Sunday Morning Sermon Series with Pastor Jeff Shipley (Date: 09/16/2021)

Responding to Corporate and Personal Defeat with Nehemiah

Now I want you to pay attention. It wasn't anything in Israel wasn't their military.

What are we to do or how should we Deal with this or how should we respond to what's going on in the world? Guys. Everyone talks about how the world is a runaway freight train and how everything was horrible and Republicans and Democrats conservatives and liberals and Libertarians and all this other stuff and we've talked about and we've looked at Nehemiah as an example of how Christians should respond even in the most bitterest times and most stressful times to corporate and individual defeat.

Guys, are you in a place today where you're struggling? Am I doing something wrong sound people? I just don't want to feel like I'm yelling at these guys not yet. Anyways. It was funny a lady who is a new member of our church that tell y 'all this new member of our church.

She's a hairdresser and she was cutting somebody's hair and she was all excited about Whitten and she's a member of our church and she was so fired up and it was amazing. She was talking about how great her church is and the little girl and the young lady says what church you go to and she?

Said Whitten Baptist Church, and this is what the lady said. Oh, that's the church the preacher yells. I Mean, you know, I'm just trying to hurt my get my voice heard. I'm not yelling a little bit. I think y 'all got it now.

Good job, Tay. How should we respond well, ladies and gentlemen, I'm gonna give you several points today on how Christians should respond now you may say well, I'm no Nehemiah. Well, first of all in my typical male chauvinistic way.

Leadership Begins with Repentance and Rebuilding Walls

Let me first address you men in here. If you are a man in this room. And you have a family. You are Nehemiah. You are now you say well, I have no walls that need to be rebuilt. I've been for 30 years doing counseling.

Okay. I don't know a married couple in this room. They don't need to work on some walls. Okay. Some of you young men in here you say well, I'm no Nehemiah because I have no family. Let me tell you something some of your wandering eyes some of your internet choices.

You need to build some walls. You need to cause a Cessation in your life by choice to flee that which is evil and cling to that which is righteous. Some of you in this room. You say I'm no Nehemiah, but yet you struggle with chemical dependency.

I'm here to tell you you need to build some walls. Now. Here's the awesome thing about our God. Notice that in this analogy. The walls had been already built and had been torn down. Christians. It is so awesome that we serve a God Who will allow us to rebuild walls that will allow us to come back to him no matter how many times we fail.

No matter how many bricks would fall no matter how many times we stumble God is still willing to let us through his power rebuild some walls for those of you in Christian ministry or Desiring to we have put 24 people into full-time Christian ministry.

I tell you Witten Baptist Church is never going to be measured by the The the words or the numbers of men. It will be measured on how we mar the gates of hell and mark the kingdom of heaven. That's how we're going to be measured.

One of the things you need to understand though Christian ministry is not preaching. Well, I have some folks that are still angry at that when I say that just like when I say singing in the choir is not ministry.

Identity and image is wrapped up in what you do instead of whom you do it for. You try to find value in how you place the brick instead of in obedience to the brick maker. Guys, I'm here to tell you today.

You as a leader no matter where you are in your spiritual life. Some of you in this room may not understand where you are with Christ. You may have that religious understanding or even an unction of God called conviction.

Calling you to a different place. I'm here to tell you you need to choose this day whom you're going to serve and it's a business of work. Repentance is it's a business of work. Not a one-time prayer or an emotional feeling and some of you keep falling down on the ground because you feel that a tear in a prayer will carry you on to the Next level of maturity and it never will it never will it is a grind.

It is an everyday grind. It does not stop until the day you die. So, let's look through the eyes of God's Word. Let's look at a man not a great general not a great orator, but literally a slave under the heel of a foreign power.

Who caught a vision from God and by faith and obedience? Changed the destiny of a nation. First of all, I want you to understand this if you are a leader today. You must know God's Word. How many of you can quote an?

Adrian Rogers quote or a pastor Jeff quote or Charles Spurgeon quote or Obama quote or Trump quote. You have on your pithy internet little World where you can cite statistics of this that and the other but the Word of God alludes you.

Let me tell you something here today. If you're going to be a leader whether it be in your home your business your church. Anywhere in your life the absence of God's Word already sets you up for defeat.

No matter how burdensome you feel the need. Listen to what Nehemiah says here as he is a slave in a foreign kingdom. He hears of his city Jerusalem of which he's never seen before. He hears of the city of God and the temple of God in desperate need the people of God.

