1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:07,000 ś Don't get down when you're seeing the worst 2 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:12,000 ś Because the last will be the first 3 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:17,000 ś What a day I'm telling you 4 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:22,000 ś All things will be new 5 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:27,000 ś Living up in a down world 6 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:32,000 ś I'm excited to be with you 7 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:37,000 ś It is bright and early in the morning 8 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:42,000 ś Hey gorgeous how are you doing over there 9 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:47,000 ś I'm fired up 10 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:52,000 ś I'm excited we're getting to help people live up in a down world 11 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:57,000 ś Just getting started 12 00:00:57,000 --> 00:01:02,000 ś Hey gorgeous how are you doing 13 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:07,000 ś Any time you get new equipment you really get excited 14 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:12,000 ś New gear 15 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:17,000 ś You sure are gorgeous this morning 16 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:18,900 I don't want to be gorgeous. 17 00:01:18,900 --> 00:01:20,000 All right, you're gorgeous. 18 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:21,480 Wow. 19 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:24,140 Okay, now you're telling all my secrets. 20 00:01:24,140 --> 00:01:25,780 No, no, no. 21 00:01:25,780 --> 00:01:27,080 It's not even in the show notes. 22 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:28,380 I went off script. 23 00:01:28,380 --> 00:01:32,420 Cute sounds like what you'd say about Chevy, right? 24 00:01:32,420 --> 00:01:34,920 Yeah, he is cute, for sure. 25 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:38,920 I like the way Tina and Adam open. 26 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:39,760 Hello, my love. 27 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:40,600 Hello, my queen. 28 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:41,420 We can't copy them. 29 00:01:41,420 --> 00:01:42,860 No, we're not gonna do that. 30 00:01:42,860 --> 00:01:43,960 But I love that. 31 00:01:43,960 --> 00:01:47,160 I love that he calls her his queen. 32 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:48,000 His queen. 33 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:50,400 Hello, my queen. 34 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:52,500 But he's got that radio. 35 00:01:52,500 --> 00:01:53,340 You don't have that, honey. 36 00:01:53,340 --> 00:01:54,180 Don't do it. 37 00:01:54,180 --> 00:01:55,000 I do not. 38 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:55,840 That sounded really bad. 39 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:56,680 I'm so from Texas. 40 00:01:56,680 --> 00:01:57,500 I'm such a West Texas. 41 00:01:57,500 --> 00:01:59,100 Adam, I'm so sorry that he did that. 42 00:01:59,100 --> 00:02:01,740 You have one of the best voices I know. 43 00:02:01,740 --> 00:02:02,580 He does. 44 00:02:02,580 --> 00:02:03,420 He really does. 45 00:02:03,420 --> 00:02:04,240 I'm jelly. 46 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:05,080 I'm so jelly over that. 47 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:05,980 Yeah, totally jealous. 48 00:02:05,980 --> 00:02:07,020 Yeah, you should be. 49 00:02:07,020 --> 00:02:10,260 Yeah, but he's worked on it for 40 plus years. 50 00:02:10,260 --> 00:02:11,180 That was his... 51 00:02:11,180 --> 00:02:13,420 And he smoked for years too, so that helps. 52 00:02:13,420 --> 00:02:14,460 And it didn't... 53 00:02:14,460 --> 00:02:15,300 What? 54 00:02:15,300 --> 00:02:16,120 No, it gives it that... 55 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:18,900 Ew, smoking is not good though. 56 00:02:18,900 --> 00:02:20,700 No, it's that nice rasp he has. 57 00:02:20,700 --> 00:02:22,400 Oh, I don't think... 58 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:23,400 I think he's just got... 59 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:24,340 I have one right now because of that drainage. 60 00:02:24,340 --> 00:02:27,900 He's got the best radio voice. 61 00:02:27,900 --> 00:02:30,180 He went into the right field for sure. 62 00:02:30,180 --> 00:02:31,000 Totally. 63 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:31,840 You know what? 64 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:35,180 We listened to nearly two hours of no agenda yesterday. 65 00:02:35,180 --> 00:02:37,280 I want him to know that we did that. 66 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:39,380 Adam, Podfather, Curry, brother. 67 00:02:39,380 --> 00:02:40,680 It was so good. 68 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:42,160 It was amazing. 69 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:43,220 We were like cheering. 70 00:02:43,220 --> 00:02:45,560 I mean, it was like, come on with your bad stuff. 71 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:48,360 So now we'll have to figure out how we can keep listening. 72 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:49,400 Work it in, yeah. 73 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:51,160 Six hours, I don't know, Adam. 74 00:02:51,160 --> 00:02:52,000 That's a lot. 75 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:53,460 That's a lot for us. 76 00:02:53,460 --> 00:02:54,460 It's a lot, brother. 77 00:02:54,460 --> 00:02:56,800 It's really good information. 78 00:02:56,800 --> 00:02:59,840 I would definitely recommend people, 79 00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:03,200 if they wanna know what's really going on in this world. 80 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:04,640 Especially now. 81 00:03:04,640 --> 00:03:09,080 That's a really good radio or a podcast to listen to. 82 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:13,080 No Agenda with Adam Curry and John Dvorak 83 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:18,080 and they are just deconstructing all of the misinformation. 84 00:03:19,220 --> 00:03:20,060 It's a nice way to say it. 85 00:03:20,060 --> 00:03:21,320 I was gonna say BS. 86 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:23,660 Everything is misinformation right now. 87 00:03:23,660 --> 00:03:25,100 It is the craziest thing. 88 00:03:25,100 --> 00:03:27,460 It's insanity right now. 89 00:03:27,460 --> 00:03:31,140 And so yeah, I don't wanna dive off yet into that. 90 00:03:31,140 --> 00:03:33,840 We'll probably roll into that at some point. 91 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:37,580 But first of all, we are living up in a down world. 92 00:03:37,580 --> 00:03:39,880 This is Pastor Jimmy and Dame Annette, 93 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:41,580 affectionately known as. 94 00:03:41,580 --> 00:03:44,640 And we pastor Bridge Church in Fredericksburg, Texas. 95 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:47,620 And we love doing a podcast. 96 00:03:47,620 --> 00:03:50,660 We decided to do this a while back when Adam and Tina. 97 00:03:50,660 --> 00:03:52,020 A year and a half ago in January. 98 00:03:52,020 --> 00:03:54,260 We got to know them and Adam was like, 99 00:03:54,260 --> 00:03:56,500 you guys are like natural podcasters. 100 00:03:56,500 --> 00:03:57,700 You should just do it. 101 00:03:57,700 --> 00:03:59,620 So we just basically bought gear. 102 00:03:59,620 --> 00:04:02,060 I don't know where he got that from. 103 00:04:02,060 --> 00:04:03,540 Plugged it in and just started. 104 00:04:03,540 --> 00:04:06,800 And so we are now on episode number 72 today. 105 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:08,040 72. 106 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:10,440 They just crossed with a Korean keeper. 107 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:11,280 100. 108 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:13,300 So yeah, congrats to them for sure. 109 00:04:13,300 --> 00:04:14,980 There's this amazing too. 110 00:04:14,980 --> 00:04:16,240 Oh, amazing podcast. 111 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:18,720 So do give them a listen. 112 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:21,240 And so what's up in your world over there? 113 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:25,960 Well, we're being blitzed by the media coverage 114 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:28,820 of the DNC, is that what you're calling? 115 00:04:28,820 --> 00:04:30,320 Yes, the Democratic National Convention. 116 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:32,160 I had a DNC when I was young. 117 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:34,700 And that kind of feels like that I know. 118 00:04:34,700 --> 00:04:37,760 No, no, no, TMI, white TMI. 119 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:39,460 The DNC is a joke. 120 00:04:39,460 --> 00:04:40,300 Oh, okay. 121 00:04:40,300 --> 00:04:42,000 That's what I'm saying. 122 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:43,200 It's a joke. 123 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:45,700 The Democratic National Convention is a joke right now. 124 00:04:45,700 --> 00:04:48,740 And what we're seeing is not real. 125 00:04:48,740 --> 00:04:50,680 And people are buying into things. 