Courage to Seize Opportunity | A.R. Bernard

[Music] [Music] let's give some love and let's give some love and let's give some love and appreciation for our staff who kept it appreciation for our staff who kept it appreciation for our staff who kept it moving even though we had technical moving even though we had technical moving even though we had technical difficulties they kept it moving thank difficulties they kept it moving thank difficulties they kept it moving thank you Kevin jumping right on the keyboard you Kevin jumping right on the keyboard you Kevin jumping right on the keyboard when that went out and being able to when that went out and being able to when that went out and being able to jump back in thank you thank you thank jump back in thank you thank you thank jump back in thank you thank you thank you oh you can do better than that so you oh you can do better than that so you oh you can do better than that so some love and appreciation for some love and appreciation for some love and appreciation for them [Music] [Music] Hallelujah that's what you call Hallelujah that's what you call Hallelujah that's what you call professionalism and not only should it be and not only should it be true in the course of the service but it true in the course of the service but it true in the course of the service but it should be true in your life just because should be true in your life just because should be true in your life just because something is not something is not something is not working you don't break down you don't working you don't break down you don't working you don't break down you don't quit you don't bail out you keep it quit you don't bail out you keep it quit you don't bail out you keep it moving you shift things around so that moving you shift things around so that moving you shift things around so that you can still accomplish the same you can still accomplish the same you can still accomplish the same purpose that you set out to do before purpose that you set out to do before purpose that you set out to do before the disruption this was a life lesson the disruption this was a life lesson the disruption this was a life lesson folks I can give the benediction and folks I can give the benediction and folks I can give the benediction and send you home send you home send you home now wait did we do offering now wait did we do offering now wait did we do offering yet we did offering did we do yet we did offering did we do yet we did offering did we do offering some of y'all are saying yes offering some of y'all are saying yes offering some of y'all are saying yes and some are saying and some are saying and some are saying no we didn't do

offering we didn't do offering we didn't do offering so we we need to do offering offering so we we need to do offering offering so we we need to do offering but how do we do offering we don't pass but how do we do offering we don't pass but how do we do offering we don't pass B baskets B baskets B baskets anymore amen all right so we expect that anymore amen all right so we expect that anymore amen all right so we expect that there are there's a card on the back of there are there's a card on the back of there are there's a card on the back of the the the chair with instructions and a QR code so chair with instructions and a QR code so chair with instructions and a QR code so that you can indeed there it is do that you can indeed there it is do that you can indeed there it is do offering amen how how many did not get a offering amen how how many did not get a offering amen how how many did not get a chance to give today to worship God in chance to give today to worship God in chance to give today to worship God in giving oh we're good okay let's keep it giving oh we're good okay let's keep it giving oh we're good okay let's keep it moving praise the Lord all right there moving praise the Lord all right there moving praise the Lord all right there many opportunities that you can give and many opportunities that you can give and many opportunities that you can give and it's not look we don't diminish the it's not look we don't diminish the it's not look we don't diminish the offering or belittle the offering it offering or belittle the offering it offering or belittle the offering it took us years to get to the place where took us years to get to the place where took us years to get to the place where we didn't have to pass baskets so that we didn't have to pass baskets so that we didn't have to pass baskets so that we can have people just give and we can have people just give and we can have people just give and understand the process of giving and it understand the process of giving and it understand the process of giving and it cut down should I should I say it cut down should I should I say it cut down should I should I say it increased our productivity and increased our productivity and increased our productivity and efficiency because we didn't have to efficiency because we didn't have to efficiency because we didn't have to spend as much time with our staff spend as much time with our staff spend as much time with our staff processing envelopes and all those kind processing envelopes and all those kind processing envelopes and all those kind of things we still do that because of of things we still do that because of of things we still do that because of you know what you put into the you know what you put into the you know what you put into the receptacles in the lobby but it took receptacles in the lobby but it took receptacles in the lobby but it took time to move forward and I'm excited I time to move forward and I'm excited I time to move forward and I'm excited I I'm glad that we've been able to achieve I'm glad that we've been able to achieve I'm glad that we've been able to achieve that amen so are you blessed and highly that amen so are you blessed and highly that amen so are you blessed and highly favored favored favored amen life is full of interruption and amen life is full of interruption and amen life is full of interruption and disruption and we just keep it going if

disruption and we just keep it going if disruption and we just keep it going if you've been around Christian cultural you've been around Christian cultural you've been around Christian cultural center and if you attended our new center and if you attended our new center and if you attended our new members class you know that there are members class you know that there are members class you know that there are four Timeless fundamentals upon which four Timeless fundamentals upon which four Timeless fundamentals upon which this ministry is built number one our this ministry is built number one our this ministry is built number one our core values number two our core purposes core values number two our core purposes core values number two our core purposes number three a Relentless drive for number three a Relentless drive for number three a Relentless drive for progress and number four strength beyond progress and number four strength beyond progress and number four strength beyond the presence of any one individual or the presence of any one individual or the presence of any one individual or piece of piece of piece of equipment I just want to add that in equipment I just want to add that in equipment I just want to add that in there okay come on let's go to the Lord there okay come on let's go to the Lord there okay come on let's go to the Lord in prayer heavenly father and our prayer in prayer heavenly father and our prayer in prayer heavenly father and our prayer we just want to say thank you thank you we just want to say thank you thank you we just want to say thank you thank you for the spiritual family thank you for for the spiritual family thank you for for the spiritual family thank you for community in which we grow because we community in which we grow because we community in which we grow because we know we don't grow in isolation we grow know we don't grow in isolation we grow know we don't grow in isolation we grow in community and you've given us the in community and you've given us the in community and you've given us the gift of community the local gift of community the local gift of community the local church people sharing a common faith in church people sharing a common faith in church people sharing a common faith in Jesus Jesus Jesus Christ at different levels of Christ at different levels of Christ at different levels of growth different places on their growth different places on their growth different places on their spiritual spiritual spiritual journey but United by the blood of journey but United by the blood of journey but United by the blood of Jesus thank you for your blessing upon Jesus thank you for your blessing upon Jesus thank you for your blessing upon us today thank you for our service thank us today thank you for our service thank us today thank you for our service thank you for all of the service you for all of the service you for all of the service Representatives those who work hard and Representatives those who work hard and Representatives those who work hard and come come come early to make this service what it early to make this service what it early to make this service what it is thank you for the leadership as is thank you for the leadership as is thank you for the leadership as well it is important that we have an well it is important that we have an well it is important that we have an attitude of attitude of attitude of gratitude confirming our relationship gratitude confirming our relationship gratitude confirming our relationship with you and our love and appreciation with you and our love and appreciation with you and our love and appreciation for you bless us father now as we open for you bless us father now as we open for you bless us father now as we open our hearts and Minds to the wisdom and

our hearts and Minds to the wisdom and our hearts and Minds to the wisdom and instruction of your your word we thank instruction of your your word we thank instruction of your your word we thank you for what we're about to receive in you for what we're about to receive in you for what we're about to receive in Jesus name amen and amen if you haven't Jesus name amen and amen if you haven't Jesus name amen and amen if you haven't greeted three people do that now and greeted three people do that now and greeted three people do that now and then you may be seated let me let me first say thank seated let me let me first say thank you for honoring my lovely wife you you for honoring my lovely wife you you for honoring my lovely wife you honor her you honor honor her you honor honor her you honor me last week in Sunday service she was me last week in Sunday service she was me last week in Sunday service she was watching and she said to me she said watching and she said to me she said watching and she said to me she said you're not going to church today I said you're not going to church today I said you're not going to church today I said no it's your birthday I'm hanging out no it's your birthday I'm hanging out no it's your birthday I'm hanging out with with with you and we spent the day and just you and we spent the day and just you and we spent the day and just enjoyed each other's company had a great enjoyed each other's company had a great enjoyed each other's company had a great time of laughter and fellowship and time of laughter and fellowship and time of laughter and fellowship and whatnot and appreciated all that you did whatnot and appreciated all that you did whatnot and appreciated all that you did thank you for the cards thank you for thank you for the cards thank you for thank you for the cards thank you for signing the big giant cards we have them signing the big giant cards we have them signing the big giant cards we have them sitting in our fourer at home and uh sitting in our fourer at home and uh sitting in our fourer at home and uh she's still appreciating that so thank she's still appreciating that so thank she's still appreciating that so thank you for sharing your love for us as your you for sharing your love for us as your you for sharing your love for us as your leadership here and uh thank you for leadership here and uh thank you for leadership here and uh thank you for your participation and Pastor Jamal did your participation and Pastor Jamal did your participation and Pastor Jamal did a great job with the team putting that a great job with the team putting that a great job with the team putting that celebration together amen let's celebration together amen let's celebration together amen let's appreciate appreciate appreciate him and she reads all of your cards and him and she reads all of your cards and him and she reads all of your cards and notes and just takes Joy in that thank

