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\nbeen having a much better week
\nthan you’ve been having. <\/p>\n
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\nI’ve been receiving so much
\nbehind the scenes that you guys <\/p>\n
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\nhaven’t, haven’t seen, you know,
\nwith the, with them broadcasting<\/p>\n
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\nthe classes.
\nI’ve had texts from people in <\/p>\n
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\nSan Diego, have had Texan people
\nin Washington, DC, texts from <\/p>\n
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\npeople in Ontario and Texan
\npeople in Texas all over, <\/p>\n
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\nliterally all over the country
\nwho are, you know, watching the <\/p>\n
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\nclass and had, you know, given
\npositive along with all the <\/p>\n
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\npositive input you guys have
\nbeen giving. <\/p>\n
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\nSo that’s been really enjoyable.
\nAnd I’ve also been, you know, <\/p>\n
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\ngetting the benefit of reading
\nthe things that everyone has <\/p>\n
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\nbeen submitting at the end of
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\nAnd, and you know, that’s,
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\nhighlight, frankly, laying in
\nbed at night with just kind of <\/p>\n
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\nreading what everyone has has
\nsaid, like, like these gems from<\/p>\n
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\nyesterday.
\nI asked if anyone would share <\/p>\n
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\nany experience from their life
\nwhere they noticed that God was <\/p>\n
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\ntrying to teach them to trust
\nhim. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd someone wrote and they said,
\nas our children got older and <\/p>\n
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\nmade their own decisions, I
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\nwait.
\nPray as we wait for them to <\/p>\n
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\nreturn home from a night out
\nwith their friends. <\/p>\n
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\nPray for help and guidance as
\nthey pull away and refuse to <\/p>\n
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\ntalk.
\nAnd then after many long <\/p>\n
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\nsleepless nights, our kids
\nreturned to us and we can talk <\/p>\n
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\nand reason together and we’ve
\ngot back into the conversations.<\/p>\n
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\nAnother person who wrote and
\nsaid I was very successful in <\/p>\n
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\nschool, top of my class concepts
\ncame easily, always had good <\/p>\n
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\ngrades, helped my classmates.
\nAnd yet I was unable to find a <\/p>\n
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\njob in my field for an
\nagonizingly long time. <\/p>\n
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\nWhen I did find it, it was not
\nwhat I’d expected my hard work <\/p>\n
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\nwould have earned me.
\nI really struggled with <\/p>\n
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\ndecisions to stay or leave
\nbecause I was afraid to be a <\/p>\n
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\nburden on my family.
\nAnd yet at every turn, God <\/p>\n
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\nanswered my prayers.
\nMy most common prayer became I <\/p>\n
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\ndon’t know what to do, but my
\neyes are on you. <\/p>\n
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\nOr like this one here.
\nI’d asked if anyone was brazen <\/p>\n
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\nup, brave enough to share some
\nof the tough questions of life <\/p>\n
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\nthat had rocked their faith, and
\nthey said there was a divorce in<\/p>\n
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\nour ecclesia years ago and it
\ndivided the ecclesia. <\/p>\n
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\nI was young, dumb, dumb and
\nhappy, and when the angels <\/p>\n
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\ndecided to introduce us all to
\nthe in the area to know how <\/p>\n
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\ncomplicated life can be, I was
\nso disappointed in people for <\/p>\n
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\nchoosing the wrong side.
\nNot really that they’re <\/p>\n
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\nrealizing that there are no
\nright sides in eclusional life. <\/p>\n
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\nTo see your Sunday school
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\nin a situation where everyone is
\nalready hurting was shocking. <\/p>\n
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\nLike crossing the road to kick
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\nrobbed.
\nHow could all those lessons be <\/p>\n
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\nright when the teachers were so
\nwrong? <\/p>\n
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\nAnd I, I picked the easy ones
\nfor you guys to hear. <\/p>\n
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\nI mean, it, it’s been really,
\nreally interesting and really <\/p>\n
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\nloving and, and helpful to, you
\nknow, have so much talk. <\/p>\n
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\nIt’s, you know, it’s, it’s as
\nyou can imagine, it’s <\/p>\n
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\nemotionally and spiritually
\ndraining to, you know, be open <\/p>\n
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\nto to get up, to talk about
\nthings that in front of 200 of <\/p>\n
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\nyour friends that you really
\nonly have ever talked to your <\/p>\n
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\nwife about.
\nBut it’s been very encouraging <\/p>\n
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\nto be here and to hear everyone
\nwho’s surprise, surprise <\/p>\n
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\nexperienced similar things in
\ntheir life. <\/p>\n
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\nI’ve been fortunate enough to
\nhave had three brethren in my <\/p>\n
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\nlife.
\nWe’ve acted as mentors. <\/p>\n
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\nYou probably know Brother Bob
\nLloyd and Brother Ken <\/p>\n
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\nSomerville.
\nThey’re all they’re all passed <\/p>\n
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\naway now, which tells you how
\nold I am. <\/p>\n
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\nSome of this vice advice I
\nmanaged to follow, and some I <\/p>\n
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\nhave not.
\nSome of you might have known <\/p>\n
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\nthat the third brother, Brother
\nWilfred Alene of the Handsworth <\/p>\n
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\nEcclesia in Birmingham.
\nWilfred came into my life at the<\/p>\n
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\ncrucial age of 30, when I was
\nslowly, painfully, resistingly <\/p>\n
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\ntransitioning into an adult.
\nAnd I distinctly remember a late<\/p>\n
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\nnight conversation by a fire
\nwhere Wilford talked to me in <\/p>\n
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\nhis Guyanese accent.
\nAnd he said, don’t worry about <\/p>\n
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\nbeing the teacher at the Bible
\nschool, don’t worry about being <\/p>\n
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\nthe recording brother of the
\necclesia, don’t worry about <\/p>\n
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\nbeing the chairman of the
\ncommittee. <\/p>\n
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\nJust be.
\nAnd for 30 years I’ve been, you <\/p>\n
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\nknow, remembering that.
