WEBVTT - Rethinking Rest (Jonathan Josephs) 0:00:01.520 --> 0:00:02.800 Hey, this is Stephen Ferdick. 0:00:02.840 --> 0:00:05.840 I'm the pastor of Elevation Church and this is our podcast. 0:00:05.920 --> 0:00:08.320 I wanted to thank you for joining us today. Hope 0:00:08.320 --> 0:00:11.040 this inspires you. Hope it builds your faith. Hope it 0:00:11.039 --> 0:00:13.480 gives you perspective to see God is moving in your life. 0:00:13.840 --> 0:00:14.720 Enjoy the message. 0:00:18.040 --> 0:00:20.279 Certainly a privilege for me to be able to share 0:00:20.280 --> 0:00:22.360 God's word with you, to name my name is Jonathan, 0:00:22.400 --> 0:00:24.800 out of the privilege of serving here as our Balentine 0:00:25.000 --> 0:00:26.119 campus pastor, and. 0:00:29.240 --> 0:00:30.000 Thanks for the love. 0:00:32.159 --> 0:00:34.920 And I say kind of feel the same way every 0:00:34.920 --> 0:00:36.120 time I get to stand up here. 0:00:36.159 --> 0:00:37.200 On one hand, I'm. 0:00:37.080 --> 0:00:39.919 So grateful to share God's word, but I just always say, 0:00:40.040 --> 0:00:42.040 for me, the greatest privilege is to be able to 0:00:42.040 --> 0:00:44.720 sit under the teaching of this house, under the leadership 0:00:44.800 --> 0:00:47.040 of our pastors, Pastor Stephen and Pastor Holly. 0:00:47.960 --> 0:00:51.920 And he asked me the other day, are you going 0:00:52.000 --> 0:00:53.240 to continue in this series? 0:00:53.840 --> 0:00:55.800 That's what I thought series, And I said that would 0:00:55.880 --> 0:00:59.880 be dangerous for me to attempt to follow that up. 0:01:00.120 --> 0:01:03.840 Is that not a masterful series that we just went 0:01:03.880 --> 0:01:08.080 through as a church. And I'm still trying to quantify 0:01:08.200 --> 0:01:10.360 and qualify what God's done in my heart through that 0:01:10.640 --> 0:01:13.319 through that series, it was so powerful and so profound, 0:01:13.319 --> 0:01:15.839 And so I'm so grateful for a pastor who gets 0:01:15.880 --> 0:01:18.360 alone with God in the secret place to bring us 0:01:18.400 --> 0:01:22.000 fresh revelation, fresh insight week after week. Can we thank 0:01:22.040 --> 0:01:30.720 God for our pastors together? And before I read our 0:01:30.760 --> 0:01:32.920 scriptures for today, I want to give a special welcome 0:01:32.959 --> 0:01:36.440 to our uptown campus, my old stomping grounds over there. 0:01:36.360 --> 0:01:38.119 Josh and Vic, we love you guys. 0:01:38.280 --> 0:01:41.080 Come on, let's thank God for our brand new facility in. 0:01:41.160 --> 0:01:46.679 Uptown and amazing. Okay, feel good to stand for a 0:01:46.680 --> 0:01:47.800 few more moments when. 0:01:47.680 --> 0:01:50.480 We read these scriptures. I've got a few, all right. 0:01:51.120 --> 0:01:54.520 I want to read an instruction. I want to read 0:01:54.560 --> 0:01:57.200 you a promise, and then I want to look at 0:01:57.240 --> 0:01:59.280 a story in the life of the disciples that I 0:01:59.280 --> 0:02:02.320 think is going to illustraight these principles for us today 0:02:02.360 --> 0:02:04.960 that I believe God wants to do something in our 0:02:05.000 --> 0:02:05.480 hearts through. 0:02:05.520 --> 0:02:08.320 So let's start with an instruction from. 0:02:08.080 --> 0:02:14.720 Scripture Galatians six'. Nine galatians six,' nine this is a 0:02:14.760 --> 0:02:20.480 familiar one. For you let us not become weary in. 0:02:20.600 --> 0:02:23.440 Doing good who's he? 0:02:23.480 --> 0:02:24.120 Talking to not? 0:02:24.240 --> 0:02:28.200 ME weary i know what it's LIKE to i know 0:02:28.240 --> 0:02:30.000 what it's like to be Weary when i've been trying 0:02:30.000 --> 0:02:31.440 to row through the storms. 