1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:03,880 Let me give us a quick update so if. 2 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:05,920 You've been around Next Level for a little while here this 3 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:07,560 spring. You know that we are in the 4 00:00:07,560 --> 00:00:11,120 process of purchasing the building on Metro. 5 00:00:11,120 --> 00:00:15,080 Parkway here in Fort Myers that will expand our Fort Myers. 6 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:16,800 Property here at our. Fort Myers. 7 00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:21,400 Location and so we are scheduled to close May the. 5th Come on 8 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:24,240 somebody. Cinco de Mayo, baby. 9 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:27,240 Let's go. Going to eat some chips and 10 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:29,840 salsa to celebrate. It's going to be awesome. 11 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:33,600 But, and all of you know that we have a couple that stepped up in 12 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:35,960 February. And with $1,000,000 matching 13 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:38,800 opportunity. And so every dollar that's given 14 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:43,000 between February 21st and the close of the building is going 15 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:45,840 to be matched dollar for dollar. So quick update. 16 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:47,200 On the million? Dollar match. 17 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:52,400 We are at 608,551. Come off somebody. 18 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:56,160 That's awesome. Yes, let me draw our. 19 00:00:56,160 --> 00:01:00,000 Attention to the one. Because everyone matters, Amen. 20 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:04,000 And so, as we have said for 24 years, my wife and I in leading 21 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:05,720 our church. We've just said our. 22 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:08,840 Responsibility as your pastors. Is to make the need known the 23 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:11,160 opportunity. Known and then all of our 24 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:15,000 responsibility. As next level lights a made-up 25 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:19,280 term. As as people who are planted in 26 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:22,360 this House, all of us then have an opportunity, responsibility. 27 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:23,920 To go to our. Heavenly Father and say God. 28 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:26,560 Is from my house. What do you want me and my house 29 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:29,600 to do to participate in this? So if you've been holding out, 30 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:31,040 we're getting close. To the goal. 31 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:34,400 Line everybody, now's the time. So just wanted to give you an 32 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:35,760 update on that. Sound good? 33 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:39,320 Hey, we are in part three of our series called Don't let Doubt 34 00:01:39,320 --> 00:01:42,000 take you out. Let's say it together, Don't let 35 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:45,920 doubt take you out. And I'm so thankful since Easter 36 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:49,840 that we have been tracking in this series where? 37 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:51,880 We're talking about how. Doubt and and. 38 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:54,400 Fear, worry and anxiety affect our lives. 39 00:01:54,600 --> 00:02:00,000 And how we overcome it. Well, for today God's given me a 40 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:04,440 word because I want to talk about and look at a story. 41 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:08,360 In the Bible and apply it. To the decision. 42 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:10,840 Making zones of our life. If I had a title for the 43 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:13,640 message, I would say this when doubt drives our decisions. 44 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:19,760 Anybody come on, ever had fear and doubt interfere with the 45 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:23,040 decision looking at? Some of your outfits this 46 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:24,880 morning, I'm thinking maybe some of you. 47 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:27,160 It hit you. Just kidding. 48 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:29,800 Totally. That was not even notes, but it 49 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:32,320 was funny. Kind of an offense, a little 50 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:34,840 offensive. And now I'm doubting. 51 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:37,560 The decision to have said that a moment ago, See. 52 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:39,880 And that's how it works. That's how fast it can happen. 53 00:02:40,640 --> 00:02:42,800 That's how quick it goes. No, we've all had that. 54 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:46,520 Haven't we all had moments in our life where where fear enters 55 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:48,960 into our decision making in big ways and small ways? 56 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:51,720 Maybe. Maybe you didn't apply for a job 57 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:55,720 that came available because you you were insecure. 58 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:58,280 You thought you said I'm not good enough for that. 59 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:00,720 Or maybe someone spoke up in a meeting. 60 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:03,360 Or in a classroom. Come on young people, on your 61 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:05,440 college campus or in your high? School or middle school? 