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Good morning, everyone. 
So nice to be back with you. 

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Let's all stand together. 
We're going to sing when the 

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roll is called up Yonder. 
What's going to happen? 

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I'm going to be there. 
Are you going to be there? 

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Thank God. 
We're going to be there in the 

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presence of the Lord. 
Jasper, this is for you. 

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OK, all right, all right. 
Are we ready? 

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Let's do it. 
Sing it like you mean it. 

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When the trumpet of the Lord 
shall sound. 

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And time shall be no more. 
And the morning breaks eternal 

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bride and fair. 
When the same numbers shall 

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gather over on the other sword. 
And the roll is called a Yonder.

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I'll be there when the roll, the
rule is called a Yonder when the

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rule is called Yonder, when the 
rule is called Yonder, when the 

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rule is called Yonder out there 
on that bright and cloudless 

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morning when the dead in Christ 
shall rise, and the glory of his

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resurrection share. 
Amen. 

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When his chosen ones shall 
gather to their home beyond the 

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skies. 
And the role is called upon your

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army there when the road is 
called upon, when the road is 

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called upon, when the road the 
world is called upon. 

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When the world is called the 
beyond your army man shall now 

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let us leave before the master 
from the dancers said it's life 

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and us talk of all his wondrous 
love and care. 

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And when all of life is over and
overcomer is done. 

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And the world is called the 
beyond your army, man. 

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When the road is called up 
Yonder. 

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And the road is called up 
Yonder. 

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When the road is called up 
Yonder. 

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Anybody want to say Amen, Amen. 
Thank you. 

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Please be seated. 
Hey. 

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Hey, Harold, Have you thought 
about when the roll is called up

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Yonder? 
Have you thought about that yet?

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He'll be there. 
You're going to be there. 

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He's 101 1/2, by the way. 
Amen. 

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All right, Where's that Mister 
Jasper at? 

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Oh, it's actually ladies first. 
Ladies first. 

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OK. 
Harvest Fest Friday, October 

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31st from 5:30 to 7:30. 
We're going to be doing a, a 

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slash mini harvest festival 
slash trunk or treat for the 

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trunk or treat if you would, 
there's sign up sheets in the 

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back. 
We just like to get a be able to

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reserve the spaces for you. 
So if you're really and we'd 

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love to have a lot of trunk or 
treaters. 

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The kids really enjoyed that. 
And if you are doing trunk or 

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treaters, you bring your own 
candy sign up sheets back there 

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for that, sign up sheets for the
games for the harvest, best sign

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up sheets for Cakewalk and any 
extra help, Jasper and Iris are 

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going to be helping this year 
and I really appreciate that. 

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And there's also a jar back 
there for the treasure dig. 

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Excuse me for Lynn Baker, so for
your spare change. 

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So when they do the dig, they 
can dig and find some money. 

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They really enjoy that. 
I think that's it except for 

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sorry, we will be needing extra 
candy too. 

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So thank you very much for all 
your help. 

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By the way, somebody announced 
that Jesus will come on 2020. 

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Third, it didn't happen, so 
today is the day. 

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If you haven't accepted Lord 
Jesus Christ, accept him today. 

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Double announcement Creative 
Crafters will be starting back 

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on Tuesday. 
If you joining that group, you 

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guys will be back on Tuesday. 
And also this is from Gaslight 

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Theatre from Donna Rogers. 
October 4th van will leave at 

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church at 2:00 PM. 
You get a ride in the van. 

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So be here at 2 and there will 
be two to four more tickets for 

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free. 
So first comes first search as 

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approach Don Rogers and also 
Elwin's Joy Card assembly 

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October 3rd at 6:00 PM. 
And shall we pray? 

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Let's pray. 
Father, we thank you Lord for 

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this wonderful day where we 
could come to you and worship 

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you Lord like praise and thank 
you Lord for giving the Lord 

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Jesus Christ to die the cross 
for our sins. 

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We believe that even though we 
are not worthy of their God. 

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But thank you so much. 
Thank you for your love, for 

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your sacrifice, that indeed 
through him, through His blood, 

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we can able to possess the 
salvation. 

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Father, we ask for Your 
guidance, especially in 

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difficult times, reminding us 
that Your love and grace are 

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greater than any challenge we 
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We ask that you will continue to
speak to us personally as we 

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listen to Your Word. 
We ask, Lord, that you will 

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continue to empower us, continue
to comfort us and continue to 

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motivate us. 
Inspire us, Lord, to live a life

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like the Lord Jesus Christ. 
Let the Holy Spirit guide our 

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decision in action so that we 
may leave lives that honour and 

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glorify You. 
Lord, bless our service and each

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one of us here. 
Lord, don't let the enemy defeat

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us. 
Help us Lord, not to leave this 

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place unchanged. 
And we put everything to you. 

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In Jesus name we pray, Amen. 
And also, if this is your first 

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time, we encourage you to fill 
out our guest registration card.

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All right. 
Do you have an announcement? 

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Oh, OK, hey there. 
I don't know where all the 

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announcements are coming from. 
Oh, we have scripture. 

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I knew there was something else 
coming up. 

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Here are these words from Romans
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And so, dear brothers and 
sisters, I plead with you to 

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give your bodies to God because 
of all He has done for you. 

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Let them be a living and holy 
sacrifice, the kind He will find

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acceptable. 
This is truly the way to worship

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Him. 
Amen. 

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All right, Well, let's sing to 
the How many of you have 

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blessings from God that you 
know? 

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You recognize that you give 
thanks to him? 

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Well, let's count them. 
All right, Count them every day.

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Sing that. 
When you are discouraged 

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sleeping holy is lost. 
Has your many blessings, name 

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them one by one, and it will 
surprise you. 

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What the Lord hath done has your
blessings name been one by one. 

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Has your blessings See what God 
has done. 

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Has your blessings, Name them 1 
by 1. 

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Count your many blessings In 
what God had time. 

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Are you ever burdened with a 
Lord of care? 

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Does the crossing heavy, or 
called to bear? 

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Count your many blessings. 
Every doubt will fight, and you 

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will be singing as the days go 
by. 

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Count your blessings in them 1 
by 1. 

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Count your blessings, she would 
God have done. 

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Count your blessings, name them 
one by one. 

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Count your many blessings she 
would God have done so in the 

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conflict where they're great or 
small. 

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Do not be discouraged all these 
over all. 

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Count your many blessings. 
Angels with hearts and helping 

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comfort into your Chinese and 
count your blessings. 

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Name in one by one. 
Count your blessings, see what 

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God has done. 
Count your blessings, name them 

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one by one. 
Count your many blessings, see 

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what God has done, Amen. 
Count them all, but count them 

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quick because there's so many or
it'll take a long time. 

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All right, you know, the Bible 
says that we are all sinners and

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yet God sent his Son Jesus 
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live a perfect life and die as a
sacrifice for our sins and be 

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raised on the third day to 
conquer sin and death so that we

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also can conquer sin and death 
through faith in Him that our 

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sin will be overcome by his 
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He will take sin upon himself so
that we could be given his 

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righteousness so that God can 
look at us as his children and 

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as looking ahead to being holy 
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Isn't that amazing that God can 
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I can't even look at myself that
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my sin too much every day. 
But God looks at us to the 

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future, what Christ has 
accomplished for us so that we 

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are accepted in his presence. 
And but every day we want to 

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confess our sins, right to 
repent of our sins, to deny 

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ourselves, take up our cross and
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And so to do that we need to 
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don't we? 
Everyday because we're sinful 

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and we have to keep renewing our
minds and renewing our hearts to

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to be in fellowship with God in 
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And so the Bible says if we 
confess our sins, he is faithful

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and he is just to forgive our 
sins and cleanse us from all 

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unrighteousness. 
That's something really 

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important for believers to know 
because Satan might want to hold

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you down with guilt and shame 
because we all have guilt and 

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shame, right? 
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But we know if we confess our 
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and he's just, it's right for 
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Why? 
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it's been paid, thank God. 
So we need to walk in that 

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victory and we walk in that 
constant renewing of our 

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fellowship and with God. 
So this song, if we sing it like

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we mean it, is very, very 
meaningful. 

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Change my heart, oh God. 
Change my heart O God, and may I

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be like you. 
You are the ponder. 

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I am the clay. 
Mosey make me. 

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This is what I pray. 
Change my heart oh God, and make

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it ever true. 
Change my heart, oh God, may I 

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behind you and 
you are the part I the clay 

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holds me and make me this is 
what I bring. 

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Change my heart of God and make 
it ever true. 

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Change my heart of mind. 
Amen. 

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There's there's no greater 
prayer than that, is there? 

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Like Jesus said, the greatest 
commandment is to love the Lord 

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your God with all your heart and
soul and mind and strength. 

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That means you want to be 
because you love him, you want 

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to obey Him, and you want to be 
like Him, like he wants you to 

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be like he wants us to be 
because we love the Lord because

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he first loved us. 
I I love you, Lord, and I lift 

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my voice to worship you. 
O my soul, rejoice, destroy my 

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key in what you hear made me 
your sweet, sweet sound in 

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glory. 
I love you Lord, Sing to the 

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Lord, and I stand amazed My 
seeds are gone. 

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May your name be praised and 
sold my soul as behold his face 

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I will ever say, O my King of 
your grace, I love you all, and 

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for you I wait your promise and 
your heart are raised. 

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May 
hate my heart. 

