Pastor Shane Vaughn Preaches LIVE 8/1/21 "Defeated By Distractions"

Title: Pastor Shane Vaughn Preaches LIVE 8/1/21 "Defeated By Distractions" Summary: Pastor Shane Vaughn teaches that distractions, opposition, discouragement, and personal difficulties can weaken believers and prevent them from fulfilling their divine assignments. Drawing from the rebuilding of the Temple under Zerubbabel, he explains how opposition temporarily interrupted the work of Yahweh, but prophetic encouragement and reliance upon the Spirit enabled its completion. The sermon emphasizes that believers must remain focused on Yahweh's calling rather than allowing criticism, relationships, financial difficulties, political involvement, or personal trials to divert their attention from the work of the coming Kingdom. Vaughn also explains the prophetic significance of Haggai's declaration that the glory of the latter Temple would exceed that of Solomon's Temple. He interprets this greater glory as the coming of Yahshua to the Second Temple, demonstrating that the ultimate significance of faithful service may not be visible during the lifetime of those performing the work. the coming of Yahshua to the Second Temple, demonstrating that the ultimate significance of faithful service may not be visible during the lifetime of those performing the work. (420) Pastor Shane Vaughn Preaches LIVE 8/1/21 "Defeated By Distractions" - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nx5RBEeKSo Transcript: (00:00) Hagi chapter 29 well you can't go 9 through 7 we're going to do nine and then go back to seven praise [Music] God all right verse n the glory of this latter house shall be greater than that of the former saith Yahweh of host and in this place will I give peace saith Yahweh of host going to read it again I'd like for everyone to read it with me again the glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former saith Yahweh of host and in this place will I give peace saith Yahweh of host let's go to verse seven and I will shake All Nations Hallelujah (01:04) and the desire of all Nations shall come and I will fill this house with Glory sayith Yahweh of host I'd like to read one line for you one more time and the desire of all Nations shall come I'd like to preach to you for a moment tonight destroyed by distractions destroyed by distractions you may be e line for you one more time and the desire of all Nations shall come I'd like to preach to you for a moment tonight destroyed by distractions destroyed by distractions you may be seated tonight father bless your word open the hearts of the people to hear the word of the Lord tonight amen praise the Lord to understand the verse that we just read I'd like to reiterate basically what God God is saying he (02:02) told through the prophet Hagi to zeru he said the glory of the latter house will be greater than the glory of the former house now to understand what he's talking about you have to understand that there were two houses in Israel now the word house here is referring to the temple I'd like for everyone to Z Zone in because I'm not going to be here but a minute tonight not feeling that well so I'm just going to preach a moment and just share this with you so you might want to catch it cuz if you think I'm going two hours you're wrong it's going to be about 20 minutes so just catch it while you can and I'm going home there (02:55) were two temples in the in the nation of Israel there was uh the first temple that was built by King Solomon now everybody's heard of the grandure of I'm going home there (02:55) were two temples in the in the nation of Israel there was uh the first temple that was built by King Solomon now everybody's heard of the grandure of Solomon's Temple I cannot tell you how beautiful that Temple was they said it was so beautiful that when the Queen of Sheba came and saw it she said the half was never told to me so the beauty of that Temple was beyond your comprehension it was so beautiful but besides beautiful it was special in the fact that the literal Glory cloud of Yahweh descended in that Temple that (03:49) would make it a pretty special place so it boasted this Temple boasted of the glory of Yahweh that literally The Cloud of Yahweh had descended in that place but not only the cloud brother John but the literal fire of God fell in that Temple and consumed the sacrifices this was a special place this was a place that had seen the Sass and the sizzle the oop and the awe The Dazzle and the drizzle it had seen everything you could get no greater than having the Ark of the Covenant and that's where the ark was in that Temple (04:41) so ladies and gentlemen the first house the prophet just said that the last house would be greater than the Ark of the Covenant and that's where the ark was in that Temple (04:41) so ladies and gentlemen the first house the prophet just said that the last house would be greater than the first house I want you to keep that in mind the first house was pretty amazing Ten Commandments was in that house the Ark of the Covenant was in that house the glory Cloud was in that house the fire of God was in that house and the beauty was resplendant beyond compare and yet here's a prophecy saying that the latter house is going to be even greater than that first house the Temple of Solomon was destroyed you know the story and this Temple that was so (05:31) beautiful and had such presence of God in it was totally destroyed after that Temple was destroyed there was no Temple in Jerusalem the city was without their Temple and their Temple was the place that they loved so much there was no more Temple after this but yet God found a little man and this man was over in Babylonian captivity this man was an Israelite and it doesn't look like he came from any type of pedigree he was just a little man in Israel his name was Zer ruple and God spoke