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I want to talk about the environments that produce miracles. You know that today is a conducive environment for miracles, because an environment was generated here through worship. I don't know if you noticed, but today's worship was not normal worship. And every Sunday, worship cannot be normal. It has to be extravagant. It has to be something where we break with all this structure here, let's say "black" here, and let heaven hover over this place. We attract glory, we attract the presence of God over this place. Today I want to talk about these environments that produce God's miracles. There is a right environment, there is a way God releases or how God manifests. Environments are very important in the spiritual realm. They are very important because environments will determine God's manifestation. Amen. And I am sure that this morning the Lord has already manifested and will continue to manifest here. We will see the glory of the Lord manifested here in this house this morning, because the Lord is in this house. Amen. Bow your head with me. Dear Father, I want to thank you, Lord, for this morning that you give us, for this last Sunday of May 31st. Father, Father, today you spoke in my spirit, it is a new season. This last day is determining the season we will live in this second half of the year. Father, I want to declare, it will be a powerful season, my Father. It will be a season of the manifestation of your glory, of your presence. I declare, Father, that miracles, Lord, will happen during this other six-month period. I want to declare the glory of the Lord manifesting supernaturally. Dear Father, Father, we declare your kingdom, we declare your will, we declare that your word is powerful to transform everyone who believes in it, dear Father, and your word is a seed that will be planted in fertile ground. Here, every open heart will receive the powerful seed. And they will not leave here the same way. They will not leave here with the same vision, but their vision will be expanded. I want to declare a greater vision to see the realities of the spirit, a greater perception for you to walk in the supernatural. I declare the glory that the Lord said, that the glory of the second house, which is Christ in us, is greater than that of the temple, than that which Moses contemplated. This is the glory of the manifestation of Christ's truth in us. Father, we give you honor, we give you glory, and we declare, O Father, that we love your presence, Father. Your presence is all we desire, O Father. We give you honor and glory in Jesus' name. Hallelujah. Tell the person next to you, say: "The environment you create, the environment you create >> determines what you produce, what you >> or determines what you will have." It is interesting that when Jesus enters Jairus' house, Jesus sends some people out of that house, because what Jesus was going to accomplish in that house would require a specific environment, an environment of faith. Jesus could not perform that miracle. So, it is interesting that when Jesus is on his way to the house, there are already people crying, there are already people talking. And these people who talk, these people, they often hinder the environment of God's move. God, he has to, Jesus, he has to remove people, separate them. But when he enters Jairus' house, the Bible says that the miracle happens. >> The miracle happens. There are houses that the Lord takes pleasure in being in, but there are houses that do not give the Lord pleasure to be in. Do you know the Bible? You know that the Bible tells that once Jesus, in the typology of man, visited Abraham's house and sat with Abraham, ate with Abraham, had fellowship with Abraham. But the Bible also says that these angels or the typology of Jesus went to Lot's house, but did not enter Lot's house, because not every environment attracts the presence of God. God is everywhere, but not everywhere does God manifest his presence. We see in certain places in the Bible that Jesus also could not perform many miracles because the environment was not favorable, because the environment was one of contempt, an environment, oh no, the environment matters. When hearts are united, when hearts are open, when hearts are desirous of the Lord, the presence of God begins to manifest. And I am sure that this morning your heart is open and needs to be open to what the Lord will pour out here this morning. Amen. >> When Jesus speaks to that woman, that widow, to whom Jesus will give an instruction, to whom the prophet gives an instruction and says to that woman to gather many vessels, containers, because God, through the instrument of the prophet, told her: "Gather vessels, go into your house with many vessels that you borrowed." and close the door. Why close the door? So that no one would look and prevent the miracle that God was going to do. There are things that God has to be specific about for us, because environments determine the place, the manifestation of the miracle. I want to tell you this morning, you have to be desirous of the Lord's presence, desirous of an environment for the Lord to manifest. And I am sure that the Lord will manifest. When you govern an environment, brothers, that environment can become different. You have the environment of your home, you determine what happens in your home. If you govern your home and your government is a government of peace, your home is a place of peace. But if the government you govern over your home is not a government of peace, perhaps it is a government of discord, of argument, because we need to learn to govern environments, because you will have what you tolerate. You cannot complain about what you tolerate, brothers. >> Hallelujah. >> Hallelujah. >> Hallelujah. >> Glory to God. But I declare that this house that we are, the church, is a house of peace, is a powerful house in God for the manifestation of God's will. You are here to bring God's will, God's government to earth, to manifest Christ here on earth. Hallelujah! Hallelujah! >> God does not dwell in temples made by human hands. >> God dwells where? In regenerated human beings. God