1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:06,080 Speaker 1: Let us pray peace. I leave with you my peace. 2 00:00:06,160 --> 00:00:09,400 Speaker 1: I give unto you, not as the world giveth, give 3 00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:13,039 Speaker 1: ie unto you. Do not let your heart be troubled, 4 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:19,000 Speaker 1: neither let it be afraid John fourteen twenty seven. Dear God, 5 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:22,360 Speaker 1: help me to grow stronger in my relationship with you 6 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:25,600 Speaker 1: so that I can find rest in my heart and mind. 7 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:31,600 Speaker 1: Remind me to seek you before reacting to people or situations. 8 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:35,360 Speaker 1: I can't find peace by looking for pleasure in people, events, 9 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 1: or distractions. I know that I can find peace by 10 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:43,559 Speaker 1: living through your word. Your word can quiet any storm 11 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:47,519 Speaker 1: and give rest to my thoughts. Your word can take 12 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:51,960 Speaker 1: away my pain, then heal my heart. Thank you for 13 00:00:52,040 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 1: your generous gift of peace. Amen. Thank you for listening 14 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 1: to to day's daily prayer for more inspiration and an 15 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:05,759 Speaker 1: incredible message from our feature pastor stay tuned to pray 16 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:07,400 Speaker 1: dot COM's Sunday service. 17 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 2: Welcome to the Lisa Kai Radio broadcast here on pray 18 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 2: dot com. Thank you for joining us today for an 19 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:26,679 Speaker 2: incredible word. Lean in, listen, close, and don't forget to 20 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 2: click the heart to save this message. Learn more about 21 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:33,520 Speaker 2: Lisa Kai at Lisakai dot tv or the Lisa Kai 22 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:36,479 Speaker 2: channel here on pray dot Com. Now let's jump into 23 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:37,400 Speaker 2: today's message. 24 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:42,039 Speaker 3: So it's been a great year so far, and God 25 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:46,120 Speaker 3: has definitely been moving in such a quick way, a 26 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:50,880 Speaker 3: rapid way, that so many lives are being changed, so 27 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:54,560 Speaker 3: many people are coming to Jesus. And you know, we've 28 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:58,680 Speaker 3: always brag about the mini salvation that's happening every single week. 29 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:02,360 Speaker 3: There's over like two hundred plus salvations every single week 30 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 3: in the last almost the last nine ten months, and 31 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 3: it's unheard of. 32 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:10,920 Speaker 4: And but you know that's why I'm saying God is 33 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 4: moving rapidly. 34 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:15,239 Speaker 3: A lot of people are following after Jesus, a lot 35 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 3: of people are choosing Jesus. 36 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:19,520 Speaker 4: And you know this series and. 37 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 3: I want to thank the worship team, but this series 38 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 3: is the Gospel of John, and it's such a great book. 39 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:28,920 Speaker 3: There's there's there's the Gospel, the Book of There are 40 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 3: four Gospels, There's Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. And if 41 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:35,600 Speaker 3: you are a new Christian, okay, this is where you 42 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 3: want to read. Not the Old Testament, okay, and not 43 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 3: the King James version either all right, the NLT or 44 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:46,360 Speaker 3: the NIV or even sometimes the Message Translation, just so 45 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:50,120 Speaker 3: that you can comprehend the words that God is saying. 46 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:53,600 Speaker 3: And when you think about the Book of John, it's 47 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:58,239 Speaker 3: an amazing book. It's almost written poetically and it's almost 48 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:00,960 Speaker 3: like if you were to describe John, I think as 49 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 3: you read it, he's passionate, he has love, he's gracious. 50 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:09,280 Speaker 3: You know, there's something about his writing that is so 51 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:15,240 Speaker 3: different from Mark, Matthew and Luke. And so as we 52 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:18,360 Speaker 3: read into as we dive into this series, right the 53 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 3: Gospel of John, you're gonna learn so much about who 54 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 3: Jesus is. And it's really your foundation that we all need. 55 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 3: Whether it's brand new to you or you've been a 56 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:32,880 Speaker 3: Christian forever, but it's really great to be reminded of 57 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 3: who Jesus is. So last week they talked about DJ 58 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 3: talked about the three foundation truths of Jesus. That he 59 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 3: is eternal, that he gives life, and that Jesus is 60 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 3: the Light. So that's your foundation. That's who Jesus is. 61 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 3: And one of the first things that John actually talks 62 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:55,360 Speaker 3: about in chapter one is about his account in Jesus' 63 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 3: story is the calling of some of the disciples. Okay, 64 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:02,800 Speaker 3: these are the first written disciples, So we're gonna go 65 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 3: right into the passage of John chapter one, verse thirty 66 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:08,680 Speaker 3: five to fifty one, and you're gonna find out who 67 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 3: these disciples are, all right? So the following day, John, 68 00:04:12,640 --> 00:04:16,240 Speaker 3: this is John the Baptist, actually was again standing with 69 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:20,960 Speaker 3: two of his disciples. As Jesus walked by, John looked 70 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:25,480 Speaker 3: at him and declared, look, there is the Lamb of God. 71 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:31,480 Speaker 3: When John's two disciples heard this, they followed Jesus. Jesus 72 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:35,119 Speaker 3: looked around and saw them, following. What do you guys want, 73 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:40,359 Speaker 3: he asked them. They replied, rabbi, which means teacher. Where 74 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:41,279 Speaker 3: are you staying? 