1 00:00:04,900 --> 00:00:08,700 What is going on Port, City, family, and friends? 2 00:00:08,700 --> 00:00:11,300 This is Tanner. I'm here with John who you met 3 00:00:11,300 --> 00:00:13,600 last time? And my man. 4 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:16,000 Kevin Moore, Kevin say hello to the people one time. 5 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:18,600 Hello to the people one time, there it is. 6 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:27,200 Okay, so as you all know trying to keep updates and a manageable 7 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:30,200 amount of time here and just get you some information. 8 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:33,400 Also some of our heart where we're at and just let you get to 9 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:38,300 know us a little bit more and kind of our DNA as a church at 10 00:00:38,300 --> 00:00:39,800 the time that this is being put out. 11 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:42,000 I mean it's getting real, we're close to moving. 12 00:00:43,100 --> 00:00:47,600 So we're just we're super grateful humbled by generosity 13 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:50,900 of God's people but also just the prayers of God's people and 14 00:00:50,900 --> 00:00:56,000 how this thing really is just just being breathed out by God 15 00:00:56,600 --> 00:01:00,000 in ways that I really or any of us could have ever imagined. 16 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:06,000 So really grateful, I wanted to start by just introducing y'all 17 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:11,300 to Kevin. So Kev you I'm going to give 18 00:01:11,300 --> 00:01:14,100 just a little bio here, man. Make you feel uncomfortable, 19 00:01:14,100 --> 00:01:16,400 encourage you? And then ask your question. 20 00:01:17,500 --> 00:01:20,300 Kevin. You were an elder at are sending 21 00:01:20,300 --> 00:01:23,000 Church 44. How many years to three years? 22 00:01:23,100 --> 00:01:24,800 Four years yeah something like that. 23 00:01:24,900 --> 00:01:30,400 Okay no you got a teenager you got met your son learning to 24 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:32,900 drive Somebody. Pray for this man. 25 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:35,800 You got twin girls like me, which is awesome. 26 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:40,200 I got another son. So Full House been in the 27 00:01:40,208 --> 00:01:44,900 business world for a little bit. You just a man, Kev thankful to 28 00:01:44,900 --> 00:01:49,700 have you on the team. You are an elder airport city. 29 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:55,700 Come on website official. Yeah, yeah, here's back man. 30 00:01:55,700 --> 00:01:58,300 Thankful for you, you're super gifted leader. 31 00:01:58,300 --> 00:02:01,500 You love God's people. Great Shepherd and love his 32 00:02:01,500 --> 00:02:03,100 word. And so man, just honored to have 33 00:02:03,100 --> 00:02:05,700 you here man. Can you just tell the people 34 00:02:05,700 --> 00:02:07,600 little bit about yourself right quick? 35 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:11,900 Who is Kevin Moore? What's your middle name Floyd? 36 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:18,100 Come on boy that's on the spot that's out there now cave maybe 37 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:22,700 I am the second so it was a time when I A little bit embarrassed 38 00:02:22,700 --> 00:02:24,400 by Florida. Probably, I'm still now just a 39 00:02:24,408 --> 00:02:26,600 little bit. It's not it's not super common 40 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:29,800 but it is a family name and I'm named after my dad who also is 41 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:33,400 he Kevin Floyd Kevin Flynn more? Yes, I'm the second. 42 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:37,700 You're a junior. I'm not a junior. 43 00:02:37,700 --> 00:02:41,100 Wait, I am out of the second. They didn't want me to be called 44 00:02:41,100 --> 00:02:46,300 Junior, but that's great. That they did to me. 45 00:02:46,300 --> 00:02:51,100 Like you are a Jew, he's Kevin Floyd more to I'm the second. 