1 00:00:08,910 --> 00:00:16,110 This sermon series like I just that that Bone Thugs just be 2 00:00:16,230 --> 00:00:19,910 playing in my head and all that love listen. 3 00:00:21,630 --> 00:00:24,990 After the last pod, like when you sang that, All right, So 4 00:00:25,030 --> 00:00:28,590 going home, like I played it right, looked it up as you 5 00:00:28,630 --> 00:00:31,830 should. I looked it up and I was going 6 00:00:31,910 --> 00:00:34,230 on like, you know, I've never really paid attention to this 7 00:00:34,230 --> 00:00:37,800 song, but it's been, yeah, it's just been in my mind. 8 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:43,400 It's kind of funny. Yeah, man, in today's pod, I 9 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:45,880 kind of want to do a little different, you know? 10 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:46,400 OK. Yeah. 11 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:50,760 You know, I want to dive a little deeper into the message 12 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:55,000 from this past Sunday. And yeah, man, it's kind of want 13 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:56,320 to pick your brain on some things. 14 00:00:56,400 --> 00:01:00,000 Of course, we're in this episode. 15 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:02,520 I'm sorry. We're in this sermon series of 16 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:06,040 For the Love of Money. And this past Sunday we went 17 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:08,000 into the story of the rich young ruler. 18 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:12,640 And I don't know, just listening back to that one and then the 19 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:16,040 one from the week before about stewardship in the book of 20 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:18,000 Malachi, brother. Like, how do we get from the 21 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:20,880 book of Malachi to Matthew? Yeah, bro. 22 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:22,720 So like, I'm just curious of that piece. 23 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:24,880 Like how how did that come together? 24 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:28,600 Like just walk us through that thought process if you don't 25 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:30,400 mind. I don't mind it. 26 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:34,280 It's, you know, it was wild is so when I saw the story in the, 27 00:01:34,320 --> 00:01:38,000 in the book of Matthew about the rich young ruler, when, when I 28 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:42,360 first started, when I first read it, it was about somebody that 29 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:46,640 loved their finances, somebody that loved money more than 30 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:49,680 Christ. Like he was not willing to give 31 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:54,640 up his his wealth to inherit the Kingdom of God. 32 00:01:56,040 --> 00:02:01,440 And when I started getting into the scriptures and into the word 33 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:05,560 and, and kind of like where the Holy Spirit was leading me, it 34 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:10,440 really wasn't what I, I thought it was going to be to, to be 35 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:12,480 honest with you. Because like, the more that I 36 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:14,680 started digging in the scriptures, there were some 37 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:19,680 things that the Holy Spirit kind of kind of led me to. 38 00:02:20,760 --> 00:02:24,920 And this whole idea of Jesus is the only way. 39 00:02:25,640 --> 00:02:29,240 Jesus is the only way to heaven. And also in the cultural 40 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:33,680 context, if you're wealthy, if you have a lot of money, people 41 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:36,600 look at your life and you're blessed. 42 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:40,560 And just to be honest with you, we have that same thing in our 43 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:41,520 culture. Thanks. 44 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:44,960 So like, if you see rich people in the church, I mean, even like 45 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:49,720 really wealthy pastors, it's you are favored by God, you are 46 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:53,640 blessed by God, you know, like God is showering his his 47 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:56,480 blessings on you and all this stuff. 48 00:02:56,960 --> 00:02:58,880 But then it's like, what about everybody else? 49 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:01,560 You know, And it's like, that's not it. 50 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:05,760 It's God does bless people with finances because they, you know, 51 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:09,040 use the first Kingdom and hard work and knowledge. 52 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:12,480 There's all these other things. But the point of the story is 53 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:18,760 that this, this rich young ruler was not willing to give up that 54 00:03:18,760 --> 00:03:22,720 idol of money and wealth and success to follow Christ. 55 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:26,520 And Jesus is like, if you're going to come with to me and you 56 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:28,840 want eternal life, it's everything. 57 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:32,120 It's the whole thing, anything you could do. 58 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:34,320 And I think that's where I ended up. 59 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:38,320 Like I felt like the Holy Spirit driving it's Jesus is the only 60 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:40,880 way. Jesus is the only way, hey? 61 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:43,480 Yeah. So my question is how do we go 62 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:47,400 from Week 1 Malachite and Tuesday, but that just how does 63 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:49,640 that make sense in the series and like kind of where you're 64 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:51,800 building? I think it's, it's just this 65 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:58,240 whole idea, this whole concept of money being an idol and, and 66 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:03,200 for a lot of people, money does become that for them, it becomes 67 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:05,880 what they love. It becomes everything that they 68 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:12,640 are and and you end up choosing that over following Christ. 69 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:16,399 That's why I'm saying like, OK, So what if you're not rich? 70 00:04:16,399 --> 00:04:19,160 What if if you're like normal Joe? 71 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:24,480 Yeah, he Pope, you know, but the truth is 80% of the world lives 72 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:28,120 on less than $2.00 a day. So if you make about 40,000 a 73 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:33,240 year, you're in like the top 5% of the world earners, you know, 74 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:37,040 So you're actually rich, you know, like, I know it's a weird 75 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:43,360 concept in the United States, but it's this whole idea how it 76 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:47,760 consumes you, how how the love of money will consume you. 77 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:52,680 It like if you look at what, what is the most important thing 78 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:55,320 in the world to you? And some people like, I don't 79 00:04:55,320 --> 00:04:58,800 know, well, look at your bank account that's going to show you 80 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:02,160 like where you spend your money and your time and efforts. 