Gotta Float

You Got to Float

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Summary: Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord and he and his family were lifted above the flood. And God will lift us up as well.

-8Genesis 6:5–8 (NLT): 5 The Lord observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth, and he saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil. 6 So the Lord was sorry he had ever made them and put them on the earth. It broke his heart. 7 And the Lord said, “I will wipe this human race I have created from the face of the earth. Yes, and I will destroy every living thing—all the people, the large animals, the small animals that scurry along the ground, and even the birds of the sky. I am sorry I ever made them.” 8 But Noah found favor with the Lord

We are-in dark times, there-is no sense in pretending that it's not true. There is no sense in trying to whitewash it, There is no sense in trying to convince ourselves that it's just a little bump in the road, or-it's Just a little turbulence and everything is going to smooth out.

There is no sense in trying to whitewash it, There is no sense in trying to convince ourselves that it's just a little bump in the road, or-it's Just a little turbulence and everything is going to smooth out.We need to be honest with ourselves, we need to-Face the Facts.We are in the times the Bible speaks about. In Isaiah he speaks about a people that pulls sin like a cart with a rope.And he Says = There Is a generation that has No shame and they can't even blush when they sin. He says: They call evil good, and good evil, they put light for darkness and darkness for light and sweet for bitter and bitter for sweet.He says.-There is no fear of God before their eyes. (NLT): The Dangers of the Last DaysYou should know this, Timothy, that in the last days there will be very difficult times. 2 For people will love only themselves and their money. They will be boastful and proud, scoffing at God, disobedient to their parents, and ungrateful. They will consider nothing sacred. 3 They will be unloving and unforgiving; they will slander others and have no self-control. They will be cruel and hate what is good. 4 They will betray their friends, be reckless, be puffed up with pride, and love pleasure rather than God. 5 They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. Stay away from people like that!Having a form of godliness, but denying the power there of--from such turn away.Isaiah spoke with unbelievable prophetic insight and discernment about the times and the people,the hour that we are living in. (NLT): 4 Oh, what a sinful nation they are—loaded down with a burden of guilt.They are evil people,corrupt children who have rejected the Lord.They have despised the Holy One of Israeland turned their backs on him.5 Why do you continue to invite punishment?Must you rebel forever?Your head is injured,and your heart is sick.6 You are battered from head to foot—covered with bruises, welts, and infected wounds—without any soothing ointments or bandages.I know this is sounding really bleak, and depressing and that is intentional because it is the plain simple unvarnished truth. The truth is; these are dark, evil, times, and I feel mandated by God to truthfully and accurately present to your minds the reality of the times we are in.I feel like I am one of Few that are really speaking accurately and truthfully concerning the conditions and the atmosphere of these times.The Majority of the voices that we are hearing today are not speaking accurately or truthfully. spoke of these pillow prophets; (NLT): 14 They offer superficial treatmentsfor my people’s mortal wound.They give assurances of peacewhen there is no peaceJeremiah said: For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest everyone dealeth falsely.. (NLT): 14 Then the Lord said, “These prophets are telling lies in my name. I did not send them or tell them to speak. I did not give them any messages. They prophesy of visions and revelations they have never seen or heard. They speak foolishness made up in their own lying hearts I wish I could get up here and preach to you that we are Just going through a rough patch but we'll be through it in Just a little While; but if I am going to be a true man of God, and speak truthfully and accurately to you; then I can't do that because I would be lying to you. It’s our generation that has a problem with LGBT pastor not our kids  The truth-is; everything we have seen and experienced up until now has Just been the pre- cursor. the tremblings, the pre- birth pains of what is coming. Pastor. Why would you say such things? We come to church to be encouraged. We come to church to hear a bless me word. We want to hear how everything is turning around and how that our society-is suddenly going to wake up and be good again.We want to hear how - Jesus loves everybody and he's not mad at anybody, and how he doesn't Judge anybody, and how everybody-is saved already they Just don't know it yet.We want to hear how Grace is this great big blanket that covers all of our sins, past, present and future--- So it doesn't matter what we do, because it's already covered.We want to hear that the Holy spirit Never convicts us of sin anymore, all he does now is convince us how righteous we are. Well all I can say is this: If that's what you want to hear, this is the wrong preacher and the wrong church for you. Because I'm glad the Holy spirit is still convicting the sinner of their sins.And I'm glad that I know that Grace is not Just a Giant Blanket For sin. But Grace is the divine gift of God working through my humanity to give me power over sin.Grace is not a Floaty that I wear So I can Float in a sea of sin and call myself saved. Grace delivers me from the Sea of sin. 