1 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:14,120 And so I believe that God has something so special for you today. 2 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:17,560 And so I want you right now, say this like you mean it. 3 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:18,720 Say men of valor. 4 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:20,720 Oh, man. 5 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:23,160 You know, man, I heard that was too high pitched. 6 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:26,240 I think the women were louder than you, which is kind of awkward. 7 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:26,590 So. 8 00:00:26,660 --> 00:00:27,980 So I'm going to give you one more chance. 9 00:00:27,980 --> 00:00:29,380 Somebody say men of valor. 10 00:00:30,660 --> 00:00:32,020 All right, now that's better. 11 00:00:32,100 --> 00:00:35,260 Now, women, I want you to find a man in your row and tell him you 12 00:00:35,260 --> 00:00:36,820 are a mighty man of valor. 13 00:00:37,220 --> 00:00:39,140 Somebody drop it in the chat right now. 14 00:00:39,460 --> 00:00:40,500 Tag somebody. 15 00:00:42,340 --> 00:00:46,540 Now, single ladies, I just gave you the biggest golden opportunity 16 00:00:46,540 --> 00:00:50,380 right there to say that to the man you've been worshiping next to 17 00:00:50,380 --> 00:00:51,100 for three weeks. 18 00:00:51,100 --> 00:00:52,260 I hope you didn't blow it. 19 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:54,440 Hope you chose wisely. 20 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:57,680 But married folks, that might have got awkward because you said 21 00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:00,440 that knowing full well that you guys just argued the entire way 22 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:01,240 to church today. 23 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:02,840 But that's okay. 24 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaking it in faith. 25 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:07,240 How many married people do we have here today? 26 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:09,760 Don't sound so excited. 27 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:12,160 Come on, we gotta make marriage look good for all the single 28 00:01:12,160 --> 00:01:13,800 people who's married here today. 29 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:15,240 That's better. 30 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:18,360 I've been married, going out five years to my bride, Caitlin. 31 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:19,680 She's amazing. 32 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:21,080 I don't know how I pulled it off. 33 00:01:22,210 --> 00:01:24,170 She's beautiful, she's anointed, she's talented. 34 00:01:24,170 --> 00:01:27,450 We have a son, 2 years old, named Easton, and we're having a 35 00:01:27,450 --> 00:01:27,810 blast. 36 00:01:28,370 --> 00:01:29,970 Being married is awesome. 37 00:01:29,970 --> 00:01:33,130 Being a parent is awesome, despite what culture may try to tell 38 00:01:33,130 --> 00:01:33,410 you. 39 00:01:33,730 --> 00:01:35,930 And so who's our single people in here? 40 00:01:35,930 --> 00:01:37,090 Go ahead, raise your hand high. 41 00:01:37,249 --> 00:01:40,650 Look around, take a snapshot, not a real photo. 42 00:01:40,650 --> 00:01:41,570 Don't be creepy. 43 00:01:42,450 --> 00:01:43,650 These are your options. 44 00:01:43,730 --> 00:01:46,530 Look around in the comment section. 45 00:01:47,100 --> 00:01:47,980 Don't be weird though. 46 00:01:48,940 --> 00:01:51,100 Men, I'm just saying stay for loadout. 47 00:01:51,100 --> 00:01:55,980 Lift as many heavy things as you can and a wife will appear. 48 00:01:56,300 --> 00:01:56,940 I'm just. 49 00:01:57,500 --> 00:01:58,700 Don't put God on that. 50 00:01:59,420 --> 00:02:00,300 That was a joke. 51 00:02:01,820 --> 00:02:04,060 Can I be blunt with you today? 52 00:02:04,860 --> 00:02:06,060 Okay, you said yes. 53 00:02:07,100 --> 00:02:12,780 So it's obvious to me that there is an all out concerted attack 54 00:02:12,940 --> 00:02:16,000 on men in our world and in our culture today. 55 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:21,120 Now, I'm not saying that women hear me to say that you do not also 56 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:26,360 have your unique struggles and obstacles that seem impossible to 57 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:29,200 break through that we as men do not understand. 58 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:30,640 I'm not saying that at all. 59 00:02:30,640 --> 00:02:33,960 But what I am saying is that it's obvious to me that there is 60 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:38,360 a concerted attack on men that has left them so demoralized, so 61 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:42,680 discouraged and so emasculated that it has broken the Spirit of 62 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:43,920 a generation of men. 63 00:02:45,550 --> 00:02:49,470 And you might be watching right now, men in Miami, in Indiana. 64 00:02:49,470 --> 00:02:52,710 And you've stopped reaching, you stopped leading, you've stopped 65 00:02:52,710 --> 00:02:55,790 pushing, and you've become at peace with being passive. 66 00:02:58,830 --> 00:03:04,910 And that's why I believe it's actually an emergency that the church 67 00:03:05,790 --> 00:03:08,910 would raise up mighty men of valor in this time. 68 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:17,200 And so we just finished an amazing time as a church, Our men's 69 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:18,440 retreat called the Forge. 70 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:21,000 If you were there, man, you know it was powerful. 71 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:22,520 It's an amazing time. 72 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:28,840 And wives, mothers, sisters, cousins, nieces, many of you are 73 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:31,680 already feeling the effects of what God did in the men in your life 74 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:32,520 in that time. 75 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:33,480 It was amazing. 76 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:36,240 And we got to hear from Apostle Mike Signorelli, the apostle 77 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:41,410 of our house, and he brought a message Talking about the 25 characteristics 78 00:03:41,490 --> 00:03:42,930 of a spiritual father. 79 00:03:43,410 --> 00:03:44,690 And it was incredible. 80 00:03:44,690 --> 00:03:46,770 It lit a fire in me as a man. 81 00:03:46,930 --> 00:03:50,530 And so I want to share three of them with you today. 82 00:03:50,690 --> 00:03:51,570 Can I do that? 83 00:03:52,450 --> 00:03:52,890 All right. 84 00:03:52,890 --> 00:03:56,770 But before I do, we just need to take a moment and give some honor 85 00:03:57,010 --> 00:03:58,050 where it is due. 86 00:03:58,210 --> 00:04:01,930 Apostle Mike and Julie, they're not here right now, but can 87 00:04:01,930 --> 00:04:05,040 we give a hand for the mother and father of our house? 