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00:28 ♪ ♪ >> Good evening, everybody. 00:41 It's good to see all of you guys here. You know, I can't believe it that tonight. Today 00:46 was the 300 and 65th day of 2021. It's out of this. I my mind is blown that this year 00:55 is finally over. But you know what? Tonight? We will be bringing in the new Year by 01:04 praying. So you don't want to miss is going to be up in the Grand Ballroom B and c. 01:08 >> Ill be starting at 10, 30 and running through midnight. So it's going to be something 01:12 that you won't want to miss. But speaking about time, I kind of wanted let you guys 01:20 know a little behind the scenes of what was going on the last 2 years. So do you 01:25 guys remember where she why C 2020 was supposed to be? It was supposed to be in 01:32 Columbus, Ohio. This is in Columbus, Ohio. So what happened? So 01:39 >> he come after by many are by few all hopped in a car and drove all the way to Ohio from 01:44 Louisville. And we watch to the convention facilities and we toured the place and we're 01:49 like, yeah, this is crazy. And we were so excited. We started planning. We were like 01:56 shooting for the stars. It was incredible. But time after time. We hit brick wall after 02:10 break. Law. all. And we got to a place where it was like, what do we do now? Like 02:17 nothing we have planned is working. So like, what are we too? Anyways? We're pretty 02:25 deflated. we we got a rock and a hard place is it was pretty bad anyways. In March of this 02:32 year, the calm got together. And during that time we were reminded that our God, it's 02:39 still got of miracles right? So I earn floats. The sun stand still, the sun moves 02:50 backwards. I mean, what is this? How does this stuff happen? It just doesn't make 02:54 any sense, right? We were tempted to doubt that this guy, our guide. Couldn't 03:04 provide a way forward for us. And yet he did. I mean, look at us now. It it's not a 03:14 chance there. It's not by chance that you and I are here. In fact, God made the 03:20 way for you and I to be here. And I wanted you to know that. Unbeknownst to eat com. day 03:30 that we went up to Columbus. We have been praying for this conference and we've been 03:37 praying for every single one of you. I just want to read a quick first. That was very 03:44 encouraging to me during this time. It's a town in Isaiah Chapter 40, starting in verse 03:50 20 and it says. Have you not known. How do you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, 04:01 the creator of the ends of the Net. Neither faints nor is weary. There is no searching 04:09 of his understanding. He gives power to the week and those who have no might. He 04:16 increases strength. Even the U.S.. Shall faint and be wary. And the young men. And in this 04:26 case, one man show and early fall. Those who wait on the Lord. Including us. So we knew 04:34 their string. Welcome guys. >> Every J** I see there are some young people who will 04:44 tell me Jen. One my favorite things in July says the prayer and they'll be like beaming 04:52 telling me I will go to July. See, just for this. And Alice, Alice is one of those. So 05:00 Alice, tell us what was your first you? I see my a few as 2019. 05:04 >> What happened there? >> I no, I don't expect But the first thing in the Senate 05:11 where prayer meeting and had just I think that just met Gem Castor heard about just like 05:15 I'm going. So I got there. And I like, I'm just like even if I had just kind do I see 05:21 weather permitting, I just set. >> So this is your second 05:25 isn't it? That's right. And you have some dilemma that you have told me a while ago. Tell 05:32 them what happened. So we, Joe from Rockford, Illinois, to Texas. And so it was a whole 05:39 day driving. We got here we we can to the meeting and so went to bed around 1 one, 30. 05:43 >> As I had a decision to make, whether I was going to the prayer meeting that I love 05:47 that I could just come here for it. If I could just sleep in and then maybe I'll do it 05:53 on Friday and 7. >> What happened? What did you did? What was your decision? 06:00 So I realize that I was kind of like unable to make that decision since I was too tired 06:04 to let me go to sleep for a few hours. A look at the 5.30, and I'll see how I'm going. 06:09 And that time 5.30, came around. And I'm like, you know what? Let's do 10 more minutes 06:12 and see how we're doing snooze. Doctor do so much. Damage is out talking to 10 06:19 minutes later. And so like 10 minutes came and I was like use can I can skip this one? 06:25 Please like I'll go tomorrow. >> And the next day break beep of that. And I when I 06:29 remembered. That 2019. I just fell in love with the United Prayer. And I realize that 06:38 even that I'm 2 ahead, few hours of sleep and that day, adding even sleep during the 06:43 sermon. Some just like, you know, I'm going because the Lord supply then and that he 06:47 will today as well. >> Wow, praise the Lord and then. So when you decided to 06:55 come where you tired after the pair meeting not tied at all, I didn't sleep through 06:59 anything. And I I knew that had just come from the United Prayer that I had out there. 