0:02:31.639 --> 0:02:35.200 Of life but weary in. Doing good not us. 0:02:35.720 --> 0:02:38.640 Tired of, Doing good, he says let us not grow 0:02:38.680 --> 0:02:42.640 weary in, doing good for at the proper time we 0:02:42.720 --> 0:02:46.919 will reap a harvest if we do not. Give up 0:02:47.280 --> 0:02:51.079 touch your, neighbors said don't. Give up, all right that's 0:02:51.120 --> 0:02:55.320 an instruction. For, us now do not. Grow weary but 0:02:55.360 --> 0:02:57.600 if you find yourself in that, place today here's the. 0:02:57.639 --> 0:02:59.400 GOOD news i want to give you a promise from 0:02:59.800 --> 0:03:03.880 the very words Of our Savior in matthew. Chapter eleven it's, 0:03:03.919 --> 0:03:07.280 So beautiful and this one one Sentence that. 0:03:07.400 --> 0:03:08.760 Jesus says, he says. 0:03:08.639 --> 0:03:13.440 Come, to me all you who are weary, and BURDENED 0:03:14.320 --> 0:03:15.919 and i will give. 0:03:15.960 --> 0:03:17.600 You rest. 0:03:19.760 --> 0:03:23.960 Come, to me all who are weary, and BURDENED and 0:03:24.240 --> 0:03:28.480 i will give. YOU rest I see jesus just coming 0:03:28.480 --> 0:03:30.920 into the room bringing rest to sons and daughters who have. 0:03:30.960 --> 0:03:31.080 Been. 0:03:31.120 --> 0:03:34.040 Tired today touch, your neighbor tell him rest is on. 0:03:34.080 --> 0:03:35.920 The way rest is on. The way rest is on. 0:03:35.960 --> 0:03:41.800 The way, all right wiggle your legs for. A minute 0:03:41.800 --> 0:03:42.120 here's the. 0:03:42.120 --> 0:03:46.360 Long. One those that was just, Two verses mark. 0:03:46.440 --> 0:03:50.720 Chapter six this really interesting moment in the life of, 0:03:50.400 --> 0:03:55.360 the disciples The, Twelve apostles mark, Chapter six, verse seven 0:03:55.600 --> 0:03:58.880 calling the twelve, to him calling the twelve, to him 0:03:58.960 --> 0:04:02.080 calling the twelve. To him he began to send, them 0:04:02.120 --> 0:04:05.160 out two, by two and he gave them authority over. 0:04:05.240 --> 0:04:08.080 Impure Spirits so jesus, calls them and he, sends them calls. 0:04:08.120 --> 0:04:08.520 Sends them. 0:04:08.520 --> 0:04:11.280 That's important there's a rhythm to Walking. With god he, 0:04:11.360 --> 0:04:13.560 calls us he, Sends us he, calls us he. Sends 0:04:13.640 --> 0:04:17.320 us he gave them authority over. Impure spirits and these were. 0:04:17.320 --> 0:04:20.080 His instructions take nothing for the journey except, the staff, 0:04:20.160 --> 0:04:22.480 no bread, no bag no money in. Your belts in, 0:04:22.520 --> 0:04:25.120 Other words jesus is teaching them what our pastor told 0:04:25.200 --> 0:04:25.400 us a. 0:04:25.400 --> 0:04:28.400 Couple of, weeks ago. That obedience details. 0:04:28.520 --> 0:04:31.960 Follow obedience, he's saying don't try to get it all 0:04:32.000 --> 0:04:33.080 figured out, Right now i'm. 0:04:33.160 --> 0:04:35.920 Sending you and while you may not have all the details, 0:04:35.920 --> 0:04:37.280 figured out what did he. Give him he gave. 0:04:37.320 --> 0:04:40.200 Him authority as long as the Hand of god is on, 0:04:40.360 --> 0:04:43.279 your life it's all that you need for whatever situation 0:04:43.760 --> 0:04:44.200 he sends. 0:04:44.240 --> 0:04:45.960 You, into says. 0:04:45.760 --> 0:04:48.080 Don't worry about, all that take nothing for. The journey 0:04:48.160 --> 0:04:50.320 he's teaching them to live. By faith and whenever you enter, 0:04:50.360 --> 0:04:52.800 a house stay there until you leave. That town and 0:04:52.839 --> 0:04:54.919 if any place will not welcome you or listen, to 0:04:54.960 --> 0:04:57.360 you leave that place and shake off the dust from 0:04:57.440 --> 0:04:58.760 your feet as a testimony. 