\nJust be. <\/p>\n
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\nJust live your life quietly,
\ndoing the best you can to serve <\/p>\n
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\nthe Lord where you are at that
\nmoment. <\/p>\n
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\nFocus on what you can do now,
\nnot what you can do later. <\/p>\n
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\nDon’t be overly concerned with
\nmaking great plans to tackle <\/p>\n
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\nsome massive spiritual project.
\nInstead, focus on what you can <\/p>\n
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\ndo today that’s useful.
\nThe useful, not the great. <\/p>\n
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\nThat’s been my mantra in the
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\nThey may not be great classes, <\/p>\n
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\nI always used to feel that we’re<\/p>\n
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\nmajor challenge in our life to <\/p>\n
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\nserve our Lord.
\nAnd it’s a it’s a reasonable <\/p>\n
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\ngrew up reading the Bible. <\/p>\n
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\nI realize now as I get older how
\nmuch of my worldview was <\/p>\n
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\nSo if your opinion on what the <\/p>\n
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\nformed by flannel graphs, then <\/p>\n
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\ninclination to assume that it’s <\/p>\n
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\nit’s all about performing some
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\nI was happy and surprised to
\nlearn when I grew up that <\/p>\n
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\nquicksand didn’t play as big a
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\nYou know, all the time they were<\/p>\n
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\nfalling into quicksand, you
\nknow, and all the time these <\/p>\n
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\nWe had some nasty flannel
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\nI remember once Noah spent 70
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\nMoses parted the Red Sea. <\/p>\n
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\nDavid kills a giant after
\nwarming up with a lion and a <\/p>\n
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\nbear.
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\nWe talked about Paul whipped,
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\nAnd Jesus allowed himself to be
\nbeaten and hung on a cross until<\/p>\n
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\nAnd Jeff flew all the way to <\/p>\n
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\nFort Wayne, IN and coach, I
\nmean, it was tough, but I made <\/p>\n
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\nit.
\nYou know, I realize I’ve lived a<\/p>\n
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\ninadequate as a servant of <\/p>\n
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\nof what it means to be a servant<\/p>\n
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\nAnd I realize now I couldn’t <\/p>\n
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\nI’ve come to believe that God <\/p>\n
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\ndoesn’t expect me to slay
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\nHe just wants me to be polite.
\nHe just wants me to not gossip. <\/p>\n
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\nHe wants me to not be
\njudgmental. <\/p>\n
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\nHe wants me to care for the
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\nHe’s looking for the useful.
\nAnd he made that clear from the <\/p>\n
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\nvery beginning.
\nRemember the example of Abraham <\/p>\n
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\nwe’ve been talking about a week
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\nThe defining point of Abraham’s
\nlife wasn’t him taking 318 of <\/p>\n
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\nhis men and hunting down A5
\nnation army and that overthrown <\/p>\n
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\nSodom and Gomorrah.
\nThe defining point of his life <\/p>\n
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\nwasn’t climbing Mount Moriah
\nwith his son and and some wood <\/p>\n
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\nand and matches and and a knife
\nin his hand only to be spared to<\/p>\n
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\nhave to sacrifice his son at the
\nvery last moment. <\/p>\n
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\nThe defining point in his life
\nis just trusting in God, <\/p>\n
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\nstanding all alone in the middle
\nof night in the field and <\/p>\n
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\nbelieving that what God had
\npromised him was going to come <\/p>\n
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\ntrue.
\nThat’s all God wants from us is <\/p>\n
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\nfor us to trust Him, to believe
\nthat He actually does exist. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd He does reward those who
\nseek Him. <\/p>\n
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\nThere are 3148 named characters
\nin the Bible. <\/p>\n
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\nThat team that won last night
\nknew all their names. <\/p>\n
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\nIf you only count the primary
\ncharacters who who play an <\/p>\n
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\nimportant part in the story,
\nit’s 94. <\/p>\n
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\nFour thousand years of history
\nbeing told through less than 100<\/p>\n
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\npeople.
\nWhat makes me think I’m going to<\/p>\n
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\nbe one of those 100?
\nWhy not just be one of the <\/p>\n
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\nmillions of others who who lived
\nduring those 4000 years? <\/p>\n
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\nHonest, hard working, caring,
\ncompassionate people. <\/p>\n
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\nI spent so much of my life
\nworried that I’m not reading <\/p>\n
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\nenough and not attending enough
\nclasses. <\/p>\n
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\nI’m not studying enough.
\nYou know, study to show thyself <\/p>\n
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\napproved my formative years as a
\nChristian. <\/p>\n
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\nWe’re sitting in a small Sunday
\nschool room beneath a sign just <\/p>\n
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\nlike this one.
\nIt was covered in dust and had <\/p>\n
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\nit fallen once or once or two
\ntimes and it had a chip in it <\/p>\n
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\nright.
\nConstantly reminded that I have <\/p>\n
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\nto spend more time studying the
\nBible. <\/p>\n
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\nConsider these words.
\nThis is obviously from the King <\/p>\n
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\nJames Jesus version because
\nthat’s the one Jesus used study <\/p>\n
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\nto show thyself approved unto
\nGod a Workman that needeth not <\/p>\n
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\nto be ashamed, rightly dividing
\nthe word of truth. <\/p>\n
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\nThese are strong, active,
\naggressive words, right? <\/p>\n
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\nStudy.
\nYou have to have your nose in <\/p>\n
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\nthe word approved.
\nNo one likes the sound of being <\/p>\n
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\nnot approved, right?
\nA Workman. <\/p>\n
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\nIt’s all about work.
\nYou have to work Ashamed. <\/p>\n
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\nIf you don’t do this, you’re
\ngoing to be ashamed. <\/p>\n
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\nYou’re going to feel ashamed
\nrightly. <\/p>\n
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\nI don’t know what dividing is,
\nbut you have to do it right. <\/p>\n
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\nadmonishing one another and all
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\nFill. <\/p>\n
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\nLet that goodness overflow and <\/p>\n
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\nMake their day better. <\/p>\n
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\nLet them see Jesus and the love
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\nIf I speak in the tongues of men
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\nlove, I’m a noisy gong or a
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\nabout how much you love.
\nBecause love never ends. <\/p>\n
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\nAs for the prophecies, they’re
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\nAs for the tongues, they’re
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\nThey’re going to cease.