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May I taste your way? 
We're Dave and Norma Turner, and

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we'd like to talk about Arizona 
Southern Baptist disaster relief

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and how we got involved. 
We were in Hurricane Andrew in 

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1992 in Miami when Hurricane 
Andrew went through, and that 

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was our first experience with 
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relief. 
Our church was destroyed, Our 

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house fared pretty well, but the
church was destroyed and the 

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storm hit about midnight and 
left about 5:00 and we made our 

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way to the church around noon 
and there was already a tractor 

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trailer in the parking lot 
setting up a disaster relief 

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feeding unit. 
So it was our first experience 

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with them. 
Our church had about 12 acres 

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and within a few weeks they were
filled with cars, trucks and 

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campers. 
People came from all over the 

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country and they started 
rebuilding our church. 

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Anybody could come and get a 
meal three times a day, no 

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questions to ask. 
The, the line was like a block 

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long sometimes and we kind of 
made a promise and both of us 

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did to the Lord that this is 
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do. 
And so he blessed us with being 

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able to retire for Leon. 
And so we moved here to Arizona 

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and we reached out and we got 
involved and it just went from 

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there. 
And the reason that that you 

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want to be involved in disaster 
relief, it's not about the work,

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it's about Christ. 
And it's about bringing the love

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of Christ to somebody, to some 
family when they are completely 

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devastated, when they've lost 
everything in a fire, you lose 

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everything. 
There's nothing left that you 

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didn't take with you. 
It's all gone. 

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And then they tell us their 
story. 

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And that's where Norma comes in.
That's a very important part for

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them to be able to tell their 
story, to get that out and not 

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have to just hold it in. 
They have somebody to talk to. 

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Every team in Arizona goes out 
with a chaplain that enables the

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people, the homeowners, to talk.
And we're there to plant the 

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seed. 
When the seed got planted and 

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Dave and I in Miami, now we're 
taking it out and hopefully 

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planting the seed of Jesus 
Christ with every property owner

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we come in contact with. 
We did recently the Pacific 

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Palisades fire in California and
I took a team of brand new 

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people had never been in the 
field before We, we were able to

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go to these, these terrific burn
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and it doesn't really matter 
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or you had a $50,000 home, 
everyone's the same when their 

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home is destroyed and. 
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million home, which many of them
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still need the love of Christ 
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ministry at that time. 
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disaster relief, but it's really
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That's what we're doing. 
We're we're only going to spread

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the gospel to show the love of 
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when you're at your lowest, He's
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Right. 
And, and the property owner, you

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go and, and you're always 
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some personal property that 
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And just the fact that we came 
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for the property owner means 
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anything else. 
Good morning Tucson Mountain. 

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Y'all are awake this morning. 
Coffee was good. 

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You know, I, I'm going to give 
you guys and share some things 

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with you because I shared with 
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and some of this may be familiar
to you, but I I need it again. 

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You know, we want you to be able
to fulfill God's purpose in your

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life. 
Every single one of us have a 

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purpose. 
God has a plan for every single 

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one of us. 
The church exists for his people

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to help build up the body of 
Christ, but also reach the World

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for Christ. 
That's what part of disaster 

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relief does. 
That's what part of we connect 

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does it. 
This is this is the last Sunday 

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officially we're taking offering
for we connect and it's in your 

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bulletins and it says a lot. 
It covers a lot of different 

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ground and we need to remember 
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But there's four basic pillars, 
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There's five actually, but 
there's four basic goals that 

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God has given us. 
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if you would, for what we are 
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church. 
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we're doing that, but in some 
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Now, listen, this is going to be
a helicopter ride, so you have 

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to stay with me, OK? 
Don't nobody jump ship. 

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God's basic goals for my life, 
number one is I have to commit 

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my life to Christ. 
That is the very first absolute 

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thing we have to do. 
The second thing is we have to 

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become part of a church family. 
And like I said, I've told you 

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these things over the course of 
the last three years off and on,

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but this is a condensed version.
Then maybe it'll remind us what 

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we're we need to be doing and 
what we need to be focusing on. 

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We call this first step a 
membership. 

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Membership. 
We've become part of God's 

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family through accepting Christ 
as our Savior and by becoming 

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part of a local body of 
believers. 

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Now, most of you have done that.
You know, you can say I've given

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my life to Christ, I'm part of 
this church family. 

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But some people come along and 
they say, you know what? 

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I'm part of the universal church
and I don't need a family. 

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Well, I thought about this and 
that's like a soldier saying I'm

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a soldier, but I'm not in 
anybody's army and I'm not tied 

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to any unit or an NFL football 
player saying I play for the 

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NFL, but they're not part of a 
team. 

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That's not it's not possible to 
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You need to find an army. 
You need to locate a team and 

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you need to be part of that 
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The very first basic commitment 
that Christ gives us other than 

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loving the Lord God with all 
your heart and all your soul and

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loving others as yourself is 
this. 

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Ephesians 213 and 19 says this. 
But now in Christ Jesus, who you

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were once were far away from, 
have been brought near through 

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the blood of Christ. 
For He Himself is our peace, who

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has made the two one, and has 
destroyed the barrier, the 

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dividing wall of a hostility, by
abolishing in His flesh the law 

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with its commandments and 
regulations. 

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His purpose was to create in 
Himself one new man out of the 

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two, thus making peace, and in 
this one body to reconcile both 

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of them to God through the cross
by which He put to death their 

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hostility. 
He came and preached peace to 

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you who were far away, and peace
to those who were near, for 

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through Him we both have access 
to the Father by 1 Spirit. 

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Consequently, you are no longer 
foreigners and aliens, but 

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fellow citizens with God's 
people and members of God's 

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household. 
We need to be part of that 

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household. 
The Bible says there's no such 

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thing as an independent Lone 
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We need each other in order to 
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Each one of us has specific 
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Each one of us have different 
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Listen, your nose is used to 
smell and your feet are used to 

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run. 
Sometimes it's reversed. 

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Sometimes your feet smell and 
your nose runs. 

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But it doesn't matter. 
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There's no such thing as 
somebody coming along and 

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saying, well, I'm not important 
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you are. 
Every single one of us, Romans 

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12/1 and five says, therefore I 
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God's mercy, to offer your 
bodies as living sacrifice, holy

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and pleasing to God. 
This is your spiritual act of 

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worship. 
Do not conform any longer to the

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pattern of this world, but be 
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your mind. 
Then you will be able to test 

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and approve what God's will is, 
His good, pleasing, and perfect 

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will. 
For by the grace given me, I say

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to everyone of you, do not think
of yourself more highly than you

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ought, but rather think of 
yourself with sober judgment in 

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accordance with the measure of 
faith God has given you. 

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Just as each of us has one body 
with many members, and these 

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members do not have all the same
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are many form 1 body, and each 
member belongs to all the 

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others. 
If you've got a great big jigsaw

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puzzle and you've got it all put
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notice is that there's a piece 
missing. 

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It's the same thing in the body 
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The first thing we notice if 
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thing that's missing, not all 
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tied together. 
It's the same way with us. 

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No person or no position in the 
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himself is more important than 
the other, and we need to 

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understand that. 
We all need to be committed 

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first to the Christ and then 
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the church. 
The second thing we need to do 

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is I will commit myself to the 
habits necessary for spiritual 

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growth, habits necessary for 
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We call that maturity. 
God wants us to be complete and 

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mature and whole. 
Once you become a Christian and 

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you become a part of that family
of God, He wants you to grow up.

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He wants you to be stronger as a
Christian. 

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Second, Peter 318 says, But grow
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our Lord and Savior Jesus 
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To Him be glory both now and 
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Amen. 
Listen, God wants you to not 

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only be committed to the Christ,
to be committed to the body, but

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He wants you to be committed, 
totally committed to grow 

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spiritually. 
First Timothy chapter 4 says For

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everything God has created is 
good, and nothing is to be 

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rejected if it is received with 
Thanksgiving, because it is 

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consecrated by the word of God 
in prayer. 

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If you point these things out to
your brothers, to the brothers 

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you will be a good minister of 
Christ Jesus, brought up in the 

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truths of the faith and of the 
good teaching that you have 

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followed have nothing to do with
godless myths and old wives 

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tales. 
Rather, train yourself to be 

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godly, for physical training is 
of some value, but godliness has

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value for all things, holding 
promise for both present life 

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and the life to come. 
Their habits when I do them and 

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you do them, we know we're going
to help us grow in Christ. 

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That's the second goal of the 
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but personally for each and 
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We are to help people grow 
spiritually. 

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We're to help people grow and 
develop to maturity. 

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But the third thing is I will 
commit myself to using my 

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God-given gifts, talents and 
abilities in serving God and 

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others. 
God-given gifts. 

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If you accepted Christ as your 
Savior, the Holy Spirit gave you

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a gift of some kind and you need
to use that gift. 

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If you're not using that gift 
and you're hiding it, you're 

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putting it under the bushel 
barrel like Scripture says, 

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you're hiding it. 
We call that ministry. 

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Look first, Peter 47 and 11 says
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The end of all things is near. 
How many of you believe that? 

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Therefore, be alert and sober 
minded so that you can pray. 

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Above all, love each other 
deeply. 

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Because lover covers a multitude
of sins, we need to keep that 

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one in mind. 
Offer hospitality to one another

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without grumbling. 
Each one should use whatever 

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gift he has received to serve 
others as faithful stewards of 

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God's grace in its various 
forms. 

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If anyone speaks, he should do 
it as he's speaking the very 

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words of God. 
If anyone serves, he should do 

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it with the strength that God 
provides, so that in all things 

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God may be praised through 
Christ Jesus. 

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To him be the glory and power 
forever and ever. 

