Look What I Found! | Pastors Levi and Jennie Lusko with Fresh Life Worship | 2 Chronicles 34:1-19

night off and let's sing. Come on. ((music playing)) ((music playing)) Come on. ((music playing)) Let's see. This is Come on. This is the day you have made. So I will rejoice and be glad. Rejoice and ((music playing)) be glad. And this ((music playing)) is where I believe that you ((music playing)) are more than enough. More than enough for me.

Come on. You are free to ((music playing)) your promise. You are strong and high and weak. When I'm standing in your presence, I have everything ((music playing)) I need. The joy of the Lord, the joy of the Lord is my strength. ((music playing)) Come on. Hey. Joy of the Lord. The joy of the Lord is my strength.

Yes, it is. ((music playing)) Come on. Oh my soul, bless his name. All ((music playing)) matter is the joy of the Lord. The joy of the Lord is my strength. Hey, come ((music playing)) on. ((music playing)) Jesus will come one day. You are worthy of all. worthy of all my praise. Come on. ((music playing)) You are faithful to your promise.

You are strong when I am. When I'm ((music playing)) sitting in your presence, I have everything I need. The joy ((music playing)) of the Lord. The joy of the Lord is my strength. ((music playing)) Yes, it is. Oh, the joy of the Lord. The joy of the Lord ((music playing)) is my strength. Oh my soul.

Bless his name. All that is ((music playing)) the joy of the Lord. The joy of the Lord ((music playing)) is my strength. Oh. ((music playing)) Yes. You ((music playing)) rise up like a river ((music playing)) overflow. ((music playing)) Holy Spirit, let it pour out ((music playing)) with no liver. ((music playing)) Holy Spirit, come on. Let it rise ((music playing)) up like a river overflowing. ((music playing)) Holy Spirit for no li ((music playing)) ((music playing)) ((music playing)) oh W ((music playing)) oh.

((music playing)) ((music playing)) Let's sing the joy. Come on. The joy of the Lord. The joy of the Lord is ((music playing)) my strength. Yes, it is. Come on. The joy of the Lord. The joy ((music playing)) of the Lord is my strength. Come on, sing. Oh my soul. Oh my soul, bless his name. All night is me.

((music playing)) Oh my soul, bless his name. ((music playing)) All night is within me. Say, oh my soul, bless his name. All ((music playing)) night is within me. Say the joy of the Lord. The joy of ((music playing)) the Lord is not. ((music playing)) ((music playing)) Come on. Come on. Let's give God some praise. Come on. Give him praise.

((music playing)) Give him praise. We thank you. We love you, God. >> ((music playing)) >> You know, one of the things you'll notice when you read the Psalms is that worship ((music playing)) is never just something that you just get to stand there calmly with your feet planted. You'll find there's instructions to raise hands.

You'll find there's instructions to bang some loud symbols if you got any. There's instruction to dance and to to use strings. There's instructions about kneeling and shouting and clapping. Why? ((music playing)) Because we as believers are meant to be a hallelujah from head to toe. Come on. We're to worship him not just with our voices, not just with our thoughts, not just with our good intentions, but with our bodies.

And so there's power in dance. There's power ((music playing)) in gesture. There's power in a heart posture being revealed through what's happening with your body. And I love the way that God has given us sort of like a cheat code to the way ((music playing)) that we feel when we obey with our bodies even when we don't feel it.

Sometimes on the back end, we feel it anyways. It's it's really great because worship is not a feeling you express through actions. It's an act of obedience that when followed through on sometimes develops feelings on the back end because God's good. But we don't worship him because of a feeling or a goosebump or or the hair on the back of our neck standing up because guess what?

Like it or not, he's holy. Understand it or not, he's worthy. Feel it in the moment or not, he's good. So yeah, I'm going to give you one more chance to sing out. The joy of the Lord is our strength. And I just want to encourage you. Tell your body he's good.

Tell your body he's holy. So if you want to clap your hands, if you want to jump up and down, if you want to dance a little bit, come on, let's ((music playing)) just be that hallelujah from head to toe. Come on, give him praise. Fresh Life Church, every location.

Come on. He's good. Has he been good to you? He's been good to me. ((music playing)) Come on, let's give him our praise. The joy of the Lord. The joy ((music playing)) of the Lord is my strength. Come on. Oh, the joy. ((music playing)) The joy of the Lord is my strength. ((music playing)) The joy of the Lord, the joy of the Lord is my strength.

Oh my ((music playing)) soul, bless his name. Oh, God is within me. Oh my ((music playing)) soul, bless his name. All that is within me say oh my soul presses ((music playing)) all that is within me ((music playing)) the joy of the Lord the joy of the Lord is my ((music playing)) strength. Yes he is. ((music playing)) Thank you father. >> Well we welcome you to the third and final encounter night.

Come on. Fresh Life all across the ((music playing)) church, church online. We're in our days of prayer this fall. Just spending time this fall. Uh just giving ourselves over to prayer and to seeking God ((music playing)) and to seeking to grow in the gift of prayer and then to encounter him in these evenings together that have been so special.

((music playing)) And um I'm just excited you came. Excited that you're here. Praise God for what he's doing in our lives that we can see. and praise God for what he's doing in our lives that we can't see and that we won't notice. You know, sometimes growth in our lives when we're so close up to to it, we don't get to see it.

It's going to take some distance. It's going to take some perspective. But to be able to look back and go, "Wow, God, I I see what you're doing. I see how you were working in me, and I see what you were preparing ((music playing)) me for." Well, we're going to during this next song, come to the table.

And so all across the church, we've we've prepared tables where you can come and get the bread and the cup and uh take the time to celebrate the Lord's death until he comes. I know that sounds so wild. Celebrate death like Well, we only celebrated because how the story ended.

Come on. He He didn't stay dead. He He's He's alive today. King Jesus alive enthroned, radiant in glory, coming again, seated at his father's right hand. And and we we we come to celebrate his death because his death was where our life began, but his death was not his end.

And so as we do so, we eat and drink proclaiming that good news of his death until he returns. So this is an open moment for us to come to the altar and to pay respect and to pay honor and to pay worship and to realize the somnity of it is wow I was so bad in my sins that he had to die for me.

But the joy of the Lord is where we remember wait I was so loved that he was glad to do it that he was willing and that he he for the joy embraced the cross despising the shame. And I just wanted to read some scripture over you. And of course, we always just mention that if there's anything in your heart that that needs to be just confessed and got out of the way.

This this is an opportunity to do that. And so as we sing this next song, there will be the chance for you the space for you to sit for a moment and if you want to sit, if you want to kneel, if you want to stand, uh if you want to come get the elements and then go back to your seat with them or find a place alone if you need to, that's fine as well.

But I wanted to read scripture over you. This is Genesis 22. It says, "Now it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham and said to him,"Abraham, and he said to God, here I am." Then he said, "Take now your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Mariah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you."

So Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey and took two of his young men with him. ((music playing)) And Isaac his son, and he split the wood for the burnt offering, arose and went to the place of which God had told ((music playing)) him. Then, and there's just Easter eggs everywhere.

I'll refrain myself from pointing them all out. On the third day, Abraham lifted his eyes and saw the place a far off. And Abraham said to his young men, "Stay here with the donkey. The lad and I will go yonder and worship and we will come back to you."

Now, how do you suppose if the means of worship is the execution of his son that Isaac and Abraham are coming back? He doesn't know either. But he knows if there's a promise of God and a plan of God and a call of God on his son's life that not even death can stop it.

And so he believes, I don't know what's going to happen, but we're coming back because God's not done with my son. God's not done with my family. God's not done keeping his ((music playing)) promises. We after we worship, I don't know how, but we when we worship can do the impossible.

Do you believe it in Jesus name? We believe that when we worship, God's going to take care. When we worship, I leave it on his doorstep. When we worship, I leave it at the altar. When when we when we come to the altar, we don't have to know how it's going to work out.

Hey, I I give you permission to not know how it's going to work out. I give you permission to not understand how how it's all going to come out, but just to believe. I'm going to worship God's going to do the impossible. ((music playing)) We're coming back. We're coming back.