And he does this right here. He says in chapter 1 of Nehemiah verse 8 and 9. He says to God, please remember now. This is his prayer. Please remember what you commanded your servant Moses. He's quoting God's Word back to God.

It's okay to do that. You see the validation is not reminding God the validation is I'm about to take a step of faith. And I don't know what's going to happen God. So in my prayer to you, I'm gonna Validate where I'm at based upon the standard of your word and not my feelings or my fear.

Can I say that again? Not my feelings or my fear. God remember what you said to your servant Moses if you are unfaithful I will scatter you among the peoples but if you return to me and carefully observe my commands.

Even though your exiles were banished to the ends of the earth I will gather them from there and bring them to the place where I choose to have my name dwell. You know, what's really cool about this verse.

You know, what's really cool is this isn't a sermon. This is not a sermon. It's hilarious. The song we were singing in here. I just heard the Spanish church singing in Spanish up there. Not amazing. We didn't plan that either.

Ain't no Espanol, you know, it's even cooler than that though right now. Right now in real time in real life. There's a nation of Israel. Right over there. Brother Jeff house, how fancy is that or what's so big deal about that?

Because for 1 ,200 years there was no such thing as the nation of Israel. They were there they disobeyed God. This is history all fact. This isn't Baptist opinion or a Bible study. Historical fact they ceased to exist.

Their name was not even on a map. Oh brother Jeff. That's ancient history. No, I'm talking about 1945 the end of World War two. There was no such thing as Israel. Oh, but if you heed my commands No matter how much you fail no matter how bad the walls are torn down.

My word will not return void and I will gather you back together. No matter all the nations are against you. No matter how many times you have faltered and fail my word will happen and in 1948 the nation of Israel was born again.

Isaiah said this over 400 years. I'm sorry 700 years before Jesus was ever born. He said this prophecy can a nation be built in a day. It's impossible. That's never happened before. Yes, even with the Charter of the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America.

It was not a historical fact till 1783 with the ratification of our Constitution that we became a nation. It took eight years yet in May of 1948 and for you little Millennials in here look it up on Wikipedia.

In 1948 a nation was born and recognized in one day. So Go take all your little millennial little basement wearing mama tofu eating sandal wearing dope smoking self-important intellectual garbage and come face to face with the reality of the Word of God that is constructing and Contorting the powers of this world to accomplish exactly what God said was going to happen.

Wrap your head around it now you say brother Jeff. Why are you focusing on that? Because I tell you this any man or woman who steps out to rebuild walls in their life without the Word of God will end Up in absolute failure.

Look what Nehemiah did with. Nehemiah was faced with emotions when he was faced with fear both his. And others look what he did. He sat there and there were times when absolutely. Everything was going crazy.

Nehemiah responded with prayer and God's Word time and time again as you read the 13 chapters in Nehemiah. People would come against him people would falter and fail people would get tired. They would get worn out.

They would get burned out and it wasn't a revival service that saved them. It wasn't the words of a preacher that put motivation back in their hearts. It was the word of the Living God for there is no thing given among men under heaven.

But at the name of Jesus the word the living logos of God. That people can be restored and refreshed. You want to be a leader. You better know the Word of God. You want your children to respect you you want them to grow up in a home where they won't 20 years later say Oh, I hate church because it's full of.

Then show them Know the Word of God. Live the Word of God. Teach the Word of God to the people that are under you. Second thing about leadership. Second thing about rebuilding walls is this note. Nehemiah did this.

He had a heart and a passion for the people he led. I Was so sad this morning. Sharquita went to pastor Josiah and said this. Hey, or it was Carrie. One of them said hey pastor Josiah. Are you excited about the mission trip to Puerto Rico?

This is what pastor Josiah said. Well, yeah, but I'm gonna miss my family. That's a proud moment for a daddy. It's a proud moment for a senior pastor and his boss that he has a sense of Value and he has a sense of priority.

Yes, he's gonna obey God and go. But there's a love. There's a passion for his family that cannot be erased by any grand event. Guys, do you love your family? And I know most of you in this room just thought about your uncle Joe or your wife or your kids.

Guys, you have an eternal family. You see this ring on my finger. Promise keepers and so many churches hold this up as the epitome of Christian life guys. That's what I call idolatry. I love my wife. I love my kids, but I love my God more.

Book it and God said this he said that if I love him, I'm gonna love you people. First John tells me this if a man claims to love God you hates his brother. He is a liar. Let me say that to you again.

