1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,800 We are so excited that you are joining with us on this cold 2 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:08,200 winter in New Year day, and we are so blessed to be able to 3 00:00:08,200 --> 00:00:12,300 start off 2022 with you. And so, we are going to spend 4 00:00:12,300 --> 00:00:15,200 about 30 minutes today, starting the year off, right? 5 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:20,400 And so no matter how great 2021 was or how hard 2021 might have 6 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:24,200 been for you, we have the chance to start brand new. 7 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:28,200 It actually says in the Bible and Lamentations 322 lat because 8 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:31,800 of the Lord's great love. We are not consumed for his 9 00:00:31,800 --> 00:00:36,200 compassion's never fail. They are new Every Morning. 10 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:39,100 How incredible that. God's mercy his compassion. 11 00:00:39,100 --> 00:00:41,900 His love, it is new every morning. 12 00:00:41,900 --> 00:00:45,300 Not just every year, not just starting off, but every day each 13 00:00:45,300 --> 00:00:47,400 of us has the ability to start new. 14 00:00:47,500 --> 00:00:50,900 So today is a new day. It's a new year and we all have 15 00:00:50,900 --> 00:00:54,400 the chance to have a fresh start today because Great Is Thy 16 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:57,400 Faithfulness, it says. So we're going to start off by 17 00:00:57,400 --> 00:00:59,900 worshiping God. Today, we have a couple of songs 18 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:03,500 The worship with you and then we will have a word of Hope, right? 19 00:01:03,500 --> 00:01:05,800 From the Bible. And so I hope that you'll stay 20 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:08,900 and you'll come into a posture worship and join us as we 21 00:01:08,900 --> 00:01:11,100 worship our good God this morning. 22 00:03:00,800 --> 00:04:01,800 Do you want from me? Yes. 23 00:04:55,100 --> 00:05:01,000 I am who you say you are holding me. 24 00:05:03,700 --> 00:06:23,500 I am saying that I am He's moving in on and worship to 25 00:06:23,500 --> 00:06:29,900 our here. Working in males place I 26 00:06:29,900 --> 00:06:44,500 worship. I'm words, light in the darkness 27 00:06:45,000 --> 00:07:07,500 is my God. Touching and 28 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:37,600 healing every and works. You turned my life around, I 29 00:07:37,600 --> 00:07:51,800 work should give you a word and he'll in every home should be. 30 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:03,600 Wait, make a miracle, worker promise keeper. 31 00:08:03,700 --> 00:08:08,900 Lying, the darkness. My God, that is who you are. 32 00:08:12,400 --> 00:08:17,800 When Baker Miracle Water. Promise keeper mine in the 33 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:23,700 darkness. My God that is who deal or you 34 00:08:23,700 --> 00:08:31,800 step out into deep. About is who you are but is who 35 00:08:31,800 --> 00:08:35,700 you are. Who You Are? 36 00:08:40,600 --> 00:08:46,500 That is who you are. That is who you are. 37 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:55,500 Even when I don't see it, you're working. 38 00:08:56,000 --> 00:09:01,000 Even when I'm feeling that you are going on - stop, you never 39 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:03,900 stop working. It never stopped. 40 00:09:03,900 --> 00:09:09,300 You never stop working. To see it to working. 41 00:09:09,700 --> 00:09:16,900 Even when you to a stop, you never stop working and you never 42 00:09:16,900 --> 00:09:22,000 stop. Jesus is Waymaker, Miracle. 43 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:26,000 When your home, is he a light in the darkness? 44 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:33,700 Oh my God. That is who you are wait. 45 00:09:33,700 --> 00:09:46,200 Thank your big one. Oh my God, that is who you are. 46 00:09:47,800 --> 00:10:02,700 That is who you are. That is how cute that is. 47 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:17,900 That is human, she will make a miracle, worker promise keeper 48 00:10:17,900 --> 00:10:21,300 light in the darkness. My God. 49 00:10:22,100 --> 00:10:30,200 He's who you give it up. Big for our God today. 50 00:10:30,500 --> 00:10:33,700 Drop some hearts, throw up some lights in the comments this 51 00:10:33,700 --> 00:10:36,300 morning and let, Jesus know you love him. 52 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:42,100 And once again, welcome to Real Life Church online today and 53 00:10:42,100 --> 00:10:45,200 hey, people at real life, I need your help today. 54 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:49,500 I realized church, we are a church on a mission and that 55 00:10:49,500 --> 00:10:53,800 mission is to see people far from God, discover their real 56 00:10:53,800 --> 00:10:58,000 life and purpose and Jesus, one of the best ways is we start 57 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:02,300 2022 to move. That mission forward is to click 58 00:11:02,300 --> 00:11:06,600 the share button, you can be a social media, including It's 59 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:11,200 here for the cause of Christ by sharing this content today and 60 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:15,300 it means the world to us. When you do that, if you are new 61 00:11:15,300 --> 00:11:18,400 with us this morning, you are our honored guest. 62 00:11:18,600 --> 00:11:20,900 We'd love to help you with a fresh start. 63 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:25,500 As we begin 2022, I invite you to fill out our digital 64 00:11:25,500 --> 00:11:29,400 communication card and you can do that by texting RL Newton 65 00:11:29,400 --> 00:11:32,600 97,000 or you can click a link in the comments. 66 00:11:33,200 --> 00:11:35,300 A member of our connection team will reach out to you. 67 00:11:35,300 --> 00:11:39,100 Is there any Options that you might have and help you feel at 68 00:11:39,100 --> 00:11:45,300 home here at you live church because of you 20:21 ended as a 69 00:11:45,300 --> 00:11:49,400 record-breaking year for our church in so many ways. 70 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:54,600 And 2021 you broke ground on the Hope Center, you broke giving 71 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:59,200 records and you broke down the walls of sin for so many people 72 00:11:59,200 --> 00:12:05,300 to say, yes to Jesus, but maybe on the second day of 2022, you 73 00:12:05,300 --> 00:12:06,800 don't feel so. Cool. 74 00:12:07,400 --> 00:12:10,500 Maybe you're feeling a little defeated, maybe you're feeling a 75 00:12:10,500 --> 00:12:14,000 little less than or a little down and out and maybe you feel 76 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:19,200 like 2022 is already a failure will lean in this morning as 77 00:12:19,200 --> 00:12:23,400 Pastor Sean brings a message of Hope as we begin this new year 78 00:12:23,500 --> 00:12:28,900 with hashtag 2022. Come on. 79 00:12:30,700 --> 00:12:32,300 All right. Look at the comments. 80 00:12:32,300 --> 00:12:34,700 Look who's on the screen and just some hearts. 81 00:12:34,700 --> 00:12:37,700 Get some like celebrity know you You love them, especially 82 00:12:37,700 --> 00:12:39,400 updates new, come on, let them listen. 83 00:12:39,400 --> 00:12:42,200 The Hawks crate, crash Facebook, come on, come on. 84 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:44,300 You can do it well, Happy New Year. 85 00:12:44,300 --> 00:12:46,400 I can't believe it's 20 22 already. 86 00:12:46,700 --> 00:12:50,800 And maybe yesterday, you had the perfect New Year's day, maybe 87 00:12:50,800 --> 00:12:52,800 leaning into it, your family and friends. 