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¤ ¤ >> Good evening, everybody.
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It's good to see all of you guys
here. You know, I can't believe
it that tonight. Today
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was the 300 and 65th day of
2021. It's out of this. I my
mind is blown that this year
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is finally over. But you know
what? Tonight? We will be
bringing in the new Year by
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praying. So you don't want to
miss is going to be up in the
Grand Ballroom B and c.
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>> Ill be starting at 10, 30 and
running through midnight. So
it's going to be something
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that you won't want to miss. But
speaking about time, I kind of
wanted let you guys
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know a little behind the scenes
of what was going on the last 2
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years. So do you guys remember
where she why C 2020 was
supposed to be? It was supposed
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to be in Columbus, Ohio. This
is in Columbus, Ohio. So what
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happened? So >> he come after by
many are by few all hopped in a
car and drove all the way to
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Ohio from Louisville. And we
watch to the convention
facilities and we toured the
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place and we're like, yeah, this
is crazy. And we were so
excited. We started planning. We
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were like shooting for the
stars. It was incredible. But
time after time. We hit brick
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wall after break. Law. all. And
we got to a place where it was
like, what do we do now? Like
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nothing we have planned is
working. So like, what are we
too? Anyways? We're pretty
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deflated. we we got a rock and a
hard place is it was pretty bad
anyways. In March of this
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year, the calm got together. And
during that time we were
reminded that our God, it's
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still got of miracles right? So
I earn floats. The sun stand
still, the sun moves
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backwards. I mean, what is this?
How does this stuff happen? It
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just doesn't make any sense,
right? We were tempted to doubt
that this guy, our guide.
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Couldn't provide a way forward
for us. And yet he did. I mean,
look at us now. It it's not a
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chance there. It's not by chance
that you and I are here. In
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fact, God made the way for you
and I to be here. And I wanted
you to know that. Unbeknownst to
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eat com. day that we went up to
Columbus. We have been praying
for this conference and we've
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been praying for every single
one of you. I just want to read
a quick first. That was very
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encouraging to me during this
time. It's a town in Isaiah
Chapter 40, starting in verse
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20 and it says. Have you not
known. How do you not heard? The
everlasting God, the Lord,
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the creator of the ends of the
Net. Neither faints nor is
weary. There is no searching
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of his understanding. He gives
power to the week and those who
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have no might. He increases
strength. Even the U.S.. Shall
faint and be wary. And the young
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men. And in this case, one man
show and early fall. Those who
wait on the Lord. Including us.
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So we knew their string. Welcome
guys. >> Every J** I see there
are some young people who will
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tell me Jen. One my favorite
things in July says the prayer
and they'll be like beaming
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telling me I will go to July.
See, just for this. And Alice,
Alice is one of those. So
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Alice, tell us what was your
first you? I see my a few as
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2019. >> What happened there? >>
I no, I don't expect But the
first thing in the Senate
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where prayer meeting and had
just I think that just met Gem
Castor heard about just like
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I'm going. So I got there. And I
like, I'm just like even if I
had just kind do I see
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weather permitting, I just
set. >> So this is your second
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isn't it? That's right. And you
have some dilemma that you have
told me a while ago. Tell
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them what happened. So we, Joe
from Rockford, Illinois, to
Texas. And so it was a whole
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day driving. We got here we we
can to the meeting and so went
to bed around 1 one, 30.
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>> As I had a decision to make,
whether I was going to the
prayer meeting that I love
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that I could just come here for
it. If I could just sleep in and
then maybe I'll do it
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on Friday and 7. >> What
happened? What did you did? What
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was your decision? So I realize
that I was kind of like unable
to make that decision since I
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was too tired to let me go to
sleep for a few hours. A look at
the 5.30, and I'll see how I'm
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going. And that time 5.30, came
around. And I'm like, you know
what? Let's do 10 more minutes
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and see how we're doing snooze.
Doctor do so much. Damage is out
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talking to 10 minutes later. And
so like 10 minutes came and I
was like use can I can skip this
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one? Please like I'll go
tomorrow. >> And the next day
break beep of that. And I when I
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remembered. That 2019. I just
fell in love with the United
Prayer. And I realize that
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even that I'm 2 ahead, few hours
of sleep and that day, adding
even sleep during the
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sermon. Some just like, you
know, I'm going because the Lord
supply then and that he
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will today as well. >> Wow,
praise the Lord and then. So
when you decided to
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come where you tired after the
pair meeting not tied at all, I
didn't sleep through
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anything. And I I knew that had
just come from the United Prayer
that I had out there.
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And I was just telling everyone
that just like, were you at the
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prayer meeting? it was. Powerful
like and saw friends. Come to
the United Prayer because it's
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amazing. it's not like, you
know, it's not as amazing as
having a personal, you know,
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like time with Jesus. But it's
like right after that because
it's like you're just it. Just
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energize you for the rest of the
day and they can see Jesus to
you because of that time.
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Can you say amen to that? Isn't
there, joy, contagious? I can
stop smiling, making one
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hurts right now. Defense. You
know what? This is one thing
that they realize that our I
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greatest arrests is found in the
presence of Jesus. And as it is
one thing that I that I
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read as well, I'm just better
facing here because it says that
those who work more for
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the Lord, those who have rested
in his presence and Pence. You
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know what? When I went to when I
went I was a school in Wisconsin
Academy. Alice was the one who
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was just so excited about
prayer. She pulled her friend.