Let me say that to you again. If a man claims to be a Christian yet hates his brother He is a liar. How many of you in here have something against somebody in this room? Think about it for a second. Look it's okay.

Look around look around if you do and you don't make that, right? You're a liar. You say Oh pastor. You don't understand. I was abused in church. Oh, you don't understand pastor. My father raped me. Oh, you don't understand what happened to me.

I don't have to understand your horror story to justify your inability or Unwillingness to move forward from the victimhood that's holding you down. Was that too much truth for you? I'm sorry if that offends you but there are too many preachers out there Tickling your fancy and causing you to live in perpetual Victimhood and live with broken-down walls as an excuse because of what's happened to you.

Because here's what's going to happen. You're gonna pass that victimhood onto your children the fears that you have now you will Embed them into your children and just as God's Word says the sin of the fathers will be visited under the third and fourth generations we now have in America a Generational sin that is destroying the very fabric of our nation and why is that?

Because we have failed to forgive. I'm gonna be honest with you people and politically correct. I'm sick of being called racist. I'm sick of it. It's disgusting and what makes it disgusting is not when the world Spews that vile crap a division.

What is disgusting is when the houses of God do it my my words. God Jesus Christ himself said that a house divided against itself Cannot stand our nation is where it is today. Not because of politics and drugs and guns it is because the house of God is Divided and there is no love between brothers and sisters in Christ and God will not honor that.

He hasn't honored it in history. He will not honor it now. We have come to a place in our life Where politics has replaced the grace of Almighty God in the church. In the church and yes I've been very vocal and so is the Word of God been about people who look down on other people because of the level Of what's it called?

Melatonin whatever. In their skin. They got a little Mexicanese blood in them. They got a little black blood in them. Gosh, Charquita's black. Did y 'all know that she really is. You look at Matt Dillon.

He looks Chinese. And he ain't nothing but white trash. Guys how many races of people are there? How many churches are there? Let's start acting like it. Let's rebuild them walls and let love heal the wounds not claiming a sense of victimhood.

Planning, Prayer, and a Heart for People

Number three. You want to be a leader? You want to be a leader? Look here. Chapter 2 verses 4 through 8. You got to have a plan people. I Love it when I see leadership when I go to all these churches.

We're fixing to go to two or three and we're gonna help them. We help other churches. We we mentor other pastors and I love it when I go. Okay, what is your three six nine and eighteen month plan? Nigga, well, I'm gonna preach the word.

I'm gonna preach the risen Savior of Jesus Christ. That sounds so good buddy. Great. How are you gonna educate your people? I'm gonna preach the name of Jesus. Okay, how are you reaching your neighborhood?

I'm gonna preach the name of Jesus, right? You ain't got no plan. You know what? That's called. It's called laziness and apathy disguised behind the beautiful word of Jesus Christ. Listen to what Nehemiah did he goes before the king and he's looking a little sad.

He's looking a little downtrodden. He looks like some of y 'all when something doesn't go, right? Oh, I'm the only Christian there is right. And he sits there and he says to him what's wrong with you.

Look what Nehemiah says in chapter 2 look at the first thing he does. I love this then the king asked me. What is your request now notice this? Chapter 2 verses 4 through 8. So I prayed to the God of heaven and answered the king.

Guys, I've been worried about some of y 'all's prayer life. I Really have I'm idea. This is a detour. This is a squirrel. Write some notes because it's probably you to whom I'm speaking. Listen, this is how you have to pray Christie.

Christie. Right. Have you ever fallen asleep praying? Did you feel guilty? Stop it. Stop. How many times you prayed the Lord's Prayer this week? Jesus said you have to pray just like that. Is that what he said?

No, man. Look at Nehemiah notice his prayer life. You ready? Now he had done prayed. Right the king asked him a question and the Word of God says this so I made a prayer of God and I answered. His prayer was a micro seconds.

It was Oh God help me. I'm going in champ coach put me and then Nehemiah answers the question. He says this. Here's what I want King. Now he's talking to a godless heathen a king who is enslaved his people.

And he walks up to him and says King. This is what I need. I need you to let me go. I Need you to give me permission to rebel and walk away from you. Then the king this is what I need you to do that military compound called Jerusalem that you spent 15 years to overtake.

I want to rebuild it in your backyard. I want to rebuild it and then after that King I don't have any money to pay for it. So here's what I need you to do. I need you to pay to rebuild that fortress of your enemy in your backyard.

Here's what the king said, okay. And just to make sure you get there safely Nehemiah I'm gonna send the very troops who conquered you to with you to protect you. You know what Nehemiah had he had massive faith, but look what awesome.

