1 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:09,000 Welcome to another inspirational podcast at Real Life. 2 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:12,000 Church for more great content and updates, visit Real Life 3 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:29,600 Church kc.com look up. 4 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:36,600 See the glow of a star a million miles away so far away. 5 00:00:37,300 --> 00:00:45,300 So distant. So very isolated, divided tired 6 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:50,300 months of waiting months of longing looking for an answer 7 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:58,000 looking for her and the light has faded and our anxiety has 8 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:06,000 grown. You can still hear afraid. 9 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:22,900 The child is born to us a son is given Mighty God, Prince of 10 00:01:22,900 --> 00:01:57,300 Peace. Good morning and welcome to Real 11 00:01:57,300 --> 00:02:00,000 Life Church. Merry Christmas to you. 12 00:02:00,100 --> 00:02:03,000 Whether you're watching online or you're right here in Kentucky 13 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:06,300 Trail, we invite you to get up on your feet and let's worship 14 00:02:06,300 --> 00:06:08,400 God together this morning. Merry Christmas Real Life Church 15 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:10,400 and give it up one more time for Jesus this morning. 16 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:15,400 Give it up for Jesus, man. It's so good to see you. 17 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:20,700 Today we are so honored that you chose real-life this Christmas 18 00:06:20,700 --> 00:06:23,200 weekend to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. 19 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:25,000 Thank you so much for being here. 20 00:06:25,700 --> 00:06:30,200 Now, before you sit down, I know we have a Church online presence 21 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:33,900 because it's so cold outside. So make sure they hear you 22 00:06:33,900 --> 00:06:35,700 today. 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I'm so excited about what's 44 00:07:44,700 --> 00:07:46,900 going to happen before I break that down for you. 45 00:07:47,100 --> 00:07:51,500 I have a surprise for you. We have real-life kids joining 46 00:07:51,500 --> 00:07:55,100 us on stage that, give it up for them, as they come on and sing a 47 00:07:55,108 --> 00:07:58,700 song for you wave to them high. Five them, cheer, their name, as 48 00:07:58,700 --> 00:08:04,900 they come on stage. And as they do that, I want to 49 00:08:04,900 --> 00:08:08,300 give you a little rundown of what to expect here at real 50 00:08:08,300 --> 00:08:11,700 life. Today, after the kids sing their 51 00:08:11,700 --> 00:08:14,300 song, we're going to have a video now. 52 00:08:14,300 --> 00:08:19,000 This video brings about what the true meaning of Christmas is all 53 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:21,400 about. But before we get there, there 54 00:08:21,400 --> 00:08:24,700 will be some laughter, there's some serious talk. 55 00:08:25,100 --> 00:08:29,700 And then you might even shed a little tear right after the 56 00:08:29,700 --> 00:08:32,600 video. We have slope. 57 00:08:32,900 --> 00:08:34,799 Down the warships from Jesus and more. 58 00:08:34,799 --> 00:08:37,100 All right. And then after we worship Jesus, 59 00:08:37,100 --> 00:08:43,200 a little bit more, you will hear a message of Hope from pastors. 60 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:47,700 Shawn Petrie, as he gives a word today man, it was so good 61 00:08:47,700 --> 00:08:50,500 yesterday here from God's word. It was powerful, man. 62 00:08:50,500 --> 00:08:53,200 Lives were changed. I'm excited for lives being 63 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:55,800 changed again today. So we're going to hear a message 64 00:08:55,800 --> 00:08:59,400 of Hope as he's continued the week three delivered as 65 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:02,200 promised, right? And then after we hear, pastor 66 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:03,200 Saint Pete. Tree. 67 00:09:03,200 --> 00:09:06,700 We're going to have a candlelight vigil and we'll have 68 00:09:06,700 --> 00:09:11,800 a choir and then after that, we're going to have a little bit 69 00:09:11,800 --> 00:09:13,800 of fun. After the Gathering were having 70 00:09:13,800 --> 00:09:17,400 a good time of connection and fellowship, and have some milk 71 00:09:17,400 --> 00:09:20,000 and some cookies out there. So make sure you stay for that. 72 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:26,500 But when all is said and done, I guarantee you when you leave 73 00:09:26,500 --> 00:09:32,100 here today, you are going to be experiencing the presence of 74 00:09:32,100 --> 00:09:34,000 Jesus. In your life, amen. 75 00:09:35,100 --> 00:09:38,100 Amen. Hey without further Ado, let's 76 00:09:38,100 --> 00:09:40,500 give it up for these kids one more time. 77 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:33,400 And unfreeze call. That was good, guys. 78 00:14:33,500 --> 00:14:35,400 Good job. Take a few minutes. 79 00:14:35,900 --> 00:14:40,400 It's like a thousand degrees in here who thought global warming 80 00:14:40,400 --> 00:14:43,100 and December. Again, global warming and hot 81 00:14:43,100 --> 00:14:44,900 flashes are totally different things. 82 00:14:45,900 --> 00:14:48,300 I'm starving. Can we, please get a snack break 83 00:14:48,300 --> 00:14:50,600 already? Just ate a whole king-size candy 84 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:53,700 bar and Fit For A King. Look, Marty. 85 00:14:53,900 --> 00:14:56,700 We've been doing this for over a week day in and day out. 86 00:14:56,800 --> 00:14:59,800 We are all completely exhausted besides. 87 00:14:59,800 --> 00:15:01,400 I mean, it's not like we're doing a real nativity scene 88 00:15:01,400 --> 00:15:03,300 here. I mean we got stuffed animals. 89 00:15:03,300 --> 00:15:06,200 I mean, come on a Komodo dragon really look. 90 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:08,900 Come on guys, we make do with what we've got. 91 00:15:09,200 --> 00:15:13,600 This is our final performance of the night, and the real baby. 92 00:15:13,600 --> 00:15:16,600 Jesus is on his way. Well, not the real baby Jesus, 93 00:15:16,600 --> 00:15:19,400 but the real baby that plays baby Jesus. 94 00:15:19,700 --> 00:15:24,100 And we have been entrusted with this High esteemed on Has, he 95 00:15:24,300 --> 00:15:26,700 seemed honor, caring for on tradition. 96 00:15:26,700 --> 00:15:29,200 That's been going on for a hundred and three years for 97 00:15:29,200 --> 00:15:33,800 church from corn, catcher County, we get it, we heard this 98 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:35,500 little pep talk about 10 minutes ago. 99 00:15:35,700 --> 00:15:40,300 Amen, to that. Can anybody even see me for back 100 00:15:40,300 --> 00:15:46,100 here? Why do people even come to these 101 00:15:46,100 --> 00:15:47,100 things? Baby. 102 00:15:47,100 --> 00:15:50,200 Jesus is a doll and aren't we supposed to be outdoors? 103 00:15:50,400 --> 00:15:57,700 Well, exactly. What was that? 104 00:15:57,700 --> 00:15:59,900 That a sneeze, our bark. Yeah. 105 00:15:59,900 --> 00:16:03,400 How can it even be that loud? Marty, I got hay fever. 106 00:16:03,500 --> 00:16:04,900 Do you know what? Causes hay fever. 107 00:16:05,900 --> 00:16:11,000 Hey, why did you get? Hey sorry Bob, I tried to find 108 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:13,700 hypoallergenic. Hey, but the guys at the feed 109 00:16:13,700 --> 00:16:16,300 store just started laughing, what is this stuff? 110 00:16:17,600 --> 00:16:22,100 We make do with what we got now. Let's everyone freeze. 111 00:16:31,200 --> 00:16:35,100 Unfreeze. Oh man. 112 00:16:35,100 --> 00:16:39,200 I'm sweating craziness thing. Why am I in the back? 113 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:41,900 Did I never tell you guys that I was a stand-in and Touched by an 114 00:16:41,900 --> 00:16:43,700 Angel? I would haven't Trump's in 115 00:16:43,700 --> 00:16:45,400 touch. I'm a jewel, every single time, 116 00:16:45,400 --> 00:16:49,000 sister clearly, you guys have never seen Charlie's Angels and 117 00:16:49,500 --> 00:16:53,800 not the same thing getting a hint of hazelnut. 118 00:16:54,300 --> 00:17:02,400 No, wait. Yeah definitely has a nut I 119 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:05,900 think that's wack still hungry, though. 120 00:17:07,599 --> 00:17:09,300 Nobody puts this angel in the corner. 121 00:17:10,099 --> 00:17:21,400 It's almost coming crazy. Unfreeze cool. 122 00:17:22,200 --> 00:17:24,599 This reminds me of Toy Story and he's coming. 123 00:17:24,900 --> 00:17:26,900 Look Barney. I didn't sign up for this. 124 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:29,500 You didn't you all literally signed up for this? 125 00:17:29,500 --> 00:17:31,900 No, I didn't sign up for this. My wife signed me up for this. 126 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:34,000 I'm out. I signed up to play. 127 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:36,600 Mary, oh, and who would believe that? 128 00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:43,500 Look, Marty, whatever happened to doing what we can with what 129 00:17:43,500 --> 00:17:47,100 we got. Marty, Let's Go Gang. 130 00:17:47,500 --> 00:17:49,600 These LongHorn coupons are going to use themselves. 