1 00:00:03,280 --> 00:00:07,440 Oh, crossing family. I love you and I'm so excited to 2 00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:09,480 have some time to be with you today. 3 00:00:09,760 --> 00:00:12,120 I've been looking forward to being able to talk to you and be 4 00:00:12,120 --> 00:00:15,200 with you for two weeks. I am so incredibly thankful for 5 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:18,120 Nate Ross and the incredible message that he preached last 6 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:21,240 week. I did my fast last Sunday and I 7 00:00:21,240 --> 00:00:24,760 did my Sabbath yesterday and I can't wait to see what God has 8 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:29,160 in store for us on this 50 for 50 journey this upcoming week. 9 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:32,840 Now what if I told you that there is one thing that you 10 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:37,200 could do that would drastically increase the length of your life 11 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:43,280 and the quality of your life? What if there was one thing that 12 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:48,680 would help you fight against worry, fight against anxiety, 13 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:53,160 stress, and help you deal with depression? 14 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:58,800 It gives you more energy, and it shifts your mood from being 15 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:04,560 pessimistic to optimistic. It means that this one thing can 16 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:10,680 make you a better husband, a better wife, a better parent, a 17 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:16,920 better employee, a better boss. How many of you wish that you 18 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:20,960 had more energy? At the end of the day, how many 19 00:01:20,960 --> 00:01:23,160 of you wish you had more energy in the day? 20 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:24,680 Right. You're like, yeah, that's where 21 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:27,640 I'm at. How many of us deep down inside 22 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:34,960 know that our negative mood has been impacting the people we 23 00:01:34,960 --> 00:01:36,320 care the most about? You don't have to raise your 24 00:01:36,320 --> 00:01:38,960 hand on that one. I want to welcome all of you 25 00:01:38,960 --> 00:01:41,560 joining from all of our different locations and I am so 26 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:44,280 glad that you are here this weekend. 27 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:47,240 We are so glad that we get the opportunity to partner with you 28 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:49,640 and ministry. And to those of you who are here 29 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:53,040 for the first time or the first time in a long time, I want to 30 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:55,800 welcome you as well. And I hope that you'll take 31 00:01:55,800 --> 00:01:58,840 advantage of the QR code on the seat right in front of you from 32 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:02,520 wherever you are watching from And to those of you who are part 33 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:05,000 of our online family and those of you who are part of our 34 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:07,520 inside family, we're so thankful that you're here today as well. 35 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:10,800 This past Thursday, I actually had an opportunity to meet 36 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:15,360 somebody who found Jesus through the crossing in the inside and 37 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:18,200 now they're a part of the crossing on the outside. 38 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:21,920 And I absolutely love that we're that kind of church. 39 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:24,760 Now. I just want to do a quick recap. 40 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:28,120 We are in the middle of a series called 50 for 50, where we're 41 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:31,200 spending 50 minutes a day for the 50 days leading up to 42 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:35,840 Easter, asking God to move in US, change us, and use us like 43 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:37,800 never before. And there are two main 44 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:40,600 scriptures that are kind of guiding us on this journey. 45 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:42,440 The first one's Mark, chapter 12. 46 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:45,600 One of the teachers of law came and heard them debating, 47 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:49,280 noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer. 48 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:53,360 He asked Jesus, of all the commandments, which is the most 49 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:55,680 important, what's the most important thing I can do? 50 00:02:55,920 --> 00:02:58,400 Well, Jesus answers the most important one. 51 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:00,080 Answer. Jesus is this. 52 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:02,360 Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God. 53 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:05,840 The Lord is 1. Love the Lord your God with all 54 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:09,600 your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all 55 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:10,600 your everybody. Help me out. 56 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:13,760 Strength. The 2nd is this. 57 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:16,360 Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater 58 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:20,200 than these. Then Matthew, chapter 28, verses 59 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:22,280 18 through 20 we find these words. 60 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:26,080 Then Jesus came to them and said all authority in heaven and on 61 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:29,800 earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples 62 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:33,160 of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of 63 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:36,640 the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey 64 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:40,560 everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always 65 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:45,240 to the very end of the age. There is nothing greater that 66 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:49,440 you and I could give our lives to do and accomplish. 