62 00:03:05,640 --> 00:03:09,400 And someone said something that you knew wasn't correct, but 63 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:13,280 instead of speaking to it and bringing truth to it, instead, 64 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:15,200 you just kind of let it go by. Why? 65 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:16,080 Because. Of because of. 66 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:18,880 Doubt or or fear. Maybe you've avoided A 67 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:22,400 confrontational conversation with someone out of doubt or or 68 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:23,880 fear. Maybe you've procrastinated. 69 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:25,840 Maybe it's just you're overthinking. 70 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:29,080 You've overthought a simple decision in your life. 71 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:30,880 Maybe for some of us, we've compromised. 72 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:33,600 Morally and when we. Look back at that. 73 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:38,560 Decision in our life. We realize it's because fear and 74 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:42,920 doubt started to drive our decisions and if we're being 75 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:45,680 honest. Today we all have. 76 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:51,120 Man, I know for me in. 30 years of ministry, leadership and 35 77 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:53,960 years of following Jesus. There have been so many times 78 00:03:53,960 --> 00:03:55,640 throughout my life, so many occasions. 79 00:03:56,200 --> 00:04:00,760 Where I've let fear. And doubt drive a decision. 80 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:04,840 Because the truth is, every time we let fear and doubt. 81 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:07,040 Drive our decisions. Come on, say it with me. 82 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:10,840 It never ends well. Every time we let. 83 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:12,360 Fear and doubt drive our decisions. 84 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:16,120 It never ends well. So today I want to look at a 85 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:19,240 story that's found in the book of Genesis about a man named. 86 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:21,640 Abram OR. You might know him as Abraham. 87 00:04:21,640 --> 00:04:24,320 God changed his name, man named Abram. 88 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:26,480 Who let? Fear and doubt. 89 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:29,840 Drive his decisions and, well, it didn't. 90 00:04:29,840 --> 00:04:33,200 Turn out very well. Here's what I believe I've had 91 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:38,240 just this weight on me leading into this weekend because I just 92 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:40,640 I have this sense and it during. Worship during first service. 93 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:43,880 God took. Me to a verse Joel chapter 3 94 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:49,800 verse. 14 It's not a slide, it says. 95 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:51,360 This multitudes. Multitudes. 96 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:54,360 In the valley of decision for the. 97 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:59,360 Day of the Lord is near. In the valley of decision and I 98 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:01,880 just believe, I just have this sense that across our church 99 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:04,440 family today. There are. 100 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:09,200 Perhaps multitudes of us, hundreds of us, and you're in 101 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:11,080 the valley of a decision right now. 102 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:14,280 Big or small, you're facing a decision in your life. 103 00:05:14,280 --> 00:05:15,920 Some. Area and I. 104 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:19,280 Believe God wants to use this word over the next few minutes 105 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:22,680 to speak to your heart. So come on, every location, can 106 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:24,680 we just open our hearts? To the Lord, Father, thank you, 107 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:27,960 Father, thank you that you're a faithful God. 108 00:05:28,040 --> 00:05:30,000 Lord. You're a right on time God. 109 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:34,240 And Lord, I just believe in sense, even now, that there are 110 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:37,480 some who are listening. To me, maybe hundreds. 111 00:05:37,480 --> 00:05:40,000 Multitudes, probably, who are in the. 112 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:41,080 Valley of. Decision. 113 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:42,480 And so God seated right where we are. 114 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:46,120 I pray you would. Speak to us, God, I pray. 115 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:48,800 You would anoint my words, and Lord, would you anoint the ears 116 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:50,720 of the. Listeners today may the. 117 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:53,280 Eyes of our heart be. Open that we might see what you 118 00:05:53,280 --> 00:05:55,480 want to see. Want us to see from your word? 119 00:05:55,560 --> 00:05:58,480 We pray this in Jesus name. And everyone who agreed said 120 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:03,520 Amen, Amen, Amen so. The person we're going to look. 121 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:07,680 At as I mentioned a moment ago, is is Abram and in Genesis 122 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:09,640 Chapter 11, let me kind of set this the scene. 123 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:12,320 For us, so God speaks. To Abram's father. 124 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:16,200 And he gives him a vision and he says, I have a land set out for 125 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:18,760 you and a people, and you're going to become a great. 126 00:06:18,960 --> 00:06:20,360 People. And so Abram. 