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 I was actually thinking of the concept of planting versus established.

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 Me and trees have this kind of battle we've been doing for the last three years of like,

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 I am going to plant trees that live, and then they say, no, we will die.

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 And I have this pine tree that I planted at the beginning of the year.

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 I planted four of them.

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 One of them, it's planted, right?

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 It's planted.

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 But it is not established.

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 And I feel like it's dying from the bottom up.

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 So just the very top has got this green part, and then all the rest is brown.

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 And I don't think that one's going to make it.

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 But you can plant something without it being established.

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 And so this church is planted, but is it established?

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 Not quite yet.

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 We're working on that, right?

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 And we're all doing our part.

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 So I want to speak into that a little bit today.

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 And the message that I want to preach today is becoming relationship poor so that others can become relationship rich.

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 Okay?

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 Becoming relationship poor so others can become relationship rich.

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 Now, in this church plant, we got this group of people together that the Lord put together.

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 And we are building relationships and trying to get to know one another and build family together.

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 Some of those are existing stronger relationships.

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 Some aren't as much.

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 And you got the mix of both.

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 And then we have other relationships elsewhere.

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 And so there's all kinds of dynamics in that.

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 But some of the relational pressing into one another, sometimes it can be difficult, right?

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 Sometimes it can start off good.

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 And then it's like, okay, there's a little bit of wonkiness, right?

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 As you get into the nitty-gritty of stuff.

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 And that's, first of all, that's normal, right?

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 That's...

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 What relationship doesn't have a little wonkiness at some point in time?

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 Or a little difficulty at some time?

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 That is the nature of relationships.

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 But I think there's ways that we can promote a certain level of unity and oneness and depth.

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 And then there are ways that we can kind of shoot ourselves in the foot with that.

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 And so I was having a conversation with a couple a few weeks ago, a month ago.

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 And we were talking about what is required to build healthy church culture.

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 And ended up talking about kind of this topic.

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 I had been reading in 1 Corinthians and 2 Corinthians.

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 And so some of these themes were...

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 I was getting language for them.

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 These are themes that we've been talking about for years.

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 But I felt like some verses gave me better language for some of them.

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 So I'm going to jump into that.

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 Basically, I'm mostly going to be in 2 Corinthians in this whole message.

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 We'll bounce around a little bit out of that.

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 But mostly in 2 Corinthians.

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 But I'm going to actually start in 1 Corinthians.

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 To give you a little backdrop before we get into 2 Corinthians.

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 And I'm going to start in 1 Corinthians chapter 12, 21 to 27.

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 1 Corinthians 12, 21 to 27 is talking about the necessity of all the parts of the body.

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 And it says, verse 21,

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 On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable.

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 On those parts of the body that we think less honorable, we bestow the greater honor.

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 And our unpresentable parts are treated with greater modesty, which our more presentable parts do not require.

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 But God has so composed the body, giving greater honor to the part that lacked it,

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 that there may be no division in the body,

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 but that the members may have the same care for one another.

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 If one member suffers, all suffer together.

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 If one member is honored, all rejoice together.

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 Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it.

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 But, okay.

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 Side note, by the way, I know I told this to some of you,

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 but just so you know, you guys deciding to go over to Bellicose to support the church,

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 going through the grieving process with the loss of Caspian Vaughn,

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 that meant a lot to a lot of people.

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 So, good move on that one.

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 Good job.

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 That was, that blessed.

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 I heard from a number of people that they were really appreciative

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 that you guys all came over there and just mourned with them and comforted them.

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 So, I just love that.

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 And that's, to me, just an example of when one part suffers, we all suffer, you know.

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 But he says the members, he says the reason that he's thinking about all this stuff

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 is so that the members may have the same care for one another.

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 And he starts that off by saying, hey, the eye can't say to the hand, I have no need of you,

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 nor the head to the feet, I have no need of you.

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 And so, in a real direct sense, we would all say, well, no one would ever say that, right?

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 I would never like literally say, hey, listen, I have no need of you, you know.

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 We wouldn't say it that outright, but we can actually live in such a way where we

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 kind of live like that, you know.

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 We might not say it, like, hey, I have no need of you.

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 I'm fine on my own.

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 But we can live in a way that I have these certain people that are my go-tos.

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 I got my people where these are the people if I need to kind of open up, if I need to

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 just relax, if I need to just get some quality time or some deep time, or if we're going to

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 do something impactful together, those are my people.

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 But I don't really need you for that because I have that with other people.

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 So especially when you have new missional community starting and a new church starting,

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 you can give off that impression that, hey, we're doing this because, you know, that's

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 what we're supposed to do, right?

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 You know, I'm supposed to be with you.

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 I'm in your missional community.

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 I'm with this church.

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 But, I mean, I don't really need you because I got these people that are my people.

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 I got these people where I get my life from.

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 And so I do this with you, but I don't really need you for that.

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 And what ends up happening is some people don't get the same care.

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 And his concern here is that the members may have the same care for one another.

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 Sometimes we're not able to give the right care to other people because we are too focused

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 on these people where it's become easy.

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 Your besties, the kind of people you've developed a relationship, you've already pushed through

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 the wonkiness and the relational hardship.

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 These are your people.

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 You just know you can count on them.

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 You know, yeah, we've had our thing, but that's kind of in the past.

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 But since we've been there, done that, it's not going to happen anymore.

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 So those are my people.

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 And so you, I don't really want to do that again with you.

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 I've already did that with a group of people.

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 And that was a lot of work.

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 So I'm just going to stick with these group of people.

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 And I'll kind of, I'll hang around you and I'll do the church thing and I'll fulfill

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 my religious obligation.

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 But, you know, I'm not going to go, I don't really need you.

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 And again, you wouldn't say it, but you say it.

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 Does that make sense?

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 Not so much?

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 You with me?

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 Okay, good.

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 You have the same kind of thing when he talks about communion, actually.

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 In 1 Corinthians 11, chapter before, verse 20, he says,

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 when you come together, it's not the Lord's supper that you eat.

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 For in eating, each one goes ahead with his own meal.

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 One goes hungry and another gets drunk.

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 And then he says in verse 24 with an exclamation point, what?

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 What?

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 Do you not have houses to eat and drink in?

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 Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing?

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 What shall I say to you?

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 Shall I commend you in this?

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 No, I will not.

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 Skip in verse 29.

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 He says, for anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body,

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 eats and drinks judgment on himself.

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 And then in verse 33, he says, so then, my brothers, when you come together to eat,

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 wait for one another.

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 If anyone's hungry, let them eat at home.

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 So when you come together, it will not be for judgment.

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 Essentially, he's saying you can't live church life together in a way that's independent of the body.

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 You can't just say, well, I'm hungry.

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 I'm thirsty.

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 I'm going to eat as much as I want, drink as much as I want.

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 And then you find out, oh, there's not enough for everybody.

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 But I don't really care about that.

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 He's saying, hey, you have to care about that.

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 And it's one thing to do that with food.

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 But we could do that relationally, right?

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 Where you just say, well, I have this relational thing with some people,

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 but I don't really need it with other people.

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 And I don't really, I just, I got my thing here going and it's good.

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 But it's kind of the same thing.

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 One goes hungry and another gets drunk, right?

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 One is hungry for relationship.

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 Another one has plenty of relationship,

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 but we don't care as much about the people who don't have as close a relationship.

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 And that can be a problem, right?

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 Some people might say, even going into this church plant,

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 they might have said six months ago, I'm good at relationships.

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 I'm good at all the work that it takes to build that and get close to one another.

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 I'm good at that.

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 And my question to you is, are you?

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 Because if you're only good with some people, then you're not necessarily good at it.

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 You may have thought maybe that you're good at something because you have it with some people.

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 But if you're not able to spread that with other people,

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 you're not as good as you think you are at building relationships.

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 And some of us, I believe in this church, need to stretch our relational muscles.

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 Some of us haven't worked out in a while relationally.

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 We're a little stiff.

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 We're a little wonky.

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 And you might say, well, what are you even talking about?

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 I'm saying, it's like, you're saying we don't do relationships?

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 I'm saying, no, you do easy relationships maybe.

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 But what about the ones that are harder?

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 What about the ones that take more work?

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 What about the ones you don't have a history with?

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 What about the ones where you haven't worked through that stuff

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 and you got to start from scratch with some people that you don't know as well?

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 Have you worked out the soreness?

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 Have you worked out the stiffness and said, I'm going to press through that

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 and get to a place where the relationship is loose in a good sense,

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 where it's flexible, where it's real?

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 I think that there's some people who maybe have come into this thinking,

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 oh, this is going to be easy because I'm good at relationship.

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 But you can think you're good at relationship

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 because you have certain people that you're good at it with.

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 But if you're not good at it with everybody, you're probably not that good at it.

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 And that's something I want to challenge us with,

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 to at least just think about.

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 Ask that question.

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 How am I with that?

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 How am I with relationship?

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 And don't base it on your best friends.

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 Base it on how it is with the stranger.

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 Base it on how it is with the person who's new.

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 Base it on the person who you don't have history with in Christchurch

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 that you're getting to know.

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 How are you doing with that?

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 Is it wonky?

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 Is it difficult?

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 And do you give up or do you persevere?

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 That's the question I want to ask you.

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 So let's get into our main text though.

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 2 Corinthians chapter 6 and 2 Corinthians chapter 8.

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 So we'll start with the verse in 2 Corinthians chapter 6 verse 10.

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 There's just this little phrase here

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 that kind of frames what I'm talking about

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 and then it gets elaborated more in 2 Corinthians chapter 8.

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 2 Corinthians 6.10 he says,

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 there's this phrase in there where he says,

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 we are poor yet making many rich.

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 We're poor yet making many rich.

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 Love that phrase.

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 And then he elaborates on it in 2 Corinthians chapter 8.

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 If you're in there you can move to chapter 8 verse 1.

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 2 Corinthians chapter 8 verse 1 says,

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 We want you to know brothers about the grace of God

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 that has been given among the churches of Macedonia.

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 For in a severe test of affliction their abundance of joy

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 and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part.

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 For they gave according to their means,

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 as I can testify,

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 and beyond their means of their own accord,

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 begging us earnestly for the favor of taking part in the relief of the saints.

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 Okay?

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 And this not as we expected,

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 but they gave themselves first to the Lord

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 and then by the will of God to us.

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 Accordingly we urge Titus that as he had started,

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 so he should complete among you this act of grace.

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 But as you excel in everything,

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 in faith and speech and knowledge and all earnestness,

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 and in our love for you,

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 see that you excel in this act of grace also.

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 So he's talking about this monetary gift they're giving.

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 These guys were giving above and beyond their means,

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 and they didn't have a lot,

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 and yet they were begging earnestly for the favor of taking part in this relief.

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 Okay?

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 So then in verse 8 he says,

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 I say this not as a command,

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 to see that you excel in this act of grace also,

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 I say this not as a command,

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 but to prove by the earnestness of others

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 that your love also is genuine.

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 Then in verse 9 he says,

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 and this is the key verse here,

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 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,

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 that though he was rich,

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 yet for your sake he became poor,

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 so that you by his poverty might become rich.

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 Okay?

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 So he's talking about money there,

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 but then when he talks about the motive for doing that,

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 he speaks of how Jesus became poor

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 so that others could become rich.

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 And he's not talking about money there.

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 He's not talking about Jesus had a lot of money,

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 and then he decided to become poor,

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 and he gave us a lot of money.

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 Like, that's not what he's saying there.

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 He's saying, no, this is bigger.

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 And the specific of giving money,

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 he then goes bigger and says,

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 this is what Jesus modeled in a much bigger way.

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 That this is a picture of the grace of God.

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 That though Jesus was rich,

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 yet for your sake he became poor,

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 so that you by his poverty might become rich.

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 Okay?

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 So,

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 do you do this to other people?

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 Do you ever become poor so that others become rich?

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 And I'm not talking about even monetarily,

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 although you could.

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 There are things sometimes that we have

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 that we give up to make other people have more.

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 Right?

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 And that's,

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 Jesus modeled that better than anybody else.

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 Okay?

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 Let's look at this in the context of relationships.

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 Romans 15 verse 7 says,

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 welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you

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 for the glory of God.

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 Okay?

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 So, we just got a picture of how Christ has welcomed us.

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 So, we need to do the same thing.

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 How has he welcomed us?

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 Well, he took on poverty

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 so that other people could take on being rich.

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 Are we willing to do that?

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 That involves sacrifice.

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 To say,

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 I will sacrifice what I have

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 if it means that other people could have more.

