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00:00Beautiful. Come on, do you mind standing one last time if you would please? And this,
00:04can I tell you again, what an honor to have you at Lakewood. If you're visiting, you're our special
00:09guest today. I'd love to meet you after the service. I'm always right back over there in
00:13the lobby if you've got a moment, but thanks for coming out. Don't forget this Wednesday night
00:18kicks off our 16th annual Hope and Life Young Adult Youth Conference. There'll be thousands of
00:25young people here on Wednesday night, Thursday night, and Friday night. Love to have you come
00:29out if you're young at heart, but I know Wednesday night, Pastor Torrin Wells will be here and Pastor
00:36J-Ben, a lot of different, got a great, great lineup. So we can do all this, this conference.
00:41It's a free youth conference. And so that happens again because of you guys. So thanks, thanks for
00:46being a part. Thanks for being here today. I feel like I have one more thing. No, I, oh no,
00:50I did
00:51want to tell you, well, I mentioned it last week. Y'all know we have a new communion room right
00:54over
00:55here on this lobby level. So a lot of people like to take communion every week in the church. If
01:00you'd
01:01like to, you can just, it's just come and go. You do it on your own, but it's a beautiful
01:04room right
01:04over there. And you're welcome to before or after any time, you know, anytime when the building's
01:09open, you're welcome to use that. But thanks for being here today. We're, we love you. And we just
01:13speak again, blessings over all the fathers. Just thank you for what you do, serving and leading your
01:18family and being in church. That's a, you know, the statistics say mainly the women, you know,
01:23the women by far come to church more, but not at Lakewood. We have so many amazing men. And so
01:28it's a testimony of, of you guys putting God first place. Anyway, when you see yourself on the big
01:34screen, can you give our TV audience a great big Lakewood welcome? God bless you. It's great to be
01:43with you today. And I hope you'll stay connected with us during the week through our daily podcast,
01:48our YouTube channel and social media, and you can come visit us in person. We'd love to have
01:53you be a part of one of our services. But I like to start with something funny. And I heard
01:58about
01:58this lady every day. She saw this old man sitting on his porch, rocking in a rocking chair. He always
02:05seemed to be so happy. And one day she got her nerve up and went over to him and said,
02:10sir, I can't help
02:11but notice you're always smiling, always in a good mood. Tell me what is your secret for such a long,
02:17happy life. He said, Oh, that's easy. I smoke three packs of cigarettes a day. I eat nothing but junk
02:24food and I never exercise. She said, that's amazing. How old are you? He said, 26.
02:31No, don't live like that. All right. Y'all ready? This is my Bible. I am what it says. I
02:37am. I have
02:38what it says I have. I can do what it says I can do today. I will be taught the
02:43word of God.
02:44I boldly confess. My mind is alert. My heart is receptive. I will never be the same. I am about
02:52to receive the incorruptible, indestructible, ever-living seed of the word of God. I'll never
02:59be the same. Never, never, never. I'll never be the same in Jesus name. God bless you.
03:08If you'd like to open your Bible, say Hebrews chapter 11. You're welcome to Hebrews 11 one.
03:13We'll put the scriptures on the screen, but don't forget this afternoon at two o'clock the whole
03:19service, but it's all in Spanish. Amazing service. And then Wednesday night, we're back in person.
03:24Pastor Nick speaks a lot of Wednesday night, pastor Serena. It's a very powerful hour service. So
03:29if you live around here, you'd love to have you come back. But again, thanks for being here today.
03:35I want to talk to you today about faith without the evidence. It's easy to believe when you see things
03:42happening. You're getting good breaks. Doors are opening. Your health is improving. You know,
03:48it's the hand of God working in your life. But sometimes we have promises we're standing on,
03:54but we don't see anything improving. We're praying, believing. There's no sign that the promise is on
04:00the way week after week, month after month. That's when doubt comes. Thoughts whisper, you're not going
04:07to get well, or you'll never meet the right person. That dream's not going to come to pass. You're no
04:13further along today than you were two years ago. There's no evidence of things changing. But here's
04:19the key. True faith doesn't require evidence. Hebrews says, faith is the substance of things hoped for,
04:26the evidence of things not seen. If you can see it, if you have evidence, you don't need faith.
