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The Dominant Force: God's Place in Our Lives 0:01 Welcome to the men's global livestream, men. If you have a Bible, I want you to hold 2 spots, 1 in Matthew 7 and 1 in Matthew 10. We are in part 3 of our series called dominant0:14 Force. Now if you're joining us for the first time, in part 1, we just kinda laid down the basis for why we would even do a series called Dominant Force by defining clearly what what that0:26 means. What is a dominant force? A dominant force is someone or something that is more powerful and more influential in a given space than0:37 any other thing. Now how does that relate to you and me? Well, that's why we're doing this this series. In the space of your life, God declares in his word that he desires0:50 to be the most dominant force in your life. When we read the Bible, it talks about our commitment to God. He uses words like1:02 all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, all your mind. Right? He said, Jesus says things like, seek first the kingdom of god and his1:14 righteousness. Right? He unapologetically just says, follow me, deny yourself. I mean, those are strong terms,1:26 strong calls, strong commissions because he wants to be the dominant force in your life. And so that's what we did in part 1, if you're joining us for the first time.1:38 We just laid down the basis. So if you didn't see that, go back, watch part 1. In part 2 through 5, what we're exploring is a little message that Jesus gives to his1:50 guys where he gives reasons to his men to keep him the most influential force in their lives because their commitment to2:02 him in the spaces and places where they would find themselves would be tested. Right? They could give in to fear and his place in2:14 their lives would be diluted. It would be diminished, and their faith would be replaced by fear. Right? Or because of what he shares with2:25 them, they could, in the moment of pressure, not give in to fear, but remember what he said. And in faith, keep him number 1. Right? And2:37 so in part 2, we looked at the first reason he gave them, not to dilute him as the number 1 influence, the number 1 authority,2:49 and the number 1 controller of their lives. And that that first reason related to a certain future reality that shaped3:02 their present energy here on Earth under pressure. And in part 2, it was the first of those 4 certain future realities that should shape their3:14 present energy. And that certain future reality is is that Christ likeness, that they would become like their teacher, was going to prevail. An authentic3:26 follower versus a synthetic follower becomes like Christ both in his character and in his experience. That's the process. And that3:37 process, god says, is gonna prevail. He who began a good work in you is faithful to what? Complete it and bring it to a flourishing finish on the3:49 very day of Christ Jesus. Jesus said the student will become like his teacher. And so in part 2, we looked at that. What does that mean? Well, Jesus4:01 died for sin. We die too sin. Jesus comes alive spiritually on Earth for God's purposes. We we come alive spiritually for God's purposes. Jesus is seated at the right hand of power. We have4:13 full access to that power. Jesus suffers as the son of God. We suffer as a son of God. So for the authentic follower versus the4:25 synthetic follower of Jesus, that process, prevails. Right? And Jesus remains the dominant force. Now today, part 3. Alright. We're looking at the4:37 second future reality that Jesus says should shape our present commitment and our present energy for him that keeps him number 1. And to get us thinking in the right4:49 direction, I want you to think about, something in your life. You you could be have been a kid at the time or maybe even adult. I want you to think of a time in your life when you wanted something5:01 really, really bad. I mean, when I think back when I was a kid, man, there was all the superhero gear I would pester and pester and pester my mom for. I would give reasons. Right? And you would give5:12 reasons. Right? I remember that that Johnny Bench catcher's mitt growing up. Man, I had to have it. Or if I saw something with my eyes when we were out when I was out with my mom or shopping or at sporting goods store,5:23 you know, I mean, woah. The the the the legal case, right, that I would make. I mean, we do it as adults too, guys. Come on. Let's be honest. You know, you see that piece5:35 of gear or something, and the narrative that we develop and that becomes very elastic when it comes to the truth.5:47 Right? The tactics we use, the stories of financial savings or everybody has 1, and this is so practical, you know, which is why we need to get the5:59 object of our desire. Right? It's human nature, right, to create a narrative or a rationale to get what you want or to live the way you6:11 want. Alright? So we all do it. Let's have a cup of honesty. When there's something that we really want or there's a way we wanna live, we'll create a rationale.6:23 Right? And we'll mess with the truth to create it. I mean, we take liberties, right, with the truth because our desire for that thing,6:36 it trumps the truth. Right? And I remember my kids doing it. I remember me doing it. But here's the thing