WEBVTT 00:00:02.259 --> 00:00:09.980 Howdy! You know, long before European maps showed 00:00:09.980 --> 00:00:12.820 anything beyond the edges of the Mediterranean, 00:00:13.599 --> 00:00:16.059 there were all sorts of people who were going 00:00:16.059 --> 00:00:20.920 out and exploring the world. The people of Polynesia 00:00:20.920 --> 00:00:24.739 were sailing across the largest ocean on Earth, 00:00:25.320 --> 00:00:28.359 and not in these large boats that we might imagine 00:00:28.359 --> 00:00:31.620 today. More than a thousand years before Columbus 00:00:31.620 --> 00:00:34.759 ever set sail, they were navigating from island 00:00:34.759 --> 00:00:38.880 to island, and eventually, sometimes over distances 00:00:38.880 --> 00:00:43.200 of two or three thousand miles in these little 00:00:43.200 --> 00:00:48.219 double -hulled canoes without compasses or charts. 00:00:49.100 --> 00:00:52.020 There was a navigator named Tupaya who was from 00:00:52.020 --> 00:00:56.859 Ryatea, and that's near Tahiti, and he could 00:00:56.859 --> 00:01:00.859 name over 70 islands. scattered across the Pacific, 00:01:01.140 --> 00:01:05.739 and he could find them by memory alone in his 00:01:05.739 --> 00:01:10.439 boat. His ancestors made the voyage between Tahiti 00:01:10.439 --> 00:01:14.260 and Hawaii, a journey of more than 2 ,500 miles 00:01:14.260 --> 00:01:19.000 of open ocean, centuries before any European 00:01:19.000 --> 00:01:24.019 crossed the Atlantic. Imagine setting out from 00:01:24.019 --> 00:01:27.920 your home island, watching the familiar shoreline 00:01:27.920 --> 00:01:34.170 fade, from the horizon. Days pass, nights pass, 00:01:34.269 --> 00:01:37.049 and there's nothing in sight but the water as 00:01:37.049 --> 00:01:40.730 you're sitting in your little boat. The swells 00:01:40.730 --> 00:01:42.849 look the same in every direction, and all you 00:01:42.849 --> 00:01:46.730 have is the map in your mind, the rising and 00:01:46.730 --> 00:01:50.790 setting of the stars, the shape of the clouds, 00:01:50.870 --> 00:01:53.930 the flight of the seagulls. You believe that 00:01:53.930 --> 00:01:57.230 the island you seek is out there, even though 00:01:57.230 --> 00:02:00.879 right now it's invisible. Without that belief, 00:02:01.019 --> 00:02:05.459 you would never leave the shore. Even when we 00:02:05.459 --> 00:02:08.620 think of someone like Christopher Columbus and 00:02:08.620 --> 00:02:11.620 his crew crossing the Atlantic, a familiar story 00:02:11.620 --> 00:02:15.639 for us all, but we oftentimes forget what it 00:02:15.639 --> 00:02:19.120 must have been like for them. See, by then, most 00:02:19.120 --> 00:02:21.340 educated Europeans already knew that the earth 00:02:21.340 --> 00:02:25.919 was round, but the fear, especially among the 00:02:25.919 --> 00:02:30.699 sailors, was very real. You know, the maps, they 00:02:30.699 --> 00:02:35.300 were not complete. Nobody could be sure what 00:02:35.300 --> 00:02:38.340 dangers were laying beyond the horizon. The sailors 00:02:38.340 --> 00:02:41.599 would whisper about sea monsters or unending 00:02:41.599 --> 00:02:44.620 storms or even, among some, just falling right 00:02:44.620 --> 00:02:48.580 off the edge of the known world. Still, they 00:02:48.580 --> 00:02:52.199 sailed west, trusting that there was something 00:02:52.199 --> 00:02:55.800 worth finding. Maybe thinking that all they would 00:02:55.800 --> 00:03:01.039 find was the Indies, but discovering two continents 00:03:01.039 --> 00:03:05.099 right in their way. The Polynesian navigators 00:03:05.099 --> 00:03:09.180 in Columbus are just a metaphor for the truth 00:03:09.180 --> 00:03:13.240 that Hebrews 11 celebrates. Faith is the assurance 00:03:13.240 --> 00:03:17.080 of things hoped for, the conviction of things 00:03:17.080 --> 00:03:21.979 not seen. They didn't just say they believed. 