81 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:04,240 All that stuff is going to show you what's the most important 82 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:08,600 thing, you know. So I think that's where where 83 00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:12,800 Jesus is like you have to make a decision, you know, you can 84 00:05:12,840 --> 00:05:18,760 either love money or love me, you know, So you take your pick. 85 00:05:20,280 --> 00:05:22,880 Man. And that was a tough one, man. 86 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:24,600 Yeah, for sure. Yeah. 87 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:29,960 And then, like in that, that sentiment, that thought of you 88 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:34,600 to love money or you love Jesus kind of brings in the the next 89 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:39,600 question of eternal life, you know, in I don't want to butcher 90 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:43,760 it, but from Matthew 16, nine is specifically what the young 91 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:47,120 ruler ask Jesus is what can I do? 92 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:49,600 What can I do? To inherit eternal life, like 93 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:52,200 that's right. So kind of a two-part question 94 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:58,160 on that topic is could you please define eternal life and 95 00:05:58,280 --> 00:06:01,160 what does the Bible say? Yeah. 96 00:06:01,280 --> 00:06:04,080 So when whenever you see eternal life in the Scripture, it is 97 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:09,480 life with Christ forever for all eternity. 98 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:12,920 And, and it begins here on earth. 99 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:16,400 I know a lot of people think when I die, I'll be with him. 100 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:20,360 No, it's whenever you surrender your life to Jesus and you put 101 00:06:20,360 --> 00:06:23,920 your faith in him, you have the Holy Spirit he walks with, you 102 00:06:23,920 --> 00:06:25,840 know, like you have that relationship with God. 103 00:06:26,080 --> 00:06:32,160 So eternal life is life with Christ for all eternity and it 104 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:36,880 begins at your spiritual birth, you know, and we even see that 105 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:41,000 Romans 623 you know, for the waitress, sin is dead, but the 106 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:46,720 gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord, 107 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:51,040 you know, So eternal life is heaven being with him. 108 00:06:52,680 --> 00:06:58,360 It's a hard, it's not a hard teaching, but I find it 109 00:06:58,360 --> 00:07:04,880 difficult because I would say about 75% of people when you ask 110 00:07:04,880 --> 00:07:09,120 them, if you were to die today and you stand in front of the 111 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:11,960 Lord and he says, why should I let you in my Kingdom? 112 00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:17,400 75% of people, like 7 out of 10 would say, because I did good, I 113 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:21,840 didn't kill anybody. I love people, I did the best I 114 00:07:21,840 --> 00:07:25,880 can, you know, So it goes back to what the rich young ruler 115 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:30,120 said in in verse 16. What can I do? 116 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:34,200 And then the sad thing is that the Lord's going to look at you, 117 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:36,160 be like, I have no idea where you are. 118 00:07:37,360 --> 00:07:40,680 That's out of Matthew 7. Jesus says yeah. 119 00:07:41,400 --> 00:07:44,920 And that's so scary. It is man, it's terrifying. 120 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:49,280 And, and what's sad too is like when I hear conversations of 121 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:55,560 believers that say things like, well, like the Lord knows their 122 00:07:55,560 --> 00:08:02,080 heart, like all things lead to God and the Bible is so crystal 123 00:08:02,080 --> 00:08:07,080 clear, like, and I think that's God's love for us that he says, 124 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:10,760 I'm like, I'm going to show you. And you don't even have to earn 125 00:08:10,760 --> 00:08:12,680 it, man. Like nothing you got to do. 126 00:08:13,440 --> 00:08:14,800 Nothing you can do. There's nothing you. 127 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:16,800 Can do like just put your it's a gift. 128 00:08:17,400 --> 00:08:23,480 All you got to do is accept it. So that that's where, yeah, it's 129 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:26,040 always a sensitive topic for some people because like, I 130 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:29,880 mean, how can you say that? You know, like, how can you say 131 00:08:29,880 --> 00:08:33,240 someone's not going to heaven? You know, I was like, well, if 132 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:35,440 they don't know Jesus, that's what the Bible says. 133 00:08:37,120 --> 00:08:40,919 So it's a tough one. Thanks. 134 00:08:40,919 --> 00:08:46,280 So my mind is kind of just just racing a little bit here, and I 135 00:08:46,280 --> 00:08:50,800 know that we stand on the biblical principles and the 136 00:08:50,800 --> 00:08:54,000 truth found in the Scriptures. What would you say to people 137 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:57,800 that hearing that biblical truth just doesn't sit right with it? 138 00:08:58,120 --> 00:09:04,200 Yeah, well, that's the gospel is confrontational. 139 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:09,240 And and the reason it's confrontational is because what 140 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:12,840 it says is everything that you think, everything that you 141 00:09:12,840 --> 00:09:16,560 believe, everything that you're doing is wrong. 142 00:09:17,680 --> 00:09:21,960 So imagine if if you lived a certain way your whole entire 143 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:26,280 life, like believing, and then and then this truth hits you. 144 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:30,480 That's like, hey, you know, Jesus is the way. 145 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:34,440 You know that it's, it's a hard pill to swallow for some people, 146 00:09:34,440 --> 00:09:37,360 right? But I think it's also extremely 147 00:09:37,360 --> 00:09:41,440 free because if that's the truth, if that's like man, like 148 00:09:41,440 --> 00:09:45,560 God loves me that much, that and there's a way for the 149 00:09:45,560 --> 00:09:49,280 forgiveness of my sins and peace and life. 150 00:09:49,960 --> 00:09:54,080 Yeah. So yes, people are going to feel 151 00:09:54,080 --> 00:09:56,320 a certain way, especially like non believers. 152 00:09:56,760 --> 00:10:02,720 They will it almost comes off as judgmental, but I believe, I 153 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:07,800 think it's loving. I really do, because it's the 154 00:10:07,800 --> 00:10:10,000 truth, right? You know, I think it's not a 155 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:13,280 suggestion. It's not like a it's not a it's 156 00:10:13,280 --> 00:10:14,840 not a thought. It's from God. 157 00:10:18,160 --> 00:10:22,040 This I don't know. Something's just been in me on 158 00:10:22,040 --> 00:10:26,000 that topic today, like I don't know, something Holy Spirit just 159 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:29,360 kind of had me sensitive to. I heard this quote earlier today 160 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:33,960 and it's like a guy having a conversation with a non believer 161 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:37,480 and it's like, why don't you believe in Jesus, you know, or 162 00:10:37,520 --> 00:10:42,480 like, what is it about his life that like struggles that you 163 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:45,280 struggle with? Like, believe me, you know, when 164 00:10:45,760 --> 00:10:52,120 you know, you look back to other historical people, you know, and 165 00:10:52,800 --> 00:10:55,080 you know, you acknowledge their life, their death, and there's 166 00:10:55,080 --> 00:11:00,280 not a fraction of, you know, the, the quote UN quote proof of 167 00:11:00,280 --> 00:11:03,760 their life. And Simply put, people just 168 00:11:03,760 --> 00:11:06,440 don't want to change. That's like that confrontation 169 00:11:06,440 --> 00:11:12,920 piece of like maybe we some people just don't believe in 170 00:11:12,920 --> 00:11:14,560 Jesus because they don't really want to change. 171 00:11:15,160 --> 00:11:17,920 Yeah. And and I think I think some 172 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:21,000 people don't believe in Jesus because they're their hearts are 173 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:23,560 hardened. You know, the Bible talks a lot 174 00:11:23,560 --> 00:11:28,360 about like you, you recognize your Father's voice, you know, 175 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:31,680 so you believe in the lies of the world and you belong to the 176 00:11:31,680 --> 00:11:33,600 father of lies. This is out of first John. 177 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:40,960 But you know, the sheep knows their shepherd's voice, right? 178 00:11:40,960 --> 00:11:44,400 So I don't know if it's their people don't want to change. 