Remember My Chains — Carter Conlon

Now the message I'm about to bring to you is entitled remember my chains. Remember my chains. It's not just a message. It's something that God has spoken very very deeply into my heart this week and I liken it to when Joshua and the people of Israel came out of the wilderness and they came into what was the land of God's promises to them.

When God miraculously opened the sea Joshua told the leaders to pick up certain stones out of the bottom of the sea and build a kind of a pile of stones on the other side as a reminder of What their calling is a reminder of what God had done a Reminder of what God is willing to do when we turn to him and living relationship.

Even if we make mistakes or if we stray. This message today there have been Messages preached in this church that are reminder stones. You can go back. You can listen to them some of you have taken messages you've archived them in your Computer or in your heart and you revisit them time and again to just help us all to remember.

Who are we? Where are we going? What did God establish us for and what are the pitfalls of our journey? Are there things before us that? You and I need to be aware of our are there snares set for our feet that we might not be fully Appreciative of is is there something that God wants to speak to us as a church?

This message I believe is one of those so I'm encouraging you. However, you store it you download it you get a CD. I don't even know if we still produce those things. But if we do get one of those and keep this message and In the years to come go back and listen to it if you outlive me.

Go back and listen to it. I'm serious about this. Go back. Listen if it's ten years from now go back. Listen to it. Keep it as one of those stones that come out of the river. That speaks to your heart again and again and again.

So that you will always remember What God's purpose was for this church? What God's purpose is for the future why he has given us as a lighthouse a window into many parts of the world. Our Tuesday night prayer meeting is now being live streamed by people in a hundred and ninety nine countries unheard of unheard of folks ever ever.

At any time to my knowledge in the Christian world. That a permitting like this goes so far and so many people are now becoming aware of it. We had 20 Italian pastors visit just two weeks ago. To the church just to experience the presence of God on Tuesday night that they're seeing on television throughout the week in Italy.

Thank God for these things. Thank God for what he's doing. I've got a group of 20 Canadian pastors coming here very shortly for the same reason having experienced having seen. So many people coming together to pray on a Tuesday night.

Having felt the power of God in their own hearts even through the Internet. Coming together saying we need to go there and we need to experience it in person. They send an emissary and he said can you just give us two hours pastor?

We have a lot of questions for you. You see God is on the move. Something is happening now in the Christian world. People are weary of powerless Profession they want a living relationship with God and The Lord has blessed us for 30 years.

We've known his presence in this sanctuary for 30 years when we meet what you experience today if you're visiting. We've experienced almost every time we meet for 30 years. Presence of God is here for a divine purpose, but God help us if we ever forget what that purpose is.

Colossians please the book of Colossians chapter 4. Galatians Ephesians Philippians. Colossians in the New Testament Chapter 4. Now father I Thank you with all my heart for the anointing of your Holy Spirit.

I Bow my heart and bend my knee to your lordship in this house. You are welcome here Lord Jesus Christ, I ask that you make your word live today. Give me the grace the strength. The power to speak this word to my own heart first and to the people.

Help us Lord to love you to serve you and to never forsake you. We thank you for it in Jesus name. Remember my chains. Colossians chapter 4. Beginning at verse 15 greet the brethren who are in Laodicea and Nymphos and the church that is in his house.

Now when this epistle is read among you see that it is read also in the church of the Laodiceans and that you likewise read the epistle from Laodicea and Say to Archippus take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord that you may fulfill it.

This salutation by my own hand Paul. Remember my chains. Grace be with you. Amen. Now this letter of Paul Just as were his others was an impassioned plea from a spiritual father for believers in Christ to retain or return to The true fruit-bearing faith which they had once received.

Verses 5 and 6 of chapter 1 Paul writes to them he says because of the hope which is laid up for you in heaven of Which you heard before in the word of truth of the gospel. In other words, there's a word you heard the word you heard brought you to this place that you are and There was a specific purpose for you in what God called you to.

Verse 6 he says which has come to you as it has it also in all the world. And is bringing forth fruit. Thank God it is as it is also among you since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth.

Now in chapter 2 in verse 1 We get an inkling that Paul had an inward burden for the Colossians and the Laodiceans Because he had heard and Received a report about them. And he says in chapter 2 verse 1 for I want you to know what a great conflict I have for you and those in Laodicea and as many as have not seen My face in the flesh so you see folks.