46 00:02:51,100 --> 00:02:54,200 The Second Kevin. Let's start calling him the same 47 00:02:55,100 --> 00:02:56,900 fun. Okay, I'm just kidding, man. 48 00:02:56,900 --> 00:02:58,000 I'll call you that. That's awesome. 49 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:05,300 Yeah, Merida Megan for man, let's say you'll be 20 years and 50 00:03:05,300 --> 00:03:07,500 wow 20:25. That's awesome. 51 00:03:07,500 --> 00:03:09,300 So we're getting there. Praise God. 52 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:12,800 You said four kids. So I'll talk about the girls got 53 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:15,000 Eli twelve-year-old, right there in the Middle. 54 00:03:15,100 --> 00:03:18,800 Come on. So, just love baseball Growing 55 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:21,400 Up. So something I was interested in 56 00:03:21,900 --> 00:03:24,100 I've been in the business world you know a while. 57 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:31,500 Yeah so yeah just thankful to know you guys been able to serve 58 00:03:31,500 --> 00:03:35,800 alongside y'all for a few years now and look forward to continue 59 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:37,800 that in Norfolk. Let's to me. 60 00:03:37,900 --> 00:03:40,200 You're the man bro. Maybe you could just tell the 61 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:42,700 people what degree you don't have, you know what I mean? 62 00:03:42,700 --> 00:03:46,800 Like I mean you got a Bachelor's you got a masters of divinity. 63 00:03:47,100 --> 00:03:50,000 You will Master business. Hmm. 64 00:03:50,300 --> 00:03:53,000 I mean come on man. Man, I don't have nearly the 65 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:54,900 degrees of coolness that you got tell me. 66 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:57,500 That's what I don't know. Sideways. 67 00:03:57,500 --> 00:03:59,300 I'm gonna, I don't, I'm just kidding man. 68 00:03:59,300 --> 00:04:02,200 So I mean in a real serious way like why are you planting a 69 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:04,000 church? Maybe somebody listening right 70 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:07,700 now is here like, man, this guy couple years shy, being married, 71 00:04:07,700 --> 00:04:10,000 20 years. He's got a teenager, that's a 72 00:04:10,008 --> 00:04:13,300 unique. Maybe just some like demographic 73 00:04:13,300 --> 00:04:15,400 to be making a move like this. That's a big move. 74 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:18,500 It's a lot on your kids. But yeah. 75 00:04:18,500 --> 00:04:19,600 Just give us a little back story. 76 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:21,399 How you got to this moment? Like why why? 77 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:23,000 Plant a church. Why Norfolk? 78 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:26,100 Like yeah yeah so that's a great question. 79 00:04:26,900 --> 00:04:30,300 And one that you know I get funny looks you know until the 80 00:04:30,300 --> 00:04:35,000 early church yeah it's not normal. 81 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:39,400 You know by God's grace were thankful that we really are we 82 00:04:39,400 --> 00:04:41,900 really feel confident that God has called us to it. 83 00:04:41,900 --> 00:04:45,600 Yeah so that's probably a swear I won't start. 84 00:04:45,900 --> 00:04:51,700 It's just a call you know I know also that you know you Guess 85 00:04:51,700 --> 00:04:53,800 I've shared a lot about just in general. 86 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:56,400 Why plant a church? So we would affirm all those 87 00:04:57,100 --> 00:04:59,800 that the church is that means through which God is going to 88 00:04:59,808 --> 00:05:05,900 reach the world that, you know, God is creating a family people 89 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:09,500 and that people's called to go in to share and to make 90 00:05:09,500 --> 00:05:13,200 disciples. And so yeah, we just, we believe 91 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:17,300 in God's plan through the church, you know, he's placed 92 00:05:17,700 --> 00:05:20,300 church planting on our hearts for some time. 93 00:05:20,300 --> 00:05:25,500 So when I went to Seminary long time ago kind of felt like that 94 00:05:25,500 --> 00:05:29,200 was what God was calling us to and just you know we never 95 00:05:29,700 --> 00:05:31,800 really had the opportunity. I should say we didn't have the 96 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:33,000 opportunity. Certainly did have the 97 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:36,500 opportunity but just didn't feel called to certain places. 