75 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:44,479 Speaker 4: He says, come and see. He said. 76 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 3: It was about four o'clock in the afternoon when they 77 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:49,680 Speaker 3: went with him to the place where he was staying, 78 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:54,040 Speaker 3: and they remained with him the rest of the day. Andrew, 79 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:57,440 Speaker 3: Simon's Peter's brother, was one of these men who heard 80 00:04:57,520 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 3: what John said and then followed Jesus. 81 00:05:01,320 --> 00:05:02,720 Speaker 4: Andrew went to find. 82 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:07,440 Speaker 3: His brother Simon and told him, we have found the Messiah, 83 00:05:07,760 --> 00:05:12,120 Speaker 3: which means Christ. Then Andrew brought Simon to meet Jesus. 84 00:05:12,680 --> 00:05:16,840 Speaker 3: Looking intently at Simon, Jesus said, your name is Simon, 85 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 3: son of John, but you would be called Cephus Kephus 86 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:26,840 Speaker 3: Cephis Cephis. That's how you said, which means Peter. The 87 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:30,440 Speaker 3: next day, Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found 88 00:05:30,520 --> 00:05:35,240 Speaker 3: Philip and said to him, come follow me. Philip was 89 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:40,799 Speaker 3: at Bassida Andrews, Peter's hometown, verse verse forty five. Philip 90 00:05:40,839 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 3: went to look for nath Daniel and told him we 91 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:48,000 Speaker 3: have found the very person Moses and the prophets wrote about. 92 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:53,040 Speaker 3: His name is Jesus, the son of Joseph, from Nazareth Nazareth, 93 00:05:53,320 --> 00:05:58,240 Speaker 3: exclaimed nath Daniel, can anything good come from Nazareth? Come 94 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:03,360 Speaker 3: and see for yourself. Philip replied as they approached, Jesus says, 95 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:07,719 Speaker 3: now here is a genuine sign son of Israel, a 96 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:09,440 Speaker 3: man of complete integrity. 97 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:11,159 Speaker 4: How do you know about me? 98 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:15,240 Speaker 3: Nathaniel asked Jesus. Reply, I could see you under the 99 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:19,800 Speaker 3: fig tree before Philip found you. Then Nathdaniel exclaimed. 100 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:24,080 Speaker 4: Rabbi, you are the son of God, the King of Israel. 101 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 3: And then Jesus asked him, do you believe this just 102 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:30,000 Speaker 3: because I told you I had seen you under the 103 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 3: fig tree. You will see greater things than this. 104 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:36,279 Speaker 4: Then he said, I tell you the truth. 105 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:39,520 Speaker 3: You will all see heaven open and the angels of 106 00:06:39,520 --> 00:06:42,599 Speaker 3: God going up and down of the Son of Man 107 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:45,919 Speaker 3: on the Son of Man, the one who is the 108 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:51,800 Speaker 3: stairway between Heaven and Earth when you read, when you 109 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:56,839 Speaker 3: read through the Book of John, this is just like everybody, 110 00:06:56,920 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 3: you know, they dropped everything and they followed Jesus. I 111 00:07:00,760 --> 00:07:03,880 Speaker 3: don't know if you guys ever have downloaded the series 112 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:08,279 Speaker 3: The Chosen has anybody like it's pretty good. Like I'm 113 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:10,280 Speaker 3: kind of biased, like it has to be really good, 114 00:07:10,320 --> 00:07:13,440 Speaker 3: like it has to be very entertaining, and it's actually 115 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:17,040 Speaker 3: really really good. And it's nice to see different faces 116 00:07:17,040 --> 00:07:19,480 Speaker 3: to represent the different characters, and it. 117 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:23,080 Speaker 4: Kind of allows you to sort of see. 118 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:29,360 Speaker 3: This, this whole passage being said and told, and you 119 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:32,800 Speaker 3: get to see it and understand it. See when you 120 00:07:32,840 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 3: think about it, Jesus invites all these followers, Okay, Andrew Simon, 121 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:41,960 Speaker 3: Philip M. Daniel to enter into the journey of discipleship 122 00:07:42,240 --> 00:07:47,600 Speaker 3: with him. Although these disciples made this verbal shift in 123 00:07:47,800 --> 00:07:51,080 Speaker 3: just a few days, okay, it was pretty quick, they 124 00:07:51,120 --> 00:07:55,520 Speaker 3: will not fully understand Jesus until after three years when 125 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:59,320 Speaker 3: he leaves them. So this was the first of many 126 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:05,000 Speaker 3: that God has chosen to be on Jesus' team. And 127 00:08:05,080 --> 00:08:08,320 Speaker 3: when I think about this, title of this message is 128 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:11,320 Speaker 3: titled the Chosen Team. You know, when you think about 129 00:08:11,440 --> 00:08:15,200 Speaker 3: all these disciples, Jesus was the team leader. Jesus was 130 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:20,120 Speaker 3: the captain. Everybody followed him, and we all can kind 131 00:08:20,160 --> 00:08:23,760 Speaker 3: of relate on being on the team or being chosen 132 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:26,840 Speaker 3: on the team. And for me, it goes back to 133 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:28,800 Speaker 3: high school. Right. We all go back to our high 134 00:08:28,840 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 3: school days when we would try out right for different sports. Right, 135 00:08:32,800 --> 00:08:35,000 Speaker 3: some of us would try out for orchestra, some of 136 00:08:35,080 --> 00:08:37,880 Speaker 3: us would try out for the band. Some of us 137 00:08:37,920 --> 00:08:41,959 Speaker 3: would try out for volleyball, softball, whatever it is, Okay, 138 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:45,040 Speaker 3: the only thing I tried out for because I've always 139 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:47,800 Speaker 3: wanted to do this, because I was watching football. I 140 00:08:47,920 --> 00:08:52,680 Speaker 3: wasn't watching football. I was watching the cheerleaders. Yes, don't 141 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:55,040 Speaker 3: you guys do that. Don't you guys look at watch halftime. 142 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:57,000 Speaker 3: You guys want to see what they're going to do, right, 143 00:08:57,679 --> 00:09:00,040 Speaker 3: And so I remember as a kid, I said, I 144 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:02,360 Speaker 3: think I'm gonna be a cheerleader in high school. And 145 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:04,960 Speaker 3: so I would practice my exercise so I could split. 146 00:09:05,640 --> 00:09:07,640 Speaker 3: You know, every single day I'm watching TV and I'm 147 00:09:07,640 --> 00:09:09,680 Speaker 3: just stretching, stretching and trying to see how far I 148 00:09:09,679 --> 00:09:11,480 Speaker 3: could split, and I would try and do it right now, 149 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:14,600 Speaker 3: but I don't think I can do it. And so 150 00:09:14,800 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 3: I tried out for the for the volleyball. No, I 151 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:21,560 Speaker 3: hated it volleyball. I tried out for the cheerleading, and 152 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:24,800 Speaker 3: I remember like it was so hard to get in 153 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:28,040 Speaker 3: because the girls that were on the team were the judges, 154 00:09:28,080 --> 00:09:30,600 Speaker 3: were the one that would say yes or no. And 155 00:09:30,800 --> 00:09:33,200 Speaker 3: I remember there was one girl who was the captain. 