1 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:09,400 S1: What if we've made it too complicated? What if all 2 00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:12,600 S1: the tension you feel about sharing your faith, and how 3 00:00:12,600 --> 00:00:15,760 S1: that other person is going to respond, or the feelings 4 00:00:15,760 --> 00:00:19,280 S1: of the enormity of the task to reach the unreached? 5 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:22,400 S1: What if you didn't have to live in that tension 6 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:27,400 S1: or with that pressure? What if there's another way to live? 7 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:30,159 S1: Welcome to Chris Fabry live program. From the heart to 8 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:31,840 S1: the heart for the heart. I have a guest for 9 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:34,920 S1: you today who has spent 40 years in radio when 10 00:00:34,920 --> 00:00:37,319 S1: he had no earthly plan to do that. I want 11 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:39,840 S1: you to hear a little of his story today, and 12 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:43,320 S1: why he believes that sharing your faith could be natural 13 00:00:43,320 --> 00:00:49,040 S1: and simple. If you'll begin with one prayerful question and 14 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:53,360 S1: the question is this Lord, who is the one you 15 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:56,680 S1: want me to reach? David McIver is standing by today 16 00:00:56,680 --> 00:00:59,160 S1: at the radio backyard fence. Thank you for joining us. 17 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:01,750 S1: Find out more about David and other resources we have 18 00:01:01,750 --> 00:01:06,510 S1: for you at the website, Chris Fabry live.org. Thank you 19 00:01:06,510 --> 00:01:09,310 S1: to our team. Ryan McConaughey doing all things technical. Tricia 20 00:01:09,310 --> 00:01:12,069 S1: is on spring break with her family. Hope she's having 21 00:01:12,069 --> 00:01:16,070 S1: fun today. Don't check your email, Tricia. Lisa is in 22 00:01:16,069 --> 00:01:19,030 S1: the chair. Josh will be answering your calls and March 23 00:01:19,069 --> 00:01:21,309 S1: is marching on. I only have a few days left 24 00:01:21,310 --> 00:01:24,150 S1: to encourage you to reach out and take advantage of 25 00:01:24,150 --> 00:01:28,790 S1: the opportunity to support this program and receive a fantastic resource. 26 00:01:28,790 --> 00:01:32,750 S1: Colleen Charles on our way home. Colleen has been diagnosed 27 00:01:32,750 --> 00:01:36,710 S1: with a terminal illness, but she's using every day, every bit, 28 00:01:36,750 --> 00:01:40,069 S1: every breath to point people to the heart of the Savior. 29 00:01:40,069 --> 00:01:42,990 S1: And she's done that with her words in a little book. 30 00:01:43,390 --> 00:01:46,550 S1: It's titled On Our Way Home. Give a gift today 31 00:01:46,550 --> 00:01:49,030 S1: of any size, especially if you've never given. We'd love 32 00:01:49,030 --> 00:01:51,590 S1: to hear from you. I'll make sure you get a copy. 33 00:01:51,630 --> 00:02:00,300 S1: 86695 is the number 2279, or it might be easier 34 00:02:00,300 --> 00:02:03,700 S1: just to go to the website. Chris Fabry live.org last 35 00:02:03,700 --> 00:02:08,820 S1: name F a b r y. Chris Fabry live.org. I 36 00:02:08,820 --> 00:02:11,740 S1: think today's conversation has the potential to change your life, 37 00:02:11,740 --> 00:02:13,739 S1: and I try not to say that with each program, 38 00:02:13,740 --> 00:02:16,060 S1: but I feel it, you know, in some form or 39 00:02:16,060 --> 00:02:19,859 S1: fashion with every conversation we have. But as I've gone 40 00:02:19,860 --> 00:02:22,700 S1: through some of David's book, and I've listened to him 41 00:02:22,740 --> 00:02:25,860 S1: talk about things that God has done in him and 42 00:02:25,860 --> 00:02:29,820 S1: through him, I really believe this message might be the 43 00:02:29,820 --> 00:02:33,420 S1: most freeing concept I've heard in an awful long time. 44 00:02:33,620 --> 00:02:38,619 S1: David McKeever led praise FM radio as executive director, guiding 45 00:02:38,620 --> 00:02:41,500 S1: its reach across the upper Midwest all the way to 46 00:02:41,540 --> 00:02:44,500 S1: Africa and the Middle East. He and his wife, Sherry, 47 00:02:44,500 --> 00:02:48,139 S1: also ministered with Baseball Chapel and the Minnesota Twins for 48 00:02:48,139 --> 00:02:53,220 S1: 14 seasons. David's mission is to equip ordinary followers of 49 00:02:53,220 --> 00:02:57,529 S1: Jesus like you and me to look for the one. 50 00:02:58,169 --> 00:03:00,769 S1: He lives in Blaine, Minnesota. Is that where you are 51 00:03:00,770 --> 00:03:02,330 S1: right now, David, in Blaine? 52 00:03:03,490 --> 00:03:04,450 S2: That is correct. 53 00:03:05,330 --> 00:03:08,130 S1: And the title of the book is looking for the one. 54 00:03:08,130 --> 00:03:12,770 S1: We have a link@chris.org. Let's start with radio. I saw 55 00:03:12,770 --> 00:03:16,370 S1: a podcast that you did where you said that 40 56 00:03:16,410 --> 00:03:18,850 S1: after doing this for 40 years, you didn't plan to 57 00:03:18,850 --> 00:03:20,490 S1: be in radio, right? 58 00:03:21,970 --> 00:03:25,010 S2: Well, when I gave my life to Jesus at age five, 59 00:03:25,290 --> 00:03:29,130 S2: shortly thereafter, I'm feeling called into ministry. And, and I 60 00:03:29,130 --> 00:03:31,490 S2: made a deal, quote unquote, with the Lord. How many 61 00:03:31,490 --> 00:03:34,609 S2: of us can relate to that? And the deal was 62 00:03:35,050 --> 00:03:38,890 S2: no public speaking because I was terrified of of anything 63 00:03:38,890 --> 00:03:42,210 S2: with a microphone or anything in front of people. And so, 64 00:03:42,610 --> 00:03:45,490 S2: of course, the very thing that we resist, of course, 65 00:03:45,490 --> 00:03:48,089 S2: many times is the place that God is calling us 66 00:03:48,090 --> 00:03:52,210 S2: to and, and has an anointing waiting for us once 67 00:03:52,210 --> 00:03:54,050 S2: we step into that, that obedience. 68 00:03:54,490 --> 00:03:58,840 S1: Yeah. And so you got started with praise FM. There 69 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:01,400 S1: was a tell the story of the woman who came 70 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:04,920 S1: into the station who had lost her son. Tell that story. 71 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:10,600 S2: Oh, so the station began in 1985. Rural Minnesota. We 72 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:14,040 S2: have a cornfield on one side, a gravel road trailer 73 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:17,279 S2: park next to us. And. And just this out of 74 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:21,279 S2: the way place. And one day, a woman walked in 75 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:24,160 S2: with a gift, and I happened. I started off as 76 00:04:24,160 --> 00:04:28,360 S2: the receptionist and she said, this is in memory of 77 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:32,000 S2: my son and growing up on a farm, you know, 78 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:35,560 S2: I recognized immediately that she's from a farming background, just 79 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:38,480 S2: just her hands and her coat that looked like it 80 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:41,880 S2: was just so worn. And she just hands this gift 81 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:45,599 S2: and turns around and starts walking out. And I came 82 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:48,680 S2: running after her and just took her by those hands 83 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:52,440 S2: and just started to, to weep over her and to 84 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:55,430 S2: pray over her and to give thanks for her, for 85 00:04:55,430 --> 00:04:59,110 S2: her son and for. The first station manager was in 86 00:04:59,110 --> 00:05:01,190 S2: the other room. He had. He had felt called to 87 00:05:01,230 --> 00:05:04,430 S2: to come and start this, you know, this fledgling new ministry. 88 00:05:04,990 --> 00:05:06,630 S2: But the Lord had really spoken to him that he 89 00:05:06,630 --> 00:05:09,630 S2: was going to be the start up person, but that 90 00:05:09,670 --> 00:05:11,510 S2: he was going to find a shepherd who would love 91 00:05:11,510 --> 00:05:14,750 S2: the people to manage it. And so that was the 92 00:05:14,750 --> 00:05:18,350 S2: day as he listened, as he listened to that moment next, 93 00:05:18,390 --> 00:05:21,950 S2: next door, the Lord just said, I found you a shepherd. 