S1: Coming to you from the Morning Star Mission sponsored studio.
S1: This is Carl and crew on Moody Radio.
S2: Oh, I long for you to get a taste of this,
S2: I really do. One who modeled the way for me
S2: on this. And I give glory to God for giving
S2: me my dad. Goodness sakes. How long has dad been
S2: gone now, guys? A year and a half.
S3: It's been a I think. Yeah, a year and a
S3: half for a couple of years.
S2: Yeah, couple of years. I was driving down the road
S2: the other day. It's so wild. So. And my dad's funeral.
S2: I didn't cry a lot. And have you ever been
S2: in a situation where you didn't cry a lot and
S2: you felt you should have? Yeah, that's a weird feeling.
S3: It is a weird feeling. And it stinks because there's
S3: not a there's not a you should or you shouldn't.
S3: It's just you do or you don't.
S2: Yeah, and I didn't. And I started actually I was
S2: kind of ruminating on that a little bit. And then
S2: the Lord just hit me with, and really, the Spirit
S2: of God spoke to me and said, listen, this is
S2: just you. don't grieve as others who don't have Christ.
S2: You grieve as one who has Christ, knowing that you're
S2: going to see your dad again. I mean, if there's
S2: one thing my dad ingrained into my head is I'm
S2: going to see him again. And God is so rich
S2: in faith. So my dad understood grace. Grace is unmerited favor.
S2: But something that people lose a lot and never take
S2: hold of is that it's unlimited power. It's God. Yeah.
S2: The one who hung Polaris in space, the North Star,
S2: and dangled a few other around it to represent a ladle,
S2: a dipper. That's God. That's what he did. That God
S2: wants to give you grace today. So inspired by my dad,
S2: one of the greatest gifts he gave me as a
S2: kid growing up is he always pointed to God's grace,
S2: always in the funniest ways. When he got his PhD
S2: at Arizona State University, I was in the sixth grade.
S2: We went down there from Alaska. He took half a
S2: salary cut to go get some more education, and he
S2: super duper excelled. In fact, his doctoral dissertation was so noted,
S2: it was held in every public library in the capital city,
S2: of every state in the Union.
S4: Really? Yeah. Didn't know that.
S2: It was untested measurements. Real captivating title. It was basically
S2: how to how to quantify how kids are learning in
S2: a way that helps teachers and administration alike measure outcomes.
S3: That's really cool.
S2: And he was he was on the front edge of
S2: that stuff. Brilliant guy. Great man. But he would always
S2: say after anything that he did that he felt like
S2: it was beyond his capacity, Capacities say, man, God's grace
S2: is good. Eva, he'd say to my mom, isn't God's
S2: grace good? And I remember sitting in a hot apartment
S2: in Tempe, Arizona, and that that PhD program was wrapping
S2: up and my dad's talking to my mom. Eva boycotts.
S2: Grace is good. I only got that PhD done by
S2: God's grace. And he'd start to cry. Isn't that something?
S3: I love it. That's a man who's in tune with
S3: what God is doing all the time. Not just in
S3: the crazy big stuff, but the little things, too.
S2: Yeah. I mean, he'd work on his cars. He'd be
S2: doing a brake job and having some problems getting, you know,
S2: something unstuck or getting the brake calipers to work out. Right.
S2: Or something like that. And he'd come out from under
S2: the car and grease all over his hands, and we
S2: had that. Gojo. Isn't that the name of the stuff? Go, Joe.
S4: Go, Joe!
S2: Goo goo that you put on your hands to get
S2: the grease off. And my dad would look at me
S2: and he'd say, Carl, that was the grace of God
S2: that I got that figured out. No joking man. I
S2: love it. We built a home together and I was 16.
S2: And my dad would say every morning and every night, boy,
S2: it's the grace of God we're getting this done. And
S2: that one I believed him on because it was just
S2: me and his 16 year old son. And I'm like, yeah,
S2: I think this is the grace of God, dad. Amen.
S2: So I just need you to know something this morning.
