WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.000 Hallelujah 2 00:00:02.000 --> 00:00:06.000 Hallelujah 3 00:00:06.000 --> 00:00:11.000 Hallelujah. Okay. Amen. 4 00:00:11.000 --> 00:00:25.000 Amen. And I also want to appreciate the chaplaincy team and all the people involved for organizing such a beautiful celebration. 5 00:00:25.000 --> 00:00:36.000 Now very shortly I'm going to share a message with you that will help you praise God well and give thanks to God very well. Hallelujah. 6 00:00:36.000 --> 00:00:42.000 Amen. My message is titled Where Are the Nine? 7 00:00:42.000 --> 00:00:47.000 My message is titled Where Are the Nine? Where Are the Nine? 8 00:00:47.000 --> 00:00:56.000 Now if you're wondering where this title is from, it's actually from our master Jesus. He asked that question. 9 00:00:56.000 --> 00:01:44.000 In Luke chapter 17, from the verse number 11 all the way to the verse 17. 10 00:01:44.000 --> 00:01:52.000 There was an encounter between Jesus and ten lepers. 11 00:01:52.000 --> 00:01:57.000 So, Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem, and he was between Samaria and Galilee. 12 00:01:57.000 --> 00:02:06.000 And there were some lepers afar off. And they cried out to Jesus. They cried out to Jesus. 13 00:02:06.000 --> 00:02:13.000 They said, 'Master, have mercy on us.' 14 00:02:13.000 --> 00:02:19.000 And so my message is very simple, we are just going to read the passage and I will highlight some lessons from it. What do you think about that? 15 00:02:19.000 --> 00:02:27.000 They cried out. They said, 'Master, have mercy, have mercy on us.' 16 00:02:27.000 --> 00:02:37.000 I love Jesus because Jesus responded to them. There's nobody who cries out to Jesus for mercy and does not receive mercy. 17 00:02:37.000 --> 00:03:23.000 Maybe you have thought that God has not responded to your prayers. 18 00:03:23.000 --> 00:03:31.000 It's possible that it has not happened in the way that you expected, but God always responds. He's a faithful God. He's a good God. 19 00:03:31.000 --> 00:03:40.000 And you are sitting here because God has answered many prayers. Some are not prayers you have prayed. It's prayers your parents have prayed. 20 00:03:40.000 --> 00:03:43.000 Some of you have been prayed into medicine. 21 00:03:43.000 --> 00:03:49.000 Yeah. You have been prayed into third year. You have been... 22 00:03:49.000 --> 00:03:59.000 prayed into fourth year. You are a bundle of answered prayers. That's your life. That's your life. That's your life. 23 00:03:59.000 --> 00:04:08.000 And that will continue to be your life, from answered prayer to answered prayer to answered prayer. 24 00:04:08.000 --> 00:04:14.000 So, Jesus answered their prayer, and he did not answer it in the way they expected. 25 00:04:14.000 --> 00:04:19.000 They asked, 'Master, have mercy on us.' And Jesus said, 'Go show yourselves to the priests.' 26 00:04:19.000 --> 00:05:10.000 I mean, very different, very divergent. Jesus told them, 'Go and show yourselves to the priests.' 27 00:05:10.000 --> 00:05:19.000 Okay. And there was a reason for that, because in those days, the people who had leprosy were not allowed in the community, and the priests were the ones who would give approval, who would verify that these people are truly healed for them to be integrated into the community. 28 00:05:19.000 --> 00:05:30.000 So Jesus, in saying that 'Go show yourself to the priests,' was telling them that 'You are actually healed.' But they had not noticed it. 29 00:05:30.000 --> 00:05:38.000 So they began going to show themselves to the priests. And I love what the Bible says. The Bible says that as they went, they were cleansed. 30 00:05:38.000 --> 00:05:45.000 As they went, as they went. 31 00:05:45.000 --> 00:05:59.000 Sometimes God will give instructions that don't make sense. But as you go, the cleansing, the healing, the blessing is in obedience. He says as they went, they were cleansed. 32 00:05:59.000 --> 00:06:51.000 Now, the Bible goes on to say that one of them, one of them, noticed that he had been healed and turned back. 33 00:06:51.000 --> 00:06:57.000 Turned back. Turned back. 34 00:06:57.000 --> 00:07:09.000 Sometimes we do not notice. If you're going to give thanks to God, well, you must notice because we take some things for granted. We think that things are normal. Have you not noticed? 