1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,470 Amen? 2 00:00:04,069 --> 00:00:07,769 And it is a pleasure and an honor Wow, I cannot get this thing to work. 3 00:00:08,569 --> 00:00:09,089 I'll just hold it. 4 00:00:09,589 --> 00:00:10,019 There you go. 5 00:00:10,469 --> 00:00:13,159 Um, it is great to be with you guys this morning. 6 00:00:13,199 --> 00:00:14,579 To be able to worship God together. 7 00:00:14,589 --> 00:00:15,000 Amen? 8 00:00:15,609 --> 00:00:19,649 And it's always a pleasure to be able to be with the body of Christ. 9 00:00:19,739 --> 00:00:20,659 To be able to celebrate. 10 00:00:20,659 --> 00:00:23,559 I believe Sundays are an opportunity to celebrate our weeks. 11 00:00:23,559 --> 00:00:25,949 And be able to reflect on the cross and reflect on what God 12 00:00:25,949 --> 00:00:27,199 is really doing in our lives. 13 00:00:27,199 --> 00:00:27,630 Amen? 14 00:00:28,309 --> 00:00:30,170 And so today we get to do that together. 15 00:00:30,420 --> 00:00:33,000 And we get to worship with each other. 16 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:33,449 Amen? 17 00:00:33,469 --> 00:00:35,069 So, today... 18 00:00:35,884 --> 00:00:36,545 Let's see here. 19 00:00:36,574 --> 00:00:40,714 Today is our final service here in Garden Grove. 20 00:00:41,864 --> 00:00:42,444 All right. 21 00:00:43,204 --> 00:00:44,215 It's a little bittersweet. 22 00:00:44,215 --> 00:00:46,164 Some great memories have been made here. 23 00:00:46,425 --> 00:00:50,514 But I believe God is leading our church on to amazing new things. 24 00:00:50,544 --> 00:00:52,504 The best has yet to come. 25 00:00:52,505 --> 00:00:52,944 Amen. 26 00:00:53,694 --> 00:00:54,644 And so we're going to be moving. 27 00:00:54,644 --> 00:00:56,854 For those who don't know, we're moving over to Placentia, the 28 00:00:56,854 --> 00:00:58,184 Performing Arts Center over there. 29 00:00:58,514 --> 00:01:01,644 It's a few minutes away from Cal State Fullerton's Fullerton students. 30 00:01:01,644 --> 00:01:05,513 I'm sure you're happy about that and it's going to be an amazing time to be able to 31 00:01:05,524 --> 00:01:10,215 be in a new location, a new neighborhood, being able to worship God together. 32 00:01:10,404 --> 00:01:11,104 You guys with me? 33 00:01:11,914 --> 00:01:12,875 It's going to be a great time. 34 00:01:15,085 --> 00:01:18,175 We've been continuing in our worship together, going 35 00:01:18,175 --> 00:01:19,715 through the book of Psalms. 36 00:01:19,734 --> 00:01:21,904 Psalms of the summer, right? 37 00:01:21,965 --> 00:01:26,014 And I know last week, uh, service was unfortunately cancelled due 38 00:01:26,014 --> 00:01:30,184 to what we thought was a hurricane coming to California, alright? 39 00:01:30,444 --> 00:01:33,223 Turned into just a tropical storm, it was raining, but I'm glad 40 00:01:33,234 --> 00:01:35,234 everyone was okay as far as I know. 41 00:01:35,484 --> 00:01:37,723 Um, everyone was okay and so I'm glad. 42 00:01:38,554 --> 00:01:39,314 Everything worked out. 43 00:01:39,324 --> 00:01:39,734 Amen. 44 00:01:40,054 --> 00:01:44,125 Um, so, for those who watched our service online last week, I know 45 00:01:44,125 --> 00:01:47,954 some of you may have seen the sermon, uh, that I had spoken last week. 46 00:01:47,954 --> 00:01:48,884 Maybe some of you didn't. 47 00:01:49,104 --> 00:01:50,114 That is totally okay. 48 00:01:50,335 --> 00:01:53,204 It is going to be out of the same chapter and Psalms today. 49 00:01:53,204 --> 00:01:56,344 Hopefully there's some new things that I've worked on this past week that have 50 00:01:56,354 --> 00:01:59,984 God's put on my heart that I can add and, uh, change here in this sermon. 51 00:02:00,005 --> 00:02:02,494 So if you've already seen it, hopefully there's something 52 00:02:02,494 --> 00:02:03,494 new for you to learn today. 53 00:02:03,664 --> 00:02:04,104 Amen? 54 00:02:04,954 --> 00:02:05,545 Um. 55 00:02:06,090 --> 00:02:08,989 But it is overall, it is a great to be with you guys and I'm 56 00:02:08,989 --> 00:02:10,098 excited to be able to preach. 57 00:02:10,098 --> 00:02:14,579 This is Jasmine and I's final service here in the north because we are going 58 00:02:14,579 --> 00:02:19,279 to be moving down to Irvine and helping with the campus ministry at UCI. 59 00:02:19,399 --> 00:02:21,789 We're still going to be very involved with the campus here in 60 00:02:21,789 --> 00:02:23,589 the north overseeing the whole OC. 61 00:02:24,689 --> 00:02:27,649 And we'll be seeing them every Wednesday and Friday and working together with them. 62 00:02:27,659 --> 00:02:31,460 But on Sundays, we will be meeting down at the Irvine building. 63 00:02:31,460 --> 00:02:34,349 So I just want to be able to communicate that for those who haven't heard yet. 64 00:02:34,649 --> 00:02:37,429 Um, so this is our final Sunday here in the north. 65 00:02:37,429 --> 00:02:38,389 It is bittersweet. 66 00:02:38,599 --> 00:02:41,109 We love you guys, but we're really excited to see what God's going 67 00:02:41,109 --> 00:02:44,719 to do as we build the regional campus ministry in Orange County. 68 00:02:44,719 --> 00:02:45,130 Amen? 69 00:02:46,099 --> 00:02:46,689 Amen. 70 00:02:47,029 --> 00:02:52,519 You know, today, we're going to be reading out of the book of Psalms in chapter 73. 71 00:02:53,974 --> 00:02:57,614 In chapter 73, and I want to start us off this morning with a question. 72 00:02:58,095 --> 00:02:59,545 Alright, let's see if I can get this thing to work. 73 00:03:01,715 --> 00:03:02,194 There you go. 74 00:03:02,275 --> 00:03:07,664 Have you ever taken your eyes off of the Lord? 75 00:03:08,975 --> 00:03:11,795 Alright, maybe you've lost focus. 76 00:03:12,184 --> 00:03:14,425 Maybe some of us have gotten distracted. 77 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:17,769 Maybe we've been tempted to look elsewhere, right? 