1 00:00:07,040 --> 00:00:08,648 Okay, so let's look at the text together. 2 00:00:08,704 --> 00:00:12,728 We're gonna look at Genesis, chapter two, verse 24, and I'm gonna 3 00:00:12,744 --> 00:00:16,072 do an intro here, and then we're gonna flow through some of 4 00:00:16,096 --> 00:00:17,020 the lesson. 5 00:00:17,360 --> 00:00:18,600 Genesis, chapter two. 6 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:20,216 So we're going back to the beginning. 7 00:00:20,328 --> 00:00:23,912 How many of you know that relationships have the greatest capacity 8 00:00:23,976 --> 00:00:27,100 to hurt, but they also have the greatest potential to heal? 9 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:30,184 What hurts you most could heal you most. 10 00:00:30,352 --> 00:00:33,192 If you were hurt by a man, you could be healed by a man. 11 00:00:33,296 --> 00:00:36,600 If you were forsaken by a friend, you can be restored by a 12 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:37,032 friend. 13 00:00:37,136 --> 00:00:40,232 Whatever hurts you most has potential to heal you most. 14 00:00:40,336 --> 00:00:41,704 The first Adam fell. 15 00:00:41,752 --> 00:00:44,420 What did they call Jesus Christ when he showed up? 16 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:46,248 The second Adam. 17 00:00:46,344 --> 00:00:46,696 Right. 18 00:00:46,768 --> 00:00:50,584 Because the thing that hurt the most has the potential to heal 19 00:00:50,632 --> 00:00:51,112 the most. 20 00:00:51,216 --> 00:00:52,900 So the first Adam fail. 21 00:00:53,420 --> 00:00:54,160 Fail. 22 00:00:55,900 --> 00:00:58,916 I'm doing this for our West Virginia contingent watching online. 23 00:00:58,988 --> 00:01:00,356 The first Adam fail. 24 00:01:00,508 --> 00:01:04,372 And the second Adam came back and said, I cannot fail. 25 00:01:04,556 --> 00:01:05,960 Does this make sense? 26 00:01:06,300 --> 00:01:10,052 Okay, so when we look at marriage, we have to go back to the 27 00:01:10,076 --> 00:01:10,628 origin. 28 00:01:10,724 --> 00:01:13,140 So in Genesis, chapter two, verse 24. 29 00:01:13,260 --> 00:01:14,324 I'm going to read it. 30 00:01:14,412 --> 00:01:19,716 It says, therefore, a man shall leave his father and his mother 31 00:01:19,828 --> 00:01:20,900 and hold fast. 32 00:01:20,980 --> 00:01:22,520 Everybody say, hold fast. 33 00:01:22,940 --> 00:01:24,324 Hold fast to his wife. 34 00:01:24,372 --> 00:01:27,204 Some of you are holding your phone more than you hold your wife, 35 00:01:27,252 --> 00:01:28,400 and that's your problem. 36 00:01:29,260 --> 00:01:33,604 The Bible says they'll hold fast to his wife if you're holding 37 00:01:33,652 --> 00:01:36,020 your phone more than you're holding your wife. 38 00:01:36,100 --> 00:01:37,316 That's why you got problems. 39 00:01:37,348 --> 00:01:38,120 Okay. 40 00:01:39,100 --> 00:01:40,372 That one was free. 41 00:01:40,476 --> 00:01:41,920 Share this with a friend. 42 00:01:42,780 --> 00:01:45,380 And it says, and they shall become one flesh. 43 00:01:45,460 --> 00:01:47,160 Somebody say one flesh. 44 00:01:47,980 --> 00:01:53,004 And the man and his wife were both naked, and they were not ashamed. 45 00:01:53,132 --> 00:01:59,160 So I want to briefly do this, but God formed Eve from whose body? 46 00:02:00,260 --> 00:02:01,560 Okay, good. 47 00:02:02,420 --> 00:02:06,908 All of the other creation was created by two other means. 48 00:02:07,044 --> 00:02:10,240 One was by word and the other was by dirt. 49 00:02:10,820 --> 00:02:12,476 Word and dirt. 50 00:02:12,668 --> 00:02:17,596 So God spoke into creation, and then from the dirt, he formed 51 00:02:17,628 --> 00:02:18,326 Adam. 52 00:02:18,468 --> 00:02:23,346 Eve was distinctly created a different way, which is from Adam. 53 00:02:23,458 --> 00:02:25,266 Eve was created from Adam. 54 00:02:25,378 --> 00:02:27,310 Where was she taken from? 55 00:02:28,250 --> 00:02:30,194 Okay, from the side, the rib. 56 00:02:30,242 --> 00:02:30,830 Right. 57 00:02:31,610 --> 00:02:33,026 Lesson number one. 58 00:02:33,178 --> 00:02:37,778 God did not take Eve from the skull bone so that she would lead 59 00:02:37,834 --> 00:02:38,830 over him. 60 00:02:39,370 --> 00:02:40,590 Oh, come on. 61 00:02:42,250 --> 00:02:46,666 God did not take her from the foot bone so that she would be under 62 00:02:46,738 --> 00:02:47,350 him. 63 00:02:48,450 --> 00:02:52,874 God took her from the side so that they would be partners and they 64 00:02:52,882 --> 00:02:54,106 would be equals. 65 00:02:54,298 --> 00:02:55,750 Are y'all with me? 66 00:02:56,130 --> 00:02:59,770 Okay, so let's go a little bit deeper in the scriptures now. 67 00:02:59,810 --> 00:03:05,242 Let's look at Genesis, chapter 2, verse 18, because this will give 68 00:03:05,266 --> 00:03:07,018 you a revelation of what I just said. 69 00:03:07,074 --> 00:03:08,730 Go back now to verse 18. 70 00:03:08,850 --> 00:03:11,498 And then the Lord said to him, it is not good. 71 00:03:11,554 --> 00:03:15,790 Somebody say, it's not good that the man should be alone. 72 00:03:16,530 --> 00:03:18,314 I will make him a helper. 73 00:03:18,362 --> 00:03:21,350 Somebody say helper fit for him. 74 00:03:22,050 --> 00:03:28,458 So God is walking with Adam in the garden, but he still says, you're 75 00:03:28,474 --> 00:03:29,034 alone. 76 00:03:29,162 --> 00:03:33,530 It's possible to have God in the garden and still feel alone because 77 00:03:33,570 --> 00:03:35,066 you don't have your wife. 78 00:03:35,258 --> 00:03:40,324 And so there's a part of you that can only be fulfilled this way, 79 00:03:40,412 --> 00:03:41,844 not just this way. 80 00:03:42,012 --> 00:03:43,320 Does that make sense? 81 00:03:43,660 --> 00:03:46,852 And most of us do not have the gift of singleness. 82 00:03:46,996 --> 00:03:48,292 And you know how I know? 83 00:03:48,396 --> 00:03:49,556 Because you're nasty. 84 00:03:49,668 --> 00:03:51,120 Okay, let's keep going. 85 00:03:52,140 --> 00:03:53,140 Oh, you're with me. 86 00:03:53,180 --> 00:03:54,160 Welcome back. 87 00:03:54,540 --> 00:03:55,760 Welcome back. 88 00:03:56,460 --> 00:03:58,948 So let's define alone. 89 00:03:59,124 --> 00:04:01,080 It's possible to have God. 90 00:04:01,820 --> 00:04:04,132 Now this is going to get played and the heresy hunters are 91 00:04:04,156 --> 00:04:05,240 going to make videos. 92 00:04:05,970 --> 00:04:10,650 According to scripture, it's possible to have God and still feel 93 00:04:10,690 --> 00:04:11,390 alone. 94 00:04:12,690 --> 00:04:17,750 And for everybody who says God is enough, for how long? 95 00:04:19,410 --> 00:04:25,162 Because Adam had God and he was going through the process of 96 00:04:25,186 --> 00:04:28,874 fulfilling his purpose and his destiny by naming the creation. 97 00:04:28,922 --> 00:04:30,698 Because God brought purpose to him. 98 00:04:30,754 --> 00:04:34,090 But there was a duration of time before he started to awaken 99 00:04:34,170 --> 00:04:37,134 to the realization that he was alone, even. 100 00:04:37,202 --> 00:04:39,530 Even with God and with purpose. 101 00:04:40,110 --> 00:04:43,030 So singleness is a duration of time. 102 00:04:43,150 --> 00:04:46,934 And then what will happen is you'll start to say, wow, I didn't 103 00:04:46,982 --> 00:04:48,610 feel like this before. 104 00:04:49,230 --> 00:04:52,774 What that is is the desire inside of you pointing towards another 105 00:04:52,862 --> 00:04:54,490 purpose, which is marriage. 106 00:04:55,150 --> 00:04:57,610 And let me just say, we need to get married. 107 00:04:58,190 --> 00:05:01,170 We don't need people dating for years and years and years. 108 00:05:01,870 --> 00:05:05,510 We don't need people blaming the economics on why they move in 109 00:05:05,550 --> 00:05:08,150 together and fornicate and have sex together. 110 00:05:08,270 --> 00:05:11,266 Because when stand before a righteous and holy God, he doesn't 111 00:05:11,298 --> 00:05:13,538 care how high your rent was on Long Island. 112 00:05:13,634 --> 00:05:16,306 He just knows you're a fornicator and that's why you can't 113 00:05:16,338 --> 00:05:17,510 enter the kingdom. 114 00:05:19,290 --> 00:05:22,002 And by the way, for those of you like, I don't like this pastor. 115 00:05:22,066 --> 00:05:22,626 No, no. 116 00:05:22,698 --> 00:05:26,114 What I just quoted in ghetto's speech was the Bible. 