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She pulled her. >> Her
classmates and even at the last
night, we did not end it in the
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gym. She gathered her classmates
and some of the staff joined in
and we spent United pray before
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we went to her, the events,
France. This is what happens
when we fully resin the presence
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of guys. Can you say amen to
that? And tonight do not fail.
Do not fail to join our midnight
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prayer vigil that will start
then 30 in the evening. What
time? 10:30PM, in the evening
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and we will be singing will be
meeting the New Year. >>
Actually, its new year
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right now because the sun has
set. But we will continue on as
the world is celebrating
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New Year's in a different way.
We will be celebrating in the
presence of God. Can you say
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Amen? And France do not fail.
Let's come together and let's
not spend this time in the
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presence of our Lord and at this
very moment. Me and Alice and
and Sabrina here alone
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will kneel down. And let's be
fair. Our highs for what God is
about to do through us and
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to us, especially in this coming
year. Let's spend this a minute
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or 30 seconds in silent prayer
asking for the Holy Spirit to
Phyllis Sabina and I was will
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sing the song. >> Oh, gee, why
CDA Love Jesus? Are you sure you
love Jesus? And why do you love
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Jesus? >> I We ought
to love them all together.
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>> how many of you? That's why
you're here tonight. >> Because
you love. She says.
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Tonight. Our sermon. Is
entitled. Nothing. You can do.
Nothing. You can do. Let us
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pray. Mighty God. Everlasting
father. It is your time. We have
not come to hear the
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words of a man. >> For
philosophers off politicians.
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We've come to hear the word of
God. Unadulterated. And centered
and she's so father, we pray
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that you would use this man was
but Doss before you. The father
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that you may speak through me.
And that you may speak to me.
That Jesus may be lifted up. Hi.
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And that he may draw every heart
to him. Tonight. Teach us that
there's nothing. We can do. This
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is off And we offer this prayer
from our hearts in the mighty
name of Jesus. But all of
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God's people say. If you have
your bibles turn with me to the
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Gospel. >> Of Lou. The Gospel of
Luke Chapter 15. Beginning in
verse one. When you're there,
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you can say men. Okay, if you're
not there, just say have mercy.
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Give you a couple seconds. Luke.
Chapter 15? Beginning in verse
one. Are we there? The Bible
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says. Then drew near on to him.
All the public annes and
centers. 4 to hear him. And the
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pharisees and scribes complain.
Saying this man. Receives
centers. And eats with You see
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the Pharisees gave this
criticism of Christ. Because it
was taught by the Jews. That
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before God's love is extended to
the center. He must first
repent. He must manifest
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sorrow for sin. And have a
resolution to turn away from it.
God's love would be
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extended to you. But in their
view, talking about the Jews.
Repentance is a work by
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manatee earns the favor of
heaven. In other words, there
was something you could do. So
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that the love of God would be
extended to you. It was this
thought that led the pharisees
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to exclaim. Donna Schmidt. And
anger. This man. Receives
Sooners. You see, in other
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words, according to the
Pharisees, Jesus should permit
no one. Not one person. To
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approach him except those who
had already repentant. In other
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words, there was something you
could do. In order to earn the
favor off of Jesus. But you see
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Jesus began to give a parable in
your Bible. It says in verse 3.
And he spake this parable on to
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them saying. What man of you?
Having 100 sheep? If you lose
one of them does not leave the
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99 in the wilderness. And go
after that, which is last until
the fight. When he had
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found it. He layeth it on the
shoulders rejoicing and when he
comes home, he called the
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together his friends and
neighbors saying onto them,
rejoice with me. For I have
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found my sheep, which was lost.
I say unto you that likewise,
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joy shall be in heaven over one
center that repents. More than
over 99 just persons which he'd
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no repentance. Let's compare
this Jewish idea. To the
parable. She says. The Bible
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tells us in verse 7. That there
will be more joy in heaven over
one sinner. How many centers?
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One sinner who repents now if
the sheep? Is a picture of the
center. Please explain to me
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what exactly did she do? From
all the verses we read the only
thing I saw the sheep do
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was get lost. Can you say
matter? He had 9 to get 100
sheep and only contribution to
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the story is that the she got
lost. That means that in the
parable of the Lost sheep.
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Jesus teachings, that salvation.
Does not come through seeking
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after Gaut. But through God's
seeking after us, can you say
meant? We do not be pent in
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order that God may love us, but
God reveals his love to us. I
got to pause right here. But God
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reveals to us his loft in order.
That we may repent. That means
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that God love J** before you
even repented. That means that
God love you. While you were
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watching the pornography video.
God loves you. While you were
sitting in depression. Watching
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dark videos on you tube
contemplating your suicide note.
God loves you. Every lie
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you told. Every time Cooper
tended to be spiritual. God
loves you. While you were
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m***********. God loves you.
While you're having premarital
sex with your boyfriend, your
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girlfriend, God loves you and
your greed and Before you even
repented. And God reveals his
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love to us that we may repent,
which means that the preexisting
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repentance can use a month.