78 00:03:17,889 --> 00:03:20,489 Maybe you're wondering, what does it even mean to look at the Lord? 79 00:03:20,760 --> 00:03:23,420 I've never even learned about Jesus himself yet. 80 00:03:23,769 --> 00:03:25,829 This is my first time at church, right? 81 00:03:26,260 --> 00:03:32,789 Whatever it is for you, I want you to ask yourself, have you ever lost focus of God? 82 00:03:33,829 --> 00:03:34,589 I know I have. 83 00:03:35,340 --> 00:03:39,309 Maybe it's you've looked at your neighbors and been like, wow, look at their life. 84 00:03:39,319 --> 00:03:41,590 Look at how nice their life seems. 85 00:03:41,590 --> 00:03:42,889 I wish I had what they had. 86 00:03:43,314 --> 00:03:46,644 Or maybe it's you've looked at a new shiny toy, that new car, or that 87 00:03:46,644 --> 00:03:48,414 new house, or that new dirt bike. 88 00:03:48,694 --> 00:03:48,954 Mr. 89 00:03:48,954 --> 00:03:50,605 Brewster over there, I know he likes riding. 90 00:03:51,274 --> 00:03:53,944 Or a new grill, for the men who like to grill. 91 00:03:53,944 --> 00:03:56,524 Or whatever that new toy is, maybe you've looked at that and you've 92 00:03:56,524 --> 00:04:00,255 just been so fixated on that, that you've lost focus of God. 93 00:04:00,274 --> 00:04:00,924 I don't know. 94 00:04:01,545 --> 00:04:03,694 Maybe it's a new job, a new career path. 95 00:04:03,704 --> 00:04:07,144 Something that can bring some stability or security in your life. 96 00:04:08,465 --> 00:04:11,564 Or maybe it's just the idea, I just want to be successful and achieve things. 97 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:18,189 Whatever it is for you this morning, I want to just share that I've been there 98 00:04:18,189 --> 00:04:21,389 as well, and I've lost focus on God. 99 00:04:22,169 --> 00:04:26,089 You know, what's interesting about our world is that we sometimes 100 00:04:26,090 --> 00:04:30,429 can look at other people thinking that we wish we had their lives. 101 00:04:30,949 --> 00:04:33,889 However, we have God. 102 00:04:36,219 --> 00:04:39,389 And Satan wants to still tempt you and deceive you into 103 00:04:39,409 --> 00:04:41,210 thinking their life is better. 104 00:04:42,380 --> 00:04:45,369 And so today we're going to be looking at a passage here that kind of 105 00:04:45,429 --> 00:04:47,259 unpacks this idea a little bit more. 106 00:04:47,259 --> 00:04:50,989 But before we jump into that, I want to just be able to highlight what our 107 00:04:50,989 --> 00:04:53,469 society truly is teaching us, alright? 108 00:04:53,659 --> 00:04:56,479 Our society is full of consumerism. 109 00:04:56,808 --> 00:05:00,309 We see it on social media, we see it whether that's on 110 00:05:00,309 --> 00:05:01,689 the TV, through commercials. 111 00:05:01,709 --> 00:05:03,609 It's about consuming, it's getting. 112 00:05:03,999 --> 00:05:08,979 It's all about how we're constantly fed that good is really not good enough. 113 00:05:09,469 --> 00:05:13,769 Right, you have to continue to achieve and continue to attain. 114 00:05:14,319 --> 00:05:15,909 You know, we're told to never settle. 115 00:05:16,369 --> 00:05:18,949 We're told that we gotta catch up, that we're too slow. 116 00:05:19,239 --> 00:05:22,849 We're told that we gotta get hip with the times, that you gotta have the new gadget, 117 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:25,849 the new toy, the new TV, the new car. 118 00:05:26,659 --> 00:05:30,630 You gotta be with the latest style and fashion trend, right, campus students? 119 00:05:33,159 --> 00:05:35,210 You know there's an acronym out called FOMO. 120 00:05:36,134 --> 00:05:38,444 It stands for fear of missing out. 121 00:05:38,545 --> 00:05:40,154 Sounds like a bad word when you say FOMO. 122 00:05:40,414 --> 00:05:43,514 But it's fear of missing out. 123 00:05:44,614 --> 00:05:46,954 That's the world we live in that you never want to miss out. 124 00:05:46,964 --> 00:05:48,844 If you're missing out, then you're not on the in. 125 00:05:48,854 --> 00:05:49,824 You're not cool. 126 00:05:49,835 --> 00:05:52,264 You're not a part of the inner circle there. 127 00:05:53,404 --> 00:05:57,775 You know, a few years back, Pop artist named Ed Sheeran, many of you know, 128 00:05:58,145 --> 00:06:00,615 made a song called Beautiful People. 129 00:06:00,905 --> 00:06:02,665 Who's heard of that song, Beautiful People? 130 00:06:02,965 --> 00:06:03,795 Okay, a few of us. 131 00:06:04,335 --> 00:06:06,955 And I want to just share some of the lyrics from that song before 132 00:06:06,955 --> 00:06:08,044 we jump into the scriptures. 133 00:06:08,045 --> 00:06:08,675 Can I do that? 134 00:06:09,595 --> 00:06:11,115 All right, let me do that here. 135 00:06:12,085 --> 00:06:17,545 It says, LA on a Saturday night in the summer, sundown and they all come out. 136 00:06:18,505 --> 00:06:21,665 Lamborghinis and their rented Hummers. 137 00:06:22,575 --> 00:06:24,765 The party's on, so they're heading downtown. 138 00:06:25,860 --> 00:06:29,680 Everybody's looking for a come up, and they want to know what you're about. 139 00:06:30,730 --> 00:06:35,600 And the chorus goes, We don't fit in well, because we are just ourselves. 140 00:06:35,870 --> 00:06:39,020 I could use some help getting out of this conversation. 141 00:06:39,460 --> 00:06:41,949 You look stunning, dear, so don't ask that question here. 142 00:06:41,960 --> 00:06:47,689 This is my only fear, that we become beautiful people. 143 00:06:48,859 --> 00:06:51,219 You're probably wondering, okay, beautiful people, what does he mean by that? 144 00:06:51,369 --> 00:06:52,369 I think this next... 145 00:06:52,680 --> 00:06:54,340 Part describes it well. 146 00:06:54,350 --> 00:06:58,020 Drop top, designer clothes, front row at fashion shows. 147 00:06:58,210 --> 00:06:59,850 What do you do and who do you know? 148 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:02,720 Inside the world of beautiful people. 