1 00:00:00,119 --> 00:00:02,579 D chapter 6 versus 1 through 9. 2 00:00:03,293 --> 00:00:05,515 And it says these are the commands decree 3 00:00:05,515 --> 00:00:07,816 in laws that the lord God directed to 4 00:00:07,816 --> 00:00:08,316 me 5 00:00:09,182 --> 00:00:11,014 directing me to teach you to observe in 6 00:00:11,014 --> 00:00:12,608 the land that you are crossing the Jordan 7 00:00:12,608 --> 00:00:15,316 to possess, so that you, your children and 8 00:00:15,316 --> 00:00:17,467 their children after them by fear the lord 9 00:00:17,467 --> 00:00:19,313 your God as long as you live by 10 00:00:19,313 --> 00:00:20,768 keeping all of his degrees 11 00:00:21,143 --> 00:00:23,213 and commands that I give you so that 12 00:00:23,213 --> 00:00:24,645 you may enjoy long life. 13 00:00:25,282 --> 00:00:28,084 Here Israel and be careful to obey so 14 00:00:28,084 --> 00:00:30,002 that it may go well with you and 15 00:00:30,002 --> 00:00:31,839 that you may increase greatly in a lamb 16 00:00:31,839 --> 00:00:32,878 flowing with milk and honey. 17 00:00:33,517 --> 00:00:35,695 Just as the lord the God your ancestors 18 00:00:36,009 --> 00:00:37,767 The God of ancestors promised you. 19 00:00:38,486 --> 00:00:39,285 Hero Israel, 20 00:00:39,765 --> 00:00:41,602 the Lord our God, the Lord is 1. 21 00:00:42,082 --> 00:00:43,520 Love the Lord your God with all your 22 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:45,369 heart and with all your soul and with 23 00:00:45,369 --> 00:00:46,006 all your strength. 24 00:00:46,644 --> 00:00:48,397 These commands that I give you today are 25 00:00:48,397 --> 00:00:49,274 to be on your hearts, 26 00:00:50,071 --> 00:00:51,266 impress them on your children. 27 00:00:51,919 --> 00:00:53,597 Talk about them when you sit at home 28 00:00:53,597 --> 00:00:55,435 and when you walk down the road, when 29 00:00:55,435 --> 00:00:56,794 you lie down and when you get up, 30 00:00:57,433 --> 00:00:59,831 tie the stumbles on your hands and bind 31 00:00:59,831 --> 00:01:00,710 them on your forehead. 32 00:01:01,364 --> 00:01:03,045 Write them on your door frames of your 33 00:01:03,045 --> 00:01:04,165 house and on your gates. 34 00:01:21,017 --> 00:01:21,733 Good morning, friends. 35 00:01:22,369 --> 00:01:24,199 Good morning It's good to be with you. 36 00:01:25,329 --> 00:01:27,409 I'm gonna go ahead and re engage in 37 00:01:27,409 --> 00:01:27,909 prayer 38 00:01:30,130 --> 00:01:32,450 as we pause together. Let's go ahead and 39 00:01:32,450 --> 00:01:33,730 close your eyes if you don't mind. 40 00:01:36,687 --> 00:01:38,037 Take a few seconds of silence. 41 00:01:44,817 --> 00:01:47,054 Creator God and Jesus, the Good shepherd. 42 00:01:49,211 --> 00:01:51,784 We believe that Your purposes are at work 43 00:01:51,784 --> 00:01:53,704 and hidden and often unnoticed ways. 44 00:01:55,704 --> 00:01:57,944 We believe that your purposes are reliable, 45 00:01:59,716 --> 00:02:01,307 And we trust that your ways are at 46 00:02:01,307 --> 00:02:03,557 work regardless of our attitudes 47 00:02:04,250 --> 00:02:05,148 and actions 48 00:02:07,209 --> 00:02:08,880 And we believe that you work in and 49 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:10,791 through all things to bring about good. 50 00:02:12,940 --> 00:02:14,611 As we struggle to see your plans and 51 00:02:14,611 --> 00:02:16,639 purposes may we grow in our attentive 52 00:02:17,740 --> 00:02:18,639 and awareness 53 00:02:22,139 --> 00:02:23,020 to these truths, 54 00:02:24,150 --> 00:02:25,421 and your presence in our lives. 55 00:02:27,646 --> 00:02:29,473 Father God may my words be from you 56 00:02:29,473 --> 00:02:29,711 today. 57 00:02:31,637 --> 00:02:33,572 And made this message convey your faithfulness. 58 00:02:35,465 --> 00:02:36,501 And so in the name of your son, 59 00:02:36,661 --> 00:02:38,016 Jesus and to the power of horse group 60 00:02:38,016 --> 00:02:38,575 we all say. 61 00:02:39,611 --> 00:02:39,771 Amen. 62 00:02:41,060 --> 00:02:42,970 It really is good to be with you. 63 00:02:43,766 --> 00:02:46,734 Today, we're gonna be wrapping up our series 64 00:02:46,871 --> 00:02:49,338 on Joshua and the working title that Leslie 65 00:02:49,338 --> 00:02:50,869 gave me. I'm not where he went, where 66 00:02:50,869 --> 00:02:51,908 did he go by the way? Leslie, are 67 00:02:51,908 --> 00:02:54,305 you with June somewhere in here. Leslie, I 68 00:02:54,305 --> 00:02:55,504 just have to say this is not the 69 00:02:55,504 --> 00:02:56,862 script at all. As far as my notes 70 00:02:56,862 --> 00:02:58,801 go. Leslie said what's better 71 00:03:00,073 --> 00:03:01,589 when things are a hundred degrees. 72 00:03:02,147 --> 00:03:03,822 And I looked... Michael I was like air 73 00:03:03,822 --> 00:03:04,699 conditioning. Right? 74 00:03:05,497 --> 00:03:07,730 Watermelon is on there, man, but I'm thinking, 75 00:03:07,810 --> 00:03:09,166 like, if I have a choice to go 76 00:03:09,166 --> 00:03:09,405 inside, 77 00:03:10,137 --> 00:03:11,409 I'm going inside when it's a hundred and 78 00:03:11,409 --> 00:03:13,635 75 degree heat index. So we're good to 79 00:03:13,635 --> 00:03:13,794 go. 80 00:03:14,747 --> 00:03:16,337 This is the working title that Leslie gave 81 00:03:16,337 --> 00:03:18,404 me today or just... During the series. The 82 00:03:18,404 --> 00:03:18,904 legacy 83 00:03:19,374 --> 00:03:22,725 of Joshua. So Wanna thank Leslie for walking 84 00:03:22,725 --> 00:03:24,821 with us and exploring the life of Joshua 85 00:03:24,879 --> 00:03:27,047 over the last few weeks. And so Here's 86 00:03:27,047 --> 00:03:28,480 where I wanna shift this, though I want 87 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:29,913 us to begin to think about what it 88 00:03:29,913 --> 00:03:32,540 looks like to talk about the legacy of 89 00:03:32,699 --> 00:03:33,676 Joshua was 90 00:03:34,052 --> 00:03:35,903 plural. And I hope that'll make more sense 91 00:03:35,903 --> 00:03:37,101 here in just a few minutes because I 92 00:03:37,101 --> 00:03:38,699 want us to look at really look at 93 00:03:38,699 --> 00:03:40,776 explore what it looks like for you and 94 00:03:40,856 --> 00:03:42,782 I ask people for you and I as 95 00:03:42,782 --> 00:03:44,155 a church to cultivate 96 00:03:45,797 --> 00:03:47,884 a generation of Joshua. 97 00:03:48,574 --> 00:03:50,577 And so You gotta start with legacy. Right? 98 00:03:50,736 --> 00:03:52,248 Just the word legacy. I think most of 99 00:03:52,248 --> 00:03:54,157 us probably in here have an understanding of 100 00:03:54,157 --> 00:03:57,021 what legacy is. It can be something that's 101 00:03:57,021 --> 00:03:57,999 passed down 102 00:03:58,628 --> 00:04:01,413 from generation to generation. Right? Time period to 103 00:04:01,413 --> 00:04:03,403 time period. A lot of times we think 104 00:04:03,403 --> 00:04:04,756 about monetary items, 105 00:04:05,392 --> 00:04:07,700 maybe inheritance or, but a legacy something that 106 00:04:07,700 --> 00:04:10,278 is past down. Right? Or 107 00:04:10,810 --> 00:04:11,310 legacy 108 00:04:11,762 --> 00:04:13,745 could be something that is 109 00:04:14,301 --> 00:04:15,515 left from the character 110 00:04:17,177 --> 00:04:17,677 the 111 00:04:18,054 --> 00:04:18,554 reputation 112 00:04:18,931 --> 00:04:20,686 or the life that you lead. 113 00:04:21,324 --> 00:04:21,484 Okay? 114 00:04:22,361 --> 00:04:24,536 And so it could be things like values 115 00:04:24,594 --> 00:04:27,398 and wisdom and faith and strength and resilience, 116 00:04:27,557 --> 00:04:29,012 but it sets an example 117 00:04:29,546 --> 00:04:31,797 for those who are coming up for their 118 00:04:32,013 --> 00:04:33,857 future and it lives through time. And so 119 00:04:33,857 --> 00:04:34,968 a lot of things that come to mind. 120 00:04:35,206 --> 00:04:36,635 I'm gonna give you a couple of playful 121 00:04:36,635 --> 00:04:38,381 ones as I think about legacy and like, 122 00:04:38,539 --> 00:04:40,682 I can't help just... Sorry. I think about 123 00:04:40,682 --> 00:04:43,085 you. And I think about 1 of the 124 00:04:43,085 --> 00:04:44,678 things that you have left and you are 125 00:04:44,678 --> 00:04:47,068 leaving your family is this music... Every every 126 00:04:47,068 --> 00:04:48,125 1 of your kids 127 00:04:48,660 --> 00:04:49,059 can sing. 128 00:04:50,189 --> 00:04:50,985 And play instruments. 