Courage to Set Boundaries | A.R. Bernard

so last night over 300 so last night over 300 Rockets missiles left missiles left Iran flying Iran flying Iran flying towards Israel specifically even towards Israel specifically even towards Israel specifically even Jerusalem the tension is Jerusalem the tension is Jerusalem the tension is increasing I did a live radio show this increasing I did a live radio show this increasing I did a live radio show this morning talking about what does it mean morning talking about what does it mean morning talking about what does it mean where do we go from here how do we where do we go from here how do we where do we go from here how do we respond as a nation I shared with you respond as a nation I shared with you respond as a nation I shared with you this emerging cold war that is fought by this emerging cold war that is fought by this emerging cold war that is fought by by proxy by proxy by proxy wars and the reality is that there's a wars and the reality is that there's a wars and the reality is that there's a level of tension in the region that we level of tension in the region that we level of tension in the region that we haven't seen in a haven't seen in a haven't seen in a while we could talk about reasons why while we could talk about reasons why while we could talk about reasons why we're at this point the question is what we're at this point the question is what we're at this point the question is what do we do moving forward and what do do we do moving forward and what do do we do moving forward and what do these leaders do as they are challenged these leaders do as they are challenged these leaders do as they are challenged to satisfy their to satisfy their to satisfy their constituencies and at the same time not constituencies and at the same time not constituencies and at the same time not take us take us take us into global into global into global war war war Israel is the center of biblical Israel is the center of biblical Israel is the center of biblical prophecy and Biblical history our prophecy and Biblical history our prophecy and Biblical history our eschatological Notions are around what eschatological Notions are around what eschatological Notions are around what happens in that particular happens in that particular happens in that particular region I'm not going to talk about this region I'm not going to talk about this region I'm not going to talk about this today that was a today that was a today that was a teaser but we will unpack this so we'll

teaser but we will unpack this so we'll teaser but we will unpack this so we'll understand some of the geopolitical understand some of the geopolitical understand some of the geopolitical forces that are at work and how we as forces that are at work and how we as forces that are at work and how we as Christians Christians Christians should understand it and engage it is should understand it and engage it is should understand it and engage it is that all right with you praise the Lord that all right with you praise the Lord that all right with you praise the Lord but that won't be but that won't be but that won't be today today today today I'd like to continue our theme today I'd like to continue our theme today I'd like to continue our theme this year's this year's this year's [Music] [Music] [Music] theme theme theme courage we've talked about courage to do courage we've talked about courage to do courage we've talked about courage to do a lot of a lot of a lot of things it takes courage to admit things it takes courage to admit things it takes courage to admit need it takes help it takes courage to seize help it takes courage to seize opportunities and we've gone through a opportunities and we've gone through a opportunities and we've gone through a list of list of list of things around the word things around the word things around the word courage we looked at Joshua we looked at courage we looked at Joshua we looked at courage we looked at Joshua we looked at Moses contrasted their leadership Moses contrasted their leadership Moses contrasted their leadership context context context and how they responded to the call of and how they responded to the call of and how they responded to the call of leadership but leadership but leadership but in continuing with the whole idea of in continuing with the whole idea of in continuing with the whole idea of courage and our definition of courage is courage and our definition of courage is courage and our definition of courage is not just the capacity to persevere in not just the capacity to persevere in not just the capacity to persevere in the face of danger and challenges and the face of danger and challenges and the face of danger and challenges and opposition but we understand courage as

opposition but we understand courage as opposition but we understand courage as the the the alignment of our mind alignment of our mind alignment of our mind will and emotions in order to face will and emotions in order to face will and emotions in order to face challenges and challenges and challenges and opposition because a divided house Jesus opposition because a divided house Jesus opposition because a divided house Jesus said can't said can't said can't stand and there are times when your mind stand and there are times when your mind stand and there are times when your mind is in One Direction your emotions are in is in One Direction your emotions are in is in One Direction your emotions are in another Direction and your will is being another Direction and your will is being another Direction and your will is being challenged by those two opposing challenged by those two opposing challenged by those two opposing directions how many have ever been here directions how many have ever been here directions how many have ever been here turn to your neighbor say he's preaching turn to your neighbor say he's preaching turn to your neighbor say he's preaching about you already it's all over your about you already it's all over your about you already it's all over your face so you really can't engage in the kind so you really can't engage in the kind of Courage of Courage of Courage necessary to take on challenges to seize necessary to take on challenges to seize necessary to take on challenges to seize opportunities opportunities opportunities Etc if there's not that Etc if there's not that Etc if there's not that alignment mind what you're thinking and alignment mind what you're thinking and alignment mind what you're thinking and how you're how you're how you're thinking your will the choices that thinking your will the choices that thinking your will the choices that you're you're you're making and your emotions how you making and your emotions how you making and your emotions how you feel about the things that you are feel about the things that you are feel about the things that you are facing so today facing so today facing so today in left I'd like left I'd like to talk about about courage in this courage in this courage in this way because if you're going to be way because if you're going to be way because if you're going to be successful in successful in successful in life if you're going to manage the

life if you're going to manage the life if you're going to manage the stresses of life you're going to have to make hard you're going to have to make hard decisions that will take courage decisions that will take courage decisions that will take courage strength so today I want to talk to you strength so today I want to talk to you strength so today I want to talk to you about Jesus practiced the spatiality of Jesus practiced the spatiality of relationships all relationships are relationships all relationships are relationships all relationships are spatial I shared with spatial I shared with spatial I shared with you the bullseye I'm not an bullseye I'm not an artist so I appreciate your grace if we would to create a bullseye you if we would to create a bullseye you know the know the know the target with you in the middle and this is review for some of middle and this is review for some of you some of you your first time but I you some of you your first time but I you some of you your first time but I want to use this to open the want to use this to open the want to use this to open the conversation so let's say we put you in conversation so let's say we put you in conversation so let's say we put you in the middle people in your life occupy

the middle people in your life occupy the middle people in your life occupy certain spaces in your life in certain spaces in your life in certain spaces in your life in proximity to you at the center so people can center so people can be be be anywhere Within These space can be for many reasons space can be for many reasons but but but intentionally people should occupy a intentionally people should occupy a intentionally people should occupy a space in your life that's close to space in your life that's close to space in your life that's close to you you you because there's a purpose and or they have the level of purpose and or they have the level of maturity needed to occupy that maturity needed to occupy that maturity needed to occupy that space because the closer people are in space because the closer people are in space because the closer people are in proximity to you in your Center the proximity to you in your Center the proximity to you in your Center the center of your life right the more they know about the more they know about you the more they see you the more they see you the more they see you and not everybody can you and not everybody can you and not everybody can handle that kind of information not everyone can information not everyone can handle the real you turn to your neighbor say say I told you