07:06 And I was just telling everyone that just like, were you at the prayer meeting? it 07:08 was. Powerful like and saw friends. Come to the United Prayer because it's amazing. 07:17 it's not like, you know, it's not as amazing as having a personal, you know, like time 07:21 with Jesus. But it's like right after that because it's like you're just it. Just 07:26 energize you for the rest of the day and they can see Jesus to you because of that time. 07:30 Can you say amen to that? Isn't there, joy, contagious? I can stop smiling, making one 07:36 hurts right now. Defense. You know what? This is one thing that they realize that our I 07:43 greatest arrests is found in the presence of Jesus. And as it is one thing that I that I 07:47 read as well, I'm just better facing here because it says that those who work more for 07:54 the Lord, those who have rested in his presence and Pence. You know what? When I 07:58 went to when I went I was a school in Wisconsin Academy. Alice was the one who was just 08:04 so excited about prayer. She pulled her friend. She pulled her. 08:08 >> Her classmates and even at the last night, we did not end it in the gym. She gathered 08:16 her classmates and some of the staff joined in and we spent United pray before we went to 08:19 her, the events, France. This is what happens when we fully resin the presence of guys. 08:24 Can you say amen to that? And tonight do not fail. Do not fail to join our midnight 08:33 prayer vigil that will start then 30 in the evening. What time? 10:30PM, in the evening 08:39 and we will be singing will be meeting the New Year. >> Actually, its new year 08:43 right now because the sun has set. But we will continue on as the world is celebrating 08:47 New Year's in a different way. We will be celebrating in the presence of God. Can you say 08:50 Amen? And France do not fail. Let's come together and let's not spend this time in the 08:56 presence of our Lord and at this very moment. Me and Alice and and Sabrina here alone 09:05 will kneel down. And let's be fair. Our highs for what God is about to do through us and 09:08 to us, especially in this coming year. Let's spend this a minute or 30 seconds in 09:15 silent prayer asking for the Holy Spirit to Phyllis Sabina and I was will sing the song. 09:21 >> Oh, gee, why CDA Love Jesus? Are you sure you love Jesus? And why do you love 09:34 Jesus? >> I We ought to love them all together. 09:47 ♪ ♪ ♪ 10:09 >> how many of you? That's why you're here tonight. >> Because you love. She says. 10:17 Tonight. Our sermon. Is entitled. Nothing. You can do. Nothing. You can do. Let us 10:31 pray. Mighty God. Everlasting father. It is your time. We have not come to hear the 10:48 words of a man. >> For philosophers off politicians. We've come to 10:55 hear the word of God. Unadulterated. And centered and she's so father, we pray 11:07 that you would use this man was but Doss before you. The father that you may speak 11:11 through me. And that you may speak to me. That Jesus may be lifted up. Hi. And that he may 11:21 draw every heart to him. Tonight. Teach us that there's nothing. We can do. This is 11:29 off And we offer this prayer from our hearts in the mighty name of Jesus. But all of 11:36 God's people say. If you have your bibles turn with me to the Gospel. 11:44 >> Of Lou. The Gospel of Luke Chapter 15. Beginning in verse one. When you're there, you 11:52 can say men. Okay, if you're not there, just say have mercy. Give you a couple 12:02 seconds. Luke. Chapter 15? Beginning in verse one. Are we there? The Bible says. Then 12:14 drew near on to him. All the public annes and centers. 4 to hear him. And the pharisees 12:23 and scribes complain. Saying this man. Receives centers. And eats with You see the 12:35 Pharisees gave this criticism of Christ. Because it was taught by the Jews. That 12:42 before God's love is extended to the center. He must first repent. He must manifest 12:52 sorrow for sin. And have a resolution to turn away from it. God's love would be 12:58 extended to you. But in their view, talking about the Jews. Repentance is a work by 13:08 manatee earns the favor of heaven. In other words, there was something you could do. So 13:17 that the love of God would be extended to you. It was this thought that led the pharisees 13:22 to exclaim. Donna Schmidt. And anger. This man. Receives Sooners. You see, in other 13:34 words, according to the Pharisees, Jesus should permit no one. Not one person. To 13:43 approach him except those who had already repentant. In other words, there was 13:50 something you could do. In order to earn the favor off of Jesus. But you see Jesus began 13:57 