to Zer ruple to rise (06:25) up and go rebuild that Temple sn't look like he came from any type of pedigree he was just a little man in Israel his name was Zer ruple and God spoke to Zer ruple to rise (06:25) up and go rebuild that Temple go rebuild the house of the Lord zerubabel was given this Prophecy from God through the prophet Hagi he was given this Prophecy from hagga that the temple that you're going to build is going to be greater than the one that was torn down and zerubabel is already thinking in his mind how could you build anything more beautiful than Solomon's Temple and in that prophecy I want you to remember what Hagi said to zerle that the desire of all Nations will come to that house the second house the second temple in Israel now let's turn to Zechariah 4 (07:28) verse 1- verse six thank you Father Zechariah 4 verse 1 through verse 6 when you get there say amen and the angel that talked with me came again and woke me up as a man that's wakened out of his sleep and said unto me what do you see and I said I have looked and behold a Candlestick of gold with a bowl on top of it and seven lamps and seven pipes to the seven lamps which are up on the top thereof and two olive trees beside it and upon one upon the right side of gold with a bowl on top of it and seven lamps and seven pipes to the seven lamps which are up on the top thereof and two olive trees beside it and upon one upon the right side of the bowl and the other on the left side so I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me saying what are (08:26) these my Lord then the angel that talked with me said unto me do you not know and I said no my Lord then he answered and spake unto me this is the word of Yahweh unto zerubabel saying not by might nor by power but by my spirit sayeth the Lord of hosts now zerubabel had just been told that he's about to build a temple better than Solomon and this boy don't know how he's going to do it and the angel of the Lord came to Zachariah and said go tell zerubabel that it won't be by his might or his power but if this work's going to be (09:23) done it'll be done by my spirit sayth the Lord Hallelujah he told jerub learn how to Lean on Me When You're Not Strong that's right learn how to lean on me and so zerubabel heard the word of the Lord and that he heard that prophecy and so he decided he better get up and obey God so zerubba goes down to Jerusalem with the king's blessing when he gets heard the word of the Lord and that he heard that prophecy and so he decided he better get up and obey God so zerubba goes down to Jerusalem with the king's blessing when he gets there he begins to do a Heavenly work he begins to do what God has called him to do he starts working on a building he starts with one hammer in his hand and a sword in his other hand (10:24) for when the enemies would come to stop his work but brothers and sisters while he was working he had so many difficulties and so many distractions listen to me very carefully the moment you get a mandate from God is the moment that hell gets a memo they're made aware that you've been given a mandate from Heaven uh and they go to work uh the moment you go to work remember that the moment you make up your mind you're going to sell out to God they get the memo he faced so many brother EJ so many distractions when he got down to work on the building when he got down to do a work for God there was so many (11:30) distractions turn with me to the book of Ezra I want to read to you about those distractions Ezra chapter 4 hallelujah thank you Lord the book of Ezra chapter 4 and we're going to we're going to read two verses e book of Ezra I want to read to you about those distractions Ezra chapter 4 hallelujah thank you Lord the book of Ezra chapter 4 and we're going to we're going to read two verses there one in verse 4 and verse 23 thank you Father don't you just love those Minor Prophets You can't find them in your Bible they like two pages long praise the Lord all right somebody help me Hosea Joel Amos where Jonah habca zani wrong way I know just like I'm just not feeling myself tonight I normally could go right to it what is (12:36) it Ezra I me Daniel Hosea go the other back it say oh okay behind Joshua Tor praise the Lord thank y'all for bearing with me Ezra chapter 4 there it goes why was I thinking it was a minor Prophet I know better praise the Lord Ezra 4 and: 4 now this is the rubel's testimony let's start at verse three but zerubabel and Joshua and the rest of the preachers of Israel said unto them you have nothing to do with us to build a house to our God but we ourselves together will build unto the Lord God of Israel as king Cirus the King of Persia has commanded (13:32) us notice verse four then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of God and troubled them in their f Israel as king Cirus the King of Persia has commanded (13:32) us notice verse four then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of God and troubled them in their building I want you to notice that the people of the land became a distraction to the house of God and the people of the land be began to make their hands weak and they troubled the church or in other words they distracted the church from focusing on the work I'm preaching tonight destroyed by distractions they weaken the hands of the church because the church instead of focusing on the work they begin to focus on the (14:32) trouble that was coming against the [Applause] church they begin to focus on what the people were saying about the church they begin to focus on what the people were doing to distract the church if you're not careful the moment you go to work for God you'll begin to hear what people are saying and what they're saying about you so much to where you'll be so distracted that they'll make your hands weak to where you cannot finish the work amen