dwells in his new creation. When we accept the Lord Jesus, we receive the Holy Spirit. We receive God residing within us. It has always been God's desire to dwell in his creation. I don't know if you know, but Eden, Eden revealed God's will to be with man. Eden reveals God's desire to manifest himself, to make himself known to man, to walk with man, to be with man. The tabernacle of Moses reveals God again, trying once more to be with the people. Solomon's temple again reveals God's will to be with the people. The ark of the covenant also reveals God wanting to be with me and with you. And I begin the ministry in 1 Corinthians 3, verses 16 to 17. And God will say to me and to you like this through the Apostle Paul, "Do you not know that you are God's temple and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? And if anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him. For God's temple, which you are, is sacred. >> Hallelujah. >> Wow! Brothers, there are certain things we will understand in the new covenant. We don't say: "Bring your money to the altar, because this is not an altar, this is a carpeted platform, the altar is you." In the new covenant, God no longer dwells in furniture. God no longer dwells in certain things, as there was a curtain that separated the ark of the covenant where God dwelt. No, God does not dwell. God dwells, does not dwell in things made by human hands. God dwells in what he created. God dwells in the very creation he created, which is me and you, regenerated men and women. >> Hallelujah. >> And this verse, we will walk in it a little. It is so interesting, because every time we gather here, we are the house of God. Individually, you are a tabernacle, you are a sanctuary, but the house of God can only be in unity. >> There is no way to be the house of God individually. >> That's what the Bible says. Do you not know that you are God's tabernacle and that the Spirit dwells in you? If anyone destroys the tabernacle, God will have him, because God's sanctuary, which you are, is sacred. Okay? So, understand one thing, when I look here at the spiritual house, it is God dwelling among us. When I look here at the sanctuary, it is individually Christ dwelling in me. Now, the Bible also says that we are living stones. Living stones. We are not dead stones, living stones that build the house of God. Look what it says in 1 Peter 2:4-5. "As you come to him, a living stone, rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to him." And he will also say, "You also, as living stones, are being built into a spiritual house." What are you? >> Wait a minute. When we come here this morning and gather, what are we? And what did the Lord do this morning? He manifested in this spiritual house. Because the environment matters, spiritual house. But you are also a living stone. Say, living stone. You are not a dead stone. Our cells, brothers, are a spiritual house. The cell we walk in is not a meeting in a house, no. It is a spiritual house. It is the dwelling of God. It is where God dwells. It is where we gather to bring the manifestation of God. Because where two or three or more are gathered, God manifests. God establishes his government, establishes his will. Tell the person next to you, say: "You are a living stone." Say: "You are not a dead stone. Say, you are a stone that is being polished. Say, you are a stone that has been washed by the blood and the Holy Spirit is polishing this stone, is removing the rough edges, is removing everything that needs to be removed to be fitted into the right place in the construction. >> Hallelujah! >> Glory to God! >> Some people think they serve the Lord without being the church. There is no way, brother, because the Bible says you are a living stone. What good is a stone if it doesn't fulfill its purpose? What good is a pile of materials if it doesn't build a house? Because the pile of materials is very beautiful. We go there and look at the tools, the materials, the things, but that is of no use if there is no purpose of building something, of building a house. You and I too, if we are not together in the construction, we do not fulfill God's purpose, because the spiritual house is us and the church. So, every cell that gathers, every meeting, is not just a good place to be on a Friday, it is the spiritual house, where the power of God comes, where the glory of God comes, where people are healed, people are transformed, people will know the Lord, because there the Lord manifests. This is the spiritual house. The vision we walk in, we don't just make the cell a nice place to be, a place of growth strategy, no. It is the structure we walk in for the manifestation of the house of God. >> Hallelujah! >> Hallelujah! Hallelujah! >> In Matthew, chapter 21, verses 12 to 17, we will read here about Jesus, our Lord, when he enters the temple. And the Bible will say, we will read, that Jesus expels people, the money changers who are there. Jesus overturns the tables. Jesus, he, he, and whoever looked at Jesus, I think was even scared by the way and the reaction that Jesus, who they called the house of God, was a mess. And when we look, we see in Matthew, chapter 21, verses 12 to 17, I want to talk about four characteristics of an environment that should be in the house of God. Say, four characteristics >> that should be in an environment where we call it the house of God. Look what the verse says. It says, Matthew 21:12-17 says: "And Jesus entered the temple, and when he entered the temple, he drove out all who were selling and buying there. He also overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves. And he said, 'It is written, my house shall be called a house of prayer.' >> Prayer. And he says: 'But you have made it a den of robbers.' Blind men came to him in the temple, and he healed them. But when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things, my God, where Jesus is, he does wonderful things. The wonderful things Jesus was doing and the boys declaring in songs, "Hosanna to the Son of David!" Religion arose and was indignant and said, "Why all this?" They asked him, "Do you hear what these are saying?" Jesus replied, "Yes. Have