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Striking Out The Voice Of The Enemy: Blake Treinen - Pt.1
February 11, 2025 · 33 min
LA Dodgers Pitcher, Blake Treinen joins us as a bold voice for the Church & our nation. Learn how to use your voice as a weapon & start doing what God has called you to do.
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LA Dodgers Pitcher, Blake Treinen joins us as a bold voice for the Church & our nation. Learn how to use your voice as a weapon & start doing what God has called you to do. ...more Show the full description Show less LA Dodgers Pitcher, Blake Treinen joins us as a bold voice for the Church & our nation. Learn how to use your voice as a weapon & start doing what God has called you to do.
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5:10 Tool.Striking Out the Voice of the Enemy 5:29 Hey. Game changers. What's going on? Anthony here with pastor Matt Kooneman. We have a fire broadcast today, folks. I'm telling you, you're gonna be so excited. We have a special guest5:41 joining us today. Pastor Matt, this is going to be 1 of those episodes I think that's really gonna just hit hard. It is. I'm saying hit hard because it's a little bit of a a segue.5:51 Well, we're kinda giving away, obviously. I mean, when we had a, you know, a little promo before this anyways, but, you know, I'm extremely excited for today's episode. And, Anthony, first off, tell everybody what's the6:02 title for today. I mean, it's, I think, it's key right now.6:04 And I think it's key right now for this season, but we're talking about striking out the voice of the enemy. And that kinda makes me wanna get up and start doing my praise dance6:12 over here. Something, man. Yeah. Absolutely.6:15 You know, we're just in that season right now where it is time to no longer be standing on the sidelines or sitting in the dugout, but it's time to actually get in the game and start doing the things that God has called6:27 us to6:27 do.6:27 Yeah. And it really doesn't matter the opposition that you're facing either. You know? I think that's the important part to remember. So, I'm excited. Okay. So let's just get right into it.6:37 In it.6:37 He was a 20 18 all star, 20 20 World Series champion, pitcher on the LA Dodgers, and incredible friend of mine. Love this man of God. God has an special anointing on6:49 his life. Thank you so much too to him for the jersey that he gave me Yeah. In the back. Love that. I am a Cubs fan, by the way, but I do love him because of the Dodgers, you know, now that he's got this7:01 I mean, mean, they're going to the World Series. Their team is stacked. So without further ado, let's welcome pitcher, man of God, Blake Trine. Amen. Amen. Come on. Give everybody a hand clap around the world. Going?7:13 There he is, guys. What's up, man? How are you doing?7:16 I'm good. I'm good. Just, just finished my day at the field here. Came down to spring training a little early. 2 years pretty much 2 years removed from competing, so I, I wanted to get a head start and hopefully make the7:28 career roster and, actually, no, make the career roster. I got I'm working on the power of my words. My wife gets on me. I gotta stay positive and then kinda force the the hand. So Yeah. Yeah. Got here early,7:40 finished my day today here at the field, and, jumping on a call with you guys.7:43 Yeah. So speaking of that, how how's the arm doing? You know, I've been praying for you, man, and everything. I just I7:48 appreciate that.7:48 Praying for, you know, you to be ready for opening day and everything. How's how's the the timetable look and everything going into the season?7:56 Well, the arm feels great. It's probably the smoothest and, like, most mobile my arm's been since 2021. And, you know, that was a very blessed year for me and and the team also. So, now it's just8:08 trying to get timing down and and remembering, you know, the the patterns that I created to be successful in my mechanics. Yeah, just getting kinda like my feet under under me. I've8:20 I've not had to do the spring training grind for a while. So, it's just weird getting your, like, your body back underneath you, pounding your spikes on the ground, running, throwing, lifting, shoulder8:32 care. It's just a it's a lot of fun work, you know, that you take for granted when you're healthy. And, so, yeah, just enjoying the moment and the process right now, but every the body feels great.8:42 So, you know and, Anthony, feel free to jump in. You know, the last couple years battling injuries and everything, how did your, you know, time with God and your