S2: Our God has all the grace you need. And I'm
S2: going to tell you how to get it. Unmerited favor
S2: and unlimited power. I'm going to tell you how to
S2: get it. James, the brother of Jesus, says God opposes
S2: the proud, but he gives grace to the humble. Humility
S2: is not making pitiful little of you. It's actually knowing
S2: actually who you are in Jesus and getting positioned under him, saying,
S2: that's my dad, that's my dad, and allowing him to
S2: irrigate your soul with his power and mercy and love
S2: in such a way that out of humility, you look
S2: at something you do that you can't explain on your own,
S2: not in your own strength. And you say, well, you
S2: find those EVAs in your life. You go, Eva, God
S2: gave me the grace to do that. I don't know
S2: what you're up against today, but I want to encourage you.
S2: It's a choice. It is a privilege. We can choose
S2: to humble ourselves today under God's mighty hand. Put pride
S2: on a shelf. You know this. This is not a
S2: good time for you to be cock sure of yourself.
S2: That ain't good, man. But humility opens a portal to
S2: unmerited favor from God. An unlimited power. And I wonder
S2: what God wants to do in your life today. That
S2: if you would just but humble yourself under his mighty hand,
S2: he would move. I wonder what it is. We don't
S2: have to wonder anymore. We can go out and get
S2: it today. I had a good model for a dad.
S2: He's in the front row of the cloud of witnesses,
S2: I know it. He was always big into cheering. He
S2: cheered for me. He cheered for others. He cheered for
S2: the down and outers like nobody's business, man. And he
S2: would even say that's the grace of God. So you
S2: want grace? Humble yourself under the mighty hand of God. Today,
S2: I don't want you to be cocky about the money.
S2: You have, the position you have, the place you have.
S2: Who you think you are, but who God is. And
S2: it's going to carry you far. It's funny. God's grace
S2: comes in a lot of packages. Sometimes it comes in
S2: a package of a dad who sacrifices to get you
S2: a little thing called a camcorder, and the rest is history.
S2: Is that the grace of God? It often is. And
S2: we got a story to prove it. Coming up.
S1: You can take him out of Alaska, but you can't
S1: take Alaska out of him. Carl is in the crew.
S1: It's Carl and crew on Moody Radio.
S2: So, young Thunder, you done any gimbal shooting with your iPhone?
S3: What is gimbal shooting?
S2: Well, you got this little gyroscopic little device that you
S2: hold up, and it will follow you around, and it
S2: doesn't shake the camera and all that, you know?
S3: Oh, no. No.
S2: I got one of those. It doesn't work very well.
S3: You have one of those?
S2: Yeah. Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. My team said you
S2: got to have one of these. And I'm like, how
S2: do you work this stupid thing? I need some help.
S2: I got the man right now, John Irwin. He's the man.
S2: Why ain't my gimbal working, bro? Something's going on here.
S5: Just keep trying. You know, we use them all the time. And,
S5: of course, you know, I say I know how to
S5: use a gimbal. I have, like, camera teams of five
S5: people that give me. You're like me, you know, you're
S5: like me.
S2: You don't. You couldn't work it either. John, John Irwin
S2: is with us. Boom crew. He started off as an
S2: ESPN cameraman. When did God give you a vision for
S2: shooting feature films?
S5: Well, you know, I think just like the story I'm telling,
S5: the story of David right now, you know, on Amazon.
S5: And one of the great themes of the story, I think,
S5: is that it was, you know, years and years before
S5: there was ever a crown on David's head after he
S5: was anointed king. And I think that it's okay to
S5: have long seasons of preparation and try to get really
S5: good at what you do. And for me, I started
S5: at age 15 as a cameraman for ESPN. Someone got
S5: sick and I was interning for a cameraman at my church,
S5: and I took their place at the last minute and
S5: had the time of my life. And about a week later,
S5: a crewing agent called me and said, are you a
S5: freelance camera operator in Birmingham, Alabama, which is where I
S5: was raised. I didn't know if that was. I didn't
S5: know what that was. I didn't know if it was
S5: three jobs, one job. So I was just like, I
S5: got my deepest voice and I'm like, well, yes, I
S5: do that. I'm a professional at that. And, uh, and
S5: so I did that all through my teenage years and
S5: early 20s, and my dad bought me a camera with
S5: money he didn't have when I was 16. And we
S5: went to Israel together, and that's when I started dreaming
S5: of bringing reading the Bible to life, but it was
S5: really I was. My brother and I were music video
S5: directors for many years, and it wasn't until I, um,
S5: went and directed second unit on a film by the
S5: Kendrick brothers called courageous. I directed the action sequences to
S5: that film and had a great time. And Alex asked me, John,
S5: what's your purpose and the purpose of your work? It
S5: was like the first question out of his mouth, and
S5: I really couldn't answer it. And not only could I
S5: not answer it, I couldn't stop thinking about it. And
S5: that really gave me the courage to jump off the
S5: ledge and kind of fuse a career with a life's calling.
