1 00:00:06,080 --> 00:00:07,464 Welcome to Heaven Earth Church. 2 00:00:07,512 --> 00:00:09,416 My name is Ross Stackhouse. 3 00:00:09,448 --> 00:00:12,680 I'm the founding pastor of Heaven Earth Church. 4 00:00:12,840 --> 00:00:16,632 From the beginning, our heart was to be a church for people who 5 00:00:16,656 --> 00:00:18,696 don't fit neatly into church. 6 00:00:18,888 --> 00:00:22,712 Our heart is to meet people where they are, to learn their stories, 7 00:00:22,856 --> 00:00:24,072 to honor their stories. 8 00:00:24,136 --> 00:00:27,568 Because in every human story is God's story. 9 00:00:27,744 --> 00:00:31,120 In this podcast, you'll hear more about the people who now call 10 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:32,768 Heaven Earth Church home. 11 00:00:32,824 --> 00:00:36,800 Their stories, in many cases of misfits who are discovering or 12 00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:38,096 rediscovering faith. 13 00:00:38,208 --> 00:00:41,808 If you want to know more about us, you can go to heavenorthchurch.org 14 00:00:41,984 --> 00:00:45,340 Otherwise, we invite you now into the story. 15 00:00:47,480 --> 00:00:48,448 Hello, good people. 16 00:00:48,504 --> 00:00:53,402 Brad Miller here, the producer of the Heaven Earth Church podcast. 17 00:00:53,576 --> 00:00:57,142 One of the main benefits of being a part of the Heaven Earth 18 00:00:57,206 --> 00:01:03,254 Church community is our Sunday morning conversations taught by founding 19 00:01:03,302 --> 00:01:05,850 pastor Ross Stackhouse. 20 00:01:06,430 --> 00:01:11,450 You can watch and participate in the Sunday morning conversation 21 00:01:11,790 --> 00:01:19,336 this Sunday morning, 9:30am Eastern Time at YouTube.com Heaven 22 00:01:19,368 --> 00:01:20,540 Earth Church. 23 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:26,136 The audio version of the Sunday morning conversation is available 24 00:01:26,208 --> 00:01:31,128 here on the podcast, which you can find at Apple Podcasts, Spotify 25 00:01:31,304 --> 00:01:38,376 and on the website, which is heaven earthchurch.org now let's 26 00:01:38,408 --> 00:01:44,760 join Pastor Ross Stackhouse and part four of the Essentials Message 27 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:46,940 series sent. 28 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:54,780 Lord, I pray that you would open our hearts as we sang today. 29 00:01:56,760 --> 00:02:05,680 Soften our hearts if we are jaded, breathe a new openness and 30 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:12,740 willingness if our hearts are hardened, will you soften them gracefully? 31 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:19,576 Help our hearts to beat again for the things that make your heart 32 00:02:19,648 --> 00:02:26,424 go and help us to live the eternal kind of life that you so, 33 00:02:26,512 --> 00:02:29,780 so graciously invite us to be a part of. 34 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:32,540 In Jesus name, amen. 35 00:02:35,040 --> 00:02:40,642 So a lot of times when I, when I think through what we're going 36 00:02:40,666 --> 00:02:44,418 to talk about in the conversations, it always turns back 37 00:02:44,474 --> 00:02:49,362 to, like, how I see it through this lens of parenting, because I 38 00:02:49,386 --> 00:02:53,630 got three of them and it's like the best thing ever. 39 00:02:54,330 --> 00:02:54,754 It's. 40 00:02:54,802 --> 00:02:55,874 Every day is a surprise. 41 00:02:55,922 --> 00:03:01,666 The other day we were having waffles and I was said that waffles 42 00:03:01,698 --> 00:03:03,750 are like pancakes with abs. 43 00:03:06,420 --> 00:03:11,440 I was like, it's like, that's. 44 00:03:11,860 --> 00:03:13,920 That's so oddly true. 45 00:03:15,940 --> 00:03:16,680 So. 46 00:03:19,220 --> 00:03:25,628 But I find that I realize that I have a posture with my kids that's 47 00:03:25,644 --> 00:03:27,740 shedding light on my dad's posture with me. 48 00:03:27,780 --> 00:03:31,174 Throughout the years, there were times when my dad was giving 49 00:03:31,222 --> 00:03:36,502 me instruction or trying to show me a path to walk on, and I 50 00:03:36,526 --> 00:03:41,046 kind of just thought like, or I probably had this assumption that 51 00:03:41,198 --> 00:03:43,590 he was giving me this instruction, telling me about this 52 00:03:43,630 --> 00:03:44,918 path because it is just. 53 00:03:44,974 --> 00:03:49,862 Just something to do, you know, Just like, hey, do this so 54 00:03:49,886 --> 00:03:51,370 you won't get in trouble. 55 00:03:51,790 --> 00:03:55,130 Do this so you won't make life too hard on me, your dad. 56 00:03:56,190 --> 00:03:59,862 But as I get older, now, as I'm a parent, I realize I see it 57 00:03:59,886 --> 00:04:01,206 differently because of what I'm doing with my kids. 58 00:04:01,238 --> 00:04:04,230 I'm not giving them instruction or listening to them 59 00:04:04,270 --> 00:04:09,130 or walking alongside them so they will stay out of trouble. 60 00:04:09,790 --> 00:04:13,730 I'm trying to give them, like, life. 61 00:04:14,910 --> 00:04:19,222 I'm trying to pass on to them, like, a vision for me that I've discovered 62 00:04:19,286 --> 00:04:21,450 that a life that is worth living. 63 00:04:23,450 --> 00:04:26,882 And I see in my dad, like, looking back, like, the years that 64 00:04:26,906 --> 00:04:30,642 we went to church every Sunday, you know, and I sat in a 65 00:04:30,666 --> 00:04:34,114 pew and I learned the art of acting like you're paying attention 66 00:04:34,162 --> 00:04:35,750 while you were actually asleep. 67 00:04:38,170 --> 00:04:40,590 If anybody wants to try it, you do this. 68 00:04:40,890 --> 00:04:43,762 You put your head in your hands and look forward, but you got 69 00:04:43,786 --> 00:04:45,698 to put up close enough so dad can't see your eyes. 70 00:04:45,714 --> 00:04:47,710 And you fall asleep while looking forward. 71 00:04:49,390 --> 00:04:52,774 But all these things my dad was inviting me into was not like, 72 00:04:52,862 --> 00:04:54,870 hey, these are the rules you need to follow, bud. 73 00:04:54,910 --> 00:04:57,974 Like, some arbitrary thing that he got from his granddaddy or 74 00:04:57,982 --> 00:04:58,650 whatever. 75 00:04:59,470 --> 00:05:06,214 My dad was trying to give me a life that's worth living, and Jesus 76 00:05:06,262 --> 00:05:10,690 is doing that times 1000. 77 00:05:12,030 --> 00:05:16,974 He's not giving you some arbitrary list of rules, like, hey, 78 00:05:17,022 --> 00:05:21,810 do this as a kind of, as I told you before, an entrance exam. 79 00:05:22,390 --> 00:05:26,414 If you can follow through on these standards that I give you, 80 00:05:26,582 --> 00:05:29,050 then you will gain entrance at the end of the run. 81 00:05:29,350 --> 00:05:30,410 No, man. 82 00:05:30,870 --> 00:05:34,570 Jesus knows what life is really about. 83 00:05:36,310 --> 00:05:38,850 He knows what makes you thrive, Dave. 84 00:05:39,830 --> 00:05:43,740 He knows it better than we can imagine. 85 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:47,832 He knows, like, what life is as heaven defines it. 86 00:05:48,016 --> 00:05:50,580 He knows what an eternal kind of life is. 87 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:54,232 So when he became flesh on this earth, he wasn't just like, 88 00:05:54,256 --> 00:05:54,856 you know what? 89 00:05:54,928 --> 00:05:57,688 I'm gonna pass out a list of rules. 90 00:05:57,864 --> 00:05:59,304 Some of them, like, make sense. 91 00:05:59,352 --> 00:06:01,016 Other others of them don't. 92 00:06:01,128 --> 00:06:04,776 And if these people do these rules, then I'll know that they're 93 00:06:04,808 --> 00:06:06,820 my people and I'll let them in. 94 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:11,960 No, he's telling you. 95 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:15,300 He's showing you what life actually is. 96 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:19,672 What seems weird to us about him is actually more normal than 97 00:06:19,696 --> 00:06:20,860 we could ever dream. 98 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:25,300 The tough thing is this. 99 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:28,620 You gotta practice it before it makes sense. 100 00:06:30,880 --> 00:06:33,340 It's like, I've said this many times, like fasting. 