WEBVTT - How To Use Transformational Tools for Spiritual Growth 0:00:00.440 --> 0:00:04.360 Coming to you from the Morning Star Mission sponsored studio. 0:00:04.720 --> 0:00:08.160 This is Carl and crew on Moody Radio. 0:00:08.400 --> 0:00:11.600 We are stepping out with God. Growing up in him. 0:00:11.600 --> 0:00:14.239 Every day we join you in it. No one here 0:00:14.240 --> 0:00:17.400 has arrived. Let me check around. Let's see. Ali's gone. 0:00:17.400 --> 0:00:20.080 But she told me before she left. She has not arrived. 0:00:20.280 --> 0:00:22.319 Okay? She made sure? Yeah, she made sure she did. 0:00:22.360 --> 0:00:24.200 Super check on you if you arrived. 0:00:24.239 --> 0:00:25.960 No, no, no. Okay. 0:00:26.000 --> 0:00:28.560 Shoot. You were close there for a while. A young thunder, 0:00:28.560 --> 0:00:29.560 have you arrived? 0:00:29.600 --> 0:00:31.000 No, not me either. 0:00:31.280 --> 0:00:32.199 Okay. Just checking. 0:00:32.240 --> 0:00:35.440 I wasn't particularly close either to Carl. 0:00:37.440 --> 0:00:41.800 Yeah, thankfully, God grades on a curve, or else I'd 0:00:41.800 --> 0:00:42.879 really be in trouble. 0:00:43.120 --> 0:00:44.000 You? Me? Both, brother. 0:00:44.040 --> 0:00:46.640 Because I know, I know a bunch of friends. I 0:00:46.640 --> 0:00:49.720 know some guys. I know some guys out there. You know, 0:00:49.720 --> 0:00:52.680 the beautiful thing about a relationship with God is that 0:00:52.680 --> 0:00:56.840 we can commit a whole show to it for hours. Yeah, yeah. 0:00:56.880 --> 0:01:03.630 Never exhausted. And I don't anticipate that. Everybody is like, boom, boom, boom, 0:01:03.630 --> 0:01:06.190 everything we say. Although one of the plates that we 0:01:06.190 --> 0:01:09.869 have of hosting this Morning show is that we walk 0:01:09.870 --> 0:01:13.830 away with things every day, every week. And Ali's famous 0:01:13.830 --> 0:01:18.870 for saying this. Oh, I'm applying things from 20 weeks ago. 0:01:18.870 --> 0:01:21.390 I'm never going to get caught up. And you can't. 0:01:21.430 --> 0:01:21.790 Know. 0:01:21.830 --> 0:01:24.030 I mean, there's so many things. So you got to 0:01:24.030 --> 0:01:27.590 put them in big general buckets. That's what you've got 0:01:27.590 --> 0:01:32.069 to do. If you start saying, okay, well we got 0:01:32.390 --> 0:01:35.670 we got uh, we got this, we got that, we've 0:01:35.670 --> 0:01:38.550 got and we've got all these subcategories. You almost have 0:01:38.550 --> 0:01:41.390 to get them into macro categories, as it were. Does 0:01:41.390 --> 0:01:42.509 that make sense guys? 0:01:42.990 --> 0:01:43.830 Yeah, I think. 0:01:44.230 --> 0:01:44.589 It yeah. 0:01:44.590 --> 0:01:47.069 Yeah. You're taking things that have some similarities to each 0:01:47.110 --> 0:01:49.470 other and kind of looking for some. Do you mean 0:01:49.470 --> 0:01:52.150 that looking for some maybe some common themes between them 0:01:52.150 --> 0:01:53.470 and saying how can I apply this. 0:01:53.990 --> 0:01:56.790 Yeah. So the so let me yeah. Let me give 0:01:56.790 --> 0:01:59.690 you a big principle here. So if the principle is abiding. 0:02:00.410 --> 0:02:04.210 There are so many different ways that we remain in 0:02:04.210 --> 0:02:04.850 the vine. Yes. 0:02:04.890 --> 0:02:05.610 Right. Yes. 0:02:06.090 --> 0:02:09.370 And it could be decluttering. It could. 0:02:09.410 --> 0:02:09.730 Be. 0:02:10.169 --> 0:02:12.250 Fill in the blank. It could be lots of different things. 0:02:12.250 --> 0:02:13.730 And by the way, we're going to talk about that 0:02:13.730 --> 0:02:16.130 decluttering segment we did. When was that by the way 0:02:16.169 --> 0:02:16.530 last week. 0:02:16.570 --> 0:02:18.210 It was. Yeah. June 18th. 0:02:18.250 --> 0:02:20.650 Yeah yeah we're going to talk about that later on today. 0:02:20.650 --> 0:02:24.050 But because it's amazing to me how many people benefit 0:02:24.050 --> 0:02:27.930 from that. Oh my goodness. But there's all these different 0:02:27.930 --> 0:02:31.130 things that we can do to help us abide in Christ. 0:02:31.130 --> 0:02:35.570 So and let me give you some listener recommendation here 0:02:35.570 --> 0:02:40.209 as you listen to these. Everything that we're talking about here, 0:02:40.210 --> 0:02:42.970 I think there's a three different ways to look at it. 0:02:42.970 --> 0:02:45.450 And I'm going to use father, son and Holy Spirit. 0:02:45.810 --> 0:02:47.930 I think there are things that we do that help 0:02:47.930 --> 0:02:52.050 us humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God, and 0:02:52.050 --> 0:02:54.649 lots of things that we do to do that. So 0:02:54.650 --> 0:02:57.770 many things fall into that bucket. Then there are things 0:02:57.770 --> 0:03:03.080 that we do to keep us in close proximity to God. Uh, 0:03:03.080 --> 0:03:06.840 to Jesus Christ. Excuse me. He is God. So humble 0:03:06.840 --> 0:03:09.440 yourself under the mighty hand of God. He will lift 0:03:09.440 --> 0:03:11.840 you up. There are things that we can do that 0:03:11.840 --> 0:03:14.880 are going to posture us for humility. And Andrew Murray 0:03:14.919 --> 0:03:16.639 says it so well, you're going to hear me say 0:03:16.639 --> 0:03:19.480 this over and over again. Humility is the one virtue 0:03:19.520 --> 0:03:23.520 that gives birth to every other virtue. What a powerful statement, man. 0:03:23.880 --> 0:03:25.800 And it's so true. If you look at your own life, 0:03:25.800 --> 0:03:30.480 humility positions you for every other virtue out there. Because 0:03:30.480 --> 0:03:34.680 humility doesn't let you play God even for a minute. 0:03:34.720 --> 0:03:37.400 It doesn't let you play victim because you're a victor 0:03:37.400 --> 0:03:41.640 in Christ. It positions you in a powerful way, abiding 0:03:41.640 --> 0:03:45.440 in Christ. There's so many things that fall into that bucket. 0:03:45.440 --> 0:03:48.640 But Jesus said, if you abide in me, you will 0:03:48.680 --> 0:03:51.600 bear much fruit, showing yourself to be my disciples. And 0:03:51.600 --> 0:03:56.320 then the third thing, the third bucket, is the liberty 0:03:56.320 --> 0:03:59.100 of the Holy Spirit. And I really think you can 0:03:59.100 --> 0:04:02.660 organize almost everything that we do around here in those 0:04:02.660 --> 0:04:07.300 three buckets. And it's kind of cool, isn't it? Because 0:04:07.300 --> 0:04:09.500 we can we can look at any guest we have 0:04:09.500 --> 0:04:11.980 in here and anything and we can go, all right, 0:04:11.980 --> 0:04:13.620 that fits in one of those three things. 0:04:13.660 --> 0:04:15.380 And I think it's helpful to look at it that 0:04:15.380 --> 0:04:18.420 way because otherwise if you if you have a million 0:04:18.420 --> 0:04:22.020 buckets instead of three buckets, you know, it can feel 0:04:22.060 --> 0:04:25.340 overwhelming to say, oh man, I've got so much to 0:04:25.380 --> 0:04:28.380 work on. I don't even know how to handle all 0:04:28.420 --> 0:04:30.099 of this. I don't know what to start with. I 0:04:30.100 --> 0:04:33.060 don't know where to go. But if we can kind 0:04:33.100 --> 0:04:37.260 of whittle it down or consolidate them into larger buckets, 0:04:37.260 --> 0:04:40.380 then I think that it feels more manageable for us 0:04:40.380 --> 0:04:41.820 to say, okay, God, I'm going to walk with you 0:04:41.820 --> 0:04:43.860 in this. Let's apply this to my life today. 0:04:43.900 --> 0:04:48.460 I really believe that. So the three are humility before God, 0:04:48.820 --> 0:04:54.540 proximity to Jesus Christ, and the liberty of the Holy Spirit. Now, 0:04:54.540 --> 0:04:55.900 coming up here in a moment because I'm going to 0:04:56.010 --> 0:05:00.130 focus on that third bucket today. Liberty of the Holy Spirit, 0:05:01.330 --> 0:05:06.250 because this is the as I've confessed recently in a 0:05:06.250 --> 0:05:08.849 book that I wrote that's not here to sell books, 0:05:08.850 --> 0:05:12.210 but that's where I really documented it. The Holy Spirit 0:05:12.210 --> 0:05:16.409 was my lost God. I heard of him. My past 0:05:16.410 --> 0:05:23.890 tests about him. He is here right now. He regenerates souls. 0:05:24.490 --> 0:05:28.810 He seals us in Christ Jesus. We're sealed by the 0:05:28.810 --> 0:05:34.690 Holy Spirit. Ephesians one. And the biggest part of the 0:05:34.690 --> 0:05:38.289 power of the Holy Spirit is he guides us into 0:05:38.290 --> 0:05:42.490 all truth. And that is epic. So we're going to 0:05:42.490 --> 0:05:45.650 focus on that bucket of the liberty of the spirit 0:05:46.290 --> 0:05:48.930 in central passages for this, if you're just ducking in 0:05:48.930 --> 0:05:50.490 and ducking out and you want to do a deeper 0:05:50.490 --> 0:05:54.849 dive on it, real simple. Go to John 14, John 16, 0:05:55.160 --> 0:05:59.640 and Romans eight. Those are the passages for the bucket 0:05:59.680 --> 0:06:02.719 of the Holy Spirit, the liberty that's found in the 0:06:02.720 --> 0:06:06.680 Holy Spirit. Okay. Uh, I was shocked this morning. Reminded 0:06:06.680 --> 0:06:13.080 again I'd forgotten about this. Utterly shocked. What shocked Karl? 0:06:13.680 --> 0:06:18.040 What shocked? Super die. And yes, that leaves Jonathan saying 0:06:18.040 --> 0:06:20.600 it because Ali is in a faraway land. 0:06:20.640 --> 0:06:23.000 No pointing fingers or anything, but. Yeah, right. 0:06:23.760 --> 0:06:27.320 Ali's at an undisclosed location doing some missions, and she'll 0:06:27.320 --> 0:06:29.839 report back next week when she returns. 