you never read that from the mouths of infants and nursing babes you have perfected praise?" And leaving them, he went out of the city to Bethany, where he stayed. >> Stayed. Thank you. Hallelujah. It is interesting this passage. Jesus enters the temple, brother. Jesus takes, overturns the tables, scares away the sellers, the money changers, opens all the cages, the doves. For whom were the doves, pastor? The doves were bought by the poor to be offered as sacrifices, because there were doves there, there were various animals that were set aside for offering. You arrived and you could not come before God empty-handed. You could not come before yourself. You had to have someone to be your representative, so that that animal would be killed. Your blood represented that he died and there was now limited forgiveness of sins. But when Jesus enters the temple, Jesus is indignant. Brothers, I will say something. There are things that you have to be indignant about. >> Only people who are indignant about certain situations advance. Passive people often stand still, but when you have a cause, sometimes you enter into a holy indignation to advance, to conquer. And here, when Jesus enters in his spirit, he is indignant. He said, "Hey, this is out of standard, this is out of design, this is not God's house. This has become a house of thieves. My God! That's what he said, robbers, business. And he says that the house he speaks of is the house of holiness. Look what the Bible says, it's interesting, it says: "My house shall be called a house of >> prayer." What did we start here this morning? >> Hallelujah. But you have made it a den of robbers. And then the Bible says that Jesus begins to heal the blind. And there is something specific about this, blind and lame. Why did Jesus not heal other types of illnesses? He mentioned two because he is giving us something to visualize. The blind are those who cannot see the manifestation of God's glory. And the lame are those who are paralyzed for God's move and what God is doing on earth. >> That is why spiritual eyes must be opened. >> And when spiritual eyes are open, you can walk in the spiritual realities you are seeing. And what God wants to remove from us is all spiritual blindness and all spiritual paralysis in the midst of the church. Say, an environment of holiness. >> The first thing we see is the Lord purifying the temple. Why? Because the environment of God's presence is an environment of holiness. Say, holiness. The Bible says in Psalm 93:5, it will say: "Your testimonies are very sure; holiness befits your house, O Lord, forever." >> Your house befits. >> Your house befits >> holiness. And it is interesting that David is speaking here. David is a prophet, brothers. When David is prophesying here, David is prophesying that the house of God befits holiness. And it is interesting that today we are what? >> What are you? >> He has extreme zeal for his house. >> Amen. >> When Jesus enters that temple, Jesus is indignant. But I want to say, it is because Jesus has zeal. Today, you and I who have accepted the Lord Jesus, today we are the house of God. We are the dwelling place of God in the spirit. So, we are the house of God. Thus, holiness befits us. >> Hallelujah. >> Say: Holiness. >> Holiness >> befits me. >> Befits me. >> And you know what holiness is? This word "befits" has a meaning. "Befits" means to adorn. This means that the holiness of the Lord in us, which is Christ, >> brings beauty. >> Because holiness is not about what I become. Holiness is about who I am, a new creature. Because some people say: "You have to be more holy, you have to..." Holiness is not something you achieve. Holiness is something you have become and now manifest this life. Because the Holy Spirit dwells in you. He is the one who is holy. >> But his manifestation expresses the beauty of the adorned house. >> Hallelujah. >> Hallelujah. >> I will say something. Holiness is being set apart, brothers. Do you know what being set apart is? You are unique. Look at the person next to you, say: "You are unique." >> Do you know where value exists? Value does not exist in having many similar cars or many similar objects. Value is truly given when something is unique, when a car is unique, when a manufacturing is such that only one of its kind exists. And I want to tell you, there is only one of its kind here on earth, and that is you. That is why you are not common, that is why you do not do what everyone else does. You are set apart. You have a value that no one else has. Because the one who determines the value is the one who pays. And the one who pays >> is the one who determined the value. We were bought with the blood of a lamb, not with... We were bought with the blood of God himself here on earth. And the payment determines if there is value or not. >> And Jesus has zeal. >> Amen. for what is the house of God. >> You are the house of God. You are not common, no. You demonstrate to the world the beauty of the Son, the manifestation of Christ. >> Hallelujah. >> Hallelujah. >> Sin in your life is a deception, brother. Sin in your life is a lie. That's what the Apostle Paul will say. And Apostle Paul, he will make three very strong affirmations. And Apostle Paul, I heard these days, I found it wonderful, it should be, right, the fifth gospel. Because it is wonderful. He brings in a practical way what happened from the work of Calvary. In this new covenant, he unveils the hidden mysteries that were all in Christ Jesus, who is Christ in us, the spiritual house, the temple of God moving here on earth. Oh my God! >> And Romans chapter 6, verses 11 to 14. I want to walk with you, I just have to watch the time. Hallelujah! Likewise, Romans 6:11-14. Hallelujah, Lord. I have too much expectation, brothers. >> Hallelujah! >> Likewise, you what? Consider yourselves >> dead >> to sin. >> Dead to sin, but alive >> in Christ Jesus. The next verse says: "Therefore, do not let sin reign in your mortal body." Give me a little more feedback, please. So that you obey its passions. Do not offer any of your members to sin as instruments of wickedness. But offer yourselves, say: "Offer yourselves