to give a parable in your Bible. It says in verse 3. And he spake this parable on to 14:03 them saying. What man of you? Having 100 sheep? If you lose one of them does not leave the 14:14 99 in the wilderness. And go after that, which is last until the fight. When he had 14:21 found it. He layeth it on the shoulders rejoicing and when he comes home, he called the 14:30 together his friends and neighbors saying onto them, rejoice with me. For I have 14:35 found my sheep, which was lost. I say unto you that likewise, joy shall be in 14:44 heaven over one center that repents. More than over 99 just persons which he'd no 14:50 repentance. Let's compare this Jewish idea. To the parable. She says. The Bible tells us 14:59 in verse 7. That there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner. How many centers? One 15:08 sinner who repents now if the sheep? Is a picture of the center. Please explain to me 15:16 what exactly did she do? From all the verses we read the only thing I saw the sheep do 15:24 was get lost. Can you say matter? He had 9 to get 100 sheep and only contribution to 15:33 the story is that the she got lost. That means that in the parable of the Lost sheep. 15:43 Jesus teachings, that salvation. Does not come through seeking after Gaut. 15:51 But through God's seeking after us, can you say meant? We do not be pent in order 15:56 that God may love us, but God reveals his love to us. I got to pause right here. But God 16:06 reveals to us his loft in order. That we may repent. That means that God love J** 16:14 before you even repented. That means that God love you. While you were watching the 16:20 pornography video. God loves you. While you were sitting in depression. Watching dark 16:26 videos on you tube contemplating your suicide note. God loves you. Every lie 16:31 you told. Every time Cooper tended to be spiritual. God loves you. While you were 16:40 m***********. God loves you. While you're having premarital sex with your boyfriend, your 16:45 girlfriend, God loves you and your greed and Before you even repented. And God reveals his 16:52 love to us that we may repent, which means that the preexisting repentance can use 17:00 a month. Brothers and sisters. You see the theological perspective of the Jews. 17:10 Perpetuated a culture. Shame is defined by Bryn a Brown who is an expert on shame. This is 17:20 how she defines it. The intense and painful feeling. That we are of and belong. The 17:33 intense and painful feeling. That we are unworthy. Of loft and belonging. You see, 17:43 remember my second daughter. Her name is more. Ari. I was coming home from work. And as 17:48 I walked in, you know, kids are when some other when somebody else does something 17:53 wrong. Kids are kind of like a newspaper person in the 1950's. Extra extra read all 18:02 about it. Mari messed up papas Bible, right? straw. They just want to advertise because like 18:09 somebody else about to get this spanking. So, of course, normally when I come home, all 18:16 my kids rushed the door. Papa Papa right. Kids jumper from everywhere. was not there. So 18:25 I went upstairs. My wife was starting worship. And as I walked into the room, art 18:32 singing a song after we sang a song that our Little Bible verse and then we prayed. So 18:37 I'm giving my kids Hugs. Goodnight. And I come and more are is acting like she doesn't 18:40 want to give me a heart. She OK, popular off to give the August said, of course, I want 18:44 to give you a hug. Why would I give you a hug? You're my sunshine. That's what I call 18:48 it. She said. It's okay. Probably ought to give Rba said, look, come here. 18:55 Sunshine can give pop a hug. She's fighting me the whole time. And finally, as I give 19:04 her a hug, I said, don't I know you messed up my Bible Bush years. You're still my 19:07 sunshine. And she immediately starts crying. And she says, but I don't feel like your 19:13 sunshine. You see when you and I fail Tell our own expectations of ourselves. We 19:24 feel just like my daughter. Not realizing that you are got sunshine. You want the 19:31 brightness of his life. And in that moment when you fail, when you're struggling over 19:39 and over and over and over and over and over. >> And probably even before 19:44 you came watch. And you're saying there's no way that got still sees me. Because this 19:57 emotion that my daughter was feeling. Was not guilt. It was shaking. She felt unworthy. 