Be One: Walking in God’s Unity
In this powerful message titled ‘Be One,’ the preacher explores the spiritual power of unity, drawing on the prophet Ezekiel’s vision of two sticks joined together and Christ’s prayer for oneness among believers. The sermon encourages the congregation to pursue healing, obedience, and selflessness in order to walk in unity within their marriages, families, and church, teaching that oneness unlocks the commanded blessing of God and makes all things possible. Listeners are invited to confess any spirit of division and surrender their relationships to God so that unity, favor, and breakthrough can flow in every area of life.
Overview
Preaching from Ezekiel 37:15-18, the minister calls the congregation to "Be One" — to walk in a unity that is not merely social but spiritual, since division is the enemy's primary strategy for stopping God's people from advancing. Using the prophetic sign of the two sticks (Judah and Joseph/Ephraim joined into one in the prophet's hand), the message teaches that unity in marriages, families, and the church releases the "commanded blessing" of God, while disunity opens the door for confusion, loss, and spiritual attack.
Key Scripture Passages
- Ezekiel 37:15-18 — The Lord instructs Ezekiel to take two sticks, one for Judah and one for Joseph/Ephraim, and join them into one in his hand as a sign of restored unity; the sermon's central text.
- Ephesians 4:3-6 — Paul's call to "keep the unity of the Spirit" grounded in one body, one Spirit, one hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all.
- Genesis 11:1-9 — The Tower of Babel account, cited to show that a unified people can accomplish what seems impossible (for good or ill), prompting God's own intervention.
- Deuteronomy 32:30 / Leviticus 26:8 — "One shall put a thousand to flight, and two shall put ten thousand" — the multiplying power of agreement.
- 1 Kings 11-12 — The historical account of Solomon's divided heart and Rehoboam's refusal to lighten the people's burden, resulting in the kingdom splitting into Judah (south) and Israel/Ephraim (north) — the very division Ezekiel's sticks later reverse.
- 2 Chronicles 7:14 — "If my people... will humble themselves, and pray... I will hear from heaven" — corporate humility as the condition for national healing.
- John 17:20-23 — Jesus' high priestly prayer that believers "may be one," so the world will believe the Father sent Him — unity as the church's evangelistic witness.
- Psalm 133:1-3 — "Behold, how good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity," pictured as anointing oil running down and dew that carries "the commanded blessing."
- 1 John 1:9 — Used in the closing prayer of confession, promising cleansing for those who confess the sin of disunity.
Sermon Outline
- The Call to Oneness (Ephesians 4:3-6)
- The church is declared to be one body, one Spirit, one hope, one Lord — not ten different churches, but one vision and one purpose.
- Oneness means "moving in the same direction" with undivided attention, not necessarily uniform opinion.
- Unity as Spiritual Warfare
- The enemy's first strategy against any group — a marriage, a family, a church — is to scatter and divide it; unity is what the enemy cannot penetrate.
- The Tower of Babel is cited as proof that God Himself takes human unity seriously — "the people are one... nothing can stop them" prompted divine intervention.
- Illustration: a self-described warlock's testimony of a "prayer ministry" studying a church's members for seven years to learn each person's weakness before launching an attack of division.
- The Sign of the Two Sticks (Ezekiel 37:15-18)
- Judah and Joseph/Ephraim, two formerly divided kingdoms, are joined into one stick in the prophet's/leader's hand — a picture of families and members being held together under godly spiritual authority.
- Judah is connected to "praise"; Joseph/Ephraim is connected to "fruitfulness" — when either withdraws, the church loses both the presence of God (which inhabits praise) and its fruitfulness.
- Illustrated with a real testimony of a congregation uniting in prayer for a critically ill newborn, and the "math" of unity: one puts a thousand to flight, but in the spirit two can put not merely two thousand but ten thousand.
- The Warning of a Divided Kingdom (1 Kings 11-12)
- Solomon's heart was turned by his wives; God preserved only one tribe for David's sake.
- His son was urged to lighten the people's burden but instead heeded harsh counsel, and the kingdom split into Judah and the northern tribes of Israel/Ephraim.
- Principle: "a house divided against itself cannot stand" — division always creates an opening for the enemy.
- Unity Applied to Marriage and Family
- Contrast between immigrant families (Hispanic, Honduran) who pool resources under one roof and prosper, versus a cultural pattern of hiding paychecks and insisting on individual "rights."
- God sees a married couple as already "one" at the moment of marriage, regardless of feelings — generational and in-law dynamics must be recognized as spiritual, not merely relational.
- Cautionary stories: a father overlooked once his wife prospered; a mother and son whose dispute over a rented house ended in permanent estrangement, even at death.
- Three Steps Toward Unity
- Acknowledge what needs healing — restoration requires honestly naming unresolved wounds (rejection, abuse, authority issues) that make people "sensitive" and quick to leave relationships or churches.
- Walk in obedience — like Ezekiel, who did not refuse to join the sticks, obedience (e.g., transparency with finances in marriage) must precede the blessing.
- Bring the broken pieces into God's hands — areas of long-standing brokenness (divorce, bitterness, unanswered prayer) are surrendered to God after prayer and fasting, trusting His timing.
- Jesus' Prayer for Unity (John 17:20-23)
- Christ's prayer links the church's oneness directly to the world's belief that the Father sent the Son — unity is missional, not merely relational comfort.
- Unity as the Place of Blessing (Psalm 133:1-3)
- Unity pictured as anointing oil flowing from the head down to the skirts of the garment — when the body is unified, the anointing and blessing reach everyone.