94 00:05:22,430 --> 00:05:26,510 S2: And so no radio background at Bethel College. My roommate 95 00:05:26,510 --> 00:05:29,070 S2: was the head of the campus radio station, but I 96 00:05:29,110 --> 00:05:31,150 S2: had no interest even in stopping in to see it. 97 00:05:31,190 --> 00:05:34,230 S2: You know, because. Because keep in mind, I'm still doing that. 98 00:05:34,230 --> 00:05:36,750 S2: I'm not speaking for you. You know, I'm still I'm 99 00:05:36,750 --> 00:05:39,750 S2: still holding the arm arm's length, you know, in terms 100 00:05:39,750 --> 00:05:44,909 S2: of that. But that was I began in 1987. And, um, 101 00:05:45,510 --> 00:05:47,190 S2: can I take just a second and say thank you 102 00:05:47,190 --> 00:05:48,150 S2: about something? 103 00:05:48,150 --> 00:05:49,549 S1: Oh, absolutely. Go ahead. 104 00:05:50,710 --> 00:05:55,169 S2: So, you know, I take over 1987 and incredible financial 105 00:05:55,170 --> 00:05:58,610 S2: pressure to the point where we're not paying the electric bill, 106 00:05:58,610 --> 00:06:00,810 S2: which when you're in radio and you have a transmitter, 107 00:06:00,890 --> 00:06:03,930 S2: you know, is is really near the edge. Uh, the 108 00:06:03,930 --> 00:06:07,130 S2: phone bills behind by months. But we are, we are 109 00:06:07,370 --> 00:06:11,170 S2: moody broadcasting affiliates, you know, open line and prime time 110 00:06:11,170 --> 00:06:17,130 S2: America and just overnights weekends and we're behind. I mean, 111 00:06:17,130 --> 00:06:21,010 S2: I mean, like 2 to 3 years behind and getting these, 112 00:06:21,050 --> 00:06:23,530 S2: these gentle phone calls, you know, when can we expect 113 00:06:23,529 --> 00:06:27,849 S2: a payment? And very gracious. And, um, I knew that 114 00:06:27,850 --> 00:06:30,170 S2: the one thing that if we lost Moody, if moody 115 00:06:30,210 --> 00:06:34,690 S2: said we can't support you anymore, that it wasn't, you know, 116 00:06:34,730 --> 00:06:36,969 S2: we could maybe lose our phones, but we could not 117 00:06:36,970 --> 00:06:39,850 S2: lose the programming. So a letter arrives one day and 118 00:06:39,850 --> 00:06:42,090 S2: it's from Moody. And I sat down thinking, you know, 119 00:06:42,130 --> 00:06:45,290 S2: if this is if this is goodbye, it really is goodbye. 120 00:06:45,330 --> 00:06:47,210 S2: I don't know any way out. And I opened the 121 00:06:47,210 --> 00:06:54,080 S2: letter and, um, a donor to Moody had sent a gift. 122 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:58,800 S2: If there was a station struggling somewhere. And so instead 123 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:01,360 S2: of a request for thousands of dollars, it was a 124 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:06,159 S2: gift of thousands of dollars. So whoever that was, maybe 125 00:07:06,160 --> 00:07:11,119 S2: you're listening today. Um, so thank you because everything turned 126 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:15,360 S2: around shortly after that. And then in 1999, I read 127 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:18,960 S2: Andrew Murray's book on prayer with Christ in the School 128 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:21,200 S2: of Prayer and asked for the first time, Jesus, what's 129 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:24,920 S2: on your heart? I'd never prayed that before. Um, and 130 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:27,640 S2: so one night I'm awakened and it's a vision for 131 00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:30,760 S2: taking worship to Africa, into the nations, and to change 132 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:34,080 S2: the way that nations worship and to create this format 133 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:38,720 S2: based on biblical patterns of worship. And, you know, within 134 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:41,000 S2: a few months of launching this, you know, we're covering 135 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:46,360 S2: all of Africa 75 FM signals. Beirut has an affiliate. 136 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:50,710 S2: And Chris, we're on the air for a few, a 137 00:07:50,750 --> 00:07:54,630 S2: few days and a manager from Ghana Africa said we 138 00:07:54,630 --> 00:07:58,390 S2: need an emergency meeting and the emergency was. They're in a. 139 00:07:58,390 --> 00:08:00,840 S2: They're in a city that Christianity is in like 3 140 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:04,150 S2: or 4 percentile. And the emergency was they had a 141 00:08:04,150 --> 00:08:08,430 S2: line of people at their station, um, just waiting to 142 00:08:08,470 --> 00:08:11,750 S2: give their life to Christ because they, they tuned into 143 00:08:11,750 --> 00:08:17,710 S2: this worship station coming from this cornfield. Um, and, and 144 00:08:17,710 --> 00:08:19,270 S2: so they didn't know what to do. They had 20 145 00:08:19,310 --> 00:08:21,670 S2: volunteers there and they couldn't keep up with the people 146 00:08:21,670 --> 00:08:25,190 S2: lined up wanting to give their lives to Christ. So, uh, 147 00:08:25,190 --> 00:08:28,950 S2: to moody broadcasting, to the affiliates, to the listeners, everyone 148 00:08:28,950 --> 00:08:32,990 S2: who's ever made a gift of, of $5 or $5000. 149 00:08:33,790 --> 00:08:35,550 S2: Thank you. Thank you so much. 150 00:08:36,590 --> 00:08:39,550 S1: And look at what happened with that, you know, because 151 00:08:39,590 --> 00:08:43,069 S1: if if praise FM had gone belly up at that point, 152 00:08:43,070 --> 00:08:45,270 S1: then there would would have been no. Well, God would 153 00:08:45,309 --> 00:08:48,270 S1: have figured out somehow to do it. But look at 154 00:08:48,270 --> 00:08:52,180 S1: how he did that. And now. And now. Here's the thing. 155 00:08:52,500 --> 00:08:58,180 S1: You've stepped away from praise FM because of this message 156 00:08:58,179 --> 00:09:01,220 S1: of looking. Looking for the one. And this is what 157 00:09:01,220 --> 00:09:05,180 S1: I think might. There's somebody. There might be one listening 158 00:09:05,220 --> 00:09:08,860 S1: today who. You have felt this burden in your heart 159 00:09:08,860 --> 00:09:12,020 S1: to share your faith. But you're scared to do it. 160 00:09:12,020 --> 00:09:15,500 S1: There's fear there. What's going to be the reaction or 161 00:09:15,900 --> 00:09:18,700 S1: you've held back because there is so much, there's so 162 00:09:18,700 --> 00:09:21,460 S1: much need out there. There's so many people who need 163 00:09:21,460 --> 00:09:23,699 S1: to hear that message. I want you to hear what 164 00:09:23,740 --> 00:09:26,540 S1: David has to say today at the back fence, because 165 00:09:26,540 --> 00:09:30,780 S1: I think this might be the way that God will 166 00:09:31,220 --> 00:09:34,660 S1: free you up to be who you are, to allow 167 00:09:34,660 --> 00:09:38,740 S1: him to work first in you and then through you. 168 00:09:38,740 --> 00:09:41,420 S1: The title of the book is looking for the One 169 00:09:41,700 --> 00:09:45,380 S1: Stories of seeing the lost, lonely, and broken through the 170 00:09:45,380 --> 00:09:56,330 S1: eyes of Jesus to Chris Fabry live. I don't know 171 00:09:56,330 --> 00:09:59,809 S1: about you, but for me, stories help me process my life. 172 00:10:00,170 --> 00:10:04,130 S1: It helps me see myself through the prism of somebody 173 00:10:04,130 --> 00:10:07,850 S1: else's story. It's the same. The gospel is a story, basically. 174 00:10:08,130 --> 00:10:11,290 S1: It's what God has given us about what he has 175 00:10:11,290 --> 00:10:15,210 S1: done and what we can do in response to it. 176 00:10:15,210 --> 00:10:17,930 S1: So I want you to hear David's story today, and 177 00:10:17,929 --> 00:10:23,970 S1: our featured resource@chris.org is looking for the one stories of 178 00:10:24,010 --> 00:10:28,849 S1: seeing the lost, lonely, and broken through the eyes of Jesus. 179 00:10:29,090 --> 00:10:32,330 S1: Chris Faber live.org. Click through today's information. You'll see it 180 00:10:32,330 --> 00:10:35,290 S1: right there. So David, how did you stumble onto this? 181 00:10:36,690 --> 00:10:38,770 S2: Well, my friend Tim, it's all his fault. He called 182 00:10:38,770 --> 00:10:40,330 S2: me up and he told me he'd been on his 183 00:10:40,330 --> 00:10:43,290 S2: face before the Lord and, and just, you know, in 184 00:10:43,290 --> 00:10:46,520 S2: the midst of owning businesses. And he's an been excavating. 