{"id":993,"date":"2023-07-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goodchristadelphiantalks.com\/index.php\/podcast\/254-drew-lawrence-exhortation-risk\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T10:24:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T10:24:38","slug":"254-drew-lawrence-exhortation-risk","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/goodchristadelphiantalks.com\/index.php\/podcast\/254-drew-lawrence-exhortation-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"254: Drew Lawrence – Exhortation: Risk"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week\u2019s talk is an exhortation that was by Drew Lawrence given at the San Diego Ecclesia January 3rd, 2021. <\/p>\n

We hope this strengthens your Faith and brightens your day!<\/p>\n

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\nWelcome to good Chris Elfian
\ntalks. <\/p>\n

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\nI’m Levi.
\nAnd I’m Chris, and I’m Brian. <\/p>\n

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\nThank you for joining us this
\nweek on this podcast. <\/p>\n

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\nWe select one Talk a week to
\nhelp us get the Bible in our <\/p>\n

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\nDaily News feed.
\nWe post a new episode at the <\/p>\n

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\nstart of each week.
\nWith the short intro beforehand <\/p>\n

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\nto kind of set the stage for the
\ntalk you’re about to listen to. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd now let’s talk more about.
\nThis week’s Talk <\/p>\n

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\nThis week’s talk is an
\nexcitation by Brother Drew <\/p>\n

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\nLawrence that was given at the
\nSan Diego Ecclesia. <\/p>\n

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\nHe’s a member there in January
\nof 2021. <\/p>\n

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\nSo it this is one kind of going
\nback to we we we post a lot of <\/p>\n

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\nthese kind of COVID coronavirus
\npandemic era talks which he does<\/p>\n

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\nkind of mention at the beginning
\nand I think his it is a <\/p>\n

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\nworthwhile consideration for the
\ncontext of his topic. <\/p>\n

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\nSo as you know from the title
\nthe title is Risk. <\/p>\n

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\nBut he does a really interesting
\njob kind of talking about how <\/p>\n

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\nreally at the end of the day
\nlove is a risk and how we have <\/p>\n

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\nto take risks in our life
\ntechnically we and and he has a <\/p>\n

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\nbunch of beautiful lines at the
\nend of the exhort before you <\/p>\n

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\nknow what kind of sets the table
\nthroughout the beginning very <\/p>\n

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\nwell.
\nAnd then I feel that the the <\/p>\n

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\nlast five minutes are is really
\nwhen he kind of pounds the point<\/p>\n

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\nthat that love is a risk, that
\nvulnerability is a risk and <\/p>\n

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\nthat, you know, technically,
\nwhile we, we don’t think of <\/p>\n

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\nbeing risky as also being
\nspiritual, we do. <\/p>\n

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\nWe are advised to, you know, to
\nopen up to each other and to <\/p>\n

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\nlove each other, which really is
\nthe ultimate risk. <\/p>\n

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\nSo this is a really, really
\nbeautiful excitation and I was <\/p>\n

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\nreally happy to to finally get
\nto it. <\/p>\n

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\nThis is actually a suggestion
\nfrom when it happened from, you <\/p>\n

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\nknow, over 2 1\/2 years ago and
\nit’s been on our list for a <\/p>\n

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\nwhile.
\nAnd I’m actually wanting to <\/p>\n

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\nthank Sister Jamie who was our.
\nI got to thank her twice because<\/p>\n

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\nshe was the guest host for a
\ncouple weeks in July, which <\/p>\n

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\ngives us a gives us a break as
\nwe are usually traveling or busy<\/p>\n

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\nin the summer.
\nWe’ve done this if you’ve <\/p>\n

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\nlistened to the show for a
\nwhile, we we usually have a <\/p>\n

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\nguest host in July.
\nJamie’s also one of our <\/p>\n

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\nvolunteers now who does the
\nsocial media posting and she <\/p>\n

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\nvolunteered to go through and
\nlisten to a bunch of the <\/p>\n

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\nsuggestions that we’ve had, some
\nof the ones that have piled up <\/p>\n

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\nfor a while and kind of download
\nthe talk for us and make it even<\/p>\n

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\neasier for us to post it.
\nSo really me sharing Drew’s talk<\/p>\n

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\nis a credit to to Jamie’s work
\nand and and my laziness <\/p>\n

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\nessentially to finally get to
\nit. <\/p>\n

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\nBut I know, I know Drew quite
\nwell and I’m very thankful to <\/p>\n

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\nhave to to share this talk and
\nto have listened to it and to <\/p>\n

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\nnow share it with you.
\nThis is a great exertation. <\/p>\n

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\nThat’s something I’ll be
\nthinking about through this <\/p>\n

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\nweek.
\nSo please do continue to send <\/p>\n

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\nsuggestions.
\nWe’re even more organized than <\/p>\n

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\nwe used to be and we will, we
\nwill get to all of them. <\/p>\n

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\nWe we thank you all for
\nlistening. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd here is Risk by brother Drew
\nLawrence. <\/p>\n

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\nHey, good morning, everyone.
\nIt’s it’s great to be here I <\/p>\n

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\nguess on the 1st Sunday of 2021.
\nAnd I bet you’re all glad that <\/p>\n

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\n2020 is finally over.
\nIt’s 2021. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd of course all the problems
\nof 2020 are gone. <\/p>\n

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\nNow that hindsight is officially
\n2020. <\/p>\n

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\nCovid’s gone.
\nEverything’s back to normal. <\/p>\n

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\nClearly joking.
\nBut it did kind of feel like <\/p>\n

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\nthat would be the case.
\nYou know, this next year will <\/p>\n

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\ncome.
\nAll the problems of the past <\/p>\n

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\nyear will be gone.
\nClearly. <\/p>\n

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\nClearly not the case.
\nBut it is. <\/p>\n

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\nIt is the start of a new year.
\nAnd perhaps at the time to pause<\/p>\n

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\nand reflect on the past year and
\nto look forward to the new year,<\/p>\n

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\nYou know, it’s common practice
\nfor many people to do <\/p>\n

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\nresolutions around this time of
\nyear. <\/p>\n

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\nSo yeah, so we can we can look
\nto that this new year. <\/p>\n