131 00:17:50,100 --> 00:17:52,600 Well, my baby back, baby. Back, baby back, baby back. 132 00:17:52,800 --> 00:18:13,400 I want my baby back, baby back. My coupon, they don't just grow 133 00:18:13,400 --> 00:18:15,100 on trees. Gosh, are you doing 134 00:18:52,900 --> 00:19:01,400 Wow. Delivered as promised look at 135 00:19:01,400 --> 00:19:04,800 you. So tiny and peaceful and 136 00:19:04,800 --> 00:19:08,800 perfect. You're a lot like the real baby 137 00:19:08,800 --> 00:19:15,100 Jesus. He deserved so much more, but 138 00:19:15,100 --> 00:19:19,400 this was God's plan. God gave him a long me to take 139 00:19:19,400 --> 00:19:25,400 care of them. Shepherd's to tell everyone he 140 00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:31,600 said wise men to honor him and he even gave Jesus an Earthly 141 00:19:31,600 --> 00:19:35,300 daddy bunch of imperfect people. That's for sure. 142 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:39,600 But God makes do with what he's got. 143 00:19:40,800 --> 00:19:47,400 He always delivers on time. And that perfect little baby 144 00:19:48,500 --> 00:19:52,300 grew up to show us what real love. 145 00:19:52,300 --> 00:20:07,900 Looks like he saved us all. Just a dork. 146 00:20:24,900 --> 00:20:30,100 I just love that video and as funny as it is, it is So true, 147 00:20:30,100 --> 00:20:32,900 there are so many distractions that get in the way of being 148 00:20:32,900 --> 00:20:37,000 present and losing the focus on the promise that God delivered. 149 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:40,300 But this season is a season of joy and that is why we 150 00:20:40,300 --> 00:20:43,400 celebrate, and we're going to experience Jesus with a couple 151 00:20:43,400 --> 00:20:45,800 more songs. So go ahead and stand to your 152 00:20:45,800 --> 00:20:48,100 feet and let's worship him together. 153 00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:18,200 Reach through the darkness, shining in the shadows. 154 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:49,100 Cory. You saw my God you in two weeks, 155 00:21:49,200 --> 00:24:50,400 he want Hey man. 156 00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:52,600 Let's lift up some praise to Jesus. 157 00:24:53,300 --> 00:24:56,600 He's, the reason that we come, we celebrate this season because 158 00:24:56,600 --> 00:25:01,400 Jesus came humbling to a Manger as a baby too far, less 159 00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:03,800 production, and Fanfare than we put on today. 160 00:25:03,800 --> 00:25:07,000 And we get to come and adore him. 161 00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:09,200 And so as we continue and worship, it says, okay. 162 00:31:07,100 --> 00:31:09,300 Come on. Let's add oriented a come on. 163 00:31:10,000 --> 00:31:12,100 Let's go to Jesus live. Know you love him. 164 00:31:12,500 --> 00:31:16,100 Men are wonderful counselor. He is faithful in the birth of 165 00:31:16,100 --> 00:31:17,200 our savior. Jesus. 166 00:31:17,200 --> 00:31:19,600 God is with us. Thank you Jesus. 167 00:31:19,600 --> 00:31:21,800 Amen. On. 168 00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:25,000 Hey, I want to say first of all, a very merry Christmas. 169 00:31:25,000 --> 00:31:26,400 For a wonderful family from our staff. 170 00:31:26,400 --> 00:31:29,100 We were so excited. You guys are in the house today 171 00:31:29,200 --> 00:31:32,700 and can we just say a very, very special things really to the 172 00:31:32,700 --> 00:31:34,900 events team and all those are really made today. 173 00:31:34,900 --> 00:31:37,300 Possible, we got this amazing Globe from the ceiling. 174 00:31:37,300 --> 00:31:40,800 Come on right, the worship, team leading us and God's presence. 175 00:31:41,100 --> 00:31:43,900 All the people of shoveled and got frostbite. 176 00:31:43,900 --> 00:31:46,400 Come on. Somebody may just the thank you 177 00:31:46,400 --> 00:31:48,000 so much for all the hard work. You guys put in to make today, 178 00:31:48,000 --> 00:31:50,100 possible. You guys can be seated man. 179 00:31:50,100 --> 00:31:52,500 I'm excited. Today, really for the sixth 180 00:31:52,500 --> 00:31:56,300 consecutive year to share with you guys about the birth and 181 00:31:56,300 --> 00:31:59,100 celebrate the birth of Jesus with you and won't do. 182 00:31:59,100 --> 00:32:01,900 I want decade this message to really those of you that are 183 00:32:01,900 --> 00:32:05,000 really missing some Joy, this Christmas, maybe it's been one 184 00:32:05,000 --> 00:32:06,800 of those Seasons. You're walking through a season 185 00:32:06,800 --> 00:32:08,400 of sickness and have some of you. 186 00:32:08,800 --> 00:32:12,200 It's just been that season. This just been a crazy season at 187 00:32:12,200 --> 00:32:14,000 home. Maybe it's one of those seasons 188 00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:15,300 were Christmas little different this year. 189 00:32:15,800 --> 00:32:17,400 Maybe you're not meeting the same house. 190 00:32:17,400 --> 00:32:19,600 Maybe there's an empty seat at the family table. 191 00:32:19,900 --> 00:32:21,000 Maybe this isn't the Christmas show. 192 00:32:21,200 --> 00:32:24,200 Expected, for some of you guys, there may be haunted by the 193 00:32:24,200 --> 00:32:27,600 Ghost of Christmas Past, maybe today is kind of remembrance of 194 00:32:28,200 --> 00:32:30,000 something that's not there, a broken relationship. 195 00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:32,400 And assume you guys went through some hard divorces, somehow 196 00:32:32,400 --> 00:32:35,300 relationship breaks this year and maybe some regret, some 197 00:32:35,300 --> 00:32:37,200 shame. And just can't quite Find the 198 00:32:37,208 --> 00:32:39,500 Joy this season. I know for a lot of us, just 199 00:32:39,500 --> 00:32:41,700 super busy. I'm telling you just driving 200 00:32:41,700 --> 00:32:44,200 through the parking lot, all the traffic even in the snow. 201 00:32:44,300 --> 00:32:46,300 You guys are crazy. Come on somebody, and you're 202 00:32:46,300 --> 00:32:47,400 driving. They're stressed out. 203 00:32:47,400 --> 00:32:49,700 And then Feliz Navidad comes on. And if he comes on One More 204 00:32:49,700 --> 00:32:52,100 Time, come on, somebody. It was it was playing earlier. 205 00:32:52,100 --> 00:32:53,300 So many said, is there any changes? 206 00:32:53,300 --> 00:32:56,600 I said, yeah, when you change that song name of Jesus, I love 207 00:32:56,600 --> 00:32:58,500 it all. But I'm telling you, right? 208 00:32:58,500 --> 00:33:01,500 And it's so Sunny came is night and I know her tonight this 209 00:33:01,500 --> 00:33:04,400 morning and you know, it is really cold outside but you made 210 00:33:04,400 --> 00:33:07,200 your way here but maybe you look around going. 211 00:33:07,200 --> 00:33:09,900 Hey, if they knew the real me, if that guy on stage is the real 212 00:33:09,900 --> 00:33:12,300 me. If God to the real meat, this 213 00:33:12,300 --> 00:33:15,100 place would catch on fire and I'm here to tell you, I hope it 214 00:33:15,100 --> 00:33:16,700 does. Come on somebody, we need the 215 00:33:16,700 --> 00:33:20,400 heat one but two, I believe Jesus, the five Revival is going 216 00:33:20,400 --> 00:33:21,900 to come into the Place today. Amen. 217 00:33:22,400 --> 00:33:24,300 I'll be the presence of God is here, and I believe you're going 218 00:33:24,300 --> 00:33:26,300 to meet Jesus today. I believe you can be in the 219 00:33:26,300 --> 00:33:28,800 presence of God today so I kind of hope something cool happens 220 00:33:28,800 --> 00:33:30,600 like that. I hope prisoners got meet you 221 00:33:30,608 --> 00:33:32,600 here in this spot. I want to do is I want to just 222 00:33:32,600 --> 00:33:35,000 dive into the birth story of Jesus and the Bible truth from 223 00:33:35,000 --> 00:33:37,700 God's word and just build a message off of what really what 224 00:33:37,700 --> 00:33:40,000 God has done for us. And so it's found Luke Chapter 225 00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:43,000 2, The Gospel of Luke chapter 2 verse 4 will start here, it says 226 00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:45,600 this. So Joseph also went up from the 227 00:33:45,600 --> 00:33:49,100 town of Nazareth to Galilee to Judea to the Bethlehem, the town 228 00:33:49,100 --> 00:33:52,300 of David because he belonged to the house The line of David, he 229 00:33:52,300 --> 00:33:54,800 went there to register with Mary who was pledged to be married to 230 00:33:54,800 --> 00:33:58,500 him as expecting a child and while they were there, the time 231 00:33:58,500 --> 00:34:01,700 came and can I just say it was the perfect time cave? 232 00:34:01,900 --> 00:34:03,300 If you've been track along in this series? 233 00:34:03,300 --> 00:34:07,600 Maybe I'd like to say the fullness of time, came the exact 234 00:34:07,600 --> 00:34:10,699 moment for the baby to be born and she gave birth to her 235 00:34:10,699 --> 00:34:13,800 firstborn a son, and she wrapped him in clothes and placed him in 236 00:34:13,800 --> 00:34:16,800 a Manger because there's no guests, No guest room available 237 00:34:16,800 --> 00:34:18,800 for them. And I just think about our 238 00:34:18,800 --> 00:34:20,900 savior, what a humble beginning to the king. 239 00:34:21,100 --> 00:34:23,900 King of Kings and the Lord of lords who commands, all the 240 00:34:23,900 --> 00:34:27,400 armies of Heaven, they's born in a stable, and who of us would 241 00:34:27,400 --> 00:34:30,800 ever pick to be born in a stable except for Jesus. 242 00:34:31,199 --> 00:34:33,400 And there were shepherds living the fields nearby, keeping watch 243 00:34:33,400 --> 00:34:36,600 over their flocks at night and the angel Lord appeared to them 244 00:34:36,600 --> 00:34:39,400 and the glory of the Lord Shone around them and they were 245 00:34:39,400 --> 00:34:41,500 terrified. But the angel said to them, do 246 00:34:41,500 --> 00:34:43,400 not be afraid. I bring you what. 247 00:34:43,400 --> 00:34:47,400 I bring you Does good news in the front Jerry's, got good 248 00:34:47,400 --> 00:34:49,699 news. I bring you good news. 249 00:34:49,900 --> 00:34:54,199 I'll bring you good news. That will cause great joy for 250 00:34:54,199 --> 00:34:56,900 all the people. Can I tell you today? 251 00:34:56,900 --> 00:34:59,200 That there is some good news that's going to bring some great 252 00:34:59,200 --> 00:35:01,700 joy to all the people in this house today. 