1 00:00:01,520 --> 00:00:02,800 Speaker 1: Hey, this is Stephen Ferdick. 2 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:05,840 Speaker 2: I'm the pastor of Elevation Church and this is our podcast. 3 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:08,320 Speaker 2: I wanted to thank you for joining us today. Hope 4 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:11,040 Speaker 2: this inspires you. Hope it builds your faith. Hope it 5 00:00:11,039 --> 00:00:13,480 Speaker 2: gives you perspective to see God is moving in your life. 6 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:14,720 Speaker 2: Enjoy the message. 7 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:20,279 Speaker 3: Certainly a privilege for me to be able to share 8 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:22,360 Speaker 3: God's word with you, to name my name is Jonathan, 9 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:24,800 Speaker 3: out of the privilege of serving here as our Balentine 10 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:26,119 Speaker 3: campus pastor, and. 11 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 1: Thanks for the love. 12 00:00:32,159 --> 00:00:34,920 Speaker 3: And I say kind of feel the same way every 13 00:00:34,920 --> 00:00:36,120 Speaker 3: time I get to stand up here. 14 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:37,200 Speaker 1: On one hand, I'm. 15 00:00:37,080 --> 00:00:39,919 Speaker 3: So grateful to share God's word, but I just always say, 16 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 3: for me, the greatest privilege is to be able to 17 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 3: sit under the teaching of this house, under the leadership 18 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 3: of our pastors, Pastor Stephen and Pastor Holly. 19 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:51,920 Speaker 1: And he asked me the other day, are you going 20 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:53,240 Speaker 1: to continue in this series? 21 00:00:53,840 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 3: That's what I thought series, And I said that would 22 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 3: be dangerous for me to attempt to follow that up. 23 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:03,840 Speaker 3: Is that not a masterful series that we just went 24 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:08,080 Speaker 3: through as a church. And I'm still trying to quantify 25 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 3: and qualify what God's done in my heart through that 26 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:13,319 Speaker 3: through that series, it was so powerful and so profound, 27 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:15,839 Speaker 3: And so I'm so grateful for a pastor who gets 28 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 3: alone with God in the secret place to bring us 29 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 3: fresh revelation, fresh insight week after week. Can we thank 30 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:30,720 Speaker 3: God for our pastors together? And before I read our 31 00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:32,920 Speaker 3: scriptures for today, I want to give a special welcome 32 00:01:32,959 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 3: to our uptown campus, my old stomping grounds over there. 33 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:38,119 Speaker 1: Josh and Vic, we love you guys. 34 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:41,080 Speaker 3: Come on, let's thank God for our brand new facility in. 35 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:46,679 Speaker 1: Uptown and amazing. Okay, feel good to stand for a 36 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 1: few more moments when. 37 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:50,480 Speaker 3: We read these scriptures. I've got a few, all right. 38 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:54,520 Speaker 3: I want to read an instruction. I want to read 39 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 3: you a promise, and then I want to look at 40 00:01:57,240 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 3: a story in the life of the disciples that I 41 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:02,320 Speaker 3: think is going to illustraight these principles for us today 42 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 3: that I believe God wants to do something in our 43 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:05,480 Speaker 3: hearts through. 44 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:08,320 Speaker 1: So let's start with an instruction from. 45 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 3: Scripture Galatians six'. Nine galatians six,' nine this is a 46 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 3: familiar one. For you let us not become weary in. 47 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 3: Doing good who's he? 48 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:24,120 Speaker 1: Talking to not? 49 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 3: ME weary i know what it's LIKE to i know 50 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 3: what it's like to be Weary when i've been trying 51 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:31,440 Speaker 3: to row through the storms. 52 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 1: Of life but weary in. Doing good not us. 53 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:38,640 Speaker 3: Tired of, Doing good, he says let us not grow 54 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:42,640 Speaker 3: weary in, doing good for at the proper time we 55 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:46,919 Speaker 3: will reap a harvest if we do not. Give up 56 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:51,079 Speaker 3: touch your, neighbors said don't. Give up, all right that's 57 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 3: an instruction. For, us now do not. Grow weary but 58 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:57,600 Speaker 3: if you find yourself in that, place today here's the. 59 00:02:57,639 --> 00:02:59,400 Speaker 3: GOOD news i want to give you a promise from 60 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:03,880 Speaker 3: the very words Of our Savior in matthew. Chapter eleven it's, 61 00:03:03,919 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 3: So beautiful and this one one Sentence that. 62 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 1: Jesus says, he says. 63 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 3: Come, to me all you who are weary, and BURDENED 64 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:15,919 Speaker 3: and i will give. 65 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:17,600 Speaker 1: You rest. 66 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:23,960 Speaker 3: Come, to me all who are weary, and BURDENED and 67 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:28,480 Speaker 3: i will give. YOU rest I see jesus just coming 68 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:30,920 Speaker 3: into the room bringing rest to sons and daughters who have. 69 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:31,080 Speaker 1: Been. 70 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:34,040 Speaker 3: Tired today touch, your neighbor tell him rest is on. 71 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 3: The way rest is on. The way rest is on. 72 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 3: The way, all right wiggle your legs for. A minute 73 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:42,120 Speaker 3: here's the. 74 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:46,360 Speaker 1: Long. One those that was just, Two verses mark. 75 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 3: Chapter six this really interesting moment in the life of, 76 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:55,360 Speaker 3: the disciples The, Twelve apostles mark, Chapter six, verse seven 77 00:03:55,600 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 3: calling the twelve, to him calling the twelve, to him 78 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 3: calling the twelve. To him he began to send, them 79 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 3: out two, by two and he gave them authority over. 80 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 3: Impure Spirits so jesus, calls them and he, sends them calls. 81 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:08,520 Speaker 1: Sends them. 82 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 3: That's important there's a rhythm to Walking. With god he, 83 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:13,560 Speaker 3: calls us he, Sends us he, calls us he. Sends 84 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 3: us he gave them authority over. Impure spirits and these were. 85 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:20,080 Speaker 3: His instructions take nothing for the journey except, the staff, 86 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:22,480 Speaker 3: no bread, no bag no money in. Your belts in, 87 00:04:22,520 --> 00:04:25,120 Speaker 3: Other words jesus is teaching them what our pastor told 88 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 3: us a. 89 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:28,400 Speaker 1: Couple of, weeks ago. That obedience details. 90 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 3: Follow obedience, he's saying don't try to get it all 91 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:33,080 Speaker 3: figured out, Right now i'm. 92 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:35,920 Speaker 1: Sending you and while you may not have all the details, 93 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:37,280 Speaker 1: figured out what did he. Give him he gave. 94 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 3: Him authority as long as the Hand of god is on, 95 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:43,279 Speaker 3: your life it's all that you need for whatever situation 96 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:44,200 Speaker 3: he sends. 