Do I Really Need To Do Life Together? - The Elephant in the Room

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Good morning real life church.
Awesome to see everybody today

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want to just encourage you to
stand to your feet.

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Get those hands going.
Let's have some fun today in the

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house as we worship God.
Let everything that is bread

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praise the Lord, praise the
Lord.

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Let everything that is bread
praise the Lord.

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Praise the Lord.
I praise in the valley and I

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praise on the mountain.
I praise when I'm sure, I praise

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when I'm doubted.
I praise when outnumbered, and I

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praise when surrounded.
This praise is the water my

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enemies drowning.
As long as I'm breathing, I've

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got a reason to play the Lord Oh
my soul, Lord Oh my soul.

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Praise when I feel it, and I
praise when I do.

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Praise 'cause I know, oh, you're
still in control.

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My praise is a weapon.
It's more than a sound.

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My praise is the shout that
brings Jericho down.

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As long as I'm breathing, I've
got a reason to pound.

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Is alone.
Oh, my soul is alone.

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Oh my soul.
I won't be quiet.

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My God is alive.
How could I keep it inside?

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Is alone.
Oh, my soul.

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Come on, real life.
Let's keep those hands going.

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It's worship of big today.
Let's declare this together.

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Praise 'cause you're sovereign.
Praise 'cause you reign.

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Praise 'cause you rose and
defeated the grave.

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I praise 'cause you're faithful.
Praise 'cause you're true.

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Praise 'cause there's nobody
greater than you.

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I said I praise 'cause you're
sovereign.

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Praise 'cause you reign.
Praise 'cause you rose and

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defeated the grey.
Praise 'cause you're faithful.

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Praise 'cause you're true.
Praise 'cause there's nobody

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greater than you.
There's the Lord, Oh my soul.

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There's the Lord, Oh my soul.
Come on with me, son.

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Is the Lord.
Oh my soul.

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God is the Lord, Oh my soul.
I won't.

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I won't be quiet.
My God is alive.

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How could I keep it inside?
I won't be quiet, Quiet.

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My God is alive, how could I
keep it inside?

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Declare this, I won't be quiet.
My God is alive, how could I

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keep it inside?
Is the Lord?

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Oh my soul must keep those hands
going.

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So many ways to praise.
Come on.

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He deserves it all today.
Let everything that has breath

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praise the Lord, praise the
Lord.

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Let everything that has breath
praise the Lord, Praise the

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Lord.
Come on.

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Amen.
Give Him some praise this

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morning.
It's so good to gather together

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as we praise and give God all
the glory he deserves.

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And so something I love about
praising God is just the

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opportunity we have to recognize
Him for who He is, to see all of

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His names, his attributes, and
lift him up.

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So let's do that.
The Son of Man, the stories of

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the Savior, holiness with human
hands and treasure for the

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traitor is nowhere is hard the
way is seen the image of the

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Father.
Until heaven came to live with

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me or rescue like no other.
Lift him up today because you

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are worthy.
You are worthy of your name.

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Yes, you are worthy.
You are worthy of your name, my

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Jesus, Because you did not
speak, you made no sound, and

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you died through your accusers.
Because everyone and died, your

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blood fell to the ground.
You were redefined.

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My future.
The darkness around for cover

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for the King of Kings has played
his love now until ever.

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Oh, worthy of your name?
Yes, you are worthy.

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You are worthy of your name.
Jesus, I trust you.

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You're my helper, my healer, my
blessed Redeemer, my answer, my

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saving grace.
We're not done yet.

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You're my hope in the shadows,
my strength in the battle, my

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anger for all my days.
You are.

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You stand by my side, and you
stand in my place.

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Jesus, no other name, no Jesus,
no other name.

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You all will be.
Miss you all will be.

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Love Your name, miss, you all
will be.

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You're worthy, God, you are
worthy.

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You're worthy, Lord, you are
worthy, Lord, you are worthy of

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your name.
Yes, you are worthy.

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You are worthy of your name.
My Jesus, always say your name.

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You're worthy.
So we're well to die.

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All the voices lift him up.
You are worthy of your name.

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You are worthy.
You are worthy of your name, my

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Jesus.
Come on, give him some praise

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this morning.
He is so worthy of all of our

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worship, of all of our praise.
Man, what a joy and honor it is

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just to be able to worship him
together with you all this

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morning.
That's what we're going to

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continue to do is just to praise
him, to lift him up together.

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I.
Searched the world, it couldn't

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fail me.
Man's empty praise and treasures

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of fate.
I've never enough.

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You came along and pulled me
back together and every desire

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is now satisfied.
Here in your love.

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There's my faith better than
you, there's nothing better than

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you, Lord, there's nothing.
There's.

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Nothing is better than you.
I'm not afraid to show you my

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weakness, my failures and flaws.
Lord, you've seen them all and

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you still can't refresh.
Thank you, Jesus, because the

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God of the mountain is the God
of the valley.

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There's not a place Your mercy
and grace won't find me again.

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There's nothing better than you.
There's nothing better than you,

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Lord.
There's nothing.

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There's nothing is better than
you.

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Do you believe that this morning
There's nothing better than you?

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There's nothing better than you
in the world.

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There's nothing.
There's nothing is better than

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you.
Come on.

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Give him a shout at praise this
morning.

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That's right.
You turn boy into dancing.

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You give beauty for ashes, You
turn shame into glory.

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You're the only one who care.
You turn Lord into death.

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You get beauty for ashes, You
turn shame into glory.

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You're the only one who care.
You turn crazy into garbage.

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You turn close into Arbies.
You turn seasons highways.

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You're the only one who can.
You're the only one who can.

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Better than you, there's
nothing.

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Better than you, a Lord, there's
nothing.

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Because nothing is better than
you, oh, there's nothing.

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Better than you, there's
nothing.

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Better than you, a Lord, there's
nothing 'cause nothing is better

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than you, 'cause you turn crazy
into goddess.

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You turn bones into all these.
You turn seasons and highways.

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You're the only one who can.
You turn the grass to turn games

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into God it turn it forward and
join on, turn bones into harmony

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to make it away through the
season.

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Just sees into highways.
You're the only one who cares.

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You're the only one who cares.
You're the only one who cares.

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Come on, everybody, man, who's
thankful for Jesus this morning,

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Give it up.
Come on, man.

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Pastor Sean, now that's some
worship right there.

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Man.
What a great way to kick off the

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Sunday gathering at Real Life.
Man.

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We're so excited that you chose
to join with us today just to

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worship, man.
Give some love back to Jesus.

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We have a ton of new people
online and with this in person,

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can we show those guys some love
too?

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Give them a round of applause.
Hey man, take these the next 30

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seconds to greet somebody around
you.

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Hey, you guys can go ahead and
be seated.

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Man, what an awesome way to get
started today.

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Hey, I want you guys to know
that you were sitting on an

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awesome connection card and this
is a magic card that makes all

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your hopes and dreams come true.
Hey, if you call real life home

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in all, in all seriousness, we
love it when you guys feel these

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out.
If you call real life home, put

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on your prayer, request your
praises.

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We want to know what's going on
in your life.

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I'm not so good at chasing
checking in on Facebook

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sometimes where what most people
put out what's going on.

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But if you send this in, our
leaders go over these, we can

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week out.
They pray over them.

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We want to know what's going on.
We want to stay connected to

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you.
Hey, if you are new or newer

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with us, this this card's for
you as well.

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And our encouragement for you
guys is this is that you guys

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just take this time to get
connected with us.

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And again, I'm not going to ask
and I promise nobody else is

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going to ask anything else from
you today if you're new, except

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for this one simple thing.
We would love for you to

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introduce yourself to us.
And when you fill this card out

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to the level that you're
comfortable with, we'll just

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want to send you out some
information.

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That's all we're looking for,
let you know who we are, real

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life, what you can expect from
us and why we exist.

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And so we just love that.
We'll let you guys know what to

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do with these connection cards a
little bit later in the

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gathering and why we exist.
That's our mission, right?

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Our mission is to see people far
from God discover their real

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life and purpose in Jesus is
Simply put, what that means is

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this a week in and week out
people walk through these doors

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just like you did today and they
walk in with problems, issues,

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broken lives, messed up stuff
they don't know how to fix.

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And we don't have all the
answers here, but we know the

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one that does.
And it's awesome to see week in

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and week out people commit their
lives to Jesus and they find

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that purpose they've been
searching for for their whole

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life.
And that is the only reason that

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we're here today.
So the reason why we meet during

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life groups is to be on mission
and to live it.

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The calling that God has put on
this church.

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So we love it when you guys are
with us and on that mission.

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Hey, before we get started, one
last first thing is tonight the

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real life youth is going to
sport in KC.

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So it is man, they have 50
people signed up.

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Can you believe that?
Man?

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It's going to be a great time.
So if you're on that list, you

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guys are meeting at Hope
Center's reminder at 3:15.

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And then we're praying for you
guys, praying for youth just to

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have a great time together and
just get closer and connected.

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We've been in the middle of a
series called Elephant in the

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Room and that elephant in the
room is different probably for

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every person in here.
We all got that question that we

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think we're the only person
that's asking, but we're scared

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to ask, right?
So everybody sees it, but very

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few people are willing to
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So today we're going to lean
into what God's got for you,

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whether you're dealing with some
brokenness or questions about

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faith or why God allows certain
things to happen.

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Today we're going to delve into
how God meets you in that

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moment, that struggle that
you've got.

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So as we continue this series, I
want you guys put your hands

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together and welcome my pastor
Shawn as we continue Elephant in

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the Room.
I got a turtle man out there

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somewhere.
You guys remember that.

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I guess I'm the only person I
was using passive for 10 years.

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Come on somebody right Well
welcome you guys.

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Can you get for base new and
newer to real life again one

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more time Let no love them Come
on that worship was amazing.

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So thank you guys for leading us
in the worship today.

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I noticed Diane was the computer
crashed up here.

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You would have no idea, but she
was like working magic.

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I think Jason saw this.
I was like, all right, good job,

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but man, the Holy Spirit's good.
Amen.

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It's really awesome.
I want to encourage you guys.

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There's something very special.
Happy life for church.

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We mentioned last week we've had
61 people come to Christ so far

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this year.
Amen that this is fantastic and

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it's just our mission is to see
our heart is to see God's heart

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is to see people far from God
discover Jesus that that is the

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Great Commission.
That is why we exist and it's

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amazing to put part of the
story, you know just a little

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part of the story.
So it's just amazing what God's

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doing.
We've had over 41st time guests

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here last few months.
We usually typically see about

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501st time guests a year, maybe
a little more, depends on the

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big days we have, stuff like
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But with all that said, we're
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come up this next season.
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people that are newer or new to
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to find community, to belong
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We're doing something called a
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going to have between the
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our times.
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9 fifteeners and you're not
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We're going to 9:15 to 9:00.
Somebody say 9:00, somebody say

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9:00 who say 8:45, I love you.
If you show up 9:15 this can

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next week we're shifting time.
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If you can get up earlier grade,
that'd be amazing.

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If you're like, dude, that's
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Hey, 10:45, it's the same.
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It's the same.
So it is a purpose too.

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We're not just trying to like
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trying to create more space
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do a once a month welcome party.
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a first sort of Sunday that
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So really excited about.
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All right, we're gonna do it.
So jump in and say elephant in

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the room.
Today is a very special day

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because it is the kickoff of our
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Amen.
It can be good.

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And so with that there's
questions we have that I think

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Satan uses or just or sin nature
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Like can God use me after all
I've done and we're probably

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going to ask that question
anybody like what you do in

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life's messy or the doubts we
have or why would God put me

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through this?
Like I I don't measure up for

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God to use my life.
Like do people really understand

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if they if people knew the real
me, would they even want me to

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go to church?
You ever felt that way before,

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Like, man, like, yeah, if they
saw, like, the peel back the

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layers, like, what really went
and saw like the inside the real

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Sean Peacher, would they want me
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There's a temptation inside of
us to isolate ourselves and to

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do life alone.
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today is a very foundational
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But should I do life together?
Is it really worth it?

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And I've ran to so many people.
They'll say, hey, pastor, you

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know, my church is at the lake.
You know, I'm out there fishing

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that that's me and God.
That's that's lake time.

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That's church time.
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field, we're hunting and I'm
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Like this is church.
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That is bad theology that the
church is the gathering of

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people.
It's like almost everybody can

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love everything about God, but
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Amen.
I'm just kind of done with these

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people.
I'm not saying has to be a large

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gathering like this, but to
isolate, it's very tempting to

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say, I'm just going to do it
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I got my awesome podcast.
I got my Bible app.

