In Climbing without Compromise, Dr. Bill Winston digs deeper into his latest teaching on The Power of Love. You will learn how God desires to elevate you to shift the culture of the earth back to culture of the kingdom of God. But to shift the culture from the top, you must climb without compromise, by walking in the fruit of the Spirit.
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>> Dr. Bill Winston: If every
church can work on just getting
one person, train up everybody,
but one gonna break out the
pack.
One’s gonna say I’m not gonna
bow, I’m not gonna burn, I’m not
gonna back up, I’m not gonna be
lax, I’m not gonna divorce, I’m
not gonna fornicate, I’m
not–somewhere they’re gonna say
I ain’t doin’ that.
And when they say that, they’re
on their way to the top.
>> Bill: We use the Scripture
back in Proverbs, Proverbs
chapter 4, verse 23.
And we talked about there, that
in Proverbs 4:23 said, “Guard
your heart, for out of your
heart comes the forces or issues
of life.”
Now, the forces or issues of
life, meaning the force of
faith comes out of the heart.
The force of love comes out of
the heart.
The force of joy comes out of
the heart.
What do you mean heart?
We’re talking about the blood
pumping.
We’re talking about the inner
man.
We’re talking about the person
inside of that body.
So the forces are comin’ out of
there.
Now, you have a choice.
But you take God’s choice by
faith, knowing that if you do
act good when somebody’s
screaming at you, that God’s
gonna come in on the scene and
work it out.
That’s a good way to make folks
grow-up, isn’t it?
So what am I saying here?
The enemy knows, now he’s got
control of the high places and
he’s given control of the high
places to whomever he will.
But he knows that if you get up
to the–and start pointing to
that high place, whoever’s at
the top of that mountain’s gonna
control the potential that’s in
that mountain.
So you’re going to take control
of that media and they won’t be
able to show certain things on
television.
You’re going to be able to
control the politics and so
forth and somebody get up there
and forget about God.
I mean, what’s that all about
anyway.
I mean, when you take an oath,
don’t you take an oath
and put your hand right on here,
and lift this other one up,
well, what you putting your hand
on there for?
This one says, “A man should be
married to a woman.”
That’s what this one–no,
listen, wait a minute, wait a
minute, I’m not hatin’, I’m not
hatin’, I’m not hatin’.
Can I just talk about what this
one says.
I’m talkin’ bout, if you’re
gonna put your hand on this one.
See, why put your hand on this
one and then don’t do nothin’ it
says?
If you’re gonna put your hand on
this one.
If not, take this one away.
Get yourself a storybook.
Get yourself a novel or
somethin’ like that and then,
you know.
But if you’re going to put your
hand on this one, right here.
That’s all I’m sayin’.
Because what you’re doing here
is you’re swearing to keep an
oath of the Constitution, and
the fact of the thing, the
Constitution comes out of here.
In here it talks about the three
levels and branches of
government.
That’s where we got it from, we
got it from right here.
Nobody thought of that, we got
it from here.
But I gotta send somebody to
that office who’s going to put
his hand on this book, come on
now, and do what the book says.
[congregation cheering]
Can I keep going?
So now, okay, so one thing we go
out to–we’ve got to go–enter
in, we’ve got to enter, ’cause
we’ve got to enter that strong
man’s house.
And we’re going to have to go
through that, and we saw Jesus
trying to cross-over.
And that was Mark chapter 4 and
verse 35-41, and he’s crossing
over, but there was a storm.
And the storm came up, and what
happened, the disciples, they
fell out.
They started arguing with each
other and then they accused
Jesus that he didn’t care if
they died or not.
Now, how many of you know Jesus
is for you?
Okay, so, what has happened,
they go into the strong bed’s
house ’cause when they get to
the other side, there’s a
demoniac man there that’s got at
least 2,000 demons loaded in
him.
Now what is he doing?
He’s controlling the waterway.
He’s controlling the waterway.
He’s controlling the currency.
He’s controlling the economics.
He’s controlling the fish of the
sea.
See?
And this is the first thing that
God gave Adam dominion over, the
fish of the sea.
And so here, he’s controlling
that so you can’t get by there
naturally.
You can’t get by there
naturally, forget that.
So what did he need is somethin’
supernatural.
He needs, inside of him, some
fruit.
He needs the fruit of love and
peace and joy, and so forth and
so on.
Come on, he needs all of that.
But, understand, he didn’t
choose God, God chose him.
God chose him, that’s what it
says.
In Ephesians chapter 1, verse 3,
praise God.
In Ephesians chapter 1, verse 3,
he talks about the fact that,
“Blessed be the God and Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ, who
has blessed us with all
spiritual blessings in heavenly
places in Christ,” he said,
“According as he has chosen us
in him before the foundation of
the world,” when did he choose
you?
