-------------------------The Acts of The Apostle-----------------------------------------------------Chapter 28 4-6 verse-----------------------------
4: And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murder, whom though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.
5: And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.
6: Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, of fallen down dead suddenly, but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.
------------------------The Acts of The Apostles---------------------------
Text: I Got Over The Swelling…
Sub-Topic: Shake It Off……….
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*The Bread of Life*
Scripture: Acts 28: 4-6 verse
Text: I Got Over the Swelling
Sub-Topic: Shake It Off
In this chapter we find here Paul in a great variety places and circumstances. Here we find Paul on an island, which was not in the plan and was only here because of the storm, which threw them into this island. But nevertheless God had a work for Paul to do here.
Saints sometimes our storms could very well be throwing us into our next place of us being used by God and to do a great work. Even though the elements was caused by the natural occurrences, but God’s purpose and plan.
Give somebody hifi and say “My Storms is Just Taken Me Into the Next Level In God”
You see in Chapter 27 we see that it had been decided that they should sail to Italy. During the course of the trip they met with contrary winds. So they change ships and arrive with much difficulty of a place called Fair Havens, It was at Fair Havens that Paul advised the crew not to set sail for there was impending danger & disaster. However the centurion was more influenced by the Captain of the Ship, than the on who was the Captain of the Sea. If you will notice in Acts 27: 11-12 verse the majority of them ruled that they would set sail anyway.
Often times the Devil will trick you to think that all is well when you disobey the warnings of the Man of God, and it seems that you are rolling along smoothly. But I come to serve you noticed that it didn’t take long before the storm came up. And only if the Saints would learn how to listen to the Man of God some of the situations that we be in could be avoided because sometimes
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We put our own self into situations because we feel that everything was going smooth and we had our ice cream and cake at the sometimes but whenever we take Man’s voice over God. Then we can expect for the Devil to Dog us out.
For the Bible declares that “Let Every Man Be A Liar And His Word Be True”. And the bible also says to “Trust in the Lord With all Thine Heart and Lean Not to Thine Own Understand, But in all thine Ways acknowledge him and he shall direct your path”.
Reach over and slap your neighbor and say “Only Trust Him”
But the part that makes me just give God all the glory and honor is when God still gave Paul a word after the storm had taken place. So preacher you mean to tell me that God can still give me a word even when I didn’t follow direction the first time, What a mighty God we serve that will still supply my needs that will still look beyond my faults and see my needs.
Reach over and slap you neighbor and say: God Is An Awesome God”
So as we look deeper into this message we find here that and take note of Paul’s personal decision. The bible says he shook off the creature. Now Paul could have call on others to come and see about him, he could have wined and complained, but he took the responsibility by shaking it off himself. And we as Saints need to learn how to take responsibility for what happens to us.
I know that you might not be able to control the snake jumping on you but you do have a choice in how long you are going to le it hang on to you. And I believe that this is what many of us face is that we don’t know when to let go. U got to get it in your mind I can’t be hung up on he say she say mess, I can’t be hung up on Depression, Oppression, Distress, Poverty, Longsuffering, there has to be a breaking point in your Life where
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U has to take responsibility to say It’s Time to Dust my Feet from this Situation.
Give three people hifi & say “You Take Responsibility”
Not only that but we discover that Paul also discover that it was because of the fire that cause the snake to be exposed. He discovers that the venomous beasts seek to attach itself to the one that is anointed and serving. See you got to understand that thee anointing does not only attach good things but bad things also. I believe I will say that again thee anointing attract good things but attack things that will try to trick you into seemly being good, but for real is a setup from the devil to get you off of track.