101 00:06:33,880 --> 00:06:37,216 If you're waiting for fasting to make sense before you do it, you'll 102 00:06:37,248 --> 00:06:38,220 never do it. 103 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:41,696 But one Lent season, Lent's coming up. 104 00:06:41,768 --> 00:06:45,980 I decided to fast one meal a day for the 40 days. 105 00:06:46,520 --> 00:06:49,220 So at certain time in the middle of the day, I couldn't eat. 106 00:06:50,040 --> 00:06:53,712 And I would just pray the prayer of Jesus that he prayed in 107 00:06:53,736 --> 00:06:54,660 the desert. 108 00:06:55,720 --> 00:06:57,904 Man does not live by bread alone. 109 00:06:58,032 --> 00:07:01,860 Upon every word that pours forth from the mouth of God. 110 00:07:02,440 --> 00:07:06,656 Every time I felt hungry, I would pray that at the end of 40 111 00:07:06,728 --> 00:07:11,420 days, I understood something about life I'd never understood before. 112 00:07:14,360 --> 00:07:14,960 I just. 113 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:22,592 I understood that, like, my life is in God and secured by God 114 00:07:22,656 --> 00:07:24,580 more than I could ever realize. 115 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:28,832 If I have nothing, if I lose everything, if I don't even have 116 00:07:28,856 --> 00:07:30,100 food in my belly. 117 00:07:30,630 --> 00:07:33,770 Okay, God is with me. 118 00:07:34,950 --> 00:07:36,478 So I want to talk to you about today. 119 00:07:36,534 --> 00:07:40,510 We've been in a series talking about our five, what we call our 120 00:07:40,550 --> 00:07:43,330 discipleship essentials of Heaven, Earth, Church. 121 00:07:43,910 --> 00:07:44,622 We have. 122 00:07:44,726 --> 00:07:47,262 If you're like, Ross, I can't keep track of all these things you 123 00:07:47,286 --> 00:07:47,710 talk about. 124 00:07:47,750 --> 00:07:49,230 We have a vision, we have a mission. 125 00:07:49,310 --> 00:07:51,406 We have a core beliefs, narrative. 126 00:07:51,518 --> 00:07:53,022 We have values. 127 00:07:53,086 --> 00:07:54,174 And we have this, too. 128 00:07:54,262 --> 00:07:54,930 Yes. 129 00:07:57,280 --> 00:07:59,064 We're just trying to be very intentional. 130 00:07:59,112 --> 00:08:00,024 It's not arbitrary. 131 00:08:00,072 --> 00:08:02,152 Just like my daddy wasn't saying, like, you better get up and 132 00:08:02,176 --> 00:08:03,660 go to church, boy, or else. 133 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:07,660 He was trying to hand to me, like, a life that's worth living. 134 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:10,300 Thank you, dad. 135 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:13,060 Thank you. 136 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:16,392 That's what we're trying to do. 137 00:08:16,416 --> 00:08:17,900 We're just trying to be intentional. 138 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:20,744 So we have our community core values. 139 00:08:20,792 --> 00:08:23,176 These are, like, the things we can practice together. 140 00:08:23,248 --> 00:08:26,140 If you really like, we can do together. 141 00:08:26,520 --> 00:08:29,060 The discipleship essentials are deeper. 142 00:08:29,880 --> 00:08:33,100 It's like, deeper and harder to be honest with you. 143 00:08:33,960 --> 00:08:36,096 So we've been talking about these each week. 144 00:08:36,248 --> 00:08:39,952 We asked ourselves about a year and a half ago if there was 145 00:08:39,976 --> 00:08:42,672 a committed, fruitful, flourishing disciple of Jesus in 146 00:08:42,696 --> 00:08:43,184 our midst. 147 00:08:43,232 --> 00:08:44,380 How do we know? 148 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:49,312 And then everybody brought their ideas to the table. 149 00:08:49,376 --> 00:08:53,060 They had to have a story, life story, and a scripture as some evidence. 150 00:08:54,490 --> 00:08:58,962 And we had a bunch of stuff, people from all different backgrounds, 151 00:08:59,026 --> 00:09:00,150 different angles. 152 00:09:00,570 --> 00:09:03,234 And we did this hard work of whittling it down to five. 153 00:09:03,322 --> 00:09:05,170 Like, man, this is what it would look like. 154 00:09:05,290 --> 00:09:11,430 These are the practices that we think produce the fruit of a committed, 155 00:09:11,770 --> 00:09:14,550 like, flourishing disciple of Jesus. 156 00:09:15,850 --> 00:09:21,192 Week one, we talked about Jesus says over and over again that 157 00:09:21,216 --> 00:09:23,860 his religion is completely inside out. 158 00:09:24,640 --> 00:09:25,048 Why? 159 00:09:25,104 --> 00:09:27,544 Because he had a lot of people who turned religion into performance 160 00:09:27,632 --> 00:09:28,660 in his time. 161 00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:33,192 They were performing religion rather than being transformed from 162 00:09:33,216 --> 00:09:36,380 the inside out by their practice of religion. 163 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:41,784 So essential one is we want to pursue being shaped from the inside 164 00:09:41,832 --> 00:09:44,380 out by continuous companionship with God. 165 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:46,980 You came to church today. 166 00:09:47,700 --> 00:09:49,320 Pat yourself on the back. 167 00:09:49,860 --> 00:09:51,320 It's still worth it. 168 00:09:51,860 --> 00:09:53,932 Jesus lived religion outside of the box. 169 00:09:53,996 --> 00:09:55,680 He also went to synagogue. 170 00:09:57,620 --> 00:09:58,748 Both things are good. 171 00:09:58,804 --> 00:10:02,044 We are spending community time together in a communal spiritual 172 00:10:02,092 --> 00:10:02,668 practice. 173 00:10:02,764 --> 00:10:03,880 We need that. 174 00:10:05,540 --> 00:10:08,732 But we also want to be shaped from the inside out by continuous 175 00:10:08,796 --> 00:10:10,320 companionship with God. 176 00:10:10,740 --> 00:10:18,000 So what you're doing On Monday at 7:52am matters just as much. 177 00:10:19,420 --> 00:10:22,836 Number two, we want to be humble, hungry and willing to seek 178 00:10:22,868 --> 00:10:23,620 Jesus for short. 179 00:10:23,660 --> 00:10:25,480 The HHW mindset. 180 00:10:26,940 --> 00:10:29,220 That just means, what did Jesus say? 181 00:10:29,260 --> 00:10:30,452 What did he do? 182 00:10:30,636 --> 00:10:34,228 We want that to shape our worldview and our way of life above 183 00:10:34,324 --> 00:10:34,960 everything. 184 00:10:35,900 --> 00:10:40,154 For us, Jesus life is like the Bible within the Bible. 185 00:10:40,332 --> 00:10:43,886 Hi, darlin'isn't. 186 00:10:43,918 --> 00:10:46,050 It wonderful to have kids in our midst? 187 00:10:47,110 --> 00:10:50,670 God, I know I said that. 188 00:10:50,710 --> 00:10:52,330 She's like, oh, Lord, what have I done? 189 00:10:53,990 --> 00:10:55,850 I'm in front of the talking man. 190 00:10:57,830 --> 00:10:59,470 Jesus loved kids so much. 191 00:10:59,510 --> 00:11:03,134 In a society where kids were disregarded, it's hard for us to 192 00:11:03,142 --> 00:11:05,730 imagine they were the lowest on the social ladder. 193 00:11:07,040 --> 00:11:08,980 But he said, bring them to me. 194 00:11:10,240 --> 00:11:12,696 I tell you, if you can't accept the kingdom of the heavens 195 00:11:12,728 --> 00:11:14,580 as they do, you'll never enter it. 196 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:17,480 Humble, hungry and willing. 197 00:11:17,560 --> 00:11:19,096 A child is humble, hungry and willing. 198 00:11:19,128 --> 00:11:22,700 They say things like waffles are like pancakes with abs. 199 00:11:23,040 --> 00:11:24,980 You have to have that same kind of mind. 200 00:11:25,840 --> 00:11:30,216 Have you lost that it can be rediscovered with Jesus? 201 00:11:30,328 --> 00:11:32,504 Number three, we want to have grace in the great commands at the 202 00:11:32,512 --> 00:11:33,100 core. 203 00:11:34,900 --> 00:11:36,320 Those are the anchor. 204 00:11:37,780 --> 00:11:39,900 Jesus was asked, what's the greatest command in the law? 205 00:11:39,940 --> 00:11:40,668 The first five books. 206 00:11:40,684 --> 00:11:43,148 He says, love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, soul 207 00:11:43,164 --> 00:11:43,740 and strength. 208 00:11:43,820 --> 00:11:45,400 And the second is. 209 00:11:48,260 --> 00:11:49,640 You skipped a part. 210 00:11:50,180 --> 00:11:52,440 The second is like it. 211 00:11:53,940 --> 00:11:56,044 Love your neighbor as yourself. 212 00:11:56,172 --> 00:11:58,108 Jesus demonstrated with his life. 213 00:11:58,244 --> 00:12:00,892 When you think about your neighbor and you regard them in this 214 00:12:00,916 --> 00:12:05,240 way, when you say, man, if I were in my neighbor's shoes, what 215 00:12:05,280 --> 00:12:07,740 kind of consideration and love would I hope to receive? 