20:09 Unworthy to belong again. And the Jews created a coach. And my fear and our time. Is that 20:23 we as a church have recreated a similar culture. You see I want you to go forward in the 20:29 next parable. That Jesus gives on the prodigal son. I'm not going to rehash the whole 20:35 parable. We know the parable. But I want to start in verse 17 of Chapter 15. Luke Chapter 20:44 15 and verse 17. The Bible says and when he came to himself. How many hired 20:50 servants? How many janitors? How many low level sleeps? How many people does my dad just 20:58 hire just for the day? He says how many of these people of my fathers have bred enough and 21:08 to spare. And perish with hunger. Notice that it was the goodness of his father to the 21:14 lowest people in his house. That convinced him to come home. It was how his father 21:20 treated. The hired servants. These are people who are just waiting just to get a job one 21:28 day out of time. Nobody wanted to commit to employing them full time. So we're just going 21:36 to hire you. And then when the job is done, we let you go. And the prodigal son said 21:42 while the starving there and picks law. He said these are the lowest servants in my 21:49 father's house. In his provisions for them. Are so great. That they have enough 21:55 bread, an extra. And I'm out here. Perishing with hunger. I was the rise and I'm going to 22:03 go to my father. But notice what happens. It says in verse 18. And I will say to him, he 22:13 started preparing a speech. Pulled out his laptop, opened up Google Docs. I'm going to 22:20 start preparing much speech. And the Bible says this was a speech. I will say to him, 22:25 father. I have sinned against heaven. And before you. And I am no more and no longer 22:34 worthy. To be called your son. Make me as one of your hired servants. You see what that 22:44 emotion was. The moment he came in. He said I am no longer worth He went into 22:52 shape. The moment he put it in a speech. He was not coming home as the sun. He was coming 23:03 home as a safe. He wasn't coming home as a child. He was coming home as a hired work. 23:16 Because we think in our minds like the prodigal son, you see based on what I did. Based on 23:20 what I do based on my struggle. If I come back to God. I'm not coming back as a 23:27 beloved child of God. I'm coming back as a humble slave and serve it. But you see the 23:34 moment he said I am no longer worthy. He was saying I was worthy before. There was 23:42 something I use to do that are in my father's love in favor. There was something I use to 23:48 do. my father's respect and appreciation. There was something I use to do. That 23:57 allowed me to be called his son. Ucg Y C. The prodigal son in his Shane. Was telling us I 24:08 was worthy before when I was not struggling with l*** and pornography and m***********, 24:13 I was worthy before when I was not struggling with anger in jealousy and a judgmental 24:18 spirit. I was worthy before when my devotions were constant as the sun. I was 24:25 worthy before. When my prayer life was as deep as an ocean. I was worthy before when I was 24:36 canvassing every single day, praying multiple times a day selling truth filled 24:39 literature. I was worthy before. When I was on a mission and the jungles of the 24:47 Amazon or India or Diana roughing it for the sake of the gospel. I was worthy 24:52 before. But you see my worthiness changed the moment. I watched that pornography 24:59 video. My wording is changed the moment I engage in premarital sex. My words 25:08 exchange the moment I started struggling with jealousy and greed. My were they changed 25:15 when someone violated me as a child. Or in the case of sexual assault or violence. My 25:22 change. When I stopped praying consistently studying consistently and serving 25:29 consistently. And even though I confess and I feel sorrow for my failure, there is 25:37 always this nagging burden weighing on my back. Called Shane. Shame. Is that voice 25:49 that tells you to be quiet about your struggle. But you see the less we talk about it, 25:54 the more you got Shame is that voice. That tells you do you think you are? Shame is that 26:07 voice that tells you you will never be good enough. Shame. Is that voice that want to 26:15 call sauce and it tops on the shoulder. Some of I don't know what you're talking about. 26:20 Brother Sebastian, that has nothing to do with me. I feel completely worthy of love and 26:24 belonging. Or some of us are saying brother Sebastian, I know exactly what you're 26:31 talking about and we are not going to talk about that. You want to shut somebody down an 26:38 elevator. Talk to him about Shing. Shane is the voice that tells us. In our inside that 26:49 we are constantly judging ourselves. That yes, the sermon was great. And 26:57 everybody's coming out says Julia Sermon was great. Your Bible study was great. Your 26:59 ministry was great. Your 7 school class was great. And shame is that voice that says 27:03 no, you messed up here. You tripped over the Bible verse. They're just telling you that 27:09 just to be kind, not because they really mean it. Or some of us walk around. And we say, 27:15 well, you're only saying that because you're my husband or because you're my wife. You're 27:20 only saying that because you're my child or because you're my parent that Shane 27:22 talking. Because someone worthy. Driving. Shane does in a culture