to God, >> to God as what? >> As those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as what?" Say to the person next to you, you are an instrument of righteousness. And he says: "For sin will not have dominion over you, for you are not under the law, >> but under grace. >> Hallelujah. >> Hallelujah. Do you know why there is resurrection power? Because I don't live a gospel of rules, I live a gospel of reality. Christ is my reality. Christ is my life. Brothers, what Paul is saying here is powerful. Let's pay attention now. Paul, Paul says we need to consider ourselves dead. Some people are trying to die. Oh, pastor, life is so difficult. I'm trying not to sin. That's not what the Apostle Paul is saying. Apostle Paul is not trying to tell you. Stop sinning or sin less. No. He is telling you. Understand, you have died, >> to Adam, to this nature. There is no more way. You who were a producer of sin, the factory has been closed, it has gone bankrupt, and God has opened a new one, and the new one is constituted by the Son. My God in heaven. Hallelujah. But often you look at yourself as a sinful, miserable person, trying to please God to deserve a little place with God. It's the brother who comes here afraid of the grasshopper, the cutter, the migrator. God will get me if I don't... "He already got you, brother." He put you in his arms and said, "Who will snatch him from my arms? He is mine." Hallelujah. Glory to God. Who will bring any charge against those God has chosen? It is God who justifies me. If he declared me righteous, who are you to say I am not? You do not live by what you see, you live by what he declared. This is called faith. >> Hallelujah. >> Faith is not seeing perfection. Faith is believing what he says. This text is wonderful, but I could stay here and do a series on this. >> I want to see how far we will go here. It is interesting that this text is a very important image, a landscape, because Paul is showing the reality of the new nature. Paul is now showing that what dominated you, what governed you, has lost control, has lost dominion, the sin that was Lord, Adam, the fallen nature has ceased to exist. He said, "It was crucified with Christ, it went bankrupt. You were in Adam, now you are no longer in Adam. What Paul is saying now is that in grace we have been freed from the power of sin. Sin no longer has dominion over you. That's what he says. And that's why he says: "Consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God." >> Paul is not saying: "Ah, try to die, try to die." No, he is saying, understand as truth something that Christ has already conquered for you. It is a truth. You have already been crucified with him. But on the third day, when he resurrected, you resurrected with him to a new life. >> And it is interesting that when Jesus died, I died. The cross determines. Romans 6:6 says: "Knowing this, that our old self was crucified with him, >> knowing this that it was, say: it is past, >> not that it will be, not that you will try to be. Our old self was crucified with him. And the word again says: "Consider." Do you know what it means to consider? Recognize. Treat this as truth. Agree with what God is saying. God has already declared, you have already died with him, but you have also resurrected with him. This is the truth. The problem with many Christians is that they still see themselves as sinners. The image is wrong, the identity is wrong. They try to please God. And then what do they do? They try to come before God, but they simply declare words to say: "Lord, I am poor and miserable." The Lord says: "I do not hear the poor and miserable, I only hear sons." >> Hallelujah! >> Because the prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. Not the prayer of a miserable sinner. It is how you see yourself, it is how you walk. Your perspective must change. The cross, brothers, understand here, the cross not only forgave our sins, but it dealt with your sinful nature. >> Hallelujah! Say: "The cross, >> the cross >> is greater. >> Is greater >> than my sins." >> Than my sins. >> Hallelujah. >> Paul is not saying: "Feel dead, pretend. Yes, try to die. Don't struggle to die. Some brothers go to religion, brother. Try, brother, you will succeed. This is the strength of the flesh. In the flesh, you will get nowhere. If the life of the spirit is not manifested, brother, it is the work of the flesh. I will try to improve. There is no improvement. You have received a new life. There is a renewal of a new mentality, of a heavenly mind. There is no improvement of life. We have to improve. We don't have to improve. You have to manifest who you already are. >> Hmm. >> What Paul is saying is to consider yourself dead. You are dead to sin. This is a matter of faith in the finished work. Do you believe in the finished work? >> Amen. Then it is a fact, it is true, it is done. You are dead, you are a new creature. You cannot be more righteous than you are today before God. >> Hallelujah. >> Oh my God. Now, now it got serious, right? Because your righteousness does not come from what you do. Your righteousness comes from what he did. If you have to do something to become righteous, you will live by the law. And then you live under sin. Because we who do not live in sin are because we are free from the law. That's what Thago said here: "I have now married grace." And what can I do? >> Hallelujah. I no longer live for the law. But there are places where they present Moses in every service and the laws and the tablets of the law. Hallelujah. Some people love Moses. I think Moses is incredible. The Bible says he was faithful as a servant, but Jesus is as a son. I prefer to follow the son. Hallelujah. Hallelujah! >> I don't need... I think I prefer to follow a son than a servant. He, the Bible says that Moses, brothers, Moses was incredible. I don't take away from Moses' merit. The Bible says that Moses was a man, he was an incredible man. Because when God is going to give the plan for the house, God will say: "Moses, the lid of the... the plan of the tabernacle must be exactly like the plan I give you." And he did it exactly as God commanded. That is why in the house of