1 00:00:02,600 --> 00:00:05,160 Speaker 1: Hello, I'm Jensen Franklin, and I'm so glad you were 2 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:09,119 Speaker 1: watching Real America's Voice, and I want to encourage you 3 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:12,080 Speaker 1: today to know that Normally, I know you're used to 4 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:15,680 Speaker 1: seeing the news being broadcast twenty four hours a day 5 00:00:15,720 --> 00:00:19,880 Speaker 1: all over the world, but the founder of this network 6 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:24,119 Speaker 1: wanted to take some time on this Sunday and bring 7 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:27,200 Speaker 1: some good news to all the other news. What you 8 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:30,280 Speaker 1: do with the next few moments can affect the years 9 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:34,720 Speaker 1: ahead of your life. Selene, in listen to this message. 10 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 1: I believe it's going to speak to you, and you're 11 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:40,920 Speaker 1: going to encounter a God who loves you and cares 12 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:49,159 Speaker 1: about you this very moment. If you have your Bibles 13 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:51,960 Speaker 1: I'll invite you to open them with me this morning 14 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 1: to the Book of Genesis. I want to go to 15 00:00:56,720 --> 00:01:01,160 Speaker 1: Genesis chapter two and then quickly into your Genesis chapter three. 16 00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:06,480 Speaker 1: But I want to share today a message that I 17 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:10,720 Speaker 1: think will hit everybody in your life. But I am 18 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:14,759 Speaker 1: going to preach to our fathers today. But I believe 19 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:18,720 Speaker 1: what I'm going to share what also prepare future fathers, 20 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:25,520 Speaker 1: future husbands, future wives, whatever situation that you're in. I 21 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:29,080 Speaker 1: believe God's word will speak to you and find you today. 22 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:33,640 Speaker 1: I want you to see in Genesis two. Let's go 23 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:36,760 Speaker 1: with verse twenty two. Then he took the rig which 24 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:40,040 Speaker 1: the Lord God had taken from man, and he made 25 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:40,959 Speaker 1: him into a woman. 26 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 2: And he and he made into. 27 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 1: A woman, and he brought her to the man. Now, 28 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 1: this is bone of my bone, flesh in my flesh. 29 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 1: And he called, and she shall be called woman because 30 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 1: she was taken out of man. Therefore, shall a man 31 00:01:57,360 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 1: leave his father and his mother and be joined into 32 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 1: his wife, shall become one flesh. And they were both naked, 33 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:10,160 Speaker 1: and the man and his wife were not ashamed. So 34 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:18,799 Speaker 1: this was literally God finding the right mate, bringing her 35 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 1: to match making place where they fell in love. And 36 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:30,400 Speaker 1: they are married because he called her his wife, so 37 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:35,639 Speaker 1: God married them. This is the first setting of family 38 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 1: and marriage. And then the first verse of the next chapter. 39 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:46,160 Speaker 1: The next verse after the marriage, now the serpent, Now 40 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:49,639 Speaker 1: the serpent, and then I want to read one other 41 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:53,959 Speaker 1: quick verse, and this is my main key verse this morning. 42 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:57,640 Speaker 1: Verse nine. Then the Lord called Adam and said to him, 43 00:02:58,200 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 1: where are you. It's pretty interesting that the only two 44 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:09,120 Speaker 1: human beings on this planet who could literally say, not 45 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:15,280 Speaker 1: spiritually speaking, but literally say God was my father. We 46 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:19,920 Speaker 1: think of only Jesus being the father's son, But the 47 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:23,400 Speaker 1: truth is Adam could say God was my father. I 48 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:27,000 Speaker 1: had no earthly father. He was. I had no biological 49 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:33,119 Speaker 1: father but God. So there are only two Adam and Jesus. 50 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 1: And they both made decisions for all of us that 51 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:46,160 Speaker 1: would affect us in remarkable ways. And we see that 52 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:50,440 Speaker 1: we are all the sons of Adam and in Genesis three. 53 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:53,080 Speaker 1: And this is something I want you to get in 54 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 1: your head for a moment, because this is really a 55 00:03:55,240 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 1: believe in insight, a revelation, or whatever you want to 56 00:03:57,800 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 1: call it. But in Genesis chapter three, it's not just 57 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 1: what happened in Genesis chapter three, but it's what always happens. 58 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 1: There is a pattern that is established that is unbreakable 59 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 1: and is guaranteed concerning your family, concerning your future, concerning 60 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:23,440 Speaker 1: your marriage, concerning your children, concerning your family. And here 61 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 1: it is. They get married, They have the blessing of 62 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:31,720 Speaker 1: God on their marriage. As far as a perfect marriage, 63 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:36,479 Speaker 1: this is as perfect of a marriage as possible own 64 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:40,919 Speaker 1: planet Earth. She was the perfect bride, He was the 65 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:47,479 Speaker 1: perfect husband. They were they had no problems, they had 66 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:51,400 Speaker 1: no troubles, They had no in laws, they had no family, 67 00:04:52,240 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 1: they had no one else but them to deal with. 68 00:04:56,760 --> 00:05:03,680 Speaker 1: It was the perfect marriage, and even the perfect marriage. 69 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:07,839 Speaker 1: As soon as they're married. The next verse, now the serpent. 