1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:22,720 Welcome to Hub City Vineyard. To get connected or to give online, go to hcv.church or give.htv.church. 2 00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:26,960 If at any point during this message you feel called to make a change in your life, text 3 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:34,080 change me to 970-00. Thank you and enjoy the message. And finally I have the lucky, lucky 4 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:41,040 honor of introducing our Hub City worship for the start of our June series which is Summer Jams. 5 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:56,960 And today's song is going to be The Maker by Daniel Lin-Wa. 6 00:01:11,760 --> 00:01:36,560 I stand with arms wide open, I've run a twisted line, 7 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:43,280 I'm a stranger in the eyes of the maker. 8 00:01:43,280 --> 00:02:00,800 Well I could not see, for the fog in my eyes, 9 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:12,320 And I could not feel, for the fear in my eyes. 10 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:26,320 From across the great divide, in the distance I saw a light, 11 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:35,840 John Baptiste walking to me with the maker. 12 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:53,360 My body, my body's been tampered with, 13 00:02:53,360 --> 00:03:06,880 From alarm and dangerously. 14 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:26,400 I can't work with bills of paper, to turn my head away, I'm not a stranger in the hands of the maker. 15 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:34,400 Mother John, have you seen the homeless dog? 16 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:55,920 Standing there with broken bones, I have seen the flanking sun, 17 00:04:55,920 --> 00:05:11,440 There are worries still beating, burning in the eyes of the maker. 18 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:32,960 I sit burning in the eyes of the maker. 19 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:46,480 I sit burning in the eyes of the maker. 20 00:05:46,480 --> 00:06:04,000 Over and over again, from your sleep. 21 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:34,000 Over and over again, from your sleep. 22 00:06:46,480 --> 00:07:14,000 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep, from your sleep. 23 00:07:16,480 --> 00:07:24,000 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 24 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:34,000 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 25 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:47,520 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 26 00:07:47,520 --> 00:08:15,040 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 27 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:32,560 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 28 00:08:32,560 --> 00:08:46,080 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 29 00:08:46,080 --> 00:09:03,600 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 30 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:17,120 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 31 00:09:17,120 --> 00:09:34,640 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 32 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:48,160 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 33 00:09:48,160 --> 00:10:08,000 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 34 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:21,520 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 35 00:10:21,520 --> 00:10:39,040 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 36 00:10:39,040 --> 00:10:52,560 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 37 00:10:52,560 --> 00:11:10,080 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 38 00:11:10,080 --> 00:11:23,600 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 39 00:11:23,600 --> 00:11:41,120 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 40 00:11:41,120 --> 00:11:54,640 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 41 00:11:54,640 --> 00:12:12,160 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 42 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:25,680 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 43 00:12:25,680 --> 00:12:43,200 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 44 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:56,720 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 45 00:12:56,720 --> 00:13:13,760 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 46 00:13:13,760 --> 00:13:27,280 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 47 00:13:27,280 --> 00:13:44,240 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 48 00:13:44,240 --> 00:13:57,760 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 49 00:13:57,760 --> 00:14:18,400 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 50 00:14:18,400 --> 00:14:35,920 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 51 00:14:35,920 --> 00:14:49,440 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 52 00:14:49,440 --> 00:15:06,960 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 53 00:15:06,960 --> 00:15:23,760 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 54 00:15:23,760 --> 00:15:41,280 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 55 00:15:41,280 --> 00:15:54,800 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 56 00:15:54,800 --> 00:16:12,720 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 57 00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:26,240 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 58 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:46,880 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 