Mike Novotny - Fighting to Share the Faith

November 6, 2025 | 29:5

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Time Of Grace With Mike Novotny | Mike Novotny - Fighting to Share the Faith | November 6, 2025

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>> i hope if you're
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>> i hope if you're a long time christian,
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A long time christian, your heart has not gotten
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Your heart has not gotten used to the crazy amazing
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Used to the crazy amazing goodness of the gospel.
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Goodness of the gospel. now, some people think
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Now, some people think and say,
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And say, "pastor, my past is too messy,
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It's too shameful,
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It's too broken."
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I would say, "jesus knows,
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I would say, "jesus knows, and he said you're good."
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And he said you're good." and you're going to say,
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And you're going to say, "but i've struggled
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"but i've struggled with that same sin.
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With that same sin. i've committed it
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I've committed it a million times."
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And i would say,
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And i would say, "jesus knows,
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"jesus knows, and he forgave you
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And he forgave you a million plus one."
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A million plus one." you say,
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You say, "there's not enough time.
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"there's not enough time. i discovered jesus too
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I discovered jesus too late to fix it."
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Late to fix it." well, there's no ladder
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Well, there's no ladder and there's no scales,
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And there's no scales, there's just a cross.
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There's just a cross. because you and i
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Because you and i get to celebrate this
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Get to celebrate this amazing good news of the gospel
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Amazing good news of the gospel that jesus did it all
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That jesus did it all and he paid it all.
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And he paid it all. in fact, in the bible itself,
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In fact, in the bible itself, the gospel is sometimes
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The gospel is sometimes called a mystery.
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Called a mystery. you ever read those passages
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You ever read those passages in the scripture?
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In the scripture? because apparently the gospel
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Because apparently the gospel is so good that no
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Is so good that no one would just, like,
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One would just, like, guess it or figure it out
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Guess it or figure it out on their own.
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On their own. and it just might be
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And it just might be the devil's favorite thing
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The devil's favorite thing about christianity.
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About christianity. now, that might sound
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Now, that might sound odd to say.
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Odd to say. "well what do you mean?
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"well what do you mean? the devil hates the gospel.
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The devil hates the gospel. people are saved by the gospel.
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People are saved by the gospel. they're released from his
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They're released from his bondage through the gospel.
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Bondage through the gospel. why would the gospel be
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Why would the gospel be the devil's favorite part
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The devil's favorite part of christianity?"
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Of christianity?" if you're taking notes in your
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If you're taking notes in your program or at home,
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Program or at home, here's why.
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Here's why. write this down.
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Write this down. because the devil loves that
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Because the devil loves that the gospel must be preached.
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The gospel must be preached. it has to be spoken
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It has to be spoken by people who know it.
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By people who know it. it has to be taught by people
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It has to be taught by people like me and shared
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Like me and shared by people like you.
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By people like you. you know,
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You know, sometimes we wish that if
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Sometimes we wish that if i could just be a nice person,
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I could just be a nice person, if i could just be
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If i could just be like the best person
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Like the best person at work or at school,
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At work or at school, if i could be kind and generous,
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If i could be kind and generous, and forgiving,
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And forgiving, well then people would
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Well then people would become a christian.
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Become a christian. that's not true.
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That's not true. you doing good things at work or
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You doing good things at work or at school is a good thing,
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At school is a good thing, but it's not the gospel.
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But it's not the gospel. because remember,
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Because remember, the gospel is not what
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The gospel is not what you do or what i do,
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You do or what i do, it's what jesus did for us.
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It's what jesus did for us. and so, you could be the nicest
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And so, you could be the nicest person in the world
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Person in the world to your family members,
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To your family members, your boyfriend,
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Your boyfriend, your next door neighbor,
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Your next door neighbor, the people at work,
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The people at work, but they will never
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But they will never become a christian just by
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Become a christian just by watching because you
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Watching because you are not jesus christ.
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Are not jesus christ. and i thought about that,
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And i thought about that, like, wow, how crazy that me,
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Like, wow, how crazy that me, and lots of us,
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And lots of us, just struggle to share
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Just struggle to share the thing that means the most
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The thing that means the most to us in our heart.
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To us in our heart. today i want to show you
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Today i want to show you in the word of god
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In the word of god what the apostle paul said
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What the apostle paul said about the gospel of god.
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About the gospel of god. in ephesians 6 the apostle paul,
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In ephesians 6 the apostle paul, who's in prison when he writes
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Who's in prison when he writes these words, said this.
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He said, "pray also for me,
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He said, "pray also for me, that whenever i speak,
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That whenever i speak, words may be given me so that
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Words may be given me so that i will fearlessly make known
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I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel,
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The mystery of the gospel, for which i am an
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For which i am an ambassador in chains.
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Ambassador in chains. pray that i may declare
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Pray that i may declare it fearlessly,
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It fearlessly, as i should."
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Now, think for just a second,
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Now, think for just a second, why would that be?
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Why would that be? why would a guy like paul need
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Why would a guy like paul need prayers when it came to that
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Prayers when it came to that really basic part
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Really basic part of the christian faith
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Of the christian faith of making disciples
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Of making disciples and preaching the gospel?
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And preaching the gospel? well i can think of two reasons.
