1 00:00:06,160 --> 00:00:09,440 S1: What if we've made it too complicated? What if all 2 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:12,680 S1: the tension you feel about sharing your faith, and how 3 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:15,800 S1: that other person is going to respond, or the feelings 4 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:19,279 S1: of the enormity of the task to reach the unreached? 5 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:22,400 S1: What if you didn't have to live in that tension 6 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:27,440 S1: or with that pressure? What if there's another way to live? 7 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:30,080 S1: Welcome to Chris, baby. Live the program from the heart 8 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:31,680 S1: to the heart for the heart. I have a guest 9 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:34,760 S1: for you today who has spent 40 years in radio 10 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:37,159 S1: when he had no earthly plan to do that. I 11 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:39,159 S1: want you to hear a little of his story today 12 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:42,440 S1: and why he believes that sharing your faith could be 13 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:48,479 S1: natural and simple. If you'll begin with one prayerful question. 14 00:00:48,920 --> 00:00:52,720 S1: And the question is this Lord, who is the one 15 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:56,520 S1: you want me to reach? David McIver is standing by 16 00:00:56,520 --> 00:00:59,160 S1: today at the Radio Backyard fence. Thank you for joining us. 17 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:01,780 S1: Find out more about David and other resources we have 18 00:01:01,780 --> 00:01:06,380 S1: for you at the website. Chris Fabry live.org. Thank you 19 00:01:06,380 --> 00:01:10,020 S1: to our team. Ryan McConaughey doing all things technical. Trish 20 00:01:10,020 --> 00:01:12,780 S1: is our producer. Lisa is helping out. 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And thanks for your support of the 41 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:27,000 S1: Radio Backyard Fence. As I mentioned just a minute ago, 42 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:30,839 S1: today's program is recorded. Don't call our number. Our on 43 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:34,200 S1: air number today if you hear it and disregard any 44 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:39,120 S1: other dated information. I think today's conversation has the potential 45 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:41,040 S1: to change your life. And I try not to say 46 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:43,119 S1: that with each program, but I feel it, you know, 47 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:46,640 S1: in some form or fashion with every conversation we have. 48 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:50,160 S1: But as I've gone through some of David's book and 49 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:52,880 S1: I've listened to him talk about things that God has 50 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:56,800 S1: done in him and through him, I really believe this 51 00:02:56,980 --> 00:03:00,740 S1: message might be the most freeing concept I've heard in 52 00:03:00,740 --> 00:03:04,740 S1: an awful long time. David McIver led praise FM radio 53 00:03:04,740 --> 00:03:09,220 S1: as executive director, guiding its reach across the Upper Midwest 54 00:03:09,220 --> 00:03:11,940 S1: all the way to Africa and the Middle East. He 55 00:03:11,940 --> 00:03:15,180 S1: and his wife, Sherry, also ministered with Baseball Chapel and 56 00:03:15,180 --> 00:03:19,620 S1: the Minnesota Twins for 14 seasons. David's mission is to 57 00:03:19,660 --> 00:03:23,620 S1: equip ordinary followers of Jesus like you and me, to 58 00:03:23,660 --> 00:03:28,419 S1: look for the one. He lives in Blaine, Minnesota. Is 59 00:03:28,419 --> 00:03:30,660 S1: that where you are right now, David in Blaine? 60 00:03:30,860 --> 00:03:31,780 S2: That is correct. 61 00:03:32,660 --> 00:03:35,420 S1: And the title of the book is looking for the One. 62 00:03:35,420 --> 00:03:38,420 S1: We have a link at Chris Fabry live.org. Let's start 63 00:03:38,420 --> 00:03:41,540 S1: with radio. I saw a podcast that you did where 64 00:03:41,540 --> 00:03:45,260 S1: you said that 40 after doing this for 40 years, 65 00:03:45,260 --> 00:03:47,860 S1: you didn't plan to be in radio, right? 66 00:03:48,100 --> 00:03:51,100 S2: Well, when I gave my life to Jesus at age five, 67 00:03:51,460 --> 00:03:54,700 S2: shortly thereafter, I'm feeling called into ministry and I made 68 00:03:54,700 --> 00:03:56,960 S2: a deal, quote unquote, with the Lord. How many of 69 00:03:56,960 --> 00:04:00,720 S2: us can relate to that? And the deal was no 70 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:04,400 S2: public speaking, because I was terrified of of anything with 71 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:07,520 S2: a microphone or anything in front of people. And so, 72 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:10,800 S2: of course, the very thing that we resist, of course, 73 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:13,360 S2: many times is the place that God is calling us 74 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:17,520 S2: to and, and has an anointing waiting for us once 75 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:19,320 S2: we step into that, that obedience. 76 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:24,080 S1: Yeah. And so you got started with praise FM. There 77 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:26,680 S1: was a tell the story of the woman who came 78 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:28,880 S1: into the station who had lost her son. 79 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:34,120 S2: Oh, so the station began in 1985, rural Minnesota. We 80 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:37,599 S2: have a cornfield on one side, a gravel road trailer 81 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:40,800 S2: park next to us. And and just this out of 82 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:44,799 S2: the way place. And one day a woman walked in 83 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:47,720 S2: with a gift and I happened I started off as 84 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:51,880 S2: the receptionist and she said, this is in memory of 85 00:04:51,880 --> 00:04:55,620 S2: my son and, uh, growing up on a farm. You know, 86 00:04:55,660 --> 00:04:59,140 S2: I recognized immediately that she's from a farming background. Just 87 00:04:59,140 --> 00:05:02,060 S2: just her hands and her coat that looked like it 88 00:05:02,060 --> 00:05:05,460 S2: was just so worn. And she just hands this gift 89 00:05:05,460 --> 00:05:09,140 S2: and turns around and starts walking out. And I came 90 00:05:09,140 --> 00:05:12,180 S2: running after her and just took her by those hands 91 00:05:12,700 --> 00:05:15,980 S2: and just started to, to weep over her and to 92 00:05:15,980 --> 00:05:18,940 S2: pray over her and to give thanks for her, for 93 00:05:18,940 --> 00:05:22,580 S2: her son. And the. The first station manager was in 94 00:05:22,580 --> 00:05:24,700 S2: the other room. He had, he had felt called to, 95 00:05:24,740 --> 00:05:27,940 S2: to come and start this, you know, this fledgling new ministry. 96 00:05:28,500 --> 00:05:30,140 S2: But the Lord had really spoken to him that he 97 00:05:30,140 --> 00:05:32,620 S2: was going to be a the start up person, but 98 00:05:32,660 --> 00:05:34,860 S2: that he was going to find a shepherd who would 99 00:05:34,860 --> 00:05:38,140 S2: love the people to manage it. And so that was 100 00:05:38,140 --> 00:05:41,020 S2: the day as he listened, as he listened to that 101 00:05:41,020 --> 00:05:44,580 S2: moment next, next door, the Lord just said, I found 102 00:05:44,580 --> 00:05:49,460 S2: you a shepherd. And so no radio background at Bethel College. 103 00:05:49,460 --> 00:05:52,220 S2: My roommate was the head of the campus radio station, 104 00:05:52,220 --> 00:05:54,320 S2: but I had no interest even in stopping in to 105 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:57,159 S2: see it, you know, because. Because, keep in mind, I'm 106 00:05:57,160 --> 00:05:59,400 S2: still doing that. I'm not speaking for you. You know, 107 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:02,800 S2: I'm still I'm still holding the arm arm's length, you know, 108 00:06:02,839 --> 00:06:08,440 S2: in terms of that. But that was I began in 1987. And, um, 109 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:10,720 S2: can I take just a second and say thank you 110 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:11,520 S2: about something? 