𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐲? 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 ”𝐙𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐠𝐞𝐢𝐬𝐭”—𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐞—𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭. 𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬: 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐦, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐨𝐝. 𝐀𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞, 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞-𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬.

In a world filled with confusion and shifting truths, the Apostle John wrote a letter to the early church that remains strikingly relevant today. His purpose was to warn believers against false teachers who were trying to distort the gospel and cause confusion over the divinity of Christ. Drawing from 1 John 5, this message explores six foundational truths that God wants every believer to hold onto firmly. Whether you are facing intellectual arguments or spiritual doubts, these ”know-so” certainties provide a solid foundation for a personal, unshakable relationship with Jesus Christ. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 & 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀:   • The Only Way to Salvation: Understanding that Jesus is not just one of many paths, but the exclusive way to the Father.   • The Proof of Salvation: How our love for God and others serves as the primary evidence of a transformed life.   • The Witness of the Trinity: Why the Father, the Word (Jesus), and the Holy Spirit are the three heavenly witnesses that confirm Christ’s deity.   • The Security of the Believer: The comforting reality that you cannot lose your salvation because you are held in the Father’s hand.   • Confidence in Eternal Life: Moving from a ”hope-so” faith to a ”know-so” conviction that God has begun a good work in you and will complete it.   • A Knowable God: Why God is not a distant, unreachable force, but an infinite Creator who deeply desires for you to know Him personally 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵?   • You are feeling overwhelmed by the moral confusion of today’s culture and need absolute truth to stand on.   • You have struggled with the unpardonable sin and need to know the biblical definition of God’s forgiveness.   • You want to understand the plurality of God (the Trinity) as revealed from Genesis to the Epistles.   • You need encouragement that a personal relationship with Jesus is more powerful than any intellectual argument. 🔔 1 John 5:12: He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. 👉 Subscribe for weekly messages that strengthen your faith and explore the depth of Scripture. ⏱ 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗦: 0:00 – Children’s letters to God 1:02 – Purpose: Warning against false teachers 1:51 – Modern confusion over Christ’s divinity 2:37 – Scripture Reading: 1 John 5:1–21 5:34 – Defining the unpardonable sin 6:55 – 1: Jesus is the only way to salvation 8:34 – Inclusive scope vs. exclusive source 10:09 – 2: Proving salvation through love 11:50 – 3: The Trinity bears witness 13:03 – Hebrew titles and plurality in Genesis 14:04 – Knowing the Father, Son, and Spirit 15:21 – 4: Assurance that you cannot lose salvation 16:53 – The remedy for sin: Confession 18:35 – 5: Knowing you are saved 19:50 – 6: Knowing God personally 21:55 – Helen Keller: Knowing God’s name 23:18 – Morality and the existence of God 24:58 – Story: The Marxist and the Christian 26:33 – Final Prayer

