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God’s Persistent Love: A Journey from Shame to Grace || Pastor Nathan Mesa
May 1, 2025 · 42 min
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Adam Mesa is Lead Pastor of Patria Church and speaks to a congregation of 12,000 about how the gospel of Jesus Christ brings purpose to every life. Patria
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0:09 Well, good morning Patriot family. How's everyone doing on this beautiful Sunday morning? I'm gonna ask, how many of you were with us last weekend for resurrection weekend here at0:20 Patria? What an incredible service we had across all of our campuses. We had over 16000 people, literal people on all our campuses0:32 from Alameda to Pomona to here in Rancho, and that doesn't count the thousands that also watched online. Here's what I know what took place last week. Jesus was glorified. People were0:43 healed. People were set free, and lives were changed. And if you've been with us the last couple weeks, the series we've been in is see clearly, and I believe we all have been seeing Jesus0:56 a little bit more clearly over the past couple weeks. And so as we go into this weekend, it's the last weekend of our series, and I believe God wants to speak to places in us1:07 that still may feel a little unclear even after Easter. Because let's be honest. After last weekend, we returned to our life on Monday. We returned back1:19 to work. Our kids went back to school. Our life continued to life, and so does the reality of everything around us. And here we are. The week after1:30 Easter, Jesus is alive, the tomb is empty, you know he's real, you believe he's real, And yet, you might be here today and still feel a little stuck.1:42 You might be here this morning, and you still may carry a little we're a little worry or shame or fear upon you. Maybe some disappointment. You see, the celebration has passed,1:54 but the struggle may still remain. And so today, I wanna talk to the person that has ever asked the question, can God still love me even after what2:06 I've done? Or the question, can God still use me even after I've messed up? And if that is you here today, then I wanna tell you, you2:18 are not alone. You see, there's someone in the Bible named Peter who knew that feeling all too well. He was a leader among the disciples. He was bold and impulsive.2:30 Peter walked on water and he spoke bold words of loyalty. He was deeply devoted, but he was also so humanly fall flawed. And when it counted most,2:42 this is what you know about Peter, he denied Jesus. I wanna rewind a little bit to the night of Jesus' arrest found in Matthew 26. You see, Jesus among the2:53 disciples was at Passover, and they were having the last supper. And Jesus told Peter, hey, Peter. Before the night ends, a rooster will crow, and you will deny3:05 me 3 times. And Peter's response was filled with so much confidence as he said, even if everyone falls away, my Lord, I never will. But later3:17 that evening, now in John 18, Jesus was arrested. And as he was hauled off, he was hauled off near a courtyard. And the word of God says that Peter followed behind him to see3:29 what was happening to Jesus as he was arrested. And Peter makes his way into a courtyard, and there was a charcoal fire, and people were around it. Peter goes to warm himself up next3:41 to the fire, and he was overwhelmed with the emotions of what just took place, and he could see his Lord and savior in the distance. And as he's there, he looks 1 way and someone goes to him and3:52 says, aren't you 1 of his disciples? No. I am not. He looks the other way and someone else goes, aren't you 1 of those that follow? No. I am not.4:05 And a young servant girl notices him and says, weren't you the 1 in the garden with him? No. I I was not. And in that moment, the rooster4:17 crowed. And what Jesus prophesied happened in the life of Peter. And you see, from this moment on, I I believe there's a concern that Peter had.4:29 And the concern that Peter wrestled with was 1, shame and guilt that covered him over his denial. Does Jesus still love me after what I did?4:40 The second concern that Peter had was the potential fear that his calling was canceled. Maybe I really blew my chance to be a part of his kingdom. Or the last4:52 concern that Peter may have wrestled with was the devastation about losing a relationship with his Lord and savior. I cannot believe that I5:04 let my savior down. You see, Peter thought his failure disqualified him. But I am so grateful that Jesus didn't leave Peter in his concern or with a5:15 distorted view of who he was. In this morning family, through John 21, we will see Jesus' love a little bit more clearly. It is a love that5:27 doesn't flinch at our failure. It is through the resurrection of Jesus that he redeems our shame and our failure. He restores what's been broken, and he calls5:39 us forward with a grace and purpose that only he can. If you have your Bibles, you can turn with me now to John 21. And so, as we pick up now, it is now5:50 after Christ's death and resurrection. And everything felt uncertain. Peter and the other disciples, they didn't know what was next. For all they knew, Jesus was6:02 gone gone, and he was