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97000. Now enjoy the message. Good to see you
guys. Just like our first gathering, a loud,
vibrant response. So good to see you. If you're
joining us from home, thank you for welcoming
us into your space. It's so good to be home,
to be back in the saddle. We had a great vacation.
I'm rested. And I'm ready to jump back into advancing
the kingdom of God. Dare I say, friends, that
God is moving in our community of faith. Last
Sunday, I attended our annual pool party and
baptism, and we baptized 52 people. 52 people
publicly declared that they are now following
Jesus. Last night, We saw hundreds of people
gather to declare they were all in for our worship
night and back to school bash where we prayed
over the teachers and the students so that they
would go be a light into their schools. It's
funny, you're away on vacation and you don't
realize how much you miss it until you attend
a baptism like that. Last Sunday evening, Jess
and I were sitting in bed and we were just discussing
what we saw and how we experienced it. We had
three people from our Hagerstown health care
location, God bless you guys, that got baptized
in their wheelchairs. And we literally found
ourselves in our bed talking and weeping over
the experience. excitement and the joy of pastoring
a church that's seeing people come into a relationship
with God. It's so exciting to be a part of. A
big thank you to Stephen and Rhett and Rudy for
stepping in and leading our Sunday gatherings
in my absence. It's so refreshing to know that
I can take a break and trust that God is going
to mightily use each of them in a special way.
So this morning, Pastor's picks for the month
of August continues, and I have chosen to spend
the final two weeks of August focusing on money,
finances, and stuff. Now, some of you, right,
you're sitting there, and immediately upon hearing
that topic, you're thinking, come on, Chris.
You just got back from vacation, and you're going
to talk about money in church. Well. Money impacts
every area of our life. If we're to think about
an ordinary day of each of our lives, like an
ordinary day, like tomorrow being Monday, money
is a big part of it. We spend our day accumulating
or trying to earn money. We spend other parts
of our day spending our money. And then the rest
of the day, or at least a big large portion of
it, are the worries that come along that is associated
with... Money. So if we're honest, money consumes
a lot of our lives. And see, once we begin to
follow Jesus, he invites us to make him Lord
of our life. And some of you are thinking, what's
that mean? Well, it just means he becomes the
number one priority in our life. And this includes
everything. Not just our spiritual life of prayer
and Bible reading and worship, meditation, encouragement
on Sunday mornings or in groups. See, our relationship
with Jesus is to be holistic. It's to include
all of our lives, our relationships, our children,
our jobs, our service, our hobbies, our sports,
and yes, even our money. But there's a tendency
for us to separate our finances from our relationship
with Jesus. See, quite often as people, we want
to hold on to our money with a clenched fist.
But when we try to control our money and our
finances and our own strength, we quickly learn
it's to our detriment when we try to handle money
independent of God. Because after all, we have
a heavenly father that is a good father. We have
a savior that is very, very wise. We have the
Holy Spirit which reveals God's plans and purpose
to us every single day. In fact, As you read
through the gospels, you quickly realize that
Jesus' instructions for how we should live our
everyday lives, he promises it will release abundance
into our life. Why would we not want abundance
for our finances? Now please understand, I've
been pastoring this church for 19 years now,
and probably for the first 12 or 13 years, I
very rarely spoke about money. And it wasn't
because... I didn't think money was a valuable
topic. Rather, I didn't want the perception of
our community of faith or our church to be the
one that they just want my stuff. They want my
money. Rather, I wanted our perception as a church,
as a community of faith to be, no, they give
it all away to serve people and to see our community
of faith be a change agent for God's kingdom.
However, over the last five or six years, God
has been changing my life. And I've gained an
understanding of the importance of this topic
in the church, which is you and me. Because,
just like I said earlier, it impacts our everyday
lives. So these next two Sundays are all about
what God wants for you in the area of your finances.
Not what we want from you, but what God wants
for you. And in order for us to understand the
importance of our finances and our everyday lives,
we have to see life differently. We have to see
and look through life with a kingdom lens. Now
this past Monday, I had an eye appointment with
the eye doctor. And as I was going through the
tests, I quickly realized that I was losing my
sight. I couldn't even read the first line on
the first card. Now, I didn't know this, but
he had to switch down a card so it was like jumbo
-sized letters so I could read the first line.
