July 27, 2025
The Miracle You Never Saw Coming - At The Movies Special Edition: The Chosen
Have you ever felt like God didn’t answer your prayer?
This message is one you can’t afford to miss. Whether you’re walking through disappointment, waiting on healing, or feeling like your faith is worn thin, “The Miracle You Never Saw Coming” is a powerful reminder that God is at work even when it doesn’t feel like it.
➡ We’ll take a deep dive into the story of “Little James” from The Chosen, unpacking what it means to trust Jesus even when you still walk with a limp.
➡ You’ll walk away with 3 biblical truths that will help you face
pain and suffering with faith and courage.
If you’ve ever wondered:
• Why didn’t God heal me?
• Can God still use me if I’m broken?
• What’s the purpose in this pain?
Come hear how God does His deepest work in the hardest seasons—and how your greatest miracle might be the one He’s doing in your heart.
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Hey, good morning, real life
church.
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So great to see you this morning
in the house.
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And man, we're just excited to
worship with you.
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I invite you to stand to your
feet and I invite you just to
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sing boldly this morning and
just direct it all to him today.
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I'm also going to invite you one
more thing that's clap along
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with us today.
Yo world, it's a lamp unto my
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feet.
Yo is the only way for me.
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It's a narrow Rd. that leads to
life.
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But I want to be on it.
It's a narrow Rd. but the mercy
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is why?
Because you're good on your
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promise.
Let's sing.
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I'll take you at your world.
If you said it, I'll believe,
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man, I've seen how good it was.
If you started, you're
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completed.
I'll take you at your word.
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That's right.
We keep those hands going.
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We got some fun in the house
today, so we can keep singing.
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You spoke and the chaos fell in
life.
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Oh, I know because I've seen it
in my life.
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It's a narrow Rd. that leads to
life, but I want to be on it.
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Yes, it's a narrow Rd.
The tide is high, but you're
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part of the water.
I'll take you at your world.
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If you said it, I believe it.
I've seen how good it was if you
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starting your computer.
I'll take you at your word if
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you said it.
I believe it.
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I've seen how good it was.
If you starting your computer,
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take you at your word, 'cause
you're good on your promise.
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Yeah, you're good on your
promise.
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All right, guys, I just invite
you to keep singing along today
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and sing directly to him.
You said your love would never
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give up.
You said your grace is always
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enough.
You said your heart would never
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forget or forsake me.
You said I'm saved.
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You said I'm saved.
You call me yours.
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You said my future's full of
your hope.
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And you've never failed.
I know that you'll never fail
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me.
Come on, sing it again.
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You said your love never give
up.
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You've said your grace is always
enough.
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You set your heart.
Never forget or forsake me.
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You said I'm safe.
You said I'm safe.
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You call me yours.
You said my futures full of your
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hope.
You've never failed.
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I know that you'll never fail
me.
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I'll take you out your work.
Come on, you said it.
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I believe it.
I've seen how good it was.
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You started your competing.
I'll take you at your world.
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I said it.
I believe it.
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I've seen how good it works.
If you start in your company,
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I'll take you at your word.
You're good on your promise.
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Yeah, you're good on your
promise.
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Take you at your word.
Come on.
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Do you believe that this
morning?
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Do you believe he's a good guy?
That we can trust in his promise
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today to give him a hand?
Come on.
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Lift up all your praise and your
heart today for him.
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Come on, come.
On, let's try.
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Giving some praise this morning,
man, it is so good to worship
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God with you, to praise him
together with one voice this
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morning.
And I know this, that God is
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chasing you, that He is pursuing
you, that He sees you and He
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wants a relationship with you
this morning.
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So come on, let's give Him our
praise today.
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For I spoke a word you were
singing over me.
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You have been so so good to me.
Before I took a breath, you read
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your life in me.
You have been so so high to me.
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All the overwhelming never
ending reckless over God chases
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mean I'll fight still and father
leaves the night and night I
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couldn't Hardy I don't deserve
it till you give yourself away.
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All the overwhelming Never Rain.
Need a reckless love again?
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How was your fool still your
love far from me.
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You have been so, so good to me.
I felt nowhere.
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You paint it off for me.
Thank you, Jesus.
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You have been so, so kind to me.
Come on, look this up.
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This one voice hold me
overwhelming Neverland in
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reckless of the God.
It chases me down, fights too.
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And the founder leaves the
nighty night.
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I couldn't hide it.
I don't deserve it.
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Still you give yourself away.
Hold me overwhelming never in
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the reckless love God.
Yeah.
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There's no shadow.
You won't light up mountain You
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won't climb up.
Coming after me.
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There's no oh, you won't kick
down a light.
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You all tear down coming after
me.
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There's no shadow.
You won't light up mountain.
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You won't climb up coming after
me.
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There's no oh.
You won't kick down a lie.
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You won't sit down coming after
me.
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There's no shadow.
You won't lie mountain.
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You won't climb up coming after
me.
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There's no oh, you won't kick
down a lie.
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You won't turn up coming after
me.
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There's no shadow.
You won't light up mountain, you
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won't cry, you know, call it
after me.
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There's no you won't kick, you
lie.
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You won't turn up, come it after
me.
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Holy, overwhelming never and
deep reckless love of God where
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chases means I'll fight too
long.
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Please not God, not going to
learning, not going to stop this
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till you give yourself away.
Holy over the world in every way
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regularly is the love of God.
Yeah.
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There's no mountain, no shallow,
no coming after me.
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Amen, God, it's your love, and
it's only your love, God, that
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comes after us.
And so we lift up the praises to
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you.
Today
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I cast.
My mind.
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To Calvary, where Jesus bled and
died for me, and I see his
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wounds, his hands, his feet.
My Saviour on that cursed.
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Tree.
His body bound and drenched in
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tears, they laid him down in
Joseph's tomb, the entrance by
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heavy stone.
Messiah stand and all alone, and
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all raise the name of the Lord
our God, or praise His name
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forevermore, for in these days
we will.
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Sing your praise.
Alone, alone our God.
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Then on the 3rd had break a
dawn, the sun of heaven rose.
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Again, oh, tremble down, Where
is your sting?
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Thee.
Thy child's.
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Roar for Christ thy King.
Some praises this morning.
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Lift him up.
The more, for in this case we
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will see our praise.
Oh Lord, oh Lord our God, shall
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we turn?
The blazing sun shall Pierce
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sunlight, and I will rise among
the Saints.
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My gaze transfers on Jesus face.
And all the pain and the sorrow
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of this life will be passed
away, and everything that is old
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will become brand new in Jesus
who redeemed us, who saved us,
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who loved us, who healed us.
He wiped every tear.
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So let's lift him up and praise
us, and sing to him the grace of
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the name.
Of the Lord our God.
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Oh praise his name forever and
Lord forever.
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And listen, we will sing our
praise, oh Lord, oh Lord our
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God, oh praise our name of the
Lord our God.
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The praise is again forever
more.
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Forever we will see our praise,
oh Lord, oh Lord our God, oh
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Lord, oh Lord our God.
Give him a shout of praise this
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morning.
Man, what a powerful moment just
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to come and just give praise
back to God.
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Would you guys just go with me
before the throne of God and
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let's pray God, we just come
before you.
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God, what a moment just to just
to sing the praises of our God
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and the God that came, the God
that rescued.
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God, we know that what you did
then you continue to do today.
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My prayer today for everybody in
this room is that we're moved,
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that we're convicted, that we're
comforted, that we're lifted up.
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God, I know that you'll meet us
wherever we're at today and God
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that that we'll receive the
thing that you've got for us in
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this moment, in this gathering.
God, again, we take this moment
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just to just to praise your
awesome name.
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God, we give you all the honor,
all the glory.
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We pray this all in Jesus name,
Amen.
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Can we give it up for God one
more time man, Welcome to
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another awesome at the movies
gathering of real life.
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Man.
I hope you guys are encouraged
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today.
I know we have a lot of new
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people online and in person.
Can we make them feel welcome?
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Let's just let them know we love
them.
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Amen.
Amen.
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Hey, why don't you guys take 30
seconds?
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Just welcome somebody around
you.
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All right, you guys can go ahead
and be seated and what you guys
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know you got something awesome
on your chair and that's
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something awesome is a
connection card.
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If you call real life home and
we love it when you guys fill
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these out, let us know what's
going on in your life.
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Maybe it's a praise, maybe it's
a prayer request.
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Our team re sees a praise over
these week in and week out.
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If you guys are new with this,
here's my promise to you.
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We were not going to ask
anything else, but we would ask
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this one thing.
We would love for you to
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introduce yourself to us this
week and the connection cards.
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The the best way to do that.
If you fill that out to the
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level that you're comfortable
with, we're not going to do
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anything crazy.
We won't show up at your door,
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but man, we want you to do that.
That we that we would love you
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guys that we want you to feel
welcome here in real life.
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We'd love to send you out
something this week.
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So if you would do that for us,
man, we would really, really
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love that.
And we do.
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We do all this is because we're
here for a reason.
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We like to say that we're a
church on a mission, and that
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mission is to see people far
from God discover their real
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life and purpose of Jesus.
Hey, man, I just know by talking
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to people, there's people that
have walked in here today and
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they're giving God their last
chance.
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Or maybe they're walking here in
the spirit of fear because they
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don't know anybody here.
They don't know what's going on.
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But we believe that God has you
here for a reason.
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God wants to speak some truth in
your life.
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And I don't know what's happened
to you this week, this, this,
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this month or even this year,
but man, God doesn't want you to
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stay in the valley.
God wants you to give you
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purpose, meaning.
And maybe hopefully that's in
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this community here of, of
disciples here at real life.
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So man, we are so excited that
you chose to worship with us.
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And again, you're in the middle
of an awesome series.
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So maybe you've never been to at
the movie.
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So I want to give you a little,
a little warning.
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This is something a little
different.
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If you've never been here,
you've never experienced church
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this way.
And that's cool.
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We like to do something a little
different, but we're in the
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middle of a movie or a series
called the chosen.
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And what we're doing is we're
really driving in to the themes
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of of this show.
We're taking the clip and man,
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there's some soul searching
stuff in here.
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And our prayer is, is that as we
take that clip and then we drive
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into the gospel after that, man,
that your guys's lives are
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changed, that you're encouraged,
that you leave different today
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than when you walked in.
So you guys just relax.
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You're going to have a great
time here in a minute.
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We're going to have some soda
water, popcorn coming up.
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So it's free, It's on the House.
Take whatever you guys want.
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I want you guys to take this
opportunity to welcome up Pastor
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Sean as we start our next series
at the movies.
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Nice.
Good morning, guys.
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Good morning.
We're gonna get there.
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It's gonna be a good day.
Before I jump in, I want to
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celebrate what God did a little
bit.
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Just a little bit.
It's not the whole thing at our
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summer youth camp.
So it's those first picture up.
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You guys gonna love this?
A little bit of shaving cream or
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come on.
Somebody always fun.
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I don't know how many water
balloons.
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There's way too many.
They were killing each other and
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they try to kill me.
But I was agile and quick at 40,
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you know?
But my favorite part of camp was
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what God did.
And but this picture, though,
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check out this picture.
There's something out of place
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here.
It's Jan.
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Come on, somebody.
You guys see Jan?
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She's the one that's clean in
the picture.
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She wasn't feeling very good
that morning.
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And this is actually a video.
I was having to do silly stuff.
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I said everybody hug each other
and she ran off like a bolt of
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lightning from the picture.
So it's awesome.
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So but we had awesome camp.
I don't know, 20252526
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teenagers, like 10 adults, like
3536 people in my house and it
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was awesome down there.
One of the greatest things is
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the worship.
So check this out all youth kids
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getting together just singing
praises to God real crane in the
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living room.
It is sweaty come on somebody
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who needs AC when you have JC
come on somebody right and it
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just AC was not keeping up but
man they're just working the
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Lord and it was really cool.
There's an instrument called
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Cajon.
It's like a box you sit on and
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you kind of like, you know, you
beat you like snare up top and
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bass, whatever.
And there's a kid in a youth
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group that tried out named
Julian did a great job by the
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way, gift for Julian and if he's
in the place, but awesome.
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So I was like, Hey, that's your
song.
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Awesome.
I give it up.
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I took the Cajon and put it
down.
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I hear this voice say I keep
stay on beat and like challenge,
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right.
And so I look over and I'm like,
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who said this?
And my son Jack, who's 8, he
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looks at me goes dad, I can stay
on beat.
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And he sat down that Cajon and
man, he played for the next two
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days every song and he was on
beat.
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Amen.
It was just cool.
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I was like, man, so I'm like,
all right, you go, boy, you're
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killing a man.
So it was it was just fun, you
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know, so you got got to do that.
But the best part was just
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relationships and having
spiritual conversations.
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And I got a picture of one of
the guys came down.
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He's one of the youth leaders
with us.
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His name's Lucas Odell, and he
shared his story.
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Come on, give it a hug for
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He just did a great job.
He's shared stories through his
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CDs and his life map and all
he's been through.
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And it really just like cut to
the heart of the teenagers and
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he really stepped up some big
ways.
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But it's all this conversation.
You talk about identity, talk
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about forgiveness, just talk
about surrender.
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And it was just so powerful to
hear their stories.
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And so I want you to give it up
for all our youth leaders that
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served and helped out the
fantastic.
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And there's one person in
particular, he preached the
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entire time, led the way, really
hit some home runs with some
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messages.
I mean, it was on point.
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It was very, very good.
And it has been behind the
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scenes just he was plowing
through, did a fantastic job.
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We guys get up for Logan Hardy.
I think he's back on the sound.
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It's fantastic.
I think he's on a sound board.
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I don't know what you guys did
today.
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The Spirit of God.
I don't know that worship was on
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fire today.
It sounds like there's been like
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5000 people here.
I mean, in the way that you
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filled it out at Logan, God was
in the AVL system out of
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something fantastic.
You guys are fantastic today,
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but camp and it's amazing.
You spend time with teenagers
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and you just get enough time
with them to get unplugged from
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the world a little bit.
It's like peeling back the
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layers, like the onion, the all
the walls of the paint and all
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the things.
And you can just see, look
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behind the scenes and there was
some heavy stuff.
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This camp.
I, I kind of came home a little
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conflicted.
Like there was, there's stories
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of forgiveness or people asking
forgiveness from their dad, from
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dads having met, don't know
their names, stories of
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brokenness.
So things have happened, young
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lady's lives that somebody
taking advantage of them and
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their bodies.
I mean, it was just one of those
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camps that I left kind of kind
of heavy.
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Like it was like watching a
group of people like Jesus
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talked about like sheep without
a shepherd, like the people are
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completely broken and isolated
and hurting.
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And out of that, there's this
question that can come in mind.
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What do you do with all this
pain?
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Like we, we do with all this
suffering?
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Like what do you do when there's
unanswered prayers?
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Like I listen, I listen to kids
talk about that.
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They pray their dad will walk
through the door, but he never
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showed up.
I mean, and, and you sit there,
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you're like, man, how do you
deal with that kind of
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suffering?
Like how you do with loss and,
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and what do you do when you have
the faith to move a mountain,
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but the mountain doesn't move?
Like what do you do when you
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trust God and, and nothing
changes and you, you believe God
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for a miracle.
What the miracle never comes.
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And so today we're going to dive
into this amazing clip from the
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chosen.
This is going to be from season
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2, episode 3.
And it it's called 2 by two and
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it's holidays message is waiting
for God to have a miracle.
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And so you're going to see the
miracle today.
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So check it out.
Master.
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It's of James.
May I have a moment?
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Of course I.
Have forgive me, I'm not always
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confident to speak.
Slow to speak, it's a very good
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quality.
Wanted to ask you a question.
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Please.
So you're sending us out with
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the ability to heal the 2nd
lane?
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Yes, that, that is what you
said.
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Yes.
So you're telling me that I have
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the ability to heal?
Look at me.
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I just find that difficult to
imagine with my condition, which
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you haven't healed do.
You want to be healed.
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Yes, of course, if if that's
possible.
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I think you've seen enough to
know it's possible.
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Why haven't you?
Because I trust you.
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What?
Little James, precious little
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James.
I need you to listen to me very
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carefully because what I'm going
to say, it defines your whole
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life to this point and will
define the rest of your life.
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Do you understand?
In the Father's will, I could
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heal you right now and you'd
have a good story to tell.
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Yes, yes.
That you do miracles.
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And that's a good story.
But there are already dozens you
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can tell that story, and there
will be hundreds more, even
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thousands.
But think of the story that you
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have, especially in this journey
to come if I don't hear you, to
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know how to proclaim that you
still praise God in spite of
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this.
To know how to focus on all that
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matters so much more than the
body.
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To show people that you can be
patient with your suffering here
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on earth because you know you'll
spend eternity with no
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suffering.
Not everyone can understand
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that.
How many people do you think the
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Father and I trust this with?
Not many.
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But the others, there's so much
more.
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So much more What?
I don't know stronger, better
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whether it is.
James, I love you, but I don't
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want to hear that ever again.
I know how easy it is to say the
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song of David that I fearfully
and wonderfully made, but it
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doesn't make this any easier
that this group.
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It doesn't make me feel like any
less of a burden.
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A burden.
First of all, it is far easier
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to deal with your slow walking
than it is to deal with Simon's
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temper.
Trust me.
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Are you fast?
Do you look impressive when you
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walk?
Maybe not, but these are things
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the Father doesn't care about.
You are going to do more for me,
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and most people ever dream.
So many people need healing in
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order to believe in Me, or they
need healing because their
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hearts are so sick.
That doesn't apply to you.
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And many are healed or not
healed because the Father in
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Heaven has a plan for them,
which may be a mystery.
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And we remember what Job said,
the Lord gives and the Lord
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takes away.
Blessed be the name of the Lord.
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When you pass from this earth
and you meet your Father in
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heaven, where Isaiah promises
you will leap like a deer, your
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reward will be great.
So hold on a little longer, and
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when you discover yourself
finding true strength because of
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your weakness, and when you do
great things in my name in spite
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of this, the impact will last
for generations.
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Do you understand?
Thank you bastard.
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The man like you healing others.
Oh at the sight.
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I can't wait to hear your
stories when you return.
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James, remember you will be
here.
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It's only a matter of time.
Powerful scene, you may know
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this, may not know this.
That scene is not found in the
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Bible at all.
Some of y'all like I'm going to
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go read that today and it's not
there.
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But I will say that the
conversation is highly biblical.
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The truth that Jesus said and
the things that happened in
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little James life is highly
biblical and I just love how the
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chosen actually created this
scene to bring up some heavy
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topics that we need to walk
through today.
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There's some things you can
learn in this from the Bible.
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There's actually, there's James,
he's one of the apostles.
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There's actually two of them.
And so I'm gonna have a lot of
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verses today, so just kind of
follow along on the screen.
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But in Luke 613, it says this
when morning came, Jesus called
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his disciples to him and he
chose 12 of them whom he had
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this designated apostles.
Simon, whom he named Peter, his
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brother Andrew, James.
This would be James the son of
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Zebedee, John Phillip
Bartholomew.
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If you're trying to count 12
disciples, this is also known as
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Nathaniel.
Just if you're just food for
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thought there.
Matthew, Thomas and James the
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son of who?
Alpheus, this is the James that
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he talks about little James and
Simon, who's also called the
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Zealot.
And so he picks them as a 12.
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And during the crucifixion,
you'll see his name come up
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again.
It's this is Mark 1540.
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It says someone were watching
from a distance.
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Among them were Mary Magdalene,
Mary the Mother, Mother of James
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The Who?
Yeah, James the younger and of
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Joseph and Salome.
And so James the younger, this
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is opposed to James the son of
Zebedee, the sons of Thunder.
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The James is an inner circle.
That's the Peter, James and John
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with the to the mount
Transfiguration.
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This is James the younger.
And that name younger actually
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can translate to less or little.
And so when Jesus talks to
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little James, it's actually
highly biblical for the chosen
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to pick that name.
Now, I've never read the name
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little James in the Bible, so I
saw the clip.
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I'm like who's this dude who is
of little James, but this is an
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accurate picture of what could
have happened.
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Now was James actually
handicapped Most likely not, but
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most likely in the Bible he is
not handicapped.
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Now it's possible, but it's very
improbable that he was but the
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artwork in the in the in the
truth that that they're going to
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show from the story that they
fabricated from the Bible is so
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powerful for our lives today.
I think it's beautiful to the
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chosen picked out this story to
create this this really
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conversation.
These take place of what just
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like to be marginalized.
What does it look like to to
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have a wait or a trial that is
ongoing in your life?
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What's it like to to wish for a
miracle and have it not happen
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to you?
What's it like to carry a burden
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in a season and continue to
carry that burden?
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Maybe it's not just a season.
Maybe it's a space in your life.
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Maybe it's a burden since you're
a kid.
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Maybe it's a burden that
happened in a relationship that
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broke.
Maybe it's a loss around you.
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And that pain, that suffering,
that agony, that brokenness,
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that hardship, that weakness,
those things that we don't go
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into an Aaron to.
We've created a space for in our
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lives as love.
How they created this
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conversation to take place and
So what you have in this story
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is Jesus is actually sending out
his disciples 2 by two.
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That's the name of the episode
he sends disciples out as 12 to
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really find people of peace to
go into villages to towns and to
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just move in with people take up
residence and to share the
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gospel to share the good news of
Jesus.
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That gives them some power and
it says this in Matthew 10 verse
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one.
It says Jesus called us 12
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disciples to him and gave them
authority to drive on impure
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spirits into what and to and to
heal every disease and sickness.
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Now the way they portrayed this,
which I thought was just a great
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job you have little James would
have had the ability to heal
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someone else, but he was not
healed himself.
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He had the ability to cast out
demons, the ability to to
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cleanse and to get rid of
disease, to heal all sickness,
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but he was still broken himself.
He had the ability for others to
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experience things about God that
he had not experienced himself.
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He was going to give things away
that God would work through him
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in areas that God had not yet
worked for him.
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If you've been a Christian for
an amount of time, you're going
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to see other people's lives,
maybe take turns and maybe be
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healed and changed, and there's
some work that God does in them
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that has not yet happened in
you.
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Amen.
And you can look out and say,
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man, I'm broken and I'm, I'm
weak and why God am I stuck in
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this situation?
And it brings up some
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spiritually significant
questions that we need to dive
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through today.
What what does it mean for us as
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Christians to actually walk with
a limp?
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Like is God still good if we're
not healed?
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Is God still good in our
infirmity and, and our burden
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and, and our weakness and our
pain and, and the burdens of
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life?
It can God be trusted if I'm in
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a season or a space of a long
term trial or hurt and this is
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just an amazing concept that
they brought up.
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This actually is in the Bible,
but it's not under little James.
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There's actually another
apostle.
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He's the last apostle.
He is by his own saying is the
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least of the apostles.
His name is Paul and Paul had a
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thorn in the what thorn in the
flesh.
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And so I want you to turn your
Bible saying Corinthians 12, and
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it says this.
This is Paul talking about his
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own thorn in the flesh.
We don't know what it exactly
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is.
It could've been his eyesight.
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It could have been a physical
ailment or infirmity.
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It could've been a demonic
force.
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It could've been the persecution
all around him which all these
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things took place.
The Second Corinthians 12/6 says
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this.
Even if I should choose to
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boast, I would not be.
What?
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Yeah.
I wouldn't be a fool Paul's I'm
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not I'm going to be foolish
enough to boast and how great my
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life is because I would be
speaking the truth even though I
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would be saying the truth that I
refrain so no one think me more
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of me.
So no one would think more of me
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that is warranted by what I do
or say.
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He doesn't want people to think
much of himself.