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Amen. 
Listen, when I don't use my 

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spiritual gifts, I rob you. 
When you don't use your 

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spiritual gifts, you rob me. 
We cheat one another by not 

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using our spiritual gifts, and 
that's not what we're called to 

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do. 
He calls us to use those gifts 

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to serve. 
We all have a place of 

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influence. 
We all have a place we can make 

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an impact. 
It may not be where you think it

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should be because God is going 
to help you find that particular

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gift. 1st Corinthians 12 says 
this. 

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There are different kinds of 
gifts, but the same Spirit 

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distributes them. 
There are different kinds of 

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service, but the same Lord. 
There are different kinds of 

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working, but in all of them and 
in everyone is the same God at 

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work. 
We need to remember that. 

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So we have the membership, we 
have maturity, we have ministry,

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and then finally I need to 
commit myself to sharing Christ 

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with others. 
We call that evangelism and 

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mission. 
Look, the Great Commission of 

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the church is to do just that. 
Matthew 2819 says, then go then 

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to all people everywhere and 
make them my disciples. 

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Acts 18 says, but you will 
receive power. 

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I have people tell me from time 
to time, well, I don't know how 

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to do that. 
I don't have the strength to do 

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that. 
I don't have the courage to do 

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that. 
God will give it to you if you 

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put it into practice, 18 says in
Acts. 

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But you will receive power when 
the Holy Spirit comes on you, 

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and you will be my witnesses in 
Jerusalem and all the Judea's 

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and Samaria and to the ends of 
the earth. 

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Listen, we're to go out in these
ever ending concentric circles 

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to spread God's word. 
Think about it this way. 

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They were in Jerusalem, that's 
where they were at right then. 

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And he says you start where 
you're at. 

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We start in the Tucson mountain 
community. 

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We start in Tucson and we start 
telling others about Jesus. 

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And we start doing that in a way
that they can understand. 

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It simply not complicated. 
It's not complicated. 

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Then you go outside of the city 
to the county, to Tujiya. 

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They went into Judea. 
Then the next thing is like the 

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county next door, Samaria, and 
then the next place is into the 

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whole wide world. 
But we're doing that. 

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This map back here on the wall, 
I don't know how many of you pay

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attention to it, but our tech 
team tells me every once in a 

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while they put little stickers 
up there for me to see where 

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people are watching online. 
They're watching in different 

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places all over the world. 
Boggled my mind. 

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Look, we have to be telling 
others about Jesus. 

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That's what we're here for. 
That's part of the purpose and 

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plan is God has given us. 
There's four particular personal

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goals that He's given each and 
every one of us. 

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Membership, maturity, ministry, 
and missions. 

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Those form the foundation of 
what we do here at the church. 

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They should form the foundation 
of what we do in our lives. 

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Some of you sitting there, well,
that's great for corporate 

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goals, but why does that have to
be my personal goal? 

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00:34:06,320 --> 00:34:09,600
Because God said so. 
Pretty simple. 

453
00:34:11,679 --> 00:34:14,520
The very next thing that comes 
up though, is you ask yourself, 

454
00:34:15,040 --> 00:34:18,199
how can God use me here at this 
church? 

455
00:34:19,000 --> 00:34:22,400
Well, I'm going to tell you the 
very first thing you need to do 

456
00:34:22,400 --> 00:34:24,120
is you need to deepen that 
commitment. 

457
00:34:24,440 --> 00:34:27,679
I need to deepen my commitment. 
I need to understand these four 

458
00:34:27,679 --> 00:34:32,000
steps more appropriately. 
I need to understand membership,

459
00:34:32,000 --> 00:34:36,520
maturity, and missions all have 
to do with different degrees and

460
00:34:36,520 --> 00:34:42,040
levels of commitment. 
OK, different levels of 

461
00:34:42,040 --> 00:34:44,320
commitment. 
Romans 12/1 and the good news 

462
00:34:44,320 --> 00:34:47,199
translation says so. 
Then, my friends, because of 

463
00:34:47,199 --> 00:34:50,159
God's great mercy to us, I 
appeal to you. 

464
00:34:50,679 --> 00:34:54,560
Offer yourselves as a living 
sacrifice to God, dedicated to 

465
00:34:54,560 --> 00:34:58,440
His service and pleasing to Him.
This is the true worship that 

466
00:34:58,440 --> 00:35:02,320
you should offer. 
OK, grasp the concept for a 

467
00:35:02,320 --> 00:35:04,200
moment. 
At the at the center of the 

468
00:35:04,200 --> 00:35:08,960
church, we have the core. 
That's the core group of people.

469
00:35:10,560 --> 00:35:13,360
They're the ones that are 
already involved in leadership 

470
00:35:13,360 --> 00:35:14,760
and already involved in 
ministry. 

471
00:35:16,720 --> 00:35:18,520
They're committed to a place of 
service. 

472
00:35:18,920 --> 00:35:20,960
They're committed to the body of
Christ. 

473
00:35:21,240 --> 00:35:23,440
They say, this is my home 
church. 

474
00:35:23,480 --> 00:35:26,680
This is where I have planted my 
roots and this is where I intend

475
00:35:26,680 --> 00:35:29,840
to grow. 
That's the core. 

476
00:35:30,760 --> 00:35:34,760
But what takes place is they're 
highly committed to that 

477
00:35:34,760 --> 00:35:38,480
personal spiritual growth first.
The next group is the 

478
00:35:38,480 --> 00:35:41,720
congregation. 
The congregation comes together 

479
00:35:41,720 --> 00:35:44,560
and those are the members of the
church that have that maybe have

480
00:35:44,560 --> 00:35:47,320
taken the membership class, 
maybe they're new members and 

481
00:35:47,320 --> 00:35:48,760
you haven't been able to do that
yet. 

482
00:35:48,880 --> 00:35:50,240
Carefully. 
We'll be doing a new members 

483
00:35:50,240 --> 00:35:54,080
class again soon. 
But you know what they say, I'm 

484
00:35:54,080 --> 00:35:56,280
committed to this spiritual 
family. 

485
00:35:56,760 --> 00:35:59,800
They're learning to grow. 
They may not keep completely 

486
00:35:59,800 --> 00:36:01,360
there yet, but they're learning 
to grow. 

487
00:36:02,520 --> 00:36:04,360
And the next group is a little 
bit larger. 

488
00:36:04,360 --> 00:36:07,880
That's the crowd Now. 
The crowd that comes in is what 

489
00:36:07,880 --> 00:36:12,400
comes in on Sunday morning. 
As I look out at the crowd, I 

490
00:36:12,400 --> 00:36:15,920
don't expect that every single 
one is here. 

491
00:36:16,040 --> 00:36:19,720
Every single one watching or 
listening online is a Christian.

492
00:36:19,720 --> 00:36:24,080
Yet some of them are still 
seeking, some of them are still 

493
00:36:24,080 --> 00:36:27,240
looking to figure this all out, 
and that's OK. 

494
00:36:28,280 --> 00:36:32,320
But we want to encourage them to
move from the crowd to the 

495
00:36:32,320 --> 00:36:34,840
congregation, and we're going to
talk about that in a minute. 

496
00:36:35,120 --> 00:36:38,360
Now, look, the crowd is not 
necessarily the congregation. 

497
00:36:39,200 --> 00:36:40,480
The crowd is a little bit 
bigger. 

498
00:36:41,760 --> 00:36:45,320
But if we're going to become a 
larger body, a larger 

499
00:36:45,320 --> 00:36:48,360
congregation, we have to have a 
bigger crowd. 

500
00:36:51,000 --> 00:36:54,120
Then the largest group we have 
is the community outside the 

501
00:36:54,120 --> 00:36:58,760
crowd. 
Now that community maybe the 

502
00:36:58,760 --> 00:37:02,760
largest group because they have 
a casual conversation or a 

503
00:37:02,760 --> 00:37:07,640
casual relationship, if you 
would, with Tucson Mountain 

504
00:37:07,640 --> 00:37:09,960
Church. 
If you run into them at the 

505
00:37:09,960 --> 00:37:13,240
grocery store and you say, hey, 
by the church, by the way, what 

506
00:37:13,240 --> 00:37:15,640
church do you attend? 
They might say, oh, I go to 

507
00:37:15,640 --> 00:37:18,280
Tucson Mountain Church and you 
may look around and think I've 

508
00:37:18,280 --> 00:37:19,720
never seen that person here 
before. 

509
00:37:21,160 --> 00:37:24,200
But that's because what they do 
is they come on special times. 

510
00:37:24,200 --> 00:37:26,440
They'll come at Christmas, 
they'll come at Easter, they'll 

511
00:37:26,440 --> 00:37:29,560
come at Mother's Day or Father's
Day. 

512
00:37:29,960 --> 00:37:31,800
They'll come on a particular 
day. 

513
00:37:32,400 --> 00:37:35,760
But that doesn't necessarily 
mean that they attend regularly.

514
00:37:36,400 --> 00:37:39,120
That doesn't necessarily even 
mean they're a Christian. 

515
00:37:39,880 --> 00:37:42,720
But if they, if they're going to
go to church, this is where 

516
00:37:42,720 --> 00:37:49,960
they're going to go to church. 
Now, listen, our goal is to move

517
00:37:49,960 --> 00:37:55,680
the community into the crowd, 
and we want them to do more than

518
00:37:55,680 --> 00:37:58,640
just come once in a while. 
We want them to come. 

519
00:37:58,640 --> 00:38:01,280
We want to encourage them to 
start coming on a regular basis.

520
00:38:02,280 --> 00:38:06,440
And that takes every single one 
of us, not just the two pastors 

521
00:38:06,440 --> 00:38:08,640
or not just the staff or the 
Sunday school teacher. 

