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Listen, I want to talk to you real quick. I want to talk to you real quick from the thought, rescue, hey glory, restored and released. And why I ask, were there any hungry people in the room? Because if you're hungry for a word right now, if you're hungry for a move of God, would you make some noise? Listen, they told me, they want us to believe that this is the most lost generation, that this is the most atheist generation. But the devil is a lie. This ain't a lost generation. This is a hungry generation. And the Lord is feeding according to appetites. So I come to tell you right now, if you're hungry for revival, it's on the menu. If you're hungry for healing, it's on the menu. If you're hungry for breakthrough, it's on the menu. But I'm telling you, he's feeding according to appetite, Exodus 16 and 16. So when you see your neighbor get filled with the Ruach and start moving in a dimension, and you say, that can't be real, that ain't happened. No, he's feeding according to appetite. So if you want revival in your school, you want revival in your church, you got to get hungry for prayer. You got to get hungry for fasting. You got to get hungry for the things of God. So I'm telling you right now, this is a hungry generation, and he's feeding according to appetites. Hey, glory. When I was looking at the word rescue versus redemption, rescue typically implies a more immediate act of saving someone from imminent danger. While redeem suggests a broader act of releasing someone from a state of bondage or captivity. Often with a connotation of restoring value or dignity. So when we have been rescued, we have also been redeemed by the Lord. Get this, for he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the son he loves. In whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. Jesus comes to restore us, to redeem us, and reconcile him back to himself. A glory. And I'm happy about that because if you knew my story and if you knew what God had to rescue me from, you'll know he's in the business of passing the fix and using broken people. So I want to talk to some people that say, I messed up, I haven't had it all together, but I believe God wants to rescue you tonight. Amen? And then get this 2 Corinthians 5, 18 and 19. Now, all things are of God who has reconciled us to himself through Jesus Christ and has given us the ministry of reconciliation. That is that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation. The reason why that makes me shout is because when I first got saved, I went to one church and the preacher kept saying, When they lie on you, just give it to God. And that's what the church would do. They would say, amen, shout. And I was sitting in the back, and I was just getting so down and out. He said, don't chase down a lie, just give it to God. So I saw the reverend walk into his car one day. I said, hey, pastor, is there anything in the book for anybody they're not lying on? What do I do when they're telling the truth on me? And that's when I, that's the, you can shout when you know they lying, but what happens when you're guilty as charged? So he said, and I got in the Bible and I realized that the gospel was the good news, but it was also good news for the guilty. And he's a lawyer that's never lost a case. He, hey, glory. They can have you on video. They can have all the evidence, but he'll walk in. And for some reason, some way they'll come back and say, not guilty. That's the Jesus we serve. And I tell our fellowship, serve him today. He's a lawyer that never lost a case. Wait later, he's a judge. Hey, glory. So as I talk about being rescued, I cannot talk to you about being rescued without looking at one of my favorite apostles or characters in the Bible. and that is my God, Peter. I love Peter, and I'll tell you why I love Peter, because Peter loves the Lord, Peter's saved, but how many can agree Peter's a thug? I mean, Peter is a thug. Peter will lay hands and throw him. I mean, I promise you, I told Bishop, when I get to heaven, I know Peter my uncle. Peter is so radical that he's fishing and he has a business and he's going. And Jesus says, hey, come follow me. Peter don't check his retirement. Peter don't consult with his wife. He walks away from the business and follow Jesus. Husbands, go home today, tonight, and say, I saw a man that says, follow me. I'm quitting my job. And Peter drops everything, and Peter goes after Jesus. He's so zealous for the Lord. And Peter fights for the Lord. He goes with the Lord. He serves with the Lord. And I said, I want to be like Peter. And we always talk about Peter in this sense. And this is what you need to know about Peter. Again, he loves the Lord, but Peter is that friend that's down for anything. Peter's that friend. You'd be like, hey, yeah. You're like, but you didn't let me finish. He's like, I'm there. I'm there. And this is how Peter, he calls Peter. He calls Peter. Young people, let me tell you