1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,050 Daniel Sumoge: Guys, we've had such an amazing summer, haven't we? 2 00:00:04,050 --> 00:00:09,270 Church, I dunno about you guys, but I think about how this summer, God has been 3 00:00:09,270 --> 00:00:14,460 moving so much here in Orange County for, for us, you know, for me, I, I think about 4 00:00:14,490 --> 00:00:18,570 the beginning of summer, you know, being a, a high school minister, we had teen 5 00:00:18,570 --> 00:00:21,150 camp and that was such a tremendous time. 6 00:00:21,150 --> 00:00:25,800 You know, the theme of camp for that year, for this year was seen in his eyes. 7 00:00:25,800 --> 00:00:29,070 You know, the idea of talking about how God sees us and he loves 8 00:00:29,070 --> 00:00:32,580 us, but he also sees the other sides of us, our sinful nature. 9 00:00:32,970 --> 00:00:35,669 You know, I thought, I just thought, you know, God was just moving at 10 00:00:35,669 --> 00:00:39,030 camp, especially with our OCTs, and they're making decisions right now. 11 00:00:39,030 --> 00:00:40,830 They're fighting for their relationship with God. 12 00:00:40,830 --> 00:00:41,310 Amen. 13 00:00:42,180 --> 00:00:43,710 And with that we also had youth camp. 14 00:00:43,710 --> 00:00:45,300 I know we have some people from youth camp there they are. 15 00:00:45,449 --> 00:00:46,500 Oh wait, they were over here. 16 00:00:46,530 --> 00:00:46,800 Okay. 17 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:47,879 I see some, some youth here. 18 00:00:47,879 --> 00:00:49,769 They had youth camp this summer as well. 19 00:00:49,769 --> 00:00:54,540 And the, the, uh, uh, the theme was chosen, you know, the being chosen 20 00:00:54,540 --> 00:00:55,950 by God and how special you are. 21 00:00:55,950 --> 00:00:57,540 I think of first Peter two right there. 22 00:00:57,629 --> 00:01:00,450 A royal priesthood, a uh, you know, so all of that. 23 00:01:00,780 --> 00:01:04,259 We also had our campus students, they had a, a fun retreat called 24 00:01:04,259 --> 00:01:06,750 Proclaim Campus with the energy. 25 00:01:06,750 --> 00:01:07,259 I love it. 26 00:01:08,130 --> 00:01:10,170 And, you know, I just love Proclaim. 27 00:01:10,170 --> 00:01:11,310 They went through the book of Colossians. 28 00:01:11,310 --> 00:01:14,010 I know what they learned talking to many of the students is they're 29 00:01:14,010 --> 00:01:17,430 really Realiz said, man, I cannot keep all of this to myself. 30 00:01:17,430 --> 00:01:20,910 I have to go proclaim it to the people around, uh, in my 31 00:01:20,910 --> 00:01:22,830 communities, in my classrooms. 32 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:24,090 So, man, we're so excited. 33 00:01:24,090 --> 00:01:26,220 You know, the campus students, most of them for Cal State, they go 34 00:01:26,220 --> 00:01:27,539 back tomorrow in Fullerton College. 35 00:01:27,539 --> 00:01:29,910 So they'll, we'll be praying for you guys for that, to 36 00:01:29,910 --> 00:01:32,190 proclaim the good news of God. 37 00:01:32,820 --> 00:01:36,450 And then even for us as a church, we've studied out the heart of Jubilee. 38 00:01:36,825 --> 00:01:40,815 I dunno about you guys, but I had so much fun studying out that series, 39 00:01:41,085 --> 00:01:45,345 realizing that Jubilee wasn't just for people back in, uh, in the Bible, 40 00:01:45,345 --> 00:01:48,645 but we can live out Jubilee today. 41 00:01:49,125 --> 00:01:52,395 And we were able to celebrate that as a whole fellowship, you know, 42 00:01:52,395 --> 00:01:55,695 in multiple churches, uh, from LA and people from across the globe 43 00:01:55,695 --> 00:01:58,215 came to celebrate for the Jubilee. 44 00:01:59,805 --> 00:02:02,955 You know, here's the thing though, I was talking to my wife about it this week. 45 00:02:02,955 --> 00:02:04,365 We're just reflecting on the summer. 46 00:02:04,785 --> 00:02:07,875 We were like, wow, this, this kind of reminds of the description Ecclesiastes 47 00:02:07,875 --> 00:02:11,475 three, how everything happens uh, in season four, A reason for God. 48 00:02:11,805 --> 00:02:15,045 And I truly believe this isn't some random act that we just all 49 00:02:15,045 --> 00:02:17,775 came together learning multiple things at different life stages. 50 00:02:17,775 --> 00:02:18,375 We're at. 51 00:02:18,555 --> 00:02:19,484 I don't think it was random. 52 00:02:19,484 --> 00:02:22,605 I really think God has been planning this season for us. 53 00:02:23,025 --> 00:02:26,475 He's been moving, not just teaching us more about who we are, but 54 00:02:26,475 --> 00:02:28,275 revealing more of who he is. 55 00:02:28,965 --> 00:02:31,965 And now the spirit is calling us to respond church. 56 00:02:32,670 --> 00:02:36,510 He isn't just calling us to remember those experience or study the ideas 57 00:02:36,510 --> 00:02:38,130 or celebrate the events we had. 58 00:02:38,340 --> 00:02:43,320 He's calling us into a new season, a season to live as Jubilee people. 59 00:02:43,980 --> 00:02:48,269 People don't just talk about freedom and how good it is to be saved or how 60 00:02:48,269 --> 00:02:51,269 good it is to be restored and have God's favor, but to actually embody 61 00:02:51,269 --> 00:02:53,490 them in every part of our lives. 62 00:02:54,180 --> 00:02:56,910 And I believe church that the time is now. 63 00:02:57,000 --> 00:02:57,060 Yeah. 64 00:02:57,690 --> 00:03:00,990 We can't be like Felix back in N where he's like, nah, I can't do it. 65 00:03:00,990 --> 00:03:01,890 I gotta do it on my own time. 66 00:03:01,890 --> 00:03:03,450 No, the spirit is calling us now. 67 00:03:03,450 --> 00:03:07,590 We have to respond right now as a Northfield Sea family. 68 00:03:07,590 --> 00:03:09,930 We're stepping into this new season together, church. 69 00:03:09,930 --> 00:03:10,620 Amen. 70 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:15,630 I can't wait to see what God will do when we say yes to 71 00:03:15,630 --> 00:03:17,070 what the Spirit is calling us. 72 00:03:17,460 --> 00:03:17,610 You know? 73 00:03:17,610 --> 00:03:21,090 That's why today I'm so excited that we're starting a brand new sermon series. 74 00:03:21,210 --> 00:03:23,160 It's called The Lord's Favor. 75 00:03:23,310 --> 00:03:24,900 Who here wants to have the Lord's favor with you? 76 00:03:24,900 --> 00:03:25,260 Amen. 77 00:03:26,489 --> 00:03:27,810 I know all of us do. 78 00:03:28,350 --> 00:03:29,429 You know, I think about the Lord's favor. 79 00:03:29,429 --> 00:03:32,459 I think it means, man, I get to have his presence with me everywhere I go. 80 00:03:32,519 --> 00:03:33,780 I get to have this blessing. 