0:04:58.800 --> 0:05:01.800 Against them. Verse twelve look. At this it's so amazing 0:05:01.800 --> 0:05:02.039 what the. 0:05:02.080 --> 0:05:05.600 Apostles did then they went out and preached that people. 0:05:05.640 --> 0:05:09.680 Should repent they drove out many demons and anointed many 0:05:09.839 --> 0:05:11.440 sick people with oil and. 0:05:11.480 --> 0:05:11.920 Healed them. 0:05:11.920 --> 0:05:15.160 Incredible ministry we're gonna skip ahead a little bit after 0:05:15.240 --> 0:05:18.159 this is the Beheading. Of john the skip ahead the 0:05:18.160 --> 0:05:19.480 Beheading of John the baptist. 0:05:19.560 --> 0:05:21.599 Right here, it's important but let's go to. 0:05:21.680 --> 0:05:25.880 Verse thirty so after, All this ministry says in verse 0:05:25.920 --> 0:05:29.880 thirty that the apostles Gathered around jesus and reported to 0:05:29.960 --> 0:05:33.960 him all that they had done. And, taught then because 0:05:33.960 --> 0:05:35.880 so many people were coming and going that they did 0:05:35.880 --> 0:05:37.960 not even have a chance, to eat he said, to 0:05:38.000 --> 0:05:41.120 them come away with me by yourselves to a quiet 0:05:41.160 --> 0:05:45.280 place and get. Some rest so they went away by 0:05:45.320 --> 0:05:46.400 themselves in a boat to a. 0:05:46.400 --> 0:05:47.720 Solitary place but here's. 0:05:47.720 --> 0:05:50.920 The problem but many who saw, them leaving they, recognized 0:05:50.960 --> 0:05:53.000 them and they ran on foot from all, the towns 0:05:53.040 --> 0:05:53.960 and they got there ahead. 0:05:54.000 --> 0:05:55.279 Of Them when. 0:05:55.200 --> 0:06:00.000 Jesus landed and he saw the large crowd he had compounded, 0:06:00.760 --> 0:06:04.880 on them he had compassion on them because they were 0:06:04.920 --> 0:06:08.520 like sheep without. A shepherd so he began teaching them. 0:06:08.960 --> 0:06:11.880 Many things he starts feeding them. Right there but, the 0:06:12.000 --> 0:06:15.000 apostles they have a little bit of a. Different response jesus, 0:06:15.000 --> 0:06:18.160 Had Compassion but verse thirty, five says by this time 0:06:18.200 --> 0:06:20.120 it was late in. The day so his disciples came 0:06:20.160 --> 0:06:22.520 to him, and said this is a, remote place and 0:06:22.560 --> 0:06:25.800 it's already. Very late send the people away so that 0:06:25.839 --> 0:06:28.479 they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and 0:06:28.480 --> 0:06:30.840 buy themselves something. To eat but he, answered them you 0:06:30.920 --> 0:06:34.360 give them something? To eat, they said. 0:06:34.120 --> 0:06:35.200 That would take more than happy. 0:06:35.279 --> 0:06:38.880 Year's wages are we to go and spend that much 0:06:39.120 --> 0:06:40.640 on bread and give. 0:06:40.480 --> 0:06:44.080 It to them? To eat these, same apostles. 0:06:43.480 --> 0:06:46.200 Who just a few verses earlier were reporting all that 0:06:46.240 --> 0:06:48.440 they had Done, for jesus all they had done, And taught, 0:06:48.480 --> 0:06:51.719 now say are we to go and? Feed them interesting 0:06:52.320 --> 0:06:54.800 a right back to our key verse in verse, thirty 0:06:54.800 --> 0:06:57.599 one this Key phrase jesus said, to them come, with 0:06:57.720 --> 0:07:01.359 me by yourselves to a quiet place and get. SOME 0:07:02.080 --> 0:07:05.640 rest i want to talk to you today about, rethinking rest. 0:07:06.279 --> 0:07:14.560 Rethinking rest go ahead and. Be seated, you know. 0:07:14.520 --> 0:07:17.160 When you're One Thing pastor stevens taught is he's like when, 0:07:17.160 --> 0:07:21.160 you're preaching it's always important to think of a. Felt need, 0:07:21.280 --> 0:07:24.120 you know just what are the things that people are 0:07:24.120 --> 0:07:27.360 going through in real life that we experience on a 0:07:27.440 --> 0:07:30.000 human Level that god's word can connect to and. 0:07:30.040 --> 0:07:32.760 Speak to AND so i figure in a room, this. 0:07:32.840 --> 0:07:35.400 SIZE if i had a message, on hope there'd be 0:07:35.680 --> 0:07:37.640 a number of people who needed to hear a message. 