67 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:53,960 We are to love God, love people, and our mission is to help 68 00:03:53,960 --> 00:03:57,240 people find an intimate, personal relationship with Jesus 69 00:03:57,240 --> 00:04:00,240 Christ. We desperately want this region 70 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:02,760 where we live, where you guys are watching from to be the 71 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:05,760 hardest place on planet Earth to get to hell from. 72 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:09,640 And in order to do that, we realize that we needed to make 73 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:12,800 some decisions, some commitments. 74 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:15,440 One of the phrases you've heard a couple times throughout this 75 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:18,240 series, and you'll hear until we're out of this series, is a 76 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:21,000 quote that Steve Weatherford made when he was with our church 77 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:23,640 last year. He made this statement. 78 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:27,080 Amateurs make decisions based on their emotions. 79 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:31,880 Pros make decisions based on their commitments. 80 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:36,040 Do you guys remember last Wednesday when we woke up next 81 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:38,080 to the North Pole? You guys remember that? 82 00:04:38,840 --> 00:04:43,080 And I've been doing my morning walks for the 50 for 50 and I 83 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:47,400 took about two steps outside and realized that the clothes I was 84 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:50,600 wearing were not ideal for the walk that I had ahead of me. 85 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:54,200 And then I had this thought if I go back inside I could just go 86 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:57,520 back to bed. I mean missing one day out of 87 00:04:57,520 --> 00:05:00,280 and I was like, Nope, I made a commitment and off me and the 88 00:05:00,280 --> 00:05:02,680 golden dummy went, which is their dog. 89 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:05,360 It's not a person in my family. It's just this dog. 90 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:09,520 Anyhow, we realized as a church that it is time for us to GoPro 91 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:12,640 in the things that matter the most. 92 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:16,960 Loving God, loving people, and making a difference in this 93 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:21,760 world for Jesus. So what is this one thing that 94 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:24,680 will help you live longer and give you a better life? 95 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:28,160 What's this one thing that will help shift your mood and help 96 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:29,920 you handle the hardships of life? 97 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:33,040 What's this one thing that will help you win the battle in your 98 00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:37,000 minds and settle down your emotions so they don't swing too 99 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:40,680 far out of line? The answer might surprise you. 100 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:50,480 The answer is physical fitness. Now before I get any further 101 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:52,640 into the sermon, I want to go ahead and acknowledge some pinch 102 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:56,520 points. OK, first part pinch .1. 103 00:05:56,520 --> 00:06:03,520 This sermon is not as much about waistline as it is about 104 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:07,800 worship. This sermon is not designed to 105 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:11,160 fat shame, and if at any point in time during the sermon you 106 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:15,560 feel like this sermon was unkind or harsh, I need you to know 107 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:19,200 that that is not and was not my intention. 108 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:23,000 I am fully aware that for some of you, there are medical and 109 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:27,160 physiological issues at play. To those of you who are skinny, 110 00:06:28,280 --> 00:06:34,120 we hate you. OK, now you know, and I want you 111 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:38,240 to know this, you can be just as unhealthy. 112 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:43,560 Your metabolism just hides it. We've all seen people who eat 113 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:45,800 whatever they want, play video games, never go outside, never 114 00:06:45,800 --> 00:06:47,680 gain a pound again. Hear me? 115 00:06:47,840 --> 00:06:50,600 For you, this sermon is not about waistline. 116 00:06:51,080 --> 00:06:54,640 This sermon is about worship. Some of you. 117 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:58,680 You used to be a person that was pretty judgy at how other people 118 00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:00,720 looked. And then all of a sudden you 119 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:02,360 turn 40 and nothing fits anymore. 120 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:05,760 And when you look in the mirror, your body resembles more and 121 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:09,000 more the type of body that you used to shame in others. 122 00:07:10,360 --> 00:07:14,160 Pinch point #2. I know that on some levels, if 123 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:19,240 not many levels, this will be a hard sermon to hear from me. 124 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:22,960 I was recently talking to a person at one of our locations 125 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:27,000 and she said to me, I know I heard the camera adds 10 to 15 126 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:29,760 lbs, but exactly how many cameras do they have on you? 127 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:37,720 And we'll miss her. As you guys know, about 25 to 128 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:42,600 like 50% of my humor on a weekend has something to do with 129 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:45,040 my body. I'm actually in somebody's phone 130 00:07:45,440 --> 00:07:49,400 as too fat for chopsticks because I think I made a comment 131 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:50,840 about that at some point in time. 132 00:07:51,040 --> 00:07:54,760 And my kids saw their phone and like, dad, why are you in? 133 00:07:54,760 --> 00:07:56,400 Their phone is too fat for chopsticks. 