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I have crazy expectation for what God is going to do today. If you're new to social, we always have a word for every year. And our word for this year is planted. That's not a random word. It comes straight out of the word of God. Our verse of the year is Psalms 92, verses 13 through 15. We read this verse every single Sunday. We're going to do it today. How many of you got it memorized? Can I see your hand? Come on. Extra credit when you get to heaven. Come on, I'm playing. Come on. You got the whole year, but we're gonna read it together as one big family. Y'all ready? One, two, three. Those who are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bear fruit. In old age they shall be and flourishing. He is my rock. There is no unrighteousness in him. You sound good, Social fam. You sound so good. Marsha fam, you are about to be blessed in an immense way today. I don't say words just to say them. You're gonna hear from one of the most powerful and prophetic communicators. I believe that God has blessed the capital C church with. I met her years ago in the UK when I was preaching at her church. And now God has moved her entire family to the United States of America to help literally thousands of churches the world. She is the creme de la creme of communicators. I almost threw my phone in the 8:30 service, but I realized I need it. That's how good she was preaching. She's not a guest. She was here this past summer. This is her second time. So she's for real, for real family. She's an auntie, y'all. Charlotte Gamble is in the house and she's coming to bring a word. Would you make her feel so welcome as she comes to preach? Come on, y'all. Charlotte, we love you.
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Hey. Hey. So good to be with you. I'm gonna have you stay on your feet just for a second. It is awesome to be with you. It really is. The first time we were kind of dating, but now we're going steady, you know, second day, we're like, we're a thing. So I honestly adore and honor your pastors. I don't know that y'all know how spoiled you are. I don't know that. You know when you have something on a regular basis, you know when you have food served to you every Sunday at the standard that you receive the word, you can just think it's normal. I just need you to know it's not, you know, I take seriously what I do. And so when I'm asked to come in, I come in and I'm like, I want to help. Whatever it is that's on your pastor's heart, I want to help them. I don't want to come and do my thing. I want to help them do what God's told them to do. So I watch the services the weeks before I come in so I can be up to speed. But I have to tell you, it was not a chore to watch Pastor Robert preach. I was like, I might go back several more weeks. This is really good, you know, And I just think you get that week in, week out, and it's a blessing. It's a gift, right? And God's called them to build here. And that's a real commitment. When you say, I'm gonna build your house, God, that's a whole nother level of commitment. So today I want to help build. I want to speak to you a word that's going to help build the house. But today I want to awaken something in some of you in this room, in the watch party room, awaken something in you that maybe is being dormant, but I feel like God's saying, it's time. It's time to awaken something. I need you to go, Charlotte. I need you to help awaken something in that room that's to do with the kingdom of God at this time. So I think the shaking was a warning that actually God's not done shaking right now. He's shaking some stuff up in some of you that settled. There's some sediment in some of you that's settled. And you think that's as good as life's going to get. God's shaken some giftings and some callings and some anointings up so, God, we just posture our heart. Shake us. God, don't let anything that you have placed within us lay like sediment in our soul when actually you entrusted us with it to be seed to advance your kingdom. God, I pray that the dormant gift would be awakened. I pray that the call would be awakened. I pray that the obedience would be awakened. Today I pray this would not be a church as usual day in any way shape or form. But God, I pray today something would happen at Social Dallas. They could look back up and say, that was the day when I realized I had a part to play. I had a gift to bring, I had a contribution. God, I pray today eyes would be Opened. And I pray as always, God, I would get out of the way so that you can have your way. In Jesus name. Amen and Amen. You may take your seats. So I find myself in the series that you have already begun called It's Giving. I have to be honest with you, I didn't really understand what it's giving meant until my 22 year old daughter who's with me today was like, mom, it's like it's giving. I was like, okay, I get it. It's giving. Okay. So I want to drop into that series and add an emphasis today. And I guess it's so perfectly timed because today is Palm Sunday. And if Palm Sunday is giving anything, Palm Sunday is giving. Do you realize that he thinks that you're worth it? He thinks that you're so worth it that he sent his only son and Palm Sunday was the beginning of the journey to a cross and a crucifixion