Mike Novotny - Money: The Bible Says It's Not Yours

June 16, 2025 | 29:0

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Time Of Grace With Mike Novotny | Mike Novotny - Money: The Bible Says It's Not Yours | June 16, 2025

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>> so, a couple weeks ago when
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>> so, a couple weeks ago when my youngest daughter, maya,
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Turned 15, my wife, kim,
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Turned 15, my wife, kim, and i finally bit the bullet,
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And i finally bit the bullet, and made a big decision.
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And made a big decision. we bought her one of these.
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Her first ever smartphone.
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Her first ever smartphone. she might have the last freshman
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She might have the last freshman in her high school class to get
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In her high school class to get her hands on one of these.
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Her hands on one of these. and the truth is, for me
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And the truth is, for me as a father who just loves
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That kid more than
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That kid more than she'll ever understand,
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She'll ever understand, this was an emotional decision.
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This was an emotional decision. not because i think
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Not because i think phones are bad.
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Phones are bad. this is mine, my wife has one.
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This is mine, my wife has one. many, if not all of you,
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Many, if not all of you, have one too.
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Have one too. but because i've learned
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But because i've learned in my own life,
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In my own life, have you learned this that
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Have you learned this that phones are insanely powerful?
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Phones are insanely powerful? like, this little thing
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Like, this little thing that fits in our front pocket,
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That fits in our front pocket, it can bless us in really
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It can bless us in really big ways and it can mess with us
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Big ways and it can mess with us in some really big ways too.
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In some really big ways too. have you seen that with
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Have you seen that with this little thing?
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This little thing? like personally,
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Like personally, this little phone can
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This little phone can bless you with convenience,
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Bless you with convenience, it can bless you
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It can bless you with connection.
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With connection. i think of all the things
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I think of all the things i do on my phone.
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I do on my phone. there's the calendar,
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There's the calendar, and the banking instead
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And the banking instead of running to the bank
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Of running to the bank a billion times like i used to.
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A billion times like i used to. i can track things and get
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I can track things and get reminders of my prayer life.
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Reminders of my prayer life. i can use this to connect
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I can use this to connect with family and friends.
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With family and friends. i can facetime a nephew
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I can facetime a nephew and a niece who live
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And a niece who live a state away.
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A state away. this is such
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This is such a blessing to my life.
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A blessing to my life. i wouldn't give it up.
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I wouldn't give it up. and, yeah man, this thing
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And, yeah man, this thing has messed with me
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Has messed with me in some pretty big ways.
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In some pretty big ways. sometimes, this gets in the way
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Sometimes, this gets in the way of good relationships when
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Of good relationships when there's other human beings in
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There's other human beings in the room but i just get caught
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The room but i just get caught checking something
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Checking something i don't really need,
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I don't really need, but it's just so tempting.
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But it's just so tempting. this can lead you into
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This can lead you into spiritual temptation as much as
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Spiritual temptation as much as it can bless you spiritually.
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It can bless you spiritually. it can connect you to friends
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It can connect you to friends or distance you from friends.
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Or distance you from friends. this can bring you joy,
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This can bring you joy, this can give you
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This can give you mental health problems
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Mental health problems and anxiety, and depression.
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And anxiety, and depression. it's not a bad thing,
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It's not a bad thing, but this thing in our pocket
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But this thing in our pocket is such a powerful thing.
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Is such a powerful thing. and so, i dragged my feet,
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And so, i dragged my feet, and i dragged my feet,
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And i dragged my feet, and i dragged my feet,
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And i dragged my feet, and finally my wife said,
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And finally my wife said, "listen, we can't let her not
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"listen, we can't let her not get a phone until she's 30.
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Get a phone until she's 30. we need some time to teach her
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We need some time to teach her how to use this powerful thing."
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How to use this powerful thing." so, we finally bit the bullet,
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So, we finally bit the bullet, we got her the phone,
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We got her the phone, but i can swear
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But i can swear to you one thing.
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To you one thing. before we handed that
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Before we handed that powerful thing into the hands
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Powerful thing into the hands that we love so dearly,
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That we love so dearly, we absolutely needed
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We absolutely needed to talk, right?
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To talk, right? we couldn't just say,
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We couldn't just say, "hey, good luck, kid."
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"hey, good luck, kid." no, not with something
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No, not with something that powerful.
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That powerful. we had to --
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We had to -- we had to talk to our
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We had to talk to our beloved kid about
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Beloved kid about the good and the bad,
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The good and the bad, about the temptation
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About the temptation and the blessing,
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And the blessing, about the opportunities
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About the opportunities and all the things that
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And all the things that come along with having a phone.
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Come along with having a phone. and this wasn't just going to be
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And this wasn't just going to be some one-time conversation.
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Some one-time conversation. we're going to check in
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We're going to check in and see how things were going.
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And see how things were going. we're going to check her
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We're going to check her screen time to see if
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Screen time to see if she was using it well.
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She was using it well. wanted to ask her how things
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Wanted to ask her how things were going and just keep
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Were going and just keep her accountable so that
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Her accountable so that this wouldn't be like a curse
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This wouldn't be like a curse to her little heart,
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To her little heart, but a blessing.
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But a blessing. when something so powerful
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When something so powerful is in your pocket,
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Is in your pocket, you have to talk,
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You have to talk, and talk, and talk, and talk.
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And talk, and talk, and talk. would you agree?
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Would you agree? but it's not just what's here
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But it's not just what's here in this front pocket,
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In this front pocket, it's what's here in this
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It's what's here in this back pocket too.
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Back pocket too. this wallet.
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This wallet. this is my friend tony's wallet
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This is my friend tony's wallet so i'm supper curious what
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So i'm supper curious what he's got inside of it.
