1 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:10,080 And last week, you know, we basically said that, you know, wise 2 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:13,520 people, they listen to the wisdom of God and they change. 3 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:18,280 Foolish people, they only change when the pain gets great enough, 4 00:00:18,280 --> 00:00:20,160 so they need pain to be strong enough. 5 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:24,160 And then evil people, they only change when they're confronted 6 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:26,080 or even restricted. 7 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:26,410 And. 8 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:28,480 And a lot of you actually went home. 9 00:00:28,480 --> 00:00:30,040 And I wanna acknowledge this. 10 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:31,920 You had real conversations. 11 00:00:32,160 --> 00:00:36,360 You started setting boundaries and you decided, hey, I love you, 12 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:39,120 but I can't keep letting you poison my life. 13 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:43,400 And that all happened in part one, but today is part two. 14 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:43,920 Come on. 15 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:48,280 And so today, we're gonna take that grid that we used from last 16 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:51,040 week, the wise, the foolish, and the evil. 17 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:54,420 And instead of just putting it on people, we're going to put that 18 00:00:54,420 --> 00:00:58,700 on something that sits at the center of almost every single family 19 00:00:59,180 --> 00:01:03,740 conflict that occurs, every single family that has tension and 20 00:01:03,820 --> 00:01:05,420 every silent argument. 21 00:01:05,660 --> 00:01:08,460 And I'm just going to speak to the elephant in the room. 22 00:01:08,620 --> 00:01:09,900 It's actually money. 23 00:01:10,540 --> 00:01:11,100 Relax. 24 00:01:11,260 --> 00:01:13,060 This is not a telethon right now. 25 00:01:13,060 --> 00:01:15,980 If you're watching online, this is not a fundraiser. 26 00:01:15,980 --> 00:01:17,660 If you're here in the room. 27 00:01:18,060 --> 00:01:20,460 This is actual discipleship. 28 00:01:21,130 --> 00:01:23,450 Because money is not just a financial issue. 29 00:01:23,770 --> 00:01:25,130 How many of you believe that? 30 00:01:25,130 --> 00:01:26,730 It is a spiritual issue. 31 00:01:26,970 --> 00:01:30,170 It's a family issue, and it's a legacy issue. 32 00:01:30,490 --> 00:01:34,210 And some of the deepest toxicity in our family is not what 33 00:01:34,210 --> 00:01:36,010 gets said around the table. 34 00:01:36,170 --> 00:01:40,610 It's what your family actually believes about money, about scarcity, 35 00:01:40,610 --> 00:01:42,490 and even about God's house. 36 00:01:42,890 --> 00:01:46,170 So today, the Holy Spirit wants to heal all of that. 37 00:01:46,170 --> 00:01:49,610 And this might be the first time that anybody's ever even spoken 38 00:01:49,610 --> 00:01:51,370 into these things before. 39 00:01:51,450 --> 00:01:55,390 But I want you to grab your Bible or your app or whatever you 40 00:01:55,390 --> 00:02:00,030 use, and I want you to open with me to First Chronicles, chapter 41 00:02:00,030 --> 00:02:00,710 29. 42 00:02:01,830 --> 00:02:06,630 Now, that's again, First Chronicles in the Old Testament, 43 00:02:06,790 --> 00:02:07,710 chapter 29. 44 00:02:07,710 --> 00:02:11,670 And I want you to see these verses with your own eyes. 45 00:02:11,670 --> 00:02:14,150 It's very important that you look at this with me. 46 00:02:14,630 --> 00:02:17,830 And once you've got it, I want you to shout, I've got it. 47 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:19,280 Now, if you're still. 48 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:21,680 If you're still looking, I want you to shout. 49 00:02:21,920 --> 00:02:22,800 Wait for me. 50 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:24,480 Come on, let's. 51 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:27,440 We're gonna become students of the scripture. 52 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:28,120 All right? 53 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:28,440 Come on. 54 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:32,000 Many of you are getting it right now, so let me set the scene. 55 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:34,200 David is at the end of his life. 56 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:35,600 David, the giant killer. 57 00:02:35,920 --> 00:02:40,800 And he's been a warrior, he's been a worshiper, he's been a king. 58 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:43,700 And he has a dream in his heart that. 59 00:02:43,770 --> 00:02:45,770 That he's gonna build the house of God. 60 00:02:45,770 --> 00:02:46,410 Okay? 61 00:02:46,490 --> 00:02:49,930 But God actually says, david, you will not build it. 62 00:02:50,090 --> 00:02:51,690 Your son Solomon will. 63 00:02:52,330 --> 00:02:54,650 So what does David actually do? 64 00:02:55,210 --> 00:02:58,610 He doesn't say, well, if I don't get to put my name on that 65 00:02:58,610 --> 00:02:59,530 building, I'm out. 66 00:03:00,570 --> 00:03:05,450 What he says is, if I can't build it, I'll fund it. 67 00:03:05,850 --> 00:03:10,370 And in Chronicles, chapter 29, David stands in front of what the 68 00:03:10,370 --> 00:03:11,720 Bible actually calls the. 69 00:03:11,870 --> 00:03:16,670 The whole assembly, which basically includes leaders, moms, 70 00:03:16,830 --> 00:03:18,910 dads, kids and families. 71 00:03:19,310 --> 00:03:22,990 And he begins to make a public declaration. 72 00:03:23,390 --> 00:03:25,550 And it's a declaration of generosity. 73 00:03:25,790 --> 00:03:27,390 So I called an assembly. 74 00:03:27,629 --> 00:03:29,630 I've got all the children here. 75 00:03:29,790 --> 00:03:33,270 I've got all the leaders and the pastors and the moms and the 76 00:03:33,270 --> 00:03:33,590 dads. 77 00:03:33,590 --> 00:03:34,230 And we. 78 00:03:34,230 --> 00:03:37,630 We're here and we're mimicking this holy assembly. 79 00:03:38,190 --> 00:03:41,350 And I want us to take a look at the verses, and I want you to 80 00:03:41,350 --> 00:03:42,670 see them with your own eyes. 81 00:03:42,990 --> 00:03:48,670 Verse 3 says, Besides, in my devotion to the temple of my God, 82 00:03:49,150 --> 00:03:53,350 I now give my personal treasures of gold and silver for 83 00:03:53,350 --> 00:03:58,390 the temple of my God over and above everything I've provided for 84 00:03:58,390 --> 00:03:59,550 this holy temple. 