88 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:10,640 And I just want to tell each and every person watching, and I 89 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:14,240 can say this as somebody who's journeyed with them for over 10 years, 90 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:18,200 the closer you get to them, actually, the more you see to the 91 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:20,240 depth of their relationship with Jesus. 92 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:24,320 And actually, and this is saying a lot, they love Jesus and 93 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:27,120 each other more now than they did when they started. 94 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:30,720 And unfortunately, when you journey this long in ministry and 95 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:34,040 you see the success that we've seen a lot of the time, unfortunately, 96 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:35,160 the opposite is true. 97 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:38,760 And so through the ups and downs of starting a church, raising 98 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:42,200 a family, they love Jesus, they love each other, and they love 99 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:42,520 you. 100 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:46,720 And so we are counting the minutes very selfishly until they 101 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:48,920 get back from this sabbatical that they are on. 102 00:04:48,920 --> 00:04:50,960 But we're praying that they come back rested. 103 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:51,480 Amen. 104 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:52,840 Amen. 105 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:54,920 Three things. 106 00:04:55,720 --> 00:05:00,050 And you can put these in your notes if you want to see. 107 00:05:00,050 --> 00:05:02,490 Preachers say that, but we want you to take notes. 108 00:05:02,490 --> 00:05:08,730 So three things that a true man of valor embodies. 109 00:05:08,730 --> 00:05:09,730 Are you ready for him? 110 00:05:10,370 --> 00:05:15,890 He is a protector, he is a provider, and he is a priest. 111 00:05:17,650 --> 00:05:21,930 Now, as I said that list, I'm well aware of the fact that some 112 00:05:21,930 --> 00:05:25,650 of you men may have been inspired, while others of you, your 113 00:05:25,650 --> 00:05:28,410 heart sank because in your heart of hearts, you feel like you're 114 00:05:28,410 --> 00:05:29,090 over three. 115 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:31,760 And that's okay. 116 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:33,800 It's why we're here today. 117 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:37,520 But some of you women, you may have heard that in your heart leapt 118 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:40,200 with gratitude for the man of valor in your life. 119 00:05:40,200 --> 00:05:42,480 That is doing great on all three. 120 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:46,280 But I would wager that there's many more women right now that when 121 00:05:46,280 --> 00:05:49,560 they heard that, they felt a pain in their heart because their 122 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:53,520 father never truly protected them, that their husband has not 123 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:54,520 been a provider. 124 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:57,370 And maybe neither of them ever led you spirit spiritually like they 125 00:05:57,370 --> 00:05:57,930 should have. 126 00:06:01,210 --> 00:06:05,330 And so I'm well aware that there's a tension in the room when 127 00:06:05,330 --> 00:06:07,210 we talk about things like this. 128 00:06:07,210 --> 00:06:13,010 And so I want to look today at the life of a guy who's preached 129 00:06:13,010 --> 00:06:13,850 about a lot. 130 00:06:15,450 --> 00:06:16,690 He slayed giants. 131 00:06:16,690 --> 00:06:17,850 He was a musician. 132 00:06:18,090 --> 00:06:21,530 You probably colored pages of him in Sunday school. 133 00:06:22,010 --> 00:06:23,130 His name's David. 134 00:06:24,580 --> 00:06:29,260 And we actually are going to get a window into who David was as 135 00:06:29,260 --> 00:06:30,020 a young man. 136 00:06:30,660 --> 00:06:36,180 We're going to start in 1st Samuel, chapter 17, in verse 34. 137 00:06:36,180 --> 00:06:41,060 And this is David telling King Saul of what life was like as a young 138 00:06:41,140 --> 00:06:43,460 shepherd living on the backside of a hill. 139 00:06:44,980 --> 00:06:49,430 And it says this, but David said to Saul, your servant used to 140 00:06:49,430 --> 00:06:51,110 keep sheep for his father. 141 00:06:51,110 --> 00:06:55,870 And when there came a lion or a bear and took a lamb from the flock, 142 00:06:56,030 --> 00:07:01,030 I went after him and I struck him and delivered it out of his mouth. 143 00:07:01,030 --> 00:07:06,150 And if he arose against me, I caught him by his beard and struck 144 00:07:06,150 --> 00:07:07,630 him and killed him. 145 00:07:08,670 --> 00:07:13,790 Your servant has struck down both lions and bears. 146 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:14,760 Come on. 147 00:07:14,760 --> 00:07:15,640 No big deal, right? 148 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:19,280 And I want to pause there and I want to camp out there for a moment 149 00:07:19,280 --> 00:07:23,160 because some of you, those of you who have been to the zoo ever, 150 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:25,960 you're doing the math in your head right now. 151 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:29,000 You're saying, I've seen lions, I've seen bears. 152 00:07:29,320 --> 00:07:33,600 Why on earth would David have risked life and limb fighting one 153 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:37,920 of those for one sheep, when honestly, he probably had hundreds, 154 00:07:37,920 --> 00:07:41,340 maybe thousands, I don't know, his whole sheep inventory. 155 00:07:41,340 --> 00:07:44,260 But why would David do that? 156 00:07:44,260 --> 00:07:44,540 Right? 157 00:07:44,540 --> 00:07:45,580 Because hear me. 158 00:07:45,740 --> 00:07:49,700 Men of valor do not protect because there's something in it for 159 00:07:49,700 --> 00:07:49,980 them. 160 00:07:50,140 --> 00:07:53,420 Men of valor do not protect because the thing they're protecting 161 00:07:53,500 --> 00:07:54,660 exists to serve them. 162 00:07:54,660 --> 00:07:58,620 Men of valor protect because it's at the very core of who God 163 00:07:58,620 --> 00:07:59,900 created them to be. 164 00:08:01,020 --> 00:08:04,980 And can I tell you, Church, that the Bible actually describes 165 00:08:04,980 --> 00:08:11,000 Satan, the devil, as a lion who's on the prowl seeking whom he 166 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:11,800 may devour. 167 00:08:12,040 --> 00:08:15,640 And there's many men under the sound of my voice right now that 168 00:08:15,640 --> 00:08:19,160 you have stopped protecting the things that you should protect. 