253 00:35:01,700 --> 00:35:04,400 Amen. The presence of God came to 254 00:35:04,400 --> 00:35:07,900 humanity for us today. In the town of David, a says 255 00:35:07,900 --> 00:35:11,100 this a savior has been born to you. 256 00:35:11,600 --> 00:35:13,800 He is the Messiah, The Chosen One, the Lord, this will be 257 00:35:13,800 --> 00:35:16,700 assigned to you, you will Find a baby wrapped in clothes laying 258 00:35:16,700 --> 00:35:19,300 in a Manger. These shepherds are getting some 259 00:35:19,300 --> 00:35:22,000 good news from the angels of the presence of God is just 50 260 00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:23,500 yards. Over the hill in the town of 261 00:35:23,500 --> 00:35:25,600 Bethlehem. Laying in a Manger, there's a 262 00:35:25,600 --> 00:35:28,100 sign from God and these shepherds are you experienced 263 00:35:28,100 --> 00:35:29,900 the joy of God? And I was going to tell you 264 00:35:29,900 --> 00:35:33,600 today, you can't unmarry quote unquote, unmarried, the joy of 265 00:35:33,600 --> 00:35:35,700 God from the presence of God. Amen. 266 00:35:36,300 --> 00:35:38,100 If you get in the presence of God, no matter what happens, 267 00:35:38,100 --> 00:35:39,900 your circumstance, what season you're in. 268 00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:42,500 There's a joy, the only get from Jesus. 269 00:35:42,700 --> 00:35:44,500 My prayer is that you have that Joy today. 270 00:35:45,000 --> 00:35:47,300 In fact, I believe there's a goal Jesus has for us. 271 00:35:47,300 --> 00:35:48,800 That's for him to get into your presence today. 272 00:35:48,800 --> 00:35:51,300 Not just for you to meet him, the him to come into your life 273 00:35:51,300 --> 00:35:53,200 today. This was Jesus, did he sent 274 00:35:53,200 --> 00:35:55,300 angels to these Shepherds and says in verse 13? 275 00:35:55,400 --> 00:35:58,000 Suddenly a great company of heavenly host appeared with the 276 00:35:58,000 --> 00:36:00,700 angels and praising God and saying glory to God in the 277 00:36:00,700 --> 00:36:03,000 highest heaven and on Earth, peace to those. 278 00:36:03,100 --> 00:36:06,000 Whom his favor rests when the Angels left them and gone to 279 00:36:06,000 --> 00:36:07,300 heaven. The shepherd's said to one 280 00:36:07,300 --> 00:36:09,500 another. Let's go to Bethlehem and see 281 00:36:09,500 --> 00:36:12,400 this thing that has happened. Which check this out? 282 00:36:12,500 --> 00:36:14,100 I'm not so sure. I trust these jeans will soon. 283 00:36:14,100 --> 00:36:16,500 See for ourselves. The Lord has done as told us 284 00:36:16,500 --> 00:36:19,900 about so verse 16, it says this they heard off they ran to 285 00:36:19,900 --> 00:36:22,500 Bethlehem and found Mary and Joseph and the baby who was 286 00:36:22,500 --> 00:36:26,100 laying in the manger when they had seen him they spread the 287 00:36:26,100 --> 00:36:27,400 word. I'm gonna tell you something. 288 00:36:27,400 --> 00:36:30,200 When you see the presence of God and God comes into your life, 289 00:36:30,200 --> 00:36:32,500 you really have no other option but to proclaim the gospel. 290 00:36:32,500 --> 00:36:34,900 Amen. You see Jesus, you meet Jesus 291 00:36:34,900 --> 00:36:36,700 and I don't remember you first came to Christ. 292 00:36:36,800 --> 00:36:38,200 The first thing you probably did is you went home. 293 00:36:38,200 --> 00:36:40,400 You told your parents, you told your friends, you told neighbor, 294 00:36:40,400 --> 00:36:42,700 you told your spouse, you just had to tell somebody about the 295 00:36:42,700 --> 00:36:44,800 good news of Jesus and this exactly. 296 00:36:44,900 --> 00:36:47,300 What these Shepherds did. They said they could told them 297 00:36:47,300 --> 00:36:48,800 concerning. What had been told them about 298 00:36:48,800 --> 00:36:52,600 this child and all who heard it were amazed at what the 299 00:36:52,600 --> 00:36:55,800 shepherd's said to them. The Mary she trudged up the 300 00:36:55,800 --> 00:36:57,300 things and pondered them in her heart. 301 00:36:57,300 --> 00:36:59,800 She was concerned what quite understanding and just worried 302 00:36:59,800 --> 00:37:01,600 for her child. The shepherd's returned 303 00:37:01,600 --> 00:37:03,600 glorifying and praising God. For all the things that heard 304 00:37:03,600 --> 00:37:07,900 and seen which were just as had been told just as the angel 305 00:37:07,900 --> 00:37:11,100 said, we talked about this series delivered as promised, 306 00:37:11,100 --> 00:37:13,800 God is always faithful. If the Bible says, it is going 307 00:37:13,800 --> 00:37:15,800 to be true, you Can bet your life on? 308 00:37:15,800 --> 00:37:19,000 This was called The Gospel truth, on the eighth day, when 309 00:37:19,000 --> 00:37:22,100 it was time to circumcise, a child, he was named Jesus, the 310 00:37:22,100 --> 00:37:25,600 name, the angel had given him before he was conceived. 311 00:37:25,700 --> 00:37:27,500 He imagined being these shepherds are sleeping out in 312 00:37:27,500 --> 00:37:29,800 the field and you're changed. The flock of sheep and maybe 313 00:37:29,800 --> 00:37:32,500 you're in a tent or maybe on the stars and all of a sudden, the 314 00:37:32,500 --> 00:37:34,000 angel appears to you and you're freaking out. 315 00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:36,100 You're terrified. They see the glory of God. 316 00:37:36,100 --> 00:37:39,200 God With Us is just on the other side of this hill, the presence 317 00:37:39,200 --> 00:37:42,000 of God here in humanity and he shepherds run. 318 00:37:42,100 --> 00:37:45,300 You can imagine which joy and which wonder that have When they 319 00:37:45,300 --> 00:37:48,800 see the baby Jesus, God In the Flesh. 320 00:37:49,100 --> 00:37:50,800 And today, there's something very special about these 321 00:37:50,800 --> 00:37:51,900 Shepherds. I want to share with you, it's 322 00:37:51,900 --> 00:37:54,000 just interesting to me as you see this story. 323 00:37:54,200 --> 00:37:57,200 The first thing is, this is that the Shepherds were not searching 324 00:37:57,300 --> 00:37:59,300 for God. It's very interesting to me that 325 00:37:59,300 --> 00:38:01,400 they were just doing their everyday stuff. 326 00:38:01,500 --> 00:38:04,700 They're working their 925, which for them was 24/7, right? 327 00:38:04,800 --> 00:38:08,000 They were just doing their life and God found them. 328 00:38:08,200 --> 00:38:10,600 You think about the Wiseman and start contrast, these guys were 329 00:38:10,600 --> 00:38:13,200 searching the Bible and they had this wisdom from God and they 330 00:38:13,200 --> 00:38:14,700 saw the scripture and they want an eye on her mouth. 331 00:38:14,900 --> 00:38:17,100 Journey to Find Jesus and they found Jesus. 332 00:38:17,200 --> 00:38:19,900 They're absolutely amazed what they saw says this in Matthew 333 00:38:19,900 --> 00:38:22,000 2:10 about the weizmann. It says, there are filled with 334 00:38:22,000 --> 00:38:24,600 what helped me out there filled with their feel Joy. 335 00:38:24,600 --> 00:38:27,300 When I saw Jesus, I think it's a joy because they're done 336 00:38:27,300 --> 00:38:29,800 traveling some camels. Come on somebody, right, you re 337 00:38:29,800 --> 00:38:31,900 not have miles on the camel. They're like, thank God, I got 338 00:38:31,900 --> 00:38:34,100 the park the camel, right? But these Shepherds, these 339 00:38:34,100 --> 00:38:36,900 shepherds are just in a field, they're doing their own thing. 340 00:38:37,000 --> 00:38:39,800 They have no care about God. No thought about God, no wonder 341 00:38:39,800 --> 00:38:42,200 about God, they're not searching the scripture and there's doing 342 00:38:42,200 --> 00:38:44,700 life every single day. It's amazing not searching. 343 00:38:44,900 --> 00:38:49,000 But Jesus finds them. I'm about, how many of you 344 00:38:49,600 --> 00:38:51,000 weren't searching for God in Jesus? 345 00:38:51,000 --> 00:38:55,300 Found you my fact I think about these angels going to Jesus and 346 00:38:55,300 --> 00:38:57,700 it's amazing that these angels speak up to these. 347 00:38:57,700 --> 00:39:01,200 Poor uneducated Shepherds and it said that presence of God is on 348 00:39:01,200 --> 00:39:04,200 the other side of a hill. The very first thing that the 349 00:39:04,200 --> 00:39:08,200 Angels speak to humanity to get people in the presence of God is 350 00:39:08,200 --> 00:39:10,300 that his presence is here to his lowly Shepherds. 351 00:39:10,400 --> 00:39:13,000 I'm a few no in the Bible but it really records the first episode 352 00:39:13,000 --> 00:39:14,700 of Touched by an Angel. Come on somebody. 353 00:39:14,900 --> 00:39:16,100 Right there. These Shepherds. 354 00:39:16,300 --> 00:39:18,100 Come on weekend. It's Father's day, isn't it? 355 00:39:18,300 --> 00:39:20,100 Come on, right. We're going to get there right 356 00:39:20,200 --> 00:39:22,200 by love this. I love that. 357 00:39:22,200 --> 00:39:25,100 That we as human beings, we're not searching for God, but Jesus 358 00:39:25,200 --> 00:39:28,100 found us, I'm about you. Whoo damn it today. 359 00:39:28,100 --> 00:39:30,300 So, you know, I was just searching to God found me and be 360 00:39:30,308 --> 00:39:31,800 like that. Today I wasn't searching. 361 00:39:31,800 --> 00:39:33,800 I know a lot of you just think about your life, you probably 362 00:39:33,800 --> 00:39:36,300 not on the path of Jesus. You reading the scriptures, put 363 00:39:36,300 --> 00:39:38,100 it all together and God found you. 364 00:39:38,100 --> 00:39:39,800 Let's be real. So you guys were sucking down 365 00:39:39,800 --> 00:39:42,200 some cheese puffs. Come on somebody and Jesus found 366 00:39:42,200 --> 00:39:44,700 you some guys playing video games and somebody came across 367 00:39:44,900 --> 00:39:47,400 Also a little headpiece and said some about something, you're 368 00:39:47,400 --> 00:39:49,000 like, man, guys start to get my attention. 