WEBVTT - Pursuing Manhood with God Part 3 0:00:00.440 --> 0:00:04.360 Coming to you from the Morning Star Mission sponsored studio. 0:00:04.720 --> 0:00:08.959 This is Carl and crew on Moody Radio. It's Carl 0:00:08.960 --> 0:00:11.319 and crew, and that's one of our big beliefs around here. 0:00:11.320 --> 0:00:13.520 We just watch what God can do. I think more 0:00:13.520 --> 0:00:15.640 often than not, our job around here is to get 0:00:15.640 --> 0:00:18.360 out of God's way, no doubt. I mean, just get 0:00:18.640 --> 0:00:21.759 get out of God's way and let him work. That's 0:00:21.760 --> 0:00:23.200 key for what we're doing around here. 0:00:23.239 --> 0:00:23.960 Very much so. 0:00:24.200 --> 0:00:26.600 It's a thrill, guys. We just we want you to 0:00:26.640 --> 0:00:29.400 know from time to time every now and then. Have 0:00:29.400 --> 0:00:33.960 we told you lately that we love you? That's a 0:00:33.960 --> 0:00:34.360 good tune. 0:00:34.400 --> 0:00:35.960 Finding new ways to sing, are we? 0:00:36.000 --> 0:00:36.960 Oh, yeah. A little. 0:00:37.000 --> 0:00:37.360 You know. 0:00:37.400 --> 0:00:38.640 He's in a good mood today. 0:00:38.640 --> 0:00:40.400 I wonder why he's in such a good mood today, 0:00:40.400 --> 0:00:40.800 I wonder? 0:00:40.840 --> 0:00:43.640 I actually know you guys are horrible. 0:00:43.880 --> 0:00:45.440 Yeah, we were going to get there. 0:00:45.479 --> 0:00:48.839 You know, it's funny. I was going to bed last night. 0:00:48.840 --> 0:00:52.320 My wife said happy birthday tomorrow. I'm like, oh, I 0:00:52.360 --> 0:00:55.720 totally forgot. And then ally comes in this morning, she goes, 0:00:55.720 --> 0:00:58.160 happy birthday. And I'm like, no. When I came in first, 0:00:58.160 --> 0:01:02.200 you crazies were in here? Yes. And you said happy birthday. 0:01:02.440 --> 0:01:04.280 And I'm like, I'd forgotten again. 0:01:04.319 --> 0:01:04.759 Okay. 0:01:06.120 --> 0:01:06.920 We'll remember for you. 0:01:07.160 --> 0:01:09.400 See what 42 years of living does to you? 0:01:09.440 --> 0:01:09.759 Yeah. 0:01:10.319 --> 0:01:14.920 Kind of messes you up a little bit. Well, thank 0:01:14.920 --> 0:01:16.200 you guys, I appreciate it. 0:01:16.240 --> 0:01:18.559 We're very grateful for you. Can I, can I can 0:01:18.560 --> 0:01:21.800 I steal the the mic for, like, 30s. 0:01:21.840 --> 0:01:23.800 Steal it. I'm turning it. Do I need to turn 0:01:23.800 --> 0:01:24.319 this off or. 0:01:24.520 --> 0:01:26.640 Yeah. You do need to turn this off. Because. Because 0:01:26.640 --> 0:01:27.880 he's gonna try to interrupt. 0:01:27.920 --> 0:01:28.520 He's off. 0:01:28.680 --> 0:01:32.880 Okay, so here's what you need. Here's what you. Yes. 0:01:32.880 --> 0:01:35.200 You listening? Whether you're new or have been here for 0:01:35.200 --> 0:01:37.320 a while, here's what you need to know about Carl. 0:01:37.319 --> 0:01:39.720 And I'm going to brag on him on his birthday. 0:01:39.720 --> 0:01:42.520 The way he brags on everybody else at any opportunity. 0:01:42.560 --> 0:01:43.200 This is true. 0:01:43.240 --> 0:01:47.200 Carl has such a heart and a passion for the gospel, 0:01:47.400 --> 0:01:50.520 and a genuine love for people that flows out of 0:01:50.520 --> 0:01:55.160 everything he does and the person. The craziness, the excitement 0:01:55.160 --> 0:01:59.230 that you hear is exactly who he is at every 0:01:59.230 --> 0:02:02.309 moment of every day that he's in this studio. And 0:02:02.310 --> 0:02:05.630 every interaction that we get to have with him is 0:02:05.630 --> 0:02:08.950 a real joy. He's our fearless leader, and it's been 0:02:08.950 --> 0:02:11.390 my privilege to work with him for almost eight years. 0:02:11.430 --> 0:02:15.150 I started to talk like him. Yes, which I don't 0:02:15.150 --> 0:02:15.950 love that part. 0:02:15.990 --> 0:02:17.150 That came early on. 0:02:17.550 --> 0:02:18.870 I know it came fast. 0:02:18.990 --> 0:02:20.190 I'm in a cage over here. 0:02:20.230 --> 0:02:21.109 Yeah. You're stuck. 0:02:21.150 --> 0:02:23.550 But we are incredibly grateful. I think I can speak 0:02:23.550 --> 0:02:26.030 on behalf of the team here. We're incredibly grateful to 0:02:26.030 --> 0:02:29.470 have Karl leading us so well. He has a pastor's heart, 0:02:29.510 --> 0:02:32.870 a radio voice, and he really, really loves what he 0:02:32.870 --> 0:02:34.990 gets to do here. So. Okay, you can turn his 0:02:34.990 --> 0:02:35.470 mic back on. 0:02:35.510 --> 0:02:35.870 You're back. 0:02:35.910 --> 0:02:36.230 He's a new. 0:02:36.230 --> 0:02:37.350 Grandpa. Out of the cage. 0:02:37.389 --> 0:02:38.190 He's a new grandpa. 0:02:38.230 --> 0:02:38.750 It's gonna make. 0:02:38.750 --> 0:02:39.470 Me happy birthday. 0:02:39.510 --> 0:02:40.750 It's gonna make me cry, man. 0:02:40.790 --> 0:02:42.510 Yeah. Your first birthday is a grandpa. 0:02:42.550 --> 0:02:44.670 That's true. There's a lot of firsts when you become 0:02:44.669 --> 0:02:45.230 a grandpa. 0:02:45.350 --> 0:02:47.750 No doubt you're gonna have your first 4th of July. 0:02:47.790 --> 0:02:50.030 First time with a grandkid out for ice cream. First 0:02:50.030 --> 0:02:52.070 time as grandpa in the park. 0:02:52.110 --> 0:02:53.990 Have you done the first stroller push yet? 0:02:54.030 --> 0:02:55.230 No, my bride has. 0:02:55.270 --> 0:02:56.390 Oh, man, that that. 0:02:56.430 --> 0:02:59.669 My pride has I can't wait. And these strollers nowadays, 0:02:59.669 --> 0:03:00.950 they're like Ferraris. 0:03:00.990 --> 0:03:02.030 Oh, yeah. Go slow. 0:03:02.669 --> 0:03:06.350 Go slow. You can't be out there running. 0:03:06.470 --> 0:03:06.630 Oh, no. 0:03:06.669 --> 0:03:08.430 I'm in a car with this kid. 0:03:08.470 --> 0:03:11.230 I'm a power walk with this kid. You crack me up. 0:03:11.710 --> 0:03:13.870 I'm like, wait a second. Carl's going to be doing 0:03:13.870 --> 0:03:14.990 sprints out there. 0:03:15.110 --> 0:03:15.630 He goes, let's go. 0:03:15.669 --> 0:03:16.670 Let's go, let's go, let's go. 0:03:17.150 --> 0:03:19.150 Let's do some interval training with your kids. 0:03:19.470 --> 0:03:21.390 Your four months old. Now you can take it. 0:03:22.070 --> 0:03:24.870 Oh, thank you for that I really do. I appreciate 0:03:24.870 --> 0:03:27.190 that and I love you guys. It's a it's a 0:03:27.190 --> 0:03:29.190 good day to be alive. It's a good day to 0:03:29.190 --> 0:03:29.510 be alive. 0:03:29.550 --> 0:03:31.630 And we got snacks, which is always great. 0:03:31.790 --> 0:03:33.950 Oh hold it, hold it, hold it. We got my fave. 0:03:33.990 --> 0:03:36.510 And I've already had them for breakfast. Breakfast of champions. 0:03:36.510 --> 0:03:39.990 You know what it is? Peanut butter filled pretzels. Oh, yeah. 0:03:39.990 --> 0:03:42.230 You get a little bit of that salt in your gizzard. 0:03:42.270 --> 0:03:43.350 You're ready to rumble. 