70 00:05:08,320 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 1: What a revelation. The serpent immediately shows up. When Adam 71 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:19,640 Speaker 1: and Eve are married. There is a wedding, and then 72 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:25,040 Speaker 1: there is about to be warfare. There is a bride 73 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 1: and a husband, and there is a battle. And now 74 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:35,159 Speaker 1: the serpent. That's an amazing insight, because you need to know, 75 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:41,360 Speaker 1: you must understand this principle. That is not just Genesis 76 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:47,119 Speaker 1: chapter three, It is now, it is present that there 77 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:51,480 Speaker 1: is a serpent, the devil. He is real. The first 78 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:55,080 Speaker 1: point is you have an enemy against your home, against 79 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 1: your marriage, against your family. And I don't care how 80 00:05:58,040 --> 00:06:01,120 Speaker 1: good of parents. I don't care how perfect your family. 81 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 1: I don't care how amazing the heritage of faith. I 82 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:08,839 Speaker 1: don't care how great the grandparents, the parents. There will 83 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:13,839 Speaker 1: come a time when now notice the timing. Once they're married. 84 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:16,640 Speaker 1: He never bothered. He was around here in creation. He 85 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:17,920 Speaker 1: was around when Adam. 86 00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:19,279 Speaker 2: Was by himself. As soon as. 87 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:25,120 Speaker 1: They get married. Now the serpent was crafty. 88 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:26,600 Speaker 2: And he makes his move. 89 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:32,680 Speaker 1: It's not just you and God. It's not just you 90 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:35,120 Speaker 1: and your wife, or you and your husband. It's not 91 00:06:35,200 --> 00:06:39,719 Speaker 1: just you and your kids. But it's also if you 92 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:45,159 Speaker 1: must understand that there is Satan and demons at work 93 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:51,440 Speaker 1: to destroy every family that wants to honor Jesus Christ. 94 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:57,200 Speaker 1: If you don't understand that there is a serpent, this 95 00:06:57,279 --> 00:07:00,200 Speaker 1: is a revelation just like it was in Genesis, well 96 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:03,960 Speaker 1: the first Family, there will always come a time when 97 00:07:04,040 --> 00:07:08,559 Speaker 1: the serpent shows up and attacks your family. I don't 98 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:13,640 Speaker 1: care who you are, Nobody gets a pass on this one. 99 00:07:14,360 --> 00:07:19,280 Speaker 1: And if you don't understand this concept, you will. You 100 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 1: will blame yourself when the enemy attacks. What did I 101 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:28,280 Speaker 1: I've failed? We're terrible, We're not good parents, We're awful. 102 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:29,040 Speaker 2: This is bad. 103 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:33,200 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, I'm no good I have not done what 104 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 1: I should have done. We go against ourselves, or even worse, 105 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 1: if it's not that, we'll look at God and say, 106 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:43,400 Speaker 1: why did you allow this to happen to my family? 107 00:07:43,640 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 1: Why God would you abuse me like this? And let 108 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:51,640 Speaker 1: us go through the pain we're going through. Or you'll 109 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 1: recognize that there is a serpent, there is an enemy, 110 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:03,200 Speaker 1: There is a death and demon powers that want to 111 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:08,520 Speaker 1: destroy every family that has a purpose and a plan 112 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:13,480 Speaker 1: that God wants to initiate in their life. At some point, 113 00:08:13,600 --> 00:08:17,240 Speaker 1: Satan will will show up and he'll try to destroy 114 00:08:17,680 --> 00:08:21,560 Speaker 1: those that you love. And he did it in a 115 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:26,080 Speaker 1: perfect environment then, and he can do it even now. 116 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:30,360 Speaker 1: He will come, but he doesn't have to win. When 117 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:34,040 Speaker 1: Satan shows up, who does he speak to? Who does 118 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:39,280 Speaker 1: he show? Now? God made Adam first. God made Adam first. 119 00:08:39,320 --> 00:08:42,800 Speaker 1: He was the head of that home. He was there first. 120 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:46,320 Speaker 1: She came from him, She was taken from a rib 121 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:49,960 Speaker 1: and made by God and given life by God. But 122 00:08:50,160 --> 00:08:53,520 Speaker 1: he was first. But notice how it work then and 123 00:08:53,640 --> 00:08:57,760 Speaker 1: it still works now. The enemy does not recognize divine 124 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:02,120 Speaker 1: order in a home. The head is the dad, the 125 00:09:02,160 --> 00:09:05,120 Speaker 1: head is the husband, the head is the father. Satan 126 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:08,679 Speaker 1: did not come to Adam. The snake showed up and 127 00:09:08,760 --> 00:09:15,160 Speaker 1: he was talking to Eves. It's not just happening in 128 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:19,920 Speaker 1: Genesis three, It's always happening. And she listened to him. 129 00:09:20,360 --> 00:09:25,960 Speaker 1: When he said, has God said? Has God said? She 130 00:09:26,120 --> 00:09:31,440 Speaker 1: began to question the legitimacy of God's word? Did he 131 00:09:31,559 --> 00:09:34,840 Speaker 1: mean it? Why can't we Why can't you take the fruit? 132 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:37,560 Speaker 1: Why can't you eat of the forbid why do we? 133 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:37,960 Speaker 2: Why? 134 00:09:38,080 --> 00:09:41,600 Speaker 1: Why can't What's wrong with listening to the music, What's 135 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:44,960 Speaker 1: wrong with going there? What's wrong with living with my 136 00:09:45,040 --> 00:09:46,439 Speaker 1: boyfriend before I get married? 137 00:09:46,559 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 2: What's wrong with that? 138 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:50,640 Speaker 1: This is how the enemy and we need some men now, 139 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:53,840 Speaker 1: we need some men. We need some men who take 140 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:57,280 Speaker 1: a stand in their homes and say no, no, no, 141 00:09:57,280 --> 00:09:58,000 Speaker 1: no no. 142 00:09:57,840 --> 00:09:59,800 Speaker 2: Because this is the amazing thing. 143 00:10:03,640 --> 00:10:08,480 Speaker 1: It's happening. The enemy bypasses. Adam goes to his wife, 144 00:10:08,600 --> 00:10:13,040 Speaker 1: gets an inroad on someone that Adam loved, and begins 145 00:10:13,080 --> 00:10:17,120 Speaker 1: to whisper her. The Bible's a lie. God's not telling 146 00:10:17,160 --> 00:10:19,760 Speaker 1: you the truth. You can't base your life on the 147 00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:21,839 Speaker 1: word of God. This is not good. 148 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:26,200 Speaker 2: And where is Adam? Where is Adam? 149 00:10:27,160 --> 00:10:31,200 Speaker 1: He was either there and he was silent, or he 150 00:10:31,400 --> 00:10:35,959 Speaker 1: was not there. He was distracted, he was just uninvolved. 