1 00:00:06,560 --> 00:00:10,025 **Automated Transcription** Kevin O'Dea: Good morning. It's a good day to be in the house. 2 00:00:10,565 --> 00:00:13,545 Kevin O'Dea: If you're joining us on livestream, thank you for joining us today. 3 00:00:14,644 --> 00:00:17,940 Kevin O'Dea: Well, I think it's Super Bowl Sunday. I had to get that out of the 4 00:00:17,940 --> 00:00:20,660 Kevin O'Dea: way because, I mean, you know, at some point, I Ghost, you have to say 5 00:00:20,660 --> 00:00:24,340 Kevin O'Dea: that. And I'm not gonna tell you who I'm going 6 00:00:24,340 --> 00:00:28,185 Kevin O'Dea: for. Alright. Stand with me. Actually, don't stand with me yet. Let me 7 00:00:28,185 --> 00:00:32,005 Kevin O'Dea: get through these quick business things. We've got a 8 00:00:32,005 --> 00:00:35,680 Kevin O'Dea: Spirit house conference coming up, March 7th through 10th. So we hope that your 9 00:00:35,680 --> 00:00:39,220 Kevin O'Dea: calendar is marked, for that. I wanna draw your attention specifically 10 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:43,275 Kevin O'Dea: though to this on March 9th, during the conference, 11 00:00:43,275 --> 00:00:46,875 Kevin O'Dea: we're gonna have something called the business collective. This is gonna be a 12 00:00:46,875 --> 00:00:50,380 Kevin O'Dea: group of people who gather together, who own businesses, Who are 13 00:00:50,380 --> 00:00:54,140 Kevin O'Dea: managers of businesses, leaders of businesses, aspiring owners, and 14 00:00:54,140 --> 00:00:57,899 Kevin O'Dea: managers of of businesses. If that fits you and you're in that demographic, 15 00:00:57,899 --> 00:01:01,325 Kevin O'Dea: we'll invite you to come to a very special gathering That morning, there's gonna be 16 00:01:01,325 --> 00:01:04,285 Kevin O'Dea: a free breakfast. Tim Hooper's gonna be here to speak. There's gonna be a couple 17 00:01:04,285 --> 00:01:07,790 Kevin O'Dea: other speakers as well. But I wanna invite you to be a part of this 18 00:01:07,790 --> 00:01:11,390 Kevin O'Dea: As a collaborative and an opportunity for, those who are 19 00:01:11,390 --> 00:01:15,230 Kevin O'Dea: in that demographic to be able to come together and worship and also 20 00:01:15,230 --> 00:01:18,975 Kevin O'Dea: be able to be ministered to at that level. So If that you make, 21 00:01:19,215 --> 00:01:22,895 Kevin O'Dea: a point to come on on March 9th. Seeing 22 00:01:22,895 --> 00:01:26,590 Kevin O'Dea: Jesus, I said in the early gathering, we're gonna seeing Jesus on Thursday. That 23 00:01:26,590 --> 00:01:30,030 Kevin O'Dea: didn't sound right, so that's not what we're doing. We're gonna continue to see Jesus, 24 00:01:30,030 --> 00:01:33,570 Kevin O'Dea: but pastor Wayne Berry is gonna continue to teach our last, 25 00:01:34,325 --> 00:01:37,924 Kevin O'Dea: Thursday night in our 6 week series this week, and I encourage you to come 26 00:01:37,924 --> 00:01:41,365 Kevin O'Dea: and be a part of that. If you come this Thursday night, we're actually gonna 27 00:01:41,365 --> 00:01:45,070 Kevin O'Dea: be meeting in the Fellowship hall as opposed to meeting in here 28 00:01:45,070 --> 00:01:48,829 Kevin O'Dea: because this coming weekend, Jane Eyre opens. And so want you 29 00:01:48,829 --> 00:01:52,275 Kevin O'Dea: to make plans to come and be a part of Of that, I know that 30 00:01:52,275 --> 00:01:55,475 Kevin O'Dea: the the the cast has been working very hard, and it's going to be a 31 00:01:55,475 --> 00:01:58,695 Kevin O'Dea: great show. So come and Jesus coming next weekend and the weekend, 32 00:01:59,210 --> 00:02:03,050 Kevin O'Dea: after and then, of course, we're gonna continue to travel through the New Testament. I 33 00:02:03,050 --> 00:02:06,735 Kevin O'Dea: pray that you are reading with us 5 by 5 by 5. If you need 34 00:02:06,735 --> 00:02:10,495 Kevin O'Dea: this resource, it is on our website. It is on planning 35 00:02:10,495 --> 00:02:14,200 Kevin O'Dea: center, our church center as well. And we just want to be Abigating 36 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:18,040 Kevin O'Dea: through the New Testament together as a church. And so I encourage you to 37 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:21,800 Kevin O'Dea: be reading, in the New Testament. If you haven't started or maybe you've 38 00:02:21,800 --> 00:02:25,415 Kevin O'Dea: lapped up, Start this week. It's not too late to 39 00:02:25,415 --> 00:02:29,175 Kevin O'Dea: to start or to start again. Does that sound good? Alright. 40 00:02:29,175 --> 00:02:32,920 Kevin O'Dea: Lastly, Theatre is a meeting for those who are going on a mission trip today 41 00:02:32,920 --> 00:02:36,760 Kevin O'Dea: at 12:30 in the fellowship hall. Alright. Got all of that information out 42 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:40,325 Kevin O'Dea: of the way. Alright. Now would you stand with me? We're God read a very 43 00:02:40,325 --> 00:02:43,944 Kevin O'Dea: short verse. We're gonna take a beat from what John the Baptist, 44 00:02:44,645 --> 00:02:48,400 Kevin O'Dea: learned in his life. So Let's read this with some Ghost, shall we? Here 45 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:52,000 Kevin O'Dea: we go. He must increase and I 46 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:55,545 Kevin O'Dea: must decrease. Father, I thank you for your word. I thank 47 00:02:55,545 --> 00:02:58,925 Kevin O'Dea: you that it gives life, and I thank you that the most profound 48 00:02:59,065 --> 00:03:02,665 Kevin O'Dea: truths are very simple. Let us lean into it today in Jesus' 49 00:03:02,665 --> 00:03:04,685 Kevin O'Dea: name. Amen. And you may be seated. 50 00:03:06,620 --> 00:03:10,460 Kevin O'Dea: Well, last week, we began, our new section of 51 00:03:10,460 --> 00:03:14,127 Kevin O'Dea: our 3 part series, His word, his life, and his church. 52 00:03:14,515 --> 00:03:18,355 Kevin O'Dea: And I have since had multiple people contact me about them 53 00:03:18,355 --> 00:03:22,140 Kevin O'Dea: giving up their Netflix account and Having people stop paying for 54 00:03:22,140 --> 00:03:25,980 Kevin O'Dea: their Spotify and things like that. And, and if that's you, praise 55 00:03:25,980 --> 00:03:29,020 Kevin O'Dea: the lord. And if you still haven't gotten that conviction, I pray that it sets 56 00:03:29,020 --> 00:03:32,724 Kevin O'Dea: in today. And, but we're we're continuing down the 57 00:03:32,724 --> 00:03:36,245 Kevin O'Dea: road in this series, his word, his life. And last 58 00:03:36,245 --> 00:03:39,760 Kevin O'Dea: week, we were uncovering the truth About 59 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:43,519 Kevin O'Dea: Jesus and his purpose here on earth, and what we what we 60 00:03:43,519 --> 00:03:47,300 Kevin O'Dea: learned was that Jesus was always about his father's business. 61 00:03:48,165 --> 00:03:51,845 Kevin O'Dea: Jesus was always about his father's business. When we look in scripture, it's as 62 00:03:51,845 --> 00:03:54,905 Kevin O'Dea: if Jesus woke up each day and said, dad, what do you wanna do today? 63 00:03:55,180 --> 00:03:58,960 Kevin O'Dea: Dad, what do you want today do today? Oh, that we would be a people 64 00:03:59,500 --> 00:04:02,720 Kevin O'Dea: who would wake up each moment, in every encounter, 65 00:04:03,345 --> 00:04:06,645 Kevin O'Dea: In every business meeting, in every relational conversation, 66 00:04:07,425 --> 00:04:10,465 Kevin O'Dea: in everything we put our hand to, would we be a people that say, god, 67 00:04:10,465 --> 00:04:12,780 Kevin O'Dea: what do you want me to do in this moment? What do you want me 68 00:04:12,780 --> 00:04:16,240 Kevin O'Dea: to say in this moment? How do you want me to respond in 69 00:04:16,620 --> 00:04:20,300 Kevin O'Dea: this moment? Jesus was always about his father's 70 00:04:20,300 --> 00:04:24,085 Kevin O'Dea: business. Ought to be about the father's business as well. Well, if Jesus 71 00:04:24,085 --> 00:04:27,605 Kevin O'Dea: is about the father's business, it begs the question, what is the 72 00:04:27,605 --> 00:04:31,130 Kevin O'Dea: father's business? And god's is in the business of loving 73 00:04:31,130 --> 00:04:34,890 Kevin O'Dea: people. He's in the business of loving people, and the problem is is 74 00:04:34,890 --> 00:04:38,650 Kevin O'Dea: that we're not very good at this. And so we need the Holy 75 00:04:38,650 --> 00:04:42,495 Kevin O'Dea: Spirit to give us the strength To love the unlovable. Have you 76 00:04:42,495 --> 00:04:46,115 Kevin O'Dea: encountered anyone unlovable this week? This morning, 77 00:04:46,815 --> 00:04:50,419 Kevin O'Dea: sitting next to them. We need the strength of the 78 00:04:50,419 --> 00:04:54,200 Kevin O'Dea: Holy Spirit to help us to love people 79 00:04:54,340 --> 00:04:57,955 Kevin O'Dea: we don't want to love Because god is in the 80 00:04:57,955 --> 00:05:01,715 Kevin O'Dea: business of loving people. Aren't you glad that god did not give 81 00:05:01,715 --> 00:05:05,370 Kevin O'Dea: up loving you? Despite your challenges, despite you act, 82 00:05:05,530 --> 00:05:09,217 Kevin O'Dea: Despite how you respond, aren't you glad that the heavenly father, the God 83 00:05:09,290 --> 00:05:13,130 Kevin O'Dea: who breathes stars, continue to pursue you relentlessly, and 84 00:05:13,130 --> 00:05:16,535 Kevin O'Dea: he pursues you today? God is in the business of loving 85 00:05:17,235 --> 00:05:20,775 Kevin O'Dea: people. And in that same vein, isn't this crazy? 