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I don't really need all these
people, but do I really need

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community?
And so once you dive into the

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Bible, we're going to Acts
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Acts chapter 2 is a very famous

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piece of scripture is the launch
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This is the very beginning of
the very first Sunday, the very

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first gathering in the church.
Acts chapter 2, verse 40.

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It says this with many other
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He being Peter disciple Peter,
the one that betrayed Jesus,

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that Jesus restored.
And now he preaches US first

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message on Pentecost and he says
with many other words, Peter was

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full of words.
He's a good preacher, right?

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He warned them.
He pleaded with him.

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Some of the Jewish people, those
at Pentecost, he said, save

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yourselves from this corrupt
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He was talking about the
Pharisees and the law and the

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sin that was happening.
He says those who accept this

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message were baptized and about
how many was to say 3000 were

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added to that number or to their
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I love this in the first action
of the church, you actually see

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two parts of the Great
Commission actually come to

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fruition.
The Great Commission, Matthew

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2819 says go there therefore and
make disciples.

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Some say make disciples.
So make disciples is the mission

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and you make disciples you
happens by going he says make

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disciples therefore go therefore
make disciples by baptizing them

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and they have father to the Holy
Spirit teaching them all things

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that command you and lo, I'll be
with you always, even to the end

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of the earth.
And this commission's given

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those disciples and here in the
very first message on the very

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first day of the church, you
have the first two things

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happen.
They went they go to people who

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are far from God, people who
need Jesus and they share Jesus

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and baptize.
It's amazing to me like the very

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first thing that happens in this
New Testament church, go and

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baptize.
I hope you understand that it

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stop making happens before
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You understood that it was make
disciples by going going where

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first thing a church should do,
going to lost people who need

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Jesus, going to find a community
of people who need the gospel.

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Amen.
Thank God the gospel found me.

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Thank God somebody divided me
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That's the number one thing we
do as a church is to bring the

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gospel outside these walls,
outside of our home or

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ourselves, or just being quiet
and bring it to a work, live,

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play where we study, we go find
people who need Jesus, and we

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share Jesus.
And these people got baptized

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first.
It happened to the church, Amen.

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That's a New Testament standard,
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I mean, if you got this one
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explode.
I mean day one, and it's not

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just day one this because every
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first thing you see.
They found people who needed

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Jesus, told about Jesus and they
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Verse 42, very next verse, it
says they this is the Christians

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that came to Christ.
It says they devoted themselves

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that that means fully gave their
attention that they commit

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themselves to these things to
the apostles.

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What's it say the apostles?
What?

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Oh, hold on, that's the third
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Isn't that amazing?
I literally he had he had the

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first verse where they they go
and then people got baptized and

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now they're teaching all things
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This is amazing.
Amen.

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Is it just me?
Is it just me?

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Like I was only excited about
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I mean, this is what Jesus
wanted the church to do.

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They would go out that we'd see
people come to Christ, avenge

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them as a part of disciple
making and that they would get

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baptized because they have faith
in Jesus and a picture what God

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did in their life.
And they would teach them

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everything, which would include
them going back out that this is

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this is what just happened in
the 1st 2 verses the church

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getting born.
If this was just what we would

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do, right?
The word I keep thinking of is

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together they're teaching to do
fellowship.

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That's that's community to break
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They're doing communion.
They're sharing meals and to

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what to say to pray that they
were together that the church

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wasn't a separate entity wasn't
just do your little thing.

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We'll see you next week.
Since everyone was filled in all

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at the many wonders and signs
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Since all believers were what to
say they were together.

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Let's do that together.
They were together I know maybe

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the different version on the
screen still looking at like

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what's going on.
All the believers were together.

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Some of you guys guessed really
well come on somebody Jesus Paul

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together and had everything in
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That means their life would
begin to the culture the way of

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falling Jesus was looking
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Their heartbeat was the same.
This old properties and

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possessions to give to anyone
who had need and every say this

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every day, say every day how
often every day they continue to

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meet together in temple courts,
they broke bread in their homes

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and they ate together with
Gladys sincere hearts, praising

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God and enjoying the favor of
all the people and the Lord

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because of their actions because
the God was pleased with how

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they put their life together.
Added to the number of daily

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those who are being saved.
She asked the question, do I

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really need to do life together?
Do I really need to get together

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in community with other
believers?

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Do I can I can I say like, oh
man, I just go to lake.

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I'm good.
I got my podcast.

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I'm good, man.
I got my headphones.

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I read the Bible.
I got a personal walk with

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Jesus.
I don't really need other

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people.
I hear there's a lot as a pastor

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and it really breaks my heart
because it's people that make up

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the church.
Amen.

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And when you don't bring the
gospel and just share the gospel

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and live in community, it's
almost like the most selfish

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thing you could ever do with the
gospel.

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You basically just said, the
gospel is going to stop with me.

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That's where it's going to end.
Like, I'm not really too

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interested in like helping
somebody.

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I'm really interested in getting
poured into.

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I've been hurt.
Who knows?

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Relationships, Relationships are
messy, Amen.

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It is it worth the mess?
I mean, Jesus died for the mess,

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Amen.
I would say in this scripture

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that when we leave church today
and you say the words, hey, I'll

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see you next Sunday, I would say
that's unbiblical because the

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goal wasn't to see you next
Sunday, Amen?

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The goal was like, hey, I'll see
you this week.

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Hey, we're going to do some life
together.

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Like I'm going to call, we're
going to text, we're going to

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sit down, we're going to grow
relationships to the New

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Testament church has moved into
at least the American church a

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week to week basis.
You guys understand that and we

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all do, right?
Like, hey, I'll just come, I'll

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sit, I'll come, I'll sit, I'll
come next week.

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Hey, man, I don't get too
serious.

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I don't get over committed.
I don't get too involved.

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I'm awfully busy doing these
other things.

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And Jesus has set the standard
that the church meets in common

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daily.
Like there's a higher level of

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walk than just hey, come listen
to the dude talk on stage.

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Amen.
Together, think about New

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Testament standard.
You can no longer say, hey, I'll

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see you next Sunday.
And the thing about trying to

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connect, we'll look to do life
together and on mission, not

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just with each other, but with
people who need Jesus.

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Like to think that you're the
only representation of church

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like like that.
If if we all cease to exist,

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you're the only Christian in our
city, How would you actually

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live?
Like, how would you actually

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live?
You're the only person to do

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Jesus.
Like, what would your life look

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like?
Like, how intentional would you

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be to get people to your house
to, to have a meals together,

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to, to, to see people come to
Christ, start praying, to go

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start showing the things of
Christ Because it's like, hey,

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I'm not, I can't bring him to
somebody, so I'm gonna have to

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do it myself.
And that's the call for all of

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us, Amen.
The Great Commission was not

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given to professional
Christians.

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There's no such thing as
professional Christians.

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I'm just another sheep.
Amen.

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OK, like you can't be like, hey,
go to Sean, you get discipled.

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No, you disciple them, Amen.
Show them what you know, you're

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accountable.
You know, you know enough to

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disciple somebody.
Show them what you know about

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Christ, show them the scripture,
learn together, read together,

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pray together, like follow
Christ's called, do life

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together, Amen.
I think it's a tactic of the

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devil to keep us isolated.
Like here's the reality.

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If you do not find community,
you will stop your spiritual

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growth.
I guarantee you.

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If I were to ask you, hey, can
you tame the season where you

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grew the most spiritually?
You would say, oh, yeah, I was

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back when I was this college
class, or there's this youth

453
00:31:34,880 --> 00:31:39,200
pastor, or it was just friend.
It'd always go back to a person.

454
00:31:39,760 --> 00:31:42,840
There'd always be a person
associated with your growth

455
00:31:43,320 --> 00:31:45,200
because it happens in community.
Amen.

456
00:31:45,200 --> 00:31:48,240
And when you're like, hey, I'm
done grown, is what you're

457
00:31:48,240 --> 00:31:51,200
saying, Like I'm done.
And what happens is when you're

458
00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:53,240
not in community, you're
uncovered.

459
00:31:53,840 --> 00:31:56,360
You know, that means that means
when life gets hard, there's

460
00:31:56,360 --> 00:31:59,480
nobody there to pick you up.
There's nobody there to pray for

461
00:31:59,480 --> 00:32:01,640
you.
There's nobody to help you, that

462
00:32:01,640 --> 00:32:04,600
the power of God in your life is
being questioned in your, in

463
00:32:04,600 --> 00:32:06,440
your mind.
And you're just afraid to tell

464
00:32:06,440 --> 00:32:08,320
somebody because you're not in
community.

465
00:32:08,520 --> 00:32:10,160
And the devil just snatches your
back.

466
00:32:10,520 --> 00:32:12,840
And you stop even coming even to
the big gatherings.

467
00:32:13,040 --> 00:32:14,400
You stop reading your Bible, you
stop praying.

468
00:32:14,480 --> 00:32:18,120
And we get a season of just kind
of woe and poor as me and the

469
00:32:18,120 --> 00:32:21,560
devil just keeps us silent,
keeps us off mission, keeps us

470
00:32:21,560 --> 00:32:24,160
victimized.
This is what happens.

471
00:32:24,160 --> 00:32:26,160
Amen.
This is kind of doomsday picture

472
00:32:26,160 --> 00:32:28,480
a little bit, right?
But we're made to do life

473
00:32:28,480 --> 00:32:30,480
together and we have a system
for that here.

474
00:32:30,480 --> 00:32:33,120
And as really multiple systems,
multiple ways of doing it.

475
00:32:33,240 --> 00:32:35,520
I think one of the best ways to
do life together is serving on a

476
00:32:35,520 --> 00:32:39,560
team personally, like I think
just getting around people and

477
00:32:39,560 --> 00:32:42,600
just getting your hands dirty,
serving, being accountable,

478
00:32:42,680 --> 00:32:45,360
having friends on mission
together is is amazing.

479
00:32:45,560 --> 00:32:48,160
Now life groups is an amazing
place as well.

480
00:32:48,160 --> 00:32:50,000
Amen.
And today our life groups go

481
00:32:50,000 --> 00:32:51,400
alive.
So we have community.

482
00:32:51,520 --> 00:32:53,440
We have people have kind of
stood in the gap.

483
00:32:53,760 --> 00:32:56,640
They've said, hey, look, I want
people to know and follow Jesus.

484
00:32:57,240 --> 00:33:02,320
We've vetted these people.
Come on somebody, they're weird,

485
00:33:02,320 --> 00:33:03,640
but they're not that weird, you
know what I mean?

486
00:33:03,760 --> 00:33:07,320
Like it's a little weird, you
know, and we vet these people

487
00:33:07,480 --> 00:33:09,960
and we believe in these people
and they care about you.

488
00:33:10,320 --> 00:33:12,480
And I, my encouragement is often
times we wait.

489
00:33:12,840 --> 00:33:15,720
And I, I, I was guilty of this
for years and years and years.

490
00:33:15,960 --> 00:33:18,760
I would say, man, if, if, if, if
only would just somebody just

491
00:33:18,760 --> 00:33:20,920
magically show up.
And I like, I really want to

492
00:33:20,920 --> 00:33:23,120
have a mentor.
I really have somebody like we

493
00:33:23,120 --> 00:33:24,680
can have like relationship and
grow.

494
00:33:24,920 --> 00:33:27,320
And I was just kind of waiting,
like, OK, God, you just send

495
00:33:27,320 --> 00:33:29,320
somebody.
And I kind of encourage you like

496
00:33:29,600 --> 00:33:31,720
don't wait for somebody to
magically show up.

497
00:33:32,440 --> 00:33:34,680
Like just don't wait.
Like, oh, man, I wish somebody

498
00:33:34,680 --> 00:33:36,600
just called me.
Or like, I just, you know, like,

499
00:33:36,680 --> 00:33:39,160
how about this?
How about you go out and find

500
00:33:39,160 --> 00:33:44,280
somebody and make it magical.
Make it magical with me today is

501
00:33:44,360 --> 00:33:47,160
be the person that leads.
Like don't be the person that

502
00:33:47,160 --> 00:33:49,560
sits back and say whatever life
happens, I'll put a fleece out.

503
00:33:49,560 --> 00:33:51,440
Nobody called me.
Not going to group.

504
00:33:51,520 --> 00:33:54,080
You know, like, why not be the
person that says I'm gonna go

505
00:33:54,080 --> 00:33:56,400
find somebody?
And sometimes you're a, you're a

506
00:33:56,400 --> 00:34:00,880
son, sometimes you're a brother
and sometimes you're a father in

507
00:34:00,880 --> 00:34:02,800
the faith.
So God just gives you all three

508
00:34:02,800 --> 00:34:04,480
relationships.
So you're getting poured into,

509
00:34:04,680 --> 00:34:07,240
you're doing life together soul
to soul and you're pouring out.