151 00:10:36,440 --> 00:10:40,840 Speaker 1: He had just taken a back seat. But the truth 152 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:44,079 Speaker 1: is the Bible said, and she took his fruit from 153 00:10:44,120 --> 00:10:47,480 Speaker 1: the forbidden tree and ate and she gave. So this 154 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:49,400 Speaker 1: is what I've never seen. I don't know how I 155 00:10:49,440 --> 00:10:52,480 Speaker 1: miss this, but when I read this story again this week, 156 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:57,360 Speaker 1: and she gave some to her husband, husband who was 157 00:10:57,640 --> 00:11:02,560 Speaker 1: with her, and he ate, so he was there, but 158 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:06,400 Speaker 1: he was silent. He was there, but he did not 159 00:11:06,640 --> 00:11:10,480 Speaker 1: speak up. He did not protect his family, He did 160 00:11:10,520 --> 00:11:13,920 Speaker 1: not stand there in the place that he was called 161 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:16,960 Speaker 1: to do. So there's two sins that take place. There's 162 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:19,600 Speaker 1: the sin of commission. The sin of commission is when 163 00:11:19,640 --> 00:11:22,840 Speaker 1: you do what you know you're not supposed to do. 164 00:11:23,240 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 1: She took the fruit, and she knew she was not 165 00:11:25,520 --> 00:11:28,680 Speaker 1: supposed to do it. But he committed Adam the sin 166 00:11:29,320 --> 00:11:33,240 Speaker 1: of o mission, which he did not do what he 167 00:11:33,400 --> 00:11:37,720 Speaker 1: should have done. And this is the challenge, now, this 168 00:11:37,800 --> 00:11:42,520 Speaker 1: is the challenge that men be the spiritual voice that 169 00:11:42,800 --> 00:11:50,040 Speaker 1: speaks up in our homes. This is God's absolute, absolute 170 00:11:50,600 --> 00:11:54,320 Speaker 1: requirement for fathers. If you're going to honor the Lord 171 00:11:54,559 --> 00:11:58,400 Speaker 1: and God honor your family is you must speak up 172 00:11:58,960 --> 00:12:02,960 Speaker 1: and speak the true truth in love and say with 173 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:08,760 Speaker 1: compassion and say with love the word of God is right. 174 00:12:09,320 --> 00:12:13,920 Speaker 1: And we stand on the word of God. If we're 175 00:12:13,960 --> 00:12:18,360 Speaker 1: not praying, if we're not bringing our kids to church, 176 00:12:18,880 --> 00:12:22,720 Speaker 1: if we're not if we're just doing the sin of 177 00:12:22,880 --> 00:12:27,120 Speaker 1: omission is just as bad as doing something that you 178 00:12:27,280 --> 00:12:31,600 Speaker 1: know you shouldn't be doing. And so adam sin is 179 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:34,520 Speaker 1: saying and doing nothing. 180 00:12:34,679 --> 00:12:35,840 Speaker 2: He's checked out. 181 00:12:36,640 --> 00:12:39,800 Speaker 1: He goes to work, he comes home. This is my version. 182 00:12:39,880 --> 00:12:45,560 Speaker 1: He watches TV. I provide for my family. I bring 183 00:12:45,640 --> 00:12:48,560 Speaker 1: home the bacon, I take care of them. But the 184 00:12:48,600 --> 00:12:53,000 Speaker 1: rest of the mess is not my problem. He's not engaged, 185 00:12:53,559 --> 00:12:56,559 Speaker 1: he's not present, he's not leading. 186 00:12:57,840 --> 00:12:58,080 Speaker 3: Them. 187 00:12:58,240 --> 00:13:01,760 Speaker 1: The eyes of them both were opened after they ate it, 188 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:08,360 Speaker 1: and they were ashamed. Notice it happened then and it 189 00:13:08,400 --> 00:13:12,559 Speaker 1: happens now. What happened then? God puts a couple together. 190 00:13:14,679 --> 00:13:18,640 Speaker 1: And when he puts them together, immediately they become a 191 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:23,160 Speaker 1: target for the snake, and the snake begins to mess 192 00:13:23,240 --> 00:13:29,080 Speaker 1: with divine order. And the man says nothing. He's silent, 193 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:33,760 Speaker 1: and he's disconnected in the way spiritually that he should 194 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:37,160 Speaker 1: be and even emotionally that he should be. And the 195 00:13:37,200 --> 00:13:41,520 Speaker 1: Bible said, they hid themselves from with God. And that's 196 00:13:41,559 --> 00:13:44,400 Speaker 1: exactly what happened then, and it's what happens now when 197 00:13:44,440 --> 00:13:47,720 Speaker 1: men begin to lose their wont with God. Because in 198 00:13:47,800 --> 00:13:51,640 Speaker 1: the cool of the day, God came down and said, Adam, 199 00:13:51,760 --> 00:13:55,040 Speaker 1: where are you. You used to walk with me. We 200 00:13:55,240 --> 00:13:58,240 Speaker 1: used to walk every day hand in hand, and we 201 00:13:58,280 --> 00:14:01,959 Speaker 1: would talk to one another. We would spend this special time. 202 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:05,040 Speaker 1: It's a beautiful thing of showing you a man who 203 00:14:05,480 --> 00:14:08,640 Speaker 1: was listening to God and God was listening to him. 204 00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:13,280 Speaker 1: Prayer is you talking to God? Bible reading is God 205 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:17,040 Speaker 1: talking to you? And when you read the Bible and 206 00:14:17,080 --> 00:14:20,880 Speaker 1: you pray on a regular basis, you're walking with God. 207 00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:25,080 Speaker 1: If you don't talk and walk with God and read 208 00:14:25,200 --> 00:14:28,240 Speaker 1: God and He talks to you and pray and you 209 00:14:28,400 --> 00:14:31,640 Speaker 1: talk to God, you are not walking with God like 210 00:14:31,720 --> 00:14:35,280 Speaker 1: you're supposed to. And that's why God is asking men 211 00:14:35,480 --> 00:14:41,160 Speaker 1: today in our generation, where are you, Father, when the 212 00:14:41,240 --> 00:14:45,520 Speaker 1: snake is talking to your bride? Where are you when 213 00:14:45,560 --> 00:14:50,400 Speaker 1: the serpent is targeting your children? Where is your voice? 214 00:14:50,520 --> 00:14:54,560 Speaker 1: Where are you? Where are your prayers? Where is your covering? 215 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:58,080 Speaker 1: Where are you? Are you? Is it just so much 216 00:14:58,200 --> 00:15:01,680 Speaker 1: pressure that the enemy wants you to just disconnect and 217 00:15:01,840 --> 00:15:05,440 Speaker 1: just go into your shell? And God is saying, where 218 00:15:05,800 --> 00:15:10,920 Speaker 1: are you, Adam? Where are you? It's time for men 219 00:15:11,400 --> 00:15:14,640 Speaker 1: to come out of the hiding. It's time for men 220 00:15:15,120 --> 00:15:17,960 Speaker 1: to say, God, I want to be that man that 221 00:15:18,040 --> 00:15:21,360 Speaker 1: you don't ever have to ask, where are you? Where 222 00:15:21,400 --> 00:15:25,120 Speaker 1: are you spiritually? Where are you in prayer and devotion 223 00:15:25,320 --> 00:15:28,240 Speaker 1: of my words? Where are you for your children? When 224 00:15:28,280 --> 00:15:31,440 Speaker 1: the enemy is coming after your children. Listen to this preacher. 225 00:15:33,120 --> 00:15:40,240 Speaker 1: It's amazing. Adam is there and he he's not. He's 226 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:44,160 Speaker 1: The question can be asked, where are you? When the 227 00:15:44,240 --> 00:15:47,400 Speaker 1: serpent's talking to his wife? Why are you not speaking of? 228 00:15:47,920 --> 00:15:48,480 Speaker 1: Where are you? 229 00:15:56,600 --> 00:15:56,880 Speaker 3: Hello? 