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He wants them to see Jesus or
because of the surpassing great
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00:36:45,760 --> 00:36:48,040
revelations, even though he's
writing these books and the
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revelation of God's coming on
him.
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He doesn't want people to think
of him and to boast themselves.
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00:36:52,320 --> 00:36:55,360
He says therefore, in order to
keep me from becoming what
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what's it says being becoming
conceited because I want to be
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arrogant.
I only prideful.
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I don't I don't be full of Paul
and full of myself.
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I was given a thorn in my flesh.
I was given some kind of
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affliction, a messenger of
saying to torment me, and I love
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verse 8.
He says 3 times I pleaded with
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the Lord to take it away from me
three times.
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I ask God, please take this
burden, take this weakness, take
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this affliction from my life.
This is what the Lord says in
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verse 9.
But the Lord said to me, my
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grace is sufficient for you.
My grace is enough for you,
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Paul, for my power is made
perfect in weakness.
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I love this, that it's not our
power that's made perfect
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weakness, it's God's power
that's made perfect in weakness.
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It's God's power that's going to
show forth when we're not
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enough.
He is.
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Amen.
And Paul, he, he's going to
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understand this throughout his
journey.
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Just therefore, I'll boast all
the more gladly about my
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weaknesses.
So I'm not going to boast about
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my strength, about my ability,
my intellect, my knowledge, my
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my my man driven power.
I'm going to boast my weaknesses
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so that Christ's power who is
made perfect my weakness may
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rest on me.
Verse 10.
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This is why for Christ's sake,
look what he says, for Christ's
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sake, I, what I, I delight,
James says, I find joy, I
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delight in my weakness, I
delight in insults, I delight in
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hardship, I delight in
persecutions, I delight in
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difficulties.
For when I am weak, then I am,
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I'm strong.
So it's Christ's power that
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becomes perfect and our
weakness, and then we're weak
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that we become strong in Christ.
Amen.
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And this is what Paul is
learning from the thorn to
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flesh.
But big picture, Paul prayed 3
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times.
I mean, who is more spiritual
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than Paul, right?
And he prays the Lord to take
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away this affliction, this pain.
And yet the Lord didn't.
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And Paul would go on to author
over 30% of the New Testament.
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He would go out on three
missionary journeys and he plant
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churches across the world.
But he carried a burden and he
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walked with a limp For Jesus,
you know, all of us to some
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degree have a limp, Amen.
All of us have a burden.
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We carry, all of us have a space
in our life.
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We carry all these keys to our
heart.
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And there's like that one key,
maybe a handful of keys or say
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Lord, those, those are mine.
And you can have all these keys,
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but this, this is my area.
This is the burden I carry.
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There's places sometimes you
want the Lord to go into.
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There's places we don't
understand what the Lord is
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doing.
We maybe even trust the Lord,
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but we don't know what he's
doing.
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And we have to come up peace and
wrestle with what are these
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burns and these, this pain, this
affliction.
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Paul actually said life was the
burden of life.
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David said that life every day
has sorrow and trouble.
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James said there's trouble every
single day and talks about the
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brevity of life.
There's a space between a
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promise and a promise fulfilled.
Like we have the announcement of
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a king, but we do not yet have
the inauguration of a king,
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Amen.
We live in this silent Saturday,
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this space between Jesus being
crucified.
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He had a resurrection, but yet
we have a resurrection to come,
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which each of us going to have
our Easter Sunday.
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Amen.
There's a day when Jesus parts
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the eastern sky.
The dead in Christ rise first.
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And then those who are live
remain, are caught up in the air
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00:40:08,800 --> 00:40:10,920
together with them, and meet
Jesus in the air.
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There's a day when our tears are
wiped away.
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We experience the resurrection
power of Jesus to his fullest.
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But in this season, for a lot of
us, we're in that silent
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Saturday season.
Amen.
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Where there's things in our
lives that are broken and you're
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waiting for God to give you an
answer that there's questions
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that you are asking God, you're
not getting the results you
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want.
There's miracles, there's
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children waiting to come home,
there's brokenness.
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There's people who leave this
earth prematurely in your mind
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and it should be here today.
There's all this around us who
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wonder, God, what are you doing?
And today I want to give you
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some truth, some things to help
you as you walk through the
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seasons of this burdens.
And we carry heavy things that
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00:40:49,560 --> 00:40:52,680
we may not even share with
people closest to us, but the
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00:40:52,680 --> 00:40:54,480
Lord wants to work in it.
So I'm going to give you 3
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points of how to walk through
the trials of life, how you work
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through hard burdens, the things
you carry maybe on the inside
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00:41:01,000 --> 00:41:02,280
that you never share with
anybody.
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00:41:02,440 --> 00:41:04,680
And maybe the Lord, you just
question his goodness or his
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power.
And so then we give you 3
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00:41:06,200 --> 00:41:07,120
things.
You're taking those three
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things.
Number one is this pain is a
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problem.
Everybody say it, pain is a
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00:41:12,000 --> 00:41:13,680
pain's a problem.
We're all going to experience
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pain.
I don't have to preach on this
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00:41:15,080 --> 00:41:17,520
point very long, right?
We live, we live in a fallen and
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broken world.
The Bible says this in Matthew
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545.
It says he causes the sun to
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00:41:23,800 --> 00:41:26,720
rise on evil and good.
He sends rain, which is a lot of
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rain.
Come on somebody on the
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righteous and the unrighteous.
It rains on the just and the
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unjust.
We live in a broken, fallen
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world.
Even the earth groans with
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redemption for God.
There's tornadoes, there's
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00:41:38,600 --> 00:41:40,160
hurricanes, there's
thunderstorms, there's rain,
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there's affliction, there's
pain.
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We all have those moments in
life.
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We pick the phone up, it takes
your breath away.
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We get tragic news.
We're broken, as happens around
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us or to us.
Sometimes we would do things we
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wish we couldn't, we wouldn't
have done ourselves, and we live
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in a broken world.
Some of the pain just comes from
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falling Jesus.
Second Timothy 312 says this
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00:41:59,520 --> 00:42:03,080
says in fact, everyone who wants
to live a godly life in Christ
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Jesus will be what will be what
this is.
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00:42:07,800 --> 00:42:09,760
This is like the least favorite
verse of the Testament, right?
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I mean, we, we thought some of
you y'all come to church and
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thought, man, my life's gonna be
a lot easier because I follow
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Christ.
In a lot of ways it actually
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00:42:15,800 --> 00:42:18,360
becomes more difficult because
we're a light in a Dark World
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and we persecute.
Look at first thing 13.
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It says while evil doers and
imposters, we'll go from what,
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00:42:25,000 --> 00:42:31,240
bad to bad to worse, deceiving
and being deceived, that there's
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00:42:31,240 --> 00:42:35,280
evil that's getting worse and
that imposters are getting worse
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00:42:35,440 --> 00:42:37,640
and that they're being deceived
and they're actually deceiving
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00:42:37,640 --> 00:42:39,160
others.
There's a lot of deception in
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00:42:39,160 --> 00:42:41,960
our culture.
There's a lot of false idols,
636
00:42:42,520 --> 00:42:45,520
There's a lot of false gods.
There's a lot of things that
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00:42:45,520 --> 00:42:48,640
claim to give you hope or claim
that there is no hope.
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00:42:48,880 --> 00:42:52,000
There's a there's a lot of
things that we put our life
639
00:42:52,000 --> 00:42:56,040
into, our hope into, our passion
into, and we replace God
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00:42:56,040 --> 00:42:58,680
himself, Amen.
And it's easy to choose those
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00:42:58,680 --> 00:43:02,640
things, but the Bible says in
the last days as Jesus fault,
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00:43:02,640 --> 00:43:04,320
it's actually going to get
harder.
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00:43:04,800 --> 00:43:07,000
And so the first thing is this,
that pain is a problem.
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00:43:07,000 --> 00:43:08,760
The same thing is this pain has
a problem.
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00:43:09,200 --> 00:43:12,160
Pain has a problem.
His name is Jesus, Amen.
646
00:43:12,800 --> 00:43:14,920
We often don't think about pain
having a shelf life.
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00:43:15,520 --> 00:43:18,160
Like oftentimes you think, oh
man, this life is so hard.
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00:43:18,360 --> 00:43:20,800
My mom had a saying, I can't
repeat, I'm from the stage.
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It's very difficult.
And then you die and then just
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all life is full of pain.
But pain does not have the
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00:43:26,480 --> 00:43:29,320
victory, Amen.
Pain is defeated by Jesus.
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00:43:29,320 --> 00:43:31,280
A matter of fact, Jesus could do
something very special with your
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00:43:31,280 --> 00:43:33,400
pain.
It says in Romans 828.
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It says we know that all things
God works for the good of those
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who love him and who have been
called according to his purpose.
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00:43:42,480 --> 00:43:45,960
What that means is that God has
made pain as a short shelf life
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00:43:45,960 --> 00:43:49,600
so that you would transform you,
that he'd use it for a greater
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00:43:49,600 --> 00:43:53,480
good, that it would go out and
be weaponized for his glory.
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00:43:53,800 --> 00:43:56,040
And so pain is a momentary
affliction.
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00:43:56,560 --> 00:43:58,360
Pain isn't going to last
forever.
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00:43:58,600 --> 00:44:01,440
It's going to be it's going to
be a stronghold turned down by
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Jesus and Jesus going to redeem
our pain.
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00:44:04,240 --> 00:44:06,360
The other thing we OFT times you
think that pain is running
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rampant, it's unchecked that
we're helpless to pain, but pain
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00:44:10,280 --> 00:44:12,720
is actually not going to last
forever.
666
00:44:13,240 --> 00:44:15,560
Amen.
This is good news.
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Matter of fact, it's what Paul
says about our pain.
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Matter of fact, he goes on to
say what God does through a pain
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will last forever.
This is what it says in 2nd
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Corinthians 4.
It says for our what's it say
671
00:44:26,440 --> 00:44:28,960
for our light?
He's almost saying it's like
672
00:44:28,960 --> 00:44:32,240
it's it's our it's our small,
maybe necessarily easy, but it's
673
00:44:32,280 --> 00:44:37,080
our it's our small and momentary
troubles like the this, the
674
00:44:37,080 --> 00:44:40,440
fleeting of this life are
achieving for us an eternal
675
00:44:40,440 --> 00:44:44,400
glory that far.
What outweighs them all?
676
00:44:44,800 --> 00:44:47,720
That the weight of our pain is
actually smaller than the weight
677
00:44:47,720 --> 00:44:51,280
of the product it produces.
That there is something greater
678
00:44:51,280 --> 00:44:55,440
coming from our pain like that
pain is shaping us and it's
679
00:44:55,480 --> 00:44:59,040
moving us and it's moving things
in us to create something of
680
00:44:59,040 --> 00:45:01,560
eternal value.
And so he says, so he fixed her
681
00:45:01,560 --> 00:45:03,800
eyes not on what's seen.
Don't fix your eyes on the pain.
682
00:45:04,000 --> 00:45:05,840
We fix your eyes on what's
unseen.
683
00:45:06,040 --> 00:45:09,000
Since what's seen is temporary,
the pain is temporary, but what
684
00:45:09,000 --> 00:45:12,320
is unseen is eternal.
And so we see through our pain.
685
00:45:12,320 --> 00:45:13,960
And we asked Jesus, what are you
going to teach me?
686
00:45:13,960 --> 00:45:16,360
What are you showing me?
That God is going to write one
687
00:45:16,360 --> 00:45:20,600
day a story where he redeems
every broken thing, every owl
688
00:45:20,600 --> 00:45:24,160
word, everything spoken against
you, you, everything done to
689
00:45:24,160 --> 00:45:27,720
you, all of the, the, the
trials, the tribulations, the
690
00:45:27,720 --> 00:45:31,120
heartbreak, the weakness, all
the suffering you walk through,
691
00:45:31,120 --> 00:45:33,920
God is going to turn it into
something good for himself.
692
00:45:34,560 --> 00:45:36,720
Amen.
We got to realize that's what
693
00:45:36,720 --> 00:45:38,280
pains going to have.
But Joseph said this.
694
00:45:38,640 --> 00:45:42,880
He saw a man meant for evil, God
used for good God.
695
00:45:42,880 --> 00:45:45,920
God took the worst thing and
turned into the grayest thing.
696
00:45:46,240 --> 00:45:49,200
Here's a New Testament standard
for pain and suffering, and it's
697
00:45:49,200 --> 00:45:52,480
that we're in Christ.
There is a great truth that we
698
00:45:52,480 --> 00:45:55,880
are baptized in the Christ, that
we are one with Christ, that
699
00:45:55,880 --> 00:45:58,840
we're positionally in him.
And what that really means is
700
00:45:58,840 --> 00:46:02,040
this is that anything that
happens to you had to go through
701
00:46:02,040 --> 00:46:07,640
him first in any, any
circumstance, any situation had
702
00:46:07,640 --> 00:46:10,120
to be authorized by the Father.
Amen.
703
00:46:11,080 --> 00:46:13,640
Amen.
Like you, you're surrounded by
704
00:46:13,640 --> 00:46:16,120
him.
His hand is strong, he's in
705
00:46:16,120 --> 00:46:19,440
charge of everything, his
sovereignty, his power that
706
00:46:19,440 --> 00:46:22,760
you're actually in Christ and so
everything belongs to him.
707
00:46:22,920 --> 00:46:25,400
Jesus said this way he was being
crucified his right force
708
00:46:25,400 --> 00:46:27,440
crucifixion.
He's in the trial and he's had a
709
00:46:27,440 --> 00:46:29,960
false trial on the all night and
he got sent to to the Romans,
710
00:46:29,960 --> 00:46:32,800
the pilot because they had the
ones authorized him being put to
711
00:46:32,800 --> 00:46:36,880
death and John 1910 it says this
do you refuse to speak to me.
712
00:46:36,880 --> 00:46:39,440
This is what Pilot said.
Do you refuse to speak to me?
713
00:46:39,880 --> 00:46:45,880
Don't you realize I have what I
have power either to free you or
714
00:46:45,880 --> 00:46:48,480
to crucify you.
Look what Jesus said to him.
715
00:46:48,920 --> 00:46:53,480
Jesus answered.
You have no power over me if
716
00:46:53,480 --> 00:46:57,520
we're not given to you.
From where?
717
00:46:58,560 --> 00:47:01,440
From above.
You have no power over me except
718
00:47:01,440 --> 00:47:06,160
the one that my Father has given
you, like the world does not
719
00:47:06,160 --> 00:47:09,920
have power over you, Amen.
You're not downhill, You're not
720
00:47:09,920 --> 00:47:14,680
subject to the world, you're not
a victim of life, Amen.
721
00:47:15,360 --> 00:47:17,560
Like you are in God's hand,
you're in his power.
722
00:47:17,560 --> 00:47:19,880
And what this means, we have the
same confidence that what
723
00:47:19,880 --> 00:47:23,200
happens to us actually came
through God himself.
724
00:47:23,800 --> 00:47:25,880
And maybe give you some reasons
of what maybe God trying to
725
00:47:25,880 --> 00:47:28,280
teach you through, through the
pain, through the suffering,
726
00:47:28,480 --> 00:47:30,960
through that hardship, through
those hard nights as long
727
00:47:30,960 --> 00:47:32,520
seasons.
Here's some reason.
728
00:47:32,520 --> 00:47:35,000
I'll list quite a few of them.
Maybe God's trying to give you
729
00:47:35,000 --> 00:47:38,720
clarity for what matters most.
You know, if we often don't
730
00:47:38,720 --> 00:47:42,640
change as adults until we have
to, right?
731
00:47:43,480 --> 00:47:45,800
We, we, we don't like, we, we
like to be very comfortable.
732
00:47:46,120 --> 00:47:48,320
But maybe God has give you some
pain to give you some clarity.
733
00:47:48,600 --> 00:47:51,080
Maybe he wants you to, to think
about your life deep enough to
734
00:47:51,080 --> 00:47:53,880
say this is what matters most.
I've been living for the
735
00:47:53,880 --> 00:47:56,040
weekend.
I've been living for myself.
736
00:47:56,040 --> 00:47:57,840
I've been living for everything
else, but I'm not living for
737
00:47:57,880 --> 00:47:59,720
Jesus.
And so God gives you some pain
738
00:48:00,040 --> 00:48:01,800
to get your eyes focused back on
him.
739
00:48:02,520 --> 00:48:05,120
Maybe he's trying to give you
some awareness of his presence
740
00:48:05,600 --> 00:48:08,440
and we can often go through life
and we don't pray, but we don't
741
00:48:08,440 --> 00:48:10,920
thank God.
We were not aware that he's next
742
00:48:10,920 --> 00:48:12,240
to us.
We were trying to build our own
743
00:48:12,240 --> 00:48:14,960
Kingdom, our own sand castles,
right?
744
00:48:15,280 --> 00:48:18,120
We we try to build our own
direction, our own way and have
745
00:48:18,120 --> 00:48:20,120
her have it comfortable as
possible.
746
00:48:20,440 --> 00:48:23,440
And God maybe just trying to
remind us that you need me.
747
00:48:24,040 --> 00:48:26,680
Amen.
That you do walk with me that
748
00:48:26,680 --> 00:48:30,120
that near that the shepherd in
Psalm 23, he actually brings in
749
00:48:30,120 --> 00:48:31,600
the right path.
That right path immediately
750
00:48:31,600 --> 00:48:33,480
brings me into the valley of
darkness.
751
00:48:34,080 --> 00:48:36,480
Like oftentimes we have to get
the space in our life where all
752
00:48:36,480 --> 00:48:38,280
we need is a Lord and all we
have is the Lord.
753
00:48:38,280 --> 00:48:40,680
We got to trust Him.
Maybe God's preparing you.
754
00:48:41,240 --> 00:48:42,800
Maybe He's preparing you for the
next season.
755
00:48:43,200 --> 00:48:45,240
Do you think the honestly, the
next season is going to be
756
00:48:45,240 --> 00:48:47,920
easier than last season was?
Was that ever?
757
00:48:48,320 --> 00:48:49,920
I don't know.
I've yet to find one.
758
00:48:50,600 --> 00:48:52,080
I'm still looking for that easy
season.
759
00:48:52,080 --> 00:48:55,600
Come up somebody, right?
I feel like every season is just
760
00:48:55,600 --> 00:48:59,240
another level and it's just
uphill and we want to run to
761
00:48:59,240 --> 00:49:02,560
comfort, but but Jesus is always
preparing us for the next
762
00:49:02,560 --> 00:49:04,600
season.
We had seasons of hardship with
763
00:49:04,600 --> 00:49:06,520
foster kids.
We had seasons of hardship of
764
00:49:06,520 --> 00:49:08,680
loss.
We've had seasons of stripping
765
00:49:08,680 --> 00:49:11,400
away where I had so many enemies
around me.
766
00:49:11,760 --> 00:49:15,000
And through all those things, I
just chased the Lord and trust
767
00:49:15,000 --> 00:49:16,760
him through it.
And now that we planted a
768
00:49:16,760 --> 00:49:21,600
church, which has been super
easy, right?
769
00:49:23,480 --> 00:49:27,120
No difficulties, no problems, no
one's ever left or said anything
770
00:49:27,120 --> 00:49:28,760
critical.
It's been great the whole time,
771
00:49:28,760 --> 00:49:30,240
right?
No one had opinions.
772
00:49:30,240 --> 00:49:32,640
It was perfect.
It was every guy along perfectly
773
00:49:32,640 --> 00:49:35,360
well, right?
I mean, he's preparing you for
774
00:49:35,360 --> 00:49:37,920
the next season.
So often times we walk through
775
00:49:38,400 --> 00:49:40,840
the the problems and the pain
and we think we're underneath
776
00:49:40,840 --> 00:49:43,200
it, but we're actually above it.
And so we have to start asking
777
00:49:43,200 --> 00:49:44,920
the question, Lord, what are you
teaching me?
778
00:49:45,400 --> 00:49:46,880
What what are you preparing me
for?
779
00:49:46,960 --> 00:49:49,200
What I should be more aware of?
What clarity do I need?
780
00:49:49,240 --> 00:49:51,960
What do I need?
For some of us, God's using our
781
00:49:51,960 --> 00:49:55,560
pain, our suffering, so we can
realize the deep seated idols in
782
00:49:55,560 --> 00:49:57,720
our life.
Then we can just realize that
783
00:49:57,720 --> 00:49:59,520
this is just a lot about Sean
right now.
784
00:49:59,920 --> 00:50:01,920
Like you need, you need that
kind of validation.
785
00:50:02,200 --> 00:50:04,120
I'm going to show you what's
looked like not to have it.
786
00:50:04,440 --> 00:50:05,760
You need to have your name in
light.
787
00:50:05,760 --> 00:50:08,360
You need to be a force.
You need to make something of
788
00:50:08,360 --> 00:50:10,600
yourself.
No, you don't like you need to
789
00:50:10,600 --> 00:50:12,160
get really good at slipping into
obscurity.
790
00:50:12,160 --> 00:50:14,080
You're like John the Baptist,
like these other disciples.
791
00:50:14,080 --> 00:50:15,840
All you're just going to just
disappear, brother.
792
00:50:16,240 --> 00:50:18,360
Like it's not about Sean, it's
about Jesus.
793
00:50:18,360 --> 00:50:21,320
And sometimes we were just given
that kind of pain to remind us
794
00:50:21,480 --> 00:50:23,840
that we need Jesus.
We're going to walk with a limp
795
00:50:23,840 --> 00:50:26,240
in these seasons.
For a lot of us, we did increase
796
00:50:26,240 --> 00:50:28,880
our gratitude.
He didn't heal little James in
797
00:50:28,880 --> 00:50:30,640
the story.
And he said, well, you know what
798
00:50:30,640 --> 00:50:32,400
kind of stories?
If I were to heal you, there's a
799
00:50:32,400 --> 00:50:34,480
lot of people being healed.
And be real honest, it's really
800
00:50:34,480 --> 00:50:36,000
easy to worship Jesus on the
mountain top.
801
00:50:36,640 --> 00:50:38,640
It's easy to get there.
So thank you, Lord, these are so
802
00:50:38,640 --> 00:50:40,480
beautiful.
Like it's we want those
803
00:50:40,480 --> 00:50:43,520
experiences, but to truly
worship Jesus in the valley.
804
00:50:43,520 --> 00:50:47,160
It's a different type of worship
that that's true worship.
805
00:50:47,600 --> 00:50:49,840
That's how you know your heart's
really lined up with Jesus is
806
00:50:49,840 --> 00:50:52,400
when it's really hard and you
can just open it and say, God,
807
00:50:52,400 --> 00:50:54,160
you're a good, I trust you.
I have no idea what you're
808
00:50:54,160 --> 00:50:57,040
doing, but no, you're teaching
me something and you said this
809
00:50:57,040 --> 00:50:58,920
heart of a gratitude.
Maybe God wants some deeper
810
00:50:58,920 --> 00:51:01,360
worship from you so he doesn't
give you everything you want.
811
00:51:02,320 --> 00:51:05,760
Maybe maybe he's just stripping
away some of the secret sins of
812
00:51:05,760 --> 00:51:08,400
self as Tozer would say.
There's this deep rooted sins
813
00:51:08,400 --> 00:51:11,360
that only you really know about.
Maybe he's just a wake up call.
814
00:51:11,360 --> 00:51:14,360
The brevity of life, like you
talked about little to little
815
00:51:14,360 --> 00:51:15,600
James.
He said, hey, one day you're
816
00:51:15,600 --> 00:51:18,000
going to be healed and it's
coming quickly, but it's not
817
00:51:18,000 --> 00:51:20,920
going to happen now and life is
short and your story's going to
818
00:51:20,920 --> 00:51:21,960
be used.
Remember Paul?
819
00:51:21,960 --> 00:51:23,480
What?