turn to your neighbor say say I told you he was preaching to you he was preaching to you he was preaching to you already how many understand what I'm already how many understand what I'm already how many understand what I'm talking about because you know people talking about because you know people talking about because you know people people can see us from a distance and then judge distance and then judge us based upon what they can perceive at us based upon what they can perceive at us based upon what they can perceive at that that that distance they can come to certain distance they can come to certain distance they can come to certain conclusions make certain assumptions conclusions make certain assumptions conclusions make certain assumptions about about about us but as they get close distance but as the distance distance but as the distance decreases you begin to make out certain and and maybe you can't handle that detail so detail so life in terms of relationships is about life in terms of relationships is about life in terms of relationships is about managing managing managing spaces who do you have spaces who do you have spaces who do you have where and why who do you have why who do you have where and

why if you have someone close to you and why if you have someone close to you and you're not conscious of their level of you're not conscious of their level of you're not conscious of their level of maturity and they're occupying that maturity and they're occupying that maturity and they're occupying that space if you're not conscious of their space if you're not conscious of their space if you're not conscious of their level of maturity and if that level is level of maturity and if that level is level of maturity and if that level is not where it needs to be in order to not where it needs to be in order to not where it needs to be in order to occupy that space close to you their occupy that space close to you their occupy that space close to you their immaturity is going to show immaturity is going to show immaturity is going to show up and it's going to show up in a way up and it's going to show up in a way up and it's going to show up in a way that can be that can be that can be detrimental so you have have to be detrimental so you have have to be detrimental so you have have to be critical of the spaces in your life and critical of the spaces in your life and critical of the spaces in your life and the people who occupy those the people who occupy those the people who occupy those spaces I have a I tell you a story I've spaces I have a I tell you a story I've spaces I have a I tell you a story I've shared it from time to time young man uh shared it from time to time young man uh shared it from time to time young man uh uh you know early on in uh you know early on in uh you know early on in church and you know he just I Pastor I church and you know he just I Pastor I church and you know he just I Pastor I love you just appreciate you so love you just appreciate you so love you just appreciate you so much and you got to let me take you to much and you got to let me take you to much and you got to let me take you to lunch I I just want to sit down and talk lunch I I just want to sit down and talk lunch I I just want to sit down and talk with with with you I said no so first he had to get over my no so first he had to get over my directness he said directness he said directness he said noit where do you want me to take where noit where do you want me to take where noit where do you want me to take where do you want to go have I said no he do you want to go have I said no he do you want to go have I said no he couldn't couldn't couldn't believe that I would say believe that I would say believe that I would say no or maybe he couldn't believe I'll say no or maybe he couldn't believe I'll say no or maybe he couldn't believe I'll say it I said it so quickly but the reason I said no and he quickly but the reason I said no and he asked me said well why not I said you asked me said well why not I said you asked me said well why not I said you got to understand when I when I go out got to understand when I when I go out got to understand when I when I go out to have a to have a to have a meal I want to enjoy the

meal I want to enjoy the meal I want to enjoy the meal and sometimes you can enjoy the meal and sometimes you can enjoy the meal and sometimes you can enjoy the meal but then the meal but then the meal but then the meal loses it's meal loses it's meal loses it's enjoyment because of the company I said I'm going to be honest company I said I'm going to be honest with you you are of a critical with you you are of a critical with you you are of a critical spirit so to go to lunch with you is spirit so to go to lunch with you is spirit so to go to lunch with you is going to be going to be going to be work because I'm going to be trying my work because I'm going to be trying my work because I'm going to be trying my best to be on my best behavior to watch best to be on my best behavior to watch best to be on my best behavior to watch what I say watch what I do because I'm what I say watch what I do because I'm what I say watch what I do because I'm going to be conscious that you're going going to be conscious that you're going going to be conscious that you're going to be judging me by every little thing I don't want to go to lunch like thing I don't want to go to lunch like that he said no no Pastor that's not that he said no no Pastor that's not that he said no no Pastor that's not true I said no no no it's true I said true I said no no no it's true I said true I said no no no it's true I said I'm sorry I don't mean to hurt hurt I'm sorry I don't mean to hurt hurt I'm sorry I don't mean to hurt hurt you you you but I've got to manage but I've got to manage but I've got to manage spaces it takes courage to be honest spaces it takes courage to be honest spaces it takes courage to be honest with someone like with someone like with someone like that it takes courage to establish that it takes courage to establish that it takes courage to establish boundaries to protect you and it's not that someone may be you and it's not that someone may be maliciously trying to hurt you but maliciously trying to hurt you but maliciously trying to hurt you but because they need to grow more am they because they need to grow more am they because they need to grow more am they really don't know how to conduct really don't know how to conduct really don't know how to conduct themselves in a particular themselves in a particular themselves in a particular space I appreciate this word and maybe

space I appreciate this word and maybe space I appreciate this word and maybe you should too decorum is your ability to conduct too decorum is your ability to conduct yourself in the right manner based upon yourself in the right manner based upon yourself in the right manner based upon the space that you're occupying the the space that you're occupying the the space that you're occupying the situation the circumstance Etc and situation the circumstance Etc and situation the circumstance Etc and there's some wonderful people who just there's some wonderful people who just there's some wonderful people who just lack the Quorum how many don't Point how lack the Quorum how many don't Point how lack the Quorum how many don't Point how many know some people like that we live life on levels we arrive in that we live life on levels we arrive in stages we experience life in seasons and stages we experience life in seasons and stages we experience life in seasons and as we move from one level to another one as we move from one level to another one as we move from one level to another one stage to another one season to another stage to another one season to another stage to another one season to another not everyone is growing with us and if people are not growing with you and if people are not growing with you and you keep them in that and you keep them in that and you keep them in that space then it can undermine your own space then it can undermine your own space then it can undermine your own growth and what that growth is growth and what that growth is growth and what that growth is accomplishing this is a hard accomplishing this is a hard accomplishing this is a hard conversation that's why it takes conversation that's why it takes conversation that's why it takes courage to set boundaries so Pastor what do you do if boundaries so Pastor what do you do if you have a person who is occupying a you have a person who is occupying a you have a person who is occupying a space in your life close to you because space in your life close to you because space in your life close to you because you know you've known them for a long you know you've known them for a long you know you've known them for a long time they've been there for a long time time they've been there for a long time time they've been there for a long time but you find that that that that you but you find that that that that you but you find that that that that you you've outgrown them and they haven't you've outgrown them and they haven't you've outgrown them and they haven't grown with you and your life experience