faith and everything just increase? Like, what was that8:52 like during that time where you're just like, man, I want to be on the field so bad, but you know that, you know, everything in life happens for a reason. There's always something you can gain from any situation. Talk9:04 about that process a little bit and what that was like and, you know, those those those seasons.9:10 Well, really, the whole process kinda started before I was even hurt. I was touching base with you guys, some pastor friends of ours at, Gateway Mount Zion in Golden, Colorado, Dave and Dady Thompson. Yeah.9:22 You know, your parents at Lord of Hosts, Robin Bolick Oh, yeah. And, Church International and, Kent Christmas. Oh, yeah. Those are those are pastors that we started, like, leaning into since 209:34 20 because of, you know, our our hearts weren't resonating with just a a standard you know, we've got a great church at home home too. I gotta I can't leave that out. We've we're truly blessed with a great church at home9:45 that's even spurred us to go down this road of exploring for more. But just like a boldness, kinda like just throwing caution to the wind and saying, hey. It's okay to say this stuff is wrong. We leaned9:56 into it, and I've always felt like I've had great Christian leaders in my life. My parents are prayer warriors. My grandparents are prayer warriors. My wife's family are prayer warriors. My prayer life has definitely10:09 needed improvement over the years, and I've I've gotten better. It this is that my it's kinda like this with me. You know? Like, I'm I'm here a lot, and then I'm down here, and then I hit a low. I'm like, man, where did10:18 I how did I get there? But but early on in the start of 22, we go to Denver and, you know, listening to your your parents and these other the other pastors10:30 talking about, you know, praying in the spirit and then reading in, you know, the writings of of Paul, you know, praying in praying in spirit. And I'm like, man, like, what does that even look like? I mean, my grandma10:40 talks about it. You know? My wife Yeah. You know, she talks about it, and I'm just like, I've tried, and it just felt like gibberish. And but I felt like there was just a deeper sense of, you know, we act like we're so10:51 smart in today's world. Absolutely. But the church feels so felt so distracted to me, like, we're missing something. And, you know, it's not always the pastor's job. You11:03 can't dictate everybody's personal experience in a church, but you can you can dictate the direction and the, like, the voice of the church, but each person has their own individual walk. And I've just never tapped into11:14 understanding the spirit. Now that's been my biggest, like, hunger and areas of growth was just kinda like understanding there is a living spirit that is here to help us. And, like, I just11:26 don't I it's it's crazy to me. And then I think from 20 20 on, you just realize there's a spiritual warfare over this nation and over the world. Right. It is. So you're like, okay. Well, if if that's really happening,11:37 what do I need to do as a Christian? Because I can't just sit here and say, well, god's got it. You know? I've heard somebody I don't know what probably 1 of the pastors I just rattle off mentioned that, like, the way11:48 God designed things was it's like a cockpit. Right? You know? He has buttons to push, and we have buttons to push. You know? He needs us to do things so then we he we can let go and he can take control. And,12:00 you know, it's it's it's not that he needs us. It's just how I designed it. And may correct me if I'm wrong. Maybe I'm wrong in that perspective, but when I heard that, it really kinda clicked. It's like we can't just be12:10 passive Christians and say, oh, god's got it. God's got it. God's got it. Well, of course, he does. He's the creator of the universe. You know? But at the same time, your faith takes action. You know? So I think12:20 good, man.12:21 Trying to apply it. And so in 22, I tried applying it, and then I'm not joking. The craziest thing at the moment I started, these, you know, beautiful people, Dave and Didi, prayed with me12:33 on the phone and talked to me about, like, yielding my tongue to the spirit. Most awkward conversation in my life. You know? I'm sitting in the wrist crawls and just got sushi before our first, like, opener of the12:44 season.12:44 Good food, man.12:45 And I was asking him. I was like, I've been listening to Robin Bullock talking about, you know, you've been baptized, but have you been baptized about spirit? Have you yielded your