0:07:37.640 --> 0:07:39.400 On hope or a message, on peace there'd be a 0:07:39.480 --> 0:07:41.240 number of people who would need to. 0:07:41.160 --> 0:07:42.320 Hear a message. 0:07:42.720 --> 0:07:46.960 On PEACE but i love that this Passage of scripture 0:07:47.000 --> 0:07:50.360 talks to those of us who find, ourselves TIRED because 0:07:50.480 --> 0:07:53.760 i think that hits ninety nine point nine percent of. 0:07:53.800 --> 0:07:56.000 The room HOW do i, know that because when you 0:07:56.040 --> 0:07:58.160 ask somebody how, they're doing what do they normally say? 0:07:58.160 --> 0:08:00.000 To you they just say they don't answer with a feeling, 0:08:00.160 --> 0:08:04.440 to say we've just, been. Busy busy anybody busy in 0:08:04.480 --> 0:08:07.800 the room, right now and we all got different levels, 0:08:07.800 --> 0:08:09.360 of busy and yet we all give this say what 0:08:09.360 --> 0:08:13.160 you've been? Up tough howthing has? Been, Going oh we've, been, busy, busy, busy. 0:08:13.280 --> 0:08:16.640 BUSY busy I was i've, mentioned Before but i've got, three, 0:08:16.720 --> 0:08:19.520 kids ten eight. And three and one of the things 0:08:19.560 --> 0:08:21.280 Me and anna we like to do is just go 0:08:21.360 --> 0:08:25.120 through our photo photo app and just look at. Old pictures, 0:08:25.120 --> 0:08:26.480 you know you like you see, These things, you're, like 0:08:26.480 --> 0:08:28.040 wow we thought they were, cute then and they kind 0:08:28.040 --> 0:08:30.880 of look a little funny at that stage. Of development 0:08:30.920 --> 0:08:33.040 but we love going through all these photos and old 0:08:33.080 --> 0:08:35.200 memories and, so LIKE once i, start going It's like 0:08:35.240 --> 0:08:37.160 i'm just going all the. Way BACK but i love 0:08:37.200 --> 0:08:39.400 seeing pictures of. MY family i love seeing other moments. 0:08:39.440 --> 0:08:41.760 IN life i came across this photo just the other 0:08:41.840 --> 0:08:43.880 day that kind of, reminded me as us preparing, this 0:08:43.920 --> 0:08:47.160 sermon look at this picture of a that's that's me 0:08:47.240 --> 0:08:50.280 and my pastor. RIGHT there, i know, it's crazy TWELVE 0:08:50.360 --> 0:08:54.520 years i haven't changed, a, bit unbelievable and that. 0:08:54.360 --> 0:08:55.640 That popped UP and, i go oh. 0:08:55.679 --> 0:09:00.200 My goodness and that was twenty thirteen and it's to 0:09:00.240 --> 0:09:02.719 bring him back all the memories of. THAT season i 0:09:02.920 --> 0:09:05.720 just showed Up At. Elevation church I'd Finished bible school 0:09:05.800 --> 0:09:08.320 And felt god out of calling on my life to 0:09:08.640 --> 0:09:10.720 build his church and to serve people and help them 0:09:10.760 --> 0:09:14.040 grow Closer. To CHRIST and i could not BELIEVE that 0:09:14.120 --> 0:09:16.520 i was getting to do ministry at A Churchlight. ELEVATION 0:09:16.640 --> 0:09:18.360 church i grew up in a real small Town, in 0:09:18.400 --> 0:09:21.080 Canada and i'd never seen anything, Like this so the 0:09:21.120 --> 0:09:22.720 fact that they would let me on the team was 0:09:22.760 --> 0:09:26.360 like unbelievable. To me AND so i remember us coming 0:09:26.360 --> 0:09:28.240 here with so much enthusiasm and so. 0:09:28.320 --> 0:09:29.800 Much excitement you can take. THAT down i don't have 0:09:29.800 --> 0:09:30.280 to leave that up the. 0:09:30.320 --> 0:09:35.000 Whole