Womens Aglow — Hattie Hammond

I have the privilege, and indeed it is a privilege, to introduce to us Sister Hattie Hammond. I believe she knows Jesus better than anyone that I've ever met. At least she's able to minister that to me more than anyone that I've ever known.

Wherever I've been in my Christian work, the Lord has always brought her close to me in more ways than I think she'll ever know. Only Jesus knows the depth and the breadth of her own ministry to me. I love her so much that I can hardly speak.

Whether it's preparing the word, or doing it, or sealing it in my heart, she's had so much to do with my life and him. Jesus is life, and Jesus is resurrection life, and Jesus is the bread of life, and he's life abundant.

And because she lives and moves and has her being in him, I know that today she's going to feed us, because she is the anointed and appointed word for this hour. Don't kid yourself. The fact of the matter is I'm just a fill-in.

Hello, everybody. Isn't Jesus wonderful? Thanks for coming. It would have been lonesome here if you hadn't come. But isn't this a marvelous season of the year? What week is this? Holy Week. Yes. Are you having a holy time?

What kind of a time are you having? I'm glad you're having a holy time in this holy week. Just walking with Jesus, talking to him. He wants us to come into the Spirit with him this week. Be with him where he is.

I love to have meetings. Holy Week, I think it is the most blessed week of the whole year, really. And just from his triumphant entry, just each night be with him where he is and what he's doing, and really enter into the Spirit, the Spirit of things with him.

And I hope we can do that today. I want to just talk a few pictures relative to the resurrection. I hope your pastor on Sunday morning will just really... I'll let them take you into the theology of the resurrection.

But we just want to get into the life of the Lord. And I pray that what Jesus accomplished for us, we will be able to partake of that bread in each of our individual lives this morning. How many of you would just like to really eat Jesus today?

Yes, really eat him. He's that living bread that came down from heaven, and he came to give himself to us, give himself for us, so we can eat him, literally, and drink him, literally. Really we can. And we can go out of here with a chunk of bread, and I say that reverently, that we can just live in and feed on all the rest of this week, and really enter into what Easter is really all about.

Entering the Resurrection Life Rather Than Easter’s Commercialism

Now, you know, you can just be terribly upset and disturbed about how the world is dealing with Easter and what they're doing about it and how they're treating it. You know, I do meet people that are so... they're so out of the spirit that all they want to talk about is the commercialism of Easter and all the egg trees around town, and isn't that awful?

Isn't it awful? Isn't it awful? Now, you can get in that spirit if you want to, but the poor world doesn't. So it really doesn't matter. It really doesn't matter, because that is the world, and they don't know Jesus anyhow.

And so they are not... it's impossible for them to come into the spirit of Easter with Jesus. So don't get all fussed up inside of you and miss the whole thing yourself because of what somebody else is doing.

Amen? Amen. Yeah. But, all right, now let me tell you something else. This little woman came up to me and she said, how did these eggs get into Easter anyhow, this Easter bunny? How did this get into Easter?

I said, well, honey, it's beautiful. If you understand, you know, if you understand how the Easter egg got into Easter, you would say, what a fool to be so critical about it all. The egg, you know that?

Love it! A tiny little germ, right? Another, and it is to itself wrong enough. It'll just be, uh-huh. All right, now, isn't that the poor sinner and his condition and never amounts to anything? But inside that egg is a germ, a little tiny germ of life.

You, it begins to happen inside that. Allows a, it's to happen in that yolk. And inside that shell is another expression of life. Entire possibility of what it can be, what it can be. And so it begins, that other life begins to take form.

Form. And inside of there, little eyes are forming. And little legs are forming. Say yes. Yes. And a little heart is beginning to beat. Yes. And things, it says, when done away. Well, it isn't that which is perfect inside.

That which is great, which is impartial. And you don't say, but here is a beautiful, entirely, now this, like that Easter egg. Do you know, do you know you are? You know you are? You know you are? Do you know something is going on down inside of you?

Do you know there's a little germ of life down inside of you? And that, listen dear, in that tiny little germ of everlasting eternal life, that was dropped in another form of life. In this, right inside this, it's neither egg or bird, it's part bird.

If this life in it there keeps on growing and keeps on moving and keeps on developing, it will reach that. And wants to grow, grow and develop and mature. This egg thing is finished. This head is inside of you, inside of us.

Anybody down here with that which is perfect, just release them and loose them and let them go. You know, sometimes eggs hatch this whole nest. You see, don't do that. But say, oh, but that'd be a good part of the Easter.

Folks do things, they don't know why they do it. They have no idea why they do it. But it's wonderful to know what, why you do what you do, eh? Yes. Who knows why Good Friday is called Good Friday? We're coming up to Good Friday.

