Dharius Daniels — The Church Has Left the Building

this is so excited to be here let's pray everybody let's do that father so grateful for another week which is a demonstration of your goodness and your generosity to us thank you for everything that you did in conference thank you for calling z-- being realized thank you for destinies being altered thank you for the hopeless receiving hope and we thank you for this house we thank you for this church this spiritual family thank you for this oasis in a spiritual desert we just give you praise for all that you're doing thank you for its leadership pastor rich and DC and the whole team we pray that as their days are so shelled their strength PE and thank you for the opportunity to contribute to what you're doing here so I just pray for the empowering presence of the Holy Spirit to help me to teach and help us to receive so that lives are changed and cities are one it's in Jesus name we pray amen amen listen up I'm super excited to be here really honored I've got major admiration and an equal amount of appreciation for pastor rich I'm gonna tell you a quick story and when preachers say quick most of the time it's not quick this is really quick a few years ago my my oldest son was having gone through a tough season in life and so it's a consequence of that I think he started having a crisis of faith and so there's this event that we sent him to every year this camp is for pastors kids and he's been going there every year and this year that we sent him that specifically we sent him pastor rich was teaching and my son comes back home and I'm looking I'm like watching this interaction his mood shifts the stuff he's talking about I'm like whose kid is this what happened to my son and he starts telling me about this experience that he had with this one speaker and he was like yes and he told me this story talked about how it opened his eyes it changed his life reignited his faith Jesus he was a teenager and he said yeah and he gave me his number and told me that so when the session was over I went up and I talked to him and he talked to me spend time with me invested in me and he gave me his number and told me to reach out to him whatever I needed it I say what is his name he said his name was rich Wilkerson [Music] so at this point I knew of pastor ajay didn't know him personally so i reached out to a mutual friend of ours chris torso and i sent a message i said please get this message too rich for me rich gets my number from chris he texted me it was like your son was at the camp [Music] because his investment wasn't because it was my son he was investment he made an investment because it was somebody's son and that same kid I'm not old my wife and I just started young that that same kid yeah we started 21 but the point that I'm making is that kid who is at a very critical juncture and things could have went a different way in a few weeks now we'll be leaving on a football scholarship at West Point Military Academy and every time I talk about this up rich thank you thank you for the investment that you made it my boy and I pray for your to every morning and I will as long as God gives me breath alright that was awkward alright so so I want to jump into our time together I'm so honored to be here one of my favorite theologians Martin Luther said this he said if you preach the gospel in every aspect with the exception of being specific to the times you're living in you're not preaching the gospel at all that's the beauty of the gospel it's never irrelevant the beauty of the gospel is it is the answer to every issue in every season in every period in human history at some point the gospel is the antidote to the issue and so as faster rich talked about some things we're dealing with as a country I felt like I wanted to speak to it a little bit and so there's a scripture I want to read in the book of Luke chapter 10 and I want to read a few verses it's a part of a parable a narrative that Jesus tells to communicate a point and this is this is what he says in Luke 10 chapter number 33 this is Jesus talking with the middle of his story listen to what he says he says but a Samaritan as he traveled came where the man was and when he saw him he took pity on him he went to him and bandaged his wounds pouring all out and wine and then when he put the man on his own donkey he brought him to an inn and took care of him the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper look after them he said and when I return I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have which three of these do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers the expert in the law replied the one who had mercy on him listen to Jesus's word his family he says go and do likewise go and do likewise I want to pause for the cause and tag a title to this text I want to talk from this subject in our time together today the church has left the building the church has left the building vous i want to interrupt your regularly scheduled worship gathering with this breaking news announcement you've been crafted and created customized by your Creator to be a catalyst for world change in other words your arrival on this earth is not an accident even if your birth was not intentional on the part of your parents even if the circumstances were not favorable even if your relationship with your parents is not pleasant God intentionally orchestrated your existence on this earth for such a time as this as dr. Stevenson says great men and women are only born at the time they're needed the most so you were born when you needed to be born you were born where you needed to be born you were born the way you needed to be born because God arranged your existence on earth in this period