RUSH TRANSCRIPT Thank you ░░░░░░░░ much Thank you Thank ░░░░░░░░ It is a privilege ░░░░░░░░ be with your liberty ░░░░░░░░ s awesome to be ░░░░░░░░ so many young people ░░░░░░░░ our little different than ░░░░░░░░ day job in the ░░░░░░░░ States Senate Where the ░░░░░░░░ age is dead Hop ░░░░░░░░ I m not supposed ░░░░░░░░ say that my grandmother ░░░░░░░░ going to be 90 ░░░░░░░░ next month and of ░░░░░░░░ in the Senate be ░░░░░░░░ of the youngest members ░░░░░░░░ a surly When I ░░░░░░░░ to the Senate I ░░░░░░░░ a little pen supposed ░░░░░░░░ put on your jacket ░░░░░░░░ Senate pen and what ░░░░░░░░ found is is given ░░░░░░░░ average age it doubles ░░░░░░░░ a life alert button ░░░░░░░░ press it following kick ░░░░░░░░ right it s good ░░░░░░░░ be with you pay ░░░░░░░░ If you ve got ░░░░░░░░ bible with you If ░░░░░░░░ ve got a bible ░░░░░░░░ you would you like ░░░░░░░░ turn with made a ░░░░░░░░ Chapter six judges chapter ░░░░░░░░ If you ve got ░░░░░░░░ smart device see what ░░░░░░░░ fire it up to ░░░░░░░░ chapter six we re ░░░░░░░░ to look at a ░░░░░░░░ that I think it ░░░░░░░░ truly life changing and ░░░░░░░░ you re doing that ░░░░░░░░ ve got a couple ░░░░░░░░ dear friends dear people ░░░░░░░░ most important people to ░░░░░░░░ in my life are ░░░░░░░░ with me today Would ░░░░░░░░ be okay if I ░░░░░░░░ them to you that ░░░░░░░░ all right with that ░░░░░░░░ all right I ve ░░░░░░░░ with me my wife ░░░░░░░░ 15 years erin holly ░░░░░░░░ my sweet baby girl ░░░░░░░░ Here they come Here ░░░░░░░░ come we ve got ░░░░░░░░ kids at home but ░░░░░░░░ is our youngest and ░░░░░░░░ s Our only girl ░░░░░░░░ I will tell you ░░░░░░░░ now she s got ░░░░░░░░ wrapped around this finger ░░░░░░░░ here right here My ░░░░░░░░ erin is the love ░░░░░░░░ my life Can I ░░░░░░░░ to you From personal ░░░░░░░░ there is no blessing ░░░░░░░░ this life greater than ░░░░░░░░ love of a godly ░░░░░░░░ My wife loves the ░░░░░░░░ She serves the lord ░░░░░░░░ m so proud of ░░░░░░░░ last year at this ░░░░░░░░ this month a year ░░░░░░░░ Aaron was at the ░░░░░░░░ Court of the United ░░░░░░░░ arguing on behalf of ░░░░░░░░ right to life It ░░░░░░░░ one of the greatest ░░░░░░░░ of my life to ░░░░░░░░ there with her and ░░░░░░░░ little boys and to ░░░░░░░░ mama argue for the ░░░░░░░░ among us of the ░░░░░░░░ Court and today we ░░░░░░░░ got our baby girl ░░░░░░░░ she s reaching for ░░░░░░░░ microphone Now she loves ░░░░░░░░ talk to people Abby ░░░░░░░░ to say something to ░░░░░░░░ Can you tell them ░░░░░░░░ old are you Abigail ░░░░░░░░ you say hold your ░░░░░░░░ can do that For ░░░░░░░░ can you tell them ░░░░░░░░ is your favorite color ░░░░░░░░ pay tiger Abigail what ░░░░░░░░ your favorite animal The ░░░░░░░░ turn a unicorn Abigail ░░░░░░░░ you have any brothers ░░░░░░░░ home Rob blah lighter ░░░░░░░░ plays her Bob as ░░░░░░░░ do love Jesus who ░░░░░░░░ we say thank you ░░░░░░░░ Thank you Jesus I ░░░░░░░░ you I love your ░░░░░░░░ I love you girls ░░░░░░░░ love you so much ░░░░░░░░ you give them a ░░░░░░░░ of applause that the ░░░░░░░░ things in my life ░░░░░░░░ the best things in ░░░░░░░░ life right there my ░░░░░░░░ amazing amazing judges chapter ░░░░░░░░ the abbot judges chapter ░░░░░░░░ this is this story ░░░░░░░░ a young man A ░░░░░░░░ named gideon and we ░░░░░░░░ him in a desperate ░░░░░░░░ When we open the ░░░░░░░░ of judges we find ░░░░░░░░ afraid we find him ░░░░░░░░ but something happens to ░░░░░░░░ God gives him a ░░░░░░░░ blessing He gives him ░░░░░░░░ supernatural anointing and he ░░░░░░░░ gideon This young man ░░░░░░░░ uses him to change ░░░░░░░░ destiny of a nation ░░░░░░░░ will lead one of ░░░░░░░░ greatest revivals in the ░░░░░░░░ of the nation of ░░░░░░░░ and I believe this ░░░░░░░░ a prophetic passage for ░░░░░░░░ time I believe this ░░░░░░░░ a prophetic passage for ░░░░░░░░ student body I believe ░░░░░░░░ is a prophetic passage ░░░░░░░░ everybody who is watching ░░░░░░░░ right now Because my ░░░░░░░░ is this of all ░░░░░░░░ things that our nation ░░░░░░░░ of all of the ░░░░░░░░ we have in our ░░░░░░░░ all the needs we ░░░░░░░░ in our culture of ░░░░░░░░ the needs we have ░░░░░░░░ better legislation and for ░░░░░░░░ judges various no new ░░░░░░░░ great as our spiritual ░░░░░░░░ for revival Do you ░░░░░░░░ with that And here ░░░░░░░░ the thing the to ░░░░░░░░ when you open the ░░░░░░░░ when god pours out ░░░░░░░░ on a nation he ░░░░░░░░ t do it by ░░░░░░░░ a social media influencer ░░░░░░░░ doesn t do it ░░░░░░░░ hiring a pollster He ░░░░░░░░ it by anointing in ░░░░░░░░ men And women of ░░░░░░░░ and I believe god ░░░░░░░░ to anoint you today ░░░░░░░░ want to talk to ░░░░░░░░ today about the gideon ░░░░░░░░ and anointing for power ░░░░░░░░ anointing for new direction ░░░░░░░░ anointing for revival in ░░░░░░░░ nation Because can I ░░░░░░░░ you our nation needs ░░░░░░░░ Our nation needs it ░░░░░░░░ s look at it ░░░░░░░░ let s open up ░░░░░░░░ bible get in and ░░░░░░░░ chapter selects of start ░░░░░░░░ verse eleven gideon in ░░░░░░░░ chapter six verse eleven ░░░░░░░░ the angel the lord ░░░░░░░░ and sat under the ░░░░░░░░ at oprah which belong ░░░░░░░░ Joe asked the about ░░░░░░░░ While his son gideon ░░░░░░░░ out wheat in the ░░░░░░░░ press to hide it ░░░░░░░░ the midianites this story ░░░░░░░░ sounds a whole lot ░░░░░░░░ today When we open ░░░░░░░░ up we have the ░░░░░░░░ oppressed and we have ░░░░░░░░ afraid Isn t that ░░░░░░░░ lot like our situation ░░░░░░░░ I mean can we ░░░░░░░░ be honest is not ░░░░░░░░ nation in so many ░░░░░░░░ spiritually oppressed Are we ░░░░░░░░ suffering the spiritual oppression ░░░░░░░░ the forces of secularism ░░░░░░░░ our society For decades ░░░░░░░░ The forces of secularism ░░░░░░░░ false god if you ░░░░░░░░ of secularism have said ░░░░░░░░ Christians should be silent ░░░░░░░░ the public square that ░░░░░░░░ should have no place ░░░░░░░░ law or in business ░░░░░░░░ in academia or government ░░░░░░░░ forces of secularism What ░░░░░░░░ us off from our ░░░░░░░░ history from our spiritual ░░░░░░░░ for what makes us ░░░░░░░░ we are as a ░░░░░░░░ Listen I just tell ░░░░░░░░ every civilization is founded ░░░░░░░░ a set of religious ░░░░░░░░ and the United States ░░░░░░░░ America I firmly believe ░░░░░░░░ the greatest nation in ░░░░░░░░ history of the world ░░░░░░░░ our spiritual convictions are ░░░░░░░░ convictions of the bible ░░░░░░░░ you agree with that ░░░░░░░░ are the convictions of ░░░░░░░░ truth of the war ░░░░░░░░ but the forces of ░░░░░░░░ seek to cut us ░░░░░░░░ from that truth It ░░░░░░░░ to destroy it And ░░░░░░░░ so doing to oppress ░░░░░░░░ nation Are we not ░░░░░░░░ by the forces of ░░░░░░░░ the false gods Of ░░░░░░░░ and itself you know ░░░░░░░░ our popular culture says ░░░░░░░░ push it on You ░░░░░░░░ the time get as ░░░░░░░░ as you can as ░░░░░░░░ as you can take ░░░░░░░░ of whoever you can ░░░░░░░░ above all live for ░░░░░░░░ you you you self ░░░░░░░░ self justification self indulgence ░░░░░░░░ self self Me me ░░░░░░░░ money money money it ░░░░░░░░ motivated so much of ░░░░░░░░ popular culture For so ░░░░░░░░ years and I m ░░░░░░░░ to tell you it ░░░░░░░░ a form of spiritual ░░░░░░░░ The nation our nation ░░░░░░░░ s suffering from spiritual ░░░░░░░░ today Disliking gideon time ░░░░░░░░ what about the church ░░░░░░░░ as we open it ░░░░░░░░ and find him he ░░░░░░░░ afraid it says gideon ░░░░░░░░ stressing out we down ░░░░░░░░ a wine press anybody ░░░░░░░░ from a farming family ░░░░░░░░ better ever been on ░░░░░░░░ farm Anybody I see ░░░░░░░░ hands are I d ░░░░░░░░ love it yeah you ░░░░░░░░ a shout for that ░░░░░░░░ awesome here listen I ░░░░░░░░ tell you this I ░░░░░░░░ t know if you ░░░░░░░░ are harvested week before ░░░░░░░░ I can tell you ░░░░░░░░ thing it s real ░░░░░░░░ when you harvest sweet ░░░░░░░░ you re thresh it ░░░░░░░░ don t do it ░░░░░░░░ a wine