97 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:45,960 Speaker 1: You, into says. 98 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:48,080 Speaker 3: Don't worry about, all that take nothing for. The journey 99 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 3: he's teaching them to live. By faith and whenever you enter, 100 00:04:50,360 --> 00:04:52,800 Speaker 3: a house stay there until you leave. That town and 101 00:04:52,839 --> 00:04:54,919 Speaker 3: if any place will not welcome you or listen, to 102 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:57,360 Speaker 3: you leave that place and shake off the dust from 103 00:04:57,440 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 3: your feet as a testimony. 104 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:01,800 Speaker 1: Against them. Verse twelve look. At this it's so amazing 105 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:02,039 Speaker 1: what the. 106 00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:05,600 Speaker 3: Apostles did then they went out and preached that people. 107 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:09,680 Speaker 3: Should repent they drove out many demons and anointed many 108 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 3: sick people with oil and. 109 00:05:11,480 --> 00:05:11,920 Speaker 1: Healed them. 110 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:15,160 Speaker 3: Incredible ministry we're gonna skip ahead a little bit after 111 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:18,159 Speaker 3: this is the Beheading. Of john the skip ahead the 112 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:19,480 Speaker 3: Beheading of John the baptist. 113 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:21,599 Speaker 1: Right here, it's important but let's go to. 114 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:25,880 Speaker 3: Verse thirty so after, All this ministry says in verse 115 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 3: thirty that the apostles Gathered around jesus and reported to 116 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:33,960 Speaker 3: him all that they had done. And, taught then because 117 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:35,880 Speaker 3: so many people were coming and going that they did 118 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 3: not even have a chance, to eat he said, to 119 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:41,120 Speaker 3: them come away with me by yourselves to a quiet 120 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:45,280 Speaker 3: place and get. Some rest so they went away by 121 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 3: themselves in a boat to a. 122 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:47,720 Speaker 1: Solitary place but here's. 123 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:50,920 Speaker 3: The problem but many who saw, them leaving they, recognized 124 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:53,000 Speaker 3: them and they ran on foot from all, the towns 125 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:53,960 Speaker 3: and they got there ahead. 126 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:55,279 Speaker 1: Of Them when. 127 00:05:55,200 --> 00:06:00,000 Speaker 3: Jesus landed and he saw the large crowd he had compounded, 128 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:04,880 Speaker 3: on them he had compassion on them because they were 129 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 3: like sheep without. A shepherd so he began teaching them. 130 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:11,880 Speaker 3: Many things he starts feeding them. Right there but, the 131 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:15,000 Speaker 3: apostles they have a little bit of a. Different response jesus, 132 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:18,160 Speaker 3: Had Compassion but verse thirty, five says by this time 133 00:06:18,200 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 3: it was late in. The day so his disciples came 134 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 3: to him, and said this is a, remote place and 135 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:25,800 Speaker 3: it's already. Very late send the people away so that 136 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:28,479 Speaker 3: they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and 137 00:06:28,480 --> 00:06:30,840 Speaker 3: buy themselves something. To eat but he, answered them you 138 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:34,360 Speaker 3: give them something? To eat, they said. 139 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:35,200 Speaker 1: That would take more than happy. 140 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:38,880 Speaker 3: Year's wages are we to go and spend that much 141 00:06:39,120 --> 00:06:40,640 Speaker 3: on bread and give. 142 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:44,080 Speaker 1: It to them? To eat these, same apostles. 143 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:46,200 Speaker 3: Who just a few verses earlier were reporting all that 144 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:48,440 Speaker 3: they had Done, for jesus all they had done, And taught, 145 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:51,719 Speaker 3: now say are we to go and? Feed them interesting 146 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:54,800 Speaker 3: a right back to our key verse in verse, thirty 147 00:06:54,800 --> 00:06:57,599 Speaker 3: one this Key phrase jesus said, to them come, with 148 00:06:57,720 --> 00:07:01,359 Speaker 3: me by yourselves to a quiet place and get. SOME 149 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:05,640 Speaker 3: rest i want to talk to you today about, rethinking rest. 150 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:14,560 Speaker 1: Rethinking rest go ahead and. Be seated, you know. 151 00:07:14,520 --> 00:07:17,160 Speaker 3: When you're One Thing pastor stevens taught is he's like when, 152 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:21,160 Speaker 3: you're preaching it's always important to think of a. Felt need, 153 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:24,120 Speaker 3: you know just what are the things that people are 154 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:27,360 Speaker 3: going through in real life that we experience on a 155 00:07:27,440 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 3: human Level that god's word can connect to and. 156 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 1: Speak to AND so i figure in a room, this. 157 00:07:32,840 --> 00:07:35,400 Speaker 3: SIZE if i had a message, on hope there'd be 158 00:07:35,680 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 3: a number of people who needed to hear a message. 159 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 3: On hope or a message, on peace there'd be a 160 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:41,240 Speaker 3: number of people who would need to. 161 00:07:41,160 --> 00:07:42,320 Speaker 1: Hear a message. 162 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:46,960 Speaker 3: On PEACE but i love that this Passage of scripture 163 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 3: talks to those of us who find, ourselves TIRED because 164 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:53,760 Speaker 3: i think that hits ninety nine point nine percent of. 165 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:56,000 Speaker 1: The room HOW do i, know that because when you 166 00:07:56,040 --> 00:07:58,160 Speaker 1: ask somebody how, they're doing what do they normally say? 167 00:07:58,160 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 3: To you they just say they don't answer with a feeling, 168 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:04,440 Speaker 3: to say we've just, been. Busy busy anybody busy in 169 00:08:04,480 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 3: the room, right now and we all got different levels, 170 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:09,360 Speaker 3: of busy and yet we all give this say what 171 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:13,160 Speaker 3: you've been? Up tough howthing has? Been, Going oh we've, been, busy, busy, busy. 172 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:16,640 Speaker 3: BUSY busy I was i've, mentioned Before but i've got, three, 173 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:19,520 Speaker 3: kids ten eight. And three and one of the things 174 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:21,280 Speaker 3: Me and anna we like to do is just go 175 00:08:21,360 --> 00:08:25,120 Speaker 3: through our photo photo app and just look at. Old pictures, 176 00:08:25,120 --> 00:08:26,480 Speaker 3: you know you like you see, These things, you're, like 177 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:28,040 Speaker 3: wow we thought they were, cute then and they kind 178 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:30,880 Speaker 3: of look a little funny at that stage. Of development 179 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:33,040 Speaker 3: but we love going through all these photos and old 180 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:35,200 Speaker 3: memories and, so LIKE once i, start going It's like 181 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:37,160 Speaker 3: i'm just going all the. Way BACK but i love 182 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:39,400 Speaker 3: seeing pictures of. MY family i love seeing other moments. 