The author of “The Master Leader” examines the characteristics of Jesus that teach us how to best utilize our authority and influence for God’s glory.
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| Mark Moore - Lead Like Jesus | July 7, 2026
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- Mark moore: and jesus only used power for the powerless.
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- And when you use your position of whatever authority or
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- Whatever power you have for the powerless, i think that's a
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- Cultural value that is not just loving those who love you back,
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- It's using what you have for the benefit of those that can't pay
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- You back.
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- That's a culture that jesus would want to create.
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- Announcer: next.
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- Randy robison: welcome to "life today."
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- I'm randy robison. great to have you here.
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- Did you know that you're a leader?
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- You're probably like, maybe, maybe not, right?
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- Let's take that in the biblical sense.
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- When we talk about leadership, what we're really talking about,
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- I believe, would be influence.
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- And whether you're a parent, grandparent, you work around
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- Other people, you're at a church, wherever you go, i mean,
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- Even when you go to the store and you interact with someone
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- There at the checkout line, you have an influence.
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- How are you using that?
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- We're going to talk about that today.
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- Our guest is mark moore.
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- He is the teaching pastor at the christ's church of the valley in
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- Peoria, arizona, in the phoenix area.
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- He's got a book called "the master leader."
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- Now the master leader is of course christ.
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- Now, how did he lead?
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- He led by example, he led by influence, and there are some
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- Things that you can implement in your life today that will make
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- You a better influencer in the scriptural sense.
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- Mark, welcome.
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- Mark: thank you.
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- Randy: good to see you.
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- Did that tee you up all right?
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- Did i get it?
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- Mark: it teed me up perfectly.
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- And, in fact, i know a lot of people in the audience are moms.
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- Randy: yeah, absolutely.
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- Grandparents, like me.
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- Mark: if you think about leadership as influence, when
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- The camera comes on to a professional athlete, i mean,
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- Big old boys, people who are nationally known, and they see
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- The camera, what's the first thing they say?
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- Randy: "hi, dad," right? no?
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- "no, hi, mom." you're right.
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- Mark: because moms, you have an incredible influence over your
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- Children, as well as over other people in your neighborhood,
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- Over your husband, over the churches where you serve at.
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- So if leadership is influence, then certainly jesus is the
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- Number one influencer on the planet, hands down.
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- Randy: all right, you talk about 12 ways to lead like jesus.
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- We're not going to be able to hit all 12.
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- What are some of the best ways that you think the average
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- Person can use their influence?
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- Mark: yeah, so if they pick up the book, they're gonna see the
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- 12 chapters.
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- Six are character, six are behaviors.
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- There's more than that, but we've divided up into character
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- And behaviors.
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- The first two chapters, randy, i think--i wrestled over that a
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- Lot, because i think this is the key to becoming a better leader,
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- Whether it's leader merely through influence or
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- Through authority.
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- Chapter one, if we'd learn from jesus, his two titles, and these
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- Were titles he gave himself, son of god and son of man.
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- Son of god, son of man.
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- Son of god is a very exalted title.
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- In fact, that's what the emperors called themselves.
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- It's a title where you go, "i know who i am, i have the
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- Authority, i know my position."
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- Son of man, it's an odd old testament title.
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- A hundred and seven times it's used in the old testament.
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- Only once is it a compliment.
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- Randy: really?
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- Mark: ninety-three times, it's in one book, ezekiel, where god
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- Is saying, "ezekiel, you're not god, i'm god, you're son of man.
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- You've got warts, you've got pimples, you've got flaws.
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- You're a human being."
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- So every time in the old testament, son of man is, "i'm
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- Putting you in your place," except for daniel 7, where it
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- Says, daniel has a vision, "i saw one like a son of man,
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- Sitting at the right hand of god."
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- When jesus--i mean, that's stunning.
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- But when jesus came to earth, this was the title he chose
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- For himself.
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- Almost no one called jesus son of man except jesus, and jesus
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- Called himself almost nothing else but son of man, why?
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- Because jesus, as exalted as he is, he knew who he was.
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- He also had to lead with humility and submission to
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- The father.
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- This is the duality that every leader needs.