Why did Paul the thorn split you
820
00:51:23,480 --> 00:51:26,640
guys?
Remember to stop him from being
821
00:51:26,640 --> 00:51:29,320
conceited.
Paul was going to be arrogant.
822
00:51:29,960 --> 00:51:32,040
He's looking at how great I am.
He was a Pharisee of Pharisees,
823
00:51:32,040 --> 00:51:34,120
a Hebrew Hebrews.
He he knew all the law.
824
00:51:34,120 --> 00:51:35,680
He's got memorized most little
Testament.
825
00:51:35,840 --> 00:51:37,920
He he, he could have just done
anything you want to do and just
826
00:51:38,040 --> 00:51:41,480
man, look at me and said no, no,
no, no, no, you can't do this
827
00:51:41,480 --> 00:51:43,240
without me.
Paul, I'm gonna remind you every
828
00:51:43,240 --> 00:51:45,760
single day.
Sometimes we seem to remind that
829
00:51:45,760 --> 00:51:47,560
the Lord is with us.
That's what the Paul had to
830
00:51:47,560 --> 00:51:49,440
have.
He could not do it on his own
831
00:51:49,440 --> 00:51:52,040
except with Jesus.
And the temptation is he
832
00:51:52,040 --> 00:51:54,640
probably would have.
And so CS Lewis, he said this.
833
00:51:54,840 --> 00:51:56,920
He says God whispers to us in
our pleasures.
834
00:51:57,360 --> 00:52:00,520
He speaks to us in our
conscience and he shouts to us
835
00:52:00,880 --> 00:52:03,760
in our pain.
He shouts in our pain.
836
00:52:04,200 --> 00:52:05,560
That's when the Lord has our
attention.
837
00:52:05,560 --> 00:52:08,240
Amen.
It's he's like wake up.
838
00:52:08,640 --> 00:52:13,000
And CS Lewis said it's a
megaphone to a lost and dying
839
00:52:13,000 --> 00:52:18,080
world to arouse them to God so
they will see Jesus.
840
00:52:18,520 --> 00:52:20,520
So pain's a problem.
Pain has a problem.
841
00:52:20,800 --> 00:52:23,920
Third thing is this is pain is
truly not your problem.
842
00:52:24,240 --> 00:52:26,680
This is very interesting.
First Corinthians chapter 6,
843
00:52:26,680 --> 00:52:28,480
verse 19.
Who says this?
844
00:52:28,720 --> 00:52:32,720
Do you not know that your bodies
are temples of the Holy Spirit
845
00:52:33,120 --> 00:52:35,480
who is in you, whom you've
received from God?
846
00:52:35,680 --> 00:52:37,960
You are not your own.
You are what?
847
00:52:39,320 --> 00:52:43,840
You're bought with a price.
Therefore honor God with your
848
00:52:43,840 --> 00:52:45,760
bodies.
So you're bought with a price.
849
00:52:45,760 --> 00:52:49,840
What was the price?
You were bought with Jesus.
850
00:52:50,640 --> 00:52:51,560
What about Jesus?
What?
851
00:52:51,560 --> 00:52:55,880
What about Jesus?
What was actually given for you?
852
00:52:57,360 --> 00:53:00,400
It wasn't a trite gift and
matter of fact, it wasn't a
853
00:53:00,400 --> 00:53:02,560
cheap gift.
I'm not a big fan of cheap
854
00:53:02,560 --> 00:53:05,800
grace.
Like it requires something of
855
00:53:05,800 --> 00:53:08,440
us.
Like the the price that Jesus
856
00:53:08,440 --> 00:53:12,480
paid was that he spilled every
ounce of his blood on that cross
857
00:53:12,480 --> 00:53:17,720
and it was the final permanent,
perfect sacrifice for our sin.
858
00:53:17,920 --> 00:53:21,600
Behold the Lamb of God who died
for our sins in the perfect Lamb
859
00:53:21,600 --> 00:53:23,640
of God.
Jesus, the Son of God was our
860
00:53:23,640 --> 00:53:26,120
sacrifice.
It was the highest cost.
861
00:53:26,120 --> 00:53:28,400
Amen.
There was no greater price to
862
00:53:28,400 --> 00:53:31,280
get every pay than the Son of
God, Jesus himself, Amen.
863
00:53:31,880 --> 00:53:34,080
And we're bought with the Son of
God.
864
00:53:34,440 --> 00:53:38,120
And so it's not cheap, Amen.
As we don't tread on it, we
865
00:53:38,120 --> 00:53:39,720
don't go, well, that was great.
Thank you, Jesus.
866
00:53:39,720 --> 00:53:42,520
I'm gonna go back to my life.
I got big plans.
867
00:53:42,680 --> 00:53:45,240
I got things I want to do.
I've got dreams and ambitions.
868
00:53:45,440 --> 00:53:46,640
What?
Jesus saying no, you ask,
869
00:53:46,640 --> 00:53:48,880
Something is required of you and
you're bought.
870
00:53:48,880 --> 00:53:52,160
To think you're actually bought
by Jesus, that means you're
871
00:53:52,160 --> 00:53:56,960
actually owned by Jesus, Amen.
That he owns your life.
872
00:53:57,040 --> 00:54:01,560
It's no longer yours, it's his
because you come under his name
873
00:54:01,720 --> 00:54:04,800
and that saves his name, that
casts out demons, His name that
874
00:54:04,800 --> 00:54:06,960
every niche about, it's all
about Jesus, Amen.
875
00:54:06,960 --> 00:54:08,400
But here's the thing about your
life.
876
00:54:08,520 --> 00:54:10,560
If your life's been bought by
Jesus, what else is bought by
877
00:54:10,600 --> 00:54:13,360
Jesus?
Your pain's been bought by
878
00:54:13,360 --> 00:54:16,920
Jesus, Amen.
We, we, we, we think that we're
879
00:54:17,000 --> 00:54:18,640
like often time possessed by our
pain.
880
00:54:19,000 --> 00:54:22,160
We're driven by our pain.
You know, I listen to guys that
881
00:54:22,160 --> 00:54:24,560
are kind of that motivation kind
of style and they go to people
882
00:54:24,560 --> 00:54:26,800
and say, Hey, I can help you.
I know your dream in 2 minutes
883
00:54:26,800 --> 00:54:28,560
or less.
And they always go back to this
884
00:54:28,560 --> 00:54:32,080
question, Hey, what's the moment
you're most hurt in life and
885
00:54:32,080 --> 00:54:34,760
your purpose is found in that
pain and that the world is kind
886
00:54:34,760 --> 00:54:36,760
of figured out that that God has
been shaping you through your
887
00:54:36,760 --> 00:54:39,360
pain for a purpose.
And so you listen to this, but
888
00:54:39,360 --> 00:54:40,920
it's like you, you're not under
your pain.
889
00:54:41,320 --> 00:54:42,600
You're not controlled by your
pain.
890
00:54:42,600 --> 00:54:44,320
We matter of fact, we don't even
possess our pain.
891
00:54:44,320 --> 00:54:46,720
We don't just step above it.
We don't even own our pain.
892
00:54:46,720 --> 00:54:48,640
Jesus owns our pain.
Amen.
893
00:54:49,280 --> 00:54:51,880
Oftentimes we're trying to get
even, like we're underneath it
894
00:54:51,880 --> 00:54:54,360
and we're victim, we're above it
and we're bitter and jaded,
895
00:54:54,680 --> 00:54:56,200
right?
And we're unforgiving.
896
00:54:56,480 --> 00:54:58,160
Or we give it to Jesus and he
owns it.
897
00:54:58,160 --> 00:55:00,200
Amen.
It's nice to have Jesus as a
898
00:55:00,200 --> 00:55:02,320
landlord.
Amen.
899
00:55:02,800 --> 00:55:04,720
You know, if you have a bad
landlord, it's terrible, right?
900
00:55:05,040 --> 00:55:05,920
We've got Jesus.
Landlord.
901
00:55:05,920 --> 00:55:07,840
Just nice.
Hey, Jesus, the sewer backed up.
902
00:55:08,640 --> 00:55:10,960
Hey, Jesus, the roof is leaking.
Amen.
903
00:55:10,960 --> 00:55:14,160
Hey, Jesus, this lawn, it is
falling apart.
904
00:55:14,240 --> 00:55:17,160
Hey, there's termites.
Jesus, the sink is called Jesus.
905
00:55:17,160 --> 00:55:18,760
Do you think Jesus can take care
of it?
906
00:55:19,920 --> 00:55:21,800
Amen.
Like, do you think Jesus know
907
00:55:21,800 --> 00:55:24,120
he's doing with the house?
Do you think Jesus knows how to
908
00:55:24,120 --> 00:55:26,160
run a home?
Do you think Jesus know how to
909
00:55:26,160 --> 00:55:27,760
run your body?
You think Jesus knows what it's
910
00:55:27,760 --> 00:55:30,240
like to walk in your shoes?
He knows all these pieces, Amen?
911
00:55:30,680 --> 00:55:34,400
And so we just trust him that we
this pain is not ours.
912
00:55:34,400 --> 00:55:37,360
It's one of the benefits of
being a Christian, being in
913
00:55:37,360 --> 00:55:39,560
Christ.
And So what is the miracle you
914
00:55:39,560 --> 00:55:42,120
never saw coming?
What's the miracle that little
915
00:55:42,120 --> 00:55:45,600
James never saw coming?
Like He wanted to be healed,
916
00:55:46,320 --> 00:55:49,080
that He wasn't healed, but
there's still a miracle, and the
917
00:55:49,080 --> 00:55:50,960
miracle was something that
happened inside of him.
918
00:55:51,360 --> 00:55:53,360
It wasn't the mountain that God
moved out there.
919
00:55:53,360 --> 00:55:56,240
He didn't move the
circumstances, but He changed
920
00:55:56,240 --> 00:55:59,520
the posture of his heart.
Amen.
921
00:56:00,160 --> 00:56:04,240
There's a mountain inside of us
that God is trying to move.
922
00:56:04,640 --> 00:56:06,480
There's a mountain that God
wants to grow a faith.
923
00:56:06,840 --> 00:56:10,680
There's a mountain of our will.
Like I got, I just have to have
924
00:56:10,680 --> 00:56:13,680
it my way like we got.
We like God's sovereignties and
925
00:56:13,680 --> 00:56:16,440
control, but we don't like Him
being the architect, right?
926
00:56:16,960 --> 00:56:18,640
Like I would have built it this
way, Lord.
927
00:56:18,640 --> 00:56:21,360
Like I want my plan still.
I want my direction still.
928
00:56:21,560 --> 00:56:23,920
But maybe God just stripping you
away or it's like, Lord, I don't
929
00:56:23,920 --> 00:56:26,520
know what you're up to and I
wish I did, but I still trust
930
00:56:26,520 --> 00:56:29,760
you and there's gonna days come.
You will be healed.
931
00:56:30,080 --> 00:56:31,840
Now think about the devil.
The devil's a lot of strongholds
932
00:56:31,840 --> 00:56:33,680
in this area.
There's a lot of people that
933
00:56:33,800 --> 00:56:37,200
that deconstruct their faith
because they're disillusioned in
934
00:56:37,200 --> 00:56:40,320
what God's trying to do.
The disillusion that pain should
935
00:56:40,320 --> 00:56:42,680
not be a part of the equation of
Christianity, that somehow
936
00:56:42,680 --> 00:56:45,840
because you know God, that
you'll be, you won't have a
937
00:56:45,840 --> 00:56:48,960
painful life, your life won't
suffer at all.
938
00:56:49,080 --> 00:56:51,160
That it will always be a
mountaintop and you prayed a
939
00:56:51,160 --> 00:56:54,320
prayer of perfection and
holiness and everything that's
940
00:56:54,320 --> 00:56:56,560
going to work out great and you
always be happy all the time.
941
00:56:56,760 --> 00:56:58,680
And that type of Christianity
does not exist.
942
00:56:58,920 --> 00:57:00,480
That's not biblical
Christianity, Amen.
943
00:57:01,000 --> 00:57:04,040
And Jesus is actually teaching
us so much different in this
944
00:57:04,040 --> 00:57:06,080
text.
Is that simply this?
945
00:57:06,280 --> 00:57:07,400
And it it maybe is not even
simple.
946
00:57:07,400 --> 00:57:09,520
This is actually very loaded,
very deep plot.
947
00:57:09,520 --> 00:57:14,200
But what what if God chose not
to do things in his sovereignty
948
00:57:14,520 --> 00:57:17,320
because he wanted to do it about
sovereignty is in his control.
949
00:57:17,640 --> 00:57:20,120
So maybe God decided not to do
things in his sovereignty
950
00:57:20,400 --> 00:57:25,200
because he wanted to redeem it
alongside of us in Christ, in
951
00:57:25,200 --> 00:57:28,800
our humanity.
Maybe he didn't like prevent it
952
00:57:28,800 --> 00:57:30,880
from happening because we're
like, oh, God's not good or
953
00:57:31,000 --> 00:57:33,240
God's not all powerful.
You can't be trusted.
954
00:57:33,360 --> 00:57:36,000
But maybe God allows it to
happen our lives as Christians
955
00:57:36,200 --> 00:57:40,400
because he wants to overcome it
alongside us and still get
956
00:57:40,400 --> 00:57:42,880
worship even though we're still
walking in pain.
957
00:57:43,000 --> 00:57:46,360
So we connect with the rest of
the world and he redeems it and
958
00:57:46,360 --> 00:57:49,280
his time along us.
Amen.
959
00:57:50,160 --> 00:57:53,160
OK that was like 15 levels deep.
Like some of y'all like I don't
960
00:57:53,160 --> 00:57:54,120
know what this dude's talking
about.
961
00:57:54,720 --> 00:57:58,040
Re watch it and here's just
something to say about why does
962
00:57:58,040 --> 00:57:59,840
God allow us to happen.
I don't have all the puzzle
963
00:57:59,840 --> 00:58:02,800
pieces but I do trust God with
everyone he puts down.
964
00:58:03,160 --> 00:58:06,000
I've walked to Jesus long to
know that he is a way better
965
00:58:06,000 --> 00:58:09,240
person to paint the picture of
my life and I don't know why the
966
00:58:09,240 --> 00:58:11,800
pieces are cut the way they are
and why this happens.
967
00:58:11,800 --> 00:58:15,320
I don't see bass eternity but
there will be a day I will have
968
00:58:15,360 --> 00:58:17,280
every answer to all my
questions.
969
00:58:17,880 --> 00:58:20,760
Amen.
I will know, like that's why
970
00:58:20,760 --> 00:58:24,600
Lord, like I suffered for that
because somebody saw that
971
00:58:24,840 --> 00:58:26,680
somebody need that.
I needed that.
972
00:58:26,840 --> 00:58:29,440
If I would have had a life of
comfort, I never would have gone
973
00:58:29,440 --> 00:58:31,760
to church.
I never would read the Bible.
974
00:58:31,880 --> 00:58:34,240
I would never do stuff because I
had everything I wanted.
975
00:58:34,240 --> 00:58:37,560
Amen.
I wouldn't need Jesus, but God
976
00:58:37,560 --> 00:58:39,720
takes some things.
He strips some things and he
977
00:58:39,720 --> 00:58:42,280
wants us to walk with him in
those seasons.
978
00:58:42,480 --> 00:58:44,120
Think about Paul praying three
times.
979
00:58:44,680 --> 00:58:47,080
I mean, just Lord, take it, take
it, take it, take it.
980
00:58:47,600 --> 00:58:50,960
The Lord says, no, no, no, my
grace is sufficient.
981
00:58:51,520 --> 00:58:53,240
Is God's grace sufficient for
you today?
982
00:58:53,880 --> 00:58:57,080
Like is he good enough for you
in those hard seasons like
983
00:58:57,080 --> 00:58:58,440
little James?
You can say, you know, Lord,
984
00:58:58,520 --> 00:59:00,120
there is a day coming where I
will be healed.
985
00:59:00,120 --> 00:59:03,440
It's not today, but Lord, I
trust you like I'm going to use
986
00:59:03,440 --> 00:59:07,160
my life to just share the gospel
even through my pain.
987
00:59:07,480 --> 00:59:09,800
The thing about this, your
strength doesn't come from you.
988
00:59:10,200 --> 00:59:15,000
The strength comes from God in
you that his, his, his power is
989
00:59:15,000 --> 00:59:18,080
made perfect in our weakness.
It's not your power.
990
00:59:18,480 --> 00:59:21,600
And so when you're walking along
with Jesus and you're like,
991
00:59:21,600 --> 00:59:22,800
well, I'm not enough.
Well, you're right.
992
00:59:22,880 --> 00:59:25,400
That's, that's half the, that's,
that's the lie part of it,
993
00:59:25,720 --> 00:59:27,400
right?
But the truth of it is you're
994
00:59:27,400 --> 00:59:29,760
not enough.
But he is Amen.
995
00:59:30,320 --> 00:59:32,440
And when something hard happens
in your life, it, it really
996
00:59:32,440 --> 00:59:35,320
breaks the heart when people run
from God because you're actually
997
00:59:35,320 --> 00:59:37,400
running exactly the play that
Satan just set up for you.
998
00:59:38,240 --> 00:59:40,560
You're running the exact
direction that Satan wants you
999
00:59:40,560 --> 00:59:42,560
to go.
We're supposed to run to God,
1000
00:59:42,560 --> 00:59:45,680
and God will heal you and God
will show you over time that he
1001
00:59:45,680 --> 00:59:47,640
can be trusted.
This is why James, one of the
1002
00:59:47,640 --> 00:59:50,520
most persecuted churches in the
New Testament, James will be
1003
00:59:50,520 --> 00:59:54,040
beheaded in his life.
But he said this, he wrote this.
1004
00:59:54,040 --> 00:59:55,680
And James 1-2 said consider it
pure.
1005
00:59:55,680 --> 00:59:58,280
What?
Yeah, consider it pure joy.
1006
00:59:58,600 --> 01:00:00,120
Actually, Scott quote this
earlier is pretty good.
1007
01:00:00,440 --> 01:00:03,000
Consider it pure joy.
Pure joy.
1008
01:00:03,640 --> 01:00:05,240
Pure joy.
I don't know.
1009
01:00:05,240 --> 01:00:07,080
I don't know a lot of people
that get a lot of joy out of
1010
01:00:07,080 --> 01:00:09,400
this, what he's about to say,
but he said, consider it pure
1011
01:00:09,400 --> 01:00:10,920
joy.
My brothers and sisters,
1012
01:00:11,120 --> 01:00:16,920
whenever you face trials of many
kinds, multi colored trials, any
1013
01:00:16,920 --> 01:00:19,920
variation of trials, because you
know that the testing, that's
1014
01:00:19,920 --> 01:00:23,720
what it is, the testing of your
faith produces what
1015
01:00:25,000 --> 01:00:26,280
perseverance.
You're going to need that in the
1016
01:00:26,280 --> 01:00:28,000
race.
You're going to need that.
1017
01:00:28,320 --> 01:00:30,960
I got a lot of guys that like to
start out and they Sprint and
1018
01:00:31,320 --> 01:00:34,280
don't have any perseverance.
And then something happens and
1019
01:00:34,280 --> 01:00:36,520
they drop off and they stop
coming.
1020
01:00:36,920 --> 01:00:39,240
They stop falling, Lord, they
stop reading the Bible, they
1021
01:00:39,240 --> 01:00:42,120
walk away from their family.
They were started strong, but
1022
01:00:42,120 --> 01:00:44,040
they don't finish.
And one of the things that I've
1023
01:00:44,040 --> 01:00:47,480
just focused on my life through
trials and hard things is Lord,
1024
01:00:47,480 --> 01:00:48,920
I want to finish the race
strong.
1025
01:00:49,560 --> 01:00:52,040
There's a lot of guys who make
it 10 years, three years, two
1026
01:00:52,040 --> 01:00:54,400
years, 15 years, 20 years, 40
years.
1027
01:00:54,560 --> 01:00:56,320
Lord, I want to finish all my
years strong.
1028
01:00:57,040 --> 01:00:59,480
Amen.
And that requires perseverance,
1029
01:00:59,960 --> 01:01:02,480
the perseverance to walk with
God through trial.
1030
01:01:02,880 --> 01:01:06,000
So let perseverance finish its
work so that may so you may be
1031
01:01:06,000 --> 01:01:10,080
what?
Mature and complete, lacking
1032
01:01:10,280 --> 01:01:13,200
nothing there.
There are things that God wants
1033
01:01:13,200 --> 01:01:16,040
to do in your life that you
don't have the faith to ask for
1034
01:01:16,040 --> 01:01:18,560
right now.
There are things that got, there
1035
01:01:18,560 --> 01:01:21,000
are places that God wants to
take you that you don't have the
1036
01:01:21,000 --> 01:01:25,000
faith to ask Jesus to do.
But God is putting pain and
1037
01:01:25,000 --> 01:01:29,080
pressure and allowing burdens in
this testing to pull that out of
1038
01:01:29,080 --> 01:01:33,440
you to grow your faith, Amen.
To be mature in Christ.
1039
01:01:33,720 --> 01:01:35,720
Some of the greatest things
happen in your life under
1040
01:01:35,720 --> 01:01:37,840
pressure.
Some of the greatest things
1041
01:01:38,240 --> 01:01:40,440
unanswered prayers.
There's some great things that
1042
01:01:40,440 --> 01:01:42,320
happen when the Lord doesn't
show up the way you want them
1043
01:01:42,320 --> 01:01:43,640
to.
That's where the Lord's going to
1044
01:01:43,640 --> 01:01:44,640
do some great work.
Amen.
1045
01:01:44,640 --> 01:01:46,720
You know what Diamond takes
pressure to make.
1046
01:01:48,000 --> 01:01:50,080
It takes immense amount of
pressure to make a diamond.
1047
01:01:50,400 --> 01:01:52,920
You know, to get gold to purify
it takes a Crucible.
1048
01:01:53,680 --> 01:01:56,200
This is all biblical principles
here.
1049
01:01:56,560 --> 01:01:58,400
You have to walk through the
trials in the fire.
1050
01:01:58,560 --> 01:02:01,000
And God strips away those
impurities like refining of
1051
01:02:01,000 --> 01:02:03,520
silver and gold.
And Spurgeon said this, Charles
1052
01:02:03,520 --> 01:02:05,840
Spurgeon said this.
If God does not pay you in
1053
01:02:05,840 --> 01:02:09,680
silver, he'll pay you in gold.
If he does not pay you in gold,
1054
01:02:10,240 --> 01:02:13,560
he'll pay you with diamonds.
I don't think for one second
1055
01:02:13,560 --> 01:02:16,920
that God has not taken away your
pain and your burden and your
1056
01:02:16,920 --> 01:02:20,160
hardship, that He's not
exchanging it for something far
1057
01:02:20,160 --> 01:02:23,760
greater, Amen.
There's something greater that
1058
01:02:23,760 --> 01:02:26,800
God has given you than that
pain, something that lasts for
1059
01:02:26,800 --> 01:02:30,200
eternity, something that is from
Him, something that's of great
1060
01:02:30,200 --> 01:02:32,800
value in your life.
And there will be a day, make no
1061
01:02:32,800 --> 01:02:35,120
mistake about it, where God
wipes away every tear, Amen.
1062
01:02:35,720 --> 01:02:38,080
There's no more suffering.
There's no more burdens.
1063
01:02:38,160 --> 01:02:39,760
Wherever you're wrong is made
right.
1064
01:02:40,080 --> 01:02:43,760
Wherever where there's no sin,
we're finally makes sense.