We're My son's not This story does not end in death. My story ends in life. So, they came to the place of which God had told him. And Abraham built an altar there, placed the wood in order, and he bound. Oh, I'm sorry. I missed a really cool part.

Sorry. Go back a couple verses in your in your in in in the in the in the verses to um to verse six. So Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and he laid it on Isaac his son. And he took the fire in his hand and a knife, and the two of them went together.

((music playing)) So Isaac with this wooden burden on his shoulders, if you would have seen them in silhouette walking up the mountain, you would have seen a father and a son and what would have looked like a cross on his back. Isaac verse 7 spoke to Abraham his dad and said, "My father."

And he said, "Here I am, my son." And he said, "Look, I see the fire and I see the wood, but where is the ((music playing)) lamb for a burnt offering?" And Abraham said literally in the in the Hebrew language, "My son, God will provide himself the lamb." God will provide himself the lamb.

God will provide himself as the lamb. So the two of them went together. Then they ((music playing)) came to the place of which God had told them. We read this part. Abraham built an altar there and placed the wood in order. He bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar upon the wood.

And Abraham stretched out his hand, not knowing how this was all going to work out, but willing to follow through and obey God. He took the knife to slay his son. But the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said,"Abraham,"Abraham," and he said, "Here I am."

And he said, "Do not lay your hand on the lad. Do not do anything to him. For now I know you fear God since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me. You don't care about the ((music playing)) things I promised to do through you more than you care about me."

Abraham lifted his eyes and looked and behind him there was a ram caught in a thicket by its horns. ((music playing)) So Abraham went and took the ram and offered it for a burnt offering instead of his son. ((music playing)) And Abraham called the name of the place the Lord will provide.

As it is said to this day ((music playing)) in the mount of the Lord it shall be provided. I bring this to your attention as we come to the altar because this Genesis 22 is the first instance of the word love in the ((music playing)) entire Bible. The entire scripture, there's not been one mention of the word love up until this moment.

And when is love chosen to be first mentioned? It's in connection with a father willing to lay down the life of his son. How are we to think about? How are we to have our thoughts framed about love? What is love? What does love look like? Love looks like this.

God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son so that whoever ((music playing)) would believe in him would not perish but have everlasting life. God had Isaac live that day because he knew he didn't need to die. He ((music playing)) was willing to provide his son as the lamb slain from before the foundation of the world.

And ((music playing)) sprinkling these little moments all throughout the Bible is just his way of making sure we never think it was just an accident. This was always the plan. The cross was always on God's mind. God was always, even before he created mankind, willing to go to these lengths ((music playing)) to save us so that we would always know the great love that he has for us.

Don't you ever for a moment think that you're not loved for by God. God so loved you that he was willing to send Jesus to save you. So come on, let's enter into that love. Let's let that love wash all over us. Let's let the thoughts of am I worthy of that that you're you were never worthy of it.

That was never the point. Your father loves you. He loves you today. So let's worship him. Let's settle into his presence. Let's give him praise. He has provided our greatest need. And if he provided the means of salvation, our greatest need, how will he not also provide every other thing? >> So God, we choose in holding the cup and tasting the bread to truly believe you are what we need.

So we look to you as we worship in Jesus name. ((music playing)) This is ((music playing)) communion. Your [singing] body broken. ((music playing)) The cup we're drinking is bitter sweet ((music playing)) that [singing] gift of friendship through ((music playing)) his salvation born of your [singing and music] suffering on Calary. We remember the sacrifice ((music playing)) of Lord. We remember [singing] the cross for ((music playing)) our first.

We remember [singing] the only son of God upon ((music playing)) the from rise to favor. Through you [singing and music] our savior, the work complete in force [singing and music] led by your kindness. Take the presence as [singing and music] we receive. We remember ((music playing)) the sacrifice [singing] of love. We remember the ((music playing)) blood poured out for us. We remember [music and singing] the only son of God upon the cross.

((music playing)) We remember [singing] the price you had to pay. ((music playing)) We remember the home that made the way. ((music playing)) We remember the lamb all slay upon the cross. ((music playing)) How can you? There [singing and music] is a table for all who would come. All [singing] who would come. ((music playing)) Taste now and see. There is [singing and music] a table for all who would come [singing and music] for all who would come.

Taste now [music and singing] and see. Take the bread sees a table for his [music and singing] mercy is in for the many and the wine. ((music playing)) This is communion. [singing] Take it as ((music playing)) you will. [singing] For his blood is powerless. By his words we shall renew. Heat. Heat. Heat. ((music playing)) [singing] ((music playing)) >> ((music playing)) >> Heat. Heat. ((music playing)) [singing] >> ((music playing)) >> This is coming.

((music playing)) ((music playing)) Heat. Heat. ((music playing)) Heat. Heat. ((music playing)) ((music playing)) Remember ((music playing)) the heart of the Lord. ((music playing)) Take the bread. Receive the cup. For his [singing] mercy is enough ((music playing)) for the many and the one. This is communion. [music and singing] Take it as often as you will. For his blood is power [singing] still. By his wounds we shall be healed.

Oh this is communion. This [singing] is commun. Oh this ((music playing)) is commun. Thank you Jesus for your blood. And this is communion. ((music playing)) Oh, ((music playing)) thank you Jesus. [singing] ((music playing)) Flowing cup of blood. I am dead to sin. ((music playing)) I'm [singing] alive again. ((music playing)) And it won't run dry. What ((music playing)) his supply? [singing] Oh, >> there's power in the power.

There's power ((music playing)) ((music playing)) of [singing] I am dead to ((music playing)) you. ((music playing)) ((music playing)) Heat. Heat. ((music playing)) Heat. Heat. ((music playing)) ((music playing)) >> ((music playing)) >> There is there ((music playing)) power in ((music playing)) there. Power in your ((music playing)) power. There's power >> in your blood. >> There's ((music playing)) power in the power. ((music playing)) ((music playing)) It's just ((music playing)) coming. Take it as [singing] soft to answer it. For his blood is power still.

By his wounds [singing and music] we shall be. This is communion. ((music playing)) >> ((music playing)) ((music playing)) ((music playing)) >> How sweet it is. How sweet it is to be under [singing] your ((music playing)) blood. How sweet [singing] it is. How ((music playing)) sweet it is to be under your [singing and music] love. How sweet it is. ((music playing)) How sweet it is to be under [singing] your blood.

How sweet ((music playing)) it is. How sweet it is to [music and singing] be under your love. ((music playing)) >> ((music playing)) >> How sweet it is. How sweet [music and singing] it is to be under your blood. >> ((music playing)) >> I'm [singing] safe within. ((music playing)) I'm safe within. I'm safe within your blood. How ((music playing)) sweet it is. How sweet it is to ((music playing)) be under your love. >> ((music playing)) >> And I'm safe within.

I'm safe within. ((music playing)) I'm safe within. Oh, the Lord. ((music playing)) ((music playing)) How sweet it is. >> ((music playing)) >> Spirit [singing and music] sound, rushing wind, fire of God [singing and music] fall within. Holy Ghost breathe on us we pray as we [singing and music] repent and turn from sin. Revival and smoldering breath of [singing and music] God fan us into flame. We wish the fragrance ((music playing)) of [singing] heaven.

Pour your spirit out. Pour your spirit [music and singing] out. Hey. ((music playing)) ((music playing)) A heart set fully ((music playing)) fear. Purifying faith indeed refine [music and singing] us by strengthe ((music playing)) ((music playing)) king and king to come is what we ((music playing)) need >> ((music playing)) >> the flavor of heaven. Pour your spirit out. ((music playing)) Pour your spirit out. Oh anointing ((music playing)) the power of your presence.