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\nSo it does just feel like
\nyesterday that I wrote an <\/p>\n

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\nexpectation on the need to slow
\ndown. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd that was what feels like
\nliterally a moment ago. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd and it kind of feels like
\nnothing has changed. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd to be honest, society around
\nus feels like we’re almost in <\/p>\n

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\nthe exact same place we were in.
\nAnd that was in May. <\/p>\n

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\nSo, you know, uncertainty,
\nabounding cases, surging <\/p>\n

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\nlockdowns, lots of political
\nturmoil, We’re kind of in the <\/p>\n

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\nsame place.
\nBut today I want to take a <\/p>\n

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\ndifferent approach.
\nAnd this morning I want to, I <\/p>\n

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\nwant to discuss the idea of
\nrisk. <\/p>\n

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\nIt’s something I’ve been
\nthinking about. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd when I say that maybe your
\nyour red flags are going to go <\/p>\n

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\nup and you’ll be triggered as to
\nwhat I may be thinking or <\/p>\n

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\ntalking about, you know, he’s
\ngoing to talk about COVID and <\/p>\n

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\nthe risks about and his views on
\nthat. <\/p>\n

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\nWell, sorry to disappoint.
\nI’m not, and I want to be <\/p>\n

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\nexplicitly clear that I’m not
\nand I want to. <\/p>\n

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\nFully assure you that my words
\nthis morning are not about that.<\/p>\n

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\nBut I don’t deny, however, that
\nthere’s a strong likelihood that<\/p>\n

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\nthat’s where my thoughts
\nstemmed. <\/p>\n

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\nI’m sure it’s inspired by by not
\nthinking about risk and what is <\/p>\n

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\nrisk, what it means, where it
\ncomes from, all those things. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd I do think that society has
\nbeen moving in a direction where<\/p>\n

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\nwe think we can move, remove all
\nrisk from our lives and I think <\/p>\n

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\nthat’s been detrimental.
\nI think we are shielded from <\/p>\n

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\nmany of the harsh realities of
\nthe world of of life just by the<\/p>\n

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\nnature of us modernizing over
\nthe years. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd I think that’s kind of led
\nus to a place where I think <\/p>\n

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\nthere could be some problems.
\nAnd I think maybe the biggest <\/p>\n

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\nreason I’ve been thinking about
\nrisk is I’ve been, I’ve been <\/p>\n

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\nlooking at, you know, some
\nconcepts around. <\/p>\n

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\nHappiness.
\nWhat? <\/p>\n

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\nWhat makes people happy?
\nI’m always interested in <\/p>\n

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\ndifferent people’s views on
\nthat. <\/p>\n

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\nSo I’ve read some books from,
\nyou know, some very successful <\/p>\n

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\npeople who are not spiritual at
\nall. <\/p>\n

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\nI’m trying to see what their
\nthoughts are and and the <\/p>\n

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\nquickest side.
\nAnd it’s kind of funny how how <\/p>\n

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\nmuch they are filled with
\nspiritual concepts without the <\/p>\n

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\nspirituality.
\nSome of them even go as far as <\/p>\n

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\nsaying they pray, but they’re
\natheists, but. <\/p>\n

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\nBut that’s an aside.
\nSo I was thinking about <\/p>\n

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\nmemories.
\nYou know what? <\/p>\n

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\nWhat are some of my best
\nmemories? <\/p>\n

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\nAnd you know what makes me
\nhappy? <\/p>\n

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\nThose kind of questions, you
\nknow, especially as you look <\/p>\n

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\nback over the last year, you
\nknow, what were the best <\/p>\n

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\nmoments?
\nYou know what’s and and what <\/p>\n

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\nbrought the most meaning, I
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\nAnd undoubtedly I could conclude
\nthat experiences were much more <\/p>\n

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\nvaluable than things.
\nI think we would know that. <\/p>\n

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\nBut another thing I noticed, at
\nleast for me, was that all of <\/p>\n

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\nthese important memories involve
\nsome sort of risk. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd let me share one with you.
\nThis was from, you know, a few <\/p>\n

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\nyears ago, but a good friend of
\nmine who loves, loves hiking and<\/p>\n

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\ndoing.
\nHe wants to do all the state <\/p>\n

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\nhigh points, So basically the
\nhighest point in each state. <\/p>\n

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\nYou know, just climb to it,
\ncheck it off a list. <\/p>\n

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\nSo he was flying down to to.
\nTo do the high points in Nevada,<\/p>\n

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\nin California and invited me to
\ngo along and so. <\/p>\n

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\nSo I was excited.
\nOur plan was to climb Nevada’s <\/p>\n

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\nfirst, which is called Boundary
\nPeak and it’s just above 13,000 <\/p>\n

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\nfeet.
\nSo it’s probably the highest I’d<\/p>\n

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\never climbed at the time.
\nSo with this hike, it’s more one<\/p>\n

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\nof the more difficult ones to
\nget to because this list is just<\/p>\n

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\nthe highest point.
\nIt’s not like there’s accessible<\/p>\n

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\nroads to all of them.
\nIt’s just kind of. <\/p>\n

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\nLike a list that people go to.
\nSo like even the trail was not <\/p>\n

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\nan official trail.
\nI don’t believe it’s just kind <\/p>\n

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\nof people who are doing this
\nthat tend to go there. <\/p>\n

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\nSo as we kind of explored you
\nknow, maps and trail reports and<\/p>\n

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\nwhat we could get from it, we
\nresearched you know basically <\/p>\n

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\nthe road like how are we going
\nto get close enough to where we <\/p>\n

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\ncan hike this in a reasonable
\namount of time. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd one thing that we noticed
\nwas it it highly recommended, <\/p>\n

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\nyou know, high clearance 4 wheel
\ndrive vehicle to get there. <\/p>\n

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\nSome reports said you could get
\nthere in other other cars <\/p>\n

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\nthrough like sure, we’ll figure
\nit out. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd since my friend was coming
\ndown from from Canada, I was <\/p>\n

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\nlike yeah, I’ll drive, we’ll
\nfigure it out. <\/p>\n

