What Disqualifies Us From Ministry?

WEBVTT100:00:00.560 --> 00:00:05.759I Am Yours, I am yours, I am yours, s and me.200:00:06.120 --> 00:00:10.189Lord, Welcome to the Gospel Centerper life podcast the enemies always coming300:00:10.230 --> 00:00:13.789against us, trying to discourage usand tell us that we're disqualified from ministry.400:00:14.150 --> 00:00:18.230Most of that's lies, but thereare some things that disqualifies from ministry.500:00:18.429 --> 00:00:24.379Join us as we talk about thosethings. Stay too, I felt600:00:24.780 --> 00:00:37.850show passish, touch your heart.Use Welcome to the Gospel Center per life700:00:37.929 --> 00:00:42.369podcasts. Appreciate you, guys,tuning in and appreciate you, guys,800:00:42.450 --> 00:00:51.719blessing us with awesome reviews on itunesor apple podcasts or however else you get900:00:51.759 --> 00:00:56.039podcasts. 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Yeah, and so we're1700:01:22.019 --> 00:01:26.579going to jump into our subject rightaway and talk about what dis qualifies someone1800:01:26.739 --> 00:01:32.780for Ministry, Like what would disqualifyme if I were to drop out of1900:01:33.329 --> 00:01:38.250ministry? What will be those disqualifyingfactors? Right and also remembers we're talking2000:01:38.290 --> 00:01:45.530through disqualification. We're also not reallyspecifically talking about that, and maybe we'll2100:01:45.530 --> 00:01:49.439get into this a little bit.But there are sometimes seasons where you need2200:01:49.519 --> 00:01:52.319to step back for just a littlebit and I think, you know,2300:01:52.400 --> 00:01:56.319maybe our propensity could be in ourflesh is that we want to step back2400:01:57.239 --> 00:02:00.359and we really need to just pressin right now. When that that point2500:02:00.590 --> 00:02:05.030is? You know, I can'ttell you exactly. Yeah, but I2600:02:05.109 --> 00:02:09.229do know one thing that Jesus certainlydid take times away from ministry. Jesus2700:02:09.270 --> 00:02:14.030certainly understood again the mission that hisfather had called him to and he was2800:02:15.030 --> 00:02:20.659had his face set like a flint, using biblical terminology to do the will2900:02:20.699 --> 00:02:22.659of his father, like he wasgoing to do the will of his father,3000:02:22.699 --> 00:02:24.259but he also was going to spendtime with his father. So it's3100:02:24.300 --> 00:02:28.259not really the scope of what we'retalking about necessarily, but that's just something3200:02:28.340 --> 00:02:31.810to keep in mind. We're talkingabout disqualification for ministry. Also understand that3300:02:32.729 --> 00:02:38.289there are times that people need tostep back, but I think within the3400:02:38.330 --> 00:02:43.889scope of the calling and need tobe prepared to step back into when you've3500:02:43.930 --> 00:02:46.520stepped back for a bit, right. Yeah, and mean we found a3600:02:46.560 --> 00:02:51.159good scripture, I think. Yeah, that we could maybe start off with.3700:02:51.400 --> 00:02:59.150That gives us some sense of arewe only qualified for ministry if we're3800:02:59.189 --> 00:03:01.590really strong? Because a lot ofthe stuff we're going to be talking about3900:03:01.669 --> 00:03:07.830in what disqualifies US seem to beweaknesses or even sin or past sin.4000:03:08.270 --> 00:03:15.500Yeah, and so one of thedangers is that people entering ministry feel,4100:03:15.699 --> 00:03:19.020well, I've got to be reallystrong, if not perfect, right.4200:03:19.379 --> 00:03:23.860And and we we think the Biblewould probably say that is not the case4300:03:23.900 --> 00:03:28.689at all. Well, I wouldsay in just based on this scripture and4400:03:28.729 --> 00:03:34.370who wrote this scripture. Yeah,I think just understanding the way God operates4500:03:34.449 --> 00:03:38.930is not how human beings operate.We operate in well, you should really4600:03:38.969 --> 00:03:42.000play on your strengths. So,for example, what I'm talking about is4700:03:42.000 --> 00:03:46.400the Apostle Paul, the apostle Paulwho wrote the scripture I'm about to read4800:03:46.240 --> 00:03:51.159was a Hebrew of Hebrews. Evendescribes himself. He was from the Traube4900:03:51.240 --> 00:03:54.599of Benjamin. He was a phariseeaccording to the law. He was a5000:03:54.680 --> 00:04:00.229Pharisee, like he was a Jewof Jews. He was the guy that5100:04:00.349 --> 00:04:02.110you would think, yeah, writea leader in if God was going to5200:04:02.189 --> 00:04:05.310call him, you think, willGod would call him, certainly to Jewish5300:04:05.310 --> 00:04:09.110people, because he has the backgroundand he's got all the knowledge about the5400:04:09.150 --> 00:04:14.539Jewish scriptures and all of that right. But Actually God calls the Apostle Paul5500:04:14.979 --> 00:04:18.899primarily to the gentiles and of coursehe uses the Apostle Paul to reach Jews,5600:04:19.220 --> 00:04:23.740certainly because God wants to reach everybody. But his particular calling was to5700:04:23.779 --> 00:04:26.449the gentiles, which is not howwe would operate. We would think now5800:04:26.529 --> 00:04:31.610he's his strength is in this.Yeah, but this scripture written by the5900:04:31.610 --> 00:04:36.129Apostle Paul says he said to me, my grace is sufficient for you,6000:04:36.490 --> 00:04:41.639for power is perfected in weakness.Most gladly, therefore, I would rather6100:04:41.720 --> 00:04:46.240boast in my weaknesses so that thepower of quiet Christ may dwell in me.6200:04:46.879 --> 00:04:50.199Therefore, I'm well content with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses,6300:04:50.319 --> 00:04:55.430with persecutions, with difficulties, forChrist's sake, for when I am weak,6400:04:56.069 --> 00:05:00.670then I am strong. And thatSecond Corinthians twelve versus ten, and6500:05:00.870 --> 00:05:03.629then I few weather ten to twelve, I think. Yeah, with those6600:05:03.709 --> 00:05:08.220verses. Yeah, Yeah, andthe Apostle Paul actually wrote this. I6700:05:08.339 --> 00:05:12.500was just speaking to someone who Iwas vetting to potentially come and be a6800:05:12.579 --> 00:05:15.339missionary with us, come to doour boot camp and our training. If6900:05:15.379 --> 00:05:18.420you guys don't know about that,please go to love life dot org slash7000:05:18.620 --> 00:05:24.730America and you'll find out information aboutsidewalk missionary ministry. You can even get7100:05:25.009 --> 00:05:29.170into the loop to find out moreabout that. But I was sharing with7200:05:29.209 --> 00:05:31.170one of the missionaries that I wastalking through and she was just she's young7300:05:31.250 --> 00:05:36.199lady and she was kind of intimidatedby the idea that God might have her7400:05:36.279 --> 00:05:41.240on the sidewalk talking to people andeven rallying the church and her city right7500:05:41.560 --> 00:05:44.800to be out at prayer walks andall of that, and so I read7600:05:44.839 --> 00:05:47.319her the scripture to encourage her.And this is the Apostle Paul again.7700:05:47.399 --> 00:05:51.589He's this isn't first Conthians, chaptertwo and verse three, and he says7800:05:51.629 --> 00:05:57.389I came to you when we weakness, with great fear and trembling. MMM,7900:05:57.509 --> 00:06:00.149that's good. Yeah, the ESVsays I was with you in weakness,8000:06:00.269 --> 00:06:04.620in fear and much true, muchtrembling, not just trembling, much8100:06:04.819 --> 00:06:08.740true. So if you have weakness, Uh Huh, if you have fear,8200:06:08.779 --> 00:06:11.939Uh Huh, and you have muchtrembling, right, then you are8300:06:12.019 --> 00:06:15.100well qualified for menish. Exactly whatway have they need? Yeah, we8400:06:15.220 --> 00:06:18.449under listen. If we think thatwe're going to operate and minister out of8500:06:18.490 --> 00:06:24.970our strengths, out of our humanabilities, that we're going to fall flat8600:06:25.129 --> 00:06:28.810on the crowned. Yeah, we'vegot to be in fear and much trembly.8700:06:28.889 --> 00:06:30.769We've got to be, and Ithink I share with you guys in8800:06:30.850 --> 00:06:35.279the past, my favorite scripture,John Chapter Fifteen, favorite chapter of the8900:06:35.319 --> 00:06:40.720whole entire Bibles, Chapter Fifteen,where Jesus says I'm the vine, you9000:06:40.879 --> 00:06:43.759are the branches. He gives onto say if you abide in me and9100:06:43.839 --> 00:06:46.629I and you, you will bearmuch fruit, for apart from me you9200:06:46.870 --> 00:06:51.870can do nothing. Yeah, that'sexactly what Paul's talking about here in First9300:06:51.949 --> 00:06:55.589Corinthians, chapter two, verse three. Is What he's talking about in that9400:06:55.629 --> 00:07:00.430Second Corinthians passage is that in myweakness I am strong. Why? Because9500:07:00.430 --> 00:07:05.259I'm not relying on me, I'mrelying on him, on the Lord.9600:07:05.259 --> 00:07:12.699Yeah, yeah, I think thisis just so great and the scripture is9700:07:12.860 --> 00:07:18.329clearly guiding us that we can stillhave weaknesses and be used by God,9800:07:19.529 --> 00:07:24.209because I think many people, Iknow this was true of me, is9900:07:24.410 --> 00:07:30.279true of me. If I'm strugglingpersonally, I will quite often struggle in10000:07:30.399 --> 00:07:38.360silence. Yeah, because I'm scared. I'm scared what if this