127 00:06:20,360 --> 00:06:22,960 'S father sets out in Genesis. Chapter 11 to. 128 00:06:22,960 --> 00:06:24,880 Go to this land. That God. 129 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:26,480 Was going to. Show them it was an unknown 130 00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:27,400 land. He didn't even tell them. 131 00:06:27,400 --> 00:06:28,560 In advance. Where they were going? 132 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:32,120 But the Bible says that Abram's dead actually, when he reached a 133 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:33,720 place called. Haran, which was. 134 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:38,520 Known as a place of comfort, he stopped and instead of seeing it 135 00:06:38,520 --> 00:06:41,120 all the way through, he stopped in the land of comfort, and the 136 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:44,280 Bible says that he died in the land where he was comfortable. 137 00:06:44,280 --> 00:06:47,080 Come on, Southwest Florida. He died, and that's a whole 138 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:49,520 nother message. So as Genesis 11 turns to 139 00:06:49,520 --> 00:06:52,440 Genesis. 12 The man died. But. 140 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:55,960 The vision didn't die. And so the vision passes on to 141 00:06:55,960 --> 00:06:58,360 the next generation, which is Abram, which is who we're going 142 00:06:58,360 --> 00:06:59,240 to. Examine. 143 00:06:59,920 --> 00:07:02,600 This moment for him. And in Genesis chapter 12, God 144 00:07:02,760 --> 00:07:04,640 reignites this vision in Abraham's heart. 145 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:07,160 And he says, I'm going to go, I want you to get up and go take 146 00:07:07,160 --> 00:07:09,920 your family, your wife, your possessions, your kids, take 147 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:12,600 everything and go to the land that I'm going to show you. 148 00:07:12,600 --> 00:07:14,840 And so in faith. Abram steps. 149 00:07:14,840 --> 00:07:18,360 Out and he goes. But once they get to this land, 150 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:22,000 all of a sudden, within a few short verses, a famine breaks 151 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:24,320 out. And when this famine breaks out, 152 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:29,680 stress comes on Abram and he's forced to then move his family 153 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:34,360 to Egypt for a season to to find relief from the drought. 154 00:07:34,880 --> 00:07:36,520 Let's look at it the famine. Let's look at it. 155 00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:38,640 Genesis chapter 12, starting in verse 10 says this. 156 00:07:38,640 --> 00:07:42,360 Now there was a. Famine in the Land and. 157 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:43,880 Abram went down to Egypt to live. 158 00:07:43,880 --> 00:07:45,960 There for a while. Because the famine was. 159 00:07:45,960 --> 00:07:49,000 Severe. As he was about to enter Egypt, 160 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:50,840 this is where things start to come off the rails. 161 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:55,520 As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, I 162 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:57,480 know what a beautiful. Woman you are. 163 00:07:58,040 --> 00:08:02,400 When the Egyptians see you, they will say this is. 164 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:06,560 His wife. Then they will kill me but will 165 00:08:06,560 --> 00:08:14,840 let you live. Verse 13 Say you are my sister, 166 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:19,320 so that I will be treated well for your sake, and my life will 167 00:08:19,320 --> 00:08:27,120 be spared because of you. OK, what time? 168 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:32,840 Out what is going on Abram and his. 169 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:37,159 Wife, their family are traveling from Israel down to Egypt, 170 00:08:37,159 --> 00:08:40,520 riding in their whatever carriages or riding on donkeys, 171 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:44,360 whatever they were doing. And all of a sudden Abram starts 172 00:08:44,360 --> 00:08:47,480 getting in his head. Then he starts thinking, Ma'am, 173 00:08:47,480 --> 00:08:48,440 my wife is. Hot. 174 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:52,400 When we get to Egypt, they're going to think. 175 00:08:52,400 --> 00:08:55,600 She's hot and all of a sudden he. 176 00:08:55,600 --> 00:08:57,200 Starts spinning. Up. 177 00:08:58,360 --> 00:08:59,200 Why? Because of. 178 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:03,720 Fear because of doubt. And then he looks at his wife 179 00:09:04,720 --> 00:09:10,160 and he says, when we get there, tell them you're my sister. 180 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:14,640 OK? I've heard of some dumb husband 181 00:09:14,640 --> 00:09:16,440 moves. But. 182 00:09:16,440 --> 00:09:21,400 This one tops them. All what? 183 00:09:22,600 --> 00:09:24,360 Abrams? Seriously. 184 00:09:25,280 --> 00:09:31,040 What, brah? OK, we got to. 185 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:33,040 Break this down. So here's what I want to do. 186 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:37,280 I want us to break down the anatomy of this really poor 187 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:40,320 decision that was motivated and driven by. 188 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:42,640 Fear and doubt what happened maybe? 189 00:09:42,640 --> 00:09:43,920 We want to jot. These things down. 190 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:46,280 Here's what happened. First of all, fear kicked in. 191 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:50,280 Fear kicked in. Abram's cruising along and all 192 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:54,160 of a sudden he lets his thoughts start to run away with him. 193 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:55,440 All of a sudden there's a famine. 194 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:58,720 Things are getting stressful, not enough food to feed me and 195 00:09:58,720 --> 00:10:01,040 my family. Bills are piling up. 196 00:10:01,040 --> 00:10:02,600 And all of a sudden we got to go to Egypt. 197 00:10:02,600 --> 00:10:05,320 We need to relocate. All of a sudden, when the stress 198 00:10:05,320 --> 00:10:08,880 goes up, all of a sudden for Abram, here comes. 