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God bless you. 42 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 5: It's great to be with you today and I hope 43 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 5: you'll stay connected with us during the week through our 44 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:58,800 Speaker 5: daily podcast, our YouTube channel, social media, and you can 45 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:01,320 Speaker 5: come visit us in per We'd love to have you 46 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 5: be a part of one of our services. I'd like 47 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 5: to start with something funny, and I heard about this 48 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:10,560 Speaker 5: church one Sunday morning. Everything was going great until a 49 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:14,280 Speaker 5: bolt of lightning hit the sanctuary. When the smoke cleared, 50 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:18,360 Speaker 5: Satan himself was standing behind the podium. People panicked and 51 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:21,840 Speaker 5: took off running as fast as they could. Everyone that is, 52 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 5: except one lady. She sat on the front row as 53 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:28,400 Speaker 5: calm as can be. Satan was appalled. He said, lady, 54 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 5: do you know who I am? She said, I sure do. 55 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:33,840 Speaker 5: He said, well, aren't you afraid of me? She said 56 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 5: not in the least spit. He said why not? She said, 57 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 5: why should I be? I've been married to your brother 58 00:02:39,320 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 5: for thirty years. Okay, like you mean it. This is 59 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:46,400 Speaker 5: my Bible. I am what it says I am. I 60 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:48,920 Speaker 5: have what it says I have. I can do what 61 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 5: it says I can do. Today I will be taught 62 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:55,960 Speaker 5: the word of God. I boldly confess. My mind is alert, 63 00:02:56,360 --> 00:03:01,080 Speaker 5: my heart is receptive. I will never be the same. Jesus' name, 64 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:05,000 Speaker 5: God bless you. I want to talk to you today 65 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 5: about you've been chosen. I grew up playing basketball and 66 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 5: from the time I was a little boy, I loved 67 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:14,639 Speaker 5: the game. When I was twelve years old, we went 68 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:17,560 Speaker 5: to my grandparents' house to spend the day in I 69 00:03:17,600 --> 00:03:20,200 Speaker 5: took my ball and walked to the park about three 70 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:23,960 Speaker 5: blocks away, and there were all these guys playing. They 71 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:27,680 Speaker 5: were in their late teams, much bigger, stronger, and better. 72 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 5: It's very competitive, and I was over at shooting on 73 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 5: a goal, making sure to stay out of the way. 74 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:37,200 Speaker 5: When the game was over, the two best players started 75 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 5: to pick new teams. There's about fifteen people waiting, and 76 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 5: this one captain looked around at all of his friends. 77 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:47,400 Speaker 5: He knew everyone, all these great players. Then he looked 78 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:50,560 Speaker 5: over at me and said, I choose that guy. I 79 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 5: nearly passed out. He was a foot taller than me, 80 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:58,320 Speaker 5: a different nationality, twenty times better. Yet he bypassed all 81 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 5: the people he was supposed to pay, and he chose 82 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:05,480 Speaker 5: a stranger. His friend said, are you kidding? He's too small. 83 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:09,840 Speaker 5: One said yes, Plus he's white. That means he can't jump. 84 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 5: Another said he's not one of us. You don't even 85 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:17,359 Speaker 5: know him. I never expected to be chosen. I didn't 86 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:20,679 Speaker 5: deserve it. I couldn't perform at their level. I didn't 87 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:24,240 Speaker 5: come from their background, but for some reason, he picked me. 88 00:04:25,040 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 5: I'll never forget how that made me feel valuable, approved confident, 89 00:04:29,839 --> 00:04:33,960 Speaker 5: all because I had been chosen. That's what God did 90 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:38,040 Speaker 5: for us. We were all strangers. We couldn't measure up, 91 00:04:38,360 --> 00:04:42,320 Speaker 5: We didn't deserve his love, his mercy, his goodness. But 92 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:46,240 Speaker 5: the scripture says, while we were yet strangers, while we 93 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:49,839 Speaker 5: were far off, God brought us near through the blood 94 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:53,400 Speaker 5: of Christ. Jesus said in John, you didn't choose me. 95 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 5: I chose you. God hand picked you. You may feel 96 00:04:58,480 --> 00:05:01,559 Speaker 5: like I did at the park, fit in. You weren't 97 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 5: raised in this, you come from a different background. None 98 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 5: of that stops God. He still chooses you. Thoughts will 99 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:13,080 Speaker 5: tell you made too many mistakes, you're too small, you're 100 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 5: not qualified, you don't come from a background of faith. 101 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:20,040 Speaker 5: God says, that's okay, You're exactly who I'm looking for. 102 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:24,400 Speaker 5: I choose strangers. I choose people that don't look like 103 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:28,320 Speaker 5: you to expect, people that don't perform perfectly, people with 104 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:34,040 Speaker 5: flaws and weaknesses. That doesn't disqualify you, it's just the opposite. 105 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:37,800 Speaker 5: You're who God chooses. He sees what's in you. He 106 00:05:37,880 --> 00:05:42,560 Speaker 5: knows your potential. He told Jeremiah, before you were formed 107 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 5: in your mother's womb, I knew you and approved you. 108 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:50,880 Speaker 5: I've called you to speak to nations before you were born. 109 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:54,120 Speaker 5: God not only chose you, but he put a calling 110 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:58,320 Speaker 5: on your life. He put greatness in you. He's destined 111 00:05:58,320 --> 00:06:02,000 Speaker 5: you to leave your mark. The enemy will work overtime 112 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:04,880 Speaker 5: to try to make you feel left out, like you 113 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:08,400 Speaker 5: don't matter, You're not smart enough, you don't fit in, 114 00:06:08,520 --> 00:06:13,360 Speaker 5: You're too different. Don't believe those lies. God specializes in 115 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:19,560 Speaker 5: choosing strangers. He chooses people that society wouldn't expect. He 116 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:23,240 Speaker 5: chose a shepherd boy named David to become the King 117 00:06:23,279 --> 00:06:27,480 Speaker 5: of Israel. David didn't come from royalty. They were poor. 118 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:30,880 Speaker 5: His family had no influence. When he showed up at 119 00:06:30,880 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 5: the palace, they would have thought, who is this stranger, 120 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:38,920 Speaker 5: He's not qualified. God chose Moses to lead the Israelites 121 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:42,520 Speaker 5: out of slavery. Moses had made a mistake and took 122 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:45,599 Speaker 5: a man's life. He had to spend forty years in 123 00:06:45,760 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 5: hiding in the desert. He had a problem with his speech. 124 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:53,560 Speaker 5: He stuttered. God could have found someone with less baggage 125 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:59,000 Speaker 5: more eloquent, but he chose a stranger. Jesus was traveling 126 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:03,240 Speaker 5: to Galileeen. He told his disciples, I must go through Samaria. 127 00:07:03,880 --> 00:07:06,520 Speaker 5: That wasn't the normal route, that was the long way. 128 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:10,560 Speaker 5: He was at a well waiting when a woman came 129 00:07:10,640 --> 00:07:13,680 Speaker 5: to get water. He asked her for something to drink. 130 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:17,840 Speaker 5: She said, sir, you're a Jew. I'm a Samaritan. You 131 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:20,440 Speaker 5: know we don't get along. Why are you talking to me? 132 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:24,480 Speaker 5: Jesus said, if you knew who I am, you would 133 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 5: ask and I would give you living water. Jesus began 134 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:30,800 Speaker 5: to tell her all about her life, how she had 135 00:07:30,800 --> 00:07:34,000 Speaker 5: had five husbands, how she was living with a six man. 136 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:37,239 Speaker 5: No doubt, she was the talk of the town. People 137 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:41,000 Speaker 5: looked down on her, made fun. There's that lady. Who's 138 00:07:41,040 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 5: she with this week? She was so amazed that Jesus 139 00:07:44,520 --> 00:07:47,840 Speaker 5: knew everything about her. She said, we know one day 140 00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:51,720 Speaker 5: the Messiah will come. Jesus said to her, I am 141 00:07:51,760 --> 00:07:56,080 Speaker 5: the Messiah. The first person Jesus ever told he was 142 00:07:56,120 --> 00:08:00,200 Speaker 5: the Messiah. Wasn't the head rabbi, wasn't the chief priest, 143 00:08:00,440 --> 00:08:05,120 Speaker 5: wasn't the mayor. It was this woman, a stranger, someone 144 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:09,520 Speaker 5: that society had written off, too many mistakes, not worthy, 145 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:13,320 Speaker 5: She doesn't fit in. God doesn't choose the way we choose. 