Brothers and sisters. You see
the theological perspective of
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the Jews. Perpetuated a culture.
Shame is defined by Bryn a Brown
who is an expert on shame. This
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is how she defines it. The
intense and painful feeling.
That we are of and belong. The
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intense and painful feeling.
That we are unworthy. Of loft
and belonging. You see,
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remember my second daughter. Her
name is more. Ari. I was coming
home from work. And as
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I walked in, you know, kids are
when some other when somebody
else does something
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wrong. Kids are kind of like a
newspaper person in the 1950's.
Extra extra read all
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about it. Mari messed up papas
Bible, right? straw. They just
want to advertise because like
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somebody else about to get this
spanking. So, of course,
normally when I come home, all
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my kids rushed the door. Papa
Papa right. Kids jumper from
everywhere. was not there. So
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I went upstairs. My wife was
starting worship. And as I
walked into the room, art
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singing a song after we sang a
song that our Little Bible verse
and then we prayed. So
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I'm giving my kids Hugs.
Goodnight. And I come and more
are is acting like she doesn't
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want to give me a heart. She OK,
popular off to give the August
said, of course, I want
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to give you a hug. Why would I
give you a hug? You're my
sunshine. That's what I call
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it. She said. It's okay.
Probably ought to give Rba said,
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look, come here. Sunshine can
give pop a hug. She's fighting
me the whole time. And finally,
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as I give her a hug, I said,
don't I know you messed up my
Bible Bush years. You're still
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my sunshine. And she immediately
starts crying. And she says, but
I don't feel like your
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sunshine. You see when you and
I fail Tell our own expectations
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of ourselves. We feel just like
my daughter. Not realizing that
you are got sunshine. You want
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the brightness of his life. And
in that moment when you fail,
when you're struggling over
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and over and over and over and
over and over. >> And probably
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even before you came watch. And
you're saying there's no way
that got still sees me. Because
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this emotion that my daughter
was feeling. Was not guilt. It
was shaking. She felt unworthy.
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Unworthy to belong again. And
the Jews created a coach. And my
fear and our time. Is that
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we as a church have recreated a
similar culture. You see I want
you to go forward in the
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next parable. That Jesus gives
on the prodigal son. I'm not
going to rehash the whole
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parable. We know the parable.
But I want to start in verse 17
of Chapter 15. Luke Chapter
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15 and verse 17. The Bible says
and when he came to himself. How
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many hired servants? How many
janitors? How many low level
sleeps? How many people does my
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dad just hire just for the day?
He says how many of these people
of my fathers have bred enough
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and to spare. And perish with
hunger. Notice that it was the
goodness of his father to the
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lowest people in his house. That
convinced him to come home. It
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was how his father treated. The
hired servants. These are people
who are just waiting just to get
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a job one day out of time.
Nobody wanted to commit to
employing them full time. So
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we're just going to hire you.
And then when the job is done,
we let you go. And the prodigal
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son said while the starving
there and picks law. He said
these are the lowest servants in
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my father's house. In his
provisions for them. Are so
great. That they have enough
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bread, an extra. And I'm out
here. Perishing with hunger. I
was the rise and I'm going to
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go to my father. But notice what
happens. It says in verse 18.
And I will say to him, he
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started preparing a speech.
Pulled out his laptop, opened up
Google Docs. I'm going to
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start preparing much speech. And
the Bible says this was a
speech. I will say to him,
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father. I have sinned against
heaven. And before you. And I am
no more and no longer
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worthy. To be called your son.
Make me as one of your hired
servants. You see what that
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emotion was. The moment he came
in. He said I am no longer worth
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He went into shape. The moment
he put it in a speech. He was
not coming home as the sun. He
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was coming home as a safe. He
wasn't coming home as a child.
He was coming home as a hired
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work. Because we think in our
minds like the prodigal son, you
see based on what I did. Based
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on what I do based on my
struggle. If I come back to God.
I'm not coming back as a
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beloved child of God. I'm coming
back as a humble slave and serve
it. But you see the
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moment he said I am no longer
worthy. He was saying I was
worthy before. There was
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something I use to do that are
in my father's love in favor.
There was something I use to
00:23:42.05\00:23:48.26
do. my father's respect and
appreciation. There was
something I use to do. That
00:23:48.26\00:23:57.10
allowed me to be called his son.
Ucg Y C. The prodigal son in his
Shane. Was telling us I
00:23:57.10\00:24:08.54
was worthy before when I was not
struggling with l*** and
pornography and m***********,
00:24:08.54\00:24:13.08
I was worthy before when I was
not struggling with anger in
jealousy and a judgmental
00:24:13.08\00:24:18.65
spirit. I was worthy before when
my devotions were constant as
00:24:18.65\00:24:25.99
the sun. I was worthy before.
When my prayer life was as deep
as an ocean. I was worthy before
00:24:25.99\00:24:36.94
when I was canvassing every
single day, praying multiple
times a day selling truth filled
00:24:36.94\00:24:39.61
literature. I was worthy before.