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[laughing]
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Man, i don't know if you're
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Man, i don't know if you're a church person
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A church person or a christian person,
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Or a christian person, but would you agree
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But would you agree with me that money is not
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With me that money is not a bad thing, but wow,
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A bad thing, but wow, is it a powerful thing?
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Is it a powerful thing? how you and i handle money
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How you and i handle money can really, really bless us
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Can really, really bless us or it can really,
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Or it can really, really mess with us.
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Really mess with us. you know, money at
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You know, money at the right distance is so good
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The right distance is so good in your relationship with god
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In your relationship with god and your relationship
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And your relationship with your family.
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With your family. if you're dating someone,
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If you're dating someone, if you're raising children.
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If you're raising children. but if money, like,
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But if money, like, if it gets too close that
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If it gets too close that you just lose sight, people --
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You just lose sight, people -- money is a powerful thing.
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Money is a powerful thing. i've just been planning
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I've just been planning my next family vacation,
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My next family vacation, and yesterday i was charging
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And yesterday i was charging my credit card for a
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My credit card for a camp site in a national park.
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Camp site in a national park. you know, money is going to be
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You know, money is going to be the thing that we use to have
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The thing that we use to have amazing experiences as a family.
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Amazing experiences as a family. as we do holiday shopping,
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As we do holiday shopping, i think of how money
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I think of how money is going to put a smile
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Is going to put a smile on someone's face,
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On someone's face, bless us with that gift
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Bless us with that gift we really wanted.
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We really wanted. i think of money and
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I think of money and my relationship with jesus.
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My relationship with jesus. i mean, i realized
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I mean, i realized that i've received
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That i've received so much from jesus,
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So much from jesus, there's such joy in giving back
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There's such joy in giving back in the name of jesus.
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In the name of jesus. i think of what money can do --
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I think of what money can do -- like, money is such
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Like, money is such a good, powerful thing.
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A good, powerful thing. the best meals i've had in life
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The best meals i've had in life were 'cause i could pay money.
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Were 'cause i could pay money. the connections,
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The connections, the gifts that i've given.
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The gifts that i've given. like, money is
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Like, money is a powerful things and --
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A powerful things and -- and man, money,
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And man, money, if it gets out of whack,
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If it gets out of whack, can really mess with you.
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Can really mess with you. overspending, debt,
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Overspending, debt, fear, worry, anxiety,
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Fear, worry, anxiety, fights between husband and wife,
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Fights between husband and wife, kids raised in a home
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Kids raised in a home environment where there's never
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Environment where there's never enough and we're never content,
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Enough and we're never content, and we always need more.
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And we always need more. i mean, i don't know what your
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I mean, i don't know what your experience has been in life,
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Experience has been in life, but i do know this.
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But i do know this. money will either bless you
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Money will either bless you or mess with you in some
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Or mess with you in some pretty big ways.
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Pretty big ways. and that's why today,
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And that's why today, i'm so happy
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I'm so happy that you're here because
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That you're here because we are going to talk with
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We are going to talk with an open bible about what
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An open bible about what a good father says to his
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A good father says to his beloved kids about money.
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Beloved kids about money. and i'm curious how you
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And i'm curious how you feel about that.
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[laughing]
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I wish there was some, like,
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I wish there was some, like, technological ai way that you
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Technological ai way that you could all pull out your phones
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Could all pull out your phones and pick an emoji
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And pick an emoji for how you feel about
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For how you feel about this conversation.
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This conversation. and it would just
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And it would just float above your heads,
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Float above your heads, and i can just look
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And i can just look around and...
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Around and... you know, there's someone
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You know, there's someone with the big smiley emoji
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With the big smiley emoji with the halo over the top.
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With the halo over the top. have you seen that one?
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Have you seen that one? like, "yes, i can't wait
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Like, "yes, i can't wait to talk about this."
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To talk about this." and there's other people
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And there's other people who have like the grimace.
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Who have like the grimace. someone has that little
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Someone has that little drop of sweat like,
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Drop of sweat like, "i don't know how this
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"i don't know how this is going to go."
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Is going to go." other people like, you know.
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Other people like, you know. arms crossed,
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Arms crossed, are they nervous or mad?
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Are they nervous or mad? i mean, isn't it true that
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I mean, isn't it true that as soon as we bring up money,
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As soon as we bring up money, it's not just a thing,
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It's not just a thing, but it's a really
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But it's a really emotional thing.
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Emotional thing. it's a incredibly
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It's a incredibly powerful thing.
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Powerful thing. and i think it's because
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And i think it's because almost all of us have
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Almost all of us have had pretty significant
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Had pretty significant experiences with finances
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Experiences with finances that make this a really
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That make this a really visceral reaction.
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Visceral reaction. i mean, depending on
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I mean, depending on your parents.
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Your parents. if you're dating or married,
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If you're dating or married, depending on your partner,
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Depending on your partner, depending on your
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Depending on your personal experiences,
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Personal experiences, depending on your
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Depending on your pastoral experiences.
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Pastoral experiences. you might be really excited
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You might be really excited or really nervous and off put
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Or really nervous and off put by a conversation like this.
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By a conversation like this. i'm curious, show of hands,
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I'm curious, show of hands, how many of you have heard
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How many of you have heard a story from someone
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A story from someone you know about someone
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You know about someone who went to a church
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Who went to a church that was all about money?
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That was all about money? yeah, there's more than
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Yeah, there's more than a couple hands up.
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A couple hands up. sometimes pastors get --
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Sometimes pastors get -- pastors are people.
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Pastors are people. and some people are really good,
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And some people are really good, and some people are really not.