we all know. When people use words, right,6:48 to create energy or panic in another person, to get them to give in to what they want or to stop them7:00 from doing something they should do. Right? That never works out for the person listening. Right? Because they they will either7:12 stretch the truth or be stretched by the truth, and the ends don't justify the means. And selling truth out is never good for anybody, or any situation. Now in the7:24 New Testament, we're gonna look at this, in Matthew 10. Jesus told his guys that others would do this very thing. Right? They would7:35 lie to them, to get them to stop living for God, to living for Christ, following Christ. They wanted to dilute7:47 their their commitment to Jesus. How specifically they would tell lies about him, to ignite fear in them, and that fear then would take the place of Jesus in their faith.8:00 Right? You see where we're going? He would stop being the dominant force and fear would become the dominant force. But good news. That's why we're doing this series. Jesus fortified his men8:11 with some powerful words and promises of his own regarding listen. How it would all play out in the end. Alright?8:23 And based on those words, certain future realities in the end were gonna shape their loyalty and love for Jesus in the present. Right? They8:35 wouldn't panic. They wouldn't be disloyal. And listen to this, they would advance God's will under the pressure of lies.8:47 Wow. I mean, in the end, Jesus said, the truth will prevail and that they would be victorious. So here's where we're going for part 3. Right? We're gonna look just in the Bible at how certain8:59 future realities motivate and shape our present choices. K? Second, we're gonna look at that second reason. Right? That second future reality Jesus gives to his9:11 guys to stay loyal in the present, and then we're gonna apply what Jesus says simply to our lives. So if you have the downloaded notes and if you you haven't found that button and you're9:23 not aware of it, make sure you click the downloaded notes as we go through the men's livestream. Because then you see the scriptures right there. You got the fill ins right there, and go teach it to some9:35 men's group or use it with somebody that you're you're working with. Right? Alright. So let's look at the top of those notes. First Corinthians 3 10 through 15 says this, because of God's grace to9:46 me, I have laid the foundation like an expert builder. Now others are building on it, but whoever is building on this foundation must be very careful. For no 1 can lay any9:58 foundation other than the 1 we already have, Jesus Christ. Anyone who builds on that foundation may use a variety of materials, gold, silver, jewels, wood,10:10 hay, or straw. But on judgment day, fire will reveal what kind of work each builder has done. The fire will show if a person's work has10:22 any value. If the work survives, that builder will receive a reward. But if the work is burned up, the builder will suffer great loss. The builder will be saved,10:34 but like someone barely escaping through a wall of flame. So let's unpack this passage from first Corinthians. Again, it's just10:46 to kinda get us thinking as authentic believers that there are certain future realities that need to shape our present energy. So let's just unpack that. The first10:58 thing that we see is the beginning of my life in Christ. Right? The apostle Paul is talking about how he became a Christian. He understood the gospel and then11:10 he shares that gospel, and the foundation of your life centers on Jesus Christ. In what way? His person and his11:21 work. K. So what is a Christian? Well, the foundation of being a Christian is believing in the person of Christ that he's God and the work of11:33 Christ. Right? His death on the cross for our sins. So that's the meaning of being a Christian. It's someone who has11:45 believed in his person that Jesus is God, that he's the Lord, and that he died on the cross for our sins, and he is our savior. He rescued us from11:57 sin and the penalty of sin, which is death. Right? So when we place our faith in his person and work, we are saved and we begin an internal relationship,12:09 with God. The second thing that we see after the beginning of our lives in Christ is the building, okay, of my life in Christ. The metaphor is construction.12:21 So all you construction guys are familiar with this. You lay the foundation. You pour the concrete. You gotta have a super rock solid foundation, and then you start12:32 building building the house. Now in the Bible, when the Bible talks about a house in the New Testament, it's talking about a life. So we're building our lives on the foundation12:45 of the person and work of Jesus Christ. But then there's a life in Christ that we build. Okay? Our house. Okay? And what we see is the building of our life in Christ, and specifically, we12:56 see we get to choose the materials. Okay? Now, if you've traveled at all or even in your own city, you know, you see houses that are really well built and13:08 you see houses that are not really well built. And that's Paul's point here just like, okay. You begin by believing in the person and work of Christ, the gospel.13:21 Alright? But then you get to now start making choices, and you get to choose the