1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:02,960 Man, today is just going to be a really, really good day and I'm 2 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:05,880 excited to share some amazing things about heaven. 3 00:00:05,880 --> 00:00:07,600 Before we jump in, can you give up everybody's new one more 4 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:08,640 time. Love them, they love them. 5 00:00:09,040 --> 00:00:12,720 I've seen some people back today have been a while and man, it's 6 00:00:12,720 --> 00:00:14,160 really encouraging. I've heard some great stories 7 00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:15,920 this morning already. What God's doing this last week 8 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:18,640 I was a group people I want to just really thank just humbled 9 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:20,840 by that. God's used in big ways. 10 00:00:20,840 --> 00:00:23,200 It is launched into our 4th week of life groups. 11 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:26,640 And I've been so blessed for all these life group leaders that 12 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:28,440 have opened their homes and the word of God. 13 00:00:28,720 --> 00:00:31,080 And there's this culture that's happening in our church where 14 00:00:31,080 --> 00:00:33,800 there's men and women that are open the word of God every week. 15 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:37,000 I know it sounds crazy and praying and memorizing scripture 16 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:39,680 and just fighting forward for the things of God struggling and 17 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:41,760 obedience. And it's been amazing just to be 18 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:44,000 a part of that because our church can just grow closer to 19 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:45,880 Jesus, Amen. And so I want to say thank you 20 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:46,920 guys. All life group leaders, open 21 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:50,040 your homes, your hearts, transparency, open your fridge, 22 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:52,840 Amen, for a group. So give for a life group 23 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:54,400 leaders, Amen. Come on, give an update for 24 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:58,680 them. I can't believe I'm saying this, 25 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:00,920 but it's five Sundays till Easter. 26 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:05,640 We are not ready, but we're always ready, right? 27 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:07,880 I don't know. I don't know how this guy just 28 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:11,200 researched this, but the the first Sunday after the first 29 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:13,960 full noon after the spring solstice is Easter. 30 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:19,200 So the 5th of April is super early, but we're excited about 31 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:22,400 it and it's been one of those Sundays that you should bring a 32 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:24,320 friend. And I really encourage you to 33 00:01:24,320 --> 00:01:27,800 start praying right now for somebody you can be investing in 34 00:01:27,800 --> 00:01:31,400 and praying for that the hopes they come and potentially if 35 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:33,000 they don't know Jesus, know Jesus. 36 00:01:33,240 --> 00:01:36,720 If not, maybe find a place we can grow closer to Jesus. 37 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:41,200 There's a lady in my life that I've been just working with in a 38 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:44,920 professional setting and I've been inviting her out and she's 39 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:47,640 mentioned a few times she'd come and has not come, but she comes 40 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:49,920 from a very hard situation to have a church. 41 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:53,520 They went every week. I mean, it was like that setup 42 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:56,560 team, right? 6:45 to two kind of hours and 43 00:01:56,560 --> 00:01:58,960 they got burned out. It just kind of right footed 44 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:00,640 Christian fellowship. And so my heart breaks for her 45 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:03,560 because I've been there. I've been in some hard seasons. 46 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:07,360 And so my goal is to have her make it to Easter with her 47 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:09,840 family and her whole family's just been through all and kind 48 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:11,400 of give it up on church. And so I've been praying for 49 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:12,720 her. And so I'd invite you to pray 50 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:14,880 for as well. Her name is Heather and she's 51 00:02:14,920 --> 00:02:16,440 just an amazing lady. Some of you might know her 52 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:18,160 behind the scenes, but she's fantastic. 53 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:21,360 But it's just floating without a church home, and God could use 54 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:23,080 it, Amen. So I encourage you guys who 55 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:25,840 could be inviting and praying for right now, and it could be 56 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:28,000 as simple as this. If you're at work and you're 57 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:30,240 just listening to somebody. And so would it help if I prayed 58 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:32,640 for you, just be simple, like it's not all or nothing. 59 00:02:32,640 --> 00:02:34,000 You have to lead somebody to Jesus Amen. 60 00:02:34,640 --> 00:02:36,600 You just need to plant the gospel and point in the Christ 61 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:37,920 and so there's people all around us. 62 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:40,640 I know for most of us we usually buy about two people a year. 63 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:43,920 OK so Easter is just be one of those Sundays we're taught the 64 00:02:43,920 --> 00:02:46,320 resurrection power Christ you see baptisms. 65 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:48,920 It's one of things going to pull back the curtain Holy Spirit 66 00:02:48,920 --> 00:02:51,000 moment and so encourage. Last year we had just shy of 67 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:53,600 600, which is pretty impressive for our church. 68 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:57,360 Like we've normally run about two 5300 and we're blown away. 69 00:02:57,360 --> 00:03:00,080 We stripped back all our marketing and we're like, see 70 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:02,600 what God does. And we were absolutely floored. 71 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:04,760 And so it's just you guys bringing people how it makes a 72 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:06,480 difference. One simple thing you can do. 73 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:08,560 We have these amazing yard signs out front. 74 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:10,720 They cost $10. I'm just kidding. 75 00:03:10,920 --> 00:03:15,040 They're free. But if you want to put $10 in, 76 00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:18,320 we'll take that too. But they're free anytime. 77 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:20,720 They're out there every week. And there's a man in our church. 78 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:22,800 I don't know. Where's he at? 79 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:24,160 I'm going to find him somewhere. Where's Toby? 80 00:03:24,160 --> 00:03:25,480 He's Toby. He may be out there still. 81 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:27,800 Where's he at? Oh, he's hiding over here. 82 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:30,400 So. So, Toby, how long have you been 83 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:32,400 coming? Four months? 84 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:36,440 Yeah, four months or so. He was walking down, it was a 85 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:39,960 sunset, OK, and and saw a sign. He's like, Lord, I need a 86 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:42,320 church. Saw the sign, showed up the next 87 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:43,880 Sunday. Over the course last four 88 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:47,600 months, he is jumped in in so many ways. 89 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:50,320 He comes up to the office on Tuesdays and says, what do you 90 00:03:50,320 --> 00:03:51,680 guys need? And so he started. 91 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:54,800 He's actually called some of you, are you coming on Sunday 92 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:57,760 and you're like, who is this guy? 93 00:03:57,840 --> 00:03:59,920 You know? But he's made himself available 94 00:03:59,920 --> 00:04:01,280 for the work of God. He's showed me. 95 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:03,160 He'll deliver the car we gave away. 96 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:07,560 He shows, he shows up the office 2/1 day, two days a week, just 97 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:09,640 being a servant for God. He's helping out with 98 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:13,280 hospitality and with Brett White and is actually taking on the 99 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:16,160 whole second gathering some point in the next few months. 100 00:04:16,440 --> 00:04:19,360 And so all because he saw a a sign. 101 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:21,000 And so you may think, man, I'm an introvert. 102 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:22,280 I can't make a huge difference, man. 103 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:23,840 We can't be the best kept secret in town. 104 00:04:23,840 --> 00:04:25,360 Amen. And so if you don't have to sign 105 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:28,520 out, you want 2 signs take, we'll buy some more, Amen and 106 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:29,520 $10. Come on, somebody. 107 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:32,760 So anyway, I'm excited to preach about having the day. 108 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:36,480 You know, some, some of the people like people are 109 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:37,840 struggling. Like is there more to talk 110 00:04:37,840 --> 00:04:39,160 about? And I'm like, man, I'm just 111 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:42,840 getting started, right? There is so much to talk about. 112 00:04:42,840 --> 00:04:44,440 How many how many of this series has just changed your 113 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:46,040 perspective of heaven? At some level you just say, 114 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:47,480 like, man, there's there's something different. 