81 00:03:33,839 --> 00:03:35,010 I get to have his guidance. 82 00:03:35,070 --> 00:03:36,780 It's with us, it's with me. 83 00:03:37,350 --> 00:03:38,519 You know, the Lord's favor. 84 00:03:38,519 --> 00:03:41,760 We get this from, uh, the passage in Luke chapter four. 85 00:03:42,239 --> 00:03:43,440 If you turn, your Bibles are with me. 86 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:45,390 If you don't, you can you see it on the screen there. 87 00:03:45,420 --> 00:03:48,299 But in Luke chapter four, verse 18 through 19, it says, the 88 00:03:48,299 --> 00:03:50,070 spirit of the Lord is upon me. 89 00:03:50,864 --> 00:03:54,315 Uh, the spirit of the Lord is on me, uh, because he has anointed me to 90 00:03:54,315 --> 00:03:55,964 proclaim the good news to the poor. 91 00:03:55,964 --> 00:04:00,195 He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for 92 00:04:00,195 --> 00:04:06,135 the blind, to set the oppressed free to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor. 93 00:04:06,885 --> 00:04:10,785 And that's what this whole series is about, the Lord's favor. 94 00:04:10,785 --> 00:04:14,295 And over the coming weeks, we'll be unpacking what it means to be living in 95 00:04:14,295 --> 00:04:17,654 that favor by resetting, by releasing. 96 00:04:18,103 --> 00:04:20,414 By restoration, you guys are probably thinking, wait, 97 00:04:20,414 --> 00:04:21,765 didn't we just study this out? 98 00:04:21,765 --> 00:04:24,674 We studied out the heart of that, Daniel, but yes, we studied it out. 99 00:04:24,674 --> 00:04:26,325 But now we're gonna get practical here. 100 00:04:26,325 --> 00:04:29,205 Church, we're gonna live it out as Jubilee people. 101 00:04:29,205 --> 00:04:29,745 Amen. 102 00:04:30,674 --> 00:04:34,034 I dunno about you guys, but I'm so excited for, I mean, think about the, 103 00:04:34,034 --> 00:04:36,974 the Lord's favorite and what we're gonna be learning about a reset. 104 00:04:37,304 --> 00:04:37,604 Amen. 105 00:04:37,609 --> 00:04:39,405 Don't we all love a reset? 106 00:04:39,615 --> 00:04:41,265 God gives us a fresh start. 107 00:04:41,265 --> 00:04:43,155 He wipes the slate clean for us. 108 00:04:43,664 --> 00:04:46,994 We're able to learn about releasing how we can break the chain of 109 00:04:46,994 --> 00:04:51,614 sin, the shame and oppression, and then we get re well get restored. 110 00:04:51,614 --> 00:04:55,094 The restoration he builds what's lost and what's broken. 111 00:04:55,724 --> 00:04:57,974 You know, over the few weeks we're gonna unpack these, 112 00:04:57,974 --> 00:05:00,434 but it all begins with today. 113 00:05:00,494 --> 00:05:03,674 Right now it all begins with the reset. 114 00:05:04,244 --> 00:05:07,635 You know, we can't be released from sins and from the shame and 115 00:05:07,635 --> 00:05:09,494 guilt, and we cannot be restored. 116 00:05:09,855 --> 00:05:14,445 If we do not reset our relationship with God, okay. 117 00:05:14,445 --> 00:05:15,195 I mean, think about it. 118 00:05:15,465 --> 00:05:17,895 The idea of a reset is amazing. 119 00:05:17,895 --> 00:05:22,305 You know, my wife and I, we started this show called Hard Knocks on, uh, HBO. 120 00:05:22,485 --> 00:05:23,955 It follows an NFL team. 121 00:05:23,955 --> 00:05:27,975 And man, I love it, the fact, because my wife actually likes football now, so I'm 122 00:05:27,975 --> 00:05:30,345 like, let's go on football seasons back. 123 00:05:30,465 --> 00:05:33,705 So this year they're following the Buffalo Bills and previous 124 00:05:33,705 --> 00:05:35,085 years they'll follow other teams. 125 00:05:35,085 --> 00:05:38,805 But the premise of this show is it follows them at training camp. 126 00:05:39,420 --> 00:05:43,950 And training camp is the beginning of the year for the football players. 127 00:05:44,219 --> 00:05:47,310 Like no matter how well or how bad the team did the previous 128 00:05:47,310 --> 00:05:50,520 year, all of that does not matter because this is their start. 129 00:05:50,670 --> 00:05:52,170 They all have this one goal in mind. 130 00:05:52,170 --> 00:05:56,070 And that is to reset, to refocus, to learn the playbooks, to learn 131 00:05:56,070 --> 00:05:58,650 more about the team is to to learn more about one another. 132 00:05:58,710 --> 00:06:02,310 And we get to see that, you know, watching hard knocks, you know? 133 00:06:02,610 --> 00:06:04,740 And if you're not a football fan, well guess what? 134 00:06:04,770 --> 00:06:05,820 You guys still experience reset. 135 00:06:06,870 --> 00:06:11,490 By show of hands, who started school this past week or it's about to come up? 136 00:06:12,510 --> 00:06:14,760 You guys are experiencing a reset. 137 00:06:15,450 --> 00:06:18,330 Maybe some of us here, we started a new job or got promoted. 138 00:06:18,330 --> 00:06:19,800 We're starting a new project. 139 00:06:20,100 --> 00:06:21,660 That's a reset. 140 00:06:22,410 --> 00:06:27,270 You know, it always calls for reset and God does the same with us. 141 00:06:28,050 --> 00:06:32,880 You know, sometimes we bring last season's failures or distractions 142 00:06:32,909 --> 00:06:34,860 or struggles into the new season. 143 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:40,680 What if God says to us today, Hey, it's time for a reset church. 144 00:06:41,190 --> 00:06:45,630 It's time to start fresh, to return to me, to experience my favor in a 145 00:06:45,630 --> 00:06:48,960 new way, to live as Jubilee people. 146 00:06:49,650 --> 00:06:50,220 How about you guys? 147 00:06:50,220 --> 00:06:51,240 But I get excited for that. 148 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:52,890 I'm like, man, it's an oh and oh start. 149 00:06:52,890 --> 00:06:54,210 I'm ready to go to the Super Bowl. 150 00:06:54,210 --> 00:06:55,200 Let's win it all. 151 00:06:55,770 --> 00:06:58,200 And that's exactly where we are gonna begin today. 152 00:06:58,710 --> 00:07:03,240 You know the title of my sermon this morning is when God Hits Reset. 153 00:07:04,349 --> 00:07:06,719 Now when you think about the idea of reset, I dunno. 154 00:07:06,719 --> 00:07:08,310 For me, I think about technology. 155 00:07:08,700 --> 00:07:13,229 I go straight to my phone, you know, with, with a reset, you know, 156 00:07:13,229 --> 00:07:14,580 there's two different types of reset. 157 00:07:14,580 --> 00:07:18,570 I believe the first one is a simple minor reset. 158 00:07:19,020 --> 00:07:23,250 So for those who maybe have a glitch on their phone or it's going slow, uh, 159 00:07:23,250 --> 00:07:26,640 the, the reset would be, lemme just turn off my phone and turn it back on. 160 00:07:27,150 --> 00:07:27,359 Right. 