in human history for a reason it is it's your purpose right which is the reason for the existence of a thing it's not the existence of a thing it's the reason for the existence of a thing which means that I can be existing and not accomplishing the thing I've been created for and whenever you get a revelation of what you've been created to do listen to me you will see that your purpose is always an answer to some problems that exist in the period in human history that you're a part of God is that strategic that he creates us he equips us he empowers us he gives us spiritual gifts natural ability acquired skill that will be needed for the problems that will exist in the age that we occupy the earth you are not irrelevant you are uniquely relevant you're not just an asset you are a necessity you are not deficient God built you by design he wired you for your work he knew the problems that would exist and then created and crafted you with the capabilities and the potential to be able to be an answer to some of the issues on the earth it's in you even if you haven't discovered it yet it's in you even if you don't believe it yet it's in you even if it's dormant and latent it is in you there's a you you hadn't met yet that God once wants to introduce you to so that he can introduce the problem you've been created to solve to you not only do you need to meet Goliath Goliath needs to meet you am I making sense here yeah your existence is an answer to some problems that will exist in the period in human history in which you were born we need to understand this we need to get this in the middle of a pandemic we need to know we were born for this that we're surprised by this but God was not and you know I think Jesus corroborates this in Matthew chapter 5 when he says you're the salt of the earth and you're the light of the world Jesus is attempting to get us to understand that our existence on earth is to make a contribution to the earth and if we're going to do that listen to me the church has to leave the building I'm not saying we should abandon Church I'm not saying we should leave the church but I'm saying our impact is not within the four walls of the church we can have Church in buildings but we can only be the church in the world did you catch that I'm gonna say that again we can have Church in buildings but we can only be the Church in the world in the church we get to sing about God's greatness but in the world we get to demonstrate God's greatness in the church we get to talk about God's love but in the world we get to display God's love in the church we get to verbally proclaim the gospel but in the earth we get to visibly demonstrate the gospel of an ever-loving everliving immutable unchangeable omnipotent omniscient God that can change your life and I think it's incredibly important to get this that this world is not our home but it is our calling this world is not our ultimate home but it is our calling and we've been called to be answers to the issues of our day some people incorrectly assume that being answers to the issues of our day is simply relegated to spiritual issues right just send issues but when we examine the life of the ultimate world changer the ultimate change agent agent Jesus we see that he did more than solve sin problems he saw social problems he fed the hungry when a woman was about to be stoned to death because of the misapplication of the law he intervened when Bad Religion was persecuting people he rescued them He healed the sick he released the bow and he even communicated and articulated that it is his expectation that we do the same he's so serious about this that he says what we do for others he treats it like we've done it for him in Matthew chapter number 25 this is what he says verse 35 he says for I was hungry and you gave me something to eat I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink I was a stranger and you invited me in I needed clothes and you clothed me I was sick and you looked after me I was in prison and you came to visit me he says then the righteous will answer him hold up Jesus oh wait a minute when did we see you hungry and feed you or see you thirsty and give you something to drink I'll remember that Jesus when did we see you as a stranger and invite you in or needing clothes and clothe you when did we see you and see you sick or in prison and go to visit you and the king will reply truly I tell you whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine you did it for me this is interesting family because for Jesus is not sole work or social work for Jesus it is sole work and social work for Jesus watch this the transformation that we experience internally should produce should produce a desire to make a difference externally that my relationship with God should change my relationship with God's people and we've been called commissioned and crafted created to address some of the issues of the era we live in born for it unknown it for it equipped for it call to it and one of the issues of our day that is a stain on the clothes of our country is an issue called racism it is a personal and social sin that inhibits people from experiencing life as God intended here's a working definition of it it is a conscious or unconscious conscious or unconscious sense of superiority based on one's race see see that conscious or unconscious piece is incredibly important because oftentimes people erroneously assume that I have to be doing something intentionally in order for me to be doing it when the truth of the matter is we can be doing something unconsciously and for it for believer it should be a little easier for us to wrap our heads around this because our operations manual for Humanity which is the Bible I created in design