0:06:30.360 --> 0:06:34.960 She's a choreographer extraordinaire and everything is Greek to her. 0:06:35.400 --> 0:06:39.120 Super die is in the crew. It's Karl and crew 0:06:39.160 --> 0:06:40.400 on Moody radio. 0:06:40.680 --> 0:06:43.719 Three buckets I want you to think about. And this 0:06:43.720 --> 0:06:47.440 is a really cool thing that I just really believe 0:06:47.440 --> 0:06:49.920 that this will help you a lot. When you listen 0:06:49.920 --> 0:06:53.720 to what we're doing around here, you can get overwhelmed 0:06:53.820 --> 0:06:57.099 with different guests that we have. You can feel like 0:06:57.100 --> 0:06:59.739 we do at times like, oh my goodness, that needs 0:06:59.740 --> 0:07:02.020 to change me. Oh, I got to get that implemented 0:07:02.020 --> 0:07:04.420 in my life. Oh, that's a better reading plan than 0:07:04.420 --> 0:07:07.140 I had before. Oh my goodness, a little bit of 0:07:07.140 --> 0:07:10.860 clutter out here. Oh that relationship with my wayward kid. 0:07:11.220 --> 0:07:14.420 It can get overwhelming. But if you put things into 0:07:14.420 --> 0:07:19.460 three buckets relating to the Trinity, the father, son and 0:07:19.460 --> 0:07:25.620 Holy Spirit, I think these are the key three buckets 0:07:26.180 --> 0:07:29.620 humility before God, humble yourself under his mighty hand. He 0:07:29.620 --> 0:07:33.300 will lift you up. First Peter five six. Proximity to 0:07:33.340 --> 0:07:40.540 Jesus most famous passage talking to his disciples. Guys, I'm 0:07:40.540 --> 0:07:43.140 the vine. You're the branch. You abide in me. You 0:07:43.140 --> 0:07:46.140 will bear much fruit. It's to my father's glory that 0:07:46.140 --> 0:07:49.940 you bear much fruit. Apart from me, Jesus said, you 0:07:49.940 --> 0:07:54.610 can do nothing. Everything Moving us closer to Jesus Christ 0:07:54.610 --> 0:07:58.530 throughout the day is beautiful. Put it. Put stuff in 0:07:58.570 --> 0:08:02.050 that second bucket. The third is the liberty of the 0:08:02.050 --> 0:08:06.370 Holy Spirit. And what's fascinating about the Holy Spirit is 0:08:06.370 --> 0:08:08.850 that the Holy Spirit we often go to First Corinthians 0:08:08.850 --> 0:08:11.930 or a passage like that. We bear down on that 0:08:11.930 --> 0:08:15.970 for teachings on the Holy Spirit. But the truth is, 0:08:15.970 --> 0:08:18.410 in First Corinthians we find that to be far more 0:08:18.770 --> 0:08:24.610 corrective than it is instructive. But the greatest teachings on 0:08:24.650 --> 0:08:29.290 the the liberty found in the spirit are by Jesus himself, 0:08:29.490 --> 0:08:33.329 in John 14, John 16, and then Paul in Romans eight. 0:08:33.370 --> 0:08:36.570 I mean epic chapters. So if you can put things 0:08:36.570 --> 0:08:39.890 into those three buckets, it'll be great. Everything that we're 0:08:39.890 --> 0:08:42.929 tackling here every day of the week, anything you hear 0:08:42.929 --> 0:08:45.250 on Moody Radio, anything that you hear on a weekend 0:08:45.290 --> 0:08:49.329 sermon in a small group, think about it in that term, 0:08:49.370 --> 0:08:51.569 those terms, and I think it'll help you a lot. 0:08:52.440 --> 0:08:55.720 So I was reminded again this morning, because we're going 0:08:55.760 --> 0:08:59.160 to focus on the liberty of the Holy Spirit. And 0:08:59.160 --> 0:09:03.839 the Holy Spirit is the pneuma, the wind. That's what 0:09:03.840 --> 0:09:07.360 we find in John. Gospel of John, fourth chapter. So 0:09:07.360 --> 0:09:10.800 the Holy Spirit is the wind, the pneuma, and he 0:09:10.840 --> 0:09:14.360 guides us into all this truth. So it would make 0:09:14.360 --> 0:09:17.679 sense that we are to harness the power of the pneuma, 0:09:17.679 --> 0:09:20.559 the wind of the spirit. And that's the metaphor that 0:09:20.559 --> 0:09:25.160 Jesus uses. So I was blown away because I asked 0:09:25.160 --> 0:09:28.160 the question, what did I ask somebody? 0:09:28.520 --> 0:09:30.800 Have you ever flown a kite? Do you have a 0:09:30.800 --> 0:09:31.640 kite story? 0:09:31.800 --> 0:09:36.480 Yeah. And and Jonathan's response was, he's not yet. 0:09:36.520 --> 0:09:37.000 Yeah. 0:09:37.200 --> 0:09:38.960 I've never flown a kite. 0:09:39.280 --> 0:09:45.880 So. Yeah. Thank you. Let's go fly a kite up. 0:09:45.880 --> 0:09:53.020 Never flew the high heights. Let's go fly a repressed memory. Dude. 0:09:53.620 --> 0:09:55.980 Why would it be? It seems enjoyable. Why would I 0:09:56.020 --> 0:09:56.740 repress it? 0:09:57.300 --> 0:09:57.940 Maybe it hit. 0:09:57.940 --> 0:10:05.420 You up where the air is clear. Oh, let's go 0:10:06.059 --> 0:10:08.180 fly a kite. Nope. 0:10:08.220 --> 0:10:09.260 Oh my goodness. 0:10:09.380 --> 0:10:10.060 I've never flown. 0:10:10.059 --> 0:10:10.260 One. 0:10:11.260 --> 0:10:15.340 Now to boot. Somebody heard that forever ago on this 0:10:15.340 --> 0:10:18.140 radio show. Because I'd forgotten. We'd talked about this once. 0:10:18.179 --> 0:10:21.380 Way back. And what did this person do for you? 0:10:21.420 --> 0:10:25.060 Yeah, this is a friend of mine and my wife's, 0:10:25.059 --> 0:10:28.740 and they sent me a kite, which I have, and 0:10:28.740 --> 0:10:31.500 I am very appreciative. And I would love to go 0:10:31.500 --> 0:10:35.100 fly it. I just haven't gotten to it. So I 0:10:35.100 --> 0:10:36.420 feel horrible about that. 0:10:36.460 --> 0:10:39.340 We gotta get you kite flying. 0:10:39.380 --> 0:10:39.620 Yeah. 0:10:39.660 --> 0:10:40.740 I'll go kite flying. 0:10:40.780 --> 0:10:45.380 You in particular? I think Jonathan would love it in particular. 0:10:45.420 --> 0:10:46.459 Why in particular? 0:10:46.860 --> 0:10:49.220 No. In particular. No, no, no, you would love it. Yeah. 0:10:49.540 --> 0:10:50.089 But why? 0:10:50.410 --> 0:10:52.850 I think it fits you. You strike me as a 0:10:52.890 --> 0:10:53.490 kite flyer. 0:10:53.530 --> 0:10:56.250 That's fair. I could I could see myself just standing 0:10:56.250 --> 0:10:57.689 in a park and flying a kite. 0:10:57.730 --> 0:10:59.730 I can see it with your little girl. 0:10:59.730 --> 0:11:00.890 That would be a blast. 0:11:00.929 --> 0:11:02.810 Oh, give me some more of that song. Give me 0:11:02.809 --> 0:11:03.650 a little bit more. 0:11:03.690 --> 0:11:04.530 Okay. Hang tight. 0:11:04.570 --> 0:11:06.130 Come on, take it from the top. 0:11:06.370 --> 0:11:07.490 Oh, from the from the top. 0:11:07.530 --> 0:11:07.730 Okay. 0:11:07.770 --> 0:11:10.130 Yeah, from the top. We gotta have. Come on. Here 0:11:10.130 --> 0:11:10.569 we go. 0:11:12.650 --> 0:11:19.650 Let's go fly a kite up to the highest height. 0:11:19.809 --> 0:11:27.370 Let's go fly a kite and send it. Up! 0:11:27.410 --> 0:11:28.170 Sing along now. 0:11:28.370 --> 0:11:35.770 Through the atmosphere where the air is clear. Oh, let's 0:11:35.770 --> 0:11:38.250 go fly a kite. 0:11:38.890 --> 0:11:42.370 Yes, that sounds fun. I mean, that song makes it 0:11:42.370 --> 0:11:43.610 sound really enjoyable. 0:11:45.010 --> 0:11:48.730 And then kite festivals. Oh, some of these kites are gorgeous. 0:11:49.630 --> 0:11:50.310 The science. 0:11:50.309 --> 0:11:50.429 To. 0:11:50.429 --> 0:11:51.270 Get them to fly. 0:11:51.750 --> 0:11:54.070 The long tail ones and now they get newfangled ones. 0:11:54.070 --> 0:11:56.670 When I was a kid, we had the little typical, 0:11:56.790 --> 0:12:00.310 you know, classic kites. And then we had box kites. 0:12:00.390 --> 0:12:02.830 A couple guys had box kites. I never understood how 0:12:02.830 --> 0:12:03.270 those things. 0:12:03.390 --> 0:12:06.069 And made your own making your own kites. We used 0:12:06.070 --> 0:12:08.110 to do that with two sticks. Oh yeah. Making your 0:12:08.110 --> 0:12:08.630 own kites. 0:12:08.670 --> 0:12:11.350 One of the funnest things about kite flying is with 0:12:11.350 --> 0:12:14.150 my dad in Arizona, when he was getting his PhD 0:12:14.190 --> 0:12:18.589 at Arizona State University and we were living in Tempe now, 0:12:18.590 --> 0:12:20.429 we didn't have a lot of money. Dad cut his 0:12:20.429 --> 0:12:22.790 salary in half as an educator in Alaska to go 0:12:22.790 --> 0:12:26.030 down there. So we we had to find cheap things 0:12:26.030 --> 0:12:28.550 for entertainment. And looking back, I know what dad was 0:12:28.550 --> 0:12:31.709 up to. It's like, all right, we gotta we gotta 0:12:31.710 --> 0:12:34.190 do something cost effective. Get these kids out of the home. 0:12:34.350 --> 0:12:37.230 And my dad would take a couple of us kids 0:12:37.230 --> 0:12:39.550 out to a big old park, and we'd get a 0:12:39.550 --> 0:12:40.830 kite up in the air. And then he showed me 0:12:40.830 --> 0:12:44.110 something that was so cool. He took a bubble gum wrapper, 0:12:44.350 --> 0:12:46.670 and he formed that thing kind of into a circle. 0:12:46.670 --> 0:12:49.179 And then he tore it down the middle to the center. 0:12:49.340 --> 0:12:53.819 And then he put that foiled wrapper around that string 0:12:54.260 --> 0:12:56.500 and kind of made sure that it could go up 0:12:56.500 --> 0:12:59.300 and down that string. And then he said, watch this. 0:12:59.300 --> 0:13:01.660 And he held it out about arm's length on the 0:13:01.660 --> 0:13:04.739 string and let it go. And it was the coolest. 