Who knows why Good Friday? Do you know why? Do you know why? And how, how we, and didn't they treat Jesus terrible? So terrible. Always cold. Being called that better. Yes. Because this was, and this was God smiting his son.

Sin, Judgment, and the Necessity of a Sinless Savior

This is God. Don't again, don't blame those Roman soldiers. They had to. Jesus knew that. It was prophesied. Everything that happened to him was prophesied. Blame them. Don't blame them. It had to. You and I were sold under sin.

We were under the death penalty. God had said, the day you eat thereof, to Adam, the day you eat thereof, you die. And Adam did eat, and Adam died. And as in Adam, all under that death, came under that death.

Don't ever say man was cursed. The scripture doesn't say that. Man was never cursed. The ground was cursed, but not man, ever. Man came under the judgment of God, and came under this law. And there was, somebody had to, one single person down here.

And there was no angel in heaven could do that, because they are another form of God's creation. They are not human nature. And they have no responsibility for what humans be. Because they are another form of God's creation entirely.

They are responsible for what they do. And all those angels that fell with Lucifer, have to pay for their own sin. They are already, the word says, under judgment. And they are already imprisoned with the devil.

And they can never be loose out of that. But they are not responsible for the sin of human beings. So no angel in heaven could pay that price. It had to be someone whose life was absolutely sinless, and free from sin.

But somebody tempted and tested and tried, in all points like as we are, to come in where, know, know how we were tempted. And know human nature and its response to temptation. And this wonderful Son of God, before he created man, steps forward in heaven, before the Trinity, and is ordained the Savior of the world.

He says, Father, you give me a body, just give me a body, and I'll go down. And I will assume, in the Old Testament, in that Burnham was examined in every way, that it was a lamb without spot. And before he went up there, he says, the Son of Man, we're on our way going up there now.

And shall be delivered to the Gentiles to mock and to scourge. If it had anything to say against him, it mocked him. What it did was help the body and go and sin no more. And when this one would bring yackety, all right, let's jazz.

Let's not condemn others until we're perfect. What do you say? What do you say? Let's not judge others until we're perfect. And we can stand up tall, because every one of us know ourselves. We know who we are.

We know more about ourselves than anybody else. Yackety, yack, yack, yack. Let it, let it, let it. Jesus just looked out over that crowd. Father, Father, come on. They know. You know, if on the cross, if Jesus could have, would have had one wrong, God's demandance without spark.

The Exodus From Sin and the Reality of Christ’s Resurrection

He demanded perfection in the one who made this atonement. If Jesus had had one, it would all have been annulled right then and there. Wonderful, holy, pure, perfect. Those who cruising away. When Moses, three worlds of the children of Israel coming out of Egypt, and that's what Exodus means.

Exodus means way out, doesn't it? They got out of there, the children of Israel, and left Egypt behind. Now, this is what Exodus means. Jesus, Elijah, Moses, about the, you sure of it? And it says he was buried.

You don't believe the disciples stole him away? Right away, the disciples did. Did you know that? Says again, the disciples didn't believe it. The disciples saw him on the cross. And when they saw Jesus die on that cross, they went into, today, if were they, well, today they'd say present.

They saw Jesus on the cross. They were so disappointed. You see, when Peter said, and so these disciples, and they were putting their own into his head. Every time Jesus would say that he was going to have a kingdom and talk about his kingdom, they said, did you have a kingdom?

And then the mother, this politician, came along who had two sons, and she wanted one to sit on the right hand and the other on the left hand. And so she got busy and came to Jesus. Now, when you come into your kingdom, he's going to be a kingdom.

And he's going to sit on the throne. And we're going to have horses in the road. No, no, no. And we're going to take our land back from Rome. Take the devil from the Messiah. And I want, this is the way I want it.

And I'm going to preach this through. Get yourself into trouble. Real big trouble. Big trouble. Surrender to the little sister saying, whatever it takes to break. These disciples went into an awful depression.

Really, they did. Because it didn't turn out the way they thought. And there their Messiah was dead and was hanging up there on the cross. And Pilate is saying, you go over it. As you know, how do we know but what?

He'll come out of that. How do we know but what? His eyes are open. He unstopped the ears of it. Three days and three nights. And what a watch and a guard is. It amounts to 120 Roman soldiers guarding the tomb of one dead man.

And he slipped out of that tomb and came out of there. And 120 guards standing around. And then they go and tell this story that the disciples came and stole him away. What kind of guards would let the disciples come and steal away?

Weren't they efficient? Weren't they efficient? What a tale they told. But Jesus, Jesus, we sing, up from the grave he rose. From the time he rose, then you know there's 40 days before he ascends up to heaven.