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Well i can think of two reasons. two of paul's experiences that
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Two of paul's experiences that i want you to write down,
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I want you to write down, that i bet you
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That i bet you have experienced too.
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Have experienced too. here's the first one,
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Here's the first one, if you're taking notes,
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If you're taking notes, paul knew that witnessing
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Paul knew that witnessing requires wisdom.
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Requires wisdom. sharing your faith
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Sharing your faith or witnessing about jesus,
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Or witnessing about jesus, it actually takes
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It actually takes a lot of thought
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A lot of thought and a lot of tact,
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And a lot of tact, and a lot of timing,
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And a lot of timing, and a lot of wisdom.
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And a lot of wisdom. if preaching the gospel
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If preaching the gospel to your friends at school
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To your friends at school or at work was just like
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Or at work was just like reading of the same jesus
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Reading of the same jesus script every time,
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Script every time, you could probably learn
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You could probably learn to do it pretty quickly.
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To do it pretty quickly. if you just meet someone
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If you just meet someone and you'd have,
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And you'd have, like, the powerpoint jesus
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Like, the powerpoint jesus presentation in your pocket,
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Presentation in your pocket, just click through
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Just click through the same slides,
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The same slides, next, next.
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Next, next. if that's what this was,
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If that's what this was, you probably wouldn't need
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You probably wouldn't need words to be given to you.
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Words to be given to you. but paul knew,
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But paul knew, i think what you know,
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I think what you know, that every relationship
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That every relationship in sharing the gospel
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In sharing the gospel is really unique
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Is really unique and it requires a lot of wisdom.
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And it requires a lot of wisdom. paul knew that if you go
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Paul knew that if you go to your friend or your brother,
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To your friend or your brother, to your dad or your
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To your dad or your next door neighbor,
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Next door neighbor, there's no script,
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There's no script, you're going to need wisdom
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You're going to need wisdom from god to handle that
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From god to handle that situation in a beautiful way.
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Situation in a beautiful way. let me put it this way,
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Let me put it this way, i think when it comes
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I think when it comes to evangelism there's
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To evangelism there's a spectrum that goes
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A spectrum that goes from coward to cramming
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From coward to cramming jesus down someone's throat.
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Jesus down someone's throat. someone is like,
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Someone is like, "it's never the right time,"
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"it's never the right time," and you just go years
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And you just go years without telling
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Without telling anyone about jesus.
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Anyone about jesus. you become a coward.
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You become a coward. and then there's the, like,
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And then there's the, like, "right now is always the right
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"right now is always the right time to talk about jesus!"
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Time to talk about jesus!" i'm going to come with my sign
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I'm going to come with my sign and i'm going to give you
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And i'm going to give you the bible whether
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The bible whether you want it or not.
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You want it or not. like, there's a coward
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Like, there's a coward and a cramming,
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And a cramming, and paul kind of knows
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And paul kind of knows that a good christian evangelist
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That a good christian evangelist is somewhere in the middle.
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Is somewhere in the middle. they don't give into fear
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They don't give into fear but they don't push
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But they don't push the conversation.
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The conversation. they wait until
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They wait until the door is open.
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The door is open. so, why would you start praying
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So, why would you start praying today about your
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Today about your evangelistic conversations?
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Evangelistic conversations? paul's answer would be because
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Paul's answer would be because witnessing requires wisdom.
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Witnessing requires wisdom. number two.
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Number two. the second thing that paul knew,
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The second thing that paul knew, and what he specifically
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And what he specifically references in these verses
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References in these verses is that the gospel can cost you.
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Is that the gospel can cost you. so, if you would have
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So, if you would have the courage this week
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The courage this week to share the gospel
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To share the gospel with someone in your family
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With someone in your family or the person you're dating,
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Or the person you're dating, it might go great.
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It might go great. they might be like, "what?
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They might be like, "what? for real?
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For real? that's what god is like?
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That's what god is like? wait, i can go to heaven."
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Wait, i can go to heaven." that they might love you,
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That they might love you, hug you,
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Hug you, shed a tear,
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Shed a tear, ask for a bible,
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Ask for a bible, show up in church.
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Show up in church. that could happen.
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That could happen. or they might be like,
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Or they might be like, "oh, okay.
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"oh, okay. what is this, why are you -- i
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What is this, why are you -- i don't want that."
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Don't want that." they might reject
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They might reject it softly or harshly.
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It softly or harshly. it might cost you relationally.
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It might cost you relationally. things could get twisted,
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Things could get twisted, they could come back at you.
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They could come back at you. "why would i want to be like
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"why would i want to be like you when you've done this,
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You when you've done this, this, this, and this?"
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This, this, and this?" you never know what's going
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You never know what's going to happen when you
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To happen when you share the gospel.
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Share the gospel. paul, if you noticed,
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Paul, if you noticed, in these two verses
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In these two verses uses a word twice,
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Uses a word twice, the word "fearlessly."
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The word "fearlessly." "pray that i would
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"pray that i would proclaim the gospel fearlessly."
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Proclaim the gospel fearlessly." then he says it again,
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Then he says it again, "pray that i may declare
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"pray that i may declare it fearlessly as i should."
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It fearlessly as i should." which tells us paul
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Which tells us paul had a little bit of fear
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Had a little bit of fear in his heart,
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In his heart, and the reason
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And the reason why is in verse 20.