something. Contrary to popular belief, you can't always be called and comfortable. if we can get the christian stop stop leaning on comfort and focus on the call we can see revival in our nation if we can see some people that say i don't have to be comfortable but i'm called it don't have to make sense but he called me i i know where i've been and i know what i've been through but the king of glory had called me to do something so if you can get away from comfort you can operate in your calling. Hey, glory. And this is what happened. This is what I love about the Jesus we serve. He says, I'll give you my good credit for your debt. I'll give my access for your rejection. I'll give my innocence for your guilt. I'll give my righteousness for your iniquities. I'll give my perfection for your imperfection. I'll clothe myself in your web history. don't worry I brought my own amens I never leave home without them he said I'll clothe myself in your gossip in your group chat I'll clothe myself in your addiction I'll clothe myself in your flaws and I'll clothe you with garments of salvation oh you're looking at me funny you want bible I'll give you a bible Isaiah 61 and 10 I will greatly rejoice in the Lord. My soul shall be joyful in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation. So now that we have been called and rescued from the Lord, God, I feel like preaching in here. So we see that Peter is following Jesus, and he's going everywhere with Jesus, and where Jesus go, he's go. If Jesus had a merch table, Peter would run it. If Jesus was here today, Peter would be here. Peter is right there with Jesus. He don't know what the business is doing, but he's not worried about comfort. And I love one time that Peter says this. He sees the Messiah walking on the water. And Peter, we shout about that, but we don't realize something. Peter lost his ever-loving mind. Because Peter is a fisherman by trade. he is a professional when it comes to water Peter knows he can't walk on water but when how many know when God is in it it don't need to make sense how many know when God is in it's your goal see if you keep waiting for 2 plus 2 to equals 4 you'll miss what God is doing in your life if you keep waiting for everything to line up you can miss the Lord because what I've learned over 13 years of ministry if it makes too much sense not be God it might not be God because God will call you to a different state and you say how are we gonna pay the bills he said you just shouted and said I was Jira see see this is what we do we sang songs in worship that are we sang songs and we'd write checks that our faith ain't ready to cash have your way say, God, use me. Do whatever you will. And soon as the check engine light come on, we say, the devil. You was running and shouting in service and got quiet about your faith during lunchtime. You can't say amen, say ouch. Hey, glory. So Jesus is starting to walk on the water. And all the other disciples are in the boat. They said, I'm saved, but I ain't stupid. I'm going to sit right here. Peter says, if it's you, tell me to come. I love Peter. It's just Peter. I'm telling you, we got to be cousins. The text clearly says they saw Jesus walking on the water. and Peter says, if it's you, tell me to come. Peter, why, if you can see him, why would you say, if it's you, tell me to come? Because Peter knows faith comes by hearing and by hearing the word of God. Peter said, no, see, the Bible says, my sheep know my voice. So Peter said, I'm not stepping out on a lookalike. I'm not stepping out on a good idea. I'm stepping out on the Word of God. So if you tell me to come, I'll step out. See, before you make your next move, you need to know you heard his voice. Help me preach. Hit your neighbor and say, I heard his voice. While you're doing what you're doing, I heard his voice. While you're giving what you're giving, I heard his voice. And the whole time, Peter believes he's being called, and he's being called, but he's being rescued. He's being rescued. you believe you're being called you are and rescued oh see this is the god we serve oh that's the god we serve get this he's he he he he's in my situation and yours he's answering my prayers and fixing your problems he's moving at the jailhouse the courthouse in the hospital and he's in this room at the same time that's the god we serve that's the god we are in here worshiping today so peter peter doesn't even say, I know what I went to school for. I know how water works, but I'm stepping out on the word of God because he heard his voice. That's why he said, if it's you, tell me to come. Because I know his voice. I know his voice. Oh, I know his voice. And in this hour, the church, this generation, young people, men and women, we got to know the voice of the Lord. We got to know the voice of the Lord. We got to know the word, the logos, and the rhema because it got some stuff out here. It may look close, but it's not of God. It may be real close, but it's not of God. I'm telling