notes and just takes Joy in that thank notes and just takes Joy in that thank you for your gifts of love and you for your gifts of love and you for your gifts of love and expressions of Love along the way couple expressions of Love along the way couple expressions of Love along the way couple announcements that were Miss super announcements that were Miss super announcements that were Miss super Sister Saturday is coming and uh that's Sister Saturday is coming and uh that's Sister Saturday is coming and uh that's all the information I have it have it came I feel like I missed the Rapture came I feel like I missed the Rapture came I feel like I missed the Rapture what what what no yesterday it it was it it was good well I just want to announce that good well I just want to announce that good well I just want to announce that our s sister sister a super Sister our s sister sister a super Sister our s sister sister a super Sister Saturday was a great success yesterday Saturday was a great success yesterday Saturday was a great success yesterday it was amazing great turnout great it was amazing great turnout great it was amazing great turnout great support the ladies had a wonderful fun and old school Sunday is fun and old school Sunday is coming and we're going to be throwing coming and we're going to be throwing coming and we're going to be throwing back Vanessa Bell is going to be with us back Vanessa Bell is going to be with us back Vanessa Bell is going to be with us and that's on February 4th and we're and that's on February 4th and we're and that's on February 4th and we're going to shout we're bringing in some going to shout we're bringing in some going to shout we're bringing in some sawdust to put on the sawdust to put on the sawdust to put on the floor and some of y'all know what I'm floor and some of y'all know what I'm floor and some of y'all know what I'm talking about how many you know what I'm talking about how many you know what I'm talking about how many you know what I'm talking about see some of you have no talking about see some of you have no talking about see some of you have no idea sawdust what's idea sawdust what's idea sawdust what's sawdust yeah you don't know your you sawdust yeah you don't know your you sawdust yeah you don't know your you don't know the Pentecostal roots of this don't know the Pentecostal roots of this don't know the Pentecostal roots of this church so um I I I'll leave that alone church so um I I I'll leave that alone church so um I I I'll leave that alone but we're excited about

but we're excited about but we're excited about that I want to share with you in that I want to share with you in that I want to share with you in continuation of our theme around continuation of our theme around continuation of our theme around courage and today's message courage and today's message courage and today's message is it takes is it takes is it takes courage to courage to courage to seiz seiz seiz Opportunities write it down it takes Opportunities write it down it takes Opportunities write it down it takes courage to courage to courage to seize seize seize opportunities and I will tell you I hope that this and I will tell you I hope that this series brings you into a closer series brings you into a closer series brings you into a closer relationship with the word of God relationship with the word of God relationship with the word of God because remember our text in Joshua because remember our text in Joshua because remember our text in Joshua chapter chapter chapter 1:8 this book of the 1:8 this book of the 1:8 this book of the law shall not depart out of your mouth law shall not depart out of your mouth law shall not depart out of your mouth but you shall what meditate but you shall what meditate but you shall what meditate therein day and night and that doesn't therein day and night and that doesn't therein day and night and that doesn't mean that you find a tree and sit under mean that you find a tree and sit under mean that you find a tree and sit under under it for the rest of your life under it for the rest of your life under it for the rest of your life reading your Bible no throughout the day reading your Bible no throughout the day reading your Bible no throughout the day you should be reflecting on scripture you should be reflecting on scripture you should be reflecting on scripture throughout the day you should be throughout the day you should be throughout the day you should be communing with God throughout the day communing with God throughout the day communing with God throughout the day you should be thinking and pondering and you should be thinking and pondering and you should be thinking and pondering and meditate the word meditate means speak meditate the word meditate means speak meditate the word meditate means speak to yourself engage in to yourself engage in to yourself engage in conversation excuse me you shall conversation excuse me you shall conversation excuse me you shall meditate therein day and night and the meditate therein day and night and the meditate therein day and night and the purpose of the study and meditation is purpose of the study and meditation is purpose of the study and meditation is what what what application application that you may

application application that you may application application that you may observe to what observe to what observe to what do that you may observe to what do so do that you may observe to what do so do that you may observe to what do so meditation and reflection should lead to meditation and reflection should lead to meditation and reflection should lead to application the word of God is like soap application the word of God is like soap application the word of God is like soap does you no good unless you apply does you no good unless you apply does you no good unless you apply it turn your neighbor say he's talking it turn your neighbor say he's talking it turn your neighbor say he's talking about somebody you know already I used to bust my kids you know already I used to bust my kids you know they will go in there and wet wet the they will go in there and wet wet the they will go in there and wet wet the wet the washcloth ring it out and put it wet the washcloth ring it out and put it wet the washcloth ring it out and put it back on the rack and take off I would in back on the rack and take off I would in back on the rack and take off I would in there if it wasn't soapy uh-uh get back there if it wasn't soapy uh-uh get back there if it wasn't soapy uh-uh get back in here so meditation reflection should here so meditation reflection should lead to what lead to what lead to what application application application application Jesus said if you know these application Jesus said if you know these application Jesus said if you know these things blessed are you if you do things blessed are you if you do things blessed are you if you do them practice application is critical so them practice application is critical so them practice application is critical so this book of the law shall not depart this book of the law shall not depart this book of the law shall not depart out of your mouth but you shall meditate out of your mouth but you shall meditate out of your mouth but you shall meditate therein day and night that you may therein day and night that you may therein day and night that you may observe to do according to all that is observe to do according to all that is observe to do according to all that is written therein and here's the promise written therein and here's the promise written therein and here's the promise then you will make your way then you will make your way then you will make your way prosperous then you will have good prosperous then you will have good prosperous then you will have good success and then what does he say guess success and then what does he say guess success and then what does he say guess into verse 9 have not I commanded you be into verse 9 have not I commanded you be into verse 9 have not I commanded you be strong and very

strong and very strong and very courageous be strong why because it courageous be strong why because it courageous be strong why because it takes takes takes courage now I want to establish courage now I want to establish courage now I want to establish something fundamental here at Christian something fundamental here at Christian something fundamental here at Christian Cultural Center because if you don't get Cultural Center because if you don't get Cultural Center because if you don't get this all right you're going to struggle this all right you're going to struggle this all right you're going to struggle in your relationship with in your relationship with in your relationship with God God God God loves God loves God loves you okay that's not okay that's not working and he's not to be compared to working and he's not to be compared to working and he's not to be compared to human human human love hear what I just said God loves you love hear what I just said God loves you love hear what I just said God loves you tell your neighbor please tell your tell your neighbor please tell your tell your neighbor please tell your neighbor say neighbor God loves you say neighbor say neighbor God loves you say neighbor say neighbor God loves you say it with it with it with conviction God loves conviction God loves conviction God loves [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] you you you that is foundational that is foundational that is foundational folks what allows my family what allows folks what allows my family what allows folks what allows my family what allows Pastor Jamal to do what he does and and Pastor Jamal to do what he does and and Pastor Jamal to do what he does and and have fun and you can see we're having have fun and you can see we're having have fun and you can see we're having fun while because he knows I love him when someone loves you it means that him when someone loves you it means that they are fully they are fully they are fully committed to helping you become the best committed to helping you become the best committed to helping you become the best version of yourself version of yourself version of yourself I'm going try that one more time when I'm going try that one more time when I'm going try that one more time when someone loves

someone loves someone loves you it means that they are fully you it means that they are fully you it means that they are fully committed to helping you become the best committed to helping you become the best committed to helping you become the best version of yourself they consider themselves yourself they consider themselves invested in your success success that's what love really is success that's what love really is about so if you now take that and apply about so if you now take that and apply about so if you now take that and apply it to God God is it to God God is it to God God is committed fully committed to helping you committed fully committed to helping you committed fully committed to helping you become the best version of become the best version of become the best version of yourself and guess who knows better than yourself and guess who knows better than yourself and guess who knows better than you what that look like you what that look like you what that look like God how many of you believe what I'm God how many of you believe what I'm God how many of you believe what I'm saying to you this is where your faith saying to you this is where your faith saying to you this is where your faith comes into play folks he said I'll never leave you I folks he said I'll never leave you I never forsake you if he's with you who never forsake you if he's with you who never forsake you if he's with you who can be against you I mean on and on and can be against you I mean on and on and can be against you I mean on and on and on but if you don't have the foundation on but if you don't have the foundation on but if you don't have the foundation that is the the concrete that's what that is the the concrete that's what that is the the concrete that's what goes deep into the goes deep into the goes deep into the ground of your journey and your walk and ground of your journey and your walk and ground of your journey and your walk and your relationship with God your relationship with God your relationship with God you must you must you must believe that he is fully believe that he is fully believe that he is fully committed to helping you become the best

committed to helping you become the best committed to helping you become the best version of yourself and guess what you're not going yourself and guess what you're not going to fully achieve that here and now to fully achieve that here and now to fully achieve that here and now you're on a journey in that you're on a journey in that you're on a journey in that direction and you want to do everything direction and you want to do everything direction and you want to do everything you can to get as close as you can to you can to get as close as you can to you can to get as close as you can to that that that reality the reality the reality the natural is The Proving Ground for the spiritual the natural is The Proving spiritual the natural is The Proving Ground for the Ground for the Ground for the spiritual that's why he said if you're spiritual that's why he said if you're spiritual that's why he said if you're faithful in the things that pertain to faithful in the things that pertain to faithful in the things that pertain to this life you can be trusted Ed with this life you can be trusted Ed with this life you can be trusted Ed with spiritual Treasures the Treasures the natural is The Proving Ground for the natural is The Proving Ground for the natural is The Proving Ground for the spiritual this life is The Proving spiritual this life is The Proving spiritual this life is The Proving Ground for the life to Ground for the life to Ground for the life to come this life is The Proving Ground for come this life is The Proving Ground for come this life is The Proving Ground for the life to the life to the life to come God loves there's no doubt in my there's no doubt in my mind because if he's fully mind because if he's fully mind because if he's fully committed to helping me become the best