When I was on a mission and the
00:24:39.61\00:24:47.42
jungles of the Amazon or India
or Diana roughing it for the
sake of the gospel. I was worthy
00:24:47.42\00:24:52.89
before. But you see my
worthiness changed the moment. I
watched that pornography
00:24:52.89\00:24:59.53
video. My wording is changed the
moment I engage in premarital
00:24:59.53\00:25:08.70
sex. My words exchange the
moment I started struggling with
jealousy and greed. My were they
00:25:08.70\00:25:15.44
changed when someone violated me
as a child. Or in the case of
sexual assault or violence. My
00:25:15.44\00:25:22.18
change. When I stopped praying
consistently studying
consistently and serving
00:25:22.18\00:25:29.79
consistently. And even though I
confess and I feel sorrow for my
00:25:29.79\00:25:37.23
failure, there is always this
nagging burden weighing on my
back. Called Shane. Shame. Is
00:25:37.23\00:25:49.28
that voice that tells you to be
quiet about your struggle. But
you see the less we talk about
00:25:49.28\00:25:54.62
it, the more you got Shame is
that voice. That tells you do
you think you are? Shame is that
00:25:54.62\00:26:07.83
voice that tells you you will
never be good enough. Shame. Is
that voice that want to
00:26:07.83\00:26:15.44
call sauce and it tops on the
shoulder. Some of I don't know
what you're talking about.
00:26:15.44\00:26:20.04
Brother Sebastian, that has
nothing to do with me. I feel
completely worthy of love and
00:26:20.04\00:26:24.48
belonging. Or some of us are
saying brother Sebastian, I know
exactly what you're
00:26:24.48\00:26:31.69
talking about and we are not
going to talk about that. You
want to shut somebody down an
00:26:31.69\00:26:38.19
elevator. Talk to him about
Shing. Shane is the voice that
tells us. In our inside that
00:26:38.19\00:26:49.30
we are constantly judging
ourselves. That yes, the sermon
00:26:49.30\00:26:57.31
was great. And everybody's
coming out says Julia Sermon was
great. Your Bible study was
00:26:57.31\00:26:59.35
great. Your ministry was great.
Your 7 school class was great.
And shame is that voice that
00:26:59.35\00:27:03.42
says no, you messed up here. You
tripped over the Bible verse.
They're just telling you that
00:27:03.42\00:27:09.32
just to be kind, not because
they really mean it. Or some of
us walk around. And we say,
00:27:09.32\00:27:15.26
well, you're only saying that
because you're my husband or
because you're my wife. You're
00:27:15.26\00:27:20.40
only saying that because you're
my child or because you're my
00:27:20.40\00:27:22.37
parent that Shane talking.
Because someone worthy. Driving.
Shane does in a culture of
00:27:22.37\00:27:35.62
silence and of secrecy judgment.
People want to know how do we
get people to come to Wednesday
00:27:35.62\00:27:42.12
night prayer meeting. Brothers
and sisters. We want to revive
prayer meeting. We're going to
00:27:42.12\00:27:48.60
have to. Stop praying about lost
Keith. The sick and the shot and
00:27:48.60\00:27:58.71
only. And then we need to start
praying about. Come to a prayer
meeting. About shameful issues.
00:27:58.71\00:28:10.22
And when people start hearing
about people being delivered,
not just from the guilt of
00:28:10.22\00:28:13.39
sin, but the shake. When Shane
comes in. Shame is that voice
that tells men. Never allow
00:28:13.39\00:28:28.07
yourself to be perceived as
weak. Don't show emotion, don't
cry. Don't get Don't be
00:28:28.07\00:28:35.38
afraid. Shame is that voice that
tells every single woman that
they must be perfect. You
00:28:35.38\00:28:45.45
see if you want to be a real
Mom, you want to be a real
proverbs. 31 woman. Well,
00:28:45.45\00:28:51.13
guess what? You've got to be
able to homeschool your kids.
You've got to be able to
00:28:51.13\00:28:54.93
maintain an amazing devotional
life. You've got to be able to
cook 3, completely organic
00:28:54.93\00:29:01.44
vegan meals from scratch. Using
the ingredients in your garden
in the backyard. While
00:29:01.44\00:29:11.35
also maintaining a healthy
exercise life. Serving as the
church treasurer and also be a
00:29:11.35\00:29:17.49
good mother and wife. You got to
be every woman and you got to
make it look easy. And if
00:29:17.49\00:29:24.59
you can't. You're a failure and
you have no value in life. Is a
cycle. Shame is directly
00:29:24.59\00:29:40.91
correlated. With addiction.
Depression. Violence. Suicide.
Bullying. Eating disorders.
00:29:40.91\00:29:56.99
You see this is often what is a
big part of us falling into the
same since over and over
00:29:56.99\00:30:00.36
and over and over again. >>
It is the shame that prevents us
00:30:00.36\00:30:08.54
for asking. Because of you came
to prayer meeting and they said
brothers, you know, Aw, they
00:30:08.54\00:30:13.68
say by how many prayer requests.
I'm struggling with m***********
00:30:13.68\00:30:17.41
and pornography. How do you
think that's going go over your
church? I mean, the gossip wheel
00:30:17.41\00:30:25.45
will be active before you even
leave. Zoom. You know, that's
Barbara's son. I don't know if
00:30:25.45\00:30:33.40
she can continue to serve as a
sub school superintendent.
