The End of Self-Promotion and the Call to Repentance Brothers and sisters that's the end of self -promotion, nothing has changed from that generation to this generation, he who exalts himself will be cast down, but he who humbles himself will be lifted up, the choice is yours, the choice is mine, as to which way we're going to walk, oh we'll be unto any in this house that are found around the stone of the serpent in the coming days, let this message get into your spirit, let it get into your heart, what I'm telling you is follow Jesus, with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength, walk with those, walk together with those who are faithful and called and dedicated to the things of God, walk with men and women of a humble spirit, who are not exalting themselves and not trying to form a following around themselves, walk with those that are of a humble spirit before God, hallelujah, Jeremiah said seek out the old pass, you'll hear about the cross, you'll hear about repentance, there'll be a continual reproving in this place, you'll have to face the face of Jesus, because the ministers in that house are not concerned with ministering to the house, they're concerned with ministering to the heart of Jesus, and ministering to the heart of Jesus is allowing him to come into his house and build his house, by casting out those things in our lives that are contrary to his nature within us, and allowing him to form us into the very image that he is in heaven, and cause us to be set in the place where we can bring honor and glory to his name, hallelujah, that's the pathway that God would have you and I to walk in this day, beware, beware lest you find yourself around the stone of the serpent, let the Holy Ghost now deal with the hidden things of the heart, let there be a cry come from your heart in this hour that we're living in, don't suppose because you've done thus and thus this way for so long that everything's all right in your life, let the Holy Ghost come in, the spirit of God is the candle of the Lord searching all the inward parts of the belly, it is Jesus that appeared to John in the book of Revelation and revealed himself among the seven golden candlesticks, let the Christ of Revelation come into your inward parts, and say, God, reveal to me if there's a seed in me that will cause my eventual death, that will blind me, oh God, that will turn me from you, am I building altars somewhere I shouldn't, do I have other loves in my life, oh God, what am I doing, who am I, and who am I becoming, if you truly are a child of God, if you truly love his kingdom, if you truly want to go to heaven, you'll place yourself in a house where there's a continual searchlight of the Holy Spirit going into your life and into your heart, hallelujah, that's where the love of God is, whom he loves he chastens, he scourges, the scripture says, every son that he receives, so that we might become partakers of his holiness, in other words, he cuts deep, he cuts right into the heart, not that we should remain lame, but that the healing presence of Christ come upon our lives and we become healed, bringing honor and glory to his life, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, would you please stand with me, hallelujah, there are some in this house tonight, you don't necessarily understand this whole word, but God has spoken something to your heart, your cry tonight is, Lord, save me, save me, I'm lost, I'm a Joab, I'm an Abiathar, I'm an Adonijah, I even get little ministries are entrusted to me, the next thing you know, I'm kicking people out of my way, you see, that's the seed that God's got to deal with now, because if he doesn't deal with the seed, yes, you may promote yourself in the future, you may get to a place of prominence in the house of God, but if that seed's not been dealt with, it will bring you to a place where you'll be hanging on to the horns of the altar, trying one last religious exercise, but something inside has told you, you're cut off from God, you're now under the wrath of God, be careful of this thing, be careful, it's not just a message for big timers, the body of Christ, it's a message for everybody at every level, there could be that seed, and let the Holy Ghost speak to you about that seed, if it's in your life, oh God, save me, save me Lord, save me from myself, save me from my carnal heart, save me from my own thoughts and ways, Lord God, let me walk in your path and in your way, if God's spoken that to you, step out of your seat, wherever you are, up in the balcony, you can go to the sides, down below, come to this altar tonight, come, if that's the cry of your heart, Lord Jesus, save me, save me, I'm lost, save me God, I don't have the fruit of a saved man or woman in my life, I need you, oh God, come into my life, there's others that are here tonight, and you would say, having heard this word, Lord, save me from getting bored with the cross, oh God, that's a sign, there's a sign that I'm on dangerous ground, I've become bored, I've become bored, a preacher gets up and preaches on John 3, 16, and it bores me, I no longer have that sense of burning, even for the simplest message that comes from a pure heart, something's wrong in my life, I'm bored with the old ways of holiness and repentance, I find a yearning in my heart for something new, if that's in your heart, this altar is open to you tonight, you can come and repent of that, you need to repent of heart, and to say, God, give me an eternal desire for holiness, an eternal desire, God's kingdom is an eternal kingdom, God, give me an eternal desire, hallelujah, and there's others tonight, that would say, Lord, save me from selfish ambition, save me from envy and unforgiveness, there are some, if given the chance, you would promote yourself, and it's the grace of God that's held you back, the grace of God has kept you, because given the chance, you would promote yourself, and you would push for position in God's house, and before you know it, you'd be around the stone of Zoheleth, looking for others with a similar heart, oh God, let that be your prayer tonight, if you're here, let the Holy Spirit speak to you, sir or ma 'am, let him speak to you tonight, don't harden your heart, say, Lord, save me from selfish ambition, I've seen more preachers go down the drain, in the house of God, from selfish ambition than any other sin, that's the root, it's the beginning, it's the beginning of a spiritual death, you might only have a, what you consider a small ministry, but given the chance, you'd push everybody out of your way, and promote yourself, God wants to deal with it tonight, and get it out of your heart once and for all, if you don't get rid of it, it will blind you, envy is a horrible sin, book of Proverbs says, envy is rottenness in the bones, envy, you sit, you minister, and somebody else comes in after you, and has more zeal, or fire, or is younger, or is older, whatever the case is, you sit there, and instead of rejoicing in the goodness of God, you find a javelin in your hand like Saul, wanting to kill, and you come up to him and say, are you in good health my brother, with the sword coming under the fifth rib, envy is rottenness in the bones, it will produce rottenness, in spite of the fact, you could have been a preacher for 50 years, and it will still produce rottenness in your bones, if it's not dealt with in your life, if you're here tonight, it's a hard alter call I know, and it takes courage, and humility to respond to it, but if God's speaking to your heart about envy tonight, you need to step out from wherever you are and come, unforgiveness is another, unforgiveness, it's a blinding sin, not being willing to lay down the things that others have done, holding others to account, aren't you glad tonight, that Jesus blotted out on Calvary, the handwriting of sins and wrongs that was against us, it's in his heart to forgive, it's got to be in your heart to forgive, if you're a child of God, let the Holy Spirit speak to your heart.