WEBVTT NOTE Podcast: Acts 29 Vancouver Episode: Launchpad Publishing Date: 2013-12-29T05:00:44-08:00 Podcast URL: https://acts29.ca Episode URL: https://acts29.ca/launchpad/ 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.660 2014 I could have come up with something else, but it basically is a few things we can look at which will help us 00:00:06.920 --> 00:00:11.780 Launch into 2014 a little better than we'd otherwise be able to do 00:00:12.420 --> 00:00:14.420 So that's what we're going to talk about 00:00:14.780 --> 00:00:16.500 So to begin with guys 00:00:16.500 --> 00:00:22.260 Some of us may have felt that the past year was like a wilderness 00:00:22.980 --> 00:00:26.800 Or that the time that awaits us in 2014 00:00:27.760 --> 00:00:29.760 May look like a wilderness 00:00:30.000 --> 00:00:36.900 But let me define a wilderness for you first so you understand what a wilderness is a wilderness is a phase that you may be 00:00:36.900 --> 00:00:39.200 Going through that is unmapped 00:00:39.820 --> 00:00:42.000 so it could be something that awaits you or 00:00:43.260 --> 00:00:45.260 It may be something that 00:00:47.060 --> 00:00:51.540 Has already passed Chris I forgot so I can call you up later pardon 00:00:52.080 --> 00:00:54.080 I said I hope it's passed 00:00:55.120 --> 00:01:01.640 So wilderness is either a phase that is unmapped or it's terrain that's hostile or 00:01:02.120 --> 00:01:04.120 It's terrain that's hostile 00:01:05.600 --> 00:01:08.120 Or it is ground that is testing 00:01:10.480 --> 00:01:17.120 Or it's a space in which you feel trapped so when I say the past year may have been like a wilderness 00:01:18.400 --> 00:01:20.880 I'm talking about wilderness in terms of a phase 00:01:21.760 --> 00:01:24.720 That is unmapped you have no idea 00:01:25.480 --> 00:01:30.520 Because you don't have a map you don't have a plan. It's terrain. That's hostile 00:01:31.960 --> 00:01:38.000 It's space that you feel trapped in or ground that is ground for testing and 00:01:39.000 --> 00:01:43.320 The strange thing is guys it won't magically change on December 31st 00:01:44.280 --> 00:01:46.280 Wildernesses don't change on December 31st 00:01:47.120 --> 00:01:51.200 So what should change you should change so that you can deal with a wilderness 00:01:52.200 --> 00:01:54.200 and dismantle 00:01:54.400 --> 00:02:02.080 Legends and myths that Christians have created about the wilderness because there are books hundreds of books written on how to 00:02:03.600 --> 00:02:08.060 Handle life when you're in the wilderness and I would suggest to you that most of them 00:02:08.880 --> 00:02:13.800 Are reflections of people who've been to the wilderness and didn't know how to get out of it, so they wrote a book 00:02:17.800 --> 00:02:19.800 Because you'll be surprised 00:02:20.780 --> 00:02:23.980 You'll be surprised at what a wilderness can do for us 00:02:24.500 --> 00:02:27.540 I'm not going to make the wilderness sound like a charming 00:02:28.180 --> 00:02:34.220 Disneyland or Hawaii, but it's fascinating when you actually look at wildernesses how different it is from what we think it is 00:02:35.500 --> 00:02:40.220 So first there are different ways you may have gotten into the present wilderness you're in a 00:02:40.580 --> 00:02:45.000 There are different ways you may have gotten into the wilderness that you're presently in 00:02:45.000 --> 00:02:50.020 For instance you can wander into the wilderness like Moses did in Exodus 3 00:02:51.020 --> 00:02:59.020 Verse 1 and the Bible says that Moses had a sheep and he was going around with them and he ended up in the wilderness 00:03:00.020 --> 00:03:04.940 Behind Mount Horeb Exodus 3 1 you can wander into the wilderness 00:03:05.740 --> 00:03:09.500 It just so happened that in the way life worked out for you 00:03:09.500 --> 00:03:12.500 You've wandered into a phase that is unmapped 00:03:12.520 --> 00:03:19.520 You've wandered into a phase that is unmapped you've wandered into a ground that is testing you've wandered into a space 00:03:19.520 --> 00:03:22.520 That feels like a trap and you've wandered into 00:03:24.400 --> 00:03:27.280 Terrain that's hostile. That's what happened to 00:03:28.600 --> 00:03:30.600 Moses he just wandered into the wilderness 00:03:31.600 --> 00:03:37.000 Let's look at another guy you can wander into wilderness or you can be driven into the wilderness Hagar 00:03:37.900 --> 00:03:44.780 Hagar in Genesis chapter 21 verse 14 Hagar was driven into the wilderness sometimes guys 00:03:45.460 --> 00:03:49.420 People in your life or circumstances in your life can drive you into a wilderness 00:03:52.940 --> 00:03:54.940 Stop looking into my notes 00:03:56.700 --> 00:03:58.700 So 00:03:59.420 --> 00:04:05.040 Hagar was driven into the wilderness in a sense by Sarah the Bible actually says Genesis 21 14 00:04:05.040 --> 00:04:08.060 So she's driven into the wilderness she's lying there in the wilderness 00:04:08.060 --> 00:04:13.040 She moves away from her son Ishmael a bow shot away because she doesn't want to see him die 00:04:18.020 --> 00:04:21.020 Besides being driven into the wilderness you can flee into the wilderness 00:04:21.100 --> 00:04:26.680 That's that's the case with some of us in this church. We've fled into the wilderness as Elijah did 00:04:29.020 --> 00:04:31.020 Pressures began to mount up 00:04:31.920 --> 00:04:39.680 Things weren't looking the way they should look we fled into the wilderness Elijah first Kings 19 1 and so first Kings 00:04:41.440 --> 00:04:48.240 1904 actually Elijah fled into the wilderness and God sees him fleeing into the wilderness 00:04:50.320 --> 00:04:55.640 Or you can be sentenced to the wilderness that isn't a happy place to be in a try to avoid that one 00:04:56.200 --> 00:04:59.240 You can be sentenced to the wilderness as Cain was 00:04:59.740 --> 00:05:06.500 In Genesis chapter 4 verse 6 Cain is sent east of Eden and trust me those days 00:05:06.660 --> 00:05:12.100 Eden was the most beautiful pleasant delightful place in the world and everything outside that was not very pleasant 00:05:12.780 --> 00:05:15.520 He sent east of Eden to nod 00:05:16.580 --> 00:05:18.580 But he was sentenced to the wilderness 00:05:19.700 --> 00:05:26.080 If that's the case quickly repent that one try to avoid don't be sentenced to the wilderness 00:05:27.060 --> 00:05:31.260 Because remember when wilderness is a place that's unmapped it's a terrain that's hostile 00:05:31.380 --> 00:05:36.540 it's a space that feels like a trap and it's ground where you're where testing happens and 00:05:37.700 --> 00:05:40.960 Finally, there's Jesus who was led into the wilderness by who? 00:05:42.220 --> 00:05:45.320 By the Holy Spirit Luke chapter 4 verse 1 00:05:47.140 --> 00:05:52.820 So this is the first thing we need to know about this whole wilderness experience if you're in it find out why you are there 00:05:53.640 --> 00:05:55.960 Very important day that you find out why you're there 00:05:57.400 --> 00:06:03.880 Or not why you're there. Sorry find out how you got there. What what what caused you to end up in the wilderness? 