getty and ░░░░░░░░ down and wine press ░░░░░░░░ of like this This ░░░░░░░░ area right here we ░░░░░░░░ the drums are he ░░░░░░░░ down there thrashing out ░░░░░░░░ we Why Because he ░░░░░░░░ afraid he s afraid ░░░░░░░░ t that true so ░░░░░░░░ Christians today So many ░░░░░░░░ are timid so many ░░░░░░░░ are passive so many ░░░░░░░░ say all we just ░░░░░░░░ to withdraw Withdraw from ░░░░░░░░ culture put up walls ░░░░░░░░ been it up Benedict ░░░░░░░░ save ourselves Forget the ░░░░░░░░ There s nothing left ░░░░░░░░ can do that s ░░░░░░░░ gideon was when the ░░░░░░░░ opens god had a ░░░░░░░░ plan for gideon life ░░░░░░░░ god wasn t done ░░░░░░░░ the nation of Israel ░░░░░░░░ I believe god has ░░░░░░░░ bigger plan for your ░░░░░░░░ and god is not ░░░░░░░░ with the United States ░░░░░░░░ America So let s ░░░░░░░░ and see this anointing ░░░░░░░░ god is going to ░░░░░░░░ gideon because what s ░░░░░░░░ to happen as he ░░░░░░░░ going to take gideon ░░░░░░░░ down and that wine ░░░░░░░░ he s going to ░░░░░░░░ him from a place ░░░░░░░░ fear he s going ░░░░░░░░ take him from a ░░░░░░░░ of timidity and he ░░░░░░░░ going to make him ░░░░░░░░ of the boldest leaders ░░░░░░░░ the history of Israel ░░░░░░░░ s going to make ░░░░░░░░ a fearless courageous warrior ░░░░░░░░ the lord and he ░░░░░░░░ going to do that ░░░░░░░░ the anointing he s ░░░░░░░░ to give up My ░░░░░░░░ is for you today ░░░░░░░░ want that anointing for ░░░░░░░░ life Do you want ░░░░░░░░ do you want it ░░░░░░░░ your life Listen Jesus ░░░░░░░░ that kingdom of heaven ░░░░░░░░ suffered violence and the ░░░░░░░░ take it by force ░░░░░░░░ s that mean if ░░░░░░░░ want it comment take ░░░░░░░░ The lord asked us ░░░░░░░░ be ball Do you ░░░░░░░░ the anointing of gideon ░░░░░░░░ your life I hope ░░░░░░░░ do because I m ░░░░░░░░ to tell you the ░░░░░░░░ needs it The church ░░░░░░░░ it the kingdom of ░░░░░░░░ needs it it needs ░░░░░░░░ And I want to ░░░░░░░░ today and the time ░░░░░░░░ we have remaining together ░░░░░░░░ how you can get ░░░░░░░░ step into this gideon ░░░░░░░░ Let s look at ░░░░░░░░ points that I want ░░░░░░░░ try out for you ░░░░░░░░ we look at the ░░░░░░░░ Let s go back ░░░░░░░░ it and look the ░░░░░░░░ thing if you want ░░░░░░░░ step into a getting ░░░░░░░░ a and anointing number ░░░░░░░░ number One catch god ░░░░░░░░ vision catch god s ░░░░░░░░ look at it judges ░░░░░░░░ six verse 11 And ░░░░░░░░ angel of the lord ░░░░░░░░ to get in and ░░░░░░░░ to him The lord ░░░░░░░░ with you Oh mighty ░░░░░░░░ of valor The lord ░░░░░░░░ with you oh mighty ░░░░░░░░ of valor The lord ░░░░░░░░ coming to getting I ░░░░░░░░ he say you are ░░░░░░░░ mighty warrior You are ░░░░░░░░ you are bold You ░░░░░░░░ destined for a great ░░░░░░░░ You know the funny ░░░░░░░░ When the lord says ░░░░░░░░ to get in He ░░░░░░░░ t fought a single ░░░░░░░░ He has it been ░░░░░░░░ a single conflict he ░░░░░░░░ t led a single ░░░░░░░░ and he is down ░░░░░░░░ from Israel s neighbors ░░░░░░░░ he s so afraid ░░░░░░░░ is coming to him ░░░░░░░░ speaking over here My ░░░░░░░░ press Genetic destiny God ░░░░░░░░ saying and no matter ░░░░░░░░ you feel no matter ░░░░░░░░ your circumstances say No ░░░░░░░░ what your past has ░░░░░░░░ you are a mighty ░░░░░░░░ of valor and I ░░░░░░░░ here to tell you ░░░░░░░░ This is god s ░░░░░░░░ for you over your ░░░░░░░░ He says to you ░░░░░░░░ The scripture is written ░░░░░░░░ your benefit He says ░░░░░░░░ you today Oh mighty ░░░░░░░░ of our Mighty woman ░░░░░░░░ valor the lord speaks ░░░░░░░░ words of identity over ░░░░░░░░ know Listen I don ░░░░░░░░ know what you re ░░░░░░░░ or gideon had never ░░░░░░░░ an army Gideon was ░░░░░░░░ afraid About you Maybe ░░░░░░░░ feel a little timid ░░░░░░░░ Maybe you feel a ░░░░░░░░ unimpressive today Maybe you ░░░░░░░░ a little unqualified We ░░░░░░░░ about the nation s ░░░░░░░░ for revival Maybe you ░░░░░░░░ well that s that ░░░░░░░░ interesting Just with