Economy, in our country, in the world. And god has a word, for this moment, for you. You may be facing some very difficult circumstances. You may be climbing some incredible mountains. Broken relationships. Job loss. Health, sickness, disease has riddled your body. Your familys walked away from the cross. Youre climbing some mountains. But tonight, tonight, god has set up a window, a moment in time where he can reach in and step into your circumstances. Here at inspiration ministries, were broadcasting from the city of light. Its our 93acre campus, located just south of charlotte, in indian land, south carolina. Weve been open since march of this year, and its been an incredible privilege to see people come to our campus, and experience god in a new way. But tonight, is very special. You know, in your life, as youve grown up, there are people who have become dear to you because you see em a lot. Youve been around em a lot. You ever notice that the people youre closest to, you start acting like . You Start Talking like em. They start influencing what you do and how you dress. Well, the man that im about to introduce to this campmeeting, and inspiration ministries platform has influenced me, my life personally. I know david and barbara cerullo, a lot of our team, our staff, our ministry, because he has helped us understand a very key principle, that if you listen tonight, you will receive something special. This principle can change how you live, how your grandchildren live, how their children live. Itll change your history and your legacy. Right now, its with great pride and joy, on behalf of david and barbara cerullo, and all of us here at inspiration ministries, we welcome to campmeeting, dr. Mike murdock. [cheering, applause] there is nobody theres nobody theres nobody like you theres nobody theres nobody theres nobody like you sweet holy spirit sweet holy spirit there is nobody theres nobody like you if i was sitting there in your home, and you said, mike, whats the, whats the greatest day of your life . Whats the day that you would trade for every other day . I would tell you, july 13, 1994. Was a wednesday morning, at 7 00 and that was the day that i fell in love with the person of the holy spirit. He is not wind. He moves like wind. He is not fire. He purifies like fire. He is not water. He cleanses like water. And he certainly is not a little white bird, called a dove. Hes a person. Hes a person. Hes the only person capable of being contented with you. Hes the only person youre required to obey your entire lifetime. He is to us, what jesus was to the 12 disciples. What jesus is to your salvation, the holy spirit is to your prayer life. One of the greatest things, and david and barbara, are you there . Can you hear me . Are you there . David i can hear you mike. Yes i can. Yes. Barbara hello. David not only can i hear you, but boy, can we, boy can we feel the sweet presence of the holy spirit as youre ministering in song. Its thick over here. You know, mike, if i could just slip this in before you start ministering any more, i just want you to know that. And i want our viewers, and those there at the city of light to know, a few weeks ago, i had the privilege of spending a couple of days with you there at the Wisdom Center in dallas, and while we were together. Just, maybe out of the blue, you stood up and you came over and you laid hands on me and began to pray. And spoke a word of prophecy and you said, david, theres something youve been praying about and you dont have the answer. But im gonna tell you that the lord is saying to me, that before this week is over, your answers going to come. And i thought to myself, sure. But ill tell you what, mike, i want you to know, before the week was over, god answered that prayer that ive been praying for a long time, and i just wanna thank you. Thank you for being faithful. Thank you for speaking that word over my life. And i know youre gonna speak a word over the lives of millions of people tonight as theyre watching. And i believe that that same word that came to pass in my life, is going to come to pass in their life tonight, as you bring the word of the lord. So im so glad youre at campmeeting. I wish i was there to hug your neck. But we can feel his presence here and i know its thick there in charlotte, at the city of light, and the presence of god is all around the world, right now. Those of you that are watching in your home, just open your spirit. Begin to worship the lord. Get ready to receive the word of the lord from brother murdock. I believe it can, and it will, change your life completely. Barbara amen. David bless you mike. Nobody else holy spirit does what you do nobody else holy spirit does what you do nobody else can ever take your place turn my life around through saving grace nobody else holy spirit nobody else holy spirit does what you do praise god. [applause] that is amazing. One of the