00:03:22.699 --> 00:03:26.199 They showed it. by stepping into the unknown, 00:03:26.479 --> 00:03:30.719 setting their lives on a course that only made 00:03:30.719 --> 00:03:35.259 sense if their hope was real. If there were no 00:03:35.259 --> 00:03:38.479 other islands, it wouldn't have made sense to 00:03:38.479 --> 00:03:42.919 go sailing. If there were no Indies to get to, 00:03:43.560 --> 00:03:45.819 there would have been no point in trying. Because 00:03:45.819 --> 00:03:47.819 without that faith, they would have stayed where 00:03:47.819 --> 00:03:50.860 it was safe, and the world as they knew it would 00:03:50.860 --> 00:03:53.960 have remained very small. See, the writer of 00:03:53.960 --> 00:03:57.159 Hebrews tells us that faith works this way. It's 00:03:57.159 --> 00:04:00.819 the assurance of what we hope for, the conviction 00:04:00.819 --> 00:04:04.900 of things we cannot yet see. Faith is what moves 00:04:04.900 --> 00:04:09.180 a person to leave the safety of the shore, not 00:04:09.180 --> 00:04:12.219 just in their mind, but in the way they live. 00:04:13.060 --> 00:04:16.240 That's why Hebrews lists these people specifically. 00:04:17.300 --> 00:04:21.680 Thinking about Abel. His faith moved him to offer 00:04:21.680 --> 00:04:24.420 the best of what he had to God, not just what 00:04:24.420 --> 00:04:26.959 was left over, at a time and at a place where 00:04:26.959 --> 00:04:29.639 there was not the local supermarket to go down 00:04:29.639 --> 00:04:32.899 to, or hoping that HEB had a sale on prime rib. 00:04:33.399 --> 00:04:36.819 Instead, there he is, taking the very first of 00:04:36.819 --> 00:04:41.120 the lambs, the one he has in his hands, and offering 00:04:41.120 --> 00:04:44.800 it up to God. If he had no faith, his sacrifice 00:04:44.800 --> 00:04:48.569 would have either been half -hearted, Not believing 00:04:48.569 --> 00:04:50.689 that God would actually take care of him or even 00:04:50.689 --> 00:04:52.509 wouldn't have even bothered in the first place 00:04:52.509 --> 00:04:55.310 He might have even done something less sacrificial 00:04:55.310 --> 00:04:58.870 like Cain and putting his crops on the altar. 00:04:59.009 --> 00:05:03.509 Is that really? Give up that much from you when 00:05:03.509 --> 00:05:06.329 you're taking your crops and putting them on 00:05:06.329 --> 00:05:09.430 an altar to burn His trust in God was not just 00:05:09.430 --> 00:05:13.050 in his words. It showed in what he gave or even 00:05:13.050 --> 00:05:16.500 Enoch The only thing he's known for in the Bible 00:05:16.500 --> 00:05:20.560 besides rising up into heaven is pleasing God. 00:05:21.300 --> 00:05:24.079 What if Enoch had spent so long making his own 00:05:24.079 --> 00:05:27.819 legacy to the point where he would have been 00:05:27.819 --> 00:05:32.779 known for something else? Or Noah. He was warned 00:05:32.779 --> 00:05:34.920 about things that were not yet seen and he built 00:05:34.920 --> 00:05:38.060 an ark before there was even a drop of rain. 00:05:38.180 --> 00:05:40.939 He didn't even understand what a rainstorm would 00:05:40.939 --> 00:05:45.420 even be without faith. He might have spent his 00:05:45.420 --> 00:05:48.199 life building just a bigger and better house 00:05:48.199 --> 00:05:51.480 for himself instead of a vessel to save his family 00:05:51.480 --> 00:05:54.620 and the creatures of the earth. And then all 00:05:54.620 --> 00:05:58.319 the living creatures would have perished. See, 00:05:58.379 --> 00:06:00.500 his actions, every swing of the hammer was a 00:06:00.500 --> 00:06:04.139 testimony to his trust in God's word. Or Abraham 00:06:04.139 --> 00:06:09.420 called to go to a place he'd never seen. He packed 00:06:09.420 --> 00:06:12.759 up his household and he just set out. Even being 00:06:12.759 --> 00:06:16.339 willing, to give the better land to his nephew 00:06:16.339 --> 00:06:18.939 instead of keeping it for himself. If Abraham 00:06:18.939 --> 00:06:22.180 had ignored his faith, he would have just built 00:06:22.180 --> 00:06:25.399 deeper roots in Ur, the place he grew up in. 00:06:25.399 --> 00:06:28.019 He would have never packed a single