183 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:41,760 Speaker 3: IN life i came across this photo just the other 184 00:08:41,840 --> 00:08:43,880 Speaker 3: day that kind of, reminded me as us preparing, this 185 00:08:43,920 --> 00:08:47,160 Speaker 3: sermon look at this picture of a that's that's me 186 00:08:47,240 --> 00:08:50,280 Speaker 3: and my pastor. RIGHT there, i know, it's crazy TWELVE 187 00:08:50,360 --> 00:08:54,520 Speaker 3: years i haven't changed, a, bit unbelievable and that. 188 00:08:54,360 --> 00:08:55,640 Speaker 1: That popped UP and, i go oh. 189 00:08:55,679 --> 00:09:00,200 Speaker 3: My goodness and that was twenty thirteen and it's to 190 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:02,719 Speaker 3: bring him back all the memories of. THAT season i 191 00:09:02,920 --> 00:09:05,720 Speaker 3: just showed Up At. Elevation church I'd Finished bible school 192 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:08,320 Speaker 3: And felt god out of calling on my life to 193 00:09:08,640 --> 00:09:10,720 Speaker 3: build his church and to serve people and help them 194 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:14,040 Speaker 3: grow Closer. To CHRIST and i could not BELIEVE that 195 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:16,520 Speaker 3: i was getting to do ministry at A Churchlight. ELEVATION 196 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:18,360 Speaker 3: church i grew up in a real small Town, in 197 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:21,080 Speaker 3: Canada and i'd never seen anything, Like this so the 198 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:22,720 Speaker 3: fact that they would let me on the team was 199 00:09:22,760 --> 00:09:26,360 Speaker 3: like unbelievable. To me AND so i remember us coming 200 00:09:26,360 --> 00:09:28,240 Speaker 3: here with so much enthusiasm and so. 201 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:29,800 Speaker 1: Much excitement you can take. THAT down i don't have 202 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:30,280 Speaker 1: to leave that up the. 203 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:35,000 Speaker 3: Whole time i'm already feeling weird, about, It OKAY and 204 00:09:36,920 --> 00:09:39,320 Speaker 3: i remember. That seat you remember that season. So vividly 205 00:09:39,320 --> 00:09:42,360 Speaker 3: we Get To. Elevation Church it's january, Twenty Thirteen pastor 206 00:09:42,360 --> 00:09:45,120 Speaker 3: stevens preaching a Series Called The new Rules. Of Resolution 207 00:09:45,320 --> 00:09:47,880 Speaker 3: and january is always such a busy time in the 208 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:50,120 Speaker 3: life of. The church y'all are getting your, act together 209 00:09:50,200 --> 00:09:51,880 Speaker 3: trying to get back in the rhythm of. Being here, 210 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:54,400 Speaker 3: every week people are coming to. The church it's always 211 00:09:54,400 --> 00:09:57,840 Speaker 3: CRAZY and i remember in that first month turning to someone, 212 00:09:57,840 --> 00:09:58,599 Speaker 3: and saying, it's, LIKE oh i. 213 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:01,400 Speaker 1: Was exhausted we were working. 214 00:10:01,440 --> 00:10:02,880 Speaker 3: SO hard i know some of y'all think we Only, 215 00:10:02,920 --> 00:10:05,480 Speaker 3: work sundays but there's more that goes on the making. 216 00:10:05,559 --> 00:10:08,400 Speaker 3: Church HAPPEN and i remember, going like oh, my goodness 217 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:11,120 Speaker 3: this is, a lot and, they said, don't worry it's 218 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:13,679 Speaker 3: it's just a. BUSY season, i, said, okay cool it's 219 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:16,520 Speaker 3: just a. Busy season and then we get Through That 220 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:19,719 Speaker 3: january february season and we're gearing Up for Easter. At, 221 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:22,960 Speaker 3: elevation now, back then we didn't have all these permanent, 222 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:26,000 Speaker 3: facilities everywhere so we would run like, one thousand six 223 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:29,240 Speaker 3: hundred and fifty two worship experiences just to have space 224 00:10:29,280 --> 00:10:31,400 Speaker 3: for everyone to bring, their friends bring their family to 225 00:10:31,400 --> 00:10:31,679 Speaker 3: come here. 226 00:10:31,760 --> 00:10:32,400 Speaker 1: The Gospel. 227 00:10:32,640 --> 00:10:35,160 Speaker 3: Over easter we are running, like hard we are. Running 228 00:10:35,200 --> 00:10:36,920 Speaker 3: CRAZY and i remember getting to the end of that 229 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:39,880 Speaker 3: turn into someone being that was, a lot and, they said, 230 00:10:39,920 --> 00:10:43,920 Speaker 3: don't worry it's just a. Busy season you See where 231 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:46,440 Speaker 3: i'm Going with it didn't take me long to realize 232 00:10:46,440 --> 00:10:51,520 Speaker 3: that in ministry it's always a. Busy season not only, 233 00:10:51,559 --> 00:10:57,720 Speaker 3: in ministry, in life it's always a. Busy season whatever, 234 00:10:57,760 --> 00:10:59,959 Speaker 3: we're facing whether it's getting the kids back in the river, 235 00:11:00,200 --> 00:11:03,760 Speaker 3: of school whatever situation we're. Going through, we THINK when 236 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:05,880 Speaker 3: i can just get through, this season what then it's 237 00:11:05,920 --> 00:11:09,439 Speaker 3: going to be all calm. And collected then everything's gonna. Get, 238 00:11:09,440 --> 00:11:12,280 Speaker 3: settled no you leave one busy season just to enter 239 00:11:12,320 --> 00:11:16,360 Speaker 3: into another. Busy season touch your, neighbors say it's always a. 240 00:11:16,400 --> 00:11:20,600 Speaker 3: Busy season it's always a. BUSY season i was the 241 00:11:20,640 --> 00:11:23,360 Speaker 3: IDIOT because i grew up in a place where seasons 242 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:26,880 Speaker 3: meant a temporary duration. Of time there was, Four seasons 243 00:11:26,880 --> 00:11:27,880 Speaker 3: but it turns. 244 00:11:27,559 --> 00:11:29,880 Speaker 1: Out it was just a. Busy season would. 245 00:11:29,720 --> 00:11:31,880 Speaker 3: Go on and on, and on and twelve, years in, 246 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:33,120 Speaker 3: guess what it's been a. 247 00:11:33,160 --> 00:11:36,160 Speaker 1: Busy season it's always a. 248 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:40,040 Speaker 3: Busy season and when we think about this idea of, 249 00:11:40,760 --> 00:11:44,400 Speaker 3: getting rest spiritual rest for, our souls we fall into 250 00:11:44,440 --> 00:11:47,480 Speaker 3: this trap of thinking sometimes THAT if i can. 251 00:11:47,480 --> 00:11:49,520 Speaker 1: Just get through, this season or. 252 00:11:49,559 --> 00:11:52,080 Speaker 3: Like, the disciples if we can just get to the, 253 00:11:52,120 --> 00:11:54,720 Speaker 3: other side then we'll get a chance. 254 00:11:54,760 --> 00:11:56,719 Speaker 1: To rest so what struck me in. 255 00:11:56,679 --> 00:11:59,719 Speaker 3: This passage of scripture with the with The twelve disciples 256 00:11:59,760 --> 00:12:01,520 Speaker 3: Is That jesus is says he calls. 257 00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:02,880 Speaker 1: Them, to himself and he sends. Them out two. 258 00:12:02,920 --> 00:12:06,120 Speaker 3: By two, they leave and they're doing incredible things For. 259 00:12:06,200 --> 00:12:11,320 Speaker 3: The lord they're healing, the sick they're, preaching repentance they're casting. 260 00:12:11,400 --> 00:12:13,600 Speaker 1: Out demons they're being Used by god. IN them i. 261 00:12:13,640 --> 00:12:15,679 Speaker 3: FEEL fulfilled i Feel like god. Used ME if i 262 00:12:15,720 --> 00:12:18,000 Speaker 3: can just pray for someone and. Encourage them these guys 263 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:20,960 Speaker 3: are casting, out demons and they come Back to jesus 264 00:12:21,320 --> 00:12:24,160 Speaker 3: and you can hear the enthusiasm in. Their voices they 265 00:12:24,280 --> 00:12:28,200 Speaker 3: reported to him all they had done And. Taught jesus 266 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:30,319 Speaker 3: we took that sermon you gave up on that mount 267 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:33,080 Speaker 3: about how blessed are the poor and spirit blessed are 268 00:12:33,160 --> 00:12:34,959 Speaker 3: the pure, and heart and we were teaching it, to 269 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:37,280 Speaker 3: people and they were repenting coming Into the Kingdom. 270 00:12:37,280 --> 00:12:37,360 Speaker 1: Of. 271 00:12:37,400 --> 00:12:40,320 Speaker 3: God jesus we were anointing sick people and seeing. 272 00:12:40,400 --> 00:12:41,400 Speaker 1: Them healed they come. 273 00:12:41,240 --> 00:12:44,160 Speaker 3: Back to jesus and The, reporting jesus look what we've done, For, 274 00:12:44,240 --> 00:12:46,679 Speaker 3: you jesus look at all the things that we did in. 275 00:12:46,720 --> 00:12:48,200 Speaker 1: Your name and yet. 276 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:50,600 Speaker 3: As exciting as, It was i've got to imagine that 277 00:12:50,720 --> 00:12:55,400 Speaker 3: it must have also. Been exhausting do not grow weary in. 278 00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:57,200 Speaker 3: DOING good i didn't know you could grow weary in. 279 00:12:57,240 --> 00:12:59,040 Speaker 3: Doing GOOD but i found out that some of the 280 00:12:59,080 --> 00:13:01,200 Speaker 3: Things that god has for us in, our life even 281 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:04,160 Speaker 3: though they're, good things can also leave us in a 282 00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:07,440 Speaker 3: place of exhaustion when you're, pouring out, pouring out, pouring 283 00:13:07,480 --> 00:13:09,880 Speaker 3: out and some of us are tired of the very 284 00:13:09,960 --> 00:13:12,880 Speaker 3: things that we prayed And asked. God for things that 285 00:13:12,920 --> 00:13:15,840 Speaker 3: once came into our life as a blessing now feel like. 286 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:17,400 Speaker 1: A burden why. 287 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:20,040 Speaker 3: Because we go from busy season to busy season to, 288 00:13:20,160 --> 00:13:22,120 Speaker 3: busy season and wonder why. 289 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:23,640 Speaker 1: We're tired so. 290 00:13:24,240 --> 00:13:26,520 Speaker 3: The disciples They're telling jesus what, they've done and it 291 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:29,400 Speaker 3: must have sounded like music to their ears when, he says, 292 00:13:29,800 --> 00:13:32,280 Speaker 3: all right, great work, Great, work. 293 00:13:32,160 --> 00:13:32,840 Speaker 1: Matthew, Great. 294 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:36,720 Speaker 3: Work peter now come away with me by yourselves to 295 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:41,280 Speaker 3: a quiet place and get. Some rest, oh great we're 296 00:13:41,280 --> 00:13:42,679 Speaker 3: going to go to the. Other side is it going 297 00:13:42,720 --> 00:13:44,559 Speaker 3: to Be? An airbnb is it going to Be? A 298 00:13:44,640 --> 00:13:48,040 Speaker 3: hilton maybe it's the. FOUR seasons i don't Know how jesus, 299 00:13:48,080 --> 00:13:50,920 Speaker 3: is rolling but they're excited to get some Rest. With 300 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:53,839 Speaker 3: jesus and yet when they get to the other side 301 00:13:53,840 --> 00:13:56,400 Speaker 3: Of the Sea, of galilee what's waiting? For Them more 302 00:13:56,440 --> 00:14:01,040 Speaker 3: ministry more, hungry people crowds of people who needs something 303 00:14:01,120 --> 00:14:04,520 Speaker 3: from them after they just spent how long. Pouring out 304 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:06,840 Speaker 3: not ONLY that i mentioned that in, That time John 305 00:14:06,880 --> 00:14:09,920 Speaker 3: the baptist, Is beheaded so not only could they possibly 306 00:14:09,960 --> 00:14:12,760 Speaker 3: be weary of, doing good but they're also carrying the 307 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:16,080 Speaker 3: hard thing of having someone that they knew, get beheaded. 