You Speak The Word

Well folks we're back again today to visit with you a little bit and talk about the wonderful Word of God. You know it's such a wonderful pleasure to be able to be in the land of the living, think about Jesus and the wonderfulness of Christianity. You know, being Christ like, they were first called christians over at Antioch because they were Christ like, and most people, you know that's heard about Christianity they don't understand, and it's so wonderful to be an individual that can make that statement. You know because one could look at me and say, well Brother Pike, you don't understand either. But because of Jesus I do understand. You know I have the wonderful joy of Christian living within my heart. I live and thrive off of the things of God, and I have a wonderful experience with God that has been with me through the years. God has been good to me and I'm happy, I'm joyful, I'm healthy. God has blessed me spiritually, physically, financially, and in every way of life God has blessed me. So I've proven this thing you know. The Bible tells us to prove all things and hold fast to that which is good, and I've proven it and folks it works. I mean it works in a real wonderful way. 

Reading today from chapter three of the book of Saint John. 

[John 3:1-36: "There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be? Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness. If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized. And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized. For John was not yet cast into prison. Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying. And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him. John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him. He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled. He must increase, but I must decrease. He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all. And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony. He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true. For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him. The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand. He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him."]

Listen close when you hear the Bible being read and you will learn about the wonderful Word of God. Now you might say, Brother Pike, how do you know that this is the Word of God? Because it has been proven down through the centuries to be the Word of God? You know I want to say again that it's such a wonderful thing to be a christian. When I think about the glory of God and the wonderfulness of God's Word my heart is thrilled. I wonder if you understand as I talk with you, I wonder if you understand the greatness of the Word of God? You know, a man's word can be powerful in the world today. Some men are of power and some men are of authority, and in that they say certain things you can rest assured that there's going to be something that comes out of that. A man of power and authority, if he makes a statement and it's a sober statement that means there's got to be something that will come out of it. See, either good or bad, and that to you and I or to the public. But you know, never a man spake like this man Jesus, Never was their any man that ever lived upon the face of the earth nor shall there ever be that can speak or has spoken as Jesus. For Jesus said, My Words are Spirit and My Words are life. That is, My Words are penetrating Words. My Words are a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart even to the dividing asunder of the Spirit from the soul and the marrow from the bones. Did you know that you can take the Word of God and by faith in the Word of God you can discern a man's thoughts. The Bible said Jesus actually perceived their thoughts in His Spirit. He said unto them, Why does thoughts arise in your heart. So then, these Words of God they are Spirit and they are life. When you hear these Words from this great one of authority, when you take hold of these Words and realize the value of these Words something begins to happen to your life. Something begins to take place in your life such as never has taken place before. Oh beloved friend, I tell you the truth, I'm not exaggerating. I know people in the world today exaggerate things, and they enlarge upon things that's really not true at all, but I tell you the truth and the Holy Spirit bearing witness with my spirit, at this very moment through the quickening of the great presence of God that I feel that it is the truth. His Words are Spirit and they are life. They're quickening, they're powerful, and there Words of promise to you if you can take hold of these Words of promise it will change your life. Why don't you try it sometimes? Why don't you find the promises of God? Learn the promises of God and put them to the test. You might say, Brother Pike, I'm not getting any better. I'm sick. I'm not doing any better, I'm in poverty, but beloved friend I want to ask you a question. A direct question. Have you ever looked for the promise of God that fits your condition? Have you ever took time to search for that which fits your condition and then just latched on to it with all of your heart saying, God, you promised, it's got to be, I believe it, and rehearsed that thing in your heart and in your mind until you really truthfully convince yourself down in your heart that it's going to happen? Have you ever done that? Oh friend let me tell you when you do that, that's faith! Decree a thing in your heart and it will come to pass. I challenge you to do it. I've done it many times and it's never failed. I challenge you to do it. If you're in poverty, if you have no food and no way to get food and you're cut off and there's no industry in your area and you can not obtain food nor job I challenge you to do that which seems foolish to your natural mind, and to them that you would speak to. Though there is nothing and though there is no hope, and though there's no environment that will give you what you need try God anyway. Believe in the supernatural anyway. Believe in the presence of Him whom you cannot see with your natural eye. Let God touch the eyes of your understanding that you might behold and that you might comprehend. Do that beloved friend. Give it a chance and see if it works. I challenge you to do it. It works. When you are hungry and when you are in need, when you are in poverty, when you don't have any friends and don't have any way out I ask you to do it. I offer you a solution to your problem. I know it will work because I have put it to the test. You might say, Brother Pike, you are in the land of plenty and you're in a place to where it works, see you don't have anything to worry about. But oh friend I tell you, I have been around the different parts of the world and I have been where there was nothing, and I have been where there's no food, and I have been where there's no support, and I've been stranded in areas with no way to get help and I was altogether in poverty and still had to make a decision. I Did not just have to cope with the problem of having food, but I had to cope with the problem of traveling for many mile. Thousands of miles, or hundreds of miles by some means of transportation whether by air, or by land or whatever, and I believed God and a lot of times there was numbers of people with me. I had to believe God for them and not one time did it fail. In the foreign fields, in the places where there was poverty, whether home or abroad it always worked my beloved friend. So then today remember this great man of authority. Let me relate something to you here that will inspire you. I remember a certain man that came to Jesus and he said Jesus, my servant is sick. He's at home and he's sick and he needs help. Jesus said, I will come and heal him. But he said unto Jesus, Nay Lord, I am a man of authority, I know what authority is. I say unto one go, he goes, another to come and he comes. I'm a man of authority and I recognize a man of authority. I know that you are a man of authority. I've heard about your fame and power. All you've got to do is speak the Word. you don't have to go. You just tell me and I'll believe it and everything will be all right. Jesus said, So great a faith I've not found, no not in all of Israel I've not found it, go thy way thy servant is healed, according to thy faith. And the Bible said the man went his way and when he arrived home he found his servant whole. Now I tell you this in the name of the Lord, why don't you believe God's Word the same way that man believed God's Word? Why don't you recognize the Son of God as the one of authority, and make Him the authority of your life? Why don't you speak to Him and say, Lord, You said it, I believe it, because you said it, I believe it and it's going to be that way, I decree it in my heart, I ask it in the name of the Lord, it must come to pass. I believe it of God, I'm going to accept it your way, and it's going to be that way. May God bless you is our prayer, try this, see it work!

By Rev. George Leon Pike Sr.

Founder and first President of Jesus Christs Eternal Kingdom of Abundant Life, Inc.

Holiness Unto The Lord