59 00:16:46,880 --> 00:17:00,400 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 60 00:17:00,400 --> 00:17:18,160 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 61 00:17:18,160 --> 00:17:31,680 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 62 00:17:31,680 --> 00:17:49,440 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 63 00:17:49,440 --> 00:18:02,960 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 64 00:18:02,960 --> 00:18:20,240 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 65 00:18:20,240 --> 00:18:33,760 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 66 00:18:33,760 --> 00:18:51,040 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 67 00:18:51,040 --> 00:19:06,880 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 68 00:19:06,880 --> 00:19:22,320 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 69 00:19:22,320 --> 00:19:39,600 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 70 00:19:39,600 --> 00:19:53,120 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 71 00:19:53,120 --> 00:20:10,480 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 72 00:20:10,480 --> 00:20:24,000 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 73 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:41,280 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 74 00:20:41,280 --> 00:20:58,960 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 75 00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:12,480 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 76 00:21:12,480 --> 00:21:30,080 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 77 00:21:30,080 --> 00:21:43,600 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 78 00:21:43,600 --> 00:22:01,520 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 79 00:22:01,520 --> 00:22:15,040 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 80 00:22:15,040 --> 00:22:32,320 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 81 00:22:32,320 --> 00:22:45,840 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 82 00:22:45,840 --> 00:23:02,800 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 83 00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:19,760 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 84 00:23:19,760 --> 00:23:36,560 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 85 00:23:36,560 --> 00:23:54,080 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 86 00:23:54,080 --> 00:24:07,600 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 87 00:24:07,600 --> 00:24:24,880 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 88 00:24:24,880 --> 00:24:38,400 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 89 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:56,880 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 90 00:24:56,880 --> 00:25:12,320 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 91 00:25:12,320 --> 00:25:27,760 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 92 00:25:27,760 --> 00:25:53,280 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 93 00:25:57,760 --> 00:26:27,280 Oh, river of rust, from your sleep. 94 00:26:28,240 --> 00:26:35,600 And the first one is this, we have to daily choose to put to death our old sin nature. 95 00:26:36,480 --> 00:26:41,680 Now one of the most positive words in the Bible has a negative connotation within our society. 96 00:26:41,680 --> 00:26:45,520 In fact, our society has actually made it a negative word. 97 00:26:45,520 --> 00:26:46,560 Do you want to hear what it is? 98 00:26:47,760 --> 00:26:48,720 It's the word repent. 99 00:26:51,280 --> 00:26:54,400 See repent doesn't mean repent. 100 00:26:54,400 --> 00:27:01,440 Turn or burn that you hear in a growl from the man standing on the street corner. 101 00:27:02,560 --> 00:27:11,680 Or repent is not the words you read on a banner that a woman is walking through a large crowd 102 00:27:11,680 --> 00:27:14,720 of people with on New Year's Eve saying, you sinner. 103 00:27:17,520 --> 00:27:19,520 That's not repent. 104 00:27:19,520 --> 00:27:26,080 That's not repent. And that's not what God is trying to communicate to us. 105 00:27:27,120 --> 00:27:28,160 Let me define it for you. 106 00:27:28,160 --> 00:27:29,200 Can I define it for you? 107 00:27:29,760 --> 00:27:30,720 This is repent. 108 00:27:32,160 --> 00:27:40,160 I'm walking in this direction and I choose to go the other way. 109 00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:43,680 Now is that a negative word? 110 00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:47,120 That's what repentance is. 111 00:27:47,120 --> 00:27:55,120 I'm walking in one direction, suddenly realize there's a better way and turn and go that way. 112 00:27:56,800 --> 00:27:57,840 How do I know that? 113 00:27:58,880 --> 00:28:01,360 Well, look at Acts 3, 19 to 20. 114 00:28:02,160 --> 00:28:03,520 Now, everyone say now. 115 00:28:04,880 --> 00:28:06,000 That means daily. 116 00:28:06,720 --> 00:28:07,760 Repent. 117 00:28:07,760 --> 00:28:11,600 Repent means, oh my gosh, people. 118 00:28:11,600 --> 00:28:13,040 You know I'm an educator, right? 119 00:28:14,080 --> 00:28:16,880 Repent means, thank you. 120 00:28:17,520 --> 00:28:25,040 Now daily repent or turn of your sins and turn to God so that your sins may be wiped away. 121 00:28:25,040 --> 00:28:30,400 Then times of refreshment will come from the presence of the Lord and will, 122 00:28:30,400 --> 00:28:33,520 he will again send you Jesus, your appointed Messiah. 123 00:28:34,480 --> 00:28:37,520 I want you to hear this more than the very first time. 124 00:28:37,520 --> 00:28:43,200 I want you to hear this more than the very air that I'm breathing this morning. 125 00:28:43,920 --> 00:28:45,760 You can be refreshed today. 126 00:28:47,280 --> 00:28:51,840 You are not a stranger in the eyes of the maker. 