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 Right?

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 James chapter 2, 15 through 17 says,

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 if a brother or sister is poorly clothed

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 and lacking in daily food,

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 and one of you says to them,

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 go in peace,

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 be warmed and filled,

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 without giving them the things needed for the body,

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 what good is that?

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 So also by faith,

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 so also faith by itself,

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 if it does not have works,

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 is dead.

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 Let me reword this

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 in thinking of it like relationships.

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 Okay?

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 If a brother or sister is relationship poor,

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 lacking in relationship,

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 and one of you says to them,

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 go in peace,

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 I hope you find good relationships.

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 Without spending and being spent

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 to give them deep familiar relationships,

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 what good is that?

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 So also faith by itself,

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 if it does not have works,

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 is dead.

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 Going to church meetings out of obligation,

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 with no intention to connect deeply

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 with the people that are there,

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 because you already have your people

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 you do that with,

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 is one of the greatest ways

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 to build shallow,

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 insincere,

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 off-putting church culture

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 that no one needs,

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 no one wants,

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 no one likes,

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 and that certainly falls short

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 of the glory of God.

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 Okay?

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 Okay?

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 We can't just say,

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 well,

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 yeah,

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 I'm supposed to be a part

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 of this missional community,

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 or I'm supposed to relate

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 to these people,

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 so I'll do that

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 out of religious obligation,

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 but really,

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 if I really want the goods,

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 if I really want the deep stuff,

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 if I really want that relational juices,

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 you know,

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 that I,

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 I'm going to go to this person

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 who's not in my missional community.

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 I'm going to go to this person

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 who's not even a part of our church,

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 and I'm going to get it from them

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 because I already know

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 that one works.

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 Right?

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 We've got years together.

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 We've got history together.

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 And I know if I need the goods,

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 I can always go to them

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 to get the goods.

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 Well,

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 if you're always supplementing

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 with that relationship

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 outside of your missional community

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 or outside of your church in general,

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 what you're doing is

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 making sure that it never happens

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 in your missional community

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 and it never happens in your church.

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 Do you understand

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 what I'm saying here?

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 That's a really important thing.

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 And so you can end up having

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 this church culture

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 where you basically do things

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 out of religious obligation

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 because it's like,

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 well,

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 I'm supposed to be with these people.

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 This is my church

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 or this is even more specifically,

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 this is my smaller part of the church.

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 This is my missional community.

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 And so I'm going to spend time with them

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 because that's what I'm supposed to do.

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 But really,

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 I'm not really in it to win it.

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 My heart's not there.

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 My heart's actually with these other people.

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 And when I really need to get comfort

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 or I really need to get friendship

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 or I really want to have fun

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 or I really want to do mission,

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 I'll deal with them

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 because I don't really know these people.

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 And if everybody does that,

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 then church really is lame.

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 And God is not glorified

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 because it's required

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 that we connect in that deep way.

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 and new people coming in,

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 they need to experience that.

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 You might say,

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 well, I already have that.

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 Well, so what?

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 What about the person

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 who doesn't have that?

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 Are you going to be indifferent to them

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 and just say,

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 I'm good?

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 If everybody did that,

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 then new people

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 would never experience

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 the deeper life

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 and the relationship

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 that's necessary.

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 So people might just say,

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 well, can I,

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 because I hear this all the time.

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 I've heard this for years.

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 Can't I just build

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 with the people I'm close to?

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 Right?

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 I mean, yeah,

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 I get this whole

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 missional community thing.

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 That's cute, Josh.

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 You got,

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 you like your church planning stuff

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 and you like all your ideas

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 and that's good for you, Josh.

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 That's cool.

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 But I mean,

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 I don't really get into those people.

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 Can I just build with,

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 can we just form

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 like a super missional community

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 with like all the people

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 who are my best friends?

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 I mean,

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 we would be awesome.

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 And guess what?

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 You probably would be.

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 But then what about

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 all those new people?

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 What about the people

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 who don't have

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 the relationships you have?

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 You just going to selfishly

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 do your thing

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 in the name of church

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 while they don't have that?

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 You can't do that.

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 We can't do that.

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 You know,

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 it can't just be us four no more.

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 Okay,

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 what about the people

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 who aren't close to anyone?

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 How do they get close

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 to other people?

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 By sacrificing

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 your best relationships

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 to give the necessary time,

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 energy,

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 and heart

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 to build with other people,

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 you basically are becoming

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 relationship poor

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 so others can become

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 relationship rich

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 just like Jesus.

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 What I'm saying is

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 there's an element

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 of sacrifice

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 of the relationships

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 you already have

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 that's required

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 to build those

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 same kind of relationships

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 with people

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 you don't yet have.

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 okay?

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 Because you usually

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 can't do both.

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 There's not enough time

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 in the day,

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 weeks,

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 months.

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 You only have so much

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 relational capital

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 that you can build with

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 and if it's all in this

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 these relationships

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 that are existing

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 you're not going to be able

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 to do it with other people

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 but

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 not to mention

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 if you wanted to just

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 hang out with the same people

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 then you don't sign up

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 for a church plant.

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 You don't start

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 you don't like

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 no one put a gun

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 to your head

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 no one said

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 hey you had to be

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 a part of the church plant

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 but by being a part

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 of the church plant

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 you're literally saying

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 I'm going to sacrifice

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 the time spent

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 with the people

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 who I already have developed

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 and I'm going to get

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 out of my comfort zone

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 I'm going to become

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 relationship poor

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 on purpose

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 sacrificing existing

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 relationships

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 in order that I may

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 give other people

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 relationship richness.

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 I'm going to

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 sacrifice this

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 to work towards this

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 and it's going to cost.

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 Healthy church

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 is expensive.

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 It's expensive

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 and at the end of the day

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 some people don't want

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 to pay the price.

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 Some people don't want

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 the price.

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 It costs though.

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 I think of

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 my own experience

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 in this

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 you know

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 over the years

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 you know

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 even when we've

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 just

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 anytime we've wanted to

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 we've started

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 a new missional community

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 or a new iteration

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 of a missional community

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 we had to say

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 okay

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 I'm diverting

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 my attention

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 to these people

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 in order to go

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 deep with them.

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 I'm going to sacrifice

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 what I have

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 with these other people

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 to go deep

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 with these people

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 and a lot of times

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 what happens is

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 you have this kind of

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 fear of relationship loss.

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 Well

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 if I do that

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 I'm going to lose

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 those relationships

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 that are really good

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 but that's the catch.

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 In God's kingdom

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 that's not how it works.

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 If those are real

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 if that's a real relationship

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 you're not going to lose that

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 you just gain new ones.

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 Because

00:22:07.459 --> 00:22:08.859
 Mark 8.35 says

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 whoever would save his life

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 will lose it

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 but whoever loses his life

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 for my sake

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 and the gospel

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 will save it.

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 And so

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 we think

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 oh if I

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 if I sacrifice

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 my existing relationships

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 and the depth

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 that I have with them

00:22:22.939 --> 00:22:23.740
 in order to build

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 to put the right

00:22:25.259 --> 00:22:27.019
 relational capital

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 into a different relationship

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 and build that

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 I will lose this

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 but no

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 by

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 by losing it

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 you gain.

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 And over time

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 what's happened is

00:22:37.740 --> 00:22:38.460
 when

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 Gene and I

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 have done that

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 with our family

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 it's not that

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 we've lost those relationships

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 it's just been added

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 on and on and on.

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 And now we have

00:22:45.940 --> 00:22:47.500
 so many great relationships

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 because in different

00:22:48.900 --> 00:22:49.940
 seasons of time

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 we gave a lot

00:22:51.440 --> 00:22:52.440
 of relational capital

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 to go deep

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 with a few.

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 and then

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 but we didn't

00:22:55.879 --> 00:22:56.779
 lose the other ones.

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 We didn't lose

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 the other ones.

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 It just keeps growing.

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 And I know people

00:23:01.619 --> 00:23:02.559
 psychologists

00:23:02.559 --> 00:23:03.500
 and people

00:23:03.500 --> 00:23:04.099
 will say like

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 you can only handle

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 so many.

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 Says who?

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 Says who?

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 Does the word of God

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 say that?

00:23:11.519 --> 00:23:12.319
 Does the word of God

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 say that you

00:23:12.919 --> 00:23:14.179
 can't have that many

00:23:14.179 --> 00:23:14.899
 good relationships?

00:23:15.279 --> 00:23:15.839
 I don't care

00:23:15.839 --> 00:23:16.699
 what those guys say.

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 You can.

00:23:18.819 --> 00:23:19.859
 I've seen it by experience.

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 I've seen it

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 in other people's lives

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 but it takes sacrifice.

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 It takes sacrifice.

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 Are you willing

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 to become

00:23:27.640 --> 00:23:28.720
 relationship poor

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 in one area

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 so that someone else

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 can become

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 relationship rich?

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 What kind of

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 what a great gift

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 to be able to give people

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 but to multiply family

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 and say

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 I want to give you

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 relationship richness.

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 I've experienced something

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 and now I want to

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 give it to you.

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 Because the question is

00:23:45.740 --> 00:23:47.120
 is relationship generosity

00:23:47.120 --> 00:23:47.819
 optional?

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 Is it optional

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 to be relationship generous?

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 I don't think it is.

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 Let's take a look.

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 Let's look in 2 Corinthians

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 a little bit more.

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 There's this concept

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 in 2 Corinthians

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 that's hit

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 a bunch of times

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 and it's a biblical concept

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 not just 2 Corinthians

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 it's in the rest

00:24:08.279 --> 00:24:08.679
 of scripture

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 but just looking

00:24:09.679 --> 00:24:10.339
 in 2 Corinthians

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 here primarily

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 it's this concept

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 that when you're blessed

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 the purpose

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 of your blessing

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 is to bless.

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 So blessed

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 to be a blessing.

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 Blessed to bless.

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 Let's take a look at it.

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 2 Corinthians chapter 1

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 verses 3 to 4

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 it says

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 Blessed be the God

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 and Father

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 of our Lord Jesus Christ

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 the Father of mercies

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 and God of all comfort

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 who comforts us

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 in all our affliction.

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 Stop there.

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 Why?

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 Comfort is a blessing.

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 We've been blessed

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 with comfort.

00:24:41.460 --> 00:24:42.139
 Why does God

00:24:42.139 --> 00:24:42.919
 give us comfort?

00:24:43.319 --> 00:24:44.119
 Just for us?

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 Just for us to enjoy?

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 He comforts us

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 in all our affliction

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 next word

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 so that

00:24:51.820 --> 00:24:52.880
 okay

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 so now he's telling us

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 why

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 so that we may be able

00:24:55.660 --> 00:24:56.440
 to comfort those

00:24:56.440 --> 00:24:57.460
 who are in any affliction

00:24:57.460 --> 00:24:58.740
 with the comfort

00:24:58.740 --> 00:24:59.840
 with which we ourselves

00:24:59.840 --> 00:25:01.000
 are comforted by God.

00:25:01.400 --> 00:25:02.960
 So God comforts us

00:25:02.960 --> 00:25:03.960
 so we can do what?

00:25:04.200 --> 00:25:04.900
 Comfort others.

00:25:05.560 --> 00:25:06.880
 He blesses us

00:25:06.880 --> 00:25:08.420
 so we can bless others.

00:25:08.680 --> 00:25:09.620
 Is it not true

00:25:09.620 --> 00:25:10.279
 in the same way

00:25:10.279 --> 00:25:11.259
 that he gives us

00:25:11.259 --> 00:25:12.460
 an experience

00:25:12.460 --> 00:25:13.519
 of deep relationship

00:25:13.519 --> 00:25:14.220
 and family

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 so that we can give it

00:25:15.660 --> 00:25:16.279
 to other people

00:25:16.279 --> 00:25:17.119
 who don't have that?

00:25:18.639 --> 00:25:20.119
 Is that not what God wants?

00:25:21.079 --> 00:25:22.000
 You know how many people

00:25:22.000 --> 00:25:23.660
 I mean by far

00:25:23.660 --> 00:25:25.039
 over the last 13 years

00:25:25.039 --> 00:25:26.879
 almost every single person

00:25:26.879 --> 00:25:27.779
 who I meet

00:25:27.779 --> 00:25:29.839
 who's coming into church

00:25:29.839 --> 00:25:31.299
 or is looking for a church

00:25:31.299 --> 00:25:32.240
 they all say the same thing.

00:25:32.859 --> 00:25:34.519
 Like what are you after here?

00:25:34.559 --> 00:25:35.059
 What's going on?