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\nAt the end of the day, it’s all
\nabout love. <\/p>\n
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\nThat’s what we need to fill our
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\nThat’s what our life should be
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\nWe need to share God’s love with
\nother people. <\/p>\n
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\nOh no man, anything except to
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\nFor the one who loves another
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\nsweep out the bad habits.
\nThey’re just going to return <\/p>\n
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\nwe read if her brother and <\/p>\n
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\nlacking in daily food and one of<\/p>\n
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\nyou says to him, oh go, go in
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\nIf you really believe that, but <\/p>\n
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\nWe can’t just expect God to <\/p>\n
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\nwas completed by his works. <\/p>\n
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\nnot by faith alone. <\/p>\n
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\nDragons and defeat armies. <\/p>\n
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\nthat’s useful? <\/p>\n
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\nbut for me it wasn’t. <\/p>\n
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\nthan what do you do in your <\/p>\n
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\nBible schools and Bible reading <\/p>\n
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\nhelpful.
\nIt’s kind of politically <\/p>\n
339
\n00:23:23,140 –> 00:23:25,060
\nincorrect now.
\nBut yeah, if you remember, I’m <\/p>\n
340
\n00:23:25,060 –> 00:23:29,940
\nfrom the 70s and I grew up in
\nthe country, and it’s a story <\/p>\n
341
\n00:23:29,940 –> 00:23:33,380
\nabout a young boy and a big man
\nwho go into the woods hunting <\/p>\n
342
\n00:23:33,380 –> 00:23:36,240
\ntogether.
\nAnd the boy says, when I get <\/p>\n
343
\n00:23:36,240 –> 00:23:38,080
\nbigger, I’m going to shoot a Big
\nBear. <\/p>\n
344
\n00:23:38,720 –> 00:23:41,800
\nAnd the man says, there’s small
\nbears in the forest, too. <\/p>\n
345
\n00:23:41,800 –> 00:23:48,280
\nYou know, it feels like we often
\nspend our whole life preparing <\/p>\n
346
\n00:23:48,280 –> 00:23:50,880
\nto do something really big for
\nthe Lord. <\/p>\n
347
\n00:23:51,640 –> 00:23:54,760
\nWe’re waiting until we’ve honed
\nthese amazing skills and <\/p>\n
348
\n00:23:54,760 –> 00:23:56,840
\ndeveloped a deeper
\nunderstanding. <\/p>\n
349
\n00:23:57,080 –> 00:23:59,960
\nWe look at people around us who,
\nyou know, are rescuing children <\/p>\n
350
\n00:23:59,960 –> 00:24:02,320
\nfrom human traffickers and
\nfeeding babies. <\/p>\n
351
\n00:24:02,320 –> 00:24:05,520
\nAnd, and we think, you know,
\nmaybe when I retire, if I have <\/p>\n
352
\n00:24:05,520 –> 00:24:08,680
\nenough money and enough time,
\nI’ll do something like that. <\/p>\n
353
\n00:24:08,680 –> 00:24:10,640
\nI’ll do something big.
\nI’ll do something good. <\/p>\n
354
\n00:24:12,120 –> 00:24:14,640
\nIn fact, the matter is that you
\nhave something you can <\/p>\n
355
\n00:24:14,640 –> 00:24:17,720
\ncontribute right now.
\nNo matter where you are in your <\/p>\n
356
\n00:24:17,720 –> 00:24:20,920
\nlife, no matter your age, no
\nmatter your finances, no matter <\/p>\n
357
\n00:24:20,920 –> 00:24:23,840
\nyour intelligence or your
\nspiritual understanding, you <\/p>\n
358
\n00:24:23,840 –> 00:24:25,800
\nwere put on earth to make a
\ncontribution. <\/p>\n
359
\n00:24:28,000 –> 00:24:31,480
\nGod didn’t create you simply to
\nconsume resources and take up <\/p>\n
360
\n00:24:31,480 –> 00:24:35,520
\nspace.
\nYou were created to get stuff <\/p>\n
361
\n00:24:35,520 –> 00:24:38,360
\ndone.
\nGod designed you to make a <\/p>\n
362
\n00:24:38,360 –> 00:24:41,960
\ndifference with your life, and
\nGod wants you to give something <\/p>\n
363
\n00:24:41,960 –> 00:24:45,520
\nback to those around you.
\nYou can’t just sit back and <\/p>\n
364
\n00:24:45,720 –> 00:24:49,920
\nwatch others do it.
\nI have many favorite sayings <\/p>\n
365
\n00:24:49,920 –> 00:24:52,560
\nfrom Pastor Rick Warren.
\nYou’ve probably noticed them, <\/p>\n
366
\n00:24:52,560 –> 00:24:54,440
\nsome of the some some of them
\nthis week. <\/p>\n
367
\n00:24:54,720 –> 00:24:58,960
\nBut one of my favorites is study
\nwithout service leads to <\/p>\n
368
\n00:24:58,960 –> 00:25:04,120
\nstagnation.
\nStudy without service leads to <\/p>\n
369
\n00:25:04,120 –> 00:25:05,880
\nstagnation.
\nThe whole reason we study the <\/p>\n
370
\n00:25:05,880 –> 00:25:08,920
\nWord of God is to learn better
\nhow to serve those around us. <\/p>\n
371
\n00:25:09,520 –> 00:25:12,520
\nBut if we never put that service
\ninto action, we never mature. <\/p>\n
372
\n00:25:12,600 –> 00:25:16,320
\nWe never grow, we never become
\nwho God wants us to become. <\/p>\n
373
\n00:25:16,480 –> 00:25:25,160
\nWe stagnate, we plateau.
\nI got baptized in my ecclesia. <\/p>\n
374
\n00:25:25,160 –> 00:25:27,200
\nIt was considered young.
\nIt was considered kind of <\/p>\n
375
\n00:25:27,760 –> 00:25:30,440
\nuncomfortably young.
