Sunday, April 1, 2012 – 9:30 a.m. Service –

Uncut/ unedited worship and sermon notes… I will insert the video next week to correlate with uncut notes taken by: Minister Evelyn Diane Thomas…

Sermon Selection –  “At the Cross where I first saw the light….”

Reading of our Litany:   See the Echoes Empowerment Magazine

Prayer:  Praying for God’s people

Song Selection: “God keeps right on blessing me!!!”

Dr. Jamal H. Bryant: Look at your neighbor and say “I dont’ know what you came to do.. but I came to lift up his name.. Shout Hosanna on this Palm Sunday… .

Give me one reason you have a reason to shout over.. Give God Glory.. If he aint done nothing, don’t say nothing… But I know he’s been better to you than you have been better to yourself…

If you know that April is going to be better than February…. This Friday night at 7:30 we will be streaming live and having service: “Last Seven Sayings” – Go and vote…. Register to vote if you have not…

Pray of our general confession: Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things, Judge of all men: We acknowledge and bewail our manifold sins and wickedness, Which we, from time to time, most grievously have committed, By thought, word and deed, Against thy Divine Majesty, Provoking most justly thy wrath and indignation against us.

We do earnestly repent, And are heartily sorry for these our misdoings; The remembrance of them is grievous unto us; The burden of them is intolerable.
Have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us, most merciful Father; For thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, Forgive us all that is past; And grant that we may ever hereafter Serve and please thee In newness of life, To the honour and glory of thy name; Through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Dr. Jamal Bryant… Come to church next week knowing that it’s not about clothes, it’s about church…

Dr. Jamal said: “When he was younger. his mother use to send him to Park Lane to get them Ultra sheer stockings… Yawl remember them stockings that use to come in the egg?   (Dr. Jamal is off the chain yawl!!! I aint mad at him… The boy got’s it going on!!)

Communion: We are standing not because we are so great.. But because God is so great, and has been better to us than we have been to ourselves…

Song selection: The blood that gives me strength from day to day!!! It will never loose it’s power… It’s Palm Sunday Yawl… Get to somebody’s church and get your communion and your Praise on today!!!

Offering selection: Praise him and lift him up!!!

But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed…. I need you to realize that your body is in his hands.. I speak healing over ever life that lifts their hands.. God is performing a surgery in your body right now and you are now living whole… What can wash a away my sins.. Nothing but the blood of Jesus.. Nothing you can buy can help you more than the blood of Jesus…

Song Selection: Hosanna.. We sing Hosanna… In the highest.. Let our King be lifted up, Hosanna!!!

Scripture: Numbers 11:11-15  (NIV)

Sermon Title:  ” Death to humiliation”

America is watching to see if Justin is going to be done for the young man Trayvon Martin who was killed..  We keep wondering how this man’s records are not showing up..We discovered this week that his father was a retired judge..

The proscecution said that he had been suspended from school, had a tatoo, and had a bag that might had possible drugs in it…

His mother is outraged that  they killed her son, now they are huliiated him by saying all matters of eveil..

The enemy wants to put in your mind that it’s your fault…  He wants you to be the blame thatyou came from a broken home.. He wants you to deny your own body type and want you to live in shame and deny your own self…

The peoople in Israel gets upset that they did not have more to eat, and their complaint was directed right at Moses… In utter in maturity.. He began to digest the mumblings the people that are following him… We hear a leader that is distrought and right on edge.. He asked Lord ‘Why did you put me in this?”  He asked the Lord is it something that I did?  Why are you making me deal with these type of people.. Why did you assign them to me… These are not my children, I do not have a responsibility to make them happy.. I want to tell you in transparency.. I cannot carry this by myself….

If I have any kind of favor, Don’t let me be embarresed in front of them… His connection to favor is not about anythign tangible.. Please block me from humility… But God don’t give me the satisfaction to let them see me be humilty.. .Don’t let my furniture get set out, or an evication, or my car get taken away.. Don’t let my child be in trouble.. God I’m just asking that you keep my name in tact and don’t expose to these people…

God, if I have any favor, please don’t let these people know that I am struggling.. I’m thanking God that some of the worst stuff I’ve done did not come out… .I worship you today because of all of the dirty low down stuff that I did, but I thank you God for protecting me… These peoople don’;t know all t the stuff I was contemplating… Suicide, etc.. But God, ,thank you for covering me with your blood..,.

Moses is complaining to God, and the people were complaining about God…  You better get all these negros out of your business..  If you want the best advice, you better seek God…. I’m getting ready to take it up to God.. He has no ideal that I have one foot out the door…. I’m getting ready to make that one phone call… God this is no time to be playing with me… But since I don’t have no other choice, God, you better do something for me right now… Those who ever been in a desperate place, just talks to God and say it…

God, I need you to send me some money to pay that bill…  It’s not until you are emotionally spent that you pray your best prayer….  I want someone to pray for me until the horns blow up…. I’m desperate… If I did not need to to move, I really would not be in his face…  I held my piece on Monday, I bit my lip on Tuesday… I held my peace on Thursday.. Aint nobody gone shut me up now because I’ve held my peace long enough… I’m desperate…

They keep calling my phone, my kids are acting up, etc…  I don’t ususally act like this, but God I need you to do something for me.. I’m in desperation!..