read verse 23 of the same chapter we're going to read verse chapter 4 and verse 23 now when the copy of King the king's (15:27) letter was read ere you cannot finish the work amen read verse 23 of the same chapter we're going to read verse chapter 4 and verse 23 now when the copy of King the king's (15:27) letter was read before rahum shamshi and their companions they went up to Jerusalem and made them to cease by force and by power then ceased the work of the house of God which was in Jerusalem they was working on God's Building but they got so distracted by the people that the work stopped I'm here to pre even though I'm weak tonight I'm here to preach to you that if you're not careful you're going to stop the work by being distracted about what people are saying and by what you're going through what your God didn't call you here what (16:16) you're going through doesn't matter the work is all that matters God's work is all that matters do you hear me nothing else in your life matters except what you're doing for this work this end time work of the kingdom of God and some of you are getting too distracted you're focusing on the wrong things get back to work get back to work while it's done for the night's coming when no man can work get back to work work on this building quit working on your own dreams and work on his et back to work get back to work while it's done for the night's coming when no man can work get back to work work on this building quit working on your own dreams and work on his dream which is the work of God go back to work don't be destroyed (17:22) by distractions it's always going to be somebody running you down it's always going to be somebody don't understand you always going to be somebody calling you part of a cult always somebody going to be telling you this and telling you that and the moment you take time to listen to them is the moment the work stops the Bible said they allowed the people to make their hands weak in other words they weren't being as effective as they want were why distracted by non-important things you better be careful in your work with God (18:07) and your walk with god listen to me God has given me an ability I thank God sometimes that I'm deaf I love I really do like being deaf I'm not going to lie to you I really do I'm not able to hear what people say about me I really like it I I really do I don't like to hear that people I don't I don't even want to hear them running me down you know why I'm so busy doing God's work brother V why don't you lly like it I I really do I don't like to hear that people I don't I don't even want to hear them running me down you know why I'm so busy doing God's work brother V why don't you pay attention to what I don't have time don't you understand I'm running out of time do you understand I'm running out (18:46) of time I watched this week as we buried a matriarch a mother in the Lord to me sister Jean Holland and sister Holland pastored in Jackson Mississippi there in Richland and uh she was a precious woman of God so strong and powerful there was probably nobody else I'd ever met like sister Holland just a very true leader and she loved God's people and um she was that person that you thought would never die you just she was so strong and so in control and so getting the work done building a great church for God and (19:28) so she was that lady that just wasn't supposed to die you know she didn't have time to die you know she had too much to do see but uh when they when they closed her coffin this week and I watched it and I watched that Soldier going in the ground I I the Lord spoke to me and said you'll be right behind her get your work done while it's day listen to me church and I watched it and I watched that Soldier going in the ground I I the Lord spoke to me and said you'll be right behind her get your work done while it's day listen to me church and listen well we're running out of time for you to be distracted with these trivialities with these things that don't matter in life with these people you're letting pull you away from your focus on this church and on the word of (20:16) God and on the things of God don't be defeated by distractions don't be running all over the country going here and going there and yet you can't even come here see you're so distracted in these days and hours that we're losing focus on the work of God you know I felt so guilty today I was in my office and I said Lord there's so much to do I don't even know where to start I want to start an online Bible College I'm wanting to start I want to write more tracks and pamphlets and so much to be done I want to put all of our writings in every prison in America so (20:57) much I want to do and I just don't know where to start I don't have time first of all I said well we need money for all of it and the Lord has provided that through the Patriots Buying Club God has provided the n't know where to start I don't have time first of all I said well we need money for all of it and the Lord has provided that through the Patriots Buying Club God has provided the money so now we we need him to Pro H there's so much to do I that this message of the coming kingdom of God and I feel that pressure on me night and day to not be distracted that's why and even the things I do with Professor Toto I make sure that I keep it on the back burner I don't allow I've got to stay focused on the message of the coming of Jesus (21:39) Christ that is our Focus uh we must not be destroyed by distractions don't allow nothing to distract you children nothing all that matters is the work of God [Music] amen amen don't be distracted by jobs don't be distracted by relationships don't be distracted by friends don't be distracted by family stay focused on this work God God's work can only be defeated by distracted people it's fact God needs you to stay to totally