May 3, 2020
6 in 6 - Hope in the Dark
6 voices in 6 minutes - In uncertainty our tendency can be to retreat, but today we hear from six different voices at Real Life about pushing forward. Each speaker will finish the sentence “Corona virus you won’t......!” Join us as these six voices speak a word of hope and encouragement over us.
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Welcome to another inspirational
podcast at Real Life, Church.
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Hey, thanks so much for joining
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with us on Church online this
morning.
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We're so glad you're with us
today.
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Hey, if you're looking for some
Joy.
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Look for some excitement, some
energy.
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Maybe we're excited.
Today.
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We have a very special time.
We have this thing called, six
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and six, we got six of the
voices, some of the leaders here
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at real life.
They're going to speak a word of
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encouragement.
Hope into your life in this
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season.
So if you look for some joy and
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encouragement to ride on
somebody's faith, I believe.
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God, Roger on purpose today.
Come on.
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Let's just be excited for God's.
Going to do, get some praise to
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him.
There's some ways to connect.
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We have six little message of
Hope in six minutes today.
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You're not going to forget this.
Just going to buff your seat
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belt because God is going to
bring some truth can be
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Encouraging Muslims worship
Jesus this morning while some
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praise to him.
Come all this looks at every
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life.
Make the doctors run and hide.
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You bring the broken back to
life.
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Only you only you, you set me
free from Every Chain, you fill
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my heart with songs of praise,
only you only you, you're the
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only reason that I'm evil.
I'm breathing.
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I am wide awake.
Every Beat is calling.
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Every beat is calling out to
you.
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Glory of your throne to bring
this round a way back home.
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Only, if you give me all of you,
give me life.
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You can be dancing through the
night.
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For Your Glory.
My mom
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is calling.
My sing.
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Jesus, Jesus, you're the only
reason that I'm even breathing.
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I am wide awake.
Your freedom is cancer.
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I feel it.
Rushing through me beat.
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Lori.
Come on, every beat is calling.
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Every beat is calling out to me.
So we lean into this moment
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today.
We are not alone.
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God is with us and he's standing
with us through whatever trial.
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We are going to focus in on
these words, close your eyes and
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vision and God who is standing
next to you.
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No matter what you are under
today.
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When the heart asunder flies.
Another way when the walls are
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closed. when I look at the space
between where I used to be and
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this Reckoning, I know I will
never be It was another in the
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fire.
Next to me.
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There was another should I ever
need been set free.
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There is a cross.
The barriers of a die for me.
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Another
my teleporter beneath the water.
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I'm no longer safe to my sin and
Should I fall in the space
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between what we meant to me in
the second half?
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Either way, I won't bow to the
things of this world
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sitting next.
To me.
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There is another in the waters.
Holding back the Seas.
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We should I / need reminding.
Willpower 703.
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There is a grave of votes.
No bodies.
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Now the power lives in me.
There is another the fire.
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There is another in the fire is
another in the fire.
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I can see, I can see the light
in the darkness.
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There's the darkness bow soon.
I can even in the heavens as the
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spirit.
Between where same.
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I can feel the ground shake
beneath us.
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The prison was gave me nothing.
Seems you two never?
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Seems you two.
Palmer seem to Jesus.
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Sift it up.
There is no other name, but the
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name that is Jesus you was and
still is and will be through it.
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Come on, man, the space between
all the things and see and this
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Reckoning.
I know I will never be I know I
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will never be alone.
If we another the fire sitting
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next to me, the be another in
the waters holding back, the
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seems shit over need reminding,
I could you be until I can't the
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joy?
I could never.
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Godot.
Because I knew that's where
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you'll be.
I can see I can see the light in
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the darkness as the darkness
guys who I can.
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I can feel the ground shake
beneath the us as the Prison
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Walls King never since you too.
Nothing seems her too.
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I want you guys to know that God
is with you today.
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Let's go before.
God prayer.
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God.
We come before you, we just want
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to lift you up.
We want magnify your name.
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We give you praise.
We give you honor God.
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You were a good God.
You were a great God.
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We recognize that you sacrifice
everything just to release us
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from the pain and suffering that
we have in life.
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And you've called us to a
newness of life.
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You called us to just just /,
take with you just in a life and
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a purpose that only we can have
through you.
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Got us.
Want to stab somebody today.
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Somebody that just needs you
know, somebody maybe this never
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met you.
Somebody that's struggling with
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an addiction or a pain.
May be a loss of a family
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member.
Maybe they're struggling with
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disease.
God.
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I just want them after today
just to realize that you were a
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powerful God that has their best
in mind.
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And I got I prayed that they
meet with you today and they
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realize that you have a love and
care for them.
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That just can't be found
anywhere else in this world.
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So God just think you for who
you are.
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I pray that somebody that has
feared a comes out of this
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gathering with hope and nose.
That they have something great
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through you and we lift up all
these things in your name.
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Amen, guys.
Let's go.
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Let's give God some honors
Gibson.
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Praise.
Give us some high fives Taipei
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men out there.
Just let him know how much you
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care about him.
He was worshipping really big
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this morning.
And so we are so excited that
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you're with us today.
I don't know if you're on the
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couch, if you're on a walk
today, but we are so excited
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that you've joined us in this
online Gathering.
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And if you're new with this,
that goes double for you.
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We just want you to know that we
believe that you belong here and
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I want you to know that I want
you to feel welcome home, the
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fact real life, wherever you
guys that.
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Can we let everybody this new
just feel, welcome.
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Give them some hard.
Give them some loves.
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You can see somebody you don't
on there.
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Just say, hey, we love having
you guys here and just thank you
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so much for following along with
us.
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We believe for those that are
new guide.
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Really have something special
for you guys today.
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And I want to invite you as a
team member of real life to fill
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out something, we call a digital
communication card.
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You can do that in two different
ways.
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The first one is, you can text.
Just RL new to 97,000 or there's
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going to be a link that pops up
in the comments and you can fill
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that out out as well.
This is a safe form for you to
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fill out.
All we're going to do is have
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one of our team members call you
on the phone, and their whole
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job is just to make you feel
welcome and resource you in any
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possible.
That way that we can.
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We, we know that God cares about
you and we care about you and we
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want to help you and connect
with you.
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Our whole mission here.
Real life is to see people far
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from God, discover their real
life and purpose in.
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Jesus say in another way.
We are a church for the Church,
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we are a community for those
that don't have a home.
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And so we want you to be part of
that as well.
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And one of the ways that we're
doing that is I want to invite
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everybody out.
That just has any interest, all
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the real life to something.
We're calling a welcome party.
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And so tonight at six o'clock on
a zoom meeting, you can hang out
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with bachelor, Sean and Diane
and just hear some of our story.
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Maybe you've got some questions.
Maybe, maybe you're in the midst
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of a struggle.
You have questions and you have
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anxiety, you have fear.
You have anger.
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Maybe just hang out with us, and
they'll We'll have a great time,
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just sharing the hope of Jesus
with you today.
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Maybe you're looking for a new
church home for whatever reason.
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Maybe you just have questions
about who we are at real life
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and what we've done or where
we're coming from.
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What a great opportunity for you
to hang out.
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If this welcome party was Pastor
Shawn and Diane.
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It's a really organic meeting.
You can just hang outs, like
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hanging around the campfire,
around the kitchen table and to
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do that.
I want you guys to do this.
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I want you to text are, oh,
welcome tonight, 7000 or again.
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There's going to be another
link.
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That pops up in the comment
section.
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We would love to see you tonight
at Clock on that Zoom meeting.
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So, let's pray for God's
presence one more time.
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And we're going to have a great
time.
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Just worshiping God, y'all.
We come before you and we just
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lift you up, and we just, we
just want your presence to be on
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this Gathering.
God.
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We don't want any of the glory
or honor for ourselves.
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We give it all to you.
And God, we lift up your name
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and your son's name.
And God.
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I just again, I just pray for
all the Gatherings across this
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community across this nation
across this world.
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God.
I pray that that as people are
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Still Gathering online.
I pray that as a as they worship
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you that just we grow stronger
as a kingdom and just, for a for
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a strong witness to the world
that we are for you and we are
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for them.
God.
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I just pray that you use us in a
mighty way allows to keep
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serving you and serving those
around us that are searching for
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you.
And God, we lift up all these
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things in your name.
Amen.
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Well, this is your opportunity.
I want you to find somebody
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that's hanging out in the
comment section.
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Just you'll find somebody that
you know, find somebody.
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You don't know, tell them that
you're glad to see.
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I am that you're happy to see
you.
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See that.
They're here.
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I'm alive.
We can't wait to hang out with
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you guys the rest of the day.
Well nice job Barry.
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Come on, find somebody above the
comments.
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Say hi to him.
Find some people know to show
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some love man.
Say hi.
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Somebody love know.
You recognize them here.
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Don't let anybody walk through
here or Beyond this thing
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without saying, hi them today.
Hey, thanks so much for being
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with us again.
If you park real-life man, thank
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you for being here.
For new with us.
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I would say it's very special.
Welcome to you.
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So glad you've been with us,
could be either in the world
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right now, but you're watching
us online at believe.
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God brought here on purpose
today.
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Hello.
To give you guys a shot of
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encouragement.
You guys had an awesome job this
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last week.
Seriously, a record number of
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people watched our stuff last
Sunday and it's because you guys
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had the courage to hit the share
button.
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We had 38 shares.
Absolute incredible.
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You guys are reaching out to
your family, your friends.
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I know I've had family members
on their people.
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I'm close to, people are close
to me, but far from God.
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It's absolutely encouraging
incredible.
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See, what God's doing.
We followed up with 40, new
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people, that watch our stuff
last week.
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Means over a hundred sixty
people that were following up
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with over the last Few weeks all
because you guys hit the share
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button.
Absolutely incredible.
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So if you have the courage to
hit it, I encourage you to do it
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because today is going to be
off.
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The chains can be absolutely
amazing.
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We have a lineup of the voices
of real life, some leaders
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people have a heart for God
heart for the mission of God.
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Now people we call friends and
family.
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You're going to want to re-watch
this.
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You want to share this.
It's gonna be absolutely
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incredible.
So what we're doing, we have six
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different speakers and we're
given six minutes to give you
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the best encouragement, the best
word in the season and they're
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going to answer the crud.
The question or finish the
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statement coronavirus, you won't
coronavirus you won't dot dot
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dot, they're going to fill it in
with a bold statement.
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Some that's on their heart, some
kind of encouragement and I'm
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telling you when you got six
minutes man, you're weeding out
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all of the fluff.
And so we're going to bring it
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today is going to absolutely
incredible.
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So I'll do is I'll take a few
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I'm going to introduce all the
speakers and just ordering to
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come up and tell you about who
they are and then it come out
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back to back to back and they're
gonna count down of six minutes
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of peace.
And so today we're going to
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start out with our first
Speaker.
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This is Carrie.
They carry is on staff.
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She's got this awesome picture
by the way.
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Look at this.
She just went above and beyond
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but she's on staff.
She has a heart for young
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people.
She is in charge of our youth
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ministry.
Does an incredible job.
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She's like my right hand.
She puts everything together and
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she is, didn't just bring it.
She has a passion for people.
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She's a passion for you.
I'm excited to see what God is
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going to do through her today.
Our second speaker up is going
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to be Drew Holcomb, you know,
this guy, come on, you see him
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in the kids live, he acts like a
fool dancing around.
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You see him on the videos, but
Drew man, his real passion.
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In is people.
His passion is, you he's in
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charge of her connection team.
He's a coach on our team and he
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has just a good word to bring
for us this morning.
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Man.
After Drew is come up.
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As Scott Jermaine.
You might know Scott as coach
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Jermaine.
He is the head basketball coach
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at REI Peg, high school.
If you don't know they had an
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incredible year.
He's been he's just done an
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incredible job with that team
and I know if you know Scott he
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is innovative.
He is a leader.
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He always has a challenging
thought and a word I'm telling
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you Scott is going to get you
thinking this morning, and I'm
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encouraged that he's On our team
and he's going to bring a word
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to us.
After Scott comes up, Rose
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Taylor, Rose, and Jerry - no
were missionaries in this year
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for a year, and they gave their
heart and soul to people there.
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And they have a passion for the
world of passion for you.
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And you're going to see that
evidence a day when Rose brings
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a little word of encouragement
to you, and you can feel that
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Global impact.
And so, I'm excited for her to
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speak.
She is a registered nurse at
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Children's Mercy Hospital.
She makes a difference here in
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our community and excited to
hear from her after roses are in
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chai errant, man.
He's a leader among leaders.
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Is he his way of thinking is
incredible?
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So we're so blessed.
He's putting time into this.
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He's a coach on our team.
He coached her host, team,
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helping us set up and tear down.
So he's taking a break, right?
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But now he's out serving, they
can difference and to Aaron.
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I'm just so blessed.
You're on our team and is here
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to speak and make a difference.
He has a heart of gold and
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you're going to recognize what
God is doing his life through
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this message after him.
Our final speaker last last but
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not least is Victor gocha.
Now Victor if you don't know
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him, when he says he's praying
for you, just expect the
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mountains to move.
He's one of Guys that he is just
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in love with Jesus.
He's a man of God.
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I know the spiritual father.
So many people in our church.
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I know his spiritual father to
me.
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There's some people look up to
him.
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I promise you, he's going to
bring a word of encouragement
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today.
You're going to leave change.
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Come on, get your seat belts.
Fastened.
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There's going to be some gold
coming out of these people's
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lives or things.
You want to hold on to to invest
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of Hope and encouragement today.
So let's give it up for all the
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speakers.
Come on.
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Let's give him some love.
Let's prime the pump, love know,
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you love them and our first perk
is going to come out and we're
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start out with Carrie Kelly.
Come on everybody.
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Coronavirus you won't steal my
joy.
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The season has brought a lot of
struggles, a lot of unknowns and
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a lot of waiting and I find
myself a lot of times looking
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back two times that were simpler
where we could to do things,
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just like taking family
vacations.
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A couple years ago.
We took a vacation to Colorado
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as a family.
We have four kids.
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You guys, we are outnumbered on
a good day.
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Let alone, we're in a vehicle on
a 10 hour drive to another
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state.
So we just like we do on every
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trip, we pack up the car, the
night before, so we could hit
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the road, really.
We wake up sleepyhead kids at 6
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a.m.
Get in the car leave and I kid
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you not 15 minutes into this
trip.
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It is already chaos in my
vehicle.
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I've got one kid who's trying to
figure out what the tub to pull
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ratio on his seat belt is going
to break the thing.
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I have another kid who just
knows she is the next American
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Idol and is going to sing at the
top of her lungs so that no one
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else can actually hear the
radio.
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I have another kid who just is
upset with anybody breathing in
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her General vicinity and the
snacks that I've given them that
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we're supposed to last a good
solid couple of hours.
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Have you?
They're all are already?
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Neaten or they've been thrown
all around my car.
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It is a hot mess.
Express you guys.
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And as a side note, how many of
you moms think the dad's choose
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to drive just so they don't have
to be the snack Giver /?
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The one who has to play referee
in the passenger seat, like
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throw up your hearts because I
we're onto you dad's.
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I think that's really the plan,
but it was happening.
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It was chaos in my car and what
I hear from the back seat is my
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daughter.
My oldest daughters voice
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saying, the phrase at all of us
parents know, all too.
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Well, are we there yet?
And I look over at my husband in
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that moment and I see I am
channeling his inner dad.
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And he says the phrase that we
probably have all heard from our
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dads which is we're going to get
there.
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When we get there.
You see in that moment.
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My daughter wasn't so concerned
with the destination as much as
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she was concerned about this
little thing called the
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meantime, it's the space in
between where we start and the
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destination that we can all feel
really anxious with.
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And I think that we all need to
focus right now on the fact that
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we can actually have a lot of
joy in the meantime, the
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meantime can actually be the
best Best time, I think,
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sometimes we focus so much on
the destination being the joy
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that we forget that there's
really a joy right now in the
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meantime, and I think that's
what God wants for us is the joy
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in the meantime.
And what if that Joy is found in
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relationships.
I'll be honest with you guys.
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I have struggled over these last
couple of weeks to find some joy
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and just like you guys, my life
got flipped-turned upside down,
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and I'd like to take a minute,
just sit right there.
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I'm just kidding.
I'll spare you guys my rapping
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skills for today, but maybe if
you guys put up enough Hearts,
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maybe Sean.
Let's have an epic rap rap.
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Battle one day.
I don't know.
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But anyway, so it's hard to find
joy in the season.
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Right?
I think some of us are focusing
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so hard on that destination to
find Joy there.
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And in the meantime, we're still
struggling.
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We're still frustrated.
We're still upset.
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We're still down.
We're still struggling with all
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of these things and I want to
encourage you today.
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Is there someone in your life
right now?
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That's helping you to find joy.
In the meantime.
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Do you have relationships around
you to help you find that Joy?
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Who is that in your life right
now?
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Are you focusing on that
conclusion?
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Are you focusing on the End.
Are you really focusing in on
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that joy that God wants for us
to have right.
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Now.
I think that there's a reason
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that the word Joy is found in
the fruits of the spirit
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Galatians. 5 verses 22 through
23 says this.
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But the fruit of the spirit is
love, joy, peace,
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long-suffering, kindness
goodness, faithfulness,
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gentleness and self-control.
I control you see, Joy isn't a
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feeling that we get from things
or circumstances is a feeling
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that we get from relationship
with the holy spirit.
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It's also a feeling that we get
from relationship with others
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and I think, Really what God
wants for us.
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There are so many times in the
Bible that God brings up the
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word joy.
And I think like back to the
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Book of James, I think about how
he talks about.
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We can have this Joy even in the
midst of our circumstances in
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our trials.
Are you feeling that sense of
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Joy?
Are you leaning into the anxious
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feeling?
So in that moment that my
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daughter said, are we there yet?
We were able as a family to
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really enjoy each other.
To have that moment.
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To play some games.
We're able to play the look out
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the window game to see what's
happening.
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And you guys know, we're in
Kansas.
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There's a whole lot of nothing
happening, but we were able to
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have joy in the meantime, you
guys Guys, and I think about
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like, marriage.
What is marriage?
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It's a lot of meantime, right,
we say, I do and then till death
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do us part and then what's in
the middle?
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A lot of meantime, I don't know
about you guys, but I want to
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have some joy in the meantime,
Shameless life group plug.
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I every single week on
Saturdays, especially right.
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Now during this pandemic.
I look forward to my life group.
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We're just a bunch of women who
get together and we get to have
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conversations with each other.
We get to be vulnerable and real
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pray for each other, just
honestly go through life and
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those moments.
Together.
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And what I find in these times
is that that's what people want.
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We want to be able to do life
with people, right?
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And at Real Life Church.
I can tell you.
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That's what we want for you.
If you are not in a life group,
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I don't know what you're waiting
for because there's so many
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blessings, waiting for you in
that.
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We want to go through the hard
stuff with you.
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We want to go through the tough
stuff with you for the scary
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stuff.
Even the normal parts.
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We want to be there through all
of it with you because I'm
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telling you guys.
There's so much joy in the
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meantime waiting for you.
So what does this mean for us
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Church?
What does this mean?
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You can we decide today that
we're going to have some joy in
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the meantime.
We're not going to give in to
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the voice of the enemy.
We're not going to give in to
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Temptations, like, being
depressed, or sad or
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complaining.
And instead.
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What we're going to do is we're
going to lean in to those Godly
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relationships.
We're going to give in to those
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moments with our kids.
We're going to enjoy them a
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little bit.
We're going to focus on the joy
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that God wants for us to have.
In the meantime, you know, what
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we're going to do.
We're going to share that Joy
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with other people because the
meantime matters and I'm telling
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you guys the meantime can Be the
best time if we really let it
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be.
So I I can't wait till this
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pandemic is over.
I'm ready for the and I'm ready
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for that conclusion.
But I am so excited about the
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joy that God wants for us to
have in this.
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Meantime.
So coronavirus, you will not
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steal, our joy.
Will you lean into that truth
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with me today.
Church coronavirus, you won't
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create division Among Us, you
know.
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Why?
Because our enemy prospers when
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we are divided, that's like his
main thing right there.
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When he can get us off Mission
off, focus off task for finding
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people and just pouring into
their lives.
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With the love of Jesus and
getting us out into the Weeds on
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these things, that don't matter.
Now.
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I'm not saying that coronavirus
doesn't matter.
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00:25:08,900 --> 00:25:10,600
It does.
It's huge, right?
455
00:25:10,600 --> 00:25:12,300
So it's like the number one
thing.
456
00:25:12,308 --> 00:25:16,000
We're all talking about and we
can have opinions on how we're
457
00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:17,500
going to react to it and how we
feel.
458
00:25:17,700 --> 00:25:19,900
Countries reacting to an all
that stuff, but guys, I'm
459
00:25:19,900 --> 00:25:21,800
telling you, man.
It's on my heart.
460
00:25:21,900 --> 00:25:26,600
This has been causing divisions,
not just with everybody but
461
00:25:26,600 --> 00:25:30,300
especially in the church.
And so we're not going to let
462
00:25:30,300 --> 00:25:34,000
that happen here at Real Life
Church, you know, divisions
463
00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:37,500
among Believers have been going
on since the day they found the
464
00:25:37,500 --> 00:25:40,200
empty tomb, right?
We all interpret things our own
465
00:25:40,200 --> 00:25:42,300
way.
We all see the world through our
466
00:25:42,300 --> 00:25:44,600
own experiences, and that's
cool.
467
00:25:44,800 --> 00:25:49,000
But when we let those things
cause Us to look down on other
468
00:25:49,000 --> 00:25:52,200
believers or hey, even worse.
Look down on people who need
469
00:25:52,200 --> 00:25:55,700
Jesus and need to hear that from
us, man.
