1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:03,720 Speaker 1: That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, 2 00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:06,480 Speaker 1: and shalt believe in thy heart that God hath raised 3 00:00:06,559 --> 00:00:10,879 Speaker 1: him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. Romans ten eleven. 4 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:15,560 Speaker 1: Thank you for opening my heart and mind to the truth. Lord, 5 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:19,440 Speaker 1: You revealed the beauty of your son and the cost 6 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:22,400 Speaker 1: he paid for me to be with you. All you 7 00:00:22,520 --> 00:00:25,640 Speaker 1: asked of me was to believe in that glorious truth 8 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:31,120 Speaker 1: by faith. Faith is what pleases you the most. I 9 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:35,000 Speaker 1: will confess you as my Lord and Savior and believe 10 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:38,880 Speaker 1: God the Father raised you from the dead and will 11 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:42,840 Speaker 1: raise me from death to be with you forever. Your 12 00:00:42,920 --> 00:00:46,400 Speaker 1: home is my heart, and you live your life through me. 13 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:50,159 Speaker 1: I am your child, and you have filled me with 14 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 1: the supernatural life of your spirit. You are with me 15 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:58,640 Speaker 1: twenty four hours a day and will never leave me. Amen. 16 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:04,040 Speaker 1: Thank you for listening to today's daily prayer for more 17 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 1: inspiration Manned an incredible message from our feature pastor. Stay 18 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:10,480 Speaker 1: tuned to pray dot COM's Sunday Service. 19 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 2: Welcome. This is Ignite Kingdom Talk. Make the marketplace the 20 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:31,640 Speaker 2: Miracle Place. Welcome to the special Sunday Service edition of 21 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:34,399 Speaker 2: Ignite Kingdom Talk. A space where we highlight the work 22 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:36,959 Speaker 2: of God in the lives and businesses of Kingdom minded 23 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 2: business leaders. Today's guest is Eric Johnson, president of Arnold 24 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:43,640 Speaker 2: Motor Supply and The Merrill Company, a member of the 25 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:46,440 Speaker 2: Ignite Kingdom Board of Advisors, and a recipient of the 26 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 2: twenty twenty five Keeler Leadership Award. 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We'll 40 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 2: learn more and sign up today at ignite dashcb dot com. 41 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 2: And now, in the name of Jesus, may your faith 42 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:44,160 Speaker 2: and hope be ignited afresh and anew. 43 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:48,360 Speaker 3: Hey, guys, we want to welcome you back to Ignite 44 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:53,960 Speaker 3: Kingdom Talk. We are excited about what God's doing and 45 00:02:54,160 --> 00:03:00,400 Speaker 3: there is so much to be thankful for. And one 46 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:02,959 Speaker 3: of the things I just it's been on my heart. 47 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 3: It's been in my heart for the past few days. 48 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:08,679 Speaker 3: And I know for so many of our listeners, we 49 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:13,679 Speaker 3: want to pray for Texas. The situation down there, and 50 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:22,079 Speaker 3: so many things are happening down there, and boy, it's 51 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:25,960 Speaker 3: got to be I always say this, I can't imagine. 52 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:29,480 Speaker 3: I can't imagine sending your kid off to camp and 53 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:33,720 Speaker 3: them not coming back, or our grandkids off to off 54 00:03:33,760 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 3: to camp and des can you just can you just 55 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 3: start us off and praying over Texas? 56 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 4: Absolutely? Father, we love you, Lord, you are good. You're 57 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 4: good Father, and Lord, we just asked that in your 58 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:51,560 Speaker 4: goodness and in your mercy and in your grace, you 59 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:58,160 Speaker 4: would extend the spirit of just comfort over those that 60 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:02,840 Speaker 4: are experiencing lost Lord, that are directly impacted. Lord, that 61 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:08,440 Speaker 4: it's a family, a friend, Lord, a neighbor that has 62 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:11,560 Speaker 4: experienced such loss. And Lord, we know that it doesn't 63 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:18,080 Speaker 4: just impact that neighborhood, that's town, Lord, those around in Texas, 64 00:04:18,080 --> 00:04:22,359 Speaker 4: But Lord, it is impacting the entire world. And Lord 65 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:26,520 Speaker 4: that there are those that are just grieving alongside. And Lord, 66 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:30,240 Speaker 4: you say where one is mourning, Lord that we're to 67 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:33,840 Speaker 4: weep with each other, that Lord, we're to be there. 68 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 4: And so Father, we lift them to you, and we 69 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:40,560 Speaker 4: know you're the only one, Oh God, that can comfort. 70 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:43,440 Speaker 4: You are the only one that can bring peace. You 71 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:46,880 Speaker 4: are the only one. So we look to you and 72 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:49,600 Speaker 4: we pray, oh God, that you do what only you 73 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 4: can do. And we thank you in advanced Lord, in Jesus' name, 74 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:57,080 Speaker 4: and God, we just even ask even for a miracle 75 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:01,760 Speaker 4: today that there would be a another person that is 76 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:04,720 Speaker 4: found alive. Lord, God, we just pray that you are 77 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:07,040 Speaker 4: the God of miracles. So Lord, we say, let there 78 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:10,320 Speaker 4: be and we just believe it to be selling. 