disqualifies me10100:07:39.160 --> 00:07:43.920from what I'm doing? What ifit makes other people think less of me,10200:07:44.430 --> 00:07:48.269that I'm that I'm supposed to beleading and I love what I do.10300:07:48.629 --> 00:07:53.629What if they fire me? Yeah, because of these struggles. So10400:07:54.149 --> 00:07:58.389that's why, for me personally,I really wanted to tackle this podcast because10500:07:58.389 --> 00:08:01.500I don't think I'm alone. Idon't think I'm alone in those fears.10600:08:01.060 --> 00:08:07.180And even just what you just readthis scripture already like comes my spirit,10700:08:07.540 --> 00:08:15.529because the Bible is clear. Justbecause you struggle doesn't mean you cannot minister10800:08:16.050 --> 00:08:18.850and be effective. Yeah, absolutely, is a matter of fact. Because10900:08:18.970 --> 00:08:24.810you struggle, you're able to ministermore effectively. In some situations. I'll11000:08:24.850 --> 00:08:28.519just use the example of you yourselfin the fact that, and you shared11100:08:28.560 --> 00:08:31.840it before, that you have anabortion in your past, right, and11200:08:33.080 --> 00:08:35.039that, in a very real sense, is a weakness, right, it's.11300:08:35.080 --> 00:08:39.080Yeah, you look back in yourhistory, Sin, yeah, deep11400:08:39.159 --> 00:08:43.590sin in the past. Of course, always the the temptation to believe some11500:08:43.669 --> 00:08:46.470of the lies that you're told that, because you had an abortion, it's11600:08:46.509 --> 00:08:48.789a hypocritical thing for you to standin front of an abortion clinic, right,11700:08:48.789 --> 00:08:52.070until other people not to do that. Yeah, and so that can11800:08:52.110 --> 00:08:56.620slip into your psyche and you startto believe that. But the reality is11900:08:56.539 --> 00:09:01.740is that because of that, becauseof that abortion, because you know what12000:09:01.940 --> 00:09:03.820these women, many of them,are struggling with, because you know of12100:09:03.940 --> 00:09:09.779the after effects of abortion, becauseof that air quotes weakness, right,12200:09:09.490 --> 00:09:13.649that's actually become a strength for you. Yeah, you can speak out of12300:09:13.769 --> 00:09:16.649that and also speak out of thefact that the Lord has healed you from12400:09:16.690 --> 00:09:20.049that. Yeah, right. Andwith all of our so called weaknesses,12500:09:20.850 --> 00:09:28.159we have to view those weaknesses inlight of who were serving. We're serving12600:09:28.200 --> 00:09:31.240the Lord, we're not just servingpeople, and that's why we always have12700:09:31.399 --> 00:09:33.919to have the focus that we're outthere for God first and if we're serving12800:09:33.960 --> 00:09:37.399him and he's called it, calledus to this ministry. You like they12900:09:37.440 --> 00:09:43.509say, we're God guides. Heprovides right, so he provides US strength13000:09:43.909 --> 00:09:46.549in our weaknesses. And I'll tellyou what I've seen. Often Times,13100:09:46.590 --> 00:09:52.899when I see someone come out thatvolunteer whatever and there they're really strong,13200:09:52.980 --> 00:09:56.460or appear to be strong in certainareas, that's actually concerned for me because13300:09:56.500 --> 00:10:01.980a lot of times that is rootedin pride. Yeah, and they're not13400:10:01.100 --> 00:10:03.860willing to get out of the wayand let God do his thing. Now,13500:10:03.860 --> 00:10:07.049I don't mean that people don't needto have strengths in certain areas and13600:10:07.090 --> 00:10:11.529stuff like that, but I domean to say that if I see kind13700:10:11.570 --> 00:10:15.250of an air of people relying ortheir own strengths, their own abilities,13800:10:15.889 --> 00:10:20.330I see problems. Yeah, well, I know what was true for me13900:10:20.769 --> 00:10:26.480when I first came into this ministrywas I suffered in silence with the truth14000:10:26.519 --> 00:10:30.080of that abortion and I don't talk. I didn't tell anyone because I thought14100:10:30.120 --> 00:10:33.919it was so terrible. How couldI tell anyone? And what we again,14200:10:33.919 --> 00:10:37.629all those things I stated earlier.What would they all think of me?14300:10:37.710 --> 00:10:41.230And and I suffered in silence formany years before I finally did tell14400:10:41.669 --> 00:10:46.669you all. Yeah, and andso one of the things that I really14500:10:46.789 --> 00:10:52.820hope that this podcast, one ofthe messages will be speak to others.14600:10:52.980 --> 00:10:58.379Don't don't be afraid, don't holdit in the struggles that you're going going14700:10:58.500 --> 00:11:01.500through because, and we're going totalk about that, I think, later14800:11:01.779 --> 00:11:05.289on a little bit more in thepodcast, but that is not what God14900:11:05.370 --> 00:11:09.809would have us do. Know thedevil will use that. He will.15000:11:09.090 --> 00:11:15.289And what you're trying to hold inand not share with other people because you're15100:11:15.289 --> 00:11:20.000afraid it will disqualify you from ministryor whatever ultimately can be what disquality.15200:11:20.519 --> 00:11:22.799disqualifies you from ministry because you're holdingit in. That's right, and not15300:11:22.960 --> 00:11:28.080that you're disqualified in the sense thatyou know someone's told you just qualified.15400:11:28.159 --> 00:11:31.240But you start to get neutralized andyou start to feel guilty and you start15500:11:31.320 --> 00:11:37.230to the more stuff you hold in, the more that stuff festers and it15600:11:37.389 --> 00:11:41.789just becomes a root of bitterness.Actually right. That's why you need to15700:11:41.870 --> 00:11:45.549have people that you share these thingswith. Always encourage people, in any15800:11:45.629 --> 00:11:48.340realm of ministry, to just inany realm of your walk with God,15900:11:48.620 --> 00:11:52.419you need to have an accountability right. Right. Need to have someone that16000:11:52.539 --> 00:11:56.340you convent to, you need tohave someone that you can share the stuff16100:11:56.340 --> 00:12:00.899that you're struggling with too, ifnothing else just to be able to voice16200:12:00.940 --> 00:12:05.009it exactly. So there there aresome things that do disqualify you. Kind16300:12:05.009 --> 00:12:07.889of have touched on that even inyour description of their can and I don't16400:12:07.929 --> 00:12:11.129think that was one of the thingswe had listed, but I think it's16500:12:11.169 --> 00:12:18.440very true. If you're so selfsufficient and proud that you can't even recognize16600:12:18.799 --> 00:12:22.559that you have weakness, that mightdisqualify you. Yeah, I think we16700:12:22.639 --> 00:12:26.879do need to be clear, likethis is this is intended, this podcast16800:12:26.000 --> 00:12:31.750intended to encourage people, right,but also there are things that do disqualify16900:12:31.830 --> 00:12:35.110you from ministry, and I wantto discourage people that are involved in these17000:12:35.149 --> 00:12:39.389things from getting involved in ministry,because sometimes what people will do, especially17100:12:39.429 --> 00:12:43.580in some of these areas, whenthey have rebellious heart and unrepentant sand.17200:12:43.740 --> 00:12:48.860Yeah, when they're their lives arespiritually deficient, like they are not connected17300:12:48.899 --> 00:12:52.340to the true vine, sometimes peopleovercompensate, yeah, and they'll give themselves17400:12:52.419 --> 00:12:58.299to ministry, yeah, or towork or whatever, and that will actually17500:12:58.769 --> 00:13:03.009be a downfall to the ministry itself. It'll make the Lord look bad and'll17600:13:03.049 --> 00:13:07.330make the ministry look bad. Sojust to say there are things that disqualify17700:13:07.450 --> 00:13:11.889you from ministry. If you're askingwhat could disqualify you from ministry, Here's17800:13:11.929 --> 00:13:13.240here are some of the things wehave set. We have a list of17900:13:13.320 --> 00:13:16.639some things. Yet what are those? So, first and foremost is unrepentant18000:13:16.679 --> 00:13:20.240sin. Yeah, that's a badone. Yeah, so if you're living18100:13:20.279 --> 00:13:22.879a lifestyle of unrepentant sin, right, you're living with your boyfriend and your18200:13:22.919 --> 00:13:28.029girlfriend having sex outside of marriage.Yeah, consistent unrepentant sin. Yeah,18300:13:28.149 --> 00:13:31.149I mean that will disqualify you fromministry. You can't give what you don't18400:13:31.149 --> 00:13:33.190have. And you're talking. Yeah, and I don't think that this is18500:13:33.269 --> 00:13:37.309probably the case. I don't haveanyone in mind what I'm thinking about this,18600:13:37.549 --> 00:13:39.149but you know, if you're onthe sidewalk trying to minister to people18700:13:39.789 --> 00:13:43.820that are about to kill their childrenbecause most of them have had sex outside18800:13:43.860 --> 00:13:46.820of marriage, and you're doing thatyou yourself, it's like yeah, you,18900:13:48.019 --> 00:13:50.259you are in that category of judge. Not Less you be judged.19000:13:50.299 --> 00:13:52.340That's right, for in the samemeasure, the use to judge will be19100:13:52.379 --> 00:13:56.090measured back to you. That goeson. That scripture talks about removing the19200:13:56.289 --> 00:14:00.049plank from your eyes so that youcan help