Because she's a good her house
00:30:33.40\00:30:36.67
in order. What elder is going to
come forward? And talk about his
00:30:36.67\00:30:45.34
struggle. What pornography? What
woman is going to come forward
and talk about her jealousy and
00:30:45.34\00:30:54.38
how she secretly criticizing
other women in the church. But
it's all under the guise of I'm
00:30:54.38\00:30:58.35
just concerned. Sebastian, I'm
not trying to gossip. I'm just
concerned about Sarah. And we
00:30:58.35\00:31:11.97
fall into the trap like bees to
honey. What's the concern? I'm
not trying to gossip, but
00:31:11.97\00:31:19.17
I saw her at a hotel with. I
hold on And what's underneath it
all. Rather than asking for
00:31:19.17\00:31:36.69
help and say I'm jealous of
Sarah. I'm going to gossip and
hide it on to the cause
00:31:36.69\00:31:40.73
concern. And you wonder why
creating a culture of gossip and
judgment. People are
00:31:40.73\00:31:48.04
unwilling to come forward.
Because they feel. I will not be
treated as if I belong to
00:31:48.04\00:31:56.38
this church family. If I tell
you this. I will not be a person
00:31:56.38\00:32:02.85
treated as if I'm worthy of
loft. If I got pregnant outside
of wedlock. You always know when
00:32:02.85\00:32:10.83
it happens because all the
sudden that young sister stop
coming to church. Because if
00:32:10.83\00:32:17.43
they see her pregnant. Who
knows? How they will talk about
her. And it will always follow
00:32:17.43\00:32:28.71
her in the church. Even though
the Bible says Love keeps no
record of wrongs. We've got a
00:32:28.71\00:32:35.48
whole library. And then we say
we're like the Internet. We
don't forget. But, you know.
00:32:35.48\00:32:47.86
All these addictions. All this
depression, all this violence,
all the suicide is inversely
00:32:47.86\00:32:56.30
correlated with killed. She like
this prodigal son. It's OK. To
confess that we made a
00:32:56.30\00:33:05.11
mistake. That's what he said.
I've Against have an end before
you. He's admitting his
00:33:05.11\00:33:14.52
guilt. I made a mistake. But
it's not OK to say that we are
on the stick. That's the
00:33:14.52\00:33:24.13
difference. Some of us believe
because we are struggling.
What's in it? Because we just
00:33:24.13\00:33:32.27
can't overcome. We don't believe
that we've made a mistake. We
00:33:32.27\00:33:37.95
believe that we are a mistake.
You see, I remember. On
Christmas Day. Scrolling on
00:33:37.95\00:33:52.39
Twitter. And some crazy
organization thought it was a
good idea. To say, hey. Tell
00:33:52.39\00:34:02.67
your abortion stories. So I
wait. Let me get this straight.
thought this was a great idea.
00:34:02.67\00:34:09.88
I'm going to ask for stories
about people who killed their
baby. On Christmas. The day that
00:34:09.88\00:34:16.05
we celebrate the birth of the
Messiah. But the interesting
thing is, as is typical in the
00:34:16.05\00:34:23.43
Internet. It didn't go the way
that they thought. One of the
first story post I saw. Was a
00:34:23.43\00:34:33.54
person who said my mom was
raped. And other people in our
family. We're constantly
00:34:33.54\00:34:45.68
suggesting insinuating to her
that she should get an abortion.
And that person was
00:34:45.68\00:34:50.39
Dean colony. Who was a preacher,
a J** watch. In 1967, a Canadian
00:34:50.39\00:35:01.00
woman with 13 children became
pregnant. Overwhelmed. She
considered having an abortion.
00:35:01.00\00:35:10.01
But she eventually decided not
to. And the child that she had
was Celine Dion. Even my own
00:35:10.01\00:35:23.72
life. Remember asking my
parents. About how like was
conceived. The very first time
00:35:23.72\00:35:33.23
my mother was ever intimate. She
became pregnant with Sebastian
Braxton. First time ever. Lost
00:35:33.23\00:35:41.50
your virginity and pregnancy in
the same incident. And I
remember hearing this story
00:35:41.50\00:35:50.51
and thinking to myself. As I
heard other people talk. About
how their parents were like,
00:35:50.51\00:35:58.69
we just decided we wanted to
start having children. We were
married. We were settled out
00:35:58.69\00:36:02.96
in our careers. And we really
wanted to have a child. And as I
listen to the stories I was
00:36:02.96\00:36:09.70
thinking to myself here, I am
just the result of 2 college
students who could control
00:36:09.70\00:36:15.20
their hormones. There's no
question. My parents considered.
00:36:15.20\00:36:23.91
Because the result and the
collateral damage. Of my mom
becoming pregnant. I didn't
00:36:23.91\00:36:29.95
advantage university outside of
marriage in the 1970's and 80's,
you will be expelled and she
00:36:29.95\00:36:38.83
wants. As a foreign student.
People were stealing food from
the cafeteria just to feed my
00:36:38.83\00:36:45.53
mom when she was pregnant.