129 00:04:52,101 --> 00:04:54,650 There... There's this amazing legacy of music and 130 00:04:54,650 --> 00:04:55,924 worship in the life of Blake. 131 00:04:57,295 --> 00:04:59,535 That's 1. You're on the screen though. I 132 00:04:59,535 --> 00:05:00,975 think about these friends of mine. 133 00:05:01,935 --> 00:05:03,295 This is Mickey Pseudo, 134 00:05:03,855 --> 00:05:05,154 and Patrick Bert, 135 00:05:05,628 --> 00:05:08,650 they are the winners of the Nathan hotdog 136 00:05:08,650 --> 00:05:11,830 dog eating contest of 2024. 137 00:05:12,625 --> 00:05:13,341 What a legacy? 138 00:05:14,394 --> 00:05:16,954 Right? She ate 51 139 00:05:16,954 --> 00:05:17,675 hot dogs, 140 00:05:18,475 --> 00:05:20,154 bun and hotdog dog included. 141 00:05:21,128 --> 00:05:23,599 He ate 58 breaking his personal P. 142 00:05:24,237 --> 00:05:25,911 Alright? It's a lot of hotdog dogs, man, 143 00:05:26,230 --> 00:05:27,824 But what a legacy? Stan and I tried 144 00:05:27,824 --> 00:05:28,940 to do this and we got through 3. 145 00:05:29,433 --> 00:05:31,661 Didn't even happen. Didn't happens. Stay wanting a 146 00:05:31,661 --> 00:05:33,650 hotdog dog. I'm just kidding, or without the 147 00:05:33,650 --> 00:05:35,003 bun you will. It's good. Here we go. 148 00:05:35,162 --> 00:05:36,276 So this is a legacy. Right? 149 00:05:37,087 --> 00:05:39,001 Again, summer are playful. I'm gonna shift dark. 150 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:40,356 We're gonna come back, but here we go. 151 00:05:40,436 --> 00:05:42,190 Here's another 1. I don't know if you 152 00:05:42,190 --> 00:05:44,103 know this guy or not. I wanna meet 153 00:05:44,103 --> 00:05:46,274 this dude. He is a low Sum County, 154 00:05:46,435 --> 00:05:47,394 Gall resident, 155 00:05:48,115 --> 00:05:49,875 named. Let me his name right. David, 156 00:05:50,915 --> 00:05:54,274 David Hoo. Check this out. He got second 157 00:05:54,274 --> 00:05:54,774 place 158 00:05:55,248 --> 00:05:57,955 in the Us Mu championship in the United 159 00:05:58,114 --> 00:05:58,751 States this year. 160 00:06:01,377 --> 00:06:04,083 Second best Mu in the United States. 161 00:06:05,212 --> 00:06:06,166 That's a good looking mu. 162 00:06:07,198 --> 00:06:07,913 What a legacy. 163 00:06:08,390 --> 00:06:08,629 Right? 164 00:06:10,138 --> 00:06:10,377 Oh, 165 00:06:12,363 --> 00:06:13,237 Albert spear. 166 00:06:15,319 --> 00:06:17,012 Albert Sp was probably 167 00:06:17,546 --> 00:06:20,011 1 of the most accomplished architects in the 168 00:06:20,011 --> 00:06:20,806 twentieth century. 169 00:06:22,728 --> 00:06:23,228 Highly 170 00:06:23,840 --> 00:06:25,110 regarded and successful, 171 00:06:25,824 --> 00:06:26,935 incredible family man, 172 00:06:28,443 --> 00:06:29,261 devout husband 173 00:06:29,729 --> 00:06:32,382 wonderful father loved and cared deeply 174 00:06:32,759 --> 00:06:35,891 for his family, but he wasn't just anybody's 175 00:06:36,109 --> 00:06:38,124 architect. He just happened to be Hitler's 176 00:06:38,501 --> 00:06:38,661 architect. 177 00:06:41,223 --> 00:06:41,780 Pretty dark. 178 00:06:44,487 --> 00:06:46,340 So he became the minister ministry of armament 179 00:06:46,476 --> 00:06:48,387 in and develop in Nazi, Germany, 180 00:06:49,279 --> 00:06:51,277 And in the N trials, he was declared 181 00:06:51,277 --> 00:06:52,815 responsible for tens of thousands 182 00:06:53,594 --> 00:06:54,233 of deaths. 183 00:06:54,793 --> 00:06:57,110 And he actually has become a fascinating case 184 00:06:57,110 --> 00:07:00,869 study in theology and psychology for self deception. 185 00:07:01,028 --> 00:07:02,621 We say, how do I know that I 186 00:07:02,621 --> 00:07:04,372 can lie. I can lie to myself, and 187 00:07:04,452 --> 00:07:05,726 I can still know that I'm doing it? 188 00:07:06,618 --> 00:07:08,612 He lived by 3 principles. Y'all check this 189 00:07:08,612 --> 00:07:08,771 out. 190 00:07:09,649 --> 00:07:11,244 He would not talk about others. 191 00:07:12,999 --> 00:07:15,232 He wouldn't talk about his frustrations that he 192 00:07:15,232 --> 00:07:15,790 had with work. 193 00:07:16,845 --> 00:07:18,785 And he would not talk about politics 194 00:07:19,245 --> 00:07:21,004 in the social surroundings of his time. 195 00:07:22,125 --> 00:07:22,925 Nazi, Germany, 196 00:07:23,580 --> 00:07:25,980 World War 2, he would not talk about 197 00:07:25,980 --> 00:07:26,459 politics. 198 00:07:27,339 --> 00:07:29,259 And in 19 44 when he was invited 199 00:07:29,259 --> 00:07:31,759 to 2 also, he looked away 200 00:07:32,139 --> 00:07:33,040 and insisted 201 00:07:33,829 --> 00:07:35,337 on his ignorance of the holocaust. 202 00:07:37,719 --> 00:07:39,703 He's quoted to saying I just wanted to 203 00:07:39,703 --> 00:07:41,132 be a good architect. 204 00:07:43,772 --> 00:07:44,728 He's got a legacy. 205 00:07:47,277 --> 00:07:48,574 Martin Luther King junior 206 00:07:49,763 --> 00:07:50,263 arguably 207 00:07:51,119 --> 00:07:53,272 the most prominent figure in leaders in our 208 00:07:53,272 --> 00:07:54,968 civil rights movement in America 209 00:07:55,824 --> 00:07:57,898 until his death in 19 68. 210 00:07:59,109 --> 00:08:02,298 Organized and participated in countless nonviolent efforts to 211 00:08:02,298 --> 00:08:02,697 protest, 212 00:08:03,255 --> 00:08:05,567 racial injustice and he sought equality in human 213 00:08:05,567 --> 00:08:07,422 rights for African Americans his legacy 214 00:08:07,894 --> 00:08:09,807 lives on today. It's legacy. 215 00:08:10,365 --> 00:08:12,198 So if you may recognize this sweet woman, 216 00:08:12,437 --> 00:08:13,394 mother Teresa. 217 00:08:14,191 --> 00:08:15,546 Least call my mom mother Teresa. 218 00:08:16,835 --> 00:08:18,188 She had a sweetness about her as well, 219 00:08:18,347 --> 00:08:20,177 but she dedicated her life to the poor. 220 00:08:21,212 --> 00:08:22,167 Served the disabled, 221 00:08:22,883 --> 00:08:23,383 blind 222 00:08:23,694 --> 00:08:27,363 leopards, open schools, orphanages, medical clinics, homes for 223 00:08:27,363 --> 00:08:29,437 the elderly and homes for the dying, she 224 00:08:29,437 --> 00:08:31,372 has left a huge impact 225 00:08:31,750 --> 00:08:32,489 and legacy 226 00:08:33,106 --> 00:08:33,480 on 227 00:08:33,998 --> 00:08:35,834 humanitarian rights in our world. 228 00:08:36,393 --> 00:08:37,191 It's just legacy. 229 00:08:38,309 --> 00:08:39,985 Alright? So as we begin to think about 230 00:08:39,985 --> 00:08:41,582 legacy and what that means, especially if we 231 00:08:41,582 --> 00:08:43,352 look at back at Joshua, wanna ask you 232 00:08:43,352 --> 00:08:45,187 this question as we move forward, maybe. 233 00:08:46,064 --> 00:08:47,202 What kind of legacy 234 00:08:48,537 --> 00:08:49,994 are you and I 235 00:08:50,371 --> 00:08:51,169 leaving behind? 236 00:08:52,938 --> 00:08:54,375 Should contemplate that just for a little bit. 237 00:08:55,172 --> 00:08:57,406 What kind of legacy are we leaving behind 238 00:08:57,406 --> 00:08:59,741 a matter fact, are you and I 239 00:09:00,449 --> 00:09:01,505 intentionally dreaming 240 00:09:01,878 --> 00:09:04,657 and planning to pass on something good and 241 00:09:04,657 --> 00:09:07,197 valuable to the generations that are coming behind 242 00:09:07,197 --> 00:09:09,204 us. You can look around this room. You 243 00:09:09,204 --> 00:09:12,075 can see tiny ones, children, There's students in 244 00:09:12,075 --> 00:09:14,228 here. There's young adults in here. I'm asking 245 00:09:14,228 --> 00:09:16,961 are we really intentionally dreaming and planning 246 00:09:17,273 --> 00:09:19,736 to leave something behind for them that is 247 00:09:19,736 --> 00:09:22,834 valuable and good and priceless as they move 248 00:09:22,834 --> 00:09:23,708 forward into the future. 