someone else see the speck in19300:14:00.090 --> 00:14:03.409their own eye. Right, sothe implication here is that God needs to19400:14:03.450 --> 00:14:05.889remove that plank. Unrepentant sin islike a big plank in your eye.19500:14:07.129 --> 00:14:13.679Yeah, and it just opens theministry up to so much damage as that19600:14:13.799 --> 00:14:18.240hypocrisy is exposed. And God saysall evil will be brought to light.19700:14:18.440 --> 00:14:22.879Yeah, at some point it willbe brought to like careful, your sin19800:14:22.000 --> 00:14:26.830will find you out. That's right, and and our ministry is such a19900:14:26.990 --> 00:14:30.269valuable and important one and it wouldbe awful. Well, that's true.20000:14:30.269 --> 00:14:33.149I think you know all. Yes, absolutely. So you want to be20100:14:33.230 --> 00:14:39.740really careful, do not be insin, in unrepentant sin, ongoing on20200:14:39.059 --> 00:14:43.139repentance, and that you need tostep away if that's the case, and20300:14:43.340 --> 00:14:46.580deal with that. Yeah, firstlet yeah, and the next thing.20400:14:46.700 --> 00:14:52.049And these this is not this isno by no means like an exhaustive list,20500:14:52.210 --> 00:14:54.929right, but these are just someof the things that kind of came20600:14:56.009 --> 00:14:58.850to mind as we're thinking through this. So unrepented sin a rebellious heart.20700:14:58.889 --> 00:15:05.450Yeah, and of course a rebelliousheart is unrepented sin against the Lord First20800:15:05.490 --> 00:15:09.159and foremost. I mean the Biblesays rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft,20900:15:09.840 --> 00:15:13.519and witchcraft is relying on the principlesof the world and the things of21000:15:13.559 --> 00:15:16.120the world rather than the Lord.Yeah, right, and so a rebellious21100:15:16.159 --> 00:15:20.720heart, first and foremost is rebelliousagainst the Lord, but also rebellious against21200:15:20.720 --> 00:15:22.269leadership. Yeah, I was justgoing to say that. So could you21300:15:22.470 --> 00:15:28.429see that in as maybe there's newpeople coming on and someone that maybe you're21400:15:28.470 --> 00:15:33.269trying to guide and lead and theyjust won't take your leadership? That,21500:15:33.590 --> 00:15:37.179to me is a rebellious heart.Yeah, absolutely. And you know,21600:15:37.299 --> 00:15:41.139one of the things we look outfor with volunteers here, yeah, and21700:15:41.500 --> 00:15:46.139with siwalt missionaries, is their connectionto a local church. Yeah, and21800:15:46.299 --> 00:15:48.700now I don't mean to throw everyoneunder the bus. I don't mean to21900:15:48.740 --> 00:15:52.769put everyone in the same category,because I know there are some people that22000:15:52.809 --> 00:15:56.649are not part of a local churchbecause maybe they just moved or maybe there22100:15:56.730 --> 00:15:58.570is some deep wounds it need tobe healed or whatever. But for the22200:15:58.690 --> 00:16:03.570most part, what I've seen forpeople that are not part of a local22300:16:03.649 --> 00:16:06.320church where? I'll back up fora second. If I see people who22400:16:06.399 --> 00:16:10.639I Christians, who I see witha rebellious heart, yeah, with an22500:16:10.679 --> 00:16:15.080unwillingness to submit to lead your ship, I can almost guarantee you they're not22600:16:15.200 --> 00:16:18.710a part of a local church.Yeah, because they're not willing to submit22700:16:18.750 --> 00:16:22.350themselves to the leadership of a localchurch. They've got their own ideas,22800:16:22.710 --> 00:16:26.750they've got their own agenda and ofcourse they always slap God's approval on it.22900:16:26.909 --> 00:16:29.830Their agenda, according to them,as always, God's agenda. Right,23000:16:30.230 --> 00:16:33.779but when the reality really is God'sagenda is I will build my church.23100:16:33.980 --> 00:16:37.179Like, if you want to beon board with what God's doing,23200:16:37.460 --> 00:16:41.299yeah, it's not building your ministry, Right. God's doing what he's been23300:16:41.340 --> 00:16:45.100doing for about two thousand years,a little over twozero years, which is23400:16:45.179 --> 00:16:48.450what Jesus said he would do onthe profession of Peter. I will build23500:16:48.529 --> 00:16:52.090my church. That's what Jesus isdoing, and if you're not on board23600:16:52.090 --> 00:16:53.809with that, you're not on boardwith what the Lord is doing. Yeah.23700:16:55.169 --> 00:16:59.490So, aside from all you know, all this, these reasons why23800:16:59.610 --> 00:17:00.960people are not a part of alocal church, I think you can boil23900:17:02.000 --> 00:17:04.720it down to, in a lotof ways, rebellious heart. Yeah,24000:17:04.759 --> 00:17:07.720they're not willing to submit themselves aleadership. Yeah, I agree with that.24100:17:07.880 --> 00:17:12.319And of course we all have arebellious heart, probably at times.24200:17:12.599 --> 00:17:15.789So this is this is more kindof, I think, an attitude and24300:17:15.910 --> 00:17:19.789ongoing at it. Persistent, no, up, persisted, yes, yeah,24400:17:19.869 --> 00:17:23.390willingness to yield. I would saya rebellious heart manifest itself in an24500:17:23.430 --> 00:17:29.869unwillingness to yield to leadership. Right, yeah, yeah, so, and24600:17:30.059 --> 00:17:33.740certainly in our ministry that that alsoincludes that being a part of a local24700:17:33.819 --> 00:17:37.299church. That that would disqualify someoneif they're not a part of a local24800:17:37.339 --> 00:17:41.500church, unless there's some extenuating circumstance. Yeah, but now I think we24900:17:41.579 --> 00:17:45.329can get into because some of theother points that we have here kind of25000:17:45.369 --> 00:17:48.130along the same lines of that.We've already talked about, right, ongoing25100:17:48.289 --> 00:17:52.930sin. So struggles with sin arealways disqualifying factors. And that does not25200:17:53.210 --> 00:17:57.759mean the yeah, because you stumble, you the Bible says we all stumble25300:17:57.839 --> 00:18:03.640in various ways. There are temptationsthat we fall into from time to time.25400:18:03.680 --> 00:18:06.960There are things that we give ourselvesto that we ought not that would25500:18:07.000 --> 00:18:11.559repent of. But I think thatpoint of unrepentant sin, things that you're25600:18:11.559 --> 00:18:15.750not willing to acknowledge your sin,disagreement with God's word, like they're claim25700:18:15.869 --> 00:18:21.869they are plane truths in scripture.Yeah, and if you've just written those25800:18:21.950 --> 00:18:25.950truths off and because you want Godstamp of approval on your lifestyle and your25900:18:26.069 --> 00:18:30.660sin or whatever it is, God'snot into that and that disqualifies you from26000:18:30.700 --> 00:18:33.980ministry. Right, because it right. Remember, ministry is not about you.26100:18:36.019 --> 00:18:38.980Ministry is about the Lord. Thesame root word of the word from26200:18:40.059 --> 00:18:45.289Ministry is Actually Service or servant.A minister is a servant, servant of26300:18:45.369 --> 00:18:48.529WHO? Well, first and foremostof the Lord. Right. Yeah,26400:18:49.089 --> 00:18:52.730so there has to be an agreementwith with what he says, with his26500:18:52.890 --> 00:18:55.759word, with what he says isright and what he says is wrong,26600:18:56.279 --> 00:19:00.359in order for you to be inministry. Yeah. Now, often the26700:19:00.799 --> 00:19:07.200result of these issues and unrepentant heartor rebellious, hard ongoing sin, hypocrisy,26800:19:08.079 --> 00:19:14.910the result can and usually at somepoint, is attack. I mean26900:19:14.950 --> 00:19:19.069there or there. There are consequences. There are often evil, bad consequences.27000:19:19.990 --> 00:19:27.220But you could not be in sinand still when working in ministry have27100:19:29.099 --> 00:19:33.259attacks? Yeah, in your life, spiritual warfare, seatanic attacks. Yeah,27200:19:33.460 --> 00:19:40.529and I think an important question iswe're exploring this topic, is if27300:19:40.650 --> 00:19:45.730you're feeling this, if your lifeis a mess. Well, I think27400:19:45.809 --> 00:19:48.049one of the first things you haveto figure out. Well, which one27500:19:48.130 --> 00:19:53.079of those is, if either,yeah, is making your life a mass?27600:19:53.119 --> 00:19:59.519Yeah, I think there's a coupleof things. Because our biggest enemy27700:19:59.559 --> 00:20:02.799first and foremost is ourselves. Right, the Devil's not our biggest enemy,27800:20:02.799 --> 00:20:06.640we are our biggest enemy. Yeah, and so when we're dealing with spiritual27900:20:06.640 --> 00:20:10.549attacks, we're dealing with a lifethat's in chaos and all of us go28000:20:10.750 --> 00:20:15.230through kind of the the roller coasterof life. Stuff happens, family stuff,28100:20:15.309 --> 00:20:18.710physical issues come up and all ofthat. Yeah, but I still28200:20:18.750 --> 00:20:23.019think it's wisdom if we come undersome spiritual attack, things are just abnormal28300:20:23.259 --> 00:20:29.059in our lives. We we doneed to assess ourselves first. I think28400:20:29.140 --> 00:20:33.220some self examination says that if youjudge yourself, you'll not be judged of28500:20:33.299 --> 00:20:37.769God. Paul is actually talking tothat passage about those who take a