Here's here's how it works. God appoints leaders in the church and Spiritual people can see something in the future. They may not fully understand it, but they can see it. There can be four bonings that come into their spirit.

There can be warnings have gone out carnal men. Don't see anything. They don't they can even preach the gospel, but they don't see anything. But if those who lead you are concerned about the glory of God they're concerned for your soul.

They're concerned for the future of what God wants to do in your life. Then he gives them a vision even if they can't fully articulate it they see something in the future. Paul said I I have a great conflict for you.

There's there's a good side to what you're doing, but there's a downside. To what you're doing and to where you are and I want to speak to you about these things you see obviously he had received a report from this gentleman called Epaphras in chapter 4 verses 12 and 13 he says Epaphras who is one of you a bond servant of Christ greets you.

Always laboring fervently for you in person. There's this man called Epaphras who was really concerned about The Colossians and the Laodiceans. These two groups of believers who lived if you go back in Laodicea.

They they lived in relative opulence that becomes as we do today that becomes obvious. That's there was a lot of material Possession around them there was a lot of diversion a lot of things they could get involved in.

That could take them away from the work of God and Epaphras was praying laboring. Believing fervently that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. There was this man of God that was praying God keep these people.

Help them to stand don't let them be taken aside from the work that's been given to them he says in verse 13 he says for I bear him witness that he has a great zeal for you and Those who are in Laodicea and those in Hierapolis in chapter 4 again in verse 16.

His report I believe prompted Paul in the spirit to write to these young believers and to have his words read publicly. Among them he said now when this epistle is read among you. See that it is read also in the church of the Laodiceans and that you likewise read the epistle from Laodicea now.

About 13 to 26 years later. You know Paul was going to be dead Before Jesus would evaluate this church. It was somewhere most likely 13 to 26 years after Epaphras shows up reads these words to the Laodicean Church that Jesus speaks to this church about their condition and it becomes obvious when you see it in Revelation chapter 3 that a Lot of the people didn't listen to what the Spirit was speaking.

You see we have this innate ability to shrug off the Word of God. Don't forget the sin nature of fallen humanity. The the root the foundation of your sin nature, you know. When we talk about sin nature people think about drunkenness immorality all that kind of stuff.

That's just fruit but the root the root of the sin nature is that I can be as God is and In myself I can determine what is good and what is evil and that sin nature allows me to hear a word Right from the throne of God and push it away.

And say well, that's not for me or I don't agree with that or not for now. Maybe later but not now and it allows them to push it away not realizing that pushing away the Word of God Can have eternal consequences not just for The person who pushes it away, but for the people who are pushed away from the throne because they've lost The Savior of Christ.

Can you imagine if Peter Namaha had chosen to stay here? Imagine if his eyes were and heart were gripped by the New York and all of its lights and everything it offers and he said no, I'm not going back there.

There's nothing they Look at this church. All they can do is build with sticks and straw. Where I come from and look at the beauty of all of this and folks. Listen, you might be struggling right now financially, but you are rich in comparison to a lot of people throughout the world.

I want you to know that. Now, let me just read to you from the book of Revelation chapter 3 beginning at verse 14 Jesus Christ. It was 13 to 26 years or it could have been much earlier. Nobody knows for sure.

But it was later. Then they had received this word in verse 14 says to the angel I'm used to the pastor of the Church of the Laodiceans, right? These things says the amend the faithful the true witness the beginning of the creation of God.

I know your works. That you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were cold or hot. So then because you are lukewarm and neither cold or hot I will I will vomit you out of my mouth. Actually the original King James says spew and I think spews more of an accurate Translation now the people there knew what he's talking about.

Laodicea according to historians had no natural water supply in its midst. So they had to pipe their water in from quite a distance. Now the pipes were probably above ground and the Sun would beat on them and the water may have been pure and clean.

But as it came through the pipes by the time it got to the center of Laodicea, it was lukewarm it was it was no good for tea and it was no good as a cool drink to a passing stranger and people who are not aware of the Lukewarmness of the water and Laodicea would have a tendency to go to the whatever source it was flowing from.

