WEBVTT 1 00:00:05.160 --> 00:00:09.759 Welcome to Hanwy Tagalog Sermon Podcast, your daily dose of inspiring, 2 00:00:10.039 --> 00:00:13.800 heartfelt Tagalog sermons from different pastors and speakers all over 3 00:00:13.839 --> 00:00:16.679 the Philippines. We hope that this podcast finds you in 4 00:00:16.800 --> 00:00:24.760 good shape. And now here's your message. 5 00:00:22.600 --> 00:00:24.879 Our Bible. Hold it up. We're going to declare who 6 00:00:24.920 --> 00:00:26.239 we are. Are you ready? 7 00:00:26.920 --> 00:00:30.039 Let's do it. This is my Bible. It is the 8 00:00:30.120 --> 00:00:33.320 standard I live my life by. I am a spirit 9 00:00:33.399 --> 00:00:37.399 filled believer, sustained by my personal relationship with the Lord, 10 00:00:37.759 --> 00:00:42.240 empowered by my commitment to community and express throughout reach 11 00:00:42.359 --> 00:00:49.600 to others. Therefore, I can say and uh, all right, hey, 12 00:00:49.640 --> 00:00:54.520 turn your bulletin over. We're going to complete this segment 13 00:00:54.600 --> 00:00:57.200 of the Blessed Life. We've been looking at life in 14 00:00:57.240 --> 00:00:59.920 our home. We're going to complete that today. What have 15 00:01:00.159 --> 00:01:03.039 we talked about, Well, we started this about a month 16 00:01:03.079 --> 00:01:06.200 ago with aim for restoration, and we had different ones 17 00:01:06.280 --> 00:01:09.840 participate actually shooting their bows up here, and they did 18 00:01:09.879 --> 00:01:11.760 a great job hitting the target. 19 00:01:11.879 --> 00:01:14.200 So you've got to aim at it. Are you with me? 20 00:01:14.799 --> 00:01:17.560 It's not something you just stumble until you've got to aim. 21 00:01:17.840 --> 00:01:20.519 And then Pastor Mike where one of our overseers. He 22 00:01:20.599 --> 00:01:22.799 and his wife Jeannie were here and they did an 23 00:01:22.840 --> 00:01:23.719 excellent job. 24 00:01:24.040 --> 00:01:25.840 And Mike with his humor, they spoke. 25 00:01:26.400 --> 00:01:30.680 Then we looked at communication, we looked at commitment. So 26 00:01:30.760 --> 00:01:33.920 those are other subjects. The message from last week will 27 00:01:33.959 --> 00:01:37.239 be on the app later today. If you've been looking 28 00:01:37.280 --> 00:01:39.719 for that. Now where we headed. Let me give you 29 00:01:39.799 --> 00:01:42.879 some just direction of what's going on. On Wednesday nights, 30 00:01:43.000 --> 00:01:46.239 we have all our discipleship classes and it's a lot 31 00:01:46.239 --> 00:01:48.359 of fun. So if you're not here, have it. Come 32 00:01:48.400 --> 00:01:52.599 on Wednesday, come check out a class. There's options for you. 33 00:01:53.319 --> 00:01:56.439 Next week is Mother's Day and I know the ladies 34 00:01:56.519 --> 00:01:58.760 and the team. They've been working on all kinds of 35 00:01:58.879 --> 00:02:02.840 things to give out, from scripture to candy. How about that, 36 00:02:02.959 --> 00:02:09.240 ladies chocolate? Yeah, chocolate, Miss Charling and Skittles. So what 37 00:02:09.319 --> 00:02:10.159 did the guys get? 38 00:02:10.800 --> 00:02:15.639 Nothing? Okay, Father's Day. It's gonna be a fun day. 39 00:02:15.800 --> 00:02:18.719 So all the ladies, it doesn't matter if your mother not, 40 00:02:18.800 --> 00:02:21.080 Every lady, every little girl in the house is going 41 00:02:21.159 --> 00:02:24.080 to be honored. Now write this date down, the sixteenth, 42 00:02:24.080 --> 00:02:26.759 that's a week from this Wednesday. I'm going to bring 43 00:02:26.840 --> 00:02:29.520 some friends in from Ohio, some dear friends, Pat and 44 00:02:29.599 --> 00:02:33.039 Jackie Murray, We've been real good friends now for about 45 00:02:33.080 --> 00:02:36.639 twelve years I think, and we participate in significant church 46 00:02:37.439 --> 00:02:40.639 working on that. So we're together several times a year. 47 00:02:41.360 --> 00:02:45.800 Awesome family. Just they live the life. They're the real deal. 48 00:02:46.439 --> 00:02:49.719 And about seven eight years ago, they were in a 49 00:02:49.879 --> 00:02:54.520 really severe accident where they both should have been killed. Okay, 50 00:02:55.560 --> 00:02:58.400 he