161 00:07:27,359 --> 00:07:28,200 Just a simple reset. 162 00:07:29,175 --> 00:07:31,095 But then there's a second one, and hopefully you guys 163 00:07:31,095 --> 00:07:32,415 never had to experience it. 164 00:07:32,415 --> 00:07:33,525 It's a nuclear option. 165 00:07:33,525 --> 00:07:35,385 It's called a factory reset. 166 00:07:35,685 --> 00:07:37,845 Who here has experienced a factory reset on their phone? 167 00:07:38,505 --> 00:07:39,495 Oh man. 168 00:07:39,525 --> 00:07:40,395 Oh yes. 169 00:07:40,455 --> 00:07:40,995 I know Michael. 170 00:07:40,995 --> 00:07:42,135 He texted me like last month. 171 00:07:42,135 --> 00:07:42,915 He was like, who's this? 172 00:07:42,915 --> 00:07:44,145 And I was like, Michael, come on brother. 173 00:07:44,145 --> 00:07:47,685 But he experienced a factory reset for those who don't know what a 174 00:07:47,685 --> 00:07:49,635 factory reset is on their phone. 175 00:07:49,815 --> 00:07:52,695 It's when, man, it's like your phone is just it. 176 00:07:52,845 --> 00:07:54,345 It cannot operate anymore. 177 00:07:54,345 --> 00:07:57,255 You're like, man, I gotta wipe the slate clean. 178 00:07:57,255 --> 00:07:59,655 And it means that your apps are gonna be deleted. 179 00:07:59,775 --> 00:08:03,405 All the pictures, all the memories, all of it's gonna be gone. 180 00:08:03,555 --> 00:08:06,255 It's gonna be like how you first got it out of the box. 181 00:08:07,530 --> 00:08:10,500 Now with our phones, that can feel frustrating to have that factory reset. 182 00:08:10,500 --> 00:08:12,690 'cause you're like, man, I'm losing so much. 183 00:08:12,840 --> 00:08:14,669 All the memories, it's gone. 184 00:08:15,090 --> 00:08:19,799 But spiritually, a reset, whether it's a small restart or a full 185 00:08:19,799 --> 00:08:22,140 factory reset, it's actually a gift. 186 00:08:22,859 --> 00:08:24,780 And sometimes we all need it. 187 00:08:24,840 --> 00:08:27,659 We all either need a small adjustment, a small reset, or we 188 00:08:27,659 --> 00:08:28,950 probably need a factory reset. 189 00:08:29,505 --> 00:08:32,025 You know, spiritually, if you need a small reset, maybe it's, man, I need 190 00:08:32,025 --> 00:08:33,794 to spend more time in the war with God. 191 00:08:33,794 --> 00:08:34,813 I need to pray more. 192 00:08:34,875 --> 00:08:38,655 I need to, you know, uh, be with the body a little bit more. 193 00:08:39,375 --> 00:08:43,784 But then there's the factory reset and it's when we have been, 194 00:08:43,933 --> 00:08:45,944 we look in the mirror, we're like, we don't know who we are. 195 00:08:46,365 --> 00:08:50,745 We are the person far off from when we declare Jesus as Lord at our baptism. 196 00:08:51,045 --> 00:08:53,295 And we're like, man, we need a factory reset. 197 00:08:54,225 --> 00:08:55,785 And my first point today. 198 00:08:56,595 --> 00:09:00,615 When it comes to this idea of reset is when we reset, we must 199 00:09:00,615 --> 00:09:02,865 first return to the father. 200 00:09:03,465 --> 00:09:05,505 When we reset, we need to return to God. 201 00:09:05,505 --> 00:09:08,715 He is the one who gives us clarity and when life is cluttered, the one who 202 00:09:08,715 --> 00:09:13,875 reminds us of who we are, you know, it reminds me of the scripture here in Luke 203 00:09:13,875 --> 00:09:15,825 chapter four, verses one through two. 204 00:09:16,425 --> 00:09:20,115 It says, Jesus full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the 205 00:09:20,115 --> 00:09:24,225 Spirit into the wilderness, where for 40 days he was tempted by the devil. 206 00:09:24,540 --> 00:09:27,990 He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them, he was hungry. 207 00:09:28,770 --> 00:09:32,220 You know, church, this comes moments, uh, after, if you read the, the passage, 208 00:09:32,220 --> 00:09:36,000 the chapter of Luke, before Jesus was just baptized, and for those who 209 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:37,500 remember it, what Jesus's baptism. 210 00:09:37,620 --> 00:09:41,550 You guys remember the heavens open up the, uh, it send like a do onto him. 211 00:09:41,670 --> 00:09:43,050 The spirit was on him. 212 00:09:43,380 --> 00:09:45,030 He got the father's affirmation. 213 00:09:45,270 --> 00:09:48,449 God told him, man, you are, uh, the son whom I love. 214 00:09:48,449 --> 00:09:50,160 I'm well pleased with you. 215 00:09:51,045 --> 00:09:53,625 And when I think about it, I'm like, man, Jesus. 216 00:09:53,625 --> 00:09:56,985 There was ever a moment to really get that recent, to get that fresh 217 00:09:56,985 --> 00:09:59,925 heart to launch into your new life of ministry on the mission. 218 00:10:00,195 --> 00:10:01,335 That was the moment. 219 00:10:02,025 --> 00:10:06,585 But instead, we see that after his baptism, it led him to the wilderness. 220 00:10:07,305 --> 00:10:07,575 Why? 221 00:10:08,955 --> 00:10:12,765 Because for Jesus to step into his public mission, he needed that 222 00:10:12,765 --> 00:10:13,855 private reset with the father. 223 00:10:15,120 --> 00:10:16,020 You know the wilderness. 224 00:10:16,020 --> 00:10:18,300 I used to think the wilderness was a punishment, but now the 225 00:10:18,300 --> 00:10:19,800 wilderness was not a punishment. 226 00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:20,790 It was preparation. 227 00:10:20,790 --> 00:10:20,880 Okay? 228 00:10:21,450 --> 00:10:25,050 It was a season of stripping away distractions, of facing temptation and 229 00:10:25,050 --> 00:10:27,840 strengthening his dependence on God alone. 230 00:10:28,440 --> 00:10:31,860 And it made me think that man, if Jesus himself, the son of God, 231 00:10:31,860 --> 00:10:36,660 needed to go to his father and reset daily, what does that mean for us? 232 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:40,170 How much more do we need to reset with God? 233 00:10:40,230 --> 00:10:40,320 Right. 234 00:10:40,320 --> 00:10:40,680 Come on. 235 00:10:41,610 --> 00:10:45,360 You know, for me, I know what it feels like to get ahead of God, to rush 236 00:10:45,360 --> 00:10:49,080 into plans, to ministry, to decision without first returning to him. 237 00:10:49,740 --> 00:10:53,190 And every time I do, I dunno about you guys, but I wound up running on empty. 238 00:10:54,030 --> 00:10:55,050 Maybe you've been there too. 239 00:10:55,050 --> 00:10:58,260 Maybe you try to start a season, maybe you try to fix a relationship 240 00:10:58,260 --> 00:11:02,370 or maybe you try to overcome that habit, but you didn't pause to be 241 00:11:02,370 --> 00:11:03,990 with God and reset with him first. 