510
00:34:07,240 --> 00:34:10,239
You got that, Timothy, Right.
And so I just encourage you guys

511
00:34:10,440 --> 00:34:12,360
like, don't wait to be like,
Hey, I'm gonna find community

512
00:34:12,360 --> 00:34:14,880
next season.
Oh, if it works out my timing,

513
00:34:14,880 --> 00:34:18,000
my schedule, Hey, if you can
make half the group show up, if

514
00:34:18,000 --> 00:34:19,560
you want to jump on the team,
we'd love to have you.

515
00:34:20,000 --> 00:34:22,520
Like make it a priority to do
life together.

516
00:34:22,520 --> 00:34:23,920
It's way more than sit and
watch.

517
00:34:23,960 --> 00:34:25,239
Amen.
Like that.

518
00:34:25,360 --> 00:34:28,320
I'm, I'm totally done with that.
Like the, the Philip Hugh kind

519
00:34:28,320 --> 00:34:30,639
of thing.
Like it's, it's cool, but the,

520
00:34:30,679 --> 00:34:33,360
the, the work happens.
The Holy Spirit works the power

521
00:34:33,360 --> 00:34:36,199
God works in community.
So what we're gonna do, we're

522
00:34:36,199 --> 00:34:37,520
gonna share our our groups
together.

523
00:34:37,840 --> 00:34:40,840
We're gonna share what, what
God's doing in our church, our

524
00:34:41,000 --> 00:34:43,400
somewhat weird life group
leaders come off somebody and

525
00:34:43,440 --> 00:34:44,360
the leader of those Greek
people.

526
00:34:44,360 --> 00:34:48,520
All right, where's Holly at?
So Holly, she leads our life

527
00:34:48,520 --> 00:34:50,760
groups and she can tell you
about what the passion is, the

528
00:34:50,760 --> 00:34:53,560
power of together looks like in
our groups and just share some

529
00:34:53,560 --> 00:34:54,880
stories.
And then we're gonna have each

530
00:34:54,880 --> 00:34:57,000
of our life group leaders come
up and just share a little about

531
00:34:57,000 --> 00:34:58,120
their passion, their heart for
groups.

532
00:34:58,120 --> 00:34:59,800
So give it up for Holly.
Come on, let me know you love

533
00:34:59,800 --> 00:35:05,040
her.
Oh yes, like Sean said, oh there

534
00:35:05,040 --> 00:35:07,040
really is power in doing life
together.

535
00:35:07,480 --> 00:35:10,160
And I just want to share a short
story of of just seeing that

536
00:35:10,160 --> 00:35:13,440
first hand.
A couple came to our life group

537
00:35:13,440 --> 00:35:16,440
about 7 years ago and Drew and
I's life group, they were church

538
00:35:16,440 --> 00:35:19,880
shopping, feeling disconnected
and really we're unsure if this

539
00:35:19,880 --> 00:35:21,840
was for them if they would fit
in.

540
00:35:22,520 --> 00:35:26,320
And as the weeks passed,
friendships formed, prayers were

541
00:35:26,320 --> 00:35:29,120
answered, and they realized that
at the end of the group, they

542
00:35:29,120 --> 00:35:32,800
weren't just attending, but they
truly were like family to us.

543
00:35:32,800 --> 00:35:34,920
And what a blessing that is.
They're actually leading a life

544
00:35:34,920 --> 00:35:36,480
group this semester, which is so
awesome.

545
00:35:36,480 --> 00:35:39,040
But that is what community is
all about.

546
00:35:39,400 --> 00:35:42,320
It's about going to a place
where people know your name,

547
00:35:42,560 --> 00:35:45,080
where your faith can be
encouraged and really do

548
00:35:45,320 --> 00:35:48,840
recognize that hey, I don't have
to do life alone.

549
00:35:49,120 --> 00:35:51,400
And so a real life for life
groups, we do it this way.

550
00:35:51,400 --> 00:35:53,960
We meet in three semesters
throughout the year that is

551
00:35:53,960 --> 00:35:57,200
fall, spring and summer.
We do it in that way just to

552
00:35:57,200 --> 00:35:59,840
give everybody a fresh
opportunity to jump in, to build

553
00:35:59,840 --> 00:36:03,120
those relationships and find
that life giving community.

554
00:36:03,120 --> 00:36:06,240
In this semester, we're
launching 9 life groups.

555
00:36:06,240 --> 00:36:09,240
Most all of them are doing the
talk it over questions, which we

556
00:36:09,240 --> 00:36:12,440
are super excited about because
we know that when you take God's

557
00:36:12,440 --> 00:36:15,760
word, when you apply it, when
you discuss it with others, it

558
00:36:15,760 --> 00:36:19,480
truly can change your life.
And so I want to give you an

559
00:36:19,480 --> 00:36:21,160
overview of this morning, what
that looks like.

560
00:36:21,240 --> 00:36:23,360
Like Sean said here in just a
few minutes, our amazing life

561
00:36:23,360 --> 00:36:25,880
group leaders are going to come
to this stage and really share

562
00:36:25,880 --> 00:36:28,640
their heart of her life groups
and why they lead a life group

563
00:36:28,640 --> 00:36:30,440
and what that's all about.
They're also going to be hanging

564
00:36:30,440 --> 00:36:33,400
out in the hub after the
gathering wearing these amazing

565
00:36:33,560 --> 00:36:36,000
blue life group leader T-shirts.
They're also going to have some

566
00:36:36,000 --> 00:36:39,320
invite cards ready just for you.
But my encouragement to you is

567
00:36:39,400 --> 00:36:43,080
to take this step today to meet
them, to ask questions, to find

568
00:36:43,080 --> 00:36:46,240
a group, to find your community.
They would love to help you find

569
00:36:46,240 --> 00:36:49,600
that place.
And today really is all about

570
00:36:49,640 --> 00:36:51,440
connection.
So my encouragement is to take

571
00:36:51,440 --> 00:36:54,640
that step, ask those questions,
find a leader, take that step

572
00:36:54,640 --> 00:36:56,840
into community.
Because at Real Life Church, we

573
00:36:56,840 --> 00:37:00,200
really do believe that we don't
do life alone here, but we truly

574
00:37:00,200 --> 00:37:02,760
are Better Together.
So I'm going to turn it back

575
00:37:02,760 --> 00:37:04,480
over to Sean.
He's going to intro our life

576
00:37:04,480 --> 00:37:06,000
group leaders.
Can't wait for you to hear from

577
00:37:06,000 --> 00:37:06,280
them.
Awesome.

578
00:37:07,720 --> 00:37:08,640
Give it up.
Come on.

579
00:37:12,200 --> 00:37:14,640
So if you're interested in ever
leading the group, Holly is the

580
00:37:14,640 --> 00:37:18,720
one who will on board you and
make sure everything she'd love

581
00:37:18,720 --> 00:37:21,880
to talk to you, but helps on
board you just helps you get

582
00:37:21,880 --> 00:37:23,880
some confidence.
We don't just throw you out to

583
00:37:23,880 --> 00:37:25,680
the wolves.
We want to help to grow you and

584
00:37:25,840 --> 00:37:27,360
help you feel really confident
what you're doing.

585
00:37:27,960 --> 00:37:33,240
So our first group coming up.
So Jared and Rose, maybe it's

586
00:37:33,240 --> 00:37:38,960
just Jared.
Come on, Jared, you doing talk

587
00:37:38,960 --> 00:37:40,840
it over?
And so are you going to talk

588
00:37:40,840 --> 00:37:42,360
about what talk over is or you
want me to do that?

589
00:37:42,880 --> 00:37:45,800
OK, cool.
So because I don't think if you

590
00:37:45,800 --> 00:37:48,440
don't know, you don't know.
So talk it over is a series of

591
00:37:48,440 --> 00:37:52,200
questions that happen based on
the message we preach on Sunday.

592
00:37:52,560 --> 00:37:55,840
And so if you follow along in EU
version on the on your on the

593
00:37:55,840 --> 00:37:58,600
Bible app at the bottom, after
all the message notes will be

594
00:37:58,600 --> 00:38:01,760
talk over questions.
It's also on an e-mail that

595
00:38:01,760 --> 00:38:04,400
happens every Saturday.
And so I encourage you guys to

596
00:38:04,400 --> 00:38:07,600
use these with your family on
the car at home or later on

597
00:38:07,600 --> 00:38:09,960
Sunday or during the week.
But we also have the life groups

598
00:38:09,960 --> 00:38:12,200
that base their life group on
those series of questions.

599
00:38:12,200 --> 00:38:14,480
So that's what talk it over is,
you know, for Jared, more time.

600
00:38:14,480 --> 00:38:17,480
Come on, Jared.
What's up guys?

601
00:38:17,480 --> 00:38:20,880
I'm Jared Taylor and our life
group is titled Talk It Over.

602
00:38:20,880 --> 00:38:23,720
It'll be the best title of all
of the life groups.

603
00:38:23,880 --> 00:38:26,440
We are the Ogs.
So anyone else that follows, if

604
00:38:26,440 --> 00:38:31,520
they happen to have a title
called Talk It Over, then I'm

605
00:38:31,520 --> 00:38:34,160
kidding.
We live in a world now where

606
00:38:34,160 --> 00:38:38,080
connection is kind of the like.
More and more people are seeking

607
00:38:38,080 --> 00:38:41,000
out connection deep down, no
matter what phase of life

608
00:38:41,000 --> 00:38:42,800
they're in and no matter what
they actually say.

609
00:38:43,360 --> 00:38:46,520
But we also live in a world
where there's more opportunities

610
00:38:46,520 --> 00:38:49,440
to be connected than ever
before, and Life Groups is a

611
00:38:49,440 --> 00:38:51,400
part of that, and that's really
awesome.

612
00:38:51,400 --> 00:38:55,520
Life Groups is the more
fulfilling version of that as

613
00:38:55,520 --> 00:38:57,920
well.
And I can speak to that because

614
00:38:58,720 --> 00:39:05,160
I know that loneliness stops at
life groups and I know that

615
00:39:05,200 --> 00:39:07,360
being a community is what it's
all about.

616
00:39:07,360 --> 00:39:10,400
I know that these are like
buzzwords that people just hear

617
00:39:10,400 --> 00:39:14,160
all the time and we just say it,
but it's because it's truthful.

618
00:39:14,520 --> 00:39:17,560
So if it sounds cliche to you,
it's OK to be a little cliche

619
00:39:17,560 --> 00:39:21,640
when it's truthful.
So I don't know about you, but I

620
00:39:21,640 --> 00:39:25,960
go in a lot of phases in life.
And one of the phases that I've

621
00:39:25,960 --> 00:39:29,040
been through where I saw
community really come out and be

622
00:39:29,040 --> 00:39:31,400
there for me.
It was one of the hardest things

623
00:39:31,400 --> 00:39:33,640
that I've ever done.
I'm trying to stay a little

624
00:39:33,640 --> 00:39:37,400
generic because it's not really
public stuff, but I was in a

625
00:39:37,400 --> 00:39:40,840
community where people just
started praying for me when I

626
00:39:40,840 --> 00:39:44,240
was going through one of the
hardest times and it meant the

627
00:39:44,240 --> 00:39:48,200
world to me.
And if you join our life group,

628
00:39:48,200 --> 00:39:50,160
I'll tell you more about it more
specifically.

629
00:39:51,200 --> 00:39:53,280
But it was one of the hardest
things I've ever been through.

630
00:39:53,280 --> 00:39:56,480
And just being around a
community of other believers, it

631
00:39:56,480 --> 00:39:59,280
really is life giving and it's
really awesome so.

632
00:40:00,080 --> 00:40:03,880
I want to encourage you that
that's one of the things that

633
00:40:03,880 --> 00:40:07,400
you get in life groups and most
of us have experienced that.

634
00:40:07,960 --> 00:40:10,800
And some of us are in other
phases of life too.

635
00:40:10,960 --> 00:40:14,480
And I go through other phases
where it's like learn it all.

636
00:40:14,480 --> 00:40:17,280
And then sometimes it's teach it
all and sometimes in a good spot

637
00:40:17,280 --> 00:40:19,320
where I just want to give back.
And it's not, I'm not going

638
00:40:19,320 --> 00:40:22,400
there to consume anymore and I'm
going there to be able to give

639
00:40:22,400 --> 00:40:26,200
back and to help others through
things or just facilitate and

640
00:40:26,200 --> 00:40:28,200
see how others can help each
other.

641
00:40:28,760 --> 00:40:32,960
And so our life group is going
to be all about that and talk it

642
00:40:32,960 --> 00:40:34,760
over.
It's going to be chaotic because

643
00:40:34,760 --> 00:40:38,960
we got kids, we got families.
Families are welcome at our life

644
00:40:38,960 --> 00:40:40,360
group.
It's a big mess.

