WEBVTT 00:00:01.199 --> 00:00:04.280 When the world seems to grow darker and darker, 00:00:04.459 --> 00:00:07.459 when corruption and violence and hate and prejudice 00:00:07.459 --> 00:00:10.519 continue to grow, God does something unusual. 00:00:10.939 --> 00:00:13.679 He's looking for a man. He's looking for a woman 00:00:13.679 --> 00:00:16.960 to stand in the gap to make a difference. Would 00:00:16.960 --> 00:00:22.440 you like to be that person? Stay with me. Thanks 00:00:22.440 --> 00:00:24.899 for listening to this edition of Living on the 00:00:24.899 --> 00:00:27.800 Edge with Chip Ingram. We are an international 00:00:27.800 --> 00:00:30.719 teaching and discipleship ministry that motivates 00:00:30.719 --> 00:00:33.740 Christians to live like Christians. And in just 00:00:33.740 --> 00:00:35.899 a minute, we'll wrap up our series, I Choose 00:00:35.899 --> 00:00:39.159 Love. Today, he'll examine God's criteria for 00:00:39.159 --> 00:00:41.899 using people and why he often uses some more 00:00:41.899 --> 00:00:44.460 than others. Well, Chip has a lot to share today, 00:00:44.579 --> 00:00:46.939 so let's dive right into this insightful message, 00:00:47.179 --> 00:00:50.619 Love Cares. Go in your Bible to Philippians chapter 00:00:50.619 --> 00:00:54.969 2, beginning in verse 19. I want to share something 00:00:54.969 --> 00:00:58.049 with you because there's something that God and 00:00:58.049 --> 00:01:00.049 Teresa have in common. Are you ready for this? 00:01:00.710 --> 00:01:04.469 They're both always shopping. When Teresa and 00:01:04.469 --> 00:01:06.870 I are hanging around downtown Las Gadas, if we 00:01:06.870 --> 00:01:09.269 go away for a little weekend, if we sometimes, 00:01:09.430 --> 00:01:11.670 I travel to Atlanta and there's a number of shops 00:01:11.670 --> 00:01:14.950 there. She's always looking. She's always shopping. 00:01:15.010 --> 00:01:17.650 Now, don't get me wrong. She's not like a, I 00:01:17.650 --> 00:01:20.109 have to have new shoes, new dress. She's shopping 00:01:20.109 --> 00:01:22.549 for grandkids. I mean, there's a birthday like 00:01:22.549 --> 00:01:25.269 every third day and then anniversary. So wherever 00:01:25.269 --> 00:01:27.489 we go, she'll walk in. Oh, and then she'll tell 00:01:27.489 --> 00:01:30.609 me for this season, this would be perfect for, 00:01:30.689 --> 00:01:32.349 and then she'll name one of the grandkids and 00:01:32.349 --> 00:01:35.150 tell me why. Here's what I want you to know. 00:01:36.750 --> 00:01:40.069 She cares about each child in its season, and 00:01:40.069 --> 00:01:43.870 she wants to get the very thing that would help 00:01:43.870 --> 00:01:48.969 them be and experience the very best. And what 00:01:48.969 --> 00:01:52.090 I want you to know is that God is shopping. In 00:01:52.090 --> 00:01:55.189 other words, he is looking. He's looking. And 00:01:55.189 --> 00:01:57.510 what he's looking for is people that are ready 00:01:57.510 --> 00:02:01.090 and prepared to fulfill his will. In fact, notice 00:02:01.090 --> 00:02:03.750 on the front of your notes, I put two key Old 00:02:03.750 --> 00:02:06.709 Testament passages. It's the Lord speaking from 00:02:06.709 --> 00:02:09.490 Ezekiel 22. He says, and I searched for a man 00:02:09.490 --> 00:02:12.090 among them who should build up the wall and stand 00:02:12.090 --> 00:02:15.009 in the gap before me. Why? That I should not 00:02:15.009 --> 00:02:19.439 destroy it. And this is sad. He went shopping, 00:02:19.479 --> 00:02:24.400 and he couldn't find anyone. But I found no one. 00:02:24.860 --> 00:02:27.539 And then notice the response. Thus I've poured 00:02:27.539 --> 00:02:29.740 out my indignation on them. I've consumed them 00:02:29.740 --> 00:02:32.240 with the fire of my wrath. Their way have I brought 00:02:32.240 --> 00:02:35.060 upon their heads, declares the Lord. We see the 00:02:35.060 --> 00:02:37.439 evil in the world. We see the tragedy. We see 00:02:37.439 --> 00:02:40.340 disasters. And God is saying, in the midst of 00:02:40.340 --> 00:02:43.400 all of this, this is not my desire. I'm searching 00:02:43.400 --> 00:02:46.659 for a man, for a student, for a woman. that you 00:02:46.659 --> 00:02:48.900 could stand in the gap, that I will fill you 00:02:48.900 --> 00:02:52.939 and use you, and I will bring light and goodness 00:02:52.939 --> 00:02:56.620 and restoration and healing. The second passage 00:02:56.620 --> 00:03:00.340 is one that's profoundly impacted me. 2 Chronicles 00:03:00.340 --> 00:03:04.419 16, verse 9, the prophet is speaking for the 00:03:04.419 --> 00:03:08.180 Lord. And he's speaking to Asa, a king who, I 00:03:08.180 --> 00:03:11.219 mean, for years, for 30 years, I mean, he was 00:03:11.219 --> 00:03:13.300 walking with God, making a tremendous impact. 00:03:13.639 --> 00:03:16.900 And then he felt like, well, my time's over and 00:03:16.900 --> 00:03:21.580 I'm just going to coast. And so God brought a 00:03:21.580 --> 00:03:23.919 situation into his life. And instead of trusting 00:03:23.919 --> 00:03:27.020 God, he trusted in himself. And the prophet comes 00:03:27.020 --> 00:03:29.060 and says, for the eyes of the Lord move to and 00:03:29.060 --> 00:03:32.139 fro throughout the whole earth, that he might 00:03:32.139 --> 00:03:35.099 strongly support those whose hearts are completely 00:03:35.099 --> 00:03:39.659 his. And then he says, but you have acted foolishly 00:03:39.659 --> 00:03:43.740 in this. From now on, surely you'll have wars. 00:03:44.780 --> 00:03:46.919 Here's what I want you to know. When we're talking 00:03:46.919 --> 00:03:50.300 about I choose love, there's a lot on the line. 00:03:50.900 --> 00:03:53.039 I'm being a little facetious with the shopping 00:03:53.039 --> 00:03:57.500 analogy. But our God is looking. His eyes are 00:03:57.500 --> 00:04:00.240 going to and fro throughout the earth, up and 00:04:00.240 --> 00:04:03.000 down these aisles in churches across the world. 