WEBVTT 00:00:00.640 --> 00:00:09.599 Amen. Well, have y'all enjoyed the service so far? Amen, I have too. If you would take the Word of God with me and turn to Matthew chapter 6. 00:00:09.700 --> 00:00:17.240 We're continuing our series looking at what is commonly called the Lord's Prayer in our series about talking with God. 00:00:17.339 --> 00:00:23.379 As a way of reminder, I do believe strongly that God has called our church to a season of prayer. 00:00:23.379 --> 00:00:31.979 And I think it's appropriate then to start with the pattern that Jesus laid out for us of how to pray. 00:00:33.379 --> 00:00:43.480 So I want to remind you that as we read through Matthew 6 and we've gone so far from verses 5 down through verse 10. 00:00:44.159 --> 00:00:50.899 Today we'll be looking at verse 11. Matthew 6 and verse 11. 00:00:50.899 --> 00:01:06.439 I want to remind you that this Lord's Prayer that has been repeated by millions of tongues throughout history since Jesus gave it to his disciples. 00:01:07.359 --> 00:01:14.280 It's not so much an exact recipe for how to talk to God and get something in return. 00:01:14.780 --> 00:01:18.759 That's not what Jesus gave it to us for the purpose of. 00:01:18.760 --> 00:01:22.280 Instead, he was giving us a model. 00:01:22.780 --> 00:01:25.460 He was giving us a pattern of how to pray. 00:01:26.540 --> 00:01:36.920 So I pray that God would teach us to pray and use this passage in Matthew 6 to do it. 00:01:37.660 --> 00:01:44.000 Much of the study of my sermon series comes from the Bible Exposition Commentary by Warren Wearsby. 00:01:44.000 --> 00:01:50.280 And that's an outstanding commentary series for anyone who would like to dive a little deeper into the scriptures. 00:01:50.920 --> 00:01:53.000 And I'll just say this about it before we move on. 00:01:53.239 --> 00:02:01.420 If you go back in my office, back in the back of the building back there, there's a little inner kind of large closet area. 00:02:01.519 --> 00:02:07.659 And I've got my whole library in there, hundreds of books that God's allowed me to accumulate over the years. 00:02:07.659 --> 00:02:13.439 And many of them are very theologically taxing, very in-depth. 00:02:14.240 --> 00:02:21.400 And this one is a lot more accessible for those who don't want to spend about five hours on one chapter kind of thing. 00:02:21.719 --> 00:02:29.060 So this is a really nice, very practical, lots of life application in this commentary series. 00:02:29.340 --> 00:02:31.460 And that's why I like to recommend it to anyone. 00:02:31.979 --> 00:02:35.379 It is easily readable for anyone who would like to dive into that. 00:02:35.379 --> 00:02:44.159 Matthew 6, 5 through 13, again we say the Lord's Prayer is less of a prescription and more of a pattern. 00:02:44.740 --> 00:02:48.939 The first section that we already covered were God-focused petitions. 00:02:50.099 --> 00:02:53.199 Our Father in heaven, your name be hallowed or honored as holy. 00:02:53.599 --> 00:02:56.939 Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 00:02:57.359 --> 00:03:03.300 Now we're in this second section starting today, which is life-focused petitions. 00:03:03.300 --> 00:03:09.700 Not necessarily man-focused or self-focused because our focus in prayer should always be on the Lord. 00:03:10.080 --> 00:03:16.460 But asking the Lord to intervene in our lives on our behalf for our good and for His glory. 00:03:17.120 --> 00:03:20.640 So that's where we are today, Matthew chapter 6 in verse 11. 00:03:20.920 --> 00:03:25.000 If you're able and willing, would you join me in standing and let's read this verse together. 00:03:25.120 --> 00:03:27.439 I'm reading from the Christian Standard Bible. 00:03:27.439 --> 00:03:34.439 Give us today our daily bread. 00:03:35.900 --> 00:03:37.000 And that's it, folks. 00:03:37.699 --> 00:03:38.840 That's all we're doing today. 00:03:39.259 --> 00:03:39.780 Is that alright? 00:03:40.379 --> 00:03:41.879 Maybe we'll get out of here early, right? 00:03:43.060 --> 00:03:45.560 Give us today our daily bread. 00:03:45.659 --> 00:03:47.699 I don't want to go much further than that today. 00:03:47.699 --> 00:03:50.599 Because we get into the theme of forgiveness. 00:03:52.159 --> 00:03:57.780 God recognizing that God shows so much forgiveness to us and then asking Him to help us show forgiveness to others. 00:03:58.339 --> 00:04:00.579 But today, it's all about petition. 00:04:01.259 --> 00:04:03.280 It's all about God meeting our needs. 00:04:03.819 --> 00:04:11.000 And I think this one single solitary verse gives us more than enough lesson and teaching to take away from today. 00:04:11.620 --> 00:04:13.419 So let's ask God to speak to us from His Word. 00:04:13.419 --> 00:04:17.019 Lord, we do ask you to speak to us through your Holy Spirit. 00:04:17.719 --> 00:04:20.399 We believe that many in this room are your children. 00:04:20.839 --> 00:04:25.439 They have put their faith in you for the forgiveness of their sins. 00:04:25.560 --> 00:04:28.860 They have turned from sin to new life in Christ. 00:04:29.579 --> 00:04:35.599 We saw the evidence of that continuing to happen in the lives of some of our younger members here. 00:04:36.219 --> 00:04:37.139 Cabry got baptized. 00:04:37.699 --> 00:04:39.800 My son got baptized a couple weeks ago. 00:04:39.800 --> 00:04:42.980 We've got more children lined up to get baptized in the coming weeks. 00:04:43.420 --> 00:04:50.160 What an amazing expression and testimony of life change that you can work within us. 00:04:51.319 --> 00:04:54.980 God, I ask that you would speak to us from your Word today. 00:04:55.439 --> 00:04:58.180 That you would show us that you are enough. 00:04:59.600 --> 00:05:03.520 And that we must turn to you every day for our daily needs. 00:05:03.639 --> 00:05:04.720 It's in Jesus' name we pray. 00:05:05.060 --> 00:05:05.280 Amen. 00:05:05.540 --> 00:05:06.200 You may be seated. 00:05:06.199 --> 00:05:14.039 I want to point out this picture to you before we go much further in our talk today. 00:05:15.120 --> 00:05:16.639 You all know what this is from. 00:05:17.560 --> 00:05:19.699 This is post-Korean war. 00:05:19.699 --> 00:05:28.259 this is a collection of orphans that were displaced and many of their families 00:05:28.259 --> 00:05:36.500 killed or lost no idea where they would be as a result of the brutal korean conflict many years ago 00:05:36.500 --> 00:05:43.620 and so rescue workers would come in to these collection of orphan children from korea 00:05:43.620 --> 00:05:50.259 and they would try to provide food for them shelter for them do their best to try to find if their 00:05:50.259 --> 00:05:54.879 families were still alive or if there was someone they could be placed with or find a proper home for 00:05:54.879 --> 00:06:02.600 them at the close of the war so you see this happening what i didn't know is oftentimes this 00:06:02.600 --> 00:06:09.000 will happen at the end of a war or a conflict war is a terrible thing unfortunately sometimes it's 00:06:09.000 --> 00:06:15.639 been necessary in the history of our civilization but we all know that it's a terrible undesirable 00:06:15.639 --> 00:06:22.100 thing with a lot of collateral damage as you see pictured here but what i didn't realize 00:06:22.100 --> 00:06:26.319 was what these particular rescue workers started doing 00:06:26.319 --> 00:06:34.540 was when they would put these precious children to bed they would give each one a piece of bread 00:06:34.540 --> 00:06:41.840 to hold in their hand not so much to eat that the children had already had their dinner 00:06:41.840 --> 00:06:48.600 but it was to hold that piece of bread because they realized the children were in deep consternation 00:06:48.600 --> 00:06:57.860 and anxiety over whether there would be safety and food and sustenance the next day their lives have 00:06:57.860 --> 00:07:04.460 been so disrupted their families gone their entire world shattered that holding 00:07:04.459 --> 00:07:11.000 that piece of bread in their hands throughout the night would allow them to go to sleep relax 00:07:11.000 --> 00:07:17.819 and trust that they were going to have food and provision the next day i think that's