230 00:15:56,960 --> 00:15:59,360 Speaker 1: I'm Jensen Franklin, and I want to welcome you to 231 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:02,880 Speaker 1: real Erica's voice. There's something that's going to happen. I 232 00:16:02,880 --> 00:16:06,440 Speaker 1: believe as you watch this program, lean in, listen, and 233 00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:13,360 Speaker 1: let's see what God can do in your life. And 234 00:16:13,400 --> 00:16:17,640 Speaker 1: then that's what for his wife. He's not there, but 235 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:21,080 Speaker 1: then you move and God ask him where are you? 236 00:16:21,400 --> 00:16:24,240 Speaker 1: We don't have a relationship. I don't hear from you 237 00:16:24,320 --> 00:16:27,240 Speaker 1: all week long. Adam. I'm searching for you, and you're 238 00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:32,280 Speaker 1: hiding from me. You're hiding from church attendance, You're hiding 239 00:16:32,400 --> 00:16:36,440 Speaker 1: from emails and texts from your Christian buddies. 240 00:16:36,480 --> 00:16:37,760 Speaker 2: Because when you. 241 00:16:37,720 --> 00:16:41,400 Speaker 1: Fall into sin, as it was, then you start withdrawing 242 00:16:41,680 --> 00:16:46,280 Speaker 1: from Christian influences and withdrawing from people who hold you accountable, 243 00:16:46,320 --> 00:16:50,880 Speaker 1: and withdrawing from church services and sermons like this. Because 244 00:16:50,920 --> 00:16:54,480 Speaker 1: this is the pattern then, and that's exactly the pattern now. 245 00:16:54,680 --> 00:16:57,440 Speaker 1: And if you know that, you're hiding. And you may 246 00:16:57,480 --> 00:16:59,960 Speaker 1: be hiding in work. You may be hiding in spoil. 247 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:02,840 Speaker 1: You may be hiding in entertainment. You may be hiding 248 00:17:02,880 --> 00:17:05,520 Speaker 1: in a hobby. You may be hiding. I don't working 249 00:17:05,640 --> 00:17:08,840 Speaker 1: on this and playing golf. All of those things are fine. 250 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:13,200 Speaker 1: But God is crying out and saying it can't come 251 00:17:13,240 --> 00:17:18,560 Speaker 1: before me. Where are you? And then Cain and Abel, 252 00:17:19,720 --> 00:17:24,800 Speaker 1: his two boys in Genesis chapter four, they get off 253 00:17:24,880 --> 00:17:28,199 Speaker 1: and they get angry at one another, and Adam is 254 00:17:28,240 --> 00:17:31,639 Speaker 1: nowhere to be found. And this goes on for a 255 00:17:31,680 --> 00:17:35,479 Speaker 1: whole chapter Outam, Cain and Abel having disagreements, and then 256 00:17:35,560 --> 00:17:39,720 Speaker 1: Cain slays his brother, and Adam is, where are you? Adam? 257 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:46,680 Speaker 1: When family crisis comes, where are you? Where are you hiding? 258 00:17:50,280 --> 00:17:55,080 Speaker 1: Where are you with your children? Where are you with 259 00:17:55,119 --> 00:17:58,400 Speaker 1: your marriage? Are you leading? Are you present? 260 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:04,960 Speaker 2: And it's funny because this is what happened. 261 00:18:04,960 --> 00:18:06,920 Speaker 1: Then can I'm not gonna have to wear it out, 262 00:18:07,920 --> 00:18:10,640 Speaker 1: say it's going to happen now? Is this is exactly 263 00:18:10,680 --> 00:18:14,560 Speaker 1: how it goes? And you know what, when God said 264 00:18:14,600 --> 00:18:16,719 Speaker 1: where are you? He came out of the bushes and 265 00:18:16,760 --> 00:18:19,280 Speaker 1: he said, God, I need to. 266 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:19,800 Speaker 2: Talk to you. 267 00:18:20,920 --> 00:18:23,720 Speaker 1: We have a problem. I don't want to tell you 268 00:18:23,760 --> 00:18:26,480 Speaker 1: what the problem is. And God said, where are you? 269 00:18:26,600 --> 00:18:30,040 Speaker 1: Why are you hiding? And he said that woman. 270 00:18:29,880 --> 00:18:30,760 Speaker 2: You gave me. 271 00:18:33,280 --> 00:18:38,800 Speaker 1: That's how it was then, and that's the go too 272 00:18:38,960 --> 00:18:44,520 Speaker 1: for all us. Men. I don't like this sermon, but 273 00:18:44,840 --> 00:18:48,200 Speaker 1: the go too for all of us is God, that 274 00:18:48,440 --> 00:18:53,120 Speaker 1: woman you gave to me. And I could almost hear 275 00:18:53,160 --> 00:18:57,320 Speaker 1: Adam say she's the wrong one. I married the wrong one. 276 00:18:57,359 --> 00:19:01,160 Speaker 1: And God said, she's the only one for you. There's 277 00:19:01,240 --> 00:19:04,159 Speaker 1: nobody to choose from. It's just you and her. She's 278 00:19:04,240 --> 00:19:06,160 Speaker 1: the right one. 279 00:19:06,560 --> 00:19:07,920 Speaker 2: Come on, say that out loud. 280 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:11,840 Speaker 1: She's the right one, because that's what the enemy did then. 281 00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:20,679 Speaker 1: And he'll say, now you married the wrong one. 282 00:19:21,040 --> 00:19:23,480 Speaker 2: Well, how do you know it's the right one. 283 00:19:24,080 --> 00:19:35,000 Speaker 1: If you're married to her, she's the right one. I 284 00:19:35,040 --> 00:19:38,640 Speaker 1: want you to see Adam. Adam literally says, the woman 285 00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:46,920 Speaker 1: you gave me. This is passive aggressive to God, the 286 00:19:47,080 --> 00:19:51,640 Speaker 1: woman you gave me. In other words, he was saying, okay, God, 287 00:19:51,880 --> 00:19:54,840 Speaker 1: when it was just me and you, we didn't have 288 00:19:54,880 --> 00:19:58,800 Speaker 1: any problems. When it was just me and you, we 289 00:19:58,800 --> 00:20:03,199 Speaker 1: were good. It was me and you said when you 290 00:20:03,320 --> 00:20:06,119 Speaker 1: created me, it is good. I heard you say that, 291 00:20:07,320 --> 00:20:10,119 Speaker 1: and then it was me and you walking in the 292 00:20:10,160 --> 00:20:12,679 Speaker 1: cool of the day, and we didn't have any trouble. 293 00:20:12,920 --> 00:20:16,120 Speaker 1: She shows up and look at the trouble. The woman 294 00:20:16,280 --> 00:20:19,680 Speaker 1: you gave me is the problem. There is a problem 295 00:20:19,760 --> 00:20:23,959 Speaker 1: with the prototype. There is a bug in the prototype. 296 00:20:24,040 --> 00:20:26,840 Speaker 1: And God, I'm going to be praying for you, but 297 00:20:26,960 --> 00:20:29,359 Speaker 1: I need you to take her back and I need 298 00:20:29,400 --> 00:20:30,400 Speaker 1: you to fix her. 299 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:32,200 Speaker 2: And it's going to take a lot of prayer. 300 00:20:32,240 --> 00:20:36,159 Speaker 1: I'm praying for you, God, and I'm praying for you woman, 301 00:20:36,480 --> 00:20:41,399 Speaker 1: because y'all got to work out this bad situation. 302 00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:45,680 Speaker 2: She's the problem. 303 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:52,720 Speaker 1: That's what he said then, and that's what we say now. 304 00:20:54,560 --> 00:20:58,840 Speaker 1: And the serpent gets the road. I mean, he's standing 305 00:20:58,880 --> 00:21:03,280 Speaker 1: there saying, I feel like victim. I'm such a good man. 306 00:21:04,400 --> 00:21:09,240 Speaker 1: I feel like a victim. You made her and she's defective. 307 00:21:10,119 --> 00:21:17,320 Speaker 1: Fix her, Fix her, fix her. She is crazy. 308 00:21:17,960 --> 00:21:18,840 Speaker 2: Fix her. 309 00:21:25,320 --> 00:21:28,639 Speaker 1: Satan is trying to recruit men, just like he did 310 00:21:28,760 --> 00:21:31,520 Speaker 1: in Heaven. Now that he's been cast out with a 311 00:21:31,560 --> 00:21:35,199 Speaker 1: third of the angels, he's trying to recruit men into 312 00:21:35,240 --> 00:21:38,919 Speaker 1: his army. Satan now wants to recruit us to be 313 00:21:39,359 --> 00:21:43,760 Speaker 1: his demonic angels, and the storyline of the Bible is 314 00:21:43,800 --> 00:21:48,600 Speaker 1: a wedding. Then war Satan didn't show up until after 315 00:21:48,880 --> 00:21:53,199 Speaker 1: Adam and Eve were married. So grow up and realize 316 00:21:53,400 --> 00:21:56,560 Speaker 1: it's a struggle. But there's nothing greater than to find 317 00:21:56,600 --> 00:21:59,199 Speaker 1: a woman and give your life to it, find a 318 00:21:59,280 --> 00:22:02,120 Speaker 1: man and give your life to him, find and raise 319 00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:05,920 Speaker 1: those children. And yeah, there'll be challenges, and you'll never 320 00:22:06,119 --> 00:22:10,159 Speaker 1: know what warfare is until you have a family, but 321 00:22:10,280 --> 00:22:13,440 Speaker 1: they're worth fighting for. And there is no greater joy. 322 