Reach over and slap your neighbor & say, “It’s Because of my Anointing”
And don’t you know that some of them thought tat the attack was due to some sin that The Apostle Paul committed. And you have some people now that think that a lot of times when people go through trials they are reaping what they have sow or what they have did in the past. But I got a message for these people, I came to serve you notice that just because I’m broke doesn’t mean I not paying my tithes, Just because I’m going though my trials and tribulation doesn’t mean I’m not saved. Just because I have holes in my shoes and in my clothes, doesn’t mean that I’ am out of the will of God. But I understand why they critized us, I understand why they we are in a messed up situations. It’s because they are on the outside looking in. They don’t understand that the sufferings of this old world cannot be compare to the glory, which shall be reveal in us. So I’m going to find myself like Job. “Job said but he knows the way that I take and when he has tired me I Shall Come Forth As Pure Gold”. So I’m willing to go through whatever I
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Have to go though in order to get whatever I need to get and need to be in the Lord.
Elbow somebody & say “I’m Coming Forth”
So as we look further into this message we find here that they talked amongst themselves, but not to Paul. You got people like that now that will talk about all day long from sunrise to sunset, but will never approach you in your face about anything. They talked about Paul they call him a murder, when he was bitten but when Paul shook off the creature, It puzzle their minds because they were expecting Paul to swell up, they were expecting Paul to die.
Saints you get people that after when the enemy attacks you they were looking for you to: Say I Give Up
Say I Quit
To Throw in The Towel
Crack Up
Run from the Pulpit
Run from the Choir Stand
Run Away
Be Depressed
Stay Down
Fall
Say I’m Not Coming to Church
Not To Get On Your Feet
But give somebody hifi &say “But I Back on My Feet Again”
You thought it was over for me- But I’m On My Feet Again
You thought I was down for the count- But I’m On My Feet Again
You thought I was dead- But I’m back on my Feet Again
You thought I was going be living at the bottom of the barrel, But I’m on my feet Again.
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You thought I was going to be borrowing all of my life-But I’m on my Feet Now
You thought I was going to be wearing Hand Me Downs all my life- But I’m on my Feet
You thought I was going to Make It- But I back on my Feet Again.
Give about 2 people & say “I Back On My Feet Again” Now turnaround and tell the person behind you and tell em “I Back”.
So as we look a little deeper here we understand about the snake. Now this kind of snake is a deadly poisonous snake, and it’s draw to heat. It’s attractive to heat. And when Paul builds the fire the snake fasten on his hands. The snake by right was design to Kill Paul. By right this snake by nature was design to poison Paul that will soon swell Paul up and die. This snake was design to take Paul out.
Some of you all in here know that by right that care accident should of kill you.
You know the cancer was suppose to Detroiter your body & kill you.
You know that Aids was suppose to take you out of here.
You know that that Leukemia was design to destroy you beauty
You know that that relationship was supposed to send you into a sate of suicide.
You know that those Drugs were design, predestine to make you crazy and lose your mind
You know that those Gangs in were in was suppose to take you and you family out of here
But it was because of your faithfulness, because of your anointing which cause God to recashade some things in your life. That’s why he said, “Touch not my Anointing and do my Prophet no Harm”. Right about here I believe my boy Isaiah would say right about here” No weapon form against me Shall Prosper, Oh
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yes it will form. Give somebody hifi and say it will form, But it wont Work.
Yeah by right you know Diabetes was design to make you go blind 7 lose your limbs, so that you wouldn’t be able to Praise God
You know that heart attack was design to take you from the pulpit and all other activities
But reach over and slap about 5 people and say “But It Didn’t work”
Now look and somebody else and say “ AND IT WILL NOT WORK”
But see you got to understand what God was doing for the Apostle Paul, speaking of Paul that’s why he said, and we know that all things work together for the good of them that Love the Lord. You see when we go through you got to understand that God always has a reason for taken us through certain things. God took Paul through the trial and miracle, to open up a door of ministry for the people on the island of Malta. And as you read on in the chapter you will find out that Paul was healing and praying and sending out blessings with the same hand that was bitten early on in the chapter. And I just want to let you know that when God takes us through different things, and once he brings us out, he has already anointed and appointed you in the area of your affliction to minister and help somebody else that’s going through so of the similar dilemma in which you had.