369 00:39:49,200 --> 00:39:52,400 So you guys are rolling with your friends, literally rolling 370 00:39:52,400 --> 00:39:54,200 with your friends and just found you. 371 00:39:54,500 --> 00:39:57,000 Some of you guys were in neck deep in the things, the world 372 00:39:57,100 --> 00:39:58,900 you were chasing after everything, the role had. 373 00:39:59,200 --> 00:40:02,900 And Jesus found you some, you guys were so far in depression 374 00:40:02,900 --> 00:40:06,300 and addiction and Suicidal Thoughts in Jesus, found you? 375 00:40:06,300 --> 00:40:08,400 Amen. I mean, that's usually how it 376 00:40:08,400 --> 00:40:10,200 goes. We're doing our own thing and 377 00:40:10,200 --> 00:40:14,700 Jesus finds us and I wondered a how many you guys are? 378 00:40:14,800 --> 00:40:18,400 A certain not search for God, but Jesus wants to find you 379 00:40:18,500 --> 00:40:20,600 tonight. So, some of you guys came here 380 00:40:20,600 --> 00:40:22,100 today and you got drug and by your spouse. 381 00:40:22,100 --> 00:40:25,000 Come on somebody, maybe your kid, your parent, you brought 382 00:40:25,000 --> 00:40:26,900 your kid or have a relationship work and came here. 383 00:40:26,900 --> 00:40:29,500 It's like, man, this preacher ain't going to get me, come on 384 00:40:29,500 --> 00:40:32,400 somebody, right? I've been a 30 million of these 385 00:40:32,400 --> 00:40:34,500 Christmas program. See the preacher and get me. 386 00:40:34,700 --> 00:40:38,000 And I also say this man, it's 4 degrees outside in the fact that 387 00:40:38,000 --> 00:40:40,700 you are here today is proof enough to me that God wants to 388 00:40:40,700 --> 00:40:43,500 find you a men. Think I was to find you. 389 00:40:43,500 --> 00:40:46,400 You were here under the Of God and the presence of God, I just 390 00:40:46,400 --> 00:40:48,100 believe God wants to speak to you. 391 00:40:48,200 --> 00:40:50,200 I believe God's presence wants to meet you, and you can hear 392 00:40:50,200 --> 00:40:54,300 the story of God's presence coming into our humanity. 393 00:40:54,600 --> 00:40:56,800 And so, the day we get to dive into these Shepherds that 394 00:40:56,800 --> 00:40:59,500 weren't searching, but God found them. 395 00:40:59,800 --> 00:41:01,800 I think about these Shepherds is also interesting to me, is that 396 00:41:01,800 --> 00:41:05,700 the very first people that come into the presence of Jesus are 397 00:41:05,700 --> 00:41:09,600 poor lowly Shepherds, that come to Jesus. 398 00:41:09,900 --> 00:41:12,800 You think about all Humanity? It's almost unfathomable that 399 00:41:12,800 --> 00:41:15,500 the King of Kings and the Lord of lords Lures. 400 00:41:15,700 --> 00:41:17,700 The wonderful counselor, The Great. 401 00:41:17,700 --> 00:41:20,200 I Am the beginning and the end the creator of all things that 402 00:41:20,200 --> 00:41:23,200 the first people that didn't mean there, they weren't Nobles, 403 00:41:23,200 --> 00:41:25,300 their one Aristocrats and weren't Business Leaders and 404 00:41:25,300 --> 00:41:29,400 where CEOs, they were mayor's then weren't educated, they 405 00:41:29,400 --> 00:41:32,600 weren't wealthy. It wasn't even The Innkeeper. 406 00:41:32,800 --> 00:41:37,600 That met Jesus. It was poor, lowly uneducated 407 00:41:37,600 --> 00:41:40,700 Shepherd's, they're working their tail off chasing tails, 408 00:41:40,700 --> 00:41:44,500 right? In a field sleeping, literally 409 00:41:44,500 --> 00:41:48,000 with Cheap and God says, listen the Angels there. 410 00:41:48,300 --> 00:41:50,700 Now, how about you? But if you had a choice to pick 411 00:41:50,700 --> 00:41:53,100 people out your birth and you could send some angels, if you 412 00:41:53,100 --> 00:41:56,500 were God, who would you pick for most of us? 413 00:41:56,500 --> 00:41:59,300 You know maybe something the family and maybe like a role 414 00:41:59,300 --> 00:42:01,400 model you know. Maybe it's like a king, you 415 00:42:01,400 --> 00:42:04,600 know, of Persia. Maybe there's some some Renown. 416 00:42:04,600 --> 00:42:07,700 Maybe it's a pop star or YouTube Star pro athlete. 417 00:42:07,700 --> 00:42:10,400 I don't know, but I know for sure, maybe I'm not speaking for 418 00:42:10,400 --> 00:42:12,300 myself here, but I would not have picked Shepherds. 419 00:42:12,300 --> 00:42:14,200 Come on somebody. They would have been at my 420 00:42:14,200 --> 00:42:15,500 birth. I was The King of Kings Lord of 421 00:42:15,508 --> 00:42:16,700 lords. I'm like, this is gonna be the 422 00:42:16,700 --> 00:42:18,700 greatest thing ever. Let's bring everybody out, but 423 00:42:18,700 --> 00:42:21,200 instead he picks these poor lowly Everyday People Like Us. 424 00:42:21,200 --> 00:42:23,800 Come on, somebody, the gospel is for everybody. 425 00:42:23,800 --> 00:42:26,600 Amen. That Jesus is for the everyday 426 00:42:26,600 --> 00:42:30,000 person and serves the everyday person, the about Jesus. 427 00:42:30,000 --> 00:42:33,700 He sent his angels to humanity, to get their attention, to wake 428 00:42:33,700 --> 00:42:36,400 up to the presence of God. Oh, hey, be like, guys, under 429 00:42:36,400 --> 00:42:38,200 tuned this sheep bahhing. Other side of the Hill. 430 00:42:38,500 --> 00:42:39,900 Do the presence of God is, right? 431 00:42:39,900 --> 00:42:42,300 They need to get up and get into God's presence. 432 00:42:42,500 --> 00:42:44,600 You think about angels, in general angels are really 433 00:42:44,700 --> 00:42:49,200 They're to Proclaim really the moments that God moves in the 434 00:42:49,200 --> 00:42:52,600 movements of God and humanity and the word, Angel actually 435 00:42:52,600 --> 00:42:54,400 means messenger. Uncle Austin, Greek. 436 00:42:54,400 --> 00:42:57,200 It means messenger. So an angel shows up there's 437 00:42:57,200 --> 00:42:58,000 gonna be some kind of announcement. 438 00:42:58,700 --> 00:43:00,200 There's me there's some message being delivered. 439 00:43:00,200 --> 00:43:02,100 You think about angels and New Testament? 440 00:43:02,100 --> 00:43:04,400 The Angels showed up when Elizabeth was going to 441 00:43:04,400 --> 00:43:07,100 conceived, John the Baptist and they said, hey this is going to 442 00:43:07,100 --> 00:43:09,300 happen even though she's mature and age and they're going to 443 00:43:09,300 --> 00:43:11,300 have this conception, John the Baptist and then they're there 444 00:43:11,300 --> 00:43:13,500 for Mary obviously. So you're going to be conceived 445 00:43:13,500 --> 00:43:15,500 the Holy Spirit, come upon you and the Then Joseph, freaking 446 00:43:15,500 --> 00:43:17,900 out said, hey, don't worry this Paul part of the story of God, 447 00:43:17,900 --> 00:43:20,500 they appear to Joseph and then Angel appeared to Joseph Mary. 448 00:43:20,500 --> 00:43:22,800 Again, just a few years layers to, hey, you got to get 449 00:43:22,800 --> 00:43:25,700 protected from Herod and the escape to Egypt and these angels 450 00:43:25,700 --> 00:43:29,700 minister to Jesus in the wilderness for 40 days now, in 451 00:43:29,700 --> 00:43:31,200 fact, that mr. Jesus in the garden, whether 452 00:43:31,200 --> 00:43:34,000 South poles are sleeping and then these angels have a message 453 00:43:34,000 --> 00:43:36,300 or sit on top of this, amazing Stone. 454 00:43:36,600 --> 00:43:39,900 This Boulder that has been moved there soon as the legs crossed 455 00:43:39,900 --> 00:43:42,000 and the roads are wide as lightning. 456 00:43:42,000 --> 00:43:44,300 And they look at those women at the at the empty tomb, is that 457 00:43:44,300 --> 00:43:45,000 he is not. Here. 458 00:43:45,000 --> 00:43:47,300 Amen. The message for Humanity is 459 00:43:47,300 --> 00:43:51,000 risen from the grave and then they're there as a Cycles are 460 00:43:51,000 --> 00:43:53,500 staring up in heaven as Jesus sins in the heaven. 461 00:43:53,800 --> 00:43:54,900 And it look at these guys are go. 462 00:43:54,900 --> 00:43:56,100 Why are you staring up into heaven? 463 00:43:56,100 --> 00:43:59,500 You got some work to do and it's amazing about these angels is 464 00:43:59,500 --> 00:44:04,300 that Jesus uses angels to send a message to humanity that God is 465 00:44:04,300 --> 00:44:06,000 here. And the reality is this, the who 466 00:44:06,000 --> 00:44:10,800 was not the last time that Jesus uses angels to communicate a 467 00:44:10,800 --> 00:44:13,000 message to humanity. How do you think about this 468 00:44:13,000 --> 00:44:15,900 Jesus in the garden? He's been Saying he's we talk 469 00:44:15,900 --> 00:44:17,700 about. He was sweating blood literally 470 00:44:17,700 --> 00:44:20,200 because of the trauma that he's going to come into in the stress 471 00:44:20,200 --> 00:44:23,000 has laid on him and he kind of meets up with the disciples and 472 00:44:23,200 --> 00:44:25,200 as he's talking to him he can hear a mob. 473 00:44:25,200 --> 00:44:27,700 Coming said, the time has come for the son of man to be 474 00:44:27,700 --> 00:44:29,600 arrested. And here comes Judas with this 475 00:44:29,600 --> 00:44:33,300 angry mob and Judas walked up to Jesus and portrays them with a 476 00:44:33,300 --> 00:44:36,100 kiss. And in this, in this moment this 477 00:44:36,100 --> 00:44:39,200 is where the tension Rises this, this is where Jesus is going to 478 00:44:39,200 --> 00:44:41,600 be arrested and one of the disciples gets upset and it says 479 00:44:41,600 --> 00:44:44,600 this in Matthew 26 system in step forward and seizure. 480 00:44:44,800 --> 00:44:47,700 Jesus and arrested him. And at this one of Jesus 481 00:44:47,700 --> 00:44:50,000 campaign is no, it's Peter from a different gospel, Jerusalem 482 00:44:50,000 --> 00:44:53,000 word and struck the server, the high priest, cutting off his ear 483 00:44:53,200 --> 00:44:54,900 and Jesus says something very interesting. 484 00:44:55,200 --> 00:44:56,600 He says, put your sword back in place. 485 00:44:56,600 --> 00:45:00,200 Peter Jesus said to him, for all who draw the sword will die by 486 00:45:00,200 --> 00:45:02,300 the sword. He's saying this this war that's 487 00:45:02,300 --> 00:45:04,000 about to fight isn't about Flesh, and Blood. 