things that, is not commonly known about you mike is that you have published a lot of music. Original tunes. That have flowed out of the holy spirit. You can hear, theres a palpable presence of the lord in this place right now. When you hurt, you write. [laughter] when you hurt, you write. And one of the things, someone says, when did you start writing songs . When i started hurtin. When you hurt inside, how many has ever hurt . If you dont lift your hand, i know youre the one bringin all the hurt to the rest of us. But pain is a conversation. Pain is a conversation about order. And gods goal in our life is order. Gods obsession is not winning souls. His obsession, if he did, if his obsession was even soul winning, no evangelist or missionary would ever die. Gods obsession is not even worship. If it was, trees would sing. Gods obsession is order. The purpose of an instruction is order. Order is the accurate arrangement of things. Notice this tie . Disorder distracts. Ossie thats right. Disorder distracts. Theres a reason your nose is not on top of your head. You would drown the first rain. [laughter] order produces five rewards. Beauty. Safety, protection. Productivity. The purpose of god in our life, and this where wisdom is so important to me. Im obsessed, someone says, what got you obsessed with wisdom . I said, bein so stupid. And no ones had more stupid days in their life than i have. In fact, i wake up every morning, with the thought, and i really do, what am i doing stupid right now . Theres never a day that youre not doing something stupid, its just how soon will you find it out . And so i. Ossie . Early. Yes. And i enter every day, as a learner. Im 10 mentor, 90 protege. A mentor is a trusted teacher. A protege is a passionate learner. And i consider that learning is my calling, and i had a, my banker asked me one day, said, what do you for a hobby . I said, i learn. Thats what i do. I learn. He said, i mean for a hobby. I said, im a learner. A lady one day asked me on the plane, she said, what do you do for a living . I said, i. Learn for a living. Thats what i do. Im a learner. Im a learner. And i became very fascinated, as a ministers child, one of seven children. My fathers 92, and 92 strong. Has never been sick a day in his life. Never been in the hospital. Pastored seven, started seven churches and a man of great prayer. Prayed 4 to 10 hours a day. A holy man. A righteous man. A pure man. An integrous man. Could never catch him at a lie. He was not a dangerous man. He was a good man, and still is. But i noticed, that we were broke. He couldnt put me through bible school, 4 a day, southwestern assemblies of God Bible College in waxahachie, and he had no money. And so i found out early that prayer was not the seed for finances. And ive learned since that most people who pray a lot, dont have much money. So we know that prayer is not the secret to financial blessing. If it was, bill gates would be the number one intercessor in america, and for some reason. Maybe not. He hadnt struck me that way. So i began to study the word of god, and i wanna just say this, right there at your house, i dont know what will happen to you, to your life, until i find out who you trust. I am here because i trusted the right woman, my mother. Every man is trusting a woman. Every man. Thats how we catch guys that escape out of prison. We tap the phone of the woman they trust. [laughter] and he shows up. A man cannot stay away from a woman he trust. And in all of my ministry, my life, somewhere my mother brought me into a persuasion that the answers to life were in, was in, all the answers were in this bible. Theres 800,000 words in the bible. Takes 56 hours to read it through. 1,189 chapters. And sometimes, she would not agree with my father and she would set there, and shed say, i dont believe him. Im gonna try to find what god really said about that. And i would see her for hours, studying scripture, looking for the answer that she believed was there. So i fell in love with the word of god and started reading 20 chapters a day when i was 15. At the age of 23, began to read 40 chapters a day, which took me through the bible once a year, or once a month. Then i began to memorize the bible, the new testament, 2. 