of God creates an operations manual called the scripture that tells us how life Society in our life is supposed to work and this is what it tells us it tells us your heart is deceitful right which means that I'm not always aware of what I'm feeling what I'm doing what I'm sensing what I'm seeing that it's possible they're things about me that I don't see in that the beauty of spiritual growth though right the beauty of our growth is that I'm not only growing in my relationship with God I'm not even not only learning to know God better I'm learning myself better we often say I don't know if you've heard people say this God knows my heart exactly God does I don't I think I do but there are times where I realize I I don't and this this issue here family of racism it devalues the image of God in another person and and it produces the sin of ethnic partiality which results in something called injustice now what does that mean what's that mean so so here it is a feeling of superiority doesn't adversely affect anybody's life right so we're both walking down the street and someone feels a certain way about another person because of the color of their skin that doesn't adversely affect their life the other person doesn't even know what that person is thinking you know what you know when it affects their life adversely when they act upon it does that make sense yeah when it impacts the way a person is treated when it impacts the way their case is tried when it impacts the way whether or not they get into the school when it impacts the way whether or not they get the loans when it impacts the way whether or not a building will be leased to them when it impacts the way their children are treated when they're outside of their sight and what is scary about this is that there are ranges and degrees and the individual can assume that if my degree of my sense of superiority is not extreme and hateful and violent in volatile than it is not detrimental but it can be subtle it can be overt it can be personal and it can be systemic structural what does that mean what does that mean it's see see see systemic or structural racism is the cumulative effect of racist feelings and beliefs and practices that become embodied and expressed in the policies in the roof this is what one writer said in the policies and the rules and the regulations and the procedures and the expectations and the norms and the assumptions and the guidelines and the plans and the strategies the objectives the practices the values the narratives the histories the records and the like which accordingly disadvantaged the value race and privilege disadvantaged the devalue race and privilege the value race this is vinegar lieth in our history and it doesn't mean we hate our country we actually love our country not to address some areas that need to be improved in our country as because we feel like we hate it is an example of not addressing issues in the marriage because you feel like my marriage says I love my marriage I want to address it no I love it so much I want to make it the best version I want you to catch this love doesn't settle love never settles I'm gonna say that one more time I say love never settles you know why God's not finished with you because love never settles you know why he hadn't given up on you because love never settled you know why he won't let you settle for less than his best you know why he won't let you put a period where he puts a comma because love never settles God knows what's in you he's gonna work on you and refine you and reinvent you can restructure you can rebuild you and resurrect you and restore you until you become all you've been created to be I feel like preaching in the house [Applause] love never settles and so as the Scriptures instruct us to seek the good of the place that God has called us to live in because we love it we have a commitment to do everything we can to say let's become the best version of ourselves this is a Goliath in our country but I believe God is raising up some David's who are getting ready to use their slingshot and knock this giant down I believe there's a generation that says I am NOT this or that I'm this and that I believe there's a generation that will not judge people by the color of their skin that's dr. King says but by the content of their character I believe there's a generation that will not be divided by cultural categories by class by race by gender I believe there's a generation that says God has taken all people and is making eight people that's gonna make a difference in the earth you may be wondering okay pastor Darris I hear you but how do we address this what are we called to do this is a Goliath of our day and I know I just wasn't born simply to or exclusively to address this issue but if it is an issue of my day I am called to make a contribution to addressing this issue this is not all I've been called to do but if it is an issue of my day it's something I've been called to do so help me get some clarity on what I'm supposed to do I'm glad you asked me that I'm glad because Jesus the ultimate world changer offers us some insight on what steps we can take here in Luke 10 I love this parable y'all it's we get the opportunity to eavesdrop on a conversation that Jesus is having with someone that the Scriptures described as an expert in the law now that's not a lawyer that's person who's an expert in God's law a bible-thumper Bible scholar and so this person is attempting to test Jesus actually they want to trip him up right seems like you had is a good good um motion but he's got a bad motive okay so he says Jesus I want to ask you something what must I do to inherit eternal life and I love Jesus Jesus Jesus cold jesus cos I love Jesus response he