communion28600:20:37.769 --> 00:20:41.170and an unworthy manner. And ifwe judge ourselves, will not be judged28700:20:41.250 --> 00:20:44.569of God right. We need tomake an honest assessment of ourselves. And28800:20:44.609 --> 00:20:48.410so if some spiritual attack comes againstme, the first thing I'm going to28900:20:48.529 --> 00:20:51.920think is, okay, am Idoing something wrong? And now I'm not29000:20:51.960 --> 00:20:55.359going to say I'm doing something wrong. So I want you guys to understand29100:20:55.359 --> 00:20:59.119that. Like, if a spiritualattack comes against you, don't immediately accuse29200:20:59.240 --> 00:21:03.200yourself, nor should you accuse otherit's like job's friends did. Yeah,29300:21:03.240 --> 00:21:07.269that told him you're suffering because you'redoing something wrong. No, that that29400:21:07.589 --> 00:21:11.109is not necessarily true. It wasn'ttrue in job's case, and that's why29500:21:11.150 --> 00:21:14.150it's important. Again, if anattack is coming against you, I think29600:21:14.190 --> 00:21:17.230it's important for you to ask yourself, okay, am I doing something wrong,29700:21:17.230 --> 00:21:18.380rather than saying now I'm doing somethingwrong. That's why this come.29800:21:18.500 --> 00:21:22.220Yeah, yeah, but I thinkthe first thing is to bring it before29900:21:22.220 --> 00:21:26.339the Lord. Yeah, and thenthe next thing, and this is why30000:21:26.539 --> 00:21:30.740connection to a local church is sovital, so important. I mean a30100:21:30.779 --> 00:21:33.369connection to a local church. Idon't just mean attending church on Sunday for30200:21:33.490 --> 00:21:37.809an hour and a half or twohours. I mean a connection to your30300:21:37.849 --> 00:21:41.089local church where you have a relationshipwith the leadership, and I know some30400:21:41.250 --> 00:21:45.970folks are parts really big churches andI get that, but there are people30500:21:45.049 --> 00:21:48.200in leadership positions in those really bigchurches that you can get close to.30600:21:48.920 --> 00:21:52.319There are people in those churches,small groups and things like that you can30700:21:52.359 --> 00:21:56.960get close to. And if youdon't, if that's not possible, I'm30800:21:56.000 --> 00:22:00.480telling you you need to find aconnection where you can be close to people.30900:22:00.920 --> 00:22:03.470That way they can really tell youif there's a spiritual attack coming.31000:22:03.869 --> 00:22:07.470People that know you can say,you know what, you're a woman of31100:22:07.589 --> 00:22:11.190God, you're walking with the Lord. I don't see the deficiencies that you31200:22:11.309 --> 00:22:15.470think might be there, or Ido see the deficiencies, and a lot31300:22:15.509 --> 00:22:19.740of times really close friends who arewalking with the Lord can tell you these31400:22:19.779 --> 00:22:23.420things before the spiritual attacks come.And that's what, again, why it's31500:22:23.460 --> 00:22:27.259important to have an account accountability personthat you're meeting with on a regular basis,31600:22:27.660 --> 00:22:30.970because they can foresee some of thisstuff and they can show you where31700:22:32.009 --> 00:22:34.250your deficiencies are and where you mightbe slacking or where you might be,31800:22:36.529 --> 00:22:38.890you know, not being serious way. That the way that you need to31900:22:38.930 --> 00:22:44.210be or where you're serious with theLord. But there's a tax coming because32000:22:44.250 --> 00:22:47.160you're doing the right thing. Yeah, and see, that's another thing.32100:22:48.079 --> 00:22:49.920And so how do you discern?I mean that is important. We need32200:22:51.000 --> 00:22:53.599to know how to discern, becausethat's a very important thing to discern.32300:22:55.039 --> 00:22:59.750Well, a lot of the discernmentcomes from being in the word of God.32400:23:00.269 --> 00:23:03.470Yes, kind of going back toour our initial conversation about the things32500:23:03.549 --> 00:23:08.309that do disqualify you, being inthe word of God and knowing the things32600:23:08.349 --> 00:23:11.150that God approves of and the thingsthat God does not approve of. He32700:23:11.509 --> 00:23:15.980is a very easy way, yeah, to tell. Okay, am I32800:23:15.019 --> 00:23:18.940under attack because I've opened up adoor to the enemy to attack me?32900:23:18.259 --> 00:23:22.059Right? Well, am I doingthe things that God says I shouldn't be33000:23:22.099 --> 00:23:23.740doing? Well, then that's anindicator. But if you're not, you33100:23:23.859 --> 00:23:26.529know the word of God and youknow that you're before the Lord and you're33200:23:26.569 --> 00:23:30.650right with God in every area,then I would say you can immediately assume33300:23:32.170 --> 00:23:34.250that it's attack right from the devil. It's an attack that's come against you33400:23:34.369 --> 00:23:38.529because you're you're over the target,and this ministry is one of those.33500:23:38.730 --> 00:23:44.599Like we've gotten a lot of oppositionin the past. You know, really33600:23:44.640 --> 00:23:48.119the past three four years we've hada lot of probsions, passion, but33700:23:48.519 --> 00:23:52.119in the past year we've really hadsome intense opposition. Yeah, to us33800:23:52.200 --> 00:23:56.990on the sidewalk. Yeah, andjust in general and ministry. And we've33900:23:57.230 --> 00:24:02.069done the self examination. Right,I have, like my doing things I34000:24:02.150 --> 00:24:04.109ought not and I'm no, no, okay, and I have people around34100:24:04.150 --> 00:24:07.950me that I can ask these questionswho they'll be honest with me. Yeah,34200:24:07.430 --> 00:24:11.339and you know, even in Ministry, I ask that question even in34300:24:11.779 --> 00:24:14.420you know, you're talking, Ithink, more personally in your personal life.34400:24:14.420 --> 00:24:18.180Yeah, but even in looking atI am I doing something in ministry34500:24:18.700 --> 00:24:22.380that maybe is not the way Godwould have us? Wouldn't be do any34600:24:22.460 --> 00:24:25.930talking along those terms to yeah,okay. And so if you've got people34700:24:25.970 --> 00:24:27.970that are able to speak into yourlife, a were speaking to your ministry.34800:24:29.089 --> 00:24:32.089Yeah, you know, a lotof times the opposition is an indicator34900:24:32.130 --> 00:24:34.890that you're doing something right. Yeah. Actually, and if we allow the35000:24:36.089 --> 00:24:40.200devil with his deception, because that'swhat he does, he deceives and he35100:24:40.279 --> 00:24:45.519accuses, to shift it around towhere we're accusing ourselves we're really not involved35200:24:45.599 --> 00:24:49.359in sin and rebellion or whatever,and we allow we take the bait of35300:24:49.400 --> 00:24:55.589Satan and we just kind of areoffended even with ourselves. Yeah, we35400:24:55.710 --> 00:24:59.309can really this thing can really beturned upside down because again, a lot35500:24:59.309 --> 00:25:03.109of times the indicator that you're doingthe right thing is it you're getting opposition.35600:25:03.230 --> 00:25:07.619Right, if you're not getting opposition, that's like what we talk about35700:25:07.700 --> 00:25:11.460with our sidewalk counselors and our subwalkmissionaries. If people are angry with you,35800:25:11.579 --> 00:25:14.339if people, human beings that you'retalking to, are angry with you,35900:25:14.900 --> 00:25:18.059that's not always a bad thing,right. It's better for them to36000:25:18.099 --> 00:25:21.490be angry with you because you knowyou're hitting the mark right, you're touching36100:25:21.529 --> 00:25:25.849on something. Now, if you'rejust being purposefully belligerent and just mean to36200:25:25.970 --> 00:25:29.730them, obviously that's an issue,but if you're speaking along biblical line,36300:25:29.809 --> 00:25:32.809speaking the truth, and people areangry with you, you're touching the mark36400:25:32.890 --> 00:25:36.359right. Same Way, when you'reout there on the sidewalk, you're doing36500:25:36.480 --> 00:25:41.279ministry and you're getting opposition from thedevil, you're getting I mean, who36600:25:41.319 --> 00:25:44.640knows? These attacks can come physically, they can come mentally, then come36700:25:44.839 --> 00:25:48.279things in your family, stuff likethat. I think a lot of times36800:25:48.359 --> 00:25:52.109you're doing the assessment of like okay, I'm walking with God, I'm doing36900:25:52.190 --> 00:25:56.630the right things. This is comingbecause I'm hitting the mark, and this37000:25:56.630 --> 00:26:02.150is to me and encouragement that thedevil ain't happy with what I'm doing right.37100:26:02.390 --> 00:26:07.299And and that then leads to,you know, the the question.37200:26:07.059 --> 00:26:11.220Well, what do I do withthat? What if I am doing everything37300:26:11.299 --> 00:26:17.299right? Yeah, and yet myfamily is under horrific attack. If you37400:26:18.180 --> 00:26:22.849give into that and decide that Ihave to leave, it's too much,37500:26:22.210 --> 00:26:27.009and sometimes I think we've all beenthere where it's really close to too much.37600:26:27.490 --> 00:26:32.809But if we leave the danger aswe have given in to Satan.37700:26:32.880 --> 00:26:36.839We've given him what he wanted.He has forced us out. Yeah,37800:26:37.079 --> 00:26:42.200and and so that's, I