S5: And you'll never have more fun if you if you
S5: take the time to get, you know, really good at
S5: something and then do it, you know, for a purpose
S5: bigger than yourself and for God's glory instead of your own.
S5: And that was that was 15 years ago.
S2: Beautiful. Listen, boom crew with me. John Irwin, director and
S2: executive producer of a brand new project, House of David,
S2: on Amazon Prime. I had a chance to preview this
S2: a couple days before it was launched. It is epic.
S2: You know, I'm old enough to remember when Christian. I'm
S2: using that in air quotes films came out and I'm like,
S2: oh man, great story. Production quality, not great. But boy,
S2: they started going up, up, up. Boom. I got to
S2: tell you right now, I have not seen better production
S2: quality ever in my life. And I'm not stretching it
S2: because I love this guy and I'm not stretching it
S2: because it's the story of David. Straight up. This is
S2: astounding work and I can't cheer for you enough. John.
S2: Every Christ follower needs to be tuned in. Are you
S2: blown away that Amazon hosted this? I mean, they're promoting
S2: it big time, aren't they?
S5: John, can you believe this? That Amazon is funding it,
S5: sending it all over the world. But we are in
S5: absolute creative control. That was a non-negotiable in our as
S5: we were doing the deal. And they wanted us to
S5: have it because they realized that, you know, we represent
S5: a huge, underserved audience and our voice has been so
S5: loudly heard, Whether it's the success of the films that
S5: I've been a part of, like Jesus Revolution or I
S5: Can Only Imagine or, you know, the phenomenon that Dallas
S5: has created that's become The Chosen. Our voice has been
S5: so loudly heard that doors are just, you know, exploding
S5: open that were never open before. So I really do
S5: consider this a new Romans Road, if you think about it.
S5: Christianity went out on the Roman road. We didn't build roads.
S5: Rome did. They weren't built for the gospel. They were
S5: built for the military expansion. But they were there and
S5: we used them. Mass entertainment really is like the new
S5: Roman road. And the louder we get our voice, the
S5: more we unify our voice together, the more we support
S5: these things. Triggers this amazing thing called FOMO, which is
S5: the fear of missing out. And algorithms do their thing,
S5: and all of a sudden it just goes on global autopilot.
S5: And in fact, in just the first 17 days of
S5: House of David, it blew past everyone's expectations. It was
S5: over 22 million viewers worldwide, which is about as many
S5: movie tickets as I've ever sold in my career. To
S5: put it in perspective. In total and in total. And
S5: it's just an unbelievable moment. And it's been in the
S5: top five of Amazon since it launched, and it's just
S5: an amazing moment. And when you compare that to the
S5: fact that The Chosen is about to be in theaters,
S5: it really is this year of the Bible. I mean,
S5: it's it's a watershed moment. It's like the wall is
S5: falling down right in front of us, and it's exciting
S5: to play any role in that, in that journey.
S2: The first episode in House of David. I'm not going
S2: to be a spoiler here, but you introduce this in
S2: a way that was so profoundly impactful to everyone that
S2: was previewing this. He caught us off guard, and I
S2: love that, because then you go into the storyline or
S2: really the the life situation, the sits and Laban of
S2: David and you start to mine things. And how did
S2: you put it? You said the full text that you're
S2: uncovering is X, but you have to go into the
S2: historical cultural understanding of that time. And you had some biblical,
S2: I really believe, biblically accurate flavor to this. How are
S2: you guided in your direction? Production of this House of David?