179 00:11:44,440 --> 00:11:48,760 We also have to be careful that we understand that it is the 180 00:11:48,760 --> 00:11:50,880 Holy Spirit who changes hearts and not us. 181 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:58,160 So I could, I could preach at somebody, I could draw pictures 182 00:11:58,160 --> 00:12:02,320 on a whiteboard. But if the Holy Spirit does not 183 00:12:02,320 --> 00:12:06,640 open their eyes to the gospel, there's, there's nothing I could 184 00:12:06,640 --> 00:12:10,480 do, you know. So really what I do is I 185 00:12:10,480 --> 00:12:15,240 continue to pray for that person I asked the Lord to, to reveal 186 00:12:15,520 --> 00:12:19,040 his truth to them. And and then that that when he 187 00:12:19,040 --> 00:12:23,440 does, they'll make that decision to, to say yes to the gospel. 188 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:26,280 Yeah. But it's, it's the Spirit of God 189 00:12:26,280 --> 00:12:30,080 that changes people. It's our role as believers to 190 00:12:30,080 --> 00:12:33,000 obey what God has told us it is to share the gospel. 191 00:12:33,800 --> 00:12:36,120 Yeah. So the gospel is not being 192 00:12:36,120 --> 00:12:40,960 shared, then they do not hear. And if they do not hear, it 193 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:43,280 doesn't give them an opportunity to respond. 194 00:12:43,280 --> 00:12:48,000 And if they don't respond, then they're looking at eternity 195 00:12:48,520 --> 00:12:51,160 separated from a Savior. Yeah. 196 00:12:51,200 --> 00:12:52,880 So. So we have to share. 197 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:55,640 We have to constantly share the gospel. 198 00:12:57,360 --> 00:13:00,480 Dang, I know we're going a little off Scripture, but it's 199 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:04,240 something like just in the midst of this conversation and I'll 200 00:13:04,240 --> 00:13:11,480 just be completely transparent. And you know, sometimes I tend 201 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:17,840 to, I don't know if it's for not one in the ruffle feathers or 202 00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:22,080 like the conflict piece. Like what about the 203 00:13:22,080 --> 00:13:24,200 confrontation that comes with sharing the gospel? 204 00:13:24,400 --> 00:13:30,680 Yeah, I, I honestly, there's there's always going to be a 205 00:13:30,680 --> 00:13:34,040 little bit of a confrontation. Nobody's ever going to be like, 206 00:13:34,040 --> 00:13:36,880 wow, that was great. I'm a Sinner. 207 00:13:37,040 --> 00:13:39,440 Awesome. No, like it, it, it's, it's 208 00:13:39,440 --> 00:13:41,880 almost like a, a truth like whoa. 209 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:46,520 But then it's like, This is why it's so important to know and 210 00:13:46,520 --> 00:13:51,120 understand the gospel message because the gospel message is, 211 00:13:51,920 --> 00:13:53,480 it's called the good news for a reason. 212 00:13:54,560 --> 00:13:57,680 So it is man, here's, here's a good news. 213 00:13:57,680 --> 00:14:01,680 Like there's a holy righteous God created that loves us, but 214 00:14:01,680 --> 00:14:06,320 because we have sinned against him, there's a, there's a gap, 215 00:14:06,320 --> 00:14:07,920 there's a chasm in that relationship. 216 00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:11,800 So instead of us having to work and do all these things and set 217 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:15,840 all these systems that he tells us, he sends Christ, like God 218 00:14:15,840 --> 00:14:20,880 gave Jesus the son of God to take our place to be the the 219 00:14:20,880 --> 00:14:24,280 payment for that relationship to be whole again. 220 00:14:25,560 --> 00:14:27,800 And all we have to do is accept it. 221 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:32,160 That's great news, man. Like that, That is like, how do 222 00:14:32,160 --> 00:14:36,880 you, how do you hear something so wonderful and be like, no, 223 00:14:36,880 --> 00:14:41,640 that ain't it. And I will say, and I must say 224 00:14:41,640 --> 00:14:44,960 this out of love, I think sometimes people are not 225 00:14:44,960 --> 00:14:47,640 rejecting the gospel, they're rejecting your version of it. 226 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:52,320 Because you know, Paul's very clear when he talks to the 227 00:14:52,320 --> 00:14:56,440 church in Galatia, he's like, I don't know what y'all are 228 00:14:56,440 --> 00:14:59,800 talking about, but the gospel I received was straight from him. 229 00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:04,560 So I think sometimes people push back because it's not the real 230 00:15:04,560 --> 00:15:06,520 gospel. It's not the truth, man. 231 00:15:06,520 --> 00:15:08,320 It's it's a different version of it. 232 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:15,400 Jeez, yeah, that's one of them. Them truth bombs you'd be 233 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:19,840 dropping some time. Yeah, because we have to be 234 00:15:19,840 --> 00:15:22,520 honest with ourselves. It's it's like the gospel is 235 00:15:22,520 --> 00:15:28,280 not, hey, God loves you, or God has a plan for your life, or 236 00:15:28,640 --> 00:15:31,800 there's a deeper purpose for you that that's not the gospel 237 00:15:31,800 --> 00:15:34,080 message. Now, those are outcomes. 238 00:15:34,760 --> 00:15:39,560 The gospel is that Jesus came. He lived a perfect life. 239 00:15:40,120 --> 00:15:43,160 He was crucified, He gave his life, He was died, he was 240 00:15:43,160 --> 00:15:45,520 buried, and he rose again on the third day. 241 00:15:46,640 --> 00:15:49,400 He did all that so that way you could have life and forgiveness 242 00:15:49,400 --> 00:15:51,880 of sin. That's the good news, you know, 243 00:15:51,880 --> 00:15:57,320 So we got to get that right. Sheesh, yeah, that was a a 244 00:15:57,320 --> 00:15:59,720 little tangent that went on on the screen. 245 00:15:59,920 --> 00:16:02,880 No, it's all right. It's true though, like we we 246 00:16:02,880 --> 00:16:04,120 hear. And that's something I'm 247 00:16:04,120 --> 00:16:06,680 learning too. When I talk to people on the 248 00:16:06,680 --> 00:16:10,880 community and, and even like presented to them, I'll hear a 249 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:13,120 lot of like, I've never heard that before before. 250 00:16:13,480 --> 00:16:15,480 And I was like, how do you never heard this before? 251 00:16:16,040 --> 00:16:20,200 You know, you've been going to whatever church or mass or 252 00:16:20,200 --> 00:16:23,960 whatever for years. Like how have you not heard the 253 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:28,000 clear message or even read it? You know, it's, and it's, it's a 254 00:16:28,120 --> 00:16:30,720 little bit heartbreaking. You know, it's kind of sad. 255 00:16:31,480 --> 00:16:35,960 It's like man. So how do you respond to people 256 00:16:35,960 --> 00:16:39,720 with in that situation where they've never heard the gospel 257 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:42,600 explained accurately, it sounds like? 258 00:16:42,760 --> 00:16:46,520 Yeah, no, I mean, I, I, I think we just have grace, you know, 259 00:16:46,520 --> 00:16:49,720 we're like, hey, it's, it's not your fault that somebody hasn't 260 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:53,720 explained it to you. So let me let let's walk through 261 00:16:53,720 --> 00:16:55,920 it. You know, something we did on on 262 00:16:55,920 --> 00:16:59,480 Saturday at the discipleship Pathways, we learned the one 263 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:04,119 verse evangelism, how to engage people with the gospel and, and 264 00:17:04,119 --> 00:17:08,160 how to be more like asking questions and, and everything is 265 00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:11,000 in that one verse. You know, like everything you 266 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:13,359 need is in that one verse. And you could help people 267 00:17:13,359 --> 00:17:17,079 understand it in a very clear like you could write it on a 268 00:17:17,079 --> 00:17:20,400 napkin at a bar. And like it was, it's so easy. 269 00:17:20,599 --> 00:17:23,359 Yeah. So I think when when you engage 270 00:17:23,359 --> 00:17:27,720 people, you explain it, but allow them to talk back, like 271 00:17:27,720 --> 00:17:31,000 allow them to ask questions because they're they want to 272 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:34,720 know. So unfortunately. 273 00:17:35,560 --> 00:17:37,880 It's all right. There will be more. 274 00:17:37,880 --> 00:17:41,160 Yeah, for sure. But can you share that that? 275 00:17:41,160 --> 00:17:43,640 Scripture, yeah. No, it's it, it goes back to the 276 00:17:43,640 --> 00:17:49,160 Romans 623 the, you know, for the wages of sin is death, but 277 00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:53,120 the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord, 278 00:17:53,520 --> 00:17:55,560 that when you write the scripture down, you just 279 00:17:55,560 --> 00:18:00,920 underline 3 words. So you underline wage sin, 280 00:18:00,920 --> 00:18:05,960 death, and on the other side you put gift God, eternal life and 281 00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:10,160 then you just start walking through it like what's a wage? 282 00:18:11,040 --> 00:18:14,560 Something I earn, I go to work, I expect to get paid. 283 00:18:14,600 --> 00:18:17,120 You're absolutely right. What's a sin? 284 00:18:18,280 --> 00:18:23,760 Something like a lie or I murder somebody, something God doesn't 285 00:18:23,760 --> 00:18:26,640 like, right? What's death? 