1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,000 Thanks for choosing this podcast from New Heights Fellowship Baptist Church of East Toledo. 2 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:11,000 We thank you for joining us. We ask you to join in worship and then work with us as we go to the Word. 3 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:16,000 We believe that all people are on a journey and each of us is working toward the next step. 4 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:21,000 Our next steps are not necessarily the same as everyone's life is unique and everyone's journey is unique. 5 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:26,000 But we can work together to propel ourselves to the next spot in our journey. 6 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:30,000 We are going to reach New Heights in Jesus with us today. 7 00:00:56,000 --> 00:01:05,000 Remember your people, remember your children, remember your lives. 8 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:22,000 Your grace is enough, your grace is enough, your grace is enough for me. 9 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:31,000 He is your love and justice guide. 10 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:38,000 He gives the way to lead the soul. 11 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:46,000 You need to sing the song of your salvation. 12 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:52,000 And all your people sing along. 13 00:01:52,000 --> 00:02:07,000 Remember your people, remember your children, remember your lives. 14 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:21,000 Your grace is enough, your grace is enough, your grace is enough for me. 15 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:28,000 Your grace is enough, your grace reaches out to us. 16 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:38,000 Your grace is enough for me. 17 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:43,000 Your grace is enough, your grace reaches out to us. 18 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:51,000 Your grace is enough for me. 19 00:02:51,000 --> 00:03:08,000 Your grace is enough, your grace is enough for me. 20 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:19,000 Good morning, good morning, good morning. Praise the Lord. 21 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:21,000 We are just right where we need to be. 22 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:24,000 I know that sometimes we have technical difficulties. 23 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:26,000 I suggest you get to listen. 24 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:29,000 I know that sometimes things don't always go the way we expect. 25 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:31,000 I suggest you listen. 26 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:34,000 This is God today. He is in charge. 27 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:37,000 He does not have to do things the way we expect. 28 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:39,000 We don't have to do that. 29 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:45,000 In fact, given the fact that we were sinners, if we are not a follower of Jesus Christ, 30 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:49,000 you are a sinner lost without the Lord, if you are a follower of Jesus Christ, 31 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:54,000 you are a sinner who is saved by the Lord with a destination, but not yet there. 32 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:58,000 Given the fact that we saw the loss of flesh, the loss of the eyes, the pride of life, 33 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:02,000 temptations, distractions, struggles, you still have to deal with money, 34 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:05,000 which can be a god in your life if you are not careful. 35 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:12,000 You still have to deal with personal opinions and seeking encouragement from other people. 36 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:15,000 You still have to deal with broken relationships. 37 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:17,000 You still have to deal with health concerns. 38 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:19,000 The list goes on and on. 39 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:22,000 The odds are God is the only one who actually knows the way it is supposed to go 40 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:26,000 because there are so many things that confuse us and get us caught up. 41 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:28,000 I just want to celebrate. 42 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:30,000 It is August, believe it or not. 43 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:32,000 Time has flown by. 44 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:34,000 I don't know where the month of July went. 45 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:35,000 It was here. 46 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:37,000 There were a few days in there, I remember, and then it was gone. 47 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:40,000 Either I am developing a bit of senility, which I hope is not the case, 48 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:42,000 or time is moving very rapidly. 49 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:46,000 We also did, during the month of July, have a great opportunity for outreach. 50 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:48,000 We did three block parties. 51 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:52,000 We saw several people come to Christ and people recommit their lives. 52 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:57,000 Then we did preacher pops at the park a number of times. 53 00:04:57,000 --> 00:05:01,000 We did football drinks a number of times. 54 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:04,000 We had a number of people go out in the community prayer walking 55 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:07,000 and just walking and talking to anybody that they would run into. 56 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:09,000 We did knocking on doors. 57 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:10,000 We did hiring. 58 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:13,000 We did a ton of outreach activities, just kind of letting people know. 59 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:16,000 We need to be, if you are going to be the kingdom of God, 60 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:18,000 and God is going to be on your side, you need to be one of the biggest 61 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:19,000 splashes of the pond. 62 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:24,000 That is going to be tough because the media, social media, phone calls, 63 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:26,000 telemarketers, you name it, everything like that, 64 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:29,000 they are always appealing to people. 65 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:31,000 I am not saying we are going to replace that. 66 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:33,000 We are definitely not going to be doing it by their methods. 67 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:37,000 But if we love people with the gospel, not to get ahead of the game, 68 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:39,000 we love people with the gospel, we are going to be taking it out there 69 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:41,000 and talking to people, reaching out to people, 70 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:45,000 and hearing about what is going on and trying to lead them through the Lord. 71 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:47,000 That is what Christianity is. 72 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:51,000 So if you are not involved at all in reaching out to your neighbors, 73 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:53,000 reaching out to your friends, reaching out to your families 74 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:56,000 on behalf of Jesus, if you are not involved at all with the 75 00:05:56,000 --> 00:06:00,000 ministry of reconciliation, which Paul says ministry of reconciliation 76 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:03,000 basically is us bringing people back together with God, that is it. 77 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:06,000 If you are not involved with that at all, then you should be questioning 78 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:09,000 whether you are actually in the kingdom, whether you are part of the kingdom of man. 79 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:11,000 That is what God gives us to do. 80 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:14,000 That is what we have now been asked to do for the remainder of our days. 81 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:17,000 Not the only thing, obviously there is a lot to go on, 82 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:19,000 but everything is tied to that. 83 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:23,000 That is a core pillar, you have got to be involved. 84 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:27,000 So that being said, I would hope that though July has come and passed, 85 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:31,000 and we put a lot of effort in, that this month and every month 86 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:35,000 you would look for an opportunity to love on your neighbors with the gospel, 87 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:38,000 talk to anybody in the possible can, as you gain in the year, 88 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:41,000 say hey, where are you at spiritually? 89 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:43,000 Where are you at with the Lord? 90 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:46,000 And if they say, oh I have been a Christian for a long time, 91 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:48,000 make sure you clarify that they know what that means, 92 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:52,000 that they truly are saved, by at least their own estimation. 