THE WAY BACK IS FORWARD

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I'm going to share my heart with you all for a few minutes and uh I'm not really good at statements even though I wrote this down but this is not really my thing. I'm somebody who speaks from the heart every time. This is just a fraction of my uh support system of people who are with me praying with me standing with me and I appreciate them and I love them more than words can express. And um through this whole time also I have received so many messages. It's incredible how many people have messaged me, emailed me and I am grateful to everybody and I know that the Lord Jesus will bless you. Um I'm not going to share too much because as you guys know there's still some legal stuff that are going on that have to go on and uh but this is for you the church so that you know what is happening. So I'm going to share a little bit with you and I pray that the Lord Jesus will minister to you and um the Lord Jesus will touch you and you will know where we are. Amen. Amen.

Father, I thank you for this hour. May your will be done in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen. Over the past few weeks, there have been many conversations circulating, some true, some misunderstood, and others completely false about my past and personal life. I want to take a moment to speak to you directly with honesty and humility. As your leader and your pastor, I take full responsibility for how some of my past decisions, especially in my private life, may have caused you hurt or confusion. I know I have fallen short of the standard I hold myself to and the trust you have given me. For that I am truly sorry. But I also want you to know I am not defined by my past.

And I'm really not defined by it because these are things that I brought before God long time ago. But for the sake of the church, I have to speak to you about it. Amen. I have learned from it and by God's grace which I have always leaned on, I believe he will continue to guide me as we fulfill the purpose he has set for all of us. Revelation church belongs to Christ.

It always has. It will always be.

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Um, I never chose myself. I never called myself. Trust me, if it was up to me, he probably would have been different. But he called me when I was six. I've tried to run away from him and I can't. And boy, was it the best decision to remain with him. And I will do it a thousand times over despite what it comes with.

Revelation Church belongs to Christ and his mission is unchanged.

This house was never built on man. It is built on Jesus Christ and him alone. And if you remember, I have never given you a picture of perfection. I've never done that. I've always told you, put your trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. There's a reason why I say that. I say that because I am just a speck. If even if it is a speck, I'm nothing to the grand scheme of what God wants to do with his body and especially this church. Um, one day I won't be here. God will raise other people that will do that. So, this has never been about me.

Even though it is my hour to serve now, but it's not really about me. I've always pointed you to him because he's the only certainty you have. Men change, people change, situations change. Jesus Christ will never ever change, and he remains the same. I've told you many times, I can fail you. Your mother can fail you. Your brother can fail you. Your children can fail you. But the Lord Jesus will never ever ever fail you. And that remains true today and even now. To those of you who felt unsure or unsettled, I hear you. I love you. and I thank you for your grace, your mercies and your prayers in Jesus name. Amen.

Amen. May God bless you all.

I am grateful for all of you and the work of God will proceed. It can't stop. And I am grateful again for your support, for your prayer and above all for standing with the Lord. Now I just want to add this at the end. I know there are people who uh die hard for me. I want to remind people and I've said this before and I'll say it again. We will always support the people that we love. But let's remember ultimately it's about the Lord Jesus.

Amen. So don't get divided about me. I am nobody. Don't fight each other about me. Don't separate your families about me.

Don't um hold each other's neck because of me. I am nobody. Be united for the sake of Christ. That is the most important. Man is like dust. Today you're here and tomorrow you're gone. Fight for the cause of the Lord Jesus in love. Don't fight for me. Don't even try to defend me. God will do a better job than any of us could ever do. So I bless you in the name of Jesus.

May God keep you and God watch over you. And I want to say a big thank you to my wife, to my sons, to the leadership, to the board, and above all to you all, Revelation Nation. Um I was I was talking to um to the team yesterday, the board especially, and I was telling them, man, I'm really sorry I've put you all through it, and it's it's uh but God will will do what he needs to do through this. The Lord will glorify himself through any situation. So I thank you all. I love you all. May the Lord bless you. And now we can move on with the service.

Hallelujah. Thank you so much. Thank you.