134 00:07:56,400 --> 00:08:01,480 And then my kids went, oh, never mind, OK, and let me let me 135 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:04,160 pause for just a second so you guys, so I can clear the air on 136 00:08:04,160 --> 00:08:06,640 something. I am intentionally funny on a 137 00:08:06,640 --> 00:08:08,720 weekend. And the reason I am 138 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:12,480 intentionally funny when I am communicating to you is one of 139 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:17,640 my professors did his doctoral thesis on comedy and information 140 00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:22,440 retention. And people who laugh learn more 141 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:26,400 now. So I don't want you to think 142 00:08:26,400 --> 00:08:30,040 that just because I'm funny, I'm not deadpan serious about the 143 00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:33,280 truth of God's word and the implications in your life. 144 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:36,360 I'm funny because it helps you re engage in a sermon that 145 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:39,960 you've maybe drifted off on. I help create an environment 146 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:42,679 that where you have positive and enjoyable memories because 147 00:08:42,679 --> 00:08:46,200 sometimes it's easier to handle a hard truth with a little bit 148 00:08:46,200 --> 00:08:48,800 of laughter. As Mary Poppins once said, just 149 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:50,880 a spoonful of sugar helps. The. 150 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:55,960 There you go. Now, the other thing is I can't 151 00:08:55,960 --> 00:09:00,720 write funny. So my sermons are just deadpan, 152 00:09:01,120 --> 00:09:04,000 and then I'm preach them and something funny happens, which 153 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:07,840 is why sometimes I say things that I shouldn't have said. 154 00:09:08,120 --> 00:09:10,400 And I just want you to know in advance I'm sorry. 155 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:13,200 And I'm so glad that you're here at second service and not first 156 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:16,440 service, which is why I needed to give that a little asterisk. 157 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:20,400 OK, Now one of the values here at our church that we champion 158 00:09:20,680 --> 00:09:24,360 on our staff is that in leadership we are to be the 159 00:09:24,360 --> 00:09:29,240 example, not the exception. So when we ask people to park 160 00:09:29,240 --> 00:09:32,080 far away from the church building, so that way there's 161 00:09:32,080 --> 00:09:34,600 room for people who are coming to our church for the first time 162 00:09:34,600 --> 00:09:37,560 closest to the building, me and the people closest to me, we're 163 00:09:37,560 --> 00:09:39,400 parking as far as we possibly can from the building. 164 00:09:39,920 --> 00:09:42,040 If we're telling people, hey, on your way into church, pick up a 165 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:44,400 little piece of trash, That way the place looks better, You 166 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:46,480 better believe me and my son are picking up a piece of trash. 167 00:09:46,480 --> 00:09:48,520 We believe that in leadership you're the example, not the 168 00:09:48,520 --> 00:09:50,280 exception. Paul writes to the believers in 169 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:54,240 Corinth, and he tells them to follow his example as he follows 170 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:57,760 the example of Christ, that each and every single one of us 171 00:09:57,920 --> 00:10:01,520 should be a living, breathing example of what it means to be a 172 00:10:01,520 --> 00:10:05,520 Christian so that others can take notice and follow in our 173 00:10:05,520 --> 00:10:12,280 footsteps. So when a person like me, shaped 174 00:10:12,840 --> 00:10:20,480 like me, preaches a sermon on a topic like this, it opens the 175 00:10:20,480 --> 00:10:28,360 door for me to be a gigantic hypocrite and I felt like I 176 00:10:28,360 --> 00:10:33,280 should just acknowledge it. However, I am hoping that over 177 00:10:33,280 --> 00:10:36,640 time you guys have learned to see my heart and my care for the 178 00:10:36,640 --> 00:10:41,000 Lord and the scriptures and for you, and I want you to hear me 179 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:44,080 say this on the front end. This is a sermon that I need. 180 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:47,520 I'm going to preach it to me and you are more than welcome to 181 00:10:47,520 --> 00:10:51,360 listen in. Third thing when I preach, this 182 00:10:51,360 --> 00:10:55,440 is just for the 48th St. people. When I preach I make eye 183 00:10:55,440 --> 00:11:00,120 contact. And you can imagine making eye 184 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:03,640 contact in a sermon on this subject matter. 185 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:06,680 Could make some people feel like, are you really just 186 00:11:06,680 --> 00:11:09,520 singling me out? Like the last thing I want is 187 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:12,320 someone going you were talking directly to me like you just 188 00:11:12,320 --> 00:11:15,520 kept looking at me. I just look for smiling faces 189 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:18,120 because I just need some positive feedback when I preach. 190 00:11:18,600 --> 00:11:23,000 So if you don't want me to look at you, just look like somebody 191 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:25,960 you don't like is talking to you because I just don't want 192 00:11:25,960 --> 00:11:27,680 anybody to be like, why do you keep looking at me? 193 00:11:27,680 --> 00:11:29,600 I know I'm not at the size I'm supposed to be. 194 00:11:29,600 --> 00:11:32,200 That is not my intention. I can't help when my eyes go 195 00:11:32,200 --> 00:11:34,680 when I preach and I'd like to make a good eye contact, so 196 00:11:34,680 --> 00:11:36,160 that's why I keep looking at the camera. 197 00:11:36,360 --> 00:11:38,680 But eventually, 48th Street, I'm going to start looking out in 198 00:11:38,680 --> 00:11:41,240 your direction, and I mean no hate by it. 199 00:11:41,480 --> 00:11:43,920 Deal. First, Timothy Chapter 4, verse 200 00:11:43,920 --> 00:11:47,120 8 says this for physical training is of some value. 201 00:11:47,480 --> 00:11:50,480 But godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both 202 00:11:50,480 --> 00:11:53,200 the present life and the life to come. 203 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:59,360 And for many of us, we read this scripture and because we desire 204 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:03,400 to be spiritual, we focus on the most important part of the 205 00:12:03,400 --> 00:12:05,800 passage. And so this is how we read it. 206 00:12:06,640 --> 00:12:10,160 For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value 207 00:12:10,160 --> 00:12:13,520 for all things, holding promise for both the present and the 208 00:12:13,520 --> 00:12:15,880 life. To come and hear me, that is 209 00:12:15,880 --> 00:12:19,160 really, really good. That's the most important part 210 00:12:19,160 --> 00:12:23,160 of the verse. However, it doesn't mean that 211 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:27,520 the other part of the verse doesn't have any value at all. 212 00:12:28,640 --> 00:12:31,600 Some of you, you're big workout people. 