93 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:54,000 You cannot judge people's salvation, 94 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:56,000 best to assume probably that they are not saved, 95 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:58,000 and share the gospel, and if the priest out there is saved, 96 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:00,000 then you gain your brother and sister. 97 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:04,000 And if you don't assume that, or just assume that they are saved, 98 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:09,000 and you don't do that, then you gain somebody to talk lightly to, 99 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:11,000 somebody to have a relationship with that is not all that important, 100 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:15,000 and maybe you can help them, they can help you, business partners, associates, 101 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:18,000 whatever, but not working together in the King of Acts. 102 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:21,000 And I have always believed that God has prepared people attached to our church 103 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:25,000 to get involved, not just they are looking for a new church, 104 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:28,000 we have folks who help our church who are not in our church. 105 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:32,000 And that is okay, the Advancing King, because they believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. 106 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:36,000 So I would encourage you to continue the Ministry of Reconciliation 107 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:40,000 in the month of August, and then September, and then October, 108 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:42,000 and then November, and then December, and then January, 109 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:44,000 and on and on and on. 110 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:47,000 Every month, look at opportunities to practice the Ministry of Reconciliation 111 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:50,000 outreach for people in shared Jesus Christ. 112 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:55,000 So we are celebrating, we are especially grateful for all of you who work together, 113 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:59,000 almost everybody in this room was actively participating in multiple events. 114 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:03,000 I don't think there was anybody in this room that didn't do at least five events 115 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:05,000 in the month of July. 116 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:07,000 So you have more than you can count on one hand, 117 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:11,000 I know that there were people who did a ton, there were people who were involved in everything, 118 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:14,000 I know Alicia was very hard purchasing, organizing, 119 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:17,000 outreach within the body to help people and like that, 120 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:22,000 and that was extremely stressful, and at the same time she went through some health concerns, 121 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:24,000 because whenever he set out to serve the Lord, 122 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:28,000 at the end of it he has to have his way, he is going to get in there and try to mess with it, 123 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:31,000 he has some health concerns, some stressful time in the middle of that, 124 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:35,000 but God has brought her through, brought us through, and praise God. 125 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:36,000 That's all I can say. 126 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:41,000 It all comes down to we have new and more and greater reasons for praising today 127 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:43,000 than we did at the beginning of July. 128 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:45,000 That will always be true if you serve God, 129 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:47,000 at least for the new and greater reasons, 130 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:50,000 but that should motivate us to praise, which is what this is all about. 131 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:51,000 Okay? 132 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:55,000 So there are no meetings today per se, spend time with your family, 133 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:57,000 pray for me and for the young people. 134 00:08:57,000 --> 00:09:00,000 We have a couple of young people in here who are going to camp tomorrow morning, 135 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:04,000 and then we have six additional who are not from New Heights, 136 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:08,000 they're from the city of Toledo, and they do not currently have a third home. 137 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:15,000 And so these are young men between the ages of 10 and 13 who are going and going to hear a lot about God, 138 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:18,000 they're going to church every day essentially to do that, 139 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:22,000 they're going to be playing sports, they're going to be swimming, going to the pond, canoeing, kayaking, 140 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:26,000 there's a whole thing, and then they have some professional Christian athletes 141 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:31,000 who are coming to speak with them, professional NFL football players will be there to speak with them. 142 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:35,000 And basically it's all about what it means to be a man following God, 143 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:36,000 that's what that week is about. 144 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:39,000 And so it's a big deal, it's going to be a lot of fun for them, 145 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:43,000 but at the same time they're going to get a lot of opportunity to hear about God, 146 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:46,000 and I think hear God through other people. 147 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:50,000 And so I'm excited, but I'm also a little bit nervous, 148 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:53,000 because I'm going, as of right now, I'm going by myself, Arden may accompany me, 149 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:56,000 he's trying to work out one last day, if he can he's going to go, 150 00:09:56,000 --> 00:10:03,000 otherwise I'm going by myself with eight young boys, six of whom I have barely met, 151 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:06,000 I've met them like three minutes, so, probably so far. 152 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:10,000 So it's going to be an interesting hangout, and there's actually going to be 38 boys there, 153 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:13,000 not just the ones that were going, so it's going to be really cool. 154 00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:19,000 And then of course I have to put down a lot of things that I normally do during the week, 155 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:23,000 and focus on what I'm doing there, and so I ask for prayers for me as I do that, 156 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:27,000 and I felt like this was a way that God would like me forward through their lives and the Christian Church. 157 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:30,000 Alright, did anybody else have a request you'd like to throw up there today? 158 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:32,000 We have a number, I know there's a lot of people praying for it, 159 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:36,000 people in our bodies are having health concerns, 160 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:40,000 Chad in this family, which is from where Pony Works, 161 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:43,000 you have any someone showing up at the church? 162 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:52,000 Oh that's right, there is a meeting today, I apologize, I rescind that, I sucked it back in. 163 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:54,000 There is a meeting, it's a God's Kids meeting, 164 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:57,000 so if you are a participant in any way or want to know what's going on, 165 00:10:57,000 --> 00:10:59,000 or give input on how God's Kids goes, 166 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:03,000 he is especially starting a new incentive program, 167 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:07,000 so he is planning on having a meeting after church today to talk about that, 168 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:12,000 to kind of like get the kids motivated and memorize the Bible verses and various other things. 