169 00:08:20,040 --> 00:08:23,240 And you've actually been allowing the devil the Line to pick 170 00:08:23,240 --> 00:08:25,800 things off in your life piece by piece. 171 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:28,560 Because you revealed to him that you're going to let it go without 172 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:29,080 a fight. 173 00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:32,920 And so you stop protecting the purity in your marriage. 174 00:08:32,920 --> 00:08:33,340 You've stopped. 175 00:08:33,490 --> 00:08:35,330 Stop protecting the peace in your home. 176 00:08:39,330 --> 00:08:43,570 But I came here today to tell you that God is calling you. 177 00:08:43,570 --> 00:08:45,650 He's calling you back to be a protector. 178 00:08:45,650 --> 00:08:47,010 Somebody say protector. 179 00:08:47,730 --> 00:08:48,610 And not just. 180 00:08:48,690 --> 00:08:49,890 Hear me, church. 181 00:08:49,970 --> 00:08:55,410 Not just to hold the line, but to take territory and to go after 182 00:08:55,490 --> 00:08:59,850 the lion and the bear and to rip that thing back out of the lion's 183 00:08:59,850 --> 00:09:00,130 mouth. 184 00:09:00,130 --> 00:09:03,930 See, David, he did not wait for the lion and the bear to come 185 00:09:03,930 --> 00:09:04,730 back to him. 186 00:09:04,730 --> 00:09:05,240 Hear me? 187 00:09:05,550 --> 00:09:08,830 He went after it and he took back what it stole from him. 188 00:09:08,910 --> 00:09:13,910 And so God is calling you to take territory, to plunder hell what 189 00:09:13,910 --> 00:09:14,910 it stole from you. 190 00:09:14,910 --> 00:09:15,630 Come on, man. 191 00:09:18,030 --> 00:09:19,310 It's time to cross over. 192 00:09:19,550 --> 00:09:21,030 It's time to be a protector. 193 00:09:21,030 --> 00:09:25,470 And women, this message ain't just for the men. 194 00:09:25,950 --> 00:09:34,640 Women, hear me in Indiana, in New Jersey, God wants to heal wounds 195 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:40,280 left in your heart from the men who should have protected you, 196 00:09:40,760 --> 00:09:43,960 but instead chose to be predatory. 197 00:09:46,040 --> 00:09:47,480 Because here's the truth. 198 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:53,920 The man that fails to walk in his design as a protector ends up 199 00:09:53,920 --> 00:09:55,080 becoming a predator. 200 00:09:57,650 --> 00:09:59,930 And so God wants to heal those wounds in you. 201 00:09:59,930 --> 00:10:07,050 Woman of God, I don't know why they didn't cherish your purity. 202 00:10:07,050 --> 00:10:11,010 I don't know why he chose to abuse, abandon, and neglect you. 203 00:10:12,530 --> 00:10:18,050 But what I do know is that above it all, there is a God in heaven 204 00:10:18,210 --> 00:10:22,170 who never stopped protecting you, who never has forsaken you, 205 00:10:22,170 --> 00:10:23,490 who never failed you. 206 00:10:23,490 --> 00:10:27,890 And women, hear me, because he is raising up in this hour mighty 207 00:10:27,890 --> 00:10:28,200 men of. 208 00:10:28,350 --> 00:10:31,830 Of valor in this house that are going to be an image bearer of 209 00:10:31,830 --> 00:10:34,630 the heavenly Father, and they're going to be an extension 210 00:10:34,630 --> 00:10:40,750 of the Father's heart in your life, regardless of your age, your 211 00:10:40,750 --> 00:10:45,430 stage of life, your background, because that's what the 212 00:10:45,430 --> 00:10:47,310 church is supposed to be. 213 00:10:54,280 --> 00:10:55,920 Don't be a predator. 214 00:10:55,920 --> 00:10:56,960 Be a protector, man. 215 00:10:56,960 --> 00:10:58,360 Because predators they take. 216 00:10:58,680 --> 00:11:00,520 Predators they isolate. 217 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:03,640 Predators are only concerned with what's gonna serve them. 218 00:11:03,720 --> 00:11:05,240 But protectors give. 219 00:11:05,560 --> 00:11:07,800 Protectors unify and connect. 220 00:11:07,960 --> 00:11:11,640 Protectors will lay their life down for those that they have been 221 00:11:11,640 --> 00:11:12,680 charged to protect. 222 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:19,640 And so today, man, I'm gonna ask you, which one are you gonna 223 00:11:19,640 --> 00:11:21,160 be online? 224 00:11:21,400 --> 00:11:21,800 Which. 225 00:11:22,200 --> 00:11:23,520 Which one are you going to be? 226 00:11:23,520 --> 00:11:26,920 And I want to look again at the life of David. 227 00:11:26,920 --> 00:11:31,320 We're going to flash forward a little bit into second Samuel, chapter 228 00:11:31,560 --> 00:11:36,960 11, because in David's life, we actually get to see what happens 229 00:11:36,960 --> 00:11:39,640 when you Lose sight of who you are as a protector. 230 00:11:40,840 --> 00:11:44,440 It says, in the spring of the year, the time when kings go out 231 00:11:44,440 --> 00:11:49,050 to battle, they, David sent Joab and his servants with him and 232 00:11:49,050 --> 00:11:50,210 all Israel. 233 00:11:50,610 --> 00:11:54,170 And they ravaged the Ammonites and besieged Rabba. 234 00:11:54,170 --> 00:11:57,010 But David remained in Jerusalem. 235 00:11:57,570 --> 00:12:01,369 Now, it happened late one afternoon when David arose from his 236 00:12:01,369 --> 00:12:05,410 couch and was walking on the roof of the king's house, and he 237 00:12:05,410 --> 00:12:08,050 saw from the roof a woman bathing. 238 00:12:08,050 --> 00:12:10,050 And the woman was very beautiful. 239 00:12:10,770 --> 00:12:14,330 Ain't it funny how in one season of David's life, he's the 240 00:12:14,330 --> 00:12:17,410 guy who will kill a lion and a bear over one sheep? 241 00:12:17,570 --> 00:12:21,290 But then you flash forward just a little bit, and he's the kind 242 00:12:21,290 --> 00:12:24,570 of guy who will seek the safety and the distance and the comfort 243 00:12:24,570 --> 00:12:29,090 of a rooftop far away from the fight that he should have been. 244 00:12:29,090 --> 00:12:33,770 In verse three, it goes on to say, david sent and inquired about 245 00:12:33,770 --> 00:12:34,290 the woman. 246 00:12:34,690 --> 00:12:39,930 And one said, is not this the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah, 247 00:12:39,930 --> 00:12:40,890 the Hittite son? 248 00:12:41,040 --> 00:12:43,960 So David sent messengers and took her. 249 00:12:43,960 --> 00:12:44,880 Come on, predators. 250 00:12:44,880 --> 00:12:45,280 Take. 251 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:49,840 And she came to him, and he lay with her. 252 00:12:54,560 --> 00:12:59,360 See, somehow, David, over the course of his life, he went from 253 00:12:59,360 --> 00:13:01,520 killing predators to becoming one. 254 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:05,440 And some of you men, as I was reading that you were being brought 255 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:10,080 back to a time in your life when you walked in integrity, when 256 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:13,200 you showed up for your kids, when you were pursuing your wife. 257 00:13:13,200 --> 00:13:16,320 And you're asking yourself, how did I get here? 258 00:13:19,920 --> 00:13:24,440 How did I go from the man that would kill a lion and a bear for 259 00:13:24,440 --> 00:13:30,920 my family to the man hiding on a rooftop, spying on things that 260 00:13:30,920 --> 00:13:31,920 I shouldn't even have? 261 00:13:35,530 --> 00:13:36,490 How did I get here? 262 00:13:38,730 --> 00:13:43,210 But I came on assignment today, men of God, to remind somebody 263 00:13:43,210 --> 00:13:47,450 that it is not too late, that there is still time, that God is 264 00:13:47,450 --> 00:13:50,850 not done with you yet, that you have not drifted so far from 265 00:13:50,850 --> 00:13:52,610 him, that he cannot reach you. 266 00:13:52,610 --> 00:13:55,890 And I feel prophetically right now that God is raising something 267 00:13:55,890 --> 00:13:59,530 up on the inside that says, I don't care what came before. 