Now, after struggling to read these lines, they
drop down the medical machine, you know, that
makes you feel like you're putting on Iron Man's
armor. And they begin to flip through the lenses,
and they ask you questions like one or three
or... So you've been to the eye doctor. Then
by the end of the session, I could see clear.
I was like, I was in my arm romance. I was like,
oh my gosh, Iron Man, I'm healed. I could see.
Only to learn from the doctor that I should be
wearing glasses all the time, every single day.
So next week, you will see me sporting a new
look for the foreseeable future. But what if
today... we take a look at the lens of our financial
life. And we see that our lens for giving determines
something about our life's pace, our life's spending,
and the outlook that we have. What if a clearer
vision for giving creates a clearer vision for
living our life because our focus impacts our
function? How we see life, how we walk through
life, it impacts who we are. And to see our finances
through a new lens, we have to see our giving
through a kingdom lens. And we will achieve this
by understanding what the Bible says about our
finances. Now, before I jump into these new lenses,
let's first answer a simple question this morning.
Why give? All right, Chris, I'm tracking with
you. Why should I give? Now, I'm going to miff
through these points rather quickly so that we
have an understanding, a foundation, if you will.
that God has something to say in the area of
our finances. First, giving makes us more like
God. Giving makes us more like God. John 3, 16,
for this is how God loved the world. He gave.
Everyone say, He gave. His one and only Son,
so that everyone who believes in Him will not
perish but have eternal life. See, God set the
example for all of us, not just us in the church,
but outside of the church. By allowing his son
to die so that humanity can have a relationship
with the creator. God was the first to give.
Next, giving draws us close to God. Matthew 6,
21. Wherever your treasure is, there the desires
of your heart will also be. You know, I mentioned
earlier that money and finances, they consume
a lot of our day. They can also consume our entire
life. If we allow them to. And Jesus here challenges
us. Prioritize him first. Giving is the remedy
for materialism. 1 Timothy 6 .18 Tell them to
use their money to do good. They should be rich
in good works and generous to those in need.
Always being ready to share with others. Materialism
is rampant in our society. Two words. Storage
bins. Or sea containers. We need to break the
chains of materialism. Giving strengthens our
faith. Proverbs 3, 5, and 9. Trust in the Lord
with all your heart. Do not depend on your own
understanding. In other words, don't make financial
decisions on your own. Honor the Lord with your
wealth and with the best part of everything you
produce. In other words, the first fruits. Giving
invests in God's kingdom, 1 Timothy 6 .19. By
doing this, they will be storing up their treasure
as a good foundation for the future so that they
may experience true life. See, God's kingdom
is the only kingdom worth investing in. Because
in the end, that's all that matters. Giving blesses
us in return, Luke 6 .38. Give and you will receive.
Your gift will return to you in full, pressed
down, shaken together to make room for more,
running over, poured into your lap. The amount
you give will determine the amount you get back.
Jesus promises all of us that our giving will
result in a life of abundance, of joy. Because
finally, giving releases joy, Acts 20, 35. You
should remember the words of the Lord Jesus.
It is more blessed to give than to receive. Now
that word blessed quite often is misunderstood.
Because when we think of blessed, we think, oh,
I have more stuff. But blessed is actually defined
as to be made holy or consecrated, endowed with
divine favor and protection. And the Greek definition
of the word blessed comes from the word makarios,
which describes a follower of Jesus as being
the receiver of God's provisions or favor. of
being an extension of his grace. And notice that
happens when we give, not when we take or we
get. Which leads us now, let's change those lenses
to discussing seeing giving or finances through
a kingdom lens. Five different lenses that will
transform our whole mindset on giving. And first
is the inspired giving lens. The inspired...
Giving lens is the moment in our life when we
see someone, not necessarily someone that we
know, in need, and suddenly our heart leaps within
our chest and our conscience speaks to meet that
need. You're behind someone in Walmart that's
checking out, they're counting coins, they're
setting stuff aside that they can't purchase
because they don't have enough money, and immediately
you say, put it on my bill. I want to meet that
need. That is the inspired. Giving lens. What
just happened? Our heart was inspired. The Holy
Spirit spoke to us to meet the need, to make
a difference, to give to someone else. Paul,
writing to the church in Corinth in 2 Corinthians
8, 7 -12, writes these words to all of us. Since
you excel in so many ways, in your faith, your
gifted speakers, your knowledge, your enthusiasm,
and your love from us, I want you to excel, everyone
say excel, also in this gracious act of giving.