169 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:17,000 You may have some suggestions, we have some experts in the room who have done a lot of that in the past, 170 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:21,000 you may have some suggestions you want to throw up or at least for that part of that. 171 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:25,000 And he is running late, so we are assuming that that is still going on, 172 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:29,000 so pray for him, and he will be here for you. 173 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:33,000 So let's pray together, and as I said we have many many reasons, more reasons today, 174 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:36,000 I want to say it this way, more reasons today than ever, 175 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:41,000 and tomorrow will be that way too, but more reasons today than ever to praise our God. 176 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:45,000 Father in heaven, I do thank you so much for just bringing us together, 177 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:47,000 for getting us over the humps and the hurdles, 178 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:49,000 for pushing aside the temptations and the strikers, 179 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:53,000 do you understand the strength to abide in you, the power to walk forward 180 00:11:53,000 --> 00:11:56,000 and to do the steps that we can take in you, 181 00:11:56,000 --> 00:12:01,000 that they are made possible by your existence, by your presence in us, 182 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:05,000 by your presence in us when we come together as a collective body. 183 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:09,000 Lord, we ask special blessings upon those who are still on the way here, 184 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:13,000 who are struggling this morning, I know you saw me through 185 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:17,000 when I couldn't find my car keys this morning, and I left them in the ignition, 186 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:22,000 so anybody could stop by my house and stole my van, and thankfully no one did, 187 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:25,000 and I am grateful Lord that we were able to overcome that hurdle, 188 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:27,000 I know that there are hurdles, there are struggles, 189 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:31,000 and this human life seems to be filled with human things, 190 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:34,000 and we know it is not really about human things, it is about spiritual things, 191 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:38,000 so now Lord we ask you to help us turn this time over to you, 192 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:41,000 you conduct us, you lead us, you guide us, 193 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:44,000 you work through these services prepared to play and sing, 194 00:12:44,000 --> 00:12:50,000 you work through us as we try to bring you glory and honor and praise, 195 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:56,000 and we can't do it the way you deserve it, but we know you deserve it, 196 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:59,000 so we ask you Lord to take over and lead us in that direction, 197 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:09,000 and we pray all this in Jesus name, Amen. 198 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:07,000 Because you never, you never, you never walk alone, 199 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:18,000 because you never, you never walk alone, you never walk alone, 200 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:29,000 this is our place, our place, our place. 201 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:39,000 This is love for everyone, for everyone who comes to us, 202 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:43,000 I think we'll still see your love for you and me 203 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:47,000 We'll be the ones who found the dream 204 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:51,000 I'll never forget the love you gave me 205 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:55,000 I'll never want you back 206 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:59,000 I'll never forget the love you gave me 207 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:03,000 I'll never want you back 208 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:07,000 I'll never want you back 209 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:13,000 Oh, oh 210 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:17,000 I'll never want you back 211 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:23,000 Oh, oh 212 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:29,000 I'll never forget the love you gave me 213 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:33,000 I'll never forget the love you gave me 214 00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:37,000 I'll never forget the love you gave me 215 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:41,000 Hallelujah, everyone 216 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:45,000 Oh, oh 217 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:49,000 I'll never forget the love you gave me 218 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:51,000 I'll never want you back 219 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:57,000 Oh, oh 220 00:15:57,000 --> 00:16:01,000 Oh, oh 221 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:07,000 Oh, oh 222 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:11,000 Oh, oh 223 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:35,000 Oh, oh 224 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:37,000 Okay, would you stand and sing? 225 00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:41,000 Let's film this one. Some of us can't stand, some of us don't get to sit. 226 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:49,000 In Christ alone, I know this song 227 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:53,000 In my heart, my strength, my song 228 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:59,000 This one song, this how we bow 229 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:09,000 Bones of a business, drown in stone, one heart filled with love, one touch of peace 230 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:13,000 When fears are still open, shiny tears 231 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:19,000 My suffering, my falling off 232 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:29,000 There is a love of life I can't 233 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:35,000 In Christ alone, no one's heard on death 234 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:39,000 All this abiding hell, this space 235 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:45,000 This death alone, can't write in sand 236 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:49,000 Storn by the ones He came to save 237 00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:55,000 With one that comes as Jesus Christ 238 00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:59,000 The world's all young, all satisfied 239 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:05,000 For every feeling, on Him one saves 240 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:11,000 Here in the death of Christ, I live 241 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:17,000 Woo! 242 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:22,000 Every mother of His body lay 243 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:26,000 On the side of the cross, by God, can say 244 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:31,000 In Christ, in Christ, in His glorious name 245 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:36,000 Up from a crack He rose again 246 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:41,000 And as He stands in His glory 247 00:18:41,000 --> 00:18:46,000 His flesh and blood, His will for me 248 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:51,000 For I am His, and He is mine 249 00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:57,000 For the compassion of mine 250 00:18:57,000 --> 00:19:07,000 No guilt in life, no fear in death 251 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:12,000 This is the power of Christ in me 252 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:17,000 The last was right, and final was 253 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:22,000 Jesus, the last, my last, in me 254 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:27,000 The power of the Son, the power 255 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:31,000 Of the Father, the power of Jesus 256 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:37,000 Until He returns, the cross be on 257 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:42,000 Here in the power of Christ, I stand 258 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:47,000 Until He returns, the cross be on 259 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:53,000 Here in the power of Christ, I stand 260 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:23,000 Woo! 261 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:27,000 As I mentioned, I think last week, in my week and two, 262 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:31,000 we kind of blur together, but as I mentioned last week, we're going to start to look at some of the 263 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:35,000 Bible promises that follow meditation. We have meditation as our 264 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:40,000 spiritual discipline through the month of November, and we've been talking a lot about it. 265 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:45,000 Last week we actually did a meditation together, so I hope by now you kind of are getting the gist of what 266 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:50,000 meditation is. There's about a hundred different ways you can do it, but largely it means taking 267 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:55,000 your focus off everything else and putting it on the Word, putting it on, and the easiest way 268 00:20:55,000 --> 00:21:00,000 I think to do it is to put it on a specific verse or a passage of Scripture and really think about 269 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:06,000 what it is that God will do in you, what He's changing in you or in your life, how you see it play out, 270 00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:12,000 that kind of thing. But of course that's not the only way, right? You can also focus on 271 00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:18,000 a leap. Now, you don't want to do meditation like the world does meditation, so you would want to 272 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:23,000 focus on that leap and how it fits in with what God is telling us and that kind of thing. 273 00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:28,000 But here in the verses that we're talking about today, the psalmist is specifically talking about 274 00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:33,000 meditating on God's Word. And here's what it says. This is from Psalm 1. 275 00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:39,000 How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, 276 00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:44,000 nor stand in the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers. 277 00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:49,000 A lot of people memorize that verse, and I do recommend doing that if you can, 278 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:54,000 because it's cool to be able to meditate on that verse. There's so much in there. 