1 00:00:00,560 --> 00:00:03,880 People are massively disappointed in me and here's 2 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:12,680 why. In 2019, we lost everything. 3 00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:16,830 Our house, our clothes, our possessions, and perhaps worse 4 00:00:16,830 --> 00:00:20,470 of all, we lost our peace. Just four weeks before our first 5 00:00:20,470 --> 00:00:23,790 child was to be born, we bought a house that had a hidden 6 00:00:23,790 --> 00:00:26,310 problem. The situation was definitely 7 00:00:26,310 --> 00:00:28,990 bad, but I believe that we overreacted. 8 00:00:28,990 --> 00:00:31,870 So what did we do? We ran to mommy and daddy. 9 00:00:31,910 --> 00:00:36,150 As the scripture says, the wicked flee when no one pursues. 10 00:00:36,310 --> 00:00:39,790 But the righteous are bold as a lion, and you might be saying, 11 00:00:39,790 --> 00:00:42,630 Joe, isn't that a little bit harsh to refer to yourself as 12 00:00:42,630 --> 00:00:44,910 wicked? Well, honestly, I truly do 13 00:00:44,910 --> 00:00:48,910 believe that this issue happened as a chastisement from the Lord 14 00:00:49,230 --> 00:00:52,030 for years. I've been living in disobedience 15 00:00:52,150 --> 00:00:55,800 for years. I'd refused to repent of 1 16 00:00:55,800 --> 00:00:57,880 certain sin. That doesn't mean that every 17 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:01,360 time something bad happens it means the Lord is disciplining 18 00:01:01,360 --> 00:01:03,280 us. But in this instance, just like 19 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:06,520 Joseph's brothers, you remember when Joseph was sold by his 20 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:10,160 brothers to Egypt and then many years passed by and Joseph was 21 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:14,280 disguised and his brothers found themselves in a sticky situation 22 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:16,360 and what thought came to their mind. 23 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:20,120 Instantly they had a guilty conscience and instantly they 24 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:24,600 said this is because we sold our brother Joseph into Egypt. 25 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:27,680 In other words, but they knew that God was dealing with them 26 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:30,840 from that sin many years ago. And so when we are being 27 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:33,560 disciplined by the Lord, I believe that there isn't a doubt 28 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:35,720 in our mind. We know for certain that this 29 00:01:35,720 --> 00:01:37,840 has happened because we have done wrong. 30 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:41,040 So here I am with my wife, my newborn baby, practically 31 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:45,240 homeless, living in my childhood bedroom at my parents house. 32 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:48,400 And then what happened to the whole world in 2020? 33 00:01:55,250 --> 00:01:58,450 You must stay at home. We'll postpone unnecessary 34 00:01:58,450 --> 00:02:00,970 travel. We face this unprecedented 35 00:02:00,970 --> 00:02:03,330 challenge the toughest year of our lives. 36 00:02:03,730 --> 00:02:05,810 You guessed it. What was supposed to be a 37 00:02:05,850 --> 00:02:10,810 temporary situation turned into one year of anxiety and 38 00:02:10,810 --> 00:02:14,970 uncertainty as we just could not sell this house that we bought. 39 00:02:15,050 --> 00:02:19,130 And yet, in that year, I've never walked closer to God in 40 00:02:19,130 --> 00:02:21,450 all of my life. I remember when we were all 41 00:02:21,450 --> 00:02:24,250 confined to only being allowed in our own house. 