of silence and of 27:35 secrecy judgment. People want to know how do we get people to come to Wednesday night 27:42 prayer meeting. Brothers and sisters. We want to revive prayer meeting. We're going to 27:48 have to. Stop praying about lost Keith. The sick and the shot and only. And then we 27:58 need to start praying about. Come to a prayer meeting. About shameful issues. And 28:10 when people start hearing about people being delivered, not just from the guilt of 28:13 sin, but the shake. When Shane comes in. Shame is that voice that tells men. Never allow 28:28 yourself to be perceived as weak. Don't show emotion, don't cry. Don't get Don't be 28:35 afraid. Shame is that voice that tells every single woman that they must be perfect. You 28:45 see if you want to be a real Mom, you want to be a real proverbs. 31 woman. Well, 28:51 guess what? You've got to be able to homeschool your kids. You've got to be able to 28:54 maintain an amazing devotional life. You've got to be able to cook 3, completely organic 29:01 vegan meals from scratch. Using the ingredients in your garden in the backyard. While 29:11 also maintaining a healthy exercise life. Serving as the church treasurer and also be a 29:17 good mother and wife. You got to be every woman and you got to make it look easy. And if 29:24 you can't. You're a failure and you have no value in life. Is a cycle. Shame is directly 29:40 correlated. With addiction. Depression. Violence. Suicide. Bullying. Eating disorders. 29:56 You see this is often what is a big part of us falling into the same since over and over 30:00 and over and over again. >> It is the shame that prevents us for asking. 30:08 Because of you came to prayer meeting and they said brothers, you know, Aw, they 30:13 say by how many prayer requests. I'm struggling with m*********** and pornography. 30:17 How do you think that's going go over your church? I mean, the gossip wheel will be 30:25 active before you even leave. Zoom. You know, that's Barbara's son. I don't know if 30:33 she can continue to serve as a sub school superintendent. Because she's a good her house 30:36 in order. What elder is going to come forward? And talk about his struggle. What 30:45 pornography? What woman is going to come forward and talk about her jealousy and how she 30:54 secretly criticizing other women in the church. But it's all under the guise of I'm 30:58 just concerned. Sebastian, I'm not trying to gossip. I'm just concerned about Sarah. And we 31:11 fall into the trap like bees to honey. What's the concern? I'm not trying to gossip, but 31:19 I saw her at a hotel with. I hold on And what's underneath it all. Rather than asking for 31:36 help and say I'm jealous of Sarah. I'm going to gossip and hide it on to the cause 31:40 concern. And you wonder why creating a culture of gossip and judgment. People are 31:48 unwilling to come forward. Because they feel. I will not be treated as if I belong to 31:56 this church family. If I tell you this. I will not be a person treated as if I'm 32:02 worthy of loft. If I got pregnant outside of wedlock. You always know when it 32:10 happens because all the sudden that young sister stop coming to church. Because if they see 32:17 her pregnant. Who knows? How they will talk about her. And it will always follow her in 32:28 the church. Even though the Bible says Love keeps no record of wrongs. We've got a 32:35 whole library. And then we say we're like the Internet. We don't forget. But, you know. 32:47 All these addictions. All this depression, all this violence, all the suicide is inversely 32:56 correlated with killed. She like this prodigal son. It's OK. To confess that we made a 33:05 mistake. That's what he said. I've Against have an end before you. He's admitting his 33:14 guilt. I made a mistake. But it's not OK to say that we are on the stick. That's the 33:24 difference. Some of us believe because we are struggling. What's in it? Because we just 33:32 can't overcome. We don't believe that we've made a mistake. We believe that we 33:37 are a mistake. You see, I remember. On Christmas Day. Scrolling on Twitter. And some 33:52 crazy organization thought it was a good idea. To say, hey. Tell your abortion stories. So 34:02 I wait. Let me get this straight. thought this was a great idea. I'm going to ask 34:09 for stories about people who killed their baby. On Christmas. The day that we 34:16 celebrate the birth of the Messiah. But the interesting thing is, as is typical in the 34:23 Internet. It didn't go the way that they thought. One of the first story post I saw. Was a 34:33 person who said my mom was raped. And other people in our family. We're constantly 34:45 suggesting insinuating to her that she should get an abortion. And that person was 34:50 Dean colony. Who was a preacher, a J** watch. In 1967, a Canadian woman with 13 35:01 children became pregnant. Overwhelmed. She considered having an abortion. But she 35:10 