- Unity releases "the commanded blessing" — not a begged-for blessing but a decreed one, "even life forevermore."
- Corporate Response — Confession and Impartation
- The congregation is led into confession of the "spirit of disunity" in marriages, families, and the church (1 John 1:9), followed by prayer to be filled with the spirit of oneness and to "push" toward unity even when it requires selflessness.
Theological Insights
- Corporate solidarity in Scripture: Ezekiel's sign-act reflects the Hebrew worldview in which a nation, tribe, or family functions as one organism before God — what happens to one member affects the whole body (cf. 1 Corinthians 12:26, "if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it").
- Ezekiel 37 in its fuller context: The two sticks follow immediately after the Valley of Dry Bones vision (Ezekiel 37:1-14). Both oracles point toward a future, Messianic reunification — God promises "one king" and "one shepherd" over a reunited Israel and Judah (Ezekiel 37:22-24), which the New Testament applies typologically to Christ gathering one people (John 10:16; Ephesians 2:14-16, "He is our peace... who hath made both one").
- Unity and divine presence: The sermon's claim that "God inhabits the praise" draws on Psalm 22:3 and the broader biblical pattern that corporate worship, not individual sentiment, invites the manifest presence of God — reinforcing why withdrawing from the "praise" function is treated as more than a personnel loss.
- Headship and spiritual authority: The image of the sticks held together "in the hand" of the prophet echoes the New Testament pattern of elders/pastors as under-shepherds who hold the flock together (1 Peter 5:1-4; Hebrews 13:17), while warning against authoritarianism — the leader's role is to unify, not control.
- Covenant conditionality (2 Chronicles 7:14): National or communal restoration in Scripture is consistently tied to the humility and unity of God's people first, not the world — a principle the sermon applies to both a congregation and a nation.
- Marriage as ontological union: Genesis 2:24 and Matthew 19:5-6 ("the two shall become one flesh... what God has joined together") undergird the claim that marital oneness is a spiritual reality established by God at marriage, prior to being felt or earned.
- Unity as missiological witness: John 17:20-23 ties the church's unity directly to the credibility of the gospel before the world — division is not simply an internal relational failure but undermines evangelistic witness.
- Generational strongholds: The sermon's references to inherited family patterns of division align with the broader biblical theme of generational sin and healing (Exodus 20:5; Ezekiel 18), while rightly insisting individual repentance, not fatalism, breaks the cycle.
Word & Context Study
- Judah (Hebrew Yehudah): The name is rooted in the Hebrew verb yadah, "to praise" or "give thanks" (cf. Genesis 29:35; 49:8, Jacob's blessing links Judah with praise). This etymology underlies the sermon's claim that Judah's tribe/stick represents "praise."
- Ephraim (Hebrew Ephrayim): Joseph names his second son Ephraim because "God has made me fruitful (hiphrani) in the land of my affliction" (Genesis 41:52) — the root parah, "to be fruitful," supports the sermon's association of Ephraim with fruitfulness.
- Prophetic sign-acts: Ezekiel frequently enacts physical, visible signs (lying on his side, shaving his head, the two sticks) to communicate a message no words alone could carry — ancient Near Eastern audiences understood such dramatized symbols as carrying covenantal weight, which is why the people ask Ezekiel to explain "what meanest thou by these?" (Ezekiel 37:18).
- Psalm 133 as a Song of Ascents: One of fifteen pilgrim psalms (120-134) sung by worshippers journeying up to Jerusalem for the feasts — its imagery of oil "running down" Aaron's beard recalls the priestly anointing of Exodus 29:7 and Leviticus 8:12, where abundant, overflowing oil symbolized consecration and shared blessing reaching the whole community, not just the one anointed.
Application
- Guard your household and church against the enemy's strategy of "studying weaknesses" to sow division — be alert to small irritations (an unanswered greeting, a missed song request) being used to provoke withdrawal.
- In marriage, practice transparency (finances, decisions, burdens) rather than secrecy, recognizing that hidden resentment and hidden resources both erode oneness.
- Be quick to forgive and quick to rejoice with others' testimonies rather than comparing or envying — jealousy is identified as a direct doorway to disunity.
- Honestly name unhealed wounds (rejection, abuse, authority wounds, past church hurt) that cause overreaction to minor offenses, and bring them to God rather than carrying them into every new relationship or job.
- Submit specific, long-unanswered prayer requests into God's hands after sustained prayer and fasting, trusting His justice and timing rather than growing bitter.
- Choose to "push toward unity" even when the other party does not reciprocate — pursuing peace as far as it depends on you (Romans 12:18) rather than demanding mutual effort first.
- Support the "sticks" around you — fellow members, spouse, children, church family — understanding that your withdrawal from a function or relationship affects the whole body, not just yourself.
Reflection & Discussion Questions
- In what ways does your family, marriage, or ministry team currently resemble "divided sticks" rather than one united stick in God's hand?
- The sermon says the enemy's first move against a group is to "scatter" it. Where have you seen small offenses (a comment, a missed acknowledgment) escalate into real division? How might you respond differently next time?
- Judah represents praise and Ephraim represents fruitfulness. What "function" has God placed in your hands within your family or church, and what happens to the whole body if you withdraw it?
- Read 1 Kings 12 in full. What role did poor counsel and pride play in splitting the kingdom, and where do you need wiser counsel to avoid a similar fracture?
- Jesus prays that believers "may be one... that the world may believe." How does unseen disunity among believers affect how outsiders view the credibility of the gospel?
- Psalm 133 describes unity as the condition for "the commanded blessing." What is one concrete step of obedience or healing you can take this week to move toward greater unity in your home or church?