126 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:52,740 And so yeah, I'm being, yeah. 127 00:04:52,740 --> 00:04:56,140 I had to correlate it with the DNC I had, 128 00:04:56,140 --> 00:04:57,520 because it really is the same. 129 00:04:57,520 --> 00:04:59,080 So I know, what can I say? 130 00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:00,920 Wow, too early, too soon. 131 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:01,760 I know, sorry. 132 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:03,420 So yeah, I mean. 133 00:05:03,420 --> 00:05:04,960 But anyway, your message, 134 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:06,720 let's go into your Sunday message. 135 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:08,120 Well, let's change gears. 136 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:08,960 Okay, we are shifting gears. 137 00:05:08,960 --> 00:05:09,800 We are. 138 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:10,620 We are. 139 00:05:10,620 --> 00:05:11,460 Podcast whiplash. 140 00:05:11,460 --> 00:05:12,300 Well, you did. 141 00:05:13,300 --> 00:05:15,400 Sounds like Adam and Tina. 142 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:16,560 Before we do that. 143 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:17,400 Oh no, why? 144 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:19,400 We wanna invite people to go to our website. 145 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:20,800 Oh, you don't wanna do that at the end? 146 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:21,800 I'm gonna do it now and at the end. 147 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:22,640 Okay, you go ahead. 148 00:05:22,640 --> 00:05:24,640 To go to our website, Living Up in a Down World. 149 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:27,680 Actually, we've received some notes since last week. 150 00:05:27,680 --> 00:05:29,440 And they're not things I'm gonna read on air, 151 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:31,080 because they've got more personal nature. 152 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:33,620 But I wanna say thank you for those who wrote in 153 00:05:33,620 --> 00:05:36,980 and encouraged us also, for Adam Curry. 154 00:05:36,980 --> 00:05:39,920 Just, you know, Adam, he practices what he preaches. 155 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:42,460 And that is value for value. 156 00:05:42,460 --> 00:05:45,000 That if what we're doing here adds value to you, 157 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:46,860 then you can simply add value back. 158 00:05:46,860 --> 00:05:51,100 One of the main ways you can do that is by giving our link 159 00:05:51,100 --> 00:05:54,000 out, sending our link to other people who may be encouraged, 160 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:57,540 who may be helped by our conversations about God, 161 00:05:57,540 --> 00:06:00,720 about marriage, about the culture, about this world, 162 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:01,820 the Bible, scripture. 163 00:06:01,820 --> 00:06:04,080 And so if it encouraged and help you, 164 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:05,420 then send it out to other people. 165 00:06:05,420 --> 00:06:07,080 That's one of the best ways you can show value. 166 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:11,080 Other ways, go to our website, livingupinadownworld.com. 167 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:13,860 Click on subscribe, and that way you'll get 168 00:06:13,860 --> 00:06:15,220 on our mailing list and you'll know 169 00:06:15,220 --> 00:06:17,000 when our podcasts are coming. 170 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:19,400 But also you can also either through PayPal 171 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:24,240 or on any of the platform podcasting 2.0 apps, 172 00:06:24,240 --> 00:06:27,200 like Cast-O-Matic, you got a face over there. 173 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:30,080 We just kinda noticed that we're under a boil use 174 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:31,040 for falling water. 175 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:31,880 What? 176 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:32,840 Yes. Boil. 177 00:06:32,840 --> 00:06:33,680 Boil use. 178 00:06:33,680 --> 00:06:35,220 We have boil our water. What if we have RO water? 179 00:06:35,220 --> 00:06:36,840 It doesn't matter. 180 00:06:36,840 --> 00:06:37,880 We have to boil our water? 181 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:40,780 We have to boil our water due to well issues. 182 00:06:40,780 --> 00:06:42,260 Oh my gosh. 183 00:06:42,260 --> 00:06:43,220 Oh, that'll be fun. 184 00:06:43,220 --> 00:06:44,220 I know. 185 00:06:44,220 --> 00:06:47,420 We had water this morning, but it was already. 186 00:06:47,420 --> 00:06:48,720 It's RO water is what we use. 187 00:06:48,720 --> 00:06:49,560 Yeah, it doesn't matter. 188 00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:50,400 Really? 189 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:51,720 Yeah. 190 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:52,560 I thought that takes out everything. 191 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:53,800 No, no. 192 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:54,640 Anyway. 193 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:55,560 Okay, anyway, we digress 194 00:06:55,560 --> 00:06:56,860 because it's on the surf of the web. 195 00:06:56,860 --> 00:07:00,880 It just came up as a news flash where we live 196 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:02,480 because they're putting in that new well. 197 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:03,300 Wow. 198 00:07:03,300 --> 00:07:04,140 We have to be. 199 00:07:04,140 --> 00:07:04,980 Okay. 200 00:07:04,980 --> 00:07:05,980 Due to well issues. 201 00:07:05,980 --> 00:07:07,540 Oh, nice. 202 00:07:07,540 --> 00:07:08,380 Yeah. 203 00:07:08,380 --> 00:07:10,980 We have to boil our water until further notice. 204 00:07:10,980 --> 00:07:11,820 Wow. 205 00:07:11,820 --> 00:07:12,640 Yes. 206 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:13,480 Yeah, yes. 207 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:14,320 Yeah, yeah. 208 00:07:14,320 --> 00:07:15,160 Yeah, yes. 209 00:07:15,160 --> 00:07:15,980 Hey, first world problems. 210 00:07:15,980 --> 00:07:17,020 Yeah. 211 00:07:17,020 --> 00:07:19,180 Most of the world has to do that just to live 212 00:07:19,180 --> 00:07:21,020 and don't even have the luxury of it. 213 00:07:21,020 --> 00:07:23,020 So let's just be thankful, right? 214 00:07:23,020 --> 00:07:23,860 Yeah. 215 00:07:23,860 --> 00:07:26,620 So like I said, go to livingupandanddownworld.com. 216 00:07:26,620 --> 00:07:27,460 Sorry. 217 00:07:27,460 --> 00:07:29,640 You can show value on any of the podcasting platforms. 218 00:07:29,640 --> 00:07:32,440 Check out more of the modern podcasting platforms 219 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:37,040 like Cast-O-Matic, Fountains, our favorite. 220 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:38,980 And you can do value for value on there. 221 00:07:38,980 --> 00:07:41,680 You can send Satoshis and Boostergrams just to encourage 222 00:07:41,680 --> 00:07:43,120 and love to hear from you. 223 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:46,680 But big thanks to Adam Curry, 77,700. 224 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:47,520 K-Y-B-O. 225 00:07:49,420 --> 00:07:50,260 What? 226 00:07:50,260 --> 00:07:51,080 I hit the wrong one. 227 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:51,920 What are you playing? 228 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:52,760 I can't hear. 229 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:53,600 I did K-Y-B-O. 230 00:07:53,600 --> 00:07:54,420 Oh, well. 231 00:07:54,420 --> 00:07:55,620 That was a striper boost. 232 00:07:55,620 --> 00:07:57,160 I did the K-Y-B-O. 233 00:07:57,160 --> 00:07:58,000 Keep your buckets overflowing. 234 00:07:58,000 --> 00:07:59,100 Keep your buckets overflowing. 235 00:07:59,100 --> 00:08:00,360 Well, you need to do that too. 236 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:01,360 We do need to do that. 237 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:02,200 That's for sure. 238 00:08:02,200 --> 00:08:03,040 That's for sure. 239 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:04,840 So anyway, yeah, as far as our week goes 240 00:08:04,840 --> 00:08:07,100 and what's been going on, man, 241 00:08:07,100 --> 00:08:08,740 last week was a whirlwind week. 242 00:08:08,740 --> 00:08:10,540 We talked about it on the show. 243 00:08:10,540 --> 00:08:15,540 So we came back excited, enthusiastic, but physically tired. 244 00:08:16,620 --> 00:08:19,960 So yeah, the last part of the week was like recovery. 245 00:08:19,960 --> 00:08:20,780 Wow. 246 00:08:20,780 --> 00:08:21,620 But it was good. 247 00:08:21,620 --> 00:08:22,520 It was amazing. 248 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:23,820 It was amazing. 249 00:08:23,820 --> 00:08:26,300 So you were mentioning Sunday. 250 00:08:26,300 --> 00:08:28,020 Sunday. 251 00:08:28,020 --> 00:08:30,600 You were on fire. 252 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:34,600 And you got Brian Mandel, Pastor Brian, on fire. 253 00:08:34,600 --> 00:08:38,740 And the church was lit up second service. 254 00:08:38,740 --> 00:08:39,900 And faith asked today, 255 00:08:39,900 --> 00:08:42,040 which service do you want us to put online? 256 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:44,240 We were like, second service. 257 00:08:44,240 --> 00:08:47,140 Because you just lit a fire under everybody 258 00:08:47,140 --> 00:08:50,340 with just going to the word 259 00:08:50,340 --> 00:08:53,960 and speaking the word over ourselves 260 00:08:55,180 --> 00:08:58,020 and living up in a down world, basically. 