1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:01,919 I got it. The way you laugh tell 2 00:00:01,919 --> 00:00:03,060 me not so. 3 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:06,160 I was preaching several years ago in another 4 00:00:06,160 --> 00:00:07,839 church in Portland. I brought this up and 5 00:00:07,839 --> 00:00:09,519 wanted the brother in the back. That's alright, 6 00:00:09,519 --> 00:00:11,584 brother. We'll leave at noon and we'll come 7 00:00:11,584 --> 00:00:13,744 back at dinner time and here to do 8 00:00:13,744 --> 00:00:15,105 the rest of the sermon. So they can 9 00:00:15,105 --> 00:00:16,945 sneak out. They know I can't hear them. 10 00:00:16,945 --> 00:00:19,250 Right? But to Rob, correct. We were living 11 00:00:19,250 --> 00:00:20,570 together. Matter of fact, I need to thank 12 00:00:20,570 --> 00:00:22,510 him for 1 year we're taking Greek one. 13 00:00:27,885 --> 00:00:29,964 I'm having a hard time with English, let 14 00:00:29,964 --> 00:00:30,945 alone Greek. 15 00:00:32,045 --> 00:00:33,885 And we had 6 guys in the house 16 00:00:33,885 --> 00:00:35,725 living together, all going to Bible College. And 17 00:00:35,725 --> 00:00:38,140 about halfway, because it's a whole year program 18 00:00:38,140 --> 00:00:40,239 for Greek one, I was struggling. 19 00:00:41,340 --> 00:00:42,619 And so, I told the rest of the 20 00:00:42,619 --> 00:00:44,079 guy, I said, I'm out. 21 00:00:45,195 --> 00:00:46,975 I couldn't have it was just too much. 22 00:00:47,594 --> 00:00:49,934 And Rob and doctor Kennedy 23 00:00:50,234 --> 00:00:52,254 and Neil Fleet would have said, no. 24 00:00:52,875 --> 00:00:55,979 So together, we studied together and helped me 25 00:00:55,979 --> 00:00:57,359 survive the second half. 26 00:00:57,899 --> 00:00:59,659 Without them, I could not make it. Matter 27 00:00:59,659 --> 00:01:00,239 of fact, 28 00:01:01,179 --> 00:01:03,020 several of those guys were dating till I 29 00:01:03,020 --> 00:01:05,075 called the girl, don't call us on Monday 30 00:01:05,075 --> 00:01:06,935 because we're setting green, we're busy. 31 00:01:08,515 --> 00:01:10,674 And Tuesday, don't call us on Tuesday because 32 00:01:10,674 --> 00:01:12,594 that's when the class is because don't bother 33 00:01:12,594 --> 00:01:15,150 to call us on Tuesday because we're grumpy 34 00:01:15,150 --> 00:01:15,890 after that. 35 00:01:17,469 --> 00:01:20,030 But thank Rob for allowing me to survive 36 00:01:20,030 --> 00:01:22,049 Greek 1 and went on to Greek 2. 37 00:01:25,344 --> 00:01:27,125 I like to read a lot of books, 38 00:01:27,745 --> 00:01:28,965 and I kind of calculate 39 00:01:30,009 --> 00:01:32,489 probably between 4 or 5000 book after high 40 00:01:32,489 --> 00:01:34,349 school. I just read 2 or 3 book 41 00:01:34,409 --> 00:01:36,810 a week, and I just love reading history 42 00:01:36,810 --> 00:01:37,469 and stuff, 43 00:01:37,769 --> 00:01:39,149 and biblical stuff, 44 00:01:40,284 --> 00:01:41,584 and novels, and 45 00:01:41,885 --> 00:01:43,724 like to hear about the the war, and 46 00:01:43,724 --> 00:01:45,105 especially the the president, 47 00:01:45,484 --> 00:01:47,405 the history, the biography. And one of them 48 00:01:47,405 --> 00:01:47,730 is 49 00:01:48,689 --> 00:01:49,590 Dwight Eisenhower. 50 00:01:51,090 --> 00:01:53,090 That guy is fascinating. When you look at 51 00:01:53,090 --> 00:01:54,689 his life in the world war 2, he's 52 00:01:54,689 --> 00:01:56,450 a great hero. And then he went on 53 00:01:56,450 --> 00:01:57,385 to be a president 54 00:01:57,865 --> 00:01:59,084 twice. Can you imagine 55 00:01:59,944 --> 00:02:02,685 that you think that his life is flourishing? 56 00:02:03,625 --> 00:02:05,145 I mean, look at it. I bet if 57 00:02:05,145 --> 00:02:06,905 you look in his graph, his library, he 58 00:02:06,905 --> 00:02:10,090 had ton of letter that appreciate him. Lots 59 00:02:10,090 --> 00:02:12,090 of article and video. I mean, he has 60 00:02:12,090 --> 00:02:13,789 so many writing that just really 61 00:02:14,250 --> 00:02:15,705 encourage him. You know, kind of like we 62 00:02:15,705 --> 00:02:17,305 get the kudos note. It just make us 63 00:02:17,305 --> 00:02:19,865 feel great when somebody encouraged. Well, he had 64 00:02:19,865 --> 00:02:20,604 so much, 65 00:02:21,305 --> 00:02:22,604 but here's what's interesting. 66 00:02:23,620 --> 00:02:24,360 After he 67 00:02:25,300 --> 00:02:27,080 finished his term as the president, 68 00:02:28,259 --> 00:02:30,360 he began melancholy or depressed. 69 00:02:30,740 --> 00:02:32,520 Why? Here's what's interesting. 70 00:02:33,125 --> 00:02:34,905 They stopped writing about him. 71 00:02:36,245 --> 00:02:39,224 Even though they had grads, had libraries loaded 72 00:02:39,525 --> 00:02:41,989 with tons of letters that honor him. 73 00:02:42,930 --> 00:02:43,830 The point is, 74 00:02:44,689 --> 00:02:47,009 you'll never be satisfied if you search the 75 00:02:47,009 --> 00:02:47,509 world 76 00:02:47,889 --> 00:02:48,389 hunger. 77 00:02:50,425 --> 00:02:52,344 And maybe, you're after that, I want that 78 00:02:52,344 --> 00:02:54,185 one more praise, and then I'll be satisfied. 79 00:02:54,185 --> 00:02:56,185 No, you won't. You look at Eisenhower's ton 80 00:02:56,185 --> 00:02:57,409 of material that he got. 81 00:02:57,969 --> 00:02:58,550 They're satisfied. 82 00:02:59,490 --> 00:03:01,730 I grew up in the Wawawaw County in 83 00:03:01,730 --> 00:03:05,250 Washington, and I remember in Washington, during the 84 00:03:05,250 --> 00:03:06,790 middle of 'seventy, they 85 00:03:07,115 --> 00:03:08,974 launched the lotto gambling. 86 00:03:09,275 --> 00:03:10,955 And the very first person that won it's 87 00:03:10,955 --> 00:03:12,955 in Walla Walla, I live in a little 88 00:03:12,955 --> 00:03:15,560 town called Wayford, about a 1,000, in a 89 00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:17,500 small country farm community, 90 00:03:17,879 --> 00:03:19,560 and we found out a couple in Walla 91 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:20,939 Walla won the first $1,000,000. 92 00:03:22,974 --> 00:03:24,735 They were doing fine, they had a regular 93 00:03:24,735 --> 00:03:25,235 job. 94 00:03:25,615 --> 00:03:28,495 Well, 3 years later, they report and ask 95 00:03:28,495 --> 00:03:30,115 them, How are you doing? They said, 96 00:03:30,495 --> 00:03:30,995 Terrible. 97 00:03:32,219 --> 00:03:34,800 We wish we never had that $1,000,000. 98 00:03:36,219 --> 00:03:38,379 You got people coming out of Woodwood claiming 99 00:03:38,379 --> 00:03:39,120 their relative. 100 00:03:40,459 --> 00:03:40,959 Right? 101 00:03:41,284 --> 00:03:42,805 And everywhere he'd go out to dinner, and 102 00:03:42,805 --> 00:03:44,245 say, well, you got a $1,000,000, you can 103 00:03:44,245 --> 00:03:45,925 pay for the whole family. I mean, it 104 00:03:45,925 --> 00:03:48,405 was just miserable, and he wished he never 105 00:03:48,405 --> 00:03:50,080 had that. As a matter of fact, when 106 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:51,759 you study, multitude of people who win a 107 00:03:51,759 --> 00:03:54,239 lot of money, really, a curse, not a 108 00:03:54,239 --> 00:03:54,739 blessing. 109 00:03:55,680 --> 00:03:57,280 Maybe you heard a couple of months ago, 110 00:03:57,280 --> 00:03:59,354 in Portland, somebody won over 1 111 00:04:00,314 --> 00:04:00,814 $1,000,000,000 112 00:04:02,235 --> 00:04:03,914 I'm going to tell you right now, they 113 00:04:03,914 --> 00:04:05,614 may think they're blessed, 114 00:04:06,074 --> 00:04:07,770 they may think they are going to be 115 00:04:07,770 --> 00:04:09,129 satisfied, I think there can be a lot 116 00:04:09,129 --> 00:04:10,590 of headache in that situation. 117 00:04:12,969 --> 00:04:13,950 Same thing with 118 00:04:14,409 --> 00:04:14,909 trophy. 119 00:04:16,964 --> 00:04:18,884 I joined Toastmaster for many years, and I 120 00:04:18,884 --> 00:04:21,125 knew when I got in Bible College, and 121 00:04:21,125 --> 00:04:22,564 and I'm going to start speaking, I thought, 122 00:04:22,564 --> 00:04:24,745 okay, I need to develop my speaking, 123 00:04:25,750 --> 00:04:27,449 and I want a lot of Toastmaster 124 00:04:28,310 --> 00:04:29,209 speech content. 125 00:04:29,909 --> 00:04:31,669 So much so that I can fill up 126 00:04:31,669 --> 00:04:32,949 the whole wall. Well, I got rid of 127 00:04:32,949 --> 00:04:34,584 all that stuff, I only keep a couple 128 00:04:34,664 --> 00:04:36,845 because they won't satisfy. It's nice to have, 129 00:04:37,144 --> 00:04:38,764 but going after all the trophy 130 00:04:39,144 --> 00:04:42,185 will not satisfy you. Tom Braly won, what, 131 00:04:42,185 --> 00:04:43,399 7 Super Bowl? 132 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:47,019 And he said, this is all? That's it? 133 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:50,199 Even the 7 rings, it still did not 134 00:04:50,199 --> 00:04:51,339 satisfy him. 135 00:04:52,134 --> 00:04:53,895 And so you look at all the situation. 