86 00:05:20,995 --> 00:05:23,975 Kevin O'Dea: God uses people to accomplish his purpose. 87 00:05:24,580 --> 00:05:28,020 Kevin O'Dea: He uses messed up people like you and me to 88 00:05:28,020 --> 00:05:31,860 Kevin O'Dea: accomplish his purpose. Can you just think about that for just 89 00:05:31,860 --> 00:05:35,414 Kevin O'Dea: a moment? Think about how Flawed and messed up you are? 90 00:05:35,574 --> 00:05:39,414 Kevin O'Dea: Well, I am. I don't know about you, but I'm pretty messed up. And and 91 00:05:39,414 --> 00:05:42,854 Kevin O'Dea: and well, Kurt, you're in the spotlight here. So it's just like a just Kurt, 92 00:05:42,854 --> 00:05:44,400 Kevin O'Dea: how messed Dubbed you are. 93 00:05:48,220 --> 00:05:51,280 Kevin O'Dea: But you're a mess, and the god of the universe 94 00:05:52,305 --> 00:05:55,445 Kevin O'Dea: Desires to use you to fulfill his purpose here on earth. 95 00:05:55,985 --> 00:05:59,045 Kevin O'Dea: How humbling is that? How amazing, how magnificent 96 00:05:59,665 --> 00:06:03,440 Kevin O'Dea: is that? And so as Christians, which the word 97 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:07,280 Kevin O'Dea: Christian means to be like Ghost, if we are Christians, we have a 98 00:06:07,280 --> 00:06:10,674 Kevin O'Dea: commission to be like him and so we need to know him over. In Ghost 99 00:06:10,735 --> 00:06:14,495 Kevin O'Dea: John, it says this, whoever claims to live in him must live as 100 00:06:14,495 --> 00:06:18,095 Kevin O'Dea: Jesus did. Well, in order for us to live like Jesus did, we need to 101 00:06:18,095 --> 00:06:21,860 Kevin O'Dea: be In the word, understanding how he lived. What did he do? 102 00:06:21,860 --> 00:06:25,700 Kevin O'Dea: How did he respond in situations? What did he 103 00:06:25,700 --> 00:06:29,194 Kevin O'Dea: say? What was his life like? And so we're just 104 00:06:29,194 --> 00:06:32,875 Kevin O'Dea: doing somewhat of a flyover of over these next few weeks, but I 105 00:06:32,875 --> 00:06:35,995 Kevin O'Dea: encourage you to get into the word. If you are wanting to be like Christ, 106 00:06:35,995 --> 00:06:39,430 Kevin O'Dea: you gotta get into the word to know What Christ was like. 107 00:06:41,009 --> 00:06:44,770 Kevin O'Dea: We are to be like Christ. And so as a church, we've been 108 00:06:44,770 --> 00:06:48,395 Kevin O'Dea: talking about being Refined. And if you remember last week, 109 00:06:48,395 --> 00:06:52,235 Kevin O'Dea: I've sifted out a few of these things. And so often, 110 00:06:52,235 --> 00:06:55,830 Kevin O'Dea: we we end up choosing the things that are 111 00:06:56,069 --> 00:06:59,129 Kevin O'Dea: Sparkly and shiny and momentary 112 00:06:59,590 --> 00:07:03,289 Kevin O'Dea: and and feel good, taste good, look good in the moment 113 00:07:03,349 --> 00:07:07,095 Kevin O'Dea: because they draw our attention. They They catch our attention, and 114 00:07:07,095 --> 00:07:10,695 Kevin O'Dea: we end up picking these things as opposed to the things that 115 00:07:10,695 --> 00:07:14,535 Kevin O'Dea: are everlasting. The flesh counts for nothing. The spirit counts 116 00:07:14,535 --> 00:07:18,330 Kevin O'Dea: for everything. And when we choose to live by the Spirit, 117 00:07:18,330 --> 00:07:21,930 Kevin O'Dea: he will do extraordinary things in our lives. Guys, I 118 00:07:21,930 --> 00:07:25,295 Kevin O'Dea: believe that salvation is just the Starting point to a 119 00:07:25,295 --> 00:07:28,975 Kevin O'Dea: pathway toward complete healing in your life. God 120 00:07:28,975 --> 00:07:32,735 Kevin O'Dea: wants you to be whole. He wants to use you. He 121 00:07:32,735 --> 00:07:36,050 Kevin O'Dea: wants to See you perfected and completed. 122 00:07:36,509 --> 00:07:40,270 Kevin O'Dea: You don't have to stay in the mess that you're in. You can be 123 00:07:40,270 --> 00:07:44,085 Kevin O'Dea: liberated. You can be set free, But you have 124 00:07:44,085 --> 00:07:47,925 Kevin O'Dea: to choose the spirit over the flesh. And today, as we 125 00:07:47,925 --> 00:07:51,520 Kevin O'Dea: continue to step into leaning or lean into, Who 126 00:07:51,520 --> 00:07:54,960 Kevin O'Dea: Jesus is and how he lived his life, today, we're gonna talk 127 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:58,615 Kevin O'Dea: about living a selfless life. Living 128 00:07:58,615 --> 00:08:02,295 Kevin O'Dea: a selfless life. Jesus lived a selfless life. And I have to tell you guys, 129 00:08:02,295 --> 00:08:05,575 Kevin O'Dea: I'm a bit scattered this morning because I think the lord chose the most selfish 130 00:08:05,575 --> 00:08:07,915 Kevin O'Dea: person in the room to deliver a message about selflessness. 131 00:08:09,639 --> 00:08:13,260 Kevin O'Dea: Because I'll tell you right now, Kevin O'Day is pretty selfish. 132 00:08:14,520 --> 00:08:18,115 Kevin O'Dea: Jesus desires us To be selfless and it's not a far 133 00:08:18,115 --> 00:08:21,795 Kevin O'Dea: stretch if you know anything about Jesus to know 134 00:08:21,795 --> 00:08:25,580 Kevin O'Dea: that he is selfless because it is this selflessness That drove him to the cross 135 00:08:25,580 --> 00:08:29,340 Kevin O'Dea: of Calvary on your behalf. The sacrifice that 136 00:08:29,340 --> 00:08:33,179 Kevin O'Dea: he made. And so many examples in scripture where 137 00:08:33,179 --> 00:08:36,135 Kevin O'Dea: Jesus Was acting in a selfless posture. 138 00:08:37,315 --> 00:08:40,914 Kevin O'Dea: Don't, children, bother Jesus. He doesn't have time for you. No. Let 139 00:08:40,914 --> 00:08:44,360 Kevin O'Dea: them come to me. Let them be a distraction to my 140 00:08:44,360 --> 00:08:47,100 Kevin O'Dea: schedule. Jesus, selfless. 141 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:52,305 Kevin O'Dea: The beggars And the blind men who are sitting on the road, Jesus passes the 142 00:08:52,305 --> 00:08:56,004 Kevin O'Dea: people passing them by. Jesus sees them and renders dignity 143 00:08:56,144 --> 00:08:58,564 Kevin O'Dea: to them. Jesus, selfless. 144 00:08:59,970 --> 00:09:03,810 Kevin O'Dea: Are you living a life that is selfless? When people look 145 00:09:03,810 --> 00:09:06,390 Kevin O'Dea: at your life, do you look like him? 146 00:09:07,745 --> 00:09:11,125 Kevin O'Dea: Do you look like him? So 147 00:09:11,425 --> 00:09:15,024 Kevin O'Dea: the question that I want us to kind of war with, at 148 00:09:15,024 --> 00:09:18,819 Kevin O'Dea: least initially here, It's a simple question that 149 00:09:18,819 --> 00:09:22,660 Kevin O'Dea: may have a complex complex answer. And the question is this, who or 150 00:09:22,660 --> 00:09:26,440 Kevin O'Dea: what is at the center of your life? 151 00:09:27,445 --> 00:09:31,205 Kevin O'Dea: Who or what is at the center of your life? 152 00:09:31,205 --> 00:09:34,405 Kevin O'Dea: Make it personal. Ask it with your name. Who or what is at the center 153 00:09:34,405 --> 00:09:38,200 Kevin O'Dea: of Kevin's life. Well, when I examine my life, I think of 154 00:09:38,200 --> 00:09:42,040 Kevin O'Dea: a lot of things that at times have taken the center place of my 155 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:45,205 Kevin O'Dea: my life. And if you've been here for quite some time, this is gonna be 156 00:09:45,205 --> 00:09:47,525 Kevin O'Dea: a little bit of a repeat, but that's okay because we need to probably hear 157 00:09:47,525 --> 00:09:51,285 Kevin O'Dea: this again, and it's true about about me. And so 158 00:09:51,285 --> 00:09:54,529 Kevin O'Dea: many of us put these things In the center of our life, you know, I 159 00:09:54,529 --> 00:09:58,370 Kevin O'Dea: really love to travel. Anybody like to travel? If I get a chance 160 00:09:58,370 --> 00:10:02,130 Kevin O'Dea: to travel, man, sign me up. I love to experience new 161 00:10:02,130 --> 00:10:05,925 Kevin O'Dea: places. I like to meet new people. I like to experience new things. 