249 00:09:25,077 --> 00:09:26,215 What kind of legacy 250 00:09:26,991 --> 00:09:28,507 are we leaving behind? So let's to go 251 00:09:28,507 --> 00:09:30,022 back to Joshua for this. I'm gonna go 252 00:09:30,022 --> 00:09:31,219 back to of the very first of my 253 00:09:31,219 --> 00:09:32,574 introduction. And I wanna I want to review 254 00:09:32,574 --> 00:09:33,771 just a couple of things as we move 255 00:09:33,771 --> 00:09:34,090 forward. 256 00:09:34,582 --> 00:09:36,569 And that's this. Joshua knew who he was. 257 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:40,701 Joshua knew what he had, and Joshua knew 258 00:09:40,701 --> 00:09:42,529 what he had to do. We talked about 259 00:09:42,529 --> 00:09:44,618 the fact that He knew who he was 260 00:09:44,618 --> 00:09:46,616 as far as his identity goes. He knew 261 00:09:46,616 --> 00:09:48,214 the talents that he had the gifts that 262 00:09:48,214 --> 00:09:49,653 he had, and he had a mission that 263 00:09:49,813 --> 00:09:51,571 God had given him, but this had been 264 00:09:51,571 --> 00:09:52,770 going on for a lifetime. 265 00:09:53,583 --> 00:09:56,215 Joshua had been forming over lifetime. His skill 266 00:09:56,215 --> 00:09:57,651 set as a shepherd and a leader had 267 00:09:57,651 --> 00:10:00,124 been forming for some time. And then we 268 00:10:00,124 --> 00:10:02,197 talked about this. What happens when Joshua doesn't 269 00:10:02,197 --> 00:10:03,969 know who he is. And we talked about 270 00:10:03,969 --> 00:10:05,966 our role a little bit. The fact that 271 00:10:05,966 --> 00:10:07,644 everybody in this room has a role in 272 00:10:07,644 --> 00:10:10,840 shaping and forming and shepherd the people that 273 00:10:10,840 --> 00:10:13,091 we love And the young people that are 274 00:10:13,091 --> 00:10:15,246 around us from time to time, what happens 275 00:10:15,246 --> 00:10:15,986 when Joshua 276 00:10:16,364 --> 00:10:17,263 doesn't know 277 00:10:17,641 --> 00:10:18,359 who he is. 278 00:10:18,918 --> 00:10:19,876 We'll get back to that in a few 279 00:10:19,876 --> 00:10:20,195 minutes too. 280 00:10:20,927 --> 00:10:22,281 And then we ended with this for the 281 00:10:22,281 --> 00:10:25,704 most part. God wants who you are, God 282 00:10:25,704 --> 00:10:28,013 wants what you have and God wants what 283 00:10:28,013 --> 00:10:30,419 you do. Kinda comes out Ephesians chapter 10 284 00:10:30,419 --> 00:10:31,296 that we're a masterpiece, 285 00:10:31,934 --> 00:10:34,348 created with intention with good works to do 286 00:10:34,486 --> 00:10:36,240 in Jesus. So all of these things we 287 00:10:36,240 --> 00:10:37,675 talked about when it came to Joshua. 288 00:10:38,089 --> 00:10:39,525 And then we had all of our kids 289 00:10:39,525 --> 00:10:41,279 if you remember, come on stage. 290 00:10:42,556 --> 00:10:44,231 And you stood up with our children and 291 00:10:44,231 --> 00:10:45,666 you made a commitment to them and part 292 00:10:45,666 --> 00:10:47,740 of that commitment was as we look to 293 00:10:47,740 --> 00:10:50,137 the future. And as we think about the 294 00:10:50,137 --> 00:10:51,803 time and place that we live in, not 295 00:10:51,803 --> 00:10:53,072 to abandon our children, 296 00:10:53,707 --> 00:10:55,549 but to be with them to walk them 297 00:10:55,549 --> 00:10:57,303 and into care for them and to teach 298 00:10:57,303 --> 00:10:59,137 them to help them observe. And so that's 299 00:10:59,137 --> 00:11:01,450 part of where we were. But, I also 300 00:11:01,450 --> 00:11:02,806 asked this question? I said, what do you 301 00:11:02,806 --> 00:11:04,241 think about when you think about leaders? 302 00:11:05,611 --> 00:11:06,806 Influential leaders specifically. 303 00:11:07,284 --> 00:11:08,558 I gave you a few seconds to think 304 00:11:08,558 --> 00:11:10,391 about who came to your mind, but then 305 00:11:10,391 --> 00:11:12,860 we asked this question. You have that picture 306 00:11:12,860 --> 00:11:15,108 in your mind, but then In what ways 307 00:11:15,108 --> 00:11:16,167 of those pictures 308 00:11:16,546 --> 00:11:19,102 or images, compared to god's emphasis on the 309 00:11:19,102 --> 00:11:22,012 humble service empathy self awareness protect and sacrifice 310 00:11:22,306 --> 00:11:24,234 and care that should characterize 311 00:11:24,606 --> 00:11:26,828 Christian leaders. So in other words, the leaders 312 00:11:26,828 --> 00:11:28,811 that we think are influential in our world 313 00:11:28,811 --> 00:11:31,374 and our life are those values and are 314 00:11:31,374 --> 00:11:33,048 those leaders of the things that they believe 315 00:11:33,048 --> 00:11:34,665 in? Are they consistent 316 00:11:35,680 --> 00:11:37,355 with what God's value system is when it 317 00:11:37,355 --> 00:11:37,913 comes to leaders? 318 00:11:40,157 --> 00:11:41,987 But here's the center of gravity where I 319 00:11:41,987 --> 00:11:42,703 wanna park it today. 320 00:11:43,498 --> 00:11:44,771 Alright? So the next thing I had put 321 00:11:44,771 --> 00:11:45,646 up last time was this. 322 00:11:46,298 --> 00:11:49,002 Joshua neither Joshua were nor Moses in my 323 00:11:49,002 --> 00:11:51,786 opinion after reading the material was not concerned 324 00:11:51,786 --> 00:11:54,033 about being these soul spirit led leader of 325 00:11:54,113 --> 00:11:55,951 God's people. Joshua had 1 concern. 326 00:11:56,830 --> 00:11:58,588 His goal was for god's people to be 327 00:11:58,588 --> 00:12:00,906 led by the spirit. You see a difference? 328 00:12:02,518 --> 00:12:05,625 He's most concerned that god's people be led 329 00:12:05,625 --> 00:12:07,298 by the spirit, not so much putting the 330 00:12:07,298 --> 00:12:09,131 attention on him. So this message, it's about 331 00:12:09,290 --> 00:12:11,043 Joshua, but it's not about Joshua. 332 00:12:12,968 --> 00:12:14,480 Because you can't put that kind weight on 333 00:12:14,480 --> 00:12:15,832 1 person and to expect for that person 334 00:12:15,832 --> 00:12:16,469 to do everything. 335 00:12:17,185 --> 00:12:19,253 Joshua was surrounded by people, but he was 336 00:12:19,253 --> 00:12:20,629 more concerned than anything 337 00:12:21,180 --> 00:12:24,220 about God's people being led by the holy 338 00:12:24,220 --> 00:12:25,820 spirit. So again I wanna ask you what 339 00:12:25,820 --> 00:12:26,720 kind of legacy 340 00:12:27,340 --> 00:12:28,399 are you and I 341 00:12:29,180 --> 00:12:29,820 leaving behind? 342 00:12:31,981 --> 00:12:33,730 And that question of Spirit led is where 343 00:12:33,730 --> 00:12:35,717 we're gonna park this in just a moment. 344 00:12:36,194 --> 00:12:38,432 1 of my favorite things to do or 345 00:12:38,432 --> 00:12:40,257 at least speak about when I'm at weddings 346 00:12:40,257 --> 00:12:42,002 with people. Probably some of you in here 347 00:12:42,002 --> 00:12:43,826 weddings have appreciated. I don't know if Mason 348 00:12:43,905 --> 00:12:45,492 Mc is in here not Mace you in 349 00:12:45,492 --> 00:12:45,571 anywhere. 350 00:12:46,301 --> 00:12:47,888 Mason could answer this question out loud pretty 351 00:12:47,888 --> 00:12:49,159 quick through premier counseling. 352 00:12:49,873 --> 00:12:51,540 But 1 of the things we talk about. 353 00:12:51,699 --> 00:12:53,208 When I'm at the front of the room 354 00:12:53,208 --> 00:12:54,716 and we're about to differentiate the wedding is 355 00:12:54,716 --> 00:12:57,703 the fact that these 2 people are standing 356 00:12:57,762 --> 00:13:00,076 here about to make a commitment to each 357 00:13:00,076 --> 00:13:01,990 other and and get married. 