115 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:49,280 And we've walked through some seasons. 116 00:04:49,280 --> 00:04:52,240 I feel like maybe because I'm on this series and my mind and 117 00:04:52,240 --> 00:04:55,840 hearts on this, but I've seen so much pain and loss and things 118 00:04:55,840 --> 00:04:57,880 have happened and people have been around this last week. 119 00:04:57,880 --> 00:05:01,160 There's a man I got to give actually this book to called 120 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:05,920 Heaven his son died 24 years old and be able to minister to him. 121 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:08,400 There's there's a man that's dying that used to go to church 122 00:05:08,960 --> 00:05:12,360 and can't see Hospice House dying even right now with brain 123 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:16,400 cancer, all sorts of stuff 56 years old and it's just story 124 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:18,800 after story after story. And I thought they'll pass a 125 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:21,480 book out like once a month. I'm passing two or three books 126 00:05:21,480 --> 00:05:23,240 out a week. I'm on Amazon. 127 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:26,320 I'm just I just send them to people mom passed away or 128 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:28,440 sibling or helping somebody who's walking through that 129 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:30,960 season of dementia or all these things. 130 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:34,160 And this this truth of scripture has been minister to people in 131 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:35,600 some very deep ways. Amen. 132 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:38,800 And I was going to dive into some stuff that you may have not 133 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:43,160 seen or ever like I don't have heard before from scripture. 134 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:45,240 And this will change how I preach. 135 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:47,600 This message day is going to be some new things for me and I 136 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:49,400 believe it's going to be some very new things for you. 137 00:05:49,680 --> 00:05:53,040 But today's dedicated really to those of us that feel like we're 138 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:54,960 at the the nice guy finishes last. 139 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:57,640 Like you may have done all the right things that didn't 140 00:05:57,640 --> 00:05:59,400 workout. You may be the season in your 141 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:02,680 business or maybe like if you call vocational ministry and 142 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:04,800 things are going well and the rug rips out and like you just 143 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:06,840 have to walk away. This is one season, like, you're 144 00:06:06,840 --> 00:06:09,480 weary of doing good. You may wonder, like, why are 145 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:12,040 you showing up to work? Like, is it all going to work 146 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:13,840 out? I think about last night even or 147 00:06:13,840 --> 00:06:15,240 Saturday night even into yesterday. 148 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:16,880 And I don't know. I don't typically watch the 149 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:19,360 news, but, you know, seeing what happened in Iran. 150 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:21,560 And I was like, man, like, what's going on? 151 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:23,200 And you start to think like, that's it. 152 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:25,600 Like, I could have been in the airport in Dubai because I fly a 153 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:27,120 lot. And that could have been me, 154 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:29,360 right? Like, just wrong place, wrong 155 00:06:29,360 --> 00:06:31,080 time. And is it worth, like, is it 156 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:34,240 worth the effort of all the things we do because you guys 157 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:35,880 work hard. You may be burned out. 158 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:37,600 You're wondering, is it going to matter? 159 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:40,360 Like doesn't even matter anymore. 160 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:42,680 And I think for a lot of us, we kind of struggle finding our 161 00:06:42,680 --> 00:06:46,200 purpose in our job, in our work and may lose sight of why we're 162 00:06:46,200 --> 00:06:48,480 here. So people think like we in life 163 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:51,640 and everything just slips into oblivion like nothing on this 164 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:54,880 earth truly matters, like our labor is in vain. 165 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:57,560 It's always been some extra time today diving into this topic and 166 00:06:57,560 --> 00:06:59,120 it's it's a real interesting topic. 167 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:02,720 But the restoration, no, we called the resurrection of our 168 00:07:02,720 --> 00:07:06,800 deeds, but the restoration or the reconstitution that God is 169 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:10,920 going to keep some of our works and deeds. 170 00:07:11,320 --> 00:07:12,840 And so this is going to be a whole new topic. 171 00:07:12,840 --> 00:07:14,760 How many of you heard a top I mentioned on this topic before? 172 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:16,600 Well, good. So I can say anything I want. 173 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:17,640 I was kidding. It's in the Bible. 174 00:07:18,600 --> 00:07:22,240 It's in the Bible. So turn to 1st Corinthians 15. 175 00:07:22,240 --> 00:07:25,000 We got it 1558. This is what it says. 176 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:26,720 It says, therefore, this is Paul talking. 177 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:29,640 My dear brothers and sisters, help me out what to say? 178 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:34,400 Stand firm. You know most of the Bible is 179 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:35,800 honestly written around these two words. 180 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:41,040 Stand firm in your faith. Like be the voice between heaven 181 00:07:41,040 --> 00:07:44,080 and earth. Like don't give up on what God 182 00:07:44,280 --> 00:07:46,520 is doing. Look at the next line where it 183 00:07:46,520 --> 00:07:50,240 says let nothing what? Be unmovable. 184 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:52,680 Like just be stubborn for the will of God. 185 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:57,640 Like do what God's called you to do, like live in the in between. 186 00:07:57,760 --> 00:08:00,760 Don't be weary. It says always give yourselves 187 00:08:00,760 --> 00:08:04,280 how fully to the work of the Lord. 188 00:08:04,720 --> 00:08:09,640 This is really interesting. Always give yourself fully man. 189 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:15,480 That's a call like in everything we do, give yourself fully to 190 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:17,240 the work of Lord. And so I think the first 191 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:19,640 question you ask yourself is I'm, I'm not doing the work of 192 00:08:19,640 --> 00:08:22,040 the Lord. Like it's what I'm doing, the 193 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:25,880 thing that God's asked me to do. And I want to be really like set 194 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:27,600 some boundaries here. When we talk about this, we're 195 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:30,920 not talking about, am I in vocational ministry? 196 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:34,200 Am I getting paid? I think there's this thing in 197 00:08:34,200 --> 00:08:38,159 the Christian, in the American church, like if you're not like 198 00:08:38,159 --> 00:08:41,919 going to Bible college or on a platform and you're getting paid 199 00:08:41,919 --> 00:08:44,960 to do something for God, you're really not doing full time 200 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:47,160 ministry. And I just want to encourage you 201 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:51,720 to like debunk this completely that we were all in full time 202 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:56,000 ministry, Amen? Like there's not a thing you can 203 00:08:56,000 --> 00:08:57,800 separate. If the Bible says you eat or 204 00:08:57,800 --> 00:09:01,520 drink to all for the glory of God, then everything you do is 205 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:04,880 for the glory of God. Jesus needs some amazing 206 00:09:04,880 --> 00:09:09,480 computer programmers, Amen. Where would the church be today 207 00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:11,360 without the care of some good ones? 208 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:14,800 He's a mechanic. I was kidding. 209 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:19,640 Where would the church be today without the gospel going out 210 00:09:19,640 --> 00:09:21,920 digitally? Like where would the church be 211 00:09:21,920 --> 00:09:24,080 today without you version? How many guys have the user in 212 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:26,120 Bible app? How many guys read the Bible on 213 00:09:26,120 --> 00:09:28,680 your phone? How many do a a discipleship 214 00:09:28,680 --> 00:09:30,720 thing on your phone like a Bible study or like you read the 215 00:09:30,720 --> 00:09:32,120 scripts to phone? How many guys research a 216 00:09:32,120 --> 00:09:34,520 scripture through your phone? I mean, we all do right? 217 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:37,760 Like where would we be if there wasn't computer programmers for 218 00:09:37,760 --> 00:09:39,760 Jesus? Amen. 219 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:42,360 Like you think about like there's probably more people who 220 00:09:42,360 --> 00:09:45,840 have come to Christ because of digital influence in the last 20 221 00:09:45,840 --> 00:09:47,680 years. Then maybe in the last 2000. 222 00:09:48,480 --> 00:09:53,160 There's languages that have been translated by just thousands of 223 00:09:53,160 --> 00:09:57,000 new languages being put out across the world because nobody 224 00:09:57,000 --> 00:09:59,800 has the Bible in the language. We used to have to go and all 225 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:02,320 these things and all of a sudden it's all coming together. 226 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:06,000 I mean, you think about what we do matters for Christ. 227 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:09,600 It's it's not just you have to serve as a leader in the church 228 00:10:10,280 --> 00:10:13,400 to be doing ministry. I think sometimes like, well, if 229 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:16,600 you don't hold a microphone and you're not on stage and you 230 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:18,640 don't, you're not professional Christian, then we just kind of 231 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:20,840 show up. And that could not be farther 232 00:10:20,840 --> 00:10:25,520 from the truth, Amen. Like, like we're all playing a 233 00:10:25,560 --> 00:10:30,160 major part, a lead story in what God is doing. 