242 00:11:04,800 --> 00:11:06,180 It's like driving a car in fumes, right? 243 00:11:06,180 --> 00:11:08,430 You know, eventually the car is gonna break down. 244 00:11:09,240 --> 00:11:12,150 You know, sometimes for us it can look like maybe we're jumping into that new 245 00:11:12,150 --> 00:11:14,070 job and we're just working so hard. 246 00:11:14,070 --> 00:11:17,460 We're working 12 plus hours and man, we're burning ourselves out 'cause we 247 00:11:17,460 --> 00:11:19,500 never asked from the wisdom of God. 248 00:11:20,850 --> 00:11:24,090 Maybe we're jumping into that relationship thinking that it'll fix 249 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:28,590 our loneliness, but we never filled our heart with God in the first place. 250 00:11:29,430 --> 00:11:33,480 Or even trying to change a habit with the sheer willpower, only to realize 251 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:37,560 you never really prayed about it or even surrendered it to him in the first place. 252 00:11:39,420 --> 00:11:40,830 I can feel discouraging, can't it? 253 00:11:41,520 --> 00:11:43,560 Feeling like, man, I'm fighting for my relationship. 254 00:11:43,560 --> 00:11:44,520 I wanna reset. 255 00:11:44,520 --> 00:11:46,590 I, I'm, you know, I'm running an empty warning if I can 256 00:11:46,590 --> 00:11:48,780 ever get that fresh start. 257 00:11:49,740 --> 00:11:52,890 But here's the hope, and here's the amazing news, is that when we return 258 00:11:52,890 --> 00:11:55,320 to God, he meets us right where we are. 259 00:11:56,100 --> 00:11:58,680 Reminds me the scripture here in James chapter four, verse eight, come near 260 00:11:58,680 --> 00:12:01,320 to God and he will come near to you. 261 00:12:02,220 --> 00:12:04,890 You know, I find it interesting, you know, James was writing this to, 262 00:12:04,950 --> 00:12:07,230 to people who were drifted far off. 263 00:12:07,620 --> 00:12:09,569 You know, they were caught up in the world's distraction. 264 00:12:09,569 --> 00:12:13,050 They were far off from God, and he was telling them, man, if you want 265 00:12:13,050 --> 00:12:17,339 a true reset, if you want a true reset with God, it starts with you. 266 00:12:18,689 --> 00:12:22,230 And the good news is, man, if you were to make that first move, 267 00:12:22,260 --> 00:12:23,849 you were to take that first step. 268 00:12:23,880 --> 00:12:26,375 God's gonna match that step with you as well. 269 00:12:27,689 --> 00:12:30,930 You know, I think about that's what Jesus was doing all along back in Luke 270 00:12:30,930 --> 00:12:35,010 four when he went into the synagogue and proclaimed the spirit of the Lord's army 271 00:12:35,010 --> 00:12:37,590 to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor. 272 00:12:38,490 --> 00:12:42,750 You know, in other words, Jesus was saying, if you draw near to me, the you 273 00:12:42,750 --> 00:12:44,790 will find God's favor waiting for you. 274 00:12:45,750 --> 00:12:49,380 That's the same promise that we see here in James four verse eight. 275 00:12:49,949 --> 00:12:52,890 The favor comes when we return to God. 276 00:12:54,165 --> 00:12:57,735 But Jesus couldn't proclaim favor until he returned to the Father. 277 00:12:58,694 --> 00:13:01,215 The favor came after the reset. 278 00:13:01,725 --> 00:13:03,314 And the same is true for us. 279 00:13:03,944 --> 00:13:06,645 And honestly, I think that's where we can kind of get stuck in church. 280 00:13:07,095 --> 00:13:09,435 Sometimes, we want the favor without the reset. 281 00:13:09,795 --> 00:13:13,545 We want God's blessing without letting him strip away what's really holding us back. 282 00:13:14,685 --> 00:13:16,814 You know, some of us, let's be honest, some of us think we might 283 00:13:16,814 --> 00:13:19,845 need that minor reset, like our phone just turning it off and on. 284 00:13:19,845 --> 00:13:22,095 But really spiritually, we need that factory reset. 285 00:13:22,350 --> 00:13:22,380 Okay. 286 00:13:23,670 --> 00:13:27,690 And sometime the thing when I think about is holding us back isn't even maybe our 287 00:13:27,690 --> 00:13:30,480 current struggle, maybe it's our past. 288 00:13:30,930 --> 00:13:33,180 We can get caught up in the glory days, right? 289 00:13:33,180 --> 00:13:35,610 When we were going, wow, man, our faith was easy. 290 00:13:35,610 --> 00:13:39,450 God was moving during this season and we think God can only work 291 00:13:39,480 --> 00:13:41,430 when times are well in my life. 292 00:13:42,090 --> 00:13:44,100 Or maybe we get caught up in the un glory days. 293 00:13:44,280 --> 00:13:46,680 We get, you know, we think about our mistakes and we just think, 294 00:13:46,710 --> 00:13:49,830 man, God, there's no way you can work through this season. 295 00:13:49,830 --> 00:13:51,360 You cannot work through me anymore. 296 00:13:52,575 --> 00:13:54,495 But Jesus shows us something different. 297 00:13:55,275 --> 00:13:59,235 He didn't live in the glory days of his baptisms when he got the approval from 298 00:13:59,235 --> 00:14:03,825 the father, but he also didn't live in the young glory days in the wilderness. 299 00:14:03,915 --> 00:14:10,095 Starving tempted, you know, he moved forward because his strength came not 300 00:14:10,095 --> 00:14:14,085 from the past, whether good or bad, but returning to the father again and 301 00:14:14,085 --> 00:14:16,905 again, that's what we can miss sometimes. 302 00:14:17,505 --> 00:14:19,935 Returning to the father isn't just a one time thing. 303 00:14:20,820 --> 00:14:23,940 It's like we turn to God, we pray and we just sit in our hands. 304 00:14:23,940 --> 00:14:25,590 We're like, alright, God bless me. 305 00:14:25,590 --> 00:14:26,700 Let's see what's gonna happen. 306 00:14:27,930 --> 00:14:33,090 But resetting requires a rhythm of returning day after day, moment 307 00:14:33,090 --> 00:14:35,670 after moment because life keeps pulling us in different direction. 308 00:14:35,670 --> 00:14:37,080 Our hearts can easily drift. 309 00:14:37,080 --> 00:14:37,590 Church. 310 00:14:38,700 --> 00:14:42,810 So let me ask you this morning, where do you need to return to 311 00:14:42,810 --> 00:14:45,450 God and what areas do you like? 312 00:14:45,510 --> 00:14:48,835 I know for me personally, I know for me I need, I need to return. 