God, which is us, you do not do what you want. You come here with many wonderful ideas, no. There is already a plan, there is already a vision. You just have to walk in the same spirit to walk in this vision. >> Hallelujah. >> Because in the flesh, with good ideas, we will be frustrated, but in the spirit there will be unity. Say: "My old self was crucified. Say: "I was born into a new nature. Now, my identity is no longer defined by Adam. My identity is defined by Christ. Ah, yes. If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The transformation begins when we agree with what God is saying. And I want to tell you this morning, it's good to agree, because it's wonderful. >> And he will say something: "Do not offer the members of your body to sin." Interesting. Paul will now talk about a choice. Listen here, do we have a choice? Of course we do. Holiness manifests. Holiness is the life of the spirit. Holiness is living in unity, it is living in fellowship, it is in a united cell. Sometimes there are people who come to bring division. This is not, this is not the house of God. A house of division. God does not dwell in a house of division. God does not. God dwells in a house of unity. >> The church is a house of unity. You have to be united. And only men and women in the spirit understand spiritual things. >> Hallelujah. >> Hallelujah. >> Hallelujah. But now Paul will say: "Do not offer the members of your body to sin. So we have a choice. Sin says: "It has lost dominion over my life." Say: "It has lost dominion. >> It has lost dominion. >> But I decide. >> But I decide >> whether I will cooperate with God or cooperate with the enemy. It is a choice. It is a choice in my life. Sin has lost dominion. Paul will say: "Where sin abounded?" >> And the Romans said: "Okay, then, then let's sin a lot, because the more we sin, the more grace." Paul is saying: "You didn't understand anything, you died to sin. Sin no longer has dominion over you. Before, you tried not to sin, but because you were born with a sinful nature, what does a sinful nature do? It sins. You were born on a sin plant, so you were full of sin. But when he uprooted us from the sin plant, he planted us in the true vine, which is Christ Jesus. And if you remain in me, and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. Because you have changed addresses, my dear. You have changed nature. A sin plant is a sin plant. Now the living olive tree releases the oil of anointing. My God in heaven. Hallelujah. >> Sin has lost its strength. >> And the word "obey" here brings us the idea, a placement of disposition. It is like, to whom do I make my eyes available? To God, or to the enemy or to sin? You have an option, because my eyes are instruments of God. Now, I can use my eyes here to be an instrument available to God or to sin. My, my tongue, my tongue, it can be what? It can be made available to sin, to speak evil things, or be made available to God to bless, to edify the work. And my hands, my hands either serve to sin or they serve the kingdom of God. So, what Paul is saying is: You have a choice, but sin no longer has dominion in your life. >> So there is no excuse to say: "I keep trying, I keep trying, I can't." No, sin no longer has dominion. Perhaps you live by the law, and then the strength of the law is sin. You have to marry grace and see that grace is the freedom of the manifestation of the power of Christ's life in us. >> Hallelujah! Yes! Say: "I have, Lord. >> I have, Lord. >> I have a new Lord. You have changed empires. >> We were dead, dead stones. We were dead in trespasses and sins. But he gave us life together with his Son and raised us up and made us sit in the heavenly places >> in Christ Jesus, >> far above all demons, principalities, powers, because you are in a place of government, you are in a place of authority, but the environment you govern is the environment you have. You are the one who decides to direct your eyes to what is good, to hear what is good, to speak what is good, your hands to touch what is good. Because Paul is saying, you have died. Your death is a true death. You are not spiritually dead, no. You are a living stone. He is saying, you are a person who has been resurrected with Christ Jesus. First comes your identity, then comes your behavior. It's that many places try to change behavior. You have to stop sinning. Pastor, you don't talk about sin, you don't talk about holiness. No, I am showing who you are. Because when you discover who you are, you don't need to deal with rotten fruit. You have to deal with the root. >> Rotten fruit doesn't solve anything. You have to pull out the root and understand who you are now, because you live by what you believe. And when you believe that you are a new creature, that you no longer live under the oppression of the devil, under the power of darkness, that sin no longer has dominion over you, and that you are part of a new nature, you live according to what you believe. >> Hallelujah! Your life changes automatically. It's not a trying to obey God, it's a life manifesting, because first I was resurrected with him and then I offer my life to him. >> Hallelujah. >> I don't offer first. That's why in the new covenant, the law said, you have to love God with all your strength, with all your understanding. But the commandment of the law is because he loved us first that I can love him. >> The law commands you to love God above all things. I ask you, who loved God above all things? Only one loved God above all things, the Son himself. And he, knowing that you could not love him above all things, he killed you and put you in him. And in him we are satisfied in Christ. >> This is the exchange of Calvary, brother. This is grace. This is undeserved favor. >> How does religion say? Religion has something it says: "Behave yourself and you will be accepted." What will grace say to us? If you have been accepted, you can behave well now. >> Hallelujah. >> You live in rest, you live in peace. Because the law always demands of my life. The law demands that you have, you have, you have, and grace is heaven. I give you. You have, you can, I am with you. The law will always