136 00:04:53,895 --> 00:04:55,415 It doesn't matter what kind of car you 137 00:04:55,415 --> 00:04:56,855 got. It doesn't matter what kind of clothes 138 00:04:56,855 --> 00:04:58,214 you got. It doesn't matter who you hang 139 00:04:58,214 --> 00:05:00,154 out. Whatever you go after, 140 00:05:00,459 --> 00:05:02,399 you will not be satisfied. 141 00:05:05,019 --> 00:05:05,519 But 142 00:05:06,699 --> 00:05:08,319 how can we be satisfied? 143 00:05:08,764 --> 00:05:10,145 Well, I'm glad you asked. 144 00:05:11,805 --> 00:05:14,764 Let's walk through Matthew, chapter 5. This is 145 00:05:14,764 --> 00:05:15,824 from the new, 146 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:18,019 simple, international. 147 00:05:18,639 --> 00:05:19,300 One day, 148 00:05:20,159 --> 00:05:21,379 he saw the crowd 149 00:05:21,919 --> 00:05:24,159 gathering. So Jesus went outside on a mountain 150 00:05:24,159 --> 00:05:25,219 and sat down. 151 00:05:25,854 --> 00:05:28,175 His disciple gathered around and he began to 152 00:05:28,175 --> 00:05:28,914 teach them. 153 00:05:29,694 --> 00:05:31,854 God blessed those who are poor, for they 154 00:05:31,854 --> 00:05:33,314 reckon they need him, 155 00:05:34,180 --> 00:05:36,039 for the kingdom of God is there. 156 00:05:36,419 --> 00:05:37,959 God bless those who are 157 00:05:38,419 --> 00:05:40,279 mournful, for they will be comfort. 158 00:05:41,185 --> 00:05:43,185 God bless those who are humble, for they 159 00:05:43,185 --> 00:05:45,204 will inherit the whole earth. 160 00:05:45,904 --> 00:05:48,225 God bless those who are hunger and thirst 161 00:05:48,225 --> 00:05:50,164 for justice, for they will be 162 00:05:51,529 --> 00:05:54,590 God bless those who are full and merciful 163 00:05:54,650 --> 00:05:56,670 that they will be shown mercy. 164 00:05:57,370 --> 00:05:58,910 God bless those whose 165 00:05:59,689 --> 00:06:00,125 heart 166 00:06:01,004 --> 00:06:03,105 is pure, for they will see God. 167 00:06:03,644 --> 00:06:06,204 God bless those who work for peace, for 168 00:06:06,204 --> 00:06:08,305 they will be called children of God. 169 00:06:08,910 --> 00:06:11,310 God blesses those who are persecuted for doing 170 00:06:11,310 --> 00:06:12,129 what's right, 171 00:06:13,550 --> 00:06:15,889 for there the kingdom of God is there. 172 00:06:16,464 --> 00:06:19,605 God blessed those who were persecuted for doing 173 00:06:20,225 --> 00:06:20,725 right. 174 00:06:22,464 --> 00:06:24,165 We went that road, didn't we? 175 00:06:24,625 --> 00:06:27,839 God blessed those when people curse you, 176 00:06:28,139 --> 00:06:29,920 mock you, persecute you, 177 00:06:30,379 --> 00:06:32,220 say all kind of evil things against you 178 00:06:32,220 --> 00:06:33,839 because you are my disciple. 179 00:06:35,975 --> 00:06:36,475 Be 180 00:06:36,855 --> 00:06:38,314 happy about it. 181 00:06:39,495 --> 00:06:40,235 Be very 182 00:06:41,014 --> 00:06:41,514 glad. 183 00:06:42,055 --> 00:06:42,555 Why? 184 00:06:43,419 --> 00:06:44,879 Because a great 185 00:06:45,259 --> 00:06:47,199 reward awaits for you in heaven. 186 00:06:47,899 --> 00:06:48,639 And remember, 187 00:06:49,979 --> 00:06:51,919 the ancient prophets were persecuted 188 00:06:52,300 --> 00:06:53,014 the same way. 189 00:06:54,775 --> 00:06:57,735 So, the key ingredient is to search and 190 00:06:57,735 --> 00:06:59,435 find God. Now, some translations, 191 00:06:59,975 --> 00:07:00,990 this one it said, 192 00:07:02,189 --> 00:07:04,529 justification, but this one is talking about 193 00:07:05,870 --> 00:07:06,370 righteousness. 194 00:07:08,314 --> 00:07:09,834 I looked up on Google to find out, 195 00:07:09,834 --> 00:07:10,814 what is American 196 00:07:11,194 --> 00:07:13,115 hunger and thirst for? So the number one 197 00:07:13,115 --> 00:07:14,715 food that we desire, anyone want to take 198 00:07:14,715 --> 00:07:15,754 a guess, what do you think the number 199 00:07:15,754 --> 00:07:17,449 one American food is? 200 00:07:18,970 --> 00:07:19,470 Hamburger. 201 00:07:21,370 --> 00:07:24,330 And number 2, cheeseburger. I thought pizza would 202 00:07:24,330 --> 00:07:25,470 be up there. I'm right. 203 00:07:25,895 --> 00:07:28,715 And number 4 was grilled cheese sandwich. 204 00:07:29,895 --> 00:07:31,574 I think pizza is somewhere down below. I 205 00:07:31,574 --> 00:07:33,399 would put pizza right on top. Right? 206 00:07:33,959 --> 00:07:35,560 Now, thirst, what do you think the number 207 00:07:35,639 --> 00:07:36,919 now, you guys should get this right. The 208 00:07:36,919 --> 00:07:38,459 number 1 thirst that we 209 00:07:39,399 --> 00:07:41,579 like to drink is what? Water. 210 00:07:41,879 --> 00:07:42,379 Water. 211 00:07:43,384 --> 00:07:46,504 Come on, water. Yeah. And coffee is number 212 00:07:46,504 --> 00:07:47,004 2. 213 00:07:47,865 --> 00:07:50,105 And I was wrong on number 3, it's 214 00:07:50,105 --> 00:07:52,560 tea, and soda finally came up with number 215 00:07:53,759 --> 00:07:54,259 4. 216 00:07:56,160 --> 00:07:56,980 While I was preaching 217 00:07:58,079 --> 00:07:59,919 and unable to watch him on the Internet, 218 00:07:59,919 --> 00:08:01,524 you know, I'm one of those guys that 219 00:08:02,165 --> 00:08:04,345 listen to about 1 or 2 1000 sermons 220 00:08:04,564 --> 00:08:06,425 a year, till I get some idea. 221 00:08:06,884 --> 00:08:09,204 And Rob has done such a great job 222 00:08:09,204 --> 00:08:10,425 that I plan to, 223 00:08:11,209 --> 00:08:13,870 I wouldn't use the word seal his sermon, 224 00:08:16,089 --> 00:08:17,610 but here, how I get away with it, 225 00:08:17,610 --> 00:08:19,529 I'm not going to seal his sermon, I 226 00:08:19,529 --> 00:08:21,365 like to, you know, take this and this 227 00:08:21,365 --> 00:08:22,944 and this. We call that research. 228 00:08:24,925 --> 00:08:26,365 So I get away. So he has some 229 00:08:26,365 --> 00:08:28,044 good stuff, so I'm going to repeat it 230 00:08:28,044 --> 00:08:29,724 elsewhere, so if he'd allow me to do 231 00:08:29,724 --> 00:08:32,049 that. But he talked about in his first 232 00:08:32,049 --> 00:08:34,690 sermon about a treasure. So, oh, I brought 233 00:08:34,690 --> 00:08:36,450 my own treasure to kind of go along 234 00:08:36,450 --> 00:08:38,210 with Rob talking about. This is one of 235 00:08:38,210 --> 00:08:40,115 my treasure, and you're curious, what in the 236 00:08:40,115 --> 00:08:41,335 world is your treasure? 237 00:08:42,035 --> 00:08:42,535 Well, 238 00:08:44,915 --> 00:08:45,735 potato chip. 239 00:08:47,540 --> 00:08:49,940 It is my treasure. It is indeed. Now 240 00:08:49,940 --> 00:08:51,139 matter of fact, some of you have been 241 00:08:51,139 --> 00:08:53,160 around long enough where they had a commercial. 242 00:08:53,220 --> 00:08:54,684 I don't know what they still do, but 243 00:08:54,684 --> 00:08:57,085 they said, you can't just eat 1. You 244 00:08:57,085 --> 00:08:58,144 can't remember that? 245 00:08:58,605 --> 00:09:00,285 So I'm gonna do something I've never done 246 00:09:00,285 --> 00:09:01,105 before, folks. 247 00:09:02,125 --> 00:09:04,529 I'm gonna try just eat one. 248 00:09:05,790 --> 00:09:06,290 Okay? 249 00:09:08,110 --> 00:09:09,490 No, you can't have it. 250 00:09:11,070 --> 00:09:12,050 Now, that's satisfactory. 251 00:09:14,404 --> 00:09:16,004 So my goal is to see if I 252 00:09:16,004 --> 00:09:17,605 can go the rest of the ceremony without 253 00:09:17,605 --> 00:09:19,464 taking one more. 254 00:09:20,485 --> 00:09:21,250 Can I do it? 255 00:09:22,450 --> 00:09:22,950 Question. 256 00:09:24,210 --> 00:09:25,570 Raise your right hand if you're like me 257 00:09:25,570 --> 00:09:28,389 addicted to potato chip. I'm just just curious. 258 00:09:28,964 --> 00:09:30,485 Raise your left hand and you're not, you 259 00:09:30,485 --> 00:09:31,945 don't care for potato chip. 260 00:09:33,044 --> 00:09:33,945 Final question. 261 00:09:34,964 --> 00:09:37,065 Raise both hand, you just realized you raised 262 00:09:37,125 --> 00:09:38,340 before a blind guy. 263 00:09:40,259 --> 00:09:41,320 That's what I thought. 264 00:09:46,585 --> 00:09:48,184 We'll get back to that potato a little 265 00:09:48,184 --> 00:09:48,684 later. 266 00:09:51,384 --> 00:09:51,884 So 267 00:09:52,264 --> 00:09:54,029 where do we go to get satisfied? Could 268 00:09:54,029 --> 00:09:55,870 I mention all the other stuff? Driving a 269 00:09:55,870 --> 00:09:58,190 brand new car, don't get in, having a 270 00:09:58,190 --> 00:10:00,830 new clothes and trophy. Now, all that stuff 271 00:10:00,830 --> 00:10:02,129 is not wrong, people. 