WEBVTT 00:00:01.219 --> 00:00:04.080 I thank you for this moment to come and to bring 00:00:04.080 --> 00:00:06.139 your word to your people. We are asking your 00:00:06.139 --> 00:00:09.140 Holy Spirit to be with us in this moment, leading, 00:00:09.300 --> 00:00:12.880 guide us through your truth. Father God, this 00:00:12.880 --> 00:00:15.900 moment is new to us, but it's a moment you've 00:00:15.900 --> 00:00:18.100 already been in. And so we're asking for all 00:00:18.100 --> 00:00:20.480 that you desire to take place in this moment, 00:00:20.780 --> 00:00:23.100 that we yield ourselves to your word, to your 00:00:23.100 --> 00:00:26.460 truth. And we just expect to hear something from 00:00:26.460 --> 00:00:29.219 you in this moment that just changes the trajectory 00:00:29.219 --> 00:00:32.340 of our future. reminds us that we are loved by 00:00:32.340 --> 00:00:34.960 you, we are forgiven by you, and we're just thankful, 00:00:34.960 --> 00:00:37.679 God, that we can hear these precious promises 00:00:37.679 --> 00:00:40.939 and receive them as ours because of the sacrifice 00:00:40.939 --> 00:00:44.039 of your son. And so we say thank you, God, for 00:00:44.039 --> 00:00:46.560 sending your word, leaving your word, and just 00:00:46.560 --> 00:00:49.899 giving us the ability to hear what's on your 00:00:49.899 --> 00:00:52.359 heart and mind concerning us. In your precious 00:00:52.359 --> 00:00:54.500 name, I pray the name above all names, y 'all 00:00:54.500 --> 00:00:58.380 say it with me, Jesus. Amen, amen. We'll love 00:00:58.380 --> 00:01:00.619 on the person next to you, tell them you're glad 00:01:00.619 --> 00:01:09.680 to see them. And I am incredibly excited to be 00:01:09.680 --> 00:01:12.700 here with you guys today. Father's Day, believe 00:01:12.700 --> 00:01:17.439 it or not, is one of my favorite times of the 00:01:17.439 --> 00:01:20.280 year to come and to preach. I love preaching 00:01:20.280 --> 00:01:24.129 on Father's Day. And I can tell you why it's 00:01:24.129 --> 00:01:26.549 because we get to do two things, right? We get 00:01:26.549 --> 00:01:29.950 to honor fathers as well as prayerfully by the 00:01:29.950 --> 00:01:32.709 end of this message, create more space in our 00:01:32.709 --> 00:01:36.189 life to honor fathers. You know, it's something 00:01:36.189 --> 00:01:38.409 that we know we should do, but it ain't always 00:01:38.409 --> 00:01:42.250 the easiest thing to do. And so I love just creating 00:01:42.250 --> 00:01:45.689 space for what it means to be a father, why we 00:01:45.689 --> 00:01:47.969 have fathers, why you should seek to want to 00:01:47.969 --> 00:01:50.530 be a father or a father figure to somebody. And 00:01:50.530 --> 00:01:52.670 then likewise, how we can treat our fathers just 00:01:52.670 --> 00:01:56.530 a little bit. Look at me and say, could we treat 00:01:56.530 --> 00:02:03.140 daddies just a tad bit better? And some people 00:02:03.140 --> 00:02:04.780 like, you know, some people look at me, I don't 00:02:04.780 --> 00:02:06.540 like my daddy. Well, find one you like. I don't 00:02:06.540 --> 00:02:08.580 know what to tell you. Find one you like and 00:02:08.580 --> 00:02:13.439 treat him a little better. But the title of my 00:02:13.439 --> 00:02:16.580 message today, and this really hit my heart, 00:02:16.680 --> 00:02:22.949 right, is Everywhere But Here. Everywhere. But 00:02:22.949 --> 00:02:25.969 here and truthfully, this message stretches beyond 00:02:25.969 --> 00:02:29.289 fatherhood. It speaks to really people who know 00:02:29.289 --> 00:02:31.409 who they are and know who God has called them 00:02:31.409 --> 00:02:34.150 to be. And you'll find yourself oftentimes and 00:02:34.150 --> 00:02:36.370 sometimes in a moment to where you feel as though 00:02:36.370 --> 00:02:40.409 you're accepted everywhere but here. And here 00:02:40.409 --> 00:02:42.370 during this message represents the place you 00:02:42.370 --> 00:02:45.229 wanna be accepted. Normally it's a home, it could 00:02:45.229 --> 00:02:47.689 be a relationship, it could be a church, it can 00:02:47.689 --> 00:02:50.759 be. where you work, but it's like I can feel 00:02:50.759 --> 00:02:54.599 as though I'm accepted everywhere but here. And 00:02:54.599 --> 00:02:56.680 if you're not careful, if you're not mindful, 00:02:57.219 --> 00:03:00.879 you'll want to be everywhere but there at the 00:03:00.879 --> 00:03:03.460 end of the day. And what we don't want is we 00:03:03.460 --> 00:03:06.219 don't want fathers to find themselves wanting 00:03:06.219 --> 00:03:12.400 to be everywhere but here. Here may be their 00:03:12.400 --> 00:03:15.479 home, here may be a relationship, but we want 00:03:15.479 --> 00:03:18.289 them to be honored. We want all leaders to be 00:03:18.289 --> 00:03:20.050 honored, truthfully, where they are called to 00:03:20.050 --> 00:03:23.530 be. So if y 'all would turn me to Luke, right? 00:03:23.629 --> 00:03:33.229 Luke 4, and we'll start at verse, I was finna 00:03:33.229 --> 00:03:36.949 skip down from 14 to 16, and I realized as I'm 00:03:36.949 --> 00:03:38.830 thinking about it, I could already read 14 and 00:03:38.830 --> 00:03:43.009 15. So we'll start at verse 14. And it says, 00:03:43.210 --> 00:03:46.750 and Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit, 00:03:47.020 --> 00:03:50.979 to Galilee and a report about him went out through 00:03:50.979 --> 00:03:53.919 all of the surrounding country and he taught 00:03:53.919 --> 00:03:57.979 in their synagogues being glorified by all and 00:03:57.979 --> 00:04:00.500 he came to Nazareth where he had been brought 00:04:00.500 --> 00:04:04.560 up and as was his custom he went to the synagogue 00:04:04.560 --> 00:04:08.300 on the Sabbath day and he stood up to read and 00:04:08.439 --> 00:04:11.099 