think, an important thing for us to think37900:26:42.240 --> 00:26:45.680about. I think we're going tokind of talk about that a little bit38000:26:45.759 --> 00:26:48.390more later, but just keep itin the back of your mind. You38100:26:48.509 --> 00:26:52.349know about about that question. Howdo we know when it's time to just38200:26:52.869 --> 00:26:56.789take a break? Are we givinginto Satan or is is it really necessary,38300:26:56.829 --> 00:27:02.380yeah, right now, that thatwe someone step back? Yeah,38400:27:02.819 --> 00:27:07.660but one of the things in inour ministry, and as I was reading38500:27:07.740 --> 00:27:11.980through and kind of preparing for this, I read this verse First Corinthian six38600:27:11.019 --> 00:27:15.180hundred and eighteen. Okay, youwant to read that? Do you have38700:27:15.259 --> 00:27:18.690that? That verse there? Yeah, fleet immorality. Every other sin that38800:27:18.769 --> 00:27:22.930a man commits is outside the body, but the immoral man sins against his38900:27:22.970 --> 00:27:26.089own body. And so this istalking about sexual sand, right. Yeah,39000:27:26.289 --> 00:27:32.160really be a detriment to ministry,especially our ministry. Yeah, because39100:27:32.279 --> 00:27:36.319this is what so many of Imean it's the cause of abortion. Ninety39200:27:36.319 --> 00:27:41.160nine percent of the time probably isbecause of sexual sin. So if that39300:27:41.920 --> 00:27:49.950is something that we are struggling with, that's a real problem, particularly in39400:27:51.029 --> 00:27:55.509abortion ministry, and it sounds likeof all the sense that we could be39500:27:55.589 --> 00:28:00.059involved in, that one is maybea one of the great just danger said,39600:28:00.099 --> 00:28:03.259that's what I'm reading in the inthat person. It comes to mind39700:28:03.339 --> 00:28:06.660for me because I think this couldbe broadened. The conversation that we're talking39800:28:06.700 --> 00:28:11.779about what disqualifies someone from ministry canbe broadened beyond our context, which is39900:28:11.099 --> 00:28:15.130obviously being out of an abortion center. But I think about men and women40000:28:15.210 --> 00:28:18.849of God who I think a lotof us have looked up to. I'm40100:28:18.849 --> 00:28:22.890not going to name any names,but you know there's been some recent folks40200:28:22.970 --> 00:28:26.170that I yeah, find out aboutthey fell into sexual sin and all that,40300:28:26.730 --> 00:28:30.599and just the detriment that that causesnot only to the people that,40400:28:32.079 --> 00:28:33.839you know, counted, they aredirectly minister into, but the people who40500:28:33.880 --> 00:28:40.480have taken their influence and have taken, you know, their teachings and a40600:28:40.559 --> 00:28:42.150that stuff. And it's like,man, it just really disheartening. In40700:28:42.309 --> 00:28:47.549more than anything, it dishonors God. And again I think that needs to40800:28:47.589 --> 00:28:52.230be the understanding that the ministry thatwe're called to service to God. Yeah,40900:28:52.589 --> 00:28:59.099and so this, this idea orthis charge actually the flee immorality,41000:28:59.339 --> 00:29:03.740and especially sexual immorality. Yeah,is just that. This is this is41100:29:03.779 --> 00:29:10.210a constant and you look throughout theentire scripture you'll see this is a constant41200:29:10.289 --> 00:29:14.609issue and a constant struggle that peoplehave. Yeah, I mean you think41300:29:14.609 --> 00:29:18.289of King David Right, fallen intosexual sin. Look Bathsheba. Yeah,41400:29:18.369 --> 00:29:21.609and it ships wrecks his family inthe whole right, know, whole ministry41500:29:21.609 --> 00:29:25.359he's called to. Now God stilluses him, but not until he repents.41600:29:25.400 --> 00:29:27.240Yeah, right, and so Godconfronts him in his sin and he41700:29:27.359 --> 00:29:33.720repents. Yeah, but persistent,unrepentant sin along those lines is really,41800:29:33.839 --> 00:29:37.829really, really destructive. And ifit's happening to a leader then, like41900:29:38.029 --> 00:29:41.910you said, the people that havefollowed that leader, that have looked up42000:29:41.950 --> 00:29:47.190to that leader, it can bevery faith shattering. Yeah, because you42100:29:47.269 --> 00:29:51.750wonder, well, what else havethey taught me or said? That was42200:29:51.829 --> 00:29:56.500a hypocritical lie. They can't evenlive that life and yet they're trying to42300:29:56.539 --> 00:30:00.059teach it to me. So Ijust want to throw that out there,42400:30:00.220 --> 00:30:03.380that that's a sin that be ona shadow of a doubt, needs to42500:30:03.539 --> 00:30:08.450be strongly dealt with for you tobe in ministry. So kind of then42600:30:08.450 --> 00:30:11.930the flip side. Well, whatqualifies us? What are we looking for?42700:30:12.250 --> 00:30:17.609That that that qualifies us for Ministry? If it's not our own strength,42800:30:17.650 --> 00:30:19.690and we certainly know we shouldn't bein sin. But what, what42900:30:19.930 --> 00:30:26.240things should we have as a partof our character? Yeah, well,43000:30:26.000 --> 00:30:30.319some of the things you have hereand as always, you've written a wonderful43100:30:30.359 --> 00:30:33.480article about this, so it's goingto be posted. Yeah, we will43200:30:33.480 --> 00:30:37.470be able to. So we're kindof using that as a framework and some43300:30:37.589 --> 00:30:41.869of the things you named here areabsolutely crucial to being qualified for Ministry and43400:30:41.910 --> 00:30:45.470we actually talked about that in verybeginning. If you want to be qualified43500:30:45.509 --> 00:30:48.630for ministry, you've got to havefear and much trembling. You've got to43600:30:48.670 --> 00:30:52.579have weakness, fear and much trembling. Right, if you're going to be43700:30:52.579 --> 00:30:56.059qualified with think right about with theworld with thin yeah, them broken and43800:30:56.140 --> 00:31:00.980contrite spirit says contrition before the Lord. You know, I would say,43900:31:02.779 --> 00:31:07.130first and foremost the thing that qualifiesyou for Ministry, because you've got to44000:31:07.210 --> 00:31:10.730have had an experience with the Lord. Well, yeah, that's primary funds.44100:31:10.769 --> 00:31:12.650Got To be born of the spirit. Yeah, Jesus said that which44200:31:12.650 --> 00:31:17.529is born of the flesh is death, that which is born of the spirit44300:31:17.569 --> 00:31:19.839produces life. Right, so we'vegot to be born of the spirit.44400:31:21.480 --> 00:31:25.240But even beyond that, I meaneven people that are born of the spirit44500:31:25.839 --> 00:31:30.680can deal with pride and arrogance.Yeah, and self sufficiency. Yeah,44600:31:30.920 --> 00:31:33.630and so a broken and contrite spiritwill help you get rid of that,44700:31:33.750 --> 00:31:37.829help you crucify this idea of selfsufficiency. Right. Yeah, that's man44800:31:37.990 --> 00:31:41.910to me. That's like a hugedanger for any ministry. As I mentioned44900:31:41.950 --> 00:31:45.630earlier, if I see people thatI see you're like to self sufficient.45000:31:45.750 --> 00:31:49.900I don't mean to say that they'renot proficient, right, they're not smart45100:31:49.980 --> 00:31:53.460people, that can do certain thingsand have certain abilities and all of that,45200:31:53.660 --> 00:31:56.619and they should be confident. Yeah, but where is their confidence?45300:31:56.660 --> 00:32:00.730Exactly? Yeah, and so ourconfidence has to be not in our own45400:32:00.730 --> 00:32:06.690abilities, although you know, yousee, you see through scripture. I45500:32:06.730 --> 00:32:08.849think you see a man like KingDavid, for example, who I think45600:32:09.009 --> 00:32:14.769was pretty confident in his abilities asa warrior. But where did you start?45700:32:15.250 --> 00:32:19.400He started defeating Goliath, like probablythe biggest enemy he's ever faced.45800:32:19.440 --> 00:32:22.440Biggest single enemies ever faced Goliath.He starts with a sling in a stone.45900:32:22.480 --> 00:32:24.880Right, so he has that encounterwith the Lord. In a sense,46000:32:24.920 --> 00:32:29.799you'll say the Goliath experience was theexperience where the Goliath. And again,46100:32:29.839 --> 00:32:34.670who's the biggest enemy? Will David'sbiggest enemy was David. And who's46200:32:34.670 --> 00:32:37.950our biggest enemy? It's ourselves.And when you become a Christian, that46300:32:37.190 --> 00:32:42.589Goliath you in your life, thebiggest idol that you have is yourself.46400:32:43.430 --> 00:32:46.259God slays that thing by God's power. That thing is slay right. Any46500:32:46.420 --> 00:32:51.980slays it with the tools that Davidalready knew how to use. It wasn't46600:32:52.019 --> 00:32:57.539like David had to acquire any greatnew set of skills. The skills were46700:32:57.579 --> 00:33:00.730already in place for what God wascalling him to do. But he may46800:33:00.809 --> 00:33:05.289not have trusted that. But inDavid's case he did. They tried to46900:33:05.329 --> 00:33:07.089put armor on him. Said No, I can I'm not used to this.47000:33:07.329 --> 00:33:10.690I'm going to use what I've alwaysused and in God's power, I'm47100:33:10.690 --> 00:33:14.559going to go forth and slay thatgiant. I think that's a great lesson47200:33:15.279 --> 00:33:19.240problems us. David goes on,I think, with confidence, and his47300:33:19.359 --> 00:33:22.119confidence seemed to always be in theLord, and that's kind of where I'm47400:33:22.160 --> 00:33:24.480going with this, is that,yes, we need to have confidence,47500:33:24.559 --> 00:33:28.630but we need to have confidence inthe Lord and not in the flesh y.47600:33:29.910 --> 00:33:32.990So that takes brokenness, it takescontrition, it takes a reliance on47700:33:34.069 --> 00:33:37.950the Lord, it takes again thatJohn Fifteen dynamic where he is the vine47800:33:37.990 --> 00:33:40.779and we are the branches. Whenwe bear fruit, yes, we can47900:33:40.819 --> 00:33:46.220be confident as a branch that wecan bear fruit, but our confidence doesn't48000:33:46.220 --> 00:33:49.980come from the fact that we're abranch, it comes from the fact that48100:33:50.059 --> 00:33:52.579we're connected to the vine. Yeah, because Jesus and that passage just talking48200:33:52.579 --> 00:33:54.259about. You know, what doesit? What does it branch do if48300:33:54.259 --> 00:33:58.289it's not attached to the vine,it withers. Right, they throw them48400:33:58.329 --> 00:34:00.289in the fire. Yeah, becausethey can't even can't even bear leaves,48500:34:00.329 --> 00:34:04.250much less fruit, to not connectedto the vine. Yeah, you can48600:34:04.289 --> 00:34:07.769the confidence from the branches to beingconnected to the vine. Yeah. And48700:34:07.890 --> 00:34:13.360then you have here importance of aheart incline to God. Yeah, our48800:34:13.440 --> 00:34:16.599heart is toward the Lord. Thesame dynamic is that we trust in the48900:34:16.719 --> 00:34:21.800Lord. My confidence is not inthe flesh. You, David Rise,49000:34:22.079 --> 00:34:25.190as the PSALMIST. Some trust inchariots and some in horses. Yeah,49100:34:25.750 --> 00:34:29.389but I will trust in the Lord. Yeah, right. It's not in49200:34:29.550 --> 00:34:31.269armies, it's not in chariots,it's not in horses, it's not in49300:34:31.630 --> 00:34:36.269all these other things that the worldhas to offer. Right, though,49400:34:36.309 --> 00:34:39.619God can use some of those things. Certainly in David's battles, God use49500:34:39.699 --> 00:34:44.059chariots and horses, but his trust, his confidence, was not there.49600:34:44.500 --> 00:34:46.940It's in the Lord's like you know, we have certain skills, you know,49700:34:47.019 --> 00:34:52.139ability to speak and stuff like that, and certainly we can, we49800:34:52.260 --> 00:34:55.329can have a certain amount of amountof confidence in that, in that ability,49900:34:55.769 --> 00:35:00.730but only as it's surrendered to theLord, Right, yeah. And50000:35:00.889 --> 00:35:05.449so a heart of surrender to theLord qualifies US Right for Ministry. Yeah,50100:35:05.489 --> 00:35:09.760yeah, and sometimes, in fact, our skills sets, our strengths50200:35:10.440 --> 00:35:15.039look like it's very well suited toministry and we find out, Oh man,50300:35:15.159 --> 00:35:22.670these people that are so selfsufficient andhardhearted really don't work out well.50400:35:23.110 --> 00:35:28.909And then, on the other hand, sometimes there's people they the the least50500:35:29.070 --> 00:35:31.309likely person, you think, tosucceed. I'm thinking of one of our50600:35:31.349 --> 00:35:37.019counselors who is just so shy,so quiet, so tiny. By all50700:35:37.260 --> 00:35:45.340external appearances, this is a timidlittle mouse that just there's no way she's50800:35:45.420 --> 00:35:50.929going to withstand the intensity of thebattle. is how I felt when I50900:35:51.050 --> 00:35:53.449first saw her show up. Ithought, oh no, she is gonna51000:35:53.489 --> 00:36:00.650be eating alive, she is suchan affective counselor. And so I think51100:36:00.690 --> 00:36:04.090that's kind of one of the otherqualifiers for us. Right, it's not51200:36:04.400 --> 00:36:08.320how we look, she's not theexternal appearance. Yeah, it's our inward51300:36:08.360 --> 00:36:13.320character and it's our connection to theLord. Right, right. Yeah,51400:36:14.039 --> 00:36:20.710so I think this biblical understanding isan important qualifier. That John Chapter Fifteen.51500:36:21.070 --> 00:36:23.150Man, I could preach that allday long. Yeah, every single51600:36:23.389 --> 00:36:27.630podcast we've done lately you've been ableto work that in going to work it51700:36:27.710 --> 00:36:31.150in because it's a it's a it'sa reality that I've known in my life51800:36:31.269 --> 00:36:36.619that I mean really seriously. Apartfrom him, yeah, I can do51900:36:36.780 --> 00:36:39.139anything. Yeah. Yeah, thatdoesn't mean we're not going to struggle.52000:36:39.340 --> 00:36:43.579One of my our churches, I'mnot sure if that's still what they say,52100:36:43.659 --> 00:36:47.530but they part of our, Idon't know, founding statement is that52200:36:47.690 --> 00:36:53.369we struggle go well with Christ,and so we're we may very well still52300:36:53.409 --> 00:37:00.050struggle, but it's important. Arewe struggling? Well, yeah, means52400:37:00.369 --> 00:37:06.800back to your point. Are youstruggling with God as your guide in your52500:37:06.840 --> 00:37:10.199focus? Are Are you struggling outsideof his will? Yeah, which case52600:37:10.320 --> 00:37:15.360things need to change. Yeah,absolutely. Well, I think you know52700:37:15.559 --> 00:37:17.230this point. I think we've touchedon some of these and you guys can52800:37:17.469 --> 00:37:22.150take advantage of the article that willput out on the sidewalks for life website.52900:37:22.190 --> 00:37:23.429That, I think will help you. But I do want to jump53000:37:23.510 --> 00:37:29.550into the safeguards in this yeah,that's really important and I think like I53100:37:29.630 --> 00:37:32.980will preach this just like I'll preachJohn Chapter Fifteen. Yeah, accountability.53200:37:34.219 --> 00:37:37.420Right, if you talk about safeguards, and we've talked about some of the53300:37:37.460 --> 00:37:42.500things that will disqualify you from ministry. We've talked about what qualifies you for53400:37:42.619 --> 00:37:46.250Ministry. contrite heart before the Lord. Yeah, but as far as safeguards53500:37:46.849 --> 00:37:52.849go to safeguard against those things thatmight disqualify you, accountability is like like53600:37:52.050 --> 00:37:57.170you got to have it. Yeah, I would say especially for men,53700:37:57.329 --> 00:38:01.159but I'll say especially for women toI'd say for men, because for everybody,53800:38:01.280 --> 00:38:06.559especially for everybody, but I sayfor men in particular because it seems53900:38:06.599 --> 00:38:10.079that men are more those that strugglewith sexual sin. Yeah, and the54000:38:10.159 --> 00:38:14.949temptation to look at garbage on theInternet that you should be looking at,54100:38:15.070 --> 00:38:19.789which ultimately you sin is never satisfiedand in light the grave is never satisfied.54200:38:19.909 --> 00:38:22.909Right, it's always going to takemore from you than initially was asked.54300:38:22.949 --> 00:38:25.789Right, take you further than youinitially thought you would go. Yeah,54400:38:25.829 --> 00:38:29.739and so people don't start out,you know, with fullball and adultery.54500:38:29.780 --> 00:38:31.980They start out dabbling a pornography andall that, that kind of garbage.54600:38:32.579 --> 00:38:36.739If you don't have accountability, ifyou don't have somebody in your life,54700:38:36.739 --> 00:38:39.780or somebody's in your life that,if they see something's off, can54800:38:39.820 --> 00:38:44.090ask you those questions. or Iwould say somebody that you meet with on54900:38:44.130 --> 00:38:49.010a regular basis, they ask youthe tough questions. Are you keeping what55000:38:49.090 --> 00:38:51.650you're looking at pure? Are you, I know one of the things for55100:38:51.769 --> 00:38:52.889me is, are you spending timewith your family? Because that could be55200:38:53.050 --> 00:38:58.079for somebody who's driven, who wantsto you just be involved in ministry and55300:38:58.159 --> 00:39:00.000do what God's called him to do. We can, we can forget our55400:39:00.000 --> 00:39:02.760families. Yeah, kind of leavethem behind. That's something I need to55500:39:02.800 --> 00:39:06.639be held accountable for. My spendingtime with my family. Yeah, and55600:39:06.719 --> 00:39:09.349so my accountability. Yeah, willask me the questions. Are you looking55700:39:09.349 --> 00:39:13.590at what's pure? Are you spendingtime with your family? And even he55800:39:13.710 --> 00:39:17.349goes to me accountable in this areato is are you spending time disconnected from55900:39:17.389 --> 00:39:21.110ministry? Yeah, there are times, you know, I have a Sabbath56000:39:21.150 --> 00:39:24.340Day that I take off, thatI disconnect best I can for ministry,56100:39:24.820 --> 00:39:29.179and when I don't do that consistently, I know it, yeah, catches56200:39:29.260 --> 00:39:34.579up with yeah, and you knowwhat's really important when not only accountability,56300:39:34.619 --> 00:39:37.340but what goes hand in hand inthat that you have an accountability to be56400:39:37.730 --> 00:39:43.409ability partner partners, but that youalso are committed to being honest with them,56500:39:43.690 --> 00:39:46.170because it doesn't matter how many