you right now, I don't know about you, but I need the pure, authentic, living, breathing God. I need a God that can show up when I mess up. I need a God that can pick me up when I can't pick myself up. I need a God that's in the business of rescuing me. Hey, glory. I was at home a couple nights ago, actually, and we have four puppies, and one of them is Ace, and don't tell the rest something but Ace is my favorite. And Ace is my favorite. And we live in the woods, you know, we live in the country, and I'm going to bed and, you know, I'm laying there and my wife, Kay, comes in and she runs and she says, baby, baby, baby, baby. I'm like, what, what, what, what? And she's like, Ace is being attacked. And I'm like, call the cops. No, I'm just playing. And I get up, because I'm in Tennessee, I can grab my firearm, forget I just had surgery, and when I go out there, he is surrounded by three coyotes. And one of them has ace in his mouth. And I told my wife, that wasn't a coyote, that was Jacob from that Twilight movie. Them things were huge. I was like, Jacob, put him down. I'm team Jacob. I don't even like Edward. Put him down. Focus, Q. So I let off, and they drop him, and they run, and I call my dad. And what stood out to me the most, Bishop, that when they dropped him, they turned in sync and ran in one direction. It's like they said, listen, if the police show up, this is our getaway. It's like they had a meeting. So I was so scared, like, how'd Jacob know where to run? And I told my dad, he said, because the way they hunt and seek out, it's a good chance, son, they've been watching y'all for about a week or two. He said, they've been watching, seeing when you bring them out, when your wife bring them out, when your daughters, and they've been waiting for them to get alone. and what happened was when they showed up the other three sold ace out they ran in the house and and my dad was just talking and he's country and he's talking about hunting them and catching them and the preacher and me said started saying wait wait a minute no hold on he I said I said so you say he was seeking them out he was watching them he was waiting on them they said yes I said It sounds like the devil. It sounds like the devil will watch and wait until you start saying, I don't got to go to church. I can just get online. I don't got to sow. It don't take all that to be saved. I don't need to run, shout, and flip. When you start trying to do it alone, that's when the enemy will attack you. And get this, I'm not beating up live stream, but sometimes you got to get up and get in the live stream to get a move of God. I wish I had some help in here. I wish I, who am I preaching to in here? I'm telling you right now, I'm not mad at you getting online, but I think sometimes you got to get in the live stream because when that river of God, hey, glory. Hey, glory. I'm on the beach with my family one time. We're family, so I can be honest with y'all. I don't like cold water. And I'm a knee-high type swimmer. and I'm on the beach, and my kids are jumping around. And they're saying, Dad, get in. The water's amazing. And I'm like, shut up. I paid for this trip. You swim in for free. And I go down, and you know, if you don't like cold water, you do stuff like this. And I'm trying to work it out. I'm trying to get in. And then I finally just get bold. And I said, and I'm like, I don't need, I could just sit here. Then, Bishop, I start thinking about the receipt and how much it costs. I said, forget it, I'm going in. And I jumped in the ocean. And I jumped out and I said, get in, guys. The water's fine. They said, Dad, we been in. What are you saying, Pastor? I'm telling somebody that's on the fringes, that's on the shore, that you're trying this Jesus thing out. And you got one foot in. And you're saying, does it work? And you're going a little deeper. And you're saying, but is it real? I mean, I'm telling you, if you'll go all in, if you'll dive in, if you say, God, have your way in my life, have your way in my future, have your way in my school, have your way in my community given up on you. God hasn't forgot about you. God is waiting to rescue you, restore you, and release you. Will somebody give God praise in here? Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Peter is the disciple that says, I'll die before I deny you. Yeah, yeah. You know, Peter, he's like, I don't know about the 11. I don't even like Bartholomew. But, and Judas been a sucker. But I'm going to die. I'm going to ride a die. BFF, me and you, against the world. He's like, I'm with you, Jesus. I'm with you. And when they come to arrest Jesus, Judas comes up and he says, the one I kiss is he. Talk about kiss and tell. If kiss and tell was a person, it was Judas. Peter jumps out and pulls his sword out and says, not my God. And he swings, come on Bible scholars, and cuts off his ear. And we preached that for years. And when I stared at that text, I said, why would you aim for an ear? He wasn't aiming