156 00:09:33,880 --> 00:09:38,600 Speaker 3: She was so intimidating and she wasn't nice. And I'll 157 00:09:38,640 --> 00:09:42,280 Speaker 3: be like, you know, like okay, I got to try 158 00:09:42,320 --> 00:09:43,920 Speaker 3: out in front of her, and then you know, I 159 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:47,679 Speaker 3: had to do the you know, the cheers right, and 160 00:09:47,720 --> 00:09:49,679 Speaker 3: then you had to do the splits. You had to 161 00:09:49,679 --> 00:09:51,720 Speaker 3: do whatever it was. And can I show you a 162 00:09:51,760 --> 00:09:53,239 Speaker 3: picture because. 163 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:58,000 Speaker 4: I made it on the team. So I found these pictures. 164 00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:02,000 Speaker 3: I don't know if you know which one is me, 165 00:10:02,080 --> 00:10:08,560 Speaker 3: because we're all Asian, because McKinley was either Asian or Polynesian, right, 166 00:10:08,679 --> 00:10:11,320 Speaker 3: So this was I was like I was taxing all 167 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:12,160 Speaker 3: my high school friends. 168 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:14,240 Speaker 4: I say, hey, does anybody have a picture of us? 169 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:19,080 Speaker 4: And I remember I was so happy. When I made 170 00:10:19,120 --> 00:10:20,359 Speaker 4: it onto. 171 00:10:20,160 --> 00:10:26,439 Speaker 3: The McKinley Tigers cheerleading team, I was just like, yeah, 172 00:10:26,679 --> 00:10:29,640 Speaker 3: of course the popular girls were the cheerleaders, right, So 173 00:10:29,760 --> 00:10:32,680 Speaker 3: I was like, well, no, everybody knew who Lisa Lum 174 00:10:33,040 --> 00:10:37,640 Speaker 3: was and you can take it off. And it was 175 00:10:38,280 --> 00:10:41,720 Speaker 3: such a great experience to be able to try out 176 00:10:41,800 --> 00:10:44,280 Speaker 3: for a team and to make it on a team, 177 00:10:44,920 --> 00:10:47,560 Speaker 3: because no one ever wants to try out and think 178 00:10:47,600 --> 00:10:51,000 Speaker 3: that they'll never make it. And that's but when you 179 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:54,199 Speaker 3: think about it, I remember coming onto a different team 180 00:10:54,480 --> 00:10:58,360 Speaker 3: when I became a Christian. I was invited to come 181 00:10:58,440 --> 00:11:00,480 Speaker 3: on a team. I didn't have to try out for 182 00:11:00,520 --> 00:11:03,760 Speaker 3: a team. I came onto the Hope Chapel staff team. 183 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:08,280 Speaker 3: When I first became a Christian, and I was totally 184 00:11:08,520 --> 00:11:14,439 Speaker 3: clueless to Christianity, I just said yes and whatever the 185 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:18,600 Speaker 3: pastor taught, whatever the pastor said, get into a connect group, 186 00:11:18,880 --> 00:11:21,360 Speaker 3: serve in the ministry, serve here we need. 187 00:11:21,240 --> 00:11:22,360 Speaker 4: Help in the kids church. 188 00:11:22,679 --> 00:11:26,400 Speaker 3: I'll be like, sure, I have nothing to do, I'm single, nothing. 189 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:28,440 Speaker 3: I give a lot of time, and. 190 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:31,679 Speaker 4: So I would serve. And then one day. 191 00:11:31,600 --> 00:11:34,760 Speaker 3: My pastor tells me, hey, I want you to be 192 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:39,000 Speaker 3: a part of our staff and I'm like me, you 193 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:41,760 Speaker 3: sure you want me to run the kids ministry? 194 00:11:41,760 --> 00:11:45,360 Speaker 4: Because I don't like kids and I'm not married. 195 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:48,080 Speaker 3: Why would you want me to take care of the 196 00:11:48,160 --> 00:11:53,119 Speaker 3: kids Ministry? And I remember thinking I just didn't feel qualified. 197 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:55,920 Speaker 3: I didn't feel like I was qualified for this team 198 00:11:55,960 --> 00:11:58,559 Speaker 3: to be a part of the staff at Hope Chapel, 199 00:11:59,040 --> 00:12:04,920 Speaker 3: these amazing pastors, amazing leaders like no way, because I 200 00:12:05,080 --> 00:12:09,600 Speaker 3: just disqualified myself to be on this team. But when 201 00:12:09,640 --> 00:12:14,359 Speaker 3: you think about the chosen team of God, there's no tryouts. 202 00:12:14,880 --> 00:12:16,360 Speaker 4: You don't have to do any trials. 203 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:18,960 Speaker 3: You don't have to prove yourself that you can be 204 00:12:19,040 --> 00:12:22,080 Speaker 3: on God's team, that you can be a disciple of Jesus. 205 00:12:22,600 --> 00:12:25,320 Speaker 3: We just have to recognize who Jesus was and just 206 00:12:25,440 --> 00:12:29,480 Speaker 3: choose to just follow, just like the disciples. And we 207 00:12:29,559 --> 00:12:33,440 Speaker 3: don't even have to have any experience. You didn't have 208 00:12:33,520 --> 00:12:35,720 Speaker 3: to know kids, you didn't have to know how to 209 00:12:35,800 --> 00:12:37,960 Speaker 3: read the Bible, you didn't have to do anything. You 210 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:40,880 Speaker 3: didn't you didn't have to have any experience. You just 211 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:44,640 Speaker 3: have to meet Jesus and you can come as you are. 212 00:12:44,800 --> 00:12:49,080 Speaker 3: I remember one of our our our what is that 213 00:12:49,120 --> 00:12:52,200 Speaker 3: our value statement of that of Hope chapel was just 214 00:12:52,360 --> 00:12:55,760 Speaker 3: come as you are, just come as you are, and 215 00:12:55,880 --> 00:12:58,920 Speaker 3: you even even hand picked by God and not by 216 00:12:58,960 --> 00:12:59,679 Speaker 3: someone else. 217 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:02,240 Speaker 4: This is God's team. This is amazing. 218 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:05,960 Speaker 3: There's no requirements, and we have the gifts and talents 219 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:09,280 Speaker 3: and smart to be on this team because Jesus gives 220 00:13:09,320 --> 00:13:13,600 Speaker 3: those gifts to us. So when you think about these disciples, 221 00:13:14,080 --> 00:13:18,080 Speaker 3: all of them didn't have any experience. Every one of 222 00:13:18,120 --> 00:13:21,880 Speaker 3: them didn't have to try out. God just chose them. 223 00:13:21,920 --> 00:13:23,040 Speaker 3: God picked them. 224 00:13:23,360 --> 00:13:28,280 Speaker 4: John fifteen sixteen says, you didn't choose me. I chose you. 225 00:13:29,240 --> 00:13:32,640 Speaker 3: I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruits so 226 00:13:32,679 --> 00:13:36,280 Speaker 3: that the Father will give you whatever you ask using 227 00:13:36,480 --> 00:13:42,280 Speaker 3: my name. Jesus chose all his disciples, and you know what, 228 00:13:42,480 --> 00:13:45,400 Speaker 3: many were not top of their class either. Let me 229 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:47,960 Speaker 3: tell you who some of the people that Jesus chose 230 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:51,319 Speaker 3: to come and follow him. Simon Peter Fisherman. He's a 231 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:54,720 Speaker 3: brother of Andrew. Andrew Fisherman, brother of Simon Peter were brother, brother, 232 00:13:54,840 --> 00:14:00,800 Speaker 3: sister sister right. James Fisherman, brother of John, cousin of Jesus. Fisherman, 233 00:14:00,920 --> 00:14:04,800 Speaker 3: brother of James and cousin of Jesus, cousin of Jesus, Thomas, 234 00:14:04,840 --> 00:14:07,640 Speaker 3: a twin and possibly a fisherman. A lot of fishermen's here, 235 00:14:08,320 --> 00:14:13,120 Speaker 3: nath Daniel, possibly a fisherman, Matthew the Task Collector. All 236 00:14:13,160 --> 00:14:16,520 Speaker 3: the Jews hated him right, but he became a follower 237 00:14:16,920 --> 00:14:20,920 Speaker 3: Simon the Zealot. He became a radical Jewish sect, a 238 00:14:20,920 --> 00:14:24,480 Speaker 3: fanatic that hated the Romans, and there were even women 239 00:14:25,080 --> 00:14:29,880 Speaker 3: that would follow him. Marry the mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, Jonah, 240 00:14:29,920 --> 00:14:33,080 Speaker 3: the wife of Choosa, wife of an important official king 241 00:14:33,280 --> 00:14:36,960 Speaker 3: Herold and Mary Solon, which is mother of James and John. 242 00:14:37,440 --> 00:14:45,160 Speaker 3: Think about it, ordinary people, no experience, not qualified, but 243 00:14:45,280 --> 00:14:48,080 Speaker 3: they were called to be disciples of Jesus. 