The title of this message is borrowed from the classic Christmas carol, but the question it asks is the most important one you will ever answer: Who is Jesus? This sermon explores the unique birth and genealogy of Christ, challenging us to recognize that the Virgin Birth is an absolute necessity for faith—it is not optional. Join us as we explore the biblical evidence, the historical genealogies of both Mary and Joseph, and why believing in the miracle of His birth is fundamentally linked to the hope of salvation and heaven. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 & 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀:   • The Necessity of the Virgin Birth: Why understanding Jesus requires accepting that He was born of a virgin, a fact that defines history for the believer.   • A Legacy of Miraculous Births: How Jesus’s birth compares to other extraordinary biblical accounts like Isaac, Samson, and John the Baptist.   • Creation Power in the Womb: The same God who ordered the universe into existence used the power of His Spirit to breathe life into Mary’s womb.   • Joseph’s Journey to Faith: The human struggle of Joseph, who initially sought to end the engagement privately until an angel confirmed the supernatural pregnancy.   • Dual Genealogies: Why Matthew records the lineage through Joseph (the legal line) while Luke records it through Mary (the biological line) , both confirming Him as the Son of God.   • The Fully Human Savior: How Jesus experienced every human condition—temptation, persecution, and distress—so He can truly help us when we cry out to Him.   • The ”Jesus of Faith”: Moving beyond intellectual facts to a personal conviction that Jesus is God’s miracle gift to humanity 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵?   • You want to understand why the Virgin Birth is a ”concrete foundation” for Christian theology.   • You are looking for encouragement that God can do the ”impossible” in your own life.   • You want to see how Old Testament prophecies from 750 years prior were perfectly fulfilled.   • You need a reminder that Jesus is your ”stronghold” who has experienced everything you are going through. 🔔 Matthew 1:23: The Prophecy Fulfilled Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. 👉 Subscribe for weekly messages that strengthen your faith and explore the depth of Scripture. ⏱ 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗦: 0:00 – Introduction: Borrowing a Question from a Carol  0:37 – The Virgin Birth: A Non-Negotiable of the Faith  1:06 – Comparison: Extraordinary Births Throughout the Bible  1:53 – Scripture Reading: Matthew 1:18–25  3:25 – Breaking Down the Facts: Mary’s Supernatural Pregnancy  4:24 – Joseph’s Response: Skepticism and the Choice of Privacy  4:51 – Larry King’s Question: Does the Virgin Birth Define History?  5:48 – Modern Skepticism: Addressing Doubts in Scholars and Professors  6:48 – The Importance of Genealogies: Tracing Joseph and Mary’s Lines  7:32 – Consistent Ancestry: From Abraham to Adam  8:32 – The Fully Human Christ: Jesus Understands Your Pain  9:22 – The Royal Line: The Promised King of Peace  10:36 – The Jesus of History vs. The Jesus of Faith  11:37 – The Leap of Faith: Believing Beyond Intellectual Pursuit  12:53 – The Thomas Jefferson Bible: Why We Can’t Edit Miracles  13:44 – The Chain of Doctrine: Linking the Birth to the Resurrection  14:48 – Augustine on Faith: Believing What We Do Not See  15:14 – Final Invitation: Knowing the True Christ of Christmas

In the grand cast of characters in the Christmas story—from the lowly shepherds to the intellectual wise men—one figure often stands at the center of both the miracle and the mystery: Mary, the mother of Jesus. This message explores the life of a humble teenager from Nazareth who found favor with God and faced a journey of unspeakable joy and deep heartbreak. Discover the inner strength Mary developed through her daily walk with God, a strength that allowed her to stand firm from the cradle in Bethlehem to the cross at Calvary. Learn why her story is a testament to the fact that with God, nothing is impossible. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 & 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀:   • The Sacred Role of Motherhood: How mothers, following the example of Mary, serve as a child’s first ”schoolroom” and greatest teacher.   • A Royal but Humble Lineage: Why it was significant that Mary and Joseph were descendants of King David, yet lived as a normal, working-class family, to identify with everyone.   • Elevating Women: How God’s greeting to Mary through the angel Gabriel was meant to express value and dignity in a culture where women were often undervalued.   • Facing Impossible Consequences: The very real fears Mary faced—including abandonment, poverty, and religious judgment—and the promise that gave her courage.   • Developing Christian Character: Why Mary’s strength was not built on a ”Sunday-only” faith, but on a daily, intimate connection with the Lord.   • The Strength of Family: The importance of a stable, godly partnership, as seen in how Joseph stood by Mary to face life’s challenges together.   • Invaluable Life Lessons: Six key truths gleaned from Mary’s life, including your worth in God’s eyes and the sacredness of life in the womb. 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵?   • You want to move beyond the surface-level holiday story to understand the depth of Mary’s faith.   • You are facing a situation that feels impossible and need a reminder that God can help you get through it.   • You want to learn how to develop a stronger Christian character that can withstand life’s ”mock trials” and heartbreaks.   • You need encouragement to trust in God’s goodness, even when life’s circumstances are not fair. 🔔 Luke 1:37: The Life-Changing Promise ”For with God nothing shall be impossible.” 👉 Subscribe for weekly messages that explore the lives of biblical characters and strengthen your daily walk with Christ. ⏱ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 – Introduction: The Cast of Characters in the Christmas Account 1:10 – From Shepherds to Scholars: Socioeconomic Diversity at the Manger 2:04 – Focusing on Mary: The Role of Mothers Throughout History 3:48 – The Angel Gabriel’s Visit to Nazareth 5:06 – Mary’s Question: How Can This Be? 5:55 – Royalty in Poverty: The Family Tree of Mary and Joseph 7:42 – God’s Favor: Elevating the Value and Dignity of Women 8:38 – The Life-Changing Message: You Will Name Him Jesus 10:19 – The Promise: With God, Nothing Shall Be Impossible 11:42 – Challenges Ahead: Facing Consequences and the Fear of Abandonment 14:32 – Courage Born of Conviction: Mary’s Daily Walk with God 15:53 – Developing Christian Character: The School of Continuing Studies 16:53 – A Faithful Partner: Joseph’s Role in God’s Plan 17:41 – The Blessing of a Stable, Healthy Family 18:44 – Joys and Heartbreaks: From Bethlehem to Fleeing to Egypt 19:45 – Disappointment and Rejection: When Family and Hometown Turn Away 20:17 – Heartbreak at the Cross: Watching the Crucifixion 21:10 – Inner Strength: Pondering the Truths of the First Christmas 22:10 – Lesson 1: Your Great Value and Worth in God’s Eyes 23:29 – Lesson 2: The Sacredness of Life in the Womb 23:52 – Lesson 3: Believing that Miracles Still Happen 24:17 – Lesson 4: The Safety of Being in God’s Will 24:48 – Lesson 5: God Honors and Blesses the Family 25:45 – Lesson 6: Circumstances May Not Be Fair, but God is Good