470
00:25:55,700 --> 00:25:57,600
Our enemies win and every time,
right?
471
00:25:57,700 --> 00:26:00,800
So I think back this is probably
my favorite example from of
472
00:26:00,800 --> 00:26:03,900
division in the church from when
I was a kid, I grew up Southern
473
00:26:03,900 --> 00:26:07,400
Baptist, really traditional,
loved my upbringing, right?
474
00:26:07,400 --> 00:26:10,800
It's why I'm here today.
I learned the good word and I
475
00:26:10,800 --> 00:26:13,000
always joke with Sean, you know,
when he talks about those
476
00:26:13,000 --> 00:26:15,400
recovering Southern Baptists.
I'm like man, I feel like you're
477
00:26:15,400 --> 00:26:19,000
speaking right to me each time,
but Okay, I'm glad where I am.
478
00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:21,700
Right?
So, you know, that cliche about
479
00:26:21,700 --> 00:26:25,200
those churches that like argue
about the color of the carpet,
480
00:26:25,200 --> 00:26:26,200
man.
That was real.
481
00:26:26,200 --> 00:26:28,700
That was my church.
I saw like my Sunday school
482
00:26:28,700 --> 00:26:32,500
teacher and like the ushers and
the deacons and the sweet little
483
00:26:32,500 --> 00:26:35,100
old ladies getting like red or
in the face.
484
00:26:35,100 --> 00:26:39,000
And like even more mad is that
meeting went on over the color
485
00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:41,000
of the carpet.
They were going to go with
486
00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:45,000
hunter green because it was the
90s or like that deep like
487
00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:47,400
maroonish red because it was the
90s.
488
00:26:47,600 --> 00:26:49,500
Yes, and like they were arguing
about.
489
00:26:49,500 --> 00:26:53,500
It had nothing to do with
getting people to find their
490
00:26:53,500 --> 00:26:56,400
real life and purpose.
So nowadays.
491
00:26:56,500 --> 00:26:58,500
We're dealing with the whole
nother Beast, right?
492
00:26:58,500 --> 00:27:02,700
We can debate and argue all day,
over religion, and politics
493
00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:06,000
through social media.
And we're not just debating with
494
00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:09,600
people, we know, and love, and
have that trust with weird
495
00:27:09,600 --> 00:27:13,200
having these conversations and
these fights online with like,
496
00:27:13,200 --> 00:27:17,000
Gus and Albuquerque.
I mean what the hey, man, and so
497
00:27:17,600 --> 00:27:22,600
My next point is distractions,
duplicate division.
498
00:27:22,600 --> 00:27:25,400
So that's where the social media
piece comes in it.
499
00:27:25,400 --> 00:27:29,600
How easy is it for that phone to
just zip there in your pocket
500
00:27:29,600 --> 00:27:32,400
and you're open it up?
And there's all Gus man, and
501
00:27:32,400 --> 00:27:35,700
he's on the wrong side of the
political aisle, and he wants to
502
00:27:35,708 --> 00:27:39,400
wear a mask and I don't want to
or vice versa and I got to tell
503
00:27:39,400 --> 00:27:44,000
him why he's dumb.
Hello, and I'm you know, I can
504
00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:45,600
say that because that was my
life.
505
00:27:45,600 --> 00:27:47,400
You can ask Holly, right?
She'll tell you.
506
00:27:47,600 --> 00:27:50,100
That that was our nightly
routine.
507
00:27:50,100 --> 00:27:52,200
Was her looking at me over like
this.
508
00:27:53,300 --> 00:27:58,700
Can you believe this guy is
crazy so that all changed for me
509
00:27:58,900 --> 00:28:02,400
at Kentucky Trail, listening to
Sean on stage is awesome,
510
00:28:02,400 --> 00:28:05,500
message about distractions.
And I remember at the very end.
511
00:28:05,500 --> 00:28:08,700
He said get your phones out.
Now, go in your settings and
512
00:28:08,700 --> 00:28:12,800
turn off the notifications to
all your social media and you,
513
00:28:12,800 --> 00:28:16,100
you get into those apps on your
terms and I'm telling you, I did
514
00:28:16,100 --> 00:28:20,100
it right there.
The message and it's changed my
515
00:28:20,200 --> 00:28:23,300
life.
So are we as members of
516
00:28:23,300 --> 00:28:26,300
real-life?
Are we turning people off to
517
00:28:26,400 --> 00:28:30,000
Real Life Church?
Are we turning people away from
518
00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:33,100
their real life and purpose.
By the things we are putting out
519
00:28:33,100 --> 00:28:38,500
there into social media, your
voice speaks, louder than you
520
00:28:38,500 --> 00:28:40,700
think.
You know, Jesus says this in
521
00:28:40,700 --> 00:28:46,000
Luke 11 17, every Kingdom
divided against itself is laid
522
00:28:46,000 --> 00:28:50,000
waste and a It household Falls.
I don't know about you guys.
523
00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:53,600
But real life has been built up
into something pretty special
524
00:28:53,700 --> 00:28:56,700
here, in Cass County, and I
don't want to see this household
525
00:28:56,700 --> 00:28:58,400
fall, and I know you don't
either.
526
00:28:59,000 --> 00:29:03,100
So, I want to end with this, use
your voice to be a witness.
527
00:29:03,100 --> 00:29:04,400
Now.
I feel like I've been doing a
528
00:29:04,408 --> 00:29:07,200
lot of finger-pointing, you
know, during this little six and
529
00:29:07,200 --> 00:29:09,900
six and I've learned, you know,
when one fingers pointing this
530
00:29:09,900 --> 00:29:11,300
way, you got three pointing
back.
531
00:29:11,300 --> 00:29:13,300
So, from here on out, I'm going
to start doing this.
532
00:29:13,500 --> 00:29:15,000
So, I have to hold myself
accountable.
533
00:29:15,100 --> 00:29:16,200
Just kidding.
Just kidding.
534
00:29:16,700 --> 00:29:19,000
I'm talking to myself.
Self just as much as I have you
535
00:29:19,000 --> 00:29:20,500
here.
Like I said, this has been me
536
00:29:20,900 --> 00:29:24,700
our online cells, guys.
That's our main witness during
537
00:29:24,700 --> 00:29:26,100
the shutdown.
Okay.
538
00:29:26,400 --> 00:29:29,700
Our online witness.
I see people in our community
539
00:29:29,700 --> 00:29:33,100
groups all the time asking.
Hey, I'm new to the area.
540
00:29:33,200 --> 00:29:35,900
What's a good church to go to
and you know what?
541
00:29:35,900 --> 00:29:38,300
Every time we put up their
real-life, come check us out.
542
00:29:38,300 --> 00:29:39,800
We'd love to meet with you and
stuff.
543
00:29:40,000 --> 00:29:43,600
People, click on those names.
They look at the profiles.
544
00:29:44,300 --> 00:29:47,300
They're looking at our post
history and they're seeing all
545
00:29:47,300 --> 00:29:49,200
that.
That stuff that we may or may
546
00:29:49,200 --> 00:29:51,400
not be saying.
And when my wife looked at me
547
00:29:51,400 --> 00:29:54,400
and said, hey, you gotta quit
arguing with people online.
548
00:29:54,600 --> 00:29:57,500
Your opinion, doesn't matter as
much as you think it does.
549
00:29:57,700 --> 00:29:59,300
And at that point, I was calling
will.
550
00:29:59,300 --> 00:30:02,900
You also does when she said, hey
people that want to come to real
551
00:30:02,900 --> 00:30:05,800
life church and you're
recommending it in those groups
552
00:30:06,100 --> 00:30:08,600
and they're seeing the stuff
you're putting out there that's
553
00:30:08,600 --> 00:30:13,100
going to cause them not to man
slap in the face.
554
00:30:13,500 --> 00:30:16,000
So keep your beliefs and
opinions being.
555
00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:18,600
That's great.
It is it It's what makes you who
556
00:30:18,600 --> 00:30:21,600
you are, but never lose sight of
that, real life.
557
00:30:21,600 --> 00:30:24,600
And purpose that we only get
through Jesus.
558
00:30:24,600 --> 00:30:27,900
Jesus brings us together, man.
He's what's going to heal this
559
00:30:27,900 --> 00:30:31,600
country and heal our souls.
So let's show the people of Cass
560
00:30:31,600 --> 00:30:36,300
County are love coronavirus.
You won't cause division among
561
00:30:36,300 --> 00:30:39,600
us because we are united in our
real life and purpose.
562
00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:49,000
I love you guys, Kelvin.
You won't keep me from climbing
563
00:30:49,600 --> 00:30:51,700
when I was a kid.
I loved to climb trees.
564
00:30:52,100 --> 00:30:54,300
Let's be honest.
I'm just a shade over 20 and I
565
00:30:54,300 --> 00:30:57,900
still like to climb trees, like
to climb trees for the
566
00:30:57,900 --> 00:30:59,900
adventure.
The first thing you have to
567
00:30:59,900 --> 00:31:02,100
start.
You just have to reach up and
568
00:31:02,200 --> 00:31:05,300
the lowest branch and grab hold
of it and pull yourself up.
569
00:31:05,900 --> 00:31:09,600
And then the best part is just
at that plan your path.
570
00:31:09,600 --> 00:31:12,300
There's only so many trees you
can and limbs, you can grab
571
00:31:12,300 --> 00:31:14,000
ahold of.
You have to weave your way up
572
00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:17,300
through and plan your path.
The last thing you have to do is
573
00:31:17,300 --> 00:31:19,300
learn.
The limbs and limbs can be
574
00:31:19,300 --> 00:31:21,800
tricky, you know, you got to
find the perfect lamb to one
575
00:31:21,800 --> 00:31:24,200
that you can grab, and put your
hand around, and really pull
576
00:31:24,200 --> 00:31:26,300
yourself up because some of them
are just so big.
577
00:31:26,300 --> 00:31:29,700
Can't get your hands on and then
sometimes sometimes you put your
578
00:31:29,700 --> 00:31:32,900
foot on the limb that you think
looks like a good limb, and it's
579
00:31:32,900 --> 00:31:35,300
actually a rotten one and you'll
fall.
580
00:31:35,600 --> 00:31:39,500
And you know, the biggest rule
of climbing, don't ever look
581
00:31:39,500 --> 00:31:41,800
down.
Don't ever look down because
582
00:31:41,800 --> 00:31:47,100
you'll freeze in fear.
And so as you climb these trees,
583
00:31:47,900 --> 00:31:50,600
that's when you gets real, when
you get to the top.
584
00:31:50,600 --> 00:31:54,800
That's when it gets real.
It's safe to say that a top, the
585
00:31:54,800 --> 00:31:57,000
tree.
It's brighter up there.
586
00:31:58,000 --> 00:32:00,700
There's less leaves to the block
out the sunlight, just brighter,
587
00:32:00,700 --> 00:32:04,800
the top, the top of the tree.
You can see farther than anybody
588
00:32:04,800 --> 00:32:09,800
else in the ground can see.
Just the view is a magnificent
589
00:32:10,300 --> 00:32:12,100
at the top of the tree.
It's quiet and peaceful.
590
00:32:12,100 --> 00:32:16,400
I love love just to be there and
just sit and just think about
591
00:32:16,400 --> 00:32:19,700
what God created.
I believe we can learn a lot
592
00:32:19,700 --> 00:32:22,000
from climbing trees.
And if you want to hear that be
593
00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:25,800
willing to tear that give me
some like likes or hearts or
594
00:32:25,800 --> 00:32:27,900
something like that.
So yeah.
595
00:32:27,900 --> 00:32:28,700
All right.
Let's go.
596
00:32:29,000 --> 00:32:31,300
Here we go.
If climbing is tree is like a
597
00:32:31,300 --> 00:32:34,500
journey in life.
And that's where we're trying to
598
00:32:34,508 --> 00:32:36,800
get to the top and that's where
success is at.
599
00:32:37,000 --> 00:32:38,700
That's where our heavenly father
is at.
600
00:32:39,200 --> 00:32:43,000
Let me try to explain some of
you are at the base of the tree.
601
00:32:44,200 --> 00:32:47,100
And all you have to do.
You haven't even started
602
00:32:47,100 --> 00:32:49,000
Journey, but we just need you to
reach up.
603
00:32:49,500 --> 00:32:52,200
It's fair to say that with your
feet on the ground.
604
00:32:52,200 --> 00:32:54,500
You don't know what the view at
the top is like.
605
00:32:56,500 --> 00:32:59,100
This is you, but you have to put
trust in the Lord.
606
00:32:59,100 --> 00:33:02,300
You have to reach your hand up,
grab that low limb, and pull
607
00:33:02,300 --> 00:33:04,700
yourself up.
Begin your climb, trust.
608
00:33:04,800 --> 00:33:09,600
God, trust each other, trust is
mentioned, 281 times in the
609
00:33:09,600 --> 00:33:12,300
Bible 281 times.
I'm pretty sure it's an
610
00:33:12,300 --> 00:33:16,700
important word and so, like in
Proverbs 3:5 and 6, is says,
611
00:33:17,600 --> 00:33:20,600
trust the Lord, your God, with
all your heart and don't lean on
612
00:33:20,600 --> 00:33:24,200
your own understanding, and he
will direct your paths to help
613
00:33:24,200 --> 00:33:28,600
you climb your tree to the top.
Maybe that's you.
614
00:33:28,700 --> 00:33:31,200
But but maybe just a short time
ago.
615
00:33:31,400 --> 00:33:34,000
Things were good.
You were climb your tree from
616
00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:35,400
Branch to Branch.
Kind of shimmy.
617
00:33:35,400 --> 00:33:37,600
Nip, through people like man.
You're doing great.
618
00:33:39,200 --> 00:33:43,500
And then one day you hit that
limb that you thought was a
619
00:33:43,500 --> 00:33:47,700
sturdy lamp and it stops you in
your tracks hit paralyze you and
620
00:33:47,700 --> 00:33:51,300
fear and much.
The same way in March, many of
621
00:33:51,300 --> 00:33:55,800
us were enjoying our first world
amenities, you know, going to
622
00:33:55,800 --> 00:33:59,400
church going to our life groups,
going out and eat afterwards
623
00:34:00,300 --> 00:34:02,700
movie.
Theaters, going just where we
624
00:34:02,700 --> 00:34:04,500
wanted.
You name it and we were enjoying
625
00:34:04,500 --> 00:34:07,100
it.
And then March hit and covid.
626
00:34:07,100 --> 00:34:10,800
Covid comes along.
And just like, when we hit that
627
00:34:10,800 --> 00:34:13,000
brand, so we didn't know those
going to hold us.
628
00:34:13,000 --> 00:34:17,900
We were frozen.
Our schools think about it.
629
00:34:18,100 --> 00:34:21,000
Kids were losing proms spring
Sports.
630
00:34:21,699 --> 00:34:23,699
We don't have the Royals.
We do have the NBA.
631
00:34:24,699 --> 00:34:26,000
Yeah.
Now I have to resort to the
632
00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:29,500
Michael Jordan at the last damp.
It dense episodes.
633
00:34:30,199 --> 00:34:34,600
Those are kind of a good thing
but seriously are climb we hit
634
00:34:34,600 --> 00:34:37,199
that bad Limb and we just froze
in fear.
635
00:34:38,300 --> 00:34:41,600
So this is what I'm saying.
Don't freeze up.
636
00:34:42,300 --> 00:34:43,800
What?
God doesn't want us to do?
637
00:34:43,900 --> 00:34:46,600
His don't freeze up.
Don't freeze up, but look up.
638
00:34:47,800 --> 00:34:53,400
Don't have faith in fear, but
have faith in our father said,
639
00:34:53,400 --> 00:34:58,400
again, don't have faith in fear
that have faith in our father.
640
00:34:59,500 --> 00:35:03,200
And even in times of uncertainty
and and fear, we have to press
641
00:35:03,200 --> 00:35:06,400
on, you know, Paul writes in the
letter to the Philippi.
642
00:35:06,900 --> 00:35:10,200
He says in Philippians, 3:14.
I press on toward the goal to
643
00:35:10,200 --> 00:35:13,600
win the prize for which God has
called me heavenward in Jesus
644
00:35:13,600 --> 00:35:16,700
Christ.
He's calling us to keep climate.
645
00:35:16,900 --> 00:35:19,000
It's might be dark times.
We may not know the future.
646
00:35:19,300 --> 00:35:23,000
We have to press on.
Ask God for wisdom in your
647
00:35:23,000 --> 00:35:26,500
climb.
Proverbs. 3:18 says, wisdom is a
648
00:35:26,508 --> 00:35:29,400
tree of life.
For those who Embrace her, happy
649
00:35:29,400 --> 00:35:32,200
are those who are called?
Hold on to her type.
650
00:35:33,600 --> 00:35:35,500
Ask God for wisdom in your
claim.
651
00:35:36,400 --> 00:35:40,800
We need to know which branch to
grab the path to reach the top.
652
00:35:40,900 --> 00:35:46,000
We need that wisdom from God.
Some of your Sam is cut my
653
00:35:46,000 --> 00:35:48,500
current situation.
My tree is not a good way to
654
00:35:48,500 --> 00:35:49,600
climb.
I don't have a job.
655
00:35:49,600 --> 00:35:53,400
My finances are a mess.
You know, it's my, I think the
656
00:35:53,400 --> 00:35:56,800
tree that I was on is actually
supposed to client is actually
657
00:35:56,800 --> 00:36:00,800
falling and I would say, trust,
trust the tree that you thought
658
00:36:00,800 --> 00:36:02,500
you were supposed to climb.
Trust God.
659
00:36:04,400 --> 00:36:08,200
So, maybe, just maybe the tree
that you were supposed to climb.
660
00:36:08,500 --> 00:36:11,200
You're actually supposed to
cross cross.
661
00:36:11,200 --> 00:36:13,200
The tree that you were thought.
You were supposed to climb.
662
00:36:13,200 --> 00:36:15,500
And on the other side, God has
bigger trees for you.
663
00:36:15,900 --> 00:36:20,000
God has taller trees for you.
God has stronger trees for you.
664
00:36:20,900 --> 00:36:23,800
Cross the tree.
That God, thought you thought
665
00:36:23,800 --> 00:36:27,000
you were supposed to climb and
good, things are ahead of you.
666
00:36:27,400 --> 00:36:29,200
I know covid.
Given me a new perspective on
667
00:36:29,200 --> 00:36:31,100
life.
We need to be there for each
668
00:36:31,100 --> 00:36:33,700
other.
If you haven't begun your climb,
669
00:36:33,700 --> 00:36:38,500
your Journey with God, climb,
climb be there for the people
670
00:36:38,500 --> 00:36:40,300
and real life church are there
for you.
671
00:36:41,100 --> 00:36:43,400
Don't do life alone.
If you're if you're climbing
672
00:36:43,400 --> 00:36:46,400
that tree, you need people
around you rally around each
673
00:36:46,400 --> 00:36:48,700
other.
We have a church in which we can
674
00:36:48,700 --> 00:36:50,900
rally around.
Okay, whatever.
675
00:36:50,900 --> 00:36:52,000
Wherever you are in your
journey.
676
00:36:52,600 --> 00:36:56,400
God is right there with you.
Trust God reach for him.
677
00:36:56,500 --> 00:36:59,000
Climb your tree.
Let's be there for each other
678
00:36:59,100 --> 00:37:01,500
covid.
You won't keep me from climate.
679
00:37:03,900 --> 00:37:08,700
Coronavirus you won't make me a
spiritual slacker.
680
00:37:08,900 --> 00:37:10,900
Now.
My definition of a spiritual
681
00:37:10,900 --> 00:37:14,500
slacker is someone who is not
spiritually engaged, someone
682
00:37:14,500 --> 00:37:17,200
who's disconnected and someone
who waits around to be told what
683
00:37:17,200 --> 00:37:19,600
to do with their spiritual life.
And today, real life.
684
00:37:19,600 --> 00:37:21,700
We're not going to be spiritual
Slackers.
685
00:37:21,900 --> 00:37:25,700
We're going to be spiritual
leaders, our world, and our
686
00:37:25,700 --> 00:37:28,900
community need relief and
restoration more than ever now.
687
00:37:28,900 --> 00:37:32,700
And now is not the time to be
slacking relief.
688
00:37:32,700 --> 00:37:36,200
Is that temporary It helped to
reduce suffering during and
689
00:37:36,200 --> 00:37:39,300
after a crisis.
Wow, restoration happens through
690
00:37:39,300 --> 00:37:42,700
long-term relationships, which
rebuilds people families and
691
00:37:42,700 --> 00:37:45,800
communities back to their God
designed purpose.
692
00:37:45,800 --> 00:37:50,200
And wholeness in the Bible, the
story of Esther is about a young
693
00:37:50,200 --> 00:37:53,800
Jewish girl who becomes queen of
Persia and with her uncle's help
694
00:37:54,000 --> 00:37:57,000
needs to win the affection in
the favor of the king, in order
695
00:37:57,000 --> 00:37:59,200
to stop a plot to kill.
The Jews.
696
00:38:00,200 --> 00:38:03,800
Now, esther is the Jews only.
Hope she is the only person.
697
00:38:03,900 --> 00:38:07,000
One who can get close enough to
the king to stand before him to
698
00:38:07,000 --> 00:38:10,200
make such a request.
And even though she's Queen, she
699
00:38:10,200 --> 00:38:14,500
can risk her life in doing so
but she pushes past her fear and
700
00:38:14,500 --> 00:38:18,100
does what God calls her to do
and in doing so she saves her
701
00:38:18,100 --> 00:38:22,300
entire nation.
And Esther 413 Mordecai tells
702
00:38:22,300 --> 00:38:24,800
her, don't think for a moment
that because you were in the
703
00:38:24,800 --> 00:38:28,600
palace, you will escape.