234 00:10:30,160 --> 00:10:33,280 And it's your story, Amen? Like you're not writing my 235 00:10:33,280 --> 00:10:35,280 story. You're doing the task that God 236 00:10:35,280 --> 00:10:39,400 is assigned to you. Paul himself, who wrote third 237 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:44,760 New Testament, he was a tip maker, you know that he, he 238 00:10:44,760 --> 00:10:46,880 travelled and built tents. So he wasn't a burden on the 239 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:48,680 church. He was like the first portable 240 00:10:48,680 --> 00:10:50,280 guy. Come on, somebody. 241 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:53,840 I mean, he built the tent and it's like, go, go, right. 242 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:57,160 Like it's, this is what it is. Like we leverage what we have 243 00:10:57,400 --> 00:10:59,360 for Jesus. And it's not just we leverage it 244 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:02,040 like, well, I want a business and so I'll, I'll do some 245 00:11:02,040 --> 00:11:03,960 philanthropy work and that's for God. 246 00:11:04,320 --> 00:11:06,840 That's not true. That part, yes, that kidney 247 00:11:06,840 --> 00:11:10,160 ministry, but the rest of your business is ministry. 248 00:11:11,160 --> 00:11:14,040 Amen like somehow we're like you didn't you didn't add value to 249 00:11:14,040 --> 00:11:15,120 people like when you roof their house. 250 00:11:15,120 --> 00:11:18,520 You didn't roof like for Jesus, like you could roof a house for 251 00:11:18,560 --> 00:11:19,760 Jesus. Your integrity and your 252 00:11:19,760 --> 00:11:22,600 character and how you lead it speaks because I'm doing this 253 00:11:22,600 --> 00:11:24,000 for Christ. I'm the roof this house just 254 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:27,360 like it's Christ roof. You can do that Amen and it's 255 00:11:27,360 --> 00:11:29,240 called integrity. It's the the power of God 256 00:11:29,240 --> 00:11:31,840 through your business. It doesn't have to be well, I do 257 00:11:31,840 --> 00:11:33,800 this extra things on the side which you can. 258 00:11:34,680 --> 00:11:36,560 So when I think fully, that's when I kind of describe this 259 00:11:36,560 --> 00:11:38,280 because this will come full circle and talk about deeds. 260 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:40,280 But it says you give yourself fully to work of the Lord. 261 00:11:40,520 --> 00:11:43,680 What what I'm thinking is, is that every person that you come 262 00:11:43,680 --> 00:11:46,400 in contact with in your life, you point to Jesus. 263 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:48,560 Like I think that's a big part of it. 264 00:11:48,560 --> 00:11:51,240 It's not just the work of your hands and the things you make, 265 00:11:51,800 --> 00:11:54,120 but the work that God is doing Kingdom work. 266 00:11:54,520 --> 00:11:58,440 It's it's about people, Amen. Like we, we don't just rearrange 267 00:11:58,440 --> 00:12:01,400 chairs, like we're setting up for the things of God. 268 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:03,400 And so when you run your business or you're, you're 269 00:12:03,400 --> 00:12:05,360 serving your business, you're an employee or you're walking 270 00:12:05,360 --> 00:12:06,920 through Walmart, God, God bless you. 271 00:12:07,280 --> 00:12:10,760 You know, like every person you get to point to Jesus. 272 00:12:11,040 --> 00:12:14,320 And in our world, like, I don't know what it is, but like, for 273 00:12:14,360 --> 00:12:16,960 whatever reason, it's like black or white, like, OK, I'm going to 274 00:12:16,960 --> 00:12:19,400 do nothing or I'm going to lead him to Christ. 275 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:23,280 You ever felt that way? And I'm not qualified to do 276 00:12:23,280 --> 00:12:25,120 that. Well, you are. 277 00:12:25,120 --> 00:12:28,160 You just don't know that yet. But that's not the goal, OK? 278 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:30,120 The goal isn't, I mean, you ask, you want them to know Jesus, but 279 00:12:30,120 --> 00:12:31,400 your goal is to administer to them. 280 00:12:31,800 --> 00:12:37,440 You plant seed, you water seed, and God grows. 281 00:12:38,320 --> 00:12:40,640 God grows. You do not grow people. 282 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:42,960 I love, I don't really love going to churches that think 283 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:44,640 they grow people. I've been a part of those 284 00:12:44,640 --> 00:12:46,800 churches. The churches that think they 285 00:12:46,800 --> 00:12:49,480 grow people, yell at people all day and want them to be a 286 00:12:49,480 --> 00:12:51,440 certain way. But God grows people. 287 00:12:51,440 --> 00:12:54,280 Amen. I see the church like us as the 288 00:12:54,280 --> 00:12:56,960 body of Christ, The church itself, we, we're like a, we're 289 00:12:56,960 --> 00:13:00,600 like a, we set up the garden, like there's soil and there's 290 00:13:00,600 --> 00:13:04,120 seeds and there's water and then God grows people and that takes 291 00:13:04,120 --> 00:13:06,520 the weight off my shoulders. Like, man, I didn't lead into 292 00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:08,920 Jesus, man, I'm not doing good work like I've got to do that 293 00:13:08,920 --> 00:13:11,240 person's really struggling to sin and they got to get right 294 00:13:11,240 --> 00:13:12,960 the Lord. That's the Holy Spirit's job. 295 00:13:12,960 --> 00:13:15,240 Amen. So my job is a little different. 296 00:13:15,240 --> 00:13:17,400 And so just think about what could it look like just to be a 297 00:13:17,400 --> 00:13:19,000 minister. So here's some questions you 298 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:20,000 asked about a little bit earlier. 299 00:13:20,640 --> 00:13:22,480 It's not very long listening to somebody walk through a hard 300 00:13:22,480 --> 00:13:24,280 season. If you just ask a question, how 301 00:13:24,280 --> 00:13:26,560 are you doing today? And usually it's going to be 302 00:13:26,560 --> 00:13:28,960 like, I'm a fine service answer. Is there anything you got you 303 00:13:28,960 --> 00:13:31,720 anything new or or like what's on the hard you're struggling 304 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:32,560 with? And then if you know them at 305 00:13:32,560 --> 00:13:34,440 all, they'll start talking about their family and things going 306 00:13:34,440 --> 00:13:36,280 on. You just ask them, Hey, would it 307 00:13:36,280 --> 00:13:39,080 help if I prayed for you? Not can I pray for you? 308 00:13:39,080 --> 00:13:40,320 Would it help? I pray for you. 309 00:13:40,920 --> 00:13:42,000 And you simply just pray with them. 310 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:44,400 Even if you don't pray in that moment, you're praying for them. 311 00:13:44,680 --> 00:13:46,480 Like that's just something your coworkers at work. 312 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:48,920 You can add a little salt and you just start praying for your 313 00:13:48,920 --> 00:13:49,680 coworkers. Amen. 314 00:13:50,040 --> 00:13:51,720 You can just carry their culture there. 315 00:13:52,080 --> 00:13:54,280 I love just this simple line. It seems like you've got a lot 316 00:13:54,280 --> 00:13:56,440 on your mind. It seems like you've got a lot 317 00:13:56,440 --> 00:13:58,360 on your mind and people just tell you what's on their mind 318 00:13:58,720 --> 00:14:00,640 and you just say last two words they finish with and they'll 319 00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:02,840 continually going. You could do it for 20 minutes, 320 00:14:02,880 --> 00:14:04,440 right? Like Lily, man, it's been a hard 321 00:14:04,440 --> 00:14:05,320 week. A hard week. 322 00:14:05,560 --> 00:14:07,200 Oh yeah, duh, duh, duh. I'm you. 323 00:14:07,200 --> 00:14:10,080 Lily. Just be good at listening and 324 00:14:10,080 --> 00:14:12,880 then pray for people like just don't make it about you. 325 00:14:12,880 --> 00:14:14,000 And you're going to see that today. 326 00:14:14,160 --> 00:14:16,600 But give yourself fully so every person you point to Jesus, Amen. 327 00:14:17,280 --> 00:14:19,440 Like what if you intentionally like think that as leaving here 328 00:14:19,440 --> 00:14:22,960 today and every person you intentionally walk by and is 329 00:14:23,040 --> 00:14:26,000 surrounded with you just give them something towards Christ. 330 00:14:26,280 --> 00:14:28,360 It could be a smile. It could be, hey, I just want to 331 00:14:28,360 --> 00:14:29,920 know God's love you. I'm just doing this for Jesus. 332 00:14:29,920 --> 00:14:31,680 You're roofing a house, you're running a business. 333 00:14:31,680 --> 00:14:34,200 Like, hey, the reason we work so hard doing it right is because 334 00:14:34,200 --> 00:14:36,800 we know Lord just plant seeds, Amen. 335 00:14:37,440 --> 00:14:40,640 Just make it about Christ. One thing you can do is you can 336 00:14:40,640 --> 00:14:44,120 leverage, you can leverage your career for Christ, not just show 337 00:14:44,120 --> 00:14:46,560 up 100 o'clock and come home and separate your calling from your 338 00:14:46,560 --> 00:14:49,440 minute, from your work life, but all of it's part of your 339 00:14:49,440 --> 00:14:50,960 calling. And like I said, you got to ask 340 00:14:50,960 --> 00:14:52,600 yourself, Lord, is this where you want me? 341 00:14:53,200 --> 00:14:55,520 Like you got to know that you got to trust the Lord that a lot 342 00:14:55,520 --> 00:14:57,760 of times you don't think that's it, like we're always looking 343 00:14:57,760 --> 00:15:00,360 for the next thing, but grow where you're planted right now, 344 00:15:00,680 --> 00:15:02,480 Amen? Like God has put you there on 345 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:04,840 purpose and you may be learning a skill or something. 346 00:15:04,840 --> 00:15:08,280 You don't know why yet, but God will use it. 347 00:15:09,000 --> 00:15:11,200 You learn in those seasons, you don't necessarily feel like this 348 00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:14,280 is the thing, but God is going to redeem and use things and 349 00:15:14,280 --> 00:15:17,120 teach you skills and mindsets and shifts in that ministry. 350 00:15:17,480 --> 00:15:20,240 And so I would say when you're at work and say, you say you own 351 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:22,880 a company, how many, how many guys actually own a company? 352 00:15:22,880 --> 00:15:24,840 Show of hands. How many guys own a company real 353 00:15:24,840 --> 00:15:25,800 high. Don't be ashamed of your 354 00:15:25,800 --> 00:15:27,440 company. Come on, Somebody, somebody, 355 00:15:27,640 --> 00:15:28,760 some of the front rows of the company. 356 00:15:28,760 --> 00:15:32,600 I believe you do, right? He's like, I forgot that one, 357 00:15:35,160 --> 00:15:36,360 right? It's easy, right? 358 00:15:37,520 --> 00:15:39,520 He's thinking about what Holly's cooking up already at home. 359 00:15:39,520 --> 00:15:40,840 Got some ribs or something right. 360 00:15:42,040 --> 00:15:43,360 But a lot of such companies right? 361 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:46,400 We, we, when you own a company, you, you control the culture of 362 00:15:46,400 --> 00:15:48,400 your company. Like you set it maybe not 363 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:49,680 control, but you set the culture, right. 