We often view the birth of Jesus as a sweet, isolated holiday story, but the truth is far more profound. In this moving message, we explore how the cradle and the cross are not two separate events, but one unified mission of redemption. From the humility of a Bethlehem manger to the ultimate sacrifice at Calvary, discover why you cannot fully understand Christmas without Easter. We dive into how Christ’s birth fulfilled ancient prophecies and how His life provides the only path to true forgiveness, reconciliation, and eternal hope. What You’ll Learn & Key Takeaways: The Unified Mission: Why the wood of the manger and the wood of the cross are inextricably linked in God’s rescue mission. The Power of Humility: How the King of Glory entering the world in a stable teaches us to put off pride and embrace a sober mind. Prophetic Accuracy: Why the Christian faith is distinct because of its specifically fulfilled prophecies, such as Jesus being born in Bethlehem. Dual Natures of Christ: An exploration of whether the ”Angel of the Lord” announcing the birth was the pre-incarnate Christ revealing His divine nature while lying in the cradle. Gifts with Meaning: Why the gift of myrrh brought by the wise men was a strange but purposeful prophetic symbol of a baby born to die. The Threefold Gift of the Cross: How Jesus’s death provides forgiveness for sins, reconciliation to God, and abundant life to those who were spiritually dead. Complete Victory: How the empty tomb and the promise of the Rapture turn our current battles into future total triumph. Why Watch? You want to see the ”whole picture” of Christ’s mission beyond the sentimental holiday traditions. You are seeking comfort in ”low places,” knowing that no life is too messy for the presence of Jesus. You want to understand the ”only hope for all mankind” and how to live in the way of Christ—with humility, love, and hope. You need encouragement to move from just having God as Savior to making Him the Lord and Master of your life.