216 00:12:08,080 --> 00:12:12,696 When you do that, it raises up like this beautiful aromatic offering 217 00:12:12,728 --> 00:12:13,500 to God. 218 00:12:14,160 --> 00:12:15,540 How do I know that? 219 00:12:15,920 --> 00:12:20,664 Ephesians, Jesus own sacrifice, it said, lifted up to 220 00:12:20,672 --> 00:12:22,856 God like this worshipful offering. 221 00:12:23,048 --> 00:12:26,696 When you love your neighbor as yourself, you're loving the Lord 222 00:12:26,728 --> 00:12:29,020 your God with all your heart, mind, soul and strength. 223 00:12:29,520 --> 00:12:30,664 It's both people. 224 00:12:30,752 --> 00:12:31,528 You're doing it today. 225 00:12:31,584 --> 00:12:32,980 You're doing command one. 226 00:12:34,080 --> 00:12:36,980 How do you treat your server when you go to lunch today? 227 00:12:39,600 --> 00:12:40,152 Darn it. 228 00:12:40,176 --> 00:12:41,140 It's 10 11. 229 00:12:43,680 --> 00:12:45,112 Yep, this story matters. 230 00:12:45,176 --> 00:12:46,040 I wasn't going to do it. 231 00:12:46,080 --> 00:12:46,952 This is more important. 232 00:12:47,056 --> 00:12:47,944 Forget the sermon. 233 00:12:47,992 --> 00:12:48,980 This is more important. 234 00:12:50,560 --> 00:12:52,420 We went to lunch last week. 235 00:12:53,360 --> 00:12:55,096 This is Jesus life in a nutshell. 236 00:12:55,128 --> 00:12:56,664 If you forget the sermon, that's fine. 237 00:12:56,712 --> 00:12:58,620 If I don't get to any of this, who cares? 238 00:12:59,840 --> 00:13:01,700 I went to church last Sunday. 239 00:13:03,040 --> 00:13:08,660 After we were here, we went to some restaurant down. 240 00:13:08,960 --> 00:13:09,736 Excuse me. 241 00:13:09,808 --> 00:13:11,580 Up near Indianapolis. 242 00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:17,340 And we were sitting at our table, very packed restaurant. 243 00:13:17,920 --> 00:13:22,488 There was a fellow who came in, very clear that this guy was 244 00:13:22,544 --> 00:13:23,900 struggling with homelessness. 245 00:13:24,890 --> 00:13:29,266 And he sat down and because I'd spent time with you. 246 00:13:29,418 --> 00:13:30,450 I'm not special. 247 00:13:30,570 --> 00:13:33,778 Is because I spent time with you talking about what we talked 248 00:13:33,794 --> 00:13:34,114 about. 249 00:13:34,202 --> 00:13:37,746 So guess what was in my heart, my mind, I'm not special. 250 00:13:37,898 --> 00:13:40,514 It's because I was strengthened by you that I just. 251 00:13:40,602 --> 00:13:42,178 God, like, whoa. 252 00:13:42,354 --> 00:13:44,710 My eyes and my heart were set on this fellow. 253 00:13:45,930 --> 00:13:51,910 I felt sent to him, and I wondered, maybe he was sent to me. 254 00:13:52,610 --> 00:13:55,898 Jesus says he talks about welcoming the stranger. 255 00:13:55,994 --> 00:13:56,474 Did you know? 256 00:13:56,482 --> 00:13:57,910 He says that, by the way? 257 00:14:01,170 --> 00:14:02,390 Did you know that? 258 00:14:03,330 --> 00:14:06,030 Do you know that Jesus's kingdom doesn't have borders? 259 00:14:06,370 --> 00:14:07,590 Did you know that? 260 00:14:08,530 --> 00:14:11,070 All right, back to the regular schedule programming. 261 00:14:12,530 --> 00:14:15,030 Some have welcomed angels without knowing it. 262 00:14:15,820 --> 00:14:18,420 What if Jesus just walked into the restaurant? 263 00:14:18,580 --> 00:14:20,640 I better go sit next to him. 264 00:14:21,900 --> 00:14:23,572 Jesus says, blessed are the poor. 265 00:14:23,636 --> 00:14:25,284 I better go sit next to him. 266 00:14:25,452 --> 00:14:25,924 Buster. 267 00:14:25,972 --> 00:14:27,876 To the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 268 00:14:27,908 --> 00:14:30,720 Boy, I better get off my butt and go sit next to him. 269 00:14:32,780 --> 00:14:34,900 First the hostess. 270 00:14:35,060 --> 00:14:36,036 I watched her. 271 00:14:36,108 --> 00:14:37,240 I was worried. 272 00:14:37,660 --> 00:14:38,244 We think. 273 00:14:38,252 --> 00:14:45,006 I was worried about they were going to kick him out, going to judge 274 00:14:45,038 --> 00:14:47,610 him, ignore him. 275 00:14:48,870 --> 00:14:50,430 Why did this guy get a job? 276 00:14:50,550 --> 00:14:51,758 Dad gone it. 277 00:14:51,894 --> 00:14:53,370 Sick of how these people. 278 00:14:53,830 --> 00:14:56,494 Can you believe that there was a bill introduced in Indiana that 279 00:14:56,502 --> 00:14:58,210 would criminalize homelessness? 280 00:14:58,790 --> 00:14:59,890 My God. 281 00:15:01,670 --> 00:15:03,170 Lord have mercy. 282 00:15:06,960 --> 00:15:10,300 It was proposed by a person who calls himself Christian. 283 00:15:12,400 --> 00:15:15,140 Boy, Ross, you're getting awful judgmental today. 284 00:15:16,240 --> 00:15:17,620 No, no. 285 00:15:18,160 --> 00:15:21,300 I'm simply asking, what does Jesus say and do? 286 00:15:21,920 --> 00:15:22,792 So what should I do? 287 00:15:22,816 --> 00:15:28,184 Likewise, I won't stand for it. 288 00:15:28,272 --> 00:15:29,620 I won't abide it. 289 00:15:30,720 --> 00:15:33,020 So I looked at this fellow. 290 00:15:33,600 --> 00:15:35,380 I watched the opposite happen. 291 00:15:35,940 --> 00:15:37,200 I was shocked. 292 00:15:37,780 --> 00:15:38,972 Richard Rohr says this. 293 00:15:38,996 --> 00:15:41,640 He says, yes, the problem of evil is real. 294 00:15:42,100 --> 00:15:45,084 You got to deal with the problem of evil, but you also have 295 00:15:45,092 --> 00:15:47,000 to contend with the problem of the good. 296 00:15:48,980 --> 00:15:51,820 I was sitting there in this restaurant, contending with the problem 297 00:15:51,860 --> 00:15:52,840 of the good. 298 00:15:54,180 --> 00:15:58,636 I walked up to this hostess and I was like, hey, is there anything 299 00:15:58,668 --> 00:16:00,092 you can tell me about that gentleman over there? 300 00:16:00,116 --> 00:16:01,560 She said, I never met him. 301 00:16:02,760 --> 00:16:04,300 He just showed up today. 302 00:16:04,600 --> 00:16:07,392 I said, hey, if he, I'm not special, it's because I spent time 303 00:16:07,416 --> 00:16:08,140 with you. 304 00:16:09,560 --> 00:16:10,620 You Hear that? 305 00:16:12,280 --> 00:16:15,100 What you do 30 minutes after you leave here. 306 00:16:16,360 --> 00:16:17,632 Command two, command one. 307 00:16:17,656 --> 00:16:18,640 They're the same thing. 308 00:16:18,760 --> 00:16:21,152 I said, hey, I'd be willing to buy that guy a meal if he needs it. 309 00:16:21,176 --> 00:16:22,620 She said, I already did, hon. 310 00:16:26,850 --> 00:16:28,310 The problem of the good. 311 00:16:30,210 --> 00:16:33,350 So I didn't change the fact I didn't go sit with him. 312 00:16:33,970 --> 00:16:35,670 So I sat next to him. 313 00:16:38,130 --> 00:16:42,190 I left my poor wife with the three runts, the three rascals. 314 00:16:43,090 --> 00:16:44,270 Sorry, darling. 315 00:16:44,850 --> 00:16:45,990 I love you. 316 00:16:50,850 --> 00:16:56,908 I sat next to him and he was eating pancakes like he hadn't eaten 317 00:16:56,924 --> 00:16:57,628 a meal in days. 318 00:16:57,684 --> 00:17:00,252 He told me he had $3 to his name and he'd just gotten out of 319 00:17:00,276 --> 00:17:01,000 the hospital. 320 00:17:03,620 --> 00:17:11,420 And you know, look, what I felt when I sat next to him was one 321 00:17:11,460 --> 00:17:14,812 like gratitude that, like Jesus opened my eyes about how to 322 00:17:14,836 --> 00:17:19,494 live God. 323 00:17:19,542 --> 00:17:20,358 I'm grateful. 324 00:17:20,454 --> 00:17:24,438 When you practice what he preaches, there's an electrical current 325 00:17:24,494 --> 00:17:26,646 that starts to flow from him into you. 326 00:17:26,718 --> 00:17:28,566 That's nothing like you ever dreamed. 327 00:17:28,678 --> 00:17:30,358 It's called the Holy Spirit. 328 00:17:30,534 --> 00:17:32,198 And it's not just a thing, it's a person. 329 00:17:32,254 --> 00:17:33,570 It's God with you. 330 00:17:33,870 --> 00:17:35,650 He's not joking about that. 331 00:17:36,190 --> 00:17:40,278 Your destiny is to have the very person of God dwell in the depths 332 00:17:40,294 --> 00:17:43,222 of your heart and soul and to guide you in every moment of every 333 00:17:43,246 --> 00:17:43,430 day. 334 00:17:43,470 --> 00:17:48,240 That's why I was next to him, looking for Jesus in his face, his 335 00:17:48,280 --> 00:17:50,700 wrinkled, beaten face. 336 00:17:53,320 --> 00:17:57,420 And he told me that he's from right near where I'm from. 337 00:17:59,080 --> 00:18:02,576 We talked about a restaurant called the Ordinary and Wanamaker. 338 00:18:02,608 --> 00:18:03,820 Anybody ever been there? 339 00:18:05,320 --> 00:18:06,620 She was there Friday. 