261 00:08:58,020 --> 00:08:58,960 That's what it's about, isn't it? 262 00:08:58,960 --> 00:09:01,520 And it was really, you kind of went back 263 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:04,960 to our old roots of walking by faith 264 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:09,060 and speaking faith over us, 265 00:09:09,060 --> 00:09:11,800 speaking faith-filled words over us. 266 00:09:11,800 --> 00:09:13,500 And it was really powerful. 267 00:09:13,500 --> 00:09:15,200 Tell me, can I ask you a question? 268 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:17,780 Or I want to just give you something to leap off onto. 269 00:09:18,880 --> 00:09:21,780 For you, in your walk with God through the years, 270 00:09:23,020 --> 00:09:26,020 what is the difference between a passive Christian life 271 00:09:26,020 --> 00:09:27,620 and a Christian life that's more active 272 00:09:27,620 --> 00:09:29,080 and declarative in nature? 273 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:32,160 Well, the difference is, okay, 274 00:09:32,160 --> 00:09:34,060 the joy of the Lord is your strength. 275 00:09:34,060 --> 00:09:36,960 And the only way you can have joy in the Lord 276 00:09:36,960 --> 00:09:39,800 is by getting in His word, singing His word, 277 00:09:39,800 --> 00:09:40,900 worshiping. 278 00:09:40,900 --> 00:09:45,260 When I'm down, okay, I shared this with you this morning, 279 00:09:45,260 --> 00:09:47,940 but I think it bears repeating. 280 00:09:47,940 --> 00:09:50,080 This is how you live up in a down world. 281 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:53,180 I remember as a teenager, 282 00:09:53,180 --> 00:09:56,920 breaking up or being broken up with my boyfriend. 283 00:09:56,920 --> 00:10:01,320 And as a teenager, you have these songs that... 284 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:03,560 Your songs. 285 00:10:03,560 --> 00:10:04,380 Your songs. 286 00:10:04,380 --> 00:10:06,620 Yeah, these are our songs 287 00:10:06,620 --> 00:10:11,260 that are reminiscent of your dating, your courtship. 288 00:10:11,260 --> 00:10:14,500 And typically, this is what's so sad. 289 00:10:14,500 --> 00:10:16,640 And I know this for a fact, 290 00:10:16,640 --> 00:10:18,460 that this happens with a lot of women. 291 00:10:18,460 --> 00:10:19,940 I don't know about guys, 292 00:10:19,940 --> 00:10:22,280 but with a lot of teens for sure, 293 00:10:22,280 --> 00:10:24,800 is we'll, even after we've broken up, 294 00:10:24,800 --> 00:10:26,440 we'll listen to those songs. 295 00:10:26,440 --> 00:10:28,680 It'll just get us down and more down. 296 00:10:28,680 --> 00:10:30,480 And then we'll continue to listen. 297 00:10:30,480 --> 00:10:33,480 And it's almost like we enjoy being in that place, 298 00:10:33,480 --> 00:10:35,880 although we don't need to be in that place. 299 00:10:35,880 --> 00:10:37,280 We need to be in a better place. 300 00:10:37,280 --> 00:10:38,360 There's a word for that. 301 00:10:38,360 --> 00:10:40,020 We love to commiserate. 302 00:10:40,020 --> 00:10:41,120 Yeah, for sure, for sure. 303 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:42,260 We just love to wallow in it. 304 00:10:42,260 --> 00:10:43,360 Yes, we do. 305 00:10:43,360 --> 00:10:46,560 And so I have found as an adult, 306 00:10:46,560 --> 00:10:50,200 that when I get down, when I turn on worship music, 307 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:53,640 especially worship music that has the word in it. 308 00:10:53,640 --> 00:10:55,140 Like for instance, today, 309 00:10:55,140 --> 00:10:57,640 we were listening to Red Rocks worship. 310 00:10:57,640 --> 00:10:58,880 Oh, I love those guys. 311 00:10:58,880 --> 00:11:00,040 They're out of Denver, Colorado. 312 00:11:00,040 --> 00:11:02,880 Yes, and we used to do some of the songs in church 313 00:11:02,880 --> 00:11:04,640 and we're like, we haven't done these in a while. 314 00:11:04,640 --> 00:11:08,380 So I was listening to them and it built me. 315 00:11:08,380 --> 00:11:13,080 I literally felt like I was walking a foot off the ground 316 00:11:13,080 --> 00:11:16,320 because it was the word of God in song. 317 00:11:16,320 --> 00:11:21,100 Why do you think Psalms, songs in the Bible 318 00:11:21,100 --> 00:11:23,360 is about it's songs? 319 00:11:23,360 --> 00:11:24,560 Right, it's worship. 320 00:11:24,560 --> 00:11:29,200 And why is it the most lengthy book in the Bible? 321 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:31,540 Because if you really think about that, 322 00:11:31,540 --> 00:11:34,440 that's why we need to surround ourselves with worship. 323 00:11:34,440 --> 00:11:37,120 Now, last week we surrounded ourselves with the Doobie 324 00:11:37,120 --> 00:11:37,940 Brothers. 325 00:11:37,940 --> 00:11:38,820 It wasn't bad. 326 00:11:38,820 --> 00:11:40,280 It brought back old memories. 327 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:42,020 It was fun and nostalgic. 328 00:11:42,020 --> 00:11:45,720 It's nostalgic, but this is what brings life to me. 329 00:11:45,720 --> 00:11:47,160 This is what brings joy. 330 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:50,260 This is the joy the Lord gives me strength. 331 00:11:50,260 --> 00:11:52,460 And so we actually went online to see 332 00:11:52,460 --> 00:11:54,460 if there was a new album and of course there was. 333 00:11:54,460 --> 00:11:56,960 It was in April and I began to listen to them 334 00:11:56,960 --> 00:12:00,440 and I'm like, okay, here's some new songs for our church. 335 00:12:00,440 --> 00:12:05,440 Because we're so inundated with bad press, bad news 336 00:12:09,540 --> 00:12:13,820 that if we don't pull ourselves up by our boot strings, 337 00:12:13,820 --> 00:12:15,020 is that the way you say it? 338 00:12:15,020 --> 00:12:16,620 Bootstraps. 339 00:12:16,620 --> 00:12:19,660 And put on things that are gonna lift us up, 340 00:12:19,660 --> 00:12:23,220 we're gonna stay in that down depressive state. 341 00:12:23,220 --> 00:12:24,320 Whether we're depressed or not, 342 00:12:24,320 --> 00:12:25,520 it's a depressive state. 343 00:12:25,520 --> 00:12:26,360 Absolutely true. 344 00:12:26,360 --> 00:12:28,460 And so I found myself this morning 345 00:12:28,460 --> 00:12:30,860 just in a whole new place. 346 00:12:30,860 --> 00:12:33,260 And I feel like that's a word for people, 347 00:12:33,260 --> 00:12:34,640 especially if you're a Christian. 348 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:36,840 If you're not a Christian, you don't understand these things. 349 00:12:36,840 --> 00:12:38,900 And that's okay, you can get there. 350 00:12:38,900 --> 00:12:43,880 But if you're a Christian and you're not walking in joy, 351 00:12:44,920 --> 00:12:49,920 you're not walking in peace, put on some vibrant music, 352 00:12:50,820 --> 00:12:53,720 not some music that's gonna bring you down, 353 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:56,360 worship music that has the word in it 354 00:12:56,360 --> 00:12:57,960 that is gonna lift you up. 355 00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:01,100 And it will lift you out of those circumstances. 356 00:13:01,100 --> 00:13:03,200 So what you were doing Sunday, 357 00:13:03,200 --> 00:13:06,200 especially at the end of both services, 358 00:13:06,200 --> 00:13:11,200 you started reading Deuteronomy 28, one through 14. 359 00:13:12,200 --> 00:13:15,340 And you were reading those and putting that 360 00:13:17,780 --> 00:13:20,040 in a statement of who we are. 361 00:13:20,040 --> 00:13:22,120 We're above only and not beneath. 362 00:13:22,120 --> 00:13:24,320 We're blessed in the city, blessed in the field, 363 00:13:24,320 --> 00:13:26,280 blessed in the country. 364 00:13:26,280 --> 00:13:28,120 As you were doing that, our church, 365 00:13:28,120 --> 00:13:31,560 you could feel the room change. 366 00:13:31,560 --> 00:13:35,400 You could feel the atmosphere, especially second service. 367 00:13:36,540 --> 00:13:41,040 And so I just, I think you're onto something there. 368 00:13:41,040 --> 00:13:45,580 And I think as a church, it's not about being fake. 369 00:13:45,580 --> 00:13:48,840 It's about allowing the word of the Lord 370 00:13:48,840 --> 00:13:52,340 to bring us that joy and that faith 371 00:13:52,340 --> 00:13:54,480 because that's where our faith comes in. 372 00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:55,720 No kidding. 373 00:13:55,720 --> 00:13:59,420 It comes by the Romans 10, 17, faith comes by hearing, 374 00:13:59,420 --> 00:14:01,680 hearing by the word of God. 375 00:14:01,680 --> 00:14:04,720 And so the more word we get in us, 376 00:14:04,720 --> 00:14:08,560 the more faith we'll have and we'll know 377 00:14:08,560 --> 00:14:10,660 we'll be able to discern the times. 378 00:14:10,660 --> 00:14:13,800 And you use that word, I think on Sunday, 379 00:14:13,800 --> 00:14:14,700 we've talked about it. 380 00:14:14,700 --> 00:14:17,000 We need to discern the times. 381 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:19,140 We need to like the men of Issachar, 382 00:14:19,140 --> 00:14:21,540 they discern the times and they knew what to do. 383 00:14:21,540 --> 00:14:22,580 Do, yes. 384 00:14:22,580 --> 00:14:24,180 So we need to be discerning. 385 00:14:24,180 --> 00:14:27,220 But if we're not in the word, we'll discern the wrong, 386 00:14:27,220 --> 00:14:30,120 we won't have the right discernment, correct? 387 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:31,420 Absolutely. 388 00:14:31,420 --> 00:14:34,260 I would like to read the first part of Deuteronomy 28. 389 00:14:34,260 --> 00:14:37,220 And I wanna encourage you to jot this down, make a note, 390 00:14:37,220 --> 00:14:38,960 however you need to remember it. 391 00:14:38,960 --> 00:14:43,900 It's Deuteronomy chapter 28, one through 14. 