149 00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:09,349 Champagne and rolled up notes, prenups and broken homes, surrounded but still alone. 150 00:07:11,750 --> 00:07:15,560 Yeah, even Ed Sheeran can see the brokenness of the world. 151 00:07:17,530 --> 00:07:23,200 You know, the world likes to make it seem like life without Jesus is better. 152 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:25,120 And it's a lie. 153 00:07:26,530 --> 00:07:32,250 We often see these so called beautiful people are totally the opposite. 154 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:33,430 They're broken. 155 00:07:34,010 --> 00:07:34,940 They're broken people. 156 00:07:35,730 --> 00:07:39,610 And all of us in here, at some point in our lives, we're broken. 157 00:07:41,389 --> 00:07:44,500 So the title of my lesson today is Beautiful People. 158 00:07:45,980 --> 00:07:47,540 Alright, Beautiful People. 159 00:07:47,540 --> 00:07:50,740 You know, the goal is to be beautiful, not in the world's eyes. 160 00:07:51,885 --> 00:07:52,735 but in God's eyes. 161 00:07:53,145 --> 00:07:53,565 Amen. 162 00:07:54,265 --> 00:07:57,195 So let's turn in our Bibles this morning to Psalm chapter 73 163 00:07:57,195 --> 00:07:58,435 as we dig into the scriptures. 164 00:07:59,664 --> 00:08:01,775 I don't have it on the screen, so you have to turn there. 165 00:08:01,835 --> 00:08:02,305 Okay. 166 00:08:02,374 --> 00:08:03,605 I did that on purpose. 167 00:08:04,114 --> 00:08:06,365 Turn to Psalm 73. 168 00:08:06,485 --> 00:08:08,124 We're going to read God's word. 169 00:08:11,354 --> 00:08:11,744 All right. 170 00:08:11,794 --> 00:08:12,955 Psalm 73 verse one. 171 00:08:12,955 --> 00:08:14,445 I'm going to say a prayer as you guys are turning there. 172 00:08:14,825 --> 00:08:18,485 Lord, thank you so much for this morning and this opportunity to be able to read 173 00:08:18,485 --> 00:08:20,434 your word and your Holy scriptures. 174 00:08:20,865 --> 00:08:24,445 With my brothers and sisters this morning, God, I pray that as we worship you, 175 00:08:24,445 --> 00:08:28,115 as we think about you, as we allow the scriptures to convict us, as we allow the 176 00:08:28,115 --> 00:08:32,154 scriptures to mold us and, and talk to us and speak to our souls, that we can 177 00:08:32,164 --> 00:08:36,635 truly be humble to whatever your Holy Spirit is trying to teach us this morning. 178 00:08:37,225 --> 00:08:39,765 God, I pray that you remove me and my words and you replace 179 00:08:39,765 --> 00:08:41,835 them with you and your words. 180 00:08:42,225 --> 00:08:45,545 God, that whatever comes out this morning from your word truly 181 00:08:45,545 --> 00:08:47,095 will impact the lives of our... 182 00:08:47,410 --> 00:08:48,490 Family here this morning. 183 00:08:48,490 --> 00:08:49,120 We love you. 184 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:50,000 We thank you. 185 00:08:50,020 --> 00:08:51,540 And we pray this in Jesus name. 186 00:08:51,810 --> 00:08:52,190 Amen. 187 00:08:53,590 --> 00:08:55,000 Psalm 73 verse 1. 188 00:08:55,240 --> 00:08:57,140 We're going to break this down section by section. 189 00:08:57,620 --> 00:09:03,909 It says, verse 1 says, Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. 190 00:09:04,309 --> 00:09:08,779 But as for me, my feet had almost slipped. 191 00:09:10,189 --> 00:09:11,999 I had nearly lost my foothold. 192 00:09:12,749 --> 00:09:16,809 For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of Israel. 193 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:18,130 of the wicked. 194 00:09:19,490 --> 00:09:20,500 They have no struggles. 195 00:09:20,500 --> 00:09:22,390 Their bodies are healthy and strong. 196 00:09:22,570 --> 00:09:25,840 They are free from common human burdens. 197 00:09:26,180 --> 00:09:30,480 They are not plagued by human ills. 198 00:09:30,960 --> 00:09:32,070 We're gonna stop there for a moment. 199 00:09:32,810 --> 00:09:36,790 So already we're seeing the psalmist is creating this idea, is creating 200 00:09:36,790 --> 00:09:41,370 this, this vision, this picture of what it can sometimes be like 201 00:09:41,370 --> 00:09:43,489 when we're looking at the world. 202 00:09:44,180 --> 00:09:46,320 When we're taking our eyes off of God. 203 00:09:46,690 --> 00:09:52,190 Off of Jesus, he even says in verse three, four, I envied the arrogant when 204 00:09:52,190 --> 00:09:55,239 I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 205 00:09:57,000 --> 00:10:00,379 I don't know if you can relate to that language at all or what, what 206 00:10:00,380 --> 00:10:02,859 he's sharing there, but I know I can. 207 00:10:02,869 --> 00:10:06,140 You know, to be completely honest with you guys, one of, one of my biggest 208 00:10:06,140 --> 00:10:09,780 struggles that I'm wrestling with today, living in Orange County now 209 00:10:09,780 --> 00:10:12,460 for three years, a baby on the way. 210 00:10:13,265 --> 00:10:16,735 You know, leading our campus ministry, but I also have a side business 211 00:10:16,755 --> 00:10:18,065 that I started a few years back. 212 00:10:18,065 --> 00:10:21,654 I don't, for those who don't know, it's a small junk and trash hauling company. 213 00:10:21,765 --> 00:10:26,775 Alright, it's not the most glorious of work there, but it's a lot of fun. 214 00:10:26,974 --> 00:10:31,615 And it's a great opportunity to be able to have some supplemental income, um, that 215 00:10:31,624 --> 00:10:33,535 helps Jasmine and I with our finances. 216 00:10:33,535 --> 00:10:35,175 And I'm very blessed to be able to have that. 217 00:10:36,035 --> 00:10:37,375 Very fortunate and grateful. 218 00:10:38,295 --> 00:10:41,815 And however, sometimes I can often feel this pull. 219 00:10:42,345 --> 00:10:47,785 In my life and this tension to want to spend time focused on making money 220 00:10:48,845 --> 00:10:52,285 focused on how do I build my business, you know, at heart, I'm an entrepreneur. 