eventually decided not to. And the child that she had was Celine Dion. Even my own life. 35:23 Remember asking my parents. About how like was conceived. The very first time my mother 35:33 was ever intimate. She became pregnant with Sebastian Braxton. First time ever. Lost 35:41 your virginity and pregnancy in the same incident. And I remember hearing this story 35:50 and thinking to myself. As I heard other people talk. About how their parents were like, 35:58 we just decided we wanted to start having children. We were married. We were settled out 36:02 in our careers. And we really wanted to have a child. And as I listen to the stories I was 36:09 thinking to myself here, I am just the result of 2 college students who could control 36:15 their hormones. There's no question. My parents considered. Because the result 36:23 and the collateral damage. Of my mom becoming pregnant. I didn't advantage university 36:29 outside of marriage in the 1970's and 80's, you will be expelled and she wants. As a 36:38 foreign student. People were stealing food from the cafeteria just to feed my mom 36:45 when she was pregnant. Because a pregnant girl on could not remain on campus. But my dad 36:53 to stay. When I was 13 this really bothered me a lot. And I mean, when I used to get in 37:06 trouble, I was a bad kid. I gave my mother. H*** on earth. I hope my mom doesn't go there 37:12 because already gave her a taste. I was a bad kid. I mean, when I was in trouble 37:24 and I would get punishment. You know, you're grounded. Go to your room. I mean, much. 37:30 That was like a jail sentence. You're grounded for the whole year. Literally. I mean, it 37:38 was just too many crimes. It was like standing before court count number one, count number 37:40 2, count number 3. 10 counts of disobedience. 5 counts of disrespect. 3 counts of 37:48 stealing from the kitchen without asking. 9 months. And while I was serving one of my 37:57 sentences. I was so low. I started wondering if my parents adopted me. You know, 38:12 kids were dramatic. I was like, I bet I'm adopted. They don't want to tell me. So what 38:26 I decided to do how the scheme in my mind and I wrote a little note. Like I ran away. 38:32 I left it on the desk and I opened the window. You know what a nice flow we curtain 38:35 right? Made it look like I ran away and I hid in the closet. And my mom was calling some 38:46 fashion company, >> No response was sheeba some our room. She comes in. She 38:51 reads the note. My mom says boy, come out the clock. 39:15 But you see. In my shame. I just wanted to see my mother cried 39:23 because she actually thought it was going. I wanted to see. How much my mother would miss 39:32 me if she actually believe that I was going. And brothers and sisters. It's what the 39:42 cross of Jesus wife. God wanted to show us. That and we were missing. This is the 39:54 pain. This is the grief. are the tears. That he would cry if we were gone. You see the 40:08 antidote, the kryptonite to shame. It's empathy. To understand why a person would 40:15 feel unworthy of love. To understand the emotion. And to a sense that what they need is 40:23 an affirmation of the relationship. So you watch the shepherd and the father in the 40:29 parables. You see when the shepherd came up on the sheet. I love this, quote, a Christ 40:37 object lesson she says with what relief. The Shepherd hears in the distance. The 40:44 sheep's first faint cry. Following the sound. He climbs the steepest heights. He goes 40:52 to the very edge of the precipice at the risk of his own life. Does he searches? 40:59 And while the cry growing fainter tell us about his sheep is ready to talk. At His 41:07 effort is rewarded. The last is found. That he does not score old the sheet. Because 41:16 it is causing so much trouble. He does not drive it with the whip. He does not even try to 41:23 leave it home. I need you to hear me tonight. In his joy. He takes that rumbling 41:34 creature. Upon his shoulders. If it is bruised. And wounded. He gathers it in his arms. 41:46 Pressing it close to his b****. That the warmth of his own heart. May give it life. 41:56 With gratitude that his search has not been in vain. He bears it back to the fold. Brothers 42:03 or sisters. We have to thank God. That when Jesus told this parable. About receiving 42:11 centers, he did not present to our imagination. Any picture of a summer full shepherd. 42:17 Returning without the sheet. He did not present a picture of failure. The parable does 42:24 not speak of the shepherd. Coming up short, but the Shepherd being successful. 