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- Randy: so, you've referenced authority and influence.
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- So when you're talking about leadership, i mean, yeah, you
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- Can give someone the authority and give them a title, put them
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- Over a company or over a group of people, however you lead,
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- Like the coach of the team, whatever.
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- Are you suggesting that that's not sufficient?
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- Mark: it's never sufficient.
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- In fact, i forget what great leadership guru it was.
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- Maybe it was bennis and nanus, but someone recently said we
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- Should stop using the phrase "servant leadership" because
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- It's all servant leadership.
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- And i think where a lot of people who are aspiring to a
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- Higher positional authority think, "if i have authority,
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- Then i'll be able to lead, i'll have power."
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- But you don't necessarily have influence.
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- And what's confusing to a lot of leaders is they have the
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- Authority, so people do what they say, but they're only doing
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- It because of the power they have, not because of the
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- Influence they have.
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- Randy: interesting.
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- Mark: by jesus combining the confidence of the position, son
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- Of god, and the humility of the influence, of son of man, by
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- Combining humility with that recognition, he was able to lead
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- Without allowing his leadership to be hijacked by his arrogance.
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- Randy: okay, and that leads me to--here's some--jesus, okay,
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- Perfect, right?
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- Literally without sin.
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- How do we as sinful human beings emulate that, because man, how
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- Many humans have had authority that you wish they never had?
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- You look at the extremes in iran now or hitler, that kind of
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- Thing, right?
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- Or, how many humans who are very flawed--i mean, we literally
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- Call them influencers online and some of them, they have the
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- Worst ideas ever, most destructive ideas ever.
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- How do we, as flawed humans, have the proper authority that
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- Is given to us only in christ, but maybe positioned here on
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- Earth, you're a parent, you got authority, right?
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- And how do we do it the right way?
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- Mark: well, let me go back to a very famous story of jesus.
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- James and john asked for chief seats.
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- "i want to sit on your right,"
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- "i want to sit on your left," right?
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- His response was, "you are not to be like the rulers of the
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- Gentiles who lordeth over them."
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- In the gospel of mark, that's mark chapter 10 verses 42
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- And 45.
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- In the gospel of mark, there were only two rulers of the
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- Gentiles, pilate and herod.
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- Pilate gave jesus over to be crucified because of the
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- Pressure of the jewish leaders.
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- He caved in to the jewish leaders.
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- Herod beheaded john the baptist.
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- He didn't want to, but he beheaded john the baptist
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- Because of the pressure of the people at his party.
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- So here's what we learn, that when you desire to be seen as a
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- Leader, your desire to be seen as a leader will rule you.
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- You are ruled by your desire to be seen as a ruler.
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- So in answer to your question, yeah, we're flawed.
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- We're not perfect like jesus.
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- But when we can understand that we are pleasing him alone, and
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- Serve the people below us, not rule over them, that's how we
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- Protect ourselves from ourselves in leadership.
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- Randy: and i think is protecting ourselves from ourselves is
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- Exactly the right thing.
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- All right, so let's look at some of the positive things.
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- If i want to exert my influence in a very positive way, i have
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- Loved ones, or even in a position sitting here on
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- Television, right?
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- How important are things like, i don't know,
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- Integrity, consistency?
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- What do we need to sort of let god cultivate in our lives to
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- Really influence people in the proper way?
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- Mark: what i wanna mention about, because you asked
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- Specific behaviors, and you had mentioned integrity.
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- Integrity is important, but i think in today's climate,
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- Authenticity is actually more important.
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- Randy: okay. oh, my--okay.
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- To do what kyle did to you on a previous program, i'm gonna push
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- Back a little bit on that.
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- What if you're authentically a terrible person?
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- Mark: yeah, then you're a terrible leader.
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- Randy: yeah, i mean, some people are like, "i just want to be
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- Authentic," and i'm like, you know, "i'd rather you not be,
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- Because you really--you're kind of rotten."
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- Mark: yeah, i'm not speaking to the person that does not have
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- Submission to christ, who's not trying.
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- I'm talking about the person, like me, who is flawed.
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- My character's being formed by christ, but i'm gonna
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- Make mistakes.