And he just comes and goes and comes and goes. Waiting for that sacred, precious, holy blood. Waiting if he has any. Waiting for ministry for us. And after, organization against him. And so he could be received in the present.

Letting God Be God in Suffering and Disappointment

What it means to us. I think what it means to us personally. I want us personally to enter into the power of it. What it means to us personally. I see it, John, when Jesus is at the tomb of Lazarus. And Mary and Martha are in trouble because their brother's dead.

They think they're in trouble. There's big trouble in Bethany because Lazarus has died. And Jesus isn't there. Don't you like to let God be God? Well, six of you do. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Who like to let God be God.

And let God do. All right. Thank you. Yes. Well, then let us not try to control God. But let God be God. And let him do things. Take over your household. Take over your children. He'll take over your business, your church.

He'll serve you. And he will. Now, here's Mary and Martha. And their brother Lazarus is dead. And Jesus is not there. Well, shall we chide him for that and say that he should have been there? He should have been there.

How many of you have ever been, oh, I'm not going to say that, have been disappointed in God? Has God ever disappointed you? Go on, tell the truth. Okay, you're coming alive now. He hasn't done things the way you wanted him to do them.

How many of you say he didn't answer my prayers? Come on, put them up, put them up. He didn't answer my prayers. He didn't do things the way I asked him to do. Even with all the demanding. Now, God, I demand.

I can't stand it. If I would go to my father and say I demand. I better not. Or this thing command God. It's a question. It doesn't give us permission to command God. It's a question. Does the poor donkey command his master?

And does the clay command the potter? And can you, you, will you command God? The whole thing is a question. We don't command God. We adore God. Now it's a different thing entirely if you're coming against the devil.

And against the powers of the enemy. That's a different thing entirely. But we worship God. And adore him. Say amen. Yes, and yield to his will. And want his will. Yes, but I meet so many people. The statement I wasn't going to make a while ago.

Not just recently a woman came to me and she says I am so angry with God. I'm so angry. She came into my living room for counseling. First thing that she says, Sister Hammond. Were you ever mad at God?

I said about our heavenly father. We worship and adore him. We don't get mad at God. Dogs get mad, not people. Say amen. That's right. That's right. Yes, we worship. Yield. Yield to his holy will. Jesus.

Jesus if you had been here. My brother had not died. You have to understand Martha. Martha is not angry. It's not angry. There's such love in this household. Jesus loved to be there. Would that every home was a Bethany.

Where Jesus loved to come. Where his heart could find fellowship. It was this home he wanted to go to. This is the place he wanted to go. On that night before he went up to Jerusalem. For the last time.

He wanted to be with Mary, Martha and Lazarus. There was no wrangling in that house. There was no contention. There was no arguing. Here was perfect love. His spirit could live in an atmosphere of love.

Love. Well Jesus if only you had been here. If you had been here. I know Lazarus wouldn't have died. It's that kind of a spirit. I wish you were here. We just love you so much. We just wanted you. Oh we just hoped you had been here.

You were here. We just wanted you. If you had been here. This wouldn't have happened. Would it Jesus? It's that kind of a spirit. That they're talking in. No Jesus says. It was for the glory of God. That I wasn't here.

And I love this. What does that mean? Oh honey. Do you mind if I jump? What does that mean? This sickness is not unto death. He really says death is not the last word in this manner. Jesus how can you say that?

Lazarus is dead and he has been dead for four days. How can you say that? And then he stands forth at who he really is. And he says because I am the resurrection and the life. I am the resurrection. Not only the resurrection.

But I am the life that causes the resurrection. I'm the power that makes the resurrection possible. I'm the life that comes through. I am. And when he says that I am. The I am is always present. He's always present.

How do we know Jesus is risen from the dead? How do we know it? Because his presence is here with us this morning. Amen. His presence is right here with us this morning. Honey do you know you have this resurrection and this life right inside of you.

Do you know that? Oh if you don't get louder and better than that I'll die. I'll die. Is Jesus in you? Yes. Now that sounds like you're alive out there. Does Jesus Christ live in you? Yes. This Christ inside of you is the Christ who says I am the resurrection and the life.

New Birth, Paul’s Conversion, and Deliverance From Sin’s Power

Honey that resurrection and life is what was manifesting you in the change that took place in your life over a split second when you were born again. You were resurrected in a moment. You came out of the tomb of sin didn't you?

Yell it. Yes. You came out of the tomb of sin five minutes before that. You were a sinner. You were a damned doomed sinner. You had murder in your heart. You had hatred in your heart. You had an unforgiving spirit.