a beautiful 00:07:17.819 --> 00:07:29.019 picture of what god offers to his children we always know through the presence of the holy spirit 00:07:29.019 --> 00:07:37.060 in our lives that goes with us wherever we go goes to bed with us is there when we wake up he never 00:07:37.060 --> 00:07:45.779 leaves us we have that presence of god always with us that that asserts assures us gives us that 00:07:45.779 --> 00:07:51.620 certainty that no matter what happens no matter what satan throws at us no matter how often our flesh 00:07:51.620 --> 00:08:00.399 may fail no matter how many arrows keep coming at us god's protection will always be there and god's provision 00:08:00.399 --> 00:08:09.100 will always be there and we understand that principle from the word of god would you take me to the next 00:08:09.100 --> 00:08:09.780 slide please 00:08:09.779 --> 00:08:20.439 here's the question that i want us to ask kind of our takeaway from today do my prayers come from my 00:08:20.439 --> 00:08:29.479 immediate need or from daily dependence on god i think that's the principle that this verse is teaching us 00:08:29.480 --> 00:08:37.860 when jesus instructs his disciples and by including it in the word of god all christians to follow 00:08:37.860 --> 00:08:48.220 he says give us this day our daily bread give us today what we need for today 00:08:48.220 --> 00:08:52.360 how many times do we find ourselves praying god 00:08:52.360 --> 00:09:00.720 establish my future tell me what i need to do 10 years from now five years from now 00:09:00.720 --> 00:09:09.899 fix my retirement needs etc etc and there's nothing wrong necessarily with praying for the future 00:09:09.899 --> 00:09:18.600 but i think jesus doesn't want us to forget about the right now the present saying god give me grace 00:09:18.600 --> 00:09:29.960 for today give me food for today give me my needs for today because god has the future in control 00:09:29.960 --> 00:09:37.500 god has the future wrapped up in his hands he knows exactly where he wants to take us he knows the grand 00:09:37.500 --> 00:09:44.700 whole picture from his point of view of our lives but he wants us to trust him for the right now 00:09:44.700 --> 00:09:52.180 the today so number one prayer is dependence on god if you're filling out your bulletin this morning 00:09:52.180 --> 00:09:58.440 and there's a pen in front of you if you need one prayer is dependence on god would you look at 00:09:58.440 --> 00:10:04.280 matthew chapter 7 and verse 1 i want to read this from the new living translation so if you sinful people 00:10:04.280 --> 00:10:12.040 know how to get good gifts to your children how much more will your heavenly father give good gifts 00:10:12.039 --> 00:10:22.059 to those who ask him you understand the point he's trying to make if we as sinful and imperfect as we 00:10:22.059 --> 00:10:29.699 are as parents talking to the parents in the room right now we love to give good gifts to our children 00:10:29.699 --> 00:10:35.980 we love to meet their needs and we love to go above and beyond that and as much as we can and should 00:10:35.980 --> 00:10:41.560 we love to we love to give gifts to our kids right don't you love giving gifts to your kids 00:10:41.560 --> 00:10:46.720 i enjoy that i love seeing the smiles on their faces i love surprising them with things 00:10:46.720 --> 00:10:53.600 we took austin down to six flags for his birthday recently and the idea was it was going to be a 00:10:53.600 --> 00:11:02.279 surprise but holly couldn't hold the secret so at some point along the way he uh and the the little 00:11:02.279 --> 00:11:06.919 rascal i got in the car after a wednesday night we had our wednesday night activities up here for 00:11:06.919 --> 00:11:11.120 kids and teens and all that and i grabbed them after they got done and put them in the car taking 00:11:11.120 --> 00:11:18.319 them home and they teamed up together and they're like so we really want you to tell us what we're 00:11:18.319 --> 00:11:23.819 going to do for austin's birthday said well you'll you'll find out we're going to go to a fun place 00:11:23.820 --> 00:11:31.680 well where is it it's in dallas okay what what's the name of it well i'm not going to tell you is 00:11:31.680 --> 00:11:40.240 it six flags what mommy already told us we love giving good gifts to our kids and we had a blast 00:11:40.240 --> 00:11:43.840 down there it was a lot of fun i used to go there growing up when i was a kid and now i got to take my 00:11:43.840 --> 00:11:50.100 kids there for the first time we love seeing those smiles we will probably spend more money than we 00:11:50.100 --> 00:11:56.540 should trying to make that happen sometimes and sometimes we got to rein it in and not spoil our 00:11:56.540 --> 00:12:04.379 kids right but we love doing that how much more does our heavenly father who loves us more than we 00:12:04.379 --> 00:12:11.440 could ever even be capable of loving how much more does he want to give good gifts to those who ask him 00:12:11.440 --> 00:12:17.420 look in philembians chapter 4 and verse 6 i've got it on the screen don't worry about anything 00:12:17.419 --> 00:12:21.719 boys you want to say that with me we've been learning this one in devotions 00:12:21.719 --> 00:12:27.240 bow and austin why don't you say this with me ready philippians 4 6 don't worry about 00:12:27.240 --> 00:12:40.559 that's right good job guys we've been working on that trying to teach them some memory verses at 00:12:40.559 --> 00:12:47.000 night man if you hide god's word in your heart that those scriptures come back later in life in those 00:12:47.000 --> 00:12:52.240 moments when you really need them so as parents i'm encouraging you to try to do that if possible 00:12:52.240 --> 00:12:59.259 in your home family devotional times in the evenings as well in everything through prayer and petition with 00:12:59.259 --> 00:13:04.919 thanksgiving present your request to god y'all we don't need to worry about anything but how many 00:13:04.919 --> 00:13:13.379 things do we worry about we worry about a little bit don't we so are we in direct disobedience to god's 00:13:13.379 --> 00:13:19.799 command to us yes we are now god knows that he's not up there shaking his fist i told you not to 00:13:19.799 --> 00:13:26.600 worry he knows we're gonna worry but he's reminding us you don't have to worry i've got this under control 00:13:26.600 --> 00:13:32.840 so in those moments that's why those verses are so important to internalize remind yourself when that 00:13:32.840 --> 00:13:39.600 fear that anxiety that stress pops back up and thinking i can't handle this i don't know what to do 00:13:39.600 --> 00:13:44.180 i don't know if they're gonna do the right thing i don't know if he's gonna do what he said he would 00:13:44.180 --> 00:13:48.960 do i don't know if i'm gonna do what i said i would do there's so much stress and care and anxiety that 00:13:48.960 --> 00:13:53.040 life is bringing me in this moment and god says don't worry about it 00:13:54.159 --> 00:14:03.220 through prayer and petition with thanksgiving that we have that access to god and that we know that god 00:14:03.220 --> 00:14:11.740 will answer according to what is right and what is best present bring those requests to god 00:14:11.740 --> 00:14:19.840 so here's the question do we take our requests to god first last or ever 00:14:19.840 --> 00:14:29.060 in those moments when the struggles of life blindside us 00:14:29.060 --> 00:14:40.480 when fears or uncertainty or disappointments attack us start to undermine our confidence our sense of 00:14:40.480 --> 00:14:48.200 security do we take those requests to god first or do we take them last 00:14:48.200 --> 00:14:53.840 y'all remember the name winston churchill the great leader of england prime minister of england 00:14:53.840 --> 00:15:02.000 he made a very accurate and somewhat damning accusation against the united states wasn't really an 00:15:02.000 --> 00:15:07.800 accusation it was an observation he said after exhausting every other possibility 00:15:07.800 --> 00:15:10.720 america can always be counted on to do the right thing 00:15:10.720 --> 00:15:15.020 there's probably