demand. Be holy. Grace does it. I have already made you holy. Now manifest the holiness that is in you. The law will always point to man. Grace always points to the supremacy of grace, the favor of the work of Calvary on the cross of Calvary. Do you want to glorify the work of the devil or the work of Christ on Calvary? That is why the gospel, the gospel is not the gospel. The gospel is to say that your sins, if you accept Jesus, your sins will be forgiven, you will be born again, you will have a new life, you will be God's friend, loved by him, he has wonderful plans for you. This is the gospel of good news. But some people preach the gospel of condemnation. And the gospel of condemnation does not save, it only condemns you. And the more you condemn, the less that person wants it. Now, when you show that someone is in love with you, >> who loves you so much, who doesn't want you to live the way you are living, and wants to transform your life and do the will and make you transformed into the way he created you. Amen. Let's go. My God in heaven, this time passes. Instrument of righteousness. The word instrument can also be translated as weapon. The idea here, brothers, when Paul says: "You are an instrument, say, an instrument >> of righteousness." So, this instrument is like a weapon. The idea here is that our members become weapons in the Lord's hands. Before, you served. Before, you lived for a purpose. What was the purpose? Who is in, who is... I will say something to you. Whoever is in Christ lives according to Christ. Whoever is in Adam lives according to... There is no way to tell a person: "Stop drinking, stop smoking, stop whoring, stop." Why? Unless he is born into another nature. Because all his effort will reach a point where he cannot handle it, it will be too bad. So he has to understand that now he has to change kingdoms, he has to change places, he has to change positions. Because sometimes we make the gospel into this, of someone trying first, you come, then God accepts you. No, he accepted you first, and because he accepted you, he washed you, he regenerated you, you are a new creature, and now live this new creature. But when he is talking here about an instrument of righteousness, before we served sin. We were instruments of the devil, but now it has changed. But now you are righteousness in the house of God. Say: "This is the house of God." Say: House of God. God. Now you are an instrument of righteousness. It is not our righteousness, it is not what I produce by human effort, it is not based on my trying. It is the righteousness that comes by faith. Hallelujah. 2 Corinthians 5:21 says: "For he who knew no sin he made sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God." Hallelujah! >> So now to offer ourselves as weapons of righteousness means that my mouth proclaims the truth. My eyes look at the truth. That my hands serve my neighbor. That my feet walk in the gospel of good news. >> Hallelujah! >> That my money serves the kingdom of God. >> I am an instrument. I bless wherever I am. People will be blessed. that our life now manifests the nature that dwells in us, a nature that dwells within me. Sin no longer has dominion over me. >> Hallelujah. >> Hallelujah. Let's move forward. Say: "Our holiness." Our holiness >> is Christ. >> Christ. >> The Bible says, 1 Corinthians 1:30-31. But by his doing you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, >> wisdom. >> righteousness, >> righteousness, >> sanctification, >> sanctification, >> and redemption. >> redemption. >> So that, as it is written, let the one who boasts, >> boast in my holiness, boast in how good I am. Let the one who boasts, boast >> because he who justified me, who sanctified me, who brought me redemption, is he who gave me a new position. So, brothers, everything is Christ. Tell the person next to you, say everything. >> Say everything. >> Everything >> is Christ. >> Christ. >> The law demands you to be holy, but never gives you the power to make you holy. Grace gives you the power to walk in holiness. >> Because it comes from Christ. So holiness is not something I will try. Pastor, make an effort. No. Because I do not boast in myself. I boast in the work of Calvary, in the finished work. That is why Jesus said, it is >> finished. >> It is what? What is finished? Completed. >> It is not a work in progress, it is a work done, accomplished. And Paul will say: "If I have to boast, I will boast in the cross of Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world." Hallelujah. >> Say, the world >> is dead. >> Say: "The dead do not speak, the dead do not hear, the dead do not see, the dead do not express. So the world no longer has a part of you. I want to say, you have died to the world. You have been born into a new kingdom. It is the kingdom of the Son of his love. Holiness is knowing that we are God's exclusive, holy, and separated people. >> Say holiness. >>
God has zeal for your life. God has zeal for your life. Holiness is the manifestation of God's zeal for our lives. The second thing that happens here, an environment of prayer, when it speaks in verse 21 and 13, it will speak about this environment of prayer. Soon Jesus, after having purified the house, said: "This house is called a house of prayer." Where the house of God is a house of prayer. It is a house where children come to agree with God. Hallelujah! Because prayer is the powerful key that God gives you to bring the manifestation of heaven on earth. And it is interesting that when we understand these truths, we understand that when we arrive at the cell and we begin to pray, what happens? That is God's house. And where there is God's house, there is prayer. Where there is God's house, there is manifestation. Where there is God's house, there is holiness. Where there is God's house, there is the power that will also be manifested from God. The cell is an environment of prayer for one another. It is the spiritual house. The church is a spiritual house. Matthew 18, 18, 19 says: "Truly I tell you that whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will also be bound in heaven. And whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. Truly