00:22:13,480 --> 00:22:17,040 Speaker 1: There is no greater life than the family life and 323 00:22:17,160 --> 00:22:21,480 Speaker 1: being married to one person for life, and raising those 324 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:25,800 Speaker 1: children and holding those grandchildren and saying, we've been through 325 00:22:25,840 --> 00:22:29,119 Speaker 1: the fire, but the fourth man kept showing up and 326 00:22:29,200 --> 00:22:32,040 Speaker 1: we didn't give up, and God brought us up, and 327 00:22:32,160 --> 00:22:35,160 Speaker 1: God brought us out, and it's all right. We've got 328 00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:39,280 Speaker 1: a legacy, not a perfection, but a faith that overcomes 329 00:22:39,320 --> 00:22:42,240 Speaker 1: the world. Somebody give him a praise if you believe it. 330 00:22:45,800 --> 00:22:50,720 Speaker 1: These single guys, these single guys, they're funny. They say 331 00:22:50,960 --> 00:22:54,760 Speaker 1: silly things. They say things like, I'm really struggling with 332 00:22:54,840 --> 00:22:58,480 Speaker 1: the flesh and I can't wait to get married, and the. 333 00:22:58,480 --> 00:22:59,840 Speaker 2: Struggles in my life. 334 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:04,320 Speaker 1: So I'm struggling with depression and meaningless and with the flesh, 335 00:23:04,400 --> 00:23:07,120 Speaker 1: all of it. And I know when I get married, 336 00:23:07,160 --> 00:23:09,600 Speaker 1: the struggle will be over. 337 00:23:10,840 --> 00:23:11,960 Speaker 2: We're just gonna see. 338 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:14,400 Speaker 1: This is what they thought in the garden, and that's 339 00:23:14,440 --> 00:23:17,199 Speaker 1: how it is now because they thought they were just 340 00:23:17,240 --> 00:23:20,840 Speaker 1: gonna eat fruit and run around naked and chase each 341 00:23:20,920 --> 00:23:24,520 Speaker 1: other in the woods. And and uh, that's not how 342 00:23:25,280 --> 00:23:26,479 Speaker 1: that's not how it is. 343 00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:34,160 Speaker 2: I want you listen to this. 344 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:40,200 Speaker 1: In our culture, the question is this now, we've veered 345 00:23:40,240 --> 00:23:46,080 Speaker 1: so far from the scriptures. Pesians five said that the 346 00:23:46,119 --> 00:23:53,280 Speaker 1: head of the church is Christ, and the husband is 347 00:23:53,320 --> 00:23:59,800 Speaker 1: the head of the wife. Christ is the head of 348 00:23:59,840 --> 00:24:05,159 Speaker 1: the man, and the man is the head of the wife. 349 00:24:07,520 --> 00:24:10,720 Speaker 1: But we have veered so far that the question in 350 00:24:10,760 --> 00:24:17,600 Speaker 1: our culture today is who will be the head of 351 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:20,159 Speaker 1: the home? Will the husband be the head of the 352 00:24:20,200 --> 00:24:23,200 Speaker 1: home or the wife be the head of the home. 353 00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:28,199 Speaker 1: But the question of the Bible in Genesis three is 354 00:24:28,640 --> 00:24:31,560 Speaker 1: who will be the head of the home. Will the 355 00:24:31,840 --> 00:24:37,280 Speaker 1: husband be the head of the home or will the snake. 356 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:40,040 Speaker 2: Be the head of the home. 357 00:24:40,800 --> 00:24:44,400 Speaker 1: Because if you don't come in divine order, that does 358 00:24:44,480 --> 00:24:48,920 Speaker 1: not mean she is inferior. That does not mean that 359 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:54,159 Speaker 1: she is less than. That means you are firstly accountable 360 00:24:55,680 --> 00:25:02,920 Speaker 1: for everything from finances to trouble with the children, to 361 00:25:04,480 --> 00:25:09,280 Speaker 1: whatever is going on from the housing to insurance to 362 00:25:10,119 --> 00:25:14,480 Speaker 1: me and other things and raising those kids. God when 363 00:25:14,520 --> 00:25:17,359 Speaker 1: he came to the garden, he did not say, Eve, 364 00:25:17,520 --> 00:25:20,240 Speaker 1: where are you? You're the one that started all this. No, 365 00:25:21,720 --> 00:25:25,000 Speaker 1: she was the one who did it. But God said, 366 00:25:25,280 --> 00:25:29,080 Speaker 1: I'm not looking for her. I'm looking for you because 367 00:25:29,280 --> 00:25:35,280 Speaker 1: it's not your fault, but it's your responsibility to deal 368 00:25:35,359 --> 00:25:38,680 Speaker 1: with it. This is the thing we've got to get 369 00:25:38,720 --> 00:25:44,240 Speaker 1: and understand as men. Not everything is our fault. We've 370 00:25:44,359 --> 00:25:46,840 Speaker 1: tried our best, some of us to model to our 371 00:25:46,960 --> 00:25:50,480 Speaker 1: children and to our wife and to our families that 372 00:25:50,640 --> 00:25:53,840 Speaker 1: you know the best that we can, that we love 373 00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:57,240 Speaker 1: God and to live this way, and tried to teach them, 374 00:25:57,359 --> 00:25:59,800 Speaker 1: and sometimes they do whatever that you're going to do. 375 00:26:00,240 --> 00:26:03,320 Speaker 1: Like I did when I came up under my great parents, 376 00:26:03,440 --> 00:26:06,920 Speaker 1: I ended up ultimately doing what I wanted to do. 377 00:26:07,320 --> 00:26:11,240 Speaker 1: It's not their fault, and sometimes it's not our fault. 378 00:26:11,280 --> 00:26:13,400 Speaker 1: But here's the point I want you to get. It's 379 00:26:13,560 --> 00:26:17,720 Speaker 1: always your responsibility. And that's why God called Adam. Even 380 00:26:17,760 --> 00:26:21,679 Speaker 1: though he didn't initiate the curse and the disaster and 381 00:26:21,720 --> 00:26:26,120 Speaker 1: the dysfunction that came on that family. He was responsible. 382 00:26:26,240 --> 00:26:29,679 Speaker 1: God trusted that family to him, it was his seed. 383 00:26:30,119 --> 00:26:35,199 Speaker 1: Therefore he still had to engage. He had the responsibility 384 00:26:35,280 --> 00:26:38,760 Speaker 1: to be there spiritually. He had the responsibility to be 385 00:26:38,840 --> 00:26:41,800 Speaker 1: there financially, to feel the burden. Your wife may make 386 00:26:41,880 --> 00:26:45,120 Speaker 1: more than you all of that, but it should be 387 00:26:45,280 --> 00:26:55,160 Speaker 1: your overall responsibility and weightiness of that firstly, accountable for 388 00:26:55,480 --> 00:27:01,160 Speaker 1: everything in that home. The burden is on me. This 389 00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:01,720 Speaker 1: is what a. 390 00:27:01,720 --> 00:27:04,200 Speaker 2: Man is in God's eyes. 391 00:27:04,800 --> 00:27:08,320 Speaker 1: This is the role a father takes in God's eyes. 392 00:27:09,080 --> 00:27:11,879 Speaker 1: This is how you'll be judged when you stand. We 393 00:27:11,960 --> 00:27:15,639 Speaker 1: must all stand before the judgment seed of Christ, and 394 00:27:15,680 --> 00:27:18,720 Speaker 1: he will look at you as a father and a man. 395 00:27:18,840 --> 00:27:22,800 Speaker 1: And I'm not preaching down to you. I'm preaching to myself. 396 00:27:23,080 --> 00:27:26,120 Speaker 2: I'm with you. I'm a man just like you're a man. 397 00:27:26,160 --> 00:27:28,480 Speaker 1: And one of these days we're going to realize because 398 00:27:28,520 --> 00:27:31,280 Speaker 1: a man walks up and can preach the Bible does 399 00:27:31,320 --> 00:27:35,040 Speaker 1: not mean that he is something that is unearthly. He 400 00:27:35,160 --> 00:27:38,159 Speaker 1: is is earthly and in many cases targeted by the 401 00:27:38,440 --> 00:27:42,760 Speaker 1: enemy in ways you cannot even imagine. And the point 402 00:27:42,800 --> 00:27:46,680 Speaker 1: I'm trying to make is we have too many weak men. 403 00:27:47,280 --> 00:27:50,440 Speaker 1: We need to be men. We need to wake up 404 00:27:50,560 --> 00:27:54,080 Speaker 1: the mighty men who will stand up when the serpent 405 00:27:54,200 --> 00:27:57,439 Speaker 1: is talking to the life, when the enemy is messing 406 00:27:57,520 --> 00:28:01,719 Speaker 1: with the children, when all hell is breaking loose. It 407 00:28:01,760 --> 00:28:05,600 Speaker 1: may not be your fault, but it is your responsibility 408 00:28:05,960 --> 00:28:09,560 Speaker 1: to handle it all. And if you'll stand up, God 409 00:28:09,600 --> 00:28:12,240 Speaker 1: will stand up with you. And God will say, now 410 00:28:12,280 --> 00:28:15,119 Speaker 1: I got your praying again. Now you're walking in the 411 00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:17,600 Speaker 1: cool of the day. I know where you are, but 412 00:28:17,720 --> 00:28:22,520 Speaker 1: I finally located where you are. Now we can fix it. Now, 413 00:28:22,680 --> 00:28:27,200 Speaker 1: divine authority has come, And the Bible says, husbands, love 414 00:28:27,240 --> 00:28:30,760 Speaker 1: your wife if he's in's five, love your wife as Christ, 415 00:28:30,920 --> 00:28:35,080 Speaker 1: love the church, and wives honor and submit to your 416 00:28:35,160 --> 00:28:39,560 Speaker 1: husband's And when you do that and you get that 417 00:28:39,680 --> 00:28:44,520 Speaker 1: divine order the serpent's power, he will form the weapon, 418 00:28:44,880 --> 00:28:49,960 Speaker 1: but ultimately it will not prosper. I tell you our 419 00:28:50,080 --> 00:28:56,240 Speaker 1: children and our children's children are blessed for a thousand generations. 