little truth to that 00:15:15.019 --> 00:15:21.439 we were kind of the last ones i think to come into world war ii and then when we finally did 00:15:21.439 --> 00:15:24.079 we won it 00:15:24.079 --> 00:15:26.319 so it was good 00:15:26.319 --> 00:15:28.360 but oftentimes 00:15:28.360 --> 00:15:32.039 our nation our people will 00:15:32.039 --> 00:15:34.939 go through a laundry list of other things 00:15:34.939 --> 00:15:37.659 before we end up making the right decision 00:15:37.659 --> 00:15:39.159 y'all we're no different 00:15:39.159 --> 00:15:47.539 you and i oftentimes will try everything humanly possible to fix a problem before we bring it to god 00:15:47.539 --> 00:15:51.319 so do we bring our requests to him first 00:15:51.319 --> 00:15:53.419 do we bring them last 00:15:53.419 --> 00:15:59.219 or do we ever bring them to god there may be things going on in your heart and your mind in your life 00:15:59.219 --> 00:16:01.559 right now that you've never brought to god 00:16:01.559 --> 00:16:05.619 now is god aware of that problem of course he is 00:16:05.619 --> 00:16:09.639 but once again we are not robots that god mechanically controls 00:16:09.639 --> 00:16:13.679 he allows us to have the free will 00:16:13.679 --> 00:16:15.519 to bring things to him 00:16:15.519 --> 00:16:16.299 or not 00:16:16.299 --> 00:16:19.099 he allows us to have the free will 00:16:19.099 --> 00:16:20.819 to walk in his steps 00:16:20.819 --> 00:16:22.459 or follow our own path 00:16:22.459 --> 00:16:24.479 and suffer the consequences of it 00:16:24.480 --> 00:16:27.440 so do we take our requests to god 00:16:27.440 --> 00:16:28.820 first 00:16:28.820 --> 00:16:29.700 last 00:16:29.700 --> 00:16:30.500 or at all 00:16:30.500 --> 00:16:32.259 alistair beg 00:16:32.259 --> 00:16:34.740 great pastor up in the midwest 00:16:34.740 --> 00:16:35.860 written a lot of books 00:16:35.860 --> 00:16:38.519 he's had a tv and radio program for quite some time 00:16:38.519 --> 00:16:39.460 outstanding 00:16:39.460 --> 00:16:41.840 theologian and pastor 00:16:41.840 --> 00:16:44.300 he says erase the two words 00:16:44.300 --> 00:16:46.300 that shut down our prayers the most 00:16:46.300 --> 00:16:47.960 be with 00:16:47.960 --> 00:16:49.240 what do we mean by that 00:16:49.240 --> 00:16:51.200 when we bring our requests to god 00:16:51.200 --> 00:16:55.920 james teaches us the idea of asking inappropriately for something 00:16:55.920 --> 00:16:58.980 asking for something that we don't need to ask for 00:16:58.980 --> 00:17:03.000 the old king james version that i grew up with says 00:17:03.000 --> 00:17:04.740 calls it asking amiss 00:17:04.740 --> 00:17:09.680 here's one of the most common ways that i believe 00:17:09.680 --> 00:17:10.640 our prayers 00:17:10.640 --> 00:17:14.380 might even be categorized as pointless 00:17:14.380 --> 00:17:16.500 how many of you 00:17:16.500 --> 00:17:17.039 my 00:17:17.039 --> 00:17:18.319 both my hands are up 00:17:18.319 --> 00:17:19.680 how many of you are guilty of saying 00:17:19.680 --> 00:17:22.000 the prayer god be with 00:17:22.000 --> 00:17:22.720 so and so 00:17:22.720 --> 00:17:26.700 y'all don't like to raise your hand do you 00:17:26.700 --> 00:17:28.720 because i know so many more of you do this 00:17:28.720 --> 00:17:29.779 all right i do it too 00:17:29.779 --> 00:17:31.160 we do it all the time 00:17:31.160 --> 00:17:33.400 what are we actually asking god to do 00:17:33.400 --> 00:17:36.700 are we asking him to do this 00:17:36.700 --> 00:17:38.299 joshua 1 9 00:17:38.299 --> 00:17:39.720 have i not commanded you 00:17:39.720 --> 00:17:41.440 be strong and courageous 00:17:41.440 --> 00:17:42.660 do not be afraid 00:17:42.660 --> 00:17:43.960 and do not be discouraged 00:17:43.960 --> 00:17:45.980 for the lord your god 00:17:45.980 --> 00:17:46.660 will 00:17:46.660 --> 00:17:47.340 be 00:17:47.340 --> 00:17:48.000 with 00:17:48.000 --> 00:17:48.640 you 00:17:48.640 --> 00:17:50.400 wherever you go 00:17:50.400 --> 00:17:55.180 throughout the bible this is just one example 00:17:55.180 --> 00:17:56.359 throughout the bible 00:17:56.359 --> 00:17:59.839 god said i will be with you 00:17:59.839 --> 00:18:01.799 jesus said 00:18:01.799 --> 00:18:03.259 in matthew 28 00:18:03.259 --> 00:18:07.220 the verses that the verse that follows the great commission for the church 00:18:07.220 --> 00:18:08.779 where he tells us to go out 00:18:08.779 --> 00:18:11.359 and take the good news of jesus to the nations 00:18:11.359 --> 00:18:13.740 he says i will be with you 00:18:13.740 --> 00:18:14.399 always 00:18:14.399 --> 00:18:17.959 god is with us 00:18:17.959 --> 00:18:19.639 but how many of our prayers 00:18:19.639 --> 00:18:21.219 end up being this 00:18:21.219 --> 00:18:21.679 god 00:18:21.679 --> 00:18:23.419 be with uncle john 00:18:23.419 --> 00:18:25.039 god's with him 00:18:25.039 --> 00:18:27.659 be with the firefighters 00:18:27.659 --> 00:18:28.979 out in the panhandle 00:18:28.979 --> 00:18:30.039 god's with them 00:18:30.039 --> 00:18:31.679 he's there 00:18:31.679 --> 00:18:33.619 god is there already 00:18:33.619 --> 00:18:37.219 we've got to look at the requests 00:18:37.220 --> 00:18:38.440 we're making to god 00:18:38.440 --> 00:18:39.279 and say god 00:18:39.279 --> 00:18:41.039 teach me to pray 00:18:41.039 --> 00:18:42.420 like you want me to pray 00:18:42.420 --> 00:18:44.860 god your will be done 00:18:44.860 --> 00:18:47.539 provide protection 00:18:47.539 --> 00:18:49.420 for those firefighters 00:18:49.420 --> 00:18:51.819 your will be done 00:18:51.819 --> 00:18:53.400 in this terrible tragedy 00:18:53.400 --> 00:18:55.620 that we're all praying for 00:18:55.620 --> 00:19:00.059 god be with my loved one 00:19:00.059 --> 00:19:01.079 who's struggling 00:19:01.079 --> 00:19:02.519 does that make any sense 00:19:02.519 --> 00:19:03.220 he's there 00:19:03.220 --> 00:19:04.839 he's already there 00:19:04.839 --> 00:19:07.559 god 00:19:07.559 --> 00:19:08.400 heal her 00:19:08.400 --> 00:19:09.160 if that's your will 00:19:09.160 --> 00:19:11.000 god heal him 00:19:11.000 --> 00:19:13.519 if you'll be glorified from that 00:19:13.519 --> 00:19:15.339 but whatever happens 00:19:15.339 --> 00:19:16.740 we're going to trust you 00:19:16.740 --> 00:19:18.500 we must pray 00:19:18.500 --> 00:19:19.600 how jesus 00:19:19.600 --> 00:19:20.900 taught us to pray 00:19:20.900 --> 00:19:21.620 otherwise 00:19:21.620 --> 00:19:23.740 our words start to become meaningless 00:19:23.740 --> 00:19:26.940 we're not thinking about what we're actually saying 00:19:26.940 --> 00:19:28.920 we're not thinking about what we're actually asking 00:19:28.920 --> 00:19:30.980 the god of the universe to do 00:19:30.980 --> 00:19:35.440 now that doesn't mean that when we pray on wednesday night or some other time that 00:19:35.440 --> 00:19:36.160 you know 00:19:36.160 --> 00:19:39.559 we're going to start pointing fingers at each other if somebody says be with 00:19:39.559 --> 00:19:39.900 okay 00:19:39.900 --> 00:19:41.000 let's not do that 00:19:41.000 --> 00:19:43.819 let's have grace toward one another 00:19:43.819 --> 00:19:49.640 there's probably going to be times in my life from here until the day god calls me home that i say be with somebody 00:19:49.640 --> 00:19:49.960 all right 00:19:49.960 --> 00:19:50.960 but i'm going to work on it 00:19:50.960 --> 00:19:53.039 i'm going to work on breaking that habit 00:19:53.039 --> 00:19:56.500 and pray more meaningful intentional prayers 00:19:56.500 --> 00:20:00.160 for myself for my family for others 00:20:00.160 --> 00:20:02.620 to our heavenly father 00:20:02.620 --> 00:20:04.680 so number two 00:20:04.680 --> 00:20:06.560 prayer keeps our perspective 00:20:06.560 --> 00:20:08.540 centered on god 00:20:08.540 --> 00:20:10.580 that's a great bridge to go into this 00:20:10.580 --> 00:20:12.820 what are we actually saying 00:20:12.820 --> 00:20:14.920 who are we actually talking to 00:20:14.920 --> 00:20:17.060 we've got to remember that jesus 00:20:17.060 --> 00:20:19.120 god himself is listening 00:20:19.120 --> 00:20:20.880 he is listening 00:20:20.880 --> 00:20:22.100 we have access 00:20:22.100 --> 00:20:24.960 