and the shedding of blood and the tormenting of Jesus on that cross by the ones that hated on him. Do you realize all of that is because Heaven decided it's worth it? You're worth it. That your life is worth it. That this week represents heaven putting something on you of value that maybe your earthly father never placed on you, your earthly mother never placed on you. But the King of kings and the Lord lords said, they are worth it. They're worth it. Which blows my mind that God would look at a life like mine, a life like yours, and say, they're worth it. They're worth the greatest gift I could give them. They're worth the greatest sacrifice that I could give them. And so I want to, because of what today represents, speak to you about worth. About the worth that's in you, about the worth that's on you. About the worth that you can bring to the things that God wants to see accomplished in his kingdom. I think a lot of times we don't understand what we're worth or what our life is worth. And we allow a world who has a twisted mindset about things like worth to define worth to us, God's kids. So we start chasing what the world chases, thinking that if we have the car, or if we have the title, or if we have the bling, or if we have the status that they tell us we need to define our worth, then somehow we'll be worth something. Somehow we'll be worth a significance in the world. But the Bible is the opposite of the way that the world defines worth. And so we have to go back to and have to understand actually our true worth. For if we fail to know our worth, we will miscalculate our wealth. We will not understand the importance of where we sow our seed or how we contribute our gift. If we don't know our worth, we will overlook our loaves and our fishes, thinking they are unnecessary or insignificant, when actually God says, no, if you give them to me, they are so worth it that I'll feed thousands upon thousands with what the world says is worthless. See, worth changes the placement of things in our life. And the placement of things in our life determines the power they have, right? So I don't know if you are old school like me or old like me. And when I was growing up, I remember one of the shows that my parents would sometimes watch was a show called Antiques Roadshow, right? It was like this show where people would rock up at some kind place. They bring something from their house that granny had handed down to them that they kind of bring it to an expert. The expert would look at it and the expert would tell them, oh, oh, this is either worth something or it's not worth something. People would bring like a piece of iron, like an ornamental piece of iron that they're using to prop open the restroom door in their house. They bring it and this expert go, oh, this is not just a piece of iron. This is an artifact that actually has great value. And the moment that they are realizing the worth of that piece of iron, how many of you know they are not going back home and placing that iron on the floor in the restroom anymore? Because the worth that they're now aware of changes the placement of that object in their home and in their life. And I feel like today God's trying to help some of you see the worth of what is on the inside so you can begin to place it in God's house in the right place and in the right environment. And so I want our eyes wide open. Because when we know our worth and when we know what we bring, we're able to play our part fully in the kingdom. I think we've not always done a great job. Those that communicate. Many of you have been around church a long time, but I think sometimes we preach from this about people over and over again that we tell you the worth of. The problem is the more we preach about the same people, the more we leave out a whole bunch of people that are in this book also that also have worth and also have significance, but we don't know about them. So we can't see ourselves in them. And so we say to ourselves, the only people that have worth in the house of God are the ones with the microphone, the ones that are speaking, the ones that are leading. Everybody else's job is just to sit there and nod your head, say amen every now and again. And that's kind of all you're good for. Can I tell you, that is not how God sees your life today. That is not how this thing works. So I know we've spoken about the worth of Moses and his sidekick Aaron, that got the job done. I know we've talked about Paul and his protege Timothy. I know we've talked about Nehemiah and Ezra Building. But can I tell you that Moses also had a Bezalel and a Olhab, and they're mentioned in Exodus 31. Nobody preaching about them, but they're in this book. And if they didn't come alongside Moses, the kingdom couldn't have been established. There couldn't have been things built and taken care of. Cause these guys were skilled business people who helped Moses advance the kingdom. And yet we've not preached about them. So we don't see ourselves in people like that that are in this book. Nehemiah also had Zahu and Jonah, and they're in Nehemiah 3. And it says that Nehemiah, when he was rebuilding the walls, said to these guys, hey, there's a whole portion of this build I need you to take care of. It'd be like Nehemiah going, guys, I need you to go to that