00:06:07.240 --> 00:06:11.560 Because it ain't going to change on December 31st you are going to change 00:06:14.920 --> 00:06:16.920 Here's the other thing then 00:06:17.600 --> 00:06:19.820 Regardless of how you got into the wilderness guys 00:06:20.280 --> 00:06:23.240 God always meets people and speaks to them in the wilderness 00:06:24.280 --> 00:06:30.320 Listen listen to this. Hey, this is where the myth about wilderness just need need to be broken 00:06:30.880 --> 00:06:34.000 God always speaks in the wilderness 00:06:35.160 --> 00:06:37.160 always speaks 00:06:39.640 --> 00:06:45.800 God will meet you and speak to you in the wilderness the wilderness will always have provision in the wilderness 00:06:46.040 --> 00:06:48.280 There's an overwhelming revelation of God 00:06:48.340 --> 00:06:53.540 Overwhelming revelation of God in the wilderness. There's a returning with power except in the case of Cain 00:06:54.140 --> 00:06:58.200 Let me say that again in every wilderness. God is present 00:06:58.200 --> 00:07:02.260 He comes to meet you and he speaks in every wilderness 00:07:02.260 --> 00:07:07.800 There is provision in every wilderness. There is an overwhelming revelation of God 00:07:07.900 --> 00:07:13.900 No, not a small revelation an overwhelming revelation of God and in every wilderness you return with power 00:07:15.460 --> 00:07:17.460 Take any of those instances 00:07:19.220 --> 00:07:21.220 Moses 00:07:21.340 --> 00:07:28.620 What happens to him in the wilderness behind Mount Horem in the backside of the desert who meets him God how burning bush? 00:07:29.020 --> 00:07:35.860 Overwhelming revelation of God first time in the history of the world. I am who I am. Where did that happen in the wilderness? 00:07:37.140 --> 00:07:40.780 Was he given provision? He was given provision and he was given Aaron 00:07:43.580 --> 00:07:46.700 Let's move one step forward look at Hagar 00:07:47.480 --> 00:07:54.680 Hagar was driven into the wilderness. What happens to there the God she does not know meets her there calls himself the God who sees 00:07:56.720 --> 00:07:59.640 Provision there was provision for her and her child 00:08:00.560 --> 00:08:04.560 Overwhelming revelation your son will be the leader of a new nation 00:08:08.120 --> 00:08:10.120 Go on Elijah 00:08:10.920 --> 00:08:15.200 After years of successful ministry, he has an amazing revelation in that cave 00:08:16.700 --> 00:08:20.960 The storm goes by the fire goes by the quake goes by and then in a small voice 00:08:22.200 --> 00:08:27.720 And he eats and the meat that he ate sustained him for 40 days and nights as 00:08:28.160 --> 00:08:34.160 He went to the mountain of God Horeb in the wilderness God meets you. There's an overwhelming revelation 00:08:34.160 --> 00:08:37.120 There is provision that can sustain you for 40 days and 40 nights 00:08:37.680 --> 00:08:38.900 Kane 00:08:38.900 --> 00:08:41.760 He went into the wilderness and the words 00:08:42.460 --> 00:08:48.400 Proceeding his dismissal talks about how God said I will put a mark on you so that none will strike you 00:08:49.140 --> 00:08:55.340 Even a man sentenced into the wilderness had God meeting him and had a revelation of God and was kept safe 00:08:56.140 --> 00:08:57.340 Jesus 00:08:57.340 --> 00:09:01.840 Was met by angels sustained and he came back with power and his ministry began 00:09:02.700 --> 00:09:06.980 dismissed the myth that a wilderness in your life a ground of testing an 00:09:07.280 --> 00:09:14.080 Unmapped a phase in your life a terrain that's hostile or a space that looks like a trap is going to a space 00:09:14.080 --> 00:09:19.760 But God is not God is and you come back you return with greater power always 00:09:21.960 --> 00:09:25.120 Embrace this guys because there are too many lies about wildernesses 00:09:26.600 --> 00:09:29.640 By famous people and not famous people go ahead then 00:09:36.980 --> 00:09:38.980 Which is a lie 00:09:40.520 --> 00:09:45.720 The only place that exists is where the satyrs and the jackals dwell Isaiah 00:09:45.720 --> 00:09:47.720 It's a layer of demons 00:09:48.960 --> 00:09:53.680 And even their goddess there is no wilderness in which God is not 00:09:56.840 --> 00:10:02.660 It is our blindness it's our way to comfort ourselves when we don't hear God every I mean I've read famous guys 00:10:03.020 --> 00:10:05.180 Every I mean I've read famous guys 00:10:05.180 --> 00:10:11.380 I I love what they teach I listen to them and they'll go through a period when they can't hear God and they'll call that 00:10:11.380 --> 00:10:14.000 A wilderness they couldn't hear God because of some other reason 00:10:14.180 --> 00:10:19.780 But God is in every wilderness the Bible proves it again and again and again show me a wilderness where God was not 00:10:21.060 --> 00:10:26.960 Show me a person or a people in the wilderness where God was not where these three things weren't met 00:10:27.620 --> 00:10:31.180 Provision and overwhelming revelation and a returning with power 00:10:31.700 --> 00:10:37.360 Except in the case of no came because he was sentenced into the wilderness and yet kept safe even there 00:10:40.140 --> 00:10:46.020 So yes, some of you have had wildernesses in 2013, but no no water waits you 00:10:51.700 --> 00:10:53.860 If you don't know this about the wilderness 00:10:53.880 --> 00:11:00.560 What will happen is you'll pitch tent there and you'll come out of it complaining bitter whining resigned dry hungry weak 00:11:02.360 --> 00:11:04.360 If if you 00:11:04.720 --> 00:11:09.280 Don't know what I've just said about the wilderness you will either pinch that pitch 00:11:09.560 --> 00:11:15.240 Tent there or you'll come out of it complaining bitter whining resigned dry hungry weak 00:11:17.120 --> 00:11:21.800 But if you know this about the wilderness you will convert it into pools of freshwater man 00:11:22.340 --> 00:11:29.260 You will find streams in your desert you will emerge with a greater revelation of God than your peers 00:11:31.140 --> 00:11:36.900 You think Marcus hasn't come away with a greater revelation of God after what he went through 00:11:42.920 --> 00:11:48.180 You think Laurie and hasn't come with a greater revelation of God because of what Marcus went through 00:11:48.180 --> 00:11:53.200 So Ryan's cool hand Luke so we leave him out of that 00:11:59.720 --> 00:12:01.720 Use this to our advantage guys 00:12:03.920 --> 00:12:09.080 The knowledge of this truth can really set you free any questions before we go on 00:12:13.560 --> 00:12:17.280 The first five reasons I gave you one you can wander into it like 00:12:18.180 --> 00:12:22.840 Because you weren't necessarily paying attention you can end up in a place that's hostile 00:12:23.360 --> 00:12:28.640 place that's unmapped or God can sometimes lead you there or you can be driven into the wilderness by 00:12:28.840 --> 00:12:33.200 Circumstances and people's where they push you into a place where there's testing where you feel trapped 00:12:33.240 --> 00:12:39.000 You can be you can flee into the wilderness because that's sometimes what we do just flee into the wilderness like 00:12:39.920 --> 00:12:44.680 Resignation I would suggest to you that when the church desires to get raptured that's resignation 00:12:49.140 --> 00:12:54.560 God will come when he needs to come in we shouldn't be so eager to leave this earth the earth needs us 00:12:55.200 --> 00:12:58.100 The body of Christ needs to be here on earth 00:13:00.520 --> 00:13:05.160 And the other reason is you can be led into the wilderness by the Holy Spirit 00:13:06.000 --> 00:13:10.180 Guys, it will come to a point where