00:04:03.120 --> 00:04:06.439 And he's looking for a man or a woman who is 00:04:06.439 --> 00:04:10.379 ready and prepared so he can use them. And as 00:04:10.379 --> 00:04:13.800 he uses them, it is in that process that he changes 00:04:13.800 --> 00:04:17.199 us and he meets the needs of the world and the 00:04:17.199 --> 00:04:20.300 hands and the feet and the love of Christ is 00:04:20.300 --> 00:04:22.699 poured out through us ordinary, regular people. 00:04:23.529 --> 00:04:25.350 And here's the question I want to talk about 00:04:25.350 --> 00:04:30.670 today. Why does God use some people and not others? 00:04:30.750 --> 00:04:33.810 Or why does God use some people in a great way 00:04:33.810 --> 00:04:39.230 and other people not so much? No warning. I want 00:04:39.230 --> 00:04:41.290 to tell you that it's not about intelligence 00:04:41.290 --> 00:04:45.589 or giftedness or education. In fact, open your 00:04:45.589 --> 00:04:48.490 notes. And what I want to show you is that the 00:04:48.490 --> 00:04:51.689 answer to that question is right out of Philippians 00:04:51.689 --> 00:04:55.810 chapter two. verses 19 to 30. We're going to 00:04:55.810 --> 00:04:58.949 learn why God uses some people and he doesn't 00:04:58.949 --> 00:05:02.990 use others. The context here is the apostle Paul's 00:05:02.990 --> 00:05:06.009 in prison. He's waiting execution. He doesn't 00:05:06.009 --> 00:05:07.310 know whether he's going to live or whether he's 00:05:07.310 --> 00:05:10.290 going to die. But he's concerned about this church. 00:05:10.430 --> 00:05:12.810 They sent a gift through Epaphroditus, who's 00:05:12.810 --> 00:05:15.670 a church leader at Philippi. And he's come and 00:05:15.670 --> 00:05:17.670 brought a financial gift. And he's been an attendant. 00:05:17.829 --> 00:05:20.470 And he's helped the Apostle Paul. And he's been 00:05:20.470 --> 00:05:24.250 there. And Apostle Paul has now heard that they're 00:05:24.250 --> 00:05:27.490 struggling. And there's some disunity. And Epaphroditus, 00:05:27.529 --> 00:05:29.470 their messenger, got really, really sick and 00:05:29.470 --> 00:05:32.990 almost died. And so he realizes out of his concern, 00:05:33.149 --> 00:05:37.079 he's going to send Timothy. to help him, to encourage 00:05:37.079 --> 00:05:38.720 him. And then later we're going to learn he's 00:05:38.720 --> 00:05:43.720 going to send Epaphroditus. But as you look at 00:05:43.720 --> 00:05:46.579 this text, what you're going to see is the reason 00:05:46.579 --> 00:05:50.220 why God uses Paul, the reason why God uses Timothy, 00:05:50.459 --> 00:05:53.680 and the reason why God uses Epaphroditus. Follow 00:05:53.680 --> 00:05:56.459 along. Notice in your notes, the purpose for 00:05:56.459 --> 00:06:01.579 sending Timothy. He says, verse 19, but I hope 00:06:01.579 --> 00:06:04.199 in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you shortly 00:06:04.199 --> 00:06:06.879 so that I may be encouraged. The word literally 00:06:06.879 --> 00:06:09.579 is so that I could have joy and be cheered within 00:06:09.579 --> 00:06:13.139 when I learn of your condition. For I have no 00:06:13.139 --> 00:06:15.240 one else of kindred spirit who will genuinely 00:06:15.240 --> 00:06:19.180 be concerned for your welfare. For they all seek 00:06:19.180 --> 00:06:21.399 after their own interest, not those of Christ 00:06:21.399 --> 00:06:25.060 Jesus. But you know of his proven worth that 00:06:25.060 --> 00:06:27.360 he served with me in the furtherance of the gospel 00:06:27.360 --> 00:06:31.660 like a child serving his father. Therefore, I 00:06:31.660 --> 00:06:34.600 hope to send him immediately as soon as I see 00:06:34.600 --> 00:06:37.439 how things go with me. And I trust in the Lord 00:06:37.439 --> 00:06:43.899 that I myself also shall be coming soon. The 00:06:43.899 --> 00:06:49.269 purpose for sending Timothy, Why? Paul cared. 00:06:50.250 --> 00:06:52.850 I mean, it's that simple. You know, we've learned 00:06:52.850 --> 00:06:55.670 that love gives and love serves and love obeys. 00:06:55.689 --> 00:06:58.930 I'm just telling you, love just cares. He cared 00:06:58.930 --> 00:07:02.029 about that church so much that someone that was 00:07:02.029 --> 00:07:05.410 helping him, I'm going to send Timothy to you. 00:07:06.189 --> 00:07:10.629 The next question is, well, why Timothy? I mean, 00:07:10.689 --> 00:07:14.350 what did he bring to the table? The reason Timothy 00:07:14.350 --> 00:07:17.930 was chosen? Was Timothy cared? Look at this passage. 00:07:18.129 --> 00:07:20.970 He says, I have no one else of kindred spirit, 00:07:21.069 --> 00:07:25.269 literally, who has an equal soul. They all are 00:07:25.269 --> 00:07:28.110 concerned, not about other people, but about 00:07:28.110 --> 00:07:30.769 themselves. They were self -focused. I mean, 00:07:30.790 --> 00:07:33.389 this goes back to the very beginning of consider 00:07:33.389 --> 00:07:36.449 others as more important than yourself. Do nothing 00:07:36.449 --> 00:07:41.149 from selfishness or arrogance or vainglory. Timothy, 00:07:41.250 --> 00:07:43.910 he says, he's genuinely concerned. Literally, 00:07:43.910 --> 00:07:48.939 it is. One and all without exception are bent 00:07:48.939 --> 00:07:53.860 on their own way, but not Timothy. Notice they 00:07:53.860 --> 00:07:55.980 seek after their own interests, not those of 00:07:55.980 --> 00:07:59.819 Christ Jesus, but he is of proven worth. In other 00:07:59.819 --> 00:08:02.259 words, he's been faithful. He's been with me 00:08:02.259 --> 00:08:04.860 at this point in his life. He's been with Paul 00:08:04.860 --> 00:08:07.720 for about 10 years. He's a young pastor. He probably 00:08:07.720 --> 00:08:10.180 was picked up in his very, very late teens or 00:08:10.180 --> 00:08:13.920 early 20s. He's probably in his 33 to 35 now. 00:08:14.279 --> 00:08:16.660 What we know is he's timid by way of personality. 