213 00:12:31,840 --> 00:12:34,000 You love physical fitness. You're like, Oh my goodness, 214 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:37,800 finally a sermon for us. I hope he talks about yeah, no, 215 00:12:37,880 --> 00:12:39,240 this isn't going to be that for you either. 216 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:43,440 But you focus on the first part of the verse and you give 217 00:12:43,440 --> 00:12:45,680 yourself a Gold Star. And I want you to know you do 218 00:12:45,680 --> 00:12:49,280 this to your peril. And they read the verse like 219 00:12:49,280 --> 00:12:52,160 this. For physical training is of some 220 00:12:52,160 --> 00:12:56,000 value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise 221 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:57,600 for both the present life and the life to come. 222 00:13:00,120 --> 00:13:01,480 That is not God's desire. For you. 223 00:13:02,040 --> 00:13:05,080 Remember in the sermon on idolatry, that idolatry can 224 00:13:05,080 --> 00:13:08,320 happen when you take a good thing and you put it in the 225 00:13:08,320 --> 00:13:11,800 wrong place. The problem has become that when 226 00:13:11,800 --> 00:13:15,960 we focus solely on the physical, we neglect the primary 227 00:13:15,960 --> 00:13:19,560 importance of the spiritual. But we should also remember when 228 00:13:19,560 --> 00:13:23,920 we read this passage that all Scripture is God breathed and it 229 00:13:23,920 --> 00:13:28,560 is useful for teaching, correcting, and training in 230 00:13:28,560 --> 00:13:31,680 righteousness. So as Christians, when we read 231 00:13:31,680 --> 00:13:33,840 this verse, this is how we should read it. 232 00:13:34,720 --> 00:13:38,120 For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value 233 00:13:38,120 --> 00:13:41,280 for all things holding promise for both the present life and 234 00:13:41,280 --> 00:13:45,080 the life to come. The most important part is 235 00:13:45,080 --> 00:13:48,600 indeed the spiritual component. But that does not mean that the 236 00:13:48,600 --> 00:13:52,640 first part of this verse has no value in the life of a believer 237 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:54,920 who wants to do the things of God. 238 00:13:54,920 --> 00:13:59,480 I want to remind you Psalm 139, verses 13 and 14. 239 00:13:59,480 --> 00:14:04,120 You guys know this verse say this for you created my inmost 240 00:14:04,120 --> 00:14:06,200 being. You knit me together in my 241 00:14:06,200 --> 00:14:09,400 mother's womb. I praise you because I am 242 00:14:09,400 --> 00:14:13,280 fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. 243 00:14:13,280 --> 00:14:20,240 I know that full well our bodies were made by God. 244 00:14:20,920 --> 00:14:27,640 They are a gift from God to you to accomplish His great 245 00:14:27,640 --> 00:14:30,640 commandment and His Great Commission. 246 00:14:31,320 --> 00:14:34,440 You cannot love your neighbor without a body. 247 00:14:36,080 --> 00:14:41,240 You cannot accomplish the Great Commission without a body. 248 00:14:42,120 --> 00:14:46,920 Furthermore, did you know if you're a Christian, your body 249 00:14:47,200 --> 00:14:50,640 does not belong to you? That's what it says in First 250 00:14:50,640 --> 00:14:53,720 Corinthians chapter 6. Do you not know that you're 251 00:14:53,720 --> 00:14:54,400 everybody? Say this. 252 00:14:55,160 --> 00:14:59,000 Bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you 253 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:04,720 have received from God. You are not your own, you were 254 00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:09,000 bought at a price. Therefore, honor God with your 255 00:15:10,760 --> 00:15:13,840 bodies. Matter to God. 256 00:15:14,680 --> 00:15:18,760 They're created by God, they're a gift from God and they have 257 00:15:18,760 --> 00:15:21,240 been purchased and redeemed by God. 258 00:15:22,040 --> 00:15:28,040 And our job is to be a good steward of the gift of our body 259 00:15:28,280 --> 00:15:32,480 that God has given to us. If you're reading the 50 for 260 00:15:32,480 --> 00:15:34,000 50s, you read this verse this week. 261 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:35,640 Romans chapter 12 speaks to this. 262 00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:39,920 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's 263 00:15:39,920 --> 00:15:45,560 mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and 264 00:15:45,560 --> 00:15:48,440 pleasing to God. This is your true and proper 265 00:15:48,640 --> 00:15:51,280 worship. That's why I said this sermon 266 00:15:51,280 --> 00:15:54,560 has way more to do with worship than it does with your 267 00:15:54,840 --> 00:16:00,200 waistline. It's about doing our best to 268 00:16:00,200 --> 00:16:07,200 bring our best to God for him to use to accomplish the Great 269 00:16:07,200 --> 00:16:10,120 Commandment and the Great Commission. 270 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:14,320 And you guys know this. We have an enemy in this work. 271 00:16:16,160 --> 00:16:17,920 Second Corinthians chapter 4 says this. 272 00:16:18,280 --> 00:16:22,240 Therefore we do not lose heart, though outwardly we are wasting 273 00:16:22,240 --> 00:16:26,480 away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. 274 00:16:27,400 --> 00:16:30,120 Those of us over 35 know that our bodies don't work the way 275 00:16:30,120 --> 00:16:31,800 that they used to. Right. 276 00:16:33,120 --> 00:16:40,080 Gravity time take their toll. So as Christians through Christ 277 00:16:40,080 --> 00:16:43,720 our spirit, our soul is being renewed day by day. 278 00:16:44,600 --> 00:16:49,240 But your body is on a constant collision course with 279 00:16:49,240 --> 00:16:55,800 destruction and our body is connected to our soul and our 280 00:16:55,800 --> 00:16:58,440 spirit. That means the health of 1 281 00:16:58,440 --> 00:17:02,800 impacts the health of the other. And when the health of our 282 00:17:02,800 --> 00:17:08,200 bodies is neglected, it impacts our usefulness, our energy 283 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:13,920 levels, our moods, our memory, how we handle mental hardships. 284 00:17:14,920 --> 00:17:19,920 Our bodies are so important that God put one on in Jesus. 285 00:17:21,400 --> 00:17:24,880 Our bodies are so important that we are going to receive a 286 00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:28,720 resurrected body upon the second coming of Christ. 287 00:17:29,440 --> 00:17:38,040 Your body, my body matter and how we steward them matters. 288 00:17:40,080 --> 00:17:43,120 We're warned in scripture not to be gluttons. 289 00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:47,280 Gluttons are people who consistently overeat. 290 00:17:48,200 --> 00:17:50,640 They have a hard time pushing away from the table, saying no 291 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:53,840 to seconds or thirds. They end up choosing to eat 292 00:17:53,840 --> 00:17:57,480 their feelings or solving boredom with constant trips to 293 00:17:57,480 --> 00:18:02,280 the pantry or through the drive through, and over time this 294 00:18:02,280 --> 00:18:05,680 causes a whole range of problems physically. 