you will not be afraid of the wilderness 00:13:10.920 --> 00:13:13.760 You will never think of the wilderness as a lousy place 00:13:14.460 --> 00:13:17.340 It'll be this is where God is even more present 00:13:17.340 --> 00:13:20.460 This is where I will have an over overwhelming revelation of him 00:13:20.460 --> 00:13:26.180 This is where there'll be more provision than ever before was there provision in the desert. Oh my god 00:13:26.180 --> 00:13:28.780 There was meat and bread every day sure they got tired after 00:13:29.660 --> 00:13:33.860 12,000 days of eating that but perhaps they discovered they had their own little recipe books 00:13:36.100 --> 00:13:40.540 Man a banana man a cake man of this man of that all kinds of things 00:13:43.860 --> 00:13:45.860 Any other questions 00:13:55.300 --> 00:13:57.300 Because he leads you out 00:13:58.340 --> 00:14:04.140 It's a phase it's a phase see the thing that God is interested in most is what I 00:14:07.940 --> 00:14:10.420 Know that's such a such a general question 00:14:10.600 --> 00:14:13.280 I know that's such a such a general question 00:14:13.600 --> 00:14:19.280 Here's what it is. The thing you want to see in me most is growth that will conform me to the nature of Christ 00:14:20.360 --> 00:14:23.160 Therefore there will be phases that will happen in my life 00:14:23.360 --> 00:14:31.500 Where he'll be the more absent people and the more tough the circumstances the more present him his provision and his overwhelming revelation 00:14:33.720 --> 00:14:37.920 When does a dad hold his child's hand more tightly 00:14:38.900 --> 00:14:40.900 Not at home 00:14:41.060 --> 00:14:43.060 Outside when crossing the road 00:14:43.260 --> 00:14:50.060 When it's a place where it's scary, that's when the father grabs the I mean, I'm not a dad but with my nephew and niece and remember 00:14:51.580 --> 00:14:56.060 I'll hold their hand a little tighter hold Hannah and Caleb's and really tight as a walk 00:14:56.660 --> 00:15:00.020 Because I'm in a place where there's a big crowd or I need to cross the road 00:15:03.500 --> 00:15:05.500 Same principle guys 00:15:08.700 --> 00:15:13.580 It can be that's when he leads you into the wilderness, yeah 00:15:15.980 --> 00:15:19.500 Yeah, and you can return with power happen with Jesus I 00:15:20.420 --> 00:15:27.540 Mean and and Kamal are in a fine place unmapped territory. They just retired as in real retirement unlike that other guy Derek 00:15:28.380 --> 00:15:30.380 so so 00:15:31.220 --> 00:15:37.180 Unmapped territory but great great. This is where the provision of God the overwhelming revelation of God 00:15:37.940 --> 00:15:41.460 And the release in power of God will now happen 00:15:42.940 --> 00:15:48.580 You think all these things that are going to happen in 2014 where I'll be involved at least in my life in terms of all 00:15:48.580 --> 00:15:54.940 This is it's something I look forward to or know how to do. No, I don't but I'm so kicked at 00:15:55.460 --> 00:15:59.780 The overwhelming revelation of God I will have in 2014 to be able to do it. Otherwise 00:16:00.700 --> 00:16:02.700 I'll just 00:16:04.260 --> 00:16:06.260 Yeah 00:16:07.920 --> 00:16:09.920 The second part then 00:16:10.420 --> 00:16:16.940 So next time you use the wilderness clap and laugh smile because it's really not not what it's been made out to be and 00:16:17.740 --> 00:16:19.820 Don't buy a book on the wilderness. It won't help you 00:16:20.940 --> 00:16:22.940 It'll only reinforce 00:16:24.260 --> 00:16:28.780 The experiences of others that were perhaps not happy there 00:16:30.340 --> 00:16:34.700 The next thing is guys as you go for leave this year and go forward 00:16:35.680 --> 00:16:41.720 Fearlessness and I'll tell you and we talked about this on December 1st, but I couldn't complete it 00:16:42.240 --> 00:16:46.240 Deuteronomy 31 6 puts it this way be strong and courageous 00:16:47.280 --> 00:16:53.420 Do not be afraid or terrified because of them or because of situations for the Lord your God goes with you 00:16:53.600 --> 00:16:55.700 He will never leave you nor forsake you 00:16:55.700 --> 00:17:01.640 I've heard this leave you not forsake you so many times doesn't do anything for me. You have no idea how bad my circumstances are 00:17:02.040 --> 00:17:03.120 again 00:17:03.140 --> 00:17:05.140 Be strong and courageous 00:17:06.060 --> 00:17:12.720 Do not be afraid and terrified because of them be people or situations for the Lord your God goes with you 00:17:13.020 --> 00:17:15.700 He will never leave you nor forsake you 00:17:19.460 --> 00:17:25.420 What is the first requirement guys for to be fearless what is the we talked about it four weeks ago 00:17:25.500 --> 00:17:29.940 What is what is the first requirement to walk in something fearlessly? 00:17:33.940 --> 00:17:36.500 Yeah, did God direct you 00:17:37.500 --> 00:17:43.460 The way to live fearlessly is did I hear God as I move forward? 00:17:43.460 --> 00:17:47.860 What is God saying in Deuteronomy 31? Listen, I am telling you that I'm going with you 00:17:47.860 --> 00:17:52.700 And now Israel can respond if you're going with us then we need not fear 00:17:53.860 --> 00:18:01.860 The way to live fearlessly the primary requirement for living fearlessly in any situation in with anybody in any situation 00:18:01.880 --> 00:18:03.880 in with anybody in anything is 00:18:04.040 --> 00:18:06.480 What are you directing me to do? 00:18:07.080 --> 00:18:10.520 And once you know that now you can be fearless 00:18:13.960 --> 00:18:15.960 Practice that guys 00:18:16.080 --> 00:18:18.080 because once I hear God I 00:18:19.200 --> 00:18:22.140 Overcome fear because it's God who's leading God is going before me 00:18:22.920 --> 00:18:25.080 Fear fear takes a second 00:18:25.920 --> 00:18:30.280 The back seat it occasionally crops up, but I keep going back to go ahead Matt 00:18:31.860 --> 00:18:33.860 I 00:18:38.160 --> 00:18:40.760 Will get there in two minutes and 23 seconds. I 00:18:43.760 --> 00:18:46.520 Mean you ask questions that I'm going to answer man. What can I do? 00:18:48.160 --> 00:18:51.960 Guys once you hear God here's what happens fearlessness 00:18:53.280 --> 00:18:55.280 Once you hear God fearlessness 00:18:57.640 --> 00:18:59.640 Translates into focus 00:19:00.160 --> 00:19:02.160 Into 00:19:03.660 --> 00:19:05.660 Focus into 00:19:07.400 --> 00:19:09.400 Foolishness 00:19:12.120 --> 00:19:14.520 And into function and I'll explain that 00:19:17.920 --> 00:19:19.920 Once you hear God on anything 00:19:20.440 --> 00:19:23.900 Fearlessness is replaced by focus and I'll explain what I mean by focus 00:19:24.200 --> 00:19:30.520 Fearlessness is explained replaced by focus as in even though the fig tree has not blossom blossom 00:19:31.040 --> 00:19:34.760 God and not the fig tree remain my obsession 00:19:35.900 --> 00:19:38.220 Just think of this God is telling you 00:19:39.160 --> 00:19:40.920 Maurice 00:19:40.920 --> 00:19:45.540 That okay Maurice. Here's what I want you to do January 7th 00:19:45.540 --> 00:19:49.840 I want you to buy a small plot of land in 00:19:49.840 --> 00:19:51.840 Mission and 00:19:52.840 --> 00:19:56.460 You are saying but but I'm dealing with a mortgage on my house now 00:19:56.460 --> 00:19:59.620 And you want me to go buy a small plot of land and God is saying nope 00:19:59.620 --> 00:20:05.940 I want you