340 00:18:07,560 --> 00:18:09,820 He said, my daddy used to take me there. 341 00:18:11,570 --> 00:18:13,590 He started telling his life story. 342 00:18:14,610 --> 00:18:18,202 And I watched as people in the restaurant gazed at him. 343 00:18:18,306 --> 00:18:20,470 Not with judgment, but with love. 344 00:18:21,090 --> 00:18:23,270 I was like, what is happening today? 345 00:18:25,090 --> 00:18:26,550 What is going on? 346 00:18:28,530 --> 00:18:33,786 And then the other gal who's at the front, I think she maybe manages 347 00:18:33,818 --> 00:18:37,274 it, she's womaning the hostess table as well. 348 00:18:37,362 --> 00:18:38,330 She goes to him. 349 00:18:38,370 --> 00:18:40,220 She, she says, hey, I heard your name. 350 00:18:40,260 --> 00:18:43,548 I think we're gonna get you a club sandwich and some chicken salads 351 00:18:43,564 --> 00:18:45,480 so you have food later as well. 352 00:18:46,020 --> 00:18:46,760 Good. 353 00:18:50,580 --> 00:18:54,812 And then Jesus like, hey, Ross, you remember that verse where 354 00:18:54,836 --> 00:18:58,120 it says something like, if you have two coats, like, give one away. 355 00:18:58,740 --> 00:19:00,560 Say, hey, man, you got any gloves? 356 00:19:01,380 --> 00:19:03,516 I got a nice pair of gloves in my car. 357 00:19:03,668 --> 00:19:06,384 I've got like five pairs of nice winter gloves. 358 00:19:06,572 --> 00:19:08,200 Better get to giving them away. 359 00:19:08,320 --> 00:19:09,704 I got too many gloves. 360 00:19:09,832 --> 00:19:11,820 So I went to the car, gave him my gloves. 361 00:19:12,320 --> 00:19:13,048 I'm not special. 362 00:19:13,104 --> 00:19:15,540 It's because we spend time together talking about these things. 363 00:19:16,080 --> 00:19:16,856 Alright? 364 00:19:16,968 --> 00:19:20,340 Just the Holy Spirit dwelling in me, the fire of God inside me. 365 00:19:23,360 --> 00:19:29,624 I also felt the inadequacy, like, what would help this man's 366 00:19:29,672 --> 00:19:32,300 life to flourish? 367 00:19:35,290 --> 00:19:40,530 I don't know the answer to that, but at least in being next 368 00:19:40,570 --> 00:19:42,670 to him, the question sits in me. 369 00:19:43,290 --> 00:19:44,590 And that is good. 370 00:19:46,250 --> 00:19:49,858 Too many folks, including Christians, are trying to save things 371 00:19:49,914 --> 00:19:57,190 from a distance when our God refuses to save from a distance. 372 00:19:57,860 --> 00:20:01,640 The entire gospel is about how God drew close. 373 00:20:03,220 --> 00:20:03,868 Drew close. 374 00:20:03,924 --> 00:20:05,004 We'll talk about that in a minute. 375 00:20:05,052 --> 00:20:06,572 Heck, we might get to the sermon yet. 376 00:20:06,596 --> 00:20:08,520 You guys are going to be here till 11:40. 377 00:20:09,060 --> 00:20:09,948 I'm kidding. 378 00:20:10,044 --> 00:20:10,764 That's a joke. 379 00:20:10,812 --> 00:20:11,760 It's a joke. 380 00:20:14,260 --> 00:20:16,236 Then I saw this next thing happen. 381 00:20:16,388 --> 00:20:18,252 I've never seen it at a restaurant in my life. 382 00:20:18,276 --> 00:20:19,436 These people treated. 383 00:20:19,548 --> 00:20:22,320 Treated Charlie like he was Jesus. 384 00:20:23,470 --> 00:20:26,822 I was like, my God, I get it. 385 00:20:27,006 --> 00:20:29,574 Jesus wasn't just giving us some rule that might be good for 386 00:20:29,582 --> 00:20:29,702 us. 387 00:20:29,726 --> 00:20:31,222 He's like, that's how you live. 388 00:20:31,406 --> 00:20:34,486 When you look at your neighbor and wonder if it's me, you're starting 389 00:20:34,518 --> 00:20:35,410 to get it. 390 00:20:38,190 --> 00:20:41,798 When you look at the person next to you, wonder, does that person 391 00:20:41,854 --> 00:20:42,854 belong to God? 392 00:20:42,982 --> 00:20:44,370 You're starting to get it. 393 00:20:45,470 --> 00:20:48,582 Especially the vulnerable person, the widow, the orphan, the 394 00:20:48,606 --> 00:20:49,230 stranger. 395 00:20:49,350 --> 00:20:50,890 Then you're starting to get it. 396 00:20:52,870 --> 00:20:55,210 Thanks be to God, I'm starting to get it. 397 00:20:55,750 --> 00:20:56,798 Still a beginner, though. 398 00:20:56,854 --> 00:20:57,214 Why? 399 00:20:57,302 --> 00:21:01,230 Number two, I'll wake up tomorrow, I'm a beginner. 400 00:21:01,310 --> 00:21:02,862 Let's be beginners together. 401 00:21:03,046 --> 00:21:04,734 So then I saw this next thing happen. 402 00:21:04,822 --> 00:21:09,294 That same gal that got him the sandwiches, she announced to the 403 00:21:09,302 --> 00:21:12,490 whole restaurant, we've got a birthday today. 404 00:21:14,550 --> 00:21:16,730 She was doing it for one of the customers, right? 405 00:21:17,140 --> 00:21:20,480 No, one of the servers. 406 00:21:21,220 --> 00:21:22,960 She didn't care about our meal. 407 00:21:23,780 --> 00:21:25,308 Hey, I know you got a meal to go. 408 00:21:25,364 --> 00:21:26,828 She stopped the whole restaurant. 409 00:21:26,924 --> 00:21:29,480 Gal had a sash on that said birthday girl. 410 00:21:30,100 --> 00:21:31,228 They didn't sing to her. 411 00:21:31,284 --> 00:21:34,380 Brought out a chocolate cake with a bunch of candles on it. 412 00:21:34,500 --> 00:21:36,200 Said, everybody sing to her. 413 00:21:38,020 --> 00:21:43,770 What this person cares about the people who work for her in an 414 00:21:43,810 --> 00:21:45,510 extraordinary way. 415 00:21:47,410 --> 00:21:49,930 And then I understood why I stepped into church. 416 00:21:50,090 --> 00:21:52,910 It's because of the culture that person is creating. 417 00:21:57,650 --> 00:21:59,510 So I went to church last Sunday. 418 00:22:00,530 --> 00:22:02,510 My God, it was good for the soul. 419 00:22:04,930 --> 00:22:06,138 What's that stirring you? 420 00:22:06,194 --> 00:22:07,950 I don't know if we'll get to the sermon. 421 00:22:09,580 --> 00:22:11,200 Oh, I should. 422 00:22:12,060 --> 00:22:15,400 It's called Lincoln Square. 423 00:22:16,780 --> 00:22:21,556 Listen, it's up Madison. 424 00:22:21,668 --> 00:22:22,660 Yeah, yeah. 425 00:22:22,740 --> 00:22:25,524 Listen, I don't care if their food's worth a lick. 426 00:22:25,572 --> 00:22:26,880 It was actually pretty good. 427 00:22:27,420 --> 00:22:29,012 It was actually pretty good. 428 00:22:29,196 --> 00:22:32,724 They could have given me pancakes with ketchup on top And 429 00:22:32,732 --> 00:22:34,480 I'd give them a five star review. 430 00:22:36,600 --> 00:22:37,980 Food was good, though. 431 00:22:40,280 --> 00:22:41,536 Same family as y'all guys. 432 00:22:41,568 --> 00:22:42,848 I didn't know that I. 433 00:22:42,904 --> 00:22:43,920 It was special, man. 434 00:22:43,960 --> 00:22:46,620 I felt the spirit humming in there. 435 00:22:47,080 --> 00:22:49,216 And sometimes, folks, the spirit is humming. 436 00:22:49,248 --> 00:22:52,480 You're just not looking for it because you're jaded. 437 00:22:52,560 --> 00:22:54,912 Your heart is hardened for good reason. 438 00:22:55,096 --> 00:22:56,576 You've been through some stuff. 439 00:22:56,688 --> 00:22:58,100 You've done some stuff. 440 00:22:58,440 --> 00:23:00,180 The Lord is still the Lord. 441 00:23:00,890 --> 00:23:01,826 Don't give up. 442 00:23:01,898 --> 00:23:05,590 As John Luby tells me from aa, don't quit before the miracle. 443 00:23:06,650 --> 00:23:07,410 All right, what's this? 444 00:23:07,450 --> 00:23:21,554 Stirring you to be more aware of the things and people around you. 445 00:23:21,722 --> 00:23:23,570 You're starting to get it, Patty. 446 00:23:23,730 --> 00:23:24,670 Me too. 447 00:23:27,460 --> 00:23:30,412 Bev, you said you weren't special. 448 00:23:30,596 --> 00:23:32,652 The man that walked in there was special. 449 00:23:32,756 --> 00:23:33,760 Absolutely. 450 00:23:39,780 --> 00:23:40,204 Yes. 451 00:23:40,252 --> 00:23:41,596 Bev says that man was special. 452 00:23:41,668 --> 00:23:42,760 I believe so. 453 00:23:43,620 --> 00:23:45,020 And I'll go to you in just a second. 454 00:23:45,060 --> 00:23:45,436 Melissa. 455 00:23:45,468 --> 00:23:47,932 I don't want to romanticize homelessness. 456 00:23:48,076 --> 00:23:49,880 Don't take that away from this story. 457 00:23:52,750 --> 00:23:57,174 There's nothing like glamorous in many ways about the life of Jesus 458 00:23:57,222 --> 00:23:59,050 in some ways, but it is glorious. 459 00:24:00,190 --> 00:24:04,050 Our world is suffering because we want something glamorous and quick. 460 00:24:05,550 --> 00:24:09,930 Jesus, life is deep and glorious, Melissa. 461 00:24:17,160 --> 00:24:18,656 Melissa is a counselor. 462 00:24:18,688 --> 00:24:19,792 God bless you. 463 00:24:19,976 --> 00:24:21,360 What a ministry. 