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Why is in verse 20. he said,
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He said, "i am an ambassador in chains."
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"i am an ambassador in chains." so picture this,
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So picture this, paul's in rome,
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Paul's in rome, he's imprisoned.
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He's imprisoned. picture one,
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Picture one, like, buff, big roman guard.
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Like, buff, big roman guard. he's got the whole hat with
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He's got the whole hat with the feathers on top,
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The feathers on top, got the sword on his side,
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Got the sword on his side, and paul is literally
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And paul is literally shackled to the guy,
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Shackled to the guy, let's call him brutus.
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Let's call him brutus. and on the other side
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And on the other side is magnus,
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Is magnus, equally barrel chested,
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Equally barrel chested, little dagger here,
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Little dagger here, a big spear that he
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A big spear that he knows how to throw.
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Knows how to throw. paul's chained
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Paul's chained to the other wrist.
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To the other wrist. so, here's paul and he's chained
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So, here's paul and he's chained to these two guys who maybe
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To these two guys who maybe don't believe in jesus.
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Don't believe in jesus. paul -- that's an
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Paul -- that's an amazing opportunity.
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Amazing opportunity. he had a captive audience.
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But think about what happens
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But think about what happens if he shares the gospel
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If he shares the gospel with brutus and magnus.
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With brutus and magnus. maybe they fall on their knees
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Maybe they fall on their knees and they worship jesus.
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And they worship jesus. maybe they'd loosen
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Maybe they'd loosen the chains because
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The chains because they're so grateful that paul
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They're so grateful that paul would give them something
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Would give them something that their gods
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That their gods had never given them.
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Had never given them. maybe they join him right
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Maybe they join him right there in a prayer,
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There in a prayer, not just chained together
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Not just chained together but holding hands together
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But holding hands together worshipping jesus.
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Worshipping jesus. that could happen.
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That could happen. or they say,
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Or they say, "wait, wait, wait, paul,
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"wait, wait, wait, paul, you're saying that
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You're saying that my family's gods
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My family's gods aren't even real?
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Aren't even real? you're saying the shrine we have
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You're saying the shrine we have to aphrodite in our home
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To aphrodite in our home that that's fake?
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That that's fake? you're calling
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You're calling that demonic and evil?
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That demonic and evil? you're saying my grandparents,
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You're saying my grandparents, my ancestors were wrong
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My ancestors were wrong but you're right?
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But you're right? you're saying i need to repent
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You're saying i need to repent or i'm in some eternal danger?
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Or i'm in some eternal danger? what?"
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What?" it could've flipped, i mean.
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It could've flipped, i mean. paul was in a situation
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Paul was in a situation where he might have gotten
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Where he might have gotten out of prison or he might
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Out of prison or he might have been killed for his faith.
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Have been killed for his faith. where people had tortured him
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Where people had tortured him before they could
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Before they could torture him again,
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Torture him again, or they could
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Or they could lessen his punishment.
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Lessen his punishment. can you imagine
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Can you imagine paul just thinking, like,
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Paul just thinking, like, "should i do it?
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"should i do it? should i do it?
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Should i do it? i'm in chains.
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I'm in chains. it could get worse."
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It could get worse." and so when he
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And so when he writes this letter, i mean,
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Writes this letter, i mean, he's almost, like,
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He's almost, like, confessing what was
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Confessing what was going on in his heart.
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Going on in his heart. "pray that i would declare
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"pray that i would declare the gospel fearlessly
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The gospel fearlessly as i know i should."
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As i know i should." and if you can relate
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And if you can relate to those two things, like,
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To those two things, like, i'm not sure the best way
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I'm not sure the best way to approach this specific person
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To approach this specific person and i don't know if
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And i don't know if they're going to, like, make me
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They're going to, like, make me pay for sharing the gospel,
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Pay for sharing the gospel, then you too would start
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Then you too would start to do what paul did and say,
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To do what paul did and say, "you all have got to pray
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"you all have got to pray for me that god would help me
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For me that god would help me to do what i know i should do,
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To do what i know i should do, to share my faith in jesus."
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To share my faith in jesus." so, if you're taking notes
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So, if you're taking notes here's the big idea
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Here's the big idea i get from this --
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I get from this -- these verses
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These verses from the apostle paul,
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From the apostle paul, that god's people,
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That god's people, those how know jesus,
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Those how know jesus, fight their fear
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Fight their fear to proclaim the faith.
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To proclaim the faith. if you're nervous about it
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If you're nervous about it paul's like, "yup."
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Paul's like, "yup." if you're kind
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If you're kind of afraid to do it, yup.
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Of afraid to do it, yup. if you're thinking,
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If you're thinking, "i wish i wouldn't have
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"i wish i wouldn't have come to church today
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Come to church today because now i feel bad
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Because now i feel bad and burned, and guilty."
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And burned, and guilty." paul's like, "yup.
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Paul's like, "yup. yup, yup."
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Yup, yup." but part of the war zone
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But part of the war zone is fighting through that fear.
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Is fighting through that fear. you don't sit around
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You don't sit around and just wait till
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And just wait till it's all easy or everyone
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It's all easy or everyone in your life throws you
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In your life throws you a slow pitch,
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A slow pitch, you've got to fight through
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You've got to fight through that nervousness
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That nervousness to share your faith.