\nIt was 16, which I don’t think <\/p>\n
376
\n00:25:30,440 –> 00:25:33,040
\nis that young, but I got
\nbaptized at 16. <\/p>\n
377
\n00:25:34,720 –> 00:25:36,480
\nPretty sure I plateaued about
\n30. <\/p>\n
378
\n00:25:41,640 –> 00:25:43,840
\nDon’t look for another Bible
\nstudy in your ecclesia. <\/p>\n
379
\n00:25:44,720 –> 00:25:47,160
\nLook for an opportunity where
\nyou can serve. <\/p>\n
380
\n00:25:47,960 –> 00:25:51,240
\nExercise your muscles.
\nServing is the opposite of our <\/p>\n
381
\n00:25:51,240 –> 00:25:53,840
\nnatural inclination.
\nYou normally look to ecclesia to<\/p>\n
382
\n00:25:53,840 –> 00:25:55,800
\nmeet your needs.
\nI think we should look to the <\/p>\n
383
\n00:25:55,800 –> 00:25:57,800
\ncommunity to see what needs need
\nto be met. <\/p>\n
384
\n00:25:59,360 –> 00:26:01,680
\nI love to talk about gifts.
\nI talk about gifts a lot and <\/p>\n
385
\n00:26:01,680 –> 00:26:04,520
\nwhenever I do, I can literally
\nsee people shifting in their <\/p>\n
386
\n00:26:04,520 –> 00:26:05,720
\nseats, right?
\nWe get a little bit <\/p>\n
387
\n00:26:05,720 –> 00:26:08,200
\nuncomfortable when we touch
\ntalking, talking about gifts. <\/p>\n
388
\n00:26:08,640 –> 00:26:12,120
\nI believe that God gives every
\none of us a gift. <\/p>\n
389
\n00:26:13,160 –> 00:26:15,920
\nNot every one of us gets the
\nsame gift, but every one of us <\/p>\n
390
\n00:26:15,920 –> 00:26:21,640
\ngets a gift.
\nIn whatever way you’ve come to <\/p>\n
391
\n00:26:21,640 –> 00:26:24,480
\nunderstand the verses about
\ngifts in the New Testament, I <\/p>\n
392
\n00:26:24,480 –> 00:26:28,240
\ndon’t think you can deny them.
\nYou may not believe in the Holy <\/p>\n
393
\n00:26:28,240 –> 00:26:31,560
\nSpirit gifts.
\nWe may not no longer have gifts <\/p>\n
394
\n00:26:31,560 –> 00:26:34,520
\nlike healing or the gifts of
\ntongue, but the Bible speaks <\/p>\n
395
\n00:26:34,520 –> 00:26:36,160
\nabout all different kinds of
\ngifts. <\/p>\n
396
\n00:26:36,920 –> 00:26:40,000
\nAdministration.
\nWhat it takes to run a Bible <\/p>\n
397
\n00:26:40,000 –> 00:26:44,120
\nschool.
\nExhortation What it takes to get<\/p>\n
398
\n00:26:44,120 –> 00:26:47,400
\nupfront and encourage people
\ngiving. <\/p>\n
399
\n00:26:47,600 –> 00:26:51,080
\nThe gift of giving.
\nWhat it takes to be able to <\/p>\n
400
\n00:26:51,080 –> 00:26:54,640
\nrealize that you can live
\nwithout $5000 and you can give <\/p>\n
401
\n00:26:54,640 –> 00:26:58,680
\nthat to someone who can use it.
\nThe gift of knowledge. <\/p>\n
402
\n00:26:59,600 –> 00:27:02,360
\nThe gift of leadership.
\nGift of mercy. <\/p>\n
403
\n00:27:02,360 –> 00:27:04,840
\nThe gift of service.
\nThe gift of teaching. <\/p>\n
404
\n00:27:04,840 –> 00:27:08,240
\nThe gift of wisdom.
\nI believe that the power of God <\/p>\n
405
\n00:27:08,240 –> 00:27:11,240
\nthrough His Holy Spirit is a
\nfundamental part of my life and <\/p>\n
406
\n00:27:11,240 –> 00:27:14,560
\na fundamental part of your life.
\nIf I didn’t believe that the <\/p>\n
407
\n00:27:14,560 –> 00:27:18,200
\nHoly Spirit was still at work
\nand the ecclesia today, then why<\/p>\n
408
\n00:27:18,200 –> 00:27:21,880
\nwould I pray before an
\nexhortation for God to be with <\/p>\n
409
\n00:27:21,880 –> 00:27:24,440
\nthe speaking brothers so that
\nHis words may be your words? <\/p>\n
410
\n00:27:24,720 –> 00:27:27,040
\nAre we just saying that?
\nDo we really believe that the <\/p>\n
411
\n00:27:27,040 –> 00:27:31,840
\nHoly Spirit is going to help
\nthat person exhort us with the <\/p>\n
412
\n00:27:31,840 –> 00:27:34,040
\nmessage God wants us to be
\nexhorted with? <\/p>\n
413
\n00:27:37,600 –> 00:27:40,480
\nI believe that God does give us
\ngifts. <\/p>\n
414
\n00:27:41,160 –> 00:27:44,400
\nWe don’t get them all.
\nWe all get different ones. <\/p>\n
415
\n00:27:45,040 –> 00:27:48,040
\nEphesians says grace was given
\nto each one of us according to <\/p>\n
416
\n00:27:48,040 –> 00:27:51,800
\nthe measure of Christ’s gift.
\nGod planned it that way so we <\/p>\n
417
\n00:27:51,800 –> 00:27:55,200
\nwould feel the need for each
\nother, so we would we would <\/p>\n
418
\n00:27:55,200 –> 00:27:57,360
\nrealize each other have
\nbenefits. <\/p>\n
419
\n00:27:58,000 –> 00:27:59,800
\nYou don’t earn the gifts you’re
\ngiven. <\/p>\n
420
\n00:27:59,800 –> 00:28:02,200
\nYou don’t deserve them.
\nYou can’t choose them. <\/p>\n
421
\n00:28:03,040 –> 00:28:08,120
\nYou’re you’re given it as a gift
\nand it’s an integral factor of <\/p>\n
422
\n00:28:08,120 –> 00:28:10,560
\nwho you are.