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And some people are really not. and sometimes, when you have
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And sometimes, when you have a bible in your hand,
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A bible in your hand, you can use the bible
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You can use the bible and use people to get
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And use people to get what you really want,
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What you really want, which is more for yourself.
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Which is more for yourself. there's always the temptation
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There's always the temptation for churches to get it twisted
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For churches to get it twisted and not take this about
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And not take this about jesus or your blessing,
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Jesus or your blessing, but what they can take from
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But what they can take from you instead of give to you.
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You instead of give to you. maybe you were once part
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Maybe you were once part of a congregation,
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Of a congregation, maybe that's why you left.
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Maybe that's why you left. that it wasn't just like
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That it wasn't just like collecting an offering
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Collecting an offering to support the ministry
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To support the ministry and feed the poor,
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And feed the poor, it was like offering,
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It was like offering, after offering, after offering,
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After offering, after offering, after offering.
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After offering. and if you're behind
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And if you're behind in the budget,
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In the budget, then like the tension is high
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Then like the tension is high so you talk less about
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So you talk less about jesus and more about,
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Jesus and more about, "everyone needs
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"everyone needs to be generous."
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To be generous." so, it's complicated.
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So, it's complicated. this is incredibly emotional,
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This is incredibly emotional, but here's the thing.
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But here's the thing. if it's true that what's in both
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If it's true that what's in both of these pockets is powerful,
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Of these pockets is powerful, then despite the complication
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Then despite the complication of this, we have to talk.
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Of this, we have to talk. and we have to get past
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And we have to get past the emotion and talk about
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The emotion and talk about the good and the bad.
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The good and the bad. talk about the blessings
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Talk about the blessings and the curses.
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And the curses. to make sure that this really
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To make sure that this really is good for your heart,
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Is good for your heart, your soul,
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Your soul, and your relationships,
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And your relationships, and it doesn't backfire
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And it doesn't backfire in ways that have happened
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In ways that have happened to countless humans.
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To countless humans. so, here's my goal for
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So, here's my goal for the next couple weeks.
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The next couple weeks. i want to find just
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I want to find just that middle road
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That middle road of like not avoiding,
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Of like not avoiding, and not evading,
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And not evading, and not dodging what
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And not dodging what the bible says about money,
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The bible says about money, but then not arm twisting,
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But then not arm twisting, and guilting, and shaming,
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And guilting, and shaming, and making you think that
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And making you think that all this is just about
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All this is just about putting more money in
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Putting more money in my and the pastor's pockets.
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My and the pastor's pockets. so, we're going to find
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So, we're going to find that middle road because
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That middle road because the truth is,
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The truth is, and jesus said so long ago,
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And jesus said so long ago, it is so blessed to give.
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It is so blessed to give. and if you've learned that you
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And if you've learned that you have a good father in heaven
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Have a good father in heaven that you don't have to worry
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That you don't have to worry because he knows exactly --
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Because he knows exactly -- like, there are so many
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Like, there are so many blessings when we
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Blessings when we get this right.
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Get this right. so, i want to take you down that
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So, i want to take you down that path and talk about money today.
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Path and talk about money today. today, i want to do three things
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Today, i want to do three things before i say amen.
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Before i say amen. first of all,
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First of all, i want to give you
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I want to give you the bible's big picture
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The bible's big picture on money.
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On money. i'm not sure
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I'm not sure if you've read the bible
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If you've read the bible and know what it says.
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And know what it says. i want to kind of give you
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I want to kind of give you a 30,000 foot view.
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A 30,000 foot view. then i want to zoom in
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Then i want to zoom in to the bible's biggest idea
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To the bible's biggest idea about money.
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About money. like, there's a lot
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Like, there's a lot of things to know
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Of things to know but the one most important
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But the one most important thing you just have
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Thing you just have to get right.
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To get right. and number three,
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And number three, i want to give you the best news
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I want to give you the best news for those of you who maybe
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For those of you who maybe mess things up with money,
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Mess things up with money, and you wish you could go back,
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And you wish you could go back, and you wish you could,
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And you wish you could, you know, rewind in life
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You know, rewind in life and do things god's way.
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And do things god's way. there's some amazing things
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There's some amazing things that jesus taught about
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That jesus taught about those of us who haven't
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Those of us who haven't done everything right.
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Done everything right. so, that's my goal today.
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So, that's my goal today. the big picture,
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The big picture, the biggest idea,
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The biggest idea, and the best news as we begin
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And the best news as we begin a great conversation
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A great conversation about money.
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About money. so, i'd love for you
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So, i'd love for you to grab a pen.
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To grab a pen. if you're here in church
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If you're here in church or if you're watching at home,
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Or if you're watching at home, 'cause i want to tell you
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'cause i want to tell you the big picture, first of all,
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The big picture, first of all, about the bible and money.
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About the bible and money. do you know how much
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Do you know how much the bible mentions money?
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Short answer, a lot.
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Short answer, a lot. let me give you some stats that
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Let me give you some stats that i found in my research.
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I found in my research. write this down.
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Write this down. the bible uses the word offering
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The bible uses the word offering or offerings 728 times.
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Or offerings 728 times. so, describing how
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So, describing how to worship god, especially,
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To worship god, especially, in the old testament,
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In the old testament, bring this offering
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Bring this offering or that kind of offering
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Or that kind of offering to thank me for my grace
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To thank me for my grace and generosity to you.
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And generosity to you. on top of that,
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On top of that, words like 'gold' and 'silver'
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Words like 'gold' and 'silver' show up 575 times in the bible.
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Show up 575 times in the bible. for example,
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For example, after jesus was born,
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After jesus was born, these wise men come from
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These wise men come from the east and they worship
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The east and they worship and honor the little jesus
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And honor the little jesus with gold, incense, and myrrh.