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To share your faith. now, i don't know how you
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Now, i don't know how you feel right now but too often
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Feel right now but too often when i think about my history
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When i think about my history of sharing the gospel,
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Of sharing the gospel, i feel like lloyd
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I feel like lloyd from the movie,
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From the movie, "dumb and dumber."
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"dumb and dumber." how many of you were alive
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How many of you were alive in 1994 when the classic
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In 1994 when the classic comedy film
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Comedy film "dumb and dumber" came out?
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"dumb and dumber" came out? nice, hands down.
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Nice, hands down. how many of you have
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How many of you have seen the movie
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Seen the movie "dumb and dumber" before?
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"dumb and dumber" before? good christian people.
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Good christian people. how many of you could --
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[laughter]
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How many of you could quote
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How many of you could quote at least 100 lines
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At least 100 lines from "dumb and dumber"
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From "dumb and dumber" like i am?
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Like i am? thank you.
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Thank you. we'll talk afterwards.
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We'll talk afterwards. so, there's this one scene,
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So, there's this one scene, if you haven't seen it,
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If you haven't seen it, lloyd and harry
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Lloyd and harry are best friends.
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Are best friends. they're not very intelligent.
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They're not very intelligent. and through a crazy series
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And through a crazy series of events,
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Of events, they have to deliver this
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They have to deliver this briefcase to a woman
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Briefcase to a woman in colorado.
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In colorado. but because they totally blow it
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But because they totally blow it and they do dumb things,
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And they do dumb things, and then they do dumber things,
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And then they do dumber things, they end up on this
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They end up on this really tiny motorcycle
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Really tiny motorcycle traveling across the country
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Traveling across the country and actually going through
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And actually going through the rocky mountains.
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The rocky mountains. lloyd is driving,
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Lloyd is driving, he has these big kind
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He has these big kind of winter mittens on
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Of winter mittens on and harry is, like,
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And harry is, like, holding on behind him
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Holding on behind him like this with his,
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Like this with his, just, bare hands,
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Just, bare hands, holding on for dear life.
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Holding on for dear life. and they're so freezing cold.
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And they're so freezing cold. if you've seen the movie,
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If you've seen the movie, you remember,
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You remember, just, like,
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Just, like, the snot is like caked
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The snot is like caked to their face and their teeth
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To their face and their teeth are chattering.
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Are chattering. and when they finally get
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And when they finally get to colorado and get off
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To colorado and get off the motorcycle, like,
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The motorcycle, like, harry is literally, like,
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Harry is literally, like, frozen to lloyd when
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Frozen to lloyd when they try to get off.
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They try to get off. except they don't
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Except they don't have any money.
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Have any money. so, they get to colorado
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So, they get to colorado but they can't
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But they can't afford a nice, warm,
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Afford a nice, warm, cozy hotel room.
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Cozy hotel room. instead they end up
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Instead they end up in a public park, like,
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In a public park, like, gathered around a makeshift fire
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Gathered around a makeshift fire in a big oil drum,
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In a big oil drum, and harry is about to crack.
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And harry is about to crack. he's freezing to death
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He's freezing to death and he says, "lloyd, i...
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[stuttering]
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Can't feel my fingers."
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Can't feel my fingers." and lloyd looks over at
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And lloyd looks over at his freezing friend and says,
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His freezing friend and says, "oh, well maybe you should
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"oh, well maybe you should take these extra gloves
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Take these extra gloves i'm wearing."
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I'm wearing." and he peels off his big wool
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And he peels off his big wool winter mittens
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Winter mittens and what's underneath?
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And what's underneath? the biggest wool gloves
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The biggest wool gloves that you have ever seen.
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That you have ever seen. and lloyd says,
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And lloyd says, "yeah, my hands are kind
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"yeah, my hands are kind of sweaty anyway."
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That's so dumb, right?
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That's so dumb, right? you know what's dumber?
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You know what's dumber? when christians layer up
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When christians layer up the gospel,
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The gospel, the gospel,
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The gospel, while their loved ones
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While their loved ones are freezing because
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Are freezing because they've never felt
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They've never felt the warmth of jesus' love.
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The warmth of jesus' love. there's a lot to be said
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There's a lot to be said for timing and wisdom,
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For timing and wisdom, but if you and i hear
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But if you and i hear the gospel on sunday and then
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The gospel on sunday and then we read our bibles on monday,
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We read our bibles on monday, and then we sing songs
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And then we sing songs of the gospel on tuesday,
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Of the gospel on tuesday, and then we watch
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And then we watch time of grace on wednesday,
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Time of grace on wednesday, and then we go to our life group
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And then we go to our life group for the gospel on thursday,
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For the gospel on thursday, and then we listen
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And then we listen to the podcast on friday,
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To the podcast on friday, and on saturday we talk
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And on saturday we talk to other people who
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To other people who know the gospel,
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Know the gospel, about the gospel.
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About the gospel. if we just layer up so much
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If we just layer up so much gospel that we're like tenfold
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Gospel that we're like tenfold mittened up and there's someone
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Mittened up and there's someone who's freezing because
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Who's freezing because they've never heard
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They've never heard about jesus' love,
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About jesus' love, that's not dumb,
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That's not dumb, that's wrong.
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That's wrong. it's just so wrong.
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It's just so wrong. there was an atheist once named
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There was an atheist once named penn jillette from a comedy duo,
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Penn jillette from a comedy duo, penn and teller.