gone forever. But we will soon see as we pick up in this chapter, Jesus now is beginning to reveal himself to certain followers to6:14 show that he truly is alive. And as we pick up in verse 3, Simon Peter said to them, I'm going back to fishing. And they said to him, well, we will go6:26 with you. And they went out and got in the boat. And Peter went back fishing, and 6 others followed him. Say, fishing.6:38 You see, after his failure and after his denial and after his shame, Peter went back to what he was6:50 familiar with. You see, his net represented his performance. It represented what I control. It represents the skills that I have. It represents what7:02 Peter knew. It was safe. It was predictable. It was comfortable. And you may be here today and like, wow. That's wild for Peter, but I ain't no7:13 fisherman. And most of us are not fishermen. But we all have some nets that we have returned to when we have experienced failure or7:25 shame or sin within our life. Old habits, bad patterns that we go and pick up again. You see, for some of us, we return to our network.7:37 These are the people that we put before God. Our boss, our coworkers, our group of friends, maybe even our spouse. For some, we return to our7:49 net worth. This is the net of the things that we put before God. The bank account, the cars, the position, the title, the diploma, the degree. I want8:01 more, more, more. For some of us, we return to our safety net. These are the things that God has often delivered us from, but we can so easily fall back to.8:12 This is the substances, the alcohol, the smoking. It's the negative emotions like anger and envy that we fall back into. Some of8:24 us, we go and we grab the Internet. Oh, yeah. This is the thing that is so accessible via a phone where we believe the authority of Google over the8:36 authority of the word of God. I know what the word of God says, but Google says that I'm sick and I have this disease. You see, the Internet is where we go to show the8:48 reels of what's happening in our life on social media, but the reality is our life is in shambles. The Internet is the net where we go to and we retreat in our room and we visit those8:59 sites that we really shouldn't be visiting. And the last thing we may pick up is the Netflix and chill. Oh, yeah.9:11 This is the relationships that we know we should not go back into. This is the side chicks and the side homies that we call up when we wanna dive into some9:23 sexual sin. And here's the thing, family. Instead of running to Jesus, We go back and we pick up these nets,9:35 and we believe the lies of the enemy and the lies in our head that say, because of our failure, God doesn't love us anymore. And next thing you know, entangled in these nets is9:47 emotions of shame, and guilt, and condemnation, and regret. And we try to go on with our life. We try to raise a family. We try to love our spouse. We go to9:59 church. We go to work. We even try to lift our hands. But guess what? We can't because we are so entangled in these nets that we've returned to when God never10:10 intended for us to run back to the nets that we once encountered. You see, family, Peter was stuck. He was stuck fishing. Nothing was10:22 working. His old ways weren't working. As we read, they couldn't catch nothing. But there was Jesus on the shoreline, and he said, Peter, I want you to throw the net on the other side. And as he throws the net on10:34 the other side, they go and they catch an immeasurable amount of fish. And it was in that moment that Peter realized, oh my God, Jesus is alive. And he gets out of the boat, and he10:46 runs into the arms of his master. You see, here's the thing, family. If there was anyone, anyone that had the right to confront Peter, it was Jesus.10:57 Yo. Why did you deny me, Peter? What were you thinking? Why did you pretend to not know me in the courtyard that day? But Jesus doesn't say any of that.11:09 We're gonna pick up now in John 21 in verse 15. Will you stand with me for a few of these verses? And it says in John 21 in verse 15,11:21 when they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter Say, Simon. Simon. Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these? And he said, yes, Lord.11:33 You know I love you. And Jesus said, then feed my lambs. And Jesus said again, Simon, son of John, do you love me? And he answered, yes, Lord. You know that I love11:45 you. And Jesus said, then go and take care of my sheep. And a third time Jesus said to him, Simon, son of John, do you love me? And Peter11:57 was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, do you love me? This translates as Peter was annoyed. Why are you asking me this, Jesus? And he said, Lord, you know all these things. You know12:09 that I love you. And in verse 19, he says, then go and feed my sheep. And in verse 19 excuse me. This is verse 19. Jesus said this to indicate the12:21 kind of death to which Peter would glorify God. And then Jesus said to him, follow me. You may be seated. Lord, we thank you, father, for your word this morning, God. We ask12:32 that you continue to reveal yourself to us. Continue, God, may that we may see your love in a new way. May I be a broken vessel, father, for you to use in Jesus' name. Amen. You12:44 see, in this powerful moment, Peter was not alone. There were other disciples that were around them having breakfast. But Jesus singles Peter out directly. Why? Because the first point12:56 about Jesus' love is that his love is personal. 