ended up with his back broken in this. He 51 00:02:58.479 --> 00:03:02.120 was supposed to never walk again. She had brain trauma 52 00:03:02.479 --> 00:03:05.479 and she's an argan donor, and they kept the coolers 53 00:03:05.520 --> 00:03:09.080 by her bed to harvest her argans because the doctor 54 00:03:09.120 --> 00:03:13.159 said she wouldn't live well. Jesus visited them both in 55 00:03:13.240 --> 00:03:19.159 separate rooms and healed her. Bam touched her. He visited her, 56 00:03:19.840 --> 00:03:22.039 and she'll share some of the things the Lord actually 57 00:03:22.080 --> 00:03:25.719 told her. Touched him, and I mean they put all 58 00:03:25.719 --> 00:03:28.240 these rods and stuff in his back to try to help. 59 00:03:28.719 --> 00:03:33.120 Touched him. We're going to go cycling together on Thursday. Okay, 60 00:03:33.479 --> 00:03:36.199 he stands straight. It's like when you look at him, 61 00:03:36.199 --> 00:03:40.319 the picture of health. So remember the scripture revelation. The 62 00:03:40.360 --> 00:03:44.120 testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. What Jesus 63 00:03:44.159 --> 00:03:47.360 did for them he wants to do again. So if 64 00:03:47.400 --> 00:03:50.319 you need a touch in your body. You know someone 65 00:03:50.400 --> 00:03:54.080 that does. Bring them here? Get over all the other stuff. 66 00:03:54.120 --> 00:03:56.080 Why don't someone to know of this, Get over all 67 00:03:56.080 --> 00:03:59.520 that phony baloney. I need touches from I'm come normally 68 00:03:59.719 --> 00:04:01.759 pray time I'm down here. I want someone to pray 69 00:04:01.800 --> 00:04:03.319 with me. We all have need. 70 00:04:03.439 --> 00:04:04.039 Are you with me? 71 00:04:04.719 --> 00:04:08.080 So come and they're gonna tell their story. We're gonna 72 00:04:08.080 --> 00:04:09.960 bring all the classes together. We're trying to do an 73 00:04:09.960 --> 00:04:13.080 awakening service every three months. They're gonna tell this story. 74 00:04:13.120 --> 00:04:15.520 Then I'm gonna let them lay hands on people and 75 00:04:15.520 --> 00:04:19.120 pray for people. They have great compassion, and so it's 76 00:04:19.199 --> 00:04:21.399 gonna be on the sixteenth. This is gonna be a fun, 77 00:04:21.600 --> 00:04:22.360 fun night. 78 00:04:22.439 --> 00:04:22.800 Amen. 79 00:04:23.480 --> 00:04:27.360 And then on the twentieth, two weeks from today. I've 80 00:04:27.360 --> 00:04:31.480 asked Angela Mentor and her husband Pornell to come and share. 81 00:04:32.199 --> 00:04:36.000 It just worked out that Sunday works for them. Angela 82 00:04:36.240 --> 00:04:42.160 runs the only pro life organization in our state that 83 00:04:42.319 --> 00:04:46.800 really ministers at the one abortion clinic that's left. Now, 84 00:04:46.800 --> 00:04:49.160 please hear my heart on this. Okay, If anyone has 85 00:04:49.160 --> 00:04:51.839 had an abortion, God's a healer and he heals you. 86 00:04:51.920 --> 00:04:55.279 And then but I'm telling you, listen to me. We 87 00:04:55.399 --> 00:04:58.800 can pray for revival. We can pray for awakening, but 88 00:04:59.000 --> 00:05:03.160 until the children are stopped being sacrificed on the altar 89 00:05:03.240 --> 00:05:07.720 of bail, it's not coming. Did you hear me, It's 90 00:05:07.839 --> 00:05:11.519 not coming. So we have to pray for this to stop. 91 00:05:11.560 --> 00:05:14.120 I know there's still illegal things that would take place, 92 00:05:14.560 --> 00:05:18.120 but if we're legally killing children, I don't know if 93 00:05:18.160 --> 00:05:21.399 you realize the awfulness of it. And I worked down 94 00:05:21.439 --> 00:05:23.800 there at this clinic last year for a week with 95 00:05:24.160 --> 00:05:28.439 Angeline different ones, so her testimony is powerful, very eloquent 96 00:05:28.480 --> 00:05:32.600 when she speaks, We participate in her banquets and so forth. 