by the sacrifice of jesus christ 00:20:24.960 --> 00:20:26.019 on the cross 00:20:26.019 --> 00:20:26.960 by his death 00:20:26.960 --> 00:20:28.279 that paid for our sin 00:20:28.279 --> 00:20:29.920 and broke down the barrier 00:20:29.920 --> 00:20:31.380 between you and god 00:20:31.380 --> 00:20:33.120 broke down the barrier 00:20:33.120 --> 00:20:33.900 between me 00:20:33.900 --> 00:20:34.539 and god 00:20:34.539 --> 00:20:36.840 we now have access 00:20:36.840 --> 00:20:38.180 to our heavenly father 00:20:38.180 --> 00:20:39.240 so our prayer 00:20:39.240 --> 00:20:40.299 when we talk to him 00:20:40.299 --> 00:20:41.220 that attention 00:20:41.220 --> 00:20:41.920 that prayer 00:20:41.920 --> 00:20:43.500 all of that should be centered 00:20:43.500 --> 00:20:44.559 on him 00:20:44.559 --> 00:20:45.420 jeremiah 00:20:45.420 --> 00:20:46.200 chapter 9 00:20:46.200 --> 00:20:47.980 this is what the lord says 00:20:47.980 --> 00:20:49.240 let not the wise 00:20:49.240 --> 00:20:50.420 boast of their wisdom 00:20:50.420 --> 00:20:51.799 let not the strong 00:20:51.799 --> 00:20:52.920 boast of their strength 00:20:52.920 --> 00:20:53.559 or the rich 00:20:53.559 --> 00:20:54.980 boast of their riches 00:20:54.980 --> 00:20:55.980 but that's what we do 00:20:55.980 --> 00:20:56.380 isn't it 00:20:56.380 --> 00:20:57.680 if you're wise 00:20:57.680 --> 00:20:58.380 if you're smart 00:20:58.380 --> 00:20:59.960 sometimes that's going to come out 00:20:59.960 --> 00:21:00.599 you're going to want everybody 00:21:00.599 --> 00:21:01.220 to know about it 00:21:01.220 --> 00:21:03.079 if you're strong or rich 00:21:03.079 --> 00:21:04.920 sometimes we can't help 00:21:04.920 --> 00:21:05.940 but let everybody else 00:21:05.940 --> 00:21:06.579 know about it 00:21:06.579 --> 00:21:08.420 that's what human nature 00:21:08.420 --> 00:21:09.220 wants to do 00:21:09.220 --> 00:21:10.200 but god says 00:21:10.200 --> 00:21:11.000 don't do that 00:21:11.000 --> 00:21:11.440 instead 00:21:11.440 --> 00:21:13.299 let the one who boasts 00:21:13.299 --> 00:21:14.599 boast about this 00:21:14.599 --> 00:21:16.200 that they have understanding 00:21:16.200 --> 00:21:18.579 to know me 00:21:18.579 --> 00:21:20.400 god 00:21:20.400 --> 00:21:22.819 that i am the lord 00:21:22.819 --> 00:21:25.259 and i exercise kindness 00:21:25.259 --> 00:21:26.099 and justice 00:21:26.099 --> 00:21:26.960 and righteousness 00:21:26.960 --> 00:21:28.179 on the earth 00:21:28.179 --> 00:21:29.240 for in these 00:21:29.240 --> 00:21:30.079 i delight 00:21:30.079 --> 00:21:31.119 declares the lord 00:21:31.119 --> 00:21:32.299 this is why we pray 00:21:32.299 --> 00:21:34.419 god is the lord 00:21:34.419 --> 00:21:35.659 he is jehovah god 00:21:35.659 --> 00:21:36.659 he is the creator 00:21:36.659 --> 00:21:37.599 of all that is 00:21:37.599 --> 00:21:39.119 he holds it all 00:21:39.119 --> 00:21:39.799 in his hand 00:21:39.799 --> 00:21:41.259 he is all powerful 00:21:41.259 --> 00:21:42.579 we call that omnipotent 00:21:42.579 --> 00:21:44.240 he is all knowing 00:21:44.240 --> 00:21:45.480 we call that omniscient 00:21:45.480 --> 00:21:46.859 and he is everywhere 00:21:46.859 --> 00:21:47.839 at all times 00:21:47.839 --> 00:21:48.359 we call that 00:21:48.359 --> 00:21:49.419 omnipresent 00:21:49.420 --> 00:21:52.779 god is sovereign 00:21:52.779 --> 00:21:53.779 god rules 00:21:53.779 --> 00:21:54.680 over it all 00:21:54.680 --> 00:21:55.800 and he says 00:21:55.800 --> 00:21:57.259 i can exercise 00:21:57.259 --> 00:21:57.940 kindness 00:21:57.940 --> 00:21:58.480 justice 00:21:58.480 --> 00:21:59.240 and righteousness 00:21:59.240 --> 00:22:00.420 on the earth 00:22:00.420 --> 00:22:02.019 what more do we pray for 00:22:02.019 --> 00:22:03.380 but kindness 00:22:03.380 --> 00:22:03.980 justice 00:22:03.980 --> 00:22:04.640 justice 00:22:04.640 --> 00:22:05.519 and righteousness 00:22:05.519 --> 00:22:07.560 god is the only one 00:22:07.560 --> 00:22:09.400 who can make those things happen 00:22:09.400 --> 00:22:12.080 and you can depend on politicians 00:22:12.080 --> 00:22:13.300 but that's a losing battle 00:22:13.300 --> 00:22:15.600 and i'm not against politicians 00:22:15.600 --> 00:22:16.740 i thank god 00:22:16.740 --> 00:22:17.880 for the ones of integrity 00:22:17.880 --> 00:22:19.340 and especially those 00:22:19.340 --> 00:22:20.200 who try to follow 00:22:20.200 --> 00:22:21.760 god's leading in their life 00:22:21.760 --> 00:22:22.920 who are serving us 00:22:22.920 --> 00:22:23.580 at the local 00:22:23.580 --> 00:22:24.300 state 00:22:24.300 --> 00:22:25.200 national level 00:22:25.200 --> 00:22:26.960 we need them 00:22:26.960 --> 00:22:27.300 in those 00:22:27.300 --> 00:22:28.140 in those offices 00:22:28.140 --> 00:22:30.520 but you can't depend 00:22:30.520 --> 00:22:31.540 on human politics 00:22:31.540 --> 00:22:33.340 to always exercise 00:22:33.340 --> 00:22:33.760 kindness 00:22:33.760 --> 00:22:34.240 justice 00:22:34.240 --> 00:22:34.840 and righteousness 00:22:34.840 --> 00:22:35.380 can you 00:22:35.380 --> 00:22:38.140 but god can 00:22:38.140 --> 00:22:39.300 that's why we bring 00:22:39.300 --> 00:22:39.880 our requests 00:22:39.880 --> 00:22:40.720 to him 00:22:40.720 --> 00:22:43.080 i love this quote 00:22:43.080 --> 00:22:43.840 by the one who wrote 00:22:43.840 --> 00:22:44.860 that commentary series 00:22:44.860 --> 00:22:45.220 he says 00:22:45.220 --> 00:22:46.600 prayer prepares us 00:22:46.599 --> 00:22:48.379 for the proper use 00:22:48.379 --> 00:22:49.379 of the answer 00:22:49.379 --> 00:22:50.259 what do we mean by that 00:22:50.259 --> 00:22:51.899 prayer prepares us 00:22:51.899 --> 00:22:53.279 for the proper use 00:22:53.279 --> 00:22:54.019 of the answer 00:22:54.019 --> 00:22:54.959 we mean that 00:22:54.959 --> 00:22:56.679 if we are asking god 00:22:56.679 --> 00:22:57.240 to move 00:22:57.240 --> 00:22:58.259 are we ready 00:22:58.259 --> 00:22:59.299 for when he answers 00:22:59.299 --> 00:23:01.159 what are we going to do 00:23:01.159 --> 00:23:02.259 when he answers 00:23:02.259 --> 00:23:02.619 well 00:23:02.619 --> 00:23:03.240 again 00:23:03.240 --> 00:23:04.240 we're not robots 00:23:04.240 --> 00:23:06.039 if we had a need 00:23:06.039 --> 00:23:07.639 and god just immediately 00:23:07.639 --> 00:23:08.599 met that need 00:23:08.599 --> 00:23:09.539 without us 00:23:09.539 --> 00:23:10.359 going to him 00:23:10.359 --> 00:23:10.859 first 00:23:10.859 --> 00:23:12.059 how grateful 00:23:12.059 --> 00:23:12.779 would we be 00:23:12.779 --> 00:23:13.839 and how likely 00:23:13.839 --> 00:23:14.480 would we be 00:23:14.480 --> 00:23:15.619 to misuse 00:23:15.619 --> 00:23:16.980 to misuse 00:23:16.980 --> 00:23:19.220 his provision 00:23:19.220 --> 00:23:21.119 for our own desires 00:23:21.119 --> 00:23:22.700 our own fleshly lust 00:23:22.700 --> 00:23:24.480 instead of god's will 00:23:24.480 --> 00:23:27.180 so if i have a need 00:23:27.180 --> 00:23:28.299 and i don't 00:23:28.299 --> 00:23:29.319 go to god 00:23:29.319 --> 00:23:29.879 and say god 00:23:29.879 --> 00:23:31.079 please meet this need 00:23:31.079 --> 00:23:32.299 and then he meets 00:23:32.299 --> 00:23:32.899 the need 00:23:32.899 --> 00:23:35.599 but i never went 00:23:35.599 --> 00:23:36.139 to him 00:23:36.139 --> 00:23:38.519 i never brought 00:23:38.519 --> 00:23:39.160 that request 00:23:39.160 --> 00:23:39.660 to him 00:23:39.660 --> 00:23:41.120 do i give him 00:23:41.120 --> 00:23:41.980 any glory for it 00:23:41.980 --> 00:23:43.640 do i give him 00:23:43.640 --> 00:23:44.140 any credit 00:23:44.140 --> 00:23:44.900 does he get any 00:23:44.900 --> 00:23:45.759 honor at all 00:23:45.759 --> 00:23:46.420 no 00:23:46.420 --> 00:23:48.740 i just think 00:23:48.740 --> 00:23:50.060 hey i'm a lucky guy 00:23:50.060 --> 00:23:51.940 my need got met 00:23:51.940 --> 00:23:53.220 good for me 00:23:53.220 --> 00:23:54.160 that's karma man 00:23:54.160 --> 00:23:56.040 clean living 00:23:56.040 --> 00:23:59.400 no 00:23:59.400 --> 00:24:01.279 when we take 00:24:01.279 --> 00:24:01.980 our request 00:24:01.980 --> 00:24:02.540 to god 00:24:02.540 --> 00:24:03.080 it prepares 