488 00:45:04,000 --> 00:45:05,500 There's something spiritual going on. 489 00:45:05,700 --> 00:45:07,000 There's a battle beyond the eyes. 490 00:45:07,000 --> 00:45:08,600 There's something more than you can see. 491 00:45:08,600 --> 00:45:11,300 Peter said, are you not aware that I can call on my father? 492 00:45:11,300 --> 00:45:16,400 And he will, at once immediately, put My disposal put 493 00:45:16,400 --> 00:45:20,600 me in command of more than Twelve, Legions of angels Gina. 494 00:45:20,600 --> 00:45:22,800 I know at this exact moment of time, I phone the y-value 495 00:45:22,800 --> 00:45:26,300 maniac, the snap of my finger, all this could be gone, but 496 00:45:26,300 --> 00:45:27,800 Peter listen to us. Don't miss this pewter. 497 00:45:28,100 --> 00:45:30,100 How then would the scriptures be fulfilled? 498 00:45:30,100 --> 00:45:35,400 That's a must happen this way. The Bible is going to come true 499 00:45:35,400 --> 00:45:39,000 aim in his word, never fails and Jesus understands. 500 00:45:39,100 --> 00:45:42,100 It's going to go down this way. Peter, there's more than meets 501 00:45:42,100 --> 00:45:43,600 the eye. That's what to tell you two 502 00:45:43,600 --> 00:45:45,600 about Jesus. That Jesus This is more than 503 00:45:45,600 --> 00:45:46,800 just a helpless victim. Amen. 504 00:45:47,500 --> 00:45:51,200 He's not just some good teacher. He's not a moral leader. 505 00:45:51,200 --> 00:45:53,000 He's not revolutionary from the past. 506 00:45:53,000 --> 00:45:56,000 He's not some guy, you read in history, it just some Regular 507 00:45:56,000 --> 00:45:58,100 Joe. No, no, this is the King of 508 00:45:58,100 --> 00:46:01,400 Kings and the Lord of lords, that literally commands, the 509 00:46:01,400 --> 00:46:02,900 armies of Heaven. Amen. 510 00:46:03,700 --> 00:46:06,800 Literally, at his disposal. He has the marching orders and 511 00:46:06,800 --> 00:46:09,800 tells the Angels, what to do, instead of Jesus? 512 00:46:09,800 --> 00:46:12,400 I mean, this moment, he could have sent the angels to write 513 00:46:12,400 --> 00:46:13,300 that he made. Jesus says, no. 514 00:46:13,300 --> 00:46:17,500 No, it must Just happened this way because God has so much love 515 00:46:17,500 --> 00:46:20,100 for us. And so it's Grace for us, that 516 00:46:20,100 --> 00:46:23,000 Jesus wrote the story. Now, here's a story of how it 517 00:46:23,000 --> 00:46:24,300 goes down to Jesus. In this Garden. 518 00:46:24,300 --> 00:46:26,700 He gets arrested. Falsely, arrested, falsely, 519 00:46:26,700 --> 00:46:29,900 accused falsely tried the middle night and he gets sentenced to 520 00:46:29,900 --> 00:46:33,400 death on a cross. He gets into really B place a 521 00:46:33,400 --> 00:46:35,800 place of torture, a place, reserved for slaves, and 522 00:46:35,808 --> 00:46:39,000 criminals, and traitors, and they would have whipped him just 523 00:46:39,000 --> 00:46:40,600 beyond death. And they would have given a 524 00:46:40,600 --> 00:46:43,300 Cross Beam to carry up the hill and you're gone that cross a 525 00:46:43,300 --> 00:46:45,900 nail him to the Cross. Those His ankles, you've been 526 00:46:46,200 --> 00:46:49,200 brilliant, just a fixated trying to trying to Breathe by 527 00:46:49,200 --> 00:46:51,200 fixation. He's almost just barely just 528 00:46:51,200 --> 00:46:53,300 survive in there. Mocking him and their score, 529 00:46:53,300 --> 00:46:55,600 they're yelling at him and they're belittling him and 530 00:46:55,600 --> 00:46:57,100 they're put a sign of his head here. 531 00:46:57,100 --> 00:46:59,500 Hangs the king of the Jews, and next to the east side of 532 00:46:59,500 --> 00:47:02,200 criminals that deserve death, and he gives Grace to them. 533 00:47:02,200 --> 00:47:05,200 And he's on this cross being tortured, the cross was a 534 00:47:05,207 --> 00:47:08,500 weapon, a torturous, not some little beautiful thing on 535 00:47:08,500 --> 00:47:10,900 necklace, right? This was probably the most 536 00:47:10,900 --> 00:47:14,300 horrendous way you could ever died in history and Jesus goes 537 00:47:14,300 --> 00:47:16,300 to the cross. Cross for us now. 538 00:47:16,300 --> 00:47:18,200 It's amazing to me on that cross. 539 00:47:18,600 --> 00:47:23,100 That Jesus in his at is really at his best in humanity at our 540 00:47:23,100 --> 00:47:25,400 worst. He could have still called on 541 00:47:25,800 --> 00:47:29,900 those angels, He could have called on would be 72 Thousand 542 00:47:29,900 --> 00:47:31,300 Angels. Actually the word legion is 543 00:47:31,300 --> 00:47:34,200 actually Roman term for the group of number of soldiers. 544 00:47:34,200 --> 00:47:37,000 Been three is six thousand soldiers would be Allegiant and 545 00:47:37,000 --> 00:47:40,100 Jesus could have called on 70,000 angels to this wipe out 546 00:47:40,100 --> 00:47:42,400 Humanity to take him off the cross to just be over it. 547 00:47:42,400 --> 00:47:44,600 But the Bible says the joy set before. 548 00:47:44,700 --> 00:47:45,700 Before him. Amen. 549 00:47:46,300 --> 00:47:50,200 The Joy set before him, like the reason that Jesus suffered is 550 00:47:50,200 --> 00:47:54,500 because there was a prize, I just think about Jesus as like, 551 00:47:54,800 --> 00:47:56,800 like, a father. Like, God, the Father like that. 552 00:47:56,800 --> 00:47:58,100 We are his children. Amen. 553 00:47:58,500 --> 00:47:59,800 We are Sons and Daughters of the king. 554 00:47:59,800 --> 00:48:03,300 I started thinking about what we, what links we would go to to 555 00:48:03,300 --> 00:48:07,600 save our kids. Look how far we go, if we're 556 00:48:07,600 --> 00:48:09,200 Jesus, he went all the way. Amen. 557 00:48:09,800 --> 00:48:12,000 And on that cross something happens, very special with 558 00:48:12,000 --> 00:48:13,400 Jesus. All of a sudden he went from the 559 00:48:13,408 --> 00:48:17,400 King of Kings and the Lord of lords, he hung himself, and this 560 00:48:17,400 --> 00:48:19,800 moment to become the savior of humanity. 561 00:48:20,200 --> 00:48:22,600 In fact, the Bible says, the all our sin were pressed down on 562 00:48:22,600 --> 00:48:27,200 Jesus that he was crushed for all our sin past present and 563 00:48:27,200 --> 00:48:30,700 future Every Lie. Every Idle thoughts, every lust, 564 00:48:30,800 --> 00:48:35,000 everything was pressed on Jesus and Jesus went to war. 565 00:48:35,100 --> 00:48:36,900 War for us. Amen. 566 00:48:37,600 --> 00:48:40,900 The greatest War ever fought, instead of saying the angels, to 567 00:48:40,900 --> 00:48:44,400 war against humanity, Jesus went to war for us. 568 00:48:44,600 --> 00:48:47,800 It's amazing on that cross. He says it is finished. 569 00:48:47,900 --> 00:48:49,700 What is fish? The war is over. 570 00:48:49,700 --> 00:48:51,900 Amen. Sin is defeated. 571 00:48:52,200 --> 00:48:56,100 Jesus is Victorious and all of a sudden Jesus. 572 00:48:56,200 --> 00:48:59,100 He resurrection that he dies in resurrects from the grave three 573 00:48:59,100 --> 00:49:00,400 days later with our freedom and hand. 574 00:49:00,400 --> 00:49:03,200 Amen. This is the presence of God. 575 00:49:03,400 --> 00:49:06,500 She's like Christmas. Rules the Eastern Rite. 576 00:49:06,900 --> 00:49:10,700 That Jesus is born to die. This is a story. 577 00:49:10,700 --> 00:49:12,600 Jesus had a mission. He was here on purpose. 578 00:49:12,900 --> 00:49:16,300 He did, he live a long life. He was given as a sacrifice, the 579 00:49:16,300 --> 00:49:19,900 innocent Lamb of God, slaughtered and slain for the 580 00:49:19,900 --> 00:49:22,500 sins of humanity because he loved us. 581 00:49:22,700 --> 00:49:25,300 Matter of fact, it says, in Philippians 2:8, it says that he 582 00:49:25,300 --> 00:49:28,900 humbled himself on that cross and became obedient even the 583 00:49:28,900 --> 00:49:34,300 death of a cross, he died for us and what's amazing to me and 584 00:49:34,300 --> 00:49:36,900 this just blows my Mind. It's almost Unthinkable. 585 00:49:36,900 --> 00:49:40,600 The family of God does next, that he does something, that's 586 00:49:40,600 --> 00:49:44,400 so unimaginable. Something is so grace-filled. 587 00:49:44,500 --> 00:49:47,100 So then they just never happened in the history of humanity. 588 00:49:47,400 --> 00:49:51,100 The same Angels, the announce the birth of John the Baptist 589 00:49:51,100 --> 00:49:53,700 and the birth of Jesus and protected, Jesus, and ministered 590 00:49:53,700 --> 00:49:56,500 to Jesus over and over again, the announce the resurrected 591 00:49:56,500 --> 00:50:01,400 Jesus, these are messengers that God of use to minister the Son 592 00:50:01,400 --> 00:50:05,000 of God himself to Proclaim, these moments and movements. 593 00:50:05,200 --> 00:50:08,300 God, the same angels that could have wiped out Humanity. 594 00:50:08,500 --> 00:50:10,800 The angels are disposal at the voice of Jesus. 595 00:50:10,800 --> 00:50:13,600 They have marching orders, the he's the commander of these 596 00:50:13,600 --> 00:50:16,100 armies. These same angels that Jesus 597 00:50:16,100 --> 00:50:19,600 could anything the world with, he does something very special. 598 00:50:20,300 --> 00:50:27,300 He sends them to us, to minister to us to serve Us. 599 00:50:27,400 --> 00:50:31,300 In fact, is found in Hebrews. 1:14 says, this are not all 600 00:50:31,300 --> 00:50:33,400 Angels. Ministering Spirits sent to 601 00:50:33,400 --> 00:50:38,700 serve those who Will, what, who will inherit salvation? 602 00:50:39,300 --> 00:50:42,200 Those are inherit salvation. Those are Jesus followers that 603 00:50:42,200 --> 00:50:44,400 you when you come to Christ, your promised salvation but 604 00:50:44,400 --> 00:50:47,600 you're not saves fully your promised it. 605 00:50:47,700 --> 00:50:50,100 The Holy Spirit or seal opened one day. 606 00:50:50,300 --> 00:50:52,400 Holy Spirit. Lives in you, the blood shed for 607 00:50:52,400 --> 00:50:54,200 you, but you still got flesh, amen. 608 00:50:54,700 --> 00:50:56,900 You're still falling apart. Every day, we're just forgive 609 00:50:56,900 --> 00:50:57,900 him. We're not perfect. 