97 00:05:32.720 --> 00:05:34.480 I want you to watch this little video so you 98 00:05:34.519 --> 00:05:36.800 can kind of see what they do in the spirit 99 00:05:36.839 --> 00:05:41.000 of excellence that she does day with a team of 100 00:05:41.120 --> 00:05:42.879 ladies down at that abortion meal. 101 00:06:05.639 --> 00:06:08.240 And they don't wanna hear anything you have to say, 102 00:06:08.720 --> 00:06:13.040 and so we really have to be empathic listeners and 103 00:06:13.279 --> 00:06:15.800 enter into their world to really try to see what 104 00:06:15.839 --> 00:06:25.720 they are dealing with. The mission of Sisters for Life 105 00:06:25.839 --> 00:06:28.399 is to act as an advocate for the preborn babies 106 00:06:28.519 --> 00:06:31.680 and their mothers and fathers to find themselves faced with 107 00:06:31.759 --> 00:06:39.720 the crisis or unplanned pregnancy. We do side while counseling 108 00:06:39.800 --> 00:06:44.160 Tuesday through Saturday, and we make sure that women and 109 00:06:44.439 --> 00:06:47.439 men that come into that abortion mill at the MW 110 00:06:47.639 --> 00:06:51.319 understand that they do UH have another choice available to them, 111 00:06:51.360 --> 00:06:53.399 and that the Lord loves them, and that He's got 112 00:06:53.439 --> 00:06:56.079 a plan and purpose UH for their life and for 113 00:06:56.160 --> 00:06:59.199 their baby's life, and that there's much help available. And 114 00:06:59.279 --> 00:07:02.120 in addition to them that we are called by God 115 00:07:02.199 --> 00:07:05.959 to advocate for godly family values. We believe that God 116 00:07:06.040 --> 00:07:08.600 had it right and he said marriage he p is 117 00:07:08.600 --> 00:07:11.439 between a man and a woman, and UH that parents 118 00:07:11.439 --> 00:07:13.199 are to raise their children and the fear and the 119 00:07:13.199 --> 00:07:16.240 admonition of the Lord. And so our goal with Sisters 120 00:07:16.240 --> 00:07:18.079 for Life is to make sure that we do our 121 00:07:18.120 --> 00:07:20.600 part and sin that families are able to carry out 122 00:07:20.600 --> 00:07:24.079 that eternal plant. We are called to carry out our 123 00:07:24.120 --> 00:07:26.959 mission by raising the awareness of the effect that abortion 124 00:07:27.160 --> 00:07:29.480 is having UH on the community as a whole, on 125 00:07:29.519 --> 00:07:32.800 the country as a whole, but the African American community 126 00:07:32.879 --> 00:07:34.920 in particular. And so one of the ways that we 127 00:07:35.040 --> 00:07:38.480 do that is through our weekly radio broadcast. When you 128 00:07:38.560 --> 00:07:41.439 think of the UH over three thousand babies that are 129 00:07:41.519 --> 00:07:45.079 killed UH every day every day UH through abortion on 130 00:07:45.120 --> 00:07:48.519 the altar of choice and inconvenience, and how many people 131 00:07:48.600 --> 00:07:51.639 that are not talking about that particular issue and have 132 00:07:51.720 --> 00:07:54.560 no idea that that's even happening. So we have a 133 00:07:54.560 --> 00:07:59.439 responsibility to share that information. The African American community is 134 00:08:00.240 --> 00:08:03.959 being ravaged by abortion and people aren't talking about or 135 00:08:03.959 --> 00:08:06.560 we're being that voice. You know, somebody's got to say. 136 00:08:06.800 --> 00:08:09.120 You know, the truth of God's word has not changed. 137 00:08:09.879 --> 00:08:12.680 Laws have changed, but the truth of God's word has 138 00:08:12.720 --> 00:08:15.759 not changed. God has raised up Sisters for Life as 139 00:08:15.800 --> 00:08:19.920 the only organized black pro life organization in the Commonwealth 140 00:08:19.879 --> 00:08:23.040 of Kentucky, to be a voice to speak up for 141 00:08:23.040 --> 00:08:24.959 the pre one babies, to speak up for the mothers 142 00:08:24.959 --> 00:08:27.279 and the fathers, but to also speak up for the 143 00:08:27.319 --> 00:08:30.360 Black community, and to say we need to stop killing 144 00:08:30.360 --> 00:08:33.879 our babies. We have to stop killing our babies. Sisters 145 00:08:33.879 --> 00:08:36.600 for Life exist because God has called us to this work. 146 00:08:37.039 --> 00:08:39.360 He wants us to let these mothers know that He 147 00:08:39.440 --> 00:08:42.159 loves them. He loves their babies. That's why he gave 148 00:08:42.159 --> 00:08:45.480 the son Jesus, and we believe it. As we helped them, 149 00:08:45.639 --> 00:08:48.799 the mothers and their babies, we will see the glory 150 00:08:48.840 --> 00:08:50.559 of God manifest. 