127 00:28:53,520 --> 00:28:59,360 We can't control our circumstances but we can control what is happening inside of us. 128 00:29:00,240 --> 00:29:02,880 And it all comes down to a choice. 129 00:29:02,880 --> 00:29:10,400 See, David wrote these words after committing adultery and after having the husband of the woman 130 00:29:10,400 --> 00:29:12,240 he committed adultery with, killed. 131 00:29:12,720 --> 00:29:17,760 Not two of the best choices that he ever made in life but he wrote these words in Psalm 51. 132 00:29:18,480 --> 00:29:21,440 Wash me clean of my guilt. 133 00:29:22,400 --> 00:29:24,800 Curify me from my sin. 134 00:29:25,840 --> 00:29:30,880 See, every single day I, 135 00:29:30,880 --> 00:29:35,440 I, Chris needs to choose to put to death my sin nature. 136 00:29:36,720 --> 00:29:37,200 Right? 137 00:29:37,200 --> 00:29:38,480 I need to bury it. 138 00:29:39,200 --> 00:29:41,920 For example, I have this tendency to be very impatient. 139 00:29:43,200 --> 00:29:44,400 Very impatient. 140 00:29:45,840 --> 00:29:48,800 And if I let that go in the wrong direction, 141 00:29:49,840 --> 00:29:53,520 I suddenly can find myself becoming angry quickly. 142 00:29:54,320 --> 00:30:00,320 See, I'm a leader and I like to take over things but the bad thing about that is 143 00:30:00,320 --> 00:30:06,480 the bad thing about this quality that I have and that God has given me is that I tend to take on things 144 00:30:06,480 --> 00:30:10,560 that I shouldn't take on because I want to or that others put on me. 145 00:30:12,640 --> 00:30:17,600 For example, I could find myself driving to an appointment that I may be a few minutes late for 146 00:30:17,600 --> 00:30:22,000 that I didn't really have time to schedule but I scheduled it anyway because I felt bad for this person 147 00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:26,400 and I happen to get stuck behind a person that's not driving as fast as I need to be driving 148 00:30:26,400 --> 00:30:32,960 and I get to that appointment and that can quickly lead me to sin because I'm impatient 149 00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:38,080 and because that person is too old, shouldn't have a driver's license, is driving way too slow. 150 00:30:41,680 --> 00:30:45,840 So that's anger, judgment. 151 00:30:46,720 --> 00:30:47,920 Uh, let's see here what else. 152 00:30:47,920 --> 00:30:49,440 Let's just say it's sin. 153 00:30:49,440 --> 00:30:50,720 It's just sin. 154 00:30:50,720 --> 00:30:52,400 It's a bad attitude. 155 00:30:52,400 --> 00:30:55,360 It's just a lot of things rolled into one. 156 00:30:55,360 --> 00:30:56,800 Amen? All right. 157 00:30:56,800 --> 00:30:58,960 Now I know none of you have ever been there. 158 00:31:02,320 --> 00:31:08,080 What we need to do though is we need to get rid of that old sin nature. 159 00:31:08,080 --> 00:31:09,280 We got to give it to God. 160 00:31:10,160 --> 00:31:12,000 Jesus, I'm giving you my day. 161 00:31:13,040 --> 00:31:18,960 Lead me to take on what you have for me, not what someone else needs from me. 162 00:31:20,080 --> 00:31:22,080 See, when you know your weakness, 163 00:31:22,080 --> 00:31:26,720 when you know your struggle, whatever it is that's from the old sin nature, 164 00:31:26,720 --> 00:31:32,800 you have to daily give it to God and you have to ask the Holy Spirit to control it. 165 00:31:32,800 --> 00:31:34,800 Just let me, can I be honest with you? 166 00:31:35,680 --> 00:31:40,000 See your sin nature, my sin nature, our sin nature, it's like a zombie. 167 00:31:43,040 --> 00:31:45,200 For many of you, it's like a zombie apocalypse. 168 00:31:46,560 --> 00:31:50,000 See, you bury it and then suddenly in the middle of the night, 169 00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:52,320 it's right back there. 170 00:31:54,320 --> 00:31:57,760 And God's saying, give it to me. 171 00:31:58,720 --> 00:32:00,160 Romans 8, 12 to 13. 172 00:32:01,040 --> 00:32:03,520 Therefore, dear brothers and sisters, and please be aware, 173 00:32:03,520 --> 00:32:06,160 Paul is writing to you and me in this letter. 174 00:32:06,160 --> 00:32:08,480 He's not writing to those outside of the church. 175 00:32:08,480 --> 00:32:12,720 You have no obligation to do what your sinful nature urges you to do. 176 00:32:13,680 --> 00:32:17,200 For if you live by its dictates, you will die. 177 00:32:17,200 --> 00:32:20,400 And please understand, Paul's not talking about heaven or hell here. 178 00:32:21,440 --> 00:32:25,360 When Jesus forgave your sins, he forgave all of them. 179 00:32:25,360 --> 00:32:27,840 Past, present, and future. 180 00:32:27,840 --> 00:32:30,640 I mean, think about it, the sins you haven't yet committed 181 00:32:30,640 --> 00:32:33,600 are already paid for by Jesus' actions on the cross. 182 00:32:33,600 --> 00:32:35,840 I don't know about you, but that's pretty good news. 183 00:32:35,840 --> 00:32:37,840 Amen. 184 00:32:39,680 --> 00:32:42,560 See, Paul is writing about the quality of life here on earth 185 00:32:43,200 --> 00:32:45,200 and how we live in the present. 186 00:32:45,200 --> 00:32:47,440 He's writing about the quality of life here on earth 187 00:32:47,440 --> 00:32:49,440 and how we live our lives every day. 188 00:32:49,440 --> 00:32:52,320 He continues, if through the power of the Spirit, 189 00:32:52,320 --> 00:32:55,120 you put to death the deeds of your sinful nature, 190 00:32:55,120 --> 00:32:56,160 you're gonna what? 191 00:32:56,160 --> 00:32:58,160 You will live. 192 00:32:58,160 --> 00:33:00,160 The daily choice. 193 00:33:00,160 --> 00:33:04,160 God, I give you my anger. 194 00:33:04,160 --> 00:33:08,160 God, I give you my lust. 195 00:33:08,160 --> 00:33:12,160 God, I give you my impatience. 196 00:33:12,160 --> 00:33:18,160 God, I give you my negativity. 197 00:33:18,160 --> 00:33:26,160 Holy Spirit, overcome me with joy, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness, and self-control. 