185 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:49,120 S2: Every now and then there'd be a God moment, and 186 00:10:49,120 --> 00:10:51,559 S2: then there would be weeks and months with nothing. And 187 00:10:51,559 --> 00:10:55,360 S2: he was before the Lord just asking him, what? Why 188 00:10:55,360 --> 00:10:57,840 S2: is that? And so he was telling me that he 189 00:10:57,880 --> 00:11:00,280 S2: had he had felt prompted to ask Jesus for one 190 00:11:00,280 --> 00:11:02,680 S2: a day. So he started calling me with these one 191 00:11:02,679 --> 00:11:05,120 S2: a day stories. And pretty soon it gets completely out 192 00:11:05,160 --> 00:11:07,800 S2: of hand. He has he's having days with six and 193 00:11:07,800 --> 00:11:10,520 S2: seven God encounters in one day, and they're all lined 194 00:11:10,520 --> 00:11:15,600 S2: up sequentially like Legos. And as I'm listening to him, I, 195 00:11:15,640 --> 00:11:18,240 S2: I said, I want to try this. And I in 196 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:21,959 S2: my background, you know, I've, I've done very little witnessing 197 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:25,000 S2: at Bible camp. One of the counselors, we went door 198 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:26,840 S2: to door and he got into this huge fight with 199 00:11:26,840 --> 00:11:29,000 S2: a guy about something from the Middle Ages. And I'm, 200 00:11:29,120 --> 00:11:31,439 S2: you know, Chris, I'm standing there going, this is this 201 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:36,160 S2: is just really awkward. Um, but as I started to 202 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:40,560 S2: then tell the stories around our listening area, uh, it was, 203 00:11:40,559 --> 00:11:44,280 S2: it was unlike any other response I would give a, 204 00:11:44,320 --> 00:11:49,030 S2: I tell several stories and then invite people. Would you 205 00:11:49,030 --> 00:11:52,190 S2: like to to walk into a room so aware of 206 00:11:52,190 --> 00:11:55,670 S2: Jesus that you know who he's looking for is. He is. 207 00:11:55,670 --> 00:11:58,510 S2: He's the one who describes himself as as leaving the 208 00:11:58,510 --> 00:12:02,630 S2: 99 to go look for the one and. And would 209 00:12:02,630 --> 00:12:05,150 S2: you like to know his voice so that when you're 210 00:12:05,150 --> 00:12:07,630 S2: speaking to that, that one, you know, something that will 211 00:12:07,630 --> 00:12:12,550 S2: unlock their heart. And when that approach is taken, where 212 00:12:12,590 --> 00:12:15,550 S2: Jesus is at the center of this, you're so aware 213 00:12:15,550 --> 00:12:19,430 S2: of him in finding the one and speaking to the one. 214 00:12:19,950 --> 00:12:23,189 S2: You're in two conversations at once. You're, you're, you're a worshipper, 215 00:12:23,230 --> 00:12:26,390 S2: you're a Biden. And in the midst of this Jesus, 216 00:12:26,390 --> 00:12:30,670 S2: Jesus is revealed. And someone, someone opens up their heart 217 00:12:30,670 --> 00:12:34,550 S2: opens up their eyes. And, um, I have a, I 218 00:12:34,670 --> 00:12:36,790 S2: have a quick story that just happened at a grocery store. 219 00:12:36,830 --> 00:12:37,870 S2: Do we have time for that? 220 00:12:38,710 --> 00:12:42,310 S1: Well, I want to say first that what you did 221 00:12:42,309 --> 00:12:44,900 S1: with the woman who came in with the gift at 222 00:12:44,900 --> 00:12:48,660 S1: the radio station. She was the one. She was the one. 223 00:12:48,660 --> 00:12:52,460 S1: And you saw her. And you. You responded to her 224 00:12:52,460 --> 00:12:56,660 S1: and prayed with her. For her. And that unleashed an 225 00:12:56,660 --> 00:12:58,940 S1: awful lot. Yes. Take me to the grocery store. 226 00:13:00,420 --> 00:13:03,900 S2: So. So I love walking into a store or a 227 00:13:03,900 --> 00:13:07,740 S2: gas station. And when you start doing this during your day, Chris, 228 00:13:08,100 --> 00:13:10,980 S2: instead of this distracting you or wearing you out, what 229 00:13:10,980 --> 00:13:16,020 S2: happens is you're actually experiencing a kind of revival. It 230 00:13:16,020 --> 00:13:20,699 S2: actually is revival because you're so aware of Jesus. And 231 00:13:20,700 --> 00:13:23,580 S2: I walked up to a grocery store and as I'm 232 00:13:23,580 --> 00:13:26,100 S2: approaching the store, a young man walks past me. Now 233 00:13:26,100 --> 00:13:28,740 S2: he's wearing a Minnesota Twins baseball cap. So I've got 234 00:13:28,740 --> 00:13:31,260 S2: a starting point. Your producer tells me that it should 235 00:13:31,300 --> 00:13:33,500 S2: have been a Cubs cap, but that's. We're just going to. 236 00:13:33,940 --> 00:13:38,020 S2: We're just going to. That's just a brief aside. So 237 00:13:38,300 --> 00:13:42,689 S2: as this guy walks past me, I just hear the phrase, 238 00:13:42,690 --> 00:13:45,410 S2: I sense that he's hopeless. And I, I he's, he's 239 00:13:45,410 --> 00:13:48,650 S2: not acting hopeless. He's just walking by. And I walked 240 00:13:48,650 --> 00:13:51,370 S2: over to him and opened with, are you a twins fan? 241 00:13:51,370 --> 00:13:53,450 S2: He says, oh no, you know, just I don't I'm 242 00:13:53,490 --> 00:13:56,970 S2: not a fan of baseball, just a cap and and 243 00:13:56,970 --> 00:14:01,449 S2: I have come to the place when Jesus gets my attention. 244 00:14:01,610 --> 00:14:04,370 S2: And as you're thinking of, of doing this through your day, 245 00:14:04,370 --> 00:14:08,089 S2: just notice who you notice when you walk into your 246 00:14:08,090 --> 00:14:13,170 S2: home or your, your church or the mechanics working in 247 00:14:13,170 --> 00:14:16,450 S2: your vehicle. Just notice who you notice. And I noticed 248 00:14:16,450 --> 00:14:20,410 S2: this guy and I opened with, I don't know why 249 00:14:20,610 --> 00:14:24,050 S2: I feel prompted to ask this, but as you walk by, 250 00:14:24,050 --> 00:14:26,490 S2: I just, I just sense that there's something going on 251 00:14:26,530 --> 00:14:29,730 S2: that's troubling to you and something that, that we could 252 00:14:29,730 --> 00:14:32,610 S2: talk about for a minute that might encourage you. And 253 00:14:32,610 --> 00:14:36,090 S2: when it's the one, the minute you reach out to 254 00:14:36,130 --> 00:14:38,370 S2: them and the minute you say the name of Jesus, 255 00:14:38,610 --> 00:14:44,760 S2: they respond Almost every time. And this guy responds with, well, uh, 256 00:14:44,760 --> 00:14:48,000 S2: you know, I'm just recovering from a battle with drugs 257 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:51,720 S2: and alcohol and I've been to treatment, but, um, I 258 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:54,520 S2: can't hold down a job. He adds, I'm embarrassed to 259 00:14:54,520 --> 00:14:56,800 S2: be living at home with my mother. He's in his 30s. 260 00:14:57,520 --> 00:15:00,880 S2: And then he launches into and he said, I can't 261 00:15:00,880 --> 00:15:04,720 S2: stop thinking about the hunger issues around the world and 262 00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:08,640 S2: and how can this happen? And, and he's talking faster 263 00:15:08,640 --> 00:15:12,360 S2: and faster and he's more and more discouraged. And the 264 00:15:12,360 --> 00:15:16,400 S2: Holy Spirit just whispered this question, which I which I 265 00:15:16,440 --> 00:15:18,840 S2: whispered to him, you know, I just reached out and 266 00:15:18,840 --> 00:15:20,680 S2: took him by the hand and I just said to him, 267 00:15:20,680 --> 00:15:24,240 S2: would you like to be a lost lamb that's found 268 00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:28,080 S2: by a good shepherd? And he just he just freezes. 269 00:15:28,480 --> 00:15:31,080 S2: And I just started sharing some scriptures that came to 270 00:15:31,120 --> 00:15:34,520 S2: mind about, you know, Jesus leaving the 99 to go 271 00:15:34,520 --> 00:15:36,960 S2: look for the one and walked him through the basics 272 00:15:36,960 --> 00:15:40,870 S2: of the gospel. Romans three, we've sinned. Romans six the 273 00:15:40,870 --> 00:15:44,310 S2: wages of sin is death. Um, and then I just 274 00:15:44,310 --> 00:15:46,870 S2: felt prompted to pray for him, to pray over him 275 00:15:47,430 --> 00:15:50,430 S2: and thinking that then the conversation would start again. And 276 00:15:50,430 --> 00:15:54,150 S2: I prayed for him. And before I could open my eyes, 277 00:15:54,150 --> 00:15:57,350 S2: he just said, Jesus, forgive me, forgive me. I repent 278 00:15:57,350 --> 00:16:00,430 S2: of my sin and just pours his heart out in 279 00:16:00,470 --> 00:16:04,270 S2: in prayer. And that is oh so different than us 280 00:16:04,310 --> 00:16:06,910 S2: at the center of the gospel where we're we're focused 281 00:16:06,910 --> 00:16:11,390 S2: on our material. We're not seeing the person and asking 282 00:16:11,390 --> 00:16:14,510 S2: Jesus to show us who he's looking for, to join 283 00:16:14,510 --> 00:16:15,630 S2: what he's already doing. 284 00:16:17,150 --> 00:16:19,470 S1: So what you're talking about is not a program. It's 285 00:16:19,470 --> 00:16:22,430 S1: not a 50 questions. And you go through this or 286 00:16:23,070 --> 00:16:27,430 S1: get this material and hand this to you. Just allow 287 00:16:27,430 --> 00:16:31,190 S1: God to open your eyes or see who you're sitting 288 00:16:31,190 --> 00:16:35,070 S1: beside on the plane or who walks into the radio 289 00:16:35,070 --> 00:16:39,100 S1: station or whatever. Whoever that person is just allows you 290 00:16:39,100 --> 00:16:42,940 S1: to open your eyes to see them as, as he 291 00:16:42,940 --> 00:16:44,260 S1: would see them. Right. 