time i'm already feeling weird, about, It OKAY and 0:09:36.920 --> 0:09:39.320 i remember. That seat you remember that season. So vividly 0:09:39.320 --> 0:09:42.360 we Get To. Elevation Church it's january, Twenty Thirteen pastor 0:09:42.360 --> 0:09:45.120 stevens preaching a Series Called The new Rules. Of Resolution 0:09:45.320 --> 0:09:47.880 and january is always such a busy time in the 0:09:47.920 --> 0:09:50.120 life of. The church y'all are getting your, act together 0:09:50.200 --> 0:09:51.880 trying to get back in the rhythm of. Being here, 0:09:51.920 --> 0:09:54.400 every week people are coming to. The church it's always 0:09:54.400 --> 0:09:57.840 CRAZY and i remember in that first month turning to someone, 0:09:57.840 --> 0:09:58.599 and saying, it's, LIKE oh i. 0:09:59.440 --> 0:10:01.400 Was exhausted we were working. 0:10:01.440 --> 0:10:02.880 SO hard i know some of y'all think we Only, 0:10:02.920 --> 0:10:05.480 work sundays but there's more that goes on the making. 0:10:05.559 --> 0:10:08.400 Church HAPPEN and i remember, going like oh, my goodness 0:10:08.480 --> 0:10:11.120 this is, a lot and, they said, don't worry it's 0:10:11.360 --> 0:10:13.679 it's just a. BUSY season, i, said, okay cool it's 0:10:13.720 --> 0:10:16.520 just a. Busy season and then we get Through That 0:10:16.720 --> 0:10:19.719 january february season and we're gearing Up for Easter. At, 0:10:19.760 --> 0:10:22.960 elevation now, back then we didn't have all these permanent, 0:10:23.000 --> 0:10:26.000 facilities everywhere so we would run like, one thousand six 0:10:26.080 --> 0:10:29.240 hundred and fifty two worship experiences just to have space 0:10:29.280 --> 0:10:31.400 for everyone to bring, their friends bring their family to 0:10:31.400 --> 0:10:31.679 come here. 0:10:31.760 --> 0:10:32.400 The Gospel. 0:10:32.640 --> 0:10:35.160 Over easter we are running, like hard we are. Running 0:10:35.200 --> 0:10:36.920 CRAZY and i remember getting to the end of that 0:10:36.960 --> 0:10:39.880 turn into someone being that was, a lot and, they said, 0:10:39.920 --> 0:10:43.920 don't worry it's just a. Busy season you See where 0:10:43.920 --> 0:10:46.440 i'm Going with it didn't take me long to realize 0:10:46.440 --> 0:10:51.520 that in ministry it's always a. Busy season not only, 0:10:51.559 --> 0:10:57.720 in ministry, in life it's always a. Busy season whatever, 0:10:57.760 --> 0:10:59.959 we're facing whether it's getting the kids back in the river, 0:11:00.200 --> 0:11:03.760 of school whatever situation we're. Going through, we THINK when 0:11:03.800 --> 0:11:05.880 i can just get through, this season what then it's 0:11:05.920 --> 0:11:09.439 going to be all calm. And collected then everything's gonna. Get, 0:11:09.440 --> 0:11:12.280 settled no you leave one busy season just to enter 0:11:12.320 --> 0:11:16.360 into another. Busy season touch your, neighbors say it's always a. 0:11:16.400 --> 0:11:20.600 Busy season it's always a. BUSY season i was the 0:11:20.640 --> 0:11:23.360 IDIOT because i grew up in a place where seasons 0:11:23.400 --> 0:11:26.880 meant a temporary duration. Of time there was, Four seasons 0:11:26.880 --> 0:11:27.880 but it turns. 0:11:27.559 --> 0:11:29.880 Out it was just a. Busy season would. 0:11:29.720 --> 0:11:31.880 Go on and on, and on and twelve, years in, 0:11:31.960 --> 0:11:33.120 guess what it's been a. 0:11:33.160 --> 0:11:36.160 Busy season it's always a. 0:11:36.200 --> 0:11:40.040 Busy season and when we think about this idea of, 0:11:40.760 --> 0:11:44.400 getting rest spiritual rest for, our souls we fall into 0:11:44.440 --> 0:11:47.480 this trap of thinking sometimes THAT if i can. 0:11:47.480 --> 0:11:49.520 Just get through, this season or. 0:11:49.559 --> 0:11:52.080 Like, the disciples if we can just get to the, 0:11:52.120 --> 0:11:54.720 other side then we'll get a chance. 