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Welcome to the weekly podcast of River Valley Church. We're glad you're here. Our heart is to lead people to Jesus and launch them into their God given purpose. So we pray you would encounter God in a fresh new way today. To learn more about our church, visit rivervalley.org now let's tune in to this week's message. Well, our theme for the year is Speak Lord. We're listening. And we've already had a few sermons on this with the Vision and then God of the Whisperer. And we are starting a new series today from Samuel. It's gonna be several weeks long and we're just gonna kinda take a few chapters in Samuel because that's where our theme verse comes from. Speak, Lord, Your servant is listening. So we wanted to do that and there's gonna be value adds with this series. Matter of fact, every Tuesday night during this series, there'll be a live thing on YouTube and we want everybody to join. There'll be one of the different pastors. This week, it'll be me. And so on Tuesday, 8pm we're gonna do this and do a value add. But there's all sorts of things with our reading, with our Bible reading and excited for this and for those of you that are new and you're like, what? Speak Lord, we're listening. Let me give you a quick review. That's our theme. We believe that God still speaks. We believe that, that God still speaks. All right. Hebrews chapter one, verses one and two. It says in the past God spoke to our ancestors, the through the prophets, at many times and in various ways. But in these last days he spoke to us by a son whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom all also he made the universe. So he's saying he's speaking to us through Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is speaking to us. And that's a good thing. I just remember years ago, I forget which politician was being mocked for. But they're like, this guy believes that God speaks to him. And I wanted to yell like through the tv, like, I do too. Like, we're not crazy, all right? But we believe God still speaks. Secondly, hearing God is relational, not just informational. Like, God's not just trying to give you information in this. There's relationship going on. And the third thing is listening always means obedience. They're not like listening going, oh, that was neat. Like, we're hearing it and we want to obey this. Okay? And I want you to know the Bible prioritizes hearing for the believer. Like, hearing is really this primary Mode of being directed by God, learning about God. We're hearing all right. And then we see it after the fact. Like so many of you say, well, if I would see this, then I would believe if I would see this. And God's like, hear my voice. Hear my voice. Listen to me. And many times you look back, you go like, oh, now I see this. But I heard it there, and now it makes sense. So I'll go to our text, because each week that we're in this series, we're gonna read a portion of the Scripture. And we're in First Samuel, chapter three. I'm gonna read a lengthy passage of it. So we get started. The boy Samuel ministered before the Lord under Eli. In those days, the word of the Lord was rare. There were not many visions. And one night, Eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place. The lamp of God had not yet gone out. And Samuel was lying down in the house of the Lord where the ark of God was. Then the Lord called to Samuel, samuel. And he answered, here I am. And he ran to Eli and said, here I am. You called me. But Eli said, I didn't call you. Go back and lie down. So he went and lay down again. The Lord called Samuel. And Samuel got up. He went to Eli and said, here I am. You called me, my son. Eli said, I did not call. Go back and lie down now. Samuel did not yet know the Lord. The word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him. A third time, the Lord called Samuel. And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, here I am. You called me. Then Eli realized that the Lord was calling the boy. So Eli told Samuel, go and lie down. And if he calls you, say, just speak, Lord, for your servant is listening. There it is. That's our theme, really. So Samuel went and laid down his place. And the Lord came and stood there calling at the other times, samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel said, speak, for your servant is listening. And the Lord said to Samuel, see, I am about to do something in Israel that will make the ears of everyone who hears about it tingle. At that time, I will carry out against Eli and everything I've spoken against his family from beginning to end. For I told him that I would judge his family forever because of the sin he knew about. His sons blasphemed God, and he failed to restrain them. All right, so let me just stop for a moment. He's like, doesn't know it's God. He hears the voice. He thinks It's. Eli runs in. It's not. And then finally, Eli's like, okay, I know what's going on. You're about to hear the word of the Lord. You're about to hear God go lay down, and if he speaks again, say, I'm ready to listen. Speak. I'm listening. And then God speaks to him and gives him a really hard message. And then he goes to bed, okay? Goes to sleep. And then the Bible tells us