He chose you–he didn’t choose
you when you chose him, he chose
you before the foundation of the
world.
And he chose you before the
foundation of the world ’cause
he knows that you can go where
he’s going to tell you to go.
Come on, and when you go where
he tells you to go, he knows
that you’re going to be
successful in that endeavor.
Say amen to that.
So he’s got these love forces
loaded inside of you, now he’s
sending you into the place of
the ungodly on purpose, why?
Because he’s planning to raise
you up in that environment.
Now, he knows that you have been
chosen by him and you
have–Lord, have mercy.
Can I say this?
You were made in his image.
I said, you were made in his
image.
Come on.
You have his life, you have his
mind, you have his nature, you
have his spirit, you have his
name, you have his ability, you
have his disposition, you have
his blessing, you have his
faith, you have his love, all
that’s loaded in you.
And when you go to a place, he’s
already decided what the outcome
is going to be, 2 Corinthians
chapter 2 and verse 14.
He’s already decided what the
outcome is going to be.
“Now thanks be to God, which
always causes me to triumph.”
He doesn’t care what the
opposition is going to be
because there’s going to be a
clear distinction between you
and the rest of the world, that
God has already designated
victory for you.
He’s already designated that you
are going to be rich.
He’s already designated that
you’re going to be invincible,
indestructible, unstoppable, and
indispensable.
He’s already called you a joint
heir with Christ.
Now, I’m just saying here that,
all of a sudden, people get
there, and somehow they put
their hand on the book and it
doesn’t mean anything.
Well, now, wait a minute, what’s
up with that?
So the first thing that happens
is I got to go in.
I’ve got to enter in.
But entering in is not all there
is.
The next thing I’ve got to do is
I’ve got to conquer.
I’ve got to take control.
So, when he got passed the
storm, he hit the next coast,
which is Mark chapter 5, and now
he runs up on a demoniac man.
Now, understand, this man was
being used by forces of evil,
and Satan takes those who he
would, whose mind and thinking
is most easily controlled, and
puts them into a place to be
able to control that whole
mountain.
But their comin’ down.
Because God can put up one and
take down another.
And I’m saying that as we go now
into controlling these high
places, it’s kinda interesting.
Some people don’t want to go.
And what they say, basically, is
they want to hang around the
church.
Now, what do I mean by that?
All of a sudden, it’s time for
them to serve God, and they talk
about they’re supposed to
preach.
Now, wait a minute, hold on.
Now, I’m just saying that
because maybe their purpose
isn’t preaching.
They think, because they love
God, they’re supposed to be at
the pulpit.
No, no, no, no, no, honey, you
got it wrong.
You can love God in the pew.
You can love God as the head of
IBM.
You can love God as the head of
Commonwealth Edison.
You can love God as the head of
the school superintendent thing.
So somehow, they think because
they have a love for God and so
forth, they supposed to be on
the mission field.
No you don’t.
You’re supposed to be right
there where you are.
Because you must define what a
minister is.
See, you gotta understand that
your ministry is just as
important as my ministry.
I’m just called to this, you are
called to that.
And I’m going to have to give
account for this, and you’re
going to have to give account
for that.
Well, I’m retired.
You can’t retire from the
kingdom.
You can’t.
You might have left that job,
but you are not retired.
There ain’t no retirement in
here.
See, when you make a choice.
Your choice is going to affect
somebody.
Do you hear what I’m saying?
And the devil always tries to
counter God’s choices.
And one is a choice of faith,
and the other one’s going to be
a choice of fear.
One of ’em is a choice of
righteousness, and I guarantee
the other one is going to be a
choice of unrighteousness.
One of ’em is going to be a
choice of courage, the other
one’s going to be some kind of
other choice.
My point to you is, is take
God’s choices because when you
choose something, it’s going to
affect somebody else’s life.
Say amen to that.
Now, the other thing, Satan does
not want you to be raised up.
Now, here’s one of the biggest
reasons why.
Because, if you get raised up,
millions of lives shall be
affected.
I’m going to say that again.
The one person who breaks
through, now, let’s just say I’m
preaching to all y’all and just
one person in here breaks
through to the top.
Whoever breaks through, no
matter what mountain they are
in, millions of lives are going
to be affected.
And that’s what the devil knows.
If I can just get one of you to
the top, if every church can
work on just getting one person,
train up everybody, but one
gonna break out the pack.
One’s gonna say I’m not gonna
bow, I’m not gonna burn, I’m not
gonna back up, I’m not gonna be
lax, I’m not gonna divorce, I’m
not gonna fornicate, I’m
not–somewhere they’re gonna say
I ain’t doin’ that.