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- My initial response is to hide those mistakes.
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- Randy: ah, got you.
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- Mark: being authentic as a leader means, "i made a mistake
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- And i'm gonna admit my mistake, i'm gonna admit where i failed."
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- That goes so much farther than the image of perfection.
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- Randy: yeah, so it's, i guess, honesty, transparency.
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- That is the authenticity that we're looking for.
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- Mark: and, so a second characteristic that we need, and
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- This is whether you're a housewife or a ceo of a fortune
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- 500 company, you need consistency.
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- Consistency will trump effort.
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- Our church is growing.
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- It's crazy how much it is.
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- We baptized, and it's crazy numbers, over 10,000 people
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- Last year.
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- It's not because our preaching is that good.
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- It's good, it's not phenomenal.
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- Our music is good, it's not phenomenal.
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- Where we are strong is systems and consistency.
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- Every campus you go to is gonna have the same excellence.
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- Every sermon is gonna have this--like, we don't go for
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- Tens, we go for sevens or eights, but we do it every
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- Single week.
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- Your consistency as a leader is more important than
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- Your excellence.
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- Randy: well, you hear this.
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- You mentioned athletes at the top of the program saying "hi,
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- Mom," right?
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- And you know what that is?
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- That's that mother or grandmother who is always there,
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- Who is always encouraging, who is always praying, you know?
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- And that consistency over the long haul, like you say, that
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- Makes such a big difference.
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- And what do we see when christians, or especially
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- Pastors, leaders, are inconsistent?
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- Well, there's fallout.
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- Mark: there's terrible fallout.
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- Randy: so i guess i would rather see someone have what they think
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- Of as a small level of influence but do it well, than have big
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- Influence and do it poorly.
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- Mark: if i could choose one chapter out of the book for
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- Everyone to read, it would be the chapter on culture.
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- We need two things to be successful in leadership.
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- Well, we need more than that, but two things that are often
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- Overlooked are systems and culture.
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- Systems are when you regulate.
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- What you do consistently is more important than the phenomenal
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- Things you do occasionally.
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- It's the everyday things, and that's why mothers are
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- So powerful.
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- They're always there.
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- They're always consistent.
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- Like, when did they not pack your lunch for school?
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- When did they not pick you up from soccer practice?
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- When did they not call on your birthday?
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- It's those consistencies.
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- So if you're gonna lead well in any area, it has to
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- Be consistency.
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- But the creation of culture, i think this is misunderstood.
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- If i could just speak to the moms out there, speak to the
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- Pastors out there, your number one job, other than casting
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- Vision, is to create a culture.
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- Culture is a combination of what you reward and what you allow.
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- What you reward and what you allow.
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- So if you give your kids an allowance only if they do their
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- Chores, that's what you're rewarding.
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- If you let them leave the door open, that's what you allow.
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- What you reward and what you allow will be the culture that
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- You develop, and culture more than--like, culture eats
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- Strategy for lunch.
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- When people come to our church and they say, "well, how do you
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- Grow a church?"
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- It's not about the strategy, it is about the culture you create
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- Within that environment.
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- Randy: all right, so what kind of culture are we looking for?
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- Mark: well, that jesus is the master leader.
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- He had, i would say, two primary values.
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- Obviously love is one.
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- Love god and love people.
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- But the other value he had is the way he used power.
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- There is no leader in egypt or rome or greece or israel that
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- Used power for any other reason but self-protection
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- And self-promotion.
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- And jesus only used power for the powerless.
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- And when you use your position of whatever authority or
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- Whatever power you have for the powerless, i think that's a
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- Cultural value that is not just loving those who love you back
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- Or giving to those who can give back.
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- It's using what you have for the benefit of those that can't pay
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- You back.
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- That's a culture that jesus would want to create.
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- Randy: so what does that--does that--
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- That seems very broad, i think, if applied properly.
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- So you could talk about justice, you know, in your community.
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- You could talk about poverty.
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- You could talk about dealing with a range of things,
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- You know?
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- And so i think a lot of people would go, "okay, that sounds
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- Good, but how do i apply it?"
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- Is it as simple as seeing that need that's closest to you and
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- Filling it?