85 00:04:00,030 --> 00:04:04,270 And basically what David says is, out of my own personal treasure, 86 00:04:04,810 --> 00:04:08,610 I have given gold and silver for the house of my God and. 87 00:04:08,610 --> 00:04:12,250 And above everything that I've already provided. 88 00:04:12,650 --> 00:04:17,170 Then if you go to verse five, he asked the question to everybody 89 00:04:17,170 --> 00:04:21,530 in the assembly who is willing to consecrate themselves to the Lord 90 00:04:21,530 --> 00:04:21,850 today. 91 00:04:22,410 --> 00:04:26,330 Now, I want to say this, and I want everybody to lean in and listen. 92 00:04:26,570 --> 00:04:27,010 Come on. 93 00:04:27,010 --> 00:04:27,770 Even the children. 94 00:04:30,500 --> 00:04:35,060 Sometimes we want our giving to be private, and I understand that 95 00:04:35,060 --> 00:04:36,660 because it's between you and God. 96 00:04:37,060 --> 00:04:39,860 But you see in these scriptures that there are moments, 97 00:04:40,020 --> 00:04:43,140 legacy moments, where our giving must be public. 98 00:04:43,700 --> 00:04:47,660 And David said, hey, I'm going to tell all of you of Israel what 99 00:04:47,660 --> 00:04:51,540 I've been doing privately, but then I'm going to show you what I'm 100 00:04:51,540 --> 00:04:52,740 about to do publicly. 101 00:04:52,820 --> 00:04:55,980 And he says, privately, I've been already giving and giving and 102 00:04:55,980 --> 00:05:00,080 giving to the temple, but now publicly, I'm going above and beyond 103 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:03,560 that, and I'm giving so that legacy can be built. 104 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:07,920 Then he turns and he asked all of the people who's willing to consecrate 105 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:09,320 themselves to the Lord today? 106 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:12,120 And this is the thing I want you to understand. 107 00:05:12,440 --> 00:05:16,120 He's not saying, hey, who wants to help me pay a bill? 108 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:21,800 He's saying, who is willing to consecrate themselves to the Lord 109 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:22,280 today? 110 00:05:23,150 --> 00:05:25,630 And I want you to see what happens in a few moments. 111 00:05:25,710 --> 00:05:27,550 I want you to watch what happens. 112 00:05:27,630 --> 00:05:31,310 And if you don't understand the Word consecrate, it means to 113 00:05:31,310 --> 00:05:36,510 take something and to separate it, to move it into a different space 114 00:05:36,910 --> 00:05:38,430 and a different domain. 115 00:05:38,750 --> 00:05:40,990 And so what that means is you have. 116 00:05:41,230 --> 00:05:44,830 David said, I have gold, but I've consecrated that gold. 117 00:05:44,830 --> 00:05:46,910 It now belongs to the Lord. 118 00:05:47,390 --> 00:05:50,670 I have gifting talents and now belongs to the Lord. 119 00:05:50,750 --> 00:05:54,990 So he's saying, who now wants to consecrate themselves to the Lord? 120 00:05:54,990 --> 00:05:56,870 Who wants to separate themselves? 121 00:05:56,950 --> 00:05:59,750 I keep thinking about that New Testament scripture. 122 00:05:59,830 --> 00:06:01,830 Be in the world, but not of the world. 123 00:06:01,910 --> 00:06:02,470 Come on. 124 00:06:02,470 --> 00:06:06,670 Do not follow the patterns of the world, but be transformed by 125 00:06:06,670 --> 00:06:08,150 the renewing of your mind. 126 00:06:08,390 --> 00:06:11,070 So your mind becomes consecrated to the Lord. 127 00:06:11,070 --> 00:06:13,030 And you don't have a mind like the world. 128 00:06:13,190 --> 00:06:15,110 You have a mind of Christ. 129 00:06:15,590 --> 00:06:16,030 Come on. 130 00:06:16,030 --> 00:06:17,430 Does somebody know what I'm talking about? 131 00:06:17,430 --> 00:06:20,510 And how you'll know that you're consecrating your thought 132 00:06:20,510 --> 00:06:23,480 life is your friends and family who are not saved, who are 133 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:26,520 not Christians, who don't read the Bible, who don't pray. 134 00:06:26,520 --> 00:06:28,120 They're gonna say, you've lost your mind. 135 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:31,360 And you'll say, yes, I did lose my mind for the sake of Christ. 136 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:32,960 I have the mind of Christ. 137 00:06:33,040 --> 00:06:35,000 I've consecrated my mind to him. 138 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:35,320 Come on. 139 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:38,320 Can somebody just shout if you know what I'm talking about? 140 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:41,280 And watch what happens next in this story. 141 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:44,080 The leaders of families. 142 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:46,200 The leaders of families. 143 00:06:46,200 --> 00:06:47,450 Are you the leader of. 144 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:49,120 Of your children, of your families? 145 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:52,880 The officials, the commanders, they all respond. 146 00:06:53,360 --> 00:06:54,560 Not some, all. 147 00:06:54,720 --> 00:06:56,720 And they bring a massive offering. 148 00:06:56,800 --> 00:07:00,720 And in verse nine, it says that the people rejoice greatly because 149 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:04,000 they had given willingly and with a whole heart. 150 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:08,160 I can't help but to think about the Go V1 series. 151 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:13,000 And it says that Joshua and Caleb, as they begin to go into the 152 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:17,360 promised land, the land of legacy, the land where their children 153 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:18,720 would dwell in peace. 154 00:07:19,230 --> 00:07:19,430 They. 155 00:07:19,430 --> 00:07:20,270 It said this. 156 00:07:20,270 --> 00:07:22,910 It says that Caleb was wholehearted. 157 00:07:23,070 --> 00:07:25,790 And Wholehearted means going v1. 158 00:07:25,870 --> 00:07:27,630 The plane takes off the Runway. 159 00:07:27,630 --> 00:07:28,830 There's no reservation. 