responds to this man's question with a question Jesus like some amazing questions didn't he you see because the the questions you ask determine the conclusions you come to see Jesus had to ask him a question when he asks him a question coz Jesus needed to know what kind of problem he was dealing with right so I want you to I want you to catch this because there are times when the quality of our information is tied to the quality of our questions this applies to life it applies to leadership it applies to perronnette it applies to relationships our church is predominantly singles so we do a lot of talk about David it definitely applies to dating dating should be about gathering data right you're gathering data to see is this a safe investment for my heart right you're not in high school anymore you can't you got bills and you got responsibilities you can't be in the bed because you're breaking up every three weeks or somebody different right it's like no you got it you got stuff to do stuff to build so it's like I gotta gather data to see is this a safe place to invest my heart so a good date now is not just a good time it's I got some good data but that only comes from the questions we ask so Jesus asked a question he said so what does the law say and then I love this is so important he says and how do you read it it's not just what is what's in the Bible right it's how do you read it what glasses are you wearing what what filters are impacting what you're pulling from Scripture here is because if he says you can't interpret it right if you're reading it wrong because the Bible has been used to justify all kinds of ungodly things because people weren't reading right so it says what does it say first of all he says I need to know that you know that because Jesus is almost like I can't argue with you and educate you at the same time so I need to ask this question to see what kind of problem I'm dealing with do you need an answer do you need to be informed do you need mentorship for me deposit something Oh deep coaching Mimi pull something out see it so he says all right so what does it say how do you read it and so the man asked as he says well it says love God with all your heart all your mind all your soul all your strength and your neighbor as yourself Jesus that's cool do that and the man says I got another question who is my neighbor Jesus says hi so now he tells them a parable he tells them a story he says a man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho and he gets attacked by robbers he says they stripped him of his clothes they beat him and they leave him half dead they strip him of his clothes they beat him and they leave him half dead they stripped him of his clothes they beat him and they leave him half dead so when they strip him of his clothes he's laying out there half naked so they robbed him of his dignity when they beat him they injure him when they leave him they abandon him and this is a powerful picture of what racism prejudice and implicit bias does it strips people of their dignity it injures them emotionally physically professionally relationally and financially and then it abandons them and leaves them to figure it out on their own I got up by myself you get up I had problems too I overcame mine you overcome yours I didn't get you into this mess I didn't do I'm not responsible for that I'm not I didn't I'm not responsible for your condition I'm saying that because this is what scariest this was the posture of the religious leaders in the text so this man is laying there right and this is what Jesus says he says first of all a priest walks back so priest is walking right priest is walking down the road and he sees the Samaritan so the priest is walk priest is on this side he sees the Samaritan this would have reached us he goes over to this side you promised I was walking like this cuz I'll have to solve it if I act like I don't see it so the priest comes then the text says a Levite come so this is this is another religious leader so so he don't necessarily have to be a priest but he's a Levite and the Bible says he walks right past him this is what's scary the religious representation in Jesus's story gets doctrine right but love wrong the theology was probably right but they got love wrong they were probably great in the temple but they did not understand that the churches call is to lead the building that our greatness is not just displayed in what we do in our worship gatherers but our greatness and our impact is demonstrated by what we do in the earth and so they're probably walking past this guy thinking I didn't cause that I'm not that way I'm not racist I'm not prejudiced I don't understand why I should have to take responsibility for helping you up when I didn't knock you down and I could some degree not excuse me I could understand if a person has that perspective if they're not a believer but if you're a believer I'm challenged by you adopt that posture because the only reason we're standing up the only reason we're here is because God saw solve the problem he didn't cause you know what the gospel is it's the story of God getting mankind out of a predicament that mankind got itself in God didn't look at Adam and say well you broke it you figure it out God says what love does love makes a commitment to say even if I didn't help you break it I'm gonna help you fix it because part of my calling and part of my purpose is to be an answer to problems there's a word there's a word in the Old Testament is used a lot in the Old Testament is used a little in the New Testament it's a word called anointing and that word just simply refers to this unique empowering presence that God gives to equip people to do certain works it's like it's that x-factor