tongue to the spirit? You know, I've12:52 tried I I remember praying those prayers in my my hotel room, and I was like, well, it doesn't really sound like I'm saying much, to be honest. Kind of embarrassing. And, and they're like, no. No. No. Like, you just need13:03 to, like, pay attention to what the the the utterances that are, like, deep with inside of you, and then just, like, let them come out. And it's gonna feel weird. It's like learning a new language. So they're praying for13:13 me, and I'm like, they're gonna ask me to do this. I need to get out of the lobby right now because, like, somebody's hearing me jab a bobbing in the hotel lobby. They're gonna, like, what's wrong with this13:25 guy? So I'm out there and then, you know, it ended up working out. They're like, you know, we just want you to go to your hotel room and just, you know, be with the lord for 30 minutes. Just commit 30 minutes to the lord13:33 and just, you know, just just flow in what what you what you're yielding to right now. And I was like, okay. So I did, and then, you know, certain teammate came to my heart, and I just started, like, warring over his13:45 life. And I didn't even know if he was or his or dealing with anything, if he knew the Lord, if he didn't. From that moment on, 2 games later that I threw in, my shoulder gave out.13:56 And then, you know, some stuff in the clubhouse happened that I won't go into, but, like, it was crazy. Like, just the, the interactions and the things that were coming hard at me in that moment, just as soon as I14:09 yielded myself and experienced what it was like to be and flow in the in prayer within the spirit. And, like, the enemy does not want that. And then it struck me. I was like,14:21 now it makes more sense when I heard Robin say, maybe just can't. You know, what if the enemy's biggest weapon is not to keep people from14:33 going to hell? Because he can't. He can't keep people from, like sorry, going to heaven. Can't keep people from going to heaven because if we choose Jesus, there's nothing he can do. If his biggest thing is like, okay.14:44 All these people are choosing Jesus. Well, I wanna have full control while I'm on Earth. So I'm gonna get in the pulpit and tell people, you can't pray in spirit because what's our biggest weapon against the enemy? It's14:53 like our our voice, our our praise. Yeah, man. That's good. You know? So it's like so tell people that, oh, nope. We don't do that. That's taboo. We don't get to take authority. That's taboo. That's old testament.15:02 Testament. Like, we don't get to do this and that. Not in this church. You know? We just love. We love. We love. It's like at the guys of what? So people are turned away from, you know, the true love of god. But that's15:13 our weapon. So if you take our weapon away from us, he has nothing to fight him, and he just runs free. And you look where we're at, and we're well, not where we're at now because I think there's a big shift that's15:22 happening, but where we were and where we're going into will be different. But, I mean, it's crazy. When I saw that, I'm like, okay. So I'm learning to operate in the spirit, like, in the the a a way of where warfare.15:33 I've never even, like, believed or known existed. Not that I didn't believe it. I just didn't understand it. And then the enemy hits me harder. It was kind of funny. And looking back, it's a little bit the whole idea of,15:44 like, take joy, you know, when you experience things like this, a trial, a tribulation. It's kinda cool to think think of now, like, looking back at it. It sucked in the moment because, I mean, I got hurt.15:56 I don't know if my career is gonna be, continued. So for 2 years now, I've been battling this, and I've I've learned a lot. Still need so much more, like, growth. But I,16:10 it's been really cool, and I've I've been blessed to meet, you know, people like yourself, Matt, and your parents. And I just this being on this podcast, like, you guys are both just, you know, awesome. You know? I I16:21 turn on your worship on on Sundays, and, Anthony, you're just rocking and hopping all over the stage. So I'm gonna I, I love it. I love it. I mean, that's different to me too. I mean, you you put me front row at16:32 that, OTH. Had to. And then when Jesse Duplantis came out, I was like, you come and grab my shoulder and make me sing with you. I'm walking out. Like, oh my god. So he walked right up to me, and I got nervous. I'm not16:44 gonna lie. Yeah. Yeah. No. That's it's cool, like, going out of your shell a little bit. Once you realize, you know, how much god