42 00:02:24,250 --> 00:02:27,650 In our own back garden, I remember walking in my father's 43 00:02:27,650 --> 00:02:31,130 garden and it felt like I was walking with another father, my 44 00:02:31,130 --> 00:02:33,570 heavenly Father. There was times when it felt 45 00:02:33,570 --> 00:02:37,490 like God was so close to me that I could just reach out my hand 46 00:02:37,490 --> 00:02:41,010 and touch him and something else crazy happened. 47 00:02:41,330 --> 00:02:44,810 Ironically, this is also the time when many of you discovered 48 00:02:44,810 --> 00:02:47,570 my YouTube channel. You see, I've been making videos 49 00:02:47,570 --> 00:02:52,410 since 2016, but in 2020, it was almost as if there was a sort of 50 00:02:52,690 --> 00:02:55,570 peculiar blessing that fell upon my ministry. 51 00:02:55,570 --> 00:02:59,130 When I was preaching in my dad's clothes with my dad's shed in 52 00:02:59,130 --> 00:03:02,610 the background, there was very little production value, and yet 53 00:03:02,610 --> 00:03:05,770 it seemed like God turned up every single week. 54 00:03:05,770 --> 00:03:09,330 Lives were being touched. People were saying that they've 55 00:03:09,330 --> 00:03:12,490 been lukewarm for many years, and yet God was drawing them 56 00:03:12,490 --> 00:03:14,570 back. And it wasn't Joe Kirby that was 57 00:03:14,570 --> 00:03:17,650 doing anything. No, it was the Holy Spirit. 58 00:03:18,090 --> 00:03:20,130 He was speaking into people's lives. 59 00:03:20,130 --> 00:03:24,090 Sometimes I watch those old videos and I get emotional 60 00:03:24,090 --> 00:03:26,730 because I see back then there was a peace. 61 00:03:27,010 --> 00:03:30,250 It was a joy, if you like a sparkle in my eyes that God was 62 00:03:30,250 --> 00:03:33,250 doing something despite the difficult time we were in. 63 00:03:33,250 --> 00:03:38,570 And I'll be honest, in 2022, in 2023, even I've tried to 64 00:03:38,570 --> 00:03:41,090 recreate those videos. I've tried to make similar 65 00:03:41,090 --> 00:03:46,000 videos, but the truth is this. You cannot manufacture a move of 66 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:48,360 God. And as much as I tried to go 67 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:52,160 back and to speak those same messages, that was a special 68 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:56,360 season and that window, once it was open, but now it shuts. 69 00:03:56,360 --> 00:03:59,120 And I can't go back to that time as much as I try. 70 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:01,440 So why are people disappointed in me? 71 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:04,680 But back then I used to make videos for Christians, 72 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:07,960 particularly speaking into the areas of holiness and 73 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:10,920 encouragement, because that was the place that God had taken me 74 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:12,840 to. And those were the messages that 75 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:16,300 God had burned on my heart. But it eventually became clear 76 00:04:16,300 --> 00:04:19,899 that that door had shut now, and I needed to return to making 77 00:04:19,899 --> 00:04:23,300 videos for nonbelievers again. You see, after all, I'm not a 78 00:04:23,300 --> 00:04:26,860 pastor, I'm not a Bible teacher. I'm just a street preacher. 79 00:04:26,860 --> 00:04:30,780 I'm just an evangelist. And my calling is to win souls 80 00:04:30,780 --> 00:04:33,180 for Jesus. And at the same time when I had 81 00:04:33,180 --> 00:04:36,380 this feeling, this sense that I needed to be seeking to win 82 00:04:36,380 --> 00:04:40,180 souls for the lost men of God, men who I look up to and trust, 83 00:04:40,460 --> 00:04:44,540 they also at the same time said, come on Joe, let's start making 84 00:04:44,540 --> 00:04:46,540 those videos again from believers. 85 00:04:46,820 --> 00:04:50,180 After all the need is massive and there's a harvest out there 86 00:04:50,460 --> 00:04:53,100 of lost sinners who need to hear about Jesus. 87 00:04:53,300 --> 00:04:56,500 So you use your platform to preach the gospel from. 88 00:04:56,500 --> 00:05:00,020 But here we are today, and I say this in God's grace alone. 