88 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:57,200 You have a great time, surrounded by people, you lay 89 00:12:57,200 --> 00:13:00,100 that special kiss on that special, someone at the stroke 90 00:13:00,100 --> 00:13:03,400 of midnight. You finally got the courage. 91 00:13:03,400 --> 00:13:05,900 Come on somebody. Now, as you pass your for 10 92 00:13:05,900 --> 00:13:10,800 years, And there is a great situation, is kind of weird, but 93 00:13:10,800 --> 00:13:12,800 we're a power-play. We know these teens and it was 94 00:13:12,800 --> 00:13:14,700 getting closer. Struck midnight in this guy. 95 00:13:14,700 --> 00:13:17,900 I had a crush on this girl, and it wasn't nothing, but for him 96 00:13:17,900 --> 00:13:20,200 was the thing. He kept sliding closer, you 97 00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:22,800 know, to her all that long and you close them on the screen 98 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:25,100 yet. He called, and he slides over 99 00:13:25,100 --> 00:13:29,200 this girl and ricerca midnight. He literally lays a kiss on his 100 00:13:29,200 --> 00:13:32,700 girl. He's like that. 101 00:13:32,700 --> 00:13:35,100 Come on. It was an awkward feel awkward 102 00:13:35,100 --> 00:13:38,000 sign on there. Lasik is all those girls left at 103 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:41,400 the stroke of midnight so maybe you have the courage. 104 00:13:41,400 --> 00:13:44,300 I don't know, don't be weird like that on the higher tiers 105 00:13:44,300 --> 00:13:46,400 was. But here's the old no matter 106 00:13:46,400 --> 00:13:49,800 what you went to sleep that night and you woke up and for a 107 00:13:49,808 --> 00:13:53,200 lot of us that anxiety was still there, that loss is still there. 108 00:13:53,200 --> 00:13:56,100 That pain was still there. Everything really changed the 109 00:13:56,100 --> 00:13:59,300 time changed but you stayed the same. 110 00:13:59,400 --> 00:14:02,500 And so they this message is really dedicated to those of us, 111 00:14:02,600 --> 00:14:04,800 they're trying to lay a foundation for this year and 112 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:07,400 getting past your past moving. In the direction. 113 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:09,300 And so I want to encourage you today. 114 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:12,800 That is so easy for us to really get tied down on courage, to 115 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:15,400 break some chains, and some change, the past will hold us 116 00:14:15,400 --> 00:14:16,800 back. And so, a lot of us say, well, 117 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:18,200 why even change? I've been struggling with the 118 00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:21,000 same thing for so long. Why in the world? 119 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:23,400 I haven't even care. I'm still the same addiction. 120 00:14:23,400 --> 00:14:26,000 I try to break it. I go back to it over and over 121 00:14:26,200 --> 00:14:29,100 and over again for someone says, why even care? 122 00:14:29,400 --> 00:14:31,500 I've been in relationships is falling apart. 123 00:14:31,500 --> 00:14:33,400 Why do you care about going back? 124 00:14:33,400 --> 00:14:35,300 Why care about serving? I served in the past. 125 00:14:35,300 --> 00:14:39,300 So you guys serve the church. 10, 15, 20, 30 years ago. 126 00:14:39,500 --> 00:14:41,600 And he got burned out and like me, why would I even do this 127 00:14:41,600 --> 00:14:43,900 again? I've been down this road before 128 00:14:44,100 --> 00:14:46,200 I got burned out. Why commit? 129 00:14:46,300 --> 00:14:49,600 We have some relationship issues, maybe a child, it has 130 00:14:49,600 --> 00:14:53,000 walked away, or a spouse in the past and you're in a fight with 131 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:55,000 the relationship. You like me, and I don't even 132 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:57,900 care to even try it again. I've tried before, it's not 133 00:14:57,900 --> 00:14:59,500 going to happen. It's the same results. 134 00:14:59,500 --> 00:15:02,200 I give him my best. I'm not gonna go down that road 135 00:15:02,300 --> 00:15:05,200 and it's not going to work out. Nobody notices, and can I just 136 00:15:05,200 --> 00:15:08,400 say this Satan? Sin has a way of holding us to 137 00:15:08,400 --> 00:15:12,100 our past to chaining us down there fact, the Bible says that 138 00:15:12,100 --> 00:15:14,700 Satan has come to kill, steal, and destroy. 139 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:17,900 He has come to stop you. He's come to distract. 140 00:15:17,900 --> 00:15:21,100 You to hold you back from what God has for you for 2022. 141 00:15:22,100 --> 00:15:23,800 Matter of fact, the Old Saint Nick may have brought your 142 00:15:23,800 --> 00:15:27,300 present, but Satan may have stolen, your joy sometime last 143 00:15:27,300 --> 00:15:29,700 year for some of you, if something else is happy, you're 144 00:15:29,700 --> 00:15:32,700 like they're delusional. I told somebody one time I said, 145 00:15:32,700 --> 00:15:34,600 you know, I try to make every season my favorite season and 146 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:37,800 somebody said, well, it must be nice to lie to yourself. 147 00:15:38,100 --> 00:15:40,400 There's so much pain, so much hurt. 148 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:43,300 So many feelings, so much holding us back from the plan 149 00:15:43,300 --> 00:15:46,500 that God has for us. And so, it's message is for you. 150 00:15:46,500 --> 00:15:50,400 If you've been chained down by your past, we're start a versus 151 00:15:50,500 --> 00:15:52,200 really famous verse the powerful bursts. 152 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:55,300 It's a little passage in Philippians chapter 3 and Paul 153 00:15:55,300 --> 00:15:56,400 is writing to the church at Philippi. 154 00:15:56,400 --> 00:16:00,000 He says this, he says not that I've already obtained all this 155 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:02,600 or have already arrived at my goal basis. 156 00:16:02,600 --> 00:16:06,300 I press on, I push forward to hold on for one. 157 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:09,400 Christ. Jesus has taken, hold of me in 158 00:16:09,400 --> 00:16:11,000 essence. God is saying, I have a plane 159 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:13,000 for you. I'm Holding On To You Paul for a 160 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:14,900 purpose and pulsing I've been tainted. 161 00:16:14,900 --> 00:16:16,700 What Christ has helped me for you? 162 00:16:16,700 --> 00:16:18,800 Need to know today. That Christ is holding on to you 163 00:16:18,800 --> 00:16:20,800 for a reason. There's a purpose. 164 00:16:20,800 --> 00:16:23,900 You're in the season, you're in, in Jesus is holding. 165 00:16:23,900 --> 00:16:26,600 You goes on verse 13, says, brothers and sisters. 166 00:16:26,600 --> 00:16:29,900 I do not consider myself yet to have taken, hold of it. 167 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:30,800 I've been obtained. What? 168 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:32,400 Christ? Hold onto me for, but one thing 169 00:16:32,400 --> 00:16:37,000 I do forgetting what is behind, so Paul is Literally saying I'm 170 00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:39,900 forgetting my past failures. I'm forgetting, that was a 171 00:16:39,900 --> 00:16:43,400 murder of Christians. I'm forgetting that was holding 172 00:16:43,400 --> 00:16:47,600 the cloak of the Garment of Stephen, as he's being stoned, 173 00:16:47,600 --> 00:16:50,800 as you being killed by the Pharisees, I'm forgetting my 174 00:16:50,800 --> 00:16:53,300 success. I brought the gospel to most of 175 00:16:53,308 --> 00:16:56,000 the known world. I'm forgetting that I was 176 00:16:56,000 --> 00:16:58,300 betrayed by a good fellow worker. 