0:03:43.390 --> 0:03:46.910 Sweet birthdays are our excuse to have food in the studio. 0:03:46.910 --> 0:03:47.270 So. 0:03:47.790 --> 0:03:49.430 We all get to benefit. 0:03:49.470 --> 0:03:51.630 We look on the calendar and say, oh, birthday coming 0:03:51.630 --> 0:03:52.150 up soon. 0:03:52.430 --> 0:03:52.990 Yes. 0:03:53.230 --> 0:03:53.869 Food. 0:03:55.230 --> 0:03:56.710 Here comes the grub. 0:03:56.990 --> 0:03:58.150 Oh, by the way, happy birthday. 0:03:58.710 --> 0:03:59.430 Yeah, right. 0:03:59.470 --> 0:03:59.830 Yeah. 0:04:00.030 --> 0:04:01.830 Oh, by the way, there's food in here. Must be so. 0:04:01.870 --> 0:04:02.430 Whose is it? 0:04:02.470 --> 0:04:03.110 Whose birthday? 0:04:04.470 --> 0:04:08.030 Yeah. Thank you. Guys. Listen, uh, we're rolling here today. 0:04:08.030 --> 0:04:10.830 We've been steaming toward mom's day. Have you noticed that we. 0:04:10.950 --> 0:04:12.710 Every day we get closer to Mother's Day? 0:04:12.750 --> 0:04:13.470 I have noticed. 0:04:13.510 --> 0:04:16.110 Funny how that works. It's weird. Yesterday was a one 0:04:16.150 --> 0:04:17.070 further day away. 0:04:17.190 --> 0:04:17.670 It's a weird. 0:04:17.670 --> 0:04:18.950 Thing. Now we're a day closer. 0:04:18.990 --> 0:04:23.070 My, uh, my in-laws make fun of me because one. 0:04:23.110 --> 0:04:25.790 My first Thanksgiving I spent with them, you know, great time. 0:04:25.790 --> 0:04:28.670 And then. And then a year later, got all together. 0:04:28.670 --> 0:04:31.190 And I was at their house around Thanksgiving, and I said, 0:04:31.230 --> 0:04:33.870 can you believe it's been a year since the last 0:04:33.870 --> 0:04:36.070 Thanksgiving already? And I meant to do, like, you know, 0:04:36.110 --> 0:04:39.270 the passage of time kind of thing. And, and my, 0:04:39.310 --> 0:04:41.349 my father in law was like, yeah, it's kind of 0:04:41.390 --> 0:04:42.589 how it works and. 0:04:43.430 --> 0:04:44.190 And usually. 0:04:44.190 --> 0:04:45.630 Comes along once a year. 0:04:45.670 --> 0:04:47.589 Like ten years later. 0:04:47.630 --> 0:04:48.349 Father in law. 0:04:48.390 --> 0:04:48.669 Going. 0:04:49.190 --> 0:04:51.190 Yeah, he's a bright one. Yes. 0:04:51.510 --> 0:04:54.740 Oh, that is awesome. Ali, that's. Now that shows we've 0:04:54.740 --> 0:04:57.299 been working together a while because there's no way, even 0:04:57.300 --> 0:04:59.580 four years ago, she would have popped off with that one. 0:04:59.620 --> 0:05:00.099 No way. 0:05:01.540 --> 0:05:03.260 All right, coming up, we got a treat for you. 0:05:03.300 --> 0:05:08.540 We are continuing our in-depth conversations on manhood. Today is 0:05:08.540 --> 0:05:11.420 going to be a special message, a special appeal to 0:05:11.460 --> 0:05:12.580 the young men. 0:05:13.740 --> 0:05:14.739 The young men. 0:05:14.779 --> 0:05:16.060 The young men. 0:05:16.779 --> 0:05:20.580 He was running from God. But God's love brought him home. 0:05:20.779 --> 0:05:24.659 Carl is in the crew. It's Carl and crew on 0:05:24.700 --> 0:05:25.740 Moody Radio. 0:05:26.220 --> 0:05:28.940 What do we need? We've been talking about manhood all 0:05:28.940 --> 0:05:31.700 week long. Man, have we gotten a vision for manhood. 0:05:31.740 --> 0:05:34.300 Ali, it's been an incredible week. And today we're going 0:05:34.300 --> 0:05:37.299 to talk a little bit about what young men need. 0:05:37.300 --> 0:05:39.980 What's the young man need? And what kind of young 0:05:39.980 --> 0:05:42.060 men do we as a society need? 0:05:42.580 --> 0:05:45.140 Yeah. What do we need? Brandt. Come on, man. You 0:05:45.140 --> 0:05:47.620 wrote a book about it. You must have some answers here. 0:05:47.940 --> 0:05:50.340 I sure did. I at least took a shot at it. 0:05:50.380 --> 0:05:52.299 Here's the problem. A lot of a lot of guys, 0:05:52.300 --> 0:05:55.140 when they're younger or even older, guys like churches will 0:05:55.140 --> 0:05:57.900 have programs, will have programs like guys need to man up. 0:05:58.100 --> 0:06:01.420 We need men to be men. It's like, okay, what 0:06:01.420 --> 0:06:03.420 are you talking about, though? Exactly right. 0:06:03.460 --> 0:06:05.779 Yeah. It sounds like grunting and spitting, right? 0:06:05.820 --> 0:06:08.140 So honestly. So that's what happens. Like we'll get the 0:06:08.140 --> 0:06:09.820 guys together and we'll be like, okay, let's do some 0:06:09.860 --> 0:06:13.060 outdoorsy stuff. Well, there's guys who are artists. There's guys 0:06:13.060 --> 0:06:16.500 who are, you know, not necessarily hunters. So what is it? 0:06:16.540 --> 0:06:21.380 What's actually masculinity? I find honestly that churches, a lot 0:06:21.420 --> 0:06:23.700 of lot of believers have a hard time articulating it. 0:06:23.700 --> 0:06:26.580 We can articulate very easily toxic masculinity. But what is 0:06:26.580 --> 0:06:29.740 what's the target? It can't just be football and outdoorsy stuff. 0:06:29.860 --> 0:06:32.140 We have Brent Hanson with us right now, best selling 0:06:32.140 --> 0:06:35.060 author and radio host. You hear him on Moody Radio 0:06:35.060 --> 0:06:37.180 all the time. If you listen to our spots, his 0:06:37.180 --> 0:06:41.219 voice is very distinctive. He's written a book, The Young Men. 0:06:41.220 --> 0:06:43.460 We need God's purpose for every guy and how you 0:06:43.460 --> 0:06:46.540 can live it out. Brent, I'm the parent of a 0:06:46.580 --> 0:06:49.620 12 year old boy and he told me recently, he said, mom, 0:06:49.620 --> 0:06:51.620 this is going to be a big summer for me. 0:06:51.660 --> 0:06:54.020 I said, oh really? He said, yep, I'm going to 0:06:54.060 --> 0:06:56.700 hit a growth spurt and I'm going to get better 0:06:56.700 --> 0:07:00.060 at sports. And he's he's waiting for this summer and 0:07:00.060 --> 0:07:02.260 then the fall that comes after where he's going to 0:07:02.260 --> 0:07:04.940 come back and just shock the world. And as in world, 0:07:04.940 --> 0:07:08.620 I mean his middle school with the new version of himself. 0:07:08.779 --> 0:07:12.620 Because to him being bigger, stronger and faster than he 0:07:12.620 --> 0:07:15.980 currently is is pretty appealing. I mean, and he's not 0:07:16.020 --> 0:07:18.060 alone in that. I mean, in the midst of all 0:07:18.060 --> 0:07:20.940 the spiritual stuff, most guys want to be bigger, stronger 0:07:20.940 --> 0:07:21.780 and faster because. 0:07:21.820 --> 0:07:22.420 Absolutely. 0:07:22.460 --> 0:07:24.300 That's what appeals to everyone, right? 0:07:24.340 --> 0:07:26.580 Totally. So I always thought I was going to be bigger. 0:07:26.580 --> 0:07:30.620 I'm still waiting for my growth spurt, actually. It's funny, 0:07:30.820 --> 0:07:33.460 my dad's six three. I still look up at him. 0:07:33.460 --> 0:07:35.980 I'm 510. I'm still like, hey, dad, look it up. Like, 0:07:35.980 --> 0:07:37.700 what in the world when is this going to happen? 