0:13:04.740 --> 0:13:08.140 Dad had benefit. That wind took that little piece of 0:13:08.140 --> 0:13:11.060 foil all the way up the string right up to 0:13:11.059 --> 0:13:13.460 the kite, and soon it disappeared for us because we 0:13:13.500 --> 0:13:14.860 got those kites way up in the air. 0:13:14.900 --> 0:13:15.660 That's cool. 0:13:15.700 --> 0:13:17.380 But it's a isn't that cool? 0:13:17.420 --> 0:13:19.100 Extra little extra way to make it fun. 0:13:19.540 --> 0:13:20.459 Yeah, it was. 0:13:20.460 --> 0:13:22.900 So much fun. Otherwise, you're just standing there looking at 0:13:22.900 --> 0:13:25.260 a kite, getting sunburned in Tempe, Arizona. 0:13:26.420 --> 0:13:27.260 Oh, there you go. 0:13:28.179 --> 0:13:28.900 That's awesome. 0:13:30.460 --> 0:13:30.980 Flying. 0:13:31.420 --> 0:13:33.340 Kite flying. I mean, I think you need to bring 0:13:33.340 --> 0:13:35.780 a lounge chair and some beverages along with you or 0:13:35.780 --> 0:13:38.980 something because it. Yeah, once it gets up there, it's 0:13:39.020 --> 0:13:39.699 kind of up there. 0:13:39.740 --> 0:13:40.380 It's just the. 0:13:40.420 --> 0:13:42.699 Soaring of it and watching it and the beauty of 0:13:42.700 --> 0:13:43.740 it with the sky. 0:13:44.260 --> 0:13:47.410 Yeah. Especially if it's got some different. If you get 0:13:47.410 --> 0:13:50.170 some different wind gusts and you know, we would, we'd 0:13:50.170 --> 0:13:52.610 have to get it going again because maybe the wind 0:13:52.610 --> 0:13:54.890 would die down. And the fun of getting that going 0:13:54.929 --> 0:13:57.050 would remind me of this song. Take it from the 0:13:57.050 --> 0:13:59.850 top again, just a little bit of that one. It's 0:13:59.850 --> 0:14:02.929 so beautiful, man. It's a beautiful song is so beautiful. 0:14:02.970 --> 0:14:03.450 All right. 0:14:03.890 --> 0:14:05.370 You can't go wrong with this. 0:14:06.690 --> 0:14:13.689 Let's go fly a kite up to the highest height. 0:14:13.850 --> 0:14:19.610 Let's go fly a kite and send and send it. 0:14:19.890 --> 0:14:23.810 So ring up through the atmosphere. 0:14:23.810 --> 0:14:25.290 There are people singing along all. 0:14:25.290 --> 0:14:31.570 Over North America right now. Absolutely. Oh, let's go fly 0:14:31.570 --> 0:14:32.170 a kite. 0:14:32.730 --> 0:14:36.450 Oh, yeah. People are just. Oh, come on, man, that's good. Uh, 0:14:37.050 --> 0:14:39.890 those are the good old days. Okay, coming up here, 0:14:40.170 --> 0:14:44.850 I'm going to talk about a tool of transformation that 0:14:44.850 --> 0:14:47.870 I did to harness the wind. That's a great metaphor 0:14:47.870 --> 0:14:51.670 for what it is to really experience the liberty of 0:14:51.670 --> 0:14:54.510 the spirit, and how this works practically in your life. 0:14:54.510 --> 0:14:55.070 Hang on. 0:14:55.510 --> 0:14:58.190 You can take him out of Alaska, but you can't 0:14:58.230 --> 0:15:02.109 take Alaska out of him. Carl is in the crew. 0:15:02.310 --> 0:15:04.950 It's Carl and crew on Moody Radio. 0:15:04.990 --> 0:15:07.950 Okay, boom, crew. You'll love to hear this. Got a 0:15:07.950 --> 0:15:10.870 text from someone just a moment ago. Love the kite song. 0:15:10.910 --> 0:15:15.910 Exclamation point. Sitting here with my 98 year old father 0:15:15.910 --> 0:15:20.150 in law as we listen. So my 98 year old friend, 0:15:20.150 --> 0:15:22.230 if you're enjoying this, I'm going to give it to 0:15:22.230 --> 0:15:25.510 you one more time because it is beautiful. How sweet 0:15:25.510 --> 0:15:26.230 for him. 0:15:27.510 --> 0:15:36.910 Oh. Let's go fly a kite up to the highest height. 0:15:37.070 --> 0:15:44.750 Let's go fly a kite and send it on up 0:15:45.100 --> 0:15:51.700 through the atmosphere. Up where the air is clear. Oh, 0:15:52.260 --> 0:15:55.380 let's go fly a kite. 0:15:57.780 --> 0:16:02.220 Getting texts from you all about. Just stuff like that. 0:16:02.220 --> 0:16:04.700 Sitting here with my 98 year old father in law 0:16:04.740 --> 0:16:07.060 as we listened, that's. I've got a picture in my mind. 0:16:07.060 --> 0:16:09.340 It's one of the most beautiful things I can see. 0:16:09.380 --> 0:16:11.140 It's sweet. So sweet, so sweet. 0:16:11.140 --> 0:16:11.700 Beautiful. 0:16:12.460 --> 0:16:15.700 Well, speaking of harness and wind, when you're raised in Alaska, 0:16:15.740 --> 0:16:19.700 you do some crazy stuff. One cold winter day, I 0:16:19.700 --> 0:16:22.060 was out on the lake in front of our home, 0:16:22.300 --> 0:16:25.420 Lake Lucille, just outside of Anchorage, Alaska, and it was 0:16:25.420 --> 0:16:31.740 really great ice conditions. It was just so beautiful. The 0:16:31.740 --> 0:16:35.820 the lake was pretty well free of snow. Usually snow 0:16:35.820 --> 0:16:38.780 gets on these lakes, and then ice skating requires that 0:16:38.780 --> 0:16:41.660 you clear off a big area with snow shovels and 0:16:41.660 --> 0:16:44.370 the like. But not only was it totally clear of snow? 0:16:44.410 --> 0:16:47.370 It was early in the winter. It was. It was 0:16:47.370 --> 0:16:50.090 frozen in such a way that it was just so smooth. 0:16:50.090 --> 0:16:53.020 It was almost crystal clear. So there was 6 to 0:16:53.020 --> 0:16:57.090 8in of ice, plenty of ice. And what a beautiful 0:16:57.330 --> 0:16:59.570 what a beautiful thing it was to be skating around 0:16:59.570 --> 0:17:02.450 out there. But as young guys, we got a crazy 0:17:02.450 --> 0:17:05.530 idea because the wind was gusting pretty well. We thought, man, 0:17:06.050 --> 0:17:08.169 let's let's do something crazy here. And this is what 0:17:08.170 --> 0:17:11.490 it resulted in. I got a couple of two by 0:17:11.530 --> 0:17:16.570 twos and a big sheet of plastic visqueen. In fact, 0:17:16.570 --> 0:17:19.169 it was rhino hide, so it was reinforced Visqueen it 0:17:19.170 --> 0:17:22.890 had those nylon strands that were woven into the visqueen 0:17:22.890 --> 0:17:26.450 it's called rhino hide and it's just super strong. And 0:17:26.450 --> 0:17:29.810 so we we took a staple gun and stapled some 0:17:29.810 --> 0:17:33.609 visqueen around those two by twos. And then we talked 0:17:33.609 --> 0:17:36.450 my dad into grabbing the car and taking us all 0:17:36.450 --> 0:17:38.490 the way up the lake, across the ice. So here 0:17:38.490 --> 0:17:42.210 we are, motoring across the lake all the way up, 0:17:42.950 --> 0:17:46.830 heading into the wind, as you can imagine. And then 0:17:46.910 --> 0:17:48.910 we yelled at him and said, hey, let's get out 0:17:48.910 --> 0:17:52.030 right here. And we had been hanging on to the tailgate, 0:17:52.030 --> 0:17:55.510 so dropped off, had the two by twos visqueen we 0:17:55.510 --> 0:18:00.470 had our skates on and sure enough, we lifted up 0:18:00.630 --> 0:18:05.310 that rhino hide between our two by twos and we 0:18:05.310 --> 0:18:06.190 started going. 0:18:07.109 --> 0:18:08.270 The wind just got you. 0:18:08.550 --> 0:18:11.310 The only thing that couldn't last out for too long 0:18:11.310 --> 0:18:14.830 was our arms. Because it was super hard to hold 0:18:14.830 --> 0:18:18.070 those two by twos. That wind force. But we were 0:18:18.070 --> 0:18:20.390 able to do it for pretty good stretches, you know, 0:18:20.430 --> 0:18:22.430 quarter mile at a time. I think we went about 0:18:22.430 --> 0:18:25.710 two miles up the lake. And as we held up 0:18:25.710 --> 0:18:28.990 that rhino hide between those two by twos, we were 0:18:28.990 --> 0:18:33.190 skipping along so fast that our our skates were shaking 0:18:33.230 --> 0:18:35.190 underneath us. I don't know how fast we were going, 0:18:35.190 --> 0:18:38.389 but it was like they were starting to quiver. They 0:18:38.390 --> 0:18:40.790 were starting to get that speed shake. Sometimes if you 0:18:40.790 --> 0:18:43.220 drive your car too fast. It gets that too. Yeah. 0:18:43.260 --> 0:18:47.580 But it's. It was such an awesome rush. I look 0:18:47.619 --> 0:18:50.500 back to that day, and I'm reminded of the fact 0:18:50.500 --> 0:18:54.700 that the Holy Spirit guides us into all truth, and 0:18:54.700 --> 0:18:58.540 the Holy Spirit is the pneuma. And I'm just going 0:18:58.580 --> 0:19:01.300 to cut it to you. Really clear here, right now. 0:19:01.300 --> 0:19:05.500 I want you to hear this. Since I have really 0:19:05.500 --> 0:19:10.060 drilled down now for well over a decade, studying the 0:19:10.060 --> 0:19:11.979 power of the spirit in our life, and that the 0:19:11.980 --> 0:19:17.020 spirit John 16 convicts the world regarding sin, righteousness and judgment, 0:19:17.020 --> 0:19:20.860 and that the Holy Spirit, according to Jesus himself. He said, 0:19:21.140 --> 0:19:25.740 I must go, but it's to your advantage that I go. 0:19:25.780 --> 0:19:29.900 It's found in John 16, because the Holy Spirit will come. 0:19:31.220 --> 0:19:35.419 So he will not only convict the world regarding sin, righteousness, 0:19:35.420 --> 0:19:37.860 and judgment, things that need to change in our life, 0:19:37.859 --> 0:19:41.800 he will also. John 14 guide us into all truth, 0:19:41.800 --> 0:19:46.000 bringing to remembrance the truth of God's Word and one 0:19:46.000 --> 0:19:49.439 of the most beautiful things that I can give you 0:19:49.480 --> 0:19:54.600 with this illustration or metaphor of raising the rhino hide 0:19:54.600 --> 0:19:57.160 between two by twos, is that we need to find 0:19:57.200 --> 0:20:00.520 places in our life when we're raising the sales of 0:20:00.520 --> 0:20:04.520 our soul and listening to the Holy Spirit speak to us. 0:20:05.040 --> 0:20:07.080 This is why I'm a big proponent of getting up 0:20:07.080 --> 0:20:10.280 early in the morning and just give God five minutes 0:20:10.640 --> 0:20:14.760 and allow the Holy Spirit to speak to you. Obviously, 0:20:14.760 --> 0:20:17.040 for many of you, you're going to have a Bible open. 0:20:17.040 --> 0:20:21.640 And in that Bible is not just information to be gained, 0:20:21.680 --> 0:20:26.240 it's information that can lead to transformation. As we raise 0:20:26.240 --> 0:20:29.560 the sails of our soul and let the Holy Spirit speak. 