has done for you and the glory he has in store for us16:54 Yeah.16:56 You know, like, the robe of righteousness. Somebody's keep painting this picture. Like, if you understand, like, how beautiful a picture it is, the robe of righteousness that we have, like, when we when we when we truly17:05 understand the forgiveness that's been given to us.17:07 Yeah, man.17:07 Like, you wouldn't you wouldn't wanna operate in sin and run back to it, but I don't think, like, truly, we understand, and I've just kind of slowly been pushing towards this idea. My wife and I both is like, just17:19 what's the story in the bible? Where the forgiven a lot and then there's a story about being forgiven a lot a little. I'm just drawing a blanks. I don't wanna butcher it. But when you realize how much you've been17:28 forgiven, you know, like, the person who's being forgiven more is gonna be more grateful. You know? So Yeah. Man, once you just realize it I'm at a very blessed life. I mean, I've been I've had some ups and downs, and17:37 some people will paint a picture of like, man, how did you keep going? Well, I didn't know anything else. That's why I was raised, and, you know, it's probably just a favor of the lord. Just kinda like be naive of the17:48 situation, but for the most part, I've been very blessed. So it's hard to, like, reflect on hard times and be be so grateful, but, man, there's just a17:59 humbling attitude once you realize what he's done. And, you know, it's probably the biggest journey I've had since 20 20. It's just, like, getting outside, like, this baby Christian, like, mindset18:12 and saying it's okay to keep pushing instead of just, I'm saved, I'm gonna worship, I'm gonna love people, And I don't know if I should go out in public and do more than that because it's awkward.18:23 You know? Like, I've gotten to a point where it's how do I press forward? How do I press in more? How can I be more of a light in darkness? And be on the offensive too. Like, it's kind of18:35 kinda sick of just seeing Christians get beat up and pushed across and, like, slandering the name of Jesus or saying god's not real or Christianity's fake news. Like, just I'm sick of it. So Yeah. Mainly18:48 because how do I keep ranting here? The last point, I'll let you guys ask a question because it's your show. I You're good. I am18:56 just annoyed. I love it. Keep going.18:59 The, the idea of this is actually the first thing, you know, when the fake election and all that stuff. I have an election denier. So is everybody else saying that, like but we won't go into it. But, anyways, I19:10 No. Please. If you feel it.19:12 I really had a hard time coming to terms with somebody who just blatantly lied and people couldn't see it. So, like, I got angry at the enemy, you know? Yeah. And and then I got angry with the people perpetrating19:24 lies and just like, we don't war against flesh and blood. I was like, yeah. But god, there's gotta be some righteous anger here. Right? He's no. You don't war against flesh and blood. You war against the principalities,19:34 and there I can't remember the rest of the wording that go over your mind. Like, so how cool would it be if these people who are then twisted as puppets for the enemy19:46 or are blinded by the enemy that he thinks he's getting control of the foothold, and they think it's cool, whether it's this white witchcraft stuff or demonic stuff that people wanna tap into because they think it's fun,19:58 and they don't realize what they're playing with. These people actually flip for Christ. So Satan thinks he has them, and then all of a sudden, he's using them. But at the end of the day, they flip for Christ, and he20:07 doesn't get them on earth or in hell. And then, like, that's the that's more beautiful picture. And it's hard to wrap our minds around as, like, carnal individuals, but at least it was for me. I can't speak for everybody20:16 else. But, like, because we want justice, and god always gives justice. So I have to focus on, like, god's justice will be served, but you should never want anybody you know, your punishment is hell. That's your fault.20:28 You did this. You did this. You deserve it. God's gonna punish you. Yep. They're going to hell. That's I'm not gonna pray for it. No. You pray for their salvation, because then the enemy loses twice. That's kind of how20:39 that's kind of the big journey God brought me through. That's the biggest early on the first 2 years after 20 20 what God God taught me.20:45 Yeah. Amen. Amen. We really I love that you shared that, Blake. That's just I think more people need to be