right it's just that it's that thing you can't get from study it's that thing you can't get from repetition it's just like oh it's just something about what they do when they do it they just do it just for you know if somebody can do the same thing say the same words but it doesn't have the same impact it's that x-factor right see we don't need anointing if there are no problems that can't be solved without God's help and so watch what happens so the priest walks by and the Levite walks by and they're all the same race and someone walks by who's of a different race that's a Samaritan Jesus didn't have to give this kind of detail he could just set a dude he could just say it somebody but he said no Samaritan walks by because we know historically the ethnic tension that existed between Jews and Samaritan I mean it was so contentious that in John chapter 4 Jesus goes through Samaria the disciples are surprised that he even goes through something that Jews would normally go around Samaria the disciples are surprised that he goes through Samaritan Samara and he goes to this well to get something to drink and there was a woman that was there who was a Samaritan and he's Jesus engaging in conversation with the woman and the dominant culture the Jews they are looking and the Bible says that the disciples were surprised that Jesus even talked to her it was that much tension in this Samaritan who was of different ethnicity and who we would say his doctrine wasn't quite Orthodox he wasn't quite there's some things they believed that would have been a little off he had that this I don't want to because of course he had the doctrine wrong but he had love right and he you know what he does he's on his way somewhere else but he recognizes that God's interruptions are our opportunities he recognized that this is that God has interrupted my course of action because he only put me on this path to find this person not just to go where I'm going and so I can't see this interruption as an inconvenience I got to see this as an opportunity for God to use me in a way I didn't expect he was going to use me and this man gets down off of his donkey he bandages this guy's wounds pours all him lying on him puts him on a donkey takes him to the end gives the innkeeper some money and says let him stay here until he gets well and if he stays here longer than what I've compensated you for when I come back I'll make it back up to you and Jesus tells this story and he asks the the the expert of the law to question now which one of those was a neighbor and the expert said the one who showed mercy he said exactly now you go and do likewise you go and you go and do likewise not just wait you go and you do likewise and just as Jesus says these things through this man I think he's saying them to us he not only gave the Great Commission with just to make disciples he gave the great commandment which is to love our neighbor as ourselves and this parable shows us what this means for believers love is not a feeling it's action I'm so glad God did more than feel before me I'm so glad that God demonstrated that love by sending Jesus to the cross to die for me and I believe as I close here I believe that I believe that this text if we look at it it gives us some practical steps it gives us some tools to put in our toolbox to knock this giant down family here it is number one the first the first tool we need in our toolbox is right here in the text is we need any PIFAN e a light bulb moment an epiphany what's that Paz Adair's see this Samaritan couldn't have addressed this issue if he didn't if he didn't see it if he didn't if he wasn't made aware of it if he didn't wake up right if he didn't wake up the Samaritan didn't see the robbery he wasn't there but he saw the evidence of it [Music] whoo he didn't see the origin of it but he saw the outcome of it he saw it when he saw this man stripped he saw him beaten he saw him blue bleeding he saw him broken and they're just things we need to see we need to see redlining we need to see mass incarceration we need to see health disparities we need to see the new Jim Crow we need to see small business loan distribution disparities we need to see disproportionate disproportionate unemployment rates we need to see this people disproportionately impacted by the Kobe virus we need to see people disproportionately below the poverty line we need an epiphany we need to see because we can be living in our own worlds so consumed by our own issues that we are unaware that our brothers and sisters are hurting that we are worshiping with people working with people working out with people who are being stripped of their dignity and every day just having to prove that they that they matter right not even matter more just matter need an epiphany and when we have this epiphany I think this revelation will cause a revolution in our behavior because we'll see ourselves in this text we will see ourselves is the one who's stripped life attacked us and Jesus found us Jesus was our Good Samaritan and he found all of us in a broken state and he nursed us back to health and out of appreciation for what Jesus has done for us we have a responsibility to do the same thing to others how can I receive that and not give it to others we need an epiphany number two we need intentionality it's verse 33 it says he went to where the man was it wasn't it wasn't convenient obviously he had some where he was trying to get to but he he was intentional to go where he was he deviated from his norm to enter into someone else's space here's a reality okay when you a minority you always have to go where the dominant culture is because you can't succeed in that country without it if you're gonna work in some of the best places you