S5: Well, what I've heard it said, you know, if a
S5: turtle is on a on a, you know, a fence post,
S5: you know, he had help getting up there, you know.
S5: And I think I've just got a ton of people
S5: that are helping. I mean, there's nearly 700 people working
S5: on the show, but when it comes to the scripts themselves,
S5: you know, I've got a wonderful friend and collaborator in Dallas, Jenkins.
S5: And so I it's wonderful to be second, you know,
S5: in the water when it comes to biblical, you know, adaptations.
S5: Series adaptations. And the lead writer of The Chosen, Ryan.
S5: Very helpful to me. And then, uh, Jesse, who's the
S5: biblical scholar that helps with the chosen. He was influential
S5: with this as well. And then we had many, many
S5: scholars and and then wonderful friends, you know, that just
S5: sat beside the project. And, you know, what I tell
S5: people is this is not scripture. It's important to remember that,
S5: but it's a love letter to Scripture, and it's meant
S5: to be a gigantic billboard to Scripture. You know, I
S5: don't know about you. I just feel as a dad
S5: that getting my kids aware of or interested in the
S5: Bible is nearly impossible. And so I love this verse
S5: where Paul says of David in acts that he served
S5: the purposes of God in his generation. And I think
S5: that's all of our jobs. You think about Moody Radio,
S5: you know, you think about the journey of harnessing technology
S5: and using it to get the gospel around the world.
S5: I think films and television shows are just another way
S5: to do that. So this is like a painting or
S5: poetry or music, you know, this is any art that
S5: is meant to reflect, you know, the Bible itself, you know,
S5: is meant to be seen that way. But we take
S5: about three chapters of the Bible, which could be read
S5: in 15, 20 minutes, and we extrapolate them into eight
S5: hours of storytelling. And we really ask the question, what
S5: must this have been like for these people? These were
S5: real people. They didn't know what was going to happen
S5: in the next chapter, you know.
S2: Right.
S5: And they had real lives and families and fears and problems.
S5: And so it really is illuminating to me as I
S5: make the show like I'm reading the Psalms more than
S5: I ever have, and I'm reading them in a whole
S5: new way because of, you know, we're dramatizing the life
S5: of this character, and I hope that that's the same
S5: journey that the audience goes on as well.
S2: You will. And listen. Boom, crew. I'm asking you to
S2: spread this far and wide all across the United States.
S2: This I want you to do for your benefit. House
S2: of David. Amazon Prime. Get it. Spread it. Let me
S2: give the link right now. David. Text David right now
S2: to 800 555 7898. Text David to 800 555 7898.
S2: We got all the links there. Everything to get you launched,
S2: all that you need right there. Text David to 800
S2: 555 7898. All right, John, I've got a special request
S2: and I've got you here. I've got a captive audience.
S2: I'm begging you to do my favorite King Josiah story someday.
S5: Dude, a lot of times the Old Testament is like
S5: flying through a theme park in a jet, and there's
S5: these incredible stories.
S2: Pop outs.
S5: That are that are briefly mentioned. Josiah would be one
S5: of them. I was reading Nehemiah the other day. It's
S5: such a short book, but it's in first person. And,
S5: you know, there's these incredible stories, and my dream is
S5: to be a part of bringing as many of them
S5: to the screen as possible. You know, big screen, little
S5: screen doesn't matter. And it's amazing to see, you know,
S5: what happens when people watch them, and then they get
S5: curious about the book that can change their life. I
S5: remember when some of the Amazon executives read them. They
S5: said they're like, we really like these scripts. I'm like,
S5: it's based off of best seller. It'll change your life.
S5: You should check it out. It's the best selling book
S5: of all time for a reason. Yeah. You know, and
S5: so that's that's the dream is that these works of
S5: art push people back to the Bible again.
S2: Yeah. Josiah, we got to get Josiah, man.
S5: Let's do it. Let's put it in the queue, man. It's.
S5: There are so many stories to tell. I mean, you really,
S5: it's unbelievable when you think about the Bible being written
S5: over thousands of years, and yet it's this one cohesive story.