89 00:05:00,020 --> 00:05:02,900 There is a huge amount of Christians who subscribe to my 90 00:05:02,900 --> 00:05:05,140 channel and what did they subscribe for? 91 00:05:05,140 --> 00:05:09,140 They wanted long form contents. They wanted Christian living 92 00:05:09,140 --> 00:05:12,940 videos and edification for the Saints and what are they getting 93 00:05:12,940 --> 00:05:15,900 instead? Celebrities, strong warning 94 00:05:15,900 --> 00:05:19,540 messages, and a plethora of 62nd shorts. 95 00:05:19,620 --> 00:05:21,900 And if that's you, I want to say sorry. 96 00:05:22,020 --> 00:05:26,540 I genuinely do apologize to those of you who perhaps feel 97 00:05:26,540 --> 00:05:30,500 cheated or perhaps are disappointed and you say this 98 00:05:30,500 --> 00:05:34,260 isn't what I subscribe for. Joe, because I know that this 99 00:05:34,260 --> 00:05:37,340 YouTube channel right now, it wouldn't be here if the Lord had 100 00:05:37,340 --> 00:05:40,980 not used you guys to watch the channel week by week and to 101 00:05:41,020 --> 00:05:44,500 leave encouraging messages and to support me and to keep me 102 00:05:44,500 --> 00:05:47,460 going when at points I felt like I couldn't keep going. 103 00:05:47,460 --> 00:05:49,900 So please just hear this apology. 104 00:05:50,060 --> 00:05:52,740 On the flip side, however, I know some of you, you enjoy 105 00:05:52,780 --> 00:05:55,580 anything that we put out and you're the type of Christine 106 00:05:55,580 --> 00:05:58,420 that says OK, yes, I know that these videos are aimed on 107 00:05:58,420 --> 00:06:01,700 believers, but you can never hear the gospel too many times. 108 00:06:01,900 --> 00:06:05,420 Just keep making the messages that you feel cold to make and 109 00:06:05,420 --> 00:06:08,460 I'll keep watching the videos. And if that's you, I want you to 110 00:06:08,460 --> 00:06:10,780 know I am really grateful to you. 111 00:06:10,780 --> 00:06:14,420 Because when you watch the videos, then YouTube sees Okay. 112 00:06:14,420 --> 00:06:17,860 This video is holding people's interest and it sends the video 113 00:06:17,860 --> 00:06:21,180 out in some more homes and that then gives the video or the 114 00:06:21,180 --> 00:06:25,940 message the opportunity to reach more lost souls who have never 115 00:06:25,940 --> 00:06:29,620 heard the gospel, who have never heard about the Savior who loved 116 00:06:29,620 --> 00:06:32,220 them and died for them. So take all of that into your 117 00:06:32,220 --> 00:06:36,500 mind and now want to say I'm going to make 5 changes to this 118 00:06:36,500 --> 00:06:39,140 YouTube channel. And also at the end of the video 119 00:06:39,140 --> 00:06:41,980 I have a giveaway for 400 people. 120 00:06:42,100 --> 00:06:45,100 So please stick around because I think some of you will really 121 00:06:45,100 --> 00:06:47,820 appreciate this giveaway. The first change that's 122 00:06:47,820 --> 00:06:51,220 happening is something that isn't changing and that's that 123 00:06:51,220 --> 00:06:53,500 we're going to keep the videos ad free. 124 00:06:53,500 --> 00:06:56,460 The reason I'm mentioning this is you might remember a couple 125 00:06:56,460 --> 00:06:59,620 of weeks ago I put out a community post saying that for 126 00:06:59,620 --> 00:07:03,500 some strange reason ads had started popping up on my YouTube 127 00:07:03,500 --> 00:07:05,140 channel. Even though I'm not signed up to 128 00:07:05,140 --> 00:07:07,620 the Google ad partnership for some reason. 129 00:07:07,660 --> 00:07:09,820 There were adverts in front of my videos. 130 00:07:09,820 --> 00:07:13,300 So I contacted YouTube and within a day they took all of 131 00:07:13,300 --> 00:07:15,740 the adverts down South. Can I just say, can we all just 132 00:07:15,740 --> 00:07:19,660 take a moment right now to appreciate YouTube's kindness in 133 00:07:19,660 --> 00:07:22,180 doing this? You see, technically from 134 00:07:22,180 --> 00:07:25,860 YouTube standpoint, I'm a big waste of space because I don't 135 00:07:25,860 --> 00:07:27,820 put adverts in front of my videos. 