645
00:40:40,360 --> 00:40:44,000
Our capacity has freed up
because of some past commitments

646
00:40:44,000 --> 00:40:46,840
we've had that have changed.
And now we're in a house and

647
00:40:47,240 --> 00:40:48,880
things like that.
So if you're in the Madison

648
00:40:48,880 --> 00:40:52,560
area, in Raymore or anywhere you
just want to connect, then

649
00:40:52,560 --> 00:40:54,280
please come on out, bring your
family.

650
00:40:54,560 --> 00:40:56,440
It's going to be chaos.
We're all going to learn the

651
00:40:56,440 --> 00:41:02,680
skill of being interruptible.
And even when praying, you know,

652
00:41:02,680 --> 00:41:04,280
oh, that's a super serious
prayer.

653
00:41:04,280 --> 00:41:07,760
And then the kids do something
that's just part of life and we

654
00:41:07,760 --> 00:41:10,360
want to not like throw them into
other rooms.

655
00:41:10,360 --> 00:41:11,840
We want to bring them along with
us.

656
00:41:11,840 --> 00:41:14,480
And so if that sounds like
something you're interested in,

657
00:41:14,480 --> 00:41:16,960
then our live group is Sundays
at six.

658
00:41:17,080 --> 00:41:19,080
I know we're competing against
the Chiefs a little bit.

659
00:41:19,080 --> 00:41:21,320
So, but guess what?
DVR it.

660
00:41:21,320 --> 00:41:23,520
Come on.
Like it's better you skip the

661
00:41:23,520 --> 00:41:27,400
commercials anyways, right?
Or just go play by play or we'll

662
00:41:27,400 --> 00:41:28,520
have it on if you really want
it.

663
00:41:28,880 --> 00:41:32,680
So Rose and I both would really
love to have you guys join our

664
00:41:32,680 --> 00:41:34,640
live group and thank you so much
for listening to me right now.

665
00:41:35,200 --> 00:41:41,160
So keep on keeping on.
Somehow I knew he was going to

666
00:41:41,160 --> 00:41:44,560
end it with keep on keeping on.
So it's funny you mentioned

667
00:41:44,880 --> 00:41:47,280
praying for each other because
that's the only thing like

668
00:41:47,440 --> 00:41:49,280
there's power and prayer in
community.

669
00:41:49,680 --> 00:41:51,360
That's James 516.
Matter of fact, there's a man

670
00:41:51,360 --> 00:41:53,800
yesterday struggling with some
health stuff and we were talking

671
00:41:53,800 --> 00:41:57,040
about that on a text message.
But to confess your sins of one

672
00:41:57,040 --> 00:42:00,640
another and pray for one another
to receive healing and healing

673
00:42:00,640 --> 00:42:03,200
actually only happens in
relationships.

674
00:42:03,720 --> 00:42:04,960
There's a relationship with
others.

675
00:42:04,960 --> 00:42:07,520
And if you've ever been around
somebody and had the words me

676
00:42:07,520 --> 00:42:10,880
too, like where you've I've
struggled and wow, and, and

677
00:42:10,880 --> 00:42:13,480
somebody had something similar
or maybe even identical, you're

678
00:42:13,480 --> 00:42:15,400
like, oh, think the Lord about
the only person that's ever

679
00:42:15,400 --> 00:42:16,600
walked through that or felt that
way.

680
00:42:16,960 --> 00:42:19,200
That's the power of a group.
But it's more than just that or

681
00:42:19,200 --> 00:42:21,280
something very spiritual
unlocked when we pray for each

682
00:42:21,280 --> 00:42:23,200
other.
And that cannot happen in

683
00:42:23,200 --> 00:42:25,080
isolation.
So thank you, Jared, for

684
00:42:25,080 --> 00:42:26,320
sharing.
I'm looking forward to your

685
00:42:26,320 --> 00:42:28,000
chaotic awesome money or Sunday
night group.

686
00:42:28,000 --> 00:42:30,320
So it's gonna be awesome.
All right, Next up, what do we

687
00:42:30,320 --> 00:42:34,000
got here?
I've got no, no Planet Fitness.

688
00:42:34,000 --> 00:42:35,160
Oh no, I got Jana.
I skipped it.

689
00:42:35,160 --> 00:42:36,280
Sorry.
Daughters of Grace.

690
00:42:36,280 --> 00:42:37,560
I'm I'm way out of the loop
here.

691
00:42:38,440 --> 00:42:39,800
Daughters of Grace with Dan
Bray.

692
00:42:39,800 --> 00:42:45,880
I'm just kidding.
Daughters of Grace with Janet

693
00:42:45,880 --> 00:42:47,560
Jensen.
She's she's going to hate me.

694
00:42:47,560 --> 00:42:52,800
Come on, when you see Dan,
you'll know if you don't know

695
00:42:52,800 --> 00:42:54,600
Dan.
So thank you, Gina.

696
00:42:54,600 --> 00:42:55,720
I apologize in advance.
It's.

697
00:42:56,560 --> 00:42:58,000
OK, you could have skipped.
Me.

698
00:43:00,680 --> 00:43:03,400
Hey guys, so this morning I want
to take a moment just to speak

699
00:43:03,400 --> 00:43:05,120
to the ladies in the house that
might feel a little

700
00:43:05,120 --> 00:43:08,200
disconnected.
Maybe you've been showing up,

701
00:43:09,240 --> 00:43:13,080
you still feel unseen, Maybe
life has pulled you in 1000

702
00:43:13,080 --> 00:43:16,280
different different directions
and finding time for real

703
00:43:16,280 --> 00:43:18,160
connection almost feels
impossible.

704
00:43:18,520 --> 00:43:21,440
Do I speak to anybody today?
Anybody.

705
00:43:22,240 --> 00:43:26,800
Yes, me too.
Me too, but let me remind you of

706
00:43:26,800 --> 00:43:30,320
something powerful.
God never intended us to do life

707
00:43:30,320 --> 00:43:32,360
alone.
From the very beginning.

708
00:43:32,360 --> 00:43:35,520
We were created for connection
and for community and for

709
00:43:35,520 --> 00:43:40,080
relationships.
Hebrews 1024 and 25 urges us.

710
00:43:40,280 --> 00:43:43,440
Let us consider how we may spur
one another on toward love and

711
00:43:43,440 --> 00:43:45,920
good deeds, not giving up
meeting together, but

712
00:43:45,920 --> 00:43:49,160
encouraging one another.
That's community that's showing

713
00:43:49,160 --> 00:43:51,640
up, lifting each other up,
pointing each other back to

714
00:43:51,640 --> 00:43:56,800
Jesus.
Ecclesiastes 49 and 10 says 2

715
00:43:56,800 --> 00:43:59,560
are better than one.
If either of them falls down,

716
00:43:59,560 --> 00:44:02,120
one can help the other up.
That's the kind of friendship

717
00:44:02,120 --> 00:44:05,160
and support God wants for you.
And it starts with a choice.

718
00:44:06,040 --> 00:44:09,640
Sometimes we wait to feel like
we're connected, but connections

719
00:44:09,640 --> 00:44:12,960
begin when we choose to show up,
open up, and reach out.

720
00:44:13,840 --> 00:44:17,040
Some of the most life giving
friendships begin where we

721
00:44:17,040 --> 00:44:20,920
simply choose to be open and I
know that can feel vulnerable.

722
00:44:21,160 --> 00:44:23,680
I've been there.
New church, new community.

723
00:44:23,680 --> 00:44:26,320
Seven years ago that was me and
my husband Jarrett.

724
00:44:27,640 --> 00:44:30,400
But on the other side of that
courage, there are friendships

725
00:44:30,400 --> 00:44:33,960
that can last a lifetime and
friends that I can personally

726
00:44:33,960 --> 00:44:35,520
say are my family.
Here we go.

727
00:44:35,720 --> 00:44:42,560
Waterworks.
Look at the women sitting around

728
00:44:42,560 --> 00:44:46,440
you right now.
They could come to be your safe

729
00:44:46,440 --> 00:44:49,600
place, your prayer warriors, the
ones who cheer you on when life

730
00:44:49,600 --> 00:44:51,640
is good and hold you up when
life is heavy.

731
00:44:52,360 --> 00:44:54,920
You weren't.
You weren't meant to carry your

732
00:44:54,920 --> 00:44:58,000
burdens alone, and you weren't
meant to celebrate your

733
00:44:58,000 --> 00:45:01,200
victories alone either.
God designed us to walk this

734
00:45:01,200 --> 00:45:03,720
journey together.
If you're already feeling

735
00:45:03,720 --> 00:45:06,000
connected, that's great.
Look around.

736
00:45:06,000 --> 00:45:08,160
There's somebody who needs what
you have found as well.

737
00:45:08,720 --> 00:45:11,880
So today, take that first step.
Start the conversation.

738
00:45:11,920 --> 00:45:14,920
Say yes to the coffee invite,
join a life group.

739
00:45:14,920 --> 00:45:16,880
Ask somebody how they're really
doing.

740
00:45:17,480 --> 00:45:19,480
You may just find that the
connection you've been longing

741
00:45:19,480 --> 00:45:23,000
for is closer than you think.
And remember, you're not alone,

742
00:45:23,200 --> 00:45:26,000
you're not forgotten.
You were seen, you were loved,

743
00:45:26,000 --> 00:45:28,960
and you were surrounded by
sisters ready to walk with you.

744
00:45:33,400 --> 00:45:37,880
Awesome, I just told her she's
the next pastor.

745
00:45:40,440 --> 00:45:43,360
Dude, that's fantastic.
You you had so many great verses

746
00:45:43,360 --> 00:45:47,560
like I was going to use later.
That's really good.

747
00:45:47,560 --> 00:45:49,560
Thank you for sharing.
And there's great community in

748
00:45:49,560 --> 00:45:51,000
our church.
And I mean, I love the hearts of

749
00:45:51,000 --> 00:45:55,760
all these people sharing this.
So Next up is Dan Bray and Josh

750
00:45:55,760 --> 00:45:56,760
Cobley.
Come on up.

751
00:45:58,200 --> 00:46:02,880
They're doing talk it over, I
believe early at Planet Fitness

752
00:46:02,880 --> 00:46:05,440
at the gym.
Look at these studs.

753
00:46:05,440 --> 00:46:13,320
Come on, guys, who's talking
Daughter of Grace?

754
00:46:14,800 --> 00:46:17,080
I'm Dan, and this is Daughters
of Grace.

755
00:46:19,880 --> 00:46:21,200
Really.
I'm done.

756
00:46:21,520 --> 00:46:24,440
I'm Josh and we have to pump you
up.

757
00:46:29,400 --> 00:46:35,120
Yeah, on a serious note, no, we
started a life group together of

758
00:46:35,120 --> 00:46:37,240
a Planet Fitness.
Oh, there, there we go.

759
00:46:38,200 --> 00:46:40,960
I'm gonna take a long time
talking as he just sits here and

760
00:46:40,960 --> 00:46:44,440
does push ups.
But yeah, we started a life

761
00:46:44,440 --> 00:46:47,520
group up there, Planet Fitness
in Belton, which starts at 5:00

762
00:46:47,800 --> 00:46:51,880
in the AM or 5:30-ish if we're
working around each other's

763
00:46:51,880 --> 00:46:55,320
schedules and stuff.
Also, we got workout programs.

764
00:46:55,320 --> 00:46:58,600
If you want to be crying and
hurting and your muscles spasm

765
00:46:58,600 --> 00:47:01,400
as you walk out the door, or if
you just want to be on the

766
00:47:01,400 --> 00:47:03,720
treadmill and just do a couple
of stretches or what not, we

767
00:47:03,720 --> 00:47:08,200
have that too.
So me and Dan decided to start

768
00:47:08,200 --> 00:47:11,560
this group because we wanted to
be ambassadors for God anywhere

769
00:47:11,560 --> 00:47:13,760
we go.
So we talked to people up at

770
00:47:13,760 --> 00:47:19,160
Plaintiff Fitness about Jesus
and everything and he still

771
00:47:19,160 --> 00:47:26,520
hasn't done 1 yet.
But yeah, we've we've had

772
00:47:26,520 --> 00:47:29,400
interesting conversations with
people up there at Planet

773
00:47:29,400 --> 00:47:33,800
Fitness talking about Jesus and
theological stuff.

774
00:47:34,800 --> 00:47:39,600
Great job Dan, you did 2 push
ups. 3.

775
00:47:42,560 --> 00:47:46,000
But yeah, if you'd like to come
join us, just reach out to me

776
00:47:46,000 --> 00:47:47,920
either Dan, and we'd love to
have you That's.