295 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:10,680 One of the challenges many of us face today is that we live such 296 00:18:10,680 --> 00:18:16,200 extremely busy lives that we are eating mostly complex processed 297 00:18:16,560 --> 00:18:21,600 foods and these cause inflammation, digestive issues, 298 00:18:21,840 --> 00:18:26,880 and the lack of real nutrients that are killing us slowly. 299 00:18:28,000 --> 00:18:30,560 It's now a joke in the world today that you can spot an 300 00:18:30,560 --> 00:18:36,400 American when they travel abroad because our size is giving us 301 00:18:36,560 --> 00:18:42,160 away. I wrote this sermon while I was 302 00:18:42,160 --> 00:18:47,760 on a cruise and I somebody had purchased the opportunity for me 303 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:50,720 to be able to go on this cruise and be able to connect with 304 00:18:50,720 --> 00:18:53,880 other pastors and learn from them to try and do a better job 305 00:18:53,880 --> 00:18:57,160 for our church. And the first night, on Sunday 306 00:18:57,160 --> 00:19:00,000 night, I was sitting next to this guy who was a pastor of a 307 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:02,800 church in Ohio that's doing some really great stuff and he turned 308 00:19:02,800 --> 00:19:06,000 to me during dinner and he goes, do you know that the average 309 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:09,920 person on a cruise gains 1.5 lbs a day? 310 00:19:11,560 --> 00:19:16,880 And I got scared because I was like, we're here for six days, 311 00:19:16,880 --> 00:19:20,000 that's £9. And so I immediately went back 312 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:23,480 to my room and reorganized my clothes and moved the clothes 313 00:19:23,480 --> 00:19:25,640 that were the tightest to the front because I was pretty sure 314 00:19:25,880 --> 00:19:29,680 some of the clothes I had didn't have 9 lbs of grace like there 315 00:19:30,240 --> 00:19:32,160 was, it was not going to be pretty. 316 00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:33,840 I was like, we got to get those on first. 317 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:37,280 Yeah, it was. It was no bueno. 318 00:19:39,280 --> 00:19:43,400 Then on Wednesday, I didn't go on any of the excursions. 319 00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:46,520 I wanted to finish the sermon, and so I sat in the cafeteria 320 00:19:46,560 --> 00:19:48,960 and I wrote the remaining part of the sermon. 321 00:19:49,640 --> 00:19:54,880 And while I was writing the sermon, I saw people make 322 00:19:54,880 --> 00:20:00,560 repeated trips to the all you can eat buffet with plate after 323 00:20:00,560 --> 00:20:05,920 plate after plate piled high. Some of them were barely able to 324 00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:09,400 move around and my heart was hurting for them. 325 00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:13,680 And it served as a warning for me. 326 00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:19,440 I don't know if it was by God's grace or what happened, but that 327 00:20:19,440 --> 00:20:25,360 day I got food poisoning and influenza A, so I lost all of 328 00:20:25,360 --> 00:20:27,920 it. I was so sick I could have 329 00:20:27,920 --> 00:20:29,920 pooped in somebody else's pants. It was the worst. 330 00:20:31,480 --> 00:20:35,680 So it was not. I'm telling you, it's the worst 331 00:20:35,680 --> 00:20:37,320 it's ever been. And now you're going. 332 00:20:37,320 --> 00:20:38,280 I get it. Comedy. 333 00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:40,160 I'm tuned. Back in now, OK? 334 00:20:40,600 --> 00:20:43,520 It was bad. Yeah. 335 00:20:43,520 --> 00:20:46,760 So I got off, you know, I'm like two or three bottles from 336 00:20:46,760 --> 00:20:51,120 Imodium AD from being Brad Pitt. Folks, just watch out, OK? 337 00:20:51,160 --> 00:20:55,560 I'm just all right. Anyhow, and I want you to hear 338 00:20:55,560 --> 00:20:57,680 me. This sermon is not is not, is 339 00:20:57,680 --> 00:21:00,880 not about legalism. It's about worship. 340 00:21:01,480 --> 00:21:04,600 It's about stewardship. It's about impact. 341 00:21:05,440 --> 00:21:09,520 I was in Savannah, GA 10 years ago and Don Wilson, who was the 342 00:21:09,520 --> 00:21:11,680 pastor of Christ Church of the Valley, was speaking. 343 00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:16,120 It was kind of his swan song. He was disposing some last 344 00:21:16,120 --> 00:21:20,280 minute wisdom before he stepped down as being the senior pastor. 345 00:21:20,280 --> 00:21:24,920 He had started this church in his living room in Phoenix, AZ 346 00:21:24,920 --> 00:21:27,920 and it had grown to one of the largest churches in the country 347 00:21:27,920 --> 00:21:32,120 that had over 20,000 people butts in seats on a weekend. 348 00:21:33,280 --> 00:21:36,800 And he was talking about things he wished he would have done 349 00:21:36,800 --> 00:21:38,960 differently. If he could do it all over 350 00:21:38,960 --> 00:21:42,520 again, what would he change and what would he do more of and 351 00:21:42,520 --> 00:21:46,040 near the top of the list? This is what Don Wilson said. 352 00:21:47,360 --> 00:21:52,800 I would have prioritized my physical health because it 353 00:21:52,800 --> 00:21:58,920 impacted the way I pastored. It impacted the way I LED 354 00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:02,480 people, the way I preached sermons, the energy that I 355 00:22:02,480 --> 00:22:06,760 brought to the staff, to my kids. 356 00:22:09,160 --> 00:22:12,200 One of his biggest regrets is that he didn't prioritize his 357 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:19,520 physical fitness sooner. So that means I owe you guys an 358 00:22:19,520 --> 00:22:24,960 apology. I have not loved you as well as 359 00:22:24,960 --> 00:22:28,560 I should have. I am a hard worker. 360 00:22:28,840 --> 00:22:32,640 Those closest to me, that's the thing that compliment me on the 361 00:22:32,640 --> 00:22:35,720 most. However, if I really loved God 362 00:22:36,760 --> 00:22:40,400 and I really loved you and I really loved the people that you 363 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:44,560 were trying to reach and I really loved the staff of The 364 00:22:44,560 --> 00:22:46,720 Crossing and I really loved my family. 365 00:22:47,960 --> 00:22:51,200 I would need to prayerfully consider how to be a better 366 00:22:51,200 --> 00:22:57,360 steward of my body. How to prioritize physical 367 00:22:57,360 --> 00:23:02,320 fitness in my life. On Super Bowl weekend you there 368 00:23:02,320 --> 00:23:05,800 was a video that was that I played that was kind of setting 369 00:23:05,800 --> 00:23:09,040 up this 50 for 50 journey. And let me just pause for just a 370 00:23:09,040 --> 00:23:11,360 second because I get a little bit of heat from this from you 371 00:23:11,360 --> 00:23:12,280 guys. So I just want to clear 372 00:23:12,280 --> 00:23:16,880 something up. Every time I shoot a video, it's 373 00:23:16,880 --> 00:23:20,280 not my house. OK Some of you guys get all 374 00:23:20,280 --> 00:23:23,080 tripped up about that. The first time I did it, I had 375 00:23:23,080 --> 00:23:25,040 people come up to me and go and I really your house was so 376 00:23:25,040 --> 00:23:27,680 beautiful. But why did you have AW behind 377 00:23:27,680 --> 00:23:29,040 you? And I said because we're 378 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:33,720 winners. But actually the truth is, is 379 00:23:33,720 --> 00:23:36,160 that the people who own the house's last name starts with 380 00:23:36,320 --> 00:23:38,320 AW. And then I did the Super Bowl 1 381 00:23:38,320 --> 00:23:40,520 and I had people going, So tell me, man, that's a. 382 00:23:40,520 --> 00:23:43,240 Really not not my house. No, not my house. 