98 00:05:36,500 --> 00:05:44,500 So the Lord has woven our hearts with this team with you guys in 99 00:05:44,508 --> 00:05:48,900 particular. And, you know, really for us I 100 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:52,800 remember when we sat down and talked the first time Just got 101 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:56,500 to a point where man, if it's not now, then when and so, you 102 00:05:56,508 --> 00:05:59,500 know, Norfolk for us, made a lot of sense. 103 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:06,900 So, you know, I could go into that but, you know, really just 104 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:10,300 felt like the timing of our life really made the most sense. 105 00:06:10,500 --> 00:06:13,900 Even though our kids are little bit older, felt like going. 106 00:06:14,200 --> 00:06:17,400 Now in some ways, although they are older, you know, can be 107 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:19,700 difficult. But we also see some opportunity 108 00:06:19,700 --> 00:06:24,600 in that as well too. Be as faithful as we can be in 109 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:26,200 obeying, whatever God calls us to do. 110 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:30,400 And hoping that, you know, that might be helpful for them as 111 00:06:30,400 --> 00:06:32,100 they grow their relationship with Christ. 112 00:06:32,100 --> 00:06:35,700 They're not all saved yet. They're not all in Christ. 113 00:06:35,900 --> 00:06:41,400 That's our desire and but you know, as they by God's grace, 114 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:46,100 hopefully they come to Faith, they desire to walk with him and 115 00:06:46,300 --> 00:06:49,400 they'll believe that, you know, he's worth it no matter what any 116 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:53,800 whenever he calls where he calls That the best answer is. 117 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:54,900 Yes. Lord, come on. 118 00:06:55,500 --> 00:06:57,500 It's great man. Yeah, I think even for somebody 119 00:06:57,500 --> 00:07:02,900 out there listening like, you know, maybe church planting is 120 00:07:02,900 --> 00:07:08,200 not in your journey right now. But in a lot of ways, everybody 121 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:10,600 knows this. But the big steps we take are 122 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:13,900 always just a culmination of the type of person we become, you 123 00:07:13,900 --> 00:07:17,300 know, like who we've cultivated ourselves into by God's grace, 124 00:07:17,300 --> 00:07:21,600 you know, Fallen him day by day in the mundane there's nothing A 125 00:07:21,600 --> 00:07:25,200 cool about the leap we're taking, you know, for you Kevin. 126 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:26,900 There's a lot of our conversations you have with the 127 00:07:26,900 --> 00:07:28,700 kids. There's exciting days or sad 128 00:07:28,700 --> 00:07:31,100 days are hard days. There's logistical days. 129 00:07:31,100 --> 00:07:34,500 So yeah and and I just want some people don't even know this like 130 00:07:34,500 --> 00:07:36,800 when we say they're coming and he's helping us lead like you're 131 00:07:36,800 --> 00:07:39,200 not getting paid by Port City Church, you know, like you're 132 00:07:39,200 --> 00:07:43,300 getting a job. You know, you'll have multiple 133 00:07:43,300 --> 00:07:45,600 vocations, which leading this is one of them. 134 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:47,700 But not, not because you're getting paid for it. 135 00:07:48,700 --> 00:07:51,500 So man, that's just that's just huge that that you want to be a 136 00:07:51,500 --> 00:07:55,600 obedient and that and justly God's people, how can our people 137 00:07:55,600 --> 00:07:57,900 who are listening right now, be praying for your family in 138 00:07:57,900 --> 00:07:59,300 particular for. Yeah. 139 00:07:59,300 --> 00:08:02,100 Thanks Matt, I really appreciate that cover your prayers. 