364 00:15:50,040 --> 00:15:52,040 So let me just tell you some like interesting things like I 365 00:15:52,040 --> 00:15:54,520 met a guy we're down in Houston last week. 366 00:15:54,560 --> 00:15:57,320 A guy drove us to the airport and I was just, you know, you 367 00:15:57,320 --> 00:15:58,680 want to talk about us? And I was like, Hey, what's, 368 00:15:58,680 --> 00:16:02,080 what do you do and stuff? And he installs like A's and, 369 00:16:02,080 --> 00:16:06,680 and and those words restaurants and like for hotels and 370 00:16:06,840 --> 00:16:09,320 Starbucks and Bank of America and does all these little 371 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:11,720 pieces, all the refrigerations, all these things. 372 00:16:11,920 --> 00:16:15,200 Major company, like the company that owns Aramark, he does it 373 00:16:15,200 --> 00:16:17,800 for them as their whole thing. So this isn't like a small 374 00:16:17,800 --> 00:16:19,920 company. This is, this is hundreds of 375 00:16:19,920 --> 00:16:22,360 $1,000,000 company. And I'm talking to he works a 376 00:16:22,360 --> 00:16:25,000 lot of blue collar guys still, all the guys install and he 377 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:26,520 says, you know, what's really cool about our company is that 378 00:16:26,520 --> 00:16:29,520 every morning, and this is like nationwide, if not worldwide, we 379 00:16:29,520 --> 00:16:31,680 have, we have a time of prayer every morning across our 380 00:16:31,680 --> 00:16:33,320 company. So we get every person in our 381 00:16:33,320 --> 00:16:35,520 company, every worker in our company, every construction 382 00:16:35,520 --> 00:16:38,480 person in our company, they all dial in, you know, where they 383 00:16:38,480 --> 00:16:40,400 call out and they all go on the phone and they pray together for 384 00:16:40,400 --> 00:16:42,360 10 minutes. That crazy. 385 00:16:43,280 --> 00:16:45,280 They're like, oh, wow. So, so, so your work is your 386 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:47,640 ministry. When you own the business, you 387 00:16:47,640 --> 00:16:51,080 set the culture aim in. There's another guy I met been a 388 00:16:51,080 --> 00:16:54,120 year ago at the same conference and just blown by this guy. 389 00:16:54,320 --> 00:16:56,600 He owns AI don't know what he call it. 390 00:16:56,600 --> 00:16:59,240 It's like a airplane repair station in Fort Lauderdale 391 00:16:59,520 --> 00:17:02,120 called Banyan Airways and it's the largest airplane repair 392 00:17:02,120 --> 00:17:04,359 station for like small planes, you know, Cessna, stuff like 393 00:17:04,359 --> 00:17:07,280 that. And he sells private Honda jets. 394 00:17:07,280 --> 00:17:10,680 I didn't know Honda sold a jet, you know, and there's a long 395 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:12,680 story of that, but he's largest seller of Honda jets in the 396 00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:15,440 world. And I was just, what is so 397 00:17:15,440 --> 00:17:17,040 different about your culture? And he said, well, we do 398 00:17:17,040 --> 00:17:19,240 something really special every Tuesday and Thursday. 399 00:17:19,440 --> 00:17:21,640 We have a we have two chaplains on our staff team. 400 00:17:21,640 --> 00:17:23,920 They come in on Tuesday and Thursday, both of them, and they 401 00:17:23,920 --> 00:17:25,520 walk around our entire work area. 402 00:17:25,520 --> 00:17:27,800 And if they're mechanics, this blue collar, come on somebody, 403 00:17:28,079 --> 00:17:30,600 they're spending wrenches on airplanes and they walk around 404 00:17:30,600 --> 00:17:33,120 the floors for her employees and they just minister to people. 405 00:17:33,320 --> 00:17:35,000 We got people here don't know Jesus, stuff like that. 406 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:36,160 But you know, they're not pushing on people. 407 00:17:36,160 --> 00:17:38,320 But how can I pray with you? What's God doing or how's your 408 00:17:38,320 --> 00:17:40,000 family? And they just minister to people 409 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:42,320 all day long. I said, well, how's what's your 410 00:17:42,320 --> 00:17:45,160 turnover rate like? He goes, people only leave when 411 00:17:45,160 --> 00:17:47,800 it's catastrophic. Pretty crazy. 412 00:17:48,560 --> 00:17:51,960 He set the culture, Amen. And in your business, you can 413 00:17:51,960 --> 00:17:54,120 set the culture. Now most of us, a lot of us are 414 00:17:54,120 --> 00:17:56,480 employees, right? We can shape the culture. 415 00:17:57,320 --> 00:17:59,280 Amen. You, you can, you can bend it. 416 00:17:59,280 --> 00:18:04,800 Like did somebody tell you couldn't pray, right? 417 00:18:05,640 --> 00:18:07,360 Did somebody tell you you couldn't take an extra little 418 00:18:07,360 --> 00:18:09,000 minute and and have a conversation? 419 00:18:09,320 --> 00:18:11,040 Did somebody tell you can have a spiritual conversation? 420 00:18:11,320 --> 00:18:13,280 Did did somebody tell you you can't just serve side by side 421 00:18:13,280 --> 00:18:15,200 and not soul to soul? Did somebody stop you yet? 422 00:18:15,840 --> 00:18:18,600 Like we can do that, Amen. It is an accident. 423 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:22,680 You're in your workplace. No, but sometimes we say, well, 424 00:18:22,680 --> 00:18:25,040 this is how I make my money and then this is my ministry over 425 00:18:25,040 --> 00:18:26,400 here. It's all the same, Amen. 426 00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:30,000 Give yourself fully to the work, O Lord, And sometimes you have 427 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:32,280 those seasons where you can do something outside of like you 428 00:18:32,280 --> 00:18:34,120 can do something with that work, right? 429 00:18:34,520 --> 00:18:36,880 Like my dad, who is a union electrician 124. 430 00:18:36,880 --> 00:18:38,480 He was worked for somebody before capital. 431 00:18:38,480 --> 00:18:40,000 I can't remember. And they used to do this thing 432 00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:43,160 called Christmas in October and we show up somewhere in Midtown 433 00:18:43,160 --> 00:18:45,680 of people in need and we'd go to their houses and just pro bono, 434 00:18:45,680 --> 00:18:47,280 right. And I was real young and he 435 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:50,840 would, you know, reinstall a a service entry or do do a panel 436 00:18:50,840 --> 00:18:52,160 or fix whatever electrical thing. 437 00:18:52,160 --> 00:18:53,160 And they didn't know Jesus, Amen. 438 00:18:53,160 --> 00:18:55,880 But they served like you, you can do that with your business 439 00:18:55,880 --> 00:18:57,400 too. You have this maybe extra time, 440 00:18:57,400 --> 00:19:00,200 you have skills and you can leverage it for Christ. 441 00:19:00,480 --> 00:19:03,280 There's a man I'm going to meet with on Tuesday and we'll get to 442 00:19:03,280 --> 00:19:06,920 the Bible, OK, But but there's a man I'm going to meet with on 443 00:19:06,920 --> 00:19:08,760 Tuesday. And this is so unique. 444 00:19:08,760 --> 00:19:12,560 I've never seen this before. And I was like, yes, he, I don't 445 00:19:12,560 --> 00:19:14,560 think maybe he still is, but a financial advisor. 446 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:16,880 But at the time, this was like probably early 2000. 447 00:19:18,120 --> 00:19:21,760 He, he, he moved to South Africa because he felt God called him 448 00:19:21,760 --> 00:19:24,560 there to do ministry with these people in South Africa. 449 00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:26,200 And so I was like, how did you do this? 450 00:19:26,200 --> 00:19:27,640 He goes, well, I just didn't tell my clients. 451 00:19:28,200 --> 00:19:31,760 I moved to South Africa and I would minister during the day 452 00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:33,720 and because of time change, I administered to my clients at 453 00:19:33,720 --> 00:19:36,480 night and then I would fly back to the United States a couple 454 00:19:36,480 --> 00:19:38,880 times a year and they had no idea that was in South Africa. 455 00:19:38,880 --> 00:19:42,440 Is that credible? Now here's what's even fat 456 00:19:42,640 --> 00:19:45,080 crazy. He's stateside now, but now he 457 00:19:45,080 --> 00:19:48,040 travels all across the, there were three or four places in the 458 00:19:48,040 --> 00:19:50,760 world where he does this ministry that we're looking to 459 00:19:51,120 --> 00:19:53,920 connect with, where it's ministering to thousands and 460 00:19:53,920 --> 00:19:55,520 thousands and thousands of people. 461 00:19:56,200 --> 00:19:58,400 Because he just said, look, I'm going to use my business as 462 00:19:58,400 --> 00:20:01,440 leverage for the Kingdom. Is that cool? 463 00:20:02,440 --> 00:20:03,280 You ever thought about that before? 464 00:20:04,160 --> 00:20:07,240 This is mind blowing, right? Like I could do all this for 465 00:20:07,240 --> 00:20:09,160 God. So why do we leverage? 466 00:20:09,160 --> 00:20:10,760 Just we're going to get into it. Why do we leverage? 467 00:20:11,120 --> 00:20:12,200 And this is the next part of the verse. 468 00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:15,480 OK, so we go all the way back to way back to the last verse. 469 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:18,760 It was a long time ago. That's my cue for the guys on 470 00:20:18,760 --> 00:20:21,480 the screen so you can find it still not there. 471 00:20:21,920 --> 00:20:26,000 We're getting it OK, right, because you know OK, we give 472 00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:28,520 ourselves fully to work Lord, because you know that you're 473 00:20:28,520 --> 00:20:34,120 what labor in the Lord is not in what it's not in vain. 474 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:39,880 It's not wasted like Jesus is going to leverage everything for 475 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:43,480 His Kingdom and you're going to see a day that what carries over 476 00:20:43,480 --> 00:20:48,040 from earth to heaven is way more than you think. 477 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:52,200 And some of our deeds carry over for eternity. 478 00:20:52,520 --> 00:20:55,160 This is what JB Phillips says about First Corinthians 15. 479 00:20:55,160 --> 00:20:56,320 This is Zach's verse. He puts it this way. 480 00:20:56,560 --> 00:20:59,640 Let nothing move you as you busy yourself in the Lord's work. 481 00:20:59,880 --> 00:21:04,680 Be sure to know nothing you do for Him is ever lost or wasted. 482 00:21:05,280 --> 00:21:07,600 How would we show up every day if we knew that what we could be 483 00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:10,080 doing could be, could be done and used for eternity? 484 00:21:11,120 --> 00:21:12,560 Will that, will that change how we work? 485 00:21:13,080 --> 00:21:14,360 I get excited about that. Amen. 486 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:18,920 It just like man another day to do something for eternity. 487 00:21:19,280 --> 00:21:22,400 Think about this. Every Kingdom work will find its 488 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:30,360 place in the Kingdom of heaven. Every Kingdom work, every public 489 00:21:30,360 --> 00:21:32,880 thing, but every private thing as well. 490 00:21:32,880 --> 00:21:37,120 There's going to be so many stories of what people have done 491 00:21:37,120 --> 00:21:41,040 in obedience and sacrifice and suffering. 492 00:21:41,040 --> 00:21:44,400 Every honest intention, every stumbling word of witness. 493 00:21:44,400 --> 00:21:47,120 Thank you. Jesus is going to be in heaven. 494 00:21:47,720 --> 00:21:51,840 The resistance to temptation, a motion of repentance, A struggle 495 00:21:51,840 --> 00:21:53,760 towards obedience. This Is Us. 496 00:21:53,760 --> 00:21:57,280 Amen. All these effort is not wasted. 