198 00:33:26,160 --> 00:33:28,160 See the difference? 199 00:33:28,160 --> 00:33:30,160 Take it, God. 200 00:33:30,160 --> 00:33:34,160 Fill me with your qualities. 201 00:33:34,160 --> 00:33:38,160 Which leads us to our next step. 202 00:33:38,160 --> 00:33:42,160 Friends, we have to daily choose to release our path 203 00:33:42,160 --> 00:33:44,160 and take another step forward. 204 00:33:44,160 --> 00:33:48,160 Again, listen to David here, Psalm 51, 7. 205 00:33:48,160 --> 00:33:52,160 Purify me from my sins and I will be clean. 206 00:33:52,160 --> 00:33:56,160 Wash me and I'll be whiter than snow. 207 00:33:56,160 --> 00:33:58,160 See the first step, the first step that we did, 208 00:33:58,160 --> 00:34:02,160 the old sin nature is about washing on the outside. 209 00:34:02,160 --> 00:34:04,160 Getting rid of the outside. 210 00:34:04,160 --> 00:34:06,160 David now references the inside. 211 00:34:06,160 --> 00:34:10,160 He says cleanse me from the inside, God. 212 00:34:10,160 --> 00:34:14,160 Cleanse me of those issues that I've been carrying around for way too long. 213 00:34:14,160 --> 00:34:20,160 You know, those hurts, those pains, those addictions, that unforgiveness, those habits. 214 00:34:20,160 --> 00:34:22,160 Oh, I need this. 215 00:34:22,160 --> 00:34:24,160 Lies. 216 00:34:24,160 --> 00:34:30,160 Because they're not God's best for your life. 217 00:34:30,160 --> 00:34:32,160 See, in our daily time with God, 218 00:34:32,160 --> 00:34:38,160 we have to not only ask God to help us with the issues that we know we have, 219 00:34:38,160 --> 00:34:40,160 like we did in step one, 220 00:34:40,160 --> 00:34:44,160 but we have to listen as well. 221 00:34:44,160 --> 00:34:48,160 We have to ask, speak to God about the issues of the old nature. 222 00:34:48,160 --> 00:34:52,160 We have to ask God and listen to the Holy Spirit about what he wants to change. 223 00:34:52,160 --> 00:34:56,160 Holy Spirit, what do you want to change in me today? 224 00:34:56,160 --> 00:35:00,160 And see, this is where the hard part is for many of you. 225 00:35:00,160 --> 00:35:05,160 Because it's not just you and the Holy Spirit, it involves others. 226 00:35:05,160 --> 00:35:09,160 See, look at James 5-16 from the message. 227 00:35:09,160 --> 00:35:12,160 Make this your common practice. 228 00:35:12,160 --> 00:35:15,160 Daily practice. 229 00:35:15,160 --> 00:35:18,160 Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other 230 00:35:18,160 --> 00:35:22,160 so that you can live together whole and healed. 231 00:35:22,160 --> 00:35:27,160 The prayer of a person living right with God is something powerful to be reckoned with. 232 00:35:27,160 --> 00:35:29,160 Amen? 233 00:35:29,160 --> 00:35:32,160 See, when we're honest with others, 234 00:35:32,160 --> 00:35:34,160 when we open ourselves up to others, 235 00:35:34,160 --> 00:35:40,160 then accountability happens, then cleansing happens, then change happens. 236 00:35:40,160 --> 00:35:46,160 Now, next month we're going to do this really new, cool, interesting series called Grace Bomb. 237 00:35:46,160 --> 00:35:50,160 And see, there's been a lot of bombs going off in our culture lately, 238 00:35:50,160 --> 00:35:57,160 and those bombs are all negative derivatives of hate, death, and destruction. 239 00:35:57,160 --> 00:35:59,160 But that's just not God's best. 240 00:35:59,160 --> 00:36:02,160 See, we believe in living in God's best, 241 00:36:02,160 --> 00:36:05,160 and we believe that if we bomb people with grace, 242 00:36:05,160 --> 00:36:10,160 they'll be overwhelmed with this love and life change will happen. Amen? 243 00:36:10,160 --> 00:36:14,160 So it's our goal next month, for the month of July, 244 00:36:14,160 --> 00:36:19,160 to launch five Grace Bomb groups. 245 00:36:19,160 --> 00:36:21,160 You say, what's that mean, Chris? 246 00:36:21,160 --> 00:36:26,160 Well, we want five people or couples to host five groups in their house, 247 00:36:26,160 --> 00:36:28,160 and this is how I saw it. 248 00:36:28,160 --> 00:36:30,160 You know, I thought bigger. 249 00:36:30,160 --> 00:36:35,160 I think backyard, barbecue, fire pit, hanging around, 250 00:36:35,160 --> 00:36:38,160 talking about Jesus and how you can bomb people with grace. 251 00:36:38,160 --> 00:36:40,160 Doesn't that sound like fun? 252 00:36:40,160 --> 00:36:43,160 Like, who would go to that? I would go to that, wouldn't you? 253 00:36:43,160 --> 00:36:46,160 Like, some of you wouldn't go to that? 254 00:36:46,160 --> 00:36:48,160 Yeah, I feel bad for you. 255 00:36:48,160 --> 00:36:50,160 You really don't want to have fun. 256 00:36:50,160 --> 00:36:52,160 You need to go find one of those churches that don't have fun. 257 00:36:52,160 --> 00:36:55,160 Like, I want to have fun in here. 258 00:36:55,160 --> 00:36:57,160 So here's what it takes. 259 00:36:57,160 --> 00:36:59,160 It takes five people to step up and say, 260 00:36:59,160 --> 00:37:02,160 I want to be a Grace Bomb group leader. 261 00:37:02,160 --> 00:37:03,160 Okay? 262 00:37:03,160 --> 00:37:07,160 And I believe there's five people in here or couples that want to be a Grace Bomb. 263 00:37:07,160 --> 00:37:10,160 Doesn't that just sound cool? Grace Bomb group leader. 264 00:37:10,160 --> 00:37:12,160 Like, that just sounds cool. 265 00:37:12,160 --> 00:37:15,160 And there's this guy over here on my left named Rudy. 266 00:37:15,160 --> 00:37:17,160 Can you stand up, Rudy? Some people don't know you. 267 00:37:17,160 --> 00:37:19,160 He's got these cool sunglasses on and an Elvis shirt. 268 00:37:19,160 --> 00:37:22,160 I don't know why he likes Elvis because we're singing Daniel Lin-Wild today, 269 00:37:22,160 --> 00:37:24,160 but we'll forgive him for that. 270 00:37:24,160 --> 00:37:29,160 He wants to meet with you at the Welcome Hub right after this so that you can host a group. 