117 00:05:26,242 --> 00:05:28,402 And so you have a problem with God, not with me. 118 00:05:28,426 --> 00:05:29,830 I'm just the messenger. 119 00:05:30,410 --> 00:05:36,892 And by the way, as a dad of two daughter, oh, I just felt a little 120 00:05:36,916 --> 00:05:37,840 bit of rage. 121 00:05:38,340 --> 00:05:41,160 I had to like, I had to say, lord help me. 122 00:05:41,780 --> 00:05:43,160 How dare you. 123 00:05:44,260 --> 00:05:45,560 How dare you. 124 00:05:46,980 --> 00:05:48,428 And this is why I say this. 125 00:05:48,484 --> 00:05:54,652 Like, people excuse sin and we blur the lines that God has clearly 126 00:05:54,716 --> 00:05:55,548 marked. 127 00:05:55,724 --> 00:05:59,804 We take the fence post and we take it and we Move that fence post, 128 00:05:59,892 --> 00:06:02,880 and we create a boundary that he has not created. 129 00:06:03,340 --> 00:06:04,596 It's fornication. 130 00:06:04,708 --> 00:06:08,692 And by the way, for those of you asking, what can we do that counts? 131 00:06:08,836 --> 00:06:11,040 If you have to ask, you already know. 132 00:06:11,580 --> 00:06:13,892 I'm talking sexually, I'm dating. 133 00:06:13,956 --> 00:06:14,564 We're committed. 134 00:06:14,612 --> 00:06:15,924 What can we do that counts? 135 00:06:15,972 --> 00:06:18,480 If you have to ask, you already know. 136 00:06:18,780 --> 00:06:20,000 How dare you? 137 00:06:20,540 --> 00:06:21,604 Are you all still with me? 138 00:06:21,612 --> 00:06:22,840 Why is it so quiet? 139 00:06:23,340 --> 00:06:27,204 Everyone's like, I drove out for this during a blizzard. 140 00:06:27,252 --> 00:06:27,924 How dare. 141 00:06:28,052 --> 00:06:34,932 Listen, I'm trying to help you because marriage is a covenant, and 142 00:06:34,956 --> 00:06:39,092 the world teaches commitment, but the Bible teaches covenant, and 143 00:06:39,116 --> 00:06:41,280 I want us to be covenantal people. 144 00:06:41,580 --> 00:06:45,604 And so if you're homie, if you don't have intentions to marry her, 145 00:06:45,692 --> 00:06:48,676 then you need to break up with her so she can find a man while you're 146 00:06:48,708 --> 00:06:49,880 still going to be a boy. 147 00:06:52,780 --> 00:06:53,880 Selah. 148 00:06:57,350 --> 00:06:59,262 Genesis, chapter 2, verse 18. 149 00:06:59,366 --> 00:07:04,238 Eve was not made from Adam's head, not made from her feet, his 150 00:07:04,294 --> 00:07:07,150 feet made from his side. 151 00:07:07,270 --> 00:07:10,670 And this symbolizes, like, an equal, his partner. 152 00:07:10,830 --> 00:07:12,798 And the word partner there is. 153 00:07:12,854 --> 00:07:16,730 It basically means a helper corresponding to him. 154 00:07:17,110 --> 00:07:19,310 And it's very, very important to understand that. 155 00:07:19,350 --> 00:07:19,944 Now let's. 156 00:07:20,022 --> 00:07:23,300 We're gonna do Old Testament, New Testament, because the Bible 157 00:07:23,380 --> 00:07:25,556 talks to itself and it references itself. 158 00:07:25,588 --> 00:07:26,724 And this is gonna help you. 159 00:07:26,812 --> 00:07:31,572 In Galatians, chapter 3, verse 28, it says, There is neither Jew 160 00:07:31,636 --> 00:07:32,388 nor Greek. 161 00:07:32,484 --> 00:07:34,244 There's neither slave nor free. 162 00:07:34,332 --> 00:07:38,756 There is neither male or female, for you all are one in Christ 163 00:07:38,828 --> 00:07:39,572 Jesus. 164 00:07:39,716 --> 00:07:44,280 So the sin entered the earth and created division. 165 00:07:44,940 --> 00:07:49,492 But then when Christ came, the second Adam, he restored that unity 166 00:07:49,556 --> 00:07:50,348 that you see. 167 00:07:50,444 --> 00:07:53,708 And I believe it'll even be represented in your marriage, because 168 00:07:53,764 --> 00:07:56,172 how many of you know that we're different by design? 169 00:07:56,356 --> 00:07:59,160 I'm so thankful that Julie's not like me. 170 00:07:59,860 --> 00:08:03,692 I used to think that us not being like each other is why our 171 00:08:03,716 --> 00:08:04,972 marriage didn't work. 172 00:08:05,076 --> 00:08:08,460 But us not being like each other is why it was really going 173 00:08:08,500 --> 00:08:09,100 to work. 174 00:08:09,220 --> 00:08:12,440 But you have to honor and acknowledge what you don't understand. 175 00:08:13,140 --> 00:08:16,306 You have to honor and acknowledge what you wouldn't choose. 176 00:08:16,468 --> 00:08:18,406 Does this make any sense to you? 177 00:08:18,558 --> 00:08:23,690 So partnership is only possible if you release your preferences. 178 00:08:24,510 --> 00:08:29,638 Partnership is only possible if you release your preferences because 179 00:08:29,694 --> 00:08:32,710 your preferences are blocking your partnership. 180 00:08:32,870 --> 00:08:36,678 And it's in our differences that we come together and we have 181 00:08:36,734 --> 00:08:39,030 true unity, and we have a true marriage. 182 00:08:39,110 --> 00:08:41,638 So Julie chooses things that I wouldn't choose. 183 00:08:41,734 --> 00:08:46,390 Julie chooses to go to the beach and to lay down and to read 184 00:08:46,430 --> 00:08:47,670 a book and get a tan. 185 00:08:47,750 --> 00:08:51,270 And to me, that is One step away from dying. 186 00:08:52,410 --> 00:08:54,450 I'm like, this is what dead people do. 187 00:08:54,490 --> 00:08:57,150 They lay in the same position and don't move. 188 00:08:57,530 --> 00:08:59,442 So if you're like, do you wanna go to the pool? 189 00:08:59,506 --> 00:09:02,226 And do you wanna lay down and not move for hours? 190 00:09:02,298 --> 00:09:04,738 I think I'm gonna do that for a long time. 191 00:09:04,794 --> 00:09:07,910 When I'm dead, does this make sense? 192 00:09:08,410 --> 00:09:11,170 But the thing is, for me, how frenetic I am. 193 00:09:11,210 --> 00:09:12,674 And guess what? 194 00:09:12,842 --> 00:09:13,554 I know. 195 00:09:13,642 --> 00:09:16,098 I can't believe I'm admitting this in front of a live audience, 196 00:09:16,194 --> 00:09:20,490 but sometimes the best thing for me is to lay down at the pool. 197 00:09:21,230 --> 00:09:25,366 But then, Julie, and this is the classic phrase in the Signorelli 198 00:09:25,398 --> 00:09:25,638 home. 199 00:09:25,694 --> 00:09:27,290 You gotta get up, Julie. 200 00:09:27,710 --> 00:09:29,878 Because I'm the one who's like, come on, get up. 201 00:09:29,934 --> 00:09:31,670 We gotta do this, we gotta do that. 202 00:09:31,790 --> 00:09:37,090 So Julie needs my drive, and I need Julie's ability to rest. 203 00:09:40,270 --> 00:09:41,622 So we watch. 204 00:09:41,726 --> 00:09:44,858 If we compete with each other, I burn out. 205 00:09:44,974 --> 00:09:46,630 But she never burns. 206 00:09:50,410 --> 00:09:52,430 We are different by design. 207 00:09:52,810 --> 00:09:54,434 Eve is not like Adam. 208 00:09:54,482 --> 00:09:56,674 Adam's not like Eve, right? 209 00:09:56,842 --> 00:10:02,430 So what happens is God creates them to complement each other. 210 00:10:03,210 --> 00:10:06,738 Which is a side note, because you see how homosexuality is a perversion 211 00:10:06,754 --> 00:10:07,954 of God's design. 212 00:10:08,122 --> 00:10:11,134 Because differences can't procreate. 213 00:10:11,282 --> 00:10:12,230 I mean, I'm sorry. 214 00:10:12,310 --> 00:10:14,810 Similarities can't procreate, only differences. 215 00:10:15,790 --> 00:10:19,450 So there is no multiplication without difference. 216 00:10:20,830 --> 00:10:22,742 I don't know how I feel about this church. 217 00:10:22,806 --> 00:10:23,846 Nobody gets me. 218 00:10:23,918 --> 00:10:26,886 What you actually just said is, at this church, people are different 219 00:10:26,958 --> 00:10:29,638 than you, which is the evidence you should be here. 220 00:10:29,694 --> 00:10:32,650 Because they're gonna grow you in ways you wouldn't grow yourself. 221 00:10:33,790 --> 00:10:38,362 There's multiplication where there's difference, where there's 222 00:10:38,426 --> 00:10:39,066 sameness. 223 00:10:39,178 --> 00:10:40,350 You're sterile. 224 00:10:42,770 --> 00:10:44,682 So it's like, I don't know about this church. 225 00:10:44,746 --> 00:10:45,850 They're a different race. 226 00:10:45,930 --> 00:10:49,242 Yeah, but if we come together, you could teach me something and 227 00:10:49,266 --> 00:10:51,670 I could teach you something, and we're better together. 228 00:10:52,050 --> 00:10:53,402 You know what I'm saying? 229 00:10:53,586 --> 00:10:56,630 You know what I like about V1 Church is we're a food court. 230 00:10:57,010 --> 00:10:58,810 We have all the cultures. 