286 00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:31,680 Most people will say you stop breathing, it's just ends. 287 00:18:31,880 --> 00:18:33,800 Your life ends like you're right. 288 00:18:34,720 --> 00:18:39,480 But the death here is after you leave this world, it's a 289 00:18:39,480 --> 00:18:41,760 separation. You're not going to be from God. 290 00:18:41,760 --> 00:18:43,560 So if you're not with God, where are you? 291 00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:47,440 In hell, right? So it's then you walk it down. 292 00:18:47,440 --> 00:18:53,640 It's like because I sin, what I earn my wages is a separation 293 00:18:53,640 --> 00:18:56,680 from God, right? And then you jump to the other 294 00:18:56,680 --> 00:18:58,840 side. All right, let's talk about it. 295 00:18:58,880 --> 00:19:03,560 What's a gift something free you don't have to pay for it. 296 00:19:04,200 --> 00:19:07,040 You know, like which is good. Some of that that somebody's 297 00:19:07,040 --> 00:19:10,760 gave giving you awesome. Who's God? 298 00:19:11,160 --> 00:19:15,640 Most people like the creator, the one who made us all here. 299 00:19:16,400 --> 00:19:21,160 What's eternal life? Heaven life would so that's what 300 00:19:21,160 --> 00:19:23,560 it's like Eternal life is life with God, right? 301 00:19:24,040 --> 00:19:28,280 So the free gift that all you have to do is accept. 302 00:19:28,280 --> 00:19:32,200 You don't have to pay for from the creator of the universe is 303 00:19:32,200 --> 00:19:36,000 life with him for all eternity. And all you have to do is accept 304 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:38,320 that gift. So then you, you bring it all 305 00:19:38,320 --> 00:19:41,280 together. So it's like I sin. 306 00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:44,120 So what I earn is separation from God. 307 00:19:45,080 --> 00:19:48,160 But you throw a big butt in the bottom, you know, which is 308 00:19:48,360 --> 00:19:49,840 great. You know, we talked about the 309 00:19:49,840 --> 00:19:54,480 butts in the Bible. But the free gift that the 310 00:19:54,480 --> 00:19:57,400 creator gives us is life with him and all we have to do is 311 00:19:57,400 --> 00:19:59,040 accept it. So then the question is, how do 312 00:19:59,040 --> 00:20:01,440 we accept? And then you end up drawing a 313 00:20:01,440 --> 00:20:03,880 cross. You put your trust in Christ. 314 00:20:04,520 --> 00:20:06,200 That's what the the passage says. 315 00:20:07,040 --> 00:20:08,920 And then you just started you just same thing. 316 00:20:08,920 --> 00:20:12,640 It's like, so if you're here and God is here and the relationship 317 00:20:12,640 --> 00:20:16,200 is here, where would would you say you are at today? 318 00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:20,920 Put a little mark on the bridge. You know, and then, you know, 319 00:20:21,120 --> 00:20:22,960 they might put a little mark here and there. 320 00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:26,600 And that's like, so if you're not there all the way, what do 321 00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:29,600 you think you have to do in order to get all the way to this 322 00:20:29,600 --> 00:20:31,720 side? And they'll start saying things. 323 00:20:31,720 --> 00:20:33,560 I'll be good. I have to go to church more. 324 00:20:33,560 --> 00:20:35,280 I have to do this than that, you know, all that. 325 00:20:36,120 --> 00:20:38,520 And then you can even draw like, little bridges, right? 326 00:20:38,720 --> 00:20:40,040 Like, yeah, that'll get you right here. 327 00:20:40,040 --> 00:20:41,200 But I'm going to get to the other side. 328 00:20:41,200 --> 00:20:44,000 That'll get you right here. But is it the only way to get 329 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:47,920 right here is to put your trust. So you just write out the word 330 00:20:47,920 --> 00:20:55,480 trust, you know, So JESUSTRUST just put your trust in Christ 331 00:20:55,880 --> 00:21:00,560 and you'll be right here. So it's just a simple way to 332 00:21:00,600 --> 00:21:04,800 engage people, walk them through it and have a conversation. 333 00:21:06,160 --> 00:21:12,840 Man, yeah, that's good bro. Head in the way that ties back 334 00:21:12,840 --> 00:21:15,600 into the question that the rich young ruler asked Jesus. 335 00:21:15,600 --> 00:21:18,840 Yeah, what can I do? What must I do to the Kingdom of 336 00:21:18,840 --> 00:21:22,320 Heaven, Teacher? Come on, break that down. 337 00:21:23,520 --> 00:21:24,880 He didn't. He didn't call him. 338 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:29,960 He didn't identify Jesus as Lord entity. 339 00:21:29,960 --> 00:21:31,400 He's like, this guy's a great teacher. 340 00:21:31,800 --> 00:21:35,040 He must know how to get eternal life. 341 00:21:35,040 --> 00:21:37,200 He must know the way. So I'm gonna go ask. 342 00:21:38,360 --> 00:21:41,560 Maybe he can leave, yeah. Man. 343 00:21:41,560 --> 00:21:46,520 And then like that breakdown of the sermon and like the way the 344 00:21:46,520 --> 00:21:49,120 rich young ruler walked away. Yeah. 345 00:21:49,120 --> 00:21:53,200 And then the way he tied it to Mark and like how Jesus looked 346 00:21:53,200 --> 00:21:56,640 at abroad wasn't ready for that. Like going back and listening to 347 00:21:56,640 --> 00:21:58,480 that. Like I just wasn't ready for it. 348 00:21:58,480 --> 00:22:00,040 Bro Yeah, man. Yeah. 349 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:03,600 Mark 10, I think it's it's March 1021. 350 00:22:04,760 --> 00:22:07,040 Yeah. I mean, even he was so excited 351 00:22:07,200 --> 00:22:09,680 when she's like, all right, you got to do these commandments. 352 00:22:09,680 --> 00:22:12,440 He's like, I got it. I did it. 353 00:22:12,440 --> 00:22:15,720 And then it said Jesus looked at him and loved him. 354 00:22:16,480 --> 00:22:20,160 You know, like, that's powerful. Yeah. 355 00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:25,760 He's like he, he loved him. Like, So I think the rich young 356 00:22:25,760 --> 00:22:29,720 ruler was really genuine of saying I kept all these 357 00:22:29,720 --> 00:22:31,080 commands. I think I got it. 358 00:22:32,160 --> 00:22:34,000 And then Jesus was like, all right, man. 359 00:22:34,120 --> 00:22:36,200 Well, let me, let me, let me tell you what you need to do. 360 00:22:36,720 --> 00:22:37,720 Jeez. Yeah. 361 00:22:38,720 --> 00:22:41,840 So this is like me kind of just geeking out a little bit and 362 00:22:41,840 --> 00:22:46,320 wanting to learn more about the, like, preparation piece. 363 00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:51,160 Why tie those two together from the point in Mark 19, I'm sorry, 364 00:22:51,160 --> 00:22:58,000 in Matthew 19 and Mark 10? Like, can you walk me through 365 00:22:58,000 --> 00:22:59,320 how you got there in your sermon? 366 00:22:59,400 --> 00:23:04,040 Yeah, because I, I think many of us or many people, that's the 367 00:23:04,040 --> 00:23:06,960 that's the big question. How do I attain eternal life 368 00:23:07,840 --> 00:23:11,040 when I die? How do I get to heaven? 369 00:23:11,040 --> 00:23:14,680 Every every religious, every belief system must answer that 370 00:23:14,680 --> 00:23:16,840 question. What must I do to be good, 371 00:23:16,920 --> 00:23:21,360 become good with my maker And and I truly believe that the 372 00:23:21,360 --> 00:23:25,800 rich young ruler was genuine. He really wanted to know and and 373 00:23:25,800 --> 00:23:29,560 he was very curious. You see, like what's interesting 374 00:23:29,560 --> 00:23:33,040 is when the Pharisees come at Jesus, Jesus turns him away. 375 00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:36,040 Like he pops off and he calls him like a brutal Vipers. 376 00:23:36,040 --> 00:23:41,120 He he's always he always condemns them because they're 377 00:23:41,120 --> 00:23:44,280 trying to use religion improperly. 378 00:23:44,840 --> 00:23:48,400 But here's a ruler of a synagogue who really wants to 379 00:23:48,400 --> 00:23:51,640 know how they take its eternal life. 380 00:23:51,680 --> 00:23:55,000 And and the reason why I brought that verse in because when you 381 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:59,360 cross reference, that detail sticks out in Mark. 382 00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:02,800 And remember, Mark is like the Snapchat of the Bible. 383 00:24:03,280 --> 00:24:07,240 So, yeah, you know, it gives these picture scenes short 384 00:24:07,240 --> 00:24:10,640 little messages of what it's like you're trying to say 385 00:24:10,640 --> 00:24:13,160 something on Snapchat, but you don't, like give all the 386 00:24:13,160 --> 00:24:15,280 details. You want people to try to guess 387 00:24:15,280 --> 00:24:17,520 or like, be like, oh, what do you mean? 388 00:24:18,680 --> 00:24:23,520 So that's important because Jesus does not send him away. 389 00:24:23,520 --> 00:24:25,320 He, he looks at him, he loves him. 390 00:24:26,120 --> 00:24:30,760 Many people who are searching, you know, we had this idea like 391 00:24:30,760 --> 00:24:34,520 God hates them or God's mad at them for asking questions or 392 00:24:34,520 --> 00:24:39,000 like God's like, I can't stand, you know, God loves you. 393 00:24:39,520 --> 00:24:42,440 Man. Like me, he he looks, he loves 394 00:24:42,440 --> 00:24:45,280 you so much that he sent his son. 395 00:24:45,760 --> 00:24:49,240 It's all out of love, you know, so bring your questions. 