Conclusion
The central call of this message is simple but weighty: unity is not a nicety but a spiritual force — the very thing the enemy fights hardest to destroy because he knows that a people joined together "in one hand" cannot be stopped. Drawing from Ezekiel's two sticks, Scripture's warnings about divided kingdoms, and Jesus' own prayer for oneness, the sermon urges every believer to deal honestly with personal brokenness, walk in obedience, and surrender unresolved pain to God so that marriages, families, and the church can be joined into one — positioned to receive the "commanded blessing" that flows, like anointing oil, from the head down to everyone gathered together.
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God. Hallelujah. Today,
I'm not going to be too long in front
of you, but I have a message
called Be One.
Amen. Be one. Become
one. Hallelujah.
be one turn to your neighbor and say let us become one Oh somebody go to
someone go to someone and shake their hand they say let us become one oh let
us become one let us become one let us become one go to somebody give them and
tell them let us become one one let us become one let us become one let us
become one Grace International let us become one but
one with me on this assignment tell somebody my go left has become one somebody
else somebody this morning let us become one let us become one let us become one
we are one we come baby of one we can be my god one we can move over we are
when we are one. We can finish the assignment when we are one.
In the name of Jesus, Lord God.
Oh, somebody, hallelujah. Oh, are you hearing me?
Hallelujah. Thank you, Jesus.
So when we go to the word of God in Ephesians chapter 4,
verse 3, Paul begins to tell the people of
Ephesians, he says, endeavoring
my God
to keep the unity of the spirit
in the bond of peace
there is one body
and one spirit
just as you were called
in one hope of your calling
one Lord, one faith
one baptism
one God and Father of all
who is above all
and through all
in you all
what is the word of God telling us?
we are one
we are one one faith amen one people one spirit one hope one calling hallelujah we are one
since grace international grace international is not 10 grace international we are one one vision
one purpose so when we are talking about oneness what are we talking about that we are moving in
the same direction hallelujah when we are talking about oneness that the church we are doing what
we are moving in the same direction we don't have divided attention somebody hallelujah
when we stand here and pastor mary begin to say uh let us pray amen that god has already
taken over the principalities and the powers and he has triumphed over them all now we are one so
we agree with whatever she's saying it's what we are saying in our heads what is she talking about
but we are one hallelujah hallelujah and how and oneness is the only way since i'm telling you
that we can take over this city oneness is the only way we can take over our nation
oneness is the only way we can take over and move out the principalities and the powers since you
Do you know that the enemy thrives when he sees this unity?
Bring the music a little bit down.
When the enemy sees this unity, that is when the enemy can really operate.
But when we become one, the enemy cannot enter in.
When the enemy wants to bombard a group of people,
do you know what the first thing he decides?
He makes sure that he scatters them.
So that there will be no unity among them.
do you know that even in the bible there was a day that the people
gathered together and they said that they are going to build
all the way a wall all the way to heaven
they are going to build all the way to heaven do you know that god looked down
and god began to say the people are one and this is what they have started to do
and nothing can what nobody can stop them
so i need to tell you that oneness means that nobody can stop us
so when you see the enemy that is why sometimes let me tell you something do you think that i'm
walking with pastor terry there will never be an offense there will be she might say something i
don't like i might say something i don't like she don't like but if we understand the purpose
and we understand that we are moving in the same direction i better be quick to forgive
she better be quick to forgive so that we can walk one oh are you clapping your hands for jesus
because the enemy is looking for something to work with and the only way the enemy can operate
is when he sees that we have divided what attention when he sees this unity in a couple what do you
think that's where he dwells when he sees this unity among children that is where he dwells when
he sees disunity among a group of people at church it doesn't matter what you are doing
anytime this unity enters in
it means that the enemy is ready to scatter
but when the people are one
the word of God says that they were building
the tower of Babel
all the way to heaven, God looked down
and heaven began to shake
heaven says let's go down and stop them
because this thing that they have decided to do
they will be able to accomplish it
today I am here to announce to somebody
today that if you can
we can become one
if the church can become one
If the people can become one.
If families can become one.
If somebody, there is nothing that we cannot do.
Oh, somebody. Hallelujah.
Oh, hallelujah.
Oh, somebody. Hallelujah.
So what is oneness?
When we begin to move in the same direction.
When we begin to move in the same purpose.
Hallelujah.
When we begin to align with the will of God for our lives.
Then we begin to see that our lives will bear fruit.
in the name of Jesus.
I want us to go to Ezekiel chapter 37,
verse 15 to 18.
Ezekiel chapter 37,
verse 15 to 18.
Thank you, Jesus.
Ezekiel chapter 37,
verse 15 to 18.
Are we there?
And it says that the word of the Lord
came again unto me, saying,
moreover,
thou son of man,
take thee one stick do we have a stick here it says what take thee one stick and write upon it
for judah and for the children of israel his companions then take another stick
and what and write upon it for joseph the stick of ephraim and for all the house of israel his
companions and he said do what join them one to another into one stake and they shall become one
in thy hand this is what god is saying oh somebody hallelujah so we have multiple families in this
sanctuary we have multiple families in this house but god is saying that take that stake so now all
of our states have to be
together in the hand of the
one or the man of God.
Hallelujah.
You know this testimony that Pastor Mary
shared, you think it was an easy testimony.
This child was born.
When the
child was born, many people
had visions, fire
just entered into that delivery
room. The child almost
died. They chopped the child.
taking the child to Philadelphia from Cooper Hospital.
The child is almost gone.
And we started praying.