35 00:07:09.000 --> 00:07:17.000 You know that things are not normal. Things are not always normal in the hospital. 36 00:07:17.000 --> 00:07:24.000 You see? You should thank God for every single thing he has done for you. Always notice. Always notice. 37 00:07:24.000 --> 00:07:33.000 You are alive. You are kicking. You are breathing. You have all of your faculties working. You should always be grateful to God. 38 00:07:33.000 --> 00:08:21.000 Sometimes the problem of gratitude is focusing on what has not happened. 39 00:08:21.000 --> 00:08:29.000 You see, if you keep looking at what has not happened, you will always be ungrateful. You will always think that you don't have what you need, you always think that you are not where you're supposed to be. 40 00:08:29.000 --> 00:08:41.000 But actually, if you look at how far the Lord has brought you from and what he has done in your life, you'll be amazed. Count your blessings, name them one by one, and it will surprise you what the Lord has done. 41 00:08:41.000 --> 00:08:50.000 One of them noticed. He noticed. 42 00:08:50.000 --> 00:08:59.000 So there were ten, but the rest of these, the nine, they did not notice. They did not wrap their minds, they did not realize. 43 00:08:59.000 --> 00:09:09.000 And I think you are here because you've noticed that it is God. It's not you. It is God, it is not you. And I'll prove that to you. 44 00:09:09.000 --> 00:09:19.000 You see, sometimes we are not grateful because we think that it is us. Some of you may say that, 'Why do we have to organize a thanksgiving, Tehila? Why do we have to organize this?' 45 00:09:19.000 --> 00:10:07.000 'I mean, I studied. I burnt the midnight candle on both sides.' 46 00:10:07.000 --> 00:10:13.000 'I burnt it.' But listen, what you must realize is that... 47 00:10:13.000 --> 00:10:20.000 all those years that you sat down to study, the breath... 48 00:10:20.000 --> 00:10:29.000 that you have, the strength that you have, the wisdom that you have, the opportunities that you have... 49 00:10:29.000 --> 00:10:39.000 actually all come from God. The Bible says what do we have that we did not receive? And if we did receive it, we've received everything you have, you've actually received. You've actually received. 50 00:10:39.000 --> 00:10:49.000 So when you say that 'I've studied, I've studied, I've studied,' you must realize that you are just talking about one aspect. The ability to study comes from God's divine ability given unto you. 51 00:10:49.000 --> 00:10:59.000 That's why Paul said, 'I labored more fervently than they all. Yet, not I but the grace of God.' 52 00:10:59.000 --> 00:11:44.000 So yes, you labor, but it is not you. 53 00:11:44.000 --> 00:11:54.000 It is not you. That's why you must recognize that it is God. You must notice that it is God. Notice that it is God. Notice, always notice that it is God. 54 00:11:54.000 --> 00:12:02.000 Don't think that it's your ability, don't think that is is your intellect, 'Oh, I'm the sharp, I mean, and all of that.' All that comes from God. 55 00:12:00.000 --> 00:12:06.000 Some of them did not notice. They did not notice. They did not recognize that something had changed. 56 00:12:02.000 --> 00:12:09.000 Recognize God. Recognize God. Recognize God. So one of them noticed... 57 00:12:06.000 --> 00:12:10.000 They did not recognize. Some of them may have thought, "Oh, it's ordinary. It's just ordinary." 58 00:12:09.000 --> 00:12:15.000 that he had been healed and he turned back. He returned to give thanks. In fact, the Bible says that he turned back with a loud voice. 59 00:12:10.000 --> 00:12:20.000 Well, because of the medical context, we can't complete because of that one. It's just run-of-the-mill that is used to clean." No. 60 00:12:15.000 --> 00:12:22.000 And I love that phrase, 'loud voice,' because the word 'loud voice' in the Greek is actually the word... the word 'loud' is 'mega'. 61 00:12:20.000 --> 00:12:26.000 Some of them did not notice. I don't know what the others were doing. Maybe some of them decided to fast first 62 00:12:22.000 --> 00:12:31.000 And the word 'voice' is 'phone'. 63 00:12:26.000 --> 00:12:28.000 before coming back to say thanks. 64 00:12:28.000 --> 00:12:36.000 And the amazing thing, and this is where I'm going to end, the amazing thing is that this man 65 00:12:31.000 --> 00:13:20.000 from which we get the word 'megaphone'. 