79 00:05:10,480 --> 00:05:14,839 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, And Lord, we just we lift up our 80 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:19,239 Speaker 3: listeners right now. If they're going through a difficult season, 81 00:05:19,320 --> 00:05:23,560 Speaker 3: a difficult time. Lord, there's darkness, but Lord, I pray 82 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:27,479 Speaker 3: that the light would shine in that dark place that 83 00:05:27,520 --> 00:05:31,240 Speaker 3: they're at Lord that you are our hope, you are 84 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 3: our salvation, You're the answer. And Lord, I pray. I 85 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 3: pray just for peace and their situation. I pray give 86 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 3: them joy and Lord, we thank you. We give it 87 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:47,760 Speaker 3: all to you in Jesus' name. Amen. Amen, No, I 88 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 3: just it's just been on my heart and I just 89 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:52,920 Speaker 3: didn't want to start this. I didn't want to start 90 00:05:52,920 --> 00:05:58,160 Speaker 3: this off with with without without prayer. And Guys, I'm 91 00:05:58,200 --> 00:06:01,640 Speaker 3: always excited to be with our friend Eric Johnson, and 92 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:10,839 Speaker 3: he's no stranger to tough situations, battling through tough situations. 93 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 3: And I know today Eric that that were you know, 94 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:16,960 Speaker 3: I think we need to talk about some of the 95 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:23,159 Speaker 3: things that are happening with in Ignite and and how 96 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:26,520 Speaker 3: God is using this and I believe in such a 97 00:06:26,640 --> 00:06:29,720 Speaker 3: mighty way. And I we always say it the best 98 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:32,640 Speaker 3: is yet to come, and I think it's happening. I 99 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 3: see it happening. And being part of these strategic groups, 100 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:43,280 Speaker 3: and not only that, Eric, but you're part of the 101 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:48,240 Speaker 3: Kingdom Board of Advisors, the Mastermind Group level. First of all, welcome, 102 00:06:49,279 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 3: welcome to the Welcome to the show, the podcast here, 103 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:56,320 Speaker 3: and it's always great to have you on and you 104 00:06:56,400 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 3: and your wife. We love you guys, But Eric, you 105 00:06:59,839 --> 00:07:03,120 Speaker 3: just went through a tough situation. And I know it's 106 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:07,479 Speaker 3: been on past podcast, but man, what was that like 107 00:07:07,920 --> 00:07:12,120 Speaker 3: a flood? I don't think it was anything like this 108 00:07:12,200 --> 00:07:17,320 Speaker 3: flood that happened, but man, there's difficult. We just stood 109 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:20,200 Speaker 3: in your We just stood in your warehouse just a 110 00:07:20,240 --> 00:07:25,640 Speaker 3: few weeks back and stood where the water was in 111 00:07:25,760 --> 00:07:29,720 Speaker 3: that warehouse feet deep, not just inches, but feet deep. 112 00:07:31,360 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 3: What's that like to be on the other side now? 113 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:37,240 Speaker 5: I can't even express well, I guess, first of all, 114 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:39,559 Speaker 5: thank you for having me. It's great to be here. 115 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:43,480 Speaker 5: But I can't even express how much different this summer 116 00:07:43,640 --> 00:07:47,720 Speaker 5: has been from last summer. I mean, the anniversary of 117 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:52,920 Speaker 5: the flood was just over a week ago, so one 118 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:56,920 Speaker 5: year ago. At this time, we were working from sun 119 00:07:57,000 --> 00:08:01,560 Speaker 5: up to sundown trying to get up rations back and 120 00:08:02,920 --> 00:08:09,560 Speaker 5: it was a really chaotic, trying time. And so it's 121 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:12,560 Speaker 5: really nice to be on the other side of that 122 00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:17,800 Speaker 5: here and have some quote unquote normalcy to this summer. 123 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:21,560 Speaker 5: So I'm going the extra mile this summer to try 124 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:25,200 Speaker 5: and get in a little more relaxation that didn't happen 125 00:08:25,280 --> 00:08:27,520 Speaker 5: last summer. So yeah, that's been really nice. 126 00:08:27,720 --> 00:08:30,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, Eric, tell our folks what you do. 127 00:08:31,080 --> 00:08:35,199 Speaker 5: Okay. So I am the president of a company called 128 00:08:35,280 --> 00:08:39,400 Speaker 5: Arnold Motor Supply. We are something like the twelfth thirteenth 129 00:08:39,559 --> 00:08:43,319 Speaker 5: largest distributor of automotive products in the United States. I 130 00:08:43,400 --> 00:08:47,240 Speaker 5: have about one thousand employees spread across five states in 131 00:08:47,280 --> 00:08:51,000 Speaker 5: the Upper Midwest. And the flood that we're talking about 132 00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:55,720 Speaker 5: impacted our corporate office, our primary distribution center, and our 133 00:08:56,240 --> 00:09:02,840 Speaker 5: flagship store here in Spencer. Really a great company, a 134 00:09:02,880 --> 00:09:06,959 Speaker 5: good organization, and you know, something like the event that 135 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:09,960 Speaker 5: we went through together, I do think on the other 136 00:09:10,040 --> 00:09:14,880 Speaker 5: side of it, we see some benefits. I kind of 137 00:09:14,880 --> 00:09:17,680 Speaker 5: hate to use the term benefit associated with the disaster, 138 00:09:17,800 --> 00:09:20,199 Speaker 5: but it did bring us closer together as an organization. 139 00:09:20,360 --> 00:09:22,679 Speaker 5: And you know, the old adage what doesn't kill you 140 00:09:22,760 --> 00:09:27,040 Speaker 5: make you stronger is kind of true. So you know, 141 00:09:27,360 --> 00:09:29,560 Speaker 5: we are in a good spot sitting here on the 142 00:09:29,559 --> 00:09:32,720 Speaker 5: other side twelve months later. It took us seven months 143 00:09:32,760 --> 00:09:35,840 Speaker 5: to rebuild and get back to normal functionality. 