199 00:10:08,880 --> 00:10:13,920 Fear and fear kicked in. And man, we do this all the 200 00:10:13,920 --> 00:10:17,000 time, don't we? We have a big meeting. 201 00:10:17,560 --> 00:10:20,680 We lay awake nights before right middle of the night, we can't 202 00:10:20,680 --> 00:10:22,840 sleep and what do we do? We're just laying there thinking 203 00:10:22,840 --> 00:10:24,480 about, well, if this happens, then I'll do this. 204 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:26,960 Well, if they say this, then I'm going to say this and I'll just 205 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:30,320 worry just starts to, to flood our heart in our life, doesn't 206 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:32,680 it? Someone, someone comes to us and 207 00:10:32,680 --> 00:10:35,000 says they need something and, and all of a sudden we feel the 208 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:37,520 pressure, we feel the stress. And so now all of a sudden we, 209 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:40,960 instead of doing the research and coming to a logical, good, 210 00:10:40,960 --> 00:10:43,400 wise conclusion, we just, we rush to an answer. 211 00:10:43,400 --> 00:10:45,800 We just, we just, we want to check it off so we'll feel 212 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:47,560 better. And so we just, we just rush to 213 00:10:47,560 --> 00:10:49,200 an answer or just we just go for it. 214 00:10:50,560 --> 00:10:53,120 Someone asked us to do something and we know that if we say yes 215 00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:55,960 and we commit to that, that it's going to bring over commitment 216 00:10:55,960 --> 00:10:57,640 to our calendar, to our schedule. 217 00:10:57,640 --> 00:11:00,160 It's going to it's not going to be good for our family rhythm. 218 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:01,600 It's not. Going to be good in this. 219 00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:03,200 Season, but we say yes. Why? 220 00:11:03,280 --> 00:11:05,080 Because the stress. Because the pressure, because we 221 00:11:05,080 --> 00:11:09,240 don't want to let them down. Stress comes on, pressure comes 222 00:11:09,240 --> 00:11:12,120 on. Instead of doing what we know to 223 00:11:12,120 --> 00:11:15,240 do, we get. In our head and fear kicks in 224 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:18,320 search. Stress. 225 00:11:18,840 --> 00:11:24,320 And fear are running mates and you just need to know whenever. 226 00:11:24,320 --> 00:11:26,160 There's stress. In your life here. 227 00:11:26,160 --> 00:11:28,200 Comes fear here. Comes. 228 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:31,360 Fear we got to. Get this Whenever there's stress 229 00:11:31,360 --> 00:11:34,200 in our life, here comes fear when stress. 230 00:11:34,200 --> 00:11:35,840 Goes up. Fear comes. 231 00:11:35,840 --> 00:11:37,360 In Have you ever? Noticed that. 232 00:11:38,120 --> 00:11:40,160 We have. To start to recognize this. 233 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:42,320 So for Abram, fear kicked in. Then watch. 234 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:44,600 Here's what happens next. He creates. 235 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:49,120 Fictitious narratives he creates fictitious. 236 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:53,440 And when fear kicked in and Abram, he started making stuff. 237 00:11:53,760 --> 00:11:57,320 Up Church, hands down. The number one thing fear tries 238 00:11:57,320 --> 00:12:00,440 to do in our lives is get us to create. 239 00:12:00,600 --> 00:12:04,160 Fictitious narratives. Abram. 240 00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:07,680 Just starts making stuff. Up. 241 00:12:08,240 --> 00:12:10,960 Did you see it in the verse? He says to his wife. 242 00:12:11,200 --> 00:12:18,880 They will say watch this, that was. 243 00:12:18,880 --> 00:12:22,920 Categorically untrue. But he said it. 244 00:12:22,920 --> 00:12:28,000 As if it was true. And how many times do we do 245 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:29,320 this? Hey, Abe. 246 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:32,440 You don't know bro. You have no. 247 00:12:32,440 --> 00:12:34,200 Idea what's going to happen when you. 248 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:37,480 Get there, but he's. Saying things, declaring things 249 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:39,760 as if they're true. And automatic. 250 00:12:39,760 --> 00:12:40,800 Oh, they're. Going to say. 251 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:43,520 Maybe. Maybe not. 252 00:12:44,440 --> 00:12:47,080 He doesn't know. And he's all the way down the 253 00:12:47,080 --> 00:12:51,280 road to they're going to kill me and let you live. 254 00:12:52,160 --> 00:12:54,680 They haven't. Even gotten to Egypt yet and 255 00:12:54,680 --> 00:12:58,360 he's already dead and she's already been human trafficked. 256 00:13:02,000 --> 00:13:03,440 Hey, Church. I want to say this as. 257 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:05,760 Gently, but as firmly as I know how. 258 00:13:06,560 --> 00:13:12,320 We do this all the time. Oh. 259 00:13:12,320 --> 00:13:15,000 We may not go as far as murder and sex slavery. 260 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:18,160 But we. Let fear and doubt create a 261 00:13:18,160 --> 00:13:21,160 fictitious narrative all the time, don't we? 262 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:27,440 When stress goes up, here comes fear and the next thing you 263 00:13:27,440 --> 00:13:29,760 know. You're making stuff up. 264 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:35,720 It's not even true, but it is true. 265 00:13:36,520 --> 00:13:39,280 No, it's not and just. Because your favorite news 266 00:13:39,280 --> 00:13:41,480 outlet says it's true doesn't mean it's true. 267 00:13:42,680 --> 00:13:45,720 It's not. True, it's fictitious narratives 268 00:13:46,680 --> 00:13:50,440 with our finances in our. Relationships in our marriage. 269 00:13:50,520 --> 00:13:53,480 With our children in every area of our lives. 270 00:13:53,560 --> 00:13:57,400 When fear kicks in this. Is where we go. 271 00:13:59,120 --> 00:14:03,280 And This is why. We have to have Holy Spirit 272 00:14:03,400 --> 00:14:07,920 self-awareness to interrupt this pattern. 273 00:14:09,160 --> 00:14:10,520 That's why we. Talk about Holy Spirit, 274 00:14:10,520 --> 00:14:12,000 self-awareness so much, and freedom. 