00:25:36.379 --> 00:25:37.619
 I just want community.

00:25:39.079 --> 00:25:39.420
 You know if you

00:25:39.420 --> 00:25:40.500
 there's studies done

00:25:40.500 --> 00:25:42.379
 there's a loneliness epidemic

00:25:42.380 --> 00:25:43.540
 right now in the world.

00:25:44.280 --> 00:25:46.220
 People are just so lonely.

00:25:46.960 --> 00:25:48.100
 Loneliness is the norm.

00:25:48.640 --> 00:25:50.180
 Our technological culture

00:25:50.180 --> 00:25:50.720
 right now

00:25:50.720 --> 00:25:53.060
 is literally designed

00:25:53.060 --> 00:25:54.200
 to create loneliness.

00:25:55.380 --> 00:25:55.820
 Right?

00:25:55.940 --> 00:25:56.800
 The way we do life

00:25:56.800 --> 00:25:58.320
 is built that way.

00:25:59.360 --> 00:26:00.060
 And so people

00:26:00.060 --> 00:26:01.980
 don't have relationships.

00:26:03.140 --> 00:26:03.920
 People don't know

00:26:03.920 --> 00:26:04.920
 how to talk to one another.

00:26:05.180 --> 00:26:06.100
 Texting has made it

00:26:06.100 --> 00:26:06.980
 really weird.

00:26:07.680 --> 00:26:07.920
 You know?

00:26:09.420 --> 00:26:10.220
 People don't know

00:26:10.220 --> 00:26:11.340
 how to talk face to face.

00:26:11.339 --> 00:26:12.240
 They don't understand

00:26:12.240 --> 00:26:13.039
 body language.

00:26:13.519 --> 00:26:14.279
 They don't understand

00:26:14.279 --> 00:26:15.099
 relating to one another.

00:26:15.339 --> 00:26:15.879
 They certainly don't

00:26:15.879 --> 00:26:16.759
 understand family.

00:26:17.359 --> 00:26:17.919
 They don't understand

00:26:17.919 --> 00:26:18.720
 what it's like

00:26:18.720 --> 00:26:19.599
 to have relationships

00:26:19.599 --> 00:26:21.079
 outside of blood

00:26:21.079 --> 00:26:21.939
 that are like family.

00:26:22.079 --> 00:26:23.059
 And most of the people

00:26:23.059 --> 00:26:23.679
 don't even understand

00:26:23.679 --> 00:26:24.240
 what it's like

00:26:24.240 --> 00:26:26.059
 in an actual blood family.

00:26:26.059 --> 00:26:28.879
 and if you have

00:26:28.879 --> 00:26:30.599
 experienced that

00:26:30.599 --> 00:26:32.879
 in family

00:26:32.879 --> 00:26:34.099
 and outside of family

00:26:34.099 --> 00:26:35.059
 in a spiritual family

00:26:35.059 --> 00:26:36.659
 and you have

00:26:36.659 --> 00:26:37.700
 a whole bunch of people

00:26:37.700 --> 00:26:38.759
 all over Raytown

00:26:38.759 --> 00:26:39.919
 all over Kansas City

00:26:39.919 --> 00:26:41.639
 who have not experienced that

00:26:41.639 --> 00:26:42.859
 and you have a whole bunch

00:26:42.859 --> 00:26:43.279
 of other people

00:26:43.279 --> 00:26:44.339
 even professing Christians

00:26:44.339 --> 00:26:45.619
 who have not experienced that

00:26:45.619 --> 00:26:47.079
 and you've been given

00:26:47.079 --> 00:26:47.779
 that revelation

00:26:47.779 --> 00:26:49.200
 and you know how to build it

00:26:49.200 --> 00:26:50.859
 you know how to experience it

00:26:50.859 --> 00:26:52.700
 you're relationship rich.

00:26:52.700 --> 00:26:55.640
 If you then are not willing

00:26:55.640 --> 00:26:57.920
 to become relationship poor

00:26:57.920 --> 00:26:59.000
 so others can become

00:26:59.000 --> 00:26:59.920
 relationship rich

00:26:59.920 --> 00:27:01.799
 what does that say about us?

00:27:02.200 --> 00:27:03.340
 Is that not selfish?

00:27:04.680 --> 00:27:06.180
 Is that not just a slap

00:27:06.180 --> 00:27:06.720
 in the face

00:27:06.720 --> 00:27:07.940
 of the one who taught us

00:27:07.940 --> 00:27:09.180
 to be relationship poor

00:27:09.180 --> 00:27:10.120
 so others can be

00:27:10.120 --> 00:27:10.779
 relationship rich?

00:27:10.880 --> 00:27:11.620
 Jesus himself

00:27:11.620 --> 00:27:13.039
 who became poor

00:27:13.039 --> 00:27:14.259
 so that we could become rich?

00:27:14.700 --> 00:27:15.840
 Isn't that just like

00:27:15.840 --> 00:27:16.740
 a total forgetting

00:27:16.740 --> 00:27:17.460
 of the gospel

00:27:17.460 --> 00:27:18.340
 and that we've been cleansed

00:27:18.339 --> 00:27:19.139
 from our past sin?

00:27:20.379 --> 00:27:21.159
 We've been blessed

00:27:21.159 --> 00:27:21.859
 to be a blessing.

00:27:22.859 --> 00:27:23.980
 2 Corinthians chapter 8

00:27:23.980 --> 00:27:25.919
 verse 14

00:27:25.919 --> 00:27:27.919
 he says this

00:27:27.919 --> 00:27:28.359
 he says

00:27:28.359 --> 00:27:29.139
 your abundance

00:27:29.139 --> 00:27:30.459
 at the present time

00:27:30.459 --> 00:27:32.399
 should supply their need

00:27:32.399 --> 00:27:33.319
 so that their abundance

00:27:33.319 --> 00:27:34.519
 may supply your need

00:27:34.519 --> 00:27:35.740
 that there be any fairness.

00:27:35.959 --> 00:27:36.379
 So again

00:27:36.379 --> 00:27:37.759
 it's the same concept.

00:27:38.500 --> 00:27:39.699
 Why are you given abundance?

00:27:40.039 --> 00:27:41.339
 So that your abundance

00:27:41.339 --> 00:27:43.220
 can supply their need.

00:27:43.319 --> 00:27:44.119
 You've been blessed

00:27:44.119 --> 00:27:45.099
 to be a blessing.

00:27:45.519 --> 00:27:46.199
 Do you have an abundance

00:27:46.199 --> 00:27:47.899
 of healthy relationships?

00:27:48.339 --> 00:27:50.279
 Are you just so content

00:27:50.279 --> 00:27:50.720
 with them

00:27:50.720 --> 00:27:51.339
 that you're not

00:27:51.339 --> 00:27:52.519
 willing to do the work

00:27:52.519 --> 00:27:53.639
 to give other people that

00:27:53.639 --> 00:27:54.240
 and to find that

00:27:54.240 --> 00:27:54.879
 with other people?

00:27:55.619 --> 00:27:57.179
 We can't be selfish in that.

00:27:57.480 --> 00:27:58.119
 Your abundance

00:27:58.119 --> 00:27:59.539
 at the present time

00:27:59.539 --> 00:28:00.459
 is there

00:28:00.459 --> 00:28:01.419
 so that you can supply

00:28:01.419 --> 00:28:02.359
 someone else's need.

00:28:03.579 --> 00:28:04.240
 Same thing

00:28:04.240 --> 00:28:05.859
 in 2 Corinthians chapter 9

00:28:05.859 --> 00:28:07.419
 next chapter

00:28:07.419 --> 00:28:08.279
 verse 6

00:28:08.279 --> 00:28:12.939
 he's speaking

00:28:12.939 --> 00:28:14.379
 of finances again here

00:28:14.379 --> 00:28:14.819
 but I think

00:28:14.819 --> 00:28:15.839
 there's a bigger picture

00:28:15.839 --> 00:28:16.599
 of giving.

00:28:17.319 --> 00:28:18.179
 The point is this

00:28:18.180 --> 00:28:18.860
 in verse 6

00:28:18.860 --> 00:28:20.019
 whoever sows sparingly

00:28:20.019 --> 00:28:21.299
 will also reap sparingly

00:28:21.299 --> 00:28:22.660
 whoever sows bountifully

00:28:22.660 --> 00:28:24.200
 will also reap bountifully.

00:28:24.799 --> 00:28:26.019
 Each one must give

00:28:26.019 --> 00:28:26.799
 as he has decided

00:28:26.799 --> 00:28:27.420
 in his heart

00:28:27.420 --> 00:28:29.240
 not reluctantly

00:28:29.240 --> 00:28:30.100
 under compulsion

00:28:30.100 --> 00:28:31.160
 for God loves

00:28:31.160 --> 00:28:31.860
 a cheerful giver

00:28:31.860 --> 00:28:32.640
 and God is able

00:28:32.640 --> 00:28:33.400
 to make all grace

00:28:33.400 --> 00:28:34.120
 abound to you

00:28:34.120 --> 00:28:34.880
 so that having

00:28:34.880 --> 00:28:35.519
 all sufficiency

00:28:35.519 --> 00:28:36.539
 in all things

00:28:36.539 --> 00:28:37.580
 at all times

00:28:37.580 --> 00:28:38.519
 you may abound

00:28:38.519 --> 00:28:39.259
 in every good work.

00:28:40.060 --> 00:28:40.900
 As it is written

00:28:40.900 --> 00:28:42.480
 he has distributed freely

00:28:42.480 --> 00:28:43.920
 he has given to the poor

00:28:43.920 --> 00:28:44.960
 his righteousness

00:28:44.960 --> 00:28:45.980
 endures forever.

00:28:45.980 --> 00:28:47.440
 he who supplies

00:28:47.440 --> 00:28:48.539
 seed to the sower

00:28:48.539 --> 00:28:49.620
 and bread for food

00:28:49.620 --> 00:28:51.099
 will supply and multiply

00:28:51.099 --> 00:28:53.259
 your seed for sowing

00:28:53.259 --> 00:28:54.620
 and increase the harvest

00:28:54.620 --> 00:28:55.339
 of your righteousness.

00:28:56.140 --> 00:28:56.900
 You will be enriched

00:28:56.900 --> 00:28:57.620
 in every way

00:28:57.620 --> 00:28:58.319
 to be generous

00:28:58.319 --> 00:28:59.200
 in every way

00:28:59.200 --> 00:29:00.539
 which through us

00:29:00.539 --> 00:29:00.980
 will produce

00:29:00.980 --> 00:29:02.079
 thanksgiving to God.

00:29:02.460 --> 00:29:03.660
 So he's literally saying

00:29:03.660 --> 00:29:05.019
 when you give

00:29:05.019 --> 00:29:06.299
 he'll multiply

00:29:06.299 --> 00:29:08.579
 your ability to give

00:29:08.579 --> 00:29:09.660
 so you can give more

00:29:09.660 --> 00:29:10.120
 because some people

00:29:10.120 --> 00:29:10.420
 are like

00:29:10.420 --> 00:29:11.920
 if I do this

00:29:11.920 --> 00:29:12.880
 I won't have enough

00:29:12.880 --> 00:29:13.480
 in the tank.

00:29:13.480 --> 00:29:15.039
 that's not true.

00:29:15.680 --> 00:29:16.700
 The Bible says

00:29:16.700 --> 00:29:17.500
 that when you give

00:29:17.500 --> 00:29:18.180
 faithfully

00:29:18.180 --> 00:29:20.259
 he gives you power

00:29:20.259 --> 00:29:21.740
 and ability

00:29:21.740 --> 00:29:23.319
 he enriches you

00:29:23.319 --> 00:29:24.000
 in every way

00:29:24.000 --> 00:29:24.720
 to be generous

00:29:24.720 --> 00:29:25.360
 in every way.

00:29:25.620 --> 00:29:25.940
 You say

00:29:25.940 --> 00:29:26.460
 if I become

00:29:26.460 --> 00:29:27.980
 relationship poor

00:29:27.980 --> 00:29:29.019
 I won't have enough

00:29:29.019 --> 00:29:29.579
 to make others

00:29:29.579 --> 00:29:30.299
 relationship rich.

00:29:30.360 --> 00:29:30.960
 He says no

00:29:30.960 --> 00:29:32.579
 you will be enriched

00:29:32.579 --> 00:29:33.960
 in every way

00:29:33.960 --> 00:29:34.579
 to be generous

00:29:34.579 --> 00:29:35.279
 in every way.