The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to 00:04:11.099 --> 00:04:14.300 him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place 00:04:14.300 --> 00:04:16.420 where it was written, the spirit of the Lord 00:04:16.420 --> 00:04:20.839 is upon me. because he has anointed me to proclaim 00:04:20.839 --> 00:04:23.480 the good news to the poor. He has sent me to 00:04:23.480 --> 00:04:26.740 proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery 00:04:26.740 --> 00:04:29.899 of sight to the blind and to set at liberty those 00:04:29.899 --> 00:04:33.339 who are oppressed to proclaim the year of the 00:04:33.339 --> 00:04:36.259 Lord's favor. And I always stop right there because 00:04:36.259 --> 00:04:38.800 at this point, everything Jesus says is good, 00:04:38.980 --> 00:04:42.290 right? everything he's saying is something that 00:04:42.290 --> 00:04:45.569 you would truly believe people would want to 00:04:45.569 --> 00:04:49.069 hear. But as you come to find out in life sometimes, 00:04:49.449 --> 00:04:51.850 you can be the wrong person saying the right 00:04:51.850 --> 00:04:57.069 thing. A lot of times we find ourselves being 00:04:57.069 --> 00:05:03.370 the wrong person saying the right thing. So Jesus 00:05:03.370 --> 00:05:06.149 is saying the right thing. He's saying the right 00:05:06.149 --> 00:05:11.279 thing. and he rolled up his scroll and gave it 00:05:11.279 --> 00:05:14.839 back to the attendant and sat down and the eyes 00:05:14.839 --> 00:05:18.300 of all the synagogue were fixed on him. And he 00:05:18.300 --> 00:05:21.220 began to say them, today, this scripture has 00:05:21.220 --> 00:05:27.000 been fulfilled in your hearing. All and all spoke 00:05:27.000 --> 00:05:29.279 well of him and marveled at the gracious words 00:05:29.279 --> 00:05:31.699 that were coming from his mouth. And they said 00:05:31.699 --> 00:05:37.189 to him, is this not Joseph's son? Right there 00:05:37.189 --> 00:05:41.730 becomes a big turning point in this passage because 00:05:41.730 --> 00:05:44.610 up to this point, they had really not placed 00:05:44.610 --> 00:05:48.470 any context or any confines, I would say, around 00:05:48.470 --> 00:05:51.389 what Jesus is saying. You know, to this point, 00:05:51.389 --> 00:05:53.829 he is speaking, he's declaring what the word 00:05:53.829 --> 00:05:56.709 of God says. It even says all their eyes were 00:05:56.709 --> 00:05:58.949 fixed on him. Other translations say that they 00:05:58.949 --> 00:06:02.430 were amazed at the things he was saying, but 00:06:02.430 --> 00:06:08.480 then they recognize he was Joseph's boy. Everything 00:06:08.480 --> 00:06:13.399 kind of turns right there. And all spoke well 00:06:13.399 --> 00:06:15.740 of him and marveled at the gracious words that 00:06:15.740 --> 00:06:17.839 were coming from his mouth. And they said, is 00:06:17.839 --> 00:06:21.019 this not Joseph's son? And he said to them, doubtless 00:06:21.019 --> 00:06:23.839 you will quote to me this proverb, physician, 00:06:24.120 --> 00:06:27.399 heal yourself. What have we heard you did, what 00:06:27.399 --> 00:06:30.240 we heard you did in Capernaum, do here in your 00:06:30.240 --> 00:06:33.519 own hometown as well. And he said, truly I say 00:06:33.519 --> 00:06:39.810 to you, no profit. is acceptable in his hometown. 00:06:42.509 --> 00:06:48.410 And right there, I'm gonna pause because I've 00:06:48.410 --> 00:06:54.129 heard this passage preached many times. And my 00:06:54.129 --> 00:06:57.290 prayer today is that we come to it with a little 00:06:57.290 --> 00:06:58.930 different lens. Look at your neighbor and say, 00:06:58.970 --> 00:07:03.370 hey neighbor. There's two ways you can approach. 00:07:03.790 --> 00:07:09.689 What Jesus just said said let's together approach 00:07:09.689 --> 00:07:15.290 it a new way What are you saying pastor Brian 00:07:15.290 --> 00:07:18.689 there's this term called narcissists right and 00:07:18.689 --> 00:07:22.410 it's a term that is combining a Narcissist and 00:07:22.410 --> 00:07:25.490 a person who always looks at the text just to 00:07:25.490 --> 00:07:29.069 find themselves And so they take everything they 00:07:29.069 --> 00:07:32.629 hear and they make it for their own validation 00:07:33.120 --> 00:07:35.439 And so when they read this one, a Narcissus, 00:07:35.620 --> 00:07:37.279 which if you like, I don't want to be one of 00:07:37.279 --> 00:07:40.040 those, you don't want to be. What a Narcissus 00:07:40.040 --> 00:07:43.639 does, look at them and say neighbor, hopefully 00:07:43.639 --> 00:07:49.939 this ain't you. A Narcissus reads this and says, 00:07:50.279 --> 00:07:54.199 I know what it feels like to be Jesus. I know 00:07:54.199 --> 00:07:56.639 what it feels like to be rejected. I know what 00:07:56.639 --> 00:07:59.199 it feels like to be overlooked. I know what it 00:07:59.199 --> 00:08:01.680 feels like when people do not see my value. I 00:08:01.680 --> 00:08:06.980 am that prophet. that is not being accepted in 00:08:06.980 --> 00:08:10.579 their own hometown. The problem with that is, 00:08:10.720 --> 00:08:13.519 is many people are closer to the people of Nazareth 00:08:13.519 --> 00:08:16.459 than they are to Jesus at this point in the text. 00:08:17.980 --> 00:08:21.100 And truthfully, if you see yourself as Jesus 00:08:21.100 --> 00:08:23.959 in this text, you'll walk away and most people 00:08:23.959 --> 00:08:30.040 just conforming and forming more pride from reading 00:08:30.040 --> 00:08:33.809 this than cultivating compassion. which is the 00:08:33.809 --> 00:08:37.690 true design of this text. The design of the text 00:08:37.690 --> 00:08:39.470 isn't for someone to walk away and say, nah, 00:08:39.470 --> 00:08:43.470 I get it. I see why don't nobody get me where 00:08:43.470 --> 00:08:47.889 I'm from. I see why my kids talk to me this way, 00:08:48.570 --> 00:08:53.450 and this is why my mom... I'm gonna have to mess 00:08:53.450 --> 00:08:55.289 with the M's just a little bit. I know this is 00:08:55.289 --> 00:09:00.169 Father's Day. This is why my mama don't listen 00:09:00.169 --> 00:09:04.970 to me. My wife don't listen to me. My kids don't 00:09:04.970 --> 00:09:08.730 listen to me My staff my employees don't nobody 00:09:08.730 --> 00:09:13.370 listen to me because a prophet is not Accepted 00:09:13.370 --> 00:09:17.570 this is Jesus talking not me the problem with 00:09:17.570 --> 00:09:21.710 doing that is and many people have done this 00:09:21.710 --> 00:09:25.669 is You're using the scripture to validate your 00:09:25.669 --> 00:09:31.889 own issue instead of using the scripture to enlighten 00:09:31.889 --> 00:09:35.710 you to why we have an issue with people giving 00:09:35.710 --> 00:09:41.070 honor to people where they belong. So y 'all 00:09:41.070 --> 00:09:43.289 supposed to raise y 'all hand with me. We supposed 00:09:43.289 --> 00:09:47.629 to all recognize that pastor, you right. You 00:09:47.629 --> 00:09:51.710 right, cause we all from somewhere. And it's 00:09:51.710 --> 00:09:55.309 not a thing we want to continue to see happen. 00:09:55.950 --> 00:09:58.889 That I believe that we have been called out of 00:09:58.889 --> 00:10:02.129 a world that does this but we don't conform to 00:10:02.129 --> 00:10:05.370 a world that perpetuates it that we are part 00:10:05.370 --> 00:10:09.070 of a group of believers that I believe can be 00:10:09.070 --> 00:10:13.289 one of the y 'all with me Community to where 00:10:13.289 --> 00:10:18.590 you can feel honored at home Anybody want to 00:10:18.590 --> 00:10:23.700 feel honored where they belong That you don't 00:10:23.700 --> 00:10:26.980 want to feel rejected overlooked or devalued 00:10:26.980 --> 00:10:30.480 in the place you've been called To be that you 00:10:30.480 --> 00:10:33.580 truly want to be your most fruitful in around 00:10:33.580 --> 00:10:37.159 the people that means the most to you Am I by 00:10:37.159 --> 00:10:41.059 myself with that? I think so boy, but y 'all 00:10:41.059 --> 00:10:49.940 y 'all giving hands real hard right now Because 00:10:49.940 --> 00:10:53.019 here's the truth we have all had moments where 00:10:53.019 --> 00:10:57.879 we have failed to honor what God has placed right 00:10:57.879 --> 00:11:04.259 in front of us. We have all, myself included, 00:11:05.259 --> 00:11:09.360 failed to honor what God has placed right in 00:11:09.360 --> 00:11:14.539 front of you. Boy, some of y 'all look at me 00:11:14.539 --> 00:11:16.100 like you trying to tell me I'm gonna have to 00:11:16.100 --> 00:11:25.059 love my husband when I leave here. But I wanna 00:11:25.059 --> 00:11:28.139 draw your attention back to Luke 4 and 14. It 00:11:28.139 --> 00:11:31.379 says, in Jesus' return and the power of the Spirit 00:11:31.379 --> 00:11:34.279 to Galilee, Jesus comes back to Nazareth full 00:11:34.279 --> 00:11:38.039 of the Spirit, clearing his identity and confident 00:11:38.039 --> 00:11:42.139 in his assignment. I wanna point this out because 00:11:42.139 --> 00:11:46.240 a lot of times we believe that discovery doesn't 00:11:46.240 --> 00:11:50.299 always lead to acceptance. That Jesus didn't 00:11:50.299 --> 00:11:53.279 come back to his hometown wondering who he was. 00:11:53.639 --> 00:11:57.659 He came back full of power full of truth declaring 00:11:57.659 --> 00:12:01.779 who he was he knew exactly Who he was and a lot 00:12:01.779 --> 00:12:04.879 of times we think our belief are entering to 00:12:04.879 --> 00:12:07.759 places Just simply because we know who we are. 00:12:07.779 --> 00:12:09.879 We think people should accept us because we've 00:12:09.879 --> 00:12:13.679 discovered that but truthfully one of the one 00:12:13.679 --> 00:12:16.419 of the most Controversial five words anyone can 00:12:16.419 --> 00:12:21.059 speak anywhere is I know who I am When you start 00:12:21.129 --> 00:12:24.629 saying I know who I am, a lot of people who don't 00:12:24.629 --> 00:12:27.730 know who they are become intimidated. A lot of 00:12:27.730 --> 00:12:29.950 times people who are wondering what their purpose 00:12:29.950 --> 00:12:33.509 is become intimidated. Unfortunately, some people 00:12:33.509 --> 00:12:36.529 become jealous of you being centered in your 00:12:36.529 --> 00:12:40.190 identity. Some people become literally, they 00:12:40.190 --> 00:12:43.009 become controversial to the fact that you are 00:12:43.009 --> 00:12:45.169 walking in the confidence that you know who you 00:12:45.169 --> 00:12:48.789 are. And I'm saying this because a lot of fathers 00:12:49.259 --> 00:12:52.639 a lot of leaders, a lot of mentors, a lot of 00:12:52.639 --> 00:12:55.679 people have felt this first form of rejection. 00:12:56.159 --> 00:12:58.720 And I want you to know, it's not a strange thing 00:12:58.720 --> 00:13:02.259 that discovery doesn't always lead to acceptance. 00:13:02.840 --> 00:13:05.220 We think because we know who we are, people should 00:13:05.220 --> 00:13:08.639 accept who we are. But unfortunately, identity 00:13:08.639 --> 00:13:11.879 is an intimidation factor in most people's lives. 00:13:12.340 --> 00:13:14.500 When you walk into a space and say, I know who 00:13:14.500 --> 00:13:17.500 I am, everybody who doesn't know who they are, 00:13:17.820 --> 00:13:20.940 look in... Eyes of envy and jealous thinking 00:13:20.940 --> 00:13:23.519 you think you somebody I don't think I'm somebody 00:13:23.519 --> 00:13:29.279 I just know who I am I Didn't declare superiority 00:13:29.279 --> 00:13:33.740 I declared identity I Didn't declare myself to 00:13:33.740 --> 00:13:37.539 be more more more more confident smarter. I wasn't 00:13:37.539 --> 00:13:40.340 trying to boast I was just trying to occupy my 00:13:40.340 --> 00:13:46.679 space clearly And clarity amongst the confused 00:13:46.679 --> 00:13:52.080 causes problems Confused people love confusion. 