221 00:10:52,505 --> 00:10:53,865 I went to school for marketing. 222 00:10:53,865 --> 00:10:56,985 I love the idea of building things, building businesses, building 223 00:10:57,144 --> 00:10:59,375 whatever, you know, whatever God's putting in front of me. 224 00:10:59,625 --> 00:11:00,855 That's my gift. 225 00:11:00,855 --> 00:11:04,705 I believe is I love to build and he's given me this gift to be able 226 00:11:04,705 --> 00:11:08,235 to use, I believe for his kingdom, but also to be able to build in the 227 00:11:08,235 --> 00:11:10,075 secular world for his glory as well. 228 00:11:10,085 --> 00:11:10,105 Yeah. 229 00:11:10,980 --> 00:11:16,060 And, but sometimes I can feel that Satan uses that to tempt me into thinking 230 00:11:16,320 --> 00:11:19,350 that that's where I need to spend most of my time, or my focus, or my brain 231 00:11:19,350 --> 00:11:24,350 power, or just my, my, my energy, and my thought, and where I put all of my time. 232 00:11:26,189 --> 00:11:28,090 You know, and I've had to wrestle with this, because I, I don't think it's 233 00:11:28,090 --> 00:11:30,850 a bad thing, right, to, to do that. 234 00:11:31,530 --> 00:11:33,550 I don't think God is, is saying don't do that. 235 00:11:33,560 --> 00:11:35,890 He's saying use your gift for my glory and my good. 236 00:11:36,240 --> 00:11:38,350 But at times I allow it to become so... 237 00:11:38,835 --> 00:11:42,115 consuming for me that I lose focus of Christ. 238 00:11:42,995 --> 00:11:46,155 You know, I've had the thought sometimes, well, maybe if I spend less time around 239 00:11:46,155 --> 00:11:49,224 the church, then I could work more in my business and make more money. 240 00:11:50,095 --> 00:11:54,115 Or, maybe if I just stopped tithing or cut my tithe down a little bit, I 241 00:11:54,115 --> 00:11:56,074 could afford to drive that nicer car. 242 00:11:57,235 --> 00:12:00,235 These are real thoughts I've had, and at one point I even had the thought, well, 243 00:12:00,235 --> 00:12:05,285 what if I just quit the ministry, stop leading, Just kind of sit, you know, in 244 00:12:05,285 --> 00:12:09,135 the back and rarely come to church and just focus on making a lot of money. 245 00:12:10,965 --> 00:12:12,195 What could, what could actually happen? 246 00:12:12,195 --> 00:12:13,575 Maybe I could buy a house one day. 247 00:12:13,614 --> 00:12:15,784 The market's crazy, but if I just focus on making money, 248 00:12:15,875 --> 00:12:17,045 maybe I could actually afford it. 249 00:12:18,895 --> 00:12:21,455 And I've become consumed at times with materialism. 250 00:12:23,065 --> 00:12:26,165 And I've lost focus of God. 251 00:12:26,485 --> 00:12:30,854 Just like the psalmist is sharing here, I envied the arrogant 252 00:12:30,885 --> 00:12:32,595 when I saw the prosperity. 253 00:12:36,065 --> 00:12:38,175 You know, verse two, he also brings up this idea of how his 254 00:12:38,175 --> 00:12:40,085 feet almost slipped, right? 255 00:12:40,245 --> 00:12:44,635 He had nearly lost his foothold, and there was a point where I had almost slipped 256 00:12:44,965 --> 00:12:51,234 and lost my foothold, and I was close to wanting to leave the ministry and go and 257 00:12:51,235 --> 00:12:55,145 just focus on making money, and going back to what I was doing before I got here. 258 00:12:56,650 --> 00:12:59,770 And so I can really relate to the psalmist here in this passage. 259 00:12:59,940 --> 00:13:02,890 I can relate to the temptation of what he's sharing. 260 00:13:03,090 --> 00:13:06,310 And I'm sure some of you this morning can maybe relate as well. 261 00:13:06,310 --> 00:13:07,660 Maybe it's not materialism. 262 00:13:07,660 --> 00:13:09,010 Maybe it's something else for you. 263 00:13:11,730 --> 00:13:13,170 But it's a vulnerable place to be. 264 00:13:14,690 --> 00:13:15,689 You, you feel weak. 265 00:13:15,689 --> 00:13:18,649 You feel distant from God. 266 00:13:19,020 --> 00:13:23,789 And it's easy to be deceived into the thinking of the world. 267 00:13:24,760 --> 00:13:27,540 That's where I was, and that's where I can be tempted. 268 00:13:28,860 --> 00:13:30,940 You know, in verse six, let's continue reading here. 269 00:13:31,869 --> 00:13:34,400 It says, Therefore pride is their necklace. 270 00:13:34,690 --> 00:13:36,759 They clothe themselves with violence. 271 00:13:37,010 --> 00:13:39,689 From their callous hearts comes iniquity. 272 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:42,400 Their evil imaginations have no limits. 273 00:13:42,400 --> 00:13:44,400 They scoff, and they speak with malice. 274 00:13:44,610 --> 00:13:46,850 With arrogance, they threaten oppression. 275 00:13:47,610 --> 00:13:51,510 Their mouths lay claim to heaven, and their tongues 276 00:13:51,590 --> 00:13:53,100 take possession of the earth. 277 00:13:53,110 --> 00:13:54,740 You see this descriptive language here. 278 00:13:54,740 --> 00:13:59,660 Therefore their people turn to them and drink up waters in abundance. 279 00:13:59,719 --> 00:14:01,440 They say, how would God know? 280 00:14:01,440 --> 00:14:03,899 Does the Most High know anything? 281 00:14:04,699 --> 00:14:06,349 This is what the wicked are like. 282 00:14:06,749 --> 00:14:11,159 Always free of care, they go on amassing wealth. 283 00:14:12,689 --> 00:14:16,915 You know, When we see this descriptive language the psalmist is writing 284 00:14:16,925 --> 00:14:22,495 about, we see a selfish, broken, and evil, worldly lifestyle. 285 00:14:24,675 --> 00:14:30,555 I want to remind us this morning, this is who we were before Christ. 286 00:14:32,665 --> 00:14:38,615 Whether or not you were worldly in the world standards, or just a sinner 287 00:14:39,905 --> 00:14:42,955 in God's standards, you were broken. 288 00:14:43,485 --> 00:14:44,215 You were distant. 289 00:14:44,870 --> 00:14:45,700 We all were. 290 00:14:46,530 --> 00:14:49,820 This is who we all were before we found Jesus. 