bag. He would 00:06:28.019 --> 00:06:31.620 have never gone to the place that God would shape 00:06:31.620 --> 00:06:34.899 his family into the ancestors of the Messiah, 00:06:35.300 --> 00:06:39.879 the Christ. See, his faith, though, was seen 00:06:39.879 --> 00:06:43.750 in the miles that he was willing to walk. not 00:06:43.750 --> 00:06:49.629 drive, not fly, walk. And the tense that he pitched 00:06:49.629 --> 00:06:52.850 in foreign and dangerous lands, trusting that 00:06:52.850 --> 00:06:57.129 God would keep his promise. Or even Sarah, promised 00:06:57.129 --> 00:06:59.329 a child long past the time that it was physically 00:06:59.329 --> 00:07:03.209 possible, believing the one who promised to be 00:07:03.209 --> 00:07:06.389 faithful. Because without faith, even after she 00:07:06.389 --> 00:07:09.629 was laughing, she would have just moved on and 00:07:09.629 --> 00:07:12.649 let the disappointment have the last word. but 00:07:12.649 --> 00:07:15.509 instead her life bore the mark of God's promise 00:07:15.509 --> 00:07:19.689 fulfilled. See, every one of these people, they 00:07:19.689 --> 00:07:23.569 demonstrated faith. It's not simply by saying 00:07:23.569 --> 00:07:25.810 that they believe in God. How easy would that 00:07:25.810 --> 00:07:29.009 be? But by living in ways that only made sense 00:07:29.009 --> 00:07:33.930 if his promises were true. See, they acted as 00:07:33.930 --> 00:07:36.089 if God's Word was more certain than their own 00:07:36.089 --> 00:07:40.850 sight because they knew it was. But when it comes 00:07:40.850 --> 00:07:43.649 to our own lives, We often live as though the 00:07:43.649 --> 00:07:47.910 shore is all there is. We make our life as if 00:07:47.910 --> 00:07:51.009 we're passengers on a great voyage, but all we 00:07:51.009 --> 00:07:54.709 care about are the shore excursions. We step 00:07:54.709 --> 00:07:57.949 off the ship for a weekend of fun, buy a few 00:07:57.949 --> 00:08:00.670 souvenirs, take some pictures, then hurry back 00:08:00.670 --> 00:08:03.189 to the comfortable cabin without ever wondering 00:08:03.189 --> 00:08:06.089 what lies beyond the next horizon. It's like 00:08:06.089 --> 00:08:09.029 we're so afraid of being the next Titanic that 00:08:09.029 --> 00:08:13.779 we avoid being on the ocean altogether. You know, 00:08:14.139 --> 00:08:16.259 James said in his epistle that faith without 00:08:16.259 --> 00:08:19.519 works is dead, but it wasn't because there are 00:08:19.519 --> 00:08:22.000 certain works that are required for your salvation, 00:08:22.740 --> 00:08:26.040 but rather it's because he was asking, can faith 00:08:26.040 --> 00:08:29.740 that doesn't change the way you live actually 00:08:29.740 --> 00:08:36.100 be faith? I will show you my faith by my works. 00:08:37.139 --> 00:08:39.840 If you truly believe in all that Christ has done, 00:08:41.080 --> 00:08:43.460 and everything He said, everything He's done 00:08:43.460 --> 00:08:46.580 about this life and the next, then how can you 00:08:46.580 --> 00:08:50.240 live and act exactly like everyone around you 00:08:50.240 --> 00:08:52.840 who doesn't believe in Christ and His Kingdom? 00:08:53.840 --> 00:08:57.019 See, we keep chasing the next upgrade for our 00:08:57.019 --> 00:09:00.120 homes and we forget we're already headed for 00:09:00.120 --> 00:09:03.759 a better country, a heavenly one, and we forget 00:09:03.759 --> 00:09:06.340 that some of our time and our energy and our 00:09:06.340 --> 00:09:09.220 money could be helping nonprofits that create 00:09:09.220 --> 00:09:12.870 dignity. for people in farmlands that have no 00:09:12.870 --> 00:09:16.070 place to actually put their head. People who 00:09:16.070 --> 00:09:18.649 just want some safe place to sleep for the night 00:09:18.649 --> 00:09:21.409 as we're making sure there's a pool in the backyard. 