04:34That's why the scripture says to walk by faith and not by sight. If you're basing your faith on what
04:41you can see, is this improving? Are there signs that God is working? You're going to be discouraged
04:47because often God works in secret. He's doing things behind the scenes where there's no visible
04:54evidence. Everything on the surface looks the same. That's the test of your faith. Are you going
05:01to give up because you don't see anything changing? The circumstances, the facts don't line up with what
05:08you're believing for? Or are you going to have real faith and say, God, I'm not moved by what I
05:13see.
05:14I'm moved by what you said. I don't need evidence to believe what you promised me is on the way.
05:20That's the faith that gets God's attention. Faith that believes when nothing is changing.
05:26This is what Noah did. God told him to build an ark, that there was a big flood coming and
05:32he needed to
05:33protect his family. The challenge was it had never rained. Maybe a light mist, but not rain like we know
05:40it today. Imagine what was going through his mind. He's got this instruction from God, this promise that
05:47he's going to save his family. It doesn't make sense. God, if you want me to build an ark, at
05:53least
05:54let me see some rain. At least let there be a storm, some dark clouds. That way I'll know it's
06:00going to
06:00happen. Noah had no evidence that a flood was coming. The scripture says by faith, Noah being warned of
06:08things not yet seen. God will give you a promise, but he may not give you any evidence. The circumstances
06:17may not change. What you see here may look the opposite. The report hasn't improved. Relationships
06:25the same. The door still won't open. There may be things not yet seen. The key word there is yet.
06:32Yet you can't see it, but that doesn't mean it's not going to happen. God is working in the unseen.
06:39Things are happening that are not visible. The question is, will you believe without a sign?
06:46Will you stay in faith when the circumstances aren't matching what God promised you? You heard healing,
06:53but you still see sickness. You heard abundance, but you still see lack. You heard freedom,
07:00but you still see addiction. You have to choose what you heard over what you see. Let God's promises
07:08be louder than the doubt. Noah went out with no sign, no clouds, never flooded before, and started
07:17building the ark. Faithful, day after day, being obedient, doing the right thing when it didn't make
07:24sense. Trusting that God was true to his word. You would think he'd get a little sign, a little
07:31encouragement, but every morning he woke up to the same evidence. Blue sky, sunny, still as clear as
07:40can be. Thoughts said, Noah, you're wasting your time. You must have heard God wrong. If it was going
07:47to flood, surely there'd be some dark clouds. Surely you'd hear a little thunder here and there,
07:53but nothing. Every day, Noah had to choose to believe what God promised over what he saw.
08:01That's the real test of faith. Will you not let the circumstances, what you see or don't see,
08:08talk you out of what you've heard? Noah didn't need a cloud in the sky because he had a word
08:14in his
08:15spirit. He let that word become more powerful than what he could see. He made a daily decision,
08:22I'm going to believe what God said. Not one time, three months ago, every morning, Father, thank you
08:29that what you promise is on the way. I'm not moved, but what I don't see, the circumstances, the clouds,
08:35the lack of evidence, I know you are faithful to your word. With every swing of that hammer,
08:42he was saying, God, I trust you. Every board he nailed into place was a vote of confidence in what
08:48God promised him. Many of you are like Noah. You're believing without a sign. God put that promise
08:56in you of health, freedom, victory, but the circumstances say the opposite. You could be
09:03discouraged, complaining, but you keep giving your best, being your excellent at work, loving your family.
09:11You are passing the test. God sees you trusting when nothing is changing, praising, even though the
09:19problem is not turning around, being obedient, even though doors are not opening. Your time is coming.
09:26You don't see anything happening, but God is working behind the scenes. Don't be fooled by lack of evidence.
09:34You're right where you're supposed to be. Faith is the evidence of things not seen. You are proving to
09:42God that you trust him. You are showing him that you believe what he said over what you see.
09:49The key is to not get talked out of it because thoughts will whisper, surely it would have happened
09:55by now. You would see some improvement. Your child would be a little better. The boss would treat you a
10:02little nicer. The medical report would have improved a little bit. All those thoughts are based on what
10:09you can see, but faith is based on what God said. If you walk by sight, how's everything looking?
10:16What's improving? Then I'll believe you'll miss God's best. The question shouldn't be, how does it look?
10:24The better question is, what did God promise? You have to let what you've heard override what you see.