151 00:08:50.159 --> 00:09:00.480 And the saved is profound when you hear her testimony, 152 00:09:00.519 --> 00:09:03.759 she and her husband and how they got saved and 153 00:09:04.399 --> 00:09:07.440 the journey they had to go through because she's had 154 00:09:07.440 --> 00:09:09.720 two abortions. That was before she knew the Lord, even 155 00:09:09.720 --> 00:09:14.799 though it was wrong. And she is changing the complexion 156 00:09:15.679 --> 00:09:18.559 of Louisville by the stand she's making. Everybody wants to 157 00:09:18.639 --> 00:09:20.320 use the Lord. But I tell you what, this is 158 00:09:20.360 --> 00:09:22.840 a real battle. Now. I want you to know that's 159 00:09:22.879 --> 00:09:27.240 a hero of mine. Did you hear me? That is 160 00:09:27.320 --> 00:09:31.000 a hero. No, they're not throwing a ball or catching 161 00:09:31.080 --> 00:09:33.559 or this or that. But someone she sent me a 162 00:09:33.559 --> 00:09:39.919 text other she said, brother, Mark, we just saved two babies, 163 00:09:40.799 --> 00:09:45.639 you know, And it just brings tears to my eyes 164 00:09:45.639 --> 00:09:49.639 because this must be addressed. If we're going to have 165 00:09:49.720 --> 00:09:52.320 a move of God. Now we can do all the 166 00:09:52.320 --> 00:09:54.720 other things. Well, I wish this would happen, This would happen, 167 00:09:54.799 --> 00:09:58.240 this change wish. That's all fine, And we can use 168 00:09:58.279 --> 00:10:02.480 all our time just moving the chest pieces around of 169 00:10:02.519 --> 00:10:04.519 how we want God to do things or what she 170 00:10:04.559 --> 00:10:06.840 would do it this way. But until we get onto 171 00:10:06.840 --> 00:10:09.639 the heartbeat of God, do you hear me? Church? 172 00:10:09.799 --> 00:10:11.759 Please the heartbeat of God. 173 00:10:11.799 --> 00:10:16.600 He hates the shedding of innocent blood, the blessing of 174 00:10:16.639 --> 00:10:19.840 God will not fully fall now. The prayers of the 175 00:10:19.879 --> 00:10:23.519 saints and the sacrifices that people are making now is 176 00:10:23.600 --> 00:10:25.399 what's sustaining God's judgment. 177 00:10:26.240 --> 00:10:26.960 It really is. 178 00:10:27.679 --> 00:10:31.559 What if Kentucky would be the first abortion for his state, 179 00:10:32.519 --> 00:10:38.360 I think, yeah, come on, yeah, And I'm not making 180 00:10:38.480 --> 00:10:41.000 light of any of the circumstances that led to that 181 00:10:41.120 --> 00:10:44.840 pregnancy and all that we understand. It's complicated. But until 182 00:10:44.840 --> 00:10:47.559 they know there are other options, because that is a child, 183 00:10:48.120 --> 00:10:51.159 as a quote by Ronald Reagan said, he said, appears 184 00:10:51.200 --> 00:10:53.639 to me the only ones that are for abortioned have 185 00:10:53.759 --> 00:10:59.720 already been born. If you were in the womb, you 186 00:10:59.759 --> 00:11:04.919 would not before abortion. That's simple. And so God has 187 00:11:04.960 --> 00:11:07.519 a plan and he wants to do something great a Kentucky. Well, 188 00:11:07.919 --> 00:11:09.879 these are things. Look when I'm here on Monday morning, 189 00:11:09.960 --> 00:11:11.759 that's what I'm praying for. Yes, I'm praying for each 190 00:11:11.799 --> 00:11:14.360 one of our bobos and hiccups, but I'm praying for 191 00:11:14.399 --> 00:11:17.159 the things that would cause God to move in our state. 192 00:11:17.919 --> 00:11:20.879 Would you come pray with me on Mondays. It's a labor, 193 00:11:21.039 --> 00:11:26.919 it's not easy, but this is the stuff that's absolutely necessary. 