Now I'm not commanding you to do this, but I
am testing how genuine your love is by comparing
it with the eagerness of the other churches.
You know the generous grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ, though he was rich, yet... For your sakes,
he became poor so that by his poverty, he could
make you rich. Here's my advice. It would be
good for you to finish what you started a year
ago. Last year, you were the first who wanted
to give, and you were the first to begin doing
it. Now you should finish what you started. Let
the eagerness you showed in the beginning be
matched now by your giving. Give in proportion
to what you have. Whatever you give is acceptable
if you give it eagerly. And give according to
what you have, not what you don't have. A few
things I want us to notice from these words.
First, Paul promises us nothing in response to
our giving. Notice, he doesn't say, when you
give, God's going to rain down gold bars from
heaven. He doesn't say anything about God blessing
us. Why? Because we don't give to get, we get
to give. reminds the church of their initial
excitement to give, to make a difference. Now
he wants to compel them, to inspire them, to
continue to live in that way every single day.
And he even writes, I'm not commanding you to
do this. Rather, I'm testing your hearts. I'm
testing your attitude on giving. Paul says to
give based on what you have, not what you don't
have. That's freedom for many of us. See, when
we gather together, there should never be this
feeling of shame or guilt around the area of
giving. This is why I tell you what to give.
I don't tell you, hey, you give this amount.
I say be convicted by the Holy Spirit and allow
him to tell you what to give. We are simply called
to steward what God gives us. We can't be comparing
our giving to what others give. Some of us steward
a lot more than others of us. Our goal should
be participation in the kingdom of God. An inspired
giving lens is one where we're participating
with HTV to give God and his kingdom the opportunity
to advance throughout the tri -state area. A
question we can ask ourselves today around the
inspired giving lens is, what does God want me
to do with my stuff? Whose stuff is it? Ah, now
in a room like this, we're going to say, oh yeah,
it's all God's. Oh, it's all God's. But here's
reality. Typically, when referencing what we
own, it's my stuff. And I'm going to do with
it what I want. So the question is, what are
you doing with it? Which leads us to our next
lens, the obedient giving lens. See, we move
from the inspired giving lens, the initial step,
Of the Holy Spirit speaking to our hearts to
meet a need to make a decision to consistently
and obediently give to God's kingdom. Paul continues
to write to the church in Corinth and he writes
this. 2 Corinthians 9, 6 -8. Remember this. A
farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a
small crop. But the one who plants generously
will get a generous crop. And remember though,
I want to pause there. Remember what Paul said
earlier. based on what you have, not on what
you don't have. See, God is not keeping a chart
in heaven of who gives a lot and who gives a
little. Let's continue. You must each decide
in your own heart how much to give. Don't give
reluctantly in response to pressure, for God
loves a person who gives tearfully. I want to
pause there for just a second. As I was reading
those words this week, I began to ponder. about
our offering time, about the opportunity that's
given to us to give back to God. What if, on
a Sunday morning gathering, we actually cheerfully
gave with excitement? In other words, Rhett prays
for the offering, the welcome team starts to
collect, and people are saying, yeah, let's go!
Could you imagine that? Now, some of you are
thinking, Chris, that's a little weird. I've
never seen that in a church before. But my question
is, why not? Because Paul's words just said God
loves a cheerful giver, an excited giver. That
actually should be our response every single
Sunday. I shouldn't have to manipulate you by
passing a basket around to think, oh man, I've
got to give. No, we should be excited and passionate
and happy about our gift. Maybe next week. Continuing
on. And God will generously provide. Notice,
when we're cheerfully giving, what's he going
to do? Provide for everything we need. Then you
will always have everything you need and plenty
left over to share with others. So in this letter,
Paul is challenging the people to first, right,
give. Cheerfully. Be excited about it. But if
you were to read the whole letter, you have to
remember, Paul is writing this letter to the
very first church. So the people in this church,
they're new believers. They're trying to figure
out this Jesus thing. Right? He's telling them,
get rid of sin. Get rid of infidelity. Get rid
of greed. Be respectful to one another. Pray
for one another. But he wastes no time in addressing
the issue of money. Why? Because Paul knew what
Jesus taught. That money should be a blessing,
not a burden for our lives. Right? We don't give
out of compulsion or guilt. We give out of the
blessings that God gives us every single day.
Consistency, church, is important in life. I
am a person of habits. I love my habits because
I've learned that habits change my life. Right?