275 00:14:13,280 --> 00:14:17,280 Because we know without. The power of the Holy Spirit 276 00:14:17,520 --> 00:14:20,200 speaking truth, real truth to us. 277 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:24,520 We will get caught in this. So watch. 278 00:14:24,560 --> 00:14:27,080 Abram's fear kicked in. Led. 279 00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:29,840 Him to start making stuff up fictitious narratives. 280 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:33,360 And then verse 13, look, so you say you're my sister so that 281 00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:36,120 I'll be treated well for your sake and my life will be spared 282 00:14:36,120 --> 00:14:37,560 because of you. What happened next? 283 00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:39,640 He started having faulty actions. 284 00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:43,120 All of a sudden. Abram starts making decisions 285 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:45,000 based on fear. And doubt. 286 00:14:45,000 --> 00:14:48,480 And fictitious narratives. And all of a sudden he's going 287 00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:51,440 to start to reap severe. Consequences because of it. 288 00:14:52,640 --> 00:14:54,360 Look at his motives. Look at verse 13 again. 289 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:59,280 So you say you are my sister. Look so that I. 290 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:07,080 Will be treated well. What a punk. 291 00:15:09,080 --> 00:15:11,360 Like. He's just being selfish. 292 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:14,800 Look at the second part though. Say you're my sister so that 293 00:15:14,800 --> 00:15:18,120 I'll be treated well for your. Sake and my. 294 00:15:18,120 --> 00:15:22,240 Life will be spared. Because of you, baby, I'm doing 295 00:15:22,240 --> 00:15:27,440 all of this for you. Barf. 296 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:36,280 You're not doing it for her, you're just. 297 00:15:36,280 --> 00:15:38,400 Scared and you're manipulating your wife? 298 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:43,200 Fear. Do you see it? 299 00:15:44,840 --> 00:15:46,240 I'll make it go away in a second. 300 00:15:46,400 --> 00:15:50,040 That's kind of funny though. That was a late ad, by the way, 301 00:15:50,040 --> 00:15:51,720 and it worked it. Worked. 302 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:52,480 Love it. Look. 303 00:15:52,480 --> 00:15:56,280 Verse 14 When Abram came down to Egypt, the Egyptians saw that 304 00:15:56,280 --> 00:15:57,640 Sarai was a very beautiful woman. 305 00:15:58,160 --> 00:15:59,800 When Pharaoh's officials. Saw her. 306 00:15:59,960 --> 00:16:02,280 They praised her to. Pharaoh and she was taken into 307 00:16:02,280 --> 00:16:05,880 his palace. He treated. 308 00:16:05,880 --> 00:16:08,760 Abram well for her sake, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, 309 00:16:08,760 --> 00:16:10,480 male and female. Donkeys, male and female 310 00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:11,360 servants. And camels. 311 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:14,920 But the Lord look at this inflicted serious diseases on 312 00:16:14,920 --> 00:16:16,320 Pharaoh. And his. 313 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:19,960 Household because of Abram's wife, Sarai. 314 00:16:21,120 --> 00:16:28,200 Terrible, serious diseases that. Was the result of his decision 315 00:16:28,200 --> 00:16:30,960 verse 19/18/19 So Farah summoned Abram. 316 00:16:31,880 --> 00:16:33,760 My. Translation, brah. 317 00:16:34,720 --> 00:16:36,840 What have you done? Are you? 318 00:16:36,840 --> 00:16:38,560 Serious. Why didn't you tell me she was 319 00:16:38,560 --> 00:16:39,800 your wife? Why? 320 00:16:39,800 --> 00:16:41,840 Did you say she's? My sister so that he took her to 321 00:16:41,840 --> 00:16:45,560 be my wife. Now then. 322 00:16:45,560 --> 00:16:47,520 Here's your wife. Take her and. 323 00:16:47,520 --> 00:16:51,960 Go watch his fear. Kicked in. 324 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:55,640 He created a fictitious. Narrative that led him to faulty 325 00:16:55,640 --> 00:17:00,680 actions that brought fallout. For everyone, Pharaoh. 326 00:17:00,680 --> 00:17:03,120 Finds out. What Abram's done. 327 00:17:03,120 --> 00:17:06,520 And he's ticked. In church, when we let fear. 328 00:17:06,520 --> 00:17:12,200 And fictitious narratives, Dr. Our decisions, we end up way 329 00:17:12,280 --> 00:17:15,800 off. Than we were way worse. 330 00:17:15,800 --> 00:17:23,520 Off than we were before. And as I look my life over 35 331 00:17:23,520 --> 00:17:26,200 years, 30 years of ministry, leadership, 35 years of serving 332 00:17:26,200 --> 00:17:30,080 Jesus, as I look at my life. I'm just. 333 00:17:30,080 --> 00:17:32,320 Telling you. I. 334 00:17:32,320 --> 00:17:36,480 Cannot think of one time when. I let fear. 335 00:17:36,640 --> 00:17:41,880 Drive my decisions that it turned out better than trusting 336 00:17:41,880 --> 00:17:45,920 the Lord. I just can't. 337 00:17:47,240 --> 00:17:48,640 I just can't, but I can show you. 338 00:17:48,640 --> 00:17:51,560 Hundreds of times. When I've trusted. 339 00:17:51,800 --> 00:17:54,800 The Lord, even if it. Didn't make worldly logical 340 00:17:54,800 --> 00:17:56,880 sense. No, we're going to go. 341 00:17:56,880 --> 00:17:58,680 With what God said, we're going to get a word from God. 342 00:17:58,840 --> 00:18:00,960 We're going to hear from God. We're going to go with his word. 343 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:02,360 We're going to line up with this word. 344 00:18:02,360 --> 00:18:04,600 We're going to do it God's way. I'm telling I could. 345 00:18:04,600 --> 00:18:07,840 Tell you time and time and time and time and time and time and 346 00:18:07,840 --> 00:18:10,960 time again. Where I've lined up with. 347 00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:13,600 God's Word. And it's turned for my good. 348 00:18:14,800 --> 00:18:16,560 Which is why. We have to internalize Romans 349 00:18:16,560 --> 00:18:18,560 chapter 8, verse 28. That says. 350 00:18:18,560 --> 00:18:21,200 And we know that in all things, everybody say all things. 351 00:18:21,760 --> 00:18:23,160 We. Know that in all things, 352 00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:26,120 including with your kids. All things. 353 00:18:26,120 --> 00:18:28,640 Include your marriage. All things. 354 00:18:28,640 --> 00:18:31,960 Includes your job and your finances, all things we know 355 00:18:31,960 --> 00:18:35,680 that in all things look, God works for the good of. 356 00:18:35,680 --> 00:18:38,160 Those who love him, who have been called. 