I can't live off the words of mom and dad. I had to get it in my own spirit. And whether I attended church every Sunday, and I did, I still had to learn for myself and get the impartation for myself, okay? It can't be what mom and dad are hearing. It has to be what God is speaking to me. Now, what they're saying can be wisdom, and it was. But that's where I give my Lord and Savior, Jesus, the biggest thank you of anybody on my list, because He gave me those revelations. He showed me the way. He believed in me and spoke to me in my private time, and I would not be standing here today without that.
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It's never been about them. It's always been about God and people, and that is really what ministry is. So thank you guys for instilling that into me. Man, you know, it's—Johnny and I love you guys, man. We really do. You guys are the best. Obviously, my aunt and uncle, Pastor Shane, Pastor Christy, you guys probably bailed me out of more trouble growing up than anybody in a lot of ways. If I didn't want to go to the big dog dad, I just went to Christy and—Pastor Christy and Pastor Shane. So we kind of just took the week to let him know things. Let's just put it that way.
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I've watched you grow, bro, and see what you're doing with your fighting career, seeing all the mountains. I mean, I think you've climbed every single mountain in Colorado, and, you know, God needs to make a couple more mountains for you. So, but, you know, I just love that not only do you climb mountains in the natural, but you're conquering spiritual mountains. And I'm so proud of you for that, man. We support you. This whole crowd's with you, man. And I'm telling you, the devil can't hold you down, man. You stay close to God, and he's going to continue to move in your life with whatever it is that you're going and doing going forward.
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There's times where you were just a phone call away when I needed that extra prayer, when I needed that extra advice, that wisdom. You know, Pastor Gene says I have the right to call him uncle, Pastor Gene, or uncle. Uncle Gene. So, I do that all the time, and I love talking with him. Brother, Pastor Tony Soros, that's my guy right there. And we love every time we get together to have a little who dressed the best that day competition. So, that is an ongoing thing, by the way. So, I definitely just appreciate it.
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I believe no anointing leaves this earth. It really doesn't. It's just imparted to the next generation. And, you know, I want to thank Mylon LeFevre, who just graduated. We just talked on the phone literally like a week and a half ago. And I don't know if they have that picture that they can put up. But, yeah, that's the brother right there. And I remember one time in Omaha, we were driving, him and I. And the words he spoke to me about my calling have stuck with me for the rest of my life. And it will stick with me.
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I just want to say thank you to you guys for honestly teaching me not to quit since I was a young boy. Thank you for the gifts you guys gave me, the long dinner. You were never quick to leave. And I just appreciate that. And now I'm blessed to be connected to you guys. I would not have had a right arm or a toughness without Brett Favre. So, I believe that toughness carried into the ministry and I needed that. So, I just want to thank you guys so much. I love you guys. I'm praying so much for you guys. And we're standing with you in everything as we fight for America.
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Without the people, there's no purpose for ministry if we don't think of the people. We're missing the point of life if we are not considering and ministering to the people. It's not about us. And so watching you guys come and support them, and I've seen how hard they've worked. Thank you guys for what you guys do to support this ministry. Thank you to those watching. That not only do you want a touch from God, but you're coming and you're sowing your time. You're sowing your finances. You're sowing your ability, taking off work, taking off family time.
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Because not only do you want that touch from God and that passion to take our country back, to get the body of Christ's voice back, burns inside of you. But just also what burns inside of you is to support this ministry and my parents. And so I thank you guys for being here. This is so humbling that my ordination is in front of all of you. I can't say enough. I don't even know all your names, but I wish I did. And I just want to say thank you guys so much for being here. So give yourselves a hand. Amen.
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I wrote four steps for really making God's call your call. And number one is to not miss your calling. That is so important for so many of us in this world and in this season is, you know, it's so easy to get sidetracked. It's so easy to want to desire other things. That's just human nature. But I believe it's important when we submit our will to God and don't miss our calling. Second Timothy 1 9 says, who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before the time began.