272 00:10:02,665 --> 00:10:05,225 Making money is not wrong. Because the scripture 273 00:10:05,225 --> 00:10:07,304 said it's not the money that's wrong, it's 274 00:10:07,304 --> 00:10:09,625 the love of the money. Okay? So everything 275 00:10:09,625 --> 00:10:11,545 I share or eating potato chips is not 276 00:10:11,545 --> 00:10:12,045 wrong. 277 00:10:13,339 --> 00:10:14,399 Not in my book. 278 00:10:16,379 --> 00:10:18,559 Many years ago, I decided I did something 279 00:10:18,860 --> 00:10:20,860 that I heard a friend did what they 280 00:10:20,860 --> 00:10:21,919 call the 281 00:10:22,445 --> 00:10:25,105 Daniel 10 day diet, that it's just strictly 282 00:10:25,325 --> 00:10:26,384 vegetable and water. 283 00:10:26,924 --> 00:10:28,945 I did it because we heard another friend 284 00:10:29,325 --> 00:10:29,825 who 285 00:10:30,919 --> 00:10:32,440 did that before he got married and got 286 00:10:32,440 --> 00:10:34,039 sick of the dog. I go, Come on. 287 00:10:34,039 --> 00:10:35,480 Really? So my wife got all that stuff 288 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:36,779 and they did it for 10 days. 289 00:10:37,240 --> 00:10:39,735 Here's what the weird part is. After the 290 00:10:39,875 --> 00:10:42,535 last day, which would end right after church, 291 00:10:42,995 --> 00:10:45,014 guess what food that I would crave it? 292 00:10:46,789 --> 00:10:49,350 Yeah. I would tell Nan about this, and 293 00:10:49,350 --> 00:10:51,110 she'd guess it, and she'd know why I 294 00:10:51,110 --> 00:10:52,570 crave for the potato chip? 295 00:10:53,674 --> 00:10:55,914 Because after 10 days, I would crave for 296 00:10:55,914 --> 00:10:57,294 my body's salt. 297 00:10:57,674 --> 00:10:58,174 Yeah. 298 00:10:58,714 --> 00:11:00,955 And Cindy was laughing because right after church, 299 00:11:00,955 --> 00:11:01,995 I'm out of here. Where are you going? 300 00:11:01,995 --> 00:11:03,240 Never mind. I gotta go. Where are you 301 00:11:03,240 --> 00:11:04,519 going? Going into the car and over. I 302 00:11:04,519 --> 00:11:05,879 grabbed a bag a big bag, and I 303 00:11:05,879 --> 00:11:06,940 ate the whole thing. 304 00:11:07,559 --> 00:11:08,540 It was great. 305 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:11,660 My wife said, you're a fool. 306 00:11:13,264 --> 00:11:14,865 I was happy. It took me 10 days 307 00:11:14,865 --> 00:11:15,684 to get there. 308 00:11:16,384 --> 00:11:16,884 Yeah. 309 00:11:17,985 --> 00:11:19,840 But that still doesn't satisfy satisfy me. Right? 310 00:11:19,840 --> 00:11:22,639 So the scripture said, those who hunger and 311 00:11:22,639 --> 00:11:24,960 thirst now we're talking about real hunger, like 312 00:11:24,960 --> 00:11:27,205 me for 10 days. That hunger just got 313 00:11:27,445 --> 00:11:29,225 stronger and stronger every day. 314 00:11:29,605 --> 00:11:31,684 And the thirst is a real strong thirst. 315 00:11:31,684 --> 00:11:33,445 That's what the scripture is talking about. So 316 00:11:33,445 --> 00:11:34,725 what is it? So if you look into 317 00:11:34,725 --> 00:11:36,004 your note, one of the first things that 318 00:11:36,004 --> 00:11:38,389 help us to really be satisfied, 319 00:11:39,090 --> 00:11:41,029 number 1, we're satisfied by 320 00:11:41,490 --> 00:11:42,710 church attendant. 321 00:11:43,330 --> 00:11:43,830 Okay? 322 00:11:45,404 --> 00:11:47,105 I'm going to say something that might 323 00:11:47,565 --> 00:11:48,865 offend some of you. 324 00:11:50,205 --> 00:11:52,690 Since COVID hit, they shut down the building, 325 00:11:52,750 --> 00:11:54,110 and, man, what should we do? So we 326 00:11:54,110 --> 00:11:56,029 got this internet set up, so we can 327 00:11:56,029 --> 00:11:58,610 keep preaching, and Zoom, great idea. 328 00:12:00,014 --> 00:12:01,074 The problem is, 329 00:12:01,454 --> 00:12:03,454 we've got people so comfortable staying home, they 330 00:12:03,454 --> 00:12:04,514 don't come to church. 331 00:12:05,294 --> 00:12:05,794 Okay? 332 00:12:06,414 --> 00:12:07,235 You, online, 333 00:12:07,779 --> 00:12:09,879 if you can't come, I understand, 334 00:12:10,259 --> 00:12:11,480 but you are able, 335 00:12:11,860 --> 00:12:12,919 you need to come. 336 00:12:14,659 --> 00:12:15,159 Watching 337 00:12:15,875 --> 00:12:17,955 from the dead end is like watching the 338 00:12:17,955 --> 00:12:20,215 fireplace on a video, and there's no warrant. 339 00:12:21,315 --> 00:12:21,815 Okay? 340 00:12:22,595 --> 00:12:24,169 Well, you're not going to be satisfied, so 341 00:12:24,169 --> 00:12:26,429 I really challenge all of you who are 342 00:12:26,570 --> 00:12:28,490 behind there. And, you know, it's so easy 343 00:12:28,490 --> 00:12:29,929 to be a p j and drink your 344 00:12:30,089 --> 00:12:31,769 I don't drink coffee, but you guys drink 345 00:12:31,769 --> 00:12:32,269 coffee. 346 00:12:32,875 --> 00:12:34,955 And just enjoy. And just but if you 347 00:12:34,955 --> 00:12:36,975 can't, it's a great idea. But I encourage 348 00:12:37,434 --> 00:12:39,035 all of you, because the fellowship is great. 349 00:12:39,035 --> 00:12:40,555 And sometimes, we only go, oh, we'll just 350 00:12:40,555 --> 00:12:42,639 go once and 1. No. Go every Sunday 351 00:12:42,639 --> 00:12:44,579 because that's where you really get satisfied. 352 00:12:45,839 --> 00:12:47,279 So I encourage you to do that because 353 00:12:47,279 --> 00:12:50,100 Hebrew 1025 said, do not what? Direct 354 00:12:50,434 --> 00:12:52,455 the assembly, the worship. Don't do that. 355 00:12:53,554 --> 00:12:54,995 The second way they help you to get 356 00:12:54,995 --> 00:12:56,995 that satisfactory, I mean, do you want your 357 00:12:56,995 --> 00:12:58,294 life to really flourish? 358 00:12:59,129 --> 00:12:59,629 It's 359 00:13:00,135 --> 00:13:04,153 start going to a small group during the 360 00:13:04,156 --> 00:13:07,672 week, or have 1 on 1 discipleship. 361 00:13:09,674 --> 00:13:11,674 I was converted back in 1983. It was 362 00:13:11,674 --> 00:13:12,654 my brother, Nick. 363 00:13:13,034 --> 00:13:15,514 I was just 22, and I was going 364 00:13:15,514 --> 00:13:16,414 to art school, 365 00:13:17,710 --> 00:13:19,230 and I was just hungry, and the one 366 00:13:19,230 --> 00:13:20,610 other thing I love 367 00:13:21,309 --> 00:13:22,690 is to do some study. 368 00:13:26,434 --> 00:13:27,634 This is the one I picked up in 369 00:13:27,634 --> 00:13:28,834 the track. And a lot of this stuff 370 00:13:28,834 --> 00:13:30,115 is here in the back if you got 371 00:13:30,115 --> 00:13:32,274 a lot of track. I was, just learning 372 00:13:32,274 --> 00:13:34,669 what they can. This one said, 52 simulated 373 00:13:34,809 --> 00:13:36,110 Bible study. Basically, 374 00:13:36,809 --> 00:13:39,209 one study a week. Forget it. I got 375 00:13:39,209 --> 00:13:40,669 this thing done in 30 days. 376 00:13:41,769 --> 00:13:43,470 Could I I did not know the Bible. 377 00:13:44,714 --> 00:13:46,794 And then, later, the summer, because I would 378 00:13:46,794 --> 00:13:47,834 go to the art school, but I want 379 00:13:47,834 --> 00:13:49,774 to stay for the summer, trying to graduate 380 00:13:49,834 --> 00:13:52,320 back in 'eighty 4. If I take some 381 00:13:52,320 --> 00:13:54,720 more classes, I'll graduate in 'eighty 5, to 382 00:13:54,720 --> 00:13:55,540 be an artist. 383 00:13:55,920 --> 00:13:58,639 And then, I decided to have not 1, 384 00:13:58,639 --> 00:14:00,580 not 2, but 3, 1 on 1 385 00:14:01,554 --> 00:14:03,554 bible study with another person, just type of 386 00:14:03,554 --> 00:14:04,054 channel. 387 00:14:05,315 --> 00:14:06,754 Dave Adam, who was one of them, who 388 00:14:06,754 --> 00:14:08,674 just graduated bible college, and I'd go there 389 00:14:08,674 --> 00:14:10,429 once a week with him, and I remember 390 00:14:10,429 --> 00:14:12,110 when Rich Carper, who was a preacher, came 391 00:14:12,110 --> 00:14:14,610 in to Spokane, I'd spend time with him, 392 00:14:14,830 --> 00:14:15,970 and Patrick Gilbert, 393 00:14:16,509 --> 00:14:17,924 who teach a whole bunch of 1 on 394 00:14:17,924 --> 00:14:19,365 1 with a single, and I was single 395 00:14:19,365 --> 00:14:21,445 at the time. I love it. So I 396 00:14:21,445 --> 00:14:23,625 encourage you to get into a small group 397 00:14:23,845 --> 00:14:26,424 or find someone to disciple and to study, 398 00:14:26,839 --> 00:14:29,000 because there's so much in there, because in 399 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:31,800 this scripture, it helped you to conquer some 400 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:33,320 of the crazy things going on in the 401 00:14:33,320 --> 00:14:33,695 world. 402 00:14:35,134 --> 00:14:37,294 And if you focus on God, it allows 403 00:14:37,294 --> 00:14:38,035 you to 404 00:14:38,495 --> 00:14:38,995 flourish. 