committed to helping me become the best committed to helping me become the best version of myself he's not going to quit version of myself he's not going to quit version of myself he's not going to quit on me when I mess up he's not going to on me when I mess up he's not going to on me when I mess up he's not going to quit on me when I fall short because he quit on me when I fall short because he quit on me when I fall short because he knows that that's when I need him the knows that that's when I need him the knows that that's when I need him the [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] most how many believe that God loves most how many believe that God loves most how many believe that God loves you how many really believe believe that you how many really believe believe that you how many really believe believe that God loves you you see and this is God loves you you see and this is God loves you you see and this is important because you have to know important because you have to know important because you have to know certain fundamental things about God in certain fundamental things about God in certain fundamental things about God in order to function in your relationship order to function in your relationship order to function in your relationship with him in a healthy with him in a healthy with him in a healthy way and if you doubt his love for you if way and if you doubt his love for you if way and if you doubt his love for you if you doubt his commitment to you your you doubt his commitment to you your you doubt his commitment to you your relationship is not going to be healthy the devil will wreak havoc by healthy the devil will wreak havoc by bringing doubt and bringing doubt and bringing doubt and confusion into your heart and your mind it will lessen your mind it will lessen your productivity and undermine your efficiency God loves you and you should efficiency God loves you and you should immediately translate that into he's immediately translate that into he's immediately translate that into he's fully committed fully committed fully fully committed fully committed fully fully committed fully committed fully committed to helping me become the best committed to helping me become the best committed to helping me become the best version of my self he will be honest with you to say self he will be honest with you to say you missed that one let's see what we you missed that one let's see what we you missed that one let's see what we need to do to make the necessary need to do to make the necessary need to do to make the necessary adjustments so next time you can make

adjustments so next time you can make adjustments so next time you can make this this this one this is important one this is important one this is important folks it's very very important because I folks it's very very important because I folks it's very very important because I know people who have been Christians for know people who have been Christians for know people who have been Christians for a long time and they still haven't a long time and they still haven't a long time and they still haven't figured that figured that figured that out they're not sure about God's love out they're not sure about God's love out they're not sure about God's love for them for them for them and you could tell by how they talk and you could tell by how they talk and you could tell by how they talk about God you could tell by how they about God you could tell by how they about God you could tell by how they live their Christian Life what they live their Christian Life what they live their Christian Life what they worry about what they fret about you you worry about what they fret about you you worry about what they fret about you you listen to them you could tell them that listen to them you could tell them that listen to them you could tell them that there's a problem in that there's a problem in that there's a problem in that relationship you can see it in human relationship you can see it in human relationship you can see it in human relationships when you talk to someone relationships when you talk to someone relationships when you talk to someone who's not secure in their relationship who's not secure in their relationship who's not secure in their relationship with someone especially as a husband with someone especially as a husband with someone especially as a husband husband and wife situation you listen to husband and wife situation you listen to husband and wife situation you listen to that that one of those spouses as they that that one of those spouses as they that that one of those spouses as they talk you can tell whether they're secure talk you can tell whether they're secure talk you can tell whether they're secure in that love or not secure God loves you and that is secure God loves you and that is foundational if you're going to foundational if you're going to foundational if you're going to occupy that's foundational if you're occupy that's foundational if you're occupy that's foundational if you're going to going to going to occupy because along the way I I will occupy because along the way I I will occupy because along the way I I will tell you we we just quoted from from tell you we we just quoted from from tell you we we just quoted from from Joshua 1: 8 and 9 the first 12 chapters Joshua 1: 8 and 9 the first 12 chapters Joshua 1: 8 and 9 the first 12 chapters of Josh of Josh of Josh Joshua is a Joshua is a Joshua is a summary of summary of summary of battles filled with defeat and battles filled with defeat and battles filled with defeat and victory victory victory both because just because God loves you

both because just because God loves you both because just because God loves you doesn't mean everything is going to be doesn't mean everything is going to be doesn't mean everything is going to be fine and wonderful for you in fact part fine and wonderful for you in fact part fine and wonderful for you in fact part of the process of him helping you become of the process of him helping you become of the process of him helping you become the best version of yourself is allowing the best version of yourself is allowing the best version of yourself is allowing you to make mistakes he's not the parent that's mistakes he's not the parent that's trying to to no he allows you to make choices to no he allows you to make choices to no he allows you to make choices to experience the consequences of your experience the consequences of your experience the consequences of your actions his protection is in the degree actions his protection is in the degree actions his protection is in the degree to which those consequences affect you to which those consequences affect you to which those consequences affect you amen amen amen because he will not let anything because he will not let anything because he will not let anything undermine his undermine his undermine his process of developing you and growing process of developing you and growing process of developing you and growing you you've got to be convinced about you you've got to be convinced about you you've got to be convinced about this folks otherwise you're not going to this folks otherwise you're not going to this folks otherwise you're not going to have a healthy relationship with the Lord we talk about Lord we talk about Joshua Joshua Joshua and what was presented to him there is a and what was presented to him there is a and what was presented to him there is a leadership opportunity leadership opportunity leadership opportunity what was being presented to him was a what was being presented to him was a what was being presented to him was a leadership opportunity what kind of an leadership opportunity what kind of an leadership opportunity what kind of an opportunity leadership right he was opportunity leadership right he was opportunity leadership right he was being presented a leadership opportunity and remember he had the opportunity and remember he had the opportunity also to watch

opportunity also to watch opportunity also to watch Moses and learn from moses' experience and how many of you remember experience and how many of you remember Moses leadership opportunity when it was Moses leadership opportunity when it was Moses leadership opportunity when it was presented to him interesting because presented to him interesting because presented to him interesting because when you read chapter one of Joshua when you read chapter one of Joshua when you read chapter one of Joshua where God is telling him look as I was where God is telling him look as I was where God is telling him look as I was with Moses so I will be with you and with Moses so I will be with you and with Moses so I will be with you and after all of those promises and God after all of those promises and God after all of those promises and God securing Joshua in this leadership securing Joshua in this leadership securing Joshua in this leadership position you go to the next verse verse position you go to the next verse verse position you go to the next verse verse 10 all of a sudden Joshua starts 10 all of a sudden Joshua starts 10 all of a sudden Joshua starts commanding an army commanding the People commanding an army commanding the People commanding an army commanding the People starts organizing he goes to starts organizing he goes to starts organizing he goes to work quite work quite work quite different from different from different from Moses because when God presented the Moses because when God presented the Moses because when God presented the leadership opportunity to Moses he leadership opportunity to Moses he leadership opportunity to Moses he immediately began thinking about his immediately began thinking about his immediately began thinking about his qualifications or should I say lack thereof and I want and that's why it thereof and I want and that's why it takes courage to seize opportunity takes courage to seize opportunity takes courage to seize opportunity because opportunities come and they can because opportunities come and they can because opportunities come and they can challenge your identity challenge your challenge your identity challenge your challenge your identity challenge your sense of security challenge your sense of security challenge your sense of security challenge your competence opportunities can be great competence opportunities can be great competence opportunities can be great but scary how many of you have had some scary how many of you have had some opportunities in life that scared opportunities in life that scared opportunities in life that scared you yeah because immediately you start you yeah because immediately you start you yeah because immediately you start wondering about your ability to respond wondering about your ability to respond wondering about your ability to respond to the

to the to the opportunity it takes courage and opportunity it takes courage and opportunity it takes courage and remember courage we said is aligning remember courage we said is aligning remember courage we said is aligning your mind will and emotions in a way so your mind will and emotions in a way so your mind will and emotions in a way so that you're fully committed to the task that you're fully committed to the task that you're fully committed to the task at hand or to the goal that you're at hand or to the goal that you're at hand or to the goal that you're trying to achieve so this is different the way achieve so this is different the way Joshua Joshua Joshua responds to this leadership opportunity Moses when presented with opportunity Moses when presented with the leadership opportunity to lead the the leadership opportunity to lead the the leadership opportunity to lead the children of Israel the children of children of Israel the children of children of Israel the children of Israel Jacob the children of Jacob out Israel Jacob the children of Jacob out Israel Jacob the children of Jacob out of of of Egypt he had several Egypt he had several Egypt he had several concerns concerns concerns his first concern was his communication his first concern was his communication his first concern was his communication skills and why would a leader be skills and why would a leader be skills and why would a leader be concerned about communication skills concerned about communication skills concerned about communication skills because if you're going to lead people because if you're going to lead people because if you're going to lead people you got to know how to talk to them he began to wonder about his own them he began to wonder about his own eloquence there are those who say that eloquence there are those who say that eloquence there are those who say that he had a he had a he had a lisp or some type of speech lisp or some type of speech lisp or some type of speech impediment he was self-conscious about impediment he was self-conscious about impediment he was self-conscious about it it it I think about the story of James Errol I think about the story of James Errol I think about the story of James Errol Jones who had a stuttering Jones who had a stuttering Jones who had a stuttering problem and problem and problem and now you know him for all that he does in now you know him for all that he does in now you know him for all that he does in his Artistry and you would have no idea his Artistry and you would have no idea his Artistry and you would have no idea that this guy suffered from a stuttering that this guy suffered from a stuttering that this guy suffered from a stuttering problem everybody wants his voice for

problem everybody wants his voice for problem everybody wants his voice for their product but Moses was concerned about product but Moses was concerned about his communication skills because as a his communication skills because as a his communication skills because as a leader leader leader and he saw leadership when he was in and he saw leadership when he was in and he saw leadership when he was in Egypt Egypt was very sophisticated if Egypt Egypt was very sophisticated if Egypt Egypt was very sophisticated if you know the history of Egypt all right you know the history of Egypt all right you know the history of Egypt all right it was very Advanced very sophisticated it was very Advanced very sophisticated it was very Advanced very sophisticated civilization and he was in the position civilization and he was in the position civilization and he was in the position of the of the of the Pharaohs the scripture says in the book Pharaohs the scripture says in the book Pharaohs the scripture says in the book of Acts as well in Exodus that Moses of Acts as well in Exodus that Moses of Acts as well in Exodus that Moses experienced the best education possible experienced the best education possible experienced the best education possible and was very advanced in the Arts and and was very advanced in the Arts and and was very advanced in the Arts and Sciences and mathem ma atics Etc of Sciences and mathem ma atics Etc of Sciences and mathem ma atics Etc of Egyptian Egyptian Egyptian culture but with all of that education culture but with all of that education culture but with all of that education he still struggle in terms of his he still struggle in terms of his he still struggle in terms of his ability to ability to ability to communicate and it's the first thing communicate and it's the first thing communicate and it's the first thing that comes up he was concerned about his that comes up he was concerned about his that comes up he was concerned about his communication skills I remember some 13 communication skills I remember some 13 communication skills I remember some 13 years ago when Pastor Jamal and I were years ago when Pastor Jamal and I were years ago when Pastor Jamal and I were talking and he said dad you know I I talking and he said dad you know I I talking and he said dad you know I I can't preach like you I said I said can't preach like you I said I said can't preach like you I said I said listen son either you're born with an listen son either you're born with an listen son either you're born with an oracle gift or it's a skill that you can oracle gift or it's a skill that you can oracle gift or it's a skill that you can develop did you hear what I just develop did you hear what I just develop did you hear what I just said some people are born with an oracle said some people are born with an oracle said some people are born with an oracle gift they're born with the Gift of Gab gift they're born with the Gift of Gab gift they're born with the Gift of Gab they can go for hours they're on TV they can go for hours they're on TV they can go for hours they're on TV right right right now they're on the radio they could just now they're on the radio they could just now they're on the radio they could just go and some people they've got to gather