source materials of how you're gonna build that13:32 life in God. Right? And you can use the good stuff, the strong stuff, or you can use the weak stuff. Why? Number 3, we see the13:44 testing of what I have built. Right? So everybody who's a part, of this livestream, everybody who will listen13:56 to it archived, wherever you are, just know this. We all have limited time and unknown ending and a scheduled testing of our lives. What does that mean? It14:08 means that the life that you lived on earth and the choices that you made and the source of the choices that you made, in other words, what did you what was your reference14:20 point for making those choices? All of that is going to be put through, for lack of a better term, the God MRI. Okay?14:32 And what comes out the other side is determined by the source, that you used. So14:44 in this passage, it's the good stuff, gold, silver, precious jewels, or it's the weak stuff that doesn't survive that testing before God on how you14:56 chose during your life here as a follower of Jesus. Now you you can guess what the good stuff is. Right? You're15:08 making choices based on the Bible, the word, or you're making choices as a believer based on the world. Right? You're making choices based on15:20 on your identity in Christ or your image in the world. You see, that that's the the difference. 1 set of sources, the good stuff,15:32 that's gonna survive that ultimate test. The other stuff, it's gonna be gone. That's what the the passage says. But on the judgment day, fire will reveal what kind of work each builder has15:44 done. The fire will show if a person's work has any value if the work survives and we get to the fourth point and it's this, right? We see the reward or regret15:56 after testing. Alright? So we have limited time and unknown ending, a scheduled testing before God, where our life is put through a fiery test. And what is16:08 it testing? It's testing the source for our choices that we made and the choices themselves. Either we trusted ourselves or we trusted God's word. We listen16:20 to the Holy Spirit or we listened to our flesh. Right? Either we listen to Christ or we listen to culture. Okay? And there is a palpable16:32 feeling that we are going to have based on the source of our choice making here on earth and whether that was strong or weak. So we'll16:43 be, oh, you know, I shoulda I shoulda listened to my feelings less and and fear less and should've listened to my faith and scripture more16:55 in that moment. Alright? So the admonition here while we're still alive, while we have time, right, is to use the good god approved material materials,17:08 the ones that survive that test and receive the reward. The scripture says, but if the work is burned up, the builder will suffer great loss. The builder will be saved but like someone barely escaping17:20 through a wall of flames. Right? Saved by the seed of your pants. Right? So it doesn't mean that you're not going to heaven as a Christian. Just means that, you know, the work will be17:32 tested, and you'll be and it will be reflected upon and it will be evaluated. God's God's gonna ask us, hey. What did you do with the life that I gave you? And how did you make your choices based17:43 on me or based on something else? Okay? Now if you do that, you do choose the gold, silver, precious precious jewels. Right? The stuff that lasts, Jesus, his17:55 example, his words, then there'll be a reward. If not, there will be regret. Now, Jesus gets really specific on this. So we read it about this moment in18:07 the future, certain future reality should shape our present energy. Jesus expands upon this in Matthew chapter 7. He says this, these words I speak to18:19 you are not incidental additions to your life, homeowner improvements to your standard of living. They are foundational words, words to build a life on. Alright. Here we go.18:31 If you work these words into your life, you're like a smart carpenter who built his house on solid rock. Rain poured down, the river flooded, a tornado hit, but nothing moved18:43 that house. It was fixed on the rock. But if you just use my words and bible studies and don't work them into your life, you are like a stupid carpenter who built his house on the sandy18:55 beach when a storm rolled in and the waves came up. It collapsed like a house of cards. So there's pressure and testing now.19:08 K? And there's pressure and testing in the future. So and both are really in the future. So if you're an authentic believer, the encouragement19:20 here is to use the words of god as the source material to build your life on. That's what Jesus said and if you use the19:32 words of god to build your life on, guide your choices, inform your mind, and then that gets expressed19:44 in your life if you work it in like Jesus says. Right? Put them into practice. Right? Then when you get to that future testing moment before God, man, you're19:56 gonna you're gonna receive an amazing reward. Right? Because you, in the moment, disciplined yourself by faith to rely on God's truth. And the truth of God20:08 prevails. And that's really the headline for part 2. In part 1, it was, if you're an authentic believer, Christ likeness is gonna prevail in your life. In part in in in this in this20:19 part, part 3, what we're saying is