3 times Jesus asked him, Simon, son of John, do you love me? I13:08 believe family, this is not by accident whatsoever. The 3 questions that Jesus asking was to mirror the 3 denials that Peter had towards Jesus. That13:19 every time that Jesus asked Simon, son of John, do you love me? These were not questions of condemnation in any way. But they were invitations for Peter to find13:31 healing in his life. Each question was a step for restoring Peter's heart. It was a chance for Peter to find repentance and a reminder13:43 that his failure isn't the end of the story. I imagine as they were sitting around the fire, it might have sounded something like this, where Jesus told Peter,13:55 hey, Peter. I know you've messed up. And actually, you probably needed to mess up because you were so confident in yourself, thinking that you would never fail14:07 or never fall. And if you didn't have failed, you might have thought that you would be better than everyone else. But now, through your failure, you understand it's not about your past.14:19 It's about my past. And you now see how deeply you need my grace in your life. You see, family, it was in this moment that Peter gets14:31 it. He doesn't have to run away. He can run towards the love because he know he knows it is real. Jesus was desiring to draw to draw Peter14:43 back into a relationship with him. Jesus actively sought after Peter. He was rebuilding that shame that Peter had upon his life. But I don't want you to14:55 miss this family. In the scripture we read, Jesus says, Simon, son of John, do you love me? Wait. I thought his name was Peter. Well, Peter was the name15:07 that Jesus gave him early on. But his birth name was Simon, son of John. And he goes and says, Simon, son of John. He doesn't say, hey, Peter the rock.15:19 He doesn't say, yo, leader of the early church. Come here. He doesn't say, hey, mister denial. Come here. No. He says, Simon.15:31 He goes back to his original name. He goes back to their very first encounter. Jesus is desiring to peel back the layer after layer of Peter's15:43 identity before the failure so that he can reset his understanding of who he is. And I get this as a father. You see, when my oldest son15:54 Ezra was about 3 years old, we went on a little adventure to Target. And so as we were hanging out in Target, of course, we do the loop section,16:05 and16:05 then the food, and then we end up in the clothes. And we were in the clothes, and I was looking for some clothes for him. And you know how little ones are. They're playing under the clothes rack, and they're running all16:15 around. And next thing you know, I didn't see him out of the corner of my eyes. So as I'm looking through the clothes, I say, hey, Ezra, come here. A couple seconds later, he doesn't show up. So then I look behind16:27 myself. Hey, Ezra. Ezra, come here. I'm right here. No no Ezra still. By the third time, I'm a little bit more anxious and urgent. So my voice gets a little bit elevated. Ezra, come here.16:38 Daddy's over here. Come here. Nothing. By the fourth time, I am now running up and down the aisles. And I'm using his full name. Ezra, Messa, come here.16:50 Daddy's right here. Listen to me. Ezra. Ezra, come here. I wasn't yelling at him because I was mad. I wasn't yelling at Ezra because I wanted to embarrass him.17:03 My voice raised because I love him and he's my son. I wasn't calling out his mistake, but I was calling out to his heart as a father that he17:15 would hear my voice and he would want to return back to me. And I believe that is exactly what Jesus was doing with Peter. Simon, son of John, do17:26 you love me? Do you really love me, Peter? He wasn't speaking to the image that Peter built. He wasn't speaking to the disciple. He wasn't speaking to the17:38 leader. He was speaking to a child of God. It wasn't about his position. It was about him as a person, family. And Jesus17:50 does the same for you today. He knows your name. He calls upon your name. He desires a personal relationship with you.18:02 His love today, family, has nothing to do with what you do or what you don't do. It's not based on your performance. It's not based on your past. It's not based on you trying18:14 to do everything right and be perfect for him. It is completely about what Jesus already did for you and I on the cross. That is where his love comes from.18:27 Jesus doesn't wait for us to clean up ourselves before loving us. And we see this in Romans 5 8. It says, while we were still sinners, Christ died for18:38 us. That is a love with no strings attached, that he would die for you and I. You see, once Jesus begins to restore Peter's heart,18:50 he begins to heal his shame, and he begins to quiet his insecurity. It's at this time that he can begin to restore Peter's calling. What's incredible19:02 about Jesus' love is this family. It doesn't just heal and forgive. His love doesn't just draw you back in, but it's a love that also sends you out.19:14 What do I mean by that? He meets you