0:20:30.359 --> 0:20:33.800 And that's what I want for you today. Think about 0:20:33.800 --> 0:20:37.280 it that way. Are you allowing room for the Spirit 0:20:37.280 --> 0:20:40.510 of God to remind you of truth? guide you into 0:20:40.510 --> 0:20:43.510 the truth of God's Word. We don't need new revelation. 0:20:43.510 --> 0:20:45.709 We've got all the revelation we need right here in 0:20:45.710 --> 0:20:50.030 front of us and guiding us into the love of God, 0:20:50.510 --> 0:20:53.710 the fellowship that we have in connection with His Son 0:20:53.710 --> 0:20:56.670 Jesus Christ, and then the guidance of the Holy Spirit. 0:20:56.710 --> 0:20:59.790 It's to your advantage that he goes, because he will 0:20:59.790 --> 0:21:03.710 guide us into all truth. I want you to think 0:21:03.710 --> 0:21:08.830 about that this morning. God wants to fill you up completely. 0:21:09.390 --> 0:21:13.909 This is Andrew Ripp. Fill my cup, Lord. Fill it up. Overflowing. 0:21:13.950 --> 0:21:17.230 Today she was trying to earn her way to God, 0:21:17.230 --> 0:21:20.709 but God showed her she didn't have to. Ali is 0:21:20.710 --> 0:21:24.390 in the crew. It's Carl and crew on Moody Radio. 0:21:24.950 --> 0:21:28.550 When you listen to the morning show, Carl and crew, 0:21:28.550 --> 0:21:30.750 and then you go on to all these other programs 0:21:30.750 --> 0:21:34.270 throughout the day, or you touch point with Janet Parshall, 0:21:34.310 --> 0:21:38.590 and she's talking to Hitchcock about spiritual warfare, and you 0:21:38.660 --> 0:21:42.420 get into Rob West and you're like, oh my goodness. Yes. 0:21:42.420 --> 0:21:46.100 This this advice spiritually for getting my finances together is 0:21:46.100 --> 0:21:48.899 so good. And then you go over to David Jeremiah 0:21:48.900 --> 0:21:51.500 and he's talking end times prophecy. And you're like, oh boy, 0:21:51.500 --> 0:21:53.220 I got to know a little bit more about that. 0:21:53.260 --> 0:21:56.020 It can get so overwhelming. And I want you to 0:21:56.060 --> 0:21:58.660 think not about a scattershot of all the things that 0:21:58.660 --> 0:22:01.659 you hear, let alone what you get in small group 0:22:01.660 --> 0:22:03.899 or at church on the weekends and all these things. 0:22:03.900 --> 0:22:07.060 You can be overwhelmed with stuff that needs to be 0:22:07.060 --> 0:22:10.260 applied in your life. But if you take it and 0:22:10.260 --> 0:22:13.100 put it into three buckets and here they are. Humility 0:22:13.100 --> 0:22:17.100 before God is found in first Peter five six. Proximity 0:22:17.100 --> 0:22:23.859 to Jesus John 15. Really? That whole chapter? Uh, but yeah. 0:22:23.900 --> 0:22:30.260 John 15 and Liberty of the Holy Spirit, John 14, 0:22:30.300 --> 0:22:35.060 John 16 and Romans eight. You, you camp out in 0:22:35.980 --> 0:22:40.280 with a perspective that I want humility before God. What's 0:22:40.280 --> 0:22:42.960 going to help me position me that way before God? 0:22:43.320 --> 0:22:46.480 I want proximity to Jesus. What's going to keep me 0:22:46.520 --> 0:22:49.520 close to him? And I want the liberty of the spirit. 0:22:49.680 --> 0:22:52.200 How is God going to use these tools to guide 0:22:52.200 --> 0:22:55.840 me into all truth, which is the primary function of 0:22:55.840 --> 0:23:00.000 the Holy Spirit? Katie, bar the door, man. It'll change you. 0:23:00.400 --> 0:23:02.760 So if you want those three little things, it's just 0:23:02.760 --> 0:23:06.080 a little screen grab and you can text for it 0:23:06.080 --> 0:23:08.840 right now. Just text the word buck. What do we 0:23:08.840 --> 0:23:10.000 text in here? Super day. 0:23:10.040 --> 0:23:14.720 Bucket. Just text the word bucket 800 555 7898. We'll 0:23:14.720 --> 0:23:19.760 get those three to you. 800 555 7898 and the 0:23:19.760 --> 0:23:22.560 word is bucket. Yeah, yeah, yeah. 0:23:22.560 --> 0:23:27.320 Three buckets of spiritual priority and connection to the Trinity. 0:23:27.320 --> 0:23:29.399 And this will help you kind of organize all the 0:23:29.400 --> 0:23:32.280 content you ever get out there. And it will. I 0:23:32.280 --> 0:23:35.120 think it'll serve you really well. Coming up, we're going 0:23:35.160 --> 0:23:39.629 to have a a A phenomenal taste of a transformational tool. 0:23:39.869 --> 0:23:42.590 Sometimes you're thinking, how are we going to reach people 0:23:42.590 --> 0:23:45.590 out there with the gospel of Jesus Christ? There's some 0:23:45.590 --> 0:23:47.629 guys that are doing things that are so out of 0:23:47.670 --> 0:23:49.990 the box, and you're about to get a taste of 0:23:49.990 --> 0:23:52.869 that this morning. It's Carl and crew helping you take 0:23:52.869 --> 0:23:54.990 your next step with Jesus. 0:23:55.550 --> 0:23:58.590 He was sharing the gospel on the radio and then 0:23:58.590 --> 0:24:02.950 he got saved. Young thunders in the crew. It's Carl 0:24:02.950 --> 0:24:04.670 and crew on Moody Radio. 0:24:04.990 --> 0:24:08.830 It's interesting when we get ready to come into the 0:24:08.830 --> 0:24:12.189 studio in downtown Chicago, one of the things that's a 0:24:12.190 --> 0:24:14.910 dear friend of ours, as we come in in the morning, 0:24:14.910 --> 0:24:19.150 are coming out of the shadows into a streetlight. We 0:24:19.190 --> 0:24:22.630 come in early. Some of the late night bars are 0:24:22.630 --> 0:24:25.790 shutting down when we're getting in for the day. Yeah. 0:24:25.830 --> 0:24:29.869 And it can be a little dicey. Should I say that? 0:24:29.910 --> 0:24:30.669 At times? 0:24:30.750 --> 0:24:31.230 Yeah. 0:24:31.270 --> 0:24:31.870 It's truth. 0:24:32.310 --> 0:24:35.070 Sometimes it can get a little dicey. You don't know 0:24:35.070 --> 0:24:38.220 who's out wandering the streets, but there's nothing like coming 0:24:38.220 --> 0:24:41.659 underneath a streetlight. It's like. Yes, a little bit of 0:24:41.660 --> 0:24:45.820 light here. That metaphor compelled a group of three men 0:24:45.820 --> 0:24:50.060 to do something with God's Word. That is pretty extraordinary. 0:24:50.220 --> 0:24:50.780 Hang on. 0:24:51.100 --> 0:24:53.900 It's Carl and crew on Moody Radio. 0:24:54.140 --> 0:24:56.100 I think one of the scariest things you can do, 0:24:56.140 --> 0:24:58.980 especially when you're in a big city like Chicago, is 0:24:58.980 --> 0:25:01.500 find yourself wandering down a block and all the street 0:25:01.540 --> 0:25:03.780 lights are out. It's late at night and you're like, 0:25:03.780 --> 0:25:06.420 oh my goodness, what in the world's going on here? 0:25:06.820 --> 0:25:09.899 Just one light can change everything. That must be the 0:25:09.900 --> 0:25:14.580 vision behind Lord and the streetlights, man. They're important, aren't they, Lauren? 0:25:14.619 --> 0:25:15.619 Absolutely. 0:25:15.780 --> 0:25:18.139 Yeah. Talk to me. That must have been part of 0:25:18.140 --> 0:25:21.180 the inspiration for this ministry. I can't wait to talk 0:25:21.180 --> 0:25:24.460 about this today. But. Streetlights. There's something about getting under 0:25:24.460 --> 0:25:27.420 a streetlight. You feel a sense of hope and security. 0:25:27.460 --> 0:25:30.540 And spiritually speaking, it's the same way, isn't it, Lauren? 0:25:30.660 --> 0:25:35.320 When you talk about the inspiration or the the significance 0:25:35.359 --> 0:25:39.440 of lights on the street, lights on the corner. Especially 0:25:39.440 --> 0:25:42.240 when there's a lot of violence in the neighborhood. The 0:25:42.240 --> 0:25:46.320 light exposes the darkness. And so it was fitting for 0:25:46.320 --> 0:25:47.600 the ministry, for sure. 0:25:47.960 --> 0:25:49.920 Okay. We'll get into that. I want you to share 0:25:49.920 --> 0:25:52.080 your story. How did God call you out of darkness 0:25:52.080 --> 0:25:52.760 and into the light? 0:25:52.800 --> 0:25:57.040 Man, you know, at a young age, about 13 years old, uh, 0:25:57.040 --> 0:25:59.159 just growing up in the city of Chicago, seeing a 0:25:59.200 --> 0:26:02.879 lot of violence in my neighborhood. I just remember hearing 0:26:02.880 --> 0:26:05.399 the gospel preached for the first time. And by the 0:26:05.400 --> 0:26:08.199 grace of God and through the power of the Holy Spirit. Uh, 0:26:08.200 --> 0:26:12.080 just the Lord allowed me to realize my need for him. 0:26:12.560 --> 0:26:15.400 Just so thankful for the gospel being real to me 0:26:15.400 --> 0:26:19.280 at that age, and just complete transformation through the power 0:26:19.280 --> 0:26:21.560 of the Holy Spirit at a very young age for me. 0:26:21.600 --> 0:26:24.000 Lauren Lulu is my guest right now. He's the founder 0:26:24.000 --> 0:26:27.640 of Street Lights and it's an amazing ministry. We're going 0:26:27.680 --> 0:26:29.600 to actually give you a little sample of this in 0:26:29.600 --> 0:26:32.640 just a moment. But Lauren, what in the world is 0:26:32.640 --> 0:26:36.230 street lights? What's your vision for this incredible ministry? 