291 00:14:50,550 --> 00:14:54,609 This was the lifestyle many of us lived prior to becoming new creations. 292 00:14:54,910 --> 00:14:56,680 Prior to the waters of baptism. 293 00:14:57,020 --> 00:14:58,170 Prior to repentance. 294 00:14:58,200 --> 00:15:00,960 Prior to all this, we were broken. 295 00:15:03,090 --> 00:15:09,690 And now that we've been baptized and repented, Satan wants to tempt 296 00:15:09,690 --> 00:15:12,740 you daily into this lifestyle. 297 00:15:13,715 --> 00:15:14,595 He wants to tempt you. 298 00:15:14,845 --> 00:15:18,195 And maybe it's not as in your face as this might be. 299 00:15:18,545 --> 00:15:20,155 Maybe it's not as obvious. 300 00:15:20,315 --> 00:15:22,875 I think it can be hidden in certain ways in our lives. 301 00:15:22,875 --> 00:15:23,374 You with me? 302 00:15:24,185 --> 00:15:30,015 Satan wants to rebrand, repackage, resell the world to us daily. 303 00:15:30,775 --> 00:15:31,804 That is his goal. 304 00:15:32,494 --> 00:15:36,164 And we can so easily be deceived into thinking that the 305 00:15:36,164 --> 00:15:39,884 world is better than Christ. 306 00:15:41,034 --> 00:15:41,834 And it's not true. 307 00:15:43,965 --> 00:15:48,555 Brothers and sisters, life in the kingdom of God, life with Christ, life with the 308 00:15:48,825 --> 00:15:52,475 Ecclesia, the church, it is amazing. 309 00:15:54,364 --> 00:15:55,545 It is a gift. 310 00:15:55,734 --> 00:16:00,475 We've been pulled out of the world and we get to be set free from our 311 00:16:00,485 --> 00:16:03,024 sin, from this broken way of living. 312 00:16:03,024 --> 00:16:04,324 You guys with me this morning? 313 00:16:06,314 --> 00:16:09,935 You know, I know the temptation can be there to look at your neighbor, oh, you 314 00:16:10,165 --> 00:16:11,515 might have a little more money than I do. 315 00:16:12,370 --> 00:16:14,860 Oh, their family looks a little bit happier than we do. 316 00:16:15,420 --> 00:16:18,820 Oh, they might have a better job, more stability, better career. 317 00:16:19,450 --> 00:16:21,210 Maybe they just appear to look happier. 318 00:16:21,580 --> 00:16:22,160 Maybe they don't. 319 00:16:22,950 --> 00:16:24,950 But for some of you, maybe that's the case. 320 00:16:26,060 --> 00:16:28,349 You have Jesus Christ. 321 00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:33,720 You have a family of believers here this morning who want to help each other 322 00:16:33,720 --> 00:16:36,250 get to the ultimate prize of heaven. 323 00:16:36,670 --> 00:16:37,110 Amen? 324 00:16:38,459 --> 00:16:40,840 You know, a couple months ago, I met this guy. 325 00:16:41,655 --> 00:16:46,105 Who, um, was living a lifestyle, he's about probably four or 326 00:16:46,105 --> 00:16:46,875 five years older than me. 327 00:16:46,875 --> 00:16:49,445 He was living a lifestyle that I could very easily see 328 00:16:49,445 --> 00:16:51,265 myself living without Christ. 329 00:16:52,145 --> 00:16:53,345 Uh, I went to visit him. 330 00:16:53,345 --> 00:16:56,514 He, he lived in, right next to SoFi Stadium that just got built. 331 00:16:56,515 --> 00:16:58,125 And that area is getting gentrified. 332 00:16:58,125 --> 00:17:02,595 And he had a condo, a three story condo he was paying over 6, 000 a month for. 333 00:17:02,815 --> 00:17:04,055 And it was no problem for him. 334 00:17:04,675 --> 00:17:10,204 He was driving a Rolls Royce, he had an Escalade, he had a whole studio 335 00:17:10,375 --> 00:17:13,875 for a podcast, and he didn't even have a podcast, he had everything 336 00:17:13,885 --> 00:17:16,105 you could have wanted, alright? 337 00:17:16,385 --> 00:17:19,734 Let me, uh, that's what his Rolls Royce looked like, right? 338 00:17:20,414 --> 00:17:25,035 And I'm, and I was talking to this guy, and very quickly, as I was like, 339 00:17:25,085 --> 00:17:27,645 kind of at first like, wow, he's got a Rolls Royce, that's, I've never 340 00:17:27,645 --> 00:17:28,895 been in one, let me go sit in it. 341 00:17:29,085 --> 00:17:32,594 So I was checking it out and seeing his house, but very quickly, 342 00:17:33,435 --> 00:17:34,985 I just saw right through him. 343 00:17:35,595 --> 00:17:38,005 I saw right through what he was feeling, what he was thinking. 344 00:17:38,675 --> 00:17:43,365 I remember going in his house and some, some girl had just come out of 345 00:17:43,365 --> 00:17:44,785 their room, was cleaning the house. 346 00:17:44,815 --> 00:17:46,914 I could just see how broken he was. 347 00:17:48,775 --> 00:17:52,515 He was living this lifestyle and we started getting into some conversation and 348 00:17:52,825 --> 00:17:58,070 you know, very quickly he, he was sort of revealing to me what, what I Look, what it 349 00:17:58,070 --> 00:17:59,740 looked like to me was, he was just empty. 350 00:17:59,750 --> 00:18:02,610 He moved from Chicago, knew nobody here, was partying in L. 351 00:18:02,610 --> 00:18:02,670 A. 352 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:04,170 Basically, that whole song you saw. 353 00:18:05,020 --> 00:18:05,979 That was his life. 354 00:18:07,770 --> 00:18:11,980 And, glory be to God, he's currently studying the Bible right now in L. 355 00:18:11,980 --> 00:18:13,070 A., in our church. 356 00:18:13,409 --> 00:18:17,380 I'm praying he'll get baptized, but it's just, I could see that he was broken. 357 00:18:17,580 --> 00:18:20,180 I could see that he was attaining these things of the world, 358 00:18:20,370 --> 00:18:21,590 but it didn't fill him up. 359 00:18:22,890 --> 00:18:25,550 And Satan wants to make us think that that's gonna fill us up, 360 00:18:25,550 --> 00:18:26,860 and it's just simply not true. 361 00:18:27,480 --> 00:18:28,210 You guys with me? 362 00:18:29,050 --> 00:18:31,850 He was so empty, and really he lacked purpose. 