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- Mark: well, i would--i love that question.
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- I would respond two ways.
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- One is, god is gonna craft you in a unique way and put you in a
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- Unique situation.
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- I think about the seven candlesticks of revelation.
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- Every church was different.
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- Every church had their light.
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- So what is the light that god has put in you?
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- The other--and i'm really wrestling with this personally,
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- Just to be transparent.
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- Like, just between you and me.
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- I wouldn't tell anybody else this.
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- Randy: be authentic.
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- Mark: i am terrible at being interrupted, because i am so
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- Driven by tasks.
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- I have a to-do list.
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- But every major miracle jesus did was an interruption.
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- Can i see interruptions as opportunities?
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- Do you see the people who are interrupting you as
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- Opportunities to be jesus to them?
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- Randy: ah.
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- Mark: you're welcome.
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- Randy: you're gonna set some people on a path, because we do.
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- Overlooked--are overlooked for a reason.
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- And if we stop and notice the way, you're right, the way that
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- Jesus did, boy, that would change--that might change my
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- Community, but mark, that might change me.
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- Mark: i had a student named billy, perhaps the most
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- Irritating student i ever had.
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- He would raise his hand like 20 times in a class, and i finally
- 00:16:13.962 --> 00:16:18.067
- Said, "billy, listen, you get two.
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- Every class period, you get two.
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- That's all you get."
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- The very next class period, i'm two minutes into the lecture.
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- His hand goes up and i go, "are you sure you wanna use it up on
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- This one?"
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- And he put his hand back down.
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- Billy, nobody really liked him.
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- They put up with him.
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- He wasn't mean, he was just irritating.
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- And the holy spirit one day--billy hid--i'm taking roll
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- In class, and i called billy's name, and he always said
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- Something irritating.
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- But he wasn't there that day.
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- There was silence.
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- And i was sitting there savoring the silence, and then he jumped
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- Out from under my desk.
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- This is a college classroom!
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- And i reminded him of that, sat him down.
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- I was steaming.
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- And the holy spirit said, "you don't even know him."
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- And i said to the holy spirit, "and i'm not going to."
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- And the holy spirit said, "no, you're taking him out to lunch."
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- And you've argued with the holy spirit before, it's a
- 00:17:14.223 --> 00:17:15.891
- Losing battle.
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- So after class i said, "billy, we need to talk," and i invited
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- Him to lunch and he just, like a puppy dog, he's just sort
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- Of quivering.
- 00:17:21.797 --> 00:17:23.132
- I go out to lunch and i said, "tell me your story."
- 00:17:23.132 --> 00:17:26.201
- And for the next hour and a half, he unpacked years
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- Of abuse, neglect, and triage.
- 00:17:29.972 --> 00:17:32.641
- And i thought to myself, "had i been through half
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- Of what he had been through, i wouldn't be half
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- The man that he is."
- 00:17:39.715 --> 00:17:41.583
- And i came up with this kind of life slogan for myself.
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- People are not unlovely because they're unlovely.
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- They're unlovely because they're unloved.
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- And to your point, if you really want to be a leader, look for
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- The people who are unlovely, and don't look at what makes
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- Them--they're not unlovable.
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- They're unloved.
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- And so, find the unlovely, love them, and see what blossoms.
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- That's influence.
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- Randy: that is godly influence.
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- That is leading like jesus.
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- Mark: so at our church, we have volunteers for everything, and
- 00:18:18.820 --> 00:18:21.790
- They do real ministry.
- 00:18:21.790 --> 00:18:23.125
- And every time i see a man volunteering in a small
- 00:18:23.125 --> 00:18:26.728
- Children's area, i ask him the same question.
- 00:18:26.728 --> 00:18:30.132
- I say, "they worship you in there, don't they?"
- 00:18:30.132 --> 00:18:32.167
- And he just goes, "yeah, they kind of do."
- 00:18:32.167 --> 00:18:35.370
- Where else do you get worshiped?
- 00:18:35.370 --> 00:18:36.972
- The problem with most of us is we're trying to get affirmation
- 00:18:36.972 --> 00:18:40.108
- From people above us.