to go places down payment of 3,000 bucks on the small plot of land in mission and 00:20:05.940 --> 00:20:08.340 You go to your bank, and you've got 2,000 bucks there 00:20:08.340 --> 00:20:13.740 And you're not beginning to question this whole thing, but clearly you've heard from God you verified it with others 00:20:15.140 --> 00:20:19.780 But now your focus is no longer on the focus of the small plot of land 00:20:19.840 --> 00:20:25.620 The fig tree that is not blossoming on your bank account or on your present mortgage your focus is now an obsession 00:20:25.780 --> 00:20:28.260 With God even though the fig tree has not blossomed 00:20:30.540 --> 00:20:32.540 The second thing that happens is 00:20:33.300 --> 00:20:35.300 Once you hear from God you can be foolish 00:20:36.220 --> 00:20:38.220 And what does that mean? 00:20:39.060 --> 00:20:41.060 You sell your 00:20:42.780 --> 00:20:44.780 Four-wheeler 00:20:45.160 --> 00:20:50.800 Because you know that'll be sufficient to pay a big down payment and you sense God saying sell the four-wheeler 00:20:50.800 --> 00:20:51.560 I'll take care of you 00:20:51.560 --> 00:20:57.280 And so you do something foolish you go up with five stones and I'm not 00:20:57.600 --> 00:21:00.760 Daunted by the fact that Goliath is twice your size 00:21:01.760 --> 00:21:02.840 and 00:21:02.840 --> 00:21:10.320 The last part of it is function where you now begin to walk in faith and you begin to see God do things 00:21:11.100 --> 00:21:14.420 Everything in our lives if we can live like this in 00:21:15.300 --> 00:21:19.460 2014 can you imagine what that's all good people can see that circle 00:21:20.460 --> 00:21:21.980 Can you imagine? 00:21:21.980 --> 00:21:23.980 What that look like? 00:21:23.980 --> 00:21:25.980 Can you see Jason? 00:21:30.500 --> 00:21:35.660 Yeah, so you hear God and these three things begin to happen 00:21:40.340 --> 00:21:42.340 Try it guys try it 00:21:44.540 --> 00:21:46.540 It'll always happen 00:21:53.100 --> 00:21:58.060 So when I hear what do I do first and now to answer Matt's question when I hear first 00:21:58.340 --> 00:22:01.060 Like Matt said there are hundreds of things said in the Bible 00:22:01.060 --> 00:22:05.740 But what about those things that are not said in the Bible and trust me half of life is full of things that are not 00:22:05.820 --> 00:22:07.820 specifically said in the Bible and 00:22:08.000 --> 00:22:11.080 That is when now I have to train myself and I will begin 00:22:11.600 --> 00:22:15.520 Tonight so that I'm already moving by the time I reach day after tomorrow 00:22:16.000 --> 00:22:21.800 Where I'll train myself to ask him for every little thing. What's your opinion on it? What's your opinion on it? 00:22:21.800 --> 00:22:25.440 What do you want me to do? How do you think? What do you want me to do? 00:22:25.440 --> 00:22:31.160 I continuously ask and then but Jacob I've done this and I've heard wrong so big deal 00:22:31.160 --> 00:22:35.240 You've gotten it wrong in so many areas of your life a hundred times. You never stop doing what you're doing 00:22:35.360 --> 00:22:37.360 You go back and start again 00:22:38.720 --> 00:22:39.960 And 00:22:39.960 --> 00:22:45.520 Then the other thing I'd so do is when I think I've heard I'll come and verify and check with someone 00:22:45.520 --> 00:22:52.120 I'd so suggest to you that you do that go to someone who you know here as well and check with them and may I 00:22:52.320 --> 00:22:55.480 Present myself as someone who hears well come and check with me man 00:22:58.640 --> 00:23:01.160 Verified with me when you hear come and say Jacob. What do you think? 00:23:01.160 --> 00:23:03.880 I got it. I got a text message this morning from Eric 00:23:04.220 --> 00:23:06.500 He sends God asking him to do something in 00:23:07.180 --> 00:23:11.620 Vernon this morning in the church and just before we started service. I got a text and he said 00:23:14.140 --> 00:23:17.700 Would you what do you suggest I think God is saying this what do you think 00:23:18.900 --> 00:23:21.820 He's a pastor with actually greater experience than me 00:23:23.620 --> 00:23:26.060 But he still sends it because he knows that I can hear I 00:23:26.780 --> 00:23:32.740 Would so suggest acts 29 and this is this seems like such a boast but it's not I would so suggest to you that you take 00:23:32.740 --> 00:23:34.920 Advantage of this grace in my life of hearing 00:23:38.600 --> 00:23:41.200 You know what it'll require of you humility I 00:23:45.040 --> 00:23:47.040 Do that a I go and ask 00:23:48.840 --> 00:23:50.840 It'll require humility 00:23:51.280 --> 00:23:53.280 But do it 00:23:55.040 --> 00:24:00.480 It's the way to live guys so once we hear God our focus and our obsession is God 00:24:00.480 --> 00:24:06.320 It's not what what is or is not our foolishness is 00:24:07.320 --> 00:24:11.680 Scorned by people they'd say what's wrong with you Jeff. Is this the way you're supposed to function? Yes 00:24:13.300 --> 00:24:16.240 Because now you take five stones to go meet Goliath and 00:24:17.040 --> 00:24:24.580 You begin a function in faith you have feet that walk in works because Roslyn if you say you have faith 00:24:24.660 --> 00:24:26.660 Show me your works 00:24:31.120 --> 00:24:34.760 We got to become people like this one of the one of the distinct 00:24:36.080 --> 00:24:37.840 characteristics of 00:24:37.840 --> 00:24:40.280 Act 29 is that we are a hearing people 00:24:41.880 --> 00:24:43.880 Now we got to take it up another notch I 00:24:46.760 --> 00:24:48.760 Don't find it odd at all when you guys 00:24:49.560 --> 00:24:51.560 speak during 00:24:51.760 --> 00:24:57.360 Meetings prayer stuff like that. I expect us to be able to hear this is the nature of the body of Christ 00:24:57.480 --> 00:25:00.760 But verify it verify it come and check come and check 00:25:01.480 --> 00:25:05.320 Not always with me there are others you can check with but I so suggest that you call me 00:25:08.840 --> 00:25:12.280 Any questions before you guys remember this anything you create here on earth 00:25:12.640 --> 00:25:18.560 Without hearing is a golden calf and a golden calf will nail you down just as it is nailed down 00:25:19.440 --> 00:25:25.760 Anything that we create here on earth without hearing is a golden calf and a golden calf is a golden calf 00:25:25.800 --> 00:25:33.280 And a golden calf will nail you down just as it is nailed down a golden calf will require to be fed a golden calf 00:25:33.280 --> 00:25:36.720 Will demand that you worship a golden calf will make you dance before it 00:25:38.880 --> 00:25:44.520 Why because it does not have breath and life in it because it was molded with our hands and with our 00:25:45.320 --> 00:25:51.600 Resources when hearing is something that I always take us to a place where there will have to be a dependence on God 00:25:51.880 --> 00:25:56.960 So as you approach the 31st demolish golden calves break them make them into dust 00:26:00.920 --> 00:26:02.920 Questions comments 00:26:03.920 --> 00:26:05.920 For more 00:26:07.920 --> 00:26:10.480 I like that sound you make bunnies after each one 00:26:21.600 --> 00:26:23.600 I 00:26:30.960 --> 00:26:32.960 Yeah 00:26:35.000 --> 00:26:38.640 Okay, good good 00:26:42.520 --> 00:26:49.400 Yeah, when something owns me and I'm unable to get rid of it then I only have one choice on one hand 00:26:49.400 --> 00:26:53.720 I trust the work of the spirit to help me. But on the other hand, I look for people who can help me. I 00:26:56.240 --> 00:27:01.120 Desperately start looking for people who can help me because I know I cannot get rid of it on my own 00:27:01.440 --> 00:27:04.520 But I won't let anybody walk into my boat 00:27:04.520 --> 00:27:07.680 I will ask for people who can walk on water to step into my boat 00:27:08.120 --> 00:27:11.840 What do I mean by people who walk on water people who have a thorough knowledge of the word? 00:27:13.080 --> 00:27:19.160 Who understand the nature of God they can come into my boat and help me because I am not able to overcome it 00:27:19.160 --> 00:27:24.600 And I'm telling you man. There have been so many instances in my life over the last four five years where I needed help 00:27:26.360 --> 00:27:28.360 And I still do 00:27:28.560 --> 00:27:31.680 But there have been some major situations in my life where I needed help 00:27:32.120 --> 00:27:35.960 Where if it wasn't for the help of others, it's impossible to break 00:27:36.080 --> 00:27:43.160 So when something owns me, I always look for help and then if I go to Jason for help, I know I'm not going to be 00:27:44.160 --> 00:27:49.160 Picky and choosy about well that one sounds good and that one isn't now if I'm asking him for help 00:27:49.160 --> 00:27:52.360 And I think he's someone who can help me now. I listen to him. I 00:27:53.400 --> 00:28:00.880 Place myself under him so that I can receive from him and that again is hard and it requires that H word 00:28:02.400 --> 00:28:04.400 Humility 00:28:06.120 --> 00:28:08.120 That's a hard part 00:28:08.360 --> 00:28:11.760 Jeff just come up for a second quickly quickly quickly quickly 00:28:14.360 --> 00:28:18.160 I remember the last time first time I met Jeff he came running around the church 00:28:20.440 --> 00:28:26.440 That was the day we just started dancing in church, I still remember that father we bless this man and you're saying to him son 00:28:26.440 --> 00:28:30.960 I want you to know as you begin this new year. It's his birthday by the way guys 00:28:31.480 --> 00:28:32.640 Yeah 00:28:32.680 --> 00:28:38.840 As you begin this new year, I have the same favor on you this year as I did on Joseph I 00:28:40.280 --> 00:28:46.040 Want you to be aware of that son and the reason I'm declaring it publicly so that everybody hears that 00:28:46.760 --> 00:28:49.240 This year that lies ahead and it's not even 2014 00:28:49.240 --> 00:28:55.840 It's whatever year of your life is a year when I will show you my favoritism as I showed 00:28:56.280 --> 00:28:58.280 favoritism to Joseph 00:28:58.760 --> 00:29:00.760 It's not that I'm not going to be able to show you my favoritism 00:29:01.720 --> 00:29:06.480 It's not that I won't discipline you differently. It's not that I won't I'll give you extra allowance 00:29:06.480 --> 00:29:11.520 No, no, no, but I will treat you as a son, but I'll have a special favor upon you this year 00:29:12.240 --> 00:29:17.520 You will see it. You will see it over the next two three days itself a token of my favor 00:29:22.880 --> 00:29:26.040 So we thank you about for this fruitful branch 00:29:26.520 --> 00:29:32.520 That's what we're going to call him for 2014 here is a man who is a fruitful branch a 00:29:33.240 --> 00:29:35.240 fruitful branch he is 00:29:37.440 --> 00:29:41.800 Things will be added to you son the name Joseph means to be added to 00:29:44.680 --> 00:29:46.680 Things will be added to you 00:29:46.800 --> 00:29:52.480 So we bless this man father. We bless him. We thank you for this gift to this body 00:29:52.760 --> 00:29:55.720 And we thank you that he'll be a fruitful branch this year 00:29:56.400 --> 00:30:01.720 We thank you that you're going to add things to his life and that he will bask in the ridiculous 00:30:02.240 --> 00:30:08.400 Favor of the living God the king of the universe and we bless him now in Jesus name men 00:30:09.000 --> 00:30:11.000 bless you, Jeff 00:30:16.240 --> 00:30:19.280 Guys the next thing that we all need to cultivate it by the way 00:30:19.280 --> 00:30:23.480 I just read a thing on Facebook today sent by a cousin of mine 00:30:23.480 --> 00:30:28.960 And she wrote that this whole idea of New Year resolutions was started by the ancient Babylonians 00:30:29.400 --> 00:30:35.320 Who used to make resolutions when they started the New Year to appease their gods and to gain favor with them? 00:30:35.960 --> 00:30:39.880 And to walk right but to appease their gods and gain favor with them. I 00:30:40.720 --> 00:30:43.960 Don't know if it's true or not, but that's what I'll throw that out there 00:30:44.480 --> 00:30:47.000 But so this is not a new year resolution 00:30:47.000 --> 00:30:49.920 So this is not a new year resolution. It's just a practice 00:30:50.760 --> 00:30:52.920 spiritual discipline and what I mean by that is guys 00:30:53.720 --> 00:30:57.040 Your life is ordered by the things that you value most 00:30:57.280 --> 00:31:03.880 Your life is ordered by the things that you value most or by the thing you value most 00:31:04.200 --> 00:31:10.640 If you value your spouse most your entire life revolves around him or her if you value your house most 00:31:11.640 --> 00:31:13.880 Then your entire life revolves around the house 00:31:17.280 --> 00:31:18.600 Nothing wrong with 00:31:18.600 --> 00:31:20.280 valuing things but 00:31:20.280 --> 00:31:27.880 Your life is ordered by what you value most and I would suggest to you that one of the things that we can develop 00:31:28.680 --> 00:31:36.100 Over the year is consistency through spiritual discipline in terms of the word begin to value the word in 00:31:36.400 --> 00:31:40.080 2014 and by that I mean the chewing and the meditating on the word 00:31:40.560 --> 00:31:46.880 Because like it or not. Acts 29 is not as biblically literate as it should be 00:31:48.000 --> 00:31:52.000 We are not as biblically literate as we should be 00:31:55.000 --> 00:31:57.000 Let that be an area that we develop 00:31:57.000 --> 00:31:58.000 Let that be an area that we develop 00:31:58.000 --> 00:32:03.000 I mean there was a time in my life where I used to read the Bible cover to cover every year 00:32:04.000 --> 00:32:06.000 I've stopped man 00:32:07.000 --> 00:32:10.000 Life gets busy and I've stopped. I want to return to that 00:32:11.000 --> 00:32:13.000 How many here want a one-year Bible? 