194 00:11:27.039 --> 00:11:30.759 If we're going to see God move, Amen, So bring friends, 195 00:11:30.879 --> 00:11:34.720 bring people. It'll be a powerful testimony full of compassion 196 00:11:34.960 --> 00:11:37.879 and truth as she shares. I know it took time 197 00:11:37.919 --> 00:11:40.120 with that, but I wanted to see that. And then 198 00:11:40.159 --> 00:11:42.879 on the twenty seventh, which would be three weeks from today, 199 00:11:42.879 --> 00:11:45.120 we're gonna take the Blessed Life and I'm gonna take 200 00:11:45.120 --> 00:11:48.120 about four weeks, maybe a little bit more, but I'm 201 00:11:48.120 --> 00:11:52.600 going to share on I can hear, you can hear 202 00:11:52.639 --> 00:11:55.360 the voice of God, and you can't have a blessed 203 00:11:55.440 --> 00:11:58.919 life if you're not hearing on a consistent basis. And 204 00:11:58.960 --> 00:12:01.159 normally what you hear things He wants to do in 205 00:12:01.200 --> 00:12:04.679 you and change, Amen, are people to love or reach 206 00:12:04.720 --> 00:12:07.080 out to normally it's changed or he wants to move 207 00:12:07.120 --> 00:12:09.960 through you. Those two things. So we're gonna look at 208 00:12:09.960 --> 00:12:12.120 that and we're gonna take a month or more. All right, 209 00:12:12.320 --> 00:12:17.600 let's complete this by talking about the upcoming generation. Amen, 210 00:12:18.120 --> 00:12:21.320 talking about the home, which is anyone younger than you, 211 00:12:22.679 --> 00:12:27.039 that's the next generation, anyone younger than you. How do we. 212 00:12:27.000 --> 00:12:28.600 Build the upcoming generation? 213 00:12:29.200 --> 00:12:32.360 And I'm gonna share some things that we implemented in 214 00:12:32.399 --> 00:12:35.480 our home or with our children that we learned from 215 00:12:35.840 --> 00:12:38.840 our mentors who we still talk to. You know, even 216 00:12:38.879 --> 00:12:41.200 though you've got grown children, you're never finished, are you 217 00:12:41.240 --> 00:12:44.200 with me? So we still talk with them. What can 218 00:12:44.240 --> 00:12:48.919 we all of us do to raise a supernatural generation 219 00:12:49.879 --> 00:12:55.000 where you are impacting and giving life and hope and 220 00:12:55.039 --> 00:12:59.039 love and direction to the next generation and it causes 221 00:12:59.320 --> 00:13:03.919 them to meet Listen, more connected to Christ than the culture? 222 00:13:04.200 --> 00:13:04.720 That's good. 223 00:13:05.080 --> 00:13:09.799 Yes, yes, So we have to pass our test. Yes, 224 00:13:10.440 --> 00:13:13.840 where we're more connected to Christ than the culture. And 225 00:13:13.879 --> 00:13:20.039 sometimes the culture is offense, sometimes the culture is greed 226 00:13:20.200 --> 00:13:23.759 or selfishness. That we have to pass that test so 227 00:13:23.840 --> 00:13:27.000 we can help the next generation pass their test. Because 228 00:13:27.000 --> 00:13:29.440 it's never about you, It's always about the next generation. 229 00:13:29.600 --> 00:13:34.039 As we say, culture is strong, it's pull on children, 230 00:13:34.080 --> 00:13:37.559 the ones you want to impart life to. And it 231 00:13:37.759 --> 00:13:45.480 does that matter if it's your children, grandchildren, children you're mentoring, nieces, nephews, children, 232 00:13:45.519 --> 00:13:50.399 you work with a neighbor's kids. All of us have people. 233 00:13:50.159 --> 00:13:53.240 That we can connect to that are younger than us. Amen. 234 00:13:54.080 --> 00:13:56.080 And we're not helpless, we're not powerless. 235 00:13:56.120 --> 00:13:58.840 We have the spirit of God, we have the Word 236 00:13:58.879 --> 00:14:02.039 of God, We've got the wisdom of God. If any 237 00:14:02.039 --> 00:14:04.320 of you lack the wisdom, let him ask of God. 238 00:14:04.360 --> 00:14:08.159 He gives liberally. James tells us, So the goal today, 239 00:14:08.240 --> 00:14:12.080 let's build to culture in our home or workplace, or 240 00:14:12.159 --> 00:14:18.639 school or wherever you're able to connect and listen, connect intentionally. You, 241 00:14:18.720 --> 00:14:24.639 as the older generation, connect intentionally. I need help, folks, 242 00:14:25.120 --> 00:14:31.799 I said, you connect intentionally to them and let the 243 00:14:31.840 --> 00:14:34.399 culture in your life because of the walk you have 244 00:14:34.519 --> 00:14:37.639 be stronger than the culture of the world. Proverbs twenty 245 00:14:37.639 --> 00:14:39.600 two six. The NIV I love the way, it says, 246 00:14:39.720 --> 00:14:42.559 is st our children off on the way they should go, 247 00:14:43.960 --> 00:14:46.759 and even when they're old, they will not turn from 248 00:14:46.799 --> 00:14:50.039 it the way they should go. We know the Bible 249 00:14:50.080 --> 00:14:52.679 is true. So why is it then that the majority 250 00:14:52.720 --> 00:14:59.519 of children raised with God centered environment turn away as adults. 