And when they say that, they’re
on their way to the top.
Now, you need to hear this
’cause a lot of people are not
preaching it because it’s not
that popular.
My friends, we’re not looking
for something that’s popular.
We’re looking for something that
pleases God.
Am I right about it?
This is your moment, God chose
you, and I say this, you will
make it to the top.
I decree it in the name of
Jesus, the devil will not be
able to stop you any longer, no
threat’s going to stop you, no
fear is going to stop you.
Come on, no misfortune going to
stop you.
When you stumble your foot,
you’re going to get up, dust
yourself off, and go again
’cause the righteous man falls
seven times and gets back up
again.
Whoo hoo!
Sit down.
[congregation cheering]
Yeah, don’t let the devil give
you nothin’.
Take it.
I said, don’t let the devil give
you nothin’, take it.
They may not want to promote you
’cause you too holy or whatever
have you, don’t even pay no
attention to it, just say, Lord,
I’m ready.
Pow!
If he got to move one out, if he
got to–come on, but you moving
up, you moving up, you moving
up, you moving up.
[congregation cheering]
Sit down.
[congregation cheering]
No, no, no, you don’t need to
get drunk with ’em.
Yeah, you can go out, just, you
know, just don’t get drunk.
They’re trying to make you stay
there, but you’re on your way,
up.
You’re going to the top.
Man.
Cause if I can one of y’all to
the top we gon’ shift the
climate.
Shift the climate.
So the first thing enter in.
The next thing, conquer.
Roman’s chapter 8 and verses 37,
conquer.
He says, “Nay, in all these
things we are more than
conquerors through him that,”
what?
“Loved us,” man.
Nothing can separate you from
the love of God.
Then the last one is possess.
Look at Deuteronomy chapter 7
please and verse one, “When the
Lord thy God shall bring you
into the land which you go to,”
what?
“Possess it, and has cast out
many nations before you, the
Hittites, and the Girgashites,
and the Amorites, the
Canaanites, and the Perizzites,
and the Hivites, the Jebusites,
seven nations greater and
mightier than any natural man.”
You are not a natural man.
You are super-natural.
Just giving an example, I did a
little study, Jebusites, Hebrew
means to stomp on.
What did they do?
These are spirits that reinforce
your lameness.
Reinforce any inferiority that
you might be carrying.
They reinforce a caste system.
A caste system is like over in
India.
If you’re in this lower caste
that’s where you die.
If you your born in the upper
class, that’s where you die.
And they reinforce that system,
so you can see that same spirit
reinforces racism.
It’s a spirit behind racism,
called a spirit of division and
it is a Jebusite.
It is a spirit and if you got a
spirit you can’t fight him in
the natural.
Come on now.
“Though we war in the flesh we
do walk in the flesh we do not
war in the flesh.
For the weapons of our warfare
are not carnal, but mighty
through God–”
He said, “Be strong in the Lord
and in the,” what?
“Power of his might.
Put on the whole amour of God,”
Ephesians chapter 6 verse 11.
“That you may be able to,” what?
“Stand,” against what?
“The wiles of the devil.”
And then it says next in verse
12 glory to God, “For we wrestle
not against flesh and blood, but
against,” what?
“Principalities.”
That’s enough, that’s enough.
I just want you to know, you’re
not up against natural enemy.
That’s why nobody else can take
it, but the church.
So, now I got to possess.
Now, what’s the difference
between possess?
Possess means to take ownership,
watch this, and control it, from
within.
So notice what happens, here’s a
man, mad man of Gadara, Jesus
runs to him.
The man ran up to him, out of
control.
The demons spoke out of the man.
Now, notice what they were doing
with the man.
They were controlling him from
within, because he was
possessed.
Got it?
So when you take the land, you
going to control it from within.
You take the industry, you’re
going to control it from within.
Come on now.
That’s you.
Now, don’t think you’re not
smart enough.
You’re not stupid enough for God
not to be able to use you.
Nah, I don’t mean that in an
offensive way.
I don’t mean that in an
offensive way.
I’m saying Gideon tried to
disqualify himself, did he try?
He basically, he said, “I’m the
dumbest one around here.”
God said, “I’m gonna take you
and show you who I am.
I’m a take you and you’re going
to lead Israel to victory.”
So don’t try to disqualify
yourself.
Let me just finish this.
Is this a right bunch I’m
talking to here?
So the last thing.
What does the enemy try to do?
Two things he doesn’t want you
to see about yourself.
And they both come from Genesis
chapter 1 verse 26.
Okay.
Now realize, there are all kinds
of forces assisting the Gentiles
to keep you from where you’re
supposed to go.
But where are you headed?
To the top.