279 00:21:54,000 --> 00:22:00,000 Then verse 2 says, but his delight is in the law of the Lord. Now, it's talking about the man, right, 280 00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:04,000 who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, who does not stand in the path of sinners, but rather 281 00:22:04,000 --> 00:22:09,000 nor sit in the seat of scoffers. It's talking about that guy, his delight, what makes him happy, 282 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:14,000 what brings him joy, what fulfills him, what lifts him up, what makes him strong. His delight 283 00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:19,000 is in the law of the Lord. And in his law, that's 284 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:24,000 God's law, he meditates day and night. 285 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:30,000 So the one who, get this, does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, does not stand in the path of sinners, 286 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:35,000 does not sit in the seat of scoffers, but delights in the law of the Lord. 287 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:40,000 He meditates on that law day and night. 288 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:45,000 Presumably not just one day and one night a week, right, but day and night. 289 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:50,000 So all day long. Now, I'm going to say to you, you can't walk around living your life like this, right, 290 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:55,000 you can't have a Bible out in front of you, so you're probably going to need some memorization to do that, 291 00:22:55,000 --> 00:23:00,000 or at the very least, some basic ideas. You don't have to memorize 292 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:05,000 verse, so without telling me what the verse says, don't quote the verse 293 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:10,000 from memory, but tell me what John 3.16 says, don't do it from memory, 294 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:15,000 but basically what does it say? Somebody. 295 00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:20,000 John 3.16, come on. God loved us enough to send His Son to save us. 296 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:25,000 If you had that, you could meditate on that, right? 297 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:30,000 Now that would not literally be the word meditating on in Scripture, 298 00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:35,000 but it would be sufficient. So if you read enough, get enough Bible intake, 299 00:23:35,000 --> 00:23:40,000 even though you may not memorize it, 300 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:45,000 you kind of know, some of you say this all the time, I've got all these verses that I know, but I don't know the address. 301 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:50,000 You don't have to know the address, right? You don't have to know the reference 302 00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:55,000 exactly where to find it necessarily, but if you have some thoughts that are in your head, 303 00:23:55,000 --> 00:24:00,000 ingrained in you, that is what God would say on the topic, then that's something you can meditate on. 304 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:05,000 But ideally here, it points out, this guy, the guy who 305 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:10,000 does not walk in the council of the wicked, means he doesn't take advice or direction from people who are against God, 306 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:15,000 does not stand in the path of sinners, means he doesn't walk the way 307 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:20,000 that would lead him to do the things that he shouldn't do. He doesn't sit in the seat of scoffers, 308 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:25,000 in other words, he doesn't sit back and go, well, I don't have to worry about that, or that's not me, or ignore God, 309 00:24:25,000 --> 00:24:30,000 or say bad things about God, or what God is trying to teach us to do, or anything like that. He doesn't mock God. 310 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:35,000 He takes God very seriously. This guy delights in the law of the Lord, 311 00:24:35,000 --> 00:24:40,000 and so he meditates day and night. And then the rest of this is essentially 312 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:45,000 the benefits. Now I understand those first few things are pretty important parts. 313 00:24:45,000 --> 00:24:50,000 He's blessed 314 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:55,000 because he doesn't walk that way, he doesn't stand there, he doesn't sit there, 315 00:24:55,000 --> 00:25:00,000 and he delights in the law of the Lord. But then he meditates, and the benefits that come out like this. 316 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:05,000 He says, you're going to be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water. 317 00:25:05,000 --> 00:25:10,000 Those things are going to be sustained. You're going to be taken care of like a tree. That's by water. 318 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:15,000 The tree, which yields its fruit in its season. 319 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:20,000 In other words, it's going to be producing the right thing at the right time. 320 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:25,000 And then he contrasts it, he says, oh no, he finishes the plot, 321 00:25:25,000 --> 00:25:30,000 he's going to be strong and able, 322 00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:35,000 and then whatever he does, he prospers. 323 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:40,000 Whatever he puts his hand to, it works. Now notice, that would be even if it wasn't specifically 324 00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:45,000 of God. It says whatever he puts his hand to, it will work. Even though it might be a God thing. 325 00:25:45,000 --> 00:25:50,000 Got it? And then he goes on to say, the wicked are not so. 326 00:25:50,000 --> 00:25:55,000 They are like chaff which the wind drives away. That's the car of the meat that you don't eat. They toss it up in the air. 327 00:25:55,000 --> 00:26:00,000 It blows away. Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners, 328 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:05,000 as he has said, but the righteous. For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish. 329 00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:10,000 I submit to you, the psalm is the same, but the way of the righteous includes 330 00:26:10,000 --> 00:26:15,000 meditating on God's word. Loving and delighting in the law of the Lord, 331 00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:20,000 and not falling into those other traps. So that's just one example. 332 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:25,000 There are many in scripture. I don't know how many you will look at. I just told Led to look at that one today. 333 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:30,000 So if you didn't meditate on the word of God this week, you can know with an absolute certainty that you've missed a blessing. 334 00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:35,000 So do it. Take the time. As the Lord leads you, not because I told you to, 335 00:26:35,000 --> 00:26:40,000 but because scripture says it's right. Not because you feel compelled to, not 336 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:45,000 because you're angry. You feel like, oh man, I've got to set aside time to meditate on scripture. You can do it while you're driving. 337 00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:50,000 A lot of times I'm driving down the road and the radio's on. We were driving up here and I was driving down the road the other day 338 00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:55,000 and the radio was on and she went through like seven radio carols and every single one was somebody talking. 339 00:26:55,000 --> 00:27:00,000 There's no music. We're looking for music. She's like, where's the music? No, but if I'm driving by myself 340 00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:05,000 and I get to the second station, I just turn the radio off and I will pray. 341 00:27:05,000 --> 00:27:10,000 I'm praying, but truthfully I'm praying and meditating on the word. 342 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:15,000 It's a natural transition. Wherever you're at, the truth is, if you've got a little Bible in you, 343 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:20,000 if you get bored, meditate. 344 00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:25,000 And this has been a big thing for me. As you know, I'm characteristically impatient before I got saved. 345 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:30,000 My human side, I was extremely impatient. So I have some patience now because God has been building that in me. 346 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:35,000 So now this is what I've done. Just this time, not even the first time we did this, about four years ago 347 00:27:35,000 --> 00:27:40,000 with the meditation, I didn't start doing it. But now, just this last few weeks, 348 00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:45,000 every time I start feeling myself getting impatient because of lines, impatient because of traffic, whatever, 349 00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:50,000 it used to be I would pray. There's nothing wrong with praying. But now I'm praying 350 00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:55,000 and I begin to meditate. And as I'm meditating and picking up cloths in my head, guess what happens? 351 00:27:55,000 --> 00:28:00,000 Well, soon the time has passed. I'm still meditating and the line is gone, the cars are gone, whatever, 352 00:28:00,000 --> 00:28:05,000 I'm still meditating. And I don't feel impatient at all. And it's a way, 353 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:10,000 it's a tool, right? It's a spiritual discipline. You can use that to overcome 354 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:15,000 whenever you think the time is not going the way you want it to go. Like right now, let's say, you're sitting there, 355 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:20,000 you go, man, Pastor Neyar's talking too much. I'm bored. You should be meditating on Scripture. Right? 