522
00:38:08,760 --> 00:38:15,120
That takes everybody to move 
that crowd next into the 

523
00:38:15,120 --> 00:38:19,920
congregation. 
Listen, we're thrilled when 

524
00:38:19,920 --> 00:38:21,720
someone comes along and says, 
you know what? 

525
00:38:22,720 --> 00:38:25,600
I need a new church family. 
I need a church family. 

526
00:38:26,200 --> 00:38:30,040
We've had people come in the 
last 2 1/2 years that said, you 

527
00:38:30,040 --> 00:38:34,840
know, I've, I've never quite 
been to a church like this that 

528
00:38:34,840 --> 00:38:39,040
loves on me and cares for me and
shows me what they're showing 

529
00:38:39,040 --> 00:38:42,040
me. 
But that's because that's what 

530
00:38:42,040 --> 00:38:47,880
God wants us to do. 
It's important, we pray that 

531
00:38:47,880 --> 00:38:49,920
you'll begin to make these 
commitments in your life. 

532
00:38:50,600 --> 00:38:52,560
Grow spiritually, develop those 
habits. 

533
00:38:53,440 --> 00:38:55,840
These are the things that are a 
solid foundation. 

534
00:38:56,120 --> 00:38:59,000
We want to move those people 
that are in the crowd to the 

535
00:38:59,000 --> 00:39:01,560
congregation, and then we want 
to move those from the 

536
00:39:01,560 --> 00:39:07,560
congregation into the core. 
And as they develop those 

537
00:39:07,560 --> 00:39:11,320
habits, they start to grow 
spiritually and they become 

538
00:39:11,320 --> 00:39:14,480
stronger in their faith and they
become stronger in telling 

539
00:39:14,480 --> 00:39:17,280
others about Jesus. 
They become stronger in their 

540
00:39:17,280 --> 00:39:22,480
ministries and their mission. 
These are the things that give 

541
00:39:22,480 --> 00:39:24,200
us the foundation of our 
Christian life. 

542
00:39:24,960 --> 00:39:27,440
They all have to do with our 
time, talents, gifts and 

543
00:39:27,440 --> 00:39:31,400
abilities and relationships. 
When those are in control of 

544
00:39:31,400 --> 00:39:36,360
God, you are going to grow. 
It's going to be inevitable. 

545
00:39:37,440 --> 00:39:39,960
We want to move that 
congregation into the committed 

546
00:39:40,360 --> 00:39:42,440
and then move the committed end 
to the core. 

547
00:39:43,040 --> 00:39:46,400
That means we bring and allow 
everybody to come in at whatever

548
00:39:46,400 --> 00:39:51,400
level they're at so that they 
can start the process. 

549
00:39:51,400 --> 00:39:54,400
They can start their faith 
journey with God. 

550
00:39:57,040 --> 00:39:59,560
We love people whether they're 
having a quiet time or not. 

551
00:40:00,160 --> 00:40:02,320
We love people where they're 
learning how to pray. 

552
00:40:02,960 --> 00:40:05,440
We love people when they're in a
small group or not. 

553
00:40:05,720 --> 00:40:08,480
We love people if they're not 
even members yet or not. 

554
00:40:09,320 --> 00:40:12,280
We love other people because God
commanded us to love other 

555
00:40:12,280 --> 00:40:16,960
people. 
A fact of life is we become what

556
00:40:16,960 --> 00:40:21,360
we are genuinely committed to. 
Think about this for a second. 

557
00:40:21,680 --> 00:40:25,360
It's true in business, it's true
in school, it's true at home. 

558
00:40:26,160 --> 00:40:29,120
It doesn't matter. 
Our commitments determine the 

559
00:40:29,120 --> 00:40:30,560
type of people we're going to 
be. 

560
00:40:35,480 --> 00:40:38,120
The second thing I need to do is
I need to deepen my 

561
00:40:38,120 --> 00:40:40,640
understanding. 
I need to deepen my 

562
00:40:40,640 --> 00:40:42,920
understanding. 
We need to grow in the grace and

563
00:40:42,920 --> 00:40:47,040
knowledge Second Peter 3 says of
the Lord and Savior Jesus 

564
00:40:47,040 --> 00:40:50,360
Christ. 
God wants us to grow. 

565
00:40:50,760 --> 00:40:54,120
He wants us to understand those 
things, but He also wants us to 

566
00:40:54,120 --> 00:40:56,680
understand contentment in our 
Christian life. 

567
00:40:56,760 --> 00:41:01,840
As we make this and take this 
walk together, He shows us that 

568
00:41:02,200 --> 00:41:05,120
we need to develop spiritually 
all these different phases of 

569
00:41:05,120 --> 00:41:08,840
this journey. 
There are 4 disciplines also 

570
00:41:08,840 --> 00:41:12,560
that we need to understand. 
There's knowing, there's 

571
00:41:12,560 --> 00:41:15,680
growing, they're serving, and 
they're sharing Christ. 

572
00:41:16,560 --> 00:41:19,400
Knowing, growing, serving and 
sharing Christ. 

573
00:41:19,680 --> 00:41:23,040
Romans 12/2 again says do not 
conform yourself to the 

574
00:41:23,040 --> 00:41:27,440
standards of this world, but let
God transform you inwardly by 

575
00:41:27,440 --> 00:41:29,760
the complete change of your 
mind. 

576
00:41:30,440 --> 00:41:34,560
Then you will be able to know 
the will of God, what is good 

577
00:41:34,560 --> 00:41:36,440
and what is pleasing to Him and 
is perfect. 

578
00:41:36,880 --> 00:41:41,120
And because of God's gracious 
gift to me, I say to everyone of

579
00:41:41,120 --> 00:41:43,840
you, do not think of yourselves 
more highly than you should. 

580
00:41:44,200 --> 00:41:47,000
Instead, be modest in your 
thinking and judge yourself 

581
00:41:47,000 --> 00:41:49,200
according to the amount of faith
that God has given you. 

582
00:41:49,480 --> 00:41:51,560
I know I've given you several 
scriptures from several 

583
00:41:51,560 --> 00:41:56,000
different versions, different 
ways that have repeated 

584
00:41:56,000 --> 00:42:00,840
themselves, but I wanted you to 
see the context of what it says.

585
00:42:01,600 --> 00:42:06,120
It goes deeper. 
Anything that has the potential,

586
00:42:06,520 --> 00:42:10,160
anything can have the potential 
to introduce people to Jesus. 

587
00:42:12,520 --> 00:42:15,400
If your world is off, if the 
world is offering a class on how

588
00:42:15,400 --> 00:42:17,960
to live better, why couldn't or 
shouldn't we offer the same 

589
00:42:17,960 --> 00:42:22,560
class with a more godly base? 
Think about this for a second. 

590
00:42:22,840 --> 00:42:27,760
Things like parenting classes, 
things like childcare. 

591
00:42:28,600 --> 00:42:30,080
Or how about planning your 
wedding? 

592
00:42:30,840 --> 00:42:32,240
I know some of you ladies like 
that. 

593
00:42:33,560 --> 00:42:37,760
How about infant safety? 
How about classes for moms that 

594
00:42:38,040 --> 00:42:40,480
need help? 
New moms? 

595
00:42:41,320 --> 00:42:43,600
How about a financial planning 
class? 

596
00:42:44,320 --> 00:42:47,240
How about things on how to live 
in this world we live in today? 

597
00:42:49,720 --> 00:42:53,720
And when you have those kind of 
classes for the community, that 

598
00:42:53,720 --> 00:42:58,400
draws the community into the 
crowd and you say, oh, by the 

599
00:42:58,400 --> 00:43:01,840
way, guess what? 
We're having a new class in a 

600
00:43:01,840 --> 00:43:07,000
couple of weeks here before we 
class on, on what it means to be

601
00:43:07,000 --> 00:43:12,760
a Christian or we're having a, 
if they're a Christian, we're 

602
00:43:12,800 --> 00:43:16,440
we're having a new class on 
spiritual maturity. 

603
00:43:18,120 --> 00:43:24,040
You have pre evangelism classes 
and then you have classes that 

604
00:43:24,040 --> 00:43:29,600
are basically led by other 
believers to help other 

605
00:43:29,600 --> 00:43:32,480
believers grow. 
Why shouldn't we do that? 

606
00:43:32,520 --> 00:43:39,240
Why couldn't we do that? 
Listen, we do things to bring 

607
00:43:39,240 --> 00:43:43,160
about maturity. 
These are courses that would be 

608
00:43:43,160 --> 00:43:45,960
specifically for the development
of one another. 

609
00:43:48,040 --> 00:43:52,320
And then when we get to the 
higher levels, we have classes 

610
00:43:52,320 --> 00:43:54,680
on the overview of the Old 
Testament and New Testament. 

611
00:43:55,000 --> 00:43:58,560
We have basic Bible study 
variations. 

612
00:43:58,960 --> 00:44:01,840
We have studies and prophecies, 
studies on the great doctrines 

613
00:44:01,840 --> 00:44:06,520
of Scripture or how do I 
understand temptation and how do

614
00:44:06,520 --> 00:44:09,960
I handle it? 
We have studies on those type of

615
00:44:09,960 --> 00:44:14,200
things. 
Any kind of class, any kind of 

616
00:44:14,200 --> 00:44:16,760
course, that would help people 
grow as a Christian. 

617
00:44:17,880 --> 00:44:26,760
Why can't we do that? 
But the higher level classes 

618
00:44:26,760 --> 00:44:30,200
would be for those that are 
really delving into missions and

619
00:44:30,200 --> 00:44:32,680
ministry to become Sunday school
teachers. 