160 00:07:28,990 --> 00:07:30,270 There's no plan B. 161 00:07:30,270 --> 00:07:31,550 There's no escape hatch. 162 00:07:31,550 --> 00:07:32,470 I'm wholehearted. 163 00:07:32,470 --> 00:07:36,510 And I find it interesting that David now and all the people of Israel 164 00:07:36,510 --> 00:07:38,350 are giving to build the temple. 165 00:07:38,430 --> 00:07:40,670 And it says that they're wholehearted. 166 00:07:40,910 --> 00:07:42,750 God wants your whole heart. 167 00:07:42,990 --> 00:07:44,590 It's not about finances. 168 00:07:45,090 --> 00:07:45,730 It's not about. 169 00:07:45,890 --> 00:07:46,850 It's literally about. 170 00:07:46,850 --> 00:07:49,770 It's not about how many hours you serve at the local church. 171 00:07:49,770 --> 00:07:52,810 It's about your whole heart going V1. 172 00:07:52,810 --> 00:07:55,410 How many of you are going V1 with me? 173 00:07:55,730 --> 00:08:00,410 Because David then begins to pray, and he prays this powerful 174 00:08:00,410 --> 00:08:00,850 prayer. 175 00:08:01,170 --> 00:08:02,290 And in that Prayer. 176 00:08:02,290 --> 00:08:06,930 He says to God, and we get to actually hear his prayer. 177 00:08:07,010 --> 00:08:12,140 He says, God, everything comes from you. 178 00:08:13,180 --> 00:08:17,580 And we've actually only given what comes from your hand. 179 00:08:17,740 --> 00:08:18,860 Look at verse 14. 180 00:08:19,100 --> 00:08:21,020 I'm going to read it exactly now. 181 00:08:21,740 --> 00:08:27,460 But who am I and who are my people that we should be able to 182 00:08:27,460 --> 00:08:30,940 give as generously as this? 183 00:08:31,420 --> 00:08:33,020 And this is what David says. 184 00:08:33,100 --> 00:08:38,310 Everything comes from you, God, and we have given you only what 185 00:08:38,310 --> 00:08:39,630 comes from your hand. 186 00:08:39,710 --> 00:08:42,950 So this is one of the most powerful moments of this whole sermon 187 00:08:42,950 --> 00:08:43,390 right now. 188 00:08:43,550 --> 00:08:48,190 Oftentimes we think, wow, I've given this big offering, this big 189 00:08:48,190 --> 00:08:48,990 amount of money. 190 00:08:49,470 --> 00:08:52,750 Wow, I've given while I'm serving on the worship team. 191 00:08:52,750 --> 00:08:56,310 I've given while I'm serving in the lobby or the safety team or 192 00:08:56,310 --> 00:08:57,310 the production team. 193 00:08:57,390 --> 00:09:01,990 But what David actually does, and it's so humbling, is he goes, 194 00:09:01,990 --> 00:09:05,150 God, everything comes from you. 195 00:09:05,980 --> 00:09:10,620 And we have only really given you what comes from your hand. 196 00:09:10,940 --> 00:09:16,580 In other words, God, I can only work this job because you keep 197 00:09:16,580 --> 00:09:20,220 squeezing my heart and pulsing the blood through my veins. 198 00:09:20,620 --> 00:09:23,380 God, I only have this because of you. 199 00:09:23,380 --> 00:09:24,620 I would have been drunk. 200 00:09:24,780 --> 00:09:25,900 I would have been lost. 201 00:09:25,980 --> 00:09:28,140 I would have been separated, divorced. 202 00:09:28,140 --> 00:09:29,460 I would have been, oh, come on. 203 00:09:29,460 --> 00:09:33,260 Some of you, how many of you would acknowledge if it had not been 204 00:09:33,260 --> 00:09:37,460 for Jesus, I couldn't even do what I'm doing now. 205 00:09:37,460 --> 00:09:41,020 So, God, when I think I'm giving you something, I'm only giving 206 00:09:41,020 --> 00:09:42,900 back what came through your hand. 207 00:09:43,300 --> 00:09:43,980 Oh, come on. 208 00:09:43,980 --> 00:09:45,860 Has anybody been saved by God? 209 00:09:45,940 --> 00:09:47,300 And David knew that. 210 00:09:47,540 --> 00:09:51,500 David was a small shepherd boy, and the Lord raised him up to 211 00:09:51,500 --> 00:09:52,180 be a king. 212 00:09:52,420 --> 00:09:55,300 Many of you, you've been raised up. 213 00:09:55,700 --> 00:09:57,620 The Lord's taken you on a journey. 214 00:09:57,700 --> 00:10:01,320 And so in these moments, you have to say, God, I'm really just 215 00:10:01,320 --> 00:10:02,920 giving you what's already yours. 216 00:10:02,920 --> 00:10:04,160 It came through your hand. 217 00:10:04,240 --> 00:10:06,560 I wouldn't been able to do it without you. 218 00:10:06,960 --> 00:10:10,320 In other words, God, you're not lucky to have us. 219 00:10:10,960 --> 00:10:14,800 We're blessed to have something to return to you. 220 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:15,519 Come on. 221 00:10:15,519 --> 00:10:17,040 Can I get an amen on that? 222 00:10:17,920 --> 00:10:21,040 So what's happening in 1st Chronicles, chapter 29? 223 00:10:21,280 --> 00:10:23,360 This is not just a building campaign. 224 00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:25,760 This is a consecration moment. 225 00:10:26,250 --> 00:10:29,650 Their giving is the way that they're saying, hey, God, we belong 226 00:10:29,650 --> 00:10:30,250 to you. 227 00:10:30,330 --> 00:10:32,730 We live on Long island, but we belong to you. 228 00:10:32,730 --> 00:10:35,010 We live in Miami, but we belong to you. 229 00:10:35,010 --> 00:10:37,530 We live in Indiana, but we belong to you. 230 00:10:37,530 --> 00:10:39,130 Our future belongs to you. 231 00:10:39,290 --> 00:10:40,410 No turning back. 232 00:10:40,490 --> 00:10:43,450 We're bringing this thing because family matters. 233 00:10:43,610 --> 00:10:48,010 And last week we talked about wise, foolish and evil people. 234 00:10:48,250 --> 00:10:52,650 But today, let's talk about wise, foolish, and evil patterns 235 00:10:53,170 --> 00:10:55,090 with money in families. 236 00:10:55,170 --> 00:10:56,530 Uh, oh, we're going there. 237 00:10:56,770 --> 00:10:57,330 Come on. 238 00:10:57,330 --> 00:10:58,450 Freedom is in the house. 239 00:10:58,850 --> 00:11:02,690 Wise families say, well, everything we have belongs to God. 240 00:11:02,850 --> 00:11:04,290 We honor him first. 241 00:11:04,530 --> 00:11:06,530 We participate in his house. 242 00:11:06,850 --> 00:11:09,329 We don't see generosity as a loss. 243 00:11:09,890 --> 00:11:12,850 We see it as worship and legacy. 244 00:11:13,250 --> 00:11:15,410 But foolish families are random. 245 00:11:15,410 --> 00:11:17,410 With their money, they give. 246 00:11:17,570 --> 00:11:20,850 You know, when the emotion's high, when the band's playing a song, 247 00:11:20,850 --> 00:11:22,610 when a good sermon is preached. 248 00:11:23,250 --> 00:11:26,610 They give sometimes at bad churches, when they guilt you, when 249 00:11:26,610 --> 00:11:28,210 the guilt is real heavy. 250 00:11:28,370 --> 00:11:31,410 You know, some churches use guilt to motivate, but. 251 00:11:31,410 --> 00:11:34,530 But they might throw something in here or there, but. 252 00:11:34,530 --> 00:11:35,650 But there's no plan. 253 00:11:35,970 --> 00:11:37,290 There's no obedience. 