146 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:17,000 Speaker 5: He never writes you off. He never gives up on you. 147 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:21,560 Speaker 5: His calling on your life is irrevocable. That means he 148 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:26,200 Speaker 5: doesn't change his mind. When Jesus chose his disciples, he 149 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:29,240 Speaker 5: didn't go to the synagogue to find the best candidates 150 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:32,160 Speaker 5: with the best credentials. He didn't run an ad on 151 00:08:32,280 --> 00:08:37,239 Speaker 5: ziprocruider to get the most qualified. He chose Peter, a fisherman. 152 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:40,640 Speaker 5: He didn't have any kind of background of faith. He 153 00:08:40,760 --> 00:08:43,960 Speaker 5: never been to the temple. He was hot tempered, cursed 154 00:08:43,960 --> 00:08:48,680 Speaker 5: people out. He chose Matthew, a tax collector. They were 155 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:52,320 Speaker 5: known for being dishonest. What if Jesus would have hired 156 00:08:52,360 --> 00:08:55,920 Speaker 5: a consulting firm to review his choices, he would have 157 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:59,000 Speaker 5: come back something like this. We'd run a test on 158 00:08:59,120 --> 00:09:02,600 Speaker 5: all the menu submitted. We're sorry, but none of them 159 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:07,720 Speaker 5: are qualified for a management position. Peter is emotionally unstable 160 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:11,080 Speaker 5: and given to fits of range. Thomas has a doubting 161 00:09:11,160 --> 00:09:16,040 Speaker 5: spirit that underminds morale. Matthew has integrity issues, has been 162 00:09:16,040 --> 00:09:21,439 Speaker 5: blacklisted by the Jerusalem Better Business Bureau. Here's what I'm saying, 163 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:26,360 Speaker 5: why are you disqualifying yourself thinking you have too many flaws, 164 00:09:26,720 --> 00:09:29,840 Speaker 5: you don't fit in, you don't come from the right background, 165 00:09:30,040 --> 00:09:34,040 Speaker 5: You've made too many wrong choices. God knew every mistake 166 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:36,959 Speaker 5: you would make, He knew what you would struggle with, 167 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:40,320 Speaker 5: he knew the environment you'd be raised in, and he 168 00:09:40,440 --> 00:09:45,200 Speaker 5: still chooses you. Think about this. Jesus knew that Peter 169 00:09:45,280 --> 00:09:49,200 Speaker 5: would deny him before he chose him. He knew Peter 170 00:09:49,320 --> 00:09:52,760 Speaker 5: had some dysfunction, that he struggled with his temper, that 171 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:55,600 Speaker 5: he'd tell you what he thought. He knew Peter didn't 172 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:58,920 Speaker 5: look like a quote religious person, that he didn't fit 173 00:09:58,960 --> 00:10:02,199 Speaker 5: in that mold, that he was a rough, strong fisherman. 174 00:10:03,080 --> 00:10:07,079 Speaker 5: Jesus took that all into account, and he still chose him. 175 00:10:07,480 --> 00:10:11,960 Speaker 5: It's because God loves to choose strangers, people that don't 176 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:15,080 Speaker 5: seem like they fit, people that weren't raised in faith, 177 00:10:15,400 --> 00:10:18,640 Speaker 5: people that have shortcomings, that are rough around the edges. 178 00:10:19,559 --> 00:10:23,520 Speaker 5: You wouldn't be hearing this if you weren't chosen. Don't 179 00:10:23,559 --> 00:10:26,760 Speaker 5: go your whole life thinking you don't measure up, you 180 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:30,120 Speaker 5: don't perform good enough, you're not talented enough, you don't 181 00:10:30,160 --> 00:10:34,040 Speaker 5: fit in when in fact, you've been handpicked by the 182 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:38,320 Speaker 5: creator of the universe, the God who knew you before 183 00:10:38,360 --> 00:10:42,320 Speaker 5: you were formed in your mother's womb, not only chose you, 184 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:47,400 Speaker 5: but he's approved you. He calls you a masterpiece, one 185 00:10:47,440 --> 00:10:51,800 Speaker 5: of a kind, fearfully and wonderfully made. Now, people may 186 00:10:51,880 --> 00:10:55,120 Speaker 5: disapprove you, They may look down on you, tell you 187 00:10:55,200 --> 00:10:57,680 Speaker 5: what you're not, try to make you feel less than 188 00:10:58,320 --> 00:11:00,680 Speaker 5: Let that go in one ear and out the other. 189 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:04,440 Speaker 5: You don't need their approval. You have Almighty God's approval. 