I tell you that if two, if as many >> among you agree on earth concerning anything >> that they may ask, it will be granted to them by my Father who is in heaven. What is prayer? Prayer is prayer. I agree. I declare. We bring. We declare that sickness no longer has dominion. We declare that we are no longer sinners, that we are a new nature. We declare that this house is a spiritual house of prayer. It is praying for one another. It is declaring words of power for one another. Because my house, which you are, is a house of prayer. This is the house of the new covenant. But he will also say, phew, he will say something in Matthew, chapter 14 and 14 says: "They saw him in the temple, they saw him in the temple, the blind, the lame, and he healed them. Say this house, this spiritual house, united, united in prayer. Hallelujah. United in prayer. It also expresses power. Hallelujah. It is interesting that suddenly the sick began to arrive. Do you know what Jesus did? He healed them. Because an environment of power, the house of God cannot be just any house. Your cell cannot be just any cell. This church cannot be just any church. Because this place is a place of power. It is an environment of power. And the environment of power, it will attract the manifestation of God's glory. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. I will declare that whoever was lame will begin to walk, that whoever was blind will begin to see, that there will be, as happened in the valley of dry bones, that they began to revive, that bones began to join their bones, flesh came, skin came, and the spirit of life came and filled them and made them a mighty army. This is what we will experience from now on. The church is the spiritual house. You are a living stone. And we praying, and we united. And we here declaring the power of God manifests here, because this is the house where God wants to be. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. I want you to stand up here. We are going to exercise what we have learned here. But there is one last thing I cannot leave out. Jesus entered the temple and said: "My house is not this, it is not a den of robbers. My house is a house of prayer. My environment is a different environment, it is one of unity." And he will say: "My house is a house of power." He heals. Hallelujah. But suddenly there was a song from some children, they began to sing, they began to sing. And when they began to sing, religion arose. And religion, when it arises, says: "What is this? Do you see what they are saying?" Because they were saying: "Hosannas, hosannas, hosannas." And they cried hosanna, and religion arose. And Jesus will say: "It is from the children that perfect praise comes from them." Do you know why? Because the Bible says that the Lord is enthroned among the worship of his people. I will say something. If you don't understand this, brother, I will speak. Do you want to attract the presence of God? You are the house, you are the presence of God here on earth. You are a house of prayer, you are united in a purpose. You have the power of God over your life. But the Bible also says that the house is the house that worships God, it is the house that recognizes that He is the Lord, it is an environment of praise, it is an environment of celebration, it is an environment of life, it is an environment of joy, it is an environment of peace, it is an environment of celebration. What happened here is God's house in this morning's praise, because there was joy, celebration, and there were people declaring. And I want you now to begin to declare, because we are the house and we will worship and praise the Lord now, because this is the environment where the Lord performs miracles. This is the environment where Jesus performs miracles. Let's worship the Lord. Oh, with praise now, house. that is holy, separated. Holy, common, has value. House of prayer, house of healing, of power, and house of praise. This is the environment of manifestation. Let's worship the Lord. Let's go. Many generations in praise, singing to the Lamb, and those who were forgiven and redeemed, sing a song to the Lamb. His name is the highest. His name is the greatest. His name is above all thrones and dominions, governments and powers. His name is above all, and the angels sing. Holy, all creation. Holy, exalted, may He be exalted in this house, Father. Holy, establish your throne of authority over this house, Father. And your people sing holy. Yes, to the King of kings. Holy, you will always be holy, holy forever. His name, his name. Declare, declare with all your might. Greatest name. His name is above all my God. All thrones, thrones and dominions, powers. His name is above all. His name, his name is the greatest, his name is the greatest. His name is above all thrones and dominions and powers. Your name is above all, and the angels sing: Holy, all creation. Holy, exalted you are. Holy, holy forever. And your people sing holy. Yes, to the King of kings. Holy, exalted you are. Holy, holy forever. This is the environment of presence. The environment of the manifestation of presence. We honor your presence, Father. We honor your presence. We honor your presence. We honor your presence. We honor your presence. We sing the songs. We sing the praises. Our lips proclaim, Father. Exalt in the environment of glory, in the environment of glory, angels and men exalt the King of glory in the environment of glory, in the environment of glory. Exalt the King of glory. Lord, in the environment of glory, angels and men exalt the one who was a house of prayer. The one who was a house of praise. who is >> a house of power, >> living stones, >> the one who was >> spiritual, >> the one who is filled. Fill me, God, fill me. God, fill me. God, fill me. God, fill me. Fill me, God, fill me. Fill me, God, fill me. Fill me, God. Fill me. Fill me. Fill me. I would like to call the young people and teenagers here to the front. We are going to pray. Young people and teenagers now. I will declare this anointing now. This generation is a powerful generation, brother. The enemy is saying that this generation will amount to nothing. I