396 00:24:49,240 --> 00:24:54,320 He can handle it. You know, don't bring it and 397 00:24:54,320 --> 00:24:57,080 then and and then just get a little deeper with it, please. 398 00:24:58,440 --> 00:25:03,240 John 316 and 17. Jesus says, for I did not come 399 00:25:03,240 --> 00:25:05,600 into the world to condemn it, but to save it. 400 00:25:06,120 --> 00:25:08,000 So he doesn't condemn this young man. 401 00:25:08,360 --> 00:25:10,360 He came to the world to save it, right? 402 00:25:10,360 --> 00:25:13,840 Luke 1910 You know, I came to seek and to save that which was 403 00:25:13,840 --> 00:25:16,040 lost. You know that that's the mission 404 00:25:16,040 --> 00:25:19,600 of Christ. So for this young man, I mean, 405 00:25:19,640 --> 00:25:23,920 Jesus like, I want to give you eternal life and then just 406 00:25:23,920 --> 00:25:27,000 doesn't condemn him. Instead what he does is he gives 407 00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:30,320 them away how to do it. So what does he tell? 408 00:25:32,440 --> 00:25:34,760 Give me everything. Go sell all your stuff and then 409 00:25:34,880 --> 00:25:37,640 come follow me, man. Giving him an opportunity of a 410 00:25:37,640 --> 00:25:40,160 lifetime to come and follow Christ. 411 00:25:40,160 --> 00:25:42,000 Like all his disciples are there. 412 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:44,440 So there's evidence of people have done it before, right? 413 00:25:45,080 --> 00:25:48,480 Like all he has to do is be like, cool, let's go, right. 414 00:25:49,160 --> 00:25:53,160 Let's let's roll. So Jesus is giving him away, 415 00:25:53,240 --> 00:25:55,920 right? So but he doesn't choose that. 416 00:25:56,600 --> 00:26:00,560 Hey, yeah. And they shout out Peter and 417 00:26:00,560 --> 00:26:03,040 Peter. Peter, always. 418 00:26:03,080 --> 00:26:04,640 Got something to say? For real. 419 00:26:05,640 --> 00:26:07,960 But I don't that was a great point to me too, because, you 420 00:26:07,960 --> 00:26:12,760 know, that's one of one of the people in the Bible I identify a 421 00:26:12,760 --> 00:26:16,040 lot with just like I tend to put my foot in my mouth sometimes, 422 00:26:16,040 --> 00:26:18,840 you know? But he's. 423 00:26:19,560 --> 00:26:22,400 Well, Yeah, right. Yeah, man, but I don't know just 424 00:26:22,400 --> 00:26:27,040 the the way you further drove home that point of like God 425 00:26:27,040 --> 00:26:28,720 didn't even condemn Peter when Peter. 426 00:26:28,760 --> 00:26:32,880 Oh man, he doesn't. Or Jesus didn't even God Jesus, 427 00:26:32,880 --> 00:26:39,960 but you know what I mean, like that loving aspect of man, just 428 00:26:39,960 --> 00:26:44,080 who Jesus is and how loving the Father is to give us Jesus, to 429 00:26:44,080 --> 00:26:46,240 give us, you know, the opportunity to get back in 430 00:26:46,240 --> 00:26:49,600 relationship with him and. And remember, Jesus is the 431 00:26:49,600 --> 00:26:51,920 ultimate disciple Maker, Come on. 432 00:26:51,920 --> 00:26:54,120 Right? Like so he, he think about who's 433 00:26:54,120 --> 00:26:55,920 around him. So when Peter asked that 434 00:26:55,920 --> 00:27:00,360 question of like, well, we're we gave up everything to follow you 435 00:27:00,360 --> 00:27:03,920 and instead of him looking at Peter and saying like Peter, you 436 00:27:04,320 --> 00:27:06,760 come on man again, you know, no, he does. 437 00:27:06,800 --> 00:27:10,520 He takes the opportunity and says, you know, you are right 438 00:27:10,760 --> 00:27:13,000 because I'll do it. So everyone's listening. 439 00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:17,000 He's like, look how that man went away sad and he goes, you 440 00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:18,680 got like the people that follow me. 441 00:27:18,760 --> 00:27:23,560 Your reward is going to be way more then all boys over there 442 00:27:24,200 --> 00:27:28,000 like you going to be ruling over the 12 tribes of Israel like it 443 00:27:28,040 --> 00:27:33,480 eternity like it's crazy the the reward that I have for you you 444 00:27:33,480 --> 00:27:38,160 can't even fathom. But that. 445 00:27:38,160 --> 00:27:41,080 Cost. But the cost, Yes, The cost, 446 00:27:42,720 --> 00:27:45,440 that's right, yeah. And that was one of those like 447 00:27:45,640 --> 00:27:49,400 we got a very visual example in the rich young rulers like bro 448 00:27:49,400 --> 00:27:51,640 walked away like it. Was sad bro. 449 00:27:51,720 --> 00:27:54,080 The Bible says it was sad. Yeah, man. 450 00:27:54,560 --> 00:27:58,720 Yeah. And I'm just going to be, again, 451 00:27:58,720 --> 00:28:01,560 transparent. There's been so many times where 452 00:28:01,560 --> 00:28:03,200 I walked away from the Lord the same way. 453 00:28:03,560 --> 00:28:06,680 Yeah, you know, And you know, for me it was previous 454 00:28:06,680 --> 00:28:11,560 relationships or, you know, just to be real spices. 455 00:28:11,760 --> 00:28:15,400 You know, that I've had, it is like now I just don't want Jesus 456 00:28:15,400 --> 00:28:18,720 right now and walk away and like sometimes sad, like, Dang, I'm 457 00:28:18,720 --> 00:28:23,720 tripping but still doing it or the other side of like I'm just 458 00:28:23,720 --> 00:28:26,360 so far deep into it. Like it doesn't even register. 459 00:28:26,800 --> 00:28:30,880 Yeah. Yeah, cost of following Jesus. 460 00:28:30,960 --> 00:28:36,040 It's the cost and, and also we, we have to recognize that it is 461 00:28:36,040 --> 00:28:39,080 our sin and our sinful nature that puts us there. 462 00:28:40,080 --> 00:28:42,040 But Christ always gives us a way out of it. 463 00:28:42,120 --> 00:28:47,440 So, you know, I, I've started seeing more of like there's a 464 00:28:47,440 --> 00:28:50,360 way out. Like we have the Holy Spirit, we 465 00:28:50,360 --> 00:28:55,360 have his word, we have victory. Like Romans 6 talks about this. 466 00:28:55,360 --> 00:29:00,760 So it's almost like if you let that get get you down, it's 467 00:29:00,760 --> 00:29:05,480 almost like that's, that's up to you because Christ has given us 468 00:29:05,640 --> 00:29:11,520 everything, everything we need in order to live a life free of, 469 00:29:11,640 --> 00:29:14,760 of sin. And also whenever we feel that 470 00:29:14,760 --> 00:29:19,120 way, we have to start remembering, you know, like I 471 00:29:19,120 --> 00:29:21,280 think sometimes we have to preach the gospel to ourselves. 472 00:29:21,280 --> 00:29:22,880 Thanks. Yeah. 473 00:29:23,560 --> 00:29:26,440 Because he's, he's giving us away, man. 474 00:29:26,440 --> 00:29:30,640 He's like, just follow me and you're like, alright. 475 00:29:32,280 --> 00:29:33,760 Because I'll be honest. Like there's there's been 476 00:29:33,760 --> 00:29:37,120 situations in my life where I'm like, what? 477 00:29:37,480 --> 00:29:41,280 And the heck is going on, right? You're like, this makes no 478 00:29:41,280 --> 00:29:43,480 sense. Like it hurts. 479 00:29:43,680 --> 00:29:49,120 I'm in pain. I feel rough right now, like my 480 00:29:49,120 --> 00:29:54,040 mind, like I'm just, but there's always something where I'm like, 481 00:29:54,040 --> 00:29:56,520 I'm I never say Jesus, where are you? 482 00:29:57,120 --> 00:29:59,000 I always say, Jesus, what are you doing? 483 00:29:59,320 --> 00:30:01,120 Right. He's with me. 484 00:30:01,240 --> 00:30:05,480 That's I will never like be like God. 485 00:30:05,600 --> 00:30:10,640 No, I know he's with. But my question is like, Lord, 486 00:30:10,640 --> 00:30:14,320 what are you doing with this? Like what's the purpose? 487 00:30:14,320 --> 00:30:20,440 Is it something I messed up like my sinful nature Did you know, 488 00:30:20,560 --> 00:30:24,240 because I think man, not every storm in life is from Satan or I 489 00:30:24,240 --> 00:30:28,200 think sometimes God sends storms and hard times to shape us like 490 00:30:28,200 --> 00:30:32,480 we talked about this. But but yeah, man, you went away 491 00:30:32,480 --> 00:30:35,480 sad, you know, like he wasn't joyful. 492 00:30:35,480 --> 00:30:38,360 He wasn't like, well, oh, well, that didn't work, right? 493 00:30:38,560 --> 00:30:41,840 You know, You know, it's also sad, too. 494 00:30:42,160 --> 00:30:44,480 We never heard from him again in Scripture, right? 495 00:30:45,400 --> 00:30:48,320 Like that was something that hit me like at the last song, I was, 496 00:30:48,400 --> 00:30:51,480 I was just like, you know, like what? 497 00:30:51,480 --> 00:30:54,520 What happened to him, Right. Nobody ever mentions him. 498 00:30:54,520 --> 00:30:58,040 No historian Josephus never talks about like. 499 00:30:58,600 --> 00:31:01,400 So it's like he's no longer rich. 500 00:31:01,560 --> 00:31:03,720 He's no longer a ruler. He's no longer young. 501 00:31:04,120 --> 00:31:07,560 So everything that he has is hoping for that one moment in 502 00:31:07,560 --> 00:31:12,280 time is is gone. And Jesus was like, I'm offering 503 00:31:12,280 --> 00:31:14,600 you something that will list forever. 504 00:31:15,760 --> 00:31:20,200 Yeah. So you chose a moment in time 505 00:31:20,200 --> 00:31:22,720 over eternity. That's crazy. 