136 00:07:27,940 --> 00:07:31,700 I'm earning YouTube no money. It's a bit like I'm playing in 137 00:07:31,700 --> 00:07:34,420 YouTube sandbox, totally rent free. 138 00:07:34,420 --> 00:07:37,380 And yet every single week, what does YouTube do? 139 00:07:37,380 --> 00:07:40,300 It pushes out my video to millions of people. 140 00:07:40,380 --> 00:07:43,420 If this was the television networks, if this was the BBC, 141 00:07:43,420 --> 00:07:46,820 there's no chance I could say the things I say and reach the 142 00:07:46,820 --> 00:07:49,780 audience I reach. And yet YouTube allows me to do 143 00:07:49,780 --> 00:07:53,060 this totally for free. And I personally believe that 144 00:07:53,060 --> 00:07:56,900 YouTube is the platform that gives the most freedom of speech 145 00:07:56,900 --> 00:07:59,420 for Christians, for people to preach the gospel. 146 00:07:59,420 --> 00:08:01,060 Because you have heard my messages before. 147 00:08:01,060 --> 00:08:03,980 You know that I don't compromise on the things that I say. 148 00:08:04,060 --> 00:08:06,740 And other platforms, they pride themselves like Twitter. 149 00:08:06,740 --> 00:08:09,460 They say no, we are now the platform where you can have 150 00:08:09,460 --> 00:08:12,460 total freedom of speech. And yet what do I have to do? 151 00:08:12,460 --> 00:08:16,140 I have to pay Elon Musk $100 to get verified. 152 00:08:16,140 --> 00:08:19,820 And then once I'm verified, then Twitter says, OK, now your 153 00:08:19,820 --> 00:08:22,260 messages can rank high in suggestions. 154 00:08:22,260 --> 00:08:25,220 Now your messages can be promoted, but if I don't pay the 155 00:08:25,220 --> 00:08:29,140 $100, well then I'm hidden. And the last time I looked, that 156 00:08:29,140 --> 00:08:32,659 kind of defeats the point of freedom of speech, if you see 157 00:08:32,659 --> 00:08:35,620 what I'm saying. So as Christians we are very 158 00:08:35,620 --> 00:08:39,659 good at complaining, at protesting, but very often we do 159 00:08:39,659 --> 00:08:43,610 forget to say thank you when a good thing hits us between the 160 00:08:43,610 --> 00:08:45,810 face. And I just want to say thank you 161 00:08:45,810 --> 00:08:49,770 right now to YouTube publicly for allowing me to reach so many 162 00:08:49,770 --> 00:08:52,050 people. The second change is that from 163 00:08:52,050 --> 00:08:56,330 now on my channel will totally focus on unbelievers. 164 00:08:56,330 --> 00:08:59,490 Let me give you an example. I might make a video and I might 165 00:08:59,490 --> 00:09:03,490 say if you see this, you should be totally terrified. 166 00:09:03,490 --> 00:09:06,010 And then I'll look at the comments section and I'll see 167 00:09:06,010 --> 00:09:08,650 Christians writing messages like this. 168 00:09:08,650 --> 00:09:12,690 Joe, you're just fear mongering. How dare you tell people they 169 00:09:12,690 --> 00:09:14,570 should be scared? I have nothing to fear. 170 00:09:14,570 --> 00:09:17,010 I have the Lord Jesus Christ. And you're right. 171 00:09:17,090 --> 00:09:21,330 If you have Jesus Christ, you have nothing to fear in Christ 172 00:09:21,410 --> 00:09:23,570 Jesus's arms. You're totally safe. 173 00:09:23,650 --> 00:09:26,370 But there are people who are making the video for that are 174 00:09:26,370 --> 00:09:29,650 not totally safe. There are people who should be 175 00:09:29,650 --> 00:09:33,490 terrified for is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of an 176 00:09:33,490 --> 00:09:36,450 angry God. And those people need to hear 177 00:09:36,450 --> 00:09:40,010 the urgency of this message. Those people need to hear these 178 00:09:40,010 --> 00:09:42,890 warning signs and there has to be an element where I am 179 00:09:42,890 --> 00:09:45,890 preaching quite hard line to get their attention. 180 00:09:45,890 --> 00:09:49,170 So if you do see those videos and you're confused, ask 181 00:09:49,170 --> 00:09:53,010 yourself the question, is this video aimed at me a Christian? 182 00:09:53,010 --> 00:09:56,410 Or could this apply to another group of people, the people who 183 00:09:56,410 --> 00:09:58,970 have not yet met the risen Jesus? 184 00:09:59,090 --> 00:10:02,290 Another example is YouTube shorts. 