Yes! You are in! How powerful are these brothers from Life Church, Visalia, CA? Special thanks to Bold Franky, Rubben and now Rudy. The father of Ruben. And you want to talk about getting real? Check out how he comes out swinging, boldly sharing the darkness of where he was. Here you go...
Wow! Thank you Pastor Rudy! Father of Ruben. Listener, skeptic, think about where they were (hopeless) and where are they today (Hope/productive). Encouraging lives for the better. You know I love my rhetorical questions. Does this broken planet need more Hope or hopelessness? Function or dysfunction?
We all pay the price for dysfunction to some degree. Doubt me? Go to downtown Los Angeles. It looks like a garbage dump.
Ok, most of you don't live in LA. I bet there is dysfunction even in your own little paradise. How do I know that? Rom 3:23. It is what we flawed humans do really well.
So what didn't work for Rudy and Ruben? What did?
Have you ever given up on yourself? You are not alone.
So low, So lost. You are not alone.
Yet there is hope. Do as Rudy did for the better/stronger.
Holy Spirit hovering over you. Light, Hope.
Rehab worked.
Coming to Jesus moment worked.
Polite persistence.
Holy Ghost Set Up.
Are you tired? Are you lost? Is this real?
God is real. The Word is active and alive. The Holy Spirit is real. Jesus Christ is real. Skeptic, there is one way to find out. Do as Rudy did...what did work.
Slayed in the Spirit.
Spiritual Surgery.
Acts 16, cleaning house.
Loving a child even if they screw up. Prodigal Son.