00:09:22.309 --> 00:09:24.769 We pour out our energy into building security 00:09:24.769 --> 00:09:27.490 and comfort for ourselves as if there's no eternal 00:09:27.490 --> 00:09:31.350 harbor ahead. And meanwhile, there are people 00:09:31.350 --> 00:09:34.009 on the streets who live without a sense of security 00:09:34.009 --> 00:09:38.190 and comfort, physically, emotionally, spiritually. 00:09:38.910 --> 00:09:42.370 We live for weekend pleasures, for career milestones, 00:09:42.690 --> 00:09:46.230 and social approval. But we don't lift our eyes 00:09:46.230 --> 00:09:48.710 to see that God is calling us farther. There 00:09:48.710 --> 00:09:52.190 are so many things we could be doing with our 00:09:52.190 --> 00:09:55.470 free time besides just chasing opportunities 00:09:55.470 --> 00:10:02.610 to relax. Faith doesn't just talk. Faith lives 00:10:02.610 --> 00:10:05.889 in a way that only makes sense if there's more 00:10:05.889 --> 00:10:11.029 to be seen on this ocean. than just this shore 00:10:11.029 --> 00:10:16.149 behind us that everyone uses. See, in Luke's 00:10:16.149 --> 00:10:19.210 gospel, Jesus speaks directly to the heart of 00:10:19.210 --> 00:10:22.690 our worry and uncertainty. He has a group of 00:10:22.690 --> 00:10:26.269 followers that are not sure what He's doing and 00:10:26.269 --> 00:10:28.470 are still trying to understand, can you tell 00:10:28.470 --> 00:10:32.610 us more specifically what is to come? But He 00:10:32.610 --> 00:10:35.730 tells us not to be anxious about life. What we'll 00:10:35.730 --> 00:10:38.470 eat, what we'll wear. because our Father in Heaven 00:10:38.470 --> 00:10:41.370 cares deeply for us. He watches over the birds 00:10:41.370 --> 00:10:43.629 of the air and the lilies of the field, and He 00:10:43.629 --> 00:10:46.970 values us even more, even as we're checking to 00:10:46.970 --> 00:10:49.409 make sure that Whataburger has the honey butter 00:10:49.409 --> 00:10:53.429 chicken biscuit. These are not just words meant 00:10:53.429 --> 00:10:56.049 to comfort our minds. It's a call to live differently, 00:10:56.789 --> 00:10:58.929 to see our lives through the lens of trust, even 00:10:58.929 --> 00:11:02.490 when we can't see what's next. Jesus invites 00:11:02.490 --> 00:11:04.909 us to embrace a faith that isn't about guessing. 00:11:05.289 --> 00:11:09.950 what might happen, or hoping things will work 00:11:09.950 --> 00:11:14.730 out maybe, it's a faith that rests in the certainty 00:11:14.730 --> 00:11:19.269 of God's care, even when what we hope for is 00:11:19.269 --> 00:11:22.610 invisible. Because faith, it's like setting sail, 00:11:23.129 --> 00:11:25.490 but you don't see the destination, but you know 00:11:25.490 --> 00:11:27.929 that the captain is guiding you safely there. 00:11:28.929 --> 00:11:31.529 It's the deep conviction that God is providing, 00:11:31.669 --> 00:11:36.179 even when we don't see it. See Jesus keeps contrasting 00:11:36.179 --> 00:11:39.960 the treasures we seek here on earth With the 00:11:39.960 --> 00:11:43.779 true treasures that are in heaven. He wants us 00:11:43.779 --> 00:11:47.580 to get the difference See we gather the treasures 00:11:47.580 --> 00:11:51.539 we gather things that we're saying are our own 00:11:51.539 --> 00:11:54.360 and that we have, that we have been setting aside 00:11:54.360 --> 00:11:57.279 and building toward, as well as the experiences, 00:11:57.700 --> 00:11:59.899 the things that we make sure we have chronicled 00:11:59.899 --> 00:12:02.519 and set aside, the things that when we want to 00:12:02.519 --> 00:12:04.759 think about what makes us happy, and we go back 00:12:04.759 --> 00:12:08.259 to those experiences, because we want to be comforted 00:12:08.259 --> 00:12:11.940 enough. We want to ignore the fear of nothing. 