271 00:37:29,160 --> 00:37:30,160 Is that okay? 272 00:37:30,160 --> 00:37:34,160 And see, some of you need to step out and be a host. 273 00:37:34,160 --> 00:37:36,160 And you say, well, Chris, I've never did a group before. 274 00:37:36,160 --> 00:37:38,160 I can't lead a group. Yes, you can. 275 00:37:38,160 --> 00:37:40,160 We give you all the material. 276 00:37:40,160 --> 00:37:43,160 Like, we put it in your hand. We say, okay, this is what you do. 277 00:37:43,160 --> 00:37:45,160 Take this material. 278 00:37:45,160 --> 00:37:47,160 Pray. Read it. 279 00:37:47,160 --> 00:37:49,160 Pray for each other. 280 00:37:49,160 --> 00:37:51,160 Pretty simple, right? 281 00:37:51,160 --> 00:37:55,160 All right, so I need five of you to see Rudy right after this at the Welcome Hub. 282 00:37:55,160 --> 00:37:57,160 And if there's ten of you, even better. 283 00:37:57,160 --> 00:38:00,160 And if there's twenty, let's get it on, right? 284 00:38:00,160 --> 00:38:06,160 Let's go after it because it's a part of living a life of abundance, 285 00:38:06,160 --> 00:38:09,160 which leads us to our next step. 286 00:38:09,160 --> 00:38:13,160 We have to daily choose to pursue God's plan. 287 00:38:13,160 --> 00:38:15,160 Psalm 51, 10 through 11. 288 00:38:15,160 --> 00:38:17,160 Create in me a clean heart, O God. 289 00:38:17,160 --> 00:38:19,160 Renew a loyal spirit within me. 290 00:38:19,160 --> 00:38:25,160 Do not banish me from your presence and don't take your Holy Spirit from me. 291 00:38:25,160 --> 00:38:27,160 We have to daily learn to pray. 292 00:38:27,160 --> 00:38:29,160 Jesus, lead me. Guide me. 293 00:38:29,160 --> 00:38:33,160 Jesus, I want to be used by you today to share the good news. 294 00:38:33,160 --> 00:38:37,160 Romans 12, 2 says, don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, 295 00:38:37,160 --> 00:38:41,160 but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think 296 00:38:41,160 --> 00:38:47,160 and you'll learn to know God's will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. 297 00:38:47,160 --> 00:38:50,160 And here's the problem with our society. 298 00:38:50,160 --> 00:38:55,160 See, our society and many people within the church that live within our society 299 00:38:55,160 --> 00:39:00,160 believe that our plans are better than God's. 300 00:39:00,160 --> 00:39:03,160 Well, that's not what I want to do, God. 301 00:39:03,160 --> 00:39:05,160 This is what I want to do. 302 00:39:05,160 --> 00:39:11,160 And see, within our society, there's a spirit of just individualism. 303 00:39:11,160 --> 00:39:15,160 And they want to do what they want to do whenever they want to do it. 304 00:39:15,160 --> 00:39:17,160 And that's just not God's best. 305 00:39:17,160 --> 00:39:19,160 In fact, it's a lie of the enemy. 306 00:39:19,160 --> 00:39:24,160 God's plan is good and pleasing and perfect. 307 00:39:24,160 --> 00:39:28,160 And we want to challenge you to walk in those plans for your life. 308 00:39:28,160 --> 00:39:30,160 And this is one way we're going to do it, man. 309 00:39:30,160 --> 00:39:32,160 This summer is going to be incredible. 310 00:39:32,160 --> 00:39:34,160 I feel like God's going to explode in this place. 311 00:39:34,160 --> 00:39:36,160 This is the first Sunday. 312 00:39:36,160 --> 00:39:42,160 And typically, we had pray first on the first Sunday of every month. 313 00:39:42,160 --> 00:39:43,160 Right? 314 00:39:43,160 --> 00:39:46,160 When we started pray first, we'd come back here at 6 o'clock 315 00:39:46,160 --> 00:39:50,160 and we'd pray for our community of faith, our community, our state, 316 00:39:50,160 --> 00:39:54,160 our what country, the U.S. and the world. 317 00:39:54,160 --> 00:39:56,160 I don't even know where we live. 318 00:39:56,160 --> 00:39:58,160 Geez. 319 00:39:58,160 --> 00:40:00,160 I live somewhere. 320 00:40:00,160 --> 00:40:02,160 Don't know where. 321 00:40:02,160 --> 00:40:07,160 Anyway, when we started pray first, we had 20, 30 people that would come. 322 00:40:07,160 --> 00:40:09,160 Then it dwindled to 10. 323 00:40:09,160 --> 00:40:11,160 Then it dwindled to 5. 324 00:40:11,160 --> 00:40:14,160 And then the last time we did it was 2. 325 00:40:14,160 --> 00:40:17,160 So in other words, a kind of lost team. 326 00:40:17,160 --> 00:40:18,160 Like, I get it. 327 00:40:18,160 --> 00:40:20,160 It's tough to come back on Sunday nights. 328 00:40:20,160 --> 00:40:21,160 You've already been to church. 329 00:40:21,160 --> 00:40:23,160 You check that box. 330 00:40:23,160 --> 00:40:24,160 I'm good. 331 00:40:24,160 --> 00:40:26,160 I'll pray, but I'm going to pray from home. 332 00:40:26,160 --> 00:40:27,160 So I'm like, all right, cool. 333 00:40:27,160 --> 00:40:28,160 We can do that. 334 00:40:28,160 --> 00:40:32,160 So what we're going to do this summer is challenge you to take prayer walks. 335 00:40:32,160 --> 00:40:36,160 So once a week, not once a month, we want to challenge you to go somewhere 336 00:40:36,160 --> 00:40:37,160 and take a prayer walk. 337 00:40:37,160 --> 00:40:39,160 And you say, well, Chris, what does that mean? 338 00:40:39,160 --> 00:40:43,160 Well, you can go to Halfway Park, walk their beautiful natural trail over and back. 339 00:40:43,160 --> 00:40:45,160 And the whole time you do it, pray. 340 00:40:45,160 --> 00:40:46,160 Pray for yourself. 341 00:40:46,160 --> 00:40:48,160 Pray for our community of faith. 342 00:40:48,160 --> 00:40:50,160 Pray for our community. 343 00:40:50,160 --> 00:40:52,160 And just take a walk and connect with God. 344 00:40:52,160 --> 00:40:53,160 That's a good thing, right? 345 00:40:53,160 --> 00:40:56,160 And see, it's also good you're connecting with God. 346 00:40:56,160 --> 00:41:01,160 But we're also instilling in you healthy habits because what are you doing while you pray? 347 00:41:01,160 --> 00:41:02,160 You're walking. 348 00:41:02,160 --> 00:41:03,160 And guess what? 349 00:41:03,160 --> 00:41:05,160 Someone you need to start walking. 