00:08:17.139 --> 00:08:19.439 He's got a couple strikes against him. He's half 00:08:19.439 --> 00:08:22.740 Jewish and half Greek. Paul has admonished him. 00:08:22.860 --> 00:08:25.600 He's kind of a sickly, vulnerable guy. In other 00:08:25.600 --> 00:08:29.259 words, by physical standards, by sharp, powerful, 00:08:29.680 --> 00:08:32.299 got it together, a graduate of a great university, 00:08:32.600 --> 00:08:37.679 that's not Timothy. But he's faithful. He's loyal. 00:08:39.049 --> 00:08:43.250 His heart, he cares. He is willing. As you read 00:08:43.250 --> 00:08:46.169 through the New Testament, Paul talks about him 00:08:46.169 --> 00:08:49.070 10 different times. When there's a need, Paul 00:08:49.070 --> 00:08:51.509 says, I send him, I send him, I send him. You 00:08:51.509 --> 00:08:54.850 know what? He's willing, he's available, he's 00:08:54.850 --> 00:08:59.809 loyal, and he's a servant. And God greatly used 00:08:59.809 --> 00:09:03.789 him. He ended up being the pastor even at Ephesus, 00:09:03.929 --> 00:09:07.289 which is one of the great churches in all of 00:09:07.289 --> 00:09:11.090 the New Testament. Well, we now know that Paul 00:09:11.090 --> 00:09:15.450 cares. We now know that Timothy cares. And the 00:09:15.450 --> 00:09:18.370 story's going to go on because he wants them 00:09:18.370 --> 00:09:22.009 to know that, hey, I'm going to send Timothy 00:09:22.009 --> 00:09:25.909 shortly, but you have heard that the leader in 00:09:25.909 --> 00:09:27.830 your church that came to serve me, that brought 00:09:27.830 --> 00:09:31.450 the financial gift, he came close to death. And 00:09:31.450 --> 00:09:34.090 so I'm going to send him immediately so I can 00:09:34.090 --> 00:09:36.289 learn of your condition and I can put you at 00:09:36.289 --> 00:09:39.620 ease. Do you know that communicating with people 00:09:39.620 --> 00:09:42.299 is one of the most important things we ever do 00:09:42.299 --> 00:09:45.659 to show that we care? A phone call, a handwritten 00:09:45.659 --> 00:09:50.600 note, a text, I'm praying for you today. I mean, 00:09:50.620 --> 00:09:53.299 it doesn't take that much to care for people. 00:09:53.940 --> 00:09:59.860 Love cares. Love engages. Love demonstrates by 00:09:59.860 --> 00:10:02.580 action that other people really, really matter. 00:10:03.200 --> 00:10:06.870 Notice we pick it up in verse 25. You ask yourself, 00:10:06.990 --> 00:10:09.429 well, why does he send Epaphroditus? Are you 00:10:09.429 --> 00:10:12.690 ready for this? You can get it, can't you? Epaphroditus 00:10:12.690 --> 00:10:16.190 cares. Verse 25, but I thought it necessary to 00:10:16.190 --> 00:10:18.610 send you Epaphroditus. Notice the description, 00:10:18.889 --> 00:10:22.009 my brother, my fellow worker, my fellow soldier, 00:10:22.090 --> 00:10:25.110 who is your messenger and minister to my need. 00:10:25.509 --> 00:10:30.090 Talk about a resume. because he was longing for 00:10:30.090 --> 00:10:32.649 you all and was distressed because you heard 00:10:32.649 --> 00:10:35.210 that he was sick. For indeed he was sick to the 00:10:35.210 --> 00:10:37.850 point of death, but God had mercy on him and 00:10:37.850 --> 00:10:41.529 not on him only, but also on me, lest I have 00:10:41.529 --> 00:10:45.889 sorrow upon sorrow. Why is a man so deeply moved? 00:10:46.590 --> 00:10:48.629 by the hurt and the heartache and the sickness 00:10:48.629 --> 00:10:51.870 of someone else. It's because Paul cares. I mean, 00:10:51.889 --> 00:10:53.830 sometimes it gets painted in this picture of 00:10:53.830 --> 00:10:57.830 this flaming apostle, and he brings the truth 00:10:57.830 --> 00:11:00.830 and messenger and writes 13 books, and he did 00:11:00.830 --> 00:11:05.429 do that, but he was tender, and he cared, and 00:11:05.429 --> 00:11:09.610 tasks were important, but people mattered most. 00:11:10.649 --> 00:11:18.259 How about you? Do you care? Where you live, your 00:11:18.259 --> 00:11:21.120 roommate, your family, do they sense, do they 00:11:21.120 --> 00:11:24.820 feel you care? Does your words communicate? I 00:11:24.820 --> 00:11:29.379 really care. Do your actions communicate at work 00:11:29.379 --> 00:11:32.460 that it's your task and your stuff and what you 00:11:32.460 --> 00:11:36.980 got to get done or that you care? I mean, one 00:11:36.980 --> 00:11:40.559 of the things I love about our church is when 00:11:40.559 --> 00:11:44.909 there are needs, you care. There's been an outpouring 00:11:44.909 --> 00:11:48.769 of finances and individuals really making a difference. 00:11:49.629 --> 00:11:55.149 Notice he says, therefore, receive him in the 00:11:55.149 --> 00:11:58.669 Lord with all joy and hold men like him in high 00:11:58.669 --> 00:12:01.750 regard because they came close to death for the 00:12:01.750 --> 00:12:06.049 work of Christ, risking his life to complete 00:12:06.049 --> 00:12:09.250 that which was deficient in your service to me. 00:12:10.029 --> 00:12:12.690 Do you see these characteristics coming out? 00:12:13.080 --> 00:12:16.539 commitment. He's my brother. We're in it together. 00:12:16.720 --> 00:12:20.879 We're family. He's a fellow worker. We're arm 00:12:20.879 --> 00:12:24.019 in arm. I mean, we're setting goals. There's 00:12:24.019 --> 00:12:26.700 tasks. There's work to be done. This isn't about 00:12:26.700 --> 00:12:29.720 us. We're fellow soldiers. We're doing battle. 