144 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:39,120 Speaker 4: But you know, I'm. 145 00:09:38,480 --> 00:09:41,600 Speaker 5: Actually pretty pretty fortunate or pretty happy with the way 146 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:42,520 Speaker 5: we're sitting right now. 147 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:47,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, and I've always said this, Eric, you were the 148 00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:50,440 Speaker 3: right person for the job you were the right person 149 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:53,520 Speaker 3: to take to take them through this. I think so 150 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:57,920 Speaker 3: many people would just be I think so many businesses 151 00:09:58,360 --> 00:10:04,280 Speaker 3: seeing the devastation from just that warehouse alone. Well, I 152 00:10:04,679 --> 00:10:07,280 Speaker 3: just I don't you were the right person to get 153 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:07,760 Speaker 3: them through it. 154 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:08,640 Speaker 5: Uh. 155 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:13,640 Speaker 3: And I know your your your faith in Jesus, you know, 156 00:10:14,840 --> 00:10:17,800 Speaker 3: led the way, led the direction gave you that wisdom 157 00:10:18,480 --> 00:10:22,520 Speaker 3: and and that boldness to be able to do that. 158 00:10:22,679 --> 00:10:26,599 Speaker 3: So I just my, Uh, I think, what a what 159 00:10:26,760 --> 00:10:30,120 Speaker 3: a great job that that you've done getting them, getting 160 00:10:30,160 --> 00:10:33,920 Speaker 3: them to where they're at today. But guys, Eric is Erict, 161 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:37,840 Speaker 3: like I said, is part of the strategic groups. The 162 00:10:37,880 --> 00:10:45,319 Speaker 3: strategic groups were basically designed as accountability groups, groups where 163 00:10:45,360 --> 00:10:50,600 Speaker 3: we could share other's burdens to lift up to be 164 00:10:51,120 --> 00:10:55,240 Speaker 3: in in the room. Each week, each week we meet 165 00:10:55,320 --> 00:10:58,000 Speaker 3: for an hour. The groups are are no more than 166 00:10:58,120 --> 00:11:01,839 Speaker 3: eight per group, and we meet for an hour by 167 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:04,560 Speaker 3: just by zoom, just just kind of like what we're 168 00:11:04,559 --> 00:11:10,960 Speaker 3: doing right now and just the power of being together. 169 00:11:11,240 --> 00:11:13,920 Speaker 3: And I remember a couple of different times, Eric, you 170 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:19,160 Speaker 3: were actually you were actually in in waiters and and 171 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:21,480 Speaker 3: we did one of one of the groups with you 172 00:11:21,679 --> 00:11:26,760 Speaker 3: standing in the warehouse as as we uh uh from 173 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:29,720 Speaker 3: all of us from the different locations that we're at, 174 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:31,680 Speaker 3: and we just reached out and we just prayed over 175 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:36,160 Speaker 3: you and and for you and for that situation. I 176 00:11:36,160 --> 00:11:39,000 Speaker 3: mean being part of the group and and being part 177 00:11:39,040 --> 00:11:42,440 Speaker 3: of the group as long as you have the strategic group, Eric, 178 00:11:42,480 --> 00:11:49,040 Speaker 3: what's that like going through the situation that you went through, 179 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:51,600 Speaker 3: knowing that you've got a group of guys, group of 180 00:11:51,840 --> 00:11:55,040 Speaker 3: there's seven of us in the group that you're in. 181 00:11:55,120 --> 00:11:58,240 Speaker 3: What's what's that feeling? What is that like going through 182 00:11:58,280 --> 00:11:59,120 Speaker 3: what you went through? 183 00:11:59,600 --> 00:12:01,480 Speaker 5: Well, I think the best way to answer that is 184 00:12:01,520 --> 00:12:05,280 Speaker 5: to back up to So I've been in the president 185 00:12:05,440 --> 00:12:09,040 Speaker 5: role for roughly five and a half six years at 186 00:12:09,040 --> 00:12:12,800 Speaker 5: this point. So if we go back in time too, 187 00:12:13,360 --> 00:12:16,280 Speaker 5: when I was really functioning more as executive vice president. 188 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:18,520 Speaker 5: So you know, it had already been identified that I 189 00:12:18,600 --> 00:12:24,360 Speaker 5: would be the next president upon my predecessor's retirement, you know, 190 00:12:24,400 --> 00:12:28,120 Speaker 5: working with him in terms of you know, preparing me 191 00:12:28,320 --> 00:12:32,240 Speaker 5: for that role. One of the really sound pieces of 192 00:12:32,280 --> 00:12:35,480 Speaker 5: advice that he gave me was you have to go 193 00:12:35,559 --> 00:12:39,360 Speaker 5: find a peer group, you know, with the n Prior 194 00:12:39,400 --> 00:12:43,360 Speaker 5: to that, I probably either relied on my co workers 195 00:12:43,520 --> 00:12:47,800 Speaker 5: as my peer group or didn't lean on a peer group, 196 00:12:48,679 --> 00:12:51,440 Speaker 5: which you know, in both cases could be problematic. So 197 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:53,720 Speaker 5: you know, that was his one of his big pieces 198 00:12:53,760 --> 00:12:57,120 Speaker 5: of advice was to go find some some group, somebody 199 00:12:57,280 --> 00:12:59,600 Speaker 5: you need. You're going to need a sounding board, You're 200 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:02,600 Speaker 5: going to need need people to talk to, you know, 201 00:13:02,760 --> 00:13:06,080 Speaker 5: And so that's really what led me to start looking 202 00:13:06,160 --> 00:13:09,160 Speaker 5: for what Ultimately, when I found the group that I'm 203 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:12,520 Speaker 5: still in the timing of it couldn't have been better 204 00:13:12,600 --> 00:13:16,400 Speaker 5: because I rolled in, you know, kind of really functioning 205 00:13:16,520 --> 00:13:20,360 Speaker 5: much more just at the same time COVID hit, So, 206 00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:26,360 Speaker 5: you know, the two most difficult challenges that professionally that 207 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:28,920 Speaker 5: I've had to face or leading the company through COVID 208 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:31,439 Speaker 5: and leading the company through the flood, the flood being 209 00:13:31,960 --> 00:13:37,040 Speaker 5: significantly worse than COVID, but both of them, the timing 210 00:13:37,200 --> 00:13:40,040 Speaker 5: was very good in the sense that I had just 211 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:43,520 Speaker 5: gotten established in this group, the uh you know, the 212 00:13:44,280 --> 00:13:47,680 Speaker 5: weekly group that we're talking about, just right at the 213 00:13:47,800 --> 00:13:52,559 Speaker 5: end of nineteen rolling into twenty. So I would say 214 00:13:52,640 --> 00:13:57,600 Speaker 5: that is crucial in a situation. You know, whenever you're 215 00:13:57,600 --> 00:14:00,360 Speaker 5: going through a situation like this, you have to to 216 00:14:00,520 --> 00:14:07,120 Speaker 5: have somebody outside yourself that you can go to that 217 00:14:07,200 --> 00:14:11,600 Speaker 5: you can trust that their advice is going to be 218 00:14:11,720 --> 00:14:13,760 Speaker 5: sound because it's going to be based on the same 219 00:14:13,880 --> 00:14:16,880 Speaker 5: truths that your life is based on. You know, you 220 00:14:16,920 --> 00:14:20,800 Speaker 5: can find all kinds of people to give you advice, 221 00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:25,400 Speaker 5: and that's sometimes negative more so than positive if they're 222 00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:29,840 Speaker 5: not coming from the same worldview, the same pre you know, 223 00:14:30,040 --> 00:14:34,240 Speaker 5: pre assumptions that you are. So that really was important, 224 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:37,920 Speaker 5: and you know, I would I don't think it's over 225 00:14:38,040 --> 00:14:41,200 Speaker 5: dramatic to say it made the difference between success and 226 00:14:41,240 --> 00:14:45,280 Speaker 5: failure in you know, rolling through both COVID and the 227 00:14:45,800 --> 00:14:46,680 Speaker 5: flooding situation. 