that God's truth about everything prevails. So don't compromise. Right?20:32 Stand tall. Keep Jesus the dominant force in your life. So now we're gonna look to Matthew 10. Remember that we looked in Matthew 10 last time, he's giving them reasons20:44 to keep him number 1. And the first 1 was, you're gonna become like me. The second 1 is in verses 26 and 27. He says this, therefore, do not fear them, the people who will persecute20:56 you, for there is nothing concealed that will not be revealed or hidden that will not be known. What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light, what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim upon,21:09 the housetops. Okay? So Jesus is saying that don't let man and the lies that he tells about you where he'll lie21:20 to you, call you the devil, call you, you know, label you to try to get you to retreat21:32 and make Jesus maybe not the number 1 force in your life. Maybe not even number 2. Maybe not. I mean, number 3. Using the tactic of lies and fear. Right? What does21:44 Jesus say to that? Don't be afraid of those guys. Alright? Because guess what? The truth is going to prevail. The truth is going to come out.21:56 Alright? Nothing, Jesus says, concealed that will not be revealed. Alright? The truth is gonna come out. You're gonna be vindicated. You're gonna be justified. Alright? So22:09 be bold. Alright? What you hear from me, you you bring into the light and what you hear me say to you in our private times, you go proclaim it on the housetop. So we're gonna apply this in22:20 3, simple don'ts. Right? We'll talk about 3 don'ts. We're gonna talk about 3 do's. In light of what Jesus says, the certain future reality is truth's gonna prevail.22:32 God's truth. It's all gonna come out. You're gonna be vindicated. So while we're here, our present energy should be guided by some simple practices. And the first 1, I want you to22:44 write down is don't play to people. Don't play to people. Right? If the truth is gonna come out, live for an audience of 1.22:57 Right? The 1 that you're gonna stand before, the 1 that's gonna test your life, the 1 who whose opinion is the only 1 that matters and the Bible is emphatic about that. Says this,23:09 in Proverbs 29, it says, fearing people is a dangerous trap. But trusting the Lord means safety. Many seek the ruler's favor, but23:21 justice comes from the Lord. Ultimate justice from the Lord should be the guiding force in your life, not immediate acceptance or23:33 approval by men. And, you know, when we live in this influencer culture, this this this chasing of acceptance and visibility and image. And23:44 that's what the writer of Proverbs is is getting at. It's like, you know what? That's a trap. Alright? In the end, it's a trap. Right? Getting the approval of people, wanting people to like you. Right? Like23:56 you, follow you. Right? It's dangerous because in the end, it doesn't matter if the life that you lived was approved of by men.24:10 That's gonna be the wood, hay, and the straw in the time of testing. Authentic believers become like Christ.24:22 Authentic believers know that that that God's truth prevails. And if God's truth prevails, I'm gonna fear God who tells me the truth24:34 versus the culture out there which tells me lies about how I should be, how I should believe, and how I should behave. Right? It's a trap. So the first thing24:46 the way we live this out, what Jesus is saying, because God's truth prevails, don't play to people. Secondly, because God's truth prevails, don't blend Christ with culture. Okay? There's24:58 there's sources that you can turn to that you let into your heart and mind that influence how you're gonna make decisions.25:10 And if you own a digital carnivore, I mean, a smartphone, you're gonna get bombarded, okay, by culture. Right? The world, Jesus called it, cosmos25:22 in the Greek. Right? And that's the system that we live in where there's a way to be and a way to believe and a way to behave without Christ.25:34 Okay? And in that world, in culture, cosmos, that culture that we're we're plucked in the middle of, right, it's gonna25:46 message, here's how you're supposed to be, here's what you're supposed to believe, here's how you're supposed to behave out of the the beliefs that are all godless. Right? Now how does Jesus speak into that? I'm in25:58 the world, but I'm not of it. He says this to his guys in John 15 in their final conversation before he goes to the cross. He says this, if you belong to the world, cosmos,26:10 culture, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world. But I've chosen you out of the world and that is why the world hates you. You see that that26:21 pressure when when you're a Christ follower living in a culture that is godless, then there's gonna26:33 be a collision. Right? And god saved us out of that godless culture, and he put us in Christ so we could have a relationship with god26:45 and now we began our life in Christ. We're building on our life in Christ. We're making choices. Right? And and yet there's this pull26:58 always there's this pull of culture. And here's what happens with men. Right? There is who we were over here, and we got kudos for this, kudos for that,27:10 kudos for this. There was a way to be, be, believe, and behave. And then there's our life in