Pour your spirit out. ((music playing)) Pour your spirit out. >> ((music playing)) >> For your spirit. Your spirit. For your ((music playing)) spirit. For your spirit. For ((music playing)) your spirit. ((music playing)) restore your soul. ((music playing)) Proise [singing] singing. We ((music playing)) can hear the wind blowing, blowing, [singing] blowing, move upon ((music playing)) our praises. Our friends, sons and daughters sing. We ((music playing)) can hear the wind blow away sing ((music playing)) and [singing] sing.

We can hear ((music playing)) the wind. The way the wind ((music playing)) move ((music playing)) Heat. Heat. Heat. ((music playing)) ((music playing)) All the silences ((music playing)) ((music playing)) ((music playing)) ((music playing)) ((music playing)) Heat. Heat. ((music playing)) the power of your ((music playing)) presence. Pour your spirit out. Just pour your spirit ((music playing)) out. Pour your spirit out. ((music playing)) Pour your spirit out. >> Pour your spirit out. >> Pour your spirit out.

[singing and music] >> Pour your spirit out. >> Pour your spirit out. >> Pour your spirit out. Pour your spirit out. >> Pour your ((music playing)) spirit out. >> Hold your spirit [singing] out. >> Pour your spit out. >> Oh ((music playing)) spit out. Oh, ((music playing)) blowing. Blowing. Blowing. ((music playing)) Oh, I'm blowing. You're blowing. You're blowing. A fresh wind.

A fresh air. You're blowing. You're blowing. You're blowing. You're ((music playing)) blowing. You're blowing. You're blowing. You're blowing. Yeah. ((music playing)) >> ((music playing)) >> Let all the redeemed prophesy [music and singing] and see. We can feel the wind blowing, ((music playing)) blowing, blowing. move upon our prayers. ((music playing)) Sons and daughters sing. We can hear the wind blowing, [singing] ((music playing)) blowing, blowing.

((music playing)) >> ((music playing)) >> Behold him now ((music playing)) the elders [singing] gather around. Behold him [singing and music] now, the weight of glory here as [singing] he arrives in victory. Open your eyes to [music and singing] majesty. Behold him now. ((music playing)) Behold [singing] him now. ((music playing)) King of heaven. We go in ((music playing)) reence. As the train of [singing] your own fills this temple. As the train [music and singing] of your own fills this temple, ((music playing)) come and have your way in this place ((music playing)) for the new in the elers gather.

((music playing)) We do them now. [music and singing] Lay down our estee. He is enthroning ((music playing)) victory. Open our [singing] hearts up to receive ((music playing)) heaven. ((music playing)) Yeah. You feel the same. ((music playing)) ((music playing)) We're ((music playing)) going [singing] to your ((music playing)) train of yours. ((music playing)) Holy, holy, [music and singing] holy, ((music playing)) holy, [singing] holy. Holy, holy, [singing] ((music playing)) you are holy, ((music playing)) holy, holy. Yes, you are. You are holy. ((music playing)) Holy, holy.

Heat. Heat. ((music playing)) ((music playing)) ((music playing)) Heat. ((music playing)) Heat. ((music playing)) >> ((music playing)) >> Heat. Heat. ((music playing)) ((music playing)) Heat. Heat. ((music playing)) ((music playing)) Heat. Heat. ((music playing)) ((music playing)) Yeah. ((music playing)) ((music playing)) Heat. ((music playing)) for you. ((music playing)) ((music playing)) Can we just sing holy, holy, holy one more time? It says ((music playing)) in Revelation that all the creatures, all the beings, they just sing and sing and sing ((music playing)) and they cry, "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, King of Kings, Lord ((music playing)) of Lords."

I wonder if tonight we could just ((music playing)) give him one thing. One thing to surrender ((music playing)) with every holy we're about to sing. Let it be something. Whether you're pressing ((music playing)) in, whether ((music playing)) you're asking for just more faith, I just need more faith, God. Could ((music playing)) these holies that we sing be a declaration of what we know him to be?

Could we ((music playing)) join in with heaven tonight while we sing, He is holy. He is worthy. ((music playing)) And maybe for the first time tonight, we sing it and we really believe it. Because sometimes we can ((music playing)) sing these songs and they get really kind of repetitive or we sing them so often that they become a little numb.

But can we ((music playing)) just bring it back to life tonight? Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty ((music playing)) who was and is and is to come. He is worthy of our praise night and day, day and night. He is worthy ((music playing)) of us to praise him and to sing and say, "You are holy, God, for what you have done, ((music playing)) what you are doing, what you will do."

He holds his promises. They stay true. They last the test of time. ((music playing)) He's the only one who can do that. Can we just sing holy, holy, ((music playing)) holy, holy, ((music playing)) holy, holy, ((music playing)) holy, holy. ((music playing)) Holy, holy, holy. ((music playing)) ((music playing)) Heat. ((music playing)) Heat. ((music playing)) Oh sh ((music playing)) ((music playing)) ((music playing)) ((music playing)) I say Your built as the straight ((music playing)) of your own will.

Yes. Fresh life. Let's shout unto the Lord all across our church. ((music playing)) Give him a joyful noise. Praise him for his goodness. ((music playing)) Praise him for his faithfulness. Praise him for his kindness. ((music playing)) Praise him for his justice. Praise him for his holiness. ((music playing)) Thank you God. Thank you Lord. You are holy.

You are holy. Holy. Holy. You are worthy. Worthy. Worthy. And we get ((music playing)) to practice now praising you, our King, our Lord, just like we're going to do in heaven. ((music playing)) And it's never going to get old telling you that you're holy, holy, holy, and that you're worthy, ((music playing)) worthy, worthy.

And Lord, I thank you that we get the ((music playing)) chance here on [snorts] earth to worship you with our whole lives in the midst of what we're dealing with. In the midst of our sinful selves, in the midst of our struggles, in the midst of our doubts, in the midst of our pain, in the midst of our grief, in the midst of being in a broken and fallen world where there's disease and sickness and pain and cancer and divorce and ((music playing)) death, and we get to worship you here and now in the middle of it all.

And Lord, would you help us to see that it's a privilege and it's a joy because in ((music playing)) all eternity we're going to be perfect and we won't deal with any of those things. But now we get to practice faith. And now you get to grow our faith and strengthen our faith and keep our chin ((music playing)) up, our eyes focused on you.

We thank you, Lord, in Jesus name. Amen. Amen. Well, we're going to take a few ((music playing)) minutes and pray together. And I just thought, why not just kind of take some time and pray the prayer of Jabz? I mean, we've been learning about it ((music playing)) and um so we're going to just kind of break it up into little pieces and ((music playing)) um we're going to start with well we're going to start ((music playing)) with and Jabz called on the God of Israel saying oh that you would bless me indeed.

So we're going to take a moment where we're going to pray out ((music playing)) loud all together. or the band's going to play behind us and we're just going to call out to the Lord and we're going to say, "God of Israel, God of gods, God who's ((music playing)) God now and God who is God then and God who is God in the future.

Oh that you would ((music playing)) bless me indeed." Let's pray. Voices up. Let's let's lift our voices to the Lord. Lord, we thank you. You are Lord. You are God. ((music playing)) We adore you. And we thank you that you adore us. And that while we were still ((music playing)) sinners, you died for us.

You loved us that much. And Lord, we want to boldly proclaim and say, ((music playing)) God, that we ask that you would bless us indeed, Lord, that you would overwhelm ((music playing)) us with your presence, with your kindness, with your blessing, not so that it would stay with us, but so that we could ((music playing)) bless others and that you could bless others through us. and that people would come to know you because of even just us walking into a room and they feel your love and they feel your kindness.

Lord, would we be walking talking examples of your love in ((music playing)) our sphere of influence in our world? Would you bless us indeed? I pray for families who ((music playing)) are asking for financial blessing so that they can yes pay for what they need, but also to bless ((music playing)) others and to grow in generosity.

And we know that your word says that that the world of the generous gets larger and larger, but the world of the stingy ((music playing)) gets smaller and smaller. And we want our worlds to get larger, Lord. And so we ask for your blessing. I pray for families ((music playing)) who are praying for children who maybe have not been able to ((music playing)) have a baby yet and maybe they're in the process of adoption.