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\nSo around the same time I was
\nlooking for a new car and I <\/p>\n

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\nbought, you know, a four wheel
\ndrive Audi wagon. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd if I’m truly honest with
\nmyself, I kind of bought it for <\/p>\n

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\nthe trip thinking I’ve got 4
\nwheel drive, I’ll be able to get<\/p>\n

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\nup there.
\nSo off we went and as we get <\/p>\n

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\ninto Nevada and off kind of the
\nmain mainish Rd. <\/p>\n

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\nI mean you’re in the middle of
\nnowhere up this old mining Rd. <\/p>\n

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\nleading up to the mountains
\ndidn’t start too bad. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd the road keeps getting
\nnarrower, narrower. <\/p>\n

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\nThe potholes keep getting larger
\nand larger to the point where <\/p>\n

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\nyou’re driving and.
\nStraddling over them, just <\/p>\n

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\ntrying to find a place to, to
\nget across. <\/p>\n

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\nWe’re not going to fall in and
\nget stuck in parts. <\/p>\n

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\nYou know, the brush is just so
\ntight. <\/p>\n

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\nIt’s just scraping along the
\nside of the car. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd at this point we had
\nmentally committed, partially <\/p>\n

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\nbecause we couldn’t turn around,
\nbut also because, you know, <\/p>\n

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\nthat’s why we’re here.
\nWe came down to do this, so <\/p>\n

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\nthere’s no way we’re going to
\ntry and turn back. <\/p>\n

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\nSo eventually we got to the spot
\nwhere we we were close enough. <\/p>\n

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\nWhere we could park, it was at a
\nmine where there was kind of an <\/p>\n

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\nopen area, but it would add, you
\nknow, a couple 1000 feet of <\/p>\n

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\nclimbing.
\nSo we decided, you know, it’s <\/p>\n

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\nonly like 2 more miles if I
\nremember correctly. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd we’re like, let’s push on.
\nIt wasn’t that bad to this <\/p>\n

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\npoint, but once we started up
\nthis next stretch it, it just <\/p>\n

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\ngot insane for for our car and
\nwe had to straddle. <\/p>\n

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\nThe road, basically the center
\nof the road just from you know <\/p>\n

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\nwhere cars had come before, it
\nwas too high for, for our <\/p>\n

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\nvehicle.
\nLike it would just hit the <\/p>\n

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\nbottom and then there’s big
\nrocks and we would get hung up. <\/p>\n

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\nSo we’re driving on the center
\nof the road and like the edge of<\/p>\n

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\na Cliff, basically trying to get
\nup this thing and it’s all <\/p>\n

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\nshale.
\nSo we couldn’t stop. <\/p>\n

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\nWe had to just keep going and
\namazingly, we made, we made it, <\/p>\n

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\nyou know, we camped there, we
\nhiked the peak the next day and <\/p>\n

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\nit was a amazing spot with.
\nWild horses and deer and and <\/p>\n

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\nthis the whole time I I was, you
\nknow, quite anxious because not <\/p>\n

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\nonly do you have to get there,
\nbut you have to get out. <\/p>\n

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\nSo my mind’s on that, especially
\nbecause, you know, it’s my car. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd trying to figure that out,
\nyou know, on the way down, it <\/p>\n

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\nwas kind of the same story.
\nYou know, we did end up blowing <\/p>\n

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\nout a tire in one one spot where
\nwe had to. <\/p>\n

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\nTo go right to the edge.
\nAnd we kind of slid down a rock <\/p>\n

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\nand it popped the tire, but we
\nmade it out. <\/p>\n

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\nYou know, we had a spare we and
\nit and it worked out. <\/p>\n

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\nBut you know, why do I tell you
\nthis? <\/p>\n

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\nI think for me, that’s a really
\ngood memory that I cherish. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd it’s something that, you
\nknow, perhaps I wouldn’t <\/p>\n

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\nnormally do, and perhaps it’s
\njust because I was with friends <\/p>\n

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\non an adventure.
\nPerhaps it’s just how memory <\/p>\n

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\nworks.
\nMaybe we just don’t ignore the <\/p>\n

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\nmundane and just remember the
\nunique. <\/p>\n

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\nBut it’s always like that for
\nme, and almost always I don’t <\/p>\n

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\nwant to go do these things when
\nit finally comes down to it and <\/p>\n

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\nI calculate all the risks and
\nall the problems. <\/p>\n

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\nAnother brief story was just
\nrecently, you know, we got a <\/p>\n

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\nstorm come through, you know,
\nthe mountains were getting snow.<\/p>\n

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\nKelly and I are watching.
\nWatching the weather and we saw <\/p>\n

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\nit supposed to snow pretty good
\nup in the mountains. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd we were discussing if we
\nshould take the kids up there. <\/p>\n

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\nYou know, we had a place to stay
\nby ourselves, but the fireplace <\/p>\n

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\nis out, you know, there’s no
\ninsulation at at this place. <\/p>\n

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\nThere’s tons of variables
\noutside of our control. <\/p>\n

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\nIt’s pretty remote.
\nWe don’t know if it’s like the <\/p>\n

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\nplow of the road going up to it.
\nIf we get a ton of snow, we <\/p>\n

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\ncould be stuck for a while, and
\nif we lost power, we could lose <\/p>\n

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\nany source of heat.
\nAnd who knows, you know, if we <\/p>\n

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\nwould get stuck but.
\nAnd we didn’t even tell the kids<\/p>\n

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\nour plans until about an hour
\nbefore we left because we were <\/p>\n

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\njust contemplating, should we
\ngo, Should we not, You know, but<\/p>\n

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\nwe did.
\nWe ended up going and and it was<\/p>\n

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\na really special time.
\nAnd it’s again one of those <\/p>\n

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\nmemories that was really well
\nworth it. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd we did get a ton of snow.
\nWe did. <\/p>\n

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\nI did have to shovel us out, but
\nbut it was great. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd I guess I realize most of my
\ncherished memories and and <\/p>\n

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\nthinking of those and and many
\nothers involve some sort of <\/p>\n

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\nrisk.
\nAnd most of the time there are <\/p>\n

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\nthings I know deep down that I
\nwanted to do. <\/p>\n