244 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:49,680 Speaker 4: So you think about it. 245 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:53,760 Speaker 3: As believers, we are all disciples of Jesus. When you 246 00:14:53,880 --> 00:14:58,240 Speaker 3: receive Jesus as your lord and savor, you are a disciple. 247 00:14:58,480 --> 00:15:02,320 Speaker 3: You already have been chosen and to follow along with 248 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:06,200 Speaker 3: Jesus and learn his ways of the kingdom. You know 249 00:15:06,840 --> 00:15:11,920 Speaker 3: when we sang this last song, when you sang it. 250 00:15:12,840 --> 00:15:14,960 Speaker 4: You choose me. You chose me. 251 00:15:16,400 --> 00:15:20,320 Speaker 3: Just to be able to verbalize that to God, to 252 00:15:20,440 --> 00:15:24,640 Speaker 3: think that he chose me, he loves me. I didn't 253 00:15:24,680 --> 00:15:26,760 Speaker 3: have to prove anything to him. 254 00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:28,560 Speaker 4: He just loves me. 255 00:15:29,840 --> 00:15:34,640 Speaker 3: That is why people followed him, because there was no 256 00:15:34,840 --> 00:15:39,200 Speaker 3: barriers to come to Jesus. You were just invited to 257 00:15:39,280 --> 00:15:43,680 Speaker 3: come and follow him. So, as a chosen team, as 258 00:15:43,720 --> 00:15:47,680 Speaker 3: we are the chosen team of God, we are to 259 00:15:47,840 --> 00:15:52,240 Speaker 3: the first thing is point people to Jesus. This is 260 00:15:52,280 --> 00:15:55,760 Speaker 3: our job, every part of us, every team. We think 261 00:15:55,760 --> 00:15:56,760 Speaker 3: about a team, we. 262 00:15:56,760 --> 00:15:58,680 Speaker 4: All have a position to play. 263 00:15:59,080 --> 00:15:59,280 Speaker 2: Right. 264 00:15:59,720 --> 00:16:02,960 Speaker 4: If you've never been on a teen, I don't know 265 00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:03,600 Speaker 4: what to tell. 266 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:07,040 Speaker 3: You, okay, but when you are part of a teen, 267 00:16:07,720 --> 00:16:11,480 Speaker 3: you belong to a vision. You belong to a core 268 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:15,520 Speaker 3: of people or a group of people that has a mission, 269 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:21,480 Speaker 3: that has a vision to accomplish. So these disciples point 270 00:16:21,560 --> 00:16:24,840 Speaker 3: people John the Baptists, okay, he's been preparing the way. 271 00:16:25,480 --> 00:16:28,400 Speaker 3: They heard about Jesus. Everyone has heard that there was 272 00:16:28,400 --> 00:16:33,040 Speaker 3: a Messiah coming, and John the Baptist was baptizing people 273 00:16:33,080 --> 00:16:34,880 Speaker 3: and he was preparing. 274 00:16:34,360 --> 00:16:35,560 Speaker 4: The way for Jesus. 275 00:16:35,920 --> 00:16:37,680 Speaker 3: And then when you go back to verse thirty five 276 00:16:37,720 --> 00:16:39,840 Speaker 3: to thirty six, it says the following day, John the 277 00:16:39,880 --> 00:16:43,200 Speaker 3: Baptist was again standing with two of his disciples. John 278 00:16:43,240 --> 00:16:46,520 Speaker 3: the Baptist had many people following him, but as Jesus 279 00:16:46,600 --> 00:16:51,320 Speaker 3: walked by, John looked at him and he knew that 280 00:16:51,720 --> 00:16:55,320 Speaker 3: was the lamb of God, that that was Jesus. Because 281 00:16:55,400 --> 00:16:59,760 Speaker 3: John the Baptist wasn't concerned about people following him, he 282 00:17:00,120 --> 00:17:04,040 Speaker 3: kept pointing the way to Jesus. He kept pointing people 283 00:17:04,320 --> 00:17:06,560 Speaker 3: to Jesus. He didn't point people to him. 284 00:17:06,600 --> 00:17:07,440 Speaker 4: Because he could have. 285 00:17:08,080 --> 00:17:10,040 Speaker 3: He could have created a ministry, he could have had 286 00:17:10,080 --> 00:17:12,639 Speaker 3: a big church, he could have done amazing thing because 287 00:17:12,720 --> 00:17:15,440 Speaker 3: and people would have just followed him. But when he 288 00:17:15,480 --> 00:17:20,960 Speaker 3: saw Jesus and Jesus was coming, he pointed people to Jesus. 289 00:17:21,600 --> 00:17:23,360 Speaker 4: And then another thing is it's not. 290 00:17:23,320 --> 00:17:26,320 Speaker 3: About getting people to follow us. It's about getting out 291 00:17:26,359 --> 00:17:29,680 Speaker 3: of the way and revealing and pointing them to the 292 00:17:29,760 --> 00:17:34,159 Speaker 3: one who is the way. The second thing, as the 293 00:17:34,280 --> 00:17:37,640 Speaker 3: chosen team of God, that we are to number two, 294 00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:40,720 Speaker 3: participate instead of. 295 00:17:40,680 --> 00:17:41,840 Speaker 4: Sitting on the bench. 296 00:17:45,200 --> 00:17:47,320 Speaker 3: If we are a team. Okay, have you ever been 297 00:17:47,720 --> 00:17:49,800 Speaker 3: if your kids are on a team. I've been my daughter, 298 00:17:50,040 --> 00:17:52,280 Speaker 3: My two daughters have been on the volleyball team. And 299 00:17:52,600 --> 00:17:55,320 Speaker 3: there's times when they were on the bench right, and 300 00:17:55,359 --> 00:17:57,359 Speaker 3: then there's time when their friends were on the bench 301 00:17:57,840 --> 00:18:02,840 Speaker 3: and I it's it's great if we always say I 302 00:18:02,920 --> 00:18:05,600 Speaker 3: want to play, I want to play it, and you 303 00:18:05,720 --> 00:18:08,200 Speaker 3: just cannot stand being on the bench. You guys ever 304 00:18:08,240 --> 00:18:10,639 Speaker 3: been on the bench? Whoever says I love being on 305 00:18:10,680 --> 00:18:11,080 Speaker 3: the bench. 306 00:18:12,320 --> 00:18:13,080 Speaker 4: I don't want to play? 307 00:18:13,520 --> 00:18:17,080 Speaker 3: Like, tell me who why would you even join the team? 308 00:18:17,160 --> 00:18:19,080 Speaker 3: Why would you even join a volleyball team or. 309 00:18:19,080 --> 00:18:19,960 Speaker 4: His football team? 310 00:18:20,200 --> 00:18:24,600 Speaker 3: Everybody wants to play, But there were times when I've 311 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:28,720 Speaker 3: noticed over the years of watching my daughter's teams, there 312 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:33,320 Speaker 3: were some that would be on the bench selting, like selking, 313 00:18:33,640 --> 00:18:38,040 Speaker 3: like just pissed, just upset, and even to the point 314 00:18:38,040 --> 00:18:42,000 Speaker 3: of crying. And I remember my daughter says, geez, I 315 00:18:42,080 --> 00:18:44,560 Speaker 3: haven't played the whole game, and you played a lot, 316 00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:46,199 Speaker 3: and now you're sitting on and you're crying. 317 00:18:46,240 --> 00:18:48,480 Speaker 4: I should be crying. Why are you crying? You know 318 00:18:48,560 --> 00:18:51,479 Speaker 4: there's this bad attitude when you're on the bench. 319 00:18:52,560 --> 00:18:55,760 Speaker 3: But God is saying to participate instead of sitting on 320 00:18:55,800 --> 00:18:59,000 Speaker 3: the bench. We need to be faithful followers, and that 321 00:18:59,040 --> 00:19:02,360 Speaker 3: means being a team player when we always can Can 322 00:19:02,400 --> 00:19:05,199 Speaker 3: I just can I just say that every time we 323 00:19:05,320 --> 00:19:08,199 Speaker 3: tell you to come get involved because there is a 324 00:19:08,200 --> 00:19:11,800 Speaker 3: big need. It's not because you know we got it 325 00:19:11,840 --> 00:19:15,040 Speaker 3: all together. We don't we don't like if you see 326 00:19:15,080 --> 00:19:25,720 Speaker 3: kids running around, that's why, and you see a teacher like, 327 00:19:26,040 --> 00:19:28,400 Speaker 3: hurry up, can you guys make the service quicker? 328 00:19:28,520 --> 00:19:31,479 Speaker 4: Can you like, can you come back and pick up 329 00:19:31,520 --> 00:19:38,439 Speaker 4: these kids? It's because there is a big need. Like 330 00:19:38,640 --> 00:19:41,440 Speaker 4: if if I were to show. 331 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:47,120 Speaker 3: You a diagram of the many vacancies that we. 332 00:19:47,119 --> 00:19:48,880 Speaker 4: Have, you'll be shocked. 