00:13:56.120 --> 00:13:59.000 You ever been in a room? We do this every Monday, 00:13:59.480 --> 00:14:01.960 and it's hilarious to me, at the CC on Monday 00:14:01.960 --> 00:14:04.200 nights. We start off by doing this roll call. 00:14:04.259 --> 00:14:09.110 We have been doing this for years now. And we 00:14:09.110 --> 00:14:11.669 start off and we ask everybody, why are you here? 00:14:12.009 --> 00:14:15.450 What are your gifts? And it never ceases to amaze 00:14:15.450 --> 00:14:17.750 me that people who have been coming here for 00:14:17.750 --> 00:14:21.049 a year get nervous when it's their turn. And 00:14:21.049 --> 00:14:24.789 it's like, we've done this so many times. And 00:14:24.789 --> 00:14:26.009 you go around the room, any of y 'all ever been 00:14:26.009 --> 00:14:28.289 that person in the room? And it was just, the 00:14:28.289 --> 00:14:30.169 teacher was saying, everybody say your name. 00:14:31.269 --> 00:14:33.730 And you see the, it's going around the room. 00:14:33.750 --> 00:14:38.440 You are next. But then for some reason, when 00:14:38.440 --> 00:14:41.539 it's your turn, something happens in your stomach, 00:14:42.960 --> 00:14:45.080 and it's something you just nerves move over 00:14:45.080 --> 00:14:47.419 you like, why am I getting nervous about saying 00:14:47.419 --> 00:14:52.820 my name? Why am I getting nervous about declaring 00:14:52.820 --> 00:14:57.399 who I am and just saying why I believe I'm here? 00:15:00.240 --> 00:15:03.240 Because we've all learned that discovery doesn't 00:15:03.240 --> 00:15:09.200 always lead to acceptance. And some people, they 00:15:09.200 --> 00:15:13.720 perpetuate a false sense of humility just because 00:15:13.720 --> 00:15:14.799 they don't want to be intimidated. They don't 00:15:14.799 --> 00:15:17.440 want to be welcoming to people, right? But look 00:15:17.440 --> 00:15:20.399 at your neighbor. Say, hey, neighbor. I got a 00:15:20.399 --> 00:15:34.340 secret. I know who I am. And truth is, right, 00:15:34.840 --> 00:15:41.080 honor says. I see more than your imperfections, 00:15:41.960 --> 00:15:48.980 I recognize your assignment. That was their challenge. 00:15:50.940 --> 00:15:55.740 When they recognized it was Joseph's boy, you 00:15:55.740 --> 00:15:59.299 have to remember now they can recall a life lived 00:15:59.299 --> 00:16:03.279 before he declared himself as the Messiah, that 00:16:03.279 --> 00:16:07.340 they saw him grow up. They saw the things Jesus 00:16:07.340 --> 00:16:11.379 did. They saw who he hung out with. They saw 00:16:11.379 --> 00:16:17.659 him. And that alone caused a conflict in them 00:16:17.659 --> 00:16:23.720 receiving him. And oftentimes we allow our greatest 00:16:23.720 --> 00:16:27.279 asset to become our greatest liability. What 00:16:27.279 --> 00:16:29.860 do you mean by that, Pastor Brian? We allow our 00:16:29.860 --> 00:16:34.340 proximity to become a problem. And because we 00:16:34.340 --> 00:16:37.840 are close to people, we see the nuances of their 00:16:37.840 --> 00:16:40.919 development. And when you see the nuances of 00:16:40.919 --> 00:16:43.899 someone's development, it becomes very difficult 00:16:43.899 --> 00:16:47.820 to acknowledge or honor the outcome of that development. 00:16:48.679 --> 00:16:51.879 Y 'all rocking with me. This is seen in a lot 00:16:51.879 --> 00:16:54.220 of experiences of people, you know, have any 00:16:54.220 --> 00:16:55.919 of y 'all ever been on a weight loss journey 00:16:55.919 --> 00:17:00.940 recently? Have any of y 'all accomplished that 00:17:00.940 --> 00:17:05.630 weight loss journey? That was personal I shouldn't 00:17:05.630 --> 00:17:09.329 have said that I Seen the hairs that was raised 00:17:09.329 --> 00:17:11.750 and I was thinking I can't use that person. They 00:17:11.750 --> 00:17:20.950 still on their way Anybody accomplish their weight 00:17:20.950 --> 00:17:26.990 loss journey, no, no, okay, so So something that 00:17:26.990 --> 00:17:29.109 happens if you've ever been on a weight loss 00:17:29.109 --> 00:17:31.869 journey, right is that you know, there's people 00:17:31.869 --> 00:17:35.869 that you see every day And sometimes those people 00:17:35.869 --> 00:17:40.250 are right there in your home. And they saw the 00:17:40.250 --> 00:17:44.609 times you cheated. They saw the mornings you 00:17:44.609 --> 00:17:46.869 hit the snooze before actually going to the gym. 00:17:47.509 --> 00:17:50.990 They saw the days you skipped. They saw the meals 00:17:50.990 --> 00:17:54.289 you was not supposed to eat that you end up eating. 00:17:55.470 --> 00:17:58.470 And so they weren't as quick, let's just say 00:17:58.470 --> 00:18:00.769 that, to acknowledge the five pounds you lost. 00:18:01.640 --> 00:18:05.039 But then you run into a complete stranger. Ain't 00:18:05.039 --> 00:18:08.259 seen you in a minute. First words out their mouth, 00:18:08.380 --> 00:18:14.400 boy, you looking good. Did you lose some weight? 00:18:16.220 --> 00:18:20.460 And immediately you realize, wait a minute. I 00:18:20.460 --> 00:18:24.500 did lose some weight. You know, it ain't the 00:18:24.500 --> 00:18:28.880 cut of the jacket. It's the few meals I skipped. 