focused brother kle you need to remember why he brought you here sir if you're not careful you'reall going to mess around and get too distracted with stuff I tell you what I heard the Lord say tonight that's why (22:42) I'm saying ught you here sir if you're not careful you'reall going to mess around and get too distracted with stuff I tell you what I heard the Lord say tonight that's why (22:42) I'm saying it I'm going to go home be careful be careful in this hour that you're not distracted from what God called you here to do sister Bonnie God called you to learn this truth God called you to prepare for his coming Kingdom on Earth that's what you're here for don't be distracted don't forget what we're building here we're building an end time work preparing for the coming of the Lord I heard the Lord speak to me say tell them don't get so distracted want to have good church that they forget that they're here to train and learn and (23:24) to be equipped in the knowledge of God if you're not car ful the main focus of our work will get distracted in what we're doing here stay focused don't allow what happened there in Israel to happen to us that the people's hands grew weak in the work even sickness in your home you can't let it distract you you've got to stay focused on your faith and not what's going on even at home even when the sickness comes and your husband is so sick see you can't be distracted by the tract you you've got to stay focused on your faith and not what's going on even at home even when the sickness comes and your husband is so sick see you can't be distracted by the sickness you've got to be focused on the faith that God's going to work it out that God is in control Satan wants (24:11) you distracted tonight he's not going to get you to Satan don't have to get you to backslide he don't even have to get you to sin most of y'all in here ain't going to sin but he'll get you distracted to where you can't focus on the end time work of God stay focused Nothing Else Matters and I'm going to tell y'all something else and I I'm I'm going tell all of you something and everybody knows where I stand about certain political issues but you better not get so distracted politically that you lose sight of what this is all about this is all about Jesus it's not about Donald Trump this is all about Jesus (24:49) Christ you better stay focused if you go into more political rallies than you are the House of God learning the word of God you got a problem it's an idol you've made out of a man you better be careful oh I'll tell you that again don't get distracted from all that matters is od learning the word of God you got a problem it's an idol you've made out of a man you better be careful oh I'll tell you that again don't get distracted from all that matters is meeting Jesus Christ when he returns very soon don't get distracted I stand you know where I stand but first of all we must stand for Christ why because anything that can distract you will from preparing for the kingdom of God when's the last time you've examined (25:40) your heart when's the last time you've examined how you treated people when's the last time you examined your soul when's the last time you repented to the father for your actions you win you see you must get to the point where you refocus on the faith don't let your hands get weak don't let your hands get weak zerubabel had a command from God to go and work on a building let's read Zechariah Chapter 4 and verse 7 thank you Father the Lord is calling every one of us tonight to lose the distractions I don't care if it's a Rel relationship I don't care if it's a (26:30) friendship I don't care what it is you better remember why God brought you here and you better not I'm telling you somebody's on the verge of losing focus you better hear (26:30) friendship I don't care what it is you better remember why God brought you here and you better not I'm telling you somebody's on the verge of losing focus you better hear my warning tonight Zechariah 4:7 right when zachariah's hands got weak he got another word from the Lord From The Prophet Zachariah right when a able when his hands were weak and he was being distracted he got this prophecy listen to it Zechariah 4 and 7 then he answered and spake unto me saying I'm sorry uh 4 47 who art thou oh great (27:18) Mountain before zerubabel you shall become as a plain and he shall bring forth the headed Stone therefore with shoutings crying Grace Grace unto it you know what this prophecy just told Zer Rubble right when it was getting weak right when the distractions were turning into a mountain the word of the Lord he needed another word see on this journey sometimes you need another word and this Prophet said zero I see you working on the building God said for me to tell you that that mountain that's in front of you tell that mountain oh Mountain who do you (28:05) think you are you will become like a plane before zerubabel he said oh zorub speak to that mountain and ask it 's in front of you tell that mountain oh Mountain who do you (28:05) think you are you will become like a plane before zerubabel he said oh zorub speak to that mountain and ask it who does it think he is read verse seven again who are thou oh great Mountain so I know that God called you to do a work and I know every time you get started on that work this mountain of Hell Rises up in front of you but the Lord said to tell that mountain oh great Mountain who Do You Think You Are I've got a commission from the Lord I've got a calling that's bigger than my Mountain oh suabo I know that Mountain's there I just want you to go before it and say (29:15) these words who art thou oh great mountain and listen what the word of the Lord said he said if you if you decide to stand up before zerubabel Oh great Mountain you're going to become like the desert you you're going to flatten