333 00:19:49,680 --> 00:19:52,560 Speaker 3: You think this is all great. You think that oh, 334 00:19:52,640 --> 00:19:54,040 Speaker 3: they got enough people. 335 00:19:53,720 --> 00:19:57,720 Speaker 4: And we don't. We don't, and we want. 336 00:19:57,560 --> 00:20:00,680 Speaker 3: To provide a place for you to participate on this 337 00:20:00,880 --> 00:20:05,560 Speaker 3: team because when you participate, you feel like there's ownership. 338 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:10,280 Speaker 3: You feel like I have a place on this team. 339 00:20:10,840 --> 00:20:16,040 Speaker 3: I actually have an ownership to inspire church, like to 340 00:20:16,080 --> 00:20:18,840 Speaker 3: the point where when you go to the bathroom, and 341 00:20:18,880 --> 00:20:20,480 Speaker 3: this is one of my pet peeves, when I go 342 00:20:20,560 --> 00:20:23,760 Speaker 3: to the toilet, toilet, yes, I go to the toilet, 343 00:20:24,440 --> 00:20:26,840 Speaker 3: that you will see toilet paper on the floor, like 344 00:20:26,920 --> 00:20:29,479 Speaker 3: little pieces of toilet paper because women don't know how 345 00:20:29,520 --> 00:20:38,879 Speaker 3: to roll the paper right and they just start. You know, man, 346 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:44,520 Speaker 3: you guys don't use toilet paper. That's why sometimes when 347 00:20:44,560 --> 00:20:46,560 Speaker 3: women's bathroom don't have toilet paper, we go to the 348 00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:48,240 Speaker 3: men's and steal some toilet papers. 349 00:20:48,680 --> 00:20:52,000 Speaker 4: But I have an ownership to this church. 350 00:20:52,880 --> 00:20:56,160 Speaker 3: I'm gonna pick some of those up because I would 351 00:20:56,160 --> 00:20:59,520 Speaker 3: do that at my own home. I will never leave 352 00:21:00,359 --> 00:21:02,280 Speaker 3: rubbish on the floor in my own home. 353 00:21:02,760 --> 00:21:06,560 Speaker 4: Why would I leave rubbish in my own church. So 354 00:21:06,760 --> 00:21:07,760 Speaker 4: if we could all. 355 00:21:07,720 --> 00:21:11,959 Speaker 3: Participate, and some of you are like, I'm too busy, 356 00:21:12,480 --> 00:21:20,560 Speaker 3: I'm like me too, them too, you too, right, And 357 00:21:20,600 --> 00:21:24,960 Speaker 3: I think all the people who are shouting going yeah, Lisa, 358 00:21:25,359 --> 00:21:30,359 Speaker 3: just give it to them. It's because there are so 359 00:21:30,560 --> 00:21:34,840 Speaker 3: many of us, but there's so few that wants to participate, 360 00:21:35,840 --> 00:21:38,320 Speaker 3: and I don't want. Like you think about the disciples, 361 00:21:38,880 --> 00:21:41,840 Speaker 3: do you think they just chilled when they got on 362 00:21:41,880 --> 00:21:45,800 Speaker 3: the team, Like, Okay, Jesus is doing all the work, 363 00:21:45,920 --> 00:21:50,680 Speaker 3: He's doing all these miracles, we're just here. No, they 364 00:21:50,720 --> 00:21:53,240 Speaker 3: were there, they were in the crowd, they were bringing 365 00:21:53,280 --> 00:21:57,399 Speaker 3: people to Jesus. Were they were controlling, they were doing 366 00:21:57,440 --> 00:21:59,200 Speaker 3: their part, and they were. 367 00:21:59,119 --> 00:22:02,960 Speaker 4: Figuring it out out themselves. They didn't know it all. 368 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:05,920 Speaker 3: They didn't know that there was no manual on how 369 00:22:05,920 --> 00:22:09,040 Speaker 3: to be on God's team. There was literally no how 370 00:22:09,119 --> 00:22:10,280 Speaker 3: to job description. 371 00:22:10,359 --> 00:22:11,640 Speaker 4: There was no job descriptions. 372 00:22:12,359 --> 00:22:16,840 Speaker 3: It's just go and come follow me, come watch me, 373 00:22:17,960 --> 00:22:20,360 Speaker 3: and just be a part of what He is doing. 374 00:22:20,960 --> 00:22:24,280 Speaker 3: And I love that about ministry work. You know, you 375 00:22:24,280 --> 00:22:26,320 Speaker 3: don't have to be on a staff to be a 376 00:22:26,359 --> 00:22:29,919 Speaker 3: part of a team. You just become a team on 377 00:22:30,040 --> 00:22:34,240 Speaker 3: this God's team. Once you receive Jesus Christ, you do 378 00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:38,000 Speaker 3: have a position. You know, when we think about it, 379 00:22:38,119 --> 00:22:41,280 Speaker 3: we in order to participate instead of sitting on the bench, 380 00:22:41,640 --> 00:22:45,520 Speaker 3: you and I have to initiate the pursuit of Jesus. 381 00:22:46,800 --> 00:22:51,560 Speaker 3: We have to initiate to draw closer to him. We 382 00:22:51,640 --> 00:22:53,800 Speaker 3: want to you know how when you draw close to him, 383 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:55,960 Speaker 3: guess what it means. When you draw close to him, 384 00:22:56,200 --> 00:23:00,480 Speaker 3: you draw close to people. You draw close to people, 385 00:23:00,520 --> 00:23:03,440 Speaker 3: You get to know people, You get into people's lives, 386 00:23:03,520 --> 00:23:07,520 Speaker 3: you pray for them, You be the answers, you help give, 387 00:23:07,680 --> 00:23:11,520 Speaker 3: you help do whatever it is to help someone along 388 00:23:11,680 --> 00:23:15,360 Speaker 3: their faith. That's what it means to participate in, not 389 00:23:15,480 --> 00:23:19,440 Speaker 3: just sitting on the bench. The third thing is as 390 00:23:19,440 --> 00:23:23,240 Speaker 3: a chosen team of God, we are to ask others 391 00:23:23,320 --> 00:23:26,399 Speaker 3: to come along with you. You know, when I first 392 00:23:26,440 --> 00:23:30,639 Speaker 3: got saved, it was just so amazing, Like I couldn't 393 00:23:30,680 --> 00:23:35,720 Speaker 3: believe there was this there was this interaction with God 394 00:23:35,760 --> 00:23:39,600 Speaker 3: that I've never had and when I gave my life 395 00:23:39,600 --> 00:23:43,720 Speaker 3: to Christ, I pray this one prayer that says, God, 396 00:23:43,840 --> 00:23:48,639 Speaker 3: would you change me from the inside out? Because I 397 00:23:48,680 --> 00:23:52,359 Speaker 3: didn't like the kind of person that I was. Isn't 398 00:23:52,359 --> 00:23:55,360 Speaker 3: that reason why we come to Jesus, Because we come 399 00:23:55,400 --> 00:23:59,800 Speaker 3: to revelation that I don't like who I am or 400 00:23:59,800 --> 00:24:02,800 Speaker 3: who I've become. And I know that it was only 401 00:24:02,920 --> 00:24:06,840 Speaker 3: God who could save me from myself. And so when 402 00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:09,479 Speaker 3: I gave my life to the Lord, I was so 403 00:24:09,680 --> 00:24:12,800 Speaker 3: excited to be with Christians. I was so excited to 404 00:24:12,840 --> 00:24:15,880 Speaker 3: go to church. Every single week. I couldn't wait till 405 00:24:15,960 --> 00:24:18,840 Speaker 3: Sunday came. And whenever I would go to church, I 406 00:24:18,840 --> 00:24:21,639 Speaker 3: felt like I didn't have enough. I felt like, Okay, 407 00:24:22,320 --> 00:24:24,320 Speaker 3: I would go to a Friday service, and then there 408 00:24:24,359 --> 00:24:27,040 Speaker 3: was a Sunday service. I would go to two services, 409 00:24:27,080 --> 00:24:31,199 Speaker 3: and then eventually I started serving because I just wanted 410 00:24:31,240 --> 00:24:35,280 Speaker 3: to be in the house. And I remember thinking I 411 00:24:35,320 --> 00:24:38,480 Speaker 3: need to tell people about Jesus. And I remember coming 412 00:24:38,480 --> 00:24:40,560 Speaker 3: to church and it was a Friday night because it 413 00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:42,800 Speaker 3: was a single night. I don't know, don't I was 414 00:24:42,840 --> 00:24:44,960 Speaker 3: single and I wasn't looking, but people were. 415 00:24:44,880 --> 00:24:46,160 Speaker 4: Looking, and. 416 00:24:47,800 --> 00:24:51,200 Speaker 3: I came and I remember just calling all my friends 417 00:24:51,240 --> 00:24:52,840 Speaker 3: and I said, hey, you got to come to this 418 00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:53,960 Speaker 3: amazing church. 419 00:24:54,359 --> 00:24:55,680 Speaker 4: Come with me this Friday. 420 00:24:55,840 --> 00:24:58,639 Speaker 3: They're like, church, you don't want to go to nightclubing. 421 00:24:58,760 --> 00:25:02,040 Speaker 3: I said, no, this, and then we can go nightclubbing afters. 422 00:25:02,040 --> 00:25:05,119 Speaker 4: No. 423 00:25:06,560 --> 00:25:09,359 Speaker 3: I did it in the beginning, but then God changed me. 424 00:25:12,040 --> 00:25:13,400 Speaker 3: So that's what I love. 425 00:25:13,560 --> 00:25:14,600 Speaker 4: Dancing was a big thing. 