140 00:08:03,300 --> 00:08:08,400 I am looking for a job. So that's, you know, the thing 141 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:13,800 that's on my mind the most and then, as we look to transition, 142 00:08:14,200 --> 00:08:16,100 hopefully the Lord answers that prayer sooner than later. 143 00:08:16,100 --> 00:08:21,300 We'd love to be there sometime, you know, early summer so mid 144 00:08:21,500 --> 00:08:26,600 Universo or early July something like that but the job Domino. 145 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:31,100 You know it really needs to fall in order to make that feasible 146 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:34,900 and then just trying to have wisdom about how to lead our 147 00:08:34,900 --> 00:08:38,200 family. Well schools or big deal, you 148 00:08:38,207 --> 00:08:39,900 know, trying to figure out where kids are going to go. 149 00:08:39,900 --> 00:08:44,000 We think we have, you know, a little bit of direction on that. 150 00:08:44,800 --> 00:08:47,200 But you know, that it's something that we want to 151 00:08:47,200 --> 00:08:50,400 continue to be open handed with should the Lord, you know, want 152 00:08:50,400 --> 00:08:52,300 to see your senator. The different direction. 153 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:56,700 And then just wisdom making decisions about houses and, you 154 00:08:56,700 --> 00:08:59,500 know, those sorts of things, selling house, buying a house 155 00:08:59,900 --> 00:09:02,200 where to buy the house and so forth. 156 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:05,500 So and then the last piece is just, you know, we're leaving 157 00:09:05,500 --> 00:09:08,800 people here, family friends. You know, mainly families, what 158 00:09:08,800 --> 00:09:12,700 comes to mind but certainly friends, as well, it's going to 159 00:09:12,708 --> 00:09:16,000 be hard on them, you know, it's gonna be hard on us too, for 160 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:21,300 sure, but just pray that, you know, our relationships with. 161 00:09:21,500 --> 00:09:25,000 Didn't even as we go away in some ways, you know. 162 00:09:26,100 --> 00:09:28,000 Yeah. Just that the Lord would be 163 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:32,300 faithful to to help us to love people. 164 00:09:32,300 --> 00:09:34,800 Well from from a different city, it's good. 165 00:09:35,600 --> 00:09:39,400 Thank you man. Yeah you know as I think about 166 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:43,400 you out there listener just wanted to thank everybody just 167 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:46,500 kind of a huge moment. Late late spring here getting in 168 00:09:46,500 --> 00:09:50,400 the spring we're about to be moving and just want to want to 169 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:53,700 say thank you. You know, a lot, A lot has gone 170 00:09:53,700 --> 00:09:57,200 on since our last update by God's grace and we get better 171 00:09:57,200 --> 00:10:01,300 and better at at these updates, in addition to just text him and 172 00:10:01,300 --> 00:10:04,800 just just being a touch of you guys, but now a lot has gone on. 173 00:10:04,800 --> 00:10:07,400 And, you know, we were able to do one of my favorite memories 174 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:10,200 recently with the team was a you know the launch conference was a 175 00:10:10,208 --> 00:10:12,800 big deal for us where we just kind of like pulled our whole 176 00:10:12,800 --> 00:10:15,000 team together and had basically like a retreat. 177 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:19,500 We can kind of I'd we did a lot of training, a lot of fellowship 178 00:10:20,700 --> 00:10:24,300 and what What this season of residency and what y'all 179 00:10:24,300 --> 00:10:28,200 generosity specifically for me is allowed to happen. 