464 00:24:21,520 --> 00:24:25,552 She can get into problem solving mode and forget how important 465 00:24:25,656 --> 00:24:27,020 just presence is. 466 00:24:27,960 --> 00:24:29,728 Listening, presence, being with people. 467 00:24:29,784 --> 00:24:30,580 Christy. 468 00:24:38,040 --> 00:24:39,008 Yeah, so just. 469 00:24:39,064 --> 00:24:41,264 Christy was just sharing a story about, like, kind of the fruits 470 00:24:41,312 --> 00:24:46,646 of just being aware and being curious about the people around you. 471 00:24:46,718 --> 00:24:49,222 Yeah, actually, hey, I'm going to keep going because we need to 472 00:24:49,246 --> 00:24:50,502 segue, then I'll turn it back to you. 473 00:24:50,526 --> 00:24:50,902 Okay. 474 00:24:50,966 --> 00:24:57,894 I promise we're going to fast track this part, but basically, I 475 00:24:57,902 --> 00:24:58,918 want to just tell you this. 476 00:24:58,974 --> 00:25:01,014 Today we are actually talking about four. 477 00:25:01,102 --> 00:25:05,046 So isn't it cool how that story that just popped into my brain 478 00:25:05,158 --> 00:25:06,610 fits with number four? 479 00:25:08,030 --> 00:25:10,010 We're talking about this fourth essential. 480 00:25:10,450 --> 00:25:11,670 And really quick. 481 00:25:12,610 --> 00:25:13,898 First, I want to tell you this. 482 00:25:14,034 --> 00:25:17,274 We'll flourish as apprentices of Jesus as we come to the astonishing 483 00:25:17,322 --> 00:25:22,990 realization of how he was sent to us and how he sends us likewise. 484 00:25:24,130 --> 00:25:25,914 So it's like two sides of a coin. 485 00:25:26,042 --> 00:25:28,190 I was thinking of my dad's when I was a kid. 486 00:25:29,170 --> 00:25:30,074 This is happening. 487 00:25:30,122 --> 00:25:30,458 Darn. 488 00:25:30,474 --> 00:25:31,578 It's starting to happen. 489 00:25:31,634 --> 00:25:34,938 Like, I remember listening to people talk about the, like, thing, 490 00:25:34,994 --> 00:25:35,898 like Ataris and stuff. 491 00:25:35,914 --> 00:25:37,270 I was like, you old person. 492 00:25:37,770 --> 00:25:39,298 Well, now I'm gonna do it. 493 00:25:39,434 --> 00:25:42,306 When I was a kid, we had cassette tapes in the car. 494 00:25:42,458 --> 00:25:45,298 And you listen, you pop that thing in, you get to the end of side 495 00:25:45,354 --> 00:25:47,074 one and be like, if you want to listen to the rest, you got to 496 00:25:47,082 --> 00:25:49,602 take it out, flip it over to side B to hear the song you really 497 00:25:49,626 --> 00:25:50,482 want to hear. 498 00:25:50,666 --> 00:25:56,514 Well that's side A and side B of the cassette of Discipleship 1. 499 00:25:56,602 --> 00:26:00,002 It's coming to this awakening, this astonishing awakening of how 500 00:26:00,026 --> 00:26:01,058 Jesus was sent to us. 501 00:26:01,114 --> 00:26:02,350 That's side A. 502 00:26:02,980 --> 00:26:07,580 Side B is this astonishing realization of how he sends us. 503 00:26:07,620 --> 00:26:08,400 Likewise. 504 00:26:08,740 --> 00:26:09,960 Are you with me? 505 00:26:10,740 --> 00:26:13,040 When we live into that, we're going to flourish. 506 00:26:13,700 --> 00:26:17,452 We're going to get that electricity like because that is 507 00:26:17,476 --> 00:26:17,884 a reality. 508 00:26:17,932 --> 00:26:20,360 We live every moment of every day. 509 00:26:21,300 --> 00:26:22,860 Every moment of every day. 510 00:26:22,980 --> 00:26:26,140 And what I mean by this essential is this a lot of text. 511 00:26:26,220 --> 00:26:27,240 Hang with me. 512 00:26:28,270 --> 00:26:31,110 By this we mean we're taking seriously that God sends us to people 513 00:26:31,150 --> 00:26:34,290 in places for a purpose that may not be known to us yet. 514 00:26:37,230 --> 00:26:39,878 So like sometimes it's like we need the. 515 00:26:39,934 --> 00:26:41,030 We need the whole map. 516 00:26:41,110 --> 00:26:42,690 We've talked about this a lot. 517 00:26:43,710 --> 00:26:47,142 Jesus's way is about just getting enough vision for just the 518 00:26:47,166 --> 00:26:51,590 next step and going the way. 519 00:26:51,630 --> 00:26:52,710 We're sitting in this building. 520 00:26:52,750 --> 00:26:53,878 I could tell you a whole story. 521 00:26:53,934 --> 00:26:55,078 It's just a result of this. 522 00:26:55,134 --> 00:27:02,030 I would have never signed up for this building ever would never 523 00:27:02,070 --> 00:27:04,250 thought I was sent to this place with these people. 524 00:27:05,270 --> 00:27:08,798 But the reason I'll say just this, it's partly because of one 525 00:27:08,854 --> 00:27:12,062 police officer who lived this did a ride along with him. 526 00:27:12,086 --> 00:27:12,526 He invite. 527 00:27:12,558 --> 00:27:14,878 He introduced me to 20 people in one day. 528 00:27:14,934 --> 00:27:16,094 I was worn out. 529 00:27:16,262 --> 00:27:17,490 I'm an extrovert. 530 00:27:18,710 --> 00:27:21,454 We hope to grow in a willingness to go to someone, especially 531 00:27:21,542 --> 00:27:24,126 someone lost or vulnerable, without knowing exactly what we'll 532 00:27:24,158 --> 00:27:25,130 do or say. 533 00:27:26,750 --> 00:27:30,566 We're willing to go there and be there with an open heart and mind, 534 00:27:30,638 --> 00:27:33,890 realizing that the purpose for being there may unfold over time. 535 00:27:35,710 --> 00:27:36,730 Make sense? 536 00:27:39,230 --> 00:27:40,710 So here's what I want to show you. 537 00:27:40,750 --> 00:27:44,050 I'm going to show you the two sides of the cassette real quick. 538 00:27:46,430 --> 00:27:48,246 Older folks, what was your favorite cassette? 539 00:27:48,278 --> 00:27:49,590 Man, you just love popping that. 540 00:27:49,630 --> 00:27:50,774 My dad was Eric Clapton. 541 00:27:50,822 --> 00:27:52,884 Journeyman Bonnie. 542 00:27:52,932 --> 00:27:53,520 Great. 543 00:27:54,140 --> 00:27:56,324 Some people like didn't like 80s Clapton. 544 00:27:56,372 --> 00:27:57,268 I grew up on it. 545 00:27:57,324 --> 00:28:01,204 So you're in what's mixtape? 546 00:28:01,332 --> 00:28:01,588 Yeah. 547 00:28:01,604 --> 00:28:02,612 You can make your own, right? 548 00:28:02,636 --> 00:28:03,508 You had to like record. 549 00:28:03,564 --> 00:28:04,852 You had a recording device. 550 00:28:04,916 --> 00:28:06,516 Oh, you had to put them both at once. 551 00:28:06,668 --> 00:28:07,684 That's right. 552 00:28:07,852 --> 00:28:09,460 Young people, come and talk to us. 553 00:28:09,500 --> 00:28:12,600 We'll tell you about an ancient practice of recording. 554 00:28:13,340 --> 00:28:14,100 You had to press. 555 00:28:14,140 --> 00:28:14,580 That's our. 556 00:28:14,620 --> 00:28:15,012 Thank you. 557 00:28:15,036 --> 00:28:17,491 You had to press play and record at the same time. 558 00:28:17,568 --> 00:28:20,120 You had to get those buttons down right on time. 559 00:28:22,740 --> 00:28:23,404 Then yes. 560 00:28:23,452 --> 00:28:25,480 If not, you had to do it all over again. 561 00:28:26,020 --> 00:28:26,908 It was a thing. 562 00:28:26,964 --> 00:28:27,628 It was a thing. 563 00:28:27,684 --> 00:28:28,044 Listen. 564 00:28:28,092 --> 00:28:29,080 It was a thing. 565 00:28:29,620 --> 00:28:30,428 Side A. 566 00:28:30,484 --> 00:28:30,972 Side A? 567 00:28:30,996 --> 00:28:31,196 What's. 568 00:28:31,228 --> 00:28:31,852 What's side A? 569 00:28:31,876 --> 00:28:34,652 Side A is the astonishing realization of how he was sent to 570 00:28:34,676 --> 00:28:35,240 us. 571 00:28:37,220 --> 00:28:39,036 Some of you, again, you've forgotten it. 572 00:28:39,108 --> 00:28:41,452 You stopped caring about it because you're jaded or your heart 573 00:28:41,476 --> 00:28:43,852 is hardened by your past church experience or trauma. 574 00:28:43,916 --> 00:28:44,412 I get it. 575 00:28:44,436 --> 00:28:45,360 It's okay. 576 00:28:46,150 --> 00:28:47,290 Don't give up. 577 00:28:47,590 --> 00:28:50,286 He was sent to you and it's beautiful. 578 00:28:50,478 --> 00:28:51,810 It's your liberation. 579 00:28:55,110 --> 00:28:56,090 What's that? 580 00:28:57,350 --> 00:28:58,110 Don't give up. 581 00:28:58,150 --> 00:28:59,774 Give in to this beautiful reality. 582 00:28:59,822 --> 00:29:00,350 I like that. 583 00:29:00,390 --> 00:29:01,010 Yeah. 584 00:29:01,830 --> 00:29:05,022 First of all, like, think about how Jesus was sent to us. 585 00:29:05,046 --> 00:29:06,318 I'm just going to do this really quick. 586 00:29:06,374 --> 00:29:15,476 The side A, first of all, his nativity tells us that it bears witness 587 00:29:15,508 --> 00:29:18,100 to Jesus, like, God's willingness to be vulnerable. 