313 00:14:49,454 --> 00:14:53,084 To my prayer life more now I can get caught up doing things for God 314 00:14:53,084 --> 00:14:55,125 rather than just being with God. 315 00:14:56,025 --> 00:14:58,905 Maybe for you, I don't know where you're at, but maybe you've 316 00:14:58,905 --> 00:14:59,895 been holding on to something. 317 00:14:59,895 --> 00:15:03,735 Maybe you've been holding on to, to, to some hidden sin that you need to let go. 318 00:15:04,995 --> 00:15:10,785 Maybe you need to create a space during your time to set time aside for God 319 00:15:10,785 --> 00:15:16,814 in prayer and reading scripture and worshiping him, because here's the truth. 320 00:15:17,339 --> 00:15:21,360 We can't experience, uh, the new thing God wants to do if 321 00:15:21,360 --> 00:15:22,829 we don't return to him first. 322 00:15:24,449 --> 00:15:28,500 We can't experience the new thing God wants to do if we 323 00:15:28,500 --> 00:15:30,300 don't return to him first. 324 00:15:30,300 --> 00:15:34,530 I mean, I think about, I talk about what we're learning this summer church, and 325 00:15:34,530 --> 00:15:37,349 you know, talking to Marcel, talking to Dallas, talking to my wife Savannah, 326 00:15:37,349 --> 00:15:40,140 I'm always getting giddy, like, oh my gosh, we're doing something amazing. 327 00:15:40,140 --> 00:15:44,339 But it all, it was all great ideas and I see a great, you know, vision, 328 00:15:44,339 --> 00:15:45,780 a great future that God has for us. 329 00:15:45,780 --> 00:15:46,980 But it all starts with us, though. 330 00:15:48,255 --> 00:15:52,035 It all starts with us having to reset with God personally. 331 00:15:52,694 --> 00:15:52,814 Amen. 332 00:15:52,814 --> 00:15:55,545 Reset always begins by returning to God. 333 00:15:56,324 --> 00:15:56,895 Amen. 334 00:15:57,615 --> 00:16:00,704 But returning to God though isn't just about going back. 335 00:16:01,155 --> 00:16:02,685 It's about becoming new. 336 00:16:03,255 --> 00:16:04,965 And that brings to the second point here. 337 00:16:05,655 --> 00:16:07,545 It's the renewal of the heart. 338 00:16:07,905 --> 00:16:10,574 We need to have a renewing heart. 339 00:16:10,965 --> 00:16:13,305 And when I think about the concept of renewal. 340 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:16,710 You know, I, it's not really a, I mean it's spiritual, but it's 341 00:16:16,710 --> 00:16:20,580 also like we, we renew things a lot daily, if you think about it. 342 00:16:21,180 --> 00:16:22,200 It's something we do every day. 343 00:16:22,200 --> 00:16:24,150 We renew subscriptions and membership. 344 00:16:24,360 --> 00:16:27,600 A majority of us have Netflix and Spotify and all these different 345 00:16:27,600 --> 00:16:30,840 accounts, and we, and we think about, you know, and we put it on Autorenew 346 00:16:30,840 --> 00:16:32,075 too, and we don't think about it. 347 00:16:32,925 --> 00:16:35,235 But then there's other things where we have to go in person, 348 00:16:35,235 --> 00:16:37,335 actually pay for, you know, I just had to pay for the car register. 349 00:16:37,335 --> 00:16:37,965 Both of us did. 350 00:16:37,965 --> 00:16:40,665 And we're like, man, $500 just down the drain right there, just 351 00:16:40,665 --> 00:16:43,725 to get it, you know, running so we can run it on the streets. 352 00:16:43,905 --> 00:16:47,025 Some of us have, you know, insurance policies or a gym membership. 353 00:16:47,085 --> 00:16:49,185 We make sure it's renewed so we can still function. 354 00:16:49,875 --> 00:16:52,575 But spiritually renewal can work the same way. 355 00:16:52,575 --> 00:16:53,775 But it's a little different though. 356 00:16:54,465 --> 00:16:58,095 It's more essential, you know, unlike the streaming service, whatever 357 00:16:58,095 --> 00:17:02,325 membership you have just on Autorenew, your heart doesn't automatically renew. 358 00:17:03,015 --> 00:17:04,483 It needs intentional action. 359 00:17:04,483 --> 00:17:08,233 We have to bring it to God to ask him to cleanse us, to purify us, 360 00:17:08,233 --> 00:17:09,885 to restore us, to transform it. 361 00:17:10,395 --> 00:17:12,645 When I think about a heart of transformation, I think 362 00:17:12,645 --> 00:17:14,415 about the life of David. 363 00:17:15,194 --> 00:17:18,435 You know David, he constantly needed to be reset. 364 00:17:18,885 --> 00:17:21,855 And we see David, he had many victories, you know, the victory 365 00:17:21,855 --> 00:17:23,233 of, you know, slaying Goliath. 366 00:17:23,265 --> 00:17:24,525 What a victory there. 367 00:17:24,795 --> 00:17:28,035 But then we saw a defeat just with Bathsheba. 368 00:17:28,065 --> 00:17:29,325 I'm like, David, what? 369 00:17:29,445 --> 00:17:30,525 What just happened? 370 00:17:30,705 --> 00:17:32,175 The fall he had. 371 00:17:33,405 --> 00:17:36,284 But David knew he needed a reset. 372 00:17:36,855 --> 00:17:40,425 You know, in Psalms 51, verse 10 through 12, it says, create in me 373 00:17:40,425 --> 00:17:45,315 a pure heart, oh God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. 374 00:17:45,555 --> 00:17:48,254 Do not cast me from your presence, or take your Holy Spirit from me. 375 00:17:48,375 --> 00:17:51,645 Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a 376 00:17:51,645 --> 00:17:53,745 willing spirit to sustain me. 377 00:17:55,215 --> 00:17:57,495 And I was talking to my wife about this verse and something 378 00:17:57,495 --> 00:17:59,205 she was, I love her perspective. 379 00:17:59,205 --> 00:17:59,865 She was just like. 380 00:18:00,284 --> 00:18:02,715 Man, Daniel, like, have you ever thought about that word create? 381 00:18:03,915 --> 00:18:04,815 I was like, no. 382 00:18:04,815 --> 00:18:05,145 Like what? 383 00:18:05,145 --> 00:18:05,595 What do you mean? 384 00:18:05,595 --> 00:18:08,534 And she just pointed out like, man, like David didn't just say, 385 00:18:08,565 --> 00:18:11,355 God, fix my heart, repair my heart. 386 00:18:11,805 --> 00:18:13,215 He said, create. 387 00:18:14,205 --> 00:18:17,145 And when you create something that means there's nothing there. 388 00:18:17,205 --> 00:18:18,615 It's a blank canvas. 389 00:18:19,185 --> 00:18:23,264 That means David was so humble enough to say, wow, God, I am nothing. 390 00:18:24,435 --> 00:18:29,595 I know I had many victories in your name, but I also, I just need a reset. 391 00:18:30,360 --> 00:18:31,950 I know I'm nothing without you. 392 00:18:33,060 --> 00:18:35,850 You know what's interesting is that word create in Hebrew, it's the, it's the 393 00:18:35,850 --> 00:18:39,570 same meaning as it is in Genesis one, where it talks about how God created the 394 00:18:39,570 --> 00:18:42,780 heavens and earth creation out of nothing. 