111 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:13,080 S1: Oh, absolutely. Go ahead. 112 00:06:14,200 --> 00:06:18,080 S2: So, you know, I take over in 1987 and incredible 113 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:21,360 S2: financial pressure, uh, to the point where we're not paying 114 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:23,280 S2: the electric bill, which when you're in radio and you 115 00:06:23,279 --> 00:06:27,320 S2: have a transmitter, you know, is, is really near the edge. Uh, 116 00:06:27,320 --> 00:06:30,320 S2: the phone bills behind by months. But we are, we 117 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:34,440 S2: are moody broadcasting affiliates, you know, open line and prime 118 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:40,640 S2: time America and just overnights weekends. And we're behind. I mean, 119 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:44,560 S2: I mean, like 2 to 3 years behind and getting these, 120 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:47,040 S2: these gentle phone calls, you know, when can we expect 121 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:51,359 S2: a payment? And very gracious. And, um, I knew that 122 00:06:51,360 --> 00:06:54,020 S2: the one thing that if we lost Moody, if Moody said, 123 00:06:54,020 --> 00:06:58,260 S2: we can't support you anymore, that it wasn't. You know, 124 00:06:58,300 --> 00:07:00,500 S2: we could maybe lose our phones, but we could not 125 00:07:00,500 --> 00:07:03,380 S2: lose the programming. So a letter arrives one day and 126 00:07:03,380 --> 00:07:05,620 S2: it's from Moody. And I sat down thinking, you know, 127 00:07:05,660 --> 00:07:08,820 S2: if this is if this is goodbye, it really is goodbye. 128 00:07:08,820 --> 00:07:10,740 S2: I don't know any way out. And I opened the 129 00:07:10,740 --> 00:07:17,220 S2: letter and, um, a donor to Moody had sent a 130 00:07:17,260 --> 00:07:21,620 S2: gift if there was a station struggling somewhere. And so 131 00:07:21,900 --> 00:07:24,820 S2: instead of a request for thousands of dollars, it was 132 00:07:24,820 --> 00:07:29,380 S2: a gift of thousands of dollars. So whoever that was, 133 00:07:29,380 --> 00:07:34,260 S2: maybe you're listening today. Um, so thank you because everything 134 00:07:34,340 --> 00:07:38,540 S2: turned around shortly after that. And then in 1999, I 135 00:07:38,540 --> 00:07:42,140 S2: read Andrew Murray's book on prayer, um, with Christ in 136 00:07:42,140 --> 00:07:44,460 S2: the School of Prayer and asked for the first time, Jesus, 137 00:07:44,460 --> 00:07:48,220 S2: what's on your heart? I'd never prayed that before. Um, 138 00:07:48,220 --> 00:07:51,080 S2: and so one night I'm awakened. And it's a vision 139 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:54,000 S2: for taking worship to Africa, into the nations and to 140 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:57,160 S2: change the way that nations worship, and to create this 141 00:07:57,160 --> 00:08:02,000 S2: format based on biblical patterns of worship. And, you know, 142 00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:04,200 S2: within a few months of launching this, you know, we're 143 00:08:04,200 --> 00:08:09,880 S2: covering all of Africa 75 FM signals. Beirut has an affiliate. 144 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:14,200 S2: And Chris, we're on the air for a few a 145 00:08:14,240 --> 00:08:18,080 S2: few days. And a manager from Ghana, Africa said, we 146 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:21,760 S2: need an emergency meeting. And the emergency was they're in 147 00:08:21,760 --> 00:08:24,160 S2: a they're in a city that Christianity is in like 148 00:08:24,160 --> 00:08:27,560 S2: 3 or 4 percentile. And the emergency was they had 149 00:08:27,560 --> 00:08:31,840 S2: a line of people at their station, um, just waiting 150 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:35,000 S2: to give their life to Christ because they, they tuned 151 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:41,079 S2: into this worship station coming from this cornfield. Um, and, 152 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:42,439 S2: and so they didn't know what to do. They had 153 00:08:42,440 --> 00:08:44,720 S2: 20 volunteers there and they couldn't keep up with the 154 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:48,680 S2: people lined up wanting to give their lives to Christ. So, uh, 155 00:08:48,679 --> 00:08:52,540 S2: to moody Broadcasting, to the affiliates, to the listeners, everyone 156 00:08:52,540 --> 00:08:56,540 S2: who's ever made a gift of of $5 or $5000. 157 00:08:57,260 --> 00:08:59,060 S2: Thank you. Thank you so much. 158 00:09:00,140 --> 00:09:03,060 S1: And look at what happened with that, you know, because 159 00:09:03,100 --> 00:09:06,580 S1: if if praise FM had gone belly up at that point, 160 00:09:06,580 --> 00:09:08,819 S1: then there would would have been no, well, God would 161 00:09:08,860 --> 00:09:11,780 S1: have figured out somehow to do it. But look at 162 00:09:11,780 --> 00:09:15,700 S1: how he did that. And now. And now here's the thing. 163 00:09:15,940 --> 00:09:21,700 S1: You've stepped away from praise FM because of this message 164 00:09:21,700 --> 00:09:24,740 S1: of looking, looking for the one. And this is what 165 00:09:24,740 --> 00:09:28,700 S1: I think might there's somebody there might be one listening 166 00:09:28,740 --> 00:09:32,380 S1: today who you have felt this burden in your heart 167 00:09:32,380 --> 00:09:35,540 S1: to share your faith, but you're scared to do it. 168 00:09:35,540 --> 00:09:39,020 S1: There's fear there. What's going to be the reaction or 169 00:09:39,420 --> 00:09:42,220 S1: you've held back because there is so much, there's so 170 00:09:42,220 --> 00:09:45,020 S1: much need out there. There's so many people who need 171 00:09:45,020 --> 00:09:47,219 S1: to hear that message. I want you to hear what 172 00:09:47,260 --> 00:09:50,200 S1: David has to say today at the back fence, because 173 00:09:50,200 --> 00:09:54,319 S1: I think this might be the way that God will 174 00:09:54,800 --> 00:09:58,160 S1: free you up to be who you are, to allow 175 00:09:58,160 --> 00:10:02,240 S1: him to work first in you and then through you. 176 00:10:02,280 --> 00:10:05,000 S1: The title of the book is looking for the One. 177 00:10:05,320 --> 00:10:08,920 S1: Stories of seeing the lost, lonely, and broken through the 178 00:10:08,920 --> 00:10:21,880 S1: eyes of Jesus the Christ. fabriclive.org. I don't know about you, 179 00:10:21,880 --> 00:10:25,600 S1: but for me, stories help me process my life. It 180 00:10:25,600 --> 00:10:30,080 S1: helps me see myself through the prism of somebody else's story. 181 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:33,560 S1: It's the same. The gospel is a story. Basically, it's 182 00:10:33,559 --> 00:10:37,160 S1: what God has given us about what he has done 183 00:10:37,160 --> 00:10:40,560 S1: and what we can do in response to it. So 184 00:10:40,559 --> 00:10:43,280 S1: I want you to hear David's story today, and our 185 00:10:43,280 --> 00:10:47,860 S1: featured resource at Kris fabriclive.org is looking for the one. 186 00:10:48,260 --> 00:10:52,660 S1: Stories of seeing the lost, lonely and broken. Through the 187 00:10:52,660 --> 00:10:57,340 S1: eyes of Jesus Christ. fabriclive.org. Click through today's information. You'll 188 00:10:57,340 --> 00:10:59,780 S1: see it right there. So, David, how did you stumble 189 00:10:59,820 --> 00:11:00,540 S1: onto this? 190 00:11:00,700 --> 00:11:02,780 S2: Well, my friend Tim, it's all his fault. He called 191 00:11:02,780 --> 00:11:04,380 S2: me up and he told me he'd been on his 192 00:11:04,380 --> 00:11:07,260 S2: face before the Lord. And, and just, you know, in 193 00:11:07,260 --> 00:11:11,339 S2: the midst of owning businesses and he's in excavating every 194 00:11:11,340 --> 00:11:13,140 S2: now and then, there'd be a God moment, and then 195 00:11:13,140 --> 00:11:15,660 S2: there would be weeks and months with nothing. And he 196 00:11:15,660 --> 00:11:19,900 S2: was before the Lord just asking him, what? Why is that? 197 00:11:20,460 --> 00:11:22,260 S2: And so he was telling me that he had he 198 00:11:22,260 --> 00:11:24,660 S2: had felt prompted to ask Jesus for one a day. 199 00:11:24,940 --> 00:11:27,540 S2: So he started calling me with these one day stories, 200 00:11:27,540 --> 00:11:30,219 S2: and pretty soon it gets completely out of hand. He has. 201 00:11:30,220 --> 00:11:33,300 S2: He's having days with six and seven God encounters in 202 00:11:33,300 --> 00:11:36,300 S2: one day, and they're all lined up sequentially like Legos. 