able to share that, their journey of, hey. I was20:57 here at 1 point as a Christian, but now I feel this call and this purpose and this burning to be at a higher level. And the first the first word I thought of is just we're no longerTaking a Stand for Faith 21:08 settling. And I think that's Yeah. Perfect description of what you just mentioned in the temperature of not only the church, but I think the nation as a whole. And I think that's finally where, like you mentioned, we're21:20 we're in the cockpit and God said, okay. They just press the I'm unsettled button. Now I can step in and start using these people. And what I love about, about what you're saying21:32 and and just your walk is something that has really been near and dear to the nation, which is sports, baseball. You're seeing athletes just like yourself being used21:44 by God to share his testimony, share share, share the gospel, share the word, share hope, and and to be a bold voice when maybe others feel like they can't be21:56 or they they don't have the ability to or they don't have the influence and pull. You know, God's starting to use guys just like you in your platform to amplify that. And I just wanted this, you know, I just wanna say,22:07 man, it's it's just awesome to see someone at your caliber who's a World Series champion, an all star, stand up and say, no. We're not we're not settling for this woke liberal garbage.22:20 Like, we deserve we deserve better and that's and God deserves better. And that's we're not gonna stand for it.22:27 And even the people who are, who believe that that's the right way, I mean, they deserve better. For how long have have we been lied to? Right.22:34 That's a fact, man.22:35 Given given, like, a a false a false promise or a false ideology that is so empty at its root. You know? There's no there's no life behind all of that.22:47 People might think it, but it there's life the only life that's involved in that is maybe feeding the flesh and and selfish desires. There's there's always an agenda. It's never what it's intended to be, but, you know,22:58 those people, they've they've been lied to for so long. They deserve better.23:01 Right.23:02 You know, like, we could say, absolutely, god deserves better. Absolutely. You could argue that we would want better. To say we deserve it, I mean, we're all sinners. Right? But, like, the people who've been perpetrated23:11 and lied to, that's the ones that it sucks for because they believe that what they're fighting for is right.23:16 Right.23:16 And that's where it's cool that we've got churches now. It's not just like the handful like it used to be. I mean, what you're what the churches I've listed and the church that I've been blessed to go to for the last 7,23:26 8 years in in Walla Walla, Washington, that what they are doing is, like, strengthening the spine and the backbone of other other pastors. Like, it's okay to go against culture. It's okay And some people are called to a23:37 different arena. Like, your dad's a heavy hitter. I'll be honest. Like, he comes out and just does not care. And when an anointing hits him, he just starts smacking people across space. I I mean, with with truth. And23:47 that's needed. Some pastors are more like, you know, we're gonna we're gonna touch the subjects, but I'm not gonna be blunt. I'm just gonna show I'm gonna preach the the love of god, biblically, not in a world's people.23:59 My biggest my biggest thing is, like, I want people to see Christ through me in the clubhouse because I might be the only bible that anybody ever sees. I'm not perfect. I mean24:11 That's a good way to say it. I've I've certainly gotten more political than I've ever been in my life because it is a very important factor. And my views aren't widely accepted, at least24:23 in my sphere of influence. There are people who probably agree with me but won't speak about it. Probably in fear of being canceled, and they just wanna keep their head down and and play, you know, and not focus on,24:35 the distractions. Hey, guys. Do you mind if I step aside? I'm still in the at the field, but people are in the lobby talking right now.24:40 No. Go ahead. Absolutely.24:43 Sorry. Just a second here.24:45 You know, Anthony, I think it was so key though in that moment, like, where he where he is right though is, like, the stance that we have to take. And Blake, like, you nailed that on the head though because24:58 it's like how many people, like I mean, here he is as an athlete. Right? And he's taking a stand and saying enough is enough already, but then I see that there are pastors