177 00:16:58,400 --> 00:17:02,500 Another messenger for the gospel name, Dimas I'm forgetting that 178 00:17:02,500 --> 00:17:05,300 Barnabas wants to rip me, but then walked away with a 179 00:17:05,308 --> 00:17:07,500 different direction after That was beaten. 180 00:17:07,800 --> 00:17:09,700 I'm forgetting the sleepless nights. 181 00:17:09,700 --> 00:17:11,599 Not forgetting. That was left for dead numerous 182 00:17:11,599 --> 00:17:14,000 times. I'm forgetting my past even 183 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:16,800 though it's good or bad. He says, but I'm straining 184 00:17:16,800 --> 00:17:20,000 toward what is ahead because I'm reaching for the things of 185 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:21,300 Christ that God is holding me to. 186 00:17:21,300 --> 00:17:24,000 There's something in front of me that God has for me. 187 00:17:24,200 --> 00:17:27,099 My fact is a reason got gives you a rearview mirror about this 188 00:17:27,099 --> 00:17:29,900 big in a windshield that this big because you're moving 189 00:17:29,900 --> 00:17:33,000 forward and not backwards. He says, I'll press on toward 190 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:35,900 the goal to which the prize for which God has called me 191 00:17:35,900 --> 00:17:38,400 heavenward. Word in Christ Jesus. 192 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:43,000 In other words, Paul saying I'm no longer chain down to my past. 193 00:17:43,100 --> 00:17:47,400 I'm not a victim of my circumstances, rather, I'm 194 00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:49,700 straining. I'm fighting, I'm pushing, I'm 195 00:17:49,700 --> 00:17:52,500 coming. After the things of God, its 196 00:17:52,500 --> 00:17:56,700 fourth down and 25 yards, but I'm all in, we're going for. 197 00:17:56,700 --> 00:17:58,500 Come on somebody as your grade for Chiefs game. 198 00:17:58,500 --> 00:18:02,400 Cool, Luke chapter 9 says this verse 62, says Jesus replied. 199 00:18:02,400 --> 00:18:06,200 No one who puts her hand to the plow and looks back is fit. 200 00:18:06,400 --> 00:18:09,300 For service in the Kingdom of God. 201 00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:12,100 In other words, if you'll be used by God, you'll be in the 202 00:18:12,100 --> 00:18:15,600 presence of God, but your eyes are stuck on something behind 203 00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:17,700 you. If you change your past, you're 204 00:18:17,700 --> 00:18:21,800 not ready to serve it out, ready to be used for the kingdom of 205 00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:25,100 God, that factors versus in the context of somebody says, I'm 206 00:18:25,100 --> 00:18:27,800 all in Jesus. Put me in coach, I'm ready to 207 00:18:27,808 --> 00:18:29,600 go. I'll do anything for you. 208 00:18:29,800 --> 00:18:33,100 But I've got to go back in my dad died to go back and bury and 209 00:18:33,100 --> 00:18:36,700 Jesus says this comment that's going to rock us off the Kind of 210 00:18:36,800 --> 00:18:39,400 the stable land around. He says, Let the dead bury the 211 00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:41,500 dead, it's like that's already behind you. 212 00:18:41,500 --> 00:18:43,500 And that culture had taken months and months and months 213 00:18:43,500 --> 00:18:46,400 together, family, and to have a proper burial, the things they 214 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:49,200 would do in that culture. And Jesus said, hey, the past is 215 00:18:49,200 --> 00:18:50,600 the past, the past is behind you. 216 00:18:50,900 --> 00:18:53,100 In fact, this verse is in the context where somebody says, Hey 217 00:18:53,100 --> 00:18:54,700 Jesus. I'm all in on the fall. 218 00:18:54,700 --> 00:18:57,600 You'll go anywhere I surrender to you, but let me go back and 219 00:18:57,600 --> 00:19:00,600 say goodbye to my family and then Jesus makes those comedy 220 00:19:00,600 --> 00:19:04,500 says, whoever puts their hand to the plow and looks back is not 221 00:19:04,500 --> 00:19:07,700 fit for the kingdom. God, they will say goodbye to 222 00:19:07,708 --> 00:19:09,900 their family, want to bury the dead and Jesus says, hey what's 223 00:19:09,900 --> 00:19:11,200 behind? You is I would have for you have 224 00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:14,400 something in front of you. We're going in a direction in 225 00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:16,500 2022 and what's happened the past. 226 00:19:16,500 --> 00:19:19,300 You can't change, your can't control, we're moving forward. 227 00:19:19,400 --> 00:19:23,000 And so to break chains and this year, we have to get her eyes 228 00:19:23,000 --> 00:19:27,400 off of the past, our heart off the past and move forward with 229 00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:30,500 the things of God, because God has a purpose for you. 230 00:19:30,500 --> 00:19:32,200 So I'll do I'll give you one best practice. 231 00:19:32,300 --> 00:19:34,200 We're not going to be long today, but I want to encourage 232 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:36,100 you to one best practice to get your eyes. 233 00:19:36,300 --> 00:19:39,400 On the things I've got. So what battle you facing this 234 00:19:39,400 --> 00:19:41,400 season? What's the thing you're 235 00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:43,800 struggling with? What's on your heart? 236 00:19:43,800 --> 00:19:45,200 What do you, what made your identity? 237 00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:46,800 What's the question? You're asking yourself? 238 00:19:46,800 --> 00:19:48,200 What? What image you're trying to 239 00:19:48,200 --> 00:19:50,900 portray? What loss is in your life? 240 00:19:50,900 --> 00:19:54,600 What battle are you having? What battle, what maybe we 241 00:19:54,600 --> 00:19:58,000 regret or what time management? What priority what relationship 242 00:19:58,000 --> 00:19:59,800 is falling apart? What is God's showing you 243 00:20:00,100 --> 00:20:02,200 through these things? And I would encourage you 244 00:20:02,200 --> 00:20:04,600 instead of making resolutions this year which you're just 245 00:20:04,600 --> 00:20:06,600 making resolutions. I think religious but Was a 246 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:08,500 great. But since have a resolution that 247 00:20:08,500 --> 00:20:10,700 you're not going to, you know, finish off the ice cream to the 248 00:20:10,708 --> 00:20:12,600 bottom of the tub. Come on somebody, you're gonna 249 00:20:12,600 --> 00:20:15,100 get Planet Fitness membership and work out, six days a week. 250 00:20:15,200 --> 00:20:17,800 Come on, says, doing P90X every single day, except all these 251 00:20:17,800 --> 00:20:19,500 resolutions, I would encourage you. 252 00:20:19,500 --> 00:20:21,100 Some difference, your resolutions are all like 253 00:20:21,100 --> 00:20:24,000 doo-doo-doo doo-doo-doo and have all these do our goals which are 254 00:20:24,008 --> 00:20:27,800 great about encourage you to write a daily declaration. 255 00:20:27,900 --> 00:20:31,100 And I am statement about yourself, it's way, bigger 256 00:20:31,100 --> 00:20:33,000 picture. It's it's really a comment about 257 00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:35,600 your identity and calm about God is doing and these are really 258 00:20:35,700 --> 00:20:38,300 who go Goals, these really statements about yourself 259 00:20:38,300 --> 00:20:40,800 through, clearing to yourself and to the world around you, 260 00:20:40,800 --> 00:20:43,800 that this is who I am declaring to Satan himself. 261 00:20:43,800 --> 00:20:45,900 That this is who you are, is your input goals. 262 00:20:45,900 --> 00:20:48,500 Your things are, God of shown you and you got to stand on 263 00:20:48,500 --> 00:20:50,300 these things with her so easy to forget. 