357 00:18:38,160 --> 00:18:39,760 According to his purpose, that's. 358 00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:46,600 Us when we trust God, God works. It's all out. 359 00:18:49,920 --> 00:18:53,680 So what do we do? Let me give you 3 thoughts #1. 360 00:18:54,560 --> 00:18:57,320 We need to. Stop and pray before we make a 361 00:18:57,320 --> 00:18:59,120 decision. What do we? 362 00:18:59,120 --> 00:19:03,680 Do how do we interrupt this fear driven decision making in our 363 00:19:03,680 --> 00:19:06,960 life? We stop and pray before we make 364 00:19:06,960 --> 00:19:08,920 a decision. Church, we have to. 365 00:19:08,920 --> 00:19:12,600 Slow. Things down in our decisions 366 00:19:13,880 --> 00:19:18,200 when stress goes up, slow things down. 367 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:21,280 Come on, say that with me when stress. 368 00:19:21,400 --> 00:19:24,360 Goes up slow things. Down. 369 00:19:24,360 --> 00:19:28,800 Say it again. When stress goes up, slow things 370 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:30,160 down. Look at your neighbor and tell 371 00:19:30,160 --> 00:19:34,720 them when stress goes up. Slow things down. 372 00:19:34,760 --> 00:19:36,200 Why? Because our flesh. 373 00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:41,680 Wants to speed things up, to find homeostasis, to find peace, 374 00:19:41,760 --> 00:19:44,040 to find resolve. I just want to get through this. 375 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:47,960 Hold on, hold on, ask the Holy Spirit. 376 00:19:48,160 --> 00:19:51,120 Slow things down when stress goes up. 377 00:19:51,280 --> 00:19:54,520 Slow things down. Ask the Holy Spirit to check 378 00:19:54,520 --> 00:19:56,200 your. Motives to search your heart, 379 00:19:56,480 --> 00:20:00,080 because in that moment our flesh is crying out. 380 00:20:01,280 --> 00:20:03,520 We have to slow things. Down I love Psalm 139. 381 00:20:03,520 --> 00:20:05,400 If you want a memory verse, this is a great memory verse. 382 00:20:05,400 --> 00:20:09,760 Verses 23 and 24. Search me God know my heart, 383 00:20:09,760 --> 00:20:15,000 test me and no look my anxious thoughts when you feel anxiety. 384 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:17,200 When you feel worry and fear when you. 385 00:20:17,200 --> 00:20:19,360 Feel doubt. Creeping in and you got. 386 00:20:19,360 --> 00:20:22,920 A decision to make. Slow it down and ask the Lord to 387 00:20:22,920 --> 00:20:23,560 search. My heart. 388 00:20:24,160 --> 00:20:27,160 Search my heart search my heart. See if there's any offensive, 389 00:20:27,200 --> 00:20:29,760 any offensive way in me. In other words, anything that 390 00:20:29,760 --> 00:20:33,760 doesn't line up with your word. Any offensive way in me and 391 00:20:33,760 --> 00:20:38,400 leave me in the way everlasting. What are we going to do? 392 00:20:38,400 --> 00:20:44,280 We got to stop and pray before we make a decision #2 don't 393 00:20:44,280 --> 00:20:45,480 make. Decisions in a vacuum. 394 00:20:46,560 --> 00:20:48,720 How do we? Interrupt this doubt driven. 395 00:20:49,320 --> 00:20:54,840 Decision making in our life. We have to make a decision, then 396 00:20:54,840 --> 00:20:56,840 we're not going to make any decision in a. 397 00:20:56,840 --> 00:21:00,600 Vacuum Proverbs. 11 I love this verse. 14 Where, where there? 398 00:21:00,600 --> 00:21:02,360 Is no guide or yeah where there is no. 399 00:21:02,360 --> 00:21:06,560 Guidance a people falls. But in an abundance of 400 00:21:06,560 --> 00:21:09,280 counselors, look what it says, there is safety. 401 00:21:10,240 --> 00:21:12,960 Another translation says In the multitude of counselors there is 402 00:21:12,960 --> 00:21:16,360 great wisdom. What do we do? 403 00:21:16,640 --> 00:21:20,080 We got to. Not make decisions in a vacuum. 404 00:21:20,360 --> 00:21:22,680 We have to invite. Others. 405 00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:29,680 In and then watch this. And listen to them but. 406 00:21:29,760 --> 00:21:34,160 But isn't it true that? It is exactly in. 407 00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:39,600 The moment of stress. And doubt and fear and the chaos 408 00:21:39,600 --> 00:21:43,160 of we got to make this decision. That's the exact. 409 00:21:43,160 --> 00:21:45,600 Moment when? We don't want. 410 00:21:45,600 --> 00:21:48,920 To reach out to anybody and ask for wise counsel. 411 00:21:49,680 --> 00:21:51,920 And we certainly. Don't want to listen? 412 00:21:51,920 --> 00:21:54,240 To what they tell. Us to do, especially if it 413 00:21:54,240 --> 00:21:59,640 doesn't agree with our flesh. But that's what we have to do, 414 00:22:00,640 --> 00:22:08,280 slow it down, seek wise counsel. And some of you, I feel so 415 00:22:08,280 --> 00:22:12,800 strong in my spirit. Some of you you are on the edge 416 00:22:14,040 --> 00:22:20,240 of making a decision, a big decision in some area of your 417 00:22:20,240 --> 00:22:23,720 life and the consequences. Of that. 418 00:22:23,720 --> 00:22:27,440 Decision will not just affect you but. 419 00:22:27,720 --> 00:22:32,000 Generations to come after. You and I am. 420 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:37,240 Imploring you. As your pastor, slow. 421 00:22:37,240 --> 00:22:41,600 Down. And seek wisdom before you make 422 00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:44,280 this decision, because it will alter. 423 00:22:44,280 --> 00:22:46,680 It will alter. The rest? 424 00:22:46,760 --> 00:22:51,040 Of your life and the lives of so many others. 425 00:22:55,080 --> 00:23:03,360 Joel 3 Multitudes multitudes in the valley of decision for the 426 00:23:03,360 --> 00:23:07,880 day of the hear this. For the day of the Lord. 427 00:23:07,880 --> 00:23:16,200 Is near. In the valley of decision, Oh 428 00:23:16,280 --> 00:23:23,920 Jesus, don't make. It don't make it slow it down 429 00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:25,800 seek. Counsel. 430 00:23:26,840 --> 00:23:31,000 And listen. What do we do? 431 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:33,080 #3. We have to trust. 432 00:23:33,080 --> 00:23:36,720 God's ability to provide over our ability to control. 433 00:23:38,880 --> 00:23:41,120 We have to. Trust God's ability to provide. 434 00:23:41,960 --> 00:23:43,840 Over our. Ability to control. 435 00:23:44,880 --> 00:23:48,960 What's so fascinating to me about this Abraham story is that 436 00:23:48,960 --> 00:23:52,840 literally the first just. 10 verses earlier. 10 verses. 