Embracing Generational Blessings and the Gift of Rest

1. "And I'm being renewed day by day, the Bible says. On the outside, I'm kind of fading away. But on the inside, I'm being renewed day by day. Amen. And so are you. So are you. Come on. Last night was the first event in Christ's church. The first big Christian church event in the city after COVID. Two and a half years. Three years. Isn't that amazing? And so excited to worship God together. And just declare his praises in this place." [46:48] (27 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


2. "In Rotterdam, we kind of missed that event. We were at the Awakening event in Australia a few years ago. It was just amazing. In Melbourne. And, of course, they had a similar event in Rotterdam. And, sadly, we went to, not really, but sadly in some ways, we went to Italy. It was nice to go to Italy. But at the same weekend was this thing. I would have loved to have gone. And about close to 1,500 people gave their lives to Jesus for the first time. Come on. That's just amazing." [47:43] (24 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


3. "It's amazing how sensitive our systems are, and how much God created us to be in this kind of time clock, into the rhythms of life in this way. Amen? I always say, work hard, but also play hard. Work hard, but also play hard. If it's all work and no play, you will start being depressed. You'll start getting tired. You'll start being irritated. You'll start being irritating to other people, right? Not a happy camper. We need to make sure that we have the balance in life of work and of rest." [54:42] (35 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


4. "When we sleep, God is at work. When we sleep, when we trust in him. Lord, you do stuff. You do stuff. He starts working in our business, in our work, in our family, in our schools, in our relationships. He starts working. It's amazing what God does behind the scene. Amen? But do we trust him? Do we really trust him? Or do we have to work it ourselves? I got to work this thing, you know, because my responsibility. Yes, there's a responsibility that you have. But God is the bigger one. And he's working in your life every day." [01:04:30] (32 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


5. "We have a need that our body functions well, is rested and exercised, stay healthy and not get sick. We have a need for good marriages and relationships. So we need time for them. We need all kinds of things in our life to make sure that we stay healthy in our time. Emotional. What do you need to stay emotionally healthy? I mean, Catherine and I was really struggling for quite a long time in the sense of the last couple of years because emotionally, we're very draining. Spiritually, it's been fine, but the problem is, though, if you're emotionally drained, it starts to affect your spirituality, too." [01:00:29] (38 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


6. "David did this. Look at Psalm 59. But as for me. I will sing about your power. I will sing about your power. Each morning I will sing with joy about your unfailing love for you have been my refuge, a place of safety when I'm in distress. See, David was amazing. He was a man of God's heart. And I know why. This is one of the reasons. Because he knew how to go to the secret place. He knew that God was his strength. He knew he had a call in his life. He was going to be king. He knew all that stuff. But he knew that he could not do it alone and not do it without God." [01:09:30] (30 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


7. "Are you tired? Are you worn out? Are you burnt out? On religion. Come. To me. Get away with me. And you'll recover. Your life. I'll show you. How to take a. Come on. Together. Real. Rest. Walk with me. And work with me. And watch. How I do it. And here's the most important. Sentence of the morning. Learn. Let's say it together. Learn. The unforced. Rhythms. Of grace. I won't lay. Anything heavy. Or ill filtering. On you. Keep company. With me. And you'll learn to. Live. Freely. And lightly." [01:17:01] (44 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


8. "We have heard some principles. In this way. And you know. This. I believe. Is living free. It's living from. Eternity. It's living from. Being seated. In heavenly places. With Christ. It is seated. Knowing. Seated. You're not standing. You're seated. In heavenly places. With full authority. Full grace. Unconditional love. In the finished works. Of Christ. And that empowers you. Then. In life. To do what you have to do. To be what you have to be. In the routines. And the unforced. Rhythms. Of grace." [01:21:35] (33 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


9. "We invite you. To come into our schedule. we all have. Agendas. And. Lord sometimes. We don't even. Put you in there. We put all the other things. In there. We don't put you in there. We pray Lord. Together. That we would. Seek you. In this way. Lord we would be. Honoring you. With the Sabbath. We'll be honoring you. With the daily offers. Of. Finding times. Moments. To be with you. To acknowledge you. To honor you. To bless you. To be strengthened. In you. For our souls. You are. Refreshed. Renewed. In your presence. Refreshed. In your presence. Lord we worship you. And we give you so much praise Lord." [01:22:06] (45 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


10. "When we sleep, God is at work. Now, He works all the time. But there's something about that God works when we are relaxed. In the Bible, there's a parable that Jesus gave in Mark 4, and He says, The God's kingdom realm, so God's kingdom is like this. It's like someone spreading seeds on the ground. And it goes to bed and gets up. And day after day, the seed sprouts and grows tall, though He knows not how. Mystery. Put the seed in the ground. And after a while, He goes to sleep in the bed. Nothing happens. The rain comes. The sun comes. The wind, whatever comes in life. God provides these things." [01:01:36] (37 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)