405 00:14:40,894 --> 00:14:43,475 The third thing is that you want to 406 00:14:43,679 --> 00:14:45,059 do with your bible study 407 00:14:46,080 --> 00:14:46,899 and prayer. 408 00:14:47,600 --> 00:14:50,080 I found a statistic just a year ago. 409 00:14:50,080 --> 00:14:50,899 It's bad 410 00:14:51,285 --> 00:14:52,985 that only 3 to 5 percent 411 00:14:53,445 --> 00:14:54,585 of the people at church 412 00:14:54,965 --> 00:14:56,825 Sunday Bible and pray every day. 413 00:14:57,205 --> 00:14:58,725 Let me put that into perspective. If there's 414 00:14:58,725 --> 00:15:00,245 a 100 of you, only 5 of you 415 00:15:00,245 --> 00:15:01,144 are doing it every 416 00:15:01,669 --> 00:15:03,690 day. If there are 200, only 10. 417 00:15:05,029 --> 00:15:06,710 So I encourage you to stick with it 418 00:15:06,710 --> 00:15:07,690 because in Psalm 419 00:15:08,070 --> 00:15:09,850 1, it talked about if you're 420 00:15:10,524 --> 00:15:12,144 a tree planted by the water, 421 00:15:12,684 --> 00:15:14,764 you're going to flourish and grow, and we 422 00:15:14,764 --> 00:15:15,584 can do that. 423 00:15:17,649 --> 00:15:19,329 My phone went off, and I want to 424 00:15:19,329 --> 00:15:21,250 share you something that my brother shared with 425 00:15:21,250 --> 00:15:23,269 me, that this is a cool tool, 426 00:15:23,730 --> 00:15:26,389 and the guy who'd connect the word like, 427 00:15:26,965 --> 00:15:29,045 he'd regret it. Do you realize how many 428 00:15:29,045 --> 00:15:29,545 teenagers 429 00:15:30,085 --> 00:15:30,585 stride 430 00:15:31,365 --> 00:15:33,125 the button? If they don't get 20 likes, 431 00:15:33,125 --> 00:15:34,904 then life is miserable for that day? 432 00:15:35,639 --> 00:15:36,139 Not 433 00:15:36,759 --> 00:15:37,259 satisfied. 434 00:15:37,879 --> 00:15:38,700 And they're told, 435 00:15:39,160 --> 00:15:40,920 well, the phone can be a curse if 436 00:15:40,920 --> 00:15:43,660 they're searching for because they desire for 437 00:15:44,904 --> 00:15:45,725 being noted, 438 00:15:46,424 --> 00:15:48,904 the desire for somebody to care about me, 439 00:15:48,904 --> 00:15:51,065 and God does. Now, in my hand is 440 00:15:51,065 --> 00:15:52,825 a flyer I hope I got it up 441 00:15:52,825 --> 00:15:55,009 right. It's North West College Bible, where Rob 442 00:15:55,009 --> 00:15:57,170 and I went. Now, we're doing everything online, 443 00:15:57,170 --> 00:15:59,090 so we got some more back there, and 444 00:15:59,090 --> 00:16:01,154 I encourage you to pick this up, Take 445 00:16:01,154 --> 00:16:02,615 the class. You can do it at home. 446 00:16:03,235 --> 00:16:04,754 You can do it for free, or you 447 00:16:04,754 --> 00:16:06,754 can audit for $15 and work your way 448 00:16:06,754 --> 00:16:08,434 under lots of subjects. So every year, we 449 00:16:08,434 --> 00:16:10,820 change it for subject. Right now, I'm recruiting 450 00:16:10,820 --> 00:16:12,820 people to take the Bible College Classic because, 451 00:16:12,820 --> 00:16:14,600 sometimes, I help teach, and 452 00:16:16,179 --> 00:16:18,259 I'm trying to recruit your preacher to be 453 00:16:18,259 --> 00:16:19,159 one of the teacher. 454 00:16:20,695 --> 00:16:22,934 I even corner Larry to do it, I'm 455 00:16:22,934 --> 00:16:25,195 too old, I don't know anything about Zoom. 456 00:16:25,495 --> 00:16:26,394 Hire somebody. 457 00:16:27,095 --> 00:16:27,914 No excuse. 458 00:16:28,950 --> 00:16:30,709 That guy can teach, so let's put this 459 00:16:30,709 --> 00:16:33,190 on here so other people can benefit from 460 00:16:33,190 --> 00:16:36,125 Larry and Rob. So I'm twisting their arm 461 00:16:36,125 --> 00:16:38,605 a little bit. Okay? Rob, then we'll talk 462 00:16:38,605 --> 00:16:39,664 about it. Yes. 463 00:16:40,044 --> 00:16:41,404 I said, no, we're going to sign the 464 00:16:41,404 --> 00:16:43,105 dotted line and get your arm. 465 00:16:44,440 --> 00:16:45,879 When you're my side, you can get away 466 00:16:45,879 --> 00:16:47,179 with that stuff. Right? 467 00:16:50,279 --> 00:16:52,360 The final thing you want to do that 468 00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:53,579 helped you to be satisfied 469 00:16:54,245 --> 00:16:55,705 is be involved 470 00:16:56,325 --> 00:16:57,144 in the ministry. 471 00:16:57,605 --> 00:16:58,504 Start serving. 472 00:17:00,084 --> 00:17:00,904 In first 473 00:17:01,750 --> 00:17:04,710 Corinthian 10:31, it said, whatever you do, do 474 00:17:04,710 --> 00:17:06,330 it all for the glory of God. 475 00:17:08,644 --> 00:17:10,585 Not everyone is called to be a preacher, 476 00:17:11,125 --> 00:17:12,105 or worship, 477 00:17:12,884 --> 00:17:14,744 but there are so many different 478 00:17:15,045 --> 00:17:15,545 ministries, 479 00:17:15,924 --> 00:17:17,750 and the goal here, guys, 480 00:17:18,450 --> 00:17:18,950 is 481 00:17:19,330 --> 00:17:21,590 whatever calling that you're in, give it all. 482 00:17:22,690 --> 00:17:24,850 I've seen too many preachers wait until their 483 00:17:24,850 --> 00:17:26,605 last night to do their sermon, and when 484 00:17:26,605 --> 00:17:28,144 you guys come here, you know this. 485 00:17:28,924 --> 00:17:29,424 Yeah. 486 00:17:30,684 --> 00:17:32,684 And if you're teaching Sunday School, then you've 487 00:17:32,684 --> 00:17:34,960 been an adequate time. Then, no matter what 488 00:17:34,960 --> 00:17:35,460 you 489 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:37,059 do, give it all. 490 00:17:37,840 --> 00:17:39,940 And when you do that, oh, that's satisfactory. 491 00:17:40,160 --> 00:17:40,900 It's just 492 00:17:41,759 --> 00:17:42,500 such rewarding 493 00:17:43,505 --> 00:17:44,884 and so great. Now, 494 00:17:46,305 --> 00:17:46,805 Paul, 495 00:17:47,904 --> 00:17:49,445 in the Philippians, said, 496 00:17:49,985 --> 00:17:52,690 rejoice again, I say rejoice, regardless of your 497 00:17:52,690 --> 00:17:54,710 circumstances. Now, let me show you something. 498 00:17:57,250 --> 00:17:58,549 When Paul said this, 499 00:17:59,090 --> 00:18:00,275 you know what he was in? 500 00:18:02,994 --> 00:18:04,615 He was chained, he was in jail, 501 00:18:06,195 --> 00:18:07,894 and yet he said, 502 00:18:08,950 --> 00:18:11,430 rejoice. Again, I say rejoice. Now, Rob talked 503 00:18:11,430 --> 00:18:13,529 about that. The joy is not about circumstances, 504 00:18:13,750 --> 00:18:15,990 it's about seeing the big picture. The joy 505 00:18:15,990 --> 00:18:17,904 did not come regardless of the good or 506 00:18:17,904 --> 00:18:19,924 bad because of what we have in Christ. 507 00:18:21,345 --> 00:18:23,984 And so what's so good about Paul writing 508 00:18:23,984 --> 00:18:26,340 this letter? See, he also wrote Roman 828, 509 00:18:26,480 --> 00:18:28,240 which I first became a Christian. Didn't I 510 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:29,140 like that verse? 511 00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:31,600 You know what it said? It said, God 512 00:18:31,600 --> 00:18:34,015 causes all. Now, now I took Greek so 513 00:18:34,015 --> 00:18:36,095 I can qualify the state. The word awe 514 00:18:36,095 --> 00:18:36,595 mean 515 00:18:36,974 --> 00:18:38,115 can you guess it? 516 00:18:38,974 --> 00:18:39,474 Awe. 517 00:18:40,710 --> 00:18:42,630 Is that hard or what? I got that 518 00:18:42,630 --> 00:18:43,769 one. Woo hoo. 519 00:18:45,109 --> 00:18:47,029 But then you look on, it says, god 520 00:18:47,029 --> 00:18:49,130 caused all things to work out for what? 521 00:18:49,714 --> 00:18:51,335 Yes. Is that true? 522 00:18:52,035 --> 00:18:54,595 Yes. Sometimes, we challenge that because those who 523 00:18:54,595 --> 00:18:56,515 are called according to His purpose, they love 524 00:18:56,515 --> 00:18:58,990 Him, and and so I was challenged by 525 00:18:58,990 --> 00:19:00,190 that because once I came out of the 526 00:19:00,190 --> 00:19:01,170 water to the grave 527 00:19:02,509 --> 00:19:04,130 you see, at age 16, 528 00:19:05,705 --> 00:19:07,465 I were told from the doctor that I'm 529 00:19:07,465 --> 00:19:07,965 going 530 00:19:09,785 --> 00:19:13,085 blind. At 8:16, I had 40% hearing loss. 531 00:19:13,225 --> 00:19:15,049 So I'm wearing hearing aid and I'm alluding 532 00:19:15,210 --> 00:19:16,809 Now, the vision is fine. They told me 533 00:19:16,809 --> 00:19:18,829 at 8:30, I'm going to go totally blind. 534 00:19:19,529 --> 00:19:20,669 I have 3 brothers. 535 00:19:20,970 --> 00:19:22,329 All 4 of us are going to be 536 00:19:22,329 --> 00:19:23,230 blind and deaf. 537 00:19:24,934 --> 00:19:26,795 And so, here I am at 8:22, 538 00:19:27,654 --> 00:19:29,815 with the tunnel vision, started working way down, 539 00:19:29,815 --> 00:19:31,494 and I'm supposed to understand, okay, God, how 540 00:19:31,494 --> 00:19:32,875 are you going to cause this 541 00:19:33,730 --> 00:19:35,109 to work out for the glory? 