292 00:16:46,060 --> 00:16:50,460 S2: And Chris, that's so well worded because when you start 293 00:16:50,460 --> 00:16:54,180 S2: your day, I do three things each day. It's a, b, c. 294 00:16:54,220 --> 00:16:58,060 S2: I asked Jesus who he's looking for from from Luke ten. 295 00:16:58,100 --> 00:17:00,460 S2: Ask the Lord of the harvest. B is be prepared. 296 00:17:00,860 --> 00:17:03,020 S2: And so I have something called the salvation poem that's 297 00:17:03,020 --> 00:17:08,020 S2: in my wallet and care C care. Jesus said, take 298 00:17:08,020 --> 00:17:12,820 S2: care of my sheep. And when that's your posture and 299 00:17:12,820 --> 00:17:18,340 S2: you see someone and you perceive something, it's Jesus, it's Jesus, his, 300 00:17:18,460 --> 00:17:23,540 S2: it's his breath. And he's the one who, um, we 301 00:17:23,580 --> 00:17:27,420 S2: sometimes make sharing the gospel kind of kind of businesslike 302 00:17:27,420 --> 00:17:33,420 S2: or a transaction. And instead of that, it's, it's from 303 00:17:33,420 --> 00:17:37,000 S2: Ezekiel 34. This is what the sovereign Lord says. I 304 00:17:37,040 --> 00:17:40,920 S2: myself will search and find my sheep. I'll be like 305 00:17:40,960 --> 00:17:44,760 S2: a shepherd looking for his scattered flock. I'll find my sheep. 306 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:48,520 S2: And I'll rescue them from all the places where they 307 00:17:48,520 --> 00:17:52,040 S2: were scattered on that dark and cloudy day. So the 308 00:17:52,040 --> 00:17:56,200 S2: ones that you're looking for belong to Jesus. And your 309 00:17:56,200 --> 00:17:59,080 S2: part in this is to walk with him because he 310 00:17:59,080 --> 00:17:59,960 S2: knows where they are. 311 00:18:02,960 --> 00:18:06,480 S1: So what you're doing is you're taking the fear out 312 00:18:06,520 --> 00:18:09,840 S1: of this. Because if you're if you're trying to see 313 00:18:09,840 --> 00:18:13,480 S1: who is the one, you know, who's Jesus looking for today, 314 00:18:14,080 --> 00:18:17,600 S1: you're not thinking of yourself. Because that's, that's where I 315 00:18:17,600 --> 00:18:19,920 S1: get hung up is I get into a situation that 316 00:18:19,920 --> 00:18:22,480 S1: I think, okay, so what am I supposed to give 317 00:18:22,480 --> 00:18:25,600 S1: the four spiritual laws here supposed to do this or that? 318 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:28,560 S1: So I start thinking of and then I start thinking, well, 319 00:18:28,560 --> 00:18:30,200 S1: what if I don't know the answer to the question 320 00:18:30,200 --> 00:18:32,439 S1: that they're going to ask? And it doesn't that doesn't 321 00:18:32,440 --> 00:18:34,760 S1: matter that you've taken that out of the equation. So 322 00:18:34,760 --> 00:18:37,270 S1: I don't have any, I don't have. If Jesus is 323 00:18:37,270 --> 00:18:39,910 S1: the one who's in control here. I don't have any 324 00:18:39,910 --> 00:18:40,830 S1: reason to fear. 325 00:18:42,510 --> 00:18:46,230 S2: And that's the aha moment. I spoke at a church 326 00:18:46,270 --> 00:18:49,190 S2: a few months ago, and I'm walking out to my 327 00:18:49,190 --> 00:18:51,790 S2: vehicle and I can hear steps, somebody running after me, 328 00:18:51,790 --> 00:18:54,390 S2: and I turn around and it's a guy, he's suit 329 00:18:54,390 --> 00:18:57,430 S2: and tie and he's yelling. He's yelling as he approaches me. 330 00:18:57,470 --> 00:19:01,910 S2: This changes everything. And I'm like, I'm like, what changes 331 00:19:01,910 --> 00:19:05,030 S2: everything he said. He said, Jesus is in charge of this. 332 00:19:05,030 --> 00:19:06,909 S2: He's the one looking for these people. 333 00:19:06,950 --> 00:19:07,470 S1: Bingo. 334 00:19:07,510 --> 00:19:10,750 S2: And he said, if it's if, if he's the great pursuer, 335 00:19:10,990 --> 00:19:14,510 S2: if he's the good shepherd, if he's the one looking, 336 00:19:15,270 --> 00:19:17,430 S2: he said, I, I can join him, I can do this. 337 00:19:17,430 --> 00:19:19,470 S2: And he and he turns and he runs back into 338 00:19:19,470 --> 00:19:22,070 S2: the church and I'm going, okay, my kind of guy. 339 00:19:22,109 --> 00:19:23,070 S2: A man of action. 340 00:19:24,550 --> 00:19:27,350 S1: Have you ever had like a a server at a 341 00:19:27,350 --> 00:19:31,629 S1: restaurant and you and you think he or she is 342 00:19:31,630 --> 00:19:36,140 S1: the one And, you know, you can't really go through 343 00:19:36,140 --> 00:19:38,619 S1: a lot of scripture when a person is serving and 344 00:19:38,619 --> 00:19:41,780 S1: is busy in there. Uh, you know, tip might be 345 00:19:41,780 --> 00:19:45,300 S1: the best way to get to the heart. Yeah, walk 346 00:19:45,300 --> 00:19:46,220 S1: me through that. 347 00:19:47,740 --> 00:19:51,660 S2: So a few weeks ago, I'm having lunch at a 348 00:19:51,700 --> 00:19:54,340 S2: golf course in the dead of winter in Minnesota. My 349 00:19:54,340 --> 00:19:57,580 S2: friend Reed. He wanted to introduce me to the chapel 350 00:19:57,580 --> 00:20:00,420 S2: leader for the Minnesota Vikings. And I was like, yes, 351 00:20:00,420 --> 00:20:03,420 S2: I'd love to meet this guy. And just doing great things. 352 00:20:03,780 --> 00:20:06,260 S2: Not enough to beat the bears, but doing great things. 353 00:20:06,260 --> 00:20:09,980 S2: In terms of a Minnesota Vikings fan. So our server, 354 00:20:09,980 --> 00:20:14,100 S2: I'm trying to talk to him and to interact with him. Um, 355 00:20:14,740 --> 00:20:16,980 S2: my friend Reed asked me to pray a blessing over 356 00:20:16,980 --> 00:20:19,379 S2: him when we bless the food and this the server, 357 00:20:19,380 --> 00:20:22,859 S2: he doesn't again doesn't respond. A young guy about 20 358 00:20:22,859 --> 00:20:27,300 S2: years old and I'm thinking, you know, I was really 359 00:20:27,300 --> 00:20:30,380 S2: thinking because we were the only guests in the entire place, 360 00:20:30,380 --> 00:20:33,169 S2: there was no distractions. I really felt that this was 361 00:20:33,170 --> 00:20:34,889 S2: going to be a God connection, but this guy had 362 00:20:34,890 --> 00:20:37,570 S2: no interest. So near the end of the meal, I've 363 00:20:37,609 --> 00:20:40,970 S2: been taking notes with my with my pen. That's it's 364 00:20:40,970 --> 00:20:43,530 S2: not a ballpoint pen. It's more of an ink pen. 365 00:20:44,090 --> 00:20:47,609 S2: And the server reaches down. He spills my water right 366 00:20:47,650 --> 00:20:50,690 S2: on top of my notebook. The entire page. Just whoosh. 367 00:20:51,170 --> 00:20:56,090 S2: The Red sea. And and, uh, he's apologizing profusely. And 368 00:20:56,090 --> 00:21:00,369 S2: the Spirit of God. This is why so many of us, uh, 369 00:21:00,970 --> 00:21:05,530 S2: we sometimes hold the Holy Spirit at such a cautious distance. 370 00:21:06,130 --> 00:21:09,970 S2: But the Holy Spirit just gave me this, this verse. 371 00:21:10,330 --> 00:21:13,690 S2: And I said to him, um, you didn't spill that byte. 372 00:21:13,690 --> 00:21:16,649 S2: This is not an accident. Um, I'm just going to 373 00:21:16,650 --> 00:21:18,929 S2: tell you for a minute about a book called the 374 00:21:18,930 --> 00:21:22,050 S2: Lamb's Book of Life that when our names are written 375 00:21:22,050 --> 00:21:25,330 S2: in it, uh, no one can take that name out 376 00:21:25,369 --> 00:21:28,770 S2: of there. And I, and I, and that's the opening 377 00:21:29,050 --> 00:21:31,520 S2: to sharing the gospel with him. And he's still saying 378 00:21:31,520 --> 00:21:34,000 S2: very little. His body language. And Chris, you said it 379 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:36,160 S2: a minute ago. We're not at the center of this. So. 380 00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:39,760 S2: So if they're not responding, they're not responding to Jesus. 381 00:21:40,280 --> 00:21:43,719 S2: It's not us that they're responding to. And so I 382 00:21:43,720 --> 00:21:45,880 S2: walk him through the gospel. And then I ran outside. 