say that this generation will be the most powerful generation in the hands of the Lord. We will declare over their lives, over our young people, over our children, over our little ones. This generation is the generation that will shine the glory of God. We will work together with them for what God will do. I see a mighty army rising up. I see an army full of anointing, of authority. I see the most illustrious here. I see brilliant minds. I see men like Joseph here. Men whom God will give supernatural wisdom, my God. Men whom God will give supernatural keys. My God. I see this generation, Father. This generation will not be a generation of distraction, no. This generation will be a generation of the anointing and of the power and of the authority of God. Here I want to declare, Father, I want the church to raise its hands here. We will declare over this generation now, because we are singing. The Lord will fill them with authority, with power, with anointing. You are witnesses, but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you. And you will be eyewitnesses, living witnesses. Why? Because it is not by force. It is not by force, but by the Spirit. I want all the leaders now to place their hands, declare over their lives. I declare now, come, declare, pray over them. Declare the anointing of the Spirit, the anointing that breaks the yoke. Father, we pray now as a church under this movement, under your authority, we now break all paralysis, all apathy. We declare a generation that rises up full of power. They are the house of God, they are spiritual houses. This house is a house of prayer. This house is a house of God's presence. This house is a house of God's power. This house is a house that manifests the Son. I declare, Father, I declare the anointing of your Spirit. I declare the authority of your Spirit. I declare, Father, that they rise up. Young people, teenagers, children, with authority, with revelation, with the power of the Spirit. I declare, Father, this generation, a generation, no one will stop this generation. No one will stop them. No one will stop them. Because it is the Spirit who will lead them. I declare, you will fly. You will fly on the wings of the Spirit. You will fly. You will receive greater revelations. You will receive greater anointing. You will receive greater authority over your lives. You will go far. You will impact nations. I declare, nations await you. Nations are waiting. I declare now. Nations await you. And you are prophets. It was God who put the word in your mouths. Young people, you are strong. Young people are strong. Because the power of God is in you. The authority of God is in you. You have overcome the evil one. You have overcome sin. You have overcome because the power of God is upon you. Spirit of fire, Father. Here your authority is over their lives, Father. Father. Ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite, ignite. Ignite, more I declare more of your Spirit, of your Spirit. Hearts now, hearts be touched, hearts be ignited. Hearts be ignited now. Hearts, hearts be ignited. Hearts be ignited. If you have any sickness, you can place your hand, place your hand on the sickness now. I declare, if you have sickness now, place your hand if you can. Jesus, I thank you that you always hear us, Father. Here is the spiritual house. Your word says that if two agree here on earth, it will be bound in heaven, Father. Here we are more than two. And we want to agree now, Father, with the work of Calvary. We want to declare now, Father, with the sacrifice of the cross. Because all sickness is illegal in the new nature, Father. I want to declare now all sickness, I command it now. Leave in Jesus' name. All cancer leave in Jesus' name. I declare now all pain, all headaches. I declare: "Leave now!" All depression, all anxiety, all soul sickness. I declare: "Life, be set free. I declare peace, joy in the Spirit." I declare: "The kingdom of God is righteousness, peace, and joy." I declare physical healing, spiritual healing. He who did not walk will walk. He who did not see spiritually will see. But I also declare, Father, a release of healings now. I declare healings. I declare healings now. I declare healings. I declare all sickness now is destroyed by the power of the cross, by the power of the name of Jesus. Impossible cases. Place your hands up. Impossible cases. Hands up. This is the environment of the manifestation of glory. We bring the truth of heaven, Father. We bring the truth of heaven, Father. We live by a higher law. We live by a higher standard. Father, the law of the earth does not determine us. What determines us, Father, is that we are part of the new kingdom. I declare now, Lord, your will be done here on earth as it is in heaven. Father, I declare now, dear Father, your will be done, Father. What you have brought and planted, no one will uproot, Father. I declare doors opening now, Father. I declare the impossible becoming possible now. I declare that this week is a week of miracles, Father. This week, dear Father, phones will ring, news will arrive, things that only you can do, because we believe. Because we believe, we declare, Father, over every impossible case, I declare now, be touched now by the impossible of God, the manifestation of God now. We declare, Father, release of documents, release of permits. We declare approved processes. We declare cases. We declare, thank you, Father. This is a year of multiplication. Miracles will multiply, resources, everything will multiply. Thank you, Father. This is the house of prayer. This is the spiritual house. This is the house of power. This is the house of holiness, of a child set apart for an eternal purpose. Thank you, Father, for calling us, for choosing us. And I declare a week, Father, them flowing spiritual houses, praying everywhere, declaring everywhere, manifesting Christ everywhere. This is the church of houses where we went. We have the power and the anointing of God. We thank you, Lord. We thank you, Lord, in Jesus' name. Oh, hallelujah. Oh, hallelujah. Forever. We give you honor, we give you glory. Yours is the power forever. Amen. We give you honor. We give you glory.