out in front of zerubabel my Lord the word of the Lord to that mountain if you dare rise up in front of zerubabel why because zerubabel learned a lesson that it's not by might nor by power he's learned it's by my spirit so who do you think you are old mountain you might want to be careful cuz if you get in front of earned a lesson that it's not by might nor by power he's learned it's by my spirit so who do you think you are old mountain you might want to be careful cuz if you get in front of zerubabel a man that's learned to trust (30:04) in the Lord you're going to fall down like a valley and he's going to walk right through you oh Mountain I hope you're hearing the word of the Lord for you tonight oh great Mountain who do you think you are standing in front of a god called man with a commission to do a work for God who do you think you are oh great Mountain oh I wish I felt like preaching tonight I sure would who do you think you are oh great Mountain do you not know who zerubabel is he's a little he just nothing but a little Mississippi preacher with a calling and a mandate from God who do you think you are getting in front of a (30:52) god called man that's learned how to trust in the Lord not by might nor by power but it's all by my spirit sayth Yahweh Hallelujah who do you think you are oh Mountain don't you know Zer rubble's got a work to do don't you know Zer Rubble is focused on the work and not the whining he's focused upon the work and not the wimps that won't work with him don't know Zer rubble's got a work to do don't you know Zer Rubble is focused on the work and not the whining he's focused upon the work and not the wimps that won't work with him don't you know he's got a calling to do a work oh great Mountain who do you think you are zerubba was not your normal fell he's been to Hell and back and he's learned one thing that he can trust in the Lord his God (31:52) [Music] ohub right when Zer rub was getting weak he was Ed of the prophecy not by m you don't need great strength you just need great determination Hallelujah I feel the Holy Ghost you don't need great strength you just need great Focus you need to remember if God said do it no mountain can stand in your way oh Mountain who Do You Think You Are woo I feel like preaching I wish I could my God Mountain oh Mountain oh Mountain not today oh Mountain not today I found out that it's by his Spirit stand in my way if you want to but by his spirit I (32:50) will overcome this mountain Lord zer just a little old man but he was focused on his calling let me tell all of you something you better focus on your calling you better focus the first time you heard this message what it did to you some of you was focused on his calling let me tell all of you something you better focus on your calling you better focus the first time you heard this message what it did to you some of you forgetting came with a warning for somebody tonight God's trying to jerk somebody out before you fall out you better remember the first time you heard this truth what it did in your soul and you better get focused back on it instead of running all over town trying to do everything you better focus on this right what God called you to (33:38) zerubabel zerubabel there's a mountain out there but the Lord has already told the mountain if you SE a rubble coming you're going to flatten like a pancake before him because Zer rubal has learned he don't have any preaching ability he's learned that he don't know how to preach he's learned he don't even know how to build a Ministry he's learned he don't even know how to Pastor a church he's learned that he doesn't have what it takes so what that did to him that forced him to learn how to trust in the spirit to do the work and when zable (34:18) comes you better move out of his way cuz I'm coming with [Applause] him I'm coming with rable when he comes don't lose to trust in the spirit to do the work and when zable (34:18) comes you better move out of his way cuz I'm coming with [Applause] him I'm coming with rable when he comes don't lose focus AR rable the spirit of the Lord is with you Hallelujah don't be destroyed by distractions AR rub yes there's mountains in front of you but remember that old prophecy that Hai gave you remember the one Zachariah gave you that this house will be later than the first house don't lose [Laughter] [Applause] focus I'll never forget when God told us that this ministry would touch the world we had no idea how it would happen I (35:16) when my when I first married my sweetheart my wife she told me all of these crazy visions that she had had I thought they were crazy at the time and she said the Lord showed me this and the Lord showed me that and the Lord showed me this and the Lord showed me that and she's got a book yay thick with the promises of God that he's told her written in them and she said I saw a vision I'm like okay here we go tell it to me Hallelujah I love it she said uh she said I don't know how to explain what I saw she said but I saw us it (36:03) wasn't a it wasn't a regular Church she said we go tell it to me Hallelujah I love it she said uh she said I don't know how to explain what I saw she said but I saw us it (36:03) wasn't a it wasn't a regular Church she said I saw she said I saw cameras and I thought oh a TV Ministry she said but it's not a TV Ministry she said but I saw cameras and lights and she said but it wasn't no regular church and I thought well okay we're going to be on TBN we're going to be on TV Hallelujah and uh she said said no it's not going to be television Ministry well now this was almost 8 years ago this was before any of this new stuff started happening and sure enough if you walk in my office today you see cameras and lights and it's not (36:42) television see the word of the Lord and we're touching the world through that little office and