1065
01:02:43,760 --> 01:02:46,640
Why God did not answer those
prayers, why God left you in
1066
01:02:46,640 --> 01:02:50,320
some affliction and some pain,
why that thing happened and all
1067
01:02:50,320 --> 01:02:52,000
this all that's going to make
sense one day.
1068
01:02:52,360 --> 01:02:53,800
But there's that space in the
middle, Amen.
1069
01:02:54,600 --> 01:02:58,400
The silent Saturday, like the
promise, the space between the
1070
01:02:58,400 --> 01:03:01,400
promise and the promise
fulfilled, the space between an
1071
01:03:01,400 --> 01:03:04,760
announcement and inauguration,
like that's the space we live
1072
01:03:04,760 --> 01:03:07,160
in.
And so the question is, are you
1073
01:03:07,160 --> 01:03:11,520
at peace with this season?
Are you at peace being between
1074
01:03:11,520 --> 01:03:13,840
the promise and the promise
fulfilled?
1075
01:03:14,240 --> 01:03:16,440
Is there an area of your life
you say, God, I need to trust
1076
01:03:16,440 --> 01:03:18,120
you with?
Like I don't have all the
1077
01:03:18,120 --> 01:03:20,520
answers and know what?
I don't need all the answers
1078
01:03:20,520 --> 01:03:22,360
because I know I'm under the one
who does.
1079
01:03:23,000 --> 01:03:24,320
There's so many people that
walk.
1080
01:03:24,440 --> 01:03:26,160
Every great Christian walks the
limp.
1081
01:03:26,640 --> 01:03:29,760
There's not a mature person in
Christ that doesn't walk with a
1082
01:03:29,760 --> 01:03:32,840
thorn in the flesh, doesn't walk
with some kind of burden, some
1083
01:03:32,840 --> 01:03:35,200
kind of pain.
And you say, Lord, are you good?
1084
01:03:35,400 --> 01:03:36,520
Yes, he's good.
Amen.
1085
01:03:37,200 --> 01:03:39,160
He can't be trusted.
I follow him.
1086
01:03:39,520 --> 01:03:42,320
There's gets the point.
You say God, your grace is
1087
01:03:42,320 --> 01:03:45,920
sufficient for me.
It's good enough for me Lord,
1088
01:03:46,360 --> 01:03:47,720
it's good enough for me.
I trust you.
1089
01:03:47,720 --> 01:03:50,480
I don't need to know the whole
picture Lord, I I I I don't need
1090
01:03:50,480 --> 01:03:52,440
to be selfish.
It's less than me.
1091
01:03:52,640 --> 01:03:58,040
It's more of you and in my
weakness I made strong because
1092
01:03:58,040 --> 01:03:59,760
of Christ.
Amen.
1093
01:04:00,360 --> 01:04:02,400
Remember we told little James
the very last part of the scene.
1094
01:04:02,400 --> 01:04:05,800
I loved it.
He said, remember, you will be
1095
01:04:05,800 --> 01:04:09,360
healed, it's only a matter of
time.
1096
01:04:10,440 --> 01:04:12,760
Amen.
Sometimes healing doesn't happen
1097
01:04:12,760 --> 01:04:15,520
on this side of eternity.
Sometimes we don't get it our
1098
01:04:15,520 --> 01:04:17,360
way.
Are we OK with that?
1099
01:04:18,160 --> 01:04:21,000
Can we persevere that?
And then you know what, that
1100
01:04:21,000 --> 01:04:23,640
kind of worship is greater than
any other type of worship
1101
01:04:24,280 --> 01:04:26,640
because that's true worship.
Lord, you're enough.
1102
01:04:27,360 --> 01:04:30,360
So Father, come before you.
God, we thank you so much for
1103
01:04:30,720 --> 01:04:33,440
just showing yourself to us.
God that you're faithful.
1104
01:04:34,080 --> 01:04:37,000
God, for some people today you
were shouting to them, you're
1105
01:04:37,000 --> 01:04:40,640
shouting in their pain, you're
waving them down, you're
1106
01:04:40,640 --> 01:04:43,400
flagging them down, that the
bridge is out, that there's a
1107
01:04:43,400 --> 01:04:47,600
better way that this in of
themselves, that the road is
1108
01:04:47,600 --> 01:04:49,640
hard and you're pulling them to
a better way.
1109
01:04:49,640 --> 01:04:52,680
God, today I want to pray for
those that Jesus followers that
1110
01:04:52,680 --> 01:04:56,120
say that God is speaking to me,
that there's some work that be
1111
01:04:56,120 --> 01:04:59,280
done in my soul, that I'm
trusting God, that he's moving a
1112
01:04:59,280 --> 01:05:03,040
mountain inside of me, that I
want to worship in my affliction
1113
01:05:03,600 --> 01:05:06,160
because I'm trusting God to
redeem what is broken, that He'd
1114
01:05:06,160 --> 01:05:09,600
make something beautiful from
the ashes of my life.
1115
01:05:10,480 --> 01:05:13,120
Today I just recognize I need to
trust him in these areas.
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01:05:13,120 --> 01:05:16,200
He's speaking to me.
He's not, He's had not removed
1117
01:05:16,200 --> 01:05:17,120
this.
I don't know why, but I'm
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01:05:17,120 --> 01:05:20,520
trusting him today and that's
you.
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01:05:20,520 --> 01:05:22,840
As Jesus followers, we just lift
your hand high in this place and
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01:05:22,840 --> 01:05:25,240
say, yes, that's me.
Jesus, there's a mound being
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01:05:25,240 --> 01:05:27,080
moved in my life.
It's just in me.
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01:05:27,080 --> 01:05:29,080
God, I'm being changed, I'm
being shaped.
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01:05:29,080 --> 01:05:33,600
It's not my circumstances that
you just put your in high Lord
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01:05:33,600 --> 01:05:35,760
and say, Lord, I need you more
than ever.
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01:05:35,760 --> 01:05:37,680
Lord, I need you.
I know you're near to me and
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01:05:37,680 --> 01:05:39,920
you're teaching me.
You're living things inside of
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01:05:39,920 --> 01:05:42,600
me that I don't want to go to,
but you have pushed me into.
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01:05:42,880 --> 01:05:45,120
There's some work to be done.
I don't have the faith to ask
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01:05:45,120 --> 01:05:46,520
for, but God, you're calling me
up.
1130
01:05:47,320 --> 01:05:49,120
So God, you see the hands, you
know the hearts.
1131
01:05:49,520 --> 01:05:52,640
God strengthen us.
God, you'd never give us more
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01:05:52,640 --> 01:05:56,000
than we can handle God, because
you're with us are in our
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01:05:56,000 --> 01:05:57,760
humanness.
We're broken, God, but in you we
1134
01:05:57,760 --> 01:05:59,800
can handle all.
And so God show us that our
1135
01:05:59,800 --> 01:06:04,240
flesh is weak, but you are
strong that your power in US is
1136
01:06:04,240 --> 01:06:07,760
made perfect in our weakness.
Help us not think too much of
1137
01:06:07,760 --> 01:06:12,080
ourselves to boast in ourselves
to dream of ourselves without
1138
01:06:12,080 --> 01:06:13,520
you.
Lord, help us to go in those
1139
01:06:13,520 --> 01:06:18,320
spaces that may be locked off
and broken and sealed is we're
1140
01:06:18,320 --> 01:06:22,480
hard hearted.
God help us to remove a foothold
1141
01:06:22,480 --> 01:06:25,920
that may be Satan is done in
some of our lives and surrender
1142
01:06:25,920 --> 01:06:27,880
to you.
God that we give our pain to
1143
01:06:27,880 --> 01:06:29,920
you.
We trust it doesn't belong to
1144
01:06:29,920 --> 01:06:32,040
us.
It belongs to you, Lord that
1145
01:06:32,040 --> 01:06:36,520
you're using it to shape us, to
guide us, to teach us, to humble
1146
01:06:36,520 --> 01:06:41,920
us, to remind us of how good you
are that we can trust you in a
1147
01:06:41,920 --> 01:06:46,080
watching world can relate to a
broken group of people that have
1148
01:06:46,080 --> 01:06:50,080
the power of Christ in
redemption through brokenness
1149
01:06:50,280 --> 01:06:53,840
more than perfect people have no
pain God.
1150
01:06:53,840 --> 01:06:56,280
You use our pain, God.
We don't wish away our
1151
01:06:56,280 --> 01:06:58,960
affliction, God, we just trust
it to you.
1152
01:06:59,760 --> 01:07:01,560
I'll pray for a group of people
in the house that say, you know
1153
01:07:01,560 --> 01:07:03,640
what?
It's making really good sense
1154
01:07:03,640 --> 01:07:06,960
today because I've not followed
Jesus, because I've walked
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01:07:06,960 --> 01:07:08,120
through some really hard
seasons.
1156
01:07:08,400 --> 01:07:11,320
I've seen a lot of brokenness,
I've seen a lot of hurt, and
1157
01:07:11,320 --> 01:07:13,560
I've done anything but trust God
because of what I've seen.
1158
01:07:13,560 --> 01:07:16,960
But today's making sense what
God is actually trying to do
1159
01:07:16,960 --> 01:07:19,760
through pain and suffering.
Today, for the very first time,
1160
01:07:19,760 --> 01:07:24,400
I recognize that Jesus loves me
even though my life is painful
1161
01:07:24,520 --> 01:07:26,120
and they're suffering and
there's hurt.
1162
01:07:26,280 --> 01:07:30,160
I recognize I'm bought with the
price of Jesus and He wants to
1163
01:07:30,160 --> 01:07:33,160
show off some miracles and some
work in US.
1164
01:07:33,160 --> 01:07:36,840
And even if it doesn't happen to
me, I can give to somebody else
1165
01:07:36,920 --> 01:07:39,440
and be a voice piece of God's
faithfulness.
1166
01:07:39,880 --> 01:07:42,680
And so today, if you need Jesus,
the Bible says that Jesus came
1167
01:07:42,680 --> 01:07:45,800
2000 years ago.
He was the perfect Lamb of God.
1168
01:07:46,040 --> 01:07:50,720
He was the final sacrifice for
us, like the permanent perfect
1169
01:07:50,720 --> 01:07:52,920
Lamb of God.
And he took where his sins as
1170
01:07:52,920 --> 01:07:54,400
far as the east is from the
West.
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01:07:54,400 --> 01:07:55,600
They'd never run into each
other.
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01:07:56,320 --> 01:07:58,080
And he, he doesn't count our
sins against us.
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01:07:58,200 --> 01:08:01,360
For those who believe that Jesus
died on the cross for our sins.
1174
01:08:01,720 --> 01:08:03,800
And so they may be the very
first time you put your faith in
1175
01:08:03,800 --> 01:08:06,040
Jesus that you don't want to
walk through this pain and
1176
01:08:06,040 --> 01:08:07,960
suffering.
These burns are afflictions of
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01:08:07,960 --> 01:08:10,640
life on your own.
You need the power of God to be
1178
01:08:10,640 --> 01:08:13,400
perfect in your weakness, and
you're calling on God and your
1179
01:08:13,400 --> 01:08:17,120
brokenness at your low point in
your weakness and your mess,
1180
01:08:17,279 --> 01:08:19,040
you're not promising God to
clean your life up.
1181
01:08:19,040 --> 01:08:21,760
You're promising to God that He
will forgive you and make you
1182
01:08:21,760 --> 01:08:23,520
whole.
It's not a prayer of perfection.
1183
01:08:23,520 --> 01:08:26,080
It's a prayer of confession and
you're just confessing your life
1184
01:08:26,080 --> 01:08:29,319
that Jesus, that you need him
now more than ever, and you want
1185
01:08:29,319 --> 01:08:32,399
his forgiveness and his grace to
come into your life.
1186
01:08:32,960 --> 01:08:35,479
And so if you need Jesus today,
thou said he'll forgive you all
1187
01:08:35,479 --> 01:08:38,479
your sins, He'll make you right
with him, He'll take away all
1188
01:08:38,479 --> 01:08:40,760
your wrongs, has changed for all
his rights, and he'll be in a
1189
01:08:40,760 --> 01:08:42,920
relationship with him you found
in Christ today.
1190
01:08:43,840 --> 01:08:45,800
And so to the day is a day of
salvation.
1191
01:08:45,800 --> 01:08:49,240
God has asked you to step
towards him to humble yourself
1192
01:08:49,240 --> 01:08:51,720
in faith and that God will come
in and change your life.
1193
01:08:51,720 --> 01:08:54,240
So if you need Jesus today and
be looking around, I can make it
1194
01:08:54,240 --> 01:08:55,760
weird to call you out, but if
you need Jesus, we just raise
1195
01:08:55,760 --> 01:08:57,880
your hand high.
This place say Jesus the Holy
1196
01:08:57,880 --> 01:09:00,279
Spirit is speaking to me.
I need Christ today.
1197
01:09:00,279 --> 01:09:04,120
I need I need to be forgiven
today any relationship with God
1198
01:09:04,120 --> 01:09:07,000
today I relate to the story of
little James.
1199
01:09:07,000 --> 01:09:11,840
Today I come to end of myself
the beginning of God.
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01:09:12,439 --> 01:09:13,600
That's you just pray this
prayer.
1201
01:09:13,600 --> 01:09:16,160
The prayer does not save you.
It's your heart towards him.
1202
01:09:16,160 --> 01:09:20,160
It's your humility, it's your
confession to say, Father God,
1203
01:09:20,160 --> 01:09:23,399
thanks so much for sending Jesus
to Donna Cross for me.
1204
01:09:23,960 --> 01:09:27,120
I'm so undeserving now.
There's nothing in me that's
1205
01:09:27,120 --> 01:09:29,319
good.
Thank you for loving me, God,
1206
01:09:29,359 --> 01:09:33,680
enough to Donna Cross to pay
with the most high payment you
1207
01:09:33,680 --> 01:09:35,760
could ever pay.
God, with your own blood, your
1208
01:09:35,760 --> 01:09:38,040
own sacrifice for me.
You love me enough to die for
1209
01:09:38,040 --> 01:09:39,920
me.
It's not that I loved you, Lord,
1210
01:09:39,920 --> 01:09:41,920
so you love me.
It's that kindness.
1211
01:09:41,920 --> 01:09:43,680
It's that goodness, the Lord,
that's all me to you today.
1212
01:09:44,120 --> 01:09:45,840
So God, I ask for my
forgiveness.
1213
01:09:46,120 --> 01:09:49,479
You can have my life.
You can have my pain, you can
1214
01:09:49,479 --> 01:09:51,359
have my past, you can have my
future.
1215
01:09:51,359 --> 01:09:54,320
God I want to walk with you and
be a mouthpiece of you got to
1216
01:09:54,320 --> 01:09:56,320
worship you God.
I serve my life.
1217
01:09:56,600 --> 01:09:59,200
I praise in Jesus name.
The church said Amen.
1218
01:09:59,200 --> 01:10:00,480
Come on, give some glory to God
today.
1219
01:10:00,480 --> 01:10:02,520
Let me know you love him.
Praise God.
1220
01:10:05,080 --> 01:10:08,760
It's such a powerful reminder
today, but how God uses our pain
1221
01:10:08,760 --> 01:10:12,120
and our suffering to draw us
closer to him, how he can use
1222
01:10:12,520 --> 01:10:16,080
our story for his glory.
And some of you today recognize
1223
01:10:16,080 --> 01:10:18,280
that for the first time that
God's using the pain and the
1224
01:10:18,280 --> 01:10:21,480
trials in your life to pull you
closer to him, to draw you to
1225
01:10:21,480 --> 01:10:23,560
him.
And you accepted Jesus today.
1226
01:10:23,560 --> 01:10:26,640
We are so excited for you.
If that is you, we would love
1227
01:10:26,640 --> 01:10:29,000
just to celebrate with you, to
know your decision, if you would
1228
01:10:29,000 --> 01:10:31,720
grab that connection card that's
on your seat, fill out the
1229
01:10:31,720 --> 01:10:34,000
information on the top there,
but check that box that says I
1230
01:10:34,000 --> 01:10:36,200
committed my life to Jesus.
And you can drop that in the
1231
01:10:36,200 --> 01:10:37,520
giving buckets here in a little
bit.
1232
01:10:37,720 --> 01:10:40,400
But we would love just to get a
free resource to you this week
1233
01:10:40,760 --> 01:10:42,640
when you let us know that you
made that decision.
1234
01:10:42,640 --> 01:10:44,080
Man, we'd love to get you a book
in the mail.
1235
01:10:44,080 --> 01:10:45,800
It's called Begin.
It's a short read, but it's a
1236
01:10:45,800 --> 01:10:47,960
great read.
Really will bless you this week
1237
01:10:47,960 --> 01:10:49,640
as you start that journey with
Jesus.
1238
01:10:49,840 --> 01:10:51,600
And that journey does start
today.
1239
01:10:51,600 --> 01:10:53,840
So as you leave the worship
center, there's a table with
1240
01:10:53,840 --> 01:10:56,360
some red bags.
Please grab one of those bags.
1241
01:10:56,360 --> 01:10:59,760
Inside is a free Bible for you,
a list of some other resources.
1242
01:10:59,760 --> 01:11:01,600
We really do want to be a
blessing to you.
1243
01:11:01,880 --> 01:11:04,680
This.
Week and hey, if you are new
1244
01:11:04,680 --> 01:11:07,480
with us today, thank you so much
for being here.
1245
01:11:07,880 --> 01:11:10,040
We really are for you.
We love you chose to spend your
1246
01:11:10,040 --> 01:11:12,280
morning with us.
We do ask one thing and that's
1247
01:11:12,280 --> 01:11:13,920
just that you would introduce
yourselves to us.
1248
01:11:13,920 --> 01:11:16,840
We'd love to get to know you, to
connect with you, to answer any
1249
01:11:16,840 --> 01:11:18,960
questions you have.
So if you could fill out the top
1250
01:11:18,960 --> 01:11:20,560
of that connection card there as
well.
1251
01:11:20,560 --> 01:11:23,320
Check first time here.
You can take that to the new
1252
01:11:23,320 --> 01:11:25,040
here booth as you exit the
worship center.
1253
01:11:25,040 --> 01:11:27,440
We have a free gift for you.
You can also just drop in the
1254
01:11:27,440 --> 01:11:29,160
giving bucket.
But we would love to know you to
1255
01:11:29,160 --> 01:11:32,840
introduce ourselves to you and
help you feel at home right here
1256
01:11:32,840 --> 01:11:35,120
at Real Life Church.
And hey, I want to share with
1257
01:11:35,120 --> 01:11:37,680
you as well why we give here at
Real Life Church.
1258
01:11:37,680 --> 01:11:40,160
There's a couple of really
awesome things I want to share
1259
01:11:40,160 --> 01:11:42,360
with you in the first is this.
You can see that picture there
1260
01:11:42,800 --> 01:11:46,280
of Logan at Youth Camp.
We had youth campus last week
1261
01:11:46,680 --> 01:11:49,320
and Logan really brought the
word to these teenagers, shared
1262
01:11:49,320 --> 01:11:52,880
his own story.
We had teens open up and forgive
1263
01:11:52,880 --> 01:11:54,520
people in their past that have
hurt them.
1264
01:11:54,960 --> 01:11:57,520
They really worked through some
of that with our leaders and
1265
01:11:57,520 --> 01:11:59,600
were able to open up and think
through what that looks like for
1266
01:11:59,600 --> 01:12:01,920
them.
We have teens really nail down
1267
01:12:01,920 --> 01:12:05,160
and solidify their relationship
with Jesus.
1268
01:12:05,280 --> 01:12:08,400
We have teens just recognize
some of the truths in the Bible
1269
01:12:08,400 --> 01:12:10,440
and the things that Jesus is
calling them to.
1270
01:12:10,800 --> 01:12:13,000
And this week we have another
awesome opportunity for some
1271
01:12:13,000 --> 01:12:15,760
kiddos to head to camp.
We've got about 20 kids heading
1272
01:12:15,760 --> 01:12:19,520
to Connect Camp this next week,
which is so awesome.
1273
01:12:19,520 --> 01:12:23,240
And when you give here, a 20% of
everything you give goes right
1274
01:12:23,240 --> 01:12:26,360
back to support and to fund
these ministries.
1275
01:12:26,880 --> 01:12:29,040
Kids camp this week.
We, like I said, we have 20
1276
01:12:29,040 --> 01:12:30,400
going.
We have kids that need to know
1277
01:12:30,560 --> 01:12:32,800
Jesus.
We have kids that need to know
1278
01:12:32,800 --> 01:12:35,880
that he loves them, that he is
for them, maybe that he's
1279
01:12:35,880 --> 01:12:38,760
calling them to surrender, to do
more for him in his life.
1280
01:12:39,080 --> 01:12:41,680
And so when you give here, it
really is a Kingdom investment.
1281
01:12:41,680 --> 01:12:45,440
We like to call it an EROI,
that's an eternal return on
1282
01:12:45,440 --> 01:12:47,680
investment.
And when these teens come back
1283
01:12:47,680 --> 01:12:49,840
from camp here in a few weeks
and you hear their stories and
1284
01:12:49,840 --> 01:12:52,760
these kids share their stories
from camp about how Jesus
1285
01:12:52,760 --> 01:12:56,400
changed their life, about how he
opened their eyes to the truth
1286
01:12:56,400 --> 01:12:59,360
of who he is, you get to say I
played a part in that.
1287
01:12:59,960 --> 01:13:04,080
When you give here, you get to
say, hey, I played a part in
1288
01:13:04,080 --> 01:13:07,680
moving the Kingdom work forward.
If you haven't given, or maybe
1289
01:13:07,680 --> 01:13:10,840
you haven't given yet, you're
missing one of the biggest
1290
01:13:10,960 --> 01:13:14,640
blessings in your life to be
able to trust Jesus and say,
1291
01:13:14,640 --> 01:13:17,120
hey, I'm just going to give back
a little bit of what you've
1292
01:13:17,120 --> 01:13:20,040
given in me back to you.
I want to play a part in all
1293
01:13:20,040 --> 01:13:22,600
that you're doing through real
life Church and through these
1294
01:13:22,600 --> 01:13:24,320
kids and investing in their
lives.
1295
01:13:25,120 --> 01:13:26,880
And so if you call Real Life
Church home, there are a lot of
1296
01:13:26,880 --> 01:13:28,400
ways you can take part in
generosity.
1297
01:13:28,400 --> 01:13:30,320
And to do that, you can see them
on the screen.
1298
01:13:30,320 --> 01:13:32,120
You can text to give, head to
our website.
1299
01:13:32,400 --> 01:13:34,880
You can drop cash or check in
the giving buckets as they pass
1300
01:13:34,880 --> 01:13:38,520
here in just a few minutes.
And as always, if you or your
1301
01:13:38,520 --> 01:13:41,880
family members are in any kind
of immediate need, be it food or
1302
01:13:41,880 --> 01:13:44,920
clothing or shelter, as these
buckets pass here in just a
1303
01:13:44,920 --> 01:13:48,240
minute, please, please reach in
and grab any loose cash.
1304
01:13:48,240 --> 01:13:51,560
We really do want to bless you
and your family this week.
1305
01:13:55,360 --> 01:13:58,320
Man, I hope you guys had another
great time at the movies, man.
1306
01:13:58,320 --> 01:13:59,720
You guys are leaving here
encouraged.
1307
01:13:59,720 --> 01:14:01,760
Blessed man.
Can you guys give a shout to God
1308
01:14:01,760 --> 01:14:06,920
if that's you today, man, Amen.
So if that's you, I want you
1309
01:14:06,920 --> 01:14:08,680
guys to do something for me on
your chair.
1310
01:14:08,680 --> 01:14:11,840
There's an invitation card.
This is something that we do and
1311
01:14:11,840 --> 01:14:13,800
it's not just print just to
print.