00:32:14.000 --> 00:32:16.000 It really helps 00:32:17.000 --> 00:32:21.480 A one-year Bible breaks the Bible into 365 these things one two 00:32:22.560 --> 00:32:24.000 three 00:32:24.000 --> 00:32:26.000 four 00:32:26.040 --> 00:32:28.040 Yeah, go ahead 00:32:29.680 --> 00:32:31.680 Okay 00:32:31.840 --> 00:32:33.840 Okay 00:32:34.200 --> 00:32:38.080 Okay, so five or six let's let's try and get some one-year Bibles 00:32:38.320 --> 00:32:43.600 It really helps get into a discipline pattern. And so if you don't finish in a year finish in two years 00:32:44.600 --> 00:32:48.960 But finish it it'll be a disciplined approach to reading I love what Matthew 26 00:32:49.520 --> 00:32:56.800 14 says or 41 says it says there is a part of you Jacob that is eager ready for anything in God 00:32:56.840 --> 00:33:01.880 But there's another part that is as lazy as an old dog sleeping by the fire 00:33:03.480 --> 00:33:05.400 That's from the message 00:33:05.400 --> 00:33:08.880 It says it very differently in the other versions, but just listen to this again 00:33:09.880 --> 00:33:14.000 There is a part of you Jacob that is eager ready for anything in God 00:33:14.240 --> 00:33:20.680 But there's another part that's as lazy as an old dog sleeping by the fire. Isn't that so true, man? 00:33:32.560 --> 00:33:34.740 December 15th this year 00:33:34.900 --> 00:33:38.700 2014 will be a dynamic year if you want it to be 00:33:39.700 --> 00:33:41.700 December 22nd 13 00:33:41.700 --> 00:33:47.980 To the extent you go after it it will be dynamic to the extent that you run with it for your own sake 00:33:48.340 --> 00:33:51.100 I want you to break through and run with it 00:33:51.100 --> 00:33:55.340 Let me read it again guys and may you embrace it as your heart responds to it 00:33:55.340 --> 00:34:01.820 December 15th 2014 will be a dynamic year dynamic is something which has motion in it which has 00:34:01.900 --> 00:34:03.900 Motion in it which has 00:34:04.460 --> 00:34:06.060 Life in it 00:34:06.060 --> 00:34:10.460 2014 will be a dynamic year if you want it to be December 22nd 13 00:34:10.460 --> 00:34:13.780 This is another word to the extent you go after it Jacob 00:34:13.940 --> 00:34:22.020 It will be dynamic to the extent that you run with it for your own sake. I love this for your own sake 00:34:22.020 --> 00:34:23.540 I want you to 00:34:23.540 --> 00:34:25.540 Break through and run with it 00:34:26.180 --> 00:34:28.180 Breakthrough and run with it. Thanks, Joe 00:34:31.820 --> 00:34:33.020 Guys 00:34:33.020 --> 00:34:35.020 the reason I'm suggesting that we 00:34:35.900 --> 00:34:42.740 revisit the word and start having a disciplined approach to it is because a lack of the word will produce apathy and dullness a 00:34:43.580 --> 00:34:46.500 lack of the word in your life will produce apathy and 00:34:47.140 --> 00:34:51.960 Dullness and you will then end up becoming the architect of your own future 00:34:53.220 --> 00:34:57.040 There's nothing as dangerous as that when the word is not present 00:34:57.080 --> 00:35:01.940 There is an apathy and a dullness that begins to descend on me and when that happens 00:35:01.940 --> 00:35:06.280 I become the architect of my own future because I'm no longer led by 00:35:07.000 --> 00:35:10.640 The thoughts of God because the only thing that can renew my mind is the word of God man 00:35:12.680 --> 00:35:16.140 So, how can I approach 2014 and the 00:35:16.960 --> 00:35:23.640 Opportunities and the obstacles that will be there if my mind is not renewed to tackle it the way I'm supposed to 00:35:23.640 --> 00:35:30.640 So Jeff received a prophetic word right now that there'll be favor upon him that it's a Joseph like here that I will add to you 00:35:30.640 --> 00:35:33.800 That you will bask in my favor 00:35:34.560 --> 00:35:38.120 that you will bask in my favor and 00:35:40.200 --> 00:35:41.440 Now 00:35:41.440 --> 00:35:48.480 Jeff has a choice. He can either sit on that prophetic word or he can go and begin reading the book of 00:35:49.160 --> 00:35:52.600 Genesis where it talks about the life of Joseph 00:35:52.600 --> 00:35:57.800 He sees different parts of how Joseph's life evolved and as he begins to read it 00:35:57.800 --> 00:36:02.440 He begins to understand the extent of the prophetic and it begins to change his mind 00:36:02.440 --> 00:36:08.760 It begins to change him as a husband as a man of God as a father as one who works as a gift to this body 00:36:08.800 --> 00:36:12.920 He begins to change in every which way because it is the word of God that renews his mind 00:36:14.560 --> 00:36:20.680 If not an apathy and a dullness will descend on him because if you don't war with what has been spoken 00:36:20.880 --> 00:36:23.920 Then it is replaced by deception guys 00:36:23.920 --> 00:36:30.720 Remember this every time I avoid the word that when I when I when I don't allow the truth 00:36:30.800 --> 00:36:35.160 To affect me and this is so true guys. Even when I speak here 00:36:36.200 --> 00:36:42.580 Even when I speak or even if I'm listening to something else that someone else is speaking when I don't let the truth 00:36:43.080 --> 00:36:46.760 Begin to come into my life then delusion replaces it 00:36:46.760 --> 00:36:54.760 Because the rejection of the truth or a dullness to the truth will always be met by either a religious spirit that follows after or 00:36:54.760 --> 00:36:56.760 Delusion that follows after 00:37:01.360 --> 00:37:02.240 Imagine that for a second 00:37:02.240 --> 00:37:08.280 Let me say that again every time you resist the truth or I resist the truth and every time my ears 00:37:08.520 --> 00:37:13.640 Decide that I do not want to participate in this truth two things are following 00:37:13.640 --> 00:37:16.000 In its wake one is a religious spirit 00:37:17.200 --> 00:37:22.720 That will try to take that very truth and make it traditional legalistic and religious or a 00:37:23.440 --> 00:37:25.440 Delusion will come 00:37:25.440 --> 00:37:29.320 You will see it again and again in the history of the people of God 00:37:30.160 --> 00:37:32.680 Both in the Old Testament and in the New Testament 00:37:33.680 --> 00:37:37.080 What happened when they rejected the truth that the carpenter brought a 00:37:37.360 --> 00:37:40.000 Happened when they rejected the truth that the carpenter brought a 00:37:42.000 --> 00:37:44.840 Dullness an apathy delusion settled on them 00:37:45.960 --> 00:37:52.440 One of their own one of the twelve a delusion settled on him to the point that he was deceived that Satan entered him 00:37:59.480 --> 00:38:01.480 That's why it's best not to sleep in church 00:38:01.480 --> 00:38:07.000 Because sometimes the spirit of stupor takes over and then you'll have to come back to Psalm 1 verses 2 and 3 00:38:09.000 --> 00:38:11.000 For I shall be like a tree planted by the 00:38:12.520 --> 00:38:18.360 Rivers of water day and night. I should meditate on your word. I shall bear fruit in season and out of season 00:38:23.640 --> 00:38:27.320 The worst thing you and I can do guys is to become architects of our own future 00:38:27.400 --> 00:38:32.360 So may there be discipline reading of the word I so wish that for you and I 00:38:35.080 --> 00:38:37.840 We will finish by 1145 guys, so we're good 00:38:38.720 --> 00:38:40.720 We'll be breaking bread on the 31st day 00:38:41.840 --> 00:38:46.600 Psalm 77 verse 6 the next topic Psalms. What happened to us? You don't look very happy 00:38:47.040 --> 00:38:53.360 Psalm 77 verse 6 I love the words. It says let me remember my song in the night 00:38:54.160 --> 00:38:56.400 Let me meditate in my heart 00:38:56.880 --> 00:39:01.600 Then my spirit made a diligent search and then it goes on to say more but just look at it 00:39:02.000 --> 00:39:06.120 We talked about this ages ago. Let me remember my song in the night 00:39:06.120 --> 00:39:08.120 Let me remember my song in the night 00:39:08.280 --> 00:39:10.280 Let me remember my song in the night 00:39:10.280 --> 00:39:12.280 Let me remember my song in the night 00:39:12.280 --> 00:39:14.280 Let me remember my song in the night 00:39:14.280 --> 00:39:16.720 Let me remember my song in the night 00:39:17.200 --> 00:39:22.280 Let me meditate in my heart then my spirit made a diligent search guys 00:39:23.640 --> 00:39:27.380 Here is another