5 chapters a day under jerry lucas. And one morning, jerry lucas, the memory expert, you know jerry, and there was 27 of us in the class, 12 hours a day, memorizing the new testament. He said, the day will come. That you will have so much truth inside you, that when you hear error, a lie, anger will erupt in you. Isnt that powerful . And i found that to be true. And theres, i began to study and notice that there was a difference between an experience with god, and the laws of god. And i realized that you could be a christian, but not know his laws. So that the fruit of that law was not experienced. Every law has a different future. Theres the law of loss. Anything unprotected will be stolen. Thats a law. That is a law. Anything unprotected will be stolen from you. There is the law of reproduction. Whatever you are, you create. There is the, theres the law of focus. Theres the law of reward. Theres the law of servanthood. Very important law. That you can only be promoted by a person who gives you instructions. The only person between you and your future is the person you serve. The person you serve controls your future. Do you remember when eleazar, the steward over the wealth of abraham, was searching for a wife for isaac. Abraham didnt trust his son to discern the right woman for wealth. And so he sent his son, or his servant, remember, to look for his wife of isaac. And he put a little criteria there. Anything good, should be earned. Qualify. And so he said, god of abraham, my master, i want to know the woman that qualifies for the wealth of abraham and isaac. Let her, not only offer me water, but let her be willing to spend six or seven hours here, watering my camels. Ossie qualify her. She qualified through servanthood. Boaz said to ruth, everybodys discussing you. They say that you treat your motherinlaw seven times, better than seven sons would treat their mother. It is remarkable to find a woman who treats another woman good. You almost create a museum. [laughter] and he said, everybodys discussing how you talk to naomi. Now, naomi, first, shes a motherinlaw. Thats quite an experience. Motherinlaws are unforgettable. Ossie yes. To have a bitter motherinlaw is truly unforgettable. She changed her name. Remember that . She changed her name. Dont call me pleasant one, any more. Call me miss bitter. she went to the courthouse and changed her name. Call me miss bitter. but ruth saw past the hard crust. She was bitter. Her two sons had died. Her husband had died. She had nothing left and shes embittered. But ruth, saw her future in that relationship. And she said, im not interested in being your parasite. Im interested in being a protege. A parasite wants whats in your hand, but a protege wants whats in your heart. The law of servanthood. Ive written a book, and i wanna share it with you, there at your house, and i want you to take a pen, and i want you to write seven laws down. Seven. And id like for you to teach them, because theyre really, very powerful. There are 7 laws you must honor to have uncommon success. Seven laws you must honor. Now the reason these laws are so important is because these laws will decide the flow of favor in your life, because favor is not a miracle, nor a mystery. When you solve a problem, you create favor. Everywhere you find favor, you find money. Moneys not a mystery, nor is it a miracle. I dont pray for money, because its not a miracle. I only pray for miracles. There are laws that work. There are laws that work. And its important, its incredibly important that you understand these seven laws. And i believe gods gonna give you wisdom. Theres an anointing, theres an anointing even here, at campmeeting, and i dont know if the choirs feeling it. Are you feeling this . Theres an anointing. [applause] theres a birthing for the wisdom of god. [applause] theres a birthing for the wisdom of god. We know that wisdom is the study of difference. We know that. The difference in a countenance. The difference in people. The difference in a moment. The difference in a environment. Wisdom is the study of difference. Time is not a teacher, so wisdom is not the product of years. Ive met some people, 75 years old, still unsaved. 15yearold boy saved. So gray hair dont make you smart. You can be 90 and still be stupid. Smile unless youre the one im talkin about. [laughter] time is not a teacher. Sickness is not a teacher. The holy spirit is our teacher. We learn wisdom two ways. People and pain. God always sends a voice to correct us, and if we ignore the voice then he sends pain. Mentors and mistakes. These are the seven laws that i feel like control your success. You must never forget these laws, if you want to unlock uncommon success, because your success is not up to god. There are 331 references to if. Isaiah 1 19, if im willing and obedient. Leviticus 6, deuteronomy 28. The bible is not a book about destiny. Its a book about decisions. I heard a preacher preach one night, in a campmeeting, not here, but another campmeeting. And said, and he was preaching that gods in control of everything. Gods in control. And everybody shouted, ran around, danced a little. Slobbered, some fell. But i went to him after the meeting, i said, what is god in control of . He said, everything. He said, everything that happens was planned by god. The will of god is done on the earth and everything that happens is in gods control. How many has ever heard god was in control of everything . Oh, its a fabulous belief. Its so comforting. You know, it removes the burden of decision making. I mean, god gets blamed for everything that