620
00:44:32,680 --> 00:44:36,760
They've become future leaders, 
to become youth leaders, 

621
00:44:37,520 --> 00:44:40,320
whatever. 
These level of courses would 

622
00:44:40,320 --> 00:44:43,720
help them find their mission in 
life. 

623
00:44:45,840 --> 00:44:48,680
Classes on how to develop your 
testimony and share your faith. 

624
00:44:50,160 --> 00:44:53,760
Classes on how to start Bible 
studies in the home or at work 

625
00:44:53,760 --> 00:44:57,840
or at school, maybe backyard 
Bible clubs or maybe 

626
00:44:57,840 --> 00:45:02,000
neighborhood outreach. 
Anything that would help equip 

627
00:45:02,000 --> 00:45:04,800
us to do what we need to do 
better. 

628
00:45:06,720 --> 00:45:09,360
You know the worship service. 
I used to believe the worship 

629
00:45:09,360 --> 00:45:11,360
service was at all where all 
this started. 

630
00:45:12,440 --> 00:45:15,160
But I believe now that it starts
with you guys. 

631
00:45:16,560 --> 00:45:18,720
You guys have to make that 
initial reach. 

632
00:45:19,560 --> 00:45:26,200
You have to bring the crowd in 
the community into the crowd and

633
00:45:26,200 --> 00:45:29,720
then the crowd comes into the 
congregation. 

634
00:45:32,040 --> 00:45:35,880
Nothing on Sunday morning is 
designed by accident, though, 

635
00:45:35,880 --> 00:45:39,760
just so you guys understand, 
nothing is designed by accident.

636
00:45:40,040 --> 00:45:43,440
We're called to reach those who 
are unchurched, and Sunday 

637
00:45:43,440 --> 00:45:47,200
mornings are designed for those 
that may be unchurched to come 

638
00:45:47,200 --> 00:45:50,000
in from the community, to come 
into the crowd, and then from 

639
00:45:50,000 --> 00:45:55,120
the crowd to the congregation, 
and then from the congregation 

640
00:45:55,120 --> 00:45:57,520
to the committed and from the 
committed to the core. 

641
00:45:58,480 --> 00:46:01,400
It's an ongoing movement. 
We're never supposed to stop 

642
00:46:01,400 --> 00:46:04,280
moving because when you stop 
moving, you become stagnant, and

643
00:46:05,400 --> 00:46:07,400
then when you become stagnant, 
you become stinky. 

644
00:46:10,520 --> 00:46:13,280
Listen, we want them to 
understand from the start. 

645
00:46:13,280 --> 00:46:14,800
We don't want it to be 
complicated. 

646
00:46:16,240 --> 00:46:19,280
I told you this before. 
I believe the church must grow 

647
00:46:19,280 --> 00:46:21,160
smaller and larger at the same 
time. 

648
00:46:21,400 --> 00:46:25,280
We grow smaller by adding more 
small groups, having home 

649
00:46:25,280 --> 00:46:27,920
groups, having small groups that
meet here at church. 

650
00:46:27,920 --> 00:46:30,080
We already have those. 
Some of these, some of these 

651
00:46:30,080 --> 00:46:33,400
things I've been talking about 
are already taking place in 

652
00:46:33,400 --> 00:46:36,680
small group meetings in people's
homes, in small group meetings 

653
00:46:36,680 --> 00:46:39,600
here during the week, in small 
group meetings here in the 

654
00:46:39,600 --> 00:46:43,960
evenings. 
But we need more. 

655
00:46:46,480 --> 00:46:51,040
It's caring for each other. 
The third thing is I need to 

656
00:46:51,040 --> 00:46:54,240
discover my ministry. 
I need to discover my ministry 

657
00:46:54,240 --> 00:46:56,880
and get involved. 
How do we do that? 

658
00:46:57,080 --> 00:47:01,440
You have to experiment. 
Sometimes it's not going to be a

659
00:47:01,440 --> 00:47:04,520
good fit. 
You may start working in a 

660
00:47:04,520 --> 00:47:08,640
ministry and realize, well, this
ain't for me because it's just 

661
00:47:08,640 --> 00:47:11,360
doesn't fit. 
And that's OK. 

662
00:47:11,480 --> 00:47:13,400
We don't call anything a failure
around here. 

663
00:47:14,080 --> 00:47:16,040
I can't tell you how many 
experiments we've had. 

664
00:47:18,040 --> 00:47:22,240
Everything is experiment. 
First Corinthians 1212 and 13 

665
00:47:22,240 --> 00:47:26,280
says the body is a unit, though 
it's made-up of many parts, and 

666
00:47:26,280 --> 00:47:29,640
through all its parts are many. 
They form 1 body. 

667
00:47:29,920 --> 00:47:34,000
So it is with Christ. 
For we were all baptized by 1 

668
00:47:34,000 --> 00:47:37,520
spirit into one body, whether 
Jews or Greek, slave or free, 

669
00:47:37,760 --> 00:47:40,680
and we're all given the one 
Spirit to drink. 

670
00:47:42,680 --> 00:47:45,920
Listen, do you know how the 
politics behind churches work? 

671
00:47:46,880 --> 00:47:48,840
Think about this for a second. 
And I'm not going off on a 

672
00:47:48,840 --> 00:47:54,600
political tangent. 
So breathe easy when when we 

673
00:47:54,600 --> 00:47:57,440
come together as an institution,
and I don't like to call it 

674
00:47:57,440 --> 00:48:00,240
that, I believe it's a living, 
breathing Organism. 

675
00:48:01,200 --> 00:48:04,760
But a lot of churches operate as
institutions and they operate 

676
00:48:04,760 --> 00:48:08,600
with the institution mindset is 
we need ushers, we need readers,

677
00:48:08,600 --> 00:48:11,400
we need kitchen help, we need, 
we need, we need, we need. 

678
00:48:12,360 --> 00:48:14,200
So what do they do? 
They form a committee. 

679
00:48:14,200 --> 00:48:18,000
Now we're guilty of this. 
Sometimes I don't like 

680
00:48:18,000 --> 00:48:22,400
committees. 
If you want to elongate 

681
00:48:22,400 --> 00:48:25,160
something and make it take five 
times as long as it should be, 

682
00:48:25,880 --> 00:48:30,880
form a committee. 
Listen, they form a nominating 

683
00:48:30,880 --> 00:48:35,920
committee and they ask, no, dare
I say they beg people to serve 

684
00:48:35,920 --> 00:48:40,680
in different positions. 
And this may go on for months. 

685
00:48:41,320 --> 00:48:44,280
It's the institutional approach.
Here's the institution. 

686
00:48:44,440 --> 00:48:47,560
Here's what the people need. 
And we need you as the people to

687
00:48:47,560 --> 00:48:49,680
meet those needs. 
OK. 

688
00:48:49,840 --> 00:48:54,360
I think we ought to work at the 
way the Bible says to do it and 

689
00:48:54,360 --> 00:48:56,760
look at the individual gifts, 
talents and abilities of the 

690
00:48:56,760 --> 00:49:00,400
people and allow them to serve 
in the areas they desire to 

691
00:49:00,400 --> 00:49:02,720
serve in. 
And God has given them those 

692
00:49:02,720 --> 00:49:04,960
gifts and talents and abilities 
to serve in. 

693
00:49:06,440 --> 00:49:09,720
But we need to do that in a wise
way. 

694
00:49:11,520 --> 00:49:14,640
The Bible says pastors and 
teachers are to equip the Saints

695
00:49:14,640 --> 00:49:18,680
for the work of the ministry. 
It does not say the pastors and 

696
00:49:18,680 --> 00:49:19,960
teachers are supposed to do all 
the work. 

697
00:49:21,600 --> 00:49:25,520
So guess what that means? 
Y'all are supposed to help do 

698
00:49:25,520 --> 00:49:30,240
the work. 
But I still believe we need to 

699
00:49:30,240 --> 00:49:33,720
focus on the individuals. 
We need to focus on the fact 

700
00:49:34,000 --> 00:49:37,800
that everybody is the 10 in some
area of life. 

701
00:49:38,080 --> 00:49:41,520
Some of you have some 
unbelievable talent, skills and 

702
00:49:41,520 --> 00:49:44,600
gifts and abilities, but you're 
not using them. 

703
00:49:46,120 --> 00:49:47,920
You're hiding them under that 
bushel basket. 

704
00:49:51,880 --> 00:49:55,760
We need to do our best. 
We need to remember to think 

705
00:49:55,760 --> 00:49:58,400
about the fact. 
How can you use what only you 

706
00:49:58,400 --> 00:50:02,000
can do for the glory of God? 
How can you do what you need to 

707
00:50:02,000 --> 00:50:05,960
do for the glory of God every 
single time you come through the

708
00:50:05,960 --> 00:50:10,760
doors? 
Listen, it's all put together 

709
00:50:10,760 --> 00:50:16,080
for the growth of His church. 
Romans 12/4 and five says we 

710
00:50:16,080 --> 00:50:19,720
have many parts in the one body,
and all these parts have 

711
00:50:19,720 --> 00:50:22,680
different functions. 
In the same way, though we are 

712
00:50:22,680 --> 00:50:27,160
many, we are one body in the 
union with Christ and we are all

713
00:50:27,160 --> 00:50:29,800
joined to each other as 
different parts of one body. 

714
00:50:30,640 --> 00:50:35,440
There's three specific things 
that we need to remember that 

715
00:50:35,440 --> 00:50:37,920
determine what we do for the 
Lord. 

716
00:50:38,720 --> 00:50:43,120
One is your spiritual gift. 
The second thing is your 

717
00:50:43,120 --> 00:50:45,760
passion. 
The third thing is your 

718
00:50:45,760 --> 00:50:49,440
motivation in life. 
What are those three things? 