that Eli wakes up in the morning and he says, what was the word? And Samuel's like, something. He's like. And Eli says, tell me, even if it's hard, don't hold back anything. And he's like, okay, you're in trouble, and your kids are in trouble, and God's judging you, and I'm just the messenger, you know? Like. And Eli. You think he could have got mad at him? And Eli goes, well, he's the Lord. He gets to do. Now, I don't understand. Like, this is one of those ones. The first time I read it, I was like, why didn't Eli go? I'm a terrible dad. I don't want this story to end this way. What could I do to change the end of the story? But he doesn't. He just goes, okay, all right. And then it says this. In 1st Samuel 3, it says, the Lord was with Samuel as he grew up, and he let none of Samuel's words fall to the ground. Now, that's saying, like, every time Samuel spoke, there was, like, an anointing on his words that they penetrated. They didn't just fall to the ground carelessly, and they were forgotten by people. It said when Samuel spoke, his words pierced. They had authority. And all of Israel from Dan to Beersheba recognized that Samuel was attested as a prophet of the Lord. The Lord continued to appear at Shiloh, and there he revealed himself to Samuel through his Word. All right, so beautiful, beautiful text. A lot there. I'm gonna try to unpack it. And in the time that we have, we're gonna go back to chapter one. All right? In chapter one of First Samuel, Samuel's mom, Hannah, is praying for a baby. She cannot have a baby. This bothers her. She wants a baby so bad. And she's going to the place of prayer. And while she's praying, she's just, like, crying out to God, but she's not doing anything audible, but her lips are moving. And Eli thinks she's drunk. And he goes over there, and he's like, why are you here in the place for Prayer. Why are you doing this in God's presence? And you're drunk. She goes, I am not drunk. I am not drunk. I am sober. I'm desperate. I want a baby. I have been praying for God to give me a baby. And then Eli goes, oh, you're not drunk. He goes, then may the Lord give you what you're asking for. Isn't that amazing? And he says, may the Lord. And she has this baby, Samuel. So it's interesting because this is the pivotal point of Israel's history. They're going from a time of chaos with the judges, where they'd follow God, then they'd walk away and drift away. Then God would raise up a judge or a deliverer they would set up for you. You got Gideon, you got Samson. You might know these Bible stories. If you're raised in the church and we've got all these judges, then they'd be happy because they're delivered and they'd serve God for a while. Then they drift away. Then they call up to God, and then they need another judge, but that's ending. This period is ending. And they're about to go into a kingdom with a monarchy. And right in between, we have Samuel. And at the beginning of this, we have Hannah. All right, now here's something interesting as I was looking into this. It's absolutely incredible that this pivotal moment, God uses a baby or a woman who can't have a baby to be like the key character making it all happen. All right? This is just kind of mind boggling to me. When I looked into the barrenness, she said, God, I want a baby. God, I want a baby. And God's like, I'm gonna give you a baby. And he's gonna be the prophet that's gonna bridge between this time of chaos with the judges and the kingdom I'm about to start up. And he's gonna speak to the king. He's gonna be my voice. A barren woman. But then you go back and you think about Abraham and Sarah, what do we have? A barren woman. She cannot have a baby. And then God's like, I'm taking this moment here of you wanting a child. And I'm gonna start my old. I'm gonna start a covenant with you, which we know as the Old Covenant. And then you go to the New Testament. What does God talk about is a barren woman? Elizabeth. She's like, I want a baby. I want a baby. And then God's like, I'm gonna give you a baby. And he's gonna be John the Baptist. And he's gonna be the forerunner to Jesus. Like, I'm just looking at, wow, this is incredible that God is using these women in this way. And it's so pivotal. And I just wanna say this to anybody. It's like, can God speak to me? Cause I know we're talking about God. Speak, Lord. We're listening. Maybe some of you thought, he can't speak to me. He can't speak to me. Why would he pick me? Why would you? I'm insignificant. Okay? Do you understand in the Bible times, a woman that couldn't have a baby was seen as, like, insignificant? And God's like, I'm gonna do some of my most significant things through people that are seen as insignificant. And you say, well, he can't speak to me. I'm this, and I'm never this, and my family and this, and I'm nobody. That's who God speaks to. That's who he uses. And you're like, well, what else? Like, okay, Samuel's a kid. He's speaking to women and kids. Like, he doesn't. Like, I'm looking for a prince, you know, on a steed. You know, he's like, I'm gonna speak to the people that are overlooked. And I'm gonna speak to you, and God will speak to you. God will speak to you. So when you hear things, even when I share examples from my life, Rebecca's