42:31 Here is dog divine guarantee. They're not even one. Of the strain sheep of God's fold is 42:39 overlooked. Not one is left on, helped. Everyone got will submit to be ransom Christ 42:49 will rescue from the pit of corruption. And from the briars of sun. Can you say 42:53 men? See when the father came? The Bible says that he rent. When he saw his son a great 43:05 way off. You see in those times an authority figure did not run anywhere. And the 43:14 father was so desirous. To see his son home that he gave up his dignity. To run towards 43:21 his son. And when his son fell down on his feet and he says, Father, I've sinned against 43:29 heaven, I sinned against you and I'm no longer worthy. The father ignored his speech. 43:35 Because the father knew something. The sun never realized you would never worth 43:42 God does not love us because we are worthy. God loves us to make us worthy. And the crazy 43:51 thing is. The Bible says. That he said to his servants. That means the servants ran with 44:00 him. They saw the father take off and the service started running with it. When the Holy 44:09 Spirit starts drawing near to your heart. Angels come just along site. Just as excited. 44:18 Brothers and sisters. It's time for us to confront our Shing. My son. We're having a 44:35 family night. And right before I came home. To meet them for us to go out for family night. 44:47 My son dropped my youngest daughter on her back. Don't know why. don't know what was 44:54 going on. My youngest daughter was crying and crying. She was hurt. So we end up meeting at 45:02 the place where we're going. And as all the kids are getting our I D like, Hey, 45:08 Papa. Hey, pop a problem I wear, isn't it? And then our minivan. It's got the little 45:14 automatic doors right? So as my son is coming out of the back seat, the door that's 45:21 closest to me. He hits the button to close it. Because he's going to go out the other 45:25 side to avoid me. I said, are you doing? So no, this door. So he complies. He comes out 45:36 the door. He won't even look me in the eye. I said something was wrong. Won't say 45:42 anything. I said is it because what happened with your sister? He not. I said, do you 45:49 feel bad? You feel sad about it. He starts not e. By this point. He's crying. And I said 45:57 you don't want to see Papa because your you thought I would be upset. He said yes. 46:01 And I said Jen and look in the sun. In my ice. There's nothing you can do. To make me 46:11 stop loving. No matter what mistake you make. You're always going to be my guy. The 46:20 under Stenson. My son hugged me to tighten. She's ever me. And he cried. And as the tears 46:29 started hitting my eyes. I realized I never had a moment like that with my earthly 46:35 father. But I've definitely had one with my heavenly. And tonight. To some so steeped in 46:46 shame. Jesus is telling you. No matter what it No matter the secret Sen. No matter the 47:01 struggle, you're still my guy. You're still my sunshine. And tonight is the night on New 47:11 Year's Eve. To lay down these burdens of shame. And to enter into the new year completely 47:20 light and free. Knowing that God has loved you while you were making mistakes. Because 47:28 there's nothing you can too. To make. Got stopped loving you. He loved you already. 47:39 Even while you were rebelling. Every head is about every eye is closed. Father in heaven. 48:01 Already. To get over the Shing. We're ready to let it go. There's some people that 48:14 are shame. Because they are single. There are people who are shame because of their 48:22 secrets in. There are people who are a shame. Because of past mistakes. They feel 48:34 unworthy. and of belonging. And tonight, your spirit. Has gripped their hearts. To say 48:43 even when you field. You are still worth E. Fluff. And belonging. There's nothing you 48:54 can too. So there's a person tonight. This is my first appeal. There's someone. And 49:10 this is specifically for young men. Who are struggling with sexual son. I don't care if 49:21 it's pornography, m***********. Last situation with your girlfriend. But this 49:26 is specifically for young men. First. Your life. Has been burdened with Shane. And shame 49:37 is going to keep you in the cycle. And tonight you are ready. To confront this. It is 49:45 like no other son. It is equally the same. And the Gospel is equally powerful to 49:51 deliver Only need one young man to come to this altar first because that will 49:58 inspire the other young men to say I don't need to be a shame. But if you are that 50:05 young man and you are ready to be free. And to join hands with other young men to say we 50:10 can get ourselves through this. I want you to come to the salt. Because you see this 50:22 is where it gets real G Y C. We love to talk about nice, classy sins. But our young men 50:32 are struggling because I get the messages on social media. I get the text. I get the 50:37 calls. Because as young men, this is what's keeping us from being the leaders that God is 50:48 calling us to be. Because we feel on worth Because of shame. Because of our 50:55 struggles. And the devil is going to keep us bound. Inching. I do not share my 51:03 testimony for almost 10 years because I was she. That if I tell my couch, when people ask 51:11 me, what did you do? Why did you go to What happened with this? But I had to get over to 51:17 shake. And once my obsession became the glory of Jesus, his name. Watch my such obsession 51:26 became I'm not going to want a miracle. I want to be a miracle. We live in a culture 51:35 that tells men you can't ask for help. You don't get to struggle. Now. My next appeal. 