While the Jews will be killed,
704
00:38:29,100 --> 00:38:33,200
if you keep quiet at a time like
this, deliverance and relief,
705
00:38:33,200 --> 00:38:35,600
will arise.
From another part for the Jews.
706
00:38:35,900 --> 00:38:38,400
But you and your family will
die.
707
00:38:39,400 --> 00:38:43,800
Perhaps, maybe that you were
made Queen for this moment for
708
00:38:43,800 --> 00:38:48,300
such a time as this such a time
as this.
709
00:38:48,800 --> 00:38:51,800
Maybe we're in the middle of a
pandemic, for such a time as
710
00:38:51,800 --> 00:38:55,000
this.
Maybe you're stuck at home in
711
00:38:55,000 --> 00:38:57,600
your workplace, in your
neighborhood or whatever
712
00:38:57,600 --> 00:39:00,900
position.
God has you in for such a time
713
00:39:01,000 --> 00:39:06,400
as this God is opening up.
Teas to optimize his purpose and
714
00:39:06,400 --> 00:39:09,400
use us as spiritual leaders to
help those around us.
715
00:39:10,200 --> 00:39:14,000
God took the time to make a
special all with unique talents.
716
00:39:14,200 --> 00:39:21,300
He has prepared individual plans
and He has he tried again.
717
00:39:21,700 --> 00:39:25,700
He has prepared individual plans
and projects for our lives.
718
00:39:26,500 --> 00:39:29,000
He may feel absent.
Like he's not working in the
719
00:39:29,008 --> 00:39:32,900
details of her lives, but he is.
He did it for Esther and he'll
720
00:39:32,900 --> 00:39:36,100
do it for you too.
He will accomplish his will
721
00:39:36,700 --> 00:39:39,200
through our good are.
Bad are happy.
722
00:39:39,200 --> 00:39:43,400
And even our most painful days
reminds me of our friends and
723
00:39:43,400 --> 00:39:46,400
use year that God is using for
such a time as this.
724
00:39:47,100 --> 00:39:49,100
They had to make that difficult
decision.
725
00:39:49,300 --> 00:39:52,400
Should they stay in Asia are, or
should they go back to Romania?
726
00:39:52,500 --> 00:39:55,100
There's a lot of pressure to
leave since all the other
727
00:39:55,100 --> 00:39:57,800
missionaries were leaving too,
and there's great risk in
728
00:39:57,800 --> 00:40:00,000
staying for if they were to get
sick.
729
00:40:00,100 --> 00:40:03,200
There is no proper medical
treatment or care in the area.
730
00:40:04,300 --> 00:40:07,000
Now, Nisha is one of the poorest
countries in the world and they
731
00:40:07,000 --> 00:40:10,000
already struggle with food
insecurities, but because of
732
00:40:10,000 --> 00:40:12,500
this current situation, it's
even worse.
733
00:40:13,000 --> 00:40:15,200
People are getting so desperate
that they're climbing, these
734
00:40:15,200 --> 00:40:18,800
tall trees with these large
Thorns just to pick the bitter
735
00:40:18,800 --> 00:40:20,500
leaves.
To feed to their family, so they
736
00:40:20,500 --> 00:40:22,300
don't feel as hungry.
Now.
737
00:40:22,300 --> 00:40:25,600
Our friends were heartbroken by
this, but they also saw an
738
00:40:25,600 --> 00:40:28,700
opportunity to use your
blessings, their connections,
739
00:40:28,700 --> 00:40:32,800
their talents, and their
resources to give relief and
740
00:40:32,800 --> 00:40:35,400
restoration to those around them
who are in need.
741
00:40:35,800 --> 00:40:38,200
There are partnering with the
Nigerian friend and they are
742
00:40:38,200 --> 00:40:41,700
passing out. 55 pound bags of
rice to these families.
743
00:40:42,900 --> 00:40:45,100
Some of the biggest tragedies
are being blessed and not
744
00:40:45,100 --> 00:40:47,800
knowing the purpose of her
blessings and also missing that
745
00:40:47,800 --> 00:40:50,900
opportunity to give relief and
restoration to those in need
746
00:40:50,900 --> 00:40:55,200
around us because we are so
focused on ourselves or so
747
00:40:55,200 --> 00:40:59,400
focused on our own problems and
our own lives, but Esther she
748
00:40:59,400 --> 00:41:01,000
stepped up as a spiritual
leader.
749
00:41:01,000 --> 00:41:05,300
She wasn't a spiritual slacker.
She put aside her needs her
750
00:41:05,300 --> 00:41:07,300
fears, and her Ambitions and in
doing.
751
00:41:07,300 --> 00:41:11,400
So she said that entire nation.
How many people could find
752
00:41:11,400 --> 00:41:14,400
relief?
And restoration, how many people
753
00:41:14,400 --> 00:41:17,000
could find Hope?
How many people could find
754
00:41:17,000 --> 00:41:19,400
Jesus?
If we step up to the call to
755
00:41:19,400 --> 00:41:22,800
serve, even if it involves risk
and sacrifice?
756
00:41:23,700 --> 00:41:26,700
We are just like my friend and
he's year and we are just like
757
00:41:26,700 --> 00:41:31,500
Esther we two were made for such
a time as this we're not going
758
00:41:31,500 --> 00:41:33,700
to miss the blessings.
We're not going to miss those
759
00:41:33,700 --> 00:41:36,500
opportunities and we're not
going to miss the call to serve.
760
00:41:36,900 --> 00:41:39,900
There are so many ways.
You can serve especially here at
761
00:41:39,900 --> 00:41:42,600
real life.
You can donate to the covid
762
00:41:42,600 --> 00:41:45,600
relief fund, you can so masks,
you can do the Hope boxes.
763
00:41:45,600 --> 00:41:48,900
You can serve at Heart and Hand,
you can donate blood, you could
764
00:41:48,900 --> 00:41:52,200
donate to our friends in.
As year, you could do something
765
00:41:52,200 --> 00:41:55,800
as simple as Talking to your
neighbors that you've lived next
766
00:41:55,800 --> 00:41:58,100
to for years.
And never said one word to
767
00:41:58,100 --> 00:42:04,700
before in Romans 12 11 13.
It says, never be lazy.
768
00:42:05,200 --> 00:42:09,600
But work hard and serve the Lord
enthusiastically rejoice in our
769
00:42:09,600 --> 00:42:13,300
confident.
Hope be patient in trouble and
770
00:42:13,300 --> 00:42:16,900
keep praying.
When God's people are in need be
771
00:42:16,900 --> 00:42:19,600
ready to help them.
Always be eager to practice
772
00:42:19,600 --> 00:42:22,700
Hospitality.
We have no excuses to be
773
00:42:22,700 --> 00:42:23,700
slacking off.
Off.
774
00:42:24,200 --> 00:42:27,100
Let's not be spiritual Slackers.
What is it?
775
00:42:27,100 --> 00:42:30,100
That may be keeping you from
serving and keeping your focus
776
00:42:30,100 --> 00:42:33,300
off of serving.
Is it watching too much to
777
00:42:33,300 --> 00:42:35,400
Netflix?
Binge watching.
778
00:42:35,400 --> 00:42:38,300
Tiger King anyone is it video
games?
779
00:42:38,500 --> 00:42:40,600
Is it wasting too much time on
Tick-Tock?
780
00:42:40,900 --> 00:42:43,100
Is it fear?
What is it for you?
781
00:42:44,200 --> 00:42:48,700
Let's step up as Leaders.
Let's give generously, let's be
782
00:42:48,700 --> 00:42:52,100
on fire for the church.
Let's pray, fervently, and let's
783
00:42:52,100 --> 00:42:54,200
serve at every opportunity.
The offered.
784
00:42:54,400 --> 00:42:58,500
If you need some ideas, I just
gave you eight and don't wait
785
00:42:58,500 --> 00:43:00,400
for someone else to step up and
do this.
786
00:43:00,500 --> 00:43:03,100
This is your time.
And this is our time.
787
00:43:03,400 --> 00:43:06,400
Let us be the spiritual leaders
that you were made for such a
788
00:43:06,408 --> 00:43:08,000
time.
As this coronavirus.
789
00:43:08,000 --> 00:43:11,500
You won't make us spiritual
Slackers in this season.
790
00:43:11,500 --> 00:43:19,200
Coronavirus.
You won't defeat us with fear.
791
00:43:21,200 --> 00:43:26,200
It was 2017.
So only a few years ago, when a
792
00:43:26,200 --> 00:43:28,000
therapist would later.
Tell me that.
793
00:43:29,500 --> 00:43:33,400
One of the one of any number of
the things that were about to
794
00:43:33,400 --> 00:43:37,000
happen, to me, would could
impact somebody for the rest of
795
00:43:37,008 --> 00:43:40,100
their life.
It started off in the spring,
796
00:43:40,100 --> 00:43:42,300
with a separation of my wife for
18 years.
797
00:43:44,200 --> 00:43:49,000
By the time that it was over
everything that I owned was
798
00:43:49,000 --> 00:43:57,300
gone, including my house, my
401k, all my savings and even my
799
00:43:57,300 --> 00:44:01,000
job that I ended up leaving and
had been there for 20 years.
800
00:44:03,300 --> 00:44:06,200
On top of the changes with my
family and the losses.
801
00:44:06,200 --> 00:44:10,000
There, my 16 year old daughter
also passed away.
802
00:44:11,700 --> 00:44:18,500
So there was moments during that
time where Not only was It
803
00:44:18,800 --> 00:44:22,600
difficult and hard to get
through, but I wondered why
804
00:44:22,600 --> 00:44:28,100
things weren't fair and what I
could do to to fix it,
805
00:44:28,700 --> 00:44:34,700
nightmares constantly.
There was just uncertainty and
806
00:44:34,800 --> 00:44:37,700
just lots of security that went
with everything.
807
00:44:39,900 --> 00:44:41,500
For the first time in my adult
life.
808
00:44:41,500 --> 00:44:46,000
I actually felt that I couldn't
control anything happening to me
809
00:44:46,000 --> 00:44:50,300
kind of like what's going on
today, which is the the world is
810
00:44:50,800 --> 00:44:53,500
putting a lot of craziness out
there.
811
00:44:53,500 --> 00:44:57,900
And a lot of things that we
don't we just can't control and
812
00:44:58,400 --> 00:45:01,700
your stuff just trying to do the
best that you can.
813
00:45:02,800 --> 00:45:06,100
Everything, pretty much sucked.
I remember low points or what I
814
00:45:06,107 --> 00:45:08,600
thought were the lowest points
became high points and things.
815
00:45:08,700 --> 00:45:15,400
Even got worse after that.
I remember sitting at my work.
816
00:45:17,300 --> 00:45:21,000
And getting another bill from
the lawyer knowing that I
817
00:45:21,008 --> 00:45:28,100
couldn't even pay.
For a headstone from my kid.
818
00:45:31,400 --> 00:45:33,500
And I thought, why am I even
trying?
819
00:45:36,500 --> 00:45:39,000
Not fair.
I mean, what are you gonna do?
820
00:45:39,900 --> 00:45:42,400
What's the point?
I thought everything that I did
821
00:45:42,400 --> 00:45:45,000
was right and pretty good and my
friends would say.
822
00:45:45,000 --> 00:45:47,500
Oh, it's okay, have faith, you
know, you'll get through it.
823
00:45:50,200 --> 00:45:52,700
I was sitting in a Pew on a
Sunday and listening to the
824
00:45:52,707 --> 00:45:55,600
Gathering message.
And there was a verse that came
825
00:45:55,600 --> 00:45:59,000
to my mind that I had heard
first, when I was a kid in
826
00:45:59,000 --> 00:46:02,000
Sunday School that said, when he
calls out to me, I will answer
827
00:46:02,000 --> 00:46:05,100
him.
I will be with him in trouble.
828
00:46:05,600 --> 00:46:12,100
I will rescue and honor him.
Somewhere along the line.
829
00:46:12,100 --> 00:46:19,400
I had forgot that through all
the trouble and the Anxiousness
830
00:46:19,400 --> 00:46:23,800
and anxiety I was going through
but later that your god did
831
00:46:24,400 --> 00:46:28,000
deliver a amazing incredible and
God-fearing woman into my life.
832
00:46:28,000 --> 00:46:32,700
That helped me become strong and
she turned my prayers.
833
00:46:33,000 --> 00:46:37,000
Actually.
She turned my questions about
834
00:46:37,000 --> 00:46:39,500
why me and what did I do to
deserve it?
835
00:46:39,500 --> 00:46:41,000
And how am I going to get
through this?
836
00:46:41,000 --> 00:46:44,000
And to thankfulness for what I
did have and what I did
837
00:46:44,000 --> 00:46:47,200
experience.
A lifetime of church, our
838
00:46:47,200 --> 00:46:50,300
lifetime going to church and
still.
839
00:46:50,300 --> 00:46:55,100
I needed to be reminded that God
was with me and that it would be
840
00:46:55,100 --> 00:46:57,100
okay.
I needed to lean and Trust on
841
00:46:57,100 --> 00:47:00,300
him today.
I have, I can sense those same
842
00:47:00,300 --> 00:47:02,300
feelings of anxiety and fear
that I went through.
843
00:47:02,300 --> 00:47:05,000
And some of those that I talked
to whether it be in our life
844
00:47:05,000 --> 00:47:09,200
groups, or just those that I
interact with the Kaiser Family
845
00:47:09,200 --> 00:47:13,700
Foundation actually said the
report recently that 45 percent
846
00:47:13,700 --> 00:47:20,300
of adults.
Our have mentally are recognized
847
00:47:20,300 --> 00:47:24,100
that they are negatively
impacted mentally by what's
848
00:47:24,100 --> 00:47:26,500
going on right now and 75% of
them.
849
00:47:26,500 --> 00:47:31,000
Think the worst is yet to come,
anxiety, depression, suicide,
850
00:47:31,100 --> 00:47:34,900
marriage, Strife, all those,
those things reportedly On The
851
00:47:34,900 --> 00:47:37,700
Rise that impact, our
well-being, and our health.
852
00:47:38,800 --> 00:47:41,800
And I'm sure that somewhere the
devil's dancing over this just
853
00:47:41,800 --> 00:47:47,400
like we was during my time.
Fear is not more powerful than
854
00:47:47,400 --> 00:47:51,100
God.
The Bible remind us this as
855
00:47:51,100 --> 00:47:53,300
well.
And act 17:27.
856
00:47:53,800 --> 00:47:57,400
When it says he is not far from
any one of us and I think about
857
00:47:57,400 --> 00:47:59,400
that with Believers and
non-believers alike.
858
00:47:59,700 --> 00:48:03,400
He's not far from any one of us
being smart, safe and
859
00:48:03,400 --> 00:48:05,300
responsible.
As time goes on, doesn't mean we
860
00:48:05,308 --> 00:48:08,700
have to be paralyzed with fear
and there was a song that I
861
00:48:08,700 --> 00:48:12,800
listen to a lot in 2017.
That said, fear is a liar and
862
00:48:12,800 --> 00:48:16,100
there's some lines from it that
I think are very relevant.
863
00:48:16,700 --> 00:48:18,900
He say when you told you, you're
not strong enough.
864
00:48:19,100 --> 00:48:21,900
To put up a good fight.
When you told you you're not
865
00:48:21,900 --> 00:48:25,500
worthy when he told you.
You're not loved when he told
866
00:48:25,500 --> 00:48:26,600
you.
You're not beautiful that you'll
867
00:48:26,600 --> 00:48:29,500
never be enough.
When you told you, you could be
868
00:48:29,500 --> 00:48:31,400
the one that Grace could never
change.
869
00:48:32,300 --> 00:48:35,600
He will rob your rest, steal
your happiness, cast your fear
870
00:48:35,600 --> 00:48:38,100
in the fire because fear he is a
liar.
871
00:48:39,900 --> 00:48:42,600
Everyday you persevere carry on
and determine how you'll face.
872
00:48:42,600 --> 00:48:45,400
Your fears will shape your
future.
873
00:48:47,000 --> 00:48:49,400
I think it's important for us to
remember you're not alone.
874
00:48:49,400 --> 00:48:51,800
You're not unloved and you're
not defeated.
875
00:48:53,700 --> 00:48:56,100
God's with you and fear.
It's a liar.
876
00:48:58,100 --> 00:49:01,500
One final verses phone Psalms 41
through three.
877
00:49:01,900 --> 00:49:04,300
I waited patiently for the Lord.
He turned to me and heard me
878
00:49:04,300 --> 00:49:06,200
cry.
He Lifted Me Out of the slimy
879
00:49:06,200 --> 00:49:09,300
pit out of the mud and mire.
He set my feet on a rock and
880
00:49:09,300 --> 00:49:12,800
gave me a firm place to stand.
He put a new song in my mouth.
881
00:49:12,800 --> 00:49:15,900
A hymn of praise tour.
A hymn of praise to our God.
882
00:49:16,200 --> 00:49:18,600
Many will see and fear the lord
and put their trust in him.
883
00:49:19,600 --> 00:49:22,900
Do the same coronavirus.
You're not going to defeat us
884
00:49:22,900 --> 00:49:31,000
with fear.
Coronavirus, you won't take away
885
00:49:31,000 --> 00:49:34,400
my focus on God and His
goodness.
886
00:49:36,100 --> 00:49:41,700
I'm reading from John 16 Verse
33, where Jesus was talking to
887
00:49:41,700 --> 00:49:45,000
his disciples and he said I've
told you these things.
888
00:49:45,000 --> 00:49:50,000
So that in me you may have peace
in this world.
889
00:49:50,000 --> 00:49:55,300
You will have trouble, but take
heart, I have overcome the
890
00:49:55,300 --> 00:49:58,900
world.
Jesus warned his disciples of
891
00:49:58,900 --> 00:50:03,400
things to come and he did that
so that they could have peace
892
00:50:03,500 --> 00:50:06,000
and be forewarned.
You know, the old expression
893
00:50:06,000 --> 00:50:11,100
says forewarned is forearmed
trouble, will come friends, but
894
00:50:11,100 --> 00:50:18,300
we, they could take heart
because he overcame the world
895
00:50:18,300 --> 00:50:21,400
for us.
In the world, you're going to
896
00:50:21,408 --> 00:50:25,300
have, you're going to get cut
off in traffic in the world.
897
00:50:25,300 --> 00:50:27,400
People are going to be mean in
the world.
898
00:50:27,400 --> 00:50:30,400
People are going to say things
that might discourage you,
899
00:50:30,800 --> 00:50:34,300
especially if you're young
person trying to figure out your
900
00:50:34,300 --> 00:50:36,300
life going to college that you
have a dream.
901
00:50:36,900 --> 00:50:39,700
Some people will say some mean
things that might hurt you.
902
00:50:39,700 --> 00:50:43,100
In fact, those people may be
very close to you even in the
903
00:50:43,100 --> 00:50:45,300
world.
You're going to have people who
904
00:50:45,600 --> 00:50:49,300
they say that hurt.
People hurt other people, and
905
00:50:49,300 --> 00:50:51,200
you're going to have Folks who
are going to do some things, you
906
00:50:51,200 --> 00:50:54,100
can have children, that there
are go astray.
907
00:50:54,100 --> 00:50:58,100
They don't respect their parents
and parents are worried about
908
00:50:58,100 --> 00:50:59,700
them.
You're going to have loved ones,
909
00:50:59,700 --> 00:51:03,100
who do some you know, strange
things of walk away and you
910
00:51:03,100 --> 00:51:04,700
can't talk to them no matter
what you say.
911
00:51:04,700 --> 00:51:09,000
They don't listen nothing seems
to help but you know, we can
912
00:51:09,000 --> 00:51:11,800
take heart in the fact that we
have God.
913
00:51:11,800 --> 00:51:15,200
We have God in Our Lives who
comes and helps us and guides us
914
00:51:15,200 --> 00:51:19,800
and leads us and we can come to
him, you know, friends, if God.
915
00:51:19,900 --> 00:51:23,900
Was a Fairytale yours, truly my
wife, and I we'd be history
916
00:51:24,700 --> 00:51:27,500
because I'm here to tell you
that he was real in our lives,
917
00:51:27,500 --> 00:51:33,400
you know, our journey started
back in 1979 and by then we were
918
00:51:33,400 --> 00:51:35,400
already.
We were raised in the Catholic
919
00:51:35,400 --> 00:51:37,900
church.
We were raised in what they call
920
00:51:37,900 --> 00:51:41,200
Boston, catechism in the east
coast and that was different.
921
00:51:41,200 --> 00:51:45,300
This is very different.
We didn't understand about
922
00:51:45,400 --> 00:51:48,300
reading the Bible for ourselves.
We didn't know a lot about what
923
00:51:48,300 --> 00:51:51,400
was available to us, when we On
time and reading the Bible
924
00:51:51,400 --> 00:51:52,900
walking.
And talking with God though.
925
00:51:52,900 --> 00:51:56,200
There were people that they
tried to do a good job and
926
00:51:56,200 --> 00:51:59,000
teaching us some things, but it
was very regimental in our lives
927
00:51:59,000 --> 00:52:01,900
very regimented.
And it wasn't until later on in
928
00:52:01,900 --> 00:52:05,200
our in our walk that we started
to see that there was a God who
929
00:52:05,200 --> 00:52:09,200
heard us that talked to us in
many different ways.
930
00:52:09,600 --> 00:52:13,300
He talked to us in situations.
He opened doors where you know,
931
00:52:13,300 --> 00:52:14,900
it seems like things weren't
going to happen.
932
00:52:14,900 --> 00:52:18,600
All of a sudden seems like
things did you know and little
933
00:52:18,600 --> 00:52:21,900
by little God was Being us
through a path and I thank God,
934
00:52:21,900 --> 00:52:23,700
you know, we my wife and I were
talking about that the other
935
00:52:23,700 --> 00:52:25,400
day.