10:31Every day, the evidence said to Noah, nothing's changing. The sky is blue, but God's promise said, a flood is
10:39coming. You're going to need that boat. You get to choose what report you're going to believe. Are you going
10:46to
10:46walk by faith and believe what God said, or are you going to walk by sight and let circumstances determine
10:53what you believe? Noah saw that same clear sky year after year. The scripture doesn't say that God
11:02reminded Noah of his promise. After five years, God spoke to him again and confirmed it. Or 20 years
11:09later, God gave him a sign. Angel showed up. He had a dream one night. No, God spoke that one
11:16time and then
11:17went silent. No voice, no circumstances changing, no improvement, but God being silent doesn't mean
11:26he's not going to do what he promised. You don't need a new word. Just believe the original word.
11:32God has not changed his mind. You may be in a season of silence now, and it's been a long
11:39time.
11:39God, there's no evidence that the promise is coming to pass. If you could just hear another word,
11:46some kind of confirmation, a good break, a phone call, a feather falling from the sky,
11:51then you'll know. You don't need a sign. Just be obedient to the last thing God told you to do.
11:58Noah went out, started building the ark year after year. No rain, no clouds, people making fun of him,
12:06dealing with his own thoughts of doubt and discouragement. How did he keep going? He went
12:12back to that original promise. God, you said a flood is coming. You said you would save my house.
12:19I don't need a new word. I believe what you told me. When you're in a silent season and you
12:26don't hear
12:26anything new and you don't see anything changing, it's because God is growing you up. He's teaching you
12:34to trust him. A child needs someone there all the time reassuring them. Yes, this is going to happen.
12:41It's going to be all right. We're going to have a dinner in a little while. But when you're about
12:46to step into new levels and break generational limitations and see healing and freedom, it's
12:53going to take believing without the evidence. Standing in faith when the circumstances aren't
12:59changing. Not being moved when every voice says, not going to happen. It's been too long. It would
13:04have been proved by now. No, that silence doesn't mean that God is not working. Stay faithful. Keep
13:12doing what he told you to do. Keep standing on that promise he gave you. It may have been a
13:17year ago
13:18or 20 years ago. God did not change his mind. Not having any evidence is not a sign that God
13:26isn't
13:26working. It's a sign that he is working. If you can see it, you don't need faith. The fact that
13:32you
13:32can't see it means God is doing things behind the scenes. One of the greatest tests we all face
13:39is not opposition. It's time. Will you keep believing when nothing is improving? Will you keep building
13:48your boat, acting on God's promises, being faithful when the sky is still blue? The medical report
13:55hadn't changed. You're still single. The business is still struggling. No sign of a flood. If the
14:02enemy can convince you to quit believing before the rain comes, then he won. If he can deceive you
14:09into living by what you see, then he'll keep you from what God said. Everything Noah saw contradicted
14:17what he heard, but he wasn't moved by a lack of evidence. He wasn't discouraged because he was in a
14:23silent season. He had the faith to act on that one promise that a flood is coming. Victoria and I
14:31were
14:32on a road trip a while back and I was using my GPS for directions and I put the address
14:38in and this lady
14:39came on and told me exactly what to do. Turn left in two blocks and turn right in a mile
14:45and get in the
14:46second lane from the center and stay to the right at the fork at the road. And I'm used to
14:51taking orders
14:52from a bossy lady. I mean, from GPS and all these clear, precise directions every 30 or 40 seconds
14:58made it so easy. Finally put me on the freeway. The lady came on and said, stay straight for 240
15:06miles.
15:08Well, after about 30 minutes, the freeway had narrowed to a small country road that was zigzagging
15:14around. I'm out in the middle of nowhere thinking, am I on the right road? Is this still the freeway?
15:20I thought, lady, where are you? You were so vocal back then, but now you've gone silent.
15:26You would think she'd come on every once in a while and say, you're doing good. This is the right
15:31road. Keep going forward. Nothing. She just sat there silently. It's because I was on the right path.
15:38There were no new instructions. I had to just keep following what she last told me.
15:45In the same way, when God gives you a promise that he's going to heal you, free you and bring
15:52a dream
15:52to pass like that GPS, he may not come on every mile and say, you heard me right. Keep going.
16:00You're
16:00on track. There will be some silence times. You're not getting confirmation, not seeing any signs and
16:08thoughts will tell you. You're off course. It's not going to happen. You heard wrong.
16:13Don't be moved by the lack of evidence. What you don't hear. That's a test. The silence doesn't mean
16:21that God is not working. Noah's faith wasn't just obedience. It was endurance. He could have talked
16:28himself out of it, gotten discouraged, but he kept trusting despite what he didn't hear. He kept
16:35believing despite what the circumstances looked like. I talked to a mother that was believing for
16:42her son to get off drugs. He was raised in a loving middle-class family up in the Northeast.