\nYour gifts are influenced by <\/p>\n
423
\n00:28:10,560 –> 00:28:13,680
\nyour passions.
\nThe Bible uses a nicer term for <\/p>\n
424
\n00:28:13,680 –> 00:28:15,280
\npassion.
\nIt uses the term heart. <\/p>\n
425
\n00:28:16,600 –> 00:28:20,240
\nHeart is that that bundle of
\ndesires and hopes and interests <\/p>\n
426
\n00:28:20,240 –> 00:28:24,080
\nand ambitions and dreams and
\naffections that each one of us <\/p>\n
427
\n00:28:24,080 –> 00:28:26,880
\nhave.
\nThere are things that you love <\/p>\n
428
\n00:28:26,880 –> 00:28:28,880
\nto do.
\nWhat does Peter love to do? <\/p>\n
429
\n00:28:30,480 –> 00:28:32,640
\nWe know what Peter loves to do.
\nI love to play. <\/p>\n
430
\n00:28:33,960 –> 00:28:37,880
\nHe loves music.
\nThese are things that you love <\/p>\n
431
\n00:28:37,880 –> 00:28:39,160
\nto do and what you care most
\nabout. <\/p>\n
432
\n00:28:39,360 –> 00:28:42,600
\nNow, the problem is you think
\nthat I love something kind of <\/p>\n
433
\n00:28:42,600 –> 00:28:44,720
\nweird, and that’s not.
\nI can’t really serve God with <\/p>\n
434
\n00:28:44,720 –> 00:28:46,680
\nthat.
\nWhatever God gave you, you can <\/p>\n
435
\n00:28:46,680 –> 00:28:54,760
\nuse to serve that, whether it’s
\nturning wood or I couldn’t think<\/p>\n
436
\n00:28:54,760 –> 00:28:56,880
\nof a cute turn or phrase there
\nor turning a phrase. <\/p>\n
437
\n00:28:56,880 –> 00:28:58,320
\nOh, that’s a good one.
\nGood job, Jeff. <\/p>\n
438
\n00:29:04,920 –> 00:29:07,720
\nYour heart reveals the true you,
\nright? <\/p>\n
439
\n00:29:08,320 –> 00:29:12,400
\nYour heart determines what you
\nsay, what you do, why you feel <\/p>\n
440
\n00:29:12,400 –> 00:29:15,440
\nthe way you do.
\nGot to want you to use your <\/p>\n
441
\n00:29:15,440 –> 00:29:20,960
\nnatural interest to serve Him.
\nGod wants you to do what you <\/p>\n
442
\n00:29:20,960 –> 00:29:24,080
\nfeel most passionate about.
\nWhen you’re serving God with <\/p>\n
443
\n00:29:24,080 –> 00:29:26,800
\npassion, you’re going to be very
\nenthusiastic about it. <\/p>\n
444
\n00:29:26,920 –> 00:29:29,160
\nYou’re not going to have to drag
\nyourself out of bed in the <\/p>\n
445
\n00:29:29,160 –> 00:29:31,320
\nmorning to do it.
\nYou’re going to do it for the <\/p>\n
446
\n00:29:31,600 –> 00:29:35,080
\nsheer enjoyment of doing it, and
\nyou’re going to be effective at <\/p>\n
447
\n00:29:35,080 –> 00:29:38,240
\nit.
\nFew people excel at things <\/p>\n
448
\n00:29:38,240 –> 00:29:41,720
\nthey’re not passionate about.
\nWhen you do what God wanted you <\/p>\n
449
\n00:29:41,720 –> 00:29:48,080
\nto do, you get good at it.
\nNow, not all these gifts are <\/p>\n
450
\n00:29:48,080 –> 00:29:50,280
\nthings that you would consider
\nspiritual. <\/p>\n
451
\n00:29:52,080 –> 00:29:55,400
\nFor example, I love
\nspreadsheets. <\/p>\n
452
\n00:29:56,880 –> 00:30:00,400
\nI just love them, right?
\nThat the OCD part of my brain <\/p>\n
453
\n00:30:00,600 –> 00:30:04,040
\nreally connects with the beauty
\nand the symmetry of everything <\/p>\n
454
\n00:30:04,040 –> 00:30:07,800
\nbeing all lined up and perfect
\nlittle rows and columns. <\/p>\n
455
\n00:30:09,080 –> 00:30:12,200
\nAnd I love math.
\nSo a spreadsheet is like this, <\/p>\n
456
\n00:30:12,600 –> 00:30:16,760
\nthis love child of math and OCD,
\nyou know, it’s, it’s a, it’s the<\/p>\n
457
\n00:30:16,760 –> 00:30:19,120
\nperfect recipe for my happiness,
\nright? <\/p>\n
458
\n00:30:19,720 –> 00:30:22,080
\nAnd I’m pretty sure you’re not
\ngoing to find a Bible verse that<\/p>\n
459
\n00:30:22,080 –> 00:30:26,480
\ntalks about that kind of a gift.
\nIt’s clearly not a spiritual <\/p>\n
460
\n00:30:26,480 –> 00:30:31,160
\ngift, but I love it and I find
\nways that I can use it to serve <\/p>\n
461
\n00:30:31,160 –> 00:30:33,480
\nGod.
\nI can use it to help others. <\/p>\n
462
\n00:30:33,800 –> 00:30:36,680
\nAbilities are your natural
\ntalents you’re born with. <\/p>\n
463
\n00:30:36,680 –> 00:30:39,440
\nAbilities are are also given to
\nus from God. <\/p>\n
464
\n00:30:39,640 –> 00:30:42,560
\nAnd every one of your abilities
\ncan be used for God’s glory. <\/p>\n
465
\n00:30:43,520 –> 00:30:46,680
\nGod has a place where your
\nspecial passion can shine. <\/p>\n
466
\n00:30:46,680 –> 00:30:50,520
\nYou just have to find it.