356 00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:25,000 There you go. Get in the sermon. You go, I got this sermon now. Pastor Neyar's talking about something I already know. 357 00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:30,000 You should be meditating on Scripture. There was a period of time I was in a church and I was getting a sermon 358 00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:35,000 every week and the pastor was speaking from God. I had no doubt about it. But God was calling us and we were out of that 359 00:28:35,000 --> 00:28:40,000 church. And I didn't know that yet. And taking us to a new place. And I was having trouble. 360 00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:45,000 And for month after month after month, every Sunday morning, I would feel like, oh yeah, I kind of get what he's getting at, 361 00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:50,000 it's a good message or a good message. I say I'm going to do this and this and this. And God would take me to another 362 00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:55,000 spot. And every Sunday I was empowered by that pastor who was lifting me up and encouraging 363 00:28:55,000 --> 00:29:00,000 me because he was faithful. But he was just guiding me to what God really wanted. 364 00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:05,000 The text I have chosen for today may not be the text. It may not be the one that's going to speak to your life. But I would 365 00:29:05,000 --> 00:29:10,000 guarantee you if you're faithful, prayerful, and meditating during that time, 366 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:12,000 that he will change your life. 367 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:15,000 Because he's faithful every time to do that. 368 00:29:15,000 --> 00:29:18,000 If you're willing to meditate on scripture. 369 00:29:18,000 --> 00:29:20,000 Okay, Marshall for Meditation, over. 370 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:23,000 Hopefully you did this week meditate or pray 371 00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:26,000 or watch as you walked or saw something 372 00:29:26,000 --> 00:29:28,000 or heard, read your Bible, whatever. 373 00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:30,000 And you got something you'd like to share. 374 00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:31,000 So it's got to be at least a few of us. 375 00:29:31,000 --> 00:29:32,000 Brother Jason, you ready? 376 00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:33,000 Alright, let's hear it. 377 00:29:33,000 --> 00:29:36,000 So, I just, while you were talking about meditation 378 00:29:36,000 --> 00:29:39,000 I had a little thought about meditation 379 00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:41,000 and meditation about meditation. 380 00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:43,000 Meditation about meditation, okay. 381 00:29:43,000 --> 00:29:45,000 I'm going to meditate on what you're about to say. 382 00:29:45,000 --> 00:29:48,000 I truly believe that the Holy Spirit works 383 00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:51,000 with the word that we get inside of us. 384 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:54,000 And when we meditate on it, I just had this thought of like 385 00:29:54,000 --> 00:29:56,000 you know how when you're playing like Yasi 386 00:29:56,000 --> 00:29:58,000 or something like that you throw the dice? 387 00:29:58,000 --> 00:30:01,000 Well the Holy Spirit can work like that with our meditation. 388 00:30:01,000 --> 00:30:03,000 Where every time you meditate on it 389 00:30:03,000 --> 00:30:05,000 it's like you're picking the dice up 390 00:30:05,000 --> 00:30:06,000 and you're throwing something different. 391 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:09,000 And it can show you different aspects and stuff like that. 392 00:30:09,000 --> 00:30:12,000 And it becomes what the Proverbs says 393 00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:14,000 wisdom is like a game to the wise. 394 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:18,000 It almost like becomes like a game and a fascination. 395 00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:21,000 Let's take a mind frame that we should walk into. 396 00:30:21,000 --> 00:30:23,000 And then I seen another one. 397 00:30:23,000 --> 00:30:26,000 When we came in here I seen this field of wheat. 398 00:30:26,000 --> 00:30:28,000 And I remember Jesus saying that 399 00:30:28,000 --> 00:30:30,000 He said, look at the fields how they're white 400 00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:31,000 for the harvest already. 401 00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:34,000 He said, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies 402 00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:36,000 it remains alone. 403 00:30:36,000 --> 00:30:39,000 And I just had this thought of like everybody in here 404 00:30:39,000 --> 00:30:41,000 is that grain of wheat including myself. 405 00:30:41,000 --> 00:30:45,000 We're all alive and we all have the mind of the thoughts 406 00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:48,000 and the desires of God in our mind. 407 00:30:48,000 --> 00:30:50,000 And this is wheat. 408 00:30:50,000 --> 00:30:53,000 I don't know how to repeat that just other than 409 00:30:53,000 --> 00:30:54,000 you know we already know. 410 00:30:54,000 --> 00:30:58,000 Like we just, there's so much potential that we have in here. 411 00:30:58,000 --> 00:31:01,000 And then I was thinking, I was meditating on Revelation 2 412 00:31:01,000 --> 00:31:05,000 this week too where Jesus said that we should look at 413 00:31:05,000 --> 00:31:08,000 like if we ever make it somewhere with God and we fall a little bit 414 00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:11,000 instead of repent and go back to that. 415 00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:14,000 Where you're at is Revelation 2.5. 416 00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:18,000 Therefore keep in mind how far you have fallen. 417 00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:20,000 Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. 418 00:31:20,000 --> 00:31:22,000 But if you do not repent I will come to you 419 00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:24,000 and remove your land stain from its place. 420 00:31:24,000 --> 00:31:29,000 And I had this whole vision of the thought from the Holy Spirit. 421 00:31:29,000 --> 00:31:32,000 He showed me, I was seeing this sanctuary here. 422 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:37,000 And he showed me like what picture you imagine this sanctuary is like our soul. 423 00:31:37,000 --> 00:31:41,000 And before the Lord comes in this thing is pitch dark. 424 00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:44,000 We don't know where the instruments are. 425 00:31:44,000 --> 00:31:46,000 We don't know where the chairs are. 426 00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:50,000 But when the Lord, we receive the Lord this awesome lamp stand 427 00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:52,000 and light comes in right in the center of it. 428 00:31:52,000 --> 00:31:55,000 And for the first time in our lives we're able to see everything 429 00:31:55,000 --> 00:31:58,000 and where it is, where it was, where it should have been. 430 00:31:58,000 --> 00:32:01,000 We moved stuff around perfectly. 431 00:32:01,000 --> 00:32:03,000 That's like being born again. 432 00:32:03,000 --> 00:32:06,000 That's why everything is brand new because it is what we're being able to see for the first time. 433 00:32:06,000 --> 00:32:08,000 What's inside of us. 434 00:32:08,000 --> 00:32:12,000 But he said we're removing our land stain. 435 00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:15,000 So I just want to speak on that a little bit. 436 00:32:15,000 --> 00:32:17,000 Like when we entertain something in our mind 437 00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:20,000 and allow something to move in that doesn't agree with that light. 438 00:32:20,000 --> 00:32:23,000 It's almost like if we don't deal with it right away 439 00:32:23,000 --> 00:32:26,000 that Lord will take that light again and stuff it in the corner over here. 440 00:32:26,000 --> 00:32:29,000 And then there's only light in that little spot 441 00:32:29,000 --> 00:32:32,000 where it starts to become darker and darker and darker. 442 00:32:32,000 --> 00:32:35,000 When that light is in the center where it should be 443 00:32:35,000 --> 00:32:39,000 that's a picture of us being in perfect peace and perfect joy 444 00:32:39,000 --> 00:32:42,000 and perfect fellowship with God almost. 445 00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:46,000 We're not perfect but he makes it perfect if we allow him to. 446 00:32:46,000 --> 00:32:52,000 And if we're lacking kind of peace or we're lacking joy at all 447 00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:56,000 then we need to ourselves, you know, Jesus said 448 00:32:56,000 --> 00:33:01,000 unless somebody stronger than what's taking up residence comes and drives that out 449 00:33:01,000 --> 00:33:04,000 then how's it going to go out? 450 00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:08,000 So we've got to become stronger ourselves through repentance 451 00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:11,000 and through Jesus said what he said in verse 10 452 00:33:11,000 --> 00:33:14,000 and go back to doing what you were doing at first. 453 00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:19,000 And then that will help get back to that depth of peace and joy that we're looking for. 454 00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:21,000 So that's what I want to share. 455 00:33:21,000 --> 00:33:23,000 Oh man, that's all good stuff. 456 00:33:23,000 --> 00:33:25,000 Any words you can think about? Praise the Lord. 457 00:33:25,000 --> 00:33:27,000 Okay, anybody else? 458 00:33:27,000 --> 00:33:28,000 Go ahead. 459 00:33:28,000 --> 00:33:32,000 I'm going to tell you about meditating. 460 00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:35,000 We're going to have to sit here and watch the street too. 461 00:33:35,000 --> 00:33:39,000 And I don't believe it but I said God is everywhere 462 00:33:39,000 --> 00:33:41,000 but the Spirit of Christ is welcoming. 463 00:33:41,000 --> 00:33:43,000 But the Spirit of Christ is welcoming and it's not like 464 00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:46,000 no Wayne or anything can show up and eat his spirit. 