251 00:14:59.559 --> 00:15:01.960 We're going to a dress some of that today. My 252 00:15:02.120 --> 00:15:05.320 research shows this. Brother Greg has talked about it and 253 00:15:05.399 --> 00:15:08.080 so forth. But is listen this agrees me. As much 254 00:15:08.080 --> 00:15:13.000 as eighty eight percent of children raised in some form 255 00:15:13.039 --> 00:15:18.080 of godly environment turned from God in their young adulthood. 256 00:15:19.320 --> 00:15:20.399 Now that's staggering. 257 00:15:21.720 --> 00:15:25.159 Listen, if fear wants to grip my heart, that's what 258 00:15:25.200 --> 00:15:30.840 it is right there that your children, your grandchildren, your nieces, 259 00:15:30.879 --> 00:15:33.960 your nephews, the young people you work with as they 260 00:15:33.960 --> 00:15:37.200 grow up, would want to turn from God? Why is that? 261 00:15:38.039 --> 00:15:40.399 And I think we should do something about it? How 262 00:15:40.399 --> 00:15:44.240 many want to make sure that your kids, your grandkids, 263 00:15:44.399 --> 00:15:48.159 all of that group that you love is not part 264 00:15:48.320 --> 00:15:49.360 of that statistic? 265 00:15:49.799 --> 00:15:50.159 Amen? 266 00:15:50.360 --> 00:15:53.919 Okay, so don't give up. What can we do? How 267 00:15:53.960 --> 00:16:01.200 do we woo their heart back? Culture is sneak, sneaky, sneaky. 268 00:16:03.279 --> 00:16:05.759 Let's turn the light on this morning, because culture is 269 00:16:05.919 --> 00:16:08.240 like candy with poison in it. 270 00:16:08.240 --> 00:16:08.879 It really is. 271 00:16:09.519 --> 00:16:11.840 So I'm gonna ask five questions there. They are, don't 272 00:16:12.000 --> 00:16:16.159 go too far ahead, don't jump and run through it 273 00:16:16.200 --> 00:16:18.000 too fast. I have it all there for you. But 274 00:16:18.080 --> 00:16:20.840 let's look at this. If you're married, talk about it 275 00:16:20.879 --> 00:16:24.279 with your spouse and so forth. Okay, these questions will 276 00:16:24.320 --> 00:16:27.840 help you have a gauge on the culture and see 277 00:16:28.200 --> 00:16:32.360 which culture is stronger in your home, or in your workplace, 278 00:16:33.080 --> 00:16:36.840 or with grandkids or whatever the people you're wanting to influence. 279 00:16:36.919 --> 00:16:43.360 For Christ, you can't control necessarily the culture out there, right, 280 00:16:43.480 --> 00:16:46.759 You can't control everything at school and so forth, But 281 00:16:46.919 --> 00:16:49.639 you can control number one, how much of that culture 282 00:16:49.799 --> 00:16:53.399 affects you? First, and then how much of it is 283 00:16:53.440 --> 00:16:58.679 in the environment where you're affecting the younger generation. And again, 284 00:16:58.960 --> 00:17:01.879 the younger generation is anybody younger than you. 285 00:17:02.720 --> 00:17:06.519 Amen, All right, here we go. Number one. 286 00:17:06.720 --> 00:17:09.559 Am I parenting or if you want to use the 287 00:17:09.599 --> 00:17:15.039 word mentoring or sewing or impacting whatever? Am I parenting 288 00:17:15.480 --> 00:17:19.079 by convenience? Let's talk about it. I know all of 289 00:17:19.119 --> 00:17:23.319 the technology we have available is great. I meant two 290 00:17:23.400 --> 00:17:25.519 year olds know how to operate it. 291 00:17:26.920 --> 00:17:28.119 Yep, they really do. 292 00:17:28.880 --> 00:17:32.400 So what we can do is give them a device, 293 00:17:32.960 --> 00:17:38.240 a video and a lot of sugar and put them 294 00:17:38.240 --> 00:17:41.039 in a corner because we've got a lot to do. 295 00:17:44.240 --> 00:17:44.880 We've done it. 296 00:17:44.920 --> 00:17:48.119 Come on, let's all be honest. We have a lot 297 00:17:48.160 --> 00:17:52.559 to do and that will hold their attention and we 298 00:17:52.599 --> 00:17:55.400 can do all the things we need to do. Then 299 00:17:55.440 --> 00:17:58.119 we recharge the battery because the batteries go. Do it right, 300 00:17:58.640 --> 00:18:02.319 give them more sugar, and we go do more. It's 301 00:18:02.480 --> 00:18:07.160 convenient parenting. The problem is fast forward ten years or 302 00:18:07.240 --> 00:18:11.440 more and now it's gotten complicated. And because of all 303 00:18:11.480 --> 00:18:15.400 the devices, they spend hours upon hours upon hours with 304 00:18:15.599 --> 00:18:17.480 all that, and you want to visit with them and 305 00:18:17.480 --> 00:18:18.759 they're like, who in the world are. 306 00:18:18.680 --> 00:18:21.759 You what happened. 