Cup the water in their hands or a cup and and drink it and it would be so lukewarm. They would spit it out. So the people were completely aware of what Jesus was talking about. The water was neither hot nor cold.

They were neither they weren't really passionate for the things of God, but they weren't cool to the things of God either they were just stuck in the middle and. And what happens when we get into that kind of a condition is that people are not interested in what we have to say.

They're not interested in the word that's supposed to be living water that flows from us. Well the water if it's not hot if it's not cold, it's people are not interested in it. They're not interested in our opinion.

They're not interested in our God or anything that we say and this is what was happening to this church. Because you say I am rich and have become wealthy and have need of nothing and Do not know that you're wretched miserable poor blind and naked.

In other words. They had Been captivated by the pursuits of the society around them the value system of the world became their value system. As long as they had achieved what they they thought would make them happy in the world.

Whether it's a retirement plan kids in college. I don't know what it is. Just have bread in their cupboard whatever it was. It had taken them away from the pure passion of what the work of God really is.

Which is the redemption of the lost on the earth and the glorifying of Christ in these earthen temples? Which are the temple of the Holy Ghost. And he says I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire.

In other words. You got your money in the wrong place. Your heart's in the wrong place. That you may be rich and white garments that you might be clothed. That the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed and anoint.

Your eyes with I said that you may see. Then he goes on to say as many as I love. As many as I love as Many as I love. I rebuke and chasten be zealous therefore and repent. I stand at the door and knock if anybody can hear my voice and open the door.

13 years or so after Paul had sent this letter to them Jesus is pleading at the door of this church. Is there anybody left that can still hear me? I'll come in and dine with him and he with me and to him who overcomes.

To him who overcomes this lukewarm spiritual condition to him overcomes this. Well I'm in but I'm not quite in but I'm not quite out. I'm just gonna stay in the middle. It's nice to know I'm going to heaven, but I don't want to get too serious about this Christ stuff.

So I'll come to church and I'll I'll pretend that I'm part of the game. But I'm not really in. I'm not full in to him overcomes. I'll grant to sit with me on my throne. We sang about it. I can only imagine as I also overcame and sat down with my father on his throne as I also Overcame as I also overcame the the tendency to say God.

I don't I don't want to do this father. It would be possible remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, in other words Christ is just saying to his own father in Gethsemane. This is not appealing to me. I don't want to do this.

It's not the path. I want to take and if there's any other way you can do this God, would you do it that way? But nevertheless. Nevertheless, you know, sometimes our decision is just a nevertheless. It's not like we're fully engaged with it.

It's not like we just say God. I I'm just gonna hop skip and jump to Calvary. I'm so happy. No, it's it's a it's a a decision we make in the midst of our own need in the midst of our own pain in the midst of our own.

Not complete understanding even the ways of God. It's a decision we make because we know it's right and we know it's the will of God. I'd rather not go to prayer meeting. I'd rather go home. I'm tired on Tuesday night nevertheless.

Not my will. But thine be done. He wasn't here. Let him hear what the Spirit says. To the churches and now the main point is that they've not taken the heart though the words that that God had sent to them.

So I want to take a journey back in time. You are the Laodiceans no offense. I am Epaphras and I'm coming to you today from the Apostle Paul. Full of hope full of zeal for your future and I want to read to you the Word of God.

So I'm just gonna walk away from the pulpit for a minute and I'm gonna turn around. I'm coming back now. We're we're back thousands of years. You are the church in Laodicea. You are the church in this huge city that's just filled with distraction wealth customs a Value system is completely contrary to the ways of God.

Now I'm coming to you saying greetings to you from the Apostle Paul a man of God Who has in his heart a heavy burden for you and he's written words for you to hear which he says he was given by the Holy Spirit of God himself.

You and I know that to be true because this is part of the inspired text of God this came from the heart of God and so Epaphras you can see Epaphras standing and Paul said make sure you read this letter and so he's he's up in a pulpit probably similar to this one.

Says I've great news for you. I've prayed for you. I am believing God for you. I'm believing God for your future. I brought a report to you to this great man of God named Paul. You've not met him yet, but he's an apostle means he's Commission of God to establish and strengthen the churches.