497 00:21:57,560 --> 00:22:01,800 Every mumbled prayer, every gesture of concern, literally 498 00:22:01,800 --> 00:22:04,800 everything which flows out of faithful relationship with Jesus 499 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:09,880 will find its place in heaven. I'll show you First Corinthians 500 00:22:09,880 --> 00:22:13,000 3. We're starting verse 5 says what 501 00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:17,080 after all is Apollos. That's a weird question because 502 00:22:17,080 --> 00:22:20,040 you'd think it's a who, after all, is Apollos, but what's 503 00:22:20,040 --> 00:22:21,560 Apollos now? Apollos, there's a church 504 00:22:21,560 --> 00:22:24,640 started in Corinth and Paul launched it and Apollos came 505 00:22:24,640 --> 00:22:26,840 behind. Paulus is a great orator, a 506 00:22:26,840 --> 00:22:29,600 great speaker and people this division that's happened to the 507 00:22:29,600 --> 00:22:33,200 church, like I'm a Peter, I'm of Apollos, I'm of Paul and really 508 00:22:33,280 --> 00:22:35,440 they find out we're all of Jesus, Amen? 509 00:22:36,200 --> 00:22:38,360 But what is the Paul's after all, and what is Paul? 510 00:22:38,360 --> 00:22:42,960 Look what it says only what the only servants. 511 00:22:43,320 --> 00:22:46,560 They are not the King, they are not the foundation, they are the 512 00:22:46,560 --> 00:22:50,640 servants since through him you came to believe as the Lord has 513 00:22:50,640 --> 00:22:56,240 what assigned to each his task. So that means there's a race we 514 00:22:56,240 --> 00:22:58,440 each run. What you do and what I do are 515 00:22:58,440 --> 00:23:02,480 not called to be the same thing. Like there's a task given, Amen? 516 00:23:02,920 --> 00:23:04,800 So we're not going to compare like, oh, what's your Sal? 517 00:23:04,800 --> 00:23:05,760 Well, who makes more money to do that? 518 00:23:05,800 --> 00:23:07,680 And what's just over here? Who's popular over there? 519 00:23:07,680 --> 00:23:09,040 Who's who knows? It's that person. 520 00:23:09,160 --> 00:23:11,280 Oh, I don't have no foundation because I'm not in that seat. 521 00:23:12,080 --> 00:23:15,560 You've given a task, Amen. But we like the spotlight. 522 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:19,360 But are we OK with ambiguity? Do the task. 523 00:23:19,920 --> 00:23:22,560 Verse six, I planted the seed. So I'm appalled. 524 00:23:22,560 --> 00:23:25,760 I planted the seed. Apollos watered it, but God has 525 00:23:25,760 --> 00:23:31,000 been making it grow. Wow, this is amazing, he says so 526 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:35,120 neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is what you 527 00:23:35,120 --> 00:23:37,840 ain't special. So he's saying we can't take 528 00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:42,040 credit for what Jesus doing. He says, but only God who makes 529 00:23:42,040 --> 00:23:45,480 things grow. Listen, this you you can't take 530 00:23:45,480 --> 00:23:51,800 credit for anything like your best effort without God produces 531 00:23:52,040 --> 00:23:54,640 nothing. Amen. 532 00:23:55,640 --> 00:23:56,960 That takes the weight off our shoulders. 533 00:23:57,400 --> 00:24:00,440 It's not about your performance. It's about your humility and 534 00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:03,000 letting God do the work. You just show up. 535 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:04,800 You're faithful to the task that God's given you. 536 00:24:05,720 --> 00:24:08,160 Verse 8, it says the one who plants and the one who waters 537 00:24:08,240 --> 00:24:12,520 have one purpose and has to do the task, and they will each be 538 00:24:12,520 --> 00:24:18,400 what help me out, rewarded according to their own labor. 539 00:24:18,800 --> 00:24:21,840 I love that I'm not going to be rewarded based on other people's 540 00:24:21,840 --> 00:24:23,720 labor. Amen. 541 00:24:25,280 --> 00:24:29,800 I'm, I'm rewarded based upon my effort, my ability, what God is 542 00:24:29,800 --> 00:24:32,440 giving, my stewardship of the things of the Kingdom. 543 00:24:33,120 --> 00:24:37,080 Verse 9 For we are what coworkers in God's service. 544 00:24:37,480 --> 00:24:39,480 You are God's field. This is interesting. 545 00:24:39,720 --> 00:24:41,680 You're God's field and God's building. 546 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:45,360 When it says you're God's field, it begs the question, who made 547 00:24:45,360 --> 00:24:50,520 your field grow? You did not grow yourself, God 548 00:24:50,520 --> 00:24:52,320 grew you. Amen. 549 00:24:53,320 --> 00:24:55,120 It's it and you have no ability to grow in the house. 550 00:24:55,520 --> 00:24:56,880 You can only give all glory to God. 551 00:24:57,000 --> 00:24:59,160 And it says that you're God's building, which is going to talk 552 00:24:59,160 --> 00:25:01,920 about here in a second more in depth, but it begs the question, 553 00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:06,280 who built you? I, I, I mean, I hate to say 554 00:25:06,280 --> 00:25:09,320 this, but in ministry, I've been around a lot of self-made 555 00:25:09,320 --> 00:25:11,440 people. And to be real honest with you, 556 00:25:11,480 --> 00:25:15,120 there's no room in the level of leadership for self-made people. 557 00:25:16,120 --> 00:25:18,960 It's only God made people. Amen. 558 00:25:19,920 --> 00:25:22,760 God is the builder and he builds you. 559 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:24,600 He's the grower and you're his field. 560 00:25:25,000 --> 00:25:28,680 Verse 10, it says by the grace, by the grace God has given me, I 561 00:25:28,680 --> 00:25:32,240 laid a foundation as a wide wise builder and someone else is 562 00:25:32,240 --> 00:25:34,240 building on it. So he's he's building the church 563 00:25:34,240 --> 00:25:36,560 in Corinth. And then Apollos came and built 564 00:25:36,560 --> 00:25:39,080 upon the foundation. He said we're working together 565 00:25:39,080 --> 00:25:43,240 in tandem, but God grew it. But each one should build with 566 00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:47,080 care, for no one can lay any foundation other than the one 567 00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:50,240 already laid, which is Jesus Christ. 568 00:25:51,040 --> 00:25:55,320 Jesus is the foundation for all of your good works and deeds. 569 00:25:56,320 --> 00:25:59,240 It's not your ability. It wasn't like you funded it and 570 00:25:59,240 --> 00:26:01,120 you gave towards it and you put your energy into it. 571 00:26:01,120 --> 00:26:02,960 It's your creative design and you dreamed. 572 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:04,680 Well, it's only God. Amen. 573 00:26:05,480 --> 00:26:07,960 Your gifts and talents and calling and task is built on the 574 00:26:07,960 --> 00:26:12,280 footing of the cross. Like we're not that special to 575 00:26:12,800 --> 00:26:14,480 think we're going to build it on ourselves. 576 00:26:17,160 --> 00:26:19,600 Verse 12, you can see our deeds and rewards. 577 00:26:19,720 --> 00:26:22,960 It says if anyone builds on this foundation, foundation of 578 00:26:22,960 --> 00:26:28,240 Christ, Lucas says using gold, silver or costly stones and 579 00:26:28,240 --> 00:26:31,120 wood, hay if you're old King James, it says straw but 580 00:26:31,120 --> 00:26:34,680 stubble, right? So their work shall be shown for 581 00:26:34,680 --> 00:26:38,400 what it is because the day will bring it to light. 582 00:26:39,080 --> 00:26:40,360 Now what day is this going to be? 583 00:26:40,360 --> 00:26:42,000 This is interesting like the day. 584 00:26:42,600 --> 00:26:47,680 This is the evaluation day of our deeds and works some kind of 585 00:26:47,680 --> 00:26:50,520 connect it to like the Bema seat of Christ, where we as 586 00:26:50,520 --> 00:26:54,080 Christians that know Jesus, we're in heaven and God is going 587 00:26:54,080 --> 00:26:59,440 to evaluate what we did. So salvation is given, but these 588 00:26:59,440 --> 00:27:05,160 rewards are really not even earned because it's not your 589 00:27:05,160 --> 00:27:08,520 ability, it's not based on you, it's based on your obedience. 590 00:27:09,280 --> 00:27:12,840 And So what you did for Christ is going to be evaluated this 591 00:27:12,840 --> 00:27:15,560 day and it's going to show what it is to be brought to light. 592 00:27:16,080 --> 00:27:17,600 It says to be revealed with what? 593 00:27:17,600 --> 00:27:20,920 Help me out with fire. Anybody getting nervous yet? 594 00:27:21,800 --> 00:27:24,520 When you read the scripture, it will make you nervous and it 595 00:27:24,520 --> 00:27:27,800 probably should to some level. It'll reveal with fire and the 596 00:27:27,800 --> 00:27:32,640 fire will test the what? The quality of each person's 597 00:27:33,040 --> 00:27:35,360 work. This is such an interesting 598 00:27:35,360 --> 00:27:36,440 passage. We're going to talk about a 599 00:27:36,440 --> 00:27:37,920 little deeper. What is this fire? 600 00:27:38,600 --> 00:27:43,760 But at some point when we're in heaven, our good deeds and our 601 00:27:43,760 --> 00:27:48,920 not so good deeds are going to go and God is going to evaluate 602 00:27:48,920 --> 00:27:54,800 them and test them through fire. The quality of the work is it, 603 00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:58,960 is it gold, silver or precious stone or wood, hay and stubble? 604 00:27:58,960 --> 00:28:00,720 And we're going to talk about what the difference is here in a 605 00:28:00,720 --> 00:28:02,480 second. But just know there's a day of 606 00:28:02,480 --> 00:28:05,680 proving if this is from God or not. 607 00:28:05,680 --> 00:28:08,120 It's interesting. The first time that God purified 608 00:28:08,120 --> 00:28:11,880 the earth was in the flood. The story, no, right? 609 00:28:12,360 --> 00:28:14,240 It says that every thought and intention of the heart was 610 00:28:14,240 --> 00:28:18,800 wicked beyond all deceit. There's also a major thought 611 00:28:18,800 --> 00:28:22,240 process that angels had cohabitated with humans, and God 612 00:28:22,240 --> 00:28:25,360 is purifying the earth from sin. And from these angels he's 613 00:28:25,360 --> 00:28:29,480 Nephilim. And so God sends this flood and 614 00:28:29,480 --> 00:28:33,560 he saved some things, two by two, all the animals, right? 615 00:28:34,440 --> 00:28:36,400 Christie told me she goes, she had a picture and it was a lion. 616 00:28:36,400 --> 00:28:39,400 He said, hmm, that was good. I had meat meals, two by two all 617 00:28:39,400 --> 00:28:40,600 day. There's just a lion sitting next 618 00:28:40,600 --> 00:28:41,920 to the ark. Oh, that's pretty good, you 619 00:28:41,920 --> 00:28:44,040 know. But he saves all the animals, 620 00:28:44,040 --> 00:28:46,280 right? And he saves Noah and his 621 00:28:46,280 --> 00:28:47,440 family. I believe there's eight people 622 00:28:47,440 --> 00:28:50,400 he saves, right? And the rest, the world just 623 00:28:50,400 --> 00:28:53,000 purified because they're wicked beyond all deceit. 624 00:28:53,720 --> 00:28:57,720 And the second time God purifies our works in the world is not 625 00:28:57,720 --> 00:28:59,680 through water, it's through fire. 626 00:29:00,440 --> 00:29:01,680 It's pretty interesting, isn't it? 627 00:29:02,320 --> 00:29:04,600 Like how God is trying to create righteousness. 628 00:29:05,320 --> 00:29:06,400 And so he says it's about the works. 629 00:29:06,400 --> 00:29:10,720 He says verse 14, if what has been built, what somebody say 630 00:29:10,720 --> 00:29:15,040 survives, survives, this is going to be very important for 631 00:29:15,040 --> 00:29:18,440 this message. If what has been built survives, 632 00:29:18,640 --> 00:29:21,680 the builder will receive a what? A reward. 633 00:29:22,200 --> 00:29:24,880 Now we could go a long time on the words. 