Entering God's Presence: Clean Hearts and True Worship
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1. "If you're a parent, you've got a teenager, I'm begging you, let them get involved in what's happening here at the church. Our kick-off Youth Service is not this Wednesday, it's next Wednesday, October... Come on, stay with me. Its October 9, is our kick-off Youth Service for the year. Middle, high school students will be in this place, so make sure that you don't miss this." [22:04] (25 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
2. "You know, those who come regularly here, you hear this all the time. I say, I want to, I want to remind you of the impact our giving is having right here. You're seeing it firsthand. We'll stop, say thank you to every single one of you who are faithful in your giving. It's touching all kinds of lives. And if you're not partnering with us, why not? You can join us. And together we can keep facilitating more miracles." [30:34] (27 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
3. "This is our one prayer. Our one prayer over the next four weeks during this series is that someone, are you here? Someone would come back to God, that someone would come back to God's family and plant themself in good soil so their lives can begin to flourish. If that's happened, if that happens, it's all success in Jesus name. We're so glad you're here." [32:23] (28 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
4. "I personally have felt the transforming power of memorizing scripture in my own life. And with the decline of church attendance that's widespread, I thought, why not on Sunday morning, just take this hour, this short hour that we have together and us just, just try to hide God's word in our heart. Now, if you've been tracking with us, I promise you, you will see all kinds of positive change happening here." [36:20] (32 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
5. "The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it, he founded it on the seas. He has, he founded it and he established it on the, on the waters. Wow. I'd like to talk to some scientists about that. Amazing. The waters. Here's the question there in your notes. I just want you to think about, wouldn't you want to be in the presence of the one who owns it all?" [47:50] (28 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
6. "I can't help, but think now this was, this was before Disney went crazy. I'll stop there. But this was, this was 1992 when they came out with Aladdin and you know, Jafar is trying to find the lamp and he goes out into the desert. You've seen it. And the, the, he's looking for the cave of wonders. It's a thief. And he said, and the big line comes up out of the sand, who disturbs my slumber. Thank you. Amen. Thank you. this only one may enter here. who's worth lies far within. Come on. You do the rest of the Come on. You're not going to say it. You don't have to say it in the accent. Just the, the diamond, the diamond in the rough." [42:53] (71 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
7. "The big deal, the big deal, come on, say the big deal. The big deal is being close to the one who is the great. Here's a word we don't use very often. Who is the great benefactor? The one who is the great backer. You can write in your notes, whatever word that you really understand. Who's the great benefactor to the great supporter, the great behind upholding everything, the creator, the owner, the sustainer. The redeemer, the supporter, upholding the one who upholds all things, being close, being close to him in his presence." [46:06] (44 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
8. "I remember last year, someone invited me to go to a Washington football game. I said, I'm going to go to a Washington football game. I'm and I was kind of hesitating a little bit. And he said, by the way, I have executive club level. I said, when, where do you want me to meet you? You know, I'd rather sit at home and in my comfort and just watch, you know, watch us lose. And actually, you know, I'm sorry, but I said, certainly. So we went and we're in this suite and all the food and I'm just, just, uh, oh goodness. I was just experiencing BK. I was experiencing everything in there." [49:28] (38 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
9. "I don't want to push this too far, but in the cave of wonders, there was all, there was all this, um, piles and piles. You remember just piles and piles of gold and riches, but I'm sorry that cave can't compare to ascending the hill of the Lord and all the riches. And that hill was marked by a cross and that cross forever demonstrates his great love for you. And for me, what's the big deal about being in his presence? Oh my goodness. You talk about influence, talk about peace, talk about renewed strength, talk about, I thought I was going to lose my mind, but something helped me keep my mind in the midst of it all. I had this strength in the Lord." [51:28] (75 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