00:12:29.799 --> 00:12:32.879 We do spiritual warfare. We're working out hard 00:12:32.879 --> 00:12:34.820 things together. We're in the trenches together. 00:12:35.120 --> 00:12:38.190 And then he says, he's your messenger, and it's 00:12:38.190 --> 00:12:41.269 a very interesting word. This is a Greek word 00:12:41.269 --> 00:12:44.830 used in the ancient language of someone during 00:12:44.830 --> 00:12:47.370 that time who would be called a benefactor and 00:12:47.370 --> 00:12:50.429 someone who is sort of the benefactor of a city 00:12:50.429 --> 00:12:53.889 who might bring a drama to the city or a public 00:12:53.889 --> 00:12:57.610 works and pay for the majority of it. And what 00:12:57.610 --> 00:13:01.049 he's saying is Epaphroditus was a messenger, 00:13:01.370 --> 00:13:05.809 an apostle, a benefactor, a brother. He was the 00:13:05.809 --> 00:13:09.210 kind of person who cares. Hold people like that 00:13:09.210 --> 00:13:13.009 in high esteem. There's a couple of fellows that 00:13:13.009 --> 00:13:16.590 are going to rotate off the board. And I just, 00:13:16.629 --> 00:13:18.289 as we were going through that meeting, I just 00:13:18.289 --> 00:13:21.789 thought of the endless hours that they've put 00:13:21.789 --> 00:13:25.049 in and the ministries that they're involved in 00:13:25.049 --> 00:13:27.669 and the preparation and what they've meant in 00:13:27.669 --> 00:13:30.629 my life and things behind the scenes that no 00:13:30.629 --> 00:13:33.889 one knows. Will you talk about fellow brothers, 00:13:34.049 --> 00:13:37.710 fellow workers, messengers, people that care? 00:13:39.269 --> 00:13:42.210 You're listening to Living on the Edge with Chip 00:13:42.210 --> 00:13:44.889 Ingram. And he'll be right back to finish today's 00:13:44.889 --> 00:13:47.470 message. But first, is all the uncertainty in 00:13:47.470 --> 00:13:49.830 our world causing you to feel discouraged and 00:13:49.830 --> 00:13:52.610 anxious? Then listen in after the teaching to 00:13:52.610 --> 00:13:55.309 hear about Chip's newest book, I Choose Joy. 00:13:55.590 --> 00:13:58.549 This tool will help you experience deep, lasting 00:13:58.549 --> 00:14:01.429 joy no matter what. Stick around to learn more. 00:14:01.929 --> 00:14:03.570 Well, for now, here's Chip with the remainder 00:14:03.570 --> 00:14:06.929 of his talk. Now, here's where I want to go. 00:14:07.009 --> 00:14:09.389 That's the passage. You got it? Philippians 2, 00:14:09.549 --> 00:14:13.950 19 to 30. What we know is that the command was 00:14:13.950 --> 00:14:17.129 don't think of yourself. Put others' interests 00:14:17.129 --> 00:14:19.850 ahead of your own. The great example was verses 00:14:19.850 --> 00:14:22.730 5 through 11. Jesus had this attitude in yourselves 00:14:22.730 --> 00:14:25.870 that was also in Christ Jesus. He didn't think 00:14:25.870 --> 00:14:27.789 equality with God a thing to be grasped, but 00:14:27.789 --> 00:14:31.740 he humbled himself. Remember? And then love obeys. 00:14:31.860 --> 00:14:34.279 He says, now obey, not just in my presence, but 00:14:34.279 --> 00:14:36.919 now much more in my absence. And now he's going 00:14:36.919 --> 00:14:40.500 to say, love doesn't just obey, but in the everyday 00:14:40.500 --> 00:14:46.159 grind of life, love actually cares. And here's 00:14:46.159 --> 00:14:48.539 what I want you to get. Notice on the top of 00:14:48.539 --> 00:14:51.639 your notes, it says, Timothy and Epaphroditus 00:14:51.639 --> 00:14:56.220 exemplify the kind of person God uses to fulfill 00:14:56.220 --> 00:15:00.090 his purposes. Let me read that again. Timothy 00:15:00.090 --> 00:15:04.870 and Epaphroditus exemplify the kind of person 00:15:04.870 --> 00:15:09.509 that God uses to fulfill his purpose. Out of 00:15:09.509 --> 00:15:12.450 this passage, I've done something that I think 00:15:12.450 --> 00:15:16.070 is going to be very helpful. There are four things 00:15:16.070 --> 00:15:18.789 that when God is shopping, if you will, when 00:15:18.789 --> 00:15:21.330 he's looking, when he's saying, should I use 00:15:21.330 --> 00:15:23.450 this man? Should I use this student? Should I 00:15:23.450 --> 00:15:26.700 use this woman? Should I use this couple? Are 00:15:26.700 --> 00:15:29.279 you ready? Should I use this church? There's 00:15:29.279 --> 00:15:33.159 four things he's looking for. And I put them 00:15:33.159 --> 00:15:36.580 in the form of a question. I want, as I go through 00:15:36.580 --> 00:15:38.740 these, I want you right now, would you please 00:15:38.740 --> 00:15:42.539 whisper a prayer? Oh God, would you help me to 00:15:42.539 --> 00:15:45.419 have ears that are open and a heart that's tender 00:15:45.419 --> 00:15:48.620 to hear that I could answer these questions honestly? 00:15:49.320 --> 00:15:52.299 Because if you're not using me to the extent. 00:15:53.000 --> 00:15:55.519 that you've designed me to, there's needs that 00:15:55.519 --> 00:15:57.220 are going unmet in people's lives. They're not 00:15:57.220 --> 00:16:00.259 experiencing Jesus. And secondly, I'm not experiencing 00:16:00.259 --> 00:16:03.159 the joy and the power and what you designed me 00:16:03.159 --> 00:16:06.559 to be. Four questions. Listen very carefully. 00:16:06.720 --> 00:16:09.279 Pull out your pen. I've got a couple things to 00:16:09.279 --> 00:16:12.879 fill in. Question number one, when God is looking, 00:16:12.980 --> 00:16:18.059 is do you have a servant's heart? Do you have 00:16:18.059 --> 00:16:25.000 a servant's heart? Do you really care about people 00:16:25.000 --> 00:16:29.639 to the point of moving out of your current schedule, 00:16:29.779 --> 00:16:33.419 your current rhythm, and just life as it is today? 