go and some people they've got to gather go and some people they've got to gather their thoughts they're nervous they're their thoughts they're nervous they're their thoughts they're nervous they're they're they it is said that the number they're they it is said that the number they're they it is said that the number one fear that people have is public one fear that people have is public one fear that people have is public speaking having to get up before an speaking having to get up before an speaking having to get up before an audience and audience and audience and communicate but even if you're not born communicate but even if you're not born communicate but even if you're not born with an oracle gift it's a skill that with an oracle gift it's a skill that with an oracle gift it's a skill that you can you can you can develop go to Toast develop go to Toast develop go to Toast Masters other organizations that teach Masters other organizations that teach Masters other organizations that teach you they have communication courses in you they have communication courses in you they have communication courses in in school in in in in school in in in in school in in in college you can take up communication college you can take up communication college you can take up communication skill so you can develop that but this skill so you can develop that but this skill so you can develop that but this was such a problem for Moses he was so was such a problem for Moses he was so was such a problem for Moses he was so self conscious of it that it was self conscious of it that it was self conscious of it that it was difficult for him to even overcome that difficult for him to even overcome that difficult for him to even overcome that with God's assistance that instead God with God's assistance that instead God with God's assistance that instead God just assigned him a spokesman I don't know I I could picture spokesman I don't know I I could picture humanly speaking God saying look Moses humanly speaking God saying look Moses humanly speaking God saying look Moses we've been through this all right um we've been through this all right um we've been through this all right um Aaron come here here was a leadership opportunity here here was a leadership opportunity but immediately he was challenged with but immediately he was challenged with but immediately he was challenged with his communication skills he was his communication skills he was his communication skills he was concerned about concerned about concerned about it he was it he was it he was also also also challenged by a lack of authority because authority because remember 40 years before remember 40 years before remember 40 years before that he felt the

that he felt the that he felt the call and he ended up engaging in it in a call and he ended up engaging in it in a call and he ended up engaging in it in a way that was not prescribed by God so it way that was not prescribed by God so it way that was not prescribed by God so it ended up where he committed murder he ended up where he committed murder he ended up where he committed murder he became a political fugitive had to flee became a political fugitive had to flee became a political fugitive had to flee Egypt he thought he had it right the Egypt he thought he had it right the Egypt he thought he had it right the scripture says he thought that the scripture says he thought that the scripture says he thought that the people would understand that he was the people would understand that he was the people would understand that he was the one called to lead them and instead he one called to lead them and instead he one called to lead them and instead he flees Into the Wilderness for 40 years flees Into the Wilderness for 40 years flees Into the Wilderness for 40 years on the back side of the on the back side of the on the back side of the desert so he had some history shaping desert so he had some history shaping desert so he had some history shaping and influencing and he realized I I by and influencing and he realized I I by and influencing and he realized I I by what Authority who am he says who am what Authority who am he says who am what Authority who am he says who am I that I should go I that I should go I that I should go he was concerned about his own identity he was concerned about his own identity he was concerned about his own identity he was concerned about his own he was concerned about his own he was concerned about his own authority because if you're going to authority because if you're going to authority because if you're going to lead people they're going to ask by what lead people they're going to ask by what lead people they're going to ask by what Authority isn't it true if you if you Authority isn't it true if you if you Authority isn't it true if you if you read the gospels you know again and read the gospels you know again and read the gospels you know again and again Jesus's Authority was challenged again Jesus's Authority was challenged again Jesus's Authority was challenged by the religious leaders the political by the religious leaders the political by the religious leaders the political establishment the aristocrats all of establishment the aristocrats all of establishment the aristocrats all of those in power they challenge his those in power they challenge his those in power they challenge his authority the working class was so happy authority the working class was so happy authority the working class was so happy to hear what is had to say all right to hear what is had to say all right to hear what is had to say all right that they didn't care and you will find occasion where by care and you will find occasion where by what Authority do you say the things what Authority do you say the things what Authority do you say the things that you say and do what you do and his that you say and do what you do and his that you say and do what you do and his response was beautifully well let me ask response was beautifully well let me ask response was beautifully well let me ask you a question first by what Authority you a question first by what Authority you a question first by what Authority did John do what he did knowing that did John do what he did knowing that did John do what he did knowing that they respected John the they respected John the they respected John the Baptist so now Moses in a situation

Baptist so now Moses in a situation Baptist so now Moses in a situation where he's wondering okay by what where he's wondering okay by what where he's wondering okay by what Authority do I do this so number one one Authority do I do this so number one one Authority do I do this so number one one he was concerned about his communication he was concerned about his communication he was concerned about his communication skills number two he was concerned about skills number two he was concerned about skills number two he was concerned about the authority that he would need in the authority that he would need in the authority that he would need in order to go and take on this leadership opportunity number opportunity number three he was concerned about the three he was concerned about the three he was concerned about the response of the response of the response of the public will they acknowledge that Authority because remember the first Authority because remember the first time he tried it 40 years back when the time he tried it 40 years back when the time he tried it 40 years back when the egyp when he killed the Egyptian what egyp when he killed the Egyptian what egyp when he killed the Egyptian what did they say his own people said who who did they say his own people said who who did they say his own people said who who are you who made you the one to lead are you who made you the one to lead are you who made you the one to lead us so he was concerned about public us so he was concerned about public us so he was concerned about public opinion he was concerned about the opinion he was concerned about the opinion he was concerned about the response the people would give if he response the people would give if he response the people would give if he called himself going out in the name of called himself going out in the name of called himself going out in the name of the the the Lord concerned about his communication Lord concerned about his communication Lord concerned about his communication skills concerned about his authority concerned concerned about his authority concerned about public about public about public response Pastor Jamal and I had that response Pastor Jamal and I had that response Pastor Jamal and I had that conversation I said listen you will go conversation I said listen you will go conversation I said listen you will go through a process where you will win the through a process where you will win the through a process where you will win the hearts of the people and earn the hearts of the people and earn the hearts of the people and earn the respect of the people the loyalty is a respect of the people the loyalty is a respect of the people the loyalty is a gift that they give you based upon you gift that they give you based upon you gift that they give you based upon you valuing them and increasing their value

valuing them and increasing their value valuing them and increasing their value as a result of their relationship with as a result of their relationship with as a result of their relationship with your your your leadership I was blessed we were talking yesterday I was blessed we were talking yesterday he said dad can I just tell you that I'm he said dad can I just tell you that I'm he said dad can I just tell you that I'm so glad you're here and for someone who's stepping into here and for someone who's stepping into a leadership role to say that to the a leadership role to say that to the a leadership role to say that to the leadership that they're that they're leadership that they're that they're leadership that they're that they're stepping into means that there is a rich stepping into means that there is a rich stepping into means that there is a rich relationship between the two cuz I know some successors who can't two cuz I know some successors who can't wait till the S till the one being wait till the S till the one being wait till the S till the one being succeeded gets gets out of the way but he understands the value of the way but he understands the value of the wisdom and experience that a dad brings wisdom and experience that a dad brings wisdom and experience that a dad brings to the table and the guidance and the to the table and the guidance and the to the table and the guidance and the ability to say to make a phone call and ability to say to make a phone call and ability to say to make a phone call and say Dad how do I handle say Dad how do I handle say Dad how do I handle this but too often successors can be this but too often successors can be this but too often successors can be arrogant feel they know it all I got this without realizing the people that this without realizing the people that are impacted by the mistakes that they are impacted by the mistakes that they are impacted by the mistakes that they make which didn't have to be made and in our generation right now a made and in our generation right now a lot of the emerging leaders suffer from lot of the emerging leaders suffer from lot of the emerging leaders suffer from what I call a railo what I call a railo what I call a railo syndrome and if you know the story of syndrome and if you know the story of syndrome and if you know the story of raob Solomon's son when he took over the raob Solomon's son when he took over the raob Solomon's son when he took over the leadership right he refused to take the leadership right he refused to take the leadership right he refused to take the advice of the

advice of the advice of the elders and only gathered around him peer elders and only gathered around him peer elders and only gathered around him peer level level level counsel and you know the story The counsel and you know the story The counsel and you know the story The Kingdom split into North and Kingdom split into North and Kingdom split into North and South boy that sounds familiar so Moses was familiar so Moses was concerned about his communication skills concerned about his communication skills concerned about his communication skills he was concerned about the authority that he concerned about the authority that he carried he was concerned about public carried he was concerned about public carried he was concerned about public response to his response to his response to his leadership let me see another one in leadership let me see another one in leadership let me see another one in there number there number there number four four four ah I like this one he was ah I like this one he was ah I like this one he was concerned concerned concerned about his limited theological knowledge what is knowledge what is theology but the theology but the theology but the study of study of study of God and we're care with that language God and we're care with that language God and we're care with that language because God cannot be empirically because God cannot be empirically because God cannot be empirically studied like some science project so theology is essentially Faith project so theology is essentially Faith seeking understanding as so beautifully seeking understanding as so beautifully seeking understanding as so beautifully put by St ancel it's not like we can take God ancel it's not like we can take God apart and figure them all out and apart and figure them all out and apart and figure them all out and unfortunately I have some colleagues in unfortunately I have some colleagues in unfortunately I have some colleagues in Ministry who and group within our nation