610 00:50:58,400 --> 00:51:02,300 But the reality is this that God has sent his angels not against 611 00:51:02,300 --> 00:51:03,900 us, but for us. Amen. 612 00:51:04,500 --> 00:51:07,900 He says, So if you miss a joy, this season on the tell you 613 00:51:07,900 --> 00:51:09,500 Heaven is fighting for you. Amen. 614 00:51:10,300 --> 00:51:12,800 I sure think about his angels and Men last night. 615 00:51:12,800 --> 00:51:14,900 I didn't, I should have this thought I will better on the end 616 00:51:14,900 --> 00:51:16,400 here. I'm telling you, it's just about 617 00:51:16,400 --> 00:51:18,800 these angels, I'm like wondering, these are messengers 618 00:51:18,800 --> 00:51:21,600 of God, they're here to give a message. 619 00:51:21,800 --> 00:51:25,200 And I start thinking, like, what message is your angels telling 620 00:51:25,200 --> 00:51:28,400 you now, the Bible doesn't say, like, you have a guardian angel, 621 00:51:28,400 --> 00:51:30,000 right? Like you have one Angel, but the 622 00:51:30,008 --> 00:51:32,400 Bible says, there are angels, Max has all Angels. 623 00:51:32,700 --> 00:51:34,400 So somebody's got Michael and Sims got Gabriel. 624 00:51:34,400 --> 00:51:36,600 Come on somebody, D. So many is a lot of work you 625 00:51:36,600 --> 00:51:39,300 know I mean I'm just telling you some you guys are wearing your 626 00:51:39,300 --> 00:51:43,100 angel out you know I'm saying Clarence you don't talking about 627 00:51:43,400 --> 00:51:48,000 come on we know about wearing that guy thin but there's 628 00:51:48,000 --> 00:51:49,200 Angels. What do you think the Angels say 629 00:51:49,200 --> 00:51:52,200 to you today? Like you, if you were the angel 630 00:51:52,200 --> 00:51:53,900 talking yourself, what do you think is telling you? 631 00:51:54,300 --> 00:51:56,200 But one thing's been drawn to you. 632 00:51:56,800 --> 00:51:58,900 What was the presence of got speak in your life? 633 00:51:59,500 --> 00:52:02,700 I mean, I think the Angels you say some really clearly God 634 00:52:02,700 --> 00:52:06,500 loves you. God is with you. 635 00:52:06,800 --> 00:52:09,600 There's Last Promise of Jesus. I'm with you to the ends of the 636 00:52:09,600 --> 00:52:14,400 Earth - there's always God is with us Emmanuel. 637 00:52:14,400 --> 00:52:16,700 Amen. And we forget so easily the 638 00:52:16,700 --> 00:52:18,400 Christmas season. Like man. 639 00:52:18,400 --> 00:52:22,400 We're so busy and overwhelmed and just like joyless, right? 640 00:52:22,700 --> 00:52:24,600 But we have the joy of God. These presents are met. 641 00:52:24,600 --> 00:52:27,900 The angels are the presence of angels are ministering to us 642 00:52:28,200 --> 00:52:29,600 that there's something more than meets the eye. 643 00:52:29,600 --> 00:52:31,700 Amen. There's a mission. 644 00:52:31,700 --> 00:52:32,600 He has. You want. 645 00:52:32,700 --> 00:52:35,900 So, don't get defeated because Armies of Heaven are fighting 646 00:52:35,900 --> 00:52:36,800 for you. Amen. 647 00:52:37,400 --> 00:52:42,100 Like literally ministering to us but it is unfathomable. 648 00:52:42,400 --> 00:52:45,400 We're not made higher than Angels but God sent the angels 649 00:52:45,400 --> 00:52:47,600 to minister to us. Matter of fact this is in the 650 00:52:47,600 --> 00:52:49,600 first time it's really happened for Humanity. 651 00:52:49,800 --> 00:52:52,300 In fact, you go to Psalm 91, it's incredible says this. 652 00:52:52,700 --> 00:52:55,100 It says, if you say the Lord is my refuge about the new nation 653 00:52:55,100 --> 00:52:57,500 of Israel is going to protect them with the angels is that if 654 00:52:57,500 --> 00:52:59,700 you say the Lord is my refuge and you make the most high your 655 00:52:59,700 --> 00:53:03,100 dwelling no harm overtake, you know, disaster will come near 656 00:53:03,100 --> 00:53:07,700 your tent for he will. Command his angels concerning 657 00:53:08,000 --> 00:53:12,100 you to guard you in all your ways. 658 00:53:12,600 --> 00:53:17,600 And now in our season, since Jesus God commands, his angels 659 00:53:17,800 --> 00:53:19,100 to serve us. Amen. 660 00:53:19,600 --> 00:53:22,000 To minister to us. And so there's no reason the 661 00:53:22,000 --> 00:53:24,800 world that we should be full of joy and then there's no reason 662 00:53:24,800 --> 00:53:26,800 to what even if the world's going sideways, there's a 663 00:53:26,800 --> 00:53:29,000 mission. And I believe the angel are 664 00:53:29,000 --> 00:53:31,800 speaking to us. They're working things the way 665 00:53:31,800 --> 00:53:34,300 they want to work out. Doesn't mean physical safety. 666 00:53:34,600 --> 00:53:37,100 Come on somebody, but it means the mission of God is moving 667 00:53:37,100 --> 00:53:39,000 forward. The gospel is moving forward 668 00:53:39,000 --> 00:53:41,400 through us. I also think they just might be 669 00:53:41,400 --> 00:53:46,200 asking, go tell the may be asking you to go tell somebody 670 00:53:46,200 --> 00:53:48,000 about. Jesus, that's the reason we're 671 00:53:48,008 --> 00:53:48,700 here. Amen. 672 00:53:49,300 --> 00:53:52,400 The first things the shepherd do is they told somebody you 673 00:53:52,400 --> 00:53:55,000 seriously about angels, the Bible actually says something 674 00:53:55,000 --> 00:53:57,300 really, really interesting. It says, when you minister to 675 00:53:57,300 --> 00:54:00,600 people and you serve the poor, some people have served angels 676 00:54:00,600 --> 00:54:03,400 in disguise. So there's some people serve 677 00:54:03,400 --> 00:54:06,200 Angels it, you know, they're serving Angels, it's something 678 00:54:06,200 --> 00:54:09,900 you guys have an angel. I feel knows an angel, some you 679 00:54:09,900 --> 00:54:12,300 guys run the somebody and it's just an angel of God. 680 00:54:12,800 --> 00:54:14,100 Somebody might've invited you this. 681 00:54:14,100 --> 00:54:17,000 Angel got that fact, I was 15 years old. 682 00:54:17,000 --> 00:54:20,400 I didn't carry the about Jesus. I didn't go to church, didn't 683 00:54:20,400 --> 00:54:23,500 grow up in church and Carrie is zero about guy, thoughts for the 684 00:54:23,500 --> 00:54:26,200 week and it made no sense of why did they ever do that in the 685 00:54:26,200 --> 00:54:27,000 God? Sends two angels. 686 00:54:27,000 --> 00:54:29,400 Come on somebody since some friends my way. 687 00:54:29,800 --> 00:54:31,700 Now in fact one of those people invited me to church biology 688 00:54:31,900 --> 00:54:34,000 Jesus is, I'm not married to her Diane. 689 00:54:34,300 --> 00:54:37,400 And Diane is named take as you want it, but it actually means 690 00:54:37,400 --> 00:54:42,100 divine come on. Somebody told you married up 691 00:54:44,200 --> 00:54:47,200 above is telling you, God is using these people around you, 692 00:54:47,400 --> 00:54:49,200 even angels to get your attention. 693 00:54:49,800 --> 00:54:52,400 It may be here a day. Nadia's father may be here and 694 00:54:52,400 --> 00:54:54,300 you're like, okay, I hear you. But what's up? 695 00:54:54,900 --> 00:54:57,500 I'll tell you those Shepherds, they were looking for God at all 696 00:54:58,000 --> 00:54:59,900 the last thing on their mind, they got sheep, take care. 697 00:55:00,900 --> 00:55:05,000 And God found a way to get to them and maybe tonight, God 698 00:55:05,000 --> 00:55:08,300 brought you here to invite you to know him today. 699 00:55:09,000 --> 00:55:11,700 So talk about the building catching on fire and I hope it 700 00:55:11,700 --> 00:55:14,100 does today. Men in the name of Jesus in the 701 00:55:14,100 --> 00:55:18,400 presence of God, father, we come before you gotta pray for us as 702 00:55:18,400 --> 00:55:19,900 Jesus followers. Got that would be in your 703 00:55:19,900 --> 00:55:24,400 presence that we know that heaven is for us today, even the 704 00:55:24,400 --> 00:55:28,000 world they'd be against us and everything's freezing up, life 705 00:55:28,000 --> 00:55:30,500 is going sideways. That you are forested a guy. 706 00:55:31,300 --> 00:55:35,000 Remind us of your presence. Give us some fire in her veins 707 00:55:35,000 --> 00:55:38,500 for you that this would just be another day of the week, but 708 00:55:38,500 --> 00:55:42,400 this is a day commanded by God, that you've set forth in my life 709 00:55:42,400 --> 00:55:45,100 on purpose, to see your gospel move. 710 00:55:45,200 --> 00:55:49,100 And so God, give us a mission. Now let's hear the voices from 711 00:55:49,100 --> 00:55:50,400 Heaven. Let's hear your voice today. 712 00:55:50,400 --> 00:55:53,600 Let me just be in your presence unless be comforted. 713 00:55:53,700 --> 00:55:56,500 Let's be found Hope and full of joy because angels are 714 00:55:56,500 --> 00:55:59,100 ministering to us. God because you came to us, you 715 00:55:59,100 --> 00:56:02,300 are with us today. I'm great for a specific group 716 00:56:02,300 --> 00:56:03,800 people. That's those you say, you know 717 00:56:03,800 --> 00:56:08,100 what, today I need Jesus today, I recognize I want a here on 718 00:56:08,100 --> 00:56:11,000 accident, there's no reason I should be here. 719 00:56:11,400 --> 00:56:12,900 But for some reason, I'm listening to this, I'm 720 00:56:12,900 --> 00:56:14,900 understand For the First Time who Jesus is. 721 00:56:15,300 --> 00:56:17,400 I'm understand what Jesus did for me on the cross. 722 00:56:17,400 --> 00:56:21,400 How much Jesus loves me and say I recognize that God wants me. 723 00:56:21,800 --> 00:56:24,900 He wants a relationship with me. If anything the house isn't 724 00:56:24,900 --> 00:56:28,700 burned out, Jesus throwing a party for you today. 725 00:56:28,700 --> 00:56:31,500 If you need Jesus, the Bible says, whoever believes They died 726 00:56:31,500 --> 00:56:33,800 on the cross for their sins and confess with their mouth, that 727 00:56:33,800 --> 00:56:36,700 he is, Lord will be saved. And so they only give you an 728 00:56:36,707 --> 00:56:39,300 opportunity to Jesus, I'll give opportunity. 729 00:56:39,300 --> 00:56:41,300 If you're far from God, you're like the Shepherds that weren't 730 00:56:41,300 --> 00:56:42,700 searching but they recognize you need. 731 00:56:42,700 --> 00:56:45,600 Got only give you the opportunity to know Jesus to be 732 00:56:45,600 --> 00:56:49,200 forgiven to me made new to be set free from the power of sin 733 00:56:49,300 --> 00:56:51,800 to be in God's presence to have all of Heaven. 