392 00:14:43,900 --> 00:14:46,960 And when you read it, this is what we learn 393 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:49,740 gosh, this has been nearly 30 years ago. 394 00:14:49,740 --> 00:14:50,900 Yeah. 395 00:14:50,900 --> 00:14:53,840 We learned to read this in a declarative manner 396 00:14:53,840 --> 00:14:55,180 because this is a promise. 397 00:14:55,180 --> 00:14:57,880 It was a covenant promise made to Israel, 398 00:14:57,880 --> 00:15:00,980 made to God's people in those early days, 399 00:15:00,980 --> 00:15:04,460 but it was attached to in a part of the, 400 00:15:04,460 --> 00:15:06,920 it's called the Deuteronomy covenant. 401 00:15:06,920 --> 00:15:08,720 And also out of Genesis 13. 402 00:15:08,720 --> 00:15:10,120 Which is an everlasting covenant. 403 00:15:10,120 --> 00:15:11,300 It never goes away. 404 00:15:11,300 --> 00:15:12,360 That's the point. 405 00:15:12,360 --> 00:15:13,900 I think that's the problem. 406 00:15:13,900 --> 00:15:15,060 It is an everlasting covenant, 407 00:15:15,060 --> 00:15:18,760 which means it's still in, not in vogue, 408 00:15:18,760 --> 00:15:20,600 it's still enforced today. 409 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:22,700 But the problem is as so many churches say, 410 00:15:22,700 --> 00:15:25,180 we don't even live by the old covenant. 411 00:15:25,180 --> 00:15:26,500 And that is erroneous. 412 00:15:26,500 --> 00:15:27,580 I think that's just old news. 413 00:15:27,580 --> 00:15:28,740 It's erroneous. 414 00:15:28,740 --> 00:15:31,280 What we need to realize is the power of our words. 415 00:15:31,280 --> 00:15:35,580 And when we take God's word and make those our words, 416 00:15:35,580 --> 00:15:36,660 that's a double whammy. 417 00:15:36,660 --> 00:15:38,180 That's a double shot right there. 418 00:15:38,180 --> 00:15:39,860 It's like a double shot espresso. 419 00:15:39,860 --> 00:15:43,900 I mean like, wow, it's a jolt, it's powerful. 420 00:15:43,900 --> 00:15:45,260 What you say matters. 421 00:15:45,260 --> 00:15:46,620 And even how you say, 422 00:15:46,620 --> 00:15:48,460 the spirit in which you say it matters. 423 00:15:48,460 --> 00:15:51,940 So I'm gonna read this scripture and then we'll just talk. 424 00:15:51,940 --> 00:15:53,460 I wanna riff on that a little bit 425 00:15:53,460 --> 00:15:57,740 because I want to teach people how to do this. 426 00:15:57,740 --> 00:16:01,680 So that when they themselves try to read this 427 00:16:01,680 --> 00:16:02,880 or start to read it, 428 00:16:02,880 --> 00:16:06,520 they'll understand the power of these words. 429 00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:07,340 All right. 430 00:16:07,340 --> 00:16:11,660 So Deuteronomy chapter 28, starting in verse one. 431 00:16:11,660 --> 00:16:13,660 It says this. 432 00:16:13,660 --> 00:16:16,720 Now it shall come to pass if you diligently obey the voice 433 00:16:16,720 --> 00:16:19,160 of the Lord your God to observe carefully 434 00:16:19,160 --> 00:16:20,500 all his commandments. 435 00:16:20,500 --> 00:16:22,000 All or some. 436 00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:25,360 All his commandments, which I command you today, 437 00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:28,160 that the Lord your God will set you high above 438 00:16:28,160 --> 00:16:30,100 all nations of the earth. 439 00:16:30,100 --> 00:16:34,040 And all these blessings shall come upon you 440 00:16:34,040 --> 00:16:37,280 and overtake you because you obey the voice 441 00:16:37,280 --> 00:16:38,740 of the Lord your God. 442 00:16:38,740 --> 00:16:41,040 Little caveat here on the word blessing. 443 00:16:41,040 --> 00:16:44,180 What a blessing is by definition is, 444 00:16:44,180 --> 00:16:47,460 it is an empowerment to prosper. 445 00:16:47,460 --> 00:16:50,760 Whereas a curse on the flip side of that 446 00:16:50,760 --> 00:16:53,060 is an empowerment to fail. 447 00:16:53,060 --> 00:16:54,760 He says all these blessings, 448 00:16:54,760 --> 00:16:59,000 all this empowerment to have good success and to prosper 449 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:02,000 shall come upon you and overtake you because, 450 00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:03,100 here's why. 451 00:17:03,100 --> 00:17:04,800 And this is the only reason why. 452 00:17:04,800 --> 00:17:07,440 Because you obey the voice of the Lord your God. 453 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:08,440 There it is. 454 00:17:08,440 --> 00:17:11,480 Obedience activates blessing. 455 00:17:11,480 --> 00:17:12,480 It's that simple. 456 00:17:12,480 --> 00:17:15,540 Obedience, let me say it again, this is important. 457 00:17:15,540 --> 00:17:17,780 Obedience activates blessing. 458 00:17:17,780 --> 00:17:19,660 And it's not just because you're a Christian, 459 00:17:19,660 --> 00:17:21,080 you have that. 460 00:17:21,080 --> 00:17:26,100 There's the caveat there is you have to walk in obedience. 461 00:17:26,860 --> 00:17:28,560 Not be perfect. 462 00:17:28,560 --> 00:17:29,860 Give me a break. 463 00:17:29,860 --> 00:17:31,260 Because there's only one perfect person 464 00:17:31,260 --> 00:17:34,300 and he already died and came and he's coming back. 465 00:17:34,300 --> 00:17:38,740 But you do need to diligently obey. 466 00:17:38,740 --> 00:17:43,740 You need to, that's an area that we need to keep within us 467 00:17:44,280 --> 00:17:45,940 that we want to please. 468 00:17:45,940 --> 00:17:46,980 I love the word please. 469 00:17:46,980 --> 00:17:47,820 There it is, I love it. 470 00:17:47,820 --> 00:17:48,980 Versus obey. 471 00:17:48,980 --> 00:17:50,620 I heard Pastor Allen Jackson say, 472 00:17:50,620 --> 00:17:52,580 we need to please God. 473 00:17:52,580 --> 00:17:55,720 I like that better because obey sounds like we're a slave, 474 00:17:55,720 --> 00:17:59,220 but we are, we're bond servants. 475 00:17:59,220 --> 00:18:02,700 But the thing is, how about we change that to please? 476 00:18:02,700 --> 00:18:03,520 Ooh. 477 00:18:03,520 --> 00:18:05,660 That is a beautiful word. 478 00:18:05,660 --> 00:18:07,160 And it's not living to please God 479 00:18:07,160 --> 00:18:08,740 so that we'll somehow get something. 480 00:18:08,740 --> 00:18:09,560 No. 481 00:18:09,560 --> 00:18:10,400 That's the mistake. 482 00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:11,340 No, or get saved. 483 00:18:11,340 --> 00:18:12,280 Because we're already saved. 484 00:18:12,280 --> 00:18:13,100 It's a gift. 485 00:18:13,100 --> 00:18:14,280 We're saved, we're born again. 486 00:18:14,280 --> 00:18:16,600 We've received Christ as our savior, 487 00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:18,180 made him the Lord of our life. 488 00:18:18,180 --> 00:18:19,020 Yes. 489 00:18:19,020 --> 00:18:20,820 And now we live to please God. 490 00:18:20,820 --> 00:18:21,640 Why? 491 00:18:21,640 --> 00:18:23,420 Because he's our father, because he loves us 492 00:18:23,420 --> 00:18:24,520 and we love him. 493 00:18:24,520 --> 00:18:25,820 We want to please him. 494 00:18:25,820 --> 00:18:26,960 Just like I wanted to please my own dad. 495 00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:31,760 But a lot of preachers that we've heard on TV 496 00:18:31,760 --> 00:18:34,200 will do this so you can get that. 497 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:35,600 That is not this. 498 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:38,460 I mean, we do it out of love. 499 00:18:38,460 --> 00:18:40,260 That fires me up in a negative way. 500 00:18:40,260 --> 00:18:43,440 It does me too, because that's that prosperity message 501 00:18:43,440 --> 00:18:44,260 that I don't like. 502 00:18:44,260 --> 00:18:45,100 God's word. 503 00:18:45,100 --> 00:18:45,940 Yeah, I don't like any of that. 504 00:18:45,940 --> 00:18:46,780 I can't stand that. 505 00:18:46,780 --> 00:18:47,600 That is not this. 506 00:18:47,600 --> 00:18:50,280 So let me, we'll riff some more off that, 507 00:18:50,280 --> 00:18:51,680 but let me go for it. 508 00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:53,280 Blessed shall you be in the city 509 00:18:53,280 --> 00:18:55,220 and blessed shall you be in the country. 510 00:18:55,220 --> 00:18:57,080 Blessed shall be the fruit of your body, 511 00:18:57,080 --> 00:19:00,260 the produce of your ground and the increase of your herds, 512 00:19:00,260 --> 00:19:03,460 the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flocks. 513 00:19:03,460 --> 00:19:05,260 Blessed shall you be, 514 00:19:05,260 --> 00:19:07,960 or blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl. 515 00:19:07,960 --> 00:19:09,860 Blessed shall you be when you come in 516 00:19:09,860 --> 00:19:12,000 and blessed shall you be when you go out. 517 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:14,900 The Lord will cause your enemies who rise against you 518 00:19:14,900 --> 00:19:17,060 to be defeated before your face. 519 00:19:17,060 --> 00:19:19,240 They shall come out against you one way 520 00:19:19,240 --> 00:19:21,980 and flee before you seven ways. 521 00:19:21,980 --> 00:19:24,940 The Lord will command the blessing on you 522 00:19:24,940 --> 00:19:28,920 in your storehouses and in all to which you set your hand. 523 00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:30,720 And he will bless you in the land 524 00:19:30,720 --> 00:19:32,880 which the Lord your God is giving you. 525 00:19:32,880 --> 00:19:37,720 The Lord will establish you as a holy people to himself, 526 00:19:37,720 --> 00:19:39,520 just as he has sworn to you. 527 00:19:39,520 --> 00:19:42,120 If you keep the commandments of the Lord your God 528 00:19:42,120 --> 00:19:43,800 and walk in his ways, 529 00:19:43,800 --> 00:19:45,500 then all the peoples of the earth 530 00:19:45,500 --> 00:19:48,140 shall see that you are called by the name of the Lord 531 00:19:48,140 --> 00:19:50,740 and they shall be afraid of you. 532 00:19:50,740 --> 00:19:52,580 Now it goes on, I'm gonna stop there 533 00:19:52,580 --> 00:19:54,140 because that's a lot. 534 00:19:54,140 --> 00:19:56,680 But I wanna just start by saying this, 535 00:19:56,680 --> 00:20:01,480 somewhere down the line, we bought into the idea 536 00:20:01,480 --> 00:20:03,520 and the worldview that we're supposed to live 537 00:20:03,520 --> 00:20:07,480 a passive and weak Christian life. 538 00:20:07,480 --> 00:20:10,620 When in fact, many, if not most of the events, 539 00:20:10,620 --> 00:20:14,020 depictions and stories of people in the Bible 540 00:20:14,020 --> 00:20:16,160 and in our American history, 541 00:20:16,160 --> 00:20:18,360 that we herald as heroes and saints 542 00:20:18,360 --> 00:20:20,840 for anything but passive and weak. 543 00:20:20,840 --> 00:20:24,200 So the question is this, what happened to us? 544 00:20:24,200 --> 00:20:25,740 Where did we miss the turn? 545 00:20:25,740 --> 00:20:27,400 We became complacent. 