00:18:29.210 --> 00:18:31.349 But what has happened, right? You didn't get 00:18:31.349 --> 00:18:36.089 that same acknowledgement at home. Why not, Pastor 00:18:36.089 --> 00:18:39.109 Brian? Because we allowed our proximity to become 00:18:39.109 --> 00:18:43.730 a problem. In us, we knew that if we validated 00:18:43.730 --> 00:18:46.529 progress, that means we almost might have to 00:18:46.529 --> 00:18:49.670 acknowledge and look over some imperfections 00:18:49.670 --> 00:18:53.349 in their journey. That if I acknowledge that 00:18:53.349 --> 00:18:55.849 you're progressing, I might have to be okay that 00:18:55.849 --> 00:18:59.809 you missed a few days. that sometimes it's just 00:18:59.809 --> 00:19:03.430 difficult for us to overlook the imperfections 00:19:03.430 --> 00:19:08.710 and so we hold back the appreciation. Because 00:19:08.710 --> 00:19:12.369 we feel like our appreciation will lead to more 00:19:12.369 --> 00:19:17.950 misbehavior. But y 'all know what ends up happening? 00:19:18.789 --> 00:19:24.240 You end up being celebrated everywhere but. And 00:19:24.240 --> 00:19:27.559 if you continue being celebrated everywhere but, 00:19:28.599 --> 00:19:32.720 you'll desire being everywhere but, some of y 00:19:32.720 --> 00:19:34.660 'all already catching it. I'm saying here, some 00:19:34.660 --> 00:19:39.559 of y 'all saying home, you got the message. And 00:19:39.559 --> 00:19:45.460 so we have to learn that honor doesn't say, it 00:19:45.460 --> 00:19:49.759 sees more than imperfections. It sees the assignment. 00:19:51.980 --> 00:19:55.339 They couldn't see him as Savior. They couldn't 00:19:55.339 --> 00:19:58.619 see him as Messiah. They refused to see him as 00:19:58.619 --> 00:20:02.720 Messiah. They refused to see him as Savior. Y 00:20:02.720 --> 00:20:06.619 'all rocking with me. And I love this, right? 00:20:07.400 --> 00:20:09.420 Because here's the truth. Truth is people can 00:20:09.420 --> 00:20:12.779 be amazed by what you carry and still dishonor 00:20:12.779 --> 00:20:18.099 who you are. Verse 22 says, and they spoke well 00:20:18.099 --> 00:20:22.730 of him in Marvel. the gracious words that were 00:20:22.730 --> 00:20:26.450 coming from his mouth and they said is this not 00:20:26.450 --> 00:20:30.369 Joseph's son at this moment they are amazed at 00:20:30.369 --> 00:20:35.170 what he is saying But yet not willing to honor 00:20:35.170 --> 00:20:38.670 who he is if this isn't a place that many people 00:20:38.670 --> 00:20:41.930 have felt in there here Like man that was right 00:20:41.930 --> 00:20:44.930 what you said y 'all have one of them long talks 00:20:44.930 --> 00:20:47.769 Everything went good in the talk you leave the 00:20:47.769 --> 00:20:51.690 talk and nothing was applied from the talk That 00:20:51.690 --> 00:20:55.130 people were amazed by the things you said but 00:20:55.130 --> 00:20:57.710 didn't have enough honor for who you were to 00:20:57.710 --> 00:21:02.789 apply it Because people can be amazed by your 00:21:02.789 --> 00:21:05.809 words, but if they like honor for your assignment, 00:21:05.869 --> 00:21:09.869 they will never apply what you're saying Why 00:21:09.869 --> 00:21:11.509 are you saying this pastor Brian because here's 00:21:11.509 --> 00:21:18.450 the truth what we have is an honor problem We 00:21:18.450 --> 00:21:21.549 have an honor problem And we have an honor problem 00:21:21.549 --> 00:21:25.369 because we are, we're so fast to acknowledge 00:21:25.369 --> 00:21:29.009 that something good was said while withholding 00:21:29.009 --> 00:21:33.289 doing the good that was said. But when you withhold 00:21:33.289 --> 00:21:39.809 the doing, it leaves that person feeling, yeah, 00:21:40.470 --> 00:21:50.039 everywhere, but here. And I'll go anywhere. that 00:21:50.039 --> 00:21:57.480 I know that who I am is being accepted. Can I 00:21:57.480 --> 00:21:58.740 say something to you that might be shocking? 00:21:59.740 --> 00:22:00.880 I'm gonna have y 'all say it to y 'all neighbors 00:22:00.880 --> 00:22:05.420 so y 'all ain't looking at me. Say hey neighbor. 00:22:07.859 --> 00:22:13.500 You try a lot of things. You read from the internet. 00:22:16.319 --> 00:22:23.670 It might be okay. To try something you hear from 00:22:23.670 --> 00:22:32.849 someone you do know It's so amazing we'd be so 00:22:32.849 --> 00:22:34.789 easy to scrub like man that sounds good and we 00:22:34.789 --> 00:22:38.730 will change our whole week Based upon a quote 00:22:38.730 --> 00:22:45.390 that resonated But spend that same week saying 00:22:45.390 --> 00:22:48.359 while we cannot honor What someone so critical 00:22:48.359 --> 00:22:53.180 to our lives has said to us. I ain't gonna say, 00:22:53.220 --> 00:23:05.220 boy, I keep going. Cause here, you wanna hear 00:23:05.220 --> 00:23:09.160 this truth, right? Truth is honor is recognizing 00:23:09.160 --> 00:23:15.420 God's design despite human limitations. Honor. 00:23:16.240 --> 00:23:22.359 beyond the human limitations and says, who is 00:23:22.359 --> 00:23:26.559 this person? Where has God placed them in my 00:23:26.559 --> 00:23:33.259 life? What assignment do they occupy? What role 00:23:33.259 --> 00:23:37.839 have they been given? I'm honoring the position. 00:23:38.119 --> 00:23:41.980 I'm honoring the assignment. I'm honoring what 00:23:41.980 --> 00:23:44.839 it represents. The truth is I have to get over. 00:23:45.000 --> 00:23:50.380 who it is. I'm gonna say it to this side. So 00:23:50.380 --> 00:23:55.259 we honor the role. We honor the assignment. We 00:23:55.259 --> 00:23:57.920 honor the position. We just have to get over 00:23:57.920 --> 00:24:04.079 who it is. And they couldn't get over that it 00:24:04.079 --> 00:24:09.259 was Joseph's boy. They couldn't get over it. 00:24:09.559 --> 00:24:13.849 They couldn't see past. that this was Mary and 00:24:13.849 --> 00:24:26.750 Joseph's boy. But the Bible even encouraged us 00:24:26.750 --> 00:24:30.410 to no longer know each other after the flesh. 