rundown movie theater, ripped out all of those seats, take care of that whole section. I gotta go do this over here. Have you got that over here? And they're like, we got it. Because without them, he could not get the walls rebuilt. And I know we know about Paul and Timothy, but Paul also had Priscilla and Aquila, and they were business entrepreneurs. And they came to Paul and said, we don't want to preach and we don't want to communicate, and we don't need to do all of the stuff that you do. You got that covered. But we are good at business. We have a tent making, canvas company. It's doing quite well right now. What do you need to check for? How can I help you? How do we advance this ministry and move forward this mission? These people are all in this book. And without them, the story is not complete. And I'm here to awaken in this room today the Priscilla and the Aquilas. I'm here to awaken in this room today those that don't see yet your worth in the kingdom. And the enemy has lied to you that you're just a seat filler at social. You are not just a seat filler at social. You're a kingdom builder. You're an enemy destroyer. You're an advancer of the mission of this house. You are called and anointed to play a part. And you are so worth it in the kingdom of God. And so we're going to look at someone that you probably never heard about because we've not preached many messages about him. But he's in this book for us to learn from and see the worth of the role that he plays. His name is Abshai. Abshai was someone that came alongside David in the very beginnings of his call and his mantle to be king. We know all about David, who's called a man after God's own heart. But Abshai's name literally means a gift sent from the Father. And I'm calling to every Abscai today in this house, I'm letting you know, you know what your worth is. You're a gift sent from the Father to this house. You're a gift appointed by God to play your part for such a time as this in building something that has so much worth that it's going to change the trajectory of people's lives. Abshai was sent to come alongside David and they became two men that were building and advancing the kingdom. Together they defeated enemies. Together they advanced the kingdom. Together they won battles. Together they established kingdom legacy. It's together that Social is going to advance the kingdom. It's together we're going to defeat the enemy. It's together we're going to win a battle and see victory. But that's only possible if we all see the worth of what we bring. So let me show you where they began to understand the journey of the worth in each season and stage. They first meet in 1 Samuel 22. In 1 Samuel 22, David has already been anointed. Privately, the prophet has already told him, you are going to be king. You are called to be king. So this has already happened. The kingship is already on his shoulders. And yet David does not begin his kingship in a palace. He doesn't begin it on a throne. He doesn't have a crown. He actually finds himself in a cave. A bit like Gillies, right? Like, it's kind of cave like in here, right? It's kind of a little dark, a little sticky on the floor. It's kind of our own cave. That's Where David begins his kingship. That's where David begins the outworking of his call to build the kingdom. And it's also where David bumps in to Abshai. This is who David starts with in his Gillies Cave. 1 Samuel 22:2 says this, all those who were in distress or in debt or discontented gathered around him and he became their commander. And just letting you know that is not the dream first congregation for any leader. Okay. This is not what God send me all the ones that are in distress, send me all the ones that are angry and in discontent. And God just add to that all the ones with a lot of debt that would be great for the beginning of my kingship. This is not on anybody's wish list, but God was trying to teach both David and Abshai, who was one of the men in distress, in debt, in discontent. He was trying to teach them right at the beginning. Listen, if you don't know your worth before any of that other stuff kicks in, then you will define your world the world's way, not my way. If you need a throne to act like a king, we have a problem. If you need plenty to live generously, we have a problem. If you need it to be just so in order for you to contribute, then we have a problem. David got everything that nobody wanted to discover. He had everything he needed. And it's in the cave you begin to actually realize what you actually need and what actually God's worth is on. The setting does not determine your offering. And listen well to me, social. Your venue does not determine your value. Because if it does, how do you explain a savior in a stable? It's not the venue that is deciding your worth. It's not the venue that is deciding your value. It is what you discover in the cave that is setting you up for the palace and for the purpose and for the exposure. You gotta learn it in the cave. You gotta learn your worth in the cave. David became a leader in the cave. He took what he had and he turned that group of men into his mighty warriors. They didn't know it was in them like some of you don't know it's in you today. You have no idea what is in you. But when you in the cave begin to