But you see, when we're standing to pray,
she will call us, mommy's panicking,
because she knows that the enemy is taking her child.
We all became what?
One.
We did not have divided attention.
So although it has happened to Mary Sido and her house,
we didn't say this thing is happening to Mary Sido and her house.
So we leave Mary Sidhu alone. No, but we, we also join in with her. Oh, somebody, hallelujah. So many families did what? Join together and we became one in my hand. Oh, somebody, are you hearing me? One in the hand of the prophet, one in the hand of the apostle, one in the hand of the leader. Oh, somebody, hallelujah. And that is the only way we want. We begin to do what? When?
And as we prayed and as we prayed when the child came out
You can look at that in the spirit and see that there's something but we didn't focus on that something that is happening with that child
We believe that God can deliver the child
So now God is giving us a testimony that it stands for this child to go to kindergarten
But God said no no no you have already advanced
Advance you because of unity
Because of unity
your family because of unity may God advance your children because of unity
one day the word of God begin to say one man shall put a thousand to a lie and
two shall put what can you just imagine tell me how this math makes sense one
person put a thousand you expect that when I join we will minister George you
will be two thousand but in the realms of the spirit somebody is what ten
thousand so when we are unified we can run out the demons the principalities
the powers in the wicked space anything that is fighting against us we can do
well we can't run out that is why since I'm telling you the enemy the first thing
that he enters a group of people you know there was a man that was a warlock
he begin to share his testimony and he begin to say that anytime that we wanted
to take a check down the first thing that we do is we set confusion in that
church we enter into that church and we begin to whisper to this one whisper to that one whisper to
that one we know everybody's weakness he said that there was a time that they took an assignment
over a church they were prayer ministry seven years they took that assignment and they studied
every member what is it that gets minister george really upset what is it that gets josiah what is
it that will make josiah so upset that he will say i'm not playing this organ anymore what will
get minister george upset that he'll say i won't play these drums anymore let me take my family out
what will get abriana so upset that she'll say i'm not playing anymore what will get sister
olivia so upset that she says i'm not coming to this church i don't care i'm getting out they
studied that for seven years before they launched their attack hallelujah so i need to tell somebody
that you are listening to me right now the enemy is studying your patterns right now sometimes he
enters into our background and begin to think about what is it that gets us into a place of
confusion what is it that got your mother so upset that your mother pack up from church and left
what is it that get your mother so upset that you she got into a place of division and confusion
and it makes sure that that same situation happens to you because he knows that when that thing
happens to you you will get out oh somebody hallelujah so let me tell you bring little things
like jealousy and envious why is it that she's the one that why is it that she's driving this
best car and she live in this best house and she's bitten all kind of things why is it that this one
is you know there are some people that we've come to me why is this person the only one sharing
testimony let me tell the god is the god of justice by whom actions are wage we don't know
who is going to give the miracle to we are praying hallelujah we don't know who is getting the
miracle but he knows why yours is delayed we don't know why but we know he knows why he's delayed
and he knows why he's answering for somebody and has not answered for somebody yet but we don't
blame one another what what we do is we what we stand with one another so we need to be quick when
we hear somebody's testimony that we rejoice with them oh somebody hallelujah that we rejoice with
them with the word of god said that rejoice with god that was rejoice with thee hallelujah and that
is the place that the blessing begin to move in our lives he said put the sticks together and when
the children of thy people shall speak unto thee saying would thou not show us what that nameth by
these uh-huh let's go they wanted to find out that meaning what does it mean and he said what so that
you can be unified and be one in the hand of god hallelujah do you know that there are some people
that go to church and they actually think that they are just coming to a place since i need to tell
that church is not just a building he said you have come to mount zion the company of many angels
where just men are made perfect.
Hallelujah.
So when you are coming here,
you are coming to an altar.
And when you come to an altar,
God is the one that picks who should lead, you know.
Do you know that he just picks who he wants to lead?
And that person represents Christ in your life.
How you treat that person
is exactly how you are treating your God.
Sometimes we don't know why.
But I'm telling you, sometimes we don't know.
Oh, no.
How many of us have seen God?
He said nobody can see God and live.
Hallelujah.
So how we treat God is how we treat our pastor.
Hallelujah.
How can your neighbor tell how you treat God?
It's how you treat your pastor.
Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.
Because he is the one that has to hold all the sticks together as one.
But can you imagine?
Now we are here sitting here.
The Enkroma family.
I take a stick for Sister Nana and her family.
Mr. Vandy and her family.
Pastor Terry and her family.
The Ash and the Leroy family.
Mary Sido and her family.
My God, my God, somebody.
My God, my God, my God.
Look, all the families coming together.
My God, multiple, multiple families, they are all coming.
And then one person now says,
No, I don't want to be in there.
Can you just imagine?
Just because one stick dropped,
it can affect all of us.
Are you hearing me?
Because one state decides that I don't want to be poor.
That is why the word of God says,
He has made some of us eyes.
We have made some of us ears.
He has made some of us hands.
We have made some of us feet.
We all have a purpose and a function.
My God, so that the kingdom of God can do what?
Move forward.
Today we came in, we saw that our brother,
Mr. Buama is now doing
ushering
he came in and he was fulfilling an assignment
he came prepared
standing at a gate
do you think that ushering is just standing there
no, it's a spiritual task
so I need to tell somebody that
unity is actually spiritual
do you know that?
unity is spiritual
because this unity is also spiritual
if we are able to break the back
of this unity
we will see our church move forward
we will see our families
move forward
we will see our city move forward
we will see our nation move
forward
that is why the word of God also said that if my people that are
called by my name
by and by, he didn't say the world you know
if my people
are called by my name by and by
will humble themselves
and turn from our wicked ways and pray
he said I will hear from heaven
I will forgive and I will heal the land.