363 00:18:31,960 --> 00:18:34,190 Because when we were hanging out, he was talking, I was talking to him about 364 00:18:34,190 --> 00:18:37,760 my marriage, talking to him about our ministry, what God's doing, and even in my 365 00:18:37,760 --> 00:18:39,169 business, I was able to relate with him. 366 00:18:39,729 --> 00:18:42,829 But, very quickly he realized, I need purpose in my life. 367 00:18:43,590 --> 00:18:45,410 And he started coming to church, and now he's studying the Bible. 368 00:18:45,410 --> 00:18:46,390 So be praying for him. 369 00:18:46,560 --> 00:18:47,380 His name is Sean. 370 00:18:47,380 --> 00:18:50,040 I'm really hoping that he can become a disciple and be able to 371 00:18:50,050 --> 00:18:52,250 build God's kingdom with his gifts. 372 00:18:52,250 --> 00:18:52,660 Amen. 373 00:18:54,945 --> 00:18:58,105 You know, we can easily, again, we can easily be deceived. 374 00:18:58,105 --> 00:19:01,905 I don't want us to be deceived into thinking that this world can fulfill you. 375 00:19:02,405 --> 00:19:03,505 It can't fulfill you. 376 00:19:03,975 --> 00:19:05,905 And so I want to ask you a question this morning. 377 00:19:07,235 --> 00:19:09,524 What is Satan using to deceive you? 378 00:19:11,175 --> 00:19:11,865 What is he using? 379 00:19:12,525 --> 00:19:16,415 Maybe it's not this grand lifestyle or this, but maybe it's something small. 380 00:19:17,410 --> 00:19:19,290 Maybe it's just a little thing in your life. 381 00:19:19,330 --> 00:19:22,810 Maybe it's, oh, I just wish my kids would do better in sports. 382 00:19:22,810 --> 00:19:25,690 And then I can, you know, maybe spend more energy and time in that. 383 00:19:25,690 --> 00:19:29,800 And then I can, you know, go and be the cool dad at the sports game. 384 00:19:30,370 --> 00:19:33,159 And get my worth from that, rather than my worth from God. 385 00:19:33,679 --> 00:19:34,620 Whatever it is. 386 00:19:36,030 --> 00:19:38,130 What is Satan using to deceive you? 387 00:19:38,130 --> 00:19:38,970 You with 73. 388 00:19:49,925 --> 00:19:55,715 It says in verse 13, Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure, and 389 00:19:55,715 --> 00:19:57,754 have washed my hands in innocence. 390 00:19:58,224 --> 00:20:02,385 All day long I have been afflicted, and every morning brings new punishments. 391 00:20:02,844 --> 00:20:06,065 If I had spoken out like that, I would have betrayed your children. 392 00:20:06,755 --> 00:20:10,625 When I tried to understand all this, it troubled me deeply. 393 00:20:11,525 --> 00:20:15,245 Till I entered the sanctuary of God, then I understood their final destiny. 394 00:20:16,400 --> 00:20:19,380 Surely you place them on slippery ground. 395 00:20:19,650 --> 00:20:21,460 You cast them down to ruin. 396 00:20:21,670 --> 00:20:27,340 How suddenly are they destroyed, completely swept away by terrors. 397 00:20:27,649 --> 00:20:29,550 They are like a dream when one awakes. 398 00:20:29,729 --> 00:20:33,250 When you arise, Lord, you will despise them as fantasies. 399 00:20:33,780 --> 00:20:38,200 When my heart was grieved and my spirit embittered, I was senseless and ignorant. 400 00:20:38,410 --> 00:20:40,810 I was a brute beast before you. 401 00:20:43,450 --> 00:20:44,100 I'm gonna stop there. 402 00:20:46,130 --> 00:20:48,520 We see sort of this climax to the passage, right? 403 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:51,630 We see that this, this worldly lifestyle is not going to fulfill you. 404 00:20:51,630 --> 00:20:54,679 And, and we all get that conceptually and logically. 405 00:20:54,680 --> 00:20:55,630 We understand that. 406 00:20:58,340 --> 00:21:00,899 But he says it was hard to understand it all when he was 407 00:21:00,900 --> 00:21:02,509 in the middle of the temptation. 408 00:21:03,840 --> 00:21:07,460 Sometimes when we're tempted with, with things in our lives, it can be so 409 00:21:07,460 --> 00:21:10,070 hard to see past it and see the truth. 410 00:21:10,120 --> 00:21:10,740 You with me? 411 00:21:11,345 --> 00:21:14,865 When we're tempted with whatever it is Satan's trying to tempt you with, all 412 00:21:14,865 --> 00:21:17,375 you can fixate on is that temptation. 413 00:21:19,605 --> 00:21:21,245 But he says, until, what? 414 00:21:21,915 --> 00:21:26,615 Until I entered the sanctuary of God. 415 00:21:27,765 --> 00:21:31,894 Then I understood their final destiny. 416 00:21:33,530 --> 00:21:35,930 The psalmist is writing, It was hard for me to understand. 417 00:21:35,930 --> 00:21:36,580 I couldn't get it. 418 00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:37,590 I was trying to figure it out. 419 00:21:37,590 --> 00:21:38,410 They look so good. 420 00:21:38,670 --> 00:21:39,790 Their life is so much better. 421 00:21:39,850 --> 00:21:40,960 I couldn't figure it out. 422 00:21:41,060 --> 00:21:41,980 It troubled me. 423 00:21:43,510 --> 00:21:45,369 Then I just entered God's sanctuary. 424 00:21:45,370 --> 00:21:46,769 I spent time with the Lord. 425 00:21:46,770 --> 00:21:48,450 I drew near to God. 426 00:21:49,670 --> 00:21:50,670 And He revealed it. 427 00:21:52,600 --> 00:21:55,030 He revealed their final destiny to me. 428 00:21:56,190 --> 00:21:59,835 And so I want to share two observations from this Passage right here that I 429 00:21:59,835 --> 00:22:05,465 think can help us grow in our faith and grow when it comes to this temptation. 430 00:22:05,575 --> 00:22:05,985 Amen. 431 00:22:06,814 --> 00:22:08,354 The first observation here 432 00:22:11,825 --> 00:22:13,585 is that we've got to spend time with God. 433 00:22:13,734 --> 00:22:14,465 It's essential. 434 00:22:15,354 --> 00:22:17,964 Spending time with God is essential. 435 00:22:18,414 --> 00:22:22,415 We must spend time with God as often as we can. 436 00:22:23,105 --> 00:22:28,520 Because when we aren't close to God, That is when we get into being 437 00:22:28,520 --> 00:22:30,130 deceived into the world's thinking. 