Yeah. He had a plan when the question was asked. He had an answer. Husbands fathers. Let me tell you something you gave up the right to say. I don't know a long time ago. I Know I heard female amens. I didn't hear no man.

Where's that baritone bass voice in here boys? You don't have the right to say. I don't know you don't have the right to say I'll deal with it later. You don't have the right. Oh my god to say I'm tired if I hear another man say I'm tired.

I'm gonna slap you. Everybody's tired. They don't give you the right to sit on the back pew and do nothing. I love Jim Matusik. He is an idiot. He is not a theological giant. This guy works and he's got all sorts of issues, but he works like a Hebrew slave.

Kroger wears him out nine ways to Sunday. He's off this week. You know what he did with his week off. He's getting on a plane with me to go to Puerto Rico. I Got respect for that. I Got mad respect for that and he's exhausted.

Are you tired little boy? Huh? Huh? Well, brother Jeff, here's the other one. I love brother Jeff. I would pray with my wife, but it feels awkward. Are you a 15 year old girl? It feels awkward. What's it quick?

It will baby. Enjoy reaching behind you and feel them knobs running down your back. That's called a spine. You need to get reacquainted with it and some other body parts that you obviously forgot. Guys have a plan and that plan is a plan for the success.

I love Rachel my daughter-in-law whenever she tucks or dresses Nate. What's the older one Ava whenever she dresses Ava? Yeah, I can't remember their names whenever she dresses Ava. She goes we are now dressed for success.

I love that attitude. I don't know what the day is gonna bring but whatever it brings heated is with me is stronger than he is in the world. And sometime that may be your only plan in the moment when you got to give an answer, but it's still a plan.

My plan is not to back up back away or back down. But to speak the truth of the Word of God and no matter what answer or what question is asked of me I will give an answer according to the Word of God.

Have a plan next thing. Look at this one. It says this chapter 2 verse 17. Nehemiah after a four-month walk from Iran to Jerusalem. Four month walk four months. Good Lord, I can't even rock walk around the mall that long but four months he walks to Jerusalem.

He gets there. He sees the city of Jerusalem all tore up and all of the people that are already there that have done nothing. And this is what he said to them you good-for-nothing lazy scum sucking pigs.

No. Notice the pronouns. Look at chapter 2 verse 17. So I said to them you see the trouble that we are in Jerusalem lies in ruins and its gates have been burned down. Come. Let us rebuild Jerusalem's wall so that we may no longer been a disgrace.

Guys the house of God and we're not talking about this stupid building. Okay, there is no such thing as a church made out of brick and wood. The house of God ie the people the Church of God are a disgrace to the Word of God.

I'm sorry, we are we are. We have been a disgrace. We have been more angry about a stupid nativity scene at City Hall than we are about Unborn children being murdered by the dozens by the thousand by the millions.

We're more upset about oh the Ten Commandments gotten taken out of the the Supreme or the courthouse. Who cares? You really care about that you really get fired up about that when your neighbor next door is dying and going to hell.

And you have never shared the gospel with them. You think priorities a little jacked up. When you have more more love. For words written in a courtroom than you do a soul standing 200 feet from you dying and going to hell.

Got a little jacked up priority there. As Nehemiah is sitting there. He's faced with the understanding of this. We cannot sit around and blame someone else for where we as a corporate body are. How many of y 'all sit there and really appreciate the new Methodist United Methodist foundation on a gay trans.

What Trent Transient was it called? Trent trans whatever a dude who playing like he's a girl as Their new bishop. Cool now I could preach a whole series of sermons on that. Oh, that's wrong. Oh, oh, that's right.

You know, but I what most the time what people are really saying look at how right I am and how wrong they are. See, I'm gonna tear you down to somehow make myself look a little bit more spiritual. That that's not what God called me to do.

God called me to rebuild the wall and it is a corporate effect and endeavor. Guys, Witten Baptist Church is a stud. I'm telling y 'all and for most of you who have been here for a long time. You've got that contempt bug in you a little bit.

You don't see the power of the anomaly guys. How much drama and disunity is going on in this place right now for a decade? Decade. Doesn't happen here. Now let's all be honest the sole reason of that.

You got one heck of a senior pastor. The epitome of the male species. And humble. Absolutely. Guys any success we have as a church is because of we. Any failures we have a church is because of me. That's how I raised my kids.