It means that when we come together in unity
and we cry out for America,
America will be restored.
We come together, we cry out for Nyamie.
Today Nyamie has advanced.
Oh, somebody to the glory of God.
Oh, somebody to the glory of God.
Oh, somebody to the glory of God.
Oh, somebody to the glory of God.
Oh, somebody to the glory of God.
Thank you, Lord.
So God began to put Judah.
You know at that time because there was a separation.
Because Solomon from all the wives that he married.
They turned his heart away from God.
When he turned his heart away from God.
God began to take the kingdom from him.
God said I am only leaving one part.
Just for you because of your father David.
But I am taking the kingdom from you.
So now when he died his son became a king.
Now when his son became a king.
jeroboam do you know that the people came to him and they said to him please jeroboam we want to
serve you like we served your father so now we want you to take down the burdens that your father
put upon us he said no listen to this that is why sometimes you need advices in your life
do you know that some people stay away from me because me you can't i'll tell you the truth
and nothing but the truth hallelujah so they will stay away from you but do you know that
since i'm telling you the people that are like us it's not because we are perfect you know that
thing that you are going through we might have gone through already and we are telling you don't
do it because we did it and we saw the second oh we saw what happened when we did it so when you
come to us it's not that we are preaching from perfection we are preaching from what we have
gone through so now this jeroboam went to the people and the people's the elders said to him
lighten the burdens of the people so that they can all support you then he went to his friends
how many of us love our friends ah jesus so he decided that he's going to go to his friends
and the friends are like tell them that you are even going to do worse than your father
and when he did that what do you have what happened the people they packed up and the
world separated themselves from him so now the kingdoms of israel begin to divide judah the
southern army joseph and ifram the northern kingdom hallelujah there's a separation of in
israel anytime there's a separation i need to tell somebody that the enemy can hit that camp
a house divided against itself
it cannot do what?
it cannot stand
so turn to somebody and say I am pushing into unity
so sometimes I am telling you
the married ones
it's not everything that you say that your spouse will agree
but purpose in your life
that you are going to stay united with the person
because the enemy wants to snatch everything
from your hands
and if you obey the enemy
he will snatch everything
this is America, everybody get paycheck
oh somebody i'm about to hit them hallelujah everybody gets a picture so everybody somebody
says i have my rights that is all is going on in america minister george olivia she has a right
hallelujah hallelujah because the way she covered her face hallelujah everybody has a right
mommy a start you know that is so funny the other that was talking to pastor jenny said
even the children that we bring from Ghana they are the worst but the time they hit 18 I have a
right oh I have a right I have a right so a man a woman or a man might bring the children thinking
that they are coming so that they can be united but what do you think happened I have a right
they want to go and find their own place you know our house in Pesonke our house in Pesonke right
we rented it and it's like five they are from a spanish family five families they are in that
house i said if it was us black people it's war five families one family is in the basement one
family is in one room the other family and at the end of the month they all put their money together
and they come and they pay their rent we don't hear anything what is wrong with us black people
sometimes a mother husband children we can't stay in one house but somebody i'm telling you the
letter has been an example of what pushing to unity hallelujah not everything that you hear
is from god do you know most some of them the enemy is whispering to you oh hallelujah the enemy
is whispering to us and it's almost like i see somebody's taking something from us so then we do
We fight against one another the word of God said a man shall leave his father and mother and do what and cling to his wife
This morning when we got up at midnight to pray I was telling them
If then he means that do you know that person God was saying the generational cases that are in our bro line in your
Your husband's family is actually on YouTube on your own you is on your husband too. It's simple as that
It's spiritual somebody unity is what it's spiritual
immediately you marry someone
you are not one
when God looks down he sees one
so why are we then fighting against each other
hallelujah
so somebody I need to tell you
that unity is what? spiritual
a husband sees the wife
a wife sees the husband
what is going on
hallelujah
they are from Honduras
five families they are in one house
and they are able to put their money together
there is nothing that you go to ask them
that they are not able to afford.
Because why?
The burdens have lessened on all five of them.
One of them, the wife, is the one that is home.
And she don't go to work.
She can't speak English.
She's the one that cleans.
She's the one that takes all the children to school.
Oh, somebody.
Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.
Are you clapping your hands for Jesus?
Are you clapping your hands for Jesus?
So we are doing it in such a way that our families are going down.