00:24:03.080 --> 00:24:04.000 our hearts 00:24:04.000 --> 00:24:06.720 to use the answer 00:24:06.720 --> 00:24:07.920 according to god's will 00:24:07.920 --> 00:24:08.720 because we know 00:24:08.720 --> 00:24:09.759 where it came from 00:24:09.759 --> 00:24:11.579 we know 00:24:11.579 --> 00:24:13.000 that man 00:24:13.000 --> 00:24:13.759 we were facing 00:24:13.759 --> 00:24:15.740 a financial disaster 00:24:15.740 --> 00:24:17.799 and we had no way out 00:24:17.799 --> 00:24:18.519 and god 00:24:18.519 --> 00:24:19.880 intervened 00:24:19.880 --> 00:24:20.539 because we 00:24:20.539 --> 00:24:21.559 we took it to him 00:24:21.559 --> 00:24:23.400 so then he gets the glory 00:24:23.400 --> 00:24:24.319 and then we say 00:24:24.319 --> 00:24:25.279 god what do you want me 00:24:25.279 --> 00:24:25.920 to do now 00:24:25.920 --> 00:24:28.079 with this provision 00:24:28.079 --> 00:24:29.339 that you've given to me 00:24:29.339 --> 00:24:31.299 how can i 00:24:31.299 --> 00:24:32.360 bless you 00:24:32.360 --> 00:24:33.819 by blessing others 00:24:33.819 --> 00:24:35.720 with what you've given me 00:24:35.720 --> 00:24:36.799 so prayer 00:24:36.799 --> 00:24:37.900 prepares us 00:24:37.900 --> 00:24:39.500 for the proper use 00:24:39.500 --> 00:24:40.900 of the answer 00:24:40.900 --> 00:24:41.799 would you go to 00:24:41.799 --> 00:24:42.900 first john 5 00:24:42.900 --> 00:24:43.579 and verse 14 00:24:43.579 --> 00:24:44.000 with me 00:24:44.000 --> 00:24:45.200 i'm going to turn over there 00:24:45.200 --> 00:24:46.240 i don't have it on the screen 00:24:46.240 --> 00:24:47.160 because i wanted us to look 00:24:47.160 --> 00:24:47.900 at the words 00:24:47.900 --> 00:24:49.140 in the scripture 00:24:49.140 --> 00:24:49.920 if possible 00:24:49.920 --> 00:24:51.500 first john chapter 5 00:24:51.500 --> 00:24:53.860 and verse 14 00:24:53.860 --> 00:24:58.680 give you a minute 00:24:58.680 --> 00:24:59.720 to get over there 00:24:59.720 --> 00:25:10.960 everybody doing all right 00:25:10.960 --> 00:25:11.320 this morning 00:25:11.320 --> 00:25:13.440 y'all glad to be in church 00:25:13.440 --> 00:25:14.500 amen 00:25:14.500 --> 00:25:15.140 me too 00:25:15.140 --> 00:25:16.039 all right 00:25:16.039 --> 00:25:16.799 first john 5 00:25:16.799 --> 00:25:17.240 14 00:25:17.240 --> 00:25:18.420 i'm going to read 00:25:18.420 --> 00:25:19.759 from the new international version 00:25:19.759 --> 00:25:21.000 down through 00:25:21.000 --> 00:25:22.039 verse 15 00:25:22.039 --> 00:25:23.680 this is the confidence 00:25:23.680 --> 00:25:24.420 we have 00:25:24.420 --> 00:25:25.600 in approaching god 00:25:25.599 --> 00:25:29.000 okay you ready for what follows 00:25:29.000 --> 00:25:31.299 here's why we have the confidence 00:25:31.299 --> 00:25:33.719 this is what we know to be true 00:25:33.719 --> 00:25:35.039 this is the confidence we have 00:25:35.039 --> 00:25:36.039 we're confident in this 00:25:36.039 --> 00:25:38.539 that if we ask anything 00:25:38.539 --> 00:25:40.839 according to god's will 00:25:40.839 --> 00:25:42.839 he hears us 00:25:42.839 --> 00:25:45.399 that right there 00:25:45.399 --> 00:25:46.879 just don't even go on to 15 yet 00:25:46.879 --> 00:25:47.899 that right there 00:25:47.899 --> 00:25:49.579 is a powerful promise 00:25:49.579 --> 00:25:51.079 that right there 00:25:51.079 --> 00:25:52.639 sets god's children apart 00:25:52.639 --> 00:25:54.599 from everyone else in the world 00:25:54.599 --> 00:25:56.119 you understand 00:25:56.119 --> 00:25:56.919 that people 00:25:56.919 --> 00:25:58.319 who don't know god 00:25:58.319 --> 00:25:59.419 people who have not 00:25:59.419 --> 00:26:00.399 repented from their sin 00:26:00.399 --> 00:26:01.480 and turn to jesus 00:26:01.480 --> 00:26:02.859 and place all their faith 00:26:02.859 --> 00:26:03.240 in him 00:26:03.240 --> 00:26:04.079 for the forgiveness 00:26:04.079 --> 00:26:04.859 and the cleansing 00:26:04.859 --> 00:26:05.539 of their sin 00:26:05.539 --> 00:26:06.719 to start a new life 00:26:06.719 --> 00:26:07.799 with him as their child 00:26:07.799 --> 00:26:09.459 those kinds of people 00:26:09.459 --> 00:26:10.579 who have never done that 00:26:10.579 --> 00:26:11.539 they're still praying 00:26:11.539 --> 00:26:13.459 they're still praying 00:26:13.459 --> 00:26:14.179 they don't even know 00:26:14.179 --> 00:26:14.980 to whom 00:26:14.980 --> 00:26:17.839 but god doesn't hear 00:26:17.839 --> 00:26:18.439 the prayers 00:26:18.439 --> 00:26:19.819 of those who are not 00:26:19.819 --> 00:26:20.500 his children 00:26:20.500 --> 00:26:23.000 unless they are turning 00:26:23.000 --> 00:26:23.500 to him 00:26:23.500 --> 00:26:24.680 when he's been drawing 00:26:24.680 --> 00:26:25.839 them for the forgiveness 00:26:25.839 --> 00:26:26.640 of their sins 00:26:26.640 --> 00:26:27.759 but we know 00:26:27.759 --> 00:26:29.859 that as his children 00:26:29.859 --> 00:26:31.119 the father 00:26:31.119 --> 00:26:32.440 hears his children 00:26:32.440 --> 00:26:34.240 so we know 00:26:34.240 --> 00:26:35.099 we are confident 00:26:35.099 --> 00:26:36.039 that if we ask 00:26:36.039 --> 00:26:36.680 anything 00:26:36.680 --> 00:26:38.440 according to his will 00:26:38.440 --> 00:26:40.160 he hears us 00:26:40.160 --> 00:26:41.539 and 00:26:41.539 --> 00:26:43.140 if we know 00:26:43.140 --> 00:26:44.259 that he hears us 00:26:44.259 --> 00:26:46.380 then whatever we ask 00:26:46.380 --> 00:26:47.279 now 00:26:47.279 --> 00:26:48.099 jump back up 00:26:48.099 --> 00:26:48.759 to verse 14 00:26:48.759 --> 00:26:50.380 according to his will 00:26:50.380 --> 00:26:52.080 we know 00:26:52.080 --> 00:26:53.100 that we have 00:26:53.100 --> 00:26:54.520 what we ask 00:26:54.520 --> 00:26:54.860 of him 00:26:54.860 --> 00:26:57.240 do you realize 00:26:57.240 --> 00:26:57.900 the power 00:26:57.900 --> 00:26:58.880 in that promise 00:26:58.880 --> 00:27:01.700 if you are asking 00:27:01.700 --> 00:27:02.400 according 00:27:02.400 --> 00:27:03.460 to god's will 00:27:03.460 --> 00:27:04.740 god will give it 00:27:04.740 --> 00:27:05.320 to you 00:27:05.320 --> 00:27:08.840 god will 00:27:08.840 --> 00:27:09.820 give it to you 00:27:09.820 --> 00:27:11.460 but it's got to be 00:27:11.460 --> 00:27:12.400 according to his will 00:27:12.400 --> 00:27:14.560 i can ask him 00:27:14.560 --> 00:27:15.440 for a million dollars 00:27:15.440 --> 00:27:15.880 tomorrow 00:27:15.880 --> 00:27:17.780 and if 00:27:17.780 --> 00:27:19.020 for some reason 00:27:19.020 --> 00:27:19.720 it's his will 00:27:19.720 --> 00:27:20.520 for me to have it 00:27:20.520 --> 00:27:22.120 then i'll have it 00:27:22.120 --> 00:27:22.640 but 00:27:22.640 --> 00:27:24.780 knowing myself 00:27:24.780 --> 00:27:25.220 i don't think 00:27:25.220 --> 00:27:25.940 it's his will 00:27:25.940 --> 00:27:26.660 for me to have it 00:27:26.660 --> 00:27:29.180 i'm not going to ask 00:27:29.180 --> 00:27:29.600 for that 00:27:29.600 --> 00:27:30.340 because i don't see 00:27:30.340 --> 00:27:31.600 anywhere in the scriptures 00:27:31.600 --> 00:27:33.140 that it's god's will 00:27:33.140 --> 00:27:34.180 for me to have a million dollars 00:27:34.180 --> 00:27:36.740 but i know 00:27:36.740 --> 00:27:37.700 that it's god's will 00:27:37.700 --> 00:27:38.940 for me 00:27:38.940 --> 00:27:39.380 to be 00:27:39.380 --> 00:27:40.440 to love my wife 00:27:40.440 --> 00:27:40.720 well 00:27:40.720 --> 00:27:42.040 i know it's god's will 00:27:42.040 --> 00:27:42.540 for me to 00:27:42.540 --> 00:27:43.520 be a good dad 00:27:43.519 --> 00:27:44.200 to my kids 00:27:44.200 --> 00:27:45.680 i know it's god's will 00:27:45.680 --> 00:27:46.579 for me to work hard 00:27:46.579 --> 00:27:48.019 i know it's god's will 00:27:48.019 --> 00:27:49.139 for me to read his word 00:27:49.139 --> 00:27:50.599 i know it's god's will 00:27:50.599 --> 00:27:51.220 for me to treat 00:27:51.220 --> 00:27:52.200 my neighbor correctly 00:27:52.200 --> 00:27:54.079 i know it's god's will 00:27:54.079 --> 00:27:55.079 for me to have integrity 00:27:55.079 --> 00:27:57.379 you understand 00:27:57.379 --> 00:27:59.079 these are the things 00:27:59.079 --> 00:28:00.039 that really matter 00:28:00.039 --> 00:28:00.680 in life 00:28:00.680 --> 00:28:01.759 the things that really 00:28:01.759 --> 00:28:02.599 make a difference 00:28:02.599 --> 00:28:03.400 in who we are 00:28:03.400 --> 00:28:04.319 and a blessing 00:28:04.319 --> 00:28:05.200 to our families 00:28:05.200 --> 00:28:05.839 to those 00:28:05.839 --> 00:28:07.299 who we interact with 00:28:07.299 --> 00:28:08.960 god will answer 00:28:08.960 --> 00:28:09.759 those prayers 00:28:09.759 --> 00:28:10.599 if it's in accordance 00:28:10.599 --> 00:28:12.240 with his will 00:28:12.240 --> 00:28:13.859 god i'm worried 00:28:13.859 --> 00:28:14.920 about my sister 00:28:14.920 --> 00:28:15.960 i don't know 00:28:15.960 --> 00:28:16.779 if she's 00:28:16.779 --> 00:28:18.120 a christian 00:28:18.120 --> 00:28:18.620 i don't know 00:28:18.620 --> 00:28:20.019 if she follows jesus 00:28:20.019 --> 00:28:20.720 god i'm worried 00:28:20.720 --> 00:28:21.259 about my 00:28:21.259 --> 00:28:22.359 son 00:28:22.359 --> 00:28:24.859 i'm afraid 00:28:24.859 --> 00:28:25.480 for the choices 00:28:25.480 --> 00:28:26.180 that he's making 00:28:26.180 --> 00:28:26.880 in his life 00:28:26.880 --> 00:28:27.920 god i'm worried 00:28:27.920 --> 00:28:28.900 about my wife 00:28:28.900 --> 00:28:30.200 her health 00:28:30.200 --> 00:28:30.819 is failing 00:28:30.819 --> 00:28:32.680 and i'm gonna trust 00:28:32.680 --> 00:28:33.740 whatever your will is 00:28:33.740 --> 00:28:34.759 but if it is your will 00:28:34.759 --> 00:28:35.660 please heal her 00:28:35.660 --> 00:28:36.720 if we pray 00:28:36.720 --> 00:28:37.460 in accordance 00:28:37.460 --> 00:28:38.799 with god's 00:28:38.799 --> 00:28:39.240 will 00:28:39.240 --> 00:28:41.740 he hears us 00:28:41.740 --> 00:28:43.079 and we will have 00:28:43.079 --> 00:28:44.880 what we ask 00:28:44.880 --> 00:28:47.019 what a powerful promise 00:28:47.019 --> 00:28:49.460 so again our takeaway 00:28:49.460 --> 00:28:50.059 is this 00:28:50.059 --> 00:28:51.680 do my prayers 00:28:51.680 --> 00:28:52.099 come 00:28:52.099 --> 00:28:54.180 from immediate need 00:28:54.180 --> 00:28:56.339 or daily dependence 00:28:56.339 --> 00:28:58.019 i want to flesh that out 00:28:58.019 --> 00:28:58.960 just a minute longer 00:28:58.960 --> 00:28:59.759 before we close 00:28:59.759 --> 00:29:03.259 how many times 00:29:03.259 --> 00:29:04.539 do we pray 00:29:04.539 --> 00:29:06.400 reactionary prayers 00:29:06.400 --> 00:29:08.120 you know what i mean 00:29:08.120 --> 00:29:10.759 something bad happens 00:29:10.759 --> 00:29:11.660 so we go to god 00:29:11.660 --> 00:29:12.360 right 00:29:12.360 --> 00:29:16.180 because we're not 00:29:16.180 --> 00:29:17.380 already in the habit 00:29:17.380 --> 00:29:19.700 of daily depending 00:29:19.700 --> 00:29:20.660 on god 00:29:20.660 --> 00:29:24.720 how weird would it be 00:29:24.720 --> 00:29:27.160 if my kids 00:29:27.160 --> 00:29:28.820 never talked to me 00:29:28.820 --> 00:29:30.460 unless they really 00:29:30.460 --> 00:29:31.280 needed something 00:29:31.279 --> 00:29:37.920 some of you are saying 00:29:37.920 --> 00:29:38.519 i got teenagers 00:29:38.519 --> 00:29:39.079 and that's about 00:29:39.079 --> 00:29:40.000 what it sounds like 00:29:40.000 --> 00:29:43.819 it's not a great 00:29:43.819 --> 00:29:44.460 relationship 00:29:44.460 --> 00:29:45.180 is it 00:29:45.180 --> 00:29:49.279 but when we are 00:29:49.279 --> 00:29:50.779 in daily communication 00:29:50.779 --> 00:29:53.460 not just for god 00:29:53.460 --> 00:29:54.240 to give us 00:29:54.240 --> 00:29:55.319 our bread 00:29:55.319 --> 00:29:57.420 or our provision 00:29:57.420 --> 00:29:58.460 or our sustenance 00:29:58.460 --> 00:30:00.379 food wise 00:30:00.379 --> 00:30:01.039 for that day 00:30:01.039 --> 00:30:02.119 but if we are 00:30:02.119 --> 00:30:03.299 in daily communication 00:30:03.299 --> 00:30:04.000 for god 00:30:04.000 --> 00:30:04.619 to give us 00:30:04.619 --> 00:30:06.159 everything that we need 00:30:06.159 --> 00:30:07.759 patience 00:30:07.759 --> 00:30:09.740 how many of you 00:30:09.740 --> 00:30:11.099 pray for patience 00:30:11.099 --> 00:30:12.240 or avoid praying 00:30:12.240 --> 00:30:12.819 for patience 00:30:12.819 --> 00:30:13.359 because then 00:30:13.359 --> 00:30:15.559 you know how it works 00:30:15.559 --> 00:30:18.859 how many times 00:30:18.859 --> 00:30:19.759 do we actually 00:30:19.759 --> 00:30:20.599 go to god 00:30:20.599 --> 00:30:21.399 every day 00:30:21.399 --> 00:30:22.659 and say god 00:30:22.659 --> 00:30:23.639 i need you 00:30:23.639 --> 00:30:24.759 to get through 00:30:24.759 --> 00:30:25.319 this today 00:30:25.319 --> 00:30:27.960 when the good things 00:30:27.960 --> 00:30:28.240 happen 00:30:28.240 --> 00:30:28.960 when the blessings 00:30:28.960 --> 00:30:29.399 come 00:30:29.400 --> 00:30:30.280 when the times 00:30:30.280 --> 00:30:30.820 of plenty 00:30:30.820 --> 00:30:31.420 are here 00:30:31.420 --> 00:30:32.680 and we're loving it 00:30:32.680 --> 00:30:33.759 we're rocking 00:30:33.759 --> 00:30:34.540 on top of the world 00:30:34.540 --> 00:30:35.560 that's my go-to phrase 00:30:35.560 --> 00:30:38.900 do we go to god 00:30:38.900 --> 00:30:39.440 and say god 00:30:39.440 --> 00:30:39.980 thank you 00:30:39.980 --> 00:30:41.680 thank you for giving me 00:30:41.680 --> 00:30:41.920 this 00:30:41.920 --> 00:30:42.580 or do we just 00:30:42.580 --> 00:30:43.340 enjoy the moment 00:30:43.340 --> 00:30:45.080 and we don't ever 00:30:45.080 --> 00:30:45.620 give credit 00:30:45.620 --> 00:30:46.120 to the one 00:30:46.120 --> 00:30:46.600 who provides 00:30:46.599 --> 00:30:49.679 how often 00:30:49.679 --> 00:30:50.759 do we pray 00:30:50.759 --> 00:30:51.359 how often 00:30:51.359 --> 00:30:52.539 reflect daily 00:30:52.539 --> 00:30:53.179 dependence 00:30:53.179 --> 00:30:53.839 on god 00:30:53.839 --> 00:30:54.899 or do we just 00:30:54.899 --> 00:30:56.059 pray in the moment 00:30:56.059 --> 00:30:57.399 these reactionary 00:30:57.399 --> 00:30:57.919 prayers 00:30:57.919 --> 00:30:59.859 when we feel 00:30:59.859 --> 00:31:00.679 like we have to 00:31:00.679 --> 00:31:01.139 and we have 00:31:01.139 --> 00:31:02.279 nowhere else 00:31:02.279 --> 00:31:03.579 to turn 00:31:03.579 --> 00:31:05.859 now i thank god 00:31:05.859 --> 00:31:07.179 that he's there 00:31:07.179 --> 00:31:08.480 even when we have 00:31:08.480 --> 00:31:09.339 nowhere else 00:31:09.339 --> 00:31:09.879 to turn 00:31:09.879 --> 00:31:11.219 but y'all 00:31:11.219 --> 00:31:12.639 he was always 00:31:12.639 --> 00:31:13.399 the first stop 00:31:13.399 --> 00:31:14.139 to begin with 00:31:14.140 --> 00:31:15.440 he should have 00:31:15.440 --> 00:31:15.880 been the first 00:31:15.880 --> 00:31:16.740 place we turned 00:31:16.740 --> 00:31:17.759 before we turned 00:31:17.759 --> 00:31:18.540 anywhere else 00:31:18.540 --> 00:31:20.020 all those other 00:31:20.020 --> 00:31:20.460 times 00:31:20.460 --> 00:31:21.440 when we thought 00:31:21.440 --> 00:31:22.040 there was another 00:31:22.040 --> 00:31:22.900 way to fix it 00:31:22.900 --> 00:31:24.480 god still should 00:31:24.480 --> 00:31:24.800 have been 00:31:24.800 --> 00:31:26.020 our first stop 00:31:26.020 --> 00:31:28.259 so do my prayers 00:31:28.259 --> 00:31:29.180 come from 00:31:29.180 --> 00:31:30.200 immediate need 00:31:30.200 --> 00:31:31.600 or from daily 00:31:31.600 --> 00:31:32.240 dependence 00:31:32.240 --> 00:31:33.360 now god doesn't 00:31:33.360 --> 00:31:33.860 sit up there 00:31:33.860 --> 00:31:34.560 and wag his finger 00:31:34.560 --> 00:31:35.220 at us and say 00:31:35.220 --> 00:31:36.020 well you haven't 00:31:36.020 --> 00:31:36.720 been talking to me 00:31:36.720 --> 00:31:37.240 all week 00:31:37.240 --> 00:31:37.860 or you haven't 00:31:37.860 --> 00:31:38.440 been talking to me 00:31:38.440 --> 00:31:38.860 all month 00:31:38.860 --> 00:31:39.240 or you haven't 00:31:39.240 --> 00:31:39.820 been talking to me 00:31:39.820 --> 00:31:40.320 in years 00:31:40.320 --> 00:31:41.180 so why should 00:31:41.180 --> 00:31:41.780 i listen to you 00:31:41.780 --> 00:31:42.060 now 00:31:42.059 --> 00:31:43.099 now that's not 00:31:43.099 --> 00:31:43.859 how god