203 00:11:37,059 --> 00:11:40,219 S2: And as I'm listening to him, I, I said, I 204 00:11:40,220 --> 00:11:44,059 S2: want to try this. And I in my background, you know, I've, 205 00:11:44,059 --> 00:11:47,480 S2: I've done very little witnessing at Bible camp. One of 206 00:11:47,480 --> 00:11:49,719 S2: the counselors, we went door to door and he got 207 00:11:49,720 --> 00:11:51,840 S2: into this huge fight with a guy about something from 208 00:11:51,840 --> 00:11:54,040 S2: the Middle Ages. And I'm, you know, Chris, I'm standing 209 00:11:54,040 --> 00:11:58,480 S2: there going, this is this is just really awkward. Um, 210 00:11:58,559 --> 00:12:01,960 S2: but as I started to then tell the stories around 211 00:12:01,960 --> 00:12:06,040 S2: our listening area, uh, it was, it was unlike any 212 00:12:06,040 --> 00:12:09,720 S2: other response. I would give a, I'd tell several stories 213 00:12:10,320 --> 00:12:14,120 S2: and then invite people. Would you like to, to walk 214 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:17,839 S2: into a room soul aware of Jesus that you know 215 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:20,120 S2: who he's looking for because he is. He's the one 216 00:12:20,120 --> 00:12:23,440 S2: who describes himself as as leaving the 99 to go 217 00:12:23,480 --> 00:12:26,960 S2: look for the one and. And would you like to 218 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:30,000 S2: know his voice so that when you're speaking to that, 219 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:32,600 S2: that one, you know, something that would unlock their heart. 220 00:12:33,280 --> 00:12:37,360 S2: And when that approach is taken, where Jesus is at 221 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:41,080 S2: the center of this, you're so aware of him in 222 00:12:41,080 --> 00:12:44,380 S2: finding the one and speaking to the one. You're in 223 00:12:44,380 --> 00:12:47,540 S2: two conversations at once. You're, you're, you're a worshiper, you're 224 00:12:47,540 --> 00:12:50,780 S2: a Biden. And in the midst of this Jesus, Jesus 225 00:12:50,780 --> 00:12:55,020 S2: is revealed. And someone, someone opens up their heart, opens 226 00:12:55,020 --> 00:12:58,780 S2: up their eyes. And, um, I have a, I have 227 00:12:58,780 --> 00:13:00,780 S2: a quick story that just happened at a grocery store. 228 00:13:00,820 --> 00:13:01,820 S2: Do we have time for that? 229 00:13:02,700 --> 00:13:06,300 S1: Well, I want to say first that what you did 230 00:13:06,300 --> 00:13:08,820 S1: with the woman who came in with the gift at 231 00:13:08,820 --> 00:13:12,140 S1: the radio station, she was the one. And you saw 232 00:13:12,140 --> 00:13:16,380 S1: her and you, you responded to her and prayed with 233 00:13:16,380 --> 00:13:20,140 S1: her for her, and that unleashed an awful lot. Yes. 234 00:13:20,140 --> 00:13:21,460 S1: Take me to the grocery store. 235 00:13:21,820 --> 00:13:25,699 S2: So I love walking into a store or a gas station. 236 00:13:26,059 --> 00:13:28,620 S2: And when you start doing this during your day, Chris, 237 00:13:29,020 --> 00:13:31,900 S2: instead of this distracting you or wearing you out, what 238 00:13:31,900 --> 00:13:36,900 S2: happens is you're actually experiencing a kind of revival. It 239 00:13:36,900 --> 00:13:41,579 S2: actually is revival because you're so aware of Jesus. And 240 00:13:41,580 --> 00:13:44,480 S2: I walked up to a grocery store and as I'm 241 00:13:44,520 --> 00:13:47,080 S2: approaching the store, a young man walks past me. Now 242 00:13:47,080 --> 00:13:49,679 S2: he's wearing a Minnesota Twins baseball cap, so I've got 243 00:13:49,679 --> 00:13:52,160 S2: a starting point. Your producer tells me that it should 244 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:54,360 S2: have been a Cubs cap, but that's. We're just going to. 245 00:13:54,840 --> 00:13:57,880 S2: We're just going to. That's just a brief aside. Um, 246 00:13:58,440 --> 00:14:02,600 S2: so as this guy walks past me, I just hear 247 00:14:02,600 --> 00:14:06,080 S2: the phrase, I sense that he's hopeless and I he's 248 00:14:06,080 --> 00:14:09,240 S2: he's not acting hopeless. He's just walking by. And I 249 00:14:09,240 --> 00:14:11,679 S2: walked over to him and opened with, are you a 250 00:14:11,679 --> 00:14:13,960 S2: twins fan? He says, oh, no, you know, just I 251 00:14:13,960 --> 00:14:17,640 S2: don't I'm not a fan of baseball, just a cap and. 252 00:14:17,679 --> 00:14:21,400 S2: And I have come to the place when Jesus gets 253 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:24,600 S2: my attention. And as you're thinking of, of doing this 254 00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:28,120 S2: through your day, just notice who you notice when you 255 00:14:28,120 --> 00:14:33,200 S2: walk into your home or your, your church or the 256 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:36,680 S2: mechanics working in your vehicle. Just notice who you notice. 257 00:14:36,680 --> 00:14:40,360 S2: And I notice this guy and I opened with, I 258 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:43,580 S2: don't know why I feel prompted to ask this, but 259 00:14:44,180 --> 00:14:46,380 S2: as you walk by, I just I just sense that 260 00:14:46,380 --> 00:14:49,260 S2: there's something going on that's troubling to you and something 261 00:14:49,260 --> 00:14:51,620 S2: that that we could talk about for a minute that 262 00:14:51,620 --> 00:14:56,180 S2: might encourage you. And when it's the one, the minute 263 00:14:56,180 --> 00:14:58,100 S2: you reach out to them and the minute you say 264 00:14:58,100 --> 00:15:02,940 S2: the name of Jesus, they respond almost every time. And 265 00:15:02,940 --> 00:15:06,700 S2: this guy responds with, well, uh, you know, I'm just 266 00:15:07,060 --> 00:15:10,820 S2: recovering from a battle with drugs and alcohol and I've 267 00:15:10,820 --> 00:15:14,140 S2: been to treatment, but, um, I can't hold down a job. I'm. 268 00:15:14,260 --> 00:15:16,260 S2: He adds, I'm embarrassed to be living at home with 269 00:15:16,260 --> 00:15:20,620 S2: my mother. He's in his 30s. And then he launches into. 270 00:15:21,060 --> 00:15:23,700 S2: And he said, I can't stop thinking about the hunger 271 00:15:23,700 --> 00:15:28,500 S2: issues around the world and, and how can this happen? And, 272 00:15:28,500 --> 00:15:30,500 S2: and he's talking faster and faster and he's more and 273 00:15:30,500 --> 00:15:35,820 S2: more discouraged. And the Holy Spirit just whispered this question, 274 00:15:36,380 --> 00:15:38,940 S2: which I which I whispered to him, you know, I 275 00:15:38,940 --> 00:15:40,840 S2: just reached out and took him by the hand, and 276 00:15:40,840 --> 00:15:43,160 S2: I just said to him, would you like to be 277 00:15:43,160 --> 00:15:47,200 S2: a lost lamb that's found by a good shepherd? And 278 00:15:47,200 --> 00:15:50,920 S2: he just, he just freezes. And I just started sharing 279 00:15:50,920 --> 00:15:54,600 S2: some scriptures that came to mind about Jesus leaving the 280 00:15:54,600 --> 00:15:57,160 S2: 99 to go look for the one and walked them 281 00:15:57,160 --> 00:16:00,080 S2: through the basics of the gospel. Romans three. We've sinned. 282 00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:04,320 S2: Romans six, the wages of sin is death. Um, and 283 00:16:04,320 --> 00:16:06,840 S2: then I just felt prompted to pray for him, to 284 00:16:06,880 --> 00:16:10,320 S2: pray over him and thinking that then the conversation would 285 00:16:10,320 --> 00:16:13,920 S2: start again. And I prayed for him. And before I 286 00:16:13,920 --> 00:16:16,920 S2: could open my eyes, he just said, Jesus, forgive me. 287 00:16:17,240 --> 00:16:20,200 S2: Forgive me. I repent of my sin. And just pours 288 00:16:20,200 --> 00:16:24,120 S2: his heart out in in prayer. And that is also 289 00:16:24,120 --> 00:16:26,640 S2: different than us at the center of the gospel where 290 00:16:26,640 --> 00:16:29,360 S2: we're we're focused on our material. We're not seeing the 291 00:16:29,360 --> 00:16:34,520 S2: person and asking Jesus to show us who he's looking 292 00:16:34,520 --> 00:16:36,520 S2: for to join what he's already doing. 293 00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:39,580 S1: So what you're talking about is not a program, it's 294 00:16:39,580 --> 00:16:42,460 S1: not a 50 questions. And you go through this or 295 00:16:43,140 --> 00:16:47,460 S1: get this material and hand this to you. Just allow 296 00:16:47,460 --> 00:16:51,220 S1: God to open your eyes or see who you're sitting 297 00:16:51,220 --> 00:16:55,100 S1: beside on the plane, or who walks into the radio 298 00:16:55,100 --> 00:16:58,980 S1: station or whatever. Whoever that person is just allows you 299 00:16:58,980 --> 00:17:02,940 S1: to open your eyes to see them as as he 300 00:17:02,940 --> 00:17:04,260 S1: would see them. Right? 301 00:17:04,700 --> 00:17:09,060 S2: Chris. That so well worded because when you start your day, 302 00:17:09,859 --> 00:17:12,060 S2: I do three things each day. It's a, B, c 303 00:17:12,100 --> 00:17:15,979 S2: I ask Jesus who he's looking for from from Luke ten. 304 00:17:15,980 --> 00:17:18,380 S2: Ask the Lord of the harvest be is be prepared. 