thing that you you know, this is something that is working 00:39:27.380 --> 00:39:33.160 well for me one of the things that you can ask my mom about this because initially when my mom came as soon as I 00:39:33.160 --> 00:39:35.680 would wake up she'd come and sit where I'm sitting and 00:39:37.240 --> 00:39:39.240 So after two days I told her that 00:39:39.400 --> 00:39:41.040 When I wake up and I come and sit there 00:39:41.040 --> 00:39:43.040 Can you just leave me alone for about an hour or so? 00:39:43.480 --> 00:39:50.000 because I feel kind of conscious doing stuff in front of you because one of the things I enjoy doing is I'll I'll walk and 00:39:50.240 --> 00:39:56.040 Start singing and talking and occasionally a jig and stuff like that and to do it with my mom sitting there 00:39:56.040 --> 00:39:57.080 It's a little weird 00:39:57.080 --> 00:39:59.760 So now my mom as soon as I wake up she'll come and say hello 00:39:59.760 --> 00:40:03.480 And then she'll go into a room and shut the room so I can do my walking and talking and singing 00:40:03.480 --> 00:40:06.000 But the whole idea is guys sing 00:40:06.680 --> 00:40:07.680 sing 00:40:07.680 --> 00:40:10.160 Sing songs, you know and sing with words 00:40:10.160 --> 00:40:16.480 you don't have I mean Joan sends me songs that she writes one day Chris and Joan will sing that here or 00:40:16.960 --> 00:40:21.200 We'll play that here if they don't sing it but begin to begin to cover your own songs 00:40:21.760 --> 00:40:24.680 Sing what should you do if you're barren? 00:40:25.880 --> 00:40:33.560 Sing or barren woman. What should you do if your life is not producing sing? What should you do if your farms are not producing sing? 00:40:34.840 --> 00:40:38.300 Amazing it doesn't say oh barren woman go have someone lay hands on your womb 00:40:38.300 --> 00:40:42.100 It doesn't say oh barren woman pray it doesn't say oh barren woman walk in faith 00:40:42.100 --> 00:40:47.020 It says single barren woman for you shall have more children than the young ones 00:40:47.940 --> 00:40:49.940 sing 00:40:53.420 --> 00:40:56.580 Secondly meditate now what is meditate? 00:40:58.300 --> 00:41:06.780 God directed self-talk God directed self-talk some 77 six says first sing Marcus sing 00:41:06.780 --> 00:41:09.380 You've got enough to sing about for another 20 years 00:41:12.020 --> 00:41:15.460 You're my favorite poster boy, and I tell people about you everywhere 00:41:17.740 --> 00:41:22.100 Sing and then meditate meditate is God directed self-talk 00:41:22.460 --> 00:41:26.180 So after you sing you walk around in your room after your mom's gone into the other room 00:41:26.180 --> 00:41:31.460 And you start talking to yourself, and you're not telling us of how wonderful you are you're telling us of how God thinks you're wonderful 00:41:32.260 --> 00:41:39.260 God directed self-talk so it can be just one verse guys and you take that verse and now it becomes God directed self-talk 00:41:39.260 --> 00:41:41.620 What are you doing? You're renewing your mind 00:41:42.380 --> 00:41:48.340 You are speaking what God is saying about you you're hearing what God is saying about you your thoughts and your heart is changing 00:41:48.340 --> 00:41:51.380 And then you burst out in the song again because you can't keep it down 00:41:52.220 --> 00:41:53.700 and 00:41:53.700 --> 00:41:55.700 Then search diligently 00:41:55.940 --> 00:42:00.960 Search when you're stuck in something when you can't understand something go back and search go back and search 00:42:01.580 --> 00:42:03.580 That's one thing I appreciate about 00:42:03.740 --> 00:42:05.740 this time 00:42:05.820 --> 00:42:11.500 I'll get calls frequently during the week kind of understand this I've been searching I found the scripture search 00:42:20.460 --> 00:42:22.460 Find out what God is saying 00:42:22.780 --> 00:42:30.020 Speak it rather than voice your own feelings and experience search the heart of God the mind of Christ because these are simple things we can do 00:42:30.380 --> 00:42:32.380 Simple things we can do this year 00:42:33.980 --> 00:42:35.980 And finally or finally almost 00:42:37.940 --> 00:42:39.940 Undo fear and control 00:42:40.180 --> 00:42:46.140 Undo fear and control and we won't be able to do it in a day as in 2014 begin to chip away at 00:42:46.620 --> 00:42:48.620 control and at fear 00:42:48.940 --> 00:42:51.900 Begin to chip away at control and fear in your life 00:42:53.020 --> 00:42:58.180 begin to chip away at it because control and fear always cripple progress and 00:42:58.940 --> 00:43:02.460 Control and fear ends up preserving old wine skins 00:43:03.820 --> 00:43:11.020 Control and fear will always prevent progress and it will preserve old wine skins or old ways of thinking 00:43:13.420 --> 00:43:20.900 Control and fear always do that you will not change I will not change my ways because I'm afraid and I want to be in control 00:43:21.860 --> 00:43:23.980 chip away at it chip away at it if 00:43:24.860 --> 00:43:31.180 You if you don't think you're controlling come and ask one of us we can point out a couple of areas 00:43:35.860 --> 00:43:40.580 If you don't think you're afraid ask your wife for your roomie 00:43:43.540 --> 00:43:51.020 You know you'll notice that whenever control is challenged of fear happens you will find that there's agitation 00:43:51.820 --> 00:43:55.200 Confusion and an inability to respond that takes over your life 00:43:55.620 --> 00:43:59.900 Have you noticed that how whenever your control is disturbed you get agitated? 00:44:01.220 --> 00:44:08.540 Whenever fear happens there's agitation this confusion and an inability to respond 00:44:10.180 --> 00:44:12.180 In that area I admire Wayne 00:44:13.700 --> 00:44:15.700 One of the things about Wayne Callahan is 00:44:16.860 --> 00:44:19.020 You don't find him getting agitated easily 00:44:19.260 --> 00:44:21.260 You don't find him 00:44:21.780 --> 00:44:23.780 Getting confused too easily I 00:44:25.020 --> 00:44:27.980 Really I was I was writing then I thought of you Wayne 00:44:29.380 --> 00:44:32.300 Now if you could only correct the other 84 flaws you have 00:44:33.860 --> 00:44:35.860 You would be as perfect as I am 00:44:41.500 --> 00:44:47.140 But in this area I find that agitation confusion and an inability to respond 00:44:47.380 --> 00:44:49.380 Is a symptom of 00:44:49.580 --> 00:44:55.780 underlying of this underlying disease of fear and control and what's the opposite you'll find that people who 00:44:56.180 --> 00:45:03.660 Do not have issues of control and fear are people who are transparent and calm not just calm they are transparent 00:45:04.500 --> 00:45:07.980 People who do not have an issue with control and fear are transparent 00:45:10.580 --> 00:45:14.700 Surprising you would think transparency and then what is that amazing? 