588 00:29:18,260 --> 00:29:26,116 What Melissa just said before Jesus, like, gets to, like, teaching 589 00:29:26,228 --> 00:29:30,004 or any of that stuff for healing, whatever, he just becomes 590 00:29:30,052 --> 00:29:32,560 vulnerable, lowly with us. 591 00:29:35,020 --> 00:29:36,800 And somehow that's a threat. 592 00:29:37,860 --> 00:29:40,840 Somehow this baby, the way he shows up is a threat. 593 00:29:41,140 --> 00:29:42,140 Did you know that? 594 00:29:42,180 --> 00:29:45,836 Like, vulnerability is threatening to people who are running 595 00:29:45,868 --> 00:29:46,720 with ego. 596 00:29:50,580 --> 00:29:52,748 A lot of people are doing what they do out of ego because they're 597 00:29:52,764 --> 00:29:53,960 afraid to be seen. 598 00:29:54,260 --> 00:29:56,840 What happens if people know me for who I really am? 599 00:29:57,540 --> 00:29:59,520 Jesus shows up with no ego. 600 00:30:00,260 --> 00:30:02,252 That's how he's willing to be with us. 601 00:30:02,436 --> 00:30:07,776 Vulnerable, lowly, getting chased down by an evil, power hungry 602 00:30:07,888 --> 00:30:08,540 leader. 603 00:30:09,880 --> 00:30:12,740 He's not born in a palace, he's born in a stable. 604 00:30:14,360 --> 00:30:15,440 Here's the other thing. 605 00:30:15,480 --> 00:30:16,240 Look at this. 606 00:30:16,360 --> 00:30:17,500 John 1:14. 607 00:30:19,800 --> 00:30:22,192 The word became flesh and made his home among us. 608 00:30:22,216 --> 00:30:26,400 It highlights how Jesus takes this glory of heaven and he's like, 609 00:30:26,440 --> 00:30:29,180 I want to come bring this glory to you. 610 00:30:29,830 --> 00:30:34,878 It's like if you hosted somebody at your home, but before 611 00:30:35,014 --> 00:30:35,550 they. 612 00:30:35,670 --> 00:30:39,310 Before they came, they said, hey, I'm gonna do all that furious, 613 00:30:39,390 --> 00:30:41,210 anxious cleaning the week before. 614 00:30:42,950 --> 00:30:44,050 Right, honey? 615 00:30:46,070 --> 00:30:47,294 No, this is my failure. 616 00:30:47,342 --> 00:30:50,094 Like, sometimes, like, Angela's been working so hard, and 617 00:30:50,102 --> 00:30:51,182 then I show up in the 11th hour. 618 00:30:51,206 --> 00:30:52,930 I was like, what do you need me to do, honey? 619 00:30:53,910 --> 00:30:55,850 She's already been working so hard. 620 00:30:56,830 --> 00:30:58,690 She said she's gonna punch me. 621 00:30:59,950 --> 00:31:01,970 I wonder where Iva gets it. 622 00:31:05,790 --> 00:31:08,650 Iva goes straight to physical violence. 623 00:31:09,950 --> 00:31:13,350 Anyways, enough about my family and the work. 624 00:31:13,390 --> 00:31:13,702 We need. 625 00:31:13,726 --> 00:31:14,310 We need help. 626 00:31:14,350 --> 00:31:14,886 No, I'm kidding. 627 00:31:14,918 --> 00:31:15,890 We're doing great. 628 00:31:16,750 --> 00:31:19,238 It's like somebody said, I'm gonna show up the week before, I'm 629 00:31:19,254 --> 00:31:23,622 gonna do all the cleaning for you, I'm gonna cook for you, and 630 00:31:23,646 --> 00:31:25,382 I'm going To sit and listen with you the whole time. 631 00:31:25,406 --> 00:31:27,990 Because I want to bring the glory that I have received to your 632 00:31:28,030 --> 00:31:28,374 home. 633 00:31:28,462 --> 00:31:31,750 Jesus takes the glory that he's enjoyed in heaven and he just 634 00:31:31,790 --> 00:31:33,542 wants to make it ours. 635 00:31:33,686 --> 00:31:36,930 Jesus is so excited about just giving stuff away. 636 00:31:37,230 --> 00:31:41,734 Not material stuff, spiritual stuff, heavenly stuff, glorious stuff. 637 00:31:41,782 --> 00:31:43,590 God wants to give that to you. 638 00:31:43,710 --> 00:31:46,530 Not so you can hoard it, but you can pass it. 639 00:31:46,910 --> 00:31:47,850 Okay? 640 00:31:48,600 --> 00:31:51,300 That's what John 1:14 illustrates. 641 00:31:51,720 --> 00:31:52,992 We're still on cassette A. 642 00:31:53,016 --> 00:31:54,880 We're going to flip over to cassette B in a minute. 643 00:31:54,960 --> 00:31:55,328 All right? 644 00:31:55,384 --> 00:31:56,380 You with me? 645 00:31:56,840 --> 00:31:59,060 I can flip this dag on a piece of paper. 646 00:31:59,480 --> 00:32:00,860 Oh, I don't need it. 647 00:32:02,520 --> 00:32:05,360 Philippians 2 along the same lines. 648 00:32:05,520 --> 00:32:07,220 Look at this humility. 649 00:32:08,040 --> 00:32:12,816 Though he was in the form of God, he did not consider being equal 650 00:32:12,848 --> 00:32:13,360 with God. 651 00:32:13,440 --> 00:32:14,384 Something to exploit. 652 00:32:14,432 --> 00:32:15,008 Boy, some. 653 00:32:15,064 --> 00:32:17,240 Some preachers could take a note from this. 654 00:32:21,060 --> 00:32:22,620 Jesus emptied himself. 655 00:32:22,700 --> 00:32:24,560 Fancy word for it's kenosis. 656 00:32:26,260 --> 00:32:27,820 Big theolog shows you can go to. 657 00:32:27,860 --> 00:32:30,000 You went to school if you can say that word. 658 00:32:30,980 --> 00:32:33,120 He took the form of a servant. 659 00:32:35,780 --> 00:32:37,560 That's how he came to us. 660 00:32:40,020 --> 00:32:45,622 He took the form of a servant and he was obedient to the point 661 00:32:45,646 --> 00:32:45,990 of death. 662 00:32:46,030 --> 00:32:47,014 Even death on a cross. 663 00:32:47,062 --> 00:32:49,526 Our Lent series is like, hey, let's go back. 664 00:32:49,598 --> 00:32:51,158 Why did Jesus die for us? 665 00:32:51,214 --> 00:32:52,454 Let's talk about that again. 666 00:32:52,542 --> 00:32:53,190 Let's say I got. 667 00:32:53,230 --> 00:32:54,534 We're going to talk about that. 668 00:32:54,702 --> 00:32:56,170 You ready for that, Heather? 669 00:32:58,590 --> 00:33:00,410 Heather and I have had some talks. 670 00:33:01,550 --> 00:33:02,182 We need it. 671 00:33:02,206 --> 00:33:02,806 I need it. 672 00:33:02,878 --> 00:33:03,670 But here's the thing. 673 00:33:03,710 --> 00:33:04,310 Here's here. 674 00:33:04,350 --> 00:33:05,110 Here's what I want to. 675 00:33:05,150 --> 00:33:06,182 I want you to think about. 676 00:33:06,286 --> 00:33:07,222 It's what Melissa said. 677 00:33:07,246 --> 00:33:08,210 This is the point. 678 00:33:11,960 --> 00:33:14,500 I actually might just read this straight off the paper. 679 00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:22,180 Jesus for 30 years was remarkably unremarkable. 680 00:33:23,960 --> 00:33:26,020 I want you to think about that for a minute. 681 00:33:30,200 --> 00:33:33,824 For almost three decades, he just walked, breathed, lived, bled 682 00:33:33,872 --> 00:33:36,912 sweat, smelled hungered thirst, got sick, got made fun of, 683 00:33:36,936 --> 00:33:39,762 got angry, got sad in ways that ordinary, unremarkable people 684 00:33:39,786 --> 00:33:40,830 did and do. 685 00:33:41,930 --> 00:33:43,790 That's how he was sent to us. 686 00:33:44,970 --> 00:33:48,790 Long before he taught, long before he fed, long before he healed, 687 00:33:50,170 --> 00:33:53,314 he walked, breathed, lived, bled sweat, smelled hungered thirst, 688 00:33:53,362 --> 00:33:56,146 got sick, got made fun of, got angry, got sad in ways that ordinary, 689 00:33:56,178 --> 00:33:57,202 unremarkable people do. 690 00:33:57,226 --> 00:34:00,242 He grew up in a poor family who weren't citizens of Rome, and 691 00:34:00,266 --> 00:34:02,930 he lived and work alongside poor people in a no good town. 692 00:34:02,970 --> 00:34:04,034 He went unnoticed. 693 00:34:04,082 --> 00:34:05,880 And that's the, the point. 694 00:34:06,500 --> 00:34:09,164 Before he taught, before he healed, before he died, before he 695 00:34:09,172 --> 00:34:12,040 was raised, he was just sent to people to live with them. 696 00:34:15,060 --> 00:34:16,840 That's how he was sent to us. 697 00:34:17,940 --> 00:34:19,440 Isn't that absurd? 698 00:34:21,860 --> 00:34:23,560 How ordinary he is? 699 00:34:25,300 --> 00:34:27,440 Then he did something extraordinary. 700 00:34:28,580 --> 00:34:29,320 Sure. 701 00:34:29,780 --> 00:34:32,732 He did this little thing of taking on the spiritual forces of 702 00:34:32,756 --> 00:34:35,902 wickedness on our behalf, staring the enemy of death in the 703 00:34:35,926 --> 00:34:37,502 face and kick it in the. 704 00:34:37,526 --> 00:34:43,050 In the teeth like the best UFC fighter of all time to make us free. 705 00:34:45,110 --> 00:34:50,126 So that's how he was sent to us. 706 00:34:50,278 --> 00:34:51,406 That's side A. 707 00:34:51,478 --> 00:34:52,782 I'm not going to tell you side B. 708 00:34:52,806 --> 00:34:55,326 I'm going to give you homework, okay? 709 00:34:55,358 --> 00:34:56,302 Because it's 10:35. 710 00:34:56,326 --> 00:34:57,690 We don't have time for this. 711 00:34:58,390 --> 00:34:59,790 Go read Acts chapter 10. 712 00:34:59,830 --> 00:35:00,770 The whole chapter. 