264 00:20:50,300 --> 00:20:53,300 So I'll give you the first for mine and then we'll dive into 265 00:20:53,300 --> 00:20:54,500 what that could look like for you. 266 00:20:54,900 --> 00:20:58,300 So number one says, I'm growing closer to Jesus every single day 267 00:20:58,500 --> 00:21:00,200 because of Jesus, my family are stronger. 268 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:02,900 My body is healthy. My faith is deeper, my 269 00:21:02,900 --> 00:21:05,400 leadership is sharper. Number two, I'm creative 270 00:21:05,600 --> 00:21:07,400 innovative. Its focus and blessed beyond 271 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:10,900 measure because the Holy Spirit dwells in me number three, my 272 00:21:10,900 --> 00:21:13,400 gift is leadership. I develop others with Open 273 00:21:13,400 --> 00:21:17,100 Hands, delegating Authority, and empowering those with room to 274 00:21:17,100 --> 00:21:21,100 fail number for. I'd love Diane Foley and first, 275 00:21:21,100 --> 00:21:23,300 so I love these declarations, I have a whole list of 276 00:21:23,308 --> 00:21:26,400 declarations that read. What does it helps me to stay 277 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:28,200 focused because it's so easy to be distracted. 278 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:31,500 And so if you don't have Life Giving words and if you're like 279 00:21:31,500 --> 00:21:34,100 me or most people, they're surrounded by people, probably 280 00:21:34,100 --> 00:21:35,900 all the time. That what take something from 281 00:21:35,900 --> 00:21:37,600 you. Be growing up and maybe your 282 00:21:37,600 --> 00:21:41,200 dad, or your family, or a friend is left your betrayed you and 283 00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:43,500 made a life taking words over you. 284 00:21:43,700 --> 00:21:46,400 I love us speaking to young men and especially short the church 285 00:21:46,400 --> 00:21:48,200 on Sunday by be a middle school or a high schooler. 286 00:21:48,200 --> 00:21:50,800 And often times, I love to stick my hand out and give a big hand 287 00:21:50,800 --> 00:21:52,200 shake. And first time, they probably 288 00:21:52,200 --> 00:21:54,400 had somebody like really squeeze the hand, like a man Shake 289 00:21:54,400 --> 00:21:56,500 right? Break your arm off and I love 290 00:21:56,500 --> 00:21:59,100 telling them, hey, you're gonna be a strong man, one day, you 291 00:21:59,100 --> 00:22:01,300 can be great. Husband, you're gonna be amazing 292 00:22:01,300 --> 00:22:02,800 leader. I know God to do something great 293 00:22:02,800 --> 00:22:05,200 in your life. And for most people, they open 294 00:22:05,200 --> 00:22:07,900 her actual big because Most people say those chat thanks to 295 00:22:07,900 --> 00:22:10,200 people about facts, kind of opposite, people are picking on 296 00:22:10,200 --> 00:22:13,300 people and check people down and so I encourage love to encourage 297 00:22:13,300 --> 00:22:16,100 people and build them up and really shape their identity. 298 00:22:16,600 --> 00:22:19,100 And so your words matter more than you think and not just the 299 00:22:19,108 --> 00:22:23,000 word you say to other people but the words you tell yourself that 300 00:22:23,000 --> 00:22:27,100 your self-talk that your may say I am good or I'm not good 301 00:22:27,100 --> 00:22:28,300 enough. I can't make it. 302 00:22:28,300 --> 00:22:31,100 And so what is it when you look in the mirror in the morning 303 00:22:31,100 --> 00:22:34,800 that you need to tell yourself every single day? 304 00:22:35,100 --> 00:22:38,400 What is the difference? You can tell yourself in 2022 305 00:22:38,500 --> 00:22:40,300 that you maybe didn't sell yourself in 2021. 306 00:22:41,300 --> 00:22:44,700 What is God been showing you? What's been revealing about your 307 00:22:44,700 --> 00:22:47,100 life? What struggled you need to give 308 00:22:47,100 --> 00:22:49,700 to God? What is God saying to you? 309 00:22:49,900 --> 00:22:52,700 Now, I believe you is open God's word and you say, Okay, God just 310 00:22:52,700 --> 00:22:55,200 show me something, you're holding onto me for a purpose. 311 00:22:55,200 --> 00:22:58,600 I wonder what that purpose is reveal something to me. 312 00:22:58,700 --> 00:23:00,700 I've been struggling with this addiction or struggle with this 313 00:23:00,700 --> 00:23:02,600 problem. Got what is it you want from me? 314 00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:05,100 Got, show me something. I believe God can speak through 315 00:23:05,100 --> 00:23:06,900 his work. I know for How many people it's 316 00:23:06,900 --> 00:23:09,200 like, pick the Bible up? I got to read the Bible. 317 00:23:09,200 --> 00:23:11,300 Gary about know, we get the read them High V. 318 00:23:11,300 --> 00:23:14,000 Their fact is I would encourage you to do a Bible reading plan 319 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:16,100 this year. And I'm not going to tell you 320 00:23:16,100 --> 00:23:19,600 what plan or how much to read or whatever I think is really gold. 321 00:23:19,700 --> 00:23:22,300 I think the goal of reading the Bible is that the Bible reads 322 00:23:22,300 --> 00:23:25,500 you, that you show up and maybe it's one verse a day, maybe just 323 00:23:25,500 --> 00:23:28,800 get the U version 1 verse a day. You read the verses a day and 324 00:23:28,800 --> 00:23:30,400 you said, Okay God do something with that. 325 00:23:30,500 --> 00:23:32,400 For some of you it's like I'm gonna read the New Testament 326 00:23:32,400 --> 00:23:33,700 this year. For some you can read new 327 00:23:33,700 --> 00:23:36,100 testament twice, some of you read the whole Bible this year, 328 00:23:36,200 --> 00:23:37,600 Here. But that's what God has for you. 329 00:23:37,608 --> 00:23:39,300 But you want to ask the question, got what are you 330 00:23:39,300 --> 00:23:41,100 showing me? So what do you want to do about 331 00:23:41,100 --> 00:23:42,800 this guy? Like let's speak to you. 332 00:23:42,808 --> 00:23:44,800 Don't just get in the habit, as read the Bible because you have 333 00:23:44,800 --> 00:23:46,300 to read the Bible. That's not the point. 334 00:23:46,300 --> 00:23:47,800 You really got bottle of know, God. 335 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:49,700 And so be asking those questions. 336 00:23:49,900 --> 00:23:52,900 I do encourage you when God speaks to you, write it down. 337 00:23:53,300 --> 00:23:56,200 So this declaration that you're gonna speak of yourself When God 338 00:23:56,200 --> 00:23:58,500 says, hey, this is who you are. You're no longer an addict, you 339 00:23:58,500 --> 00:24:00,900 are set free to power crash. You're not a victim of your 340 00:24:00,900 --> 00:24:02,400 circumstances. You are strong. 341 00:24:02,400 --> 00:24:04,200 You were healed. You are forgiven. 342 00:24:04,200 --> 00:24:05,600 You are made new when God starts speaking. 343 00:24:05,600 --> 00:24:08,600 These things. It down and then save every 344 00:24:08,600 --> 00:24:10,400 single day. We're say it to yourself. 345 00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:12,900 Remind yourself. Look yourself in the eye, maybe 346 00:24:12,900 --> 00:24:15,200 little person, ever does this. Look yourself on that in the 347 00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:19,100 mirror in the morning and tell yourself who you are in Christ. 348 00:24:19,100 --> 00:24:21,200 See the enemy has a strategy for you in 2022. 349 00:24:21,500 --> 00:24:23,100 The enemy has a plan for you. There fact. 350 00:24:23,100 --> 00:24:25,700 Probably look like a lot like playing last year and I believe 351 00:24:25,700 --> 00:24:27,900 when you start getting these declarations in your heart and 352 00:24:27,900 --> 00:24:31,100 your mind, you're going to wreck the plans of saying, you're 353 00:24:31,100 --> 00:24:34,100 going to change your destiny because you are foundationally 354 00:24:34,100 --> 00:24:36,700 changing the direction. Of your life. 355 00:24:36,700 --> 00:24:40,300 By declaring who you are. Today, I want to give you two 356 00:24:40,500 --> 00:24:44,300 very important. Very, very important principles. 