426 00:25:15,240 --> 00:25:19,400 Speaker 3: And then I remember inviting everybody, and I remember the ushers, 427 00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:21,280 Speaker 3: you know, the ushers would come and go, hey, how 428 00:25:21,320 --> 00:25:23,359 Speaker 3: many people? And I'd be like, oh, three, and then 429 00:25:23,359 --> 00:25:25,240 Speaker 3: they were like, okay, we've got three seats here, plus 430 00:25:25,359 --> 00:25:28,680 Speaker 3: you four next week. Follow the guy goes how many 431 00:25:28,720 --> 00:25:31,320 Speaker 3: this week? I said ten and he's like ten. I 432 00:25:31,359 --> 00:25:34,640 Speaker 3: was like, yeah, I need ten seats. And I wasn't 433 00:25:34,640 --> 00:25:36,399 Speaker 3: talking to him like that. I just said ten seats, 434 00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:38,840 Speaker 3: and every. 435 00:25:38,520 --> 00:25:42,320 Speaker 4: Single week I just brought people. I just brought people. 436 00:25:43,040 --> 00:25:46,960 Speaker 3: And I didn't know that my pastor was actually observing me. 437 00:25:48,920 --> 00:25:53,760 Speaker 3: Did you know that we as a pastor, we do observe. 438 00:25:54,840 --> 00:25:59,520 Speaker 3: We observe behaviors, We observe people who sort of stand out. 439 00:26:00,280 --> 00:26:02,960 Speaker 3: And the reason why I stood out And it wasn't 440 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:06,439 Speaker 3: like I was looking for any attention. I just was 441 00:26:06,480 --> 00:26:10,280 Speaker 3: excited about Jesus. I just started asking people to come 442 00:26:10,320 --> 00:26:13,240 Speaker 3: to Jesus, just like what the disciples were doing. 443 00:26:13,800 --> 00:26:17,040 Speaker 4: Oh guess who I just saw Jesus. You gotta come. 444 00:26:17,119 --> 00:26:19,520 Speaker 4: Oh no, you know, Jesus is here. You gotta come. 445 00:26:19,920 --> 00:26:25,080 Speaker 3: Everybody just kept coming because they heard about Jesus. And 446 00:26:25,160 --> 00:26:28,760 Speaker 3: it's the same thing when I did. Jesus came into 447 00:26:28,800 --> 00:26:31,719 Speaker 3: my life. Jesus did something in my life. I'm going 448 00:26:31,760 --> 00:26:35,000 Speaker 3: to tell others to come to Jesus. Why not? 449 00:26:36,320 --> 00:26:37,680 Speaker 4: When you think about it, If you have. 450 00:26:37,680 --> 00:26:41,040 Speaker 3: A great product, okay, and you know it works, it 451 00:26:41,119 --> 00:26:43,679 Speaker 3: takes away all your wrinkles, it takes away all your fat, 452 00:26:45,520 --> 00:26:48,040 Speaker 3: you aren't gonna want to sell that product because you 453 00:26:48,200 --> 00:26:51,640 Speaker 3: believe in this product that you are going to make. 454 00:26:51,440 --> 00:26:54,600 Speaker 4: A sale and you're gonna ask. 455 00:26:54,720 --> 00:26:59,600 Speaker 3: Everybody to buy your product. So why why didn't you 456 00:26:59,680 --> 00:27:02,840 Speaker 3: buy the product of Jesus. Why wouldn't you want to 457 00:27:02,880 --> 00:27:03,240 Speaker 3: sell the. 458 00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:04,200 Speaker 4: Product of Jesus. 459 00:27:05,119 --> 00:27:09,600 Speaker 3: It's the same and the rewards are greater. It's not 460 00:27:09,880 --> 00:27:12,800 Speaker 3: you're gonna reach a gold level or you're gonna reach 461 00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:19,760 Speaker 3: whatever level. Okay, that only lasts so long because you 462 00:27:19,800 --> 00:27:26,480 Speaker 3: gotta keep it up. But in the Kingdom, it's endless rewards, 463 00:27:26,840 --> 00:27:33,240 Speaker 3: endless rewards. So many people's lives will be changed because 464 00:27:33,280 --> 00:27:39,240 Speaker 3: of that one visit with Jesus. It just takes one visit, 465 00:27:40,400 --> 00:27:44,600 Speaker 3: and it just takes you to share your love for 466 00:27:44,760 --> 00:27:47,679 Speaker 3: Jesus and what Jesus has done. So because when you 467 00:27:47,760 --> 00:27:50,159 Speaker 3: think about and you went to find his brother Simon 468 00:27:50,200 --> 00:27:54,200 Speaker 3: and told him we have found the Messiah, everybody couldn't 469 00:27:54,600 --> 00:27:55,200 Speaker 3: shut up. 470 00:27:57,040 --> 00:27:58,760 Speaker 4: Everybody had to. 471 00:27:58,480 --> 00:28:03,080 Speaker 3: Tell everybody about who Jesus was. And when you ask 472 00:28:03,240 --> 00:28:07,399 Speaker 3: others to come along with you, tell them who Jesus is, 473 00:28:08,080 --> 00:28:11,439 Speaker 3: invite them to check him out, invest your time and 474 00:28:11,600 --> 00:28:15,280 Speaker 3: energy and relationship and helping them get connected with Jesus. 475 00:28:16,240 --> 00:28:21,600 Speaker 3: Don't just send them to us, take them, disciple them, 476 00:28:22,160 --> 00:28:25,040 Speaker 3: take them along the journey, Invite them to your connect group, 477 00:28:25,480 --> 00:28:28,560 Speaker 3: invite them to a movie. Because I remember when I 478 00:28:28,680 --> 00:28:30,040 Speaker 3: first got saved, I. 479 00:28:30,040 --> 00:28:31,040 Speaker 4: Wanted new friends. 480 00:28:33,080 --> 00:28:35,080 Speaker 3: I invited all my old friends and they came to 481 00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:37,600 Speaker 3: church for a while, and then they just never stayed, 482 00:28:39,120 --> 00:28:43,160 Speaker 3: and I didn't want that life anymore. I wanted a 483 00:28:43,200 --> 00:28:48,200 Speaker 3: life that had purpose. So this was literally my prayer, God, 484 00:28:48,800 --> 00:28:57,520 Speaker 3: would you give me some friends. God brought aggress It 485 00:28:57,560 --> 00:29:03,320 Speaker 3: redm Anne, and I got saved about the same time. 486 00:29:04,480 --> 00:29:07,680 Speaker 3: She went through her mess. I went through my mess 487 00:29:08,480 --> 00:29:14,720 Speaker 3: and we connected and we started hanging out, and then 488 00:29:15,120 --> 00:29:19,480 Speaker 3: Shelley came along, and then we became a group. 489 00:29:20,640 --> 00:29:21,840 Speaker 4: We would hang out at. 490 00:29:21,720 --> 00:29:23,720 Speaker 3: Anne's house because she had she was a single mom 491 00:29:23,760 --> 00:29:28,240 Speaker 3: with two girls, and Anne would make me baloney cheese sandwich. 492 00:29:28,280 --> 00:29:30,840 Speaker 3: I have never had a grilled baloney cheese sandwich because 493 00:29:31,200 --> 00:29:37,080 Speaker 3: when you're Chinese, you eat just Chinese. When I ate 494 00:29:37,120 --> 00:29:38,600 Speaker 3: that baloney grilled cheese, I was. 495 00:29:38,560 --> 00:29:48,280 Speaker 4: Like, what is this? This is so good. I don't 496 00:29:48,280 --> 00:29:53,760 Speaker 4: eat baloney at all. And we started to. 497 00:29:55,600 --> 00:30:00,360 Speaker 3: Come together, and then we started to go to other 498 00:30:00,400 --> 00:30:04,000 Speaker 3: groups that were already formed, and we would just push 499 00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:07,040 Speaker 3: ourself way into the group. Can I it's like a 500 00:30:07,040 --> 00:30:12,320 Speaker 3: little kid. Can we play? Can I be a part 501 00:30:12,360 --> 00:30:17,200 Speaker 3: of what you're doing? Because I like what I see? 502 00:30:18,920 --> 00:30:21,880 Speaker 3: Like when you think about this church, there's so many 503 00:30:22,120 --> 00:30:29,360 Speaker 3: clusters of groups, and I enjoyed looking watching and seeing 504 00:30:29,360 --> 00:30:34,760 Speaker 3: these clusters of people doing life together, celebrating their birthday, 505 00:30:34,920 --> 00:30:39,640 Speaker 3: celebrating their marriage, celebrating their anniversary, celebrating their kids' birth. 506 00:30:41,000 --> 00:30:42,560 Speaker 4: Isn't that the kind of life we want? 507 00:30:45,440 --> 00:30:48,640 Speaker 3: And when you give your life, when you ask others 508 00:30:48,720 --> 00:30:52,000 Speaker 3: to come along with you. God gives you more than 509 00:30:52,040 --> 00:30:56,880 Speaker 3: what you would even expect it. And I remember just 510 00:30:56,920 --> 00:31:02,640 Speaker 3: those specific prayers, God give me friends, because I knew 511 00:31:02,800 --> 00:31:07,560 Speaker 3: at an early age of twenty three, I think I 512 00:31:07,600 --> 00:31:11,360 Speaker 3: had a whole life to live, and I wanted to 513 00:31:11,440 --> 00:31:15,360 Speaker 3: live my life with these new friends. Until this day 514 00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:20,680 Speaker 3: we're still friends and to see our journey together in 515 00:31:21,000 --> 00:31:25,600 Speaker 3: life with God. It's the most precious. 