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Penn and teller. he's really intelligent,
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He's really intelligent, doesn't believe that god exists.
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Doesn't believe that god exists. i remember he once said this,
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I remember he once said this, "how much --
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"how much -- how much does a christian
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How much does a christian have to hate me
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Have to hate me to not even tell me?"
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To not even tell me?" he summarized
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He summarized the christian faith.
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The christian faith. that you believe that there
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That you believe that there is a heaven and it's better
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Is a heaven and it's better than you could ever imagine,
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Than you could ever imagine, and there's a hell
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And there's a hell and it's worse than you
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And it's worse than you could ever believe,
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Could ever believe, and you believe the only way
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And you believe the only way to get here and avoid there is
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To get here and avoid there is through jesus christ
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Through jesus christ and his name alone,
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And his name alone, and no one's going to learn
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And no one's going to learn about jesus on their own,
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About jesus on their own, they have to be told,
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They have to be told, how much do you have to hate me
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How much do you have to hate me to never tell me?
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To never tell me? man, it's just a slap
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Man, it's just a slap in my fearful face.
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In my fearful face. that if i,
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That if i, who enjoy the gospel,
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Who enjoy the gospel, i love the gospel,
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I love the gospel, i worship jesus because
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I worship jesus because of the gospel,
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Of the gospel, that i could know you
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That i could know you for a month and then six,
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For a month and then six, and then a year,
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And then a year, and then ten.
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And then ten. i've lived in this community
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I've lived in this community long enough that i'm
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Long enough that i'm just out of excuses for
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Just out of excuses for "it's not the right time."
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"it's not the right time." "dude, you had a decade,"
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"dude, you had a decade," god says.
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God says. it might be messy,
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It might be messy, and we might be afraid.
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And we might be afraid. but come on,
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But come on, would you agree with me,
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Would you agree with me, it's just wrong that
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It's just wrong that someone could be so close
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Someone could be so close to someone who knows the gospel
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To someone who knows the gospel and never hear it.
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And never hear it. we have to fight to change that.
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We have to fight to change that. we can't settle.
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We can't settle. we just say it out loud
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We just say it out loud and its's so obvious isn't it?
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And its's so obvious isn't it? we have to talk about jesus.
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We have to talk about jesus. no jujitsu, no forcing,
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No jujitsu, no forcing, no cramming,
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No cramming, but we have to talk about jesus,
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But we have to talk about jesus, otherwise they'll never
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Otherwise they'll never have a chance to see jesus.
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Have a chance to see jesus. so, let me share with you
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So, let me share with you four ways that
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Four ways that we can fight to do this.
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We can fight to do this. grab a pen and write these down.
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Grab a pen and write these down. maybe something you
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Maybe something you and i can start doing
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And i can start doing is to pray for people's souls.
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Is to pray for people's souls. now, i've talked before
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Now, i've talked before here at church that even
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Here at church that even as a church we tend
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As a church we tend to pray much more for physical
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To pray much more for physical things that spiritual things.
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Things that spiritual things. we're very aware
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We're very aware when someone has cancer,
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When someone has cancer, we don't always
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We don't always think about someone's faith
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Think about someone's faith and relationship with jesus.
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And relationship with jesus. one of the ways to just put
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One of the ways to just put on your heart the importance
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On your heart the importance of the gospel is to pray,
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Of the gospel is to pray, not just
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Not just for grandma's cancer,
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For grandma's cancer, or that job loss,
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Or that job loss, or that accident,
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Or that accident, or that tragedy,
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Or that tragedy, but to pray spiritual
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But to pray spiritual and eternal prayers
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And eternal prayers and pray for someone's soul.
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And pray for someone's soul. would you make a commitment
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Would you make a commitment to do that this week
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To do that this week to someone you know?
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To someone you know? just, "god, man,
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Just, "god, man, i want them to know you,
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I want them to know you, i want them to find in you
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I want them to find in you what i found in you."
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What i found in you." start praying
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Start praying for them personally,
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For them personally, not for physical
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Not for physical but for spiritual
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But for spiritual and eternal things.
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And eternal things. pray frequently
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Pray frequently for people's soul.
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For people's soul. second, pray for open doors.
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Second, pray for open doors. there's a really great passage
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There's a really great passage the apostle paul wrote
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The apostle paul wrote in colossians 4 where he said,
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In colossians 4 where he said, "pray that god may open
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"pray that god may open a door for us to proclaim
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A door for us to proclaim the gospel."
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The gospel." now, we just don't want
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Now, we just don't want to pound on conversations
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To pound on conversations when someone's locked the door
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When someone's locked the door and they're totally standoffish
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And they're totally standoffish and uninterested
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And uninterested in spiritual things.
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In spiritual things. so pray that god would
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So pray that god would open a door.
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Open a door. did you know that if you just
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Did you know that if you just love someone for a little amount
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Love someone for a little amount of time and talk openly
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Of time and talk openly with them they will give you,
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With them they will give you, like, ten slow pitches
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Like, ten slow pitches to talk about the gospel?
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To talk about the gospel? you know, someone talks
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You know, someone talks about their health
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About their health and it's getting serious.
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And it's getting serious. what a great opportunity to say,
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What a great opportunity to say, "man, i'm going to pray
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"man, i'm going to pray that god heals your body.