10. "You make known to me the path of life. Look at this. This is amazing. In your, in your what? In your presence, there's a little bit of joy. In your presence is what? Another translation says just complete joy. You know, oh goodness, complete joy. At your right hand, who may stand in his holy, in, in your presence, Lord, there's, there's what? There are come on. What's the scripture say? There are what? There are pleasures forevermore. Some of us have been seeking false pleasures. Another way to say it is we've been seeking wrong pleasures and it's, and it's producing that in our lives, a train wreck. But imagine, you know, you hear all kinds of psychology people say that we're pleasure seeking beings. What if we started seeking the pleasure that comes from being in God's presence? There is pleasure forevermore without one ounce of regret." [55:49] (74 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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2. "You know, those who come regularly here, you hear this all the time. I say, I want to, I want to remind you of the impact our giving is having right here. You're seeing it firsthand. We'll stop, say thank you to every single one of you who are faithful in your giving. It's touching all kinds of lives. And if you're not partnering with us, why not? You can join us. And together we can keep facilitating more miracles." [30:34] (27 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
3. "This is our one prayer. Our one prayer over the next four weeks during this series is that someone, are you here? Someone would come back to God, that someone would come back to God's family and plant themself in good soil so their lives can begin to flourish. If that's happened, if that happens, it's all success in Jesus name. We're so glad you're here." [32:23] (28 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
4. "I personally have felt the transforming power of memorizing scripture in my own life. And with the decline of church attendance that's widespread, I thought, why not on Sunday morning, just take this hour, this short hour that we have together and us just, just try to hide God's word in our heart. Now, if you've been tracking with us, I promise you, you will see all kinds of positive change happening here." [36:20] (32 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
5. "The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it, he founded it on the seas. He has, he founded it and he established it on the, on the waters. Wow. I'd like to talk to some scientists about that. Amazing. The waters. Here's the question there in your notes. I just want you to think about, wouldn't you want to be in the presence of the one who owns it all?" [47:50] (28 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
6. "I can't help, but think now this was, this was before Disney went crazy. I'll stop there. But this was, this was 1992 when they came out with Aladdin and you know, Jafar is trying to find the lamp and he goes out into the desert. You've seen it. And the, the, he's looking for the cave of wonders. It's a thief. And he said, and the big line comes up out of the sand, who disturbs my slumber. Thank you. Amen. Thank you. this only one may enter here. who's worth lies far within. Come on. You do the rest of the Come on. You're not going to say it. You don't have to say it in the accent. Just the, the diamond, the diamond in the rough." [42:53] (71 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
7. "The big deal, the big deal, come on, say the big deal. The big deal is being close to the one who is the great. Here's a word we don't use very often. Who is the great benefactor? The one who is the great backer. You can write in your notes, whatever word that you really understand. Who's the great benefactor to the great supporter, the great behind upholding everything, the creator, the owner, the sustainer. The redeemer, the supporter, upholding the one who upholds all things, being close, being close to him in his presence." [46:06] (44 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
8. "I remember last year, someone invited me to go to a Washington football game. I said, I'm going to go to a Washington football game. I'm and I was kind of hesitating a little bit. And he said, by the way, I have executive club level. I said, when, where do you want me to meet you? You know, I'd rather sit at home and in my comfort and just watch, you know, watch us lose. And actually, you know, I'm sorry, but I said, certainly. So we went and we're in this suite and all the food and I'm just, just, uh, oh goodness. I was just experiencing BK. I was experiencing everything in there." [49:28] (38 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
9. "I don't want to push this too far, but in the cave of wonders, there was all, there was all this, um, piles and piles. You remember just piles and piles of gold and riches, but I'm sorry that cave can't compare to ascending the hill of the Lord and all the riches. And that hill was marked by a cross and that cross forever demonstrates his great love for you. And for me, what's the big deal about being in his presence? Oh my goodness. You talk about influence, talk about peace, talk about renewed strength, talk about, I thought I was going to lose my mind, but something helped me keep my mind in the midst of it all. I had this strength in the Lord." [51:28] (75 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
10. "You make known to me the path of life. Look at this. This is amazing. In your, in your what? In your presence, there's a little bit of joy. In your presence is what? Another translation says just complete joy. You know, oh goodness, complete joy. At your right hand, who may stand in his holy, in, in your presence, Lord, there's, there's what? There are come on. What's the scripture say? There are what? There are pleasures forevermore. Some of us have been seeking false pleasures. Another way to say it is we've been seeking wrong pleasures and it's, and it's producing that in our lives, a train wreck. But imagine, you know, you hear all kinds of psychology people say that we're pleasure seeking beings. What if we started seeking the pleasure that comes from being in God's presence? There is pleasure forevermore without one ounce of regret." [55:49] (74 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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