I thank God that together.
936
00:52:25,800 --> 00:52:28,800
We heard from God.
We saw God's word and
937
00:52:28,800 --> 00:52:31,200
individually, we started growing
in our Christian walk.
938
00:52:31,200 --> 00:52:35,500
My wife started going to Bible
study with a lady friend of
939
00:52:35,500 --> 00:52:36,600
hers.
One of our neighbors.
940
00:52:37,200 --> 00:52:41,600
I started hearing the word from
different sources or radio TV.
941
00:52:41,700 --> 00:52:44,900
Again, this is back, you know,
late 70s, early 80s when some of
942
00:52:44,900 --> 00:52:47,200
these radio Ministries were
starting to explode.
943
00:52:47,400 --> 00:52:49,600
And so we heard a lot of God's
word.
944
00:52:50,200 --> 00:52:53,400
And we started going forward,
and some of the things of God.
945
00:52:53,900 --> 00:52:57,500
I remember my daughter was all
about six years old.
946
00:52:57,500 --> 00:53:01,400
I was a young dad, and I
remember when she came to me,
947
00:53:01,900 --> 00:53:04,800
and she was crying big tears in
her eyes.
948
00:53:04,800 --> 00:53:06,500
And I was, you know, it struck
me.
949
00:53:06,500 --> 00:53:08,400
And I was like, honey, what's
wrong?
950
00:53:08,400 --> 00:53:11,100
What's the matter?
She came to me with her broken
951
00:53:11,100 --> 00:53:14,200
and she came to me with her
broken Barbie doll, you know,
952
00:53:14,200 --> 00:53:16,300
for me, Dad.
It was no big deal.
953
00:53:16,300 --> 00:53:19,700
I just snap that head back on
and there's nothing to it, but
954
00:53:19,700 --> 00:53:22,800
you It's one of those, what they
call, aha moments.
955
00:53:23,300 --> 00:53:25,400
My daughter came to me with her
Brokenness.
956
00:53:25,400 --> 00:53:30,000
She came to dad with her broken
and she trusted me that I would
957
00:53:30,000 --> 00:53:34,000
help her with her problems.
And the enormity of that moment
958
00:53:34,000 --> 00:53:37,200
just hit me like a ton of bricks
and I got to tell you, I started
959
00:53:37,200 --> 00:53:39,800
crying and my wife came to me.
She goes, what's wrong?
960
00:53:39,800 --> 00:53:41,100
Everything?
Okay, and I told her, I said
961
00:53:41,100 --> 00:53:43,700
well.
You know, I just had a God
962
00:53:43,700 --> 00:53:45,600
moment.
I just had an aha Revelation
963
00:53:45,600 --> 00:53:50,100
about God's daddys love, you
know, 2007.
964
00:53:50,700 --> 00:53:53,500
The doctors came with the
prognosis by then.
965
00:53:53,500 --> 00:53:55,700
We have been Christians for a
few years by then.
966
00:53:55,700 --> 00:53:58,700
We saw a lot of wonderful things
happen in a lot of lives
967
00:53:58,700 --> 00:54:00,900
including our own.
We saw God do Miracles.
968
00:54:00,900 --> 00:54:04,100
We had seen Miracle healings.
We didn't need a radio TV
969
00:54:04,100 --> 00:54:06,600
minister to tell us about God's
goodness and Miracle working
970
00:54:06,600 --> 00:54:08,700
power.
We seen it for ourselves.
971
00:54:08,700 --> 00:54:11,400
We had experienced a lot of
things, and I was kind of
972
00:54:11,400 --> 00:54:14,600
frankly, when the Came and told
me, he said, you know, you've
973
00:54:14,600 --> 00:54:18,600
got prostate cancer and I got
angry.
974
00:54:19,000 --> 00:54:22,100
I actually got angry and I was
yeah, I was scared, we were
975
00:54:22,100 --> 00:54:26,300
scared, but I got to tell you
that, you know, it came to a
976
00:54:26,300 --> 00:54:29,200
point after a little bit of
thinking and praying through
977
00:54:29,200 --> 00:54:31,600
that.
I realize I'm going to live
978
00:54:32,100 --> 00:54:33,900
until I die.
I made a decision.
979
00:54:34,100 --> 00:54:37,400
I'm going to live until I die.
And I've decided that I'm going
980
00:54:37,400 --> 00:54:40,800
to make life work and gods going
to help me or if I have to go
981
00:54:40,800 --> 00:54:43,900
with God.
If it's time, so So be it, I
982
00:54:43,900 --> 00:54:48,400
realized that I and I understood
its he's the author and the
983
00:54:48,400 --> 00:54:50,500
finisher of our faith when he
starts something.
984
00:54:50,500 --> 00:54:53,700
He finishes it when Jesus hung
on the cross and said it is
985
00:54:53,700 --> 00:54:57,600
finished.
His work was done hours began.
986
00:54:58,900 --> 00:55:00,900
He's not looking for Our advice
friends.
987
00:55:00,900 --> 00:55:02,400
He's not looking for our
Council.
988
00:55:02,400 --> 00:55:06,500
He's looking for our cooperation
when he says it's up to us.
989
00:55:06,500 --> 00:55:07,600
Now.
It's our move.
990
00:55:07,800 --> 00:55:10,200
It's our move.
And I got to tell you that, you
991
00:55:10,200 --> 00:55:15,100
know, we need to not let
coronavirus or anything else.
992
00:55:15,100 --> 00:55:19,000
Be the focus of Our Lives.
We need not let fear be the
993
00:55:19,000 --> 00:55:21,000
focus of Our Lives.
Coronavirus.
994
00:55:21,000 --> 00:55:25,500
You won't take away.
My you won't take away our focus
995
00:55:25,500 --> 00:55:27,500
on God and His goodness.
God bless.
996
00:55:28,900 --> 00:55:30,100
Everybody give it up for
everybody.
997
00:55:30,100 --> 00:55:32,100
Just spoke man.
What an incredible word.
998
00:55:32,100 --> 00:55:35,500
There's so much leadership
behind that made covid-19, man.
999
00:55:35,500 --> 00:55:38,900
You won't stop us.
Incredible message of Hope and
1000
00:55:38,900 --> 00:55:40,700
encouragement.
And we do this on a prayer for
1001
00:55:40,700 --> 00:55:43,900
you guys and just ask God to
bless this time and just lead
1002
00:55:43,900 --> 00:55:46,700
you into a God's constitute
father come before you got.
1003
00:55:46,700 --> 00:55:49,000
Thank you so much God that this
coronavirus is going to stop.
1004
00:55:49,000 --> 00:55:51,000
Our joy.
Guy's not going to turn our
1005
00:55:51,000 --> 00:55:53,800
courage as I take our Focus away
from your goodness and your
1006
00:55:53,800 --> 00:55:55,600
passion.
So I can keep us from climbing.
1007
00:55:55,600 --> 00:55:58,600
The thanks in front of us here
and push towards you.
1008
00:55:58,700 --> 00:56:01,200
You got one, I can be spiritual
Slackers and be leaders in this
1009
00:56:01,200 --> 00:56:02,300
season.
And Governor.
1010
00:56:02,300 --> 00:56:04,800
I can Paralyzed by fear of going
to be full of Hope in this
1011
00:56:04,800 --> 00:56:06,600
season and want to talk to
somebody right now is they're
1012
00:56:06,600 --> 00:56:09,600
praying, man.
That is let the coronavirus stop
1013
00:56:09,600 --> 00:56:12,200
them in their tracks.
Maybe you today been Paralyzed
1014
00:56:12,200 --> 00:56:15,700
by fear.
Maybe you've let Satan take this
1015
00:56:15,700 --> 00:56:18,200
season little bit.
Maybe you've been discouraged.
1016
00:56:18,400 --> 00:56:20,600
Maybe you just been living in
fear of the future.
1017
00:56:20,600 --> 00:56:22,500
Maybe.
Just forgot about the goodness
1018
00:56:22,500 --> 00:56:24,300
of God, in the season.
But today, you know what?
1019
00:56:24,300 --> 00:56:26,600
I want to start of the things of
God.
1020
00:56:26,600 --> 00:56:28,600
I'm not gonna stop me.
I'm going to start the things.
1021
00:56:28,700 --> 00:56:31,600
God, if that's you down and pray
for you today, right now,
1022
00:56:31,600 --> 00:56:34,400
father, come before you got to
ask that, you just strengthen us
1023
00:56:34,400 --> 00:56:37,100
as the church gathered.
Be the body of Christ be unified
1024
00:56:37,100 --> 00:56:39,100
together.
Govern a cast-off, every weight
1025
00:56:39,100 --> 00:56:42,200
around us that slows us down for
pursuing your mission.
1026
00:56:42,300 --> 00:56:44,300
Got are made for a season just
like this.
1027
00:56:44,300 --> 00:56:46,800
You put us in this moment in
time on purpose.
1028
00:56:46,900 --> 00:56:49,200
So God, we're thankful.
We're full of joy.
1029
00:56:49,300 --> 00:56:50,900
Got thank you for the words of
faith.
1030
00:56:50,900 --> 00:56:52,100
God.
We're going to be moving
1031
00:56:52,100 --> 00:56:54,100
forward, on the faith of other
people.
1032
00:56:54,100 --> 00:56:56,700
Got just encouraged today.
Got that you're with us in this
1033
00:56:56,700 --> 00:56:58,100
season, and we're not going to
slow down.
1034
00:56:58,100 --> 00:56:59,500
We're not.
To shut up or not.
1035
00:56:59,500 --> 00:57:02,400
Going to stop doing the things
for you because of the
1036
00:57:02,400 --> 00:57:05,500
coronavirus, got going to pursue
you full on educating and
1037
00:57:05,500 --> 00:57:06,800
praying.
I want to, I want to ask you
1038
00:57:06,800 --> 00:57:08,700
guys a question.
Have you had an aha moment?
1039
00:57:08,700 --> 00:57:11,200
Like Victor talk about with
Jesus?
1040
00:57:11,200 --> 00:57:14,400
The aha moment, you realize that
God's grace is good, that he
1041
00:57:14,408 --> 00:57:16,900
loves you.
That he's pursued you, maybe
1042
00:57:16,900 --> 00:57:18,400
today.
You need the aha moment with
1043
00:57:18,400 --> 00:57:21,100
Jesus where he will.
You have to relationship with
1044
00:57:21,100 --> 00:57:22,800
him.
They know he's brought you and
1045
00:57:22,800 --> 00:57:24,800
he's formed you.
He's purpose to you and he's
1046
00:57:24,800 --> 00:57:27,900
gifted you and today, maybe that
moment is your day that you're
1047
00:57:27,900 --> 00:57:30,400
gonna have to Aha.
Moment today with Jesus, who is
1048
00:57:30,400 --> 00:57:32,500
Jesus?
Jesus is God's perfect son.
1049
00:57:32,500 --> 00:57:35,700
He sent here.
He came to our world into our
1050
00:57:35,700 --> 00:57:39,600
coronavirus into this place, and
he took upon all of our sin on
1051
00:57:39,600 --> 00:57:41,500
that cross.
Bala says, he became sin for us
1052
00:57:41,500 --> 00:57:44,200
and is nailed to the cross.
He became everything wrong in
1053
00:57:44,200 --> 00:57:46,100
our life.
In exchange, all of his
1054
00:57:46,100 --> 00:57:49,200
goodness, for all of our wrongs.
And now we have relationship
1055
00:57:49,200 --> 00:57:51,000
with him.
The Bible says anybody calls on
1056
00:57:51,000 --> 00:57:53,100
name of Jesus will be saved and
made new.
1057
00:57:53,100 --> 00:57:57,000
Maybe today is your aha moment.
The Bible says today is the day
1058
00:57:57,000 --> 00:57:59,500
of salvation and so on.
Encourage you, if you need
1059
00:57:59,500 --> 00:58:02,300
Jesus, if you need forgiveness,
if you need faith, if you need a
1060
00:58:02,308 --> 00:58:05,900
joy, if you need strength, if
you need to overcome this
1061
00:58:05,900 --> 00:58:09,500
season, you have best friend,
your daddy that loves you today.
1062
00:58:09,500 --> 00:58:12,000
You can call them at Jesus and
be saved and made new.
1063
00:58:12,100 --> 00:58:14,500
And so, if that's you today,
you'll say yes to Jesus.
1064
00:58:14,700 --> 00:58:17,900
Then I would encourage you to
pray this prayer with me today.
1065
00:58:17,900 --> 00:58:20,500
So father God, thank you so much
for sending Jesus to die on the
1066
00:58:20,500 --> 00:58:21,500
cross.
For me.
1067
00:58:21,500 --> 00:58:23,000
God.
This is my aha moment.
1068
00:58:23,000 --> 00:58:25,000
I realized that made life on
myself.
1069
00:58:25,000 --> 00:58:27,000
I've been stopped in my tracks
and I'm focusing on all these
1070
00:58:27,000 --> 00:58:28,500
things arise with guys, Senior
Week.
1071
00:58:28,700 --> 00:58:31,600
Story together and you sent your
son Jesus died for me.
1072
00:58:31,600 --> 00:58:33,900
So God put my faith in you.
Y'all want to follow?
1073
00:58:33,900 --> 00:58:35,900
You gotta leave me.
I'll do this.
1074
00:58:35,900 --> 00:58:39,100
If you commit to go wherever you
go and got, you can have my life
1075
00:58:39,100 --> 00:58:40,400
to take it and use it how you
want to.
1076
00:58:40,400 --> 00:58:42,300
And I praise in Jesus name.
Amen.
1077
00:58:42,300 --> 00:58:43,800
Come on, get it for every came
to Christ Day.
1078
00:58:43,800 --> 00:58:46,300
Come on, show us some love.
Give some hearts man, God's
1079
00:58:46,300 --> 00:58:49,700
using you guys six and six.
Thank you so much for that word
1080
00:58:49,900 --> 00:58:52,000
of encouragement.
And what an amazing day today,
1081
00:58:52,200 --> 00:58:53,800
man.
That's a powerful morning and a
1082
00:58:53,808 --> 00:58:56,300
powerful word and prayer and
that prayer that you just prayed
1083
00:58:56,300 --> 00:58:58,400
is not the end of a journey, but
it is beginning.
1084
00:58:58,600 --> 00:59:02,100
Of a journey of your steps with
Jesus and I want to encourage
1085
00:59:02,100 --> 00:59:03,900
you.
If you've taken that step today
1086
00:59:04,000 --> 00:59:07,600
or in the recent future and the
recent past, you can text me,
1087
00:59:07,600 --> 00:59:10,000
the recent future.
I've got to stop, you're about
1088
00:59:10,000 --> 00:59:13,000
to pray that prayer the reason
future upcoming but know you can
1089
00:59:13,000 --> 00:59:16,800
text RL next 297 000.
That's going to connect you to
1090
00:59:16,800 --> 00:59:19,300
some amazing resources.
Get you connected to the Bible
1091
00:59:19,300 --> 00:59:21,300
app.
Get you started on that Journey
1092
00:59:21,300 --> 00:59:23,500
with Jesus.
It's just an incredible way to
1093
00:59:23,500 --> 00:59:26,800
really dive in to that Journey
with Jesus and I want to
1094
00:59:26,800 --> 00:59:28,500
encourage you.
If you are.
1095
00:59:28,600 --> 00:59:30,700
New, or if you've been coming
for a while and you haven't
1096
00:59:30,700 --> 00:59:32,000
gotten connecting our life
groups.
1097
00:59:32,200 --> 00:59:35,000
This is your chance today is
your day get online on our
1098
00:59:35,000 --> 00:59:38,600
website Real Life Church kc.com.
Click on a group check it out.
1099
00:59:38,600 --> 00:59:40,700
You're not gonna want to miss
out and you want to know why the
1100
00:59:40,700 --> 00:59:42,500
main thing about our life groups
there.
1101
00:59:42,500 --> 00:59:46,500
So many reasons but our life
groups are fun here at real
1102
00:59:46,500 --> 00:59:48,000
life.
One of our core values is to
1103
00:59:48,000 --> 00:59:51,100
have fun and our groups do an
incredible job doing that.
1104
00:59:51,100 --> 00:59:53,100
I was thinking back, like, in
our group, we always start with
1105
00:59:53,100 --> 00:59:55,900
an icebreaker and it's come down
to like random times where we
1106
00:59:55,900 --> 00:59:58,400
had to, you know, seeing Drops
of Jupiter with Sean.
1107
00:59:58,600 --> 01:00:00,200
Sean.
And, you know, rap battles, I
1108
01:00:00,207 --> 01:00:02,100
mean it's all about my size by
group decreased.
1109
01:00:02,100 --> 01:00:06,000
After that.
It was we just have fun laugh
1110
01:00:06,000 --> 01:00:07,800
together.
I was talking with the leaders
1111
01:00:07,800 --> 01:00:11,000
of our empty nester group and
they actually went out to eat at
1112
01:00:11,000 --> 01:00:13,400
the Jiggy Pig and everybody
brought their lawn chairs, so
1113
01:00:13,400 --> 01:00:15,600
they could all sit six feet
apart in a field and just
1114
01:00:15,600 --> 01:00:18,200
connect with each other eat
dinner together from afar and
1115
01:00:18,200 --> 01:00:22,100
have fun, you know, our trivia
night group always has a crazy
1116
01:00:22,100 --> 01:00:24,800
time of you know, whether or not
I Mike is going to have a shirt
1117
01:00:24,800 --> 01:00:26,000
on or not.
And what background?
1118
01:00:26,000 --> 01:00:28,400
He's gonna be at that day.
They have so much fun.
1119
01:00:29,300 --> 01:00:31,700
Sounds crazy, but good thing
Mike's a good looking guy, I
1120
01:00:31,700 --> 01:00:33,600
guess.
So, it's a lot of fun though.
1121
01:00:33,600 --> 01:00:35,500
Me and every time I talk to some
of our life group leaders.
1122
01:00:35,500 --> 01:00:37,800
They're just laughing their
loving staying connected with
1123
01:00:37,800 --> 01:00:40,100
each other.
Are, you know, parenting group
1124
01:00:40,100 --> 01:00:43,000
is like every time they let all
those kids get on there on to
1125
01:00:43,000 --> 01:00:44,700
the zoo meeting.
You never know what is going to
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happen.
They just crack up.
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They have a great time getting
together.
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So I want to encourage you and
this season that can be lonely,
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can be distant.
You want to take this
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opportunity to connect to have
fun.
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I promise you, you're going to
have a great time and you're not
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going to regret getting
connected to one of our groups.
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Yeah, you saw theme today six
and six over and over again.
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I mean Carriere and Victor true.
I mean everybody was pushing in
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the same direction man who are
doing life with a man.
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Who's that voice?
That brings you back to God.
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Like Aaron talked about that
your life group.
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These are people who are doing
life with, doesn't have your
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spouse.
I mean, mostly can be, but in
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this season manage your life.
Group is the voice of wisdom.
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When a marriage is falling
apart.
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All these things around you and
you have this pressure to pursue
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God.
Now, I think it's amazing.
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So get in a group.
It's incredible and you know
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your car that actually I don't
oh, Those people that you just
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mentioned this talk to they are
all life group leaders.
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And so life, great leader.
You really latched onto it.
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One of them said, find their
group online, enjoying it.
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That's a good point.
I like that.
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She's tearing up.
He'll encourage.
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You guys also to be generous in
the season.
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I can't thank you enough.
Your generosity is absolutely
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mind-blowing in the season that
we were kind of like, man,
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what's going to happen and you
guys have just done exceedingly
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more than we ever thought or
imagined in the season.
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So thank you so much for your
generosity.
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O, say, thank you for the first
time donors.
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Thank you guys for faithful in
the season even things are
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unsure or they're not stable.
Well, but you're like, hey,
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look, I'm gonna give the thing
that's given back to me.
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I'm going to give the thing.
This honoring God, and making a
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difference in this season.
This week.
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We got to go out and do food
distribution with heart and
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hands.
We have a blood drive.
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We're doing in the near future
on May 12th.
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You guys be a part of that.
We've got about 20 more slots to
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fill and share this post, it and
sign up and it makes a huge
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difference.
You can save three lives just by
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donating blood we've got so much
that's going on behind the
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scenes.
So many different things that
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you guys are part of making a
difference.
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Every Single day in our
community, people are being
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changed.
Only say, thank you for your,
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thank you for generosity.
I would encourage you guys are
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three ways.
You can give, you can give
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online and reflectors kc.com.
You can text any mouth, eight,
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four, three, two, one, or you
can send it by mail in this
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season, man.
Thank you guys so much for your
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faithfulness.
And your asset e-mail.
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Let's worship God, one more time
with the song.
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Come on.
Let's give him our best, man.
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God gave us some gold today and
we're going to get back to him.
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Come on.
Let's lift your hands and
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praise.
Let's give Jesus our best.
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The the mound the fountain I
drink from oh, he is my king of
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my heart, be the shadow.
The ransom for my light.
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Oh, he is my son.
You are good.
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You are good.
You are good.
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You are good.
You're good.
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You are you're gonna be the wind
inside my cells.
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The air tanker in the way of my
heart, be the far inside.
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My veins, the end of my days,
all he is my son.
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Let the king of my heart be the
wind inside my cells.
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The a finger in the waves.
All he is my son.
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Let the king of my heart be the
Fire Inside My Bed.
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You do?
You never gonna
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You're never gonna learn.
You Never Gonna Let Me Down,
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You're Never Gonna Let You,
Never Gonna Let Me Down.
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You're never gonna learn.
You're never gonna let me down.
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Let me down with you.