254 00:11:37,290 --> 00:11:38,610 There's no consistency. 255 00:11:39,410 --> 00:11:43,170 It feels spiritual, but it never builds an altar. 256 00:11:45,570 --> 00:11:50,530 Evil patterns or cycles that are in families, and this is a lot 257 00:11:50,530 --> 00:11:53,560 like where I came from, they go even further. 258 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:56,840 Evil patterns use money to even control. 259 00:11:57,640 --> 00:12:00,560 And, you know, they'll say, well, I've come and I'm receiving 260 00:12:00,560 --> 00:12:02,520 from the church, but I'm not a resource. 261 00:12:02,920 --> 00:12:06,400 I'll let my kids benefit from the church, but I'm gonna withhold 262 00:12:06,400 --> 00:12:08,640 from the church because they'll be okay. 263 00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:09,200 They're okay. 264 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:10,680 They look like they're doing all right. 265 00:12:10,920 --> 00:12:15,080 Or even worse, they'll say, I'll use my money to punish. 266 00:12:15,880 --> 00:12:17,800 I'll use my money to manipulate. 267 00:12:18,250 --> 00:12:21,210 I'll even use my money to protect my pride. 268 00:12:21,850 --> 00:12:25,370 And some of you grew up in homes just like that. 269 00:12:25,530 --> 00:12:28,970 So I'm reaching into your childhood, and I believe there's 270 00:12:28,970 --> 00:12:32,650 a healing and a freedom that can happen because you heard sentences 271 00:12:32,730 --> 00:12:35,290 like, well, all that church wants is your money. 272 00:12:35,770 --> 00:12:38,490 Or, we don't trust pastors, okay? 273 00:12:38,570 --> 00:12:41,610 Or, hey, we're gonna go, but we're not giving. 274 00:12:42,330 --> 00:12:45,050 Those sentences did not just shape your budget. 275 00:12:45,870 --> 00:12:47,950 They actually discipled your heart. 276 00:12:48,750 --> 00:12:53,310 So today, God is inviting your family out of foolishness, out of 277 00:12:53,310 --> 00:12:56,270 evil patterns, out of cycles. 278 00:12:56,590 --> 00:13:00,750 And he's bringing your family into wisdom, spiritual wisdom. 279 00:13:00,750 --> 00:13:04,670 And just like David's generation, he is inviting us to 280 00:13:04,670 --> 00:13:06,910 stand together as one family. 281 00:13:07,070 --> 00:13:08,070 And what are we gonna do? 282 00:13:08,070 --> 00:13:10,990 We're gonna consecrate ourselves through generosity. 283 00:13:11,020 --> 00:13:11,180 We. 284 00:13:11,250 --> 00:13:13,730 We're gonna separate ourselves through generosity. 285 00:13:14,050 --> 00:13:18,770 Now, before we talk about our vision offering, let me talk about 286 00:13:18,850 --> 00:13:21,330 your heart for a second, your corazon. 287 00:13:22,130 --> 00:13:26,290 Because every study on generosity that I read, all the scientific 288 00:13:26,290 --> 00:13:29,850 literature, all the psychological literature, every study 289 00:13:29,850 --> 00:13:33,970 on charitable giving says the same thing in different words. 290 00:13:34,290 --> 00:13:40,060 It says, people give more and they give with joy when three things 291 00:13:40,060 --> 00:13:40,700 are present. 292 00:13:41,180 --> 00:13:42,860 Number one, they trust the leader. 293 00:13:43,420 --> 00:13:46,060 Number two, they understand the Vision. 294 00:13:46,300 --> 00:13:49,980 And number three, they can actually visibly see the impact. 295 00:13:50,940 --> 00:13:53,980 If they don't trust the leader, they close their wallet, 296 00:13:53,980 --> 00:13:57,260 they put the checkbook away, they sign off the Internet. 297 00:13:57,420 --> 00:13:58,220 But if they. 298 00:13:58,380 --> 00:14:01,100 And if they don't understand the mission and what the mission 299 00:14:01,100 --> 00:14:02,460 really is, they get confused. 300 00:14:03,220 --> 00:14:07,060 And if they can't see visible impact, they start to get cynical. 301 00:14:07,060 --> 00:14:09,620 Okay, so let me be very clear. 302 00:14:10,660 --> 00:14:16,060 First, as your pastor, I will never ask you to do something that 303 00:14:16,060 --> 00:14:16,980 I am not doing. 304 00:14:17,540 --> 00:14:19,540 Me and my family, we tithe. 305 00:14:19,860 --> 00:14:23,460 We give 10% of all of our income to V1 Church. 306 00:14:23,780 --> 00:14:27,060 And we also give offerings above and beyond that. 307 00:14:27,380 --> 00:14:31,220 We are giving sacrificially into the vision offering today as 308 00:14:31,220 --> 00:14:31,540 well. 309 00:14:32,200 --> 00:14:35,240 I'm not standing in front of you as a fundraiser. 310 00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:38,760 I'm standing in front of you right now as a participant. 311 00:14:39,400 --> 00:14:42,280 Second, the mission is crystal clear. 312 00:14:42,600 --> 00:14:44,840 This is Heart for the House. 313 00:14:45,240 --> 00:14:47,800 This is Family Matters in action. 314 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:50,200 This is not about my lifestyle. 315 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:55,440 This is about V1 Church, V1 Church, Long island campus, every 316 00:14:55,440 --> 00:14:56,120 campus. 317 00:14:56,120 --> 00:15:00,560 And our global family stepping into everything that God has shown 318 00:15:00,560 --> 00:15:02,920 us and given us for 2026. 319 00:15:03,580 --> 00:15:05,740 And third, you will see the impact. 320 00:15:06,060 --> 00:15:08,300 You're going to see stages built. 321 00:15:08,460 --> 00:15:12,620 You're going to see college students trained, Times Square activated, 322 00:15:13,020 --> 00:15:17,980 families fed, a film created, and yes, I believe even mortgages 323 00:15:18,140 --> 00:15:18,700 burned. 324 00:15:19,260 --> 00:15:22,380 And we're not just trying to make you feel something today. 325 00:15:22,620 --> 00:15:26,940 We are inviting you to build something that will outlive you and 326 00:15:27,020 --> 00:15:27,420 me. 327 00:15:27,500 --> 00:15:32,030 Come on, let me talk vision and numbers for a moment because 328 00:15:32,030 --> 00:15:35,350 this is where wise families are starting to perk up. 329 00:15:35,430 --> 00:15:38,870 Wise families are starting to perk up right now because our ministry 330 00:15:38,870 --> 00:15:43,990 and mission number for 2026, the part that goes straight into 331 00:15:43,990 --> 00:15:49,430 new ministry, new outreach and evangelism, is $615,000. 332 00:15:49,830 --> 00:15:51,310 Everybody say 6. 333 00:15:51,390 --> 00:15:51,750 15. 334 00:15:53,670 --> 00:15:55,590 Now, here's what that includes. 