and you would stay up late studying scripture and in prayer, powerful for God, and you think to yourself today, “I’d love to get to that point again.

I’ve come through some things; dealing with some things.

But I would love to be at that spot again.”

Perhaps today, I am speaking to a Youth Pastor, an Evangelist, a Sunday School Teacher or Pastor, who you look at your ministry today, and you remember a time when you were on the offense, wielding the sword, but you currently find yourself feeling on the run, without a weapon.

You feel as though you are ineffective...You know that God is calling you up to something greater, and you want to feel at that point you used to be at...I’m preaching to you today: you need to remember that sword!

The way that God used you back then, you can be used that way again!I have determined that I am not going to allow Pentecost to be recognized as a movement with only a powerful past - but my PRESENT MUST BE POWERFUL TODAY!!!God is facing you today with exactly how he filled you up with the Holy Ghost years ago, and He’s saying, “I can fill you up just as much today, I can put as much anointing on your life today as I did back then!”

You need to remember a sword that God used you with before...It’s so easy to get away from that first time that God filled us up.

When He first gave our life true value and worth.

When he placed His Spirit and power in us, and said, “I’m placing a sword in your hands!”And then at some point, that sword gets taken away, wrapped in a cloth, sat on a ledge behind something else, collects dust, and we forget about it.And then, eventually we end up on the run.

Instead of running after the enemy, we end up running from the enemy.

But God faces us today with that sword.

And says, “Reach out and grab that sword!

Use it like you did back than!

My Holy Ghost has not lost power!

It’s just as powerful today as it was back then!

I can lift you back up to that point and restore you!”You can take hits to the heart and be on defense like David for so long that you forget how to play offense!But I have come into this place to stir some people to the point where you catch a glimpse of the sword and you come off of the sidelines!While others are merely wielding the Christian flag, as Apostolics, we have a responsibility to wield the sword of the Spirit, and the sword of Truth!Can I say today that I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the man who pointed David back to the sword was an elder spiritual leader!Ahimelech pointed David in the direction of the sword he needed to use!Young men and ladies, we need to take our instruction from ELDERS OF TRUTH!Because SATAN is an ENEMY OF TRUTH!And when we are in need of a fresh word or a fresh idea...It’s not programs that will sever the head of that enemy.It’s not ideas and thoughts from areas outside of truth that will be sharp and powerful enough to sever that enemy’s head!We can have freshness and we can have growth… but if we have any at all, it needs to come by that same sword that first gave us victory in our lives!Anything else is not going to be sharp enough.