00:24:32.289 --> 00:24:34.990 That truthfully, we should carry a perspective 00:24:34.990 --> 00:24:37.670 that is heavenly concerning each one of our brothers 00:24:37.670 --> 00:24:40.740 and sisters. that we should really look at each 00:24:40.740 --> 00:24:44.940 other through the lens of this person is being 00:24:44.940 --> 00:24:50.740 transformed by Christ. This person is in a process 00:24:50.740 --> 00:24:55.039 which God is Lord over their life and he's Lording 00:24:55.039 --> 00:25:05.420 over their life. Y 'all rocking with me. Because 00:25:05.420 --> 00:25:08.000 here's the point of today that I just wanna make 00:25:08.000 --> 00:25:17.009 clear. that we can't ignore from this text. He 00:25:17.009 --> 00:25:21.890 says, but in truth, verse 25, I tell you, there 00:25:21.890 --> 00:25:26.309 were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah. 00:25:26.990 --> 00:25:31.349 When the heavens were shut up there three years 00:25:31.349 --> 00:25:34.829 and six months and a great famine came over all 00:25:34.829 --> 00:25:38.809 the land and Elijah was sent to none of them. 00:25:39.079 --> 00:25:42.859 but only to Zarephath in the land of Sidon to 00:25:42.859 --> 00:25:46.980 a woman who was a widow and there were many lepers 00:25:46.980 --> 00:25:51.039 in Israel in the time of prophet Elijah and None 00:25:51.039 --> 00:25:54.680 of them was cleansed, but only name of Syrian 00:25:54.680 --> 00:25:59.160 when they heard these things All in the synagogue 00:25:59.160 --> 00:26:06.420 were filled with wrath Why were they all of a 00:26:06.420 --> 00:26:09.460 sudden going from being amazed at what he was 00:26:09.460 --> 00:26:12.960 saying to becoming filled with wrath? Because 00:26:12.960 --> 00:26:19.359 Jesus began to make it plain that dishonor blocks 00:26:19.359 --> 00:26:27.400 the blessing. That dishonor blocks the blessing. 00:26:28.519 --> 00:26:33.619 That you may not like who it is, but you still 00:26:33.619 --> 00:26:41.869 have to honor What is on their life? That dishonor 00:26:41.869 --> 00:26:46.869 blocks the blessing. That dishonor blocks the 00:26:46.869 --> 00:26:51.890 flow of what God can do. That dishonor puts a 00:26:51.890 --> 00:26:56.289 cap on the possibilities of how God can function 00:26:56.289 --> 00:26:59.809 in an environment. That it's very difficult for 00:26:59.809 --> 00:27:04.109 the Holy Spirit to flow where honor isn't present. 00:27:07.559 --> 00:27:10.059 Boy, I was I was honestly thinking I was gonna 00:27:10.059 --> 00:27:16.420 be a lot more excited at this point. Oh Well 00:27:16.420 --> 00:27:24.559 Because a lot of times we complain about here 00:27:24.559 --> 00:27:28.579 Not realizing we're blocking how here can function. 00:27:28.740 --> 00:27:33.740 Well That we're complaining about what isn't 00:27:33.740 --> 00:27:36.369 happening while not realizing we're playing a 00:27:36.369 --> 00:27:40.490 part in why it can't happen. That a lot of times 00:27:40.490 --> 00:27:44.150 we are quick to blame the outcome, not realizing 00:27:44.150 --> 00:27:48.670 we are a part of what was inputted. That we're 00:27:48.670 --> 00:27:51.730 looking for there to be this blessing to flow 00:27:51.730 --> 00:27:56.509 where honor has been blocked. And Jesus was making 00:27:56.509 --> 00:28:00.230 it very clear. You block the honor, you block 00:28:00.230 --> 00:28:04.559 the flow. You bring the dishonor, there can be 00:28:04.559 --> 00:28:07.339 no activation of what the Holy Spirit wants to 00:28:07.339 --> 00:28:10.619 do. The Holy Spirit will never impose himself 00:28:10.619 --> 00:28:15.089 upon a people. This is Jesus, y 'all, standing 00:28:15.089 --> 00:28:19.130 before him, the land who was slain. He can heal 00:28:19.130 --> 00:28:22.650 all the infirmities, all the diseases. He can 00:28:22.650 --> 00:28:25.970 open up blind eyes. He can cause the sick to 00:28:25.970 --> 00:28:29.230 be healed, cripple people to walk. This is Jesus, 00:28:29.549 --> 00:28:32.609 full of power and truth, standing before the 00:28:32.609 --> 00:28:36.970 people who know him best, saying, I cannot function 00:28:36.970 --> 00:28:47.390 here. Y 'all know what Jesus did he went everywhere 00:28:47.390 --> 00:28:56.009 Packed up his stuff So I got something for y 00:28:56.009 --> 00:29:01.470 'all You know what they say we got something 00:29:01.470 --> 00:29:10.549 for you And they rose up And drove him out of 00:29:10.549 --> 00:29:14.710 the town Brought him to the brow of the hill 00:29:14.710 --> 00:29:17.930 on which their town was built so that they could 00:29:17.930 --> 00:29:21.910 throw himself down the cliff But passing through 00:29:21.910 --> 00:29:26.089 their midst he went What do you say pastor Brian? 00:29:26.250 --> 00:29:29.890 I'm saying that they got filled with so much 00:29:29.890 --> 00:29:33.849 wrath at the Reality of what they had caused 00:29:33.849 --> 00:29:38.509 they were about to kill Jesus These are his people 00:29:40.490 --> 00:29:42.829 Came here today to stop a murder too. I feel 00:29:42.829 --> 00:29:48.509 like Don't kill them don't kill them don't hurt 00:29:48.509 --> 00:30:00.150 them don't choke them you might need them Say 00:30:00.150 --> 00:30:03.210 some daddy lies today Some y 'all had them right 00:30:03.210 --> 00:30:05.329 there on that cliff y 'all had y 'alls right 00:30:05.329 --> 00:30:08.730 right here You ain't doing no good for us and 00:30:08.730 --> 00:30:10.549 many y 'all done spoke to each other the same 00:30:10.549 --> 00:30:12.670 way They was going off at each other that day 00:30:12.670 --> 00:30:14.930 right that that's Joseph boys I'm gonna show 00:30:14.930 --> 00:30:17.210 you what Joseph boy can do I'm Joseph boy know 00:30:17.210 --> 00:30:19.589 some stuff Let me bring back some things to your 00:30:19.589 --> 00:30:21.869 remembrance that Elijah y 'all had a problem 00:30:21.869 --> 00:30:24.490 with him y 'all had a problem