0:11:54.760 --> 0:11:56.719 To rest so what struck me in. 0:11:56.679 --> 0:11:59.719 This passage of scripture with the with The twelve disciples 0:11:59.760 --> 0:12:01.520 Is That jesus is says he calls. 0:12:01.320 --> 0:12:02.880 Them, to himself and he sends. Them out two. 0:12:02.920 --> 0:12:06.120 By two, they leave and they're doing incredible things For. 0:12:06.200 --> 0:12:11.320 The lord they're healing, the sick they're, preaching repentance they're casting. 0:12:11.400 --> 0:12:13.600 Out demons they're being Used by god. IN them i. 0:12:13.640 --> 0:12:15.679 FEEL fulfilled i Feel like god. Used ME if i 0:12:15.720 --> 0:12:18.000 can just pray for someone and. Encourage them these guys 0:12:18.000 --> 0:12:20.960 are casting, out demons and they come Back to jesus 0:12:21.320 --> 0:12:24.160 and you can hear the enthusiasm in. Their voices they 0:12:24.280 --> 0:12:28.200 reported to him all they had done And. Taught jesus 0:12:28.240 --> 0:12:30.319 we took that sermon you gave up on that mount 0:12:30.480 --> 0:12:33.080 about how blessed are the poor and spirit blessed are 0:12:33.160 --> 0:12:34.959 the pure, and heart and we were teaching it, to 0:12:35.000 --> 0:12:37.280 people and they were repenting coming Into the Kingdom. 0:12:37.280 --> 0:12:37.360 Of. 0:12:37.400 --> 0:12:40.320 God jesus we were anointing sick people and seeing. 0:12:40.400 --> 0:12:41.400 Them healed they come. 0:12:41.240 --> 0:12:44.160 Back to jesus and The, reporting jesus look what we've done, For, 0:12:44.240 --> 0:12:46.679 you jesus look at all the things that we did in. 0:12:46.720 --> 0:12:48.200 Your name and yet. 0:12:48.000 --> 0:12:50.600 As exciting as, It was i've got to imagine that 0:12:50.720 --> 0:12:55.400 it must have also. Been exhausting do not grow weary in. 0:12:55.480 --> 0:12:57.200 DOING good i didn't know you could grow weary in. 0:12:57.240 --> 0:12:59.040 Doing GOOD but i found out that some of the 0:12:59.080 --> 0:13:01.200 Things that god has for us in, our life even 0:13:01.240 --> 0:13:04.160 though they're, good things can also leave us in a 0:13:04.200 --> 0:13:07.440 place of exhaustion when you're, pouring out, pouring out, pouring 0:13:07.480 --> 0:13:09.880 out and some of us are tired of the very 0:13:09.960 --> 0:13:12.880 things that we prayed And asked. God for things that 0:13:12.920 --> 0:13:15.840 once came into our life as a blessing now feel like. 0:13:16.240 --> 0:13:17.400 A burden why. 0:13:17.200 --> 0:13:20.040 Because we go from busy season to busy season to, 0:13:20.160 --> 0:13:22.120 busy season and wonder why. 0:13:22.320 --> 0:13:23.640 We're tired so. 0:13:24.240 --> 0:13:26.520 The disciples They're telling jesus what, they've done and it 0:13:26.559 --> 0:13:29.400 must have sounded like music to their ears when, he says, 0:13:29.800 --> 0:13:32.280 all right, great work, Great, work. 0:13:32.160 --> 0:13:32.840 Matthew, Great. 0:13:32.840 --> 0:13:36.720 Work peter now come away with me by yourselves to 0:13:36.800 --> 0:13:41.280 a quiet place and get. Some rest, oh great we're 0:13:41.280 --> 0:13:42.679 going to go to the. Other side is it going 0:13:42.720 --> 0:13:44.559 to Be? An airbnb is it going to Be? A 0:13:44.640 --> 0:13:48.040 hilton maybe it's the. FOUR seasons i don't Know how jesus, 0:13:48.080 --> 0:13:50.920 is rolling but they're excited to get some Rest. With 0:13:51.080 --> 0:13:53.839 jesus and yet when they get to the other side 0:13:53.840 --> 0:13:56.400 Of the Sea, of galilee what's waiting? For Them more 0:13:56.440 --> 0:14:01.040 ministry more, hungry people crowds of people who needs something 0:14:01.120 --> 0:14:04.520 from them after they just spent how long. Pouring out 0:14:04.800 --> 0:14:06.840 not ONLY that i mentioned that in, That time John 0:14:06.880 --> 0:14:09.920 the baptist, Is beheaded so not only could they possibly 0:14:09.960 --> 0:14:12.760 be weary of, doing good but they're also carrying the 0:14:12.800 --> 0:14:16.080 hard thing of having someone that they knew, get beheaded. 