66 00:12:36.000 --> 00:12:44.000 who came back, Jesus told him, "Your faith has made you whole." Jesus didn't say the priest did it. He said, "Your faith." 67 00:12:44.000 --> 00:12:48.000 Thanksgiving is the greatest expression of faith. 68 00:12:48.000 --> 00:12:52.000 Praise is the greatest expression of faith. 69 00:12:52.000 --> 00:12:57.000 There is something called the sacrifice of praise. 70 00:12:57.000 --> 00:13:43.000 A sacrifice of praise. Even when you've not seen, you know, so as you are here, if you give thanks to God for the remaining years... 71 00:13:20.000 --> 00:13:21.000 So he turned back and really shouted on top of his voice like a megaphone. 72 00:13:21.000 --> 00:13:24.000 Listen, tonight some of you must shout. 73 00:13:24.000 --> 00:13:34.000 What God has done for you. 74 00:13:34.000 --> 00:13:43.000 What God has done for you. 75 00:13:43.000 --> 00:13:46.000 Oh, yes. Yes. 76 00:13:43.000 --> 00:13:53.000 What God has done for you, you cannot make it a low-key light-out affair. 77 00:13:46.000 --> 00:13:50.000 As you are here, you can enter the remaining years and end the remaining years 78 00:13:50.000 --> 00:13:52.000 by praising God. 79 00:13:52.000 --> 00:13:56.000 Jesus said, "Your faith." 80 00:13:53.000 --> 00:14:06.000 No, you must shout. In fact, the Bible says he fell down at his feet. Listen, when you know what God has done for you, you put diplomacy aside. 81 00:13:56.000 --> 00:13:59.000 He came to give thanks, and Jesus said, "Your faith." 82 00:13:59.000 --> 00:14:03.000 Yeah, "Your faith." 83 00:14:03.000 --> 00:14:10.000 Abraham staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strong in faith, giving thanks to God, giving glory to God. 84 00:14:06.000 --> 00:14:10.000 There's no diplomacy in thanksgiving. 85 00:14:10.000 --> 00:14:14.000 Not at all. Not at all. Not at all. Not at all. 86 00:14:10.000 --> 00:14:15.000 That's faith. "Your faith" 87 00:14:14.000 --> 00:14:18.000 He gave God his all. 88 00:14:15.000 --> 00:14:20.000 has made you whole. 89 00:14:18.000 --> 00:15:06.000 In fact, I like... I like the theme that you have chosen. I think it is very prophetic, and I'll... I'll tell you why. Tehila. 90 00:14:20.000 --> 00:14:23.000 Now, the nine received their healing, but the one who came back to give thanks 91 00:14:23.000 --> 00:14:28.000 received wholeness. And wholeness is total, which means all-round 92 00:14:28.000 --> 00:14:30.000 salvation. 93 00:14:30.000 --> 00:14:36.000 So, the nine received healing, they didn't come back to give thanks. When you give thanks to God, you receive more. 94 00:14:36.000 --> 00:15:20.000 Thanksgiving is a multiplier. Jesus took bread 95 00:15:06.000 --> 00:15:15.000 You know, there are seven Hebrew words for praise or thanksgiving. There's, um, Barak, which refers to kneeling, there's Yadah, which refers to, you know, lifting up your hands in praise, there's, um, 96 00:15:15.000 --> 00:15:21.000 what again? 97 00:15:20.000 --> 00:15:25.000 and gave thanks. He didn't say multiply now. He gave thanks, and it began to multiply. 98 00:15:21.000 --> 00:15:24.000 No, no, no, there are more. I want us to get to Tehila. What's another one? 99 00:15:24.000 --> 00:15:31.000 Shachah. 100 00:15:25.000 --> 00:15:28.000 Whatever you give thanks to God for, multiplies. 101 00:15:28.000 --> 00:15:34.000 Amen. 102 00:15:31.000 --> 00:15:41.000 But there are a number of them, and of course, there's Halal. Halal means to jump and dance. It's, that's where we get the word Hallelujah. 103 00:15:34.000 --> 00:15:40.000 The word thanksgiving in Greek is the word eucharisteo. 104 00:15:40.000 --> 00:15:48.000 Eucharisteo, which is from two words. "Eu" is good, and then "charisteo", "charis" means grace. So, thanksgiving is good grace. 105 00:15:41.000 --> 00:15:43.000 Yeah. And there are many more. But Tehila... Tehila is beautiful because Tehila means... 106 00:15:43.000 --> 00:15:48.000 unrehearsed praise. 107 00:15:48.000 --> 00:15:54.000 What it means is that every time you give thanks, you receive grace. 108 00:15:48.000 --> 00:15:58.000 That's... that's Tehila. Tehila means spontaneous praise. 109 00:15:54.000 --> 00:15:57.000 You receive God's good grace for the next level. 110 00:15:57.000 --> 00:16:00.000 So, I want you to be conscious 111 00:15:58.000 --> 00:16:54.000 That's... that's Tehila. It is unrehearsed praise. 