1312
01:14:13,920 --> 01:14:16,600
What we want to do is give you
guys the ability to share with
1313
01:14:16,600 --> 01:14:19,800
somebody else in an easy way
what you've received today.
1314
01:14:19,920 --> 01:14:23,400
And maybe God uses you.
Maybe God uses a little card in
1315
01:14:23,400 --> 01:14:26,680
a conversation just to allow
somebody to come in and find
1316
01:14:26,680 --> 01:14:28,920
their person, their, their,
their passion and their and
1317
01:14:28,920 --> 01:14:31,040
their meaning in God.
So take these, pass them out
1318
01:14:31,040 --> 01:14:32,520
somebody, man, just pray to God
today.
1319
01:14:32,520 --> 01:14:34,760
Like who can I give this to?
And I know if you make that
1320
01:14:34,760 --> 01:14:36,560
prayer, man, God will give you
an answer.
1321
01:14:36,760 --> 01:14:38,840
Hey, if you need prayer for any
reason, we would love to pray
1322
01:14:38,840 --> 01:14:40,680
with you up here as individuals
or as families.
1323
01:14:40,680 --> 01:14:41,920
Can't wait.
See you guys again next week at
1324
01:14:41,920 --> 01:14:44,640
9:15 or 10:40.
And as always, remember, whoever
1325
01:14:44,640 --> 01:14:47,120
finds uses discovers real life
and purpose.
1326
01:14:51,000 --> 01:14:53,880
This is the end of this podcast.
We hope you've enjoyed it.
1327
01:14:54,000 --> 01:14:56,720
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1328
01:14:56,720 --> 01:14:58,600
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1329
01:14:58,840 --> 01:15:01,560
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1330
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Com.
00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:01,560
Hey, good morning, real life
church.
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So great to see you this morning
in the house.
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And man, we're just excited to
worship with you.
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I invite you to stand to your
feet and I invite you just to
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sing boldly this morning and
just direct it all to him today.
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I'm also going to invite you one
more thing that's clap along
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with us today.
Yo world, it's a lamp unto my
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feet.
Yo is the only way for me.
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It's a narrow Rd. that leads to
life.
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But I want to be on it.
It's a narrow Rd. but the mercy
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is why?
Because you're good on your
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promise.
Let's sing.
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I'll take you at your world.
If you said it, I'll believe,
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man, I've seen how good it was.
If you started, you're
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completed.
I'll take you at your word.
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That's right.
We keep those hands going.
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We got some fun in the house
today, so we can keep singing.
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You spoke and the chaos fell in
life.
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Oh, I know because I've seen it
in my life.
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It's a narrow Rd. that leads to
life, but I want to be on it.
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Yes, it's a narrow Rd.
The tide is high, but you're
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part of the water.
I'll take you at your world.
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If you said it, I believe it.
I've seen how good it was if you
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starting your computer.
I'll take you at your word if
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you said it.
I believe it.
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I've seen how good it was.
If you starting your computer,
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take you at your word, 'cause
you're good on your promise.
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Yeah, you're good on your
promise.
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All right, guys, I just invite
you to keep singing along today
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and sing directly to him.
You said your love would never
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give up.
You said your grace is always
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enough.
You said your heart would never
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forget or forsake me.
You said I'm saved.
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You said I'm saved.
You call me yours.
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You said my future's full of
your hope.
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And you've never failed.
I know that you'll never fail
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me.
Come on, sing it again.
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You said your love never give
up.
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You've said your grace is always
enough.
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You set your heart.
Never forget or forsake me.
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You said I'm safe.
You said I'm safe.
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You call me yours.
You said my futures full of your
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hope.
You've never failed.
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I know that you'll never fail
me.
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I'll take you out your work.
Come on, you said it.
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I believe it.
I've seen how good it was.
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You started your competing.
I'll take you at your world.
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I said it.
I believe it.
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I've seen how good it works.
If you start in your company,
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I'll take you at your word.
You're good on your promise.
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Yeah, you're good on your
promise.
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Take you at your word.
Come on.
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Do you believe that this
morning?
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Do you believe he's a good guy?
That we can trust in his promise
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today to give him a hand?
Come on.
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Lift up all your praise and your
heart today for him.
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Come on, come.
On, let's try.
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Giving some praise this morning,
man, it is so good to worship
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God with you, to praise him
together with one voice this
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morning.
And I know this, that God is
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chasing you, that He is pursuing
you, that He sees you and He
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wants a relationship with you
this morning.
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So come on, let's give Him our
praise today.
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For I spoke a word you were
singing over me.
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You have been so so good to me.
Before I took a breath, you read
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your life in me.
You have been so so high to me.
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All the overwhelming never
ending reckless over God chases
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mean I'll fight still and father
leaves the night and night I
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couldn't Hardy I don't deserve
it till you give yourself away.
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All the overwhelming Never Rain.
Need a reckless love again?
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How was your fool still your
love far from me.
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You have been so, so good to me.
I felt nowhere.
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You paint it off for me.
Thank you, Jesus.
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You have been so, so kind to me.
Come on, look this up.
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This one voice hold me
overwhelming Neverland in
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reckless of the God.
It chases me down, fights too.
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And the founder leaves the
nighty night.
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I couldn't hide it.
I don't deserve it.
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Still you give yourself away.
Hold me overwhelming never in
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the reckless love God.
Yeah.
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There's no shadow.
You won't light up mountain You
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won't climb up.
Coming after me.
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There's no oh, you won't kick
down a light.
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You all tear down coming after
me.
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There's no shadow.
You won't light up mountain.
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You won't climb up coming after
me.
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There's no oh.
You won't kick down a lie.
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You won't sit down coming after
me.
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There's no shadow.
You won't lie mountain.
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You won't climb up coming after
me.
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There's no oh, you won't kick
down a lie.
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You won't turn up coming after
me.
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There's no shadow.
You won't light up mountain, you
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won't cry, you know, call it
after me.
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There's no you won't kick, you
lie.
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You won't turn up, come it after
me.
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Holy, overwhelming never and
deep reckless love of God where
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chases means I'll fight too
long.
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Please not God, not going to
learning, not going to stop this
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till you give yourself away.
Holy over the world in every way
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regularly is the love of God.
Yeah.
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There's no mountain, no shallow,
no coming after me.
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Amen, God, it's your love, and
it's only your love, God, that
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comes after us.
And so we lift up the praises to
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you.
Today
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I cast.
My mind.
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To Calvary, where Jesus bled and
died for me, and I see his
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wounds, his hands, his feet.
My Saviour on that cursed.
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Tree.
His body bound and drenched in
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tears, they laid him down in
Joseph's tomb, the entrance by
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heavy stone.
Messiah stand and all alone, and
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all raise the name of the Lord
our God, or praise His name
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forevermore, for in these days
we will.
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Sing your praise.
Alone, alone our God.
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Then on the 3rd had break a
dawn, the sun of heaven rose.
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Again, oh, tremble down, Where
is your sting?
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Thee.
Thy child's.
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Roar for Christ thy King.
Some praises this morning.
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Lift him up.
The more, for in this case we
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will see our praise.
Oh Lord, oh Lord our God, shall
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we turn?
The blazing sun shall Pierce
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sunlight, and I will rise among
the Saints.
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My gaze transfers on Jesus face.
And all the pain and the sorrow
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of this life will be passed
away, and everything that is old
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will become brand new in Jesus
who redeemed us, who saved us,
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who loved us, who healed us.
He wiped every tear.
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So let's lift him up and praise
us, and sing to him the grace of
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the name.
Of the Lord our God.
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Oh praise his name forever and
Lord forever.
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And listen, we will sing our
praise, oh Lord, oh Lord our
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God, oh praise our name of the
Lord our God.
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The praise is again forever
more.
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Forever we will see our praise,
oh Lord, oh Lord our God, oh
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Lord, oh Lord our God.
Give him a shout of praise this
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morning.
Man, what a powerful moment just
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to come and just give praise
back to God.
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Would you guys just go with me
before the throne of God and
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let's pray God, we just come
before you.
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God, what a moment just to just
to sing the praises of our God
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and the God that came, the God
that rescued.
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God, we know that what you did
then you continue to do today.
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My prayer today for everybody in
this room is that we're moved,
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that we're convicted, that we're
comforted, that we're lifted up.
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God, I know that you'll meet us
wherever we're at today and God
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that that we'll receive the
thing that you've got for us in
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this moment, in this gathering.
God, again, we take this moment
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just to just to praise your
awesome name.
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God, we give you all the honor,
all the glory.
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We pray this all in Jesus name,
Amen.
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Can we give it up for God one
more time man, Welcome to
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another awesome at the movies
gathering of real life.
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Man.
I hope you guys are encouraged
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today.
I know we have a lot of new
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people online and in person.
Can we make them feel welcome?
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Let's just let them know we love
them.
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Amen.
Amen.
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Hey, why don't you guys take 30
seconds?
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Just welcome somebody around
you.
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All right, you guys can go ahead
and be seated and what you guys
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know you got something awesome
on your chair and that's
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something awesome is a
connection card.
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If you call real life home and
we love it when you guys fill
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these out, let us know what's
going on in your life.
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Maybe it's a praise, maybe it's
a prayer request.
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Our team re sees a praise over
these week in and week out.
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If you guys are new with this,
here's my promise to you.
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We were not going to ask
anything else, but we would ask
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this one thing.
We would love for you to
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introduce yourself to us this
week and the connection cards.
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The the best way to do that.
If you fill that out to the
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level that you're comfortable
with, we're not going to do
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anything crazy.
We won't show up at your door,
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but man, we want you to do that.
That we that we would love you
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guys that we want you to feel
welcome here in real life.
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We'd love to send you out
something this week.
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So if you would do that for us,
man, we would really, really
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love that.
And we do.
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We do all this is because we're
here for a reason.
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We like to say that we're a
church on a mission, and that
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mission is to see people far
from God discover their real
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life and purpose of Jesus.
Hey, man, I just know by talking
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to people, there's people that
have walked in here today and
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they're giving God their last
chance.
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Or maybe they're walking here in
the spirit of fear because they
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don't know anybody here.
They don't know what's going on.
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But we believe that God has you
here for a reason.
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God wants to speak some truth in
your life.
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And I don't know what's happened
to you this week, this, this,
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this month or even this year,
but man, God doesn't want you to
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stay in the valley.
God wants you to give you
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purpose, meaning.
And maybe hopefully that's in
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this community here of, of
disciples here at real life.
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So man, we are so excited that
you chose to worship with us.
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And again, you're in the middle
of an awesome series.
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So maybe you've never been to at
the movie.
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So I want to give you a little,
a little warning.
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This is something a little
different.
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If you've never been here,
you've never experienced church
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this way.
And that's cool.
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We like to do something a little
different, but we're in the
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middle of a movie or a series
called the chosen.
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And what we're doing is we're
really driving in to the themes
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of of this show.
We're taking the clip and man,
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there's some soul searching
stuff in here.
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And our prayer is, is that as we
take that clip and then we drive
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into the gospel after that, man,
that your guys's lives are
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changed, that you're encouraged,
that you leave different today
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than when you walked in.
So you guys just relax.
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You're going to have a great
time here in a minute.
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We're going to have some soda
water, popcorn coming up.
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So it's free, It's on the House.
Take whatever you guys want.
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I want you guys to take this
opportunity to welcome up Pastor
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Sean as we start our next series
at the movies.
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Nice.
Good morning, guys.
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Good morning.
We're gonna get there.
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It's gonna be a good day.
Before I jump in, I want to
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celebrate what God did a little
bit.
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Just a little bit.
It's not the whole thing at our
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summer youth camp.
So it's those first picture up.
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You guys gonna love this?
A little bit of shaving cream or
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come on.
Somebody always fun.
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I don't know how many water
balloons.
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There's way too many.
They were killing each other and
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they try to kill me.
But I was agile and quick at 40,
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you know?
But my favorite part of camp was
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what God did.
And but this picture, though,
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check out this picture.
There's something out of place
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here.
It's Jan.
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Come on, somebody.
You guys see Jan?
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She's the one that's clean in
the picture.
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She wasn't feeling very good
that morning.
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And this is actually a video.
I was having to do silly stuff.
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I said everybody hug each other
and she ran off like a bolt of
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lightning from the picture.
So it's awesome.
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So but we had awesome camp.
I don't know, 20252526
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teenagers, like 10 adults, like
3536 people in my house and it
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was awesome down there.
One of the greatest things is
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the worship.
So check this out all youth kids
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getting together just singing
praises to God real crane in the
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living room.
It is sweaty come on somebody
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who needs AC when you have JC
come on somebody right and it
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just AC was not keeping up but
man they're just working the
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Lord and it was really cool.
There's an instrument called
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Cajon.
It's like a box you sit on and
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you kind of like, you know, you
beat you like snare up top and
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bass, whatever.
And there's a kid in a youth
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group that tried out named
Julian did a great job by the
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way, gift for Julian and if he's
in the place, but awesome.
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So I was like, Hey, that's your
song.
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Awesome.
I give it up.
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I took the Cajon and put it
down.
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I hear this voice say I keep
stay on beat and like challenge,
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right.
And so I look over and I'm like,
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who said this?
And my son Jack, who's 8, he
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looks at me goes dad, I can stay
on beat.
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And he sat down that Cajon and
man, he played for the next two
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days every song and he was on
beat.
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Amen.
It was just cool.
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I was like, man, so I'm like,
all right, you go, boy, you're
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killing a man.
So it was it was just fun, you
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know, so you got got to do that.
But the best part was just
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relationships and having
spiritual conversations.
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And I got a picture of one of
the guys came down.
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He's one of the youth leaders
with us.
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His name's Lucas Odell, and he
shared his story.
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Come on, give it a hug for
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He just did a great job.
He's shared stories through his
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CDs and his life map and all
he's been through.
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And it really just like cut to
the heart of the teenagers and
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he really stepped up some big
ways.
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But it's all this conversation.
You talk about identity, talk
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about forgiveness, just talk
about surrender.
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And it was just so powerful to
hear their stories.
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And so I want you to give it up
for all our youth leaders that
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served and helped out the
fantastic.
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And there's one person in
particular, he preached the
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entire time, led the way, really
hit some home runs with some
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messages.
I mean, it was on point.
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It was very, very good.
And it has been behind the
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scenes just he was plowing
through, did a fantastic job.
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We guys get up for Logan Hardy.
I think he's back on the sound.
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It's fantastic.
I think he's on a sound board.
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I don't know what you guys did
today.
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The Spirit of God.
I don't know that worship was on
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fire today.
It sounds like there's been like
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5000 people here.
I mean, in the way that you
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filled it out at Logan, God was
in the AVL system out of
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something fantastic.
You guys are fantastic today,
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but camp and it's amazing.
You spend time with teenagers
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and you just get enough time
with them to get unplugged from
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the world a little bit.
It's like peeling back the
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layers, like the onion, the all
the walls of the paint and all
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the things.
And you can just see, look
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behind the scenes and there was
some heavy stuff.
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This camp.
I, I kind of came home a little
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conflicted.
Like there was, there's stories
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of forgiveness or people asking
forgiveness from their dad, from
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dads having met, don't know
their names, stories of
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brokenness.
So things have happened, young
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lady's lives that somebody
taking advantage of them and
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their bodies.
I mean, it was just one of those
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camps that I left kind of kind
of heavy.
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Like it was like watching a
group of people like Jesus
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talked about like sheep without
a shepherd, like the people are
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completely broken and isolated
and hurting.
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And out of that, there's this
question that can come in mind.
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What do you do with all this
pain?
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Like we, we do with all this
suffering?
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Like what do you do when there's
unanswered prayers?
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Like I listen, I listen to kids
talk about that.
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They pray their dad will walk
through the door, but he never
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showed up.
I mean, and, and you sit there,
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you're like, man, how do you
deal with that kind of
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suffering?
Like how you do with loss and,
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and what do you do when you have
the faith to move a mountain,
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but the mountain doesn't move?
Like what do you do when you
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trust God and, and nothing
changes and you, you believe God
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for a miracle.
What the miracle never comes.
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And so today we're going to dive
into this amazing clip from the
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chosen.
This is going to be from season
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2, episode 3.
And it it's called 2 by two and
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it's holidays message is waiting
for God to have a miracle.
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And so you're going to see the
miracle today.
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So check it out.
Master.
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It's of James.
May I have a moment?
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Of course I.
Have forgive me, I'm not always
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confident to speak.
Slow to speak, it's a very good
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quality.
Wanted to ask you a question.
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Please.
So you're sending us out with
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the ability to heal the 2nd
lane?
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Yes, that, that is what you
said.
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Yes.
So you're telling me that I have
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the ability to heal?
Look at me.
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I just find that difficult to
imagine with my condition, which
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you haven't healed do.
You want to be healed.
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Yes, of course, if if that's
possible.
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I think you've seen enough to
know it's possible.
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Why haven't you?
Because I trust you.
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What?
Little James, precious little
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James.
I need you to listen to me very
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carefully because what I'm going
to say, it defines your whole
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life to this point and will
define the rest of your life.
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Do you understand?
In the Father's will, I could
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heal you right now and you'd
have a good story to tell.
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Yes, yes.
That you do miracles.
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And that's a good story.
But there are already dozens you
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can tell that story, and there
will be hundreds more, even
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thousands.
But think of the story that you
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have, especially in this journey
to come if I don't hear you, to
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know how to proclaim that you
still praise God in spite of
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this.
To know how to focus on all that
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matters so much more than the
body.
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To show people that you can be
patient with your suffering here
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on earth because you know you'll
spend eternity with no
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suffering.
Not everyone can understand
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that.
How many people do you think the
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Father and I trust this with?
Not many.
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But the others, there's so much
more.
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So much more What?
I don't know stronger, better
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whether it is.
James, I love you, but I don't
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want to hear that ever again.
I know how easy it is to say the
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song of David that I fearfully
and wonderfully made, but it
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doesn't make this any easier
that this group.
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It doesn't make me feel like any
less of a burden.
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A burden.
First of all, it is far easier
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to deal with your slow walking
than it is to deal with Simon's
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temper.
Trust me.
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Are you fast?
Do you look impressive when you
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walk?
Maybe not, but these are things
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the Father doesn't care about.
You are going to do more for me,
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and most people ever dream.
So many people need healing in
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order to believe in Me, or they
need healing because their
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hearts are so sick.
That doesn't apply to you.
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And many are healed or not
healed because the Father in
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Heaven has a plan for them,
which may be a mystery.
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And we remember what Job said,
the Lord gives and the Lord
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takes away.
Blessed be the name of the Lord.
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When you pass from this earth
and you meet your Father in
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heaven, where Isaiah promises
you will leap like a deer, your
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reward will be great.
So hold on a little longer, and
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when you discover yourself
finding true strength because of
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your weakness, and when you do
great things in my name in spite
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of this, the impact will last
for generations.
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Do you understand?
Thank you bastard.
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The man like you healing others.
Oh at the sight.
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I can't wait to hear your
stories when you return.
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James, remember you will be
here.
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It's only a matter of time.
Powerful scene, you may know
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this, may not know this.
That scene is not found in the
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Bible at all.
Some of y'all like I'm going to
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go read that today and it's not
there.
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But I will say that the
conversation is highly biblical.
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The truth that Jesus said and
the things that happened in
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little James life is highly
biblical and I just love how the
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chosen actually created this
scene to bring up some heavy
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topics that we need to walk
through today.
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There's some things you can
learn in this from the Bible.
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There's actually, there's James,
he's one of the apostles.
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There's actually two of them.
And so I'm gonna have a lot of
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verses today, so just kind of
follow along on the screen.
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But in Luke 613, it says this
when morning came, Jesus called
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his disciples to him and he
chose 12 of them whom he had
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this designated apostles.
Simon, whom he named Peter, his
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brother Andrew, James.
This would be James the son of
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Zebedee, John Phillip
Bartholomew.
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If you're trying to count 12
disciples, this is also known as
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Nathaniel.
Just if you're just food for
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thought there.
Matthew, Thomas and James the
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son of who?
Alpheus, this is the James that
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he talks about little James and
Simon, who's also called the
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Zealot.
And so he picks them as a 12.
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And during the crucifixion,
you'll see his name come up
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again.
It's this is Mark 1540.
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It says someone were watching
from a distance.
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Among them were Mary Magdalene,
Mary the Mother, Mother of James
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The Who?
Yeah, James the younger and of
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Joseph and Salome.
And so James the younger, this
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is opposed to James the son of
Zebedee, the sons of Thunder.
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The James is an inner circle.
That's the Peter, James and John
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with the to the mount
Transfiguration.
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This is James the younger.
And that name younger actually
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can translate to less or little.
And so when Jesus talks to
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little James, it's actually
highly biblical for the chosen
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to pick that name.
Now, I've never read the name
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little James in the Bible, so I
saw the clip.
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I'm like who's this dude who is
of little James, but this is an
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accurate picture of what could
have happened.
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Now was James actually
handicapped Most likely not, but
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most likely in the Bible he is
not handicapped.
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Now it's possible, but it's very
improbable that he was but the
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artwork in the in the in the
truth that that they're going to
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show from the story that they
fabricated from the Bible is so
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powerful for our lives today.
I think it's beautiful to the
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chosen picked out this story to
create this this really
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conversation.
These take place of what just
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like to be marginalized.
What does it look like to to
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have a wait or a trial that is
ongoing in your life?
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What's it like to to wish for a
miracle and have it not happen
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to you?
What's it like to carry a burden
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in a season and continue to
carry that burden?
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Maybe it's not just a season.
Maybe it's a space in your life.
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Maybe it's a burden since you're
a kid.
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Maybe it's a burden that
happened in a relationship that
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broke.
Maybe it's a loss around you.
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And that pain, that suffering,
that agony, that brokenness,
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that hardship, that weakness,
those things that we don't go
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into an Aaron to.
We've created a space for in our
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lives as love.
How they created this
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conversation to take place and
So what you have in this story
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is Jesus is actually sending out
his disciples 2 by two.
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That's the name of the episode
he sends disciples out as 12 to
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really find people of peace to
go into villages to towns and to
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just move in with people take up
residence and to share the
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gospel to share the good news of
Jesus.
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That gives them some power and
it says this in Matthew 10 verse
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one.
It says Jesus called us 12
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disciples to him and gave them
authority to drive on impure
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spirits into what and to and to
heal every disease and sickness.
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Now the way they portrayed this,
which I thought was just a great
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job you have little James would
have had the ability to heal
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someone else, but he was not
healed himself.
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He had the ability to cast out
demons, the ability to to
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cleanse and to get rid of
disease, to heal all sickness,
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but he was still broken himself.
He had the ability for others to
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experience things about God that
he had not experienced himself.
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He was going to give things away
that God would work through him
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in areas that God had not yet
worked for him.
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If you've been a Christian for
an amount of time, you're going
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to see other people's lives,
maybe take turns and maybe be
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healed and changed, and there's
some work that God does in them
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that has not yet happened in
you.
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Amen.
And you can look out and say,
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man, I'm broken and I'm, I'm
weak and why God am I stuck in
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this situation?
And it brings up some
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spiritually significant
questions that we need to dive
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through today.
What what does it mean for us as
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Christians to actually walk with
a limp?
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Like is God still good if we're
not healed?
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Is God still good in our
infirmity and, and our burden
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and, and our weakness and our
pain and, and the burdens of
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life?
It can God be trusted if I'm in
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a season or a space of a long
term trial or hurt and this is
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just an amazing concept that
they brought up.
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This actually is in the Bible,
but it's not under little James.
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There's actually another
apostle.
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He's the last apostle.
He is by his own saying is the
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least of the apostles.
His name is Paul and Paul had a
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thorn in the what thorn in the
flesh.