719
00:50:49,560 --> 00:50:55,640
Those three things combined are 
basically your temperament, your

720
00:50:55,640 --> 00:50:58,040
spiritual gift, your passion, 
and your motivation. 

721
00:50:58,360 --> 00:51:02,040
They're all tied together and 
they all form your temperament. 

722
00:51:02,480 --> 00:51:06,120
Those things are very important 
for you to understand what God's

723
00:51:06,120 --> 00:51:09,600
will is in your life, and we all
need those things. 

724
00:51:09,880 --> 00:51:13,160
Listen, some people are good 
with tools, some people are good

725
00:51:13,160 --> 00:51:16,800
with figures, math. 
Some people work better by 

726
00:51:16,800 --> 00:51:19,520
themselves, some people work 
better in the group. 

727
00:51:20,040 --> 00:51:26,880
Some people are good with words.
But every single one of us has 

728
00:51:26,880 --> 00:51:28,960
some talent, gifts, and 
abilities. 

729
00:51:30,920 --> 00:51:35,280
Listen, there's a lot of people 
that like to start things, like 

730
00:51:35,280 --> 00:51:38,800
to design things, but they don't
want to operate it. 

731
00:51:39,680 --> 00:51:43,320
There's people that do that and 
they like to develop it and get 

732
00:51:43,320 --> 00:51:45,600
it going, but then they want to 
hand it off somebody else. 

733
00:51:46,240 --> 00:51:49,960
And that's fine because we're 
all different. 

734
00:51:51,480 --> 00:51:53,960
We all have different gifts, 
talents and abilities. 

735
00:51:54,680 --> 00:51:57,240
But we want you to understand 
and we want you to be able to 

736
00:51:57,240 --> 00:51:59,760
find what those talents, gifts, 
and abilities are and those 

737
00:51:59,760 --> 00:52:02,880
skills, especially that 
spiritual gift, to be able to 

738
00:52:02,880 --> 00:52:05,560
use to serve God. 
What motivates you? 

739
00:52:06,040 --> 00:52:09,720
What fires you up? 
The gift that God's given you 

740
00:52:09,720 --> 00:52:11,080
through the power of the Holy 
Spirit. 

741
00:52:12,040 --> 00:52:13,920
We need to find it and develop 
it. 

742
00:52:14,600 --> 00:52:16,800
It's not only going to help you 
in your ministry, it's going to 

743
00:52:16,800 --> 00:52:18,680
help you in your home life. 
It's going to help you in your 

744
00:52:18,680 --> 00:52:20,600
work life. 
It's going to help you in every 

745
00:52:20,600 --> 00:52:24,720
other facet of your walk. 
When you understand what 

746
00:52:24,720 --> 00:52:28,160
motivates each and every person,
it helps you deal with those 

747
00:52:28,160 --> 00:52:32,360
individuals in different ways. 
Listen, as a Christian, you have

748
00:52:32,360 --> 00:52:35,080
a gift. 
We all have passions. 

749
00:52:35,080 --> 00:52:38,280
We all have that basic 
temperament tied together, and 

750
00:52:38,280 --> 00:52:42,120
we need to utilize those to 
serve one another and to serve 

751
00:52:42,120 --> 00:52:44,960
God because that's what He calls
us to do. 

752
00:52:46,920 --> 00:52:50,640
Those things together help you 
determine what God wants you to 

753
00:52:50,640 --> 00:52:56,080
do. 
Who or what are you in Christ 

754
00:52:56,200 --> 00:52:59,320
today? 
Who or what are you in Christ? 

755
00:53:00,520 --> 00:53:04,360
Do you realize most of the 
ministries that are here we're 

756
00:53:04,360 --> 00:53:07,280
started by someone that had a 
dream and a vision. 

757
00:53:07,320 --> 00:53:09,120
I've been talking to you about 
this for weeks. 

758
00:53:09,680 --> 00:53:13,520
They had a dream, they had a 
vision, and they were motivated.

759
00:53:13,520 --> 00:53:17,760
They got passionate about it and
God gave them a particular gift.

760
00:53:19,080 --> 00:53:23,720
And because of that, they moved 
to start that ministry or 

761
00:53:23,720 --> 00:53:26,360
continue that ministry or 
develop that ministry. 

762
00:53:26,760 --> 00:53:29,240
All of those things tied 
together, whether it's the 

763
00:53:29,240 --> 00:53:32,160
homeless ministry, the food 
bank, the ladies quilting 

764
00:53:32,160 --> 00:53:34,240
ministries, the crafters, it 
doesn't matter. 

765
00:53:35,480 --> 00:53:38,200
They had a dream and they had a 
vision and they were motivated 

766
00:53:38,200 --> 00:53:41,800
and they were given a spiritual 
gift by God to move forward with

767
00:53:41,800 --> 00:53:44,120
it. 
That's what we need to do. 

768
00:53:45,360 --> 00:53:48,240
A dream desire that burden, 
whatever it might have been. 

769
00:53:49,320 --> 00:53:54,120
Our purpose is to help you find 
that and work you through that 

770
00:53:54,480 --> 00:53:57,520
till that ministry is real and 
tangible. 

771
00:54:00,040 --> 00:54:03,400
Romans 12/6 and seven says so we
are to use our different gifts 

772
00:54:03,400 --> 00:54:05,640
in accordance with the grace 
that God has given us. 

773
00:54:06,160 --> 00:54:08,920
If your gift is to speak God's 
message, we should do it 

774
00:54:08,920 --> 00:54:11,640
according to the faith we have. 
It is to serve. 

775
00:54:11,640 --> 00:54:14,000
We should serve. 
If it is to teach, we should 

776
00:54:14,000 --> 00:54:18,360
teach. 
Listen, the fourth thing we need

777
00:54:18,360 --> 00:54:22,800
to do is we need to develop our 
gifts to fulfill the mission. 

778
00:54:24,200 --> 00:54:27,880
The last thing we need to 
develop our gifts to fulfill the

779
00:54:27,880 --> 00:54:31,880
mission. 
The best way to discover your 

780
00:54:31,880 --> 00:54:36,560
gift is through trial and error.
I can give you spiritual gift 

781
00:54:36,560 --> 00:54:39,080
profiles, I can give you 
different surveys. 

782
00:54:39,400 --> 00:54:42,880
We can go through the various 
things like that, but the best 

783
00:54:42,880 --> 00:54:48,080
way is trial and error. 
What happens if you have already

784
00:54:48,080 --> 00:54:49,760
found a place and a plan for 
service? 

785
00:54:50,560 --> 00:54:53,480
You continue developing your 
leadership skills and your 

786
00:54:53,480 --> 00:54:57,960
leadership abilities. 
Second Timothy 316 says this all

787
00:54:57,960 --> 00:55:01,240
Scripture is God breathes and is
useful for teaching, rebuking, 

788
00:55:01,240 --> 00:55:03,880
correcting, and training in 
righteousness so that the 

789
00:55:03,880 --> 00:55:06,920
servant of God may be thoroughly
equipped for every good work. 

790
00:55:07,240 --> 00:55:14,000
That's us in the presence of God
and of Jesus Christ, who will 

791
00:55:14,000 --> 00:55:17,520
judge the living and the dead in
view of his appearing and His 

792
00:55:17,520 --> 00:55:19,320
Kingdom. 
I give you this charge. 

793
00:55:19,760 --> 00:55:23,160
Preach the Word, be prepared in 
season and out of season, 

794
00:55:23,440 --> 00:55:27,560
correct rebuke and encourage 
with great patience and careful 

795
00:55:27,560 --> 00:55:29,600
instruction. 
Now, I know a lot of that was 

796
00:55:29,600 --> 00:55:32,120
geared towards preachers and 
teachers, but you know what? 

797
00:55:32,440 --> 00:55:33,960
Every single one of us need to 
do that. 

798
00:55:35,800 --> 00:55:39,080
The purpose of the Bible is so 
that we can be fully equipped to

799
00:55:39,080 --> 00:55:42,840
do God's good work. 
He calls us all to do that. 

800
00:55:43,400 --> 00:55:46,560
We need to offer some, maybe 
some different kind of training 

801
00:55:47,400 --> 00:55:50,440
and we're looking at that. 
We need advanced Christian 

802
00:55:50,440 --> 00:55:54,600
beliefs, you know, assuming the 
fact that you already understand

803
00:55:54,600 --> 00:55:58,640
that Jesus is the Son of God 
and, and the Bible is God's word

804
00:55:58,640 --> 00:56:02,200
and those type of things. 
But we need to make sure that 

805
00:56:02,680 --> 00:56:08,360
everybody can answer some basic 
questions like, you know, why do

806
00:56:08,360 --> 00:56:09,920
bad things happen to good 
people? 

807
00:56:10,160 --> 00:56:11,720
That's one of the ones that come
up a lot. 

808
00:56:13,040 --> 00:56:19,040
You know why the issue of pain? 
How do you explain God's in 

809
00:56:19,040 --> 00:56:23,000
control, yet every single one of
us have a free will? 

810
00:56:25,400 --> 00:56:28,440
How do you help somebody realize
they can't lose their salvation?

811
00:56:29,440 --> 00:56:32,160
These are questions that every 
single one of us should be able 

812
00:56:32,160 --> 00:56:34,120
to answer if somebody asks us 
that question. 

813
00:56:37,160 --> 00:56:40,960
Those are things. 
Every believer who is a leader 

814
00:56:41,560 --> 00:56:43,840
in this church should be able to
answer that question. 

815
00:56:45,360 --> 00:56:48,560
We need to teach the basic 
biblical character traits. 