777
00:47:50,720 --> 00:47:51,360
Awesome.
Very good.

778
00:47:52,960 --> 00:47:55,280
I think either two things would
happen next gathering.

779
00:47:55,280 --> 00:47:59,920
Either Dan's going to do 2 or
Dan's going to talk and Josh is

780
00:47:59,920 --> 00:48:04,280
going to show off a little bit.
Now, Josh in his prime, he

781
00:48:04,280 --> 00:48:06,440
actually set the high school
record for the most pulps in a

782
00:48:06,440 --> 00:48:11,640
minute at what, 6262 pulps in
one minute.

783
00:48:11,640 --> 00:48:14,320
So this guy's legit.
But now he's old and fat like

784
00:48:14,320 --> 00:48:15,520
the rest of us.
Come on somebody.

785
00:48:17,120 --> 00:48:20,440
All right, so Next up, talk it
over.

786
00:48:21,640 --> 00:48:23,160
You got Tanya Taylor.
Come on, Tanya.

787
00:48:23,160 --> 00:48:29,360
She don't know what she gonna do
after that, but I'm not gonna do

788
00:48:29,360 --> 00:48:32,520
push ups as you talk so.
Me either, me either.

789
00:48:33,520 --> 00:48:38,040
Everything's set so that Jana
did a great job at talking about

790
00:48:38,040 --> 00:48:41,400
women.
It's hard to walk through some

791
00:48:41,400 --> 00:48:45,240
seasons alone and I just found
myself lonely sometimes and

792
00:48:45,240 --> 00:48:48,200
finding women that can walk
alongside you and the pain and

793
00:48:48,200 --> 00:48:54,640
the tears and the struggles.
So join me at 5:00 Starbucks on

794
00:48:54,640 --> 00:48:57,320
Wednesdays and Raymore
specifically.

795
00:48:57,640 --> 00:49:00,280
But seriously, if you if the
time and date doesn't work out,

796
00:49:00,280 --> 00:49:02,560
reach out to me.
I would love to join you along

797
00:49:02,800 --> 00:49:05,960
Life struggles cheerleader on
because doing life alone is

798
00:49:05,960 --> 00:49:08,600
scary and lonely.
And if it's not me, find

799
00:49:08,600 --> 00:49:10,920
somebody else.
It's I mean, we're going to say

800
00:49:10,920 --> 00:49:13,880
that 10 more times today.
But community, you need your

801
00:49:13,880 --> 00:49:16,840
community, you need your women,
you need your men, you need push

802
00:49:16,840 --> 00:49:20,680
up Dan or you need Jenna.
You need somebody in your life

803
00:49:21,000 --> 00:49:23,920
to call you out, to hold your
hand or to pray for you.

804
00:49:23,920 --> 00:49:25,480
So do you have any Wednesdays
that's.

805
00:49:28,200 --> 00:49:33,840
Right, so you get to know her.
Her story is laced with

806
00:49:33,840 --> 00:49:37,960
community and how God has used
people around her to shape her

807
00:49:37,960 --> 00:49:41,320
and challenge her and continue
moving her life in towards God.

808
00:49:41,320 --> 00:49:43,760
So I'm excited for your group as
always.

809
00:49:43,760 --> 00:49:49,680
So Next up, let's see.
Oh man, Alana, Larna, Alana,

810
00:49:49,680 --> 00:49:55,920
come up here.
There's some other weird dude in

811
00:49:55,920 --> 00:50:02,240
this picture.
I don't know, you sat all in the

812
00:50:02,240 --> 00:50:02,680
back.
It's.

813
00:50:05,080 --> 00:50:08,920
Andrew's fault.
Hi everyone.

814
00:50:08,960 --> 00:50:11,880
I'm Alana.
So I'm actually gonna start a

815
00:50:11,920 --> 00:50:15,000
little bit different.
So the past few days, my son, he

816
00:50:15,000 --> 00:50:19,440
is 2, he has been obsessed with
a new song on the radio, Life

817
00:50:19,440 --> 00:50:23,160
88.5.
And the song is called Dusty

818
00:50:23,160 --> 00:50:26,800
Bibles by Josiah Queen.
And after listening to it,

819
00:50:26,800 --> 00:50:29,800
probably for the, you know, 50th
time, I really started listening

820
00:50:29,800 --> 00:50:31,840
to the words.
And so I wanted to start by

821
00:50:31,840 --> 00:50:35,320
reading part of it to you.
It says, hey, how you been?

822
00:50:35,320 --> 00:50:37,080
It's been a while and I'm just
checking in.

823
00:50:37,400 --> 00:50:40,520
I miss the way things used to be
back in 2017.

824
00:50:40,560 --> 00:50:43,920
And I just missed my friend.
Hey, I've been fine.

825
00:50:43,920 --> 00:50:46,080
I've been struggling to find
some Peace of Mind.

826
00:50:46,480 --> 00:50:48,960
It's the problem of our nation
and in our generation.

827
00:50:49,120 --> 00:50:51,040
We're too busy and can't find
the time.

828
00:50:51,520 --> 00:50:55,920
Are we busy or is it all alive?
We got dust on our bibles, brand

829
00:50:55,920 --> 00:50:58,640
new iPhones.
No wonder why we feel this way.

830
00:50:59,720 --> 00:51:02,200
And so I don't know about you,
but that really resonates with

831
00:51:02,200 --> 00:51:06,360
me feeling like it's easy to
fill life with busyness with

832
00:51:06,360 --> 00:51:10,880
kids scrolling and not taking
the time to slow down and be an

833
00:51:10,880 --> 00:51:14,840
intentional community.
And for me personally, after we

834
00:51:14,840 --> 00:51:17,800
had our first kid, Griffin, we
were in Blue Springs, we lived,

835
00:51:18,560 --> 00:51:20,600
we lived in Blue Springs.
We didn't go to real life.

836
00:51:20,920 --> 00:51:23,400
And I found that all the friends
that I was really close to

837
00:51:23,400 --> 00:51:26,680
before just kind of tapered off
because they were in the same

838
00:51:26,680 --> 00:51:28,200
season of life that I'd entered
in.

839
00:51:28,720 --> 00:51:30,440
And so it was really a hard time
for me.

840
00:51:30,440 --> 00:51:33,840
So for this group to talk it
over and and I really want to

841
00:51:33,840 --> 00:51:37,200
open our home just like others
did when we came to real life a

842
00:51:37,200 --> 00:51:40,400
couple years ago.
And it just is going to be a

843
00:51:40,400 --> 00:51:43,760
time where for people that are
in the same season of life as us

844
00:51:43,760 --> 00:51:46,920
is what we're targeting.
So elementary kids and lower, if

845
00:51:46,920 --> 00:51:48,920
you have middle school kids,
they're not going to exclude

846
00:51:48,920 --> 00:51:50,560
you.
If you're pregnant expecting

847
00:51:51,360 --> 00:51:52,920
all, all those types are
welcome.

848
00:51:53,200 --> 00:51:58,240
So we really just want to spend
time together, go through that

849
00:51:58,240 --> 00:52:00,800
season of life because it is
pretty difficult at times.

850
00:52:01,480 --> 00:52:04,880
Find grace in the chaos like
Jared alluded to.

851
00:52:04,960 --> 00:52:07,920
And for our group, childcare is
provided so you can take a

852
00:52:07,920 --> 00:52:09,760
breath.
Your kids can be in the same

853
00:52:09,760 --> 00:52:11,320
room if you want.
We also have different parts of

854
00:52:11,320 --> 00:52:13,440
the house, a play room, a ball
pit.

855
00:52:14,960 --> 00:52:17,160
That sounded a little
pretentious, but your kids can

856
00:52:17,160 --> 00:52:20,080
go elsewhere if you want.
Or they can.

857
00:52:20,280 --> 00:52:22,520
They can hang in our house.
It's very child proofed.

858
00:52:22,520 --> 00:52:24,080
I'm sure Sean could attest to
that.

859
00:52:24,440 --> 00:52:27,520
And where the adults will be,
there'll be a gate set up as

860
00:52:27,520 --> 00:52:30,440
well so you can take a breath
and your kid can crawl around.

861
00:52:31,240 --> 00:52:39,560
Thank you.
So this is Alana Andrew, this is

862
00:52:39,560 --> 00:52:42,280
their first group and they're
going to do fantastic.

863
00:52:42,280 --> 00:52:47,440
Amen.
There's a lot of history there.

864
00:52:47,440 --> 00:52:50,480
She's my sister.
So excited to see what God's

865
00:52:50,480 --> 00:52:53,080
going to do in this.
So Packer group out ball pit.

866
00:52:53,080 --> 00:52:54,480
Come on somebody.
It's all there.

867
00:52:54,960 --> 00:52:57,280
All mate.
Jamie and Kelly Montgomery,

868
00:52:57,280 --> 00:52:59,720
where these guys at?
There they are.

869
00:52:59,720 --> 00:53:09,080
Come on you guys like oh geez,
it is it is you.

870
00:53:11,120 --> 00:53:12,480
I make it awkward as possible
for you.

871
00:53:12,480 --> 00:53:14,520
I'm.
Used to the mic.

872
00:53:15,000 --> 00:53:16,960
All right, I'm Kelly and this is
Jamie.

873
00:53:16,960 --> 00:53:20,960
And we love leading life groups.
We have done this since the

874
00:53:20,960 --> 00:53:22,680
beginning when they were
launched here at Real Life.

875
00:53:23,120 --> 00:53:25,840
And our heart behind it is
because we get to know each

876
00:53:25,840 --> 00:53:29,600
other on a deeper level, which
is to me what life is all about.

877
00:53:31,320 --> 00:53:33,520
Yeah, so we've LED quite a few
of these and we've had the

878
00:53:33,520 --> 00:53:37,640
chance to make some really good
friendships and really connect

879
00:53:37,640 --> 00:53:40,360
with people like she said on a
deeper level.

880
00:53:40,360 --> 00:53:45,640
But we've been able to also be
there for people as a lot of in

881
00:53:45,640 --> 00:53:48,760
different ones of our life
groups, we've had people go

882
00:53:48,760 --> 00:53:53,080
through divorces, other family
dynamics and health problems.

883
00:53:53,560 --> 00:53:56,480
So we've been able to be like a
really good support structure

884
00:53:56,480 --> 00:53:58,760
for them.
And you know, our whole group

885
00:53:59,160 --> 00:54:01,960
was able to rally around them
and get them through these

886
00:54:01,960 --> 00:54:04,360
times.
But we also have used this

887
00:54:04,360 --> 00:54:08,560
groups for all the people.
We have several other people

888
00:54:08,560 --> 00:54:11,960
that either go to other churches
or they just watch online.

889
00:54:12,240 --> 00:54:14,160
So they are kind of missing a
little bit of that

890
00:54:14,680 --> 00:54:18,400
connectedness.
And so we feel like they've been

891
00:54:18,400 --> 00:54:22,200
able to come to our group as a
little bit lower pressure.

892
00:54:22,200 --> 00:54:24,760
They've been able to come and
just get a little bit of that

893
00:54:25,440 --> 00:54:27,760
community that they aren't
getting otherwise.

894
00:54:27,760 --> 00:54:31,160
And we've been able to use this
as a way to bring those people

895
00:54:31,160 --> 00:54:33,360
in and then invite them to
church as well.

896
00:54:35,040 --> 00:54:37,920
Are Mike our kids?
Not my kids, They're our kids.

897
00:54:38,320 --> 00:54:43,000
So Kate is in 10th grade and
Luke is in 8th grade.

898
00:54:43,000 --> 00:54:46,360
And this has been their life as
life groups.

899
00:54:46,360 --> 00:54:49,200
And one of the requirements that
teachers had in elementary

900
00:54:49,200 --> 00:54:51,680
school when they were younger
was to write in their planner

901
00:54:51,680 --> 00:54:54,480
every day.
And it brought tears to my eyes

902
00:54:54,480 --> 00:54:55,960
when I would sign their planner
at night.

903
00:54:55,960 --> 00:54:58,440
And they were like on Wednesdays
when we used to have life group

904
00:54:58,440 --> 00:55:00,280
on Wednesdays.
They're like life group, all

905
00:55:00,280 --> 00:55:03,560
these exclamation marks, like so
excited because it was for them

906
00:55:03,560 --> 00:55:06,040
as well.
And so we realized when I would

907
00:55:06,040 --> 00:55:08,880
do women's ministry or he'd do
men's ministry, our kids are

908
00:55:08,880 --> 00:55:11,320
being left out.
So we really love getting to do

909
00:55:11,320 --> 00:55:14,320
it all together.
And just like in the book of

910
00:55:14,320 --> 00:55:17,800
Acts, I think it's chapter 2,
verse 42, we break bread

911
00:55:17,800 --> 00:55:20,160
together.
That's where we come together

912
00:55:20,160 --> 00:55:22,920
every week and we have a meal.
So it's one less meal for you to

913
00:55:22,920 --> 00:55:25,040
have to plan and you get to have
it with us.