You don't win at any time without the team. You don't win without your family and if you lose it's a hundred percent your fault guys. We as a church have enjoyed massive success. But it's because of we.

Never as a leader. Do you ever take? Personal responsibility for the good and then try to Sidestep and shellack the negativity. Have a leader a hundred percent of the time. It's your fault. Now watch this it may not be your fault.

Let me change my words. It may not be your fault, but it's a hundred percent your responsibility. Men in this room if your families are jacked up and I've met some of y 'all's wives. I get it. They crazy.

Okay? No, they are. No, they well, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, there's some of them are better at hiding it than others. We'll do that we'll do that one do we'll do that one guys. It's a hundred percent your responsibility.

Well, my wife doesn't do this. My wife doesn't do that. I have a pastor that I talked to once a week in Knoxville. He's got a church about 600 folk. Hey big fancy guy, but watch this. He says I'm having problems at home.

But I can't go to any of my brothers in the community. Because I have a reputation to uphold and I went dude. I can help you real quick. Guess what your problem is. It's called pride pride. That's what your problem is.

Quit blaming your wife. Quit blaming your congregation. Quit blaming President Biden. Take personal responsibility. And you lead everyone else to rebuild that which God has commanded you to do. Quit blaming others and here's another thing for leaders.

Listen, if all you're doing is running around telling other people how they should do it. And you ain't got sweat on your brow or dirt under your fingernails. You ain't a leader. You're a dictator. Okay, let me say that to you now because some of y 'all when we're about to have this time of imitation.

You're wanting the adulterous and the drug addicts to come down here and get saved and ask Jesus Christ in our heart. Lord and Satan. Right, but you don't realize that the very word of God's being spoken today is convicting you and calling you to repentance.

Let me ask you a question. When's the last time you repented at a youth conference 14 15 20 years ago. Where's your repentance today next thing? How else do you be a leader? Well, you do have to do this sometimes.

You got to stand up to opposition. Mmm now here in our culture today. We love to highlight this right here. I Can't do it. Good. My back gets thrown out if I try but ain't nobody gonna tell me what to do.

I ain't gonna be under the authority of nobody. And as soon as you say that you're gonna be the same idiot going. Why did my kids rebel? What example did they follow? Who are you? Accountable and submitted to if you have no one to submit to you're living in a state of rebellion rebellion rebellion.

It's funny how many mamas and daddies want me to fix their kids. I can't fix your kids. That's your job. I can counsel them I can encourage them, but you're the one needs to do the butt-kicking. But before you kick their butts do this kick your own.

Repent to God and then repent watch this to them for being the failure of a Christian leader. They needed. Okay, so it's hilarious. I got so many parents who want their kids to obey as they are living in rebellion towards God and.

Then we wonder why the church is full of hypocrites. You made them buddy. Here's some opposition you need to stand up to men the number one thing you need to protect your family against. Besides the Russians or North Koreans dropping out of the sky and you got to have five AR -15s and 42 -8.

I affirm that okay. I affirm that women. Okay, you got 80 pairs of shoes. We can have 80 guns. Okay, I rebuke thee woman. Huh. Guys, you know the number one thing you got to protect your family against you.

You are the biggest enemy your family has. Men your words can build and destroy in a breath in a breath. Guys. Stand up to opposition now the way you do that first is look at the man in the mirror. The second thing look what Nehemiah did he stood up to opposition from without.

And within especially you young men that are fixing to be pastors. You remember this look at chapter 4 verse 14 after I made an inspection I stood up and said to the nobles and officials and the rest of the people don't be afraid of those people out there.

Remember the great and awe-inspiring Lord and fight for your countrymen your sons your daughters and wives. At home. In other words, what he said was freedom. Right. How many of y 'all when y 'all saw Braveheart and when he yelled freedom.

You were ready to get up on a horse the big sword I was and when I was in the theater watching that movie and someone has spoken in a British accent I'd have jumped over five rows of people. Mmm. Slice that little girl's throat.

I'll bust your head. Oh, right. Man, we're Rocky Balboa music's playing. We're all there. Guys the opposition we stand up to is first ourselves, but it's not on the emotional cries. It's on the Word of God.

This is not right and men and women who are leaders. Sorry. Some of you all the time Baptist. Yes women can be leaders. Watch this. When you stand up to opposition look what Nehemiah had to do even though he was afraid even though at that point He was not sure other people would stand up with him.

The Word of God says he stood up and he said this. Hey, don't be scared of them. Focus not on the fear out there focus on the awe-inspiring Lord who has called us here. That's what it takes to be a leader is in the face of fear no matter who else stands up with you.