Because a pregnant girl on could
not remain on campus. But my dad
00:36:45.53\00:36:53.38
to stay. When I was 13 this
really bothered me a lot. And I
mean, when I used to get in
00:36:53.38\00:37:06.72
trouble, I was a bad kid. I gave
my mother. H*** on earth. I hope
my mom doesn't go there
00:37:06.72\00:37:12.16
because already gave her a
taste. I was a bad kid. I mean,
when I was in trouble
00:37:12.16\00:37:24.41
and I would get punishment. You
know, you're grounded. Go to
your room. I mean, much.
00:37:24.41\00:37:30.01
That was like a jail sentence.
You're grounded for the whole
year. Literally. I mean, it
00:37:30.01\00:37:38.29
was just too many crimes. It was
like standing before court count
number one, count number
00:37:38.29\00:37:40.99
2, count number 3. 10 counts of
disobedience. 5 counts of
disrespect. 3 counts of
00:37:40.99\00:37:48.93
stealing from the kitchen
without asking. 9 months. And
while I was serving one of my
00:37:48.93\00:37:57.77
sentences. I was so low. I
started wondering if my parents
adopted me. You know,
00:37:57.77\00:38:12.62
kids were dramatic. I was like,
I bet I'm adopted. They don't
want to tell me. So what
00:38:12.62\00:38:26.43
I decided to do how the scheme
in my mind and I wrote a little
note. Like I ran away.
00:38:26.43\00:38:32.31
I left it on the desk and I
opened the window. You know what
a nice flow we curtain
00:38:32.31\00:38:35.28
right? Made it look like I ran
away and I hid in the closet.
And my mom was calling some
00:38:35.28\00:38:46.55
fashion company, >> No response
was sheeba some our room. She
00:38:46.55\00:38:51.59
comes in. She reads the note.
My mom says boy, come out the
00:38:51.59\00:39:09.48
clock. But you see. In my shame.
I just wanted to see my mother
00:39:15.35\00:39:23.19
cried because she actually
thought it was going. I wanted
to see. How much my mother would
00:39:23.19\00:39:32.77
miss me if she actually believe
that I was going. And brothers
and sisters. It's what the
00:39:32.77\00:39:42.68
cross of Jesus wife. God wanted
to show us. That and we were
missing. This is the
00:39:42.68\00:39:54.19
pain. This is the grief. are the
tears. That he would cry if we
were gone. You see the
00:39:54.19\00:40:08.07
antidote, the kryptonite to
shame. It's empathy. To
understand why a person would
00:40:08.07\00:40:15.41
feel unworthy of love. To
understand the emotion. And to a
sense that what they need is
00:40:15.41\00:40:23.39
an affirmation of the
relationship. So you watch the
shepherd and the father in the
00:40:23.39\00:40:29.39
parables. You see when the
shepherd came up on the sheet. I
love this, quote, a Christ
00:40:29.39\00:40:37.97
object lesson she says with what
relief. The Shepherd hears in
00:40:37.97\00:40:44.34
the distance. The sheep's first
faint cry. Following the sound.
He climbs the steepest heights.
00:40:44.34\00:40:52.28
He goes to the very edge of the
precipice at the risk of his own
life. Does he searches?
00:40:52.28\00:40:59.65
And while the cry growing
fainter tell us about his sheep
is ready to talk. At His
00:40:59.65\00:41:07.60
effort is rewarded. The last is
found. That he does not score
old the sheet. Because
00:41:07.60\00:41:16.84
it is causing so much trouble.
He does not drive it with the
whip. He does not even try to
00:41:16.84\00:41:23.08
leave it home. I need you to
hear me tonight. In his joy. He
takes that rumbling
00:41:23.08\00:41:34.99
creature. Upon his shoulders. If
it is bruised. And wounded. He
gathers it in his arms.
00:41:34.99\00:41:46.84
Pressing it close to his b****.
That the warmth of his own
heart. May give it life.
00:41:46.84\00:41:56.11
With gratitude that his search
has not been in vain. He bears
it back to the fold. Brothers
00:41:56.11\00:42:03.42
or sisters. We have to thank
God. That when Jesus told this
parable. About receiving
00:42:03.42\00:42:11.69
centers, he did not present to
our imagination. Any picture of
a summer full shepherd.
00:42:11.69\00:42:17.20
Returning without the sheet. He
did not present a picture of
failure. The parable does
00:42:17.20\00:42:24.57
not speak of the shepherd.
Coming up short, but the
Shepherd being successful.
00:42:24.57\00:42:31.81
Here is dog divine guarantee.
They're not even one. Of the
strain sheep of God's fold is
00:42:31.81\00:42:39.12
overlooked. Not one is left on,
helped. Everyone got will submit
to be ransom Christ
00:42:39.12\00:42:49.80
will rescue from the pit of
corruption. And from the briars
of sun. Can you say
00:42:49.80\00:42:53.80
men? See when the father came?
The Bible says that he rent.
When he saw his son a great
00:42:53.80\00:43:05.28
way off. You see in those times
an authority figure did not run
00:43:05.28\00:43:14.99
anywhere. And the father was so
desirous. To see his son home
that he gave up his dignity. To
00:43:14.99\00:43:21.66
run towards his son. And when
his son fell down on his feet
and he says, Father, I've sinned
00:43:21.66\00:43:29.84
against heaven, I sinned against
you and I'm no longer worthy.