\nYour abilities are not given to <\/p>\n
467
\n00:30:50,520 –> 00:30:52,000
\nyou just to learn, earn a
\nliving. <\/p>\n
468
\n00:30:52,240 –> 00:30:54,360
\nGod gave them to you so you
\ncould help other people. <\/p>\n
469
\n00:30:55,120 –> 00:30:56,800
\nHe wants you to find a good use
\nfor them. <\/p>\n
470
\n00:30:57,360 –> 00:30:59,720
\nAnd everyone is different so
\nyour service is going to be <\/p>\n
471
\n00:30:59,720 –> 00:31:01,160
\ndifferent than other people’s
\nservice. <\/p>\n
472
\n00:31:01,680 –> 00:31:04,480
\nDon’t compare what you do with
\nwhat they do. <\/p>\n
473
\n00:31:05,040 –> 00:31:07,600
\nThat’s going to make you feel
\ndissatisfied with what you know,<\/p>\n
474
\n00:31:07,600 –> 00:31:09,240
\nwhat you are, what God has given
\nyou. <\/p>\n
475
\n00:31:10,400 –> 00:31:13,040
\nNo one likes to give a gift to
\nsomeone have them not enjoy it. <\/p>\n
476
\n00:31:13,680 –> 00:31:15,920
\nIt’s the same way with God.
\nThere’s there’s no need being <\/p>\n
477
\n00:31:15,920 –> 00:31:17,920
\nresentful or jealous of others
\ngifts. <\/p>\n
478
\n00:31:18,200 –> 00:31:19,520
\nThey thought that person’s not
\nyou. <\/p>\n
479
\n00:31:20,600 –> 00:31:22,360
\nThey may have troubles that you
\ndon’t want. <\/p>\n
480
\n00:31:24,000 –> 00:31:25,640
\nThey don’t have the same gifts
\nyou have. <\/p>\n
481
\n00:31:27,000 –> 00:31:29,880
\nAnd it’s obvious to me that God
\nloves variety. <\/p>\n
482
\n00:31:30,880 –> 00:31:33,320
\nHow else can you explain the
\nduck billed platypus, right? <\/p>\n
483
\n00:31:33,800 –> 00:31:37,240
\nGod designed introverts and he
\ndesigned extroverts. <\/p>\n
484
\n00:31:38,040 –> 00:31:41,200
\nGod designed people who love
\nroutine and people who love <\/p>\n
485
\n00:31:41,200 –> 00:31:44,280
\nvariety.
\nGod designed some people as <\/p>\n
486
\n00:31:44,280 –> 00:31:47,320
\nthinkers, other people as more
\ntouchy feely. <\/p>\n
487
\n00:31:48,200 –> 00:31:51,680
\nGod designed people who work
\nbest on individual assignment <\/p>\n
488
\n00:31:52,000 –> 00:31:54,080
\nand he designed people who work
\nbest on a team. <\/p>\n
489
\n00:31:55,360 –> 00:31:59,120
\nYour personality is going to
\ndetermine you know how you how <\/p>\n
490
\n00:31:59,120 –> 00:32:03,440
\nyou work and and and where you
\nyou use your gift and your <\/p>\n
491
\n00:32:03,440 –> 00:32:08,120
\nabilities. 2 people might have
\nthe same gift but there are <\/p>\n
492
\n00:32:08,120 –> 00:32:10,640
\ndifferent personalities.
\nAllow them to express that in <\/p>\n
493
\n00:32:10,640 –> 00:32:14,280
\ndifferent way.
\nOne thing that affects what you <\/p>\n
494
\n00:32:14,280 –> 00:32:16,640
\ndo with your ability is your
\nexperiences that you live <\/p>\n
495
\n00:32:16,640 –> 00:32:20,240
\nthrough.
\nYou’ve been shaped by all the <\/p>\n
496
\n00:32:20,240 –> 00:32:22,240
\nexperiences in your life that
\nbrought you to where you are <\/p>\n
497
\n00:32:22,240 –> 00:32:24,360
\ntoday.
\nGod allowed them to happen to <\/p>\n
498
\n00:32:24,360 –> 00:32:27,480
\nyou in order to mold you, to
\nchange you, to develop you. <\/p>\n
499
\n00:32:29,480 –> 00:32:31,480
\nMany types of experiences affect
\nus. <\/p>\n
500
\n00:32:32,280 –> 00:32:35,680
\nOur family experiences, our
\neducational experiences, our <\/p>\n
501
\n00:32:35,680 –> 00:32:38,920
\nwork experiences, our spiritual
\nexperiences, our eclesial <\/p>\n
502
\n00:32:38,920 –> 00:32:42,320
\nexperiences.
\nBut there’s one type of <\/p>\n
503
\n00:32:42,320 –> 00:32:47,440
\nexperience that affects us more
\nthan any other painful <\/p>\n
504
\n00:32:47,440 –> 00:32:50,400
\nexperiences.
\nI’ve heard plenty of those this <\/p>\n
505
\n00:32:50,400 –> 00:32:53,640
\nweek.
\nI’ve sat with people at lunch <\/p>\n
506
\n00:32:53,640 –> 00:32:58,600
\nand at breakfast and at dinner
\nwho told me the unbelievable <\/p>\n
507
\n00:32:59,800 –> 00:33:02,680
\npainful things that have had the
\ntraumatic things that happened. <\/p>\n
508
\n00:33:02,840 –> 00:33:05,000
\nThings that some of them I don’t
\nthink I’ve even realized yet. <\/p>\n
509
\n00:33:06,800 –> 00:33:09,720
\nYou’re probably going to be most
\neffective in serving the needs <\/p>\n
510
\n00:33:09,720 –> 00:33:13,320
\nof others, an area that you’ve
\nhad a painful experience in the <\/p>\n
511
\n00:33:13,320 –> 00:33:17,080
\npast.
\nGod intentionally allows you to <\/p>\n
512
\n00:33:17,080 –> 00:33:21,360
\ngo through painful experiences
\nin order to equip you to help <\/p>\n
513
\n00:33:21,360 –> 00:33:24,240
\nothers.