542 00:19:36,609 --> 00:19:38,529 Well, if you look at Paul, because of 543 00:19:38,529 --> 00:19:39,349 his chain, 544 00:19:40,049 --> 00:19:41,809 you and I are blessed to read some 545 00:19:41,809 --> 00:19:42,710 of his letter. 546 00:19:43,394 --> 00:19:45,414 Aren't you glad that he was under this 547 00:19:45,555 --> 00:19:48,454 circumstance? Because that situation, God cut it all 548 00:19:48,674 --> 00:19:51,015 good that you and I, 2000 years later, 549 00:19:51,154 --> 00:19:53,309 can benefit and reap the benefit from what 550 00:19:53,309 --> 00:19:54,990 Paul wrote to us, to encourage us to 551 00:19:54,990 --> 00:19:57,150 live our life, to make our life flourish 552 00:19:57,150 --> 00:19:58,369 because of his word. 553 00:19:58,670 --> 00:20:00,190 If it wasn't for this, we would not 554 00:20:00,190 --> 00:20:00,835 have it. 555 00:20:03,714 --> 00:20:06,034 So here's the question that I have to 556 00:20:06,034 --> 00:20:06,855 ask God. 557 00:20:07,394 --> 00:20:08,180 You see, 558 00:20:08,900 --> 00:20:09,960 at age 15, 559 00:20:10,340 --> 00:20:11,559 until I was 560 00:20:11,860 --> 00:20:13,799 22, I was driving truck. 561 00:20:14,180 --> 00:20:14,920 For real. 562 00:20:16,005 --> 00:20:17,464 A truck, p truck, 563 00:20:18,164 --> 00:20:20,724 bean truck. And later, I drove a county 564 00:20:20,724 --> 00:20:22,884 truck, Caring Rock. I love what I'm doing 565 00:20:22,884 --> 00:20:24,829 and and later, I learned how to use 566 00:20:24,829 --> 00:20:26,589 the backhoe. I had so much fun doing 567 00:20:26,589 --> 00:20:27,250 the backhoe. 568 00:20:27,630 --> 00:20:28,990 I would have so much fun, the guy 569 00:20:28,990 --> 00:20:30,269 took the key away, he could've worked right 570 00:20:30,269 --> 00:20:32,130 through the brake. No, no, no, no, no. 571 00:20:32,855 --> 00:20:34,855 It didn't matter. Let me play with my 572 00:20:34,855 --> 00:20:35,355 toy. 573 00:20:36,775 --> 00:20:38,795 Government job don't do that. Uh-uh. 574 00:20:40,269 --> 00:20:43,069 But god took that away because my eyesight 575 00:20:43,069 --> 00:20:43,890 got worse, 576 00:20:45,549 --> 00:20:47,484 and I thought, okay. Now what? Now, 577 00:20:48,125 --> 00:20:49,964 if my eyesight was fine, I could be 578 00:20:49,964 --> 00:20:52,444 content staying in that hometown and have a 579 00:20:52,444 --> 00:20:54,605 lifetime job, and get to play with all 580 00:20:54,605 --> 00:20:56,525 the equipment, the toy, and work my way 581 00:20:56,525 --> 00:20:58,539 up, but he closed that door. 582 00:21:01,079 --> 00:21:03,000 What's good out of that? Well, it allowed 583 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:04,759 me to go to Spokane because I was 584 00:21:04,759 --> 00:21:06,285 looking for a church, and I went to 585 00:21:06,285 --> 00:21:07,565 art school. Now you might say, woah. Wait. 586 00:21:07,565 --> 00:21:08,445 Wait. Why do you wanna go to art 587 00:21:08,445 --> 00:21:09,744 school? You knew you're gonna go 588 00:21:10,045 --> 00:21:11,884 blind. Well, here's why I decided to go 589 00:21:11,884 --> 00:21:13,565 to it. It's my compassion. It's what I 590 00:21:13,565 --> 00:21:15,980 love to do. And besides, doctor's not God, 591 00:21:15,980 --> 00:21:17,039 they're just guessing. 592 00:21:17,740 --> 00:21:19,419 And maybe my eyesight will come back or 593 00:21:19,419 --> 00:21:21,099 maybe they might have something to heal or 594 00:21:21,099 --> 00:21:22,399 maybe it won't be 30. 595 00:21:25,505 --> 00:21:27,684 When I graduated from art school, 596 00:21:28,144 --> 00:21:29,044 I was blessed. 597 00:21:31,345 --> 00:21:32,819 Yes. He's back here. 598 00:21:33,779 --> 00:21:35,380 Yes. Get the job that I get to 599 00:21:35,380 --> 00:21:35,880 do. 600 00:21:36,500 --> 00:21:37,880 Anybody recognize this? 601 00:21:38,740 --> 00:21:40,460 View Master. I was a graphic artist for 602 00:21:40,460 --> 00:21:42,515 a View Master company. See, my wife said 603 00:21:42,515 --> 00:21:43,734 I go to work to play. 604 00:21:45,234 --> 00:21:46,634 K. I get to paint, and that's what 605 00:21:46,634 --> 00:21:48,035 I did for a while. And I get 606 00:21:48,035 --> 00:21:50,914 the chance to do that for almost 16 607 00:21:50,914 --> 00:21:53,230 years because I didn't go totally blind till 608 00:21:53,230 --> 00:21:55,169 about 20 years ago, about 2,003, 609 00:21:55,470 --> 00:21:55,970 2,004. 610 00:21:58,669 --> 00:22:00,750 Then, when I came down to go through 611 00:22:00,750 --> 00:22:01,250 work, 612 00:22:01,894 --> 00:22:03,894 I had 5 years of school, and then, 613 00:22:03,894 --> 00:22:05,414 all of a sudden, when I came down 614 00:22:05,414 --> 00:22:07,974 here, the NCB invited me to check out 615 00:22:07,974 --> 00:22:09,335 the school. People said, Oh, you should go 616 00:22:09,335 --> 00:22:11,470 to Bible College. I said, No. Because I 617 00:22:11,470 --> 00:22:13,069 had 5 years to call. I I want 618 00:22:13,069 --> 00:22:14,609 to work. I still want to grow, 619 00:22:15,230 --> 00:22:16,509 but I don't wanna go to bible college. 620 00:22:16,509 --> 00:22:18,109 Now the job I took at the VMAs 621 00:22:18,109 --> 00:22:19,470 is freelance, so I'm allowed to come and 622 00:22:19,470 --> 00:22:21,294 go. And finally, we had a guy, a 623 00:22:21,294 --> 00:22:22,734 bible director, came to our church and said, 624 00:22:22,734 --> 00:22:24,335 you need to go. I thought, like, God 625 00:22:24,335 --> 00:22:25,855 was tugging my heart. Yeah. I was arguing 626 00:22:25,855 --> 00:22:27,634 with him. Kinda like Moses. 627 00:22:28,015 --> 00:22:30,929 Go. I was Moses. God, I'm going blind. 628 00:22:30,929 --> 00:22:32,769 I'm deaf. I can't speak. You want a 629 00:22:32,769 --> 00:22:34,309 guy like Rob, not me. 630 00:22:34,609 --> 00:22:36,789 Grab the Hawaiian kid. Leave me alone. 631 00:22:39,714 --> 00:22:41,335 He would not leave me alone. 632 00:22:42,035 --> 00:22:44,035 Leave me alone. I said, oh my god. 633 00:22:44,035 --> 00:22:46,194 I'll grow up but only 1 year, and 634 00:22:46,194 --> 00:22:47,654 I'm not going to be a preacher. 635 00:22:49,059 --> 00:22:50,580 You see, you gotta understand, when I was 636 00:22:50,580 --> 00:22:52,580 in high school, I was terrified of public 637 00:22:52,580 --> 00:22:53,859 speaking. There's no way you can get me 638 00:22:53,859 --> 00:22:54,519 up front. 639 00:22:55,380 --> 00:22:56,759 You got the wrong man. 640 00:22:57,815 --> 00:22:58,315 Well, 641 00:22:59,335 --> 00:23:00,234 6 years later, 642 00:23:01,174 --> 00:23:02,315 graduate 91, 643 00:23:03,255 --> 00:23:04,075 I'm preaching. 644 00:23:06,490 --> 00:23:08,250 Before that, I was in Bible college for 645 00:23:08,250 --> 00:23:09,849 3 years, and they didn't do any sermon, 646 00:23:09,849 --> 00:23:11,769 and I'd never gone to the camp, and 647 00:23:11,769 --> 00:23:13,690 I got a call from people, hey, man, 648 00:23:13,690 --> 00:23:15,994 when you want to come and speak. Now, 649 00:23:15,994 --> 00:23:17,054 just before that, 650 00:23:17,514 --> 00:23:18,714 I got a chance to do my very 651 00:23:18,714 --> 00:23:19,454 first sermon. 652 00:23:19,914 --> 00:23:21,835 It was a small country church somewhere in 653 00:23:21,835 --> 00:23:24,339 Oregon, so I said, okay. And I did 654 00:23:24,339 --> 00:23:25,940 my sermon. I went to the elder, hadn't 655 00:23:25,940 --> 00:23:27,220 looked at it because, you know, I've never 656 00:23:27,220 --> 00:23:28,980 done this before. I've been training. I've been 657 00:23:28,980 --> 00:23:31,380 going Toastmaster, and I've been learning all this 658 00:23:31,380 --> 00:23:33,234 stuff. And I wanna make sure it looked 659 00:23:33,234 --> 00:23:34,674 good. He did. And so my friend and 660 00:23:34,674 --> 00:23:35,875 I went down to the church, and they're 661 00:23:35,875 --> 00:23:37,795 small congregation. The first two point, they were 662 00:23:37,795 --> 00:23:38,535 falling asleep. 663 00:23:39,369 --> 00:23:40,970 Lord, I told you I shouldn't be a 664 00:23:40,970 --> 00:23:41,470 preacher. 665 00:23:42,009 --> 00:23:43,390 Look at them. They're sleeping. 666 00:23:45,529 --> 00:23:46,990 Man, point 3. 667 00:23:47,914 --> 00:23:50,174 Point 3, I talk about me going blind. 