You know, me, don't let me down.
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You're gonna, you know.
I love that song.
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It's a great reminder that God
is never going to let us down,
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no matter how we feel or what
we're experiencing in a moment.
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And just the, the messages today
that the stories were just a
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great reminder.
We can't always choose our
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circumstances, but we can choose
our reaction to, and God has
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called us to fight from Faith
because we have a hope and that
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hope has a name.
That name is Jesus.
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So if you find your spot your
place and you need some help
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today, I encourage you to text
are all hope to 97,000.
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We would love to extend some
hope to you today.
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So I want to encourage you don't
turn the channel and Few short
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moments.
We're going to have a great real
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life kids worship service and
this isn't anything
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second-class.
This is something that kids can
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worship Jesus and we love just
to see your kids on social media
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every week.
So, everybody's invited hang
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out.
They have a message activities
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that the kids will love.
We would love to see you guys
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there in a short moment, hang
out with you guys in my group
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this week.
We can't wait to see you there.
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And remember whoever finds Jesus
discovers real life on purpose.
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Welcome to another inspirational
podcast at Real Life, Church.
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For more great content and
updates.
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Visit Real Life, Church kc.com.
Hey, thanks so much for joining
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with us on Church online this
morning.
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We're so glad you're with us
today.
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Hey, if you're looking for some
Joy.
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Look for some excitement, some
energy.
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Maybe we're excited.
Today.
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We have a very special time.
We have this thing called, six
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and six, we got six of the
voices, some of the leaders here
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at real life.
They're going to speak a word of
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encouragement.
Hope into your life in this
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season.
So if you look for some joy and
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encouragement to ride on
somebody's faith, I believe.
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God, Roger on purpose today.
Come on.
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Let's just be excited for God's.
Going to do, get some praise to
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him.
There's some ways to connect.
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We have six little message of
Hope in six minutes today.
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You're not going to forget this.
Just going to buff your seat
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belt because God is going to
bring some truth can be
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Encouraging Muslims worship
Jesus this morning while some
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praise to him.
Come all this looks at every
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life.
Make the doctors run and hide.
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You bring the broken back to
life.
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Only you only you, you set me
free from Every Chain, you fill
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my heart with songs of praise,
only you only you, you're the
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only reason that I'm evil.
I'm breathing.
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I am wide awake.
Every Beat is calling.
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Every beat is calling out to
you.
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Glory of your throne to bring
this round a way back home.
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Only, if you give me all of you,
give me life.
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You can be dancing through the
night.
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For Your Glory.
My mom
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is calling.
My sing.
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Jesus, Jesus, you're the only
reason that I'm even breathing.
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I am wide awake.
Your freedom is cancer.
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I feel it.
Rushing through me beat.
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Lori.
Come on, every beat is calling.
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Every beat is calling out to me.
So we lean into this moment
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today.
We are not alone.
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God is with us and he's standing
with us through whatever trial.
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We are going to focus in on
these words, close your eyes and
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vision and God who is standing
next to you.
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No matter what you are under
today.
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When the heart asunder flies.
Another way when the walls are
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closed. when I look at the space
between where I used to be and
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this Reckoning, I know I will
never be It was another in the
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fire.
Next to me.
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There was another should I ever
need been set free.
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There is a cross.
The barriers of a die for me.
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Another
my teleporter beneath the water.
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I'm no longer safe to my sin and
Should I fall in the space
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between what we meant to me in
the second half?
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Either way, I won't bow to the
things of this world
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sitting next.
To me.
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There is another in the waters.
Holding back the Seas.
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We should I / need reminding.
Willpower 703.
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There is a grave of votes.
No bodies.
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Now the power lives in me.
There is another the fire.
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There is another in the fire is
another in the fire.
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I can see, I can see the light
in the darkness.
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There's the darkness bow soon.
I can even in the heavens as the
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spirit.
Between where same.
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I can feel the ground shake
beneath us.
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The prison was gave me nothing.
Seems you two never?
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Seems you two.
Palmer seem to Jesus.
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Sift it up.
There is no other name, but the
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name that is Jesus you was and
still is and will be through it.
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Come on, man, the space between
all the things and see and this
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Reckoning.
I know I will never be I know I
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will never be alone.
If we another the fire sitting
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next to me, the be another in
the waters holding back, the
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seems shit over need reminding,
I could you be until I can't the
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joy?
I could never.
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Godot.
Because I knew that's where
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you'll be.
I can see I can see the light in
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the darkness as the darkness
guys who I can.
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I can feel the ground shake
beneath the us as the Prison
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Walls King never since you too.
Nothing seems her too.
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I want you guys to know that God
is with you today.
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Let's go before.
God prayer.
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God.
We come before you, we just want
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to lift you up.
We want magnify your name.
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We give you praise.
We give you honor God.
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You were a good God.
You were a great God.
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We recognize that you sacrifice
everything just to release us
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from the pain and suffering that
we have in life.
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And you've called us to a
newness of life.
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You called us to just just /,
take with you just in a life and
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a purpose that only we can have
through you.
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Got us.
Want to stab somebody today.
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Somebody that just needs you
know, somebody maybe this never
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met you.
Somebody that's struggling with
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an addiction or a pain.
May be a loss of a family
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member.
Maybe they're struggling with
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disease.
God.
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I just want them after today
just to realize that you were a
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powerful God that has their best
in mind.
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And I got I prayed that they
meet with you today and they
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realize that you have a love and
care for them.
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That just can't be found
anywhere else in this world.
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So God just think you for who
you are.
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I pray that somebody that has
feared a comes out of this
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gathering with hope and nose.
That they have something great
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through you and we lift up all
these things in your name.
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Amen, guys.
Let's go.
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Let's give God some honors
Gibson.
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Praise.
Give us some high fives Taipei
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men out there.
Just let him know how much you
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care about him.
He was worshipping really big
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this morning.
And so we are so excited that
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you're with us today.
I don't know if you're on the
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couch, if you're on a walk
today, but we are so excited
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that you've joined us in this
online Gathering.
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And if you're new with this,
that goes double for you.
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We just want you to know that we
believe that you belong here and
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I want you to know that I want
you to feel welcome home, the
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fact real life, wherever you
guys that.
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Can we let everybody this new
just feel, welcome.
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Give them some hard.
Give them some loves.
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You can see somebody you don't
on there.
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Just say, hey, we love having
you guys here and just thank you
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so much for following along with
us.
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We believe for those that are
new guide.
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Really have something special
for you guys today.
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And I want to invite you as a
team member of real life to fill
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out something, we call a digital
communication card.
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You can do that in two different
ways.
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The first one is, you can text.
Just RL new to 97,000 or there's
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going to be a link that pops up
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that out out as well.
This is a safe form for you to
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fill out.
All we're going to do is have
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one of our team members call you
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job is just to make you feel
welcome and resource you in any
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possible.
That way that we can.
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We, we know that God cares about
you and we care about you and we
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want to help you and connect
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Our whole mission here.
Real life is to see people far
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from God, discover their real
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Jesus say in another way.
We are a church for the Church,
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we are a community for those
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And one of the ways that we're
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everybody out.
That just has any interest, all
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the real life to something.
We're calling a welcome party.
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a zoom meeting, you can hang out
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with bachelor, Sean and Diane
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Maybe you've got some questions.
Maybe, maybe you're in the midst
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of a struggle.
You have questions and you have
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anxiety, you have fear.
You have anger.
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Maybe just hang out with us, and
they'll We'll have a great time,
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just sharing the hope of Jesus
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Maybe you're looking for a new
church home for whatever reason.
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Maybe you just have questions
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and what we've done or where
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What a great opportunity for you
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If this welcome party was Pastor
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It's a really organic meeting.
You can just hang outs, like
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hanging around the campfire,
around the kitchen table and to
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do that.
I want you guys to do this.
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I want you to text are, oh,
welcome tonight, 7000 or again.
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There's going to be another
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That pops up in the comment
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We would love to see you tonight
at Clock on that Zoom meeting.
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So, let's pray for God's
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And we're going to have a great
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Just worshiping God, y'all.
We come before you and we just
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lift you up, and we just, we
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this Gathering.
God.
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We don't want any of the glory
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We give it all to you.
And God, we lift up your name
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and your son's name.
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I just again, I just pray for
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community across this nation
across this world.
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God.
I pray that that as people are
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Still Gathering online.
I pray that as a as they worship
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you that just we grow stronger
as a kingdom and just, for a for
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a strong witness to the world
that we are for you and we are
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for them.
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I just pray that you use us in a
mighty way allows to keep
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serving you and serving those
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you.
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things in your name.
Amen.
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Well, this is your opportunity.
I want you to find somebody
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that's hanging out in the
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Just you'll find somebody that
you know, find somebody.
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You don't know, tell them that
you're glad to see.
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I am that you're happy to see
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See that.
They're here.
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I'm alive.
We can't wait to hang out with
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you guys the rest of the day.
Well nice job Barry.
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Come on, find somebody above the
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Say hi to him.
Find some people know to show
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some love man.
Say hi.
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Somebody love know.
You recognize them here.
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Don't let anybody walk through
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without saying, hi them today.
Hey, thanks so much for being
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with us again.
If you park real-life man, thank
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you for being here.
For new with us.
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I would say it's very special.
Welcome to you.
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So glad you've been with us,
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right now, but you're watching
us online at believe.
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God brought here on purpose
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Hello.
To give you guys a shot of
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encouragement.
You guys had an awesome job this
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last week.
Seriously, a record number of
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people watched our stuff last
Sunday and it's because you guys
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had the courage to hit the share
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We had 38 shares.
Absolute incredible.
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You guys are reaching out to
your family, your friends.
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I know I've had family members
on their people.
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I'm close to, people are close
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It's absolutely encouraging
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See, what God's doing.
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people, that watch our stuff
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Means over a hundred sixty
people that were following up
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with over the last Few weeks all
because you guys hit the share
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button.
Absolutely incredible.
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because today is going to be
off.
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The chains can be absolutely
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We have a lineup of the voices
of real life, some leaders
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people have a heart for God
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Now people we call friends and
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You're going to want to re-watch
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You want to share this.
It's gonna be absolutely
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incredible.
So what we're doing, we have six
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different speakers and we're
given six minutes to give you
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the best encouragement, the best
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going to answer the crud.
The question or finish the
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statement coronavirus, you won't
coronavirus you won't dot dot
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dot, they're going to fill it in
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Some that's on their heart, some
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telling you when you got six
minutes man, you're weeding out
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all of the fluff.
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today is going to absolutely
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I'm going to introduce all the
speakers and just ordering to
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come up and tell you about who
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back to back to back and they're
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of peace.
And so today we're going to
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start out with our first
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This is Carrie.
They carry is on staff.
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She's got this awesome picture
by the way.
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Look at this.
She just went above and beyond
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but she's on staff.
She has a heart for young
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people.
She is in charge of our youth
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ministry.
Does an incredible job.
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She's like my right hand.
She puts everything together and
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she is, didn't just bring it.
She has a passion for people.
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She's a passion for you.
I'm excited to see what God is
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going to do through her today.
Our second speaker up is going
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to be Drew Holcomb, you know,
this guy, come on, you see him
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in the kids live, he acts like a
fool dancing around.
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You see him on the videos, but
Drew man, his real passion.
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In is people.
His passion is, you he's in
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charge of her connection team.
He's a coach on our team and he
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has just a good word to bring
for us this morning.
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Man.
After Drew is come up.
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As Scott Jermaine.
You might know Scott as coach
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Jermaine.
He is the head basketball coach
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at REI Peg, high school.
If you don't know they had an
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incredible year.
He's been he's just done an
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incredible job with that team
and I know if you know Scott he
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is innovative.
He is a leader.
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He always has a challenging
thought and a word I'm telling
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you Scott is going to get you
thinking this morning, and I'm
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encouraged that he's On our team
and he's going to bring a word
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to us.
After Scott comes up, Rose
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Taylor, Rose, and Jerry - no
were missionaries in this year
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for a year, and they gave their
heart and soul to people there.
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And they have a passion for the
world of passion for you.
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And you're going to see that
evidence a day when Rose brings
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a little word of encouragement
to you, and you can feel that
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Global impact.
And so, I'm excited for her to
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speak.
She is a registered nurse at
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Children's Mercy Hospital.
She makes a difference here in
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our community and excited to
hear from her after roses are in
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chai errant, man.
He's a leader among leaders.
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Is he his way of thinking is
incredible?
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So we're so blessed.
He's putting time into this.
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He's a coach on our team.
He coached her host, team,
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helping us set up and tear down.
So he's taking a break, right?
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But now he's out serving, they
can difference and to Aaron.
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I'm just so blessed.
You're on our team and is here
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to speak and make a difference.
He has a heart of gold and
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you're going to recognize what
God is doing his life through
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this message after him.
Our final speaker last last but
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not least is Victor gocha.
Now Victor if you don't know
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him, when he says he's praying
for you, just expect the
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mountains to move.
He's one of Guys that he is just
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in love with Jesus.
He's a man of God.
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I know the spiritual father.
So many people in our church.
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I know his spiritual father to
me.
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There's some people look up to
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I promise you, he's going to
bring a word of encouragement
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today.
You're going to leave change.
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Come on, get your seat belts.
Fastened.
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There's going to be some gold
coming out of these people's
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lives or things.
You want to hold on to to invest
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of Hope and encouragement today.
So let's give it up for all the
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speakers.
Come on.
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Let's give him some love.
Let's prime the pump, love know,
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you love them and our first perk
is going to come out and we're
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start out with Carrie Kelly.
Come on everybody.
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Coronavirus you won't steal my
joy.
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The season has brought a lot of
struggles, a lot of unknowns and
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a lot of waiting and I find
myself a lot of times looking
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back two times that were simpler
where we could to do things,
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just like taking family
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A couple years ago.
We took a vacation to Colorado
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as a family.
We have four kids.
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You guys, we are outnumbered on
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Let alone, we're in a vehicle on
a 10 hour drive to another
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state.
So we just like we do on every
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trip, we pack up the car, the
night before, so we could hit
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the road, really.
We wake up sleepyhead kids at 6
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a.m.
Get in the car leave and I kid
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you not 15 minutes into this
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It is already chaos in my
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I've got one kid who's trying to
figure out what the tub to pull
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ratio on his seat belt is going
to break the thing.
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I have another kid who just
knows she is the next American
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Idol and is going to sing at the
top of her lungs so that no one
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else can actually hear the
radio.
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I have another kid who just is
upset with anybody breathing in
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her General vicinity and the
snacks that I've given them that
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we're supposed to last a good
solid couple of hours.
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Have you?
They're all are already?
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Neaten or they've been thrown
all around my car.
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It is a hot mess.
Express you guys.
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And as a side note, how many of
you moms think the dad's choose
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to drive just so they don't have
to be the snack Giver /?
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The one who has to play referee
in the passenger seat, like
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throw up your hearts because I
we're onto you dad's.
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I think that's really the plan,
but it was happening.
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It was chaos in my car and what
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daughter.
My oldest daughters voice
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saying, the phrase at all of us
parents know, all too.
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Well, are we there yet?
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that moment and I see I am
channeling his inner dad.
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probably have all heard from our
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dads which is we're going to get
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When we get there.
You see in that moment.
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My daughter wasn't so concerned
with the destination as much as
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she was concerned about this
little thing called the
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meantime, it's the space in
between where we start and the
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destination that we can all feel
really anxious with.
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focus right now on the fact that
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we can actually have a lot of
joy in the meantime, the
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meantime can actually be the
best Best time, I think,
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sometimes we focus so much on
the destination being the joy
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that we forget that there's
really a joy right now in the
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meantime, and I think that's
what God wants for us is the joy
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in the meantime.
And what if that Joy is found in
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relationships.
I'll be honest with you guys.
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I have struggled over these last
couple of weeks to find some joy
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and just like you guys, my life
got flipped-turned upside down,
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and I'd like to take a minute,
just sit right there.
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I'm just kidding.
I'll spare you guys my rapping
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skills for today, but maybe if
you guys put up enough Hearts,
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maybe Sean.
Let's have an epic rap rap.
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Battle one day.
I don't know.
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But anyway, so it's hard to find
joy in the season.
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Right?
I think some of us are focusing
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so hard on that destination to
find Joy there.
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And in the meantime, we're still
struggling.
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We're still frustrated.
We're still upset.
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We're still down.
We're still struggling with all
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of these things and I want to
encourage you today.
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Is there someone in your life
right now?
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That's helping you to find joy.
In the meantime.
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Do you have relationships around
you to help you find that Joy?
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Who is that in your life right
now?
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Are you focusing on that
conclusion?
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Are you focusing on the End.
Are you really focusing in on
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that joy that God wants for us
to have right.
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Now.
I think that there's a reason
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that the word Joy is found in
the fruits of the spirit
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Galatians. 5 verses 22 through
23 says this.
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But the fruit of the spirit is
love, joy, peace,
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long-suffering, kindness
goodness, faithfulness,
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gentleness and self-control.
I control you see, Joy isn't a
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feeling that we get from things
or circumstances is a feeling
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that we get from relationship
with the holy spirit.
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It's also a feeling that we get
from relationship with others
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and I think, Really what God
wants for us.
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There are so many times in the
Bible that God brings up the
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word joy.
And I think like back to the
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Book of James, I think about how
he talks about.
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We can have this Joy even in the
midst of our circumstances in
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our trials.
Are you feeling that sense of
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Joy?
Are you leaning into the anxious
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feeling?
So in that moment that my
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daughter said, are we there yet?
We were able as a family to
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really enjoy each other.
To have that moment.
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To play some games.
We're able to play the look out
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the window game to see what's
happening.
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And you guys know, we're in
Kansas.
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There's a whole lot of nothing
happening, but we were able to
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have joy in the meantime, you
guys Guys, and I think about
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like, marriage.
What is marriage?
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It's a lot of meantime, right,
we say, I do and then till death
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do us part and then what's in
the middle?
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A lot of meantime, I don't know
about you guys, but I want to
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have some joy in the meantime,
Shameless life group plug.
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I every single week on
Saturdays, especially right.
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Now during this pandemic.
I look forward to my life group.
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We're just a bunch of women who
get together and we get to have
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conversations with each other.
We get to be vulnerable and real
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pray for each other, just
honestly go through life and
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those moments.
Together.
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And what I find in these times
is that that's what people want.
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We want to be able to do life
with people, right?
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And at Real Life Church.
I can tell you.
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That's what we want for you.
If you are not in a life group,
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I don't know what you're waiting
for because there's so many
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blessings, waiting for you in
that.
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We want to go through the hard
stuff with you.
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We want to go through the tough
stuff with you for the scary
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stuff.
Even the normal parts.
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We want to be there through all
of it with you because I'm
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telling you guys.
There's so much joy in the
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meantime waiting for you.
So what does this mean for us
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Church?
What does this mean?
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You can we decide today that
we're going to have some joy in
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the meantime.
We're not going to give in to
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the voice of the enemy.
We're not going to give in to
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Temptations, like, being
depressed, or sad or
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complaining.
And instead.
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What we're going to do is we're
going to lean in to those Godly
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relationships.
We're going to give in to those
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moments with our kids.
We're going to enjoy them a
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little bit.
We're going to focus on the joy
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that God wants for us to have.
In the meantime, you know, what
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we're going to do.
We're going to share that Joy
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with other people because the
meantime matters and I'm telling
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you guys the meantime can Be the
best time if we really let it
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be.
So I I can't wait till this
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pandemic is over.
I'm ready for the and I'm ready
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for that conclusion.
But I am so excited about the
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joy that God wants for us to
have in this.
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Meantime.
So coronavirus, you will not
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steal, our joy.
Will you lean into that truth
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with me today.
Church coronavirus, you won't
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create division Among Us, you
know.
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Why?
Because our enemy prospers when
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we are divided, that's like his
main thing right there.
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When he can get us off Mission
off, focus off task for finding
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people and just pouring into
their lives.
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With the love of Jesus and
getting us out into the Weeds on
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these things, that don't matter.
Now.
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I'm not saying that coronavirus
doesn't matter.
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It does.
It's huge, right?
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So it's like the number one
thing.
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We're all talking about and we
can have opinions on how we're
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going to react to it and how we
feel.
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Countries reacting to an all
that stuff, but guys, I'm
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telling you, man.
It's on my heart.
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This has been causing divisions,
not just with everybody but
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especially in the church.
And so we're not going to let
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that happen here at Real Life
Church, you know, divisions
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among Believers have been going
on since the day they found the
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empty tomb, right?
We all interpret things our own
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way.
We all see the world through our
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own experiences, and that's
cool.
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But when we let those things
cause Us to look down on other
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believers or hey, even worse.
Look down on people who need
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Jesus and need to hear that from
us, man.
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Our enemies win and every time,
right?
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So I think back this is probably
my favorite example from of
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division in the church from when
I was a kid, I grew up Southern
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Baptist, really traditional,
loved my upbringing, right?
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It's why I'm here today.
I learned the good word and I
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always joke with Sean, you know,
when he talks about those
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recovering Southern Baptists.
I'm like man, I feel like you're
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speaking right to me each time,
but Okay, I'm glad where I am.
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Right?
So, you know, that cliche about
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those churches that like argue
about the color of the carpet,
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man.
That was real.
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That was my church.
I saw like my Sunday school
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teacher and like the ushers and
the deacons and the sweet little
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old ladies getting like red or
in the face.
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And like even more mad is that
meeting went on over the color
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of the carpet.
They were going to go with
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hunter green because it was the
90s or like that deep like
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maroonish red because it was the
90s.
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Yes, and like they were arguing
about.
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It had nothing to do with
getting people to find their
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real life and purpose.
So nowadays.
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We're dealing with the whole
nother Beast, right?
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We can debate and argue all day,
over religion, and politics
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through social media.