383 00:23:43,240 --> 00:23:45,120 My house. We're trying to fix it up. 384 00:23:45,120 --> 00:23:47,640 It's got furniture with the stuffing mist, you know, my 385 00:23:47,640 --> 00:23:51,080 dog's laying on it on his back. It's a bad, you know, we don't 386 00:23:51,080 --> 00:23:54,400 use my house, so stop giving me a hard time about it. 387 00:23:54,400 --> 00:23:56,160 It's not mine. And if you have a great house, 388 00:23:56,160 --> 00:24:00,040 we'd love to film in it. All right, we'll come right 389 00:24:00,040 --> 00:24:00,880 over. All right. 390 00:24:01,040 --> 00:24:02,560 We're literally not there more than a month. 391 00:24:02,760 --> 00:24:08,040 And anyhow, during that end of that video, I talked about a guy 392 00:24:08,240 --> 00:24:11,680 who I saw semi regularly. And when we're having 393 00:24:11,680 --> 00:24:14,720 conversations with him, he was talking about the journey that 394 00:24:14,720 --> 00:24:18,800 he was going on in the area of his diet, what he took into his 395 00:24:18,800 --> 00:24:21,480 body and his exercise, what he did with his body. 396 00:24:21,920 --> 00:24:24,800 And then over time, he had significantly transformed his 397 00:24:24,800 --> 00:24:27,280 body. And I saw him, we were at a pool 398 00:24:27,280 --> 00:24:28,560 and he was holding his young daughter. 399 00:24:28,560 --> 00:24:31,040 And he took his shirt off and he was in the pool with a six pack. 400 00:24:31,400 --> 00:24:34,960 And I was like, oh, so I was texting with him. 401 00:24:34,960 --> 00:24:37,040 And I said, dude, you were the guy I was talking about. 402 00:24:37,600 --> 00:24:39,600 And I want you to see what he sent me. 403 00:24:40,080 --> 00:24:43,560 This is what it said. When you get a free moment, give 404 00:24:43,560 --> 00:24:45,000 me a ring. Not urgent. 405 00:24:45,120 --> 00:24:46,440 I always appreciate that, by the way. 406 00:24:46,440 --> 00:24:47,800 So that way I'm like, OK, what happened? 407 00:24:48,560 --> 00:24:51,200 He goes One thing I meant to tell you was the thought I had. 408 00:24:52,320 --> 00:24:58,080 Satan wants Christians and non Christians to be as unhealthy as 409 00:24:58,080 --> 00:25:01,080 possible, but for different reasons. 410 00:25:01,760 --> 00:25:05,920 For Christians he wants our lives as short as possible so we 411 00:25:05,920 --> 00:25:10,560 spread the good news of Jesus to as few people as possible. 412 00:25:11,400 --> 00:25:15,600 For the non believer, he wants their lives short, to limit the 413 00:25:15,600 --> 00:25:18,160 possibility of them hearing about Jesus. 414 00:25:18,560 --> 00:25:21,560 That should motivate Christians to tackle this head on. 415 00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:25,680 Love you, I replied back. I love this, I'm going to use 416 00:25:25,680 --> 00:25:27,280 it. He replied back. 417 00:25:27,640 --> 00:25:30,040 No charge so you guys don't have to give extra this weekend. 418 00:25:30,240 --> 00:25:31,960 He gave it to that us that for free. 419 00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:35,080 And then he sent this final text message, which is gold. 420 00:25:35,560 --> 00:25:39,560 If God wants us to treat our bodies like a temple, how do you 421 00:25:39,560 --> 00:25:41,560 think Satan wants us to treat it? 422 00:25:46,040 --> 00:25:49,960 Years ago I heard about Tom Brady's workout regiment. 423 00:25:51,640 --> 00:25:54,240 And for those of you who aren't into the football world, Tom 424 00:25:54,240 --> 00:25:58,520 Brady is an incredible quarterback, won multiple Super 425 00:25:58,520 --> 00:26:04,840 Bowls, and he survived in the NFL at the highest level longer 426 00:26:04,920 --> 00:26:08,080 than anybody else. But he was able to do that 427 00:26:08,280 --> 00:26:11,360 because of some profound commitments that he made to 428 00:26:11,400 --> 00:26:13,840 physical fitness. Can I just kind of take you 429 00:26:13,840 --> 00:26:16,560 through what his commitments ended up looking like? 430 00:26:16,560 --> 00:26:21,280 This is from the TB 12 website. 5:30 AM wake up six AM, 20 431 00:26:21,280 --> 00:26:25,080 ounces of water, 6:30 AM supplement, 7:00 AM protein 432 00:26:25,080 --> 00:26:29,760 smoothies, seeds and nuts. 7:30 AM pre workout pliability 433 00:26:29,760 --> 00:26:32,440 session. 8:00 to 10:00 AM strength and conditioning 434 00:26:32,440 --> 00:26:36,840 workout. 10 AM post workout pliability session. 10:30 AM 435 00:26:36,840 --> 00:26:41,040 protein shake. 10:45 AM. Prepare 64 ounces of electrolyte 436 00:26:41,040 --> 00:26:46,080 water. 10 or 11:00 AM film study. 12:00 PM lunch. 437 00:26:46,080 --> 00:26:47,680 Fish. And I don't know what those are. 438 00:26:48,520 --> 00:26:50,720 Two PM snack. OK, that's important. 439 00:26:50,920 --> 00:26:51,360 I'm. I'm. 440 00:26:51,520 --> 00:26:56,080 I'm on the TB12 right here. 2:00 PM snack. 3:00 PM practice. 515 441 00:26:56,280 --> 00:26:59,360 post practice recovery with protein shake. 530 post 442 00:26:59,360 --> 00:27:03,080 practice, pliability session. 6:00 PM dinner, Organic meats, 443 00:27:03,080 --> 00:27:06,000 Something in bone broth. 8:00 PM, recovery, pliability 444 00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:10,160 session. 8:30 PM Recovery supplements. 9:00 PM bedtime, 445 00:27:10,160 --> 00:27:15,120 Biometric sleepwear, 60 to 65°. No digital distractions, 30 446 00:27:15,120 --> 00:27:18,920 minutes before bed. You don't know what he did in 447 00:27:18,920 --> 00:27:22,960 the offseason. I'll show you. 5:30 AM, wake up, 448 00:27:23,080 --> 00:27:27,360 hit the gym. 8:00 AM, breakfast with family, 10 AM beach time. 449 00:27:27,360 --> 00:27:30,960 We're like, yes, I like this. I'll do offseason Brady, 11:00 450 00:27:30,960 --> 00:27:33,640 AM scheduled nap. This sounds fantastic. 451 00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:36,160 OK, you guys are like, sign me up for the offseason. 452 00:27:36,160 --> 00:27:39,280 Brady, right? 12:00 PM, lunch, 1:00 PM, surf 453 00:27:39,280 --> 00:27:42,480 and workout, 4:00 PM, massage and rehab, 6:00 PM, dinner with 454 00:27:42,480 --> 00:27:46,080 family, 7:00 PM review film strategy with coach, charity 455 00:27:46,080 --> 00:27:49,400 work, 7/30 time with family, 9:00 PM bedtime. 456 00:27:50,240 --> 00:27:54,440 Tom Brady will go down as one of the greatest of all times. 457 00:27:55,000 --> 00:28:01,440 And he built his body and we he bent his body into submission to 458 00:28:01,440 --> 00:28:06,800 accomplish it. And the sad part is all for a 459 00:28:06,800 --> 00:28:11,880 game. How much more important is the 460 00:28:11,880 --> 00:28:16,800 husband loving his wife? The wife loving the husband? 461 00:28:18,040 --> 00:28:21,720 The parents being the very best that they can be, bringing the 462 00:28:21,720 --> 00:28:25,240 best version of themselves into their parenting? 463 00:28:25,760 --> 00:28:28,520 When they're interacting with their kids, they're energized 464 00:28:28,520 --> 00:28:32,600 and optimistic instead of dragging and cranky. 