308 00:14:15,640 --> 00:14:17,120 Speaker 1: And, they're wondering is this going to happen? 309 00:14:17,200 --> 00:14:19,560 Speaker 3: To us and so we go through life not only 310 00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:21,880 Speaker 3: carrying the good things that, are happening but the hard 311 00:14:21,880 --> 00:14:24,840 Speaker 3: things that. Are happening and so often we find ourselves 312 00:14:25,680 --> 00:14:28,480 Speaker 3: just out. Of breath come away, with me, by yourselves 313 00:14:28,480 --> 00:14:30,280 Speaker 3: to a quiet place and get. Some rest and they 314 00:14:30,320 --> 00:14:32,800 Speaker 3: get to the other side and there are crowds of 315 00:14:32,960 --> 00:14:34,320 Speaker 3: people waiting To. 316 00:14:34,360 --> 00:14:36,320 Speaker 1: See jesus jesus. 317 00:14:35,880 --> 00:14:39,480 Speaker 3: Had compassion, on them But the apostles had a. Different 318 00:14:39,520 --> 00:14:43,240 Speaker 3: RESPONSE and i wondered how they could go so Quickly, 319 00:14:43,280 --> 00:14:46,160 Speaker 3: from jesus look at all we've done and taught in 320 00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:48,520 Speaker 3: your name to send the. 321 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:51,120 Speaker 1: People away how. 322 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:52,960 Speaker 3: Did they go from look what we've done For, you 323 00:14:53,080 --> 00:14:55,640 Speaker 3: god to get these people out. 324 00:14:55,640 --> 00:14:57,360 Speaker 1: Of here we're tired and. 325 00:14:57,400 --> 00:15:01,080 Speaker 3: We're HUNGRY now i know that's unique to, the apostles 326 00:15:01,080 --> 00:15:02,520 Speaker 3: you've never been in, that PLACE but i was. 327 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:05,040 Speaker 1: Imagining for, a moment imagining for. 328 00:15:05,080 --> 00:15:07,960 Speaker 3: A moment imagine you moved your family all the Way, 329 00:15:07,960 --> 00:15:09,880 Speaker 3: To Charlotte north carolina to be a part of a 330 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:12,480 Speaker 3: church where you could See what god could do. Through 331 00:15:12,560 --> 00:15:14,880 Speaker 3: you and, it's LIKE am i really going to go 332 00:15:14,920 --> 00:15:18,760 Speaker 3: spend three hours On a? Sunday serving how do we 333 00:15:18,840 --> 00:15:22,320 Speaker 3: quickly shift from one place to? The next how did 334 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:25,760 Speaker 3: that guy in that photo so quickly go FROM from 335 00:15:26,040 --> 00:15:28,840 Speaker 3: i CAN'T believe i get to be here to a, 336 00:15:28,880 --> 00:15:31,480 Speaker 3: DECADE later i found myself in a Place. Going GOD 337 00:15:31,560 --> 00:15:37,080 Speaker 3: can i even do this? Any more it's possible today 338 00:15:37,400 --> 00:15:39,760 Speaker 3: that some of us who feel like, we are that 339 00:15:39,840 --> 00:15:41,960 Speaker 3: we are weak in, our faith may not. 340 00:15:42,080 --> 00:15:43,240 Speaker 1: Be weak we might just. 341 00:15:43,320 --> 00:15:47,320 Speaker 3: Be weary we might just. Be weary and look what 342 00:15:47,400 --> 00:15:50,080 Speaker 3: happens with. The, apostles well these crowds of people, show 343 00:15:50,200 --> 00:15:55,680 Speaker 3: up Says that jesus, Has compassion but, the disciples they're 344 00:15:55,720 --> 00:15:56,400 Speaker 3: trying to send the. 345 00:15:56,400 --> 00:15:57,240 Speaker 1: People AWAY and i want to. 346 00:15:57,280 --> 00:16:00,320 Speaker 3: GIVE you i wrote these down five signs that you 347 00:16:00,400 --> 00:16:10,040 Speaker 3: might be. Spiritually spent five signs that your soul might be. Exhausted, today, evasion, isolation, 348 00:16:11,320 --> 00:16:17,400 Speaker 3: projection exaggeration. And preservation let me break. It down they're 349 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:18,040 Speaker 3: all on the text. 350 00:16:18,080 --> 00:16:18,400 Speaker 1: Right here. 351 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:21,720 Speaker 3: Real quick evasion it's when they said it's already. Very 352 00:16:21,800 --> 00:16:26,160 Speaker 3: late evasion is when you start looking for excuses to 353 00:16:26,200 --> 00:16:29,880 Speaker 3: get out of responsibilities before anything's even asked. 354 00:16:29,880 --> 00:16:32,880 Speaker 1: Of you when you are at a place where your soul. 355 00:16:32,960 --> 00:16:35,040 Speaker 3: Is tired i'm not talking about physically tired because you 356 00:16:35,040 --> 00:16:37,240 Speaker 3: didn't get a good sleep. Last night i'm talking about 357 00:16:37,280 --> 00:16:41,600 Speaker 3: being spiritually weary on. The inside you start avoiding the 358 00:16:41,760 --> 00:16:45,160 Speaker 3: very god given responsibilities that he's brought into your life 359 00:16:45,160 --> 00:16:47,600 Speaker 3: because he wants to, use you because he wants to 360 00:16:47,600 --> 00:16:50,240 Speaker 3: do something. Through you he, starts saying it's already. Very 361 00:16:50,320 --> 00:16:53,520 Speaker 3: late isolation is when they say send the. People away 362 00:16:54,200 --> 00:16:58,360 Speaker 3: when you are, spiritually tired you become quickly disinterested in 363 00:16:58,400 --> 00:17:02,720 Speaker 3: the concerns of others because it's very difficult to feed 364 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:05,000 Speaker 3: hungry people when you yourself. 365 00:17:05,320 --> 00:17:05,480 Speaker 1: Are. 366 00:17:05,560 --> 00:17:11,120 Speaker 3: Hungry, yeah projection it's when they said send them away 367 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:14,840 Speaker 3: so that they can get something. To eat projection is 368 00:17:14,880 --> 00:17:19,280 Speaker 3: when you start forecasting your own deficiencies on other people as. 369 00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:22,679 Speaker 1: An Excuse the bible never actually says that the people. 370 00:17:22,680 --> 00:17:25,720 Speaker 3: Were hungry it says earlier that the disciples. 371 00:17:25,320 --> 00:17:26,919 Speaker 1: Didn't get something, to eat so? 372 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:31,080 Speaker 3: Who's hungry the apostles send them away so they can 373 00:17:31,119 --> 00:17:33,160 Speaker 3: get something. To eat that's when you start saying THINGS 374 00:17:33,240 --> 00:17:34,720 Speaker 3: like i don't want to reach out. 375 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:36,800 Speaker 1: To them i'd hate to be. An, inconvenience no you 376 00:17:36,840 --> 00:17:38,360 Speaker 1: don't want to. Be inconvenienced. 377 00:17:38,720 --> 00:17:43,560 Speaker 3: Projection exaggeration it's when they said it would take more 378 00:17:43,600 --> 00:17:44,119 Speaker 3: than half a. 379 00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:46,119 Speaker 1: Year's wages how are they so good? 380 00:17:46,160 --> 00:17:48,719 Speaker 3: At math they just added it up like, that, one, 381 00:17:48,760 --> 00:17:53,080 Speaker 3: two three four five exaggeration when you start exaggerating what 382 00:17:53,119 --> 00:17:55,040 Speaker 3: it's going to take to do the Things that god 383 00:17:55,320 --> 00:17:57,320 Speaker 3: is asking you. To do and, with that the last one. 384 00:17:57,400 --> 00:18:00,399 Speaker 3: Is preservation when they said are we to go? And 385 00:18:00,560 --> 00:18:04,800 Speaker 3: spend when you are, spiritually tired when you, are exhausted 386 00:18:04,840 --> 00:18:07,479 Speaker 3: when you are, missing rest the rest that Comes from 387 00:18:07,560 --> 00:18:10,520 Speaker 3: jesus in, your life you start holding on to the 388 00:18:10,560 --> 00:18:12,399 Speaker 3: Things that god has given you in order to be 389 00:18:12,440 --> 00:18:14,760 Speaker 3: a blessing? To other are we to go and spend 390 00:18:14,840 --> 00:18:18,200 Speaker 3: whether it's, your time, your energy or. Your talents the 391 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:21,919 Speaker 3: Opportunities that god brings into, your life you begin to 392 00:18:21,960 --> 00:18:25,359 Speaker 3: see them as an expense rather than an opportunity to 393 00:18:25,400 --> 00:18:32,679 Speaker 3: do Something for. His, kingdom, exaggeration, evasion, isolation projection. And 394 00:18:32,760 --> 00:18:36,439 Speaker 3: PRESERVATION when i read this passage, of scripture it hit me. 395 00:18:36,480 --> 00:18:38,000 Speaker 3: So deeply i'm TRYING to i want to tell You 396 00:18:38,280 --> 00:18:41,560 Speaker 3: the lord gave me this message two years ago at 397 00:18:41,560 --> 00:18:44,600 Speaker 3: a TIME when i needed it, so desperately and, IN 398 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:47,280 Speaker 3: fact i would not be here ministering this word to 399 00:18:47,359 --> 00:18:50,160 Speaker 3: you today If the lord didn't give me this word. 400 00:18:50,480 --> 00:18:54,120 Speaker 3: For me because all those THINGS that i just read 401 00:18:54,119 --> 00:18:56,920 Speaker 3: to you in the response of the disciples out there 402 00:18:56,920 --> 00:18:59,640 Speaker 3: about a decade of ministry, FOR me i found myself 403 00:18:59,720 --> 00:19:02,320 Speaker 3: in that. SAME place i vividly remember ONE meeting i 404 00:19:02,359 --> 00:19:04,640 Speaker 3: was in with one of our other campus pastors who 405 00:19:04,680 --> 00:19:06,960 Speaker 3: was helping to lead our campuses with me at, the 406 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:09,560 Speaker 3: time and we were just brainstorming how we could do, 407 00:19:09,600 --> 00:19:14,080 Speaker 3: more ministry impact. More people and with every single idea he, 408 00:19:14,160 --> 00:19:16,840 Speaker 3: THREW out i had a reason for why we shouldn't 409 00:19:16,880 --> 00:19:18,240 Speaker 3: do it or why it. 410 00:19:18,280 --> 00:19:20,080 Speaker 1: Wouldn't work he's. 411 00:19:20,119 --> 00:19:22,200 Speaker 3: All enthusiastic we could, do this we could, Do that 412 00:19:22,320 --> 00:19:26,000 Speaker 3: and with everything, HE said i kept shooting down every idea. 413 00:19:25,840 --> 00:19:27,960 Speaker 1: BECAUSE all i could think about is what it was 414 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:31,680 Speaker 1: going to. COST me i. Was empty we. 415 00:19:31,640 --> 00:19:33,399 Speaker 3: Were coming off like it was that coming OUT, of 416 00:19:33,440 --> 00:19:36,800 Speaker 3: covid all the residual frustration of that, let alone all 417 00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:38,600 Speaker 3: THE things i was. Carrying MYSELF and i remember in, 418 00:19:38,600 --> 00:19:39,800 Speaker 3: that meeting he looked, At me, he's like are, you? 419 00:19:39,880 --> 00:19:41,800 Speaker 1: OKAY bro, I said. 420 00:19:41,640 --> 00:19:45,120 Speaker 3: I think i just need, a vacation because we get 421 00:19:45,119 --> 00:19:46,480 Speaker 3: like the, disciples do. 422 00:19:46,480 --> 00:19:48,560 Speaker 1: Where we think that rest is somewhere. 