190 00:11:05,320 --> 00:11:08,680 Speaker 5: Every morning we should start the day, Father, thank you 191 00:11:09,240 --> 00:11:13,280 Speaker 5: that I've been chosen, that your hand picked me. What 192 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:17,360 Speaker 5: you're saying is I am worthy, I am valuable, I 193 00:11:17,360 --> 00:11:20,920 Speaker 5: am needed, I am loved, I am full of purpose. 194 00:11:21,280 --> 00:11:24,559 Speaker 5: I have seeds of greatness. I will leave my mark. 195 00:11:25,440 --> 00:11:28,400 Speaker 5: When you know you're chosen, you hold your head up high. 196 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 5: You live with confidence, not because of who you are, 197 00:11:32,160 --> 00:11:35,960 Speaker 5: but because of who you are. And yes, God could 198 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:40,280 Speaker 5: have picked someone more talented, from a more influential family, 199 00:11:40,880 --> 00:11:45,880 Speaker 5: with less weakness, less baggage, but on purpose, he chose you. 200 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:50,880 Speaker 5: It's because you're a perfect fit. You have exactly what 201 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:55,520 Speaker 5: you need to fulfill your assignment. What you've been through 202 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:59,959 Speaker 5: that didn't stop you. That prepared you. That's set back 203 00:12:00,240 --> 00:12:04,160 Speaker 5: didn't disqualify you. It was necessary to get you ready 204 00:12:04,240 --> 00:12:07,800 Speaker 5: for where God is taking you. Quit beating yourself up 205 00:12:08,400 --> 00:12:11,640 Speaker 5: thinking you missed your chance. You've been through too much. 206 00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:15,679 Speaker 5: If I'd have performed better, not made these mistakes, God 207 00:12:15,720 --> 00:12:18,920 Speaker 5: took all that into account, and he still chose you. 208 00:12:19,800 --> 00:12:25,240 Speaker 5: He doesn't disqualify you. Don't disqualify yourself. When that young 209 00:12:25,320 --> 00:12:28,040 Speaker 5: man picked me to be on his team, even though 210 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:31,360 Speaker 5: I was half his size and not nearly as skilled 211 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:35,439 Speaker 5: as those other players, I'm either naive or a little 212 00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:39,200 Speaker 5: bit crazy. But that spirit of Lebron James came on me. 213 00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:43,240 Speaker 5: I thought, if you think I can play, if you 214 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:46,280 Speaker 5: have that much confidence in me, then I must be 215 00:12:46,280 --> 00:12:49,160 Speaker 5: better than I thought. I took that as a sign 216 00:12:49,480 --> 00:12:52,280 Speaker 5: that it was my time to shine. That he wouldn't 217 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:56,319 Speaker 5: have chosen me if he thought I was going to fail. Now, 218 00:12:56,360 --> 00:13:00,319 Speaker 5: when opportunities come across your path that seemed too big, 219 00:13:00,600 --> 00:13:04,960 Speaker 5: too much, don't shrink back. I can't take the management position. 220 00:13:05,240 --> 00:13:08,360 Speaker 5: I'm not that qualified. I'll never get in that college. 221 00:13:08,400 --> 00:13:11,240 Speaker 5: I'm not that smart. I could never date that person. 222 00:13:11,240 --> 00:13:13,920 Speaker 5: They're so out of my league. Have a new perspective. 223 00:13:14,520 --> 00:13:17,840 Speaker 5: God has so much confidence in you, he wouldn't have 224 00:13:17,920 --> 00:13:21,679 Speaker 5: put you there if you're going to fall apart, be overwhelmed. 225 00:13:21,960 --> 00:13:25,440 Speaker 5: The fact that he chose you means he's already equipped you, 226 00:13:25,920 --> 00:13:30,040 Speaker 5: empowered you, and anointed you. This is your time to shine. 227 00:13:30,679 --> 00:13:34,320 Speaker 5: Step into your greatness. You've been raised up for such 228 00:13:34,360 --> 00:13:37,240 Speaker 5: a time as this, and yes it may be over 229 00:13:37,280 --> 00:13:40,520 Speaker 5: your head, but it's not over God's head. You and 230 00:13:40,600 --> 00:13:44,280 Speaker 5: God are a majority. As you take a step of faith, 231 00:13:44,600 --> 00:13:49,840 Speaker 5: you'll discover courage, strength, ability like you've never seen. Imagine 232 00:13:49,840 --> 00:13:52,960 Speaker 5: how David felt when he was chosen to face Goliath. 233 00:13:53,040 --> 00:13:55,520 Speaker 5: That didn't make sense. He could have thought, this is 234 00:13:55,559 --> 00:13:58,160 Speaker 5: not God choosing me, This is the devil trying to 235 00:13:58,160 --> 00:14:02,040 Speaker 5: get be killed. I mean was twice his size, He 236 00:14:02,080 --> 00:14:07,040 Speaker 5: had more training, more armor, more experience. But God doesn't 237 00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:11,280 Speaker 5: call you without equipping you. What you have may seem 238 00:14:11,360 --> 00:14:15,720 Speaker 5: small in comparison to what you're up against, just a slingshot, 239 00:14:16,200 --> 00:14:19,480 Speaker 5: a few stones, but when God breathes on it, it'll 240 00:14:19,480 --> 00:14:24,040 Speaker 5: bring down giants. God's favor on your slingshot is more 241 00:14:24,080 --> 00:14:27,920 Speaker 5: powerful than an army coming against you. And don't talk 242 00:14:27,920 --> 00:14:31,200 Speaker 5: to yourself out of your dreams. Talk yourself into your dreams. 243 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:35,160 Speaker 5: This giant may look big, but I know I've been chosen. 244 00:14:35,760 --> 00:14:38,640 Speaker 5: God wouldn't have allowed it if I wasn't well able. 245 00:14:38,960 --> 00:14:42,680 Speaker 5: I can do all things through Christ. When Jesus was 246 00:14:42,720 --> 00:14:46,160 Speaker 5: on his way to be crucified, the soldiers forced him 247 00:14:46,160 --> 00:14:50,560 Speaker 5: to carry his own cross. He'd been beaten, mocked, and ridiculed. 