00:29:35.860 --> 00:29:36.519
 Your giving

00:29:36.519 --> 00:29:37.620
 and becoming poor

00:29:37.620 --> 00:29:38.700
 only makes it

00:29:38.700 --> 00:29:39.259
 so that God

00:29:39.259 --> 00:29:39.960
 gives you more

00:29:39.960 --> 00:29:40.700
 to keep giving.

00:29:41.420 --> 00:29:42.360
 That's the economy

00:29:42.359 --> 00:29:42.879
 of God.

00:29:43.159 --> 00:29:43.839
 Well if I give

00:29:43.839 --> 00:29:44.779
 I won't have any left.

00:29:45.139 --> 00:29:46.059
 No you will be

00:29:46.059 --> 00:29:47.619
 he will supply

00:29:47.619 --> 00:29:48.579
 and multiply

00:29:48.579 --> 00:29:49.479
 your seed

00:29:49.479 --> 00:29:50.699
 not for yourself

00:29:50.699 --> 00:29:51.559
 but for sowing.

00:29:52.119 --> 00:29:53.000
 He'll multiply

00:29:53.000 --> 00:29:53.679
 your seed

00:29:53.679 --> 00:29:54.359
 for sowing

00:29:54.359 --> 00:29:55.500
 and you'll be

00:29:55.500 --> 00:29:56.399
 enriched in every way

00:29:56.399 --> 00:29:57.039
 to be generous

00:29:57.039 --> 00:29:57.719
 in every way

00:29:57.719 --> 00:29:59.279
 which through us

00:29:59.279 --> 00:29:59.819
 will produce

00:29:59.819 --> 00:30:00.939
 thanksgiving to God

00:30:00.939 --> 00:30:02.179
 which is why we do it.

00:30:02.299 --> 00:30:03.279
 It's for the glory of God.

00:30:03.359 --> 00:30:03.679
 It produces

00:30:03.679 --> 00:30:04.619
 thanksgiving to God

00:30:04.619 --> 00:30:05.479
 for the ministry

00:30:05.479 --> 00:30:06.019
 of this service

00:30:06.019 --> 00:30:06.839
 is not only supplying

00:30:06.839 --> 00:30:07.819
 the needs of the saints

00:30:07.819 --> 00:30:09.339
 but is also overflowing

00:30:09.339 --> 00:30:10.459
 in many thanksgivings

00:30:10.459 --> 00:30:11.039
 to God.

00:30:11.039 --> 00:30:12.740
 By their approval

00:30:12.740 --> 00:30:13.460
 of this service

00:30:13.460 --> 00:30:15.319
 they will glorify God

00:30:15.319 --> 00:30:17.200
 because of your submission

00:30:17.200 --> 00:30:18.579
 that comes from

00:30:18.579 --> 00:30:19.420
 your confession

00:30:19.420 --> 00:30:20.720
 of the gospel of Christ

00:30:20.720 --> 00:30:22.180
 and the generosity

00:30:22.180 --> 00:30:23.159
 of your contribution

00:30:23.159 --> 00:30:23.940
 for them

00:30:23.940 --> 00:30:25.379
 and for all others

00:30:25.379 --> 00:30:26.579
 while they long

00:30:26.579 --> 00:30:26.839
 for you

00:30:26.839 --> 00:30:27.399
 and pray for you

00:30:27.399 --> 00:30:28.539
 because of the surpassing

00:30:28.539 --> 00:30:29.299
 grace of God

00:30:29.299 --> 00:30:29.920
 upon you.

00:30:30.319 --> 00:30:30.940
 Thanks be to God

00:30:30.940 --> 00:30:32.319
 for this inexpressible gift.

00:30:32.940 --> 00:30:33.059
 Okay?

