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Series Code: BOL
Program Code: BOL000635A
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00:06 Sermon #B635 -Trust the Process 00:22 Pastor Byrd: The Word of God says to us in Isaiah 64, verse 00:31 number 8, "But now, O Lord, thou art our father; 00:42 we are the clay, and thou our potter; 00:52 and we all are the work of thy hand." Today I want to speak on the subject: Trust the process. 01:06 Father bless us now. We give you praise. We give you Hallelujahs. 01:14 But now Lord in your word, we need You to speak. So, make this word relevant to your people 01:25 today. And through this message, that your people would hear your voice. In the name of Jesus we 01:41 pray, Amen. You all know, and if you don't know, let me help you know that I am an avid 01:52 basketball fan. It is this time of year that I really enjoy sports, specifically basketball 02:03 because as you know, it's March madness time and after March madness, we're going to get 02:14 ready for the NBA playoffs. Now, if you're a basketball fan, you know the phrase, "Trust the 02:24 Process," has been made popular in recent years by the Philadelphia 76ers. 02:32 Now for those of you, who do not follow basketball, let me give you some background. 02:42 For years, the 76ers were bad. For years, the 76ers were awful. 02:55 Cellar-dwellers in the NBA. Worse record in the NBA. No excitement since Dr. J. 03:09 No excitement-- young people y'all know who Dr. J is. That's 03:14 all right. Before there was LeBron James and a Michael Jordan there was a Dr. J. 03:20 No excitement since Dr. J. No excitement since Moses Malone. 03:30 No excitement since Charles Barkley played for the 76ers. 03:37 No excitement until the answer, Allen Iverson has played for the 03:45 76ers. And so in this process, fans got weary. Fans got discouraged. Fans got tired with 03:59 the team. But in the midst of turning the franchise around, there was a gentleman by the 04:08 name of Sam Hinkie, general manager of the Sixers, who told fans don't give up on the 04:17 Sixers. It was going to get worse before it got better. I wish I had a witness in his 04:25 place. So, those who follow basketball know that for the Sixers, even with high draft 04:34 picks, it got worse. Even with making trades, it got worse. Losing more and more games. No 04:46 excitement. No energy. Ticket sales were falling. Empty seats were everywhere in the arena. |
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