335 00:15:56,130 --> 00:16:01,890 Number one, $115,000 for the V1 Church, Long island campus stage. 336 00:16:02,530 --> 00:16:05,210 I'm standing on the floor right now. 337 00:16:05,210 --> 00:16:06,490 And this is not about ego. 338 00:16:06,490 --> 00:16:11,010 This is about building a permanent excellent stage where we 339 00:16:11,010 --> 00:16:14,850 can preach the gospel as we're doing right now, training leaders 340 00:16:15,090 --> 00:16:16,770 and broadcast to the world. 341 00:16:17,330 --> 00:16:21,010 And that's an altar where we are actually building it together. 342 00:16:21,090 --> 00:16:25,760 Number two, $80,000 to build out V1 College on Long Island. 343 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:28,160 Now, this is two announcements in one. 344 00:16:28,400 --> 00:16:32,640 But we've entered a deal with Faith University for dual accreditation. 345 00:16:32,880 --> 00:16:37,680 And our Long island building in 2026 is going to turn into partly 346 00:16:37,680 --> 00:16:43,120 a college campus with fully accredited bachelor's, master's and 347 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:46,880 doctoral degrees in dual enrollment with V1 College. 348 00:16:46,880 --> 00:16:47,440 Come on. 349 00:16:47,520 --> 00:16:51,080 And so you're not gonna have to worry about where you go to college 350 00:16:51,080 --> 00:16:55,700 or where you send your kid to college, and it is going to be significantly 351 00:16:55,700 --> 00:16:58,340 more affordable than any college in New York State. 352 00:16:58,340 --> 00:17:02,860 And there's more announcements coming soon, but we need the initial 353 00:17:02,860 --> 00:17:07,780 money, $80,000 to build out the rest of V1 Long Island. 354 00:17:07,860 --> 00:17:12,780 That's classrooms, equipment and space to discipline and disciple 355 00:17:12,780 --> 00:17:16,340 and to send the next generation of pastors, the next generation 356 00:17:16,340 --> 00:17:20,500 of evangelists, worship leaders and creatives, and now the 357 00:17:20,500 --> 00:17:24,540 next generation of business leaders, the next generations of 358 00:17:24,540 --> 00:17:26,140 those in the medical fields. 359 00:17:26,940 --> 00:17:30,860 We are now even going to be able to provide secular accredited 360 00:17:31,180 --> 00:17:31,740 degrees. 361 00:17:32,060 --> 00:17:34,700 And there will be many that even get Pell Grants. 362 00:17:34,700 --> 00:17:38,220 And they begin to come and get educated in this space. 363 00:17:38,540 --> 00:17:42,620 And if you've ever said, well, you know, I wish somebody would have 364 00:17:42,620 --> 00:17:46,300 trained me when I was younger, I wish I had a college like that, 365 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:50,320 this is your chance to be that for somebody else. 366 00:17:50,800 --> 00:17:55,680 Number three, $170,000 for the Times Square event. 367 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:59,200 Now that's for all of the staging and the production and the 368 00:17:59,200 --> 00:18:00,160 lights and the sound. 369 00:18:00,160 --> 00:18:02,800 And that is just brass tax what it's gonna take. 370 00:18:02,960 --> 00:18:06,040 Nobody's getting paid to preach, nobody's getting paid to 371 00:18:06,040 --> 00:18:06,800 lead worship. 372 00:18:06,960 --> 00:18:08,480 Everybody's a volunteer. 373 00:18:08,480 --> 00:18:14,080 But we need $170,000 to actually set all the staging up. 374 00:18:14,080 --> 00:18:16,480 And these are the real numbers of the invoice. 375 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:21,320 To be able to have the Easter Sunday in Times Square, God has opened 376 00:18:21,320 --> 00:18:23,800 a door right in the heart of New York City. 377 00:18:23,800 --> 00:18:26,280 And we're gonna live stream it around the world. 378 00:18:26,520 --> 00:18:30,680 And this helps us establish a high visibility presence so that 379 00:18:30,680 --> 00:18:35,280 what God is doing here is seen around the world, it's felt around 380 00:18:35,280 --> 00:18:36,840 the world, as many are saved. 381 00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:42,280 Number four, we need $50,000 for V1 community impact. 382 00:18:42,760 --> 00:18:46,890 Now, for, for those of you who don't know, we rent a space in the 383 00:18:46,890 --> 00:18:50,290 heart of New York City and we have rent. 384 00:18:50,450 --> 00:18:54,370 And what this number includes is the rent and the amount of money 385 00:18:54,370 --> 00:18:58,890 it takes for the various different facilities so we can distribute 386 00:18:58,890 --> 00:18:59,250 food. 387 00:18:59,650 --> 00:19:01,770 And it's called V1 Community Impact. 388 00:19:01,770 --> 00:19:02,930 We're already doing it. 389 00:19:03,170 --> 00:19:06,370 And as a matter of fact, we stepped it up over this last year. 390 00:19:06,610 --> 00:19:08,050 And this is rent support. 391 00:19:08,530 --> 00:19:13,050 It's food support in New York and Indiana and national distribution 392 00:19:13,050 --> 00:19:17,120 to serve families who are basically hanging on by a thread 393 00:19:17,120 --> 00:19:17,760 right now. 394 00:19:17,760 --> 00:19:22,400 And when a single mom keeps a roof over her head because the church 395 00:19:22,480 --> 00:19:26,360 stepped in this, that, that's right in line with our budget. 396 00:19:26,360 --> 00:19:26,960 Come on. 397 00:19:27,120 --> 00:19:31,280 And so, number five, we need $200,000. 398 00:19:31,920 --> 00:19:34,080 And I'm gonna tell you what this is for. 399 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:39,040 Because this is unprecedented opportunity that God's given us yet 400 00:19:39,040 --> 00:19:44,460 again to go into amc, to Cinemark and Regal movie theaters, 401 00:19:44,460 --> 00:19:49,180 and to have our next film where we literally show the nation 402 00:19:49,260 --> 00:19:50,940 what the father's heart is all about. 403 00:19:51,420 --> 00:19:53,660 And the door has opened again, guys. 404 00:19:53,740 --> 00:19:56,860 The last time the movie industry allowed me in with a film, 405 00:19:57,179 --> 00:20:00,540 we had over 70,000 decisions for Jesus Christ. 406 00:20:00,860 --> 00:20:05,340 We had thousands of canceled suicides, people delivered of demons 407 00:20:05,340 --> 00:20:06,700 healed of diseases. 408 00:20:07,220 --> 00:20:08,660 And that door has opened again. 409 00:20:08,660 --> 00:20:11,860 And I've already filmed over 80% of the next movie. 410 00:20:12,020 --> 00:20:16,980 And it is all about the father, the father's heart, fatherlessness 411 00:20:16,980 --> 00:20:21,180 in society, and how the local church and how the gospel deals with 412 00:20:21,180 --> 00:20:22,060 fatherlessness. 