185 00:10:02,290 --> 00:10:06,330 Now I know many of you cannot stand YouTube shorts. 186 00:10:06,330 --> 00:10:09,970 You really just want to see a nice long form video over 10 187 00:10:09,970 --> 00:10:12,450 minutes long with a well thought out argument. 188 00:10:12,450 --> 00:10:16,250 But the reality is when we look at the younger generation, can I 189 00:10:16,250 --> 00:10:17,530 call them Gen. Z? 190 00:10:17,570 --> 00:10:20,450 All the content they're consuming right now is YouTube 191 00:10:20,450 --> 00:10:23,490 shorts, tick tocks. They just watch short form 192 00:10:23,490 --> 00:10:25,890 content. And actually something kind of 193 00:10:25,890 --> 00:10:28,090 exciting has happened in our own family. 194 00:10:28,090 --> 00:10:31,290 Emma's sister who is only 18 years old, my sister-in-law. 195 00:10:31,290 --> 00:10:34,970 For years we've been telling her about the Lord Jesus Christ and 196 00:10:34,970 --> 00:10:38,730 she's had very little interest, but only in the last few weeks 197 00:10:38,730 --> 00:10:42,090 she's been watching Christian videos on and Tick Tock, just 198 00:10:42,090 --> 00:10:45,490 short form videos. And those videos have given her 199 00:10:45,490 --> 00:10:48,410 a desire to read the Bible. So now she's meeting up with a 200 00:10:48,410 --> 00:10:51,490 friend, reading the Bible, highlighting the Bible and now 201 00:10:51,490 --> 00:10:54,930 she's even said I'd really like to come to church with you this 202 00:10:54,930 --> 00:10:57,770 coming weekend. And so as I preach, she's going 203 00:10:57,770 --> 00:11:00,810 to be sat in the congregation. Now none of this would have ever 204 00:11:00,810 --> 00:11:04,570 happened if she didn't find a Tick Tock and I know some of the 205 00:11:04,570 --> 00:11:07,810 videos that she's been watching. And when you would see those 206 00:11:07,810 --> 00:11:10,770 videos, you would call those videos clickbasy, but you'd say 207 00:11:10,770 --> 00:11:12,850 it's nothing more than sensationalism. 208 00:11:12,850 --> 00:11:15,650 But the fact is this. My sister-in-law was not ready 209 00:11:15,650 --> 00:11:20,370 to watch an indepth video, an exposition on Ephesians, or an 210 00:11:20,370 --> 00:11:22,610 unpacking of the doctrine of the Trinity. 211 00:11:22,730 --> 00:11:25,130 No, something simple. Something, dare I say, 212 00:11:25,130 --> 00:11:27,770 clickbaity. Like a picture of little Uzi 213 00:11:27,810 --> 00:11:30,010 verts. That's what got her attention. 214 00:11:30,050 --> 00:11:34,110 And from that, the Lord planted a seed where she had a desire to 215 00:11:34,110 --> 00:11:36,430 learn more. Listen to me, I've not forgotten 216 00:11:36,430 --> 00:11:39,350 about the giveaway, but I do want to tell you about the third 217 00:11:39,350 --> 00:11:42,990 change, which actually provides a solution to the second change. 218 00:11:42,990 --> 00:11:47,150 I've decided that I do actually want to try and create more 219 00:11:47,190 --> 00:11:50,470 Christine videos, but on my second channel, and you can see 220 00:11:50,470 --> 00:11:54,070 a link to it in the description. That way there's no confusion at 221 00:11:54,070 --> 00:11:56,230 Who is this channel trying to reach? 222 00:11:56,230 --> 00:11:59,190 No, this channel, My second channel will be trying to reach 223 00:11:59,190 --> 00:12:02,390 Christians only, and there is a sense of guilt. 224 00:12:02,390 --> 00:12:05,470 I know I shouldn't feel guilt. See, I should never feel guilty. 225 00:12:05,470 --> 00:12:07,830 And I know that no one is indispensable. 226 00:12:07,830 --> 00:12:10,670 So you don't need me to give you Christian videos. 227 00:12:10,710 --> 00:12:13,270 But the same time, I do know there have been people who've 228 00:12:13,270 --> 00:12:16,870 reached out and have said, Joe, I just miss your old videos. 229 00:12:16,870 --> 00:12:20,550 And so I want to try this. I want to lean upon the Lord and 230 00:12:20,550 --> 00:12:22,790 say, Lord God, I come to you empty. 231 00:12:22,790 --> 00:12:26,030 And I just asked that you'd fill me and give me something to say 232 00:12:26,030 --> 00:12:29,070 to your flock to your people and we'll see what happens. 