231 00:10:58,970 --> 00:11:00,090 You know what I'm saying? 232 00:11:00,210 --> 00:11:01,370 We got all that. 233 00:11:01,410 --> 00:11:03,802 If you want your chicken without seasoning, you go over to 234 00:11:03,826 --> 00:11:05,710 Julie's restaurant. 235 00:11:06,730 --> 00:11:10,670 And some people who want that can't imagine who. 236 00:11:11,370 --> 00:11:13,630 She's got a line over there for it. 237 00:11:15,050 --> 00:11:16,818 People are like, what's white people culture? 238 00:11:16,834 --> 00:11:18,270 I'm like, you don't want to know. 239 00:11:18,650 --> 00:11:20,034 You don't want to know. 240 00:11:20,202 --> 00:11:21,710 But do you feel me? 241 00:11:23,610 --> 00:11:25,830 I'm not talking about chicken anymore. 242 00:11:26,330 --> 00:11:27,910 I'm talking about differences. 243 00:11:28,970 --> 00:11:29,282 Now. 244 00:11:29,306 --> 00:11:32,944 Let me finish this portion because I'm going to be quick so 245 00:11:32,952 --> 00:11:34,896 we can get ready for the Super Bowl. 246 00:11:35,088 --> 00:11:42,672 But you all laugh because you know Genesis, chapter 2, verse 21. 247 00:11:42,776 --> 00:11:45,140 Adam was put into a deep sleep. 248 00:11:45,560 --> 00:11:50,496 And so God puts Adam into a deep sleep, and then, while he's 249 00:11:50,528 --> 00:11:55,952 asleep, opens his side and then extracts the rib to make Eve. 250 00:11:56,096 --> 00:11:57,500 Are y'all with me? 251 00:11:59,970 --> 00:12:04,830 When Jesus was on the cross, what did they do with the spear? 252 00:12:06,050 --> 00:12:07,670 Where did they pierce him? 253 00:12:08,450 --> 00:12:10,030 What happened afterwards? 254 00:12:11,410 --> 00:12:12,986 And then what happened? 255 00:12:13,178 --> 00:12:14,190 He died. 256 00:12:14,770 --> 00:12:16,910 It was almost like a sleep. 257 00:12:17,730 --> 00:12:20,458 And then what was birthed out of that sleep? 258 00:12:20,634 --> 00:12:22,230 The bride of Christ. 259 00:12:22,690 --> 00:12:24,910 The second Adam's Eve. 260 00:12:29,230 --> 00:12:31,158 Are you seeing the parallels? 261 00:12:31,334 --> 00:12:33,130 Are you seeing the parallels? 262 00:12:34,270 --> 00:12:38,678 So the first Adam goes to sleep, and out of his side comes 263 00:12:38,734 --> 00:12:39,238 Eve. 264 00:12:39,334 --> 00:12:43,814 The second Adam dies, and then out of his side comes his bride, 265 00:12:43,862 --> 00:12:44,934 which is you. 266 00:12:45,102 --> 00:12:49,542 And then you are to help him in the mission to preach the gospel 267 00:12:49,606 --> 00:12:50,960 to the entire earth. 268 00:12:51,070 --> 00:12:51,500 Come on. 269 00:12:51,540 --> 00:12:54,236 I'm telling you, you are a helper to him. 270 00:12:54,388 --> 00:12:55,868 I got chills all over me. 271 00:12:55,924 --> 00:12:57,800 We are the bride of Christ. 272 00:12:58,180 --> 00:12:59,724 Are y'all with me? 273 00:12:59,892 --> 00:13:02,720 Isn't that a powerful revelation? 274 00:13:03,140 --> 00:13:04,760 What does ribs do? 275 00:13:05,220 --> 00:13:07,916 Ribs protect the heart and lungs. 276 00:13:08,108 --> 00:13:09,948 What is the heart and lungs? 277 00:13:10,124 --> 00:13:11,440 Blood and breath. 278 00:13:15,460 --> 00:13:17,040 Come on, let it simmer. 279 00:13:17,340 --> 00:13:19,844 Ribs protect the heart and lungs. 280 00:13:19,972 --> 00:13:21,828 And what does the heart and lungs do? 281 00:13:21,884 --> 00:13:23,092 Blood and breath. 282 00:13:23,236 --> 00:13:26,760 It's the breath of God, and it's the blood of Jesus. 283 00:13:27,180 --> 00:13:29,796 And so we are the body of Christ. 284 00:13:29,948 --> 00:13:31,460 We are his bride. 285 00:13:31,540 --> 00:13:34,356 And I am here to protect his voice. 286 00:13:34,468 --> 00:13:37,796 And I am here to ensure that the blood gets pumped throughout 287 00:13:37,828 --> 00:13:38,900 the entire body. 288 00:13:39,020 --> 00:13:41,268 We are a church that preaches the blood. 289 00:13:41,364 --> 00:13:43,636 We are a church that pleads the blood. 290 00:13:43,748 --> 00:13:47,508 We are a church that believes that the blood has not lost its power. 291 00:13:47,644 --> 00:13:50,736 And the ribs protect the the heart that pumps the blood. 292 00:13:50,848 --> 00:13:53,168 The blood of Jesus is still flowing. 293 00:13:53,264 --> 00:13:57,168 We are the church that when we worship, the breath of God is coming 294 00:13:57,224 --> 00:13:59,248 out through us, through the Holy Spirit. 295 00:13:59,344 --> 00:14:01,776 And he's still creating through his breath. 296 00:14:01,888 --> 00:14:04,288 He's still prophesying through his breath. 297 00:14:04,384 --> 00:14:06,224 He's still praying through his breath. 298 00:14:06,272 --> 00:14:08,656 I have a high priest who prays for me. 299 00:14:08,728 --> 00:14:12,224 We're a church of breath, and we're a church of blood. 300 00:14:12,352 --> 00:14:15,408 We're a bride who protects the blood and the breath. 301 00:14:15,504 --> 00:14:19,620 Is there anybody who can testify to the blood and the breath? 302 00:14:23,680 --> 00:14:24,940 Hallelujah. 303 00:14:26,880 --> 00:14:30,792 Okay, I'm done with that section, but I want to now read it 304 00:14:30,816 --> 00:14:31,160 like this. 305 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:33,272 Ephesians, chapter 5, verse 25. 306 00:14:33,376 --> 00:14:34,776 Husbands, love your wives. 307 00:14:34,888 --> 00:14:43,480 As Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her, that he 308 00:14:43,520 --> 00:14:46,472 might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of the 309 00:14:46,496 --> 00:14:51,160 word and with the words that he might present the church to himself 310 00:14:51,320 --> 00:14:54,900 in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing. 311 00:14:55,600 --> 00:14:57,496 Now, I'm going to end with this. 312 00:14:57,648 --> 00:15:01,048 One of the most unavoidable conversations when you talk about 313 00:15:01,104 --> 00:15:03,580 marriage is the five love languages. 314 00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:07,560 And I was like, I'm not preaching the five love languages. 315 00:15:07,640 --> 00:15:08,520 That's corny. 316 00:15:08,600 --> 00:15:09,480 I'm better than that. 317 00:15:09,520 --> 00:15:10,860 I'm a theologian. 318 00:15:11,360 --> 00:15:12,264 I'm not wasted. 319 00:15:12,312 --> 00:15:13,000 But you know what? 320 00:15:13,040 --> 00:15:14,100 I saw something. 321 00:15:14,580 --> 00:15:18,092 Because I said, lord, I want to parallel the body of Christ with 322 00:15:18,116 --> 00:15:22,060 the bride of Christ, the body of Adam with the bride, his bride, 323 00:15:22,140 --> 00:15:24,188 Eve, who came from his body. 324 00:15:24,324 --> 00:15:27,120 And then I was like, wow, the five love languages. 325 00:15:27,620 --> 00:15:31,080 Jesus loved us with all five. 326 00:15:32,660 --> 00:15:37,260 And so it's not husbands, love your wives with these five love languages, 327 00:15:37,340 --> 00:15:37,884 wives. 328 00:15:38,012 --> 00:15:42,706 It's, let's look at the example of how Christ perfectly did 329 00:15:42,778 --> 00:15:47,426 each one, and then you'll know how to do this within your own relationships. 330 00:15:47,618 --> 00:15:51,314 So I got rebuked, and I'm gonna hand it down so. 331 00:15:51,402 --> 00:15:55,954 And stop sharing that meme with me of the stick, the guy in 332 00:15:55,962 --> 00:15:57,870 the costume beating the people. 333 00:15:58,810 --> 00:16:00,114 Have you seen this? 334 00:16:00,282 --> 00:16:02,562 There's a viral meme where it's like, I went to church to be 335 00:16:02,586 --> 00:16:04,946 encouraged today, and then it says, here's the encouragement. 336 00:16:05,058 --> 00:16:06,968 It's like this guy being. 337 00:16:07,154 --> 00:16:10,720 And I keep getting tagged in that, and I promise I'm nice. 338 00:16:11,860 --> 00:16:12,924 So Dr. 339 00:16:12,972 --> 00:16:17,244 Gary Chapman had the five love languages, and I'm gonna parallel 340 00:16:17,292 --> 00:16:17,836 these. 341 00:16:17,988 --> 00:16:21,020 And then this is the last and final portion of the sermon. 342 00:16:21,180 --> 00:16:23,868 So let's do number one, two, three, four, and five in a row. 343 00:16:23,964 --> 00:16:25,948 And I'm gonna give you the biblical context. 344 00:16:26,044 --> 00:16:32,470 And by the way, I'm a typical male who resists these kinds of teaching. 