413 00:20:22,060 --> 00:20:26,060 And I believe that a nation is going to be healed as a result of 414 00:20:26,060 --> 00:20:26,580 this film. 415 00:20:26,580 --> 00:20:27,660 And here's the thing. 416 00:20:27,660 --> 00:20:31,060 Most budgets for movies are in the millions and millions of dollars 417 00:20:31,460 --> 00:20:33,540 because we've been able to volunteer. 418 00:20:33,780 --> 00:20:37,780 We only need the last remaining $200,000 to get it to finish, 419 00:20:37,780 --> 00:20:39,990 edit, to get the finishing work done. 420 00:20:39,990 --> 00:20:44,710 And then in 2026, we will have another movie in theaters. 421 00:20:44,710 --> 00:20:47,070 Now, for those of you who don't remember, we. 422 00:20:47,070 --> 00:20:49,910 We hit number three in the US Box office. 423 00:20:50,150 --> 00:20:54,749 We were only beat by Martin Scorsese, which really is not that 424 00:20:54,749 --> 00:20:54,990 bad. 425 00:20:54,990 --> 00:20:55,510 Come on. 426 00:20:55,590 --> 00:20:56,710 And we were beat by. 427 00:20:56,710 --> 00:20:57,310 But this. 428 00:20:57,310 --> 00:20:59,070 This one should really prick your heart. 429 00:20:59,070 --> 00:21:03,190 This one should sting a little bit by the Exorcist franchise. 430 00:21:03,590 --> 00:21:07,670 And so, like, we literally got beat by a demonic franchise. 431 00:21:07,750 --> 00:21:12,110 How many of you believe that in 2026, we're gonna fund this movie 432 00:21:12,110 --> 00:21:12,470 today? 433 00:21:12,790 --> 00:21:16,310 And in 2026, we're gonna hit number one in the box office for 434 00:21:16,310 --> 00:21:17,030 the kingdom. 435 00:21:17,190 --> 00:21:20,990 And we are gonna take over Hollywood with the gospel of Jesus 436 00:21:20,990 --> 00:21:21,350 Christ. 437 00:21:21,430 --> 00:21:23,430 Does anybody believe that we can do it? 438 00:21:23,430 --> 00:21:23,990 Come on. 439 00:21:24,150 --> 00:21:26,390 And God will use a church like ours. 440 00:21:26,470 --> 00:21:30,350 This is a tool to take the story of what God is doing here at 441 00:21:30,350 --> 00:21:31,030 V1. 442 00:21:31,110 --> 00:21:35,460 And we can put it in front of people who will not walk into a building 443 00:21:35,700 --> 00:21:39,220 first, but they'll go to a movie theater and they'll see a film, 444 00:21:39,220 --> 00:21:40,660 and they'll be moved. 445 00:21:40,820 --> 00:21:41,380 Come on. 446 00:21:42,260 --> 00:21:43,700 And I'm telling you. 447 00:21:43,700 --> 00:21:44,180 And they're. 448 00:21:44,180 --> 00:21:47,940 And they'll find spiritual family as their family gets healed. 449 00:21:48,180 --> 00:21:51,740 I filmed all over the world, and for this next movie, I'm telling 450 00:21:51,740 --> 00:21:52,660 you, get ready. 451 00:21:52,820 --> 00:21:54,740 The topic is the father's heart. 452 00:21:54,900 --> 00:22:00,760 And all of this together is $615,000, which really, in the grand 453 00:22:00,760 --> 00:22:02,880 scheme of things, is not a lot of money. 454 00:22:02,880 --> 00:22:07,000 If you think about how many major global things we can do. 455 00:22:07,320 --> 00:22:11,400 This is our ministry and mission number for 2026. 456 00:22:11,880 --> 00:22:13,400 But there's one more piece. 457 00:22:13,880 --> 00:22:17,240 And I'm doing this because so many people have asked the question 458 00:22:17,640 --> 00:22:18,800 and they've written me. 459 00:22:18,800 --> 00:22:21,320 And now I'm being very transparent. 460 00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:26,840 How many of you have ever had a mortgage of your own that you wanted 461 00:22:26,840 --> 00:22:27,640 that thing gone? 462 00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:29,600 Come on, you wanted that mortgage gone. 463 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:34,000 At V1, like many families, we have mortgages. 464 00:22:34,880 --> 00:22:40,680 The remaining loan for V1 Church, Long island, and is $4.27 465 00:22:40,920 --> 00:22:42,000 million. 466 00:22:42,720 --> 00:22:44,760 I'm just being very transparent with you. 467 00:22:44,760 --> 00:22:46,160 That's the remaining loan. 468 00:22:46,160 --> 00:22:50,280 And the remaining loan for the Indiana campus that many of you are 469 00:22:50,280 --> 00:22:55,640 in right now is 3, $397,000, which really is not a lot. 470 00:22:55,880 --> 00:22:59,240 And I have stewarded the finances of this church on a level 471 00:22:59,320 --> 00:23:00,920 that you would never imagine. 472 00:23:00,920 --> 00:23:04,920 And I've been able to move mountains by faith, but that's it. 473 00:23:05,240 --> 00:23:09,840 Our faith target now together for this next season, including those 474 00:23:09,840 --> 00:23:13,560 loans, is just a little over $5.2 million. 475 00:23:13,800 --> 00:23:17,680 And here's the vision, and I'm being bold, the boldest I've ever 476 00:23:17,680 --> 00:23:17,960 been. 477 00:23:18,260 --> 00:23:21,900 We are believing God to not just pay down those mortgages, we 478 00:23:21,900 --> 00:23:26,100 are believing God to pay them off and to have a mortgage burning 479 00:23:26,180 --> 00:23:28,500 as we step into 2026. 480 00:23:28,820 --> 00:23:32,260 You know, people have been asking me, you know, Pastor Mike, 481 00:23:32,260 --> 00:23:36,100 what are the real numbers and what would it take to see that day 482 00:23:36,260 --> 00:23:37,500 of a mortgage burning? 483 00:23:37,500 --> 00:23:39,620 And those are the real numbers. 484 00:23:39,700 --> 00:23:41,700 So I want you to imagine this with me. 485 00:23:42,180 --> 00:23:47,170 Imagine standing in this room at V1 Church, Long Island. 486 00:23:47,330 --> 00:23:53,330 Imagine standing in Indiana at the start of 2026 and we literally 487 00:23:53,330 --> 00:23:55,410 celebrate a mortgage burning. 488 00:23:55,730 --> 00:24:00,050 We hold the papers in our hands and say we used to owe millions 489 00:24:00,050 --> 00:24:04,770 of dollars, but a generation rose up who gave sacrificially. 490 00:24:05,010 --> 00:24:10,490 And now more and more of every dollar goes straight into mission 491 00:24:10,490 --> 00:24:11,810 for the rest of our lives. 492 00:24:12,490 --> 00:24:14,570 That is not just about buildings now. 493 00:24:14,730 --> 00:24:16,170 That is about legacy. 494 00:24:16,810 --> 00:24:21,170 That is about your kids and your grandkids sitting in a debt 495 00:24:21,170 --> 00:24:25,450 free church saying, my parents and grandparents, they did that. 496 00:24:25,770 --> 00:24:26,410 Come on. 497 00:24:26,490 --> 00:24:26,890 Today. 498 00:24:26,890 --> 00:24:30,410 This vision offering is a step towards that day. 499 00:24:31,050 --> 00:24:33,250 So let's just connect all the dots. 500 00:24:33,250 --> 00:24:37,530 Now, Family Matters is not just a cute little title. 