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With gold, incense, and myrrh. the word money itself shows up
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The word money itself shows up 113 times in the bible.
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113 times in the bible. like when jesus said
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Like when jesus said in matthew 6,
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In matthew 6, "you can't worship god
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"you can't worship god and money at the same time.
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And money at the same time. you have to have one priority
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You have to have one priority in your heart and it
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In your heart and it can't be both,"
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Can't be both," as he urges us to worship god
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As he urges us to worship god and use money to worship him.
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And use money to worship him. and then, words like
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And then, words like greed or greedy,
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Greed or greedy, generous or generosity
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Generous or generosity show up 46 times in the bible.
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Show up 46 times in the bible. a couple of you might have
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A couple of you might have heard a famous one from
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Heard a famous one from the apostle paul.
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The apostle paul. he said, "whoever sows
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Or gives generously
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Or gives generously will reap generously."
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Will reap generously." like a seed,
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Like a seed, it might not happen like that,
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It might not happen like that, but generous people end up
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But generous people end up bearing amazing fruit
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Bearing amazing fruit of peace, and joy,
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Of peace, and joy, and love for their neighbor.
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And love for their neighbor. now, combine just those
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Now, combine just those four categories,
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Four categories, and you end up,
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And you end up, if my math is right,
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If my math is right, with 1,462 references
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With 1,462 references to finances in the word of god.
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To finances in the word of god. do you know how many times
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Do you know how many times the name jesus is used
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The name jesus is used in the bible?
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In the bible? one thousand,
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One thousand, three hundred and ten.
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Three hundred and ten. now, it's not a fair comparison
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Now, it's not a fair comparison because jesus is only mentioned
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Because jesus is only mentioned in the new testament and not in
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In the new testament and not in the books of the old testament,
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The books of the old testament, but you get my point.
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But you get my point. this is not like a footnote
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This is not like a footnote in this holy book of faith.
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In this holy book of faith. finances and giving is
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Finances and giving is a constant and frequent theme
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A constant and frequent theme of both the old
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Of both the old and the new testament.
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And the new testament. your father in heaven,
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Your father in heaven, who wants what's best for you
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Who wants what's best for you talks about money a lot.
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Talks about money a lot. but now let's move to part two.
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But now let's move to part two. okay, part one, the big picture,
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Okay, part one, the big picture, the bible talks about
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The bible talks about money a lot.
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Money a lot. part two,
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Part two, but what's the biggest idea
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But what's the biggest idea in that big picture about money?
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In that big picture about money? what's like the number one thing
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What's like the number one thing you need to know if you follow
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You need to know if you follow jesus in his intersection
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Jesus in his intersection of finances and faith?
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Of finances and faith? that was the question i asked
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That was the question i asked my colleague at church,
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My colleague at church, pastor michael.
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Pastor michael. the day i was sitting
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The day i was sitting in my office typing away,
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In my office typing away, working on this message,
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Working on this message, i had the first draft done.
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I had the first draft done. and pastor michael
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And pastor michael walked by in the hallway,
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Walked by in the hallway, and he stopped in the doorway,
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And he stopped in the doorway, and i asked him,
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And i asked him, "hey, michael, if you were
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"hey, michael, if you were preaching today,
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Preaching today, if this was your sermon,
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If this was your sermon, out of all the things
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Out of all the things that we could say as pastors
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That we could say as pastors to people about money,
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To people about money, what's on the top of your list?
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What's on the top of your list? what's the most important,
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What's the most important, biggest idea?"
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Biggest idea?" now, before i tell you
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Now, before i tell you what he said,
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What he said, i'm not sure if you
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I'm not sure if you know pastor michael,
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Know pastor michael, but here's what you
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But here's what you need to know.
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Need to know. he's about a decade
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He's about a decade older than me,
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Older than me, which means he has
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Which means he has about ten years more
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About ten years more experience in life,
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Experience in life, ten years more experience
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Ten years more experience as a pastor,
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As a pastor, an extra decade
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An extra decade of reading god's word.
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Of reading god's word. so, he's a little bit smarter,
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So, he's a little bit smarter, a little bit wiser than i am.
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A little bit wiser than i am. also, pastor michael
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Also, pastor michael and his wife, jenny,
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And his wife, jenny, have raised six children.
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Have raised six children. can you imagine?
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[laughter]
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What's the budget line
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What's the budget line for diapers when you
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For diapers when you have six kids?
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Have six kids? i can't even imagine.
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I can't even imagine. and he did that,
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And he did that, not on just a pastor's salary,
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Not on just a pastor's salary, which if you don't know,
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Which if you don't know, isn't a huge amount.
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Isn't a huge amount. on a mission --
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On a mission -- i was a missionary
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I was a missionary in russia when most
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In russia when most of his children were born.
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Of his children were born. he was not making millions.
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He was not making millions. can you imagine how careful you
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Can you imagine how careful you have to be with your finances
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Have to be with your finances when you're trying to, like,
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When you're trying to, like, feed eight mouths in a family?
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Feed eight mouths in a family? so, he's thought about
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So, he's thought about this a lot.
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This a lot. and if that's not enough,
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And if that's not enough, do you know what
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Do you know what pastor michael's, like, hobby,
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Pastor michael's, like, hobby, personal passion is?
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Personal passion is? finances.
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Finances. if you ever come to our,
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If you ever come to our, "meet the pastors" meeting,
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"meet the pastors" meeting, i have, like, this selfie
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I have, like, this selfie of me in argentina with
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Of me in argentina with like next to the world cup
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Like next to the world cup 'cause i love soccer.
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'cause i love soccer. pastor michael has
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Pastor michael has a similar picture,
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A similar picture, but you know what his is?
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But you know what his is? it's him at
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It's him at the dave ramsey show.