438 00:22:31,130 --> 00:22:33,750 If we're not close to him, if we're not in step with the spirit, if we're 439 00:22:33,750 --> 00:22:36,929 not reading our word, if we're not close to God and drawing near to 440 00:22:36,930 --> 00:22:40,300 him with the body of Christ, that is when Satan starts deceiving us. 441 00:22:40,600 --> 00:22:41,790 And we start getting distant. 442 00:22:42,090 --> 00:22:45,270 And we start losing our focus on God. 443 00:22:48,550 --> 00:22:53,260 I had a buddy of mine, became a Christian when he was very young. 444 00:22:55,020 --> 00:22:56,550 And the world just overtook him. 445 00:22:56,660 --> 00:22:57,880 He wanted to live in the world. 446 00:22:58,250 --> 00:23:00,110 He wanted to go, he wanted to go sin. 447 00:23:00,310 --> 00:23:03,729 He wanted to go do whatever he could do because he was growing 448 00:23:03,940 --> 00:23:05,159 up in a sheltered environment. 449 00:23:05,639 --> 00:23:07,390 And I remember he left the church. 450 00:23:07,420 --> 00:23:08,690 It was heartbreaking to me. 451 00:23:09,139 --> 00:23:10,010 He left the church. 452 00:23:10,010 --> 00:23:10,859 He was drifting. 453 00:23:11,509 --> 00:23:12,700 He was seeking fun. 454 00:23:12,760 --> 00:23:14,370 He was seeking substances. 455 00:23:14,430 --> 00:23:15,620 He was seeking women. 456 00:23:15,810 --> 00:23:17,130 He was seeking it all. 457 00:23:18,540 --> 00:23:23,460 And after a few years, Him and I and our relationship grew very distant. 458 00:23:23,680 --> 00:23:28,210 But after a few years, I think God was just starting to work on his heart. 459 00:23:29,490 --> 00:23:32,700 And we saw that after a few years, he began to feel empty. 460 00:23:33,120 --> 00:23:35,200 And he decided to start picking up his Bible. 461 00:23:35,770 --> 00:23:36,760 He didn't tell anybody. 462 00:23:36,969 --> 00:23:38,229 He just started reading the Bible. 463 00:23:38,410 --> 00:23:40,070 He was like, I've, I've tried everything. 464 00:23:40,070 --> 00:23:41,280 I've tried New Age stuff. 465 00:23:41,280 --> 00:23:42,320 I've tried crystals. 466 00:23:42,320 --> 00:23:43,440 I've tried science. 467 00:23:43,440 --> 00:23:44,950 I've tried the world. 468 00:23:45,110 --> 00:23:46,010 I've tried atheism. 469 00:23:46,380 --> 00:23:47,850 Nothing fulfilled him. 470 00:23:48,625 --> 00:23:50,415 And so he's like, you know what, I'm just going to read the Bible. 471 00:23:51,135 --> 00:23:53,815 And he read the Bible every day for three months straight. 472 00:23:53,825 --> 00:23:54,765 Didn't tell a soul. 473 00:23:56,925 --> 00:23:58,505 One day he shows up to church. 474 00:23:59,545 --> 00:24:01,035 He says, I want to get baptized. 475 00:24:01,045 --> 00:24:05,875 I believe the first time I got baptized, I never really confessed all my sin. 476 00:24:05,875 --> 00:24:06,884 I didn't repent. 477 00:24:07,614 --> 00:24:08,584 I'm ready to get baptized. 478 00:24:08,894 --> 00:24:10,095 We're like, what? 479 00:24:10,215 --> 00:24:11,385 You've been gone for three years. 480 00:24:11,385 --> 00:24:12,765 What are you talking about get baptized? 481 00:24:13,035 --> 00:24:14,085 That doesn't make any sense. 482 00:24:14,725 --> 00:24:16,495 He was like, I've been reading my Bible every day for three 483 00:24:16,495 --> 00:24:17,494 months and God is real. 484 00:24:18,150 --> 00:24:19,560 God's revealing the truth to me. 485 00:24:19,810 --> 00:24:22,840 I'm seeing clearly that I live in a broken and empty lifestyle, 486 00:24:22,840 --> 00:24:24,300 and I need Jesus in my life. 487 00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:26,829 And that week, he was baptized. 488 00:24:26,830 --> 00:24:33,270 He's my best friend, and it is so encouraging to see how God 489 00:24:33,270 --> 00:24:38,969 is really there with us when we seek him and spend time with him. 490 00:24:38,969 --> 00:24:44,089 Satan wants us to be super disconnected from God in order to deceive us. 491 00:24:45,105 --> 00:24:45,995 That's his plan. 492 00:24:46,405 --> 00:24:50,965 And if I can just get them away from God, then I can get them to be deceived. 493 00:24:52,395 --> 00:24:58,205 The second point I want to make is that the world's way will lead to destruction. 494 00:24:59,944 --> 00:25:02,985 We know that the truth can become evident when we spend time with God. 495 00:25:03,154 --> 00:25:05,845 That the world is a lie and a facade. 496 00:25:05,875 --> 00:25:08,675 It's not all that it's cracked up to be. 497 00:25:09,755 --> 00:25:12,245 When we spend time with God, He softens our hearts. 498 00:25:12,910 --> 00:25:16,840 Whether or not we're receiving a bunch in the moment, I believe God, when we 499 00:25:16,840 --> 00:25:20,200 spend time with Him every day, that God is using that moment to keep our 500 00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:23,599 hearts soft for the point at which He will reveal something new to us. 501 00:25:24,970 --> 00:25:28,210 In those moments, we may not be learning a ton, we may not be receiving a 502 00:25:28,210 --> 00:25:31,149 ton, but it's keeping our heart soft. 503 00:25:32,919 --> 00:25:34,819 Because He wants to reveal the truth to us. 504 00:25:35,339 --> 00:25:39,730 And He wants to inspire us to be able to make change for this lost world. 505 00:25:41,080 --> 00:25:45,740 You know, God wants us to be able to see past the facade, take off the mask, and 506 00:25:45,740 --> 00:25:48,900 be authentic and genuine for who we are. 507 00:25:50,050 --> 00:25:53,270 God wants us to be close to him, and the psalmist then closes out 508 00:25:53,270 --> 00:25:57,519 the passage here with this view of how life is when we're close to God. 509 00:25:58,840 --> 00:26:02,870 We're going to close out in verse 23, and we're going to read how it is 510 00:26:02,880 --> 00:26:04,250 when we set our hearts with Christ. 511 00:26:05,470 --> 00:26:07,670 Verse 23 says, Yet I am always with you. 512 00:26:07,950 --> 00:26:10,040 You hold me by my right hand. 513 00:26:10,270 --> 00:26:14,080 You guide me with your counsel and afterward you will take me into glory. 