00:30:33.519 --> 00:30:33.779
 So

00:30:33.779 --> 00:30:35.519
 essentially

00:30:35.519 --> 00:30:37.019
 God has given us

00:30:37.019 --> 00:30:37.680
 the gift

00:30:37.680 --> 00:30:40.180
 if you've

00:30:40.180 --> 00:30:41.320
 ever experienced

00:30:41.320 --> 00:30:42.500
 close relationship

00:30:42.500 --> 00:30:43.960
 if you've ever

00:30:43.960 --> 00:30:44.539
 experienced

00:30:44.539 --> 00:30:45.500
 church as family

00:30:45.500 --> 00:30:46.980
 some of you

00:30:46.980 --> 00:30:47.860
 maybe you haven't

00:30:47.860 --> 00:30:49.160
 you've seen it

00:30:49.160 --> 00:30:49.700
 from a distance

00:30:49.700 --> 00:30:50.140
 you've heard it

00:30:50.140 --> 00:30:50.740
 talked about

00:30:50.740 --> 00:30:51.480
 but you haven't

00:30:51.480 --> 00:30:52.680
 really experienced that

00:30:52.680 --> 00:30:53.759
 but if you have

00:30:53.759 --> 00:30:55.220
 you now have

00:30:55.220 --> 00:30:56.039
 a responsibility

00:30:56.039 --> 00:30:57.539
 if you've experienced

00:30:57.539 --> 00:30:58.660
 church as family

00:30:58.660 --> 00:30:59.320
 in that deep

00:30:59.320 --> 00:31:00.200
 abiding relationship

00:31:00.200 --> 00:31:01.080
 where you have

00:31:01.080 --> 00:31:01.519
 relationships

00:31:01.519 --> 00:31:02.140
 that are even

00:31:02.140 --> 00:31:03.180
 stronger than blood

00:31:03.180 --> 00:31:05.000
 you now have

00:31:05.000 --> 00:31:05.799
 a responsibility

00:31:05.799 --> 00:31:07.799
 to give that

00:31:07.799 --> 00:31:08.539
 away to others

00:31:08.539 --> 00:31:10.240
 to sacrifice

00:31:10.240 --> 00:31:11.580
 what you have

00:31:11.580 --> 00:31:12.060
 built there

00:31:12.060 --> 00:31:12.759
 so that you can

00:31:12.759 --> 00:31:13.500
 spend more time

00:31:13.500 --> 00:31:13.920
 building it

00:31:13.920 --> 00:31:14.620
 with other people

00:31:14.620 --> 00:31:15.900
 and

00:31:15.900 --> 00:31:17.380
 this is a

00:31:17.380 --> 00:31:17.880
 submission

00:31:17.880 --> 00:31:19.140
 that comes

00:31:19.140 --> 00:31:19.519
 from your

00:31:19.519 --> 00:31:20.060
 confession

00:31:20.060 --> 00:31:20.720
 of the gospel

00:31:20.720 --> 00:31:21.400
 of Christ

00:31:21.400 --> 00:31:22.900
 and the generosity

00:31:22.900 --> 00:31:23.779
 of your contribution

00:31:23.779 --> 00:31:24.620
 for them and others

00:31:24.620 --> 00:31:25.779
 when you believe

00:31:25.779 --> 00:31:26.360
 the gospel

00:31:26.360 --> 00:31:27.620
 you then submit

00:31:27.620 --> 00:31:28.680
 to a

00:31:28.680 --> 00:31:30.279
 gospel lifestyle

00:31:30.279 --> 00:31:31.000
 meaning

00:31:31.000 --> 00:31:31.680
 when you know

00:31:31.680 --> 00:31:32.060
 that God

00:31:32.059 --> 00:31:32.940
 became poor

00:31:32.940 --> 00:31:33.379
 so that you

00:31:33.379 --> 00:31:33.720
 could become

00:31:33.720 --> 00:31:33.980
 rich

00:31:33.980 --> 00:31:35.220
 you then submit

00:31:35.220 --> 00:31:35.720
 out of your

00:31:35.720 --> 00:31:36.779
 confession of the gospel

00:31:36.779 --> 00:31:37.220
 and say

00:31:37.220 --> 00:31:37.919
 I'm going to do

00:31:37.919 --> 00:31:38.399
 the same

00:31:38.399 --> 00:31:39.220
 I'm not just going

00:31:39.220 --> 00:31:40.039
 to preach the gospel

00:31:40.039 --> 00:31:40.480
 I'm going to

00:31:40.480 --> 00:31:41.059
 demonstrate it

00:31:41.059 --> 00:31:41.899
 by my very life

00:31:41.899 --> 00:31:43.839
 and so it

00:31:43.839 --> 00:31:44.779
 becomes normative

00:31:44.779 --> 00:31:45.940
 for us

00:31:45.940 --> 00:31:47.159
 in hopefully

00:31:47.159 --> 00:31:47.879
 church culture

00:31:47.879 --> 00:31:48.399
 to say

00:31:48.399 --> 00:31:49.559
 I'm willing to

00:31:49.559 --> 00:31:50.480
 sacrifice my

00:31:50.480 --> 00:31:50.879
 time

00:31:50.879 --> 00:31:51.579
 energy

00:31:51.579 --> 00:31:52.579
 and even

00:31:52.579 --> 00:31:53.440
 relationships

00:31:53.440 --> 00:31:55.220
 that are so good

00:31:55.220 --> 00:31:57.859
 that I love

00:31:57.859 --> 00:31:58.539
 and I get so much

00:31:58.539 --> 00:31:59.019
 life from

00:31:59.019 --> 00:31:59.919
 but I'm going to

00:31:59.919 --> 00:32:00.940
 sacrifice the time

00:32:00.940 --> 00:32:01.679
 I spend with them

00:32:01.680 --> 00:32:02.680
 in order

00:32:02.680 --> 00:32:03.420
 that I can

00:32:03.420 --> 00:32:04.220
 focus on

00:32:04.220 --> 00:32:05.180
 a few people

00:32:05.180 --> 00:32:06.100
 that I don't

00:32:06.100 --> 00:32:06.700
 have that with

00:32:06.700 --> 00:32:07.279
 or who don't

00:32:07.279 --> 00:32:07.740
 have that all

00:32:07.740 --> 00:32:08.120
 together

00:32:08.120 --> 00:32:09.340
 to give them

00:32:09.340 --> 00:32:09.640
 that

00:32:09.640 --> 00:32:10.799
 what great

00:32:10.799 --> 00:32:11.820
 gift is that

00:32:11.820 --> 00:32:12.880
 to give people

00:32:12.880 --> 00:32:14.340
 relationship richness

00:32:14.340 --> 00:32:15.100
 and what does it

00:32:15.100 --> 00:32:15.740
 result in

00:32:15.740 --> 00:32:16.880
 thanksgiving to God

00:32:16.880 --> 00:32:17.940
 what does it result

00:32:17.940 --> 00:32:18.259
 in

00:32:18.259 --> 00:32:19.340
 glorifying

00:32:19.340 --> 00:32:20.400
 of God

00:32:20.400 --> 00:32:21.080
 this is

00:32:21.080 --> 00:32:22.799
 they will glorify

00:32:22.799 --> 00:32:23.380
 God because

00:32:23.380 --> 00:32:24.240
 of your submission

00:32:24.240 --> 00:32:25.460
 that comes from

00:32:25.460 --> 00:32:25.980
 your confession

00:32:25.980 --> 00:32:26.580
 of the gospel

00:32:26.580 --> 00:32:27.820
 this is unto

00:32:27.820 --> 00:32:28.620
 God's glory

00:32:28.619 --> 00:32:33.559
 basically what

00:32:33.559 --> 00:32:34.000
 this is

00:32:34.000 --> 00:32:34.479
 is just

00:32:34.479 --> 00:32:35.279
 being others

00:32:35.279 --> 00:32:35.819
 focused

00:32:35.819 --> 00:32:36.879
 and what the

00:32:36.879 --> 00:32:37.659
 tendency can be

00:32:37.659 --> 00:32:38.679
 is that I only

00:32:38.679 --> 00:32:39.539
 think about myself

00:32:39.539 --> 00:32:41.139
 I want my

00:32:41.139 --> 00:32:42.099
 good relationships

00:32:42.099 --> 00:32:43.500
 I want my

00:32:43.500 --> 00:32:44.599
 time with my

00:32:44.599 --> 00:32:45.679
 best friend

00:32:45.679 --> 00:32:46.799
 like I just

00:32:46.799 --> 00:32:47.519
 love being with

00:32:47.519 --> 00:32:48.019
 so and so

00:32:48.019 --> 00:32:49.259
 it's so easy

00:32:49.259 --> 00:32:50.500
 it's so light

00:32:50.500 --> 00:32:52.159
 it's so natural

00:32:52.159 --> 00:32:53.919
 and then

00:32:53.919 --> 00:32:54.259
 when I

00:32:54.259 --> 00:32:54.879
 you know

00:32:54.879 --> 00:32:55.299
 when I spent

00:32:55.299 --> 00:32:55.619
 that with my

00:32:55.619 --> 00:32:56.219
 missional community

00:32:56.219 --> 00:32:56.859
 who I don't know

00:32:56.859 --> 00:32:57.199
 as well

00:32:57.199 --> 00:32:57.839
 it's just

00:32:57.839 --> 00:32:58.740
 it's not the same

00:32:58.740 --> 00:33:00.579
 you know

00:33:00.579 --> 00:33:01.699
 when I spent

00:33:01.699 --> 00:33:02.279
 time with even

00:33:02.279 --> 00:33:02.979
 maybe people

00:33:02.979 --> 00:33:03.539
 in Christchurch

00:33:03.539 --> 00:33:03.939
 because maybe

00:33:03.939 --> 00:33:04.459
 I got better

00:33:04.459 --> 00:33:04.959
 relationships

00:33:04.959 --> 00:33:05.639
 outside of

00:33:05.639 --> 00:33:06.059
 Christchurch

00:33:06.059 --> 00:33:06.740
 so yeah

00:33:06.740 --> 00:33:07.099
 I do the

00:33:07.099 --> 00:33:07.719
 Christchurch thing

00:33:07.719 --> 00:33:08.240
 because I signed

00:33:08.240 --> 00:33:08.839
 up for that

00:33:08.839 --> 00:33:09.679
 and I'm here

00:33:09.679 --> 00:33:11.019
 but you know

00:33:11.019 --> 00:33:12.799
 outside of

00:33:12.799 --> 00:33:13.099
 Christchurch

00:33:13.099 --> 00:33:13.579
 I got this

00:33:13.579 --> 00:33:14.299
 one relationship

00:33:14.299 --> 00:33:14.639
 or there's

00:33:14.639 --> 00:33:15.019
 two or three

00:33:15.019 --> 00:33:15.419
 or four

00:33:15.419 --> 00:33:15.979
 it's like

00:33:15.979 --> 00:33:16.619
 if I really

00:33:16.619 --> 00:33:16.979
 want to get

00:33:16.979 --> 00:33:17.299
 the goods

00:33:17.299 --> 00:33:17.659
 that's where

00:33:17.659 --> 00:33:17.939
 I go

00:33:17.939 --> 00:33:20.539
 and you

00:33:20.539 --> 00:33:20.819
 need to

00:33:20.819 --> 00:33:21.299
 understand

00:33:21.299 --> 00:33:21.939
 that will

00:33:21.939 --> 00:33:23.000
 that

00:33:23.000 --> 00:33:23.979
 that will

00:33:23.979 --> 00:33:25.579
 grind the

00:33:25.579 --> 00:33:25.979
 gears

00:33:25.980 --> 00:33:26.680
 of our

00:33:26.680 --> 00:33:27.440
 progress

00:33:27.440 --> 00:33:28.140
 forward

00:33:28.140 --> 00:33:28.599
 as a

00:33:28.599 --> 00:33:28.960
 church

00:33:28.960 --> 00:33:29.779
 both for

00:33:29.779 --> 00:33:30.059
 our

00:33:30.059 --> 00:33:30.539
 relational

00:33:30.539 --> 00:33:31.120
 wholeness

00:33:31.120 --> 00:33:31.620
 our

00:33:31.620 --> 00:33:32.420
 evangelistic

00:33:32.420 --> 00:33:32.980
 outreach

00:33:32.980 --> 00:33:33.620
 and the

00:33:33.620 --> 00:33:33.880
 glory

00:33:33.880 --> 00:33:34.360
 of God

00:33:34.360 --> 00:33:35.819
 and it's

00:33:35.819 --> 00:33:36.339
 important to

00:33:36.339 --> 00:33:36.940
 see that

00:33:36.940 --> 00:33:37.960
 that that's

00:33:37.960 --> 00:33:38.440
 not without

00:33:38.440 --> 00:33:39.099
 consequence

00:33:39.099 --> 00:33:39.900
 we do that

00:33:39.900 --> 00:33:40.299
 and it's

00:33:40.299 --> 00:33:40.640
 essentially

00:33:40.640 --> 00:33:41.279
 selfish

00:33:41.279 --> 00:33:42.339
 we should

00:33:42.339 --> 00:33:42.839
 be other

00:33:42.839 --> 00:33:43.380
 centered

00:33:43.380 --> 00:33:44.579
 2nd

00:33:44.579 --> 00:33:44.860
 Corinthians

00:33:44.860 --> 00:33:45.779
 chapter 1

00:33:45.779 --> 00:33:46.920
 you see this

00:33:46.920 --> 00:33:47.519
 you see this

00:33:47.519 --> 00:33:48.180
 concept in

00:33:48.180 --> 00:33:48.740
 all throughout

00:33:48.740 --> 00:33:49.000
 2nd

00:33:49.000 --> 00:33:49.319
 Corinthians

00:33:49.319 --> 00:33:50.099
 2nd

00:33:50.099 --> 00:33:50.319
 Corinthians

00:33:50.319 --> 00:33:50.660
 1

00:33:50.660 --> 00:33:51.099
 24

00:33:51.099 --> 00:33:52.939
 he says

00:33:52.939 --> 00:33:53.259
 not that

00:33:53.259 --> 00:33:53.639
 we lord

00:33:53.639 --> 00:33:53.919
 it over

00:33:53.919 --> 00:33:54.480
 your faith

00:33:54.480 --> 00:33:54.859
 but we

00:33:54.859 --> 00:33:55.639
 work with

00:33:55.639 --> 00:33:56.079
 you

00:33:56.079 --> 00:33:57.339
 for your

00:33:57.339 --> 00:33:57.859
 joy

00:33:57.859 --> 00:33:59.079
 for you

00:33:59.079 --> 00:33:59.639
 stand firm

00:33:59.639 --> 00:33:59.919
 in your