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[laughing]
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Who is, like,
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Who is, like, a financial guru.
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A financial guru. and if you could see
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And if you could see the expression on
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The expression on michael's face,
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Michael's face, he's never looked so happy.
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He's never looked so happy. so, like, this is a guy who
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So, like, this is a guy who loves thinking about finances,
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Loves thinking about finances, he loves people,
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He loves people, he loves being a pastor.
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He loves being a pastor. so, he's standing in my doorway
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So, he's standing in my doorway and i asked him,
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And i asked him, "michael, if you could say
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"michael, if you could say just one thing to people
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Just one thing to people about finances,
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About finances, what would you say?"
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What would you say?" and he gave me his answer,
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And he gave me his answer, and i had to smile 'cause it
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And i had to smile 'cause it was the exact thing that i had
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Was the exact thing that i had just written in the first draft
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Just written in the first draft of my message.
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Of my message. like, as pastors,
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Like, as pastors, he and i both agree
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He and i both agree that if there's one thing
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That if there's one thing you walk away with today that
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You walk away with today that you need to know from the bible,
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You need to know from the bible, actually, grab a pen
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Actually, grab a pen and write this down, is this.
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And write this down, is this. that what we own
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That what we own is god's on loan.
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Is god's on loan. what we own, what i have,
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What we own, what i have, my clothes, my car,
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My clothes, my car, my house, my everything.
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My house, my everything. what we own, what you own
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What we own, what you own is just god's on loan.
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Is just god's on loan. this is exactly what the bible
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This is exactly what the bible says in psalm 24:1.
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Amazing words, listen to this.
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Amazing words, listen to this. king david once wrote,
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King david once wrote, "the earth is the lord's
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"the earth is the lord's and everything in it.
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And everything in it. the world and all
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The world and all who live in it."
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Who live in it." about 15 years ago,
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I preached at my last church a
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I preached at my last church a sermon about financial giving.
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Sermon about financial giving. and i made this deal with
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And i made this deal with our congregation.
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Our congregation. i said if you start,
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I said if you start, like, giving generously.
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Like, giving generously. let's say you start giving
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Let's say you start giving 10% away to our church
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10% away to our church and to the poor.
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And to the poor. if after 90 days of doing that,
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If after 90 days of doing that, you regret it and say,
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You regret it and say, "man, i wish i had
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"man, i wish i had that money back."
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That money back." i said, "you tell me,
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I said, "you tell me, and i'll talk to the church,
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And i'll talk to the church, and we'll give you
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And we'll give you all the money back."
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All the money back." i made that deal in public.
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I made that deal in public. a bunch of people took
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A bunch of people took the challenge.
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The challenge. do you know many people
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Do you know many people asked for the money back?
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Asked for the money back? you could count it
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You could count it on zero hands.
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On zero hands. no one.
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No one. what they thought
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What they thought would be this fearful,
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Would be this fearful, "i don't know
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"i don't know if i want to do that.
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If i want to do that. that's going to mess with me.
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That's going to mess with me. what about my plans?"
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What about my plans?" it actually turned out
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It actually turned out that being generous,
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That being generous, that managing money,
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That managing money, which is god, in god's way,
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Which is god, in god's way, is a tremendous,
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Is a tremendous, tremendous blessing.
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Tremendous blessing. in fact, i'd love for you
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To write this down.
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To write this down. i think there are three things
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I think there are three things that happen if you adopt
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That happen if you adopt this management mindset
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This management mindset that are so good.
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That are so good. not just for us as a church,
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Not just for us as a church, not just for us as a community,
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Not just for us as a community, but for you personally.
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But for you personally. here's the first one,
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Here's the first one, the amazing, powerful gift
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The amazing, powerful gift of gratitude.
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Of gratitude. if throughout just
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If throughout just this last 24 hours,
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You would've realized
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You would've realized everything you have is god's,
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Everything you have is god's, but he gave it to you in love.
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But he gave it to you in love. like, if it was
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Like, if it was christmas morning,
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Christmas morning, and you walked into
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And you walked into the living room,
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The living room, and there was a stack
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And there was a stack of presents taller
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Of presents taller than the tree that said,
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Than the tree that said, "to you, from god."
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"to you, from god." what would you think of god?
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What would you think of god? "wow, god."
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"wow, god." but the fact is,
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But the fact is, every single day,
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Every single day, if everything belongs to god,
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If everything belongs to god, there is a stack of presents
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There is a stack of presents that's taller than your house.
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Listen, even non-christians
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Would tell you that gratitude
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Is a powerful force.
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That gratitude can change
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Your mental health,
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It can transform relationships.
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It can transform relationships. and this is what
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And this is what a management mindset does.
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A management mindset does. if you actually believe that
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If you actually believe that everything good in your life
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Everything good in your life comes from god, you will end up
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Comes from god, you will end up with this amazing, grateful,
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With this amazing, grateful, humbled, close connection with
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Humbled, close connection with your father in heaven.
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Your father in heaven. instead of thinking,
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Instead of thinking, "oh, i wish i had this,
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"oh, i wish i had this, and i need more of that."
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And i need more of that." instead, you'll just step back
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Instead, you'll just step back and look at what you do
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And look at what you do have and say,
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Have and say, "wow god, you're so good to me.
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"wow god, you're so good to me. i've sinned against you
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I've sinned against you a thousand times but you give,
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A thousand times but you give, and you give, and you give,
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And you give, and you give, and you give, and i'm so
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And you give, and i'm so grateful for it.
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Next, it's not just gratitude,
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Next, it's not just gratitude, but you will also tap into
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But you will also tap into the power of generosity.
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The power of generosity. you know,
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You know, because of human nature,
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Because of human nature, i think we all fear that
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We're not going to have enough.