305 00:17:18,740 --> 00:17:20,940 S2: And so I have something called the salvation poem that's 306 00:17:20,940 --> 00:17:25,900 S2: in my wallet and care. See care. Jesus said, take 307 00:17:25,900 --> 00:17:30,740 S2: care of my sheep. And when that's your posture and 308 00:17:30,740 --> 00:17:36,340 S2: you see someone and you perceive something, it's Jesus. It's Jesus, his. 309 00:17:36,380 --> 00:17:41,479 S2: It's his breath. And he's the one who, um, we 310 00:17:41,520 --> 00:17:45,360 S2: sometimes make sharing the gospel kind of kind of businesslike 311 00:17:45,359 --> 00:17:51,320 S2: or a transaction. And instead of that, it's, it's from 312 00:17:51,320 --> 00:17:54,760 S2: Ezekiel 34. This is what the sovereign Lord says. I 313 00:17:54,800 --> 00:17:58,760 S2: myself will search and find my sheep. I'll be like 314 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:02,200 S2: a shepherd looking for his scattered flock. I'll find my 315 00:18:02,200 --> 00:18:06,240 S2: sheep and I'll rescue them from all the places where 316 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:09,840 S2: they were scattered on that dark and cloudy day. So 317 00:18:09,840 --> 00:18:13,879 S2: the ones that you're looking for belong to Jesus. And 318 00:18:13,880 --> 00:18:16,879 S2: your part in this is to walk with him because 319 00:18:16,880 --> 00:18:17,879 S2: he knows where they are. 320 00:18:18,840 --> 00:18:22,320 S1: So what you're doing is you're taking the fear out 321 00:18:22,359 --> 00:18:25,679 S1: of this. Because if you're, if you're trying to see 322 00:18:25,680 --> 00:18:29,320 S1: who is the one, you know, who's Jesus looking for today? 323 00:18:29,920 --> 00:18:33,399 S1: You're not thinking of yourself because that's, that's where I 324 00:18:33,400 --> 00:18:35,760 S1: get hung up is I get into a situation and 325 00:18:35,760 --> 00:18:38,420 S1: I think, Okay, so what am I supposed to give 326 00:18:38,420 --> 00:18:41,460 S1: the four spiritual laws here supposed to do this or that? 327 00:18:41,859 --> 00:18:44,420 S1: So I start thinking of and then I start thinking, well, 328 00:18:44,420 --> 00:18:46,060 S1: what if I don't know the answer to the question 329 00:18:46,060 --> 00:18:48,260 S1: that they're going to ask? And it doesn't that doesn't 330 00:18:48,260 --> 00:18:50,619 S1: matter that you've taken that out of the equation. So 331 00:18:50,619 --> 00:18:53,020 S1: I don't have any I don't have if Jesus is 332 00:18:53,020 --> 00:18:55,700 S1: the one who's in control here, I don't have any 333 00:18:55,700 --> 00:18:56,660 S1: reason to fear. 334 00:18:57,260 --> 00:19:00,980 S2: And that's the aha moment. I spoke at a church 335 00:19:01,020 --> 00:19:03,700 S2: a few months ago, and I'm, I'm walking out to 336 00:19:03,740 --> 00:19:06,420 S2: my vehicle and I can hear steps somebody running after 337 00:19:06,420 --> 00:19:08,860 S2: me and I turn around and it's a guy, he 338 00:19:08,900 --> 00:19:11,219 S2: suit and tie and he's yelling. He's yelling as he 339 00:19:11,220 --> 00:19:15,859 S2: approaches me. This changes everything. And I'm like, I'm like, 340 00:19:15,859 --> 00:19:19,100 S2: what changes everything? He said. He said, Jesus is in 341 00:19:19,100 --> 00:19:21,659 S2: charge of this. He's the one looking for these people. 342 00:19:22,260 --> 00:19:25,500 S2: And he said, if it's if, if he's the great pursuer, 343 00:19:25,740 --> 00:19:29,260 S2: if he's the good shepherd, if he's the one looking, 344 00:19:30,020 --> 00:19:32,179 S2: he said, I, I can join him. I can do this. 345 00:19:32,180 --> 00:19:34,220 S2: And he and he turns and he runs back into 346 00:19:34,220 --> 00:19:36,880 S2: the church. And I'm going, okay, my kind of guy. 347 00:19:36,920 --> 00:19:37,840 S2: A man of action. 348 00:19:39,320 --> 00:19:43,040 S1: Have you ever had like a a server at a restaurant? 349 00:19:43,440 --> 00:19:46,600 S1: And you and you think he or she is the 350 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:50,800 S1: one and you know, you you can't really go through 351 00:19:50,800 --> 00:19:53,320 S1: a lot of Scripture when the person is serving and 352 00:19:53,320 --> 00:19:56,520 S1: is busy in there. Uh, you know, tip might be 353 00:19:56,520 --> 00:20:00,040 S1: the best way to get to the heart. Yeah. Walk 354 00:20:00,040 --> 00:20:01,000 S1: me through that. 355 00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:05,280 S2: So a few weeks ago, I'm having lunch at a 356 00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:07,959 S2: golf course in the dead of winter in Minnesota. My 357 00:20:07,960 --> 00:20:11,240 S2: friend read. He wanted to introduce me to the chapel 358 00:20:11,240 --> 00:20:14,080 S2: leader for the Minnesota Vikings. And I was like, yes, 359 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:17,040 S2: I'd love to meet this guy. And just doing great things. 360 00:20:17,440 --> 00:20:19,879 S2: Not enough to beat the bears, but doing great things. 361 00:20:19,880 --> 00:20:23,639 S2: In terms of a Minnesota Vikings fan. So our server, 362 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:27,720 S2: I'm trying to talk to him and to interact with him. Um, 363 00:20:28,359 --> 00:20:30,639 S2: my friend read asked me to pray a blessing over 364 00:20:30,640 --> 00:20:33,000 S2: him when we bless the food and this the server, 365 00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:36,540 S2: he doesn't again doesn't respond. A young guy about 20 366 00:20:36,540 --> 00:20:40,940 S2: years old. And I'm thinking, you know, I was really 367 00:20:40,940 --> 00:20:44,060 S2: thinking because we were the only guests in the entire place, 368 00:20:44,060 --> 00:20:46,740 S2: there was no distractions. I really felt that this was 369 00:20:46,740 --> 00:20:48,460 S2: going to be a God connection, but this guy had 370 00:20:48,460 --> 00:20:51,180 S2: no interest. So near the end of the meal, I've 371 00:20:51,180 --> 00:20:54,580 S2: been taking notes with my with my pen. That's it's 372 00:20:54,580 --> 00:20:57,140 S2: not a ballpoint pen. It's more of an ink pen. 373 00:20:57,740 --> 00:21:01,220 S2: And the server reaches down. He spills my water right 374 00:21:01,260 --> 00:21:04,340 S2: on top of my notebook. The entire page just whoosh. 375 00:21:04,780 --> 00:21:09,780 S2: The Red sea and and, uh, he's apologizing profusely. And 376 00:21:09,780 --> 00:21:14,020 S2: the Spirit of God. This is why so many of us, uh, 377 00:21:14,580 --> 00:21:19,140 S2: we sometimes hold the Holy Spirit at such a cautious distance. 378 00:21:19,780 --> 00:21:23,620 S2: But the Holy Spirit just gave me this, this verse. 379 00:21:23,940 --> 00:21:27,300 S2: And I said to him, um, you didn't spill that bite. 380 00:21:27,340 --> 00:21:30,300 S2: This is not an accident. Um, I'm just going to 381 00:21:30,300 --> 00:21:32,560 S2: tell you for a minute about a book Look called 382 00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:35,400 S2: the Lamb's Book of Life. That when our names are 383 00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:39,040 S2: written in it. No one can take that name out 384 00:21:39,040 --> 00:21:42,400 S2: of there. And I and I, and that's the opening 385 00:21:42,720 --> 00:21:45,080 S2: to sharing the gospel with him. And he's still saying 386 00:21:45,080 --> 00:21:47,560 S2: very little. His body language. And Chris, you said it 387 00:21:47,560 --> 00:21:49,480 S2: a minute ago. We're not at the center of this. 388 00:21:49,480 --> 00:21:53,360 S2: So so if they're not responding, they're not responding to Jesus. 