- 00:18:40.108 --> 00:18:42.444
- That's hard, and it can vanish like that.
- 00:18:42.444 --> 00:18:45.681
- But when you lead down and you start pouring into people who
- 00:18:45.681 --> 00:18:49.885
- Can't pay you back, the influence is permanent, and
- 00:18:49.885 --> 00:18:54.056
- That's the kind of dopamine that everybody needs.
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- Randy: you know, i'm gonna interrupt you for just a minute
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- With something that i would like you to be a part of.
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- We call it water for life.
- 00:19:04.199 --> 00:19:06.168
- It's an outreach to those who will never be able to pay you
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- Back, to those that you can have an influence on today that goes
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- Beyond simple water, clean drinking water, which
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- Is important.
- 00:19:18.180 --> 00:19:19.514
- But it goes to sharing the water of life that is jesus christ.
- 00:19:19.514 --> 00:19:26.154
- So here's your interruption and here's your opportunity.
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- Watch this.
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- John yeatts: i know right now that you may be standing in your
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- Kitchen, preparing a meal for your family, washing dishes at
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- Your sink, using water out of the refrigerator
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- That's filtered.
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- You never stop to even think for a moment that that water could
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- Kill your children.
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- I'm asking you to help me make sure that this mother never has
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- That fear again.
- 00:19:56.518 --> 00:19:58.587
- Ree's story really captures me.
- 00:20:01.523 --> 00:20:04.960
- Her daughter, for ten years, was able to run and play and do all
- 00:20:04.960 --> 00:20:09.931
- The things that normal children do.
- 00:20:09.931 --> 00:20:13.502
- Well, for the last three years she has suffered because of this
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- Water sickness, and the doctors have made it very clear that
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- It's because of the water that she is now suffering, not only
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- In her health but in her mind.
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- And this is a little girl that should have been able to grow
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- Up, and marry, and have children of her own, have an education,
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- Have a dream.
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- But now she lays on her bed crying, and has no ability to
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- Communicate or be with people anymore.
- 00:20:40.762 --> 00:20:45.000
- And it's all because of something that was
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- So preventable.
- 00:20:46.935 --> 00:20:48.804
- We can bring a well to this village.
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- It is a clean well, it's gonna be mechanically drilled.
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- It'll be lined all the way to the water source.
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- It will be set up in a way that it will never be contaminated,
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- And they'll never have to fear again.
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- Join james and betty.
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- They've given their whole lives to this.
- 00:21:08.256 --> 00:21:11.126
- They have done everything they can do to put the arms of god
- 00:21:11.126 --> 00:21:15.063
- Around the world, and they've asked us to be a part of it.
- 00:21:15.063 --> 00:21:18.967
- We can make a difference, friends.
- 00:21:18.967 --> 00:21:21.203
- Through water for life we can drill a well in this village.
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- You can extend god's perfect love in this moment, and cast
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- Away the fear that this village lives with.
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- Randy: you can make a difference.
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- We really need to hear from you.
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- Announcer: every day, far too many lives are lost to
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- Through mission water for life, you can give desperate mothers
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- Our goal this year is to drill 350 water wells in areas where
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- The need is greatest, but it won't be possible without you.
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- Today, your gift of $24 will help provide clean water for
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- Randy: please do go online, go to the phone, make the best gift
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- You can.
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- You can be god's love in word and in deed right now.
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- And we really do need to hear from you.
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- If you would like mark moore's book "the master leader,"
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- Wherever you're leading, it'll help you.
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- It's true wherever you apply it, because it's based in scripture.
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- Request that today.
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- We'd love to send that to you.
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- Mark, by the way, thank you for all your support.
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- I know the mission outreaches are close to your heart, and we
- 00:23:36.037 --> 00:23:39.841
- Just appreciate your influence there.
- 00:23:39.841 --> 00:23:42.444
- Mark: well, jesus said it's more blessed to give than to receive,
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- So for me to even give a little bit towards what you're already
- 00:23:45.180 --> 00:23:48.283
- Doing is an honor.
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- Randy: and you've given a lot, and i do appreciate that.
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- Thank you, and thank you all for watching.