228 00:14:47,880 --> 00:14:50,640 Speaker 4: So the scripture that when you were speaking it came 229 00:14:50,680 --> 00:14:55,000 Speaker 4: to my mind was that God loves it when people 230 00:14:55,080 --> 00:14:58,120 Speaker 4: do all together in perfect unity. I think the word 231 00:14:58,160 --> 00:15:02,080 Speaker 4: actually is brethren. And so when you guys are on 232 00:15:02,160 --> 00:15:05,480 Speaker 4: your group together, and I know you know our ladies 233 00:15:05,520 --> 00:15:09,080 Speaker 4: group as well, that there is a unity that comes 234 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:12,160 Speaker 4: and when the spirit of God is on it and 235 00:15:12,200 --> 00:15:15,880 Speaker 4: breathing on it and speaking through it, that there's wisdom 236 00:15:16,360 --> 00:15:21,360 Speaker 4: that we glean from one another. Because obviously God says, 237 00:15:21,400 --> 00:15:24,280 Speaker 4: you know, whoever lacks wisdom, ask and He'll give it generously. 238 00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:27,760 Speaker 4: And I believe oftentimes he brings it through another brother 239 00:15:27,960 --> 00:15:33,920 Speaker 4: or a sister and the Lord. But this scripture, you know, 240 00:15:33,960 --> 00:15:36,320 Speaker 4: in John seventeen, it's kind of the scripture of my 241 00:15:36,400 --> 00:15:42,640 Speaker 4: heart right now, when Jesus prays for us, you know, 242 00:15:42,680 --> 00:15:44,760 Speaker 4: and that we would be protected from the evil one. 243 00:15:44,920 --> 00:15:47,560 Speaker 4: But I'm just going to read this. It's a couple 244 00:15:47,520 --> 00:15:49,840 Speaker 4: of verses, but it says my prayer is not for 245 00:15:49,920 --> 00:15:52,640 Speaker 4: them alone. I pray also for those who will believe 246 00:15:52,680 --> 00:15:54,800 Speaker 4: in me through their message, that all of them may 247 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:57,680 Speaker 4: be one. So there again there's the unity of being 248 00:15:57,720 --> 00:16:00,400 Speaker 4: in a group together, that we would be one, not 249 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:04,760 Speaker 4: just in a group, but you know, being His children Father. 250 00:16:04,960 --> 00:16:06,560 Speaker 4: Just as you and me and I am in you, 251 00:16:06,760 --> 00:16:09,520 Speaker 4: may they also be in us. That the world may 252 00:16:09,560 --> 00:16:12,200 Speaker 4: believe that you have sent me, I have given them 253 00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:14,720 Speaker 4: the glory that you gave me, that they may be 254 00:16:14,920 --> 00:16:17,200 Speaker 4: one as we are one. And I think so many 255 00:16:17,240 --> 00:16:22,479 Speaker 4: times people have trouble in finding out how do I 256 00:16:22,560 --> 00:16:26,680 Speaker 4: become one? How do I come into unity with brethren? 257 00:16:27,240 --> 00:16:29,480 Speaker 4: And I mean when I say brethren, it's women or men, 258 00:16:30,320 --> 00:16:33,280 Speaker 4: But it's that place because I think so often we 259 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:38,320 Speaker 4: as Christians want to be isolated, pull back. We've been wounded, 260 00:16:38,360 --> 00:16:41,000 Speaker 4: we've been hurt by the church, by believers, and so 261 00:16:41,080 --> 00:16:43,680 Speaker 4: we tend to just be like, I don't need people. 262 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:46,520 Speaker 4: But on the contrary, God says that we would be 263 00:16:46,560 --> 00:16:49,320 Speaker 4: in unity with one another. And then it says, I, 264 00:16:49,400 --> 00:16:52,080 Speaker 4: in them and you and me, may they be brought 265 00:16:52,120 --> 00:16:55,920 Speaker 4: to complete unity to let And this is crazy awesome. 266 00:16:56,680 --> 00:16:59,400 Speaker 4: So he wants us to be in complete unity. Why 267 00:16:59,640 --> 00:17:02,320 Speaker 4: to let the Lord the world know that you sent 268 00:17:02,400 --> 00:17:05,760 Speaker 4: me and have loved them even as you have loved me. 269 00:17:06,119 --> 00:17:09,000 Speaker 4: And then, Father, I want those you've given me to 270 00:17:09,040 --> 00:17:11,840 Speaker 4: be with me where I am and to see my glory. 271 00:17:12,520 --> 00:17:16,880 Speaker 4: So obviously a big part of that is being in unity. 272 00:17:17,520 --> 00:17:21,919 Speaker 4: And anyways, and then at the very end, it says, 273 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:24,680 Speaker 4: I have made you known to them and will continue 274 00:17:24,680 --> 00:17:27,240 Speaker 4: to make you known in order that the love you 275 00:17:27,359 --> 00:17:29,680 Speaker 4: have for me maybe in them, and I may self 276 00:17:29,920 --> 00:17:33,680 Speaker 4: myself may be in them. And I think we when 277 00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:36,160 Speaker 4: we pray and we walk in love and we walk 278 00:17:36,200 --> 00:17:38,520 Speaker 4: in truth, the spirit of love, the spirit of truth 279 00:17:38,520 --> 00:17:41,880 Speaker 4: that can only come from Holy spirit, like true love, 280 00:17:42,440 --> 00:17:47,159 Speaker 4: the true truth, and that we begin to love one 281 00:17:47,160 --> 00:17:51,000 Speaker 4: another as Christ loves, and that we're there for one another. 282 00:17:51,080 --> 00:17:53,720 Speaker 4: And that's when unity, because we really do care about 283 00:17:53,720 --> 00:17:56,359 Speaker 4: each other, like I love the ladies in my group, 284 00:17:57,080 --> 00:18:00,000 Speaker 4: and you know, you can see one day when maybe 285 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:01,600 Speaker 4: one of them might be a little down, or I 286 00:18:01,680 --> 00:18:04,359 Speaker 4: might be down and be able to be vulnerable and 287 00:18:04,480 --> 00:18:08,959 Speaker 4: have a group of women just be your cheerleaders and 288 00:18:09,160 --> 00:18:11,560 Speaker 4: pray for you, speaking to you or give you a 289 00:18:11,600 --> 00:18:16,560 Speaker 4: phone call. And not having that group it is different. 290 00:18:16,680 --> 00:18:19,199 Speaker 4: But once you're in the group and you're plugged in, 291 00:18:19,280 --> 00:18:22,119 Speaker 4: it's like, Oh, thank you God for these wonderful women. 292 00:18:23,040 --> 00:18:26,520 Speaker 5: You know, that's a great description. And you know, you 293 00:18:26,640 --> 00:18:29,760 Speaker 5: use the word earlier when we were starting this podcast, 294 00:18:29,800 --> 00:18:34,159 Speaker 5: you use the word accountability, and sometimes I think the 295 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:39,000 Speaker 5: word accountability itself kind of gets a negative connotation to it, 296 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:42,280 Speaker 5: like something back the flooding that we were praying about. 297 00:18:42,359 --> 00:18:45,520 Speaker 5: You know, we want to find someone to be to blame. 298 00:18:45,920 --> 00:18:50,040 Speaker 5: We want to hold someone accountable, and someone needs to 299 00:18:50,080 --> 00:18:54,600 Speaker 5: be responsible. Someone needs to and that's yeah, that's true 300 00:18:54,640 --> 00:18:59,760 Speaker 5: about accountability. But to me, there's also so much power 301 00:18:59,800 --> 00:19:03,840 Speaker 5: in the positive side of this of accountability. And to me, 302 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:07,120 Speaker 5: the one verse that I always go back to more 303 00:19:07,160 --> 00:19:10,879 Speaker 5: than anything else when talking about, you know, the group 304 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:16,840 Speaker 5: specifically or the need for that fellowship with like minded 305 00:19:16,920 --> 00:19:20,320 Speaker 5: and people who are coming from the same place, who 306 00:19:20,359 --> 00:19:23,879 Speaker 5: have that same worldview. It comes from Hebrews ten. Actually, 307 00:19:23,880 --> 00:19:26,760 Speaker 5: Craig and I are in Hebrews right now in our group. 