it all came from a vision that God had given his servant Hallelujah amen amen amen I read emails today we've got emails today from South Africa emails from England England Ireland we have emails from around the world everybody watching this little bitty church this little group of people has touched the nations of the world because God called us to do a work and we never lost Focus no matter the size of watching this little bitty church this little group of people has touched the nations of the world because God called us to do a work and we never lost Focus no matter the size of the mountain no (37:32) matter the size of it we trust it in the spirit of the [Applause] Lord and we've done it all without one Penning you would you would think that for God to do the things he's doing we would need a lot of money and but the truth is this church don't bring in hardly any money at all and we don't take a dime from this church of the tithes and offerings that come in here and you would you would think Lord there's no way that we can uh buy all the equipment do everything that needs to be but you see let me explain something to you oh Mountain who do you think you (38:18) are sobles coming shub's coming with a focus on the work of God and it's it's not by money it's not by might it's not by size it's by my [Applause] spirit by my spirit sayith the [Applause] Lord I want to show you when you get focused on the work what God will do watch this carefully about three months ago I went to the post office box and I went to that PO Box I call that the miracle box and I opened it up and a the work what God will do watch this carefully about three months ago I went to the post office box and I went to that PO Box I call that the miracle box and I opened it up and a stranger had sent a $332,000 check to this ministry and uh of course there was many more besides that but that that one was (39:12) very sizable and so a few months later I went back same man sent another $32,000 we don't even know who it is we don't even know who not by might do you understand now [Applause] not it's my spirit it's by my spirit sayth the Lord don't do that again Lord I don't feel good tonight hallelujah [Music] hallelujah the lord gave us a calling to build this home of Hope for these men young boys young men turn their life around God called us to that work and just like zerubabel the moment we started the mountain started growing do you understand hear what I'm saying tonight the mountain and then we started (40:11) our hands started getting a little weak because we thought everywhere we turned something else something else something else and so we were going to move the building and everyone knows the story we had $22,000 to move that home over here for these young in and when we else something else something else and so we were going to move the building and everyone knows the story we had $22,000 to move that home over here for these young in and when we bought the building we've got the original ad where it said that the building was so and such and they would move it for 22,000 we bought the building on that agreement that that building would be moved here for $22,000 and uh few days ago brother Rick who do he's normally (40:52) not one to lose Faith but I saw his hands getting a little weak like a rable Hallelujah that's okay the Bible said you had their hands got a little weak see oh when you see the mountain of of negativity the mountain of problems the mountains of the attack of the enemy coming to get distracted and so uh brother Rick told me he said brother V I got a text from the Mover and uh he just no explanation whatsoever but he's not going to be able to move the building no explanation none whatsoever none we got nothing and so brother Rick is looking at me and uh the next morning he text me (41:34) and he said uh should we start looking at doing something else or should we still try to do this something along those lines should we still uh the next morning he text me (41:34) and he said uh should we start looking at doing something else or should we still try to do this something along those lines should we still try to you know go this route I had one answer for him one word you remember that word absolutely absolutely why I've got a mandate right I heard from heaven yeah I said absolutely we not oh that was the only thing I text you back absolutely he said but Pastor it's going to be another $18,000 $220,000 to move it absolutely absolutely look around do do you see $18,000 laying in this church anywhere look we all poor folk ain't a rich person in this room ain't nobody in (42:20) this room got no money we all eating uh eating what we can find to eat ain't nobody in this room got no money right and I told him absolutely absolutely I mean where do you get an extra $188,000 from right right and I never I never quivered in my faith Not For a Moment absolutely we're going forward why because we've been called to do this work yesterday I did a Bible study yesterday morning I did a Bible study about an hour later someone asked me can I have your phone number I don't normally give it out cuz antifa don't like us too did a Bible study yesterday morning I did a Bible study about an hour later someone asked me can I have your phone number I don't normally give it out cuz antifa don't like us too well and uh so I gave them (43:07) my phone number only because I knew someone that was connected to them and they called and they said you know we would like to give you that $188,000 that you need Hallelujah to God it's not by might nor by power but by my spirit oh Mountain oh Mountain who do you think you are when we've been called to do the [Applause] work oh Mountain who do you think you are somebody say oh Mountain who do you think you are wo Hallelujah huah so you know the devil the devil builds these mountains to see