life, you're like, well, of course he would speak to you. No, God wants to speak to all of us. Okay? So it's just beautiful. And there's probably another whole sermon there about using these women at these key critical times. And I just wanna tell you that God will speak to you. And I. It's so foreign to me to think that people could serve a God that doesn't speak to them, because God speaks to us so real. He speaks to us through his Word and through his spirit. And it's so real that he speaks to us. I could never serve a God that didn't speak. I know it sounds crazy, like, but our God speaks to us. And so this is absolutely just amazing that he's gonna speak to us. But as we look at Samuel, I got a couple things. The first thing is God allows himself to be missed. He's speaking, but he allows himself to be missed. First, Samuel calls his name, and it's this back and forth, and God is always speaking. Heaven's not silent, but God allows himself to be missed. As we learn to discover his voice, he's like, hey, and you're like, I don't know, was that God? And you try to figure out, was that God? And he doesn't break in. Some of us want him to break in. You know what I'm saying? I want him to speak. He would write it in the sky. Don't raise your hand if you ever said that. But he allows himself to be missed because he's gracious and he's gentle. And Samuel hears the voice, but he doesn't know the source. Eli knows the source, but doesn't hear the voice. And so God calls Samuel several times, and he finally realizes, like, I miss. I thought it was Eli, but it wasn't Eli, it's God. And God allows himself to be missed in this, but then he allows himself to be found. It's absolutely beautiful. And to my mature Christians in the room and at all the campuses, think of how many times God has spoken to you. I mean, think of how many times he's spoken to you through his word, by his spirit. Like, as you're reading your Bible, you know, like, just different things. Like, God spoke to me, like when we had our first child, and I'm holding Connor, and I'm just like, wow, God, do you love me this much? And there's. He's speaking to me there. He's speaking to me as a grandfather. I might listen to a song, and then God speaks to me. I might hear a story. God speaks to me. I might hear a need that somebody has, and he speaks to me, take care of that need. I might see a person that's by themselves, and God goes, go sit by that person. He's speaking to us all the time. What a privilege that we get to hear God so much. What a privilege. What a privilege that we have tuned in. So don't lose that awe. And I mean, I can tell you, like, he speaks to us, but it's like, at first it feels like, where are you? Where are. And he's speaking, but he allows us to miss him. And then when we find him, and I guess I think he allows us to miss him because we're listening to so many other voices. And he's like, what voice are you running to? Let me say this. What voice are you running to when something comes up in your life, Social media, family, you know, your boss. I'm fearful of this, the future. Like, people are gonna be facing things or go like, grok, what should I do? What is the Lord's will for my life? Grok, chatgpt, Claude, whoever you're using, you know, people are Running to this instead of running to God. And so God's like, I'm gonna allow myself to be missed, but I wanna be found. And he speaks so often to us again. As somebody that hears his voice so much, I can tell you things that stood out to me. I remember in college, the craziest thing. My friend had this really cool, guess, jean jacket. All right? I know I'm dating myself, but they were cool. All right? And he goes, you can wear it. And I put it on. And I was like, I'm wearing this tonight. And I was like, yeah. And I remember thinking, like, it looks good on me. He should give it to me. And I was like, going out tonight. This is the jacket. And I felt God say, take the jacket off. And I'm like, why? He's like, you can't wear it. I was like, how come I can't wear it? He's like. I was like, he wears it. He goes. And God was like, you're filled with pride. I don't want you to wear things like that and be filled with pride. Take it off. I was like, he just gave it to me. Like, it's the only night I get to wear it. Like, it's my night, you know? Like, God's like, no, you gotta listen to me. You're not wearing that jacket. And I remember I went back to his dorm room and I said, I can't wear your jacket. He's like, why? I said, God won't let me. He's like. He lets me, you know? Like, he was like. And he was walking away from me, like, la, la, la, la, la, la. But he speaks to us, okay? I remember another time, I was gonna say something to somebody, and I felt it so strong. God said, don't say anything. And I was like, wow. So I can't say anything. Another time, like, give that away. And he's speaking to it. Prophesy over them. Go stand with him. He will not be alone. One time, I was gonna bring chaos to our denomination, to our fellowship. I thought I was gonna split it in half and start a new one. I was gonna start a new denomination, say, all right, we're doing this. And I remember the next morning in prayer, I'm praying, and I was like, I'm gonna split this