16:49Fifteen years old, he heard about a new prescription drug that was going around his high school
16:54called Oxycontin. Didn't seem harmful. Just young men trying to explore and have some fun.
17:01He was a good student, the bright future, but this drug, if not used properly, can be extremely
17:08addictive. That's what happened to him and many of his high school class. This was at the start of the
17:14opioid crisis where hundreds of thousands of people lost their lives. This led him to heroin and other
17:22drugs. His once bright future turned to living on the streets, in and out of jail, violence, selling drugs
17:30to try to survive. His mother back at home, heartbroken, every moment on edge, wondering
17:37if her son was alive. Was he arrested? Did she need to rescue him? It's incredible pain and heartache.
17:45Every day she would pray and ask God to turn her son around. She stood on that scripture,
17:51as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. She had that promise that God was going to
17:56save her son,
17:57but year after year went by. No evidence. She didn't know where he was at times, if he was still
18:05alive,
18:05but she kept praying. She wasn't moved by what she saw, by the circumstances, by the facts. She knew
18:12what she heard. God, you said, my son will be mighty in the land, that no weapon formed against him
18:19will
18:19prosper, that you will restore what the enemy has stolen. She kept building her ark, so to speak,
18:26faithful without a sign, believing with no clouds. Ten years had gone by. One day his parole officer
18:34changed, and this new lady was very strict. And when he had his drug test that month, he tested positive
18:41for heroin. She said, we're coming to get you right now. You're either going to serve your five-year
18:46prison sentence, or you're going to go to rehab and get clean. He started making excuses. That's
18:53not what the other officer said. It's not fair. I can't do that. She hung up the phone. They picked
18:58him up. He went to rehab, and 90 days later, he was a different person. Today, he's totally clean and
19:04free. He's extremely successful, influential, doing things bigger than he ever imagined. His mother told me
19:14with tears running down her cheeks how she'd watch her program every day to find hope. And she said,
19:20this is the goodness of God, a dream come true. There may be things that you're believing for like
19:27her. All the evidence is the opposite. It's no sign of things improving. It's been months, maybe years.
19:35I know it's not easy, but don't let what you see override what you heard. God is working. Things are
19:43happening behind the scenes. The enemy would love to talk you out of God's promises, where you let the
19:49facts determine your faith, the evidence, how long it's been. Joel, there are no clouds, no thunder. How's
19:56it going to rain? You're right where Noah was. Keep doing the right thing. Keep believing and thanking
20:04God. Just because he's silent doesn't mean he's not working. Just because the evidence is not there
20:10doesn't mean it's not going to happen. It took Noah a hundred years to build the boat.
20:17Imagine being obedient a hundred years with no sign of rain. A hundred years he kept doing the right
20:23thing with no clouds in the sky. No evidence that it was going to happen. Even after the boat was
20:30completed, some scholars say it was two more years before the rain came. It's one thing to be building it,
20:37but once it was built, don't you know people came by and made fun? We told you you were wasting
20:44your
20:44time. You just spent all this money, all that effort. Now you got a boat out in the desert.
20:50Noah's attitude was, I don't see it yet, but I still believe. I don't have any proof. Nothing's changed,
20:58but I know God is faithful and what he promised me is still on the way.
21:03Anybody can believe when it starts raining, but faith believes when the skies are still clear.
21:11One day Noah was out there minding his own business, just another normal day. And these
21:17animals started coming toward the ark. Noah didn't go after them. The scripture says the animals will
21:24come to you. Noah's part was to obey. God's part was to bring the provision. I can hear people
21:32making fun of Noah, mocking him. Then they see two lions coming to the ark, two giraffes walking that
21:39way, two elephants, two squirrels, this parade of animals supernaturally coming. For a hundred years,
21:46there was no sign, but stay in faith. The evidence is coming. God knows how to show out in your
21:53life.
21:54It not only started raining, the scripture says the fountains of the deep opened up. One version says
22:01the underground waters burst forth on the earth. I can imagine all those years, Noah was looking up
22:09for rain, for clouds, any thunder. That's how he expected it to flood. But God had hidden resources.
22:17God not only brought rain, but he brought water out of the earth that flooded the land.
22:24We're expecting God to do it one way, but you don't know what God has hidden for you.
22:29Ways that you didn't see coming. He's hidden healing, hidden favor, hidden abundance.