S5: It's beautiful. And yet you have all of these individual
S5: stories and characters, and there's so much to tell. And
S5: these stories echo through the centuries for a reason. I mean,
S5: it is really a book that's alive and powerful. So
S5: I'll put it on the list, man. Let's do it.
S2: All right, John Irwin, everybody. All right, get that link.
S2: Spread it around. I mean, far and wide. I don't
S2: care where you are across the United States or Canada.
S2: Text David to 800 555 7898. That's David to 800
S2: 555 7898 John Irwin, thanks for taking a moment to
S2: step in here, man. You've encouraged the Saints today.
S1: She was trying to earn her way to God, but
S1: God showed her she didn't have to. Ali is in
S1: the crew. It's Carl and crew on Moody Radio.
S2: Have you ever heard of these little pop up things
S2: that you have every now and then? A little pop up,
S2: a little pop up, things that they're selling and stuff
S2: like that. Little pop.
S4: Up. Oh. For sure.
S3: Uh, what do you mean, like. Like a pop up shop? Yeah, a.
S4: Little pop up shop.
S3: Yeah, absolutely.
S2: We got a little pop up shop right now. We've
S2: got Sidney Swensen with the. Sidney. Are you a sweet
S2: or did you marry one?
S6: I definitely married one for sure.
S2: Uh, girl I knew. Yeah. You didn't know what kind
S2: of favor was coming? Do you like Swedish pancakes?
S6: You know what? I don't know if I've tried them.
S7: Oh, for crying out loud.
S4: What are you talking to? Sweet. If you haven't figured
S4: that out yet. Yeah, I guess so.
S7: Oh, Sidney.
S2: Good to have you with us. We're doing a little
S2: pop up thing here. We've got something really cool happening. What, Friday?
S6: Yeah. This Friday.
S2: Okay, now, listen, I know you might be outside Chicagoland.
S2: There's two other dates, but this is a big banner ad.
S2: This is important. What we're doing here at Moody Bible
S2: Institute is equipping men and women of God to carry
S2: the good news. How will they know if no one
S2: sends them? And that's what we're doing here. All right,
S2: pour out your heart, Sydney. What's this experience moody thing
S2: going to be all about?
S6: Yeah. So Experience Moody is an exclusive preview day for
S6: our undergraduate Chicago students to be able to experience. What
S6: a day in the life of a moody student is,
S6: to really get the feel for what it could be
S6: like for them to be here full time. We have
S6: many different things planned for them. We're so excited for
S6: so many people to be here and just really dive
S6: into the community.
S2: What do you do at something like this? What goes on?
S6: So we have different activities throughout the day. We have
S6: connecting with current students. They'll go to chapel, they'll go
S6: to class, they'll be able to eat in our student
S6: dining room with our faculty and our students. They'll be
S6: able to talk to them about programs that they're interested
S6: in and see how their time as a student is.
S6: Souvenirs and yeah, other things throughout the day. Hearing from students,
S6: hearing from different departments, being able to just ask their questions,
S6: and for us to be available and open and just
S6: present with them.
S2: Sydney, you are you sound like you actually believe this stuff, sister.
S6: I do. You know, I graduated from here, so.
S7: I was I was going to I was going to ask,
S7: but I didn't know if I should. I thought you
S7: might say Baylor University or something. All right. So.
S2: So what was your best experience at Moody?
S6: Oh, my best experience. I think chapel is definitely my favorite.
S6: Still is even as a staff here to go to
S6: chapel to be able to come together as a community,
S6: you know, worship God and um, yeah, just experience that
S6: all in one time. There's not too often that you
S6: get that. So I'm I was definitely very thankful to
S6: be able to do that with So Sweet.
S2: We got more than just one date. We're going to
S2: give you details here in a moment. But this Friday
S2: for sure, and I'm going to give you a link
S2: because some of you are listening. You got kids, you
S2: got grandkids. We have some youngins listening to this show
S2: and this might be for you, honestly. And you got people, Sidney,
S2: that come in from all over the globe to school here, right?
S6: We do. Yeah, we had some from California last time,
S6: and I know we have some coming from the east
S6: side and the west side. They're coming from all over.