00:12:12.799 --> 00:12:16.309 We want to ignore the uncertainty. The times 00:12:16.309 --> 00:12:18.669 when we think about the dreams that we pursue 00:12:18.669 --> 00:12:21.730 so that we are trying to ignore the reality around 00:12:21.730 --> 00:12:25.490 us Because we look at the things we try to control 00:12:25.490 --> 00:12:28.950 and ignore the rest But you see the heavenly 00:12:28.950 --> 00:12:32.470 treasure is not gold or possessions But rather 00:12:32.470 --> 00:12:36.529 a life filled with well -being meaning purpose 00:12:36.529 --> 00:12:40.769 Dedication to God's kingdom when we store up 00:12:40.769 --> 00:12:44.210 treasures in heaven We're investing in the things 00:12:44.210 --> 00:12:48.629 that last beyond this life, a kingdom that cannot 00:12:48.629 --> 00:12:52.529 be shaken, a kingdom that cannot be taken by 00:12:52.529 --> 00:12:58.090 storms or wars. See, remember, even the people 00:12:58.090 --> 00:13:02.250 who heard all those messianic prophecies, about 00:13:02.250 --> 00:13:04.649 those messiah prophecies, they didn't understand 00:13:04.649 --> 00:13:08.950 fully what was coming. They wanted deliverance, 00:13:09.730 --> 00:13:13.429 but the arrival of Jesus? God's greatest work 00:13:13.429 --> 00:13:17.509 was so unexpected in his humility and power that 00:13:17.509 --> 00:13:19.629 they killed him because he didn't make any sense. 00:13:20.429 --> 00:13:22.470 Their faith was a hope for something they couldn't 00:13:22.470 --> 00:13:27.909 fully see or grasp even when it happened. Like 00:13:27.909 --> 00:13:31.250 those first listeners, we're called to trust 00:13:31.250 --> 00:13:34.289 God's plan even when the future looks uncertain, 00:13:35.090 --> 00:13:38.490 even when we don't know the details. Our faith 00:13:38.490 --> 00:13:43.009 though, it's not a foolish leap. It's a confident 00:13:43.009 --> 00:13:46.690 trust in the one who promised to leave us safely 00:13:46.690 --> 00:13:50.070 through the unknown. But let's be honest, it 00:13:50.070 --> 00:13:51.870 does not mean that you're always going to get 00:13:51.870 --> 00:13:56.409 it right. How many of us are actually letting 00:13:56.409 --> 00:13:59.870 every single thing in our life reflect our trust 00:13:59.870 --> 00:14:05.370 in Christ? Noah still struggled with drinking 00:14:05.370 --> 00:14:08.370 too much instead of placing his hope in the God 00:14:08.370 --> 00:14:10.350 who had already saved him through the flood. 00:14:11.690 --> 00:14:15.029 Abraham kept lying about Sarah being his wife 00:14:15.029 --> 00:14:17.970 because he was afraid that he would be hurt or 00:14:17.970 --> 00:14:20.909 killed in any country they went to even though 00:14:20.909 --> 00:14:24.029 every time he did it Calamity fell over the entire 00:14:24.029 --> 00:14:29.070 nation Sarah heard the promise and just laughed 00:14:29.070 --> 00:14:34.909 at God and She even said well This won't happen. 00:14:35.129 --> 00:14:38.070 So I'll let you have one of my servants to have 00:14:38.070 --> 00:14:43.169 your child making life miserable for her, for 00:14:43.169 --> 00:14:46.710 her future child, and frankly, for generations 00:14:46.710 --> 00:14:52.870 to come. There are times when you'll stumble 00:14:52.870 --> 00:14:57.570 in your faith, but God is bigger than that. And 00:14:57.570 --> 00:15:00.710 He's forgiving us and calling us to follow Him 00:15:00.710 --> 00:15:05.370 each and every day. So let me ask, what if you're 00:15:05.370 --> 00:15:08.230 standing on the shore? What if you're watching 00:15:08.230 --> 00:15:10.830 the waves you're thinking that this cruise is 00:15:10.830 --> 00:15:13.169 just about the shore visits the things that you 00:15:13.169 --> 00:15:16.669 can enjoy in that moment What if you haven't 00:15:16.669 --> 00:15:19.570 yet trusted God enough to set sail toward the 00:15:19.570 --> 00:15:25.009 horizon? That he's calling you to See there are 00:15:25.009 --> 00:15:28.789 all sorts of things that we see Where we're discovering 00:15:28.789 --> 00:15:32.970 that God is doing even more than we ever believed, 00:15:32.970 --> 00:15:36.879 but maybe you're holding tight to the things 00:15:36.879 --> 00:15:39.580 that you can see. You're holding tight to the 00:15:39.580 --> 00:15:42.559 things that make you comfortable, the things 00:15:42.559 --> 00:15:45.980 that help you with the Sunday scaries, the plans 