🎶I Was sinking deep in sin, far from the peaceful shore, very deeply stained within, sinking to rise no more, but the Master of the sea heard my despairing cry, from sins waters lifted me now safe am I.Love lifted me, Love lifted me, when nothing else could help, love lifted me. Oh Love lifted Me, Love lifted me, When nothing else could help, Love lifted me.�� Thank God: from sins waters, he lifted me, it doesn't say; in sins waters he Joined me. He lifted me. He delivered me. He Saved Me. He gave me a new spirit.If any man be in Christ he is a new creature old things are passed away, behold all things are become new...17. I might make somebody mad today, I might accidentally knock over somebody's Sacred Cow, but I'm going to say it anyway.I am not just a sinner saved by grace.‼️‼️ There's a beautiful song that says: I'm Just a sinner saved by Grace-But-its not biblical, it's beautiful, it makes me emotional, but it's not biblical. I can't be a sinner while being saved by Grace.I can't be both.Because this work of salvation is not Just about Saving me from the Sea of sin that I'm floating in-This work of The Holy spirit has made me a new creature, He took the sinner Out of me.He didn't Just pluck me out of sins Ocean. He pulled the sin nature out of me, He went to The roots and pulled it out by the roots, And he put a new nature in me.If any man be in Christ He is New creature....The Bible Says: He that committeth sin is of the devil, 1 J n 3:8..New Nature.....If you still have a nature, an appetite and a desire to sin, then you haven't been Born again yet.you may have been forgiven but you're not born again...When you get born again, you get a new nature, and that new nature has no appetite and no desire for sin.You see: I'm not a sinner, I was a sinner I had the nature of sin in me.But I have a new nature, and for me to call myself a sinner now, -is to spit on  the power of the blood and the transforming power of the Holy Spirit. We are in the world, but we are not of the world. The Bible Says: If any man love the world, the love of the father is not in hi:I 5Friendship with the world is enmity with God, whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God 4...17-18.2 Corinthians 6:17–18 (NLT): 17 Therefore, come out from among unbelievers,and separate yourselves from them, says the Lord.Don’t touch their filthy things,and I will welcome you.18 And I will be your Father,and you will be my sons and daughters,says the Lord Almighty.” In our text God said: I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.🌊🌊1st time the word repent is found in bible  🎶🎤🎼‼️❌🎤🎼🎶🤰🏻JALEN🎶🎼🎤🗣🤰🏻🎤🎼🎶 Then listen to the words of7:26-27.Luke 17:26–27 (NLT): 26 “When the Son of Man returns, it will be like it was in Noah’s day. 27 In those days, the people enjoyed banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat and the flood came and destroyed them all.This is what is happening in the world today; it is no surprise, it is Jesus words being fulfilled.And I’ll be honest with you; if that was all the word said, I would be completely overwhelmed and cast down without hope. But I want us to go back to Genesis. There is a word to hear.Genesis 7:19-24Genesis 7:18–24 (NLT):  19 Finally, the water covered even the highest mountains on the earth, 20 rising more than twenty-two feet above the highest peaks. 21 All the living things on earth died—birds, domestic animals, wild animals, small animals that scurry along the ground, and all the people. 22 Everything that breathed and lived on dry land died. 23 God wiped out every living thing on the earth—people, livestock, small animals that scurry along the ground, and the birds of the sky. All were destroyed. The only people who survived were Noah and those with him in the boat. 24 And the floodwaters covered the earth for 150 days.Somebody said: That doesn’t sound very encouraging, I agree, thats not the encouraging part.I agree;This is thg part...Genesis 7:17-18Genesis 7:17–18 (NLT): 17 For forty days the floodwaters grew deeper, covering the ground and lifting the boat high above the earth. 18 As the waters rose higher and higher above the ground, the boat floated safely on the surfaceThis is the word that we need in this hour; we don’t need someone deceiving us with smooth, sweet, silky, flowery words of how great everything is, we need to know and hear the truth: it is bad, it’s getting worse, Jesus said it would.But Just like Noah and his family inside of that Ark, (they were safe,) they were protected; and those who have their hope in Jesus Christ, are Just like Noah.Just like Noah was hid inside of that ark, we are hid 🗜🎚⏳❌‼️Colossians 3:1-3Colossians 3:1–3 (NLT): Living the New LifeSince you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand. 2 Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. 3 For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God As the flood waters rose; as destruction came on every living thing upon the earth; the ark rode on top of the waters.The waters increased and bare up the ark, and the ark went upon the face of the waters.The waters increased and bare up the ark.Which means that, that which was destruction to one was salvation to the other.And the worse it got around them, the higher they went.Thats the the word the Holy Spirit spoke to me:"The higher we go" The Higher We Rise!!!