383 00:21:45,880 --> 00:21:48,879 S2: I sold something on Facebook Marketplace and a guy's pulling 384 00:21:48,880 --> 00:21:50,800 S2: up and I and I go out and I meet 385 00:21:50,800 --> 00:21:53,080 S2: this guy and I give him this item, and I 386 00:21:53,119 --> 00:21:57,600 S2: come walking back into the the golf course to the cafeteria, 387 00:21:58,359 --> 00:22:01,000 S2: and guess who is standing at the window with his 388 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:05,400 S2: face pressed against the window, just waiting. It's this young 389 00:22:05,400 --> 00:22:09,720 S2: guy and he opens with the door opens, and he said, 390 00:22:09,840 --> 00:22:12,720 S2: my roommate and I were just talking that we needed God, 391 00:22:12,720 --> 00:22:14,840 S2: but like, we don't. We didn't know what to do 392 00:22:14,880 --> 00:22:18,399 S2: or where to start. And he I mean, take him 393 00:22:18,400 --> 00:22:21,000 S2: by the hands. Would you like, would you like your 394 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:23,439 S2: own relationship with Jesus? And you're asking that to the 395 00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:26,280 S2: one that Jesus has already pointed out is the one 396 00:22:26,800 --> 00:22:30,190 S2: that is. Oh, that that's the game changer. And would 397 00:22:30,190 --> 00:22:33,470 S2: you like your own relationship with Jesus? And he said yes. 398 00:22:33,910 --> 00:22:39,389 S2: And prayed this beautiful prayer of repentance. Jesus spills a 399 00:22:39,390 --> 00:22:43,790 S2: cup of water so that someone's name can be written 400 00:22:43,950 --> 00:22:44,990 S2: in His book of life. 401 00:22:46,830 --> 00:22:50,750 S1: But isn't everybody the one? I mean? Is it, is 402 00:22:50,750 --> 00:22:54,830 S1: it the whosoever will? Isn't it everybody that you see 403 00:22:54,869 --> 00:23:00,670 S1: today is the one, in a sense. Uh, because I 404 00:23:00,670 --> 00:23:02,629 S1: can see somebody saying, well, I've got to find the 405 00:23:02,630 --> 00:23:05,669 S1: one because I don't hear the Holy Spirit and I 406 00:23:05,670 --> 00:23:07,669 S1: don't see, you know, so how do you how do 407 00:23:07,670 --> 00:23:08,510 S1: you answer that? 408 00:23:09,630 --> 00:23:12,990 S2: I love Q and A's and that question really almost 409 00:23:12,990 --> 00:23:16,750 S2: every time comes up. And, um, so, so I've actually 410 00:23:16,750 --> 00:23:22,230 S2: have a quote from, from Billy Graham who talks about, um, 411 00:23:22,230 --> 00:23:24,310 S2: here it is. He said, I speak to great crowds, 412 00:23:24,869 --> 00:23:27,750 S2: but some of the greatest opportunities I've ever had have 413 00:23:27,750 --> 00:23:31,020 S2: been with one person. One of the greatest sermons Jesus 414 00:23:31,020 --> 00:23:34,300 S2: ever preached. He preached to Nicodemus. One of the greatest 415 00:23:34,300 --> 00:23:38,100 S2: sermons Paul ever preached was to Felix. Just witnessed a 416 00:23:38,140 --> 00:23:42,420 S2: one person about Christ. And then he. Then he adds this. 417 00:23:42,420 --> 00:23:44,780 S2: And this is so thought provoking because the one that 418 00:23:44,780 --> 00:23:49,220 S2: Jesus is leading you to oftentimes holds the keys to 419 00:23:49,260 --> 00:23:53,859 S2: a family, a city, a business, or in this case, 420 00:23:53,859 --> 00:23:57,420 S2: a continent. Billy Graham says Philip was told to leave 421 00:23:57,460 --> 00:23:59,740 S2: a crowd and go speak to one man trying to 422 00:23:59,740 --> 00:24:03,780 S2: understand Isaiah 53 because God wanted the gospel to go 423 00:24:03,780 --> 00:24:08,020 S2: south into Africa. God was opening up a whole continent 424 00:24:08,260 --> 00:24:12,780 S2: through one man. So. So back when we were doing 425 00:24:12,940 --> 00:24:15,860 S2: Twins Chapel, there was a player on the team, Brian Dozier, 426 00:24:15,900 --> 00:24:19,580 S2: All-Star second baseman at 2 or 3 chapels. He brought 427 00:24:19,580 --> 00:24:21,540 S2: this up. He said, you know, I'm just not comfortable 428 00:24:21,540 --> 00:24:23,860 S2: with this. He said, I want to reach everyone. So 429 00:24:23,859 --> 00:24:26,850 S2: a few weeks later, he comes into chapel and he says, guys, 430 00:24:26,850 --> 00:24:30,010 S2: I wasn't reaching anyone when I was trying to reach everyone. 431 00:24:30,050 --> 00:24:32,490 S2: I didn't have an action step. I didn't have a 432 00:24:32,490 --> 00:24:35,609 S2: starting place. And he said, now every day I walk 433 00:24:35,609 --> 00:24:38,090 S2: into the locker room, every day I walk onto the field. 434 00:24:38,730 --> 00:24:41,890 S2: I asked Jesus to show me one person. Just show 435 00:24:41,890 --> 00:24:44,570 S2: me that one through your eyes. And he says, now 436 00:24:45,330 --> 00:24:48,450 S2: it's crazy how many people that I'm getting to share 437 00:24:48,450 --> 00:24:50,889 S2: the gospel with in terms of a daily basis. Wow. 438 00:24:50,930 --> 00:24:52,210 S2: Great question, by the way. 439 00:24:52,490 --> 00:24:57,330 S1: Yes. Well that's it, that's it. You know, find out 440 00:24:57,330 --> 00:24:59,930 S1: where God is at work and join him there. And 441 00:24:59,930 --> 00:25:02,929 S1: usually when I ask you this in the next segment, 442 00:25:02,930 --> 00:25:06,369 S1: and that is when Jesus, like you said with Nicodemus, 443 00:25:06,650 --> 00:25:09,530 S1: the woman at the well, look what happened there. The 444 00:25:09,530 --> 00:25:13,369 S1: very same thing that you just described happened when he 445 00:25:13,369 --> 00:25:17,410 S1: moved into one, this one conversation with this one person. 446 00:25:17,410 --> 00:25:19,770 S1: So I call time out. If you go to the 447 00:25:19,770 --> 00:25:25,680 S1: website chris.org, you'll see looking for the one stories of 448 00:25:25,680 --> 00:25:28,960 S1: seeing lost, lonely and broken through the eyes of Jesus. 449 00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:33,040 S1: It's by David McIver, MC I v e r. He 450 00:25:33,040 --> 00:25:37,400 S1: led praise FM radio as Executive director for some 40 years, 451 00:25:37,840 --> 00:25:41,080 S1: and now God is doing something different and God is 452 00:25:41,080 --> 00:25:45,160 S1: moving him into this. Looking for the one ministry and 453 00:25:45,160 --> 00:26:04,000 S1: you're hearing about it today. Here's our number (877) 548-3675. David 454 00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:07,520 S1: McIver is with us today. He has been in radio 455 00:26:07,520 --> 00:26:13,000 S1: for 40 plus years with praise FM in Minnesota. It 456 00:26:13,000 --> 00:26:15,119 S1: is Minnesota, right? Not uh. 457 00:26:15,119 --> 00:26:15,760 S2: That is correct. 458 00:26:15,760 --> 00:26:19,280 S1: Yes. Okay. Just making sure, uh, told this great story 459 00:26:19,280 --> 00:26:22,560 S1: just a little bit ago. Uh, he lives in Blaine, Minnesota. 460 00:26:22,960 --> 00:26:26,270 S1: This great story of how Moody Radio and Praise FM 461 00:26:26,270 --> 00:26:29,870 S1: kind of connected years and years ago. But we're talking 462 00:26:29,869 --> 00:26:33,550 S1: about looking for the one stories of seeing the lost, lonely, 463 00:26:33,550 --> 00:26:36,429 S1: and broken through the eyes of Jesus and how this 464 00:26:36,430 --> 00:26:40,430 S1: can free you up. And we had a caller a 465 00:26:40,430 --> 00:26:43,709 S1: little earlier, actually, she's the only person who's called. So 466 00:26:43,710 --> 00:26:47,590 S1: I can say she's the one who's calling from Indiana. Yeah. 467 00:26:47,830 --> 00:26:51,350 S1: And she said, there's a, um, my home is in 468 00:26:51,350 --> 00:26:54,110 S1: the path of a severe storm in the Midwest tonight. 469 00:26:54,470 --> 00:26:58,550 S1: Would you. I would like prayer for protection. And Josh 470 00:26:58,550 --> 00:27:01,110 S1: prayed with her, I think before, but I mentioned this 471 00:27:01,109 --> 00:27:05,950 S1: to you and and you said, oh, can I pray? Absolutely. Go. 472 00:27:07,869 --> 00:27:09,070 S2: So it's Marsha. 473 00:27:10,070 --> 00:27:10,669 S1: Yes. 474 00:27:11,790 --> 00:27:15,790 S2: Marsha. Years ago on our farm, there was a there 475 00:27:15,790 --> 00:27:18,870 S2: was a fire approaching our farm. It was a grass fire. 476 00:27:19,510 --> 00:27:22,189 S2: And my mom called. She did the appropriate thing. She 477 00:27:22,190 --> 00:27:24,660 S2: was ready to run for shelter. She was running. She. 478 00:27:24,700 --> 00:27:30,020 S2: She called the fire department, but she, um, she stood 479 00:27:30,380 --> 00:27:35,780 S2: and she declared the authority of Jesus over the wind 480 00:27:35,780 --> 00:27:38,740 S2: and the waves and over that fire. And she said, 481 00:27:38,780 --> 00:27:42,540 S2: as she declared the authority of Jesus Christ, the wind changed. 482 00:27:43,380 --> 00:27:45,660 S2: And so, father, in the name of Jesus, we lift 483 00:27:45,660 --> 00:27:50,700 S2: up Martha and her family, her home, and her heart 484 00:27:50,700 --> 00:27:54,540 S2: of hearts. And we say, in the name of Jesus, 485 00:27:55,300 --> 00:27:58,020 S2: be still to this storm. We thank you for your 486 00:27:58,020 --> 00:28:00,620 S2: word from Psalm 107, that you stilled the storm to 487 00:28:00,660 --> 00:28:03,540 S2: a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed. 488 00:28:04,660 --> 00:28:07,380 S2: And God, we pray, be the covering. Be the shelter 489 00:28:07,380 --> 00:28:10,060 S2: for your, for your daughter. And may today be a 490 00:28:10,060 --> 00:28:12,580 S2: day she looks back on. No. No matter. Even if 491 00:28:12,580 --> 00:28:18,620 S2: there's something damaged. God. Um, this is your daughter and 492 00:28:18,619 --> 00:28:22,770 S2: I pray there's a fresh revelation of what it means 493 00:28:22,770 --> 00:28:25,729 S2: to be adopted and to be held and to be 494 00:28:25,730 --> 00:28:29,130 S2: loved by you. And I pray you, place your hands 495 00:28:29,130 --> 00:28:32,490 S2: upon your daughter, and that you, Jesus, would say, peace 496 00:28:32,530 --> 00:28:36,010 S2: be still, peace be still. In Jesus name. 497 00:28:37,450 --> 00:28:40,490 S1: Amen, Amen, Amen. All right. So we got a hold 498 00:28:40,490 --> 00:28:44,650 S1: of Marsha. She's back. Marsha, you just you just heard that. 499 00:28:44,690 --> 00:28:46,010 S1: How are you feeling now? 500 00:28:47,130 --> 00:28:51,050 S3: I'm feeling better. I was I was calling mostly to 501 00:28:51,290 --> 00:28:53,810 S3: issue a call to prayer to your listeners. 