634 00:29:24,880 --> 00:29:26,280 You might have heard a message on the rewards. 635 00:29:26,280 --> 00:29:28,480 We could do one, but I'm not going to go deep in the rewards, 636 00:29:28,480 --> 00:29:29,960 but I want to talk about what you do. 637 00:29:30,400 --> 00:29:33,120 If it's for God, it's for his glory. 638 00:29:33,640 --> 00:29:35,960 It survives the fire. It actually survives. 639 00:29:36,080 --> 00:29:41,600 Amen says right there, verse 15. If it is burned up, the builder 640 00:29:41,600 --> 00:29:45,360 will suffer loss, but yet will be saved, even though it's one 641 00:29:45,360 --> 00:29:48,800 escaping through the flames. So let's just talk through what 642 00:29:48,800 --> 00:29:51,200 this looks like because this at this point, how many guys are 643 00:29:51,200 --> 00:29:54,880 sweating a little bit because you're thinking about last week? 644 00:29:54,880 --> 00:29:57,320 You're like, hmm, what did I do for the Lord? 645 00:29:57,320 --> 00:29:59,480 You know, So what? What is this fire? 646 00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:02,600 So this fire is God's holy evaluation. 647 00:30:02,600 --> 00:30:07,440 I want you to understand this is not God's wrath, This isn't God. 648 00:30:07,520 --> 00:30:10,240 This isn't like hell being cast down on your deeds. 649 00:30:10,720 --> 00:30:13,720 This is like your deeds getting into God's presence. 650 00:30:13,880 --> 00:30:18,160 If you want to call it a holy exposure, like there's nothing 651 00:30:18,160 --> 00:30:22,240 unrighteous that gets into heaven from earth. 652 00:30:23,360 --> 00:30:27,920 Like that's why our soul is made righteous by Jesus and it goes 653 00:30:27,920 --> 00:30:30,000 immediately to heaven. Saw somebody last week they 654 00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:31,800 thought wouldn't like the soul sleep and I'm like, you don't 655 00:30:31,800 --> 00:30:34,280 read the Bible. You know, there's no soul sleep, 656 00:30:34,280 --> 00:30:36,520 brother. Like after the body present, 657 00:30:36,520 --> 00:30:38,680 Lord, it just happens, man. It's a continuation. 658 00:30:38,680 --> 00:30:40,920 You're not like you don't disappear for something, you 659 00:30:40,920 --> 00:30:44,120 know, but we're right in heaven. But everything in heaven is 660 00:30:44,120 --> 00:30:45,640 righteous. So imagine you put your 661 00:30:45,640 --> 00:30:48,840 imperfect work and your broken work and is it built on Christ 662 00:30:48,840 --> 00:30:51,160 or built on yourself is on your foundation or Christ foundation 663 00:30:51,480 --> 00:30:56,000 and the presence of God, which is an all consuming fire is on 664 00:30:56,000 --> 00:30:58,120 top of your work. Will it survive the presence and 665 00:30:58,120 --> 00:31:01,000 holiness of God? And we're cheering on like, yes, 666 00:31:01,000 --> 00:31:03,880 Lord, I hope it does right, because was this me or was this 667 00:31:03,880 --> 00:31:05,960 you? Like was I seeking you? 668 00:31:05,960 --> 00:31:07,920 Was I humbled I was I living for you? 669 00:31:08,280 --> 00:31:11,000 What's done for Christ is set apart for heaven. 670 00:31:11,560 --> 00:31:14,520 What's done for our pride or ego ourselves with Bishop is burned 671 00:31:14,520 --> 00:31:16,360 up. And so Paul classifieds them 672 00:31:16,640 --> 00:31:20,200 gold, silver, precious stones survive and wood, hay and 673 00:31:20,200 --> 00:31:22,440 stubble are burned. I had a youth leader when I was 674 00:31:22,440 --> 00:31:24,200 growing up all the time. He said don't be don't deal with 675 00:31:24,200 --> 00:31:25,920 wood, Hey, and stubble, don't build with wood and stubble just 676 00:31:25,920 --> 00:31:27,880 beat in my head all the time, right, Because we're always 677 00:31:27,880 --> 00:31:31,000 tempted to do that, right? The temporary, the now, the fun, 678 00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:33,360 the easy. And now what does Christ want? 679 00:31:33,360 --> 00:31:35,120 I have to ask the question is this for Christ? 680 00:31:35,600 --> 00:31:38,080 And what's burned up disappears forever. 681 00:31:38,520 --> 00:31:41,200 And so that's the loss we suffer when it says you'll suffer loss 682 00:31:41,200 --> 00:31:42,440 like some of y'all grew up in church. 683 00:31:42,440 --> 00:31:44,240 We're like, go to heaven. And they've got to wipes for 684 00:31:44,320 --> 00:31:48,400 your tears, which is true, but it's not yet because there's 685 00:31:48,400 --> 00:31:51,520 going to be some tears when we look at our works and some of 686 00:31:51,520 --> 00:31:54,160 them don't make it. Probably the majority of our 687 00:31:54,160 --> 00:31:57,440 works won't make it because it wasn't for Christ. 688 00:31:57,960 --> 00:32:01,560 And we had this loss of like the reward we could have got, the 689 00:32:01,560 --> 00:32:06,440 impact it could have made, that what could have been is now gone 690 00:32:07,160 --> 00:32:08,840 and that what we had isn't there for eternity. 691 00:32:08,840 --> 00:32:11,600 There is that loss of like, Lord, I, I missed it. 692 00:32:12,640 --> 00:32:15,800 I missed it, Lord. And we'll have to live with that 693 00:32:16,680 --> 00:32:17,600 now. It doesn't mean you're not 694 00:32:17,600 --> 00:32:20,520 saved. Amen because he himself is 695 00:32:20,520 --> 00:32:22,360 saved. But it says it's one that barely 696 00:32:22,360 --> 00:32:24,520 escapes the flames. But our salvation is on Christ. 697 00:32:24,520 --> 00:32:27,360 So we're in heaven, but we're watching awards and it it says 698 00:32:27,360 --> 00:32:28,600 as one escaping through the flames. 699 00:32:28,600 --> 00:32:30,520 Now this is interesting because you're like, dude, this sounds 700 00:32:30,520 --> 00:32:33,360 pretty hard, you know, and what it's saying is it's this picture 701 00:32:34,000 --> 00:32:36,760 like if your house burned down and you run out the front door 702 00:32:36,760 --> 00:32:38,640 and your your clothes singed. Like when I was building the 703 00:32:38,640 --> 00:32:41,520 Hope Center, I was cutting the lentil for the door with well, I 704 00:32:41,520 --> 00:32:45,000 was holding the piece of metal and Barry was cutting the lentil 705 00:32:45,160 --> 00:32:46,600 and all the sparks were throwing on me. 706 00:32:46,600 --> 00:32:48,680 But I was looking at the way because I don't get in my eyes 707 00:32:49,040 --> 00:32:50,400 and I was like, man, it's getting hot. 708 00:32:52,440 --> 00:32:55,760 I looked over. My arm is on fire, right? 709 00:32:56,160 --> 00:32:58,920 And I still wear the jacket. Come on, somebody, so I can show 710 00:32:58,920 --> 00:33:03,080 off where I burn, you know? But you just barely escape, you 711 00:33:03,080 --> 00:33:05,320 know, you can smolder and you can smell it, but you escape. 712 00:33:05,480 --> 00:33:07,920 And it's like you leave the house and you just have nothing. 713 00:33:08,800 --> 00:33:11,000 But you're alive, right? And it'll be those of us in 714 00:33:11,000 --> 00:33:12,880 heaven. They get there and we'll look at 715 00:33:12,880 --> 00:33:15,800 this fire. It'll consume almost everything 716 00:33:15,800 --> 00:33:20,400 we did then we, maybe some of us, like we knew Jesus, but we 717 00:33:20,400 --> 00:33:23,600 weren't surrendered to Jesus like God had asked us so many 718 00:33:23,600 --> 00:33:27,160 times to just make a shift or to be a part of that or change the 719 00:33:27,160 --> 00:33:30,240 culture or find your identity or step into your call or be 720 00:33:30,240 --> 00:33:33,280 strong, courageous. And we just stood back and we'll 721 00:33:33,280 --> 00:33:35,720 sit there and we'll watch it, but we'll be saved. 722 00:33:36,560 --> 00:33:39,840 We'll be in heaven but have nothing to show for it. 723 00:33:41,800 --> 00:33:44,800 That's what I'm saying. You you didn't bring anything 724 00:33:44,800 --> 00:33:48,000 with you like you barely made it here yourself. 725 00:33:49,080 --> 00:33:52,120 And is the reality of like what we do really, really matters. 726 00:33:52,560 --> 00:33:54,880 And for so long, I think we've reached this message that has 727 00:33:54,880 --> 00:33:57,720 not been, I mean, guilty as could be that the only things in 728 00:33:57,720 --> 00:34:00,760 heaven are the Bible and souls. You guys ever heard that before? 729 00:34:01,920 --> 00:34:03,440 I mean, I've preached it a million times, right? 730 00:34:03,440 --> 00:34:05,880 That's the only thing that makes it that's just not true. 731 00:34:06,560 --> 00:34:08,560 Like you even have your works have already made it into heaven 732 00:34:08,679 --> 00:34:11,880 and then God has to evaluate them. 733 00:34:12,480 --> 00:34:17,159 What was your life about? But God, he doesn't destroy the 734 00:34:17,159 --> 00:34:19,280 earth. He destroys the things that 735 00:34:19,280 --> 00:34:22,360 these displease him, that things were done for his glory. 736 00:34:22,639 --> 00:34:25,040 But here's the exciting part. Because with that you can be 737 00:34:25,040 --> 00:34:27,000 negative, but he also can be like, do you thank you, Jesus, 738 00:34:27,000 --> 00:34:29,159 because I can build on your Kingdom right now. 739 00:34:30,080 --> 00:34:32,280 Like I can start putting some treasure up in heaven. 740 00:34:32,760 --> 00:34:37,960 Literally, literally, literally treasure. 741 00:34:38,480 --> 00:34:40,480 Like how many guys thought that was just a figure of speech? 742 00:34:40,480 --> 00:34:44,000 Like, oh, there'll be treasures in heaven, like based on this, 743 00:34:44,000 --> 00:34:46,840 Like you can bring it with you for his glory. 744 00:34:46,840 --> 00:34:50,560 And so it gets really exciting. So your deeds survive. 745 00:34:50,920 --> 00:34:52,880 The ones that do survive, everybody say survive. 746 00:34:53,760 --> 00:34:55,120 Notice he didn't say it was destroyed. 747 00:34:56,639 --> 00:35:01,960 Why did God purify your deeds just to destroy him? 748 00:35:03,440 --> 00:35:05,320 He doesn't. Amen. 749 00:35:05,960 --> 00:35:09,120 They follow us to heaven. Paul's talking not just about 750 00:35:09,120 --> 00:35:11,760 the rewards, because that's what we talk about all the time, but 751 00:35:11,760 --> 00:35:13,840 what carries over to the next life. 752 00:35:14,480 --> 00:35:17,480 And scripture is clear, like in some form or another that what 753 00:35:17,480 --> 00:35:21,240 we do for Christ and it makes it through the fire will last for 754 00:35:21,480 --> 00:35:23,240 eternity. So I'm supposed to imagine, 755 00:35:23,240 --> 00:35:25,880 because if, if this is the standard, this changes 756 00:35:25,880 --> 00:35:30,000 everything like like just imagine, like a child writes a 757 00:35:30,000 --> 00:35:32,920 note to Jesus. Would that be in heaven? 758 00:35:33,880 --> 00:35:35,880 And maybe it's destroyed like it was like 2000 years ago or 759 00:35:35,880 --> 00:35:37,800 something, right? Or like 2000 years now or 760 00:35:37,800 --> 00:35:40,160 something. Maybe Jesus rewrites it in the 761 00:35:40,160 --> 00:35:42,120 kids handwriting. It's recreated. 762 00:35:42,120 --> 00:35:44,720 Like I don't think he resurrects it for say, but God can move 763 00:35:44,720 --> 00:35:47,600 molecules, Amen. He moves the molecules of our 764 00:35:47,600 --> 00:35:49,920 dead bodies and raises from the dead. 765 00:35:49,920 --> 00:35:51,200 Why couldn't he make the note again? 766 00:35:51,560 --> 00:35:54,440 And maybe some pure hearted, faith filled child writes a note 767 00:35:54,440 --> 00:35:55,960 to Jesus and God says, you know what? 768 00:35:55,960 --> 00:35:57,280 I'm going to put that in my handwriting. 769 00:35:58,040 --> 00:36:00,240 Or maybe it's in the child's. Can God do that? 770 00:36:00,560 --> 00:36:03,320 You think about this, Jesus is working in his Father's workshop 771 00:36:04,320 --> 00:36:07,680 and he's whittling or cutting and building chairs and tables 772 00:36:07,680 --> 00:36:09,240 and furniture. A Carpenter would do. 773 00:36:09,880 --> 00:36:12,920 Would it be insurmountable? Think that those items are in 774 00:36:12,920 --> 00:36:15,920 heaven, that God brings them back together. 