Lord, I pray that you would bless their household. Bless the marriages in our church. ((music playing)) Lord, bless the families in our church. I pray blessing on the students in this ((music playing)) house house the youth Lord the children as they grow up knowing you ((music playing)) and hearing you of you and knowing you and praying to you Lord that you would reveal yourself to them bless us indeed ((music playing)) in Jesus name.

Amen. Next one that you would enlarge my territory. We're going to pray God we learned about this a couple weeks ago. Lord, enlarge our ((music playing)) territory, expand our reach, expand our platform, expand our impact, our influence for ((music playing)) your glory. So, let's lift up our voices together as we pray.

And Father, ((music playing)) we do pray this Lord. We pray that you would enlarge our territory, Lord. That ((music playing)) you would expand our reach, Lord. That as you see fit in your timing, ((music playing)) in your grace, in your love, that you would grow our reach for your glory. ((music playing)) And Lord, that we would be willing to step out in faith as you call us. that we would be content where we are, that ((music playing)) the lines have fallen to us in pleasant places, but that we would ask you for more, that we you would ((music playing)) strengthen our faith to ask you for more.

And not for more sake, but for your sake, Lord. And we ask ((music playing)) this in Jesus name. Amen. Next one, that your hand would be with me. We're gonna pray, Lord, that your presence ((music playing)) would be with me wherever I go. That your hand would be with me. And that I would remember that when your hand when your arm is with me, ((music playing)) that all of you is with me.

Not just your hand, not just your arm. Although that would be enough, ((music playing)) but he gives us everything about him. So, let's pray. Let's lift our voices and pray, asking for God's ((music playing)) presence and our awareness of it in our lives. Heat. Heat. And ((music playing)) father, we thank you for your presence.

Your presence is all we need. Your presence changes everything. And Lord, we just admit and ((music playing)) confess that we can't do anything unless you are with us and unless you go with us ((music playing)) and unless you lead us like the good shepherd that you are. So Lord, would you be ((music playing)) with us?

I pray for those of us who who ((music playing)) work who have a job in a difficult workplace. Lord, I pray that as as we meet with you, that your presence would come upon us and that we would see every opportunity ((music playing)) where you call us into the difficult conversations, the difficult people that ((music playing)) we work with.

And Lord, that there would just be a sense of your presence, of your peace, ((music playing)) of your patience, of your power, Lord, that you would flow through us because we cannot do it on our own. Our own patience is limited. Our own power is limited. ((music playing)) Our own peace is limited.

But Lord, you with you is limitless ((music playing)) love, limitless resource, limitless everything. So Lord, would you be with us? I pray for our youth who day in and day out are at school. And Lord, I pray that you'd give them boldness. I pray ((music playing)) that as as they meet with you, that your presence would make them bold.

That they would walk into their schools, whether it's ((music playing)) elementary school, whether it's middle school, whether it's high school, whether it's college, that as they step onto the campus, that your presence ((music playing)) would be known. that it would be almost like an earthquake of something just happened to ((music playing)) this campus and that their the love that you have for them would flow through them and that you would give them boldness to lead.

Boldness to love, boldness to walk in the classroom, boldness to ((music playing)) study hard and do well, boldness to reach out to the lonely and the lost and the struggling ((music playing)) and the isolated. Boldness to love like you love, Lord. Thank you ((music playing)) for your presence. Let it change us in Jesus name.

Amen. And the last ((music playing)) one that we're going to cover this weekend is that you would keep me from evil ((music playing)) that I may not cause pain. And this is Jabz, remember, whose name means ((music playing)) pain. And he's saying, "God, keep me from evil. I don't want to ((music playing)) cause pain. I don't want to be a reminder of pain.

I want to walk with you. I want to do what you've called me to do. And ((music playing)) I want to bring your love. I want to bring your peace. So would we pray lifting our voices that you would keep me from evil ((music playing)) and that I may not cause pain.

Heat. Heat. And Lord, we humble ourselves ((music playing)) before you and we tell you, oh Lord, that you would ((music playing)) keep us from evil. Lord, we confess our sin. ((music playing)) That was what caused you to send your son in the first place. We were so far from you in our sin. And yet in ((music playing)) your love, in your perfect love, you sent your son, Jesus, to die on the cross and to raised from the dead.

But it was our sin that nailed him to the cross. And I pray, Lord, that you would break our hearts for what breaks yours, Lord. that the the sin that we can ((music playing)) be so easily entangled in and and struggling with and ins snared with, ((music playing)) Lord, that it would it would break us.

That we'd be tender to your Holy Spirit teaching us, speaking to us. We confess ((music playing)) our need for you, God. We confess our need for your protection. Lead us not into temptation, ((music playing)) but deliver us from the evil one. And Lord, we don't want to be your children who cause pain.

We want to be ((music playing)) your children who bring hope wherever we go, who bring strength wherever we go. Who ((music playing)) brings peace, shalom, wholeness wherever we go. And so Lord, would your Holy Spirit fall aresh on us, lead us. We thank you, ((music playing)) God, that even if we're struggling in sin today, there's hope for us.

You took that. And for those of us who maybe have something specific, ((music playing)) you don't need to say it out loud, but just confess it to him. Thank you, God, for ((music playing)) your forgiveness. Thank you for making us clean, ((music playing)) white as snow, although our sins were as scarlet. We love you, ((music playing)) Lord, and we worship you.

Thank you. Heat. Heat. ((music playing)) >> ((music playing)) >> I am an instrument ((music playing)) of [singing] exultation and I was Born to lift the name [music and singing] above it all. You hear a [singing] mey of all creation. ((music playing)) There's a [singing] song of praise that only I can bring. Who else is worthy? Who ((music playing)) else is worthy? There is no ((music playing)) one, only you, [singing] Jesus.

Who else is worthy? Who else ((music playing)) is worthy? There is no [singing] one, only you, Jesus. You are the infinite ((music playing)) God [singing] of the angels. Yet you choose to make my heart your dwellings. You hear my brokenness. Show me your glory. ((music playing)) So I have [singing] songs of thanks not even angels sing.

((music playing)) Who else is worthy? Who else is ((music playing)) worthy? There is no [singing] one only ((music playing)) you Jesus. Who else is worthy? Who else is worthy? There is no [singing] one ((music playing)) only you Jesus. Who else is worthy? ((music playing)) Who else is worthy? There is no one ((music playing)) only you Jesus. Who else is worthy? Who else [music and singing] is worthy?

There is no ((music playing)) only you Jesus. ((music playing)) >> ((music playing)) >> It's only you. It's only ((music playing)) It's only you. ((music playing)) Oh, it's only you. It's only ((music playing)) you. It's only God. ((music playing)) of God, anointed one, [singing] who was and is and is to come. ((music playing)) He's seated on the throne above. Holy, holy, ((music playing)) rightous one who shed his blood to prove to us ((music playing)) the father's love.

Jesus Christ be lifted up. ((music playing)) Holy, holy lamb of God ((music playing)) to the world is seiz ((music playing)) ((music playing)) ((music playing)) Jesus Christ we live Who else is worthy? Who else ((music playing)) is worthy? There is no only Jesus. ((music playing)) Who else is worthy? ((music playing)) There is only ((music playing)) you [singing] see ((music playing)) his holy holy rise ((music playing)) ((music playing)) God anoint It was ((music playing)) to come see ((music playing)) ((music playing)) us.

((music playing)) Who else is worthy? ((music playing)) is worthy. There is no ((music playing)) ((music playing)) destru ((music playing)) ((music playing)) Jesus, there is no ((music playing)) ((music playing)) ((music playing)) >> ((music playing)) >> is worthy. There is no one only [singing] you Jesus. Who else is worthy? Who else? ((music playing)) There is [singing] no one. Only you Jesus there is [singing] no one. Only you Jesus there is no one. It's only you Jesus.

((music playing)) Oh Lord we love you. We love you Jesus. We love you. We thank you for what you've ((music playing)) done. We thank you for your saving grace, your mercy over us. We thank you for your mercy, Jesus. ((music playing)) We were a wretch, God, and you saved us. You saved us by your mercy.