307 00:18:22.160 --> 00:18:25.640 Well, when they're young, it's really hard to have in 308 00:18:25.680 --> 00:18:28.920 depth conversations. It's just fun conversations you have with them. 309 00:18:29.119 --> 00:18:32.759 It's a who it's great. But now that they're older 310 00:18:33.920 --> 00:18:37.119 and you want to connect better, they don't want to talk. Then, 311 00:18:37.799 --> 00:18:42.279 have you noticed that, when they're young, for convenience, we 312 00:18:42.400 --> 00:18:46.519 plug their life flow merely into technology, And now that 313 00:18:46.599 --> 00:18:53.839 flow is so thick, it's their oxygen. Technology is their oxygen. 314 00:18:55.160 --> 00:18:57.359 They have to have it to survive, at least they 315 00:18:57.359 --> 00:18:59.759 think they have to have it. I may mention this, 316 00:18:59.799 --> 00:19:03.319 but it bears repeating right here, but I can't remember 317 00:19:03.359 --> 00:19:06.160 now for sure. Five years ago, seven years ago, I 318 00:19:06.240 --> 00:19:10.279 went back to Poland to do two camps one summer 319 00:19:10.680 --> 00:19:13.000 for churches that I administered at. And when I did 320 00:19:13.039 --> 00:19:16.039 the leader mandate with John Maxwell, so a couple of 321 00:19:16.039 --> 00:19:19.039 the Spearfield pastors we got real close and they asked 322 00:19:19.039 --> 00:19:21.640 me to come. They planned it back to back where 323 00:19:21.640 --> 00:19:25.640 I went to their camps, and it was so astonishing 324 00:19:26.240 --> 00:19:29.400 but yet alarming to come back here. 325 00:19:30.160 --> 00:19:31.440 What these churches do. 326 00:19:31.519 --> 00:19:33.759 They're smaller churches, but most of the people would try 327 00:19:33.759 --> 00:19:36.799 to plan their vacation together and they would go away 328 00:19:36.960 --> 00:19:39.839 to another city and rent a facility that would have 329 00:19:40.200 --> 00:19:44.039 swimming and outdoor activities in the meeting room and we 330 00:19:44.079 --> 00:19:46.559 would be together and do all the games and different 331 00:19:46.599 --> 00:19:48.799 teachings and worship times. 332 00:19:48.440 --> 00:19:49.480 And all that. 333 00:19:50.079 --> 00:19:53.200 And as I watched the families or watched the people, 334 00:19:53.720 --> 00:19:56.559 the teenagers are all helping with the little ones and 335 00:19:56.640 --> 00:20:03.000 the parents or grandparents, everybody was together. They were together. 336 00:20:03.160 --> 00:20:06.799 I guess that's proper English. Everybody they were having a blast. 337 00:20:07.359 --> 00:20:10.200 No one was on their phone. Maybe they had banned 338 00:20:10.240 --> 00:20:11.799 them for the time, I don't know. A couple of 339 00:20:11.799 --> 00:20:14.079 times some of the business guys at a certain point 340 00:20:14.079 --> 00:20:16.160 in afternoon had to leave go to their laptop to 341 00:20:16.240 --> 00:20:18.440 check things at the office, and they close it and 342 00:20:18.480 --> 00:20:22.160 put it all away, everybody. And I'm thinking, this is 343 00:20:22.200 --> 00:20:24.160 how it was when I grew up in the seventies. 344 00:20:24.960 --> 00:20:26.720 This is what we did. We would go to camps 345 00:20:26.839 --> 00:20:31.160 like this and here speakers and swim and I going, 346 00:20:31.440 --> 00:20:34.759 oh my now, Jeanette, and I'll be going back to 347 00:20:34.839 --> 00:20:39.119 Poland this summer to do something similar, and I'm very 348 00:20:39.119 --> 00:20:41.160 anxious to see what I'm going to find if more 349 00:20:41.200 --> 00:20:45.119 of the Western culture has invaded that whole environment. But 350 00:20:45.160 --> 00:20:50.440 it was a wonderful atmosphere. Yeah, very healthy. Now are 351 00:20:50.519 --> 00:20:54.559 all devices wrong? No, I just suggest moderation. 