308 00:19:27,119 --> 00:19:29,720 Speaker 5: This is just a little farther ahead from where we 309 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:34,000 Speaker 5: were earlier this morning. This is Hebrews ten twenty four 310 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:38,320 Speaker 5: and reading into twenty five. Let us consider how to 311 00:19:38,480 --> 00:19:43,080 Speaker 5: stir one another to love and to good works, not 312 00:19:43,200 --> 00:19:45,960 Speaker 5: neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, 313 00:19:46,040 --> 00:19:49,000 Speaker 5: but encouraging one another, and all the more as you 314 00:19:49,040 --> 00:19:51,080 Speaker 5: see the day drawing near. And to me, that is 315 00:19:51,119 --> 00:19:55,000 Speaker 5: the definition of what we do in these groups is 316 00:19:55,040 --> 00:19:58,879 Speaker 5: there's you know, we're stirring one another up. And you know, 317 00:19:58,960 --> 00:20:01,840 Speaker 5: I look at it. My wife and I we exercise, 318 00:20:02,640 --> 00:20:07,200 Speaker 5: so we are some level accountability partners for each other 319 00:20:07,240 --> 00:20:10,800 Speaker 5: in the sense that I'm much more likely to go 320 00:20:10,880 --> 00:20:12,560 Speaker 5: for the bike ride, or go for the walk, or 321 00:20:12,560 --> 00:20:16,160 Speaker 5: go to the gym knowing that she is also relying 322 00:20:16,200 --> 00:20:19,200 Speaker 5: on me and I'm relying on her. It's the same 323 00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:22,920 Speaker 5: thing with this, you know, we're so much more encouraged. 324 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:26,040 Speaker 5: We're stirring each other up to good works. So I 325 00:20:26,200 --> 00:20:30,879 Speaker 5: just love that view or that definition of accountability because 326 00:20:30,880 --> 00:20:35,479 Speaker 5: it puts the positive spin on it, and you know 327 00:20:35,480 --> 00:20:38,040 Speaker 5: it's not so much just about well making sure that 328 00:20:38,119 --> 00:20:41,119 Speaker 5: we don't sin. And that's true, that's part of it. 329 00:20:41,200 --> 00:20:43,280 Speaker 5: You know that we if we're struggling with something, we 330 00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:46,200 Speaker 5: can go to the group. And but it's so much 331 00:20:46,240 --> 00:20:49,480 Speaker 5: more of it is the encouragement part of it and 332 00:20:50,160 --> 00:20:51,960 Speaker 5: that you can do it part of it. So to me, 333 00:20:52,160 --> 00:20:55,399 Speaker 5: that's that's the best way that that's the definition that 334 00:20:55,480 --> 00:20:57,760 Speaker 5: I keep in my head about accountability. 335 00:20:59,320 --> 00:21:00,879 Speaker 4: I was just going to throw in there. So when 336 00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:06,240 Speaker 4: you're mentioning about you know, accountability and what you can 337 00:21:06,280 --> 00:21:09,960 Speaker 4: glean from one another and stirring one another up, and 338 00:21:10,440 --> 00:21:14,240 Speaker 4: you just look and you think that the Lord wants 339 00:21:14,320 --> 00:21:19,480 Speaker 4: us to spur one another on that we see Jesus 340 00:21:19,640 --> 00:21:22,080 Speaker 4: is the goal. You know, our eyes are fixed upon him. 341 00:21:22,119 --> 00:21:25,399 Speaker 4: He's our prize and it's like, you know where to 342 00:21:25,520 --> 00:21:28,480 Speaker 4: run the race that's set before us. But how awesome 343 00:21:28,520 --> 00:21:31,760 Speaker 4: it is that if you see a brother trip along 344 00:21:31,760 --> 00:21:33,960 Speaker 4: the way, that you're there to just say, you know, 345 00:21:34,080 --> 00:21:36,000 Speaker 4: get up, get up, come on, I'm here with you, 346 00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:40,000 Speaker 4: and to spur one another on instead of like, oh 347 00:21:40,040 --> 00:21:43,119 Speaker 4: my word, your competition to me. And because the world 348 00:21:43,200 --> 00:21:45,280 Speaker 4: sees that, and it's in the church even a lot 349 00:21:45,680 --> 00:21:48,280 Speaker 4: where it's like, oh, you're my competition. I can't help you. 350 00:21:48,359 --> 00:21:51,120 Speaker 4: I don't want to help you because you're you're competing. 351 00:21:51,200 --> 00:21:53,720 Speaker 4: You might take some of the flock away from me 352 00:21:53,960 --> 00:21:56,480 Speaker 4: or whatnot. Instead of going, oh, brother, I am here. 353 00:21:56,560 --> 00:21:58,640 Speaker 4: I want your church to grow. I want your church 354 00:21:58,720 --> 00:22:02,119 Speaker 4: to be so big, so saickssful, so wonderful, because the 355 00:22:02,160 --> 00:22:05,919 Speaker 4: spirit's on there. But I think oftentimes, you know, you 356 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:08,919 Speaker 4: can be in the world, were to be in it, 357 00:22:08,960 --> 00:22:11,879 Speaker 4: but not of it. But we can get wisdom, and 358 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:15,440 Speaker 4: if it's not godly wisdom, it's not the wisdom we're 359 00:22:15,480 --> 00:22:19,600 Speaker 4: looking for. And godly wisdom often doesn't look even close 360 00:22:19,640 --> 00:22:23,719 Speaker 4: to what worldly wisdom. You know, when you give, you receive, 361 00:22:24,080 --> 00:22:27,800 Speaker 4: and that's like upside down and the first will be last. 362 00:22:28,119 --> 00:22:31,159 Speaker 4: That's upside down, the last will be first. And so 363 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:35,160 Speaker 4: just understanding the kingdom principles and so. 364 00:22:35,680 --> 00:22:40,000 Speaker 3: Well, well, guys, I get excited about this simply this 365 00:22:40,080 --> 00:22:43,280 Speaker 3: is the heart. This is really the heartbeat of what 366 00:22:43,359 --> 00:22:46,840 Speaker 3: Ignite is all about. It. It's I like what you 367 00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:51,240 Speaker 3: said Eric about the word accountability. Sometimes it's an ugly word, 368 00:22:51,920 --> 00:22:56,160 Speaker 3: but at the same time, I mean, I think everyone 369 00:22:56,280 --> 00:23:01,160 Speaker 3: in our group, there's a trust, there's a trust that 370 00:23:01,160 --> 00:23:05,240 Speaker 3: that is there. I trust you guys, I can bring 371 00:23:05,320 --> 00:23:08,680 Speaker 3: my burden there, and and and you guys can can 372 00:23:08,840 --> 00:23:14,119 Speaker 3: can help and encourage and lift up. And and sometimes 373 00:23:14,160 --> 00:23:19,000 Speaker 3: we get so you know, dark and in the weeds. Uh, 374 00:23:19,240 --> 00:23:21,600 Speaker 3: sometimes we can't see the light that's right in front 375 00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:24,240 Speaker 3: of us. And to have a group of men, a 376 00:23:24,280 --> 00:23:28,920 Speaker 3: group of believers that are there to say, Craig, look, look, 377 00:23:29,080 --> 00:23:31,159 Speaker 3: look just a little bit to your left there, what 378 00:23:31,359 --> 00:23:35,800 Speaker 3: is that? And and to help you. I think of 379 00:23:35,880 --> 00:23:42,120 Speaker 3: my time in the Marine Corps. We never left anyone 380 00:23:42,200 --> 00:23:45,080 Speaker 3: wounded behind you just you just didn't do that. It 381 00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:47,919 Speaker 3: was just unheard of. You helped pick them up, You 382 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:51,919 