248 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:54,040 Speaker 5: His body was weak, his mind was tired. He was 249 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:58,000 Speaker 5: suffering from exhaustion. As he was carrying the cross, he 250 00:14:58,080 --> 00:15:02,520 Speaker 5: fell down, couldn't take it anymore. The scripture says there 251 00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:06,480 Speaker 5: was a man coming in town from another country, Simon 252 00:15:06,640 --> 00:15:11,520 Speaker 5: of Serene. The soldiers had him carried jesus cross. It's 253 00:15:11,560 --> 00:15:15,840 Speaker 5: significant that it tells us Simon was from Serene. Serene 254 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:19,680 Speaker 5: was a city in North Africa. He wasn't from Jerusalem. 255 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:24,200 Speaker 5: He was a foreigner, a stranger, no doubt. He didn't 256 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:27,840 Speaker 5: know who Jesus was. He's just traveling through and suddenly 257 00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:32,080 Speaker 5: found himself carrying the cross. He didn't know he would 258 00:15:32,120 --> 00:15:35,520 Speaker 5: be a part of history. Simon never dreamed we'd be 259 00:15:35,600 --> 00:15:39,080 Speaker 5: talking about him today. God could have had one of 260 00:15:39,120 --> 00:15:42,640 Speaker 5: the disciples close by to carry the cross. After all, 261 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:46,000 Speaker 5: this was such a historic moment. He could have had 262 00:15:46,240 --> 00:15:50,160 Speaker 5: blind Bartimaeus, who Jesus healed, be there, one of the 263 00:15:50,280 --> 00:15:55,160 Speaker 5: lepers that were cleansed. But of all the people Jesus impacted, 264 00:15:55,360 --> 00:15:59,840 Speaker 5: all the ones he taught, fed, encouraged, healed, the one 265 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:03,480 Speaker 5: who would be with him in his final critical moments 266 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:08,280 Speaker 5: was a stranger. Simon didn't look like Jesus. He was 267 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:12,320 Speaker 5: a different nationality. He didn't worship in the temples like Jesus. 268 00:16:12,760 --> 00:16:16,440 Speaker 5: He wasn't Jewish, he was from another faith. But God, 269 00:16:16,560 --> 00:16:22,080 Speaker 5: on purpose chooses strangers, people that seem unlikely, people that 270 00:16:22,160 --> 00:16:26,600 Speaker 5: don't look like they belong. Sometimes we fight being chosen. 271 00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:30,240 Speaker 5: Simon could have said to the soldiers, no, not me, 272 00:16:30,400 --> 00:16:33,880 Speaker 5: find someone else. I don't know this man. I'm not 273 00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:37,160 Speaker 5: a religious person. I don't come from a family of faith. 274 00:16:37,320 --> 00:16:40,640 Speaker 5: Can't you see I'm a different nationality. None of that 275 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:44,920 Speaker 5: matters to God. He knew Simon was a stranger. He 276 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:47,880 Speaker 5: knew there was no history with Jesus. He knew his 277 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:51,840 Speaker 5: family was from a different background. He knew voices would 278 00:16:51,840 --> 00:16:55,760 Speaker 5: whisper Simon, you can't do this, this doesn't make sense. 279 00:16:55,920 --> 00:16:59,960 Speaker 5: Don't get involved. Tell them that you're busy. All these thoughts, 280 00:17:00,080 --> 00:17:02,560 Speaker 5: trying to talk him out of it. But deep down 281 00:17:02,880 --> 00:17:07,040 Speaker 5: he could hear this voice whispering, You've been chosen. This 282 00:17:07,080 --> 00:17:09,960 Speaker 5: is your moment. I know you're a stranger. I know 283 00:17:10,080 --> 00:17:12,640 Speaker 5: this is not the environment you're used to, but I'm 284 00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:16,840 Speaker 5: calling you. Simon could have made excuses, he could have 285 00:17:16,880 --> 00:17:20,800 Speaker 5: tried to turn away, but he accepted the calling. He 286 00:17:20,840 --> 00:17:24,600 Speaker 5: stepped into purpose and destiny greater than he ever dreamed. 287 00:17:25,520 --> 00:17:30,159 Speaker 5: Maybe today, like Simon, you're fighting being chosen. You know 288 00:17:30,320 --> 00:17:33,800 Speaker 5: God's calling is on you. But you're a stranger. You 289 00:17:33,880 --> 00:17:36,520 Speaker 5: weren't raised in this. You don't look like you're fit. 290 00:17:37,080 --> 00:17:40,919 Speaker 5: You have weaknesses, You've made mistakes. The truth is we 291 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:44,159 Speaker 5: were all strangers. We may look like we have it 292 00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:47,919 Speaker 5: all together, but we've all fallen short. This is the 293 00:17:47,960 --> 00:17:51,800 Speaker 5: beauty of our God. While we were yet strangers, while 294 00:17:51,800 --> 00:17:56,200 Speaker 5: we were far off, God, in his great mercy, chose us. 295 00:17:57,000 --> 00:18:00,440 Speaker 5: He didn't choose you based on your performance. He chose 296 00:18:00,480 --> 00:18:04,840 Speaker 5: you based on his love. Simon didn't know Jesus, he 297 00:18:04,880 --> 00:18:07,960 Speaker 5: didn't have any history with him. But God had a 298 00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:12,080 Speaker 5: divine purpose for his life, something bigger than he ever dreamed. 