grown with you and your life experience grown with you and your life experience you know and and they're still at a you know and and they're still at a you know and and they're still at a different different different level I say there are three Rs not reading Rs not reading writing and arithmetic maybe you can retrain maybe you can retrain them maybe they have the capacity to them maybe they have the capacity to them maybe they have the capacity to grow but they just haven't focused on grow but they just haven't focused on grow but they just haven't focused on growth maybe because I like to think growth maybe because I like to think growth maybe because I like to think redemptively first especially in this redemptively first especially in this redemptively first especially in this cancel culture because folks will cancel cancel culture because folks will cancel cancel culture because folks will cancel you in a minute so I like to think redemptively minute so I like to think redemptively can can I retrain this individual can can I retrain this individual can can I retrain this individual to bring them to the place where they to bring them to the place where they to bring them to the place where they can occupy this space and when you think about space and when you think about retraining someone you also have to retraining someone you also have to retraining someone you also have to think about what it's going to cost think about what it's going to cost think about what it's going to cost you in time in effort can I retrain them and with some effort can I retrain them and with some people the answer is people the answer is people the answer is no there's something called the Peter no there's something called the Peter no there's something called the Peter Principle Principle Principle and that simply means that people will and that simply means that people will and that simply means that people will Ascend to the level of their capacity so Ascend to the level of their capacity so Ascend to the level of their capacity so if they can do 10 things they do it if they can do 10 things they do it if they can do 10 things they do it excellent but you give them 11 they fall

apart so that's their capacity well you apart so that's their capacity well you know no look Jesus said some will bear know no look Jesus said some will bear know no look Jesus said some will bear fruit some 30 fold some 60 fold some 100 fruit some 30 fold some 60 fold some 100 fruit some 30 fold some 60 fold some 100 fold I've learned to manage my fold I've learned to manage my fold I've learned to manage my expectations I don't expect 100-fold expectations I don't expect 100-fold expectations I don't expect 100-fold from a 30-fold person and nothing against them because and nothing against them because remember disappointment is never based remember disappointment is never based remember disappointment is never based upon what you find it's always based upon what you find it's always based upon what you find it's always based upon what you expected to find so manage upon what you expected to find so manage upon what you expected to find so manage your expectations you manage your your expectations you manage your your expectations you manage your disappointment and I have to understand disappointment and I have to understand disappointment and I have to understand a person's capacity in dealing with them a person's capacity in dealing with them a person's capacity in dealing with them so I can know what to expect from them so I can know what to expect from them so I can know what to expect from them and what not to expect from and what not to expect from and what not to expect from them because you can get mad at them for them because you can get mad at them for them because you can get mad at them for not performing at the level of your not performing at the level of your not performing at the level of your expectation and that's not fair to them expectation and that's not fair to them expectation and that's not fair to them [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] so if you can't retrain them you may so if you can't retrain them you may so if you can't retrain them you may have to reposition them I just them I just can't encounter you a fellowship with can't encounter you a fellowship with can't encounter you a fellowship with you or have you in these spaces of my you or have you in these spaces of my you or have you in these spaces of my life anymore because you haven't grown life anymore because you haven't grown life anymore because you haven't grown and developed you you know you're just and developed you you know you're just and developed you you know you're just it's not good it's not healthy you have to reposition you have to reposition them well Pastor what's the third them well Pastor what's the third them well Pastor what's the third R I'm glad you R I'm glad you R I'm glad you asked there are these extreme asked there are these extreme asked there are these extreme circumstances where you can't

circumstances where you can't circumstances where you can't retrain and repositioning makes it retrain and repositioning makes it retrain and repositioning makes it worse cuz they're angry that they're no worse cuz they're angry that they're no worse cuz they're angry that they're no longer allowed in that space that they longer allowed in that space that they longer allowed in that space that they once occupied so there's nothing left but to occupied so there's nothing left but to pull out the 401K you got to retire them you got to 401K you got to retire them you got to say look this is not say look this is not say look this is not working and and as much as it hurts me working and and as much as it hurts me working and and as much as it hurts me because I love you and I still love because I love you and I still love because I love you and I still love you and and I still want to maintain a you and and I still want to maintain a you and and I still want to maintain a connection all right but you just can't connection all right but you just can't connection all right but you just can't occupy those spaces in my life that you occupy those spaces in my life that you occupy those spaces in my life that you once occupy once occupy once occupy at at at all it's all it's all it's tough and it boundaries I was shocked at some of the boundaries I was shocked at some of the people he brought into those faes so the Bible speaks of the faes so the Bible speaks of the multitudes you read the multitudes right multitudes you read the multitudes right multitudes you read the multitudes right yeah you read the gospels and he spoke yeah you read the gospels and he spoke yeah you read the gospels and he spoke to the to the to the multitudes that's like they say in multitudes that's like they say in multitudes that's like they say in the in the gospel church that's the in the gospel church that's the in the gospel church that's everybody everybody everybody everybody everybody everybody [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] everybody the multitudes and he would everybody the multitudes and he would everybody the multitudes and he would speak and interact with the multitudes

speak and interact with the multitudes speak and interact with the multitudes and care for them in fact there was one and care for them in fact there was one and care for them in fact there was one multitude that was there for three days multitude that was there for three days multitude that was there for three days listening to his message and he was listening to his message and he was listening to his message and he was concerned about their concerned about their concerned about their hunger and it set up a miracle to feed hunger and it set up a miracle to feed hunger and it set up a miracle to feed 5,000 so he loved them he cared for them 5,000 so he loved them he cared for them 5,000 so he loved them he cared for them but they occupied a particular space but they occupied a particular space but they occupied a particular space that was distant and different from the that was distant and different from the that was distant and different from the other spaces that other people in his other spaces that other people in his other spaces that other people in his life 500 that he appeared to after his 500 that he appeared to after his resurrection and these are individuals resurrection and these are individuals resurrection and these are individuals that he that he that he felt necessary felt necessary felt necessary for him to share his kingdom message then there were the 70 remember message then there were the 70 remember the 7even that he sent out he anointed the 7even that he sent out he anointed the 7even that he sent out he anointed them and sent them out two by two but then there were the two but then there were the 12 those who were closest to him 12 those who were closest to him 12 those who were closest to him right and that's the space that I was right and that's the space that I was right and that's the space that I was curious about because he said haven't I curious about because he said haven't I curious about because he said haven't I chosen 12 of you chosen 12 of you chosen 12 of you and anybody reading the book and one of and anybody reading the book and one of and anybody reading the book and one of you might you might you might be is a devil and and and I said to myself why devil and and and I said to myself why do you why would you bring the devil do you why would you bring the devil do you why would you bring the devil into such close into such close into such close proximity remember I said maturity and