Ministry who and group within our nation Ministry who and group within our nation who and around the world who think who and around the world who think who and around the world who think they've got God all figured out and that is out and that is ridiculous because if you got him all ridiculous because if you got him all ridiculous because if you got him all figured out then he's no longer God you figured out then he's no longer God you figured out then he's no longer God you [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] are had a young man asked me what do I are had a young man asked me what do I are had a young man asked me what do I love most about my Christian faith and I love most about my Christian faith and I love most about my Christian faith and I said mystery because there are certain things mystery because there are certain things that I have to trust in and believe in that I have to trust in and believe in that I have to trust in and believe in but I don't have empirical evidence but I don't have empirical evidence but I don't have empirical evidence for because faith is a substance of for because faith is a substance of for because faith is a substance of things hoped for the evidence of things things hoped for the evidence of things things hoped for the evidence of things not not not seen and I do not see a conflict between seen and I do not see a conflict between seen and I do not see a conflict between faith and reason which gave birth to faith and reason which gave birth to faith and reason which gave birth to science and empirical study there's no science and empirical study there's no science and empirical study there's no conflict between faith and reason they conflict between faith and reason they conflict between faith and reason they work together because reason simp simply together because reason simp simply makes my faith more makes my faith more makes my faith more credible because it gives me Credence to believe and that's why any honest believe and that's why any honest scientist as they become more and more scientist as they become more and more scientist as they become more and more knowledgeable in their particular field knowledgeable in their particular field knowledgeable in their particular field of study have to come to the conclusion of study have to come to the conclusion of study have to come to the conclusion that there is an intelligent designer that there is an intelligent designer that there is an intelligent designer behind this universe in which we so number four Moses was concerned about

so number four Moses was concerned about his theological knowledge his knowledge his theological knowledge his knowledge his theological knowledge his knowledge of God in fact it's funny he says um who of God in fact it's funny he says um who of God in fact it's funny he says um who should I say sent me should I say sent me should I say sent me again did y all read that again did y all read that again did y all read that part he was concerned because if someone part he was concerned because if someone part he was concerned because if someone challenge him well tell us about this challenge him well tell us about this challenge him well tell us about this God Moses well he can put a vsh on God Moses well he can put a vsh on God Moses well he can put a vsh on fire what does he say what does he know fire what does he say what does he know fire what does he say what does he know I will say that the greater part of his I will say that the greater part of his I will say that the greater part of his knowledge is what he learned in Egypt the influence of Mesopotamian Egypt the influence of Mesopotamian culture Sumerian culture their Arts and culture Sumerian culture their Arts and culture Sumerian culture their Arts and Sciences and their Sciences and their Sciences and their cosmology and it's because he understood cosmology and it's because he understood cosmology and it's because he understood their their their cosmology he could come along and God cosmology he could come along and God cosmology he could come along and God could Infuse in his mind a new could Infuse in his mind a new could Infuse in his mind a new cosmological or argument that comes from cosmological or argument that comes from cosmological or argument that comes from the book of Genesis this is how it all the book of Genesis this is how it all the book of Genesis this is how it all began but if he wasn't exposed to that began but if he wasn't exposed to that began but if he wasn't exposed to that it would not be the kind of pmic that it it would not be the kind of pmic that it it would not be the kind of pmic that it was when he wrote it cuz he was writing was when he wrote it cuz he was writing was when he wrote it cuz he was writing a cosmology an understanding of of the a cosmology an understanding of of the a cosmology an understanding of of the universe the beginning of things all universe the beginning of things all universe the beginning of things all right in contrast to what he learned in right in contrast to what he learned in right in contrast to what he learned in Egypt but he was Egypt but he was Egypt but he was concerned concerned concerned because he encountered this God but he because he encountered this God but he because he encountered this God but he didn't have full understanding of this

God information was passed from God information was passed from generation to generation so he had to generation to generation so he had to generation to generation so he had to trust the revelation of his God so while trust the revelation of his God so while trust the revelation of his God so while he's Leading the People he's surprised it's not like God sat him down surprised it's not like God sat him down and said well look I'm going to do this and said well look I'm going to do this and said well look I'm going to do this Pillar of Fire Pillar of Fire Pillar of Fire thing then I'm going to do a cloud by thing then I'm going to do a cloud by thing then I'm going to do a cloud by night or is it the cloud by day and Fire night or is it the cloud by day and Fire night or is it the cloud by day and Fire Fire by night I'll get this all figured Fire by night I'll get this all figured Fire by night I'll get this all figured out for you Moses it wasn't like that Moses himself Moses it wasn't like that Moses himself had to walk in faith and trust this God had to walk in faith and trust this God had to walk in faith and trust this God step by step by step and what disqualified Moses was not step and what disqualified Moses was not a problem that he had with God is the a problem that he had with God is the a problem that he had with God is the problem he had with the problem he had with the problem he had with the people that's what disqualified him people that's what disqualified him people that's what disqualified him because people can be people it can be people it can be challenging I will tell you it was eye challenging I will tell you it was eye challenging I will tell you it was eye openening when I read in the book of openening when I read in the book of openening when I read in the book of Acts how the Lord told the Apostle Paul Acts how the Lord told the Apostle Paul Acts how the Lord told the Apostle Paul he said he said I will show you the he said he said I will show you the he said he said I will show you the things you must suffer at the hands of things you must suffer at the hands of things you must suffer at the hands of the people that I'm sending you to I the people that I'm sending you to I the people that I'm sending you to I said said wait said said wait said said wait what wait the people he's being sent to what wait the people he's being sent to what wait the people he's being sent to help are going to be his biggest problem help are going to be his biggest problem help are going to be his biggest problem yep he said the majority of the wounds

yep he said the majority of the wounds yep he said the majority of the wounds that I received were in the house of my friends it takes courage the opportunity friends it takes courage the opportunity for leadership presented itself to Moses for leadership presented itself to Moses for leadership presented itself to Moses and it took courage for him to move and it took courage for him to move and it took courage for him to move Beyond these concerns that he had and Beyond these concerns that he had and Beyond these concerns that he had and it's the same with you opportunities it's the same with you opportunities it's the same with you opportunities leadership opportunities can be leadership opportunities can be leadership opportunities can be presented to you or an opportunity in presented to you or an opportunity in presented to you or an opportunity in general can be presented to you could be general can be presented to you could be general can be presented to you could be a new position on your job a new a new position on your job a new a new position on your job a new position at a at another job starting a position at a at another job starting a position at a at another job starting a new career whatever it may be the new career whatever it may be the new career whatever it may be the opportunities opportunities opportunities come and they can be quite challenging come and they can be quite challenging come and they can be quite challenging because now it's challenging your sense because now it's challenging your sense because now it's challenging your sense of competence your of competence your of competence your security and fear comes security and fear comes security and fear comes quickly and there has to be that sense of and there has to be that sense of security in yourself let me give you an yourself let me give you an equation in a world and a culture that's equation in a world and a culture that's equation in a world and a culture that's constantly throwing out false constantly throwing out false constantly throwing out false equivalences I won't comment on that let equivalences I won't comment on that let equivalences I won't comment on that let me give you an equation you ready first me give you an equation you ready first me give you an equation you ready first let me make sure that I'm in the right let me make sure that I'm in the right let me make sure that I'm in the right Church Church Church life owes you nothing am I in the right church here I nothing am I in the right church here I got a few amens I I don't know

nothing that's another nothing that's another foundational principle that's another foundational principle that's another foundational principle that's another pillar that you have to build on life pillar that you have to build on life pillar that you have to build on life owes you nothing and why is it important owes you nothing and why is it important owes you nothing and why is it important that you establish that because that you establish that because that you establish that because disappointment is not based upon what disappointment is not based upon what disappointment is not based upon what you find it's based upon what you you find it's based upon what you you find it's based upon what you expected to find so if you don't manage expected to find so if you don't manage expected to find so if you don't manage your expectations concerning life in your expectations concerning life in your expectations concerning life in general you will have wrong expectations general you will have wrong expectations general you will have wrong expectations and move from one disappointment to and move from one disappointment to and move from one disappointment to another life owes you another life owes you another life owes you nothing nothing nothing but it is filled with but it is filled with but it is filled with opportunities I'm going try that one opportunities I'm going try that one opportunities I'm going try that one more time it is more time it is more time it is filled with opportunity doesn't owe you filled with opportunity doesn't owe you filled with opportunity doesn't owe you a thing but it's offering a thing but it's offering a thing but it's offering you opportunity after opportunity after you opportunity after opportunity after you opportunity after opportunity after opportunity after opportunity opportunity I'm going to draw an equivalence here I'm going to draw an equivalence here I'm going to draw an equivalence here these are equal in value power influence are you influence are you ready let me see let me check again to ready let me see let me check again to ready let me see let me check again to see if I'm in the right Church Life is see if I'm in the right Church Life is see if I'm in the right Church Life is both threat and promise prise yall are