00:33:59.919 --> 00:34:00.299
 faith

00:34:00.299 --> 00:34:02.059
 for your

00:34:02.059 --> 00:34:02.439
 joy

00:34:02.439 --> 00:34:03.480
 so it's

00:34:03.480 --> 00:34:03.839
 basically

00:34:03.839 --> 00:34:04.199
 saying

00:34:04.199 --> 00:34:04.779
 I'm going

00:34:04.779 --> 00:34:05.159
 to work

00:34:05.159 --> 00:34:05.579
 with you

00:34:05.579 --> 00:34:06.459
 not just

00:34:06.459 --> 00:34:06.919
 for my

00:34:06.919 --> 00:34:07.240
 joy

00:34:07.240 --> 00:34:07.799
 and that's

00:34:07.799 --> 00:34:08.559
 maturity

00:34:08.559 --> 00:34:08.960
 says

00:34:08.960 --> 00:34:09.799
 I don't

00:34:09.799 --> 00:34:10.199
 I don't

00:34:10.199 --> 00:34:10.519
 seek

00:34:10.519 --> 00:34:11.059
 relationships

00:34:11.059 --> 00:34:11.639
 just for

00:34:11.639 --> 00:34:12.319
 my joy

00:34:12.319 --> 00:34:13.440
 I'm working

00:34:13.440 --> 00:34:13.900
 with you

00:34:13.900 --> 00:34:14.380
 for

00:34:14.380 --> 00:34:15.500
 your joy

00:34:15.500 --> 00:34:17.480
 I've been

00:34:17.480 --> 00:34:17.840
 blessed

00:34:17.840 --> 00:34:18.199
 I already

00:34:18.199 --> 00:34:18.780
 have so many

00:34:18.780 --> 00:34:18.980
 great

00:34:18.980 --> 00:34:19.460
 relationships

00:34:19.460 --> 00:34:20.239
 I want

00:34:20.239 --> 00:34:20.500
 to give

00:34:20.500 --> 00:34:20.760
 them to

00:34:20.760 --> 00:34:21.019
 you

00:34:21.019 --> 00:34:22.139
 I want

00:34:22.139 --> 00:34:22.380
 to make

00:34:22.380 --> 00:34:22.579
 you

00:34:22.579 --> 00:34:23.119
 relationship

00:34:23.119 --> 00:34:23.619
 rich

00:34:23.619 --> 00:34:24.480
 I'm working

00:34:24.480 --> 00:34:25.000
 with you

00:34:25.000 --> 00:34:25.699
 for

00:34:25.699 --> 00:34:26.800
 your joy

00:34:26.800 --> 00:34:27.219
 do you

00:34:27.219 --> 00:34:27.679
 do that

00:34:27.679 --> 00:34:28.460
 do you

00:34:28.460 --> 00:34:28.800
 work for

00:34:28.800 --> 00:34:29.039
 others

00:34:29.039 --> 00:34:29.320
 joy

00:34:29.320 --> 00:34:29.639
 is it

00:34:29.639 --> 00:34:29.880
 only

00:34:29.880 --> 00:34:30.420
 for you

00:34:30.420 --> 00:34:31.519
 is only

00:34:31.519 --> 00:34:31.800
 what I

00:34:31.800 --> 00:34:32.079
 can get

00:34:32.079 --> 00:34:32.320
 out of

00:34:32.320 --> 00:34:32.480
 it

00:34:32.480 --> 00:34:32.820
 when you

00:34:32.820 --> 00:34:32.980
 say

00:34:32.980 --> 00:34:33.219
 how's

00:34:33.219 --> 00:34:33.300
 your

00:34:33.300 --> 00:34:33.539
 missional

00:34:33.539 --> 00:34:33.920
 community

00:34:33.920 --> 00:34:34.119
 it's

00:34:34.119 --> 00:34:34.260
 just

00:34:34.260 --> 00:34:34.519
 like

00:34:34.519 --> 00:34:34.960
 oh

00:34:34.960 --> 00:34:35.119
 it's

00:34:35.119 --> 00:34:35.460
 alright

00:34:35.460 --> 00:34:36.280
 is

00:34:36.280 --> 00:34:36.760
 it's

00:34:36.760 --> 00:34:37.159
 not

00:34:37.159 --> 00:34:37.400
 that

00:34:37.400 --> 00:34:37.699
 great

00:34:37.699 --> 00:34:38.119
 are you

00:34:38.119 --> 00:34:38.440
 saying

00:34:38.440 --> 00:34:38.619
 that

00:34:38.619 --> 00:34:38.900
 because

00:34:38.900 --> 00:34:39.139
 you're

00:34:39.139 --> 00:34:39.340
 not

00:34:39.340 --> 00:34:39.599
 getting

00:34:39.599 --> 00:34:39.860
 much

00:34:39.860 --> 00:34:40.039
 out

00:34:40.039 --> 00:34:40.139
 of

00:34:40.139 --> 00:34:40.300
 it

00:34:40.300 --> 00:34:40.719
 or

00:34:40.719 --> 00:34:41.000
 because

00:34:41.000 --> 00:34:41.239
 the

00:34:41.239 --> 00:34:41.519
 people

00:34:41.519 --> 00:34:41.659
 in

00:34:41.659 --> 00:34:41.760
 your

00:34:41.760 --> 00:34:42.079
 missional

00:34:42.079 --> 00:34:42.460
 community

00:34:42.460 --> 00:34:42.800
 aren't

00:34:42.800 --> 00:34:43.039
 getting

00:34:43.039 --> 00:34:43.340
 much

00:34:43.340 --> 00:34:43.559
 from

00:34:43.559 --> 00:34:43.940
 you

00:34:43.940 --> 00:34:45.360
 you

00:34:45.360 --> 00:34:45.500
 ever

00:34:45.500 --> 00:34:45.699
 thought

00:34:45.699 --> 00:34:45.900
 about

00:34:45.900 --> 00:34:46.239
 that

00:34:46.239 --> 00:34:46.880
 well

00:34:46.880 --> 00:34:47.019
 it's

00:34:47.019 --> 00:34:47.139
 not

00:34:47.139 --> 00:34:47.320
 very

00:34:47.320 --> 00:34:47.539
 good

00:34:47.539 --> 00:34:47.719
 because

00:34:47.719 --> 00:34:47.860
 I'm

00:34:47.860 --> 00:34:48.000
 not

00:34:48.000 --> 00:34:48.219
 getting

00:34:48.219 --> 00:34:48.659
 anything

00:34:48.659 --> 00:34:49.360
 why aren't

00:34:49.360 --> 00:34:49.780
 you a little

00:34:49.780 --> 00:34:50.199
 selfish

00:34:50.199 --> 00:34:50.739
 person

00:34:50.739 --> 00:34:52.760
 oh I'm

00:34:52.760 --> 00:34:53.099
 sorry I

00:34:53.099 --> 00:34:53.719
 forgot that

00:34:53.719 --> 00:34:53.940
 the whole

00:34:53.940 --> 00:34:54.539
 world revolves

00:34:54.539 --> 00:34:55.119
 around you

00:34:55.119 --> 00:34:56.019
 you know

00:34:56.019 --> 00:34:58.139
 no what

00:34:58.139 --> 00:34:58.619
 about if we

00:34:58.619 --> 00:34:59.099
 thought well

00:34:59.099 --> 00:34:59.559
 it's actually

00:34:59.559 --> 00:34:59.940
 not going

00:34:59.940 --> 00:35:00.260
 that good

00:35:00.260 --> 00:35:00.659
 because

00:35:00.659 --> 00:35:01.780
 I'm not

00:35:01.780 --> 00:35:02.840
 giving

00:35:02.840 --> 00:35:03.460
 other people

00:35:03.460 --> 00:35:03.860
 joy

00:35:03.860 --> 00:35:04.780
 that'd be

00:35:04.780 --> 00:35:05.199
 legitimate

00:35:05.199 --> 00:35:06.360
 right

00:35:06.360 --> 00:35:06.820
 or it's

00:35:06.820 --> 00:35:07.300
 going great

00:35:07.300 --> 00:35:07.639
 why

00:35:07.639 --> 00:35:08.280
 because I'm

00:35:08.280 --> 00:35:08.800
 getting so

00:35:08.800 --> 00:35:09.280
 much

00:35:09.280 --> 00:35:10.659
 no it's

00:35:10.659 --> 00:35:11.099
 going great

00:35:11.099 --> 00:35:11.879
 because I've

00:35:11.879 --> 00:35:12.399
 found many

00:35:12.399 --> 00:35:13.179
 ways now

00:35:13.179 --> 00:35:14.279
 to give

00:35:14.279 --> 00:35:15.059
 other people

00:35:15.059 --> 00:35:15.679
 relationship

00:35:15.679 --> 00:35:16.259
 joy and

00:35:16.259 --> 00:35:16.559
 richness

00:35:16.559 --> 00:35:17.759
 and it's

00:35:17.759 --> 00:35:18.099
 awesome

00:35:18.099 --> 00:35:19.579
 do you see

00:35:19.579 --> 00:35:20.079
 the difference

00:35:20.079 --> 00:35:20.379
 there

00:35:20.379 --> 00:35:21.339
 it's an

00:35:21.339 --> 00:35:21.599
 important

00:35:21.599 --> 00:35:22.759
 distinction

00:35:22.759 --> 00:35:24.399
 2 Corinthians

00:35:24.399 --> 00:35:25.000
 5

00:35:25.000 --> 00:35:27.059
 just a

00:35:27.059 --> 00:35:27.519
 classic

00:35:27.519 --> 00:35:28.940
 one of my

00:35:28.940 --> 00:35:29.359
 faves

00:35:29.359 --> 00:35:30.460
 in our

00:35:30.460 --> 00:35:30.859
 gospel

00:35:30.859 --> 00:35:31.440
 motivation

00:35:31.440 --> 00:35:32.039
 2 Corinthians

00:35:32.039 --> 00:35:32.839
 5 14

00:35:32.839 --> 00:35:33.500
 to 15

00:35:33.500 --> 00:35:34.839
 says

00:35:34.839 --> 00:35:35.659
 for the

00:35:35.659 --> 00:35:36.239
 love of

00:35:36.239 --> 00:35:36.639
 Christ

00:35:36.639 --> 00:35:37.399
 controls

00:35:37.399 --> 00:35:37.899
 us

00:35:37.899 --> 00:35:38.719
 because

00:35:38.719 --> 00:35:39.159
 we have

00:35:39.159 --> 00:35:39.500
 concluded

00:35:39.500 --> 00:35:39.879
 this

00:35:39.879 --> 00:35:40.379
 that one

00:35:40.380 --> 00:35:40.820
 has died

00:35:40.820 --> 00:35:41.320
 for all

00:35:41.320 --> 00:35:41.800
 therefore

00:35:41.800 --> 00:35:42.320
 all have

00:35:42.320 --> 00:35:42.619
 died

00:35:42.619 --> 00:35:43.280
 and he

00:35:43.280 --> 00:35:43.539
 died

00:35:43.539 --> 00:35:44.079
 for all

00:35:44.079 --> 00:35:44.740
 why

00:35:44.740 --> 00:35:46.099
 he died

00:35:46.099 --> 00:35:46.400
 for all

00:35:46.400 --> 00:35:46.860
 that

00:35:46.860 --> 00:35:47.860
 those

00:35:47.860 --> 00:35:48.099
 who

00:35:48.099 --> 00:35:48.440
 live

00:35:48.440 --> 00:35:48.700
 might

00:35:48.700 --> 00:35:48.920
 no

00:35:48.920 --> 00:35:49.260
 longer

00:35:49.260 --> 00:35:49.559
 live

00:35:49.559 --> 00:35:49.720
 for

00:35:49.720 --> 00:35:50.420
 themselves

00:35:50.420 --> 00:35:51.240
 but

00:35:51.240 --> 00:35:51.660
 for him

00:35:51.660 --> 00:35:51.780
 who

00:35:51.780 --> 00:35:52.200
 for their

00:35:52.200 --> 00:35:52.539
 sake

00:35:52.539 --> 00:35:53.160
 died

00:35:53.160 --> 00:35:53.480
 and was

00:35:53.480 --> 00:35:54.000
 raised

00:35:54.000 --> 00:35:54.640
 okay

00:35:54.640 --> 00:35:55.380
 so

00:35:55.380 --> 00:35:56.260
 again

00:35:56.260 --> 00:35:56.460
 it's

00:35:56.460 --> 00:35:56.640
 that

00:35:56.640 --> 00:35:57.099
 gospel

00:35:57.099 --> 00:35:57.579
 reality

00:35:57.579 --> 00:35:57.780
 that

00:35:57.780 --> 00:35:58.059
 caused

00:35:58.059 --> 00:35:58.200
 us

00:35:58.200 --> 00:35:58.340
 to

00:35:58.340 --> 00:35:58.500
 say

00:35:58.500 --> 00:35:58.700
 I

00:35:58.700 --> 00:35:58.860
 don't

00:35:58.860 --> 00:35:59.019
 live

00:35:59.019 --> 00:35:59.160
 for

00:35:59.160 --> 00:35:59.559
 myself

00:35:59.559 --> 00:36:00.039
 anymore

00:36:00.039 --> 00:36:00.640
 this is

00:36:00.640 --> 00:36:00.860
 what the

00:36:00.860 --> 00:36:01.360
 Moravians

00:36:01.360 --> 00:36:01.660
 had

00:36:01.660 --> 00:36:02.599
 carved

00:36:02.599 --> 00:36:02.920
 in their

00:36:02.920 --> 00:36:03.280
 rings

00:36:03.280 --> 00:36:03.800
 none

00:36:03.800 --> 00:36:04.079
 lives

00:36:04.079 --> 00:36:04.260
 for

00:36:04.260 --> 00:36:04.780
 themselves

00:36:04.780 --> 00:36:05.940
 if you

00:36:05.940 --> 00:36:06.160
 want to

00:36:06.160 --> 00:36:06.400
 be a

00:36:06.400 --> 00:36:06.640
 people

00:36:06.640 --> 00:36:07.059
 that makes

00:36:07.059 --> 00:36:07.420
 people

00:36:07.420 --> 00:36:08.059
 relationship

00:36:08.059 --> 00:36:08.539
 rich

00:36:08.539 --> 00:36:09.259
 we have

00:36:09.259 --> 00:36:09.539
 to not

00:36:09.539 --> 00:36:09.860
 live for

00:36:09.860 --> 00:36:10.259
 ourselves

00:36:10.259 --> 00:36:10.539
 and be

00:36:10.539 --> 00:36:10.779
 able to

00:36:10.779 --> 00:36:10.940
 become

00:36:10.940 --> 00:36:11.679
 relationship

00:36:11.679 --> 00:36:12.159
 poor

00:36:12.159 --> 00:36:13.199
 for their

00:36:13.199 --> 00:36:13.539
 sake

00:36:13.539 --> 00:36:14.779
 and how

00:36:14.779 --> 00:36:15.019
 do we

00:36:15.019 --> 00:36:15.420
 do that

00:36:15.420 --> 00:36:16.059
 like how

00:36:16.059 --> 00:36:16.860
 how could

00:36:16.860 --> 00:36:17.079
 you

00:36:17.079 --> 00:36:17.739
 how do you

00:36:17.739 --> 00:36:18.300
 sacrifice

00:36:18.300 --> 00:36:19.380
 something you

00:36:19.380 --> 00:36:20.039
 really love

00:36:20.039 --> 00:36:22.500
 you have to be able to have something that you love more