437 00:23:54,480 --> 00:23:56,040 God is speaking. To him. 438 00:23:56,280 --> 00:23:57,720 Go to a land. I'm not even. 439 00:23:57,720 --> 00:23:59,880 Going to tell you where it is, like I will show you later on. 440 00:24:00,200 --> 00:24:03,880 And my man's just full of faith and he does it. 441 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:07,760 He'll obeys. And then literally. 442 00:24:07,880 --> 00:24:10,160 Within a short period of time, 10 verses. 443 00:24:11,480 --> 00:24:13,360 Famine. Hits a little stress comes on, a 444 00:24:13,360 --> 00:24:18,000 little pressure comes on. And all faith is gone, and fear 445 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:21,600 and doubt are driving his decisions and his desire. 446 00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:27,360 To control. Took over his faith church. 447 00:24:27,360 --> 00:24:30,760 We cannot let that happen. Show me. 448 00:24:30,760 --> 00:24:35,080 Someone who's got these three and I'll show you someone who's 449 00:24:35,080 --> 00:24:39,520 spiritually mature this is. What the spiritual maturity 450 00:24:39,520 --> 00:24:44,320 looks like trusting. God in the moment of decision. 451 00:24:45,960 --> 00:24:48,840 That is someone. Whose life and. 452 00:24:48,840 --> 00:24:50,680 Decisions. Look like. 453 00:24:50,760 --> 00:24:57,760 Jesus. I just want to pray. 454 00:24:57,760 --> 00:25:05,720 I just want to pray for for a few minutes here, multitudes, 455 00:25:06,040 --> 00:25:10,480 multitudes in the valley of decision. 456 00:25:10,480 --> 00:25:12,800 Lord, I believe that that's true of our church right now. 457 00:25:14,920 --> 00:25:20,000 I believe it's true that there are hundreds of us, maybe 458 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:22,440 thousands of us, maybe, but, but regardless. 459 00:25:22,440 --> 00:25:26,040 There's one of us. 1 by 1 by 1. Lord, I just believe there are 460 00:25:26,040 --> 00:25:27,960 so many of us right now. And you? 461 00:25:27,960 --> 00:25:30,200 Are in the multitude. You're in the valley of 462 00:25:30,200 --> 00:25:33,600 decision, and this is the day of the Lord for you. 463 00:25:33,600 --> 00:25:36,280 Your steps are ordered, Son. Your steps are ordered, 464 00:25:36,280 --> 00:25:39,000 daughter. You were meant to be in this 465 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:46,840 place today to hear this word. And so, Father, I pray through 466 00:25:46,840 --> 00:25:48,960 the power of your Holy Spirit. That you would speak. 467 00:25:53,080 --> 00:25:56,920 Jesus, come and speak. Speak to. 468 00:25:56,920 --> 00:26:03,280 Those in the Valley of Decision with their marriage speak to 469 00:26:03,280 --> 00:26:05,640 those in the Valley of Decision with with a business 470 00:26:05,640 --> 00:26:06,440 opportunity. With. 471 00:26:06,760 --> 00:26:10,080 Someone you're in a valley of decision with a financial 472 00:26:10,080 --> 00:26:24,120 decision. Someone you're in an abusive 473 00:26:24,120 --> 00:26:32,320 relationship. Do I stay or do I go? 474 00:26:32,320 --> 00:26:34,040 And the Lord is speaking to you right now. 475 00:26:34,760 --> 00:26:36,640 You are valuable. You are. 476 00:26:36,640 --> 00:26:40,280 Seen you do not. Deserve to be treated like this. 477 00:26:42,600 --> 00:26:45,200 Draw a line in the sand valley of decision. 478 00:26:45,920 --> 00:26:56,880 God has something different. Someone I felt this during 479 00:26:56,880 --> 00:27:04,080 worship, during this service. You're you're contemplating 480 00:27:04,080 --> 00:27:11,150 having an affair. And the Holy? 481 00:27:11,150 --> 00:27:16,870 Spirit brought you here today to hear this message and to warn 482 00:27:16,870 --> 00:27:29,240 you catastrophic consequences. Some of you, you're in the 483 00:27:29,240 --> 00:27:32,520 valley of decision and and you have not sought wise counsel. 484 00:27:32,520 --> 00:27:34,840 You've just gotten in your own head and you've just thought it 485 00:27:34,840 --> 00:27:37,600 all through. And the Lord would say to you, 486 00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:40,960 Son, daughter, seek. Wise counsel and listen. 487 00:27:41,800 --> 00:27:43,480 Don't rush this. Decision. 488 00:27:52,200 --> 00:27:55,360 God, we need you. God, we need you our. 489 00:27:55,360 --> 00:28:00,560 Decisions determine our destiny and Lord, I just pray for my 490 00:28:00,560 --> 00:28:03,640 brothers and sisters. God, I pray. 491 00:28:03,640 --> 00:28:07,120 For them today. That you would give them wisdom. 492 00:28:07,120 --> 00:28:14,880 Beyond themselves, Holy Spirit, that you would speak to them for 493 00:28:14,880 --> 00:28:18,000 each one in the valley of decision today, God speak. 494 00:28:19,960 --> 00:28:23,480 God. Direct us, God, keep our flesh 495 00:28:23,720 --> 00:28:27,360 and our fear and our doubt far from our decisions, I pray. 496 00:28:31,360 --> 00:28:33,880 In Jesus name. Amen. 497 00:28:33,880 --> 00:28:35,120 Amen. Wow. 498 00:28:41,240 --> 00:28:43,080 I want to speak to another group of people. 499 00:28:45,080 --> 00:28:48,160 Maybe you're listening to me right now, one of our locations, 500 00:28:48,560 --> 00:28:53,320 they're online. And you've never made a decision 501 00:28:54,920 --> 00:29:01,880 to surrender your life to Jesus. I did that when I was 15 years 502 00:29:01,880 --> 00:29:04,680 old. You're surrounded by people who 503 00:29:04,680 --> 00:29:07,240 who have done that in their life, hundreds of us. 504 00:29:07,920 --> 00:29:12,000 Thousands, but you've never. Done that. 505 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:16,480 You've never made the decision to surrender your life to the 506 00:29:16,480 --> 00:29:19,280 Lordship. We would say the Lordship of 507 00:29:19,360 --> 00:29:21,360 Jesus, letting Jesus be Lord of your whole life. 508 00:29:23,720 --> 00:29:26,640 The Bible says it's it's a free gift, that he calls it being 509 00:29:26,640 --> 00:29:29,880 saved set, bringing us salvation, that we can know what 510 00:29:29,880 --> 00:29:33,640 it is to not have to try and figure this life out on our own. 511 00:29:35,200 --> 00:29:38,080 But God actually. Promises that if we'll surrender 512 00:29:38,080 --> 00:29:41,200 our life to him that he'll forgive us of our sin. 513 00:29:41,240 --> 00:29:45,080 All of the stuff. We've done wrong in our life and 514 00:29:46,120 --> 00:29:48,640 he'll, he'll begin a relationship with us. 515 00:29:48,640 --> 00:29:52,520 The Bible actually says he. He calls his sons and daughters 516 00:29:52,520 --> 00:29:55,040 of. God, did you know that you can 517 00:29:55,040 --> 00:29:56,640 become a son? And daughter. 