both threat and promise prise yall are both threat and promise prise yall are coming around life is both threat coming around life is both threat coming around life is both threat andise andise andise promise absolutely promise absolutely promise absolutely life is both threat and life is both threat and life is both threat and promise opportunity promise opportunity promise opportunity with thank you opportunity with opposition the you opportunity with opposition the Apostle Paul gave a principle he said I Apostle Paul gave a principle he said I Apostle Paul gave a principle he said I find the law that when I would do good find the law that when I would do good find the law that when I would do good evil is present Romans 721 anybody evil is present Romans 721 anybody evil is present Romans 721 anybody discovered that law yet don't think because you decide to do yet don't think because you decide to do something good evil goes on something good evil goes on something good evil goes on vacation no you put evil to work life is both threat work life is both threat [Music] [Music] [Music] andise threat and promise opportunity andise threat and promise opportunity andise threat and promise opportunity with opposition and opposition with with opposition and opposition with with opposition and opposition with opportunity opportunity with opposition opportunity opportunity with opposition opportunity opportunity with opposition and opposition with what opportunity in and opposition with what opportunity in and opposition with what opportunity in every is there's an opportunity how many believe that opportunity how many believe that covid-19 was a crisis where were crisis where were you how many believe that covid-19 its you how many believe that covid-19 its you how many believe that covid-19 its impact on the globe was a

crisis but how many also know that there crisis but how many also know that there were many opportunities born were many opportunities born were many opportunities born of the crisis I'm sure someone in who worked crisis I'm sure someone in who worked for door Dash was saying thank you for door Dash was saying thank you for door Dash was saying thank you [Applause] Jesus I'm sure that there are people in Jesus I'm sure that there are people in another company saying you know how many businesses were saying you know how many businesses were launched during launched during launched during Co you see how you think the quality of you see how you think the quality of your thinking determines the quality of your thinking determines the quality of your thinking determines the quality of your life it'll determine how you your life it'll determine how you your life it'll determine how you approach life yes it was a crisis it was terrible life yes it was a crisis it was terrible it was awful there was a loss of life it was awful there was a loss of life it was awful there was a loss of life Etc and all the other things that go Etc and all the other things that go Etc and all the other things that go along with crisis but at the same time along with crisis but at the same time along with crisis but at the same time there was opportunity see if you understand that opportunity see if you understand that they go together then when opposition they go together then when opposition they go together then when opposition comes you won't get caught up on the comes you won't get caught up on the comes you won't get caught up on the opposition you'll be saying okay there's opposition you'll be saying okay there's opposition you'll be saying okay there's an opportunity in here somewhere let me an opportunity in here somewhere let me an opportunity in here somewhere let me find find find it it's just as when opportunity it it's just as when opportunity it it's just as when opportunity presents itself there's a there's presents itself there's a there's presents itself there's a there's opposition that's going to come to this opposition that's going to come to this opposition that's going to come to this let me be aware of let me be aware of let me be aware of it doesn't mean you cancel the it doesn't mean you cancel the it doesn't mean you cancel the opportunity because you know there's opportunity because you know there's opportunity because you know there's going to be going to be going to be opposition doesn't mean you succumb to

opposition doesn't mean you succumb to opposition doesn't mean you succumb to the opposition because you know there's the opposition because you know there's the opposition because you know there's going to be an opportunity equation equation opportunity there it is are you ready for the is are you ready for the equation equation equation opportunity equals this is deep this is deep equals this is deep this is deep Revelation here don't miss this this is profound cuz some people don't they profound cuz some people don't they don't get this this don't get this this don't get this this is is is oh oh oh opportunity equals what another foundational principle it what another foundational principle it was Henry Ford who said that people Miss was Henry Ford who said that people Miss was Henry Ford who said that people Miss opportunity because too often it shows opportunity because too often it shows opportunity because too often it shows up with overalls overalls looking like up with overalls overalls looking like up with overalls overalls looking like work opportunity doesn't come for you to go opportunity doesn't come for you to go on vacation opportunity takes what come on vacation opportunity takes what come on work and if you're not willing to work work and if you're not willing to work work and if you're not willing to work you will not be able to take advantage you will not be able to take advantage you will not be able to take advantage of the what opportun and in this in this culture opportun and in this in this culture where we want something for nothing

where we want something for nothing where we want something for nothing we want maximum returns with little we want maximum returns with little we want maximum returns with little effort and that's the ethos in our effort and that's the ethos in our effort and that's the ethos in our culture that's the spirit of the times that's why if you have migrants times that's why if you have migrants coming in I'm G get in trouble I don't coming in I'm G get in trouble I don't coming in I'm G get in trouble I don't care if you have migrants coming into care if you have migrants coming into care if you have migrants coming into society to the tune of hundreds of society to the tune of hundreds of society to the tune of hundreds of thousands right they come looking for thousands right they come looking for thousands right they come looking for what what do you give them cuz if you don't give them cuz if you don't give them they're going to find them they're going to find them they're going to find opportunity in the wrong ways yeah we got a border problem but we ways yeah we got a border problem but we also have a migrant also have a migrant also have a migrant problem and people are Pi getting problem and people are Pi getting problem and people are Pi getting choosing no they're two problems that choosing no they're two problems that choosing no they're two problems that work together they're not divorced from work together they're not divorced from work together they're not divorced from each other opportunity equals what so you've other opportunity equals what so you've got to be willing to what let me give got to be willing to what let me give got to be willing to what let me give you something the Bible you something the Bible you something the Bible says are you ready the Bible says is my says are you ready the Bible says is my says are you ready the Bible says is my authority the Bible say if you don't authority the Bible say if you don't authority the Bible say if you don't work

am I in the am I in the [Applause] book people people want something for book people people want something for nothing it takes nothing it takes nothing it takes courage to see courage to see courage to see opportunities oh my goodness you see we started goodness you see we started early because of the malfunction of our early because of the malfunction of our early because of the malfunction of our equipment so I got extra equipment so I got extra equipment so I got extra time he started [Applause] [Applause] early early early so the failure of our so the failure of our so the failure of our equipment and system presented a [Music] [Music] OPP and guess what I'm going to OPP and guess what I'm going to OPP and guess what I'm going to [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] do better go ahead do better go ahead do better go ahead past past past that was that was that was a thank a thank a thank you I just have to be careful these days it takes courage to seize

days it takes courage to seize opportunity why because seizing opportunity why because seizing opportunity why because seizing opportunities opportunities opportunities means fears opportunities can be very fears opportunities can be very challenging Moses was challenging Moses was challenging Moses was afraid that he didn't have the afraid that he didn't have the afraid that he didn't have the communication skills he was afraid that people would skills he was afraid that people would not recognize his authority he was not recognize his authority he was not recognize his authority he was afraid that he didn't know enough about afraid that he didn't know enough about afraid that he didn't know enough about this God that who was sending him in this God that who was sending him in this God that who was sending him in order to represent him in a way that order to represent him in a way that order to represent him in a way that would be respected afraid about how the public will afraid about how the public will respond so opportunity forces you to do respond so opportunity forces you to do respond so opportunity forces you to do what face your what face your what face your fears it takes courage to face your fears it takes courage to face your fears it takes courage to face your fears how many have had to muster the fears how many have had to muster the fears how many have had to muster the courage and notice what the text says in courage and notice what the text says in courage and notice what the text says in in in in in Joshua 1:8 God didn't say in in in in Joshua 1:8 God didn't say in in in in Joshua 1:8 God didn't say and I will give you and I will give you and I will give you courage no he said Joshua take courage courage no he said Joshua take courage courage no he said Joshua take courage I'll give you the opportunity the I'll give you the opportunity the I'll give you the opportunity the courage is on

you he said be strong be you he said be strong be courageous another words make a decision courageous another words make a decision courageous another words make a decision make a choice muster it make a choice muster it make a choice muster it up up up it takes it takes it takes courage to face your courage to courage to embrace embrace embrace change ooh ooh change the only constant in life but the change the only constant in life but the change the only constant in life but the essence of essence of essence of maturation you'll never grow in life on maturation you'll never grow in life on maturation you'll never grow in life on your unless you're willing to what and your unless you're willing to what and your unless you're willing to what and how many know how many face how many know how many face how many know how many face change we live life change we live life change we live life on we arrive in stes and experience life on we arrive in stes and experience life on we arrive in stes and experience life in seasons in seasons in seasons and as we move from one level to another and as we move from one level to another and as we move from one level to another through one stage after another and one through one stage after another and one through one stage after another and one season after another we have to embrace what an opportunity can present itself what an opportunity can present itself in such a way that it is going to demand in such a way that it is going to demand in such a way that it is going to demand a radical change in your

a radical change in your a radical change in your life a change in your life a change in your life a change in your handshake come on handshake come on handshake come on deals can be won or lost by a deals can be won or lost by a deals can be won or lost by a handshake in the business world if that handshake in the business world if that handshake in the business world if that handshake is not firm you're going to be handshake is not firm you're going to be handshake is not firm you're going to be judged by it it takes it it takes courage to seize courage to seize courage to seize opportunity because opportunity will opportunity because opportunity will opportunity because opportunity will force you to what Embrace change and change and change will force you out of your change will force you out of your change will force you out of your comfort comfort comfort zone it'll Force you out of your comfort zone it'll Force you out of your comfort zone it'll Force you out of your comfort zone and it's easy to get zone and it's easy to get zone and it's easy to get comfortable there are people who comfortable there are people who comfortable there are people who complain about where they are yet complain about where they are yet complain about where they are yet they're comfortable there Jesus comes to a man who's there Jesus comes to a man who's crippled and he's by the side of a crippled and he's by the side of a crippled and he's by the side of a pool and the story pool and the story pool and the story is every so ever so often an angel comes is every so ever so often an angel comes is every so ever so often an angel comes troubles the water and the first one in troubles the water and the first one in troubles the water and the first one in gets healed Jesus didn't come to him and say healed Jesus didn't come to him and say well can I help you into the well can I help you into the well can I help you into the pool he asks the critical question do