516 00:31:25,040 --> 00:31:28,120 Speaker 4: Thing that anyone could ask for. 517 00:31:28,840 --> 00:31:30,840 Speaker 3: And I think one of the biggest struggles that a 518 00:31:30,880 --> 00:31:36,040 Speaker 3: lot of us have is wanting to be accepted, to 519 00:31:36,160 --> 00:31:43,000 Speaker 3: be received into a community. I think many of us 520 00:31:43,160 --> 00:31:49,400 Speaker 3: have been rejected, many of us have been burned, many 521 00:31:49,440 --> 00:31:54,560 Speaker 3: of us have been disoriented and what friends ship should 522 00:31:54,560 --> 00:31:59,160 Speaker 3: look like. And when you ask for these friends, when 523 00:31:59,200 --> 00:32:02,920 Speaker 3: you look, when you be a part of a whole 524 00:32:03,000 --> 00:32:05,280 Speaker 3: new group of people. 525 00:32:06,480 --> 00:32:10,320 Speaker 4: God just adds to your life. 526 00:32:10,440 --> 00:32:13,840 Speaker 3: And if you want to add into someone's life, then 527 00:32:13,880 --> 00:32:16,640 Speaker 3: you need to get into someone's life. Don't be a 528 00:32:16,680 --> 00:32:21,800 Speaker 3: silent Christian. It's not fun, it's boring. You're just talking 529 00:32:21,840 --> 00:32:24,360 Speaker 3: to yourself about God just you and God just you. 530 00:32:25,880 --> 00:32:28,760 Speaker 4: If you would just share. 531 00:32:28,480 --> 00:32:33,480 Speaker 3: Your story with someone else that actually ministers to you 532 00:32:34,200 --> 00:32:37,480 Speaker 3: more than it does to minister to the person, because 533 00:32:37,520 --> 00:32:41,040 Speaker 3: when you rehash your salvation story, when you rehash what 534 00:32:41,080 --> 00:32:45,960 Speaker 3: God has done in your life, you're reminded of how 535 00:32:46,120 --> 00:32:56,600 Speaker 3: grateful you are that you are a disciple of Jesus 536 00:32:56,600 --> 00:33:00,760 Speaker 3: the last thing. As a chosen team of God, we 537 00:33:00,800 --> 00:33:06,160 Speaker 3: are to embrace You are to embrace your potential, and you. 538 00:33:06,160 --> 00:33:07,240 Speaker 4: Need to live up to it. 539 00:33:10,320 --> 00:33:14,800 Speaker 3: I never thought I had potential. I never thought I 540 00:33:14,840 --> 00:33:20,440 Speaker 3: had gifts and talents. It wasn't until I came into 541 00:33:21,160 --> 00:33:26,440 Speaker 3: the community of Disciples of Believers that I recognized it 542 00:33:26,480 --> 00:33:29,360 Speaker 3: wasn't I recognized, it was people who recognized it in me. 543 00:33:31,040 --> 00:33:33,600 Speaker 3: I didn't know I had leadership skills. I just thought 544 00:33:33,640 --> 00:33:41,920 Speaker 3: I'd like bossing people around. They saw me, go you no, 545 00:33:42,160 --> 00:33:45,640 Speaker 3: get up here, come here. You know they call it leadership. 546 00:33:49,880 --> 00:33:50,760 Speaker 3: I didn't know. 547 00:33:53,680 --> 00:33:55,760 Speaker 4: That God would use a person like me. 548 00:34:00,160 --> 00:34:04,320 Speaker 3: I've already disqualified myself when I was asking through the 549 00:34:04,400 --> 00:34:09,880 Speaker 3: children's ministry director. Before I even said yes, I said 550 00:34:09,960 --> 00:34:15,960 Speaker 3: no because I disqualified myself, thinking I was not worthy, 551 00:34:16,719 --> 00:34:19,600 Speaker 3: I was not good enough, I was not smart enough, 552 00:34:19,880 --> 00:34:25,080 Speaker 3: I was not godly enough. But my pastor saw something 553 00:34:25,160 --> 00:34:29,360 Speaker 3: in me, and I thank God he saw something in me, 554 00:34:31,360 --> 00:34:35,960 Speaker 3: because not many people will say things about you. In 555 00:34:36,000 --> 00:34:36,800 Speaker 3: this world. 556 00:34:37,239 --> 00:34:42,280 Speaker 4: People would say the negative things about you. They'll say, you're. 557 00:34:42,160 --> 00:34:46,560 Speaker 3: Too short, you're too tall, you're too big, you're too smart, 558 00:34:46,600 --> 00:34:49,080 Speaker 3: you're too dumb, you're too this, You're to this or 559 00:34:49,120 --> 00:34:52,719 Speaker 3: to that. You don't belong in this group, you don't 560 00:34:52,760 --> 00:34:55,480 Speaker 3: belong in this community, you don't belong in this level 561 00:34:55,520 --> 00:34:58,040 Speaker 3: of authority. 562 00:34:58,960 --> 00:35:00,040 Speaker 4: The world would. 563 00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:03,120 Speaker 3: Disqualify you, but Jesus won't disqualify you. 564 00:35:03,960 --> 00:35:06,400 Speaker 4: And even in this community. 565 00:35:05,960 --> 00:35:11,239 Speaker 3: Of believers, in this church, we are for you. We 566 00:35:11,320 --> 00:35:17,040 Speaker 3: are not against you. So why wouldn't I want to 567 00:35:17,080 --> 00:35:21,719 Speaker 3: be a disciple of Jesus that when we have all decided, 568 00:35:21,880 --> 00:35:29,560 Speaker 3: when Jesus says, come follow me, come and see. 569 00:35:28,080 --> 00:35:31,680 Speaker 4: This is what he was talking about. These disciples saw it. 570 00:35:33,400 --> 00:35:37,239 Speaker 3: They knew there was something about Jesus, and they went 571 00:35:37,360 --> 00:35:41,279 Speaker 3: with Jesus, we need to embrace your potential and live 572 00:35:41,400 --> 00:35:43,799 Speaker 3: up to it. And I'm so glad that Mike and 573 00:35:43,880 --> 00:35:49,840 Speaker 3: I lived up to our potential. And if you know 574 00:35:50,000 --> 00:35:54,400 Speaker 3: Mike's story, the same thing, who would have thought a 575 00:35:54,480 --> 00:35:59,840 Speaker 3: single parent who got divorced at age twenty one whatever 576 00:36:00,160 --> 00:36:11,960 Speaker 3: have ability to be the most amazing pastor, to be 577 00:36:12,120 --> 00:36:17,680 Speaker 3: leading the way he is today. There is a mantle 578 00:36:19,560 --> 00:36:21,120 Speaker 3: that is upon your pastor. 579 00:36:24,560 --> 00:36:26,520 Speaker 4: We both don't really. 580 00:36:30,760 --> 00:36:37,080 Speaker 3: I don't think we know the weight of the responsibility. 581 00:36:37,640 --> 00:36:42,080 Speaker 3: We just said, yes, I remember when God gave us 582 00:36:42,120 --> 00:36:48,359 Speaker 3: the church. I told the Lord, the biggest fear is 583 00:36:48,400 --> 00:36:54,759 Speaker 3: that I wouldn't mislead the people that you bring to us, 584 00:36:57,080 --> 00:37:00,759 Speaker 3: that we would be the kind of pastor that will 585 00:37:00,880 --> 00:37:03,360 Speaker 3: care and shepherd you well. 586 00:37:05,480 --> 00:37:08,080 Speaker 4: Because we don't want to be. You know, it's a. 587 00:37:08,080 --> 00:37:13,879 Speaker 3: Big responsibility people's lives. And I said, there's no way 588 00:37:15,040 --> 00:37:20,040 Speaker 3: am I gonna let pride. I'm not gonna let anything 589 00:37:21,239 --> 00:37:29,719 Speaker 3: to disrupt God's flow his anointing in this church. And 590 00:37:29,760 --> 00:37:33,400 Speaker 3: when we surrendered our lives, when we started to follow 591 00:37:33,520 --> 00:37:41,120 Speaker 3: Jesus with everything we have, God gave us this God 592 00:37:41,239 --> 00:37:44,640 Speaker 3: is Mike is in South America. 593 00:37:45,120 --> 00:37:47,080 Speaker 4: That's a long journey. 594 00:37:47,920 --> 00:37:54,680 Speaker 3: He's gonna come home grumpy. It takes three days. 595 00:37:57,200 --> 00:37:57,719 Speaker 4: Pray for me. 596 00:38:04,160 --> 00:38:05,439 Speaker 3: But he loves. 597 00:38:05,120 --> 00:38:06,080 Speaker 4: Doing what he does. 598 00:38:07,640 --> 00:38:15,640 Speaker 3: He's called two pastor pastors, and these are pastors that 599 00:38:16,040 --> 00:38:21,240 Speaker 3: can't even afford to fly him over. It's your seed 600 00:38:22,560 --> 00:38:27,240 Speaker 3: that is being sewn into this church that allows him 601 00:38:28,320 --> 00:38:32,000 Speaker 3: to go to Argentina, to go to Brazil to go 602 00:38:32,080 --> 00:38:38,480 Speaker 3: to Philippines, to go and do what he's called to 603 00:38:38,560 --> 00:38:42,880 Speaker 3: do because he has embraced his potential and he is 604 00:38:43,000 --> 00:38:46,400 Speaker 3: living up to it. And it's the same. 605 00:38:46,239 --> 00:38:51,320 Speaker 4: For you and I. You and I have potential. 606 00:38:52,320 --> 00:38:57,640 Speaker 3: You and I have giftings and abilities that you don't 607 00:38:57,680 --> 00:39:05,319 Speaker 3: even know. I want to just crack you open, like 608 00:39:05,440 --> 00:39:14,840 Speaker 3: I literally want to crack you. Sure, I've been showing 609 00:39:14,920 --> 00:39:19,680 Speaker 3: this that are women's in order for the Holy Spirit 610 00:39:19,719 --> 00:39:22,719 Speaker 3: to be released in you, because the Holy Spirit lives 611 00:39:22,760 --> 00:39:27,400 Speaker 3: inside of you. You have a spirit. The Holy Spirit 612 00:39:27,480 --> 00:39:31,880 Speaker 3: lives inside of you. What happens is we don't allow 613 00:39:31,960 --> 00:39:34,240 Speaker 3: the Holy Spirit to flow out of us is because 614 00:39:34,560 --> 00:39:43,680 Speaker 3: nothing has really been broken in us. Pride, jealousy, anger, offenses, selfishness. 