God is doing some phenomenal things to this man's life. He's in prison at the moment. But nevertheless he sends handkerchiefs from his body and people are healed and devils are fleeing. Unusual miracles are happening from this man's hand.

He has been given an ability to speak in the the Pharisees are stunned at the knowledge that God's given him yet He can speak to the simple who've never heard about God who sit around an altar that says to the unknown God.

He had an experience with God his eyes were open. God Sent a man to pray for him and scales fell from his eyes and Now he says he's called to be an apostle and he sends greetings to you. So let me read to you what he has to say.

The beginning of Colossians chapter 1 in verse 3 we give thanks To the God and Father of the Lord Jesus Christ praying always for you. Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of your love to all the Saints because of the hope which is laid up for you in heaven of Which you heard before in the word of truth of the gospel chapter 1 verse 6.

Which has come to you as it has also in all the world and is bringing forth fruit as It is also among you since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth. And Paul was saying lay the sins you have borne good fruit.

Continue to bear it. Don't be diverted continue to bear fruit verse 9 he says for this reason. Also since the day we heard it do not cease to pray for you. And to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will filled.

That's the cry of my heart as your pastor that God would fill you with the knowledge of his will. Drive out all the confusion. You would go into the prayer closet and get into the Word of God say I know what I'm called to do.

I Know it all for all of us. There's a commonality. We are called to win the lost to Christ and disciple them be there for them pray for them. Yes, that's the the general burden, but then there are specific callings That God places in his church the Bible says as he sees fit.

He places us in his body to do what he has called us to do and Paul says I'm praying for you that you might be filled with the knowledge of his will In all wisdom and spiritual understanding that you may walk worthy of the Lord.

Not haphazardly not Halfheartedly not lukewarm not saying well. Thank you for dying for the world, but I'm out if the opportunity arises I'll speak but God I'm not going out of my way. Even though this is the most important work in the history of the world and you've invited me into it Lord I'm just not really fully engaged in it if you don't mind.

Fully pleasing him being fruitful in every good work bearing that mark of God That only God can make happen through you. Increasing in the knowledge of God that means spending time in this book learning studying.

Knowing what the Word of God says strengthen with all might according to his glorious power. For all patients and long-suffering with joy in other words. Receiving inside of you the power that God wants to give you so that you can go through hardship.

You can suffer rejection in this world. You shall have tribulation, but be of good cheer. I've overcome the world Jesus said. Giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the Saints in Life giving.

Thanks. Oh God. Thank you For using my life for your glory. Thank you God for the good places. Thank you for the hard places. Thank you for the easy places. Thank you for all the places. Thank you for every time you give me an opportunity to speak your name.

I was shopping the other day. I Always buy roses for pastor Teresa when she comes home on the weekend from the school. So I went to the supermarket to get rope flowers. I'm not looking for glory. I'm just telling you the story if I look for glory my reward is gone.

So. But I was just buying flowers and there's a gentleman my age beside me and I've had a dozen red roses. He had two dozen white ones and I just reached over those plastic bags you put your flowers and I said hey you need a couple you need a bag for this and and.

So we started talking and I said You know, I said it's just awesome. My wife and I are gonna be married 40 years shortly and and I just I just love her more than I ever have in my life and he said yeah, I said it's my wife and I it's our 42nd anniversary and I said all Congratulations.

Congratulations. I I said, uh, we're gonna be celebrating. I'd start talking. He says well I'm going to the cellar cemetery to celebrate. She died two months ago. And when he said it I started to cry.

And he looked at me and it should be him crying not me and. And he said. And I said, can I pray for you? Can I pray and he said, oh, please would you and then he started to cry? So the two of us are in shop, right?

We're both crying. And I put my hands on him and he put his arm around me and I just started to pray for the comfort of God and the Lord would help him and Meet his need. He says I don't know what to do.

He said I feel like my life is over and Imagine sitting at the cemetery to celebrate your anniversary. And Anyways, then he turned to me and says what time do you guys meet? Anyway? You might even be here this morning.

When is your church? And when do you meet and and suddenly just this interest because somebody had reached out and. And I'm not trying to I'm just trying to tell you that being a Christian should be very natural.