345 00:16:32,660 --> 00:16:35,362 And my wife will tell you the story about how I would sweat through 346 00:16:35,386 --> 00:16:36,626 all of our marriage counseling. 347 00:16:36,658 --> 00:16:40,482 And, you know, last night, can I just tell on myself before I do 348 00:16:40,506 --> 00:16:40,642 this? 349 00:16:40,666 --> 00:16:43,470 Cause I feel like I need to confess my sin one to another. 350 00:16:44,090 --> 00:16:47,346 So last night, well, I took my wife on a date. 351 00:16:47,378 --> 00:16:49,842 And, you know, I try to be extra good in this month so I could 352 00:16:49,866 --> 00:16:51,634 be more authoritative when I preach. 353 00:16:51,762 --> 00:16:52,790 That's a joke. 354 00:16:54,170 --> 00:16:57,842 So last night I said to my wife, I said, julie, how could I 355 00:16:57,866 --> 00:16:58,858 support you more? 356 00:16:58,954 --> 00:17:00,550 And she goes, what'd you say? 357 00:17:01,410 --> 00:17:03,306 I said, how can I support you more? 358 00:17:03,378 --> 00:17:05,242 And she said, what did you say? 359 00:17:05,426 --> 00:17:08,234 And I said, how can I better support you? 360 00:17:08,322 --> 00:17:10,618 And she was like, I don't think you've ever asked me that question. 361 00:17:10,674 --> 00:17:12,506 I was like, I know I'm growing. 362 00:17:12,698 --> 00:17:16,586 And then, I kid you not, this is a real thing that happened last 363 00:17:16,658 --> 00:17:17,226 night. 364 00:17:17,378 --> 00:17:20,474 And so all of a sudden she tells me like four things. 365 00:17:20,642 --> 00:17:23,354 And the first thing she tells me immediately, I'm like, well I 366 00:17:23,362 --> 00:17:25,036 already do that, here's how I do it. 367 00:17:25,178 --> 00:17:27,144 Then the second thing, I already do that, here's how I do 368 00:17:27,152 --> 00:17:27,320 it. 369 00:17:27,360 --> 00:17:29,624 We got through them all and she starts laughing, she's like, 370 00:17:29,712 --> 00:17:34,632 I wanna give you an A for an effort, but you just explained your 371 00:17:34,656 --> 00:17:37,640 way out of all of em and you still don't get it. 372 00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:39,780 But I love you and you're doing better. 373 00:17:41,120 --> 00:17:43,656 So that was a real conversation last night. 374 00:17:43,728 --> 00:17:46,328 And she was like, but you know what, the fact that you asked, that's 375 00:17:46,344 --> 00:17:46,968 a good start. 376 00:17:47,024 --> 00:17:49,460 Maybe we'll have another breakthrough next week. 377 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:52,968 So sometimes when I'm doing these things, just to be transparent 378 00:17:52,984 --> 00:17:55,970 with you, you might think that I'm presenting myself as an expert. 379 00:17:56,080 --> 00:17:59,130 I'm presenting myself as a player in the game. 380 00:17:59,670 --> 00:18:03,022 Like I'm on the court, I'm playing the game, I'm getting fouled, 381 00:18:03,086 --> 00:18:04,430 I'm getting elbowed in the face. 382 00:18:04,470 --> 00:18:07,502 We're doing this thing together and I'm failing my way through 383 00:18:07,526 --> 00:18:08,958 a 20 year marriage right now. 384 00:18:09,014 --> 00:18:10,270 But I haven't given up. 385 00:18:10,310 --> 00:18:11,090 Amen. 386 00:18:11,430 --> 00:18:12,398 So here's the one. 387 00:18:12,454 --> 00:18:14,718 So number one is words of affirmation. 388 00:18:14,894 --> 00:18:18,462 I love you, I appreciate you. 389 00:18:18,646 --> 00:18:20,210 Words of affirmation. 390 00:18:20,710 --> 00:18:23,358 Some of you knew I didn't even say that to you and you still liked 391 00:18:23,374 --> 00:18:25,588 it cause you're wired for it. 392 00:18:25,644 --> 00:18:26,964 Words of affirmation. 393 00:18:27,092 --> 00:18:32,004 Now the thing about the five love languages is if somebody's wired 394 00:18:32,052 --> 00:18:35,396 for words of affirmation and you do another one of them, it's 395 00:18:35,428 --> 00:18:37,316 almost like it's worthless effort. 396 00:18:37,508 --> 00:18:38,468 So let me show you. 397 00:18:38,524 --> 00:18:40,480 So the next one is Acts of service. 398 00:18:40,780 --> 00:18:42,276 I'll do this for you. 399 00:18:42,348 --> 00:18:43,520 Acts of service. 400 00:18:44,220 --> 00:18:48,480 So if somebody's wired to receive love through acts of service 401 00:18:48,780 --> 00:18:52,802 and you give them words of affirmation, it's to them it's as 402 00:18:52,826 --> 00:18:53,990 if you've done nothing. 403 00:18:54,490 --> 00:18:59,330 And how I figured that out is because I assumed that my wife would 404 00:18:59,370 --> 00:19:02,230 feel so loved that I paid all of our bills. 405 00:19:03,130 --> 00:19:07,186 I wanted to put bows on the refrigerator and a bow on the couch 406 00:19:07,218 --> 00:19:10,690 I bought and a bow on the tv and I bet, look at this, look how 407 00:19:10,730 --> 00:19:11,790 loved you are. 408 00:19:13,290 --> 00:19:15,218 But she doesn't receive it. 409 00:19:15,274 --> 00:19:17,122 As a matter of fact, you know how I know that? 410 00:19:17,226 --> 00:19:20,422 There's been seasons in our life where we've been blessed financially 411 00:19:20,546 --> 00:19:23,246 and there's been seasons where we've cashed it all out for ministry 412 00:19:23,278 --> 00:19:24,254 and had nothing. 413 00:19:24,382 --> 00:19:28,222 Where we lit one time, our apartment, our bedroom was in the 414 00:19:28,246 --> 00:19:29,022 kitchen. 415 00:19:29,166 --> 00:19:33,470 Just to give you an idea, and I promise you, my wife, there was 416 00:19:33,510 --> 00:19:35,438 no difference in our relationship. 417 00:19:35,614 --> 00:19:39,054 The way Julie's wired and she's built like missionary status, 418 00:19:39,102 --> 00:19:43,086 where it's like she does not care whether she lives in a mansion 419 00:19:43,118 --> 00:19:45,166 or our bed's in the kitchen. 420 00:19:45,278 --> 00:19:49,042 The way she treated me has always been the same in terms of 421 00:19:49,066 --> 00:19:50,082 the weight she has. 422 00:19:50,186 --> 00:19:54,210 But if I buy her a mansion, which we don't have, but if I buy 423 00:19:54,250 --> 00:19:59,842 her a mansion and assume she feels more love, but don't give her 424 00:19:59,866 --> 00:20:03,282 words of affirmation, our relationship will get worse in a 425 00:20:03,306 --> 00:20:04,190 bigger house. 426 00:20:05,130 --> 00:20:07,218 Does this make any sense to y'all? 427 00:20:07,394 --> 00:20:07,970 So it's like. 428 00:20:08,010 --> 00:20:11,842 It's a weird thing because I can't love Julie the way I want to 429 00:20:11,866 --> 00:20:12,354 love her. 430 00:20:12,442 --> 00:20:15,390 I have to love Julie the way she receives love. 431 00:20:16,720 --> 00:20:20,088 And I promise you, Jesus knows that about you. 432 00:20:20,224 --> 00:20:23,208 And what makes your relationship with Jesus so important 433 00:20:23,344 --> 00:20:26,180 is Jesus loves you the way you receive love. 434 00:20:26,560 --> 00:20:28,408 And I'm gonna show you that in Scripture. 435 00:20:28,504 --> 00:20:31,260 So number three is receiving gifts. 436 00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:34,900 I thought of you and got this for you. 437 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:37,256 So that's like receiving gifts. 438 00:20:37,288 --> 00:20:39,620 I thought of you, and I got this for you. 439 00:20:40,480 --> 00:20:42,264 The next one is quality time. 440 00:20:42,352 --> 00:20:43,576 Let's be together. 441 00:20:43,728 --> 00:20:44,456 Quality. 442 00:20:44,568 --> 00:20:46,340 I need to spend quality time. 443 00:20:46,720 --> 00:20:50,300 So Julie, she loves words of affirmation. 444 00:20:50,720 --> 00:20:55,400 Now, for a lot of men, we give words of information, not words of 445 00:20:55,440 --> 00:20:56,460 affirmation. 446 00:20:57,120 --> 00:20:58,100 Come on. 447 00:20:58,720 --> 00:21:02,088 You know, your wife doesn't care about all the science behind 448 00:21:02,144 --> 00:21:02,360 it. 449 00:21:02,400 --> 00:21:04,488 Just say, tell her she looks amazing. 450 00:21:04,664 --> 00:21:08,360 You know, we give words of information, not affirmation. 451 00:21:08,520 --> 00:21:12,104 But then the receiving gifts is really important. 452 00:21:12,192 --> 00:21:13,448 Quality time is really important. 