S2: Oh, excellent. You mean even to this this visit experience, Moody?
S7: Yeah. Yeah.
S2: Excellent. Okay. This is really cool. I want to thank
S2: you for popping in here. Got a little pop up
S2: window here for you guys and wherever you are, and
S2: I really. Boy, how do I spike this? My experience.
S2: I was kind of at the moody of the West Coast.
S2: It was called Multnomah Bible College. But I gotta tell you,
S2: it was one of the most transformational experiences going. And
S2: we got a manager here, Matt McNeely. His son is
S2: on campus and I know he's gobbling it up. And
S2: this might be something that the Spirit of God is
S2: prompting you with. I do want to say, this is
S2: a place where a kid who's got saving faith in
S2: Christ and really wants to get guided, wants to give
S2: their life away, but doesn't know exactly where. This is
S2: a great place to figure it out because God's doing
S2: a great work here at Moody Bible Institute, so I
S2: want you to check it out. Experience Moody. And no
S2: matter where you are, by the way, it's these. This
S2: Friday isn't the only date we've got. Looks like April
S2: 25th and May 2nd as well. So pretty cool, Sydney,
S2: that you've got these things. Do you find a lot
S2: of fruit coming out of these? When kids get a taste,
S2: then they then they say, I want more.
S6: Yeah, definitely. We definitely see them just wanting to engage
S6: so much more and they're just so excited once they're here,
S6: which definitely moves people once they see it, they're really
S6: seeing what Moody is all about.
S7: So yeah, love it.
S2: What do you say, Young Thunder?
S3: Well, I'll say, you know, I was a student at
S3: Moody as well, and I learned more about Moody through
S3: my experience Moody visit and really, yeah, I did. And
S3: so that was one of the convincing factors for me
S3: to come in here was getting to see the campus,
S3: you know, on my own and tour it and get
S3: to go to a class and, and go to chapel.
S3: And it is a great experience. It's one you you
S3: want to have if you can.
S2: Sidney, you got me wanting to experience Moody now.
S6: Well, you're welcome to come.
S7: I'm not too old, Sidney.
S6: No. Definitely not. We have any any ages coming out.
S7: And by the.
S2: Way, that's another subplot. It is any ages, isn't it?
S6: It is? Yes.
S2: Yeah. And there's a lot of folks here. You might
S2: be in your 20s or 30s and feel like. I
S2: think I missed my calling, and God's Spirit is prompting you.
S2: Now is the time. I want you to check it out.
S2: Get a link text Moody to our number here. Just
S2: that one word. Moody to 800 555 7898. Text Moody
S2: to 805 55 7898. Sidney, I got to tell you,
S2: it's a joy to have you in here. And you
S2: got to make me one deal. You got to go
S2: to Andersonville right here in Chicagoland, and you got to
S2: go to get some Swedish pancakes. And you have to
S2: do that before the next time you're on air here, okay?
S6: I will definitely do that.
S2: You got it. And you got to have lingonberry sauce.
S6: Lingonberry. Okay, I will do that.
S3: It's important to the Swedish pancake experience.
S2: And you've got it. You've got to have schmear on those.
S3: I don't know what that is.
S6: Oh, okay.
S2: What's Swedish for butter?
S3: Oh.
S6: Oh, okay. We'll do.
S2: All right. Aaron. Lilla flicka. That's what I'm saying about
S2: you this morning, Sydney. Aren't you a precious young lady?
S2: That's what that means in Swedish. I'm going to get
S2: you Swedish up here, sister. You married to a Swede?
S2: You got to get Swedish up here. All right.
S4: Okay.
S2: All right, guys. Text the word moody to 800 555, 78, 98.
S2: And I am. I'm calling parents, grandparents, everyone. This is.
S2: This is more than just a pipe dream. Get your
S2: kids here. You got friends? I mean, this is this
S2: is a great way to give them a taste of something.
S2: You got a friend that's got a kid that's struggling with.
S2: Where am I going to go? This might be God's
S2: Spirit prompting you to text Moody to 800 555 7898.
S2: Moody to 800 555 7898.
S1: Romans eight brought her to Jesus while broadcasting traffic overnight.