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\nBut the realistic side of me,
\nwhen it really comes down to it <\/p>\n

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\ndoesn’t want to do it.
\nYou know, I always find that <\/p>\n

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\nwhen I go hiking or or wherever,
\nyou know, I wake up in the <\/p>\n

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\nmorning and I almost don’t go.
\nAnd like, I don’t want to go. <\/p>\n

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\nBut what pushes me through is
\nknowing I’m always thankful I <\/p>\n

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\ndid.
\nMaybe you’re a bit like that as <\/p>\n

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\nwell.
\nSo this theme seemed big when <\/p>\n

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\nI’m looking back at at memories.
\nAnd so I wanted to look a little<\/p>\n

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\nbit into, you know, the Bible
\nand risk, Like risk, at least <\/p>\n

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\nfor me, if I say that in the
\ncontext of the Bible is. <\/p>\n

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\nI’m not sure why.
\nMaybe you’re a bit the same. <\/p>\n

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\nBut when I hear that, you know,
\nyou hear a little voice inside <\/p>\n

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\nsaying, like, whoa, whoa, whoa,
\nyou know, we’re Christians. <\/p>\n

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\nWe’re godly people.
\nWe don’t take risks. <\/p>\n

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\nThat’s unwise and foolish.
\nMaybe that’s just me. <\/p>\n

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\nMaybe you’re the total opposite.
\nBut that was my initial gut <\/p>\n

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\nreaction.
\nAnd maybe it’s just the word <\/p>\n

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\nrisk because it kind of brings
\nup a connotation we aren’t used <\/p>\n

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\nto.
\nBut I actually like it. <\/p>\n

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\nBut risk is everywhere in the
\nBible, as as you’re probably <\/p>\n

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\nthinking about Abraham.
\nHe risked everything when he <\/p>\n

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\nleft everything he knew.
\nHe risked his son’s life by <\/p>\n

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\nbeing being willing to sacrifice
\nhim. <\/p>\n

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\nWe have the story of Esther, you
\nknow. <\/p>\n

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\nShe knew the law.
\nAnd for anyone who approached <\/p>\n

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\nthe king without being summoned
\nwould be put to death unless he <\/p>\n

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\nlifted a scepter.
\nAnd and we could read through <\/p>\n

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\nthat but but we all know the
\nstory. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd in in Esther’s response to
\nmore decay. <\/p>\n

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\nI in verse 15, you know, she
\nsays go gather all the Jews to <\/p>\n

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\nbe found in Sousa and hold it
\nfast on my behalf and neither <\/p>\n

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\neat nor drink for three days,
\nnight or day. <\/p>\n

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\nI and my maids will also fast as
\nyou do. <\/p>\n

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\nThen I will go to the king,
\nthough it is against the law, <\/p>\n

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\nand if I perish, I perish.
\nSo those are such strong words <\/p>\n

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\nto me, you know, like if I
\nperish, I perish. <\/p>\n

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\nShe’s taking a a massive risk
\nand we see this in in so many <\/p>\n

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\nstory.
\nI mean basically every story. <\/p>\n

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\nYou know, we see Shadrack Mishak
\nin a bed and ago, You know, <\/p>\n

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\nNebuchadnezzar sets up his image
\nand he commands them when the <\/p>\n

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\ntrumpet sounds that everyone
\nbowed down but they refused in a<\/p>\n

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\nsimilar sentiment.
\nYou know, oh, Nebuchadnezzar, <\/p>\n

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\nthey say in Daniel 3:15, we have
\nno need to answer you in this <\/p>\n

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\nmatter.
\nIf it be so, our God whom we <\/p>\n

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\nserve, is able to deliver us and
\nfrom the burning fiery furnace, <\/p>\n

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\nand he will deliver us out of
\nyour hand, O king. <\/p>\n

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\nBut if not, be it known to you,
\nO king, that we will not serve <\/p>\n

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\nyour gods or worship the golden
\nimage which you have set up no <\/p>\n

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\npowerful words.
\nWe have the example of Rahab. <\/p>\n

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\nShe took a huge risk in hiding
\nthose men. <\/p>\n

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\nWe we have all the stories in
\nDavid’s life, especially, I <\/p>\n

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\nthink of, you know, David and
\nGoliath. <\/p>\n

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\nWe read in Samuel 1731 that
\nDavid said when he’s kind of <\/p>\n

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\njustifying it, the Lord who
\nrescued me from the paw of the <\/p>\n

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\nlion and the paw of the bear
\nwill rescue me from the hand of <\/p>\n

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\nof the Philistine.
\nAnd that’s when Saul said to <\/p>\n

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\nDavid, go and may the Lord be
\nwith you. <\/p>\n

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\nWe, we see Paul’s basically
\nPaul’s whole life, you know, we <\/p>\n

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\nknow when he lists off his
\nresume, if you will, in 2nd <\/p>\n

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\nCorinthians 11, you know, five
\ntimes I received at the hands of<\/p>\n

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\nthe Jews the 40 lashes less 1\/3
\ntimes I’ve been beaten with <\/p>\n

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\nrods.
\nOnce I was stoned, three times <\/p>\n

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\nI’ve been shipwrecked.
\nAnd then the list goes on and <\/p>\n

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\non.
\nYou know he took. <\/p>\n

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\nMassive risks all the time.
\nIn a similar sentiment I think <\/p>\n

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\nwe see from Paul in Acts 2024, I
\ndo not account my life of any <\/p>\n

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\nvalue, nor is precious to
\nmyself. <\/p>\n

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\nIf only I may accomplish my
\ncourse in the ministry which I <\/p>\n

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\nreceived from the Lord Jesus to
\ntestify to the gospel of the <\/p>\n

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\ngrace of God.
\nWe see risk when Peter stepped <\/p>\n

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\nout of the boat, when Jesus
\ncalls him. <\/p>\n

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\nWe see risk in everything, you
\nknow, Old Testament, New <\/p>\n

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\nTestament, almost literally
\nevery story. <\/p>\n

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\nSo how do we think about risk?
\nYou know, can we avoid risk? <\/p>\n

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\nShould we avoid risk?
\nYou know, for a while I worked <\/p>\n