0:26:36.590 --> 0:26:39.470 Yeah. So our vision was to see this and future 0:26:39.470 --> 0:26:43.429 generations hear the Word of God be transformed by the 0:26:43.430 --> 0:26:45.590 Word of God. And just see the power of the 0:26:45.590 --> 0:26:49.390 Holy Spirit just move in their lives. And so our 0:26:49.390 --> 0:26:53.750 desire was, as musicians, we're actually a collective of musicians 0:26:53.750 --> 0:26:58.630 and artists. And so the founders are Esteban Shedd, myself 0:26:58.630 --> 0:27:01.869 and Aaron Lopez. And so we just wanted to produce 0:27:01.869 --> 0:27:04.750 God's Word to music in a way that would connect 0:27:04.750 --> 0:27:08.030 to the heart language of the young people across urban 0:27:08.030 --> 0:27:11.190 cities in the United States and around the world. And 0:27:11.190 --> 0:27:15.110 so we just began to produce book after book after book, 0:27:15.150 --> 0:27:19.669 and those seeds began to sprout in the hearts of 0:27:19.710 --> 0:27:23.670 so many young people. And today we're reaching 1.3 million 0:27:23.670 --> 0:27:24.990 people around the world. 0:27:25.230 --> 0:27:27.870 That is amazing, Lauren, because when I first had you 0:27:27.869 --> 0:27:31.190 on here, those that was nowhere near the original numbers. 0:27:31.190 --> 0:27:34.250 God is doing something here, Isn't he 100%? 0:27:34.290 --> 0:27:36.730 He's on the move, and we're humbled to see just 0:27:36.730 --> 0:27:39.850 the organic growth of the ministry Street lights. More and 0:27:39.850 --> 0:27:43.169 more is becoming like a resourcing house, and there's many 0:27:43.210 --> 0:27:46.210 doors into that house to get into the Word of God. 0:27:46.210 --> 0:27:49.649 And so that's through our partnerships with YouVersion and the 0:27:49.650 --> 0:27:52.250 Bible Project. And then we're also now we have a 0:27:52.250 --> 0:27:55.050 podcast as well. As, you know, we have our own 0:27:55.050 --> 0:27:57.409 music that we produce, but all of it is to 0:27:57.450 --> 0:27:59.650 get them to the Word of God. So that way 0:27:59.650 --> 0:28:03.090 that they can, you know, be able to internalize Scripture 0:28:03.090 --> 0:28:05.210 for themselves. And that's the vision. 0:28:05.530 --> 0:28:07.370 I want you to get a taste of this boom crew. 0:28:07.410 --> 0:28:09.530 I want you to get a taste right now of 0:28:09.530 --> 0:28:12.010 street lights. Take a listen to this. 0:28:12.330 --> 0:28:16.570 Everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value 0:28:16.570 --> 0:28:21.090 of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I 0:28:21.130 --> 0:28:26.170 have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so 0:28:26.170 --> 0:28:29.409 that I could gain Christ and become one with him. 0:28:30.090 --> 0:28:32.879 So if God has given you the ability to prophesy. 0:28:33.359 --> 0:28:36.000 Speak out with as much faith as God has given you. 0:28:36.440 --> 0:28:40.080 If your gift is serving others, serve them well. If 0:28:40.080 --> 0:28:43.280 you are a teacher, teach well. If your gift is 0:28:43.280 --> 0:28:48.560 to encourage others, be encouraging. If it is giving, give generously. 0:28:48.680 --> 0:28:53.360 If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously. 0:28:54.080 --> 0:28:56.280 Put on all of God's armor so that you will 0:28:56.280 --> 0:28:59.240 be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil. 0:28:59.880 --> 0:29:02.920 But we are not fighting against flesh and blood enemies, 0:29:02.920 --> 0:29:06.360 but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world. 0:29:06.560 --> 0:29:11.360 Relevant. Powerful. Forceful. That's what I was taught in communication. 0:29:11.360 --> 0:29:13.680 You've got to have. And boy, you've done it. Lauren, 0:29:13.680 --> 0:29:16.920 this is an amazing project. What are your hopes for 0:29:16.920 --> 0:29:20.440 the future for street lights? Obviously, taking the word and 0:29:20.440 --> 0:29:23.520 bringing it to life through music is powerful. Where do 0:29:23.520 --> 0:29:24.800 you go from there, brother? 0:29:25.040 --> 0:29:28.520 Yeah. So what we've been seeing is that the same 0:29:28.960 --> 0:29:31.950 tensions and, you know, just seeing so many of the 0:29:31.950 --> 0:29:35.910 young people, again, not only through the inner cities of Chicago, 0:29:35.910 --> 0:29:40.950 but we think about young people throughout Latin America and 0:29:40.990 --> 0:29:45.710 Australia and South Africa and throughout Europe. They're dealing with 0:29:45.710 --> 0:29:49.030 all the same kind of tensions. And so our heart 0:29:49.070 --> 0:29:51.510 right now is that we want to develop street lights 0:29:51.510 --> 0:29:58.870 into other languages. Specifically, we're looking at Japanese, German, Portuguese, 0:29:59.110 --> 0:30:02.670 potentially Arabic and Hebrew. And so the goal and the 0:30:02.670 --> 0:30:05.510 vision is that now we would take the blueprint of 0:30:05.510 --> 0:30:07.990 what the Lord has allowed us to produce in English 0:30:07.990 --> 0:30:11.790 and in Spanish, and now begin to develop in other languages. 0:30:12.030 --> 0:30:14.670 I love it, Lauren. I man, I got to tell you, 0:30:14.670 --> 0:30:16.830 it's so good to have you pop in here and 0:30:16.830 --> 0:30:18.550 boom crew, if you're listening to this going, how in 0:30:18.550 --> 0:30:21.150 the world do we get more of this? Just text 0:30:21.150 --> 0:30:27.070 the word street right now. Street to (800) 555-7898. Just that 0:30:27.070 --> 0:30:33.050 one word. Street to 800 805 55, 7898. Parents. Grandparents. 0:30:33.330 --> 0:30:35.690 We got young people listening yesterday. We had a 13 0:30:35.730 --> 0:30:38.370 year old call in here. But this is the time 0:30:38.370 --> 0:30:45.130 and this is the place. Tech Street to 805 55, 7898. Lauren, 0:30:45.130 --> 0:30:47.250 I feel compelled to pray for you and your ministry 0:30:47.250 --> 0:30:50.090 right now. Father, in the name of Jesus, I thank 0:30:50.090 --> 0:30:51.850 you for Lauren. I thank you for his team. I 0:30:51.850 --> 0:30:54.450 thank you for the vision that you gave these brothers 0:30:54.730 --> 0:30:58.130 and the way you're using them around the globe. And Lord, 0:30:58.490 --> 0:31:00.610 what a sweet thing to hear that over a million 0:31:00.610 --> 0:31:04.850 people are taking in the truth of your word. Uh, 0:31:04.850 --> 0:31:08.050 with the vision and the heart and the musicality of 0:31:08.050 --> 0:31:10.850 street lights. And I just praise you, God, you're on 0:31:10.850 --> 0:31:13.010 the move. You're working in ways that we can't imagine. 0:31:13.010 --> 0:31:15.730 This is my prayer for Lauren and his team. Father, 0:31:15.730 --> 0:31:19.370 would you make available to him all the resources needed 0:31:19.370 --> 0:31:22.370 to fulfill his calling? That's what I'm asking for. Make 0:31:22.410 --> 0:31:26.090 available to him all the resources needed to fulfill that calling. 0:31:26.410 --> 0:31:29.960 And I praise you in Jesus name. Amen. And if 0:31:29.960 --> 0:31:33.280 you're listening right now and you've just heard Lauren's heart 0:31:33.320 --> 0:31:36.320 and a little taste of what's going on with street lights, 0:31:36.560 --> 0:31:39.200 when you get to this link and you got an 0:31:39.200 --> 0:31:41.800 opportunity and you feel compelled by the spirit, throw them 0:31:41.800 --> 0:31:44.720 some shekels, man. Let's get some ducats going their way. 0:31:44.760 --> 0:31:47.280 Ministry costs money, and we'd love it if you'd be 0:31:47.280 --> 0:31:49.920 a part of that. Godspeed, Lauren. Thanks for being with 0:31:49.920 --> 0:31:50.760 me today, man. 0:31:51.320 --> 0:31:54.040 Your shot of hope to help you through the day. 0:31:54.280 --> 0:31:57.440 This is Carl and crew on Moody Radio. 0:31:57.640 --> 0:32:02.080 Well, boom crew. We're talking today about tools. Spiritual tools 0:32:02.080 --> 0:32:05.080 that will help you grow in Jesus Christ. And I 0:32:05.080 --> 0:32:07.600 want to give you a tool that will help you 0:32:07.600 --> 0:32:10.320 grow in Jesus Christ. But before that, I need a 0:32:10.320 --> 0:32:11.640 little theme music. 0:32:12.560 --> 0:32:13.760 Well, if you got to do it. 0:32:15.520 --> 0:32:17.560 Oh my. Illmatic. 0:32:20.760 --> 0:32:23.000 What? Oh, boy. 0:32:23.000 --> 0:32:23.520 You're picking. 0:32:23.520 --> 0:32:23.880 A fight. 0:32:24.720 --> 0:32:25.880 You snuck that one. 0:32:26.120 --> 0:32:27.280 He took over the show. 0:32:27.390 --> 0:32:29.070 People. He took. 0:32:29.070 --> 0:32:29.310 Over. 0:32:29.310 --> 0:32:31.630 The show. You are picking a fight. 0:32:31.830 --> 0:32:34.830 But pardon me. Turn it up a little bit. 0:32:35.110 --> 0:32:37.469 Oh, this could be our year. 0:32:37.710 --> 0:32:38.990 With your team. 0:32:43.950 --> 0:32:48.110 What are the Chicago Bears have to do with tools 0:32:48.110 --> 0:32:50.990 of spiritual formation? Well, I've got. 0:32:50.990 --> 0:32:51.350 Famous. 0:32:51.350 --> 0:32:52.870 For losing when they should be. 0:32:52.870 --> 0:32:53.350 Winning. 0:32:53.550 --> 0:32:54.550 Careful, careful. 0:32:54.670 --> 0:32:55.550 Well, this is an accurate. 0:32:55.790 --> 0:32:56.750 I'm a fan. I'm just. 0:32:56.750 --> 0:32:58.630 I'm trying to draw the connection here. 0:32:58.670 --> 0:33:01.430 Spoken like a true Chicago Bear fan. So I am 0:33:01.470 --> 0:33:04.550 a Chicago Bear fan. I've grown up in Illinois, so 0:33:04.590 --> 0:33:08.150 they're my team. I don't blame you for having other teams. 