baby. And God's like, so let me get this straight. You're gonna split the denomination, you're gonna bring chaos and division, and you're gonna do this on purpose? And I'm like, not anymore. No, I'm not. Mm. Mm. You're speaking. I'm listening. Okay? If you've never heard his voice like that. He's speaking, and he's allowing you to miss it, so you'll get rid of the voices that you've been listening to and become dependent on his voice. I want to do a whole sermon on when he speaks to us in the wilderness, some of us that hear his voice so strong. Then you go through a wilderness season, and you're like, where are you? I am trying to listen. All right? That's probably a whole nother sermon with Samuel. God's like, keep saying it. Keep saying it. Keep saying it. And then finally he says, okay, I hear it, and I want to ask you, what is the voice that you've been listening to besides God? All right? That's causing you to not know his voice. You need to turn that one down, all right? And you need to know the voice of the Lord because he is wanting to reveal his voice to you, but he allows himself to be missed. You got to put those aside and say, God, speak, Lord, I'm listening. I want to tune in to what you say. Now, when I look at this text, too, I see this, that God uses the process to awaken others. God's speaking to Samuel, okay? But he awakens Eli. And in the craziest way, God uses Eli to help Samuel learn how to hear the voice of God. Now, I want to pick Eli. Like, I'm like, this guy's not good. It says, his eyes were dim, his house is compromised, his leadership is declining. And God's, like, speaking to him but awakening Eli. And he's like, I'm gonna use this, and I want you to understand. God often uses other people to help us realize what God is saying. He uses other people to help us realize what he's saying. Samuel needs somebody to help him understand. He's like, I don't know what this voice. I'm trying to follow this. I think he's speaking. And Eli's like, he is. He is. And God uses other people. Think about. In a New Testament example, in Acts, chapter 8, the Ethiopian Eunuch is reading this. He can't understand it. And then God tells Philip, go stand by him. Go walk over by his chariot. And he goes over there. And the guy's like, hey, here's what I'm reading. I. I can't figure it out. Can you understand it? And Philip's like, I do know who that is. I can explain that to you. I can help you hear, like, God's speaking to you through his Word. Right here. And I'm gonna help you understand what he's saying. Okay. So many times when we're trying to hear God's voice, he'll. He'll involve other people in the process. And that's why we're in a church community and we don't isolate ourselves. That's why it's so important. You just think, like, we're trying to get small group numbers up. It's not. When you're in your small group, those are people that are there that can help you hear the voice of the Lord. When you're serving on a team, your team leader should be a mature believer, or at least ahead of you, where they could help you to hear the voice of the Lord. Your pastors, your friends, they help you to hear the voice of the Lord. And sometimes God speaks to you, and you're trying to figure out, is that really you? And then he uses somebody to come along and. And confirmed that it was really him. I'll never forget if you know the story of Becca, when she was called to be in women's ministry, to step up in that role. If you don't know Becca before this day, Becca was the most introvert, shy person. She said, never leave me alone, like, at a party, you know, don't ever put me on the stage. I love my cubicle. I'm an accountant. This is my calling. Don't ever take me out of the cubicle. All right? And we're at Hillsong Conference years ago, and while she was listening to Jack Hayford's wife, she was speaking. The Lord just spoke to Becca. You're gonna step out of accounting, and you're now gonna run the women's ministry. And she's like, no, no, no. That's not God. There's no way. But I think that's you, God. Cause I know your voice. They're. No, no. And she's walking out of a session, and she's like, no, no. And Heidi Pastion comes over. She was there with us. Her and Alan were there with us in Australia. And she comes over and she goes, you know, the Lord told me this a couple months ago, and I just held it. He said not to share it yet, but he said to share it today. You're gonna lead women's ministry, and you're gonna be speaking to women. And she's like, no, no. Now it's out in the open, like, okay, isn't that interesting? God was using somebody else to confirm this. Okay. God used Eli to help Samuel to hear the voice of The Lord in my own life. Just even recently, when we did the theme, 247 the year. Just a couple years ago, 247. And I'm like, did I miss it? I was praying. I just felt like, lord, I didn't see a lot of this materialize. Some of it did. And I thought that was what you spoke to me, getting a ride to the airport. And the guy that goes to our church, I won't say who he is. Cause you all bomb him, and you'll be like, what does the Lord have for me? You know, we're in the car, and he goes, hey, I was praying, and the Lord told me to tell you this. You didn't miss it with 247. You