465 00:28:34,760 --> 00:28:37,280 When will be the last time that you get on the ground and play 466 00:28:37,280 --> 00:28:41,080 with a grandchild? When will be the last time you 467 00:28:41,080 --> 00:28:44,880 pick up a grandchild or have the energy to go outside and play 468 00:28:44,880 --> 00:28:48,200 with them? When it comes to saying yes to 469 00:28:48,200 --> 00:28:52,760 pointing people to Jesus, shining on behalf of Jesus, will 470 00:28:52,760 --> 00:28:58,240 you and I bring our very best. First Corinthians chapter 10 471 00:28:58,240 --> 00:29:01,960 says this. So whether you eat or drink, 472 00:29:01,960 --> 00:29:04,040 whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. 473 00:29:04,560 --> 00:29:08,520 This is about what goes in look, in Colossians chapter 3 it says 474 00:29:08,520 --> 00:29:11,760 this and whatever you do, whether in Word or in deed, do 475 00:29:11,760 --> 00:29:14,240 it all in the name of the Lord Jesus giving thanks to God the 476 00:29:14,240 --> 00:29:18,080 Father through Him. This is about what we do with 477 00:29:18,480 --> 00:29:22,280 our body. There's a lot of talk happening 478 00:29:22,280 --> 00:29:26,920 now about your biometric clock versus your chronological clock 479 00:29:27,520 --> 00:29:33,240 or your your chronological age versus your biological age. 480 00:29:33,240 --> 00:29:37,680 And what they're noticing is that there are people who are 30 481 00:29:38,480 --> 00:29:44,720 chronologically and they have the body of a 42 year old, or 482 00:29:44,720 --> 00:29:49,600 they're 60 and have the body of an 82 year old. 483 00:29:51,320 --> 00:29:56,920 That because of how some of us are stewarding our bodies, we 484 00:29:56,920 --> 00:30:02,080 are aging faster and faster because of modern medicine and 485 00:30:02,080 --> 00:30:03,280 all the advances that are happening. 486 00:30:03,400 --> 00:30:09,120 We're living longer and longer, but our bodies are aging faster 487 00:30:09,120 --> 00:30:20,240 and faster. So when it comes to you, what is 488 00:30:20,240 --> 00:30:26,920 the prayerful decision that you need to make about honoring God 489 00:30:27,760 --> 00:30:33,440 being a steward of the gift of God of your body? 490 00:30:33,440 --> 00:30:37,120 When we were getting ready to start this 50 for 50 journey, I 491 00:30:37,120 --> 00:30:41,520 was a little bit going, OK, so I'm going to, you know, the 492 00:30:41,520 --> 00:30:42,960 reading and the prayer. I'll be fine. 493 00:30:42,960 --> 00:30:46,800 But this workout thing, and I've done workouts, I've been serious 494 00:30:46,800 --> 00:30:48,080 about it, then not serious about it. 495 00:30:48,080 --> 00:30:49,480 You guys know how that drill goes, right? 496 00:30:49,480 --> 00:30:52,000 You get fired up, you don't, you do a diet and then you quit. 497 00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:54,720 You, you know you've been on the you've, you know all the highs, 498 00:30:54,720 --> 00:30:58,560 all the lows. And what happens for me is is 499 00:30:58,560 --> 00:31:02,040 I'll do it for a while and then I'll get knocked off schedule. 500 00:31:02,640 --> 00:31:05,800 Or, you know, sometimes for me, it's hard to work out in public 501 00:31:05,800 --> 00:31:08,360 places because I people want a chance to talk to me and I want 502 00:31:08,360 --> 00:31:10,800 a chance to talk to them. But then it turns into a whole 503 00:31:10,800 --> 00:31:13,440 lot of talking to people and not a whole lot of working out. 504 00:31:13,440 --> 00:31:15,240 And so you have to try and navigate that stuff. 505 00:31:15,240 --> 00:31:18,960 And what I typically do is I write myself a permission slip. 506 00:31:21,640 --> 00:31:24,000 And so during this 5050, I was like, what's the thing that I 507 00:31:24,000 --> 00:31:25,840 can do that no matter what, nobody can stop me? 508 00:31:25,840 --> 00:31:28,440 And I was like, OK, I know what I can do. 509 00:31:28,680 --> 00:31:32,240 I can go for a walk at least 20 minutes every single morning. 510 00:31:32,760 --> 00:31:35,400 And so I want you to know, for this entire 50 for 50 journey, 511 00:31:35,600 --> 00:31:37,320 if you've been thinking that like I've been getting up and 512 00:31:37,320 --> 00:31:40,520 doing burpees for 20 straight minutes, that's not been me. 513 00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:43,320 I get up. I put some raggedy sweatpants on 514 00:31:43,640 --> 00:31:46,920 and a sweatshirt and I grab the stupid golden dummy and I go 515 00:31:46,920 --> 00:31:49,920 outside and I walk in my neighborhood, regardless of the 516 00:31:49,920 --> 00:31:52,200 weather, for at least 20 minutes. 517 00:31:52,440 --> 00:31:54,960 And I pray for you. And if you want me to pray for 518 00:31:54,960 --> 00:31:58,080 you specifically, just send me an e-mail and I will add you to 519 00:31:58,080 --> 00:31:59,560 my prayer list. And if you don't send me an 520 00:31:59,560 --> 00:32:02,320 e-mail, just know that I pray for you and a big glob of 521 00:32:02,320 --> 00:32:05,920 people. That is not the end of my story. 522 00:32:06,120 --> 00:32:07,320 But that's where I'm at right now. 523 00:32:07,920 --> 00:32:12,000 I'm making a tangible step to try and do a better job of 524 00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:19,480 honoring God with my body when it comes to the mission of Jesus 525 00:32:19,480 --> 00:32:22,160 Christ. The question I want you to 526 00:32:22,160 --> 00:32:25,560 wrestle with is are you bringing the very best version of 527 00:32:25,560 --> 00:32:31,200 yourself to worship him with? When it comes to loving and 528 00:32:31,200 --> 00:32:34,680 leading the family that God has blessed you with, are you 529 00:32:34,680 --> 00:32:36,720 bringing the very best version that you can? 530 00:32:37,360 --> 00:32:39,000 I am not. Hear me? 531 00:32:39,280 --> 00:32:43,320 I am not saying that some of you need to go on some crazy diet, 532 00:32:43,720 --> 00:32:46,880 take a bunch of pills, get a bunch of shots and start working 533 00:32:46,880 --> 00:32:51,320 out six hours a day. What I am saying is we need to 534 00:32:51,320 --> 00:32:54,320 have a prayerful conversation with the Lord ago. 535 00:32:54,400 --> 00:32:56,720 Is there an area that I need to repent of? 536 00:32:57,240 --> 00:32:58,960 Is there an area that I need to stop? 537 00:32:59,120 --> 00:33:00,720 Is there something that I need to start? 538 00:33:03,440 --> 00:33:06,920 Because the future generations are going to need us and God 539 00:33:06,920 --> 00:33:09,800 deserves the best version of us. Will you join me in that 540 00:33:09,800 --> 00:33:11,640 mission? We're moving to a time of 541 00:33:11,640 --> 00:33:20,240 decision. If you are new to our church, 542 00:33:21,320 --> 00:33:24,760 this is not a typical weekend. So I hope you'll come back next 543 00:33:24,760 --> 00:33:28,800 weekend and you might be going. All right, fine, I'll go on this 544 00:33:28,800 --> 00:33:31,000 physical fitness journey. But that's actually not the most 545 00:33:31,000 --> 00:33:32,680 important decision that you need to make today. 546 00:33:33,520 --> 00:33:35,440 Because it doesn't matter how big your biceps are. 547 00:33:35,440 --> 00:33:37,520 It doesn't matter how strong your quads are, doesn't matter 548 00:33:37,520 --> 00:33:39,760 how long you can plank and how good your core is. 549 00:33:40,360 --> 00:33:42,880 If you don't have a right relationship with Jesus Christ, 550 00:33:44,560 --> 00:33:48,800 you don't have the right things in the right place, and the most 551 00:33:48,800 --> 00:33:52,480 important decision that you could make today is to entrust 552 00:33:52,480 --> 00:33:57,760 your soul to Jesus. The Bible clearly states that it 553 00:33:57,760 --> 00:34:00,840 is destined for man to die once and then to face the judgment. 