357 00:24:44,300 --> 00:24:46,300 Found the Bible. These daily declarations. 358 00:24:46,500 --> 00:24:49,000 These are chain breaking declarations. 359 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:53,500 Number one, is this, I am not a victim of circumstances, not a 360 00:24:53,500 --> 00:24:57,200 victim of life, but I'm gifted and created to lead and change 361 00:24:57,200 --> 00:25:00,700 circumstances from what they are to what they can be. 362 00:25:00,900 --> 00:25:04,900 Matter of fact, this is for most people when they when they get 363 00:25:04,900 --> 00:25:08,300 into a problem. When the pressure happens when 364 00:25:08,300 --> 00:25:11,500 they have an expectation set is not there. 365 00:25:11,500 --> 00:25:13,900 When they have a pace, they want to run at and something gets in 366 00:25:13,908 --> 00:25:17,800 the way or someone gets in the way the Temptation is always to 367 00:25:17,800 --> 00:25:21,100 blame the Temptation is say, well, if it was for that person, 368 00:25:21,100 --> 00:25:23,500 I would have done this and I would be on time, but that I 369 00:25:23,508 --> 00:25:25,300 would have done this but this and I came. 370 00:25:25,300 --> 00:25:28,600 It's just blame blame, blame even blaming themselves but I 371 00:25:28,608 --> 00:25:32,000 want to tell you something, God placed you in this moment in 372 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:37,300 this season on purpose, and it's to plow The field, think about 373 00:25:37,300 --> 00:25:39,600 that who respects their hands to the plow and looks back is not 374 00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:43,200 fit for the kingdom of God. And God has put you to the plow 375 00:25:43,400 --> 00:25:45,700 and you could imagine plowing in a direction. 376 00:25:45,700 --> 00:25:48,500 If you're looking the other way, blame, everything else around 377 00:25:48,500 --> 00:25:49,500 you. So you gotta put you in this 378 00:25:49,500 --> 00:25:51,800 hard season. Nobody said, sign me up the 379 00:25:51,808 --> 00:25:55,400 plow, I love plowing plowing. My favorite thing to do but God 380 00:25:55,400 --> 00:25:58,500 has put you in the season to turn over some hard soil. 381 00:25:58,700 --> 00:25:59,700 Yeah. I put you in the middle of a 382 00:25:59,708 --> 00:26:03,900 problem so you could get the season ready of preparation for 383 00:26:03,900 --> 00:26:05,900 God to do something in your family. 384 00:26:06,200 --> 00:26:08,800 Got to do something with all the problems and all the things that 385 00:26:08,800 --> 00:26:13,200 sets you stop, you from reaching your goals and set you back and 386 00:26:13,200 --> 00:26:15,800 all the hard things around you, those are created by God because 387 00:26:15,800 --> 00:26:20,000 there's a field that God has for you to plow in this season. 388 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:23,300 There's some spiritually dry relationships that God has 389 00:26:23,300 --> 00:26:26,800 called you to nourish and repair in 2022. 390 00:26:27,800 --> 00:26:29,900 Matt back, he's preparing the field so you can plant some 391 00:26:29,900 --> 00:26:30,800 seeds. Amen. 392 00:26:31,100 --> 00:26:33,200 So you can plant some seeds there be a harvest in the 393 00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:34,900 future. So you're called to these hard 394 00:26:34,900 --> 00:26:37,600 things to turn over some Soil, to bring some change to bring 395 00:26:37,600 --> 00:26:40,800 some purpose in the season. So if you wonder, why is this so 396 00:26:40,800 --> 00:26:42,600 difficult is? Because God has placed you 397 00:26:42,600 --> 00:26:44,300 there. There's a season our life as a 398 00:26:44,308 --> 00:26:47,700 Christian is called endurance. And so I would say no one likes 399 00:26:47,700 --> 00:26:50,500 the plat, right? The plowing is, in sexing 400 00:26:51,000 --> 00:26:55,000 plowing is hard work. It's long days, it's sweaty. 401 00:26:55,100 --> 00:26:57,300 It's hard. Nobody says, thank you for 402 00:26:57,300 --> 00:26:59,200 plowing. I love the way that plowed 403 00:26:59,200 --> 00:26:59,800 field. Looks. 404 00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:01,700 Nope, there's no. There's no reward to it. 405 00:27:01,700 --> 00:27:03,900 You don't get a harvest from the plow. 406 00:27:03,900 --> 00:27:07,200 You have that plan season. Wait, longer sees In the season 407 00:27:07,200 --> 00:27:09,900 of preparation and is hard season that you may be in, and 408 00:27:09,900 --> 00:27:12,600 you're walking through, you have to thank God because he's put 409 00:27:12,600 --> 00:27:15,400 your hand to the plow matter. Fact, he wants you to plow a 410 00:27:15,408 --> 00:27:18,100 certain way, so you gotta look the direction of the plant, you 411 00:27:18,100 --> 00:27:19,700 can't look back and just wander around. 412 00:27:19,700 --> 00:27:22,700 Aimlessly the season, your ends. Maybe a season of preparation, 413 00:27:22,900 --> 00:27:25,900 the beginning of part 2022. If your relationship with God, 414 00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:27,500 is it where it should be? You're going to be a season, the 415 00:27:27,500 --> 00:27:29,500 preparation. If there's some relationships 416 00:27:29,500 --> 00:27:31,400 that aren't where they want to be, you're going to be a season. 417 00:27:31,400 --> 00:27:35,300 The preparation do a lot of hard work or law, hard, things behind 418 00:27:35,300 --> 00:27:37,000 the scenes. And Getting your heart, ready 419 00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:40,100 for the things of God and plow. Your own heart with the word of 420 00:27:40,100 --> 00:27:43,500 God, It's Gonna Change 2024, you 2022 for you. 421 00:27:43,900 --> 00:27:46,600 I would say this to you walk in the season, you got this mindset 422 00:27:46,600 --> 00:27:51,700 walk in the season that I love problems, boom Pastor, I love 423 00:27:51,700 --> 00:27:55,600 problems, your problems are possibilities, the problems you 424 00:27:55,600 --> 00:27:59,400 face or the or the plow, you have to apply to this the fuel 425 00:27:59,400 --> 00:28:01,500 in front of you and all the problems you have, if you 426 00:28:01,500 --> 00:28:03,800 complain about it and like, all man, I can't believe this. 427 00:28:03,800 --> 00:28:06,000 And, and you're stressed about it. 428 00:28:06,200 --> 00:28:09,200 And you're irritated about it and it slowed you down and get 429 00:28:09,200 --> 00:28:11,900 frustrated. You all those things are 430 00:28:11,900 --> 00:28:14,900 actually on purpose and they're there for you to have 431 00:28:14,900 --> 00:28:17,500 possibility of change all those problems. 432 00:28:17,500 --> 00:28:21,900 You face are opportunities for God to move through you. 433 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:25,000 You can plow that field if you don't like, relationships are in 434 00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:28,000 your family, guess what? You can change that you had to 435 00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:30,100 be in charge, but you can influence that. 436 00:28:30,200 --> 00:28:33,300 You can pray for that, you can start changing the culture of 437 00:28:33,300 --> 00:28:35,100 your family. If your work isn't where you 438 00:28:35,100 --> 00:28:38,100 want it, you can It changing your heart changing, the culture 439 00:28:38,100 --> 00:28:40,900 of those really influencing those above you that you can't 440 00:28:40,900 --> 00:28:42,800 blame those people around. You're not victim of 441 00:28:42,800 --> 00:28:45,900 circumstances, but you're called to lead and change from what 442 00:28:45,900 --> 00:28:47,300 they are. So what they can be. 443 00:28:47,300 --> 00:28:50,900 And that's what 22 2022 is. All about is seeing the 444 00:28:50,900 --> 00:28:53,600 opportunity and the potential in the possibility through your 445 00:28:53,600 --> 00:28:55,500 problems. S declaration is this. 446 00:28:55,700 --> 00:28:59,300 I will bring my best and then some it's what I bring after do 447 00:28:59,300 --> 00:29:01,100 my best. That makes the biggest 448 00:29:01,100 --> 00:29:05,500 difference so you Satan loves to create this snare of self P. 449 00:29:05,800 --> 00:29:09,200 Say Loves it to get your eyes and yourself and say well I did 450 00:29:09,200 --> 00:29:13,300 my best, I tried really hard and it didn't go all the way I 451 00:29:13,300 --> 00:29:17,600 wanted to and therefore I can do whatever I want to do. 452 00:29:17,800 --> 00:29:20,200 I can, I'm Justified now, I can leave. 