0:14:15.640 --> 0:14:17.120 And, they're wondering is this going to happen? 0:14:17.200 --> 0:14:19.560 To us and so we go through life not only 0:14:19.600 --> 0:14:21.880 carrying the good things that, are happening but the hard 0:14:21.880 --> 0:14:24.840 things that. Are happening and so often we find ourselves 0:14:25.680 --> 0:14:28.480 just out. Of breath come away, with me, by yourselves 0:14:28.480 --> 0:14:30.280 to a quiet place and get. Some rest and they 0:14:30.320 --> 0:14:32.800 get to the other side and there are crowds of 0:14:32.960 --> 0:14:34.320 people waiting To. 0:14:34.360 --> 0:14:36.320 See jesus jesus. 0:14:35.880 --> 0:14:39.480 Had compassion, on them But the apostles had a. Different 0:14:39.520 --> 0:14:43.240 RESPONSE and i wondered how they could go so Quickly, 0:14:43.280 --> 0:14:46.160 from jesus look at all we've done and taught in 0:14:46.200 --> 0:14:48.520 your name to send the. 0:14:48.600 --> 0:14:51.120 People away how. 0:14:51.000 --> 0:14:52.960 Did they go from look what we've done For, you 0:14:53.080 --> 0:14:55.640 god to get these people out. 0:14:55.640 --> 0:14:57.360 Of here we're tired and. 0:14:57.400 --> 0:15:01.080 We're HUNGRY now i know that's unique to, the apostles 0:15:01.080 --> 0:15:02.520 you've never been in, that PLACE but i was. 0:15:02.480 --> 0:15:05.040 Imagining for, a moment imagining for. 0:15:05.080 --> 0:15:07.960 A moment imagine you moved your family all the Way, 0:15:07.960 --> 0:15:09.880 To Charlotte north carolina to be a part of a 0:15:09.960 --> 0:15:12.480 church where you could See what god could do. Through 0:15:12.560 --> 0:15:14.880 you and, it's LIKE am i really going to go 0:15:14.920 --> 0:15:18.760 spend three hours On a? Sunday serving how do we 0:15:18.840 --> 0:15:22.320 quickly shift from one place to? The next how did 0:15:22.360 --> 0:15:25.760 that guy in that photo so quickly go FROM from 0:15:26.040 --> 0:15:28.840 i CAN'T believe i get to be here to a, 0:15:28.880 --> 0:15:31.480 DECADE later i found myself in a Place. Going GOD 0:15:31.560 --> 0:15:37.080 can i even do this? Any more it's possible today 0:15:37.400 --> 0:15:39.760 that some of us who feel like, we are that 0:15:39.840 --> 0:15:41.960 we are weak in, our faith may not. 0:15:42.080 --> 0:15:43.240 Be weak we might just. 0:15:43.320 --> 0:15:47.320 Be weary we might just. Be weary and look what 0:15:47.400 --> 0:15:50.080 happens with. The, apostles well these crowds of people, show 0:15:50.200 --> 0:15:55.680 up Says that jesus, Has compassion but, the disciples they're 0:15:55.720 --> 0:15:56.400 trying to send the. 0:15:56.400 --> 0:15:57.240 People AWAY and i want to. 0:15:57.280 --> 0:16:00.320 GIVE you i wrote these down five signs that you 0:16:00.400 --> 0:16:10.040 might be. Spiritually spent five signs that your soul might be. Exhausted, today, evasion, isolation, 0:16:11.320 --> 0:16:17.400 projection exaggeration. And preservation let me break. It down they're 0:16:17.440 --> 0:16:18.040 all on the text. 0:16:18.080 --> 0:16:18.400 Right here. 0:16:18.440 --> 0:16:21.720 Real quick evasion it's when they said it's already. Very 0:16:21.800 --> 0:16:26.160 late evasion is when you start looking for excuses to 0:16:26.200 --> 0:16:29.880 get out of responsibilities before anything's even asked. 