775 00:36:15,920 --> 00:36:17,720 He is building a house, by the way, Amen. 776 00:36:17,720 --> 00:36:19,840 Do you think he may bring some furniture? 777 00:36:21,080 --> 00:36:23,280 Just kind of put some things in there just just now? 778 00:36:23,520 --> 00:36:27,320 You look like I'm crazy. Like, is this guy crazy? 779 00:36:27,480 --> 00:36:28,800 What about works of art and literature? 780 00:36:29,200 --> 00:36:30,960 Do you do you think like the Chronicles and Arnie might make 781 00:36:30,960 --> 00:36:34,080 it? Just saying, why not? 782 00:36:34,760 --> 00:36:36,080 It's rooting for God's glory, Amen. 783 00:36:36,840 --> 00:36:42,920 Do you think maybe like the Jesus film could make it? 784 00:36:43,720 --> 00:36:46,600 Do you think maybe like your, your, your Bible that's chocked 785 00:36:46,600 --> 00:36:48,640 for your notes? Do you think God may just be 786 00:36:48,640 --> 00:36:52,920 like, Hey, I'm going to get you back your your OG Bible and you 787 00:36:52,920 --> 00:36:55,080 can see forever the praise you'll give me for the story you 788 00:36:55,080 --> 00:36:56,680 wrote as you struggle with that time on earth. 789 00:36:56,680 --> 00:36:58,480 That would be amazing. Amen. 790 00:36:59,400 --> 00:37:01,560 I mean, just think about the level which God could do. 791 00:37:01,840 --> 00:37:04,400 I mean, think about if God can reconstitute and recreate and 792 00:37:04,400 --> 00:37:06,200 bring things that make it through the fire. 793 00:37:06,560 --> 00:37:07,800 Could you bring back those things you were holding 794 00:37:07,800 --> 00:37:10,520 righteous all time? So like you may have given a 795 00:37:10,520 --> 00:37:13,920 flower arrangement to somebody that was sick in the hospital 796 00:37:14,600 --> 00:37:18,200 and that arrangement like sparked some return to God or 797 00:37:18,200 --> 00:37:20,120 some moment of righteousness. He's brought somebody back to 798 00:37:20,120 --> 00:37:22,000 the fullness of God because you're mind with their purpose 799 00:37:22,000 --> 00:37:23,960 and story. And God just takes that flower 800 00:37:23,960 --> 00:37:25,600 arrangement and says here, this means that this can be on your 801 00:37:25,600 --> 00:37:27,680 table. Like why couldn't God do that? 802 00:37:27,680 --> 00:37:29,920 Amen. Or how about a song or a book 803 00:37:29,920 --> 00:37:31,560 that was written for his glory? But some of you guys written 804 00:37:31,560 --> 00:37:35,800 some songs you'll never share with anybody, right? 805 00:37:35,800 --> 00:37:37,520 And you're like, oh, it's not a big deal. 806 00:37:37,520 --> 00:37:39,440 I'll never make it. It's not going to sell anything, 807 00:37:39,680 --> 00:37:41,880 but God sees it. Some of you guys have some 808 00:37:41,880 --> 00:37:44,840 amazing poetry, Amen? And you have some amazing 809 00:37:44,840 --> 00:37:46,400 writings, amazing thoughts, all these things. 810 00:37:46,560 --> 00:37:48,840 Why can't God bring him? How about a blanket that was 811 00:37:48,840 --> 00:37:51,800 made by your grandma and she prayed over you as you're in the 812 00:37:51,800 --> 00:37:53,320 womb of your, of her daughter, right? 813 00:37:53,840 --> 00:37:57,880 Or great or dog in law and she's just weaving together, 814 00:37:57,880 --> 00:38:00,240 crocheting this amazing blanket. Why? 815 00:38:00,240 --> 00:38:01,840 Why couldn't God bring that back, Amen? 816 00:38:02,920 --> 00:38:05,320 I mean, I don't know what, what's going to be on our fridge 817 00:38:05,320 --> 00:38:09,960 in heaven, right? There may be some things on your 818 00:38:09,960 --> 00:38:13,200 fridge right now that's done for the glory of God. 819 00:38:13,200 --> 00:38:15,200 And it could be that picture of this moment or it could be this 820 00:38:15,200 --> 00:38:17,040 thing, something made in your family or something your kid do 821 00:38:17,040 --> 00:38:20,400 some some finger painting and God says, dude, that's true. 822 00:38:20,400 --> 00:38:22,440 My glory. Why not Amen? 823 00:38:23,560 --> 00:38:26,520 Like we, we, we have just downplayed the resurrection to 824 00:38:26,520 --> 00:38:30,720 like souls in the Bible and it's so much bigger, Amen. 825 00:38:31,440 --> 00:38:34,840 It's so much bigger. You can go take a little 826 00:38:34,840 --> 00:38:36,920 farther, not just even deeds, but you, you can almost take it 827 00:38:36,920 --> 00:38:39,600 to animals. You really can. 828 00:38:40,280 --> 00:38:41,960 Like, why couldn't God bring back animals? 829 00:38:42,120 --> 00:38:44,160 You actually see camels in heaven, Isaiah 65. 830 00:38:44,160 --> 00:38:46,720 Look it up. There's camels in heaven. 831 00:38:47,840 --> 00:38:51,160 Amen. Why can't God bring all these 832 00:38:51,160 --> 00:38:53,520 animals back? I mean, you think about bringing 833 00:38:53,520 --> 00:38:55,640 animals back. So like, think about Genesis 3. 834 00:38:56,560 --> 00:39:00,000 The serpent was craftier, more craft than the other animal. 835 00:39:01,280 --> 00:39:02,880 So were other animals crafty too? 836 00:39:04,040 --> 00:39:05,720 Like they had higher levels of intelligence. 837 00:39:05,720 --> 00:39:07,800 Maybe they have now. I'm the serpent was pretty 838 00:39:07,800 --> 00:39:09,960 intelligent, you know what I'm saying? 839 00:39:10,600 --> 00:39:13,200 He could talk and if you read the Bible, it wasn't like he was 840 00:39:13,200 --> 00:39:18,440 surprised. She didn't seem too afraid that 841 00:39:18,440 --> 00:39:20,520 the the animal spoke. That wasn't too crazy for her. 842 00:39:21,160 --> 00:39:22,840 So do do animals speak in heaven? 843 00:39:23,200 --> 00:39:25,440 Just throwing out there. That would be crazy, wouldn't 844 00:39:25,440 --> 00:39:26,960 it? You actually see this in the 845 00:39:26,960 --> 00:39:28,120 Bible. How many how many guys know you 846 00:39:28,120 --> 00:39:29,760 see an animal speaking in the Bible outside the serpent? 847 00:39:29,760 --> 00:39:32,080 You guys know this. There's there's a story of of 848 00:39:32,080 --> 00:39:34,320 Balaam and he's going from this king. 849 00:39:34,520 --> 00:39:36,840 I think it's Malik. And he's either going to curse 850 00:39:36,840 --> 00:39:39,400 Israel and he sends them on his donkey and they're riding down 851 00:39:39,400 --> 00:39:42,520 the road and this Angel Lord's in the road, but Balaam can't 852 00:39:42,520 --> 00:39:46,080 see it, but the donkey can. The donkey sees the Angel and 853 00:39:46,480 --> 00:39:49,560 he's like, I ain't not going through that stubborn donkey. 854 00:39:49,840 --> 00:39:52,120 And so Balaam starts beating them and he tries to get him to 855 00:39:52,120 --> 00:39:53,880 go this way and slams against the wall and tries to go that 856 00:39:53,880 --> 00:39:55,480 way and you won't do it and tries to at least lays down 857 00:39:55,480 --> 00:39:57,600 under the angel's feet like he can't go. 858 00:39:58,040 --> 00:40:00,160 Balaam had no idea there's Angel Lord just standing right there. 859 00:40:00,680 --> 00:40:04,400 And then God opens the Balaam's eyes after where he does this 860 00:40:04,400 --> 00:40:07,080 first. Balaam beats the donkey three 861 00:40:07,080 --> 00:40:10,040 times, by the way, and then he opens the donkey's mouth and 862 00:40:10,040 --> 00:40:12,160 this, I put this verse on the screen says so cool, says the 863 00:40:12,160 --> 00:40:16,280 Lord opened the donkey's mouth and it being the donkey said to 864 00:40:16,280 --> 00:40:20,160 Balaam, what have I done to you to make you beat me these three 865 00:40:20,160 --> 00:40:24,280 times? What if your pet could speak? 866 00:40:24,280 --> 00:40:27,600 You know, I mean, it's pretty amazing there, there there's a 867 00:40:27,600 --> 00:40:29,600 pastor. I hope I don't offend anybody 868 00:40:29,600 --> 00:40:32,760 about this, but it was a fundamental church, fundamental 869 00:40:32,760 --> 00:40:34,920 Baptist Church, right? And he he he read this verse one 870 00:40:34,920 --> 00:40:36,200 time he preached a whole mess with this. 871 00:40:36,200 --> 00:40:38,560 He said if God can use an ass, he can use you. 872 00:40:39,760 --> 00:40:43,360 I was like, thank you. Don't want to say that, you 873 00:40:43,360 --> 00:40:46,600 know, appreciate it, right, But you think about this donkey like 874 00:40:46,600 --> 00:40:50,360 are these the words of God that he just gave the donkey or did 875 00:40:50,360 --> 00:40:52,120 he just open his mouth and these are the words of the donkey. 876 00:40:53,920 --> 00:40:57,080 You got to think about it and do we think like I just trying to 877 00:40:57,840 --> 00:40:59,600 you say all he truittized resurrection or something like 878 00:40:59,600 --> 00:41:02,480 no, I think I'm elevating the resurrection like I think I'm 879 00:41:02,480 --> 00:41:05,960 elevating God's Kingdom, Amen. Like this is way bigger thinking 880 00:41:05,960 --> 00:41:07,040 than most of us have ever imagined. 881 00:41:07,240 --> 00:41:09,360 Here's the point I'm trying to tell you regardless of the 882 00:41:09,360 --> 00:41:13,920 animals, but the deeds God rewards with eternal permanence. 883 00:41:14,040 --> 00:41:17,920 What is precious to his heart. It's a pretty cool reward, Amen. 884 00:41:18,720 --> 00:41:21,040 And that we get to play a part of that story and what's 885 00:41:21,040 --> 00:41:25,360 precious to God's heart. So words make worlds. 886 00:41:25,360 --> 00:41:27,800 We talk about this, how many guys are saying right now 887 00:41:28,200 --> 00:41:31,320 dreaming of heaven, Me saying that you missed it a few weeks 888 00:41:31,320 --> 00:41:33,120 ago, dreaming of heaven. I caught myself the other day. 889 00:41:33,120 --> 00:41:34,760 I was like living the dream. I was like, no, no, no, no, 890 00:41:34,760 --> 00:41:36,160 dreaming of heaven. Somebody asked me, I was doing 891 00:41:36,160 --> 00:41:37,840 it at Lowe's dream, living the dream. 892 00:41:37,840 --> 00:41:39,880 No, I was dreaming of heaven. It's like, what's wrong with 893 00:41:39,880 --> 00:41:42,120 that guy dreaming of heaven, man? 894 00:41:42,120 --> 00:41:45,760 It's just one of the days, which is every day looking forward to 895 00:41:45,760 --> 00:41:47,560 heaven, man. But words make worlds. 896 00:41:47,560 --> 00:41:49,520 They've been. If you look at the scripture, 897 00:41:49,880 --> 00:41:52,160 you can no longer say things that we've always said. 898 00:41:53,280 --> 00:41:54,200 We say these things all the time. 899 00:41:56,240 --> 00:41:59,040 You can't take it with you. Really. 900 00:42:00,080 --> 00:42:04,240 Like, I don't have to take it with me because God already did, 901 00:42:05,320 --> 00:42:07,680 Amen. So there's no, there's no U 902 00:42:07,680 --> 00:42:11,160 hauls attached to hers. Have you heard that before? 903 00:42:12,800 --> 00:42:16,200 No U hauls, right? Well, why don't a U-Haul if 904 00:42:16,200 --> 00:42:18,560 God's already going to bring it, Amen. 905 00:42:19,320 --> 00:42:20,480 Like I don't need to worry about that. 906 00:42:21,000 --> 00:42:22,480 Like, so thank God I don't want to bring it. 907 00:42:22,480 --> 00:42:24,240 There's too much to bring, right? 908 00:42:24,800 --> 00:42:26,920 I've heard this, man. It won't matter in 100 years 909 00:42:26,920 --> 00:42:28,960 anyway. Won't matter how many years 910 00:42:28,960 --> 00:42:30,520 were. It's like, yeah, you're right. 911 00:42:30,520 --> 00:42:32,400 It won't matter in 100 years because it will matter for all 912 00:42:32,400 --> 00:42:34,880 eternity. Amen. 913 00:42:35,880 --> 00:42:38,200 Like what you do actually matters. 