299 00:18:12,760 --> 00:18:15,760 Speaker 5: Who knows where God will take you? If you'll simply 300 00:18:15,840 --> 00:18:19,640 Speaker 5: answer the call. Sometimes we think to carry the cross, 301 00:18:19,800 --> 00:18:23,200 Speaker 5: to accept that we've been chosen, we'll have to give 302 00:18:23,280 --> 00:18:26,160 Speaker 5: up so much and just live a lame, boring life. 303 00:18:26,520 --> 00:18:30,520 Speaker 5: The truth is you'll gain so much more. God's dream 304 00:18:30,600 --> 00:18:33,800 Speaker 5: for your life is so much bigger, so much more rewarding, 305 00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:41,960 Speaker 5: more fulfilling. Yes, you will give up some things, fear, insecurity, addictions, depression, compromise. 306 00:18:42,720 --> 00:18:47,320 Speaker 5: He's chosen you. My question is will you choose him? 307 00:18:47,920 --> 00:18:52,080 Speaker 5: Don't go through life handpicked by the Creator, with seeds 308 00:18:52,080 --> 00:18:56,679 Speaker 5: of greatness, redeemed and forgiven, but never step up to 309 00:18:56,760 --> 00:18:59,840 Speaker 5: who you were created to be. Let today be the 310 00:19:00,760 --> 00:19:04,760 Speaker 5: you say God, I believe I'm chosen. I believe I'm worthy. 311 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:08,960 Speaker 5: I believe I'm valuable. I may be a stranger, this 312 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:11,800 Speaker 5: may be new to me, but I'm coming into the family. 313 00:19:12,200 --> 00:19:14,640 Speaker 5: I'm going to live my life as a son, as 314 00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:19,160 Speaker 5: a daughter of the Most High God. There was this 315 00:19:19,520 --> 00:19:23,560 Speaker 5: very wealthy lady that had passed and as far as 316 00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:25,960 Speaker 5: they knew, she had never left a will. She had 317 00:19:25,960 --> 00:19:29,000 Speaker 5: this huge house filled with all kinds of furniture and 318 00:19:29,080 --> 00:19:34,480 Speaker 5: expensive antiques. She had beautiful jewelry, huge art collection, paintings 319 00:19:34,520 --> 00:19:37,760 Speaker 5: from all over the world millions of dollars of worth. 320 00:19:38,320 --> 00:19:41,840 Speaker 5: A company came in to auction everything. Often a couple 321 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:45,280 Speaker 5: hundred people were there. They started the auction in the 322 00:19:45,359 --> 00:19:49,639 Speaker 5: foyer with a picture of this lady's son. It was 323 00:19:49,720 --> 00:19:52,880 Speaker 5: a portrait hanging on the wall. It was nice, but 324 00:19:53,119 --> 00:19:56,560 Speaker 5: nobody wanted that. They were waiting for all the other items. 325 00:19:57,160 --> 00:20:01,080 Speaker 5: After a couple of moments of silence, the eighties housekeeper 326 00:20:01,560 --> 00:20:04,920 Speaker 5: bid twenty dollars. She'd help raise the boy and loved 327 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:09,240 Speaker 5: him dearly. The auctioneer looked around one more time, finally 328 00:20:09,280 --> 00:20:13,639 Speaker 5: said going, going, gone. The housekeeper took the painting down. 329 00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:17,359 Speaker 5: On the back there was a handwritten note signed by 330 00:20:17,400 --> 00:20:22,080 Speaker 5: the lady. It said, whoever chooses the son gets it all. 331 00:20:23,080 --> 00:20:27,960 Speaker 5: The auction was suddenly over. Now the housekeeper owned it all. 332 00:20:28,119 --> 00:20:30,840 Speaker 5: It's the same way today. When you choose the sun, 333 00:20:31,359 --> 00:20:34,640 Speaker 5: when you choose the risen Savior, when you choose Jesus, 334 00:20:35,040 --> 00:20:41,360 Speaker 5: you get it all. Abundant life, eternal life, joy, Pea Street, Victory. 335 00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:45,080 Speaker 5: My father was raised in a family that didn't know 336 00:20:45,119 --> 00:20:48,399 Speaker 5: anything about God. They were very poor and they lost 337 00:20:48,440 --> 00:20:51,320 Speaker 5: everything during the Great Depression. He had to drop out 338 00:20:51,320 --> 00:20:53,960 Speaker 5: of high school to work on the farm to help out. 339 00:20:54,480 --> 00:20:58,480 Speaker 5: Looked like his life would be limited, no money, little education, 340 00:20:58,800 --> 00:21:01,760 Speaker 5: no future to speak up. But my father had a 341 00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:04,960 Speaker 5: friend named Sam. He would get to school early and 342 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:08,760 Speaker 5: write scriptures on the chalkboard. My dad was so embarrassed. 343 00:21:09,080 --> 00:21:11,119 Speaker 5: He don't want to have anything to do with religion 344 00:21:11,240 --> 00:21:15,080 Speaker 5: or faith. But at seventeen years old, he was walking 345 00:21:15,160 --> 00:21:17,679 Speaker 5: home from a nightclub at two o'clock in the morning. 346 00:21:18,280 --> 00:21:20,840 Speaker 5: He looked up at the stars and for some reason 347 00:21:21,040 --> 00:21:23,399 Speaker 5: he began to think about God and what he was 348 00:21:23,440 --> 00:21:26,480 Speaker 5: going to do with his life. The next morning, my 349 00:21:26,560 --> 00:21:29,280 Speaker 5: father went to church with Sam and gave his life 350 00:21:29,280 --> 00:21:33,200 Speaker 5: to Christ. That changed the whole trajectory of our family. 351 00:21:34,240 --> 00:21:38,280 Speaker 5: My father was like Simon, a stranger. There was no 352 00:21:38,480 --> 00:21:41,639 Speaker 5: history of faith, nothing in his background that said he 353 00:21:41,680 --> 00:21:45,920 Speaker 5: would believe. He was a teenager partying doing his own thing. 