The father ignored his speech.
00:43:29.84\00:43:35.94
Because the father knew
something. The sun never
realized you would never worth
00:43:35.94\00:43:42.82
God does not love us because we
are worthy. God loves us to make
us worthy. And the crazy
00:43:42.82\00:43:51.13
thing is. The Bible says. That
he said to his servants. That
means the servants ran with
00:43:51.13\00:44:00.04
him. They saw the father take
off and the service started
running with it. When the Holy
00:44:00.04\00:44:09.24
Spirit starts drawing near to
your heart. Angels come just
along site. Just as excited.
00:44:09.24\00:44:18.12
Brothers and sisters. It's time
for us to confront our Shing. My
son. We're having a
00:44:18.12\00:44:35.97
family night. And right before I
came home. To meet them for us
to go out for family night.
00:44:35.97\00:44:47.75
My son dropped my youngest
daughter on her back. Don't know
why. don't know what was
00:44:47.75\00:44:54.39
going on. My youngest daughter
was crying and crying. She was
hurt. So we end up meeting at
00:44:54.39\00:45:02.70
the place where we're going. And
as all the kids are getting our
00:45:02.70\00:45:08.37
I D like, Hey, Papa. Hey, pop a
problem I wear, isn't it? And
then our minivan. It's got the
00:45:08.37\00:45:14.24
little automatic doors right? So
as my son is coming out of the
back seat, the door that's
00:45:14.24\00:45:21.35
closest to me. He hits the
button to close it. Because he's
going to go out the other
00:45:21.35\00:45:25.25
side to avoid me. I said, are
you doing? So no, this door. So
he complies. He comes out
00:45:25.25\00:45:36.70
the door. He won't even look me
in the eye. I said something was
00:45:36.70\00:45:42.34
wrong. Won't say anything. I
said is it because what happened
with your sister? He not. I
00:45:42.34\00:45:49.88
said, do you feel bad? You feel
sad about it. He starts not e.
By this point. He's crying. And
00:45:49.88\00:45:57.02
I said you don't want to see
Papa because your you thought I
would be upset. He said yes.
00:45:57.02\00:46:01.52
And I said Jen and look in the
sun. In my ice. There's nothing
you can do. To make me
00:46:01.52\00:46:11.37
stop loving. No matter what
mistake you make. You're always
going to be my guy. The
00:46:11.37\00:46:20.04
under Stenson. My son hugged me
to tighten. She's ever me. And
he cried. And as the tears
00:46:20.04\00:46:29.58
started hitting my eyes. I
realized I never had a moment
like that with my earthly
00:46:29.58\00:46:35.82
father. But I've definitely had
one with my heavenly. And
tonight. To some so steeped in
00:46:35.82\00:46:46.53
shame. Jesus is telling you. No
matter what it No matter the
secret Sen. No matter the
00:46:46.53\00:47:01.55
struggle, you're still my guy.
You're still my sunshine. And
tonight is the night on New
00:47:01.55\00:47:11.49
Year's Eve. To lay down these
burdens of shame. And to enter
into the new year completely
00:47:11.49\00:47:20.70
light and free. Knowing that God
has loved you while you were
making mistakes. Because
00:47:20.70\00:47:28.94
there's nothing you can too. To
make. Got stopped loving you. He
00:47:28.94\00:47:39.65
loved you already. Even while
you were rebelling. Every head
is about every eye is closed.
00:47:39.65\00:48:01.21
Father in heaven. Already. To
get over the Shing. We're ready
to let it go. There's some
00:48:01.21\00:48:14.62
people that are shame. Because
they are single. There are
people who are shame because of
00:48:14.62\00:48:22.70
their secrets in. There are
people who are a shame. Because
of past mistakes. They feel
00:48:22.70\00:48:34.81
unworthy. and of belonging. And
tonight, your spirit. Has
gripped their hearts. To say
00:48:34.81\00:48:43.18
even when you field. You are
still worth E. Fluff. And
belonging. There's nothing you
00:48:43.18\00:48:54.20
can too. So there's a person
tonight. This is my first
appeal. There's someone. And
00:48:54.20\00:49:10.38
this is specifically for young
men. Who are struggling with
sexual son. I don't care if
00:49:10.38\00:49:21.89
it's pornography, m***********.
Last situation with your
girlfriend. But this
00:49:21.89\00:49:26.36
is specifically for young men.
First. Your life. Has been
burdened with Shane. And shame
00:49:26.36\00:49:37.37
is going to keep you in the
cycle. And tonight you are
ready. To confront this. It is
00:49:37.37\00:49:45.88
like no other son. It is equally
the same. And the Gospel is
equally powerful to
00:49:45.88\00:49:51.55
deliver Only need one young
man to come to this altar first
00:49:51.55\00:49:58.36
because that will inspire the
other young men to say I don't
need to be a shame. But if you
00:49:58.36\00:50:05.07
are that young man and you are
ready to be free. And to join
hands with other young men to
00:50:05.07\00:50:10.31
say we can get ourselves through
this. I want you to come to the
salt. Because you see this
00:50:10.31\00:50:22.75
is where it gets real G Y C. We
love to talk about nice, classy
sins. But our young men
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are struggling because I get the
messages on social media. I get
the text. I get the
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calls. Because as young men,
this is what's keeping us from
being the leaders that God is
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calling us to be. Because we
feel on worth Because of shame.