615 00:39:44,880 --> 00:39:47,640 Speaker 3: These are the things that prevents the Holy Spirit from 616 00:39:47,920 --> 00:39:53,560 Speaker 3: operating freely to flow out of us. And when you 617 00:39:53,680 --> 00:39:59,520 Speaker 3: allow God to break you, you'll be so so amazed 618 00:39:59,560 --> 00:40:03,520 Speaker 3: with God wants to produce out of you because it's 619 00:40:03,560 --> 00:40:12,479 Speaker 3: in you. You think about Peter. Everybody knows who Peter is, right, 620 00:40:13,120 --> 00:40:16,080 Speaker 3: the one wants the foot in his mouth, right, that guy, 621 00:40:16,160 --> 00:40:20,319 Speaker 3: that Peter. You know why God had to change his 622 00:40:20,440 --> 00:40:27,000 Speaker 3: name from Simon. He caught him. I'm gonna say this 623 00:40:27,080 --> 00:40:34,399 Speaker 3: right again, cephas, which means rock. He wasn't a rock, 624 00:40:35,200 --> 00:40:40,000 Speaker 3: he wasn't stable. He was pretty unstable because he was 625 00:40:40,040 --> 00:40:45,919 Speaker 3: impulsive unstable. But Peter but ended up as Peter spent 626 00:40:46,000 --> 00:40:51,080 Speaker 3: more time with Jesus. As Peter was tested, Peter had 627 00:40:51,120 --> 00:40:56,160 Speaker 3: become a pillar of the early church. Jesus named him 628 00:40:56,239 --> 00:41:00,600 Speaker 3: not for what he already was, but for who he 629 00:41:00,680 --> 00:41:04,480 Speaker 3: would become by God's transforming power. 630 00:41:13,880 --> 00:41:15,320 Speaker 4: And if you read about Peter. 631 00:41:15,280 --> 00:41:18,600 Speaker 3: You learn about who Peter is, You're gonna love this guy, 632 00:41:19,080 --> 00:41:22,160 Speaker 3: this disciple, because he's you almost sort. 633 00:41:21,920 --> 00:41:23,360 Speaker 4: Of all can relate to him. 634 00:41:24,880 --> 00:41:30,080 Speaker 3: Like all these disciples that Jesus had asked to come 635 00:41:30,120 --> 00:41:33,960 Speaker 3: along with him, they all have a different kind of personality. 636 00:41:35,400 --> 00:41:40,319 Speaker 3: If God could write another Bible, your names would be 637 00:41:40,320 --> 00:41:45,600 Speaker 3: in it and your story would be told. In fact, 638 00:41:45,600 --> 00:41:48,799 Speaker 3: it is being told in the Book of Life. Your 639 00:41:48,880 --> 00:41:54,760 Speaker 3: name is written in the Book of Life. So Jesus 640 00:41:54,760 --> 00:41:57,480 Speaker 3: started with twelve on his team, and now there are 641 00:41:57,840 --> 00:42:01,960 Speaker 3: billions of people on Team Jesus. 642 00:42:03,200 --> 00:42:04,520 Speaker 4: Billions of people. 643 00:42:04,560 --> 00:42:08,640 Speaker 3: It started off with the first twelve, but now there 644 00:42:08,680 --> 00:42:16,920 Speaker 3: are billions of people that consider themselves on God's chosen team. 645 00:42:17,040 --> 00:42:19,120 Speaker 3: Can I just say that if we all did our 646 00:42:19,200 --> 00:42:23,080 Speaker 3: part on this team, we could be the team that 647 00:42:23,200 --> 00:42:35,240 Speaker 3: is explosive, contagious, extraordinary, prominent, significant, and grand that everybody 648 00:42:35,440 --> 00:42:38,360 Speaker 3: is gonna want to be a part of. Who doesn't 649 00:42:38,360 --> 00:42:42,120 Speaker 3: want to be on a winning team. Who says, I 650 00:42:42,160 --> 00:42:47,000 Speaker 3: almost sign me up for the losing team. No, we're 651 00:42:47,040 --> 00:42:52,560 Speaker 3: gonna sign up for the winning team and we're gonna dominate. 652 00:42:54,280 --> 00:42:56,960 Speaker 3: People are gonna be so afraid to compete with us, 653 00:42:58,680 --> 00:43:03,719 Speaker 3: They're gonna go ooh, they're here. I want us to 654 00:43:03,800 --> 00:43:07,440 Speaker 3: be that team. That's what we call it, Team Inspire. 655 00:43:08,680 --> 00:43:11,320 Speaker 3: We have a softball team, and I think we dominate. 656 00:43:11,440 --> 00:43:21,759 Speaker 3: I think we better. We should dominate in our businesses. 657 00:43:22,080 --> 00:43:32,239 Speaker 3: We should dominate in our community. We should dominate. We 658 00:43:32,280 --> 00:43:34,480 Speaker 3: all want to play for the best team and win 659 00:43:34,560 --> 00:43:37,000 Speaker 3: all the time. But can I tell you, with Jesus, 660 00:43:37,040 --> 00:43:45,239 Speaker 3: we will ultimately win. There's no ifs or buts, So 661 00:43:45,400 --> 00:43:50,320 Speaker 3: come follow me. Come and see for yourself, as Jesus 662 00:43:50,400 --> 00:43:54,520 Speaker 3: has told his disciples, what do you want? Jesus told 663 00:43:54,520 --> 00:44:02,799 Speaker 3: his disciples, well, just come and follow me. I love 664 00:44:02,880 --> 00:44:09,200 Speaker 3: this whole passage because it makes me very thankful that 665 00:44:09,320 --> 00:44:13,960 Speaker 3: God chose me, and I really feel you need to 666 00:44:14,000 --> 00:44:19,600 Speaker 3: thank God because He chose you. The more thankful that 667 00:44:19,680 --> 00:44:27,560 Speaker 3: you are, the greater appreciation that you'll have that you 668 00:44:27,600 --> 00:44:31,120 Speaker 3: are on this team. And I just want to encourage 669 00:44:31,160 --> 00:44:35,080 Speaker 3: all of you as your eyes are closed. There are 670 00:44:35,160 --> 00:44:40,920 Speaker 3: some of you that wants to be on this team, 671 00:44:41,320 --> 00:44:45,120 Speaker 3: but you feel like you've disqualified yourself. You feel like 672 00:44:45,360 --> 00:44:50,759 Speaker 3: you can't be on this team for whatever reason. But 673 00:44:50,840 --> 00:44:54,640 Speaker 3: that's a lie from the enemy, because God has always 674 00:44:54,920 --> 00:45:00,000 Speaker 3: has already qualified you. He's already positioned you, He's placed you, 675 00:45:00,480 --> 00:45:03,920 Speaker 3: He's got a plan and a purpose for your life. 676 00:45:04,040 --> 00:45:08,840 Speaker 3: He has all the friends ready waiting for you to 677 00:45:08,960 --> 00:45:13,400 Speaker 3: come and join them. And I don't want you to 678 00:45:13,520 --> 00:45:17,520 Speaker 3: miss this opportunity. And I tell you there's no triumphs, 679 00:45:18,960 --> 00:45:24,359 Speaker 3: there's no qualification. You just come as you are. And 680 00:45:24,440 --> 00:45:26,560 Speaker 3: if that is you and you want to be a 681 00:45:26,600 --> 00:45:30,560 Speaker 3: part of God's team, you want to receive Jesus as 682 00:45:30,600 --> 00:45:34,760 Speaker 3: your Lord and Savior, as your captain, as your leader, 683 00:45:36,200 --> 00:45:37,840 Speaker 3: I want to give you this moment. I'm want to 684 00:45:37,920 --> 00:45:41,640 Speaker 3: count to three and you raise your hand, and that 685 00:45:41,760 --> 00:45:44,440 Speaker 3: just tells me and even for you who are online, 686 00:45:44,920 --> 00:45:47,719 Speaker 3: you raise your hand, you hit that mutton, and you 687 00:45:47,760 --> 00:45:51,880 Speaker 3: are just saying I want to be on God's team. 688 00:45:52,560 --> 00:45:56,120 Speaker 3: I want Jesus in my life. I want Jesus to 689 00:45:56,239 --> 00:46:00,839 Speaker 3: heal me, to forgive me, to restore me, to give 690 00:46:00,880 --> 00:46:06,160 Speaker 3: me that new life, and to become a disciple of Jesus. 691 00:46:07,200 --> 00:46:10,480 Speaker 3: And if that is you, I'm gonna come to three. 692 00:46:10,520 --> 00:46:16,560 Speaker 3: Just raise your hand. One, two, three. Is there any 693 00:46:16,600 --> 00:46:20,440 Speaker 3: one of you that wants to receive Jesus as your 694 00:46:20,560 --> 00:46:25,759 Speaker 3: Lord and savior? I got one. Anyone else here that 695 00:46:25,920 --> 00:46:31,400 Speaker 3: wants to receive Jesus, anyone else online that wants to 696 00:46:31,560 --> 00:46:35,440 Speaker 3: just press that buttons that says I want to receive Jesus. 697 00:46:37,800 --> 00:46:42,759 Speaker 3: All right, we have that one. So with that one, 698 00:46:43,760 --> 00:46:48,040 Speaker 3: God in heaven is cheering that one. God is saying 699 00:46:48,480 --> 00:46:51,480 Speaker 3: well done, well done. 700 00:46:52,360 --> 00:46:53,959 Speaker 4: So we're all gonna pray this. 701 00:46:54,000 --> 00:46:57,920 Speaker 3: Prayer and for that one, you repeat this with everything 702 00:46:58,080 --> 00:47:05,720 Speaker 3: you have. Jesus, Come into my heart, Come into my life, 703 00:47:06,480 --> 00:47:10,640 Speaker 3: forgive me of my sins, teach me who you are, 704 00:47:12,160 --> 00:47:17,480 Speaker 3: help me to know you. Thank you for loving me, 705 00:47:18,840 --> 00:47:22,720 Speaker 3: and thank you that I can come as I am. 706 00:47:22,920 --> 00:47:29,080 Speaker 3: Thank you for receiving me into your kingdom, into this team. 707 00:47:29,360 --> 00:47:32,560 Speaker 3: Thank you for choosing me, Thank you for picking me 708 00:47:33,360 --> 00:47:36,280 Speaker 3: in Jesus' name. 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