00:45:14.700 --> 00:45:18.340 What is that amazing how when we are controlling we are 00:45:20.300 --> 00:45:22.300 Less 00:45:22.620 --> 00:45:27.300 Transparent when we can when we have fear we're less transparent this agitation this confusion 00:45:27.380 --> 00:45:31.500 But people who have no control in who are not 00:45:32.420 --> 00:45:35.180 Honed in on control you'll find them being more transparent more calm 00:45:38.020 --> 00:45:40.020 Unfortunately, that's not where I'm at man I 00:45:40.620 --> 00:45:44.440 May not have much fear, but I certainly have control 00:45:45.140 --> 00:45:47.140 issues with control 00:45:51.020 --> 00:45:54.860 Want to chip away at it so that at the end of 2014 it will be far less than 00:45:55.300 --> 00:45:57.540 The amount that there is in my life right now 00:46:03.140 --> 00:46:05.140 Want to finish every time I usurp 00:46:05.700 --> 00:46:08.020 Responsibility for managing areas of my life. I 00:46:08.820 --> 00:46:15.000 Abdicate dependence on God every time I usurp responsibility for managing areas of my life 00:46:15.000 --> 00:46:20.780 I abdicate dependence on God. Let me say that again every time I use up a usurp 00:46:21.300 --> 00:46:26.260 Responsibility for managing my life meaning when I say okay God great you're God, but I can handle this one 00:46:26.260 --> 00:46:28.260 can you please give it back to me because 00:46:28.780 --> 00:46:36.020 You just mess up things I can control it every time I usurp responsibility for the management of my affairs from God I 00:46:37.020 --> 00:46:42.060 Suddenly abdicate dependence on God and as long as I have this conceited 00:46:43.620 --> 00:46:49.380 Self-righteous idea that I can do something and that God can occasionally help. Here's what God will do 00:46:50.020 --> 00:46:55.140 He will let me break my neck on the ignorance or he'll break 00:46:55.140 --> 00:46:58.060 Let me break my neck of ignorance on some obstacle of the other 00:46:58.100 --> 00:46:59.060 So 00:46:59.060 --> 00:47:04.260 Maurice in your situation your only way out man is to know what God is saying 00:47:05.260 --> 00:47:07.260 anything else 00:47:08.260 --> 00:47:10.980 Will bring in unnecessary fear and confusion 00:47:13.700 --> 00:47:19.980 In our situations with our children where decisions have to be made when things have to be done the only way 00:47:20.500 --> 00:47:25.060 Is to know what God is saying with your mom. You got to know what is God saying? 00:47:25.060 --> 00:47:27.060 How do you want me to be? 00:47:29.140 --> 00:47:33.540 With Derek's new job father, how do you want me to be you've taught me things for seven years 00:47:34.660 --> 00:47:39.180 Seven months now teach me how to function in this present job situation 00:47:40.460 --> 00:47:45.900 With an and Kamal father. We are retiring. We're gonna be just like Dagmar now show us 00:47:46.220 --> 00:47:48.220 Which is a good thing, Daniel 00:47:48.540 --> 00:47:52.220 Now show us what we do with this level you've got to direct 00:47:52.220 --> 00:47:54.220 Otherwise we'll be planting potatoes in our backyard 00:48:01.580 --> 00:48:03.580 It's the only way guys 00:48:06.820 --> 00:48:14.380 So may you and I develop the awe the wonder the helplessness and the dependence of a child as it says in Mark 10 15 and 00:48:14.700 --> 00:48:19.780 Then what will happen when I become like that and I have the awe and the wonder and the dependence on God 00:48:19.780 --> 00:48:25.100 And I have the awe and the wonder and the dependence of the helplessness of a child God will hover over me 00:48:25.340 --> 00:48:30.420 He'll hover over me. He'll hover over me and he'll just chisel steps for me to walk 00:48:36.020 --> 00:48:42.380 Last one which we won't talk about today what we will keep for the new year is world meet God 00:48:42.540 --> 00:48:46.380 That's a slogan for 2014 every time you meet somebody 00:48:47.260 --> 00:48:52.020 Hey Lynn meet God and not for a moment are you assuming that you're God 00:48:52.740 --> 00:48:54.740 but the only way that 00:48:54.860 --> 00:48:58.540 The world will meet God is through the body of Christ 00:48:58.540 --> 00:49:04.220 Not the only way the primary way the primary vehicle of God here on earth is the body of Christ 00:49:04.700 --> 00:49:06.700 Which is part of the kingdom of God? 00:49:08.780 --> 00:49:13.020 We'll talk about that another day, but you need to understand world meet God 00:49:14.300 --> 00:49:16.300 world meet God 00:49:17.220 --> 00:49:19.220 This is what's happening world meet God 00:49:20.300 --> 00:49:22.300 world meet God 00:49:22.460 --> 00:49:24.060 That's a slogan 00:49:24.060 --> 00:49:32.380 That you are a sign you're a symbol and you're a taste of the kingdom a symbol as in this is what God looks like 00:49:32.380 --> 00:49:39.300 Oh, can you imagine that guy to say with Jesus in 2014 if you have seen me you have seen the father 00:49:41.300 --> 00:49:43.300 First with your spouse and your mother 00:49:43.460 --> 00:49:45.460 Which is the hardest thing to do by the way? 00:49:45.900 --> 00:49:47.900 It's easier to do that with the world 00:49:49.060 --> 00:49:51.060 World meet God 00:49:51.500 --> 00:49:53.500 Stop laughing L'Oreal 00:49:56.260 --> 00:49:58.260 But that's where it starts guys first 00:49:58.820 --> 00:50:02.220 To be able to tell the world this is what God looks like. This is what God looks like 00:50:02.860 --> 00:50:07.180 You become a symbol and then you become a sign as in a sign saying this way to 00:50:07.820 --> 00:50:14.260 This way to healing this way to forgiveness this way to reconciliation and then you become a taste of the kingdom 00:50:15.180 --> 00:50:18.860 Where they taste your life and they say my god this tastes different 00:50:22.460 --> 00:50:26.680 World meet God, but we'll talk about that next week think of this day 00:50:26.780 --> 00:50:30.060 Why is it that if you were called to serve Obama? 00:50:30.740 --> 00:50:32.380 in Obama's 00:50:32.380 --> 00:50:38.340 White house tomorrow or if you were called to be a spokesman or a rep for the Queen tomorrow 00:50:38.980 --> 00:50:42.180 Why is it that it's such a prestigious privilege? 00:50:42.540 --> 00:50:45.660 Why is it that the entire way you dress 00:50:46.300 --> 00:50:53.420 The way you present yourself. Why is it that everything will change tomorrow if you became Obama's spokesman or the Queen's represented? 00:50:55.180 --> 00:51:01.560 Why does it carry so much prestige why is it such a privileged position? Why will you change your wardrobe? 00:51:01.580 --> 00:51:06.960 Why will you change the way you walk into an aircraft? Why will it change the way you function? 00:51:08.100 --> 00:51:11.840 Why there's something about it that will change you? 00:51:12.180 --> 00:51:14.580 But why is it that I don't find? 00:51:16.420 --> 00:51:21.300 What I do at present as a big enough privilege or as prestigious 00:51:21.340 --> 00:51:26.340 Why can I continue the way I continue ponder on these questions? We'll talk about it 00:51:28.500 --> 00:51:30.960 Why is it that the White House fascinates me? 00:51:32.040 --> 00:51:36.820 But the king before whom I was weeping today and saying create a king 00:51:36.820 --> 00:51:40.660 Why is it that I don't think he's bigger than Obama? 00:51:42.660 --> 00:51:44.660 Even though I know he is 00:51:46.860 --> 00:51:51.740 Because for us to be able to go out there and say world meet God something has to change in here 00:51:52.740 --> 00:51:54.920 And over the next few weeks, we'll be talking about that 00:51:55.940 --> 00:52:03.300 Hey, I enjoyed worshipping with you today. I really enjoyed worshipping with you today. I thought we were a people worshipping today 00:52:03.300 --> 00:52:06.100 I thought my god, I'd rather be nowhere than here today 00:52:07.260 --> 00:52:11.420 So can you sit on the piano and listen happy? Thanks Wayne. You can cut it off now 00:52:12.180 --> 00:52:14.300 Oh