502 00:28:54,130 --> 00:28:54,570 S1: Yeah. 503 00:28:54,770 --> 00:28:58,770 S3: Because the storm, the way I was talking is enormous. 504 00:29:00,290 --> 00:29:03,810 S3: It's talking about covering all of Indiana and part of 505 00:29:03,810 --> 00:29:05,170 S3: Ohio and part of Illinois. 506 00:29:06,770 --> 00:29:09,810 S1: So it's not only you that you and your area 507 00:29:09,810 --> 00:29:13,410 S1: that you're cared about, it's it's everybody in the path, right? 508 00:29:13,610 --> 00:29:18,330 S3: Yeah, yeah, yeah. And I sent Jesus saying, I call 509 00:29:18,330 --> 00:29:20,560 S3: him this done before, asked me to do it again. 510 00:29:21,560 --> 00:29:25,960 S2: Yes, yes. And, Marsha, we're going to believe that there's 511 00:29:26,000 --> 00:29:30,080 S2: at least one conversation when someone says to you in 512 00:29:30,120 --> 00:29:34,880 S2: the next few days. Um, I noticed you're calm and 513 00:29:34,880 --> 00:29:38,400 S2: I noticed your peace. Then I can hear you saying, 514 00:29:38,640 --> 00:29:40,480 S2: you know, Jesus told me to not let my heart 515 00:29:40,480 --> 00:29:43,800 S2: be troubled. And. And because I've given my heart to him, 516 00:29:44,360 --> 00:29:47,760 S2: he's my keeper. He's my good shepherd. And we're going 517 00:29:47,800 --> 00:29:51,080 S2: to pray, Lord, at least one open door. Show Marsha 518 00:29:51,080 --> 00:29:54,160 S2: who it is that she can. She can give the 519 00:29:54,160 --> 00:29:58,320 S2: reason for her hope and I pray. I just spoke of. 520 00:29:58,320 --> 00:30:00,760 S2: I spoke a few weeks ago at County Line Church 521 00:30:01,400 --> 00:30:04,120 S2: near Fort Wayne Church of about 2000 people. And Lord, 522 00:30:04,120 --> 00:30:07,520 S2: I pray over that church family in particular people, people 523 00:30:07,520 --> 00:30:09,920 S2: that I know and I love. Um, and God, I 524 00:30:09,920 --> 00:30:14,720 S2: thank you for Pastor Stu describing the revival going on 525 00:30:14,720 --> 00:30:17,560 S2: in this church. What's happening in Indiana right now? God, 526 00:30:17,560 --> 00:30:20,660 S2: we say yes in the mighty name of Jesus. 527 00:30:22,940 --> 00:30:27,020 S1: That's what you're talking about. One person and another person 528 00:30:27,020 --> 00:30:31,180 S1: and another person. So it's not this mass evangelism of, 529 00:30:31,220 --> 00:30:33,860 S1: you know, nothing wrong with that. But if it's just 530 00:30:33,860 --> 00:30:38,860 S1: one heart to one heart and, and that happens back 531 00:30:38,860 --> 00:30:43,940 S1: in January, there was this, uh, conclave, this roundtable that 532 00:30:43,940 --> 00:30:47,100 S1: you participated in. Tell me about that. 533 00:30:48,900 --> 00:30:52,700 S2: Well, here it is. When you gather ministry leaders like 534 00:30:52,700 --> 00:30:57,740 S2: Luis Palau and from Billy Graham, from the goal movement, 535 00:30:58,300 --> 00:31:02,300 S2: every home for Christ, child evangelism, fellowship. You know, Chris, 536 00:31:02,340 --> 00:31:08,500 S2: it's just this amazing gathering of global evangelism. And the 537 00:31:08,540 --> 00:31:11,180 S2: host asked the question, what is God saying to you 538 00:31:11,900 --> 00:31:14,140 S2: in this next season of ministry, just in a sentence 539 00:31:14,140 --> 00:31:18,330 S2: or two? And the first person said, he's showing us. Yes. 540 00:31:18,370 --> 00:31:24,690 S2: Continue with crusades and digital and media. Christian radio. But 541 00:31:24,690 --> 00:31:26,730 S2: but this is a time to go 1 to 1. 542 00:31:27,410 --> 00:31:30,810 S2: You know, teach my people to to, to share the 543 00:31:30,850 --> 00:31:34,210 S2: gospel 1 to 1. And I'm, of course, I'm in 544 00:31:34,210 --> 00:31:36,130 S2: the corner going, why am I in this room? You know, 545 00:31:36,170 --> 00:31:39,890 S2: because I'm, I'm certainly not a global ministry. And, and 546 00:31:39,890 --> 00:31:43,730 S2: the second person, same thing, third person almost verbatim. And 547 00:31:43,730 --> 00:31:46,890 S2: you going around the room and one of the, one 548 00:31:46,890 --> 00:31:50,370 S2: of the hosts said, we've been studying the hundreds of 549 00:31:50,370 --> 00:31:52,650 S2: attempts to fulfill the Great Commission, and all of them 550 00:31:52,650 --> 00:31:54,890 S2: are worthy and every single one of them people are 551 00:31:54,930 --> 00:31:59,770 S2: getting saved. But but this what if we banded together 552 00:32:00,210 --> 00:32:04,050 S2: as these 50 global ministries and equip people to look 553 00:32:04,050 --> 00:32:08,090 S2: for the one and. And based on our research, this 554 00:32:08,090 --> 00:32:11,810 S2: would be the first attempt to fulfill the Great Commission 555 00:32:12,610 --> 00:32:16,719 S2: equipping one person to look for one person And the 556 00:32:16,720 --> 00:32:19,320 S2: minute that was spoken, you know, like when you're in 557 00:32:19,320 --> 00:32:21,120 S2: a meeting, when it's, you know, like it's over, it 558 00:32:21,120 --> 00:32:25,920 S2: was over. People on their knees, people signing a declaration together, 559 00:32:25,920 --> 00:32:29,960 S2: ministries sharing resources together. Hey, hey, we're huge over in 560 00:32:29,960 --> 00:32:33,320 S2: this nation, this area. And then from, from this gathering 561 00:32:33,320 --> 00:32:35,880 S2: that took place in Orlando was at the crew headquarters. 562 00:32:36,440 --> 00:32:39,800 S2: Then there was a meeting held in Australia with creating 563 00:32:39,800 --> 00:32:42,760 S2: a round table. That's what this was called, a round table. 564 00:32:43,320 --> 00:32:46,000 S2: And so the question was raised in Australia. Would you 565 00:32:46,040 --> 00:32:48,760 S2: gather would you unite together to go 1 to 1 566 00:32:48,760 --> 00:32:53,960 S2: across all of Australia? So, so business leaders, ministries like Hillsong, 567 00:32:54,160 --> 00:32:59,640 S2: all these ministries, business leaders gathered together there in one room, strategising, 568 00:32:59,640 --> 00:33:03,120 S2: asking Jesus for his strategy. How do we equip people 569 00:33:03,120 --> 00:33:06,800 S2: to look for one and and in the adjoining room, 570 00:33:07,320 --> 00:33:10,560 S2: there's over 100 intercessors who've been praying for over 20 571 00:33:10,560 --> 00:33:14,280 S2: years for this moment. And so they came back from 572 00:33:14,390 --> 00:33:18,030 S2: Australia with with a signed document from these ministries were 573 00:33:18,070 --> 00:33:21,710 S2: banding together. And the document that we talked about and 574 00:33:21,710 --> 00:33:25,950 S2: looked at in Orlando. This is a goal of raising 575 00:33:25,950 --> 00:33:31,190 S2: up 100 million worshippers to share Jesus 1 to 1. 576 00:33:31,190 --> 00:33:34,350 S2: So it's every believer a witness, and it's 100 million 577 00:33:34,390 --> 00:33:38,750 S2: raised up by the year 2033 in honor of of 578 00:33:38,790 --> 00:33:43,990 S2: what happened 2000 years before 2033. So it's this God 579 00:33:44,030 --> 00:33:46,550 S2: sized vision, but it's going to be accomplished, as you 580 00:33:46,550 --> 00:33:50,750 S2: said moments ago, Chris, we're, we're declaring that the everyone 581 00:33:50,750 --> 00:33:54,990 S2: is reached one at a time. So please, please pray 582 00:33:54,990 --> 00:33:58,030 S2: for the the Evangelism Roundtable. Please pray for all of 583 00:33:58,030 --> 00:33:59,150 S2: us involved in that. 584 00:33:59,430 --> 00:34:04,550 S1: And that means everybody, every ordinary. The person who feels 585 00:34:04,550 --> 00:34:08,630 S1: very ordinary and very small. You have a part in 586 00:34:08,630 --> 00:34:11,110 S1: this of looking for the one, right? 587 00:34:12,940 --> 00:34:16,980 S2: Well, that's exactly it. And as the ministry started sharing, 588 00:34:17,020 --> 00:34:20,140 S2: they were talking about some of their internal data on 589 00:34:20,140 --> 00:34:23,300 S2: how few people there was one ministry that was sharing, 590 00:34:23,300 --> 00:34:27,460 S2: working with youth and discipling people in high school and college. 591 00:34:27,739 --> 00:34:32,060 S2: And the frustration of being stuck at 30% of these 592 00:34:32,060 --> 00:34:35,900 S2: kids would ever have a conversation even about Jesus, much 593 00:34:35,900 --> 00:34:38,660 S2: less share the gospel. And that was in a semester. 