22:36That's why you shouldn't get discouraged when you don't see a sign.
22:40You don't know what God is up to. You don't know how he's going to do it.
22:45You're expecting rain, but he's about to open the floodgates of the earth.
22:49Bring water from unexpected places. Healing, favor, freedom.
22:54Freedom that you couldn't plan. That wasn't predicted. This is supernatural breakthrough,
23:01supernatural abundance. That's what happened to us. When we needed a larger sanctuary,
23:08I was looking for property to build an auditorium. That's the way I saw my father do it,
23:14the traditional way. But my plan kept failing. Twice the property was sold out from under us.
23:20That's disappointing. I thought, man, why isn't this working out? It's because God had a hidden
23:25resource. I was looking for rain, but God was about to open the fountains of the deep. He was going
23:32to
23:32do something that I couldn't see coming. That's what this building is. The underground waters bursting
23:38forth. You don't know what God has hidden for you. You don't see any clouds, no sign of rain.
23:47God, that's why I'm discouraged. Nothing's changing. I don't see any evidence of things improving.
23:53What if God is about to open the fountains of the deep? What if he has sources you've never thought
23:59of? Ways to bless you, heal you, promote you, free you that you've never seen. That's why there's no
24:05evidence. It's going to happen a supernatural way. Don't let the evidence or the lack of evidence fool
24:13you. Don't let the time convince you that it's not going to happen. It's interesting that God used
24:20Noah as the example of things not yet seen. It's not a coincidence that Noah went over a hundred years
24:27with no evidence, but he kept building, kept thanking God. The good news is we're not going to have to
24:34wait
24:34that long because we don't live a hundred years or that many years like they did. God was showing us
24:40if I'm faithful to Noah after a hundred years of no evidence, I'm going to be faithful to you with
24:47no
24:47evidence. Well, Joel, I've been believing for six weeks and I don't see anything changing. You have to
24:53be more determined than that. Be in it for the long haul. Faith is not believing because you see
25:00something. Faith is believing until you see something. The real miracle is not that Noah built the ark.
25:08The real miracle is that he kept building the ark. He didn't let the circumstances, the lack of evidence
25:15to talk him out of what God put in his heart. One time the disciples were on a boat in
25:22the middle of
25:23the night and this great storm arose, all these winds and waves and Jesus came walking on the water.
25:30They were afraid. They thought he was a ghost. They finally recognized Jesus. Well, Peter was so intrigued.
25:36He said, Lord, I want to come out there with you. Jesus said, come. What's interesting is Jesus didn't
25:43say, let me calm the storm first, Peter. Let me get these waves down. Wind's not so strong. Then it'll
25:50be easier. No, he said, come while the storm was still raging. You don't need the conditions to be
25:57perfect to fulfill what God's called you to do. He may not stop all the storms, all the trouble,
26:05make everything nice and calm. Then you can believe. Then you'll take those steps of faith.
26:11Don't be moved by the circumstances. Be moved by what God tells you. Jesus told Peter, come. He got out
26:19of the boat in the middle of the storm with winds and waves and he walked. He wasn't really walking
26:25on
26:26the water. He was walking on a word. He had that promise, come. The water wasn't holding him up. The
26:33word
26:34was holding him up. The water was unstable. The word is unshakable. But the scripture says
26:44when Peter saw the wind, he shifted from hearing to seeing. What are the facts? What are the
26:52circumstances? He thought, Oh my goodness. Am I crazy? These waves are dangerous. These winds could
26:58knock me down. I could drown. He started to sink. The waves didn't change. His focus changed. Instead
27:06of focusing on the promise, on what Jesus said, he focused on the facts, the circumstance, the evidence.
27:13I'm out of here in a storm. This doesn't make sense. It's impossible. If you focus on the evidence,
27:19you're going to sink. That's what Peter did. He shifted his focus from the word to the wind.
27:25He didn't sink because the storm got worse. He didn't sink because the promise changed. He sank
27:32because he looked at the wrong evidence. Sometimes like Noah, there's no evidence of what God promised.
27:40Other times like Peter, there's a lot of negative evidence. This medical report, my financial situation,
27:47my relationship. If you focus on the winds and what you see, it will talk you out of what you've
27:54heard.
27:55The beauty is Jesus picked Peter up. He didn't let him drown. God knows we're not perfect. He's not
28:03going to let you go under. But this story is a lesson about what are we giving our attention to?