453 00:29:20,200 --> 00:29:23,000 I could quit on that stuff. I don't never go back to this. 454 00:29:23,100 --> 00:29:25,300 You can get mad. You can gossip. 455 00:29:25,300 --> 00:29:26,800 Come on. You can make that post. 456 00:29:27,100 --> 00:29:28,600 I know somebody. That's this is going to be home 457 00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:31,600 for 2022, right? If you don't, if if you don't 458 00:29:31,600 --> 00:29:33,900 make the post or your baby, maybe Facebook kicks you off 459 00:29:33,900 --> 00:29:36,300 instead of God, I know some of you son Are you? 460 00:29:36,300 --> 00:29:38,200 That's what happened this year and it was the biggest lesson 461 00:29:38,200 --> 00:29:40,500 you had in 2021, right? But you can do it, everyone, you 462 00:29:40,500 --> 00:29:42,300 can fight. You can be mad. 463 00:29:42,400 --> 00:29:44,900 You can justify any Behavior you want you, because you try to do 464 00:29:44,900 --> 00:29:48,400 your best and we'll tell you today that when you do your best 465 00:29:48,400 --> 00:29:52,100 and you do and then you do even more and then what you do, next 466 00:29:52,100 --> 00:29:54,700 makes the biggest difference when you give your best and it 467 00:29:54,700 --> 00:29:58,000 doesn't work out and when you give your best and it still 468 00:29:58,000 --> 00:30:00,500 hasn't changed, and you give your bad since not the direction 469 00:30:00,500 --> 00:30:03,800 to go, I would encourage you to give your best again. 470 00:30:04,100 --> 00:30:06,500 Give your best. And then some and those Work out 471 00:30:06,500 --> 00:30:09,200 then give your best and then some it doesn't go Direction 472 00:30:09,200 --> 00:30:11,400 want to. Then just give your best your 473 00:30:11,400 --> 00:30:14,700 faithful to God. Not to people may affect your 474 00:30:14,700 --> 00:30:16,900 enemy is not your kids. Come on somebody. 475 00:30:17,000 --> 00:30:19,900 Some of these here is today you're frustrated to death with 476 00:30:19,900 --> 00:30:22,500 your family. Your enemy is not your spouse. 477 00:30:22,800 --> 00:30:26,600 Your enemy is not your boss, your enemy doesn't have a face. 478 00:30:26,800 --> 00:30:29,000 The enemy doesn't go by a certain name. 479 00:30:29,100 --> 00:30:31,500 That's not something you can see every day. 480 00:30:31,500 --> 00:30:34,500 Then he has a strategy is working behind the scenes, has a 481 00:30:34,500 --> 00:30:36,700 plan for you. This year. 482 00:30:36,900 --> 00:30:39,400 And so encourage you that we are faithful to God. 483 00:30:39,400 --> 00:30:42,000 We have to recognize that the people around us are 484 00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:45,800 possibilities and not problems. And that God wants to use you 485 00:30:45,900 --> 00:30:47,800 this year. I'll tell you, it takes a Judas. 486 00:30:48,100 --> 00:30:52,100 So, think about Jesus and Judas, I love Vicky go each and she 487 00:30:52,100 --> 00:30:55,100 posted this. You said if it if it wasn't for 488 00:30:55,100 --> 00:31:00,100 Judas there wouldn't be a cross. And so thank God for Judas. 489 00:31:00,500 --> 00:31:04,600 Thank God for the problem. See, Jesus was close to Judas. 490 00:31:04,900 --> 00:31:07,200 Jesus knew that Juicy Fruit right here. 491 00:31:07,400 --> 00:31:10,800 In fact, Jesus fulfilled, some prophecy for Jesus, and Jesus 492 00:31:10,800 --> 00:31:13,000 used it, but you never find anywhere in the bible where 493 00:31:13,000 --> 00:31:16,300 jesus blamed Judas. Man, I wouldn't, I wouldn't on 494 00:31:16,300 --> 00:31:18,500 this cross wasn't for Judas. I can't believe in this 495 00:31:18,500 --> 00:31:22,100 situation if one for Peter or Paul or anybody else around, he 496 00:31:22,100 --> 00:31:25,600 didn't blame anybody, but he knew God was in every single 497 00:31:25,600 --> 00:31:27,200 circumstance. Should I tell you? 498 00:31:27,200 --> 00:31:29,400 It takes us all. You think about David. 499 00:31:29,400 --> 00:31:32,900 Thank God for saw this man. That chase me around for over 15 500 00:31:32,900 --> 00:31:35,900 years, trying to kill me. I was a season of preparation. 501 00:31:36,000 --> 00:31:37,800 Ation backpack you think about David. 502 00:31:37,800 --> 00:31:40,900 He would have say thank God for my dad who overlooked me. 503 00:31:41,100 --> 00:31:44,700 He stuck me as a Shepherd boy in a field so I can play a harp. 504 00:31:44,700 --> 00:31:47,500 Come on, somebody and sing praises to God. 505 00:31:47,600 --> 00:31:50,300 He's overlooked, he picked every single other one of his sons all 506 00:31:50,300 --> 00:31:52,900 the other other siblings and he thought, oh yeah. 507 00:31:52,900 --> 00:31:55,300 Yeah, those I guess I do have this other kid named David and 508 00:31:55,300 --> 00:31:58,600 then the prophet anointed David to be king and that season who's 509 00:31:58,600 --> 00:32:02,600 being prepared, they was being prepared to kill a lion, a bear, 510 00:32:02,600 --> 00:32:05,900 but prepared to one day slot or slay Goliath. 511 00:32:06,100 --> 00:32:08,200 You Goliath you later, that's a good one. 512 00:32:09,000 --> 00:32:11,300 Your life is ready to kill your life because you prepared the 513 00:32:11,300 --> 00:32:13,000 season. He was plowing a field and it 514 00:32:13,008 --> 00:32:15,700 was no, it was a thankless. His dad, even recognize nobody 515 00:32:15,700 --> 00:32:17,600 even noticed him. As he was just a little boy. 516 00:32:17,600 --> 00:32:20,300 Bring a sack lunch to his brothers but God Was preparing 517 00:32:20,500 --> 00:32:22,200 to use him. So I encourage you. 518 00:32:22,200 --> 00:32:25,500 Thank God for your salt. Your enemy isn't here on Earth 519 00:32:25,500 --> 00:32:28,200 or entity is somewhere else. And so just thank God that 520 00:32:28,200 --> 00:32:30,100 you're in a season of preparation. 521 00:32:30,300 --> 00:32:32,700 I believe that when you recognize that, when you give 522 00:32:32,700 --> 00:32:35,600 your best and then some that you're going to wreck the plans 523 00:32:35,600 --> 00:32:39,900 of say, Dating in 2022. Every single time that you walk 524 00:32:39,900 --> 00:32:41,800 in situation, it doesn't work out man. 525 00:32:41,800 --> 00:32:45,200 Don't don't have self pity. Don't have self-doubt, don't 526 00:32:45,200 --> 00:32:48,100 don't blame, don't point the finger, don't put the finger 527 00:32:48,100 --> 00:32:51,100 yourself just every single time. Get back up and say, okay God, 528 00:32:51,100 --> 00:32:53,100 I'm gonna do my best and then doesn't work out. 529 00:32:53,100 --> 00:32:55,000 Just give your best every single day. 530 00:32:55,100 --> 00:32:57,100 Some of you guys are season. You need to say this every 531 00:32:57,100 --> 00:32:58,900 single day. I'm gonna do my best and then 532 00:32:58,900 --> 00:33:00,300 some, it's one of you have my best. 533 00:33:00,300 --> 00:33:01,900 That makes the biggest difference then. 534 00:33:01,900 --> 00:33:05,900 Repeat, that day, 3 Day, 4 day, 5 day 6, you're in a season. 535 00:33:06,100 --> 00:33:08,400 And when you're pouring out your season, the preparation. 536 00:33:08,400 --> 00:33:10,800 And this is the endurance. This is the character that's 537 00:33:10,800 --> 00:33:14,600 here to carry the weight of your calling in this season. 