for an ear. Peter just missed. Peter was trying to take his head off, but I think he ducked or something. Peter was ready to kill. And when they arrested Jesus and they took Jesus through, Peter follows him because he's Peter. And Peter goes and says, that's the man that rescued me. It's the man that called me when I was just an old fisherman. I left everything. I walked on water for 4.5 seconds because of him. I seen him feed a multitude of people with a little boy's lunch. I seen him open up blind eyes. What are you doing with my Jesus? And a little girl, it's always a nosy little girl, comes up and says, aren't you one of them? Peter said, no. She said, sure. He said, no, now leave me alone. And then he goes somewhere else and she said, surely it's you. You dress like it. You talk like it. Surely. I want to tell you something. You can keep faking in school, in college, on the work, and you can keep denying whose you are. But the glory is on you. The glory is on you. They said, I can tell the way you talk. I can tell the way you move. Something is different about you. Peter got so mad, he start cussing. And he says, I don't know the man. And the rooster crows. Because he went from trying to kill to denying God. He went from leaving everything he know to follow him, to being right there with him, to denying him. And he began to weep. And when I read that, I got emotional. Because how many times have I denied him in private? See, I realized something. The enemy is going around playing his version of let's make a deal. he said I'll give you public I'll even let you preach I'll give you 23 hours and 30 minutes but if you get behind closed doors and just get on that website if you'll just give me 15 minutes if you'll just give me private I'll let you lie on social media because I know you, everybody believe you work out three times a day, you're a vegan and always happy I'll let you have all that but I'm telling you, if you'll just give me he said you can have the public, but if you'll just give me privacy. Because he knows five minutes with him separates you from eternity with him. So I began to weep. And Peter, he denied him. He denied him. And I was, when y'all was raising money for the grease thing, and I told him, I said, powerful. Because I understand about sowing, about giving, and sowing where you want to go and how powerful it is. Sowing changed my life. And I remember our baby girl. She's here with me today. If y'all don't know, I got 39 kids. I call her Revelation. I call the oldest one Genesis. Focus, Q. And when my baby girl Jazaniah was born, her name means to whom the Lord will hear. And when she was born, she was born with Laryngeal Malaysia. And it means every time she inhaled, her vocal cord collapsed. So she sounded like she snored 24-7, 24-7, 24-7. And we were so embarrassed at times. We would sit outside of churches, and she would just snore heavenly all the time. Some wives right now are looking at husbands like, do you have laryngeal Malaysia? Come here, punky. Come here. So we would, she was just, and we kept going to the doctor, and we were saying, why is she breathing so heavy? Why is she breathing like this? He said, because every time she inhales, her larynx and her vocal cord is collapsing. And he said, and she's breathing that hard to push it back up. And we said, well, what happens if she can't get it back up? He said, there's nothing we can do. And I remember I would wake up every day and I would say, my daughter will be all right. because she is God's. And if not, my daughter will be alright because she is God's. One of the hardest seasons of our life is to take pictures and I will post it and I will say this, my daughter will be alright because she is God's. And if not, she'll be alright because she is God's. And it was a rough season for us. I wish I told y'all I was full of faith. I woke up every day declaring. More times, I was having Peter moments. I was forgetting what he rescued me from. The jail cell he brought me out of. The drugs he delivered me from because life started life. And one day, my wife, we argue, and we say, we'll take credit. I think I said it, but she said she said it. I said, let's dedicate her to the Lord. And we took her, did the thing, signed up, walked up there with our baby, who was disrupting service. And we said, we won't be ashamed. God gave her to us. And she was God before she was ours. Before I formed you in your mother's womb, I knew you. And they blessed her. We gave her to the Lord. And we went on. As I stand before you today, about three weeks passed. It was me. She was in her little rocking chair and her mother. And I looked over. I said, you hear that? My wife said, I don't hear anything. I said, do you hear that? She said, I don't hear anything. I said, me neither. And she was breathing normal. Hey, glory. And she's 10 years old now. Somebody help me praise them. I'm telling you, when we gave her back, to whom gave glory. When we said, Lord, she was yours before