pool he asks the critical question do pool he asks the critical question do you want to be healed Jesus was getting into the man's mind Jesus was getting into the man's mind will and will and will and emotions and the man responded emotions and the man responded emotions and the man responded emotionally he said you see an angel comes and troubles the see an angel comes and troubles the water and the first one in gets healed water and the first one in gets healed water and the first one in gets healed and and and and and I can't get in there and and and and and I can't get in there and and and and and I can't get in there everybody's getting in there before me everybody's getting in there before me everybody's getting in there before me Jesus didn't ask him about why he has Jesus didn't ask him about why he has Jesus didn't ask him about why he has not been able to be not been able to be not been able to be healed Jesus didn't come and say tell me healed Jesus didn't come and say tell me healed Jesus didn't come and say tell me your your your troubles but you see if you're so troubles but you see if you're so troubles but you see if you're so comfortably established in the safety of comfortably established in the safety of comfortably established in the safety of your trouble because you've dealt with your trouble because you've dealt with your trouble because you've dealt with failure so often that when the opportunity presents often that when the opportunity presents itself all you can talk talk about is itself all you can talk talk about is itself all you can talk talk about is your your your [Applause] around opportunity challenges you to around opportunity challenges you to embrace embrace embrace change we talked about Moses

change we talked about Moses change we talked about Moses you are you are you are forced to forced to forced to overcome self-doubt opportunity comes guess what self-doubt opportunity comes guess what you begin to doubt yourself even arrogant people will yourself even arrogant people will experience self-doubt they just won't experience self-doubt they just won't experience self-doubt they just won't tell you they they're tell you they they're tell you they they're doubting they'll play it doubting they'll play it doubting they'll play it off yeah no problem problem I got off yeah no problem problem I got off yeah no problem problem I got this then they go home out I've seen people who mask low out I've seen people who mask low self-esteem with a big ego it takes courage to seize ego it takes courage to seize opportunity because it's going to opportunity because it's going to opportunity because it's going to challenge you to face your fears it's challenge you to face your fears it's challenge you to face your fears it's going to challenge you to Embrace chain going to challenge you to Embrace chain going to challenge you to Embrace chain it's going to challenge you to overcome self-doubt it's going to challenge you self-doubt it's going to challenge you to deal with the to deal with the to deal with the risk risk risk of failure because it's going to challenge failure because it's going to challenge your your your mindset concerning failure failure how

mindset concerning failure failure how mindset concerning failure failure how do you view failure and if you've been do you view failure and if you've been do you view failure and if you've been here at CCC for a number of years you here at CCC for a number of years you here at CCC for a number of years you know that we teach failure is the womb know that we teach failure is the womb know that we teach failure is the womb for for for Success how many success stories have Success how many success stories have Success how many success stories have you heard of that were born of someone's failure how many times did they go back failure how many times did they go back at it go back at it go back at it go at it go back at it go back at it go at it go back at it go back at it go back at it how many times were they back at it how many times were they back at it how many times were they rejected you hear the stories and rejected you hear the stories and rejected you hear the stories and finally boom they hit it success came finally boom they hit it success came finally boom they hit it success came and people see the success but they have and people see the success but they have and people see the success but they have no idea of the trail of no idea of the trail of no idea of the trail of failures that made that success possible how many have heard of Babe possible how many have heard of Babe Ruth if you know baseball if you don't Ruth if you know baseball if you don't Ruth if you know baseball if you don't know baseball it's part of American know baseball it's part of American know baseball it's part of American history and American culture and you history and American culture and you history and American culture and you know you hear of him as the what the know you hear of him as the what the know you hear of him as the what the baseball home run baseball home run baseball home run King but if you look at his stats he King but if you look at his stats he King but if you look at his stats he struck out more times than he hit a home struck out more times than he hit a home struck out more times than he hit a home run but the home runs were because he run but the home runs were because he run but the home runs were because he was willing was willing was willing to swing that failure it's not the failure it's your failure it's not the failure it's your resilience that counts counts it's your resilience can you bounce

it's your resilience can you bounce it's your resilience can you bounce back that's one of the qualities of back that's one of the qualities of back that's one of the qualities of leadership if you fail if you mess up leadership if you fail if you mess up leadership if you fail if you mess up can you bounce back if you missed the can you bounce back if you missed the can you bounce back if you missed the mark somewhere can you bounce back mark somewhere can you bounce back mark somewhere can you bounce back because that's really a sign of your because that's really a sign of your because that's really a sign of your your leadership this this I want to give you eight keys to I want to give you eight keys to I want to give you eight keys to seizing seizing seizing opportunity Eight opportunity Eight opportunity Eight Keys to Keys to Keys to seizing seizing seizing opportunity and if you are opportunity and if you are opportunity and if you are observant of patterns and observant of patterns and observant of patterns and [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] trends if you're not observant your trends if you're not observant your trends if you're not observant your notebook is still notebook is still notebook is still open your iPad is still open your open your iPad is still open your open your iPad is still open your computer is still computer is still computer is still open but if you're know you know you know did you get anything out of this today I love this passage he said go today I love this passage he said go into all the world preach the gospel

into all the world preach the gospel into all the world preach the gospel make make make disciples and here's the part I love disciples and here's the part I love disciples and here's the part I love most and the Lord worked with them with most and the Lord worked with them with most and the Lord worked with them with signs signs signs following he doesn't release you on your following he doesn't release you on your following he doesn't release you on your own he's there he's there for you he own he's there he's there for you he own he's there he's there for you he knows all about what you're going to knows all about what you're going to knows all about what you're going to face and he's there for you how many face and he's there for you how many face and he's there for you how many believe he's there for believe he's there for believe he's there for you come on say this with me God loves you come on say this with me God loves you come on say this with me God loves me God loves me what does that mean what does that mean what does that mean don't tell me I've been up here for mean don't tell me I've been up here for mean don't tell me I've been up here for an hour and 10 an hour and 10 an hour and 10 minutes don't you dare do that to minutes don't you dare do that to minutes don't you dare do that to me y'all better be saying it in the say it with me again God loves me what say it with me again God loves me what does that mean it means he's fully committed to mean it means he's fully committed to helping me become the best version of he loves

he loves us and remember he said you'll be us and remember he said you'll be us and remember he said you'll be Witnesses so we look good he looks Witnesses so we look good he looks Witnesses so we look good he looks good come on let's all stand so I owe stand so I owe you give me the whole title I owe you what give me the whole title I owe you what eight keys to seizing eight keys to seizing eight keys to seizing opportunities right okay good I will pay opportunities right okay good I will pay opportunities right okay good I will pay up Bible says owe no up Bible says owe no up Bible says owe no man anything but to love man anything but to love man anything but to love him but that's enough to love to him but that's enough to love to him but that's enough to love to motivate me my love for you motivate me my love for you motivate me my love for you and our commitment to your growth your and our commitment to your growth your and our commitment to your growth your development and you becoming the best development and you becoming the best development and you becoming the best version of yourself let's bow our heads version of yourself let's bow our heads version of yourself let's bow our heads as we go to the Lord in prayer in as we go to the Lord in prayer in as we go to the Lord in prayer in Thanksgiving father thank you Jesus we believe that when you said you Jesus we believe that when you said give us this day our daily bread it was give us this day our daily bread it was give us this day our daily bread it was more than natural more than natural more than natural food because you also said man shall not food because you also said man shall not food because you also said man shall not live by bread live by bread live by bread alone it included spiritual food food alone it included spiritual food food alone it included spiritual food food for the soul food to develop our mind will

soul food to develop our mind will emotions our spiritual man our inner emotions our spiritual man our inner emotions our spiritual man our inner self that higher self that higher self that higher self that you call us self that you call us self that you call us to I pray that your to I pray that your to I pray that your word father forgive me I know that your word father forgive me I know that your word father forgive me I know that your word will not return to you word will not return to you word will not return to you void but it will prosper prosper in the void but it will prosper prosper in the void but it will prosper prosper in the thing to which it is sent because you thing to which it is sent because you thing to which it is sent because you sent your word to heal us and to Deliver sent your word to heal us and to Deliver sent your word to heal us and to Deliver Us from Us from Us from destruction it will not return to you destruction it will not return to you destruction it will not return to you void but will bear fruit thank you for our time together fruit thank you for our time together this this this morning we bless you and celebrate this morning we bless you and celebrate this morning we bless you and celebrate this book of the book of the book of the law in Jesus name amen amen and amen law in Jesus name amen amen and amen law in Jesus name amen amen and amen come on SLAP high five to three people come on SLAP high five to three people come on SLAP high five to three people tell them I got that tell them I got that tell them I got that [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] word while you're standing we didn't word while you're standing we didn't dismiss dismiss dismiss [Music] [Music] [Music] yet and here's yet and here's yet and here's [Music] [Music] [Music] why Jesus talked about the shepherd why Jesus talked about the shepherd why Jesus talked about the shepherd leaving the leaving the leaving the 99 to go after the 99 to go after the 99 to go after the one and there may be one person in here