162 00:10:05,925 --> 00:10:08,485 Kevin O'Dea: If you're close to me, you know the very best gift, I think, is the 163 00:10:08,485 --> 00:10:11,850 Kevin O'Dea: gift of experience, new experiences. And I really love to 164 00:10:11,850 --> 00:10:15,690 Kevin O'Dea: travel. And there could be a time in my life or periods where travel is 165 00:10:15,690 --> 00:10:19,205 Kevin O'Dea: at the center of my life. Everything 166 00:10:19,265 --> 00:10:22,945 Kevin O'Dea: revolves around the opportunity to go go and travel. But it's 167 00:10:22,945 --> 00:10:25,045 Kevin O'Dea: not supposed to be in the center of my life. 168 00:10:27,540 --> 00:10:31,140 Kevin O'Dea: You know, my wife and I, we up operate a school here in town, 169 00:10:31,140 --> 00:10:34,985 Kevin O'Dea: and it takes a lot of Hours and a lot of energy 170 00:10:35,045 --> 00:10:38,725 Kevin O'Dea: and a lot of time to to to to operate the school, 171 00:10:38,725 --> 00:10:42,530 Kevin O'Dea: and and there's times when the school could be the 172 00:10:42,669 --> 00:10:46,230 Kevin O'Dea: Theater, of my life. But but it's not the center 173 00:10:46,370 --> 00:10:49,810 Kevin O'Dea: of my life. It's not supposed to be the center of my 174 00:10:49,810 --> 00:10:52,505 Kevin O'Dea: life. Spring house. 175 00:10:53,685 --> 00:10:57,065 Kevin O'Dea: There's a lot of hours and energy, emotional 176 00:10:57,205 --> 00:11:00,880 Kevin O'Dea: investment, Spiritual investment, mental investment in this place. 177 00:11:01,660 --> 00:11:05,420 Kevin O'Dea: But if I'm honest with myself, this is not supposed to be the center 178 00:11:05,420 --> 00:11:08,865 Kevin O'Dea: of my life. It's an important part of my life, but it's not the 179 00:11:08,865 --> 00:11:10,964 Kevin O'Dea: center of my life. 180 00:11:15,240 --> 00:11:17,740 Kevin O'Dea: Now this 1, I struggle with a lot. 181 00:11:19,640 --> 00:11:23,375 Kevin O'Dea: I am a foodie. I love I don't love food. I love good 182 00:11:23,375 --> 00:11:26,495 Kevin O'Dea: food. Right. Right. I love good food. And, 183 00:11:27,855 --> 00:11:31,630 Kevin O'Dea: there are people that food is the It's the 184 00:11:31,630 --> 00:11:32,770 Kevin O'Dea: center of their life. 185 00:11:35,390 --> 00:11:38,910 Kevin O'Dea: And if I'm not careful, I could easily slide that right in there. 186 00:11:38,910 --> 00:11:42,665 Kevin O'Dea: But It's not the center of my life. It's not supposed to be the 187 00:11:42,665 --> 00:11:46,302 Kevin O'Dea: center of my life. God has gifted me and and Ghost 188 00:11:46,505 --> 00:11:49,829 Kevin O'Dea: just so blessed me with friends, Multiple friends, 189 00:11:49,970 --> 00:11:53,810 Kevin O'Dea: colleagues, ministry partners. And while they are important 190 00:11:53,810 --> 00:11:57,329 Kevin O'Dea: to me and and it's important that we invest in each other's lives, they are 191 00:11:57,329 --> 00:12:00,694 Kevin O'Dea: not the center of my life nor should they 192 00:12:00,915 --> 00:12:04,375 Kevin O'Dea: be. These are my daughters. 193 00:12:05,634 --> 00:12:09,290 Kevin O'Dea: Hadassah, Lucia, Ruby and Nora. 194 00:12:10,390 --> 00:12:14,070 Kevin O'Dea: And there are many people who will spend their listen to me, 195 00:12:14,070 --> 00:12:17,690 Kevin O'Dea: will spend their lives putting their kids at the center of their 196 00:12:18,775 --> 00:12:21,975 Kevin O'Dea: life. And I'm here to tell you that your kids are not supposed to be 197 00:12:21,975 --> 00:12:25,639 Kevin O'Dea: at the center of your life. They're important. They are 198 00:12:25,639 --> 00:12:29,480 Kevin O'Dea: very important. These girls are I mean, they are just life breath to me, 199 00:12:29,480 --> 00:12:32,620 Kevin O'Dea: but but they are not at the center of 200 00:12:33,079 --> 00:12:36,465 Kevin O'Dea: my life. On March 13, 201 00:12:36,605 --> 00:12:40,305 Kevin O'Dea: 2012, the lord gave me the gift of my spouse. Beautiful, 202 00:12:40,525 --> 00:12:44,350 Kevin O'Dea: wonderful, talented, incredible Sherry. And as 203 00:12:44,350 --> 00:12:47,570 Kevin O'Dea: wonderful as she is and as much as I love her, 204 00:12:48,910 --> 00:12:52,725 Kevin O'Dea: Sherry's not the center of my life. And so many 205 00:12:52,725 --> 00:12:56,085 Kevin O'Dea: times we put our spouse at the the 206 00:12:56,085 --> 00:12:58,345 Kevin O'Dea: center of our lives. 207 00:13:00,510 --> 00:13:04,030 Kevin O'Dea: So if none of these people, including your family, Kevin, and your spouse is not 208 00:13:04,030 --> 00:13:07,775 Kevin O'Dea: the center of your life, who in the world is the center of Your life. 209 00:13:07,775 --> 00:13:11,615 Kevin O'Dea: Well, you know what the answer is supposed to be. But if I'm 210 00:13:11,615 --> 00:13:15,455 Kevin O'Dea: honest with myself, this is the person who's at the center of my life 211 00:13:15,455 --> 00:13:16,275 Kevin O'Dea: most often. 212 00:13:19,820 --> 00:13:23,520 Kevin O'Dea: This is the person who is at the center of the control, 213 00:13:23,980 --> 00:13:27,745 Kevin O'Dea: the center of decision making, the center Of actions, 214 00:13:27,805 --> 00:13:31,644 Kevin O'Dea: recourse responses, I'm at the center of 215 00:13:31,644 --> 00:13:35,485 Kevin O'Dea: my life most of the time, and here is the issue. Jesus will 216 00:13:35,485 --> 00:13:38,360 Kevin O'Dea: let me be at the center every single time when I take it. 217 00:13:40,580 --> 00:13:44,340 Kevin O'Dea: But on the same token, the minute I surrender and give him 218 00:13:44,340 --> 00:13:48,085 Kevin O'Dea: the center spot, he'll take it. And every time 219 00:13:48,085 --> 00:13:50,585 Kevin O'Dea: I've driven my car into the ditch, 220 00:13:51,605 --> 00:13:53,305 Kevin O'Dea: literal literally and figuratively, 221 00:13:57,080 --> 00:14:00,519 Kevin O'Dea: God has met me there every single 222 00:14:00,519 --> 00:14:04,135 Kevin O'Dea: time. Because god knows how to right The 223 00:14:04,135 --> 00:14:07,975 Kevin O'Dea: wrong that you've made. He knows how to right the wrong choices that you've 224 00:14:07,975 --> 00:14:11,655 Kevin O'Dea: made. He knows how to take away the shame and the guilt that you felt 225 00:14:11,655 --> 00:14:15,500 Kevin O'Dea: for the bad decisions you've made, And he knows how to write your course 226 00:14:15,560 --> 00:14:19,160 Kevin O'Dea: every single time. Because at the end of the day, 227 00:14:19,160 --> 00:14:22,680 Kevin O'Dea: friends, as Rick Warren puts in the first line of purpose 228 00:14:22,680 --> 00:14:25,565 Kevin O'Dea: driven life, It is not about you. 229 00:14:26,425 --> 00:14:30,025 Kevin O'Dea: It's not about you. And the minute we 230 00:14:30,025 --> 00:14:33,850 Kevin O'Dea: begin to make it about us, that's when we start to get off Of 231 00:14:33,850 --> 00:14:37,610 Kevin O'Dea: course. And boy, I have a propensity to make it about 232 00:14:37,610 --> 00:14:40,970 Kevin O'Dea: me so many times. Your life is not 233 00:14:40,970 --> 00:14:44,785 Kevin O'Dea: about you. When you Ask the lord Jesus Christ to be 234 00:14:44,785 --> 00:14:48,385 Kevin O'Dea: the lord of your life. He has a commission for 235 00:14:48,385 --> 00:14:51,880 Kevin O'Dea: you to advance his Kingdom. And it is all about 236 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:55,180 Kevin O'Dea: exalting his son, Jesus. It is all about exalting 237 00:14:55,480 --> 00:14:58,825 Kevin O'Dea: his son, Jesus Christ. And so 238 00:14:59,125 --> 00:15:02,725 Kevin O'Dea: most of us as Christians, we begin to ask the question, 239 00:15:02,725 --> 00:15:06,500 Kevin O'Dea: especially right when, Possibly right when we get saved, 240 00:15:06,500 --> 00:15:09,940 Kevin O'Dea: we ask the question, god, what is your will for my life? Lord, what do 241 00:15:09,940 --> 00:15:13,705 Kevin O'Dea: you want me to do? But when 242 00:15:13,705 --> 00:15:17,385 Kevin O'Dea: we look for god's will, if we are at the center, we'll never find 243 00:15:17,385 --> 00:15:20,940 Kevin O'Dea: it. Because at the center of god's Will is always going to 244 00:15:20,940 --> 00:15:23,839 Kevin O'Dea: be exalting Christ and not exalting yourself. 