00:36:22.500 --> 00:36:24.420
 you have to have something that's better

00:36:24.420 --> 00:36:25.980
 to be able to actually say

00:36:25.980 --> 00:36:27.099
 I'm going to give this up

00:36:27.099 --> 00:36:28.179
 well why are you doing that

00:36:28.179 --> 00:36:28.539
 because

00:36:28.539 --> 00:36:30.119
 the love of Christ

00:36:30.119 --> 00:36:30.980
 controls me

00:36:30.980 --> 00:36:33.099
 another version says

00:36:33.099 --> 00:36:33.759
 the love of Christ

00:36:33.759 --> 00:36:34.599
 compels me

00:36:34.599 --> 00:36:35.460
 you know

00:36:35.460 --> 00:36:36.980
 we love because he first loved us

00:36:36.980 --> 00:36:37.920
 1 John 4 19

00:36:37.920 --> 00:36:39.740
 you know Luke 7 47

00:36:39.740 --> 00:36:41.180
 those have been forgiven much

00:36:41.180 --> 00:36:42.019
 love much

00:36:42.019 --> 00:36:42.980
 uh

00:36:42.980 --> 00:36:44.200
 uh

00:36:44.200 --> 00:36:45.840
 Romans 12 verse 1

00:36:45.840 --> 00:36:47.099
 in view of God's mercy

00:36:47.099 --> 00:36:48.460
 offer your body's living sacrifice

00:36:48.460 --> 00:36:49.880
 it's all this

00:36:49.880 --> 00:36:51.340
 something else proceeds

00:36:51.340 --> 00:36:52.659
 it's the gospel

00:36:52.659 --> 00:36:53.840
 it's who God is

00:36:53.840 --> 00:36:54.559
 and what he's done

00:36:54.559 --> 00:36:55.740
 and when you know that

00:36:55.740 --> 00:36:56.539
 and you believe it

00:36:56.539 --> 00:36:57.200
 it says

00:36:57.200 --> 00:36:58.800
 I will no longer live for myself

00:36:58.800 --> 00:37:00.360
 I'm dead

00:37:00.360 --> 00:37:01.780
 I'm dead

00:37:01.780 --> 00:37:02.680
 so

00:37:02.680 --> 00:37:03.960
 it's not about me

00:37:03.960 --> 00:37:04.720
 you

00:37:04.720 --> 00:37:06.740
 you decided to become a part of this church plant

00:37:06.739 --> 00:37:08.459
 you know

00:37:08.459 --> 00:37:09.399
 some from the beginning

00:37:09.399 --> 00:37:10.419
 some have come later

00:37:10.419 --> 00:37:12.039
 I'm asking you

00:37:12.039 --> 00:37:13.479
 are you in it

00:37:13.479 --> 00:37:15.179
 for others

00:37:15.179 --> 00:37:17.279
 because of Christ

00:37:17.279 --> 00:37:19.079
 right

00:37:19.079 --> 00:37:19.699
 are you in it

00:37:19.699 --> 00:37:20.319
 for others

00:37:20.319 --> 00:37:21.219
 or are you in it for you

00:37:21.219 --> 00:37:22.339
 if you're in it for you

00:37:22.339 --> 00:37:23.839
 roadblock

00:37:23.839 --> 00:37:25.099
 wonkiness

00:37:25.099 --> 00:37:26.399
 difficulty

00:37:26.399 --> 00:37:29.959
 little gear grinding

00:37:29.959 --> 00:37:32.619
 this engine ain't working so hot

00:37:32.619 --> 00:37:33.439
 yeah

00:37:33.440 --> 00:37:35.500
 or it's working a little too hot right now

00:37:35.500 --> 00:37:36.800
 we need a little lubricating

00:37:36.800 --> 00:37:38.380
 of the relationships there

00:37:38.380 --> 00:37:38.920
 we need some

00:37:38.920 --> 00:37:40.700
 relationship oil in there

00:37:40.700 --> 00:37:42.079
 right

00:37:42.079 --> 00:37:44.960
 2 Corinthians chapter 8

00:37:44.960 --> 00:37:46.159
 verse 23

00:37:46.159 --> 00:37:46.539
 it says

00:37:46.539 --> 00:37:47.500
 as for Titus

00:37:47.500 --> 00:37:50.159
 2 Corinthians 8 verse 23

00:37:50.159 --> 00:37:51.019
 as for Titus

00:37:51.019 --> 00:37:52.360
 he is my partner

00:37:52.360 --> 00:37:54.059
 and fellow worker

00:37:54.059 --> 00:37:56.380
 for your benefit

00:37:56.380 --> 00:37:57.800
 you see it again

00:37:57.800 --> 00:37:58.679
 there's a theme

00:37:58.679 --> 00:37:59.579
 all throughout 2 Corinthians

00:37:59.579 --> 00:38:01.440
 Titus is my partner

00:38:01.440 --> 00:38:02.519
 and fellow worker

00:38:02.519 --> 00:38:04.039
 for your benefit

00:38:04.039 --> 00:38:05.880
 that's partnership

00:38:05.880 --> 00:38:07.380
 right

00:38:07.380 --> 00:38:08.340
 that's partnership

00:38:08.340 --> 00:38:09.659
 where you just say

00:38:09.659 --> 00:38:10.480
 you could say

00:38:10.480 --> 00:38:11.900
 someone else in this church

00:38:11.900 --> 00:38:12.460
 you could say

00:38:12.460 --> 00:38:12.900
 hey

00:38:12.900 --> 00:38:13.780
 so and so

00:38:13.780 --> 00:38:15.240
 is my partner

00:38:15.240 --> 00:38:16.860
 and my fellow worker

00:38:16.860 --> 00:38:18.240
 and what does that mean

00:38:18.240 --> 00:38:19.480
 for your benefit

00:38:19.480 --> 00:38:20.860
 not for themselves

00:38:20.860 --> 00:38:22.500
 but for somebody else

00:38:22.500 --> 00:38:23.659
 for your benefit

00:38:23.659 --> 00:38:24.480
 for you to become

00:38:24.480 --> 00:38:25.539
 a relationship rich

00:38:25.539 --> 00:38:29.260
 moving to 2 Corinthians chapter 12

00:38:29.260 --> 00:38:31.940
 2 Corinthians 12 verse 15

00:38:31.940 --> 00:38:33.620
 Paul makes this

00:38:33.620 --> 00:38:34.920
 amazing statement

00:38:34.920 --> 00:38:36.220
 regarding the Corinthians

00:38:36.220 --> 00:38:36.920
 and he says

00:38:36.920 --> 00:38:40.140
 I will most gladly spend

00:38:40.140 --> 00:38:41.680
 and be spent

00:38:41.680 --> 00:38:42.480
 for

00:38:42.480 --> 00:38:44.420
 your souls

00:38:44.420 --> 00:38:45.420
 okay

00:38:45.420 --> 00:38:46.700
 if I love you more

00:38:46.700 --> 00:38:47.620
 am I to be loved less

00:38:47.620 --> 00:38:47.980
 he says

00:38:47.980 --> 00:38:49.160
 I will most gladly spend

00:38:49.160 --> 00:38:50.340
 and be spent

00:38:50.340 --> 00:38:51.200
 for your souls

00:38:51.200 --> 00:38:52.720
 so it's not just spending

00:38:52.720 --> 00:38:54.200
 but it's being spent

00:38:54.200 --> 00:38:55.520
 so it's not just giving

00:38:55.520 --> 00:38:56.940
 of your resources

00:38:56.940 --> 00:38:58.240
 it's giving of yourself

00:38:58.239 --> 00:39:00.079
 it's like

00:39:00.079 --> 00:39:01.159
 that's what Paul said

00:39:01.159 --> 00:39:02.179
 to the Thessalonians

00:39:02.179 --> 00:39:02.359
 right

00:39:02.359 --> 00:39:02.699
 he said

00:39:02.699 --> 00:39:03.579
 I share with you

00:39:03.579 --> 00:39:04.419
 not only the gospel

00:39:04.419 --> 00:39:05.500
 but our very lives

00:39:05.500 --> 00:39:06.579
 he's saying here

00:39:06.579 --> 00:39:07.759
 I'm not just spending

00:39:07.759 --> 00:39:09.079
 but I'm being spent

00:39:09.079 --> 00:39:10.899
 and in order to build

00:39:10.899 --> 00:39:12.439
 relationship richness

00:39:12.439 --> 00:39:13.379
 in other people

00:39:13.379 --> 00:39:14.939
 you have to spend

00:39:14.939 --> 00:39:15.799
 and be spent

00:39:15.799 --> 00:39:17.679
 how are we doing on that

00:39:17.679 --> 00:39:18.659
 how are we doing

00:39:18.659 --> 00:39:19.359
 on spending

00:39:19.359 --> 00:39:20.359
 and being spent

00:39:20.359 --> 00:39:22.399
 in our relationships

00:39:22.399 --> 00:39:23.839
 are we pressing through

00:39:23.839 --> 00:39:24.319
 and saying

00:39:24.319 --> 00:39:24.959
 alright

00:39:24.959 --> 00:39:25.879
 this is going to cost

00:39:25.879 --> 00:39:27.239
 it's not just going to cost

00:39:27.239 --> 00:39:27.979
 my stuff

00:39:27.979 --> 00:39:29.539
 my money

00:39:29.539 --> 00:39:31.119
 my time

00:39:31.119 --> 00:39:32.279
 it's going to cost me

00:39:32.279 --> 00:39:34.079
 I'm not just going to spend

00:39:34.079 --> 00:39:35.259
 but I'm going to be spent

00:39:35.259 --> 00:39:36.599
 that's what it takes

00:39:36.599 --> 00:39:38.059
 to build relational depth

00:39:38.059 --> 00:39:39.859
 relational familial

00:39:39.859 --> 00:39:41.419
 experience of church

00:39:41.419 --> 00:39:42.779
 it takes us

00:39:42.779 --> 00:39:44.359
 spending and being spent

00:39:44.359 --> 00:39:45.859
 and notice what he says though

00:39:45.859 --> 00:39:47.259
 I will most gladly spend

00:39:47.259 --> 00:39:47.819
 and be spent

00:39:47.819 --> 00:39:49.859
 how do you do it gladly

00:39:49.859 --> 00:39:50.679
 the gospel

00:39:50.679 --> 00:39:52.599
 you remember the gospel

00:39:52.599 --> 00:39:53.759
 are you

00:39:53.759 --> 00:39:55.339
 some of you are spending

00:39:55.340 --> 00:39:56.079
 and being spent

00:39:56.079 --> 00:39:57.740
 and maybe a little bit

00:39:57.740 --> 00:39:59.079
 of the gladness wore off

00:39:59.079 --> 00:40:00.000
 you know

00:40:00.000 --> 00:40:00.920
 it's like hey

00:40:00.920 --> 00:40:01.880
 I'm doing it man

00:40:01.880 --> 00:40:03.300
 get off my case

00:40:03.300 --> 00:40:04.579
 I'm spending

00:40:04.579 --> 00:40:05.539
 and being spent

00:40:05.539 --> 00:40:07.380
 don't tell me

00:40:07.380 --> 00:40:08.019
 I'm not doing it

00:40:08.019 --> 00:40:08.760
 I'm doing it

00:40:08.760 --> 00:40:10.000
 are you glad

00:40:10.000 --> 00:40:11.420
 no

00:40:11.420 --> 00:40:14.860
 you know

00:40:14.860 --> 00:40:17.160
 we have to be glad in it

00:40:17.160 --> 00:40:18.800
 I'm spent

00:40:18.800 --> 00:40:19.700
 I'm being spent

00:40:19.700 --> 00:40:20.920
 but Paul added

00:40:20.920 --> 00:40:21.480
 one other thing

00:40:21.480 --> 00:40:21.780
 he said

00:40:21.780 --> 00:40:24.300
 I will most gladly

00:40:24.300 --> 00:40:26.240
 spend and be spent

00:40:26.240 --> 00:40:28.099
 and that's the key

00:40:28.099 --> 00:40:29.000
 you can spend

00:40:29.000 --> 00:40:29.599
 and be spent

00:40:29.599 --> 00:40:30.260
 and everyone's just

00:40:30.260 --> 00:40:30.980
 a bunch of grumpy

00:40:30.980 --> 00:40:31.980
 church curmudgeons

00:40:31.980 --> 00:40:33.000
 and we don't really have

00:40:33.000 --> 00:40:34.679
 like you know

00:40:34.679 --> 00:40:35.760
 that kind of relationship

00:40:35.760 --> 00:40:36.860
 oil lubricating

00:40:36.860 --> 00:40:37.440
 the relationship

00:40:37.440 --> 00:40:38.400
 so all the gears

00:40:38.400 --> 00:40:39.719
 are working well

00:40:39.719 --> 00:40:40.260
 and we're just

00:40:40.260 --> 00:40:41.260
 enjoying one another

00:40:41.260 --> 00:40:43.199
 and there's grace

00:40:43.199 --> 00:40:44.440
 and compassion

00:40:44.440 --> 00:40:45.920
 and forgiveness

00:40:45.920 --> 00:40:47.340
 and it's just

00:40:47.340 --> 00:40:47.740
 you know

00:40:47.740 --> 00:40:49.079
 understanding that

00:40:49.079 --> 00:40:50.019
 yeah you're not like me

00:40:50.019 --> 00:40:50.679
 but that's okay

00:40:50.679 --> 00:40:51.299
 I love you

00:40:51.299 --> 00:40:52.899
 yeah you don't

00:40:52.899 --> 00:40:54.679
 understand how to do

00:40:54.679 --> 00:40:55.759
 this that great

00:40:55.759 --> 00:40:56.639
 but I love you

00:40:56.639 --> 00:40:57.559
 and I don't understand

00:40:57.559 --> 00:40:58.440
 how to do some things either

00:40:58.440 --> 00:40:59.980
 so I'm gonna be merciful

00:40:59.980 --> 00:41:00.359
 for you

00:41:00.359 --> 00:41:01.419
 hopefully you're merciful

00:41:01.419 --> 00:41:01.980
 to me

00:41:01.980 --> 00:41:03.059
 and there's this

00:41:03.059 --> 00:41:04.239
 give and take relationship

00:41:04.239 --> 00:41:06.919
 and I'll most gladly

00:41:06.919 --> 00:41:07.799
 spend and be spent

00:41:07.799 --> 00:41:08.259