And we're not just debating with
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people, we know, and love, and
have that trust with weird
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having these conversations and
these fights online with like,
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Gus and Albuquerque.
I mean what the hey, man, and so
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My next point is distractions,
duplicate division.
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So that's where the social media
piece comes in it.
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How easy is it for that phone to
just zip there in your pocket
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and you're open it up?
And there's all Gus man, and
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00:27:32,400 --> 00:27:35,700
he's on the wrong side of the
political aisle, and he wants to
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wear a mask and I don't want to
or vice versa and I got to tell
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him why he's dumb.
Hello, and I'm you know, I can
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00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:45,600
say that because that was my
life.
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You can ask Holly, right?
She'll tell you.
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That that was our nightly
routine.
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Was her looking at me over like
this.
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Can you believe this guy is
crazy so that all changed for me
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at Kentucky Trail, listening to
Sean on stage is awesome,
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00:28:02,400 --> 00:28:05,500
message about distractions.
And I remember at the very end.
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He said get your phones out.
Now, go in your settings and
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turn off the notifications to
all your social media and you,
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00:28:12,800 --> 00:28:16,100
you get into those apps on your
terms and I'm telling you, I did
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00:28:16,100 --> 00:28:20,100
it right there.
The message and it's changed my
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life.
So are we as members of
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real-life?
Are we turning people off to
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Real Life Church?
Are we turning people away from
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their real life and purpose.
By the things we are putting out
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there into social media, your
voice speaks, louder than you
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think.
You know, Jesus says this in
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Luke 11 17, every Kingdom
divided against itself is laid
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waste and a It household Falls.
I don't know about you guys.
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But real life has been built up
into something pretty special
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00:28:53,700 --> 00:28:56,700
here, in Cass County, and I
don't want to see this household
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fall, and I know you don't
either.
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So, I want to end with this, use
your voice to be a witness.
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00:29:03,100 --> 00:29:04,400
Now.
I feel like I've been doing a
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lot of finger-pointing, you
know, during this little six and
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six and I've learned, you know,
when one fingers pointing this
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00:29:09,900 --> 00:29:11,300
way, you got three pointing
back.
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So, from here on out, I'm going
to start doing this.
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So, I have to hold myself
accountable.
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00:29:15,100 --> 00:29:16,200
Just kidding.
Just kidding.
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00:29:16,700 --> 00:29:19,000
I'm talking to myself.
Self just as much as I have you
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here.
Like I said, this has been me
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our online cells, guys.
That's our main witness during
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the shutdown.
Okay.
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Our online witness.
I see people in our community
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00:29:29,700 --> 00:29:33,100
groups all the time asking.
Hey, I'm new to the area.
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What's a good church to go to
and you know what?
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Every time we put up their
real-life, come check us out.
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We'd love to meet with you and
stuff.
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People, click on those names.
They look at the profiles.
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They're looking at our post
history and they're seeing all
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that.
That stuff that we may or may
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not be saying.
And when my wife looked at me
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00:29:51,400 --> 00:29:54,400
and said, hey, you gotta quit
arguing with people online.
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Your opinion, doesn't matter as
much as you think it does.
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00:29:57,700 --> 00:29:59,300
And at that point, I was calling
will.
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You also does when she said, hey
people that want to come to real
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life church and you're
recommending it in those groups
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00:30:06,100 --> 00:30:08,600
and they're seeing the stuff
you're putting out there that's
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going to cause them not to man
slap in the face.
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So keep your beliefs and
opinions being.
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That's great.
It is it It's what makes you who
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you are, but never lose sight of
that, real life.
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And purpose that we only get
through Jesus.
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Jesus brings us together, man.
He's what's going to heal this
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country and heal our souls.
So let's show the people of Cass
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County are love coronavirus.
You won't cause division among
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us because we are united in our
real life and purpose.
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I love you guys, Kelvin.
You won't keep me from climbing
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when I was a kid.
I loved to climb trees.
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00:30:52,100 --> 00:30:54,300
Let's be honest.
I'm just a shade over 20 and I
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still like to climb trees, like
to climb trees for the
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adventure.
The first thing you have to
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00:30:59,900 --> 00:31:02,100
start.
You just have to reach up and
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the lowest branch and grab hold
of it and pull yourself up.
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And then the best part is just
at that plan your path.
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There's only so many trees you
can and limbs, you can grab
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ahold of.
You have to weave your way up
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through and plan your path.
The last thing you have to do is
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learn.
The limbs and limbs can be
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tricky, you know, you got to
find the perfect lamb to one
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that you can grab, and put your
hand around, and really pull
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00:31:24,200 --> 00:31:26,300
yourself up because some of them
are just so big.
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00:31:26,300 --> 00:31:29,700
Can't get your hands on and then
sometimes sometimes you put your
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00:31:29,700 --> 00:31:32,900
foot on the limb that you think
looks like a good limb, and it's
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actually a rotten one and you'll
fall.
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And you know, the biggest rule
of climbing, don't ever look
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down.
Don't ever look down because
582
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you'll freeze in fear.
And so as you climb these trees,
583
00:31:47,900 --> 00:31:50,600
that's when you gets real, when
you get to the top.
584
00:31:50,600 --> 00:31:54,800
That's when it gets real.
It's safe to say that a top, the
585
00:31:54,800 --> 00:31:57,000
tree.
It's brighter up there.
586
00:31:58,000 --> 00:32:00,700
There's less leaves to the block
out the sunlight, just brighter,
587
00:32:00,700 --> 00:32:04,800
the top, the top of the tree.
You can see farther than anybody
588
00:32:04,800 --> 00:32:09,800
else in the ground can see.
Just the view is a magnificent
589
00:32:10,300 --> 00:32:12,100
at the top of the tree.
It's quiet and peaceful.
590
00:32:12,100 --> 00:32:16,400
I love love just to be there and
just sit and just think about
591
00:32:16,400 --> 00:32:19,700
what God created.
I believe we can learn a lot
592
00:32:19,700 --> 00:32:22,000
from climbing trees.
And if you want to hear that be
593
00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:25,800
willing to tear that give me
some like likes or hearts or
594
00:32:25,800 --> 00:32:27,900
something like that.
So yeah.
595
00:32:27,900 --> 00:32:28,700
All right.
Let's go.
596
00:32:29,000 --> 00:32:31,300
Here we go.
If climbing is tree is like a
597
00:32:31,300 --> 00:32:34,500
journey in life.
And that's where we're trying to
598
00:32:34,508 --> 00:32:36,800
get to the top and that's where
success is at.
599
00:32:37,000 --> 00:32:38,700
That's where our heavenly father
is at.
600
00:32:39,200 --> 00:32:43,000
Let me try to explain some of
you are at the base of the tree.
601
00:32:44,200 --> 00:32:47,100
And all you have to do.
You haven't even started
602
00:32:47,100 --> 00:32:49,000
Journey, but we just need you to
reach up.
603
00:32:49,500 --> 00:32:52,200
It's fair to say that with your
feet on the ground.
604
00:32:52,200 --> 00:32:54,500
You don't know what the view at
the top is like.
605
00:32:56,500 --> 00:32:59,100
This is you, but you have to put
trust in the Lord.
606
00:32:59,100 --> 00:33:02,300
You have to reach your hand up,
grab that low limb, and pull
607
00:33:02,300 --> 00:33:04,700
yourself up.
Begin your climb, trust.
608
00:33:04,800 --> 00:33:09,600
God, trust each other, trust is
mentioned, 281 times in the
609
00:33:09,600 --> 00:33:12,300
Bible 281 times.
I'm pretty sure it's an
610
00:33:12,300 --> 00:33:16,700
important word and so, like in
Proverbs 3:5 and 6, is says,
611
00:33:17,600 --> 00:33:20,600
trust the Lord, your God, with
all your heart and don't lean on
612
00:33:20,600 --> 00:33:24,200
your own understanding, and he
will direct your paths to help
613
00:33:24,200 --> 00:33:28,600
you climb your tree to the top.
Maybe that's you.
614
00:33:28,700 --> 00:33:31,200
But but maybe just a short time
ago.
615
00:33:31,400 --> 00:33:34,000
Things were good.
You were climb your tree from
616
00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:35,400
Branch to Branch.
Kind of shimmy.
617
00:33:35,400 --> 00:33:37,600
Nip, through people like man.
You're doing great.
618
00:33:39,200 --> 00:33:43,500
And then one day you hit that
limb that you thought was a
619
00:33:43,500 --> 00:33:47,700
sturdy lamp and it stops you in
your tracks hit paralyze you and
620
00:33:47,700 --> 00:33:51,300
fear and much.
The same way in March, many of
621
00:33:51,300 --> 00:33:55,800
us were enjoying our first world
amenities, you know, going to
622
00:33:55,800 --> 00:33:59,400
church going to our life groups,
going out and eat afterwards
623
00:34:00,300 --> 00:34:02,700
movie.
Theaters, going just where we
624
00:34:02,700 --> 00:34:04,500
wanted.
You name it and we were enjoying
625
00:34:04,500 --> 00:34:07,100
it.
And then March hit and covid.
626
00:34:07,100 --> 00:34:10,800
Covid comes along.
And just like, when we hit that
627
00:34:10,800 --> 00:34:13,000
brand, so we didn't know those
going to hold us.
628
00:34:13,000 --> 00:34:17,900
We were frozen.
Our schools think about it.
629
00:34:18,100 --> 00:34:21,000
Kids were losing proms spring
Sports.
630
00:34:21,699 --> 00:34:23,699
We don't have the Royals.
We do have the NBA.
631
00:34:24,699 --> 00:34:26,000
Yeah.
Now I have to resort to the
632
00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:29,500
Michael Jordan at the last damp.
It dense episodes.
633
00:34:30,199 --> 00:34:34,600
Those are kind of a good thing
but seriously are climb we hit
634
00:34:34,600 --> 00:34:37,199
that bad Limb and we just froze
in fear.
635
00:34:38,300 --> 00:34:41,600
So this is what I'm saying.
Don't freeze up.
636
00:34:42,300 --> 00:34:43,800
What?
God doesn't want us to do?
637
00:34:43,900 --> 00:34:46,600
His don't freeze up.
Don't freeze up, but look up.
638
00:34:47,800 --> 00:34:53,400
Don't have faith in fear, but
have faith in our father said,
639
00:34:53,400 --> 00:34:58,400
again, don't have faith in fear
that have faith in our father.
640
00:34:59,500 --> 00:35:03,200
And even in times of uncertainty
and and fear, we have to press
641
00:35:03,200 --> 00:35:06,400
on, you know, Paul writes in the
letter to the Philippi.
642
00:35:06,900 --> 00:35:10,200
He says in Philippians, 3:14.
I press on toward the goal to
643
00:35:10,200 --> 00:35:13,600
win the prize for which God has
called me heavenward in Jesus
644
00:35:13,600 --> 00:35:16,700
Christ.
He's calling us to keep climate.
645
00:35:16,900 --> 00:35:19,000
It's might be dark times.
We may not know the future.
646
00:35:19,300 --> 00:35:23,000
We have to press on.
Ask God for wisdom in your
647
00:35:23,000 --> 00:35:26,500
climb.
Proverbs. 3:18 says, wisdom is a
648
00:35:26,508 --> 00:35:29,400
tree of life.
For those who Embrace her, happy
649
00:35:29,400 --> 00:35:32,200
are those who are called?
Hold on to her type.
650
00:35:33,600 --> 00:35:35,500
Ask God for wisdom in your
claim.
651
00:35:36,400 --> 00:35:40,800
We need to know which branch to
grab the path to reach the top.
652
00:35:40,900 --> 00:35:46,000
We need that wisdom from God.
Some of your Sam is cut my
653
00:35:46,000 --> 00:35:48,500
current situation.
My tree is not a good way to
654
00:35:48,500 --> 00:35:49,600
climb.
I don't have a job.
655
00:35:49,600 --> 00:35:53,400
My finances are a mess.
You know, it's my, I think the
656
00:35:53,400 --> 00:35:56,800
tree that I was on is actually
supposed to client is actually
657
00:35:56,800 --> 00:36:00,800
falling and I would say, trust,
trust the tree that you thought
658
00:36:00,800 --> 00:36:02,500
you were supposed to climb.
Trust God.
659
00:36:04,400 --> 00:36:08,200
So, maybe, just maybe the tree
that you were supposed to climb.
660
00:36:08,500 --> 00:36:11,200
You're actually supposed to
cross cross.
661
00:36:11,200 --> 00:36:13,200
The tree that you were thought.
You were supposed to climb.
662
00:36:13,200 --> 00:36:15,500
And on the other side, God has
bigger trees for you.
663
00:36:15,900 --> 00:36:20,000
God has taller trees for you.
God has stronger trees for you.
664
00:36:20,900 --> 00:36:23,800
Cross the tree.
That God, thought you thought
665
00:36:23,800 --> 00:36:27,000
you were supposed to climb and
good, things are ahead of you.
666
00:36:27,400 --> 00:36:29,200
I know covid.
Given me a new perspective on
667
00:36:29,200 --> 00:36:31,100
life.
We need to be there for each
668
00:36:31,100 --> 00:36:33,700
other.
If you haven't begun your climb,
669
00:36:33,700 --> 00:36:38,500
your Journey with God, climb,
climb be there for the people
670
00:36:38,500 --> 00:36:40,300
and real life church are there
for you.
671
00:36:41,100 --> 00:36:43,400
Don't do life alone.
If you're if you're climbing
672
00:36:43,400 --> 00:36:46,400
that tree, you need people
around you rally around each
673
00:36:46,400 --> 00:36:48,700
other.
We have a church in which we can
674
00:36:48,700 --> 00:36:50,900
rally around.
Okay, whatever.
675
00:36:50,900 --> 00:36:52,000
Wherever you are in your
journey.
676
00:36:52,600 --> 00:36:56,400
God is right there with you.
Trust God reach for him.
677
00:36:56,500 --> 00:36:59,000
Climb your tree.
Let's be there for each other
678
00:36:59,100 --> 00:37:01,500
covid.
You won't keep me from climate.
679
00:37:03,900 --> 00:37:08,700
Coronavirus you won't make me a
spiritual slacker.
680
00:37:08,900 --> 00:37:10,900
Now.
My definition of a spiritual
681
00:37:10,900 --> 00:37:14,500
slacker is someone who is not
spiritually engaged, someone
682
00:37:14,500 --> 00:37:17,200
who's disconnected and someone
who waits around to be told what
683
00:37:17,200 --> 00:37:19,600
to do with their spiritual life.
And today, real life.
684
00:37:19,600 --> 00:37:21,700
We're not going to be spiritual
Slackers.
685
00:37:21,900 --> 00:37:25,700
We're going to be spiritual
leaders, our world, and our
686
00:37:25,700 --> 00:37:28,900
community need relief and
restoration more than ever now.
687
00:37:28,900 --> 00:37:32,700
And now is not the time to be
slacking relief.
688
00:37:32,700 --> 00:37:36,200
Is that temporary It helped to
reduce suffering during and
689
00:37:36,200 --> 00:37:39,300
after a crisis.
Wow, restoration happens through
690
00:37:39,300 --> 00:37:42,700
long-term relationships, which
rebuilds people families and
691
00:37:42,700 --> 00:37:45,800
communities back to their God
designed purpose.
692
00:37:45,800 --> 00:37:50,200
And wholeness in the Bible, the
story of Esther is about a young
693
00:37:50,200 --> 00:37:53,800
Jewish girl who becomes queen of
Persia and with her uncle's help
694
00:37:54,000 --> 00:37:57,000
needs to win the affection in
the favor of the king, in order
695
00:37:57,000 --> 00:37:59,200
to stop a plot to kill.
The Jews.
696
00:38:00,200 --> 00:38:03,800
Now, esther is the Jews only.
Hope she is the only person.
697
00:38:03,900 --> 00:38:07,000
One who can get close enough to
the king to stand before him to
698
00:38:07,000 --> 00:38:10,200
make such a request.
And even though she's Queen, she
699
00:38:10,200 --> 00:38:14,500
can risk her life in doing so
but she pushes past her fear and
700
00:38:14,500 --> 00:38:18,100
does what God calls her to do
and in doing so she saves her
701
00:38:18,100 --> 00:38:22,300
entire nation.
And Esther 413 Mordecai tells
702
00:38:22,300 --> 00:38:24,800
her, don't think for a moment
that because you were in the
703
00:38:24,800 --> 00:38:28,600
palace, you will escape.
While the Jews will be killed,
704
00:38:29,100 --> 00:38:33,200
if you keep quiet at a time like
this, deliverance and relief,
705
00:38:33,200 --> 00:38:35,600
will arise.
From another part for the Jews.
706
00:38:35,900 --> 00:38:38,400
But you and your family will
die.
707
00:38:39,400 --> 00:38:43,800
Perhaps, maybe that you were
made Queen for this moment for
708
00:38:43,800 --> 00:38:48,300
such a time as this such a time
as this.
709
00:38:48,800 --> 00:38:51,800
Maybe we're in the middle of a
pandemic, for such a time as
710
00:38:51,800 --> 00:38:55,000
this.
Maybe you're stuck at home in
711
00:38:55,000 --> 00:38:57,600
your workplace, in your
neighborhood or whatever
712
00:38:57,600 --> 00:39:00,900
position.
God has you in for such a time
713
00:39:01,000 --> 00:39:06,400
as this God is opening up.
Teas to optimize his purpose and
714
00:39:06,400 --> 00:39:09,400
use us as spiritual leaders to
help those around us.
715
00:39:10,200 --> 00:39:14,000
God took the time to make a
special all with unique talents.
716
00:39:14,200 --> 00:39:21,300
He has prepared individual plans
and He has he tried again.
717
00:39:21,700 --> 00:39:25,700
He has prepared individual plans
and projects for our lives.
718
00:39:26,500 --> 00:39:29,000
He may feel absent.
Like he's not working in the
719
00:39:29,008 --> 00:39:32,900
details of her lives, but he is.
He did it for Esther and he'll
720
00:39:32,900 --> 00:39:36,100
do it for you too.
He will accomplish his will
721
00:39:36,700 --> 00:39:39,200
through our good are.
Bad are happy.
722
00:39:39,200 --> 00:39:43,400
And even our most painful days
reminds me of our friends and
723
00:39:43,400 --> 00:39:46,400
use year that God is using for
such a time as this.
724
00:39:47,100 --> 00:39:49,100
They had to make that difficult
decision.
725
00:39:49,300 --> 00:39:52,400
Should they stay in Asia are, or
should they go back to Romania?
726
00:39:52,500 --> 00:39:55,100
There's a lot of pressure to
leave since all the other
727
00:39:55,100 --> 00:39:57,800
missionaries were leaving too,
and there's great risk in
728
00:39:57,800 --> 00:40:00,000
staying for if they were to get
sick.
729
00:40:00,100 --> 00:40:03,200
There is no proper medical
treatment or care in the area.
730
00:40:04,300 --> 00:40:07,000
Now, Nisha is one of the poorest
countries in the world and they
731
00:40:07,000 --> 00:40:10,000
already struggle with food
insecurities, but because of
732
00:40:10,000 --> 00:40:12,500
this current situation, it's
even worse.
733
00:40:13,000 --> 00:40:15,200
People are getting so desperate
that they're climbing, these
734
00:40:15,200 --> 00:40:18,800
tall trees with these large
Thorns just to pick the bitter
735
00:40:18,800 --> 00:40:20,500
leaves.
To feed to their family, so they
736
00:40:20,500 --> 00:40:22,300
don't feel as hungry.
Now.
737
00:40:22,300 --> 00:40:25,600
Our friends were heartbroken by
this, but they also saw an
738
00:40:25,600 --> 00:40:28,700
opportunity to use your
blessings, their connections,
739
00:40:28,700 --> 00:40:32,800
their talents, and their
resources to give relief and
740
00:40:32,800 --> 00:40:35,400
restoration to those around them
who are in need.
741
00:40:35,800 --> 00:40:38,200
There are partnering with the
Nigerian friend and they are
742
00:40:38,200 --> 00:40:41,700
passing out. 55 pound bags of
rice to these families.
743
00:40:42,900 --> 00:40:45,100
Some of the biggest tragedies
are being blessed and not
744
00:40:45,100 --> 00:40:47,800
knowing the purpose of her
blessings and also missing that
745
00:40:47,800 --> 00:40:50,900
opportunity to give relief and
restoration to those in need
746
00:40:50,900 --> 00:40:55,200
around us because we are so
focused on ourselves or so
747
00:40:55,200 --> 00:40:59,400
focused on our own problems and
our own lives, but Esther she
748
00:40:59,400 --> 00:41:01,000
stepped up as a spiritual
leader.
749
00:41:01,000 --> 00:41:05,300
She wasn't a spiritual slacker.
She put aside her needs her
750
00:41:05,300 --> 00:41:07,300
fears, and her Ambitions and in
doing.
751
00:41:07,300 --> 00:41:11,400
So she said that entire nation.
How many people could find
752
00:41:11,400 --> 00:41:14,400
relief?
And restoration, how many people
753
00:41:14,400 --> 00:41:17,000
could find Hope?
How many people could find
754
00:41:17,000 --> 00:41:19,400
Jesus?
If we step up to the call to
755
00:41:19,400 --> 00:41:22,800
serve, even if it involves risk
and sacrifice?
756
00:41:23,700 --> 00:41:26,700
We are just like my friend and
he's year and we are just like
757
00:41:26,700 --> 00:41:31,500
Esther we two were made for such
a time as this we're not going
758
00:41:31,500 --> 00:41:33,700
to miss the blessings.
We're not going to miss those
759
00:41:33,700 --> 00:41:36,500
opportunities and we're not
going to miss the call to serve.