420 00:28:56,240 --> 00:28:59,440 Speaker 1: The book of Deuterono, I mean decrees. If we stand 421 00:28:59,760 --> 00:29:02,240 Speaker 1: in the promises of God, clup your. 422 00:29:02,120 --> 00:29:05,920 Speaker 2: Hands and say, Amen, honey Lujah. 423 00:29:10,280 --> 00:29:13,800 Speaker 1: Will the man lead the family, or will the serpent, 424 00:29:13,920 --> 00:29:15,360 Speaker 1: the devil lead the family. 425 00:29:15,400 --> 00:29:16,440 Speaker 2: That's the only question. 426 00:29:25,160 --> 00:29:27,760 Speaker 1: Hello, I'm Jensen Franklin, and I want to welcome you 427 00:29:27,840 --> 00:29:31,120 Speaker 1: to Real America's voice. If you'll give me the next 428 00:29:31,200 --> 00:29:34,560 Speaker 1: few moments and listen, you're going to have the opportunity, 429 00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:36,280 Speaker 1: I believe to. 430 00:29:36,320 --> 00:29:39,840 Speaker 2: Have a moment that can change your life. 431 00:29:45,280 --> 00:29:48,560 Speaker 1: And you can use your energy to make excuses or 432 00:29:48,600 --> 00:29:51,800 Speaker 1: you can use your energy to make plans. 433 00:29:52,760 --> 00:29:54,080 Speaker 2: Adam didn't have a plan. 434 00:29:54,280 --> 00:30:00,240 Speaker 1: All he had was excuses, and God said, I hold 435 00:30:00,280 --> 00:30:07,160 Speaker 1: you responsible. You are the head of your home. A 436 00:30:07,200 --> 00:30:12,760 Speaker 1: covenant is how God describes the family. A covenant is different. 437 00:30:13,400 --> 00:30:21,320 Speaker 1: A covenant the word hasid means loyalty, reliability, never breaking, 438 00:30:22,240 --> 00:30:29,720 Speaker 1: always loving. And if a business struggles, the CEO ultimately 439 00:30:29,800 --> 00:30:34,480 Speaker 1: he is firstly responsible. It may be some of the 440 00:30:34,520 --> 00:30:38,600 Speaker 1: employees messing up, but ultimately, if something goes wrong with 441 00:30:38,680 --> 00:30:41,400 Speaker 1: this church, ultimately it's on me. 442 00:30:42,880 --> 00:30:44,000 Speaker 2: That's heavy. 443 00:30:44,640 --> 00:30:47,880 Speaker 1: And on a sports team, if a team is failing, 444 00:30:48,480 --> 00:30:53,240 Speaker 1: ultimately everything comes on the coach, not even the players. 445 00:30:53,840 --> 00:30:58,440 Speaker 1: It may be their fault, but it's his responsibility. And 446 00:30:58,520 --> 00:31:03,440 Speaker 1: in a military operation, ultimately, if it falls to pieces, 447 00:31:04,080 --> 00:31:10,200 Speaker 1: it falls back on the highest ranked person in that division, 448 00:31:11,480 --> 00:31:14,040 Speaker 1: and that would be in the home the father of 449 00:31:14,120 --> 00:31:17,440 Speaker 1: the husband the dead. This is why you've got to 450 00:31:17,520 --> 00:31:20,480 Speaker 1: learn how to pray for yourself. I appreciate you coming 451 00:31:20,520 --> 00:31:23,120 Speaker 1: to church. I love you. I'm telling you I feel 452 00:31:23,120 --> 00:31:27,080 Speaker 1: the weight of this message because I understand that families will, 453 00:31:27,640 --> 00:31:30,320 Speaker 1: families will make it or not make it based on 454 00:31:30,520 --> 00:31:35,080 Speaker 1: what I'm preaching right now, if men stand up, and 455 00:31:35,120 --> 00:31:37,800 Speaker 1: if you've got a man who's trying, my God, thank 456 00:31:37,880 --> 00:31:41,239 Speaker 1: God for him, and get behind him and pray for him. 457 00:31:41,320 --> 00:31:44,520 Speaker 1: And do you pray for him, pray for him. If 458 00:31:44,560 --> 00:31:50,640 Speaker 1: he's trying, you're really, really, really blessed. Of course, it's 459 00:31:50,680 --> 00:31:56,880 Speaker 1: not an easy thing. So when Adam and Eve's sin, 460 00:31:57,320 --> 00:32:00,600 Speaker 1: God shows up and he holds him responsible. Let me 461 00:32:00,640 --> 00:32:04,320 Speaker 1: get this out. In your families, there will be things 462 00:32:04,320 --> 00:32:07,560 Speaker 1: that are not your fault, but it's your responsibility. And 463 00:32:07,600 --> 00:32:12,520 Speaker 1: when men don't take responsibility, listen carefully, then we need 464 00:32:12,560 --> 00:32:18,280 Speaker 1: more police officers. And when men don't take responsibility, then 465 00:32:18,320 --> 00:32:22,960 Speaker 1: we have to build more prisons. And when men don't 466 00:32:23,000 --> 00:32:26,560 Speaker 1: take responsibility and be a father to their kids, we 467 00:32:26,680 --> 00:32:30,640 Speaker 1: need more jail cells. And we're in a cultural crisis 468 00:32:30,680 --> 00:32:35,320 Speaker 1: in this nation because fathers. The question is being cried out, 469 00:32:35,600 --> 00:32:39,440 Speaker 1: fathers where are you? And you may be there, but 470 00:32:39,520 --> 00:32:41,360 Speaker 1: if you're not really engaged. 471 00:32:42,840 --> 00:32:44,040 Speaker 2: I hope Adam. 472 00:32:43,800 --> 00:32:48,040 Speaker 1: Wasn't off looking at pornography. I hope Adam wasn't all 473 00:32:48,240 --> 00:32:52,160 Speaker 1: flirting with somebody. I hope Adam was not involved. I 474 00:32:52,200 --> 00:32:55,520 Speaker 1: don't know where he was, but I pray to God 475 00:32:55,680 --> 00:32:59,600 Speaker 1: that God doesn't ever have to say over us, where 476 00:32:59,600 --> 00:33:03,040 Speaker 1: are you for your wife? Where are you? Where are 477 00:33:03,080 --> 00:33:08,440 Speaker 1: you Adam? For your children? Where are you in your 478 00:33:08,520 --> 00:33:11,640 Speaker 1: relationship with me? I don't see you in the prayer 479 00:33:11,760 --> 00:33:16,560 Speaker 1: place ever. You don't preach, or you don't talk to me, 480 00:33:17,160 --> 00:33:24,320 Speaker 1: you don't read and listen to me. I want to 481 00:33:24,360 --> 00:33:30,280 Speaker 1: say it like I want to say it. When the 482 00:33:30,320 --> 00:33:37,560 Speaker 1: Lord found me I was a sinner. It wasn't his fault. 483 00:33:37,680 --> 00:33:41,360 Speaker 1: It was my fault. I did it. I was guilty, 484 00:33:42,120 --> 00:33:48,920 Speaker 1: but my father took responsibility and he said, I'll come 485 00:33:49,000 --> 00:33:54,560 Speaker 1: down to earth and I'll carry across. And it's your fault, 486 00:33:55,480 --> 00:33:59,160 Speaker 1: but it's my responsibility to redeem you and forgive you 487 00:33:59,760 --> 00:34:03,480 Speaker 1: and love you and raise you, and after the fall, 488 00:34:03,680 --> 00:34:07,120 Speaker 1: believe in you and encourage you after you've been through 489 00:34:07,160 --> 00:34:08,160 Speaker 1: your own fault. 490 00:34:11,040 --> 00:34:12,640 Speaker 2: It's not my fault you fail. 491 00:34:12,719 --> 00:34:15,040 Speaker 1: I did my best to tell you in the law 492 00:34:15,360 --> 00:34:18,200 Speaker 1: what to do and not to do. But since you 493 00:34:18,400 --> 00:34:22,000 Speaker 1: did fall, I don't quit on you. I have covenant 494 00:34:22,040 --> 00:34:24,239 Speaker 1: love for you, not a contract. 495 00:34:24,239 --> 00:34:26,600 Speaker 2: A covenant and covenant. 496 00:34:26,160 --> 00:34:29,640 Speaker 1: A contract is one person with another person. And they 497 00:34:29,680 --> 00:34:33,000 Speaker 1: think that's what a marriage is. That's a contract. As 498 00:34:33,040 --> 00:34:35,960 Speaker 1: long as you do I do, I do my part, 499 00:34:36,040 --> 00:34:39,760 Speaker 1: You do your part. Covenant says, it's not two people, 500 00:34:39,880 --> 00:34:41,040 Speaker 1: it's with three people. 