S1: Super die is in the crew. It's Carl and crew
S1: on Moody Radio.
S2: But the cross been fuller. Here we go. Guys, I
S2: got a question for you. Boom crew. Here we go.
S2: It might seem shallow, but it's very deep. I'm ready,
S2: young Thunder.
S3: I'm ready because I haven't heard it yet.
S2: You ready?
S4: Super die! I'm ready.
S2: One thing you'd love to have that you can't afford.
S2: One thing that you'd love to have that you can't afford.
S3: Mm.
S4: Oh.
S2: I'm not buying it for you, by the way. Boom!
S4: Oh.
S2: One thing that you'd love to have that you can't afford,
S2: but Matt McNeely, our manager, would love to pop for it.
S2: I can't even I shouldn't say that.
S4: No.
S2: All right. One thing you can't afford, but you'd love
S2: to have. What is it right now? Come on.
S4: Come on. And we can dream, right?
S2: You dream a little.
S4: Sure. Okay. In fact.
S2: Right now I want some dreamers. I might have some
S2: Carl and Crew prize packs for some callers. 800 555, 78, 98.
S2: What's the one thing you'd love to have but you
S2: can't afford it? Come on. Come on. And we're not
S2: even talking need. We're talking wants.
S4: Yeah. No. Yeah. Got mine.
S2: And everything. we. There's method to our madness here.
S3: There always is. Always is.
S2: What's the one thing that you'd love to have but
S2: you cannot afford? Call me right now. I want calls
S2: and I'm just going to tell you I got Carl
S2: and crew price backs for all you courageous ones.
S4: Oh, wow.
S2: 800 555. 78. 98. Come on, light them up. 805 five. Five. 78. 98.
S8: The best things in life are free. But you can
S8: give them to the birds and bees I need mine
S8: all I want. That's what I want.
S9: That's what I want.
S8: What I want. That's what I want.
S9: How do you even know this song exists? I don't
S9: how do you know this?
S3: I don't know, it was probably on, like a movie
S3: soundtrack or something, but yeah, I know the song.
S9: Oh my goodness.
S2: Okay, asking you crazy question here. Every once in a
S2: while we eat a little crazy. Got Carl and crew
S2: prize packs for all of you that I can get to.
S2: I'm going to get to as many as I can.
S2: The phone lines are absolutely jammed here. What is it
S2: that you want that you just can't afford? Uh, Belden
S2: in Illinois. What do you say, Belden?
S10: I say a house with my own walls to hear
S10: nothing but peace.
S2: Ooh, that's a good one. Put those shekels away and
S2: stay on the horn. See here? We're getting some good
S2: stuff right out of the chute. Quinn in Illinois. What
S2: do you say? Quinn.
S11: You want? You just can't afford.
S2: Oh. Oh, you got me turned up in your radio there.
S2: You got to turn it down there, my man. Quinn.
S2: We got you. What do you want?
S12: Yes. You know something? I've never had a spanking. Brand
S12: new car off the lot.
S2: A spanking brand new car.
S9: I love that brand spanking new.
S2: All right, let me tell you a secret, Quinn. My
S2: dad told me this, and it's really true. Let somebody
S2: else drive it for two months. It depreciates in value
S2: so fast and buy it from a used. But it
S2: smells like new. Way to go, Quinn. Hold on. Uh,
S2: stay on the line. Dakota and Illinois. What do you say, Dakota? Uh,
S2: got to get Dakota in the queue. There we go. Dakota,
S2: what do you say?
S13: Hi. Good morning. Harlan crew. Hey. Um, I love you.
S13: Love your ministry. I would love to have, um, a
S13: house on property large enough to have horses. I can't
S13: afford either.
S9: Oh.
S13: I'm in a program that, uh, a therapeutic horseback riding
S13: program because I have Parkinson's, and it's just been such
S13: a monumental blessing to me, and it's just an experience
S13: I would love to be able to have and share
S13: with other people.
S2: Yeah, for sure, I can get it. Dakota, stay on
S2: the horn. I can't get you a horse, but I
S2: got you a prize pack, so hang on. Dave. Right
S2: here in Illinois. What do you say? Dave.