who, like, refuse to take a stand25:09 or mention anything from their pulpit. You know, they shut their church down during COVID. They won't talk about the the fake and rigged election that I mean, Blake, we were just discussing, and it's like, you mentioned25:21 it literally verbatim. Like, people are tired of it, man. And, you know, you had a lot of courage to stand for so many different subjects, different things in our society, Blake. Like, you were never afraid25:33 to speak out about it. I mean, we could even, you know, feel free to discuss however you want, but25:39 There's always a little bit of fear, I think. Yeah. I think you have to fight that side, and that's and it's okay it's okay that you have that, but then it it really comes back to what are you listening to? Are you25:49 listening to the voice of the world? Are you gonna listen to the voice of the 1 who paid it all for us? You know, because he calls us to a standard. And, like, we're supposed to take dominion. And it's not like a25:59 forceful bloody bath. Like, it's not, as Christians, what we're supposed to do. But we are supposed to, in our sphere of influence, be willing to take a stand and know that god is with us and he fights our back. Goes26:08 before us for our battles. Prepares a table in the midst of our enemies. And, like, I've I was, you know, Mark Driscoll, pastor here in Arizona. When I was down here rehabbing last year, the whole I'm26:20 sure you're about to touch on it. Like, the the the nuns of perpetual indulgence or whatever they called themselves. You know? They that was not easy. You know? I was and and I'm not gonna go into a lot of details with26:31 how the organization handled it, but I'll just say how, like, I handled it was I wanted to say something, but then the battle I was dealing with mentally was I felt like the Lord told me a while ago that I26:43 would be playing to a certain age. And not, like, audibly, but just I asked 1 1 time. I was like, Lord, you know, how long you how long have you seen me playing? And he told me an age. And I was like, that sounds pretty26:55 awesome. Like, that would be cool to play to that age. And, then this pops up, and I'm not at that age where, you know, I felt like he told me. And and so I'm thinking to myself, am I supposed to say something, or am I27:06 gonna ruin the blessing the lord has for me? And so I started seeking wise counsel, and my wife, she was just like, Blake, you better say something because I'm trying so hard not to post anything on social media because27:17 I don't think we we are in agreement with this. Yeah. And I'm like, please just I'm working through it. I'm praying for an answer, and I never got I never got an answer from God. Like, it wasn't Yeah. Blake, do this.27:28 Blake, don't do that. Blake, say this. Blake, don't say that. And I've had some, like, clear cut answers before, not, like, straight audibles, but, like, yeah, that resonates hard in my spirit. Like, I got it. And I was27:39 going he was talking on, Elijah confronting Ahab and Jezebel. And I feel like a lot of pastors were talking about this at the time, like, right around June and July or no. May and June. And27:51 and I and it was all about him confronting government and spiritual strongholds. And I was like, this is ironic that this would be what's being preached. And it was almost like, you28:03 a divine appointment that I went to this church. And I've tried to reach out to Mark as best as I could to do at least tell him, like, thank you, because, like, you don't realize it, but your message actually encouraged28:12 me to say what I needed to say or what I felt like I needed to say. And, Rick Rick Brown out of California, I talked to him, and he said, just I want you you know, I'm I'm grateful that28:24 you're willing to say what you wanna say, but we need to be wise, and I wanna get you in contact with with Matt Staver, a faith and freedom lawyer. And so I talked to him and gave Matt Staver28:35 my kinda like my heart and rough wording of how I wanted to or what I what I felt like I was compelled to say. And he helped me type out the statement, and that's eventually what I had released for Sean Floyd.28:48 And because I didn't have social media, and I was like, Sean, like, I I could use your help on this. And he's like, yeah. You just send it. And he's like, we just need you to sign it inside a way. It's, like, legit.28:55 It's, like, perfect. I'll sign the statement, send it to you. But, you know, getting to the process of coming out and saying that, Matt Rick Brown said something to me. He's like, you know, the