0:07:38.060 --> 0:07:40.860 But I get all of that. What's missing? And this 0:07:40.860 --> 0:07:42.460 is missing in churches, too. This is why I'm so 0:07:42.460 --> 0:07:44.780 excited about this issue. Like, let's talk about this. What 0:07:44.780 --> 0:07:46.460 is it that you're supposed to be aiming for as 0:07:46.460 --> 0:07:48.580 a man. So the vision I'm trying to say is 0:07:48.580 --> 0:07:51.340 that idea. I'm taking a shot at it. Say you're 0:07:51.340 --> 0:07:54.540 supposed to use your strength. You use what you're given 0:07:54.540 --> 0:07:57.140 as a man to be a keeper of the garden. 0:07:57.180 --> 0:08:00.460 That's your job. And so I unpack in the book. 0:08:00.460 --> 0:08:02.380 What I do is unpack what that looks like. You 0:08:02.380 --> 0:08:06.180 are actually supposed to provide security to people. You're supposed 0:08:06.180 --> 0:08:10.220 to help vulnerable people flourish. That's why you're given strength. 0:08:10.420 --> 0:08:12.540 That's why you're given the skills that you have. And 0:08:12.580 --> 0:08:15.300 to the extent that you do that, that's true masculinity. 0:08:15.540 --> 0:08:18.380 But if you're not given that vision, guys are clueless. 0:08:18.500 --> 0:08:20.660 And so you wind up being young and strong. You 0:08:20.660 --> 0:08:22.660 might be in your physical prime at 20 or 22 0:08:22.660 --> 0:08:25.420 or whatever, and you're a terror. I mean, look at 0:08:25.420 --> 0:08:28.460 the crime stats, but they're not told. Look, you're given 0:08:28.460 --> 0:08:32.340 this strength to protect people. And also so the people 0:08:32.340 --> 0:08:35.220 around you can flourish, you come underneath people provide a 0:08:35.220 --> 0:08:40.460 place where the vulnerable can thrive. And that's gardening. And 0:08:40.460 --> 0:08:42.700 the thing is, guys, what's awesome about this, when you 0:08:42.700 --> 0:08:45.770 do give guys a vision for this, They get it. Yeah. 0:08:45.809 --> 0:08:48.490 They're just not told this. They're just said man up 0:08:48.490 --> 0:08:50.410 or be a man, like, okay, but what does that 0:08:50.410 --> 0:08:53.010 look like? And the great thing about this is you 0:08:53.010 --> 0:08:55.290 don't have to be jacked. You don't have to have 0:08:55.290 --> 0:08:57.890 a truck. You can do it in your space. You 0:08:57.890 --> 0:09:00.650 make the vulnerable feel safe where you are because you're there. 0:09:00.850 --> 0:09:03.569 Yeah, it's really interesting. Brad Hanson, our guest. Right now, 0:09:03.570 --> 0:09:06.850 we've got two visions of manhood dominantly in our culture today. 0:09:07.210 --> 0:09:10.570 We got the tape, brothers toxic stuff, which is so 0:09:10.929 --> 0:09:15.010 incredibly twisted. It's weird. Ally is nothing but the truth 0:09:15.010 --> 0:09:17.250 with a twist at the end. And there's a gnarly 0:09:17.250 --> 0:09:19.650 twist at the end of that one. So you got 0:09:19.650 --> 0:09:22.210 that whole vibe going on, and sadly, a lot of 0:09:22.250 --> 0:09:24.850 evangelical men have picked it up. Then you got the 0:09:24.850 --> 0:09:28.090 other side and it's a dominant culture scream, and it's real. 0:09:28.090 --> 0:09:30.930 And it's basically men sit down and shut up. Those 0:09:30.929 --> 0:09:33.569 are the two competing visions out there. How do we 0:09:33.570 --> 0:09:38.370 get a biblical worldview? I mean, a healthy, God sized 0:09:38.410 --> 0:09:41.130 vision for men in front of them. How do we 0:09:41.130 --> 0:09:42.130 do that, Brent? 0:09:42.170 --> 0:09:44.210 That's what I'm trying to do. That's the idea with 0:09:44.210 --> 0:09:46.450 this book. I was like, at some point, you can't 0:09:46.450 --> 0:09:48.650 just say, guys need to man up. We need men 0:09:48.650 --> 0:09:50.490 to be men. Let's get steaks tonight. But if you 0:09:50.490 --> 0:09:53.730 don't actually articulate the vision, like I'm saying, I'm being 0:09:53.730 --> 0:09:55.890 a keeper of the garden, they'll never get it. But 0:09:55.890 --> 0:09:57.929 what's cool is that 12 year old guys will get it. 0:09:57.929 --> 0:09:59.370 Ten year old guys will get it. Like, this is 0:09:59.370 --> 0:10:01.890 why you're given strength. This is the whole point. But 0:10:01.890 --> 0:10:03.570 if you're not given the vision, you wind up being 0:10:03.570 --> 0:10:07.010 a terror. Like I'm supposed to make my wife feel secure. 0:10:07.010 --> 0:10:09.570 And to the extent that I do, she's attracted to me. 0:10:10.010 --> 0:10:12.610 I don't have to be jacked. I don't have to be, 0:10:12.650 --> 0:10:15.090 you know, ex-military. I don't have to be all that stuff. 0:10:15.130 --> 0:10:18.330 If my wife feels more secure because I'm there, she's 0:10:18.330 --> 0:10:21.329 attracted to me. The culture is better off if men 0:10:21.330 --> 0:10:23.530 understand this, but we're not given the vision. That's why 0:10:23.530 --> 0:10:25.050 I wrote the book. I'm like, I'm the last guy 0:10:25.090 --> 0:10:26.930 you would think would write this. I'm a I play 0:10:26.929 --> 0:10:33.610 the flute you guys like in the accordion. But this 0:10:33.610 --> 0:10:35.770 is it. And when I articulate this, I can be 0:10:35.770 --> 0:10:37.689 in a factory. And I've done this many times. I 0:10:37.730 --> 0:10:41.050 talk to people as believers and non-believers. The women will 0:10:41.170 --> 0:10:44.050 be watching with their heads cocked to one side like him, 0:10:44.130 --> 0:10:45.809 and they will come up after. And I'm like, wonder 0:10:45.809 --> 0:10:47.809 what they're thinking? They're like, please tell my boyfriend this. 0:10:47.809 --> 0:10:49.329 I got to get him to read this book. That's 0:10:49.330 --> 0:10:53.570 exactly what I'm looking for. Women resonate with this because 0:10:53.570 --> 0:10:55.689 I believe it's actually what we're created to do. But 0:10:55.690 --> 0:10:58.370 if you don't have the vision for it, you're just 0:10:58.370 --> 0:11:02.250 casting about with all these different ideas, like the Tate brothers, 0:11:02.290 --> 0:11:05.170 like you got the trappings of masculinity, but they actually 0:11:05.170 --> 0:11:08.929 aren't keepers of the garden. They're the enemies within. They're 0:11:08.970 --> 0:11:12.569 a threat to women and children. They don't provide security. 0:11:12.610 --> 0:11:15.570 Your wife. Honestly, if you're a source of security, she'll 0:11:15.570 --> 0:11:16.809 find you attractive. 0:11:16.929 --> 0:11:18.929 Brandt Hanson, our guest right now. Coming up. So what 0:11:18.929 --> 0:11:22.970 are the decisions Brandt says that make a man and 0:11:22.970 --> 0:11:25.490 that set him apart from the others? More coming up 0:11:25.490 --> 0:11:26.530 here on Karl and crew. 0:11:26.970 --> 0:11:29.689 She was trying to earn her way to God, but 0:11:29.690 --> 0:11:33.170 God showed her she didn't have to. Ali is in 0:11:33.170 --> 0:11:36.530 the crew. It's Karl and crew on Moody Radio. 