proximity remember I said maturity and proximity remember I said maturity and purpose purpose because as he spoke in purpose purpose because as he spoke in purpose purpose because as he spoke in his prayer in John 17 about Judas he his prayer in John 17 about Judas he his prayer in John 17 about Judas he said I've of those you gave me I've lost said I've of those you gave me I've lost said I've of those you gave me I've lost none except the son of position in other none except the son of position in other none except the son of position in other words this one individual who would not words this one individual who would not words this one individual who would not make the right choice even though make the right choice even though make the right choice even though presented to him he'd make the wrong presented to him he'd make the wrong presented to him he'd make the wrong choice and therefore is destined for choice and therefore is destined for choice and therefore is destined for death which means you can have people death which means you can have people death which means you can have people exposed to exposed to exposed to Jesus miss the point and Miss eternal Jesus miss the point and Miss eternal Jesus miss the point and Miss eternal life but I was impressed with that life but I was impressed with that life but I was impressed with that because the fact that he was secure because the fact that he was secure because the fact that he was secure enough in himself to bring Judas into enough in himself to bring Judas into enough in himself to bring Judas into that kind of space that kind of space that kind of space knowing that Judas had a problem with knowing that Judas had a problem with knowing that Judas had a problem with money and greed and then make him the money and greed and then make him the money and greed and then make him the treasurer did you read it he gave Judas treasurer did you read it he gave Judas treasurer did you read it he gave Judas Judas the bag with the Judas the bag with the Judas the bag with the money I when I read that I said wait money I when I read that I said wait money I when I read that I said wait what but isn't that what but isn't that what but isn't that God he'll give you what you God he'll give you what you God he'll give you what you want giving you the want giving you the want giving you the opportunity to choose what's most opportunity to choose what's most opportunity to choose what's most important to you important to you important to you him or this material world so there was him or this material world so there was him or this material world so there was a 12 but then when he was going up to a 12 but then when he was going up to a 12 but then when he was going up to the Mount of the Mount of the Mount of transfiguration he only took three of transfiguration he only took three of transfiguration he only took three of those 12 with him Peter James and those 12 with him Peter James and those 12 with him Peter James and John these were the same individuals John these were the same individuals John these were the same individuals that he took into certain spaces when he

that he took into certain spaces when he that he took into certain spaces when he was going to perform a miracle While was going to perform a miracle While was going to perform a miracle While others in this space were unbelieving he others in this space were unbelieving he others in this space were unbelieving he put them out but Peter James and John but but then when Peter is asking well this is then when Peter is asking well this is then when Peter is asking well this is after Jesus's resurrection well what's after Jesus's resurrection well what's after Jesus's resurrection well what's what's what's going to happen to John what's what's going to happen to John what's what's going to happen to John and Jesus says to to to Peter what does and Jesus says to to to Peter what does and Jesus says to to to Peter what does that matter to that matter to that matter to you do what I've asked you to do and you do what I've asked you to do and you do what I've asked you to do and never mind what I have planned for John John is described as the disciple John John is described as the disciple whom Jesus loved because when when Jesus whom Jesus loved because when when Jesus whom Jesus loved because when when Jesus announced at the table of the Passover announced at the table of the Passover announced at the table of the Passover that someone was going to betray him that someone was going to betray him that someone was going to betray him they all looked to John cuz they felt they all looked to John cuz they felt they all looked to John cuz they felt that John because of his closest that John because of his closest that John because of his closest relationship to Jesus he had an inside relationship to Jesus he had an inside relationship to Jesus he had an inside track he would track he would track he would know so we have the multitudes the 500 know so we have the multitudes the 500 know so we have the multitudes the 500 the 70 the 12 the three the the 70 the 12 the three the the 70 the 12 the three the one he man his spaces and there were one he man his spaces and there were one he man his spaces and there were even spaces that his disciples didn't even spaces that his disciples didn't even spaces that his disciples didn't occupy because when he told them to go occupy because when he told them to go occupy because when he told them to go and get a donkey that had not been and get a donkey that had not been and get a donkey that had not been written on for him to make his triumphal written on for him to make his triumphal written on for him to make his triumphal uh entrance into Jerusalem he said to uh entrance into Jerusalem he said to uh entrance into Jerusalem he said to them just tell the caretaker that the them just tell the caretaker that the them just tell the caretaker that the master has need of master has need of master has need of it which means he had relationships that it which means he had relationships that it which means he had relationships that his disciples didn't even know about and his disciples didn't even know about and his disciples didn't even know about and there were times when he had to have there were times when he had to have there were times when he had to have conversations that they did not have the

conversations that they did not have the conversations that they did not have the level of maturity and understanding for level of maturity and understanding for level of maturity and understanding for so he would send them out to go and get so he would send them out to go and get so he would send them out to go and get lunch while he talked to the woman at lunch while he talked to the woman at lunch while he talked to the woman at the well spaces spaces boundaries I remember my my first trip boundaries I remember my my first trip boundaries I remember my my first trip to to to Zimbabwe in the Zimbabwe in the Zimbabwe in the 90s and we were on the 90s and we were on the 90s and we were on the highway and all I saw was traffic going highway and all I saw was traffic going highway and all I saw was traffic going this way and traffic coming this way this way and traffic coming this way this way and traffic coming this way there was there was there was no lines there were no long white lines no double there were no long white lines no double double yellow line it was just the double yellow line it was just the double yellow line it was just the road I see I saw people do things with road I see I saw people do things with road I see I saw people do things with cars that we don't do even in New cars that we don't do even in New cars that we don't do even in New York zigzagging stopping in the middle York zigzagging stopping in the middle York zigzagging stopping in the middle of the road to let off and pick up of the road to let off and pick up of the road to let off and pick up passengers and when they let passengers passengers and when they let passengers passengers and when they let passengers off the passengers got off out of the off the passengers got off out of the off the passengers got off out of the vehicle and were dodging traffic to get vehicle and were dodging traffic to get vehicle and were dodging traffic to get from the middle of the road to get to from the middle of the road to get to from the middle of the road to get to the other side and I'm sitting there the other side and I'm sitting there the other side and I'm sitting there saying oh no no no saying oh no no no saying oh no no no [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] no there were no see boundaries are made to protect no see boundaries are made to protect you as well as the next you as well as the next you as well as the next person they're not designed to or should person they're not designed to or should person they're not designed to or should not be designed to isolate you to make not be designed to isolate you to make not be designed to isolate you to make you a