We need to be honest with ourselves, we need to-Face the Facts.

We are in the times the Bible speaks about.

In Isaiah he speaks about a people that pulls sin like a cart with a rope.

He Says = There Is a generation that has No shame and they can't even blush when they sin.

He says: They call evil good, and good evil, they put light for darkness and darkness for light and sweet for bitter and bitter for sweet.

He says.-There is no fear of God before their eyes.

(NLT): The Dangers of the Last Days You should know this, Timothy, that in the last days there will be very difficult times. 2 For people will love only themselves and their money. They will be boastful and proud, scoffing at God, disobedient to their parents, and ungrateful. They will consider nothing sacred. 3 They will be unloving and unforgiving; they will slander others and have no self-control. They will be cruel and hate what is good. 4 They will betray their friends, be reckless, be puffed up with pride, and love pleasure rather than God. 5 They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. Stay away from people like that!Having a form of godliness, but denying the power there of--from such turn away.

Isaiah spoke with unbelievable prophetic insight and discernment about the times and the people,the hour that we are living in.

(NLT): 4 Oh, what a sinful nation they are—loaded down with a burden of guilt.They are evil people,corrupt children who have rejected the Lord.They have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on him.5 Why do you continue to invite punishment?Must you rebel forever?Your head is injured,and your heart is sick.6 You are battered from head to foot—covered with bruises, welts, and infected wounds—without any soothing ointments or bandages.

I know this is sounding really bleak, and depressing and that is intentional because it is the plain simple unvarnished truth. The truth is; these are dark, evil, times, and I feel mandated by God to truthfully and accurately present to your minds the reality of the times we are in.

I feel like I am one of Few that are really speaking accurately and truthfully concerning the conditions and the atmosphere of these times.The Majority of the voices that we are hearing today are not speaking accurately or truthfully.

spoke of these pillow prophets;

(NLT): 14 They offer superficial treatmentsfor my people’s mortal wound.They give assurances of peacewhen there is no peaceJeremiah said: For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest everyone dealeth falsely.

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(NLT): 14 Then the Lord said, “These prophets are telling lies in my name. I did not send them or tell them to speak. I did not give them any messages. They prophesy of visions and revelations they have never seen or heard. They speak foolishness made up in their own lying hearts I wish I could get up here and preach to you that we are Just going through a rough patch but we'll be through it in Just a little While; but if I am going to be a true man of God, and speak truthfully and accurately to you; then I can't do that because I would be lying to you. It’s our generation that has a problem with LGBT pastor not our kids  The truth-is; everything we have seen and experienced up until now has Just been the pre- cursor. the tremblings, the pre- birth pains of what is coming. Pastor. Why would you say such things?

We come to church to be encouraged. We come to church to hear a bless me word. We want to hear how everything is turning around and how that our society-is suddenly going to wake up and be good again.

We want to hear how - Jesus loves everybody and he's not mad at anybody, and how he doesn't Judge anybody, and how everybody-is saved already they Just don't know it yet.

We want to hear how Grace is this great big blanket that covers all of our sins, past, present and future--- So it doesn't matter what we do, because it's already covered.

We want to hear that the Holy spirit Never convicts us of sin anymore, all he does now is convince us how righteous we are. Well all I can say is this: If that's what you want to hear, this is the wrong preacher and the wrong church for you.

Because I'm glad the Holy spirit is still convicting the sinner of their sins. And I'm glad that I know that Grace is not Just a Giant Blanket For sin. But Grace is the divine gift of God working through my humanity to give me power over sin.

Grace is not a Floaty that I wear So I can Float in a sea of sin and call myself saved. Grace delivers me from the Sea of sin.

🎶I Was sinking deep in sin, far from the peaceful shore, very deeply stained within, sinking to rise no more, but the Master of the sea heard my despairing cry, from sins waters lifted me now safe am I.Love lifted me, Love lifted me, when nothing else could help, love lifted me. Oh Love lifted Me, Love lifted me, When nothing else could help, Love lifted me.🎶

Thank God: from sins waters, he lifted me, it doesn't say; in sins waters he Joined me. He lifted me. He delivered me. He Saved Me. He gave me a new spirit.