one and there may be one person in here one and there may be one person in here or or or online who is ready to surrender their online who is ready to surrender their online who is ready to surrender their heart and mind to the Lord Jesus Christ heart and mind to the Lord Jesus Christ heart and mind to the Lord Jesus Christ so don't be selfish and say well I got so don't be selfish and say well I got so don't be selfish and say well I got mine time to go you selfish things mine time to go you selfish things mine time to go you selfish things you Minister O'Neal is going to lead you you Minister O'Neal is going to lead you you Minister O'Neal is going to lead you and then Pastor Jamal's are going to and then Pastor Jamal's are going to and then Pastor Jamal's are going to close the service I love you God bless close the service I love you God bless close the service I love you God bless you thank you indeed he is so faithful that he you indeed he is so faithful that he would not leave even one behind it takes would not leave even one behind it takes would not leave even one behind it takes courage to seize an opportunity and and courage to seize an opportunity and and courage to seize an opportunity and and I believe by faith that God is affording I believe by faith that God is affording I believe by faith that God is affording someone right now the someone right now the someone right now the opportunity to experience new life it's opportunity to experience new life it's opportunity to experience new life it's what everything that has happened in what everything that has happened in what everything that has happened in this service every song this service every song this service every song every every every bit of r a word has been pointing bit of r a word has been pointing bit of r a word has been pointing towards your towards your towards your [Music] [Music] [Music] invitation God loves you and he is invitation God loves you and he is invitation God loves you and he is indeed fully committed 100% to your indeed fully committed 100% to your indeed fully committed 100% to your success in becoming the best you that success in becoming the best you that success in becoming the best you that you can and launching you on a journey you can and launching you on a journey you can and launching you on a journey of of of Faith Romans 10:9 it says if you confess Faith Romans 10:9 it says if you confess Faith Romans 10:9 it says if you confess with your mouth and the Lord Jesus with your mouth and the Lord Jesus with your mouth and the Lord Jesus Christ and believe in your heart that Christ and believe in your heart that Christ and believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead you God has raised him from the dead you God has raised him from the dead you will be will be will be saved saved saved if you've come in if you've come in if you've come in today and something has pierced your today and something has pierced your today and something has pierced your [Music] [Music] [Music] heart touched you in the very core of heart touched you in the very core of heart touched you in the very core of your your your being and quickened in you that it is

being and quickened in you that it is being and quickened in you that it is time to come time to come time to come home sometimes being courageous is being home sometimes being courageous is being home sometimes being courageous is being courageous enough to get out of your own courageous enough to get out of your own courageous enough to get out of your own way and let God be way and let God be way and let God be great and a part of that is just great and a part of that is just great and a part of that is just choosing to surrender your life life to choosing to surrender your life life to choosing to surrender your life life to Jesus Christ if that's you if I'm Jesus Christ if that's you if I'm Jesus Christ if that's you if I'm talking to you with every head bowed talking to you with every head bowed talking to you with every head bowed we're not going to believe but every we're not going to believe but every we're not going to believe but every every head bowed I want you to just every head bowed I want you to just every head bowed I want you to just signify by the raising of your hand that signify by the raising of your hand that signify by the raising of your hand that you're in this place and you're you're in this place and you're you're in this place and you're ready to start this journey I see that ready to start this journey I see that ready to start this journey I see that hand I see those hands God bless you God hand I see those hands God bless you God hand I see those hands God bless you God bless you God bless you God bless you bless you God bless you God bless you bless you God bless you God bless you God bless you I'm going to ask that you God bless you I'm going to ask that you God bless you I'm going to ask that you take another courageous leap of faith take another courageous leap of faith take another courageous leap of faith and just meet me here at this altar grab and just meet me here at this altar grab and just meet me here at this altar grab your things just come on out we just your things just come on out we just your things just come on out we just want to pray over your life a prayer to want to pray over your life a prayer to want to pray over your life a prayer to encourage you a prayer to launch you encourage you a prayer to launch you encourage you a prayer to launch you come on come come on come come on come on and as they come put your hands on and as they come put your hands on and as they come put your hands together and celebrate the birthing together and celebrate the birthing together and celebrate the birthing that's being that's taking place right that's being that's taking place right that's being that's taking place right now right here it takes here it takes courage to trust God it takes courage to courage to trust God it takes courage to courage to trust God it takes courage to walk with them it takes courage to walk with them it takes courage to walk with them it takes courage to surrender God bless you God bless you surrender God bless you God bless you surrender God bless you God bless you God bless you

you yeah oh they still coming God bless you yeah oh they still coming God bless you yeah oh they still coming God bless you they're still coming come on put those they're still coming come on put those they're still coming come on put those hands together and let's hands together and let's hands together and let's celebrate mission celebrate mission celebrate mission accomplished mission accomplished mission accomplished mission accomplished accomplished accomplished thank you for your love oh God thank you thank you for your love oh God thank you thank you for your love oh God thank you for the mission of your for the mission of your for the mission of your [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] love right now I'm ask that you that are love right now I'm ask that you that are here just begin to talk to God begin to here just begin to talk to God begin to here just begin to talk to God begin to talk to him earnestly from your heart a talk to him earnestly from your heart a talk to him earnestly from your heart a conversation that only your heart can conversation that only your heart can conversation that only your heart can have with have with have with him and it might sound like I love you him and it might sound like I love you him and it might sound like I love you and I'm sorry but thank you for being so and I'm sorry but thank you for being so and I'm sorry but thank you for being so committed to my success that you would committed to my success that you would committed to my success that you would not leave me but that you saw fit to find me on me but that you saw fit to find me on this day father I just thank you for this day father I just thank you for this day father I just thank you for these that are gathered oh God thank you these that are gathered oh God thank you these that are gathered oh God thank you for their faith being exemplified even for their faith being exemplified even for their faith being exemplified even now and father at the Crossroad of their now and father at the Crossroad of their now and father at the Crossroad of their greatest need Lord I pray that they greatest need Lord I pray that they greatest need Lord I pray that they would find find you there that they would find find you there that they would find find you there that they would submit to you and receive you and would submit to you and receive you and would submit to you and receive you and father be launched on a on on a journey father be launched on a on on a journey father be launched on a on on a journey of faith that may take them through some of faith that may take them through some of faith that may take them through some caveats that may take them in the valley caveats that may take them in the valley caveats that may take them in the valley and even ultimately on the mountain tops and even ultimately on the mountain tops and even ultimately on the mountain tops but that they would stay true to

but that they would stay true to but that they would stay true to you cling to you and your you cling to you and your you cling to you and your word and grow Faithfully in word and grow Faithfully in word and grow Faithfully in you everyone within the sound of my you everyone within the sound of my you everyone within the sound of my voice just repeat after me say father voice just repeat after me say father voice just repeat after me say father father I love you I love you and father father I love you I love you and father father I love you I love you and father father I know I know you love me you father I know I know you love me you father I know I know you love me you love me thank you thank you for your love me thank you thank you for your love me thank you thank you for your love thank you for pursuing me for pursu love thank you for pursuing me for pursu love thank you for pursuing me for pursu thank you thank for not leaving me not thank you thank for not leaving me not thank you thank for not leaving me not leaving leaving leaving me I receive you I receive you this day me I receive you I receive you this day me I receive you I receive you this day this day as my Lord as my Lord and this day as my Lord as my Lord and this day as my Lord as my Lord and Savior and I will give you I will give Savior and I will give you I will give Savior and I will give you I will give you the best rest of my life rest of the you the best rest of my life rest of the you the best rest of my life rest of the rest of my life submitted and rest of my life submitted and rest of my life submitted and surrendered submitted and surrendered submitted and surrendered submitted and surrendered surrender thank you Jesus surrendered surrender thank you Jesus surrendered surrender thank you Jesus thank you Jesus I'm free I'm free oh you thank you Jesus I'm free I'm free oh you thank you Jesus I'm free I'm free oh you got to say it like you're free I'm free got to say it like you're free I'm free got to say it like you're free I'm free I'm free no longer I'm free no longer I'm free no longer bound thank you oh God we thank you and bound thank you oh God we thank you and bound thank you oh God we thank you and we submit these to you knowing oh God we submit these to you knowing oh God we submit these to you knowing oh God that you will take good care of them in that you will take good care of them in that you will take good care of them in Jesus name we pray amen and amen come on Jesus name we pray amen and amen come on Jesus name we pray amen and amen come on and give God and give God and give God praise Hallelujah bless praise Hallelujah bless praise Hallelujah bless God before

God before God before we thank you for your faithfulness thank we thank you for your faithfulness thank we thank you for your faithfulness thank you for your courage stay you for your courage stay you for your courage stay true stay faithful and know that you are true stay faithful and know that you are true stay faithful and know that you are part of a family part of a family part of a family and as you go through whatever you need and as you go through whatever you need and as you go through whatever you need as you needed you lean on your family as you needed you lean on your family as you needed you lean on your family authentically and true we're here to authentically and true we're here to authentically and true we're here to support you in this journey of faith God support you in this journey of faith God support you in this journey of faith God bless you and now you may return to your seats amen thank you Minister Lamont so seats amen thank you Minister Lamont so as you go back to your seats if you said as you go back to your seats if you said as you go back to your seats if you said this prayer for the first this prayer for the first this prayer for the first time get a time get a time get a Bible go to the Book of Bible go to the Book of Bible go to the Book of John start there new living translations John start there new living translations John start there new living translations one of the better translations for uh one of the better translations for uh one of the better translations for uh just for simple reading not the best but just for simple reading not the best but just for simple reading not the best but for simple reading uh think each for simple reading uh think each for simple reading uh think each translation has its particular purpose translation has its particular purpose translation has its particular purpose as you grow you'll understand that uh as you grow you'll understand that uh as you grow you'll understand that uh find a Bible believing Church CCC is a find a Bible believing Church CCC is a find a Bible believing Church CCC is a Bible believing Church to just come back Bible believing Church to just come back Bible believing Church to just come back [Music] [Music] [Music] [Laughter] here turn to your neighbor say neighbor here turn to your neighbor say neighbor neighbor courage courage turn to your neighbor courage courage turn to your neighbor courage courage turn to your other neighbor say other neighbor other other neighbor say other neighbor other other neighbor say other neighbor other neighbor courage courage can we make a commitment to pray courage can we make a commitment to pray for for for CCC CCC CCC consistently day every day see as I got consistently day every day see as I got consistently day every day see as I got more in depth with the demand the more

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