465 00:33:46,000 --> 00:33:47,000 He's already here. 466 00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:52,000 And so we're waiting as we love him, we're being entrusted, we're encouraged. 467 00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:55,000 We're finding truth in the hope in his power. 468 00:33:55,000 --> 00:33:59,000 Right now we can't even see what he's doing 469 00:33:59,000 --> 00:34:01,000 but how he rejuvenates as I speak to him. 470 00:34:01,000 --> 00:34:04,000 They could be through one another, they could be through the worship, 471 00:34:04,000 --> 00:34:05,000 they could be through the work. 472 00:34:05,000 --> 00:34:09,000 But already he's preparing us and it's just so awesome. 473 00:34:09,000 --> 00:34:14,000 And I was just going to talk about meditating because we are blessed 474 00:34:14,000 --> 00:34:18,000 because his righteous relationship with him through each one of us 475 00:34:18,000 --> 00:34:20,000 when we get into work, we will speak to him. 476 00:34:20,000 --> 00:34:24,000 Because we're not like the world that's looking for answers. 477 00:34:24,000 --> 00:34:26,000 We found the answer. 478 00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:31,000 But we continually need to remind ourselves, encourage each other, 479 00:34:31,000 --> 00:34:34,000 reach out to him to know more, get to know him. 480 00:34:34,000 --> 00:34:36,000 And honestly they get to know us more. 481 00:34:36,000 --> 00:34:39,000 Because God knows us, we don't really know ourselves. 482 00:34:39,000 --> 00:34:41,000 We don't really know everything that's going on. 483 00:34:41,000 --> 00:34:45,000 So there is that meditation to dig deeper. 484 00:34:45,000 --> 00:34:50,000 I was also going to say sometimes you dig deep because the world looks good. 485 00:34:50,000 --> 00:34:52,000 Things look better. 486 00:34:52,000 --> 00:34:55,000 Even in our darkest moments, even brightly, 487 00:34:55,000 --> 00:34:57,000 because there's a lot of darkness in our life. 488 00:34:57,000 --> 00:35:02,000 But it's like the margin for the work is coming to light, it's exposing. 489 00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:07,000 And Lord was just telling me once again, 490 00:35:07,000 --> 00:35:10,000 I've had enough struggle, I'm going through so much. 491 00:35:10,000 --> 00:35:14,000 And it almost sounds like sarcasm, but it's not from the Lord. 492 00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:16,000 He says, it's okay, I'm not. 493 00:35:16,000 --> 00:35:18,000 I'm faithful, it's okay. 494 00:35:18,000 --> 00:35:20,000 I understand you're going through. 495 00:35:20,000 --> 00:35:22,000 Stay with me, I'll get you through this. 496 00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:26,000 And so it's just awesome just to be reminded our God is bold and he is true. 497 00:35:26,000 --> 00:35:30,000 And just why I was just right here was just thinking about Adam and Eve. 498 00:35:30,000 --> 00:35:33,000 If they would have never ate from that fruit, they would have been perfect. 499 00:35:33,000 --> 00:35:35,000 They were already perfect in Christ. 500 00:35:35,000 --> 00:35:37,000 They weren't perfect like God. 501 00:35:37,000 --> 00:35:40,000 They weren't perfect in the likeness of who God was. 502 00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:46,000 And Jesus struggles for the first time when he comes to birth. 503 00:35:46,000 --> 00:35:48,000 Because he comes in humanity. 504 00:35:48,000 --> 00:35:50,000 He comes into the curse. 505 00:35:50,000 --> 00:35:52,000 Because they didn't have a curse. 506 00:35:52,000 --> 00:35:55,000 There was a curse, and they had to live through the curse. 507 00:35:55,000 --> 00:35:58,000 And they failed, and failed every king and every prophet. 508 00:35:58,000 --> 00:36:00,000 He came and figured it out. 509 00:36:00,000 --> 00:36:01,000 Everybody failed. 510 00:36:01,000 --> 00:36:05,000 But then Jesus, through all the struggles, all the failures, 511 00:36:05,000 --> 00:36:09,000 every person, even today from future, present and past, 512 00:36:09,000 --> 00:36:11,000 Jesus doesn't fail. 513 00:36:11,000 --> 00:36:13,000 Even obedience to death on the cross. 514 00:36:13,000 --> 00:36:18,000 So when he rises again, that there is no longer failure or any, 515 00:36:18,000 --> 00:36:21,000 he struggled with it, but no longer is there a struggle there. 516 00:36:21,000 --> 00:36:25,000 He's seated at the right hand of the Father, he's siding with his Father. 517 00:36:25,000 --> 00:36:27,000 You know, people say Jesus is a high son. 518 00:36:27,000 --> 00:36:29,000 No, I'm siding with Jesus, he's not a my son. 519 00:36:29,000 --> 00:36:31,000 I'm siding with God, I'm siding with him. 520 00:36:31,000 --> 00:36:37,000 What a great advocate that stands with us, that Jesus intercedes with us. 521 00:36:37,000 --> 00:36:40,000 I just find it so encouraging in those moments. 522 00:36:40,000 --> 00:36:45,000 And so when I come here, there's three places God really speaks to me. 523 00:36:45,000 --> 00:36:47,000 And I think I can speak to everyone. 524 00:36:47,000 --> 00:36:51,000 Of course there were, but like my kids again, I'm talking to my kids. 525 00:36:51,000 --> 00:36:53,000 I hear from them more than anything. 526 00:36:53,000 --> 00:36:57,000 Here just in the sanctuary, I was just hearing from them just now. 527 00:36:57,000 --> 00:37:01,000 So I'm thankful for what the foundation of the United States does, 528 00:37:01,000 --> 00:37:03,000 and what the United States brings to the state, 529 00:37:03,000 --> 00:37:05,000 where it's always included in me. 530 00:37:05,000 --> 00:37:08,000 And then while I was gone, I was just saying, yeah, I was already here. 531 00:37:08,000 --> 00:37:10,000 I get to hear what I have to say, it's so awesome. 532 00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:12,000 I hope you get happiness in your heart for that. 533 00:37:12,000 --> 00:37:14,000 Smiling there, it's awesome. 534 00:37:14,000 --> 00:37:17,000 Anyways, I was talking to my kids last night, 535 00:37:17,000 --> 00:37:20,000 and we went to see a point once in the water park, 536 00:37:20,000 --> 00:37:22,000 and I was talking to my kids. 537 00:37:22,000 --> 00:37:25,000 I said something, and when I said it, it was like talking to them. 538 00:37:25,000 --> 00:37:27,000 I was talking directly to them. 539 00:37:27,000 --> 00:37:30,000 And he's my son, he's my MI, he'll do whatever he wants. 540 00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:32,000 The first moment he thinks of it, he says it doesn't. 541 00:37:32,000 --> 00:37:34,000 We'll find out more why he does it. 542 00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:36,000 Everyone wants to know about the MI, 543 00:37:36,000 --> 00:37:38,000 and he's like, something's going on, come talk to me. 544 00:37:38,000 --> 00:37:40,000 I hope you pray with me or something. 545 00:37:40,000 --> 00:37:43,000 But anyways, I told Naomi the same thing. 546 00:37:43,000 --> 00:37:46,000 I said, don't listen to yourself. 547 00:37:46,000 --> 00:37:48,000 Listen to who is right. 548 00:37:48,000 --> 00:37:52,000 That is so weird for a kid that age to understand me. 549 00:37:52,000 --> 00:37:54,000 And I was like, can I just keep saying it over and over? 550 00:37:54,000 --> 00:37:57,000 God will speak to them in something that makes sense to them, 551 00:37:57,000 --> 00:37:59,000 but it's not going to change it. 552 00:37:59,000 --> 00:38:01,000 We're going to say the same thing every time. 553 00:38:01,000 --> 00:38:03,000 But I'm like, God's got to speak to me the same way. 554 00:38:03,000 --> 00:38:06,000 Because the word listen is actually taking in. 555 00:38:06,000 --> 00:38:08,000 We can hear things, we can hear things. 556 00:38:08,000 --> 00:38:10,000 We hear everything they say. 557 00:38:10,000 --> 00:38:12,000 Even the enemy might speak to us. 558 00:38:12,000 --> 00:38:14,000 But you don't have to listen to it. 559 00:38:14,000 --> 00:38:16,000 You just have to follow through, take it in. 560 00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:18,000 But listen to who is right. 561 00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:20,000 And I said, who's right right now? 562 00:38:20,000 --> 00:38:22,000 You, Dad, Mom? 563 00:38:22,000 --> 00:38:25,000 In my case, a lot of people thought of it for a second. 564 00:38:25,000 --> 00:38:28,000 I said, right now what's right is the right thing to do. 565 00:38:28,000 --> 00:38:31,000 And so it was helping them not just to hear something, 566 00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:33,000 but to go do it. 567 00:38:33,000 --> 00:38:37,000 Because it's kind of like the childlike attitude today 568 00:38:37,000 --> 00:38:39,000 of doing the wrong thing. 569 00:38:39,000 --> 00:38:41,000 You hear something, you just go do it. 570 00:38:41,000 --> 00:38:45,000 But childlike faith is patiently hearing you. 571 00:38:45,000 --> 00:38:50,000 And then, OK, I'm going to do this because I believe in what you say. 572 00:38:50,000 --> 00:38:52,000 I believe in what you want. 573 00:38:52,000 --> 00:38:54,000 All right. 574 00:38:54,000 --> 00:38:58,000 I've just been reminded multiple times this week 575 00:38:58,000 --> 00:39:01,000 how blessed we really are and how many things we miss. 576 00:39:01,000 --> 00:39:04,000 And busyness and the craziness of life. 577 00:39:04,000 --> 00:39:07,000 Arden and I decided to take a day yesterday 578 00:39:07,000 --> 00:39:09,000 to the Boys with Senneke County Fair. 579 00:39:09,000 --> 00:39:11,000 They saw lots of things they had never seen before. 580 00:39:11,000 --> 00:39:14,000 They felt the track record, they were completely confused. 581 00:39:14,000 --> 00:39:17,000 They loved it once they understood what was going on. 582 00:39:17,000 --> 00:39:19,000 And then, so we got up early. 583 00:39:19,000 --> 00:39:22,000 We got there by 10 a.m. 584 00:39:22,000 --> 00:39:26,000 Saw the track record, saw some animals, rode some rides. 585 00:39:26,000 --> 00:39:29,000 And then we weren't going to stay the whole day, 586 00:39:29,000 --> 00:39:31,000 but they really wanted to see the Demolition Derby. 587 00:39:31,000 --> 00:39:34,000 So we stayed and got home at 1 o'clock in the morning. 588 00:39:34,000 --> 00:39:36,000 We were literally there all day. 589 00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:40,000 But it was a lot of fun to spend time with the family, 590 00:39:40,000 --> 00:39:42,000 to get a day away. 591 00:39:42,000 --> 00:39:45,000 And we talked about some things with the kids, 592 00:39:45,000 --> 00:39:47,000 and they got to see lots of animals. 593 00:39:47,000 --> 00:39:49,000 Jayden was loving the animals, 594 00:39:49,000 --> 00:39:51,000 things that they normally don't get to see, 595 00:39:51,000 --> 00:39:53,000 that are right around the corner. 