268 00:13:59,850 --> 00:14:02,410 I don't care about the shame, the labels. 269 00:14:02,410 --> 00:14:04,490 I'm stepping over as a protector. 270 00:14:09,490 --> 00:14:13,570 Stepping over as a protector. 271 00:14:17,010 --> 00:14:17,970 Don't be a predator. 272 00:14:17,970 --> 00:14:18,890 Be a protector. 273 00:14:18,890 --> 00:14:23,330 But you see, David, he wasn't just a protector. 274 00:14:23,330 --> 00:14:25,730 He was also a provider. 275 00:14:27,490 --> 00:14:28,770 Now, okay, okay. 276 00:14:29,330 --> 00:14:31,800 God's moving, but I want to ask a question. 277 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:34,040 This is going to get a little interactive, okay? 278 00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:38,560 Because I want to find out who the providers are in our midst. 279 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:38,880 Okay? 280 00:14:38,880 --> 00:14:39,400 Don't worry. 281 00:14:39,560 --> 00:14:41,480 I'm not going to ask salaries. 282 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:43,960 I'm not going to ask who's employed and who's Not. 283 00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:47,280 There's actually a better way to find out who the providers are 284 00:14:47,280 --> 00:14:47,960 in our midst. 285 00:14:47,960 --> 00:14:49,960 And I want 100% participation. 286 00:14:49,960 --> 00:14:51,680 Come on, Back row Indiana. 287 00:14:51,680 --> 00:14:52,160 Wake up. 288 00:14:52,160 --> 00:14:53,560 I see you in the spirit. 289 00:14:53,960 --> 00:14:54,920 I'm just kidding. 290 00:14:55,400 --> 00:14:56,600 I'm sure they're locked in. 291 00:14:56,950 --> 00:14:57,910 We love you, Indiana. 292 00:14:57,910 --> 00:15:00,470 I'm from Indiana, by the way, so I can. 293 00:15:00,470 --> 00:15:01,350 I can say that. 294 00:15:02,950 --> 00:15:08,310 Okay, by show of hands, I want to know which of you are the designated 295 00:15:08,470 --> 00:15:12,070 Netflix subscriber of you and your extended family. 296 00:15:12,950 --> 00:15:13,550 Oh, man. 297 00:15:13,550 --> 00:15:14,590 Come on, lift it. 298 00:15:14,590 --> 00:15:15,270 Loud and proud. 299 00:15:15,270 --> 00:15:18,550 Can we give a hand clap and a shout for the real team players, 300 00:15:19,350 --> 00:15:21,990 the ones that put society on their back? 301 00:15:21,990 --> 00:15:22,260 Come on. 302 00:15:22,330 --> 00:15:22,530 Come on. 303 00:15:22,530 --> 00:15:23,130 Men of God. 304 00:15:23,450 --> 00:15:24,090 Amen. 305 00:15:24,970 --> 00:15:26,490 Amen, man. 306 00:15:26,490 --> 00:15:28,930 Some of y' all, you got aunts that you've never met, you've got 307 00:15:28,930 --> 00:15:30,330 exes still logged in. 308 00:15:30,570 --> 00:15:33,450 You're gonna go home, you're gonna purge that account, be a good 309 00:15:33,450 --> 00:15:33,930 steward. 310 00:15:35,770 --> 00:15:40,570 I'm standing before you as a man of God, as a pastor who probably 311 00:15:40,570 --> 00:15:43,690 bumps his mother in law off her own Netflix account five times 312 00:15:43,690 --> 00:15:44,170 a week. 313 00:15:44,730 --> 00:15:46,410 Don't you judge me, Eric. 314 00:15:46,410 --> 00:15:46,970 Don't you. 315 00:15:48,740 --> 00:15:49,940 She gave us the login. 316 00:15:49,940 --> 00:15:51,700 I'm not trying to rob her of a blessing. 317 00:15:52,180 --> 00:15:52,820 Let it be. 318 00:15:54,260 --> 00:15:55,300 Somebody watch him. 319 00:15:56,580 --> 00:16:01,500 But see, we in society, we place a special honor on people that 320 00:16:01,500 --> 00:16:01,860 provide. 321 00:16:02,500 --> 00:16:05,860 We place a special honor on the people who go first and provide 322 00:16:05,860 --> 00:16:07,700 that safety and that security. 323 00:16:08,180 --> 00:16:11,580 And I want to remind the men today that that is a mantle that 324 00:16:11,580 --> 00:16:13,380 God has called you to take up. 325 00:16:14,500 --> 00:16:17,780 But see, hear me, being a provider, it doesn't mean you have 326 00:16:17,780 --> 00:16:19,700 to have the nicest house on the block. 327 00:16:19,860 --> 00:16:23,260 It doesn't mean that your wife has to have all the Gucci, all the 328 00:16:23,260 --> 00:16:25,420 Louis, that you have to have the best car. 329 00:16:25,420 --> 00:16:29,619 But what it does mean is that the people in your life that are 330 00:16:29,619 --> 00:16:33,220 under the covering of your provision are taken care of. 331 00:16:34,100 --> 00:16:37,860 And see, it's not about a number. 332 00:16:37,860 --> 00:16:41,560 It's if you are physically able to earn, you earn. 333 00:16:41,560 --> 00:16:45,720 And then what you earn, you give generously to the people under 334 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:46,280 your care. 335 00:16:48,200 --> 00:16:49,560 And so I want to. 336 00:16:51,640 --> 00:16:57,560 I want to read out of 1st Chronicles, chapter 29, we get to 337 00:16:58,200 --> 00:17:01,880 see a snapshot into David's life in a time where he shows us 338 00:17:02,440 --> 00:17:04,040 what it is to be a provider. 339 00:17:04,040 --> 00:17:05,760 This is later in David's life. 340 00:17:05,760 --> 00:17:11,250 And going to pick it up in verse two says this. 341 00:17:11,250 --> 00:17:16,370 So I have provided for the house of my God so far as I was able. 342 00:17:16,770 --> 00:17:20,610 The gold for the things of gold, the silver for the things of 343 00:17:20,610 --> 00:17:20,970 silver. 344 00:17:20,970 --> 00:17:22,450 And we're going to move down to verse three. 345 00:17:22,450 --> 00:17:27,170 Moreover, in Addition to all that I have provided for the holy 346 00:17:27,170 --> 00:17:32,210 house, I have treasure of my own of gold and silver. 347 00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:35,080 And because of my devotion to the. 348 00:17:36,280 --> 00:17:41,560 To the house of my God, I give it to the house of my God. 349 00:17:42,760 --> 00:17:47,000 Now, men, you may not have kingly riches like David. 350 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:50,840 You may not have now what you someday hope to have in the future. 351 00:17:50,920 --> 00:17:52,600 Some of you are starting businesses. 352 00:17:52,600 --> 00:17:53,720 Some of you guys are building. 353 00:17:54,440 --> 00:17:57,880 But I want to highlight six words in this passage. 354 00:17:57,880 --> 00:17:58,920 Are you ready for them? 355 00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:00,240 All right, I'll ask you guys. 356 00:18:00,240 --> 00:18:01,240 Are you ready for them? 357 00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:02,120 Come on. 358 00:18:04,600 --> 00:18:07,880 So far as I was able. 359 00:18:11,160 --> 00:18:12,760 See, it's not about a number. 