where you are, but he never leaves you where he finds you. Why? Because his love is purpose driven. That is our second truth19:26 today. You see, after Jesus affirms his love to Peter, watch what happens. Every time that he says, yes, Lord. I love you. Jesus responds with a mission.19:38 In verse 15, he says, if you love me, then go and feed my lambs. What does that mean? Jesus is saying, go and care for the young in faith. Go and invest19:50 in new believers. Go and share your story. Encourage them and lead them. He says in verse 16, if you love me, then go and take care20:02 of my sheep. What is that? He is sending Peter out to be a shepherd. Go and protect the flock. Lead with humility and compassion in your20:14 life. Be an example to them. And lastly, in verse 17, he says, Peter, if you love me, then go and feed my sheep. What does this mean? He's20:26 telling Peter to go out and nourish the body of Christ. To go and share the word of God. To prioritize scripture and live it out. Go make disciples. Go20:37 build community. Turn to a neighbor and say, his love has a purpose.20:43 His love has purpose.20:46 Peter, do you love me more than catching fish? Do you love me more than your old ways? Do you love me more than these other disciples? Because if you20:58 do, Peter, then I have a purpose for you, but I need you to step into your calling again. You see, the same man that failed, the same21:10 man that denied Jesus was now being entrusted to go out and lead God's people. Family, that is the grace of God. Because with a repentful heart,21:22 grace doesn't just wipe away our past, but it calls us forward into a new purpose. I want you to remember back in Matthew 4 in verse 19.21:34 This is when Jesus first meets Peter and his brother. And if you remember the story, Jesus approached them as they were fishing. And he said to them, follow me and I will make you what?21:46 Fishers of men. In other words, Jesus was saying, Peter, I've got a calling for you that is bigger than you catching fish. I've got a calling for you that is bigger21:58 that you don't even see in your life. And if you wanna step into that calling, it's gonna require you to drop those nets and trust me fully. You see, family, Jesus22:10 hasn't changed his mind about Peter's purpose. Nothing's changed from the first day that Jesus met him to showing up again on that shoreline. Peter just needed to22:21 remember who called him in the first place. You see, God's restoration family is not just a return to what was, but it is a22:33 transformation into who God has always intended you to be. We see this in second Corinthians 5 7. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the22:45 new creation has come. The old has gone and the what? The new is here. The grace of God doesn't just bring us back to where22:56 we were. You see, the old is gone, but it propels us into what we were always meant to become family. You see, the pain you've walked through, the23:08 failure you thought that was the end, the moment that shame kept upon you and wanted you to go and hide, God can use it all for his glory.23:20 Jesus never says, you blew it. I need you to go and sit this 1 out. No. He steps in right in the middle of our mess.23:31 And he looks at us in the eyes. And he calls us by name. And he says, hey, Nathan. Do you love me? Yes, Lord. I love you.23:44 Then I need you to get back in the game. I need you to go and feed my sheep. I need you to get up again and start walking out that purpose. The same grace that forgave you,23:55 Nathan, is the same grace that wants to send you out into what I have for you. Before I married and met my beautiful wife, Sanaz, it was 15 years24:07 ago. There was a season in my life where I suffered from extreme anxiety and moments of mild depression. And I'm so grateful that the Lord has24:19 healed me through many of those seasons and those emotions in my life, and he's given me tools to help navigate them. But I'll be honest with you. There are still moments today where24:31 the anxiety rises back up. And it often is manifested through physical pain or a mental anguish or in a panic attack that comes upon me.24:43 And Satan is so cunning when he comes in with those cruel and quiet whispers in our head. I don't know if anyone's ever experienced them before.24:55 And see, they come to me and they sound like this. You're not really a Christian if you're suffering from anxiety. Hey, where is your so called faith right now25:07 in this moment? Hey, I thought you're promised joy and peace. Where's that at right now? You don't look like you got any joy and peace. And it's in25:19 moments like this where I've questioned my worth. I've questioned my strength. And in the past, I've even questioned my calling. But I'm so grateful25:31 for my wife and a conversation that we had where she came alongside me and she encouraged me. And she said, Nathan, Jesus hasn't stopped loving you because you're hurting or because25:43 you've been hurt. Nathan, understand that his love doesn't walk away from you when your mind is heavy or your heart is anxious. His love doesn't come to shame25:55 you, Nathan. His love comes to heal you. And in these moments, I need you to embrace his love so that he can begin to heal you