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... it's pretty cool, though, because they take those show notes, and I know guys, like, groups of guys that will take them afterwards, 'cause it has, like, quotes from the show.

You have, you have a, a dad joke?

[laughs] You took my dad joke, man.

Um, knock, knock.

Yeah, man.

Yeah.

Lord Jesus, we just thank you that you are alive and active, and we just pray right now for our people that are closest to us but f- furthest from you, God.

Uh, those that we've been inviting, those that maybe we haven't invited yet, give us the opportunity and the faith to invite them, Lord.

And we pray that those that come this week, and we know there'll be so many that come that don't know you, and we just pray that they would cross a line of faith.

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Amen.

You'll...

If you-

... "Man, if you would've been here before," um, basically it's like, "Hey, why did you wait?" And if you think about it, why would Jesus wait and make that situation happen? And it makes me think that oftentimes we think God will just come in and fix everything, and we forget that God is after our sanctification more than our comfort.

And occasionally, we're going through situations that can be difficult and, and we experience pain and, and we're, like, confused, and, "God, why, God, why did you not show up?" Or, "Why haven't you done this thing?" And, and in those moments, it could be that God might be testing you and shaping you and, and strengthening your faith.

Yeah.

That's good, man.

That's helpful.

Last one.

This is a little, a little more sensitive.

It's so important that you know-

know-... what his schemes are, and it's with you.

It's gonna be in the mind, I can tell you that.

So where's he gonna get you in the mind? What's it gonna be? Is it about your self-worth? Is it about your, your job? Is it about, um, your thought life? Is it about anxiety? Like, where is he gonna attack you? And now then you look at, okay, when I connect with God, when I feel so close to God, what- where is that?

Mm.

I was terrified.

I didn't know what to do.

For two years, I'm going to get my hair cut, like, it wasn't convenient where I was going, and I'm praying for the guy, and just praying.

Mm.

There's a desperation, and there's a knowledge too that we don't have the ability to s- to muster it up.

Like, we have got to beg God.

Our ...

One of my favorite examples is our church in South Africa.

Years ago when we met them, the AIDS pandemic was at its height.

We did a conference there.

Uh, having said that, Mark, would you end it with a prayer?