360 00:18:13,080 --> 00:18:17,960 You may not have monetarily as much as David did at this time, but 361 00:18:17,960 --> 00:18:19,560 it's not about a number church. 362 00:18:19,560 --> 00:18:20,520 It's about an able. 363 00:18:21,560 --> 00:18:22,560 Somebody say it. 364 00:18:22,560 --> 00:18:28,850 So far as I was able, it's about enable. 365 00:18:30,210 --> 00:18:35,490 Because can I tell you, man, I remember as a young man, what it 366 00:18:35,970 --> 00:18:37,010 still young. 367 00:18:37,250 --> 00:18:38,370 A younger man. 368 00:18:39,810 --> 00:18:41,850 I'm aging on stage right before you. 369 00:18:41,850 --> 00:18:42,690 I got grays. 370 00:18:44,930 --> 00:18:50,690 I remember what it feels like to overdraft your checking account 371 00:18:50,690 --> 00:18:54,370 at the gas pump, knowing that paycheck's gonna hit in a couple 372 00:18:54,370 --> 00:18:56,210 days, but you gotta get home. 373 00:18:57,010 --> 00:19:01,450 I remember the shame of feeling like everybody has their 374 00:19:01,450 --> 00:19:03,650 finances together more than you do. 375 00:19:05,250 --> 00:19:09,610 But what I also know is that I was young and now I am old. 376 00:19:09,610 --> 00:19:13,650 Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children 377 00:19:14,050 --> 00:19:15,410 begging for bread. 378 00:19:15,410 --> 00:19:18,610 See, men, being a provider is not about a number. 379 00:19:18,770 --> 00:19:23,090 It's an identity that you walk in that says, I'm gonna work to provide 380 00:19:23,090 --> 00:19:24,150 for house. 381 00:19:24,150 --> 00:19:26,430 I'm gonna work to provide for God's house. 382 00:19:26,510 --> 00:19:30,070 And then I'm gonna trust that what I have in his hands turns what 383 00:19:30,070 --> 00:19:31,550 I have into enough. 384 00:19:31,790 --> 00:19:34,830 And because he's the ultimate provider, and I'm gonna be like my 385 00:19:34,830 --> 00:19:35,230 father. 386 00:19:41,710 --> 00:19:46,710 And I know, I know because I've been a pastor for a few years 387 00:19:46,710 --> 00:19:49,430 now, hearing a message like this, Some of you men, you're thinking 388 00:19:49,430 --> 00:19:53,030 to yourself, okay, Evan, my wife has a good job. 389 00:19:53,750 --> 00:19:56,390 She actually happens to make more than I do. 390 00:19:57,990 --> 00:19:59,590 And I think that's great. 391 00:19:59,750 --> 00:20:03,430 Some of you, you might be thinking, okay, Pastor, I got laid 392 00:20:03,430 --> 00:20:03,750 off. 393 00:20:04,150 --> 00:20:05,510 This all sounds great. 394 00:20:05,510 --> 00:20:07,030 I couldn't control that. 395 00:20:07,350 --> 00:20:09,950 And the fact that I'm not working right now, does that make 396 00:20:09,950 --> 00:20:10,870 me less of a man? 397 00:20:12,790 --> 00:20:15,830 And what I want to say to you, number one, I think that's amazing 398 00:20:15,830 --> 00:20:17,830 that you have a woman of God in your life. 399 00:20:18,320 --> 00:20:19,200 Proverbs 31. 400 00:20:19,200 --> 00:20:23,200 Woman that brings finances into your family blesses your family. 401 00:20:23,280 --> 00:20:24,240 That's amazing. 402 00:20:25,440 --> 00:20:31,200 Number two, I know that Things happen outside of your control. 403 00:20:31,760 --> 00:20:36,480 Layoffs happen, injuries happen, you get laid off. 404 00:20:37,600 --> 00:20:40,480 And you as a man, you might feel like you're in an in between 405 00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:45,760 season right now, but what I want to caution you against men is 406 00:20:45,760 --> 00:20:49,730 don't let your in between season turn into a full, forever 407 00:20:49,730 --> 00:20:50,130 season. 408 00:20:50,690 --> 00:20:53,170 Because some of you are like, man, I got laid off. 409 00:20:53,170 --> 00:20:56,850 And I'm saying, brother, that was 18 months ago. 410 00:20:58,450 --> 00:21:02,890 You're dangerously close to laying in it and staying in it instead 411 00:21:02,890 --> 00:21:04,130 of walking through it. 412 00:21:05,810 --> 00:21:09,250 And so God, he's called you to be a provider. 413 00:21:11,970 --> 00:21:18,740 I want to read in first Timothy 5, verse 8, before I read 414 00:21:18,740 --> 00:21:21,460 this, I want to let you know this is not Evan Wilson's opinion. 415 00:21:21,460 --> 00:21:22,260 Don't get mad at me. 416 00:21:22,260 --> 00:21:26,420 This is the word of God, verse 8. 417 00:21:26,420 --> 00:21:30,300 It says, but if anyone does not provide for his relatives and 418 00:21:30,300 --> 00:21:34,940 especially for members of his household, he is denied the faith 419 00:21:35,740 --> 00:21:37,740 and is worse than an unbeliever. 420 00:21:39,820 --> 00:21:43,550 Now, I want you to underline, if you got your Bible, three words 421 00:21:43,790 --> 00:21:44,510 in this verse. 422 00:21:44,510 --> 00:21:45,550 Are you ready for them? 423 00:21:47,710 --> 00:21:49,710 His, his, and he. 424 00:21:51,550 --> 00:21:52,790 Notice it doesn't say she. 425 00:21:52,790 --> 00:21:53,710 It doesn't say her. 426 00:21:53,710 --> 00:21:56,830 Not that a woman of God cannot earn and help provide. 427 00:21:56,830 --> 00:22:00,670 But I'm saying this is a mandate and a mantle that is placed 428 00:22:00,670 --> 00:22:01,470 on men. 429 00:22:01,790 --> 00:22:03,870 And it actually says, this is the word of God. 430 00:22:03,870 --> 00:22:06,510 If you deny that call, you have denied the faith, and you're 431 00:22:06,510 --> 00:22:08,030 actually worse than an unbeliever. 432 00:22:08,110 --> 00:22:10,910 And I know this part of the sermon doesn't get shouts, but, man, 433 00:22:10,910 --> 00:22:11,710 we need to get this. 434 00:22:17,870 --> 00:22:21,830 Because the reality and why I'm preaching this so emphatically 435 00:22:21,830 --> 00:22:25,870 and why I believe God takes this so seriously is that as a man, 436 00:22:25,870 --> 00:22:31,710 if you do not function as a provider, you end up becoming a parasite. 437 00:22:34,430 --> 00:22:38,590 And as I'm sure you're getting a sense for by this point in the 438 00:22:38,590 --> 00:22:40,670 message, David is a complicated guy. 439 00:22:41,520 --> 00:22:45,320 And in his life, the pendulum swings in both extremes. 440 00:22:45,320 --> 00:22:47,840 Sometimes he really gets it, other times he does not. 441 00:22:48,080 --> 00:22:51,840 And so I want to look at David's life, and I want to go back 442 00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:56,560 to a time when he stepped out outside of being a provider, and 443 00:22:56,560 --> 00:22:58,240 he actually became a parasite. 444 00:22:58,240 --> 00:23:02,600 We're going to read in 2nd Samuel, chapter 12, but to give you 445 00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:07,120 some more context, David, when he slept with Bathsheba, not only 446 00:23:07,280 --> 00:23:11,510 did he sleep with a married woman, but he actually orchestrated 447 00:23:11,510 --> 00:23:15,670 for her husband to die on the battlefield in order to cover up 448 00:23:15,670 --> 00:23:16,310 his sin. 449 00:23:16,870 --> 00:23:18,990 And so this all happens. 