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God's Presence in Crisis 0:00 Let me get our let me get our series up there. I just want to thank my good friend, Eric Hurd, for inviting me in to your journey. Eric, I love you as a brother. And, been praying for you. Chrissy and I have been praying0:10 for you and for your church family a challenge to just kind of step into your journey. When I think about,0:22 this opportunity and just this situation as a pastor, you get called in to to things that were unwelcomed and and unplanned a lot in people's lives. And, 1 1 thing that happened in my life when my son0:34 was 4, he mistook a bottle of orange Motrin on the counter for candy and chugged the whole thing. Call at work. I was running my healthcare company and I got a call and it's from my wife's0:46 best friend Donna. She says, Kenny, it's Donna. Ryan is in the emergency room. I don't know much, but you should head down there. And1:13 run around. I pull a U-turn. And there's my guy. And he is in heavy Velcro straps on a backboard. His nose, he has blood coming down his nose on his lip.1:25 Going down into his stomach. They're pumping charcoal into his stomach to get rid of what's toxic in their try to as much of that medicine that he ingested out. And his face is1:37 like as red as an apple. Alright? He's struggling. He's like this. And he's looking at me. And there's grandma on 1 side, grandpa on the other side, and there's mom just just1:49 trying to2:06 in our eyes, you know, it's just we lock. And I just I, like, I stick out my hand and I just go, Ryan, your dad's here. You're gonna be2:18 alright. Nothing.2:21 And I2:21 stepped a little closer and I said, Ryan, look at me. Your dad's here. You're gonna be okay. And then, like, from beet red to, like, rosy red, and then I stepped 1 more time. I'm2:33 like, stuck up my hand like a Jedi. I was like, Ryan, look at me. Your dad's here. You're gonna be okay. And then I witnessed something that I will never forget because my son's circumstances did not change.2:45 The blood was still flowing down his nose. He was still in the heavy Velcro straps. He was still in the circumstance, but then I just watched him draw. And2:59 in the middle the presence of the and the promise of his3:11 father. And somehow, Ryan3:23 and find a little and it was just a miracle. And God brought that to my mind this morning as a draw driving here to just be with you. It's the trueness3:36 with the presence of the father as we connect with the promise of the father. And as we allow the promise of the father to invade our spirits, our circumstances may not change, right? A way. Our circumstances may not3:47 change, right? Right. And we will be able to experience what we sang about during our work. And then when we start with the and then when we start with the4:03 what came to my mind was Jesus speaking to a crowd like this on the shore and he said, let's go to the other side. And you didn't say and when we get there, you'll watch take control over nature, and4:15 we'll you'll watch me feed the 5000, and you'll watch me cast out demons, and you'll watch me do all this stuff. All he said was, let's go to the other side. And there were people who stayed on4:25 shore in the safety of the shore. And then there's people who got on the boat. Do you know4:25 where we are right now? You're in Then there's people who got in the boat. Do you know where we are right now? You're in the boat. And the people who are in the boat, they were the ones who saw him say, peace,4:37 be still. The people on the shore, safety of the shore. But I can tell you after talking with Eric, this4:49 church is in the boat. And we're going to see God speak into this circumstance. And you're going to see things others will not. This church is in a very rare position. You know,5:00 for a while in my life, I lived on the 7th floor of Western Medical Center. It was the oncology floor. So it was me and cancer every day. And then once a week, 50 people in a5:12 room. And I'll tell you that that year of my life changed my life because for the 1st time I was afraid to show up for work. Why?5:25 Because I didn't control the process. And you walk into a job when mortality is a reality and daily threat. That's scary.5:39 Control a lot. And that trauma, in this case, cancer, the diagnosis of cancer, Trauma dissolves the trivial things of life and brings the5:51 central things of life right to the front of your mind. People, God, relationships. You start living with a new sense of stewardship6:09 and that is that all circumstances are sacred. Can we say that together?6:21 Right. God, not absent in your adversity. Just like he's not more present in your prosperity. That's a myth in a lie going great. God must be with me. Oh,6:33 things aren't going so great. Maybe God has left me. Well, if that's true, then what do we do with an innocent guy hanging on a cross?6:51 Didn't. It was unjust. He was innocent. It was innocent blood that was being shed. And the7:16 redeemed that moment. And that's why we're all here because he redeemed that moment. Right? Can I get a name in? God redeemed an innocent man being tortured and beaten and dying and being buried so7:28 that he could rise again out of the ashes. And all of us at 1 point participated in 1 man's decision in a little