Look at somebody and say “Your Misery Is Your Ministry”
God takes us through misery so that in the end, we maybe able to minister and tell somebody yes I use to be:
Drug Addict Sex Femme Stubborn Lonely Gay
Gang banger Lesbian Suicidal Handicapped
Dope Pusher Drinker Pistol Popper
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Yes I use to have problems in my marriage, But He mended my marriage, He’s a Heart Fixer and Mind Regulator. I know what
God can do, because there is no secret to what God can do for what he’s done for others he will do for you.
Give somebody hifi and say, “There is No Secret”
Paul took responsibility for himself to shake off the creature. You got to get it in your minds and in your Spirits, That I can’t hang on to mess, I can’t hang on to yesterdays work. Because what God has in store for me, I can’t let my issues stop me from progressing, I can’t let my Trials keep me from my Triumph, I can’t let my Sins keep me from my Success, I can’t let my Attitude keep me from my Anointing.
Give somebody hifi and say “Tell Down I’m Gone”
You got to tell your situation:
Situation you kept me down long enough……….
You kept me out of my Deliverance long enough……….
You kept me out of God’s Presence Long Enough……….
You kept me our of my Anointing Long Enough……….
You kept me out of the Flow Long Enough……….
You kept me Depress Long Enough……….
You kept me from my Miracle Long Enough……….
You kept me from my Blessings Long Enough……….
You kept me out of God’s Will Long Enough……….
You kept me from the Pulpit Long Enough……….
You kept me from Testifying Long Enough……….
You kept me from the Church Long Enough……….
You kept me From my Ministry Long Enough ……….
But the time is now. I can’t let my situations poison my life
I can’t let my situations poison my Ministry
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I can’t let my snake in my life poison my Family
But I got to Shake It Off and tell the Devil I drawing the line and I dare you to cross it.
I getting ready to bring this thing to a close, but some of you all need to go back to those people that you wouldn’t make it, said that you wouldn’t be nothing, gave you a deadline, Talk about you. Go back to some of those that were looking for you to stay Junkie, looking for you to give up after you had a baby out of wedlock, Looking for you not to Prosper.
You need to go and tell them Thanks because had it not been for you, I would have never know more of how much of a wonder he was. Had it not been for you there would of never been a door open for me to ministry unto your life. Had it not been for you God would of never work a miracle in my life.
Go back and tell them that “I got over the Swelling
I had to cry sometimes “But I Got Over”
I had to walk the Floors “But I Got Over”
I had to go though Bad Relationship “But I got over”
He beat me for Breakfast Lunch and Dinner “But I Got Over”
I been rape more than once” But I Got Over”
I been bruised but “But I Got Over”
I been hungry many of nights “But I Got Over”
I had to wear rugged clothes here & there “But I Got Over”
The Hit man looking for me “But I Got Over”
The church “But I Got Over” hurt me
I was an Outcast “But I Got Over”
I was wounded “But I got over”
I had to wear the same outfit, which was my job uniform “But I Got Over”
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Right about here I hear the song in my spirit that’s says “I Come Through & Rain But I Made It”
Give 10 people hifi and say, “I made it”
*Conclusion of The Matter*
1. The Devil is going to try to attack you because of your anointing, but I come to serve you notice that no weapon form against you shall prosper: It Won’t Work, It Cannot Work, It Shall Not Work, and It Will Not Work.
2. Reach over and slap about 3 people and No, No, No
3. I come to serve you notice that what God has in store for you, you don’t anymore time to waste you got to shake it off and get to work.
4. You wasted enough time having idol conversation.
You wasted enough time smoking blunts
You wasted enough time over Bokeshia’s House
You wasted enough time over Willie’s House
You wasted enough time Gossiping on the Phone
The Time Is Now, You got to take responsibility for yourself and shake off the snake in your life. And tell the devil I got over. You try to take me out but I got over, you were design to stop me but I got over.
Not if you got over Give God Radical Praise in the House.
*And the Word of The Lord God Is Blessed*