I'm healthy. I made exercise a priority. I eat
right. I take care of myself. I have made that
a habit and a consistent pattern in my life.
Because, see, consistency over time changes our
desires. That's why Jess and I, right, we have
our offering or our tithe taken out of our paychecks
before we even receive our pay. Like, it's gone.
10 % gone because we want to give above and beyond
what God has set an example of what giving should
be. We want to be generous givers. And the same
happens in our relationship with Jesus. Right?
What is the sign of a mature believer or a mature
follower of God? Let me tell you what it's not.
It's not that you can quote 41 verses of the
Bible. It's not that you can give me an interpretation
of Revelation chapter 3 or when the end times
are coming. It's not that you can fast four weeks
out of the year. It's not even that you're on
the prayer team. None of those. The sign of a
mature believer is consistent obedience over
the course of your life. Being an example of
Jesus by your words and your actions to your
family, your friends, and your community. And
see, obedience is the key to experiencing the
life of abundance that Jesus promised. A question
we can ask ourselves regarding this lens, what
do I do with God's stuff? Because see, what you're
going to learn is, these five lenses, they're
a trajectory that changes our very outlook. First
we ask, what do I do with my stuff? Now we're
asking, what do I do with God's stuff? Because
when we recognize that it's all God's, then we
begin to change, which leads us to our next giving
lens, the intentional giving lens. Jesus speaking
to us in Luke chapter 14, verses 28 to 30. But
don't begin until you count the cost. For you
would begin construction of a building without
first calculating the cost to see if there's
enough money to finish it. Otherwise, you might
complete and leave the foundation before running
out of money, and then everyone would laugh at
you. They would say, there's the person who started
that building and couldn't afford to finish it.
We have to be intentional in terms of our giving.
We have to consider that God has blessed us with
everything in his life. Now my giving has to
reflect what God has done for me. Why is this
important? This is very important because we
all live in a culture that tells us we need this
to be happy. We live in the Amazon Prime, one
-click, buy -it -now world. You're lying in bed.
You can't fall asleep. Your pillow is hard. It's
so uncomfortable. It's 1 o 'clock in the morning.
You wake up. You go to Amazon Prime. You watch
the video. This pillow will change your life
forever. It's cooling, it's soft, you will sleep
like you never have before. With this one click,
for $125, your life will be changed. It arrives
in two days, you sleep on it in one night, only
to realize the $16 Walmart pillow is just as
good. Every time you check out a store, if you
still go to a store, what do you see? More stuff
for you to buy while you wait in line. A question
to ponder for the obedient giving lens is, what
am I giving to God, if anything? God is challenging
us that giving is important and is a priority,
which leads us to our next lens, our fourth lens,
the spiritual giving lens. Now I'll be expanding
on these verses from David next Sunday when I
discuss and break down his prayer. 2 Samuel 24,
24 reads, I will give it all to you, your majesty,
and may the Lord your God accept your sacrifice.
But the king replied. So David, he was looking
for a place to make a sacrifice to God. He finds
this man that was willing to give him his land
and give him everything he needed to make this
sacrifice. But notice David's response. No, I
insist on buying it, for I will not present burnt
offerings to the Lord my God that have cost me
nothing. So David paid him 50 pieces of silver
for the threshing floor and the oxen. David is
not going to make a sacrifice to God, right?
Based on someone giving him the sacrifice. He
purchases the land. He purchases the material
to build the altar. He purchases what he needs
to make the sacrifice. Then he makes the sacrifice.
David made prayerful consideration. Before he
made the offering before God. Because that offering
cost him something. This is important. Because
in our spend it now culture. That says hey you
earned it. Spend it on whatever you want, however
you want, even if it means going into debt. Let's
be honest. Living on a budget and prioritizing
giving rather than receiving goes against what
our society believes. It goes against everything
that our society believes. But when we separate
our finances from our spiritual life, you know
what that is? That's manipulation. That's control.
You're controlling your own life. When we remove
the voice of the Holy Spirit to speak to our
hearts about our finances and our giving, then
we make it about our jobs, we make it about me,
we make it about our families, and we take God
out of the equation. But when we allow the Holy
Spirit to control our finances, right, when our
giving is surrendering control of our finances
to God, it changes everything, Proverbs 3, 9
through 10. Honor the Lord with your wealth and
with the best part, the best part of everything
you produce. Then he will fill your barns with
grain and your vats will overflow with good wine.