713 00:35:01,710 --> 00:35:03,730 Maybe read it every day this week. 714 00:35:06,670 --> 00:35:08,130 Go read it every day. 715 00:35:10,350 --> 00:35:11,990 Acts chapter 10. 716 00:35:12,030 --> 00:35:13,250 I'll email you. 717 00:35:14,510 --> 00:35:16,838 That means you got to be on the email list. 718 00:35:16,974 --> 00:35:17,382 Ross. 719 00:35:17,446 --> 00:35:18,854 How do I get on the email list? 720 00:35:18,942 --> 00:35:22,998 Go to our website, fill out the tell us about you form, and you'll 721 00:35:23,014 --> 00:35:24,182 be on our email list. 722 00:35:24,286 --> 00:35:27,356 Go to heavenearthchurch.org, fill out the tell us about you form, 723 00:35:27,478 --> 00:35:29,168 and you'll be on the email list. 724 00:35:29,224 --> 00:35:30,240 You got to do it today, though. 725 00:35:30,280 --> 00:35:30,864 Do it now. 726 00:35:30,952 --> 00:35:32,220 Don't listen to me. 727 00:35:32,760 --> 00:35:33,952 Tell us about you. 728 00:35:34,056 --> 00:35:34,992 You'll get the email. 729 00:35:35,096 --> 00:35:36,560 Read Acts chapter 10. 730 00:35:36,680 --> 00:35:43,120 Pay attention to how these two guys, Cornelius and Peter, I tell 731 00:35:43,160 --> 00:35:44,128 this story all the time. 732 00:35:44,184 --> 00:35:47,120 The SEM Principle could be called the Cornelius principle. 733 00:35:47,200 --> 00:35:48,656 It's from Acts chapter 10. 734 00:35:48,808 --> 00:35:52,420 Both these guys from two very different backgrounds and worlds 735 00:35:53,410 --> 00:35:58,570 in the habit of just, like, being present and listening with 736 00:35:58,610 --> 00:35:59,230 God. 737 00:36:00,530 --> 00:36:01,830 Essential one. 738 00:36:02,930 --> 00:36:05,434 And they just live humbly with willingness. 739 00:36:05,482 --> 00:36:07,914 So they get just enough vision for just the next step. 740 00:36:08,002 --> 00:36:11,946 And then they meet at this point where something explosive happens 741 00:36:11,978 --> 00:36:14,106 that changed the course of the history of the church. 742 00:36:14,138 --> 00:36:15,626 Go read Acts chapter 10. 743 00:36:15,778 --> 00:36:21,060 And that's side B of the cassette, if you forgot what side 744 00:36:21,100 --> 00:36:21,540 B is. 745 00:36:21,580 --> 00:36:22,280 It's. 746 00:36:24,860 --> 00:36:27,124 We will flourish as apprentices of Jesus as we come to 747 00:36:27,132 --> 00:36:29,844 the astonishing realization of how Jesus was sent to us. 748 00:36:29,932 --> 00:36:34,520 Side A and side B, how he sends us likewise. 749 00:36:38,380 --> 00:36:40,320 Okay, I'm done. 750 00:36:40,940 --> 00:36:42,560 What's this stirring in you? 751 00:36:53,430 --> 00:36:54,174 Absolutely. 752 00:36:54,222 --> 00:36:56,430 And to her I'd say I've had the same. 753 00:36:56,550 --> 00:36:59,982 I'm jaded for the same reasons for that story. 754 00:37:00,086 --> 00:37:03,330 I can tell you other ones where I've been scammed. 755 00:37:05,030 --> 00:37:06,574 But you're right. 756 00:37:06,662 --> 00:37:07,470 Like, I. 757 00:37:07,510 --> 00:37:08,798 And I'll feel that in my heart. 758 00:37:08,854 --> 00:37:12,190 And Jesus says, hey, don't quit. 759 00:37:13,730 --> 00:37:15,754 What about the next person you know? 760 00:37:15,842 --> 00:37:16,650 But I feel that. 761 00:37:16,690 --> 00:37:19,310 Thank you, Evan. 762 00:37:25,570 --> 00:37:26,538 Yep. 763 00:37:26,714 --> 00:37:27,066 Yeah. 764 00:37:27,098 --> 00:37:28,010 It's not obvious. 765 00:37:28,090 --> 00:37:30,154 Evan's saying, like, we might listen. 766 00:37:30,202 --> 00:37:33,450 We can be with people and not realize how we're sent to Them. 767 00:37:33,570 --> 00:37:34,230 Right. 768 00:37:34,850 --> 00:37:36,858 So we're trying to grow an awareness of the people. 769 00:37:36,914 --> 00:37:42,154 God doesn't send us to everyone, but there are some people, 770 00:37:42,322 --> 00:37:43,710 like, places. 771 00:37:44,210 --> 00:37:45,866 And Evan tells a story about a. 772 00:37:45,938 --> 00:37:47,882 He had a college teammate who called him. 773 00:37:47,906 --> 00:37:48,362 10 years later. 774 00:37:48,386 --> 00:37:49,994 He's like, I turned my life to God. 775 00:37:50,122 --> 00:37:51,530 Evan's like, that's cool, man. 776 00:37:51,570 --> 00:37:51,962 I love that. 777 00:37:51,986 --> 00:37:52,602 Why are you telling me? 778 00:37:52,626 --> 00:37:53,754 He's like, well, you didn't. 779 00:37:53,882 --> 00:37:57,210 You didn't say anything, but I could tell by the way you lived. 780 00:37:57,290 --> 00:38:01,738 So Evan walked, breathe, lived, bled, sweat, smelled, smelled, 781 00:38:01,834 --> 00:38:06,394 hungered, thirst, got sick, got made fun of, got angry, got sad 782 00:38:06,442 --> 00:38:09,388 in ways that ordinary, unremarkable people did and do along 783 00:38:09,444 --> 00:38:15,240 that guy alongside that guy Joey at the same time. 784 00:38:16,500 --> 00:38:17,280 Yes. 785 00:38:21,860 --> 00:38:23,612 Yeah, yeah. 786 00:38:23,676 --> 00:38:24,620 Intentionality. 787 00:38:24,700 --> 00:38:25,004 I'll. 788 00:38:25,052 --> 00:38:26,508 I'll flash a slide here in a minute. 789 00:38:26,524 --> 00:38:27,612 I won't talk much about it. 790 00:38:27,636 --> 00:38:28,284 That I'm. 791 00:38:28,332 --> 00:38:29,100 I'm going to give you a. 792 00:38:29,140 --> 00:38:29,644 So what? 793 00:38:29,732 --> 00:38:30,780 Like, this sounds great. 794 00:38:30,820 --> 00:38:31,532 Ross, what do we do? 795 00:38:31,556 --> 00:38:32,092 How do we do this? 796 00:38:32,116 --> 00:38:33,080 Jill, go ahead. 797 00:38:37,390 --> 00:38:39,650 Looks like they're having a blast back there. 798 00:38:41,390 --> 00:38:43,814 It's the Academy Award music coming. 799 00:38:43,982 --> 00:38:45,014 Ross, you're done. 800 00:38:45,102 --> 00:38:46,050 Get down. 801 00:38:47,070 --> 00:38:49,010 Some people don't know how to receive it. 802 00:38:49,390 --> 00:38:51,110 Dude, they had a party today. 803 00:38:51,230 --> 00:38:52,130 Let's go. 804 00:38:53,550 --> 00:38:54,410 Yes. 805 00:38:54,910 --> 00:38:55,970 All right. 806 00:38:58,990 --> 00:39:01,370 Justin, did you know you're going to come into applause? 807 00:39:02,000 --> 00:39:02,376 Yeah. 808 00:39:02,408 --> 00:39:03,800 Well, you deserve it, buddy. 809 00:39:03,880 --> 00:39:05,140 You deserve it. 810 00:39:05,440 --> 00:39:07,180 I saw a hand somewhere. 811 00:39:08,960 --> 00:39:10,328 Oh, thank you. 812 00:39:10,384 --> 00:39:11,620 Thank you, thank you. 813 00:39:19,200 --> 00:39:23,368 Angel just described some vulnerability. 814 00:39:23,464 --> 00:39:24,856 Thank you, sweetheart. 815 00:39:24,888 --> 00:39:26,100 I appreciate that. 816 00:39:28,250 --> 00:39:30,978 Some vulnerability about, like, kind of the experience I described 817 00:39:30,994 --> 00:39:31,506 in the restaurant. 818 00:39:31,538 --> 00:39:34,882 But she's finding that side A helps with side B. 819 00:39:34,986 --> 00:39:38,482 In other words, she said, like, I'm having an awakening again 820 00:39:38,666 --> 00:39:42,738 of how, like, God has poured into me this love that means there's 821 00:39:42,754 --> 00:39:43,990 always abundance. 822 00:39:44,490 --> 00:39:45,842 There's not just scarcity. 823 00:39:45,906 --> 00:39:49,442 I can just let it pour out from me. 824 00:39:49,626 --> 00:39:50,786 And that's a good point. 825 00:39:50,858 --> 00:39:52,230 This is not just a joke. 826 00:39:52,860 --> 00:39:56,292 The banter we have here, part of a challenge I have that I'm. 827 00:39:56,356 --> 00:40:01,220 I'm trying to get back in line with is I am sent first and foremost 828 00:40:01,300 --> 00:40:02,080 to them. 829 00:40:02,860 --> 00:40:04,628 And sometimes I get out of. 830 00:40:04,764 --> 00:40:06,320 Out of alignment with that. 831 00:40:06,940 --> 00:40:07,796 Like, so I gotta. 832 00:40:07,828 --> 00:40:08,404 I gotta. 833 00:40:08,532 --> 00:40:09,572 That's discernment, too. 834 00:40:09,596 --> 00:40:12,148 I gotta figure out, like, hey, I can't pour out all this stuff over 835 00:40:12,204 --> 00:40:13,924 there, so I forget what's out here. 836 00:40:14,012 --> 00:40:17,076 You know, I gotta invest in these core relationships. 837 00:40:17,268 --> 00:40:18,440 All right, Petty. 838 00:40:31,260 --> 00:40:31,860 Yep. 839 00:40:31,940 --> 00:40:33,380 There's a quote I love from a video. 840 00:40:33,420 --> 00:40:34,340 I've said it a hundred times. 841 00:40:34,380 --> 00:40:40,500 Are we willing to till and plant so another can come along and 842 00:40:40,540 --> 00:40:41,140 reap? 843 00:40:41,300 --> 00:40:42,772 Are you willing to do that. 844 00:40:42,956 --> 00:40:44,170 I hope so. 845 00:40:44,340 --> 00:40:46,090 Hey, lastly, we gotta go. 846 00:40:47,270 --> 00:40:48,334 Oh, thank you. 847 00:40:48,422 --> 00:40:50,670 Can the music folks can go ahead and head up? 848 00:40:50,710 --> 00:40:53,822 This music team led wonderfully by Joanna Burnett. 