00:16:34.440 --> 00:16:37.480 See, that's what servants do. Remember, for a 00:16:37.480 --> 00:16:40.620 servant, there's no job too low. There's no recognition 00:16:40.620 --> 00:16:44.179 needed, and there's no thanks required. A servant 00:16:44.179 --> 00:16:47.580 doesn't whine about what's wrong. A servant says, 00:16:47.700 --> 00:16:51.080 oh, there's a problem or a need. I'm going to 00:16:51.080 --> 00:16:54.850 be a participant. in changing it. Here's the 00:16:54.850 --> 00:17:02.250 issue. We in our hearts and minds intend, but 00:17:02.250 --> 00:17:06.190 it's an action step. I would like you, use your 00:17:06.190 --> 00:17:09.849 tear -off tab or whatever vehicle, will you please 00:17:09.849 --> 00:17:15.230 ask God, Lord, will you show me where to serve? 00:17:15.980 --> 00:17:19.480 And if not in this church, in a Christian organization, 00:17:19.960 --> 00:17:22.819 in a very special way of leading a study at work, 00:17:22.920 --> 00:17:28.099 we just want you, the body of Christ, to have 00:17:28.099 --> 00:17:31.680 a servant's heart. And a servant's heart isn't 00:17:31.680 --> 00:17:35.099 measured by standing up in a service. A servant's 00:17:35.099 --> 00:17:40.400 heart is measured by action steps that give and 00:17:40.400 --> 00:17:47.150 serve and obey and care. And so just ask yourself, 00:17:47.390 --> 00:17:54.150 honestly, do I have a servant's heart? There's 00:17:54.150 --> 00:18:00.309 a man on Saturday nights, comes early, prays. 00:18:00.869 --> 00:18:04.069 All during the service, he prays. We have another 00:18:04.069 --> 00:18:07.390 service, he prays. And then on Sunday morning, 00:18:07.450 --> 00:18:08.990 I drive in and I can tell you right where he 00:18:08.990 --> 00:18:11.369 stands and he's helping people get in and out 00:18:11.369 --> 00:18:14.259 of the parking lot. You'll probably never know 00:18:14.259 --> 00:18:16.259 his name. You'll probably never recognize him. 00:18:16.339 --> 00:18:19.099 You know what Jim has? You know why God's using 00:18:19.099 --> 00:18:23.460 Jim? He has a servant's heart. Second question, 00:18:23.599 --> 00:18:29.980 are you willing and available? Are you willing 00:18:29.980 --> 00:18:36.299 and available? Many care, but not to the point 00:18:36.299 --> 00:18:40.569 of genuine willingness to act. Others are genuinely 00:18:40.569 --> 00:18:43.150 willing. You're really willing. You're just not 00:18:43.150 --> 00:18:46.750 available. You're just too busy. You're just 00:18:46.750 --> 00:18:49.049 doing lots of stuff and you've assumed all the 00:18:49.049 --> 00:18:50.950 stuff you're doing is the most important stuff. 00:18:51.150 --> 00:18:54.250 If there's no time for God and if there's no 00:18:54.250 --> 00:18:56.789 time to serve others for God, let me just tell 00:18:56.789 --> 00:19:00.480 you, you're too busy. The application for some 00:19:00.480 --> 00:19:03.779 in this church is to pause and stop and have 00:19:03.779 --> 00:19:06.680 a little private moment with God or a family 00:19:06.680 --> 00:19:10.160 council and say, we're too busy. We're going 00:19:10.160 --> 00:19:12.500 to cut some stuff out and we're going to put 00:19:12.500 --> 00:19:16.660 some God stuff in. Willingness and availability. 00:19:16.779 --> 00:19:19.200 When the eyes of the Lord are going to and fro. 00:19:19.500 --> 00:19:21.819 You know what? He doesn't use people that aren't 00:19:21.819 --> 00:19:23.619 available and he doesn't use people that aren't 00:19:23.619 --> 00:19:30.049 really willing. My question, are you? The second 00:19:30.049 --> 00:19:33.609 reason people don't serve or don't care is, this 00:19:33.609 --> 00:19:36.670 is so sad, but you actually think that you don't 00:19:36.670 --> 00:19:38.769 have anything to give. And you actually think, 00:19:38.789 --> 00:19:41.269 some of you, that because of what you've done 00:19:41.269 --> 00:19:43.390 or what you've been through or the tragedy or 00:19:43.390 --> 00:19:46.049 the abuse or the divorce or the separation or 00:19:46.049 --> 00:19:51.269 the abortion or the bankruptcy. I mean, I could 00:19:51.269 --> 00:19:53.569 go on and on and on and on. You think, well, 00:19:53.750 --> 00:19:56.890 I mean, you know. God uses people that are squeaky 00:19:56.890 --> 00:19:59.410 clean and have it all together, like the Apostle 00:19:59.410 --> 00:20:02.869 Paul, murderer, or like Moses, murderer, or like 00:20:02.869 --> 00:20:04.730 James and John, the guys with anger management 00:20:04.730 --> 00:20:06.869 issues, right? I mean, people that really have 00:20:06.869 --> 00:20:08.809 it together like Rahab. Oh, that's right. She 00:20:08.809 --> 00:20:12.950 was a prostitute. Or Matthew, the Apostle Matthew. 00:20:13.150 --> 00:20:15.130 Oh, that's right. He was a tax collector and 00:20:15.130 --> 00:20:19.420 a crook. I could go on. It always amazes me. 00:20:19.420 --> 00:20:21.140 When I was a kid, I grew up in a real social 00:20:21.140 --> 00:20:23.539 church and we didn't believe the Bible, but it 00:20:23.539 --> 00:20:25.460 was a beautiful church and had all this stained 00:20:25.460 --> 00:20:28.359 glass. And I'm for stained glass, don't get me 00:20:28.359 --> 00:20:30.839 wrong, but they had all the pictures of all the 00:20:30.839 --> 00:20:33.440 apostles like in stained glass. And that's where 00:20:33.440 --> 00:20:38.180 I had them. And then, are you ready? I read this 00:20:38.180 --> 00:20:41.640 book. And one of the greatest things that happened 00:20:41.640 --> 00:20:44.759 in my life, these people are as messed up as 00:20:44.759 --> 00:20:47.299 me. Some of them a lot worse. They're as messed 00:20:47.299 --> 00:20:49.720 up as you. You know what I have in my hands? 