51:46 As for that girl. That young woman. That mother. That is struggling to try to live to 51:56 some on attainable expectation. What she believes she's supposed to be to be 52:02 about the moment. And she's tired of the shooting. Because we're going to be that Your 52:14 skirts, not long enough. You have is not right. You're not dressing. Well. You can't be 52:22 this. You can't be dot no matter what you do. You will never be good enough. Tonight 52:27 is the night to let go of that shooting. There are some girl thinking all the reason. I'm 52:32 still single at my age dealing with There's some other that says I just can't do it all. 52:40 Dealing with Shing. But and all you can't be perfect, even though you can't do it all, 52:50 you are still worthy of and belonging. Even though we as young men have our struggle, 52:57 you are still worthy to be called the son of God. You are still his son. And, you know, 53:05 got to come far. He's got to me to a great way off. These are the moments that are 53:12 defining moments. These are the things that make the word of God true, an undeniable to 53:19 the world around us. What people say, you don't know where I've been. You don't 53:25 know that. what brought me from. You don't know the shape. Because the 53:32 righteousness of Jesus, the gospel of Jesus does not just deliver us from the Shame. 53:39 >> Because the moment you except crotch. You are covered it. He told his Well, not time 53:47 for a speech. Change. This Restore. His authority. Put sandals on his And for every 54:04 young woman who thinks what went on this, when I can get my hair done and be ready and 54:09 do this than I would be worthy of love belonging. >> That's over tonight. You're 54:14 already working. God reveals his love to you to make you worth. That's what woman of 54:25 God beautiful because she's already confidence and got a lot. She doesn't need a man's 54:28 life. She doesn't need a man to tension. Just other girls to compliment her dress. I 54:36 know that the god of the universe, the king says you are a great mother. I know 54:41 that the king of happen sides. You are as beautiful as the night sky. You are heading. We 54:55 let go of the shame. We can go into 2022. Completely different people. Let us Neal 55:08 together and pray. Father in heaven. You've spoken in this place. You have in this place. 55:32 And father, there are hundreds of young men would come to this altar. Because we've been 55:39 haunted by the demons of last. Secretly grappling with shame. Feeling unworthy to be the 55:50 spiritual leaders that you've called us to be. that's why we're here because we are 55:56 covered by the righteousness of Jesus. We may struggle we may fall, but that and fall 7 56:03 times and rises again. That's why we're here tonight to go into 2020, do saying we kept 56:10 getting up. That we're here to leave the shame. To accept that regardless of the 56:21 mistakes we have made, we have made mistakes, but we are not a must. So Lord, we are 56:25 praying. That as we turn to Jesus to do for us, what we cannot do for ourselves, 56:33 remind us that there's nothing that we can do. To separate ourselves from the love of 56:37 God. There's nothing that we can do that can deliver us from our situation. Jesus in 56:44 pieces only. And to his righteousness. We are and clean and and accepted. And we 56:56 belong. We've been adopted into the having the family. We're still your sons. And 57:04 father for. Your daughters. The world has made them feel less than West Place before an 57:13 unattainable standard. Who was told them that there have to be everyone. Just to be a 57:20 woman, you know, with that. More tonight, you're reminding them that they are still your 57:26 sunshine. They can still see that even when she can't do it all, she is still worthy of 57:34 love and belong. She is still your daughter. She is still your princess. She is still 57:41 the apple of your eye. She is still your child. Lord. We pray that as we leave these 57:51 burdens with you. Father may. We rise from our knees free. May. We rise from Arnesen 58:01 Loosed from the change of shame. And may we go forward knowing? That we're not trying 58:07 to strive against our struggles to be worthy of the love of God, but because we 58:12 are worth. Because Jesus is already revealed to watch his left. This is our prayer. And 58:22 we trust you helped us to be our experience. For. We offer this prayer from our hearts. 58:27 In Jesus name. ♪ ♪ 58:40 ♪ ♪ ♪ |
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