((music playing)) You are so good, Father. ((music playing)) >> ((music playing)) >> Now, oh Jesus, you change everything. Chase ((music playing)) for fear. I don't know the words, but I want to sing it so bad. [crying] Jesus, you change everything. [singing] >> ((music playing)) >> Chase here. ((music playing)) Yes, you do. ((music playing)) And now change. ((music playing)) Oh, ((music playing)) here ((music playing)) you will fall as we have tomorrow. >> ((music playing)) >> And now Jesus, you change everything.

((music playing)) ((music playing)) ((music playing)) Jesus, you change everything. Oh, you change it all. Yeah. Come on, give him a shout of praise, church. He changes it all. He saves us all. Oh, ((music playing)) and we call upon the name of Jesus today. Oh, God. ((music playing)) Let's ((music playing)) just sing his name. I ((music playing)) got to do it higher.

Oh, here we are, church. We're singing Jesus, the name of Jesus. Yeshua. Yeshua. ((music playing)) [singing] Oh, we sing Jesus ((music playing)) and Yeshua. Ah, ((music playing)) I want us all to lift our hands together. >> If ((music playing)) you don't want to lift your hands, I want you to lift your hands. We are worshiping Jesus Christ, our risen savior.

Every hand, ((music playing)) we sing Yeshua. Oh, ((music playing)) ((music playing)) yes. ((music playing)) Give you all the ((music playing)) heat. Oh ((music playing)) yes. [music and singing] >> Lift your voice. We sing one more time. ((music playing)) Yes. [music and singing] >> ((music playing)) [singing] >> Thank you, Jesus. We're going to sing Marvelous King. Marvelous King, ((music playing)) you're marvelous, Lord. You're marvelous, ((music playing)) Lord. You're marvelous, wonderful, ((music playing)) whole. >> ((music playing)) >> wonderful counselor Jesus [singing] almighty God the King of Kings ((music playing)) Jesus your marvelous [singing] and wonderful counselor ((music playing)) Jesus [singing] almighty God prince ((music playing)) of peace King of kings.

[singing] There is no ((music playing)) one like you, God. And there [singing] is no one like you. No [music and singing] one. There is. Come on. Do we believe it? ((music playing)) Like you. There [singing] is no one like ((music playing)) you. No. ((music playing)) Oh, there's no one like the Lord. ((music playing)) ((music playing)) We sing marvelous and you're marvelous, wonderful counselor Jesus. ((music playing)) Almighty God, prince of peace, king of kings.

Jesus, your mighty love ((music playing)) and wonderful counselor. Jesus, ((music playing)) almighty God, the prince of peace, the king of ((music playing)) kings. There is no. ((music playing)) There is no one ((music playing)) like you. There is ((music playing)) no like you. There is no ((music playing)) one like you. ((music playing)) Oh, there's no one like you. There's no one like a love.

There's no ((music playing)) one. No one. There's ((music playing)) no one like the Lord. ((music playing)) Sing alle the lion of Judah's [music and singing] overcome. Sing hallelujah. The lion of Judah's overcome. Sing hallelujah. The [music and singing] line of Judah's overcome. Hallelu. Halleluah. Sing hallelujah. ((music playing)) The light [singing] of Judah's overcome. Sing hallelujah. The light of Judah's overcome. Sing hallelujah.

[music and singing] The light of Judah's overcome. Holly. Come on. Sing ((music playing)) hallelujah. The lion of truth is over. Sing hallelujah. is over. ((music playing)) Sing is over. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. ((music playing)) Single ((music playing)) over. Hallelujah. Halleluah. Halleluah. ((music playing)) Halleluah. Halleluah. Halleluah. Halleluah. ((music playing)) Hallelujah. Halleluah. ((music playing)) Heat. Heat. ((music playing)) ((music playing)) Heat. Heat. Heat. ((music playing)) ((music playing)) over ((music playing)) single single ((music playing)) single. Hallelujah. ((music playing)) Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. ((music playing)) Halleluah.

Halleluah. Halleluah. Halleluah. Halleluah. ((music playing)) Halleluah. Hallelu. Halleluah. Halleluah. ((music playing)) Hallelu. Hallelu. Hallelujah. ((music playing)) Hallelujah. ((music playing)) Glory to our God [singing] who reigns. ((music playing)) Glory to the king of heaven, who defeated death [singing] and grave. To the one who lives forever. ((music playing)) Glory to our God who reigns. Glory to ((music playing)) the king forever and who defeated to the one who lives forever.

Glory to ((music playing)) our God who reign. Glory to the king of ((music playing)) the freed. To the one who lives forever. Glory to ((music playing)) our God. Glory to the king of heaven. ((music playing)) To the one who lives forever. ((music playing)) He's alive. He's alive. He's alive. ((music playing)) He's alive. He's alive. ((music playing)) He's alive. He's alive. He's alive.

Heat. Heat. ((music playing)) ((music playing)) Yeah. Heat. ((music playing)) ((music playing)) Heat. Heat. Heat. ((music playing)) Heat. Heat. Heat. ((music playing)) Heat. Heat. ((music playing)) Heat. Heat. Heat. ((music playing)) ((music playing)) Halleluah. Halleluah. Halleluah. Hallelujah. ((music playing)) Oh the light of Judah. He rules the rain. There [singing] is no one like you and there [singing] is ((music playing)) no one like you. No one ((music playing)) is [singing] no one like you, God. And there is [singing and music] no one like you.

No. Oh, we love you, Lord. Give them a shout ((music playing)) of praise. I mean, aren't you just so proud to ((music playing)) be a follower of Jesus? Aren't you just so glad that you get to be his child? That you get to repres Isn't it so wonderful to get to brag on your king?

Come on. Is anybody else got a king that did what our king did? Is anyone else got a lord who did what our God can do? Come on. He defeated death. He defeated grave. He bought us forever. He put your name on the palm of his hand. He's got your name written on a table setting in heaven.

Come on. If you're proud to be a follower of Jesus, lift up your voice. Come on, sing hallelujah. The Lion of Judah, he's overcome. Come on, let the roar of praise rise up in this church. Come on, give him some glory. Give him some praise. Sing with me.

The light of truth has over. ((music playing)) The light of truth is over. Halleluah. ((music playing)) Halleluah. Halleluah. Halleluah. Halleluah. Halleluah. ((music playing)) Halleluah. Halleluah. Halleluah. Halleluah. ((music playing)) Halleluah. Hallelujah. Halleluah. ((music playing)) Halleluah. Halleluah. Halleluah. Hallelujah. ((music playing)) Hallelujah. ((music playing)) Heat. Heat. ((music playing)) ((music playing)) There's no ((music playing)) ((music playing)) All right, just for a moment. Is it okay if we open up the word together?

Would that be all right? You guys could grab your seats if you want. I think we're going to bring our little table. We're Don't We're not going to preach long. I just I just wanted to encourage you from ((music playing)) the book of 2 Chronicles. This is a a passage of scripture that has meant so much to me in my life and I just felt it so strongly in this past week.

Um 2 Chronicles chapter 34. We read these words. Josiah was 8 years old when he became king and he reigned 31 years in Jerusalem. ((music playing)) Now, I know you you know you you're used to just reading the Bible and being like, "Well, that's amazing." But can anybody else like go with me on this journey of that's wild, right?

I don't know when the last time you saw an eight-year-old was, but I thought I'd just refresh your imagination if I could find an 8-year-old boy anywhere in the house of God today. My man, this is th this is what an eight-year-old looks like. Okay. Can you imagine being made king at eight, Lennox? >> No. >> I I thought you'd say something different.

I thought you'd say you've been you've been waiting for that. Can can you imagine if if something happened to me and they were like, "Hey, you just got to just take it just today. Just go for it." Cuz that's what happened to this cat. His dad died and there was no one else to fill that position.

And so they ((music playing)) grabbed him at 8 years old and said, "You're now the king of Israel. You you can't even drive yet. You don't even have a chariot yet, but you have the keys to the whole city." Right? And so here's here's what it says next. You want to just hang with me for a second?