245 00:15:26,060 --> 00:15:29,834 Kevin O'Dea: And so Times that means he's gonna ask you to lay down something 246 00:15:29,834 --> 00:15:33,675 Kevin O'Dea: that you've been carrying for a long time. That thing that you like, that 247 00:15:33,675 --> 00:15:37,260 Kevin O'Dea: thing that you perhaps love, that thing that you've invested so much Tymon. He 248 00:15:37,260 --> 00:15:40,940 Kevin O'Dea: says, I actually want you to render control of that. Well, god, 249 00:15:40,940 --> 00:15:43,900 Kevin O'Dea: if I I'm scared if I let that go. Yeah. I want you to trust 250 00:15:43,900 --> 00:15:45,440 Kevin O'Dea: me above trusting yourself. 251 00:15:47,774 --> 00:15:51,535 Kevin O'Dea: Do you trust me? Because finding god's will for your 252 00:15:51,535 --> 00:15:54,350 Kevin O'Dea: life should be more about his will than your life. 253 00:15:55,550 --> 00:15:59,250 Kevin O'Dea: Finding god's will for your life should be more about his will 254 00:15:59,550 --> 00:16:03,255 Kevin O'Dea: than it is about your life. And at 255 00:16:03,255 --> 00:16:06,475 Kevin O'Dea: every turn, every juncture in his will, his son Jesus 256 00:16:07,175 --> 00:16:09,515 Kevin O'Dea: is honored. His son Jesus is exalted. 257 00:16:12,040 --> 00:16:15,880 Kevin O'Dea: So Paul gives us some great instruction in his letter to 258 00:16:15,880 --> 00:16:19,535 Kevin O'Dea: the Philippians. And he says this in chapter 2 of that 259 00:16:19,535 --> 00:16:23,215 Kevin O'Dea: letter. He says, do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain 260 00:16:23,215 --> 00:16:26,770 Kevin O'Dea: conceit. Rather, In humility, value 261 00:16:26,770 --> 00:16:30,529 Kevin O'Dea: others above yourself, not looking to your own interest but 262 00:16:30,529 --> 00:16:33,510 Kevin O'Dea: each to your the interest of others. 263 00:16:34,585 --> 00:16:38,365 Kevin O'Dea: Each to the interest of others. That humility word sometimes 264 00:16:38,585 --> 00:16:41,885 Kevin O'Dea: tricks us because we tend to look at the word 265 00:16:42,680 --> 00:16:46,140 Kevin O'Dea: And we tend to define it as us cowering 266 00:16:46,440 --> 00:16:50,200 Kevin O'Dea: away from the things that god has actually called us to 267 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:53,214 Kevin O'Dea: or that we're gifted in or that we're Really good at do you know that 268 00:16:53,214 --> 00:16:56,894 Kevin O'Dea: you're actually good at some stuff? Cole, you are actually good at some stuff, 269 00:16:56,894 --> 00:17:00,640 Kevin O'Dea: buddy. Ben, you are good at some stuff. God has wired you 270 00:17:00,640 --> 00:17:04,179 Kevin O'Dea: at some sedan. You're you're good. There are some things that god has wired 271 00:17:04,319 --> 00:17:08,099 Kevin O'Dea: inside you that you are actually God. I'll dare say excellent in 272 00:17:08,445 --> 00:17:12,285 Kevin O'Dea: Because he's placed them there. And then there's some things 273 00:17:12,285 --> 00:17:15,665 Kevin O'Dea: that you're just rotten at, that you're not good at. 274 00:17:16,319 --> 00:17:19,839 Kevin O'Dea: And sometimes we like to be posers and say that we're good at things that 275 00:17:19,839 --> 00:17:20,819 Kevin O'Dea: we're not good at. 276 00:17:23,704 --> 00:17:26,924 Kevin O'Dea: But humility is simply confidence 277 00:17:28,424 --> 00:17:30,684 Kevin O'Dea: in knowing what you can and cannot do. 278 00:17:32,310 --> 00:17:35,750 Kevin O'Dea: Humility is being confident in what you can and cannot 279 00:17:35,750 --> 00:17:39,575 Kevin O'Dea: do. I am a good administrator. I'm a 280 00:17:39,575 --> 00:17:43,335 Kevin O'Dea: good administrator. The lord has given me that gift. I am not good at 281 00:17:43,335 --> 00:17:44,875 Kevin O'Dea: playing golf yet. 282 00:17:46,935 --> 00:17:50,640 Kevin O'Dea: One day, but not yet. What 283 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:54,340 Kevin O'Dea: are the things that god has placed in your life and wired you 284 00:17:55,440 --> 00:17:58,755 Kevin O'Dea: to lean into Theater you're good at. 285 00:17:59,855 --> 00:18:03,534 Kevin O'Dea: When you say, well, Kevin, what does this have to do with being selfless? Has 286 00:18:03,534 --> 00:18:06,990 Kevin O'Dea: a lot to do with being selfless because The gifts he's given 287 00:18:06,990 --> 00:18:10,610 Kevin O'Dea: you are not for you. The gifts he's given 288 00:18:10,750 --> 00:18:14,450 Kevin O'Dea: to you are to be used as a sacrificial offering 289 00:18:14,510 --> 00:18:18,205 Kevin O'Dea: to him. It's not to advance the world in 290 00:18:18,205 --> 00:18:21,345 Kevin O'Dea: its agenda, but it's to advance the kingdom 291 00:18:21,965 --> 00:18:24,625 Kevin O'Dea: and god's will and agenda and purpose, 292 00:18:25,700 --> 00:18:28,919 Kevin O'Dea: And ultimately, to exalt Jesus Christ. 293 00:18:29,700 --> 00:18:33,165 Kevin O'Dea: And so Jesus modeled this. And in and in Paul's 294 00:18:33,165 --> 00:18:37,005 Kevin O'Dea: letter to the Philippians in chapter 2, he continues, and he 295 00:18:37,005 --> 00:18:40,305 Kevin O'Dea: says this. In your relationships with one another, 296 00:18:40,790 --> 00:18:44,230 Kevin O'Dea: In your relationships with one another in your 297 00:18:44,230 --> 00:18:47,885 Kevin O'Dea: relationship with one another, Have 298 00:18:47,885 --> 00:18:51,485 Kevin O'Dea: the same mindset as Christ Jesus. Okay. So what is the mindset of 299 00:18:51,485 --> 00:18:55,025 Kevin O'Dea: Christ Jesus? Here it is. Who being in very nature 300 00:18:55,198 --> 00:18:58,950 Kevin O'Dea: God, Did not consider equality with God something 301 00:18:58,950 --> 00:19:01,769 Kevin O'Dea: to be used to his own advantage. 302 00:19:02,789 --> 00:19:06,434 Kevin O'Dea: Rather, He made himself nothing by taking on the very 303 00:19:06,434 --> 00:19:09,735 Kevin O'Dea: nature of a servant being made in human 304 00:19:10,035 --> 00:19:13,670 Kevin O'Dea: likeness. God almighty coming in the form 305 00:19:13,670 --> 00:19:17,290 Kevin O'Dea: of man. Ponder that. Think about that. 306 00:19:17,925 --> 00:19:21,385 Kevin O'Dea: And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled 307 00:19:21,445 --> 00:19:25,205 Kevin O'Dea: himself. It's one thing to say I'm appearing to you as you 308 00:19:25,205 --> 00:19:28,290 Kevin O'Dea: are, But then I'm going to humble myself, 309 00:19:28,750 --> 00:19:30,510 Kevin O'Dea: says Jesus, to the point of 310 00:19:32,190 --> 00:19:35,650 Kevin O'Dea: serving the the one who's going to nail me to the cross. 311 00:19:35,934 --> 00:19:39,535 Kevin O'Dea: That's who I'm here to serve, by becoming 312 00:19:39,535 --> 00:19:42,434 Kevin O'Dea: obedient to death, even death on a cross. 