112 00:16:00.000 --> 00:16:07.000 that as you are here, not only are you here to give thanks, but God is also working a work in you and working on your future as well. 113 00:16:07.000 --> 00:16:13.000 These wonderful ministers that God has blessed us with, they have ministered to us. 114 00:16:13.000 --> 00:17:00.000 This should not be about the performance. Yes, the music should be good, everything should be good, but it should not be about the performance. 115 00:16:54.000 --> 00:17:05.000 That is Tehila. In fact, in Isaiah 61, Tehila is the garment of praise. 116 00:17:00.000 --> 00:17:06.000 It should not be about, okay, we have to do this, but it should be something spiritual that you do. 117 00:17:05.000 --> 00:17:15.000 And you know why a garment is visible? 118 00:17:06.000 --> 00:17:13.000 It should be something that you do with great great understanding of the power of the Holy Spirit, in Jesus' mighty name. 119 00:17:13.000 --> 00:17:17.000 Amen. I want to see you on your feet. 120 00:17:15.000 --> 00:17:19.000 Yes, it's visible. So your praise is visible. It's the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness. 121 00:17:17.000 --> 00:17:25.000 As I was meditating and praying concerning this meeting, the Holy Spirit was ministering to me 122 00:17:19.000 --> 00:17:33.000 So Tehila takes away every sadness, every sorrow, every depression. When you decide, and Tehila is also a noun, so you can decide to take Tehila, you can take that praise, praise God, praise God. Praise God, praise God, and that garment of praise will swallow up that spirit of heaviness. 123 00:17:25.000 --> 00:17:30.000 concerning opening up an opportunity to disciple people. 124 00:17:30.000 --> 00:17:41.000 So, if you have it in your heart and you want to disciple, I want to give special attention to a certain group of people to disciple, to shepherd, whatever you call it. 125 00:17:33.000 --> 00:18:20.000 You know another place Tehila appears is in 2 Chronicles chapter 20. 126 00:17:41.000 --> 00:17:50.000 So, I'm going to mention my number, maybe if you want, strictly on request, I'm going to mention my number, never mind those who did not do this. 127 00:17:50.000 --> 00:18:42.000 You have the opportunity, reach out to me, and then I will help you with whatever you need help with. If there is anything you're struggling with, anything you're not sure what to do, you can reach out to me on 020 128 00:18:20.000 --> 00:18:33.000 where they were going to battle, the Israelites were going to battle and they did not know what to do and God told them to put the singers ahead, and as they began to Tehila, 129 00:18:33.000 --> 00:18:35.000 God set ambushes. 130 00:18:35.000 --> 00:18:37.000 in the midst of the enemy. 131 00:18:37.000 --> 00:18:41.000 So, as we Tehila, as we praise God, 132 00:18:41.000 --> 00:18:44.000 as we pray... That is why, you know, other people can look at you and say, 'Hey, is that you?' 133 00:18:42.000 --> 00:18:50.000 454901, 020-454-901-5226, 020-454-901-5226. 134 00:18:44.000 --> 00:18:47.000 That's me. 135 00:18:47.000 --> 00:18:50.000 That's me. 136 00:18:50.000 --> 00:18:52.000 That's me. 137 00:18:50.000 --> 00:18:56.000 I feel strongly the Lord is leading me to do that. 020-454-901-5226. 138 00:18:52.000 --> 00:18:56.000 That's me. 139 00:18:56.000 --> 00:19:00.000 Listen, 140 00:18:56.000 --> 00:19:07.000 That's me. When you remember what the... He was not close to the place of leprosy, remember where the Lord has taken you from. 141 00:19:00.000 --> 00:19:03.000 get your offering, 142 00:19:03.000 --> 00:19:08.000 shake it and say, "I lift it up to praise." 143 00:19:07.000 --> 00:19:13.000 Because actually, when Jesus was walking, he was at an unnamed city. 144 00:19:08.000 --> 00:19:11.000 Are you ready? 145 00:19:11.000 --> 00:19:16.000 Are you ready to worship God? Are you ready to give thanks? 146 00:19:13.000 --> 00:19:16.000 Because they were at the far... 147 00:19:16.000 --> 00:19:17.000 the distant parts of the city. 148 00:19:16.000 --> 00:19:18.000 Are you ready? 149 00:19:17.000 --> 00:20:00.000 But... 150 00:19:18.000 --> 00:19:20.000 Are you ready? 151 00:19:20.000 --> 00:19:22.000 Are you ready? 152 00:19:22.000 --> 00:19:28.000 Are you ready? 153 00:19:28.000 --> 00:19:35.000 Let's do this tonight. Are you ready? 154 00:19:35.000 --> 00:20:23.000 The Lord bless you. Thank you.