0:33:08.150 --> 0:33:09.590 You can have your team. That's okay. 0:33:09.750 --> 0:33:10.350 But you just. 0:33:10.350 --> 0:33:11.070 Can't play your theme. 0:33:11.070 --> 0:33:11.270 Song. 0:33:11.310 --> 0:33:13.910 You just can't play your theme song here. But for me, 0:33:14.110 --> 0:33:17.630 I love listening to anything about the Chicago Bears. And 0:33:17.630 --> 0:33:21.870 back in January, the Chicago Bears hired Ben Johnson, who. 0:33:21.910 --> 0:33:22.350 Was. 0:33:22.390 --> 0:33:25.510 Who was the big like the big fish coach of 0:33:25.510 --> 0:33:28.250 the off season, and no one could believe that the 0:33:28.250 --> 0:33:30.410 bears actually got him. And I was really. 0:33:30.410 --> 0:33:30.890 Excited. 0:33:30.930 --> 0:33:32.210 Because they couldn't believe he would. 0:33:32.210 --> 0:33:32.450 Come. 0:33:32.450 --> 0:33:35.850 Here. Well, that's also true. And so since I was 0:33:35.850 --> 0:33:38.810 really excited, I started listening because I wanted to be 0:33:38.810 --> 0:33:42.290 a part of the conversation here. Everybody's reactions to getting 0:33:42.290 --> 0:33:45.890 Ben Johnson and something I actually did was I'd listen 0:33:45.890 --> 0:33:48.890 to some podcasts that made me feel excited or happy, 0:33:48.890 --> 0:33:52.650 and what I did was I saved those podcast episodes 0:33:52.650 --> 0:33:56.010 about the bears hiring Ben Johnson, and I'd go back. 0:33:56.770 --> 0:33:59.170 I went back weeks and months later when I was like, 0:33:59.170 --> 0:34:02.250 I need a little, a little refresher of that moment 0:34:02.250 --> 0:34:03.970 that I lived back in January. 0:34:04.250 --> 0:34:04.690 Okay. 0:34:04.730 --> 0:34:05.650 Time out. Yeah. 0:34:05.690 --> 0:34:06.290 All right. 0:34:06.330 --> 0:34:06.730 You better. 0:34:06.770 --> 0:34:07.330 Give us the. 0:34:07.330 --> 0:34:08.049 Highlights. 0:34:08.489 --> 0:34:09.130 The highlights. 0:34:09.130 --> 0:34:10.770 Of and hopefully. 0:34:10.770 --> 0:34:13.330 It's relatable. What did you learn that had you so 0:34:13.370 --> 0:34:16.450 fired up you save podcasts of Ben Johnson. 0:34:16.489 --> 0:34:17.569 Yes. Exactly. 0:34:17.610 --> 0:34:18.810 Okay. All right. Go ahead. 0:34:18.850 --> 0:34:22.290 Because it made me feel it made me feel what 0:34:22.290 --> 0:34:24.770 I had felt when I first listened. It made me 0:34:24.770 --> 0:34:27.960 feel good because it was this exciting moment that I 0:34:27.960 --> 0:34:32.160 was able to relive and re-experience. And, you know, I 0:34:32.160 --> 0:34:35.160 think there's an importance to that when we do move 0:34:35.160 --> 0:34:39.000 it into the spiritual realm, because there are so many 0:34:39.000 --> 0:34:43.239 amazing things that God gives us through his Word that 0:34:43.239 --> 0:34:47.960 we want to relive, re-experience so we can apply it 0:34:47.960 --> 0:34:49.000 to our lives. 0:34:49.040 --> 0:34:51.839 I love it. Okay, before we go any further, you've 0:34:51.840 --> 0:34:54.880 got to give me what did you learn about Ben 0:34:54.880 --> 0:34:59.560 Johnson that bears repeating? That's relatable to everyone, even if they're, 0:34:59.800 --> 0:35:01.959 who knows, they might like the Packers. 0:35:02.000 --> 0:35:06.440 Okay, I'll give you an example. So Ben Johnson, everyone 0:35:06.440 --> 0:35:10.239 was worried when when he was deciding where he was 0:35:10.239 --> 0:35:12.919 going to coach if he would come to the Chicago Bears, 0:35:12.920 --> 0:35:16.359 because the bears have a history of being bad. They 0:35:16.360 --> 0:35:19.760 have a history of not just being bad as a team, 0:35:19.760 --> 0:35:23.480 but particularly they don't make the best decisions all the time. 0:35:23.480 --> 0:35:25.620 And and people were worried, well, is he going to 0:35:25.620 --> 0:35:28.580 trust the management? And what I heard from the process 0:35:28.580 --> 0:35:32.300 of listening back to these podcasts is that through his 0:35:32.300 --> 0:35:35.460 interview process and through the things that management did to 0:35:35.500 --> 0:35:39.380 prove to him we've made changes, he felt comfortable to come. 0:35:39.660 --> 0:35:42.900 So what I say is, even if you have a history, 0:35:42.900 --> 0:35:45.380 a history of things not going so great or a 0:35:45.380 --> 0:35:49.540 history of making bad decisions, there's always, always a pivot 0:35:49.540 --> 0:35:52.580 point that you can make, always a point where you 0:35:52.580 --> 0:35:53.739 can make a change. 0:35:55.219 --> 0:35:58.620 Coming up, how in the world does this relate to 0:35:58.660 --> 0:36:02.900 tools for transformation? Now you got to draw the string 0:36:02.900 --> 0:36:07.700 between the two. Young thunder on fire this morning. Go bears! 0:36:08.940 --> 0:36:15.219 The Chicago Bears again reclaim the way to victory. 0:36:15.219 --> 0:36:16.420 I had to play it one more time. 0:36:16.980 --> 0:36:18.060 Send your mail. 0:36:18.100 --> 0:36:18.420 To. 0:36:18.460 --> 0:36:19.540 Young Thunder. 0:36:21.180 --> 0:36:22.700 Whether you're a Browns fan. 0:36:22.900 --> 0:36:25.690 Young thunder at Moody Radio dot. 0:36:26.050 --> 0:36:26.930 Oh my. 0:36:28.170 --> 0:36:30.129 No, we don't have a we don't have an email 0:36:30.130 --> 0:36:30.890 for Young Thunder. 0:36:30.930 --> 0:36:32.970 No we don't. And I'm okay with that today. 0:36:33.250 --> 0:36:36.690 It's okay when when you get into fandom man you 0:36:36.690 --> 0:36:37.969 are bumping cups out. 0:36:37.969 --> 0:36:40.169 There I know, I know you could be a Browns fan. 0:36:40.170 --> 0:36:41.930 You could be a Bucs fan, you could be a 0:36:41.969 --> 0:36:44.089 Seahawks fan. But you know what? We all love our 0:36:44.090 --> 0:36:47.049 teams and I have the opportunity. So I have to 0:36:47.050 --> 0:36:47.649 take it. 0:36:47.650 --> 0:36:50.290 All right. So take it. All right. Go back quickly 0:36:50.290 --> 0:36:52.609 to Ben Johnson and tie a string to the bigger. 0:36:52.650 --> 0:36:55.250 Yes yes. So this does have a spiritual tie to it. 0:36:55.250 --> 0:36:57.770 So I was talking about how Ben Johnson, the big 0:36:57.770 --> 0:37:00.370 fish coach of the off season, took the job for 0:37:00.370 --> 0:37:03.930 the Chicago Bears back in January. I was really excited 0:37:03.930 --> 0:37:05.969 about it. I was listening to a bunch of podcasts 0:37:05.969 --> 0:37:08.250 about it at the time, and what I did is 0:37:08.250 --> 0:37:10.330 I said to myself at the time, I said, I'm 0:37:10.370 --> 0:37:13.650 going to want to relive this. And so I saved 0:37:13.650 --> 0:37:17.690 podcast episodes that I could go back and listen to later, 0:37:17.690 --> 0:37:18.009 so I. 0:37:18.010 --> 0:37:19.930 Could not only listen to him, you saved him. 0:37:19.930 --> 0:37:23.080 I saved him so I could relisten again a little later, 0:37:23.080 --> 0:37:25.760 when the podcast may be a little farther down the line. 0:37:25.960 --> 0:37:29.000 So this has a spiritual tie to it. And the 0:37:29.000 --> 0:37:33.080 reason is, is sometimes it's really good to go back, 0:37:33.239 --> 0:37:35.959 to go back to things that we've heard before from 0:37:35.960 --> 0:37:40.560 the Word of God, from spiritual and God led teaching 0:37:40.840 --> 0:37:44.440 to help us apply things to our lives. You know, 0:37:44.480 --> 0:37:48.040 time flies and we forget things that we've learned, but 0:37:48.040 --> 0:37:50.239 we know, hey, that made an impact on me. I 0:37:50.239 --> 0:37:54.120 need to hear that again. And you have that opportunity 0:37:54.160 --> 0:37:57.320 here with Carl and crew. We have what we call 0:37:57.320 --> 0:38:00.640 the Carl and Crew Show cast, which is every show 0:38:00.640 --> 0:38:04.520 that we do whittled down to the meat. It gets 0:38:04.520 --> 0:38:07.600 rid of the songs. It gets rid of any underwriting 0:38:07.600 --> 0:38:10.160 that would be giving you breaks between us. And it's 0:38:10.160 --> 0:38:13.319 just the content, the content that you've told us that 0:38:13.320 --> 0:38:15.800 you love, that you grow from, that you want to hear, 0:38:15.800 --> 0:38:18.200 and we give you the opportunity to hear it again. 0:38:18.320 --> 0:38:21.319 And so just text the word show. I'll give you 0:38:21.320 --> 0:38:23.299 the link first and I'll explain more. Text the word 0:38:23.300 --> 0:38:31.500 show to (800) 555-7898. It's the word show to (800) 555-7899 eight. 0:38:31.540 --> 0:38:34.340 You can go back to any show we've had within 0:38:34.340 --> 0:38:37.700 the last year. So maybe you just started listening this 0:38:37.700 --> 0:38:40.180 week and you say, hey, I've heard some things. I 0:38:40.219 --> 0:38:42.660 like what God's doing here, I want to I want 0:38:42.700 --> 0:38:45.380 to hear more. You have that opportunity to go back 0:38:45.380 --> 0:38:47.940 and hear some things that God has done in the past. 0:38:47.980 --> 0:38:51.060 You also have the opportunity to go back and listen 0:38:51.060 --> 0:38:53.500 to some things you heard before. Maybe it was an interview, 0:38:53.540 --> 0:38:56.580 maybe last week it was Hormoz Shariat talking about what 0:38:56.620 --> 0:38:59.219 God's doing in Iran and you want to hear and say, hey, 0:38:59.219 --> 0:39:01.100 I want to share that with a friend, but I 0:39:01.100 --> 0:39:03.180 need to I need to know more about it. So 0:39:03.180 --> 0:39:04.739 you go back and you listen to it again. Maybe 0:39:04.739 --> 0:39:07.779 you pick up something you missed the first time. It's 0:39:07.780 --> 0:39:10.780 a really great opportunity to just allow God to do 0:39:10.780 --> 0:39:12.380 more work in your heart. 