514 00:26:14,680 --> 00:26:16,340 Whom have I in heaven but you? 515 00:26:16,820 --> 00:26:20,710 And earth has nothing I desire besides you. 516 00:26:21,310 --> 00:26:26,690 My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength for my 517 00:26:26,690 --> 00:26:28,680 heart and my portion forever. 518 00:26:29,540 --> 00:26:31,510 Those who are far from you will perish. 519 00:26:31,835 --> 00:26:37,265 You destroy all who are unfaithful to you, but as for me, it is 520 00:26:37,275 --> 00:26:39,375 good to be near, be near God. 521 00:26:40,105 --> 00:26:42,185 I have made the Sovereign Lord my refuge. 522 00:26:42,235 --> 00:26:45,395 I will tell of all your deeds. 523 00:26:46,855 --> 00:26:49,135 Brothers and sisters, let's be close to God. 524 00:26:49,135 --> 00:26:49,524 Amen. 525 00:26:50,294 --> 00:26:54,284 He promises so much, and He wants to give us so much. 526 00:26:55,504 --> 00:26:57,404 He wants us to be with Him. 527 00:26:58,535 --> 00:27:01,115 God is our strength, and it's good to be near, near Him. 528 00:27:01,125 --> 00:27:01,555 Amen? 529 00:27:01,955 --> 00:27:04,385 It's important to remember the times when we're close to Him. 530 00:27:04,595 --> 00:27:05,505 When we're near Him. 531 00:27:05,775 --> 00:27:06,855 When we're thinking about Him. 532 00:27:07,005 --> 00:27:10,015 When He's been there for us in the darkest of valleys. 533 00:27:10,934 --> 00:27:12,195 And how He's walked us through that. 534 00:27:13,144 --> 00:27:14,195 We can't forget that. 535 00:27:15,384 --> 00:27:19,105 You know, like I shared earlier, I just want to share this briefly here. 536 00:27:19,850 --> 00:27:21,040 I'm an entrepreneur at heart. 537 00:27:21,510 --> 00:27:23,030 I love building God's church. 538 00:27:23,100 --> 00:27:24,180 I love building God's kingdom. 539 00:27:24,250 --> 00:27:28,109 I love partnering with you guys to build God's kingdom together. 540 00:27:28,110 --> 00:27:28,520 Amen. 541 00:27:29,350 --> 00:27:30,999 That is my desire. 542 00:27:30,999 --> 00:27:31,819 That is my dream. 543 00:27:31,820 --> 00:27:35,339 You know, my dream is to build something great for the glory of God. 544 00:27:35,349 --> 00:27:36,220 Not for me. 545 00:27:36,789 --> 00:27:38,859 Not for success on this earth. 546 00:27:38,859 --> 00:27:41,009 But I really want to build God's church for His glory. 547 00:27:42,320 --> 00:27:46,360 And I'm so grateful to be able to be a part of a church that desires unity, that 548 00:27:46,360 --> 00:27:51,820 desires to build true discipleship and build true disciples for God's glory. 549 00:27:51,820 --> 00:27:52,270 Amen? 550 00:27:52,949 --> 00:27:53,920 That's what we're a part of. 551 00:27:53,920 --> 00:27:55,200 We can't forget that. 552 00:27:55,680 --> 00:28:00,130 We can't allow the deceiver to make us think that life is better 553 00:28:00,130 --> 00:28:02,129 without God, because it's not. 554 00:28:02,719 --> 00:28:06,489 When we're with Christ, when we're working together, God is amazing. 555 00:28:06,489 --> 00:28:09,509 He does amazing things in all of our lives. 556 00:28:10,270 --> 00:28:14,480 My prayer is that we can save many souls, that we can draw closer to each other, 557 00:28:14,730 --> 00:28:18,790 that we can help one another, deepen our, our faith in God, that we can become 558 00:28:18,800 --> 00:28:23,420 mature and complete, like the scriptures say, and I'm so grateful to be able to 559 00:28:23,430 --> 00:28:29,380 have a team of people on this earth that want to glorify God in a unified way. 560 00:28:29,390 --> 00:28:29,720 Amen. 561 00:28:31,020 --> 00:28:34,660 So let's tell this world full of beautiful people that are 562 00:28:34,660 --> 00:28:37,740 broken about all of God's deeds. 563 00:28:37,780 --> 00:28:38,230 Amen. 564 00:28:39,125 --> 00:28:40,985 At this time, we're going to go ahead and take communion. 565 00:28:41,255 --> 00:28:42,405 I'm going to go ahead and say a word of prayer. 566 00:28:42,405 --> 00:28:44,515 And as we're taking communion, let's reflect on the cross. 567 00:28:44,925 --> 00:28:47,504 To reflect on what God has done in our lives and how we can spread 568 00:28:47,505 --> 00:28:49,065 that to our new communities. 569 00:28:49,065 --> 00:28:49,395 Amen? 570 00:28:49,965 --> 00:28:50,355 Let's pray. 571 00:28:52,125 --> 00:28:57,324 Lord, thank you so much for this morning and this time to be able to 572 00:28:57,335 --> 00:29:03,355 come before you to be able to reflect on your amazing gift of grace that we 573 00:29:03,355 --> 00:29:05,425 received when Jesus died on the cross. 574 00:29:05,425 --> 00:29:07,814 We received through the waters of baptism. 575 00:29:09,150 --> 00:29:12,600 God, I'm so grateful to be able to be a part of a church, to be a part of 576 00:29:12,600 --> 00:29:15,140 a family that wants to glorify you. 577 00:29:15,830 --> 00:29:19,380 And God, I pray that we can tell of all your deeds, that as we move to 578 00:29:19,380 --> 00:29:22,870 Placentia that our church can make a huge impact in that new community. 579 00:29:23,610 --> 00:29:28,490 And I pray that the cross will inspire us, that it will be an overflow in our heart 580 00:29:28,530 --> 00:29:34,170 of joy that compels us to want to spread the love of Christ to many other souls. 581 00:29:34,845 --> 00:29:38,595 Lord, I pray that as we reflect on your great name, as we reflect on Jesus and 582 00:29:38,595 --> 00:29:43,645 the sacrifice he took up for us, Lord, I pray that it'll humble us, that it'll 583 00:29:43,815 --> 00:29:48,295 motivate us, that it'll help us to have a clearer picture of who you are. 584 00:29:48,305 --> 00:29:51,295 Lord, we love you, we thank you. 585 00:29:51,505 --> 00:29:54,935 Help us to draw near to you and be close to you, so we 586 00:29:54,935 --> 00:29:56,505 will not be deceived by Satan. 587 00:29:56,645 --> 00:29:59,055 We love you and thank you in Jesus name, amen.