180 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:31,600 Is like, I've been able to set my my time and my priorities on 181 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:36,100 like cultivating our team relationally, and in the things 182 00:10:36,100 --> 00:10:41,600 we need to know, be able to do. And yeah, let's just kind of 183 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:43,800 happen the time set aside together to work through some 184 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:47,700 things to help our team being a good spot as we look to move. 185 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:51,500 So really the health of Port City in a lot of ways is Is 186 00:10:51,500 --> 00:10:55,600 linked to y'all's provision without without being able to 187 00:10:55,600 --> 00:10:59,400 set that up side of time that time aside, amen. 188 00:10:59,400 --> 00:11:02,900 Somebody I don't think we'd be where we are. 189 00:11:04,400 --> 00:11:06,900 Yeah, that conference really was pretty special, man, get into 190 00:11:06,900 --> 00:11:08,700 that with y'all and everybody being there. 191 00:11:08,700 --> 00:11:12,400 So, thank you guys so much. And John, can you hit us with an 192 00:11:12,400 --> 00:11:15,200 update of like this? Where is Port City right now? 193 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:20,600 And then I'll hit some prayers. Well, without further Ado, It Is 194 00:11:20,600 --> 00:11:24,900 by God. Is Grace that we have 16 adult 195 00:11:24,900 --> 00:11:27,700 coming to Norfolk with the exact me. 196 00:11:28,700 --> 00:11:35,300 I remember the time it was just 516 adult 16 adults. 197 00:11:35,300 --> 00:11:38,200 It's amazing. Didn't think, you know, we'd be 198 00:11:38,200 --> 00:11:40,300 there. But we prayed and we asked. 199 00:11:40,300 --> 00:11:43,600 Yeah, the Lord is doing. He did, but less you think we're 200 00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:47,400 done. We also have 14 kids coming with 201 00:11:47,400 --> 00:11:51,200 us, so 16 to 14 at do the math. Yeah. 202 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:52,300 Yeah. Third a baby. 203 00:11:53,900 --> 00:11:59,500 So we have hit, you know, the 30 markets, awesome, 30 people 204 00:11:59,700 --> 00:12:03,500 totally own team. And so we're just really, really 205 00:12:03,700 --> 00:12:07,400 in all of like What the Lord Has Done and team that he is a 206 00:12:07,400 --> 00:12:11,300 symbol right now. Instead of just really excited 207 00:12:11,300 --> 00:12:16,900 about what what he's going to do in the city of Norfolk, not just 208 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:20,900 through us, but around us in us, and all in between. 209 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:25,100 Yeah, so the next thing I'm like, man, we're raising money 210 00:12:25,100 --> 00:12:27,800 for stuff right now. Like so we're thinking we've got 211 00:12:27,800 --> 00:12:33,700 our eyes ahead for launching a service and starting. 212 00:12:33,700 --> 00:12:37,400 We thinking, you know, 2024 publicly but we'll be meeting 213 00:12:37,400 --> 00:12:41,600 together as we hit the ground and just, you know, some of the 214 00:12:41,600 --> 00:12:44,100 some of the things that it takes to get that done. 215 00:12:44,100 --> 00:12:48,700 I sound equipment, you know, and just just the typical setup, 216 00:12:48,700 --> 00:12:52,000 you'd see it a church plant that stuff just Cost money, so we're 217 00:12:52,000 --> 00:12:54,800 raising money for that. So yeah, just that's kind of 218 00:12:54,800 --> 00:12:59,300 where we are with just the supporters aside of that and the 219 00:12:59,300 --> 00:13:02,200 people side of that. But yeah, where everything is 220 00:13:02,900 --> 00:13:06,000 looking amazing. We've been so amazed at how the 221 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:09,400 Lord has provided already. Yeah, so awesome. 222 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:12,900 Some quick, just prayer request updates. 223 00:13:12,900 --> 00:13:15,700 We're still praying to be 40%. Just non-anglo when we go 224 00:13:15,700 --> 00:13:17,300 public. So, to John's point will be 225 00:13:17,300 --> 00:13:21,200 public January of 2024 will start Gathering, you know. 226 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:25,600 Late this summer maybe even you know August will be on a Rec 227 00:13:25,600 --> 00:13:29,700 Center or wherever it is in the city in a more kind of invite 228 00:13:29,700 --> 00:13:33,300 only way real organic and then go public in January. 