28:09The winds, the waves, the evidence, or are we giving our attention to the promises of God and what he
28:16says
28:16about us? I'm asking you today to walk by faith and not by sight. You may have circumstances where
28:24you don't see how they could resolve. There's no way in the natural, but we serve a supernatural God.
28:30He has hidden resources. We're looking up for the rain. He's got the fountains of the deep.
28:36He has underground blessings that can flood your life. Be like Noah. Keep building that ark, even though
28:44there's no sign. Keep trusting, being obedient, even though you don't see things changing. Let what you've
28:50heard, override what you see. If you'll do this, I believe and declare you're about to see these
28:57hidden resources. God's surprising you with healing, opportunity, the right people, the fullness
29:04of your destiny in Jesus name. And if you receive it, can you say amen today?
29:14Let's pray together. If you have five minutes, stick with me. We'll just seal it in prayer. Lord,
29:20thank you for what we've heard today. Father, I know it falls on great ground, faithful people here
29:25at Lakewood and watching and listening. And Lord, I know we all have things that you promised, but we
29:31don't see anything happening. Lord, we're tempted to give up. We're tempted to water down our dreams.
29:36We're tempted to quit believing, but Lord, help us to believe. Let this truth take root today. Lord,
29:42help us to be those people like Noah. Even when we don't see anything, we believe what you promised.
29:48We keep acting in faith. Lord, I thank you as we do our part at the appointed time that you'll
29:55cause
29:56the animals to come find us, the provision, the right people. Lord, at the right time, I thank you
30:01the underground waters will burst forth. Lord, do things that we didn't see coming. Lord, I thank
30:08you just for surprising your people with the healing, the favor, the wisdom, the growth, the
30:14opportunities. Lord, that they can fulfill their destinies in Jesus name. I pray this. And with our
30:22heads bowed in prayer, just a quick question. If your heart stopped beating in the next few minutes,
30:29are you at peace with God? Do you know where you'd spend eternity if you died a little while from
30:35now?
30:36If not, I would love to pray with you. I'm not here to condemn anybody. I'm here to help you
30:43find a new
30:43beginning. I know this comes from a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. In just a moment,
30:50if you're not at peace with the Lord, or maybe you are a Christian, but you've grown cold toward God,
30:57you know you need to rededicate your life. You need a fresh new start. If that's you, in just a
31:04moment, I'm going to ask you to take a step of faith and stand right where you are and we'll
31:09pray
31:09together. I can't think of a better time to get on the road to victory than right now. God is
31:17not mad at
31:17you. Your sins have already been forgiven. All you have to do is accept the free gift of Christ's
31:25salvation. Will you do it today? In your thoughts, the enemy will whisper, do it next week. Do it
31:31another time. Listen, the Bible says, today is the day of salvation. Don't put it off. It's so easy.
31:39Well, it's embarrassing to stand in front of everyone. I have people at the house. I can't lift
31:44my hand. Listen to what Jesus said. If you won't be ashamed of me before people, then I won't be
31:51ashamed of you before my father in heaven. I'm going to give you a great opportunity to show God
31:58that you're not ashamed of him. If you're not at peace with the Lord, or you just need to rededicate
32:03your life, you need a fresh new start, a new beginning. If that's you, would you be bold? Take
32:10that step of faith and stand right where you are, and we'll pray together. Would you do that?
32:14Come on, Lakewood. Let's give them a hand as they stand all over the building.
32:23Come on, don't put it off. Come on, Lakewood. Let's, let's clap them in. I feel like there'll
32:28be a few more. Anybody else up top? Watching, listening, anybody else?
32:37God bless you. Please remain standing if you don't mind. Let me tell you how proud we are
32:42of you. More importantly, I know God will never be ashamed of you because you took this step
32:47of faith. The scripture says that whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. Let
32:53me help you to call. Do you mind all praying this after me, if you would, please? Lord Jesus,
32:59I repent of my sins. Come into my heart. I make you my Lord and Savior. Amen. Or may you
33:08stand in one more moment? I want to tell you again how much we love you. We're going to be
33:12praying for
33:12you. This next year of your life is incredibly important. I want to give you a personal invitation
33:19and even a challenge to come back and be with us on a regular basis. If you can do it
33:24here in person
33:25or online, on the radio, however you do it. I know you're busy and you know, life's happening. Man,
33:30Joel, I got to do some stuff on Sundays. I got to run some errands. Let me tell you.
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