In a world that tries to commercialize and ban the true message of Christmas, this powerful sermon affirms, ”𝗬𝗲𝘀, 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀.” We dive deep into the prophetic scripture of Isaiah 9:6 to reveal the five majestic names of Jesus Christ and what they mean for your life today. Discover the irrefutable evidence of Jesus’s birth and life, and why the true Christmas spirit can never be lost or commercialized in your heart. This message will refocus your faith from shopping and traditions to the birth of our Lord and Savior. What You’ll Learn & Key Takeaways:   • Our thanks belong to the Lord for everything we have, whatever it is.   • The five prophetic names given to Jesus in Isaiah 9:6 are Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace.   • Wonderful: The design and orderliness of the universe speaks of God’s majesty and wisdom, which is another way to say, ”Isn’t God wonderful”   • Counselor: Jesus is the Supreme Counselor who knows your secret self, your troubles, and offers comfort and peace.   • Mighty God: He became a dependent infant to be one with us and experience pain in order to comfort us in ours.   • Everlasting Father: This sacrifice makes it possible to have a relationship with a Father who will never leave or abandon us.   • Prince of Peace: Peace starts in the heart, and Christians are called to be peacemakers, not ”rabble rousers” Why Watch? You want to shift your focus from the secular to the sacred this Christmas season. You need encouragement to be a peacemaker and an agent of comfort during family stress. You want to know why a growing number of scientists are recognizing an intelligent designer in the universe. You are ready to proclaim the truth that ”Yes, America, there is a Christmas” without being silenced. 🔔 Isaiah 9:6: The Prophecy For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. #ChristmasSermon #Isaiah9_6 #TrueMeaningOfChristmas #JesusIsLord #WonderfulCounselor #PrinceOfPeace #MightyGod #EverlastingFather #ProphecyFulfilled #ChristmasInAmerica #ChristianLiving #HolidaySermon #BirthOfJesus #YesAmericaThereIsAChristmas 👉 Subscribe for weekly messages that strengthen your faith and explore the depth of Scripture. ⏱ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 – Introduction: The Christmas Message Series 0:30 – Commercialization of Christmas and Thanksgiving 1:25 – The Effort to Steal the True Meaning of Christmas 1:51 – Banning the Phrase “Merry Christmas” & The Refusal to be Silenced 2:20 – What The True Christmas is NOT About 2:48 – The True Christmas Celebrates the Birth of Jesus Christ 3:21 – The Birth of Jesus: A Promise Made and Kept by God 3:46 – Prophecy of Jesus’s Birth in Isaiah 9:6-7 5:04 – Historical Proof of Jesus’s Life (Josephus) 6:32 – The Five Names of Jesus from Isaiah 9:6 7:05 – Name 1: Wonderful – Wonder in Creation and Design 10:27 – Even Atheists Ponder God in the Mix 11:22 – Name 2: Counselor – The Supreme Guide Who Knows Your Secret Self 14:16 – Name 3: The Mighty God – Why God Became an Infant 15:10 – Name 4: Everlasting Father – A Father Who Will Never Leave 16:45 – Name 5: Prince of Peace – Peace with God and Being a Peacemaker 17:53 – St. Francis of Assisi’s Prayer for Peace 18:41 – Closing: Keep Christmas What It Is in Scripture 19:46 – Final Prayer and Call to Salvation

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞? 𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞, 𝐰𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐨𝐝. 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝟐𝟓 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐮𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐠𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝-𝐢𝐧-𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝—𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐨𝐝. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧:   • 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐮𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐞   • 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐧-𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐆𝐨𝐝-𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧   • 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠   • 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚’𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞   • 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝟐𝟓 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐮𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐞   • 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐨𝐝   • 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐲   • 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲   • 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡   • 𝐀 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡?   • 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠’𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠   • 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚’𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧   • 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞   • 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲’𝐬 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭   • 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲

𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐏𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝟏𝟎𝟑, 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐆𝐨𝐝’𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐲, 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬. 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧, 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐭—𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐨𝐝’𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬, 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧:   • 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐏𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝟏𝟎𝟑 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 “𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞”   • 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧   • 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞-𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐨𝐝’𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐲   • 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 ”𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐝”   • 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 ”𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬”   • 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟐𝟑:𝟕)   • 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 “𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠” 𝐭𝐨 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠   • 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥-𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡 (𝐖.𝐀. 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲)   • 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡?   • 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝, 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧   • 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐆𝐨𝐝’𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮   • 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮   • 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠—𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝   • 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥, 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞-𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 👉 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡, 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐨𝐝’𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞. ⏱ 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐒: 𝟎:𝟎𝟎 – 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 & 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟐:𝟏𝟓 – 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐯𝐬. 𝐏𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝟒:𝟎𝟎 – 𝐏𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝟏𝟎𝟑: 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐨𝐝’𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐲 𝟔:𝟏𝟎 – 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝟏𝟒:𝟏 – “𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐁𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐝” 𝟖:𝟎𝟎 – 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟐𝟑:𝟕) 𝟏𝟎:𝟐𝟎 – 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝟒 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐨𝐝’𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐲 (𝐏𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝟏𝟎𝟑:𝟏–𝟓) 𝟏𝟑:𝟎𝟎 – 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐥—𝐈𝐟 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐇𝐢𝐦 𝟏𝟔:𝟑𝟎 – 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐔𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝟏𝟖:𝟏𝟓 – 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐬 & 𝐖.𝐀. 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝟐𝟏:𝟑𝟎 – 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐞—𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐈𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐭 𝟐𝟑:𝟎𝟎 – 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: 𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐭 𝟐𝟒:𝟓𝟎 – 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 & 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝

𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐜𝐤, 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝, 𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬? 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬—𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐆𝐨𝐝’𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐭. 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝟓 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬, 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭, 𝐆𝐨𝐝’𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧: • 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 • 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 • 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 • 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐨𝐝-𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 • 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 • 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 • 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 • 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡 • 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫 • 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡? • 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐝, 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐜𝐤 • 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞 • 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐆𝐨𝐝’𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 • 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 • 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 👉 Subscribe for weekly sermons that bring hope, healing, and biblical clarity in uncertain times. ⏱ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 – Welcome & Introduction to the Hope Series 0:35 – Feeling Trapped: The Weight of Hopelessness 2:08 – Why Christians Struggle with Emotions Too 3:07 – Dr. Lynn Clark’s Principles on Emotion Management 4:06 – Romans 5:1–5 – Hope Through Faith, Patience, and Grace 5:43 – Reason #1: Hope Begins with Faith in Christ 6:51 – Guilt, Grace, and Peace with God 8:40 – Kicking Out the Lies of Shame and Condemnation 10:34 – Tests Become Testimonies 12:16 – Reason #2: Hope Through the Holy Spirit’s Power 13:29 – Why You Shouldn’t Quit 14:12 – Perseverance & Positivity Through the Spirit 15:47 – Reason #3: Hope Through God’s Promises 16:59 – The Cycles of Life and New Beginnings 17:50 – Even Heroes of Faith Needed Do-Overs 18:23 – Reason #4: Eternal Life is Our Anchor 19:55 – The Power of Perspective—Hope After Death 20:52 – Philippians 4:8–9 – Changing Your Thought Life 22:13 – What You’ve Learned—Now Act on It 23:09 – Final Encouragement: You Will Get Through 24:09 – Prayer for Those in Despair

𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 “𝐲𝐞𝐬.” 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐍𝐨𝐚𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥, 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧:   • 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧   • 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐍𝐨𝐚𝐡’𝐬 𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲   • 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐧   • 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 “𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬” 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝   • 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞   • 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞   • 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬—𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐧𝐞—𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬   • 𝐄𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐬 “𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥” 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭   • 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞’𝐬 𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡?   • 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞   • 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤   • 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬   • 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞   • 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 👉 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡, 𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐆𝐨𝐝’𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝. ⏱ 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐒: 𝟎:𝟎𝟎 – 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 & 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭: “𝐃𝐨 𝐈 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫?” 𝟐:𝟎𝟏 – 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐧𝐞: 𝐆𝐨𝐝’𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝟑:𝟒𝟓 – 𝐍𝐨𝐚𝐡: 𝐀 𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝟔:𝟏𝟖 – 𝐎𝐛𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟖:𝟏𝟐 – 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝟗:𝟑𝟒 – 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐔𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐅𝐞𝐰 𝟏𝟐:𝟒𝟎 – 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 “𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧” 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟏𝟓:𝟐𝟑 – 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝟏𝟖:𝟎𝟏 – 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐃𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞

𝐈𝐧 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝, 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬: 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐨𝐝’𝐬 𝐨𝐦𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮—𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬, 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐲. 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝟏𝟑𝟗, 𝐰𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐲, 𝐆𝐨𝐝’𝐬 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥, 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧:   • 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐨𝐝’𝐬 𝐨𝐦𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐦𝐧𝐢𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 (𝐏𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝟏𝟑𝟗)   • 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬, 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐢𝐭   • 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐆𝐨𝐝’𝐬 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞   • 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 ”𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞”   • 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐬   • 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐝’𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞—𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬   • 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐆𝐨𝐝’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝   • 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐲   • 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡?   • 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐲, 𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟, 𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞   • 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲   • 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠   • 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐨𝐝’𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬   • 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞—𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮

𝖫𝗈𝗇𝗀 𝖻𝖾𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗆𝖺𝗇𝗀𝖾𝗋 𝗂𝗇 𝖡𝖾𝗍𝗁𝗅𝖾𝗁𝖾𝗆, 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖲𝖼𝗋𝗂𝗉𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖾𝗌 𝗐𝗁𝗂𝗌𝗉𝖾𝗋𝖾𝖽 𝖧𝗂𝗌 𝗇𝖺𝗆𝖾. 𝖥𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝖦𝖾𝗇𝖾𝗌𝗂𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝖬𝖺𝗅𝖺𝖼𝗁𝗂, 𝖦𝗈𝖽 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗉𝗋𝖾𝗉𝖺𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗅𝖽 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖺𝗋𝗋𝗂𝗏𝖺𝗅 𝗈𝖿 𝖧𝗂𝗌 𝖲𝗈𝗇. 𝖳𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗉𝗈𝗐𝖾𝗋𝖿𝗎𝗅 𝗆𝖾𝗌𝗌𝖺𝗀𝖾 𝖾𝗑𝗉𝗅𝗈𝗋𝖾𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗉𝗁𝖾𝗍𝗂𝖼 𝖿𝗂𝗇𝗀𝖾𝗋𝗉𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗍𝗌 𝗈𝖿 𝖩𝖾𝗌𝗎𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖮𝗅𝖽 𝖳𝖾𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗁𝗈𝗐 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗒 𝗋𝖾𝗏𝖾𝖺𝗅 𝖦𝗈𝖽’𝗌 𝗋𝖾𝖽𝖾𝗆𝗉𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝗉𝗅𝖺𝗇. 𝖶𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖸𝗈𝗎’𝗅𝗅 𝖫𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗇:   • 𝖶𝗁𝗒 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗉𝗁𝖾𝖼𝗒 𝗂𝗌 𝖾𝗌𝗌𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗂𝖺𝗅 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖿𝖺𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖺𝗌𝗌𝗎𝗋𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾   • 𝖪𝖾𝗒 𝖬𝖾𝗌𝗌𝗂𝖺𝗇𝗂𝖼 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗉𝗁𝖾𝖼𝗂𝖾𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗉𝗈𝗂𝗇𝗍 𝖽𝗂𝗋𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗅𝗒 𝗍𝗈 𝖩𝖾𝗌𝗎𝗌   • 𝖧𝗈𝗐 𝖩𝖾𝗌𝗎𝗌 𝖿𝗎𝗅𝖿𝗂𝗅𝗅𝖾𝖽 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗉𝗁𝖾𝖼𝗂𝖾𝗌 𝗐𝗋𝗂𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗇 𝖼𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗎𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗌 𝖻𝖾𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝖧𝗂𝗌 𝖻𝗂𝗋𝗍𝗁   • 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝗅𝗂𝗇𝗄 𝖻𝖾𝗍𝗐𝖾𝖾𝗇 𝖦𝖾𝗇𝖾𝗌𝗂𝗌 𝟥:𝟣𝟧 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖼𝗋𝗈𝗌𝗌 𝗈𝖿 𝖢𝗁𝗋𝗂𝗌𝗍   • 𝖯𝗋𝗈𝗉𝗁𝖾𝗍𝗂𝖼 𝗂𝗇𝗌𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍𝗌 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝖨𝗌𝖺𝗂𝖺𝗁, 𝖬𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗁, 𝖯𝗌𝖺𝗅𝗆𝗌, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖣𝖺𝗇𝗂𝖾𝗅   • 𝖧𝗈𝗐 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗉𝗁𝖾𝖼𝗒 𝗌𝗍𝗋𝖾𝗇𝗀𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗇𝗌 𝖻𝖾𝗅𝗂𝖾𝖿 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖡𝗂𝖻𝗅𝖾’𝗌 𝖽𝗂𝗏𝗂𝗇𝖾 𝖺𝗎𝗍𝗁𝗈𝗋𝗌𝗁𝗂𝗉   • 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝗈𝖽𝖽𝗌 𝗈𝖿 𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗆𝖺𝗇 𝖿𝗎𝗅𝖿𝗂𝗅𝗅𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗇 𝟪 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗉𝗁𝖾𝖼𝗂𝖾𝗌 (𝗌𝗉𝗈𝗂𝗅𝖾𝗋: 𝗆𝗂𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗎𝗅𝗈𝗎𝗌)   • 𝖶𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖿𝗎𝗅𝖿𝗂𝗅𝗅𝖾𝖽 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗉𝗁𝖾𝖼𝗒 𝗆𝖾𝖺𝗇𝗌 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗍𝗋𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝗂𝗇 𝖦𝗈𝖽’𝗌 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗆𝗂𝗌𝖾𝗌   • 𝖶𝗁𝗒 𝖩𝖾𝗌𝗎𝗌 𝗂𝗌 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗃𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗎𝖻𝗃𝖾𝖼𝗍 𝗈𝖿 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗉𝗁𝖾𝖼𝗒—𝖧𝖾 𝗂𝗌 𝗂𝗍𝗌 𝖿𝗎𝗅𝖿𝗂𝗅𝗅𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝖶𝗁𝗒 𝖶𝖺𝗍𝖼𝗁?   • 𝖸𝗈𝗎’𝗋𝖾 𝗌𝖾𝖾𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖩𝖾𝗌𝗎𝗌 𝗂𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗆𝗂𝗌𝖾𝖽 𝖬𝖾𝗌𝗌𝗂𝖺𝗁   • 𝖸𝗈𝗎 𝗐𝖺𝗇𝗍 𝗍𝗈 𝖽𝖾𝖾𝗉𝖾𝗇 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗎𝗇𝖽𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗇𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖮𝗅𝖽 𝖳𝖾𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍   • 𝖸𝗈𝗎’𝗋𝖾 𝗅𝗈𝗈𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗈 𝗌𝗍𝗋𝖾𝗇𝗀𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖿𝖺𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗌𝖼𝗋𝗂𝗉𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖺𝗅 𝖾𝗏𝗂𝖽𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾   • 𝖸𝗈𝗎’𝗋𝖾 𝖼𝗎𝗋𝗂𝗈𝗎𝗌 𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗁𝗈𝗐 𝖩𝖾𝗌𝗎𝗌 𝖺𝗉𝗉𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗌 𝗂𝗇 𝗎𝗇𝖾𝗑𝗉𝖾𝖼𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗉𝗅𝖺𝖼𝖾𝗌 𝗂𝗇 𝖲𝖼𝗋𝗂𝗉𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖾   • 𝖸𝗈𝗎 𝗐𝖺𝗇𝗍 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝖿𝗂𝖽𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝗅𝗂𝖺𝖻𝗂𝗅𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝗈𝖿 𝖦𝗈𝖽’𝗌 𝖶𝗈𝗋𝖽