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We're not going to have enough. and we all probably think that
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And we all probably think that true happiness is found in
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True happiness is found in another trip, another purchase,
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Another trip, another purchase, another upgrade.
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Another upgrade. but god,
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But god, because he's a good father, says
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Because he's a good father, says "hey, this is my stuff
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"hey, this is my stuff and i'm commanding you
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And i'm commanding you to be generous with it."
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To be generous with it." and for some of you,
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And for some of you, that's a hard word,
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That's a hard word, but it's actually
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But it's actually a really good word.
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A really good word. i've never met someone who has
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I've never met someone who has lived in extravagant generosity
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Lived in extravagant generosity who said, "you know what?
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Who said, "you know what? that was dumb."
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That was dumb." but i can tell you this,
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But i can tell you this, i have spent a lot of money
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I have spent a lot of money on myself where i say,
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On myself where i say, "that was dumb."
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"that was dumb." have i told you the story,
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Have i told you the story, i used to be like a subscriber
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I used to be like a subscriber to gq magazine?
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To gq magazine? this might be hard to believe.
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This might be hard to believe. and i got really into, like,
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And i got really into, like, high end, kind of, fashion.
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High end, kind of, fashion. i remember being in chicago
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I remember being in chicago trying on an armani suit.
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Trying on an armani suit. i didn't buy it, it was $3,000.
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I didn't buy it, it was $3,000. just like, oh my goodness.
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Just like, oh my goodness. but i did buy, i splurged.
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But i did buy, i splurged. biggest clothing purchase
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Biggest clothing purchase i ever made in my life
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I ever made in my life was a hugo boss,
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Was a hugo boss, kind of, brown jacket.
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Kind of, brown jacket. i was in seminary at the time.
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I was in seminary at the time. i didn't have money,
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I didn't have money, but i spent, how much?
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But i spent, how much? four or five, six hundred
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Four or five, six hundred dollars on a suit coat.
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Dollars on a suit coat. i remember walking in to class,
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I remember walking in to class, my buddies were about to be
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My buddies were about to be pastors with this, like,
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Pastors with this, like, kind of tweed looking,
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Kind of tweed looking, super fashionable fit.
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Super fashionable fit. i remember my friend mark,
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I remember my friend mark, i walked in to class,
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I walked in to class, he's the first guy who sees it.
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He's the first guy who sees it. you know what he says?
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You know what he says? "hey gilligan,
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"hey gilligan, how's the skipper?"
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How's the skipper?" like what?
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Like what? i love this coat.
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I love this coat. i'm not sure if i wore it more
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I'm not sure if i wore it more than four times, you know?
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Than four times, you know? i think of all the stuff
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I think of all the stuff that i've spent,
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That i've spent, all the splurge purchases.
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All the splurge purchases. and like, they come and they go.
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And like, they come and they go. but i'll tell you this,
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But i'll tell you this, there have been times that
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There have been times that i've given extravagantly,
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I've given extravagantly, and the joy of those
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And the joy of those moments sticks with me.
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Moments sticks with me. there's been times
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There's been times i've helped people in need,
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I've helped people in need, and if you live
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And if you live a generous life, if you're,
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A generous life, if you're, like, a contributor
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Like, a contributor instead of a consumer,
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Instead of a consumer, what you're going to find out
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What you're going to find out is it's not just other people
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Is it's not just other people that are blessed, it's you.
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That are blessed, it's you. right?
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Right? it's this gratitude-filled
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It's this gratitude-filled relationship with god,
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You tap into the blessing
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You tap into the blessing of generosity and then,
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Of generosity and then, this is my favorite one.
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This is my favorite one. you also get to experience
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You also get to experience the peace that goes
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The peace that goes beyond understanding.
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Beyond understanding. you know,
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You know, i think about this sometimes,
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I think about this sometimes, like if your faith and your
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Finances are separate things,
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Finances are separate things, how scary is it to manage
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How scary is it to manage your finances?
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Your finances? just look at the bills,
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Just look at the bills, to open the app and think,
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To open the app and think, "what am i going to do?
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"what am i going to do? i can't --
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I can't -- i can't control the economy,
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I can't control the economy, i can't control inf" --
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I can't control inf" -- like it's a terrifying thing
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Like it's a terrifying thing when there's a separation
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When there's a separation between these two.
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Between these two. but when you, like, bring god
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But when you, like, bring god into the center of it,
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Into the center of it, when all of your income
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When all of your income and all of your expenses
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And all of your expenses are surrounded by, like,
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Are surrounded by, like, god and his character
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God and his character and his promises,
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And his promises, there's so much --
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There's so much -- this is what jesus was saying.
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This is what jesus was saying. like yeah,
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Like yeah, you might have to eat,
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You might have to eat, you might have to drink,
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You might have to drink, you might have to figure out
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You might have to figure out what to wear,
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What to wear, you might have bills,
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You might have bills, but your heavenly father,
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But your heavenly father, he gets all of that,
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He gets all of that, and he's a powerful god
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And he's a powerful god in heaven who loves you.
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In heaven who loves you. what a relief it is to know that
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What a relief it is to know that i don't have to take care of it.
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I don't have to take care of it. i can make my budget
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I can make my budget and i can say,
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And i can say, "god, you know what i need.
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"god, you know what i need. and so, if you give
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And so, if you give or if you take,
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Or if you take, i'm going to trust that
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I'm going to trust that it's going to be okay because
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It's going to be okay because i'm not doing this alone."
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I'm not doing this alone." and i hope that through
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And i hope that through biblical stewardship,
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Biblical stewardship, through believing
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Through believing that the earth is the lord's
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That the earth is the lord's and everything in it,
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And everything in it, you experience more gratitude,
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You experience more gratitude, more generosity, and more peace
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More generosity, and more peace than you ever have before.