358 00:13:02,882 --> 00:13:04,316 And 1 of the things I say to 359 00:13:04,316 --> 00:13:05,351 them is, I want you to turn around, 360 00:13:05,510 --> 00:13:06,386 I want you to look at the people. 361 00:13:06,546 --> 00:13:07,979 You've heard me say this before, look at 362 00:13:07,979 --> 00:13:10,209 the audience turnaround, and I want everybody a 363 00:13:10,209 --> 00:13:10,926 smile at you, 364 00:13:11,657 --> 00:13:13,008 take pictures if they want to, we don't 365 00:13:13,008 --> 00:13:14,597 take much pictures because the wedding pictures can't 366 00:13:14,597 --> 00:13:15,869 get out to the brad says, what pictures 367 00:13:15,869 --> 00:13:17,061 can get out right. So we wanna keep 368 00:13:17,061 --> 00:13:19,301 those pictures on the deal. But You can 369 00:13:19,301 --> 00:13:20,732 take a snapshot, but I want them to 370 00:13:20,732 --> 00:13:22,480 see the faces that are smiling back at 371 00:13:22,480 --> 00:13:22,639 them. 372 00:13:23,593 --> 00:13:25,581 And I want them to see the people 373 00:13:25,581 --> 00:13:28,068 who were sitting there because those people by 374 00:13:28,068 --> 00:13:29,746 and large if they are at your wedding, 375 00:13:30,066 --> 00:13:32,064 they're probably a pretty special component to your 376 00:13:32,064 --> 00:13:34,701 life. You have invited them to come be 377 00:13:34,701 --> 00:13:37,028 a part of this party as you say 378 00:13:37,028 --> 00:13:38,640 yes to your fiance. 379 00:13:40,047 --> 00:13:41,796 And so I say to them, look into 380 00:13:41,796 --> 00:13:43,067 the eyes of these people. 381 00:13:43,799 --> 00:13:46,374 Because the decisions that you're making right now 382 00:13:46,992 --> 00:13:47,891 are possible 383 00:13:48,988 --> 00:13:50,824 because a lot of decisions that have already 384 00:13:50,824 --> 00:13:52,820 been made long before you got here. 385 00:13:53,794 --> 00:13:54,273 Makes sense? 386 00:13:55,872 --> 00:13:57,710 Long before you got here, there were decisions 387 00:13:57,710 --> 00:14:00,667 made by your parents, your grandparents, your great 388 00:14:00,667 --> 00:14:02,105 grandparents, and list goes on and on and 389 00:14:02,105 --> 00:14:03,798 on for you to be standing right here 390 00:14:03,798 --> 00:14:05,394 at this moment before you make this decision. 391 00:14:05,873 --> 00:14:06,851 It's pretty fascinating. 392 00:14:07,628 --> 00:14:09,485 And so with that kind of 393 00:14:09,863 --> 00:14:12,192 thought process in mind, I want you to 394 00:14:12,192 --> 00:14:14,746 consider where or at least the reality of 395 00:14:14,746 --> 00:14:16,981 where you and I are living right now 396 00:14:16,981 --> 00:14:19,375 in this season of life in 2024, 397 00:14:20,106 --> 00:14:22,247 based off decisions that were made long before 398 00:14:22,247 --> 00:14:23,119 you and I existed, 399 00:14:23,912 --> 00:14:25,656 which include this church by the way. 400 00:14:26,369 --> 00:14:27,424 This church family 401 00:14:27,973 --> 00:14:30,608 This church family has a history of decisions 402 00:14:30,608 --> 00:14:33,002 that were made long before we are now 403 00:14:33,002 --> 00:14:34,540 living in what we call the Henderson 404 00:14:35,078 --> 00:14:36,275 Church of Christ era. 405 00:14:36,847 --> 00:14:38,592 Right? And so as you think about that, 406 00:14:39,782 --> 00:14:41,154 what kind of future 407 00:14:41,765 --> 00:14:43,589 will our current decisions cultivate? 408 00:14:44,875 --> 00:14:46,075 For those who are coming behind us. 409 00:14:48,554 --> 00:14:50,315 I really do think if we were intentional 410 00:14:50,315 --> 00:14:52,075 about these things, it might change the way 411 00:14:52,075 --> 00:14:52,715 that we speak. 412 00:14:54,008 --> 00:14:55,605 It might change the way that we make 413 00:14:55,605 --> 00:14:55,924 plans, 414 00:14:57,042 --> 00:14:58,718 it's certainly gonna change the way that we 415 00:14:58,718 --> 00:15:01,193 discern different things. If we think that the 416 00:15:01,193 --> 00:15:02,630 decisions that we are making right now are 417 00:15:02,630 --> 00:15:05,426 going affect those who come behind us and 418 00:15:05,426 --> 00:15:07,276 they are gonna be living into 419 00:15:07,809 --> 00:15:10,589 decisions that we made. Right? And so I 420 00:15:10,589 --> 00:15:12,201 keep thinking is what kind of legacy 421 00:15:12,748 --> 00:15:13,938 are we leaving behind? 422 00:15:15,524 --> 00:15:16,952 So then you gotta come to this question. 423 00:15:17,587 --> 00:15:19,981 You keep talking about being spirit led. So 424 00:15:19,981 --> 00:15:21,590 what is being spirit led 425 00:15:22,041 --> 00:15:22,596 actually mean? 426 00:15:23,230 --> 00:15:25,473 Holy spirit led. And what does 427 00:15:25,844 --> 00:15:26,740 spirit led 428 00:15:27,207 --> 00:15:27,684 look like. 429 00:15:28,399 --> 00:15:29,853 1 of my favorite theologian 430 00:15:30,386 --> 00:15:31,102 says it like this. 431 00:15:32,135 --> 00:15:34,066 It can be defined as intentional 432 00:15:34,695 --> 00:15:37,095 are intentionally opening ourselves and partnering with the 433 00:15:37,095 --> 00:15:38,875 holy spirit is full 434 00:15:39,254 --> 00:15:41,815 participation in God's life and God's good future 435 00:15:41,815 --> 00:15:43,821 here and now. It means that all of 436 00:15:43,821 --> 00:15:45,567 our attention, decisions, values, 437 00:15:46,282 --> 00:15:50,011 relationship, speech, practices, habits, and life rhythms are 438 00:15:50,011 --> 00:15:51,202 lived under the influence, 439 00:15:51,773 --> 00:15:53,998 guidance and empowerment of God's spirit. 440 00:15:54,634 --> 00:15:57,416 As transformed spirit led people, we learn to 441 00:15:57,416 --> 00:15:58,869 listen and see 442 00:15:59,340 --> 00:16:01,679 our ourselves or life, ourselves and others 443 00:16:02,299 --> 00:16:03,500 through the lens of the holy spirit. 444 00:16:05,420 --> 00:16:07,019 It is all encompassing. 445 00:16:08,542 --> 00:16:09,651 When we think about what it means to 446 00:16:09,651 --> 00:16:11,632 be spirit led, it would be that nothing... 447 00:16:11,790 --> 00:16:13,692 There is nothing that we would do. 448 00:16:14,658 --> 00:16:17,917 That did not include the holy spirit's influence 449 00:16:17,917 --> 00:16:18,950 as we walk through life. 450 00:16:19,824 --> 00:16:21,811 And then we open ourselves to that. 451 00:16:22,544 --> 00:16:24,625 Reality of being led by the spirit. 452 00:16:26,144 --> 00:16:27,184 So here's what I'm gonna do. 453 00:16:27,904 --> 00:16:29,284 I'm gonna take 3 aspects 454 00:16:30,480 --> 00:16:32,000 about what it looks like to be spirit 455 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:33,519 led from when I read the book of 456 00:16:33,679 --> 00:16:35,120 Joshua when you read the book of Joshua, 457 00:16:35,360 --> 00:16:36,980 I wanna take things that they 458 00:16:38,173 --> 00:16:42,004 walk through and heard and lived by an 459 00:16:42,004 --> 00:16:44,080 attempt to place it practically in our lap 460 00:16:44,080 --> 00:16:45,357 and think, man if we could do some 461 00:16:45,357 --> 00:16:46,395 of the same things, 462 00:16:46,888 --> 00:16:49,196 that they did, what would it look like 463 00:16:49,196 --> 00:16:51,742 on the other end of our journey. Leslie 464 00:16:51,742 --> 00:16:52,856 has already mentioned, we live in a little 465 00:16:52,856 --> 00:16:53,732 bit of a volatile world? 466 00:16:54,925 --> 00:16:55,482 Well, guess what? 467 00:16:56,293 --> 00:16:56,849 They did too. 468 00:16:57,723 --> 00:16:59,470 It was volatile then, and I think that's 469 00:16:59,470 --> 00:17:00,821 why some of these first things come out. 470 00:17:00,980 --> 00:17:02,648 So spirit led people if you're a note 471 00:17:02,648 --> 00:17:02,886 taker, 472 00:17:03,539 --> 00:17:06,731 Spirit led people of God, cultivate a legacy 473 00:17:06,731 --> 00:17:08,327 of strength and courage. 