389 00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:57,360 S2: It's not us that they're responding to. And so I 390 00:21:57,359 --> 00:21:59,520 S2: walk them through the gospel. And then I ran outside, 391 00:21:59,520 --> 00:22:02,520 S2: I sold something on Facebook Marketplace and a guy's pulling 392 00:22:02,520 --> 00:22:04,439 S2: up and I, and I go out and I meet 393 00:22:04,440 --> 00:22:06,679 S2: this guy and I give him this item, and I 394 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:11,199 S2: come walking back into the the golf course to the cafeteria, 395 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:14,600 S2: and guess who is standing at the window with his 396 00:22:14,600 --> 00:22:19,359 S2: face pressed against the window, just waiting. It's this young guy. 397 00:22:20,240 --> 00:22:23,399 S2: And he opens with the door opens and he said, 398 00:22:23,480 --> 00:22:26,359 S2: my roommate and I were just talking that we needed God, 399 00:22:26,359 --> 00:22:28,480 S2: but like, we don't we didn't know what to do 400 00:22:28,520 --> 00:22:32,100 S2: or where to start. And he, I mean, take him 401 00:22:32,100 --> 00:22:34,700 S2: by the hands. Would you like. Would you like your 402 00:22:34,700 --> 00:22:37,139 S2: own relationship with Jesus? And you're asking that to. The 403 00:22:37,140 --> 00:22:39,939 S2: one that Jesus has already pointed out is the one 404 00:22:40,420 --> 00:22:43,859 S2: that is that that's the game changer. And would you 405 00:22:43,859 --> 00:22:46,500 S2: like your own relationship with Jesus? And he, he said 406 00:22:46,500 --> 00:22:52,780 S2: yes and prayed this beautiful prayer of repentance. Jesus spills 407 00:22:52,900 --> 00:22:55,820 S2: a cup of water so that someone's name can be 408 00:22:55,820 --> 00:22:57,660 S2: written in his book of life. 409 00:22:58,180 --> 00:23:02,140 S1: But isn't everybody the one I mean? Is it? Is 410 00:23:02,140 --> 00:23:06,220 S1: it the whosoever will? Isn't it everybody that you see 411 00:23:06,260 --> 00:23:11,979 S1: today is the one in a sense. Uh, because I 412 00:23:12,020 --> 00:23:14,020 S1: can see somebody saying, well, I've got to find the 413 00:23:14,020 --> 00:23:17,060 S1: one because I don't hear the Holy Spirit. And I 414 00:23:17,060 --> 00:23:19,020 S1: don't see, you know. So how do you how do 415 00:23:19,020 --> 00:23:19,820 S1: you answer that? 416 00:23:20,140 --> 00:23:23,460 S2: I love Q and A's. And that question really almost 417 00:23:23,460 --> 00:23:27,219 S2: every time comes up. And so I so I've actually 418 00:23:27,220 --> 00:23:32,439 S2: have a quote from from Billy Graham, who talks about. 419 00:23:32,720 --> 00:23:34,840 S2: Here it is. He said, I speak to great crowds, 420 00:23:35,359 --> 00:23:38,200 S2: but some of the greatest opportunities I've ever had have 421 00:23:38,200 --> 00:23:41,440 S2: been with one person. One of the greatest sermons Jesus 422 00:23:41,440 --> 00:23:44,680 S2: ever preached, he preached to Nicodemus. One of the greatest 423 00:23:44,680 --> 00:23:48,520 S2: sermons Paul ever preached was to Felix. Just witness to 424 00:23:48,560 --> 00:23:52,880 S2: one person about Christ, and then he. Then he adds this. 425 00:23:52,880 --> 00:23:55,240 S2: And this is so thought provoking, because the one that 426 00:23:55,240 --> 00:23:59,760 S2: Jesus is leading you to oftentimes holds the keys to 427 00:23:59,800 --> 00:24:04,240 S2: a family, a city, a business, or in this case, 428 00:24:04,240 --> 00:24:07,920 S2: a continent. Billy Graham says Philip was told to leave 429 00:24:07,960 --> 00:24:10,199 S2: a crowd and go speak to one man trying to 430 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:14,240 S2: understand Isaiah 53 because God wanted the gospel to go 431 00:24:14,240 --> 00:24:18,440 S2: south into Africa. God was opening up a whole continent 432 00:24:18,720 --> 00:24:23,240 S2: through one man. So. So back when we were doing 433 00:24:23,400 --> 00:24:25,520 S2: Twins Chapel, there was there's a player on the team, 434 00:24:25,520 --> 00:24:29,729 S2: Brian Dozier, all star second baseman, At 2 or 3 chapels. 435 00:24:29,730 --> 00:24:31,410 S2: He brought this up. He said, you know, I'm just 436 00:24:31,410 --> 00:24:33,929 S2: not comfortable with this. He said, I want to reach everyone. 437 00:24:34,170 --> 00:24:36,209 S2: So a few weeks later, he comes into chapel and 438 00:24:36,210 --> 00:24:39,290 S2: he says, guys, I wasn't reaching anyone. When I was 439 00:24:39,290 --> 00:24:42,290 S2: trying to reach everyone. I didn't have an action step. 440 00:24:42,290 --> 00:24:44,490 S2: I didn't have a starting place. And he said, now 441 00:24:45,170 --> 00:24:47,129 S2: every day I walk into the locker room, every day 442 00:24:47,130 --> 00:24:50,330 S2: I walk onto the field. I asked Jesus just to 443 00:24:50,369 --> 00:24:53,050 S2: show me one person. Just show me that one through 444 00:24:53,130 --> 00:24:57,050 S2: your eyes. And he says, now it's crazy how many 445 00:24:57,050 --> 00:24:59,690 S2: people that I'm getting to share the gospel with in 446 00:24:59,690 --> 00:25:00,929 S2: terms of a daily basis. 447 00:25:01,290 --> 00:25:04,450 S1: Yes. Well that's it. Find out where God is at 448 00:25:04,450 --> 00:25:07,530 S1: work and join him there. And usually I want to 449 00:25:07,530 --> 00:25:09,930 S1: ask you this in the next segment. And that is 450 00:25:10,290 --> 00:25:13,490 S1: when Jesus, like you said with Nicodemus, the woman at 451 00:25:13,490 --> 00:25:16,370 S1: the well, look what happened there. The very same thing 452 00:25:16,369 --> 00:25:21,330 S1: that you just described happened when he moved into one, 453 00:25:21,369 --> 00:25:24,250 S1: this one conversation with this one person. So I call 454 00:25:24,250 --> 00:25:27,990 S1: time out. If you go to the website Chris chris.org. 455 00:25:28,030 --> 00:25:32,590 S1: You'll see. Looking for the one stories of seeing the lost, 456 00:25:32,590 --> 00:25:35,510 S1: lonely and broken through the eyes of Jesus. It's by 457 00:25:35,510 --> 00:25:41,230 S1: David McIvor. MCIVER. He led praise FM radio as executive 458 00:25:41,230 --> 00:25:45,390 S1: director for some 40 years, and now God is doing 459 00:25:45,390 --> 00:25:49,389 S1: something different and God is moving him into this, looking 460 00:25:49,390 --> 00:25:52,590 S1: for the one ministry. And you're hearing about it today, 461 00:25:52,790 --> 00:26:05,710 S1: and you'll hear more straight ahead on Moody Radio. Thanks 462 00:26:05,710 --> 00:26:08,510 S1: for joining us today for a Best of Chris Fabry 463 00:26:08,550 --> 00:26:13,110 S1: live with David McIvor. He led praise FM radio as 464 00:26:13,109 --> 00:26:17,110 S1: executive director for a lot of years, his book as 465 00:26:17,109 --> 00:26:19,590 S1: our featured resource. And I'm hoping this is going to 466 00:26:19,630 --> 00:26:22,870 S1: free you up in some way on the inside to 467 00:26:22,869 --> 00:26:26,050 S1: let God work in you and through you. The title 468 00:26:26,050 --> 00:26:29,850 S1: is looking for the one. Stories of seeing the lost, 469 00:26:29,890 --> 00:26:34,290 S1: lonely and broken through the eyes of Jesus. It's our 470 00:26:34,290 --> 00:26:39,449 S1: featured resource@chris.org. As I mentioned, this program is recorded. We 471 00:26:39,490 --> 00:26:42,250 S1: are not with You live today, but when we first 472 00:26:42,250 --> 00:26:47,450 S1: aired this conversation, there was a caller on the line 473 00:26:47,890 --> 00:26:52,010 S1: who called and said something that when you're doing live radio, 474 00:26:52,010 --> 00:26:55,290 S1: it's like, this is an immediate thing, and we're going 475 00:26:55,330 --> 00:26:57,290 S1: to go back to that. I want you to hear 476 00:26:57,450 --> 00:27:00,330 S1: what she said. My home is in the path of 477 00:27:00,330 --> 00:27:03,770 S1: a severe storm in the Midwest tonight. Would you? I 478 00:27:03,770 --> 00:27:07,810 S1: would like prayer for protection. And Josh prayed with her, 479 00:27:07,810 --> 00:27:10,649 S1: I think, before, but I mentioned this to you and 480 00:27:10,650 --> 00:27:14,530 S1: and you said, oh, can I pray? Absolutely. Go. 481 00:27:15,170 --> 00:27:19,170 S2: Marsha. Years ago on our farm, there was a. There 482 00:27:19,170 --> 00:27:22,250 S2: was a fire approaching our farm. It was a grass fire. 483 00:27:22,890 --> 00:27:25,710 S2: And my mom called. She did the appropriate thing. She 484 00:27:25,710 --> 00:27:28,030 S2: was ready to run for shelter. She was running. She. 485 00:27:28,070 --> 00:27:33,389 S2: She called the fire department, but she, um, she stood 486 00:27:33,750 --> 00:27:39,150 S2: and she declared the authority of Jesus over the wind 487 00:27:39,150 --> 00:27:42,150 S2: and the waves and over that fire. And she said 488 00:27:42,190 --> 00:27:45,909 S2: as she declared the authority of Jesus Christ, the wind changed. 489 00:27:46,750 --> 00:27:49,030 S2: And so, father, in the name of Jesus, we lift 490 00:27:49,030 --> 00:27:54,070 S2: up Martha and her family, her home, and her heart 491 00:27:54,070 --> 00:27:57,870 S2: of hearts. And we say, in the name of Jesus, 492 00:27:58,670 --> 00:28:01,390 S2: be still to this storm. We thank you for your 493 00:28:01,390 --> 00:28:03,990 S2: word from Psalm 107, that you stilled the storm to 494 00:28:04,030 --> 00:28:06,910 S2: a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed. 495 00:28:08,030 --> 00:28:10,750 S2: And God, we pray, be the covering. Be the shelter 496 00:28:10,750 --> 00:28:13,469 S2: for your for your daughter. And may today be a 497 00:28:13,470 --> 00:28:16,350 S2: day she looks back on. No matter. Even if there's 498 00:28:16,350 --> 00:28:22,109 S2: something damaged. God. Um, this is your daughter. And I 499 00:28:22,109 --> 00:28:26,250 S2: pray there's a fresh revelation of what it means to 500 00:28:26,250 --> 00:28:29,290 S2: be adopted and to be held and to be loved 501 00:28:29,290 --> 00:28:32,810 S2: by you. And I pray you, place your hand upon 502 00:28:32,810 --> 00:28:36,530 S2: your daughter and that you, Jesus, would say, peace, be still, 503 00:28:37,690 --> 00:28:39,410 S2: peace be still. In Jesus name. 504 00:28:40,810 --> 00:28:42,170 S1: Amen. Amen. 505 00:28:42,490 --> 00:28:42,770 S2: Amen. 506 00:28:42,810 --> 00:28:45,970 S1: Alright, so we got a hold of Marsha. She's back. Marsha. 