“And God said let us make man in
our image after,” what?
“Our likeness and let them
have,” what?
“Dominion.”
All right let’s just stop right
there.
What is image?
It’s the exact duplicate of
kind.
What is your image?
Who are you made like?
God.
So God–since you hear and part
of your training is here and
part is outside here because,
he’s taking you to a new
standard, put it up there
please, Isaiah 62.
He’s taking you to a new
standard and he says, “Go
through, go through the gates;
prepare you the way of the
people; cast up, cast up the
highway; gather out the stones;
lift up a standard for the
people.”
Here’s the standard right here
and he’s going to send you in
there with a whole new standard.
Say amen to this.
But you have to know who you
are.
I said, you have to know, who
you are, because there is a new
standard of morality that you’re
going to life up.
There’s a new standard of your
own economy, of your own
physical well-being, of your own
mental.
You are a brilliant person.
Glory to God.
Boy I’m calling this thing out,
but also there is a royal
standard.
Glory to God.
I said there is a royal standard
and it was never meant for you
and I to grope for things or to
struggle for faith.
And I think one of the biggest
reasons why people are
struggling for faith is because
their esteem is so low.
You see, the first thing God
does when he gets you born
again, is fellowship with you.
And you can’t fellowship with
somebody not on your level.
And most of the people of God we
were born in slavery, just like
the people in Egypt.
We were born out there where we
were struggling, trying to make
it, doing this, doing that and
so forth, but now you got born
again.
Now, all of a sudden, you’re in
a righteous family.
All of a sudden you’re in a
royal family.
All of a sudden now you’re a
race of Kings.
All of a sudden now–so I got to
get my mind renewed to who I
really am.
Say amen to that.
So, I got to listen to the Holy
Ghost, cause he’ll tell you, “No
don’t talk like that.
That’s not the way a King or a
Queen should talk.”
He’ll tell you how to eat, how
to sit, your posture.
He’ll tell you, your behavior.
He’ll tell you to lose some
weight.
He’ll tell you–come on don’t
shout me down now.
He’ll tell you what manner of
speech you should have.
He’ll tell you clean up your
mind.
He’ll tell you, “Don’t watch
that.”
He’ll tell you, I’m just saying
all these things, because you
now are royalty and many time
the enemy is trying to do
maintenance on your ignorance of
who you really are.
But you can’t let him do that.
You got to know who you are and
who God says you are.
I’m saying now, that what we do
is take your royalty by faith.
Take who God says you are by
faith, because there are certain
things that royalty won’t do.
There are certain things that
royalty won’t receive.
There are certain things that–
places royalty won’t stay.
There are certain things royalty
won’t drink.
There are certain things royalty
won’t even eat.
There are certain things
royalty–come on now.
And I’m telling you let’s work
on our royalty a little bit.
Let’s work on who God says we
are.
Because we’re in a royal family.
We got now things–all we got to
do is decree things now and they
shall–come on.
They shall–glory to God!
Whoo-whee!
Look what it says here, “For if
by one man’s offense death reign
by one; much more they which
receive abundance of grace and
the gift of righteousness shall
reign in life by one, Jesus
Christ.”
Now, if you put that up there in
the Amplified translation, “But
because of one man’s trespass
(lapse, offense) death reigned
through that one, much more
surely will those who receive
[God’s] overflowing grace
(unmerited favor) and the free
gift of righteousness putting
them into right standing with
himself, they will reign,” come
on, “as kings in life through
the one Man Jesus Christ
(the Messiah, the Anointed
One).”
Folks, you inside are the
splitting image of Jesus.
You–that’s why he said, “As the
father.”
He said, “As I am, so are you in
this world.”
And I want you to know right
now, God sees you as royalty.
He doesn’t see you as somebody
struggling in a slave camp
trying to make it.
Come on now.
And what you need to do is see
yourself like that.
Because other people going to
see you like you see yourself
and you see yourself like that,
there’s certain things you won’t
allow.
There’s certain things you won’t
accept.
The time for living beneath your
privileges is over.
This is God’s hour for your
power.
It’s time for you to rise and be
counted by the spirit of God as
one of the children of God
that’s going all the way to the
top.
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>> Bill: “Climbing Without
Compromise” is a three disc
series.
This series teaches you what is
required for making the right
choices on your way to the top.
You see God has a plan for you
and I, to take us to the top of
whatever mountain of influence
or profession we are in and
they’re forces that are set up
to tempt us or to make us make
choices contrary to the stances
of God.
But when you know who you are as
royalty and you see yourself as
God see you and you walk by
faith and not by sight, you will
not compromise God’s word.
Praise God.
Well this is Bill Winston saying
we love you.
Until next time keep
walking, by faith.
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