\nThat’s what Corinthians says. <\/p>\n
514
\n00:33:24,240 –> 00:33:27,160
\nGod comes alongside us when we
\ngo through hard times, and <\/p>\n
515
\n00:33:27,160 –> 00:33:29,760
\nbefore you know it, He brings us
\na lot, brings us alongside <\/p>\n
516
\n00:33:29,760 –> 00:33:32,600
\nsomeone else who’s going through
\nhard times so that we can be <\/p>\n
517
\n00:33:32,600 –> 00:33:35,440
\nthere for that person just as
\nGod was there for us. <\/p>\n
518
\n00:33:37,440 –> 00:33:40,640
\nExperiences in your life haven’t
\nsimply happened to you randomly.<\/p>\n
519
\n00:33:40,640 –> 00:33:45,360
\nIt didn’t just happen by chance.
\nGod brought them into your life <\/p>\n
520
\n00:33:45,560 –> 00:33:49,040
\nbecause He knew that you could
\nhandle them and He wanted you to<\/p>\n
521
\n00:33:49,040 –> 00:34:01,430
\nlearn something by them.
\nI’ve been so impressed with Lynn<\/p>\n
522
\n00:34:01,430 –> 00:34:03,990
\nsitting next to Pat today all
\nweek long. <\/p>\n
523
\n00:34:15,270 –> 00:34:18,989
\nFor God to use your painful
\nexperiences, you have to be <\/p>\n
524
\n00:34:18,989 –> 00:34:22,949
\nwilling to share them.
\nHappy, willing to open up <\/p>\n
525
\n00:34:23,960 –> 00:34:26,880
\nhonestly talk about your
\nfailures and your fears and your<\/p>\n
526
\n00:34:26,880 –> 00:34:34,810
\nfaults.
\nPeople are always more <\/p>\n
527
\n00:34:34,810 –> 00:34:37,969
\nencouraged when you share how
\nGod’s grace helped you and your <\/p>\n
528
\n00:34:37,969 –> 00:34:41,250
\nweakness than when you brag
\nabout your strengths. <\/p>\n
529
\n00:34:44,370 –> 00:34:49,570
\nExperience is not just what
\nhappens to you, it’s what you do<\/p>\n
530
\n00:34:50,170 –> 00:34:56,560
\nwith what happens to you.
\nSo take your gifts and take your<\/p>\n
531
\n00:34:56,560 –> 00:35:00,680
\nabilities and your passions and
\nyour experiences, your painful, <\/p>\n
532
\n00:35:01,320 –> 00:35:07,760
\nugly, dirty, sad experiences and
\ndo something good with it. <\/p>\n
533
\n00:35:09,520 –> 00:35:13,680
\nDo something useful.
\nIt really is that simple. <\/p>\n
534
\n00:35:15,080 –> 00:35:18,360
\nAnd I can literally hear you
\nthinking, oh, what am I going to<\/p>\n
535
\n00:35:18,360 –> 00:35:24,320
\ndo?
\nWhat you do is a byproduct of <\/p>\n
536
\n00:35:24,320 –> 00:35:28,280
\nwho you are.
\nSo maybe I should say, instead <\/p>\n
537
\n00:35:28,280 –> 00:35:32,160
\nof saying go do something, I
\nshould say, be something. <\/p>\n
538
\n00:35:34,600 –> 00:35:38,600
\nBe the kind of person that
\nassumes the best about other <\/p>\n
539
\n00:35:38,600 –> 00:35:43,040
\npeople.
\nBe the kind of person that <\/p>\n
540
\n00:35:43,040 –> 00:35:46,480
\ndoesn’t cast other people in a
\nnegative light. <\/p>\n
541
\n00:35:48,560 –> 00:35:52,560
\nBe the kind of person that
\nlistens to other people’s ideas.<\/p>\n
542
\n00:35:54,400 –> 00:35:56,640
\nBe the kind of person that keeps
\ntheir promises. <\/p>\n
543
\n00:35:58,560 –> 00:36:00,440
\nBe the kind of person that’s oh,
\nJeff. <\/p>\n
544
\n00:36:01,400 –> 00:36:04,120
\nBe the kind of person that’s
\ngenerous with their time. <\/p>\n
545
\n00:36:07,120 –> 00:36:10,200
\nBe the kind of person that
\ndoesn’t say, well, let me know <\/p>\n
546
\n00:36:10,200 –> 00:36:14,400
\nif you need anything, but
\ninstead says I’m coming by on <\/p>\n
547
\n00:36:14,400 –> 00:36:20,320
\nThursday to mow your lawn.
\nBe the kind of person that takes<\/p>\n
548
\n00:36:20,320 –> 00:36:23,640
\ntheir dog to the hospital to
\nvisit people who are lying on <\/p>\n
549
\n00:36:23,640 –> 00:36:29,920
\ntheir beds, lonely and scared.
\nBe the kind of person that sews <\/p>\n
550
\n00:36:29,920 –> 00:36:34,200
\nA quilt for a newborn so their
\nparents can bring them home in <\/p>\n
551
\n00:36:34,200 –> 00:36:38,800
\nsomething handmade.
\nBe the kind of person that <\/p>\n
552
\n00:36:38,800 –> 00:36:44,520
\nbrings cookies to the office.
\nBe the kind of person that sends<\/p>\n
553
\n00:36:44,520 –> 00:36:48,880
\na care package to a soldier
\nwho’s far from home. <\/p>\n
554
\n00:36:51,800 –> 00:36:55,800
\nBe the kind of person that drops
\noff some packs of socks at the <\/p>\n
555
\n00:36:55,800 –> 00:36:59,720
\nshelter.
\nBe the kind of person that <\/p>\n
556
\n00:36:59,720 –> 00:37:02,120
\nwashes their neighbor’s car when
\nthey’re at washing theirs. <\/p>\n
557
\n00:37:04,960 –> 00:37:07,920
\nBe the kind of person that lets
\nsomeone go ahead of you in the <\/p>\n
558
\n00:37:07,920 –> 00:37:12,640
\ncheckout lane.
\nBe the kind of person that picks<\/p>\n
559
\n00:37:12,640 –> 00:37:16,200
\nup litter.
\nBe the kind of person leaves a <\/p>\n
560
\n00:37:16,200 –> 00:37:21,640
\nlarge tip.