𝐉𝐨𝐲 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠—𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡, 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐱𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟, 𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐍𝐞𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐚𝐡 𝟖:𝟏𝟎 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬, 𝐰𝐞’𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐆𝐨𝐝’𝐬 𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥—𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧:   • 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐣𝐨𝐲   • 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡   • 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦 𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝   • 𝐍𝐞𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐚𝐡’𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧   • 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩, 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥   • 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐣𝐨𝐲—𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭   • 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐝𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭   • 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 ”𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝” 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬   • 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞, 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭-𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡?   • 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐱𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬, 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐲   • 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧   • 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝   • 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐟𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭   • 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐨𝐝’𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

When you’re wronged, you cry out for justice. But when you’re the one at fault—suddenly you plead for mercy. In this powerful sermon, we explore God’s perfect balance of both justice and mercy, and what that means for our lives, our salvation, and how we treat others. What You’ll Learn: The difference between justice, mercy, and grace Why we instinctively demand justice—until we’re on trial How God can be both perfectly just and perfectly merciful The danger of self-righteousness and misunderstanding God’s heart Biblical examples that show God’s justice and His mercy at work How Jesus satisfies God’s justice so we can receive mercy What Micah 6:8 really means: “Do justly, love mercy, walk humbly” The life-changing impact of extending mercy to others How to reflect God’s character in a divided, angry world Why Watch? You’re struggling with forgiveness or bitterness You want to understand the Gospel on a deeper level You’re wrestling with how God handles injustice You need to be reminded of the mercy you’ve been shown You’re looking to grow in humility and grace

In a world overflowing with noise, opinions, and digital distractions, the Bible gives us a clear warning: “Be not deceived.” This sermon explores what deception looks like in modern culture—from social media misinformation to spiritual confusion—and how you can anchor your life in God’s truth. What You’ll Learn: What it means to be spiritually deceived in today’s world How false teachings infiltrate culture, media, and even churches The connection between deception and rejection of God’s truth Biblical examples of deception and their consequences How pride and self-will open the door to lies Why our culture is drawn to “feel-good” teaching that lacks truth The role of God’s Word and the Holy Spirit in discerning truth What to do when the truth convicts you—and how to respond in grace How to stay rooted in faith when the world rejects it Why Watch? You feel surrounded by conflicting messages and want clarity You’re concerned about spiritual deception in media or church culture You want practical ways to grow in biblical discernment You’re ready to walk in truth, even when it’s uncomfortable 👉 Subscribe for weekly sermons that ground you in truth and build unshakable faith.

In this eye-opening sermon, “All I Know I Get from Google and TikTok,” we confront the rise of misinformation, digital confusion, and moral relativism in a culture dominated by internet opinions. Discover how Scripture provides a firm foundation in a world where truth has become negotiable. What You’ll Learn: Why the internet is not the ultimate source of truth How biblical truth cuts through cultural noise and confusion Jesus’ prayer for His followers to be in the world, but not of it (John 17) The danger of a society where nothing is sacred The real cost of abandoning God: despair, violence, and moral collapse Why Genesis 1:1 separates Christians from modern secular thinking How your personal story of faith is more powerful than any online trend The Christian’s call to be authentic, trustworthy, and set apart Why your testimony may be the most effective evangelism tool Why Watch? You feel out of place in today’s culture and want clarity You’re raising kids in a post-truth world and need direction You want to deepen your confidence in Scripture as absolute truth You’re ready to be a light in a culture growing darker by the day