506 00:31:23,800 --> 00:31:31,400 Real, real man. No, I'm just here to put that 507 00:31:31,400 --> 00:31:34,400 way. Just kind of put up another 508 00:31:34,400 --> 00:31:39,640 light bulb real quick play. It is irrational different, but 509 00:31:39,640 --> 00:31:42,960 that that's that's good, bro, man. 510 00:31:43,280 --> 00:31:51,640 So in that cost piece, it's like the cost of following G and what 511 00:31:52,960 --> 00:31:55,160 what is following Jesus cost you like? 512 00:31:57,480 --> 00:32:05,880 Man, I think just following Christ has has really I'm not 513 00:32:05,880 --> 00:32:11,000 say cost, but it's caused me to like learn more into him force. 514 00:32:11,360 --> 00:32:16,840 Yeah, like it's it's of course I get it. 515 00:32:16,840 --> 00:32:20,160 It's hard to talk about. I'm 43, right? 516 00:32:20,160 --> 00:32:24,640 Like I got my call like in 2004, like to ministry, like I knew 517 00:32:24,640 --> 00:32:26,480 God was calling me to something bigger. 518 00:32:27,160 --> 00:32:30,240 I gave my life to the Lord when I was 12 and then, you know, 519 00:32:30,240 --> 00:32:34,200 just searching, figuring things out, hanging out with the wrong 520 00:32:34,200 --> 00:32:36,600 people that I was cool and I wasn't. 521 00:32:36,960 --> 00:32:40,760 And finally it looks like the Lord honed in on me and said, 522 00:32:41,040 --> 00:32:45,520 you know, follow me. And, and what that cost me was 523 00:32:45,600 --> 00:32:47,720 everything that I was a part of at the moment. 524 00:32:49,760 --> 00:32:54,760 But here's the thing, it, it, it wasn't sad like I, I wasn't, I 525 00:32:54,760 --> 00:32:58,440 wasn't like, I wasn't sad that I had to give up my letters from 526 00:32:58,440 --> 00:33:04,240 the fraternity, which I didn't have to, but, but I, I was like, 527 00:33:04,240 --> 00:33:06,640 I'm over it. I wasn't sad that I broke up 528 00:33:06,640 --> 00:33:09,280 with home girl. I wasn't sad that I lost all 529 00:33:09,280 --> 00:33:11,400 these guys that were, they were my friends. 530 00:33:12,120 --> 00:33:16,520 None of that made me sad, bro. Like it actually, it, it was 531 00:33:16,520 --> 00:33:20,120 like, this is great, like this is the greatest decision. 532 00:33:20,240 --> 00:33:25,320 It I changed my major for college, you know, like, I mean, 533 00:33:25,480 --> 00:33:30,760 my whole world was flipped upside down when when I 534 00:33:30,760 --> 00:33:35,400 responded yes to following Jesus and it's been awesome ever 535 00:33:35,400 --> 00:33:39,160 since. So even though relationship 536 00:33:39,160 --> 00:33:41,920 piece and all, I mean, I know that's a, you know, it's a hard, 537 00:33:42,360 --> 00:33:46,680 but I just remember like being so focused on God and being so 538 00:33:46,680 --> 00:33:51,160 excited and like serving him and even Bible studies and just, I 539 00:33:51,160 --> 00:33:58,560 mean, say no to things that I, I would usually say yes to going 540 00:33:58,560 --> 00:34:02,560 to stop going to places that I, I would normally hang out at. 541 00:34:04,280 --> 00:34:08,679 Nah I don't see it as like, Dang, it, that cost me a lot. 542 00:34:08,960 --> 00:34:16,480 I see it as I gained a lot. So the cost I think is, is on 543 00:34:16,480 --> 00:34:19,480 the flip side of ministry where there's a lot of pain. 544 00:34:19,480 --> 00:34:23,840 There's like like watching people run to land mines and 545 00:34:23,840 --> 00:34:27,719 they're not listening to you. And but that's that, that's one 546 00:34:27,719 --> 00:34:31,239 of the pastoral. But I know for some people, man, 547 00:34:31,239 --> 00:34:34,199 they cost their family members. It costs. 548 00:34:34,840 --> 00:34:39,159 They're friends, you know, like you don't get invited to stuff 549 00:34:39,159 --> 00:34:40,800 as much anymore. You don't. 550 00:34:40,800 --> 00:34:43,679 But then the Lord takes that and he replaces it. 551 00:34:44,280 --> 00:34:46,600 So, yeah, I lost these friends, but I gained all this family. 552 00:34:48,280 --> 00:34:49,639 Yeah. So who lost what? 553 00:34:49,639 --> 00:34:52,320 Right. You know, I it was nothing I 554 00:34:52,320 --> 00:34:55,560 actually gained. I'm good. 555 00:34:56,080 --> 00:34:57,600 Yeah. Yeah. 556 00:34:57,840 --> 00:34:59,680 It's fine, right? Yeah. 557 00:35:00,080 --> 00:35:05,440 Alright, man, so on. You know, you said you wouldn't 558 00:35:05,440 --> 00:35:08,960 say it cost you something it cost right. 559 00:35:09,480 --> 00:35:11,240 You know, it's like kind of bars like. 560 00:35:11,720 --> 00:35:16,520 This set out to because. Yeah, man, so to that yeah 561 00:35:17,960 --> 00:35:21,480 segment my pastor got bars y'all, it's on. 562 00:35:22,520 --> 00:35:25,960 My mind, that's how I think of things. 563 00:35:26,000 --> 00:35:27,720 Like it helps me remember, right? 564 00:35:28,440 --> 00:35:30,080 A biologist, You know what I mean? 565 00:35:31,960 --> 00:35:34,880 But yeah, man, the I think it's the bar that went over a lot of 566 00:35:34,880 --> 00:35:41,520 people's heads. But yeah, man, I'm just going to 567 00:35:41,520 --> 00:35:45,280 repeat it because it was it was fire to me, you know, especially 568 00:35:45,280 --> 00:35:48,840 listening back to he's like, man, think about the things that 569 00:35:48,840 --> 00:35:52,760 you do, do to get to do, do to get to God. 570 00:35:53,480 --> 00:35:56,040 Those things are actually Doo Doo without. 571 00:35:56,040 --> 00:35:57,000 Drugs. That's right. 572 00:35:58,920 --> 00:36:02,000 Break that down from one that code from like. 573 00:36:03,160 --> 00:36:06,240 So that that's actually, it was funny because I, I caught myself 574 00:36:06,240 --> 00:36:08,280 saying it like the things that you do do. 575 00:36:08,760 --> 00:36:11,320 Like I was like stuttering. And then I was like, wait a 576 00:36:11,320 --> 00:36:13,080 second, actually do do. Yeah. 577 00:36:13,800 --> 00:36:17,320 So it there's a passage in Isaiah that talks about like how 578 00:36:17,320 --> 00:36:21,400 how God says that your, your righteous acts are nothing but 579 00:36:21,400 --> 00:36:25,320 filthy rags. To me, that term filthy rags, I 580 00:36:25,320 --> 00:36:30,840 mean, think of like tampon, like it's just like toilet paper, 581 00:36:30,840 --> 00:36:34,920 like it is disgusting and God looks at you trying to do all 582 00:36:34,920 --> 00:36:37,200 this stuff for him being like, Nope, that ain't it. 583 00:36:37,200 --> 00:36:39,480 Those are like filthy. That's why I was like, man, it's 584 00:36:39,480 --> 00:36:41,040 like nothing but do to the hand man. 585 00:36:41,040 --> 00:36:44,280 That's like and then I was thinking about what Paul says, 586 00:36:44,440 --> 00:36:46,600 like how everything in this world is rubbish. 587 00:36:47,520 --> 00:36:50,360 So following Christ, that word rubbish means crap, right And 588 00:36:50,720 --> 00:36:53,880 and Greek. So yes, anyway, that's kind of 589 00:36:53,880 --> 00:36:57,560 where it all comes to you. Far as bro, my bachelor got 590 00:36:57,560 --> 00:36:59,120 barred, so we going to keep it moving. 591 00:36:59,520 --> 00:37:02,000 So it was like something I'm glad somebody caught it. 592 00:37:02,880 --> 00:37:06,800 I I didn't catch it in the moment and I was going to be 593 00:37:06,800 --> 00:37:10,880 super, super transparent. And the reason I didn't catch it 594 00:37:10,880 --> 00:37:15,840 in the moment is because I lost sight of like that example, the 595 00:37:15,840 --> 00:37:20,280 things that I do to try to earn quote, UN quote, you know, God, 596 00:37:20,480 --> 00:37:22,720 try to earn like the way I serve, bro. 597 00:37:23,040 --> 00:37:28,000 I was in the creative space trying to find this plug in for 598 00:37:28,000 --> 00:37:30,680 the MacBook so I can start like uploading photos and start like 599 00:37:30,960 --> 00:37:34,800 working on the content piece. And I couldn't find the, the 600 00:37:34,840 --> 00:37:37,920 plug in. And I'm like, you know, sorting 601 00:37:37,920 --> 00:37:39,880 through everything, like digging through everything in the desk 602 00:37:39,880 --> 00:37:41,640 and in the space, I couldn't find it, bro. 603 00:37:41,760 --> 00:37:45,760 And I got, it's like I was set, bro. 604 00:37:46,160 --> 00:37:47,920 And I was like, man, I'm trying to get this done. 605 00:37:47,920 --> 00:37:51,320 Like, so you know, we can get this stuff out quick, like, you 606 00:37:51,320 --> 00:37:54,960 know, with wanting to do it to serve the church and to serve 607 00:37:54,960 --> 00:37:57,880 God. But for I literally got up, 608 00:37:57,880 --> 00:38:00,040 walked out the sermon and probably missed half of it. 609 00:38:00,040 --> 00:38:04,480 And finally, like sat there with the way I was feeling and like 610 00:38:04,480 --> 00:38:07,760 trying to process it. And I was like, man, let me just 611 00:38:07,760 --> 00:38:09,760 turn on this live stream. Like if I'm not physically going 612 00:38:09,760 --> 00:38:12,440 to be in there, like, like, let me hear it, you know, like hear 613 00:38:12,440 --> 00:38:14,760 the word bro. And it is one of those things. 