0:11:37.290 --> 0:11:40.559 So what makes a man a man, and what are 0:11:40.559 --> 0:11:44.440 the decisions that will set him apart? Brant Hansen, a 0:11:44.480 --> 0:11:47.400 best selling author radio host with us right now. Talk 0:11:47.440 --> 0:11:49.959 a little bit about these decisions that you've outlined in 0:11:49.960 --> 0:11:51.439 this book for young men. 0:11:51.920 --> 0:11:54.600 Well, the whole point and I do have six. I 0:11:54.600 --> 0:11:57.000 just thought it'd be. Usually you do 12. I thought, hey, 0:11:57.000 --> 0:12:01.280 I'll do 50% off. It'll be easier to understand. But honestly, 0:12:01.520 --> 0:12:04.840 it really is. These six things I think are masculinity. 0:12:05.080 --> 0:12:07.160 And one of them is making the people around you 0:12:07.200 --> 0:12:10.400 who are vulnerable feel safer because you're there. Look, this 0:12:10.400 --> 0:12:12.440 doesn't mean you have to be working out. You have 0:12:12.440 --> 0:12:15.880 to be ex-Marine. You can do it with your presence. 0:12:16.040 --> 0:12:18.640 I don't want my wife to feel insecure around me. 0:12:18.640 --> 0:12:21.200 And I have found in the past few years I 0:12:21.200 --> 0:12:23.600 need to moderate how I say things because I can 0:12:23.600 --> 0:12:26.040 come across a certain way. It actually makes her feel insecure. 0:12:26.280 --> 0:12:28.839 Instead of using my voice to help her feel loved, 0:12:28.880 --> 0:12:30.719 like you have to have this vision for like I'm 0:12:30.720 --> 0:12:33.760 supposed to be a source of security. That's all. And 0:12:33.760 --> 0:12:37.040 people need it so bad, like so. All these six 0:12:37.040 --> 0:12:40.480 decisions actually are to help you become that source of 0:12:40.480 --> 0:12:44.280 security for people. That's masculinity at its best. Women are 0:12:44.280 --> 0:12:46.600 very attuned to our children, are very attuned to our voices. 0:12:46.600 --> 0:12:50.040 We can growl and we can roar, or we can 0:12:50.040 --> 0:12:52.520 be a source of peace. And I'm telling you what, 0:12:52.559 --> 0:12:54.760 like as I've practiced this in my marriage, my wife 0:12:54.760 --> 0:12:58.400 is more attracted to me. But people aren't told this. 0:12:58.440 --> 0:13:00.520 We bounce around all of the all the edges of it. 0:13:00.559 --> 0:13:03.080 We actually don't tell young guys or even older guys 0:13:03.120 --> 0:13:05.760 like once we tell them, though. My experience has been 0:13:05.800 --> 0:13:07.520 once they read the book or whatever, they're like, I 0:13:07.559 --> 0:13:08.079 got it. 0:13:08.360 --> 0:13:10.480 I want you to want you to do this, Brent. 0:13:10.520 --> 0:13:14.000 I want you to speak to the man that stuck in. 0:13:14.040 --> 0:13:16.600 We call it tape Brothers, but it's a that's a 0:13:16.600 --> 0:13:21.880 good defining moment for what toxic masculinity is. If you 0:13:21.880 --> 0:13:24.400 don't know about the tape, brothers, don't bother. It's all 0:13:24.400 --> 0:13:29.400 about manhood run amok. And frankly, it's everything that Brent 0:13:29.400 --> 0:13:33.040 stands for. It's against it. And that the word stands for. 0:13:33.080 --> 0:13:36.400 I mean, God, the way he called men to be 0:13:36.400 --> 0:13:40.599 leading loving servants. My goodness. So speak to the toxic, 0:13:41.000 --> 0:13:45.280 the men that's been mentored in toxic masculinity. And then 0:13:45.320 --> 0:13:47.640 hit the flip side of that, the man that feels 0:13:47.640 --> 0:13:51.120 like I'm emasculated and there's no all the lines are 0:13:51.120 --> 0:13:53.600 blurred and gender anyway, so I'm just going to kind 0:13:53.600 --> 0:13:57.880 of hang out on my digital software here and waste 0:13:57.880 --> 0:13:59.559 my life away. Speak to both. 0:14:00.160 --> 0:14:02.760 Okay, this is good news for those of us who 0:14:02.760 --> 0:14:09.319 aren't totally ripped with Ferraris and private planes. Women will 0:14:09.360 --> 0:14:12.920 actually resent your good looks and resent your muscles if 0:14:12.960 --> 0:14:15.880 you're a threat, if you're flirting with other women, or 0:14:15.880 --> 0:14:21.840 you're creating insecurity in the home, you're actually kind of repulsive. Conversely, 0:14:21.840 --> 0:14:25.080 the great news you don't have to be all that stuff. 0:14:25.280 --> 0:14:28.200 If you're a source of security, if people are more 0:14:28.200 --> 0:14:32.920 secure because you're around, you're golden. I see guys at 0:14:32.920 --> 0:14:35.150 Christian schools that are that look up to the Tate 0:14:35.150 --> 0:14:38.390 brothers because they're not told this. If they were told this, 0:14:38.390 --> 0:14:40.470 they would get it. I'm telling you, if we could 0:14:40.470 --> 0:14:42.830 just tell young guys this, they get it, but they're 0:14:42.830 --> 0:14:45.110 not told this. Unfortunately, the church a lot of times 0:14:45.110 --> 0:14:48.350 is like super impressed with muscles again and super impressed with, 0:14:48.550 --> 0:14:51.350 you know, Christian guys who play football like awesome. That's great. 0:14:51.350 --> 0:14:53.630 But that's not the heart of masculinity. And unless you 0:14:53.630 --> 0:14:55.990 tell guys this, they won't have the picture. Once you do, 0:14:56.030 --> 0:14:57.870 they get it. They're going to be a blessing to 0:14:57.870 --> 0:14:59.310 people for the rest of their lives. 0:15:00.190 --> 0:15:01.910 Brian, I want to thank you for being in here 0:15:01.910 --> 0:15:04.750 today and and boom crew, we got a resource for 0:15:04.750 --> 0:15:06.750 you that's killer with one word that we're going to 0:15:06.750 --> 0:15:08.430 give you to text us here in just a moment, 0:15:08.430 --> 0:15:11.550 you're going to get an opportunity to look at a 0:15:11.550 --> 0:15:15.710 couple of things. One is a link to the men 0:15:15.710 --> 0:15:18.430 we need and the young men we need to dynamite books, 0:15:19.030 --> 0:15:21.790 grab a copy, give it to a young man, grab 0:15:21.790 --> 0:15:24.670 a copy, give it to a man. Grab one for 0:15:24.670 --> 0:15:28.390 yourself as well. Then we've also got embedded in this 0:15:28.390 --> 0:15:31.030 link that we're going to send you a seven part 0:15:31.070 --> 0:15:35.550 devotional that comes off YouVersion that you can get Ahold 0:15:35.550 --> 0:15:40.750 of today and begin being a garden keeper. And it 0:15:40.750 --> 0:15:43.550 will be a powerhouse for you. Ali, what do we have? 0:15:43.590 --> 0:15:47.550 Just text Brandt b r a n t. Brandt to 0:15:47.590 --> 0:15:53.430 800 555 7898. Text Brandt b r a n t 0:15:53.630 --> 0:15:56.950 Brandt to 800 555 7898. 0:15:57.790 --> 0:16:01.870 Romans eight brought her to Jesus while broadcasting traffic overnight. 