0:39:12.660 --> 0:39:15.460 What are some of the big hits? You've got? A 0:39:15.739 --> 0:39:17.899 you got a dashboard in front of you there. What 0:39:17.900 --> 0:39:20.930 are some of the show casts that have just absolutely 0:39:20.930 --> 0:39:22.210 blown up here as of late. 0:39:22.210 --> 0:39:24.730 Yeah, this is great. This is just from the month 0:39:24.730 --> 0:39:28.530 of June. We had, uh, the number one was debunking 0:39:28.530 --> 0:39:33.090 prayer myths and overcoming clutter, both of those things people 0:39:33.090 --> 0:39:36.690 really wanted to hear. And I think it's fair because 100% 0:39:36.690 --> 0:39:39.250 of people deal with some type of clutter or too 0:39:39.250 --> 0:39:41.210 much stuff. And hey, how do I get rid of this? 0:39:41.210 --> 0:39:42.530 What does that mean in my heart? 0:39:42.850 --> 0:39:46.250 Yeah. And that was Kathy Lipp on the declutter. Yes. 0:39:46.290 --> 0:39:49.969 And and it was, um, uh, debunking prayer myths. Help me, 0:39:50.010 --> 0:39:50.930 help me, help me. 0:39:51.090 --> 0:39:51.650 Debunking. 0:39:51.690 --> 0:39:51.970 Sam. 0:39:52.370 --> 0:39:52.770 Yes. 0:39:52.810 --> 0:39:53.690 Sam storms. 0:39:53.730 --> 0:39:56.850 Yeah. And then we also had, uh, Diana. That was 0:39:56.850 --> 0:39:58.969 this is number two on the list. Diana sharing her 0:39:58.969 --> 0:40:01.569 testimony of what God has done in her life, how 0:40:01.570 --> 0:40:03.890 he saved her, how he brought her to saving faith 0:40:04.010 --> 0:40:07.730 and and so many people related to that and wanted 0:40:07.730 --> 0:40:11.130 to know more. And yeah, we also had people sharing 0:40:11.130 --> 0:40:13.969 their Freedom Friday stories about how God freed them and 0:40:13.969 --> 0:40:16.810 brought them into a knowing relationship. That's you, the boom crew. 0:40:17.010 --> 0:40:20.800 And then what is pulling me away from God. Plus, 0:40:20.800 --> 0:40:24.400 an update about Iran that was hormones. Like I mentioned before, 0:40:24.440 --> 0:40:28.800 and Pastor Gary Stevens from Colorado, I think these are 0:40:29.120 --> 0:40:34.160 great insights as to what God is using to grow you. 0:40:34.360 --> 0:40:37.239 And I think this is just a great resource for 0:40:37.239 --> 0:40:39.960 you to be able to go back and have literally 0:40:40.000 --> 0:40:44.000 a year's worth of shows and information through that is 0:40:44.000 --> 0:40:47.520 grounded in the Word of God to say, hey, God 0:40:47.520 --> 0:40:49.600 wants to grow me. I want to apply His Word 0:40:49.600 --> 0:40:51.120 to my life. Let's do it. 0:40:51.120 --> 0:40:54.400 Yeah. Love it, young Thunder. Good job, my man. Thank you. 0:40:54.440 --> 0:40:55.040 Good job. 0:40:55.080 --> 0:40:55.959 I'm excited about. 0:40:55.960 --> 0:40:59.640 This. This is so cool. So it's it's amazing to 0:40:59.640 --> 0:41:04.279 me because here's what's cool for us. Boom crew. We 0:41:04.280 --> 0:41:07.600 get an understanding of how God's working most in your heart. 0:41:07.600 --> 0:41:10.399 And this actually guides a lot of our show prep. Yes, 0:41:10.440 --> 0:41:15.400 we find out, wow, this is really hitting paydirt already 0:41:15.400 --> 0:41:19.739 this month. This month I think we've had 10,000 downloads. 0:41:19.780 --> 0:41:20.860 Yeah. Almost 11. 0:41:21.260 --> 0:41:26.060 Almost 11,000 downloads, which is tremendous. And here's what that represents. 0:41:26.100 --> 0:41:29.820 Not just downloads, but these are people who are passing 0:41:29.820 --> 0:41:33.580 this content on to others. Yes. So this is a 0:41:33.620 --> 0:41:38.620 super good resource. We're spiking this because very practically we 0:41:38.620 --> 0:41:41.339 can find ourselves. A lot of you struggle with time 0:41:41.340 --> 0:41:44.540 redemption or you're getting gobbled up with stuff. You're going 0:41:44.540 --> 0:41:48.259 down rabbit trails on who knows what with reels or 0:41:48.260 --> 0:41:53.980 shorts or Netflix and all those things that those aren't 0:41:53.980 --> 0:41:58.140 inherently bad until they become bad. Yes. That's that's the problem. 0:41:58.380 --> 0:42:01.259 But if you want the bigger yes for your life, 0:42:01.739 --> 0:42:04.660 this is what we want to provide a clearinghouse of 0:42:04.660 --> 0:42:08.819 resources here. Things that are really transforming lives. And so 0:42:08.860 --> 0:42:15.580 text the word show to 800 555 7898. Just text 0:42:15.580 --> 0:42:21.450 show to 800 Hundred 555, 7898. And what you get 0:42:21.969 --> 0:42:24.969 up and somebody just said, how do you get the podcast? 0:42:24.969 --> 0:42:26.650 This is what you do right now. Just text the 0:42:26.650 --> 0:42:29.370 word show and what you get when you text show 0:42:29.370 --> 0:42:33.850 to 805 five, five, 78, 98, you get two links. 0:42:33.850 --> 0:42:35.330 Explain that one young thunder. 0:42:35.370 --> 0:42:39.690 Yeah. So this is basically two links for whatever works 0:42:39.690 --> 0:42:42.489 best for you. So we send out one for Apple Podcasts. 0:42:42.489 --> 0:42:44.850 If you have any Apple product you can listen to 0:42:44.890 --> 0:42:47.810 that there. Or Spotify, which is the the most common 0:42:47.810 --> 0:42:52.090 podcasting app. Uh, and that's accessible for everyone iPhone or Android. 0:42:52.090 --> 0:42:54.170 So if you have a preference, you can choose between 0:42:54.170 --> 0:42:56.530 the two or Spotify just works for you. But wherever 0:42:56.530 --> 0:42:59.410 you like to listen to podcasts, you can get those links. 0:42:59.410 --> 0:43:03.690 You can go just text the word show to (800) 555-7898. 0:43:03.690 --> 0:43:05.730 And the good thing is, once you text show the 0:43:05.730 --> 0:43:07.609 first time, click on the link that will take you 0:43:07.610 --> 0:43:12.610 to two Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Then subscribe to Carl 0:43:12.610 --> 0:43:15.009 and crew on that app. That means you never have 0:43:15.010 --> 0:43:17.710 to text the word show again. it's just saved in 0:43:17.710 --> 0:43:19.910 your profile for that app. You open it up, it's 0:43:19.910 --> 0:43:21.830 going to be right there. It'll let you know when 0:43:21.830 --> 0:43:24.630 we have a new podcast that's downloaded. We we upload 0:43:24.630 --> 0:43:28.350 podcasts daily for the show. So you can you can 0:43:28.350 --> 0:43:33.230 get that by texting show to 855 five 7898. 0:43:33.670 --> 0:43:39.070 That is awesome I young Thunder I love you, man. 0:43:39.150 --> 0:43:39.910 Love you too bro. 0:43:41.790 --> 0:43:45.830 Young Thunder is a great man. And, uh, I'm so 0:43:45.830 --> 0:43:47.950 glad you poured out your heart on this, because this 0:43:47.950 --> 0:43:50.430 is this is a great resource. And, I mean, they 0:43:50.469 --> 0:43:53.470 are flat going out the door right now. 0:43:53.550 --> 0:43:54.230 Praise God. 0:43:54.430 --> 0:43:58.390 Yeah. Praise God is right. Grateful for you. Boom! Crew. 0:44:01.510 --> 0:44:04.989 Coming up here. What do you do with all these resources? 0:44:07.390 --> 0:44:10.109 And this is so timely because the Lord hit me 0:44:10.110 --> 0:44:15.899 with something very important, uh, early this morning. We do 0:44:15.900 --> 0:44:17.380 a lot of show prep, we have a lot of 0:44:17.380 --> 0:44:19.700 things that are ready to go, but sometimes last minute 0:44:19.700 --> 0:44:21.780 we get an adjustment and it can be really cool. 0:44:21.780 --> 0:44:26.900 So I'm going to give you an analogy and a 0:44:26.900 --> 0:44:30.339 strategy for how to organize all the different resources that 0:44:30.340 --> 0:44:33.500 you've got coming into your life, so you can organize 0:44:33.500 --> 0:44:36.460 them in a way where it's like, yes, I know 0:44:36.460 --> 0:44:38.540 how to put these to work. We're going to break 0:44:38.540 --> 0:44:41.740 that down for you first. Katie. Nicole here. My God, 0:44:41.739 --> 0:44:44.100 can I don't know what you're up against today, but 0:44:44.100 --> 0:44:45.980 God is able. He can do it. 0:44:46.620 --> 0:44:49.620 This is Carl and crew on Moody Radio. 0:44:50.700 --> 0:44:54.500 This is a wild one. Splendour of Ireland. We are 0:44:54.500 --> 0:44:58.100 featuring a trip that has been. It's almost loaded. It's 0:44:58.100 --> 0:45:00.419 almost topped off. But we wanted to bring in the 0:45:00.420 --> 0:45:04.580 guide for this trip, doctor Nick Gatski. And if you 0:45:04.580 --> 0:45:07.100 are in the Ohio area, you know his voice. You 0:45:07.100 --> 0:45:11.100 know his heart. Senior pastor of Old Old North Church. 