because there has to be a point where
Olivia can speak to Brad George and say
we want to do this thing
I know that but this is how much we are
making right now
maybe one of our children needs something
I can be able to be home right now for a few months
supporting and while you go to work
the money can take care of all of us
and everybody should be at peace
oh somebody are you hearing me
are you clapping your hands for Jesus
that's when we talk about what? unity
it has to be a point where one says
oh you got a raise
so you'll be able to pay the mortgage there's no problem pay the mortgage then we move forward
i also want to start the business when i start the business we will catch up by oh your money
is helping the bills right now my time the business pick up the three of us nobody will go to work
oh somebody hallelujah hallelujah somebody there is power in what unity there is power
unity is what power god look down god the king of kings and the lord of laws look down upon the
face of the end and say these people are one and there is nothing that they cannot do so it means
that when we come together as one in families when we come together mother and children come together
couples come together group of people believers there is nothing that we cannot do hallelujah
oh somebody hallelujah oh somebody hallelujah oh somebody hallelujah because we see when they
were separating they didn't realize what they were separating because judah stands for praise
amen so right now pastor mercedes sunday you are judah she stands for praise so think about it that
this church she's standing for praise and then she got up one day and she says i don't want to
come in anymore so the praise and worship team decide that they're not doing they're not praising
god with us anymore what have they taken from us because the word of god said god inhabits what
the praise so praise is not just clapping your hands and singing but praise means that what god
comes and sit down when we pray we call forth angels but when we praise god comes down so when
mary sido decided that now she's not taking the position of praise it's not just her what has she
done she has taken the presence of god out of the church oh somebody hallelujah oh somebody hallelujah
hallelujah hallelujah and the house of joseph and ephraim it represent fruitfulness can you imagine
fruitfulness fruitfulness so now can you just imagine that pastor mary ash is the one representing
fruitfulness in the church and she decides that she is getting out what has she done she has taken
fruitfulness out of the church so what happened what praise and fruitfulness came together for
the people of Israel to prosper when separation happened confusion was
disappointment oh somebody oh we declare today that we are driving that spirit of
father my god this unity out of the house of our Lord out of our families
out of our children oh somebody in the name of Jesus so God is saying to us
today join them together and they shall be one join them together and they shall
be one let us be quick to forgive let us be quick to understand you know that
understanding is a blessing hallelujah why is it a song that we can understand
each other at all
Oh, what is she wearing?
Hey, what is she understanding?
Understand that this thing that this person is going through if I went through the same thing i might not be able to survive so then i understand them hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah
so the two states god begin to do what put it together
and when we put it together write this down restoration actually happens when we honestly
will acknowledge what needs to work healing write this down sometimes we just have to heal you know
because if you have broken past i'm telling you that you bring it to your world any relationship
that you go in i i told somebody last week i said oh yeah i want to leave church because somebody
i said do you know that this is the third church you've gone to so then it's no longer the church
you gotta search that thing that is in your background
that don't want you
to be in church
so when you come to church and somebody step on your toe
one little bit
you are ready to jump out of the leaf
it's no longer the church
in your workplace
I know somebody
she showed up to work
they were having a huddle
somebody just asked her a question
oh are you pregnant
that was it
she quit the job
why
the enemy just want to get you out the person just ask you a question oh are you pregnant no
yes oh somebody have mercy upon us hallelujah the things that make us it's like sometimes we are so
sensitive so sensitive my god and that was it the equator do you know that that time the person was
making like 30 something an hour today they are making 18 dollars an hour because they went to
another job went to them because if you don't deal with that situation that situation will always rise
up hallelujah hallelujah but if you deal with that issue that is there then you can so that we
need to find out this area that we need to be healed were you molested as a child were you
what do you call it uh what do you call it abuse as a child all those things are you having problem
with authority you gotta deal with it if we don't heal from these places we cannot work in unity
because you see you need to start with ourselves you need to walk in unity with your own self
begin before you can walk in unity with others deal with the jealousy deal with the envious deal
with that pride deal with the disappointment deal with the shame deal with the reproach deal with
the confusion that is in our mind deal with all that so then we can connect with someone because
if you don't you're already coming with some judgment already so if somebody's smiling you
think they're laughing at you when somebody cry oh they're mocking me when somebody shake your hand
what are they doing oh somebody hallelujah oh somebody god deliver us from that spirit of this
unity and bring us to a place of unity in christ jesus one people one purpose one assignment to the
glory of the lord jesus christ hallelujah so sometimes restoration actually comes when we
actually do what i ask ourselves what acknowledge that we need healing hallelujah number two
unity starts when obedience happens when god said to him to put the stick together he didn't refuse
see put the sticks together hallelujah so god can wake you up and say hey put your accounts together
and you cry you crying transparency put the accounts together in america
purpose can you even put your money together join the town no no no everybody's hiding their paycheck
but nobody's going nowhere either oh somebody hallelujah hallelujah see some of these things
that we are doing you know it's until we get old then we realize what we have done
when we are old and beaten and busted and then we are i remember there was a man that brought he
the children were here and the children became prosperous but they they were so they were not in
unity so when the children brought them here you should see the father and the man now the woman
has become prosperous apparently he didn't take care of her so he was the one going behind him
holding her back like a little child all kind of all kind of things right now you might be enjoying
it but be careful at the time when you oh somebody hallelujah then you will realize that this unity
wasn't a good thing i know a young man his mother was moving to ghana and the mother said to him i
have my house can you rent it so that i can go and live in ghana so the mother rented the house to him
the mother had the idea that when she's there she needs help she can come back and stay there
when the mother called the boy
I rented for me and my wife
nobody can come here
they ended up in court
mother and son
and then after the court case
they gave him time
and then the boy moved out
and the mother took the place back
let me tell you something
what do you think happened to that relationship
this unity and destroyed forever
years came and the mother died
are you going to be able to go and take the house
are you even going to be able to comfortable go to the funeral
no
that's why I'm telling you that this unity is what?
spiritual and we have to deal with it
anytime I come around people confusion
me there will be a group of people coming together
when I become part of them something will happen
oh somebody hallelujah
we can form an intercessory group everything is going on
but you join that group come down
we can join the praise and worship group
you join, something happens
it is not the group we have to deal with
ourselves
hallelujah
somebody say, I drive out the spirit of this unity
in the mighty name of Jesus
hallelujah
so unity starts when we what?