because he will use what you are going through26:07 to help someone else 1 day, to help set them free, and to help them find freedom. It was in that26:19 moment, family, that I realized it's because of what I've been through and what I may be going through that makes me better at what God is calling me to26:30 go and do. And the same is true for you today. The same is true for you today. You see, just like Peter, you may have26:41 stumbled. And you're sitting here and you are at church, which is amazing. But you may feel like you've fallen or that you've walked away. But I wanna encourage you today that the26:53 same voice that called you in the beginning, the same love that came and knocked upon your heart, the same love that came alongside and forgave you is the same love that27:05 calls you today and desires you to walk in the purpose that God has for your life. I love what pastor Sean Johnson has said. He says that God27:17 only uses broken people. Why? Because what other kind are there? We're all broken. But we believe the narrative that I27:28 can't be used by God because I am broken or because of my failure. And God's like, no, no, no. You're the only kind of people that I do use. Look at my word.27:40 Look at the people that were broken and failures, but I use them for my glory. And Jesus goes after you, and he calls you by name, and he desires to give you a purpose. And it27:52 is a reminder of his love that it never wavers. No matter where you have been, our last truth this morning is his love is always persistent.28:04 Let's take a look at verse 18 and 19. Turn to someone and say, his love is persistent. It absolutely is. You28:16 see, in verse 18 and 19, Jesus tells Peter the truth. He doesn't sugarcoat anything. He says, your future will include suffering and sacrifice, Peter.28:29 It's gonna include some hardship. It's not going to be easy, and it's not going to be perfect. But I still desire a relationship with you. And Jesus says28:41 in verse 19, Jesus said to indicate this kind of death by which Peter would glorify God, then he said to him, follow me. You see, the first28:52 time we see this invitation, we already discussed it, was back in Matthew 4 when Jesus met Peter, Simon at the time, and his brother for the very first time. And he said, follow29:04 me. That was the first invitation. You see, the word follow me in the Greek is, which means more than just walking behind someone. The word in29:16 the Greek implies discipleship or imitation or loyalty. Or what I love, it means companionship. Not only did29:27 Jesus pursue Peter the first time, but he pursued Peter again. And his love remained so persistent because Jesus desired a companionship with29:39 Peter again. I could stop right there and this message be done. Because the disciple who failed, the disciple who denied Jesus, the 1 who returned to his29:51 old life is now being invited to be friends with Jesus again. And the same word, family. The same invitation is true for30:03 us. But the meaning is a little bit deeper this time around. Because after this failure, Peter understands and knows what grace feels like. And he knows what it means to be30:15 given another chance. And family, he does the same for you and I today. Jesus is simply inviting you to follow him. Whether it is the first time, the30:27 second time, the fifth time, or the tenth time. You need to know that there is a savior who doesn't who love excuse me. You need to know there is a savior whose love30:39 doesn't stop chasing you at all because his love remains persistent. You know, last summer, my family and I went on a little road trip down to San Diego.30:51 And as we got on the 15 freeway, we hopped in the toll lane. And as we were making our way down the 15, we were talking to the boys, I was talking to my wife, and I got a little bit distracted.31:03 And next thing you know, instead of staying on the 15 freeway, I veered left a little bit. And next thing you know, I'm on the toll road heading on the 91 westbound.31:15 And if you've ever been on that toll road, you understand you can't get out. The barricades for miles. So now, me and my type a nature,31:27 I'm mad. My my whole day is thrown off. Everything's messed up. I'm over here yelling at the kids. I'm yelling at Sanaz. It was her fault because she should have told me it was coming up.31:38 But she was mad because I was looking at my phone and that's why I missed it in the first place. And so, we're on the 91 westbound and I can't get out at all. And the next thing you know, the next let31:50 out is right before the 2 41, 2 61. And so, get off real quick and I get on that freeway, and next thing you know, I'm taking that all the way down to the 5 and then down to San32:01 Diego, and I added a whole other 40 minutes to our drive. You see, here's what stuck with me, family. The moment I veered off onto the 9132:13 freeway, my my navigation system didn't freak out. It didn't say, excuse me, yo, you're making the wrong turn. Hey, idiot, you blew it. No. The navigation system32:25 simply says, recalculating. And as it recalculates, it offers me a new route to get to the same destination. You see family,32:37 the the goal didn't change. The path adjusted a little bit, but the purpose