0:16:02.190 --> 0:16:06.150 Super die is in the crew. It's curling crew on 0:16:06.150 --> 0:16:07.150 Moody Radio. 0:16:07.670 --> 0:16:09.150 All right, Jonathan. 0:16:09.190 --> 0:16:09.590 You. 0:16:09.590 --> 0:16:12.470 Were at your day. It's your day. 0:16:12.510 --> 0:16:13.110 It's my day. 0:16:13.310 --> 0:16:17.590 Johnny boy, Jonathan never called you Johnny boy. Jonathan, this 0:16:17.590 --> 0:16:18.270 is your day. 0:16:18.630 --> 0:16:19.230 Oh it is. 0:16:19.270 --> 0:16:19.830 Yes. 0:16:19.870 --> 0:16:20.190 Thank you. 0:16:20.190 --> 0:16:22.910 Get an opportunity. I'm putting it on a silver platter 0:16:22.910 --> 0:16:23.230 for you. 0:16:23.270 --> 0:16:23.830 Okay. What do. 0:16:23.830 --> 0:16:24.310 We got? 0:16:24.550 --> 0:16:25.830 I'm gonna give you prizes. 0:16:25.870 --> 0:16:29.510 I there was a homiletics exercise that I did back 0:16:29.510 --> 0:16:32.030 in the day. It's called shoot from the hip with 0:16:32.030 --> 0:16:35.390 a loaded gun. That was the name of the exercise. 0:16:35.430 --> 0:16:35.870 Really? 0:16:35.910 --> 0:16:36.270 Yeah. 0:16:36.310 --> 0:16:36.710 In Bible. 0:16:36.710 --> 0:16:37.030 School? 0:16:37.070 --> 0:16:40.990 Yeah. Bible college? Yeah. Back there on the prairie where 0:16:40.990 --> 0:16:44.670 we had. No, I was back in Portland, Oregon, and, uh, 0:16:44.670 --> 0:16:50.950 great homiletics. Prof. Phenomenal guy teaching us how to preach. Teach. 0:16:51.310 --> 0:16:55.790 And it was it was epic. So wouldn't you know 0:16:55.790 --> 0:16:57.990 it out of a big old class, guess who get 0:16:57.990 --> 0:17:00.910 to guess who gets picked to go first? 0:17:01.350 --> 0:17:02.350 Uh, Carl? 0:17:02.510 --> 0:17:06.389 Yes, ma'am. I don't know why. Must be the red hair, 0:17:06.430 --> 0:17:12.830 but something. It's it. And I can almost guess it 0:17:12.830 --> 0:17:16.030 every single time when it's like, all right, we're going 0:17:16.070 --> 0:17:17.150 to do this exercise. 0:17:17.150 --> 0:17:19.190 We need somebody who can lead the way. 0:17:19.230 --> 0:17:21.909 It's like guaranteed they're going to pick me out of 0:17:21.910 --> 0:17:24.189 the crowd. And here we go. So I got picked 0:17:24.190 --> 0:17:28.430 out and I forget exactly what the passage was, but 0:17:28.550 --> 0:17:32.110 I had five minutes to go stand outside with the 0:17:32.109 --> 0:17:36.030 central passage. Come back in with a big idea. Big 0:17:36.030 --> 0:17:39.990 idea preaching was the idea here. What's a synthesizing essence 0:17:39.990 --> 0:17:45.149 of this passage? And preach a message. And what's really 0:17:45.150 --> 0:17:48.390 cool about it is God actually used it. It was so. 0:17:48.550 --> 0:17:50.629 God used it so powerfully. There was a girl in 0:17:50.630 --> 0:17:52.990 the front row that got teared up. I just shot 0:17:52.990 --> 0:17:59.390 from the hip and and the prof goes, okay, that's 0:17:59.390 --> 0:18:02.350 what we need to do. And and it was cool 0:18:02.390 --> 0:18:06.190 because and I can tell you this sincerely, it was 0:18:06.190 --> 0:18:09.310 so not me. Because here's Carl when I went outside, 0:18:10.150 --> 0:18:13.390 I stand outside the door and little do they know, 0:18:13.430 --> 0:18:15.870 and this is a little secret about loud guys that 0:18:15.869 --> 0:18:20.109 are leaders. There's reluctancy in our hearts at times. I 0:18:20.109 --> 0:18:23.030 believe that not everybody's like, oh yeah, give me the mic. 0:18:23.030 --> 0:18:25.070 I've never been a give me the mic guy. I've 0:18:25.070 --> 0:18:27.820 met him, but I've never been that guy. So I'm 0:18:27.820 --> 0:18:30.660 standing outside. I kid you not. I was like sackcloth 0:18:30.660 --> 0:18:31.179 and ashes. 0:18:31.220 --> 0:18:31.780 Wailing. 0:18:31.820 --> 0:18:37.580 To God. God, don't let me be put to shame. Oh, God, 0:18:37.940 --> 0:18:41.300 bring your power. And and I mean it. I was 0:18:41.300 --> 0:18:44.699 I was petrified, I was spitting out. I mean, I 0:18:44.700 --> 0:18:47.500 could have watered a desert with what was going on 0:18:47.540 --> 0:18:48.500 in my armpits. 0:18:49.619 --> 0:18:51.340 I mean, it was that it. 0:18:51.340 --> 0:18:51.619 Was. 0:18:51.940 --> 0:18:52.700 Crazy. 0:18:53.140 --> 0:18:56.780 I mean, it was a mess. And I'm crying out to. 0:18:56.820 --> 0:18:59.939 But I got in there and I delivered. So young Thunder, 0:18:59.940 --> 0:19:01.300 that's a big setup for something. 0:19:01.420 --> 0:19:03.540 I was getting more nervous as you were telling me 0:19:03.540 --> 0:19:05.300 about this story. Man, I was like. 0:19:05.340 --> 0:19:05.740 What's. 0:19:05.740 --> 0:19:05.820 He. 0:19:05.820 --> 0:19:06.100 Talking. 0:19:06.100 --> 0:19:06.940 About me right. 0:19:06.940 --> 0:19:08.620 Now? Yes. 0:19:08.660 --> 0:19:12.020 So, young Thunder, it's time to shoot from the hip 0:19:12.020 --> 0:19:13.220 with a loaded gun. 0:19:13.260 --> 0:19:13.900 And here's what. 0:19:13.900 --> 0:19:14.460 I'm gonna have. 0:19:14.460 --> 0:19:18.580 You do. Okay. He actually is nervous. He is. Buckle up. 0:19:18.619 --> 0:19:20.660 It's a little less pressure. I'm not going to have 0:19:20.660 --> 0:19:22.500 you exegete a passage or anything. 0:19:22.540 --> 0:19:22.980 Okay? 0:19:23.020 --> 0:19:23.340 Yeah. 0:19:23.380 --> 0:19:27.420 I want your best 32nd elevator pitch for what you 0:19:27.420 --> 0:19:31.859 do here, how you do it with the bigger. Why? What? 0:19:31.900 --> 0:19:32.580 Not yet. 0:19:32.619 --> 0:19:33.220 Okay. Okay. 0:19:33.260 --> 0:19:35.180 Don't you. Don't be taking a breath and going. 0:19:35.220 --> 0:19:36.260 Riffing on me. 0:19:36.619 --> 0:19:36.939 Give me. 0:19:37.380 --> 0:19:38.660 A time. You get a. 0:19:38.660 --> 0:19:39.180 Song. 0:19:39.220 --> 0:19:40.500 Yes, I get a song. 0:19:41.060 --> 0:19:44.340 Give me the what, the how and the why. Okay. 0:19:44.740 --> 0:19:46.940 And it's got to be compelling. Somebody's got to cry 0:19:46.940 --> 0:19:47.820 on the elevator. 0:19:49.980 --> 0:19:52.979 He's a sports fanatic with a stat for anything you 0:19:52.980 --> 0:19:57.260 can think of. Young Thunder is in the crew. It's 0:19:57.260 --> 0:19:59.540 Karl and crew on Moody Radio. 0:19:59.540 --> 0:20:01.459 Sometimes you get on an elevator and you got to 0:20:01.460 --> 0:20:03.580 give a pitch, and you got 30 floors to do 0:20:03.580 --> 0:20:06.300 it in, or 12. Can you do. 0:20:06.300 --> 0:20:06.580 It? 0:20:07.820 --> 0:20:10.859 When you think about the gospel in an elevator pitch, 0:20:10.859 --> 0:20:13.419 what would it sound like for you? I did a 0:20:13.420 --> 0:20:18.580 little research around this morning. Early. Very interesting. If you 0:20:18.580 --> 0:20:21.300 look at the gospel and what it all entails and everything, 0:20:21.340 --> 0:20:23.980 you put it in an elevator pitch, There's no one 0:20:23.980 --> 0:20:27.780 certain pitch that is in Scripture. It's captured so many 0:20:27.780 --> 0:20:29.860 different ways, even by Jesus himself. 