word of God tells us29:07 to weigh the cost. You know? Yeah. You need to weigh the cost of what you do Right. And and understand. He's like, when you put a microphone in your hand, it it's gonna get hot and and heavy. Like, it's gonna there's a29:17 different attack. It's gonna come your way. And he goes, think about think about, like, he brought up rally gains and, you know, a couple other athletes who've been prominent in in speaking out. And, you know, so so we29:29 left the conversation with that, and, like, 30 seconds off, I'm like, wait a cost. Like, dude, god, like, weighed the cost, and it was, like, that much of a split like, Jesus, that split of a second. He was like, yeah.29:40 I'm going to the cross. Like, he already knew what he had to do when he was on this earth, and he never once blinked at it. He prayed about it. You know, if there's any other way to take this from me, then please. But if29:50 not, then so be your will. And I'm like, okay. Like, why would I ever not stand up for the honor and integrity of Christ? Because if people wanna go back and research this group, they can say it's all satire. It's not30:00 satire. You can't satire against the Jewish people. You can't satire against the Muslim faith. Oh, I know. You can't satire against anything else. But when it comes to Christianity and the figureheads they're using are30:10 Christian figureheads, you know, people are like, oh, it's Catholic. It's not Christian. Well, it's still Christian. It's just a denomination. Like, you're making fun of the cornerstone of millions, billions of people's30:21 faith in the world and calling it a joke and we just should be okay with it? No. That's not how it works because Christians stand up against certain agendas, especially the 1 that they are pushing with, you know, being,30:32 homosexual, which that's their choice. Like, do you love the person less? No. Do you have to agree with the lifestyle? No. Like, I don't understand why that's such a hard concept for people to grab. What's the But it's a30:43 lever it's a leverage point for them to, like, make us seem like a lesser individual. Take truth and suppress it so that we aren't intelligent individuals. Like, they try to kill the messenger, not the message. So30:53 Yes.30:54 I I I will never stand for that that lifestyle. I have family who30:58 Thank you.30:59 Are in that lifestyle, and I still love them. And I pray for them, and I would do anything for them if they were to ever ask me. Like, I grew up, you know, loving my family who's who's in that lifestyle. I31:11 I don't have to agree with it. It's just like as as Christians or, like, as parents, my son can go and do stuff. It doesn't change my love for him, you know, but it doesn't make what he's31:23 doing right. And guilty. I do things in the moment whether I realize it or don't realize it that are wrong in the eyes of god. You know? So people, us men, are not31:34 making up these rules. This is god's rules, and our job as Christians is to simply state the facts and encourage people to walk in the will of god. And so god has bigger31:46 plans for us than walking in sin. And my job as a Christian is not to judge people, but just to point out how God has asked us to live. And they don't have to agree with me just like I don't have to agree with their31:57 lifestyle. But I'm not up there on my pull on a pulpit saying this, this, and this. Like, that if they wanna go pursue the truth in the Bible, they can read it. You know, I'm just gonna I'm just gonna give them an32:09 avenue. Like, you wanna have a conversation and hear about it, then I'll I'll talk to you. But I'm I don't I don't hate the person at all.32:15 Yeah. That's so true, man.32:18 So I'm sitting in service, and the whole this is where I got to the point of my decision is I can't like, during the week, it's almost like the enemy would come in my mind and be like, hey. What32:30 has a statement ever done for anybody? Like statements don't make a difference. People just read it, whatever, blah, blah, blah. Well, that's from a certain mindset when you have the art of deflection. Democrats, people32:41 who are. True. I'm not in it for Republicans. It's not it's not it's if you can't give me a straight yes, no answer within, like, 3 seconds, like, you're deflecting because you don't wanna tell the truth. Right. Like,32:52 they don't know what they need.32:52 But they wanna start arguments instead of having conversations.In this video 5:29 Striking Out the Voice of the Enemy21:04 Taking a Stand for Faith27:32
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