313 00:19:43,639 --> 00:19:46,380 Kevin O'Dea: And because of Jesus's obedience 314 00:19:47,639 --> 00:19:51,312 Kevin O'Dea: to his selfless posture here on earth, here's what God 315 00:19:51,320 --> 00:19:54,985 Kevin O'Dea: did. He exalted him to the highest place and 316 00:19:54,985 --> 00:19:58,745 Kevin O'Dea: gave Jesus the name that is above every name. That at the name 317 00:19:58,745 --> 00:20:02,570 Kevin O'Dea: of Jesus, every knee should bow in heaven And on earth and under the 318 00:20:02,570 --> 00:20:06,090 Kevin O'Dea: earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Christ Jesus is lord to the 319 00:20:06,090 --> 00:20:09,825 Kevin O'Dea: glory of god the father. God is in 320 00:20:09,905 --> 00:20:13,665 Kevin O'Dea: really, he has this uncanny knack of rewarding those who 321 00:20:13,665 --> 00:20:17,350 Kevin O'Dea: will humbly serve him. But the 322 00:20:17,350 --> 00:20:20,810 Kevin O'Dea: motivation is not the reward. The motivation is the lord. 323 00:20:21,670 --> 00:20:25,495 Kevin O'Dea: The motivation is the lord. And 324 00:20:25,495 --> 00:20:29,175 Kevin O'Dea: so when it comes to being selfless, when it comes to 325 00:20:29,175 --> 00:20:32,909 Kevin O'Dea: having a selfless Posture about our lives, we have to understand 326 00:20:33,130 --> 00:20:36,590 Kevin O'Dea: a few things about selflessness. The first thing is this, selflessness 327 00:20:36,890 --> 00:20:40,465 Kevin O'Dea: requires sacrifice. If you're 328 00:20:40,465 --> 00:20:44,005 Kevin O'Dea: going to live a selfless life, if you are in Christ Jesus, 329 00:20:44,785 --> 00:20:48,559 Kevin O'Dea: and you are about living a life that is like Christ, Then 330 00:20:48,559 --> 00:20:51,919 Kevin O'Dea: you have to understand that your selflessness is going to 331 00:20:51,919 --> 00:20:55,440 Kevin O'Dea: require you to sacrifice. Now we, like little 332 00:20:55,440 --> 00:20:58,915 Kevin O'Dea: children, many have more than 1 kid? I've got more than 1 kid at home. 333 00:20:58,915 --> 00:21:02,434 Kevin O'Dea: And when it comes to them having something that belongs to them, it is very 334 00:21:02,434 --> 00:21:05,649 Kevin O'Dea: hard for them to pry their claws off of it To allow another kid the 335 00:21:05,666 --> 00:21:09,330 Kevin O'Dea: theater sister to have it. Anybody ever struggle with that? Hello. And if there 336 00:21:09,330 --> 00:21:13,165 Kevin O'Dea: are moments whenever one of the siblings will Freely and 337 00:21:13,165 --> 00:21:16,845 Kevin O'Dea: liberally render that toy or that thing to the other sister, but I 338 00:21:16,845 --> 00:21:18,865 Kevin O'Dea: tell you what, it makes my heart explode. 339 00:21:21,540 --> 00:21:25,300 Kevin O'Dea: Because when my children sacrifice for one another, it's an expression of 340 00:21:25,300 --> 00:21:28,520 Kevin O'Dea: love. Selflessness is a derivative of love. 341 00:21:30,405 --> 00:21:34,164 Kevin O'Dea: Sacrifice is required when it comes to selflessness, and 342 00:21:34,164 --> 00:21:37,385 Kevin O'Dea: that will mean that it's going to take some of your time. 343 00:21:38,299 --> 00:21:41,899 Kevin O'Dea: It's gonna take some of your energy. It's gonna take some of your money, 344 00:21:41,899 --> 00:21:45,120 Kevin O'Dea: your resources. It might even take some of your desires. 345 00:21:45,755 --> 00:21:49,135 Kevin O'Dea: But selflessness requires sacrifice. 346 00:21:50,235 --> 00:21:52,735 Kevin O'Dea: And selflessness is rarely convenient. 347 00:21:54,060 --> 00:21:55,360 Kevin O'Dea: It's rarely convenient. 348 00:21:58,300 --> 00:22:02,015 Kevin O'Dea: Over in Galatians 2/20, it says, I have been crucified with Ghost, 349 00:22:02,015 --> 00:22:05,635 Kevin O'Dea: And it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives 350 00:22:05,855 --> 00:22:09,600 Kevin O'Dea: in me. When we are crucified with Christ, that means we wake up 351 00:22:09,679 --> 00:22:13,200 Kevin O'Dea: Every day when we say, not my life, not my agenda, not my 352 00:22:13,200 --> 00:22:14,980 Kevin O'Dea: plan, but yours, lord. 353 00:22:16,855 --> 00:22:20,695 Kevin O'Dea: So as people who desire to be like Christ, is your prayer 354 00:22:20,695 --> 00:22:24,430 Kevin O'Dea: each morning that you wake up crucified with Christ 355 00:22:24,430 --> 00:22:28,110 Kevin O'Dea: so that you can look like him in the ensuing conversations with your 356 00:22:28,110 --> 00:22:31,470 Kevin O'Dea: spouse, with your kids, with your coworkers, with the people you 357 00:22:31,470 --> 00:22:35,265 Kevin O'Dea: encounter. Because God is in the business of loving people, and it starts 358 00:22:35,265 --> 00:22:39,025 Kevin O'Dea: with you at your home. It starts before you even get out 359 00:22:39,025 --> 00:22:42,529 Kevin O'Dea: the door. But you have been crucified with 360 00:22:42,529 --> 00:22:45,669 Kevin O'Dea: Christ. You are no one. And guys, this is a daily, 361 00:22:45,970 --> 00:22:49,715 Kevin O'Dea: daily, daily prayer Because my flesh likes to rear 362 00:22:49,715 --> 00:22:52,995 Kevin O'Dea: its head every single morning when I wake up. Kevin, what do you want to 363 00:22:52,995 --> 00:22:55,575 Kevin O'Dea: do? What's your agenda for today? 364 00:22:56,940 --> 00:23:00,700 Kevin O'Dea: Don't worry about what that person needs or what that person has asked you 365 00:23:00,700 --> 00:23:02,559 Kevin O'Dea: to do. What do you want to do today? 366 00:23:05,435 --> 00:23:09,035 Kevin O'Dea: Every day I want my desire to be to serve 367 00:23:09,035 --> 00:23:12,475 Kevin O'Dea: Jesus Christ. Every day I want my 368 00:23:12,475 --> 00:23:15,980 Kevin O'Dea: life to look like him. And part of my 369 00:23:15,980 --> 00:23:19,340 Kevin O'Dea: looking like him is to operate my life in a 370 00:23:19,340 --> 00:23:22,940 Kevin O'Dea: selfless manner. In a way that doesn't 371 00:23:22,940 --> 00:23:26,325 Kevin O'Dea: have People looking at me has people 372 00:23:26,325 --> 00:23:27,784 Kevin O'Dea: looking at him. 373 00:23:30,164 --> 00:23:32,985 Kevin O'Dea: Selflessness requires you to pay attention. 374 00:23:34,140 --> 00:23:37,980 Kevin O'Dea: Requires us to pay attention. Guys, if there's anything we don't do, 375 00:23:37,980 --> 00:23:41,600 Kevin O'Dea: it's pay attention. We are not good at paying attention. 376 00:23:41,805 --> 00:23:45,165 Kevin O'Dea: You ever been in a conversation with somebody and they're saying something to you, and 377 00:23:45,165 --> 00:23:47,885 Kevin O'Dea: there are all types of context clues of what they need you to do and 378 00:23:47,885 --> 00:23:50,365 Kevin O'Dea: what they need from you, but you are just oblivious to it? And you just 379 00:23:50,365 --> 00:23:53,160 Kevin O'Dea: look at them and go, Or actually, I guess the one who's giving all the 380 00:23:53,160 --> 00:23:56,760 Kevin O'Dea: context clues, you're like, they're not getting this one bit. Right? Then the 381 00:23:56,760 --> 00:24:00,455 Kevin O'Dea: person would say, well, just shoot straight with me. Stop making me 382 00:24:00,455 --> 00:24:04,294 Kevin O'Dea: try to figure it out. Right? But even if we figured it out and 383 00:24:04,294 --> 00:24:07,495 Kevin O'Dea: even if we shot straight with him, the question still remains, would we be in 384 00:24:07,495 --> 00:24:11,290 Kevin O'Dea: a selfless posture be able to execute what the other person is needing. 385 00:24:13,030 --> 00:24:16,410 Kevin O'Dea: I think the most missed opportunities are simple because we don't pay 386 00:24:16,695 --> 00:24:20,455 Kevin O'Dea: Attention. Jesus is always paying attention to the needs of the 387 00:24:20,455 --> 00:24:24,235 Kevin O'Dea: people around him. People are on Ghost those disciples, 388 00:24:24,840 --> 00:24:28,520 Kevin O'Dea: Those those selfish disciples, who's gonna be the greatest in the 389 00:24:28,520 --> 00:24:32,280 Kevin O'Dea: kingdom, god? Who's gonna come out on top? Who's gonna sit at your 390 00:24:32,280 --> 00:24:36,045 Kevin O'Dea: right hand? Guys, we are so often like that. We are so fickle. We 391 00:24:36,045 --> 00:24:39,165 Kevin O'Dea: are so easy, Lord. What am what is the what is in this for me, 392 00:24:39,165 --> 00:24:42,600 Kevin O'Dea: god? Because my 393 00:24:42,600 --> 00:24:46,220 Kevin O'Dea: selflessness to you, god, only is going to come if I get rewarded. 394 00:24:49,165 --> 00:24:53,005 Kevin O'Dea: But true selflessness in the kingdom means that he gets the 395 00:24:53,005 --> 00:24:56,765 Kevin O'Dea: acknowledgement. He gets the he gets the highlight. He gets the 396 00:24:56,765 --> 00:25:00,470 Kevin O'Dea: exaltation and not us. And so like I 397 00:25:00,470 --> 00:25:04,310 Kevin O'Dea: said last week, I think the biggest culprit in us being about the father's business 398 00:25:04,310 --> 00:25:07,935 Kevin O'Dea: and living in this way Is that we have a limited availability to 399 00:25:07,935 --> 00:25:11,155 Kevin O'Dea: him. And I believe god wants our availability 400 00:25:11,935 --> 00:25:15,529 Kevin O'Dea: to be wide for him. That our yeses, when we put them on the 401 00:25:15,529 --> 00:25:19,370 Kevin O'Dea: table, are Holy spirit yeses that we are able to lean into and fully 402 00:25:19,370 --> 00:25:22,169 Kevin O'Dea: commit to. And that's what I wanna talk about for just a second here. You 403 00:25:22,169 --> 00:25:25,825 Kevin O'Dea: know, we All have lives in this room, every one of us. And our 404 00:25:25,825 --> 00:25:28,645 Kevin O'Dea: lives are comprised of all types of different 405 00:25:29,185 --> 00:25:32,990 Kevin O'Dea: things. And and and the things that are are comprised in 406 00:25:32,990 --> 00:25:36,670 Kevin O'Dea: our life aren't necessarily bad things. In fact, I think the lord's put a lot 407 00:25:36,670 --> 00:25:40,035 Kevin O'Dea: of the things there. But If you look at this, you know, we've got devotions. 