734 00:56:51,900 --> 00:56:54,300 Ministering to you. I'll give you that opportunity. 735 00:56:54,600 --> 00:56:56,600 So they'll be looking around, I'm not going to call you out. 736 00:56:56,600 --> 00:56:58,100 Be weird. So if you need a relationship 737 00:56:58,100 --> 00:57:00,300 with Jesus, if you say yes to Jesus. 738 00:57:00,300 --> 00:57:01,100 Yes. Forgive Us. 739 00:57:01,100 --> 00:57:02,700 And that's you. Please raise your hand high in 740 00:57:02,700 --> 00:57:05,500 this place since I need Jesus. Today, come on across this room. 741 00:57:05,500 --> 00:57:07,800 I need Jesus in a relationship with him. 742 00:57:07,800 --> 00:57:10,000 Come on. This is your moment. 743 00:57:11,900 --> 00:57:16,000 They go online, you Jesus. Maybe that you just look up and 744 00:57:16,000 --> 00:57:19,000 me if you need Jesus. Got anything on accident. 745 00:57:19,900 --> 00:57:22,400 This is your time. If that's you, and you say yes 746 00:57:22,400 --> 00:57:23,900 to Jesus. I want to invite you just to 747 00:57:23,900 --> 00:57:26,200 pray this prayer to Jesus. It's not the prettiest Asia, 748 00:57:26,200 --> 00:57:28,300 it's a hard towards him. He knows what's in your heart 749 00:57:28,300 --> 00:57:30,100 already. Just praise dance, a father. 750 00:57:30,900 --> 00:57:34,900 Thanks so much for sending your best and as I'm at worst, you 751 00:57:34,900 --> 00:57:38,200 still love me. So God, thank you for loving me. 752 00:57:38,200 --> 00:57:41,500 This Christmas. Thanks for sending your presents 753 00:57:41,500 --> 00:57:43,000 to us. Emmanuel. 754 00:57:43,400 --> 00:57:45,500 God, thank you for sending angels - Ways that we may be 755 00:57:45,500 --> 00:57:47,600 divided me. Yeah, you got my attention. 756 00:57:47,600 --> 00:57:51,200 You've waken me up into your presence of God, take my sin. 757 00:57:51,600 --> 00:57:54,400 Got thank you for dying for me. God, I love you. 758 00:57:54,500 --> 00:57:58,200 God, used my life got, send me out, thank you for choosing me. 759 00:57:58,200 --> 00:58:00,800 God, I love you know, praise in Jesus name. 760 00:58:01,400 --> 00:58:02,800 Amen. Come on, let's give it up for 761 00:58:02,800 --> 00:58:04,300 Jesus. The King of Kings today. 762 00:58:04,300 --> 00:58:05,800 Come on, let them know you love them. 763 00:58:06,000 --> 00:58:11,400 Come on, give it up big. Man, if you prayed that prayer 764 00:58:11,400 --> 00:58:16,600 today, that is just the best Christmas gift ever. 765 00:58:16,800 --> 00:58:19,400 Just that gift that God gives us freely. 766 00:58:19,400 --> 00:58:22,200 We know we don't deserve it. There's nothing we could do to 767 00:58:22,200 --> 00:58:26,500 earn but he gives us his grace. He gives us that path to 768 00:58:26,500 --> 00:58:28,700 Salvation through his son. Jesus. 769 00:58:28,700 --> 00:58:32,000 If you prayed that prayer in the rumor online, I want to give you 770 00:58:32,000 --> 00:58:35,800 some practical next steps. You could take, just follow that 771 00:58:35,800 --> 00:58:38,200 journey and just that next step, down the road. 772 00:58:38,200 --> 00:58:41,700 And so the first Thing you can do, get your phone out and text 773 00:58:41,700 --> 00:58:47,100 are L next to 97,000, and when you do that, someone will reach 774 00:58:47,100 --> 00:58:50,000 out to you this week and just send you some resources, send 775 00:58:50,000 --> 00:58:53,400 you some links, and just really check in on you, and really want 776 00:58:53,400 --> 00:58:56,900 to just hear your story and really, just walk with you on 777 00:58:56,900 --> 00:58:58,800 that path. You just made the best decision 778 00:58:58,800 --> 00:59:01,700 of your life and we really want to do, want to just leave you 779 00:59:01,700 --> 00:59:04,100 hanging on that, we want to walk with you on that journey. 780 00:59:04,100 --> 00:59:06,600 And the other thing you can do is as you're leaving the room. 781 00:59:06,600 --> 00:59:08,800 Today, there's a table in the back with some recommendations. 782 00:59:09,100 --> 00:59:13,400 Bags, going to grab one inside is a Bible and some more links 783 00:59:13,400 --> 00:59:17,500 to some resources and just dive into God's word this week, just 784 00:59:17,500 --> 00:59:21,900 dive in and and Google things you don't understand and reach 785 00:59:21,900 --> 00:59:23,800 out to somebody. Don't leave here without telling 786 00:59:23,800 --> 00:59:26,600 somebody your good news. If you prayed that prayer today 787 00:59:26,600 --> 00:59:30,300 we're pumped for you. Well guys, Shawn really 788 00:59:30,300 --> 00:59:32,500 challenged us today. And one of those big takeaways 789 00:59:32,500 --> 00:59:35,100 was that we are the movement of God. 790 00:59:35,100 --> 00:59:36,900 And so I want to give everyone in this room. 791 00:59:37,000 --> 00:59:39,900 Some more next steps that you can take just two Help you be in 792 00:59:39,900 --> 00:59:42,400 the presence of Jesus. These next few weeks as we're 793 00:59:42,600 --> 00:59:45,200 gearing up for a new year. And the first one is we just 794 00:59:45,200 --> 00:59:49,000 want to invite you to join us. Next Sunday, as Sean starts, a 795 00:59:49,000 --> 00:59:54,000 brand new series called break out how to make 2023 the best 796 00:59:54,100 --> 00:59:56,500 year yet. And so the way we're going to 797 00:59:56,500 --> 00:59:59,700 meet next week is completely online. 798 00:59:59,700 --> 01:00:03,600 We're going to have one Gathering 10 a.m. across the 799 01:00:03,600 --> 01:00:06,100 different platforms. We use, which is Facebook, 800 01:00:06,200 --> 01:00:09,300 YouTube and Church online. And so we descend Like you to 801 01:00:09,300 --> 01:00:13,800 join us that week if you're able to stream live at 10 a.m. 802 01:00:13,800 --> 01:00:16,900 I just encourage you to do that and really let's get some good 803 01:00:16,900 --> 01:00:18,700 Fellowship in the chat that morning. 804 01:00:18,700 --> 01:00:20,800 I be so much fun. Throwing up those likes and 805 01:00:20,800 --> 01:00:24,900 hearts and emojis and dare I say we could get a little Rowdy with 806 01:00:24,900 --> 01:00:26,100 it. That would be a lot of fun. 807 01:00:26,200 --> 01:00:30,800 But what's really cool about next week is not just the chance 808 01:00:30,800 --> 01:00:35,000 to kind of gather as a group in that special way but really, 809 01:00:35,000 --> 01:00:38,800 it's a chance to have a true Sabbath. 810 01:00:38,900 --> 01:00:41,700 Variants for our Dream Team. We've talked about already this 811 01:00:41,700 --> 01:00:45,900 morning, you see, just all the production side of things that 812 01:00:45,900 --> 01:00:47,700 that didn't just pop up out of nowhere. 813 01:00:47,900 --> 01:00:51,000 We have an awesome group of people called the dream team, 814 01:00:51,000 --> 01:00:55,300 and they do so many things. A lot of it are during the week 815 01:00:55,300 --> 01:00:57,800 on their own time, behind the scenes and then of course, the 816 01:00:57,800 --> 01:01:01,900 stuff that we can see the stuff that we can hear the dream team. 817 01:01:01,900 --> 01:01:05,500 Does this, not just for Christmas, but every week 818 01:01:05,600 --> 01:01:08,800 throughout the year and so this is our chance to sort of give 819 01:01:08,900 --> 01:01:14,600 Back and say hey take a Sunday and rest, take a Sunday with 820 01:01:14,600 --> 01:01:18,700 your family. Stay home get just spend that 821 01:01:18,700 --> 01:01:21,800 quality time together but we can still through the power of 822 01:01:21,800 --> 01:01:24,200 technology and our awesome online crew. 823 01:01:24,200 --> 01:01:27,900 We can still Fellowship together so I pray that you'll join us 824 01:01:27,900 --> 01:01:32,400 next week at 10 a.m. for that awesome series guys. 825 01:01:32,700 --> 01:01:36,200 Christmas is all about that Ultimate gift that God gave to 826 01:01:36,200 --> 01:01:38,300 us. And now we get to really think 827 01:01:38,300 --> 01:01:42,400 about how How we can turn around and give that out to a world 828 01:01:42,400 --> 01:01:44,300 that needs it. And that's done through your 829 01:01:44,300 --> 01:01:48,900 generosity and like it says, if they're your generosity makes a 830 01:01:48,900 --> 01:01:53,500 huge difference and it's so far beyond what we can see on a 831 01:01:53,600 --> 01:01:57,100 Saturday morning a Friday night or normally on a Sunday morning. 832 01:01:57,100 --> 01:02:01,000 It's it's that heartbeat just to get out in our communities and 833 01:02:01,000 --> 01:02:04,200 tell people about Jesus through a lot of different ways. 834 01:02:04,200 --> 01:02:07,900 And so I want to share with you just a few quick numbers 835 01:02:07,900 --> 01:02:10,400 quickstats. Some Practical ways that your 836 01:02:10,400 --> 01:02:13,600 generosity has moved the mission forward it real life. 837 01:02:13,600 --> 01:02:19,500 In this last year, we had in this last year. 31, people get 838 01:02:19,500 --> 01:02:22,200 baptized at Real Life Church. Can we give God the praise for 839 01:02:22,200 --> 01:02:26,700 that? I tell you all the hard work 840 01:02:26,700 --> 01:02:30,700 would have been worth it and 2022 for just one but man God 841 01:02:30,700 --> 01:02:35,800 has just richly blessed this this house this community with, 842 01:02:35,800 --> 01:02:37,500 with that number. And then another number, that's 843 01:02:37,500 --> 01:02:39,300 pretty exciting. Again, talking about our Dream 844 01:02:39,300 --> 01:02:44,100 Team, we added 35 new dream, team members and some of those 845 01:02:44,100 --> 01:02:46,600 were just vital and getting this place ready for Christmas. 846 01:02:46,600 --> 01:02:48,800 So can you give it up for the Dream Team? 847 01:02:49,200 --> 01:02:53,200 The 35 new ones, the whole the whole gang, just such a vital 848 01:02:53,200 --> 01:02:57,000 part and then Then what's equally exciting is at the 849 01:02:57,008 --> 01:02:59,800 beginning of the year, the space you're seeing up here on the 850 01:02:59,800 --> 01:03:02,900 screen was just the back end of a building, right? 