You're not gonna wait for the crowd to motivate you. You're not gonna wait for the music to motivate you. You're not gonna wait for emotions to motivate you. You're already motivated because you're an obedience to the Word of God and You stand up from the people on the outside of the wall.

Oh, but remember this. Especially you pastors. You're gonna get all wounded warrior and you're gonna have to go to and spend $5 ,000 at the wounded warrior seminar up there that the Baptists have. Oh, someone's got to play a fiddle for you.

I Just I can't lead these people. You're such a woman, dude. You can't lead these people. Here's the problem is you were never called to be a pastor in the first place. How is it we have? 20 ,000 congregations and 32 ,000 pastors.

Hmm maybe God just wanted some spares in case his plan didn't work out. You know how many little Christian Bible boys have come down the aisle to me over the years and said Pastor I want to submit to full-time Christian ministry.

I go cool man. What you doing? No, I want to go into full-time Christian ministry. Right, so what are you doing? Well, no, here's what they're saying. Oh, well first I need to go to a Christian private school then to a little Bible College.

Then I need to go get a four-year seminary degree that cost me $50 ,000 then I need someone to hire me pay me money so I can pay the Baptist Convention back for the loan and Then I'll start working for God dude.

If you ain't working for God now when there is no coming against you. You were gonna fold like a Walmart lawn chair when something comes against you you were gonna fold out. People say well you need tough skin.

Oh, man, you need more than tough skin, dude. You need a lot more than tough skin. You want tough skin go be a Major League baseball referee or something like that. You don't take tough skin. It takes a soft hearts.

That's what it takes that you're more afraid of the holiness of God and disappointing to him than you are in the lives of men. That's what it takes because just like Nehemiah He had resistance from the outside, but look here.

Look here. Also from the inside chapter 5 verses 6 and 7 I became string extremely angry when I heard their outcry because of these complaints after seriously considering the matter I accused the nobles and officials saying to them each of you is charging his countrymen interest.

Here's what was going on. We're all fired up now. We are. I love you. You love me. We're a happy family man. They're partying up that wall. Everybody's doing good, but they gotta eat they gotta do stuff while they're building the wall.

So here's what some fellow believers in Christ did. Justin you need a little little help with your rent. You need a little help getting some food for your family or you're building the wall. I'm gonna loan you a hundred bucks if it's in interest daily.

In the love of Jesus. Nehemiah had a conniption fit. He stood up in front of everybody and goes are you kidding me? You're charging your fellow brother and sister in Christ interest. Have you lost your ever loving mind.

Leadership, here's what I call fake leadership. When you have preachers and pastors getting up yelling about what's wrong with this country. But they won't correct the very people under their under their care.

You've lost your mind. You ain't a leader. You a punk. So I hate and guys I'm gonna tell you a secret if you like confrontation. You have mental problems. Okay, I'm serious. I'm I don't mean that tongue-in-cheek you have serious, but you need to come make an appointment miss Carrie to come see me.

If you enjoy Confrontation something wrong with you. Okay, I hate it. It's the worst part of my job. That's that's my staff. How are you doing today? Not good. What's wrong? I've got to be a pastor today.

I Hate it. Hey, I had to do it. I walked in the doors this morning all excited and happy and one of my church members Comes up with her cell phone with someone on the the the video text. What's it called?

FaceTime pastor you need to talk to this person. Oh my god, they're in crisis. Oh. You're an idiot. Stop. Just stop. Stop. I Gotta go preach the love of Jesus now. Thank you. Want us to be all hippies in here with pink puffy clouds like we're on an acid trip.

For those you never take acid never mind, but Can't we all just get along? Really? I just want to be a cruise ship director man and preach to you every once in a while collect a paycheck to go Home, if you ever had a man who wants to do that, he'll never be a leader.

You got to confront the outside evils, but you also have to correct the inside and yes. There's a massive difference between a preacher and a pastor. I'm a horrible preacher. I understand that I'm a very bad preacher.

But I desperately love you peoples with all my heart. It's funny you ask anybody that's ever been on a mission trip with me. What is my number one concern when we're out of we're out of the country? This place my people's Josiah one day you'll understand that you're actually gonna start missing your church family more and you'll miss your own children.

I know that seems weird, but it will happen. People always tell me you're gonna love your grandchildren more than you ever loved your children. I'm still waiting. Sorry. I love my kids more. I Do and I'll be honest with you.