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That god heals your body. but if he doesn't,
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But if he doesn't, do you know where
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Do you know where you're at with god?
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You're at with god? what do you think is going
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What do you think is going to happen to you if you die,
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To happen to you if you die, when you die?"
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When you die?" great chance to talk
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Great chance to talk about the gospel.
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About the gospel. someone goes through a divorce
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Someone goes through a divorce or a break up.
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Or a break up. they've leaned that human love
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They've leaned that human love is very conditional
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Is very conditional all too often.
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All too often. man, i just feel
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Man, i just feel for that person.
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For that person. "i'm so sorry for
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"i'm so sorry for what you're going through.
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What you're going through. have you ever heard about
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Have you ever heard about the most amazing,
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The most amazing, unconditional love?"
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Unconditional love?" there's so many times
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There's so many times where a person doesn't have
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Where a person doesn't have to ask you,
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To ask you, "tell me more
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"tell me more about jesus christ."
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About jesus christ." like, they're talking
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Like, they're talking about the kind of problems
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About the kind of problems that jesus is the answer to.
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That jesus is the answer to. so pray for a person's soul.
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So pray for a person's soul. pray that god would open a door.
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Pray that god would open a door. number three,
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Number three, and then share or proclaim
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And then share or proclaim the gospel digitally.
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The gospel digitally. now, if the apostle paul
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Now, if the apostle paul was here today,
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Was here today, we could blow his mind.
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We could blow his mind. we'd say,
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We'd say, "paul, how would you share
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"paul, how would you share the gospel with someone
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The gospel with someone who's not in the room?"
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Who's not in the room?" and he'd get out his ancient
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And he'd get out his ancient parchment and he'd
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Parchment and he'd get the quill.
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And we'd watch him,
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And we'd watch him, like, writing the book
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Like, writing the book of ephesians, like,
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Of ephesians, like, "wow paul, that's pretty good.
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"wow paul, that's pretty good. do you want to see
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Do you want to see how we do it?"
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[laughter]
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Paul would be like, "what?
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Paul would be like, "what? what did you just do?"
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What did you just do?" we just shared the gospel.
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We just shared the gospel. bible passage,
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Bible passage, sermon i just heard.
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Sermon i just heard. little click.
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Little click. here's a really non-threatening
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Here's a really non-threatening easy way you can share
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Easy way you can share the gospel with your friends.
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The gospel with your friends. if you're ever in church
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If you're ever in church and you think,
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And you think, "oh man, i wish my buddy
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"oh man, i wish my buddy was here."
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Was here." or, "she would've been
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Or, "she would've been so blessed if she was
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So blessed if she was sitting next to me today."
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Sitting next to me today." such an easy thing,
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Such an easy thing, you can even do it
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You can even do it in the middle of church,
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In the middle of church, i give you full permission.
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I give you full permission. just pull out,
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Just pull out, share the link,
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Share the link, and say,
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And say, "when i heard this
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"when i heard this i thought about you."
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I thought about you." i guarantee you someone's
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I guarantee you someone's going to be curious
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Going to be curious enough to be like,
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Enough to be like, "i wonder what
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"i wonder what they thought about."
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They thought about." "no pressure but i'd love
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"no pressure but i'd love for you to hear this,
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For you to hear this, i think it might help."
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I think it might help." there are such really easy ways.
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There are such really easy ways. i'm not talking like
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I'm not talking like spamming people with a bible
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Spamming people with a bible text every single day,
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Text every single day, but if you literally think
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But if you literally think about someone you love while
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About someone you love while you're here worshipping jesus,
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You're here worshipping jesus, just share the gospel digitally.
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Just share the gospel digitally. what a safe way for someone in
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What a safe way for someone in the comfort of their own home,
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The comfort of their own home, at their own time and pace,
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At their own time and pace, to hear the things
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To hear the things that we love so much
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That we love so much about jesus.
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About jesus. fourth and finally,
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Fourth and finally, i want to encourage you
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I want to encourage you to proclaim
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To proclaim the gospel personally.
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The gospel personally. i mean,
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I mean, the digital click is great,
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The digital click is great, it might be a great
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It might be a great place to start.
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Place to start. but i think,
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But i think, especially in this culture,
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Especially in this culture, we need to get more practiced
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We need to get more practiced at what the apostle paul did,
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At what the apostle paul did, just talking to the people
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Just talking to the people we love about the god we love.
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We love about the god we love. i'm curious,
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I'm curious, let's do a quick church survey.
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Let's do a quick church survey. how many of you feel at least a
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How many of you feel at least a little bit nervous about sharing
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Little bit nervous about sharing your faith with other people?
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Your faith with other people? yeah, lots of us, most of us.
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Yeah, lots of us, most of us. here's the truth,
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Here's the truth, if you don't do it a lot
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If you don't do it a lot it's really hard,
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It's really hard, and if you start to do it,
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And if you start to do it, it gets easier.
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It gets easier. here's some questions that might
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Here's some questions that might help you as you think about
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Help you as you think about sharing your faith personally.
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Sharing your faith personally. i love this one,
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I love this one, to ask a friend,
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To ask a friend, "is faith a big
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"is faith a big part of your life?"