happens that way. I said, so everything that happens is planned by god. He said, yes. Every. God. Gods in control of everything that happens. I said, so when a man rapes a girl, we cant prosecute him because god was in control. He stared at me. I said, if a man murders somebody, we dont put him in jail because god was in control. Somebody breaks into your house. Im sure you dont use locks since gods in control. [laughter] if someone breaks into. This is called the anointing of sarcasm, okay . [laughter] if someone breaks into your house, god was in control, so you dont prosecute him. He said, i hadnt thought about that. I said, well, if youll think twice, youll be the genius in your family. [laughter] ossie its thick. This book is a book about decisions. I wish, cause decisions decide seasons. Some times are appointed and scheduled by god. Most seasons of our life are decided by decisions. Jesus had no intention of healing the woman who had had a blood hemorrhage for 12 years. She was not on his agenda. He was on her agenda. Jesus would have never healed the blind man, had he not cried out. Reaching is the proof of passion. Reaching is the proof of humility. And god wont give you anything you havent pursued. Ask. Ask. Seek. Knock. I am required to participate in my destiny. Its not inevitable, its a possibility. Well mike, the will of gods always done. The will of god is rarely done. Thats why jesus said to pray for the will of god to be done. In matthew 23, jesus looked across jerusalem, said, how oft i would have gathered you, as a mother hen would gather her brood, but you would not, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. But theyre perishing every day. I went to pray for a woman to be healed and i said, do you believe god wants to heal you . She says, well, i dont really know. I think hes trying to teach me something. I said, you believe god has put this sickness to teach you something . She said, yes. Theres a lot hes wanting to teach me. Ossie oh boy. My, my. I said, are you taking any medicine, trying to get well . She said, oh yes. I said, naughty, naughty, naughty. If jesus wants you sick, why you trying to get well for . You little rebel. No. And then i had to teach her, of course, that god has never used sickness and disease to teach. He uses our conscience and the holy spirit and teachers to teach. You can live a lifetime in error. I heard a minister of 20,000 people in dallas. A man who can understand greek and hebrew, a brilliant man. Publicly announce on television that jesus christ does not heal today. Yet, people are being healed all over the world. See, you can have a pure heart, and have a. A dumb part of your brain. Theres always something we dont know. This is why i felt so impressed to share with you these seven laws. Write this down. The law of difference. The law of difference. Your difference decides your importance. Your difference decides who pursues you. Labor to understand your difference from others. God works with the law of difference. The pharisees did not see the difference in jesus. Zaccheus did. So jesus didnt spend a whole lot of time in the homes of the pharisees, but he spent time with zaccheus. Jesus hung between two thieves, but one discerned his difference. In genesis, joseph wakes up one morning, as the warden of the prison sees the butler and the baker and their countenance is troubled. He sees a problem and problems are incredibly important. Theyre the seeds for rewards. Without a problem, you dont have a future. Unless somebody has a problem, you wont have a job. The only people, the only reason people get married is they got a problem. [laughter] and so, were in constant pursuit of someone who can solve our problem. When theres a problem, theres opportunity for significance. The entire world is full of problems because a problem is a gate to recognition. Until there was a goliath, david had no future. I encourage people to always be sensitive. In all your conversations, listen for four things. Listen for pain. Listen for information. Listen for the sound of honor. And listen for desires. Until somebody hurts, you dont get a reward. Because the problem you solve determines your value to another. You have no value until you solve a problem. Joseph saw the countenance of the butler and the baker and says, you got a problem. Can i solve it . He saw difference. The blind man cried out to jesus because he knew the difference in jesus. His footsteps were different. They said, jesus of nazareth is coming. Youve got to discern your difference from others. If i say, tiger woods, youre gonna say, golf. If i said, mohammed ali, youre gonna say, boxing. If i say, bill gates, youre gonna say, computers. If you cannot tell me, in a single sentence your difference from others, then you have not yet discovered your difference and your success is produced through your difference. Our sameness, and our similarity cr