you a you a Hermit but boundar is Hermit but boundar is Hermit but boundar is important so in Genesis 2:1 important so in Genesis 2:1 important so in Genesis 2:1 16 it says God says every 16 it says God says every 16 it says God says every tree I've given tree I've given tree I've given you for fruit to eat seed bearing I've you for fruit to eat seed bearing I've you for fruit to eat seed bearing I've given you except the tree of the knowledge of Good except the tree of the knowledge of Good and Evil that one you can't have right and Evil that one you can't have right and Evil that one you can't have right in the beginning what was God doing in the beginning what was God doing in the beginning what was God doing establishing so you can have all of this establishing so you can have all of this establishing so you can have all of this except except except that that's amazing we human being we that that's amazing we human being we that that's amazing we human being we could have all of this and want that and when we go after that we lose that and when we go after that we lose all of this he this he set boundaries what did he do he set set boundaries what did he do he set set boundaries what did he do he set boundaries so Moses he sees this tree on boundaries so Moses he sees this tree on boundaries so Moses he sees this tree on fire the bushes burning that got his fire the bushes burning that got his fire the bushes burning that got his attention but take it another step attention but take it another step attention but take it another step higher the bush that was burning started talking and what does the bush say of talking and what does the bush say of course we know it's God manifested and course we know it's God manifested and course we know it's God manifested and we could really break down that bush we could really break down that bush we could really break down that bush because there's so much it's rich with metaphor God can enter human existence metaphor God can enter human existence with all of his power and not destroy with all of his power and not destroy with all of his power and not destroy that very existence that is inferior to

that very existence that is inferior to that very existence that is inferior to that that that power but he has a power but he has a power but he has a conversation and he say what did he say conversation and he say what did he say conversation and he say what did he say take your sandals take your sandals take your sandals off because the ground you're standing off because the ground you're standing off because the ground you're standing on is Holy oh you you got that far in on is Holy oh you you got that far in on is Holy oh you you got that far in your Bible your Bible your Bible reading is what Holy Ground in other reading is what Holy Ground in other reading is what Holy Ground in other words the space that you're standing in words the space that you're standing in words the space that you're standing in Moses Moses Moses requires certain requires certain requires certain protocol and so that you'll understand protocol and so that you'll understand protocol and so that you'll understand that there boundaries between you and I that there boundaries between you and I that there boundaries between you and I no matter how close I may bring you to no matter how close I may bring you to no matter how close I may bring you to me let's start out by you taking your me let's start out by you taking your me let's start out by you taking your sandals off and understand that when you sandals off and understand that when you sandals off and understand that when you in you are in my presence all right in you are in my presence all right in you are in my presence all right there certain protocol the ground is Holy he protocol the ground is Holy he established boundaries of respect established boundaries of respect established boundaries of respect honor he made it clear that Moses should honor he made it clear that Moses should honor he made it clear that Moses should never judge them on a peer level what was he doing he was level what was he doing he was setting boundaries setting boundaries setting boundaries turn your neighbor say neighbor neighbor turn your neighbor say neighbor neighbor turn your neighbor say neighbor neighbor you need some boundaries in your life setting boundaries in relationship life setting boundaries in relationship is crucial for maintaining a healthy is crucial for maintaining a healthy is crucial for maintaining a healthy balance between personal balance between personal balance between personal integrity and interpersonal

Harmony it means that your you're going Harmony it means that your you're going to have to take the courage say courage to have to take the courage say courage to have to take the courage say courage courage to clearly courage to clearly courage to clearly communicate your communicate your communicate your needs your needs your needs your limits and your limits and your limits and your preferences in any given relationship preferences in any given relationship preferences in any given relationship I'm going to write that I'm going to write that I'm going to write that down you're going to have to take the down you're going to have to take the down you're going to have to take the time to clearly time to clearly time to clearly clearly clearly clearly communicate your your what your communicate your your what your communicate your your what your needs what else Li needs what else Li needs what else Li limits and what limits and what limits and what else right because there are certain things right because there are certain things in a relationship and every relationship in a relationship and every relationship in a relationship and every relationship is based on need there's an exchange is based on need there's an exchange is based on need there's an exchange right but you want to be a clar cuz it right but you want to be a clar cuz it right but you want to be a clar cuz it cuz when you're clear about what you cuz when you're clear about what you cuz when you're clear about what you need you're also clear about what you need you're also clear about what you need you're also clear about what you don't need they're boundaries when Pastor need they're boundaries when Pastor Karen and I got married you know I not Karen and I got married you know I not Karen and I got married you know I not even that before before that matter of even that before before that matter of even that before before that matter of fact when we started dating because we fact when we started dating because we fact when we started dating because we dated for three years and then got dated for three years and then got dated for three years and then got married uh but when we got married I set married uh but when we got married I set married uh but when we got married I set certain certain certain boundaries and we agreed on those boundaries and we agreed on those boundaries and we agreed on those boundaries boundaries boundaries I said we will never disrespect each

I said we will never disrespect each I said we will never disrespect each other especially other especially other especially verbally we will maintain a certain verbally we will maintain a certain verbally we will maintain a certain level of level of level of language that we will not use language that we will not use language that we will not use profanity in in in our home in our profanity in in in our home in our profanity in in in our home in our interaction with each other no matter interaction with each other no matter interaction with each other no matter how angry we get with each other we will how angry we get with each other we will how angry we get with each other we will shut it down and revisit it but we will shut it down and revisit it but we will shut it down and revisit it but we will not allow our anger to go to the place not allow our anger to go to the place not allow our anger to go to the place where we are now using language as an where we are now using language as an where we are now using language as an instrument of attack where we're instrument of attack where we're instrument of attack where we're weaponizing language and lowering it to weaponizing language and lowering it to weaponizing language and lowering it to the place of four-letter words and the place of four-letter words and the place of four-letter words and profanity I never did like profanity profanity I never did like profanity profanity I never did like profanity because for me it was always a because for me it was always a because for me it was always a manifestation of a poor vocabulary you have to resort to four vocabulary you have to resort to four letters cuz that's that's the limited letters cuz that's that's the limited letters cuz that's that's the limited number of letters Jimmy crackn Jimmy crackn and you know the rest whether rest whether it's with family it's with family it's with family members members members friends romantic Partners friends romantic Partners friends romantic Partners colleagues you have to clearly colleagues you have to clearly colleagues you have to clearly communicate the needs limits and communicate the needs limits and communicate the needs limits and preferences why do we need to preferences why do we need to preferences why do we need to set boundaries why do we need to set

set boundaries why do we need to set set boundaries why do we need to set boundaries I'm glad you asked me one self one self respect respect respect foundational foundational the foundational foundational the foundational foundational the scripture and God said let us make man scripture and God said let us make man scripture and God said let us make man in our image and in our likeness did you in our image and in our likeness did you in our image and in our likeness did you hear that so the image of God stamped on hear that so the image of God stamped on hear that so the image of God stamped on every human being every human being every human being requires dignity worth value and respect it begins with the image of God respect it begins with the image of God that is stamped on every human being now it's true that some people make it now it's true that some people make it difficult for you to respect difficult for you to respect difficult for you to respect them but there's a difference between them but there's a difference between them but there's a difference between respecting them as the individual in respecting them as the individual in respecting them as the individual in they wounded in their wounded Fallen they wounded in their wounded Fallen they wounded in their wounded Fallen broken State and respecting the image of broken State and respecting the image of broken State and respecting the image of God that is stamped upon every human being because that's where it being because that's where it begins it begins with the image of God boundaries boundaries help that clock they don't help the