Okay. Here's what it says. It's take your son to work day. It says ((music playing)) Josiah was 8 years old when he became king. He reigned 31 years in Jerusalem. And look at this. It says, ((music playing)) "And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord. He walked in the ways of his father ((music playing)) David.

He did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left in ((music playing)) the eighth year of his reign." So he's he's been king for eight years now. He's now 16. Our math experts are going to figure this out. While he was still young, anybody agree that 16's still pretty young to be king of a whole country, he began here.

Here's what I pray happens to you, Lennox, your whole life. He I pray for the young people of our church. He began ((music playing)) to seek the God of his father, David. And after four years of seeking God, he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high ((music playing)) places. The wooden images, the carved images, and the molded images they broke.

You ((music playing)) finding some interesting stuff in your vest pockets. Are you bored? You want to sit down? Go ahead. Sit down. Thank you, Lenny, for being in the sermon. When When he got in the third vest pocket, I knew he was done being in the illustration. He broke down purging Judah of the high places, wooden images, carved images, molded images.

Okay, these things, by the way, should never have been there. It took a child who became king to realize how the nation had gone wrong. ((music playing)) So verse four, he breaks down the altars of the bales. This goes on, I mean, this guy, he's he was committed. Verse five, he burns the bones of the priests on their altars and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.

There was these priestly altars to false gods in in the in the temple. So ((music playing)) he killed he executed these wack leaders and put the I mean this is that's a V for vendetta. Okay, it's Halloween. It's a perfect text for the Halloween week. Sprinkled their like down his elbow down the on the it was just wild, right?

Verse ((music playing)) six. He did so in the cities of Manasseh Eve from Simeon as far as Napali. He's ((music playing)) trying to clean up the whole country. May God do it today. Verse 7. When he had broken down the altars and the wooden images, had beaten the carved images to powder, cut down all the incense altars throughout all the land of Israel.

Then he returned to Jerusalem and in ((music playing)) the 18th year of his reign. Okay, so what age is he now? He started at 8. He's 18th year. He's 26 years old. Can anybody agree? Still young. Frontal lobe has not fully developed young. Okay, which for a for a guy, new data suggests as early as 30 is as as late as 30 is when the frontal lobe of a male is uh is is finally developed fully on average.

Right? This is crazy. Which is why it's such a mistake to introduce ((music playing)) uh addictive substances earlier. When you introduce an addictive substance before your brain's fully formed, it is far easier to become addicted to the substance. uh the amount if you look into the amount of alcoholics who began drinking before they were 21 or before they were 18.

It's if if you're going to do anything with a substance in your life, delay it, delay it, delay it uh until your brain is fully loded and and only introduce in your life in in small increments where there's not going to be power over you. I'm talking about, of course, drinking here.

I'm not talking about other substances here. Um that wasn't my sermon. Just felt it right there. Okay. So then look at this verse uh verse 9. They came to Hilkaya the high priest. They delivered money. Okay? So they did they don't go into it here. They go into it other parts of the Bible.

Basically the whole temple to God was in disrepair. There was temples to every other god in the land that was fully functioning but the temple of God was in disrepair. So not only did he have to tear down false temples of worship, but the temple to the true God was broken down and had been neglected.

((music playing)) And so he's reforming it. He's fundraising. People are giving. All sorts of different people are ((music playing)) serving and using their gifts to see this thing built. And so verse 9, they came to Hilkaya, the high priest. They were delivering money now that had been raised to bring into the house of God, which the Levites who kept the doors had gathered from the hand of Manasseh and from all the remnant of Israel, from all around Judah and Benjamin, and which they had brought back to Jerusalem.

I'm going somewhere. Verse 10. When ((music playing)) they put it in the hand of the foremen who had the oversight of the house of the Lord, they gave it to the workmen who worked in the house of the Lord to repair and to restore the house. They gave it to the craftsmen, the builders to hue stone, timber, beams.

They to rebuild the house of the kings that of Judah had destroyed. The men did the work faithfully. And then it lists out every single person involved. Why? Because God sees every single person that's a part of something great happening and not just the one involved. So the sons of of Jahath and Obadiah, Levites, sons of Marari, Zechariah, Mashulum, Kohites to supervise.

God sees every person involved in it. Those who played skillfully with instruments of music. There were burdenbearers. May God raise up those who want to bear the burden of a ministry. Overseers who do the work in any kind of service. ((music playing)) Others who were scribes, officers, gatekeepers. It takes an army.

Verse 14, they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the Lord. Look at this. Hilkayiah the priest found the book of the law of the Lord given by Moses. Wait, found the book. Found the book like the Bible. They went into church. It was so neglected. and they bumped over a box and kicked it over and under it was a scroll and someone opened it up and it was the pentetuk.

What is that? Psalm 23 blowing [snorts] it off. Then Hilkaya answered and said to Shaen the scribe, I have found the Bible. I found the book of the law in the house of the Lord. Hilkaya gave the book to Chiffon. Chiffon carried the book to the king, bringing the king word and saying, "All that was committed to your servants to do, we were going to build the house up.

We were going to make the temple a big deal again." And then and then he says this, "Oh, also uh Hilkaya the priest gave me a book. You might want to check it out. It seems noteworthy." as you try and lead on the throne and lead us back to God, which is what you're trying to do based completely on hearsay.

Everything Josiah did from 8 on till ((music playing)) 26, he did without the Bible, just on the the whispered down, passed down stories. Things had gotten so bad and so depraved in Israel, they didn't have a Bible. We can thank Josiah's grandfather, Manasseh, for ((music playing)) that. Because the only king worse than Josiah's dad, Ammon, was his grandfather, Manasseh, who made it his personal quest to rid the nation of Israel of scripture and burnt every single copy he could get his hands on because he knew if the people read it, they would know that he was leading badly. that he was himself personally ((music playing)) worshiping every god imaginable, including gods that demanded you worship them by sacrificing your own children.

And so, it's possible this was the one last remaining copy of God's word in the world at this time that some smart ((music playing)) priest had the presence of mind to hide inside the temple. This is how bad things had ((music playing)) gotten. God's word had gotten completely lost. Thus it happened, verse 19, when the king heard the words of the law, he tore his clothes.

And this is, of course, a huge picture of repentance. And you can only imagine how much better the revival got now that they had the Bible involved, now that they actually had this involved. And when they did get this involved, I mean, verse 26, God said, "As for the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the Lord in this manner, you shall speak to him and tell the king this."

Because God was pleased with what was happening. Of course, because your heart was tender, you humbled yourself before me. When you heard his words against this place and ((music playing)) its inhabitants, you humbled yourself before me. You tore your clothes. You wept before me. So I, God, have heard you.

What I believe God says about your prayers, well, I have heard you. Surely I will gather you to your fathers. You're going to die. You're going to be gathered to your fathers in peace. your eyes will not see the calamity that ((music playing)) I will bring on the place and its inhabitants.

He's talking about the captivity that was already in motion. So the king sent and gathered the elders and because he had now read the Bible, he knew they needed to have parties like Passover. Of course, Israel hasn't hadn't been doing Passovers because they didn't have the Bible to tell them you're supposed to have have Passover, right?

So he went up to the house of the Lord with all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the priests, the Levites, the people, great and small. ((music playing)) He read in their hearing the words of the book of the covenant which had been found in the house of the Lord.

((music playing)) Then the king stood in his place. He made a covenant before the Lord to follow God, to keep his commandments, his testimonies, his statutes with all his heart, all his soul, to perform the covenant written in the book. And he made all who were present take a stand.

So the inhabitants ((music playing)) of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers. So Josiah removed all the abominations from the country that belonged to the children of Israel. He made all who were present in Israel diligently served the Lord their God all his days.

They did not depart from following God. And then I want to read one last part. It's from ((music playing)) 2 Kings. Now the parallel account, it says verse 21. So the king commanded all the people saying, "Keep the Passover to the Lord your God, the reminder of the blood written over your doorpost to keep the angel of death from coming into your home."