507 00:28:46,010 --> 00:28:49,410 S1: You just. You just heard that? How are you feeling now? 508 00:28:50,490 --> 00:28:54,450 S3: I'm feeling better. I was I was calling mostly to 509 00:28:54,690 --> 00:28:57,210 S3: issue a call to prayer to your listeners. 510 00:28:57,530 --> 00:28:57,970 S1: Yeah. 511 00:28:58,130 --> 00:29:01,170 S3: Because this storm that the way that man is talking 512 00:29:01,170 --> 00:29:06,770 S3: is enormous. It's talking about covering all of Indiana and 513 00:29:06,770 --> 00:29:08,530 S3: part of Ohio and part of Illinois. 514 00:29:10,170 --> 00:29:13,210 S1: So it's not only you that you and your area 515 00:29:13,210 --> 00:29:16,810 S1: that you're cared about. It's it's everybody in the path, right? 516 00:29:16,970 --> 00:29:17,490 S3: Yeah. 517 00:29:17,970 --> 00:29:18,450 S1: Yeah. 518 00:29:18,570 --> 00:29:21,890 S3: Yeah. And I said, since Jesus saying I calmed the 519 00:29:21,890 --> 00:29:23,910 S3: was done before. Asked me to do it again. 520 00:29:24,910 --> 00:29:29,310 S2: Yes. Yes. And, Marcia, we're going to believe that there's 521 00:29:29,350 --> 00:29:33,510 S2: at least one conversation when someone says to you in 522 00:29:33,510 --> 00:29:38,229 S2: the next few days, um, I noticed you're calm and 523 00:29:38,230 --> 00:29:41,750 S2: I noticed your piece. Then I can hear you saying, 524 00:29:41,990 --> 00:29:43,830 S2: you know, Jesus told me to not let my heart 525 00:29:43,830 --> 00:29:47,150 S2: be troubled. And and because I've given my heart to him, 526 00:29:47,710 --> 00:29:50,990 S2: he's my keeper. He's my good shepherd. And I'm. We're 527 00:29:50,990 --> 00:29:53,870 S2: going to pray, Lord, at least one open door show 528 00:29:53,910 --> 00:29:57,430 S2: Marcia who it is that she can. She can give 529 00:29:57,430 --> 00:30:01,030 S2: the reason for her hope, and I pray I. I 530 00:30:01,110 --> 00:30:02,870 S2: just spoke of I spoke a few weeks ago at 531 00:30:02,870 --> 00:30:06,310 S2: County Line Church, uh, near Fort Wayne Church of about 532 00:30:06,310 --> 00:30:09,110 S2: 2000 people. And Lord, I pray over that church family 533 00:30:09,110 --> 00:30:12,790 S2: in particular people, people that I know and I love. Um, 534 00:30:12,790 --> 00:30:17,150 S2: and God, I thank you for Pastor Stu describing the 535 00:30:17,150 --> 00:30:20,310 S2: revival going on in this church. What's happening in Indiana 536 00:30:20,310 --> 00:30:23,330 S2: right now. God, we say yes. In the mighty name 537 00:30:23,330 --> 00:30:24,010 S2: of Jesus. 538 00:30:26,330 --> 00:30:30,410 S1: That's what you're talking about. One person and another person 539 00:30:30,410 --> 00:30:34,570 S1: and another person. So it's not this mass evangelism of, 540 00:30:34,610 --> 00:30:37,290 S1: you know, nothing wrong with that. But if it's just 541 00:30:37,290 --> 00:30:42,250 S1: one heart to one heart and and that happens. Back 542 00:30:42,250 --> 00:30:47,850 S1: in January, there was this conclave, this roundtable that you 543 00:30:48,090 --> 00:30:50,450 S1: participated in. Tell me about that. 544 00:30:52,290 --> 00:30:56,050 S2: Well, here it is. When you gather ministry leaders like 545 00:30:56,050 --> 00:31:01,130 S2: Luis Palau and and from Billy Graham, from the goal movement, 546 00:31:01,610 --> 00:31:05,650 S2: every home for Christ, Child evangelism fellowship. You know, Chris, 547 00:31:05,690 --> 00:31:11,930 S2: it's just this amazing gathering of global evangelism. And the 548 00:31:11,930 --> 00:31:14,530 S2: host asked the question, what is God saying to you 549 00:31:15,290 --> 00:31:17,490 S2: in this next season of ministry? Just in a sentence 550 00:31:17,490 --> 00:31:21,670 S2: or two. And the first person said, he's showing us, yes, 551 00:31:21,710 --> 00:31:26,990 S2: continue with crusades and digital and media, you know, Christian radio. 552 00:31:27,710 --> 00:31:30,110 S2: But but this is a time to go 1 to 1, 553 00:31:30,790 --> 00:31:34,190 S2: you know, teach my people to, to, to share the 554 00:31:34,230 --> 00:31:37,590 S2: gospel 1 to 1. And I'm of course I'm in 555 00:31:37,590 --> 00:31:39,510 S2: the corner going, why am I in this room? You know, 556 00:31:39,550 --> 00:31:43,230 S2: because I'm, I'm certainly not a global ministry. And, and 557 00:31:43,230 --> 00:31:47,070 S2: the second person, same thing, third person almost verbatim. And 558 00:31:47,070 --> 00:31:50,270 S2: you're going around the room and one of the one 559 00:31:50,270 --> 00:31:53,710 S2: of the hosts said, we've been studying the hundreds of 560 00:31:53,710 --> 00:31:56,030 S2: attempts to fulfill the Great Commission, and all of them 561 00:31:56,030 --> 00:31:58,270 S2: are worthy in every single one of them. People are 562 00:31:58,310 --> 00:32:03,150 S2: getting saved. But but this what if we banded together 563 00:32:03,590 --> 00:32:07,430 S2: as these 50 global ministries and equip people to look 564 00:32:07,430 --> 00:32:11,470 S2: for the one and. And based on our research, this 565 00:32:11,470 --> 00:32:15,190 S2: would be the first attempt to fulfill the Great Commission 566 00:32:15,990 --> 00:32:20,090 S2: equipping one person to look for one person. And the 567 00:32:20,090 --> 00:32:22,690 S2: minute that was spoken, you know, like when you're in 568 00:32:22,690 --> 00:32:24,489 S2: a meeting, when it's, you know, like it's over. It 569 00:32:24,490 --> 00:32:29,290 S2: was over. People on their knees, people signing a declaration together, 570 00:32:29,290 --> 00:32:33,330 S2: ministries sharing resources together. Hey, hey, we're huge over in 571 00:32:33,330 --> 00:32:36,690 S2: this nation, this area. And then from, from this gathering 572 00:32:36,690 --> 00:32:39,210 S2: that took place in Orlando was at the crew headquarters. 573 00:32:39,810 --> 00:32:43,170 S2: Then there was a meeting held in Australia with creating 574 00:32:43,170 --> 00:32:46,130 S2: a round table. That's what this was called, a round table. 575 00:32:46,690 --> 00:32:49,410 S2: And so the question was raised in Australia. Would you 576 00:32:49,450 --> 00:32:52,170 S2: gather would you unite together to go 1 to 1 577 00:32:52,170 --> 00:32:57,330 S2: across all of Australia? So so business leaders, ministries like Hillsong, 578 00:32:57,530 --> 00:33:01,250 S2: all these ministries, business leaders gathered together there in one 579 00:33:01,250 --> 00:33:05,850 S2: room strategizing, asking Jesus for his strategy. How do we 580 00:33:05,850 --> 00:33:10,170 S2: equip people to look for one? And in the adjoining room, 581 00:33:10,650 --> 00:33:13,970 S2: there's over 100 intercessors who've been praying for over 20 582 00:33:13,970 --> 00:33:17,710 S2: years for this moment. And so they came back from 583 00:33:17,750 --> 00:33:21,430 S2: Australia with with a signed document from these ministries were 584 00:33:21,430 --> 00:33:25,070 S2: banding together. And the document that we talked about and 585 00:33:25,070 --> 00:33:29,310 S2: looked at in Orlando, this is a goal of raising 586 00:33:29,310 --> 00:33:34,590 S2: up 100 million worshippers to share Jesus 1 to 1. 587 00:33:34,590 --> 00:33:37,710 S2: So it's every believer, a witness, and it's 100 million 588 00:33:37,750 --> 00:33:42,110 S2: raised up by the year 2033 in honor of of 589 00:33:42,150 --> 00:33:47,350 S2: what happened 2000 years before 2033. So it says God 590 00:33:47,390 --> 00:33:49,910 S2: sized vision, but it's going to be accomplished. As you 591 00:33:49,910 --> 00:33:54,390 S2: said moments ago, Chris, we're declaring that the everyone is 592 00:33:54,390 --> 00:33:58,510 S2: reached one at a time. So please, please pray for 593 00:33:58,510 --> 00:34:01,590 S2: the The Evangelism roundtable. Please pray for all of us 594 00:34:01,590 --> 00:34:02,510 S2: involved in that. 595 00:34:02,830 --> 00:34:07,950 S1: And that means everybody, every ordinary. The person who feels 596 00:34:07,950 --> 00:34:12,029 S1: very ordinary and very small. You have a part in 597 00:34:12,030 --> 00:34:14,469 S1: this of looking for the one. Right? 598 00:34:16,250 --> 00:34:20,370 S2: Well, that's exactly it. And as the ministry started sharing, 599 00:34:20,410 --> 00:34:23,529 S2: they were talking about some of their internal data on 600 00:34:23,530 --> 00:34:26,650 S2: how few people. There was one ministry that was sharing, 601 00:34:26,650 --> 00:34:30,810 S2: working with youth and discipling people in high school and college. 602 00:34:31,090 --> 00:34:35,450 S2: And the frustration of being stuck at 30% of these 603 00:34:35,450 --> 00:34:39,250 S2: kids would ever have a conversation even about Jesus, much 604 00:34:39,250 --> 00:34:42,009 S2: less share the gospel. And that was in a semester. 