If any man be in Christ he is a new creature old things are passed away, behold all things are become new.... . I might make somebody mad today, I might accidentally knock over somebody's Sacred Cow, but I'm going to say it anyway.I am not just a sinner saved by grace.‼️‼️ There's a beautiful song that says: I'm Just a sinner saved by Grace-But-its not biblical, it's beautiful, it makes me emotional, but it's not biblical. I can't be a sinner while being saved by Grace.I can't be both.Because this work of salvation is not Just about Saving me from the Sea of sin that I'm floating in-This work of The Holy spirit has made me a new creature, He took the sinner Out of me.He didn't Just pluck me out of sins Ocean. He pulled the sin nature out of me, He went to The roots and pulled it out by the roots, And he put a new nature in me.If any man be in Christ He is New creature....The Bible Says: He that committeth sin is of the devil, 1 J n 3:8..New Nature.....If you still have a nature, an appetite and a desire to sin, then you haven't been Born again yet.you may have been forgiven but you're not born again...When you get born again, you get a new nature, and that new nature has no appetite and no desire for sin.You see: I'm not a sinner, I was a sinner I had the nature of sin in me.But I have a new nature, and for me to call myself a sinner now, -is to spit on  the power of the blood and the transforming power of the Holy Spirit. We are in the world, but we are not of the world. The Bible Says: If any man love the world, the love of the father is not in him 5Friendship with the world is enmity with God, whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God, .... -18.2 Corinthians 6:17–18 (NLT): 17 Therefore, come out from among unbelievers,and separate yourselves from them, says the Lord.Don’t touch their filthy things,and I will welcome you.18 And I will be your Father,and you will be my sons and daughters,says the Lord Almighty.” In our text God said: I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.🌊🌊1st time the word repent is found in bible  🎶🎤🎼‼️❌🎤🎼🎶🤰🏻JALEN��🎼🎤🗣🤰🏻🎤🎼🎶 Then listen to the words of J26-27.Luke 17:26–27 (NLT): 26 “When the Son of Man returns, it will be like it was in Noah’s day. 27 In those days, the people enjoyed banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat and the flood came and destroyed them all.This is what is happening in the world today; it is no surprise, it is Jesus words being fulfilled.And I’ll be honest with you; if that was all the word said, I would be completely overwhelmed and cast down without hope. But I want us to go back to Genesis. There is a word heo hear.Genesis 7:19-24Genesis 7:18–24 (NLT):  19 Finally, the water covered even the highest mountains on the earth, 20 rising more than twenty-two feet above the highest peaks. 21 All the living things on earth died—birds, domestic animals, wild animals, small animals that scurry along the ground, and all the people. 22 Everything that breathed and lived on dry land died. 23 God wiped out every living thing on the earth—people, livestock, small animals that scurry along the ground, and the birds of the sky. All were destroyed. The only people who survived were Noah and those with him in the boat. 24 And the floodwaters covered the earth for 150 days.Somebody said: That doesn’t sound very encouraging, I agree, thats not the encouraging part.I agree;This is the part...Genesis 7:17-18Genesis 7:17–18 (NLT): 17 For forty days the floodwaters grew deeper, covering the ground and lifting the boat high above the earth. 18 As the waters rose higher and higher above the ground, the boat floated safely on the surfaceThis is the word that we need in this hour; we don’t need someone deceiving us with smooth, sweet, silky, flowery words of how great everything is, we need to know and hear the truth: it is bad, it’s getting worse, Jesus said it would.But Just like Noah and his family inside of that Ark, (they were safe,) they were protected; and those who have their hope in Jesus Christ, are Just like Noah.Just like Noah was hid inside of that ark, we are hidde�🎚⏳❌‼️Colossians 3:1-3Colossians 3:1–3 (NLT): Living the New LifeSince you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand. 2 Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. 3 For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God As the flood waters rose; as destruction came on every living thing upon the earth; the ark rode on top of the waters.The waters increased and bare up the ark, and the ark went upon the face of the waters.The waters increased and bare up the ark.Which means that, that which was destruction to one was salvation to the other.And the worse it got around them, the higher they went.Thats the the word the Holy Spirit spoke to me:"The higher we go" The Higher We Rise!!!