0:16:29.880 --> 0:16:32.880 Of you when you are at a place where your soul. 0:16:32.960 --> 0:16:35.040 Is tired i'm not talking about physically tired because you 0:16:35.040 --> 0:16:37.240 didn't get a good sleep. Last night i'm talking about 0:16:37.280 --> 0:16:41.600 being spiritually weary on. The inside you start avoiding the 0:16:41.760 --> 0:16:45.160 very god given responsibilities that he's brought into your life 0:16:45.160 --> 0:16:47.600 because he wants to, use you because he wants to 0:16:47.600 --> 0:16:50.240 do something. Through you he, starts saying it's already. Very 0:16:50.320 --> 0:16:53.520 late isolation is when they say send the. People away 0:16:54.200 --> 0:16:58.360 when you are, spiritually tired you become quickly disinterested in 0:16:58.400 --> 0:17:02.720 the concerns of others because it's very difficult to feed 0:17:02.840 --> 0:17:05.000 hungry people when you yourself. 0:17:05.320 --> 0:17:05.480 Are. 0:17:05.560 --> 0:17:11.120 Hungry, yeah projection it's when they said send them away 0:17:11.240 --> 0:17:14.840 so that they can get something. To eat projection is 0:17:14.880 --> 0:17:19.280 when you start forecasting your own deficiencies on other people as. 0:17:19.280 --> 0:17:22.679 An Excuse the bible never actually says that the people. 0:17:22.680 --> 0:17:25.720 Were hungry it says earlier that the disciples. 0:17:25.320 --> 0:17:26.919 Didn't get something, to eat so? 0:17:26.960 --> 0:17:31.080 Who's hungry the apostles send them away so they can 0:17:31.119 --> 0:17:33.160 get something. To eat that's when you start saying THINGS 0:17:33.240 --> 0:17:34.720 like i don't want to reach out. 0:17:34.720 --> 0:17:36.800 To them i'd hate to be. An, inconvenience no you 0:17:36.840 --> 0:17:38.360 don't want to. Be inconvenienced. 0:17:38.720 --> 0:17:43.560 Projection exaggeration it's when they said it would take more 0:17:43.600 --> 0:17:44.119 than half a. 0:17:44.200 --> 0:17:46.119 Year's wages how are they so good? 0:17:46.160 --> 0:17:48.719 At math they just added it up like, that, one, 0:17:48.760 --> 0:17:53.080 two three four five exaggeration when you start exaggerating what 0:17:53.119 --> 0:17:55.040 it's going to take to do the Things that god 0:17:55.320 --> 0:17:57.320 is asking you. To do and, with that the last one. 0:17:57.400 --> 0:18:00.399 Is preservation when they said are we to go? And 0:18:00.560 --> 0:18:04.800 spend when you are, spiritually tired when you, are exhausted 0:18:04.840 --> 0:18:07.479 when you are, missing rest the rest that Comes from 0:18:07.560 --> 0:18:10.520 jesus in, your life you start holding on to the 0:18:10.560 --> 0:18:12.399 Things that god has given you in order to be 0:18:12.440 --> 0:18:14.760 a blessing? To other are we to go and spend 0:18:14.840 --> 0:18:18.200 whether it's, your time, your energy or. Your talents the 0:18:18.240 --> 0:18:21.919 Opportunities that god brings into, your life you begin to 0:18:21.960 --> 0:18:25.359 see them as an expense rather than an opportunity to 0:18:25.400 --> 0:18:32.679 do Something for. His, kingdom, exaggeration, evasion, isolation projection. And 0:18:32.760 --> 0:18:36.439 PRESERVATION when i read this passage, of scripture it hit me. 0:18:36.480 --> 0:18:38.000 So deeply i'm TRYING to i want to tell You 0:18:38.280 --> 0:18:41.560 the lord gave me this message two years ago at 0:18:41.560 --> 0:18:44.600 a TIME when i needed it, so desperately and, IN 0:18:44.600 --> 0:18:47.280 fact i would not be here ministering this word to 0:18:47.359 --> 0:18:50.160 you today If the lord didn't give me this word. 0:18:50.480 --> 0:18:54.120 For me because all those THINGS that i just read 0:18:54.119 --> 0:18:56.920