760
00:41:36,900 --> 00:41:39,900
There are so many ways.
You can serve especially here at
761
00:41:39,900 --> 00:41:42,600
real life.
You can donate to the covid
762
00:41:42,600 --> 00:41:45,600
relief fund, you can so masks,
you can do the Hope boxes.
763
00:41:45,600 --> 00:41:48,900
You can serve at Heart and Hand,
you can donate blood, you could
764
00:41:48,900 --> 00:41:52,200
donate to our friends in.
As year, you could do something
765
00:41:52,200 --> 00:41:55,800
as simple as Talking to your
neighbors that you've lived next
766
00:41:55,800 --> 00:41:58,100
to for years.
And never said one word to
767
00:41:58,100 --> 00:42:04,700
before in Romans 12 11 13.
It says, never be lazy.
768
00:42:05,200 --> 00:42:09,600
But work hard and serve the Lord
enthusiastically rejoice in our
769
00:42:09,600 --> 00:42:13,300
confident.
Hope be patient in trouble and
770
00:42:13,300 --> 00:42:16,900
keep praying.
When God's people are in need be
771
00:42:16,900 --> 00:42:19,600
ready to help them.
Always be eager to practice
772
00:42:19,600 --> 00:42:22,700
Hospitality.
We have no excuses to be
773
00:42:22,700 --> 00:42:23,700
slacking off.
Off.
774
00:42:24,200 --> 00:42:27,100
Let's not be spiritual Slackers.
What is it?
775
00:42:27,100 --> 00:42:30,100
That may be keeping you from
serving and keeping your focus
776
00:42:30,100 --> 00:42:33,300
off of serving.
Is it watching too much to
777
00:42:33,300 --> 00:42:35,400
Netflix?
Binge watching.
778
00:42:35,400 --> 00:42:38,300
Tiger King anyone is it video
games?
779
00:42:38,500 --> 00:42:40,600
Is it wasting too much time on
Tick-Tock?
780
00:42:40,900 --> 00:42:43,100
Is it fear?
What is it for you?
781
00:42:44,200 --> 00:42:48,700
Let's step up as Leaders.
Let's give generously, let's be
782
00:42:48,700 --> 00:42:52,100
on fire for the church.
Let's pray, fervently, and let's
783
00:42:52,100 --> 00:42:54,200
serve at every opportunity.
The offered.
784
00:42:54,400 --> 00:42:58,500
If you need some ideas, I just
gave you eight and don't wait
785
00:42:58,500 --> 00:43:00,400
for someone else to step up and
do this.
786
00:43:00,500 --> 00:43:03,100
This is your time.
And this is our time.
787
00:43:03,400 --> 00:43:06,400
Let us be the spiritual leaders
that you were made for such a
788
00:43:06,408 --> 00:43:08,000
time.
As this coronavirus.
789
00:43:08,000 --> 00:43:11,500
You won't make us spiritual
Slackers in this season.
790
00:43:11,500 --> 00:43:19,200
Coronavirus.
You won't defeat us with fear.
791
00:43:21,200 --> 00:43:26,200
It was 2017.
So only a few years ago, when a
792
00:43:26,200 --> 00:43:28,000
therapist would later.
Tell me that.
793
00:43:29,500 --> 00:43:33,400
One of the one of any number of
the things that were about to
794
00:43:33,400 --> 00:43:37,000
happen, to me, would could
impact somebody for the rest of
795
00:43:37,008 --> 00:43:40,100
their life.
It started off in the spring,
796
00:43:40,100 --> 00:43:42,300
with a separation of my wife for
18 years.
797
00:43:44,200 --> 00:43:49,000
By the time that it was over
everything that I owned was
798
00:43:49,000 --> 00:43:57,300
gone, including my house, my
401k, all my savings and even my
799
00:43:57,300 --> 00:44:01,000
job that I ended up leaving and
had been there for 20 years.
800
00:44:03,300 --> 00:44:06,200
On top of the changes with my
family and the losses.
801
00:44:06,200 --> 00:44:10,000
There, my 16 year old daughter
also passed away.
802
00:44:11,700 --> 00:44:18,500
So there was moments during that
time where Not only was It
803
00:44:18,800 --> 00:44:22,600
difficult and hard to get
through, but I wondered why
804
00:44:22,600 --> 00:44:28,100
things weren't fair and what I
could do to to fix it,
805
00:44:28,700 --> 00:44:34,700
nightmares constantly.
There was just uncertainty and
806
00:44:34,800 --> 00:44:37,700
just lots of security that went
with everything.
807
00:44:39,900 --> 00:44:41,500
For the first time in my adult
life.
808
00:44:41,500 --> 00:44:46,000
I actually felt that I couldn't
control anything happening to me
809
00:44:46,000 --> 00:44:50,300
kind of like what's going on
today, which is the the world is
810
00:44:50,800 --> 00:44:53,500
putting a lot of craziness out
there.
811
00:44:53,500 --> 00:44:57,900
And a lot of things that we
don't we just can't control and
812
00:44:58,400 --> 00:45:01,700
your stuff just trying to do the
best that you can.
813
00:45:02,800 --> 00:45:06,100
Everything, pretty much sucked.
I remember low points or what I
814
00:45:06,107 --> 00:45:08,600
thought were the lowest points
became high points and things.
815
00:45:08,700 --> 00:45:15,400
Even got worse after that.
I remember sitting at my work.
816
00:45:17,300 --> 00:45:21,000
And getting another bill from
the lawyer knowing that I
817
00:45:21,008 --> 00:45:28,100
couldn't even pay.
For a headstone from my kid.
818
00:45:31,400 --> 00:45:33,500
And I thought, why am I even
trying?
819
00:45:36,500 --> 00:45:39,000
Not fair.
I mean, what are you gonna do?
820
00:45:39,900 --> 00:45:42,400
What's the point?
I thought everything that I did
821
00:45:42,400 --> 00:45:45,000
was right and pretty good and my
friends would say.
822
00:45:45,000 --> 00:45:47,500
Oh, it's okay, have faith, you
know, you'll get through it.
823
00:45:50,200 --> 00:45:52,700
I was sitting in a Pew on a
Sunday and listening to the
824
00:45:52,707 --> 00:45:55,600
Gathering message.
And there was a verse that came
825
00:45:55,600 --> 00:45:59,000
to my mind that I had heard
first, when I was a kid in
826
00:45:59,000 --> 00:46:02,000
Sunday School that said, when he
calls out to me, I will answer
827
00:46:02,000 --> 00:46:05,100
him.
I will be with him in trouble.
828
00:46:05,600 --> 00:46:12,100
I will rescue and honor him.
Somewhere along the line.
829
00:46:12,100 --> 00:46:19,400
I had forgot that through all
the trouble and the Anxiousness
830
00:46:19,400 --> 00:46:23,800
and anxiety I was going through
but later that your god did
831
00:46:24,400 --> 00:46:28,000
deliver a amazing incredible and
God-fearing woman into my life.
832
00:46:28,000 --> 00:46:32,700
That helped me become strong and
she turned my prayers.
833
00:46:33,000 --> 00:46:37,000
Actually.
She turned my questions about
834
00:46:37,000 --> 00:46:39,500
why me and what did I do to
deserve it?
835
00:46:39,500 --> 00:46:41,000
And how am I going to get
through this?
836
00:46:41,000 --> 00:46:44,000
And to thankfulness for what I
did have and what I did
837
00:46:44,000 --> 00:46:47,200
experience.
A lifetime of church, our
838
00:46:47,200 --> 00:46:50,300
lifetime going to church and
still.
839
00:46:50,300 --> 00:46:55,100
I needed to be reminded that God
was with me and that it would be
840
00:46:55,100 --> 00:46:57,100
okay.
I needed to lean and Trust on
841
00:46:57,100 --> 00:47:00,300
him today.
I have, I can sense those same
842
00:47:00,300 --> 00:47:02,300
feelings of anxiety and fear
that I went through.
843
00:47:02,300 --> 00:47:05,000
And some of those that I talked
to whether it be in our life
844
00:47:05,000 --> 00:47:09,200
groups, or just those that I
interact with the Kaiser Family
845
00:47:09,200 --> 00:47:13,700
Foundation actually said the
report recently that 45 percent
846
00:47:13,700 --> 00:47:20,300
of adults.
Our have mentally are recognized
847
00:47:20,300 --> 00:47:24,100
that they are negatively
impacted mentally by what's
848
00:47:24,100 --> 00:47:26,500
going on right now and 75% of
them.
849
00:47:26,500 --> 00:47:31,000
Think the worst is yet to come,
anxiety, depression, suicide,
850
00:47:31,100 --> 00:47:34,900
marriage, Strife, all those,
those things reportedly On The
851
00:47:34,900 --> 00:47:37,700
Rise that impact, our
well-being, and our health.
852
00:47:38,800 --> 00:47:41,800
And I'm sure that somewhere the
devil's dancing over this just
853
00:47:41,800 --> 00:47:47,400
like we was during my time.
Fear is not more powerful than
854
00:47:47,400 --> 00:47:51,100
God.
The Bible remind us this as
855
00:47:51,100 --> 00:47:53,300
well.
And act 17:27.
856
00:47:53,800 --> 00:47:57,400
When it says he is not far from
any one of us and I think about
857
00:47:57,400 --> 00:47:59,400
that with Believers and
non-believers alike.
858
00:47:59,700 --> 00:48:03,400
He's not far from any one of us
being smart, safe and
859
00:48:03,400 --> 00:48:05,300
responsible.
As time goes on, doesn't mean we
860
00:48:05,308 --> 00:48:08,700
have to be paralyzed with fear
and there was a song that I
861
00:48:08,700 --> 00:48:12,800
listen to a lot in 2017.
That said, fear is a liar and
862
00:48:12,800 --> 00:48:16,100
there's some lines from it that
I think are very relevant.
863
00:48:16,700 --> 00:48:18,900
He say when you told you, you're
not strong enough.
864
00:48:19,100 --> 00:48:21,900
To put up a good fight.
When you told you you're not
865
00:48:21,900 --> 00:48:25,500
worthy when he told you.
You're not loved when he told
866
00:48:25,500 --> 00:48:26,600
you.
You're not beautiful that you'll
867
00:48:26,600 --> 00:48:29,500
never be enough.
When you told you, you could be
868
00:48:29,500 --> 00:48:31,400
the one that Grace could never
change.
869
00:48:32,300 --> 00:48:35,600
He will rob your rest, steal
your happiness, cast your fear
870
00:48:35,600 --> 00:48:38,100
in the fire because fear he is a
liar.
871
00:48:39,900 --> 00:48:42,600
Everyday you persevere carry on
and determine how you'll face.
872
00:48:42,600 --> 00:48:45,400
Your fears will shape your
future.
873
00:48:47,000 --> 00:48:49,400
I think it's important for us to
remember you're not alone.
874
00:48:49,400 --> 00:48:51,800
You're not unloved and you're
not defeated.
875
00:48:53,700 --> 00:48:56,100
God's with you and fear.
It's a liar.
876
00:48:58,100 --> 00:49:01,500
One final verses phone Psalms 41
through three.
877
00:49:01,900 --> 00:49:04,300
I waited patiently for the Lord.
He turned to me and heard me
878
00:49:04,300 --> 00:49:06,200
cry.
He Lifted Me Out of the slimy
879
00:49:06,200 --> 00:49:09,300
pit out of the mud and mire.
He set my feet on a rock and
880
00:49:09,300 --> 00:49:12,800
gave me a firm place to stand.
He put a new song in my mouth.
881
00:49:12,800 --> 00:49:15,900
A hymn of praise tour.
A hymn of praise to our God.
882
00:49:16,200 --> 00:49:18,600
Many will see and fear the lord
and put their trust in him.
883
00:49:19,600 --> 00:49:22,900
Do the same coronavirus.
You're not going to defeat us
884
00:49:22,900 --> 00:49:31,000
with fear.
Coronavirus, you won't take away
885
00:49:31,000 --> 00:49:34,400
my focus on God and His
goodness.
886
00:49:36,100 --> 00:49:41,700
I'm reading from John 16 Verse
33, where Jesus was talking to
887
00:49:41,700 --> 00:49:45,000
his disciples and he said I've
told you these things.
888
00:49:45,000 --> 00:49:50,000
So that in me you may have peace
in this world.
889
00:49:50,000 --> 00:49:55,300
You will have trouble, but take
heart, I have overcome the
890
00:49:55,300 --> 00:49:58,900
world.
Jesus warned his disciples of
891
00:49:58,900 --> 00:50:03,400
things to come and he did that
so that they could have peace
892
00:50:03,500 --> 00:50:06,000
and be forewarned.
You know, the old expression
893
00:50:06,000 --> 00:50:11,100
says forewarned is forearmed
trouble, will come friends, but
894
00:50:11,100 --> 00:50:18,300
we, they could take heart
because he overcame the world
895
00:50:18,300 --> 00:50:21,400
for us.
In the world, you're going to
896
00:50:21,408 --> 00:50:25,300
have, you're going to get cut
off in traffic in the world.
897
00:50:25,300 --> 00:50:27,400
People are going to be mean in
the world.
898
00:50:27,400 --> 00:50:30,400
People are going to say things
that might discourage you,
899
00:50:30,800 --> 00:50:34,300
especially if you're young
person trying to figure out your
900
00:50:34,300 --> 00:50:36,300
life going to college that you
have a dream.
901
00:50:36,900 --> 00:50:39,700
Some people will say some mean
things that might hurt you.
902
00:50:39,700 --> 00:50:43,100
In fact, those people may be
very close to you even in the
903
00:50:43,100 --> 00:50:45,300
world.
You're going to have people who
904
00:50:45,600 --> 00:50:49,300
they say that hurt.
People hurt other people, and
905
00:50:49,300 --> 00:50:51,200
you're going to have Folks who
are going to do some things, you
906
00:50:51,200 --> 00:50:54,100
can have children, that there
are go astray.
907
00:50:54,100 --> 00:50:58,100
They don't respect their parents
and parents are worried about
908
00:50:58,100 --> 00:50:59,700
them.
You're going to have loved ones,
909
00:50:59,700 --> 00:51:03,100
who do some you know, strange
things of walk away and you
910
00:51:03,100 --> 00:51:04,700
can't talk to them no matter
what you say.
911
00:51:04,700 --> 00:51:09,000
They don't listen nothing seems
to help but you know, we can
912
00:51:09,000 --> 00:51:11,800
take heart in the fact that we
have God.
913
00:51:11,800 --> 00:51:15,200
We have God in Our Lives who
comes and helps us and guides us
914
00:51:15,200 --> 00:51:19,800
and leads us and we can come to
him, you know, friends, if God.
915
00:51:19,900 --> 00:51:23,900
Was a Fairytale yours, truly my
wife, and I we'd be history
916
00:51:24,700 --> 00:51:27,500
because I'm here to tell you
that he was real in our lives,
917
00:51:27,500 --> 00:51:33,400
you know, our journey started
back in 1979 and by then we were
918
00:51:33,400 --> 00:51:35,400
already.
We were raised in the Catholic
919
00:51:35,400 --> 00:51:37,900
church.
We were raised in what they call
920
00:51:37,900 --> 00:51:41,200
Boston, catechism in the east
coast and that was different.
921
00:51:41,200 --> 00:51:45,300
This is very different.
We didn't understand about
922
00:51:45,400 --> 00:51:48,300
reading the Bible for ourselves.
We didn't know a lot about what
923
00:51:48,300 --> 00:51:51,400
was available to us, when we On
time and reading the Bible
924
00:51:51,400 --> 00:51:52,900
walking.
And talking with God though.
925
00:51:52,900 --> 00:51:56,200
There were people that they
tried to do a good job and
926
00:51:56,200 --> 00:51:59,000
teaching us some things, but it
was very regimental in our lives
927
00:51:59,000 --> 00:52:01,900
very regimented.
And it wasn't until later on in
928
00:52:01,900 --> 00:52:05,200
our in our walk that we started
to see that there was a God who
929
00:52:05,200 --> 00:52:09,200
heard us that talked to us in
many different ways.
930
00:52:09,600 --> 00:52:13,300
He talked to us in situations.
He opened doors where you know,
931
00:52:13,300 --> 00:52:14,900
it seems like things weren't
going to happen.
932
00:52:14,900 --> 00:52:18,600
All of a sudden seems like
things did you know and little
933
00:52:18,600 --> 00:52:21,900
by little God was Being us
through a path and I thank God,
934
00:52:21,900 --> 00:52:23,700
you know, we my wife and I were
talking about that the other
935
00:52:23,700 --> 00:52:25,400
day.
I thank God that together.
936
00:52:25,800 --> 00:52:28,800
We heard from God.
We saw God's word and
937
00:52:28,800 --> 00:52:31,200
individually, we started growing
in our Christian walk.
938
00:52:31,200 --> 00:52:35,500
My wife started going to Bible
study with a lady friend of
939
00:52:35,500 --> 00:52:36,600
hers.
One of our neighbors.
940
00:52:37,200 --> 00:52:41,600
I started hearing the word from
different sources or radio TV.
941
00:52:41,700 --> 00:52:44,900
Again, this is back, you know,
late 70s, early 80s when some of
942
00:52:44,900 --> 00:52:47,200
these radio Ministries were
starting to explode.
943
00:52:47,400 --> 00:52:49,600
And so we heard a lot of God's
word.
944
00:52:50,200 --> 00:52:53,400
And we started going forward,
and some of the things of God.
945
00:52:53,900 --> 00:52:57,500
I remember my daughter was all
about six years old.
946
00:52:57,500 --> 00:53:01,400
I was a young dad, and I
remember when she came to me,
947
00:53:01,900 --> 00:53:04,800
and she was crying big tears in
her eyes.
948
00:53:04,800 --> 00:53:06,500
And I was, you know, it struck
me.
949
00:53:06,500 --> 00:53:08,400
And I was like, honey, what's
wrong?
950
00:53:08,400 --> 00:53:11,100
What's the matter?
She came to me with her broken
951
00:53:11,100 --> 00:53:14,200
and she came to me with her
broken Barbie doll, you know,
952
00:53:14,200 --> 00:53:16,300
for me, Dad.
It was no big deal.
953
00:53:16,300 --> 00:53:19,700
I just snap that head back on
and there's nothing to it, but
954
00:53:19,700 --> 00:53:22,800
you It's one of those, what they
call, aha moments.
955
00:53:23,300 --> 00:53:25,400
My daughter came to me with her
Brokenness.
956
00:53:25,400 --> 00:53:30,000
She came to dad with her broken
and she trusted me that I would
957
00:53:30,000 --> 00:53:34,000
help her with her problems.
And the enormity of that moment
958
00:53:34,000 --> 00:53:37,200
just hit me like a ton of bricks
and I got to tell you, I started
959
00:53:37,200 --> 00:53:39,800
crying and my wife came to me.
She goes, what's wrong?
960
00:53:39,800 --> 00:53:41,100
Everything?
Okay, and I told her, I said
961
00:53:41,100 --> 00:53:43,700
well.
You know, I just had a God
962
00:53:43,700 --> 00:53:45,600
moment.
I just had an aha Revelation
963
00:53:45,600 --> 00:53:50,100
about God's daddys love, you
know, 2007.
964
00:53:50,700 --> 00:53:53,500
The doctors came with the
prognosis by then.
965
00:53:53,500 --> 00:53:55,700
We have been Christians for a
few years by then.
966
00:53:55,700 --> 00:53:58,700
We saw a lot of wonderful things
happen in a lot of lives
967
00:53:58,700 --> 00:54:00,900
including our own.
We saw God do Miracles.
968
00:54:00,900 --> 00:54:04,100
We had seen Miracle healings.
We didn't need a radio TV
969
00:54:04,100 --> 00:54:06,600
minister to tell us about God's
goodness and Miracle working
970
00:54:06,600 --> 00:54:08,700
power.
We seen it for ourselves.
971
00:54:08,700 --> 00:54:11,400
We had experienced a lot of
things, and I was kind of
972
00:54:11,400 --> 00:54:14,600
frankly, when the Came and told
me, he said, you know, you've
973
00:54:14,600 --> 00:54:18,600
got prostate cancer and I got
angry.
974
00:54:19,000 --> 00:54:22,100
I actually got angry and I was
yeah, I was scared, we were
975
00:54:22,100 --> 00:54:26,300
scared, but I got to tell you
that, you know, it came to a
976
00:54:26,300 --> 00:54:29,200
point after a little bit of
thinking and praying through
977
00:54:29,200 --> 00:54:31,600
that.
I realize I'm going to live
978
00:54:32,100 --> 00:54:33,900
until I die.
I made a decision.
979
00:54:34,100 --> 00:54:37,400
I'm going to live until I die.
And I've decided that I'm going
980
00:54:37,400 --> 00:54:40,800
to make life work and gods going
to help me or if I have to go
981
00:54:40,800 --> 00:54:43,900
with God.
If it's time, so So be it, I
982
00:54:43,900 --> 00:54:48,400
realized that I and I understood
its he's the author and the
983
00:54:48,400 --> 00:54:50,500
finisher of our faith when he
starts something.
984
00:54:50,500 --> 00:54:53,700
He finishes it when Jesus hung
on the cross and said it is
985
00:54:53,700 --> 00:54:57,600
finished.
His work was done hours began.
986
00:54:58,900 --> 00:55:00,900
He's not looking for Our advice
friends.
987
00:55:00,900 --> 00:55:02,400
He's not looking for our
Council.
988
00:55:02,400 --> 00:55:06,500
He's looking for our cooperation
when he says it's up to us.
989
00:55:06,500 --> 00:55:07,600
Now.
It's our move.
990
00:55:07,800 --> 00:55:10,200
It's our move.