423 00:19:48,600 --> 00:19:50,960 Speaker 3: Out THERE when i can just get to the, other 424 00:19:51,040 --> 00:19:53,320 Speaker 3: SIDE when i can just get to that, long WEEKEND 425 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:55,960 Speaker 3: when i can just get to, that VACATION then i 426 00:19:56,000 --> 00:19:56,400 Speaker 3: can Just. 427 00:19:56,359 --> 00:19:58,360 Speaker 1: Get i'll get a chance. To rest we go from. 428 00:19:58,200 --> 00:20:00,240 Speaker 3: Season to SEE when i can get the kids out, 429 00:20:00,240 --> 00:20:01,840 Speaker 3: of DIAPERS when i can get the kids out of, 430 00:20:01,880 --> 00:20:04,639 Speaker 3: elementary SCHOOL when i can get, Them GRADUATED when i 431 00:20:04,640 --> 00:20:07,200 Speaker 3: can get, this PROMOTION when i can sell, the BUSINESS 432 00:20:07,240 --> 00:20:09,520 Speaker 3: when i can we, keep PROJECTING if i can just 433 00:20:09,640 --> 00:20:12,080 Speaker 3: get to the, other Side then i'll get a chance. 434 00:20:12,359 --> 00:20:13,760 Speaker 3: To rest And so i'm in THAT me, I go 435 00:20:13,800 --> 00:20:16,399 Speaker 3: I think i just need. A vacation but it pointed 436 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:18,600 Speaker 3: out SOMETHING that i was carrying in my, own HEART 437 00:20:18,840 --> 00:20:22,160 Speaker 3: that i had spent TEN years i was working Working, 438 00:20:22,280 --> 00:20:23,920 Speaker 3: for god but was not Working. 439 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:24,879 Speaker 1: With god. 440 00:20:26,280 --> 00:20:29,000 Speaker 3: And in all my doing, For, him remember because he 441 00:20:29,119 --> 00:20:29,840 Speaker 3: calls you and he. 442 00:20:29,920 --> 00:20:31,280 Speaker 1: Sends you he, calls you and he. 443 00:20:31,359 --> 00:20:34,760 Speaker 3: Sends you and it was illuminating to ME because, i 444 00:20:34,840 --> 00:20:38,080 Speaker 3: realized in my Busyness, FOR god i was rejecting that, 445 00:20:38,200 --> 00:20:40,159 Speaker 3: first calling which was to Be with him and to 446 00:20:40,200 --> 00:20:41,720 Speaker 3: receive rest for. 447 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:45,840 Speaker 1: MY soul i needed. This WORD and i want to. 448 00:20:45,840 --> 00:20:47,760 Speaker 3: Show you What the lord taught me through this passage, 449 00:20:47,760 --> 00:20:50,480 Speaker 3: of scripture because it's so Beautiful what jesus says to 450 00:20:50,560 --> 00:20:51,320 Speaker 3: them in that. 451 00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:53,720 Speaker 1: One phrase it gives us a formula. 452 00:20:54,320 --> 00:20:56,359 Speaker 3: For REST now i know faith isn't, a formula but 453 00:20:56,440 --> 00:20:58,240 Speaker 3: let me give you a formula. 454 00:20:58,640 --> 00:21:02,040 Speaker 1: For rest. Jesus says i'm verse. Thirty one, he says come. 455 00:21:01,880 --> 00:21:06,920 Speaker 3: Away with me by yourself to a quiet place and get. 456 00:21:06,960 --> 00:21:09,080 Speaker 1: Some rest now look at this for. A minute come. 457 00:21:08,960 --> 00:21:11,479 Speaker 3: Away with me by yourselves to a quiet place and 458 00:21:11,520 --> 00:21:16,919 Speaker 3: get some rest by yourselves is solitude to a. 459 00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:29,960 Speaker 4: Quiet, place silence silence plus solitude. Equal rest silence and solitude. 460 00:21:30,640 --> 00:21:34,880 Speaker 4: Equal rest silence and solitude are two. 461 00:21:35,040 --> 00:21:38,240 Speaker 3: Spiritual disciplines have you heard of the spiritual? Disciplines before 462 00:21:38,880 --> 00:21:42,120 Speaker 3: spiritual disciplines are means by which we Connect with god 463 00:21:42,160 --> 00:21:44,760 Speaker 3: and so coming to church, corporate worship this is a 464 00:21:44,800 --> 00:21:48,440 Speaker 3: spiritual discipline you coming here On a, sunday morning worshiping 465 00:21:48,640 --> 00:21:49,800 Speaker 3: with brothers and sisters in. 466 00:21:49,840 --> 00:21:50,560 Speaker 1: The faith this is a. 467 00:21:50,640 --> 00:21:53,639 Speaker 3: Spiritual discipline give yourself a round. Of applause you've done one. 468 00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:57,360 Speaker 3: Already today Studying the Word of god is a spiritual 469 00:21:57,400 --> 00:21:59,600 Speaker 3: discipline opening up his words so he can speak. To 470 00:21:59,680 --> 00:22:01,640 Speaker 3: us or two, for two give yourself a round. 471 00:22:01,640 --> 00:22:04,080 Speaker 1: Of, applause, yeah, yeah yeah. 472 00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:07,560 Speaker 3: YEAH yeah i grew up in an amazing church where 473 00:22:07,600 --> 00:22:10,160 Speaker 3: we learned, about worship we learned, about prayer we learned about. 474 00:22:10,160 --> 00:22:14,080 Speaker 3: READING scripture i don't ever remember being taught about the spiritual. 475 00:22:13,560 --> 00:22:15,399 Speaker 1: Disciplines of silence. 476 00:22:15,880 --> 00:22:19,719 Speaker 3: And solitude but silence and solitude are the way that 477 00:22:19,800 --> 00:22:22,479 Speaker 3: we experience the holy Rest. 478 00:22:22,840 --> 00:22:25,320 Speaker 1: Of god not. Physical rest you can take a nap. 479 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:30,639 Speaker 3: For that but spiritual rest Or what jesus calls rest for. Our, 480 00:22:30,880 --> 00:22:36,320 Speaker 3: souls now there is a difference between isolation. And solitude 481 00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:41,040 Speaker 3: isolation Is when. I'm alone solitude Is when i'm Alone. 482 00:22:41,400 --> 00:22:44,639 Speaker 1: With god it's what our pastor taught us a couple of. 483 00:22:44,640 --> 00:22:46,840 Speaker 3: Weeks ago he Said that jesus would get Alone with 484 00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:48,880 Speaker 3: god so that he could Align. 485 00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:50,600 Speaker 1: With god solitude IS. 486 00:22:50,600 --> 00:22:53,399 Speaker 3: When i get Alone with HIM so i can align. 487 00:22:53,480 --> 00:23:02,159 Speaker 3: With him isolation leads, To loneliness solitude leads, To intimacy silence. 488 00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 3: And solitude in his book on, Spiritual Disciplines, richard foster, 489 00:23:06,720 --> 00:23:11,400 Speaker 3: he said in silence we create an open empty space. 490 00:23:11,320 --> 00:23:14,920 Speaker 1: Where we are free to Receive what god wants. 491 00:23:14,960 --> 00:23:19,400 Speaker 3: To give, in solitude we come to know the Gentleness 492 00:23:19,480 --> 00:23:22,520 Speaker 3: of god's presence and the strength of. 493 00:23:22,600 --> 00:23:24,520 Speaker 1: His LOVE can i read it one more time? For 494 00:23:24,560 --> 00:23:25,160 Speaker 1: you is? That good? 495 00:23:25,240 --> 00:23:30,000 Speaker 3: Or what in silence we create an open empty space 496 00:23:30,440 --> 00:23:34,320 Speaker 3: where we are free to Receive what god wants. To 497 00:23:34,359 --> 00:23:38,439 Speaker 3: give in solitude we come to know the Gentleness of 498 00:23:38,480 --> 00:23:43,359 Speaker 3: his presence and the Strength of. His love silence and 499 00:23:43,560 --> 00:23:48,600 Speaker 3: solitude is the place that we Receive. From god see 500 00:23:48,760 --> 00:23:51,119 Speaker 3: this Life with god. We live it's as it, should 501 00:23:51,119 --> 00:23:55,840 Speaker 3: be as natural. As breathing you, breathe in you. Breathe 502 00:23:55,880 --> 00:24:01,520 Speaker 3: out he, Calls you he, Sends you he, calls you he. 503 00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:04,920 Speaker 3: Sends you because everything you Do for god was never 504 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:07,120 Speaker 3: meant to come from your. Own strength but it's an 505 00:24:07,119 --> 00:24:08,640 Speaker 3: exhale of the Strength that he's. 506 00:24:08,680 --> 00:24:12,720 Speaker 1: Given you, We inhale. We EXHALE but i. 507 00:24:12,720 --> 00:24:15,360 Speaker 3: Wonder if some of us are, tired today if some 508 00:24:15,400 --> 00:24:17,199 Speaker 3: of us are weary if some of us feel like 509 00:24:17,240 --> 00:24:25,040 Speaker 3: we have nothing left to give because we're we're, breathing 510 00:24:25,080 --> 00:24:28,240 Speaker 3: out we're, breathing out we're showing up for every. Other 511 00:24:28,280 --> 00:24:30,600 Speaker 3: person and Yet when jesus gives us that call to 512 00:24:30,640 --> 00:24:34,000 Speaker 3: come and be, with him we. Neglect It why because 513 00:24:34,119 --> 00:24:40,199 Speaker 3: silence and solitude is. Incredibly uncomfortable i'm the type of 514 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:42,680 Speaker 3: person That if i'm driving three minutes to the, Grocery 515 00:24:42,680 --> 00:24:44,720 Speaker 3: store i'm making a phone call JUST so i don't 516 00:24:44,720 --> 00:24:47,000 Speaker 3: have to sit alone with my own thoughts for those. 517 00:24:47,040 --> 00:24:51,560 Speaker 3: Three minutes silence and solitude is the key. 518 00:24:51,600 --> 00:24:53,280 Speaker 1: To REST and I remember i was telling you about. 519 00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:55,960 Speaker 3: THAT season i remember after that, This realization god speak, 520 00:24:56,000 --> 00:24:58,480 Speaker 3: TO you i got to get Alone. With GOD and 521 00:24:58,520 --> 00:25:01,959 Speaker 3: i remember taking a half day to just go and 522 00:25:02,160 --> 00:25:04,800 Speaker 3: read my word. And PRAY and i know this sounds so, 523 00:25:05,119 --> 00:25:10,160 Speaker 3: incredibly simple but it's so incredibly powerful when we can 524 00:25:10,240 --> 00:25:12,520 Speaker 3: just get Alone with god for a. Little bit The 525 00:25:12,560 --> 00:25:16,880 Speaker 3: things god can do in a. Moment unbelievable, He started 526 00:25:17,160 --> 00:25:20,280 Speaker 3: he started convicting me because there ARE things i was 527 00:25:20,320 --> 00:25:22,720 Speaker 3: blaming other people for FOR why i felt THE way, 528 00:25:22,720 --> 00:25:24,520 Speaker 3: I did but it was THINGS that i was carrying on. 529 00:25:24,560 --> 00:25:26,120 Speaker 1: The inside he started. 