The following program
discusses sensitive issues
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related to addictive behavior.
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Parents are
cautioned that some material
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may be too candid
for younger children.
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Welcome back.
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You know I-- we're
right before the break
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I asked you a question
and the reason I asked that is
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that different
people come into the church
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and they're from
twisted backgrounds.
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I can't even imagine
like Mary Magdalene coming in
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and she walked with Christ.
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Jesus said every single
time they talk about me,
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they're gonna talk about you.
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I mean I can't even imagine
what that felt like for her.
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But as druggists stumble
and or people they do with,
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you know gay issues
and all that kind of stuff.
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We find Christ we walk in
and I know that there is times
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that nobody knows how
to actually welcome us.
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Did you experienced that
or have you experienced that?
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Yeah, I was in
the church for 6 years
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where I was considered a leper.
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And finally I
moved to another church
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and I walked in
and I said listen
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You know I'm ex-homosexual
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and I come from
sexual addiction,
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do you have a room
in your church for me?
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And head elder who had a
history of damage himself,
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he said, yeah, have a
seat with all the other sinners
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and can you preach now and then
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'cause we don't have
a regular preacher, so--
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I love that.
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Yes, and what was so amazing is,
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I didn't realize the effect
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of the men that
were in the church,
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they were moved
by the Holy Spirit.
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They didn't know
what to do with someone
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who is from the
gay life or whatever,
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but what they did do
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is they were
connected to the Holy Spirit
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and they started to
bath me in male love,
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that wasn't sexual
but it was intimate,
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that's right, and as they--.
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Because you know
what's really interesting
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is that we don't even
know like I was so starved,
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I was so starved,
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I had a mother
that didn't love me,
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couldn't love me, I
don't want to say the issue
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but I had a mother
that couldn't love me.
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I had a father that
was sexually inappropriate
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and if somebody
honestly safety--
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safely just went like that,
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I would want to cry
because I needed it so bad
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and you as a coming out of the--
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you know, the gay thing.
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For a male to do that,
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you're not gonna
take it sexually,
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I need someone to
touch me in a healthy way.
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Cheri, the head elder,
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I went and preached the sermon
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and he put his arm around me,
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and usually when
I hug and release
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so that they don't
think that I'm hitting on 'em.
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But this man held on to me
and as he was holding on to me
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and just giving the benediction,
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I said Lord this
is uncomfortable,
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you see, you
know, he would let go,
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but he wasn't letting go,
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I could feel his
chest against my chest
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and God said, Mike,
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this isn't
design to turn you on,
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this is to confirm that
you are part of the man.
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Of the body of
Christ. That's right.
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Okay. And I was praising Him.
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I wish we had so
much more time we don't,
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but until next time
always remember that
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God is crazy
about you. Me too. Bye.
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