works 00:31:43.859 --> 00:31:45.159 god loves us 00:31:45.159 --> 00:31:45.599 that's how we 00:31:45.599 --> 00:31:46.059 would work 00:31:46.059 --> 00:31:46.440 right 00:31:46.440 --> 00:31:47.159 that's how you 00:31:47.159 --> 00:31:47.779 and i would be 00:31:47.779 --> 00:31:48.720 with each other 00:31:48.720 --> 00:31:49.960 but god's not 00:31:49.960 --> 00:31:50.679 that way with us 00:31:50.679 --> 00:31:51.579 he loves us 00:31:51.579 --> 00:31:52.240 unconditionally 00:31:52.240 --> 00:31:53.700 that's why he sent 00:31:53.700 --> 00:31:54.319 his son to die 00:31:54.319 --> 00:31:54.839 for us 00:31:54.839 --> 00:31:57.059 so we should go 00:31:57.059 --> 00:31:57.720 to him every day 00:31:57.720 --> 00:31:59.460 daily depend on 00:31:59.460 --> 00:32:00.899 him for to meet 00:32:00.899 --> 00:32:01.460 our needs 00:32:01.460 --> 00:32:02.559 both physical 00:32:02.559 --> 00:32:03.299 emotional 00:32:03.299 --> 00:32:03.839 spiritual 00:32:03.839 --> 00:32:04.319 mental 00:32:04.319 --> 00:32:05.960 god can make 00:32:05.960 --> 00:32:06.759 such a powerful 00:32:06.759 --> 00:32:07.319 difference 00:32:07.319 --> 00:32:08.779 holistically 00:32:08.779 --> 00:32:09.899 across the board 00:32:09.899 --> 00:32:11.200 in our lives 00:32:11.200 --> 00:32:13.200 but we gotta 00:32:13.200 --> 00:32:13.799 daily depend 00:32:13.799 --> 00:32:14.200 on him 00:32:14.200 --> 00:32:15.519 let's ask god 00:32:15.519 --> 00:32:15.860 to do that 00:32:15.860 --> 00:32:16.039 now 00:32:16.039 --> 00:32:16.319 would you 00:32:16.319 --> 00:32:16.759 bow with me 00:32:16.759 --> 00:32:17.120 in prayer 00:32:17.120 --> 00:32:19.120 god we don't 00:32:19.120 --> 00:32:19.840 know exactly 00:32:19.840 --> 00:32:21.160 what's on every 00:32:21.160 --> 00:32:21.819 heart this morning 00:32:21.819 --> 00:32:22.660 i i can't 00:32:22.660 --> 00:32:23.299 possibly know 00:32:23.299 --> 00:32:23.740 the burdens 00:32:23.740 --> 00:32:24.480 on every heart 00:32:24.480 --> 00:32:25.039 i know some 00:32:25.039 --> 00:32:25.299 of them 00:32:25.299 --> 00:32:26.319 some have 00:32:26.319 --> 00:32:26.840 shared what's 00:32:26.840 --> 00:32:27.200 going on 00:32:27.200 --> 00:32:27.420 in their 00:32:27.420 --> 00:32:27.779 lives 00:32:27.779 --> 00:32:28.299 right now 00:32:28.299 --> 00:32:28.700 we've got 00:32:28.700 --> 00:32:29.120 people 00:32:29.120 --> 00:32:30.220 this morning 00:32:30.220 --> 00:32:31.000 who are in 00:32:31.000 --> 00:32:31.299 need 00:32:31.299 --> 00:32:32.640 physical need 00:32:32.640 --> 00:32:33.440 there's been 00:32:33.440 --> 00:32:34.000 deaths in 00:32:34.000 --> 00:32:34.440 families 00:32:34.440 --> 00:32:35.019 there's been 00:32:35.019 --> 00:32:36.559 physical 00:32:36.559 --> 00:32:38.380 ailments 00:32:38.380 --> 00:32:38.700 that have 00:32:38.700 --> 00:32:39.180 popped up 00:32:39.180 --> 00:32:39.620 recently 00:32:39.620 --> 00:32:40.000 that were 00:32:40.000 --> 00:32:40.500 unexpected 00:32:40.500 --> 00:32:43.599 god none 00:32:43.599 --> 00:32:43.900 of that 00:32:43.900 --> 00:32:44.420 surprises 00:32:44.420 --> 00:32:44.799 you 00:32:44.799 --> 00:32:45.319 we ask 00:32:45.319 --> 00:32:45.700 you to 00:32:45.700 --> 00:32:46.420 intervene 00:32:46.420 --> 00:32:47.140 on those 00:32:47.140 --> 00:32:47.619 people's 00:32:47.619 --> 00:32:47.880 half 00:32:47.880 --> 00:32:48.960 remind them 00:32:48.960 --> 00:32:49.559 that you 00:32:49.559 --> 00:32:50.059 are god 00:32:50.059 --> 00:32:50.299 and you 00:32:50.299 --> 00:32:50.599 are in 00:32:50.599 --> 00:32:51.079 control 00:32:51.079 --> 00:32:53.140 you always 00:32:53.140 --> 00:32:53.579 have our 00:32:53.579 --> 00:32:53.980 good and 00:32:53.980 --> 00:32:54.519 your glory 00:32:54.519 --> 00:32:56.720 as the 00:32:56.720 --> 00:32:57.299 chief end 00:32:57.299 --> 00:32:57.880 to whatever 00:32:57.880 --> 00:32:58.500 happens in 00:32:58.500 --> 00:32:58.940 our lives 00:32:58.940 --> 00:33:00.359 but god 00:33:00.359 --> 00:33:01.200 remind every 00:33:01.200 --> 00:33:01.700 one of us 00:33:01.700 --> 00:33:02.000 in this 00:33:02.000 --> 00:33:02.240 room 00:33:02.240 --> 00:33:03.559 whether it's 00:33:03.559 --> 00:33:03.960 a child 00:33:03.960 --> 00:33:04.519 a teenager 00:33:04.519 --> 00:33:05.140 an adult 00:33:05.140 --> 00:33:06.920 remind each 00:33:06.920 --> 00:33:07.599 one of us 00:33:07.599 --> 00:33:08.240 to daily 00:33:08.240 --> 00:33:09.140 depend on 00:33:09.140 --> 00:33:10.120 you for 00:33:10.120 --> 00:33:10.600 everything 00:33:10.600 --> 00:33:11.200 we need 00:33:11.200 --> 00:33:12.000 to get 00:33:12.000 --> 00:33:12.280 through 00:33:12.280 --> 00:33:15.600 church we're 00:33:15.600 --> 00:33:16.200 going to sing 00:33:16.200 --> 00:33:16.700 a song in 00:33:16.700 --> 00:33:17.259 just a moment 00:33:17.259 --> 00:33:19.259 but before we 00:33:19.259 --> 00:33:19.940 get started in 00:33:19.940 --> 00:33:21.000 this I want to 00:33:21.000 --> 00:33:21.340 ask these 00:33:21.340 --> 00:33:21.840 questions 00:33:21.840 --> 00:33:24.580 if there's 00:33:24.580 --> 00:33:25.020 somebody 00:33:25.020 --> 00:33:26.780 who doesn't 00:33:26.780 --> 00:33:27.300 know Jesus 00:33:27.300 --> 00:33:27.860 as savior 00:33:27.859 --> 00:33:31.000 I talked 00:33:31.000 --> 00:33:31.439 about the 00:33:31.439 --> 00:33:31.939 gospel and 00:33:31.939 --> 00:33:32.159 the good 00:33:32.159 --> 00:33:32.479 news of 00:33:32.479 --> 00:33:33.019 Jesus for 00:33:33.019 --> 00:33:33.240 a little 00:33:33.240 --> 00:33:33.699 bit in 00:33:33.699 --> 00:33:34.119 the in 00:33:34.119 --> 00:33:34.619 the message 00:33:34.619 --> 00:33:36.539 but let 00:33:36.539 --> 00:33:36.919 me ask 00:33:36.919 --> 00:33:37.479 you this 00:33:37.479 --> 00:33:40.359 you're here 00:33:40.359 --> 00:33:40.719 at church 00:33:40.719 --> 00:33:41.159 this morning 00:33:41.159 --> 00:33:42.439 most of you 00:33:42.439 --> 00:33:42.659 have been 00:33:42.659 --> 00:33:43.000 coming to 00:33:43.000 --> 00:33:43.839 church quite 00:33:43.839 --> 00:33:44.159 a bit 00:33:44.159 --> 00:33:46.439 but walking 00:33:46.439 --> 00:33:46.779 in these 00:33:46.779 --> 00:33:47.439 doors does 00:33:47.439 --> 00:33:48.299 nothing to 00:33:48.299 --> 00:33:48.759 make you a 00:33:48.759 --> 00:33:49.079 Christian 00:33:49.079 --> 00:33:50.359 does nothing 00:33:50.359 --> 00:33:50.639 to make 00:33:50.639 --> 00:33:50.979 God your 00:33:50.979 --> 00:33:51.279 father 00:33:51.279 --> 00:33:52.659 glad you're 00:33:52.659 --> 00:33:52.939 here 00:33:52.939 --> 00:33:53.879 you'll hear 00:33:53.879 --> 00:33:54.359 about God 00:33:54.359 --> 00:33:54.639 here 00:33:54.640 --> 00:33:57.320 there's got 00:33:57.320 --> 00:33:57.680 to be an 00:33:57.680 --> 00:33:58.060 intentional 00:33:58.060 --> 00:33:58.720 decision that 00:33:58.720 --> 00:33:59.200 you make 00:33:59.200 --> 00:34:00.660 you say 00:34:00.660 --> 00:34:01.080 God I'm 00:34:01.080 --> 00:34:01.300 going to 00:34:01.300 --> 00:34:01.720 turn from 00:34:01.720 --> 00:34:02.060 sin 00:34:02.060 --> 00:34:03.300 that doesn't 00:34:03.300 --> 00:34:03.700 mean I'm 00:34:03.700 --> 00:34:04.020 never going 00:34:04.020 --> 00:34:04.340 to sin 00:34:04.340 --> 00:34:04.640 again 00:34:04.640 --> 00:34:06.500 but I'm 00:34:06.500 --> 00:34:06.780 not going 00:34:06.780 --> 00:34:07.280 to let that 00:34:07.280 --> 00:34:07.759 be the 00:34:07.759 --> 00:34:08.220 master of 00:34:08.220 --> 00:34:08.619 me anymore 00:34:08.619 --> 00:34:09.099 I want a 00:34:09.099 --> 00:34:09.559 new master 00:34:09.559 --> 00:34:10.099 I want God 00:34:10.099 --> 00:34:10.440 to be my 00:34:10.440 --> 00:34:10.800 master 00:34:10.800 --> 00:34:12.559 I'm going 00:34:12.559 --> 00:34:12.840 to turn 00:34:12.840 --> 00:34:13.280 from sin 00:34:13.280 --> 00:34:13.460 I'm going 00:34:13.460 --> 00:34:13.700 to turn 00:34:13.700 --> 00:34:14.160 to Jesus 00:34:14.160 --> 00:34:15.119 and you 00:34:15.119 --> 00:34:15.920 recognize that 00:34:15.920 --> 00:34:16.720 Jesus death 00:34:16.720 --> 00:34:17.360 on the cross 00:34:17.360 --> 00:34:18.240 was for the 00:34:18.240 --> 00:34:18.760 payment of 00:34:18.760 --> 00:34:19.280 your sin 00:34:19.280 --> 00:34:22.140 so you 00:34:22.140 --> 00:34:22.559 could be 00:34:22.559 --> 00:34:23.000 freed 00:34:23.000 --> 00:34:23.559 so you 00:34:23.559 --> 00:34:23.960 could be 00:34:23.960 --> 00:34:24.599 saved 00:34:24.599 --> 00:34:26.179 from hell 00:34:26.179 --> 00:34:26.519 from the 00:34:26.519 --> 00:34:26.960 punishment 00:34:26.960 --> 00:34:28.819 that is 00:34:28.819 --> 00:34:29.360 reserved for 00:34:29.360 --> 00:34:29.839 all those 00:34:29.839 --> 00:34:30.219 who die 00:34:30.219 --> 00:34:30.480 without 00:34:30.480 --> 00:34:30.779 Jesus 00:34:30.779 --> 00:34:32.779 so if 00:34:32.779 --> 00:34:33.059 that's 00:34:33.059 --> 00:34:33.519 you this 00:34:33.519 --> 00:34:33.860 morning 00:34:33.860 --> 00:34:35.779 don't be 00:34:35.779 --> 00:34:36.460 ashamed to 00:34:36.460 --> 00:34:36.799 slip your 00:34:36.799 --> 00:34:37.159 hand up 00:34:37.159 --> 00:34:37.739 right now 00:34:37.739 --> 00:34:39.119 and I'd 00:34:39.119 --> 00:34:39.380 love to 00:34:39.380 --> 00:34:39.719 talk to 00:34:39.719 --> 00:34:39.759 you 00:34:39.759 --> 00:34:39.980 I'd love 00:34:39.980 --> 00:34:40.259 to pray 00:34:40.259 --> 00:34:40.699 for you 00:34:40.699 --> 00:34:43.559 don't walk 00:34:43.559 --> 00:34:43.980 out of this 00:34:43.980 --> 00:34:44.420 house this 00:34:44.420 --> 00:34:45.279 morning without 00:34:45.279 --> 00:34:46.059 making that 00:34:46.059 --> 00:34:46.480 decision 00:34:46.480 --> 00:34:48.179 say God I 00:34:48.179 --> 00:34:48.460 want to be 00:34:48.460 --> 00:34:49.019 your child 00:34:49.019 --> 00:34:49.679 now starting 00:34:49.679 --> 00:34:50.059 today 00:34:50.059 --> 00:34:51.000 starting today 00:34:51.000 --> 00:34:51.460 right now 00:34:51.460 --> 00:34:51.920 March 00:34:51.920 --> 00:34:58.300 March 10th 00:34:58.300 --> 00:34:58.659 could be 00:34:58.659 --> 00:34:59.119 your day 00:34:59.119 --> 00:34:59.720 of salvation 00:34:59.720 --> 00:35:03.079 so every head 00:35:03.079 --> 00:35:03.559 bowed for 00:35:03.559 --> 00:35:04.320 privacy sake 00:35:04.320 --> 00:35:04.619 and I'm going 00:35:04.619 --> 00:35:04.940 to ask 00:35:04.940 --> 00:35:05.420 right now 00:35:05.420 --> 00:35:06.220 is there a 00:35:06.220 --> 00:35:06.720 child a 00:35:06.720 --> 00:35:07.380 teenager or 00:35:07.380 --> 00:35:07.760 an adult 00:35:07.760 --> 00:35:08.300 in the room 00:35:08.300 --> 00:35:08.840 who would 00:35:08.840 --> 00:35:09.099 be 00:35:09.099 --> 00:35:10.579 unashamed 00:35:10.579 --> 00:35:11.139 enough to 00:35:11.139 --> 00:35:11.460 slip your 00:35:11.460 --> 00:35:11.900 hand up 00:35:11.900 --> 00:35:12.420 and say 00:35:12.420 --> 00:35:13.300 would you 00:35:13.300 --> 00:35:13.659 pray for 00:35:13.659 --> 00:35:13.900 me 00:35:13.900 --> 00:35:15.920 I'm ready 00:35:15.920 --> 00:35:16.599 to give 00:35:16.599 --> 00:35:17.139 my life 00:35:17.139 --> 00:35:17.860 to Jesus 00:35:17.860 --> 00:35:19.059 slip your 00:35:19.059 --> 00:35:19.500 hand up 00:35:19.500 --> 00:35:24.239 thank you 00:35:24.239 --> 00:35:28.360 for the 00:35:28.360 --> 00:35:28.719 rest of 00:35:28.719 --> 00:35:28.960 us I 00:35:28.960 --> 00:35:29.159 want to 00:35:29.159 --> 00:35:29.940 ask this 00:35:29.940 --> 00:35:30.400 question 00:35:30.400 --> 00:35:31.480 how many 00:35:31.480 --> 00:35:31.639 of you 00:35:31.639 --> 00:35:32.019 would say 00:35:32.019 --> 00:35:33.219 God you 00:35:33.219 --> 00:35:33.619 need to 00:35:33.619 --> 00:35:34.300 revitalize 00:35:34.300 --> 00:35:34.719 my prayer 00:35:34.719 --> 00:35:35.099 life you 00:35:35.099 --> 00:35:35.380 need to 00:35:35.380 --> 00:35:35.960 change 00:35:35.960 --> 00:35:37.519 how I 00:35:37.519 --> 00:35:37.940 pray I 00:35:37.940 --> 00:35:38.159 need to 00:35:38.159 --> 00:35:38.559 pray more 00:35:38.559 --> 00:35:39.420 often for 00:35:39.420 --> 00:35:40.199 more things 00:35:40.199 --> 00:35:42.019 more needs 00:35:42.019 --> 00:35:43.119 whatever it 00:35:43.119 --> 00:35:44.480 is say 00:35:44.480 --> 00:35:45.119 God's talking 00:35:45.119 --> 00:35:45.400 to me 00:35:45.400 --> 00:35:45.840 through his 00:35:45.840 --> 00:35:46.219 spirit 00:35:46.219 --> 00:35:47.500 say I 00:35:47.500 --> 00:35:47.760 need to 00:35:47.760 --> 00:35:48.400 more daily 00:35:48.400 --> 00:35:49.579 depend on 00:35:49.579 --> 00:35:50.220 God 00:35:50.220 --> 00:35:51.320 not make 00:35:51.320 --> 00:35:51.680 him my 00:35:51.680 --> 00:35:52.320 last stop 00:35:52.320 --> 00:35:53.220 make him 00:35:53.220 --> 00:35:53.700 my first 00:35:53.700 --> 00:35:54.019 stop 00:35:54.019 --> 00:35:55.059 would you 00:35:55.059 --> 00:35:55.500 put your 00:35:55.500 --> 00:35:55.880 hand up 00:35:55.880 --> 00:35:56.079 and I'll 00:35:56.079 --> 00:35:56.360 pray for 00:35:56.360 --> 00:35:56.720 you too 00:35:56.720 --> 00:35:57.720 my hands 00:35:57.720 --> 00:35:58.320 up I'm 00:35:58.320 --> 00:35:58.619 with you 00:35:58.619 --> 00:35:59.059 I'm right 00:35:59.059 --> 00:35:59.400 there with 00:35:59.400 --> 00:35:59.740 you thank 00:35:59.740 --> 00:36:00.720 you thank 00:36:00.720 --> 00:36:01.059 you 00:36:01.059 --> 00:36:08.980 God you've 00:36:08.980 --> 00:36:09.220 seen the 00:36:09.220 --> 00:36:09.579 hands you 00:36:09.579 --> 00:36:09.900 know what's 00:36:09.900 --> 00:36:10.380 going on in 00:36:10.380 --> 00:36:10.720 this room 00:36:10.720 --> 00:36:11.119 right now 00:36:11.119 --> 00:36:12.700 you know 00:36:12.700 --> 00:36:13.099 what's going 00:36:13.099 --> 00:36:13.539 on in your 00:36:13.539 --> 00:36:15.579 church you 00:36:15.579 --> 00:36:16.220 gave us these 00:36:16.220 --> 00:36:16.740 words you 00:36:16.740 --> 00:36:17.320 taught us 00:36:17.320 --> 00:36:18.059 these things 00:36:18.059 --> 00:36:19.220 help us to 00:36:19.220 --> 00:36:19.700 depend on 00:36:19.700 --> 00:36:19.960 you 00:36:19.960 --> 00:36:23.260 this song 00:36:23.260 --> 00:36:24.059 that we're 00:36:24.059 --> 00:36:24.440 about to 00:36:24.440 --> 00:36:24.660 sing 00:36:24.660 --> 00:36:26.780 says teach 00:36:26.780 --> 00:36:27.260 me to 00:36:27.260 --> 00:36:27.680 abide 00:36:27.680 --> 00:36:30.900 you're my 00:36:30.900 --> 00:36:31.480 strength 00:36:31.480 --> 00:36:32.960 you're everything 00:36:32.960 --> 00:36:33.559 I need 00:36:33.559 --> 00:36:34.800 God give me 00:36:34.800 --> 00:36:35.300 what I need 00:36:35.300 --> 00:36:35.960 for this day 00:36:35.960 --> 00:36:36.880 and teach me 00:36:36.880 --> 00:36:37.559 to remain 00:36:37.559 --> 00:36:38.580 in you 00:36:38.580 --> 00:36:39.900 Jesus said 00:36:39.900 --> 00:36:40.580 if you remain 00:36:40.580 --> 00:36:41.100 in me 00:36:41.100 --> 00:36:42.900 you are the 00:36:42.900 --> 00:36:43.640 branch I am 00:36:43.640 --> 00:36:44.300 the vine you'll 00:36:44.300 --> 00:36:45.000 have everything 00:36:45.000 --> 00:36:46.139 you need 00:36:46.139 --> 00:36:48.039 would you 00:36:48.039 --> 00:36:48.440 stand to 00:36:48.440 --> 00:36:48.860 your feet 00:36:48.860 --> 00:36:50.360 as we sing 00:36:50.360 --> 00:36:51.019 these words 00:36:51.019 --> 00:36:51.820 I'm going to 00:36:51.820 --> 00:36:52.400 be right down 00:36:52.400 --> 00:36:52.780 front 00:36:52.780 --> 00:36:54.280 don't be afraid 00:36:54.280 --> 00:36:54.960 to slip out of 00:36:54.960 --> 00:36:55.300 your pew 00:36:55.300 --> 00:36:56.000 come down here 00:36:56.000 --> 00:36:56.500 and talk to 00:36:56.500 --> 00:36:56.699 me 00:36:56.699 --> 00:36:57.659 we can kneel 00:36:57.659 --> 00:36:58.780 at these steps 00:36:58.780 --> 00:36:59.480 or you can 00:36:59.480 --> 00:37:00.079 come down here 00:37:00.079 --> 00:37:00.519 and kneel at 00:37:00.519 --> 00:37:01.000 these steps 00:37:01.000 --> 00:37:01.659 by yourself 00:37:01.659 --> 00:37:02.360 and have a 00:37:02.360 --> 00:37:02.760 moment of 00:37:02.760 --> 00:37:03.420 private prayer 00:37:03.420 --> 00:37:04.599 but I'd love 00:37:04.599 --> 00:37:05.099 to talk to 00:37:05.099 --> 00:37:05.280 you 00:37:05.280 --> 00:37:06.440 let's hear about 00:37:06.440 --> 00:37:07.019 whatever God's 00:37:07.019 --> 00:37:07.519 working in your 00:37:07.519 --> 00:37:07.980 heart about 00:37:07.980 --> 00:37:09.119 Hayden's going 00:37:09.119 --> 00:37:09.559 to lead us