help that clock they don't help the help that clock they don't help the clock that clock is a boundary boundaries help protect your boundary boundaries help protect your emotional well-being write that emotional well-being write that emotional well-being write that down this is going to be on the down this is going to be on the down this is going to be on the test I told you whenever I give you test I told you whenever I give you test I told you whenever I give you stuff that's going to be on the test stuff that's going to be on the test stuff that's going to be on the test expect it to be on the test cuz before expect it to be on the test cuz before expect it to be on the test cuz before you even leave this room life is going you even leave this room life is going you even leave this room life is going to test to test to test you it may use an usher excuse me ma'am you can't go usher excuse me ma'am you can't go there Pastor said it's going to be tested boundaries help protect protect tested boundaries help protect protect your emotional wellbeing by not allowing others to wellbeing by not allowing others to treat treat treat you you you disrespectfully you see because self-respect is not only you see because self-respect is not only you demanding respect from others but you demanding respect from others but you demanding respect from others but it's you respecting yourself cuz I will tell you when you yourself cuz I will tell you when you carry yourself in a certain way

carry yourself in a certain way carry yourself in a certain way consistently we're all human we all fall consistently we're all human we all fall consistently we're all human we all fall short but when you carry yourself in a short but when you carry yourself in a short but when you carry yourself in a certain way certain way certain way consistently all right people will consistently all right people will consistently all right people will observe and they will come to certain observe and they will come to certain observe and they will come to certain conclusions as to what they can and conclusions as to what they can and conclusions as to what they can and cannot do in your presence instead of complaining and presence instead of complaining and yelling live it because when you live it yelling live it because when you live it yelling live it because when you live it they see it and they say ah cuss they're called cursing cuss they're called cursing [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] preachers profanity from the puppet like one Reverend told me said puppet like one Reverend told me said well cures I'll make you cuss but when you're consistent in what cuss but when you're consistent in what you do and how you carry yourself and you do and how you carry yourself and you do and how you carry yourself and someone comes into your presence and someone comes into your presence and someone comes into your presence and they use profanity they apologize they use profanity they apologize they use profanity they apologize immediately oh I'm sorry sorry sorry how immediately oh I'm sorry sorry sorry how immediately oh I'm sorry sorry sorry how how many know what I'm talking about how many know what I'm talking about how many know what I'm talking about yeah and you don't have to verbally yeah and you don't have to verbally yeah and you don't have to verbally demand anything you don't have to wear a demand anything you don't have to wear a demand anything you don't have to wear a sign respect me respect the sign respect me respect the sign respect me respect the space no it's because you lived it out space no it's because you lived it out space no it's because you lived it out consistently consistently consistently in their presence in fact you develop a in their presence in fact you develop a in their presence in fact you develop a reputation that when people ask someone reputation that when people ask someone reputation that when people ask someone about you they can tell them certain

about you they can tell them certain about you they can tell them certain things about your consistent characteristics dignity Psalm 139:14 characteristics dignity Psalm 139:14 just write it down I praise you oh lord just write it down I praise you oh lord just write it down I praise you oh lord for I am fearfully and wonderfully made for I am fearfully and wonderfully made for I am fearfully and wonderfully made if that's true then you need to ask act if that's true then you need to ask act if that's true then you need to ask act like it Paul put it this way he said don't it Paul put it this way he said don't you know that your body is a temple of you know that your body is a temple of you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit not just of spirit but the Holy Spirit not just of spirit but the Holy Spirit not just of spirit but holy spirit spirit boundaries boundaries boundaries self-respect and you have to be careful self-respect and you have to be careful self-respect and you have to be careful with this because you can take that to with this because you can take that to with this because you can take that to the extreme and become arrogant and the extreme and become arrogant and the extreme and become arrogant and proud Romans 12 says let no man think proud Romans 12 says let no man think proud Romans 12 says let no man think more highly of himself than he ought but more highly of himself than he ought but more highly of himself than he ought but let him think let him think let him think soberly don't get drunk with pride soberly don't get drunk with pride soberly don't get drunk with pride because essentially self-respect is because essentially self-respect is because essentially self-respect is pride and dignity one's pride and pride and dignity one's pride and pride and dignity one's pride and dignity in dignity in dignity in themselves it's about honor and you can take that to the honor and you can take that to the extreme the degree to which you respect yourself the degree to which you respect yourself shows up in your shows up in your shows up in your speech it shows up in your

speech it shows up in your speech it shows up in your knowledge it shows up in your knowledge it shows up in your knowledge it shows up in your appearances it shows up in many many appearances it shows up in many many appearances it shows up in many many different different different ways and you're responsible for that did I say it's going to take that did I say it's going to take courage because these are hard courage because these are hard courage because these are hard conversations and by the looks on your conversations and by the looks on your conversations and by the looks on your faces you already got some people in mind oh yeah this supplies are so and so mind oh yeah this supplies are so and so yeah this flies Lord I'm going to need yeah this flies Lord I'm going to need yeah this flies Lord I'm going to need your help for that conversation but you conversation but you see if you don't establish boundaries see if you don't establish boundaries see if you don't establish boundaries beginning with beginning with beginning with self-respect then you'll be treated self-respect then you'll be treated self-respect then you'll be treated anyway you'll be anyway you'll be anyway you'll be abused you'll be manipulated abused you'll be manipulated abused you'll be manipulated and people will think they can do and people will think they can do and people will think they can do whatever they want with you and that's whatever they want with you and that's whatever they want with you and that's why you have to be careful to to guard why you have to be careful to to guard why you have to be careful to to guard especially as Christians because you especially as Christians because you especially as Christians because you know we're born of Messiah so we can know we're born of Messiah so we can know we're born of Messiah so we can have a degree of Messianic complex and feel you can save everybody complex and feel you can save everybody no you can't you're not the Savior Jesus no you can't you're not the Savior Jesus no you can't you're not the Savior Jesus is you take them to Jesus you take them is you take them to Jesus you take them is you take them to Jesus you take them to the Savior and here's why because if to the Savior and here's why because if to the Savior and here's why because if you think you can save everybody the you think you can save everybody the you think you can save everybody the very person that needs boundaries you very person that needs boundaries you very person that needs boundaries you will continue to allow them to occupy a will continue to allow them to occupy a will continue to allow them to occupy a space and enabling them by giving them space and enabling them by giving them space and enabling them by giving them what they need and what they want to what they need and what they want to what they need and what they want to continue in self-destructive continue in self-destructive continue in self-destructive [Applause]