0:20:30.340 --> 0:20:31.900 Are we giving Jonathan more time? 0:20:32.180 --> 0:20:32.620 I am. 0:20:34.300 --> 0:20:35.340 I think he's ready. 0:20:35.619 --> 0:20:36.180 I do too. 0:20:36.220 --> 0:20:41.860 So here's the point. When you get an elevator pitch prepared, man, 0:20:41.900 --> 0:20:44.220 you can nail this thing, and it doesn't take a 0:20:44.220 --> 0:20:46.020 lot of time. Now I'm putting him on the spot, 0:20:46.020 --> 0:20:48.700 bless his heart. But I asked Jonathan to go out, 0:20:49.260 --> 0:20:52.660 take five minutes, and that's exactly what he's had. Come 0:20:52.700 --> 0:20:56.139 back in here and give me an elevator pitch on what, 0:20:56.540 --> 0:21:00.419 how and why he does what he does on the 0:21:00.420 --> 0:21:02.340 morning show. You ready to. 0:21:02.380 --> 0:21:02.660 Go? 0:21:02.700 --> 0:21:03.619 Yeah, absolutely. 0:21:03.660 --> 0:21:03.939 Take it. 0:21:03.940 --> 0:21:04.300 Away. 0:21:04.540 --> 0:21:06.540 So what I do when I come and sit down 0:21:06.540 --> 0:21:09.460 here in the morning is I sit in front of 0:21:09.460 --> 0:21:11.860 a big board with a lot of lights, a lot 0:21:11.900 --> 0:21:14.620 of buttons and a lot of screens. And what I 0:21:14.619 --> 0:21:19.900 do is I direct, edit and produce audio for the show, 0:21:19.900 --> 0:21:22.570 for Carl and crew. I turned the microphones on. I 0:21:22.609 --> 0:21:25.810 get the songs in the in the spots started. I also, 0:21:25.850 --> 0:21:28.810 when we're off air, I'm editing audio, making sure audio 0:21:28.850 --> 0:21:30.770 is ready to go for when we play it on air. 0:21:31.330 --> 0:21:33.730 So what I do is I'm directing traffic, just making 0:21:33.730 --> 0:21:37.010 sure that things go smoothly for the team. Why do 0:21:37.010 --> 0:21:41.090 I do that? I do that because I've been changed 0:21:41.090 --> 0:21:46.450 by the gospel of Jesus Christ in my life. I've 0:21:46.450 --> 0:21:49.810 seen his power in my life. I've seen what he 0:21:49.810 --> 0:21:54.690 can do for a broken man. And this is different 0:21:54.690 --> 0:21:59.490 than working at a rock music station or broadcasting games 0:21:59.490 --> 0:22:04.129 for the Chicago Bears. You know, I've been changed. I 0:22:04.130 --> 0:22:06.290 can't be changed by those things. I can be changed 0:22:06.290 --> 0:22:10.650 by Jesus. And I do this because I have the 0:22:10.650 --> 0:22:15.730 opportunity to hold up a megaphone for God's Word and 0:22:15.730 --> 0:22:20.690 for his truth and for his life giving Word for people. 0:22:22.570 --> 0:22:25.570 I want people to be changed by Jesus like I 0:22:25.570 --> 0:22:28.650 was changed by Jesus. And so that's why I do 0:22:28.650 --> 0:22:29.330 what I do. 0:22:32.010 --> 0:22:32.610 Right there. 0:22:32.650 --> 0:22:35.410 I think someone's going to go a few more trips 0:22:35.410 --> 0:22:37.290 up and down the elevator so they can hear a 0:22:37.290 --> 0:22:39.570 little bit more of that. That's compelling. 0:22:39.570 --> 0:22:40.010 Isn't that. 0:22:40.010 --> 0:22:40.930 Compelling? Yeah. 0:22:40.970 --> 0:22:43.969 Isn't that sweet? You know what's great about that? I 0:22:43.970 --> 0:22:46.090 don't think you'd ever done that exercise before. 0:22:46.130 --> 0:22:47.610 I have not. Nope. 0:22:48.650 --> 0:22:51.810 You know that you are instantly armed with an elevator 0:22:51.810 --> 0:22:54.609 pitch that has a transcendent message in it. 0:22:55.250 --> 0:22:55.730 Yeah. 0:22:55.730 --> 0:22:57.530 When somebody asks you what you do. 0:22:57.570 --> 0:22:58.010 Yeah. 0:22:58.210 --> 0:23:00.169 And you know what the cool thing is? Is it 0:23:00.170 --> 0:23:04.090 actually one, it can feel other people for the vision 0:23:04.090 --> 0:23:06.410 that God has for my life, but it can also 0:23:06.410 --> 0:23:09.330 fuel me for the vision that God has for my life. 0:23:09.330 --> 0:23:11.850 Because you're right. I never have sat down and done 0:23:11.850 --> 0:23:14.210 that exercise before thinking about why do I do what 0:23:14.210 --> 0:23:16.690 I do? And now that I'm thinking about it, I'm like, 0:23:16.690 --> 0:23:18.770 I'm gonna hit these buttons just a little bit better. 0:23:18.770 --> 0:23:20.130 Than I did before that. 0:23:20.130 --> 0:23:21.409 Awesome. Absolutely. 0:23:21.450 --> 0:23:23.410 I love this, and I know that this is not 0:23:23.450 --> 0:23:26.090 where we're going with this, but if you think about 0:23:26.090 --> 0:23:29.730 I often get asked the question, so what do you do? Right? 0:23:29.810 --> 0:23:32.730 And everybody gets asked that question a million times over. 0:23:32.730 --> 0:23:35.209 And what we what you usually say is, oh, I 0:23:35.250 --> 0:23:37.210 work for such and such or oh, I do this, 0:23:37.210 --> 0:23:39.929 but can you imagine if we gave answers regardless of 0:23:39.930 --> 0:23:41.210 what your occupation was? 0:23:41.250 --> 0:23:42.090 Doesn't matter. 0:23:42.090 --> 0:23:44.810 But if you gave an answer that included not just 0:23:44.810 --> 0:23:48.570 the what, but the why and the how, so I 0:23:48.930 --> 0:23:51.890 could work for the city of wherever you live in 0:23:51.890 --> 0:23:55.330 streets and sanitation. That's the what. But what? What gets 0:23:55.330 --> 0:23:57.850 you up in the morning as a Christ follower to 0:23:57.890 --> 0:24:00.609 excel in whatever job? Can you imagine if we included 0:24:00.609 --> 0:24:02.330 that in the. So what do you do? 0:24:02.369 --> 0:24:03.770 Here's what's great, Ali. 0:24:04.170 --> 0:24:05.170 We can. 0:24:06.609 --> 0:24:07.330 There's this. 0:24:07.369 --> 0:24:10.169 Great. There it is. We can, we can. 0:24:10.210 --> 0:24:12.250 That's what I just realized. We can. 0:24:12.290 --> 0:24:12.490 Ah! 0:24:12.490 --> 0:24:15.609 It's beautiful. Great job, young thunder. Proud of you, man. 0:24:15.650 --> 0:24:17.240 I mean, that's killer stuff. 0:24:17.480 --> 0:24:18.639 I really appreciate that. 0:24:19.160 --> 0:24:23.000 Carlin. Cool mornings, helping you take your next step with 0:24:23.000 --> 0:24:27.120 Jesus or ascend an elevator with something to talk about. 0:24:28.480 --> 0:24:29.000 Hang on. 0:24:29.480 --> 0:24:32.400 You're listening to Carl and crew on Moody Radio. 0:24:32.920 --> 0:24:36.520 Sometimes our kids can cause us to fall to our 0:24:36.520 --> 0:24:41.840 knees sometimes, but we are always falling to our knees 0:24:41.840 --> 0:24:44.560 in prayer. Sometimes it's kind of the reaction. 