In this powerful message, we’re reminded that God isn’t interested in outward performance—He desires inward transformation. Using the Sermon on the Mount and Jesus’ teachings, this sermon examines how issues like anger, lust, and dishonesty flow from the condition of our hearts. This is a call to spiritual inventory and surrender. In this convicting and hope-filled message, you’ll learn: • Why Christianity is not just about behavior modification • How the Ten Commandments point to heart-level obedience • What Jesus meant when He said: “You have heard it said… but I say” • Why anger, lust, and dishonesty are heart issues, not just bad habits • How self-righteousness blinds us to our need for grace • The dangers of comparing yourself to others spiritually • Why we all need a new heart, not a cleaned-up exterior • How to surrender your heart and experience true transformation Why Watch? If you’ve ever wondered why you keep repeating the same sins or feel stuck in surface-level religion, this message will guide you deeper. Jesus didn’t come to tweak our behavior—He came to give us new hearts. This message will help you evaluate your motives, intentions, and desires in the light of God’s truth. 🔔 Subscribe for weekly messages that challenge and renew your walk with Christ!

The Tenth Commandment speaks not to our actions—but to our desires. In this powerful conclusion to the Ten Commandments series, we explore what it means to covet, why envy is so spiritually dangerous, and how to find lasting contentment in Christ. This message exposes the root of so many sins—comparison, discontentment, greed—and calls us to something deeper: a heart transformed by God’s grace. In this soul-searching message, you’ll learn: What it means to covet and why it corrupts our thoughts and relationships How coveting leads to stealing, adultery, and even murder The difference between desire and discontentment Why comparison is a trap that kills joy and fuels insecurity How social media feeds envy and anxiety in modern life The biblical call to contentment, gratitude, and trust in God Why Jesus is the only cure for a covetous heart Practical steps to fight envy and celebrate what God has given you Why Watch? This message is for anyone who struggles with jealousy, comparison, or the feeling that they’re “not enough.” If you’ve ever looked at what someone else has and felt resentment—this message is for you. It will free your heart from the grip of envy and lead you toward lasting peace in Christ. 🔔 Subscribe for weekly Bible-based teaching that brings clarity, conviction, and hope.

What does it really mean to obey the Eighth Commandment in today’s culture of entitlement, corruption, and “what’s mine is mine”? This message unpacks the full scope of what it means to steal—from tangible theft to hidden heart-level dishonesty—and reveals God’s deeper call to integrity, generosity, and trust. In this convicting and hope-filled sermon, you’ll learn: Why stealing is about more than just taking what isn’t yours How God is the true owner of everything—we’re just stewards The dangers of stealing time, credit, resources, and even glory What Scripture says about greed, envy, and withholding good How Christians can steal from God through neglect or disobedience The importance of financial faithfulness (Malachi 3, Matthew 25) How Jesus restores and redefines true wealth and value Practical steps to restore integrity and make things right Whether you’re in business, ministry, or simply navigating daily life, this message challenges all of us to ask: Am I being honest before God and others?

In a culture consumed by slander, gossip, and rush-to-judgment narratives, the Ninth Commandment is more relevant than ever. This compelling message unpacks what it truly means to ”not bear false witness”—and why protecting truth is essential for both personal integrity and societal justice. With biblical depth and cultural clarity, you’ll be challenged to speak truth, live truth, and reflect Christ in a dishonest world. In this powerful message, you’ll learn: What the Ninth Commandment Really Prohibits: It’s not just about lying—it’s about false accusations and withheld truth. The Consequences of Slander and Injustice: From biblical history to modern media trials. How God’s Justice System Was Designed to Protect the Innocent The Spiritual Danger of Withholding Truth: Silence can be just as harmful as a lie. Real-World Examples: Including the Richard Jewell case and biblical parallels. Why Jesus is the Ultimate Source of Truth and Justice How to Live as a Truth-Teller in a Deceptive Culture Why Watch? If you’re navigating cancel culture, social media toxicity, or strained relationships due to misinformation, this message will anchor you in God’s truth. It’s a timely word for anyone who values justice, integrity, and biblical living in a world full of false witness.