233 00:12:29,230 --> 00:12:32,550 I will warn you though that because there are limited funds 234 00:12:32,550 --> 00:12:36,070 and there is limited time, these videos are going to be a little 235 00:12:36,070 --> 00:12:38,590 rough and ready. They won't be well produced like 236 00:12:38,590 --> 00:12:41,390 the videos on my main channel. But that's actually how I first 237 00:12:41,390 --> 00:12:44,710 started as I was talking about filming in my dad's garden. 238 00:12:44,710 --> 00:12:48,350 And sometimes that's actually when God works best, when we 239 00:12:48,350 --> 00:12:51,700 just come to him with nothing and then there can be no sorts 240 00:12:51,700 --> 00:12:53,420 of pride that can be filled there. 241 00:12:53,460 --> 00:12:57,260 No, we just lean upon the Lord and ask him to turn up and to do 242 00:12:57,260 --> 00:12:59,460 all the work. So if you're interested, please 243 00:12:59,460 --> 00:13:01,540 do check out that Channel. It's just my name. 244 00:13:01,540 --> 00:13:04,060 It's called Joe Kirby. And again, there is a link in 245 00:13:04,060 --> 00:13:06,220 the description. I also do hope that we'll be 246 00:13:06,220 --> 00:13:08,260 able to do more Zoom Bible studies. 247 00:13:08,260 --> 00:13:10,940 For those of you who signed up to my newsletter, you know that 248 00:13:10,940 --> 00:13:13,700 we did want a couple of months ago and that was a really 249 00:13:13,700 --> 00:13:16,180 precious time. So if you also would like to be 250 00:13:16,180 --> 00:13:20,220 part of that, please go to offthecurb.co.uk and sign up to 251 00:13:20,220 --> 00:13:22,740 the newsletter and there'll be a chance where we can study the 252 00:13:22,740 --> 00:13:25,500 word together and just talk to one another, ask each other 253 00:13:25,500 --> 00:13:28,700 questions and it really is a wonderful time of fellowship. 254 00:13:28,820 --> 00:13:32,460 OK, the 4th and final change before I tell you about the 255 00:13:32,460 --> 00:13:36,700 giveaway is I'm actually going to be posting less videos. 256 00:13:36,780 --> 00:13:40,100 Some of you will remember back in January I made a video 257 00:13:40,100 --> 00:13:42,660 telling you all that I actually burnt out. 258 00:13:42,740 --> 00:13:46,180 I've since deleted that video because I know at the time I 259 00:13:46,180 --> 00:13:49,540 wasn't in the best frame of mind and I was a little bit over 260 00:13:49,620 --> 00:13:52,540 emotional and so I took it down because I thought maybe some of 261 00:13:52,540 --> 00:13:55,740 the things I said were a bit too raw and perhaps I shouldn't have 262 00:13:55,740 --> 00:13:58,220 said some of those things. In fact, just to be honest, I 263 00:13:58,220 --> 00:14:00,580 was a little bit embarrassed. So that's gone now. 264 00:14:00,820 --> 00:14:04,380 But if you want an update, since then I've been posting less 265 00:14:04,380 --> 00:14:06,540 videos. I've not been posting every week 266 00:14:06,580 --> 00:14:09,700 and I've had more time with my family and children and it's 267 00:14:09,700 --> 00:14:13,300 just been wonderful and the joy of YouTube has come back, the 268 00:14:13,300 --> 00:14:16,700 joy of Ministry has come back and so really I'd be a bit silly 269 00:14:16,700 --> 00:14:20,140 to go back on that treadmill and trying to sustain doing one 270 00:14:20,140 --> 00:14:23,220 video in depth of high quality every single week. 271 00:14:23,300 --> 00:14:27,060 However, the videos that I am trying to make, I'm trying to do 272 00:14:27,060 --> 00:14:30,820 with all of my mites and I've actually got some big news for 273 00:14:30,820 --> 00:14:33,220 everyone. I've never done this before but 274 00:14:33,220 --> 00:14:38,220 our next video on the 19th of August is going to be our first 275 00:14:38,260 --> 00:14:40,300 documentary. I don't want to give too much 276 00:14:40,300 --> 00:14:44,700 away, but I will say it is going to step on some toes and for 277 00:14:44,700 --> 00:14:49,500 nearly three days after I filmed it, I felt very sad inside about 278 00:14:49,620 --> 00:14:53,220 what