got to go with it where they are if you're gonna go to some of the best schools you gotta go where they are you cannot succeed as a minority without going to where the dominant culture is understanding them entering their space knowing how their world works but when you're part of minority culture but when you're part of the dominant culture it's possible to be successful and have some of the best experiences and never go to whether minority culture yes [Music] he was intentional and it takes intentionality sometimes when you're part of the dominant culture to say I gotta try to build bridges here yes that's not tokenism that's love that's not manipulation that's that's love they said I'm gonna go out of my way that's not partiality that's love because there's some things you can't get in a book you can't get through Google there's some things you only get when you have relationships when you are walking in life with someone when you understand their world when you're doing life together it takes intentionality that's a different kind of learning it goes from an issue to a person so you can walk past it when it's an issue but when that issue comes up and you start thinking people see people who are real judgmental about issues I can tell they don't have relationship with people who are struggling with that because when it's an issue you talk about it one way but when it's a person it's different so don't just think racism the people you love number three empathy verse 33 says he took pity on this man he couldn't rip he wasn't he wasn't beaten so he didn't know what that felt like and he didn't try to act like I know what this feels like he wasn't even a doctor so he couldn't deal with all of the pain I don't know what the bandages looked like but he said to the best of my ability I'm an enter into this pain with you and I'm and I don't even know what this feels like but I love you so much then I'm gonna hurt because you're hurting and I don't even know how bad you're hurting but the fact that you're hurting hurts me and I just want to be there with you and I know some people listeners said that doesn't solve anything yes it does you know because we do the same thing when someone's going through grief it's called the Ministry of presence it's like well I don't have the answers I don't have to have the answers but I'm gonna be here with you in your pain I'm going to minister by my presence what I'm gonna do I'm gonna show up cuz love shows up did you hear what I just said love shows up he he had empathy he empathizes without an excuse he didn't say what happened to put you here if you worked harder you and be here in this situation did you fight back hard enough did you comply I've been through worse this would have been insensitive and unbiblical because the Scriptures teach in 1st Corinthians chapter 12 verse 26 when one part of the body suffers we suffer with it and last but not least family there was not only empathy there was advocacy to be an advocate includes intercession but it is not just limited to intercession God speaks specifically about this in Isaiah 58 in verse 6 he says is this not the kind of fasting I've chosen to loose the chains of injustice to untie the course of the yoke to set the oppressed free in the brick every yoke is it not to share your food with the hungry and provide the poor wanderer with shelter when you see the naked to clothe them and to not turn away from your own flesh and blood he says and when you do this then your light will break forth like the dawn and your healing will come quickly and your righteousness will go before you and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard then you will call and the Lord will answer you will cry for help and he will say here am i advocacy Disqus american didn't just say oh i feel so bad for you what did he do he used his resources that was his denarii his ability his bandages and his influence with the innkeeper to make life more equitable for someone else that's what advocating looks like it means using your resources your ability and your influence to make life more equitable for someone else and God has given us all different types different degrees of resources right ability and influence but his expectation is whatever amount I have given you I want you to be a good steward over it and make sure you are using it to make life more equitable for someone else now here is the kicker in order to do this it means you must love why God has given you what he's giving you more than what he's given you that's scary right that exposes our idolatry that exposes what really matters to us that exposes whether or not you'll speak the truth even if your voice shakes because you recognize God I love why you gave this to me more than what you've given me you didn't give me this influence just for me to enjoy it you gave it to me to sort it s s right Esther I didn't make you Queen just so you can have pretty dresses and walk up and down the palace halls I made you Queen because I knew that was going to come a point in the history of my people that you would have to leverage that influence that I gave you and use it for others and not just for yourself at the risk of losing it because you love purpose more than platform and purpose more than possessions and the fear of God and the love of people is greater than the critique of men and family I believe if we will embrace this challenge because this is our our we were born for this God knew the point in human history to send us in the earth it's not an accident this is our time generations will look back on this moment and talk about how we managed it the kingdom will be served well the witness of God will be more fruitful and faithful because we steward this well