530 00:25:26,160 --> 00:25:29,359 Speaker 3: Comforting me he started speaking, to ME and i, just 531 00:25:29,400 --> 00:25:31,879 Speaker 3: remember in the stillness of, that moment be still and 532 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:33,840 Speaker 3: KNOW that I. Am god in the stillness of, That 533 00:25:33,920 --> 00:25:36,800 Speaker 3: moment god speaking. To ME after i was just listing 534 00:25:36,880 --> 00:25:39,320 Speaker 3: out all my complaint we started the worship experience. 535 00:25:39,040 --> 00:25:40,159 Speaker 1: That they saying, thank you. 536 00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:42,800 Speaker 3: Thank you think sometimes my prayer life looks, like, complaint, 537 00:25:42,840 --> 00:25:46,760 Speaker 3: complaint COMPLAINT and I but god can handle. Those THINGS 538 00:25:47,520 --> 00:25:50,919 Speaker 3: and i remember listing all my frustrations and just unloading 539 00:25:50,960 --> 00:25:53,240 Speaker 3: my burdens on him and him just SAYING and i, 540 00:25:53,280 --> 00:25:55,439 Speaker 3: love YOU and i Love you. Henry now and he 541 00:25:55,520 --> 00:25:58,920 Speaker 3: calls silence and solitude the furnace, of transformation because, he 542 00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:01,240 Speaker 3: says in, that place we can't hold on to, the 543 00:26:01,320 --> 00:26:04,120 Speaker 3: scaffolding the things, we put the things. 544 00:26:03,800 --> 00:26:06,440 Speaker 1: We guard our lives with to make us feel. 545 00:26:06,440 --> 00:26:09,399 Speaker 3: Like something but, in silence, in solitude you're not, a 546 00:26:09,440 --> 00:26:12,159 Speaker 3: mom you're not, a dad you're not, a boss you're not. 547 00:26:12,240 --> 00:26:15,439 Speaker 3: An employee you are simply a son or. A daughter 548 00:26:15,520 --> 00:26:18,399 Speaker 3: and it's in that place of being Alone with god 549 00:26:18,440 --> 00:26:21,560 Speaker 3: that you can receive. What matters what's when he calls you, 550 00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:24,480 Speaker 3: his son when he calls you his daughter and pours 551 00:26:24,520 --> 00:26:29,439 Speaker 3: out his strength and love into, your life silence. And 552 00:26:29,520 --> 00:26:32,760 Speaker 3: SOLITUDE and i think for some, of us Even, as 553 00:26:32,840 --> 00:26:36,760 Speaker 3: christians we're doing all the right activities. 554 00:26:36,320 --> 00:26:37,840 Speaker 1: And wondering why something is. 555 00:26:37,880 --> 00:26:40,359 Speaker 3: Still missing it's because he, sends us but he also. 556 00:26:40,720 --> 00:26:42,800 Speaker 3: Calls us he, sends us and he. Calls us, in 557 00:26:42,880 --> 00:26:45,760 Speaker 3: fact it's actually the other way where he calls us 558 00:26:46,280 --> 00:26:49,600 Speaker 3: and then. Sends Us in genesis, one Four when god 559 00:26:49,680 --> 00:26:51,840 Speaker 3: is creating, the earth, that says this is so interesting. 560 00:26:51,880 --> 00:26:52,680 Speaker 1: To me it says that. 561 00:26:52,920 --> 00:26:58,200 Speaker 3: He created evening, and morning and he called it day evening, 562 00:26:58,760 --> 00:27:02,280 Speaker 3: and morning and called. A day we would think morning, 563 00:27:02,840 --> 00:27:05,560 Speaker 3: an evening that's how we think of. A day But, 564 00:27:05,720 --> 00:27:09,800 Speaker 3: for god the day begins. With rest before you get 565 00:27:09,880 --> 00:27:13,600 Speaker 3: up to, do anything the day starts. With rest so 566 00:27:13,680 --> 00:27:16,840 Speaker 3: my work is an overflow of the REST that i Have. 567 00:27:17,200 --> 00:27:19,439 Speaker 3: In him and at the beginning of, This passage jesus 568 00:27:19,480 --> 00:27:21,360 Speaker 3: models it. For us it says that he calls them, 569 00:27:21,359 --> 00:27:23,640 Speaker 3: to himself and he, sends them, calls them. Sends THEM 570 00:27:23,640 --> 00:27:26,400 Speaker 3: now i know what, you're THINKING. Pastor jj it would 571 00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:26,800 Speaker 3: be so. 572 00:27:27,040 --> 00:27:29,360 Speaker 1: NICE if i could just take half a day to. 573 00:27:29,359 --> 00:27:32,359 Speaker 3: Go pray and Read the bible and spend Time. With 574 00:27:32,480 --> 00:27:35,199 Speaker 3: jesus but you don't know. The life we're not pastors. 575 00:27:35,280 --> 00:27:37,600 Speaker 3: Like you we got real life. To do i've got 576 00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:39,760 Speaker 3: Three kids i'm trying to take. CARE of i got 577 00:27:39,760 --> 00:27:42,200 Speaker 3: a demanding job. Right now this IS what i wanted 578 00:27:42,240 --> 00:27:44,280 Speaker 3: to show you from, the scriptures because if you find 579 00:27:44,280 --> 00:27:46,400 Speaker 3: yourself in a place where, you're, life well what does 580 00:27:46,440 --> 00:27:49,320 Speaker 3: it really look like for me to find these Moments 581 00:27:49,320 --> 00:27:52,399 Speaker 3: with god in the middle of our? Crowded, lives remember 582 00:27:52,680 --> 00:27:55,159 Speaker 3: crowds of people are waiting For. The apostle in the 583 00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:59,000 Speaker 3: middle of our crowded calendars and crowded lives and. Crowded 584 00:27:59,080 --> 00:28:02,680 Speaker 3: minds HOW do i find time to be Alone? 585 00:28:02,840 --> 00:28:03,680 Speaker 1: With jesus and. 586 00:28:03,640 --> 00:28:05,320 Speaker 3: This IS what i wanted to show you because look 587 00:28:05,320 --> 00:28:08,199 Speaker 3: at This when jesus says, to them come away with 588 00:28:08,240 --> 00:28:11,080 Speaker 3: me by yourselves to a quiet place and get, some 589 00:28:11,200 --> 00:28:12,960 Speaker 3: rest and they get in the boat to go. 590 00:28:12,880 --> 00:28:14,680 Speaker 1: To the other side Of the Sea. Of galilee the 591 00:28:14,800 --> 00:28:15,400 Speaker 1: QUESTION is. 592 00:28:15,680 --> 00:28:18,320 Speaker 3: I know that the disciples they didn't know what was 593 00:28:18,359 --> 00:28:20,800 Speaker 3: waiting for them on the. Other side they, didn't know 594 00:28:21,520 --> 00:28:23,480 Speaker 3: just like you don't know what's waiting for you on 595 00:28:23,520 --> 00:28:24,199 Speaker 3: the other side of. 596 00:28:24,240 --> 00:28:26,320 Speaker 1: This season just like, you're. 597 00:28:26,200 --> 00:28:28,080 Speaker 3: Thinking MAN if i can just get but you don't 598 00:28:28,080 --> 00:28:31,040 Speaker 3: know what diagnosis your mom might get on the other side. 599 00:28:31,040 --> 00:28:33,159 Speaker 3: Of it you don't know what's waiting for you on. 600 00:28:33,200 --> 00:28:35,520 Speaker 3: This side the disciples. Didn't know but the question Is 601 00:28:36,040 --> 00:28:39,280 Speaker 3: did jesus know what was waiting for them on the, 602 00:28:39,320 --> 00:28:42,480 Speaker 3: Other side and of course the answer, Is yes. 603 00:28:43,080 --> 00:28:43,840 Speaker 1: Jesus knows. 604 00:28:43,920 --> 00:28:47,400 Speaker 3: Jesus knows so was he tricking them when he said, 605 00:28:47,400 --> 00:28:49,440 Speaker 3: to them come away with me by yourselves to a 606 00:28:49,480 --> 00:28:52,360 Speaker 3: quiet place and get Some Red if jesus knew what 607 00:28:52,560 --> 00:28:54,640 Speaker 3: was waiting for them on the other side Of the Sea? 608 00:28:55,080 --> 00:28:57,280 Speaker 3: Of galilee was he tricking them when he gave them 609 00:28:57,280 --> 00:29:00,600 Speaker 3: this invitation to come away and be with him for. 610 00:29:00,640 --> 00:29:02,520 Speaker 3: A moment and this is What the lord showed me from. 611 00:29:02,520 --> 00:29:07,200 Speaker 3: This Passage after jesus gives them, that invitation it says 612 00:29:07,200 --> 00:29:11,760 Speaker 3: in verse. Thirty two so they went away by themselves in. 613 00:29:12,480 --> 00:29:13,960 Speaker 3: A boat. 614 00:29:15,200 --> 00:29:19,719 Speaker 1: I thought rest was. A place i found out that 615 00:29:19,920 --> 00:29:20,880 Speaker 1: rest is in. 616 00:29:20,960 --> 00:29:25,640 Speaker 3: A person i thought rest was a DESTINATION if i 617 00:29:25,640 --> 00:29:29,320 Speaker 3: can just get. Over THERE but i found out rest 618 00:29:29,840 --> 00:29:35,080 Speaker 3: is on. The way rest Is what jesus wants to 619 00:29:35,120 --> 00:29:38,280 Speaker 3: give you as you are heading from one place to, 620 00:29:38,400 --> 00:29:41,600 Speaker 3: the next from one season of life to. 621 00:29:41,680 --> 00:29:44,440 Speaker 1: The next it says that they got in a. 622 00:29:44,520 --> 00:29:48,520 Speaker 3: Boat together so the moment for the disciples to get 623 00:29:48,560 --> 00:29:51,200 Speaker 3: rest wasn't when they would get to the, other side 624 00:29:51,520 --> 00:29:53,880 Speaker 3: wasn't when they would get, a sabbatical wasn't when they'd 625 00:29:53,880 --> 00:29:54,360 Speaker 3: finally get. 626 00:29:54,360 --> 00:29:57,040 Speaker 1: A vacation the Rest that jesus. 627 00:29:56,640 --> 00:29:59,440 Speaker 3: Wanted to give him was when he invited them into 628 00:29:59,520 --> 00:30:02,240 Speaker 3: the boat so that they could rest on, the Way 629 00:30:02,320 --> 00:30:05,920 Speaker 3: because jesus knew what was waiting for them on the. 630 00:30:05,960 --> 00:30:09,360 Speaker 3: Other side jesus knew that there would be hungry people 631 00:30:09,560 --> 00:30:12,600 Speaker 3: that he needed the apostles, to feed so he invites 632 00:30:12,640 --> 00:30:15,440 Speaker 3: them into the boat so that they could receive from 633 00:30:15,520 --> 00:30:18,240 Speaker 3: him all that, they need so that they could breathe 634 00:30:18,280 --> 00:30:23,680 Speaker 3: in before they needed to. Breathe out rest happens on. 635 00:30:24,280 --> 00:30:26,200 Speaker 3: The way HOW do i know this because look what 636 00:30:26,240 --> 00:30:28,080 Speaker 3: it says in. The scripture it says that the people 637 00:30:28,080 --> 00:30:31,400 Speaker 3: who were, standing there they, watched them and they followed them. 638 00:30:31,480 --> 00:30:35,080 Speaker 3: On foot that Means that jesus and the disciples could 639 00:30:35,160 --> 00:30:38,440 Speaker 3: have walked to where they. Were going jesus and the 640 00:30:38,480 --> 00:30:41,479 Speaker 3: disciples could have ran along with all the other crowds. 641 00:30:41,480 --> 00:30:43,800 Speaker 1: Of people And yet, jesus says come. 642 00:30:43,640 --> 00:30:45,800 Speaker 3: With me in this boat for just a little while 643 00:30:46,040 --> 00:30:48,520 Speaker 3: it says that they actually got to the other side 644 00:30:48,560 --> 00:30:49,640 Speaker 3: Faster than jesus and. 645 00:30:49,680 --> 00:30:50,840 Speaker 1: The apostles they were waiting. 