This which of course pointed forward to Jesus. And then here's what it says. It says, "Such a Passover surely had never been held." Such a Passover surely had never been held since the days of the judges who judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel and the kings of Judah.

What an incredible neglected often account of one of the most incredible periods ((music playing)) moments of revival surely to ever have taken place. And it all happened because this boy king sought God. A few takeaway truths before ((music playing)) we worship. I just wanted to bring this to you because I believe this tells us that God wants to work through who and what are easily overlooked.

I believe that if you would have ((music playing)) seen Josiah at 8 years old taking the the crown, taking the the oath of office, nobody in in in their right mind would think this is surely going to be the means of which God brings revival to his people. This is going to be a time of restoration.

This is going to lead to renewal. ((music playing)) It's easy in our own lives. It's easy in our own midst. It's easy even looking in the mirror to overlook who and what God wants to use. But I dare you to believe, Fresh Life Church, ((music playing)) that God wants to use you to do incredible things in this world.

The world still waits. History still waits to see what can happen when a life is fully devoted to God. And I believe especially we are going to see in our day a youthled movement, a revival of young men and young women standing up for God, unashamed, without fear.

((applause)) A wave of of Bible studies started on on campuses all across the cities in our in our church. Young people loving God, following God, seeking God, caring more about what God thinks about them. And we speak life over the next generation. We speak life over the Josiah. We speak life over every fresh life kid, over every fresh life youth, every young.

I love I love too this story tells us the stages to revival. You you look at at this story, it's like when did the revival happen? Did it happen when he was eight and he started to to to ((music playing)) have thoughts towards God? Yes. Did it happen when he was 16 and began to seek God?

Yes. Did it happen when he was 20 and began to prioritize God's house? 26 when he began to tear down. Yes. Right. Did it happen when he found the Bible? Did it happen when he when he called the nation to the B? Did he happen when he began raising funds for for the work of The answer is yes.

There's there's stages to revival which means it's easy at at any moment at any time to miss out on what we're actually looking at and to see a part of the process a vital link in the chain ((music playing)) of the 31 years of this man's life. There were so many different stages and I think from one stage ((music playing)) to the next we can just be so hurry to get there to arrive and we forget that that every time we take a step it's a movement towards towards where God ultimately wants us to go.

It's easy to get overwhelmed because we just want to be there already. But my encouragement to you is be ((music playing)) faithful here. Be faithful now. Be faithful at 26. Serve God when you're 16. When you get to 31 you'll look back and be glad you did. Serve God when you're eight.

You don't ever have to see God redeem the years a lot locus destroyed because you don't ever have to give those years over to sin. Give God your youth. Give seek seek your creator now in the days that you are young. Every stage matters. Every stage is important.

Every stage can develop. And of course, the story tells us that it's never too late to do the right thing. the nation's so far gone that there's no scripture in the in the in the whole land of Israel. There's no law of Moses and you go, "Ah, they're done, man.

Put a cork in them." ((music playing)) And yet God had this great work of revival in heart, in mind. So it's never too late. It's never too dark. It's never It's never impossible. It's never hopeless. >> God does the impossible. Do you believe it? God can do the impossible today.

God can do the impossible right now. [applause and music] I also love how this text tells us that repentance is met with mercy. Don't you just love that God ((music playing)) says, "I saw you when you tore your robe. I saw you when you bent your knee. I saw you when you humbled yourself."

Do you believe today that God still gives grace to the humble? If there's repentance in our heart, that's going to be met with mercy in our lives, a refreshing reign of revival when we turn from our wicked ways. When we repent and turn to him with a full united, undivided heart, I love as well that this story tells us that the that when the word of God is revered, things can really ((music playing)) change.

There was lots of efforts, lots of work, lots of things that were tried. But when they found scripture and lifted it to its right, right and high and lofty place, we like to say around here that we tremble before God's word because it's alive. And I think in a day when we have all these different translation and all these versions and we can we can get with the whole Bible is just one Google search away, ((music playing)) we can sort of be flippant and cavalier and forget how precious and how important and how much God God's word matters.

And we need to fight to make sure God's ((music playing)) word has the loudest voice in our lives. Why have these days of prayer been so important? because we're just ratcheting up the volume in our seeking after God. ((music playing)) We don't want our Netflix hours watched and our social media hours watched to eclipse and become more important.

Slowly but surely, incrementally, scrolling can take place of the scroll of God's word that he gave to us, delivered to us. We need to make sure and fight that his word still is like honey, that his word still is like fire. That his word still in our lives is like the hammer.

Come on. that his word is life and light and salvation. His word is power. His word is sacred. We want to elevate God's word. ((music playing)) Maybe scripture hasn't gotten lost in our culture. It's there. But maybe it's been lost and neglected from its rightful place in ((music playing)) our hearts. That it needs to be lifted back.

That we need to be going through like going, "Oh my gosh, look at my calendar." Cuz they were looking at their calendar going, "Wait a minute. This word says we're to be in Passover. We need to get right with God's word, not with what the calendar says. You see what I'm saying?

We need to we need to look at our lives and be saying, "What is out of sync? What is out of step with what God wants to speak and not let culture and not let anything else ((music playing)) take the place of God's word?" When the word of God is revered in our lives, things can really ((music playing)) change.

I love that this this story also teaches us that legacy can go unseen like an underground fire. I had a friend who had a burn pile ((music playing)) on his property and he accidentally ignited an underground fire in a root system he didn't even know was there from a tree that had been cut down perhaps decades before.

((music playing)) And this thing smoldered for days unseen and then ignited when least expected. I dare you to believe that your Christian legacy can be just like that. What am I trying to say? I'm trying to say every time we read it three or four times, Josiah sought God like his father David.

You go, wait a minute. David's not his dad. Ammon's his dad. David's not his dad. Manasses his dad. Oh, come on. In Christianity, it can skip a generation. We can just choose to completely bypass whatever was handed to us ((music playing)) that's not from God and choose to say something begins that's going to pick up right where we left off.

What David did, I'm choosing to do. What Abraham did, Jabz chose to do. We can choose to call on the God of Israel. And we can't just judge by what ((music playing)) God does in the moment. David could have, if he would have lived a hundred or 200 years, felt like his life was a failure because so many of the kings ((music playing)) that came after him were whack jobs.

I wouldn't trust these guys with safety scissors. ((music playing)) But God knew Josiah was coming. And the Bible said, we didn't read it, but it says there was, if you go hundreds of years forward and backward, there's not a king like Josiah after him. There wasn't hardly a king like Josiah before ((music playing)) him.

And this is fruit to David's spiritual account. And God can do it through you. You can't just say, "What happened in my life? What do I get to see?" We can believe that by faith, we can ignite a root ball underground. That God can erupt ((music playing)) into flame a hundred years from now or 500 years from now.

We just got to be faithful in our day with what's in front of us. And I'm believing for a Josiah generation to rise up in our midst. What does his name mean? His name, I love this because we were praying. Zach was leading us in prayer this morning around the idea of healing.

And Josiah means Yahweh heals. Yahweh heals. Yahweh heals when scripture is listened to. Yahweh heals when worship is restored. Yahweh heals when the house of God is prioritized. ((music playing)) Yahweh heals when we're putting the blood over our homes. We're believing for the blood of Jesus to protect our marriages ((music playing)) and to protect our children and our grandchildren.

Oh, come on. Josiah called the people ((music playing)) to take a stand. And I wonder, is there anyone across Fresh Life Church who needs to get up to the front and say, "I'm taking a stand." Come on. I'm going to stand up boldly for Jesus. Get out of your seat and come.

Come on, fill up the space if you feel the Holy Spirit calling you to ((music playing)) take a stand. Come on, get up to the front. I'm calling young people as young as eight. I'm calling younger people in that. I'm saying some 16y olds and some 60 year olds who say, "I want to I want to respond to the voice of the Holy Spirit in my life.