501 00:34:41,280 --> 00:34:44,360 Speaker 2: It's with husband, it's with wife, it's with God. 502 00:34:45,160 --> 00:34:49,880 Speaker 1: And nothing can separate us from the love of God. Therefore, 503 00:34:50,040 --> 00:34:52,759 Speaker 1: I love you. And the more I love God, the 504 00:34:52,760 --> 00:34:55,120 Speaker 1: more I love you, the more I serve God, the 505 00:34:55,120 --> 00:35:02,320 Speaker 1: more I serve you. 506 00:35:02,400 --> 00:35:06,160 Speaker 2: Can I preach just another minute. Let me end with this. 507 00:35:07,160 --> 00:35:09,879 Speaker 1: There are three kinds of men. Men who win at 508 00:35:09,920 --> 00:35:16,879 Speaker 1: work and lose at home because they don't understand contract. 509 00:35:18,719 --> 00:35:21,839 Speaker 1: They apply contract to wife and kids. And we've seen 510 00:35:21,880 --> 00:35:24,920 Speaker 1: people do amazing things at work but lose at home. 511 00:35:26,520 --> 00:35:29,919 Speaker 1: You can't run your family like you're running a company. 512 00:35:31,000 --> 00:35:33,600 Speaker 1: Just come home and say to your wife one time. 513 00:35:33,680 --> 00:35:36,360 Speaker 1: If you've got a big business, just look at her. 514 00:35:36,600 --> 00:35:39,520 Speaker 1: I can't imagine saying this to Shariz. If you were 515 00:35:39,560 --> 00:35:43,400 Speaker 1: working for me, I would fire you I tell you 516 00:35:43,400 --> 00:35:44,160 Speaker 1: what you just did. 517 00:35:44,440 --> 00:35:45,719 Speaker 2: You just came up with. 518 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:55,400 Speaker 1: Child proof birthing in your family for the rest of 519 00:35:55,440 --> 00:35:58,400 Speaker 1: your life. You have a contraceptive that you have just 520 00:35:59,000 --> 00:36:02,080 Speaker 1: had that will gare tea. You'll never have another child 521 00:36:03,200 --> 00:36:05,200 Speaker 1: if you leave that thing like you just left it. 522 00:36:06,880 --> 00:36:09,040 Speaker 1: You can't come home from work and tell your children 523 00:36:09,160 --> 00:36:11,359 Speaker 1: get in line. If I were you, i'd fire you 524 00:36:12,360 --> 00:36:15,160 Speaker 1: if you were working for me in my business. 525 00:36:15,680 --> 00:36:18,799 Speaker 2: Now A covenant says, I love you. 526 00:36:20,440 --> 00:36:21,080 Speaker 1: No matter what. 527 00:36:23,160 --> 00:36:23,480 Speaker 2: It's not. 528 00:36:24,200 --> 00:36:29,480 Speaker 1: Everything's not my fault. But I will be the man 529 00:36:29,920 --> 00:36:34,040 Speaker 1: in this situation. And I may not have the answers, 530 00:36:34,080 --> 00:36:36,000 Speaker 1: and I may not know what to do, and I 531 00:36:36,080 --> 00:36:38,719 Speaker 1: may not, but I'm gonna figure it out. I'm gonna 532 00:36:38,760 --> 00:36:41,279 Speaker 1: get help. I'm gonna reach out, I'm gonna talk to 533 00:36:41,560 --> 00:36:45,000 Speaker 1: get counsel, I'm gonna go to pastors, and I'm gonna 534 00:36:45,120 --> 00:36:47,960 Speaker 1: whatever I have to do. And I'm not telling you 535 00:36:48,160 --> 00:36:49,320 Speaker 1: I've had to walk. 536 00:36:49,080 --> 00:36:50,360 Speaker 2: Through this stuff. 537 00:36:51,680 --> 00:36:56,680 Speaker 1: When the serpent showed up to attack my family over 538 00:36:56,960 --> 00:37:00,440 Speaker 1: and over again, and it was enough to make you 539 00:37:00,560 --> 00:37:08,200 Speaker 1: just say I quit. I can't take it anymore. But 540 00:37:08,280 --> 00:37:11,600 Speaker 1: I'm so glad. As a father and a dad, I 541 00:37:11,719 --> 00:37:16,640 Speaker 1: wasn't perfect Still I'm not no, we're near near near perfect, 542 00:37:17,360 --> 00:37:19,839 Speaker 1: and I'm so glad I didn't quit. And I don't 543 00:37:19,880 --> 00:37:23,400 Speaker 1: want to end with this, but I got two sweet 544 00:37:23,440 --> 00:37:28,280 Speaker 1: texts this morning, and some of my kids are here. 545 00:37:28,560 --> 00:37:34,839 Speaker 1: I think about my dad today. Billy Franklin was an 546 00:37:34,920 --> 00:37:37,880 Speaker 1: amazing mom. You're an amazing mother. I love you and 547 00:37:38,000 --> 00:37:43,200 Speaker 1: honor you. You're incredible. Means so much to me, means 548 00:37:43,239 --> 00:37:48,040 Speaker 1: so much to me. Now I miss my dad today. 549 00:37:48,840 --> 00:37:54,120 Speaker 1: Billy Franklin. He was the greatest dad to me. He 550 00:37:54,239 --> 00:37:56,799 Speaker 1: was a pastor and the church consumed his life, but 551 00:37:56,880 --> 00:37:59,440 Speaker 1: he always made me feel special. And I note I 552 00:37:59,480 --> 00:38:04,400 Speaker 1: speak for Jill and Jennifer and Richie and Dole, and 553 00:38:05,120 --> 00:38:09,640 Speaker 1: I remember things about him that he was powerful. He 554 00:38:09,719 --> 00:38:12,600 Speaker 1: was a strong man when he said something, and he 555 00:38:12,680 --> 00:38:15,359 Speaker 1: had that tone of voice, Buddy, you better get your 556 00:38:15,400 --> 00:38:17,920 Speaker 1: act in order or you about to get You about 557 00:38:17,920 --> 00:38:20,239 Speaker 1: to get a whipping like you couldn't believe. I mean, 558 00:38:20,280 --> 00:38:24,319 Speaker 1: you be crying like that baby's crying beyond anything you 559 00:38:24,320 --> 00:38:26,400 Speaker 1: could ever imagine. 560 00:38:27,600 --> 00:38:30,040 Speaker 2: Thank God, give the baby a hand. I love babies. 561 00:38:30,080 --> 00:38:32,920 Speaker 2: See him. They used, they used to get me off 562 00:38:33,000 --> 00:38:33,399 Speaker 2: my game. 563 00:38:33,520 --> 00:38:39,439 Speaker 1: That sounds like music. Now got grand babies. The Lord 564 00:38:39,520 --> 00:38:41,799 Speaker 1: spoke to me when I read these texts that came 565 00:38:41,920 --> 00:38:45,840 Speaker 1: early this morning from two great, great, great preachers to 566 00:38:46,040 --> 00:38:51,920 Speaker 1: the greatest. They're the next wave. We're seeing the old wave. 567 00:38:52,040 --> 00:38:54,040 Speaker 1: We're seeing a lot of correction in the body of 568 00:38:54,120 --> 00:38:59,880 Speaker 1: Christ going on. And it's like God saying, there's that 569 00:39:00,600 --> 00:39:06,200 Speaker 1: wave is kind of fleshing out, and I'm getting ready 570 00:39:06,239 --> 00:39:11,080 Speaker 1: for a new wave of ministries, and I know that 571 00:39:11,160 --> 00:39:13,800 Speaker 1: I'm in the first wave. I tell you one of 572 00:39:13,840 --> 00:39:18,680 Speaker 1: the greatest joys that I have is I've invested in 573 00:39:18,760 --> 00:39:23,560 Speaker 1: a few in the next generation and I'm not their 574 00:39:23,680 --> 00:39:28,440 Speaker 1: biological fathers, but I am their spiritual fathers. And I 575 00:39:28,560 --> 00:39:31,239 Speaker 1: got two of the sweetest I know. They didn't coordinate this, 576 00:39:31,360 --> 00:39:34,640 Speaker 1: but Marcus Miekhelm, who pastor is an amazing church called 577 00:39:34,719 --> 00:39:38,160 Speaker 1: Seven Hills in Kentucky, and he was youth pastor here 578 00:39:38,920 --> 00:39:40,840 Speaker 1: and that's where I first met him and we just 579 00:39:40,920 --> 00:39:43,359 Speaker 1: hit it off, you know. And a spiritual son is 580 00:39:43,400 --> 00:39:46,439 Speaker 1: not somebody that it's not something you can force. It's 581 00:39:46,520 --> 00:40:00,440 Speaker 1: it's that connection is divine, it's supernatural, and it's it's powerful. Hello, 582 00:40:00,480 --> 00:40:02,880 Speaker 1: I'm Jensen Franklin, and I want to welcome you to 583 00:40:03,040 --> 00:40:06,560 Speaker 1: real America's voice. Maybe you've been going through some things 584 00:40:06,600 --> 00:40:10,400 Speaker 1: and you've had moments that have discouraged you, or maybe 585 00:40:10,440 --> 00:40:13,160 Speaker 1: you just feel like you've messed up and you can't recover. 586 00:40:13,760 --> 00:40:16,400 Speaker 1: This message is for you. I believe it's going to 587 00:40:16,440 --> 00:40:24,480 Speaker 1: speak to you this very moment, and. 588 00:40:24,480 --> 00:40:26,839 Speaker 2: I just begin to pour into him, many many many. 589 00:40:27,040 --> 00:40:29,640 Speaker 1: I saw it. He's got it, he's got it. He 590 00:40:29,719 --> 00:40:32,279 Speaker 1: sent me this little text this morning. This is a 591 00:40:32,360 --> 00:40:34,480 Speaker 1: challenge to all of you. Dad's not just to be 592 00:40:34,880 --> 00:40:38,839 Speaker 1: fathers to your biological sons and daughters, but to your 593 00:40:38,880 --> 00:40:43,719 Speaker 1: spiritual their young men out there who are fatherless, and 594 00:40:43,760 --> 00:40:48,319 Speaker 1: it'll mean everything if you're a father to him. Marcus said, 595 00:40:48,360 --> 00:40:51,520 Speaker 1: Happy Father's Day, Pastor, thank you for being the closest 596 00:40:51,560 --> 00:40:54,040 Speaker 1: thing to a dad I've ever had. He never had 597 00:40:54,040 --> 00:40:59,239 Speaker 1: his dad. Active can't express what you mean or how 598 00:40:59,280 --> 00:41:03,240 Speaker 1: honored I am to be one of your spiritual sons. 599 00:41:04,000 --> 00:41:06,080 Speaker 2: I love you, I love this. 600 00:41:06,239 --> 00:41:09,799 Speaker 1: Hope your day is filled with grand babies. And then 601 00:41:09,880 --> 00:41:13,040 Speaker 1: I got another one from Pastor Javon Ruff this morning. 