501 00:24:37,790 --> 00:24:39,310 It's a prophetic statement. 502 00:24:39,870 --> 00:24:41,470 Your family matters. 503 00:24:41,630 --> 00:24:44,430 What your family believes about money matters. 504 00:24:44,590 --> 00:24:47,950 What, what your family models to your children. 505 00:24:48,350 --> 00:24:49,470 It matters. 506 00:24:50,270 --> 00:24:53,150 Wise families don't just remove toxic people. 507 00:24:53,549 --> 00:24:56,030 They remove toxic agreements. 508 00:24:56,110 --> 00:24:56,750 Come on. 509 00:24:56,910 --> 00:25:01,030 Agreements with fear, agreements with scarcity, agreements 510 00:25:01,030 --> 00:25:03,630 with cynicism about God's house. 511 00:25:04,220 --> 00:25:05,140 Foolish families. 512 00:25:05,140 --> 00:25:08,220 They sit back and they say, well, hey, somebody else is gonna 513 00:25:08,220 --> 00:25:08,500 do it. 514 00:25:08,500 --> 00:25:14,500 We'll just watch and evil patterns, they whisper, we will consume, 515 00:25:14,500 --> 00:25:16,220 but we will not contribute. 516 00:25:16,620 --> 00:25:20,140 Today V1, we are choosing wisdom. 517 00:25:20,780 --> 00:25:24,420 Now, I know some of you are actually thinking to yourself, you 518 00:25:24,420 --> 00:25:28,180 know, Pastor, you know, I brought my kids, you know, they're 519 00:25:28,180 --> 00:25:31,950 a little wild, you know, and by the way, my kids, they don't have 520 00:25:31,950 --> 00:25:32,470 any money. 521 00:25:32,870 --> 00:25:33,430 Perfect. 522 00:25:34,070 --> 00:25:38,110 We designed today so that every person can participate, even 523 00:25:38,110 --> 00:25:38,950 the littles. 524 00:25:39,190 --> 00:25:41,990 We told the parents, have your kids bring something. 525 00:25:42,550 --> 00:25:44,350 Some of them have piggy banks. 526 00:25:44,350 --> 00:25:44,750 Come on. 527 00:25:44,750 --> 00:25:45,830 Do they still have those? 528 00:25:46,070 --> 00:25:47,350 Some of them have coins. 529 00:25:47,990 --> 00:25:51,630 Some of them have a toy that they brought here that they're getting 530 00:25:51,630 --> 00:25:53,350 ready to give here in a few moments. 531 00:25:53,830 --> 00:25:54,470 Come on. 532 00:25:55,120 --> 00:25:58,440 Some of them brought canned goods from the cupboard that they're 533 00:25:58,440 --> 00:25:59,760 going to use to bless families. 534 00:25:59,760 --> 00:26:01,040 Man, I feel like I want to cry. 535 00:26:01,840 --> 00:26:05,760 Because we're going to teach families how to break evil patterns, 536 00:26:05,760 --> 00:26:06,800 and we're going to give. 537 00:26:07,360 --> 00:26:10,680 And if your toddler is getting ready to walk down this aisle with 538 00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:14,720 a crusty Cheerio that they throw into the basket, listen, that 539 00:26:14,720 --> 00:26:17,920 might be the most sacrificial gift in the entire church. 540 00:26:18,480 --> 00:26:18,880 Why? 541 00:26:19,600 --> 00:26:21,740 Because they're learning that when. 542 00:26:22,140 --> 00:26:26,380 When God's family builds an altar, we move together. 543 00:26:26,860 --> 00:26:30,900 So come on, get ready to bring your crusty Cheerio because we're 544 00:26:30,900 --> 00:26:31,660 moving together. 545 00:26:32,220 --> 00:26:35,260 Here's how this is going to work now at every campus. 546 00:26:35,980 --> 00:26:36,700 My, my, my. 547 00:26:36,700 --> 00:26:37,179 I just. 548 00:26:37,179 --> 00:26:39,300 I feel the ground shaking underneath me. 549 00:26:39,300 --> 00:26:42,220 There's many of you watching online right now that you're being 550 00:26:42,220 --> 00:26:43,580 compelled by the spirit. 551 00:26:43,740 --> 00:26:44,060 And. 552 00:26:44,060 --> 00:26:46,780 And here's how this is going to work, even for our global online 553 00:26:46,860 --> 00:26:47,260 family. 554 00:26:47,260 --> 00:26:51,510 Right now, at every seat, whether that's your couch, whether 555 00:26:51,510 --> 00:26:53,830 that's in a nightclub in Brooklyn. 556 00:26:53,910 --> 00:26:54,510 Come on. 557 00:26:54,510 --> 00:26:58,710 Right here in Long island, you should see a pen and an envelope, 558 00:26:59,110 --> 00:27:02,190 and on your couch, you're gonna see right above you on the 559 00:27:02,190 --> 00:27:03,510 screen a QR code. 560 00:27:03,590 --> 00:27:07,990 Or you can use V1 church and you can go to the mobile app as well. 561 00:27:07,990 --> 00:27:10,990 But I want you to grab the pen and envelope and I want you to get 562 00:27:10,990 --> 00:27:11,270 ready. 563 00:27:11,270 --> 00:27:15,600 Now, if you're giving physically, this is cash or check, 564 00:27:15,920 --> 00:27:19,320 you can use that envelope at the physical campuses right now. 565 00:27:19,320 --> 00:27:22,800 And I want you to write Vision 2026 on it. 566 00:27:22,880 --> 00:27:23,760 And the amount. 567 00:27:24,320 --> 00:27:26,400 Vision 2026 and the amount. 568 00:27:26,800 --> 00:27:29,920 And if you're giving digitally, you can still use the 569 00:27:30,080 --> 00:27:31,840 envelope as a point of contact. 570 00:27:32,160 --> 00:27:33,840 And what do I mean by that? 571 00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:37,560 You know, you can write in a memo, giving online, and you can 572 00:27:37,560 --> 00:27:38,400 write that amount. 573 00:27:38,800 --> 00:27:40,000 And so here's the thing. 574 00:27:40,550 --> 00:27:45,150 You see the QR code on the screen and you see a link in the 575 00:27:45,150 --> 00:27:50,230 comment section where you can give to the vision offering our online 576 00:27:50,230 --> 00:27:51,110 global family. 577 00:27:51,190 --> 00:27:51,910 YouTube. 578 00:27:52,390 --> 00:27:54,870 Come on Facebook, our online campus. 579 00:27:54,870 --> 00:27:56,150 This is your moment, too. 580 00:27:56,550 --> 00:28:00,630 You may be in another state or even another nation, but this is 581 00:28:00,630 --> 00:28:01,430 your family. 582 00:28:01,590 --> 00:28:03,110 You're a part of our family. 583 00:28:03,590 --> 00:28:06,870 And I want you to type even in the chat right now if you can. 584 00:28:06,870 --> 00:28:07,590 I'm in. 585 00:28:08,030 --> 00:28:09,470 Or my family is giving. 586 00:28:10,110 --> 00:28:13,390 Or you can even write the phrase as. 587 00:28:13,390 --> 00:28:16,270 As your step of faith, like, hey, I'm doing this. 588 00:28:16,270 --> 00:28:16,830 I'm in. 589 00:28:17,310 --> 00:28:20,950 Before we move, I'm going to ask you to do three things, though, 590 00:28:20,950 --> 00:28:22,270 because we're getting ready to move. 591 00:28:22,750 --> 00:28:24,670 And just stay in your seats for a moment. 