546 00:20:27,400 --> 00:20:29,480 Oh, sorry, are you going there? 547 00:20:29,480 --> 00:20:30,740 No, I've got more to read. 548 00:20:30,740 --> 00:20:32,040 Oh, sorry, you keep going. 549 00:20:32,040 --> 00:20:33,280 What happened to us? 550 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:36,020 Where did we miss the turn? 551 00:20:36,020 --> 00:20:39,780 Who told us to stand down, be quiet, 552 00:20:39,780 --> 00:20:43,060 don't rock the boat, don't make a stink, 553 00:20:43,060 --> 00:20:44,920 get out of the public square? 554 00:20:47,820 --> 00:20:50,820 That's called the passive faith. 555 00:20:50,820 --> 00:20:54,640 And I think, honestly, I have to say this, 556 00:20:54,640 --> 00:20:58,500 a lot of preachers, a lot of churches, 557 00:20:58,500 --> 00:21:01,140 I think we have made the gospel too easy. 558 00:21:02,480 --> 00:21:04,880 Okay, maybe the gospel is easy 559 00:21:04,880 --> 00:21:07,580 because it's supposed to be, but discipleship too easy. 560 00:21:07,580 --> 00:21:10,280 People, we give them a pass. 561 00:21:10,280 --> 00:21:12,620 You don't need to decide, just come to church. 562 00:21:12,620 --> 00:21:16,060 We've told them inadvertently or intentionally 563 00:21:16,060 --> 00:21:20,760 that it's easy, it's free, it doesn't cost you anything. 564 00:21:20,760 --> 00:21:23,000 Just say yes. 565 00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:25,200 It doesn't cost you everything. 566 00:21:25,200 --> 00:21:26,440 It does. 567 00:21:26,440 --> 00:21:27,800 It's literally laying your life down. 568 00:21:27,800 --> 00:21:31,500 It is, but we've made that too easy 569 00:21:31,500 --> 00:21:35,080 to where I think there's people that think they're saved, 570 00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:37,620 but they're not because they don't think 571 00:21:37,620 --> 00:21:39,840 about God during the week. 572 00:21:39,840 --> 00:21:41,420 They go to church on Sunday, 573 00:21:41,420 --> 00:21:44,060 they might read their Bible every now and then, 574 00:21:44,060 --> 00:21:46,760 but they don't think about pleasing God. 575 00:21:46,760 --> 00:21:53,200 They don't ask God before they make major decisions. 576 00:21:53,200 --> 00:21:55,600 I know that because we've been there. 577 00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:57,400 I've been there. 578 00:21:57,400 --> 00:22:00,000 There's a big difference in who I was before 579 00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:02,800 and who I am now. 580 00:22:02,800 --> 00:22:04,800 I don't think it's just because I'm older 581 00:22:04,800 --> 00:22:07,340 and don't have much time. 582 00:22:07,340 --> 00:22:11,440 I think it's just because I really got a revelation 583 00:22:11,440 --> 00:22:14,320 and not everybody has a revelation of who Jesus is. 584 00:22:14,320 --> 00:22:17,460 So you and I were talking about this earlier. 585 00:22:17,460 --> 00:22:19,560 This has been an ongoing conversation 586 00:22:19,560 --> 00:22:22,900 and I want you to tell your story 587 00:22:22,900 --> 00:22:24,360 and I'll tell mine, the short version of it, 588 00:22:24,360 --> 00:22:26,800 is that when I was a brand new Christian, 589 00:22:26,800 --> 00:22:29,200 in the fifth grade, I made a decision to follow Jesus. 590 00:22:29,200 --> 00:22:34,220 Now, I was young, I was brand new, I knew zero. 591 00:22:35,420 --> 00:22:37,420 And so I walked in aisle, I checked the box 592 00:22:37,420 --> 00:22:40,620 and I got dunked in a hot tub called the Baptist tree, 593 00:22:40,620 --> 00:22:41,820 but I didn't really know anything, 594 00:22:41,820 --> 00:22:44,320 but something, it lit a fire in me. 595 00:22:44,320 --> 00:22:47,220 It lit a fuse, I'll just put it that way. 596 00:22:47,220 --> 00:22:49,760 And I always say I was introduced to Jesus then. 597 00:22:49,760 --> 00:22:52,200 That doesn't mean I made him my savior and Lord, 598 00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:53,940 but I was introduced to him. 599 00:22:53,940 --> 00:22:55,300 That's the key right there. 600 00:22:55,300 --> 00:22:57,760 A lot of people are just introduced, yeah. 601 00:22:57,760 --> 00:22:59,440 Something happened on the inside of me 602 00:22:59,440 --> 00:23:02,080 where I was so hungry for God 603 00:23:02,080 --> 00:23:05,400 that I would ride a rusty old school bus 604 00:23:05,400 --> 00:23:08,680 that they converted into a church bus to church. 605 00:23:08,680 --> 00:23:11,520 They would pick me up in that old bus every Sunday morning. 606 00:23:11,520 --> 00:23:13,180 Couldn't get my parents to take me, 607 00:23:13,180 --> 00:23:14,480 couldn't get anybody else to take me. 608 00:23:14,480 --> 00:23:17,820 So here I am as a fifth grader going into the sixth grade 609 00:23:17,820 --> 00:23:20,620 and I'm jumping on a bus with a bunch of strangers 610 00:23:20,620 --> 00:23:22,320 who would do that nowadays 611 00:23:22,320 --> 00:23:25,800 because I wanted to be in God's house. 612 00:23:25,800 --> 00:23:29,000 Now, that played out, I was in public school, 613 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:30,900 the next school year started, I got caught up 614 00:23:30,900 --> 00:23:35,140 and I feel like the enemy just completely threw things 615 00:23:35,140 --> 00:23:36,980 in front of me to get me off track. 616 00:23:36,980 --> 00:23:38,640 Looking back on it, I didn't know it then, 617 00:23:38,640 --> 00:23:40,540 but now as an 18 year old. 618 00:23:40,540 --> 00:23:42,040 What exactly did you do? 619 00:23:42,040 --> 00:23:44,240 As an 18 year old, I really stepped over the line. 620 00:23:44,240 --> 00:23:47,680 This time I accepted Christ as my savior 621 00:23:47,680 --> 00:23:50,760 and declared him as the Lord of my life. 622 00:23:50,760 --> 00:23:53,720 That means I'm declaring him as master, I'm not. 623 00:23:53,720 --> 00:23:55,300 He's God, I'm not. 624 00:23:55,300 --> 00:23:56,760 He's savior, I'm not. 625 00:23:56,760 --> 00:23:59,860 So I did that and at this point, 626 00:23:59,860 --> 00:24:03,560 it's like all of heaven broke loose 627 00:24:03,560 --> 00:24:07,780 and at exactly the same time, all of hell broke loose. 628 00:24:07,780 --> 00:24:11,480 It was like the enemy was doing everything he could 629 00:24:11,480 --> 00:24:13,840 to keep me from pursuing discipleship. 630 00:24:13,840 --> 00:24:15,380 Now here's the interesting thing. 631 00:24:15,380 --> 00:24:17,840 He's out to kill, steal and destroy. 632 00:24:17,840 --> 00:24:19,980 So of course, yeah. 633 00:24:19,980 --> 00:24:21,580 So the interesting thing is that 634 00:24:21,580 --> 00:24:23,360 I had no one to disciple me. 635 00:24:24,520 --> 00:24:28,160 This is the last week of my senior year of high school, 636 00:24:28,160 --> 00:24:29,520 so I was moving. 637 00:24:29,520 --> 00:24:31,400 And let's define the word disciple. 638 00:24:31,400 --> 00:24:33,600 You had no one to teach you the things of God. 639 00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:36,360 You didn't know how to get in the Bible. 640 00:24:36,360 --> 00:24:37,560 You didn't know how to. 641 00:24:37,560 --> 00:24:38,760 You didn't know where to start. 642 00:24:38,760 --> 00:24:39,800 You didn't know where to start, 643 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:40,740 because that's the key. 644 00:24:40,740 --> 00:24:41,580 Where do you read? 645 00:24:41,580 --> 00:24:42,640 What do you do? 646 00:24:42,640 --> 00:24:43,800 I mean, this Bible, 647 00:24:43,800 --> 00:24:44,980 and I had a King James Version Bible, right? 648 00:24:44,980 --> 00:24:46,640 Okay, that's the biggest. 649 00:24:46,640 --> 00:24:50,580 I can't even understand Elizabethan English. 650 00:24:50,580 --> 00:24:52,720 Exactly, you need a new living Bible. 651 00:24:52,720 --> 00:24:53,560 Something, yeah. 652 00:24:53,560 --> 00:24:54,880 Something. 653 00:24:54,880 --> 00:24:57,920 And so I had nobody to show me anything. 654 00:24:57,920 --> 00:24:59,160 But here's the deal. 655 00:24:59,160 --> 00:25:01,760 It didn't stop me from pursuing. 656 00:25:01,760 --> 00:25:03,200 There was a hunger. 657 00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:06,260 It rekindled that hunger from before, 658 00:25:06,260 --> 00:25:08,760 but this time it was empowered with the Holy Spirit 659 00:25:08,760 --> 00:25:11,700 because I was born again, born of the Spirit. 660 00:25:11,700 --> 00:25:14,700 And I'm telling you, no one could stop me. 661 00:25:14,700 --> 00:25:16,300 I was reading no matter what. 662 00:25:16,300 --> 00:25:18,780 I just opened my Bible and read like Bible roulette 663 00:25:18,780 --> 00:25:20,520 because I didn't care. 664 00:25:20,520 --> 00:25:22,940 It was God's word and it meant something to me. 665 00:25:22,940 --> 00:25:26,720 So I wonder why is there such a difference? 