453 00:21:13,504 --> 00:21:17,224 I took my wife on a date this week, and it was so funny because 454 00:21:17,392 --> 00:21:18,104 she has. 455 00:21:18,192 --> 00:21:19,624 That's a value for her. 456 00:21:19,712 --> 00:21:20,952 So she's like, oh, I just. 457 00:21:21,056 --> 00:21:22,088 I feel so good. 458 00:21:22,144 --> 00:21:22,888 I love this. 459 00:21:22,944 --> 00:21:23,480 I love that. 460 00:21:23,520 --> 00:21:25,048 And it was just that time. 461 00:21:25,184 --> 00:21:28,712 So if I don't find some time to take her out and I don't give 462 00:21:28,736 --> 00:21:31,672 her those two things, I have to win in those things. 463 00:21:31,776 --> 00:21:34,568 If I don't give my wife gifts, she's fine. 464 00:21:34,664 --> 00:21:36,856 If I don't do acts of service, she's fine. 465 00:21:36,888 --> 00:21:39,848 But if I neglect those two things, my relationship is gonna 466 00:21:39,864 --> 00:21:40,606 diminish. 467 00:21:40,768 --> 00:21:41,554 Okay? 468 00:21:41,682 --> 00:21:43,830 So that's my situation. 469 00:21:44,170 --> 00:21:46,130 And then the last one's physical touch. 470 00:21:46,210 --> 00:21:47,634 Let me hold you. 471 00:21:47,802 --> 00:21:49,250 Let me caress you. 472 00:21:49,370 --> 00:21:52,150 Physical touch is not always sexual touch. 473 00:21:52,730 --> 00:21:54,914 So there's a lot of research on this. 474 00:21:55,082 --> 00:22:00,290 But essentially, husbands tend to think of love as Providing. 475 00:22:00,450 --> 00:22:04,930 And wives tend to think of it in terms of auditory. 476 00:22:05,010 --> 00:22:09,186 Now, of course, this is not specific to everybody, but the research 477 00:22:09,338 --> 00:22:12,786 says it biases towards those things, which is how I tried to preach 478 00:22:12,818 --> 00:22:13,490 it today. 479 00:22:13,610 --> 00:22:16,610 But let me just break this last portion down right now. 480 00:22:16,730 --> 00:22:17,922 And if you want to. 481 00:22:18,026 --> 00:22:21,602 If the band wants to come up or maybe just Brie or somebody on 482 00:22:21,626 --> 00:22:25,922 keys or whatever, this is not a tremendously long message because 483 00:22:25,946 --> 00:22:28,034 I'm sowing a lot of seeds right now. 484 00:22:28,202 --> 00:22:31,058 So let's look at Colossians, chapter three, verse 14. 485 00:22:31,194 --> 00:22:33,046 And you could put this in your notes. 486 00:22:33,218 --> 00:22:38,570 And above all these, somebody say, above all. 487 00:22:39,190 --> 00:22:41,678 Okay, so this is giving you a priority. 488 00:22:41,854 --> 00:22:47,998 Above all these, put on love, which binds everything together in 489 00:22:48,054 --> 00:22:49,230 perfect harmony. 490 00:22:49,390 --> 00:22:51,566 Somebody say perfect harmony. 491 00:22:51,758 --> 00:22:56,046 So above all these, prioritize love. 492 00:22:56,198 --> 00:22:59,774 And then if you do that, it binds everything together in perfect 493 00:22:59,822 --> 00:23:00,456 harmony. 494 00:23:00,598 --> 00:23:03,396 So for those of you who are note takers, and I'll make this available 495 00:23:03,468 --> 00:23:05,236 online so you can actually get these notes. 496 00:23:05,268 --> 00:23:06,260 I know it's a lot. 497 00:23:06,380 --> 00:23:10,436 I'm gonna go through the five love languages now as Jesus did, 498 00:23:10,508 --> 00:23:11,840 each one of them. 499 00:23:12,140 --> 00:23:15,876 And my mind was blown because I was like, I'm not here to preach 500 00:23:15,908 --> 00:23:16,196 marriage. 501 00:23:16,228 --> 00:23:17,588 I'm here to preach Jesus. 502 00:23:17,684 --> 00:23:21,396 And if you understand Jesus, as you increase in your understanding 503 00:23:21,428 --> 00:23:24,388 of Jesus, you will increase in your understanding of marriage. 504 00:23:24,564 --> 00:23:26,042 Does this make sense? 505 00:23:26,236 --> 00:23:28,606 Cause there's people who think they know marriage. 506 00:23:28,718 --> 00:23:30,286 But by whose Standard? 507 00:23:30,398 --> 00:23:33,870 The American 21st century standard or by Christ standard? 508 00:23:33,950 --> 00:23:34,478 Right. 509 00:23:34,614 --> 00:23:37,022 So we have to understand Jesus. 510 00:23:37,166 --> 00:23:40,450 And so number one is words of affirmation. 511 00:23:41,270 --> 00:23:44,446 Some of you might be thinking, well, Jesus never affirmed, gave 512 00:23:44,478 --> 00:23:45,582 me words of affirmation. 513 00:23:45,646 --> 00:23:50,142 I'm supposed to affirm Jesus, but some of you have not. 514 00:23:50,166 --> 00:23:51,904 Let Jesus love you. 515 00:23:52,062 --> 00:23:54,860 And this is going to be your next level of breakthrough, because 516 00:23:54,900 --> 00:23:59,644 In Matthew, chapter 5, verse 14, he said, you are the light of 517 00:23:59,652 --> 00:24:00,520 the world. 518 00:24:01,860 --> 00:24:06,440 He affirmed, you are the light of the world. 519 00:24:06,900 --> 00:24:09,420 So he gave words of affirmation. 520 00:24:09,580 --> 00:24:11,212 So you might feel like, I'm nothing. 521 00:24:11,276 --> 00:24:13,308 I'm a nobody, I'm worthless. 522 00:24:13,404 --> 00:24:16,920 Why would Jesus want to be married to me? 523 00:24:17,950 --> 00:24:19,222 Go to a root. 524 00:24:19,366 --> 00:24:22,010 Why would he want me to be his bride? 525 00:24:22,350 --> 00:24:25,542 I cuss too much, I smoke too much, I drink too much. 526 00:24:25,646 --> 00:24:27,670 I get caught in the lust and perversion. 527 00:24:27,750 --> 00:24:29,030 I don't read my Bible. 528 00:24:29,110 --> 00:24:33,078 It's already February, and I'm 18 days behind on my daily growth 529 00:24:33,134 --> 00:24:35,094 journal, and I've already screwed up. 530 00:24:35,182 --> 00:24:37,046 Why would he want to be married to me? 531 00:24:37,118 --> 00:24:39,302 And he gives you words of affirmation. 532 00:24:39,366 --> 00:24:42,210 He says, you are the light of the world. 533 00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:48,400 It's like this battered woman in a relationship who's like, why 534 00:24:48,440 --> 00:24:49,900 would you want my body? 535 00:24:50,280 --> 00:24:51,472 Why would you want me? 536 00:24:51,496 --> 00:24:52,496 Why would you love me? 537 00:24:52,568 --> 00:24:56,960 And a loving husband with the words, because that is the body that 538 00:24:57,000 --> 00:24:57,936 bore our children. 539 00:24:58,008 --> 00:25:00,800 And your body is beautiful to me. 540 00:25:00,920 --> 00:25:03,872 Every scar, every inch of it, every bit of it. 541 00:25:03,896 --> 00:25:04,624 Your mind. 542 00:25:04,712 --> 00:25:05,440 I love you. 543 00:25:05,480 --> 00:25:07,536 Don't you dare disrespect my. 544 00:25:07,608 --> 00:25:08,720 We're one flesh. 545 00:25:08,800 --> 00:25:12,552 And you begin through words of affirmation to repair that relationship. 546 00:25:12,656 --> 00:25:15,620 And you say the opposite of what they think. 547 00:25:16,720 --> 00:25:18,472 I think you're going to leave me. 548 00:25:18,576 --> 00:25:20,344 I think that you don't want me. 549 00:25:20,432 --> 00:25:21,768 I think that I'm not enough. 550 00:25:21,824 --> 00:25:25,240 But Jesus said in the midst of all that you are the light of the 551 00:25:25,280 --> 00:25:25,860 world. 552 00:25:26,160 --> 00:25:32,340 He was loving his bride with words of affirmation, acts of service. 553 00:25:33,120 --> 00:25:34,552 Well, no, no, we're supposed. 554 00:25:34,616 --> 00:25:36,500 Okay, I'm getting to a root here. 555 00:25:37,040 --> 00:25:40,896 Some of you don't know how to be married to Jesus because it's 556 00:25:40,928 --> 00:25:45,408 only a one way street and you have not allowed him to be a good 557 00:25:45,464 --> 00:25:46,700 groom to you. 558 00:25:48,280 --> 00:25:49,936 And that's why I'm doing this. 559 00:25:50,008 --> 00:25:51,792 Well, I gotta go to the church and. 560 00:25:51,896 --> 00:25:53,232 Oh, I gotta get ready. 561 00:25:53,296 --> 00:25:55,424 Oh, oh, I've gotta go work for the coffee. 562 00:25:55,472 --> 00:25:55,808 I got. 563 00:25:55,864 --> 00:25:56,992 Oh, I gotta play the bass. 564 00:25:57,056 --> 00:25:57,920 Oh, I gotta do this. 565 00:25:57,960 --> 00:25:59,136 I gotta prove to him. 566 00:25:59,208 --> 00:25:59,664 I gotta. 567 00:25:59,712 --> 00:26:00,368 No, no, no. 568 00:26:00,424 --> 00:26:01,872 Yet there's a par for all that. 569 00:26:01,896 --> 00:26:04,608 But if you're striving in that, you don't understand that he 570 00:26:04,664 --> 00:26:07,060 also wants to love you. 571 00:26:12,320 --> 00:26:16,232 Acts of service in John, chapter 13, verse 5. 572 00:26:16,416 --> 00:26:20,540 Jesus washed the disciples feet. 573 00:26:21,600 --> 00:26:22,740 Have you ever. 574 00:26:23,040 --> 00:26:26,792 Okay, what I love about washing feet is you have to be seated 575 00:26:26,856 --> 00:26:28,020 for it to happen. 