914
00:55:25,480 --> 00:55:28,200
And we provide a lot of the
meals, which is also exciting.

915
00:55:28,200 --> 00:55:30,720
And so our group is on Tuesday
nights.

916
00:55:30,720 --> 00:55:33,240
I got to get used to that.
It's at 6:30.

917
00:55:33,720 --> 00:55:36,280
You just come, come hungry.
Families are welcome.

918
00:55:36,840 --> 00:55:38,440
Both my kids will help with
child care.

919
00:55:38,440 --> 00:55:40,880
If you have kids, we have lots
of people that come that don't

920
00:55:40,880 --> 00:55:42,360
have kids, and that's also all
right too.

921
00:55:42,360 --> 00:55:44,040
So everyone is welcome and we
hope you'll join.

922
00:55:44,040 --> 00:55:46,520
Awesome.
Thanks guys.

923
00:55:50,120 --> 00:55:51,640
I like that little plug for food
right there.

924
00:55:51,640 --> 00:55:53,320
I think everybody is signed up
immediately.

925
00:55:54,320 --> 00:55:55,480
These guys always sitting around
food.

926
00:55:55,480 --> 00:55:57,600
The groups are always amazing.
So I love you guys.

927
00:55:57,600 --> 00:55:59,400
Thanks so much for your heart
for serving and making your

928
00:55:59,480 --> 00:56:01,920
place available.
All right, Barry and Christy

929
00:56:01,920 --> 00:56:10,040
Hardy, where you guys at?
They started chanting something.

930
00:56:10,040 --> 00:56:10,880
I don't know what it was they
were.

931
00:56:11,600 --> 00:56:12,800
Changing team Christy.
Yeah.

932
00:56:14,400 --> 00:56:18,120
I'm Christy and I would love to
invite you guys to our group

933
00:56:18,120 --> 00:56:22,680
Mondays and we have food too.
It.

934
00:56:25,360 --> 00:56:27,280
Is it better?
I don't, I don't cook, so don't

935
00:56:27,280 --> 00:56:28,440
worry about that.
She's got it.

936
00:56:29,240 --> 00:56:32,560
Before we get started, you guys
need to join Josh and Dan's

937
00:56:32,960 --> 00:56:35,040
group to keep some
accountability because he might

938
00:56:35,040 --> 00:56:37,840
have done a lot of push ups, but
he skips leg day every time.

939
00:56:38,840 --> 00:56:42,640
So I'm just saying, hey, what's
the name of this church?

940
00:56:43,880 --> 00:56:46,880
What's the name of it?
So I know my job's not done

941
00:56:46,880 --> 00:56:49,760
until I either get Diane Petri
or Scott Cuyat to shake their

942
00:56:49,760 --> 00:56:53,760
heads.
And so I'm going to ask her for

943
00:56:53,760 --> 00:56:55,880
some forgiveness.
But I know my audience here,

944
00:56:56,080 --> 00:56:58,360
right?
So, and if they let me join a

945
00:56:58,360 --> 00:56:59,800
life group, they'll let anybody
join it.

946
00:56:59,800 --> 00:57:01,960
One of my favorite scenes, one
of my favorite quotes from a

947
00:57:01,960 --> 00:57:04,000
movie is this.
The guy calls.

948
00:57:04,000 --> 00:57:06,720
He goes, hey, I need your help.
You guys know this one.

949
00:57:07,280 --> 00:57:09,640
He goes, I can't tell you what
it is.

950
00:57:10,360 --> 00:57:12,160
He goes, you can never ask me
about it later.

951
00:57:12,160 --> 00:57:13,360
And we're going to hurt some
people.

952
00:57:14,320 --> 00:57:17,920
Whose car are we taking, right?
Hey, now we're not going to hurt

953
00:57:17,920 --> 00:57:23,080
anybody in life groups, but what
I love about this quote, hey, I

954
00:57:23,080 --> 00:57:25,120
might have got that from Sean
316 too.

955
00:57:25,120 --> 00:57:26,920
We might have had those
conversations before.

956
00:57:27,720 --> 00:57:30,080
Here's what I love about that.
And, and, and you know, I'm

957
00:57:30,080 --> 00:57:32,880
joking around, but if this is
serious is like, who can you

958
00:57:32,880 --> 00:57:35,720
call in the middle of the night
when you really need something?

959
00:57:36,680 --> 00:57:39,280
And here's the thing.
I love hanging out with you guys

960
00:57:39,280 --> 00:57:42,240
on set up, tear down, going to
going to Sunday morning

961
00:57:42,240 --> 00:57:43,840
gatherings.
But life groups is where you're

962
00:57:43,840 --> 00:57:47,000
going to find your people.
And in that movie, he knew who

963
00:57:47,000 --> 00:57:50,040
his people were.
He knew who he could call and no

964
00:57:50,040 --> 00:57:52,680
questions asked.
And the cool thing about a life

965
00:57:52,680 --> 00:57:55,400
group is, is that you're going
to find your people that will

966
00:57:55,400 --> 00:57:59,120
accept you no matter what you
show up, warts and all,

967
00:57:59,120 --> 00:58:02,000
brokenness and all, and no
matter what season of life here

968
00:58:02,000 --> 00:58:04,720
are, they're there for you.
And the things that Christy and

969
00:58:04,720 --> 00:58:07,240
I, we've got to do is we've seen
some people just go some through

970
00:58:07,240 --> 00:58:09,760
some of the crazy stuff in their
life or they've come and they've

971
00:58:09,760 --> 00:58:12,480
just laid it out.
And again, I don't share a lot.

972
00:58:12,760 --> 00:58:15,280
You know, Sean's probably my
group of two or three people

973
00:58:15,280 --> 00:58:17,200
that I'll share all my guts
with.

974
00:58:17,600 --> 00:58:20,080
But in life group, I've just
seen people that just didn't

975
00:58:20,080 --> 00:58:23,320
have anybody.
And I, I, I, I, I've seen, I've

976
00:58:23,320 --> 00:58:25,320
seen people that have come in
and they've had broken

977
00:58:25,320 --> 00:58:26,320
relationships.
I don't know.

978
00:58:26,320 --> 00:58:29,360
He's laughing about something
over here, but I've seen people

979
00:58:29,360 --> 00:58:31,480
come in with broken
relationships with their parents

980
00:58:32,040 --> 00:58:36,040
and share and and and struggle
with the ideas of like can God

981
00:58:36,040 --> 00:58:38,280
still use me?
I've seen situations where

982
00:58:38,280 --> 00:58:41,360
people walked in and completely
just hosed over by another

983
00:58:41,360 --> 00:58:44,720
church and do I really want to
go to another church when that

984
00:58:44,720 --> 00:58:49,040
happened to me at the last one,
even the the most extreme 1 and

985
00:58:49,040 --> 00:58:51,440
it still blows my mind as we
were sitting in the second week

986
00:58:51,440 --> 00:58:54,160
of a life group and this person
was so comfortable.

987
00:58:54,160 --> 00:58:57,840
She was in her in her 60s and
and for the first time ever, she

988
00:58:57,840 --> 00:59:02,440
shared that she'd been molested
by her father in in that

989
00:59:02,440 --> 00:59:08,960
community, she found she found
people that loved her and she

990
00:59:08,960 --> 00:59:11,840
felt safe and she was cared
about all those situations.

991
00:59:11,840 --> 00:59:14,000
And I can tell you story after
story after story.

992
00:59:14,760 --> 00:59:17,040
If you get in a life group, you
will find your people.

993
00:59:17,200 --> 00:59:19,280
The people you'll call in the
middle of the night when you

994
00:59:19,280 --> 00:59:20,560
don't have any of else to turn
to.

995
00:59:20,760 --> 00:59:29,520
And God will use them.
Well, we might have the coolest

996
00:59:29,520 --> 00:59:31,200
group of life group leaders of
all time.

997
00:59:31,200 --> 00:59:33,240
Come on, somebody you guys
encouraged by these guys.

998
00:59:36,600 --> 00:59:39,160
There's there's so many stories.
I mean, just hearing all the

999
00:59:39,160 --> 00:59:41,960
different pieces and you can be
a story as well, right?

1000
00:59:42,360 --> 00:59:45,360
Like God can move you.
Like you can start maybe at the

1001
00:59:45,360 --> 00:59:48,240
10 yard line and go to 20 like
in you kind of move with the the

1002
00:59:48,280 --> 00:59:51,240
the pace of which you're
connected, you know, the pace of

1003
00:59:51,240 --> 00:59:53,360
which you have real
relationships and people you can

1004
00:59:53,360 --> 00:59:55,480
call on the middle of the night
when you got issues, people

1005
00:59:55,480 --> 00:59:58,400
praying for you, when you're
fighting uphill battles.

1006
00:59:58,640 --> 01:00:00,240
You know, it's all good till
it's not right.

1007
01:00:00,640 --> 01:00:02,920
Like we don't really need
anybody until we need somebody.

1008
01:00:02,920 --> 01:00:05,280
And it's sad because it in
church, sometimes there's

1009
01:00:05,280 --> 01:00:07,960
orphans and I don't like to have
orphans in the church.

1010
01:00:07,960 --> 01:00:09,840
Like I don't want anybody
uncovered.

1011
01:00:10,120 --> 01:00:11,280
Like we're not going to be the
best.

1012
01:00:11,320 --> 01:00:14,120
I mean, preaching here, not have
the best worship, although it's

1013
01:00:14,120 --> 01:00:15,000
amazing.
Amen.

1014
01:00:16,120 --> 01:00:17,760
But we want to have the best
care.

1015
01:00:18,600 --> 01:00:21,280
We we want to have the best
shepherding in our church like

1016
01:00:21,280 --> 01:00:23,280
we have the best disciple making
in our church.

1017
01:00:23,640 --> 01:00:25,560
It's really not about coming
here on Sunday morning.

1018
01:00:25,560 --> 01:00:28,080
It's about getting connected to
each other in being the body

1019
01:00:28,080 --> 01:00:30,920
Christ and living on mission.
And so I appreciate you guys are

1020
01:00:31,080 --> 01:00:33,520
stepping the gap.
These guys are leading, taking

1021
01:00:33,520 --> 01:00:37,360
time out of their lives,
cleaning, setting up, cooking to

1022
01:00:37,360 --> 01:00:40,840
pave the way for you guys to be
a part of community and so give

1023
01:00:40,840 --> 01:00:42,640
for a life group.
Life group is one more time

1024
01:00:45,000 --> 01:00:48,600
blessed by you guys.
I would encourage you.

1025
01:00:48,600 --> 01:00:50,840
What season are you in?
Like when's the last time you

1026
01:00:50,840 --> 01:00:53,760
had a season of deep connection?
Like when's the last time you

1027
01:00:53,760 --> 01:00:56,640
were in a season where you had
people around you, they did

1028
01:00:56,640 --> 01:00:58,600
mission you like you lived on
life together.

1029
01:00:58,600 --> 01:01:01,640
Like it was just like that was
the season I grew in and this

1030
01:01:01,640 --> 01:01:04,160
season can be that season, Amen.
Like you don't have to take a

1031
01:01:04,160 --> 01:01:06,120
back seat to it.
Like my sister talked about

1032
01:01:06,120 --> 01:01:08,760
reading the Bible and the the
dust on the Bible.

1033
01:01:08,760 --> 01:01:11,840
It's like this could be a season
of spiritual growth development.

1034
01:01:11,840 --> 01:01:13,840
Of course it's fun.
You saw our groups have fun,

1035
01:01:13,840 --> 01:01:16,400
Amen?
I mean, it's a good time.

1036
01:01:16,400 --> 01:01:17,920
But more than that, it's about
Jesus.

1037
01:01:18,120 --> 01:01:21,160
And we can see your guys's lives
changed and when things life

1038
01:01:21,160 --> 01:01:25,360
just can turn on dime and these
people become your people and

1039
01:01:25,360 --> 01:01:28,040
you can grow with Jesus.
It's just amazing to watch.

1040
01:01:28,040 --> 01:01:30,560
And so I would encourage you,
every pastor needs a pastor,

1041
01:01:30,560 --> 01:01:32,600
Amen?
Like, I need a pastor.

1042
01:01:33,120 --> 01:01:36,080
I need, I need people like that.
I look up to that, that people

1043
01:01:36,080 --> 01:01:38,560
look poor in the meat.
I've had guys I've called and

1044
01:01:38,560 --> 01:01:40,160
and there's there's the dance,
right?