594 00:34:38,660 --> 00:34:41,900 S2: So one conversation about Jesus in a semester, only 30% 595 00:34:41,900 --> 00:34:45,540 S2: of the students are doing that. And that's despite all 596 00:34:45,540 --> 00:34:49,900 S2: the resources and all the in-depth teaching and, and even 597 00:34:49,900 --> 00:34:54,340 S2: t shirts and things to break the ice with other students. And, 598 00:34:54,580 --> 00:34:58,100 S2: and now when you take this approach of looking for 599 00:34:58,100 --> 00:35:01,500 S2: the one I'm hearing from youth groups that are doubling 600 00:35:01,500 --> 00:35:04,860 S2: in a week or two, I'm hearing from Pastor Stu 601 00:35:05,100 --> 00:35:09,420 S2: at County Line Church just north of Fort Wayne. And, 602 00:35:09,420 --> 00:35:13,049 S2: and hearing him describing, You know what's happening. Or a 603 00:35:13,050 --> 00:35:16,170 S2: church that they had 200 new members in a year. 604 00:35:16,730 --> 00:35:20,649 S2: Now there's 200 new members a month. And it's and 605 00:35:20,650 --> 00:35:24,810 S2: it's and it's and it's when Jesus said go. He 606 00:35:24,810 --> 00:35:29,810 S2: wasn't launching a business enterprise. Um, he, he said, go 607 00:35:29,969 --> 00:35:32,609 S2: and I'm, I'm going with you and I'll show you 608 00:35:32,610 --> 00:35:35,610 S2: who it is. And it's like the woman at the well, when, 609 00:35:35,610 --> 00:35:39,730 S2: when Jesus says it's time to reach the Samaritans, his strategy, 610 00:35:40,370 --> 00:35:45,370 S2: his scandalous strategy is to ask a sinful woman who's 611 00:35:45,370 --> 00:35:49,489 S2: been through how many divorces to ask this woman for 612 00:35:49,489 --> 00:35:52,609 S2: a drink of water? Yeah. And and not to not 613 00:35:52,610 --> 00:35:55,650 S2: to commission her at first, but to see her at first, 614 00:35:56,250 --> 00:35:59,930 S2: to know all about her past and to have her 615 00:35:59,969 --> 00:36:03,210 S2: understand that her heart is safe, that she is safe. 616 00:36:03,890 --> 00:36:06,890 S2: And so her response, the woman left her water jar 617 00:36:06,890 --> 00:36:09,610 S2: beside the well and ran back to the village. After 618 00:36:09,610 --> 00:36:15,360 S2: Jesus sees her, the one. And she told everyone, come 619 00:36:15,360 --> 00:36:19,440 S2: and see a man who told me everything I ever did. 620 00:36:20,280 --> 00:36:23,760 S2: Could he be the Messiah? And for you as a business, 621 00:36:23,760 --> 00:36:26,440 S2: there's a business owner. Today. I was praying about this program. 622 00:36:26,719 --> 00:36:29,480 S2: You're wondering how to begin with your staff. Let's say. 623 00:36:29,480 --> 00:36:33,120 S2: Let's say you have 100 people. Ask Jesus for the 624 00:36:33,120 --> 00:36:38,440 S2: first one who holds the keys to several other hearts 625 00:36:38,440 --> 00:36:41,920 S2: and relationships in your in your team. Just ask him 626 00:36:41,920 --> 00:36:47,040 S2: to show you that first person. And when that's your prayer, Jesus, 627 00:36:47,600 --> 00:36:50,000 S2: he hears that prayer. When you say, when you raise 628 00:36:50,000 --> 00:36:52,280 S2: your hand and say, pick me, here I am, send me, 629 00:36:52,320 --> 00:36:57,040 S2: pick me. He does. He sends you. And don't be 630 00:36:57,040 --> 00:37:00,200 S2: surprised when the starting place is is that one person? 631 00:37:01,160 --> 00:37:03,080 S1: Well, that's what you got to do. You've got to 632 00:37:03,080 --> 00:37:06,000 S1: be ready. You know, who is it? And then be 633 00:37:06,000 --> 00:37:09,310 S1: prepared when that actually happens and your jaw might hit 634 00:37:09,310 --> 00:37:12,549 S1: the floor if the, you know, the worker for you 635 00:37:12,590 --> 00:37:15,469 S1: comes up and says, I've noticed you. You know, you 636 00:37:15,510 --> 00:37:18,029 S1: have you have a strong faith and I don't. And 637 00:37:18,030 --> 00:37:20,190 S1: I really would like to have what you have. It 638 00:37:20,190 --> 00:37:23,589 S1: doesn't happen that way every time. But but you you 639 00:37:23,630 --> 00:37:26,750 S1: can be ready so that then you move into their life. Okay. 640 00:37:26,790 --> 00:37:29,390 S1: Let me take again one more time out looking for 641 00:37:29,390 --> 00:37:32,990 S1: the one is our featured resource if you go to chris.org. 642 00:37:33,270 --> 00:37:38,350 S1: It's by David McIver MC I v e r. Subtitled 643 00:37:38,350 --> 00:37:41,549 S1: stories of seeing the lost, lonely and broken through the 644 00:37:41,550 --> 00:37:46,270 S1: eyes of Jesus. We have it linked right there. chris.org. 645 00:37:46,510 --> 00:37:49,230 S1: See why I told you that this might be a 646 00:37:49,230 --> 00:37:52,509 S1: game changer for you, a life changer for you. There's 647 00:37:52,510 --> 00:38:05,589 S1: more stories coming up straight ahead on Moody Radio. Now 648 00:38:05,590 --> 00:38:07,310 S1: you know why I said at the beginning of the program, 649 00:38:07,310 --> 00:38:10,340 S1: what if we made it too complicated? What David McIver 650 00:38:10,340 --> 00:38:15,380 S1: is talking about here today is so simple, and it's 651 00:38:15,700 --> 00:38:20,420 S1: basically inviting God into your life, into my life to say, 652 00:38:20,460 --> 00:38:23,660 S1: all right, who is it that you're going for here? 653 00:38:23,660 --> 00:38:27,060 S1: Looking for the one who is our featured resource? Deborah 654 00:38:27,060 --> 00:38:30,219 S1: is in Bemidji, Minnesota. Hi, Deborah. What did you want 655 00:38:30,260 --> 00:38:30,980 S1: to say today? 656 00:38:31,820 --> 00:38:34,100 S4: Hi. I just wanted to say thank you so much 657 00:38:34,140 --> 00:38:38,420 S4: for this program. Um, this last week, I was it 658 00:38:38,420 --> 00:38:41,180 S4: was my turn to facilitate in our small group Bible study. 659 00:38:41,180 --> 00:38:43,860 S4: And it turned out it was on evangelism, the Great Commission. 660 00:38:43,860 --> 00:38:46,980 S4: It was just like, oh boy. That's something that I 661 00:38:46,980 --> 00:38:51,100 S4: feel like I've been neglecting. And the Sunday before that, 662 00:38:51,100 --> 00:38:54,140 S4: we had a message on evangelism, which isn't always, always 663 00:38:54,140 --> 00:38:56,740 S4: what we hear. So today is like, okay, three times 664 00:38:56,780 --> 00:39:00,060 S4: I think I'm hearing from God that it's time to 665 00:39:00,100 --> 00:39:02,580 S4: step out. And I just love what you're saying. It 666 00:39:02,580 --> 00:39:07,410 S4: just simplifies, um, the process of being so worried about. 667 00:39:07,450 --> 00:39:07,890 S1: Yes. 668 00:39:08,050 --> 00:39:11,410 S4: What what I'm going to prepare in order to be ready. 669 00:39:11,690 --> 00:39:15,890 S4: I know you need to be prepared in some way, but, um, yeah, 670 00:39:15,890 --> 00:39:18,410 S4: so I and one other thought I had was to 671 00:39:18,410 --> 00:39:21,530 S4: I know my brother is an unbeliever and I've shared 672 00:39:21,530 --> 00:39:26,729 S4: with him since I became a Christian like 40 years ago. And, um, 673 00:39:26,730 --> 00:39:30,170 S4: he's very resistant. Um, and I think I kind of 674 00:39:30,210 --> 00:39:35,049 S4: got stuck there. And, um, I was so focused on 675 00:39:35,050 --> 00:39:37,810 S4: family on him that it took my eyes off of 676 00:39:37,810 --> 00:39:41,570 S4: everybody else. Um, if that makes sense. 677 00:39:41,850 --> 00:39:44,689 S5: So it does, it does not that. 678 00:39:44,850 --> 00:39:48,129 S1: God doesn't care about your brother, you know, and, and 679 00:39:48,130 --> 00:39:51,330 S1: don't stop praying for him. But what do you say 680 00:39:51,330 --> 00:39:52,850 S1: about that? David. 681 00:39:54,130 --> 00:39:56,090 S2: What is your brother's first name? Because I'm going to 682 00:39:56,090 --> 00:39:59,170 S2: pray something over him that I have kind of marveled 683 00:39:59,170 --> 00:40:01,890 S2: at how God unlocks this. What's his first name? 684 00:40:02,770 --> 00:40:04,210 S4: His first name is Dan. 685 00:40:05,200 --> 00:40:09,920 S2: Okay, Jesus, I lift up Dan and I am praying 686 00:40:09,920 --> 00:40:13,400 S2: that there's a revelation of the first place. The first 687 00:40:13,400 --> 00:40:16,480 S2: time that he he believed a lie about you. And 688 00:40:16,480 --> 00:40:19,520 S2: we know from your word that when Adam and Eve 689 00:40:19,560 --> 00:40:23,480 S2: that when the serpent came, there was. There was a 690 00:40:23,520 --> 00:40:26,799 S2: lie about about who you are and about your goodness 691 00:40:27,239 --> 00:40:32,400 S2: and and God, without the healing of that first place. Um, 692 00:40:32,400 --> 00:40:34,799 S2: there's always going to be that place for the evil 693 00:40:34,800 --> 00:40:37,600 S2: one to push this man away from you. So in 694 00:40:37,600 --> 00:40:42,160 S2: the name of Jesus, we pray Jesus, reveal where it 695 00:40:42,160 --> 00:40:45,920 S2: is that he first believed that and restore his trust 696 00:40:46,080 --> 00:40:48,879 S2: and restore. Let let his heart, he'll let that wound 697 00:40:48,920 --> 00:40:53,520 S2: be healed and that resistance slip away and give your servant. 