God lets him build them to see if your hands will (44:10) get weak it's a distraction don't be destroyed by distractions honey if God said it don't ever lose your focus go forward and when the mountain pops up you just stand there I don't I know how I'm going to get around it I don't know how I'm getting over it but I'm going to take one step at a time it's not by might nor by power but it is by my spirit sayith the Lord God Of Heaven don't be destroyed by [Applause] distractions God r it but I'm going to take one step at a time it's not by might nor by power but it is by my spirit sayith the Lord God Of Heaven don't be destroyed by [Applause] distractions God is allowing before I close my 20 minutes up what God is allowing to happen right now is trusting (45:05) time see once you start doing a work for God the first thing you're going to have to develop brother Allan God's going to force you to trust him God has no room in his army for anyone that don't trust him if you know how it's going to work out that's not true trust I hope you heard if you know the way out that's not trust if you see a possible Sol I didn't see no $18,000 solution I would just knew what God Said and I whoo sh I just knew that it's not this ain't Shane Von doing it I I don't know how to build no h a hope I don't (45:48) even know how to mow grass I don't know how to do nothing I don't even know how to be but it's about God said just move over and just stay focused and I'll do the work I'll pay the bill I'll make a way where there seems to be no way don't be distracted by the mountain learn to trust that's right God builds Every Mountain God allows Satan to build Every Mountain with you ke a way where there seems to be no way don't be distracted by the mountain learn to trust that's right God builds Every Mountain God allows Satan to build Every Mountain with you in mind did you know every Mountain has been designed for you to rise up in the area of your fear right TR yeah the things you're afraid of if you're afraid of loss the mountain (46:37) of loss will pop up for you if you're afraid of whatever those mountains will pop up in your area of fear and the moment you forget that you're anointed of God aable by his spirit is the moment you won't say oh Mountain who Do You Think You Are it's the moment where you'll be destroyed by distractions these mountains are built with you in mind you see only a mountain can bring the mountain climber out of you only the river can bring the swimmer out of you there's something in you that God wants to bring out and when you see (47:27) these difficulties in your life it's God finding out forcing you to trust him when I was about 3 or four years old my father God Rest his soul he brought me down to Bogalusa Louisiana and there's an old there's a graveyard there called Panama Cemetery it's where our family's buried right beside y father God Rest his soul he brought me down to Bogalusa Louisiana and there's an old there's a graveyard there called Panama Cemetery it's where our family's buried right beside it there's a pool of water I'm telling you my daddy took me and threw me in that water and I didn't know how to swim I didn't know how to do anything but he threw me he was a Merchant Marine so he was determined I was going to learn how to swim so he threw me in that water and I mean I'll (48:08) never forget it even though I was scared I wasn't I knew who was standing on the bank even though I had a moment of of panic I saw daddy standing there he was waiting for me to go under for the last time you understand he was waiting see he knew I could swim see God knows what's in you that's why he allows the mountain for you to overcome it for you to rise above it he knows what's inside of you but he's got to force it out of you do you understand he has to force it out of you and he allows your fears to come to bring those things out of you (48:53) Yahweh brings you failure and dis appointment to force your eyes upward the rebellious will curse the heavens but the elect will cry out to the heavens for help out of you (48:53) Yahweh brings you failure and dis appointment to force your eyes upward the rebellious will curse the heavens but the elect will cry out to the heavens for help they will be destroyed by their distractions many times we are tempted to falter before the obstacles rather than to confront them but I want to read to you as we close what happened to zerubabel let's go to Ezra chapter 6 verse 14 through verse1 15 as we close Ezra chapter 6 verse 14 through verse 15 Hallelujah why is Ezra so hard to find Joshua Judges come on praise the (50:05) Lord somebody read it for me Ezra 6:14-15 and the OFW all right did y'all hear that did you hear what happened they finished it they finished it and do you know how they finished it it said by the Prophecies of Hagi and Zachariah they finished it by the word of the Lord not by their might because they lost their might do you hear me it wasn't by their work they lost did you hear did you read that verse earlier (51:16) where the work stopped but when they lost their strength they went back to the prophet said is there a word from the Lord and the prophet said the glory of this house is going to be greater than the glory of that hey lost their strength they went back to the prophet said is there a word from the Lord and the prophet said the glory of this house is going to be greater than the glory of that house he's telling that to a man that's got brick Clay on his hands and the building he turns around and looks at it and says excuse me look at that mountain but oh Zer Rubble say to that mountain who do you think you are it's going to fall before you and that's how they finished the house house was from the word of the (51:58) Lord when you start getting weak sister Tilly when your hands start getting weak distracted by people go back