576 00:26:29,280 --> 00:26:31,060 Bass players sit down. 577 00:26:32,040 --> 00:26:34,800 Some of you are like, I sat down in ministry. 578 00:26:34,880 --> 00:26:35,280 I have. 579 00:26:35,320 --> 00:26:36,064 I used to preach. 580 00:26:36,112 --> 00:26:36,912 Now I don't preach. 581 00:26:36,976 --> 00:26:38,400 I sat down in ministry. 582 00:26:38,480 --> 00:26:40,928 I used to play the musician, the music. 583 00:26:40,984 --> 00:26:41,712 Now I don't play. 584 00:26:41,816 --> 00:26:45,056 No, you haven't been sat down for inactivity. 585 00:26:45,168 --> 00:26:49,088 You've been sat down so that your groom can wash your feet. 586 00:26:49,184 --> 00:26:49,440 He. 587 00:26:49,480 --> 00:26:49,744 You're. 588 00:26:49,792 --> 00:26:53,552 He's putting you in that posture so that you can learn how 589 00:26:53,576 --> 00:26:54,592 to be served. 590 00:26:54,656 --> 00:26:57,080 Because once you let him wash your feet. 591 00:26:57,120 --> 00:26:57,464 Feet. 592 00:26:57,512 --> 00:27:00,968 You will know what it feels like to sit other people down and 593 00:27:01,024 --> 00:27:01,784 serve them. 594 00:27:01,872 --> 00:27:06,060 And how can you give a love that you have refused to receive? 595 00:27:06,560 --> 00:27:14,200 I know this is good for somebody because when you're standing 596 00:27:14,280 --> 00:27:17,672 and you're playing the bass, when you're standing and making coffee, 597 00:27:17,736 --> 00:27:20,616 when you're standing and greeting at the front door, you're 598 00:27:20,648 --> 00:27:22,700 serving, but you're not Being served. 599 00:27:23,050 --> 00:27:25,310 That's why we say serve one. 600 00:27:28,890 --> 00:27:31,310 Serve one, sit one. 601 00:27:31,690 --> 00:27:34,830 I don't want anybody serving multiple services. 602 00:27:35,210 --> 00:27:36,850 Serve one, sit one. 603 00:27:36,890 --> 00:27:37,330 Why? 604 00:27:37,450 --> 00:27:41,586 Because you wash people's feet one service and you get yours washed 605 00:27:41,618 --> 00:27:42,350 the next. 606 00:27:43,130 --> 00:27:44,754 Some of y'all don't know how to be married. 607 00:27:44,802 --> 00:27:45,266 That's what. 608 00:27:45,338 --> 00:27:47,830 That's why the church is so dysfunctional. 609 00:27:49,060 --> 00:27:50,520 Oh, come on. 610 00:27:51,140 --> 00:27:53,480 I feel a V1 classic in the making. 611 00:27:54,260 --> 00:27:55,196 This is needed. 612 00:27:55,228 --> 00:27:56,320 Is this needed? 613 00:27:57,380 --> 00:27:59,340 Okay, let's pick up the pace. 614 00:27:59,500 --> 00:28:00,960 Receiving gifts. 615 00:28:01,380 --> 00:28:04,092 But I'm supposed to give God my money. 616 00:28:04,276 --> 00:28:05,772 I'm supposed to give God. 617 00:28:05,836 --> 00:28:08,604 I supposed to go to Honduras and serve in a missions team. 618 00:28:08,692 --> 00:28:12,364 I'm supposed to give God my gifting to video edit. 619 00:28:12,492 --> 00:28:13,260 I'm supposed to give. 620 00:28:13,300 --> 00:28:14,840 Yeah, but hold on. 621 00:28:15,320 --> 00:28:19,260 John, chapter 3, verse 16. 622 00:28:20,360 --> 00:28:23,540 For God so loved that he gave. 623 00:28:24,520 --> 00:28:27,632 As a matter of fact, he gave so lavishly, we'll never be able 624 00:28:27,656 --> 00:28:28,780 to repay him back. 625 00:28:29,320 --> 00:28:30,780 He gave his life. 626 00:28:31,880 --> 00:28:33,584 And so it's like my video. 627 00:28:33,672 --> 00:28:36,300 It trivializes whatever I give him. 628 00:28:36,840 --> 00:28:38,352 So are we in a competition? 629 00:28:38,416 --> 00:28:41,168 No, we're simply responding. 630 00:28:41,344 --> 00:28:44,540 I can't believe that pastor asked me to give my money. 631 00:28:45,080 --> 00:28:48,820 I can't believe that God gave his only begotten son. 632 00:28:49,800 --> 00:28:51,728 It's like it trivializes it. 633 00:28:51,784 --> 00:28:53,424 That church only wants my money. 634 00:28:53,512 --> 00:28:54,672 No, no, no. 635 00:28:54,856 --> 00:28:56,620 Jesus gave everything. 636 00:28:58,120 --> 00:29:00,020 It's incomparable. 637 00:29:00,600 --> 00:29:05,328 If I gave everything I have, it would be like a granular piece 638 00:29:05,344 --> 00:29:07,520 of sand in an entire ocean. 639 00:29:07,600 --> 00:29:11,732 It would be so incalculably small, it would feel infantile in 640 00:29:11,756 --> 00:29:14,068 comparison to the grandeur of his love. 641 00:29:14,124 --> 00:29:15,520 Are y'all with me? 642 00:29:16,380 --> 00:29:17,560 So he gave. 643 00:29:18,300 --> 00:29:21,880 That's why salvation is a gift, not a reward. 644 00:29:23,020 --> 00:29:27,480 And if you don't understand marriage, you'll try to earn a reward. 645 00:29:28,220 --> 00:29:32,360 Hey, by the way, sex is not a reward for being a good spouse. 646 00:29:36,310 --> 00:29:37,170 Hello. 647 00:29:38,630 --> 00:29:41,086 Sex is not a reward for being a good spot. 648 00:29:41,118 --> 00:29:42,830 Oh, my husband was good this week. 649 00:29:42,870 --> 00:29:43,950 I'll sleep with him. 650 00:29:44,070 --> 00:29:45,326 Oh, you didn't do the dishes. 651 00:29:45,358 --> 00:29:45,902 You didn't do this. 652 00:29:45,926 --> 00:29:46,382 You were mean. 653 00:29:46,406 --> 00:29:47,598 I'm gonna withhold from you. 654 00:29:47,654 --> 00:29:48,606 No, we don't. 655 00:29:48,718 --> 00:29:49,982 Or vice versa. 656 00:29:50,046 --> 00:29:52,814 We don't withhold from each other because we're one flesh. 657 00:29:52,862 --> 00:29:54,730 And this is what the scriptures say. 658 00:29:55,110 --> 00:29:56,766 We've gotta understand this. 659 00:29:56,838 --> 00:29:59,486 And what happens is in relationships, we're making people 660 00:29:59,558 --> 00:30:03,390 earn our affection, earn our attention, earn our love, and not 661 00:30:03,430 --> 00:30:06,560 realizing that we're engaging with God the same way. 662 00:30:07,980 --> 00:30:09,396 Oh, come on. 663 00:30:09,548 --> 00:30:13,796 Or when you've been bad towards him, you think he's treating 664 00:30:13,828 --> 00:30:16,040 you the way you treat your spouse. 665 00:30:18,700 --> 00:30:21,240 No, no, it's a reward. 666 00:30:23,180 --> 00:30:24,280 Not a gift. 667 00:30:25,100 --> 00:30:25,636 I'm sorry. 668 00:30:25,668 --> 00:30:27,400 It's a gift, not a reward. 669 00:30:27,980 --> 00:30:29,280 It says this. 670 00:30:30,460 --> 00:30:31,680 Quality time. 671 00:30:32,130 --> 00:30:33,834 Mark, chapter three, verse 14. 672 00:30:33,922 --> 00:30:35,594 You could write this down in your notes. 673 00:30:35,722 --> 00:30:37,510 Mark, chapter 3, verse 14. 674 00:30:37,970 --> 00:30:41,550 He walked with his disciples daily. 675 00:30:42,610 --> 00:30:43,910 Quality time. 676 00:30:44,530 --> 00:30:45,830 Come over here, John. 677 00:30:48,370 --> 00:30:48,906 Jesus. 678 00:30:48,938 --> 00:30:50,746 Can I put my head on your chest? 679 00:30:50,938 --> 00:30:52,510 I'm feeling anxious. 680 00:30:53,010 --> 00:30:55,070 Yeah, come over here, my beloved. 681 00:30:55,490 --> 00:30:57,070 Put your head on my chest. 682 00:30:59,500 --> 00:31:01,508 Thomas, come over here. 683 00:31:01,564 --> 00:31:02,356 Let's walk. 684 00:31:02,508 --> 00:31:02,996 Jesus. 685 00:31:03,028 --> 00:31:03,988 I'm struggling. 686 00:31:04,164 --> 00:31:06,080 I doubt so much. 687 00:31:06,380 --> 00:31:09,060 This thing doesn't make sense in my intellect. 688 00:31:09,220 --> 00:31:09,876 That's okay. 689 00:31:09,908 --> 00:31:11,120 Let's walk together. 690 00:31:11,580 --> 00:31:12,964 Quality time. 691 00:31:13,132 --> 00:31:18,324 After Jesus resurrection, he was in a glorified body, and he revealed 692 00:31:18,372 --> 00:31:21,508 himself to Thomas, and he was spending quality time. 693 00:31:21,564 --> 00:31:22,148 Think about it. 694 00:31:22,204 --> 00:31:23,604 He's the resurrected king. 695 00:31:23,652 --> 00:31:27,728 And he didn't show himself to thousands, he showed himself to one 696 00:31:27,784 --> 00:31:29,536 and said, let's spend time together. 697 00:31:29,608 --> 00:31:32,944 And Thomas is like, I want to believe it's you, but this is crazy. 698 00:31:32,992 --> 00:31:34,340 I watched you die. 699 00:31:34,680 --> 00:31:35,360 I want to. 700 00:31:35,400 --> 00:31:37,968 And he's like, thomas, it's me and you right now. 701 00:31:38,024 --> 00:31:38,656 Look at me. 702 00:31:38,728 --> 00:31:40,192 I understand your fears. 