1045
01:01:40,440 --> 01:01:42,880
My buddy Dan Sutherland, I'll
call him and I'll say, hey, Dan,

1046
01:01:42,880 --> 01:01:44,760
like, you know, I had this
happen at church.

1047
01:01:44,760 --> 01:01:46,520
I'm really struggling with this.
Like, what do you think?

1048
01:01:46,520 --> 01:01:49,120
And he's like, yeah, man,
usually get stabbed right about

1049
01:01:49,120 --> 01:01:50,760
here, you know, and that's all
right, man.

1050
01:01:50,760 --> 01:01:53,040
Sometimes you're a builder.
Sometimes you're a firefighter.

1051
01:01:53,080 --> 01:01:54,520
You know, you don't get the pick
usually.

1052
01:01:54,800 --> 01:01:57,440
And just walking through the
season, I I leave so encouraged

1053
01:01:57,440 --> 01:01:59,960
that like, you know, might have
two or three people get upset on

1054
01:01:59,960 --> 01:02:01,920
this or that and the other.
And then he's like, oh, I had

1055
01:02:01,920 --> 01:02:02,920
20.
Don't worry about it, right?

1056
01:02:03,120 --> 01:02:05,600
Like 200 or something, you know,
and you just need people in your

1057
01:02:05,600 --> 01:02:07,120
life that can pour in you
spiritually, Amen.

1058
01:02:07,120 --> 01:02:09,600
And I'm no different.
Like I have to have people in my

1059
01:02:09,600 --> 01:02:12,040
life that that pour into me.
And you have people in your life

1060
01:02:12,040 --> 01:02:14,880
that pour into you.
But we also have to be cognizant

1061
01:02:14,880 --> 01:02:17,800
to pour into others.
We have to, we have to shepherd

1062
01:02:17,800 --> 01:02:20,040
others.
And when people say, Hey, I just

1063
01:02:20,040 --> 01:02:23,120
do church at the lake or I just
do church online, which is a

1064
01:02:23,120 --> 01:02:25,440
place to do it, but you got to
do any community, Amen.

1065
01:02:25,440 --> 01:02:27,160
You got to do it around the
table.

1066
01:02:27,160 --> 01:02:29,880
You got to have people with you.
If you do church by yourself,

1067
01:02:29,880 --> 01:02:35,080
that's not the gospel.
It's not go make disciples.

1068
01:02:35,360 --> 01:02:37,560
Like where's the disciple making
in community?

1069
01:02:37,560 --> 01:02:38,720
It happens all through
community.

1070
01:02:38,720 --> 01:02:41,360
So go baptize, teach.
That's what's gonna happen in

1071
01:02:41,360 --> 01:02:43,080
this.
It's deeper than just showing up

1072
01:02:43,080 --> 01:02:45,560
and having a meal.
It's the way God uses Amen.

1073
01:02:46,080 --> 01:02:47,720
And so maybe today God's putting
your heart like man.

1074
01:02:47,720 --> 01:02:51,680
My passion for community rose
today like I've got to do life

1075
01:02:51,680 --> 01:02:53,720
together, I've got to get in
community.

1076
01:02:53,720 --> 01:02:56,840
I've been maybe the season
isolation and today, the day to

1077
01:02:56,840 --> 01:02:59,240
get signed up.
It's not just life groups, it's

1078
01:02:59,240 --> 01:03:02,120
it's life, Amen.
And I would encourage you guys

1079
01:03:02,120 --> 01:03:05,280
to when you walk out today, not
to say I'll see you next Sunday,

1080
01:03:05,280 --> 01:03:06,960
but I'll see you this week,
Amen.

1081
01:03:07,760 --> 01:03:08,880
And so Father would come before
you.

1082
01:03:09,360 --> 01:03:11,560
I pray for our church, God to be
connected.

1083
01:03:11,880 --> 01:03:14,280
God, there would be a community.
God will be strangers in the

1084
01:03:14,280 --> 01:03:16,240
house.
God we'd be known.

1085
01:03:16,440 --> 01:03:19,040
People know a middle name.
We get people's numbers and

1086
01:03:19,240 --> 01:03:21,760
community and we're able to have
these deep friendships form.

1087
01:03:21,760 --> 01:03:24,120
We can call in the middle of
night people that we can pray

1088
01:03:24,120 --> 01:03:27,240
with, people that that we open
up and peel back the layers of

1089
01:03:27,240 --> 01:03:29,840
pain that babies happened.
Or hurt.

1090
01:03:30,240 --> 01:03:32,600
Or.
Questions that we have or just

1091
01:03:32,600 --> 01:03:34,960
me too.
Or we can be a deep encourage to

1092
01:03:34,960 --> 01:03:37,520
somebody else, say, hey, man,
how was your age when I was

1093
01:03:37,520 --> 01:03:40,960
walking through this season?
Hey, I'm here for you no matter

1094
01:03:40,960 --> 01:03:43,560
what, I've got your back.
These are the words we have to

1095
01:03:43,560 --> 01:03:44,960
speak to each other's words of
life.

1096
01:03:44,960 --> 01:03:48,880
We could break bread, we have
communion, we can pray together.

1097
01:03:49,120 --> 01:03:52,600
We can just be the church and
when people show up, we

1098
01:03:52,600 --> 01:03:54,000
immediately get in the
community.

1099
01:03:54,440 --> 01:03:57,960
If you don't sit and stay long
in a Pew or a seat or on the

1100
01:03:57,960 --> 01:03:59,320
outskirts.
Got to be really good at

1101
01:03:59,320 --> 01:04:02,720
bringing people into the family,
really good at being a church

1102
01:04:02,720 --> 01:04:06,080
that's on mission, not just to
reach people got but to grow

1103
01:04:06,080 --> 01:04:09,080
people, to invest in people, to
shepherd people.

1104
01:04:09,520 --> 01:04:12,120
Maybe today you're a regular
member of real life.

1105
01:04:12,120 --> 01:04:14,400
You're you're a Jesus follower
in God's is pulling your heart.

1106
01:04:14,400 --> 01:04:17,240
Like I got to get in community,
like I got to find a community.

1107
01:04:17,240 --> 01:04:19,640
I've been kind of isolated, but
today it's making real clear.

1108
01:04:19,640 --> 01:04:22,640
I got a sign for a life group.
I've got to be in community.

1109
01:04:22,640 --> 01:04:23,960
If that's you, just raise your
hand high.

1110
01:04:24,240 --> 01:04:26,280
They'll be looking around you
say that's me.

1111
01:04:26,520 --> 01:04:28,880
I've got to find community.
I've got to get in the right

1112
01:04:28,880 --> 01:04:31,320
around the right people.
Father, you see the hands, you

1113
01:04:31,320 --> 01:04:35,040
know, the hearts that help us to
take that step, God to, to make

1114
01:04:35,040 --> 01:04:38,280
something magical, like to make
this season, the season that we

1115
01:04:38,280 --> 01:04:41,040
grow, that we, that we just get
around the right relationships.

1116
01:04:41,040 --> 01:04:44,960
God that we, we dream and we
think and we, we believe in the

1117
01:04:44,960 --> 01:04:48,080
conversations we have around us.
And so God change our

1118
01:04:48,080 --> 01:04:51,120
environment and through a
community, God change us.

1119
01:04:51,480 --> 01:04:54,160
Yeah, we're desperate not just
for you, but for each other and

1120
01:04:54,160 --> 01:04:57,120
help our church to model what
real family looks like, what

1121
01:04:57,120 --> 01:04:58,760
forgiveness looks like, grace
looks like.

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01:04:58,960 --> 01:05:02,360
All this happens around people.
And so God, we're not going to

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01:05:02,360 --> 01:05:05,600
shortchange the process.
God, we're going to just be in

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01:05:05,600 --> 01:05:07,320
life together.
And God, you're going to move

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01:05:07,320 --> 01:05:09,160
through US.
I'll pray for one more group of

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01:05:09,160 --> 01:05:10,120
people.
That's those of you who

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01:05:10,120 --> 01:05:12,640
recognize that you need to be in
community with God.

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01:05:13,280 --> 01:05:15,720
That the Ichi's leaders to open
their house and their home and

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01:05:15,720 --> 01:05:18,600
take this extra time and energy,
even finances to provide meals

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01:05:18,600 --> 01:05:20,480
and extra things is not an
accident.

1131
01:05:20,920 --> 01:05:23,600
They're doing this because they
deeply love you, because Jesus

1132
01:05:23,600 --> 01:05:25,840
loved them.
The Bible says that Jesus came

1133
01:05:25,840 --> 01:05:27,840
2000 years ago because He loved
us.

1134
01:05:27,840 --> 01:05:30,680
The Father said that I've given
my son that whosoever believe in

1135
01:05:30,680 --> 01:05:33,600
him shall not perish.
That everlasting life is a gift

1136
01:05:33,600 --> 01:05:37,120
of God because He loved the
world and you were loved.

1137
01:05:37,120 --> 01:05:40,200
Today that love started with
community because the Son saw

1138
01:05:40,280 --> 01:05:43,400
you and the Father saw you and
came here and made a way to be

1139
01:05:43,400 --> 01:05:46,560
in a relationship with Him.
Because of that, we get to reach

1140
01:05:46,560 --> 01:05:48,640
out and care for you.
Be in the hands of the feet of

1141
01:05:48,640 --> 01:05:50,800
Christ.
So today if you need the

1142
01:05:50,800 --> 01:05:53,640
ultimate relationship, you need
the the relationship that

1143
01:05:53,640 --> 01:05:57,760
changes your eternity, the one
that you can put your life stake

1144
01:05:57,760 --> 01:06:00,360
your life into for all the
eternity, the one that died on

1145
01:06:00,360 --> 01:06:03,640
the cross for your sins.
That's the love of Jesus.

1146
01:06:03,840 --> 01:06:05,760
You could experience love from
each other, but it's just a

1147
01:06:05,760 --> 01:06:07,120
reflection of what God has done
to us.

1148
01:06:07,120 --> 01:06:10,120
It's all because of Jesus.
If this kind of grace and

1149
01:06:10,280 --> 01:06:12,880
hospitality and love for each
other.

1150
01:06:13,280 --> 01:06:16,080
And so if you need a love of God
in your life, Paulo says you

1151
01:06:16,080 --> 01:06:18,880
calling him the day's day of
salvation that be saved,

1152
01:06:19,000 --> 01:06:22,400
forgiven and made new, that's
only through Jesus, his name.

1153
01:06:22,400 --> 01:06:24,040
That's what Peter preached in
Acts 2.

1154
01:06:24,240 --> 01:06:26,640
There's only one name under
heaven, which men shall be

1155
01:06:26,640 --> 01:06:28,760
saved.
It's the name of Jesus.

1156
01:06:28,960 --> 01:06:31,520
It's that name that they
preached on day one when they

1157
01:06:31,520 --> 01:06:34,720
when they go his name they
baptize under.

1158
01:06:34,960 --> 01:06:37,720
It's the name they teach.
And so it's all for Jesus.

1159
01:06:37,720 --> 01:06:40,440
It's all his name to make his
name a lights, his name famous,

1160
01:06:40,440 --> 01:06:42,920
his name gets his glory.
And today if you need to humble

1161
01:06:42,920 --> 01:06:45,120
yourself and say it's all about
Jesus, I believe you down the

1162
01:06:45,120 --> 01:06:47,080
cross for me.
If that's you, that I'd be

1163
01:06:47,080 --> 01:06:48,280
looking around, just raise your
hand high.

1164
01:06:48,280 --> 01:06:50,520
So I need Jesus today.
It's making sense.

1165
01:06:50,520 --> 01:06:53,400
There's a lot more love in this
room than I've ever felt like.

1166
01:06:53,400 --> 01:06:55,040
I didn't grow up with this kind
of love and this kind of

1167
01:06:55,040 --> 01:06:56,560
relationship.
My family didn't really look

1168
01:06:56,560 --> 01:06:59,200
like this at all.
My my community I've been in

1169
01:06:59,200 --> 01:07:01,560
didn't look like this, but this
is because of Jesus.

1170
01:07:01,560 --> 01:07:03,640
I need Jesus.
If you raise your hand, we just

1171
01:07:03,720 --> 01:07:05,160
praise prayer.
It's not the prayer that saves

1172
01:07:05,160 --> 01:07:07,600
you, but your heart towards him
to say father God, thanks so

1173
01:07:07,600 --> 01:07:10,920
much for showing your love today
through all these different

1174
01:07:10,920 --> 01:07:14,520
people from push up Dan come on
somebody to all these different

1175
01:07:14,520 --> 01:07:16,400
stories that there's a common
theme.