668 00:23:50,554 --> 00:23:51,994 It woke him up, and I shared with 669 00:23:51,994 --> 00:23:52,894 him, no matter 670 00:23:53,755 --> 00:23:55,755 what happened, God still can use a blind 671 00:23:55,755 --> 00:23:57,134 guy and a deaf guy. 672 00:23:57,740 --> 00:23:59,099 They took me out for lunch before I 673 00:23:59,099 --> 00:24:00,380 came home, and I wanted to open them 674 00:24:00,380 --> 00:24:01,200 and said, you 675 00:24:01,579 --> 00:24:02,079 know, 676 00:24:02,779 --> 00:24:04,779 if you did your whole sermon based on 677 00:24:04,779 --> 00:24:07,295 0.3, I think you got a dynamic sermon, 678 00:24:07,355 --> 00:24:08,335 young man. 679 00:24:10,154 --> 00:24:11,134 I took note. 680 00:24:11,994 --> 00:24:13,355 And a week later, they asked me to 681 00:24:13,355 --> 00:24:14,549 come and speak at the 682 00:24:14,950 --> 00:24:17,269 camp, the fireside, and guess what subject I 683 00:24:17,269 --> 00:24:18,890 decided to talk about. 684 00:24:19,910 --> 00:24:20,730 My story. 685 00:24:22,234 --> 00:24:24,315 And when I did my story, right after 686 00:24:24,315 --> 00:24:26,474 the Bible director, Myron Welch, said, you need 687 00:24:26,474 --> 00:24:27,835 to take this down the road. I go, 688 00:24:27,835 --> 00:24:29,464 b b b b b b b what? 689 00:24:30,460 --> 00:24:32,299 I went there to sermon people, and he 690 00:24:32,299 --> 00:24:33,599 want me to go on the road. 691 00:24:33,900 --> 00:24:35,680 I know nothing about this. 692 00:24:36,700 --> 00:24:37,200 Go. 693 00:24:37,845 --> 00:24:40,025 So I'm thinking, on the road again. 694 00:24:41,924 --> 00:24:43,464 Yeah, I'm the country man. 695 00:24:44,565 --> 00:24:47,019 So I went to the preacher in Vancouver, 696 00:24:47,019 --> 00:24:48,619 and then Charles Daly did a lot of 697 00:24:48,619 --> 00:24:50,059 traveling. He got me set up, and we 698 00:24:50,059 --> 00:24:51,740 got to church in Gretchen. I did my 699 00:24:51,740 --> 00:24:54,435 first presentation, and I've been on it ever 700 00:24:54,435 --> 00:24:56,803 since, since 1980. I started out called Handy 701 00:24:56,803 --> 00:24:59,171 Capable Ministry. My wife said, you need to 702 00:24:59,171 --> 00:25:01,100 change that title. So now we call it 703 00:25:01,100 --> 00:25:02,880 living on a blind side ministry. 704 00:25:03,980 --> 00:25:04,880 Isn't that cool? 705 00:25:05,980 --> 00:25:08,478 Because I'm not at churches, but I'm at 706 00:25:08,478 --> 00:25:10,595 camps, and school, and then club. Matter of 707 00:25:10,595 --> 00:25:12,454 fact, one of the reasons why I'm here 708 00:25:12,994 --> 00:25:14,694 is I'm going to camp right afterward. 709 00:25:16,200 --> 00:25:16,700 Why? 710 00:25:17,399 --> 00:25:19,579 A year ago, when my friend named Christie 711 00:25:19,960 --> 00:25:22,299 Johnson called, and she said, Matt, 712 00:25:22,894 --> 00:25:24,974 Camp Grove needs your help. They're short on 713 00:25:24,974 --> 00:25:26,194 male counselor. 714 00:25:27,134 --> 00:25:29,134 But what date? Well, the last week of 715 00:25:29,134 --> 00:25:29,634 June. 716 00:25:30,019 --> 00:25:31,960 Who rents the car? Nan. 717 00:25:33,220 --> 00:25:34,500 So I went to my wife. Did that 718 00:25:34,500 --> 00:25:36,019 date open? Yeah. What do you think? Well, 719 00:25:36,019 --> 00:25:37,640 I think you should go for it, honey. 720 00:25:37,859 --> 00:25:38,359 Okay. 721 00:25:39,365 --> 00:25:41,464 I'm already committed going to camp in Washington, 722 00:25:41,525 --> 00:25:43,045 and, you know, that's later in August. So 723 00:25:43,045 --> 00:25:44,565 I called in, and I explained who I 724 00:25:44,565 --> 00:25:45,065 was, 725 00:25:45,605 --> 00:25:47,880 my background, and said, I'll take you. And 726 00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:49,259 I said, I have one more question 727 00:25:49,720 --> 00:25:50,940 before I committed. 728 00:25:52,279 --> 00:25:54,839 I said, I'm totally blind. Are you okay 729 00:25:54,839 --> 00:25:55,500 with that? 730 00:25:56,119 --> 00:25:57,259 You know what she said? 731 00:25:58,424 --> 00:25:59,164 No way. 732 00:25:59,865 --> 00:26:01,865 We can't allow blind men on a campground 733 00:26:01,865 --> 00:26:03,244 to mold down our tree. 734 00:26:04,664 --> 00:26:06,424 You know that's not what it says. She 735 00:26:06,424 --> 00:26:08,819 said absolutely. Come she had no idea what 736 00:26:08,819 --> 00:26:09,799 she's getting into. 737 00:26:11,619 --> 00:26:13,539 So I went, and here's what's interesting. When 738 00:26:13,539 --> 00:26:15,505 I got there on Sunday afternoon, the only 739 00:26:15,505 --> 00:26:17,904 person who knew me, Doug, he's the 1st 740 00:26:17,904 --> 00:26:19,744 hillbilly Christian that I met 40 years ago. 741 00:26:19,744 --> 00:26:22,065 Great guy. You guys probably know Doug. And 742 00:26:22,065 --> 00:26:23,184 we've been and he's the only one I 743 00:26:23,184 --> 00:26:24,920 know. Everybody else is all brand new, and 744 00:26:24,920 --> 00:26:26,359 they saw me at the white cane, and 745 00:26:26,359 --> 00:26:27,900 I know what's going on. They're going, 746 00:26:29,240 --> 00:26:30,380 is he gonna be okay? 747 00:26:31,320 --> 00:26:33,400 I mean, they're concerned. I'm probably the first 748 00:26:33,400 --> 00:26:33,900 blind 749 00:26:34,735 --> 00:26:36,995 commissioner or counselor on that premise. 750 00:26:38,174 --> 00:26:40,275 After one day, it's, oh, no. He's fine. 751 00:26:40,735 --> 00:26:42,859 See, my goal, not only to teach the 752 00:26:42,859 --> 00:26:44,619 word of God and encourage people, is to 753 00:26:44,619 --> 00:26:46,539 go through the whole week without hugging a 754 00:26:46,539 --> 00:26:48,160 tree. That's a good week for me. 755 00:26:49,664 --> 00:26:51,424 You guys ever hug a tree, they're rough, 756 00:26:51,424 --> 00:26:52,644 and they're set for the 757 00:26:54,304 --> 00:26:54,804 board? 758 00:26:56,784 --> 00:26:58,789 We discussed that Nan and I did met 759 00:26:58,950 --> 00:27:00,570 33 years ago, and they're at a camp 760 00:27:00,710 --> 00:27:01,450 called Tapowingo, 761 00:27:02,549 --> 00:27:04,170 and I did something to call, 762 00:27:04,710 --> 00:27:06,549 well, not a prank, but I call it 763 00:27:06,549 --> 00:27:07,369 tall tale. 764 00:27:08,284 --> 00:27:10,544 I'll have Nan and Rob. Rob, remember 765 00:27:11,484 --> 00:27:12,625 JB's missing? 766 00:27:14,204 --> 00:27:14,704 Yeah. 767 00:27:15,720 --> 00:27:18,680 Made Nangirl cry, but let her explain that. 768 00:27:18,680 --> 00:27:20,839 So it was fun. I I find a 769 00:27:20,839 --> 00:27:22,039 way to get in trouble when I go 770 00:27:22,039 --> 00:27:22,619 at camp. 771 00:27:24,605 --> 00:27:26,445 But I'm back here, and I loved spending 772 00:27:26,445 --> 00:27:27,644 time, because a lot of these kids never 773 00:27:27,644 --> 00:27:29,585 see blind people before. 774 00:27:31,889 --> 00:27:34,210 And so, God allowed me to be in 775 00:27:34,210 --> 00:27:36,069 camp, and then, I graduated, 776 00:27:36,450 --> 00:27:39,355 and also, a couple later, become a certified 777 00:27:39,414 --> 00:27:41,575 behavior consultant. You see what God's doing? He 778 00:27:41,575 --> 00:27:43,255 took away the job I love to drive 779 00:27:43,255 --> 00:27:44,855 and then he opened this door doing the 780 00:27:44,855 --> 00:27:47,200 other thing God called what's good for me. 781 00:27:48,140 --> 00:27:49,839 And not only that, in 91, 782 00:27:50,700 --> 00:27:51,919 I was a drama director. 783 00:27:52,859 --> 00:27:55,404 Some of you guys know Norman Fox? Yes. 784 00:27:55,404 --> 00:27:57,724 I was part of his dad production in 785 00:27:57,724 --> 00:28:00,125 Spokane in Portland. I was in that drama 786 00:28:00,125 --> 00:28:00,625 production. 787 00:28:01,325 --> 00:28:03,380 Love it. And in 91, I became a 788 00:28:03,380 --> 00:28:05,559 drama director, and where I produced 789 00:28:06,180 --> 00:28:08,820 production for kids and adults, Easter and Christmas. 790 00:28:08,820 --> 00:28:09,799 I loved that. 791 00:28:12,434 --> 00:28:14,195 We know that God causes all things to 792 00:28:14,195 --> 00:28:16,215 turn out for good. Even though I'm blind 793 00:28:17,235 --> 00:28:18,295 and hearing impaired, 794 00:28:18,595 --> 00:28:20,134 look what God did with me. 795 00:28:21,779 --> 00:28:23,380 I tried to say no, and then, Look 796 00:28:23,380 --> 00:28:25,859 where I got. Do I miss driving? A 797 00:28:25,859 --> 00:28:26,600 little bit. 798 00:28:28,019 --> 00:28:29,299 I mean, I still think I can drive, 799 00:28:29,299 --> 00:28:30,660 but nobody will give me a car key. 800 00:28:30,660 --> 00:28:31,525 Can you believe that? 801 00:28:32,325 --> 00:28:34,404 I'm still working. Kenneth Kelly's here, I met 802 00:28:34,404 --> 00:28:35,845 him yesterday, he said, You can take my 803 00:28:35,845 --> 00:28:36,825 truck. Yes! 804 00:28:38,164 --> 00:28:39,785 But I'm still waiting for the keys. 805 00:28:42,019 --> 00:28:43,399 And not only that, 806 00:28:44,740 --> 00:28:45,559 in 2,030,004, 807 00:28:46,419 --> 00:28:48,019 I went totally blind, and I had a 808 00:28:48,019 --> 00:28:48,519 crossroad. 809 00:28:49,674 --> 00:28:51,994 See, my hearing loss went 40% to 85. 