229 00:13:33,300 --> 00:13:37,500 But yeah the city's majority-minority City really is 230 00:13:37,500 --> 00:13:40,400 a Melting Pot in a lot of ways and our team right now is 231 00:13:40,400 --> 00:13:44,000 starting to you know Finding houses and where your geography 232 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:48,500 is, dictates different demographics but in a lot of 233 00:13:48,500 --> 00:13:51,800 ways, the city is really a Melting Pot and And we talked 234 00:13:51,800 --> 00:13:54,600 about where you live work, and play a lot in those things begin 235 00:13:54,600 --> 00:13:56,800 to who you live with, who you work with week who you play 236 00:13:56,800 --> 00:13:59,100 with, you're going to be around a lot of people, not like you. 237 00:13:59,400 --> 00:14:03,700 So we want to be as reflective of that as early as much as 238 00:14:03,700 --> 00:14:06,600 possible as early as possible, a big prayer were praying for 239 00:14:06,600 --> 00:14:08,400 right now is a third generation disciple. 240 00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:10,000 So, if you're listening just put that in context. 241 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:14,600 Let's say we lead somebody named Jim Bob to Faith, okay? 242 00:14:14,600 --> 00:14:17,200 And then Jim Bob leads, Dwayne to Faith. 243 00:14:17,200 --> 00:14:20,700 Well, Dwayne would be the third generation disciple. 244 00:14:20,700 --> 00:14:23,300 So like we Have in mind by January. 245 00:14:23,300 --> 00:14:27,200 We would love to have lead someone to Faith who is leading 246 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:29,400 someone to say. So I'd be a Norfolk native 247 00:14:29,700 --> 00:14:31,500 leading another Norfolk native to Faith. 248 00:14:31,500 --> 00:14:33,900 What? That and it just gets us excited 249 00:14:33,900 --> 00:14:38,100 like what would the jimbob need to know love and be able to do 250 00:14:38,100 --> 00:14:42,000 and say in order to lead a Dwayne to face, that means we're 251 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:45,200 training in a certain way, we've got a certain culture going and 252 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:48,900 so that gets us fired up. We're also just praying for the 253 00:14:48,900 --> 00:14:51,200 first like Norfolk couple to jump in. 254 00:14:51,300 --> 00:14:55,000 In like, you know, the second they do things just changed, you 255 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:59,500 know, and you can't talk about leaving from Greensboro like it. 256 00:14:59,500 --> 00:15:03,500 In some sense, our identity as a launch team will be over just 257 00:15:03,500 --> 00:15:07,300 because they won't share that in the same way a good way in a 258 00:15:07,308 --> 00:15:08,100 good way. Yeah. 259 00:15:08,100 --> 00:15:09,300 And that's the reason we're coming. 260 00:15:09,300 --> 00:15:11,400 So we're excited for them and to John's point of are praying for 261 00:15:11,400 --> 00:15:14,600 stuff. So, the funding at this point, 262 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:17,500 we're going to be good through three years right now, by God's 263 00:15:17,500 --> 00:15:22,300 grace of just like, operational costs paying for Myself plus a 264 00:15:22,308 --> 00:15:26,900 little bit of part-time staff help and and for space, like to 265 00:15:26,900 --> 00:15:30,800 meet, you know, but stuff is still kind of what we're praying 266 00:15:30,800 --> 00:15:32,100 for us. We appreciate your prayers in 267 00:15:32,100 --> 00:15:34,100 that. Last thing we want to talk about 268 00:15:34,100 --> 00:15:36,400 is we kind of do a who is Port City segment at the end of each 269 00:15:36,400 --> 00:15:38,400 episode. And in that we're just sharing a 270 00:15:38,400 --> 00:15:40,800 little bit of DNA. How we think about things last 271 00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:44,500 time, we talked about up in and out how we're children of God, 272 00:15:44,500 --> 00:15:48,200 siblings in his family and then we're neighbors as well. 273 00:15:48,800 --> 00:15:51,900 So, this week, we want to talk about how the what, What is the 274 00:15:51,900 --> 00:15:54,300 church like, how would we answer it Port City? 275 00:15:54,300 --> 00:15:56,400 What is the church John? Like, what is it? 276 00:15:56,400 --> 00:16:00,500 What is our shortest definition? And kind of sum it up. 277 00:16:00,500 --> 00:16:03,400 We would just say the church is God's family team. 278 00:16:03,500 --> 00:16:06,100 It's just simple as that. You know, teams, they chased 279 00:16:06,100 --> 00:16:08,000 trophies, but families, take pictures. 