 for you

00:41:08.259 --> 00:41:10.000
 when you have a culture

00:41:10.000 --> 00:41:12.419
 of gladly being spent

00:41:12.419 --> 00:41:13.179
 and being spent

00:41:13.179 --> 00:41:14.179
 or another way to say it

00:41:14.179 --> 00:41:15.559
 see when you spend

00:41:15.559 --> 00:41:17.119
 and you're spent

00:41:17.119 --> 00:41:18.779
 you're becoming poor

00:41:18.779 --> 00:41:19.559
 right

00:41:19.559 --> 00:41:21.139
 so gladly spending

00:41:21.139 --> 00:41:22.139
 and being spent

00:41:22.139 --> 00:41:23.279
 even giving up

00:41:23.279 --> 00:41:24.079
 relationships

00:41:24.079 --> 00:41:25.099
 you know are easier

00:41:25.099 --> 00:41:26.259
 you know you could get

00:41:26.259 --> 00:41:27.420
 more life from immediately

00:41:27.420 --> 00:41:28.920
 you'll gladly spend

00:41:28.920 --> 00:41:30.380
 those relationships

00:41:30.380 --> 00:41:31.519
 in order

00:41:31.519 --> 00:41:32.539
 to build it

00:41:32.539 --> 00:41:33.239
 with other people

00:41:33.239 --> 00:41:34.699
 gladly spent

00:41:34.699 --> 00:41:35.340
 and being spent

00:41:35.340 --> 00:41:37.900
 jumping out of there

00:41:37.900 --> 00:41:39.340
 for two more verses here

00:41:39.340 --> 00:41:40.779
 Romans 13 verse 8

00:41:40.779 --> 00:41:41.139
 says

00:41:41.139 --> 00:41:42.299
 owe no one anything

00:41:42.299 --> 00:41:43.639
 except to love one another

00:41:43.639 --> 00:41:44.460
 okay

00:41:44.460 --> 00:41:45.799
 you basically say

00:41:45.799 --> 00:41:46.880
 I owe it

00:41:46.880 --> 00:41:47.739
 to other people

00:41:47.739 --> 00:41:48.659
 to love them

00:41:48.659 --> 00:41:50.119
 like I have a debt

00:41:50.119 --> 00:41:50.579
 to them

00:41:50.579 --> 00:41:51.599
 to love them

00:41:51.599 --> 00:41:52.659
 like that's

00:41:52.659 --> 00:41:53.799
 I'm constantly looking

00:41:53.799 --> 00:41:55.019
 like how can I just

00:41:55.019 --> 00:41:56.019
 pay this debt

00:41:56.019 --> 00:41:56.939
 to love one another

00:41:56.939 --> 00:41:57.579
 that's the thing

00:41:57.579 --> 00:41:58.179
 I want to owe

00:41:58.179 --> 00:42:00.159
 and then Philippians 2

00:42:00.159 --> 00:42:00.939
 last verse

00:42:00.939 --> 00:42:02.579
 the classic

00:42:02.579 --> 00:42:04.379
 selfless verse

00:42:04.379 --> 00:42:05.039
 Philippians 2

00:42:05.039 --> 00:42:05.699
 3 to 4

00:42:05.699 --> 00:42:07.139
 do nothing from selfish

00:42:07.139 --> 00:42:08.279
 ambition or conceit

00:42:08.279 --> 00:42:09.379
 but in humility

00:42:09.379 --> 00:42:10.059
 count others

00:42:10.059 --> 00:42:10.959
 more significant

00:42:10.959 --> 00:42:12.279
 than yourselves

00:42:12.279 --> 00:42:13.199
 let each of you

00:42:13.199 --> 00:42:14.019
 not look only

00:42:14.019 --> 00:42:15.019
 to his own interests

00:42:15.019 --> 00:42:16.579
 but also

00:42:16.579 --> 00:42:17.699
 to the interest

00:42:17.699 --> 00:42:18.280
 of others

00:42:18.280 --> 00:42:19.659
 are we doing that

00:42:19.659 --> 00:42:20.980
 are we doing that

00:42:20.980 --> 00:42:22.519
 do you specifically

00:42:22.519 --> 00:42:23.940
 have some relationships

00:42:23.940 --> 00:42:26.440
 in Christchurch

00:42:26.440 --> 00:42:27.940
 or outside of Christchurch

00:42:27.940 --> 00:42:29.460
 that you need to sacrifice

00:42:29.460 --> 00:42:30.940
 in order to focus

00:42:30.940 --> 00:42:31.780
 your time and energy

00:42:31.780 --> 00:42:32.900
 with some different

00:42:32.900 --> 00:42:33.519
 relationships

00:42:33.519 --> 00:42:34.619
 in Christchurch

00:42:34.619 --> 00:42:35.440
 do you

00:42:35.440 --> 00:42:36.579
 if you do

00:42:36.579 --> 00:42:37.500
 I'm challenging you

00:42:37.500 --> 00:42:38.000
 do it

00:42:38.000 --> 00:42:39.360
 do it

00:42:39.360 --> 00:42:41.039
 but it's not

00:42:41.039 --> 00:42:41.940
 death unto death

00:42:41.940 --> 00:42:43.099
 it's death unto life

00:42:43.099 --> 00:42:44.079
 okay

00:42:44.079 --> 00:42:44.880
 if you think

00:42:44.880 --> 00:42:45.920
 it's death unto death

00:42:45.920 --> 00:42:47.420
 that's not very motivating

00:42:47.420 --> 00:42:47.960
 just wait

00:42:47.960 --> 00:42:48.940
 you want me to give up

00:42:48.940 --> 00:42:50.000
 these relationships

00:42:50.000 --> 00:42:51.659
 to not get any relationships

00:42:51.659 --> 00:42:52.559
 no no no

00:42:52.559 --> 00:42:53.699
 I'm saying

00:42:53.699 --> 00:42:54.719
 give up those relationships

00:42:54.719 --> 00:42:56.299
 to get new relationships

00:42:56.299 --> 00:42:57.400
 while you keep

00:42:57.400 --> 00:42:58.099
 the other ones

00:42:58.099 --> 00:42:59.900
 that's what you get

00:42:59.900 --> 00:43:00.579
 you get it all

00:43:00.579 --> 00:43:01.819
 this is why Jesus said

00:43:01.819 --> 00:43:02.839
 if you give up lands

00:43:02.839 --> 00:43:03.839
 and homes

00:43:03.839 --> 00:43:04.799
 and your life

00:43:04.799 --> 00:43:06.460
 will you not just gain

00:43:06.460 --> 00:43:07.539
 even more

00:43:07.539 --> 00:43:08.239
 in this life

00:43:08.239 --> 00:43:09.339
 and in the life to come

00:43:09.339 --> 00:43:10.239
 right

00:43:10.239 --> 00:43:11.480
 how is he saying that

00:43:11.480 --> 00:43:13.360
 because that's what happens

00:43:13.360 --> 00:43:14.559
 but it comes on the back

00:43:14.559 --> 00:43:15.179
 of sacrifice

00:43:15.179 --> 00:43:16.780
 and so we're not willing

00:43:16.780 --> 00:43:17.460
 to do that

00:43:17.460 --> 00:43:18.860
 I think some of us

00:43:18.860 --> 00:43:19.219
 are thinking

00:43:19.219 --> 00:43:20.199
 why am I not gaining

00:43:20.199 --> 00:43:20.740
 traction

00:43:20.740 --> 00:43:21.360
 in some of these

00:43:21.360 --> 00:43:22.039
 relationships

00:43:22.039 --> 00:43:22.880
 in Christchurch

00:43:22.880 --> 00:43:23.920
 why am we

00:43:23.920 --> 00:43:25.139
 we stuck in certain

00:43:25.139 --> 00:43:25.500
 relationships

00:43:25.500 --> 00:43:26.519
 in the missional community

00:43:26.519 --> 00:43:28.000
 and there could be

00:43:28.000 --> 00:43:28.440
 other reasons

00:43:28.440 --> 00:43:28.920
 I'm not saying

00:43:28.920 --> 00:43:29.559
 this is the only reason

00:43:29.559 --> 00:43:30.119
 but I think

00:43:30.119 --> 00:43:30.920
 some of it

00:43:30.920 --> 00:43:32.119
 is because

00:43:32.119 --> 00:43:34.199
 we're supplementing

00:43:34.199 --> 00:43:34.780
 somewhere else

00:43:34.780 --> 00:43:35.539
 and we're ruining

00:43:35.539 --> 00:43:37.300
 our relationship dinner

00:43:37.300 --> 00:43:38.420
 right

00:43:38.420 --> 00:43:39.900
 we've been snacking

00:43:39.900 --> 00:43:40.420
 over here

00:43:40.420 --> 00:43:40.980
 and getting all

00:43:40.980 --> 00:43:41.700
 the stuff here

00:43:41.700 --> 00:43:42.820
 and then we get over

00:43:42.820 --> 00:43:43.880
 to the table

00:43:43.880 --> 00:43:44.800
 of the relationships

00:43:44.800 --> 00:43:45.760
 in our missional community

00:43:45.760 --> 00:43:46.180
 and saying

00:43:46.180 --> 00:43:47.460
 yeah I'm already full

00:43:47.460 --> 00:43:49.380
 I'm good

00:43:49.380 --> 00:43:50.860
 I'm not really hungry

00:43:50.860 --> 00:43:52.280
 and then the other

00:43:52.280 --> 00:43:53.099
 people who are hungry

00:43:53.099 --> 00:43:53.860
 they don't get anything

00:43:53.860 --> 00:43:54.340
 to eat

00:43:54.340 --> 00:43:56.440
 and that's unfortunate

00:43:56.440 --> 00:43:57.800
 and we have to make sure

00:43:57.800 --> 00:43:58.539
 that we don't do that

00:43:58.539 --> 00:43:59.400
 amen

00:43:59.400 --> 00:44:01.180
 amen

00:44:01.180 --> 00:44:03.680
 let's persevere

00:44:03.680 --> 00:44:04.559
 with gratitude

00:44:04.559 --> 00:44:05.340
 into these things

00:44:05.340 --> 00:44:06.000
 you guys can come up

00:44:06.000 --> 00:44:07.420
 that's one other thing

00:44:07.420 --> 00:44:08.380
 I want to remind us of

00:44:08.380 --> 00:44:10.740
 before we were sent out

00:44:10.740 --> 00:44:12.039
 as the church here

00:44:12.039 --> 00:44:13.039
 at Bellacos

00:44:13.039 --> 00:44:13.660
 three of the words

00:44:13.660 --> 00:44:14.420
 that God gave us

00:44:14.420 --> 00:44:15.320
 to focus on this year

00:44:15.320 --> 00:44:16.000
 was build

00:44:16.000 --> 00:44:17.160
 persevere

00:44:17.160 --> 00:44:17.960
 and gratitude

00:44:17.960 --> 00:44:20.119
 and just starting this church

00:44:20.119 --> 00:44:21.140
 is definitely building

00:44:21.140 --> 00:44:21.420
 right

00:44:21.420 --> 00:44:21.740
 I mean

00:44:21.740 --> 00:44:23.059
 you guys

00:44:23.059 --> 00:44:24.220
 are very much

00:44:24.220 --> 00:44:25.039
 in the world

00:44:25.039 --> 00:44:25.660
 of building

00:44:25.660 --> 00:44:27.099
 but don't forget

00:44:27.099 --> 00:44:28.059
 the other two things

00:44:28.059 --> 00:44:28.559
 because I think

00:44:28.559 --> 00:44:29.320
 they're really important

00:44:29.320 --> 00:44:30.640
 and especially now

00:44:30.640 --> 00:44:31.860
 to persevere

00:44:31.860 --> 00:44:32.500
 with gratitude

00:44:32.500 --> 00:44:33.099
 gratitude

00:44:33.099 --> 00:44:33.739
 you know

00:44:33.739 --> 00:44:34.480
 even like what

00:44:34.480 --> 00:44:35.480
 Seth was saying

00:44:35.480 --> 00:44:36.719
 during our time

00:44:36.719 --> 00:44:37.619
 in communion together

00:44:37.619 --> 00:44:38.219
 when he was talking

00:44:38.219 --> 00:44:38.800
 about grumbling

00:44:38.800 --> 00:44:40.440
 like

00:44:40.440 --> 00:44:41.739
 once you hit

00:44:41.739 --> 00:44:43.079
 those relationship walls

00:44:43.079 --> 00:44:44.139
 are you grumbling

00:44:44.139 --> 00:44:45.820
 or are you persevering

00:44:45.820 --> 00:44:46.579
 with gratitude

00:44:46.579 --> 00:44:48.559
 God gave us those words

00:44:48.559 --> 00:44:49.159
 for a reason

00:44:49.159 --> 00:44:50.380
 and just because

00:44:50.380 --> 00:44:51.280
 you guys were sent out

00:44:51.280 --> 00:44:51.739
 doesn't mean

00:44:51.739 --> 00:44:52.239
 that it wasn't

00:44:52.239 --> 00:44:53.239
 still spoken to you

00:44:53.239 --> 00:44:53.639
 at the beginning

00:44:53.639 --> 00:44:54.340
 of the year as well

00:44:54.340 --> 00:44:54.980
 and I think

00:44:54.980 --> 00:44:55.500
 they're just as

00:44:55.500 --> 00:44:56.219
 applicable for

00:44:56.219 --> 00:44:57.519
 applicable for us now

00:44:57.519 --> 00:44:58.380
 that we would

00:44:58.380 --> 00:44:59.719
 persevere with gratitude

00:44:59.719 --> 00:45:00.939
 and just say

00:45:00.939 --> 00:45:01.299
 hey

00:45:01.299 --> 00:45:03.199
 whatever

00:45:03.199 --> 00:45:07.439
 whatever difficulty

00:45:07.439 --> 00:45:08.139
 there is

00:45:08.139 --> 00:45:08.879
 I'm going to

00:45:08.879 --> 00:45:09.759
 persevere through it

00:45:09.759 --> 00:45:10.399
 I'm going to

00:45:10.399 --> 00:45:11.159
 build these relationships

00:45:11.159 --> 00:45:11.519
 I'm going to

00:45:11.519 --> 00:45:12.159
 do what it takes

00:45:12.159 --> 00:45:12.619
 Amen