Growing Over Time Matthew 13:31-32 (The mustard seed parable) 01/25/2026

``You remember how I always explained to you that belief in the English language is not the belief of the Bible and I talk about faith and how faith is an action. Right? It's like sitting in the chair, not just thinking you can sit in the chair, but actually sitting down. Well, I'm I'm not gonna say that anymore because I think that explanation takes too long to say. Instead, you're gonna hear this. Faith is where agreement meets obedience. [00:08:10] (27 seconds)  #AgreementMeetsObedience

And instead of rejoicing in what God was doing, I sat in greed and arrogance of saying, why is it I've been here five years and we have 25 people, and he's been there one year and he has 90 people. By the way, foolishness. Foolishness. Arrogance. Prideousness. Those are the words I would use to describe my attitude, and I'm glad God put that in check. Because then all of a sudden, God started to speak and he started to tell me, why are you acting like it matters what you do? All you have to do is obey me. That's it. That's the only job you have. By the way, that made my job a lot easier. [00:22:23] (57 seconds)  #ObeyDontCompare

Sometimes when you're told no, it's let me rephrase. Always when you're told no in the response of God, it's always for your protection. If God shuts the door that you wanted open, there's probably a reason. And I've heard you guys come to this conclusion in other ways. You'll drive down the road and be running late and then you'll see an accident. You think, thank god you've made me late because I could have been in that accident. [00:05:25] (27 seconds)  #NoIsProtection

So sometimes you're not given the secrets of heaven because you're not willing to listen. If you're standing in the crowd and Jesus preaching a parable and you're sitting over there going, hey, Bob. Hey, Bob. Hey. Did you see what happened the other day? John John thought it was both. It was hilarious. While Jesus is getting the kingdom of heaven, of course, you're not gonna get it. God's got something to tell you. Listen. Pay attention to it. [00:07:38] (31 seconds)  #ListenNotDistract

I've seen people who use all the reason and excuses in the world to go back to fishing like Peter. Just go back to the thing they always knew. They go back to that job that they always found success, and they go back to the things that always brought them some level of peace. But remember, they left those things for a reason in the first place because it didn't meet and satisfy their needs. [00:12:36] (28 seconds)  #LeaveComfortZones

Oh, I think maybe you heard that last Sunday. Did you? Anybody in here hear that last Sunday? When Greg came and and spoke to you guys, he talked about the widow. Mhmm. He talked about the small amount that she had and that that the prophet demanded that she give everything. Right? Remember that? That small amount not only took care of the need, but then was given back to her a hundredfold. [00:13:16] (32 seconds)  #GiveSacrificeReturns

And then I watched him open door after door. Time after time, he gave me opportunities to do stuff I had never been able to do before. Some things fun. Some things exciting. I I I ended up on an island out in the middle of the river in a in a in an event with the state guard watching a bunch of my scout kids on the island because we were lost in a storm, and it was a scenario where they were gonna come rescue us. They didn't tell me I was gonna have to jump out of the boat and waste deep water, but that's beside the point. I had a blast. [00:02:41] (35 seconds)  #SayYesToNew

Follow me. Trust me. Walk with me. Depend on me. I've got my reason for growing the speed of growth. I've got my purpose in why things are going the way they're going. Why are you not trusting me? [00:23:21] (17 seconds)  #FollowTrustWalkWithMe