596 00:39:53,000 --> 00:39:54,000 We live in Perrysburg. 597 00:39:54,000 --> 00:39:56,000 There are people that own horses right down the street, 598 00:39:56,000 --> 00:39:58,000 and our kids don't do that. 599 00:39:58,000 --> 00:40:01,000 There's things out there in God's place, 600 00:40:01,000 --> 00:40:03,000 in the world that we miss, 601 00:40:03,000 --> 00:40:05,000 because we're driving right by it, 602 00:40:05,000 --> 00:40:08,000 focusing on what we're supposed to be doing, 603 00:40:08,000 --> 00:40:10,000 what we think we're supposed to be doing, 604 00:40:10,000 --> 00:40:12,000 and not paying attention to the small things 605 00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:13,000 that may bring inspiration, 606 00:40:13,000 --> 00:40:17,000 that may bring light or joy to us, 607 00:40:17,000 --> 00:40:19,000 before it's all gone. 608 00:40:19,000 --> 00:40:21,000 Amen. 609 00:40:21,000 --> 00:40:23,000 Amen. 610 00:40:23,000 --> 00:40:25,000 As we were speaking, the Spirit said this to me, 611 00:40:25,000 --> 00:40:27,000 and that is that as we follow the Lord, 612 00:40:27,000 --> 00:40:31,000 we will miss more than most people have. 613 00:40:31,000 --> 00:40:36,000 And we will have more than we ever could. 614 00:40:36,000 --> 00:40:38,000 Let's see multiple files. 615 00:40:38,000 --> 00:40:40,000 I'm told they're like this. 616 00:40:40,000 --> 00:40:42,000 Alright, so we're going to pray at this time. 617 00:40:42,000 --> 00:40:44,000 Jason, how would you like to pray for us? 618 00:40:44,000 --> 00:40:45,000 Would you do that? 619 00:40:45,000 --> 00:40:47,000 Okay, and remember the Tithes and Offerings, alright? 620 00:40:47,000 --> 00:41:13,000 Let's do that. 621 00:41:13,000 --> 00:41:28,000 Amen. 622 00:41:28,000 --> 00:41:54,000 Amen. 623 00:41:54,000 --> 00:41:59,000 Amen. 624 00:42:24,000 --> 00:42:33,000 Amen. 625 00:42:33,000 --> 00:43:01,000 Amen. 626 00:43:01,000 --> 00:43:16,000 Amen. 627 00:43:16,000 --> 00:43:31,000 Amen. 628 00:43:31,000 --> 00:43:46,000 Amen. 629 00:43:46,000 --> 00:44:01,000 Amen. 630 00:44:01,000 --> 00:44:16,000 Amen. 631 00:44:16,000 --> 00:44:31,000 Amen. 632 00:44:31,000 --> 00:44:46,000 Amen. 633 00:44:46,000 --> 00:45:01,000 Amen. 634 00:45:01,000 --> 00:45:16,000 Amen. 635 00:45:16,000 --> 00:45:31,000 Amen. 636 00:45:31,000 --> 00:45:46,000 Amen. 637 00:45:46,000 --> 00:45:58,000 Amen. 638 00:45:58,000 --> 00:46:13,000 Amen. 639 00:46:13,000 --> 00:46:28,000 Amen. 640 00:46:28,000 --> 00:46:32,000 Amen. 641 00:46:32,000 --> 00:46:47,000 Amen. 642 00:46:47,000 --> 00:47:02,000 Amen. 643 00:47:02,000 --> 00:47:17,000 Amen. 644 00:47:17,000 --> 00:47:24,000 Amen. 645 00:47:24,000 --> 00:47:39,000 Amen. 646 00:47:39,000 --> 00:47:54,000 Amen. 647 00:47:54,000 --> 00:48:06,000 Amen. 648 00:48:06,000 --> 00:48:21,000 Amen. 649 00:48:21,000 --> 00:48:36,000 Amen. 650 00:48:36,000 --> 00:48:51,000 Amen. 651 00:48:51,000 --> 00:49:06,000 Amen. 652 00:49:06,000 --> 00:49:21,000 Amen. 653 00:49:21,000 --> 00:49:36,000 Amen. 654 00:49:36,000 --> 00:49:51,000 Amen. 655 00:49:51,000 --> 00:50:06,000 Amen. 656 00:50:06,000 --> 00:50:21,000 Amen. 657 00:50:21,000 --> 00:50:36,000 Amen. 658 00:50:36,000 --> 00:50:51,000 Amen. 659 00:50:51,000 --> 00:51:06,000 Amen. 660 00:51:06,000 --> 00:51:21,000 Amen. 661 00:51:21,000 --> 00:51:36,000 Amen. 662 00:51:36,000 --> 00:51:51,000 Amen. 663 00:51:51,000 --> 00:52:06,000 Amen. 664 00:52:06,000 --> 00:52:21,000 Amen. 665 00:52:21,000 --> 00:52:36,000 Amen. 666 00:52:36,000 --> 00:52:51,000 Amen. 667 00:52:51,000 --> 00:53:06,000 Amen. 668 00:53:06,000 --> 00:53:21,000 Amen. 669 00:53:21,000 --> 00:53:36,000 Amen. 670 00:53:36,000 --> 00:53:51,000 Amen. 671 00:53:51,000 --> 00:54:06,000 Amen. 672 00:54:06,000 --> 00:54:21,000 Amen. 673 00:54:21,000 --> 00:54:36,000 Amen. 674 00:54:36,000 --> 00:54:51,000 Amen. 675 00:54:51,000 --> 00:55:06,000 Amen. 676 00:55:06,000 --> 00:55:21,000 Amen. 677 00:55:21,000 --> 00:55:36,000 Amen. 678 00:55:36,000 --> 00:55:51,000 Amen. 679 00:55:51,000 --> 00:56:06,000 Amen. 680 00:56:06,000 --> 00:56:21,000 Amen. 681 00:56:21,000 --> 00:56:36,000 Amen. 682 00:56:36,000 --> 00:56:51,000 Amen. 683 00:56:51,000 --> 00:57:06,000 Amen. 684 00:57:06,000 --> 00:57:21,000 Amen. 685 00:57:21,000 --> 00:57:36,000 Amen. 686 00:57:36,000 --> 00:57:51,000 Amen. 687 00:57:51,000 --> 00:58:06,000 Amen. 688 00:58:06,000 --> 00:58:21,000 Amen. 689 00:58:21,000 --> 00:58:36,000 Amen. 690 00:58:36,000 --> 00:58:51,000 Amen. 691 00:58:51,000 --> 00:59:05,000 Amen. 692 00:59:05,000 --> 00:59:20,000 Amen. 693 00:59:20,000 --> 00:59:35,000 Amen. 694 00:59:35,000 --> 00:59:50,000 Amen. 695 00:59:50,000 --> 01:00:05,000 Amen. 696 01:00:05,000 --> 01:00:20,000 Amen. 697 01:00:20,000 --> 01:00:35,000 Amen. 698 01:00:35,000 --> 01:00:50,000 Amen. 699 01:00:50,000 --> 01:01:05,000 Amen. 700 01:01:05,000 --> 01:01:20,000 Amen. 701 01:01:20,000 --> 01:01:35,000 Amen. 702 01:01:35,000 --> 01:01:50,000 Amen. 703 01:01:50,000 --> 01:02:05,000 Amen. 704 01:02:05,000 --> 01:02:20,000 Amen. 705 01:02:20,000 --> 01:02:35,000 Amen. 706 01:02:35,000 --> 01:02:50,000 Amen. 707 01:02:50,000 --> 01:03:05,000 Amen. 708 01:03:05,000 --> 01:03:20,000 Amen. 709 01:03:20,000 --> 01:03:35,000 Amen. 710 01:03:35,000 --> 01:03:50,000 Amen. 711 01:03:50,000 --> 01:04:05,000 Amen. 712 01:04:05,000 --> 01:04:20,000 Amen. 713 01:04:20,000 --> 01:04:35,000 Amen. 714 01:04:35,000 --> 01:04:50,000 Amen. 715 01:04:50,000 --> 01:05:05,000 Amen. 716 01:05:05,000 --> 01:05:20,000 Amen. 717 01:05:20,000 --> 01:05:35,000 Amen. 718 01:05:35,000 --> 01:05:50,000 Amen. 719 01:05:50,000 --> 01:06:05,000 Amen. 720 01:06:05,000 --> 01:06:20,000 Amen. 721 01:06:20,000 --> 01:06:35,000 Amen. 722 01:06:35,000 --> 01:06:50,000 Amen. 723 01:06:50,000 --> 01:07:04,000 Amen. 724 01:07:04,000 --> 01:07:19,000 Amen. 725 01:07:19,000 --> 01:07:34,000 Amen. 726 01:07:34,000 --> 01:07:49,000 Amen. 727 01:07:49,000 --> 01:08:04,000 Amen. 728 01:08:04,000 --> 01:08:19,000 Amen. 729 01:08:19,000 --> 01:08:34,000 Amen. 730 01:08:34,000 --> 01:08:49,000 Amen. 731 01:08:49,000 --> 01:09:04,000 Amen. 732 01:09:04,000 --> 01:09:19,000 Amen. 733 01:09:19,000 --> 01:09:34,000 Amen. 734 01:09:34,000 --> 01:09:49,000 Amen. 735 01:09:49,000 --> 01:10:04,000 Amen. 736 01:10:04,000 --> 01:10:19,000 Amen. 737 01:10:19,000 --> 01:10:34,000 Amen. 738 01:10:34,000 --> 01:10:49,000 Amen. 739 01:10:49,000 --> 01:11:04,000 Amen. 740 01:11:04,000 --> 01:11:18,000 Amen. 741 01:11:18,000 --> 01:11:33,000 Amen. 742 01:11:33,000 --> 01:11:48,000 Amen. 743 01:11:48,000 --> 01:12:03,000 Amen. 744 01:12:03,000 --> 01:12:18,000 Amen. 745 01:12:18,000 --> 01:12:33,000 Amen. 746 01:12:33,000 --> 01:12:48,000 Amen. 747 01:12:48,000 --> 01:13:02,000 Amen. 748 01:13:02,000 --> 01:13:17,000 Amen. 749 01:13:17,000 --> 01:13:32,000 Amen. 750 01:13:32,000 --> 01:13:45,000 Amen. 751 01:13:45,000 --> 01:14:00,000 Amen. 752 01:14:00,000 --> 01:14:15,000 Amen. 753 01:14:15,000 --> 01:14:30,000 Amen. 754 01:14:30,000 --> 01:14:45,000 Amen. 755 01:14:45,000 --> 01:14:58,000 Amen. 756 01:14:58,000 --> 01:15:13,000 Amen. 757 01:15:13,000 --> 01:15:28,000 Amen. 758 01:15:28,000 --> 01:15:43,000 Amen. 759 01:15:43,000 --> 01:15:58,000 Amen. 760 01:15:58,000 --> 01:16:13,000 Amen. 761 01:16:13,000 --> 01:16:28,000 Amen. 762 01:16:28,000 --> 01:16:43,000 Amen. 763 01:16:43,000 --> 01:16:58,000 Amen. 764 01:16:58,000 --> 01:17:13,000 Amen. 765 01:17:13,000 --> 01:17:28,000 Amen. 766 01:17:28,000 --> 01:17:43,000 Amen. 767 01:17:43,000 --> 01:17:58,000 Amen. 768 01:17:58,000 --> 01:18:13,000 Amen. 769 01:18:13,000 --> 01:18:28,000 Amen. 770 01:18:28,000 --> 01:18:43,000 Amen. 771 01:18:43,000 --> 01:18:58,000 Amen. 772 01:18:58,000 --> 01:19:13,000 Amen. 773 01:19:13,000 --> 01:19:28,000 Amen. 774 01:19:28,000 --> 01:19:43,000 Amen. 775 01:19:43,000 --> 01:19:57,000 Amen. 776 01:19:57,000 --> 01:20:12,000 Amen. 777 01:20:12,000 --> 01:20:27,000 Amen. 778 01:20:27,000 --> 01:20:42,000 Amen. 779 01:20:42,000 --> 01:20:57,000 Amen. 780 01:20:57,000 --> 01:21:12,000 Amen. 781 01:21:12,000 --> 01:21:26,000 Amen. 782 01:21:26,000 --> 01:21:41,000 Amen. 783 01:21:41,000 --> 01:21:56,000 Amen. 784 01:21:56,000 --> 01:22:11,000 Amen. 785 01:22:11,000 --> 01:22:26,000 Amen. 786 01:22:26,000 --> 01:22:41,000 Amen. 787 01:22:41,000 --> 01:22:56,000 Amen. 788 01:22:56,000 --> 01:23:11,000 Amen. 789 01:23:11,000 --> 01:23:26,000 Amen. 790 01:23:26,000 --> 01:23:41,000 Amen. 791 01:23:41,000 --> 01:23:56,000 Amen. 792 01:23:56,000 --> 01:24:11,000 Amen. 793 01:24:11,000 --> 01:24:26,000 Amen. 794 01:24:26,000 --> 01:24:41,000 Amen. 795 01:24:41,000 --> 01:24:56,000 Amen. 796 01:24:56,000 --> 01:25:11,000 Amen. 797 01:25:11,000 --> 01:25:26,000 Amen. 798 01:25:26,000 --> 01:25:41,000 Amen. 799 01:25:41,000 --> 01:25:56,000 Amen. 800 01:25:56,000 --> 01:26:11,000 Amen. 801 01:26:11,000 --> 01:26:26,000 Amen. 802 01:26:26,000 --> 01:26:41,000 Amen. 803 01:26:41,000 --> 01:26:56,000 Amen. 804 01:26:56,000 --> 01:27:11,000 Amen. 805 01:27:11,000 --> 01:27:26,000 Amen. 806 01:27:26,000 --> 01:27:41,000 Amen. 807 01:27:41,000 --> 01:27:56,000 Amen. 808 01:27:56,000 --> 01:28:11,000 Amen. 809 01:28:11,000 --> 01:28:26,000 Amen. 810 01:28:26,000 --> 01:28:41,000 Amen. 811 01:28:41,000 --> 01:28:56,000 Amen. 812 01:28:56,000 --> 01:29:11,000 Amen. 813 01:29:11,000 --> 01:29:26,000 Amen. 814 01:29:26,000 --> 01:29:41,000 Amen. 815 01:29:41,000 --> 01:29:56,000 Amen. 816 01:29:56,000 --> 01:30:11,000 Amen. 817 01:30:11,000 --> 01:30:26,000 Amen. 818 01:30:26,000 --> 01:30:41,000 Amen. 819 01:30:41,000 --> 01:30:56,000 Amen. 820 01:30:56,000 --> 01:31:11,000 Amen. 821 01:31:11,000 --> 01:31:26,000 Amen. 822 01:31:26,000 --> 01:31:40,000 Amen. 823 01:31:40,000 --> 01:31:55,000 Amen. 824 01:31:55,000 --> 01:32:10,000 Amen. 825 01:32:10,000 --> 01:32:25,000 Amen. 826 01:32:25,000 --> 01:32:40,000 Amen. 827 01:32:40,000 --> 01:32:55,000 Amen. 828 01:32:55,000 --> 01:33:10,000 Amen. 829 01:33:10,000 --> 01:33:23,000 Amen. 830 01:33:23,000 --> 01:33:38,000 Amen. 831 01:33:38,000 --> 01:33:53,000 Amen. 832 01:33:53,000 --> 01:34:08,000 Amen. 833 01:34:08,000 --> 01:34:23,000 Amen. 834 01:34:23,000 --> 01:34:38,000 Amen. 835 01:34:38,000 --> 01:34:53,000 Amen. 836 01:34:53,000 --> 01:35:08,000 Amen. 837 01:35:08,000 --> 01:35:23,000 Amen. 838 01:35:23,000 --> 01:35:38,000 Amen. 839 01:35:38,000 --> 01:35:53,000 Amen. 840 01:35:53,000 --> 01:36:08,000 Amen. 841 01:36:08,000 --> 01:36:23,000 Amen. 842 01:36:23,000 --> 01:36:38,000 Amen. 843 01:36:38,000 --> 01:36:53,000 Amen. 844 01:36:53,000 --> 01:37:08,000 Amen. 845 01:37:08,000 --> 01:37:23,000 Amen. 846 01:37:23,000 --> 01:37:38,000 Amen. 847 01:37:38,000 --> 01:37:53,000 Amen. 848 01:37:53,000 --> 01:38:08,000 Amen. 849 01:38:08,000 --> 01:38:23,000 Amen. 850 01:38:23,000 --> 01:38:38,000 Amen. 851 01:38:38,000 --> 01:38:53,000 Amen. 852 01:38:53,000 --> 01:39:08,000 Amen. 853 01:39:08,000 --> 01:39:23,000 Amen. 854 01:39:23,000 --> 01:39:38,000 Amen. 855 01:39:38,000 --> 01:39:53,000 Amen. 856 01:39:53,000 --> 01:40:08,000 Amen. 857 01:40:08,000 --> 01:40:23,000 Amen. 858 01:40:23,000 --> 01:40:38,000 Amen. 859 01:40:38,000 --> 01:40:51,000 Amen. 860 01:40:51,000 --> 01:41:06,000 Amen. 861 01:41:06,000 --> 01:41:21,000 Amen. 862 01:41:21,000 --> 01:41:28,000 Amen. 863 01:41:28,000 --> 01:41:43,000 Amen. 864 01:41:43,000 --> 01:41:58,000 Amen. 865 01:41:58,000 --> 01:42:13,000 Amen. 866 01:42:13,000 --> 01:42:28,000 Amen. 867 01:42:28,000 --> 01:42:43,000 Amen. 868 01:42:43,000 --> 01:42:58,000 Amen. 869 01:42:58,000 --> 01:43:13,000 Amen. 870 01:43:13,000 --> 01:43:28,000 Amen. 871 01:43:28,000 --> 01:43:43,000 Amen. 872 01:43:43,000 --> 01:43:58,000 Amen. 873 01:43:58,000 --> 01:44:13,000 Amen. 874 01:44:13,000 --> 01:44:28,000 Amen. 875 01:44:28,000 --> 01:44:43,000 Amen. 876 01:44:43,000 --> 01:44:58,000 Amen. 877 01:44:58,000 --> 01:45:13,000 Amen. 878 01:45:13,000 --> 01:45:28,000 Amen. 879 01:45:28,000 --> 01:45:43,000 Amen. 880 01:45:43,000 --> 01:45:58,000 Amen. 881 01:45:58,000 --> 01:46:13,000 Amen. 882 01:46:13,000 --> 01:46:28,000 Amen. 883 01:46:28,000 --> 01:46:43,000 Amen. 884 01:46:43,000 --> 01:46:58,000 Amen. 885 01:46:58,000 --> 01:47:13,000 Amen. 886 01:47:13,000 --> 01:47:28,000 Amen. 887 01:47:28,000 --> 01:47:43,000 Amen. 888 01:47:43,000 --> 01:47:58,000 Amen. 889 01:47:58,000 --> 01:48:13,000 Amen. 890 01:48:13,000 --> 01:48:28,000 Amen. 891 01:48:28,000 --> 01:48:43,000 Amen. 892 01:48:43,000 --> 01:48:56,000 Amen. 893 01:48:56,000 --> 01:49:11,000 Amen. 894 01:49:11,000 --> 01:49:26,000 Amen. 895 01:49:26,000 --> 01:49:41,000 Amen. 896 01:49:41,000 --> 01:49:56,000 Amen. 897 01:49:56,000 --> 01:50:11,000 Amen. 898 01:50:11,000 --> 01:50:26,000 Amen. 899 01:50:26,000 --> 01:50:41,000 Amen. 900 01:50:41,000 --> 01:50:56,000 Amen. 901 01:50:56,000 --> 01:51:11,000 Amen. 902 01:51:11,000 --> 01:51:26,000 Amen. 903 01:51:26,000 --> 01:51:41,000 Amen. 904 01:51:41,000 --> 01:51:56,000 Amen. 905 01:51:56,000 --> 01:52:11,000 Amen. 906 01:52:11,000 --> 01:52:26,000 Amen. 907 01:52:26,000 --> 01:52:41,000 Amen. 908 01:52:41,000 --> 01:52:56,000 Amen. 909 01:52:56,000 --> 01:53:11,000 Amen. 910 01:53:11,000 --> 01:53:26,000 Amen. 911 01:53:26,000 --> 01:53:41,000 Amen. 912 01:53:41,000 --> 01:53:56,000 Amen. 913 01:53:56,000 --> 01:54:11,000 Amen. 914 01:54:11,000 --> 01:54:26,000 Amen. 915 01:54:26,000 --> 01:54:32,000 Amen. 916 01:54:32,000 --> 01:54:47,000 Amen. 917 01:54:47,000 --> 01:55:02,000 Amen. 918 01:55:02,000 --> 01:55:17,000 Amen. 919 01:55:17,000 --> 01:55:32,000 Amen. 920 01:55:32,000 --> 01:55:47,000 Amen. 921 01:55:47,000 --> 01:56:02,000 Amen. 922 01:56:02,000 --> 01:56:17,000 Amen. 923 01:56:17,000 --> 01:56:32,000 Amen. 924 01:56:32,000 --> 01:56:47,000 Amen. 925 01:56:47,000 --> 01:57:02,000 Amen. 926 01:57:02,000 --> 01:57:17,000 Amen. 927 01:57:17,000 --> 01:57:32,000 Amen. 928 01:57:32,000 --> 01:57:47,000 Amen. 929 01:57:47,000 --> 01:58:02,000 Amen. 930 01:58:02,000 --> 01:58:17,000 Amen. 931 01:58:17,000 --> 01:58:32,000 Amen. 932 01:58:32,000 --> 01:58:47,000 Amen. 933 01:58:47,000 --> 01:59:02,000 Amen. 934 01:59:02,000 --> 01:59:17,000 Amen. 935 01:59:17,000 --> 01:59:32,000 Amen. 936 01:59:32,000 --> 01:59:47,000 Amen. 937 01:59:47,000 --> 02:00:02,000 Amen. 938 02:00:02,000 --> 02:00:17,000 Amen. 939 02:00:17,000 --> 02:00:32,000 Amen. 940 02:00:32,000 --> 02:00:47,000 Amen. 941 02:00:47,000 --> 02:01:02,000 Amen. 942 02:01:02,000 --> 02:01:17,000 Amen. 943 02:01:17,000 --> 02:01:32,000 Amen. 944 02:01:32,000 --> 02:01:47,000 Amen. 945 02:01:47,000 --> 02:02:02,000 Amen. 946 02:02:02,000 --> 02:02:17,000 Amen. 947 02:02:17,000 --> 02:02:32,000 Amen. 948 02:02:32,000 --> 02:02:47,000 Amen. 949 02:02:47,000 --> 02:03:02,000 Amen. 950 02:03:02,000 --> 02:03:17,000 Amen. 951 02:03:17,000 --> 02:03:32,000 Amen. 952 02:03:32,000 --> 02:03:47,000 Amen. 953 02:03:47,000 --> 02:04:02,000 Amen. 954 02:04:02,000 --> 02:04:17,000 Amen. 955 02:04:17,000 --> 02:04:32,000 Amen. 956 02:04:32,000 --> 02:04:47,000 Amen. 957 02:04:47,000 --> 02:05:02,000 Amen. 958 02:05:02,000 --> 02:05:17,000 Amen. 959 02:05:17,000 --> 02:05:32,000 Amen. 960 02:05:32,000 --> 02:05:47,000 Amen. 961 02:05:47,000 --> 02:06:02,000 Amen. 962 02:06:02,000 --> 02:06:17,000 Amen. 963 02:06:17,000 --> 02:06:32,000 Amen. 964 02:06:32,000 --> 02:06:46,000 Amen. 965 02:06:46,000 --> 02:07:01,000 Amen. 966 02:07:01,000 --> 02:07:16,000 Amen. 967 02:07:16,000 --> 02:07:31,000 Amen. 968 02:07:31,000 --> 02:07:46,000 Amen. 969 02:07:46,000 --> 02:08:01,000 Amen. 970 02:08:01,000 --> 02:08:16,000 Amen. 971 02:08:16,000 --> 02:08:31,000 Amen. 972 02:08:31,000 --> 02:08:45,000 Amen. 973 02:08:45,000 --> 02:09:00,000 Amen. 974 02:09:00,000 --> 02:09:15,000 Amen. 975 02:09:15,000 --> 02:09:30,000 Amen. 976 02:09:30,000 --> 02:09:37,000 Amen. 977 02:09:37,000 --> 02:09:44,000 Father, I know it will mean getting outside our box, it will mean scratching ourselves, 978 02:09:44,000 --> 02:09:49,520 it will mean trying harder, maybe even dying more. 979 02:09:49,520 --> 02:09:53,960 God, thank you for making that possible. 980 02:09:53,960 --> 02:09:59,920 And as we live in this life and learn to tame our temptations and maybe even dismiss them, 981 02:09:59,920 --> 02:10:03,320 because we are about loving your people. 982 02:10:03,320 --> 02:10:11,400 Lord, I know that it's part of your plan that people outside the church would be jealous 983 02:10:11,400 --> 02:10:17,560 in a sense, that might not be quite the word, envious maybe, at least amazed at the love 984 02:10:17,560 --> 02:10:19,840 of your people. 985 02:10:19,840 --> 02:10:25,480 Jesus said that they would know us by the love we have for one another. 986 02:10:25,480 --> 02:10:29,480 God help us, help us have the love and be known. 987 02:10:29,480 --> 02:10:33,920 Let us come and join in with us, let us love them too. 988 02:10:33,920 --> 02:10:38,880 For those who have been with us and have left us Lord, let us ask the question and know 989 02:10:38,880 --> 02:10:40,800 where they stand. 990 02:10:40,800 --> 02:10:47,280 As much as I despise losing any relationship with anyone Lord, if they are not with us then 991 02:10:47,280 --> 02:10:48,280 they are not with us. 992 02:10:48,280 --> 02:10:53,200 And if they are not with us because we are trying to be better, because we are trying 993 02:10:53,200 --> 02:10:59,440 to be rich, none of us are getting rich God, we see that, but we are rich in kingdom. 994 02:10:59,440 --> 02:11:03,400 We are rich in your Holy Spirit, rich in your gifts. 995 02:11:03,400 --> 02:11:08,800 Lord, your glory is all that matters and we believe you can get that through your church 996 02:11:08,800 --> 02:11:17,040 and your people, that will stop being individuals and start being the church on fire, fervent 997 02:11:17,040 --> 02:11:23,320 and stretched out, loving one another and leading people into that fellowship so they 998 02:11:23,320 --> 02:11:28,360 can do the same and so we can do the same for them. 999 02:11:28,360 --> 02:11:34,320 Help us God, help us turn to you again, help us be the church that you will lead us out 1000 02:11:34,320 --> 02:11:40,160 to be, help us be out of the darkness and living in the light, hearing enough about 1001 02:11:40,160 --> 02:11:46,480 one another, show up and be the church. 1002 02:11:46,480 --> 02:11:49,480 This we pray in Jesus name, amen. 1003 02:11:49,480 --> 02:11:53,400 I ask the praise team to come forward and read us our chosen song. 1004 02:11:53,400 --> 02:11:59,600 I ask you to address within yourself Lord, have you been loving this people? 1005 02:11:59,600 --> 02:12:04,120 And if you thought you could find an example of yourself in the last month for example, 1006 02:12:04,120 --> 02:12:09,320 where you specifically were unloving or unkind and cared about your preferences more than 1007 02:12:09,320 --> 02:12:14,320 some other, then I would ask you to repent for that and you are the church. 1008 02:12:14,320 --> 02:12:20,320 Will you stand with us right where you are and sing this song and take it to the Lord, 1009 02:12:20,320 --> 02:12:25,320 let Him build you up and make you able. 1010 02:12:25,320 --> 02:12:51,320 Oh, Jesus, I surrender my heart to Him I freely give. 1011 02:12:51,320 --> 02:13:11,320 I surrender my heart to Him I freely give. 1012 02:13:11,320 --> 02:13:31,320 I surrender my heart to Him I freely give. 1013 02:13:31,320 --> 02:13:51,320 I surrender my heart to Him I freely give. 1014 02:13:51,320 --> 02:14:11,320 I surrender my heart to Him I freely give. 1015 02:14:11,320 --> 02:14:31,320 I surrender my heart to Him I freely give. 1016 02:14:31,320 --> 02:14:51,320 I surrender my heart to Him I freely give. 1017 02:14:51,320 --> 02:15:19,320 I surrender my heart to Him I freely give. 1018 02:15:19,320 --> 02:15:31,320 I surrender my heart to Him I freely give. 1019 02:15:31,320 --> 02:15:44,320 I surrender my heart to Him I freely give. 1020 02:15:44,320 --> 02:15:56,320 I surrender my heart to Him I freely give. 1021 02:15:56,320 --> 02:16:16,320 I surrender my heart to Him I freely give. 1022 02:16:16,320 --> 02:16:30,320 I surrender my heart to Him I freely give. 1023 02:16:30,320 --> 02:16:50,320 I surrender my heart to Him I freely give. 1024 02:16:50,320 --> 02:17:04,320 I surrender my heart to Him I freely give. 1025 02:17:04,320 --> 02:17:24,320 I surrender my heart to Him I freely give. 1026 02:17:24,320 --> 02:17:44,320 I surrender my heart to Him I freely give. 1027 02:17:44,320 --> 02:18:12,320 I surrender my heart to Him I freely give. 1028 02:18:12,320 --> 02:18:32,320 I surrender my heart to Him I freely give. 1029 02:18:32,320 --> 02:18:52,320 I surrender my heart to Him I freely give. 1030 02:18:52,320 --> 02:19:12,320 I surrender my heart to Him I freely give. 1031 02:19:12,320 --> 02:19:32,320 I surrender my heart to Him I freely give. 1032 02:19:32,320 --> 02:19:52,320 I surrender my heart to Him I freely give. 1033 02:19:52,320 --> 02:20:12,320 I surrender my heart to Him I freely give. 1034 02:20:12,320 --> 02:20:32,320 I surrender my heart to Him I freely give. 1035 02:20:32,320 --> 02:20:52,320 I surrender my heart to Him I freely give. 1036 02:20:52,320 --> 02:21:12,320 I surrender my heart to Him I freely give. 1037 02:21:12,320 --> 02:21:32,320 I surrender my heart to Him I freely give. 1038 02:21:32,320 --> 02:21:52,320 I surrender my heart to Him I freely give. 1039 02:21:52,320 --> 02:22:12,320 I surrender my heart to Him I freely give. 1040 02:22:12,320 --> 02:22:32,320 I surrender my heart to Him I freely give. 1041 02:22:32,320 --> 02:22:46,320 I surrender my heart to Him I freely give.