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\nat the City of Poway on this
\nproject that was, you know, <\/p>\n

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\ndoing risk management.
\nYou know they had to do it for <\/p>\n

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\ntheir.
\nInsurance that they had. <\/p>\n

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\nSo it was reading through, you
\nknow, binders, a policy and <\/p>\n

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\ntrying to figure things out and
\nhave basically a policy on <\/p>\n

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\neverything, you know.
\nAnd the one that sticks out to <\/p>\n

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\nme was basically with sidewalk,
\nsidewalk like tolerances. <\/p>\n

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\nYou know, they wanted to have at
\nleast a policy where they’re <\/p>\n

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\nmarking every sidewalk crack
\nthat’s, you know, above a <\/p>\n

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\ncertain threshold and getting
\nrid of every risk. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd it just seemed like an
\nimpossible task to me and <\/p>\n

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\nprobably is.
\nIt’s probably for insurance <\/p>\n

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\npurposes.
\nBut anyway, can can we avoid all<\/p>\n

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\nrisk and and should we try?
\nWell, we can try, but I think <\/p>\n

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\nlife is risk.
\nLife is filled with risk, even <\/p>\n

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\nif we don’t realize it.
\nYou know, every decision we <\/p>\n

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\nmake, we assess the risk.
\nConsciously or unconsciously and<\/p>\n

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\nthen we make a decision based on
\nthat assessment. <\/p>\n

326
\n00:20:18,130 –> 00:20:22,970
\nBut, but to me there is risk in
\ndoing nothing and perhaps it’s <\/p>\n

327
\n00:20:22,970 –> 00:20:30,210
\nthe riskiest of all and perhaps
\nwe’ve become numb to those the <\/p>\n

328
\n00:20:30,210 –> 00:20:34,890
\nrisks in everyday life.
\nYou know, sometimes it’s that <\/p>\n

329
\n00:20:37,610 –> 00:20:39,530
\nlike, which was the case of
\nPilot. <\/p>\n

330
\n00:20:39,890 –> 00:20:42,930
\nYou know, he was merciful until
\nit became risky. <\/p>\n

331
\n00:20:43,690 –> 00:20:47,410
\nI mean and maybe we’re the same,
\nyou know, we we feel maybe we <\/p>\n

332
\n00:20:47,410 –> 00:20:51,370
\nfeel loving or we feel like
\nwe’re a loving person, but if <\/p>\n

333
\n00:20:51,370 –> 00:20:55,610
\nwe’re not showing that or if it
\nbecomes risky, maybe it breaks <\/p>\n

334
\n00:20:55,610 –> 00:21:00,890
\ndown.
\nAnother one that I want to look <\/p>\n

335
\n00:21:00,890 –> 00:21:02,450
\nat is the parable of the
\ntalents. <\/p>\n

336
\n00:21:03,170 –> 00:21:07,690
\nMatthew 2514.
\nFor it is just like a man about <\/p>\n

337
\n00:21:09,070 –> 00:21:11,790
\nabout to go on a journey who
\ncalled his own slaves and <\/p>\n

338
\n00:21:11,790 –> 00:21:14,990
\nentrusted his possessions to
\nthem, to the one who gave 5 <\/p>\n

339
\n00:21:14,990 –> 00:21:19,870
\ntalents to another two and
\nanother one and each according <\/p>\n

340
\n00:21:19,870 –> 00:21:22,590
\nto his own ability.
\nAnd he went on his journey. <\/p>\n

341
\n00:21:23,670 –> 00:21:26,510
\nAnd we know the story.
\nThe one who got 5 earned 5 more.<\/p>\n

342
\n00:21:26,510 –> 00:21:31,270
\nThe one who got 2 earned 2 more.
\nAnd the one who received 11 <\/p>\n

343
\n00:21:31,270 –> 00:21:34,870
\ntalent was rebuked because he
\njust returned back what was <\/p>\n

344
\n00:21:34,870 –> 00:21:38,340
\ngiven.
\nYou know they didn’t take the <\/p>\n

345
\n00:21:38,340 –> 00:21:41,740
\nrisk and not even the safest
\nrisk of just putting it in the <\/p>\n

346
\n00:21:41,740 –> 00:21:47,900
\nbank and getting it back with
\nsome interest And and we read in<\/p>\n

347
\n00:21:47,900 –> 00:21:51,900
\nin Matthew 5 this morning
\nbasically all of these involve a<\/p>\n

348
\n00:21:51,900 –> 00:21:54,780
\nlot of risk.
\nYou know the idea whoever forces<\/p>\n

349
\n00:21:54,780 –> 00:21:59,820
\nyou to go one mile go with him
\nto give to him who asks you and <\/p>\n

350
\n00:21:59,820 –> 00:22:01,900
\ndo not turn away him who wants
\nto borrow from you. <\/p>\n

351
\n00:22:01,900 –> 00:22:07,080
\nYou know, all these high level
\nthings that Jesus brings up, <\/p>\n

352
\n00:22:07,080 –> 00:22:09,720
\nthere’s risk in almost all of
\nthem. <\/p>\n

353
\n00:22:09,720 –> 00:22:17,720
\nAnd of course, I hope you know
\nnow that the risk I’m talking <\/p>\n

354
\n00:22:17,720 –> 00:22:22,600
\nabout is not in referencing the
\ndesire for adventure or for fame<\/p>\n

355
\n00:22:22,600 –> 00:22:25,920
\nor notoriety, or to be noticed
\nor to earn God’s goodwill. <\/p>\n

356
\n00:22:26,520 –> 00:22:29,720
\nYou know, the stories above for
\nme were more of probably the <\/p>\n

357
\n00:22:29,840 –> 00:22:33,360
\ndesire for adventure.
\nThat’s not what I’m talking <\/p>\n

358
\n00:22:33,360 –> 00:22:37,000
\nabout now, but I do think that
\nthat idea of risk is so <\/p>\n

359
\n00:22:37,560 –> 00:22:43,040
\nintricate to life and basically
\nhardwired into who we are and <\/p>\n

360
\n00:22:43,400 –> 00:22:47,640
\nand what drives us.
\nAnd it’s not to experience <\/p>\n