Christ and that is a very different way of being, a very different way of believing and what to believe, and a27:22 different way of behaving. Right? We have a new identity. But then what happens is is we try to blend our old life with our life in Christ. And Jesus says right27:34 here, not gonna happen. Don't even try it. Don't try to do that. There's no such thing as a Christian materialist. There's no such thing as a Christian hedonist.27:46 There's no such thing as a Christian narcissist. Hedonism, narcissism, and materialism, it's all about you. It's all about your stuff. Right? It's all about self gratification over here in27:57 the world. People, men, try to blend that with this. K? And Jesus goes, no.28:09 I rescued you out of that over to this. And guess what? Those people aren't gonna like that change. They're not gonna like28:21 that. In fact, that you become a light, that is darkness. You're gonna become a light in that darkness. Now it doesn't mean that we can't enjoy material28:33 things. It doesn't mean that we can't have fun or do adventures. We don't become we don't all become monks. Right? And it doesn't mean that we have a healthy pride and satisfaction in28:45 achievement. That's not what Jesus is saying. Well, what is he saying? Those aren't identities. Okay? You can't make those things right. They were before. They were your identity28:57 before. You were material man. You were a pleasure man. You were a power man. You're none of those that's not your identity. You are a Christian. You are God's man. Now and29:09 don't try to blend. So don't play to people. Don't blend Christ with culture. Right? Third, don't retreat from risking for God. You see, this is the whole29:21 context of Matthew 10. He's talking about what it means to be a disciple or a follower of Christ. And he's saying, you're gonna be like me, and if you're gonna be like me, they're gonna treat you like me. And they're29:31 gonna label you and put an identity on it, but don't fear them. Okay? Instead, knowing that you're gonna become like me, knowing that the truth prevails, alright, you're gonna risk for me29:43 under pressure. Now, in the Bible, we read in Hebrews 11, the Hall of Faith. People who risked for god. What does that mean to risk for god? It means to29:55 commit to doing something without knowing before the fact what's gonna happen based on god's word. Tell stories all through Hebrews chapter 11 of these people who said, you know30:07 what? This will show love for god or for people. I'm gonna do that. I don't know what's gonna happen if I do it. I'm gonna do it anyway because God says to do it. They don't know what the outcome's gonna be before the30:18 fact. Right? They have to do it. Alright? Now, the Bible says that this is what an authentic believer does. They don't retreat30:30 from risking for God, acting before knowing what the outcome is on the instruction, promise, or truth of God's word.30:42 Look at what it says in Hebrews 10. Says this, my righteous 1 will live by faith. And I take no pleasure in the 1 who shrinks back, but we do not belong to those who shrink30:54 back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved. So we all know if we've done a little bit of reading in the31:06 Bible. We see Jesus interacting with the centurion. Right? What does he do? He says, you know what? I'm under authority. You say the word, my servant will be healed. Right?31:17 Never in all Israel have I seen such great faith. God loves faith. The Bible says, without it, it's impossible to please God. And if you're a parent, you know this. I mean, let's just talk about what it31:29 means to be a parent and your kid trusting you. Right? Jump off. I I'll catch you in the pool. They don't know if you're gonna catch them or pull your hands away. But then they trust you and you catch them. Right? And31:41 the Christian life is coming to moments, coming to ledges of commitment and just going, alright. Based on what god wants me to do, he's he's saying, just31:52 jump. Okay? Obey me in this situation. Do that thing right now that shows love for me and and and and do that thing for that person that shows love for them, and32:05 and and to take a risk for God. And and that pleases God, but there's also behaviors in the moment when he calls us to take a risk for him,32:17 to step out in faith, to lean in, to do that thing in faith that shows love for God and people. In those moments, there's behavior that displeases him. Like he in in the32:29 Bible says it right here. He says, and I, God, take no pleasure in the 1 who shrinks back. And the idea is really simple. Men, you know, when you got a power behind you,32:42 that is greater than anything in front of you, that power in person behind you, the lord, right, is is thinking, but32:54 why aren't they you know, I'm I prevail. I'm the judge in the end. I'm the truth prevails. Right? They're gonna become like my33:06 son. What what's the why? So it's just that awareness. You can put it into just a human vernacular. And if I'm, you know, with my buddy Greg Monk who did the series called the guide, if you haven't seen it, go see it on33:18 the everyman platform. But when I'm with Greg, man, the dude's 6 5. He's a combat promoted marine. You know, if we ever, you know, get into a little dance somewhere with some