666 00:25:26,720 --> 00:25:28,620 Because even adults, I mean, 667 00:25:28,620 --> 00:25:30,520 I can understand that as a child, 668 00:25:30,520 --> 00:25:34,360 because then we go through hormonal phases as teens, 669 00:25:34,360 --> 00:25:36,020 and we can get off track. 670 00:25:36,020 --> 00:25:38,420 What about adults who get saved and say, 671 00:25:38,420 --> 00:25:42,500 we're ready and I'm on fire and I get baptized 672 00:25:42,500 --> 00:25:45,200 and I want to show, but then I... 673 00:25:45,200 --> 00:25:48,200 You see them leave, you see like there's some people 674 00:25:48,200 --> 00:25:51,080 that have gotten baptized in the last few months 675 00:25:51,080 --> 00:25:52,800 and they're not in church anymore. 676 00:25:52,800 --> 00:25:53,940 What do you think? 677 00:25:53,940 --> 00:25:58,940 Do you think it's because of the weighty things of life 678 00:25:59,320 --> 00:26:00,720 just come in and... 679 00:26:00,720 --> 00:26:01,560 No. 680 00:26:01,560 --> 00:26:03,020 Do you think they really got saved? 681 00:26:03,020 --> 00:26:04,060 Here's what I think. 682 00:26:04,060 --> 00:26:07,420 I think people mistake baptism 683 00:26:07,420 --> 00:26:12,300 and making a quote profession of faith for getting saved. 684 00:26:12,300 --> 00:26:16,660 I think they've replaced something that is a heart shift 685 00:26:16,660 --> 00:26:21,680 and a mind shift and a spirit shift with a physical act. 686 00:26:22,800 --> 00:26:24,080 The physical act should be an outflow 687 00:26:24,080 --> 00:26:26,300 of what's happening internally, not the opposite. 688 00:26:26,300 --> 00:26:28,880 So we'll do things to try to get to God. 689 00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:30,340 Oh, then I'm gonna get baptized 690 00:26:30,340 --> 00:26:31,820 because I was baptized as a baby. 691 00:26:31,820 --> 00:26:33,140 We see a lot of that. 692 00:26:33,140 --> 00:26:34,620 We see a lot of that in the Catholic community. 693 00:26:34,620 --> 00:26:36,780 So we have a lot of people that want to be baptized 694 00:26:36,780 --> 00:26:38,160 because they got baptized as a baby. 695 00:26:38,160 --> 00:26:39,520 Now they're an adult. 696 00:26:39,520 --> 00:26:41,720 We've actually do now a training class 697 00:26:41,720 --> 00:26:45,060 to make sure they understand why they're doing this. 698 00:26:45,060 --> 00:26:46,400 And to clarify that. 699 00:26:46,400 --> 00:26:47,500 I almost think you need to do the training class 700 00:26:47,500 --> 00:26:49,540 a month before and see if they're still ready 701 00:26:49,540 --> 00:26:50,960 a month later. 702 00:26:50,960 --> 00:26:51,800 Yeah. 703 00:26:51,800 --> 00:26:53,940 At the end of the day, we're not gonna deny people. 704 00:26:53,940 --> 00:26:56,680 I mean, fill up with the Ethiopian unit. 705 00:26:56,680 --> 00:26:58,040 What prevents me from being baptized? 706 00:26:58,040 --> 00:27:00,080 I know, but here's the thing. 707 00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:02,480 I talked to you about this this morning. 708 00:27:02,480 --> 00:27:05,240 I pulled out an old purse, 709 00:27:05,240 --> 00:27:07,780 a purse that I used about a month ago, 710 00:27:07,780 --> 00:27:11,080 and it had prayer points for our youth 711 00:27:11,080 --> 00:27:12,580 that just went on camp. 712 00:27:12,580 --> 00:27:15,060 And I looked at that and I was like, 713 00:27:15,060 --> 00:27:18,760 they got back from camp over a month ago 714 00:27:18,760 --> 00:27:22,800 and we had 20 kids get saved, 715 00:27:22,800 --> 00:27:25,800 but how are they today? 716 00:27:25,800 --> 00:27:27,540 And I told you this. 717 00:27:27,540 --> 00:27:29,640 Yeah, we needed to pray before they went to camp. 718 00:27:29,640 --> 00:27:31,100 And yes, 20 got saved, 719 00:27:31,100 --> 00:27:34,300 but now is when we need to pray even more 720 00:27:34,300 --> 00:27:36,140 because now they've gone back to school 721 00:27:36,140 --> 00:27:37,840 and let's see if they're really saved. 722 00:27:37,840 --> 00:27:38,680 Yeah, this is where they're really. 723 00:27:38,680 --> 00:27:39,980 Or did they get caught up, 724 00:27:39,980 --> 00:27:43,440 which is what happens so much of the time 725 00:27:43,440 --> 00:27:46,520 is we'll go to some event camp 726 00:27:46,520 --> 00:27:51,520 or a conference or some kind of retreat 727 00:27:52,820 --> 00:27:57,820 and we'll be surrounded by Christian music, 728 00:27:57,820 --> 00:28:00,760 Christians, no outside interference. 729 00:28:00,760 --> 00:28:02,520 No phones, your phones are off. 730 00:28:02,520 --> 00:28:05,600 No outside interference or influence. 731 00:28:05,600 --> 00:28:07,960 And yes, okay, we're ready. 732 00:28:07,960 --> 00:28:12,040 And then we get back into our daily routine of life 733 00:28:12,040 --> 00:28:14,080 and then things change. 734 00:28:15,040 --> 00:28:19,520 I think that now's the time to start praying 735 00:28:19,520 --> 00:28:22,920 for all of those kids or keep praying and not stop. 736 00:28:22,920 --> 00:28:25,520 I think that will be a good reminder for this Sunday 737 00:28:25,520 --> 00:28:26,720 for our whole church 738 00:28:26,720 --> 00:28:28,480 that the church really got behind our students. 739 00:28:28,480 --> 00:28:31,560 They really took this on and we all had, 740 00:28:31,560 --> 00:28:33,920 I had two students I was praying for by name. 741 00:28:33,920 --> 00:28:37,720 And you reminded me, I've got their names. 742 00:28:37,720 --> 00:28:39,400 I wanna see where they're at today. 743 00:28:39,400 --> 00:28:41,660 I wanna know, I'm gonna talk to our youth pastor 744 00:28:41,660 --> 00:28:44,560 and say, are those kids that got saved, 745 00:28:44,560 --> 00:28:45,900 how are they doing? 746 00:28:45,900 --> 00:28:48,640 Are you in their lives to help them get disciple? 747 00:28:48,640 --> 00:28:51,940 Because that's when you know it's real 748 00:28:51,940 --> 00:28:54,580 is if, okay, they've gone back to school, 749 00:28:54,580 --> 00:28:56,280 it's been almost a week. 750 00:28:56,280 --> 00:28:57,580 How are they doing now? 751 00:28:57,580 --> 00:28:59,620 Because it is hard. 752 00:28:59,620 --> 00:29:00,580 It is hard. 753 00:29:00,580 --> 00:29:02,120 I loved camp. 754 00:29:02,120 --> 00:29:04,860 I wanted to be at camp 24 seven every day because- 755 00:29:04,860 --> 00:29:06,020 Everybody wants to stay at camp. 756 00:29:06,020 --> 00:29:06,860 Yes. 757 00:29:06,860 --> 00:29:08,060 And that's why people go, 758 00:29:08,060 --> 00:29:11,120 oh, I wish I could work at the church because it's so, 759 00:29:11,120 --> 00:29:13,120 you know, it's fine, 760 00:29:13,120 --> 00:29:15,560 but it's really what we do outside of the church 761 00:29:15,560 --> 00:29:16,400 that matters. 762 00:29:16,400 --> 00:29:17,640 So think about it this way. 763 00:29:17,640 --> 00:29:18,840 Once you say yes to Jesus and you really do, 764 00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:21,640 you give your heart to Christ, you're like all in. 765 00:29:21,640 --> 00:29:24,440 That is when the enemy comes in. 766 00:29:24,440 --> 00:29:25,840 And now the battle happens. 767 00:29:25,840 --> 00:29:27,440 And now you've got to, 768 00:29:27,440 --> 00:29:31,380 it's the same principle when Joshua took the Israelites 769 00:29:31,380 --> 00:29:33,320 over into the promised land. 770 00:29:33,320 --> 00:29:36,520 The land was given to them, promised to them. 771 00:29:36,520 --> 00:29:38,360 They still had to fight for it. 772 00:29:38,360 --> 00:29:41,720 Once they stepped over, they had to occupy it. 773 00:29:41,720 --> 00:29:44,500 And so we still have to occupy territory. 774 00:29:44,500 --> 00:29:47,200 And a lot of that territory are old habits 775 00:29:47,200 --> 00:29:48,600 that we have to submit to him, 776 00:29:48,600 --> 00:29:50,960 but you got to occupy something to control it, 777 00:29:50,960 --> 00:29:54,100 to occupy and then submit, occupy and submit. 778 00:29:54,100 --> 00:29:55,940 And say, all right, I'm going to give this to you God, 779 00:29:55,940 --> 00:29:57,380 because I've owned this. 780 00:29:57,380 --> 00:29:59,000 Now I'm going to give it to you. 781 00:29:59,000 --> 00:30:00,540 This habit that drags me down, 782 00:30:00,540 --> 00:30:02,680 this habit that takes me out, 783 00:30:02,680 --> 00:30:05,040 I've owned it, but now I'm giving it over to you. 784 00:30:05,040 --> 00:30:07,480 So you have to occupy and then release. 785 00:30:07,480 --> 00:30:11,660 And confess it to a youth pastor or someone 786 00:30:11,660 --> 00:30:13,420 that they could help you with that. 787 00:30:13,420 --> 00:30:16,120 Because not everybody can just, 788 00:30:16,120 --> 00:30:18,400 okay, I'm not going to look at porn anymore 789 00:30:18,400 --> 00:30:19,660 or whatever you do. 790 00:30:19,660 --> 00:30:20,860 It takes- 791 00:30:20,860 --> 00:30:21,700 Porn's a killer. 792 00:30:21,700 --> 00:30:23,260 I mean, let's just be real. 793 00:30:23,260 --> 00:30:24,200 That is taking- 794 00:30:24,200 --> 00:30:27,000 Sexual sin is taking everyone out right now. 795 00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:27,840 It's unbelievable. 796 00:30:27,840 --> 00:30:29,040 We watched a- 797 00:30:29,040 --> 00:30:30,140 A baptism video. 798 00:30:30,140 --> 00:30:30,980 A baptism video. 799 00:30:30,980 --> 00:30:32,440 Great church down in Corpus, 800 00:30:32,440 --> 00:30:33,940 baptized a bunch of people. 801 00:30:33,940 --> 00:30:36,840 And all these teens and what was surprising. 802 00:30:36,840 --> 00:30:37,680 The girls. 803 00:30:37,680 --> 00:30:40,120 The girls that were hooked on porn, lust, sexual sin. 804 00:30:40,120 --> 00:30:41,520 And they were saying, I'm letting go. 805 00:30:41,520 --> 00:30:43,220 What they did, the pastor put them, 806 00:30:43,220 --> 00:30:45,020 I can face it right before their bets. 807 00:30:45,020 --> 00:30:47,720 So what were you testifying of basically? 