614 00:38:14,760 --> 00:38:20,400 It's like and then I come and it's like the the part of what 615 00:38:20,560 --> 00:38:23,080 we just got to surrender. We got to give it all and it's 616 00:38:23,080 --> 00:38:25,960 like it's something my sister asked me after the service 617 00:38:25,960 --> 00:38:29,760 because she just kind of saw like me mentally chewing on 618 00:38:29,760 --> 00:38:32,600 something his Bros like surrendering even the good 619 00:38:32,600 --> 00:38:35,240 things too. Like that intention was good. 620 00:38:35,600 --> 00:38:38,520 Like what I was trying to do like was to serve the Lord, but 621 00:38:38,680 --> 00:38:41,600 like. It's like the story of Mary 622 00:38:41,600 --> 00:38:49,400 Martha, you know, and, and Jesus is like, I'm here like, like 623 00:38:49,400 --> 00:38:51,600 this is what's important right now. 624 00:38:52,080 --> 00:38:55,560 Everything else can wait. And I'll be honest, like, I 625 00:38:55,560 --> 00:38:59,960 think that's something that I, I felt convicted a little bit too, 626 00:39:02,040 --> 00:39:05,440 even to the point of like getting everybody together and 627 00:39:05,440 --> 00:39:10,440 saying like, hey, yes, it's, it's great to do these things, 628 00:39:10,600 --> 00:39:15,520 but at what cost? The cost should not be missing 629 00:39:15,520 --> 00:39:19,560 God's word, you know, so we, we have to figure out better ways 630 00:39:19,560 --> 00:39:23,720 to like, like, like you said, like stuff can wait, dude. 631 00:39:23,720 --> 00:39:29,160 Like it, it, it's, it's OK. Like it could wait a day or, you 632 00:39:29,160 --> 00:39:32,040 know, now for it to wait three to four days. 633 00:39:32,040 --> 00:39:33,760 Like that's still like, alright, bro. 634 00:39:33,760 --> 00:39:38,000 Like people will be like, what happened, but it could wait like 635 00:39:38,000 --> 00:39:41,320 an evening, it could wait a day. It could wait, you know, like 636 00:39:41,600 --> 00:39:48,160 your soul is more important than any, any stuff that we do here, 637 00:39:48,160 --> 00:39:52,920 you know, and I, and I feel like that honestly, that lands on me 638 00:39:53,160 --> 00:39:57,920 as a pastor to say, hey, you know, all this stuff is good. 639 00:39:57,920 --> 00:40:02,680 But if it's getting in the way of, of, of you taking in the 640 00:40:02,680 --> 00:40:05,560 word, then we just need to figure out new ways. 641 00:40:05,920 --> 00:40:09,800 We got to figure out ways to not miss out. 642 00:40:11,080 --> 00:40:13,280 Yeah. That's real. 643 00:40:13,320 --> 00:40:15,480 And that's that's the sign of a great leader. 644 00:40:15,560 --> 00:40:19,400 You know, it's like in that situation to take ownership of 645 00:40:19,400 --> 00:40:20,800 it. But I got to be rude with myself 646 00:40:20,800 --> 00:40:23,920 too, bro. Like I was wanting to get this 647 00:40:23,920 --> 00:40:27,120 done, you know, and I got to acknowledge that in myself. 648 00:40:27,120 --> 00:40:30,480 Like that piece, like at what cost? 649 00:40:30,600 --> 00:40:32,600 You know what I'm saying? To, to step out the sermon. 650 00:40:32,600 --> 00:40:36,040 And bro, I missed probably more than half the sermon for a bit. 651 00:40:36,040 --> 00:40:38,920 Yeah, and that that's not worth it, dude, that it's just not 652 00:40:38,920 --> 00:40:42,360 worth it. And it's also like a preparation 653 00:40:42,360 --> 00:40:45,560 issue, you know, so mad like, like just making sure everything 654 00:40:45,560 --> 00:40:48,600 is, is set up like batteries, like you have everything you 655 00:40:48,600 --> 00:40:52,800 need. But but at the same time, too, 656 00:40:52,800 --> 00:40:55,640 it's like it could wait. It really can. 657 00:40:55,760 --> 00:40:57,320 It could wait. Yeah. 658 00:40:57,320 --> 00:41:00,920 So so that just needs to be kind of like, I guess it needs to be 659 00:41:00,920 --> 00:41:04,360 more spoken from me saying, hey, guys, you know, it's, it's OK. 660 00:41:05,200 --> 00:41:07,840 You know, we'll be all right. That's real. 661 00:41:08,000 --> 00:41:14,560 Yeah, yeah, man. Well that ties into to the next 662 00:41:14,560 --> 00:41:20,720 like question is another quote from the sermon is Jesus is the 663 00:41:20,720 --> 00:41:23,560 only one who can satisfy our souls. 664 00:41:23,560 --> 00:41:28,680 That's right. You know, and the the question 665 00:41:28,680 --> 00:41:33,200 to that is what's something that you turn to in the past for 666 00:41:33,200 --> 00:41:37,520 satisfaction And like even in that lane for me, what I do with 667 00:41:37,520 --> 00:41:40,360 this camera, like that's kind of always been something that has 668 00:41:40,360 --> 00:41:44,160 been gratifying to me, you know, so in that moment, that's 669 00:41:44,160 --> 00:41:46,560 something I just lost sight of it. 670 00:41:46,560 --> 00:41:48,400 I was focusing like, let me knock out these photos. 671 00:41:48,400 --> 00:41:51,680 Let me knock out this video and run into that, bro. 672 00:41:51,680 --> 00:41:54,400 I missed out on the word. I missed out on a good word real 673 00:41:54,400 --> 00:41:57,640 like as I went back and listened to it again like Dang. 674 00:41:58,080 --> 00:42:03,120 I was tripping yeah, no. And I, I think for me in the 675 00:42:03,120 --> 00:42:06,040 past, like I've always been a people person. 676 00:42:07,160 --> 00:42:11,120 Like I love, I love being in like crazy environments. 677 00:42:11,120 --> 00:42:15,280 I, I don't mind, you know, like loud packed places. 678 00:42:15,280 --> 00:42:21,680 And, and for me, like I thought that was always like a fun, like 679 00:42:21,680 --> 00:42:26,320 I, I would always start like seek that out, even to the point 680 00:42:26,320 --> 00:42:31,360 of staying out way too late or putting myself in a situation 681 00:42:31,360 --> 00:42:33,640 that I, I shouldn't have been in. 682 00:42:35,040 --> 00:42:38,080 Now my intentions were good. Like I never had the intention 683 00:42:38,080 --> 00:42:43,080 of, of like being part of like whether it's like a fight or 684 00:42:43,520 --> 00:42:49,120 just disorderly. And I never was me, but like me 685 00:42:49,120 --> 00:42:54,440 seeking that, the entertainment, like me seeking that like 686 00:42:54,440 --> 00:42:58,760 environment and stuff it, it actually caused a hindrance to 687 00:42:58,760 --> 00:43:03,360 my witness and, and it just put me in bad positions, you know, 688 00:43:03,360 --> 00:43:04,920 like, like, what are we doing now? 689 00:43:04,920 --> 00:43:07,560 Like what are we doing for what you know? 690 00:43:07,560 --> 00:43:11,080 And then the next day I'm like worthless, like, you know, like 691 00:43:11,240 --> 00:43:14,840 I'm sleeping all day. And but that was, that was kind 692 00:43:14,840 --> 00:43:16,800 of like more. And that was even like after 693 00:43:16,800 --> 00:43:19,240 college, like it wasn't even like when I was young, young, 694 00:43:19,320 --> 00:43:24,840 you know, so, so I would always look for those types of things 695 00:43:24,840 --> 00:43:28,720 to, to try to find like, man, had a stressful week. 696 00:43:28,720 --> 00:43:31,080 Let me go. Just just blow it all out, you 697 00:43:31,080 --> 00:43:37,720 know, like I deserve it. Yeah, and that that never, never 698 00:43:37,720 --> 00:43:39,000 satisfying. Sure, It's never. 699 00:43:39,000 --> 00:43:40,880 Satisfying. I mean, even even like when I 700 00:43:40,880 --> 00:43:43,920 was in college, like I was so busy. 701 00:43:43,920 --> 00:43:45,720 I was part of like all these organizations. 702 00:43:46,080 --> 00:43:50,960 So it was like Wednesday through like Saturday, every single 703 00:43:50,960 --> 00:43:55,240 night I was out, like I could even tell you where right, you 704 00:43:55,240 --> 00:43:58,880 know, And then Sunday came and then Sunday was philanthropies. 705 00:43:59,360 --> 00:44:02,160 So we would be on another college campus trying to like 706 00:44:02,160 --> 00:44:05,720 raise money for some, right. I, I, it took me away from the 707 00:44:05,720 --> 00:44:07,720 church, Like it took me away from a calling. 708 00:44:08,440 --> 00:44:10,200 Like I was always gone and I was always broke. 709 00:44:11,160 --> 00:44:15,120 It's like it was, it was like so dumb, you know, like for what? 710 00:44:16,800 --> 00:44:18,120 Right. Yeah. 711 00:44:19,200 --> 00:44:22,440 Jeez, bro. Well, another quote from the 712 00:44:22,440 --> 00:44:26,440 sermon, and this is like the last point I got is Jesus 713 00:44:26,440 --> 00:44:32,040 requires everything and point blank period breath like that 714 00:44:32,040 --> 00:44:34,120 prayer time at the end of the service. 715 00:44:34,520 --> 00:44:37,960 That's where I came back in 'cause that that's where when I 716 00:44:37,960 --> 00:44:41,880 was watching the stream in the creative space is when you 717 00:44:41,880 --> 00:44:46,040 started that prayer, you know, and inviting people to come 718 00:44:46,560 --> 00:44:49,680 leave it at the altar room, like really surrender. 