703 00:31:40,256 --> 00:31:42,180 I understand your concerns. 704 00:31:42,920 --> 00:31:44,368 I'm not mad at you for. 705 00:31:44,424 --> 00:31:45,500 Oh, come on. 706 00:31:45,800 --> 00:31:47,660 I'm not going to fight you. 707 00:31:48,040 --> 00:31:49,888 It's okay to confront me. 708 00:31:49,944 --> 00:31:54,020 Think about the relationship between resurrected Jesus and Thomas. 709 00:31:55,280 --> 00:31:56,040 Think about it. 710 00:31:56,080 --> 00:31:57,768 He's confronting him, saying, I. 711 00:31:57,904 --> 00:32:00,664 I want to believe this is real, but this is crazy. 712 00:32:00,712 --> 00:32:02,700 Did you just walk through a wall? 713 00:32:04,080 --> 00:32:06,248 And Jesus is like, just put your. 714 00:32:06,304 --> 00:32:07,340 Just touch. 715 00:32:08,960 --> 00:32:10,056 Come a little closer. 716 00:32:10,088 --> 00:32:13,220 You know how close you have to be to touch somebody's side. 717 00:32:14,320 --> 00:32:15,940 You could smell them. 718 00:32:17,120 --> 00:32:18,500 Quality time. 719 00:32:18,800 --> 00:32:22,570 But in a lot of marriage relationships, when you confront, 720 00:32:23,310 --> 00:32:25,050 it causes conflict. 721 00:32:25,710 --> 00:32:30,694 And conflict could actually create greater intimacy or greater 722 00:32:30,742 --> 00:32:31,530 division. 723 00:32:32,110 --> 00:32:35,734 So when Thomas was confronting resurrected Jesus, Jesus could have 724 00:32:35,742 --> 00:32:36,598 been on the defensive. 725 00:32:36,694 --> 00:32:39,542 What do you mean, Thomas, I told you I was gonna come back from 726 00:32:39,566 --> 00:32:40,166 the dead. 727 00:32:40,278 --> 00:32:40,870 What do you mean? 728 00:32:40,910 --> 00:32:42,006 It's not me, dude. 729 00:32:42,038 --> 00:32:42,486 I just. 730 00:32:42,558 --> 00:32:43,078 I was just. 731 00:32:43,134 --> 00:32:44,438 I literally conquered death. 732 00:32:44,494 --> 00:32:45,638 How ungrate for you. 733 00:32:45,694 --> 00:32:50,340 And you're gonna disrespect me like that's a toxic marriage conversation? 734 00:32:50,680 --> 00:32:53,780 But Jesus says, come a little closer. 735 00:32:55,160 --> 00:32:57,980 Touch, feel, experience. 736 00:32:58,440 --> 00:33:02,720 What about in a marriage relationship when we get confronted? 737 00:33:02,880 --> 00:33:06,720 Instead of that producing conflict, that makes division, it 738 00:33:06,760 --> 00:33:08,368 produces greater intimacy. 739 00:33:08,464 --> 00:33:10,220 Oh, you think I'm gonna leave you? 740 00:33:10,680 --> 00:33:13,318 I'll never leave you nor forsake you. 741 00:33:13,504 --> 00:33:14,970 I'll be with you until the end. 742 00:33:15,010 --> 00:33:16,350 Come a little closer. 743 00:33:16,690 --> 00:33:19,594 Oh, you think I'm going to be mad at you because you doubt? 744 00:33:19,722 --> 00:33:21,230 Come a little closer. 745 00:33:21,730 --> 00:33:22,874 See, there's something. 746 00:33:22,962 --> 00:33:25,146 Are y'all getting this revelation with me? 747 00:33:25,298 --> 00:33:26,630 Last but not least. 748 00:33:27,490 --> 00:33:28,730 And I've already preached it. 749 00:33:28,770 --> 00:33:30,710 Matthew, chapter 8, verse 3. 750 00:33:31,330 --> 00:33:36,190 Physical touch, physical touch. 751 00:33:37,010 --> 00:33:39,310 He healed by his touch. 752 00:33:39,650 --> 00:33:44,830 Men, men, you can heal by your touch. 753 00:33:45,890 --> 00:33:48,510 Women, you can heal by your touch. 754 00:33:49,410 --> 00:33:51,626 I had to learn gentleness. 755 00:33:51,818 --> 00:33:53,530 I did not know gentleness. 756 00:33:53,610 --> 00:33:55,230 It's a fruit of the spirit. 757 00:33:56,130 --> 00:34:00,270 I grew many other fruit, but the fruit that I never grew is gentleness. 758 00:34:00,610 --> 00:34:05,890 And I had to go through a process of how to guide put my hand 759 00:34:05,930 --> 00:34:10,470 on the small of my wife's back and lead her through the door. 760 00:34:10,810 --> 00:34:13,554 I had to go on dates and say, julie, if you'll pause in front of 761 00:34:13,562 --> 00:34:15,390 that door, I'll open it for you. 762 00:34:15,850 --> 00:34:18,530 Because I noticed that Julie would always grab the door and open 763 00:34:18,570 --> 00:34:19,154 it for herself. 764 00:34:19,202 --> 00:34:21,506 And I had to tell her, if you pause in front of that door, I'll 765 00:34:21,538 --> 00:34:22,178 open it for you. 766 00:34:22,234 --> 00:34:25,426 And I would open the door and just gently guide her. 767 00:34:25,498 --> 00:34:28,306 And I feel like the Lord wants me to tell many of you, I'm speaking 768 00:34:28,338 --> 00:34:29,362 to the bride of Christ. 769 00:34:29,466 --> 00:34:33,070 If you pause in front of the door, I'll open it for you. 770 00:34:37,360 --> 00:34:41,032 Because what happens was, Julie had opened doors for herself 771 00:34:41,176 --> 00:34:43,780 for 19 years before I met her. 772 00:34:44,080 --> 00:34:47,080 So when a real man showed up, she didn't even know how to let me 773 00:34:47,120 --> 00:34:47,700 lead. 774 00:34:48,480 --> 00:34:51,080 And I'm talking to even some of the husbands right now. 775 00:34:51,200 --> 00:34:53,848 When your heavenly Father shows up in your life, you don't 776 00:34:53,864 --> 00:34:57,020 know how to let him lead yet because you're used to doing it yourself. 777 00:34:57,440 --> 00:35:00,520 If you pause in front of the door, he'll open it for you. 778 00:35:00,900 --> 00:35:02,620 Is this helping anybody? 779 00:35:02,780 --> 00:35:04,920 Would you all stand to your feet with me? 780 00:35:22,820 --> 00:35:24,320 Can I tell you the truth? 781 00:35:26,990 --> 00:35:31,638 These conversations that we're having this month shouldn't just 782 00:35:31,694 --> 00:35:33,110 happen in a church. 783 00:35:33,270 --> 00:35:35,730 They should have happened in your childhood home. 784 00:35:36,830 --> 00:35:40,630 Now, it probably didn't happen just like it didn't happen in mine. 785 00:35:40,790 --> 00:35:45,030 But these conversations are not church conversations exclusively, 786 00:35:45,190 --> 00:35:47,910 but they are supposed to be conversations at home. 787 00:35:48,030 --> 00:35:50,134 But we have gone so far. 788 00:35:50,302 --> 00:35:53,462 We have walked so far in the wrong direction for thousands of 789 00:35:53,486 --> 00:35:57,120 years, that it's not that normal, according to God, is not 790 00:35:57,160 --> 00:35:57,840 normal. 791 00:35:58,000 --> 00:36:02,336 And so what Julie and I are doing is we're trying to give you 792 00:36:02,408 --> 00:36:05,660 20 years of crucial conversations in a month. 793 00:36:06,280 --> 00:36:10,096 Years and years of paid counseling out of our own money to 794 00:36:10,168 --> 00:36:10,976 sit with people. 795 00:36:11,048 --> 00:36:12,688 And we're taking all that wisdom. 796 00:36:12,784 --> 00:36:15,600 We're trying to get it to you, to infuse it into your life. 797 00:36:15,720 --> 00:36:18,768 And I really believe that whether you're single or married, 798 00:36:18,864 --> 00:36:22,144 this month will be a major deposit in your life, and you'll 799 00:36:22,192 --> 00:36:23,260 never be the same. 800 00:36:23,820 --> 00:36:27,668 But there's A lot of emotions that are going to be stirred up over 801 00:36:27,724 --> 00:36:28,740 the next couple of weeks. 802 00:36:28,780 --> 00:36:30,996 A lot of feelings, a lot of thoughts. 803 00:36:31,188 --> 00:36:34,772 Sometimes when you're squeezing the wound and the pus comes 804 00:36:34,796 --> 00:36:38,452 out and you have to drain it before you sew it up, and so you 805 00:36:38,476 --> 00:36:41,492 might find yourself like, I don't know, I feel conflicted in 806 00:36:41,516 --> 00:36:42,036 these services. 807 00:36:42,108 --> 00:36:44,644 I don't know if I want to cry or if I want to yell. 808 00:36:44,772 --> 00:36:47,252 I get angry, I get upset. 809 00:36:47,316 --> 00:36:48,324 I don't know what I'm feeling. 810 00:36:48,372 --> 00:36:49,060 I want to speak. 811 00:36:49,090 --> 00:36:50,656 Speak to that and narrate this to you. 812 00:36:50,728 --> 00:36:53,440 I'm speaking to your being right now. 813 00:36:53,480 --> 00:36:53,824 There. 814 00:36:53,912 --> 00:36:54,176 It's. 815 00:36:54,208 --> 00:36:56,560 Because there's divorce in your. 816 00:36:56,680 --> 00:36:57,904 In your bloodline. 817 00:36:57,952 --> 00:36:58,352 There's. 818 00:36:58,416 --> 00:37:01,600 There's infidelity, adultery. 819 00:37:01,760 --> 00:37:02,848 It's all in there. 