Lift up your hands and shout out loud that ‘Im desperate”  Moses began to moan and complain out load… I said to God ” I can’t do this!!!”  Have you ever resigned but still active… You quit but you are still trying and fighting anyway… You don’t know how to walk away and giving up… There is no quitting in me.. I have some fight left…

Moses use the imagery… “Is these my kids”  I did not conceive them.?  Did I give birth to them?  I was not in the delivery room with these kids.. Am I they Nanny… Am I suppose to be feeding them, burping them,e t… They are not my responsiblitly.. .Trying to be a provider for a grown person is not your responsibilty….  Go on with your life because you have done your job.. >This is not your job, somebody else put the seed of  humiliation in me… A false sense of obligation, making me feel responsible if I don’t help.. It’s like I’m being mean if I dont’ help.. God is freeing me from leeaches… God had to disconnect me from people that he knew that would drain you….

For those of you that have been nursing humiliation and nursing embarssment.. It is not yours… He just did a blood test, and got the results back and the baby is not yours.. What have been a source of humilation, embarassemtne and shame.. it’snot your and put it up for adopton…  What that son set free is free indeed…

Put is up for adoption because you are not suppose to be ashamed of who you a re and what you have come out of…

A story was told about a lady that lived in Baltimore…  She would walk the little girl, and would stop about two blocks away…. They were having problems in the area , and the mother wanted to walk the girl all the way… but the daughter was embarrassed of her mother.. The girl told her she did not want her to come because the kids was going to make fun of  her.. She had burns on her face.. She said I don’t want you to walk me to shcool all the way because the kids are gong to make fun of you… Do you know what happened to my face?  When you were six months old, the house caugjht on fire, and I went up stairs to rescue you and I got burned.. I sacraficed my life for you….  I may not look my best, but I thank God I survivied.. Never be ashamed what you look like…

When Adam and Eve at the forbidden fruit… When there eyes came open they began to be embarrassed and cover up… It was because when they  realized they were in sin the focus was now on them…  Who told them they were naked?

When you come to church, you should not be looking at no one… You should be keeping your eyes on God…

Some of us can thank God that we are not lovers of yourself… When you don’t love yourself, you will put up with anybody and expose yourselfef to mediocracy…

I did not want to go this far, and I feel like I’ve done you a disserevice…   When I think about our savior and what he’s done for us…

A colt is an animal or a begger… He comes riding in something that does not match him… He’s driving a hooptie..  Whenever the King comes there should be somebody announcing him…. Jesus is a one man band, but he don’t need nobody pumping him up…

Don’t wait for other people to praise you, sometimes you have to throw your ownself a celebration..

This next statment, most of you may not uncerstand this that a person that have low self esteem cannot deal with somebody that have high self esteem…  shout for who you are…. Shout for where you live and what you have… Throw yourself a parade..

The entire itention of crusificiton is humiliaton.. You notice whenever there is a lethal injection, it opens behind closed doors…

But for Jesus, they humiliated him, they pulled his beart, beat him  But I want you to know that humiliation is right before elevation….

When you rise to another level there is nothing they can say because you have already been humiliated…

Moses said something I hope you can grasp and digest… “If I have nay humilation left, dont’ let my life be ruined because of me”

Today marks the death for your season of humilation.. Whatever has been a stain on your life, is getting ready to die today..

The video you saw she was crying because the report was not about her, but it was about someone in the family.

Today, I’m getting ready to redeem the person in your family that has brought shame on the family.. The load is being lifted..

I need to say this one last thing…. Before I say that, say:  You willnot be humiliated..

You were scared that is was going to get out… Your private shame is covered under the blood…  Give God glory for the stuff that won’t never come out”

After the finish the menu and eat manna for two years.. He changes the menu and send qaiul… God said, I heard your cry and is not going to let you be humilated no longer.. Whatever the enemy had on me, he had two years to expose it…  I have to give God some glory beccause the worst part of my life is behind me… Some of the stuuf you heard, I did it. but some stuff they lied about… But he’s working it all for my good.. Tell your neighbor… that the devil thought he had me but I got away…

I should have been on TMZ for some of the stuff I did..  but I still got my praise…. I never shall forget what he’s done for me…

He picked me up and he turned me around… Oh thank you Lord….

I need to make one more announcemt;  ‘Calling all sinners”   Calling all repeat offenders”   God said if you give me a ridiculous praise your record are being expunged… If you give me glory, I’m wiping it out… Old things are passed away and behold all things have become new… Hallelujah… Pull on that neighbor and say.. You have survived your past… The devil should have killled you when he had the chance, but  you are still here… so go ahead and give God Glory…

Shout:  I survived my past… God is cleaning up your record….

Lift up your hands and say my past is redemmed… My present makes sense…  Say he cleaned my record!!!

I want to pray for those that have been living in humilation and embarassemtn… That, that chapter of your lift is over.. You had to go through that for God to make you stronger… It was for your develpment and growth..

Let them live with no shame that they did not finish college, the marriage did not work out.. Let them live with no shame that they had to live with how they looked and what type of clothes they were,etc… Remind them that they are made in your image Jesus…  Be thankful for your story.. Give God glory for your story!

I want you to tell your children how beautiful they are everyday before they walk out of the house… Be your own life coach… and tell your self you are bad before you walk out of that house.. You are fearfully and wonderfully made…. He made you who you were when you were in your mother’s womb…   He already knew that you were going to be trifling, he already knew that you were going to go back to your ex… People can’t rap there mind around how you walk like that and have that kind of swag and don’t’ have nothing.. When so many people tried to take a piece of who you are….

Stand to your feet, befor the musicians play.. This is going to be your run way… you are exhibit “A”  of  what you are suupose to look like…   Turn yourself in before  the enemy looks at you… If you know that God has made an incredilbe investment inyou…. I need you to get saved and join this church…

If you feel like I’ve broken into your email or voice mail,  and I’ve been speaking directly to you… Come right now and give your life to God…

Posted by: Minister Evelyn Diane Thomas, President / CEO WIFI Ministries