518 00:29:56,880 --> 00:29:59,840 Of God, that's awesome. So I want to give us an 519 00:29:59,840 --> 00:30:02,720 opportunity to do that. So at every location, can we 520 00:30:02,720 --> 00:30:04,560 just bow our heads right now, just for the privacy of this 521 00:30:04,560 --> 00:30:05,560 moment? Maybe you close your eyes. 522 00:30:06,840 --> 00:30:08,760 If you've. Never surrendered your life to 523 00:30:08,800 --> 00:30:11,120 Jesus, but you want to? I'm going to. 524 00:30:11,120 --> 00:30:13,600 Count to 3. And when I hit 3 whatever room 525 00:30:13,600 --> 00:30:17,160 you're in East Cape Coral downtown here additional seating 526 00:30:17,880 --> 00:30:19,760 online family you can mention it in the chat I'm. 527 00:30:22,560 --> 00:30:23,640 Going to hit. When I hit 3. 528 00:30:23,640 --> 00:30:24,960 Will you just throw your hand up? 529 00:30:25,400 --> 00:30:29,200 As an outward indicator of the inward desire that you want to 530 00:30:29,200 --> 00:30:32,080 be saved, that you want to. To surrender your life. 531 00:30:32,680 --> 00:30:34,520 To. Jesus say yes. 532 00:30:34,520 --> 00:30:39,680 To him, if that's you right now, just do that 123, throw your 533 00:30:39,680 --> 00:30:41,200 hand up. Awesome. 534 00:30:41,200 --> 00:30:42,320 Thank you. Yeah, awesome. 535 00:30:42,640 --> 00:30:44,080 Pastor Matt, That's me. Include me. 536 00:30:44,080 --> 00:30:44,600 Keep it up. Just. 537 00:30:44,600 --> 00:30:45,720 For a second, yeah, throw it up real high. 538 00:30:45,920 --> 00:30:50,400 Awesome downtown location. Cape Coral East. 539 00:30:50,400 --> 00:30:51,240 Family. Yeah. 540 00:30:51,240 --> 00:30:52,480 Just throw it up. Pastor Matt, that's me. 541 00:30:52,480 --> 00:30:54,520 I want to surrender my life to Jesus. 542 00:30:56,240 --> 00:30:56,520 Wow. Wow. 543 00:30:57,880 --> 00:30:59,240 Amen. Amen. 544 00:30:59,440 --> 00:31:02,680 You can put your hand down. Here's what I want to do. 545 00:31:02,680 --> 00:31:04,640 I want to lead us all in a prayer. 546 00:31:05,400 --> 00:31:07,680 And if you lifted your hand, I want you to pray this prayer 547 00:31:07,680 --> 00:31:10,080 from your heart. And God's. 548 00:31:10,080 --> 00:31:11,640 Going to hear your prayer right now. 549 00:31:12,440 --> 00:31:13,800 He's going to forgive you of your sin. 550 00:31:14,640 --> 00:31:17,160 And he's going to. Begin a relationship with you. 551 00:31:17,760 --> 00:31:19,280 So come on, every room, let's repeat. 552 00:31:19,280 --> 00:31:20,520 This good and loud for all those. 553 00:31:20,520 --> 00:31:22,440 Who lifted their hand so they feel comfortable? 554 00:31:22,440 --> 00:31:24,360 Come on, let's pray. Together say dear Jesus. 555 00:31:24,760 --> 00:31:27,360 Thanks for loving me, bringing me here today. 556 00:31:27,880 --> 00:31:30,160 I acknowledge this. Moment. 557 00:31:30,520 --> 00:31:32,960 That I'm a Sinner and I need a savior. 558 00:31:33,600 --> 00:31:38,720 Thank you Jesus, for dying on the cross as payment for my sin. 559 00:31:39,680 --> 00:31:41,040 I. Receive you right now. 560 00:31:43,560 --> 00:31:49,560 Thank you for washing me clean, cleansing me of all my sin, and 561 00:31:49,560 --> 00:31:52,400 beginning a relationship. Right now. 562 00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:56,520 I surrender my life to you. Help me to. 563 00:31:56,520 --> 00:32:00,960 Go your way. Because it is the best way for 564 00:32:00,960 --> 00:32:03,280 the rest of my days. In. 565 00:32:03,480 --> 00:32:06,000 Jesus name I pray. Amen. 566 00:32:06,880 --> 00:32:08,280 Amen. Amen. 567 00:32:08,400 --> 00:32:08,800 Wow. Hey. 568 00:32:09,120 --> 00:32:16,800 Let's celebrate. That is if. 569 00:32:16,800 --> 00:32:20,280 You just said yes. Just pray that raise your hand. 570 00:32:20,280 --> 00:32:22,560 That's you. We have a gift. 571 00:32:22,560 --> 00:32:23,120 We're. Going to put in. 572 00:32:23,120 --> 00:32:25,240 Your hands. So at all of our locations, when 573 00:32:25,240 --> 00:32:27,640 when we're done, we're going to sing here in a minute and then 574 00:32:27,720 --> 00:32:29,960 we'll dismiss after that in a few minutes. 575 00:32:29,960 --> 00:32:33,080 When we're done, go. To the next steps area at your 576 00:32:33,080 --> 00:32:34,680 location. And walk. 577 00:32:34,680 --> 00:32:36,400 Up to someone there. And tell. 578 00:32:36,400 --> 00:32:39,800 Them I just said yes. And as soon as you do. 579 00:32:40,160 --> 00:32:42,640 They're going to probably high five you and smile. 580 00:32:42,640 --> 00:32:46,160 And cheer because we're fired up for you, because it's the best 581 00:32:46,160 --> 00:32:47,720 decision ever. But then they're. 582 00:32:47,720 --> 00:32:49,520 Going to put this Bible in your. Hands, we have English. 583 00:32:49,520 --> 00:32:51,040 And Spanish. And. 584 00:32:51,040 --> 00:32:52,720 On this Bible you'll see AQR code. 585 00:32:53,280 --> 00:32:55,080 Scan that. QR code before you leave the 586 00:32:55,080 --> 00:32:56,920 property because my wife and I have. 587 00:32:56,920 --> 00:32:59,320 Recorded a series of videos that we. 588 00:32:59,320 --> 00:33:02,200 Want to help? Text those to your phone over 589 00:33:02,200 --> 00:33:05,440 the next couple of weeks so that you can start to make sense of 590 00:33:05,440 --> 00:33:07,960 and understand more the decision. 591 00:33:08,120 --> 00:33:10,560 You just made to surrender your life to Jesus. 592 00:33:10,560 --> 00:33:11,680 Sound good? So we. 593 00:33:11,680 --> 00:33:13,120 Want to help you put this Bible in? 594 00:33:13,120 --> 00:33:15,440 Your hand, so don't. Leave your location without 595 00:33:15,440 --> 00:33:17,080 grabbing. This Bible sound good. 596 00:33:17,440 --> 00:33:18,840 Awesome. Hey, let me pray one more time 597 00:33:18,840 --> 00:33:20,960 for his Father. Thank you that you're a. 598 00:33:20,960 --> 00:33:23,400 God, who's bigger than doubt? And Lord you. 599 00:33:23,400 --> 00:33:25,920 See where each of us are. In the valley of decision 600 00:33:25,920 --> 00:33:28,240 facing. Doubt and fear. 601 00:33:28,840 --> 00:33:31,960 In that moment, God, I pray that you'd give us wisdom beyond 602 00:33:31,960 --> 00:33:34,440 ourselves in these coming days that we could make. 603 00:33:34,440 --> 00:33:35,760 Decisions. And honor you that. 604 00:33:35,760 --> 00:33:37,360 Line up. With your word that we might. 605 00:33:37,360 --> 00:33:40,160 Live how you want us to live. And our destiny. 606 00:33:40,360 --> 00:33:43,560 Can be different because of it. We pray this in Jesus name and 607 00:33:43,560 --> 00:33:45,120 everyone who agreed with that. Prayer said. 608 00:33:45,680 --> 00:33:47,200 Amen. Come on, let's celebrate Jesus, 609 00:33:47,200 --> 00:33:47,600 everybody.