Speaker 3: went back, you stopped what you were doing, went back, uh, 383 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:57,200 Speaker 3: and and treated the wounds, you know, stop the bleeding, 384 00:23:57,320 --> 00:24:01,240 Speaker 3: start the breathing, and help pick them up and bring 385 00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:06,440 Speaker 3: them back and help restore them and bring them back 386 00:24:06,480 --> 00:24:10,159 Speaker 3: to where they were, maybe even stronger than where they were. 387 00:24:10,359 --> 00:24:13,439 Speaker 3: And I think we've forgotten about that. We've gotten so 388 00:24:13,640 --> 00:24:18,719 Speaker 3: busy with the things that we're doing, whatever it might be. 389 00:24:18,760 --> 00:24:21,000 Speaker 3: And there might even be good things. But I think 390 00:24:21,040 --> 00:24:24,720 Speaker 3: we have a tendency as believers. Just to someone's falling 391 00:24:24,800 --> 00:24:28,440 Speaker 3: into sin or whatever it might be. We just walk 392 00:24:28,520 --> 00:24:30,960 Speaker 3: over them. It's easier to walk over them because I've 393 00:24:30,960 --> 00:24:34,840 Speaker 3: got my agenda. I've got my business that I'm running, 394 00:24:35,240 --> 00:24:39,920 Speaker 3: and I need my own success. And I just I'm 395 00:24:39,960 --> 00:24:45,760 Speaker 3: amazed at our groups. And I'll just talk about our group, 396 00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:50,040 Speaker 3: Eric for a second. You look about how many times 397 00:24:50,080 --> 00:24:53,919 Speaker 3: that I've been on the road traveling. You've been on 398 00:24:53,960 --> 00:25:00,199 Speaker 3: the road, everyone within our group, and very seldom do 399 00:25:00,280 --> 00:25:06,159 Speaker 3: we still not get on our our meeting on Friday morning. 400 00:25:07,400 --> 00:25:10,600 Speaker 3: So many times, even when Des and I will travel, 401 00:25:11,119 --> 00:25:14,160 Speaker 3: it's it's an early morning, you know, at six six 402 00:25:14,280 --> 00:25:17,879 Speaker 3: thirty to seven thirty am. You know, I'll just go 403 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:21,520 Speaker 3: down in the lobby sometimes and pull up, pull up 404 00:25:22,920 --> 00:25:26,000 Speaker 3: our group time. And I don't want to miss it 405 00:25:26,119 --> 00:25:32,880 Speaker 3: because there's such it's refreshing, it's encouraging, and I look 406 00:25:33,040 --> 00:25:38,439 Speaker 3: forward to meeting with you guys, and we laugh, we 407 00:25:38,560 --> 00:25:42,119 Speaker 3: lift up each other. DES's group, I hear him in 408 00:25:42,200 --> 00:25:48,000 Speaker 3: the other room on yours is Tuesday mornings, Yeah, at 409 00:25:48,400 --> 00:25:54,000 Speaker 3: six o'clock, but they're laughing. And then and then I've 410 00:25:54,080 --> 00:25:57,320 Speaker 3: been in situations where I've gone into the room after 411 00:25:57,400 --> 00:26:01,120 Speaker 3: the call should be over, and I look over at 412 00:26:01,119 --> 00:26:04,440 Speaker 3: the computer and the computers still there, and I look 413 00:26:04,480 --> 00:26:06,879 Speaker 3: down at my wife and she's just laid out before 414 00:26:06,920 --> 00:26:11,800 Speaker 3: the Lord, and there's just an annointing in the room. 415 00:26:11,840 --> 00:26:15,639 Speaker 3: I'm just telling you, I'm not trying to sell anybody 416 00:26:15,680 --> 00:26:18,639 Speaker 3: on groups. I'm not trying to sell anybody. I'm just 417 00:26:18,680 --> 00:26:22,159 Speaker 3: telling you there's something about being in a group with 418 00:26:22,359 --> 00:26:30,000 Speaker 3: like minded believers. And Ignite is full of business owner 419 00:26:30,080 --> 00:26:35,240 Speaker 3: Christian business owners, entrepreneurs, business leaders that want to make 420 00:26:35,240 --> 00:26:39,119 Speaker 3: a difference. And these groups are what it's all about. 421 00:26:39,920 --> 00:26:43,440 Speaker 3: I know Ben's going to have information up for us 422 00:26:43,560 --> 00:26:47,159 Speaker 3: to take a deeper dive into it, but there's a 423 00:26:47,160 --> 00:26:50,639 Speaker 3: whole other level. There's a whole other level. Eric, and 424 00:26:50,680 --> 00:26:52,919 Speaker 3: I know you and your wife are involved with the 425 00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:56,040 Speaker 3: Mastermind group, which is called the Kingdom Board of Advisors. 426 00:26:57,800 --> 00:27:01,440 Speaker 3: Tell us real quick, what has that Have you been 427 00:27:01,480 --> 00:27:04,200 Speaker 3: part of that for? It's been over a year now, right. 428 00:27:04,560 --> 00:27:08,800 Speaker 5: Yes, yeah, just over a year. I would say life changing. 429 00:27:09,600 --> 00:27:12,960 Speaker 5: And again I don't throw out terms like that loosely. 430 00:27:13,880 --> 00:27:17,680 Speaker 5: You know, it's not being dramatic or hyperbole to say 431 00:27:17,760 --> 00:27:22,640 Speaker 5: life changing because it being in the very first KBA 432 00:27:22,960 --> 00:27:27,439 Speaker 5: group I went to was a year ago this past March, 433 00:27:28,680 --> 00:27:31,399 Speaker 5: so we've been in it for sixteen months now, whatever 434 00:27:31,440 --> 00:27:36,160 Speaker 5: that is. And you know, it completely changed my perception 435 00:27:36,280 --> 00:27:42,040 Speaker 5: of what's possible. And you know that that's you. You 436 00:27:42,119 --> 00:27:43,840 Speaker 5: have to see something, you have to have you have 437 00:27:43,920 --> 00:27:46,280 Speaker 5: to get a vision for something before you can go there. 438 00:27:46,920 --> 00:27:50,160 Speaker 5: And you know, we've talked about it before in our group. 439 00:27:50,200 --> 00:27:52,320 Speaker 5: The I don't know who said it, and I don't 440 00:27:52,320 --> 00:27:55,400 Speaker 5: know the exact quote, but the rough idea of it 441 00:27:55,480 --> 00:27:59,080 Speaker 5: is that you tend to move towards becoming the average 442 00:27:59,080 --> 00:28:03,240 Speaker 5: of the five people hang around with the most. Those 443 00:28:03,280 --> 00:28:04,920 Speaker 5: are the kind of people that you want to hang 444 00:28:04,960 --> 00:28:09,200 Speaker 5: around with the most. Is you know, the people that 445 00:28:09,240 --> 00:28:15,840 Speaker 5: are in the ABA group. It changes your view of 446 00:28:15,880 --> 00:28:19,920 Speaker 5: what's possible. It changes your view of who you are. 447 00:28:20,080 --> 00:28:24,320 Speaker 5: You know, your your own identity and God's kingdom, and 448 00:28:24,359 --> 00:28:27,800 Speaker 5: it's just you know, people who you want to learn from, 449 00:28:27,800 --> 00:28:32,120 Speaker 5: people who have been where you want to go. And 450 00:28:32,680 --> 00:28:35,960 Speaker 5: you know you also want to bring something to the group. 451 00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:38,680 Speaker 5: You know, I don't want to just show up and 452 00:28:38,200 --> 00:28:42,040 Speaker 5: and take from everybody else. I hope that I, you know, 453 00:28:42,200 --> 00:28:46,280 Speaker 5: also show up and bring my life experiences, my strengths 454 00:28:46,320 --> 00:28:54,240 Speaker 5: and make those available. So yeah, I think the twofold 455 00:28:54,320 --> 00:28:57,880 Speaker 5: thing of doing the partner access groups every week and 456 00:28:57,920 --> 00:29:01,600 Speaker 5: having that accountability, having those relations ships, and then also 457 00:29:01,720 --> 00:29:06,720 Speaker 5: with the Kingdom Board of Advisors and having just access 458 00:29:06,920 --> 00:29:10,720 Speaker 5: to bounce ideas off of people. And you know, in 459 00:29:11,040 --> 00:29:13,800 Speaker 5: my case, it wasn't so much bouncing ideas off of people, 460 00:29:13,840 --> 00:29:16,040 Speaker 5: it was just getting the ideas in the first place, 461 00:29:16,080 --> 00:29:19,640 Speaker 5: because you know, there's some really creative you know, people 462 00:29:19,680 --> 00:29:22,880 Speaker 5: that think differently than how I think. And that's that's powerful, 463 00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:25,760 Speaker 5: because you know, when none of us can be just 464 00:29:25,800 --> 00:29:28,560 Speaker 5: an island and to ourselves. So that uh, that that's 465 00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:30,120 Speaker 5: a real big, a big thing. 