646 00:30:50,840 --> 00:30:53,360 Speaker 3: For Them so, jesus says let's take the slow way, 647 00:30:53,680 --> 00:30:55,600 Speaker 3: over there just so you can. Take them get a 648 00:30:55,680 --> 00:30:58,560 Speaker 3: moment to really catch, your breath because he wants to 649 00:30:58,560 --> 00:31:03,280 Speaker 3: give you rest On the pay attention to the transitions in, 650 00:31:03,320 --> 00:31:07,920 Speaker 3: your life the, transition moments because they are windows to Connect. 651 00:31:08,320 --> 00:31:11,520 Speaker 1: With jesus jesus will show up in your life with. 652 00:31:11,720 --> 00:31:13,360 Speaker 1: Little Boats richard foster. 653 00:31:13,480 --> 00:31:17,480 Speaker 3: Calls this he calls them, little solitudes, little boats little 654 00:31:17,560 --> 00:31:20,760 Speaker 3: Moments where god wants to breathe into you and give. 655 00:31:20,800 --> 00:31:23,320 Speaker 3: You rest touch your, neighbors say don't miss, the boat 656 00:31:24,000 --> 00:31:24,480 Speaker 3: don't miss. 657 00:31:24,480 --> 00:31:26,040 Speaker 1: THE boat. 658 00:31:27,920 --> 00:31:30,520 Speaker 3: I think we so often miss what the disciples miss 659 00:31:30,640 --> 00:31:33,560 Speaker 3: because we think rest is somewhere. Out there but when 660 00:31:33,600 --> 00:31:36,160 Speaker 3: we come to the Realization that jesus wants to give 661 00:31:36,240 --> 00:31:38,960 Speaker 3: us rest on, the way we start looking for the. 662 00:31:38,960 --> 00:31:42,000 Speaker 1: Little boats the, little boats the. 663 00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:44,240 Speaker 3: Little moments throughout our day where we can Connect, with 664 00:31:44,320 --> 00:31:46,640 Speaker 3: him those moments. Of transition That's why, david said in 665 00:31:46,680 --> 00:31:50,080 Speaker 3: the morning and, the evening those are. Transition times, the 666 00:31:50,160 --> 00:31:55,840 Speaker 3: morning it's not quite night it's not quite day transition times. 667 00:31:55,040 --> 00:31:56,000 Speaker 1: For us to Connect. 668 00:31:56,000 --> 00:31:58,800 Speaker 3: With GOD and i want to encourage you brothers and 669 00:31:58,840 --> 00:32:02,920 Speaker 3: sisters that in your Rhythm, with god don't grow weary in, 670 00:32:03,040 --> 00:32:05,880 Speaker 3: doing good but look for the little moments throughout your 671 00:32:05,960 --> 00:32:10,680 Speaker 3: day to simply Breathe in his, holy rest to breathe in, 672 00:32:11,120 --> 00:32:12,680 Speaker 3: his faithfulness to Breathe in. 673 00:32:13,120 --> 00:32:14,440 Speaker 1: His goodness this can. 674 00:32:14,480 --> 00:32:16,560 Speaker 3: Look like, for me it looked like pulling in the 675 00:32:16,640 --> 00:32:19,600 Speaker 3: driveway and taking three MINUTES before i walked in the 676 00:32:19,640 --> 00:32:22,959 Speaker 3: house just to unload the burdens of my day SO 677 00:32:23,000 --> 00:32:25,640 Speaker 3: that i could move from one moment of ministry to 678 00:32:25,720 --> 00:32:28,240 Speaker 3: the ministry that happens in my home and FEEL like 679 00:32:28,320 --> 00:32:30,040 Speaker 3: i actually had something to give. 680 00:32:29,880 --> 00:32:31,800 Speaker 1: Little moments. Little moments. 681 00:32:33,640 --> 00:32:35,480 Speaker 3: And for those of us who, feel, Like ah i'm just, 682 00:32:35,560 --> 00:32:37,840 Speaker 3: So busy i'm just, so busy how is It, that 683 00:32:38,000 --> 00:32:41,320 Speaker 3: jesus who was perfect and only had three years to, 684 00:32:41,360 --> 00:32:44,840 Speaker 3: do ministry knew how to prioritize Time. With god, in 685 00:32:44,880 --> 00:32:47,640 Speaker 3: fact right after he feeds the, five thousand you know what. 686 00:32:47,680 --> 00:32:49,760 Speaker 3: He does he goes up onto a mountainside. To Pray 687 00:32:50,040 --> 00:32:53,960 Speaker 3: because jesus knew the importance of getting Alone with god 688 00:32:54,040 --> 00:32:56,800 Speaker 3: so that he could Align with god and Receive. From 689 00:32:56,800 --> 00:32:59,640 Speaker 3: god and what makes us so arrogant to think That 690 00:32:59,720 --> 00:33:02,200 Speaker 3: it jesus needed to get Alone, with god that we 691 00:33:02,240 --> 00:33:05,200 Speaker 3: can somehow make it through, this life that we can 692 00:33:05,280 --> 00:33:08,040 Speaker 3: somehow fulfill the Purposes that he has, for us that 693 00:33:08,080 --> 00:33:10,760 Speaker 3: we can somehow do all the Things that he has 694 00:33:10,760 --> 00:33:12,720 Speaker 3: in his heart without us taking. 695 00:33:12,480 --> 00:33:16,240 Speaker 1: Time to really Receive. From him so. 696 00:33:16,160 --> 00:33:18,440 Speaker 3: THE way i, pictured it THE way i pictured it 697 00:33:18,560 --> 00:33:22,400 Speaker 3: is like we're sometimes going through life on, one foot, 698 00:33:22,480 --> 00:33:24,600 Speaker 3: just SAYING if i can just get to the other 699 00:33:24,720 --> 00:33:27,800 Speaker 3: side Of the Sea, of Galilee then i'll get a chance. 700 00:33:27,840 --> 00:33:28,680 Speaker 1: To rest and. 701 00:33:28,640 --> 00:33:32,960 Speaker 3: We're doing everything that we Can for god, like this 702 00:33:33,360 --> 00:33:37,120 Speaker 3: and we're wondering sometimes why we're. So tired we're wondering 703 00:33:37,160 --> 00:33:40,160 Speaker 3: sometimes why. We're shaky we wonder sometimes why it feels 704 00:33:40,200 --> 00:33:42,800 Speaker 3: like we're out. Of BREATH and i think it's because 705 00:33:42,800 --> 00:33:47,800 Speaker 3: we haven't learned how to rest on, The way rest on, 706 00:33:47,840 --> 00:33:49,560 Speaker 3: the way rest on. 707 00:33:49,640 --> 00:33:52,480 Speaker 1: The WAY so. 708 00:33:52,440 --> 00:33:55,360 Speaker 3: I pictured you getting your stability back and your strength Back, 709 00:33:55,440 --> 00:33:59,240 Speaker 3: because jesus it says that he, called them and he. 710 00:33:59,360 --> 00:34:03,720 Speaker 1: Sent them, he calls He sends galatians five. Twenty five 711 00:34:03,760 --> 00:34:04,320 Speaker 1: so since. 712 00:34:04,120 --> 00:34:06,160 Speaker 3: We live by, the spirit let us keep in step With. 713 00:34:06,200 --> 00:34:09,000 Speaker 3: The spirit there's a cadence to Walking. With god and 714 00:34:09,040 --> 00:34:12,160 Speaker 3: it looks like, breathing in, breathing out, breathing in. Breathing 715 00:34:12,200 --> 00:34:15,359 Speaker 3: out it looks like not hopping on one foot from 716 00:34:15,360 --> 00:34:18,279 Speaker 3: one place to, the next from one season to, the 717 00:34:18,360 --> 00:34:21,360 Speaker 3: next from good news to, bad news from response with 718 00:34:21,440 --> 00:34:23,920 Speaker 3: one season to. The next it looks like finding the 719 00:34:24,000 --> 00:34:27,880 Speaker 3: Rhythm of. God's Grace and he calls you and he. 720 00:34:28,000 --> 00:34:31,319 Speaker 3: Sends you he calls you and he. Sends You so 721 00:34:31,360 --> 00:34:34,120 Speaker 3: i'm gonna heal The, Sick lord BUT sometimes i need 722 00:34:34,160 --> 00:34:36,160 Speaker 3: to come to you because there's places in my LIFE 723 00:34:36,200 --> 00:34:39,280 Speaker 3: where i. Need Healing and i'm gonna feed The. Hungry 724 00:34:39,320 --> 00:34:41,200 Speaker 3: GOD but i need you to be my bread. Of 725 00:34:41,239 --> 00:34:43,200 Speaker 3: LIFE so i need you to speak. TO me i 726 00:34:43,239 --> 00:34:45,640 Speaker 3: need your word in. MY life i need. Your Strength 727 00:34:46,120 --> 00:34:48,160 Speaker 3: and i'm gonna. Comfort, Others god i'm gonna. Do it 728 00:34:48,200 --> 00:34:50,080 Speaker 3: i'm gonna show up. For them i'm gonna sit with 729 00:34:50,120 --> 00:34:52,240 Speaker 3: them in the hard places of. Their Life But, holy 730 00:34:52,320 --> 00:34:55,400 Speaker 3: spirit would you comfort me in my? Life too and 731 00:34:55,520 --> 00:34:59,400 Speaker 3: suddenly it doesn't feel like. We're straining suddenly it doesn't 732 00:34:59,440 --> 00:35:02,920 Speaker 3: feel like we're limping around, as believers but it feels 733 00:35:02,960 --> 00:35:06,880 Speaker 3: like we're going from strength, to strength glory, to glory 734 00:35:06,960 --> 00:35:10,080 Speaker 3: Because when god sends a little boat into, your life 735 00:35:10,200 --> 00:35:13,200 Speaker 3: don't miss the opportunity to get alone. With him he 736 00:35:13,280 --> 00:35:16,880 Speaker 3: knows what, you, need disciples and he knows that if 737 00:35:16,920 --> 00:35:18,880 Speaker 3: you're hungry because you haven't a chance. 738 00:35:18,680 --> 00:35:20,879 Speaker 1: To eat he can make food out. Of nothing he can. 739 00:35:20,960 --> 00:35:21,440 Speaker 1: Feed you. 740 00:35:23,760 --> 00:35:28,440 Speaker 3: It's the place to receive silence, and solitude and as 741 00:35:28,560 --> 00:35:31,319 Speaker 3: uncomfortable as it, can be because often it's in that 742 00:35:31,360 --> 00:35:34,080 Speaker 3: Place where god strips away the layers of our life 743 00:35:34,120 --> 00:35:39,120 Speaker 3: that we used to keep some fabricated version, of ourselves 744 00:35:39,160 --> 00:35:42,520 Speaker 3: it's actually the furnace of transformation because it's the place 745 00:35:42,719 --> 00:35:45,359 Speaker 3: where we receive our strength as we are reminded of 746 00:35:45,440 --> 00:35:49,600 Speaker 3: who we really Are. In christ we got to learn 747 00:35:49,600 --> 00:35:53,560 Speaker 3: how to rest along. The way if you've been coming 748 00:35:53,560 --> 00:35:55,400 Speaker 3: to this church for, A while i love the message 749 00:35:55,440 --> 00:35:57,560 Speaker 3: that you'll hear over and. Over again it's actually our, 750 00:35:57,600 --> 00:36:00,200 Speaker 3: mission statements See what god can do. Through you it's 751 00:36:00,239 --> 00:36:04,120 Speaker 3: this underlying belief that we carry that no matter what you've, 752 00:36:04,120 --> 00:36:07,320 Speaker 3: been through no matter what your, past Is that god 753 00:36:07,640 --> 00:36:10,719 Speaker 3: wants to. Use you god wants to. Use YOU and 754 00:36:10,760 --> 00:36:11,600 Speaker 3: i believe that with my. 755 00:36:11,640 --> 00:36:16,040 Speaker 1: Whole heart. 