00:20:50.000 --> 00:20:52.740 These are people who say, this is a list of things 00:20:52.740 --> 00:20:54.640 that they can check, that this is what I've been 00:20:54.640 --> 00:20:56.539 through. The death of a parent, the death of 00:20:56.539 --> 00:20:59.160 a child, the death of a close friend, an unwanted 00:20:59.160 --> 00:21:03.039 pregnancy, the loss of a friendship, a chronic 00:21:03.039 --> 00:21:06.220 fatigue, unresolved bitterness, job loss, struggles 00:21:06.220 --> 00:21:09.000 with alcohol, struggles with drugs, a major family 00:21:09.000 --> 00:21:11.240 change, gone through a divorce, been a single 00:21:11.240 --> 00:21:14.299 parent, raised in a single family. have an addiction, 00:21:14.500 --> 00:21:17.339 had a bad church experience, low self -esteem, 00:21:17.500 --> 00:21:20.339 loneliness, depression, fired from a job. And 00:21:20.339 --> 00:21:22.740 you know what we say? Guess what? You qualify. 00:21:23.519 --> 00:21:26.900 You qualify because the grace of God has taken 00:21:26.900 --> 00:21:28.660 you through this. You don't have it all together. 00:21:28.859 --> 00:21:31.059 We're going to say cancer. This is a person been 00:21:31.059 --> 00:21:33.799 through cancer. Terrible divorce. This is a person 00:21:33.799 --> 00:21:35.599 been through a terrible divorce. Guess what? 00:21:36.909 --> 00:21:40.430 God uses people who will lay down their pride, 00:21:40.589 --> 00:21:43.390 be open to get some training and teaching, and 00:21:43.390 --> 00:21:46.329 say, I want God to use my brokenness and my pain 00:21:46.329 --> 00:21:49.589 in ways that are restorative, that he's going 00:21:49.589 --> 00:21:51.890 to leverage my hurt and my pain. Here's what 00:21:51.890 --> 00:21:55.049 the scripture declares. God comforts us in all 00:21:55.049 --> 00:21:59.470 our afflictions so that we can comfort others 00:21:59.470 --> 00:22:03.990 as they go through it. The eyes of the Lord are 00:22:03.990 --> 00:22:06.250 going to and fro, and he's asking, do you have 00:22:06.250 --> 00:22:09.470 a servant's heart? He's asking, are you willing 00:22:09.470 --> 00:22:12.890 and available? And as the green lights come up 00:22:12.890 --> 00:22:15.390 on the dashboard of the Holy Spirit, he's looking 00:22:15.390 --> 00:22:17.069 for those kind of people that he's going to give 00:22:17.069 --> 00:22:20.650 direction and power and joy. Third question you 00:22:20.650 --> 00:22:25.769 need to ask and answer. Are you faithful in the 00:22:25.769 --> 00:22:29.119 assignments God's given you? See, the fact of 00:22:29.119 --> 00:22:31.660 the matter is that God has given us many opportunities, 00:22:31.740 --> 00:22:34.700 and Timothy was faithful. He was proven. Epaphroditus 00:22:34.700 --> 00:22:37.059 was faithful. He said, you have to be faithful. 00:22:37.720 --> 00:22:41.019 The thing that amazes me, you talk about faithful. 00:22:41.160 --> 00:22:43.920 You talk about well -prepared. You talk about 00:22:43.920 --> 00:22:47.680 people that really pray. I remember a man named 00:22:47.680 --> 00:22:51.559 Dave Marshall who, beyond all the, quote, great 00:22:51.559 --> 00:22:54.400 Christians in the world who revolutionized my 00:22:54.400 --> 00:22:58.059 life, Dave was a bricklayer. Dave wasn't flashy. 00:22:58.359 --> 00:23:00.799 Dave wasn't cool. The Bible studies weren't dynamic. 00:23:01.079 --> 00:23:04.349 He wasn't a good speaker. But Dave didn't give 00:23:04.349 --> 00:23:06.910 up on me. I was a sort of just came to Christ 00:23:06.910 --> 00:23:08.349 and I couldn't figure out whether I was going 00:23:08.349 --> 00:23:10.470 to really walk with God or keep hanging out in 00:23:10.470 --> 00:23:13.170 bars and doing stuff I knew was wrong. And Dave 00:23:13.170 --> 00:23:15.549 just was faithful. Dave invited me into his home 00:23:15.549 --> 00:23:18.069 for dinner. He cared. Dave modeled what it meant 00:23:18.069 --> 00:23:20.470 to be a man. He cared. Dave met with me once 00:23:20.470 --> 00:23:22.250 a week. And a lot of times I blew him off. I 00:23:22.250 --> 00:23:25.390 wouldn't get up. He just kept coming. He cared. 00:23:25.410 --> 00:23:28.130 He cared. He cared. He cared. And you know what? 00:23:28.130 --> 00:23:31.910 Whatever my life ever amounts to, whatever number 00:23:31.910 --> 00:23:34.930 of people or depth of people who ever get changed 00:23:34.930 --> 00:23:38.730 or helped by Jesus, Dave Marshall is the human 00:23:38.730 --> 00:23:43.829 reason because he cared. Final question that 00:23:43.829 --> 00:23:48.069 God is asking is, are you loyal and teachable? 00:23:49.029 --> 00:23:53.069 Are you loyal? There's people here that have 00:23:53.069 --> 00:23:56.099 lived through the ups and the downs of you know, 00:23:56.119 --> 00:23:59.420 leadership up and down and struggles and crisis. 00:23:59.519 --> 00:24:02.420 And you know what? They're loyal. They didn't 00:24:02.420 --> 00:24:04.279 come to this church and say, hey, what's in it 00:24:04.279 --> 00:24:06.000 for me? And if it isn't the way I like it, I'm 00:24:06.000 --> 00:24:08.519 leaving. They've prayed. They've hung tough. 00:24:08.819 --> 00:24:11.400 They've been faithful. They keep giving. They 00:24:11.400 --> 00:24:14.180 keep coming. They just don't give up. And we 00:24:14.180 --> 00:24:18.299 are here because of them. And my prayer is that 00:24:18.299 --> 00:24:22.180 I will be loyal and faithful for the generation 00:24:22.180 --> 00:24:25.980 that's going to come after us. The final, word 00:24:25.980 --> 00:24:28.460 I have there is not only loyal, but teachable. 