605 00:34:42,010 --> 00:34:45,290 S2: So one conversation about Jesus in a semester, only 30% 606 00:34:45,290 --> 00:34:48,850 S2: of the students are doing that. And that's despite all 607 00:34:48,890 --> 00:34:53,290 S2: the resources and all the in-depth teaching and, and even 608 00:34:53,290 --> 00:34:57,730 S2: t shirts and things to break the ice with other students. And, 609 00:34:57,969 --> 00:35:01,529 S2: and now when you take this approach of looking for 610 00:35:01,530 --> 00:35:04,890 S2: the one I'm hearing from youth groups that are doubling 611 00:35:04,890 --> 00:35:08,290 S2: in a week or two, I'm hearing from Pastor Stu 612 00:35:08,489 --> 00:35:12,810 S2: at County Line Church just north of Fort Wayne and 613 00:35:12,810 --> 00:35:16,430 S2: and hearing him describing, you know, what's happening or a 614 00:35:16,430 --> 00:35:19,550 S2: church that they had 200 new members in a year. 615 00:35:20,110 --> 00:35:24,029 S2: Now there's 200 new members a month. And it's and 616 00:35:24,030 --> 00:35:28,190 S2: it's and it's and it's when Jesus said go. He 617 00:35:28,190 --> 00:35:33,190 S2: wasn't launching a business enterprise. Um, he, he said, go. 618 00:35:33,350 --> 00:35:35,989 S2: And I'm, I'm going with you and I'll show you 619 00:35:35,989 --> 00:35:38,990 S2: who it is. And it's like the woman at the well, when, 620 00:35:38,989 --> 00:35:43,110 S2: when Jesus says it's time to reach the Samaritans, his strategy, 621 00:35:43,750 --> 00:35:48,750 S2: his scandalous strategy is to ask a sinful woman who's 622 00:35:48,750 --> 00:35:52,870 S2: been through how many divorces to ask this woman for 623 00:35:52,870 --> 00:35:56,150 S2: a drink of water and and not to not to 624 00:35:56,190 --> 00:35:59,029 S2: commission her at first, but to see her at first, 625 00:35:59,630 --> 00:36:03,310 S2: to know all about her past and to have her 626 00:36:03,350 --> 00:36:06,550 S2: understand that her heart is safe, that she is safe. 627 00:36:07,270 --> 00:36:10,270 S2: And so her response. The woman left her water jar 628 00:36:10,270 --> 00:36:13,090 S2: beside the well and ran back to the village after 629 00:36:13,090 --> 00:36:18,730 S2: Jesus sees her, the one. And she told everyone, come 630 00:36:18,730 --> 00:36:22,810 S2: and see a man who told me everything I ever did. 631 00:36:23,690 --> 00:36:27,170 S2: Could he be the Messiah? And for you as a business, 632 00:36:27,170 --> 00:36:29,810 S2: there's a business owner. Today I was praying about this program. 633 00:36:30,090 --> 00:36:32,850 S2: You're wondering how to begin with your staff. Let's say 634 00:36:32,890 --> 00:36:36,489 S2: let's say you have 100 people. Ask Jesus for the 635 00:36:36,489 --> 00:36:41,810 S2: first one who holds the keys to several other hearts 636 00:36:41,810 --> 00:36:45,290 S2: and relationships in your in your team. Just ask him 637 00:36:45,290 --> 00:36:50,410 S2: to show you that first person. And when. That's your prayer, Jesus. 638 00:36:50,969 --> 00:36:53,410 S2: He hears that prayer. When you say, when you raise 639 00:36:53,410 --> 00:36:55,650 S2: your hand and say, pick me, here I am. Send me, 640 00:36:55,690 --> 00:37:00,410 S2: pick me. He does. He sends you. And don't be 641 00:37:00,410 --> 00:37:03,570 S2: surprised when the starting place is. Is that one person? 642 00:37:04,530 --> 00:37:06,489 S1: Well, that's what you got to do. You've got to 643 00:37:06,489 --> 00:37:09,410 S1: be ready. You know, who is it? And then be 644 00:37:09,410 --> 00:37:12,669 S1: prepared when that actually happens and your jaw might hit 645 00:37:12,670 --> 00:37:15,910 S1: the floor. If the you know the worker for you 646 00:37:15,950 --> 00:37:19,109 S1: comes up and says, I've noticed you. You know, you have. 647 00:37:19,150 --> 00:37:21,549 S1: You have a strong faith and I don't. And I 648 00:37:21,550 --> 00:37:23,870 S1: really would like to have what you have. It doesn't 649 00:37:23,870 --> 00:37:27,190 S1: happen that way every time. But but you, you can 650 00:37:27,190 --> 00:37:30,149 S1: be ready so that then you move into their life. Okay, 651 00:37:30,150 --> 00:37:32,750 S1: let me take again one more time out looking for 652 00:37:32,750 --> 00:37:35,069 S1: the one is our featured resource. If you go to 653 00:37:35,070 --> 00:37:42,430 S1: Chris fabriclive.org. It's by David McIvor, MCIVER. Subtitled Stories of 654 00:37:42,430 --> 00:37:46,629 S1: seeing the lost, lonely and broken through the eyes of Jesus. 655 00:37:46,630 --> 00:37:50,310 S1: We have it linked right there. Chris fabriclive.org. See why 656 00:37:50,310 --> 00:37:53,430 S1: I told you that this might be a game changer 657 00:37:53,430 --> 00:37:56,750 S1: for you? A life changer for you. There's more stories 658 00:37:56,750 --> 00:38:08,589 S1: coming up straight ahead on Moody Radio. Now you know 659 00:38:08,590 --> 00:38:10,109 S1: why I said at the beginning of the program. What 660 00:38:10,110 --> 00:38:13,250 S1: if we made it too complicated? What David McIver is 661 00:38:13,250 --> 00:38:19,129 S1: talking about here today is so simple, and it's basically 662 00:38:19,130 --> 00:38:23,170 S1: inviting God into your life, into my life to say, 663 00:38:23,210 --> 00:38:26,370 S1: all right, who is it that you're going for here? 664 00:38:26,370 --> 00:38:29,969 S1: Looking for the one is our featured resource. Deborah is 665 00:38:29,969 --> 00:38:33,089 S1: in Bemidji, Minnesota. Hi, Deborah. What did you want to 666 00:38:33,090 --> 00:38:33,690 S1: say today? 667 00:38:34,450 --> 00:38:36,810 S4: Hi. I just wanted to say thank you so much 668 00:38:36,810 --> 00:38:41,130 S4: for this program. Um, this last week I was it 669 00:38:41,130 --> 00:38:43,890 S4: was my turn to facilitate in our small group Bible study. 670 00:38:43,890 --> 00:38:46,570 S4: And it turned out it was on evangelism, the Great Commission. 671 00:38:46,570 --> 00:38:49,649 S4: It was just like, oh boy, that's something that I 672 00:38:49,650 --> 00:38:53,810 S4: feel like I've been neglecting. And the Sunday before that, 673 00:38:53,810 --> 00:38:56,810 S4: we had a message on evangelism, which isn't always, always 674 00:38:56,810 --> 00:38:59,489 S4: what we hear. So today is like, okay, three times 675 00:38:59,489 --> 00:39:02,770 S4: I think I'm hearing from God that it's time to 676 00:39:02,810 --> 00:39:05,290 S4: step out. And I just love what you're saying. It 677 00:39:05,290 --> 00:39:10,070 S4: just simplifies, um, the process of being so worried about. 678 00:39:10,110 --> 00:39:10,670 S1: Yes. 679 00:39:10,710 --> 00:39:14,070 S4: What? What I'm going to prepare in order to be ready. 680 00:39:14,110 --> 00:39:15,830 S4: You know. I know you need to be prepared in 681 00:39:15,830 --> 00:39:19,989 S4: some way, but, um. Yeah, so I and one other 682 00:39:19,989 --> 00:39:22,509 S4: thought I had was to I know my brother's an 683 00:39:22,510 --> 00:39:25,870 S4: unbeliever and I've shared with him since I became a 684 00:39:25,870 --> 00:39:31,110 S4: Christian like 40 years ago. And, um, he's very resistant. Um, 685 00:39:31,150 --> 00:39:35,870 S4: and I think I kind of got stuck there and, um, 686 00:39:36,670 --> 00:39:39,629 S4: I was so focused on family on him that it 687 00:39:39,630 --> 00:39:43,390 S4: took my eyes off of everybody else. Um, if that 688 00:39:43,390 --> 00:39:44,270 S4: makes sense. 689 00:39:44,510 --> 00:39:46,830 S5: Oh it does. It does. Yeah. 690 00:39:46,910 --> 00:39:50,310 S1: Not that God doesn't care about your brother, you know, 691 00:39:50,350 --> 00:39:53,469 S1: and and don't stop praying for him. But what do 692 00:39:53,469 --> 00:39:55,509 S1: you say about that? David. 693 00:39:56,790 --> 00:39:58,750 S2: What is your brother's first name? Because I'm going to 694 00:39:58,790 --> 00:40:01,870 S2: pray something over him that I have kind of marveled 695 00:40:01,870 --> 00:40:04,550 S2: at how God unlocks this. What's his first name? 696 00:40:05,430 --> 00:40:06,870 S4: His first name is Dan. 697 00:40:07,850 --> 00:40:12,570 S2: Okay, Jesus. I lift up Dan and I am praying 698 00:40:12,570 --> 00:40:16,049 S2: that there's a revelation of the first place, the first 699 00:40:16,050 --> 00:40:19,129 S2: time that he he believed a lie about you. And 700 00:40:19,130 --> 00:40:22,210 S2: we know from your word that when Adam and Eve. 701 00:40:22,250 --> 00:40:26,170 S2: That when the serpent came, there was. There was a 702 00:40:26,210 --> 00:40:31,290 S2: lie about about who you are and about your goodness. And, uh, 703 00:40:31,330 --> 00:40:35,050 S2: and God without the healing of that first place. Um, 704 00:40:35,050 --> 00:40:37,450 S2: there's always going to be that place for the evil 705 00:40:37,450 --> 00:40:40,250 S2: one to push this man away from you. So in 706 00:40:40,250 --> 00:40:44,810 S2: the name of Jesus, we pray Jesus, reveal where it 707 00:40:44,810 --> 00:40:48,570 S2: is that he first believed that and restore his trust 708 00:40:48,730 --> 00:40:51,529 S2: and restore. Let. Let his heart heal. Let that wound 709 00:40:51,570 --> 00:40:56,210 S2: be healed and that resistance slip away. And give your servant. 