408 00:25:40,174 --> 00:25:43,155 Kevin O'Dea: We got kids. We have spouses. We have responsibilities. 409 00:25:44,335 --> 00:25:47,520 Kevin O'Dea: We have friends. Do you know god's put your friends in your life? You spent 410 00:25:47,520 --> 00:25:51,280 Kevin O'Dea: a community in your life? Guys, fun is not a bad thing. You should 411 00:25:51,280 --> 00:25:54,640 Kevin O'Dea: have fun. Fun is a part of life. Me, having some 412 00:25:54,640 --> 00:25:58,395 Kevin O'Dea: time just For you, what does that mean? That sounds really self serving 413 00:25:58,395 --> 00:26:01,995 Kevin O'Dea: and selfish and kinda opposite of what I'm just saying here today. But what I 414 00:26:01,995 --> 00:26:05,799 Kevin O'Dea: mean whenever I put me here is me is your mental health. Being 415 00:26:05,799 --> 00:26:08,840 Kevin O'Dea: being in a place where you can ask the lord to show you things about 416 00:26:08,840 --> 00:26:12,440 Kevin O'Dea: yourself so that you can grow and become more like him. Everybody needs the capacity 417 00:26:12,440 --> 00:26:16,215 Kevin O'Dea: to do that. Family, work, Your ministry, god has called 418 00:26:16,215 --> 00:26:19,195 Kevin O'Dea: you to do something. We talked about that last week. Recreation, 419 00:26:20,295 --> 00:26:23,909 Kevin O'Dea: rest, all of these things, and there's more, All a part of life, and 420 00:26:23,909 --> 00:26:27,590 Kevin O'Dea: here's what we end up doing when we're not if we're not careful. We go 421 00:26:27,590 --> 00:26:30,950 Kevin O'Dea: and we build this life, and we pray, here's my life. These are all the 422 00:26:30,950 --> 00:26:34,365 Kevin O'Dea: things that I'm involved with. These are all the things I want to do, and 423 00:26:34,365 --> 00:26:38,205 Kevin O'Dea: I don't mind living a selfless life, lord, as long as none 424 00:26:38,205 --> 00:26:39,505 Kevin O'Dea: of these things are affected. 425 00:26:44,650 --> 00:26:48,410 Kevin O'Dea: I will be selfless when that need comes my way, but don't 426 00:26:48,410 --> 00:26:52,145 Kevin O'Dea: take any of my recreation away from me. I will be 427 00:26:52,145 --> 00:26:55,825 Kevin O'Dea: selfless when, lord, you bring somebody into my path but 428 00:26:55,825 --> 00:26:59,559 Kevin O'Dea: don't take any of my my work time or my Responsibility or 429 00:26:59,559 --> 00:27:02,679 Kevin O'Dea: my ministry time away, these are too important to me. Lord, don't you know I 430 00:27:02,679 --> 00:27:04,700 Kevin O'Dea: have built this life here, god? 431 00:27:06,465 --> 00:27:10,304 Kevin O'Dea: I have put this stuff together, god. Look what I have 432 00:27:10,304 --> 00:27:14,065 Kevin O'Dea: built, god. Please don't mess with my life, god. I will give you the 433 00:27:14,065 --> 00:27:16,340 Kevin O'Dea: left dovers instead of the Ghost fruit. 434 00:27:20,160 --> 00:27:23,975 Kevin O'Dea: But what God would desire Would be for you to wake up 435 00:27:23,975 --> 00:27:27,655 Kevin O'Dea: each day and say, god, you have gifted me with all of these things. But 436 00:27:27,655 --> 00:27:31,435 Kevin O'Dea: if you wanna take every one of them away, be your will done. 437 00:27:32,820 --> 00:27:36,419 Kevin O'Dea: Because I am after what you want, not what I want. You 438 00:27:36,419 --> 00:27:40,255 Kevin O'Dea: must increase in my life. I must decrease. And I recognize that 439 00:27:40,255 --> 00:27:43,875 Kevin O'Dea: I wouldn't have any of these things had it not been for you, god. 440 00:27:44,655 --> 00:27:48,280 Kevin O'Dea: And so we have this life that's built here, we have this wall, Oh, and 441 00:27:48,280 --> 00:27:51,780 Kevin O'Dea: and we're going fine. Everything's going great. I've got my ministry going. I God 442 00:27:51,800 --> 00:27:55,640 Kevin O'Dea: recreation going fun. Family, friends, my spouse, everything's great. I got 443 00:27:55,640 --> 00:27:59,275 Kevin O'Dea: my plan. I got my agenda. And then all of a sudden out of nowhere, 444 00:28:00,934 --> 00:28:01,914 Kevin O'Dea: you show up. 445 00:28:08,020 --> 00:28:10,200 Kevin O'Dea: And now you are a part of my life. 446 00:28:12,100 --> 00:28:15,665 Kevin O'Dea: You are somebody who is broken, Who needs something, 447 00:28:16,605 --> 00:28:20,385 Kevin O'Dea: who needs me to serve you, needs something from me. 448 00:28:20,765 --> 00:28:24,450 Kevin O'Dea: And here you are in my life And initially, my flesh 449 00:28:24,450 --> 00:28:27,830 Kevin O'Dea: sees you as a disruption to everything else that I've got going on. 450 00:28:30,505 --> 00:28:34,185 Kevin O'Dea: But when people come into your life, the first thing that you ought to 451 00:28:34,185 --> 00:28:37,945 Kevin O'Dea: do is ask the Holy Spirit, god, what am I supposed 452 00:28:37,945 --> 00:28:41,480 Kevin O'Dea: to do with this person? Is this person 453 00:28:41,480 --> 00:28:45,100 Kevin O'Dea: supposed to be somebody that I'm going to help? Because 454 00:28:45,320 --> 00:28:48,860 Kevin O'Dea: not every good opportunity is a god opportunity. 455 00:28:50,345 --> 00:28:54,105 Kevin O'Dea: Not every good opportunity is a God opportunity. And listen to 456 00:28:54,105 --> 00:28:57,840 Kevin O'Dea: me, church, this is what I want you to understand. It is 457 00:28:57,840 --> 00:29:01,620 Kevin O'Dea: very selfish and self serving when we make commitments 458 00:29:01,680 --> 00:29:05,485 Kevin O'Dea: to help people and we renege on our promises. It is very 459 00:29:05,485 --> 00:29:09,085 Kevin O'Dea: selfish when we commit out of a vein of feeling bad in the 460 00:29:09,085 --> 00:29:12,925 Kevin O'Dea: moment without consulting the Holy Spirit, and we say, I'm gonna walk with you brother 461 00:29:12,925 --> 00:29:16,059 Kevin O'Dea: through this. I'm God be there for you. I'm gonna do all this. It is 462 00:29:16,059 --> 00:29:19,659 Kevin O'Dea: a mark toward Christ when you make a commitment and you 463 00:29:19,659 --> 00:29:23,325 Kevin O'Dea: renege on that promise. And so 464 00:29:23,325 --> 00:29:27,085 Kevin O'Dea: our mouths get ahead of what the spirit is actually saying because 465 00:29:27,085 --> 00:29:30,525 Kevin O'Dea: every you that walks in my life, I'm not supposed to be the one to 466 00:29:30,525 --> 00:29:34,370 Kevin O'Dea: minister to. And so I get 467 00:29:34,370 --> 00:29:37,890 Kevin O'Dea: in trouble I get in trouble because when I'm trying to 468 00:29:37,890 --> 00:29:41,595 Kevin O'Dea: minister to the you that's not supposed to be On my path 469 00:29:41,595 --> 00:29:44,395 Kevin O'Dea: to the you who comes into my path, and I just said yes because it 470 00:29:44,395 --> 00:29:47,534 Kevin O'Dea: might make me feel good or I feel like I've got the answer for you, 471 00:29:47,595 --> 00:29:50,790 Kevin O'Dea: all of a Sudden, the people back here, the things that God has called me 472 00:29:50,790 --> 00:29:53,290 Kevin O'Dea: to, all of a sudden, I start to sacrifice. 473 00:29:55,270 --> 00:29:58,985 Kevin O'Dea: And all of a sudden, You become bigger than 474 00:29:58,985 --> 00:30:01,085 Kevin O'Dea: any of these things in my life. 475 00:30:02,825 --> 00:30:06,425 Kevin O'Dea: And God says, it never was supposed to be that way because you're operating on 476 00:30:06,425 --> 00:30:10,090 Kevin O'Dea: your own Strength. And here's the 477 00:30:10,090 --> 00:30:13,930 Kevin O'Dea: thing, you were never supposed to be the hero. You were never supposed to 478 00:30:13,930 --> 00:30:14,830 Kevin O'Dea: be the shero. 