849 00:40:53,886 --> 00:40:55,502 Sorry it's hard. 850 00:40:55,686 --> 00:40:57,770 She was Stackhouse for so long. 851 00:40:59,110 --> 00:41:00,318 Here's some practical stuff. 852 00:41:00,334 --> 00:41:01,850 I'll put this in the email too. 853 00:41:02,710 --> 00:41:05,982 Keep in mind the essentials work together when you're pursuing 854 00:41:06,046 --> 00:41:09,022 continuous companionship with God and God shaping you from the 855 00:41:09,046 --> 00:41:10,010 inside out. 856 00:41:12,190 --> 00:41:20,630 Oh, when you're shaped from the inside out, when you're practicing 857 00:41:20,710 --> 00:41:23,334 pursuing friendship with Jesus continuously, you're going to be 858 00:41:23,342 --> 00:41:24,170 more aware. 859 00:41:24,590 --> 00:41:31,062 All right, number two, we are the point, God, self, other. 860 00:41:31,166 --> 00:41:33,970 It's like this glorious triangle that we're always in. 861 00:41:34,430 --> 00:41:37,020 When we love our neighbor, it's good for us. 862 00:41:37,060 --> 00:41:38,220 It's glorious to God. 863 00:41:38,300 --> 00:41:39,052 So that's essential. 864 00:41:39,116 --> 00:41:40,080 Three, stuff. 865 00:41:40,580 --> 00:41:42,540 Point three, embrace the mystery. 866 00:41:42,620 --> 00:41:44,080 Enjoy the mystery. 867 00:41:44,820 --> 00:41:46,700 This unknown that Evan's talking about. 868 00:41:46,740 --> 00:41:50,204 Patty just referenced, like, enjoy being in a space with somebody. 869 00:41:50,252 --> 00:41:52,172 You don't know what's going to happen from it, but you're fully 870 00:41:52,236 --> 00:41:52,508 present. 871 00:41:52,564 --> 00:41:53,532 You're there for it. 872 00:41:53,636 --> 00:41:55,500 Number four, surrender your expectations. 873 00:41:55,580 --> 00:42:00,160 As recovery wisdom says expectations are preplanned resentments. 874 00:42:00,980 --> 00:42:03,606 Don't let your expectations get in the way of something wonderful. 875 00:42:03,748 --> 00:42:04,962 Pursue authenticity. 876 00:42:05,026 --> 00:42:07,378 Always be you. 877 00:42:07,434 --> 00:42:10,802 Be fully you and want them love for them to be themselves. 878 00:42:10,866 --> 00:42:14,418 Lastly, be intentional like Joey said, and see it through. 879 00:42:14,554 --> 00:42:17,650 All right, I'm going to pray and then we're going to close with 880 00:42:17,690 --> 00:42:21,314 a song, I believe or two. 881 00:42:21,482 --> 00:42:31,970 Sorry, God, thank you that you came to us vulnerably in the form 882 00:42:32,010 --> 00:42:38,482 of a servant, just to walk with us, live with us, to shower 883 00:42:38,546 --> 00:42:40,594 glory into this earth and into our lives. 884 00:42:40,682 --> 00:42:42,190 Help us to receive it. 885 00:42:43,530 --> 00:42:44,990 Help us to give it. 886 00:42:45,610 --> 00:42:47,830 In the name of Jesus, Amen. 887 00:42:54,890 --> 00:42:55,858 Hey, really quick. 888 00:42:55,914 --> 00:42:56,194 Sorry. 889 00:42:56,242 --> 00:42:59,818 Joanna just reminded me it's hard for you to imagine, but it's 890 00:42:59,834 --> 00:43:01,946 been five years since the pandemic happened. 891 00:43:01,978 --> 00:43:02,602 Right. 892 00:43:02,786 --> 00:43:03,510 Started. 893 00:43:04,370 --> 00:43:08,350 We had somebody online who started watching during the pandemic, 894 00:43:09,890 --> 00:43:17,434 participated every Sunday, supported our church has been a blessing 895 00:43:17,482 --> 00:43:17,978 to my life. 896 00:43:18,034 --> 00:43:19,162 She was sent to me. 897 00:43:19,266 --> 00:43:21,050 I painted a house back in 2012. 898 00:43:21,090 --> 00:43:21,978 I was starting a business. 899 00:43:22,034 --> 00:43:25,322 She brought forms home from her life as a paralegal to make sure 900 00:43:25,346 --> 00:43:26,910 my business was in good shape. 901 00:43:27,450 --> 00:43:29,390 And she passed away this week. 902 00:43:30,090 --> 00:43:33,266 So, Laura, we love you people online. 903 00:43:33,338 --> 00:43:34,470 You are our church. 904 00:43:35,050 --> 00:43:39,550 She was there every single Sunday for five years. 905 00:43:40,970 --> 00:43:43,442 And we'll celebrate her life coming up in March. 906 00:43:43,546 --> 00:43:46,178 So just wanted to say that Joanna. 907 00:43:46,194 --> 00:43:46,750 What? 908 00:43:47,130 --> 00:43:49,826 Prayers for Roger and their family. 909 00:43:49,898 --> 00:43:50,550 Yes. 910 00:43:51,210 --> 00:43:53,870 So Joanna's gonna tell us what we're doing next. 911 00:43:57,620 --> 00:43:59,404 We have two songs Coming up here. 912 00:43:59,492 --> 00:43:59,948 This one. 913 00:44:00,004 --> 00:44:00,620 So will I. 914 00:44:00,660 --> 00:44:03,132 We were going to cut it because we went over, but we just 915 00:44:03,156 --> 00:44:04,300 agree we want to just do it. 916 00:44:04,340 --> 00:44:05,740 So if you need to head out, head out. 917 00:44:05,780 --> 00:44:09,100 But I invite you to sing with us, to worship with us. 918 00:44:09,140 --> 00:44:10,480 Enjoy these songs. 919 00:44:11,940 --> 00:44:15,240 Something came to me going back to the trip I was at. 920 00:44:15,700 --> 00:44:18,972 I had this thought that came to mind that, you know, I would want 921 00:44:18,996 --> 00:44:21,916 to retreat to my room so I could have solace and my feet wouldn't 922 00:44:21,948 --> 00:44:24,100 hurt and I could just, just have peace and quiet. 923 00:44:24,680 --> 00:44:28,528 But if I stayed there, I would have never served my company. 924 00:44:28,584 --> 00:44:31,824 I would have never went out and made connections. 925 00:44:31,952 --> 00:44:35,712 And I think of that with God is that sometimes because of our 926 00:44:35,736 --> 00:44:39,856 comforts or fear of worldly things, we want to stay in. 927 00:44:39,928 --> 00:44:42,960 We want to just kind of be comfortable. 928 00:44:43,120 --> 00:44:48,458 But if we did that, we would never get out and do the work of 929 00:44:48,544 --> 00:44:49,494 our Creator. 930 00:44:49,622 --> 00:44:50,998 So we have to remember that. 931 00:44:51,054 --> 00:44:53,638 So just pray, pray for help with it. 932 00:44:53,694 --> 00:44:54,166 Pray. 933 00:44:54,278 --> 00:44:56,850 You know, I understand I wasn't always here. 934 00:44:57,310 --> 00:45:00,678 I was just learning to love the Lord and things like that. 935 00:45:00,734 --> 00:45:01,366 So that's okay. 936 00:45:01,398 --> 00:45:05,446 Wherever you're at, just keep praying to be shown and for the Lord 937 00:45:05,478 --> 00:45:07,078 to hold your hand while you're doing these things. 938 00:45:07,134 --> 00:45:10,422 So anyway, I wanted to just say that because I thought of it 939 00:45:10,446 --> 00:45:11,330 during the service. 940 00:45:12,430 --> 00:45:16,912 Thank you for participating in the conversation happening at Heaven 941 00:45:16,976 --> 00:45:18,336 Earth Church. 942 00:45:18,528 --> 00:45:24,140 Your next opportunity to do so live is this Sunday morning, 9:30am 943 00:45:24,840 --> 00:45:29,376 Eastern Time, either at the main campus at 309 East Main in Whiteland, 944 00:45:29,408 --> 00:45:33,696 Indiana or online at YouTube Live. 945 00:45:33,848 --> 00:45:41,882 That's@YouTube.com heavenerthchurch the audio podcast 946 00:45:41,946 --> 00:45:47,658 is always available at Apple Podcast and on Spotify. 947 00:45:47,834 --> 00:45:52,362 You can help others find out about the Heaven Earth Church podcast 948 00:45:52,506 --> 00:45:57,306 by going to Apple Podcasts and or Spotify and leaving a five star 949 00:45:57,378 --> 00:45:59,270 rating and your review. 950 00:45:59,650 --> 00:46:03,870 Instructions on how to do just that and links are in the show notes. 951 00:46:05,260 --> 00:46:11,080 You can always find out more by going to the church website, heavenearthchurch.org 952 00:46:12,380 --> 00:46:12,692 we. 953 00:46:12,716 --> 00:46:15,092 Want to thank you for spending time with us today. 954 00:46:15,196 --> 00:46:18,660 My name is Ross Stackhouse, the pastor of Heaven Earth Church. 955 00:46:18,820 --> 00:46:22,148 And you may think out there that your story is over, but in fact 956 00:46:22,204 --> 00:46:25,444 your faith story may just be beginning. 957 00:46:25,572 --> 00:46:28,356 If you want more information about our church or you're interested 958 00:46:28,388 --> 00:46:31,320 in the next step, you can go to heavenerschurch. 959 00:46:31,700 --> 00:46:35,356 Otherwise we look forward to being with you next time at the Heaven 960 00:46:35,388 --> 00:46:35,820 Earth Church.