- 00:23:53.955 --> 00:23:57.592
- By the way, there's a couple more programs with mark moore
- 00:23:57.592 --> 00:23:59.761
- And kyle idleman on our website, lifetoday.org.
- 00:23:59.761 --> 00:24:03.298
- Really good.
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- Come back, we'll see you again next time.
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- [music]
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- Jeff little: you know, in life, we're measuring everything
- 00:24:13.275 --> 00:24:16.177
- According to its value.
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- Before you buy something, you think about how much
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- Does it cost?
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- Before you sign up to commit yourself to some type of event
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- Or some type of activity, you think about how much time that's
- 00:24:25.153 --> 00:24:28.890
- Going to take and how much of your schedule you're going to
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- Have to give to it.
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- We invest our lives in something.
- 00:24:33.094 --> 00:24:36.298
- You know, the bible gives us an interesting parable, an
- 00:24:36.298 --> 00:24:39.367
- Interesting story, and it talks about what is most valuable.
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- What's the most valuable thing that you could
- 00:24:44.539 --> 00:24:46.341
- Give your life to?
- 00:24:46.341 --> 00:24:47.676
- And it tells the story of a man who found a treasure in a field,
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- And he found that treasure to be so valuable, he sold everything
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- To get the treasure.
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- You know what that treasure was?
- 00:25:00.155 --> 00:25:01.790
- It's the kingdom of god.
- 00:25:01.790 --> 00:25:03.658
- I find a lot of people today as a pastor, i just see them and
- 00:25:03.658 --> 00:25:07.762
- They do not recognize the value of giving yourself to the
- 00:25:07.762 --> 00:25:12.534
- Kingdom of god.
- 00:25:12.534 --> 00:25:14.102
- We all have been given a gift by god called life.
- 00:25:14.102 --> 00:25:18.106
- Average person, probably 25,000 days, some more,
- 00:25:18.106 --> 00:25:21.576
- Some less.
- 00:25:21.576 --> 00:25:23.011
- And my challenge to you today is this: what are you giving
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- Your life to?
- 00:25:26.414 --> 00:25:27.882
- The bible tells us that the value that is placed on the
- 00:25:27.882 --> 00:25:31.319
- Kingdom of god is the greatest thing you could ever invest
- 00:25:31.319 --> 00:25:35.290
- Yourself in.
- 00:25:35.290 --> 00:25:36.958
- So i would encourage you, give your life away today.
- 00:25:36.958 --> 00:25:40.195
- Give it to jesus, give it to a life with god, and give it to
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- Others because you'll find it to be a great investment.
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- Announcer: for over 60 years, life outreach international has
- 00:25:52.407 --> 00:25:55.443
- Shared the transforming truth of god's love in both word
- 00:25:55.443 --> 00:25:58.780
- And deed.
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- We are forever grateful to everyone who has joined us in
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- Our mission of providing water to the history, food to the
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- Hungry, shelter to the orphan, and meeting the various needs of
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- Those who are struggling.
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- Our ministry to the lost and hurting is only made possible
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- Because of the prayers and generous gifts of our friends
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- And partners who provide consistent, faithful support.
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- Become a friend for life partner with your recurring financial
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- Gift, and we'll send you our monthly newsletter, along with
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- Encouraging spiritual resources to uplift and inspire you in
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- Your daily christian walk.
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- Best of all, you'll be blessed to know that your ongoing gift
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- Is helping make possible the outreaches of life.
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- Your monthly support will help us continue to bring god's love,
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- Hope, and healing to a world in need, one life at a time.
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- Announcer: you can chart a purposeful path, creating
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- A legacy of love and hope for future generations.
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- Visit life planning services today.
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- Victoria arlen: there's no medical explanation as to why i
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- Am here.
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- Announcer: victoria arlen's miraculous healing
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- Journey, tomorrow.
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- Announcer: "life today" is made possible by the supporters of
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- Life outreach international.
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- Your gift will be used exclusively for the exempt
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- Purposes of life.
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- The ministry features specific outreaches as examples of the
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- Programs it supports and conducts.
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- Gifts are considered to be without restriction as to use
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- Unless explicitly stipulated by the donor.
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- The ministry is a member of the ecfa.
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