and when we do this it'll be said of us as it was said of the early church these are they that have turned the world upside-down father thank you that you are intentional and in your intentionality you've raised us up for this point in human history we know this issue matters greatly to you so we pray that our heart would break for what breaks yours and I pray that you would grant us the wisdom and the boldness and the courage the prudence to manage this moment well I thank you for this church and how they're leading the way I thank you for so many others whose hearts you're stirring all over the world raise up a generation of David's that will use their slingshots to knock this giant down I thank you that it will be so and it will not be otherwise in Jesus name Amen incredible Paul can we make some noise for dr. Darius Daniels beautiful beautiful beautiful beautiful what a message today what a message today I believe it's a word straight from heaven for our church I believe that God sent a man of God today to speak to us to enlighten us and I believe it's a on to every word he said I agree with every word that he said I stand by today I sense the conviction of the Holy Spirit just want to speak to our church right now if you're watching and that feeling that you might have if you're a believer in Jesus that's not guilt that's conviction conviction is a reminder of what Jesus has done for you and as I remember what Jesus has done for me it's a motivation for me to step into my calling that priest and that Levite they walked by that Jewish man it's amazing that they both carried a title a priest and a Levite it titles are always attached to tasks today what good is it to carry the title of Christian but not to carry out the task of a Christian to serve to love to help I loved the Ministry of presence can we stand with people in their pain something happens in proximity you see things you wouldn't normally see you hear things you want to normally hear you learn things you wouldn't normally learn this is our hour as a church to stand with people in pain get close to the pain maybe there's others of you right now you're watching and there's this other sense you don't know Jesus and so there's this there's this sense of guilt and shame well that's a recognition that you're lost that that's that's the that's the Holy Spirit telling you that you need an advocate his name is Jesus today I want to give you an opportunity to meet the one that while you were enemies with him when you had been beaten up by this world through sin to shame through mistakes Jesus the only real Good Samaritan came and found us in a ditch and picked us up and washed our sins away by died on a cross he went to a grave but three days later he resurrected today he's alive that same power that conquered death on the grave you have access to it today I want to give an opportunity whoever you are wherever you're at if you want to respond to the gospel if you want Jesus to be Lord of your life right now where you are I don't know how you're watching this you're on your mobile device your YouTube Facebook Church online right now I sense God's presence and he's speaking to you today is your day to respond to the grace of Jesus you're never gonna be the same the Good Samaritan has come while we were enemies with God Christ he died for sinners that's you and me today I want to give you a chance to put your trust in him that's you say rich that's me I believe Jesus is Lord and Savior I believe he came and he saved me and he found me I believe that he sanctified me has a plan for me I want to follow him rich I want to follow him today would you just pray this prayer to say dear Jesus today I surrender give you my entire life forgive me of all my sins I recognize the guilt I recognize the shame I recognize that I have a part to play in this today I'm repenting them I'm turning towards you I want all that you have for me today I make a declaration and I choose you that I believe in you and I'm determined to follow you I love you Lord in Jesus name Amen amen amen well we put our hands together for those that are just praying that prayer for the first time I believe that if you're praying that prayer that that's how salvation happens it happens in a moment and then we step into our call and you were born for this moment like Darius said if we're gonna see racism and if we're gonna see prejudice and if we're gonna ever see equality take place in this nation it's gonna take leaders believers who would rise from the ashes and lift their voice and stand up for people and today we need the Spirit of God it starts with salvation today if you prayed that prayer right there whatever device you're on that there's a spot right there that you can find I want you to in the chat right now just put I have decided and I have decided in the chat I have decided just put that in the chat but click on that area right there there's an area that you can fill out a card and you can make sure that you get out your information to us so that we can partner with you and resource you in this time we love you so much food church we're praying for you we're gonna continue to stand up for justice what an amazing week it has been and I believe this is the word and this is the word that we needed to hear on this Sunday I believe there's so many action steps now we're got the conversation going now let's step into it can we one more time we put our hands together can we thank Darius Daniels show them some love in the chat next week is Father's Day it's gonna be amazing I love you boo Church this week as crews we'll see you next Sunday church online god bless [Music] you [Music] you you

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Published: Mon Jun 15 2020