It should be very natural in Chapter 1 verse 15 is Paul says he is the image of the invisible God the firstborn over all creation. For by him all things were created that are in heaven and on earth. Visible and invisible whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers all things were created through him and for him.

And he is before all things and in him all things. Consists in other words Paul is saying to the lay of the sins as well as the Colossians. Jesus must be first in everything. Even when it's not convenient and even when it's hard.

We have the knowledge that Jesus Christ must be first. In verse 26 He tells the church. He says Christ in you is your treasure and we must bring that treasure to all people so that they can know him just as We do the mystery says which has been hidden chapter 1 verse 26 from ages and from generations.

But now has been revealed to his saints. To them God will to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles. Which is Christ in you the hope of glory? Him we preach warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.

That ought to be the cry of the heart of every Christian that that every man every woman every child every one ever born Would know Christ as we do now. In chapter 2 verse 1 again Paul says I have a great conflict for you and for those in Laodicea and As many as have not seen my face in the flesh.

I have an inner conflict and True men of God and women of God have that inner conflict. We feel for the church. We live for the body of Christ. We feel the passion of God for his house. In verse 4 he says now this I say lest anyone should deceive you with persuasive words.

Verse 8 beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit. According to the tradition of men according to the basic principles of the world and not according to Christ. Beware. Beware Laodicea where you're getting your water from beware beware.

Beware. I know there's people going home and you're just surf the internet and you're bringing water in from everywhere. You're going down to Florida. You're going to Texas. You're going all over the country and a lot of that water is lukewarm.

Beware where you're getting your water from because a lot of it has human philosophy in it. It has empty deception in it and the principles of the world are behind it not the principles of Christ. It is designed to turn you away from the simplicity of Christ and the mission of Christ and to one more time get you enamored with the things of this world.

Somehow causing you to believe that if you reach out and grasp as much as you can of this world as somehow even God is. In that you might be absolutely fruitless for the kingdom of God. But somehow can end up as Laodicea convinced that you're rich increased in goods and have need of nothing.

In verse 18, he says let no one cheat you of your reward taking delight in false humility and worship of angels. Intruding into those things which he's not seen. Vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind. Beware of those whose whole theology is angels dreams and visions.

Beware of them beware of them. Stay in the Word of God. Keep the cross at the center of your theology. If what you're hearing is not giving you a passion for the lost and shut it off. Turn it off get rid of it open your Bible.

Begin to read the Word of God beware in Chapter 3 beginning at verse 1. He says if you were raised with Christ seek those things which are above. Where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God set your mind on things?

Above not on things of the earth. You died your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ is or who is our life appears you will also appear with him in glory therefore put to death your members which are on the earth fornication uncleanness passion evil desire and covetousness, which is Idolatry because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience.

Don't go back to what you left behind. Chapter 3 verse 16. He says let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom. Teaching and admonishing one another in Psalms and hymns and spiritual songs.

Singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly with all wisdom. When you get up in the morning take time to read the Word of God and Ask the Lord say God. Give me a thought which will stay with me all day.

Which will start to form my character. It's not the volume of what you read every day. It's the quality of whether or not it gets into your heart when you read it in verse. I've lost my place here. Chapter 4 verses 2 3.

Continue earnestly in prayer. Being vigilant in it with Thanksgiving disciplined. It's at the front of your heart if we were in Laodicea Paul would say don't forget Tuesday night. God has opened a window to the world to you.

Don't forget Tuesday night. Don't just stay home because of convenience. Don't get lazy. Remember this is the work of God. Remember this is what you were called to do. Remember God answers prayer. Remember there are people all around the world looking to this moment in this church at this time.

Remember, it's it's about more than just you and me. It's about others. It's about people in Africa. It's about Nicaragua. It's about Australia. It's about China. It's about Israel. It's about the multitudes that are streaming in hearing prayer and Believing with us that God answers prayer.

Meanwhile praying also for us that God would open us to us a door for the word to speak the mystery of Christ for which I am also in chains. Paul says I'm in jail and I'm chained but pray that God would open doors to me.

Pray for me. Pray for me. Don't forget my chains. Pray for me that I may have an opportunity to preach in many other places. I Wonder if Laodicea Prayed for Paul. I wonder if they even cared. There was a man of God in Jail that God was going to use to touch the whole known world.