she was ours. And we can never love her as much as you. And when we gave her back, the Lord fixed her and healed her. And I bring her, every time I look at her, I said, that's my miracle. The doctor didn't fix it. The great physician did. I'm telling y'all right now, it comes a time in your life where you're going to have to pick fact or faith. Sometimes the fact is the money's funny, but faith says he's Jaira provider. The fact is the doctor said there's nothing else he can do, but faith said by his stripes, I am healed. And right now, there is a season where you have to pick faith over facts. Hey, glory. Hallelujah. So Peter denies Jesus and he runs off. And that's what the enemy wants us to do. When we mess up, when we get out of line, when we fall down, he wants us to forget that there's no condemnation. He wants us to run and hide. And he hides. And if it was anything like today, you know, everybody was talking. Can you believe the apostle Peter? He was cussing. he was denying you remember the one been going around for almost three years preaching, telling everybody about him denied him the first chance he got if Peter had a social media he would have deactivated it and I love when Mary Magdalene goes to adoint Jesus because they crucified him and they killed him but can somebody say but God but God, but God and she go to anoint him and he tell him he's not there. She said, well, tell me where you put him. He said, he's not there. But get this, he said, go tell his disciples and Peter. Okay, now I'm getting happy. Go tell his disciples and Peter. Why is he emphasizing on and Peter? because he wants to know Peter. I'm in the business of restoration. I'm in the business of restoring people back. He said, go tell his disciples and Peter. And I love that part because I insert myself every time I read it. His disciples and Quantel. His disciples and I know what y'all said about him. I know what he done. I know how he messed up. But I'm about to restore Peter. And when you look up restoration, it means to be put back in your rightful place. He says, so tell his disciples, and Peter. She's like, and Peter? And Peter. Because I'm going to restore them. And God wants to restore somebody right now. God wants to restore somebody right now. I'm telling you right now, I don't care where you come from. I don't care what you've been through. I don't care what runs in your family. in the name of Jesus. It ran in your family until it ran into you. I'm telling you right now, you will kill. Ain't no generational curse bigger than the most high. Ain't no drug addiction. Ain't no stronghold. It's going to stop you from being everything the Lord has called you to be. You'll do what he says you'll do. You'll go where he said he would go. If you believe it, would you give God a hand clap of praise? hey glory God is wanting to rescue you he want to restore you and he want to release you for his work I'll tell you a true story how God rescued me one day if you don't know I started gang banging and selling drugs at the age of 13. And one time we got into it with a rival. And I'll never forget this. I was so ignorant, I told the guy where we were. He was like, I'm going to do this and that. And I was like, pull up, we over here, this and that. And I turned around, I said, anybody got a gun? They said, no. I said, well, you could have whistled before I gave him my address. And the guy pulls up, and I called my guy, never forget it. I have one of my best friends, white boy Mikey, I called him, and he says, I said, man, you got to get over here quick. We in some situation. I'll never forget this. He pulls up in a gray charger, no shirt on, a bulletproof vest, and an AK-47. I said, what in the Grand Theft Auto is this? And the people pulls up, and my, I don't know if we're recording. I'll leave his name out. But they pulls up, and he did. He handled his business. He slid. And he did this. Ta, ta, ta. And I was like, I watch too many movies. What is that? Like, why? That's supposed to, you know, that. And I said, why didn't you spray the car? He said, I only got three bullets. I said, we're going to die. And we ran. And I see then that God rescued me then. He rescued me then. And you would have said, well, didn't you learn your lesson? No. Somebody's a prophet. And one time we got into another situation. get into it. We're fighting. And a guy jumps out and he grabs a fireworn. And let me borrow somebody. Oh, Lord. That wasn't the Holy Ghost. That was ignorance. Stand up, brother. I about failed trying to find you. This is how far, you're me. This is how far the shooter was. And he starts shooting. And I saw my life flash before me. I had just got out. I'd been out. I'd been free for 26 days. And he was shooting. And he was shooting. And he was shooting. And he was shooting. And he kept shooting. And every time he shot, my heart stopped. My heart stopped. My heart stopped. And I'll never forget it. I jumped in a green expedition and got on the floor and we left. And