820 00:37:02,904 --> 00:37:05,936 And some of you, you're the very first ones who will sit under 821 00:37:06,008 --> 00:37:09,808 godly, righteous teaching and say, it may run in my family, but 822 00:37:09,864 --> 00:37:11,824 this has got to be where it runs out. 823 00:37:11,912 --> 00:37:15,952 I may have gotten divorced, but he's a God of second chances 824 00:37:16,016 --> 00:37:18,310 and third chances and fourth chances. 825 00:37:18,730 --> 00:37:20,674 I may have fallen into adultery. 826 00:37:20,722 --> 00:37:24,338 I may have already messed up, but he's the God of second chances, 827 00:37:24,434 --> 00:37:24,994 third chances. 828 00:37:25,042 --> 00:37:26,914 He's a God that draws us back. 829 00:37:27,002 --> 00:37:29,906 And I may have yelled at my wife today, yesterday. 830 00:37:29,938 --> 00:37:31,394 I may have yelled at my husband. 831 00:37:31,442 --> 00:37:32,818 I may have already messed it up. 832 00:37:32,874 --> 00:37:37,154 But God is saying, come, try again because you're being discipled 833 00:37:37,202 --> 00:37:38,190 in this way. 834 00:37:38,490 --> 00:37:41,586 So just how many of you, by a show of hands, are willing to continue 835 00:37:41,658 --> 00:37:43,730 this journey with me throughout this month? 836 00:37:43,770 --> 00:37:45,346 Who wants to be discipled? 837 00:37:45,458 --> 00:37:47,490 Who wants to be mentored in marriage? 838 00:37:47,570 --> 00:37:48,386 Praise God. 839 00:37:48,498 --> 00:37:49,442 So I wanna pray for you. 840 00:37:49,466 --> 00:37:52,354 Let's leave our hands up across every location right now. 841 00:37:52,442 --> 00:37:53,058 And I just. 842 00:37:53,114 --> 00:37:55,106 Cause I feel the holiness of God. 843 00:37:55,218 --> 00:37:57,810 I feel the righteousness of God right now. 844 00:37:57,930 --> 00:38:01,282 And so right now, with every hand lifted from the front to the 845 00:38:01,306 --> 00:38:02,434 back, I just. 846 00:38:02,522 --> 00:38:07,122 I want to tell you that before you go and be who God has called 847 00:38:07,146 --> 00:38:11,490 you to be, you must experience his love and allow him to serve you 848 00:38:11,530 --> 00:38:14,996 with words of affirmation, and allow him to serve you with acts 849 00:38:15,028 --> 00:38:19,460 of service, and allow him to serve you with gifts and allow him 850 00:38:19,500 --> 00:38:20,388 to laugh at you. 851 00:38:20,444 --> 00:38:23,780 So right now, just over the next several moments, as you hear 852 00:38:23,820 --> 00:38:27,972 the sound of this piano, I believe this is prophetic piano playing. 853 00:38:28,076 --> 00:38:31,876 So I want to just turn up the piano for a moment, and the Lord 854 00:38:31,908 --> 00:38:36,132 is going to begin to just supernaturally encounter you in Miami, 855 00:38:36,196 --> 00:38:39,622 on Long island, here in Brooklyn, Indiana, right now. 856 00:38:39,646 --> 00:38:43,734 You are an encounter with your groom, with your. 857 00:38:43,822 --> 00:38:44,822 Come on, Jesus. 858 00:38:44,886 --> 00:38:49,750 Christ himself through the Holy Spirit, just touching and affirming. 859 00:38:49,910 --> 00:38:52,982 And I pray over this church from the top of your head to the 860 00:38:53,006 --> 00:38:57,446 soles of your very feet that that orphan spirit would be broken 861 00:38:57,478 --> 00:38:58,022 off of you. 862 00:38:58,046 --> 00:39:02,630 In the name of Jesus, I speak to every root of rejection right 863 00:39:02,670 --> 00:39:06,536 now, and I command it out in the name of Jesus. 864 00:39:06,718 --> 00:39:11,604 I sever every ungodly soul tie from inappropriate relationships 865 00:39:11,652 --> 00:39:15,812 of the past that have caused you to go back to the fantasies that 866 00:39:15,836 --> 00:39:19,076 have caused you to go back to the wandering in your own mind. 867 00:39:19,228 --> 00:39:23,924 Every spirit of condemnation, every stronghold of guilt and shame. 868 00:39:24,052 --> 00:39:28,260 I pull it down in the name of Jesus over every single one of my 869 00:39:28,300 --> 00:39:31,396 congregants and those under the sound of my voice. 870 00:39:31,508 --> 00:39:34,990 I speak, speak to the stronghold of condemnation that says 871 00:39:35,030 --> 00:39:36,414 you'll never be good enough. 872 00:39:36,502 --> 00:39:38,894 And I say, stronghold, come down. 873 00:39:39,062 --> 00:39:43,102 We take into captivity every thought that has erected itself up 874 00:39:43,126 --> 00:39:45,130 against the word of God right now. 875 00:39:45,590 --> 00:39:50,062 Every single thought of inadequacy, every single demonic 876 00:39:50,126 --> 00:39:54,094 lie of the enemy that you're too old, that you're not good enough. 877 00:39:54,262 --> 00:39:59,424 I bind it in the name of Jesus and cast it down in the name of Jesus. 878 00:39:59,552 --> 00:40:01,984 I hear the Lord saying, I have forgiven you. 879 00:40:02,072 --> 00:40:06,000 And as far as the east is from the west, I have separated you from 880 00:40:06,040 --> 00:40:11,420 your sin and I remember no more Jesus, mighty name. 881 00:40:15,320 --> 00:40:19,280 When the prodigal son came home, he got a ring and a robe. 882 00:40:19,440 --> 00:40:21,584 And the ring represents covenant. 883 00:40:21,712 --> 00:40:24,754 And I saw a vision of the Lord releasing rings. 884 00:40:24,952 --> 00:40:28,046 And the Lord says, when you allow me to put the ring on your 885 00:40:28,118 --> 00:40:28,750 finger. 886 00:40:28,910 --> 00:40:32,110 See, there's something, it's like some of you, it's like you still, 887 00:40:32,230 --> 00:40:35,198 you're having an encounter with the Father because he wants 888 00:40:35,214 --> 00:40:37,310 to put the ring on your finger first. 889 00:40:37,430 --> 00:40:40,942 And I'm talking to even the sons, we think about buying a ring 890 00:40:41,006 --> 00:40:41,806 so we could get married. 891 00:40:41,838 --> 00:40:44,542 But the Lord's like, I've already paid for this with my life. 892 00:40:44,646 --> 00:40:47,130 And son, let me put the ring on you. 893 00:40:49,110 --> 00:40:51,290 Daughter, let me put the ring on you. 894 00:40:52,870 --> 00:40:59,470 Last thing, because I know there's a lot of tears in the room 895 00:40:59,510 --> 00:41:00,250 right now. 896 00:41:02,710 --> 00:41:05,902 Over the next two weeks, the Lord says that he is about to purge. 897 00:41:05,966 --> 00:41:08,130 The word he gave me for you is purge. 898 00:41:08,870 --> 00:41:12,142 Purge, purge, purge. 899 00:41:12,286 --> 00:41:13,870 Purge you of rejection. 900 00:41:13,950 --> 00:41:14,830 Purge you. 901 00:41:14,950 --> 00:41:18,782 The Lord says, you've taken out a root, but not the root, and 902 00:41:18,806 --> 00:41:21,710 I'm taking out the root and I will purge. 903 00:41:21,790 --> 00:41:22,894 Purge, says the Lord. 904 00:41:22,942 --> 00:41:23,294 Purge. 905 00:41:23,342 --> 00:41:27,534 Over the next two weeks, there's a 14 day purge that's happening. 906 00:41:27,662 --> 00:41:29,390 Purging, purging, purging. 907 00:41:29,470 --> 00:41:32,382 And he's removing the reproach of Egypt. 908 00:41:32,526 --> 00:41:34,894 He's removing the stench of sin. 909 00:41:35,022 --> 00:41:35,614 Purging. 910 00:41:35,662 --> 00:41:36,610 Purging. 911 00:41:37,030 --> 00:41:39,570 And the purging is a part of a preparation. 912 00:41:41,030 --> 00:41:42,078 Let him do the work. 913 00:41:42,134 --> 00:41:47,510 Because the thing the Lord told me to say is, this is forever. 914 00:41:49,690 --> 00:41:51,990 This is forever. 915 00:41:53,530 --> 00:41:55,362 I felt that release strong. 916 00:41:55,466 --> 00:41:55,874 This. 917 00:41:55,962 --> 00:41:56,674 Every, every. 918 00:41:56,762 --> 00:41:59,170 Everything in your life has felt temporary. 919 00:41:59,330 --> 00:42:01,830 But I heard the Lord say, this is forever. 920 00:42:02,170 --> 00:42:03,510 This is forever. 921 00:42:12,750 --> 00:42:14,902 This is forever. 922 00:42:15,046 --> 00:42:17,446 And Father, we release the eternal. 923 00:42:17,558 --> 00:42:21,574 That they would step fully into the spiritual realm and dimensions 924 00:42:21,622 --> 00:42:22,214 of the Spirit. 925 00:42:22,262 --> 00:42:23,878 That they have not known God. 926 00:42:23,974 --> 00:42:27,206 That they would step out of the temporary and they would see, 927 00:42:27,278 --> 00:42:29,850 this is forever. 928 00:42:31,390 --> 00:42:34,610 It's the relationship that has no end. 929 00:42:35,790 --> 00:42:36,630 You lose.