450 00:23:18,990 --> 00:23:23,990 And then God commissions David's friend Nathan to confront 451 00:23:23,990 --> 00:23:24,870 David about this. 452 00:23:24,870 --> 00:23:29,550 And the way David chooses to do it is with a fictional Story to 453 00:23:29,550 --> 00:23:31,950 draw attention to what David had done. 454 00:23:31,950 --> 00:23:35,510 And so we're gonna be 2nd Samuel 12, verse 1. 455 00:23:38,280 --> 00:23:40,720 And it says, the Lord sent Nathan to David. 456 00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:45,080 And he came to him and said to him, there was two men in a certain 457 00:23:45,080 --> 00:23:47,240 city, one rich and the other poor. 458 00:23:47,720 --> 00:23:52,320 The rich man had very many flocks and herds, but the poor man 459 00:23:52,320 --> 00:23:54,840 had nothing but one little lamb which he had bought. 460 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:58,440 And he brought it up, and it grew up with him and his children. 461 00:23:58,440 --> 00:24:02,910 It used to eat of his morsel and drink from his cup and lie in 462 00:24:02,910 --> 00:24:05,270 his arms, and it was like a daughter to him. 463 00:24:05,750 --> 00:24:08,510 Some of you dog parents that let your dog kiss you on the mouth. 464 00:24:08,510 --> 00:24:09,270 This is you. 465 00:24:11,670 --> 00:24:14,230 It's gross, but praise God, we'll pray for you. 466 00:24:15,430 --> 00:24:18,470 Now, there came a traveler to the rich man. 467 00:24:18,470 --> 00:24:22,710 And the rich man was unwilling to take one of his own flock or herd 468 00:24:22,790 --> 00:24:24,870 to prepare for the guests who had come to him. 469 00:24:24,950 --> 00:24:28,430 So instead, he took the poor man's land and prepared it for the 470 00:24:28,430 --> 00:24:28,900 man who. 471 00:24:29,050 --> 00:24:30,090 Who had come to him. 472 00:24:30,730 --> 00:24:34,610 Now, upon hearing this, David, he gets angry. 473 00:24:34,610 --> 00:24:35,490 Righteously angry. 474 00:24:35,490 --> 00:24:37,650 Okay, Nathan, we got to find this guy. 475 00:24:37,650 --> 00:24:39,210 We got to find this rich man. 476 00:24:39,290 --> 00:24:40,370 He needs to die. 477 00:24:40,370 --> 00:24:43,050 Then we need to find the poor man, and we need to multiply and 478 00:24:43,050 --> 00:24:44,890 restore to him fourfold what was taken. 479 00:24:45,130 --> 00:24:47,090 And so David's getting all worked up. 480 00:24:47,090 --> 00:24:51,770 And then Nathan looks him dead in the eye and he says, david, this 481 00:24:51,770 --> 00:24:52,810 story is about you. 482 00:24:54,330 --> 00:24:59,770 You are the rich man, and you took in your plenty, in your kingly 483 00:24:59,770 --> 00:25:00,170 riches. 484 00:25:00,170 --> 00:25:02,090 You took something that you shouldn't have had. 485 00:25:03,210 --> 00:25:05,130 Because what do parasites do? 486 00:25:06,490 --> 00:25:08,730 Parasites eat what they don't earn. 487 00:25:08,970 --> 00:25:12,570 Parasites, they get fat while the house gets weak. 488 00:25:12,650 --> 00:25:16,730 Parasites, they have no regard for who they're taking from. 489 00:25:16,730 --> 00:25:19,010 Parasites, they don't build legacy. 490 00:25:19,010 --> 00:25:20,010 They bleed it dry. 491 00:25:22,820 --> 00:25:27,380 And so don't be like David in this instance. 492 00:25:27,380 --> 00:25:29,900 Be a provider man. 493 00:25:29,900 --> 00:25:31,220 Somebody say provider. 494 00:25:31,860 --> 00:25:32,420 Amen. 495 00:25:32,420 --> 00:25:37,540 If you want to be the real alpha, I know that word is used, 496 00:25:37,619 --> 00:25:39,460 it means different things to different people. 497 00:25:39,460 --> 00:25:44,020 But if you want to be the real man, it's not who has the biggest 498 00:25:44,020 --> 00:25:46,340 muscles, the biggest bank account, the nicest car. 499 00:25:46,340 --> 00:25:48,630 It's the man who's the most generous. 500 00:25:48,630 --> 00:25:52,110 It's the man who gives of himself, that the people around him's 501 00:25:52,110 --> 00:25:55,030 lives are better because he's in leadership. 502 00:25:57,510 --> 00:26:00,350 And so you can be a protector and a provider. 503 00:26:00,350 --> 00:26:02,630 But can I tell you where most men really miss it? 504 00:26:03,510 --> 00:26:06,510 Because I know that many of you, maybe you've stepped into those 505 00:26:06,510 --> 00:26:12,390 first two, but the reality is you can protect and you can provide. 506 00:26:13,580 --> 00:26:18,700 But if you don't learn how to pray, then you're never gonna step 507 00:26:18,700 --> 00:26:21,660 in as a man to who God's called you to be. 508 00:26:22,700 --> 00:26:24,780 I'm talking about priesthood. 509 00:26:26,620 --> 00:26:27,620 Because let's be real. 510 00:26:27,620 --> 00:26:28,580 Can we be real right now? 511 00:26:28,580 --> 00:26:28,940 Church. 512 00:26:29,100 --> 00:26:33,620 There's a lot of secular red pill podcasters that are preaching 513 00:26:33,620 --> 00:26:37,300 this message of you gotta be a provider, you gotta be a protector, 514 00:26:37,300 --> 00:26:39,100 you gotta be a high value man. 515 00:26:39,560 --> 00:26:43,280 And men who don't even follow Jesus are flocking to these kind 516 00:26:43,280 --> 00:26:46,080 of messages because it resonates with something on the inside 517 00:26:46,080 --> 00:26:46,520 of them. 518 00:26:46,520 --> 00:26:47,720 But can I be real? 519 00:26:47,720 --> 00:26:48,920 Can I be blunt? 520 00:26:48,920 --> 00:26:55,560 It also feeds on the pride of a man to say, oh yeah, I'm a protector, 521 00:26:55,640 --> 00:26:56,880 I'm a provider. 522 00:26:56,880 --> 00:26:59,720 Look at me, look at all the people that I can take care of. 523 00:27:00,200 --> 00:27:07,100 But can I tell you that if you are only a protector, if you are 524 00:27:07,100 --> 00:27:10,780 only a provider, and you don't catch a revelation of priesthood. 525 00:27:14,300 --> 00:27:18,540 See, the antidote to pride in a man is priesthood. 526 00:27:19,580 --> 00:27:22,460 It's not about looking impressive in the eyes of the world. 527 00:27:22,540 --> 00:27:24,580 It's how yielded and submitted. 528 00:27:24,580 --> 00:27:26,460 Can I be in the presence of my father? 529 00:27:29,260 --> 00:27:36,610 And so we're talking about, about priesthood husbands. 530 00:27:36,610 --> 00:27:37,850 Can I talk to you for a moment? 531 00:27:42,410 --> 00:27:46,890 Can I tell you what your wife needs even more than your financial 532 00:27:46,970 --> 00:27:47,610 provision? 533 00:27:49,130 --> 00:27:50,250 She needs your prayers. 534 00:27:51,770 --> 00:27:53,290 She needs your encouragement. 535 00:27:55,690 --> 00:28:00,490 See, more than hearing another preacher on a microphone on a stage 536 00:28:00,490 --> 00:28:03,890 preaching a message on a Sunday, she needs to hear and feel 537 00:28:03,890 --> 00:28:05,290 your prayers on a Monday. 538 00:28:05,770 --> 00:28:10,010 And your prayers, your encouragement, no matter how inarticulate 539 00:28:10,010 --> 00:28:13,890 you feel that they may be, will do more for the soul of your 540 00:28:13,890 --> 00:28:17,690 wife than a hundred sermons preached by a man who is not her 541 00:28:17,690 --> 00:28:18,250 husband. 542 00:28:21,450 --> 00:28:23,450 And I had to learn this crash course. 543 00:28:23,450 --> 00:28:24,570 Young married man. 544 00:28:24,650 --> 00:28:28,960 No podcast, no conference, no altar call can replace the prayer 545 00:28:29,110 --> 00:28:35,350 priesthood of your home fathers, fathers. 