479 00:30:18,475 --> 00:30:21,995 Kevin O'Dea: When somebody brings when God brings somebody into your 480 00:30:21,995 --> 00:30:25,830 Kevin O'Dea: life and he wants you to minister to them, He is the one that's 481 00:30:25,830 --> 00:30:29,670 Kevin O'Dea: going to do the change, not you. He's using you as 482 00:30:29,670 --> 00:30:33,335 Kevin O'Dea: a vehicle. He's using you as the pathway, And here's 483 00:30:33,335 --> 00:30:37,035 Kevin O'Dea: the thing, when he has given you someone to minister to, 484 00:30:37,095 --> 00:30:40,830 Kevin O'Dea: you don't have the privilege to walk out of their life. It doesn't matter 485 00:30:40,830 --> 00:30:44,030 Kevin O'Dea: how they treat you. It doesn't matter what they say. It doesn't matter what they 486 00:30:44,030 --> 00:30:47,150 Kevin O'Dea: do. It doesn't matter when they poo poo on everything you've done because here's the 487 00:30:47,150 --> 00:30:50,825 Kevin O'Dea: thing. We are called to be doormats for Christ Jesus when he's called us to 488 00:30:50,825 --> 00:30:54,665 Kevin O'Dea: people. We are called to serve. We are called to be 489 00:30:54,665 --> 00:30:57,269 Kevin O'Dea: present. What are you gonna do? Tell the lord, no, I'm not gonna be there 490 00:30:57,269 --> 00:31:00,570 Kevin O'Dea: anymore because they didn't give me the accolade that I needed when I helped them? 491 00:31:00,789 --> 00:31:04,551 Kevin O'Dea: They didn't recognize me for the gift that I gave them? When God 492 00:31:04,615 --> 00:31:08,375 Kevin O'Dea: has called you to walk alongside somebody, you better do exactly what god 493 00:31:08,375 --> 00:31:12,120 Kevin O'Dea: tells you to do no matter what they say, no matter what they do. Because 494 00:31:12,120 --> 00:31:15,560 Kevin O'Dea: here's the thing. The man left the 1 495 00:31:15,800 --> 00:31:19,480 Kevin O'Dea: left the 99 to go after the 1, and you were the 496 00:31:19,480 --> 00:31:23,275 Kevin O'Dea: 1 at some point. And 497 00:31:23,275 --> 00:31:27,115 Kevin O'Dea: sometimes when we are the 1 or when they are the 498 00:31:27,115 --> 00:31:30,655 Kevin O'Dea: 1, they don't necessarily want to be rescued. 499 00:31:31,830 --> 00:31:35,450 Kevin O'Dea: But we have a God who is an ever present help in times of trouble. 500 00:31:36,390 --> 00:31:39,370 Kevin O'Dea: And sometimes when we get into that place of trouble, 501 00:31:40,265 --> 00:31:43,725 Kevin O'Dea: It's then when we call out on the name of Jesus for salvation. 502 00:31:44,425 --> 00:31:48,105 Kevin O'Dea: And you might be the person the Lord wants to use when they actually cry 503 00:31:48,105 --> 00:31:51,710 Kevin O'Dea: out for help. And if you are thinking about 504 00:31:51,710 --> 00:31:55,470 Kevin O'Dea: yourself and you abandon the person the Lord has put in your 505 00:31:55,470 --> 00:31:59,170 Kevin O'Dea: life, then you will not be there when they call out. 506 00:31:59,855 --> 00:32:02,975 Kevin O'Dea: He does the work. He does the change, but you are the vehicle. Are you 507 00:32:02,975 --> 00:32:06,655 Kevin O'Dea: being obedient to him? You are not called to 508 00:32:06,655 --> 00:32:10,460 Kevin O'Dea: help every person on this planet. And church, 509 00:32:11,240 --> 00:32:14,940 Kevin O'Dea: may I just say that there are people here that God has placed 510 00:32:15,160 --> 00:32:18,785 Kevin O'Dea: somebody in your life, But you are so distracted that you don't 511 00:32:18,785 --> 00:32:22,385 Kevin O'Dea: see it right in front of you. One of the most 512 00:32:22,385 --> 00:32:25,905 Kevin O'Dea: liberating things that I have un I have come to realize over the last two 513 00:32:25,905 --> 00:32:29,650 Kevin O'Dea: and a half, 3 years Is that it is 514 00:32:29,650 --> 00:32:33,250 Kevin O'Dea: much better it's far better to listen to the Holy Spirit and go deep in 515 00:32:33,250 --> 00:32:36,904 Kevin O'Dea: the relationships he has called Me too. As opposed to have a bunch of 516 00:32:36,904 --> 00:32:39,164 Kevin O'Dea: shallow relationships and he's not a part of it. 517 00:32:42,020 --> 00:32:45,700 Kevin O'Dea: As the body of Christ, as people who are supposed 518 00:32:45,700 --> 00:32:49,515 Kevin O'Dea: to be like Christ, everyone should have 519 00:32:49,595 --> 00:32:53,355 Kevin O'Dea: Someone that that they can go to, that god has placed in their life because 520 00:32:53,355 --> 00:32:56,635 Kevin O'Dea: there are a multitude of people that could be used. The question is, are we 521 00:32:56,635 --> 00:33:00,380 Kevin O'Dea: listening? And are we doing the things that God has told us to 522 00:33:00,380 --> 00:33:04,220 Kevin O'Dea: do? Are we selflessly serving in the areas he has 523 00:33:04,220 --> 00:33:07,355 Kevin O'Dea: asked us to? Not the areas that we want to, not the areas that we 524 00:33:07,355 --> 00:33:11,034 Kevin O'Dea: feel responsible for, but in the areas that he has told us 525 00:33:11,034 --> 00:33:14,820 Kevin O'Dea: to. If somebody comes into your life and says I need Holy, 526 00:33:15,620 --> 00:33:18,740 Kevin O'Dea: And you asked the Holy Spirit, holy spirit, am I supposed to help this person? 527 00:33:18,740 --> 00:33:22,500 Kevin O'Dea: What am I supposed to do? And the answer is no. Might I encourage you 528 00:33:22,500 --> 00:33:25,255 Kevin O'Dea: to instead of hey. I'm gonna be with you. I'm gonna be there for you. 529 00:33:25,255 --> 00:33:28,794 Kevin O'Dea: All this stuff. Instead of all those lies, that's what they are. 530 00:33:31,010 --> 00:33:34,770 Kevin O'Dea: Instead of all of those things, look to them eyeball to eyeball, pray with 531 00:33:34,770 --> 00:33:38,290 Kevin O'Dea: them, and say, I'm going to believe that God is going to bring somebody in 532 00:33:38,290 --> 00:33:42,095 Kevin O'Dea: your path. Somebody in your life who's gonna minister to your need. 533 00:33:42,794 --> 00:33:46,095 Kevin O'Dea: And more times than not for me, the Lord brings somebody to mind. 534 00:33:46,920 --> 00:33:50,299 Kevin O'Dea: And I go and I introduce them and and then it takes off 535 00:33:50,600 --> 00:33:54,245 Kevin O'Dea: from there. Guys, God does not need 536 00:33:54,245 --> 00:33:57,845 Kevin O'Dea: you to be the hero of the story. He wants you to serve selflessly so 537 00:33:57,845 --> 00:34:00,825 Kevin O'Dea: he gets the honor, so that he gets the glory. 538 00:34:01,530 --> 00:34:05,370 Kevin O'Dea: You're not supposed to be Superman or Superwoman in everybody's life. In 539 00:34:05,370 --> 00:34:09,210 Kevin O'Dea: fact, you're enough of a mess. You're enough of a mess that you 540 00:34:09,210 --> 00:34:12,014 Kevin O'Dea: don't have what it takes clean up everybody else's mess. 541 00:34:15,435 --> 00:34:17,454 Kevin O'Dea: Not every good thing is a god thing. 542 00:34:19,219 --> 00:34:22,440 Kevin O'Dea: And lastly, worship team, you can come back. And lastly, 543 00:34:23,860 --> 00:34:26,440 Kevin O'Dea: selfless love requires nothing in return. 544 00:34:29,125 --> 00:34:32,724 Kevin O'Dea: If God has called you to be in somebody's life to 545 00:34:32,724 --> 00:34:36,164 Kevin O'Dea: serve them, to help them, to minister to 546 00:34:36,164 --> 00:34:39,890 Kevin O'Dea: them, It does not matter what they do or what 547 00:34:39,890 --> 00:34:43,330 Kevin O'Dea: they say because you weren't doing it for them in the 1st place. You were 548 00:34:43,330 --> 00:34:47,005 Kevin O'Dea: doing it for the lord. You were doing it out of obed can you imagine 549 00:34:47,065 --> 00:34:50,025 Kevin O'Dea: Jesus god saying, I want you to go to the cross and Jesus saying, well, 550 00:34:50,025 --> 00:34:53,690 Kevin O'Dea: look what look how they're treating me, god. Look what 551 00:34:53,690 --> 00:34:57,450 Kevin O'Dea: they're saying about me, god. Dad, look 552 00:34:57,450 --> 00:35:01,255 Kevin O'Dea: look look how they're treating me. And 553 00:35:01,255 --> 00:35:05,015 Kevin O'Dea: instead, he said none of that matters because 554 00:35:05,015 --> 00:35:08,660 Kevin O'Dea: I'm not doing it for them. Dad, I'm doing it because you told me to. 555 00:35:14,339 --> 00:35:17,695 Kevin O'Dea: So selfless living. Do we look like Christ's 556 00:35:17,695 --> 00:35:21,455 Kevin O'Dea: church? I want us 557 00:35:21,455 --> 00:35:25,140 Kevin O'Dea: to be the hands and feet of Christ To each other and to a 558 00:35:25,140 --> 00:35:28,900 Kevin O'Dea: dying world. But it starts with 559 00:35:28,900 --> 00:35:32,640 Kevin O'Dea: us having the ability to open our ears and hear from the Holy 560 00:35:32,875 --> 00:35:36,655 Kevin O'Dea: spirit. About which area and who we're supposed to be ministering 561 00:35:36,714 --> 00:35:40,555 Kevin O'Dea: to. Because when we 562 00:35:40,555 --> 00:35:44,010 Kevin O'Dea: listen to him And he brings somebody 563 00:35:44,010 --> 00:35:47,630 Kevin O'Dea: into our life and we serve them fully 564 00:35:48,010 --> 00:35:51,085 Kevin O'Dea: selflessly. God will do extraordinary 565 00:35:51,785 --> 00:35:55,465 Kevin O'Dea: things through you, in you, and I will 566 00:35:55,465 --> 00:35:57,645 Kevin O'Dea: even say for you in the process. 