350 00:41:05,160 --> 00:41:07,160 OK? 351 00:41:07,160 --> 00:41:08,160 All right. 352 00:41:08,160 --> 00:41:09,160 There's no judgment here. 353 00:41:09,160 --> 00:41:11,160 I'm just saying it's good for you. 354 00:41:11,160 --> 00:41:13,160 It's good for you to walk. 355 00:41:13,160 --> 00:41:15,160 And we need to get out there and walk. 356 00:41:15,160 --> 00:41:20,160 And if you need a reason to start walking, why not pray and walk? 357 00:41:20,160 --> 00:41:22,160 That's the best reason possible. 358 00:41:22,160 --> 00:41:26,160 So I want to challenge you once a week to go into your neighborhood, 359 00:41:26,160 --> 00:41:31,160 go to Fairgrounds Park, go to Robinwood Medical Center and walk their halls. 360 00:41:31,160 --> 00:41:33,160 I don't really care where you go. 361 00:41:33,160 --> 00:41:36,160 And spend time praying and walking. 362 00:41:36,160 --> 00:41:37,160 Well, Chris, how long should I do that? 363 00:41:37,160 --> 00:41:39,160 As long as the Holy Spirit tells you to. 364 00:41:39,160 --> 00:41:41,160 Five minutes, ten minutes. 365 00:41:41,160 --> 00:41:45,160 You can find yourself on the canal walking and praying at maybe an hour. 366 00:41:45,160 --> 00:41:46,160 It's OK. 367 00:41:46,160 --> 00:41:50,160 Prayer is a good thing that's going to impact and change your life. 368 00:41:50,160 --> 00:41:57,160 Now, when it comes to purpose also, we believe that all of you have a role to play in our community faith. 369 00:41:57,160 --> 00:41:58,160 You already heard me share today. 370 00:41:58,160 --> 00:42:04,160 Start with why I would love to share with you about our church, why it began, where we're going, where God's leading us to. 371 00:42:04,160 --> 00:42:11,160 I'll meet you in the family room right after this gathering so that you can plug in and become a part. 372 00:42:11,160 --> 00:42:13,160 Remember, this is all about joy. 373 00:42:13,160 --> 00:42:14,160 Right, David? 374 00:42:14,160 --> 00:42:15,160 Wash me. 375 00:42:15,160 --> 00:42:17,160 Clean me. 376 00:42:17,160 --> 00:42:19,160 Create in me. 377 00:42:19,160 --> 00:42:25,160 And finally, our final step, daily choose to live a life of impacting others. 378 00:42:25,160 --> 00:42:27,160 Psalm 51, 12 to 13. 379 00:42:27,160 --> 00:42:31,160 Restore to me the joy of your salvation. 380 00:42:31,160 --> 00:42:32,160 Now, some of you are like, well, what is it? 381 00:42:32,160 --> 00:42:33,160 What is joy to your salvation? 382 00:42:33,160 --> 00:42:34,160 What does that even mean, Chris? 383 00:42:34,160 --> 00:42:36,160 It's the next sentence. 384 00:42:36,160 --> 00:42:38,160 Make me willing to obey you. 385 00:42:38,160 --> 00:42:45,160 Then I will teach your ways to rebels and they will return to you. 386 00:42:45,160 --> 00:42:57,160 See, my life begins to impact others when I reach out to those that are lonely, when I reach out to those that are poor and give to them, 387 00:42:57,160 --> 00:43:03,160 when I grab a hold of the addicted and invite them in. 388 00:43:03,160 --> 00:43:08,160 We make a difference when we reach out to people in need. 389 00:43:08,160 --> 00:43:16,160 You will never experience the joy of your salvation until you do something for other people. 390 00:43:16,160 --> 00:43:23,160 If you're not doing anything for other people, there's no joy of salvation because you're not sharing it. 391 00:43:23,160 --> 00:43:27,160 Now, some of you are like, well, Chris, of course you're sharing the joy of your salvation. 392 00:43:27,160 --> 00:43:28,160 You're a pastor. 393 00:43:28,160 --> 00:43:30,160 You're on the stage. 394 00:43:30,160 --> 00:43:32,160 It's your job. 395 00:43:32,160 --> 00:43:36,160 You're supposed to write up these sermons that tell us about the joy of your salvation. 396 00:43:36,160 --> 00:43:38,160 You know what I'm going to say to you? 397 00:43:38,160 --> 00:43:40,160 Don't ask me. 398 00:43:40,160 --> 00:43:41,160 Okay? 399 00:43:41,160 --> 00:43:45,160 When you leave here, go find Mike Shriver. 400 00:43:45,160 --> 00:43:48,160 He's out in the parking lot parking cars. 401 00:43:48,160 --> 00:43:51,160 Say, Mike, why are you helping to park cars? 402 00:43:51,160 --> 00:43:54,160 Go find Frank or Pete. 403 00:43:54,160 --> 00:44:01,160 Pete gave you a bulletin or Frank held a door open for you and high-fived you on the way in. 404 00:44:01,160 --> 00:44:03,160 Why are you giving me a bulletin? 405 00:44:03,160 --> 00:44:05,160 Why are you holding doors? 406 00:44:05,160 --> 00:44:06,160 How about Nikki? 407 00:44:06,160 --> 00:44:10,160 She made you a cup of coffee and put it in your hand. 408 00:44:10,160 --> 00:44:14,160 Go talk to Cheryl or John or Tim. 409 00:44:14,160 --> 00:44:17,160 They're teaching your kids. 410 00:44:17,160 --> 00:44:19,160 And say, why are you doing this? 411 00:44:19,160 --> 00:44:21,160 And you know what they're going to say? 412 00:44:21,160 --> 00:44:23,160 No, it's not service work. 413 00:44:23,160 --> 00:44:25,160 It's to give back to God. 414 00:44:25,160 --> 00:44:28,160 It's bigger than volunteerism. 415 00:44:28,160 --> 00:44:33,160 It's about sharing the good news of the gospel with other people that want to hear it, 416 00:44:33,160 --> 00:44:36,160 hoping that they can make a difference in the lives of others. 417 00:44:36,160 --> 00:44:37,160 Amen? 418 00:44:37,160 --> 00:44:42,160 And that's all good news. 419 00:44:42,160 --> 00:44:46,160 It's our desire that you do the same. 420 00:44:46,160 --> 00:44:50,160 You say, well, Chris, what does this have to do with the song that I heard this morning? 421 00:44:50,160 --> 00:44:55,160 Well, Daniel Lemoy wrote about homeless daughters. 422 00:44:55,160 --> 00:44:56,160 Right? 423 00:44:56,160 --> 00:44:58,160 And those homeless daughters are referencing the prostitutes. 424 00:44:58,160 --> 00:45:04,160 And notice they were standing with broken wings. 