0:45:11.100 --> 0:45:14.770 I got it in Canfield, Ohio, and he hosts the 0:45:14.770 --> 0:45:19.490 Moody radio program A Better Word. He's convinced, as am I, 0:45:19.530 --> 0:45:23.049 that the preaching of God's Word can change lives. And 0:45:23.050 --> 0:45:26.130 he and his bride, Amy, have three little kids, and 0:45:26.130 --> 0:45:29.210 they're all in with Jesus. Doctor Nick, good to have 0:45:29.210 --> 0:45:30.650 you with us this morning, my man. 0:45:30.690 --> 0:45:32.930 Hey, great to be with you guys. Amen to everything 0:45:32.930 --> 0:45:33.650 you just said. 0:45:34.890 --> 0:45:37.330 What a sweet. What a sweet thing coming up here 0:45:37.330 --> 0:45:40.529 in October. We'll have some exact dates here in just 0:45:40.530 --> 0:45:43.330 a moment. But what's going on? Where? You're leading a 0:45:43.330 --> 0:45:46.009 trip to Ireland. We've got, like, 12 now. I found out. 0:45:46.010 --> 0:45:48.850 I thought we had 13. We're down to 12 slots left. 0:45:49.170 --> 0:45:51.330 What's going on on this trip, my man cast a 0:45:51.330 --> 0:45:52.210 vision for us. 0:45:52.370 --> 0:45:55.730 Yeah, I mean, it is the best of of multiple 0:45:55.730 --> 0:45:58.530 realities colliding at one time. I mean, we know that 0:45:58.530 --> 0:46:02.330 we can be enriched and learn a ton in our 0:46:02.330 --> 0:46:05.850 spiritual life when we experience things that happen in church history, 0:46:06.130 --> 0:46:07.770 things that God has done in the past and that 0:46:07.770 --> 0:46:10.970 we're asking him to do again. Yeah. And this trip 0:46:10.969 --> 0:46:14.190 is going to highlight some of those things, in an area. 0:46:14.230 --> 0:46:17.430 The an area of the world that's absolutely strikingly beautiful 0:46:17.430 --> 0:46:19.709 with culture and all kinds of cool things to do 0:46:19.750 --> 0:46:23.550 and see, uh, with a bunch of other moody radio listeners. 0:46:23.550 --> 0:46:24.950 So you get a lot of cool things to happen 0:46:24.950 --> 0:46:25.750 all at the same time. 0:46:26.310 --> 0:46:28.669 I'm really excited that you're on this trip, by the way, 0:46:28.670 --> 0:46:31.230 I need you to know, although I've not met you personally, 0:46:31.230 --> 0:46:33.430 I've heard so much about you, and you need to 0:46:33.469 --> 0:46:35.870 know that some of the folks here at Moody are 0:46:35.870 --> 0:46:38.669 just so thrilled that you're part of the team here. And, Nick, 0:46:38.670 --> 0:46:40.390 I want to I want to thank you for that. 0:46:40.430 --> 0:46:44.029 I can sense your spirit. What's, um, give us a 0:46:44.070 --> 0:46:46.790 piece of history from Ireland. What pops into your heart? 0:46:46.790 --> 0:46:48.910 Because give us one thing that it's like. Yeah, we 0:46:48.910 --> 0:46:50.750 want to drill down on this on this trip. 0:46:51.070 --> 0:46:54.069 Yeah. You know, one of my favorites is that it 0:46:54.070 --> 0:46:59.910 actually started in America, the American Prayer revival in the 1850s, 1857, 0:46:59.950 --> 0:47:04.390 and 58 started in New York, uh, and expanded out 0:47:04.390 --> 0:47:07.029 from there. At one point, 10,000 people a day were 0:47:07.030 --> 0:47:09.109 coming to prayer meetings during the lunch hour in New 0:47:09.150 --> 0:47:13.620 York City. Wow. And that spilled over into the British 0:47:13.620 --> 0:47:17.660 Isles and into Ireland, and was one of the catalysts 0:47:17.660 --> 0:47:21.819 for what's called the Ulster Revival of 1859, when there 0:47:21.820 --> 0:47:25.060 was pressure of hundreds of prayer meetings springing up across 0:47:25.060 --> 0:47:28.779 conviction of sin. And the Lord just wrecked people about 0:47:28.780 --> 0:47:31.620 the ways that they were rebelling against him. And there's 0:47:31.620 --> 0:47:35.819 an estimated over 100,000 people that put their faith in 0:47:35.820 --> 0:47:41.020 Jesus during those couple of years in Ulster alone, plus 0:47:41.020 --> 0:47:44.620 whatever spilled out beyond that, maybe up to 300,000 across Ireland. 0:47:44.620 --> 0:47:48.820 And so, um, a phenomenal move of God, uh, fueled 0:47:48.820 --> 0:47:52.100 by prayer, his word, conviction of sin, repentance, and the 0:47:52.100 --> 0:47:54.060 grace of Jesus that pours over. 0:47:54.620 --> 0:47:56.460 I want you to put on your pastor hat speak 0:47:56.460 --> 0:47:58.819 to this issue of repentance, because, Nick, you and I 0:47:58.820 --> 0:48:02.900 know that revival is going to bring us down to 0:48:02.940 --> 0:48:04.980 blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the 0:48:04.980 --> 0:48:08.219 kingdom of God, the kingdom of heaven. Explain that a 0:48:08.219 --> 0:48:10.260 little bit. How do you see that as a pastor? 0:48:10.260 --> 0:48:13.850 And why might a trip like this even cultivate that 0:48:13.850 --> 0:48:14.770 within our heart? 0:48:15.210 --> 0:48:18.410 Well, Carl, we're all really, really good at excusing our sin, 0:48:19.010 --> 0:48:22.610 and we're really good at minimizing the significance of it. 0:48:22.610 --> 0:48:25.850 I know I am. And one of the things that 0:48:25.850 --> 0:48:28.410 God calls us to do again and again is to 0:48:28.450 --> 0:48:31.810 turn away, to confess it, and then to turn away 0:48:31.810 --> 0:48:34.930 from it. That's the nature of repentance. And when we 0:48:34.930 --> 0:48:38.529 do that, an amazing thing happens. He's so quick to 0:48:38.570 --> 0:48:42.930 forgive us. Yeah. What's so hard for us in our pride? 0:48:43.130 --> 0:48:47.370 And that whatever little safety thing that sin represents to us, uh, 0:48:47.410 --> 0:48:52.090 is so quickly dissolved with the grace of Jesus. And 0:48:52.090 --> 0:48:57.010 so revival doesn't happen without repentance. That's very, very clear. Uh, 0:48:57.010 --> 0:48:59.650 and whether that's, uh, big revivals like the one I 0:48:59.650 --> 0:49:02.370 just mentioned or even the personal revival of your heart, 0:49:02.570 --> 0:49:06.130 which is why, uh, we encourage people all the time 0:49:06.130 --> 0:49:08.850 to repent, repent every day. And the Lord is so 0:49:08.850 --> 0:49:09.730 quick to forgive. 0:49:09.730 --> 0:49:13.270 Give love this. Uh, it's Irish splendour. It's going to 0:49:13.270 --> 0:49:17.469 be an eight day trip across Ireland. And pastor Nick 0:49:17.469 --> 0:49:19.310 is going to be your host on this trip. We've 0:49:19.310 --> 0:49:22.830 got 12 slots available. And as I was looking through 0:49:22.830 --> 0:49:24.350 this link that we're going to send out here in 0:49:24.350 --> 0:49:28.190 a moment, this is really reasonable. I mean, it's probably 0:49:28.190 --> 0:49:30.830 not in the reach of everybody, but there are a 0:49:30.830 --> 0:49:33.310 lot of people who say, you know, I've been looking 0:49:33.310 --> 0:49:36.590 for something, a trip. This is going to be in October, 0:49:36.590 --> 0:49:40.670 by the way, the dates October 17th through the 24th, 0:49:41.190 --> 0:49:44.590 eight days, and we only have 12 slots left. And 0:49:44.590 --> 0:49:47.550 we're looking to cap it off in in this hour 0:49:47.590 --> 0:49:50.270 right now. Uh, what's on your heart about this trip? 0:49:50.270 --> 0:49:52.190 I know there's going to be a lot of stops 0:49:52.190 --> 0:49:56.310 in Dublin and Blarney Castle and Farm visit Cliffs of 0:49:56.750 --> 0:50:01.350 Moher more. Um, what else are you wanting to feature here, Nick? 0:50:02.110 --> 0:50:05.509 Yeah. I think the fact that you have the opportunity, 0:50:05.510 --> 0:50:08.750 that we have the opportunity to be with other people 0:50:08.750 --> 0:50:12.260 to experience these things is going to be one one 0:50:12.260 --> 0:50:13.820 of the special dynamics. Have you ever been on a 0:50:13.820 --> 0:50:16.180 trip like this before? Sometimes you make friends that last 0:50:16.180 --> 0:50:20.859 the rest of your life and, uh, to experience history 0:50:20.860 --> 0:50:24.660 and the spiritual dynamics, uh, and to experience one of 0:50:24.700 --> 0:50:28.860 the very neat monasteries, uh, in the history of Ireland, 0:50:28.900 --> 0:50:31.340 I think will also be a certainly a highlight. 0:50:31.620 --> 0:50:34.620 Uh. That's awesome. Well, I appreciate you. And I love 0:50:34.620 --> 0:50:37.339 your heart. Doctor Nick Gatski is going to be the 0:50:37.340 --> 0:50:40.219 guide on this trip. It's going to be an incredible time. 0:50:40.260 --> 0:50:42.420 It's going to be eight days in Ireland. We got 0:50:42.420 --> 0:50:45.900 12 slots left. That is it. Now, this is real simple. 0:50:45.900 --> 0:50:48.100 You can get the information. Just because you click on 0:50:48.100 --> 0:50:50.259 this link doesn't mean you're committed. It's not like we 0:50:50.300 --> 0:50:53.180 grab your credit card number the minute you click it, 0:50:53.380 --> 0:50:55.900 but you can get a full download of everything that's 0:50:55.900 --> 0:50:58.740 going on. When these 12 slots are filled, it's done. 0:50:59.219 --> 0:51:01.940 And so you're going to want to grab it right now. 0:51:02.180 --> 0:51:04.620 Super die. Give us that link, would you? 0:51:04.660 --> 0:51:08.680 Yeah. Real simple text Ireland. How creative is that text 0:51:08.719 --> 0:51:14.279 Ireland to 805 five five 7898. The word is Ireland 0:51:14.480 --> 0:51:18.960 and the number 800 555 7898. 0:51:19.640 --> 0:51:22.920 Doctor Nick Gatski, thank you for being with us, Nick. 0:51:22.920 --> 0:51:24.880 We appreciate your heart and this is going to be 0:51:24.880 --> 0:51:27.560 an incredible trip. You're right. There's going to be friends 0:51:27.560 --> 0:51:30.480 made on this trip that will last a lifetime. And 0:51:30.480 --> 0:51:33.120 it's going to be sweet. And Godspeed to you, my man. 0:51:33.480 --> 0:51:35.239 You too I can't wait. Thank you everybody. 0:51:35.440 --> 0:51:39.840 All right. Again, that link is Ireland. Just text Ireland 0:51:39.840 --> 0:51:46.759 to our number here 800 555 7898. Only 12 slots left. 0:51:47.080 --> 0:51:54.200 Text Ireland to 800 555 7898. And oh my goodness, 0:51:54.239 --> 0:51:55.440 the links are going out. 0:51:55.440 --> 0:51:56.439 So you're going to need. 0:51:56.440 --> 0:52:00.560 To pray about this quickly and get your name in 0:52:00.560 --> 0:52:03.640 the hat there. So again just the word Ireland to 0:52:03.640 --> 0:52:08.160 our number here 800 555 7898.