567 00:36:00,950 --> 00:36:04,790 Kevin O'Dea: And many people will come to 568 00:36:04,790 --> 00:36:08,216 Kevin O'Dea: know him Because of your obedience and the Holy 569 00:36:08,365 --> 00:36:11,885 Kevin O'Dea: Spirit's work through you, and you get to experience 570 00:36:11,885 --> 00:36:14,065 Kevin O'Dea: abundant life. You're not stressed. 571 00:36:15,510 --> 00:36:19,270 Kevin O'Dea: You're not stressed. You're not overwhelmed because all of 572 00:36:19,270 --> 00:36:23,035 Kevin O'Dea: these things back here are still intact. All these things that god has 573 00:36:23,035 --> 00:36:26,795 Kevin O'Dea: asked you to or given in your life, and, yeah, it might require a 574 00:36:26,795 --> 00:36:30,480 Kevin O'Dea: sacrifice here and there, But you haven't sacrificed everything. You 575 00:36:30,480 --> 00:36:34,240 Kevin O'Dea: haven't given up everything because god didn't necessarily ask you to. God, you're asking me 576 00:36:34,240 --> 00:36:37,700 Kevin O'Dea: to abandon my family a 100% of the time for this joker over here. 577 00:36:39,055 --> 00:36:42,655 Kevin O'Dea: Well, if he tells you to do that, then do that. But likely 578 00:36:42,655 --> 00:36:45,315 Kevin O'Dea: not. Likely not. 579 00:36:48,260 --> 00:36:51,780 Kevin O'Dea: We've Ghost stop having people be the heroes and let the Lord do his 580 00:36:51,780 --> 00:36:55,456 Kevin O'Dea: job, and we need people to step up and actually recognize that God 581 00:36:55,540 --> 00:36:57,640 Kevin O'Dea: has placed you to be in people's lives as well. 582 00:36:59,725 --> 00:37:03,005 Kevin O'Dea: So is your yes on the table? Do you look like him? Are you living 583 00:37:03,005 --> 00:37:05,700 Kevin O'Dea: a life about you? Are you in the center of your life or is he 584 00:37:05,700 --> 00:37:08,980 Kevin O'Dea: in the center of your life? When he's in control, he'll take here's the thing. 585 00:37:08,980 --> 00:37:11,460 Kevin O'Dea: I don't have to try to get people to come in my life who who 586 00:37:11,460 --> 00:37:14,335 Kevin O'Dea: need help. I don't have to look for them. They just they just they show 587 00:37:14,335 --> 00:37:18,115 Kevin O'Dea: up. There's there they are. And I go lord, 588 00:37:19,220 --> 00:37:22,760 Kevin O'Dea: Help me here. And I'll dare even say, guys, 589 00:37:23,940 --> 00:37:26,615 Kevin O'Dea: maybe this isn't true. I don't know. This is how I feel. I think the 590 00:37:26,615 --> 00:37:29,815 Kevin O'Dea: lord sometimes puts somebody in my life I'm not supposed to help to test me 591 00:37:29,815 --> 00:37:33,655 Kevin O'Dea: to see what my answer will be. And the 592 00:37:33,655 --> 00:37:37,350 Kevin O'Dea: other side of the coin, I pray this person in your life, 593 00:37:37,350 --> 00:37:41,110 Kevin O'Dea: and it's the last person you want to help, Kevin. But I've placed you in 594 00:37:41,110 --> 00:37:44,095 Kevin O'Dea: your life because you've got a gift and a calling in your life That they 595 00:37:44,095 --> 00:37:47,935 Kevin O'Dea: are supposed to benefit from. So 596 00:37:47,935 --> 00:37:51,475 Kevin O'Dea: what you God do, Kev? You're gonna get in control 597 00:37:52,710 --> 00:37:56,549 Kevin O'Dea: And dismiss them, are you God embrace them the way that 598 00:37:56,549 --> 00:38:00,335 Kevin O'Dea: I embraced you? The last thing I want 599 00:38:00,335 --> 00:38:02,595 Kevin O'Dea: to say today, and we'll stand in worship, is this. 600 00:38:04,095 --> 00:38:07,555 Kevin O'Dea: There may be somebody in here who you feel like you are the one, 601 00:38:08,130 --> 00:38:10,630 Kevin O'Dea: the sheep of the 99. 602 00:38:11,809 --> 00:38:15,250 Kevin O'Dea: And you have had too many Christians come up to you and break their 603 00:38:15,250 --> 00:38:19,095 Kevin O'Dea: promise to you. Can I just tell you that people will always 604 00:38:19,095 --> 00:38:22,235 Kevin O'Dea: let you down, but the lord Jesus Christ will never let you down? 605 00:38:23,095 --> 00:38:26,810 Kevin O'Dea: He sees you. He knows you. And the fact 606 00:38:26,810 --> 00:38:30,490 Kevin O'Dea: that you are here this morning is the gift and the grace of the Holy 607 00:38:30,490 --> 00:38:33,070 Kevin O'Dea: Spirit saying, I have not forgotten about your life. 608 00:38:34,265 --> 00:38:37,805 Kevin O'Dea: And I ask on behalf of those who have lied to you, unintentionally 609 00:38:38,025 --> 00:38:41,865 Kevin O'Dea: or intentionally, who were supposed to be here, I apologize on their behalf 610 00:38:41,865 --> 00:38:45,010 Kevin O'Dea: because it is a mark And a scar to Christ Jesus, but don't let that 611 00:38:45,010 --> 00:38:48,610 Kevin O'Dea: define who he is because he is so much bigger and so much greater than 612 00:38:48,610 --> 00:38:52,365 Kevin O'Dea: the person who failed you or let you down. So 613 00:38:52,365 --> 00:38:55,885 Kevin O'Dea: if you're here this morning and you are the one who has is 614 00:38:55,885 --> 00:38:59,550 Kevin O'Dea: feeling lost and you're the one who is out there and you you're dealing with 615 00:38:59,630 --> 00:39:03,090 Kevin O'Dea: Shame and guilt and you felt like body gonna be there but they failed you, 616 00:39:03,470 --> 00:39:07,310 Kevin O'Dea: I would ask this morning that you might open your heart to the 617 00:39:07,310 --> 00:39:11,125 Kevin O'Dea: possibility that god is raising Somebody else ought to be in your 618 00:39:11,125 --> 00:39:14,665 Kevin O'Dea: life, to really show 619 00:39:15,285 --> 00:39:18,480 Kevin O'Dea: the love of Christ, To be there 620 00:39:19,260 --> 00:39:23,020 Kevin O'Dea: and to shine for him, but ultimately, he's the one that's gotta 621 00:39:23,020 --> 00:39:25,839 Kevin O'Dea: do the work. Would you stand with me this morning? 622 00:39:29,835 --> 00:39:32,895 Kevin O'Dea: So here's 3 things that we're gonna pray. If you're gonna pray, come on up 623 00:39:32,955 --> 00:39:36,180 Kevin O'Dea: with people. Come on up. Ghost thing is this. 624 00:39:36,720 --> 00:39:40,400 Kevin O'Dea: If you're that lost sheep and maybe 625 00:39:40,400 --> 00:39:44,160 Kevin O'Dea: you're abandoned god, maybe you're running from god because some person has hurt 626 00:39:44,160 --> 00:39:47,765 Kevin O'Dea: you, I I want you to come and ask the lord to heal that wound. 627 00:39:48,065 --> 00:39:51,905 Kevin O'Dea: The second thing is maybe you're a hero, a shero, a superman, a 628 00:39:51,905 --> 00:39:55,160 Kevin O'Dea: superwoman, And you need to repent and ask God, 629 00:39:55,740 --> 00:39:59,580 Kevin O'Dea: lord, I have filled my schedule. I have filled my life. I 630 00:39:59,580 --> 00:40:03,275 Kevin O'Dea: have gotten too many people On my on my 631 00:40:03,275 --> 00:40:06,235 Kevin O'Dea: agenda, on in front of my face, and I'm not supposed to be the 1, 632 00:40:06,235 --> 00:40:10,010 Kevin O'Dea: god, for all these people. Would you give me clarity So that I 633 00:40:10,010 --> 00:40:13,550 Kevin O'Dea: don't cause hurt and pain and shame. And then lastly, 634 00:40:14,650 --> 00:40:18,185 Kevin O'Dea: some of you are just here and you have needs. And just like somebody said 635 00:40:18,185 --> 00:40:22,025 Kevin O'Dea: earlier, I think Jonathan, the book of Hebrews tells us that because 636 00:40:22,025 --> 00:40:25,396 Kevin O'Dea: of Christ Jesus, we can approach his throne of grace in our time of 637 00:40:25,396 --> 00:40:29,230 Kevin O'Dea: obedience mercy for us. So you come today, if that's you, any 638 00:40:29,230 --> 00:40:32,690 Kevin O'Dea: of those 3 things. Today is a sweet day in the presence of the lord. 639 00:40:32,910 --> 00:40:35,730 Kevin O'Dea: He is god and he is good all the time. Let's worship.