\nBe the kind of person that <\/p>\n
561
\n00:37:21,640 –> 00:37:24,320
\nleaves a positive comment on a
\nblog. <\/p>\n
562
\n00:37:27,520 –> 00:37:30,240
\nBe the kind of person that
\nlearns people’s names and calls <\/p>\n
563
\n00:37:30,240 –> 00:37:35,480
\nthem by their name.
\nBe the kind of person that gives<\/p>\n
564
\n00:37:35,480 –> 00:37:40,160
\nblood.
\nBe the kind of person that <\/p>\n
565
\n00:37:40,160 –> 00:37:43,880
\nvolunteers at the animal shelter
\npicking up you know what? <\/p>\n
566
\n00:37:46,880 –> 00:37:49,280
\nBe the kind of person that let
\nothers go in front of you in <\/p>\n
567
\n00:37:49,280 –> 00:37:53,760
\ntraffic.
\nBe the kind of person who visits<\/p>\n
568
\n00:37:53,760 –> 00:37:56,960
\nwith the cleaning staff or the
\ngrocery bagger. <\/p>\n
569
\n00:37:59,760 –> 00:38:02,080
\nBe the kind of person that gives
\naway the vegetables they grew in<\/p>\n
570
\n00:38:02,080 –> 00:38:06,800
\ntheir garden.
\nBe the kind of person that gives<\/p>\n
571
\n00:38:06,880 –> 00:38:09,720
\nrestaurant gift cards to the
\nunhoused. <\/p>\n
572
\n00:38:12,160 –> 00:38:15,160
\nBe the kind of person that
\ndonates books to the library. <\/p>\n
573
\n00:38:16,080 –> 00:38:20,360
\nGood books.
\nBe the kind of person that holds<\/p>\n
574
\n00:38:20,360 –> 00:38:22,480
\nthe door for the people behind
\nyou. <\/p>\n
575
\n00:38:25,440 –> 00:38:28,720
\nBe the kind of person that talks
\nto that awkward person standing <\/p>\n
576
\n00:38:28,720 –> 00:38:34,400
\nover in the corner.
\nBe the kind of person who speaks<\/p>\n
577
\n00:38:34,400 –> 00:38:36,240
\nup for someone being treated
\nwrongly. <\/p>\n
578
\n00:38:37,880 –> 00:38:40,960
\nBe the kind of person that takes
\nthe time to write a great review<\/p>\n
579
\n00:38:41,080 –> 00:38:43,600
\nwhen it’s appropriate.
\nBe the kind of person that makes<\/p>\n
580
\n00:38:43,600 –> 00:38:47,760
\nfriends with the new employee.
\nBe the kind of person that <\/p>\n
581
\n00:38:47,760 –> 00:38:51,600
\nshaves the shares the leftover
\nlasagna in the refrigerator. <\/p>\n
582
\n00:38:53,560 –> 00:38:56,440
\nBe the kind of person that lends
\ntheir tools to somebody. <\/p>\n
583
\n00:38:59,440 –> 00:39:01,880
\nBe the kind of person that lets
\npeople crash on your couch. <\/p>\n
584
\n00:39:03,800 –> 00:39:07,040
\nBe the kind of person that plays
\nhoop with the kids at the after <\/p>\n
585
\n00:39:07,040 –> 00:39:11,040
\nschool program.
\nBe the kind of kid person that <\/p>\n
586
\n00:39:11,040 –> 00:39:13,080
\ntutors their neighbor’s kid in
\ngeometry. <\/p>\n
587
\n00:39:15,480 –> 00:39:18,760
\nBe the kind of person does pro
\nbono work for a non profit. <\/p>\n
588
\n00:39:20,920 –> 00:39:23,560
\nBe the kind of person that
\nshares positive books that they <\/p>\n
589
\n00:39:23,560 –> 00:39:27,320
\nfound helpful.
\nBe the kind of person that calls<\/p>\n
590
\n00:39:27,320 –> 00:39:29,560
\nsomeone they haven’t talked to
\nin a long time. <\/p>\n
591
\n00:39:32,040 –> 00:39:35,000
\nBe the kind of person that sends
\nflowers to someone in the <\/p>\n
592
\n00:39:35,000 –> 00:39:38,520
\nhospital.
\nBe the kind of person that <\/p>\n
593
\n00:39:38,520 –> 00:39:41,440
\nbabysits so the young couple can
\nhave a date night. <\/p>\n
594
\n00:39:43,640 –> 00:39:46,280
\nBe the kind of person that
\nalways offers a cup of tea. <\/p>\n
595
\n00:39:48,760 –> 00:39:51,880
\nBe the kind of person that says
\ngood morning and means it. <\/p>\n
596
\n00:39:54,640 –> 00:39:58,400
\nBe the kind of person that gives
\ntheir seat to the elderly or the<\/p>\n
597
\n00:39:58,400 –> 00:40:02,720
\npregnant.
\nBe the kind of person who helps <\/p>\n
598
\n00:40:02,720 –> 00:40:04,920
\na mother carry her stroller up
\nthe stairs. <\/p>\n
599
\n00:40:06,280 –> 00:40:10,480
\nBe the kind of person that pays
\nfor the coffee for the person <\/p>\n
600
\n00:40:10,480 –> 00:40:13,400
\nbehind you.
\nThat’s all you have to do. <\/p>\n
601
\n00:40:14,760 –> 00:40:17,680
\nGod’s not really expecting you
\nto cure the common cold. <\/p>\n
602
\n00:40:18,800 –> 00:40:21,360
\nHe’s not planning some huge
\nchallenge you’re going to have <\/p>\n
603
\n00:40:21,360 –> 00:40:24,800
\nto tackle.
\nWhat God has planned for your <\/p>\n
604
\n00:40:24,800 –> 00:40:29,360
\nfuture doesn’t require years and
\nyears of study to prepare for. <\/p>\n
605
\n00:40:32,600 –> 00:40:38,360
\nWe’ve all read the verse due to
\nothers as you would have them do<\/p>\n
606
\n00:40:38,360 –> 00:40:44,600
\nto you.
\nMaybe we just need to see one <\/p>\n
607
\n00:40:44,600 –> 00:40:47,560
\nmore bumper sticker and just do
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