Now for the last six months, Jess and I have
been doing a two -year financial stewardship
initiative through Vineyard USA. Vineyard USA
got a $5 million grant from the Lilly Foundation.
So that their pastors, all the pastors in our
movement, can go through a two -year financial
stewardship initiative where we learn about budgeting,
where we learn about investing, where we learn
about retirement, so that as we get older, we
actually have something to live for. Now, a part
of this initiative, we actually have a financial
coach that meets with us every single month.
James and Amberlee Rich, our financial coaches,
are actually coming to the East Coast and will
be at HTV for a weekend seminar coming up in
September. We're calling it Money Talks. It will
be a Friday night and a Saturday morning to early
afternoon. Child care will be provided. And they
will be sharing the ins and outs of what it looks
like to budget, to live within your means, to
give and to give extravagantly, to see the kingdom
of God forcefully advance. I want to encourage
all of you, if you have an opportunity to jump
in on that weekend, be a part of it. You can
sign up at the Welcome Hub. We already have it
happening during our first gathering. We had
several families already signed up. It's an important
part of who we are. A question. for all of us
to ponder based on this lens. What does God want
me to give out of what he has provided? See how
we're changing the questions. We're changing
our outlook. This question now focuses on stewardship.
Not my stuff, but God's stuff. That God is in
control of every area of our life. Because remember,
God provided the job. God provides the income.
God desires that we give. Which leads us to our
final giving lens, the surrendered giving lens.
Paul, writing to his young protege Timothy, writes
these words. And it's rather lengthy, but I feel
that it really speaks to where we are as a culture.
1 Timothy 6, 6 -19. Yet true godliness with contentment
is itself great wealth. Notice that. Notice how
he starts it off. You should be content with
what you have. That that's godliness. After all,
we brought nothing with us when we came into
the world, and we can't take anything with us
when we leave it. I've done a lot of funerals,
and I've never seen a hearse pulling a U -Haul.
So if we have enough food and clothing, let us
be content. But to people who long to be rich
fall into temptation or trap by many foolish
and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin
and destruction. For the love of money, notice
that it says the love of money, not money. It's
the root of all kinds of evil. And some people
craving money have wandered from the true faith
and pierced themselves with many sorrows. Teach
those who are rich in this world. Look at your
neighbor and say, you are rich. Now look at your
other neighbor and tell them they're rich. Church,
we are rich. Teach those who are rich in this
world not to be proud, not to trust in their
money, which is so unreliable. Their trust. Should
be in God who richly gives us all we need for
our enjoyment. Tell them to use their money to
do good. They should be rich in good works and
generous to those in need. Always be ready to
share with others. By doing this, they're throwing
up their treasure as a good foundation for the
future so that they may experience true life.
See, true freedom is understanding the church.
Everything we have, everything we own is from
God. He provides it. And he desires that we give
it back to him first so that we can continue
to make a difference for the kingdom of God.
Now, many of you know a few weeks ago, I shared
about God challenging my heart and giving me
a vision where we lead and take over Meredith's
Park for a night of worship this fall during
our Compassion Weekend. Do you guys remember
that? You were all excited about it. You were
cheering about it. You were just like, yes, we
need to do that. Well, I, believing that God
gave me that vision, took a step of faith and
said yes. I stepped out and rented the facility.
Only to learn that the cost of the event was
going to be much larger than I initially expected.
Much larger. I began to question myself. God,
am I supposed to do this? Holy Spirit, did I
not hear from you? Was that the enemy? Was that
a distraction? Should I move forward? Should
this happen? Should this take place? And I began
to question hearing from God. Three days before
I went on vacation, I was working out on a Thursday
morning, and my phone began to ring. And please
understand, when I work out, I don't answer my
phone. And many of you know when I work, I don't
even talk to you because that's my time. And
I'm into habits and that's what I do because
that's my time. But as the phone was ringing,
I began to hear you need to answer that. I felt
God was speaking to me and told me to answer
it. So I did. On the other end of the line was
a friend and a local business owner who began
sharing with me that he was actually working
in Meredith Park that morning. And while he was
working in Meredith's Park, he looked over the
field and saw thousands of people worshiping
together to proclaim the name of Jesus over this
area. He went on to say that he would commit
$5 ,000 to the community night of worship during
the Compassion Weekend at HCV. I had no words
to respond. I had to walk to the back of the
gym because I was visibly weeping and crying
because I was questioning whether we should even
do the event. His words to me were, I'm getting
the ball rolling, more people will respond. And
that was the encouragement that I needed, that
God would provide the funds needed to make this
event a reality. That we are called to gather
churches together to celebrate the name of Jesus,
to declare revival in our lives and in this area.