that ░░░░░░░░ that s not for ░░░░░░░░ I can t do ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ people have said to ░░░░░░░░ in your life Maybe ░░░░░░░░ have had tremendous mentor ░░░░░░░░ and parents and coaches ░░░░░░░░ brothers and sisters and ░░░░░░░░ or or maybe not ░░░░░░░░ you ve had people ░░░░░░░░ your life Who said ░░░░░░░░ you who has spoken ░░░░░░░░ you words of curse ░░░░░░░░ than words a blessing ░░░░░░░░ they said to you ░░░░░░░░ be enough You ll ░░░░░░░░ make it you ll ░░░░░░░░ be as good as ░░░░░░░░ is Maybe you ve ░░░░░░░░ circumstances in your life ░░░░░░░░ you ve had decisions ░░░░░░░░ in your life Maybe ░░░░░░░░ ve done things in ░░░░░░░░ life and you look ░░░░░░░░ on You say no ░░░░░░░░ no not not me ░░░░░░░░ me I tell you ░░░░░░░░ this is vital to ░░░░░░░░ clear on It is ░░░░░░░░ heart of our Christian ░░░░░░░░ When god comes to ░░░░░░░░ he does not come ░░░░░░░░ us as say Let ░░░░░░░░ see your resume when ░░░░░░░░ comes to us he ░░░░░░░░ not come and say ░░░░░░░░ can you do for ░░░░░░░░ when god comes to ░░░░░░░░ to call us he ░░░░░░░░ I declare this is ░░░░░░░░ you are in Jesus ░░░░░░░░ God s words gideon ░░░░░░░░ Life is not a ░░░░░░░░ of getting it s ░░░░░░░░ It is a promise ░░░░░░░░ god s work in ░░░░░░░░ life He says I ░░░░░░░░ make you a mighty ░░░░░░░░ of valor received that ░░░░░░░░ from the lord today ░░░░░░░░ you He says the ░░░░░░░░ words over you all ░░░░░░░░ man of valor might ░░░░░░░░ of valor Let him ░░░░░░░░ those words over you ░░░░░░░░ receive them today Catch ░░░░░░░░ s vision for your ░░░░░░░░ he has a vision ░░░░░░░░ use you in powerful ░░░░░░░░ He has a vision ░░░░░░░░ use you for powerful ░░░░░░░░ For the kingdom of ░░░░░░░░ and it doesn t ░░░░░░░░ on what you ve ░░░░░░░░ a where you ve ░░░░░░░░ a what choices you ░░░░░░░░ or what your past ░░░░░░░░ it depends on who ░░░░░░░░ is as he calls ░░░░░░░░ today catch god s ░░░░░░░░ for your life You ░░░░░░░░ a mighty man of ░░░░░░░░ You are a mighty ░░░░░░░░ of our But if ░░░░░░░░ re going to step ░░░░░░░░ the anointing of gideon ░░░░░░░░ s more number two ░░░░░░░░ to tear down your ░░░░░░░░ God calls gideon he ░░░░░░░░ them to do something ░░░░░░░░ off the bat he ░░░░░░░░ them to go and ░░░░░░░░ action now Listen This ░░░░░░░░ another spiritual principle that ░░░░░░░░ true for our lives ░░░░░░░░ god calls us he ░░░░░░░░ t leave us where ░░░░░░░░ are he doesn t ░░░░░░░░ us and set us ░░░░░░░░ a shelf call us ░░░░░░░░ make us a trophy ░░░░░░░░ doesn t put us ░░░░░░░░ a museum Here s ░░░░░░░░ call us to sit ░░░░░░░░ and wait for the ░░░░░░░░ God calls us to ░░░░░░░░ him He calls us ░░░░░░░░ transform us He calls ░░░░░░░░ what the purpose to ░░░░░░░░ our lives and through ░░░░░░░░ to change the lives ░░░░░░░░ those all around us ░░░░░░░░ got just the same ░░░░░░░░ for gideon look Look ░░░░░░░░ it Judges chapter six ░░░░░░░░ 20 five Get it ░░░░░░░░ That night the lord ░░░░░░░░ to gideon pulled down ░░░░░░░░ altar of bail that ░░░░░░░░ father has and cut ░░░░░░░░ the ashura that is ░░░░░░░░ it and build an ░░░░░░░░ to the lord your ░░░░░░░░ on top of the ░░░░░░░░ there Is it getting ░░░░░░░░ lived of idols He ░░░░░░░░ with idols they were ░░░░░░░░ around him and his ░░░░░░░░ bail and ashura to ░░░░░░░░ gods a god and ░░░░░░░░ that were native to ░░░░░░░░ region before the israelites ░░░░░░░░ here Idols and this ░░░░░░░░ healers as idols in ░░░░░░░░ family did you catch ░░░░░░░░ It says that the ░░░░░░░░ belong to his father ░░░░░░░░ to his household Maybe ░░░░░░░░ s true for some ░░░░░░░░ you hear their idols ░░░░░░░░ around us Maybe you ░░░░░░░░ inherited certain idols from ░░░░░░░░ family Maybe it s ░░░░░░░░ substance abuse issue Maybe ░░░░░░░░ s a sexual addiction ░░░░░░░░ it s just a ░░░░░░░░ of relating to people ░░░░░░░░ that you have been ░░░░░░░░ with maybe you re ░░░░░░░░ just now beginning to ░░░░░░░░ god calls gideon to ░░░░░░░░ down the idols Listen ░░░░░░░░ doesn t shaman for ░░░░░░░░ He doesn t say ░░░░░░░░ And how could you ░░░░░░░░ done This He says ░░░░░░░░ look getting wake up ░░░░░░░░ up tear down the ░░░░░░░░ that are right there ░░░░░░░░ front of you You ░░░░░░░░ to step into my ░░░░░░░░ tear down the idols ░░░░░░░░ are in your life ░░░░░░░░ about some other idols ░░░░░░░░ are familiar to our ░░░░░░░░ How about the idol ░░░░░░░░ popularity You know you ░░░░░░░░ say something to speak ░░░░░░░░ for the name of ░░░░░░░░ but you don t ░░░░░░░░ to be mocked You ░░░░░░░░ t want to be ░░░░░░░░ fun of You want ░░░░░░░░ to think he s ░░░░░░░░ reasonable Oh he s ░░░░░░░░ s he s a ░░░░░░░░ guy So we don ░░░░░░░░ want to rock the ░░░░░░░░ That s the idol ░░░░░░░░ popularity is that not ░░░░░░░░ huge issue in the ░░░░░░░░ today I mean can ░░░░░░░░ just can t we ░░░░░░░░ be honest for a ░░░░░░░░ did not covert reveal ░░░░░░░░ be honest did not ░░░░░░░░ reveal the problem of ░░░░░░░░ idol of popularity in ░░░░░░░░ church Today the government ░░░░░░░░ churches first you cannot ░░░░░░░░ then they told churches ░░░░░░░░ cannot have big crowds ░░░░░░░░ they told churches You ░░░░░░░░ to shut down And ░░░░░░░░ remarkable thing is church ░░░░░░░░ church after church after ░░░░░░░░ in America did it ░░░░░░░░ they did it not ░░░░░░░░ for a week or ░░░░░░░░ but four months and ░░░░░░░░ some cases years on ░░░░░░░░ on and why do ░░░░░░░░ know I actually heard ░░░░░░░░ who I like passers ░░░░░░░░ Believing at angelica passer ░░░░░░░░ up and say to ░░░░░░░░ camera because of course ░░░░░░░░ couldn t meet in ░░░░░░░░ of a crowd set ░░░░░░░░ a camera You know ░░░░░░░░ really need to do ░░░░░░░░ for christ This is ░░░░░░░░ witness to the culture ░░░░░░░░ need to be winsome ░░░░░░░░ need to be reasonable ░░░░░░░░ so of the name ░░░░░░░░ reasonableness The gospel was ░░░░░░░░ proclaimed in the name ░░░░░░░░ reasonableness Whole churches were ░░░░░░░░ down for months and ░░░░░░░░ on end Can I ░░░░░░░░ tell you that is ░░░░░░░░ standing for Jesus Christ ░░░░░░░░ is bowing down to ░░░░░░░░ idol of popularity That ░░░░░░░░ a problem in our ░░░░░░░░ today It s a ░░░░░░░░ in our lives today ░░░░░░░░ an issue in your ░░░░░░░░ tear down that idol ░░░░░░░░ idol performance Oh this ░░░░░░░░ a good home I ░░░░░░░░ to this one Insidious ░░░░░░░░ to miss often masquerades ░░░░░░░░ just hard work You ░░░░░░░░ t I m talking ░░░░░░░░ about some of you ░░░░░░░░ the idol of performance ░░░░░░░░ says you re only ░░░░░░░░ what you can achieve ░░░░░░░░ re only worth What ░░░░░░░░ on your resume what ░░░░░░░░ you achieved lately What ░░░░░░░░ have you want What ░░░░░░░░ have you gotten the ░░░░░░░░ and Who have you ░░░░░░░░ recently What Have you ░░░░░░░░ to set yourself apart ░░░░░░░░ have you earned your ░░░░░░░░ That s what it ░░░░░░░░ is As the temptation ░░░░░░░░ say you know god ░░░░░░░░ m going to earn ░░░░░░░░ I want to earn ░░░░░░░░ This idol is a ░░░░░░░░ master because it prevents ░░░░░░░░ from coming to the ░░░░░░░░ of god It prevents ░░░░░░░░ from accepting god s ░░░░░░░░ over us and our ░░░░░░░░ and it says it ░░░░░░░░ no No no Actually ░░░░░░░░ need I need to ░░░░░░░░ that I need to ░░░░░░░░ myself I need to ░░░░░░░░ it for myself I ░░░░░░░░ to have that thing ░░░░░░░░ remember when I was ░░░░░░░░ high school Senior year ░░░░░░░░ I ve been asked ░░░░░░░░ be one of the ░░░░░░░░ who spoke at our ░░░░░░░░ school graduation the high ░░░░░░░░ I went to That ░░░░░░░░ you had to be ░░░░░░░░ student with a certain ░░░░░░░░ of grades and I ░░░░░░░░ being very pleased about ░░░░░░░░ and I said that ░░░░░░░░ of my mentor s ░░░░░░░░ football coach erik berg ░░░░░░░░ per remember Santa berg ░░░░░░░░ before the graduation I ░░░░░░░░ you know coach Just ░░░░░░░░ m excited that they ░░░░░░░░ me to speak be ░░░░░░░░ of the people Speaking ░░░░░░░░ t that awesome and ░░░░░░░░ I said as I ░░░░░░░░ really