is going to happen to the world if this really does come 279 00:14:53,220 --> 00:14:56,340 into fruition. So on the 19th of August, make 280 00:14:56,340 --> 00:15:00,180 sure you do not miss the first ever Off the Curb Ministries 281 00:15:00,180 --> 00:15:04,220 documentary. So over to you now let me know, 282 00:15:04,460 --> 00:15:07,900 are you still on board? If you are, please write in the 283 00:15:07,900 --> 00:15:10,690 comment box. If you're not, please also write 284 00:15:10,690 --> 00:15:13,890 that in the comment box, because I want to remain teachable and I 285 00:15:13,890 --> 00:15:17,330 really would appreciate your feedback on how you feel this 286 00:15:17,330 --> 00:15:20,570 channel should go, what direction you feel it should go 287 00:15:20,570 --> 00:15:23,170 in the future. Because after all, I'm just a 288 00:15:23,170 --> 00:15:27,010 normal, regular average Joe like you except for your names. 289 00:15:27,010 --> 00:15:29,390 Probably not, Joe. But you know what I'm trying to 290 00:15:29,390 --> 00:15:32,110 say, don't you? I need help and I need guidance, 291 00:15:32,190 --> 00:15:35,230 and I just hope that you'll be able to help me on this journey 292 00:15:35,230 --> 00:15:39,270 as we walk in this and try and bring glory to our mighty God 293 00:15:39,310 --> 00:15:42,230 and the gospel that He is commissioned to us. 294 00:15:42,430 --> 00:15:45,390 OK, here is the moment you've all been waiting for. 295 00:15:45,750 --> 00:15:47,670 Let me tell you about our giveaway. 296 00:15:47,670 --> 00:15:51,190 There are actually 2 giveaways. The first one is for those who 297 00:15:51,190 --> 00:15:55,110 subscribe to our channel who are based in the USA and the 2nd 298 00:15:55,110 --> 00:15:59,350 giveaway is for everyone. OK, firstly, if you are based in 299 00:15:59,350 --> 00:16:03,390 the USA where our supplier is 10 of those the company that we're 300 00:16:03,390 --> 00:16:07,990 working with, we want to give you a free copy of my book 100 301 00:16:07,990 --> 00:16:10,630 Pure Thoughts. 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And so if that's you, please go 309 00:16:30,870 --> 00:16:34,910 to ourwebsite@offthecurb.co.uk/book 310 00:16:34,910 --> 00:16:38,390 and then fill out our free book form at the bottom of the page. 311 00:16:38,470 --> 00:16:42,910 But if you're not based in the USA, we have even more exciting 312 00:16:42,910 --> 00:16:46,870 news in the next few weeks. 100 Pure Thought will be available 313 00:16:46,870 --> 00:16:51,030 for everyone, totally free on the app you version. 314 00:16:51,110 --> 00:16:53,390 But this is super important. You need to remember this. 315 00:16:53,390 --> 00:16:55,990 It will not be titled 100 Pure Thoughts. 316 00:16:55,990 --> 00:16:59,390 If you want to find it, you have to put in Purify Your Mind 317 00:16:59,390 --> 00:17:02,230 series by Joe Kirby. So if that's something that 318 00:17:02,230 --> 00:17:05,670 you'd be interested in, well please do watch this space and 319 00:17:05,670 --> 00:17:08,950 download the app because very soon this resource is going to 320 00:17:08,950 --> 00:17:11,589 be available for all. And as you know, that's been my 321 00:17:11,589 --> 00:17:15,270 desire all along, that I just want as many people to be pure 322 00:17:15,270 --> 00:17:18,069 for the Lord of Jesus Christ because it's the most precious 323 00:17:18,069 --> 00:17:21,190 thing when we can walk before the Lord and know that I do not 324 00:17:21,190 --> 00:17:25,109 have this sin that is always following me wherever I go. 325 00:17:25,190 --> 00:17:29,110 By the way, perhaps you're curious at why I decided to turn 326 00:17:29,110 --> 00:17:33,310 down $600,000 every year in YouTube Adsense. 327 00:17:33,310 --> 00:17:35,230 Is it because I'm already a millionaire? 328 00:17:35,230 --> 00:17:38,230 Well, the answer is no. And I'll be honest, the decision 329 00:17:38,590 --> 00:17:40,870 is very difficult. But if you want to know the 330 00:17:40,870 --> 00:17:43,870 reasons why I'm going to stick by this decision, please watch 331 00:17:43,870 --> 00:17:45,510 this video right now.