810 00:28:51,994 --> 00:28:52,974 I only have 15% 811 00:28:53,355 --> 00:28:54,414 of hearing loss. 812 00:28:55,434 --> 00:28:56,955 Thank God for a powerful hearing aid I 813 00:28:56,955 --> 00:28:58,869 can hear. My wife still snored once 814 00:29:00,309 --> 00:29:01,589 in a while. But if I take my 815 00:29:01,589 --> 00:29:03,430 hearing aid out, I can't hear anything, I 816 00:29:03,430 --> 00:29:04,170 love it! 817 00:29:04,869 --> 00:29:05,930 She hears everything. 818 00:29:07,829 --> 00:29:10,795 But the crossroad is, Can I still teach 819 00:29:10,795 --> 00:29:11,615 Sunday School? 820 00:29:12,154 --> 00:29:13,055 Can I still 821 00:29:13,515 --> 00:29:14,015 preach? 822 00:29:14,955 --> 00:29:17,115 Can I still do drama? Can I still 823 00:29:17,115 --> 00:29:18,255 come into camp? 824 00:29:19,100 --> 00:29:20,720 I didn't know, and guess what? 825 00:29:21,500 --> 00:29:23,519 Yes! I'm still doing all that. 826 00:29:24,220 --> 00:29:25,680 God's still using me. 827 00:29:26,295 --> 00:29:27,654 Me. Now, I've got one more thing that 828 00:29:27,654 --> 00:29:28,934 God allowed me to do, and this one, 829 00:29:28,934 --> 00:29:30,054 you guys are going to have a hard 830 00:29:30,054 --> 00:29:31,494 time believing, so I'm going to need some 831 00:29:31,494 --> 00:29:31,994 help. 832 00:29:32,295 --> 00:29:34,220 Michaela Brooks, are you in the house? 833 00:29:35,179 --> 00:29:36,240 Is she here today? 834 00:29:38,299 --> 00:29:38,799 Nan? 835 00:29:40,140 --> 00:29:41,119 You see Michaela? 836 00:29:42,154 --> 00:29:43,454 She's not here. Okay. 837 00:29:44,315 --> 00:29:45,694 But I'm gonna get her later. 838 00:29:47,755 --> 00:29:49,515 What You're not gonna believe that God gave 839 00:29:49,515 --> 00:29:51,194 me a special thing. I'm using that to 840 00:29:51,194 --> 00:29:53,579 give, you know, and whatever talent God just 841 00:29:53,579 --> 00:29:55,279 used for God's glory, in one area 842 00:29:55,579 --> 00:29:57,359 that I do at home, 843 00:29:57,740 --> 00:30:00,240 when I'm not preaching or working or doing 844 00:30:00,434 --> 00:30:02,035 chores around there, I run my own 845 00:30:03,075 --> 00:30:03,894 Are you ready? 846 00:30:04,595 --> 00:30:05,575 Table stall. 847 00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:09,700 Yeah, I still have all my finger. 848 00:30:11,039 --> 00:30:12,420 Oh, there they are. 849 00:30:14,559 --> 00:30:16,575 But because you guys have a hard time 850 00:30:16,575 --> 00:30:18,174 believing that I run the table saw, I 851 00:30:18,174 --> 00:30:20,015 had the guy run the slide and go 852 00:30:20,015 --> 00:30:21,134 ahead and run it. And these are some 853 00:30:21,134 --> 00:30:23,075 of the samples that I made 854 00:30:23,380 --> 00:30:24,600 through the table saw. 855 00:30:24,980 --> 00:30:26,360 Are you seeing some of them? 856 00:30:27,860 --> 00:30:29,779 And one of my favorite projects when the 857 00:30:29,779 --> 00:30:30,279 COVID 858 00:30:31,355 --> 00:30:33,274 2020 hit, I made a 9 foot tall 859 00:30:33,274 --> 00:30:34,954 T Rack. You probably see me standing by 860 00:30:34,954 --> 00:30:36,474 it, and I made a whole bunch. Now 861 00:30:36,474 --> 00:30:38,494 the reason why I'm picking on Mikaela, 862 00:30:41,870 --> 00:30:42,850 could I talk to 863 00:30:43,789 --> 00:30:44,529 the husband, 864 00:30:44,910 --> 00:30:47,230 Jace? He was at camp last month, and 865 00:30:47,230 --> 00:30:48,769 he shared with me that 866 00:30:49,275 --> 00:30:50,954 a little bit of background of her wife 867 00:30:50,954 --> 00:30:52,234 she liked to sing. I go, Well, what 868 00:30:52,234 --> 00:30:53,674 other things that she liked? Did she like 869 00:30:53,674 --> 00:30:55,275 dogs and cats? Did you know she collected 870 00:30:55,275 --> 00:30:55,775 bugs? 871 00:30:56,840 --> 00:30:57,740 I go, really? 872 00:30:59,000 --> 00:31:00,759 So I thought, well, I want to make 873 00:31:00,759 --> 00:31:01,820 something for her. 874 00:31:03,480 --> 00:31:05,980 Is she here? I'm here. Come on forward. 875 00:31:06,825 --> 00:31:09,065 Is Maketa here? I'm here. Stand right here, 876 00:31:09,065 --> 00:31:09,964 please. Okay. 877 00:31:10,744 --> 00:31:11,884 I just got here. 878 00:31:12,345 --> 00:31:12,845 Good. 879 00:31:13,210 --> 00:31:15,049 And you bring your husband too? I did. 880 00:31:15,049 --> 00:31:16,809 He's Okay. Now I don't know if you 881 00:31:16,809 --> 00:31:18,990 saw, but I explained to people that 882 00:31:20,545 --> 00:31:22,384 that do table saw. Now, I talked to 883 00:31:22,384 --> 00:31:24,464 your husband. He he he shares something that 884 00:31:24,464 --> 00:31:25,445 you like to do. 885 00:31:25,904 --> 00:31:28,325 You like click bug. Why? I like 886 00:31:28,750 --> 00:31:29,410 How long? 887 00:31:29,869 --> 00:31:31,250 Since I was really little. 888 00:31:32,109 --> 00:31:32,609 So 889 00:31:33,070 --> 00:31:35,089 because I heard that, I went into my 890 00:31:35,150 --> 00:31:36,829 shop, and I found this. I thought maybe 891 00:31:36,829 --> 00:31:38,289 you can add it to your 892 00:31:39,274 --> 00:31:41,674 bug collection. Okay. Are you ready for it? 893 00:31:41,674 --> 00:31:44,174 I'm ready. Alright. Now I won't bite you. 894 00:31:47,570 --> 00:31:49,809 What do you see? That's so cute. Take 895 00:31:49,809 --> 00:31:51,110 it out and show it to people. 896 00:31:51,730 --> 00:31:52,870 Wow. The caterpillar 897 00:31:54,164 --> 00:31:56,085 is yours. Thank you for talking to the 898 00:31:56,085 --> 00:31:57,785 thing. Yeah. All yours. 899 00:32:03,400 --> 00:32:05,320 When I had a talk with her husband, 900 00:32:05,320 --> 00:32:07,320 and before I got home, this image, it's 901 00:32:07,320 --> 00:32:08,759 in my head, like, Cool. So when I 902 00:32:08,759 --> 00:32:10,200 got it all done, see, nothing to leave 903 00:32:10,200 --> 00:32:12,394 and shop till my wife said, yeah. 904 00:32:13,654 --> 00:32:14,554 Yeah. There a couple 905 00:32:16,615 --> 00:32:19,015 2 months ago, on perfect, I made one 906 00:32:19,015 --> 00:32:21,549 that looked like an ugly pig head, on 907 00:32:21,549 --> 00:32:23,470 perfect, with a horn and eye bug. I 908 00:32:23,470 --> 00:32:25,390 mean, it's just ugly can get brought in, 909 00:32:25,390 --> 00:32:26,529 and my daughter said, 910 00:32:29,525 --> 00:32:30,265 burn it. 911 00:32:31,445 --> 00:32:32,184 But I did. 912 00:32:32,805 --> 00:32:34,900 But when she saw the bug critter, they 913 00:32:34,900 --> 00:32:36,339 said, Oh, this is great. So I hope 914 00:32:36,339 --> 00:32:36,839 Makeda 915 00:32:37,700 --> 00:32:40,500 enjoyed that. I loved that. Let me close 916 00:32:40,500 --> 00:32:41,000 with 917 00:32:42,065 --> 00:32:43,605 a question and a story. 918 00:32:45,825 --> 00:32:46,565 Are you 919 00:32:48,440 --> 00:32:50,299 hungering and thirst for God? 920 00:32:51,319 --> 00:32:53,019 How'd that work in your life? 921 00:32:53,720 --> 00:32:54,380 Are you? 922 00:32:56,154 --> 00:32:56,815 A couple, 923 00:32:57,434 --> 00:32:59,214 mom and dad, are frustrated 924 00:32:59,674 --> 00:33:01,994 because Joey came home for the second time, 925 00:33:01,994 --> 00:33:04,095 they had a report card, all 926 00:33:04,640 --> 00:33:05,140 f's. 927 00:33:06,319 --> 00:33:08,319 They did everything. They took away his phone, 928 00:33:08,319 --> 00:33:10,319 they took away the toy, they took away 929 00:33:10,319 --> 00:33:11,920 the free time, they gave him more chores, 930 00:33:11,920 --> 00:33:13,519 I mean, they did everything, but to kill 931 00:33:13,519 --> 00:33:15,634 him, try to get the grade, what shall 932 00:33:15,634 --> 00:33:18,115 we do? They were at their end. We 933 00:33:18,115 --> 00:33:18,774 don't know. 934 00:33:20,755 --> 00:33:21,255 So, 935 00:33:22,150 --> 00:33:23,829 they decided to take him to the summer 936 00:33:23,829 --> 00:33:25,829 school, the Catholic school. So they took him 937 00:33:25,829 --> 00:33:27,450 on and dropped him off 938 00:33:28,069 --> 00:33:29,690 and see any improvement. 939 00:33:31,194 --> 00:33:32,634 At the end of the summer, they came 940 00:33:32,634 --> 00:33:34,794 back and picked him up, and the teacher 941 00:33:34,794 --> 00:33:36,654 said, your son was terrific. 942 00:33:37,914 --> 00:33:38,815 All age. 943 00:33:39,440 --> 00:33:39,940 What? 944 00:33:40,480 --> 00:33:42,559 Yeah. And he said, this is the first 945 00:33:42,559 --> 00:33:44,159 time in our history that we have any 946 00:33:44,159 --> 00:33:45,759 kid that come in with all f end 947 00:33:45,759 --> 00:33:46,980 up from being all a's. 948 00:33:48,305 --> 00:33:49,444 And then dad go, 949 00:33:50,625 --> 00:33:51,904 mhmm, grabbed his son, then went to the 950 00:33:51,904 --> 00:33:53,585 hallway, and said, what did they do to 951 00:33:53,585 --> 00:33:54,085 you? 952 00:33:56,420 --> 00:33:57,960 And Joey said, Nothing, dad. 953 00:33:59,140 --> 00:34:00,660 You see, when you drop me off and 954 00:34:00,660 --> 00:34:02,660 I walk into the hallway and looked up, 955 00:34:02,660 --> 00:34:04,680 they had a man nailed to the cross. 