710 00:40:56,210 --> 00:41:00,450 S2: Give your daughter the incredible privilege of of watching you 711 00:41:00,450 --> 00:41:05,170 S2: open his eyes and being there just to, just to celebrate, 712 00:41:05,210 --> 00:41:08,589 S2: just to celebrate what you're about to do. And over 713 00:41:08,590 --> 00:41:12,950 S2: this church in Bemidji. Jesus. Thank you God. Um, send 714 00:41:12,950 --> 00:41:14,870 S2: them send them out one at a time, two at 715 00:41:14,870 --> 00:41:18,109 S2: a time. And the stories we're hearing of people going 716 00:41:18,110 --> 00:41:21,310 S2: out together and standing outside grocery stores asking who you're 717 00:41:21,310 --> 00:41:27,030 S2: looking for. God, make it that supernaturally simple and wonderful. Um, 718 00:41:27,070 --> 00:41:30,589 S2: bring bring the city of Bemidji alive. We pray in 719 00:41:30,590 --> 00:41:31,870 S2: Jesus name. 720 00:41:32,550 --> 00:41:33,110 S5: Amen. 721 00:41:33,630 --> 00:41:36,150 S1: Deborah. Thank you. Thank you for calling here. Being the 722 00:41:36,150 --> 00:41:41,189 S1: one to to get on this half hour. Um, I had, 723 00:41:41,230 --> 00:41:43,390 S1: I was telling you as I'm listening to you, I'm 724 00:41:43,390 --> 00:41:46,710 S1: thinking about conversations. I'm thinking about relationships that I've had 725 00:41:46,710 --> 00:41:48,950 S1: in the past. And there was one place I was 726 00:41:48,950 --> 00:41:51,870 S1: at a tire store in this fellow acted real ugly 727 00:41:51,870 --> 00:41:55,070 S1: to me, and it was kind of a toxic thing. 728 00:41:55,110 --> 00:41:57,589 S1: And I, you know, I wanted to get out of there. 729 00:41:57,790 --> 00:42:00,109 S1: But the more you talk, the more I think, well, 730 00:42:00,150 --> 00:42:04,029 S1: maybe he was the one and I, if I had 731 00:42:04,030 --> 00:42:08,729 S1: gotten over my the affront, you know. So, uh, is 732 00:42:08,730 --> 00:42:10,810 S1: there a story you can think of that would would 733 00:42:10,810 --> 00:42:12,450 S1: help in that situation? 734 00:42:14,130 --> 00:42:16,490 S2: Well, when you ask Jesus who he's looking for and 735 00:42:16,489 --> 00:42:21,290 S2: someone is antagonistic in their language or anything with the gospel, 736 00:42:21,290 --> 00:42:24,330 S2: they're just rough around the edges. Uh, my wife, Sherry, 737 00:42:24,330 --> 00:42:27,170 S2: and I are at a medical clinic, and we start 738 00:42:27,170 --> 00:42:30,049 S2: visiting with this husband and wife. They're from Australia and 739 00:42:30,050 --> 00:42:33,890 S2: they've come to this clinic for treatment. Um, Ron has 740 00:42:33,930 --> 00:42:38,529 S2: stage four cancer in his throat. And, you know, medically, 741 00:42:38,730 --> 00:42:42,330 S2: medically it's over. He has he has at the most 742 00:42:42,330 --> 00:42:45,410 S2: a few months, probably a few weeks. And then they 743 00:42:45,410 --> 00:42:49,129 S2: launched into, you know, his wife Karen, just shaking her 744 00:42:49,130 --> 00:42:51,970 S2: fist at God, how Jesus can't be the Son of God. 745 00:42:51,969 --> 00:42:55,250 S2: And there's all this violence in the Old Testament and 746 00:42:55,290 --> 00:42:57,569 S2: on and on it goes. There's so rough around the 747 00:42:57,570 --> 00:43:00,969 S2: edges and so antagonistic, and the still small voice is 748 00:43:00,969 --> 00:43:04,030 S2: whispering to me, just pray for them. Pray for them. 749 00:43:04,390 --> 00:43:06,910 S2: And I'm whispering back. I don't want to get punched. 750 00:43:06,950 --> 00:43:10,310 S2: You know, I'm having this conversation in the background. And 751 00:43:10,310 --> 00:43:13,230 S2: and I finally asked, I looked at Ron and just said, 752 00:43:13,469 --> 00:43:15,870 S2: is it okay if Sherry and I was very clear. 753 00:43:15,910 --> 00:43:20,150 S2: Can we ask Jesus to help you? And he nods 754 00:43:20,150 --> 00:43:23,310 S2: his head. And so we held out our hands. So 755 00:43:23,310 --> 00:43:27,430 S2: I'm holding Karen's hand and Sherry's holding Ron's hand, and 756 00:43:27,430 --> 00:43:30,230 S2: I prayed for 2 or 3 minutes and then I 757 00:43:30,230 --> 00:43:32,350 S2: just have to say for you introverts, my wife is 758 00:43:32,350 --> 00:43:34,629 S2: an introvert. If she knew I was talking about right now, 759 00:43:34,630 --> 00:43:37,629 S2: I'd be in trouble. Um, she's a, she's a huge 760 00:43:37,630 --> 00:43:42,629 S2: introvert and huge instincts and insight into people's hearts. And 761 00:43:42,630 --> 00:43:45,070 S2: so instead of praying for Ron's healing, I was praying 762 00:43:45,070 --> 00:43:49,149 S2: about his healing. She starts praying about his heart and 763 00:43:49,150 --> 00:43:51,870 S2: she starts praying about him like, like she has known 764 00:43:51,870 --> 00:43:55,390 S2: him for decades. And the Spirit of God is praying 765 00:43:55,390 --> 00:43:59,029 S2: through her and whispering through her. And as she is praying, 766 00:43:59,190 --> 00:44:02,930 S2: I hear this little voice whispering, thank you, Jesus. Thank 767 00:44:02,930 --> 00:44:06,170 S2: you Jesus. Thank you Jesus. And I, and I peeked, 768 00:44:06,170 --> 00:44:09,650 S2: I opened my eyes and it's Karen who, seconds before 769 00:44:10,130 --> 00:44:12,930 S2: Jesus can't be the Son of God. And now when 770 00:44:12,930 --> 00:44:17,210 S2: she hears that Jesus loves her husband and loves her 771 00:44:17,770 --> 00:44:21,650 S2: and sees them. Thank you Jesus. Thank you Jesus. So 772 00:44:21,890 --> 00:44:24,330 S2: we're back in the same clinic setting. It's like five 773 00:44:24,330 --> 00:44:27,890 S2: days later and Ron comes walking in, gets the attention 774 00:44:27,890 --> 00:44:31,009 S2: of the whole room and just said, my scans just 775 00:44:31,010 --> 00:44:34,050 S2: came back. The doctor just called, the scan came back 776 00:44:34,210 --> 00:44:37,970 S2: and it's all gone. Stage four lung. I mean, throat 777 00:44:37,969 --> 00:44:41,370 S2: cancer gone. And he looked and he's looking at me 778 00:44:41,370 --> 00:44:43,569 S2: and I said, is it okay if we thank Jesus? 779 00:44:43,969 --> 00:44:46,690 S2: And he says, yes. So in front of this, you know, 780 00:44:46,730 --> 00:44:48,529 S2: here we've got a room full of people and the 781 00:44:48,530 --> 00:44:51,529 S2: believers at their tables, many of them with cancer, some 782 00:44:51,530 --> 00:44:54,610 S2: of them with stage four cancer. These precious believers get up, 783 00:44:55,450 --> 00:44:59,210 S2: are lay their hands on Ron and Karen and give 784 00:44:59,210 --> 00:45:01,950 S2: thanks to the Lord, for he is good. Give thanks 785 00:45:01,950 --> 00:45:04,390 S2: to the Lord, for he is good. Jesus anoints your 786 00:45:04,390 --> 00:45:08,310 S2: sons and daughters. We repent of making this complex or 787 00:45:08,350 --> 00:45:12,230 S2: making it about us, making it awkward when it's you 788 00:45:12,989 --> 00:45:17,230 S2: drawing them in, washing their feet, holding them, healing their hearts. 789 00:45:17,670 --> 00:45:21,750 S2: Do that through us, Jesus. One by one we pray. Amen. 790 00:45:21,950 --> 00:45:26,190 S1: Amen. There's a story. And it's not just the people 791 00:45:26,190 --> 00:45:29,070 S1: who don't know Jesus. There's a story that you tell. 792 00:45:29,510 --> 00:45:32,989 S1: You were on a plane ride and it was a 793 00:45:32,989 --> 00:45:36,669 S1: grandfather going back to speak to a grandson, or just 794 00:45:36,670 --> 00:45:41,750 S1: spend time with a grandson who had contemplated suicide, actually. 795 00:45:41,790 --> 00:45:45,750 S1: And you just had this conversation with this man. And 796 00:45:45,750 --> 00:45:48,230 S1: the people around, you know, you didn't try to be 797 00:45:48,230 --> 00:45:51,470 S1: loud or anything, but the people around heard that. So 798 00:45:51,830 --> 00:45:55,870 S1: the one might be a believer who's really struggling or 799 00:45:55,910 --> 00:45:59,150 S1: a believer who's got a storm, you know, in their life. 800 00:45:59,510 --> 00:46:04,130 S1: Who is that one? Jesus, lead me to them today 801 00:46:04,730 --> 00:46:07,770 S1: and help me be faithful. That's what the book is about. 802 00:46:07,770 --> 00:46:10,930 S1: Looking for the one. It's our featured resource at Chris 803 00:46:10,969 --> 00:46:16,450 S1: Fabry live.org. By David McIver. David, thanks for sharing your heart. 804 00:46:16,690 --> 00:46:18,850 S1: Anything else in 30s or less? 805 00:46:20,290 --> 00:46:23,290 S2: I would just say over you, the listening family, you. 806 00:46:24,010 --> 00:46:27,649 S2: The spirit of the Lord is upon you and he 807 00:46:27,650 --> 00:46:31,930 S2: has anointed you to walk with him, to touch the 808 00:46:31,930 --> 00:46:34,969 S2: pain in people's lives and to speak a word of 809 00:46:34,969 --> 00:46:38,250 S2: hope and to and to speak the matchless name of Jesus. 810 00:46:39,250 --> 00:46:42,450 S2: He's anointing you to do that in Jesus name. 811 00:46:44,250 --> 00:46:47,489 S1: Chris Fabry lives production of Moody Radio, a Ministry of 812 00:46:47,489 --> 00:46:50,450 S1: Moody Bible Institute. Thanks a lot for listening.