280 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:10,900 And we think that we see in the New Testament that there is an 281 00:16:10,900 --> 00:16:14,800 isness, the church is just is it's a thing, it's a people to 282 00:16:14,800 --> 00:16:18,900 family but it's not just a family that just exists for for 283 00:16:18,900 --> 00:16:21,200 the sake of existing of taking pictures and spinning. 284 00:16:21,300 --> 00:16:25,500 I'm together, although all those things do occur, the church 285 00:16:25,500 --> 00:16:28,600 actually has a mission. It has a Fang it's aiming for as 286 00:16:28,600 --> 00:16:31,800 a trophy to chase if you will. Yeah that's given to us by 287 00:16:31,800 --> 00:16:34,000 Christ and that's his mission in the world. 288 00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:37,100 That all, you know, that we would go and make disciples of 289 00:16:37,100 --> 00:16:39,800 all Nations, baptizing them with father, son, Holy Spirit, you 290 00:16:39,808 --> 00:16:41,700 know, teaching them everything that he's commanded us. 291 00:16:41,700 --> 00:16:42,900 So that's our, that's our mission. 292 00:16:42,900 --> 00:16:46,500 That's our trophy is to please him and to live a life worthy of 293 00:16:46,500 --> 00:16:48,700 the Gospel. So when we think the church we 294 00:16:48,700 --> 00:16:52,500 think God's family team. It's kind of like what we would 295 00:16:52,500 --> 00:16:54,200 say. Yeah, Kev, you got anything to 296 00:16:54,200 --> 00:16:57,400 add of like, how does that flush itself out? 297 00:16:57,500 --> 00:16:59,700 That definition like being a family team? 298 00:16:59,700 --> 00:17:02,300 Like, what does that mean to us? Like, how often are we talking 299 00:17:02,300 --> 00:17:04,200 about that? That the church, you know, like 300 00:17:04,200 --> 00:17:05,900 what other kind of things do we say Allah? 301 00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:09,400 Yeah, I think the thing that I really appreciate about family 302 00:17:09,400 --> 00:17:13,900 team is, you know, those two words are really together and 303 00:17:13,900 --> 00:17:18,200 I've heard you say that, you know, the best families, you 304 00:17:18,200 --> 00:17:20,099 know, look like teams best teams about family. 305 00:17:20,099 --> 00:17:21,200 Yeah, I think that there's a lot. 306 00:17:21,500 --> 00:17:23,099 Like that will resonate with a lot of people. 307 00:17:23,300 --> 00:17:27,800 Yeah, I think to, like just thinking about living in the up 308 00:17:27,800 --> 00:17:32,200 in and out life kind of needs both family, antiques good to 309 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:36,700 really flesh out fully. So yeah, I think family team 310 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:40,700 with the, with the philosophy of the church that we were talking 311 00:17:40,700 --> 00:17:44,100 about and cultivating just just makes sense. 312 00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:46,800 That's good. Yeah, I mean, it really does. 313 00:17:47,300 --> 00:17:50,000 You know that it's not profound anything, which is shared but it 314 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:51,100 really does shape a lot of how we think. 315 00:17:51,200 --> 00:17:54,100 Think you know, like when we sit down for a membership interview 316 00:17:54,100 --> 00:17:58,900 with somebody like, we're really inviting somebody to Covenant to 317 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:01,400 be a part of our family team? You know what I mean? 318 00:18:01,400 --> 00:18:06,600 Like, we're not a we're not like a spiritual place with with 319 00:18:06,600 --> 00:18:10,300 opportunities for, you know, we want you to grow like, but 320 00:18:10,300 --> 00:18:14,700 really, like we're aiming at you belonging, you know, like an end 321 00:18:15,400 --> 00:18:18,000 in contributing. Like all of those identities are 322 00:18:18,100 --> 00:18:23,500 flow from the family team idea and like the Is a people Christ 323 00:18:23,500 --> 00:18:27,800 died for this people and it's as we live with him with one 324 00:18:27,800 --> 00:18:31,000 another and towards our neighbor that that that flushes itself 325 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:32,900 out. But yeah we do just talk a lot 326 00:18:32,900 --> 00:18:35,200 about how the church is a people. 