S14: Um, I'd want to just be able to spend unlimited
S14: time with my family and I have to go to work.
S2: That would be good. How close are you to retirement age?
S2: Don't ever retire. By the way, Dave. That's not biblical.
S2: But how long before you can spend some more time?
S14: Uh, maybe ten years.
S2: All right, man, we're counting it down. I've been here
S2: ten years. It seemed like yesterday. So you're going to
S2: make it. Hang on the horn. Paulette. First time caller
S2: in Florida. What do you say, Paulette?
S15: I'll say, since we're dreaming here, I would just love
S15: to have more hours in my day.
S2: Okay, that'll be $200,000 per hour. How many would you like?
S12: About 20.
S4: I know I.
S2: Would.
S4: Too.
S3: 20 extra hours in the day does sound nice.
S2: Paulette, first time caller from Florida. Stay on the horn.
S2: You're getting a prize pack. Lori. First time caller from Tennessee.
S2: What would you like?
S16: Good morning. It has always been my dream to have
S16: a large piece of property with five homes on it,
S16: one for me and my husband and four for my
S16: adult children and their families.
S2: You think they'd like it too?
S16: I think they would. Oh, especially if I was buying
S16: their home.
S4: I love that caveat. It's a smart.
S2: Mama. It's a smart mama. That's the way to keep
S2: them close. Buy that home. Stay on the horn. I
S2: don't have property or homes, but I got Carl and crew.
S2: Prize pack for you. Delhi and Chicago. What do you say? Delhi?
S15: I would love to have my whole condominium refurbished and
S15: painted and new furniture. That's what I'd like.
S4: Oh. That's good. Yeah.
S2: Maybe we can get her on a on a game
S2: show like The Price Is Right or something like that.
S2: Come on down, Delhi. You get to renovate it home.
S2: Stay on the horn. I can't renovate your home, but
S2: I got a Carl and crew prize pack. Sandy and Illinois.
S2: What do you say? You're the final one we're getting.
S2: We're giving away a bunch of prize packs here today.
S2: What do you say, Sandy?
S17: I would like a big barn where I could take
S17: care of all the homeless puppy dogs and kitty cats.
S4: Oh my word. Good dream.
S3: That's a that's a messy barn, though. By the end
S3: of the day.
S4: Oh, yeah. It's a barn.
S17: See the help with the money.
S4: Is.
S17: There? Lots of help.
S2: Young Thunder would like to hire a pooper scooper for you.
S3: I would, I would.
S2: Make sure that barn is clean. No, man. You and
S2: my wife, Sandy. She'd love to get more rescue cats.
S2: We got two of them. We tried a third one,
S2: but the. But the first one here decided she didn't
S2: like that one, so that didn't. We had to find
S2: her another home. That one didn't work. Stay on the horn. Okay.
S2: There's method to this, and I'm going to break it
S2: for you right now. Have you ever had things that
S2: you're like, yeah, I wish I had that, but I
S2: can't afford it. And I'm turning this on a super
S2: serious note, because some of you got up today and
S2: you feel like, I wish I had a little more
S2: favor going on in my life and a little more power.
S2: And I want you to know, regardless of who you are,
S2: what you've done in the past or in the present,
S2: or where you find yourself today, God has it for you.
S2: And I'll tell you how unlimited favor. And unlimited power
S2: is found in the grace of God. And let me
S2: tell you how you get it. This is so important, guys.
S2: We find in James chapter four verse six. But God
S2: gives more grace. Therefore it says God opposes the proud
S2: but gives grace to the humble, and there is no charge.
S2: You know what I love about the grace of God?
S2: I was up really early this morning just reading through
S2: the book of James, and I hit upon this and
S2: I thought, my goodness. This incredible favor and this unlimited power,
S2: which is God's grace to do in us what we
S2: can't do in ourselves. It's astounding. And God has it
S2: for you. All you have to do is humble yourself
S2: under his mighty hand. And today God brings his hand
S2: to you and says, take my grace is for you.
S2: Humbling yourself under God's mighty hand isn't saying I'm too little,
S2: I'm too small. But God, you are so great. Humble yourself.
S2: No cost.