0:24:44.560 --> 0:24:45.360 Like, ah. 0:24:45.560 --> 0:24:47.520 What am I going to do with these kids? But 0:24:47.520 --> 0:24:50.320 it puts us in a posture where we can really 0:24:50.320 --> 0:24:53.119 get to work on the work that matters most. 0:24:53.160 --> 0:24:55.480 And the work. Speaking of the work that matters most, 0:24:55.480 --> 0:24:59.600 special guest Sallie Burke, president of Moms in Prayer International. 0:24:59.600 --> 0:25:03.359 This is a ministry that has groups, prayer groups, moms 0:25:03.359 --> 0:25:06.399 in prayer groups meeting in every U.S. state and more 0:25:06.400 --> 0:25:09.119 than 150 countries. 0:25:09.160 --> 0:25:12.360 What an awesome thing to feature on Mothers Day. Sallie. 0:25:12.400 --> 0:25:14.000 Does God really answer prayer? 0:25:14.080 --> 0:25:14.840 Come on. 0:25:14.880 --> 0:25:15.800 Yes. 0:25:16.200 --> 0:25:17.200 Hugely. 0:25:17.400 --> 0:25:20.320 Immeasurably more than we could ask or imagine. 0:25:20.359 --> 0:25:24.280 Give us a story, Sally, of something that just. It's 0:25:24.280 --> 0:25:28.320 just like exhibit A. Yes. God answers prayers for our kids. 0:25:28.800 --> 0:25:32.120 Oh my goodness, are my kids. Elementary school. We began 0:25:32.119 --> 0:25:34.919 to pray for each child on that campus, and it 0:25:34.920 --> 0:25:37.840 was a public school campus. And God brings on our 0:25:37.840 --> 0:25:41.359 public school campus a good news club where these kids 0:25:41.359 --> 0:25:45.080 would hear the gospel. Over 100 would come once a month. 0:25:45.119 --> 0:25:47.760 They would hear the gospel. They would receive Jesus as 0:25:47.760 --> 0:25:50.920 their Lord and Savior before our very eyes. And now 0:25:50.920 --> 0:25:54.399 they're teachers, they're preachers, they're mighty men and women of God. 0:25:54.400 --> 0:25:56.480 All because we took one hour once a week and 0:25:56.480 --> 0:25:58.119 we prayed for them. 0:25:58.119 --> 0:26:01.840 That's awesome. Sally, what are these gatherings look like? I'm 0:26:01.840 --> 0:26:04.520 assuming maybe a little different depending on where you are 0:26:04.520 --> 0:26:07.240 in the world. But generally speaking, is this just like 0:26:07.240 --> 0:26:10.239 it sounds? A group of moms who meet together to 0:26:10.280 --> 0:26:11.920 pray for a specific school? 0:26:12.160 --> 0:26:16.720 Yes, yes. And it's pretty much identical in over 150 0:26:16.760 --> 0:26:21.000 countries around the world. We always start with praise, where 0:26:21.000 --> 0:26:24.040 we read Scripture and praise God. A time of silent confession, 0:26:24.080 --> 0:26:26.919 a time of thanksgiving where we get to see incredible 0:26:26.920 --> 0:26:30.520 answers to prayer. Then we use God's Word. God's word 0:26:30.520 --> 0:26:32.879 never comes back void. So I would pray like I 0:26:32.880 --> 0:26:35.080 would choose a scripture. May they love God with all 0:26:35.080 --> 0:26:38.920 their heart, mind, soul, and strength, and love others with themselves. 0:26:38.920 --> 0:26:41.960 May they be completely humble and gentle and patient, bearing 0:26:41.960 --> 0:26:44.960 everybody in love. Keeping that unity in Christ. And we 0:26:44.960 --> 0:26:48.760 would literally see that happen in our children's life and 0:26:48.760 --> 0:26:52.840 in the children that we prayed for on those campuses. 0:26:52.840 --> 0:26:56.600 And and God answers, and it doesn't matter where you live. 0:26:56.640 --> 0:26:59.160 In fact, I'm at Ridgecrest right now, and we're going 0:26:59.160 --> 0:27:01.639 to have women from all over the world. It's our 0:27:01.840 --> 0:27:05.399 40th year celebration. We're we're going to pray for the 0:27:05.400 --> 0:27:06.520 children of the world. 0:27:06.560 --> 0:27:07.000 I love it. 0:27:07.040 --> 0:27:09.600 God has a great plan for this next generation. A 0:27:09.600 --> 0:27:12.230 mighty plan for this next generation. We get to be 0:27:12.230 --> 0:27:13.550 part of it through prayer. 0:27:13.910 --> 0:27:16.109 Yes, Sally, I got to tell you, I've been a 0:27:16.109 --> 0:27:19.070 pastor for a lot of years. Radio guy for way less. 0:27:19.550 --> 0:27:22.590 But the one thing that I think Satan wants to 0:27:22.630 --> 0:27:27.790 steal from us is the reality that God invites us into. 0:27:28.310 --> 0:27:31.750 This means under the umbrella of his sovereignty. This means 0:27:31.750 --> 0:27:34.869 of prayer as a means to fulfill his will on 0:27:34.869 --> 0:27:37.430 earth as it is in heaven. It's there's a lot 0:27:37.470 --> 0:27:40.310 of mystery to it, but make no mystery about it. 0:27:40.350 --> 0:27:42.629 If you look at the book of acts, people prayed, 0:27:42.630 --> 0:27:44.230 stuff happened, right? 0:27:44.270 --> 0:27:44.629 Sally. 0:27:44.670 --> 0:27:47.510 Yes. And that is so true. We get to partner 0:27:47.510 --> 0:27:50.109 with God. God already knows what he wants to do 0:27:50.150 --> 0:27:52.910 in our children's lives, but he has chosen to work 0:27:52.910 --> 0:27:55.869 through prayer. You have not because you ask not. When 0:27:55.869 --> 0:27:59.229 we ask, he answers. And call onto me, and I 0:27:59.230 --> 0:28:01.629 will answer you and show you great and mighty things 0:28:01.630 --> 0:28:04.149 you do not know. Amen. And just like I was 0:28:04.150 --> 0:28:06.310 listening to you talk about your 12 year old son, 0:28:06.550 --> 0:28:09.950 what an incredible plan he has for your son. And 0:28:09.950 --> 0:28:14.550 as we pray forth his Scripture, God's will will be fulfilled. 0:28:14.630 --> 0:28:19.110 It does not come back void. It always fulfills his purpose. 0:28:19.109 --> 0:28:23.350 So we get to bless our children with our prayers. 0:28:23.390 --> 0:28:24.230 Love it. Sally. 0:28:24.270 --> 0:28:27.950 Sally with us right now. President of Moms in Prayer International. 0:28:28.230 --> 0:28:30.270 We want to send you a keyword. Now this is 0:28:30.270 --> 0:28:33.910 going to allow you to find the your state contact. 0:28:33.950 --> 0:28:35.389 Oh, is that what we have? 0:28:35.590 --> 0:28:37.670 No matter where you are in the US, you have 0:28:37.670 --> 0:28:41.390 a state contact. You can find out about the global 0:28:41.390 --> 0:28:44.590 arm of this ministry. Just text the word Sally to 0:28:44.630 --> 0:28:49.510 800 555 7898. If you are interested in more about 0:28:49.510 --> 0:28:53.190 this ministry Moms in Prayer International, just text Sally to 0:28:53.230 --> 0:28:56.070 800 555 7898. 0:28:56.110 --> 0:28:59.550 Sally, this is so great. We love to not just 0:28:59.550 --> 0:29:03.230 in Chicagoland, but we broadcast around the United States and 0:29:03.230 --> 0:29:05.870 Canada and beyond. But I got to tell you, Sally, 0:29:05.870 --> 0:29:08.550 this is great. This is a practical resource that I 0:29:08.550 --> 0:29:10.870 think a lot of people have no clue it exists, 0:29:10.910 --> 0:29:11.670 wouldn't you say? 0:29:11.710 --> 0:29:12.430 Absolutely. 0:29:12.470 --> 0:29:15.110 Yeah. What a cool thing. Sally, thanks for ducking in 0:29:15.110 --> 0:29:15.990 here today, sister. 