with all of us 00:30:36.650 --> 00:30:42.890 It's never been about who we had to honor, but 00:30:42.890 --> 00:30:51.390 Satan knowing what honoring could release. Because 00:30:51.390 --> 00:30:56.289 get this, if you're just wondering, even for 00:30:56.289 --> 00:30:57.849 those people that think they're Jesus in this 00:30:57.849 --> 00:31:04.230 text, Jesus was sinless. So they had no reason 00:31:04.230 --> 00:31:08.690 to hate on Jesus. You ain't sinless, so we got 00:31:08.690 --> 00:31:14.089 a lot of reasons. You may have done some things 00:31:14.089 --> 00:31:15.950 and said some things to why you were receiving 00:31:15.950 --> 00:31:19.690 what you receiving. But what am I saying? What 00:31:19.690 --> 00:31:25.349 I'm trying to get you to see that their offense 00:31:25.349 --> 00:31:30.269 couldn't be in what he had done to them. Their 00:31:30.269 --> 00:31:33.369 offense is in the position he took up amongst 00:31:33.369 --> 00:31:42.640 them. And our flesh hates when someone takes 00:31:42.640 --> 00:31:50.700 up a place of authority. Our flesh hates when 00:31:50.700 --> 00:31:52.420 someone raises their hand and says, I'm the leader 00:31:52.420 --> 00:31:58.539 today. What we love when it's our hand raised 00:31:58.539 --> 00:32:02.960 and we're the leader. But it's another thing 00:32:02.960 --> 00:32:05.539 when someone else raises their hand and says, 00:32:05.599 --> 00:32:09.299 I have the vision. I know the way. I've been 00:32:09.299 --> 00:32:12.259 anointed for this. I was called for this. God 00:32:12.259 --> 00:32:14.440 brought me here for this. I believe he's shown 00:32:14.440 --> 00:32:16.720 me the way. That's when we start to get the bubbles 00:32:16.720 --> 00:32:21.900 again. Y 'all all right, we finna go home anyway. 00:32:22.920 --> 00:32:30.019 I'm about to run up out of here. But here's the 00:32:30.019 --> 00:32:34.359 truth. And I don't say this lightly. Honoring 00:32:34.359 --> 00:32:40.730 a human is hard. Our humanity blocks us from 00:32:40.730 --> 00:32:46.890 seeing our holiness. That we were made righteous, 00:32:47.230 --> 00:32:51.450 not one of us earned our righteousness. That 00:32:51.450 --> 00:32:53.690 if you just look at me on a day -to -day basis, 00:32:53.710 --> 00:32:55.769 you will see a lot of things that need help. 00:32:56.289 --> 00:32:58.609 You will see a lot of things that need improvement. 00:32:59.069 --> 00:33:02.170 My ask today is let's not let our proximity become 00:33:02.170 --> 00:33:06.769 our problem. Let's just allow the word to be 00:33:06.769 --> 00:33:09.289 true and understand that there are certain things 00:33:09.289 --> 00:33:11.930 that people have been called to lead There are 00:33:11.930 --> 00:33:13.809 certain things that God wants to do in your life 00:33:13.809 --> 00:33:15.849 that actually flow through someone other than 00:33:15.849 --> 00:33:21.210 you That there might be a who you have to honor 00:33:21.210 --> 00:33:24.670 that you don't like That may do things that you 00:33:24.670 --> 00:33:28.029 disapprove of but you don't honor the person 00:33:28.029 --> 00:33:31.809 you honor the position and you honor the position 00:33:31.809 --> 00:33:35.309 because God says that's done and God says listen 00:33:35.309 --> 00:33:40.029 I get the humanity I get that it's hard we get 00:33:40.029 --> 00:33:43.170 that it's difficult to see somebody on a daily 00:33:43.170 --> 00:33:47.049 basis and still honor who God says they are but 00:33:47.049 --> 00:33:49.309 understand we have to do that for each other 00:33:49.309 --> 00:33:54.930 you're not that easy to love either And if you 00:33:54.930 --> 00:33:57.670 want there to be an honoring for you when it's 00:33:57.670 --> 00:34:00.769 your turn to lead, there must be a seed sown 00:34:00.769 --> 00:34:04.029 that you're an honorable person. And so even 00:34:04.029 --> 00:34:07.309 if this is just your seed sowing season, don't 00:34:07.309 --> 00:34:09.949 worry, baby. There will be a harvest. There will 00:34:09.949 --> 00:34:12.369 be a harvest. And one day you'll have to raise 00:34:12.369 --> 00:34:14.670 your hand and say, you know, God gave me the 00:34:14.670 --> 00:34:17.710 vision for this one. But prayerfully, we've been 00:34:17.710 --> 00:34:20.710 submitting one to another. So this doesn't become 00:34:20.710 --> 00:34:23.469 a point of conflict. It becomes how the community 00:34:23.530 --> 00:34:27.090 that we don't see leadership as a place of just 00:34:27.090 --> 00:34:30.670 supreme. No, we all have the same Holy Spirit, 00:34:30.929 --> 00:34:33.369 but the same Holy Spirit don't be sharing everything 00:34:33.369 --> 00:34:38.329 with everybody. Someone has the vision. Someone 00:34:38.329 --> 00:34:41.650 has the strategy. Someone has the heart. Someone 00:34:41.650 --> 00:34:44.510 has the passion. Someone has the wherewithal. 00:34:44.690 --> 00:34:47.190 Someone knows how we need to adjust. Everybody 00:34:47.190 --> 00:34:51.050 just get in your place and let's honor who God 00:34:51.050 --> 00:34:59.489 has called us to be. Maybe you like your daddy, 00:34:59.510 --> 00:35:10.030 maybe you don't. Maybe you're just gonna be an 00:35:10.030 --> 00:35:15.449 example to someone else of what you do, even 00:35:15.449 --> 00:35:21.369 when you have no reason to. Maybe you're just 00:35:21.369 --> 00:35:24.090 a stepping stone so the next generation knows 00:35:24.090 --> 00:35:29.639 how to do it right. Maybe you didn't get the 00:35:29.639 --> 00:35:33.719 honor of loving someone who's lovable. But we 00:35:33.719 --> 00:35:36.960 don't love because we've been loved. We love 00:35:36.960 --> 00:35:49.840 because we've first been loved. But maybe things 00:35:49.840 --> 00:35:54.300 aren't going right. Because honor isn't flowing. 