361
\n00:22:47,640 –> 00:22:51,360
\nself-reliance.
\nIn fact, I think it’s the <\/p>\n

362
\n00:22:51,360 –> 00:22:54,720
\nopposite.
\nThe biggest risk is to let go of<\/p>\n

363
\n00:22:54,720 –> 00:22:58,520
\ncontrol and realize how little
\ncontrol we have. <\/p>\n

364
\n00:22:59,200 –> 00:23:01,200
\nYou know, I talked about
\neveryday lives. <\/p>\n

365
\n00:23:01,200 –> 00:23:03,280
\nYou know, we see the risks
\naround us. <\/p>\n

366
\n00:23:03,810 –> 00:23:08,610
\nWe have a bunch right now.
\nAnd how can we choose God, God’s<\/p>\n

367
\n00:23:08,610 –> 00:23:12,090
\nways?
\nYou know, God uses people who <\/p>\n

368
\n00:23:12,090 –> 00:23:15,010
\nare willing to get out of their
\ncomfort zone, uses people who <\/p>\n

369
\n00:23:15,010 –> 00:23:19,610
\nare willing to take those risks.
\nSo I guess I asked the question,<\/p>\n

370
\n00:23:19,690 –> 00:23:22,090
\nyou know, what risks are you
\nfacing? <\/p>\n

371
\n00:23:23,490 –> 00:23:24,770
\nAnd those could be simple
\nthings. <\/p>\n

372
\n00:23:24,770 –> 00:23:30,490
\nI think you know, sometimes odd
\nthings and taking risks as you <\/p>\n

373
\n00:23:30,530 –> 00:23:36,670
\nknow, part of living by faith it
\nmaybe is faith. <\/p>\n

374
\n00:23:37,870 –> 00:23:42,750
\nIt’s and I would argue that most
\nthings that are worthwhile <\/p>\n

375
\n00:23:42,750 –> 00:23:46,190
\ninvolve that risk.
\nAnd obviously God doesn’t <\/p>\n

376
\n00:23:46,190 –> 00:23:48,710
\npromise short term success.
\nIt’s not like you take a risk. <\/p>\n

377
\n00:23:48,990 –> 00:23:52,790
\nEverything is going to be great.
\nYou know, you could look at John<\/p>\n

378
\n00:23:52,790 –> 00:23:55,670
\nthe Baptist if you want to check
\nthat one. <\/p>\n

379
\n00:23:56,950 –> 00:23:59,950
\nThings don’t always turn out
\ngreat in the short term, but <\/p>\n

380
\n00:23:59,950 –> 00:24:01,390
\nit’s not the short term that
\nmatters. <\/p>\n

381
\n00:24:02,910 –> 00:24:05,510
\nWe like to think wait until we
\nhave everything planned out to <\/p>\n

382
\n00:24:05,510 –> 00:24:09,310
\ntake the leap.
\nYou know, for us having having <\/p>\n

383
\n00:24:09,310 –> 00:24:11,310
\nkids that was a discussion we
\nwere having. <\/p>\n

384
\n00:24:11,310 –> 00:24:14,390
\nYou know should we try and wait
\nuntil we get to a point where <\/p>\n

385
\n00:24:16,070 –> 00:24:20,110
\nwe’ve got a good job good
\ninsurance, all of that and and <\/p>\n

386
\n00:24:20,110 –> 00:24:24,390
\nwe kind of went the way of you
\nknow, we don’t know when that <\/p>\n

387
\n00:24:24,390 –> 00:24:29,790
\nwill be we and just kind of let
\nit happen and everything was <\/p>\n

388
\n00:24:29,790 –> 00:24:32,120
\ntaken care of.
\nBut at the time we didn’t have <\/p>\n

389
\n00:24:32,120 –> 00:24:35,360
\nan insurance.
\nI wouldn’t say my job was <\/p>\n

390
\n00:24:35,360 –> 00:24:39,440
\nstable.
\nSo I think there was a risk <\/p>\n

391
\n00:24:39,440 –> 00:24:41,960
\nthere.
\nYou know So what is your risk? <\/p>\n

392
\n00:24:43,000 –> 00:24:48,840
\nI think leadership is taking a
\nrisk you’re going to upset <\/p>\n

393
\n00:24:48,840 –> 00:24:52,480
\npeople.
\nWe could step away from that to <\/p>\n

394
\n00:24:52,480 –> 00:24:56,880
\navoid that risk.
\nMaybe it’s the the risk to take <\/p>\n

395
\n00:24:56,880 –> 00:25:02,420
\non a role that you you see a
\nneed and and you think that it <\/p>\n

396
\n00:25:02,420 –> 00:25:05,340
\nwill really help.
\nYou know, maybe it’s a risk to <\/p>\n

397
\n00:25:05,340 –> 00:25:07,660
\nexpose your talents and use
\nthem. <\/p>\n

398
\n00:25:08,700 –> 00:25:11,260
\nMaybe it’s a risk to stand up
\nfor the little guy, someone <\/p>\n

399
\n00:25:11,260 –> 00:25:15,420
\nwho’s downtrodden.
\nMaybe it’s the risk to your <\/p>\n

400
\n00:25:15,420 –> 00:25:17,660
\nreputation to do what’s right,
\nyou know. <\/p>\n

401
\n00:25:17,780 –> 00:25:19,500
\nMaybe it’s a risk to be
\nvulnerable. <\/p>\n

402
\n00:25:20,700 –> 00:25:23,300
\nPerhaps it’s even the risk to
\nfeel. <\/p>\n

403
\n00:25:25,140 –> 00:25:26,700
\nMaybe our hearts have become
\nhardened. <\/p>\n

404
\n00:25:27,620 –> 00:25:31,120
\nYou know, one thing I think
\nabout a lot is to to be <\/p>\n

405
\n00:25:31,120 –> 00:25:35,480
\ndepressed, as often said, not to
\nbe about feeling sad, but rather<\/p>\n

406
\n00:25:35,480 –> 00:25:40,240
\nabout not feeling anything.
\nAnd by no means do I imply there<\/p>\n