In verse 5 he says walk in wisdom towards those who are outside. Redeeming the time. Walk wisely. Don't let the ways of the world get hold of your heart again. Don't be unequally yoked together with unbelievers.

Love them pray for them, but don't be yoked with them. Don't let their thoughts become yours and their value system become yours. You're called to something much higher than that. Walk wisely. Walk wisely in chapter 4 verse 17 and Say to Archippus take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord.

That you may fulfill it. I don't know who this man was but God had given him something to do and Maybe the report came to Paul that he was starting to draw back from what he was called to do. So Paul singles him out.

The Holy Spirit singles out this one man in the church. Says finish what God gave you to do. God gave you something to do. My friend my brother my sister. Finish What you're called to do to the orchestra finish.

Finish the work that God gave you to do. Don't cut it short. Don't sell it out because of hardship to the elders of this church. Finish the work to the pastors. Finish the work that God gave you to do to the choir.

Finish the work that God gave you to do. Don't cut it short. Finish it. Finish it. When you get to the end. Long for those words that only Christ can speak when he looks at you and says well. Done good and faithful servant you've been faithful.

Over a few things faithful finish what God gave you to do. I'm speaking to my own heart as much as to yours. Finish what God gave you to do. Run the race right to the finish line. Cross the finish line and victory.

Finish what God gave you to do. Finish it. Finish it. Finish it. Don't cut it short. Don't be sidetracked. Don't give in to the lukewarm waters of this world. Finish it. Don't fall into the deception because you got money in the bank or Retirement plan or kids in college or you got the dream car the dream girl the dream guy.

Don't fall into the deception that that's all the Christian life is about. Finish the race that God's given you to run. Run it with passion fervency Knowledge vision heart everything that God is willing to give you and Through you is desiring to give others.

Finish the race. Times Square Church. Finish the race that God has set before you. Run it with passion. Run it with sincerity. Run it with truth. Run it with a singleness of heart and mind. And when you fall get back up again and start running all over but run the race and finish the race lastly.

Paul says I'm signing this by my own hand. Paul remember my chains. Remember that there is a personal cost to following Jesus. Remember my chains. He's not looking for sympathy from Laodicea. He's looking for them to consider something that they were not looking at.

That we are not called to a life of self gratification and ease. There's a cost. There's a cost. But Oh God when we get to the throne of God one day. There's a bigger cost to not following Christ. To not obeying his will because now is only temporary.

Do you know that your job is temporary. Your house is temporary. Your car is temporary. Your bank account is temporary. One day it's gonna all be gone in a moment of a twinkling in the twinkling of an eye.

And then eternity begins and Only what you brought to Christ is going to be with you. Everything else is gone. When you get to be I'm not old and I get rebuked by somebody in the choir every time I say I'm.

But I'm gonna be in heaven. Probably in 20 years or less. That's just a reality. I am so what really matters. What matters. I don't have to come here Tuesday night to pray. I couldn't sign pastor Patrick do he leads a great meeting?

I could stay home a lot of times. I'm really tired. I've been in 13 services this past week preached six of them. Traveled to two countries. Landed last night. I don't even know what time we land. I have no idea.

I didn't know what day it was, but yet I feel quickened by the Holy Spirit. To do the work that God's called me to do. Christian life is not about convenience. Self gratification and ease. Now I'm not giving you an altar call.

Your altar call is Tuesday night. You have between now and Tuesday night to get out of your seat and come to the altar. The Holy Spirit told me to give an altar call though not for the message. I've just preached.

But for those who are suffering depression. You're going to be set free. God is going to set you free. So we're gonna stand in a moment and in the balcony the main sanctuary over in the education annex.

I Would like people who are suffering struggling with depression to come and I believe that God is going to set you free. Today today North Jersey, you could step up to the front of the Sanctuary in the annex if you could stand between the screens and God is going to set you free.

He spoke to my heart this morning and said preach what I've given you then give an altar call for people struggling with depression. And so if that's you today, I'm gonna ask as we stand we're gonna worship for just a few moments just come.

I'm gonna pray for you and God is going to set you free. Jesus Christ is going to touch your life bring you out of that despair so that you may serve him and walk with him. Sing about him talk about him tell about him.