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And so I want you to turn your
Bible saying Corinthians 12, and
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it says this.
This is Paul talking about his
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own thorn in the flesh.
We don't know what it exactly
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is.
It could've been his eyesight.
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It could have been a physical
ailment or infirmity.
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It could've been a demonic
force.
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It could've been the persecution
all around him which all these
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things took place.
The Second Corinthians 12/6 says
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this.
Even if I should choose to
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boast, I would not be.
What?
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Yeah.
I wouldn't be a fool Paul's I'm
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not I'm going to be foolish
enough to boast and how great my
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life is because I would be
speaking the truth even though I
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would be saying the truth that I
refrain so no one think me more
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of me.
So no one would think more of me
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that is warranted by what I do
or say.
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He doesn't want people to think
much of himself.
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He wants them to see Jesus or
because of the surpassing great
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revelations, even though he's
writing these books and the
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revelation of God's coming on
him.
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He doesn't want people to think
of him and to boast themselves.
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He says therefore, in order to
keep me from becoming what
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what's it says being becoming
conceited because I want to be
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arrogant.
I only prideful.
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I don't I don't be full of Paul
and full of myself.
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I was given a thorn in my flesh.
I was given some kind of
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affliction, a messenger of
saying to torment me, and I love
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verse 8.
He says 3 times I pleaded with
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the Lord to take it away from me
three times.
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I ask God, please take this
burden, take this weakness, take
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this affliction from my life.
This is what the Lord says in
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verse 9.
But the Lord said to me, my
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grace is sufficient for you.
My grace is enough for you,
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Paul, for my power is made
perfect in weakness.
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I love this, that it's not our
power that's made perfect
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weakness, it's God's power
that's made perfect in weakness.
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It's God's power that's going to
show forth when we're not
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enough.
He is.
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Amen.
And Paul, he, he's going to
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understand this throughout his
journey.
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Just therefore, I'll boast all
the more gladly about my
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weaknesses.
So I'm not going to boast about
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my strength, about my ability,
my intellect, my knowledge, my
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my my man driven power.
I'm going to boast my weaknesses
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so that Christ's power who is
made perfect my weakness may
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rest on me.
Verse 10.
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This is why for Christ's sake,
look what he says, for Christ's
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sake, I, what I, I delight,
James says, I find joy, I
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delight in my weakness, I
delight in insults, I delight in
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hardship, I delight in
persecutions, I delight in
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difficulties.
For when I am weak, then I am,
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I'm strong.
So it's Christ's power that
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becomes perfect and our
weakness, and then we're weak
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that we become strong in Christ.
Amen.
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And this is what Paul is
learning from the thorn to
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flesh.
But big picture, Paul prayed 3
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times.
I mean, who is more spiritual
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than Paul, right?
And he prays the Lord to take
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away this affliction, this pain.
And yet the Lord didn't.
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And Paul would go on to author
over 30% of the New Testament.
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He would go out on three
missionary journeys and he plant
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churches across the world.
But he carried a burden and he
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walked with a limp For Jesus,
you know, all of us to some
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degree have a limp, Amen.
All of us have a burden.
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We carry, all of us have a space
in our life.
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We carry all these keys to our
heart.
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And there's like that one key,
maybe a handful of keys or say
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Lord, those, those are mine.
And you can have all these keys,
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but this, this is my area.
This is the burden I carry.
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There's places sometimes you
want the Lord to go into.
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There's places we don't
understand what the Lord is
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doing.
We maybe even trust the Lord,
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but we don't know what he's
doing.
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And we have to come up peace and
wrestle with what are these
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burns and these, this pain, this
affliction.
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Paul actually said life was the
burden of life.
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David said that life every day
has sorrow and trouble.
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James said there's trouble every
single day and talks about the
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brevity of life.
There's a space between a
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promise and a promise fulfilled.
Like we have the announcement of
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a king, but we do not yet have
the inauguration of a king,
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Amen.
We live in this silent Saturday,
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this space between Jesus being
crucified.
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He had a resurrection, but yet
we have a resurrection to come,
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which each of us going to have
our Easter Sunday.
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Amen.
There's a day when Jesus parts
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the eastern sky.
The dead in Christ rise first.
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And then those who are live
remain, are caught up in the air
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together with them, and meet
Jesus in the air.
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There's a day when our tears are
wiped away.
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We experience the resurrection
power of Jesus to his fullest.
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But in this season, for a lot of
us, we're in that silent
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Saturday season.
Amen.
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Where there's things in our
lives that are broken and you're
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waiting for God to give you an
answer that there's questions
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that you are asking God, you're
not getting the results you
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want.
There's miracles, there's
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children waiting to come home,
there's brokenness.
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There's people who leave this
earth prematurely in your mind
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and it should be here today.
There's all this around us who
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wonder, God, what are you doing?
And today I want to give you
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some truth, some things to help
you as you walk through the
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seasons of this burdens.
And we carry heavy things that
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we may not even share with
people closest to us, but the
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Lord wants to work in it.
So I'm going to give you 3
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points of how to walk through
the trials of life, how you work
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through hard burdens, the things
you carry maybe on the inside
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that you never share with
anybody.
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And maybe the Lord, you just
question his goodness or his
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power.
And so then we give you 3
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things.
You're taking those three
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things.
Number one is this pain is a
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problem.
Everybody say it, pain is a
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pain's a problem.
We're all going to experience
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pain.
I don't have to preach on this
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point very long, right?
We live, we live in a fallen and
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broken world.
The Bible says this in Matthew
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545.
It says he causes the sun to
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rise on evil and good.
He sends rain, which is a lot of
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rain.
Come on somebody on the
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righteous and the unrighteous.
It rains on the just and the
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unjust.
We live in a broken, fallen
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world.
Even the earth groans with
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redemption for God.
There's tornadoes, there's
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hurricanes, there's
thunderstorms, there's rain,
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there's affliction, there's
pain.
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We all have those moments in
life.
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We pick the phone up, it takes
your breath away.
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We get tragic news.
We're broken, as happens around
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us or to us.
Sometimes we would do things we
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wish we couldn't, we wouldn't
have done ourselves, and we live
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in a broken world.
Some of the pain just comes from
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falling Jesus.
Second Timothy 312 says this
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says in fact, everyone who wants
to live a godly life in Christ
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Jesus will be what will be what
this is.
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This is like the least favorite
verse of the Testament, right?
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I mean, we, we thought some of
you y'all come to church and
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thought, man, my life's gonna be
a lot easier because I follow
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Christ.
In a lot of ways it actually
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becomes more difficult because
we're a light in a Dark World
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and we persecute.
Look at first thing 13.
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It says while evil doers and
imposters, we'll go from what,
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bad to bad to worse, deceiving
and being deceived, that there's
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evil that's getting worse and
that imposters are getting worse
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and that they're being deceived
and they're actually deceiving
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others.
There's a lot of deception in
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our culture.
There's a lot of false idols,
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There's a lot of false gods.
There's a lot of things that
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claim to give you hope or claim
that there is no hope.
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There's a there's a lot of
things that we put our life
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into, our hope into, our passion
into, and we replace God
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himself, Amen.
And it's easy to choose those
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things, but the Bible says in
the last days as Jesus fault,
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it's actually going to get
harder.
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And so the first thing is this,
that pain is a problem.
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The same thing is this pain has
a problem.
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Pain has a problem.
His name is Jesus, Amen.
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We often don't think about pain
having a shelf life.
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Like oftentimes you think, oh
man, this life is so hard.
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My mom had a saying, I can't
repeat, I'm from the stage.
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It's very difficult.
And then you die and then just
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all life is full of pain.
But pain does not have the
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victory, Amen.
Pain is defeated by Jesus.
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A matter of fact, Jesus could do
something very special with your
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pain.
It says in Romans 828.
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It says we know that all things
God works for the good of those
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who love him and who have been
called according to his purpose.
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What that means is that God has
made pain as a short shelf life
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so that you would transform you,
that he'd use it for a greater
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good, that it would go out and
be weaponized for his glory.
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And so pain is a momentary
affliction.
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Pain isn't going to last
forever.
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It's going to be it's going to
be a stronghold turned down by
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Jesus and Jesus going to redeem
our pain.
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The other thing we OFT times you
think that pain is running
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rampant, it's unchecked that
we're helpless to pain, but pain
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is actually not going to last
forever.
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Amen.
This is good news.
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Matter of fact, it's what Paul
says about our pain.
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Matter of fact, he goes on to
say what God does through a pain
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will last forever.
This is what it says in 2nd
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Corinthians 4.
It says for our what's it say
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for our light?
He's almost saying it's like
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it's it's our it's our small,
maybe necessarily easy, but it's
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our it's our small and momentary
troubles like the this, the
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fleeting of this life are
achieving for us an eternal
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glory that far.
What outweighs them all?
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That the weight of our pain is
actually smaller than the weight
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of the product it produces.
That there is something greater
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coming from our pain like that
pain is shaping us and it's
679
00:44:55,480 --> 00:44:59,040
moving us and it's moving things
in us to create something of
680
00:44:59,040 --> 00:45:01,560
eternal value.
And so he says, so he fixed her
681
00:45:01,560 --> 00:45:03,800
eyes not on what's seen.
Don't fix your eyes on the pain.
682
00:45:04,000 --> 00:45:05,840
We fix your eyes on what's
unseen.
683
00:45:06,040 --> 00:45:09,000
Since what's seen is temporary,
the pain is temporary, but what
684
00:45:09,000 --> 00:45:12,320
is unseen is eternal.
And so we see through our pain.
685
00:45:12,320 --> 00:45:13,960
And we asked Jesus, what are you
going to teach me?
686
00:45:13,960 --> 00:45:16,360
What are you showing me?
That God is going to write one
687
00:45:16,360 --> 00:45:20,600
day a story where he redeems
every broken thing, every owl
688
00:45:20,600 --> 00:45:24,160
word, everything spoken against
you, you, everything done to
689
00:45:24,160 --> 00:45:27,720
you, all of the, the, the
trials, the tribulations, the
690
00:45:27,720 --> 00:45:31,120
heartbreak, the weakness, all
the suffering you walk through,
691
00:45:31,120 --> 00:45:33,920
God is going to turn it into
something good for himself.
692
00:45:34,560 --> 00:45:36,720
Amen.
We got to realize that's what
693
00:45:36,720 --> 00:45:38,280
pains going to have.
But Joseph said this.
694
00:45:38,640 --> 00:45:42,880
He saw a man meant for evil, God
used for good God.
695
00:45:42,880 --> 00:45:45,920
God took the worst thing and
turned into the grayest thing.
696
00:45:46,240 --> 00:45:49,200
Here's a New Testament standard
for pain and suffering, and it's
697
00:45:49,200 --> 00:45:52,480
that we're in Christ.
There is a great truth that we
698
00:45:52,480 --> 00:45:55,880
are baptized in the Christ, that
we are one with Christ, that
699
00:45:55,880 --> 00:45:58,840
we're positionally in him.
And what that really means is
700
00:45:58,840 --> 00:46:02,040
this is that anything that
happens to you had to go through
701
00:46:02,040 --> 00:46:07,640
him first in any, any
circumstance, any situation had
702
00:46:07,640 --> 00:46:10,120
to be authorized by the Father.
Amen.
703
00:46:11,080 --> 00:46:13,640
Amen.
Like you, you're surrounded by
704
00:46:13,640 --> 00:46:16,120
him.
His hand is strong, he's in
705
00:46:16,120 --> 00:46:19,440
charge of everything, his
sovereignty, his power that
706
00:46:19,440 --> 00:46:22,760
you're actually in Christ and so
everything belongs to him.
707
00:46:22,920 --> 00:46:25,400
Jesus said this way he was being
crucified his right force
708
00:46:25,400 --> 00:46:27,440
crucifixion.
He's in the trial and he's had a
709
00:46:27,440 --> 00:46:29,960
false trial on the all night and
he got sent to to the Romans,
710
00:46:29,960 --> 00:46:32,800
the pilot because they had the
ones authorized him being put to
711
00:46:32,800 --> 00:46:36,880
death and John 1910 it says this
do you refuse to speak to me.
712
00:46:36,880 --> 00:46:39,440
This is what Pilot said.
Do you refuse to speak to me?
713
00:46:39,880 --> 00:46:45,880
Don't you realize I have what I
have power either to free you or
714
00:46:45,880 --> 00:46:48,480
to crucify you.
Look what Jesus said to him.
715
00:46:48,920 --> 00:46:53,480
Jesus answered.
You have no power over me if
716
00:46:53,480 --> 00:46:57,520
we're not given to you.
From where?
717
00:46:58,560 --> 00:47:01,440
From above.
You have no power over me except
718
00:47:01,440 --> 00:47:06,160
the one that my Father has given
you, like the world does not
719
00:47:06,160 --> 00:47:09,920
have power over you, Amen.
You're not downhill, You're not
720
00:47:09,920 --> 00:47:14,680
subject to the world, you're not
a victim of life, Amen.
721
00:47:15,360 --> 00:47:17,560
Like you are in God's hand,
you're in his power.
722
00:47:17,560 --> 00:47:19,880
And what this means, we have the
same confidence that what
723
00:47:19,880 --> 00:47:23,200
happens to us actually came
through God himself.
724
00:47:23,800 --> 00:47:25,880
And maybe give you some reasons
of what maybe God trying to
725
00:47:25,880 --> 00:47:28,280
teach you through, through the
pain, through the suffering,
726
00:47:28,480 --> 00:47:30,960
through that hardship, through
those hard nights as long
727
00:47:30,960 --> 00:47:32,520
seasons.
Here's some reason.
728
00:47:32,520 --> 00:47:35,000
I'll list quite a few of them.
Maybe God's trying to give you
729
00:47:35,000 --> 00:47:38,720
clarity for what matters most.
You know, if we often don't
730
00:47:38,720 --> 00:47:42,640
change as adults until we have
to, right?
731
00:47:43,480 --> 00:47:45,800
We, we, we don't like, we, we
like to be very comfortable.
732
00:47:46,120 --> 00:47:48,320
But maybe God has give you some
pain to give you some clarity.
733
00:47:48,600 --> 00:47:51,080
Maybe he wants you to, to think
about your life deep enough to
734
00:47:51,080 --> 00:47:53,880
say this is what matters most.
I've been living for the
735
00:47:53,880 --> 00:47:56,040
weekend.
I've been living for myself.
736
00:47:56,040 --> 00:47:57,840
I've been living for everything
else, but I'm not living for
737
00:47:57,880 --> 00:47:59,720
Jesus.
And so God gives you some pain
738
00:48:00,040 --> 00:48:01,800
to get your eyes focused back on
him.
739
00:48:02,520 --> 00:48:05,120
Maybe he's trying to give you
some awareness of his presence
740
00:48:05,600 --> 00:48:08,440
and we can often go through life
and we don't pray, but we don't
741
00:48:08,440 --> 00:48:10,920
thank God.
We were not aware that he's next
742
00:48:10,920 --> 00:48:12,240
to us.
We were trying to build our own
743
00:48:12,240 --> 00:48:14,960
Kingdom, our own sand castles,
right?
744
00:48:15,280 --> 00:48:18,120
We we try to build our own
direction, our own way and have
745
00:48:18,120 --> 00:48:20,120
her have it comfortable as
possible.
746
00:48:20,440 --> 00:48:23,440
And God maybe just trying to
remind us that you need me.
747
00:48:24,040 --> 00:48:26,680
Amen.
That you do walk with me that
748
00:48:26,680 --> 00:48:30,120
that near that the shepherd in
Psalm 23, he actually brings in
749
00:48:30,120 --> 00:48:31,600
the right path.
That right path immediately
750
00:48:31,600 --> 00:48:33,480
brings me into the valley of
darkness.
751
00:48:34,080 --> 00:48:36,480
Like oftentimes we have to get
the space in our life where all
752
00:48:36,480 --> 00:48:38,280
we need is a Lord and all we
have is the Lord.
753
00:48:38,280 --> 00:48:40,680
We got to trust Him.
Maybe God's preparing you.
754
00:48:41,240 --> 00:48:42,800
Maybe He's preparing you for the
next season.
755
00:48:43,200 --> 00:48:45,240
Do you think the honestly, the
next season is going to be
756
00:48:45,240 --> 00:48:47,920
easier than last season was?
Was that ever?
757
00:48:48,320 --> 00:48:49,920
I don't know.
I've yet to find one.
758
00:48:50,600 --> 00:48:52,080
I'm still looking for that easy
season.
759
00:48:52,080 --> 00:48:55,600
Come up somebody, right?
I feel like every season is just
760
00:48:55,600 --> 00:48:59,240
another level and it's just
uphill and we want to run to
761
00:48:59,240 --> 00:49:02,560
comfort, but but Jesus is always
preparing us for the next
762
00:49:02,560 --> 00:49:04,600
season.
We had seasons of hardship with
763
00:49:04,600 --> 00:49:06,520
foster kids.
We had seasons of hardship of
764
00:49:06,520 --> 00:49:08,680
loss.
We've had seasons of stripping
765
00:49:08,680 --> 00:49:11,400
away where I had so many enemies
around me.
766
00:49:11,760 --> 00:49:15,000
And through all those things, I
just chased the Lord and trust
767
00:49:15,000 --> 00:49:16,760
him through it.
And now that we planted a
768
00:49:16,760 --> 00:49:21,600
church, which has been super
easy, right?
769
00:49:23,480 --> 00:49:27,120
No difficulties, no problems, no
one's ever left or said anything
770
00:49:27,120 --> 00:49:28,760
critical.
It's been great the whole time,
771
00:49:28,760 --> 00:49:30,240
right?
No one had opinions.
772
00:49:30,240 --> 00:49:32,640
It was perfect.
It was every guy along perfectly
773
00:49:32,640 --> 00:49:35,360
well, right?
I mean, he's preparing you for
774
00:49:35,360 --> 00:49:37,920
the next season.
So often times we walk through
775
00:49:38,400 --> 00:49:40,840
the the problems and the pain
and we think we're underneath
776
00:49:40,840 --> 00:49:43,200
it, but we're actually above it.
And so we have to start asking
777
00:49:43,200 --> 00:49:44,920
the question, Lord, what are you
teaching me?
778
00:49:45,400 --> 00:49:46,880
What what are you preparing me
for?
779
00:49:46,960 --> 00:49:49,200
What I should be more aware of?
What clarity do I need?
780
00:49:49,240 --> 00:49:51,960
What do I need?
For some of us, God's using our
781
00:49:51,960 --> 00:49:55,560
pain, our suffering, so we can
realize the deep seated idols in
782
00:49:55,560 --> 00:49:57,720
our life.
Then we can just realize that
783
00:49:57,720 --> 00:49:59,520
this is just a lot about Sean
right now.
784
00:49:59,920 --> 00:50:01,920
Like you need, you need that
kind of validation.
785
00:50:02,200 --> 00:50:04,120
I'm going to show you what's
looked like not to have it.
786
00:50:04,440 --> 00:50:05,760
You need to have your name in
light.
787
00:50:05,760 --> 00:50:08,360
You need to be a force.
You need to make something of
788
00:50:08,360 --> 00:50:10,600
yourself.
No, you don't like you need to
789
00:50:10,600 --> 00:50:12,160
get really good at slipping into
obscurity.
790
00:50:12,160 --> 00:50:14,080
You're like John the Baptist,
like these other disciples.
791
00:50:14,080 --> 00:50:15,840
All you're just going to just
disappear, brother.
792
00:50:16,240 --> 00:50:18,360
Like it's not about Sean, it's
about Jesus.
793
00:50:18,360 --> 00:50:21,320
And sometimes we were just given
that kind of pain to remind us
794
00:50:21,480 --> 00:50:23,840
that we need Jesus.
We're going to walk with a limp
795
00:50:23,840 --> 00:50:26,240
in these seasons.
For a lot of us, we did increase
796
00:50:26,240 --> 00:50:28,880
our gratitude.
He didn't heal little James in
797
00:50:28,880 --> 00:50:30,640
the story.
And he said, well, you know what
798
00:50:30,640 --> 00:50:32,400
kind of stories?
If I were to heal you, there's a
799
00:50:32,400 --> 00:50:34,480
lot of people being healed.
And be real honest, it's really
800
00:50:34,480 --> 00:50:36,000
easy to worship Jesus on the
mountain top.
801
00:50:36,640 --> 00:50:38,640
It's easy to get there.
So thank you, Lord, these are so
802
00:50:38,640 --> 00:50:40,480
beautiful.
Like it's we want those
803
00:50:40,480 --> 00:50:43,520
experiences, but to truly
worship Jesus in the valley.
804
00:50:43,520 --> 00:50:47,160
It's a different type of worship
that that's true worship.
805
00:50:47,600 --> 00:50:49,840
That's how you know your heart's
really lined up with Jesus is
806
00:50:49,840 --> 00:50:52,400
when it's really hard and you
can just open it and say, God,
807
00:50:52,400 --> 00:50:54,160
you're a good, I trust you.
I have no idea what you're
808
00:50:54,160 --> 00:50:57,040
doing, but no, you're teaching
me something and you said this
809
00:50:57,040 --> 00:50:58,920
heart of a gratitude.
Maybe God wants some deeper
810
00:50:58,920 --> 00:51:01,360
worship from you so he doesn't
give you everything you want.
811
00:51:02,320 --> 00:51:05,760
Maybe maybe he's just stripping
away some of the secret sins of
812
00:51:05,760 --> 00:51:08,400
self as Tozer would say.
There's this deep rooted sins
813
00:51:08,400 --> 00:51:11,360
that only you really know about.
Maybe he's just a wake up call.
814
00:51:11,360 --> 00:51:14,360
The brevity of life, like you
talked about little to little
815
00:51:14,360 --> 00:51:15,600
James.
He said, hey, one day you're
816
00:51:15,600 --> 00:51:18,000
going to be healed and it's
coming quickly, but it's not
817
00:51:18,000 --> 00:51:20,920
going to happen now and life is
short and your story's going to
818
00:51:20,920 --> 00:51:21,960
be used.
Remember Paul?
819
00:51:21,960 --> 00:51:23,480
What?
Why did Paul the thorn split you
820
00:51:23,480 --> 00:51:26,640
guys?
Remember to stop him from being
821
00:51:26,640 --> 00:51:29,320
conceited.
Paul was going to be arrogant.
822
00:51:29,960 --> 00:51:32,040
He's looking at how great I am.
He was a Pharisee of Pharisees,
823
00:51:32,040 --> 00:51:34,120
a Hebrew Hebrews.
He he knew all the law.
824
00:51:34,120 --> 00:51:35,680
He's got memorized most little
Testament.
825
00:51:35,840 --> 00:51:37,920
He he, he could have just done
anything you want to do and just
826
00:51:38,040 --> 00:51:41,480
man, look at me and said no, no,
no, no, no, you can't do this
827
00:51:41,480 --> 00:51:43,240
without me.
Paul, I'm gonna remind you every
828
00:51:43,240 --> 00:51:45,760
single day.
Sometimes we seem to remind that
829
00:51:45,760 --> 00:51:47,560
the Lord is with us.
That's what the Paul had to
830
00:51:47,560 --> 00:51:49,440
have.
He could not do it on his own
831
00:51:49,440 --> 00:51:52,040
except with Jesus.
And the temptation is he
832
00:51:52,040 --> 00:51:54,640
probably would have.
And so CS Lewis, he said this.
833
00:51:54,840 --> 00:51:56,920
He says God whispers to us in
our pleasures.
834
00:51:57,360 --> 00:52:00,520
He speaks to us in our
conscience and he shouts to us
835
00:52:00,880 --> 00:52:03,760
in our pain.
He shouts in our pain.
836
00:52:04,200 --> 00:52:05,560
That's when the Lord has our
attention.