1176
01:07:16,400 --> 01:07:19,560
It's it's the love and it came
from Christ and so God, I need

1177
01:07:19,560 --> 01:07:21,920
your love in my life.
I confess my sin.

1178
01:07:21,920 --> 01:07:23,760
I'm a Sinner needed a savior
gotten broken.

1179
01:07:24,280 --> 01:07:26,400
I've seen brokenness.
I know what not to do but God I

1180
01:07:26,400 --> 01:07:29,480
need you in my life.
God give me your spirit.

1181
01:07:29,480 --> 01:07:32,360
God change me inside out.
God will follow you and I pray

1182
01:07:32,360 --> 01:07:35,320
this in Jesus name.
The church said Amen.

1183
01:07:35,320 --> 01:07:36,960
Come on, give it up for Jesus
one more time.

1184
01:07:41,680 --> 01:07:44,480
Hey man, just hearing all the
stories from these leaders, just

1185
01:07:44,840 --> 01:07:48,360
the power of doing life together
and being in community together.

1186
01:07:48,360 --> 01:07:50,880
Just a powerful and encouraging
word today.

1187
01:07:50,880 --> 01:07:52,920
And so I just want to say if
that's you and you prayed that

1188
01:07:52,920 --> 01:07:57,800
prayer to accept Jesus, Maybe
you realized today that you need

1189
01:07:58,040 --> 01:07:59,920
that.
You need community, you need

1190
01:07:59,920 --> 01:08:01,800
connection.
You found that in Jesus today.

1191
01:08:02,040 --> 01:08:05,800
Congratulations.
We are so pumped for you in this

1192
01:08:05,800 --> 01:08:07,360
journey that you're about to
take with Jesus.

1193
01:08:07,360 --> 01:08:09,920
We have a couple things for you.
If you would let us know that

1194
01:08:09,920 --> 01:08:12,040
you made that decision, you can
do that by grabbing that

1195
01:08:12,040 --> 01:08:15,000
connection card and filling out
information, but check that box

1196
01:08:15,000 --> 01:08:17,240
that says I committed my life to
Jesus.

1197
01:08:17,600 --> 01:08:19,720
And by doing that it helps us
just to be able to walk

1198
01:08:19,720 --> 01:08:22,080
alongside you to resource you
this week.

1199
01:08:22,279 --> 01:08:24,560
And we'd love to drop you a free
book in the mail.

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01:08:24,880 --> 01:08:27,680
It's a short read.
It's called begin, but it really

1201
01:08:27,680 --> 01:08:30,319
will be just an awesome resource
for you as you're taking these

1202
01:08:30,319 --> 01:08:33,040
first steps with Jesus.
And if you pray that Prairie and

1203
01:08:33,040 --> 01:08:35,720
you're right here at Kentucky
trail with us this morning as

1204
01:08:35,720 --> 01:08:38,359
you exit the worship center.
There is a table with some red

1205
01:08:38,359 --> 01:08:40,319
bags.
Please grab one of those as

1206
01:08:40,319 --> 01:08:43,040
well.
Inside is a free Bible for you.

1207
01:08:43,040 --> 01:08:46,240
A list of resources from Pastor
Sean that we would love to get

1208
01:08:46,240 --> 01:08:48,920
to you.
We are just so excited for your

1209
01:08:48,920 --> 01:08:51,960
journey with Jesus to begin.
Hey, if you're newer in the

1210
01:08:51,960 --> 01:08:54,399
house today, thank you so much
for choosing to spend your

1211
01:08:54,399 --> 01:08:58,200
morning right here with us.
We really just prayed for you

1212
01:08:58,200 --> 01:09:00,120
this week.
We prepared today just for you.

1213
01:09:00,120 --> 01:09:02,399
We're just so glad that you are
here today.

1214
01:09:02,399 --> 01:09:06,760
I know God had something for you
today, but really we don't want

1215
01:09:06,760 --> 01:09:08,399
anything from you except for
this.

1216
01:09:08,399 --> 01:09:10,240
And that's just to introduce
yourself to us.

1217
01:09:10,240 --> 01:09:11,600
We'd love to know that you were
here.

1218
01:09:12,120 --> 01:09:14,160
So if you can do that by
grabbing that same connection

1219
01:09:14,160 --> 01:09:17,080
card, fill out your information
on that, but check that box that

1220
01:09:17,080 --> 01:09:20,080
says first time here.
You can take that to the new

1221
01:09:20,080 --> 01:09:21,880
here booth.
As you exit the worship center,

1222
01:09:21,880 --> 01:09:23,920
just to your right is the new
here booth.

1223
01:09:23,920 --> 01:09:25,720
You can turn that in there.
We have a free gift.

1224
01:09:26,040 --> 01:09:29,240
We would love to get to you.
Just our way of saying thank you

1225
01:09:29,240 --> 01:09:33,680
so much for being here today.
And hey, I want to just say

1226
01:09:33,680 --> 01:09:37,000
thank you so much to those of
you who give here at Real Life

1227
01:09:37,000 --> 01:09:39,399
Church.
You really are putting God's

1228
01:09:39,399 --> 01:09:41,800
work on display through your
generosity.

1229
01:09:42,319 --> 01:09:45,000
And this year alone, we've had
21 people get baptized in

1230
01:09:45,000 --> 01:09:48,040
Easter, which is so amazing.
We had two people sign up for

1231
01:09:48,040 --> 01:09:51,240
baptism just last week, which is
awesome.

1232
01:09:51,560 --> 01:09:55,120
But it is so much more than just
a number.

1233
01:09:55,640 --> 01:09:59,440
It's about real transformation.
It's about people finding real

1234
01:09:59,440 --> 01:10:02,960
healing and real freedom and
real hope.

1235
01:10:03,280 --> 01:10:06,320
We're seeing marriage is
restored and relationships

1236
01:10:06,320 --> 01:10:08,720
healed.
People finding freedom, breaking

1237
01:10:08,720 --> 01:10:12,920
free from addiction, from old
thought patterns, and ultimately

1238
01:10:13,320 --> 01:10:16,200
it's eternities of being
changed.

1239
01:10:16,840 --> 01:10:20,880
And that baptism is more than
just going under the water and

1240
01:10:20,880 --> 01:10:23,120
coming back up.
It really is saying the old me

1241
01:10:23,120 --> 01:10:27,080
is gone, the new me has come.
It's taking that step, like I

1242
01:10:27,080 --> 01:10:30,800
said, into freedom, into
healing, into hope.

1243
01:10:31,360 --> 01:10:34,800
And so every dollar you give has
a story like that.

1244
01:10:34,800 --> 01:10:36,640
It's not just a story of
baptism, it's a story of

1245
01:10:36,640 --> 01:10:39,880
transformation.
And we're not content with just

1246
01:10:39,880 --> 01:10:44,600
21 people or even 23, but we're
believing God for seeing 50

1247
01:10:44,600 --> 01:10:48,400
people take that step of baptism
this year.

1248
01:10:48,400 --> 01:10:51,920
And so if that's you, if you've
been waiting to take that step,

1249
01:10:52,000 --> 01:10:54,760
can I just encourage you, let
today be that day.

1250
01:10:55,120 --> 01:10:56,960
There's a baptism card on your
seat.

1251
01:10:57,240 --> 01:10:59,840
You can fill that out, drop it
in the Giving Bucks buckets.

1252
01:10:59,960 --> 01:11:02,120
You can indicate it on the
connection card, and we'll reach

1253
01:11:02,120 --> 01:11:04,240
out to you.
But if that is speaking to you

1254
01:11:04,240 --> 01:11:06,680
today, we would love for you to
be one of the 50.

1255
01:11:06,800 --> 01:11:09,800
We're going to do baptisms on
our birthday coming up in just a

1256
01:11:09,800 --> 01:11:13,040
couple weeks, September 21st.
But even if maybe you just have

1257
01:11:13,040 --> 01:11:15,320
questions about baptism as well,
fill that out too.

1258
01:11:15,320 --> 01:11:18,280
I'd love to reach out and just
connect with you this week.

1259
01:11:18,520 --> 01:11:21,640
But man, every dollar you give
is tied to a story of all of

1260
01:11:21,640 --> 01:11:24,680
these that I've just shared of
hope, of freedom, of people who

1261
01:11:24,680 --> 01:11:26,800
have changing their life.
Every dollar you give goes right

1262
01:11:26,800 --> 01:11:29,200
back to that.
And as our generosity grows, our

1263
01:11:29,200 --> 01:11:31,600
impact really can grow.
So thank you so much to those of

1264
01:11:31,600 --> 01:11:33,440
you who give here.
I want to invite you to take

1265
01:11:33,440 --> 01:11:35,040
part in that today.
If you call real life church

1266
01:11:35,040 --> 01:11:37,400
home, there are a lot of ways
you can do that.

1267
01:11:37,400 --> 01:11:39,440
You can text any amount you
can't.

1268
01:11:39,440 --> 01:11:41,840
I about gave you wrong
information.

1269
01:11:42,160 --> 01:11:44,720
Check out the screen behind me.
All the ways are there.

1270
01:11:44,720 --> 01:11:47,240
You can head to our website,
scan the QR, you can text that

1271
01:11:47,240 --> 01:11:49,160
number.
You can drop cash or check in

1272
01:11:49,160 --> 01:11:51,880
the giving buckets as they pass
here in just a few minutes.

1273
01:11:51,880 --> 01:11:55,080
There's also a giving box in the
back of that isn't working for

1274
01:11:55,080 --> 01:11:57,320
you.
And as always, if you or your

1275
01:11:57,320 --> 01:12:00,880
family find yourself in
immediate need of food, of

1276
01:12:00,880 --> 01:12:04,080
clothing, of shelter this week,
would you please reach into the

1277
01:12:04,080 --> 01:12:06,800
buckets as they pass here in
just a couple of minutes?

1278
01:12:06,800 --> 01:12:10,760
Grab any loose cash that you see
there because we truly do want

1279
01:12:10,760 --> 01:12:12,680
to be a blessing to you and your
family.

1280
01:12:15,440 --> 01:12:16,680
Man, did you guys have fun
today?

1281
01:12:18,600 --> 01:12:20,360
Let's give it up for God.
What he's doing through life

1282
01:12:20,360 --> 01:12:21,640
groups and he's going to do this
semester.

1283
01:12:21,640 --> 01:12:23,080
Man, I'm so excited.
Let's do it.

1284
01:12:23,080 --> 01:12:26,160
Give it up for God, can't we?
There we go, there we go.

1285
01:12:27,400 --> 01:12:29,760
Hey, one last awesome thing
before we get out of here.

1286
01:12:29,760 --> 01:12:31,920
We got a lot of stuff coming up.
So you start marketing the

1287
01:12:31,920 --> 01:12:33,480
calendar.
September 21st, we're having our

1288
01:12:33,480 --> 01:12:35,600
8th birthday party.
Then we're pulling out all the

1289
01:12:35,600 --> 01:12:38,680
stops as you talked about doing
baptism is going to be awesome.

1290
01:12:38,960 --> 01:12:41,240
And then it's September the
16th, It's a Tuesday evening,

1291
01:12:41,240 --> 01:12:43,960
6:30 to 8:00.
We're going to have a huge party

1292
01:12:43,960 --> 01:12:45,800
for the Dream Team.
So if you're on the Dream Team

1293
01:12:46,000 --> 01:12:48,920
or if you're interested in the
dream Team, we would love I love

1294
01:12:48,920 --> 01:12:51,240
you to have you come out.
We're having a whole pig roast.

1295
01:12:51,240 --> 01:12:53,680
Mandy is gonna be awesome.
S'mores yard games.

1296
01:12:53,880 --> 01:12:56,520
Just a big thank you to the
dream team for what you guys do

1297
01:12:56,520 --> 01:12:58,840
week in and week out.
Pastor saw as good as to share

1298
01:12:58,840 --> 01:13:00,800
with this his heart for for
what's next.

1299
01:13:00,960 --> 01:13:02,560
So we can't wait to see you guys
there.

1300
01:13:02,560 --> 01:13:05,160
Hey, if you need prayer for any
reason, we would love to pray

1301
01:13:05,160 --> 01:13:07,480
with you up here as individuals
or families.

1302
01:13:07,720 --> 01:13:09,800
Can't wait to see you guys again
next week.

1303
01:13:09,800 --> 01:13:14,240
At what time 9:00 or 10:45.
And as always, remember, whoever

1304
01:13:14,240 --> 01:13:17,000
finds Jesus discovers real life
and purpose.

1305
01:13:21,840 --> 01:13:24,680
This is the end of this podcast,
we hope you've enjoyed it.

1306
01:13:24,840 --> 01:13:26,760
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