00:15:45.980 --> 00:15:48.220 that you think are going to work out perfectly, 00:15:48.600 --> 00:15:50.919 and as long as you've written everything down, 00:15:51.159 --> 00:15:54.279 the security of knowing that your pension and 00:15:54.279 --> 00:15:59.220 your 401k are set up correctly. Because whenever 00:15:59.220 --> 00:16:03.200 we step out, we feel the risks, the uncertainty, 00:16:03.620 --> 00:16:07.519 and we don't want that. But maybe we worry about 00:16:07.519 --> 00:16:11.620 what's gonna happen if we let go of control But 00:16:11.620 --> 00:16:15.539 Christ's invitation is very clear Don't be afraid 00:16:15.539 --> 00:16:19.740 little flock Because the thing is is that God's 00:16:19.740 --> 00:16:23.059 not distant from you. He's not indifferent he 00:16:23.059 --> 00:16:28.899 does care he cares deeply for you and He sees 00:16:28.899 --> 00:16:32.279 your needs he sees your struggles faith means 00:16:32.279 --> 00:16:35.600 trusting him even when you don't know that things 00:16:35.600 --> 00:16:37.919 are going to work out based on what you see. 00:16:38.639 --> 00:16:42.320 It means living as if the unseen treasures that 00:16:42.320 --> 00:16:45.639 God promises are already real and true. Seeing 00:16:45.639 --> 00:16:48.100 with your heart when you can't see with your 00:16:48.100 --> 00:16:54.259 eyes. Because what might you be missing if you're 00:16:54.259 --> 00:16:57.480 still anchored to the shore? You might be missing 00:16:57.480 --> 00:17:00.419 the peace that comes from resting in God's provision. 00:17:00.830 --> 00:17:03.230 instead of looking at your own efforts and thinking 00:17:03.230 --> 00:17:07.049 that you failed. You might be missing the joy 00:17:07.049 --> 00:17:10.130 of discovering a purpose bigger than just what's 00:17:10.130 --> 00:17:12.289 immediately here with your pleasures or your 00:17:12.289 --> 00:17:15.970 career. You might be missing the freedom to give 00:17:15.970 --> 00:17:19.549 generously, knowing that your treasures aren't 00:17:19.549 --> 00:17:23.049 here. You might be missing the power to face 00:17:23.049 --> 00:17:25.849 uncertainties in life without fear because your 00:17:25.849 --> 00:17:29.490 hope is secure. You may be stepping out in faith, 00:17:29.650 --> 00:17:33.009 but It's not a one -time leap. It's not a one 00:17:33.009 --> 00:17:35.329 -time moment that you have at your confirmation 00:17:35.329 --> 00:17:39.349 or your baptism or this one event that you always 00:17:39.349 --> 00:17:42.789 think is when you gave it over, but every day 00:17:42.789 --> 00:17:46.930 deciding to trust God's hand, even when the destination 00:17:46.930 --> 00:17:50.289 isn't visible, trusting that the captain knows 00:17:50.289 --> 00:17:53.549 where you're going. Because God's greatest work, 00:17:54.349 --> 00:17:56.869 the coming of Jesus, His kingdom, the hope we 00:17:56.869 --> 00:17:59.769 have in Him, It's a promise that calls us beyond 00:17:59.769 --> 00:18:04.329 what we see. So I'm asking you, here in this 00:18:04.329 --> 00:18:08.309 place, will you trust him enough to sail beyond 00:18:08.309 --> 00:18:11.329 the shore and into the fuller life he has for 00:18:11.329 --> 00:18:14.890 you? Because I don't know whatever's gonna happen 00:18:14.890 --> 00:18:19.630 next. Neither do you. But together as his people, 00:18:20.549 --> 00:18:24.009 we can be on that ship together, seeing what 00:18:24.009 --> 00:18:27.279 he's going to bring. So ask yourself, will you 00:18:27.279 --> 00:18:30.660 cling to the shore or can we go ahead and set 00:18:30.660 --> 00:18:34.460 the sails and move into the unknown and trust 00:18:34.460 --> 00:18:37.220 what Jesus is doing for his kingdom forever? 00:18:38.099 --> 00:18:40.440 May God grant us the courage to live by faith, 00:18:41.319 --> 00:18:44.519 the peace to rest in his provision, and the joy 00:18:44.519 --> 00:18:47.339 of discovering the purpose that he has for us 00:18:47.339 --> 00:18:50.660 beyond what we can see today. Thanks be to God.