And I got to tell you that, you
991
00:55:10,200 --> 00:55:15,100
know, we need to not let
coronavirus or anything else.
992
00:55:15,100 --> 00:55:19,000
Be the focus of Our Lives.
We need not let fear be the
993
00:55:19,000 --> 00:55:21,000
focus of Our Lives.
Coronavirus.
994
00:55:21,000 --> 00:55:25,500
You won't take away.
My you won't take away our focus
995
00:55:25,500 --> 00:55:27,500
on God and His goodness.
God bless.
996
00:55:28,900 --> 00:55:30,100
Everybody give it up for
everybody.
997
00:55:30,100 --> 00:55:32,100
Just spoke man.
What an incredible word.
998
00:55:32,100 --> 00:55:35,500
There's so much leadership
behind that made covid-19, man.
999
00:55:35,500 --> 00:55:38,900
You won't stop us.
Incredible message of Hope and
1000
00:55:38,900 --> 00:55:40,700
encouragement.
And we do this on a prayer for
1001
00:55:40,700 --> 00:55:43,900
you guys and just ask God to
bless this time and just lead
1002
00:55:43,900 --> 00:55:46,700
you into a God's constitute
father come before you got.
1003
00:55:46,700 --> 00:55:49,000
Thank you so much God that this
coronavirus is going to stop.
1004
00:55:49,000 --> 00:55:51,000
Our joy.
Guy's not going to turn our
1005
00:55:51,000 --> 00:55:53,800
courage as I take our Focus away
from your goodness and your
1006
00:55:53,800 --> 00:55:55,600
passion.
So I can keep us from climbing.
1007
00:55:55,600 --> 00:55:58,600
The thanks in front of us here
and push towards you.
1008
00:55:58,700 --> 00:56:01,200
You got one, I can be spiritual
Slackers and be leaders in this
1009
00:56:01,200 --> 00:56:02,300
season.
And Governor.
1010
00:56:02,300 --> 00:56:04,800
I can Paralyzed by fear of going
to be full of Hope in this
1011
00:56:04,800 --> 00:56:06,600
season and want to talk to
somebody right now is they're
1012
00:56:06,600 --> 00:56:09,600
praying, man.
That is let the coronavirus stop
1013
00:56:09,600 --> 00:56:12,200
them in their tracks.
Maybe you today been Paralyzed
1014
00:56:12,200 --> 00:56:15,700
by fear.
Maybe you've let Satan take this
1015
00:56:15,700 --> 00:56:18,200
season little bit.
Maybe you've been discouraged.
1016
00:56:18,400 --> 00:56:20,600
Maybe you just been living in
fear of the future.
1017
00:56:20,600 --> 00:56:22,500
Maybe.
Just forgot about the goodness
1018
00:56:22,500 --> 00:56:24,300
of God, in the season.
But today, you know what?
1019
00:56:24,300 --> 00:56:26,600
I want to start of the things of
God.
1020
00:56:26,600 --> 00:56:28,600
I'm not gonna stop me.
I'm going to start the things.
1021
00:56:28,700 --> 00:56:31,600
God, if that's you down and pray
for you today, right now,
1022
00:56:31,600 --> 00:56:34,400
father, come before you got to
ask that, you just strengthen us
1023
00:56:34,400 --> 00:56:37,100
as the church gathered.
Be the body of Christ be unified
1024
00:56:37,100 --> 00:56:39,100
together.
Govern a cast-off, every weight
1025
00:56:39,100 --> 00:56:42,200
around us that slows us down for
pursuing your mission.
1026
00:56:42,300 --> 00:56:44,300
Got are made for a season just
like this.
1027
00:56:44,300 --> 00:56:46,800
You put us in this moment in
time on purpose.
1028
00:56:46,900 --> 00:56:49,200
So God, we're thankful.
We're full of joy.
1029
00:56:49,300 --> 00:56:50,900
Got thank you for the words of
faith.
1030
00:56:50,900 --> 00:56:52,100
God.
We're going to be moving
1031
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forward, on the faith of other
people.
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Got just encouraged today.
Got that you're with us in this
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00:56:56,700 --> 00:56:58,100
season, and we're not going to
slow down.
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We're not.
To shut up or not.
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00:56:59,500 --> 00:57:02,400
Going to stop doing the things
for you because of the
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00:57:02,400 --> 00:57:05,500
coronavirus, got going to pursue
you full on educating and
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00:57:05,500 --> 00:57:06,800
praying.
I want to, I want to ask you
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00:57:06,800 --> 00:57:08,700
guys a question.
Have you had an aha moment?
1039
00:57:08,700 --> 00:57:11,200
Like Victor talk about with
Jesus?
1040
00:57:11,200 --> 00:57:14,400
The aha moment, you realize that
God's grace is good, that he
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00:57:14,408 --> 00:57:16,900
loves you.
That he's pursued you, maybe
1042
00:57:16,900 --> 00:57:18,400
today.
You need the aha moment with
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00:57:18,400 --> 00:57:21,100
Jesus where he will.
You have to relationship with
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00:57:21,100 --> 00:57:22,800
him.
They know he's brought you and
1045
00:57:22,800 --> 00:57:24,800
he's formed you.
He's purpose to you and he's
1046
00:57:24,800 --> 00:57:27,900
gifted you and today, maybe that
moment is your day that you're
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00:57:27,900 --> 00:57:30,400
gonna have to Aha.
Moment today with Jesus, who is
1048
00:57:30,400 --> 00:57:32,500
Jesus?
Jesus is God's perfect son.
1049
00:57:32,500 --> 00:57:35,700
He sent here.
He came to our world into our
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00:57:35,700 --> 00:57:39,600
coronavirus into this place, and
he took upon all of our sin on
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00:57:39,600 --> 00:57:41,500
that cross.
Bala says, he became sin for us
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00:57:41,500 --> 00:57:44,200
and is nailed to the cross.
He became everything wrong in
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our life.
In exchange, all of his
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00:57:46,100 --> 00:57:49,200
goodness, for all of our wrongs.
And now we have relationship
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00:57:49,200 --> 00:57:51,000
with him.
The Bible says anybody calls on
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name of Jesus will be saved and
made new.
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00:57:53,100 --> 00:57:57,000
Maybe today is your aha moment.
The Bible says today is the day
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of salvation and so on.
Encourage you, if you need
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00:57:59,500 --> 00:58:02,300
Jesus, if you need forgiveness,
if you need faith, if you need a
1060
00:58:02,308 --> 00:58:05,900
joy, if you need strength, if
you need to overcome this
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00:58:05,900 --> 00:58:09,500
season, you have best friend,
your daddy that loves you today.
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00:58:09,500 --> 00:58:12,000
You can call them at Jesus and
be saved and made new.
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00:58:12,100 --> 00:58:14,500
And so, if that's you today,
you'll say yes to Jesus.
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00:58:14,700 --> 00:58:17,900
Then I would encourage you to
pray this prayer with me today.
1065
00:58:17,900 --> 00:58:20,500
So father God, thank you so much
for sending Jesus to die on the
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00:58:20,500 --> 00:58:21,500
cross.
For me.
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00:58:21,500 --> 00:58:23,000
God.
This is my aha moment.
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00:58:23,000 --> 00:58:25,000
I realized that made life on
myself.
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00:58:25,000 --> 00:58:27,000
I've been stopped in my tracks
and I'm focusing on all these
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00:58:27,000 --> 00:58:28,500
things arise with guys, Senior
Week.
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00:58:28,700 --> 00:58:31,600
Story together and you sent your
son Jesus died for me.
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00:58:31,600 --> 00:58:33,900
So God put my faith in you.
Y'all want to follow?
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00:58:33,900 --> 00:58:35,900
You gotta leave me.
I'll do this.
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00:58:35,900 --> 00:58:39,100
If you commit to go wherever you
go and got, you can have my life
1075
00:58:39,100 --> 00:58:40,400
to take it and use it how you
want to.
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00:58:40,400 --> 00:58:42,300
And I praise in Jesus name.
Amen.
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Come on, get it for every came
to Christ Day.
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00:58:43,800 --> 00:58:46,300
Come on, show us some love.
Give some hearts man, God's
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00:58:46,300 --> 00:58:49,700
using you guys six and six.
Thank you so much for that word
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00:58:49,900 --> 00:58:52,000
of encouragement.
And what an amazing day today,
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00:58:52,200 --> 00:58:53,800
man.
That's a powerful morning and a
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00:58:53,808 --> 00:58:56,300
powerful word and prayer and
that prayer that you just prayed
1083
00:58:56,300 --> 00:58:58,400
is not the end of a journey, but
it is beginning.
1084
00:58:58,600 --> 00:59:02,100
Of a journey of your steps with
Jesus and I want to encourage
1085
00:59:02,100 --> 00:59:03,900
you.
If you've taken that step today
1086
00:59:04,000 --> 00:59:07,600
or in the recent future and the
recent past, you can text me,
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00:59:07,600 --> 00:59:10,000
the recent future.
I've got to stop, you're about
1088
00:59:10,000 --> 00:59:13,000
to pray that prayer the reason
future upcoming but know you can
1089
00:59:13,000 --> 00:59:16,800
text RL next 297 000.
That's going to connect you to
1090
00:59:16,800 --> 00:59:19,300
some amazing resources.
Get you connected to the Bible
1091
00:59:19,300 --> 00:59:21,300
app.
Get you started on that Journey
1092
00:59:21,300 --> 00:59:23,500
with Jesus.
It's just an incredible way to
1093
00:59:23,500 --> 00:59:26,800
really dive in to that Journey
with Jesus and I want to
1094
00:59:26,800 --> 00:59:28,500
encourage you.
If you are.
1095
00:59:28,600 --> 00:59:30,700
New, or if you've been coming
for a while and you haven't
1096
00:59:30,700 --> 00:59:32,000
gotten connecting our life
groups.
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00:59:32,200 --> 00:59:35,000
This is your chance today is
your day get online on our
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00:59:35,000 --> 00:59:38,600
website Real Life Church kc.com.
Click on a group check it out.
1099
00:59:38,600 --> 00:59:40,700
You're not gonna want to miss
out and you want to know why the
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00:59:40,700 --> 00:59:42,500
main thing about our life groups
there.
1101
00:59:42,500 --> 00:59:46,500
So many reasons but our life
groups are fun here at real
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00:59:46,500 --> 00:59:48,000
life.
One of our core values is to
1103
00:59:48,000 --> 00:59:51,100
have fun and our groups do an
incredible job doing that.
1104
00:59:51,100 --> 00:59:53,100
I was thinking back, like, in
our group, we always start with
1105
00:59:53,100 --> 00:59:55,900
an icebreaker and it's come down
to like random times where we
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00:59:55,900 --> 00:59:58,400
had to, you know, seeing Drops
of Jupiter with Sean.
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00:59:58,600 --> 01:00:00,200
Sean.
And, you know, rap battles, I
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01:00:00,207 --> 01:00:02,100
mean it's all about my size by
group decreased.
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01:00:02,100 --> 01:00:06,000
After that.
It was we just have fun laugh
1110
01:00:06,000 --> 01:00:07,800
together.
I was talking with the leaders
1111
01:00:07,800 --> 01:00:11,000
of our empty nester group and
they actually went out to eat at
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01:00:11,000 --> 01:00:13,400
the Jiggy Pig and everybody
brought their lawn chairs, so
1113
01:00:13,400 --> 01:00:15,600
they could all sit six feet
apart in a field and just
1114
01:00:15,600 --> 01:00:18,200
connect with each other eat
dinner together from afar and
1115
01:00:18,200 --> 01:00:22,100
have fun, you know, our trivia
night group always has a crazy
1116
01:00:22,100 --> 01:00:24,800
time of you know, whether or not
I Mike is going to have a shirt
1117
01:00:24,800 --> 01:00:26,000
on or not.
And what background?
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01:00:26,000 --> 01:00:28,400
He's gonna be at that day.
They have so much fun.
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01:00:29,300 --> 01:00:31,700
Sounds crazy, but good thing
Mike's a good looking guy, I
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01:00:31,700 --> 01:00:33,600
guess.
So, it's a lot of fun though.
1121
01:00:33,600 --> 01:00:35,500
Me and every time I talk to some
of our life group leaders.
1122
01:00:35,500 --> 01:00:37,800
They're just laughing their
loving staying connected with
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01:00:37,800 --> 01:00:40,100
each other.
Are, you know, parenting group
1124
01:00:40,100 --> 01:00:43,000
is like every time they let all
those kids get on there on to
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01:00:43,000 --> 01:00:44,700
the zoo meeting.
You never know what is going to
1126
01:00:44,700 --> 01:00:46,000
happen.
They just crack up.
1127
01:00:46,000 --> 01:00:48,200
They have a great time getting
together.
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01:00:48,200 --> 01:00:50,600
So I want to encourage you and
this season that can be lonely,
1129
01:00:50,600 --> 01:00:52,300
can be distant.
You want to take this
1130
01:00:52,300 --> 01:00:54,100
opportunity to connect to have
fun.
1131
01:00:54,100 --> 01:00:56,100
I promise you, you're going to
have a great time and you're not
1132
01:00:56,100 --> 01:00:58,300
going to regret getting
connected to one of our groups.
1133
01:00:58,500 --> 01:01:01,300
Yeah, you saw theme today six
and six over and over again.
1134
01:01:01,300 --> 01:01:04,800
I mean Carriere and Victor true.
I mean everybody was pushing in
1135
01:01:04,800 --> 01:01:07,700
the same direction man who are
doing life with a man.
1136
01:01:07,700 --> 01:01:09,600
Who's that voice?
That brings you back to God.
1137
01:01:09,600 --> 01:01:12,000
Like Aaron talked about that
your life group.
1138
01:01:12,000 --> 01:01:14,100
These are people who are doing
life with, doesn't have your
1139
01:01:14,100 --> 01:01:16,100
spouse.
I mean, mostly can be, but in
1140
01:01:16,107 --> 01:01:18,900
this season manage your life.
Group is the voice of wisdom.
1141
01:01:18,900 --> 01:01:20,000
When a marriage is falling
apart.
1142
01:01:20,000 --> 01:01:23,100
All these things around you and
you have this pressure to pursue
1143
01:01:23,100 --> 01:01:24,300
God.
Now, I think it's amazing.
1144
01:01:24,300 --> 01:01:26,400
So get in a group.
It's incredible and you know
1145
01:01:26,400 --> 01:01:29,800
your car that actually I don't
oh, Those people that you just
1146
01:01:29,800 --> 01:01:31,800
mentioned this talk to they are
all life group leaders.
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01:01:31,900 --> 01:01:34,600
And so life, great leader.
You really latched onto it.
1148
01:01:34,607 --> 01:01:37,000
One of them said, find their
group online, enjoying it.
1149
01:01:37,100 --> 01:01:38,300
That's a good point.
I like that.
1150
01:01:38,300 --> 01:01:39,700
She's tearing up.
He'll encourage.
1151
01:01:39,700 --> 01:01:41,500
You guys also to be generous in
the season.
1152
01:01:41,500 --> 01:01:44,200
I can't thank you enough.
Your generosity is absolutely
1153
01:01:44,200 --> 01:01:46,300
mind-blowing in the season that
we were kind of like, man,
1154
01:01:46,300 --> 01:01:48,900
what's going to happen and you
guys have just done exceedingly
1155
01:01:48,900 --> 01:01:50,800
more than we ever thought or
imagined in the season.
1156
01:01:50,800 --> 01:01:52,500
So thank you so much for your
generosity.
1157
01:01:52,500 --> 01:01:54,100
O, say, thank you for the first
time donors.
1158
01:01:54,100 --> 01:01:56,600
Thank you guys for faithful in
the season even things are
1159
01:01:56,600 --> 01:01:59,300
unsure or they're not stable.
Well, but you're like, hey,
1160
01:01:59,300 --> 01:02:01,700
look, I'm gonna give the thing
that's given back to me.
1161
01:02:01,700 --> 01:02:03,800
I'm going to give the thing.
This honoring God, and making a
1162
01:02:03,800 --> 01:02:05,700
difference in this season.
This week.
1163
01:02:05,800 --> 01:02:08,500
We got to go out and do food
distribution with heart and
1164
01:02:08,500 --> 01:02:10,400
hands.
We have a blood drive.
1165
01:02:10,500 --> 01:02:12,500
We're doing in the near future
on May 12th.
1166
01:02:12,600 --> 01:02:15,300
You guys be a part of that.
We've got about 20 more slots to
1167
01:02:15,300 --> 01:02:20,200
fill and share this post, it and
sign up and it makes a huge
1168
01:02:20,200 --> 01:02:21,700
difference.
You can save three lives just by
1169
01:02:21,700 --> 01:02:25,100
donating blood we've got so much
that's going on behind the
1170
01:02:25,100 --> 01:02:26,600
scenes.
So many different things that
1171
01:02:26,600 --> 01:02:28,200
you guys are part of making a
difference.
1172
01:02:28,200 --> 01:02:31,300
Every Single day in our
community, people are being
1173
01:02:31,300 --> 01:02:32,500
changed.
Only say, thank you for your,
1174
01:02:32,500 --> 01:02:34,500
thank you for generosity.
I would encourage you guys are
1175
01:02:34,500 --> 01:02:36,400
three ways.
You can give, you can give
1176
01:02:36,400 --> 01:02:39,400
online and reflectors kc.com.
You can text any mouth, eight,
1177
01:02:39,400 --> 01:02:42,100
four, three, two, one, or you
can send it by mail in this
1178
01:02:42,100 --> 01:02:43,900
season, man.
Thank you guys so much for your
1179
01:02:43,900 --> 01:02:45,100
faithfulness.
And your asset e-mail.
1180
01:02:45,300 --> 01:02:47,800
Let's worship God, one more time
with the song.
1181
01:02:47,800 --> 01:02:49,200
Come on.
Let's give him our best, man.
1182
01:02:49,200 --> 01:02:52,000
God gave us some gold today and
we're going to get back to him.
1183
01:02:52,000 --> 01:02:53,200
Come on.
Let's lift your hands and
1184
01:02:53,200 --> 01:02:55,300
praise.
Let's give Jesus our best.
1185
01:03:11,800 --> 01:03:24,900
The the mound the fountain I
drink from oh, he is my king of
1186
01:03:24,900 --> 01:03:34,000
my heart, be the shadow.
The ransom for my light.
1187
01:03:34,500 --> 01:03:39,800
Oh, he is my son.
You are good.
1188
01:03:40,400 --> 01:03:46,400
You are good.
You are good.
1189
01:03:47,900 --> 01:03:55,900
You are good.
You're good.
1190
01:04:00,200 --> 01:04:15,300
You are you're gonna be the wind
inside my cells.
1191
01:04:15,600 --> 01:04:28,400
The air tanker in the way of my
heart, be the far inside.
1192
01:04:28,700 --> 01:04:37,000
My veins, the end of my days,
all he is my son.
1193
01:04:38,000 --> 01:04:45,200
Let the king of my heart be the
wind inside my cells.
1194
01:04:45,600 --> 01:04:51,400
The a finger in the waves.
All he is my son.
1195
01:04:53,000 --> 01:04:59,100
Let the king of my heart be the
Fire Inside My Bed.
1196
01:05:24,600 --> 01:05:48,000
You do?
You never gonna
1197
01:06:07,800 --> 01:06:12,800
You're never gonna learn.
You Never Gonna Let Me Down,
1198
01:06:15,000 --> 01:06:20,300
You're Never Gonna Let You,
Never Gonna Let Me Down.
1199
01:06:22,300 --> 01:06:27,400
You're never gonna learn.
You're never gonna let me down.
1200
01:06:33,500 --> 01:07:25,100
Let me down with you.
You know, me, don't let me down.
1201
01:07:27,500 --> 01:07:44,700
You're gonna, you know.
I love that song.
1202
01:07:44,700 --> 01:07:47,500
It's a great reminder that God
is never going to let us down,
1203
01:07:47,500 --> 01:07:50,700
no matter how we feel or what
we're experiencing in a moment.
1204
01:07:51,100 --> 01:07:53,700
And just the, the messages today
that the stories were just a
1205
01:07:53,707 --> 01:07:55,000
great reminder.
We can't always choose our
1206
01:07:55,000 --> 01:07:57,800
circumstances, but we can choose
our reaction to, and God has
1207
01:07:57,800 --> 01:08:00,400
called us to fight from Faith
because we have a hope and that
1208
01:08:00,400 --> 01:08:02,200
hope has a name.
That name is Jesus.
1209
01:08:02,400 --> 01:08:05,200
So if you find your spot your
place and you need some help
1210
01:08:05,200 --> 01:08:08,700
today, I encourage you to text
are all hope to 97,000.
1211
01:08:08,900 --> 01:08:11,100
We would love to extend some
hope to you today.
1212
01:08:11,400 --> 01:08:14,000
So I want to encourage you don't
turn the channel and Few short
1213
01:08:14,000 --> 01:08:16,000
moments.
We're going to have a great real
1214
01:08:16,000 --> 01:08:18,300
life kids worship service and
this isn't anything
1215
01:08:18,300 --> 01:08:20,500
second-class.
This is something that kids can
1216
01:08:20,500 --> 01:08:23,800
worship Jesus and we love just
to see your kids on social media
1217
01:08:23,800 --> 01:08:26,000
every week.
So, everybody's invited hang
1218
01:08:26,000 --> 01:08:27,500
out.
They have a message activities
1219
01:08:27,500 --> 01:08:30,300
that the kids will love.
We would love to see you guys
1220
01:08:30,300 --> 01:08:33,200
there in a short moment, hang
out with you guys in my group
1221
01:08:33,200 --> 01:08:34,700
this week.
We can't wait to see you there.
1222
01:08:34,700 --> 01:08:38,399
And remember whoever finds Jesus
discovers real life on purpose.