behavior and listen go home pray about behavior and listen go home pray about this introduction because this is an this introduction because this is an this introduction because this is an introduction we want to go through a few introduction we want to go through a few introduction we want to go through a few things don't leave here today checking [Applause] [Applause] folks you got holy in one folks you got holy in one folks you got holy in one service you elevated now you just and service you elevated now you just and service you elevated now you just and forgot what you did before you were forgot what you did before you were forgot what you did before you were coming to church this coming to church this coming to church this morning no grow into this this is a morning no grow into this this is a morning no grow into this this is a process change is a is a process not an process change is a is a process not an process change is a is a process not an event how I understand what I'm talking event how I understand what I'm talking event how I understand what I'm talking about but you make a decision to begin about but you make a decision to begin about but you make a decision to begin to establish boundaries in your life in to establish boundaries in your life in to establish boundaries in your life in order to protect your self-respect and order to protect your self-respect and order to protect your self-respect and your self-esteem because when people can self-esteem because when people can freely mistreat you freely mistreat you freely mistreat you all right it's there's a question as to all right it's there's a question as to all right it's there's a question as to how you feel about yourself and you know the definition of yourself and you know the definition of self-esteem esteem self-esteem esteem self-esteem esteem yourself you know the definition of yourself you know the definition of yourself you know the definition of self-respect respect self-respect respect self-respect respect yourself you have to create yourself you have to create yourself you have to create boundaries and it takes boundaries and it takes boundaries and it takes courage because some of the spaces are courage because some of the spaces are courage because some of the spaces are occupied by people that you love so dearly you know you can have a family dearly you know you can have a family member who's challenged with addiction member who's challenged with addiction member who's challenged with addiction or challenge with some struggle in their or challenge with some struggle in their or challenge with some struggle in their life and that's a tough one because you life and that's a tough one because you life and that's a tough one because you want to be there for them you want to want to be there for them you want to want to be there for them you want to love them and you have to begin with the

them and you have to begin with the reality that whatever their choices are reality that whatever their choices are reality that whatever their choices are is not your but you are moved by but you are moved by grace and grace and grace and wisdom to be there for them and help wisdom to be there for them and help wisdom to be there for them and help them the best that you can but they must them the best that you can but they must them the best that you can but they must also be willing to help themselves themselves amen so we're going to amen so we're going to amen so we're going to begin our conversation about boundaries begin our conversation about boundaries begin our conversation about boundaries the courage to set boundaries what's the courage to set boundaries what's the courage to set boundaries what's this message courage to set boundaries this message courage to set boundaries this message courage to set boundaries and we begin with what selfes and we begin with what selfes and we begin with what selfes self-respect we're going to go through a self-respect we're going to go through a self-respect we're going to go through a list of other things that you need to be list of other things that you need to be list of other things that you need to be aware of boundaries are here to protect aware of boundaries are here to protect aware of boundaries are here to protect you really they are and you can set you really they are and you can set you really they are and you can set boundaries in many many even subtle ways boundaries in many many even subtle ways boundaries in many many even subtle ways subtle ways that you don't have to get subtle ways that you don't have to get subtle ways that you don't have to get into a a verbal into a a verbal into a a verbal altercation primarily but by how you altercation primarily but by how you altercation primarily but by how you conduct yourself how you carry yourself conduct yourself how you carry yourself conduct yourself how you carry yourself says a lot about the degree to which says a lot about the degree to which says a lot about the degree to which people respect you did you get anything people respect you did you get anything people respect you did you get anything out of this introduction it takes

it takes courage it takes courage it takes courage it takes courage it takes courage but if you don't set courage but if you don't set boundaries you're going to continue to boundaries you're going to continue to boundaries you're going to continue to experience the Stress and Anxiety experience the Stress and Anxiety experience the Stress and Anxiety created by other people's issues let me give you a let me give you a principle as we close are you factor for every factor for every believer what do I mean by believer what do I mean by believer what do I mean by that you have to be that you have to be that you have to be aware of the degree to which every aware of the degree to which every aware of the degree to which every decision you make decision you make decision you make will affect your peace because sometimes you the peace peace because sometimes you the peace has to be has to be has to be disturbed in order to move forward in disturbed in order to move forward in disturbed in order to move forward in order to accomplish something but you order to accomplish something but you order to accomplish something but you want to be aware of the degree to which want to be aware of the degree to which want to be aware of the degree to which that peace will be disturbed Jesus was facing Terrible disturbed Jesus was facing Terrible Things ahead of him but he kept his Things ahead of him but he kept his Things ahead of him but he kept his peace peace it was his peace that peace peace it was his peace that peace peace it was his peace that grounded him in the face of a mocked grounded him in the face of a mocked grounded him in the face of a mocked trial betrayal

trial betrayal trial betrayal abandonment a abandonment a abandonment a crucifixion all of that he was facing crucifixion all of that he was facing crucifixion all of that he was facing but he kept his but he kept his but he kept his peace that's a skill that you develop peace that's a skill that you develop peace that's a skill that you develop over time he said well can I learn that over time he said well can I learn that over time he said well can I learn that without all of the without all of the without all of the problems we learn in said that's where you learn to drive said that's where you learn to drive let's bow our heads close our eyes as let's bow our heads close our eyes as let's bow our heads close our eyes as our Minister our Minister our Minister comes God bless you I love you family comes God bless you I love you family comes God bless you I love you family thank you for being with us today thank you thank you Pastor did you learn anything today Pastor did you learn anything today Pastor did you learn anything today [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] family so we learned it takes courage to family so we learned it takes courage to family so we learned it takes courage to set set set boundaries and all relationships are boundaries and all relationships are boundaries and all relationships are spatial people occupy certain spaces in spatial people occupy certain spaces in spatial people occupy certain spaces in your life with you in the your life with you in the your life with you in the center we also learned something very center we also learned something very center we also learned something very interesting where he said people can see interesting where he said people can see interesting where he said people can see you from a distance and then judge you you from a distance and then judge you you from a distance and then judge you based on their based on their based on their perspective now I know what we learned perspective now I know what we learned perspective now I know what we learned in math class that error increases with in math class that error increases with in math class that error increases with distance but this time we realize that