dudes,33:29 I'm feeling pretty confident because I have Greg with me. Now elevate that and just go, listen. What do I have to be afraid of? Fear god, not people, right?33:42 Don't play to people. Don't blame Christ with culture. Don't retreat from risking for god. Jesus says, you're salt, right? You're light. You're a fragrance of Christ. I've delegated my33:54 spiritual authority. I've given you the keys to the kingdom, right? And given you the authority to bind and lose. That means, I I can come into a space and shift that34:06 space as I risk for god toward him and toward his purposes. Now do we need to be wise about that? Do we need to be discerning about that? Do we need to be available in praying?34:18 Hundred percent. Right? But you're called to be salt, light, and a fragrance of Christ where you work, where you live, where you pray, where you play. Don't retreat. Right? Doesn't work out for you in34:30 the end. Alright? So those are the 3 don'ts. Don't play to people. Don't blend Christ with culture. Don't retreat from risk for god. Now, let's look at the do's, alright? Do speak god's truth consistently,34:42 okay? That's who you are. If you're a Christ follower, that's who you are And when you know who you are, I'm a Christ follower. I know what to do and I know34:54 what to say. I don't have to know it all. I just need to say what I know is true. Right? I mean, Jesus, that's why he said in verse 27 of Matthew 10, he says this, we're going to put it on the35:06 screen. What I tell you in the darkness, speak. In the light, what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim upon35:18 the house house tops, right? So, there is that element of, hey, Jesus has conversations with me. He shares his words, his life, his truth, his35:30 promises with me. Truth prevails. So, I'm gonna speak truth. I'm gonna do it in a in a loving way. I'm gonna do it in a gracious way, but I'm gonna do it in35:42 a consistent way. I'm gonna speak God's truth because guess what? In the end, his truth prevails. Okay. So speak God's truth consistently.35:54 The second do is do live god's way confidently, right? This goes to having a right view of god,36:05 right? He's big. He's powerful. And he loves me, and he's for me, and his truth prevails. Right? So my my life in God and either36:17 the insecurity or confidence I look is all based on my view of God. Right? If I have a high view of God, if I let God be who the Bible says he is, if I36:29 internalize that, man, I'm walking tall. I'm not compromising. Jesus is the dominant force and he should be because he's god, right? He's the vine. I'm the branch. He's the shepherd. I'm36:41 the sheep. He's the potter. I'm the clay. He's the creator. I'm the creator. Right? He's the precious possession. I'm the jar of clay. Right? He's powerful. He's in me. I live God's way confidently. Look what it says in36:53 first Corinthians 16. It says, hey, be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Act like men. Be strong. Let all that you do be37:05 done in love. Okay? And I wanna pound this home. You know what? Broken male culture promotes.37:17 It promotes strengths without character. Right? Strong and selfish. You know, broken alpha, right? That's the37:29 godless culture. In Christ, we can be strong too. Issue isn't strength, but it's what's guiding our strength.37:41 Compassion, character, love. And guess what, fellas? Can I just say something? That's what the world's waiting for. Not men who are weak, but men who are strong and loving.37:53 Right? Where they know that if evil needs to be confronted, I'm the guy to do it. I deliver God's love and38:04 justice. I bring what's due to a situation. If compassion is due, I bring compassion. If protection is due, I bring protection. If truth is needed, I bring38:16 truth. If discipline is needed, I may to I may need to bring some discipline into the situation. But you see how that's different. Right? Jesus is alpha38:29 and omega. Right? Comes together. Tough and tender, strong and servant oriented. Right? Courageous and compassionate. Strong and loving.38:40 I love that passage. Let me just exhort you. Live for God confidently today. Right? Live strongly in who you are, your identity. Right? But you know what's really gonna be the light in this is if you're38:52 strong and loving, if you're dangerous with goodness. Okay? The third do is do identify with Jesus publicly. Okay? Now, later on in Matthew 10, based on all39:04 these certain future realities that he's sharing with these guys, you're gonna be like me. The truth is gonna prevail. We got 2 more to go. He's like, okay. Based39:16 on on these promises, I'm telling you how it's gonna work out in the end, I'm gonna stay number 1 in your life, and you're gonna identify with me publicly. Listen to what he says in Matthew 10 32 to 33. He said, everyone39:29 who acknowledges me publicly here on earth, I will also acknowledge before my father in heaven. But everyone who denies me here on earth, I will also deny before my father in heaven.39:41 Wow. Okay. Am I with you or am am I not with you? Right? And in a relationship, you know, that's that's key. You know? You you say you loveShow more In this video 0:00 The Dominant Force: God's Place in Our Lives56K followers
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