425 00:45:04,160 --> 00:45:12,160 Church, don't forget about the people that are hurting in our world. 426 00:45:12,160 --> 00:45:14,160 Don't walk away from them. 427 00:45:14,160 --> 00:45:15,160 Don't turn your head. 428 00:45:15,160 --> 00:45:16,160 Don't judge them. 429 00:45:16,160 --> 00:45:22,160 Hebrews 13, 16 says, don't forget to do good and to share with those in need. 430 00:45:22,160 --> 00:45:25,160 These are the sacrifices that please God. 431 00:45:25,160 --> 00:45:31,160 Notice from the message, make sure you don't take things for granted and go slack in working for the common good. 432 00:45:31,160 --> 00:45:33,160 Share what you have with others. 433 00:45:33,160 --> 00:45:43,160 God takes particular pleasure in acts of worship, a different kind of sacrifice that takes place in the kitchen, the workplace, and on the streets. 434 00:45:43,160 --> 00:45:46,160 See, none of this happens. 435 00:45:46,160 --> 00:45:55,160 None of this happens unless you make and take these steps each and every day. 436 00:45:55,160 --> 00:45:57,160 It's a daily choice. 437 00:45:57,160 --> 00:46:01,160 See, my dream is not that you show up here on Sundays. 438 00:46:01,160 --> 00:46:02,160 That's not my dream. 439 00:46:02,160 --> 00:46:04,160 Now, do I want you to come here on Sundays? 440 00:46:04,160 --> 00:46:06,160 Do I want to have sick services? 441 00:46:06,160 --> 00:46:09,160 Do I want to have multiple places and plant churches? 442 00:46:09,160 --> 00:46:13,160 I want to do that because I want to see God's kingdom invade this place. 443 00:46:13,160 --> 00:46:17,160 But I don't want to see you just show up on Sundays and go through the motions. 444 00:46:17,160 --> 00:46:22,160 I did that for 22 years of my life and it got me nowhere. 445 00:46:22,160 --> 00:46:33,160 I want to see you show up, begin making the difference in the lives of others, and walking in God's plan for your life. 446 00:46:33,160 --> 00:46:36,160 Because that's the good news. 447 00:46:36,160 --> 00:46:40,160 See, joy is more than a feeling. 448 00:46:40,160 --> 00:46:42,160 It's a way of living. 449 00:46:42,160 --> 00:46:44,160 And so many of us aren't walking in it. 450 00:46:44,160 --> 00:46:49,160 But God is inviting you into that encounter today. 451 00:46:49,160 --> 00:47:00,160 Now, this past Wednesday, I checked off a bucket list item and I got to see one of my favorite bands live down at FedExField. 452 00:47:00,160 --> 00:47:03,160 I got to go see Coldplay. 453 00:47:03,160 --> 00:47:07,160 It was a really cool experience because all my kids went with me. 454 00:47:07,160 --> 00:47:10,160 Not all of them, but my older kids went with me. 455 00:47:10,160 --> 00:47:12,160 It was Zoe's graduation gift. 456 00:47:12,160 --> 00:47:18,160 My wife was supposed to go with me, but we had an unfortunate accident at home and she had to take care of our Nolan. 457 00:47:18,160 --> 00:47:19,160 And that's okay. 458 00:47:19,160 --> 00:47:21,160 That's a part of being a mom or dad. 459 00:47:21,160 --> 00:47:25,160 And it's funny, you go to these concerts, right? 460 00:47:25,160 --> 00:47:28,160 A hundred thousand plus people fill in a stadium. 461 00:47:28,160 --> 00:47:33,160 Probably one of the best shows, if not the best show I've ever been a part of in my life. 462 00:47:33,160 --> 00:47:39,160 But more importantly, it drew me closer to God. 463 00:47:39,160 --> 00:47:41,160 And you're like, what? 464 00:47:41,160 --> 00:47:43,160 What do you mean it drew you closer to God? 465 00:47:43,160 --> 00:47:50,160 I had encounters with Jesus at that concert that I've had nowhere else. 466 00:47:50,160 --> 00:47:52,160 And you're like, really? 467 00:47:52,160 --> 00:47:57,160 Yeah, this is the lyrics from one of their songs. 468 00:47:57,160 --> 00:48:05,160 God gave you style and gave you grace and put a smile upon your face. 469 00:48:05,160 --> 00:48:09,160 See, in so many people, they want to write off stuff. 470 00:48:09,160 --> 00:48:13,160 Yet in reality, God wants to use everything. 471 00:48:13,160 --> 00:48:18,160 God wants to use everything in your life to grow your relationship with Jesus. 472 00:48:18,160 --> 00:48:20,160 But you just got to be open to receiving it. 473 00:48:20,160 --> 00:48:23,160 You got to be open to growing in it. 474 00:48:23,160 --> 00:48:27,160 You got to be open to changing. 475 00:48:27,160 --> 00:48:33,160 And here's what I felt like the Holy Spirit whispered to me this morning to close this gathering. 476 00:48:33,160 --> 00:48:37,160 God is inviting you to make a choice this morning. 477 00:48:37,160 --> 00:48:41,160 Now, if you got a bulletin on your way in, open it up. 478 00:48:41,160 --> 00:48:43,160 If you didn't get a bulletin, put your hand up. 479 00:48:43,160 --> 00:48:45,160 Did anybody not get a bulletin? Put your hand up. 480 00:48:45,160 --> 00:48:48,160 All right, Gary, can you get, is Gary in here? 481 00:48:48,160 --> 00:48:50,160 Oh, he's not here. He left me. 482 00:48:50,160 --> 00:48:53,160 Oh, he's got post-its. I was going to give him post-its. 483 00:48:53,160 --> 00:48:55,160 Sorry, Gary bailed on us. 484 00:48:55,160 --> 00:48:57,160 Geez. 485 00:48:57,160 --> 00:48:59,160 Just judge him. It's okay. 486 00:48:59,160 --> 00:49:00,160 Just judge him. 487 00:49:00,160 --> 00:49:04,160 I'm just kidding. Don't judge him, please. 488 00:49:04,160 --> 00:49:06,160 Anyway, in your bulletin, there's a post-it. 489 00:49:06,160 --> 00:49:09,160 It's there for a purpose. 490 00:49:09,160 --> 00:49:10,160 Okay? 491 00:49:10,160 --> 00:49:14,160 I felt like God told me to put a post-it over your outline. 492 00:49:14,160 --> 00:49:17,160 And that as I was sharing during this Sunday gathering, 493 00:49:17,160 --> 00:49:22,160 he was going to be whispering in your ears that little area, not 10, 1, 494 00:49:22,160 --> 00:49:25,160 that he desires for you to work on. 495 00:49:25,160 --> 00:49:27,160 He desires for you to change. 