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Than you ever have before. so, i want you to memorize
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So, i want you to memorize these words from psalm 24,
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Let me show them to you again.
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Let me show them to you again. "the earth is the lord's
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"the earth is the lord's and everything in it, the world,
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And everything in it, the world, and all who live in it."
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And all who live in it." you know, i've learned as
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You know, i've learned as a pastor that whenever we get
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A pastor that whenever we get really specific about a part
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Really specific about a part of the christian life,
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There's always a little bit
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There's always a little bit of us that is probably thinking,
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Of us that is probably thinking, "oh, man.
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"oh, man. i did not do this right."
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I did not do this right." this is why jesus told
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This is why jesus told an amazing story about money.
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An amazing story about money. jesus said once upon a time
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Jesus said once upon a time there was this kid who loved
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There was this kid who loved money more than his family.
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Money more than his family. and so, instead of spending some
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And so, instead of spending some quality time with his father,
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Quality time with his father, he just wanted
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He just wanted his father's money.
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His father's money. he took it,
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He took it, took off to a distant land,
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Took off to a distant land, and he went wild, for a while.
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And he went wild, for a while. like, he was
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Like, he was the guy buying drinks,
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The guy buying drinks, he was the one tucking
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He was the one tucking 20s into you know what's.
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20s into you know what's. like, he had a crazy time
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Like, he had a crazy time until one day he woke up
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Until one day he woke up and he was dead broke.
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And he was dead broke. his father, who probably
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His father, who probably spent decades of his life
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Spent decades of his life building up this wealth,
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Building up this wealth, and given this kid
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And given this kid all this money,
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All this money, and he squandered it on
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And he squandered it on wild, reckless, sinful living.
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Wild, reckless, sinful living. and the kid didn't know
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And the kid didn't know what to do.
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What to do. like, could he go back home?
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Like, could he go back home? what would his father say?
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What would his father say? i mean, when his father
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I mean, when his father saw him and there was
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Saw him and there was nothing in his pockets,
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Nothing in his pockets, what would his dad do?
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What would his dad do? the kid didn't know,
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The kid didn't know, but he knew that
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But he knew that he needed to try.
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He needed to try. and so, he goes back home,
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And so, he goes back home, and jesus says the father
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And jesus says the father actually sees his son
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Actually sees his son from a distance.
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From a distance. and from a distance,
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And from a distance, he can tell the money is gone.
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He can tell the money is gone. there's no bag of gold
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There's no bag of gold over his shoulder,
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Over his shoulder, no jingling in his pockets.
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No jingling in his pockets. in fact, jesus says the kid
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In fact, jesus says the kid doesn't even have shoes
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Doesn't even have shoes on his feet, he was so broke.
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On his feet, he was so broke. which means this kid has
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Which means this kid has squandered what the father
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Squandered what the father has worked so hard to earn.
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Has worked so hard to earn. but then jesus said this,
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But then jesus said this, when the father saw him
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When the father saw him from a distance,
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From a distance, he had compassion on him,
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He had compassion on him, he ran out to his son,
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He ran out to his son, he wrapped his arms around him
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He wrapped his arms around him before he even gave an apology.
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Before he even gave an apology. and then, the kid said,
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And then, the kid said, "dad, i've sinned.
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"dad, i've sinned. i sinned against you,
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I sinned against you, i sinned against heaven."
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I sinned against heaven." and the father,
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And the father, it's almost like the kid hadn't
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It's almost like the kid hadn't sinned because he said,
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Sinned because he said, "hey, everyone.
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"hey, everyone. here's my credit card.
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Here's my credit card. we're going to celebrate today.
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We're going to celebrate today. like, put a ring on
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Like, put a ring on this kid's finger,
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This kid's finger, like get some bling on my son,
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Like get some bling on my son, put some sho --
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Put some sho -- like, someone buy a pair
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Like, someone buy a pair of jordans and stick 'em
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Of jordans and stick 'em on this kid's feet.
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On this kid's feet. fire up the grill
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Fire up the grill and put the best steak
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And put the best steak that you can find."
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That you can find." and people must have
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And people must have looked and said,
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Looked and said, "what are you doing?
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"what are you doing? this kid mess --
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This kid mess -- do you know how much
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Do you know how much money he lost?"
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Money he lost?" and the father said, "yeah.
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And the father said, "yeah. but he was lost
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But he was lost and now he's found.
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And now he's found. my kid was so far away but now,
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My kid was so far away but now, now he is right here."
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Now he is right here." and the father,
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And the father, he couldn't take his arm
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He couldn't take his arm off his son's shoulder,
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Off his son's shoulder, he was dead but now he's alive.
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He was dead but now he's alive. do you know why jesus
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Do you know why jesus told that story?
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Told that story? jesus told that story
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Jesus told that story because there will come a time
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Because there will come a time in your life where
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In your life where you realize like,
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You realize like, "oh man.
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"oh man. i messed up."
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I messed up." it might be with money,
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It might be with money, it might be with your sexuality,
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It might be with your sexuality, it might be with your faith.
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It might be with your faith. there's going to come a time
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There's going to come a time when you come
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When you come to your senses and say,
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To your senses and say, "can i even go back to god?
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"can i even go back to god? will i ever belong in church?
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Will i ever belong in church? did i ruin, like, my --
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Did i ruin, like, my -- do i have to pay him back
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Do i have to pay him back for this debt that i have?"
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For this debt that i have?" and jesus' answer,
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And jesus' answer, his beautiful answer is,
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His beautiful answer is, "not a chance."
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Because there was
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A cross 2,000 years ago
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Where jesus paid the debt.