466 00:29:31,560 --> 00:29:35,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, no, and it's it's sometimes it's hard to 467 00:29:36,440 --> 00:29:38,440 Speaker 3: it's even hard to I would say it's hard to 468 00:29:38,440 --> 00:29:40,320 Speaker 3: talk about I love talking about it, but it's hard 469 00:29:40,360 --> 00:29:46,479 Speaker 3: to explain sometimes the the the the anointing that is 470 00:29:46,520 --> 00:29:51,280 Speaker 3: in the room, the the things that happen, the downloads 471 00:29:51,320 --> 00:29:53,960 Speaker 3: that happen. You know, it's one thing to get into 472 00:29:55,200 --> 00:30:00,680 Speaker 3: a conversation with with with a group of people, To 473 00:30:00,800 --> 00:30:06,960 Speaker 3: get into a conversation with a group of spirit filled 474 00:30:07,440 --> 00:30:14,560 Speaker 3: business owners, business leaders that they long for Eric Johnson 475 00:30:14,600 --> 00:30:18,640 Speaker 3: to be successful. They want you and your wife to 476 00:30:18,680 --> 00:30:22,160 Speaker 3: be successful, but not only in that business, but in 477 00:30:22,200 --> 00:30:30,160 Speaker 3: your marriage, in your walk. And I just the importance, 478 00:30:30,440 --> 00:30:33,360 Speaker 3: the importance of it, and I didn't have I always 479 00:30:33,400 --> 00:30:39,360 Speaker 3: say this, Eric, if I would have had Ignite, if 480 00:30:39,400 --> 00:30:42,640 Speaker 3: I would have been part of an Ignite group ten 481 00:30:42,720 --> 00:30:47,440 Speaker 3: fifteen years ago, I believe our business, I believe I 482 00:30:47,520 --> 00:30:50,440 Speaker 3: as an individual, would be so much further down the road. 483 00:30:51,080 --> 00:30:55,320 Speaker 3: And we didn't have that. And I think a lot 484 00:30:55,360 --> 00:30:58,680 Speaker 3: of times we go back and we're doing some of 485 00:30:58,720 --> 00:31:01,680 Speaker 3: the things now because of some of the things that 486 00:31:01,720 --> 00:31:04,480 Speaker 3: we didn't have when we first started. When we first 487 00:31:04,480 --> 00:31:08,360 Speaker 3: started a business, we didn't have We didn't have a 488 00:31:08,400 --> 00:31:11,320 Speaker 3: place to go, a place to turn, a sounding board. 489 00:31:11,320 --> 00:31:16,880 Speaker 3: We didn't have that. And asn't I even tried to 490 00:31:17,000 --> 00:31:19,880 Speaker 3: find those people. And even the people that you kind 491 00:31:19,880 --> 00:31:22,640 Speaker 3: of did find, they again they were busy, they didn't 492 00:31:22,680 --> 00:31:25,480 Speaker 3: get it, they weren't None of us got it. Yeah, 493 00:31:25,480 --> 00:31:27,320 Speaker 3: none of us got it. Yeah. It was just you know, 494 00:31:27,440 --> 00:31:30,240 Speaker 3: you were go, go go and didn't want to stop, 495 00:31:30,280 --> 00:31:34,240 Speaker 3: didn't want to slow down. But it's you think about 496 00:31:34,240 --> 00:31:39,960 Speaker 3: the word leadership. Leadership, you know, is about successful leadership 497 00:31:40,040 --> 00:31:42,560 Speaker 3: is if you look behind you there's people following, you 498 00:31:42,640 --> 00:31:45,480 Speaker 3: must be doing something right. If there's no one following you, 499 00:31:46,200 --> 00:31:49,520 Speaker 3: maybe you're not a leader. But at the same time, 500 00:31:49,800 --> 00:31:53,120 Speaker 3: it's stepping up and being what God's called us to be. 501 00:31:53,640 --> 00:31:56,720 Speaker 3: And He didn't call us to do this as on 502 00:31:57,040 --> 00:31:58,240 Speaker 3: our own well. 503 00:31:58,520 --> 00:32:01,760 Speaker 4: And I just wanted to interject when Eric was speaking, 504 00:32:01,840 --> 00:32:05,120 Speaker 4: And the scripture that came to my mind is in 505 00:32:05,240 --> 00:32:11,760 Speaker 4: Isaiah fifty five, and it says, from my thoughts are 506 00:32:11,800 --> 00:32:14,840 Speaker 4: not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares 507 00:32:14,920 --> 00:32:18,080 Speaker 4: the Lord. As the heavens are higher than the earth, 508 00:32:18,360 --> 00:32:20,800 Speaker 4: so are my ways higher than your ways, and my 509 00:32:20,880 --> 00:32:26,240 Speaker 4: thoughts than your thoughts. And that we would live daily 510 00:32:26,760 --> 00:32:30,120 Speaker 4: from a place where we say, you know your kingdom. Come, Lord, 511 00:32:30,200 --> 00:32:34,440 Speaker 4: Your will be done on earth, in our businesses, in 512 00:32:34,520 --> 00:32:38,479 Speaker 4: our families, in our churches, in every part that is 513 00:32:38,760 --> 00:32:42,440 Speaker 4: that we you know your sphere of influence and every 514 00:32:42,560 --> 00:32:47,200 Speaker 4: area Lord, that Heaven would come and invade. And that 515 00:32:47,280 --> 00:32:51,000 Speaker 4: I think we sometimes oftentimes try to do it without 516 00:32:51,560 --> 00:32:55,960 Speaker 4: Heaven interference in a good way, interfering like, hey, you're 517 00:32:55,960 --> 00:32:57,720 Speaker 4: not really on the right page here, You're not on 518 00:32:57,760 --> 00:33:00,040 Speaker 4: the right you know. Let me bring Heaven and the 519 00:33:00,040 --> 00:33:02,800 Speaker 4: spirit of God and then you're going to think differently, 520 00:33:03,320 --> 00:33:05,200 Speaker 4: because then you're going to know my ways, you're going 521 00:33:05,280 --> 00:33:07,640 Speaker 4: to know my thoughts, because there's so much higher than 522 00:33:08,040 --> 00:33:12,720 Speaker 4: how we can think or know. And then it says, 523 00:33:12,760 --> 00:33:14,840 Speaker 4: as the rain and the snow come down from heaven 524 00:33:14,840 --> 00:33:17,760 Speaker 4: and do not return without watering it and making it 525 00:33:17,800 --> 00:33:21,400 Speaker 4: butt and flourish. So I believe everything we do, that 526 00:33:21,440 --> 00:33:23,880 Speaker 4: there should be the rain of the spear coming down, 527 00:33:23,920 --> 00:33:26,520 Speaker 4: and there should be butting and flourishing so that it 528 00:33:26,640 --> 00:33:29,440 Speaker 4: yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, 529 00:33:29,920 --> 00:33:33,040 Speaker 4: and that we need to be sowers and in sewing 530 00:33:33,520 --> 00:33:38,160 Speaker 4: and giving and what God blesses us with that there's 531 00:33:38,360 --> 00:33:41,680 Speaker 4: food for people. And it says, so is my word 532 00:33:41,680 --> 00:33:44,600 Speaker 4: that goes out from my mouth, it will not return void. 533 00:33:44,880 --> 00:33:48,600 Speaker 4: And so I think even in these groups, there's so 534 00:33:48,760 --> 00:33:52,800 Speaker 4: much focus on the word, and it's like praying the 535 00:33:52,840 --> 00:33:56,320 Speaker 4: word over one another. And when we speak forth the word, 536 00:33:56,360 --> 00:33:59,120 Speaker 4: and when we declare the word, it cannot return void. 537 00:33:59,200 --> 00:34:01,920 Speaker 4: It has to call plush the purpose for what it's 538 00:34:01,960 --> 00:34:06,720 Speaker 4: been sent to do. And you know there's a scripture 539 00:34:06,760 --> 00:34:11,799 Speaker 4: that says about uh. It says great joy second John 540 00:34:12,080 --> 00:34:15,719 Speaker 4: one four, Great joy to find your children walking in 541 00:34:15,800 --> 00:34:18,440 Speaker 4: the truth. And I think so many of us have 542 00:34:18,520 --> 00:34:21,239 Speaker 4: prodigal children. So many of us have, you know, kids 543 00:34:21,280 --> 00:34:23,280 Speaker 4: that are not walking with the Lord or once did 544 00:34:23,440 --> 00:34:27,480 Speaker 4: and have turned away, and that we just say, you 545 00:34:27,520 --> 00:34:30,280 Speaker 4: know what, I pray that there will be such joy 546 00:34:30,320 --> 00:34:33,000 Speaker 4: in your home. I pray for those listeners today that 547 00:34:33,080 --> 00:34:37,280 Speaker 4: those that are prodigals, that we begin to speak the word, 548 00:34:37,480 --> 00:34:39,839 Speaker 4: it will not return void and your children will come 549 00:34:39,880 --> 00:34:43,360 Speaker 4: home and joy is in the house. And so anyways, 550 00:34:43,360 --> 00:34:44,000 Speaker 4: I just thought that was. 551 00:34:44,080 --> 00:34:46,640 Speaker 3: Yeh, wow, wow, that's really good. 552 00:34:47,560 --> 00:34:47,880 Speaker 4: Guys. 553 00:34:48,239 --> 00:34:52,400 Speaker 3: There's so much here that there's so much I get excited. 