546 00:28:35,510 --> 00:28:40,630 As a young father myself, can I tell you that what your kids need 547 00:28:40,710 --> 00:28:45,350 more than you teaching them how to throw a baseball is you showing 548 00:28:45,350 --> 00:28:47,430 them how to throw a petition up to heaven. 549 00:28:49,030 --> 00:28:53,470 If they have seen you get worked up over a game more than they 550 00:28:53,470 --> 00:28:57,110 have seen you on your face before your God, they are gonna grow 551 00:28:57,110 --> 00:29:01,350 up in an increasingly strong secular world having no idea how 552 00:29:01,350 --> 00:29:03,390 to withstand the things that are coming their way. 553 00:29:03,470 --> 00:29:11,230 They need to see your priesthood and single man. 554 00:29:12,510 --> 00:29:19,670 I didn't forget you, what a blessing that it is to be single 555 00:29:19,670 --> 00:29:20,350 right now. 556 00:29:28,520 --> 00:29:32,960 And I can feel the collective eye roll of seven campuses of our 557 00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:34,680 church hearing that from a married guy. 558 00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:35,720 I feel it. 559 00:29:35,720 --> 00:29:36,240 I've been there. 560 00:29:36,240 --> 00:29:37,240 I've been in conferences. 561 00:29:37,720 --> 00:29:40,519 Okay, easy for you to say, married preacher man. 562 00:29:41,080 --> 00:29:42,200 I want a wife. 563 00:29:43,720 --> 00:29:46,080 But what a blessing it is to be single. 564 00:29:46,080 --> 00:29:51,400 Now, hearing messages like this, getting the revelation of priesthood, 565 00:29:52,480 --> 00:29:57,800 imagine the power in your marriage if you go into it healed 566 00:29:57,800 --> 00:30:00,800 and whole and the man that God called you to be. 567 00:30:06,400 --> 00:30:13,160 Because when a man does not become the priest of his house, he 568 00:30:13,160 --> 00:30:14,880 becomes a poison to his family. 569 00:30:17,450 --> 00:30:18,330 Can I say that again? 570 00:30:18,410 --> 00:30:22,410 The man who doesn't become the priest of his home will become a 571 00:30:22,410 --> 00:30:23,850 poison to his family. 572 00:30:26,570 --> 00:30:31,570 Some of you men, you feel like that's you right now, but can I tell 573 00:30:31,570 --> 00:30:33,650 you more about David's life? 574 00:30:33,650 --> 00:30:37,090 This mighty man that we hear about and that we color in coloring 575 00:30:37,090 --> 00:30:37,570 books about? 576 00:30:37,570 --> 00:30:43,290 See, when David stepped out as operating as a priest, his baby died 577 00:30:44,080 --> 00:30:45,600 as a judgment for his sin. 578 00:30:45,840 --> 00:30:49,880 His son violated his own sister because David did not protect 579 00:30:49,880 --> 00:30:51,360 the purity of his home. 580 00:30:51,520 --> 00:30:55,200 Another son, he took things into his own hands and he committed 581 00:30:55,200 --> 00:30:55,600 murder. 582 00:30:56,160 --> 00:30:59,559 And then that same son rebelled and tried to overthrow David. 583 00:30:59,559 --> 00:31:03,840 And then that same son died because David did not deal with the 584 00:31:03,840 --> 00:31:05,680 sin that was knocking at his door. 585 00:31:07,760 --> 00:31:11,000 And some of you, right now, you're thinking, man, I thought my 586 00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:12,320 family was dysfunctional. 587 00:31:13,720 --> 00:31:16,360 I see myself a whole lot more in David now. 588 00:31:17,720 --> 00:31:22,440 And you might be thinking, okay, I don't want that for my family. 589 00:31:23,240 --> 00:31:24,920 I know enough to know that. 590 00:31:24,920 --> 00:31:27,800 But I don't know how to be a priest. 591 00:31:30,120 --> 00:31:31,160 And so I want to. 592 00:31:31,400 --> 00:31:34,960 As we get ready to close, I want to give you five things that 593 00:31:34,960 --> 00:31:35,880 a priest does. 594 00:31:36,920 --> 00:31:40,410 If you haven't written anything else down, this whole sermon, 595 00:31:40,410 --> 00:31:41,170 shame on you. 596 00:31:41,170 --> 00:31:44,130 Number one, it's a joke. 597 00:31:44,450 --> 00:31:47,330 Number two, I think this is gonna help somebody. 598 00:31:49,890 --> 00:31:51,650 Five things that a priest does. 599 00:31:51,730 --> 00:31:55,090 Number one, A priest stands in the gap. 600 00:31:56,130 --> 00:31:59,010 When nobody else is praying, you're praying. 601 00:31:59,010 --> 00:31:59,730 Man of God. 602 00:31:59,730 --> 00:32:02,850 When nobody else is fasting, you're fasting. 603 00:32:02,850 --> 00:32:04,630 When nobody else feels like what? 604 00:32:04,780 --> 00:32:05,420 Worshiping. 605 00:32:05,420 --> 00:32:08,460 You turn up the worship music and you praise your God. 606 00:32:08,540 --> 00:32:12,300 See, you set the atmosphere of your home when you're a priest. 607 00:32:13,340 --> 00:32:17,340 Number two, a priest offers sacrifice. 608 00:32:18,060 --> 00:32:21,340 You sacrifice your time, your preference, your ego. 609 00:32:22,140 --> 00:32:25,980 You sacrifice for the sake of leading your family to the cross. 610 00:32:27,580 --> 00:32:33,430 Number three, priests teach and model God's word. 611 00:32:35,270 --> 00:32:39,270 Now, you don't have to have a microphone and scream and foam at 612 00:32:39,270 --> 00:32:41,670 the mouth like some preachers. 613 00:32:41,670 --> 00:32:47,230 But maybe what that looks like, men, is being the guy that 614 00:32:47,230 --> 00:32:51,870 says, no matter how busy we are as a family, no matter how many 615 00:32:51,870 --> 00:32:56,590 travel, sports we are signed up for, no matter what extracurriculars 616 00:32:56,590 --> 00:32:59,690 there are, we are going to sit down with the daily growth journal 617 00:33:00,010 --> 00:33:03,050 every single day, and we're going to open up the word of God. 618 00:33:04,250 --> 00:33:06,970 See, we made it as easy for you as we could, man. 619 00:33:07,130 --> 00:33:08,930 We want to put a sword in your hand. 620 00:33:08,930 --> 00:33:12,450 But, see, a priest, he teaches and models God's word. 621 00:33:12,450 --> 00:33:15,210 Number four, A priest blesses people. 622 00:33:17,610 --> 00:33:22,810 Man, if we only knew the effect that our words actually have 623 00:33:24,040 --> 00:33:25,160 on the people in our life. 624 00:33:25,160 --> 00:33:27,880 Our wives, our kids, if you're single, your cat. 625 00:33:35,160 --> 00:33:37,960 We don't realize the effect that our words have. 626 00:33:38,680 --> 00:33:42,120 And I think if we took an inventory, we'd realize we speak 627 00:33:42,120 --> 00:33:43,560 more curses than blessings. 628 00:33:43,560 --> 00:33:45,320 But a priest blesses his home. 629 00:33:47,400 --> 00:33:48,120 Number five. 630 00:33:49,250 --> 00:33:51,970 A priest keeps the house holy. 631 00:33:53,570 --> 00:33:58,170 A priest says, there are some things that are not gonna cross over 632 00:33:58,170 --> 00:33:59,970 the threshold of my home. 633 00:34:00,210 --> 00:34:02,090 I'm gonna be the gatekeeper. 