remained the same, get to San Diego to be with my family. And that's exactly what the32:49 love of Jesus looks like. He doesn't toss you aside when you've made a mistake. He doesn't look at your failure and say, man, I'm so done with you. He doesn't33:00 cancel your calling. He doesn't rub the mistakes in our face when we drift family or when we get distracted or when we're disobedient or when we sin. When life gets heavy33:12 and the shame creeps in, he doesn't walk away from us. He offers the same grace filled invitation that he has from the very beginning. And he says,33:24 my son, my daughter, will you follow me? He meets us where we're at, and he says, will you follow me? We still mess up and fail. And he meets us again and says, will you follow33:36 me? And we miss we fall again, and we make a mistake. And he says, hey. I still love you. Will you follow me? The invitation keeps coming and coming because that is the persistent33:47 love of our father. And so, when we choose to follow him, what are 3 practical steps we have to do? The first is we have to surrender. We have to let go33:59 of the nets that are so comfortable to us that try to entangle us. The very thing that he ran back to after the failure, the very thing that Peter thought34:11 he'd be able to go back to do, he wasn't able to do. And that's what we have to do in our life family. It's surrendering to the things that God has for our life. The second is is we have to trust34:23 God. We have to have faith when things are unclear. God does not give us a 5, 10, or 20 year plan in his word. We do not know34:35 what that looks like. But he does give us his word. He does give us his presence. He does give us the Holy Spirit. I may not know where this road leads, but I know the 134:47 who is leading me every step of the way. That's what trust looks like. And the last thing is we have to make a commitment. We have to make a choice daily. We34:59 cannot serve Jesus and serve the world at the same time. We cannot serve Jesus and hang on to the nets in the other hand. We have to lay it all down35:11 and pick up our cross daily and make that commitment each and every day. Family, as we've seen here in John 21, we don't just see Jesus35:22 restoring Peter's heart, but we see him repurposing his identity for something greater. You see, Peter once stood by a fire, and he said, I don't35:34 know him. But if you've read the word of God 50 days later at Pentecost, standing in the fire of the Holy Spirit. Peter preached 1 of the greatest35:46 sermons and saved 3000 people and launched the early church. What made the difference in the matter of days is that Peter had to let go of the nets.35:58 He accepted Christ's love and forgiveness, and he began to walk out in the power of the Holy Spirit in his life. And if he did it for Peter, I know36:10 he can do it for you today. I know he can do it for you today. And so family, as we leave here today, there comes a moment where we36:21 must release what's familiar. We must relief release what is safe. We have to release the nets that try to tangle us so that we can receive his36:33 love with open hands. His love, I want you to know today, is a love that is personal. It is a love that is filled with purpose. And it is a love that is36:45 persistent, and it's chasing after you even in this very moment. Let's pray. Dear heavenly father, we are so grateful for your love, God.36:57 We are so undeserving, God, but yet you still chose to die on the cross for us. That you had us in mind, God. You saw before you our37:09 failures. You saw before you our mistakes. You saw before you our shame. You chose to die on that cross so that your love could be poured out. That we may have a37:20 personal relationship with you, oh, God. Father, I thank you, father, for loving us despite our failures. And like Peter, you37:32 simply invite us to follow you again. So may today, Lord, we be bold to declare our love for you. We receive your love today.37:44 In Jesus' name. Amen. Can we give God a hand clap this Sunday morning, family?37:56 We're gonna get ready to leave here together in just a moment, and I'm gonna ask everyone to stay in your seats because this really is the most important part of the service. I wanna talk to the person38:08 that maybe has not had the opportunity to accept Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior. There's really nothing more that I have to say because this whole message is about the38:19 saving grace of Jesus in our life. And Jesus comes to you with his arms wide open, and he desires to have a relationship with you today.38:31 And you may be here, and you're realizing that what you've been doing is not working. And you are ready to come and run like Peter into the arms of your savior. If38:43 that is you here today, then I wanna lead you in a prayer. It's not the prayer that saves you, but it's the positioning and the belief in your heart. And so I'm gonna invite you to say this prayer. I'm38:55 gonna ask everyone to bow their heads, and I'm gonna ask everyone to say the prayer. But if you've never accepted Jesus into your life and you are ready to make that commitment, you're ready to repent, you're ready toShow more
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