756 00:36:16,280 --> 00:36:18,360 Speaker 3: And Yet what I've found i've needed in my life 757 00:36:18,400 --> 00:36:21,680 Speaker 3: the most is the reminder of not Only does god 758 00:36:21,719 --> 00:36:25,400 Speaker 3: want to, use me but to Know that god also 759 00:36:25,480 --> 00:36:26,440 Speaker 3: wants to be. 760 00:36:26,600 --> 00:36:31,640 Speaker 1: With me did you, know that Child, of god that 761 00:36:31,680 --> 00:36:34,680 Speaker 1: he wants to be. With you some of. 762 00:36:34,680 --> 00:36:37,560 Speaker 3: Us think that he he just wants to use us for, 763 00:36:37,640 --> 00:36:41,400 Speaker 3: His Glory but god wants to be, with you and in, 764 00:36:41,440 --> 00:36:43,840 Speaker 3: that place he wants to give you everything that you 765 00:36:43,960 --> 00:36:46,040 Speaker 3: need to walk out the Purposes that he's called, for 766 00:36:46,080 --> 00:36:48,759 Speaker 3: You because he. Loves you the first ministry is To, 767 00:36:48,800 --> 00:36:51,400 Speaker 3: the LORD and i don't want to go through LIFE 768 00:36:51,400 --> 00:36:54,000 Speaker 3: saying i did all these things in. Your name and, 769 00:36:54,040 --> 00:36:56,680 Speaker 3: he SAID but i never knew you because you never 770 00:36:56,760 --> 00:36:59,600 Speaker 3: got in the boat and sat still enough long enough 771 00:36:59,600 --> 00:37:00,440 Speaker 3: for me to get to. 772 00:37:00,480 --> 00:37:13,360 Speaker 1: Know you be still and KNOW that I. AM god. 773 00:37:11,040 --> 00:37:13,400 Speaker 3: I want to just as we close this, service today 774 00:37:13,440 --> 00:37:16,719 Speaker 3: take a moment to just pray for those of you 775 00:37:16,760 --> 00:37:19,160 Speaker 3: who maybe find yourself in a place where you're, facing 776 00:37:19,560 --> 00:37:22,920 Speaker 3: burnout you're facing, spiritual exhaustion where you almost feel like 777 00:37:23,239 --> 00:37:25,440 Speaker 3: you wonder if you're losing. Your faith you're not losing. 778 00:37:25,480 --> 00:37:29,320 Speaker 3: Your faith you're not losing. Your faith you're not walking Away. 779 00:37:29,320 --> 00:37:33,319 Speaker 3: From him you've just, Grown tired and if you find 780 00:37:33,360 --> 00:37:36,000 Speaker 3: yourself in that place today where, YOU'RE like i don't 781 00:37:36,000 --> 00:37:38,560 Speaker 3: KNOW if i have bread to. FEED anybody i need. 782 00:37:38,600 --> 00:37:42,160 Speaker 3: BREAD myself i. NEED rest i need rest for. MY 783 00:37:42,200 --> 00:37:44,680 Speaker 3: soul i remind you of the Words, of jesus, who 784 00:37:44,719 --> 00:37:48,640 Speaker 3: says come to me all who are weary, and BURDEN 785 00:37:49,200 --> 00:37:53,279 Speaker 3: and i will give. You rest rest is not found in. 786 00:37:53,320 --> 00:37:57,759 Speaker 3: A place rest is found in. A person would you 787 00:37:58,120 --> 00:38:11,719 Speaker 3: take a moment. AND stand i love IT when i 788 00:38:11,760 --> 00:38:13,880 Speaker 3: look around, THIS room i see so many PEOPLE that 789 00:38:14,640 --> 00:38:17,359 Speaker 3: I know god is using in an, amazing way and 790 00:38:17,400 --> 00:38:18,000 Speaker 3: you're carrying. 791 00:38:18,040 --> 00:38:18,439 Speaker 1: So much. 792 00:38:18,480 --> 00:38:21,000 Speaker 3: IT'S amazing i think it's because you've learned how to 793 00:38:21,040 --> 00:38:23,480 Speaker 3: catch your breath along, the way to, breathe in to, 794 00:38:23,560 --> 00:38:26,640 Speaker 3: breathe out learn how. To rest for some of, us 795 00:38:26,640 --> 00:38:29,400 Speaker 3: today maybe we're in a place where we've, been neglecting 796 00:38:29,440 --> 00:38:30,960 Speaker 3: the secret Place where god. 797 00:38:30,719 --> 00:38:34,200 Speaker 1: Wants to fill us in this. SIMPLE message i know, it's. 798 00:38:34,120 --> 00:38:36,000 Speaker 3: Simple but it was powerful for me at a TIME 799 00:38:36,000 --> 00:38:38,759 Speaker 3: where i, needed IT because i don't KNOW where i 800 00:38:38,760 --> 00:38:41,359 Speaker 3: would be right Now if god didn't speak this to 801 00:38:41,400 --> 00:38:45,000 Speaker 3: me and remind me that the first calling is that calling. 802 00:38:45,040 --> 00:38:48,279 Speaker 3: To Himself and i've learned to embrace what it means to, 803 00:38:48,320 --> 00:38:50,960 Speaker 3: take time even if it's just for a few moments at, 804 00:38:50,960 --> 00:38:53,759 Speaker 3: a time to connect, with him to be alone with 805 00:38:53,880 --> 00:38:57,120 Speaker 3: HIM so i can align. With him and for someone 806 00:38:57,120 --> 00:39:00,120 Speaker 3: who feels like they're holding so much right now and 807 00:39:00,160 --> 00:39:02,200 Speaker 3: you feel shaky and you feel weak and you don't 808 00:39:02,200 --> 00:39:03,960 Speaker 3: know if you can GO another i want to pray 809 00:39:04,320 --> 00:39:07,359 Speaker 3: For The holy spirit to strengthen you. Right now but more, 810 00:39:07,400 --> 00:39:10,040 Speaker 3: THAN that i want to Pray that god would stir 811 00:39:10,160 --> 00:39:13,239 Speaker 3: up a hunger in your heart for, His Presence that 812 00:39:13,360 --> 00:39:15,440 Speaker 3: god would stir up a desire in his heart to 813 00:39:15,480 --> 00:39:17,640 Speaker 3: come back to your, first love to be with him 814 00:39:17,640 --> 00:39:21,080 Speaker 3: in that place so that he can, fill you so 815 00:39:21,160 --> 00:39:23,399 Speaker 3: that he can, strengthen you so that he can. 816 00:39:23,840 --> 00:39:24,359 Speaker 1: Feed you. 817 00:39:26,000 --> 00:39:28,000 Speaker 3: If that's, you TODAY and i really want to Know 818 00:39:28,040 --> 00:39:30,200 Speaker 3: who i'm specifically. Praying FOR and i know we've got 819 00:39:30,200 --> 00:39:33,040 Speaker 3: people joining us at other campuses and people joining, us. 820 00:39:32,960 --> 00:39:34,960 Speaker 1: Online but even in the room where you are in, the. 821 00:39:35,000 --> 00:39:37,719 Speaker 3: Chat let us know if that's, you today you find 822 00:39:37,760 --> 00:39:39,800 Speaker 3: yourself where, YOU'RE like i don't Know if i'm. GIVING 823 00:39:39,880 --> 00:39:42,279 Speaker 3: up i don't Know if i'm quite, there YET but 824 00:39:42,320 --> 00:39:45,839 Speaker 3: i feel myself. Growing weary no one, Walks away no one. 825 00:39:45,880 --> 00:39:48,000 Speaker 3: Gives up just in a moment, like that you. Grow 826 00:39:48,040 --> 00:39:52,400 Speaker 3: weary you grow weary because, you're doing, you're doing, you're doing, 827 00:39:52,480 --> 00:39:56,400 Speaker 3: you're doing but you're neglecting that the little Boats. 828 00:39:56,120 --> 00:39:58,520 Speaker 1: That he's sending you so that you can be, with 829 00:39:58,640 --> 00:40:00,399 Speaker 1: him be. With him if you. 830 00:40:00,360 --> 00:40:02,759 Speaker 3: Find yourself in, THAT place i want to pray specifically 831 00:40:02,800 --> 00:40:05,120 Speaker 3: for you. Right now just raise your hand up in, 832 00:40:05,160 --> 00:40:07,200 Speaker 3: the AIR and i want to Pray that god would 833 00:40:07,239 --> 00:40:17,960 Speaker 3: stir up a hunger for. His, presence yeah, Thank, You 834 00:40:18,040 --> 00:40:19,719 Speaker 3: lord Thank. 835 00:40:19,760 --> 00:40:19,840 Speaker 1: You. 836 00:40:19,920 --> 00:40:23,840 Speaker 3: Lord yeah someone, over here you're on the verge of. 837 00:40:23,840 --> 00:40:25,839 Speaker 3: Giving up, come on put your hand in. THE air 838 00:40:25,840 --> 00:40:26,359 Speaker 3: i want to pray. 839 00:40:26,360 --> 00:40:31,919 Speaker 1: For, you, yeah. Yeah YEAH so. 840 00:40:31,840 --> 00:40:34,720 Speaker 3: I declare the Promise of matthew eleven, over you the Words. 841 00:40:34,760 --> 00:40:36,960 Speaker 3: Of jesus come to me all who are weary, and 842 00:40:37,000 --> 00:40:39,919 Speaker 3: BURDENED and i will give. You, rest jesus your yoke, 843 00:40:40,040 --> 00:40:44,719 Speaker 3: Is easy your yoke. IS easy i pray for, MY 844 00:40:44,840 --> 00:40:47,640 Speaker 3: brother i pray for. MY sister i pray for everyone 845 00:40:47,680 --> 00:40:48,880 Speaker 3: who's in that place right. 846 00:40:48,760 --> 00:40:50,839 Speaker 1: Now where they've been going, through it going. 847 00:40:50,840 --> 00:40:53,200 Speaker 3: Through it they've been carrying all the things that you've 848 00:40:53,239 --> 00:40:55,360 Speaker 3: called them, To, carry lord but it feels sometimes like 849 00:40:55,400 --> 00:40:57,960 Speaker 3: they can't take, another step that they can't take, another 850 00:40:58,040 --> 00:41:01,239 Speaker 3: breath like they're. COMPLETELY underwater i want to pray for them, Right, 851 00:41:01,280 --> 00:41:04,440 Speaker 3: now GOD and I Ask holy spirit that you would fill, 852 00:41:04,560 --> 00:41:07,239 Speaker 3: their breath that you would fill their lungs with the 853 00:41:07,280 --> 00:41:08,080 Speaker 3: strength of. 854 00:41:08,120 --> 00:41:08,560 Speaker 1: Your Wind. 855 00:41:08,600 --> 00:41:12,160 Speaker 3: Holy spirit, right now, Come Quickly, holy spirit and. Strengthen 856 00:41:12,200 --> 00:41:14,799 Speaker 3: them strengthen them in their. Feeble, needs god that they 857 00:41:14,840 --> 00:41:18,040 Speaker 3: would not give up or. Grow, weary God, AND lord 858 00:41:18,120 --> 00:41:21,400 Speaker 3: i pray that you would open up. Their ears open 859 00:41:21,480 --> 00:41:24,920 Speaker 3: up their ears to hear your voice calling them into the. 860 00:41:25,000 --> 00:41:27,880 Speaker 3: SECRET place I hear, god saying, over you come away. 861 00:41:27,920 --> 00:41:30,000 Speaker 3: With me come get in the boat. With me let's 862 00:41:30,040 --> 00:41:32,360 Speaker 3: take a. LITTLE while i want to, FEED you i 863 00:41:32,400 --> 00:41:34,520 Speaker 3: want to speak. TO you i want to. COMFORT you 864 00:41:34,760 --> 00:41:36,840 Speaker 3: i want to. Strengthen you there's THINGS that i have 865 00:41:36,960 --> 00:41:38,960 Speaker 3: in my heart for YOU that i still want to, 866 00:41:39,000 --> 00:41:41,120 Speaker 3: show you and there's things you're going INTO that. 867 00:41:41,160 --> 00:41:43,759 Speaker 1: I want to equip. You For, so god open up 868 00:41:43,800 --> 00:41:44,879 Speaker 1: their ears to hear your. 869 00:41:44,920 --> 00:41:47,720 Speaker 3: Voice, and god as, you Say, come lord our, Response, 870 00:41:47,800 --> 00:41:49,880 Speaker 3: is lord we want to step into that boat. 871 00:41:49,640 --> 00:41:53,000 Speaker 1: With you and be. With, you god be. WITH you i. 872 00:41:53,040 --> 00:41:57,200 Speaker 3: Speak against every scheme of the enemy that would come to. Discourage, 873 00:41:57,200 --> 00:42:00,440 Speaker 3: THEM god i declare over them that they're, not wicked they're. Just. 874 00:42:00,600 --> 00:42:03,000 Speaker 3: Weary GOD but i thank you that the Strength Of 875 00:42:03,040 --> 00:42:05,640 Speaker 3: almighty god is coming into their life. Right, Now god, 876 00:42:06,560 --> 00:42:10,640 Speaker 3: so brothers, so sister do not, grow weary don't. GIVE 877 00:42:10,719 --> 00:42:14,000 Speaker 3: up i Pray that god would give you rest for. 878 00:42:14,560 --> 00:42:15,880 Speaker 1: Your, soul. 879 00:42:16,440 --> 00:42:20,120 Speaker 3: Hallelujah hallelujah thank you for. 880 00:42:20,239 --> 00:42:22,759 Speaker 2: Joining us special thanks to those of you who give 881 00:42:22,880 --> 00:42:26,320 Speaker 2: generously to. This ministry is because of you that this ministry. 882 00:42:26,440 --> 00:42:29,160 Speaker 2: Is possible you can click the link in the description 883 00:42:29,440 --> 00:42:33,640 Speaker 2: to give now Or visit elevationchurch dot org slash podcast 884 00:42:33,719 --> 00:42:36,799 Speaker 2: for more information and if you enjoyed, the podcast you. 885 00:42:36,840 --> 00:42:39,799 Speaker 2: Can subscribe you can share it with. 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