354 00:21:46,520 --> 00:21:50,359 Speaker 5: But God, in his mercy, chose my father before he 355 00:21:50,400 --> 00:21:54,040 Speaker 5: could choose him. Walking home from that nightclub that night, 356 00:21:54,240 --> 00:21:58,560 Speaker 5: that was God drawing my father like him. You may 357 00:21:58,600 --> 00:22:01,240 Speaker 5: not have a background of faith, you don't think you 358 00:22:01,240 --> 00:22:03,960 Speaker 5: could live up to the standards. You've had too much 359 00:22:04,080 --> 00:22:08,159 Speaker 5: negative baggage. None of that stops God. He loves to 360 00:22:08,240 --> 00:22:12,640 Speaker 5: choose strangers and do something awesome with their lives. Don't 361 00:22:12,680 --> 00:22:16,120 Speaker 5: make excuses. My father could have thought, God, I don't 362 00:22:16,160 --> 00:22:19,840 Speaker 5: have much to offer. I don't have much education, don't 363 00:22:19,880 --> 00:22:22,920 Speaker 5: have any influence. I don't have a family that's honored you. 364 00:22:23,680 --> 00:22:26,639 Speaker 5: God's not looking at what you don't have. All he 365 00:22:26,760 --> 00:22:30,960 Speaker 5: needs is what you do have. Your willingness, your obedience, 366 00:22:31,080 --> 00:22:35,119 Speaker 5: your courage, your faith. You can impact your family line 367 00:22:35,400 --> 00:22:38,840 Speaker 5: for generations to come. You can be the one that 368 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:43,439 Speaker 5: breaks the cycle of defeat, mediocrity and starts the cycle 369 00:22:43,560 --> 00:22:49,000 Speaker 5: of blessing, favor, honor, integrity. You may be a stranger, 370 00:22:49,560 --> 00:22:54,360 Speaker 5: but don't stay a stranger. You've been chosen. God's calling 371 00:22:54,480 --> 00:22:58,240 Speaker 5: is on your life. There's an assignment for you to accomplish. 372 00:22:58,400 --> 00:23:01,960 Speaker 5: It's something bigger than you imagine, and you may not 373 00:23:02,040 --> 00:23:05,480 Speaker 5: feel qualified. You don't have the training. The giant looks 374 00:23:05,520 --> 00:23:08,560 Speaker 5: too big. But when you step into that calling, there's 375 00:23:08,600 --> 00:23:12,119 Speaker 5: a supernatural force that will push you into your destiny, 376 00:23:12,359 --> 00:23:15,440 Speaker 5: a favor that will open doors no person can shut. 377 00:23:16,080 --> 00:23:20,640 Speaker 5: A power to accomplish dreams you never thought possible. When 378 00:23:20,720 --> 00:23:24,280 Speaker 5: Jesus was on the cross, there were two thieves crucified 379 00:23:24,320 --> 00:23:26,800 Speaker 5: on each side, and one mocked him and said, man, 380 00:23:26,840 --> 00:23:30,680 Speaker 5: you couldn't even save yourself. The other said, Jesus, when 381 00:23:30,680 --> 00:23:34,760 Speaker 5: you come into your kingdom, please remember me. He believed 382 00:23:34,840 --> 00:23:38,119 Speaker 5: Jesus was the Messiah, that he was a king going 383 00:23:38,160 --> 00:23:42,600 Speaker 5: into his kingdom. Jesus didn't say, I don't even know you. 384 00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:45,480 Speaker 5: You didn't follow me. You never came to the temple 385 00:23:45,520 --> 00:23:49,000 Speaker 5: when I talked, you never got baptized. Oh, Jesus said, 386 00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:53,600 Speaker 5: this day you will be with me in Paradise. Down 387 00:23:53,640 --> 00:23:57,280 Speaker 5: to his last breath on this earth, God was showing 388 00:23:57,359 --> 00:24:02,160 Speaker 5: us that he chooses strangers, that our past doesn't determine 389 00:24:02,160 --> 00:24:05,560 Speaker 5: our future, that when we're at our worst, God is 390 00:24:05,600 --> 00:24:09,840 Speaker 5: at his best. That's when his mercy shows out. Jesus 391 00:24:09,880 --> 00:24:11,760 Speaker 5: could have said to the man, well, tell me did 392 00:24:11,760 --> 00:24:14,359 Speaker 5: you do any good works? How much time did you 393 00:24:14,400 --> 00:24:17,320 Speaker 5: serve others? How were you raised? Then don't think about 394 00:24:17,359 --> 00:24:21,280 Speaker 5: your request. No, the scripture says, by grace are we 395 00:24:21,440 --> 00:24:25,000 Speaker 5: saved through faith, not of works. It is a gift 396 00:24:25,040 --> 00:24:28,919 Speaker 5: from God. Does a man in the scripture named Saul. 397 00:24:29,400 --> 00:24:32,320 Speaker 5: He was the greatest enemy of the church. He went 398 00:24:32,359 --> 00:24:36,720 Speaker 5: around arresting believers, having them put in jail. You would 399 00:24:36,800 --> 00:24:39,600 Speaker 5: think God wouldn't have anything to do with him. He's 400 00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:43,440 Speaker 5: too far off course. No, don't ever write anyone off. 401 00:24:43,840 --> 00:24:48,000 Speaker 5: The mercy of God is bigger than any mistake you've made. 402 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:51,400 Speaker 5: It's bigger than any force that's trying to stop your children, 403 00:24:51,720 --> 00:24:56,080 Speaker 5: your loved ones. As Saul was traveling to Damascus with 404 00:24:56,200 --> 00:24:59,800 Speaker 5: papers in hand to arrest believers, a bright light shine 405 00:24:59,800 --> 00:25:03,240 Speaker 5: down from heaven knocked him off his horse, fell to 406 00:25:03,280 --> 00:25:07,160 Speaker 5: the ground and couldn't see. A voice boomed out, Saul, 407 00:25:07,320 --> 00:25:10,560 Speaker 5: why do you persecute me? Saul was puzzled. He said, 408 00:25:10,600 --> 00:25:15,000 Speaker 5: who are you? The voice answered, I am Jesus. Of 409 00:25:15,080 --> 00:25:18,600 Speaker 5: all the people God could be dealing with, he's talking 410 00:25:18,640 --> 00:25:22,920 Speaker 5: to this stranger. This man is so against him. God 411 00:25:22,960 --> 00:25:26,480 Speaker 5: told Anonius, go pray for Saul, for he's a chosen 412 00:25:26,640 --> 00:25:30,800 Speaker 5: vessel to bear my name. Here's the biggest enemy of 413 00:25:30,840 --> 00:25:34,560 Speaker 5: the church, and God is saying I chose him. Why 414 00:25:34,640 --> 00:25:38,000 Speaker 5: are you believing those lies that you've made too many mistakes, 415 00:25:38,480 --> 00:25:40,840 Speaker 5: that God won't have anything to do with you, that 416 00:25:40,880 --> 00:25:44,119 Speaker 5: you're stuck where you are, when in fact God is 417 00:25:44,160 --> 00:25:49,679 Speaker 5: saying you're a chosen vessel. Your mistakes didn't cancel your destiny. 