719 00:44:49,960 --> 00:44:54,280 And in that moment, like, I had to talk to the Lord. 720 00:44:54,440 --> 00:44:57,520 And it was like, brother, my heart's tripping me. 721 00:44:57,920 --> 00:45:00,200 Yeah. You know, like, what is going 722 00:45:00,280 --> 00:45:03,600 on? Like, and I was tough, like, 723 00:45:03,600 --> 00:45:07,240 it's something I was struggling with for real, you know. 724 00:45:07,240 --> 00:45:13,440 So that's, that's one thing I surrendered at the altar on 725 00:45:13,440 --> 00:45:20,160 Sunday. And I'll be real, man, like I 726 00:45:20,160 --> 00:45:22,280 was kind of tripping, getting up and seeing you next to me. 727 00:45:22,600 --> 00:45:24,360 Oh, really? Yeah, bro, like that's just not 728 00:45:24,360 --> 00:45:27,680 something I've seen you from a pastor in, in you know, like, 729 00:45:28,040 --> 00:45:30,360 for lack of a better term, like that quote UN quote altar call 730 00:45:30,360 --> 00:45:35,440 moment in the service, you know, So Oh yeah, man, if it's 731 00:45:35,440 --> 00:45:37,840 something you would like to share on that's that's my last 732 00:45:37,840 --> 00:45:43,800 question is would you surrender? Yeah, I just so there's a few 733 00:45:43,800 --> 00:45:49,360 thoughts that I've I've been having when I feel like there's 734 00:45:49,360 --> 00:45:52,120 there's times like I feel like people want to go and pray. 735 00:45:53,120 --> 00:45:55,800 Like people are like, I think that they want people to pray 736 00:45:55,800 --> 00:46:01,160 with, but I think that people are scared and they're nervous 737 00:46:02,640 --> 00:46:05,960 because if somebody of course, like social media, like what if 738 00:46:05,960 --> 00:46:11,680 somebody takes a, a snapshot or a Snapchat of me or so it's a 739 00:46:11,680 --> 00:46:13,760 little, it's a little bit like intimidating. 740 00:46:13,760 --> 00:46:17,200 But also I think we need to lead by example. 741 00:46:17,680 --> 00:46:23,480 I need to lead by example, like how going up for prayer and 742 00:46:23,480 --> 00:46:30,880 going up for response does not mean that you have nothing 743 00:46:30,880 --> 00:46:33,440 together in life or something wrong with you. 744 00:46:34,320 --> 00:46:37,880 I think it's a response to the Lord on how what he's stirring 745 00:46:37,880 --> 00:46:40,640 in your heart and what the Holy Spirit is giving. 746 00:46:41,000 --> 00:46:45,440 I remember like years ago, I was wondering about like why people 747 00:46:45,480 --> 00:46:50,000 were hesitant to worship and really it was, it was just a lot 748 00:46:50,000 --> 00:46:52,720 of people didn't really know. Like this is new. 749 00:46:53,280 --> 00:46:55,640 So the same thing. It's like we need to lead by 750 00:46:55,640 --> 00:46:59,640 example. That's why we sit in the front 751 00:46:59,640 --> 00:47:02,320 because I, I feel like I need to be the example. 752 00:47:02,800 --> 00:47:06,920 So whenever they called for prayer, I was actually going to 753 00:47:06,920 --> 00:47:11,800 go up there anyway, you know, like, so, so I was, you know, I 754 00:47:11,800 --> 00:47:13,800 was just like praying to myself. So when I saw you up there, I 755 00:47:13,800 --> 00:47:15,880 was like, well, I was going to go anyway, you know, So I was 756 00:47:15,880 --> 00:47:20,440 like good timing and, and really just just kneeling down. 757 00:47:20,480 --> 00:47:24,320 And it's something that that I felt like the Lord's been 758 00:47:24,320 --> 00:47:28,120 working on me for like surrendering and for giving up 759 00:47:28,720 --> 00:47:33,040 is this whole idea of boldness. Like I feel like I haven't been 760 00:47:33,040 --> 00:47:40,680 as bold as I should because I'm worried about how people will 761 00:47:40,680 --> 00:47:44,360 respond and because of what happened in the past. 762 00:47:44,840 --> 00:47:48,640 So, so I'm walking on egg shells, honestly, as a pastor 763 00:47:49,320 --> 00:47:54,520 and, and I've, I've, I've felt the Lord be more like, I need 764 00:47:54,520 --> 00:47:57,480 you to say this, like I need you to say this. 765 00:47:57,480 --> 00:48:02,400 I need you to be more, I need, I need you to be more bold in, in 766 00:48:02,400 --> 00:48:07,400 these areas of the church. So Sunday was one of those days 767 00:48:07,400 --> 00:48:10,800 where I just got up there and I was like, OK, Lord, like I'm 768 00:48:10,800 --> 00:48:14,840 ready to kind of move into a new chapter of I'm, I'm going to do 769 00:48:14,840 --> 00:48:16,320 what you tell me. Yeah. 770 00:48:16,880 --> 00:48:18,040 So that's that's where that came. 771 00:48:18,560 --> 00:48:19,720 That's real, bro. Yeah. 772 00:48:20,200 --> 00:48:25,840 And man, that, that closing prayer, like that's what, what 773 00:48:25,840 --> 00:48:29,880 prompted, that's what the Holy Spirit used to like prompt that 774 00:48:29,880 --> 00:48:31,120 man. So like you're, you're leading 775 00:48:31,120 --> 00:48:33,480 and being obedient in that. And I just want to affirm you. 776 00:48:33,480 --> 00:48:36,240 And that was like you were bold in that time and a prayer, you 777 00:48:36,240 --> 00:48:41,000 were bold and like the intensity and how you were teaching God's 778 00:48:41,000 --> 00:48:44,640 word even from the back end of it that I caught, you know what 779 00:48:44,640 --> 00:48:48,880 I mean? So I would venture to say that 780 00:48:49,720 --> 00:48:53,440 your teaching was impactful to everyone that was physically in 781 00:48:54,560 --> 00:48:56,160 the building when you were teaching, man. 782 00:48:56,160 --> 00:48:57,480 So I just want to encourage you, bro. 783 00:48:57,480 --> 00:49:02,360 Like it's something I've said to you before, like you're on a 784 00:49:02,360 --> 00:49:04,720 different level, bro. Like, and I've just how I've 785 00:49:04,720 --> 00:49:07,480 seen you grow and like the time I've known you and heard your 786 00:49:07,480 --> 00:49:09,880 teachings and gone back and watch the Youtubes and like, 787 00:49:10,760 --> 00:49:12,920 bro, God has his hand on you straight up. 788 00:49:13,040 --> 00:49:16,680 Like and you've been put in the working and you've been bold. 789 00:49:16,680 --> 00:49:20,560 Like yeah, man. So you saying that is like, but 790 00:49:20,560 --> 00:49:23,600 God is refining you to get you to another level still. 791 00:49:23,680 --> 00:49:24,840 Yeah. You know what I mean? 792 00:49:24,840 --> 00:49:27,680 I, I feel like there's, there's always like, especially when it 793 00:49:27,680 --> 00:49:33,160 went as a pastor and like, as a, you know, you always like, 794 00:49:33,160 --> 00:49:34,520 you're always worried, not worried. 795 00:49:34,720 --> 00:49:39,240 But it's like, man, what if I say something and then people 796 00:49:39,240 --> 00:49:42,200 think I'm talking to them or they get offended or, you know, 797 00:49:42,200 --> 00:49:44,280 you just have all these little things that run through your 798 00:49:44,280 --> 00:49:47,040 mind. And, and I feel like the last 799 00:49:47,040 --> 00:49:51,120 couple of weeks, the Lord has been really prompting me and, 800 00:49:51,400 --> 00:49:55,680 and pushing me to more boldness and not just boldness and how I 801 00:49:55,680 --> 00:50:00,120 say things, but boldness about his word about holiness, 802 00:50:00,160 --> 00:50:02,760 righteousness about like playing with sin. 803 00:50:02,760 --> 00:50:08,520 And, and I think, you know, where our churches is kind of 804 00:50:08,800 --> 00:50:13,240 lead to is, is that it's like this whole like, like we are 805 00:50:13,240 --> 00:50:17,120 dabbling in our idols and we're dabbling with sin and we're, 806 00:50:17,120 --> 00:50:22,080 we're playing with the world. And Sunday we look one way and 807 00:50:22,080 --> 00:50:23,560 then during the week we look another. 808 00:50:23,560 --> 00:50:28,360 And it's like, hold on a second. And, and I just, I just feel 809 00:50:28,360 --> 00:50:33,240 like the Lord has been really pressing on me, like you need to 810 00:50:33,240 --> 00:50:38,560 be more bold with my word and, and with my, you know, my 811 00:50:38,560 --> 00:50:41,280 commands and my, my statues and stuff. 812 00:50:41,640 --> 00:50:43,040 And of course that starts with me too. 813 00:50:43,360 --> 00:50:44,640 You know, I got to lead by example. 814 00:50:45,200 --> 00:50:47,400 So yeah, that's a whole nother thing too. 815 00:50:49,360 --> 00:50:51,880 Man well that's all I got bro. Don't know if you got any 816 00:50:51,880 --> 00:50:53,600 closing thoughts. Anything you want to share? 817 00:50:54,160 --> 00:50:58,040 Man, I, I just, I, I say this every week, but you know, the 818 00:50:58,040 --> 00:51:03,040 goal is I want people to feel encouraged, not, not 819 00:51:03,040 --> 00:51:06,280 discouraged. So like God's word, yes, it it's 820 00:51:06,280 --> 00:51:10,440 very like in your face, but at the same time too, it's like 821 00:51:10,440 --> 00:51:14,280 man, who am I going to listen to God or grandma, you know, like 822 00:51:14,320 --> 00:51:17,960 it's like, yeah, like like I love them both man, but one 823 00:51:17,960 --> 00:51:20,320 create the universe. What cooks great. 824 00:51:20,480 --> 00:51:24,360 You know, it's like I got I got to listen to the creator of the 825 00:51:24,440 --> 00:51:27,480 the world. So if God's giving us something, 826 00:51:27,480 --> 00:51:30,760 if God is telling us something, if he is, if he is like making 827 00:51:30,760 --> 00:51:38,120 it known, it's for your benefit to obey and follow and imagine 828 00:51:38,120 --> 00:51:41,560 like, and I think about my life when I said yes to him. 829 00:51:42,640 --> 00:51:46,040 I look back at my life, the trajectory like the adventures 830 00:51:46,040 --> 00:51:49,480 that I've been on, the amount of like all the, the mission trips, 831 00:51:49,480 --> 00:51:54,880 the travelling, the denials, the all the, the BSM meeting rage. 832 00:51:54,960 --> 00:51:58,800 All of that did not happen until I said, I'm going to follow you. 833 00:52:00,440 --> 00:52:02,720 I'm telling you, man, there's an adventure and following Christ, 834 00:52:02,720 --> 00:52:05,680 man, it is a great time. Like it's, it's pretty awesome. 835 00:52:06,240 --> 00:52:12,680 So follow him. Hey web, we lay out, we out. 836 00:52:12,760 --> 00:52:14,080 We out see y'all later guys.