00:24:29.079 --> 00:24:32.059 Are you willing to learn something new? You know, 00:24:32.079 --> 00:24:33.799 God is looking for people that are willing to 00:24:33.799 --> 00:24:38.779 say, you know, I don't know how to do that, but 00:24:38.779 --> 00:24:43.859 I'm open. What are you willing to do so that 00:24:43.859 --> 00:24:46.440 you could experience the blessedness and the 00:24:46.440 --> 00:24:49.299 joy and that you could be a part of meeting the 00:24:49.299 --> 00:24:55.910 needs? Are you ready? Only you can meet. This 00:24:55.910 --> 00:24:58.890 is Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram. And the 00:24:58.890 --> 00:25:01.970 message you just heard, Love Cares, is from our 00:25:01.970 --> 00:25:05.349 series, I Choose Love. Chip will be back shortly 00:25:05.349 --> 00:25:07.849 to share some helpful application for us to think 00:25:07.849 --> 00:25:10.250 about. You know, one of the greatest delights 00:25:10.250 --> 00:25:12.809 of God's heart is to witness His children, those 00:25:12.809 --> 00:25:15.250 of us who call Him Lord, loving one another. 00:25:15.670 --> 00:25:19.009 Yet we all know this isn't always easy and often 00:25:19.009 --> 00:25:22.039 doesn't come naturally to us. Through this short 00:25:22.039 --> 00:25:24.660 study, Chip walked us through four characteristics 00:25:24.660 --> 00:25:28.220 of love laid out in Philippians chapter 2. We 00:25:28.220 --> 00:25:30.880 pray you learned how to apply these truths to 00:25:30.880 --> 00:25:33.859 your relationships with others and God so you 00:25:33.859 --> 00:25:37.140 can choose to love more and love better. Let 00:25:37.140 --> 00:25:39.519 me encourage you to go back and revisit any part 00:25:39.519 --> 00:25:43.180 of this series by going to livingontheedge .org. 00:25:43.500 --> 00:25:48.220 That's livingontheedge .org. Well, I'm joined 00:25:48.220 --> 00:25:50.859 in studio now by Chip. And Chip, we've talked 00:25:50.859 --> 00:25:53.440 a lot recently about your newest book, I Choose 00:25:53.440 --> 00:25:56.700 Joy. And what many may not know is that this 00:25:56.700 --> 00:25:59.039 work came out of a challenging season of your 00:25:59.039 --> 00:26:01.380 life. In fact, I know you're still wrestling 00:26:01.380 --> 00:26:04.299 with some of those circumstances right now. Would 00:26:04.299 --> 00:26:06.240 you be willing to open up about that with our 00:26:06.240 --> 00:26:10.109 listeners? Absolutely, Dave. I had really painful 00:26:10.109 --> 00:26:12.670 back issues for about three years that led to 00:26:12.670 --> 00:26:15.609 a major surgery. They put hardware in my back. 00:26:15.789 --> 00:26:18.990 Three years later, it broke above it and below 00:26:18.990 --> 00:26:21.750 it. It was another surgery. And I was sitting 00:26:21.750 --> 00:26:24.430 down with my wife, and it was a long journey. 00:26:24.549 --> 00:26:26.509 And I kept working and doing what God called 00:26:26.509 --> 00:26:30.250 me to do, and I tried to be upbeat. And she turned 00:26:30.250 --> 00:26:32.029 to me and she said, Chip, do you realize how 00:26:32.029 --> 00:26:34.150 negative you've become over the last few years? 00:26:34.799 --> 00:26:37.160 At first, I was defensive. No, no, no, no, no, 00:26:37.160 --> 00:26:39.559 no, I'm not. And she said, you've been an upbeat 00:26:39.559 --> 00:26:42.279 person most of all of our marriage of 40 plus 00:26:42.279 --> 00:26:46.039 years. And literally, you've just become negative. 00:26:46.839 --> 00:26:49.319 I heard that and I didn't like it, but I thought 00:26:49.319 --> 00:26:51.960 about it. And Dave, I have to tell you, she was 00:26:51.960 --> 00:26:56.200 100 % right. I was so convicted. And then I was 00:26:56.200 --> 00:26:58.279 scheduled to teach Philippians 1 at the Billy 00:26:58.279 --> 00:27:01.039 Graham Center like two months later. So I had 00:27:01.039 --> 00:27:04.170 to study that up and get ready. And it was out 00:27:04.170 --> 00:27:07.130 of that study and in my struggle was birthed, 00:27:07.130 --> 00:27:10.910 I choose joy. If you're hurting, if you feel 00:27:10.910 --> 00:27:13.269 like you've become a bit more negative or anxious 00:27:13.269 --> 00:27:17.410 or hope is sort of drifting away, let me encourage 00:27:17.410 --> 00:27:20.089 you. God's word is powerful. His spirit will 00:27:20.089 --> 00:27:24.109 work. You don't have to wait. I learned you can 00:27:24.109 --> 00:27:27.630 choose joy regardless of your circumstance. God 00:27:27.630 --> 00:27:30.440 bless you and keep pressing ahead. Good word, 00:27:30.519 --> 00:27:33.759 Chip. To get your copy of the new I Choose Joy 00:27:33.759 --> 00:27:37.660 book, visit livingontheedge .org or call us at 00:27:37.660 --> 00:27:42.940 888 -333 -6003. I'm excited for all of you to 00:27:42.940 --> 00:27:45.720 experience the life -changing power of this work. 00:27:45.880 --> 00:27:50.579 Again, go to livingontheedge .org or call 888 00:27:50.579 --> 00:27:55.119 -333 -6003 for complete details about the new 00:27:55.119 --> 00:27:58.700 book, I Choose Joy. App listeners tap special 00:27:58.700 --> 00:28:01.839 offers. Well, here again is Chip to wrap up this 00:28:01.839 --> 00:28:06.579 series. As we wrap up today's program, I would 00:28:06.579 --> 00:28:11.420 like to invite you to just pull up a chair and 00:28:11.420 --> 00:28:14.160 pause for just a moment. And let's really think 00:28:14.160 --> 00:28:17.500 about some things because the eyes of the Lord 00:28:17.500 --> 00:28:19.980 are going to and fro throughout the whole earth. 