837
00:52:05,560 --> 00:52:08,240
Amen.
It's he's like wake up.
838
00:52:08,640 --> 00:52:13,000
And CS Lewis said it's a
megaphone to a lost and dying
839
00:52:13,000 --> 00:52:18,080
world to arouse them to God so
they will see Jesus.
840
00:52:18,520 --> 00:52:20,520
So pain's a problem.
Pain has a problem.
841
00:52:20,800 --> 00:52:23,920
Third thing is this is pain is
truly not your problem.
842
00:52:24,240 --> 00:52:26,680
This is very interesting.
First Corinthians chapter 6,
843
00:52:26,680 --> 00:52:28,480
verse 19.
Who says this?
844
00:52:28,720 --> 00:52:32,720
Do you not know that your bodies
are temples of the Holy Spirit
845
00:52:33,120 --> 00:52:35,480
who is in you, whom you've
received from God?
846
00:52:35,680 --> 00:52:37,960
You are not your own.
You are what?
847
00:52:39,320 --> 00:52:43,840
You're bought with a price.
Therefore honor God with your
848
00:52:43,840 --> 00:52:45,760
bodies.
So you're bought with a price.
849
00:52:45,760 --> 00:52:49,840
What was the price?
You were bought with Jesus.
850
00:52:50,640 --> 00:52:51,560
What about Jesus?
What?
851
00:52:51,560 --> 00:52:55,880
What about Jesus?
What was actually given for you?
852
00:52:57,360 --> 00:53:00,400
It wasn't a trite gift and
matter of fact, it wasn't a
853
00:53:00,400 --> 00:53:02,560
cheap gift.
I'm not a big fan of cheap
854
00:53:02,560 --> 00:53:05,800
grace.
Like it requires something of
855
00:53:05,800 --> 00:53:08,440
us.
Like the the price that Jesus
856
00:53:08,440 --> 00:53:12,480
paid was that he spilled every
ounce of his blood on that cross
857
00:53:12,480 --> 00:53:17,720
and it was the final permanent,
perfect sacrifice for our sin.
858
00:53:17,920 --> 00:53:21,600
Behold the Lamb of God who died
for our sins in the perfect Lamb
859
00:53:21,600 --> 00:53:23,640
of God.
Jesus, the Son of God was our
860
00:53:23,640 --> 00:53:26,120
sacrifice.
It was the highest cost.
861
00:53:26,120 --> 00:53:28,400
Amen.
There was no greater price to
862
00:53:28,400 --> 00:53:31,280
get every pay than the Son of
God, Jesus himself, Amen.
863
00:53:31,880 --> 00:53:34,080
And we're bought with the Son of
God.
864
00:53:34,440 --> 00:53:38,120
And so it's not cheap, Amen.
As we don't tread on it, we
865
00:53:38,120 --> 00:53:39,720
don't go, well, that was great.
Thank you, Jesus.
866
00:53:39,720 --> 00:53:42,520
I'm gonna go back to my life.
I got big plans.
867
00:53:42,680 --> 00:53:45,240
I got things I want to do.
I've got dreams and ambitions.
868
00:53:45,440 --> 00:53:46,640
What?
Jesus saying no, you ask,
869
00:53:46,640 --> 00:53:48,880
Something is required of you and
you're bought.
870
00:53:48,880 --> 00:53:52,160
To think you're actually bought
by Jesus, that means you're
871
00:53:52,160 --> 00:53:56,960
actually owned by Jesus, Amen.
That he owns your life.
872
00:53:57,040 --> 00:54:01,560
It's no longer yours, it's his
because you come under his name
873
00:54:01,720 --> 00:54:04,800
and that saves his name, that
casts out demons, His name that
874
00:54:04,800 --> 00:54:06,960
every niche about, it's all
about Jesus, Amen.
875
00:54:06,960 --> 00:54:08,400
But here's the thing about your
life.
876
00:54:08,520 --> 00:54:10,560
If your life's been bought by
Jesus, what else is bought by
877
00:54:10,600 --> 00:54:13,360
Jesus?
Your pain's been bought by
878
00:54:13,360 --> 00:54:16,920
Jesus, Amen.
We, we, we, we think that we're
879
00:54:17,000 --> 00:54:18,640
like often time possessed by our
pain.
880
00:54:19,000 --> 00:54:22,160
We're driven by our pain.
You know, I listen to guys that
881
00:54:22,160 --> 00:54:24,560
are kind of that motivation kind
of style and they go to people
882
00:54:24,560 --> 00:54:26,800
and say, Hey, I can help you.
I know your dream in 2 minutes
883
00:54:26,800 --> 00:54:28,560
or less.
And they always go back to this
884
00:54:28,560 --> 00:54:32,080
question, Hey, what's the moment
you're most hurt in life and
885
00:54:32,080 --> 00:54:34,760
your purpose is found in that
pain and that the world is kind
886
00:54:34,760 --> 00:54:36,760
of figured out that that God has
been shaping you through your
887
00:54:36,760 --> 00:54:39,360
pain for a purpose.
And so you listen to this, but
888
00:54:39,360 --> 00:54:40,920
it's like you, you're not under
your pain.
889
00:54:41,320 --> 00:54:42,600
You're not controlled by your
pain.
890
00:54:42,600 --> 00:54:44,320
We matter of fact, we don't even
possess our pain.
891
00:54:44,320 --> 00:54:46,720
We don't just step above it.
We don't even own our pain.
892
00:54:46,720 --> 00:54:48,640
Jesus owns our pain.
Amen.
893
00:54:49,280 --> 00:54:51,880
Oftentimes we're trying to get
even, like we're underneath it
894
00:54:51,880 --> 00:54:54,360
and we're victim, we're above it
and we're bitter and jaded,
895
00:54:54,680 --> 00:54:56,200
right?
And we're unforgiving.
896
00:54:56,480 --> 00:54:58,160
Or we give it to Jesus and he
owns it.
897
00:54:58,160 --> 00:55:00,200
Amen.
It's nice to have Jesus as a
898
00:55:00,200 --> 00:55:02,320
landlord.
Amen.
899
00:55:02,800 --> 00:55:04,720
You know, if you have a bad
landlord, it's terrible, right?
900
00:55:05,040 --> 00:55:05,920
We've got Jesus.
Landlord.
901
00:55:05,920 --> 00:55:07,840
Just nice.
Hey, Jesus, the sewer backed up.
902
00:55:08,640 --> 00:55:10,960
Hey, Jesus, the roof is leaking.
Amen.
903
00:55:10,960 --> 00:55:14,160
Hey, Jesus, this lawn, it is
falling apart.
904
00:55:14,240 --> 00:55:17,160
Hey, there's termites.
Jesus, the sink is called Jesus.
905
00:55:17,160 --> 00:55:18,760
Do you think Jesus can take care
of it?
906
00:55:19,920 --> 00:55:21,800
Amen.
Like, do you think Jesus know
907
00:55:21,800 --> 00:55:24,120
he's doing with the house?
Do you think Jesus knows how to
908
00:55:24,120 --> 00:55:26,160
run a home?
Do you think Jesus know how to
909
00:55:26,160 --> 00:55:27,760
run your body?
You think Jesus knows what it's
910
00:55:27,760 --> 00:55:30,240
like to walk in your shoes?
He knows all these pieces, Amen?
911
00:55:30,680 --> 00:55:34,400
And so we just trust him that we
this pain is not ours.
912
00:55:34,400 --> 00:55:37,360
It's one of the benefits of
being a Christian, being in
913
00:55:37,360 --> 00:55:39,560
Christ.
And So what is the miracle you
914
00:55:39,560 --> 00:55:42,120
never saw coming?
What's the miracle that little
915
00:55:42,120 --> 00:55:45,600
James never saw coming?
Like He wanted to be healed,
916
00:55:46,320 --> 00:55:49,080
that He wasn't healed, but
there's still a miracle, and the
917
00:55:49,080 --> 00:55:50,960
miracle was something that
happened inside of him.
918
00:55:51,360 --> 00:55:53,360
It wasn't the mountain that God
moved out there.
919
00:55:53,360 --> 00:55:56,240
He didn't move the
circumstances, but He changed
920
00:55:56,240 --> 00:55:59,520
the posture of his heart.
Amen.
921
00:56:00,160 --> 00:56:04,240
There's a mountain inside of us
that God is trying to move.
922
00:56:04,640 --> 00:56:06,480
There's a mountain that God
wants to grow a faith.
923
00:56:06,840 --> 00:56:10,680
There's a mountain of our will.
Like I got, I just have to have
924
00:56:10,680 --> 00:56:13,680
it my way like we got.
We like God's sovereignties and
925
00:56:13,680 --> 00:56:16,440
control, but we don't like Him
being the architect, right?
926
00:56:16,960 --> 00:56:18,640
Like I would have built it this
way, Lord.
927
00:56:18,640 --> 00:56:21,360
Like I want my plan still.
I want my direction still.
928
00:56:21,560 --> 00:56:23,920
But maybe God just stripping you
away or it's like, Lord, I don't
929
00:56:23,920 --> 00:56:26,520
know what you're up to and I
wish I did, but I still trust
930
00:56:26,520 --> 00:56:29,760
you and there's gonna days come.
You will be healed.
931
00:56:30,080 --> 00:56:31,840
Now think about the devil.
The devil's a lot of strongholds
932
00:56:31,840 --> 00:56:33,680
in this area.
There's a lot of people that
933
00:56:33,800 --> 00:56:37,200
that deconstruct their faith
because they're disillusioned in
934
00:56:37,200 --> 00:56:40,320
what God's trying to do.
The disillusion that pain should
935
00:56:40,320 --> 00:56:42,680
not be a part of the equation of
Christianity, that somehow
936
00:56:42,680 --> 00:56:45,840
because you know God, that
you'll be, you won't have a
937
00:56:45,840 --> 00:56:48,960
painful life, your life won't
suffer at all.
938
00:56:49,080 --> 00:56:51,160
That it will always be a
mountaintop and you prayed a
939
00:56:51,160 --> 00:56:54,320
prayer of perfection and
holiness and everything that's
940
00:56:54,320 --> 00:56:56,560
going to work out great and you
always be happy all the time.
941
00:56:56,760 --> 00:56:58,680
And that type of Christianity
does not exist.
942
00:56:58,920 --> 00:57:00,480
That's not biblical
Christianity, Amen.
943
00:57:01,000 --> 00:57:04,040
And Jesus is actually teaching
us so much different in this
944
00:57:04,040 --> 00:57:06,080
text.
Is that simply this?
945
00:57:06,280 --> 00:57:07,400
And it it maybe is not even
simple.
946
00:57:07,400 --> 00:57:09,520
This is actually very loaded,
very deep plot.
947
00:57:09,520 --> 00:57:14,200
But what what if God chose not
to do things in his sovereignty
948
00:57:14,520 --> 00:57:17,320
because he wanted to do it about
sovereignty is in his control.
949
00:57:17,640 --> 00:57:20,120
So maybe God decided not to do
things in his sovereignty
950
00:57:20,400 --> 00:57:25,200
because he wanted to redeem it
alongside of us in Christ, in
951
00:57:25,200 --> 00:57:28,800
our humanity.
Maybe he didn't like prevent it
952
00:57:28,800 --> 00:57:30,880
from happening because we're
like, oh, God's not good or
953
00:57:31,000 --> 00:57:33,240
God's not all powerful.
You can't be trusted.
954
00:57:33,360 --> 00:57:36,000
But maybe God allows it to
happen our lives as Christians
955
00:57:36,200 --> 00:57:40,400
because he wants to overcome it
alongside us and still get
956
00:57:40,400 --> 00:57:42,880
worship even though we're still
walking in pain.
957
00:57:43,000 --> 00:57:46,360
So we connect with the rest of
the world and he redeems it and
958
00:57:46,360 --> 00:57:49,280
his time along us.
Amen.
959
00:57:50,160 --> 00:57:53,160
OK that was like 15 levels deep.
Like some of y'all like I don't
960
00:57:53,160 --> 00:57:54,120
know what this dude's talking
about.
961
00:57:54,720 --> 00:57:58,040
Re watch it and here's just
something to say about why does
962
00:57:58,040 --> 00:57:59,840
God allow us to happen.
I don't have all the puzzle
963
00:57:59,840 --> 00:58:02,800
pieces but I do trust God with
everyone he puts down.
964
00:58:03,160 --> 00:58:06,000
I've walked to Jesus long to
know that he is a way better
965
00:58:06,000 --> 00:58:09,240
person to paint the picture of
my life and I don't know why the
966
00:58:09,240 --> 00:58:11,800
pieces are cut the way they are
and why this happens.
967
00:58:11,800 --> 00:58:15,320
I don't see bass eternity but
there will be a day I will have
968
00:58:15,360 --> 00:58:17,280
every answer to all my
questions.
969
00:58:17,880 --> 00:58:20,760
Amen.
I will know, like that's why
970
00:58:20,760 --> 00:58:24,600
Lord, like I suffered for that
because somebody saw that
971
00:58:24,840 --> 00:58:26,680
somebody need that.
I needed that.
972
00:58:26,840 --> 00:58:29,440
If I would have had a life of
comfort, I never would have gone
973
00:58:29,440 --> 00:58:31,760
to church.
I never would read the Bible.
974
00:58:31,880 --> 00:58:34,240
I would never do stuff because I
had everything I wanted.
975
00:58:34,240 --> 00:58:37,560
Amen.
I wouldn't need Jesus, but God
976
00:58:37,560 --> 00:58:39,720
takes some things.
He strips some things and he
977
00:58:39,720 --> 00:58:42,280
wants us to walk with him in
those seasons.
978
00:58:42,480 --> 00:58:44,120
Think about Paul praying three
times.
979
00:58:44,680 --> 00:58:47,080
I mean, just Lord, take it, take
it, take it, take it.
980
00:58:47,600 --> 00:58:50,960
The Lord says, no, no, no, my
grace is sufficient.
981
00:58:51,520 --> 00:58:53,240
Is God's grace sufficient for
you today?
982
00:58:53,880 --> 00:58:57,080
Like is he good enough for you
in those hard seasons like
983
00:58:57,080 --> 00:58:58,440
little James?
You can say, you know, Lord,
984
00:58:58,520 --> 00:59:00,120
there is a day coming where I
will be healed.
985
00:59:00,120 --> 00:59:03,440
It's not today, but Lord, I
trust you like I'm going to use
986
00:59:03,440 --> 00:59:07,160
my life to just share the gospel
even through my pain.
987
00:59:07,480 --> 00:59:09,800
The thing about this, your
strength doesn't come from you.
988
00:59:10,200 --> 00:59:15,000
The strength comes from God in
you that his, his, his power is
989
00:59:15,000 --> 00:59:18,080
made perfect in our weakness.
It's not your power.
990
00:59:18,480 --> 00:59:21,600
And so when you're walking along
with Jesus and you're like,
991
00:59:21,600 --> 00:59:22,800
well, I'm not enough.
Well, you're right.
992
00:59:22,880 --> 00:59:25,400
That's, that's half the, that's,
that's the lie part of it,
993
00:59:25,720 --> 00:59:27,400
right?
But the truth of it is you're
994
00:59:27,400 --> 00:59:29,760
not enough.
But he is Amen.
995
00:59:30,320 --> 00:59:32,440
And when something hard happens
in your life, it, it really
996
00:59:32,440 --> 00:59:35,320
breaks the heart when people run
from God because you're actually
997
00:59:35,320 --> 00:59:37,400
running exactly the play that
Satan just set up for you.
998
00:59:38,240 --> 00:59:40,560
You're running the exact
direction that Satan wants you
999
00:59:40,560 --> 00:59:42,560
to go.
We're supposed to run to God,
1000
00:59:42,560 --> 00:59:45,680
and God will heal you and God
will show you over time that he
1001
00:59:45,680 --> 00:59:47,640
can be trusted.
This is why James, one of the
1002
00:59:47,640 --> 00:59:50,520
most persecuted churches in the
New Testament, James will be
1003
00:59:50,520 --> 00:59:54,040
beheaded in his life.
But he said this, he wrote this.
1004
00:59:54,040 --> 00:59:55,680
And James 1-2 said consider it
pure.
1005
00:59:55,680 --> 00:59:58,280
What?
Yeah, consider it pure joy.
1006
00:59:58,600 --> 01:00:00,120
Actually, Scott quote this
earlier is pretty good.
1007
01:00:00,440 --> 01:00:03,000
Consider it pure joy.
Pure joy.
1008
01:00:03,640 --> 01:00:05,240
Pure joy.
I don't know.
1009
01:00:05,240 --> 01:00:07,080
I don't know a lot of people
that get a lot of joy out of
1010
01:00:07,080 --> 01:00:09,400
this, what he's about to say,
but he said, consider it pure
1011
01:00:09,400 --> 01:00:10,920
joy.
My brothers and sisters,
1012
01:00:11,120 --> 01:00:16,920
whenever you face trials of many
kinds, multi colored trials, any
1013
01:00:16,920 --> 01:00:19,920
variation of trials, because you
know that the testing, that's
1014
01:00:19,920 --> 01:00:23,720
what it is, the testing of your
faith produces what
1015
01:00:25,000 --> 01:00:26,280
perseverance.
You're going to need that in the
1016
01:00:26,280 --> 01:00:28,000
race.
You're going to need that.
1017
01:00:28,320 --> 01:00:30,960
I got a lot of guys that like to
start out and they Sprint and
1018
01:00:31,320 --> 01:00:34,280
don't have any perseverance.
And then something happens and
1019
01:00:34,280 --> 01:00:36,520
they drop off and they stop
coming.
1020
01:00:36,920 --> 01:00:39,240
They stop falling, Lord, they
stop reading the Bible, they
1021
01:00:39,240 --> 01:00:42,120
walk away from their family.
They were started strong, but
1022
01:00:42,120 --> 01:00:44,040
they don't finish.
And one of the things that I've
1023
01:00:44,040 --> 01:00:47,480
just focused on my life through
trials and hard things is Lord,
1024
01:00:47,480 --> 01:00:48,920
I want to finish the race
strong.
1025
01:00:49,560 --> 01:00:52,040
There's a lot of guys who make
it 10 years, three years, two
1026
01:00:52,040 --> 01:00:54,400
years, 15 years, 20 years, 40
years.
1027
01:00:54,560 --> 01:00:56,320
Lord, I want to finish all my
years strong.
1028
01:00:57,040 --> 01:00:59,480
Amen.
And that requires perseverance,
1029
01:00:59,960 --> 01:01:02,480
the perseverance to walk with
God through trial.
1030
01:01:02,880 --> 01:01:06,000
So let perseverance finish its
work so that may so you may be
1031
01:01:06,000 --> 01:01:10,080
what?
Mature and complete, lacking
1032
01:01:10,280 --> 01:01:13,200
nothing there.
There are things that God wants
1033
01:01:13,200 --> 01:01:16,040
to do in your life that you
don't have the faith to ask for
1034
01:01:16,040 --> 01:01:18,560
right now.
There are things that got, there
1035
01:01:18,560 --> 01:01:21,000
are places that God wants to
take you that you don't have the
1036
01:01:21,000 --> 01:01:25,000
faith to ask Jesus to do.
But God is putting pain and
1037
01:01:25,000 --> 01:01:29,080
pressure and allowing burdens in
this testing to pull that out of
1038
01:01:29,080 --> 01:01:33,440
you to grow your faith, Amen.
To be mature in Christ.
1039
01:01:33,720 --> 01:01:35,720
Some of the greatest things
happen in your life under
1040
01:01:35,720 --> 01:01:37,840
pressure.
Some of the greatest things
1041
01:01:38,240 --> 01:01:40,440
unanswered prayers.
There's some great things that
1042
01:01:40,440 --> 01:01:42,320
happen when the Lord doesn't
show up the way you want them
1043
01:01:42,320 --> 01:01:43,640
to.
That's where the Lord's going to
1044
01:01:43,640 --> 01:01:44,640
do some great work.
Amen.
1045
01:01:44,640 --> 01:01:46,720
You know what Diamond takes
pressure to make.
1046
01:01:48,000 --> 01:01:50,080
It takes immense amount of
pressure to make a diamond.
1047
01:01:50,400 --> 01:01:52,920
You know, to get gold to purify
it takes a Crucible.
1048
01:01:53,680 --> 01:01:56,200
This is all biblical principles
here.
1049
01:01:56,560 --> 01:01:58,400
You have to walk through the
trials in the fire.
1050
01:01:58,560 --> 01:02:01,000
And God strips away those
impurities like refining of
1051
01:02:01,000 --> 01:02:03,520
silver and gold.
And Spurgeon said this, Charles
1052
01:02:03,520 --> 01:02:05,840
Spurgeon said this.
If God does not pay you in
1053
01:02:05,840 --> 01:02:09,680
silver, he'll pay you in gold.
If he does not pay you in gold,
1054
01:02:10,240 --> 01:02:13,560
he'll pay you with diamonds.
I don't think for one second
1055
01:02:13,560 --> 01:02:16,920
that God has not taken away your
pain and your burden and your
1056
01:02:16,920 --> 01:02:20,160
hardship, that He's not
exchanging it for something far
1057
01:02:20,160 --> 01:02:23,760
greater, Amen.
There's something greater that
1058
01:02:23,760 --> 01:02:26,800
God has given you than that
pain, something that lasts for
1059
01:02:26,800 --> 01:02:30,200
eternity, something that is from
Him, something that's of great
1060
01:02:30,200 --> 01:02:32,800
value in your life.
And there will be a day, make no
1061
01:02:32,800 --> 01:02:35,120
mistake about it, where God
wipes away every tear, Amen.
1062
01:02:35,720 --> 01:02:38,080
There's no more suffering.
There's no more burdens.
1063
01:02:38,160 --> 01:02:39,760
Wherever you're wrong is made
right.
1064
01:02:40,080 --> 01:02:43,760
Wherever where there's no sin,
we're finally makes sense.
1065
01:02:43,760 --> 01:02:46,640
Why God did not answer those
prayers, why God left you in
1066
01:02:46,640 --> 01:02:50,320
some affliction and some pain,
why that thing happened and all
1067
01:02:50,320 --> 01:02:52,000
this all that's going to make
sense one day.
1068
01:02:52,360 --> 01:02:53,800
But there's that space in the
middle, Amen.
1069
01:02:54,600 --> 01:02:58,400
The silent Saturday, like the
promise, the space between the
1070
01:02:58,400 --> 01:03:01,400
promise and the promise
fulfilled, the space between an
1071
01:03:01,400 --> 01:03:04,760
announcement and inauguration,
like that's the space we live
1072
01:03:04,760 --> 01:03:07,160
in.
And so the question is, are you
1073
01:03:07,160 --> 01:03:11,520
at peace with this season?
Are you at peace being between
1074
01:03:11,520 --> 01:03:13,840
the promise and the promise
fulfilled?
1075
01:03:14,240 --> 01:03:16,440
Is there an area of your life
you say, God, I need to trust
1076
01:03:16,440 --> 01:03:18,120
you with?
Like I don't have all the
1077
01:03:18,120 --> 01:03:20,520
answers and know what?
I don't need all the answers
1078
01:03:20,520 --> 01:03:22,360
because I know I'm under the one
who does.
1079
01:03:23,000 --> 01:03:24,320
There's so many people that
walk.
1080
01:03:24,440 --> 01:03:26,160
Every great Christian walks the
limp.
1081
01:03:26,640 --> 01:03:29,760
There's not a mature person in
Christ that doesn't walk with a
1082
01:03:29,760 --> 01:03:32,840
thorn in the flesh, doesn't walk
with some kind of burden, some
1083
01:03:32,840 --> 01:03:35,200
kind of pain.
And you say, Lord, are you good?