592 00:28:25,710 --> 00:28:30,910 Number one, ask the Holy Spirit, what does wise sacrificial 593 00:28:30,910 --> 00:28:33,150 generosity look like for our family today? 594 00:28:34,760 --> 00:28:38,200 Not equal gifts, but equal sacrifice. 595 00:28:38,520 --> 00:28:41,240 For some, Wisdom might be $1,000. 596 00:28:41,400 --> 00:28:43,320 For some, it might be $10,000. 597 00:28:43,320 --> 00:28:44,760 It might be a million dollars. 598 00:28:45,080 --> 00:28:48,120 For some, it might be the first time that you've ever even 599 00:28:48,120 --> 00:28:51,160 tithed and you actually sign up for reoccurring, giving. 600 00:28:51,160 --> 00:28:55,360 But for some, it might be kids emptying your piggy bank now bringing 601 00:28:55,360 --> 00:28:55,960 a toy. 602 00:28:56,360 --> 00:28:58,520 The question is not what can I spare? 603 00:28:59,090 --> 00:29:02,770 The question is, lord, what are you asking us to consecrate, 604 00:29:02,930 --> 00:29:04,050 to set apart? 605 00:29:04,370 --> 00:29:05,970 And number two, come on. 606 00:29:05,970 --> 00:29:08,690 I want you to refuse toxic thoughts. 607 00:29:09,090 --> 00:29:12,770 When fear starts shouting, what if you don't have enough? 608 00:29:13,570 --> 00:29:17,570 Remember David's prayer in 1st Chronicles, chapter 29. 609 00:29:17,810 --> 00:29:20,130 Everything comes from you, God. 610 00:29:20,130 --> 00:29:25,490 And we have given you only what came from your own hand. 611 00:29:26,090 --> 00:29:30,930 The same God who carried you this far is not going to abandon 612 00:29:30,930 --> 00:29:34,090 you because you stepped out into generosity. 613 00:29:34,090 --> 00:29:37,690 And we break that foolish, toxic thought in the name of Jesus. 614 00:29:38,010 --> 00:29:40,970 And number three, lead your children. 615 00:29:41,690 --> 00:29:43,130 Let them see you give. 616 00:29:43,530 --> 00:29:45,690 Let them see you walk to the front. 617 00:29:45,930 --> 00:29:50,370 Let them see you click that submit that give button on a sacrificial 618 00:29:50,370 --> 00:29:50,810 gift. 619 00:29:51,370 --> 00:29:54,370 Show them that if you're watching online, you are discipling 620 00:29:54,370 --> 00:29:56,250 them into how to handle money. 621 00:29:56,250 --> 00:30:00,650 Now you are teaching them that in this house, we don't cling to 622 00:30:00,650 --> 00:30:01,090 fear. 623 00:30:01,170 --> 00:30:04,130 We open our hands and we open them in faith. 624 00:30:04,930 --> 00:30:07,090 In just a moment, I'm getting ready to pray. 625 00:30:07,330 --> 00:30:12,849 And after I pray at every V1 campus, I want us to stand as one 626 00:30:12,849 --> 00:30:13,250 family. 627 00:30:13,250 --> 00:30:14,210 After I pray. 628 00:30:14,450 --> 00:30:17,090 Parents, I want you to take your children with you. 629 00:30:17,250 --> 00:30:21,810 If they brought canned goods, toys, piggy banks, and let them take 630 00:30:21,810 --> 00:30:23,170 those in their own hands. 631 00:30:23,720 --> 00:30:27,680 And if you're a teenager, come on, come with your friends or your 632 00:30:27,680 --> 00:30:28,040 family. 633 00:30:28,200 --> 00:30:32,120 If you're single, come as part of this spiritual family. 634 00:30:32,840 --> 00:30:34,520 We're going to walk to the Front. 635 00:30:34,680 --> 00:30:38,560 And we're gonna place our offerings, our envelopes, our cans, 636 00:30:38,560 --> 00:30:41,160 our toys, our piggy banks into these baskets. 637 00:30:41,720 --> 00:30:44,360 And this is not just putting something in the bucket. 638 00:30:44,520 --> 00:30:45,360 I'm just putting. 639 00:30:45,360 --> 00:30:46,040 No, no, no. 640 00:30:46,360 --> 00:30:50,360 This is our first Chronicles, chapter 29 moment. 641 00:30:51,010 --> 00:30:55,570 David looked at this generation and said, who is willing 642 00:30:55,570 --> 00:30:58,210 to consecrate themselves to the Lord today? 643 00:30:59,410 --> 00:31:05,250 Today, across seven campuses and all over the world, online, God 644 00:31:05,250 --> 00:31:09,290 is looking at V1 Church, and he's asking each and every one of 645 00:31:09,290 --> 00:31:10,370 us the same question. 646 00:31:10,850 --> 00:31:15,570 Who is willing in this generation to consecrate their things 647 00:31:15,570 --> 00:31:19,100 before the Lord, their finances, their money, their resources? 648 00:31:19,180 --> 00:31:23,260 And if you're online, as we come forward to this room, I want 649 00:31:23,260 --> 00:31:27,060 you to click that link, give your gift, and then type in the chat. 650 00:31:27,060 --> 00:31:29,580 I'm giving or my family is giving. 651 00:31:29,580 --> 00:31:33,340 And that's your walking towards us in the altar moment. 652 00:31:33,900 --> 00:31:35,500 Would you bow your heads with me? 653 00:31:36,140 --> 00:31:37,900 Everybody, bow your heads with me. 654 00:31:38,300 --> 00:31:39,020 Let's pray. 655 00:31:39,020 --> 00:31:42,060 Father, everything that we have comes from you. 656 00:31:42,700 --> 00:31:48,650 You gave us breath, strength, opportunities, ideas, relationships, 657 00:31:48,890 --> 00:31:50,170 every open door. 658 00:31:50,970 --> 00:31:55,690 And today, like David's generation, we do not come reluctantly. 659 00:31:56,090 --> 00:31:57,610 We come willingly. 660 00:31:57,770 --> 00:32:00,810 We come with whole hearts, going V1. 661 00:32:01,050 --> 00:32:07,370 We break every toxic agreement with fear, with scarcity, with cynicism, 662 00:32:07,530 --> 00:32:11,910 and we raise up wise families, moms and dads, teens and children 663 00:32:12,230 --> 00:32:16,630 who see generosity as worship and legacy, not loss. 664 00:32:17,110 --> 00:32:22,310 As we give into stages, being built into colleges, being built 665 00:32:22,310 --> 00:32:25,590 into Times Square, broadcasting the gospel community, 666 00:32:25,750 --> 00:32:29,790 impact, opening up to distribute food into a movie that's 667 00:32:29,790 --> 00:32:34,310 shown across America, and to even paying off these mortgages. 668 00:32:34,710 --> 00:32:36,950 Let it all be for one purpose. 669 00:32:37,330 --> 00:32:41,730 That Jesus Christ would be lifted up, that souls would be saved, 670 00:32:41,970 --> 00:32:46,770 that disciples will be made, and that generations not yet born 671 00:32:47,010 --> 00:32:50,130 would inherit a house of freedom. 672 00:32:50,450 --> 00:32:53,650 Bless every gift, bless every giver. 673 00:32:53,650 --> 00:32:59,330 And let us see the day that we burn those mortgages and shout, look 674 00:32:59,650 --> 00:33:01,650 what the Lord has done. 675 00:33:01,970 --> 00:33:04,450 In Jesus name, amen. 676 00:33:04,770 --> 00:33:05,410 Come on. 677 00:33:09,550 --> 00:33:09,790 It.