698 00:40:53,520 --> 00:40:57,759 S2: Give your daughter the incredible privilege of of watching you 699 00:40:57,760 --> 00:41:02,520 S2: open his eyes and being there just to just to celebrate, 700 00:41:02,560 --> 00:41:05,939 S2: just to celebrate what you're about to do. And over 701 00:41:05,940 --> 00:41:10,580 S2: this church in Bemidji. Jesus. Thank you. God. Um, send them, 702 00:41:10,580 --> 00:41:12,700 S2: send them out. One at a time. Two at a time. 703 00:41:13,219 --> 00:41:16,100 S2: And the stories we're hearing of people going out together 704 00:41:16,100 --> 00:41:19,860 S2: and standing outside grocery stores asking who you're looking for. God, 705 00:41:19,860 --> 00:41:25,380 S2: make it that supernaturally simple and wonderful. Um, bring bring 706 00:41:25,380 --> 00:41:29,220 S2: the city of Bemidji alive, we pray in Jesus name. 707 00:41:29,900 --> 00:41:33,380 S1: Amen. Deborah. Thank you. Thank you for calling here. Being 708 00:41:33,380 --> 00:41:36,500 S1: the one to to get on this half hour. Um, 709 00:41:38,020 --> 00:41:40,500 S1: I had I was telling you, as I'm listening to you, 710 00:41:40,500 --> 00:41:43,859 S1: I'm thinking about conversations. I'm thinking about relationships that I've 711 00:41:43,860 --> 00:41:46,140 S1: had in the past. And there was one place I 712 00:41:46,140 --> 00:41:48,780 S1: was at a tire store in. This fellow acted real 713 00:41:48,780 --> 00:41:52,380 S1: ugly to me. And it was kind of a toxic thing. 714 00:41:52,420 --> 00:41:54,900 S1: And I, you know, I wanted to get out of there. 715 00:41:55,100 --> 00:41:57,460 S1: But the more you talk, the more I think, well, 716 00:41:57,460 --> 00:42:01,379 S1: maybe he was the one and I, if I had 717 00:42:01,380 --> 00:42:06,049 S1: gotten over my the affront, you know? So, uh, is 718 00:42:06,050 --> 00:42:08,129 S1: there a story you can think of that would would 719 00:42:08,130 --> 00:42:09,770 S1: help in that situation? 720 00:42:11,450 --> 00:42:13,810 S2: Well, when you asked Jesus who he's looking for and 721 00:42:13,810 --> 00:42:18,650 S2: someone is antagonistic in their language or anything with the gospel, 722 00:42:18,650 --> 00:42:21,690 S2: they're just rough around the edges. Uh, my wife Sherry, 723 00:42:21,690 --> 00:42:24,489 S2: and I are at a medical clinic and we start 724 00:42:24,489 --> 00:42:27,370 S2: visiting with this husband and wife. They're from Australia, and 725 00:42:27,370 --> 00:42:31,170 S2: they've come to this clinic for treatment. Um, Ron has 726 00:42:31,170 --> 00:42:36,730 S2: stage four cancer in his throat. And, you know, medically, medically, 727 00:42:36,730 --> 00:42:39,770 S2: it's over. He has he has at the most a 728 00:42:39,770 --> 00:42:43,770 S2: few months, probably a few weeks. And then they launched into, 729 00:42:44,010 --> 00:42:47,209 S2: you know, his wife Karen, just shaking her fist at God, 730 00:42:47,250 --> 00:42:49,770 S2: how Jesus can't be the Son of God. And there's 731 00:42:49,770 --> 00:42:53,009 S2: all this violence in the Old Testament, and on and 732 00:42:53,050 --> 00:42:55,410 S2: on it goes. They're so rough around the edges and 733 00:42:55,410 --> 00:42:59,250 S2: so antagonistic, and the still small voice is whispering to me, 734 00:42:59,290 --> 00:43:03,000 S2: just pray for them. Pray for them. And I'm whispering back, 735 00:43:03,000 --> 00:43:05,200 S2: I don't want to get punched. You know, I'm having 736 00:43:05,200 --> 00:43:08,800 S2: this conversation in the background. And, and I finally asked, 737 00:43:08,800 --> 00:43:11,400 S2: I looked at Ron and just said, is it okay 738 00:43:11,400 --> 00:43:13,960 S2: if Shari and I was very clear? Can we ask 739 00:43:13,960 --> 00:43:19,040 S2: Jesus to help you? And he nods his head. And 740 00:43:19,040 --> 00:43:21,640 S2: so we held out our hands. So I'm holding Karen's 741 00:43:21,640 --> 00:43:25,600 S2: hand and Sherry's holding Ron's hand. And I prayed for 742 00:43:25,600 --> 00:43:28,279 S2: 2 or 3 minutes. And then I just have to say, 743 00:43:28,280 --> 00:43:30,440 S2: for you introverts, my wife is an introvert. If she 744 00:43:30,440 --> 00:43:33,719 S2: knew I was talking about right now, I'd be in trouble. Um, 745 00:43:33,920 --> 00:43:37,719 S2: she's a she's a huge introvert and huge instincts and 746 00:43:37,719 --> 00:43:41,200 S2: insight into people's hearts. And so instead of praying for 747 00:43:41,200 --> 00:43:44,440 S2: Ron's healing, I was praying about his healing. She starts 748 00:43:44,440 --> 00:43:48,120 S2: praying about his heart and she starts praying about him like, 749 00:43:48,120 --> 00:43:51,760 S2: like she has known him for decades. And the Spirit 750 00:43:51,760 --> 00:43:54,520 S2: of God is praying through her and whispering through her. 751 00:43:54,880 --> 00:43:58,840 S2: And as she is praying, I hear this little voice whispering, 752 00:43:59,000 --> 00:44:02,629 S2: thank you Jesus. Thank you Jesus. Thank you Jesus. And 753 00:44:02,630 --> 00:44:04,989 S2: I and I peaked, I opened my eyes and it's 754 00:44:04,989 --> 00:44:09,270 S2: Karen who seconds before Jesus can't be the Son of God. 755 00:44:09,630 --> 00:44:13,670 S2: And now when she hears that Jesus loves her husband 756 00:44:13,670 --> 00:44:18,029 S2: and loves her and sees them. Thank you Jesus. Thank 757 00:44:18,030 --> 00:44:20,990 S2: you Jesus. So we're back in the same clinic setting. 758 00:44:20,989 --> 00:44:24,430 S2: It's like five days later and Ron comes walking in, 759 00:44:24,469 --> 00:44:27,230 S2: gets the attention of the whole room and just said, 760 00:44:27,230 --> 00:44:30,430 S2: my scans just came back. The doctor just called, the 761 00:44:30,430 --> 00:44:34,390 S2: scan came back, and it's all gone. Stage four lung, 762 00:44:34,430 --> 00:44:38,230 S2: I mean, throat cancer gone. And he looked and he's 763 00:44:38,230 --> 00:44:39,870 S2: looking at me and I said, is it okay if 764 00:44:39,870 --> 00:44:43,509 S2: we thank Jesus? And he says, yes. So in front 765 00:44:43,510 --> 00:44:44,950 S2: of this, you know, here we've got a room full 766 00:44:44,950 --> 00:44:47,710 S2: of people and the believers at their tables, many of 767 00:44:47,710 --> 00:44:50,310 S2: them with cancer, some of them with stage four cancer. 768 00:44:50,350 --> 00:44:55,150 S2: These precious believers get up, oh, lay their hands on 769 00:44:55,150 --> 00:44:57,390 S2: Ron and Karen and give thanks to the Lord, for 770 00:44:57,390 --> 00:44:59,940 S2: he is good. Give thanks to the Lord, for he 771 00:44:59,940 --> 00:45:04,140 S2: is good. Jesus anoints your sons and daughters. We repent 772 00:45:04,140 --> 00:45:07,060 S2: of making this complex or making it about us, making 773 00:45:07,060 --> 00:45:12,260 S2: it awkward when it's you drawing them in, washing their feet, 774 00:45:12,380 --> 00:45:16,540 S2: holding them, healing their hearts. Do that through us, Jesus. 775 00:45:16,540 --> 00:45:19,180 S2: One by one we pray. Amen. 776 00:45:19,219 --> 00:45:19,779 S5: Amen. 777 00:45:20,620 --> 00:45:23,660 S1: There's a story. And it's not just the people who 778 00:45:23,700 --> 00:45:26,980 S1: don't know Jesus. There's a story that you tell. You 779 00:45:27,020 --> 00:45:31,140 S1: were on a plane ride, and it was a grandfather 780 00:45:31,140 --> 00:45:34,300 S1: going back to speak to a grandson, or just spend 781 00:45:34,300 --> 00:45:39,299 S1: time with a grandson who had contemplated suicide, actually. And 782 00:45:39,300 --> 00:45:43,219 S1: you just had this conversation with this man and the 783 00:45:43,219 --> 00:45:45,779 S1: people around, you know, you didn't try to be loud 784 00:45:45,780 --> 00:45:49,379 S1: or anything, but the people around heard that. So the 785 00:45:49,380 --> 00:45:53,379 S1: one might be a believer who's really struggling or a 786 00:45:53,380 --> 00:45:56,460 S1: believer who's got a storm, you know, in their life. 787 00:45:56,890 --> 00:46:01,529 S1: Who is that one? Jesus, lead me to them today 788 00:46:02,050 --> 00:46:05,050 S1: and help me be faithful. That's what the book is about. 789 00:46:05,050 --> 00:46:08,290 S1: Looking for the one. It's our featured resource at Kris 790 00:46:09,050 --> 00:46:13,810 S1: Dot by David McIver. David, thanks for sharing your heart. 791 00:46:14,010 --> 00:46:16,210 S1: Anything else in 30s or less? 792 00:46:17,650 --> 00:46:20,610 S2: I would just say over you that listening family, you, 793 00:46:21,370 --> 00:46:25,009 S2: the spirit of the Lord is upon you and he 794 00:46:25,010 --> 00:46:29,250 S2: has anointed you to walk with him, to touch the 795 00:46:29,250 --> 00:46:32,330 S2: pain in people's lives, and to speak a word of 796 00:46:32,330 --> 00:46:35,609 S2: hope and to and to speak the matchless name of Jesus. 797 00:46:36,610 --> 00:46:39,810 S2: He's anointing you to do that in Jesus name. 798 00:46:41,570 --> 00:46:45,250 S1: Chris Fabry lives production of Moody Radio, Ministry of Moody 799 00:46:45,250 --> 00:46:47,770 S1: Bible Institute. Thanks a lot for listening.