accountabilitypeople who you have, if you're56600:39:46.250 --> 00:39:52.360not being honest, you're still continuingdown that destructive silence path and nothing's going56700:39:52.360 --> 00:39:55.280to change you are. So said, there's both. You have to have56800:39:55.400 --> 00:40:00.840that person that you can truly listento him be accountable to, but then56900:40:00.880 --> 00:40:04.400you are willing to truly bear yourheart and be honest in what's going on57000:40:04.519 --> 00:40:07.829in your life, and I thinkthat's really hard for some people. Yeah,57100:40:07.949 --> 00:40:10.989absolutely, you know, I wouldsay get somebody you know, if57200:40:12.030 --> 00:40:15.190you don't already have accountability partner,than somebody that hold you accountable. Yeah,57300:40:15.349 --> 00:40:19.510then, and you're looking like prayingthrough who that might be. I57400:40:19.550 --> 00:40:22.659would always encourage it to be anolder person in the Lord, Somebody has57500:40:22.699 --> 00:40:24.420been walking with God for longer thanyou have. Yeah, somebody it's a57600:40:24.460 --> 00:40:29.059little older than you. Yeah,I can't make that happen. God'll bring57700:40:29.139 --> 00:40:31.980somebody across your radar. Pray forthat. Did it. Yeah, and57800:40:32.139 --> 00:40:37.969also somebody who's you know's going toget get a little rough, like hey,57900:40:37.409 --> 00:40:40.329they're going to say this is wrongand not be afraid. You're not58000:40:40.369 --> 00:40:44.289going to fear your friend, thelost friendship or whatever they're just going to58100:40:44.329 --> 00:40:46.690say this is wrong and you needto change. Don't get a yes man58200:40:46.809 --> 00:40:52.079or yes woman as your accountability partner. Get someone that will hold you accountable58300:40:52.280 --> 00:40:57.320for real. That's right. Thatis I mean above just your personal walk58400:40:57.360 --> 00:41:00.719with the Lord. Right, youbeing in prayer consistently, being in the58500:41:00.800 --> 00:41:05.869word consistently, and that's another pointof accountability. That's what my accountability partner58600:41:05.909 --> 00:41:07.550asked me. Hey, yeah,are you in the word consistently? Like58700:41:07.670 --> 00:41:10.789you you in prayer? You,how's your relationship with the Lord? Yeah,58800:41:13.150 --> 00:41:16.150that's a safeguard. Is it regular? Is it intentional or is it58900:41:16.269 --> 00:41:19.139just kind of well, at theend of the day, if I have59000:41:19.340 --> 00:41:22.260time, I might pray a littlebetter, but are you doing something to59100:41:22.539 --> 00:41:29.179really schedule time with God in prayer, like like Jesus himself did? Now59200:41:29.260 --> 00:41:31.340do want to warn against something?This is something that really wasn't kind of59300:41:31.420 --> 00:41:36.730in my thought process, but Iunderstand that people think this way. And59400:41:36.769 --> 00:41:43.250it was in a conversation with someonewho we've ministered alongside of and as we59500:41:43.329 --> 00:41:46.090were talking, I believe you andI were talking to this person, or59600:41:46.159 --> 00:41:49.920maybe it's just myself. I don'tremember, but I do know at one59700:41:50.000 --> 00:41:53.480point this person expressed that, youknow, my time with the Lord,59800:41:53.519 --> 00:42:00.480I was actually using my time inministry as a substitute for my time with59900:42:00.599 --> 00:42:04.429the Lord. Okay, so ratherthan spending time in the word, yeah,60000:42:04.469 --> 00:42:07.110it's been a time in prayer,I'll think, well, I'm spending60100:42:07.150 --> 00:42:09.550time with the Lord on the sidewalk, I'll spending time with doing as well,60200:42:09.670 --> 00:42:14.070yeah, being on his will.Okay, and so listen that.60300:42:14.309 --> 00:42:20.820That's a ministry is important, butministry should be done out of a relationship60400:42:20.860 --> 00:42:23.099with the Lord Right, not tobuild, not to lay, relationship.60500:42:23.219 --> 00:42:27.260Now it's a component that can helpyou grow closer to the Lord. Yeah,60600:42:27.260 --> 00:42:29.780as it probably heard me, giveto promises. If you commit to60700:42:29.820 --> 00:42:31.650go to the sidewalk, God willuse you to say babies, and God60800:42:31.690 --> 00:42:35.090will grow you in areas what youwouldn't grow otherwise if you go to the60900:42:35.130 --> 00:42:37.130side wall. That's true. Thisis a component. Ministry is a component61000:42:37.329 --> 00:42:40.809right of your relationship with the Lord, but is it is not the bedrock,61100:42:40.929 --> 00:42:45.400it is not the foundation of relationshipwith the Lord. It is it61200:42:45.559 --> 00:42:49.360is something that is built upon thefoundation of your relationship with the Lord.61300:42:49.679 --> 00:42:53.119Again, you cannot give what youdo not have. If you're encountering people61400:42:53.159 --> 00:42:58.320at the abortion center, they needJesus Right, they need a relationship with61500:42:58.480 --> 00:43:00.630him, they need to be connectedto the true vine right, because they61600:43:00.670 --> 00:43:04.909need life that comes from him.If you're not connected to the true vine,61700:43:04.949 --> 00:43:07.510if you're kind of a withering branch, you can't give them what they61800:43:07.510 --> 00:43:10.989don't have, and sometimes that cancreep up on you. So using ministry61900:43:12.030 --> 00:43:17.780as a substitute for a consistent,close relationship with the Lord, it should62000:43:17.780 --> 00:43:22.300flow out of that right, notbe a replacement for that. So that's62100:43:22.460 --> 00:43:28.010that's a warning for you guys.So just a couple of other safeguards as62200:43:28.090 --> 00:43:30.809we kind of knock these things outand wrap this podcast up. Is Confession62300:43:30.809 --> 00:43:34.929of sin. Yeah, and thatdoesn't just mean you say, and I'm62400:43:34.969 --> 00:43:37.250sorry God that I did this sin. But if there are consistent struggles in62500:43:37.289 --> 00:43:42.599your life, let's say, forexample, as men looking at pornography on62600:43:42.639 --> 00:43:45.519a regular basis, if that's aconsistent struggle in your life, you need62700:43:45.599 --> 00:43:49.840to stop just confessing that to theLord and you need to start confessing that62800:43:50.000 --> 00:43:52.760to people. You need to havean accountability partner that you're confessing that to.62900:43:52.880 --> 00:43:55.750You need had people in your life, if you've got close people in63000:43:55.789 --> 00:44:00.949your life, ministry leaders, pastorsor your accountability partner who says, Hey,63100:44:01.070 --> 00:44:05.429listen, man, you're consistently stumblingin this area. Yeah, think63200:44:05.429 --> 00:44:07.590you need to back, yeah,from ministry. Yeah, you're the Bible63300:44:07.630 --> 00:44:10.659as well, and the Bible saysconfess our sins one to another. It's63400:44:10.739 --> 00:44:14.699not just to God, but itis one to another, and that's such63500:44:14.699 --> 00:44:17.780a big safeguard because, if youknow, God requires that of us.63600:44:19.300 --> 00:44:22.179I think that alone can sometimes holdyou back. It helps. It's another63700:44:22.340 --> 00:44:25.369barrier to you sinning, because youknow, I'm going to go have to63800:44:25.449 --> 00:44:30.570tell my friend. Yeah, youknow, absolutely so very important. Yeah,63900:44:30.570 --> 00:44:34.730I'll chew you this. Maybe inthe Modern Church we make light of64000:44:34.809 --> 00:44:37.050sin. Yeah, and we sayand you know, everybody does it.64100:44:37.170 --> 00:44:43.000Maybe that's the case for many churches. It is. Yeah, that's not64200:44:43.079 --> 00:44:45.639the case with God. God doesn'tmake light of sin. It's not just64300:44:45.719 --> 00:44:49.880a no big deal to him.Yeah, everybody does it. No Way,64400:44:50.360 --> 00:44:53.070your child of God. If you'reinconsistent, unrepentant sin, yeah,64500:44:53.150 --> 00:44:58.110you might make light of it.God doesn't. Yeah, and after all,64600:44:58.110 --> 00:45:00.989it's his opinion that matters, sodeal with it. Deal with it64700:45:00.190 --> 00:45:05.630forth rightly, deal with it byconfessing it, and I'm mourning for it.64800:45:05.710 --> 00:45:07.820I think that's something else is thatcomes with a broken in contract.64900:45:07.860 --> 00:45:14.380All right, to truly mourn overhow you have straight yeah, God,65000:45:14.460 --> 00:45:19.659and the destruction, because it alwayscauses destruction, not only in your life65100:45:19.699 --> 00:45:22.210but in the lives of others.Yep, some fifty one is a perfect65200:45:22.250 --> 00:45:27.369scripture. If there's unrepentant sin inyour life and God has confronted you in65300:45:27.489 --> 00:45:30.210it, you need to repent ofit. Some fifty one is a great65400:45:30.369 --> 00:45:32.690model. This is David after hewas called in his sin with Best Sheba65500:45:32.769 --> 00:45:37.559and yeah, you're Rye and allthat. Yeah, he repents before God.65600:45:37.840 --> 00:45:39.480God continues to use him as amatter of act. I will say65700:45:39.519 --> 00:45:44.800this. Yeah, that, afterthis is pretty astounding to me after this65800:45:45.079 --> 00:45:49.400whole episode of his sin. IsI actually when God says that David is65900:45:49.440 --> 00:45:52.710a man after his own heart.He's