to the word of God if God said it it's going to happen they finished the work right that's right am but we have a problem we have a major problem they finished it and it wasn't half as good as the former house stay with me I'm closing I promise you we've got a problem Z Rubble the word of the Lord said that the glory of this house would be greater than Solomon's and the Bible said when they went to dedicate it the Elders of Jerusalem they (52:46) came to the dedication do you know what the elders did they cried cuz they were there when Solomon's Temple was there and this to dedicate it the Elders of Jerusalem they (52:46) came to the dedication do you know what the elders did they cried cuz they were there when Solomon's Temple was there and this second Temple it was heartbreaking to them it was nothing like the first house but the prophecy said that the glory of the latter house would be greater than the former house see the former house had all of the sizzle and the Sass this house piled in comparison and zerubabel zerubba felt like a failure because the word of the Lord was you're going to do this it's going to be like this he built it it wasn't like that he went to his grave never (53:42) seeing the word of the Lord come to pass but brothers and sisters part of that prophecy said and it's a part they all missed that the Des desire of all nations would come to that Temple the second temple ladies and gentlemen it was that Temple that the Son of God was dedicated in yes he is the desire of all Nations it was in the second temple no the glory Cloud didn't come down in that Temple but he whom the fullness of the god had dwell in came to that Temple and he was dedicated in that Temple he healed the sick in that Temple are you hearing me the glory that Temple but he whom the fullness of the god had dwell in came to that Temple and he was dedicated in that Temple he healed the sick in that Temple are you hearing me the glory of the latter house was (54:39) greater than the former house because God came into that body and God didn't come in a cloud he came to the second temple in a man and walked in the temple the word of God never fails people may look at the work you've done they may not see its greatness and you may not see it but God's ways are not your ways that's right you don't know who you've helped that people don't even know about you don't know whose life you've turned around nobody ever saw it and all of a sudden you're thinking God you said this you don't know what God (55:31) did with one little seed you planted come on now because zerubabel built that Temple that's right now Jesus Christ had a temple to come to as a baby the glory of that house saw more than a cloud it saw a man walking on the water it saw a greater glory than they saw in Solomon's Temple oh the greater glory was in that Temple it didn't look like much but much came to that Temple it was there that Jesus Christ healed the crippled man on the saw in Solomon's Temple oh the greater glory was in that Temple it didn't look like much but much came to that Temple it was there that Jesus Christ healed the crippled man on the porch of that Temple it was at that Temple that he came and read at 12 years old and they beheld his glory at 12 years old in that (56:25) Temple that Aruba buil don't ever underestimate the work that you've been faithful in God will take your faithful work and do things that you did not even understand Hallelujah we started out with a prophecy that the glory of the latter house would be greater than the first and the only reason it happened is because because a man never lost Focus he never got destroyed by distractions he stayed focused on his calling there's another zup that many of you don't know about there's another zup that many of (57:11) you don't know about he doesn't live in Israel he lives in Waveland Mississippi our Bishop Frank Kendrick God called him to this work 50 years ago W him and Mama took the plow they took the plow probably when people said y'all can't do this they took the plow probably when people didn't think they were qualified they took the plow and they begin building this ook the plow probably when people said y'all can't do this they took the plow probably when people didn't think they were qualified they took the plow and they begin building this work they've had huge churches in this town they had a huge church over there by Lowe's they've done they've bust more children to church than you've probably met in your lifetime they've (57:51) done all of that work for God and little did they know know that God was going to use this work to reach the nations of the world with the gospel of the coming of Jesus Christ little is much when God is in it it's not by might nor by power but by my spirit sayith the Lord so many times Mom and Daddy's Hands could could have grown weak so many times daddy could have resigned when when could he have resigned how about those mornings when they're the only when they were the only two in this [Music] church come on zerubba come on see that mountain nobody believes in your ministry (58:48) zerubba nobody wants to hear you jerubbaal nobody cares jerubbaal but it's okay God put a spirit on Frank Kendrick he did it a long time ago and said don't ever stop don't ever stop don't ever stop and you're here tonight because of es jerubbaal but it's okay God put a spirit on Frank Kendrick he did it a long time ago and said don't ever stop don't ever stop don't ever stop and you're here tonight because of that man and that woman and the work they've done for God and I do believe the glory of their entire Ministry is going to be greater than any Ministry they ever had before now I believe the end of their lives they're going to see the greatest Ministry this church has ever ever ever (59:29) seen shout hallelujah if you believe it let's all stand tonight