538 00:33:15,100 --> 00:33:17,900 So let's hold you back today. What's stopping you from 539 00:33:17,900 --> 00:33:21,600 following God, what's one thing that's holding you back? 540 00:33:21,700 --> 00:33:26,400 What's God showing you in this season Philippians 3? 541 00:33:26,700 --> 00:33:28,100 The read again says, brothers sisters. 542 00:33:28,100 --> 00:33:30,200 I do not consider myself yet to have taken, hold of it. 543 00:33:30,200 --> 00:33:32,300 But one thing I do, I forget what's behind me? 544 00:33:32,500 --> 00:33:34,700 Now, I'm letting go of the past. I know where God wants me. 545 00:33:34,700 --> 00:33:37,000 Isn't this direction it? It's this direction. 546 00:33:37,000 --> 00:33:38,300 Eyestrain. I push. 547 00:33:38,300 --> 00:33:41,900 I leaned in to what's ahead of me at Paul's, basically saying I 548 00:33:41,900 --> 00:33:43,600 took the rear view off the rear off. 549 00:33:43,600 --> 00:33:46,100 I took it off and I broke it to the ground because I press 550 00:33:46,100 --> 00:33:48,700 toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me 551 00:33:48,708 --> 00:33:50,500 heavenward in Christ. Jesus. 552 00:33:50,700 --> 00:33:53,500 And so they, what declaration do you need to write? 553 00:33:53,800 --> 00:33:56,000 What sentence do you put together for God? 554 00:33:56,200 --> 00:33:58,700 What's one thing you say? Okay, I am strong. 555 00:33:58,800 --> 00:34:01,100 I am forgiven. I am whole. 556 00:34:01,100 --> 00:34:02,900 I am complete. I am loved. 557 00:34:02,900 --> 00:34:06,800 I'm a Child of God. I'm not a victim of It's just, I 558 00:34:06,800 --> 00:34:10,900 am a leader, I am creative, I am call, I am whole. 559 00:34:10,900 --> 00:34:13,600 What word is God? Put in your heart today that you 560 00:34:13,600 --> 00:34:15,699 needed to clear to yourself every single moment. 561 00:34:15,699 --> 00:34:17,900 Every day that this is who you are because you're going to 562 00:34:17,900 --> 00:34:21,400 break down Satan's strategy in this season. 563 00:34:21,400 --> 00:34:23,100 And I encourage you to write it down. 564 00:34:23,199 --> 00:34:25,699 Just starts one declaration this year. 565 00:34:25,800 --> 00:34:30,699 This is who I am. I am I am a gifted that I love 566 00:34:30,699 --> 00:34:33,900 my spouse. I'm called on purpose. 567 00:34:34,300 --> 00:34:35,800 I am. I am not easily. 568 00:34:36,000 --> 00:34:39,199 We broken. I was I was made for the hard 569 00:34:39,199 --> 00:34:42,900 season, whatever this is in your life write it down and say it 570 00:34:42,900 --> 00:34:45,300 over and over look yourself in the mirror right in the eyes and 571 00:34:45,300 --> 00:34:47,500 say it over and over and over again. 572 00:34:47,500 --> 00:34:49,199 Declare the truth of God. I believe this is the 573 00:34:49,199 --> 00:34:51,199 foundation. If you're going to move forward 574 00:34:51,300 --> 00:34:55,800 and 2022 to let go of your past, the very first step is to see 575 00:34:55,800 --> 00:34:59,000 yourself the way God sees you. So this open God's word, just 576 00:34:59,000 --> 00:35:02,600 get that one verse a day. Whatever it is and start saying 577 00:35:02,600 --> 00:35:05,700 who you are to yourself, have the right voice. 578 00:35:06,000 --> 00:35:07,800 Your head. For some of you, this is give 579 00:35:07,800 --> 00:35:10,000 you the first time you've ever had to declare this to yourself. 580 00:35:10,000 --> 00:35:13,600 It's going to change your life in this year. 581 00:35:13,800 --> 00:35:15,700 Would you guys play with me? Father coming for you? 582 00:35:16,000 --> 00:35:18,100 God, we thank you so much for what you're doing a lot for a 583 00:35:18,100 --> 00:35:20,800 church is so many people today. They need to declare a truth. 584 00:35:21,000 --> 00:35:24,400 Got that there's been some webs, or been some some pets, or some 585 00:35:24,400 --> 00:35:26,600 stairs that we've fallen into in 2021. 586 00:35:26,600 --> 00:35:28,400 And today we used to clear who we are that. 587 00:35:28,400 --> 00:35:31,200 We're your children that were forgiven there were made whole 588 00:35:31,400 --> 00:35:34,000 got that week that we are perfectly made in your image, 589 00:35:34,000 --> 00:35:35,700 God that we don't have to impress anybody. 590 00:35:36,000 --> 00:35:39,000 Yeah, that we were complete the other we're satisfied and you 591 00:35:39,200 --> 00:35:42,600 got that we are made in your image that I am lovable. 592 00:35:42,700 --> 00:35:46,200 Get the I am forgiven get that. I'm your son on your daughter. 593 00:35:46,200 --> 00:35:48,800 I don't have to be around certain situations. 594 00:35:48,800 --> 00:35:51,300 God, I'm not a victim of those around me. 595 00:35:51,300 --> 00:35:53,800 I give my best because you gave your best. 596 00:35:53,800 --> 00:35:56,600 And so God, I pray, you just drive home that sentence for 597 00:35:56,600 --> 00:35:58,800 each person as they watch this video guide, that they would 598 00:35:58,800 --> 00:36:00,900 write this down then. Look themselves now, I ever 599 00:36:00,900 --> 00:36:05,000 single day and declare who they are in you now, for some of you 600 00:36:05,200 --> 00:36:07,600 I want to pray for Ryu that say I need Jesus. 601 00:36:07,700 --> 00:36:09,400 I recognized at, I don't know who I am. 602 00:36:09,700 --> 00:36:12,100 I want to tell you that, you are God's child that got died for 603 00:36:12,100 --> 00:36:14,200 you. On the cross, he came for you, 604 00:36:14,200 --> 00:36:16,100 everything that God did was on purpose. 605 00:36:16,300 --> 00:36:18,100 And this year, the great thing you could do is start 606 00:36:18,100 --> 00:36:19,900 relationship with Jesus. I know some of you have been 607 00:36:19,900 --> 00:36:22,200 searching, you've been reading through, Romans, you're reading 608 00:36:22,200 --> 00:36:24,100 John. So you guys are looking for 609 00:36:24,100 --> 00:36:27,500 answers to encourage you today to step out and believe what God 610 00:36:27,500 --> 00:36:30,700 has for you in the seasons Foundation to change. 611 00:36:30,700 --> 00:36:34,000 If you want 2022 to be your best year, you have to have 612 00:36:34,000 --> 00:36:35,800 relationship Jesus. This is a relationship. 613 00:36:35,900 --> 00:36:39,000 With your heavenly father. And so today, who is Jesus. 614 00:36:39,000 --> 00:36:41,000 Jesus is the son of God, he died for it across. 615 00:36:41,000 --> 00:36:43,700 Two thousand years ago about says, you're believing him to be 616 00:36:43,700 --> 00:36:46,700 forgiven, it made new. And so they have to invite you 617 00:36:46,900 --> 00:36:49,900 to be a part of this. If you want to you can pray and 618 00:36:49,900 --> 00:36:51,100 ask God and come your life today. 619 00:36:51,100 --> 00:36:53,200 Say this probably got. Thanks much for dying for me. 620 00:36:53,400 --> 00:36:56,500 And I think for sending Jesus to die on the cross, for my sins. 621 00:36:56,500 --> 00:36:59,800 Got no relationship with. You got make me whole got I know 622 00:36:59,800 --> 00:37:02,100 you died for me. You forgiven me and y'all lay 623 00:37:02,100 --> 00:37:04,600 myself down and I press toward what you have for me. 624 00:37:04,600 --> 00:37:07,500 I don't apply the field in front of You got the endurance God. 625 00:37:07,508 --> 00:37:09,700 Give me the heart. Got called me out. 626 00:37:09,700 --> 00:37:12,600 Got the I'll declare today that I'm your son or daughter at a 627 00:37:12,607 --> 00:37:15,000 praise in Jesus name. Amen. 628 00:37:15,100 --> 00:37:16,700 Come on. Get up for became relationship 629 00:37:16,700 --> 00:37:17,500 with Jesus. Come on. 630 00:37:17,500 --> 00:37:19,600 See some hearts some likes. Come on. 631 00:37:19,600 --> 00:37:21,300 Keep it up. Let them know you love them. 632 00:37:21,300 --> 00:37:22,700 Let's go. Come on. 633 00:37:23,100 --> 00:37:25,300 Hey, couple things, guys. You certainly should have Jesus. 634 00:37:25,300 --> 00:37:27,300 Let us know. Let the help you in this season. 