Keith Battle - The Corridor of Decision

Matthew chapter 7. Now let me expedite this so we can… yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, that’s it. I see, yes sir. Let me explain something to you; some of y’all get scared of that. That’s it. That’s a breakthrough phrase. That’s a breakthrough phrase. That’s a breakthrough phrase. That’s when God arrests you and says, «I got you. I got this. I’m bigger than that. You ain’t gonna have headaches no more. You ain’t gonna worry yourself to sleep at night. You’re gonna sleep good tonight 'cause I neither sleep nor slumber. And since I’m gonna be up all night, you might as well go to sleep. I got your child. I got your situation. I got your money. I got your health. Whatever they said, God has the final say. God has the final say. And when I call on Jesus, everything’s gotta change. There’s power in the name of Jesus; we just don’t use what is there. Did I tell y’all where to turn? Matthew 7. Matthew 7. I forget what else I’m supposed to do. It don’t matter. Mmm, praise is a weapon. It ain’t passive; it’s a weapon. See, for some people, praise is rational. Their townsmen praise is rational because God’s been so good, it don’t make sense not to praise Him. But then there’s a thing called worship, and sometimes you go to worship, and it’s irrational, because you can worship God while you gotta make funeral arrangements. You can worship God when you ain’t got no paycheck coming in. You can worship God when you found something on somebody’s phone that broke your heart. You can worship God when you start lifting up your hands and worshiping God. God is not confused, but the devil gets confused, because the devil thought this one would take you out. He thought this one would make you lose your faith. He thought this would make you backslide, but it only made you stronger. It just took you deeper in the Lord. I’m telling you, some of you are confusing the devil with you. How in the world can you have… what are you doing praising God with all the hell you’ve been through? All the disappointments you’ve been through? Your back is against the wall, but you still got your hands up and say, „I still bless Him!“ Whoo! Okay, Matthew seven. If you have a device or a Bible, Matthew chapter seven. And the reason why I want you to look at it yourself, not just on the screen, is because I want you to see something and I hope you never look at it the same again. You know, there’s something about looking into the Word, even if it’s on your phone and you’re highlighting it or something that you get insight for your own life. You know we make the scriptures available on the screen so that it can be convenient for you, but don’t always be a spiritual spectator. Will you come and observe the whole experience as a disconnected spectator? The Word of God is your lifeline; it is your map. And so I think since you got Jordans and you got red bottoms, you need a Bible. You can go ahead and get you a Bible. Yeah, you can get you a Bible. You can get you a Bible and get you a Bible with all them outfits you got. Go ahead and get a matching Bible if you want to be fly. We’ll get you an app or something with the Bible on it. All right, so y’all know somebody’s mother? It’s okay. Let’s try to figure it out. I’m explaining this suit today; I’ve been shaking hands like this is a handshaking suit. I’ve been shaking hands with me behind. God bless you. You know, I figured, I had this thought: what if I die and somebody puts me in something of my own like in the casket? So I wore this today, sir. But I know if I die, they can just put me in this. Just put me right there. Don’t change nothing; I got everything I wanted to be. Now because I got this suit on, y’all gonna have to treat me like one of them church pastors. You know what I’m going with that. Yeah, today, I want y’all to act like when you go to Big Momma’s church and they be in there shouting, and when the preacher says something, every time he pauses, I said, „Well, come on, say that! You in there, doc!“ Say all that. I gave you this; you gotta give me that. Hey, let’s practice turning your Bibles. That’s what I’m telling mostly. And look, and you can tell the people who don’t know what they’re doing; they’re all off-key, all late. Yeah, yeah, yep. You’ll catch on. Verse 24, Matthew 7, New International Version: „Therefore…“ Yes, what I’m saying just… mmm, anything just… Oh! Oh! „Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.“ Verse 25: „The rain came down, streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.“ But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, streams rose, the winds blew, and beat against that house, and…