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Part of your life?" it's really interesting to say,
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It's really interesting to say, "you told me about your job,
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"you told me about your job, you told me about your family,
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You told me about your family, you told me about what
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You told me about what you like to do on the weekend.
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You like to do on the weekend. is faith a big
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Is faith a big part of your life?"
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Part of your life?" it's going to open doors
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It's going to open doors to spiritual conversations.
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To spiritual conversations. i love using this one.
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I love using this one. i just discovered this like
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I just discovered this like a year ago.
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A year ago. it's golden.
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It's golden. "did you grow up
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"did you grow up going to church?"
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Going to church?" so, i'm going to ask you,
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So, i'm going to ask you, "hey, what did you
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"hey, what did you do this weekend?"
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Do this weekend?" "worked on the yard,
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"worked on the yard, i watched the game,
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I watched the game, i went to church."
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I went to church." "oh.
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"oh. did you grow up
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Did you grow up going to church?"
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Going to church?" here's why i love the question,
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Here's why i love the question, because it's not a direct,
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Because it's not a direct, "do you go to church?
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"do you go to church? do you want to go to my church?
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Do you want to go to my church? you should come
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You should come with me to church."
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With me to church." instead of what i've learned is
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Instead of what i've learned is when i ask that question
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When i ask that question i learn a lot about what
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I learn a lot about what a person thinks
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A person thinks about christianity.
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About christianity. "yeah, you know,
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"yeah, you know, we were raised in church,
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We were raised in church, but then when i was nine,
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But then when i was nine, this thing happened."
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This thing happened." or, "i turned 13
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Or, "i turned 13 and my parents just didn't
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And my parents just didn't want to fight with --
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Want to fight with -- like --"
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Like --" i often learn not just,
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I often learn not just, like, church or no church,
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Like, church or no church, i'll learn the heart
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I'll learn the heart behind the answer.
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Behind the answer. that gives me a great
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That gives me a great opportunity to talk about
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Opportunity to talk about the heart that jesus
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The heart that jesus has for people.
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Has for people. "did you grow up
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"did you grow up around the church?"
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Around the church?" or how about this one?
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Or how about this one? i'll sometimes just be bold
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I'll sometimes just be bold with this one,
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With this one, but i found some
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But i found some of the best conversations.
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Of the best conversations. i'll say,
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I'll say, "hey, this is really weird.
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"hey, this is really weird. you don't have to answer
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You don't have to answer this if you don't want to,
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This if you don't want to, but if you died today,
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But if you died today, like on a scale of 0-100,
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Like on a scale of 0-100, what are the odds you
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What are the odds you think you'd be
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Think you'd be with god in heaven?"
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With god in heaven?" and the person says,
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And the person says, "maybe like one in a million."
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"maybe like one in a million." and i say to them,
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And i say to them, "so you're saying
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"so you're saying there's a chance."
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[laughter]
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Such a good question.
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Such a good question. here's why.
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Here's why. normally when a person
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Normally when a person picks a one,
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Picks a one, or a fifty,
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Or a fifty, or a seventy,
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Or a seventy, they're just thinking
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They're just thinking of themselves.
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Of themselves. they're not thinking
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They're not thinking of the gospel.
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Of the gospel. they're thinking
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They're thinking of their own performance.
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Of their own performance. they're thinking,
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They're thinking, "have i been a good person?
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"have i been a good person? am i good enough for god?"
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Am i good enough for god?" and whenever i hear
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And whenever i hear that answer,
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That answer, i can tell them,
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I can tell them, "do you know there's
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"do you know there's a way you can answer a hundred?
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A way you can answer a hundred? my answer is a hundred."
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My answer is a hundred." and they'll say, "what?"
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And they'll say, "what?" yeah, and i'll confess
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Yeah, and i'll confess all the things wrong
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All the things wrong i've ever done:
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I've ever done: recovering addict,
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Recovering addict, this and that,
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This and that, and i -- work in progress.
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And i -- work in progress. "how can you be 100?"
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"how can you be 100?" his name is jesus.
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His name is jesus. can i tell you about him?
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Can i tell you about him? and if you've messed it up
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And if you've messed it up a million times
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A million times can i remind you of the gospel
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Can i remind you of the gospel before i say amen?
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Before i say amen? that god doesn't love you
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That god doesn't love you today because you're
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Today because you're a perfect evangelist.
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A perfect evangelist. he's not smiling down
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He's not smiling down from heaven because
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From heaven because you invited six people
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You invited six people to church this week.
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To church this week. his love for you is never based
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His love for you is never based on your performance
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On your performance of your works,
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Of your works, or your effort.
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Or your effort. it was just about jesus.
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It was just about jesus. it always has been,
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It always has been, it always will be.
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It always will be. if you've repented of your sin
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If you've repented of your sin and trusted in the cross
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And trusted in the cross of jesus christ
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Of jesus christ you and god are so good.
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You and god are so good. it's still a mystery to me,
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It's still a mystery to me, honestly, 40-some years
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Honestly, 40-some years and i don't know why
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And i don't know why god loves me the way
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God loves me the way he loves me,
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He loves me, but he does.
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But he does. and it just makes me want
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And it just makes me want to tell other people about him.
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To tell other people about him. i still get nervous.
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I still get nervous. my palms still sweat,
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My palms still sweat, i still wonder,
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I still wonder, is this the right time?