didn't miss it. And I'm like, that's so awesome. That's just so awesome. Like, I was literally stressing, did I miss you, God? And then God speaks to somebody in our church who was scheduled to drive me on that day. And he says, you didn't miss it. You didn't miss it. I'm just telling you that God has people around you and don't ignore the voices that he's placed around you to help you recognize this. But I wanna give you something very clear. He uses them to confirm what he's doing. He uses them to confirm what he's doing. Like, watch out for somebody walking around the church going, you're gonna be a missionary. You're gonna give me your Harley. You're marrying her. You know, like, watch out. All right, I'm just saying, like, you're like, I didn't even know. I don't even own a Harley. I gotta go buy a Harley to give him a Harley. You know? I mean, like, do you understand what I'm saying? And they're like, so it's things that are being confirmed. And I could tell you that people come up, hey, this is something. And it's just amazing how those things confirm what God's already doing. God was already speaking to Samuel. And then Eli's like, oh, this is what's going on. So say this, and here's what's gonna happen. All right? So it's amazing. And so I'll just ask you this question. Who's helping you recognize the voice of the Lord? If you say, I don't hear from God, like, you talking about, like, I've never been convicted on a jean jacket or this. Or I've never followed the prompt to give this. Or I've never. You know, I don't hear God like that. Well, who's in your life that's helping you? That'd be worth a coffee or a lunch or a breakfast or something to go to. How do you hear God? How do you hear and can you help me hear God? I wanna hear God that way in my life. I want him to speak. I think he's saying these things. Help me out, all right? Now, the third thing I see from this is God doesn't merely speak to give direction. He speaks to make himself known. All right? If we are like God, speak to me, you know, Speak to me. If you would speak to me, the lottery numbers, I would tithe on that, you know? No, that's not what he's going to do. And don't play the lottery, all right? Don't do it like, speak to me, Lord. You know, you're treating him like the little Magic 8 ball, you know what I'm saying? That's not going to happen. That's not. So he's not speaking. You just merely to give direction to. He's speaking to be in relationship, okay? Cause I look at what it says about Samuel. It says the Lord was with Samuel as he grew up, okay? So there's relationship. And he let none of Samuel's words fall to the ground. And all of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, recognized that Samuel was attested as a prophet of the Lord. The Lord continued to appear at Shiloh. And there he revealed himself to Samuel through his Word. There's a revealing of God in this relationship. It's not like God's like, I just want to be your information exchange. I'm not Grok, okay? I'm not Claude. I'm not AI. I'm. We're in a relationship here. We're in. There's. I want you to know me, okay? And. And these downloads, these things that God is even sharing. Even like when Heidi said that to Becca, Becca knows God better and deeper through that obedience. And it wasn't just like, all right, I got a new job now. You know, it's like, this is a calling. And I know God differently and deeper now because I'm listening to his voice and he's speaking to me and I'm obeying what he says. And so he doesn't just speak to give direction. He's wanting to deepen the relationship with you as he speaks to you. John 10:27. This is Jesus. He said, my sheep listen to my voice. I know them and they follow me. Like, there's listening, there's knowing him. There's in a Relationship and then there's obedience in following. And so how does he make himself known and how does he speak to us? Primarily, we see it through the written word, the Bible. We see it through that. That we see God reveals and speaks to us through his written word and he speaks to us through his spirit. We've talked about this through God of the whisper. And I won't go through all of it, but I just. His Word. Now it's so important that we read his word because that's what he's using to speak to us. Okay, let me read what Hebrews 4:12 says. It says, for the word of God is alive and active, sharper than any double edged sword. And it penetrates even to the biting soul and spirit joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. The Word of God is alive and powerful. And when you read the Word of God, it does that to you. It does that. It brings conviction on you. It brings direction, it brings encouragement. It's powerful to you. And as you read the Word, I can't tell you how many times in my side notes of my Bible I used to. That's probably the thing I miss the most about having a paper Bible. I grew up with a paper Bible and I had notes next to it like, God spoke to me this. And this is the day I gave this money and this is the day I said yes to go to Brazil. And this, I miss that. I miss that with digital Bible. But I still have that Bible in my room. And if you were to go there, you would see all the places. He spoke to me. But he speaks to me in his