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Man, I don't think enough people realize that they have an anointing and a boldness to speak today. I wish more people would speak out. We need it in this generation. I believe in an America that's going to have its voice back. I believe in an America that's going to have its righteous liberties not infringed upon. I believe in an America where the unborn and born baby will be respected and not aborted. Come on. I believe in an America that's united once again under God with liberty and justice for all. I believe in an America where all races are unified and loving. There's no racism.
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You have an anointing to speak today. And listen, going into number two is submitting your will. No, when you submit your will, what is God to? Number three, he'll speak to you about your call. And that's so important. You have to submit to the voice of God. I'll tell you what right now. For years, I lived in a prophetic household where my father and my mother heard from God, but I wanted to hear the voice of God for myself. So how does that come? I had to submit my will. I had to go find a private place. I had to say no to my fleshly desires.
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There's a difference in fun and then saying, you know what, God, I give up those nets, as Pastor Hank said, and saying, listen, I'm not here for fun. I'm here to work for God. And eventually, that's going to be fun. Because I promise you, the hardest day in ministry is still better than the easiest day in the secular world. Because you're doing it for his kingdom. And when I realize that there's a price to pay, but it's an amazing price for his kingdom, there's a jewel that's going to be in heaven for that. And so I really just respect that God called me for such a time as this.
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But I want everybody to understand, you know, nobody gets to a certain place of success or accomplishes a goal just on your own. There's an anointing that's placed on you. Listen, there's a lot of people who have talents. There's a lot of people who have gifts. Okay, we can all do great things. We can all have a talent. We can all have a gift. But when you have an anointing to do something, now that is magnified a million times over. Because you've submitted to the Almighty, and now you have an anointing.
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We can learn gifts. We can have talents. We can learn new crafts, whatever it is, skill sets. But when you are truly anointed to do something, now you're not just mixing words. You're being pretty much talked through by the Almighty. That's the difference between an anointing and a gifting. Okay? And here's the thing. Going back to not missing your calling, here's the deal. We have to understand in this season, and I made this decision in my personal life, and I encourage those of you who are trying to find your purpose.
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I said to myself, I don't want to be appointed for just a specific season. I want to be anointed for life. Because if I'm appointed for a specific season, well, then God used me for this specific thing, and then I missed the promised land like Aaron did. And the children of Israel that wandered around for 40 years, and generations were lost after generation after generation. I don't want to live in that wilderness. So guess what? That means I want to make a decision in my life to be anointed for life.
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Now, the fourth step in this is to basically, after God speaks to you about your call, is to just trust your anointing and let your call flourish. Too many people don't trust what God has placed inside of you, and that's why they miss their mark. You know, God sends so many people to speak to you, and it's like people still can't seem to get it. We have to understand that here's the deal. We don't have time to play church to mess around. We have so much that needs to be done.
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God is not sending Jesus back for a church that's rebellious, a church that's divided. No. He is coming back for a revival that is here and continuing for generations. He's coming back for a church that's on fire. He's coming back for a church that's standing up for righteous liberties. And it's not going to be infringed upon. Okay? So let your call flourish. Trust your anointing. Submit your will. And God will speak to you.
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When you trust your call, when you trust your anointing, God will use you in a season that is better than you ever would have thought. And I'm telling you that. I never thought in my life that I would be standing here at this time. But then, all of a sudden, I submitted other things, and God showed it to me, and I started seeing it in my private time. And I'm like, you know what? I can do this. So things that went from I can't began to say I can. And that's the thing, is God will start bringing that to you.
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I wake up every single day with the mindset that if I am not making a positive difference in the lives of other people, I am failing at life. I have missed the absolute definition of what ministry means. If I am not going out of my way to show Jesus to somebody at least once a day. Once a day, at least. And many times multiple. There has to be more of us that are going to step out and show somebody the way. Because there's a hurting world out there, ladies and gentlemen. Let's face the facts. There is a hurting world out there.
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But our call, our time right now, is to be unified and go out there and preach the good news. And you, everybody in this room, have a special call, a special anointing, and an ability where God placed you on this earth. Because, you know, Anthony always says this so well. God placed you on this earth because he saw a problem that only you can fix. Come on, that's a word. Somebody say amen. Amen.
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