garden called Gethsemane7:40 where he said, I don't want to do this. You got a plan B. It's the only time in scripture when Jesus didn't want to do the will of -Yeah. -Not my will be done, but your will be7:51 done. And because of that, most single courageous,Soaring on Eagle's Wings 8:03 brother. And why a lot of you out there are my sisters. We're a family. We're all going to heaven. Our sins for8:29 and then that problems never leave you the way they find you? Anybody? You know, this this church is forever changed. This church is never the8:57 people going through trauma that I've learned both on the cancer floor and then in my own life with 2 of my brothers taking their own lives.9:19 You know what the truest thing about you is? You know what the truest thing about you9:31 is? It's what God says is true. Rising above9:44 tragedy. Before I launch into our 1st passage of scripture, I want to tell you about my buddy, Dan. Dan likes likes eagles. Took a pilgrimage to this zoo that has the largest9:56 eagle cage, in the world. So he goes to this zoo, and, he he finds the the director of the Birds of Prey area.10:13 Trial, to the roof of it as big as it is. There's a narrative. So that the Eagles can't fly out. A lot of room to kind of fly low to the ground. Can't soar. Dan asked the director. He says, Hey, what would happen if you10:25 lifted that net? See that eagle right there? Sitting on that that branch about 10 feet off the ground. What would happen? And Dan's expecting the director to go, Oh, he'd fly away, be an eagle, be that majestic creation10:36 that eagles are, 10000 feet high in the sky, a range of 300 miles. That's not what the director said. The director said, he'll stay right there on that perch. And Dan looked at him and10:48 said, why?11:01 Created to do. It believes11:01 because of it, it's11:01 circumstances that it's supposed to, It believes because of it. It's circumstances that it's supposed to not be a high flying eagle, but but be a low flying pigeon. It's11:13 built to live in a different dimension. Very few birds can fly as high as an eagle. About what's going on right now. And it's it's in Isaiah chapter 4011:25 where the Lord says, but those who hope in the Lord, everybody say, in the Lord, they will soar on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow11:36 weary. They will walk and not be And I live by a school whose mascot is is the Eagles. It's eagle.11:48 School because every time I come to the stoplight in front of it, they have this kiosk. You know how high schools have kiosks? And it says, it's a great day to be an eagle. And I'm like, darn right, it12:00 is. God says, if I hope in the Lord, I'm gonna mount up with wings like eagles. That's right. And I want us to pay attention in this passage.12:12 I'm gonna go back. It's those who hope, where In the Lord. Alright? They're the ones that are gonna soar. They will mount up with wings like eagles. Now, in the12:23 Lord means that you're in a different dimension. Everybody say different dimension. Different dimension. Right. In the Lord, we live in a different dimension. So while we're walking here on earth, we are connected to the12:35 most high God. And when you're connected to the most high God, you have access as you walk through the trials and tribulations of Earth. And you have access through the person of Jesus Christ. And if you12:47 hope in the Lord, you're going to mount up and you're going to rise above. Trauma, delay, and difficulty. Why? Because you're in the Lord.12:59 And that's, that's really where I feel like the Lord's speaking is that in the midst, not in the absence of this journey that your Yeah. That your13:34 chapters, 38 through 40. We have this moment in time where where God starts to rise. And then if you have a Bible in13:46 chapter 42, that's where we're going to spend a lot of time. He starts rising. But14:07 right after this conversation where God basically says, okay, you've been trying to figure this out with your friends. There's been a lot of loss, a lot of grieving, a lot of talking, a lot of over processing, and I've14:19 got a little spiritual indigestion. So I'm just going to And I'm going to tell you what's going on. And so he tells Job who he is and asks him some questions, and then Job responds to God in14:30 her, this way. He says, I know,14:43 After God revealing himself, he says, I know that you can do all things. No purpose of yours can be thwarted. Moment.14:56 It's when his vision of God is, is replacing his focus on his circumstances. Do you ever do that? Your circumstances and what's going on down here15:07 that your head, instead of being here and seeing God and his capacity, your and then all of a sudden fear creeps in and anxiety creeps15:18 in and, you know, it's kind of like when I was with my son in the emergency room. And, you know, it's kind of like when I was with my son in the emergency room. And, you know, know, it's kind15:19 of like when I was with my son in the emergency room. It's all in my capacity and he was able to find some peace. Now, getting God right in the Bible is a huge theme, both Old and New Testament.15:31 There's a man named Nebuchadnezzar. He was a king. He had a dream about a tree being chopped down. He asked the man of God, Daniel. He said, hey, what's it mean? He goes, don't