395 00:18:43,500 --> 00:18:46,050 That's the kind of renewal David was asking for. 396 00:18:46,830 --> 00:18:50,160 You know, David understood that a true reset isn't just about returning 397 00:18:50,160 --> 00:18:51,900 church, it's about being renewed. 398 00:18:52,320 --> 00:18:55,800 It's about not asking God only to wipe the slate clean, but to 399 00:18:55,800 --> 00:18:57,600 transform you from the inside out. 400 00:18:58,514 --> 00:19:01,635 Just like we renew things in our lives so we can have our daily lives 401 00:19:01,635 --> 00:19:06,105 run smoothly, we need to regularly invite God to renew our hearts because 402 00:19:06,105 --> 00:19:08,925 renewal is what powers our reset. 403 00:19:09,764 --> 00:19:11,475 Renewal is what powers our reset. 404 00:19:11,475 --> 00:19:16,785 It keeps our hearts aligned with them so we can truly walk in the Lord's favor. 405 00:19:17,445 --> 00:19:21,945 And that's exactly what a reset God wants to have for us. 406 00:19:22,395 --> 00:19:24,795 You know what I love about what David mentions here later on in the 407 00:19:24,795 --> 00:19:26,580 scripture, he says, restore to me. 408 00:19:27,495 --> 00:19:29,745 The pure joy of your salvation. 409 00:19:29,835 --> 00:19:34,365 Yeah, and I'll be honest with you, man, this, this was personal for me. 410 00:19:34,365 --> 00:19:39,375 I feel like I need God to really work and create that pure heart. 411 00:19:39,375 --> 00:19:42,675 I need to have that joy of salvation in him. 412 00:19:43,274 --> 00:19:45,855 You know, church I, to be honest with you, I've been wrestling 413 00:19:45,945 --> 00:19:47,065 all week with this lesson. 414 00:19:48,615 --> 00:19:50,115 You know, it came to my realization. 415 00:19:50,115 --> 00:19:53,415 I was like, man, God, I realize I wanna really honor you. 416 00:19:53,415 --> 00:19:55,935 I wanna glorify you with all that I have. 417 00:19:56,055 --> 00:19:58,455 But I realize I can get caught up in the distractions. 418 00:19:59,205 --> 00:20:02,235 I can think about myself, you know, as a young minister. 419 00:20:02,235 --> 00:20:04,575 I can think about how, man, how do I look? 420 00:20:04,635 --> 00:20:06,075 How do I sound to you guys? 421 00:20:06,105 --> 00:20:10,065 Am I approving you guys rather than am I approving God? 422 00:20:10,575 --> 00:20:12,195 Is his word being spoken? 423 00:20:13,425 --> 00:20:17,145 You know what really convicted me even more was once again, my wife. 424 00:20:17,385 --> 00:20:20,145 I feel like my wife was just correcting me all week, and it is a good, healthy 425 00:20:20,145 --> 00:20:22,515 correction, but she really convicted me. 426 00:20:23,505 --> 00:20:25,245 My wife asked me a simple question. 427 00:20:25,305 --> 00:20:32,265 She said, Daniel, when was the last time you prayed for the joy of your salvation? 428 00:20:34,485 --> 00:20:35,265 I was like, whoa. 429 00:20:36,045 --> 00:20:36,825 I didn't really think about that. 430 00:20:36,825 --> 00:20:38,235 I was like, that really hit me hard. 431 00:20:38,865 --> 00:20:40,790 'cause the truth is, man, I could pray for strength. 432 00:20:41,775 --> 00:20:46,575 I can pray for wisdom, I can pray for blessings, but when it came 433 00:20:46,575 --> 00:20:49,275 to God, restore my joy in you. 434 00:20:50,145 --> 00:20:52,514 That's the renewal that David was talking about. 435 00:20:53,115 --> 00:20:56,025 It's the power that fuels a true reset church. 436 00:20:56,775 --> 00:21:00,045 And I know we all have moments where our hearts are often not as 437 00:21:00,045 --> 00:21:01,785 soft towards God as it should be. 438 00:21:02,535 --> 00:21:06,075 Maybe it's anger, maybe it's bitterness or just you're just 439 00:21:06,075 --> 00:21:07,275 going through the motions. 440 00:21:07,845 --> 00:21:10,635 But the good news church is when I look at David's example. 441 00:21:11,145 --> 00:21:14,804 When I see how he's praying with God, how he's wrestling with God, I see 442 00:21:14,804 --> 00:21:17,325 that God meet, met him with grace. 443 00:21:18,105 --> 00:21:22,245 I think about when we can do the same, God can meet us with grace as well. 444 00:21:22,845 --> 00:21:25,155 'cause he doesn't just patch up the old heart. 445 00:21:25,215 --> 00:21:27,195 He gives us something entirely new. 446 00:21:27,735 --> 00:21:30,885 You know, that's the favor that Jesus was talking about going back in Luke 447 00:21:30,885 --> 00:21:37,845 four, the freedom, the restoration, the blessing you can bring to us. 448 00:21:39,165 --> 00:21:41,055 And that favor starts with a renewed heart. 449 00:21:42,225 --> 00:21:45,315 So the question that I have for you this morning is, what would it look 450 00:21:45,315 --> 00:21:47,025 like for you to pray this week? 451 00:21:47,595 --> 00:21:49,635 Create in me a pure heart. 452 00:21:49,905 --> 00:21:50,445 Oh God. 453 00:21:51,675 --> 00:21:56,025 What would it look like if you were to ask him, restore the joy of his salvation? 454 00:21:56,510 --> 00:21:58,155 I don't know. 455 00:21:58,155 --> 00:22:00,705 When I think about it, man, I think about how, for me, I'm just, I'm 456 00:22:00,705 --> 00:22:03,285 ready to get open with anything that I have going on in my life. 457 00:22:03,555 --> 00:22:04,515 I don't wait and just paer. 458 00:22:04,515 --> 00:22:06,375 I'm like, lemme just get open about what's going on. 459 00:22:06,495 --> 00:22:07,515 I don't want it to be hidden. 460 00:22:07,950 --> 00:22:09,930 I wanna return to God in prayer. 461 00:22:10,050 --> 00:22:11,940 I wanna be honest with God and to others. 462 00:22:12,120 --> 00:22:15,840 We know, not just for the first time in a while, but just continuously do that. 463 00:22:16,649 --> 00:22:20,910 You know, a reset isn't just about stepping back or recharging 464 00:22:20,910 --> 00:22:22,260 like Jesus did in the wilderness. 465 00:22:22,470 --> 00:22:26,460 It's about letting God renew your heart, just like he did with David. 466 00:22:27,120 --> 00:22:29,399 And when that happens, church, when you position yourself 467 00:22:29,460 --> 00:22:31,680 to fully walk in his favor. 468 00:22:32,160 --> 00:22:35,520 But here's the thing, even when our hearts are right with God. 469 00:22:36,375 --> 00:22:36,705 Guess what? 470 00:22:36,705 --> 00:22:38,085 Life still hits us. 471 00:22:38,775 --> 00:22:41,055 We can get caught up in many things. 472 00:22:41,115 --> 00:22:42,015 We face fatigue. 473 00:22:42,015 --> 00:22:44,265 We face pressure moments where we stumble. 