554 00:34:52,440 --> 00:34:57,319 Speaker 3: I love what Ignite is all about. There's a whole 555 00:34:57,400 --> 00:35:00,600 Speaker 3: other thing, but I'm going to touch on it briefly, Eric, 556 00:35:00,680 --> 00:35:04,520 Speaker 3: and that's the mission impact plan. The importance of the 557 00:35:04,560 --> 00:35:10,720 Speaker 3: mission impact plan. And guys, this is a piece where 558 00:35:11,239 --> 00:35:15,960 Speaker 3: you're putting together your own personal mission statement. You know, 559 00:35:16,080 --> 00:35:19,680 Speaker 3: every business has a mission statement, a vision statement, But 560 00:35:19,840 --> 00:35:21,799 Speaker 3: when was the last time you ever looked at your 561 00:35:21,840 --> 00:35:24,920 Speaker 3: own life and put together a mission statement, a mission 562 00:35:24,960 --> 00:35:29,719 Speaker 3: statement for your marriage. We each person does that that's 563 00:35:30,280 --> 00:35:33,960 Speaker 3: involved in a group, and the rest of the group 564 00:35:34,120 --> 00:35:40,360 Speaker 3: basically becomes your personal advisory board to help you accomplish 565 00:35:40,760 --> 00:35:44,680 Speaker 3: those things in your own mission statement, and we present 566 00:35:44,800 --> 00:35:46,880 Speaker 3: that to the group once a year at you know, 567 00:35:46,960 --> 00:35:50,560 Speaker 3: each person. Eric presents that to the group once a year. 568 00:35:51,080 --> 00:35:54,479 Speaker 3: Six months later, he does a recap, a review for 569 00:35:55,320 --> 00:35:58,360 Speaker 3: ten minutes at some point, just to make sure that 570 00:35:58,960 --> 00:36:02,880 Speaker 3: he is on track to accomplish some of those things 571 00:36:02,920 --> 00:36:07,879 Speaker 3: and to be encouraged. These are so important. These are 572 00:36:07,960 --> 00:36:12,600 Speaker 3: things that I believe what sets Ignite apart from some 573 00:36:12,719 --> 00:36:14,399 Speaker 3: of the other groups that are out there. And again 574 00:36:14,520 --> 00:36:18,160 Speaker 3: you said it earlier, We're not in competition with someone 575 00:36:18,200 --> 00:36:21,480 Speaker 3: else's group. That's not it at all. We're just a 576 00:36:21,560 --> 00:36:26,560 Speaker 3: group of spirit filled believers that know that God's called 577 00:36:26,640 --> 00:36:29,480 Speaker 3: us to something greater, that God has called you to 578 00:36:29,600 --> 00:36:33,400 Speaker 3: something greater. Because if we don't, if we're not changing 579 00:36:35,200 --> 00:36:40,279 Speaker 3: our own self or our families, it's really really difficult 580 00:36:40,320 --> 00:36:45,080 Speaker 3: to change a culture, to change a city. Because what 581 00:36:45,120 --> 00:36:47,520 Speaker 3: we want to do is change a city. That's going 582 00:36:47,600 --> 00:36:51,040 Speaker 3: to change a nation, and you can't do it on 583 00:36:51,080 --> 00:36:54,760 Speaker 3: your own. We need other people. We need other people 584 00:36:54,840 --> 00:36:58,439 Speaker 3: in the foxhole with you that are going to fight alongside, 585 00:36:58,560 --> 00:37:02,279 Speaker 3: that believe in you, that try in you, that encourage you. 586 00:37:03,200 --> 00:37:06,320 Speaker 3: This is what it's gonna take for this nation to change. 587 00:37:07,239 --> 00:37:11,319 Speaker 3: It's we the people. But even more so, if you're 588 00:37:11,360 --> 00:37:15,640 Speaker 3: calling yourself a believer and you're a business owner, uh, 589 00:37:15,960 --> 00:37:21,120 Speaker 3: a business leader, entrepreneur, I would encourage you to take 590 00:37:21,160 --> 00:37:24,560 Speaker 3: a look at a night DASHCB dot com and see 591 00:37:25,120 --> 00:37:28,880 Speaker 3: and pray into and even try out a group UH 592 00:37:29,320 --> 00:37:31,799 Speaker 3: get you know, get in touch with us uh and 593 00:37:31,800 --> 00:37:34,839 Speaker 3: and and try out one of these groups. It's gonna 594 00:37:34,920 --> 00:37:37,640 Speaker 3: change your life. It's gonna change your life. And I 595 00:37:37,680 --> 00:37:40,640 Speaker 3: believe that. And Eric I, I just want to thank 596 00:37:40,760 --> 00:37:46,040 Speaker 3: you for being part it's it's guys. He was he 597 00:37:46,200 --> 00:37:49,640 Speaker 3: was one of the first ones uh to uh to 598 00:37:49,840 --> 00:37:54,080 Speaker 3: actually achieve the uh the Keeler Leadership Award at the 599 00:37:54,160 --> 00:37:58,280 Speaker 3: last conference. And and to me, that's a big deal. UH. 600 00:37:58,480 --> 00:38:03,160 Speaker 3: To me, that is ane of true leadership. What leadership 601 00:38:03,239 --> 00:38:08,319 Speaker 3: is all about. God's moving. God's moving in such a 602 00:38:08,360 --> 00:38:10,439 Speaker 3: cool way. And as you say it all the time, 603 00:38:10,920 --> 00:38:14,800 Speaker 3: let's make the marketplace the miracle place. God's up to something. 604 00:38:15,520 --> 00:38:20,120 Speaker 3: And I just want to end with this. Guys, remember this, 605 00:38:21,080 --> 00:38:23,200 Speaker 3: your best days are yet to come. 606 00:38:24,800 --> 00:38:27,080 Speaker 2: Thank you for joining us on this Sunday Service edition 607 00:38:27,120 --> 00:38:30,239 Speaker 2: of Ignite Kingdom Talk. If this episode stirred something in 608 00:38:30,280 --> 00:38:33,960 Speaker 2: your heart. If you long for deeper connection, meaningful accountability, 609 00:38:34,000 --> 00:38:37,320 Speaker 2: and a circle of leaders walking together in faith, we'd 610 00:38:37,360 --> 00:38:41,040 Speaker 2: love to connect with you. Visit ignite dashcb dot com. 611 00:38:41,200 --> 00:38:44,080 Speaker 2: Learn more about our strategic partner groups and the Kingdom 612 00:38:44,120 --> 00:38:48,040 Speaker 2: Board of Advisors, and don't forget you're invited to our 613 00:38:48,120 --> 00:38:51,520 Speaker 2: free Ignite community call, happening on the second Tuesday of 614 00:38:51,600 --> 00:38:54,479 Speaker 2: every month at noon Central. Join us as we gather 615 00:38:54,640 --> 00:38:57,720 Speaker 2: to pray together and learn from business experts from across 616 00:38:57,760 --> 00:39:01,319 Speaker 2: the nation. Sign up for free at a night dashcb 617 00:39:01,480 --> 00:39:05,160 Speaker 2: dot com. Now, may you and yours be abundantly blessed 618 00:39:05,440 --> 00:39:09,480 Speaker 2: in the name of Jesus, and remember the best is 619 00:39:09,560 --> 00:39:10,160 Speaker 2: yet to come. 620 00:39:14,040 --> 00:39:17,920 Speaker 1: You will be like God human unity. 621 00:39:18,239 --> 00:39:24,080 Speaker 5: God was severed and through it all, God's promise remain true. 622 00:39:24,440 --> 00:39:29,000 Speaker 1: Follow me, April, and I would make a great to you. 623 00:39:29,680 --> 00:39:33,520 Speaker 5: This is the Chosen People. 624 00:39:35,400 --> 00:39:39,920 Speaker 3: Listen to the Chosen People at the Chosen People dot com. 625 00:39:40,000 --> 00:39:52,279 Speaker 4: That's the Chosen People dot com.