0:29:16.030 --> 0:29:18.350 I love it. And let those moms know you do 0:29:18.350 --> 0:29:20.510 not have to be a prayer expert. I never prayed 0:29:20.510 --> 0:29:22.790 out loud before, and I came to that moms in 0:29:22.790 --> 0:29:25.990 prayer group. And God forever changed and blessed my life 0:29:25.990 --> 0:29:26.870 and my kids. 0:29:26.910 --> 0:29:28.630 You know what? Thanks for that. Because I think a 0:29:28.630 --> 0:29:31.270 lot of times we think, oh boy, I got to have, 0:29:31.310 --> 0:29:34.350 you know, I better have an MDiv in prayer because 0:29:34.350 --> 0:29:37.630 there's no walls in prayer. You don't need to be 0:29:37.910 --> 0:29:40.830 some expert. In fact, Jesus said, I don't want it 0:29:40.830 --> 0:29:41.190 that way. 0:29:41.230 --> 0:29:44.750 Right. The polished prayers were the words are heaped up 0:29:44.750 --> 0:29:47.110 for the benefit of the person listening. 0:29:47.150 --> 0:29:49.830 Oh my goodness. Okay. What's that link again? 0:29:49.870 --> 0:29:53.430 Text Sally to 800 555 7898. 0:29:53.870 --> 0:29:56.590 Your shot of hope to help you through the day. 0:29:56.870 --> 0:29:59.910 This is Carl and crew on Moody Radio. 0:30:00.750 --> 0:30:03.270 It's right here. Hebrews 12. We've been going to it 0:30:03.270 --> 0:30:06.230 a lot lately, haven't we? It's good though. Therefore, since 0:30:06.230 --> 0:30:09.510 we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, 0:30:09.510 --> 0:30:12.870 let us also lay aside every weight and sin which 0:30:12.870 --> 0:30:16.790 clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the 0:30:16.790 --> 0:30:19.670 race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the 0:30:19.670 --> 0:30:22.790 founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy 0:30:22.790 --> 0:30:26.230 that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, 0:30:26.350 --> 0:30:28.550 and is seated at the right hand of the throne 0:30:28.590 --> 0:30:31.990 of God. You know, being in the race is one thing. 0:30:32.030 --> 0:30:35.510 Running the race, well, that's the real thing. That's the 0:30:35.510 --> 0:30:38.630 deal right there. And I want to take just a 0:30:38.630 --> 0:30:41.310 moment here. We don't do this very often, but we 0:30:41.350 --> 0:30:44.390 got a special request from someone here at Moody Bible 0:30:44.390 --> 0:30:48.470 Institute that's had a long term relationship with the ministry 0:30:48.470 --> 0:30:51.910 partner here, who's been a just a gospel guy through 0:30:51.910 --> 0:30:57.190 and through. He's just he's been so grateful for calls 0:30:57.190 --> 0:31:00.150 and prayers that have come in, uh, in the past. 0:31:00.150 --> 0:31:03.660 And and quite candidly, Rich is on the way to heaven. 0:31:04.580 --> 0:31:06.860 He's on the way. And Rich, I don't know if 0:31:06.860 --> 0:31:09.140 you're listening right now, but on behalf of everyone in 0:31:09.140 --> 0:31:12.380 the boom crew that you've had a part unseen, but 0:31:12.380 --> 0:31:16.420 a very real part of making this thing go rich, 0:31:16.420 --> 0:31:21.900 I want to thank you. And from everything that I hear, Rich, 0:31:22.300 --> 0:31:25.260 you have run this race so well. Some people are 0:31:25.260 --> 0:31:27.340 in the race. Some people are running well and rich. 0:31:27.340 --> 0:31:29.020 I got to thank you from the bottom of my heart. 0:31:29.020 --> 0:31:33.340 Because you're running this race so well. Rich has a 0:31:33.340 --> 0:31:35.940 stage four cancer and expects to be home with the 0:31:35.940 --> 0:31:40.060 Lord in the next week or so. But he wanted 0:31:40.060 --> 0:31:43.380 you to know I love you guys at Moody Radio 0:31:43.380 --> 0:31:46.420 and the work you do. You have been a blessing 0:31:46.460 --> 0:31:53.380 to me. You know? Life's life comes at you fast. 0:31:53.820 --> 0:31:56.860 We have. It's often said, but it's. Don't let it 0:31:56.860 --> 0:32:00.820 just wash over you. We don't know what we have 0:32:00.860 --> 0:32:05.020 going on today. We don't know. We just don't know. Yeah. 0:32:06.060 --> 0:32:08.940 And it's the grace of God that allows a rich 0:32:08.940 --> 0:32:11.340 to give us a heads up that he knows his 0:32:11.340 --> 0:32:14.780 time is short, and it's the goodness of God that 0:32:14.780 --> 0:32:20.380 allows a rich to face this with such valor, such courage. 0:32:21.700 --> 0:32:24.260 I don't know what you're up against today, but I 0:32:24.260 --> 0:32:28.340 know what Rich would say to you today. You're in 0:32:28.340 --> 0:32:31.300 the race by virtue of being a child of God. 0:32:31.300 --> 0:32:33.060 But let's go run this race together. 0:32:33.100 --> 0:32:36.020 Yeah. Rich has such a heart to see people reached 0:32:36.020 --> 0:32:36.900 with the gospel. 0:32:36.900 --> 0:32:37.300 That's his. 0:32:37.300 --> 0:32:40.500 Heart. That is his heart. So today, if you don't 0:32:40.500 --> 0:32:46.260 know Jesus, listen to riches story. Turn your heart to Jesus. 0:32:46.260 --> 0:32:48.580 I believe that that's what he would want you to hear. 0:32:48.620 --> 0:32:49.460 Yeah. For sure. 0:32:49.500 --> 0:32:51.700 There is no life apart from Christ. There's no way 0:32:51.700 --> 0:32:55.220 you can finish well, apart from the grace of Jesus Christ. 0:32:55.460 --> 0:32:57.660 And some of you might be wondering, well, what in 0:32:57.660 --> 0:33:00.060 the world does that look like? It's a cry of 0:33:00.060 --> 0:33:03.020 the soul that says, I'm God, I'm at the end 0:33:03.020 --> 0:33:08.020 of myself and I can't do it anymore. And that's 0:33:08.020 --> 0:33:11.460 when God says, I can do what you can't do. 0:33:12.300 --> 0:33:15.620 And by faith, you put your life in God's hands. 0:33:15.620 --> 0:33:22.620 All of it. Everything. Time, talent, resources, everything. All your aspirations, everything. 0:33:22.620 --> 0:33:25.340 You put it in his hands and surrendered all to Jesus. 0:33:25.340 --> 0:33:27.739 In fact, on behalf of Rich right now. Maybe you 0:33:27.740 --> 0:33:30.380 want to give your life to Jesus today. Right now. 0:33:31.380 --> 0:33:33.860 Maybe God caught you at a moment where you're just 0:33:33.900 --> 0:33:37.100 absolutely broken and you want to get in the race 0:33:37.100 --> 0:33:40.780 of life. You've been on this treadmill to who knows where, 0:33:41.020 --> 0:33:44.540 but today you're done and God caught you and he's 0:33:44.540 --> 0:33:47.020 showing you his love. I want you right now to 0:33:47.060 --> 0:33:49.220 pray with me. Jesus, I believe that you are the 0:33:49.220 --> 0:33:52.020 Son of God. I believe you died for my sins. 0:33:52.380 --> 0:33:55.460 I believe today so much that I'm turning around off 0:33:55.460 --> 0:33:59.250 this broad path and I give you my life. 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