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Where he paid for greed,
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Where he paid for every sin.
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You don't have to pay god back,
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The debt has been paid in full.
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You might be walking in
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To church for the first time
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In forever,
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You might be watching at home,
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Or listening on a podcast,
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Or listening on
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Or listening on a radio station thinking,
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A radio station thinking, "i have so much
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"i have so much to make up to god,"
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To make up to god," and jesus said, "no, you don't.
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And jesus said, "no, you don't. i made it up to god.
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I made it up to god. the blood that i shed separates
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The blood that i shed separates your sin as far away from you
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Your sin as far away from you as you can even imagine."
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As you can even imagine." now, can you feel the loving arm
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Now, can you feel the loving arm of the father around
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Your shoulder today saying,
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"you were lost
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But now you're here,
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You're found,
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You're forgiven, you're safe,
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You're saved."
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And you father, from this day
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Forward is going
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To walk with you,
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Arm around one shoulder.
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And some day very soon,
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Maybe next friday,
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Maybe it's tomorrow morning,
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He's going to reach
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Into his pocket and he's going
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To hand you money,
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A paycheck, a birthday gift,
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A paycheck, a birthday gift, and inheritance.
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And inheritance. and this time, knowing that he's
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And this time, knowing that he's a good father, i hope you just
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A good father, i hope you just close your eyes and you
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Close your eyes and you think to yourself,
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Think to yourself, "all i own is god's on loan,"
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"all i own is god's on loan," because the earth is the lord's
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Because the earth is the lord's and everything in it.
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And everything in it. let's pray.
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Let's pray. oh god, you are
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Oh god, you are so crazy generous.
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So crazy generous. and if i just open my eyes,
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And if i just open my eyes, there are blessings
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There are blessings left to right, up and down,
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Left to right, up and down, every direction i look.
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Every direction i look. every good and perfect gift
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Every good and perfect gift that we have comes from you.
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That we have comes from you. that's a big prayer
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That's a big prayer i want to pray, god.
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I want to pray, god. open our eyes to see it that
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Open our eyes to see it that we will be closer to you,
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We will be closer to you, more grateful for you than
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More grateful for you than we ever have been before.
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We ever have been before. lord, i've seen
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Lord, i've seen the power of generosity.
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The power of generosity. i think of the generous people
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I think of the generous people that you put into my life,
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That you put into my life, how they've changed my life.
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How they've changed my life. they have blessed me
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They have blessed me in such profound ways.
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In such profound ways. i'm so grateful for that,
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I'm so grateful for that, i want to do that
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I want to do that for other people.
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For other people. and we want to be
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And we want to be that kind of church.
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That kind of church. god, we never want
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God, we never want to spiral down those dark places
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To spiral down those dark places where we love money,
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Where we love money, instead we want to use money
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Instead we want to use money to love people
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To love people and to worship you,
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And to worship you, so help us to do it.
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So help us to do it. for anyone here who's living
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For anyone here who's living with financial regrets,
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With financial regrets, for anyone here who's anxious
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For anyone here who's anxious about paying their bills,
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About paying their bills, for anyone here
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For anyone here who just wants to learn,
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Who just wants to learn, i pray that you'd bless them
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I pray that you'd bless them in a really unique way.
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In a really unique way. that they would trust your plan,
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That they would trust your plan, follow your path, and experience
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Follow your path, and experience that kind of peace that goes
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That kind of peace that goes beyond understanding.
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Beyond understanding. please, father,
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Please, father, guide our words.
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Guide our words. this is
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This is an emotional conversation,
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An emotional conversation, but it's a really good one.
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But it's a really good one. so, bless me, bless us as we
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So, bless me, bless us as we gather around your holy word,
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Gather around your holy word, and especially at the foot
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And especially at the foot of the cross of your son.
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Of the cross of your son. know that you're a good father
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Know that you're a good father who always wants what's best
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Who always wants what's best for your children.
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For your children. we pray all these things
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In the beautiful name of jesus.
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And everyone said amen.
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>> what an important
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>> what an important teaching today,
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Teaching today, reminding us that everything
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Reminding us that everything we have is god's,
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We have is god's, so we don't have to worry
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So we don't have to worry and we don't' have
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And we don't' have to cling to it because
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To cling to it because god will take care of us.
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God will take care of us. this month, we have a new book
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This month, we have a new book by pastor jeremy mattek.
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By pastor jeremy mattek. it's "god understands:
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It's "god understands: encouragement from the book
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Encouragement from the book of daniel."
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Of daniel." this 22 day study of daniel
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This 22 day study of daniel reveals how god compassionately
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Reveals how god compassionately cares for you
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Cares for you even when you can't see his
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Even when you can't see his hand at work.
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Hand at work. request your copy with your
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Request your copy with your financial gift
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Financial gift to time of grace.
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>> announcer: life can be
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Uncomfortable and overwhelming,
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With moments that don't
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Always make sense.
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They can feel scary
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And intimidating.
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Daniel lived most of his life
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Surrounded by cultural pressure
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And persecution,
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Yet he knew that
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God understands,
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God cares,
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And god is in control.
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In jeremy mattek's new book,
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"god understands: encouragement
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From the book of daniel,"
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You'll find the courage
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To trust god,
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Live for him,
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And find hope in his promises.
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"god understands," is our way
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Of thanking you for helping us
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Show others that they too
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Can trust god to keep
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His promises.
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Request yours today
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By calling 800-661-3311,
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Visiting timeofgrace.org,
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Or writing us at
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P.o. box 301,
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>> time of grace
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Doesn't end here.
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Visit timeofgrace.org
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On time of grace.
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Mike Novotny - Money: The Bible Says It's Not Yours

June 16, 2025 | 29:0

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