You loved the world. You loved sin. You loved your cigarettes. You loved your booze. You loved sin. You loved it. You were full of it. Five minutes ago one touch from Jesus Christ and in a split second you are risen from the dead.

Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Yes. Yes. Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord. In a split second you are another person. You're another person. You're a new person. You're a different person.

You can... What is this that happened to me? What has happened to me? What has happened to me? Here. This is the message sold out there on the Damascus road. Full of murder. Full of hatred. Full of greed.

Against them of this way and against Jesus Christ. Five minutes later Paul says Jesus Lord what will you have me to do? And all the rest of his life Paul is saying what is this that's got hold of me? Something's got hold of me.

Something has happened in me. He is a resurrected risen man. The I am stands up inside of him. The I am stands up inside of you. Death is dealt to blow. You are delivered from the law of sin and death.

Hallelujah. Hallelujah. And it's hallelujah. You're delivered from the law of sin and death. And Jesus stands in front of you and he says even though you die. Excuse me. Even though you die. Just. Just don't.

Don't sit near me when I'm preaching. Give me the whole prophet. Even though you die. He says yet you'll be alive. You'll live. You'll live. You will never die. You will never die. Because I have dealt with that law of sin and death.

And I dealt it a death blow. A death blow. And it will never live again. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. It will never live again. And you don't have to be afraid. You don't have to be afraid of death. Hell or the grave.

Amen. Amen. And I am the life. And this resurrection. He. He who is the resurrection. He who is the life. Is the one who lives inside of you. You who want healing. My dear you have the healer inside of you.

This is the best message. The greatest message that I know. On divine healing. You have the healer right inside of you. Yeah. Let this ape man. Let this ape man. Stand up inside of you. Amen. Amen. Amen.

Let him fill your head. Let him fill that heart. I do that all the time. Folks say to me. Oh. They all want to know my age. I don't know. I don't. I don't fool with that business. I said that's down here.

The ageless one lives inside of me. Amen. So just let that ageless one. Who is the eternal life. Let him keep your heart. Let him go through that heart. Let him go through that heart. Amen. Let him go through that heart.

Oh you are in that heart Jesus. You are the healer. Let him go through those blood vessels. And blood veins. Let him go through all the tissues. And the tendons. Let him just chase all that sickness. Just wash it out.

With the power of that wonderful blood. In which there is no sin. In which there is no death. Amen. There's no death in it. It is the eternal life. And it is shared for you. It is given for you. It flows down for you.

And not one drop of it was ever wasted. Every drop was gathered up. And taken and put on the mercy seat. And it is speaking there right now for you. And there is life. There is hell. There's deliverance.

There's victory for you. Through the blood. That powerful blood. Of the eternal life. Amen. He said I was dead to John. He said I was dead. But behold. Here I am. I'm alive forevermore. Hallelujah. And he said I have the keys.

Of hell and death. I not only. He went to hell you know. And dealt with that old devil. Took the keys. Of hell and death with him. I can shut. No man can open. I can open and no man can shut. And this means.

That he has the power. And the authority. And that truth of it. And such I love to say this. That he rose out of it so clean. Hell hadn't touched him. Hell hadn't hurt him. His spirit was so pure when he came out of there.

His pure bliss. As when he left his mother's womb. The pure perfect lamb of God. He was so clean. Had never hurt him or touched him. He never said anything about it. He was so clean and pure of it. It was like he didn't even remember it.

It was just like he didn't even remember all that awful thing that happened. That's the conqueror that he is. That's the victor that he is. That's what he did for us. That's what his resurrection brings for us.

Christ Within the Believer and the Ministry of the Resurrection

Where is Jesus honey? Oh thank you. I love you for saying that. I was scared to death you were going to say up in heaven. No. He's inside of you. I want you to know him. Let him live in you. Let him vibrate in you.

Amen. Let him love through you. Let him live through you. Let him express his resurrection through you. Eat him. Drink him. Just recognize that you aren't you anymore. Did you know that? Did you know that you aren't you anymore?

Christ liveth in me. Say it everybody. Christ liveth in me. Well that sounded good. Say it again. Christ liveth in me. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Stand up. Stand up everybody. Now I want you to just turn inward and pray off up into heaven.

That's the reason it takes people so long to get anything from God. I ask them, where is Jesus? He's up in heaven. I say, well that's the reason you're not getting your prayers answered. It's taking so long.

Get down here. People want the baptism of the Holy Ghost. Where is Jesus? He's up in heaven. You've got to wait until he gets down here. That's the reason you've been trying to get the baptism for seven years.

Haven't got it yet. Where is Jesus? In me. All right, now you commune with him inside you. Go on. Thank you.