an adulterer and murderer. Yeah,66000:45:52.789 --> 00:45:54.510and you know, one of thequestions that in an article, which is66100:45:54.630 --> 00:46:01.269referenced in the article I wrote,was would would any ministry ministry hired David?66200:46:01.309 --> 00:46:06.739Yeah, Jesse, he's just finishedan adulterous relationship, had a child66300:46:06.739 --> 00:46:13.539out of wedlock killed her or hadher husband killed? Would you hired David66400:46:13.579 --> 00:46:17.500he no, probably not. Probablynot. I wouldn't. I wouldn't.66500:46:17.500 --> 00:46:22.889I would say that the know he'sdisqualified. But the amazing thing is God66600:46:22.969 --> 00:46:27.730doesn't disqualify. Yeah. Yeah,and of course we could get into all66700:46:27.849 --> 00:46:34.400the theological reasons for that, maybesome Old Testament versus New Testament, understandings66800:46:34.440 --> 00:46:37.760of the Covenant with God and allof that trying to imply anything. But66900:46:37.960 --> 00:46:40.559yeah, point is taken. there. God's restore. So just because for67000:46:40.639 --> 00:46:45.679a season you might be disqualified fromfrom ministry, yeah, doesn't mean for67100:46:45.800 --> 00:46:49.630forever. Yeah, and these areall things there's in no way or we're67200:46:49.630 --> 00:46:52.469going to be able to give youa podcast or give you guidance in.67300:46:52.070 --> 00:46:55.989You know, when are you disqualifiedfrom ministry or when is it like you67400:46:57.070 --> 00:46:59.349need to take a break, becausethat's kind of our last point, that67500:46:59.389 --> 00:47:01.340there are times you need to takea break, whether it's because of and67600:47:01.380 --> 00:47:05.860I would say again, if it'sunrepentant sin and there's things that disqualify you,67700:47:05.940 --> 00:47:07.780yes, you need to take abreak, and that needs to be67800:47:07.900 --> 00:47:14.300done in subjection to leadership, topeople that you're under the leadership of people67900:47:14.340 --> 00:47:17.650in your local church and if you'repart of a ministry, those votes.68000:47:17.730 --> 00:47:21.329But let me ask you. Maybethis is where you're going. But that68100:47:21.809 --> 00:47:27.730is clear. Yeah, but whatabout if your world is falling apart because68200:47:27.889 --> 00:47:30.920Satan hates what you're doing in yourso effective? Yeah, what's your advice68300:47:31.159 --> 00:47:36.679there? About when? Because theyare he can do some pretty very destructive68400:47:36.719 --> 00:47:39.760things, there's no doubt. Yeah, when do we step back in the68500:47:39.840 --> 00:47:44.590faces? I don't see in scripture. I don't see any kind of like68600:47:44.670 --> 00:47:47.510definitive line. Yeah, but Ido think there is a point like the68700:47:47.590 --> 00:47:51.750attacks of the devil can get somuch where. Yeah, you've got to68800:47:51.829 --> 00:47:53.630step back for a season. Ido think, though, it needs to68900:47:53.670 --> 00:47:59.179be if you've, if you've beencalled to a particular ministry, God didn't69000:47:59.179 --> 00:48:00.900change his mind. Right. Soif you can call to the ministry,69100:48:00.900 --> 00:48:05.900let's say, of a sidewalk missionaries, I will counselor you know that God69200:48:05.980 --> 00:48:07.900called you to that. You've seenGod use you in that, people have69300:48:08.019 --> 00:48:12.139validated that, people that know yousay, Yep, you're called to this.69400:48:13.010 --> 00:48:15.969God didn't change his mind. Yeah, now there may be a season69500:48:15.130 --> 00:48:20.489where you need to step away,reassess, maybe get some I don't know,69600:48:20.769 --> 00:48:22.409just get some more depth in yourrelationship with the Lord or whatever.69700:48:23.010 --> 00:48:27.440Those decisions, however, to me, can't be made me, given guidance69800:48:27.440 --> 00:48:30.199ever, a podcast, anything likethat. They need to be made before69900:48:30.239 --> 00:48:34.199the Lord and with the guidance ofother people. Like just this idea that70000:48:34.280 --> 00:48:36.920you're just going to pray about itand you're going to get some kind of70100:48:36.920 --> 00:48:38.280clarity from the Lord. Okay,I'm not trying to minimize that. You70200:48:38.320 --> 00:48:42.030should pray about it and should getsome kind of clarity from the Lord,70300:48:42.510 --> 00:48:46.110but the Lord works through people andtypically in our lives we're being led.70400:48:46.309 --> 00:48:50.710He works through the leaders that we'rebeing led by. So talking to those70500:48:50.750 --> 00:48:54.710people, getting taking their suggestions,taking their guidance, because God will give70600:48:55.139 --> 00:48:59.940to your leadership, God will giveto pastors wisdom that he wouldn't give to70700:48:59.980 --> 00:49:05.300me. Yeah, because you havewillfully put yourselves under their authority. God70800:49:06.420 --> 00:49:09.929respects authority. Actually, God respectsthe authority of human beings, especially within70900:49:09.969 --> 00:49:14.570the realm of the local church,and so you respecting their authority and God71000:49:14.650 --> 00:49:17.130working through them can be very helpfuland find figuring out. Okay, when71100:49:17.130 --> 00:49:21.730do you need to step back.What is that time frame and then when71200:49:21.769 --> 00:49:23.440you need to step back into it? Right, and so that's kind of71300:49:23.719 --> 00:49:28.079just the guidance I'll give based onthat kind of the way I see it71400:49:28.159 --> 00:49:34.239in scripture. Yeah, but beyondthat, I mean there's there's again this71500:49:34.400 --> 00:49:37.829relational component in the local church thatis so vital and so important. And71600:49:38.670 --> 00:49:42.550I do know, and I thinkwe have to acknowledge in this day and71700:49:42.710 --> 00:49:45.429age of the day of covid whereso many churches are not meeting. Yeah,71800:49:45.510 --> 00:49:50.150so many people are not. Maybethey used to be consistently connected to71900:49:50.230 --> 00:49:52.539the local church and now they're notand they're trying to do online church.72000:49:53.059 --> 00:49:57.860To me, that's like to thedetriment of the body of Christ in a72100:49:57.900 --> 00:50:00.900lot of ways. And I'm nottrying to accuse churches those who don't meet,72200:50:00.940 --> 00:50:02.739and there's different reasons why. I'mnot trying to accuse that, but72300:50:02.820 --> 00:50:07.050I am saying that that there's areason why the Bible says we should not72400:50:07.210 --> 00:50:12.329forsake dissembling ourselves together. Right,we need to assemble it together. We72500:50:12.449 --> 00:50:15.809need to have leadership, we needto have accountability, we need to have72600:50:15.969 --> 00:50:21.369relationships with people that can speak inour lives, and so I hope that's72700:50:21.369 --> 00:50:24.400an encouragement to you guys. Ifthere's some more clarity that we can give72800:50:24.440 --> 00:50:29.000along these lines, we would certainlybe willing to do that. I'm not72900:50:29.000 --> 00:50:31.239going to step in as your pastor, so I'm not going to try to73000:50:31.280 --> 00:50:34.760figure out all of this for you. If you've got some of these struggles.73100:50:34.760 --> 00:50:37.070Hopefully this gave you some guidance,but I would strongly encourage you,73200:50:37.110 --> 00:50:39.510like if you reached out to meand ask me some of these questions,73300:50:39.510 --> 00:50:42.550I'm probably going to say, well, are you part of a local church?73400:50:42.590 --> 00:50:45.710Okay, we'll talk to your pastorand then, you know, you73500:50:45.789 --> 00:50:47.309maybe can circle back around with me. Yeah, I think that would be73600:50:47.389 --> 00:50:52.219my guidance to you. Yeah,but yeah, beyond that I think we're73700:50:53.460 --> 00:50:59.940hopefully we're giving you guys some guidanceand some encouragement along these yeah, and73800:51:00.059 --> 00:51:04.610just just especially for you to knowyou're not alone if you're feeling like when73900:51:04.690 --> 00:51:08.329do I leave? Should I leaveit? Am I disqualified if you're even74000:51:08.329 --> 00:51:13.449asking that question? I think mostof the time you're probably not, because74100:51:13.489 --> 00:51:15.690that would that indicated question comes outof a broken heart, I think,74200:51:15.690 --> 00:51:21.280and that's one of the qualifiers.So yeah, absolutely. Yeah. Well,74300:51:21.480 --> 00:51:23.559guys, we appreciate you listen tothis podcast. Like we started out,74400:51:23.559 --> 00:51:28.199we want to encourage you guys toshare this podcast with other people and,74500:51:29.079 --> 00:51:30.559like I said, you could reachout to me if there's some questions74600:51:30.599 --> 00:51:34.590that you have along these lines thatI can give some help in. I'll74700:51:34.590 --> 00:51:37.269do my best. I'm sure Vickywould be willing to do the same.74800:51:37.670 --> 00:51:39.110You can reach both of us.You can reach me, Daniel at Love74900:51:39.190 --> 00:51:42.869Life Dot Org. You can reachher, Vicky at Love Life Dot Org.75000:51:42.949 --> 00:51:46.340Check out this article. Sometimes thearticles come out a little after we75100:51:46.500 --> 00:51:52.900post the PODCAST and sometimes they comeout along with the podcast. 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