blame it on me. I'm just the messenger.15:58 The bible says that he grew nails like claws and his hair And the do of the And thenOwn Your Place in Humility 16:08 And then And then And then And then And then And then And then And then And then16:09 And then And then and and we find it in general, chapter 4, verus, and and exalt and glorify the king of heaven. Because Oh, Everything16:20 he does is right, and all his ways are just, And those who walk in pride, he is able to A very close similarity to that16:32 very famous promise in the Bible in Romans 8 28. And we know that God causes all things to work together for the good of those who love him, and to them who are called according to his Maybe16:44 you've had that. I know. But that's why we're all gathered together. It's to get God right and to recognize16:57 lot of energy in just getting me right because if you have me right, you'll experience your circumstances more, more successful. And then he says, let17:09 not the wise man boast of his riches, but let him who boast boast17:17 of this. And then he says, let not the wise man boast of this. And then he says, let not the wise man boast of his wisdom. Let not the mighty man boast17:17 of this. And riches, but let him who boast, and knows me that I am the Lord who exercises loving kindness, and righteous,17:30 on the earth. So we can put our mental energy and our emotional energy. Ritche's wisdom and mind God says, okay, they're a part of life, but they're not life. I'm the author of How17:41 about we switch your focus and you understand and know me. It reminds me18:11 then and then and then you're like, no, no, no. You don't understand. I know him. Testament. It's like God wants18:23 you to really know him because when you know him, you do circumstances differently. When he is, he says he is. So for each point, of these. It's called a life18:34 lifter because we're talking about rising above. So here's your 1st life lifter. My life in God reflects my view of God. Can we say that together? My life in God reflects my view of God.18:48 Has capacity and is a redeemer and is able and is wise and he loves you and he has plans for you, good plans. If that's your God, you're gonna take big risks.18:58 And if18:59 your God is a and punitive and small and doesn't know what he's doing and can't deliver, then19:10 you are not gonna take risks. Why is that important? City. There's lots of people who need exactly what this church has to19:22 offer, but we need to get God right. Alright, so that's the 1st thing that Joe did to start getting elevation. He said, I know. That you can do all things. The next19:34 thing that Job Job Job owns his20:14 speak. I will question you and you shall answer me. Now here's the It continues. My ears had heard of you before. But now, ayesha,20:26 seen you. Therefore, I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes. Now that word, repent just means, okay, I'm thinking different now. I've heard of you. But now I've seen you.20:43 Choice There are images and pictures that are and they're there to show us21:08 vine and there's branches. There's shepherd and there's she. That's right. You see? Where there's there's a juxtaposition between who God is and who we are,21:20 there's somebody above and there's someone below. And there is a there's a built in humility. You know, when people just say, oh, you know, pray for me. I need more humility in my life. You know? I'm21:32 like, you do? When there's God, humility is automatic. Amen? Because he's not me. He's not us. Creator created. Vine branches.21:43 Shepherd sheep. Potter clay. Right? There's who he is and there's who I am. And 1 thing we need to learn is we're talking about rising above strategies. We gotta get God right, and then we gotta own our21:55 place. So there's there's God, and then there's our place. Mean by that? It's just automatic. There's a boss and then there's the employee. There's the captain,22:07 right? And then there's the soldiers. I mean, that's how the Bible presents God. There's him and you're not him. Right? But then secondly, humility in this journey is and22:19 you know God and walk with God. Humility is required to make the relationship22:34 to the but he gives grace to who? The humble23:11 from the It's not a in the vine and connected and human curtting itself off? How can the the ultimate vision of the potter,23:29 You see how silly that is? I hear a few giggles. You know, it's like I I hit the white ball around every now and then, but if Tiger Woods is gonna come give me a lesson, I'm shutting my And Tiger's23:41 going to talk for an hour. Why? Because the difference between me and him is like the difference between my And And and and and and and and and and23:49 and and and and and and23:50 and and and and and and and He's like, okay, I know. You are who you are, and you work all things together, and you're able. And then, you know what? I I gotta own my place. I have to, inLet God Use You to Serve 24:02 humility, come underneath you. And when we talk about humility, knowing the the the and 1st Peter, where it says, humble yourselves,24:13 therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up. There it is.24:27 Cares for you. This word right here in the Greek is the Greek word. It means pliable. It means flexible. And if I was to