we walk in obedience
obey the Lord God almighty
my God
and he said if we obey
he will set us high above the nations of the earth and this blessing shall come upon us and what
overtake us hallelujah because the place of unity i need to tell somebody is the place of blessing
right now this couple sitting right here let me tell you know that they can even be making
ten dollars an hour do you know they'll be okay if they are united they can make hundred dollars
an hour each and if they are disunite they have disunity it won't go anywhere because you are
oh let me tell people are secretly building houses secret all kind of things what are you
gonna gain from me at the end of the day one day you'll be older you can't even cry unless
yes oh somebody hallelujah hallelujah and there's something about it is when you are we are hiding
and doing this and you know what happened other people enjoy it do you know that because you are
putting something in secret i know some woman she built the house secretly and put it in her
sister's name the sister took it oh at the end she did what she took it so what did you get out of it
oh someone hallelujah oh somebody said we're coming out of this unity
number three bring the broken pieces in god's hands sometimes we are broken in areas there are
areas that we can't come out there are areas that you are saying father why is it that i i'm i'm so
better in this area maybe you were divorced and you are bitterness in marriage maybe you were
what you are separated you are going through with whatever you went through in your marriage
but got to that place that you do what my god put it in the hands of god hallelujah put that
situation in the hands of god then put that area of bitterness in the hands of god after you have
prayed after you have fasted all of us have areas you know i look at my spiritual father prophet
and i know i feel like he has everything and when i look at his life he has a wife he has children
sons and daughters so i don't i can't say he can't he don't have a sound amen when i look at his life
he have houses do you know he has buildings that people have given him and he has never seen it
he has loans that people have given him he's never seen it he has cars that he has people
have given him and he has never driven but he said there is a prayer point he has been praying for 17
years anytime that i think about it i say what else does this man want from the lord
so i need to tell you that all of us have something that we are waiting on god for oh are you clapping
your hands for jesus hallelujah everybody sitting here have something that we want god to do in our
life so i pray that you put that problem in the hands of god when you have come to a place where
you cannot do anything you have done everything you do in the marriage the man is still the same
what do you do put it in the hands of god you have done everything but the woman is still the
same do what put it in the hands of god you have done everything oh somebody get to a place where
you are you surrender that thing to the king of kings and the lord of laws oh somebody hallelujah
hallelujah my god because jesus prayed a prayer in john chapter 17 verse 20 to 23 jesus prayed
this prayer because he saw that unity is power he said neither pray i for this alone but for them
also we shall believe on me through their word uh-huh that they all may be let's read it together
may be one as thou father are in me and i indeed that they also may be one in us that the world
may believe that thou has sent me so jesus is saying that when we want in this unity people can
believe in his god but when we walk in unity when we become one what what is the word of god saying
that people will believe that he has what sent us that god has sent his son jesus that we can become
one my god since you know that some of the things that we are so greedy about some of the things
that we fight about you get to a point after you get you realize you don't need it hallelujah
obedience is better than what sacrifice that we become one one purpose one assignment hallelujah
somebody said we will take over the world our families will take over the world
our children will take over the world oh we need somebody shout unity
hallelujah our last part unity is a place of blessing let's look at some one 33 verse one to
three and this scripture i want all of us to meditate on it throughout the entire week my god
let it be something that you meditate because i said that unity is spiritual amen let's meditate
on this word he said this book of the lord shall he meditate what day and night that you may prosper
so some one thirty three verse one two three let's go a song oh huh he said well behold how good and
what how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity oh how good god said what we
are you this is what good and what pleasant together when brethren join together in unity
my God.
Let's say it again.
How good our pleasant it is
for brethren to dwell together
in unity.
Verse 2.
It is like the precious ointment
upon the head
that ran down upon the beard
even Aaron's beard
that went down to the skirts
of his garment.
What is the word of God saying to us?
If we unite, do you know when we come
the oil will run from the top all the way to the down?
Everybody will be anointed.
One day there was a woman with the issue of blood.
She said, if I could just touch the hem of his garment,
it shall be made whole.
It means that everybody will be healed in this house.
Everybody will be delivered in this house.
Everybody will be favored in this house.
When we walk in unity,
everybody will do well in this house.
Because the oil runs from the top.
But when we come in here,
you have a problem with apostles.
You have a problem with ushers.
You have a problem with praise and worship team.
They didn't sing your song.
you have oh somebody hallelujah hallelujah we are intercessory group that we have problem in our
home on the job we have a problem on oh somebody somebody shall go deliver me deliver me deliver me
deliver me deliver me my god thank you jesus he said it is like the precious ultimate upon the
head that ran down upon the beard even on arian's beard that went down to the skirts of his garment
so it means that when we walk in unity the oil will flow oh somebody the oil will do a flow
oh somebody the oil of godness will flow the blessings will do a will flow favor will flow
oh somebody that anointing that you're breaking anointing oh will flow oh my god strength will
flow because what he said the word of god says that they grow from strength to strength those
that appear in zion we have come to mount zion the company of many angels the word of god says
we're just men and made perfect when we stand in unity we can come and become one and everything is
what possible with us in the name of jesus the oil is flowing and verse three this is our last verse
and it says what as the dew of him and as the dude that descended upon the mountains of zion
for there the lord commanded the blessing even life forevermore hallelujah oh are you clapping
your hands for jesus so in the place of unity is a place of blessing and it's not the blessing that
you are begging for but it is a place where the commanded blessing of god is can you just
miss it in the place of what commanded blessing when he said to abraham bless are you in the city
bless are you in the country all nations call you bless oh somebody hallelujah oh somebody that
blessing begin to follow you because you have what we are united but when we are not united
what happened it can be a place of blessing because there will be confusion there will be
curses there will be disappointment there will be shame there will be reproach but today i come with
a message of the gospel and says that when we come together and become one all things are possible
oh somebody because we have what we have become one thank you jesus oh are you blessed by this
message i just want you to rise up just rise up just rise up just rise up just rise up just rise up
Just rise up.