635 00:37:27,300 --> 00:37:30,600 You can text RL next to 97 thousand. 636 00:37:30,900 --> 00:37:33,300 We'd love to give you start on the right direction, the right 637 00:37:33,300 --> 00:37:35,300 path for God. I'm gonna give you guys a couple 638 00:37:35,300 --> 00:37:37,800 Next Step. We talked about plowing a field 639 00:37:37,800 --> 00:37:40,900 and going in for God and who he's called us to be. 640 00:37:40,900 --> 00:37:43,700 And one of the most important things, I think that's a rhythm 641 00:37:43,700 --> 00:37:47,000 for this season, 2022 is going to change things for you is 642 00:37:47,000 --> 00:37:50,900 being a part of the Dream, Team being a part of serving. 643 00:37:50,900 --> 00:37:54,900 I would encourage you to make it a regular habit to serve God and 644 00:37:54,900 --> 00:37:56,900 give back to others in this year. 645 00:37:57,100 --> 00:38:00,300 So for you and your family, I would encourage you to come out 646 00:38:00,300 --> 00:38:02,100 and get signed up to our crash course. 647 00:38:02,100 --> 00:38:04,200 If you're not serving already out encouraged to be a part of 648 00:38:04,207 --> 00:38:09,100 this, you can jump in. Next Sunday at 2:00 2430 there's 649 00:38:09,100 --> 00:38:12,100 a crash course at my house. It's a right before the Chiefs 650 00:38:12,100 --> 00:38:15,700 game, but I Kurds come out and be a part of what God is doing. 651 00:38:15,700 --> 00:38:18,500 Our dream team is made up of a whole lot of people over 160 652 00:38:18,500 --> 00:38:20,800 people, there's committed. Say Okay, God, whatever you have 653 00:38:20,800 --> 00:38:23,700 for me, I'm a plow this field. Some people set up some people 654 00:38:23,700 --> 00:38:26,000 worship on the stage. Some people lead in the back 655 00:38:26,000 --> 00:38:28,900 with the kids, some people are serving on youth group, they 656 00:38:28,900 --> 00:38:32,700 just 160 people, all being part of the mission to plow really 657 00:38:32,700 --> 00:38:35,000 feel that God has called us apply on our community to make a 658 00:38:35,000 --> 00:38:36,600 difference. I would encourage H, it be a 659 00:38:36,600 --> 00:38:39,000 part of this. If you're not serving I would 660 00:38:39,000 --> 00:38:41,500 encourage you to jump in. This is a great thing to do, 661 00:38:41,600 --> 00:38:44,100 right? Begin here to give back and make 662 00:38:44,100 --> 00:38:46,000 a difference. You can register online at our 663 00:38:46,000 --> 00:38:48,200 website reelect Rich kc.com for our. 664 00:38:48,200 --> 00:38:50,600 Crash course this next Sunday on the ninth. 665 00:38:50,800 --> 00:38:54,000 Second thing is this, our steel for Hope Center is coming in 666 00:38:54,000 --> 00:38:57,900 this week and you guys have an opportunity to help build hope. 667 00:38:57,900 --> 00:39:00,100 So, even if you're a first-time guest today, this your first 668 00:39:00,100 --> 00:39:02,800 time ever seeing anything in real life, I would invite you to 669 00:39:02,800 --> 00:39:04,100 be a part of what we're going to do. 670 00:39:04,400 --> 00:39:05,800 There's a registration link that's going to pop. 671 00:39:05,900 --> 00:39:09,000 Up and on that link, you can sign up to help us frame part of 672 00:39:09,000 --> 00:39:10,300 this building. It's all steel. 673 00:39:10,500 --> 00:39:14,900 So if you have some ability with that or a trade in framing or 674 00:39:14,900 --> 00:39:17,600 working with steel, obviously we love we have on the team. 675 00:39:17,600 --> 00:39:20,200 If you are just interested help and say I'm just willing to jump 676 00:39:20,200 --> 00:39:23,500 in Honaker just sign up as well. You don't need any experience 677 00:39:23,700 --> 00:39:26,100 but I encourage you to jump in. There's lots of to do over the 678 00:39:26,107 --> 00:39:27,900 next few weeks. So when you sign up, here's what 679 00:39:27,900 --> 00:39:30,500 to expect. We are will definitely out there 680 00:39:30,500 --> 00:39:32,700 on this. Saturday coming up on the 8th 681 00:39:32,900 --> 00:39:35,400 and we'll be jumping in and framing, get things lined out. 682 00:39:35,400 --> 00:39:37,700 And then We will basically work with you and contact. 683 00:39:37,700 --> 00:39:40,700 You as we work through the, the framing part over the next few 684 00:39:40,700 --> 00:39:43,800 weeks, we'll put together a schedule or as needs come up, 685 00:39:43,800 --> 00:39:45,500 we'll have you guys come out. So, we encourage you to get 686 00:39:45,500 --> 00:39:48,400 signed up and be a part of that. Third thing is this, your 687 00:39:48,400 --> 00:39:50,600 generosity makes a huge difference in our church that 688 00:39:50,600 --> 00:39:52,400 just start off this year. I'd encourage you to be 689 00:39:52,400 --> 00:39:56,000 strategic with your giving. Don't make it like the end of 690 00:39:56,000 --> 00:39:58,900 your giving and give off the drip after you spent everything 691 00:39:58,900 --> 00:40:01,100 and wanted to give you my leftover, I would encourage you 692 00:40:01,100 --> 00:40:04,500 up front decide what we have to do, for God this year with the 693 00:40:04,500 --> 00:40:07,800 generosity, it's Our station with my wife and we talked 694 00:40:07,800 --> 00:40:09,600 about, okay, what percentage we're doing this year, how much 695 00:40:09,600 --> 00:40:12,500 you're going to up this? What was God asking us to do? 696 00:40:12,700 --> 00:40:14,800 And I would encourage to be real strategic pick that number up 697 00:40:14,800 --> 00:40:17,800 front and fall through never some, you your respond taneous 698 00:40:17,800 --> 00:40:20,600 Giver of crispy regular Giver just commit. 699 00:40:20,600 --> 00:40:23,000 I'm going to give this whatever you come right. 700 00:40:23,100 --> 00:40:24,500 For some of you guys, you've never given. 701 00:40:24,500 --> 00:40:26,800 I would encourage you to give and make a difference, whatever 702 00:40:26,800 --> 00:40:29,400 it is as actually ask God and fall through that. 703 00:40:29,400 --> 00:40:31,000 You guys have incredible job this year. 704 00:40:31,000 --> 00:40:32,900 This was your last year was incredible. 705 00:40:33,400 --> 00:40:37,100 Seriously, large record breaker? What you guys have given it, 706 00:40:37,100 --> 00:40:39,000 everything you give helps us accelerate. 707 00:40:39,000 --> 00:40:42,200 The pace of the vision to reach more people and to make a 708 00:40:42,207 --> 00:40:44,600 difference. It's your guys giving makes and 709 00:40:44,600 --> 00:40:47,500 paves the way. So encourage you guys, as I have 710 00:40:47,500 --> 00:40:49,500 the team come back up, come on, Diane Holly. 711 00:40:49,500 --> 00:40:51,400 Come up here. Don't be scared. 712 00:40:51,400 --> 00:40:53,600 We have lots of fun. If you color like home, like 713 00:40:53,600 --> 00:40:55,700 Rich, guys, to give you can give online today. 714 00:40:56,000 --> 00:40:57,700 You texted him out to eight four, three, two one. 715 00:40:58,900 --> 00:41:01,200 You didn't see what this after those it was crazy. 716 00:41:01,200 --> 00:41:04,700 She was crawling down there and Holly's flying in paratroop and 717 00:41:04,700 --> 00:41:05,700 down. All right. 718 00:41:05,900 --> 00:41:09,000 So encourage you all right next Sunday we will be back in. 719 00:41:09,008 --> 00:41:13,400 Kentucky Trail God willing no blizzards nothing crazy. 9:30 720 00:41:13,400 --> 00:41:17,200 and 11:00 we're going to be back so encourage your show up and be 721 00:41:17,200 --> 00:41:18,700 a part of that with us will be continued. 722 00:41:18,700 --> 00:41:22,000 The series hashtag 2020 to talk about your thought life how to 723 00:41:22,000 --> 00:41:25,100 move past the negative thoughts that your thoughts like altitude 724 00:41:25,100 --> 00:41:27,500 and it takes you up or takes you down walking through the whole 725 00:41:27,500 --> 00:41:29,300 reframing, all sorts of great stuff. 726 00:41:29,500 --> 00:41:35,100 And remember, whoever finds Jesus discovers, Real life and 727 00:41:35,100 --> 00:41:39,200 purpose. Hey, see you guys later.