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Is this the right time? but i'm going to fight
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But i'm going to fight to proclaim my faith because
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To proclaim my faith because i found everything through
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I found everything through faith in jesus christ.
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Faith in jesus christ. i'm going to leave you today
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I'm going to leave you today with this picture.
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With this picture. back in 1952, an explorer
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Back in 1952, an explorer and adventurer named
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And adventurer named edmund hillary tried
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Edmund hillary tried to climb mount everest
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To climb mount everest but he failed.
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But he failed. after all the preparation
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After all the preparation and training,
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And training, he didn't make it
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He didn't make it to the summit of the mountain,
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To the summit of the mountain, which was his hope
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Which was his hope and his dream.
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And his dream. not long after the failure,
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Not long after the failure, edmund hillary was speaking
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Edmund hillary was speaking with a group of english men
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With a group of english men about his adventures,
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About his adventures, and they put on stage next
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And they put on stage next to the microphone this big
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To the microphone this big picture of mount everest
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Picture of mount everest as he told the tale
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As he told the tale of trying to summit it.
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Of trying to summit it. but at one point,
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But at one point, in the middle of the talk,
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In the middle of the talk, he got kind of emotional.
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He got kind of emotional. and he stepped away
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And he stepped away from the microphone
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From the microphone and the podium
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And the podium and he just looked at everest
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And he just looked at everest and he raised a defiant fist
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And he raised a defiant fist and he pointed
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And he pointed a finger at the mountain top
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A finger at the mountain top and he said,
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And he said, "you beat me last time,
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"you beat me last time, but i'm going to beat you
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But i'm going to beat you the next time
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The next time because you've grown
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Because you've grown as much as you'll ever grow,
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As much as you'll ever grow, but i'm still growing."
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But i'm still growing." i love that line.
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I love that line. satan, you're as evil
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Satan, you're as evil as you'll get,
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As you'll get, but because of jesus,
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But because of jesus, i'm still growing.
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I'm still growing. i might --
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I might -- i've been terrible in the past
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I've been terrible in the past but because of the spirit,
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But because of the spirit, i'm still growing.
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I'm still growing. i might have messed it up
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I might have messed it up a hundred times,
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A hundred times, but i have the forgiveness
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But i have the forgiveness of sins in the gospel
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Of sins in the gospel and i'm still growing.
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And i'm still growing. fix your eyes on jesus,
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Fix your eyes on jesus, fight your battles today
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Fight your battles today and know that because
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And know that because of the gospel,
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Of the gospel, you will win this war.
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You will win this war. yeah, let's pray.
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Yeah, let's pray. dear god, we want to fight
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Dear god, we want to fight that people would hear
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That people would hear about you,
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About you, but it's so complicated
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But it's so complicated in our culture.
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In our culture. i hate that about america.
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I hate that about america. we've just been trained
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We've just been trained and the people we love
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And the people we love have been trained too
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Have been trained too that we shouldn't talk
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That we shouldn't talk about these kind of things.
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About these kind of things. it's not true,
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It's not true, it's not what jesus
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It's not what jesus taught us to do,
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Taught us to do, and so we really need your help.
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And so we really need your help. god, maybe a door is going
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God, maybe a door is going to open with a bunch
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To open with a bunch of people that we love.
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Of people that we love. i pray that you would help
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I pray that you would help us to be patient,
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Us to be patient, you'd help us to be wise,
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You'd help us to be wise, and you'd help us to live
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And you'd help us to live the best christian lives
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The best christian lives that we can
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That we can that they would see something
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That they would see something in us that's unique
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In us that's unique and it's sanctified,
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And it's sanctified, and it's better.
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And it's better. and help our lives of love
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And help our lives of love be a bright light
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Be a bright light that would draw them
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That would draw them to hear the gospel.
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To hear the gospel. but god, if that door's open
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But god, if that door's open please give us the words,
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Please give us the words, please give us the boldness.
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Please give us the boldness. help us to just take a deep
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Help us to just take a deep breath and say a quick prayer
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Breath and say a quick prayer and just to find
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And just to find some way to talk about jesus.
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Some way to talk about jesus. maybe they come,
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Maybe they come, maybe they don't,
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Maybe they don't, maybe they repent
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Maybe they repent maybe they won't,
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Maybe they won't, but they deserve
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The chance, god.
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You love the whole world.
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That's why jesus said,
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"go and make disciples
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Of all the nations."
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There's no one we know,
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Doesn't matter their background,
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Their religion,
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Their beliefs,
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Their orientation, like,
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You want them
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To hear the gospel,
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To turn from sin, and to find
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Eternal life in jesus christ.
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God, one of the things i love
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Most about our church family are
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People who do this.
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That it's not just
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The same old faces
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Sunday after sunday.
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There's brothers and sisters,
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And friends,
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And significant others,
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And they come and they
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Get the chance to hear
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The gospel and believe it.
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I thank you for their courage
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And i pray that we could
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Follow their example.
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Now we wanna blow the roof
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Off this place,
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Not for the sake of our glory
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But just so that people
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Would worship your son.
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So help us to do it today,
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This week, and to do it well.
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We pray it all in jesus' name.
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And all god's
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People said, "amen."
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>> great pep talk from
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>> great pep talk from pastor mike to use wisdom
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Pastor mike to use wisdom and tact and to fight
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