914 00:42:38,760 --> 00:42:40,600 And sometimes you go to work, you're like, oh, this is this. 915 00:42:40,600 --> 00:42:43,280 And I, I, I can't stand this. It's like, are you doing what 916 00:42:43,280 --> 00:42:45,880 the Lord has you to do? Is this the work he has for you? 917 00:42:45,880 --> 00:42:49,160 And are you doing it always fully for the work of Lord? 918 00:42:49,440 --> 00:42:51,640 Because you may be surprised when you get to heaven and 919 00:42:51,640 --> 00:42:53,880 you're like, oh, I wish I would have done it better. 920 00:42:55,240 --> 00:42:58,800 That's what he's saying. You can't take it with you. 921 00:42:59,080 --> 00:43:01,240 All his things in the Heaven Bible and souls. 922 00:43:01,880 --> 00:43:04,760 Barry did a great job preaching the message years ago, maybe 923 00:43:04,760 --> 00:43:07,600 took the Monopoly game. You guys remember this, This is 924 00:43:07,600 --> 00:43:11,000 all ends in the box, right? And he put everything in the box 925 00:43:11,080 --> 00:43:13,160 and the reference like with ends in the coffin, right? 926 00:43:13,160 --> 00:43:15,880 I started thinking about this and I was I was a man. 927 00:43:15,880 --> 00:43:17,280 And Barry, by the way, that was a great message. 928 00:43:18,640 --> 00:43:29,200 But what actually ends in a box? What does your deeds in a box? 929 00:43:30,160 --> 00:43:32,480 Do you really think everything that we did on this earth just 930 00:43:32,480 --> 00:43:35,520 just put in the six feet of dirt and it's no more forever? 931 00:43:36,560 --> 00:43:40,800 Do your deeds in a box. Does your soul end in a box? 932 00:43:41,840 --> 00:43:42,440 No. That's right. 933 00:43:42,440 --> 00:43:46,120 That isn't right. Does your body end in a box? 934 00:43:48,000 --> 00:43:52,560 Does it? No, it it says in the Bible that 935 00:43:52,680 --> 00:43:55,800 you're buried mortal and raised to immortality. 936 00:43:56,360 --> 00:43:59,360 You're a seed being planted almost springtime. 937 00:43:59,360 --> 00:44:01,320 Some of you guys, I know when you put down these bulbs, 938 00:44:01,640 --> 00:44:04,120 where's my gardeners where the bulbs go down? 939 00:44:04,640 --> 00:44:07,160 You plant the bulb, get some beautiful come out of it. 940 00:44:07,360 --> 00:44:09,440 Amen. That's what the Bible says about 941 00:44:09,440 --> 00:44:12,280 our bodies. It's a seed being planted so 942 00:44:12,320 --> 00:44:16,120 even your body doesn't end in a box raised to immortality. 943 00:44:16,440 --> 00:44:20,080 I'm like, there's a box end in a box if it is used for God's 944 00:44:20,080 --> 00:44:24,200 glory, Amen. I'm just here to tell you, just 945 00:44:24,200 --> 00:44:26,680 set the record straight. I've changed my theology. 946 00:44:27,360 --> 00:44:32,920 Nothing ends in a box, Amen. Amen. 947 00:44:32,920 --> 00:44:35,040 I mean, this is a different level. 948 00:44:35,280 --> 00:44:38,160 We've never thought this way, never seen it this way. 949 00:44:38,880 --> 00:44:40,640 Here's an amazing verse, and I'll end with this because I 950 00:44:40,640 --> 00:44:43,240 could go on really forever because we'll be here forever. 951 00:44:44,400 --> 00:44:49,200 Ephesians 210 blow your mind. Feastin says we are God's 952 00:44:49,440 --> 00:44:55,840 handiwork created in Christ Jesus to do what good works not 953 00:44:55,840 --> 00:44:59,640 not just our works, not just what I want, not my Kingdom, but 954 00:44:59,640 --> 00:45:07,640 good works, which what? Who should say God prepared in 955 00:45:08,400 --> 00:45:12,360 advance for us to do this is insane. 956 00:45:13,600 --> 00:45:17,240 So before we're born, maybe before we knit together in the 957 00:45:17,240 --> 00:45:21,760 womb, and maybe even before the foundation of the earth, God 958 00:45:21,760 --> 00:45:26,640 gave us works to do, not just salvation. 959 00:45:27,320 --> 00:45:30,440 He gave us tasks. He gave us roles. 960 00:45:31,400 --> 00:45:36,040 He gave us thanks to spend our life on, should say, invest our 961 00:45:36,040 --> 00:45:40,000 life on. And those works are prepared in 962 00:45:40,000 --> 00:45:43,280 advance, and then God calls you into them. 963 00:45:44,200 --> 00:45:47,760 So the foundation of your works is Jesus created the works. 964 00:45:49,040 --> 00:45:51,080 The foundation you do in the works is that Jesus died for 965 00:45:51,080 --> 00:45:52,040 you. And you build your works on 966 00:45:52,040 --> 00:45:55,040 Jesus. And then the works last forever. 967 00:45:55,040 --> 00:45:58,720 And the foundation of the new heaven, new earth, after God 968 00:45:58,720 --> 00:46:02,560 purifies the earth through fire. And so from foundation to 969 00:46:02,560 --> 00:46:07,160 foundation to foundation, Jesus has placed you and put you here 970 00:46:07,160 --> 00:46:13,480 on purpose to do his good works, which by God's grace become our 971 00:46:14,120 --> 00:46:17,560 deeds. That's amazing, Amen. 972 00:46:18,520 --> 00:46:22,760 If we would just stop trying and just start trusting and say, 973 00:46:22,840 --> 00:46:24,760 Jesus, what would you have me to do with my life? 974 00:46:25,280 --> 00:46:27,600 I don't care when, how much it pays, or where we're going. 975 00:46:28,040 --> 00:46:31,040 God am following you. You might be surprised where you 976 00:46:31,040 --> 00:46:34,720 take to heaven, Amen. And so, Father, we come before 977 00:46:34,720 --> 00:46:36,320 you. I pray for our church to be bold 978 00:46:36,320 --> 00:46:40,400 for you that every day, God, we would have to evaluate. 979 00:46:41,440 --> 00:46:44,040 Am I doing this fully for your work, Jesus? 980 00:46:44,520 --> 00:46:47,960 Always fully giving ourselves to the work of the Lord, knowing 981 00:46:47,960 --> 00:46:52,640 that our labor is not in vain. God help us to wake up every day 982 00:46:52,640 --> 00:46:57,520 knowing that what we're doing isn't wasted, even though it's 983 00:46:57,520 --> 00:47:01,600 hard and it's not seen and that's not on Facebook with a 984 00:47:01,600 --> 00:47:03,600 million likes. I don't give the validation. 985 00:47:03,600 --> 00:47:07,200 Nobody knows the story. You see it for your glory, God. 986 00:47:08,240 --> 00:47:12,680 So just give us boldness to step into your works, which involve 987 00:47:12,680 --> 00:47:16,840 people and culture and your gospel and how we lead. 988 00:47:17,200 --> 00:47:19,120 It matters. This is slipping away, but that 989 00:47:19,120 --> 00:47:22,040 lasts forever. Give us that discernment and 990 00:47:22,040 --> 00:47:24,760 that wisdom and that direction, that confidence, that boldness 991 00:47:25,080 --> 00:47:27,880 to do the things you call to do God with this race, this little 992 00:47:27,880 --> 00:47:32,240 dash called life. Don't pray for those in the 993 00:47:32,240 --> 00:47:35,800 house that say I know Jesus and you just said God, I want to be 994 00:47:35,960 --> 00:47:40,600 fully devoted to your work. You might have been run your own 995 00:47:40,600 --> 00:47:42,720 direction, but your heart's just calling out today. 996 00:47:42,720 --> 00:47:45,520 I'll be fully giving myself to the work of the Lord today. 997 00:47:45,520 --> 00:47:47,320 If that's you just put your hand high and say that's me. 998 00:47:47,880 --> 00:47:49,880 I want to fully give myself the work of the Lord. 999 00:47:50,640 --> 00:47:52,560 I don't just give partial credit. 1000 00:47:52,560 --> 00:47:55,160 I don't just do my thing. One foot in the world, 1 foot in 1001 00:47:55,160 --> 00:47:56,480 the other Kingdom. I want to be all for the 1002 00:47:56,480 --> 00:47:59,000 Kingdom. God help us know what that is. 1003 00:47:59,000 --> 00:48:01,720 God you've promised us we'll be transformed. 1004 00:48:01,880 --> 00:48:04,360 We know the perfect, good, acceptable, pleasing will of 1005 00:48:04,360 --> 00:48:06,840 God. Then each of us you've given a 1006 00:48:06,840 --> 00:48:08,960 task to give us those confidence. 1007 00:48:08,960 --> 00:48:11,360 Help us to wrestle out your will and to be bold every day. 1008 00:48:11,360 --> 00:48:14,840 This isn't worthless. How I raise my kids and what's 1009 00:48:14,840 --> 00:48:17,040 happening in secret and the things I struggle with the 1010 00:48:17,040 --> 00:48:18,320 things are taken away. God, you're going to 1011 00:48:18,320 --> 00:48:20,040 reconstitute and use these things. 1012 00:48:20,680 --> 00:48:22,040 It's way bigger than ever thought I imagined. 1013 00:48:23,560 --> 00:48:25,280 I pray for one of group people in the house. 1014 00:48:25,280 --> 00:48:28,360 That's those of you that say, no, I I need this Jesus because 1015 00:48:28,360 --> 00:48:32,240 right now my life is not built on the foundation of Christ like 1016 00:48:32,240 --> 00:48:36,720 my life is all about me. There's nothing I've done for 1017 00:48:36,720 --> 00:48:38,280 God. I've never called on him. 1018 00:48:38,840 --> 00:48:41,040 I don't know him. And that's why we're here. 1019 00:48:41,120 --> 00:48:44,120 That's why our church is here because we're going to bring the 1020 00:48:44,120 --> 00:48:47,520 footing of Christ to this city. So you could know Jesus. 1021 00:48:48,160 --> 00:48:50,280 And so today, if you need to know Jesus, if you need to walk 1022 00:48:50,280 --> 00:48:55,280 out of here forgiven under the blood of Jesus as we sang the 1023 00:48:55,280 --> 00:48:59,640 song, you're sitting as far as E is from the West that Jesus died 1024 00:48:59,640 --> 00:49:01,320 on the cross for you. And those who know the name of 1025 00:49:01,320 --> 00:49:02,960 Jesus are forgiven by blood lame. 1026 00:49:02,960 --> 00:49:07,760 Think how much Jesus must love you if the trials of fire, pure 1027 00:49:07,760 --> 00:49:10,840 fire works. Think how much Jesus loves you 1028 00:49:11,120 --> 00:49:15,760 that he would down a cross and he would take the punishment for 1029 00:49:15,760 --> 00:49:18,080 all of your sin. Just to know you. 1030 00:49:18,960 --> 00:49:23,480 If our works go through fire, what did Jesus go through and 1031 00:49:23,480 --> 00:49:26,760 the suffering he went through so we could have his righteousness 1032 00:49:27,320 --> 00:49:29,200 exchanged for our unrighteousness. 1033 00:49:29,840 --> 00:49:33,680 Thank you Jesus. And so if you need Jesus also 1034 00:49:33,680 --> 00:49:36,440 you call name of Jesus. We saved, forgiven and made you 1035 00:49:36,440 --> 00:49:38,280 today. That's you and he's calling you 1036 00:49:38,280 --> 00:49:39,400 and the Spirit of God is drawing you. 1037 00:49:39,400 --> 00:49:40,320 We just raised your highest place. 1038 00:49:40,320 --> 00:49:42,880 I need Jesus today and then walk our relationship with Christ 1039 00:49:42,880 --> 00:49:45,440 today. See your hand name else I need 1040 00:49:45,440 --> 00:49:47,800 Jesus today. That's why we're here. 1041 00:49:48,480 --> 00:49:53,240 See your hand, that's you. Just pray this prayer, the 1042 00:49:53,240 --> 00:49:55,080 prayer and save you, but your heart towards him say thank you 1043 00:49:55,160 --> 00:50:00,000 Jesus for dying across my sins. God, thank you for your word. 1044 00:50:00,600 --> 00:50:04,360 God I sense your spirit. God I humble myself before you. 1045 00:50:04,360 --> 00:50:07,800 God on build my life on you, not on my ability but what you do on 1046 00:50:07,800 --> 00:50:09,800 that cross. God I'm a Sinner in need of a 1047 00:50:09,800 --> 00:50:13,320 savior. God my righteousness does not 1048 00:50:13,320 --> 00:50:15,720 give me to heaven. God know it to you, I lay down 1049 00:50:15,720 --> 00:50:17,040 my life before you. God I will live for you. 1050 00:50:17,040 --> 00:50:21,680 God I am today for the first day ever fully giving myself to you. 1051 00:50:21,680 --> 00:50:25,440 And I pray this in Jesus name and the church said Amen. 1052 00:50:25,440 --> 00:50:31,320 Give it a big forgotten Amen. This is the end of this podcast. 1053 00:50:31,320 --> 00:50:33,960 We hope you've enjoyed it. If you have, be sure to hit the 1054 00:50:33,960 --> 00:50:36,400 subscribe button so you don't miss another inspirational 1055 00:50:36,400 --> 00:50:38,400 podcast. For more great content and 1056 00:50:38,400 --> 00:50:41,280 updates, visit reallifechurchkc.com.