To see hundreds of kids around the world hurting
and in poverty sponsored by people that are rich
in the faith. So to take it a step further, if
you're a business owner or you feel compelled
by the Holy Spirit to give towards this event,
please stop by the Welcome Hub and see Tracy.
The money that is dedicated to Gather 2025 will
become a reality and will grow directly to it.
If you are a business owner, everything can be
written off and the ball is already rolling.
I need about four more businesses to give $5
,000 to the event and it will be paid for. So
we must remember, God was the first to give.
And he desires that we give back to him first,
John 3, 16. For this is how God loved the world,
that he gave his one and only son so that everyone
who believes in him will not perish, but have
eternal life. I just want to let you know, this
church is here today because our family surrendered
it all to return to Hagerstown, our hometown,
to plan a church for people who typically don't
fit in church, to reach the forgotten. To reach
the outcast, to reach the sinner, to see the
broken healed, to see chains broken off of people's
lives, to welcome those on the outside into God's
family. That's what our community of faith is
all about. And please understand, 19 years ago,
when we moved back home, We sold our house in
Syracuse, New York, and we made 40 -some thousand
dollars. I don't know the exact amount. I'm not
going to say the exact amount because my wife
will tell me I'm lying. So I'm going to say 40
couple. Say 44, 45. Normally I say 50. She says
I'm lying, so I'll cut it down a little, okay?
The point was it's a lot of money to me. And
we took all that money and we invested it in
what you're sitting in. And this church is a
reality because our family surrendered it all.
And the question for you and for all of us is,
will we continue to surrender and give it all
back to God and give it to him first so that
we can experience true abundance? Our question
for our final giving lens, what does your giving
say about your God? What does your giving say
about your God? Because you must remember, we're
setting an example to our children, our grandchildren,
and the community about how great our God is.
And if we're not prioritizing Him with our finances
and giving to Him first, then we're telling them
He's not a priority. When in reality, we should
be setting an example that He's the most important
priority. Will you stand with me? So many of
you know that every single Sunday, I pray a simple
prayer because that's the most important surrender
that you could ever make. I believe God brings
people into our midst every single weekend that
are distant, far from God, have walked away from
God, that have never met him. And he invites
them to give their lives, to surrender their
lives to him, even on a Sunday when we talk about
money. So I'm going to pray a simple prayer.
I'm going to invite you all to pray it with me
because I believe people are going to come home
into God's kingdom this morning. Let's pray.
Jesus, I'm broken. I'm full of doubt, shame,
regret, sin. Change me. I believe you're God's
son. I believe you died for me. Make me new.
Set me free. Fill me with your spirit. Help me,
God, to serve you and give you everything. In
Jesus' name, amen. If you prayed that prayer
for the first time, see me, high -five me, hug
me, tell me, text me, do something so I can give
you some next steps and tell you how to walk
out this thing called a relationship with Jesus.
Now, before we go, there are several words of
knowledge. And these are specific. You have an
itchy skin condition on the lower part of your
left leg. You have pain on the right side just
above your hip and your stomach. You have right
shoulder tendonitis. You have pain in your right
rib cage, possibly pulled a muscle. There's a
man going to be here named Ron that needs healing
for heart and respiratory issues. If any of those
are you, our prayer team is here on my right.
They will meet you and pray for you, not just
for those needs, but any need you may have. It
doesn't matter if it's financial. It doesn't
matter if it's relational. We want to pray and
believe that God moves. Healing happens in this
corner. Let me tell you that. You're going to
be hearing testimony soon of what God is doing
in this corner right here as people are getting
prayed for. So if you ever need prayer, find
that corner. Next Sunday, I'll be focusing on
David's prayer. He prayed a prayer. Of what he
was to sacrifice and offer before God is an example
of how we should all pray regarding our finances.
Amen. I appreciate every single one of you. I'm
excited to be back. I'm going to that door. It
won't open, Scott. Block it. If you want to run
over Rudy, go there. God bless you guys. I love
you. Pour it out.