474 00:17:09,524 --> 00:17:10,561 This is... I don't know if I've got 475 00:17:10,561 --> 00:17:10,960 it up here. 476 00:17:11,853 --> 00:17:14,505 I just copied and pasted the first 19 477 00:17:14,723 --> 00:17:16,499 verses of chapter 1 478 00:17:16,955 --> 00:17:18,311 of Joshua. So if you've got it, you 479 00:17:18,311 --> 00:17:19,586 can even open it and look at it 480 00:17:19,586 --> 00:17:19,746 yourself. 481 00:17:20,477 --> 00:17:23,815 4 times in the opening chapter before he 482 00:17:23,815 --> 00:17:26,039 even gets going in this book. He says 483 00:17:26,039 --> 00:17:27,334 be strong and courageous 484 00:17:27,723 --> 00:17:29,949 be strong and very courageous. Be strong and 485 00:17:29,949 --> 00:17:33,447 courageous, only be strong and courageous over and 486 00:17:33,447 --> 00:17:35,911 over and over again they reiterate what it's 487 00:17:35,911 --> 00:17:36,547 going to take. 488 00:17:37,199 --> 00:17:39,509 As they walk into this new land, you 489 00:17:39,509 --> 00:17:42,138 need to be strong and courageous because it's 490 00:17:42,138 --> 00:17:45,085 going to be volatile. So be strong and 491 00:17:45,085 --> 00:17:48,596 courageous in the face of adversity and challenges. 492 00:17:49,866 --> 00:17:50,421 I love it. 493 00:17:52,405 --> 00:17:53,778 He says fear the Lord 494 00:17:55,038 --> 00:17:55,538 but 495 00:17:56,153 --> 00:17:58,381 in your attempts to keep my commandments to 496 00:17:58,381 --> 00:18:00,690 this new land, do not walk in fear. 497 00:18:01,087 --> 00:18:03,634 Don't be fearful. Do not be dismay because 498 00:18:03,714 --> 00:18:05,083 I am going to be with you as 499 00:18:05,083 --> 00:18:05,722 we do this. 500 00:18:08,914 --> 00:18:10,190 I don't know how long ago it was 501 00:18:10,190 --> 00:18:11,627 that we were teaching a class on Wednesday 502 00:18:11,627 --> 00:18:12,526 nights it's about 503 00:18:12,838 --> 00:18:15,622 raising resilient children, and this conversation comes right 504 00:18:15,622 --> 00:18:16,656 up in the middle of this. 505 00:18:17,929 --> 00:18:18,986 It is impossible 506 00:18:20,886 --> 00:18:21,942 literally impossible 507 00:18:23,111 --> 00:18:24,326 for you and I 508 00:18:24,779 --> 00:18:26,392 to protect our children 509 00:18:27,099 --> 00:18:27,997 from everything 510 00:18:28,852 --> 00:18:30,047 that this world has to offer. 511 00:18:31,879 --> 00:18:34,429 We can't do it. We cannot protect our 512 00:18:34,429 --> 00:18:36,044 kids or those that we love 513 00:18:36,913 --> 00:18:37,889 from all the difficulties 514 00:18:38,580 --> 00:18:39,398 and hardships, 515 00:18:40,169 --> 00:18:40,645 trials, 516 00:18:41,201 --> 00:18:43,902 and setbacks are universal for every human being. 517 00:18:44,060 --> 00:18:45,649 By the way, we we learn through suffering. 518 00:18:45,808 --> 00:18:46,959 That's a pretty biblical 519 00:18:47,338 --> 00:18:50,615 message to, the suffering servant Jesus shows us 520 00:18:50,615 --> 00:18:52,693 as he lives, but we should try to 521 00:18:52,693 --> 00:18:54,291 protect our kids or everything, but we literally 522 00:18:54,291 --> 00:18:56,865 can't protect our kids. From everything, but. 523 00:18:58,304 --> 00:19:00,544 As we cultivate strength and encourage you and 524 00:19:00,704 --> 00:19:02,484 I can foster and cultivate 525 00:19:03,024 --> 00:19:03,524 resilience 526 00:19:03,904 --> 00:19:04,704 in a generation. 527 00:19:05,359 --> 00:19:08,160 This this process of adapting well and in 528 00:19:08,160 --> 00:19:10,240 healthy ways in the face of adversity or 529 00:19:10,240 --> 00:19:13,095 trauma or maybe even significant sources of stress 530 00:19:13,294 --> 00:19:15,792 we teach them how to face adversity 531 00:19:16,171 --> 00:19:19,846 in a christ way with strength, and courage, 532 00:19:20,006 --> 00:19:23,049 so with conviction We foster virtue. We foster 533 00:19:23,049 --> 00:19:24,879 hope. We teach them not to be timid. 534 00:19:25,118 --> 00:19:27,823 And we see obstacles and challenges as opportunities 535 00:19:27,823 --> 00:19:30,424 and possibilities to grow and strengthen and courage 536 00:19:30,544 --> 00:19:32,063 and it just builds and builds and builds, 537 00:19:32,302 --> 00:19:33,901 but I think we have to be intentional 538 00:19:33,901 --> 00:19:35,659 about it. And if I'm completely honest with 539 00:19:35,659 --> 00:19:35,818 you. 540 00:19:36,617 --> 00:19:38,375 I failed as a dad during Covid. 541 00:19:39,829 --> 00:19:41,028 Miserably failed as a dad. 542 00:19:43,905 --> 00:19:47,022 I think more than not my children probably 543 00:19:47,022 --> 00:19:48,141 saw me curl up at a ball on 544 00:19:48,141 --> 00:19:48,540 the couch. 545 00:19:49,514 --> 00:19:50,014 Often 546 00:19:50,632 --> 00:19:52,630 wrestling with my own anxiety with this thing. 547 00:19:53,189 --> 00:19:55,106 Instead of being reassuring to my children even 548 00:19:55,106 --> 00:19:56,465 though, I didn't know was gonna happen. 549 00:19:57,197 --> 00:19:59,029 I think that there's times that our kids 550 00:19:59,029 --> 00:20:00,304 learn from us even we're not saying anything. 551 00:20:00,463 --> 00:20:02,136 Right? Now, I re you rebound from these 552 00:20:02,136 --> 00:20:03,809 things, and you move on. Jennifer and I, 553 00:20:04,446 --> 00:20:05,641 she's over here. Hey, Babe. 554 00:20:07,411 --> 00:20:08,368 I didn't ask you if I could do 555 00:20:08,368 --> 00:20:09,086 this. Sorry. 556 00:20:11,879 --> 00:20:12,756 We have a list. 557 00:20:13,729 --> 00:20:15,882 Of what we call parent fails. Anybody else? 558 00:20:17,557 --> 00:20:18,833 I'm not gonna talk about them either by 559 00:20:18,833 --> 00:20:20,827 the way. Nobody else is it's just us. 560 00:20:21,067 --> 00:20:21,944 It's just being you. 561 00:20:23,634 --> 00:20:24,670 It's just me and you, babe. 562 00:20:25,786 --> 00:20:27,699 Nobody else in here has parent fails. Not 563 00:20:27,699 --> 00:20:28,177 even blake. 564 00:20:29,133 --> 00:20:30,409 Not even y'all. This is great. 565 00:20:31,856 --> 00:20:33,522 Sorry. You have... We just don't list them. 566 00:20:33,680 --> 00:20:35,584 So we list them. And we... As we 567 00:20:35,584 --> 00:20:37,090 move through, we laugh about them a little 568 00:20:37,090 --> 00:20:38,676 bit, but luke they're going. Yeah remember some 569 00:20:38,676 --> 00:20:38,914 of those. 570 00:20:40,603 --> 00:20:42,521 I remember last year dad. I remember 1 571 00:20:42,521 --> 00:20:43,720 of those quite quite nearly. 572 00:20:44,759 --> 00:20:47,396 Anyways, sorry, we we we we bring this 573 00:20:47,396 --> 00:20:47,956 stuff about. 574 00:20:50,366 --> 00:20:52,382 Can we foster strength and courage 575 00:20:52,839 --> 00:20:54,216 even when we don't know 576 00:20:54,593 --> 00:20:56,667 what things look like. But I want you 577 00:20:56,667 --> 00:20:58,342 to consider the implications of what it looks 578 00:20:58,342 --> 00:20:59,892 like for us as adults 579 00:21:00,345 --> 00:21:02,725 to live and cultivate strength and courage in 580 00:21:02,725 --> 00:21:05,027 the lives of those behind us. And think 581 00:21:05,027 --> 00:21:06,693 about the impact that can have on us 582 00:21:06,693 --> 00:21:09,328 as we view obstacles schools and challenges as 583 00:21:09,328 --> 00:21:11,790 opportunities. So Church, I'm simply asking you this, 584 00:21:12,188 --> 00:21:13,776 what would it look like for you to 585 00:21:13,776 --> 00:21:15,865 cultivate in your individual lives 586 00:21:16,650 --> 00:21:17,284 and the church. 587 00:21:20,378 --> 00:21:21,092 Strength and courage. 588 00:21:22,282 --> 00:21:22,916 Just the second 1. 589 00:21:24,126 --> 00:21:25,982 I think the spirit led people of God 590 00:21:26,121 --> 00:21:27,817 cultivate a legacy of wisdom 591 00:21:28,354 --> 00:21:29,630 and instead steadfast ob absorb. 