816
00:56:49,080 --> 00:56:52,280
Galatians 522 and 23. 
But the fruit of the Spirit is 

817
00:56:52,280 --> 00:56:54,680
Lovejoy, peace, patience, 
kindness, goodness, 

818
00:56:54,960 --> 00:56:57,080
faithfulness, gentleness, and 
self-control. 

819
00:56:57,480 --> 00:56:59,600
Against such things, there is no
law. 

820
00:57:00,480 --> 00:57:04,720
Look, those character qualities 
are what the world needs most 

821
00:57:04,720 --> 00:57:10,680
right now. 
We're we're praying about this 

822
00:57:10,680 --> 00:57:13,040
right now. 
I'm starting my own additional 

823
00:57:13,040 --> 00:57:15,120
list. 
Things like loyalty, 

824
00:57:15,120 --> 00:57:17,240
sensitivity, discernment, and 
integrity. 

825
00:57:20,440 --> 00:57:23,720
Those are skills that every 
single leader definitely needs. 

826
00:57:27,560 --> 00:57:31,080
But the most important one, the 
most important that every single

827
00:57:31,080 --> 00:57:34,560
leader in this body of Christ 
should know is how to lead 

828
00:57:34,560 --> 00:57:39,320
someone to the Lord, how to make
sure they understand the 

829
00:57:39,320 --> 00:57:43,520
decision they're making. 
How do they understand and know 

830
00:57:43,680 --> 00:57:47,720
without a shot of a doubt who 
they are in Christ and who 

831
00:57:47,720 --> 00:57:49,600
they're going to be giving their
life to? 

832
00:57:51,080 --> 00:57:54,360
Listen, every leader in this 
church should know what to say 

833
00:57:54,360 --> 00:57:57,560
and what not to say when it 
comes to talking to someone 

834
00:57:57,560 --> 00:58:01,080
about Jesus. 
They should know how to talk to 

835
00:58:01,080 --> 00:58:03,240
someone when they go on a 
hospital visit. 

836
00:58:03,440 --> 00:58:07,440
They should know how to talk to 
someone that's grieving because 

837
00:58:07,440 --> 00:58:11,520
the loss of a loved one. 
Those are the things we need to 

838
00:58:11,520 --> 00:58:16,560
put into practice all the basic 
skills of ministry, how to 

839
00:58:16,560 --> 00:58:19,920
define and describe the 
functions and purposes of the 

840
00:58:19,920 --> 00:58:22,720
church. 
Those five things that we talked

841
00:58:22,720 --> 00:58:26,560
about, you need to deepen your 
commitment. 

842
00:58:26,640 --> 00:58:29,520
It all starts with that deeper 
commitment to deepen your 

843
00:58:29,520 --> 00:58:31,880
understanding. 
Listen, if God's going to use 

844
00:58:31,880 --> 00:58:34,840
you, you must deepen your 
commitment to Him, and you must 

845
00:58:34,840 --> 00:58:37,840
deepen your understanding of 
what it is He wants you to do. 

846
00:58:39,000 --> 00:58:40,960
And then you have to discover 
your ministry. 

847
00:58:41,600 --> 00:58:45,800
You have to if, if God's going 
to use you in your life, you 

848
00:58:45,800 --> 00:58:51,600
have to figure out what it is. 
He can only use you to serve Him

849
00:58:51,600 --> 00:58:55,440
if you decide to be willing to 
serve Him. 

850
00:58:58,160 --> 00:59:00,560
And then you have to develop 
your skills and abilities to 

851
00:59:00,560 --> 00:59:05,920
fulfill your life mission. 
Everybody has the potential to 

852
00:59:05,920 --> 00:59:12,080
be the leader somewhere. 
Listen, leadership is influence.

853
00:59:12,840 --> 00:59:14,440
How do you know if you're a 
leader? 

854
00:59:15,200 --> 00:59:17,000
Just turn around and look over 
your shoulder. 

855
00:59:18,200 --> 00:59:21,000
If nobody is following you, 
you're just taking a walk. 

856
00:59:22,320 --> 00:59:26,520
You may not be the leader you 
think you are, but if somebody's

857
00:59:26,520 --> 00:59:29,800
following you, and it doesn't 
matter if it's a little child or

858
00:59:29,800 --> 00:59:35,320
another adult, if somebody's 
following you, you're a leader 

859
00:59:35,320 --> 00:59:40,920
of some kind somewhere. 
Listen, God has called all of us

860
00:59:40,920 --> 00:59:44,400
as his children to develop our 
leadership abilities and skills 

861
00:59:44,400 --> 00:59:47,600
to serve others. 
You know, when you were a baby 

862
00:59:47,600 --> 00:59:53,160
Christian, God gave you a lot of
confirming emotions. 

863
00:59:55,120 --> 00:59:57,880
He often answered some of the 
most immature prayers we could 

864
00:59:57,880 --> 01:00:02,120
ever pray, those self-centered 
prayers. 

865
01:00:02,160 --> 01:00:04,600
So you knew? 
That he would exist. 

866
01:00:07,840 --> 01:00:13,920
But as you grew in your faith. 
And you matured some he. 

867
01:00:14,080 --> 01:00:16,360
Weaned you off of all those. 
Dependencies. 

868
01:00:17,000 --> 01:00:21,080
And he did it with the purpose 
in mind of making sure that you 

869
01:00:21,080 --> 01:00:27,160
were able to be faithful. 
God wants us to sense His 

870
01:00:27,160 --> 01:00:31,040
presence. 
Much more than he and and trust 

871
01:00:31,040 --> 01:00:32,680
him. 
Much more than he wants us to 

872
01:00:32,680 --> 01:00:37,720
feel Him. 
The situations that are going to

873
01:00:37,720 --> 01:00:40,560
stretch our faith are going. 
To be those situations when it 

874
01:00:40,560 --> 01:00:44,520
feels like the world is falling 
apart around you, that's when 

875
01:00:44,520 --> 01:00:46,200
it's going to stretch your. 
Faith that. 

876
01:00:46,200 --> 01:00:49,600
Happened to Job. 
He he had nowhere to go. 

877
01:00:49,720 --> 01:00:53,960
Think about it. 
Job on one single day lost 

878
01:00:53,960 --> 01:00:58,360
everything. 
He had everything, his family, 

879
01:00:58,360 --> 01:00:59,880
his business, his health, 
everything. 

880
01:00:59,880 --> 01:01:06,480
He owned everything. 
So the question I have and it's 

881
01:01:06,480 --> 01:01:10,960
in your outline. 
Is is, you know, how do you 

882
01:01:10,960 --> 01:01:14,360
praise God when you don't 
understand what's happening and 

883
01:01:14,360 --> 01:01:20,640
when God is completely silenced?
For 37 chapters, God said 

884
01:01:20,640 --> 01:01:24,960
nothing and Job is. 
Crying out to him Job is. 

885
01:01:24,960 --> 01:01:28,920
Talking to him, Job is job. 
Job's friends come along. 

886
01:01:28,920 --> 01:01:34,440
They're a bunch of good guys. 
They didn't help much. 

887
01:01:36,440 --> 01:01:38,400
How do you? 
Stay connected in a crisis 

888
01:01:38,400 --> 01:01:40,360
without. 
Some kind of communication? 

889
01:01:43,920 --> 01:01:46,160
How do you keep your eyes on 
Jesus when they're so? 

890
01:01:46,160 --> 01:01:50,320
Full of tears. 
That's where Job was at. 

891
01:01:52,200 --> 01:01:56,400
But you know what Job did? 
Again, it's in your outline. 

892
01:01:57,360 --> 01:01:59,920
What did he do? 
He fell to the ground in worship

893
01:01:59,920 --> 01:02:04,480
and said, naked, I came from my 
mother's womb, and naked I will 

894
01:02:04,480 --> 01:02:07,160
depart. 
The Lord gave and the Lord is 

895
01:02:07,160 --> 01:02:09,560
taken away. 
May the name of the Lord be 

896
01:02:09,560 --> 01:02:14,000
praised. 
Listen, he remembered who the 

897
01:02:14,000 --> 01:02:17,360
Lord was. 
He praised God, He worshiped 

898
01:02:17,360 --> 01:02:20,320
God. 
That's what we. 

899
01:02:20,320 --> 01:02:23,320
Need to do we need to continue. 
Praising God and worshipping 

900
01:02:23,320 --> 01:02:26,840
God. 
But it's OK because Job, in the 

901
01:02:26,840 --> 01:02:31,040
midst of all this, he also 
poured out his heart and he said

902
01:02:31,600 --> 01:02:33,680
he needed to unload those 
emotions. 

903
01:02:33,720 --> 01:02:37,960
And he did that in Job 711. 
He said I can't be quiet. 

904
01:02:38,760 --> 01:02:41,520
I am angry and bitter. 
I have to speak. 

905
01:02:42,600 --> 01:02:43,880
You know what? 
When you need to cry. 

906
01:02:43,880 --> 01:02:46,120
Out to God, God. 
Wants you to cry out to him. 

907
01:02:47,480 --> 01:02:49,760
He wants you to tell him. 
How you hurt he? 

908
01:02:49,760 --> 01:02:51,760
Wants you to tell him what's 
going on in your mind. 

909
01:02:51,960 --> 01:02:54,560
He already knows it anyway, who 
you trying to hide it from? 