808 00:30:47,720 --> 00:30:48,560 What's your testimony? 809 00:30:48,560 --> 00:30:49,400 And they'd say, 810 00:30:49,400 --> 00:30:50,220 I'm letting- 811 00:30:50,220 --> 00:30:51,060 Or what are you letting go of? 812 00:30:51,060 --> 00:30:52,400 I'm letting go of pornography. 813 00:30:52,400 --> 00:30:53,460 I'm letting, and we're like, 814 00:30:53,460 --> 00:30:54,700 I'm letting go of lust. 815 00:30:54,700 --> 00:30:55,760 These were like kids. 816 00:30:55,760 --> 00:30:58,560 These were young people that are inundated 817 00:30:58,560 --> 00:31:00,600 because of these screens that are so accessible. 818 00:31:00,600 --> 00:31:02,980 It's the screens, it's what's the magazines, 819 00:31:02,980 --> 00:31:04,100 it's TikTok. 820 00:31:04,100 --> 00:31:04,940 It's everything. 821 00:31:04,940 --> 00:31:05,780 It's- 822 00:31:05,780 --> 00:31:06,940 So this onslaught, 823 00:31:06,940 --> 00:31:09,080 but it's also pastors falling to this. 824 00:31:09,080 --> 00:31:10,880 It's everyone. 825 00:31:10,880 --> 00:31:13,020 I mean, this is so rampant. 826 00:31:13,020 --> 00:31:13,840 It is. 827 00:31:13,840 --> 00:31:16,460 And because our culture is so sexualized. 828 00:31:16,460 --> 00:31:18,180 Now I'm not going to dive off in a hole here 829 00:31:18,180 --> 00:31:19,680 because we need another hour show. 830 00:31:19,680 --> 00:31:20,520 Right. 831 00:31:20,520 --> 00:31:21,920 But, so let's get back to our original point. 832 00:31:21,920 --> 00:31:24,020 But what I'm saying is, 833 00:31:24,020 --> 00:31:25,760 you need to be able to confess that. 834 00:31:25,760 --> 00:31:28,460 And I love that those teens did that. 835 00:31:28,460 --> 00:31:29,300 Oh, it's beautiful. 836 00:31:29,300 --> 00:31:31,960 So now the pastors that heard that 837 00:31:31,960 --> 00:31:33,740 can go to them and say, 838 00:31:33,740 --> 00:31:34,740 okay, how are you doing? 839 00:31:34,740 --> 00:31:36,140 And the parents, and friends, 840 00:31:36,140 --> 00:31:36,980 and everybody else. 841 00:31:36,980 --> 00:31:37,800 How are you doing? 842 00:31:37,800 --> 00:31:38,640 What can I do to help you? 843 00:31:38,640 --> 00:31:39,480 Yeah, not just pastors. 844 00:31:39,480 --> 00:31:40,300 Right. 845 00:31:40,300 --> 00:31:41,140 It's not all on the pastors. 846 00:31:41,140 --> 00:31:44,420 Anybody that they allow in their lives is what I mean. 847 00:31:44,420 --> 00:31:48,340 But leaders that won't take advantage of them, hello, 848 00:31:48,340 --> 00:31:49,460 because there are those too. 849 00:31:49,460 --> 00:31:51,980 But that can say, what can we help? 850 00:31:51,980 --> 00:31:55,820 How can we help you with this? 851 00:31:55,820 --> 00:31:57,660 You know, eradicating this from your life. 852 00:31:57,660 --> 00:31:58,500 Yeah. 853 00:31:58,500 --> 00:31:59,320 Because it's, 854 00:32:00,600 --> 00:32:02,560 the enemy knows your weaknesses 855 00:32:02,560 --> 00:32:04,640 and he will come at you with those weaknesses. 856 00:32:04,640 --> 00:32:05,460 Absolutely. 857 00:32:05,460 --> 00:32:06,300 The Achilles tendon. 858 00:32:06,300 --> 00:32:08,240 And it doesn't matter if you've been a pastor 859 00:32:08,240 --> 00:32:10,300 for 41 years like you, 860 00:32:10,300 --> 00:32:13,000 or in the ministry 30 years like me, 861 00:32:13,000 --> 00:32:15,420 or two hours. 862 00:32:15,420 --> 00:32:19,440 The enemy will come at you however he can 863 00:32:19,440 --> 00:32:22,380 to get you to deny your faith. 864 00:32:22,380 --> 00:32:23,220 Yeah. 865 00:32:23,220 --> 00:32:26,160 And to get you to use a word that we're using a lot, 866 00:32:26,160 --> 00:32:27,660 capitulate, give over to, 867 00:32:27,660 --> 00:32:28,500 which is what that means. 868 00:32:28,500 --> 00:32:29,320 It means to give up. 869 00:32:29,320 --> 00:32:30,620 And then you walk in shame. 870 00:32:30,620 --> 00:32:33,660 And God wants to take that shame away. 871 00:32:33,660 --> 00:32:36,500 But you have to have a mindset of, 872 00:32:36,500 --> 00:32:39,300 I wanna please God so I'm gonna avoid this. 873 00:32:39,300 --> 00:32:40,500 But it does take time. 874 00:32:40,500 --> 00:32:41,340 It is so hard. 875 00:32:41,340 --> 00:32:42,180 So let's go back to where we started. 876 00:32:42,180 --> 00:32:44,540 And that is using God's word. 877 00:32:44,540 --> 00:32:45,380 Yes. 878 00:32:45,380 --> 00:32:47,780 To become, as the Bible calls it, 879 00:32:47,780 --> 00:32:49,980 it's the sword of the spirit, 880 00:32:49,980 --> 00:32:51,820 which is the word of God. 881 00:32:51,820 --> 00:32:54,580 And so now we gotta take that word, 882 00:32:54,580 --> 00:32:56,160 and we've said this for years, 883 00:32:56,160 --> 00:32:57,480 the word works. 884 00:32:57,480 --> 00:32:58,980 But you gotta work the word. 885 00:32:58,980 --> 00:33:00,420 So how do you work the word? 886 00:33:00,420 --> 00:33:03,220 So let's land on this because I think this is, 887 00:33:03,220 --> 00:33:04,520 this is gonna be helpful 888 00:33:04,520 --> 00:33:05,960 because we could go all day on this topic. 889 00:33:05,960 --> 00:33:07,640 I mean, literally. 890 00:33:07,640 --> 00:33:10,600 What we did and we learned years ago 891 00:33:12,060 --> 00:33:15,040 is we took Deuteronomy 28, the first 14 verses, 892 00:33:15,040 --> 00:33:18,740 and we just broke it down into little bite-sized chunks. 893 00:33:18,740 --> 00:33:21,720 What I do is I copy and paste onto a note on my computer, 894 00:33:21,720 --> 00:33:23,340 and then I can separate the scriptures 895 00:33:23,340 --> 00:33:25,580 and I can manipulate them in terms of being able 896 00:33:25,580 --> 00:33:26,920 to read them one at a time, 897 00:33:26,920 --> 00:33:30,120 as opposed to just this big group of scriptures. 898 00:33:30,120 --> 00:33:33,160 And I just go down the list and I say it this way. 899 00:33:33,160 --> 00:33:34,620 I'll say, Father, I thank you 900 00:33:34,620 --> 00:33:37,360 that you have made me to be the head and not the tail, 901 00:33:37,360 --> 00:33:39,620 above only and not beneath. 902 00:33:39,620 --> 00:33:40,920 I'm blessed coming in. 903 00:33:40,920 --> 00:33:42,200 I'm blessed going out. 904 00:33:42,200 --> 00:33:43,740 I'm blessed in the city. 905 00:33:43,740 --> 00:33:45,260 And I am blessed in the field. 906 00:33:45,260 --> 00:33:49,440 As the enemy comes at me one way, he must flee seven ways. 907 00:33:49,440 --> 00:33:50,540 And why am I blessed? 908 00:33:50,540 --> 00:33:52,340 Because I obey the voice of the Lord. 909 00:33:52,340 --> 00:33:54,700 And that's a short version of what I do. 910 00:33:54,700 --> 00:33:57,240 I use, I do a lot of, you've got a face going on. 911 00:33:57,240 --> 00:33:58,480 You're reading emails. 912 00:33:58,480 --> 00:34:00,020 No, no, just go ahead. 913 00:34:00,020 --> 00:34:02,920 It just keeps popping up more stuff with the boil. 914 00:34:02,920 --> 00:34:06,860 So it's kind of like now they're offering bottled water. 915 00:34:07,820 --> 00:34:08,960 It's not good. 916 00:34:08,960 --> 00:34:10,320 We need to make sure we're okay. 917 00:34:10,320 --> 00:34:11,400 But anyway, keep going. 918 00:34:11,400 --> 00:34:12,860 No, I don't do that. 919 00:34:12,860 --> 00:34:14,960 Because really I'm listening to what you're saying. 920 00:34:14,960 --> 00:34:16,500 It just popped up. 921 00:34:16,500 --> 00:34:17,740 Okay, so. 922 00:34:17,740 --> 00:34:18,700 I'm gonna turn it off. 923 00:34:18,700 --> 00:34:20,200 Thank you. 924 00:34:20,200 --> 00:34:21,040 Thank you. 925 00:34:21,040 --> 00:34:21,860 Pretend we're at lunch or something. 926 00:34:21,860 --> 00:34:22,700 Yes. 927 00:34:22,700 --> 00:34:23,800 Oh no, then I'd be on my phone. 928 00:34:23,800 --> 00:34:24,640 No, I'm just kidding. 929 00:34:24,640 --> 00:34:25,480 I know you would be. 930 00:34:25,480 --> 00:34:26,300 It's a joke, no. 931 00:34:26,300 --> 00:34:27,140 But keep going. 932 00:34:27,140 --> 00:34:28,300 Because this is what we do. 933 00:34:28,300 --> 00:34:30,740 We take God's word and we work the word. 934 00:34:30,740 --> 00:34:32,920 And when we work the word, it has power 935 00:34:32,920 --> 00:34:34,620 because what you say matters. 936 00:34:34,620 --> 00:34:36,980 And the spirit in which you say it matters. 937 00:34:36,980 --> 00:34:38,680 If you just read it, that's one thing. 938 00:34:38,680 --> 00:34:40,120 But when you declare it. 939 00:34:40,120 --> 00:34:42,220 It's because you're bringing it inward. 940 00:34:42,220 --> 00:34:44,120 You're not just saying it as words. 941 00:34:44,120 --> 00:34:46,820 You're taking it to heart. 942 00:34:46,820 --> 00:34:48,160 And that's the key. 943 00:34:48,160 --> 00:34:49,400 Keep going on that. 944 00:34:49,400 --> 00:34:50,760 Because I wanna look up a scripture. 945 00:34:50,760 --> 00:34:52,300 I'm gonna find it real quick. 946 00:34:53,600 --> 00:34:54,440 How do you do it? 947 00:34:54,440 --> 00:34:55,260 That's how I do it. 948 00:34:55,260 --> 00:34:56,440 I used to do it around 20. 949 00:34:56,440 --> 00:34:57,640 What are other scriptures or things 950 00:34:57,640 --> 00:34:58,940 that pop into your mind? 951 00:34:58,940 --> 00:35:00,140 Just in your random prayers. 952 00:35:00,140 --> 00:35:02,300 Well, no weapon formed against me shall prosper. 953 00:35:02,300 --> 00:35:04,780 And every tongue that rises against me, 954 00:35:04,780 --> 00:35:06,240 you shall show to be in the wrong. 955 00:35:06,240 --> 00:35:07,420 That's Isaiah 54. 956 00:35:07,420 --> 00:35:08,880 Yeah, that's one. 957 00:35:09,980 --> 00:35:11,980 For by his stripes I'm healed. 958 00:35:11,980 --> 00:35:13,880 Because I've got some knee issues right now. 959 00:35:13,880 --> 00:35:16,320 And I pray that constantly. 960 00:35:16,320 --> 00:35:18,260 So we call it standing on the word. 961 00:35:18,260 --> 00:35:19,360 Standing on the word. 962 00:35:22,060 --> 00:35:23,260 I'm looking up a scripture. 