407
\n00:25:40,240 –> 00:25:42,200
\nthat you can just fix it, you
\nknow, just feel. <\/p>\n

408
\n00:25:43,160 –> 00:25:48,880
\nBut I think it is something that
\nwe can prevent ourselves from <\/p>\n

409
\n00:25:48,880 –> 00:25:53,480
\ndoing.
\nMaybe it’s to take, take the <\/p>\n

410
\n00:25:53,480 –> 00:25:56,240
\nrisk to ignore the things that
\ndon’t matter, you know, risk <\/p>\n

411
\n00:25:56,240 –> 00:25:59,580
\nputting God in control, risk
\nletting your light shine before <\/p>\n

412
\n00:25:59,580 –> 00:26:02,780
\nothers.
\nAnd I I think a lot of times <\/p>\n

413
\n00:26:02,780 –> 00:26:06,380
\nit’s especially, you know, in
\nour current paradigm, maybe <\/p>\n

414
\n00:26:06,380 –> 00:26:09,660
\nit’s, you know, to risk telling
\nsomeone you appreciate them, <\/p>\n

415
\n00:26:10,180 –> 00:26:16,020
\nrisk being honest with someone,
\nrisk calling someone things like<\/p>\n

416
\n00:26:16,020 –> 00:26:20,140
\nthat.
\nBut perhaps the biggest risk of <\/p>\n

417
\n00:26:20,140 –> 00:26:24,300
\nall and maybe it’s just me, you
\nknow, is love. <\/p>\n

418
\n00:26:25,420 –> 00:26:31,000
\nAnd I think it’s a weird one
\nbecause it I feel it’s kind of <\/p>\n

419
\n00:26:31,000 –> 00:26:34,240
\nwhat we need and want right now.
\nAnd a lot of times it’s <\/p>\n

420
\n00:26:34,240 –> 00:26:38,760
\nridiculously simple.
\nBut it’s oddly hard, you know, <\/p>\n

421
\n00:26:38,800 –> 00:26:41,240
\njust to know you matter, that
\nsomeone cares about you. <\/p>\n

422
\n00:26:42,680 –> 00:26:45,680
\nThose things you know
\nrelationships are often <\/p>\n

423
\n00:26:46,040 –> 00:26:50,040
\ndifficult and and by loving by
\ntelling someone you love them <\/p>\n

424
\n00:26:50,440 –> 00:26:55,000
\nthat can be oddly difficult and
\nyou’re definitely opening up <\/p>\n

425
\n00:26:55,000 –> 00:27:03,630
\nyourself to some pain and and
\njust to be open and and to tell <\/p>\n

426
\n00:27:03,630 –> 00:27:06,550
\nthose who we care about and to
\nexpress those things. <\/p>\n

427
\n00:27:09,750 –> 00:27:12,750
\nYou know, and it’s hard to talk
\nabout love without talking about<\/p>\n

428
\n00:27:12,750 –> 00:27:16,190
\nJesus.
\nYou can’t really separate them. <\/p>\n

429
\n00:27:17,390 –> 00:27:20,910
\nAnd I want to look at a few
\nexamples of of risk kind of <\/p>\n

430
\n00:27:20,910 –> 00:27:26,030
\naround Jesus.
\nAnd too, specifically in Luke <\/p>\n

431
\n00:27:26,030 –> 00:27:32,230
\n517, we see the paralytic who,
\nyou know, I think we know the <\/p>\n

432
\n00:27:32,230 –> 00:27:37,830
\nstory, who was let down from the
\nroof to be healed by Jesus. <\/p>\n

433
\n00:27:38,950 –> 00:27:41,990
\nAnd that’s a massive risk and a
\nlot of levels from his friends, <\/p>\n

434
\n00:27:42,230 –> 00:27:46,790
\nfrom him, from a practical
\nstandpoint, you know, you’re <\/p>\n

435
\n00:27:47,550 –> 00:27:52,950
\ntaking someone’s roof off.
\nBut he took a massive risk. <\/p>\n

436
\n00:27:54,740 –> 00:27:56,340
\nAnd.
\nAnd the other story I want to <\/p>\n

437
\n00:27:56,340 –> 00:27:58,860
\nlook at there was, you know, the
\nwomen with the issue of blood <\/p>\n

438
\n00:27:58,860 –> 00:28:02,980
\nand Luke 8.
\nAnd I’ll, I’ll read this one <\/p>\n

439
\n00:28:03,220 –> 00:28:06,620
\nstarting in verse 43.
\nAnd a woman who had suffered A <\/p>\n

440
\n00:28:06,620 –> 00:28:09,700
\nchronic flow of blood for 12
\nyears and could not be healed by<\/p>\n

441
\n00:28:09,700 –> 00:28:14,020
\nanyone came up behind him and
\ntouched the fringes of of his <\/p>\n

442
\n00:28:14,020 –> 00:28:16,300
\ncloak.
\nAnd immediately her bleeding <\/p>\n

443
\n00:28:16,300 –> 00:28:19,380
\nstopped.
\nAnd Jesus said, who was the one <\/p>\n

444
\n00:28:19,380 –> 00:28:22,020
\nwho touched me?
\nAnd while they were all denying <\/p>\n

445
\n00:28:22,020 –> 00:28:26,850
\nit, Peter said, Master, the
\npeople in crowd are crowding and<\/p>\n

446
\n00:28:26,850 –> 00:28:30,450
\npressing in on you.
\nBut Jesus said someone did not, <\/p>\n

447
\n00:28:30,570 –> 00:28:34,130
\nor someone did touch me, or I
\nwas aware that power had left <\/p>\n

448
\n00:28:34,130 –> 00:28:37,410
\nme.
\nNow when the woman saw that she <\/p>\n

449
\n00:28:37,410 –> 00:28:41,530
\nhad not escaped notice, she came
\ntrembling and fell down before <\/p>\n

450
\n00:28:41,530 –> 00:28:45,250
\nhim, and admitted in the
\npresence of all the people the <\/p>\n

451
\n00:28:45,250 –> 00:28:48,850
\nreason why she had touched him
\nand how she had been immediately<\/p>\n