910
01:02:58,280 --> 01:03:02,800
And in Job 29 for the last. 
Verse for today He cried out 

911
01:03:02,800 --> 01:03:05,760
when God seemed distance. 
He said, oh, for the days when I

912
01:03:05,760 --> 01:03:10,600
was in my prime, when God's 
intimate friendship blessed my 

913
01:03:10,640 --> 01:03:15,040
house. 
Listen, we need to continue to 

914
01:03:15,040 --> 01:03:18,080
praise and worship God. 
No matter what's going on in 

915
01:03:18,080 --> 01:03:21,200
your life, no matter what the 
crazy world around us is looking

916
01:03:21,200 --> 01:03:24,040
like, we need to praise and 
worship. 

917
01:03:24,240 --> 01:03:25,840
God. 
Let's pray. 

918
01:03:30,360 --> 01:03:32,200
Father God, there's a lot of 
things that. 

919
01:03:33,080 --> 01:03:37,160
We know you're giving us 
blessing, for we thank you for 

920
01:03:37,160 --> 01:03:39,480
all the ministries we're here. 
We thank you for all the 

921
01:03:39,480 --> 01:03:44,320
volunteers and and individuals 
that pour their hearts into the 

922
01:03:44,320 --> 01:03:48,240
trees in the lives of others. 
I thank you for the the 

923
01:03:48,240 --> 01:03:50,880
community that we serve. 
I thank you for the crowd that 

924
01:03:50,880 --> 01:03:53,160
comes in. 
I thank you for the congregation

925
01:03:53,160 --> 01:03:58,560
that is here so faithfully. 
And I thank you for those 

926
01:03:58,560 --> 01:04:04,560
committed in those ministries. 
And Lord, I thank you for the 

927
01:04:04,560 --> 01:04:10,840
core group. 
That is so instilled in loving 

928
01:04:10,840 --> 01:04:14,760
you and loving others that they 
lead in so many various ways. 

929
01:04:15,880 --> 01:04:20,440
This church could not function 
without all those things proving

930
01:04:20,440 --> 01:04:25,080
to me that every single. 
Part is important. 

931
01:04:27,000 --> 01:04:28,920
And I pray. 
Lord that somehow through this 

932
01:04:28,920 --> 01:04:30,880
message. 
That that point was driven home.

933
01:04:30,880 --> 01:04:34,640
Today, every single person is. 
Here is important. 

934
01:04:34,640 --> 01:04:38,320
Some way, somehow. 
And Father, I pray. 

935
01:04:38,320 --> 01:04:42,000
That you would touch hearts and.
Minds and remind them that you 

936
01:04:42,000 --> 01:04:45,040
love them and you care for them 
and you only want the best for 

937
01:04:45,040 --> 01:04:49,280
them. 
Father, maybe there's those 

938
01:04:49,280 --> 01:04:51,760
today that need to. 
Make that commitment to you to 

939
01:04:51,760 --> 01:04:53,680
become that Christian we were 
talking about. 

940
01:04:56,040 --> 01:04:58,400
Maybe there's a void in their 
heart and their life. 

941
01:04:58,400 --> 01:05:03,280
That they know has been there 
and it needs to be filled and we

942
01:05:03,280 --> 01:05:04,680
know. 
Lord, that the only. 

943
01:05:04,680 --> 01:05:08,920
Thing that can fill that void is
you, and I pray that you would 

944
01:05:08,920 --> 01:05:09,960
just. 
Touch their hearts and. 

945
01:05:09,960 --> 01:05:13,000
Minds and help them understand 
that and know that also. 

946
01:05:15,360 --> 01:05:17,160
Maybe there's those that are 
Christians. 

947
01:05:17,680 --> 01:05:22,920
That have made that decision 
long time ago but they've never 

948
01:05:22,920 --> 01:05:27,600
been baptized as you were 
baptized father we. 

949
01:05:27,600 --> 01:05:31,240
Offer them that opportunity. 
Also that it it'd be our honor 

950
01:05:31,640 --> 01:05:35,520
to baptize them the same way you
were baptized. 

951
01:05:37,680 --> 01:05:39,880
Reflecting. 
The fact that they have. 

952
01:05:39,880 --> 01:05:44,600
Buried their old life underneath
the water and come up a new a 

953
01:05:44,600 --> 01:05:48,600
new creation and been born 
again. 

954
01:05:48,600 --> 01:05:52,280
And father, maybe? 
There's those that have been. 

955
01:05:52,960 --> 01:05:57,200
Have done all that, but they 
have just never. 

956
01:05:57,240 --> 01:05:59,320
Ever been? 
Part of a church family? 

957
01:06:00,600 --> 01:06:02,760
Or maybe they're in need of. 
A new church family. 

958
01:06:02,760 --> 01:06:04,560
Maybe they just recently moved 
here. 

959
01:06:06,520 --> 01:06:08,440
We'd like. 
To welcome them to this family. 

960
01:06:08,440 --> 01:06:13,520
Lord, Father, whatever the need 
is, I pray that you. 

961
01:06:13,520 --> 01:06:17,480
Would fulfill that need today. 
And I pray that the as that need

962
01:06:17,480 --> 01:06:20,240
is fulfilled, they would be 
willing to share it with us so 

963
01:06:20,240 --> 01:06:22,720
that we can share it with this 
body of believers today. 

964
01:06:23,960 --> 01:06:26,040
And we ask these things. 
In the name of. 

965
01:06:26,120 --> 01:06:30,120
Jesus, Amen. 
If you can and would stand 

966
01:06:30,120 --> 01:06:47,960
please. 
Without. 

967
01:06:49,760 --> 01:07:00,560
Him I could do nothing. 
Without him I should leave. 

968
01:07:04,320 --> 01:07:14,160
Without him I would be drifting 
like a ship. 

969
01:07:15,400 --> 01:07:30,640
Without us, say Jesus, oh Jesus,
us. 

970
01:07:31,160 --> 01:07:39,400
Do you know him today? 
Do not turn him away. 

971
01:07:40,560 --> 01:07:55,880
Oh Jesus, Jesus, Oh Jesus, 
without him, how lost I would be

972
01:07:59,960 --> 01:08:11,160
without him. 
I would be dying without him. 

973
01:08:11,520 --> 01:08:28,040
I be in sleep with our life 
would be hopeless but Jesus 

974
01:08:29,399 --> 01:08:49,080
thank God I say Jesus oh Jesus 
to know him today till I turn 

975
01:08:49,279 --> 01:09:04,160
him on me. 
Oh Jesus, oh Jesus, we found 

976
01:09:04,319 --> 01:09:06,000
him. 
I lost. 

977
01:09:13,800 --> 01:09:16,960
Hey, hey, I'm going to. 
Ask Miss Kathy. 

978
01:09:16,960 --> 01:09:21,399
If she'd stand out. 
Here with Miss Myrna and Justine

979
01:09:21,399 --> 01:09:23,399
if you stand out here with Miss 
Lynn. 

980
01:09:26,200 --> 01:09:28,479
Move into the middle, ladies 
there. 

981
01:09:28,479 --> 01:09:30,760
You go let them get a good look 
at you. 

982
01:09:33,359 --> 01:09:35,680
Listen, this is. 
Lynn Markley, she's been coming.

983
01:09:35,680 --> 01:09:41,000
For quite a while now and yeah, 
you just wave at everybody. 

984
01:09:41,000 --> 01:09:44,439
Yeah, do do do the do the miss 
universally? 

985
01:09:47,439 --> 01:09:51,359
And she's coming on. 
Promise of a letter from her 

986
01:09:51,359 --> 01:09:56,320
previous church in Tennessee and
she knows what a shout of a 

987
01:09:56,320 --> 01:09:57,880
doubt. 
We've had a couple of 

988
01:09:57,880 --> 01:10:01,320
conversations with her and 
brother Tim was able to visit 

989
01:10:01,320 --> 01:10:07,720
with her and. 
She wants to be a part of this. 

990
01:10:07,720 --> 01:10:13,400
Body of believers, all those in 
favor say Amen and. 

991
01:10:13,400 --> 01:10:17,000
Of course. 
This is Miss Myrna Welton. 

992
01:10:17,400 --> 01:10:24,360
She is back from wherever she 
was at, but you know she's. 

993
01:10:24,360 --> 01:10:25,800
Coming back, she'd like to 
transfer. 

994
01:10:25,800 --> 01:10:29,320
Her membership back here. 
So all those in favor of her 

995
01:10:29,320 --> 01:10:31,800
becoming a member again say 
Amen. 

996
01:10:32,960 --> 01:10:35,600
Now as we sing our last song, 
come by and shake these ladies 

997
01:10:35,600 --> 01:10:48,760
hands, let's sing it together. 
Oh Lord our Lord, how majestic 

998
01:10:49,000 --> 01:10:56,280
is your name in all the earth. 
Oh Lord, our Lord, how majestic 

999
01:10:56,520 --> 01:11:06,480
is your name in all the earth. 
Oh Lord, Lord, we praise your 

1000
01:11:06,880 --> 01:11:14,760
name. 
Oh Lord, we magnify your name. 

1001
01:11:15,160 --> 01:11:24,160
Prince of Peace, Mighty God. 
Oh Lord God Almighty, one more 

1002
01:11:24,160 --> 01:11:28,800
time now. 
Oh Lord our Lord, how majestic 

1003
01:11:29,400 --> 01:11:36,280
is your name in all the earth? 
Oh Lord, our Lord, how majestic 

1004
01:11:36,600 --> 01:11:47,120
is your name in all the earth. 
Oh Lord, we praise your name. 

1005
01:11:48,200 --> 01:12:01,080
Oh Lord, by your name, Prince of
Peace, mighty God, oh Lord God 

1006
01:12:05,320 --> 01:12:06,600
Almighty, Amen. 
God bless you. 

1007
01:12:06,600 --> 01:12:07,320
Have a great week.