963 00:35:23,260 --> 00:35:26,800 That's why I'm the confession of your faith. 964 00:35:26,800 --> 00:35:28,060 I love this scripture. 965 00:35:29,900 --> 00:35:33,600 That with by your mouth you speak. 966 00:35:33,600 --> 00:35:36,140 But what is it? 967 00:35:36,140 --> 00:35:37,180 I know what you're talking about. 968 00:35:37,180 --> 00:35:38,180 I know exactly what you're, 969 00:35:38,180 --> 00:35:40,880 but by confession, I don't know this. 970 00:35:40,880 --> 00:35:42,080 I don't know the... 971 00:35:47,120 --> 00:35:48,820 Okay, that's called dead air. 972 00:35:48,820 --> 00:35:49,660 That you're supposed to be... 973 00:35:49,660 --> 00:35:50,820 Oh, sorry, I'm thinking. 974 00:35:50,820 --> 00:35:51,820 I'm trying to think. 975 00:35:51,820 --> 00:35:52,860 Hebrews 10 23. 976 00:35:52,860 --> 00:35:55,060 It says this, let us hold fast. 977 00:35:55,060 --> 00:35:56,800 The confession of our hope. 978 00:35:56,800 --> 00:35:58,200 Yeah. 979 00:35:58,200 --> 00:36:01,300 The Bible word means expectation. 980 00:36:01,300 --> 00:36:03,360 Joy and confident expectation. 981 00:36:03,360 --> 00:36:06,200 So let us hold fast the confession of our hope 982 00:36:06,200 --> 00:36:10,380 without wavering for he who promised is faithful. 983 00:36:10,380 --> 00:36:12,940 And so that's the principle right there. 984 00:36:12,940 --> 00:36:14,380 We hold fast to that. 985 00:36:14,380 --> 00:36:16,440 The whole fast means to hang on to 986 00:36:16,440 --> 00:36:17,880 the confession of our hope. 987 00:36:17,880 --> 00:36:20,320 And so take God's word, use God's word, 988 00:36:20,320 --> 00:36:23,180 employ it and then deploy it into your life 989 00:36:23,180 --> 00:36:24,920 and into the atmosphere. 990 00:36:24,920 --> 00:36:27,820 And it'll make a massive difference in your life. 991 00:36:27,820 --> 00:36:31,400 All right, so from a carnivore thing, 992 00:36:31,400 --> 00:36:32,860 I'm not gonna spend time on this, 993 00:36:32,860 --> 00:36:34,200 but this is important. 994 00:36:34,200 --> 00:36:37,200 This is our little carnivore corner. 995 00:36:37,200 --> 00:36:40,500 We are on day 410. 996 00:36:40,500 --> 00:36:41,340 Wow. 997 00:36:41,340 --> 00:36:42,740 We both went to the doctor yesterday. 998 00:36:42,740 --> 00:36:46,280 I had my blood panel done and you had your knee looked at. 999 00:36:46,280 --> 00:36:47,940 So we were sitting there together 1000 00:36:47,940 --> 00:36:50,480 and she's looking at my blood panel and she's like, 1001 00:36:50,480 --> 00:36:52,520 gosh, everything here looks amazing. 1002 00:36:54,020 --> 00:36:55,820 And I said, well, it's because we're on carnivore. 1003 00:36:55,820 --> 00:36:57,320 And she goes, you know what? 1004 00:36:57,320 --> 00:37:00,920 I have a lot of patients on carnivore 1005 00:37:00,920 --> 00:37:02,120 and they're all doing well. 1006 00:37:02,120 --> 00:37:04,860 I am ready to start looking into it for myself. 1007 00:37:04,860 --> 00:37:05,700 Our own doctor. 1008 00:37:05,700 --> 00:37:07,400 Finally, finally. 1009 00:37:07,400 --> 00:37:10,160 I mean, this is, I have a doctor in San Antonio 1010 00:37:10,160 --> 00:37:13,740 that's okay, but this one is in Fredericksburg. 1011 00:37:13,740 --> 00:37:16,100 She's our PA in Fredericksburg. 1012 00:37:16,100 --> 00:37:18,740 And it was nice to hear someone instead of saying, 1013 00:37:18,740 --> 00:37:20,380 no, you need to get back on statin. 1014 00:37:20,380 --> 00:37:21,380 You need to get back on. 1015 00:37:21,380 --> 00:37:24,440 She was asking me, so, oh, I see you have prescriptions here. 1016 00:37:24,440 --> 00:37:27,020 You're on ulcer, no, no, no, no. 1017 00:37:27,020 --> 00:37:29,220 You're on simisatin, no. 1018 00:37:29,220 --> 00:37:30,720 She said, you're off all those? 1019 00:37:30,720 --> 00:37:31,560 You're on this? 1020 00:37:31,560 --> 00:37:32,880 No, I'm off. 1021 00:37:32,880 --> 00:37:35,120 I mean, totally off of everything. 1022 00:37:35,120 --> 00:37:36,160 She's like, wow. 1023 00:37:36,160 --> 00:37:39,300 And then of course, and then anyway, 1024 00:37:39,300 --> 00:37:43,160 it's just interesting when a doctor notices and says, wow. 1025 00:37:43,160 --> 00:37:45,600 And I literally don't wanna go to a doctor 1026 00:37:45,600 --> 00:37:47,040 that says get off of it. 1027 00:37:47,040 --> 00:37:48,240 Oh, for real. 1028 00:37:48,240 --> 00:37:49,280 We feel too good. 1029 00:37:49,280 --> 00:37:51,200 I think what's happening with my knee is an injury, 1030 00:37:51,200 --> 00:37:52,440 which is totally different. 1031 00:37:52,440 --> 00:37:53,580 That's different. 1032 00:37:53,580 --> 00:37:55,540 It's called doing two deep squats. 1033 00:37:55,540 --> 00:37:56,380 No, I don't know. 1034 00:37:56,380 --> 00:37:58,020 I think it's from that injury. 1035 00:37:58,020 --> 00:37:59,620 Or it could be from weights 1036 00:37:59,620 --> 00:38:02,260 because I've, it could be my leg presses too. 1037 00:38:02,260 --> 00:38:03,080 So who knows? 1038 00:38:03,080 --> 00:38:03,920 Well, that too, yeah. 1039 00:38:03,920 --> 00:38:05,280 I know it does, but anyway, 1040 00:38:05,280 --> 00:38:08,120 I think it's just an injury and overuse, but we'll see. 1041 00:38:08,120 --> 00:38:09,220 I'll go back tomorrow. 1042 00:38:09,220 --> 00:38:12,260 But the thing is, is we feel great. 1043 00:38:12,260 --> 00:38:17,260 And when we eat heavy protein, it just builds us up. 1044 00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:19,440 Meat, beef, fat. 1045 00:38:19,440 --> 00:38:20,600 I mean, it's all good. 1046 00:38:20,600 --> 00:38:22,240 So if you have questions about carnivore, 1047 00:38:22,240 --> 00:38:25,440 write us at livingupinadownworld.com. 1048 00:38:25,440 --> 00:38:28,840 We call it a three-part, it's a three-leg stool. 1049 00:38:28,840 --> 00:38:31,280 Mind, body, and spirit. 1050 00:38:31,280 --> 00:38:33,580 And when those are in balance, life is good. 1051 00:38:33,580 --> 00:38:35,920 I'm just saying life is good. 1052 00:38:35,920 --> 00:38:37,880 Or as Dr. Kilt says, life is good. 1053 00:38:37,880 --> 00:38:39,480 God is good. 1054 00:38:39,480 --> 00:38:40,320 Keep the faith. 1055 00:38:40,320 --> 00:38:41,160 I love him. 1056 00:38:41,160 --> 00:38:43,120 He's a wild man for Jesus. 1057 00:38:43,120 --> 00:38:46,520 68 years old, nearly 69 now. 1058 00:38:46,520 --> 00:38:47,760 And he is going strong. 1059 00:38:47,760 --> 00:38:50,860 He's been a carnivore for like 15 years and he is a beast. 1060 00:38:50,860 --> 00:38:52,100 He's awesome. 1061 00:38:52,100 --> 00:38:54,840 So anyway, that's just what's going on with us. 1062 00:38:54,840 --> 00:38:56,240 We love you guys. 1063 00:38:56,240 --> 00:38:58,840 Thank you for listening and thank you for reaching out. 1064 00:38:58,840 --> 00:39:00,500 It was great hearing from you. 1065 00:39:00,500 --> 00:39:01,740 If you've never written this, 1066 00:39:01,740 --> 00:39:03,880 I'm gonna give you an assignment, super simple. 1067 00:39:03,880 --> 00:39:07,220 Go to livingupinadownworld.com and just write us a note. 1068 00:39:07,220 --> 00:39:09,040 Let us know where you're from. 1069 00:39:09,040 --> 00:39:12,380 It's, I love getting emails and notes. 1070 00:39:12,380 --> 00:39:13,760 Okay. 1071 00:39:13,760 --> 00:39:15,960 I love getting emails and notes from people 1072 00:39:15,960 --> 00:39:18,360 outside the country, outside our community, 1073 00:39:18,360 --> 00:39:19,520 in our community. 1074 00:39:19,520 --> 00:39:22,400 We just love hearing from you because it matters. 1075 00:39:22,400 --> 00:39:23,960 The fact that you're listening, 1076 00:39:23,960 --> 00:39:26,400 fact that you're tuning in is huge for us. 1077 00:39:27,600 --> 00:39:30,640 We just got a rig, thanks to Adam Curry, 1078 00:39:30,640 --> 00:39:33,580 where we now have two studio options, 1079 00:39:33,580 --> 00:39:35,580 where we can be at home with our studio 1080 00:39:35,580 --> 00:39:38,540 or we can be at our church with our bigger studio, 1081 00:39:38,540 --> 00:39:39,980 but we now have a portable studio. 1082 00:39:39,980 --> 00:39:41,920 So we're gonna be able to do our podcast 1083 00:39:41,920 --> 00:39:44,760 much more consistently because we wanna be with you. 1084 00:39:44,760 --> 00:39:46,120 We wanna encourage you. 1085 00:39:46,120 --> 00:39:47,680 That is our heart. 1086 00:39:47,680 --> 00:39:49,060 And I want you to know something. 1087 00:39:49,060 --> 00:39:50,120 God is for you. 1088 00:39:50,120 --> 00:39:51,100 He's not against you. 1089 00:39:51,100 --> 00:39:52,500 He is for you. 1090 00:39:52,500 --> 00:39:54,160 And so I wanna end with this scripture, 1091 00:39:54,160 --> 00:39:57,640 Ephesians chapter two, verse 10. 1092 00:39:57,640 --> 00:40:01,940 It says this, for we are God's masterpiece. 1093 00:40:01,940 --> 00:40:05,500 He has created us a new in Christ Jesus 1094 00:40:05,500 --> 00:40:10,520 so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. 1095 00:40:11,640 --> 00:40:12,940 So I wanna just encourage you today, 1096 00:40:12,940 --> 00:40:16,020 Annette does as well, that we are here for you. 1097 00:40:16,020 --> 00:40:17,360 That's Ephesians 2.10. 1098 00:40:17,360 --> 00:40:19,920 Check it out in the New Living Translation. 1099 00:40:19,920 --> 00:40:22,520 Whatever we can do to encourage you on your journey 1100 00:40:22,520 --> 00:40:24,900 and help you live up in a down world, 1101 00:40:24,900 --> 00:40:27,120 help you to live with a biblical worldview 1102 00:40:27,120 --> 00:40:29,240 and engage your culture head on 1103 00:40:29,240 --> 00:40:31,840 because we do not live by fear. 1104 00:40:31,840 --> 00:40:33,860 We live by faith in Jesus' name. 1105 00:40:33,860 --> 00:40:35,240 Have a great week. 1106 00:40:35,240 --> 00:40:36,080 God bless. 1107 00:40:36,080 --> 00:40:36,900 I'mации am