I want to live boldly in my generation." ((music playing)) Come on, get out of your seat and come up to the front. I think sometimes physical movement is powerful because it allows us to take a step on the outside in ((music playing)) response to the voice of God on the inside. Some of the most powerful moments in my life have come in response to worship and God calling and ((music playing)) God prompting and physical movement.

So, I just wonder if there's a few more people who just want to say, "Make me a ((music playing)) Josiah at my work. Make me a Josiah in my city. I want to be a Josiah. I want to I want to see Yahweh heal in our church. I want to see Yahweh heal in ((music playing)) our community, in our in our family."

Come on, get out of your seat and come and let's worship him. Come on, let's wait on God. Let's trust that the healing he needs to do in us is ((music playing)) going to lead to healing he's going to do through us. [singing] >> Thank you, God. >> Thank you, Lord.

((music playing)) >> Jesus, we worship you. ((music playing)) And all the earth will shout your ((music playing)) praises. Our hearts will rise. These walls will sing [music and singing] you. All the earth will shout ((music playing)) your praise. Our hearts will cry. Jesus will save me. ((music playing)) And all the earth ((music playing)) will feel your praise. ((music playing)) And your praise ((music playing)) in honor.

So we pour out our praise. We pour out our praise. Your ((music playing)) ins. So we pour out our praise. You are your ((music playing)) ins. We pour out our praise. ((music playing)) We pour our praise coming in. So we pour out our praise. ((music playing)) All the earth will sound your ((music playing)) praise. Our hearts will cry.

These will sing. ((music playing)) >> ((music playing)) >> All the earth will sh ((music playing)) ((music playing)) >> We're going to pray. We're going to pray over those responding at every location in church online as well. You're responding to this this call. You're responding to this call from God this moment. Before we pray, I just want to tell you the ((music playing)) title of this message.

The title of this message, I didn't tell you earlier. It was, "Look what I found. Look what I found." Come on. Look, look what I found. Like, look, you just you didn't know it was there. You didn't know it was in your pocket. I believe that that for those of us in the presence of God responding to his call, we're going to people are going to be like, "How how are you doing what you're doing?

How are you able to what how is God doing this in your life?" I don't know. Look what I found. Look what I found in his presence. Look what I found in his word. Look what I found when I worshiped him. I ((music playing)) encountered God and the rest is history.

Amen. Father, come on. Raise your hands of faith towards these at the front. God, we thank you for these who are saying, "I want to be a Josiah. I want to be an agent of healing, responding to movement, saying, I need a stand. I need to take a stand.

I'm going to stand for righteousness. I'm going to stand for Jesus. I want to stand for the gospel." I pray for ((music playing)) a fresh filling and an impartation of your Holy Spirit. God, I pray for scales to fall from eyes to see Jesus ((music playing)) clearly. Thank you for gifts that were given at the moment you knit them together in your mo in their mother's womb.

Thank you for the plans, the good plans that you have for them. I pray they would walk in those plans. God, I pray like Josiah, not turning to the right hand, ((music playing)) not turning to the left hand, skipping whatever generations they need to skip to follow after ((music playing)) ancestors that followed you like David.

And I pray this in Jesus name. In Jesus name. Come on, give God a good amen. Hey, we got one more song before we dismiss you. And there's still some more room up here. If you want to get closer, we got a little dancy kind of praise song.

So, we can fill this place up with praise. You can remain up here. You can join those up here. But before we go, come on, let's let's give God ((music playing)) some praise. Let's give God some dancing. You got some worship left to give him? Come on, let's go out with joy. >> ((music playing)) >> When I was lost and all alone, ((music playing)) your presence was where I fell home.

You were there and you're here right now. ((music playing)) In every high and every [singing] low, ((music playing)) you never left me without. You were good [music and singing] and you're good right now. ((music playing)) I'll witness your faithfulness. [singing] I've seen you bring life ((music playing)) within. Oh, for up my face ((music playing)) you're worthy of your promises never. ((music playing)) I've got stories I live to tell.

((music playing)) So I'll put up my face again. You're worthy. ((music playing)) You're worthy of all. >> ((music playing)) >> You left it and chose the cross. Laid ((music playing)) down your life to rescue us. The savior then is the savior ((music playing)) now. But even death was not the ((music playing)) end. You conquered us so I could live. resurrecting.

((music playing)) Resurrecting ((music playing)) resurrecting resurrecting. ((music playing)) I witness your faithfulness. ((music playing)) I see your life [singing] with it. So I pour out ((music playing)) my praise again. You're worthy cuz you're worthy of all. Your ((music playing)) promises never fail. I've got stories I live to tell. So I pour out ((music playing)) my face and get your way. Heat. Heat.

Heat. ((music playing)) You're ((music playing)) good and I've witnessed it. >> Yeah. >> You're strong and I've witnessed ((music playing)) it. You're [singing] constant. I've witnessed it and I'm confident. I'll ((music playing)) see it again and again. You love and [singing] I've witnessed it. You ((music playing)) heal and I've witnessed it. You save and I've witnessed ((music playing)) it and I'm confident.

I'll see it again. ((music playing)) You're good and I'm witnessing. You're strong and I'm ((music playing)) witnessing. You're watching I'm witnessing ((music playing)) and I'm coming. I'll see you again. ((music playing)) Heat. Heat. Heat. ((music playing)) ((music playing)) I'll ((music playing)) see you again. ((music playing)) ((music playing)) Heat. Heat. Heat. ((music playing)) ((music playing)) >> ((music playing)) >> Heat. Heat. ((music playing)) [singing] >> ((music playing)) >> So I see ((music playing)) I tell you why. ((music playing)) >> ((music playing)) ((music playing)) >> All my life I've seen no good.

((music playing)) All my life I've seen no good. ((music playing)) I've witnessed your ((music playing)) faithfulness. [singing] I've seen you bring life with him. So [singing] I'll pour out my praise again. You're ((music playing)) worthy, God. You're worthy of all of it. Your promises [singing] never fail. I've got stories I'll ((music playing)) live to tell. [singing] So I pour out my praise again.

((music playing)) You're worthy, God. You're worthy of all of it. ((music playing)) Come on, let's thank God this evening. Are you grateful tonight? Man, what a special a special time together. I'd like to do it again next Thursday. Um, I'm a little emotional and ((music playing)) I'm not sorry about it. Um, that's an announcement.

Um, hey, tomorrow ((music playing)) morning 6:30, let's get together on Zoom. Let's open up our day in prayer. ((music playing)) They've just been amazing. Thank you to all of you for joining us on those. It's so special. ((music playing)) And thank you for those of you that were leading in prayer. And we've got one more.

Let's finish strong tomorrow. And of course, let's close out this incredible series together on Sunday. The best of ((music playing)) both worlds. It's been so powerful and important for our church. And we're going to look back on that time and say, "Thank you, Jesus, for ((music playing)) our pastors." And on that note, you know, it is our last opportunity in October to thank our pastors during ((music playing)) pastor appreciation month.

That ((music playing)) last song was really powerful because you know my wife and I our whole life and marriage we have you to thank for. I mean that and ((music playing)) you know we just uh we graduated our son and I texted you first to say look at the fruit of the life of a young man who texted me on Sunday and said I want to be a chaplain.

((music playing)) Yo how cool is that? So, I mean, that's a big deal if you've met him. Um, [snorts] we love him. And ((music playing)) but I'm just saying like we've we've baptized hundreds of people. We've been to dozens of weddings. We've seen ((music playing)) young people go to heaven and find the promise of Jesus that are now part of the great cloud of witnesses that that joined ((music playing)) us tonight as we sung of Jesus and we invited him here and and so I mean thank you is just not it doesn't even come close ((music playing)) to how grateful we are for for you answering God's call for him to breathe fresh life in our cities and online. and God knew what he was going to do through it.

And so, would you just join me one more time? Can we thank ((music playing)) our pastors? Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. We love you. ((music playing)) We love you, church. Thanks for joining us. Those of you online as well, we love you and we ((music playing)) can't wait to see you tomorrow morning, 6:30 Mountain time.

God bless you guys.