The ONE Thing That Separates Living Churches from Dead Ones

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But I want you to hear this and I want you to know this by the spirit of God. A church that has no testimony is a dead church.

I'll say it one more time.

A church that does not have testimonies is a dead church.

Where's the evidence of God?

Because the evidence of God is not in word. Apostle Paul said it rightfully. The kingdom of God is not in words but in what?

It's in power. If there is no power, there is no gospel.

Because the gospel is the power unto salvation and to being made whole. It's not just about going to heaven even though heaven is the priority. But how do we know God is for us if we cannot experience him while we are still here?

I want you to remember that because it's easy to talk about Jesus. It's another thing to demonstrate him.

There's a great man of God. I believe he was John G. Lake if I'm not wrong. He said, "If you can't demonstrate it, don't preach it."

Because this man walked in tremendous supernatural power. But he emphasized that for one reason. I can easily mislead you by pumping you up into something I cannot do. But what grace am I communicating to you if I am preaching what I don't have?

The law of the spirit is always you cannot give what you don't have.

It's a lie. Let nobody deceive you. You can only give what has been given unto you. That is why you see Peter while they were going into the temple and they arrived at the beautiful gate and there was a man asking them for silver and gold. He looked at the man and says silver and gold I don't have but what I have. He didn't say I will pray for you.

He said what I have I give you. There is a dimension of giving and you are in a church where God has given us that we can give. Amen.

That is why there is consistency.

That is why there is consistency. Listen, anybody can say, you know, people will say, you know, people can argue with prophecy.

Ah, it's it's not real. They hired actors. Okay, fine. You can't argue with somebody coming from Australia.

You can't argue with somebody coming from I don't know where.

Amen.

You can't argue with results. Results are different thing. The more the enemy attacks, the greater the works God does.

Amen.

I pray that the grace in this house will remain with you.

Amen.

And the testimony of the Lord Jesus will continue to be demonstrated in your life.

Amen.

It's really that simple. Never ever ever forget at the end of the day when it's all said and done if there is no testimony then Jesus was not glorified.

If there is no testimony Jesus is not glorified.

We are all given different graces. Some people are just called to preach. That's fine. But even in their preaching there will be a transformation and the greatest miracle will always be in people's hearts. Have people been turned unto God? Have they been directed into the virtues of God? Are they obsessed with God that the manifestation of the presence of God has increased in their life? Not legalism.

Because legalism sounds like the gospel, but it's not. Why are you still sinning? No, that's not the solution.

Teach them sin kills, but grace is their escape.

Amen. We can't just shout things that sound good, but what is the way out?

You know, and people who love legalism, they fight grace because grace removes works because grace makes you depend on Jesus Christ, not on yourself. Amen.

Never ever forget it is about demonstrating the spirit and the power of God so that your faith may be in the power of God. Faith is not meant to be on scriptures. The Bible doesn't say that faith is based on the power of God. What is faith? The reason why you struggle with faith is you're trying to believe something that you are not part of.

You can't have faith for the Red Sea. You are not there.

When did you ever see a sea parted? It's impossible for you to believe it. You can say, "Yes, God can do it." But when you go to Malibu Beach and you look at the ocean, you say, "Yeah,

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you think about your life say mm- I don't know." But the reality is God can do anything. But where does it begin? It begins by you seeing.

Human beings are visual.

We don't learn by listening. That is why you can tell somebody don't do this until they see the outcome that is destructive. They will still do it.

That's why they say children don't do what they told. They do what they see.

That's how we learn. So when God shows his mighty hand in your life, you look and you say, "Ah, from today I don't care what anybody says. I saw it with my eyes.

Amen.

So, Revelation nation, your faith is already over here.

Amen.

Because this is your reality day in day out, week in. This is your reality. You see it all the time. Whether you're at home or whether you're presently here, that is what faith is based on. Have you seen God do it? If you see him do it, it's easy because faith is about believing in God's ability, not believing in words, in his strength.