Just rise up.
Because I said what?
This unity is spiritual.
Unity is spiritual.
And for you to be united with someone, you got to be united with yourself first.
My God, my God, lift up your two hands unto the Lord.
My God, my God, just confess your sins.
Just open your mouth.
Any sin of this unity in our life, begin to confess it.
It could be in your marriage, oh someone.
It could be with your children.
Oh my God, disunity
It could be my God
Makassar tayanda
Disunity in our families, we are coming
Before the Lord and confessing that sin
1 John 1 verse 9 says
If we confess our sins
He is faithful and just to forgive us
And cleanse us from all unrighteousness
So Father we come before your throne
Of grace
Father have mercy upon us oh God
Have mercy upon our families
We confess that sin of disunity
Father my God in Grace International
Lord, have mercy. Father my God,
and we confess the sin of this unity
in Grace International
in the name of Jesus. Father my
God, the pride, the pride,
the pride that is in us, the
arrogance that is in us.
Father my God, causing us to walk in this
unity. Father my God, we
come before your throne of grace, Lord.
Have mercy and deliver us.
Deliver us from the spirit of
this unity. Deliver us,
God. Have mercy and deliver us
our marriages from this unity.
deliver our children from the spirit of the sionnete
deliver deliver deliver deliver deliver in the name of jesus lord
let me tell you something say sometimes you have to look at your own family
and decide that you are not going to live like that do you know that look at
how you know it's spiritual in your family look at it you know i know that my
family they have a whatsapp group that i've decided they cannot put me on
hallelujah because they get on that was a group what do you think they do
fights everybody has opinion so they themselves are decided they are not
putting me on hallelujah because they get on that was
a group and everybody's telling everybody what they did wrong
my god so one day we went to go and visit the
the chief of my hometown and he said do you know that
your family owns half of the lands in this city this town
he said anybody wants gold they come to your family for the land to go and get the gold
but do you know that the poor the most poor people also are there in my family
do you know that this yesterday they called me because they finished selling the cocoa
right they finished selling it and they are dividing the money i told them don't give me
some i don't want to inherit it hallelujah but they get on that whatsapp group mommy
and they can fight.
Some fights can go on like this.
Hallelujah.
Everybody telling everybody how they feel.
Amen.
So do you know what?
They take the money all right,
but they don't do anything with it.
It don't prosper.
Amen.
If you go to the chief house,
our family house,
that is where the chief is.
Do you know that?
They came to us and said,
everybody needs to pay.
They want to fix it.
So they wanted everybody to pay $500.
dollars with those of us that are here we all send the money do you know they are fighting now
that they have not started the project yesterday i said to them are you starting the project if you
are not starting it give us back our money they won't give us the money
they are not giving out the money but the money is sitting in the bank account and they are fighting
because this one said this and that one said this oh that one said this so the money is sitting there
no project has started and the building is coming down i'm talking about the spirit of what this
unity so father we confess the sense of disunity in our families and father we ask the blood of
jesus to cleanse us from that spirit of disunity deliver us from that spirit of disunity open your
mouth and say father make us one oh open your mind marriages become one open your mind families
become one oh father my god siblings become one oh father open your mouth open your mouth open your
mouth oneness in families oneness in grace international oh father you said when we are one
there is nothing that we cannot do so father make us one father my god pour the spirit of unity
in our lives so god so that we can become one so that everything can be accomplished in our
marriages with our children father in our families in our homes in our finances uh father marco we
push to become one in the name of jesus lord so sometimes say listen to me you have to push to
become one and for you to push to become one you become selfless you know that there are things
that people say if it's me i will fight you decide that you are not going to fight god jesus they
they will say if it was me, I will tell them some,
don't say anything.
Hallelujah. You got to push to be
what? To be one. Hallelujah.
Push to be one in the marriage.
Push to be one.
My God, the other person might not
push. Jesus said, as long
as it depends on you, live at peace
with all men. Hallelujah.
Let people say you are stupid. You are not
stupid. You are pushing to walk in unity.
Hallelujah. And the people
are one. And there is nothing
That you cannot do.
So lift up your tool and say,
Father, I received the commanded blessing.
I'm blessing the city.
I'm blessing the country.
And all nations can be blessed.
You have set me high above the nations of the earth.
I will lend to many nations.
And I will never borrow.
In Jesus' mighty name.
Father, I just pray for your people, O God.
father we have come to mount zion the company of many angels so that some of us this unity is in
our background some of us we don't even know the difference between unity and disunity
because we have lived in this unity all our life but we have come to your throne room of grace
and we have come to obtain mercy in times of trouble so father deliver us from this spirit
of this unity so that we can
become one. One in our
families. One in our marriages.
One with our children.
One with our homes. One
in our church. One in our
city. One in our nation.
In the workplace, Father, let us be
the examples of unity in
the mighty name of Jesus. Father,
we just thank you. Father,
we bless you, God, that
we are partakers of the commanded blessing.
Father, that you restore
unto us the years that the locals have eaten the kanka women send the come up always father my god
your great army that you bring among us and your people shall never be ashamed in the name of the
father in the name of the son and that of the holy spirit in jesus name amen oh hallelujah
Amen.
Amen.
Amen.
Amen.
Amen.
Amen.
Amen.
Amen.
We give thanks unto God, amen, for the word of God that we heard in our ears.