592 00:21:31,066 --> 00:21:32,820 This is glaring in the book of Joshua. 593 00:21:33,792 --> 00:21:36,503 Joshua, like others before him wholeheartedly the text 594 00:21:36,503 --> 00:21:39,135 said follow God in his ways. They stayed 595 00:21:39,135 --> 00:21:40,331 the course. Right? 596 00:21:41,288 --> 00:21:42,380 They held fast 597 00:21:42,736 --> 00:21:44,955 even when things were hard to held fast. 598 00:21:46,065 --> 00:21:48,997 They they fixed their eyes if you would 599 00:21:48,997 --> 00:21:49,394 on God. 600 00:21:49,964 --> 00:21:51,820 And then while renewing the covenant 601 00:21:52,277 --> 00:21:54,850 with the people of God, Joshua reminds them 602 00:21:54,988 --> 00:21:55,967 who they are 603 00:21:56,344 --> 00:21:57,859 and what god's been doing. So listen to 604 00:21:57,859 --> 00:22:00,207 this. This is Joshua chapter 24 605 00:22:00,503 --> 00:22:01,537 14 through 15. 606 00:22:02,969 --> 00:22:04,878 Now fear the Lord and serve him with 607 00:22:04,878 --> 00:22:05,696 all faithfulness. 608 00:22:06,882 --> 00:22:09,669 Throw away the gods, your ancestors worship beyond 609 00:22:09,669 --> 00:22:11,978 the Eu river and in Egypt and serve 610 00:22:11,978 --> 00:22:12,456 the Lord. 611 00:22:13,172 --> 00:22:14,819 But if serving the Lord seems 612 00:22:15,416 --> 00:22:18,280 undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this 613 00:22:18,280 --> 00:22:20,667 day, whom you will serve, whether the gods 614 00:22:20,667 --> 00:22:21,701 of your ancestors, 615 00:22:22,353 --> 00:22:23,569 serve beyond the Eu 616 00:22:24,103 --> 00:22:25,614 or the gods of the Am rights in 617 00:22:25,614 --> 00:22:27,762 whose land you were living. But as for 618 00:22:27,762 --> 00:22:28,876 me and my household, 619 00:22:29,369 --> 00:22:30,247 we will serve the Lord. 620 00:22:32,322 --> 00:22:33,838 He says make up your mind. 621 00:22:35,913 --> 00:22:36,632 Make up your mind. 622 00:22:37,843 --> 00:22:39,357 We're about to head into a pretty volatile 623 00:22:39,357 --> 00:22:40,712 place, but it has been given to us, 624 00:22:40,791 --> 00:22:42,783 but make up your mind, choose and decide 625 00:22:42,783 --> 00:22:44,457 who it is that you are going to 626 00:22:44,457 --> 00:22:44,696 serve. 627 00:22:45,426 --> 00:22:46,720 Decide whose wisdom 628 00:22:47,092 --> 00:22:48,758 you are going to follow. You're either you 629 00:22:48,758 --> 00:22:50,662 and I, we're either gonna follow the wisdom 630 00:22:50,662 --> 00:22:52,327 of the world or we're gonna follow the 631 00:22:52,327 --> 00:22:52,962 wisdom of God. 632 00:22:53,853 --> 00:22:56,805 It says choose. Choose, whose wisdom you will 633 00:22:56,805 --> 00:22:58,161 follow. And I think about when what is 634 00:22:58,161 --> 00:23:00,235 that wisdom? It's pepper all throughout the text. 635 00:23:00,886 --> 00:23:02,237 Grant's already read it this morning, but I 636 00:23:02,237 --> 00:23:03,350 think about D61 637 00:23:03,350 --> 00:23:05,893 through 9. He says, hero israel. This is 638 00:23:05,893 --> 00:23:07,323 pinnacle for who they are. Right? 639 00:23:08,054 --> 00:23:10,368 Love the Lord your God or authority. The 640 00:23:10,448 --> 00:23:12,123 Lord your God, the Lord is 1. Love 641 00:23:12,123 --> 00:23:13,820 the Lord your god with all your heart 642 00:23:14,198 --> 00:23:16,130 and with all your soul, And with all 643 00:23:16,130 --> 00:23:16,769 your strength, 644 00:23:17,410 --> 00:23:19,570 these commandments that I give you today are 645 00:23:19,570 --> 00:23:21,490 to be on your hearts and pressed them 646 00:23:21,490 --> 00:23:23,250 on your children. It's the core. 647 00:23:24,623 --> 00:23:26,299 It's the core of who we are it's 648 00:23:26,299 --> 00:23:29,013 fully integrated living when it comes to who 649 00:23:29,013 --> 00:23:32,226 god is. Micah, will summarize it really easily 650 00:23:32,619 --> 00:23:34,689 But you said, yet also challenging. Right? Micah 651 00:23:34,689 --> 00:23:36,758 6 80 he says this. He's shown you. 652 00:23:37,952 --> 00:23:38,270 Immortal. 653 00:23:39,385 --> 00:23:39,942 What is good? 654 00:23:40,754 --> 00:23:42,749 And what does the Lord require of you 655 00:23:42,749 --> 00:23:45,642 to act just lee and to love mercy 656 00:23:46,419 --> 00:23:47,855 and to walk humbly with your god? 657 00:23:50,183 --> 00:23:51,937 Jesus will say it like this in Matthew 658 00:23:51,937 --> 00:23:53,931 chapter 22. When he's talking about the greatest 659 00:23:53,931 --> 00:23:54,170 command. 660 00:23:54,808 --> 00:23:57,381 Hearing that Jesus had silenced to Sad sees 661 00:23:57,613 --> 00:23:59,840 the ph he's got together. And 1 of 662 00:23:59,840 --> 00:24:01,511 them an expert in the law tested him 663 00:24:01,511 --> 00:24:04,374 with this question teacher, which is the greatest 664 00:24:04,374 --> 00:24:05,488 command and the law. 665 00:24:06,218 --> 00:24:07,962 And Jesus Replied. Love the lord your God 666 00:24:07,962 --> 00:24:09,707 with all your heart and with all your 667 00:24:09,707 --> 00:24:12,086 soul and with all your mind, this is 668 00:24:12,086 --> 00:24:13,830 the first and greatest command. 669 00:24:15,037 --> 00:24:16,783 And then he says this, and the second 670 00:24:16,783 --> 00:24:17,339 is like it. 671 00:24:18,292 --> 00:24:20,595 Love your neighbor as yourself. Then he says 672 00:24:20,595 --> 00:24:21,707 all the law. 673 00:24:22,199 --> 00:24:23,096 And the profits 674 00:24:23,472 --> 00:24:23,972 hang 675 00:24:24,427 --> 00:24:25,382 on these 2 commandments. 676 00:24:26,735 --> 00:24:29,361 There are all kinds of things for us 677 00:24:29,361 --> 00:24:30,634 to look at with this when it comes 678 00:24:30,634 --> 00:24:31,373 down to 679 00:24:32,399 --> 00:24:35,021 steadfast absorb to what god teaches us and 680 00:24:35,021 --> 00:24:36,451 what he wants for us. And he's saying, 681 00:24:36,848 --> 00:24:38,358 I think when I hear these texts, he's 682 00:24:38,358 --> 00:24:39,629 saying here's what I would love for you 683 00:24:39,629 --> 00:24:42,426 not to do. Don't compartment minimize your faith. 684 00:24:44,096 --> 00:24:46,004 Don't bring it to you bring it with 685 00:24:46,004 --> 00:24:47,356 you when you arrive on a Sunday or 686 00:24:47,435 --> 00:24:49,184 Wednesday, but make sure that it is integrated 687 00:24:49,184 --> 00:24:49,844 into everything 688 00:24:50,234 --> 00:24:52,464 do and everything you say outside of these 689 00:24:52,464 --> 00:24:52,862 spaces, 690 00:24:53,419 --> 00:24:54,636 integrate these commandments 691 00:24:55,172 --> 00:24:57,424 into every aspect of your lived 692 00:24:57,879 --> 00:24:58,357 experience. 693 00:24:59,329 --> 00:25:00,925 Meditate on God's desires. 694 00:25:02,122 --> 00:25:03,878 God's values for humanity, 695 00:25:05,794 --> 00:25:08,041 attempt to live faithful instead steadfast. Know, you're 696 00:25:08,041 --> 00:25:08,994 not gonna do it perfectly. 697 00:25:09,789 --> 00:25:11,218 You can't... None of us can because we 698 00:25:11,218 --> 00:25:13,045 still have flesh bodies this out of eternity, 699 00:25:13,283 --> 00:25:14,713 but then it's just also this idea of 700 00:25:14,713 --> 00:25:15,666 cultivating wisdom. 701 00:25:16,078 --> 00:25:17,451 It's not just about mastering 702 00:25:17,984 --> 00:25:21,001 information. Wisdom is this idea of absorbing god's 703 00:25:21,001 --> 00:25:22,907 ways in his will, and then it helps 704 00:25:22,907 --> 00:25:25,782 us foster understanding about how to guide our 705 00:25:25,782 --> 00:25:27,955 actions. So may we be a church 706 00:25:28,809 --> 00:25:32,097 that cultivate wisdom and steadfast ob absorb 707 00:25:33,190 --> 00:25:33,907 to god's words? 708 00:25:35,673 --> 00:25:35,992 3, 709 00:25:36,947 --> 00:25:39,437 Spirit led people of God cultivate 710 00:25:40,370 --> 00:25:42,121 dependency on the tri God. 711 00:25:43,169 --> 00:25:43,566 Father, 712 00:25:44,678 --> 00:25:45,178 son 713 00:25:45,631 --> 00:25:48,173 and holy spirit. And we get dependent. Right? 