634 00:34:02,090 --> 00:34:04,809 I'm gonna cast out what needs to be cast out. 635 00:34:04,809 --> 00:34:08,530 And as for me and my house, I will serve the Lord. 636 00:34:08,610 --> 00:34:12,610 I'm gonna filter culture, and I'm gonna lift up the name of Jesus 637 00:34:12,610 --> 00:34:13,490 in my home. 638 00:34:16,700 --> 00:34:19,140 A priest keeps his home holy. 639 00:34:19,140 --> 00:34:26,540 And now, as we get ready to close my fourth close, I know that 640 00:34:27,340 --> 00:34:33,020 that list, to many of you men, it was not inspiring, it was crippling, 641 00:34:33,580 --> 00:34:37,460 because it reminded you of all the ways that you feel like you're 642 00:34:37,460 --> 00:34:38,460 not measuring up. 643 00:34:39,910 --> 00:34:40,790 You know, Evan. 644 00:34:41,350 --> 00:34:42,470 Yeah, I get it. 645 00:34:42,470 --> 00:34:46,710 I can't remember the last time I prayed, let alone prayed for my 646 00:34:46,710 --> 00:34:47,110 family. 647 00:34:48,070 --> 00:34:53,590 Lord, man, you know, I feel like I probably cussed out my family 648 00:34:53,750 --> 00:34:55,350 more than I've encouraged them. 649 00:34:55,510 --> 00:34:56,870 I don't know the word of God. 650 00:34:56,870 --> 00:34:58,910 How am I supposed to teach the word of God? 651 00:34:58,910 --> 00:35:01,870 And you're thinking through all of these reasons why you can't 652 00:35:01,870 --> 00:35:07,080 be a priest, but can I tell you Miami? 653 00:35:07,080 --> 00:35:08,800 Can I tell you Indiana? 654 00:35:08,800 --> 00:35:10,240 Can I tell you Long Island? 655 00:35:11,840 --> 00:35:16,560 That's kind of the whole point of this faith that we walk in, is 656 00:35:16,560 --> 00:35:18,400 that you cannot measure up. 657 00:35:19,360 --> 00:35:20,640 You actually can't do it. 658 00:35:20,640 --> 00:35:22,560 On your best day, you're gonna fail. 659 00:35:24,000 --> 00:35:29,040 Because, see, we as men, we live in this tension of responsibility 660 00:35:29,360 --> 00:35:30,000 and release. 661 00:35:30,970 --> 00:35:33,210 As a man, I'm responsible for my walk. 662 00:35:33,290 --> 00:35:35,130 I'm responsible for my family. 663 00:35:35,130 --> 00:35:36,970 I'm responsible for my home. 664 00:35:36,970 --> 00:35:41,290 But if you only ever catch a revelation of responsibility and 665 00:35:41,290 --> 00:35:45,370 never a revelation of release to Jesus, you're gonna find that 666 00:35:45,370 --> 00:35:48,090 you're building a house of cards, and it's gonna come crashing 667 00:35:48,090 --> 00:35:48,410 down. 668 00:35:54,890 --> 00:35:56,130 Because here's the truth. 669 00:35:56,130 --> 00:36:01,210 You don't have to lead anybody to the dead end that is yourself. 670 00:36:01,210 --> 00:36:03,250 You just gotta lead them to the foot of the cross. 671 00:36:03,650 --> 00:36:05,290 You don't have to be perfect men. 672 00:36:05,290 --> 00:36:15,170 You just gotta show them who is Takes the pressure off, doesn't 673 00:36:15,170 --> 00:36:15,410 It. 674 00:36:17,810 --> 00:36:19,410 Because, see, man, we gotta. 675 00:36:19,730 --> 00:36:21,890 We gotta grow beyond the minimums. 676 00:36:22,940 --> 00:36:25,820 We gotta grow beyond checking the boxes. 677 00:36:25,900 --> 00:36:26,380 All right? 678 00:36:26,380 --> 00:36:28,100 I took my family to church on Sunday. 679 00:36:28,100 --> 00:36:28,620 Praise God. 680 00:36:28,620 --> 00:36:29,260 That you did. 681 00:36:30,380 --> 00:36:31,940 I provided for my family. 682 00:36:31,940 --> 00:36:33,660 I went to work 9 to 5. 683 00:36:34,540 --> 00:36:35,820 I checked my box. 684 00:36:36,860 --> 00:36:41,260 Because, see, following Jesus is not a formula. 685 00:36:41,580 --> 00:36:42,620 It's a funeral. 686 00:36:43,020 --> 00:36:46,060 It's going to take dying to yourself, man of God. 687 00:36:46,060 --> 00:36:47,980 It's going to say, I'm going to look inward. 688 00:36:48,550 --> 00:36:49,910 I'm gonna kill the predator. 689 00:36:49,910 --> 00:36:51,590 I'm gonna kill the parasite. 690 00:36:51,590 --> 00:36:57,510 I'm gonna kill the poison deep in my heart, and I'm gonna step in. 691 00:36:58,070 --> 00:37:01,990 And so right now, under the sound of my voice, I want to know 692 00:37:01,990 --> 00:37:04,270 which men are gonna answer the call. 693 00:37:04,270 --> 00:37:05,070 Because you know what? 694 00:37:05,070 --> 00:37:06,630 I'm not even gonna count down. 695 00:37:06,790 --> 00:37:11,030 Because a man of valor does not need a countdown to step up and 696 00:37:11,030 --> 00:37:12,470 step into what God has. 697 00:37:12,630 --> 00:37:14,910 So right now, I want you to jump up on your feet. 698 00:37:14,910 --> 00:37:18,830 If you are a man who says, I'm going to be a protector, I'm going 699 00:37:18,830 --> 00:37:19,910 to be a provider. 700 00:37:19,910 --> 00:37:21,990 I'm going to be the priest of my home. 701 00:37:21,990 --> 00:37:23,830 Come on, can we get loud right now? 702 00:37:23,830 --> 00:37:26,710 There's men in living rooms right now standing up. 703 00:37:26,710 --> 00:37:29,510 There's men in Miami standing up right now. 704 00:37:32,870 --> 00:37:35,990 We're killing the predator. 705 00:37:35,990 --> 00:37:37,910 We're killing the parasite. 706 00:37:37,910 --> 00:37:39,510 We're killing the poison, man. 707 00:38:32,451 --> 00:38:34,691 But you can't do it by yourself. 708 00:38:35,171 --> 00:38:36,451 I think we know that. 709 00:38:36,611 --> 00:38:40,611 And I would be remiss, as a preacher of the gospel today if I 710 00:38:40,611 --> 00:38:44,651 commissioned you to be the priest of your home without reminding 711 00:38:44,651 --> 00:38:47,651 you that there is a high priest who leads you. 712 00:38:51,971 --> 00:38:54,771 Hebrews chapter four is going to encourage somebody. 713 00:38:56,301 --> 00:38:56,941 Verse 14. 714 00:38:56,941 --> 00:39:01,941 It says, since then, we have a great high priest who has passed 715 00:39:01,941 --> 00:39:02,941 through the heavens. 716 00:39:03,101 --> 00:39:04,701 Jesus, the son of God. 717 00:39:04,861 --> 00:39:08,861 Let us hold fast our confession, for we do not have a 718 00:39:08,861 --> 00:39:15,501 high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weakness, but 719 00:39:15,501 --> 00:39:18,221 one who in every respect has been tempted as we are. 720 00:39:18,221 --> 00:39:18,941 Hear me, man. 721 00:39:20,141 --> 00:39:21,661 Yet he was without sin. 722 00:39:21,741 --> 00:39:26,841 Let us then with confidence, draw near to the throne of grace 723 00:39:26,841 --> 00:39:31,361 that we may receive mercy and find grace in our time of need. 724 00:39:31,361 --> 00:39:33,921 See, David, he couldn't save his sons. 725 00:39:33,921 --> 00:39:36,521 But Jesus overcame the world, David. 726 00:39:36,521 --> 00:39:38,761 He ran from the fight he should have been in. 727 00:39:38,840 --> 00:39:42,281 But Jesus, he stepped in the fight that nobody else could. 728 00:39:42,521 --> 00:39:43,081 David. 729 00:39:43,161 --> 00:39:44,921 He knew how to build altars. 730 00:39:44,921 --> 00:39:48,601 But Jesus stepped onto the altar as a sacrifice. 731 00:39:48,951 --> 00:39:52,231 See, I'm grateful for scripture to see ourselves in men 732 00:39:52,231 --> 00:39:53,031 like David. 733 00:39:53,031 --> 00:39:54,951 But you don't just need to see yourself. 734 00:39:54,951 --> 00:39:56,151 You need a savior. 735 00:40:00,791 --> 00:40:04,311 And so there's men being commissioned all over the world right 736 00:40:04,311 --> 00:40:04,631 now. 737 00:40:04,711 --> 00:40:08,151 Count yourself among the ranks of mighty men of valor today. 738 00:40:09,191 --> 00:40:09,631 Come on. 739 00:40:09,631 --> 00:40:11,111 Can we give a hand for our men?