distance but this time we realize that distance but this time we realize that error could actually increase when you error could actually increase when you error could actually increase when you see people closer see people closer see people closer up the beautiful thing about this is up the beautiful thing about this is up the beautiful thing about this is that we've learned something about that we've learned something about that we've learned something about decorum and if people don't have decorum decorum and if people don't have decorum decorum and if people don't have decorum we introduce them to what the three Rs but more importantly we understand Rs but more importantly we understand that boundaries are made to create that boundaries are made to create that boundaries are made to create respect and respect and respect and honor Jesus had honor Jesus had honor Jesus had boundaries it's important that we boundaries it's important that we boundaries it's important that we understand that peace is the Umpire for understand that peace is the Umpire for understand that peace is the Umpire for doing the will of doing the will of doing the will of God and in order for us to do that we God and in order for us to do that we God and in order for us to do that we have to be surrendered to God's hand on have to be surrendered to God's hand on have to be surrendered to God's hand on our our our lives today is a beautiful lives today is a beautiful lives today is a beautiful day a beautiful day for us to reconcile day a beautiful day for us to reconcile day a beautiful day for us to reconcile our relationship with our relationship with our relationship with God understand that the relationships God understand that the relationships God understand that the relationships that are in our lives are there for a that are in our lives are there for a that are in our lives are there for a purpose and for a purpose and for a purpose and for a reason but more importantly we got to reason but more importantly we got to reason but more importantly we got to understand that we have to be tapped understand that we have to be tapped understand that we have to be tapped into God's direction for our lives just into God's direction for our lives just into God's direction for our lives just as Proverbs 35 and 6 can tell continue as Proverbs 35 and 6 can tell continue as Proverbs 35 and 6 can tell continue to tell us that you know trust in the to tell us that you know trust in the to tell us that you know trust in the Lord with all your heart lean not on Lord with all your heart lean not on Lord with all your heart lean not on your own understanding your own way of your own understanding your own way of your own understanding your own way of thinking but in all your ways thinking but in all your ways thinking but in all your ways acknowledge Him and then he'll direct acknowledge Him and then he'll direct acknowledge Him and then he'll direct our path our path our path so today I'm wondering if there's anyone so today I'm wondering if there's anyone so today I'm wondering if there's anyone here today that does not know God for yourself if you don't know what I'm yourself if you don't know what I'm talking about I'm talking about have you

talking about I'm talking about have you talking about I'm talking about have you ever reconciled your relationship with ever reconciled your relationship with ever reconciled your relationship with God by accepting Jesus Christ in your God by accepting Jesus Christ in your God by accepting Jesus Christ in your heart you see we have been blessed with heart you see we have been blessed with heart you see we have been blessed with a pastor's a pastor's a pastor's Pastor who can teach and even motivate a Pastor who can teach and even motivate a Pastor who can teach and even motivate a rock but I pray that none of us in here rock but I pray that none of us in here rock but I pray that none of us in here are those are those are those rocks so I just want everyone to please rocks so I just want everyone to please rocks so I just want everyone to please close your eyes if you can see me I'm close your eyes if you can see me I'm close your eyes if you can see me I'm talking to talking to talking to you de Heavenly Father we thank you you de Heavenly Father we thank you you de Heavenly Father we thank you today we thank you for your word that today we thank you for your word that today we thank you for your word that continues to challenge us continues to continues to challenge us continues to continues to challenge us continues to heal us continues to show us what we're heal us continues to show us what we're heal us continues to show us what we're made of today Lord God we acknowledge made of today Lord God we acknowledge made of today Lord God we acknowledge our need for you we ask Lord God our need for you we ask Lord God our need for you we ask Lord God that you continue to fashion us after that you continue to fashion us after that you continue to fashion us after your own your own your own heart continue chasing us Lord God With heart continue chasing us Lord God With heart continue chasing us Lord God With Your Your Your Love continue teaching us through your Love continue teaching us through your Love continue teaching us through your word we cling and hold tight to The word we cling and hold tight to The word we cling and hold tight to The Obedience that you continue to teach us Obedience that you continue to teach us Obedience that you continue to teach us about Lord God so that we know how to about Lord God so that we know how to about Lord God so that we know how to manage our way through this Human manage our way through this Human manage our way through this Human Experience so today Lord God we give you Experience so today Lord God we give you Experience so today Lord God we give you thanks and praise and we just ask Lord thanks and praise and we just ask Lord thanks and praise and we just ask Lord God if there's anyone in here that has God if there's anyone in here that has God if there's anyone in here that has not confessed Jesus Christ is their lord not confessed Jesus Christ is their lord not confessed Jesus Christ is their lord and savior I ask that everyone please and savior I ask that everyone please and savior I ask that everyone please repeat after me dear Lord dear Lord I repeat after me dear Lord dear Lord I repeat after me dear Lord dear Lord I thank you I thank you for sending your thank you I thank you for sending your thank you I thank you for sending your only begotten son send only begotten son only begotten son send only begotten son only begotten son send only begotten son just for me just for me I pray Lord I

just for me just for me I pray Lord I just for me just for me I pray Lord I pray Lord that you forgive me that you pray Lord that you forgive me that you pray Lord that you forgive me that you forgive me for any and every sin for any forgive me for any and every sin for any forgive me for any and every sin for any and every sin that I have committed that and every sin that I have committed that and every sin that I have committed that I have committed I thank you Lord I I have committed I thank you Lord I I have committed I thank you Lord I Thank You Lord that you sent Jesus for Thank You Lord that you sent Jesus for Thank You Lord that you sent Jesus for me that you sent Jesus he lived he lived me that you sent Jesus he lived he lived me that you sent Jesus he lived he lived he died he died and he rose again and he he died he died and he rose again and he he died he died and he rose again and he rose again just for me just for me so I rose again just for me just for me so I rose again just for me just for me so I thank you Lord so I thank you Lord for thank you Lord so I thank you Lord for thank you Lord so I thank you Lord for all that you're doing in my all that you're doing in my all that you're doing in my life in Jesus name I life in Jesus name I life in Jesus name I pray amen and pray amen and pray amen and amen amen amen if if there is anyone here that has if if there is anyone here that has if if there is anyone here that has prayed that for the very first time I'm prayed that for the very first time I'm prayed that for the very first time I'm just going to Simply ask you to please just going to Simply ask you to please just going to Simply ask you to please raise your raise your raise your hand I just want you to understand that hand I just want you to understand that hand I just want you to understand that identification is a major major part in identification is a major major part in identification is a major major part in us being able to tap into what God has us being able to tap into what God has us being able to tap into what God has planned for us you can lower your hands planned for us you can lower your hands planned for us you can lower your hands what I want to encourage you to do is what I want to encourage you to do is what I want to encourage you to do is make sure that you get into a teaching make sure that you get into a teaching make sure that you get into a teaching church I happen to know a good one and church I happen to know a good one and church I happen to know a good one and I'm sure if you asked anyone around here I'm sure if you asked anyone around here I'm sure if you asked anyone around here they would they would they would too I also want to encourage you to tell too I also want to encourage you to tell too I also want to encourage you to tell somebody what you did today let them somebody what you did today let them somebody what you did today let them know that you gave your heart to know that you gave your heart to know that you gave your heart to Christ I want you to leave here Christ I want you to leave here Christ I want you to leave here encouraged knowing that now life may encouraged knowing that now life may encouraged knowing that now life may look different because you're seeing it look different because you're seeing it look different because you're seeing it from a different perspective and from a different perspective and from a different perspective and ultimately that's God's perspective amen

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