554 00:34:01,600 --> 00:34:04,320 And so when you die, you will find yourself in the judgment 555 00:34:04,320 --> 00:34:09,280 seat of Christ, And the determination about whether or 556 00:34:09,280 --> 00:34:13,199 not you get into heaven or get into hell will be based on one 557 00:34:13,199 --> 00:34:17,480 of two things. And the first option you have is 558 00:34:17,480 --> 00:34:22,239 to stand there on your own merit, on all the good that 559 00:34:22,239 --> 00:34:27,159 you've done. But you'll also stand there in 560 00:34:27,159 --> 00:34:29,040 light of all the bad things that you've done. 561 00:34:31,360 --> 00:34:34,920 And I got to be honest with you, I have a pretty dark past. 562 00:34:36,600 --> 00:34:43,440 There's a lot of shadows and corners in my life, and for as 563 00:34:43,440 --> 00:34:46,120 much good as I've tried to do, I don't think I've done enough 564 00:34:46,120 --> 00:34:50,520 good to get through it. But the problem is, is that when 565 00:34:50,520 --> 00:34:53,000 it comes to Christ, this is not like a balancing scale. 566 00:34:53,000 --> 00:34:57,640 So if you have a a 10 LB sin and you have 20 lbs of good works 567 00:34:57,920 --> 00:35:02,480 that you end up on the right side because God is not looking 568 00:35:02,480 --> 00:35:05,480 for you being good, He's looking for perfection. 569 00:35:07,280 --> 00:35:14,360 And so when you messed up once, you tilted the scales in 570 00:35:14,360 --> 00:35:19,360 perpetuity so you can stand there on your own. 571 00:35:19,360 --> 00:35:24,720 And I want you to know that that will not end well for you. 572 00:35:26,360 --> 00:35:29,160 But if you've been going on this 50 for 50 Journey church, you 573 00:35:29,160 --> 00:35:30,400 know what I'm about to talk about? 574 00:35:30,960 --> 00:35:34,560 Because you read Romans this week and Romans 5 verse 8 says 575 00:35:34,560 --> 00:35:37,760 that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 576 00:35:38,200 --> 00:35:41,320 Which means that before you could get anything right, before 577 00:35:41,320 --> 00:35:43,720 you can have the right beliefs, before you can have the right 578 00:35:43,720 --> 00:35:46,640 thoughts, before you could say you're sorry before you can 579 00:35:46,640 --> 00:35:51,640 repent of what you've done. God moved on your behalf because 580 00:35:51,640 --> 00:35:55,520 he loved you and he sent Jesus to die on the cross for you. 581 00:35:55,520 --> 00:35:59,160 And then if you were reading in Second Corinthians chapter 5, 582 00:35:59,600 --> 00:36:01,480 you'd have realized that God made him. 583 00:36:01,480 --> 00:36:07,960 That's Jesus who knew no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we 584 00:36:07,960 --> 00:36:10,240 might become the righteousness of God. 585 00:36:10,960 --> 00:36:14,720 What that means is, is when you're standing in front of the 586 00:36:14,720 --> 00:36:18,880 judgment seat of Christ, you can stand on your own and you'll go 587 00:36:18,880 --> 00:36:25,040 to hell, or you can stand on the work of Jesus. 588 00:36:26,040 --> 00:36:32,640 Because what God did is He took Jesus, who knew no sin, and he 589 00:36:32,640 --> 00:36:36,760 took all of the sin in you, past, present and future. 590 00:36:37,280 --> 00:36:42,160 And he laid it on Jesus and he took all of the righteousness of 591 00:36:42,160 --> 00:36:50,280 Jesus and he laid it on you. And so when you stand before God 592 00:36:51,520 --> 00:36:55,200 at the judgement seat, he doesn't see your sin. 593 00:36:55,960 --> 00:36:59,840 He sees his Son, that when you stand in front of the judgement 594 00:36:59,840 --> 00:37:03,080 seat of Christ, you are the righteousness of God because you 595 00:37:03,080 --> 00:37:09,400 have been brought into a right relationship by grace through 596 00:37:09,400 --> 00:37:14,080 faith. And you saw 47 or 48 people 597 00:37:14,440 --> 00:37:16,600 start that journey this past week. 598 00:37:17,040 --> 00:37:21,120 And I want you to know that you can start your journey this week 599 00:37:21,120 --> 00:37:24,480 and in just a few moments you can walk right over there to the 600 00:37:24,480 --> 00:37:26,680 Baptistry and there's somebody who would love a chance to talk 601 00:37:26,680 --> 00:37:28,440 with you about that. Or you can talk to somebody in 602 00:37:28,440 --> 00:37:32,880 your row, to the rest of you who you're Christians. 603 00:37:35,400 --> 00:37:37,640 You've been around here long enough to know that we're about 604 00:37:37,640 --> 00:37:39,720 ready to ask people to pray. And some of you are going to 605 00:37:39,720 --> 00:37:40,960 want to come up to the steps and pray. 606 00:37:41,240 --> 00:37:44,440 And I've been worried about how to navigate this because how do 607 00:37:44,440 --> 00:37:47,680 you have people come to the steps after a sermon like this 608 00:37:48,000 --> 00:37:50,360 and then not kind of turn into, like, a Weight Watchers rally up 609 00:37:50,360 --> 00:37:53,040 at the front right. And then you're sitting there 610 00:37:53,040 --> 00:37:55,120 and you didn't go forward and people in your row are looking 611 00:37:55,120 --> 00:37:58,880 at you like I think you should. Do you hear me? 612 00:37:58,880 --> 00:38:00,440 Can you just navigate that with me? 613 00:38:01,040 --> 00:38:04,600 And so I just, I just, there's tension there, OK. 614 00:38:05,600 --> 00:38:08,080 But every single one of us, regardless of our waistline, 615 00:38:08,080 --> 00:38:11,280 this is about worship. Are you honoring God with your 616 00:38:11,280 --> 00:38:13,120 body? And if you're going, you know 617 00:38:13,120 --> 00:38:15,400 what? There's probably some decisions 618 00:38:15,400 --> 00:38:18,960 that I need to make. There's probably some areas that 619 00:38:18,960 --> 00:38:21,680 I need to repent of. There's probably some things 620 00:38:21,680 --> 00:38:23,160 that I need to do a better job of. 621 00:38:25,400 --> 00:38:28,160 Would you come to the steps and pray? 622 00:38:28,160 --> 00:38:36,160 I'll try and make it easier for you, you know, If you're already 623 00:38:36,160 --> 00:38:38,240 skinny, would you kind of like come to the front first? 624 00:38:40,160 --> 00:38:41,360 Can I make it even easier for you? 625 00:38:41,360 --> 00:38:47,560 I'm going to go to the steps and I'm going to pray and ask God to 626 00:38:47,560 --> 00:38:51,080 do a work on me to help me honor him more with my body. 627 00:38:51,840 --> 00:38:54,520 And if you'd like to join me, I'd love to have you. 628 00:38:55,080 --> 00:38:57,720 Would you stand with me, Heavenly Father? 629 00:38:59,640 --> 00:39:02,360 I'm just going to pray the same prayer I've been praying before. 630 00:39:02,360 --> 00:39:07,480 I preach because God truthfully, it's all I want. 631 00:39:10,800 --> 00:39:14,840 God, I'm nothing. This sermon's nothing. 632 00:39:15,680 --> 00:39:19,880 This church is nothing. This service is nothing unless 633 00:39:19,880 --> 00:39:25,760 you're in it. So inhabit this place and do 634 00:39:25,760 --> 00:39:32,440 what only you can do, in ways that only you can do it, and 635 00:39:32,440 --> 00:39:37,560 start a fire in this church that Satan can't put out in your 636 00:39:37,560 --> 00:39:38,200 name. I pray. 637 00:39:38,920 --> 00:39:39,360 Amen.