327 00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:37,500 It's God's family team and it shapes. 328 00:18:37,500 --> 00:18:41,500 A lot of decision-making and ways of thinking and what we're 329 00:18:41,500 --> 00:18:43,900 trying to do in a service, you know, like how we structure 330 00:18:43,900 --> 00:18:46,800 things and what we're praying for for our people. 331 00:18:46,800 --> 00:18:49,200 So that's a little bit, just about who ports. 332 00:18:49,200 --> 00:18:52,300 It is Who We Are, Who were trying to be See how we hold 333 00:18:52,300 --> 00:18:57,500 ourselves accountable to that and to to God's word and just 334 00:18:57,500 --> 00:18:59,500 let you in a little bit on how we think. 335 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:02,700 Hey, one other question, I've just been asked a lot recently 336 00:19:03,100 --> 00:19:06,600 is just will we have sermons and things like that accessible? 337 00:19:06,600 --> 00:19:11,500 We will it'll be on audio for sure. 338 00:19:11,500 --> 00:19:15,000 We don't know yet about video YouTube or whatever. 339 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:17,800 We'll see. But it'll be audio some capacity 340 00:19:19,400 --> 00:19:21,100 either on this one or will build some other. 341 00:19:21,200 --> 00:19:24,000 I don't know figure that out. That's for that's for the big 342 00:19:24,000 --> 00:19:26,300 dogs that the John's and Kevin's of the world. 343 00:19:26,300 --> 00:19:28,500 I need somebody to look at that but we'll get it. 344 00:19:28,500 --> 00:19:30,500 We'll get it hooked up. Hey, last thing I love to do is 345 00:19:30,500 --> 00:19:33,600 just pray for all of you. Thank you again so much for what 346 00:19:33,600 --> 00:19:37,400 you do for Port City, every prayer that you lift up on our 347 00:19:37,400 --> 00:19:38,900 behalf. So let me pray for you guys. 348 00:19:39,600 --> 00:19:42,900 Father we love you. God we want to just thank you 349 00:19:42,900 --> 00:19:45,300 for your goodness. Lord and your love for us. 350 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:49,100 Lord, bringing us into your family team for dying. 351 00:19:49,100 --> 00:19:53,900 Jesus, for us, Lori giving us belonging in a purpose and just 352 00:19:53,900 --> 00:19:57,000 a calling and you to know us. Lord, I pray for the people 353 00:19:57,000 --> 00:19:59,600 listening, you have with people who've had our back who have our 354 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:02,200 back, who will have our back or praying for us. 355 00:20:02,700 --> 00:20:05,000 God, whether they're seeing a magnet, seeing a picture of us, 356 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:07,600 thinking of us, or systematically praying for us, 357 00:20:08,600 --> 00:20:10,300 writing down things. Even as we shared on this 358 00:20:10,300 --> 00:20:13,600 podcast, where we thank you for their, their thoughts, their 359 00:20:13,600 --> 00:20:15,900 energy that they're giving towards us and towards your 360 00:20:15,900 --> 00:20:17,900 kingdom. In towards the city of Norfolk 361 00:20:17,900 --> 00:20:20,000 and towards your church expanding? 362 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:22,800 Lord, would you increase all of our burdens? 363 00:20:22,800 --> 00:20:28,300 For lostness all of our burdens to increase for the cause of 364 00:20:28,300 --> 00:20:30,100 Christ and one of your name to be famous. 365 00:20:30,100 --> 00:20:31,700 Only one life will soon be passed. 366 00:20:31,700 --> 00:20:33,300 Only was done with Christ will last. 367 00:20:33,300 --> 00:20:37,000 And would that just be true of our hearts that we would burn to 368 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:40,800 see people share in the fellowship with you. 369 00:20:40,800 --> 00:20:44,200 Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. So Lord bless them. 370 00:20:44,200 --> 00:20:46,700 Keep them. Thank you for the your 371 00:20:46,700 --> 00:20:48,900 generosity. Thank you for their prayers and 372 00:20:48,900 --> 00:20:52,300 their partnership in the gospel and we look forward to just 373 00:20:52,300 --> 00:20:54,200 staying in touch with them. We love you and pray this in 374 00:20:54,208 --> 00:21:02,200 Jesus name, amen. God bless you all. 375 00:21:02,700 --> 00:21:03,800 Thank you Steve.