I turned back around because I said, I think he hit somebody. And when I turned back around, it was my childhood friend. And he was covering up his chest. and the first thing out of my mouth was stop playing and I just swooped down I just started rocking him he was 18 years old the hollow tip had broken up in his heart and he died that night and it was Sunday night 12 minutes before the park closed that Friday he just told me the principal was going to let him back in school his second child was on the way to be born and Monday he was getting his second chance he laid there dead in my arms Sunday night and it almost destroyed me and it did destroy me and it didn't wake me up I went deeper I grew cold I was angry I found myself on the run I had three warrants in three different counties I ran out to a different town it was country boy snow was everywhere Got in trouble, had to run back. Started selling drugs. That's all I knew to do. That's all I've been doing since I was 13 years old. Found myself incarcerated. And I'm sitting in a jail cell and I'm playing chess. And I hear somebody say, Quantel. And I get real spooked. Because in the streets, it's like, you should know my government name. You know, we're not on first name basis. And my celly was like, you're tripping. Nobody said your name. And I was like, nah, someone said my name. And we kept playing. And later on, he said, Quantel. And I said, you won. Somebody said my name. And because of the lifestyle I lived, I didn't know if I had to fight. I didn't know what it was. But I'm waiting on the door to open. And it's seeming like it's taking forever to open. And as I hear the boom, the door pop open, I'm taking my socks off because I don't know what the issue is. and I see this man and he stands right here and it's taking forever for him to turn around. It's taking forever and I'm like, who is this? Who is this guy? They like somebody new on the deck, new inmate on the deck, fresh fish, all this. And I'm like, man, who is this? Who is this? And when he turned around, it's my dad. And I'm like, pops, what's up? He's like, what they doing with you? I'm like, going to prison. And I'm like, what cell they going to put you in? And as soon as I said that, my door opened. Turned 20 and 21 in a jail cell. And I laid there. And I knew, I said, Dad, this couldn't have been your plan. He's done over 28 years incarcerated. And as I sat there and I shared a jail cell with my father, I looked and I said, if I don't kill this curse now, this could be my future. This could be my future. And after getting out, I don't know if he's still here, I pray he is. Cousin invited me to South Cleveland with old Pastor Moody. And I had dreads and I had face tattoos and I'm covered in ink. And I'm like, I don't want to go over there with them people. And I used to sneak in the balcony and I would sit up there. And moody, and I'd never seen the gospel like this before. I never, I didn't know what the Holy Ghost was. People running and people shouting. And I was like, yo, these people are crazy. What is this? And I was up in the balcony and I would just go in, sneak in, sneak out. And this is what Bishop Moody would do. He'd say, Quantel, you up there? And I'm like, yes, sir. He's like, do you mind if I tell the people? I'm like, well, how can I say no now? You know, like. He said, Quantel was Saul before he turned to Paul. Chief sinner. And I would leave. And he told me, he was like, you should get to know him and this and that. And he would do that, and I would sit out there. And one day I went in on Wednesday and I was holding one of my babies and I hadn't been saved. Moody didn't know at the time I had a warrant out for my arrest. And he said, I'm going to cast
this net out. Because somebody needs to come to the Lord. And he cast the net out. But I was shamed. I'm from the different side of tracks. I got tattoos. People don't get me. What can God do with me? And I never forget it. I didn't get up. And he said, I'm going to cast this net out one more time. And he cast it out. And I got up. And he said, you was who I was fishing for. So that's why I'm grateful for youth pastors. I'm grateful for Bishop Young who we used to go get those lettuce wraps and you've been depriving me of those for years now. He's busy but I'm so grateful for people that were faithful like my cousin David was faithful to come and pull up on me when I was selling drugs to tell me God had a plan for my life. God had a purpose for my life. There was a calling on my life that God loved you so much that he thought you were to die for. I want to tell somebody you were made for more. I don't care what your daddy did. I know what happened to you wasn't fair. But I'm telling you about a God that can restore and redeem and release you for his glory. I'm telling you about a God that can take a young boy and take him from selling drugs to telling people about a man that died to reconcile sinners to himself. it's the God we serve so I started