602 00:41:14,520 --> 00:41:17,440 Speaker 1: He said, I want to take this special day to 603 00:41:17,560 --> 00:41:21,239 Speaker 1: express how much I love and appreciate you. God has 604 00:41:21,280 --> 00:41:24,480 Speaker 1: truly used you in a remarkable way to shape my life, 605 00:41:24,560 --> 00:41:29,399 Speaker 1: guiding me with wisdom, love, and unwavering faith. Your mentorship 606 00:41:29,440 --> 00:41:33,240 Speaker 1: has been a divine blessing, and I am deeply grateful 607 00:41:33,280 --> 00:41:36,560 Speaker 1: for your presence in my life. As one who grew 608 00:41:36,680 --> 00:41:41,279 Speaker 1: up not having real consistent a real consistent father in 609 00:41:41,320 --> 00:41:46,600 Speaker 1: my life, I long to have examples and models that 610 00:41:46,719 --> 00:41:51,120 Speaker 1: I could learn and gain wisdom from. You have definitely 611 00:41:51,160 --> 00:41:55,239 Speaker 1: been a true source for that, and not only for me, 612 00:41:55,440 --> 00:41:56,400 Speaker 1: but for many others. 613 00:41:56,440 --> 00:42:00,160 Speaker 2: Thank you for helping me. I love this part. Thank 614 00:42:00,200 --> 00:42:00,520 Speaker 2: you for. 615 00:42:00,520 --> 00:42:05,440 Speaker 1: Helping me be a better husband to Shannah and a 616 00:42:05,440 --> 00:42:11,719 Speaker 1: better father for Sydney and Jacob, Your spiritual sons, your 617 00:42:11,719 --> 00:42:16,279 Speaker 1: goun Well, that's what it's all about. Y'all heard that 618 00:42:16,360 --> 00:42:19,799 Speaker 1: man get up here and preach last week under that anointing. 619 00:42:21,400 --> 00:42:24,520 Speaker 1: Satan said he'll be a statistic Satan said, he'll go 620 00:42:24,800 --> 00:42:27,120 Speaker 1: up and he won't have a father in his life, 621 00:42:27,160 --> 00:42:29,919 Speaker 1: and he'll never reach the potential that I have for him. 622 00:42:30,200 --> 00:42:33,320 Speaker 1: But God said, I'm going to raise up some Adams 623 00:42:33,360 --> 00:42:35,399 Speaker 1: who is never going to be said of them. Where 624 00:42:35,440 --> 00:42:38,520 Speaker 1: are you for your family, for. 625 00:42:38,560 --> 00:42:40,400 Speaker 2: Your wife, for your God? 626 00:42:42,520 --> 00:42:44,640 Speaker 1: I want you to stand all over this building at 627 00:42:44,680 --> 00:42:46,240 Speaker 1: every campus, No one moving. 628 00:42:46,400 --> 00:42:49,279 Speaker 2: Please, please, please, please, I'm asking you. 629 00:42:50,040 --> 00:42:52,880 Speaker 1: I want every father, under the sound of my voice 630 00:42:52,960 --> 00:42:55,480 Speaker 1: at every campus, to get out of your seat and 631 00:42:55,560 --> 00:42:58,160 Speaker 1: to come forward and to stand down here. If you 632 00:42:58,239 --> 00:43:01,360 Speaker 1: want to be the man God has called you to be, 633 00:43:04,560 --> 00:43:08,160 Speaker 1: this is a powerful thing. They're coming forward at every campus. 634 00:43:08,200 --> 00:43:13,000 Speaker 1: Every father, every father, every father. 635 00:43:13,320 --> 00:43:19,000 Speaker 2: Beautiful beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. Why don't you sing that verse 636 00:43:19,600 --> 00:43:21,480 Speaker 2: right now? Sing it? 637 00:43:22,560 --> 00:43:22,600 Speaker 4: Go? 638 00:43:24,360 --> 00:43:27,120 Speaker 3: The head of me can't take my fan. 639 00:43:29,360 --> 00:43:35,719 Speaker 5: Is this home belongs to the Lord? I'm not afraid 640 00:43:36,200 --> 00:43:42,080 Speaker 5: to mine? And he had a claim in this horn. 641 00:43:43,200 --> 00:43:52,960 Speaker 3: I plead the blood. I plead the blood. Jeez, it's 642 00:43:53,120 --> 00:43:54,000 Speaker 3: more than. 643 00:43:57,120 --> 00:43:59,640 Speaker 2: I want you to sing that verse again from the beginning. 644 00:44:01,120 --> 00:44:04,200 Speaker 1: Gentlemen, throw your hands up and say, Lord, make me into. 645 00:44:03,960 --> 00:44:05,360 Speaker 4: The men that you want me to be. 646 00:44:08,680 --> 00:44:12,080 Speaker 1: You need to stand up most, You need to speak of, 647 00:44:14,160 --> 00:44:16,400 Speaker 1: need to feel the way that those that you are. 648 00:44:17,120 --> 00:44:22,640 Speaker 1: You are firstly accountable. It may not be your fault, 649 00:44:22,719 --> 00:44:28,120 Speaker 1: but it's your responsibility to find the answer, find the hell, 650 00:44:28,160 --> 00:44:29,320 Speaker 1: find person. 651 00:44:29,480 --> 00:44:31,200 Speaker 3: Prayer Jesus. 652 00:44:32,360 --> 00:44:33,400 Speaker 6: Pray for your family. 653 00:44:33,560 --> 00:44:33,960 Speaker 3: Gentlemen. 654 00:44:36,480 --> 00:44:40,200 Speaker 7: God knows us, love our family. 655 00:44:41,680 --> 00:44:45,480 Speaker 1: He can give us a new spirits, he can heal. 656 00:44:45,400 --> 00:44:47,240 Speaker 6: Us, He can break health the wos. 657 00:44:51,320 --> 00:44:55,880 Speaker 7: Lord, we're pleading the blood over our pass over that sun. 658 00:44:56,120 --> 00:44:59,400 Speaker 4: That's daughter, that's not the situation. 659 00:44:59,680 --> 00:45:03,000 Speaker 3: That is sometime slacks or the grand children. 660 00:45:04,960 --> 00:45:05,399 Speaker 4: Your more. 661 00:45:05,640 --> 00:45:09,160 Speaker 3: Let en take it off your shoulders and put it 662 00:45:09,200 --> 00:45:11,440 Speaker 3: on Jesus, jes you're. 663 00:45:11,360 --> 00:45:14,440 Speaker 6: More than enoughle My shues. 664 00:45:17,040 --> 00:45:17,839 Speaker 3: Yes it is. 665 00:45:19,800 --> 00:45:23,520 Speaker 1: Water his son's ability and raised the children and for 666 00:45:23,680 --> 00:45:28,759 Speaker 1: the pre showing my greatest achievement. And I. 667 00:45:30,239 --> 00:45:33,560 Speaker 3: To me the father of Parking, the father. 668 00:45:33,520 --> 00:45:41,799 Speaker 7: Of Corea, the father from Carol, the father of policies hundred. 669 00:45:41,640 --> 00:45:43,400 Speaker 4: Pay great. 670 00:45:44,719 --> 00:45:47,040 Speaker 3: Drake, where did that come from? 671 00:45:47,400 --> 00:45:47,760 Speaker 4: Straight? 672 00:45:49,719 --> 00:45:54,280 Speaker 3: Jeez, the father of that green, father of my grand children. 673 00:45:54,480 --> 00:45:56,080 Speaker 4: Come on stack, give. 674 00:45:55,960 --> 00:45:57,480 Speaker 3: Your family, come along. 675 00:46:01,400 --> 00:46:05,920 Speaker 6: Whereise God, I'm pleased them. 676 00:46:05,760 --> 00:46:18,000 Speaker 8: Any Just because you didn't have a good father, that's 677 00:46:18,040 --> 00:46:19,359 Speaker 8: a thing you can't be once. 678 00:46:20,800 --> 00:46:23,359 Speaker 3: Just give your life to it this morning. Give your 679 00:46:23,440 --> 00:46:27,080 Speaker 3: mind a horrible life twin to Jesus. 680 00:46:28,000 --> 00:46:42,400 Speaker 4: Nothing nothing, I love it, nothing, rising unders the. 681 00:46:42,480 --> 00:46:43,760 Speaker 6: Man that every campen. 682 00:46:44,480 --> 00:46:45,480 Speaker 3: Just throw your hands. 683 00:46:45,520 --> 00:46:47,959 Speaker 4: Some gentlemen say'll. 684 00:46:47,680 --> 00:46:52,600 Speaker 7: Please the blood over my face. God, I don't know 685 00:46:52,760 --> 00:46:55,280 Speaker 7: everything to do, but I'm knowing I'm not perfect. 686 00:46:56,200 --> 00:46:57,600 Speaker 4: Stop scamming here. 687 00:46:57,520 --> 00:46:59,560 Speaker 1: Today, he's saying, I'll be that man. 688 00:47:00,920 --> 00:47:07,720 Speaker 7: God fit up, stir in a Christ sat up, poor things. 689 00:47:07,960 --> 00:47:11,440 Speaker 7: Let's be standing again and take us the hair. 690 00:47:13,200 --> 00:47:13,480 Speaker 3: Glow. 691 00:47:13,680 --> 00:47:19,400 Speaker 4: The guys, we men stand up and stret let. 692 00:47:19,320 --> 00:47:21,399 Speaker 3: Me pray and cry. 693 00:47:23,560 --> 00:47:30,960 Speaker 4: I had to go, come, said sister man. 694 00:47:34,920 --> 00:47:46,120 Speaker 6: I'm gonna do you reward my family, beautiful 695 00:47:48,840 --> 00:48:02,000 Speaker 5: Jesus geezer