feel like this ░░░░░░░░ makes it all worth ░░░░░░░░ It really makes the ░░░░░░░░ four years worth it ░░░░░░░░ he looked at me ░░░░░░░░ man oh god lover ░░░░░░░░ Jesus Christ He looked ░░░░░░░░ many said Josh if ░░░░░░░░ re always looking for ░░░░░░░░ more thing to make ░░░░░░░░ worth it It ll ░░░░░░░░ be good enough You ░░░░░░░░ never be worth that ░░░░░░░░ ll never be enough ░░░░░░░░ ll never be satisfied ░░░░░░░░ berg If you re ░░░░░░░░ this I love you ░░░░░░░░ changed my life He ░░░░░░░░ one hundred percent right ░░░░░░░░ is the idol a ░░░░░░░░ If it is in ░░░░░░░░ life can I just ░░░░░░░░ you today tear it ░░░░░░░░ tear it down See ░░░░░░░░ grace of god in ░░░░░░░░ life What about the ░░░░░░░░ of self This is ░░░░░░░░ the most prevalent idol ░░░░░░░░ our popular culture The ░░░░░░░░ that says live for ░░░░░░░░ put yourself First self ░░░░░░░░ self gratification organize your ░░░░░░░░ around you You you ░░░░░░░░ at a young man ░░░░░░░░ I just say a ░░░░░░░░ to you Would you ░░░░░░░░ Can I say to ░░░░░░░░ that there s a ░░░░░░░░ version of this idol ░░░░░░░░ is directed specifically to ░░░░░░░░ It s the idol ░░░░░░░░ the version of this ░░░░░░░░ that says to be ░░░░░░░░ real man true manhood ░░░░░░░░ doing whatever you want ░░░░░░░░ we want to whomever ░░░░░░░░ want no matter the ░░░░░░░░ I know you ve ░░░░░░░░ it it s louder ░░░░░░░░ louder and louder in ░░░░░░░░ culture and can I ░░░░░░░░ to you here today ░░░░░░░░ is not the gospel ░░░░░░░░ Jesus Christ That is ░░░░░░░░ manhood after the pattern ░░░░░░░░ the manhood of Jesus ░░░░░░░░ I don t care ░░░░░░░░ says it I don ░░░░░░░░ care if it s ░░░░░░░░ tight I don t ░░░░░░░░ if it s some ░░░░░░░░ w E figure I ░░░░░░░░ t care who s ░░░░░░░░ it is a lie ░░░░░░░░ truth is Jesus christ ░░░░░░░░ the strongest man who ░░░░░░░░ lived any led a ░░░░░░░░ of sacrifice This is ░░░░░░░░ false idol and you ░░░░░░░░ it is because there ░░░░░░░░ no cost to it ░░░░░░░░ manhood have cost it ░░░░░░░░ you something true manhood ░░░░░░░░ that denial of self ░░░░░░░░ is a war on ░░░░░░░░ in a sacrifice for ░░░░░░░░ people That s what ░░░░░░░░ means to be a ░░░░░░░░ after the pattern of ░░░░░░░░ Christ And can I ░░░░░░░░ tell you man there ░░░░░░░░ nothing worth pursuing more ░░░░░░░░ that Tear down the ░░░░░░░░ of self in your ░░░░░░░░ And look instead to ░░░░░░░░ example of Jesus Christ ░░░░░░░░ tells gideon tear down ░░░░░░░░ idols You want to ░░░░░░░░ in power You want ░░░░░░░░ see feel his anointed ░░░░░░░░ want to have it ░░░░░░░░ life Tear down your ░░░░░░░░ Brings me to my ░░░░░░░░ saying the third point ░░░░░░░░ says tear down your ░░░░░░░░ and build an altar ░░░░░░░░ number three You want ░░░░░░░░ walk in the anointing ░░░░░░░░ getting and you want ░░░░░░░░ see that power in ░░░░░░░░ life number three put ░░░░░░░░ life On the altar ░░░░░░░░ your life On the ░░░░░░░░ Let s look at ░░░░░░░░ passage once more judges ░░░░░░░░ six verse 20 five ░░░░░░░░ lord said to gideon ░░░░░░░░ down the altar a ░░░░░░░░ that your father has ░░░░░░░░ down the ashura that ░░░░░░░░ beside it and build ░░░░░░░░ altar to the lord ░░░░░░░░ god and gideon Does ░░░░░░░░ if you read it ░░░░░░░░ does it he tears ░░░░░░░░ those idols and he ░░░░░░░░ and alter to the ░░░░░░░░ that was in their ░░░░░░░░ and god answers gideon ░░░░░░░░ is what I want ░░░░░░░░ to see got answers ░░░░░░░░ and when he builds ░░░░░░░░ altar to the lord ░░░░░░░░ answers gideon any answers ░░░░░░░░ with fire With fire ░░░░░░░░ 20 one And fire ░░░░░░░░ up from the altar ░░░░░░░░ consumed the meats in ░░░░░░░░ cake What gideon laid ░░░░░░░░ the altar was consumed ░░░░░░░░ the lord the lord ░░░░░░░░ getting and sacrifice with ░░░░░░░░ This is a spiritual ░░░░░░░░ that will be profoundly ░░░░░░░░ for your life Fire ░░░░░░░░ on sacrifice fire falls ░░░░░░░░ sacrifice and a sacrifice ░░░░░░░░ god wants is the ░░░░░░░░ of our lives What ░░░░░░░░ it