474 00:22:44,925 --> 00:22:47,355 You know, maybe for us, for those who are going back to school, maybe school is 475 00:22:47,355 --> 00:22:51,495 always something we stumble on, trying to figure out who we are and where we fit in. 476 00:22:52,185 --> 00:22:56,025 Maybe it's frustration when friends let you down or temptation 477 00:22:56,025 --> 00:22:57,315 to compromise your values. 478 00:22:58,150 --> 00:23:00,015 Or maybe it's the grind of work. 479 00:23:00,405 --> 00:23:04,605 Family responsibilities, financial stress, relational tension. 480 00:23:05,250 --> 00:23:10,740 Know, even with the renewed heart church, you still face the downs of everyday life. 481 00:23:11,670 --> 00:23:14,370 That's why we need our spirit to be reignited. 482 00:23:14,370 --> 00:23:17,700 My last point today is reigniting the spirit. 483 00:23:17,700 --> 00:23:21,570 We need God to breathe fresh life in our hearts, to strengthen us, 484 00:23:21,660 --> 00:23:23,460 to lift us up when we feel weak. 485 00:23:23,700 --> 00:23:27,780 And that's what exactly we see here in, in Isaiah chapter 40, verse 28 through 486 00:23:27,780 --> 00:23:31,110 2020, uh, to 31, he says, do you not know? 487 00:23:31,425 --> 00:23:32,595 Have you not heard? 488 00:23:32,625 --> 00:23:36,165 The Lord is the everlasting God, the creator of the ends of the earth. 489 00:23:36,195 --> 00:23:39,465 He will not grow tired or weary and is understanding. 490 00:23:39,465 --> 00:23:40,425 No one can fathom. 491 00:23:40,875 --> 00:23:43,815 He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. 492 00:23:44,145 --> 00:23:48,375 Even youths grow tired and weary and young men stumble and fall, but those who hope 493 00:23:48,375 --> 00:23:50,535 in the Lord will renew their strength. 494 00:23:50,955 --> 00:23:52,905 They will soar on wings like eagles. 495 00:23:52,995 --> 00:23:54,524 They will run and not grow weary. 496 00:23:54,615 --> 00:23:56,895 They will walk and not be fame. 497 00:23:58,544 --> 00:24:00,314 You know, Isaiah, I love this, excuse me. 498 00:24:00,314 --> 00:24:03,044 When he was writing this, he was writing it to, to the god's people 499 00:24:03,044 --> 00:24:04,485 who were in exile in Babylon. 500 00:24:05,205 --> 00:24:06,945 And during that time, they felt forgotten. 501 00:24:07,485 --> 00:24:08,534 They felt powerless. 502 00:24:08,534 --> 00:24:09,764 Their strength was drained. 503 00:24:09,764 --> 00:24:12,225 They were thinking, God, you do not show favor in us. 504 00:24:12,225 --> 00:24:13,335 There is no way. 505 00:24:13,875 --> 00:24:17,985 They were far from home, and it seemed like God's promises was fading. 506 00:24:18,855 --> 00:24:20,175 And honestly, we can feel the same way. 507 00:24:20,175 --> 00:24:20,925 We can relate to them. 508 00:24:20,925 --> 00:24:23,385 I feel like maybe you felt powerless. 509 00:24:23,415 --> 00:24:26,504 Like no matter how hard you try, it seems like you get nothing. 510 00:24:26,504 --> 00:24:26,774 Right. 511 00:24:27,405 --> 00:24:31,605 Maybe you felt defeated by the mistakes, bad news or struggles that won't go 512 00:24:31,605 --> 00:24:37,125 away, or maybe you just felt drained emotionally, physically, spiritually, 513 00:24:37,155 --> 00:24:41,265 from responsibilities, from expectations, from just life getting at you. 514 00:24:42,045 --> 00:24:44,475 And then of course, there's the world around us too, right? 515 00:24:44,715 --> 00:24:48,435 Man, the, the world that they, they, they just push values on us and their 516 00:24:48,435 --> 00:24:50,475 priority that doesn't align with God. 517 00:24:50,475 --> 00:24:52,665 And it can feel alone and it can feel discouraging. 518 00:24:53,520 --> 00:24:57,570 But into that discouragement, Isaiah brings these incredible words of God. 519 00:24:58,260 --> 00:24:59,640 Do you not know? 520 00:24:59,790 --> 00:25:00,690 Have you not heard? 521 00:25:00,900 --> 00:25:03,840 The Lord is an everlasting God. 522 00:25:05,430 --> 00:25:09,540 I think about that and I, I just love the fact that God reminds us, 523 00:25:09,540 --> 00:25:13,290 people and us, that while we might try to run our own strength, man, 524 00:25:13,290 --> 00:25:14,700 we are gonna grow tired and worry. 525 00:25:14,700 --> 00:25:17,130 But God's strength, it is everlasting for us. 526 00:25:17,130 --> 00:25:17,430 Amen. 527 00:25:17,430 --> 00:25:20,100 Church, you know, in verse 30. 528 00:25:21,689 --> 00:25:24,449 And also what I love here, it says, even youth grow tired and weary 529 00:25:24,449 --> 00:25:27,030 and young men stumble and fall. 530 00:25:27,300 --> 00:25:28,139 I mean, isn't that true? 531 00:25:28,260 --> 00:25:28,320 Yeah. 532 00:25:29,909 --> 00:25:33,149 The youth grow tired and we young men, I'm looking at our teens right now. 533 00:25:33,209 --> 00:25:34,139 Someone just yawned. 534 00:25:34,199 --> 00:25:35,070 They're tired and weary. 535 00:25:35,070 --> 00:25:35,340 Right? 536 00:25:35,429 --> 00:25:36,030 You know what I mean? 537 00:25:36,209 --> 00:25:37,080 There it is. 538 00:25:37,830 --> 00:25:40,080 But man, even the strongest hit a wall. 539 00:25:40,110 --> 00:25:41,669 Students, they burn out. 540 00:25:41,699 --> 00:25:42,780 Parents run on fumes. 541 00:25:42,780 --> 00:25:44,370 Workers collapse under pressure. 542 00:25:44,429 --> 00:25:47,220 Even the most disciplined people fall. 543 00:25:47,970 --> 00:25:49,980 But then comes the promise in verse 31. 544 00:25:50,670 --> 00:25:53,340 Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength, they 545 00:25:53,340 --> 00:25:55,860 will soar on wings like eagles. 546 00:25:56,520 --> 00:25:57,389 Jessica's getting excited. 547 00:25:57,389 --> 00:26:00,780 She's a Philadelphia Eagles fan, so she's like, yeah, they'll soar like eagles. 548 00:26:01,320 --> 00:26:02,040 Not like that, Jess. 549 00:26:02,129 --> 00:26:05,550 No, but man, I just love that passage here. 550 00:26:05,700 --> 00:26:09,570 Sometimes when I get tired, I want you guys, but I think I just need more sleep. 551 00:26:09,899 --> 00:26:12,600 I need more caffeine, or I just need a, a better schedule. 552 00:26:13,379 --> 00:26:17,040 And, uh, while those, yeah, they may help slightly, but if I'm honest, 553 00:26:17,100 --> 00:26:18,870 my deepest weariness is spiritual. 554 00:26:19,995 --> 00:26:23,085 It comes when I'm running on my own strength, on my own ideas, on my own 555 00:26:23,085 --> 00:26:25,635 abilities rather than the strength of God. 556 00:26:25,995 --> 00:26:27,075 Maybe you felt that too. 557 00:26:27,795 --> 00:26:31,095 You've been pushing, striving, trying to be a good friend, a good student, 558 00:26:31,155 --> 00:26:35,325 a good spouse, a good parent, and yet you're just hitting this wall. 559 00:26:35,985 --> 00:26:39,195 Your spirit is tired, your heart is drained, and your energy is gone. 560 00:26:39,530 --> 00:26:43,305 But when we hope in the Lord, he promises to renew our strength, 561 00:26:43,875 --> 00:26:48,555 not just another day to survive, but enough to soar like eagles. 