956 00:34:05,734 --> 00:34:07,115 So I knew they knew business. 957 00:34:12,215 --> 00:34:14,250 Is that what it's gonna take to motivate 958 00:34:14,250 --> 00:34:14,989 you guys? 959 00:34:15,610 --> 00:34:16,909 I hope not. 960 00:34:18,650 --> 00:34:20,329 God loves you. That's why you die. He 961 00:34:20,329 --> 00:34:22,054 wants you guys to be satisfied. You are 962 00:34:22,054 --> 00:34:23,735 not going to be satisfied in the world 963 00:34:23,735 --> 00:34:24,795 itself. See, 964 00:34:26,535 --> 00:34:28,074 the world tells me 965 00:34:28,840 --> 00:34:30,860 that I'm blind and deaf, 966 00:34:31,960 --> 00:34:34,039 you won't have good life, you won't flourish. 967 00:34:34,039 --> 00:34:35,420 I mean, Proverbs 21/21, 968 00:34:35,960 --> 00:34:37,954 it said, Those who pursue, that's another word 969 00:34:37,954 --> 00:34:39,494 for hunger, for thirst and rights, 970 00:34:40,114 --> 00:34:41,015 after righteousness 971 00:34:41,795 --> 00:34:42,535 and love, 972 00:34:43,155 --> 00:34:44,050 you will find 973 00:34:44,530 --> 00:34:45,030 life, 974 00:34:45,570 --> 00:34:46,070 prosperity, 975 00:34:46,369 --> 00:34:47,110 and honor. 976 00:34:48,289 --> 00:34:50,390 Folks, I don't worry about being blind. See, 977 00:34:50,610 --> 00:34:52,789 as I mentioned last month at the camp, 978 00:34:53,394 --> 00:34:54,054 my blindness 979 00:34:54,675 --> 00:34:57,014 and my deafness did not define me. 980 00:34:57,554 --> 00:34:58,054 Okay? 981 00:34:59,234 --> 00:35:01,255 God defined me as a chosen god. 982 00:35:02,460 --> 00:35:04,000 I don't look for 983 00:35:04,380 --> 00:35:06,059 extra help in the world because they're gonna 984 00:35:06,059 --> 00:35:07,980 pull me. The Bible encourages me every time 985 00:35:07,980 --> 00:35:09,980 I read. He tells me, oh, yeah. There's 986 00:35:09,980 --> 00:35:11,280 some stuff that's tough. 987 00:35:11,815 --> 00:35:13,414 I mean, do I have to forgive that 988 00:35:13,414 --> 00:35:14,855 guy that kicked my dog? I want to 989 00:35:14,855 --> 00:35:15,835 kill his cat. 990 00:35:16,695 --> 00:35:18,295 No. You've got to learn to love other 991 00:35:18,295 --> 00:35:20,389 people. Could God teach you? Because he made 992 00:35:20,389 --> 00:35:21,690 it, he wanted to 993 00:35:22,869 --> 00:35:24,630 be satisfying. It's only going to happen if 994 00:35:24,630 --> 00:35:26,250 you find it through God. 995 00:35:27,444 --> 00:35:28,744 If you're not a Christian 996 00:35:29,605 --> 00:35:30,105 and 997 00:35:30,644 --> 00:35:33,204 you finally realize you're no matter what you 998 00:35:33,204 --> 00:35:33,704 try, 999 00:35:34,164 --> 00:35:35,224 you're not satisfied. 1000 00:35:36,269 --> 00:35:37,869 Come to Christ. All you need to believe 1001 00:35:37,869 --> 00:35:39,089 that Jesus is the Lord, 1002 00:35:39,469 --> 00:35:40,750 and then you need to repent, and then 1003 00:35:40,750 --> 00:35:42,190 you need to do a u-turn and follow 1004 00:35:42,190 --> 00:35:42,929 his way, 1005 00:35:44,054 --> 00:35:44,795 and then 1006 00:35:45,335 --> 00:35:46,695 you need to confess to Jesus' Lord, and 1007 00:35:46,695 --> 00:35:48,454 then you need to quit driving and let 1008 00:35:48,454 --> 00:35:49,434 the Lord drive, 1009 00:35:49,735 --> 00:35:51,094 or you could let me drive and see 1010 00:35:51,094 --> 00:35:52,074 how far we get. 1011 00:35:53,109 --> 00:35:55,510 It's better that Jesus drives and guides you. 1012 00:35:55,510 --> 00:35:57,109 And then, we talked about in the community, 1013 00:35:57,109 --> 00:35:58,550 that you need to be baptized so you 1014 00:35:58,550 --> 00:36:00,150 can come out of the water grave, they 1015 00:36:00,150 --> 00:36:01,429 take away all of your sin from the 1016 00:36:01,429 --> 00:36:02,570 day you're born to 1017 00:36:02,894 --> 00:36:04,734 born again, and you got the Holy Spirit 1018 00:36:04,734 --> 00:36:07,155 to help you to grow. You see, guys, 1019 00:36:07,614 --> 00:36:08,755 it's all about attitude. 1020 00:36:09,534 --> 00:36:11,214 This morning, you woke up two way. Either 1021 00:36:11,214 --> 00:36:12,429 you say, Good morning, Lord! 1022 00:36:12,889 --> 00:36:14,909 Or, Good Lord, it's morning. 1023 00:36:16,809 --> 00:36:18,429 How did you wake up this morning? 1024 00:36:20,565 --> 00:36:22,164 I don't get up every morning and say, 1025 00:36:22,164 --> 00:36:24,724 man, I'm blind again. Where'd that wall come 1026 00:36:24,724 --> 00:36:25,224 from? 1027 00:36:26,539 --> 00:36:28,139 If you look closely, I've got so many 1028 00:36:28,139 --> 00:36:29,659 scars, I don't think Peter is going to 1029 00:36:29,659 --> 00:36:31,039 recognize me when I showed 1030 00:36:32,219 --> 00:36:34,139 up. But I don't. I'm so busy doing 1031 00:36:34,139 --> 00:36:37,054 woodworking, honoring and blessing people, doing Bible study, 1032 00:36:37,054 --> 00:36:37,875 going to camp, 1033 00:36:38,335 --> 00:36:41,295 and just enjoying life. And, see, I did 1034 00:36:41,295 --> 00:36:43,375 a sermon many years ago called, either circumstance 1035 00:36:43,375 --> 00:36:44,755 will make you better or bitter. 1036 00:36:45,320 --> 00:36:46,940 I chose to let it make me better. 1037 00:36:47,079 --> 00:36:48,539 I couldn't be bitter. 1038 00:36:48,920 --> 00:36:50,460 If I was, I wouldn't be here. 1039 00:36:53,815 --> 00:36:55,594 So I hope you hunger and thirst. 1040 00:36:57,894 --> 00:37:00,614 Now, before Rod come up, I got an 1041 00:37:00,614 --> 00:37:01,514 issue here. 1042 00:37:04,760 --> 00:37:05,260 Yeah. 1043 00:37:06,119 --> 00:37:07,559 My question is, what should I do with 1044 00:37:07,559 --> 00:37:08,059 this? 1045 00:37:09,400 --> 00:37:11,579 You thought I forgot it, didn't you? 1046 00:37:12,454 --> 00:37:13,974 Some of you didn't even pay attention to 1047 00:37:13,974 --> 00:37:16,315 my sermon, you were eyeballing that thing. 1048 00:37:18,695 --> 00:37:19,755 Oh, yes. 1049 00:37:20,135 --> 00:37:22,659 Who give me $2? There, $2, $4, $4, 1050 00:37:22,659 --> 00:37:25,139 $4, $4 back there, $6 over there laying 1051 00:37:25,139 --> 00:37:27,460 the red $6. Do I hear 8? 8? 1052 00:37:27,460 --> 00:37:30,385 Good. 10. 10 sold. Sold to Rob Kearney. 1053 00:37:31,885 --> 00:37:33,265 Brother, brother Rob. 1054 00:37:45,905 --> 00:37:47,444 I'll pay you later, Matt. 1055 00:37:48,864 --> 00:37:50,324 I've been checking the mail. 1056 00:37:52,380 --> 00:37:52,880 I 1057 00:37:53,179 --> 00:37:55,260 when I think of my my brother, Matt, 1058 00:37:55,260 --> 00:37:56,480 I think of the word 1059 00:37:56,940 --> 00:37:57,440 enthusiasm, 1060 00:37:59,019 --> 00:38:00,014 and the word 1061 00:38:00,574 --> 00:38:01,074 enthusiasm, 1062 00:38:02,174 --> 00:38:03,635 we'll go back to our Greek, 1063 00:38:05,135 --> 00:38:06,674 Matt, theos, god, 1064 00:38:07,214 --> 00:38:08,194 n within, 1065 00:38:09,489 --> 00:38:10,230 god within. 1066 00:38:10,610 --> 00:38:11,670 Are you enthusiastic 1067 00:38:11,969 --> 00:38:14,710 about life no matter what your circumstances are? 1068 00:38:15,090 --> 00:38:16,690 My brother is, and I hope you are 1069 00:38:16,690 --> 00:38:18,744 too. And if you don't know the enthusiasm 1070 00:38:18,885 --> 00:38:21,284 of having God within, then today could be 1071 00:38:21,284 --> 00:38:22,964 your day. Our elders are gonna be available 1072 00:38:22,964 --> 00:38:23,545 to pray, 1073 00:38:24,005 --> 00:38:26,010 with you if you have questions or 1074 00:38:26,409 --> 00:38:28,250 concerns that you'd like them to pray for. 1075 00:38:28,250 --> 00:38:29,929 In the back corner, in the left, I 1076 00:38:29,929 --> 00:38:32,670 see that, brother Peter Wolf is already there 1077 00:38:32,809 --> 00:38:34,329 to pray with you. So we hope that 1078 00:38:34,329 --> 00:38:34,829 today, 1079 00:38:35,474 --> 00:38:37,414 God will bring enthusiasm 1080 00:38:38,355 --> 00:38:41,094 for life to you. Let's stand together 1081 00:38:41,635 --> 00:38:44,409 as we have our closing song. Following the 1082 00:38:44,409 --> 00:38:46,250 closing song, we invite you to come across 1083 00:38:46,250 --> 00:38:48,489 to the gym for our welcome in, some 1084 00:38:48,489 --> 00:38:49,469 coffee and refreshments. 1085 00:38:49,835 --> 00:38:51,614 Be a time to meet Matt and Cindy, 1086 00:38:51,914 --> 00:38:53,674 say hello to them, so we hope you 1087 00:38:53,674 --> 00:38:55,612 can stick around for a while. God bless 1088 00:38:55,612 --> 00:38:58,512 you this week as you seek the enthusiasm 1089 00:38:59,212 --> 00:39:00,587 of the Lord. Kathy.