that the apostle ░░░░░░░░ said romans chapter 11 ░░░░░░░░ your body s as ░░░░░░░░ living sacrifice holy and ░░░░░░░░ to him Fire falls ░░░░░░░░ sacrifice Gideon became a ░░░░░░░░ of fire After he ░░░░░░░░ the offer the altar ░░░░░░░░ he began to offer ░░░░░░░░ life on it He ░░░░░░░░ for a man who ░░░░░░░░ fearful down in a ░░░░░░░░ press to a leader ░░░░░░░░ thousands He goes from ░░░░░░░░ man who was timid ░░░░░░░░ afraid won t confront ░░░░░░░░ father won t do ░░░░░░░░ in this house all ░░░░░░░░ a man who leads ░░░░░░░░ greatest revival to that ░░░░░░░░ in Israel s history ░░░░░░░░ is transformed by the ░░░░░░░░ of god that falls ░░░░░░░░ his sacrifice One of ░░░░░░░░ great heroes Is a ░░░░░░░░ named blaise pascal So ░░░░░░░░ girlfriends fans over here ░░░░░░░░ pascal I love blaise ░░░░░░░░ so much the eighteenth ░░░░░░░░ seventeenth century mathematician inventor ░░░░░░░░ and theologian I love ░░░░░░░░ so much that our ░░░░░░░░ son is named forum ░░░░░░░░ ve got a boys ░░░░░░░░ He is name for ░░░░░░░░ pascal Pascal died at ░░░░░░░░ 30 nine years of ░░░░░░░░ but he left an ░░░░░░░░ legacy He left a ░░░░░░░░ of fire for the ░░░░░░░░ and it stemmed from ░░░░░░░░ night of encounter with ░░░░░░░░ risen Jesus When he ░░░░░░░░ In his early thirties ░░░░░░░░ 20 third 16 fifty ░░░░░░░░ at about 10 30 ░░░░░░░░ the evening pascal was ░░░░░░░░ up He was a ░░░░░░░░ sickly guy by the ░░░░░░░░ on how much you ░░░░░░░░ about pascal was a ░░░░░░░░ sickly Guy he never ░░░░░░░░ could live or go ░░░░░░░░ far from home because ░░░░░░░░ was afflicted with various ░░░░░░░░ from a young age ░░░░░░░░ the weakness of his ░░░░░░░░ never dimmed this passion ░░░░░░░░ the lord and here ░░░░░░░░ is one night November ░░░░░░░░ Third 16 fifty four ░░░░░░░░ t sleep sitting up ░░░░░░░░ at night in his ░░░░░░░░ reading his bible and ░░░░░░░░ and he had an ░░░░░░░░ with the lord so ░░░░░░░░ that he began to ░░░░░░░░ it in his journal ░░░░░░░░ he later ripped out ░░░░░░░░ pays from his journal ░░░░░░░░ sewed it into his ░░░░░░░░ literally into his breast ░░░░░░░░ So for the rest ░░░░░░░░ his life he carried ░░░░░░░░ that memorial to that ░░░░░░░░ of fire as he ░░░░░░░░ it That night of ░░░░░░░░ with the risen lord ░░░░░░░░ is what pascal wrote ░░░░░░░░ m going to redo ░░░░░░░░ little bit of it ░░░░░░░░ half past 10 at ░░░░░░░░ until half past midnight ░░░░░░░░ god of Abraham god ░░░░░░░░ isaac god of Jacob ░░░░░░░░ of the philosophers and ░░░░░░░░ learned certitude certitude feeling ░░░░░░░░ peace god of Jesus ░░░░░░░░ forgetfulness of the world ░░░░░░░░ an end of everything ░░░░░░░░ god joy joy joy ░░░░░░░░ of joy Fire Do ░░░░░░░░ that fire in your ░░░░░░░░ do you know that ░░░░░░░░ of passion in your ░░░░░░░░ Have you had the ░░░░░░░░ of the lord take ░░░░░░░░ of you like that ░░░░░░░░ your life Do you ░░░░░░░░ that certain to do ░░░░░░░░ know that joy Do ░░░░░░░░ know that passion do ░░░░░░░░ know it If you ░░░░░░░░ t do you want ░░░░░░░░ Do you want to ░░░░░░░░ a man or a ░░░░░░░░ of fire Do you ░░░░░░░░ people to say he ░░░░░░░░ on fire for the ░░░░░░░░ she s on fire ░░░░░░░░ the lord everywhere they ░░░░░░░░ They set things on ░░░░░░░░ for the lord Do ░░░░░░░░ want that for your ░░░░░░░░ I do I wanted ░░░░░░░░ much I can remember ░░░░░░░░ the place where I ░░░░░░░░ When I first read ░░░░░░░░ it I was 17 ░░░░░░░░ old sitting in my ░░░░░░░░ after a football game ░░░░░░░░ night and I was ░░░░░░░░ this and I was ░░░░░░░░ I want this for ░░░░░░░░ life fire falls on ░░░░░░░░ My question to you ░░░░░░░░ what are you willing ░░░░░░░░ sacrifice for the lord ░░░░░░░░ are you willing to ░░░░░░░░ on the altar today ░░░░░░░░ are you willing to ░░░░░░░░ on the altar that ░░░░░░░░ lord might fall in ░░░░░░░░ and ignite your life ░░░░░░░░ you willing to put ░░░░░░░░ past Are you willing ░░░░░░░░ put your future Are ░░░░░░░░ willing to give him ░░░░░░░░ dreams and your hopes ░░░░░░░░ things you think I ░░░░░░░░ t live without Are ░░░░░░░░ willing to give them ░░░░░░░░ things that you haven ░░░░░░░░ told anybody you re ░░░░░░░░ to tell anybody Are ░░░░░░░░ willing to put that ░░░░░░░░ the altar today Are ░░░░░░░░ willing to put your ░░░░░░░░ on the altar today ░░░░░░░░ the great reformer Martin ░░░░░░░░ He called it The ░░░░░░░░ exchange We give to ░░░░░░░░ our own righteousness We ░░░░░░░░ to him our need ░░░░░░░░ give to him our ░░░░░░░░ ness We give to ░░░░░░░░ our lives and he ░░░░░░░░ to us his forgiveness ░░░░░░░░ joy his piece His ░░░░░░░░ as fire make the ░░░░░░░░ If you re a ░░░░░░░░ here today and you ░░░░░░░░ I want more of ░░░░░░░░ in my life I ░░░░░░░░ to be like pascal ░░░░░░░░ want to be able ░░░░░░░░ say fire I want ░░░░░░░░ be able to say ░░░░░░░░ I want to be ░░░░░░░░ to say certitude put ░░░░░░░░ life on the altar ░░░░░░░░ sacrifice lay down what ░░░░░░░░ have today Getting did ░░░░░░░░ his life not just ░░░░░░░░ life it transformed the ░░░░░░░░ of god It move ░░░░░░░░ god s people god ░░░░░░░░ purposes in the world ░░░░░░░░ it transformed his nation ░░░░░░░░ hope that you will ░░░░░░░░ into that gideon anointing ░░░░░░░░ I believe it is ░░░░░░░░ you got Has it ░░░░░░░░ you catch his vision ░░░░░░░░ your life Tear down ░░░░░░░░ alters put your life ░░░░░░░░ on your idols Put ░░░░░░░░ life on the altar ░░░░░░░░ think if I might ░░░░░░░░ so bold I think ░░░░░░░░ future of the church ░░░░░░░░ this nation depends on ░░░░░░░░ or not you are ░░░░░░░░ like gideon I think ░░░░░░░░ future of our nation ░░░░░░░░ on whether or not ░░░░░░░░ are empowered like it ░░░░░░░░ We need a generation ░░░░░░░░ idiots and I believe ░░░░░░░░ is that destiny the ░░░░░░░░ destiny on your generation ░░░░░░░░ you have to step ░░░░░░░░ it So let s ░░░░░░░░ this right now as ░░░░░░░░ close now it has ░░░░░░░░ such an honor to ░░░░░░░░ with you I m ░░░░░░░░ inspired by your courage ░░░░░░░░ your faith in your ░░░░░░░░ for the lord right ░░░░░░░░ as we close I ░░░░░░░░ going to pray that ░░░░░░░░ lord wouldn t stand ░░░░░░░░ gideon anointing to each ░░░░░░░░ here and if you ░░░░░░░░ that just pray along ░░░░░░░░ me If you want ░░░░░░░░ receive this in your ░░░░░░░░ If you want to ░░░░░░░░ into greater power in ░░░░░░░░ life Then let s ░░░░░░░░ it right now Maybe ░░░░░░░░ holy spirit even now ░░░░░░░░ reveal to you idols ░░░░░░░░ need to tear down ░░░░░░░░ you need to surrender ░░░░░░░░ put on the altar ░░░░░░░░ plea to you is ░░░░░░░░ t leave here today ░░░░░░░░ same as you came ░░░░░░░░ allow the law to ░░░░░░░░ in your heart Allow ░░░░░░░░ to work in your ░░░░░░░░ and through you too ░░░░░░░░ the future of this ░░░░░░░░ let s pray together ░░░░░░░░ Jesus thank you for ░░░░░░░░ incredible men and women ░░░░░░░░ you for the incredible ░░░░░░░░ that you have on ░░░░░░░░ lives and I ask ░░░░░░░░ now lord to give ░░░░░░░░ the anointing of gideon ░░░░░░░░ you give them the ░░░░░░░░ of courage Would you ░░░░░░░░ them the anointing of ░░░░░░░░ and holy spirit Would ░░░░░░░░ show every person in ░░░░░░░░ room now idols that ░░░░░░░░ need to tear down ░░░░░░░░ you show every person ░░░░░░░░ this room today what ░░░░░░░░ need to lay on ░░░░░░░░ altar and lord what ░░░░░░░░ empower us to do ░░░░░░░░ and what you fall ░░░░░░░░ fire on our sacrifice ░░░░░░░░ way be may we ░░░░░░░░ on fire for you ░░░░░░░░ we may glorify you ░░░░░░░░ all that we do ░░░░░░░░ or the one True ░░░░░░░░ our lord our savior ░░░░░░░░ Christ the righteous in ░░░░░░░░ name We pray amen ░░░░░░░░ you so much for ░░░░░░░░ me it s been ░░░░░░░░ a privilege to be ░░░░░░░░ you God bless you ░░░░░░░░ we thank senator Josh ░░░░░░░░ for me with us ░░░░░░░░ Thank you sir And ░░░░░░░░ quick note about the ░░░░░░░░ and his representation in ░░░░░░░░ His chief of staff ░░░░░░░░ a two thousand and ░░░░░░░░ graduate of liberty university ░░░░░░░░ staff right over here.