452
\n00:28:48,850 –> 00:28:52,870
\nhealed.
\nAnd he said to her daughter that<\/p>\n

453
\n00:28:52,870 –> 00:28:55,350
\nher faith has made you, well, go
\nin peace. <\/p>\n

454
\n00:28:56,310 –> 00:29:01,310
\nShe took a big risk.
\nShe risked coming to Jesus, and <\/p>\n

455
\n00:29:01,310 –> 00:29:04,670
\nshe was desperate.
\nAnd maybe that’s why she took <\/p>\n

456
\n00:29:04,670 –> 00:29:06,510
\nthe risk.
\nIn fact, I think it was why she <\/p>\n

457
\n00:29:06,510 –> 00:29:10,390
\ntook the risk.
\nJust like many who approached <\/p>\n

458
\n00:29:10,390 –> 00:29:16,470
\nJesus, the paralytic, basically
\nanyone who approached Jesus, you<\/p>\n

459
\n00:29:16,470 –> 00:29:18,550
\nknow, they were desperate.
\nThey did seemingly foolish <\/p>\n

460
\n00:29:18,550 –> 00:29:21,940
\nthings, embarrassing things, and
\nthey climb trees. <\/p>\n

461
\n00:29:22,020 –> 00:29:28,660
\nIf you look at Zach, he is it’s
\nthose who know they need help. <\/p>\n

462
\n00:29:29,420 –> 00:29:32,620
\nThose who are desperate, who
\ncome to Jesus and who are <\/p>\n

463
\n00:29:32,620 –> 00:29:38,020
\nwilling to risk everything.
\nThose who are at the very ends <\/p>\n

464
\n00:29:38,020 –> 00:29:42,220
\nof themselves and desperate to
\nhumble themselves at the feet of<\/p>\n

465
\n00:29:42,260 –> 00:29:44,660
\nJesus.
\nAnd they are the ones who find <\/p>\n

466
\n00:29:44,660 –> 00:29:48,970
\nwhat they are looking for.
\nSo I mentioned the Bible doesn’t<\/p>\n

467
\n00:29:48,970 –> 00:29:51,250
\nuse the word, the word risk very
\nmuch. <\/p>\n

468
\n00:29:52,930 –> 00:29:56,290
\nBut I think we see the concept
\nthere and it sure talks a ton <\/p>\n

469
\n00:29:56,290 –> 00:30:01,290
\nabout fear and control.
\nAnd it’s important to understand<\/p>\n

470
\n00:30:01,290 –> 00:30:06,810
\nthat what our level of control
\nis and it’s very little and <\/p>\n

471
\n00:30:06,810 –> 00:30:15,570
\nhumble ourselves and trust God.
\nYeah, we see tons of verses that<\/p>\n

472
\n00:30:15,570 –> 00:30:20,000
\ntalk about fear.
\nNot with Joshua. <\/p>\n

473
\n00:30:20,720 –> 00:30:27,240
\nHaven’t heard this was Tim?
\nNo, it was Joshua and Joshua 19.<\/p>\n

474
\n00:30:27,560 –> 00:30:29,720
\nHave I not commanded you?
\nBe strong and courageous. <\/p>\n

475
\n00:30:29,720 –> 00:30:32,920
\nDo not be terrified.
\nDo not be discouraged, for the <\/p>\n

476
\n00:30:32,920 –> 00:30:35,760
\nLord your God will be with you
\nwherever you go. <\/p>\n

477
\n00:30:37,160 –> 00:30:40,040
\nSo it’s kind of this fear, not
\ntake that risk. <\/p>\n

478
\n00:30:41,480 –> 00:30:45,440
\nGet rid of control.
\nTrust that God is in control of <\/p>\n

479
\n00:30:45,440 –> 00:30:48,810
\nthe situation.
\nObviously not reckless risk. <\/p>\n

480
\n00:30:48,890 –> 00:30:50,770
\nYou know, mine was probably a
\nbit reckless. <\/p>\n

481
\n00:30:51,730 –> 00:30:53,250
\nIt’s not the quest for
\nadventure. <\/p>\n

482
\n00:30:53,250 –> 00:31:01,010
\nAnd another important side note
\nis that it’s not those epic <\/p>\n

483
\n00:31:01,010 –> 00:31:04,050
\nrisks or moments in life that I
\nI’m talking about. <\/p>\n

484
\n00:31:04,050 –> 00:31:07,490
\nYou should strive for.
\nWhere I think your faith gets <\/p>\n

485
\n00:31:07,490 –> 00:31:09,850
\nstronger is more in the
\nday-to-day. <\/p>\n

486
\n00:31:10,530 –> 00:31:15,410
\nYou know, it’s actually this
\nweek we’re told what great love <\/p>\n

487
\n00:31:15,410 –> 00:31:21,070
\nlooks like and it’s a risk, you
\nknow, greater love have no man <\/p>\n

488
\n00:31:21,070 –> 00:31:23,390
\nthan this, but to lay down his
\nlife for his friends. <\/p>\n

489
\n00:31:24,270 –> 00:31:26,550
\nYou know, Jesus exemplified this
\nto the very end. <\/p>\n

490
\n00:31:27,030 –> 00:31:32,230
\nHe risked everything for us and
\nfully trusted in God’s plan. <\/p>\n

491
\n00:31:33,470 –> 00:31:37,070
\nSo maybe this year, maybe this
\nweek, you know, take a look <\/p>\n

492
\n00:31:37,070 –> 00:31:39,830
\ninside and and see what those
\nrisks are for you. <\/p>\n

493
\n00:31:42,310 –> 00:31:51,590
\nYou know, I think, I think we’ve
\ncome accustomed to to, to not <\/p>\n

494
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\ntaking those risks to not being
\nvulnerable and and and you know,<\/p>\n

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\nThere are tons of things we can
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\nBut most of all, I think we need<\/p>\n

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\nourselves at the feet of Jesus. <\/p>\n

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\nYou know, humbled loving.
\nSince we have no other way, we <\/p>\n

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\n00:32:28,160 –> 00:32:31,440
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\nThis is Jesus. <\/p>\n

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\nThis is love.
\nAnd yes, it’s a risk. <\/p>\n

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