substitute those words right into the the passage of stories,24:39 be be shapeable yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, there's the and and and and shaping25:03 he wants to do and it requires. So what's our life lifter under own our place. Right? Would you say this with me? Humble before God25:15 means higher than my obstacles. Means higher than25:16 my obstacles. Means higher than my obstacles. Means higher than my obstacles. Means higher than my obstacles. Right.25:16 That's what the Bible says. Means higher than my obstacles. Right. That's what the Bible says. Is when I'm when I humble myself under God's mighty hand and I just I just surrender, I just put myself and my25:28 future and all that I am and all that I have and all that I hope as an individual, all that I hope as a church, and put it all before God. We put that on the altar.25:40 God says, alright. Lift you up. And that's what we see happening with Jo. 1 of my25:52 life verses is Psalm 40 verses 1 through 3. Says this, I waited patiently for the Lord. He turned to me and heard my cry. He lived me out of the slimy26:04 pit, out of the murder and the - And he said, my - And he said, my - And rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Listen to26:15 this, and many, how many, many will see and fear the Lord and put their trust in. -It's26:29 a -It's a -It's a -It's a -You guys are trusting him in the middle of a very hard -You realize that you can't get out on your own. You're turning to the Lord. You're offering a sacrifice of praise. You're26:40 affirming God's goodness in the midst of your adversity. Your trust, and your26:54 Get in the basket. Okay? Boom. That's what he is doing because, man, I don't I don't care. In this slimy pit, it doesn't matter if your Ford f 2 50 has 4 low. You know what I'm saying?27:06 Lot of But God is at work. You're patiently, you're here, you're present, you're voting with your feet. Just you being here is an faith. And27:18 you're trusting the Lord. And you're trusting the Lord. And you're trusting the Lord. And you get the picture? He set my feet on a rock. Now we're talking rubber hitting road. We have traction. Firm place27:30 to stand, not wobbly. Him of praise, greater worship expression. What's the result of that? Many27:42 will see and hear and put their trust in the Lord. The father loves every person who The father loves every person who lives and in all the adjacent communities. He wants them to know his27:54 son. They're gonna see in here based on how you rise through this. How do you do that? Get God right, and then you gotta own your place. All right? What does28:05 Job do next? Well, he lets God use It's a really interesting journey for Job. Like people who28:17 inspect everything that's going on in your life and they're kind of they see the gaps and they're kind of giving you pointers and tips and they're always teaching you and say, hey, do this, do that, don't do this, do28:26 that. Oh, it must be28:42 body. Alright. To the body. Alright. To the body. Alright. And go to my servant Job and sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves because28:56 a burnt offering for yourselves because they had a and then they had a and then they had a and then they had a a burnt offering for yourselves because they had a and then they had a and then they said, my servant Job29:07 will29:26 And Zofar, the mosquito bite, did what the Lord told them. And the Lord accepted Joe's. And in the middle of this adversity, right? I mean, it's like, don't you think that, like, God would, like, write Job a little hall29:36 pass on, on serving the Lord for a little while? It's like, boy, man, you've been through a lot. Here you go. Here's your hall pass. You can skip out of class. You don't have No. God actually goes, hey, guess what? You29:46 guys do this. And then my servant Job, he's gonna and then what is Jobe? Jobe does what God says. Jobe asks him to serve him,29:58 not in the absence of his adversity, but in the midst of his and you see that's what God does. If30:30 this is why I'm not doing what I think I should be doing. You can enter into that and actually serve other Yeah. The radical nature of the Christian in this30:42 regard story, and30:54 for an eye and tooth for a tooth. But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right, turn to them, the other cheek, and if anyone wants to31:06 sue you, take your shirt and hand over your31:19 and as a and as a and as a and a and a and a and a and a and a and a and a and a and a and a and a and a and a and a and a and a and a and a and a and a and a and a and a and a and a and a and a and a and a and a and a31:25 everybody would be walking around, you know, naked, because they wouldn't have any clothes. They'd be walking around being doormats and getting hit by people. You know, Jesus is just saying that in the31:37 moment, when you have a perceived injustice, person.31:49 This passage of scripture, especially this little picture that he paints, in 1st century Palestine, our occupying Roman soldier could say, Hey, you, Jew, get over. TheShow more In this video 0:00 God's Presence in Crisis8:00 Soaring on Eagle's Wings16:00 Own Your Place in Humility24:00 Let God Use You to Serve32:00 Don't Limit God—Receive More
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