851 01:03:02,900 --> 01:03:06,700 It was pretty nondescript and now as we leave this year and 852 01:03:06,700 --> 01:03:09,900 going to the next one, this building, this Hope Center is a 853 01:03:09,900 --> 01:03:13,700 place where lives are going to change. 854 01:03:13,700 --> 01:03:16,100 And this didn't just spring up out of nowhere. 855 01:03:16,200 --> 01:03:22,500 This was because of your radical generosity and we are just so 856 01:03:22,700 --> 01:03:27,500 pumped to see God uses this physical space to make spiritual 857 01:03:27,500 --> 01:03:32,000 change in people in Belton Raymore Cass County and Beyond. 858 01:03:32,000 --> 01:03:33,900 So we are so excited. We give it a fresh one. 859 01:03:33,900 --> 01:03:38,500 That worked so hard on that Hope Center, man, I tell you you 860 01:03:38,500 --> 01:03:43,600 guys, you wouldn't believe me if I even could calculate the hours 861 01:03:43,600 --> 01:03:49,800 of sweat at literal, sweat, and blood and pain and and just time 862 01:03:50,000 --> 01:03:52,600 that people spend away from their families, to get that rock 863 01:03:52,600 --> 01:03:54,600 and roll in for us and You wouldn't believe me. 864 01:03:54,600 --> 01:03:58,200 If I could even pull that number up, God's going to use this in a 865 01:03:58,200 --> 01:03:59,600 huge way. So I just want to encourage you. 866 01:03:59,600 --> 01:04:04,200 Now, if you haven't already, if you've been praying about a 867 01:04:04,200 --> 01:04:06,000 year-end gift, you haven't done it quite yet. 868 01:04:06,000 --> 01:04:09,100 Let me just encourage you to continue to pray about that. 869 01:04:09,100 --> 01:04:11,000 We're will never give out a percentage. 870 01:04:11,000 --> 01:04:12,700 We're not looking for a specific number. 871 01:04:13,000 --> 01:04:15,800 It's your heart, and it's where God's leading you. 872 01:04:15,800 --> 01:04:18,800 If you haven't done that yet, I want you to really prayerfully 873 01:04:18,800 --> 01:04:22,600 consider that because we are heart is just to ask God to 874 01:04:22,600 --> 01:04:25,800 multiply everything. Comes in and you turn around and 875 01:04:25,800 --> 01:04:28,700 use it for his glory. Nothing fancy, nothing crazy, 876 01:04:28,700 --> 01:04:33,200 but real radical life change here in our community. 877 01:04:33,200 --> 01:04:34,700 So I hope you'll be praying about that. 878 01:04:34,700 --> 01:04:37,900 Now, if you don't call real life home, that's that's okay. 879 01:04:37,900 --> 01:04:41,100 This, this generosity thing, I'm not talking to you right now. 880 01:04:41,100 --> 01:04:44,100 In fact, we don't want anything from you this morning. 881 01:04:44,100 --> 01:04:46,900 If you don't call real life, we want something for you. 882 01:04:47,000 --> 01:04:50,300 This Gathering was our gift to you, and we're just honored that 883 01:04:50,300 --> 01:04:52,700 you spent some time with us this week during your Christmas 884 01:04:52,700 --> 01:04:54,800 season. But if you do call real life 885 01:04:54,800 --> 01:04:58,300 home here are some ways that you can give you can go to Real Life 886 01:04:58,300 --> 01:05:02,000 Church kc.com. You can text any amount to 8, 4, 887 01:05:02,000 --> 01:05:06,200 3, 2 1, you can drop cash or an envelope and the giving buckets 888 01:05:06,200 --> 01:05:08,000 that will be coming around here in a moment. 889 01:05:08,100 --> 01:05:11,100 We also have a DropBox in the very back that you can take care 890 01:05:11,100 --> 01:05:13,600 of as well. Let's pray over these gifts. 891 01:05:13,900 --> 01:05:18,600 As we wrap up, dear God, we are just in all of you, this 892 01:05:18,600 --> 01:05:22,500 Christmas season. I pray father that we can truly 893 01:05:22,900 --> 01:05:27,700 be Movement for you. We pray father, that just in the 894 01:05:27,700 --> 01:05:30,800 interactions that we have over these coming weeks with our 895 01:05:30,800 --> 01:05:34,100 neighbors, our co-workers, family and friends, God. 896 01:05:34,200 --> 01:05:37,300 I just pray that that we are lit on fire for you. 897 01:05:37,300 --> 01:05:41,500 That people just see your glory. Shining through us. 898 01:05:42,000 --> 01:05:47,000 God help us to be brave and help us to be bold in our faith as we 899 01:05:47,000 --> 01:05:51,000 start 2023 God. And just may it all be for your 900 01:05:51,000 --> 01:05:53,500 glory Lord help us to never lose sight. 901 01:05:53,900 --> 01:05:58,300 That there is nothing that we could have ever done to earn 902 01:05:58,500 --> 01:06:02,300 your love, your grace, your forgiveness, and your salvation, 903 01:06:02,300 --> 01:06:07,000 but you give it to us freely. God will never understand and 904 01:06:07,000 --> 01:06:11,800 we're always in all of you. So I pray for all these gifts 905 01:06:11,800 --> 01:06:14,900 and offerings God I pray that you will just move us to be 906 01:06:14,900 --> 01:06:17,700 generous and whatever way you would have for us and whatever 907 01:06:17,700 --> 01:06:20,900 current situation we are and we pray father that you will 908 01:06:20,900 --> 01:06:26,100 multiply that For Your Glory. There are souls attached to 909 01:06:26,100 --> 01:06:31,100 every every gift that comes in and just knowing father that you 910 01:06:31,400 --> 01:06:35,500 can change lives through us, let us work for you. 911 01:06:35,900 --> 01:06:39,100 And Miss Year God, I pray for everyone in this room for just a 912 01:06:39,100 --> 01:06:42,900 blessed Christmas this year and it's in Jesus name. 913 01:06:43,000 --> 01:06:48,800 Amen. Well, that's Christmas. 914 01:06:49,800 --> 01:06:52,800 The beauty of our savior coming to Earth as a little bitty baby 915 01:06:52,800 --> 01:06:55,100 and so forth. These last few moments that we 916 01:06:55,100 --> 01:06:56,800 have to celebrate this morning together. 917 01:06:56,800 --> 01:07:00,500 We are just going to take a second to slow down and focus in 918 01:07:00,500 --> 01:07:03,200 on that miracle. That was Jesus in the midst of 919 01:07:03,200 --> 01:07:06,500 all of the busyness and cooking and shopping and all the things 920 01:07:06,500 --> 01:07:11,200 that really consume these today and tomorrow, take a moment to 921 01:07:11,200 --> 01:07:14,000 focus in on Jesus. And so, I'd like to invite our 922 01:07:14,000 --> 01:07:17,200 worship team in our choir to come up to the stage. 923 01:07:18,100 --> 01:07:21,100 We have a few Christmas carols that we would love for you all 924 01:07:21,100 --> 01:07:23,700 to sing with us to join together and live. 925 01:07:24,000 --> 01:07:27,100 Up the name of Jesus. And these are familiar Christmas 926 01:07:27,100 --> 01:07:28,600 carols. But when you look at them 927 01:07:28,600 --> 01:07:33,300 through the lens of Jesus, sacrifice for us, they have so 928 01:07:33,300 --> 01:07:36,700 much joy within them. And so I'd like to invite you to 929 01:07:36,700 --> 01:07:39,200 stand with us and some of you have already found them. 930 01:07:39,200 --> 01:07:43,100 But look around, find your candle nearby, your seat. 931 01:07:43,700 --> 01:07:47,600 You can turn it on by just twisting until it kind of starts 932 01:07:47,600 --> 01:07:50,300 flickering a little bit there. The we're going to have open 933 01:07:50,300 --> 01:07:52,100 lines a little bit flickery. There you go. 934 01:07:52,400 --> 01:07:53,700 So it's going to be flickering there. 935 01:07:53,800 --> 01:07:57,100 So we can have our Candlelight moment here, together to reflect 936 01:07:57,100 --> 01:08:00,400 on all the Jesus has done. So we would love for you to sing 937 01:08:00,400 --> 01:08:02,300 along with us. These Christmas carols of words 938 01:08:02,300 --> 01:08:04,000 would be there. Invite you to just be a part of 939 01:08:04,008 --> 01:08:07,500 this moment of reflection in all Jesus has done for us. 940 01:08:07,500 --> 01:08:09,800 So let's let's worship him together. 941 01:09:38,600 --> 01:09:52,200 The first do, the Angels did say was to certain poor Shepherds. 942 01:12:55,400 --> 01:13:57,600 Joyful. The angel said to them, do not 943 01:13:57,600 --> 01:14:00,000 be afraid. I bring you good news. 944 01:14:00,200 --> 01:14:04,300 News that will cause great joy for all the people today in the 945 01:14:04,300 --> 01:14:12,400 town of David, a savior has suddenly a great company of the 946 01:14:12,400 --> 01:14:17,200 Heavenly Host, praising God, and saying, glory to God in the 947 01:14:17,200 --> 01:14:19,200 highest heaven and on Earth, peace. 948 01:14:19,200 --> 01:14:21,700 Rest to those on whom his favor rests 949 01:15:25,600 --> 01:15:27,800 Amen. Who is thankful for Jesus today? 950 01:15:27,800 --> 01:15:29,200 Come on. Give a shout of Praise. 951 01:15:31,500 --> 01:15:35,400 We are praying for you and your family to have such a joy filled 952 01:15:35,400 --> 01:15:37,600 Christmas. Let's worship him over time. 953 01:15:55,200 --> 01:15:58,800 Nature. See in nature, see. 954 01:16:57,800 --> 01:17:00,700 We hope that you all have a very merry Christmas. 955 01:17:00,700 --> 01:17:04,000 We are so grateful and blessed that you have chosen to spend 956 01:17:04,000 --> 01:17:06,400 some of it with us. I hope you had a great time 957 01:17:06,400 --> 01:17:08,500 worshiping with us. We have a few things for you. 958 01:17:08,500 --> 01:17:12,200 First, you can take your candle, just untwist it, leave it on the 959 01:17:12,200 --> 01:17:15,900 seat, will grab those but don't run out of here yet, we have a 960 01:17:15,900 --> 01:17:18,300 photo spot for you. To grab some fun photos with 961 01:17:18,300 --> 01:17:21,500 your friends and family. We have milk and cookies which 962 01:17:21,700 --> 01:17:23,800 Perfect in the morning. It's like cereal. 963 01:17:24,000 --> 01:17:26,300 So, go ahead and get your Christmas Eve started off, 964 01:17:26,300 --> 01:17:28,100 right? But we're just so thankful and 965 01:17:28,100 --> 01:17:30,100 blessed that you were a part of our Christmas. 966 01:17:30,300 --> 01:17:34,700 And so remember today, whoever finds Jesus discovers real life, 967 01:17:34,800 --> 01:17:37,200 and purpose have a very Merry Christmas. 968 01:17:37,200 --> 01:17:37,800 Everyone.