preaching and speaking and traveling and I literally true story I'll be on stages and I had a warrant he said he'd just sneak in and I said well if they catch me we'll do jailhouse ministry I didn't care anymore and one day around 2017 I get a call just got in from doing a conference and they said call me this is no pun, it's a true story, this is huge and I said okay they said we just received a call the White House want to know would you accept the invitation to come and speak I said the government? they said yeah like federal government? Because I was about to skip town. They said, yeah. And I said, man, I would love to, but there's no way I'm going to pass the clearance. I've seen White House falling. They're not going to let me in. My background is not going to happen. They said, no, they want you to come. So me and my wife, we went to D.C. You know what I mean? They put us up. I don't want to offend anyone, but we got to stay at the Trump Tower. Looked like Home Alone 2. It was great. I mean, you know, we stayed out there. It's like a $50 candy bar. My wife ate it. I'm like, what are you doing? Don't touch nothing. And we go, and we got to speak. And I got to tell some of the story I just told you guys about how we live in the greatest country where everything and anything is possible but a second chance. And if God has pardoned me, when will my country pardon me? And a lady looked at me, and she started weeping. And she said, you and a million others is why I left my high-paying job in Texas to come and do this work. And we started worshiping and singing at the White House. You can't make this up. You can't make this up. and left. It was amazing. It was cool. Great. We went on minister and I'm still a convicted felon. I still can't find work. Goodness and mercy is following me and my felony too. It's a true story. I'm sorry, y'all. Bishop should have told you I was crazy. Blame him. And I'm just believing that God, if you could split the Red Sea son of David have mercy on me God if you can open up blind eyes if you could raise Lazarus this ain't too big for you and I was sitting in a pastor's meeting on a Zoom and the phone rung and it was no caller ID and I was like nope that's spam I do not need a $50,000 loan nope and something quickened in me and said pick it up and I picked up the phone and I said hello said is this Quantel I said this is he he said this is Governor Lee did I catch you at a bad time I said no he said I want to tell you at 4 o'clock today I'm going to issue you a full pardon a glory And he said, and I started weeping, and I started praising, and he started praising. And I said, Governor, excuse me, I usually can communicate a little better, but I can't collect myself. He said, you got a story of redemption, and we need to remove every barrier out of your way so you can continue to tell it. And then he called us back, and he said, would you be my guest of honor at my state of state address? I said, I'm on the way. I'm leaving now. I'm telling you right now, God rescued me. He restored me, and he released me for his glory, not because I'm special, not because I got it all together, but he said when he's going to use for his glory, because he's in the business of putting broken things back together, I'm telling you right now, can't nothing stop what God has for you. Can't nothing keep all glory. I'm telling you right now, you ain't too young. You ain't too old. When God release it, can't no devil in hell stop it. Will somebody give God praise in here? And I'm going to do what Bishop done with me. I'm going to cast out a net. I'm going to cast out a net. Because somebody may be the Ann Peter in here. Somebody may say, yeah, but you don't know what I got caught up in. You don't know what I've done. I'm telling you right now, God is in the business of restoration. He's in the business of restoration. When I cast this net out, if you need to make Jesus Lord over your life, if you need to be restored, if you said, Lord, set a fire in me. If you want to stand in the gap for somebody. If you said, I don't know how I got here. I just came. I didn't want to be here. but something's nudging on you. I ask you, I don't know how you do it right now, but if you're ready to be, if you know you've been redeemed, you've been restored, and you're ready to be released for the work of the Lord, would you get up out your seat right now and wherever you are, would you create an altar and begin to give God a praise that he is due? Would you begin to worship and cry out to the Lord? Can we just turn this place? I know God. I know a God. I'm telling you right now, your past ain't bigger than my God. He's undisputed. He's undefeated. And he didn't wait for your situation to lose now. I'm telling you right now, he still reigns. He's still alive and well. And he's just waiting for you to say yes to his will and yes to his way. Do I have anybody in here that says, yes, Lord. Send me, Lord. Release me. Release me to do your work. Hey, glory.