562 00:26:48,570 --> 00:26:49,889 I mean, think about it. 563 00:26:49,889 --> 00:26:52,169 Have you guys seen an eagle fly in the air? 564 00:26:53,250 --> 00:26:55,470 They're not flapping, you know, they're not just doing that 565 00:26:55,470 --> 00:26:56,669 trying to stay afloat, right? 566 00:26:57,120 --> 00:26:57,300 No. 567 00:26:57,300 --> 00:26:59,010 They're, they're catching the wind. 568 00:26:59,280 --> 00:27:02,490 They rise higher, not because they're working harder, but because they're 569 00:27:02,490 --> 00:27:04,590 lifted by power greater than themselves. 570 00:27:05,490 --> 00:27:07,620 That's what happens when God reignites our spirit. 571 00:27:08,159 --> 00:27:11,730 We stop striving in our own strength, and we start soaring in his strength. 572 00:27:12,689 --> 00:27:13,649 You know, for me, this is real. 573 00:27:13,649 --> 00:27:18,450 As I share, man, ministry, life responsibilities wears me down. 574 00:27:18,945 --> 00:27:22,395 Getting caught up in the performance aspect, trying to be strong, trying to be 575 00:27:22,395 --> 00:27:24,465 disciplined, eventually feeling drained. 576 00:27:25,335 --> 00:27:29,565 But God reminds me, my strength isn't in me, it's in him. 577 00:27:30,885 --> 00:27:36,405 I need to reignite my spirit and remind me what I do is, uh, is for God and 578 00:27:36,405 --> 00:27:37,755 he can lift me up on his strength. 579 00:27:38,715 --> 00:27:41,925 You know, we as a church, you know, as a family, we can get weary. 580 00:27:42,675 --> 00:27:46,125 We can feel like we're trying to make it through, but God's favor 581 00:27:46,155 --> 00:27:47,745 isn't about barely surviving. 582 00:27:48,104 --> 00:27:50,385 I think we're getting this instinct of, I just gotta survive. 583 00:27:50,385 --> 00:27:51,074 I gotta survive. 584 00:27:51,074 --> 00:27:53,385 But God, that's not, that's not the life he wants you to have. 585 00:27:53,385 --> 00:27:54,854 He wants you to thrive. 586 00:27:55,215 --> 00:27:59,354 He wants you soaring in his spirit, burning again, reigniting your spirit. 587 00:27:59,804 --> 00:28:03,675 You know, when we reset, we begin to experience the fullness of God's favor. 588 00:28:04,514 --> 00:28:08,114 We step into a life where his strength meets our weakness, 589 00:28:08,324 --> 00:28:11,385 where his power and his will fills the gaps where we need it to be. 590 00:28:12,254 --> 00:28:16,004 So I wanna encourage you that if you're tired, if you're weary, you 591 00:28:16,004 --> 00:28:17,504 just wanna push you on your own. 592 00:28:18,240 --> 00:28:20,520 My plea to you guys is to reset with God. 593 00:28:21,570 --> 00:28:22,860 Let him reignite your spirit. 594 00:28:23,610 --> 00:28:24,419 Catch his wind. 595 00:28:24,449 --> 00:28:25,620 Let him lift you up. 596 00:28:26,159 --> 00:28:26,699 'cause we do. 597 00:28:26,699 --> 00:28:29,490 You will ex you will experience the Lord's favor fully. 598 00:28:30,425 --> 00:28:30,715 Amen. 599 00:28:30,720 --> 00:28:30,780 Amen. 600 00:28:31,439 --> 00:28:35,490 You know when we reset with God, when we return to him, when we renew our 601 00:28:35,820 --> 00:28:39,899 hearts, when we reignite our spirits, we're not just surviving, as I mentioned, 602 00:28:39,899 --> 00:28:42,870 we're actually gonna be thriving, living the fullness of his favor. 603 00:28:43,350 --> 00:28:45,895 And that's what exactly he wants for you guys today. 604 00:28:47,010 --> 00:28:49,350 This is what it looks like to live as Jubilee people. 605 00:28:50,580 --> 00:28:54,090 And if that's true, it can't just stay as an idea, right? 606 00:28:54,090 --> 00:28:57,030 Church, it can't just be, oh wow, that that sounds great, but no, 607 00:28:57,030 --> 00:28:58,260 we gotta live it out practically. 608 00:28:58,800 --> 00:29:00,090 So what does it look like this week? 609 00:29:00,090 --> 00:29:02,190 Church, to live it out practically. 610 00:29:02,190 --> 00:29:03,210 Well, here's some action steps. 611 00:29:03,210 --> 00:29:06,810 First, I want us to return to God daily. 612 00:29:07,350 --> 00:29:10,860 Take time and pause and return to God. 613 00:29:11,310 --> 00:29:14,580 Don't wait until you feel distant or from when you feel broken. 614 00:29:15,210 --> 00:29:15,810 But right now. 615 00:29:16,229 --> 00:29:21,629 Now is the time, and after that I want us to feel renewal. 616 00:29:22,110 --> 00:29:24,149 I wanted to ask him to remove what's holding you back 617 00:29:24,149 --> 00:29:26,850 and restore the joy in him. 618 00:29:27,300 --> 00:29:33,780 Going back to Psalms 51, verse 10, and lastly, let's have a reignite spirit. 619 00:29:33,989 --> 00:29:37,860 Let's identify areas where you've been relying on your own strength and 620 00:29:37,860 --> 00:29:40,679 invite God to fill you and empower you. 621 00:29:41,459 --> 00:29:43,110 Now as we step into this week. 622 00:29:43,514 --> 00:29:46,754 I want to remind us of the scripture that Jesus declared in 623 00:29:46,754 --> 00:29:48,254 Luke four, verse 18 through 19. 624 00:29:48,705 --> 00:29:52,155 He said, the spirit of the Lord is on me because he has anointed me 625 00:29:52,305 --> 00:29:53,655 to proclaim good news to the poor. 626 00:29:53,925 --> 00:29:57,465 He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for 627 00:29:57,465 --> 00:30:02,145 the blind, to set the oppressed free to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor. 628 00:30:02,685 --> 00:30:06,285 That promise isn't just for Jesus, but it's for us today. 629 00:30:06,290 --> 00:30:06,399 Church. 630 00:30:07,470 --> 00:30:11,550 When we reset, when we renew, when we reignite, we position ourself 631 00:30:11,610 --> 00:30:13,590 to walk fully in the Lord's favor. 632 00:30:14,130 --> 00:30:17,520 We become a church marked by freedom, by strength, and hope. 633 00:30:17,910 --> 00:30:22,440 And we become people who don't just survive life but soar on his spirit. 634 00:30:22,890 --> 00:30:23,340 Amen. 635 00:30:23,730 --> 00:30:27,360 So this week, intentionally as Jubilee people, let's be ready to experience 636 00:30:27,360 --> 00:30:29,490 God's favor in a fresh and powerful way. 637 00:30:29,940 --> 00:30:30,450 Thank you, church. 638 00:30:30,450 --> 00:30:30,960 Love you guys.