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Because of our struggles. And
the devil is going to keep us
bound. Inching. I do not share
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my testimony for almost 10 years
because I was she. That if I
tell my couch, when people ask
00:51:03.39\00:51:11.47
me, what did you do? Why did you
go to What happened with this?
But I had to get over to
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shake. And once my obsession
became the glory of Jesus, his
name. Watch my such obsession
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became I'm not going to want a
miracle. I want to be a miracle.
We live in a culture
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that tells men you can't ask for
help. You don't get to struggle.
Now. My next appeal.
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As for that girl. That young
woman. That mother. That is
struggling to try to live to
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some on attainable expectation.
What she believes she's supposed
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to be to be about the moment.
And she's tired of the shooting.
Because we're going to be that
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Your skirts, not long enough.
You have is not right. You're
not dressing. Well. You can't be
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this. You can't be dot no matter
what you do. You will never be
good enough. Tonight
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is the night to let go of that
shooting. There are some girl
thinking all the reason. I'm
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still single at my age dealing
with There's some other that
says I just can't do it all.
00:52:32.88\00:52:40.49
Dealing with Shing. But and all
you can't be perfect, even
though you can't do it all,
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you are still worthy of and
belonging. Even though we as
young men have our struggle,
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you are still worthy to be
called the son of God. You are
still his son. And, you know,
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got to come far. He's got to me
to a great way off. These are
the moments that are
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defining moments. These are the
things that make the word of God
true, an undeniable to
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the world around us. What people
say, you don't know where I've
00:53:19.29\00:53:25.83
been. You don't know that. what
brought me from. You don't know
the shape. Because the
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righteousness of Jesus, the
gospel of Jesus does not just
deliver us from the Shame.
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>> Because the moment you except
crotch. You are covered it. He
told his Well, not time
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for a speech. Change. This
Restore. His authority. Put
sandals on his And for every
00:53:47.12\00:54:04.74
young woman who thinks what went
on this, when I can get my hair
done and be ready and
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do this than I would be worthy
of love belonging. >> That's
over tonight. You're
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already working. God reveals his
love to you to make you worth.
That's what woman of
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God beautiful because she's
already confidence and got a
lot. She doesn't need a man's
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life. She doesn't need a man to
tension. Just other girls to
compliment her dress. I
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know that the god of the
universe, the king says you are
a great mother. I know
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that the king of happen sides.
You are as beautiful as the
night sky. You are heading. We
00:54:41.71\00:54:55.76
let go of the shame. We can go
into 2022. Completely different
people. Let us Neal
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together and pray. Father in
heaven. You've spoken in this
place. You have in this place.
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And father, there are hundreds
of young men would come to this
altar. Because we've been
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haunted by the demons of last.
Secretly grappling with shame.
Feeling unworthy to be the
00:55:39.80\00:55:50.05
spiritual leaders that you've
called us to be. that's why
we're here because we are
00:55:50.05\00:55:56.89
covered by the righteousness of
Jesus. We may struggle we may
fall, but that and fall 7
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times and rises again. That's
why we're here tonight to go
into 2020, do saying we kept
00:56:03.79\00:56:10.50
getting up. That we're here to
leave the shame. To accept that
00:56:10.50\00:56:21.01
regardless of the mistakes we
have made, we have made
mistakes, but we are not a must.
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So Lord, we are praying. That as
we turn to Jesus to do for us,
what we cannot do for ourselves,
00:56:25.81\00:56:33.52
remind us that there's nothing
that we can do. To separate
ourselves from the love of
00:56:33.52\00:56:37.69
God. There's nothing that we can
do that can deliver us from our
situation. Jesus in
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pieces only. And to his
righteousness. We are and clean
and and accepted. And we
00:56:44.43\00:56:56.01
belong. We've been adopted into
the having the family. We're
still your sons. And
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father for. Your daughters. The
world has made them feel less
than West Place before an
00:57:04.05\00:57:13.43
unattainable standard. Who was
told them that there have to be
everyone. Just to be a
00:57:13.43\00:57:20.64
woman, you know, with that. More
tonight, you're reminding them
that they are still your
00:57:20.64\00:57:26.07
sunshine. They can still see
that even when she can't do it
all, she is still worthy of
00:57:26.07\00:57:34.12
love and belong. She is still
your daughter. She is still your
princess. She is still
00:57:34.12\00:57:41.52
the apple of your eye. She is
still your child. Lord. We pray
that as we leave these
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burdens with you. Father may. We
rise from our knees free. May.
We rise from Arnesen
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Loosed from the change of shame.
And may we go forward knowing?
That we're not trying
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to strive against our struggles
to be worthy of the love of God,
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but because we are worth.
Because Jesus is already
revealed to watch his left. This
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is our prayer. And we trust you
helped us to be our experience.
For. We offer this prayer from
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our hearts. In Jesus name. ¤ ¤
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