418 00:25:50,160 --> 00:25:54,639 Speaker 5: God doesn't consult your past to determine your future. The 419 00:25:54,800 --> 00:25:58,840 Speaker 5: enemy would love to keep you condemned, feeling unworthy, like 420 00:25:58,920 --> 00:26:01,680 Speaker 5: you don't belong, you don't measure up. That's why the 421 00:26:01,720 --> 00:26:05,120 Speaker 5: scripture says, while you were far off, while you were 422 00:26:05,119 --> 00:26:09,760 Speaker 5: a stranger, God brought you in through Christ. In that 423 00:26:09,840 --> 00:26:14,439 Speaker 5: one destiny moment, Saul's life was forever changed. He became 424 00:26:14,480 --> 00:26:17,760 Speaker 5: the apostle Paul. He went from the greatest enemy of 425 00:26:17,800 --> 00:26:21,000 Speaker 5: the church to the greatest asset of the Church. He 426 00:26:21,040 --> 00:26:24,639 Speaker 5: wrote over half of the books in the New Testament. Now, 427 00:26:24,720 --> 00:26:29,000 Speaker 5: all that time Saul was reaking habit, causing trouble. That 428 00:26:29,040 --> 00:26:33,199 Speaker 5: didn't stop God's plan. God knew he was a chosen vessel. 429 00:26:34,040 --> 00:26:36,879 Speaker 5: God doesn't give up on you. People look at what 430 00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:40,960 Speaker 5: you are, but God sees what you can become. It's 431 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:44,760 Speaker 5: no coincidence that Paul wrote in Ephesians. You are no 432 00:26:44,880 --> 00:26:49,000 Speaker 5: longer strangers, you are no longer foreigners, but you belong 433 00:26:49,160 --> 00:26:52,640 Speaker 5: to the household of God. Get this down in your spirit. 434 00:26:53,119 --> 00:26:57,840 Speaker 5: You've been chosen. You belong in God's family. The creator 435 00:26:57,880 --> 00:27:02,080 Speaker 5: of the universe hand pics you not meet, y'all. I've 436 00:27:02,080 --> 00:27:05,119 Speaker 5: made too many mistakes. You don't know what I've done. 437 00:27:05,520 --> 00:27:08,000 Speaker 5: You're a song, You're a chosen vessel. 438 00:27:08,760 --> 00:27:08,920 Speaker 6: Well. 439 00:27:08,920 --> 00:27:11,520 Speaker 5: I don't come from a background of faith. I wasn't 440 00:27:11,600 --> 00:27:14,320 Speaker 5: raised like this. I don't fit in. You're a signmon. 441 00:27:14,800 --> 00:27:18,439 Speaker 5: You're still chosen. While I have flaws and weaknesses, I 442 00:27:18,440 --> 00:27:23,320 Speaker 5: don't perform perfectly. You're a Peter. God knew every shortcoming 443 00:27:23,720 --> 00:27:27,320 Speaker 5: and he still chose you. Now, the tragedy is to 444 00:27:27,359 --> 00:27:31,639 Speaker 5: go through life being chosen and never recognize it. You 445 00:27:31,760 --> 00:27:34,920 Speaker 5: have to accept that God has a calling on your life, 446 00:27:35,320 --> 00:27:38,200 Speaker 5: that he's put seeds of greatness in you, that He's 447 00:27:38,200 --> 00:27:43,600 Speaker 5: given you a purpose, a divine assignment. Don't let fear, guilt, 448 00:27:43,840 --> 00:27:47,920 Speaker 5: insecurity keep you from stepping into your greatness. Step up 449 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:50,880 Speaker 5: to who you were created to be. This is your 450 00:27:50,960 --> 00:27:54,360 Speaker 5: time to shine. You've been chosen to set a new 451 00:27:54,400 --> 00:27:57,719 Speaker 5: standard for your family. You've been chosen to break a 452 00:27:57,760 --> 00:28:03,000 Speaker 5: cycle of dysfunction, chosen to live a life of excellence, integrity, 453 00:28:03,280 --> 00:28:08,840 Speaker 5: and abundant victorious life. Now, when thoughts whisper no, no, no, man, 454 00:28:08,880 --> 00:28:13,639 Speaker 5: you're unworthy, you're unqualified. This is not your background. Tune 455 00:28:13,680 --> 00:28:17,239 Speaker 5: all that out every morning, Father, thank you that I 456 00:28:17,280 --> 00:28:20,800 Speaker 5: am chosen. Let me tell you again, you are worthy, 457 00:28:21,359 --> 00:28:26,000 Speaker 5: You are valuable, You are favored, You are anointed. Your 458 00:28:26,080 --> 00:28:29,760 Speaker 5: past is forgiven, your future is bright. You are well 459 00:28:29,840 --> 00:28:34,840 Speaker 5: able to fulfill your purpose. I believe and declare, like Simon, 460 00:28:35,320 --> 00:28:38,960 Speaker 5: You're about to step into some destiny moments, things you 461 00:28:39,000 --> 00:28:41,840 Speaker 5: couldn't make happen. The favor of God's going to propel 462 00:28:41,880 --> 00:28:46,040 Speaker 5: you ahead. Like Saul. God's gonna free you from every bondage, 463 00:28:46,320 --> 00:28:50,959 Speaker 5: turn negative situations around. Promotion is coming, healing is coming, 464 00:28:51,240 --> 00:28:55,920 Speaker 5: breakthroughs are coming. The fullness of your destiny in Jesus' name. 465 00:28:56,440 --> 00:29:01,320 Speaker 5: If you receive it, Can you say amen? I'd like 466 00:29:01,360 --> 00:29:04,120 Speaker 5: to give you an opportunity to make Jesus the Lord 467 00:29:04,160 --> 00:29:08,280 Speaker 5: of your life. Would you pray with me? Just say, Lord, Jesus, 468 00:29:08,880 --> 00:29:12,720 Speaker 5: I repent of my sins. Come into my heart. I 469 00:29:12,880 --> 00:29:16,080 Speaker 5: make you my Lord and savior. If you prayed that 470 00:29:16,160 --> 00:29:19,560 Speaker 5: simple prayer, we believe you got born again. 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