1084
01:03:35,400 --> 01:03:36,520
Yes, he's good.
Amen.
1085
01:03:37,200 --> 01:03:39,160
He can't be trusted.
I follow him.
1086
01:03:39,520 --> 01:03:42,320
There's gets the point.
You say God, your grace is
1087
01:03:42,320 --> 01:03:45,920
sufficient for me.
It's good enough for me Lord,
1088
01:03:46,360 --> 01:03:47,720
it's good enough for me.
I trust you.
1089
01:03:47,720 --> 01:03:50,480
I don't need to know the whole
picture Lord, I I I I don't need
1090
01:03:50,480 --> 01:03:52,440
to be selfish.
It's less than me.
1091
01:03:52,640 --> 01:03:58,040
It's more of you and in my
weakness I made strong because
1092
01:03:58,040 --> 01:03:59,760
of Christ.
Amen.
1093
01:04:00,360 --> 01:04:02,400
Remember we told little James
the very last part of the scene.
1094
01:04:02,400 --> 01:04:05,800
I loved it.
He said, remember, you will be
1095
01:04:05,800 --> 01:04:09,360
healed, it's only a matter of
time.
1096
01:04:10,440 --> 01:04:12,760
Amen.
Sometimes healing doesn't happen
1097
01:04:12,760 --> 01:04:15,520
on this side of eternity.
Sometimes we don't get it our
1098
01:04:15,520 --> 01:04:17,360
way.
Are we OK with that?
1099
01:04:18,160 --> 01:04:21,000
Can we persevere that?
And then you know what, that
1100
01:04:21,000 --> 01:04:23,640
kind of worship is greater than
any other type of worship
1101
01:04:24,280 --> 01:04:26,640
because that's true worship.
Lord, you're enough.
1102
01:04:27,360 --> 01:04:30,360
So Father, come before you.
God, we thank you so much for
1103
01:04:30,720 --> 01:04:33,440
just showing yourself to us.
God that you're faithful.
1104
01:04:34,080 --> 01:04:37,000
God, for some people today you
were shouting to them, you're
1105
01:04:37,000 --> 01:04:40,640
shouting in their pain, you're
waving them down, you're
1106
01:04:40,640 --> 01:04:43,400
flagging them down, that the
bridge is out, that there's a
1107
01:04:43,400 --> 01:04:47,600
better way that this in of
themselves, that the road is
1108
01:04:47,600 --> 01:04:49,640
hard and you're pulling them to
a better way.
1109
01:04:49,640 --> 01:04:52,680
God, today I want to pray for
those that Jesus followers that
1110
01:04:52,680 --> 01:04:56,120
say that God is speaking to me,
that there's some work that be
1111
01:04:56,120 --> 01:04:59,280
done in my soul, that I'm
trusting God, that he's moving a
1112
01:04:59,280 --> 01:05:03,040
mountain inside of me, that I
want to worship in my affliction
1113
01:05:03,600 --> 01:05:06,160
because I'm trusting God to
redeem what is broken, that He'd
1114
01:05:06,160 --> 01:05:09,600
make something beautiful from
the ashes of my life.
1115
01:05:10,480 --> 01:05:13,120
Today I just recognize I need to
trust him in these areas.
1116
01:05:13,120 --> 01:05:16,200
He's speaking to me.
He's not, He's had not removed
1117
01:05:16,200 --> 01:05:17,120
this.
I don't know why, but I'm
1118
01:05:17,120 --> 01:05:20,520
trusting him today and that's
you.
1119
01:05:20,520 --> 01:05:22,840
As Jesus followers, we just lift
your hand high in this place and
1120
01:05:22,840 --> 01:05:25,240
say, yes, that's me.
Jesus, there's a mound being
1121
01:05:25,240 --> 01:05:27,080
moved in my life.
It's just in me.
1122
01:05:27,080 --> 01:05:29,080
God, I'm being changed, I'm
being shaped.
1123
01:05:29,080 --> 01:05:33,600
It's not my circumstances that
you just put your in high Lord
1124
01:05:33,600 --> 01:05:35,760
and say, Lord, I need you more
than ever.
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01:05:35,760 --> 01:05:37,680
Lord, I need you.
I know you're near to me and
1126
01:05:37,680 --> 01:05:39,920
you're teaching me.
You're living things inside of
1127
01:05:39,920 --> 01:05:42,600
me that I don't want to go to,
but you have pushed me into.
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01:05:42,880 --> 01:05:45,120
There's some work to be done.
I don't have the faith to ask
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01:05:45,120 --> 01:05:46,520
for, but God, you're calling me
up.
1130
01:05:47,320 --> 01:05:49,120
So God, you see the hands, you
know the hearts.
1131
01:05:49,520 --> 01:05:52,640
God strengthen us.
God, you'd never give us more
1132
01:05:52,640 --> 01:05:56,000
than we can handle God, because
you're with us are in our
1133
01:05:56,000 --> 01:05:57,760
humanness.
We're broken, God, but in you we
1134
01:05:57,760 --> 01:05:59,800
can handle all.
And so God show us that our
1135
01:05:59,800 --> 01:06:04,240
flesh is weak, but you are
strong that your power in US is
1136
01:06:04,240 --> 01:06:07,760
made perfect in our weakness.
Help us not think too much of
1137
01:06:07,760 --> 01:06:12,080
ourselves to boast in ourselves
to dream of ourselves without
1138
01:06:12,080 --> 01:06:13,520
you.
Lord, help us to go in those
1139
01:06:13,520 --> 01:06:18,320
spaces that may be locked off
and broken and sealed is we're
1140
01:06:18,320 --> 01:06:22,480
hard hearted.
God help us to remove a foothold
1141
01:06:22,480 --> 01:06:25,920
that may be Satan is done in
some of our lives and surrender
1142
01:06:25,920 --> 01:06:27,880
to you.
God that we give our pain to
1143
01:06:27,880 --> 01:06:29,920
you.
We trust it doesn't belong to
1144
01:06:29,920 --> 01:06:32,040
us.
It belongs to you, Lord that
1145
01:06:32,040 --> 01:06:36,520
you're using it to shape us, to
guide us, to teach us, to humble
1146
01:06:36,520 --> 01:06:41,920
us, to remind us of how good you
are that we can trust you in a
1147
01:06:41,920 --> 01:06:46,080
watching world can relate to a
broken group of people that have
1148
01:06:46,080 --> 01:06:50,080
the power of Christ in
redemption through brokenness
1149
01:06:50,280 --> 01:06:53,840
more than perfect people have no
pain God.
1150
01:06:53,840 --> 01:06:56,280
You use our pain, God.
We don't wish away our
1151
01:06:56,280 --> 01:06:58,960
affliction, God, we just trust
it to you.
1152
01:06:59,760 --> 01:07:01,560
I'll pray for a group of people
in the house that say, you know
1153
01:07:01,560 --> 01:07:03,640
what?
It's making really good sense
1154
01:07:03,640 --> 01:07:06,960
today because I've not followed
Jesus, because I've walked
1155
01:07:06,960 --> 01:07:08,120
through some really hard
seasons.
1156
01:07:08,400 --> 01:07:11,320
I've seen a lot of brokenness,
I've seen a lot of hurt, and
1157
01:07:11,320 --> 01:07:13,560
I've done anything but trust God
because of what I've seen.
1158
01:07:13,560 --> 01:07:16,960
But today's making sense what
God is actually trying to do
1159
01:07:16,960 --> 01:07:19,760
through pain and suffering.
Today, for the very first time,
1160
01:07:19,760 --> 01:07:24,400
I recognize that Jesus loves me
even though my life is painful
1161
01:07:24,520 --> 01:07:26,120
and they're suffering and
there's hurt.
1162
01:07:26,280 --> 01:07:30,160
I recognize I'm bought with the
price of Jesus and He wants to
1163
01:07:30,160 --> 01:07:33,160
show off some miracles and some
work in US.
1164
01:07:33,160 --> 01:07:36,840
And even if it doesn't happen to
me, I can give to somebody else
1165
01:07:36,920 --> 01:07:39,440
and be a voice piece of God's
faithfulness.
1166
01:07:39,880 --> 01:07:42,680
And so today, if you need Jesus,
the Bible says that Jesus came
1167
01:07:42,680 --> 01:07:45,800
2000 years ago.
He was the perfect Lamb of God.
1168
01:07:46,040 --> 01:07:50,720
He was the final sacrifice for
us, like the permanent perfect
1169
01:07:50,720 --> 01:07:52,920
Lamb of God.
And he took where his sins as
1170
01:07:52,920 --> 01:07:54,400
far as the east is from the
West.
1171
01:07:54,400 --> 01:07:55,600
They'd never run into each
other.
1172
01:07:56,320 --> 01:07:58,080
And he, he doesn't count our
sins against us.
1173
01:07:58,200 --> 01:08:01,360
For those who believe that Jesus
died on the cross for our sins.
1174
01:08:01,720 --> 01:08:03,800
And so they may be the very
first time you put your faith in
1175
01:08:03,800 --> 01:08:06,040
Jesus that you don't want to
walk through this pain and
1176
01:08:06,040 --> 01:08:07,960
suffering.
These burns are afflictions of
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01:08:07,960 --> 01:08:10,640
life on your own.
You need the power of God to be
1178
01:08:10,640 --> 01:08:13,400
perfect in your weakness, and
you're calling on God and your
1179
01:08:13,400 --> 01:08:17,120
brokenness at your low point in
your weakness and your mess,
1180
01:08:17,279 --> 01:08:19,040
you're not promising God to
clean your life up.
1181
01:08:19,040 --> 01:08:21,760
You're promising to God that He
will forgive you and make you
1182
01:08:21,760 --> 01:08:23,520
whole.
It's not a prayer of perfection.
1183
01:08:23,520 --> 01:08:26,080
It's a prayer of confession and
you're just confessing your life
1184
01:08:26,080 --> 01:08:29,319
that Jesus, that you need him
now more than ever, and you want
1185
01:08:29,319 --> 01:08:32,399
his forgiveness and his grace to
come into your life.
1186
01:08:32,960 --> 01:08:35,479
And so if you need Jesus today,
thou said he'll forgive you all
1187
01:08:35,479 --> 01:08:38,479
your sins, He'll make you right
with him, He'll take away all
1188
01:08:38,479 --> 01:08:40,760
your wrongs, has changed for all
his rights, and he'll be in a
1189
01:08:40,760 --> 01:08:42,920
relationship with him you found
in Christ today.
1190
01:08:43,840 --> 01:08:45,800
And so to the day is a day of
salvation.
1191
01:08:45,800 --> 01:08:49,240
God has asked you to step
towards him to humble yourself
1192
01:08:49,240 --> 01:08:51,720
in faith and that God will come
in and change your life.
1193
01:08:51,720 --> 01:08:54,240
So if you need Jesus today and
be looking around, I can make it
1194
01:08:54,240 --> 01:08:55,760
weird to call you out, but if
you need Jesus, we just raise
1195
01:08:55,760 --> 01:08:57,880
your hand high.
This place say Jesus the Holy
1196
01:08:57,880 --> 01:09:00,279
Spirit is speaking to me.
I need Christ today.
1197
01:09:00,279 --> 01:09:04,120
I need I need to be forgiven
today any relationship with God
1198
01:09:04,120 --> 01:09:07,000
today I relate to the story of
little James.
1199
01:09:07,000 --> 01:09:11,840
Today I come to end of myself
the beginning of God.
1200
01:09:12,439 --> 01:09:13,600
That's you just pray this
prayer.
1201
01:09:13,600 --> 01:09:16,160
The prayer does not save you.
It's your heart towards him.
1202
01:09:16,160 --> 01:09:20,160
It's your humility, it's your
confession to say, Father God,
1203
01:09:20,160 --> 01:09:23,399
thanks so much for sending Jesus
to Donna Cross for me.
1204
01:09:23,960 --> 01:09:27,120
I'm so undeserving now.
There's nothing in me that's
1205
01:09:27,120 --> 01:09:29,319
good.
Thank you for loving me, God,
1206
01:09:29,359 --> 01:09:33,680
enough to Donna Cross to pay
with the most high payment you
1207
01:09:33,680 --> 01:09:35,760
could ever pay.
God, with your own blood, your
1208
01:09:35,760 --> 01:09:38,040
own sacrifice for me.
You love me enough to die for
1209
01:09:38,040 --> 01:09:39,920
me.
It's not that I loved you, Lord,
1210
01:09:39,920 --> 01:09:41,920
so you love me.
It's that kindness.
1211
01:09:41,920 --> 01:09:43,680
It's that goodness, the Lord,
that's all me to you today.
1212
01:09:44,120 --> 01:09:45,840
So God, I ask for my
forgiveness.
1213
01:09:46,120 --> 01:09:49,479
You can have my life.
You can have my pain, you can
1214
01:09:49,479 --> 01:09:51,359
have my past, you can have my
future.
1215
01:09:51,359 --> 01:09:54,320
God I want to walk with you and
be a mouthpiece of you got to
1216
01:09:54,320 --> 01:09:56,320
worship you God.
I serve my life.
1217
01:09:56,600 --> 01:09:59,200
I praise in Jesus name.
The church said Amen.
1218
01:09:59,200 --> 01:10:00,480
Come on, give some glory to God
today.
1219
01:10:00,480 --> 01:10:02,520
Let me know you love him.
Praise God.
1220
01:10:05,080 --> 01:10:08,760
It's such a powerful reminder
today, but how God uses our pain
1221
01:10:08,760 --> 01:10:12,120
and our suffering to draw us
closer to him, how he can use
1222
01:10:12,520 --> 01:10:16,080
our story for his glory.
And some of you today recognize
1223
01:10:16,080 --> 01:10:18,280
that for the first time that
God's using the pain and the
1224
01:10:18,280 --> 01:10:21,480
trials in your life to pull you
closer to him, to draw you to
1225
01:10:21,480 --> 01:10:23,560
him.
And you accepted Jesus today.
1226
01:10:23,560 --> 01:10:26,640
We are so excited for you.
If that is you, we would love
1227
01:10:26,640 --> 01:10:29,000
just to celebrate with you, to
know your decision, if you would
1228
01:10:29,000 --> 01:10:31,720
grab that connection card that's
on your seat, fill out the
1229
01:10:31,720 --> 01:10:34,000
information on the top there,
but check that box that says I
1230
01:10:34,000 --> 01:10:36,200
committed my life to Jesus.
And you can drop that in the
1231
01:10:36,200 --> 01:10:37,520
giving buckets here in a little
bit.
1232
01:10:37,720 --> 01:10:40,400
But we would love just to get a
free resource to you this week
1233
01:10:40,760 --> 01:10:42,640
when you let us know that you
made that decision.
1234
01:10:42,640 --> 01:10:44,080
Man, we'd love to get you a book
in the mail.
1235
01:10:44,080 --> 01:10:45,800
It's called Begin.
It's a short read, but it's a
1236
01:10:45,800 --> 01:10:47,960
great read.
Really will bless you this week
1237
01:10:47,960 --> 01:10:49,640
as you start that journey with
Jesus.
1238
01:10:49,840 --> 01:10:51,600
And that journey does start
today.
1239
01:10:51,600 --> 01:10:53,840
So as you leave the worship
center, there's a table with
1240
01:10:53,840 --> 01:10:56,360
some red bags.
Please grab one of those bags.
1241
01:10:56,360 --> 01:10:59,760
Inside is a free Bible for you,
a list of some other resources.
1242
01:10:59,760 --> 01:11:01,600
We really do want to be a
blessing to you.
1243
01:11:01,880 --> 01:11:04,680
This.
Week and hey, if you are new
1244
01:11:04,680 --> 01:11:07,480
with us today, thank you so much
for being here.
1245
01:11:07,880 --> 01:11:10,040
We really are for you.
We love you chose to spend your
1246
01:11:10,040 --> 01:11:12,280
morning with us.
We do ask one thing and that's
1247
01:11:12,280 --> 01:11:13,920
just that you would introduce
yourselves to us.
1248
01:11:13,920 --> 01:11:16,840
We'd love to get to know you, to
connect with you, to answer any
1249
01:11:16,840 --> 01:11:18,960
questions you have.
So if you could fill out the top
1250
01:11:18,960 --> 01:11:20,560
of that connection card there as
well.
1251
01:11:20,560 --> 01:11:23,320
Check first time here.
You can take that to the new
1252
01:11:23,320 --> 01:11:25,040
here booth as you exit the
worship center.
1253
01:11:25,040 --> 01:11:27,440
We have a free gift for you.
You can also just drop in the
1254
01:11:27,440 --> 01:11:29,160
giving bucket.
But we would love to know you to
1255
01:11:29,160 --> 01:11:32,840
introduce ourselves to you and
help you feel at home right here
1256
01:11:32,840 --> 01:11:35,120
at Real Life Church.
And hey, I want to share with
1257
01:11:35,120 --> 01:11:37,680
you as well why we give here at
Real Life Church.
1258
01:11:37,680 --> 01:11:40,160
There's a couple of really
awesome things I want to share
1259
01:11:40,160 --> 01:11:42,360
with you in the first is this.
You can see that picture there
1260
01:11:42,800 --> 01:11:46,280
of Logan at Youth Camp.
We had youth campus last week
1261
01:11:46,680 --> 01:11:49,320
and Logan really brought the
word to these teenagers, shared
1262
01:11:49,320 --> 01:11:52,880
his own story.
We had teens open up and forgive
1263
01:11:52,880 --> 01:11:54,520
people in their past that have
hurt them.
1264
01:11:54,960 --> 01:11:57,520
They really worked through some
of that with our leaders and
1265
01:11:57,520 --> 01:11:59,600
were able to open up and think
through what that looks like for
1266
01:11:59,600 --> 01:12:01,920
them.
We have teens really nail down
1267
01:12:01,920 --> 01:12:05,160
and solidify their relationship
with Jesus.
1268
01:12:05,280 --> 01:12:08,400
We have teens just recognize
some of the truths in the Bible
1269
01:12:08,400 --> 01:12:10,440
and the things that Jesus is
calling them to.
1270
01:12:10,800 --> 01:12:13,000
And this week we have another
awesome opportunity for some
1271
01:12:13,000 --> 01:12:15,760
kiddos to head to camp.
We've got about 20 kids heading
1272
01:12:15,760 --> 01:12:19,520
to Connect Camp this next week,
which is so awesome.
1273
01:12:19,520 --> 01:12:23,240
And when you give here, a 20% of
everything you give goes right
1274
01:12:23,240 --> 01:12:26,360
back to support and to fund
these ministries.
1275
01:12:26,880 --> 01:12:29,040
Kids camp this week.
We, like I said, we have 20
1276
01:12:29,040 --> 01:12:30,400
going.
We have kids that need to know
1277
01:12:30,560 --> 01:12:32,800
Jesus.
We have kids that need to know
1278
01:12:32,800 --> 01:12:35,880
that he loves them, that he is
for them, maybe that he's
1279
01:12:35,880 --> 01:12:38,760
calling them to surrender, to do
more for him in his life.
1280
01:12:39,080 --> 01:12:41,680
And so when you give here, it
really is a Kingdom investment.
1281
01:12:41,680 --> 01:12:45,440
We like to call it an EROI,
that's an eternal return on
1282
01:12:45,440 --> 01:12:47,680
investment.
And when these teens come back
1283
01:12:47,680 --> 01:12:49,840
from camp here in a few weeks
and you hear their stories and
1284
01:12:49,840 --> 01:12:52,760
these kids share their stories
from camp about how Jesus
1285
01:12:52,760 --> 01:12:56,400
changed their life, about how he
opened their eyes to the truth
1286
01:12:56,400 --> 01:12:59,360
of who he is, you get to say I
played a part in that.
1287
01:12:59,960 --> 01:13:04,080
When you give here, you get to
say, hey, I played a part in
1288
01:13:04,080 --> 01:13:07,680
moving the Kingdom work forward.
If you haven't given, or maybe
1289
01:13:07,680 --> 01:13:10,840
you haven't given yet, you're
missing one of the biggest
1290
01:13:10,960 --> 01:13:14,640
blessings in your life to be
able to trust Jesus and say,
1291
01:13:14,640 --> 01:13:17,120
hey, I'm just going to give back
a little bit of what you've
1292
01:13:17,120 --> 01:13:20,040
given in me back to you.
I want to play a part in all
1293
01:13:20,040 --> 01:13:22,600
that you're doing through real
life Church and through these
1294
01:13:22,600 --> 01:13:24,320
kids and investing in their
lives.
1295
01:13:25,120 --> 01:13:26,880
And so if you call Real Life
Church home, there are a lot of
1296
01:13:26,880 --> 01:13:28,400
ways you can take part in
generosity.
1297
01:13:28,400 --> 01:13:30,320
And to do that, you can see them
on the screen.
1298
01:13:30,320 --> 01:13:32,120
You can text to give, head to
our website.
1299
01:13:32,400 --> 01:13:34,880
You can drop cash or check in
the giving buckets as they pass
1300
01:13:34,880 --> 01:13:38,520
here in just a few minutes.
And as always, if you or your
1301
01:13:38,520 --> 01:13:41,880
family members are in any kind
of immediate need, be it food or
1302
01:13:41,880 --> 01:13:44,920
clothing or shelter, as these
buckets pass here in just a
1303
01:13:44,920 --> 01:13:48,240
minute, please, please reach in
and grab any loose cash.
1304
01:13:48,240 --> 01:13:51,560
We really do want to bless you
and your family this week.
1305
01:13:55,360 --> 01:13:58,320
Man, I hope you guys had another
great time at the movies, man.
1306
01:13:58,320 --> 01:13:59,720
You guys are leaving here
encouraged.
1307
01:13:59,720 --> 01:14:01,760
Blessed man.
Can you guys give a shout to God
1308
01:14:01,760 --> 01:14:06,920
if that's you today, man, Amen.
So if that's you, I want you
1309
01:14:06,920 --> 01:14:08,680
guys to do something for me on
your chair.
1310
01:14:08,680 --> 01:14:11,840
There's an invitation card.
This is something that we do and
1311
01:14:11,840 --> 01:14:13,800
it's not just print just to
print.
1312
01:14:13,920 --> 01:14:16,600
What we want to do is give you
guys the ability to share with
1313
01:14:16,600 --> 01:14:19,800
somebody else in an easy way
what you've received today.
1314
01:14:19,920 --> 01:14:23,400
And maybe God uses you.
Maybe God uses a little card in
1315
01:14:23,400 --> 01:14:26,680
a conversation just to allow
somebody to come in and find
1316
01:14:26,680 --> 01:14:28,920
their person, their, their,
their passion and their and
1317
01:14:28,920 --> 01:14:31,040
their meaning in God.
So take these, pass them out
1318
01:14:31,040 --> 01:14:32,520
somebody, man, just pray to God
today.
1319
01:14:32,520 --> 01:14:34,760
Like who can I give this to?
And I know if you make that
1320
01:14:34,760 --> 01:14:36,560
prayer, man, God will give you
an answer.
1321
01:14:36,760 --> 01:14:38,840
Hey, if you need prayer for any
reason, we would love to pray
1322
01:14:38,840 --> 01:14:40,680
with you up here as individuals
or as families.
1323
01:14:40,680 --> 01:14:41,920
Can't wait.
See you guys again next week at
1324
01:14:41,920 --> 01:14:44,640
9:15 or 10:40.
And as always, remember, whoever
1325
01:14:44,640 --> 01:14:47,120
finds uses discovers real life
and purpose.
1326
01:14:51,000 --> 01:14:53,880
This is the end of this podcast.
We hope you've enjoyed it.
1327
01:14:54,000 --> 01:14:56,720
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1328
01:14:56,720 --> 01:14:58,600
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1329
01:14:58,840 --> 01:15:01,560
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