714 00:25:48,411 --> 00:25:50,794 I I can get to know you long 715 00:25:50,794 --> 00:25:52,558 enough that I begin to trust you at 716 00:25:52,558 --> 00:25:54,632 some point, I trust you enough that I 717 00:25:54,632 --> 00:25:56,466 know that I can rely on you. I 718 00:25:56,466 --> 00:25:58,141 need you in my life. I need you 719 00:25:58,141 --> 00:25:59,816 to help me do things. I know that 720 00:25:59,896 --> 00:26:02,025 I can depend on you, and it's this 721 00:26:02,384 --> 00:26:04,062 action or to support. I'm saying to you. 722 00:26:04,461 --> 00:26:06,219 I can't do this without you. 723 00:26:08,136 --> 00:26:08,775 I need you. 724 00:26:10,545 --> 00:26:11,661 But I also know that we've gonna be 725 00:26:11,661 --> 00:26:13,496 cautious when it comes to dependence because you 726 00:26:13,496 --> 00:26:15,888 and I can become dependent on many things 727 00:26:15,888 --> 00:26:17,403 that are not healthy for us. So what's 728 00:26:17,403 --> 00:26:19,413 it look like then for us as spirit 729 00:26:19,413 --> 00:26:20,792 led people to be 730 00:26:21,331 --> 00:26:23,089 dependent on the tri and God. It looks 731 00:26:23,089 --> 00:26:25,885 like this. We are confident in god's actions. 732 00:26:27,178 --> 00:26:29,091 We're entirely focused on Jesus, 733 00:26:29,729 --> 00:26:31,563 and we're partnering with and led by the 734 00:26:31,563 --> 00:26:34,114 holy spirit, and this has developed over a 735 00:26:34,114 --> 00:26:35,963 lifetime. It's a process for a church. It's 736 00:26:35,963 --> 00:26:37,478 a process for individuals. 737 00:26:38,834 --> 00:26:40,587 And so may we cultivate this church. 738 00:26:42,501 --> 00:26:45,146 Will our children and generations behind us experience 739 00:26:45,146 --> 00:26:47,693 these things as we live out our lived 740 00:26:47,693 --> 00:26:48,091 experience. 741 00:26:49,286 --> 00:26:50,820 So it's just a big question 742 00:26:51,196 --> 00:26:52,572 where who or what 743 00:26:53,440 --> 00:26:55,670 is our dependence focused even today. 744 00:26:56,704 --> 00:26:57,740 What are you dependent upon? 745 00:26:59,093 --> 00:27:00,367 Who are you dependent upon? 746 00:27:01,574 --> 00:27:03,638 How often before your feet hit the ground 747 00:27:03,638 --> 00:27:04,908 before you wake up in the morning, are 748 00:27:04,908 --> 00:27:07,551 you already talking to god about being dependent 749 00:27:07,845 --> 00:27:10,013 upon him? And then ultimately, I don't think 750 00:27:10,013 --> 00:27:12,170 any of this works by the way, unless 751 00:27:12,170 --> 00:27:12,969 we do it together. 752 00:27:14,168 --> 00:27:15,446 It's part of why we've been doing what 753 00:27:15,446 --> 00:27:16,725 we've been trying to do Wednesday nights. 754 00:27:17,538 --> 00:27:18,573 We knew it was risky. 755 00:27:20,007 --> 00:27:21,440 We knew we didn't know how people were 756 00:27:21,440 --> 00:27:24,068 gonna react or respond. We tried to simply 757 00:27:24,068 --> 00:27:27,029 get everybody together in 1 room fully integrated, 758 00:27:27,427 --> 00:27:29,496 inter generation to look at some practices and 759 00:27:29,496 --> 00:27:32,201 worship and teachings, and it's gotta start small, 760 00:27:32,361 --> 00:27:33,554 but what does it look like for us 761 00:27:33,554 --> 00:27:35,066 to pursue god's will together? 762 00:27:35,718 --> 00:27:37,630 What's it look like? And it can look 763 00:27:37,630 --> 00:27:39,143 different in here. It can look different out 764 00:27:39,143 --> 00:27:40,577 there, but I think it's something that we 765 00:27:40,577 --> 00:27:42,091 have to do together. 766 00:27:42,584 --> 00:27:44,259 And so I think about Joshua, when I 767 00:27:44,259 --> 00:27:45,775 think about his days and I think about 768 00:27:45,775 --> 00:27:47,848 the text that says, as long as Joshua 769 00:27:47,848 --> 00:27:49,603 was alive and the people that he influenced 770 00:27:49,683 --> 00:27:50,183 Israel 771 00:27:50,560 --> 00:27:51,060 followed 772 00:27:51,517 --> 00:27:51,757 God. 773 00:27:52,569 --> 00:27:53,709 Because he was attentive 774 00:27:54,088 --> 00:27:54,967 to God's ways. 775 00:27:55,846 --> 00:27:57,284 And so here's my last question for us. 776 00:27:59,122 --> 00:28:01,040 Where are we now and how are we 777 00:28:01,040 --> 00:28:01,200 doing? 778 00:28:04,092 --> 00:28:05,690 How are we doing with cultivating all these 779 00:28:05,690 --> 00:28:05,930 things? 780 00:28:06,969 --> 00:28:08,807 I wanna read to you If you wanna 781 00:28:08,807 --> 00:28:09,846 turn to it, you can. It's not gonna 782 00:28:09,846 --> 00:28:10,965 be on the screen as far as the 783 00:28:10,965 --> 00:28:11,365 text goes. 784 00:28:12,175 --> 00:28:13,445 If I could read it, I forgot my 785 00:28:13,445 --> 00:28:14,159 readers. This is bad. 786 00:28:15,984 --> 00:28:16,222 Wow, 787 00:28:17,016 --> 00:28:19,024 Joshua 2 7 through 15 788 00:28:20,129 --> 00:28:21,958 When Joshua dismissed the people, 789 00:28:22,674 --> 00:28:25,719 the Israelites all went to their own inheritance 790 00:28:25,855 --> 00:28:27,128 to take possession of land. 791 00:28:27,938 --> 00:28:29,688 The people worship the Lord all the days 792 00:28:29,688 --> 00:28:30,426 of Joshua 793 00:28:30,800 --> 00:28:32,470 and all the days of the elders who 794 00:28:32,470 --> 00:28:33,345 out live Joshua, 795 00:28:33,822 --> 00:28:35,889 who had seen the great work that the 796 00:28:35,969 --> 00:28:37,184 Lord had done for Israel 797 00:28:37,814 --> 00:28:40,132 Joshua was son of none, servant of God, 798 00:28:41,090 --> 00:28:42,449 serving the lord died at the age of 799 00:28:42,449 --> 00:28:44,287 110 years. I'm a skip out of verse 800 00:28:44,287 --> 00:28:44,527 11. 801 00:28:45,326 --> 00:28:46,445 Leslie read this last week. 802 00:28:47,259 --> 00:28:47,500 Then, 803 00:28:48,460 --> 00:28:51,180 the Israelites did what was evil in the 804 00:28:51,180 --> 00:28:53,660 side of the Lord and worship the baal 805 00:28:53,660 --> 00:28:53,900 elves. 806 00:28:54,793 --> 00:28:57,104 And they abandoned the Lord, the God of 807 00:28:57,104 --> 00:28:57,742 their ancestors, 808 00:28:58,539 --> 00:28:59,734 who had brought them out of the land 809 00:28:59,734 --> 00:29:02,147 of Egypt. They followed other gods 810 00:29:02,857 --> 00:29:04,450 among the gods of the peoples who were 811 00:29:04,450 --> 00:29:06,681 all around them and bowed down to them. 812 00:29:07,318 --> 00:29:09,867 And they provoked the lord to anger. They 813 00:29:09,867 --> 00:29:10,367 abandoned 814 00:29:10,823 --> 00:29:11,562 the Lord 815 00:29:12,034 --> 00:29:12,774 and worship 816 00:29:13,552 --> 00:29:14,112 other gods. 817 00:29:18,666 --> 00:29:19,805 So where are we 818 00:29:20,599 --> 00:29:21,318 and how we're doing. 819 00:29:25,951 --> 00:29:28,200 I was fortunate enough to to work in 820 00:29:28,200 --> 00:29:30,288 student ministry for 18 years 821 00:29:30,740 --> 00:29:32,273 as a youth minister before 822 00:29:33,043 --> 00:29:34,711 transitioning into other roles. 823 00:29:35,838 --> 00:29:37,348 I still get the opportunity to work with 824 00:29:37,348 --> 00:29:39,415 young adults. I love young people, and I 825 00:29:39,415 --> 00:29:40,131 love young adults. 826 00:29:41,879 --> 00:29:42,833 And I gotta be honest. 