00:36:05.420 --> 00:36:08.360 I gotta thank you for today. I just thank you 00:36:08.360 --> 00:36:11.920 for the opportunity to come and to bring your 00:36:11.920 --> 00:36:19.840 truth. I pray that people, your people go and 00:36:19.840 --> 00:36:27.920 are stirred up about honoring again and as they 00:36:27.920 --> 00:36:32.119 walk out that truth, that they experience all 00:36:32.119 --> 00:36:37.030 the fruit and the blessings. that come with doing 00:36:37.030 --> 00:36:40.010 what is pleasing to you. I pray that you give 00:36:40.010 --> 00:36:43.750 them the strength to look past people's missteps. 00:36:44.070 --> 00:36:46.949 And I pray that you give them the strength to 00:36:46.949 --> 00:36:50.429 look past their shortcomings. And I pray that 00:36:50.429 --> 00:36:53.309 you give them eyes to see what you are doing. 00:36:56.989 --> 00:37:00.369 And I pray against any turmoil or strife that 00:37:00.369 --> 00:37:05.110 is existing in people's homes. existing in people's 00:37:05.110 --> 00:37:09.469 places that God has called them to lead. I pray 00:37:09.469 --> 00:37:13.409 that you bring healing to those places and healing 00:37:13.409 --> 00:37:18.030 to those people. I pray that you mend all the 00:37:18.030 --> 00:37:23.889 broken parts and pieces so they can walk together 00:37:23.889 --> 00:37:29.230 in harmony and walk together in unity and align 00:37:29.230 --> 00:37:37.250 themselves to how you do. what you do. I know 00:37:37.250 --> 00:37:40.610 it won't be easy, but I pray that they remember 00:37:40.610 --> 00:37:44.610 that the race isn't given to the swift. It isn't 00:37:44.610 --> 00:37:48.570 given to the strong. It's given to the one who's 00:37:48.570 --> 00:37:53.329 endures till the end. I pray for a fresh spirit 00:37:53.329 --> 00:37:56.590 of endurance to be in your people, to run this 00:37:56.590 --> 00:38:01.949 race, run their race, run your race. That's your 00:38:01.949 --> 00:38:05.559 husband. That's your father. That's your mentor. 00:38:05.920 --> 00:38:08.780 That's your pastor. That's your prophet. Run 00:38:08.780 --> 00:38:15.599 your race. And I pray that honor returns and 00:38:15.599 --> 00:38:20.619 the fruits of it abound much more. Amen. Well, 00:38:20.619 --> 00:38:23.519 I love you guys. I thank God for you guys. Listen, 00:38:24.679 --> 00:38:30.750 we'll receive today's offering. Here at Reveal 00:38:30.750 --> 00:38:32.730 the Truth Ministries, we believe in cheerful 00:38:32.730 --> 00:38:35.570 givers. What does that mean, Pastor Brian? We 00:38:35.570 --> 00:38:37.670 believe that as a man, purpose in his heart, 00:38:37.929 --> 00:38:41.349 so let him give, that this moment isn't a moment 00:38:41.349 --> 00:38:43.230 where you should be prompted or prodded, but 00:38:43.230 --> 00:38:45.090 it should be a moment to where you're asking 00:38:45.090 --> 00:38:47.949 God, God, what is it that you have to give? And 00:38:47.949 --> 00:38:54.769 in response to what he speaks, you sow. But know 00:38:54.769 --> 00:38:58.309 this, that God is an loving God. He's an awesome 00:38:58.309 --> 00:39:05.610 God. He can't be manipulated. He can't be forced 00:39:05.610 --> 00:39:08.389 into doing anything, but he's a loving father. 00:39:08.889 --> 00:39:11.469 And so give cheerfully, give in excitement. And 00:39:11.469 --> 00:39:13.650 I do say thank you for you giving. Thank you 00:39:13.650 --> 00:39:15.730 for being faithful in your giving. It gives us 00:39:15.730 --> 00:39:18.670 the opportunity to go and preach the word. And 00:39:18.670 --> 00:39:20.750 we're just thankful for all of the things we 00:39:20.750 --> 00:39:28.260 get to do as a result. Amen. Amen. Well. Y 'all 00:39:28.260 --> 00:39:31.860 get anything out of the word today? I tell you 00:39:31.860 --> 00:39:35.880 what, the daddies, the fathers, the mentors are 00:39:35.880 --> 00:39:39.119 singing for second service. Hey, even if you 00:39:39.119 --> 00:39:41.980 just stick around to hear these men saying, you 00:39:41.980 --> 00:39:45.360 know, it will be sight to be seen. Like a good 00:39:45.360 --> 00:39:47.639 sight, a good sight, not a show. It's a good 00:39:47.639 --> 00:39:54.019 sight. But I love you guys. I thank God for you 00:39:54.019 --> 00:40:01.730 guys. You can stay until you're feeding. And 00:40:01.730 --> 00:40:08.510 I do. A lot of times these messages are difficult 00:40:08.510 --> 00:40:11.550 because I know that there are people who have 00:40:11.550 --> 00:40:16.989 lost their father. I've lost my father, but the 00:40:16.989 --> 00:40:21.449 truth still remains. And I find men whom I can 00:40:21.449 --> 00:40:25.690 honor, men who I can look up to. And I pray that 00:40:25.690 --> 00:40:29.090 if you are still just battling the grief of losing 00:40:29.090 --> 00:40:33.289 your father that I can promise you, Jesus can 00:40:33.289 --> 00:40:38.710 heal your heart. He's healed mine, and I can 00:40:38.710 --> 00:40:42.090 boldly speak and declare that, I'll never forget, 00:40:42.210 --> 00:40:44.650 I was told, I was like, his physical body left 00:40:44.650 --> 00:40:47.030 his earth, but his assignment to you never did. 00:40:47.449 --> 00:40:49.989 You may have to have a few conversations to find 00:40:49.989 --> 00:40:53.010 out where it remains. And it may be in more than 00:40:53.010 --> 00:40:56.670 one person, but God didn't leave you unattended. 00:40:57.769 --> 00:41:04.000 He hasn't left any of us unattended. Amen. But 00:41:04.000 --> 00:41:08.699 now unto him who is able to present you faultless 00:41:08.699 --> 00:41:13.139 before the presence of his glory with exceeding 00:41:13.139 --> 00:41:17.960 joy to the only wise God, our savior, be glory 00:41:17.960 --> 00:41:23.659 and majesty, dominion and power both now and 00:41:23.659 --> 00:41:25.079 forever. Amen.