352 00:20:54.799 --> 00:20:55.160 Amen. 353 00:20:56.359 --> 00:20:59.839 Great tools out there, there's great teaching tools you can use. 354 00:20:59.759 --> 00:21:01.519 With the wonderful. 355 00:21:01.920 --> 00:21:04.559 When I were young, I listen, you know what I 356 00:21:04.559 --> 00:21:06.319 had to actually read to my kids? 357 00:21:08.759 --> 00:21:09.680 Try it parents. 358 00:21:11.039 --> 00:21:14.039 I remember a few times because of I'm multitask or 359 00:21:14.039 --> 00:21:16.640 at least you know, I try to be and I'm 360 00:21:16.680 --> 00:21:19.720 trying to do my multitask and be the parent at 361 00:21:19.759 --> 00:21:23.240 the same time. And they're young, and I remember them 362 00:21:23.480 --> 00:21:27.160 at different times grabbing my face with their little hands 363 00:21:28.240 --> 00:21:32.880 and pulling me to them, like, are you going to 364 00:21:32.880 --> 00:21:37.200 be a father right now? Am I really important to you? 365 00:21:40.720 --> 00:21:42.119 I don't know if you ever had one of yours 366 00:21:42.119 --> 00:21:44.440 to do that to you. I've had them do it 367 00:21:44.480 --> 00:21:49.680 to me. That's when I developed the saying and write 368 00:21:49.720 --> 00:21:52.319 it down if you want to run with it. This 369 00:21:52.400 --> 00:21:55.279 is my little saying. Wherever you are, be all there. 370 00:21:57.440 --> 00:22:04.519 Wherever you are, be all there. Issues can rob your tension, parents, grandparents, 371 00:22:06.079 --> 00:22:11.279 work related problems, stress. But convenient parenting does not work 372 00:22:11.400 --> 00:22:16.519 a child, no matter how young, they can read your 373 00:22:16.559 --> 00:22:27.000 heart focus. Am I parenting mentoring by convenience? Convenient parenting 374 00:22:27.079 --> 00:22:30.799 can brainwash kids and push them away. Number two, do 375 00:22:30.839 --> 00:22:35.160 I have a culture or a cultural dashboard from my home? 376 00:22:35.440 --> 00:22:36.240 Okay? What is that? 377 00:22:37.880 --> 00:22:40.119 Who would ever go driving down the interstate? Like if 378 00:22:40.119 --> 00:22:42.079 you try to go to Lexington right now in seventy five, 379 00:22:42.119 --> 00:22:44.880 it's pretty chaotic. How many have done that lately? I 380 00:22:44.880 --> 00:22:46.720 mean when you get up to Mount Vernon and all 381 00:22:46.759 --> 00:22:50.440 the construction. But if you're on the interstate, you're constantly 382 00:22:50.599 --> 00:22:55.000 monitoring your gauges, your fuel, if you have a leadfoot, 383 00:22:55.079 --> 00:22:58.920 you're constantly monitoring your speed. And everyone says, all right, 384 00:22:59.079 --> 00:23:03.519 so nurturing things with your dashboard? What if you had 385 00:23:03.519 --> 00:23:08.240 a dashboard for every way culture? Listen, culture could come 386 00:23:08.279 --> 00:23:11.400 into your home, are coming to the lives of the 387 00:23:11.400 --> 00:23:14.880 ones you're wanting to help, because listen, you never stop. 388 00:23:16.200 --> 00:23:18.880 It's not they're grown, they're gone. No, if you do that, 389 00:23:19.039 --> 00:23:24.240 you've just said I don't care. That's good, okay, everybody whatever, 390 00:23:24.839 --> 00:23:33.079 it's always there, always, I said, always, and remember it's 391 00:23:33.119 --> 00:23:38.039 back to us as adults seeing that responsibility for that 392 00:23:38.079 --> 00:23:38.839 next generation. 393 00:23:39.200 --> 00:23:41.720 Always it's good. 394 00:23:42.599 --> 00:23:44.720 But what if you had a gauge for TV and 395 00:23:44.920 --> 00:23:50.200 music and internet and friends. I'm talking about being a mentor, 396 00:23:50.240 --> 00:23:53.480 a parent, a grandparent to the younger generation in the 397 00:23:53.519 --> 00:23:56.720 twenty first century. We can't go through all the gauges, 398 00:23:56.759 --> 00:23:59.559 but here's just a few of them. Television. How many 399 00:23:59.599 --> 00:24:04.319 TV do you have in your house? Do you even know? Yeah? 400 00:24:04.400 --> 00:24:07.799 That work? Yeah, I meant. Pastor. 401 00:24:07.839 --> 00:24:11.119