827 00:29:43,724 --> 00:29:45,638 I don't I don't know that it's entirely 828 00:29:45,638 --> 00:29:45,957 fair. 829 00:29:47,313 --> 00:29:47,791 It's not. 830 00:29:48,669 --> 00:29:51,460 To generalize the generation like them and say, 831 00:29:51,779 --> 00:29:53,215 they're just walking away from God. 832 00:29:54,426 --> 00:29:56,419 I don't think they're walking away from God 833 00:29:56,419 --> 00:29:58,173 because the conversations that I have with them 834 00:29:58,173 --> 00:29:59,289 are a little bit different than that. 835 00:30:00,087 --> 00:30:01,145 They are craving 836 00:30:01,602 --> 00:30:02,102 god 837 00:30:02,494 --> 00:30:03,474 They are craving 838 00:30:03,775 --> 00:30:06,494 experiences with God. They are craving to encounter 839 00:30:06,575 --> 00:30:09,054 God. There's just 1 difficult thing that has 840 00:30:09,054 --> 00:30:10,255 been getting in the way of that is, 841 00:30:10,494 --> 00:30:12,109 and they've been hurt a lot It's not 842 00:30:12,109 --> 00:30:13,787 to put guilt on us or anybody else. 843 00:30:14,107 --> 00:30:15,945 But 1 of the biggest detriment to the 844 00:30:15,945 --> 00:30:18,982 young people's faith journey is this. They hear 845 00:30:18,982 --> 00:30:20,361 us say 1 thing 846 00:30:21,473 --> 00:30:23,882 and they watch us do something completely different 847 00:30:24,177 --> 00:30:25,450 when it comes to our faith journeys. 848 00:30:26,723 --> 00:30:28,728 They hear us coming in here and talk 849 00:30:28,728 --> 00:30:31,040 about things. They hear us in classes, they 850 00:30:31,040 --> 00:30:32,715 hear us say things to us, but then 851 00:30:32,715 --> 00:30:34,868 they watch us live a completely different lifestyle. 852 00:30:35,028 --> 00:30:36,862 And if that's not confusing enough, I don't 853 00:30:36,862 --> 00:30:37,420 know what else is. 854 00:30:39,353 --> 00:30:41,830 And so if you wonder why young people 855 00:30:41,830 --> 00:30:43,908 are struggling is because they look at this 856 00:30:43,908 --> 00:30:45,746 and go, is this even authentic? 857 00:30:47,992 --> 00:30:49,662 Again, not to be put guilt on us. 858 00:30:49,820 --> 00:30:50,934 I'm saying it's for all of us to 859 00:30:50,934 --> 00:30:52,604 think about was we move forward, 860 00:30:53,479 --> 00:30:55,228 authenticity and genuine in our own walk. Guess 861 00:30:55,228 --> 00:30:56,992 what. When you mess up as a or 862 00:30:56,992 --> 00:30:58,502 when you mess up as a human, we 863 00:30:58,502 --> 00:31:00,647 own it, and we work through and we 864 00:31:00,647 --> 00:31:01,760 tell our kids that we've messed up. 865 00:31:05,193 --> 00:31:07,421 They craving God and their hungry for us. 866 00:31:07,660 --> 00:31:08,854 I don't think we're in a generation that's 867 00:31:08,854 --> 00:31:10,763 just turned their backs completely on God. I 868 00:31:10,763 --> 00:31:12,196 think they're turning their backs on something a 869 00:31:12,196 --> 00:31:12,753 little bit different. 870 00:31:13,724 --> 00:31:15,320 I think you and I have an opportunity 871 00:31:15,320 --> 00:31:17,873 to cultivate something very different and raised up 872 00:31:17,873 --> 00:31:20,986 an entire generation of Joshua. So Henderson Church, 873 00:31:21,225 --> 00:31:24,016 we really do need to be intentional about 874 00:31:24,016 --> 00:31:26,235 what it is that we cultivate with our 875 00:31:26,235 --> 00:31:27,900 young people with our people around even in 876 00:31:27,900 --> 00:31:28,454 this community. 877 00:31:29,263 --> 00:31:31,172 And so even if it means writing it 878 00:31:31,172 --> 00:31:32,922 down and saying this is what we're convicted 879 00:31:32,922 --> 00:31:34,274 to. This is who we are going to 880 00:31:34,274 --> 00:31:36,000 be. We are gonna make up our minds 881 00:31:36,119 --> 00:31:38,104 to actually be spirit led people of God, 882 00:31:38,342 --> 00:31:40,486 and we're gonna cultivate strength and courage. We're 883 00:31:40,486 --> 00:31:42,336 gonna cultivate wisdom. We're gonna 884 00:31:42,868 --> 00:31:43,368 practice 885 00:31:43,742 --> 00:31:45,661 steadfast subs servants even though we don't know 886 00:31:45,661 --> 00:31:46,930 how to always do it right. And, you 887 00:31:46,930 --> 00:31:48,516 know what? We're gonna be dependent on the 888 00:31:48,516 --> 00:31:50,578 creator of the universe who said he's gonna 889 00:31:50,578 --> 00:31:52,086 be with us to walk with us. 890 00:31:53,700 --> 00:31:54,419 Do me a favor. 891 00:31:55,380 --> 00:31:56,659 Go ahead and stand where you are. 892 00:31:57,380 --> 00:31:59,059 I ended the very first intro sermon with 893 00:31:59,059 --> 00:32:00,579 this very differently, And I wanna ask my 894 00:32:00,579 --> 00:32:01,779 friend Harrison to come on up here. 895 00:32:06,569 --> 00:32:08,820 Harrison mister Harrison slaughter her 896 00:32:09,369 --> 00:32:10,242 Harrison, what's your middle name? 897 00:32:11,354 --> 00:32:12,307 Oh, 0, of course. 898 00:32:13,895 --> 00:32:16,436 Harrison Owen Slaughter. Yes. I'm bad. Sorry, Owen. 899 00:32:17,644 --> 00:32:18,525 This is my friend. 900 00:32:19,244 --> 00:32:19,805 This is my friend, 901 00:32:20,765 --> 00:32:22,045 Harrison. And we're gonna come out here, harrison. 902 00:32:23,005 --> 00:32:24,045 I think they can still see us down 903 00:32:24,045 --> 00:32:25,484 here. That okay? That's for you. 904 00:32:28,765 --> 00:32:31,783 After the first opening message of this, all 905 00:32:31,783 --> 00:32:33,054 the kids came up here on stage, 906 00:32:33,690 --> 00:32:35,198 and I had some things for you to 907 00:32:35,198 --> 00:32:35,993 say to our children. 908 00:32:37,912 --> 00:32:39,023 I just want you to hear the voice 909 00:32:39,023 --> 00:32:39,736 of somebody young, 910 00:32:41,085 --> 00:32:42,037 saying something to you. 911 00:32:43,720 --> 00:32:46,200 And if you don't mind, just repeat after 912 00:32:46,200 --> 00:32:49,000 my friend, Harrison here, the things that he's 913 00:32:49,000 --> 00:32:50,599 going to say. Right? It's real simple call 914 00:32:50,599 --> 00:32:52,685 and response. Go slow as you want to, 915 00:32:52,924 --> 00:32:55,942 and if they don't respond back, we'll we'll 916 00:32:55,942 --> 00:32:57,134 do it again. How's that? 917 00:32:58,325 --> 00:32:59,279 So you're gonna repeat. 918 00:33:00,009 --> 00:33:01,602 What he says. We all are. 919 00:33:03,354 --> 00:33:04,549 God wants who we are. 920 00:33:05,265 --> 00:33:06,619 God wants who we are. 921 00:33:07,257 --> 00:33:08,611 God wants what we have. 922 00:33:09,184 --> 00:33:10,540 God wants what we have. 923 00:33:11,259 --> 00:33:13,254 And God wants what we have to do. 924 00:33:13,892 --> 00:33:16,127 God wants what we have to do. Do 925 00:33:16,127 --> 00:33:16,686 it 1 more time. 926 00:33:17,578 --> 00:33:19,833 God wants who we are. God 927 00:33:21,327 --> 00:33:22,763 God wants what we have. 928 00:33:25,076 --> 00:33:27,070 And god wants what we have to do. 929 00:33:33,164 --> 00:33:34,684 Hit Church if you haven't thought about it 930 00:33:34,684 --> 00:33:35,005 lately. 931 00:33:37,018 --> 00:33:38,452 You are beloved children of God. 932 00:33:39,806 --> 00:33:40,842 We mess up all the time, 933 00:33:41,878 --> 00:33:43,870 but there's a long and loving gaze upon 934 00:33:43,870 --> 00:33:44,370 us 935 00:33:44,826 --> 00:33:46,202 that wants us to 936 00:33:46,594 --> 00:33:47,471 thrive and flourish. 937 00:33:48,188 --> 00:33:49,622 He wants he wants us. 938 00:33:50,817 --> 00:33:53,208 He wants who we are. He's created us 939 00:33:53,208 --> 00:33:55,133 to be that. He wants the gifts that 940 00:33:55,133 --> 00:33:56,324 we have and he wants us to use 941 00:33:56,324 --> 00:33:58,626 those for good in this world. You may 942 00:33:58,626 --> 00:33:59,341 be here this morning. 943 00:34:00,294 --> 00:34:02,847 Already pre thinking about getting baptized can still 944 00:34:02,847 --> 00:34:04,191 do that, but I'm just simply gonna ask 945 00:34:04,191 --> 00:34:05,693 as we sing, blake come on up as 946 00:34:05,693 --> 00:34:07,195 we sing this song. Just think about what 947 00:34:07,195 --> 00:34:07,748 it looks like. 948 00:34:08,391 --> 00:34:11,351 To cultivate these things in this church and 949 00:34:11,351 --> 00:34:13,751 cultivate a spirit of being spirit led people 950 00:34:13,751 --> 00:34:14,151 of God.