Word and he's even like, I'm reading it and all of a sudden it's like, go reconcile with that person. He speaks to me in his Word and all of a sudden it's like, sacrifice this. I'm asking you to lay this down. He speaks to me. Go speak. He speaks to me. Is there enough of that fruit in your life? Are you really yielding that? Do we need to look at the garden? Pull out some weeds? Understand? Does he speak to you the same way? Raise your hand. Come on. If he speaks. Come on, come on. We need to read the Word and he speaks to us that way. And by the way, what's so I love this. We did not. When we put the Bible recap in motion for soap scripture observation, application, prayer, we did not have this sermon series planned for this date. Okay? So we had to set what the Bible recap was gonna do. Okay? And it's Samuel Right now, I was like, I didn't know that till, like, right before I was coming to preach. They're like, did you know the Bible recap is Samuel? I'm like, only God. All right. And in our soap, we're gonna be doing that for those that are just doing the two chapters on Sunday. This Sunday we're doing this now. We're reading in Samuel. But he speaks to us through His Word, right? And he also speaks to us by His Spirit. His spirit. Like I said, God of the whisper. He speaks to us by spirit. And he's like, how many know you feel the joy of. Of obedience? And you feel like the Holy Spirit speak to you, and God's speaking to you. Like, I feel that you. He speaks to you in times when you need peace. And he's like, I'm with you. You're not alone. He speaks to you with direction, literally. And he'll say, say yes to this, do this, do that. He gives us. He speaks to us. He gives us strength in our struggle. He may speak to you and say, pray for this person. You understand? He's speaking to us that clearly. What a privilege that we have to hear from God. That he would speak to us like that. That he would speak to us. And I pray that as he speaks to us through His Word and He speaks to us through his spirit, that we would be obedient and then we would know him more, that we'd go deeper in the relationship. We'd go deeper in the relationship with Him. That's what he's wanting. It's not just, I hope I can get these insights and fast track and cheat codes. No, it's not that you get the information, you get the guidance. But it's a relationship where you know him deeper, you know him better. You're led by the Spirit and you do the things that please God. And I want to say this before I close. If you've never heard his voice, if you've never said yes to Jesus, in just a moment, there's gonna be an opportunity here and at all of our campuses online for people to say yes to Jesus. I wanna read one verse, then I wanna pray. Because it talks about Jesus speaking to those that have never heard his voice, have never said yes. But what you'd be feeling right now is the Holy Spirit saying, listen, you've sinned, you've fallen short, you need to be forgiven. And when this opportunity comes up, in just a moment, that's you. Today's your day. Listen to what the Bible says in Revelation 3, 20. Jesus says, Here I am. I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice, if anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person and, and they with me. It means he's knocking at your heart right now and he's saying, today's your day of salvation. If you hear my voice and you open the door, I will come in. I'll forgive you of your sins. We will be in relationship. He will be your Savior and you'll be forgiven. Speak, Lord, we're listening. Speak, Lord, we're listening. Lord, I pray right now for all those that are in this moment of decision making that in just a moment they're gonna say yes to you. They're gonna say yes. You're knocking at their door and they're gonna say yes. I remember when you spoke to me. I heard your voice so clear as a seven year old, seven years old. I knew that I had sinned. I knew that I'd fallen short. I knew that I needed to be forgiven. I knew that I'd never done that before. And when the opportunity was given, I said yes. I raised my hand, I. I prayed this prayer. I ran towards the altar area and said, what do I gotta do for the now what type class I'm in? I'm in. I'm in. And I know it. I feel it even now. It was a joy to hear your voice. And so, God, I pray for anyone now here at all these campuses that hear your voice. They'd say yes to you. They'd say yes. In just a moment, they'd all say yes. And God, I pray for all of us that we'd say speak, Lord, we're listening. We would hear your voice. It would not just be about information, it'd be about knowing you more and serving you more and loving you more and just being in this relationship. Speak, Lord, for we're listening. In Jesus name we pray. Amen and Amen. Thanks for watching river Valley on YouTube. I'm Pastor Rob Ketterling, lead pastor of River Valley Church. We want to hear from you. So if you have any comments or questions, please send those to onlinerivervalley.org Matter of fact, we'd love for you to be part of the online community. If you could join the Discord server, we'd love it. We welcome you to be part of the church. Here's a video we think you're going to enjoy. And by the way, don't forget to subscribe.