496 00:49:27,160 --> 00:49:30,160 He desires for you to give back to him. 497 00:49:30,160 --> 00:49:33,160 So I'm going to invite the Holy Spirit to come. 498 00:49:33,160 --> 00:49:34,160 All right? 499 00:49:34,160 --> 00:49:37,160 We're going to listen to God for a minute or so. 500 00:49:37,160 --> 00:49:40,160 After you listen to God, if he highlights something, 501 00:49:40,160 --> 00:49:43,160 I want you to write it on that post-it. 502 00:49:43,160 --> 00:49:47,160 And then I want you to look up here to this screen. 503 00:49:47,160 --> 00:49:50,160 And I want you to take a look at that cross. 504 00:49:50,160 --> 00:49:52,160 Okay? 505 00:49:52,160 --> 00:49:53,160 All right? 506 00:49:53,160 --> 00:49:55,160 I want you to look back down at your post-it. 507 00:49:55,160 --> 00:49:58,160 I want you to look back up at that cross. 508 00:49:58,160 --> 00:50:00,160 And then I'm going to have you ball it up 509 00:50:00,160 --> 00:50:05,160 and throw it in the trash on your way out before you high-five me. 510 00:50:05,160 --> 00:50:07,160 Because that's where it needs to be. 511 00:50:07,160 --> 00:50:10,160 So Holy Spirit, come. 512 00:50:10,160 --> 00:50:13,160 Speak to us this morning, God. 513 00:50:13,160 --> 00:50:18,160 Whisper into our spirit, into our ears. 514 00:50:18,160 --> 00:50:24,160 What is it that you desire for me to change this morning? 515 00:50:24,160 --> 00:50:28,160 What is that one thing that you desire for me to focus on? 516 00:50:28,160 --> 00:50:38,160 Habit, addiction, sin, an old nature, attitude. 517 00:50:38,160 --> 00:50:43,160 God, give me the courage to write it down and give it to you, God. 518 00:50:43,160 --> 00:50:49,160 And Holy Spirit, I invite, as this act of obedience happens, God, 519 00:50:49,160 --> 00:50:55,160 that you literally, supernaturally remove it from my friends. 520 00:50:55,160 --> 00:51:04,160 That you change us and you make us more like Jesus. 521 00:51:04,160 --> 00:51:10,160 God, come now. 522 00:51:10,160 --> 00:51:19,160 Come, Holy Spirit. 523 00:51:19,160 --> 00:51:22,160 I want you to look up at the cross. 524 00:51:22,160 --> 00:51:24,160 Look at what you wrote down. 525 00:51:24,160 --> 00:51:27,160 Ball it up. 526 00:51:27,160 --> 00:51:29,160 Ball it up. 527 00:51:29,160 --> 00:51:37,160 That deserves to be in the trash as you leave this place. 528 00:51:37,160 --> 00:51:39,160 Amen? 529 00:51:39,160 --> 00:51:45,160 I said this during the first gathering, but this was a really good sermon. 530 00:51:45,160 --> 00:51:49,160 And we needed to hear it. 531 00:51:49,160 --> 00:51:54,160 Now if we could all go to that place of prayer. 532 00:51:54,160 --> 00:52:02,160 There's some of you that have come in here that just, you're not in that relationship. 533 00:52:02,160 --> 00:52:04,160 Maybe you've run away from God. 534 00:52:04,160 --> 00:52:07,160 Maybe you've never started that journey. 535 00:52:07,160 --> 00:52:10,160 Maybe you're just struggling. 536 00:52:10,160 --> 00:52:12,160 You're sin. 537 00:52:12,160 --> 00:52:15,160 God wants to set you free this morning. 538 00:52:15,160 --> 00:52:18,160 Jesus is inviting you into that closeness. 539 00:52:18,160 --> 00:52:23,160 So no one looking around, it's a private thing between individuals and God. 540 00:52:23,160 --> 00:52:25,160 If there's anyone here like that, just flip your hand up. 541 00:52:25,160 --> 00:52:30,160 Is there anyone here like that? 542 00:52:30,160 --> 00:52:37,160 God. 543 00:52:37,160 --> 00:52:39,160 We all just pray this prayer together. 544 00:52:39,160 --> 00:52:42,160 Jesus, I'm broken. 545 00:52:42,160 --> 00:52:44,160 I'm full of doubt. 546 00:52:44,160 --> 00:52:45,160 Shame. 547 00:52:45,160 --> 00:52:46,160 Regret. 548 00:52:46,160 --> 00:52:48,160 Sin. 549 00:52:48,160 --> 00:52:52,160 Change me. 550 00:52:52,160 --> 00:52:55,160 I believe you're God's son. 551 00:52:55,160 --> 00:53:00,160 I believe you died for me. 552 00:53:00,160 --> 00:53:04,160 Fill me with the Holy Spirit. 553 00:53:04,160 --> 00:53:08,160 And give me opportunities. 554 00:53:08,160 --> 00:53:10,160 Back to others. 555 00:53:10,160 --> 00:53:14,160 In Jesus' name. 556 00:53:14,160 --> 00:53:19,160 Now listen, if you prayed that prayer, whether you raised your hand or not, text me, please. 557 00:53:19,160 --> 00:53:22,160 Just put that number in, right change me. 558 00:53:22,160 --> 00:53:24,160 I will follow up with you this week. 559 00:53:24,160 --> 00:53:25,160 I'll be praying for you this week. 560 00:53:25,160 --> 00:53:30,160 I'll give you next steps on how to grow this relationship with God. 561 00:53:30,160 --> 00:53:34,160 If you're joining us from home, thank you for welcoming us into your home. 562 00:53:34,160 --> 00:53:38,160 If you're here within our community of faith, I need you to do three things. 563 00:53:38,160 --> 00:53:40,160 Okay, you ready? 564 00:53:40,160 --> 00:53:42,160 Three things. 565 00:53:42,160 --> 00:53:49,160 One, is God calling you to lead a grace bomb group. 566 00:53:49,160 --> 00:53:53,160 If so, see Rudy at the welcome hub. 567 00:53:53,160 --> 00:53:54,160 Okay. 568 00:53:54,160 --> 00:54:00,160 Two, maybe you need to start this journey within our community of faith. 569 00:54:00,160 --> 00:54:04,160 Because many of you are just, you show up, sit down, leave. 570 00:54:04,160 --> 00:54:06,160 Show up, sit down, leave. 571 00:54:06,160 --> 00:54:08,160 That's not growth. 572 00:54:08,160 --> 00:54:12,160 God wants you plugged in and used to make a difference. 573 00:54:12,160 --> 00:54:19,160 And three, okay, I need you to look at your neighbors. 574 00:54:19,160 --> 00:54:26,160 Tell them how much God loves them and encourage them while I leave and get to the back door before you. 575 00:54:26,160 --> 00:54:28,160 Can you do that? 576 00:54:28,160 --> 00:54:56,160 All right. God bless you guys. 577 00:54:58,160 --> 00:55:00,160 Thank you.