00:28:20.700 --> 00:28:24.140 That the world as we see it now, if you're concerned, 00:28:24.220 --> 00:28:27.539 you ought to be as am I. We look at what's happening 00:28:27.539 --> 00:28:32.900 globally and the vice of discipline and restrictions, 00:28:33.140 --> 00:28:37.319 the violence happening, the polarization in America, 00:28:37.480 --> 00:28:40.819 the hate, the prejudice, the kind of things that 00:28:40.819 --> 00:28:43.359 I see that in my lifetime I have never seen. 00:28:44.400 --> 00:28:47.920 God is not wringing his hands. And if you look 00:28:47.920 --> 00:28:50.519 at history, whether it's the Greek world or the 00:28:50.519 --> 00:28:53.380 Roman world or the Persian world or the brutal 00:28:53.380 --> 00:28:57.950 Assyrian empire, God has always raised up a man 00:28:57.950 --> 00:29:02.109 or a woman, usually an ordinary person, and often 00:29:02.109 --> 00:29:05.269 either an older person or a teenager. And as 00:29:05.269 --> 00:29:08.069 we talked about really caring, that love cares, 00:29:08.329 --> 00:29:10.710 I've got a few questions for you that I'd like 00:29:10.710 --> 00:29:13.049 you to really think about because God's eyes 00:29:13.049 --> 00:29:15.829 are looking for the man, the woman, or the student 00:29:15.829 --> 00:29:19.329 that answers yes to these questions. Question 00:29:19.329 --> 00:29:21.210 number one is, do you have a servant's heart? 00:29:21.950 --> 00:29:24.309 I mean, you're living in a world that bombards 00:29:24.309 --> 00:29:27.069 you and bombards me with it's all about you, 00:29:27.150 --> 00:29:31.109 it's all about me. Are your eyes outward? Are 00:29:31.109 --> 00:29:34.470 you a servant in your home? Are you a servant 00:29:34.470 --> 00:29:36.950 in your church and in your small group? Are you 00:29:36.950 --> 00:29:41.990 a servant at work? Or are you trying to get ahead 00:29:41.990 --> 00:29:44.630 and always concerned about what everyone thinks? 00:29:45.369 --> 00:29:48.309 The second question is, are you willing and available? 00:29:49.390 --> 00:29:51.369 You know, you may have a servant's heart, but, 00:29:51.390 --> 00:29:53.950 you know, there's a lot of us that get so busy 00:29:53.950 --> 00:29:57.029 and so wrapped up doing so many things that God 00:29:57.029 --> 00:30:00.170 wants to use you, but you are so spread out. 00:30:00.190 --> 00:30:04.089 You know, busyness kills the joy in your life. 00:30:04.809 --> 00:30:08.410 Busyness and authentic, deep spiritual transformation 00:30:08.410 --> 00:30:13.859 don't go together. And it's hard to slow, to 00:30:13.859 --> 00:30:17.380 ponder, to spend time with God, and to be available 00:30:17.380 --> 00:30:20.839 for just the assignments that have your name 00:30:20.839 --> 00:30:23.980 on them. Instead of this response that we have, 00:30:24.180 --> 00:30:27.220 all of us do this, to pleasing people and doing 00:30:27.220 --> 00:30:31.339 everything. Every need is not a calling. What 00:30:31.339 --> 00:30:33.660 does God have your name on? What does he want 00:30:33.660 --> 00:30:37.079 you to do? What has he gifted you to do in this 00:30:37.079 --> 00:30:40.900 season? What needs break your heart? What issues 00:30:40.900 --> 00:30:44.079 need to be addressed? And it's not about talking 00:30:44.079 --> 00:30:45.920 to other people about them. It's saying, Lord, 00:30:46.140 --> 00:30:50.220 here am I. Send me. The third question is, are 00:30:50.220 --> 00:30:52.759 you faithful in the assignment God has already 00:30:52.759 --> 00:30:58.980 given you? You know, the Lord is a very, very 00:30:58.980 --> 00:31:03.599 wise steward of his people. And God always gives 00:31:03.599 --> 00:31:06.279 us small little assignments. And as we're faithful 00:31:06.279 --> 00:31:09.359 in the small assignments, then he gives us bigger 00:31:09.359 --> 00:31:12.119 assignments. And the final question is, are you 00:31:12.119 --> 00:31:15.640 loyal and teachable? You know, it really gets 00:31:15.640 --> 00:31:18.720 hard and enduring in this battle of the Christian 00:31:18.720 --> 00:31:21.839 life, enduring when he said, start a ministry, 00:31:22.000 --> 00:31:24.599 keep loving that husband that's unresponsive 00:31:24.599 --> 00:31:27.259 or that wife or one of the kids that just doesn't 00:31:27.259 --> 00:31:30.470 seem to really get with the program. Can you 00:31:30.470 --> 00:31:33.289 be loyal and say, Lord, rather than all that 00:31:33.289 --> 00:31:36.049 has to happen in them, I want you to teach me. 00:31:36.130 --> 00:31:39.250 I want you to grow me. And as he changes you 00:31:39.250 --> 00:31:42.369 and changes me, it always has a ripple effect. 00:31:42.890 --> 00:31:45.329 But you never reap in the same season that you 00:31:45.329 --> 00:31:50.480 sow. are a faithful, godly mom, dad, student, 00:31:50.599 --> 00:31:54.319 roommate. As you walk with God in the integrity 00:31:54.319 --> 00:31:57.539 of your heart, I will guarantee this. All the 00:31:57.539 --> 00:32:00.920 power in heaven and earth is behind you. Don't 00:32:00.920 --> 00:32:03.740 give up and don't give in. Keep pressing ahead. 00:32:04.099 --> 00:32:07.079 Good word, Chip. As we wrap up today's program, 00:32:07.299 --> 00:32:09.759 if you've been blessed by Chip's teaching and 00:32:09.759 --> 00:32:12.259 you'd like to bless others in the same way, let 00:32:12.259 --> 00:32:14.220 me encourage you to partner with us financially. 00:32:14.859 --> 00:32:17.319 And right now is a great time because every dollar 00:32:17.319 --> 00:32:20.720 we receive between now and midnight on June 30th 00:32:20.720 --> 00:32:23.640 will be matched dollar for dollar. To join the 00:32:23.640 --> 00:32:27.259 team, go to livingontheedge .org or call us at 00:32:27.259 --> 00:32:34.839 888 -333 -6003. That's 888 -333 -6003 or visit 00:32:34.839 --> 00:32:39.359 livingontheedge .org. App listeners tap donate. 00:32:40.200 --> 00:32:42.279 Well, that wraps up this program. Until next 00:32:42.279 --> 00:32:44.640 time, I'm Dave Drewy saying thanks for listening 00:32:44.640 --> 00:32:47.019 to this edition of Living on the Edge.