realize. I'm in a season where God is bringing out of me the worth that's in me. I'm in a season where the warrior in me is awakening. When you start to see the worth of a cave, it changes everything. Some of you need to stop just trying to get out the cave I just need to bypass the cave. I said I'll come back to social when you're in your nice building. I'll come back when I don't have to sit in a watch party. Oh, no, you don't want to miss the cave, because it's in the cave that God's going to do his best work in you. It's in the cave that God's gonna raise up the mighty warrior on the inside of you. It's in the cave that you're gonna learn the leadership skills that you need when you exit the cave. No, you should be thanking God. You should be saying, thank God I got to be at social. Dallas, when we were in a cave called Gillies with beer under our feet. Thank God I got to be there for that season because it built in us something that the palace never could. In the cave, God awakens your kingdom conscience. Because in the cave, in 1 Samuel 24, David's enemy Saul actually comes in that cave to relieve himself, like, literally. You can't think of a more vulnerable posture that your enemy is than that. And he's in the cave is David. And the guys are with him in the cave. And the guys say, look, David, God's handing the enemy over to you. And so because David hears all of what they're saying, David creeps up unnoticed. It says in 1 Samuel 24. And he cuts off the corner of Saul's robe. But watch this. In verse five, after he'd done it, David was conscience stricken for having cut off a corner of his robe. And he said to his men, the Lord forbid that I should do such a thing to my master. The Lord's anointed in the cave. God will test your kingdom conscience. In the cave, God will be like, you gonna cut corners, son? You want to cut corner in a cave? If you're going to cut a corner in the cave, you're definitely going to cut a corner in your calling. You want to cut a corner with your tithe. In the cave, God's like, oh, you're definitely going to cut a corner when I put thousands in your hand. Millie, I need to know I can trust you. I need to know I can trust you when no one's looking. So that when everybody's looking, you ain't cutting no corners. Because in the cave you knew, I am not willing to cut a corner. I'm not willing to cut a corner. And that could be financially, some of you right now thinking about it. It could be in the actual relational world. Don't cut a Corner, don't let your worth be determined by other people's behavior. I know Saul. Saul was his enemy. Saul had hurt him. Saul was making his life miserable. He has an opportunity to take revenge in a cave where no one's gonna see. And all the boys are like, let's take him down. And David's kingdom conscience is awakened. I will not retaliate. I am worth more than that. My life, my voice is worth more than that. Some of y'all need to get off social media with your cutting corner comments that are bringing your worth down to the same level as the enemy right now in your life. Because some you're like, God, elevate my life. Use my life. And God's like, I'm testing you in the cave, because how you behave in the cave is going to show me how you're going to behave in the palace. So in the kingdom, conscience is awakened, and you begin to see the worth of doing things God's way, not doing things your way. In that same environment as they're serving together, Abshai is with David, and now Saul is down in the valley, and they can see the enemy. And David is observing the enemy and the position of the enemy. And he's having a conversation about the fact that he needs to go into the enemy camp. And in verse six, as David is talking, David just says, who will go down into the camp with me? To Saul. And I love that. The Bible records. Before David's even finished speaking, Abshai shouts out, hey, I'll go. I got you. I'm in. I'm a ride or die. I'm not just in this for the palace. I'm in this for the problem, too. I'm not just in it for the good times. I'm in it for the hard times, too. I have got you, David. I am coming with you down to that enemy camp. Can I let you know? You have to understand there is such worth in your willingness. Like, I feel like we need a release in the house today of willingness at a whole other level. The Bible says in Psalm 110, in the day of God's power, his people will be. Willingness is a game changer. Willingness advances the kingdom. Willingness gets the job done. Willingness moves the territory forward. Willingness is a gift that every single one of you can give. Hello. Every single. If you don't see the worth of your willingness, then you won't contribute it. But your willingness, like, let me put it this way, any of y'all parents in here, you're gonna understand what I'm about To say, when you're raising your kids and they're in that zone of kind of coming out of childhood, kind of entering those teenage years, you're trying to teach them responsibility. You're like, I need you to put your cup in the dishwasher. I need you to put your bowl in the dishwasher. That's all I'm asking. That's all I want you to do. Just put the cup in the dishwasher. It is not difficult, child. It is not difficult. And you say it over and over again. You come home, there's the cup. Come home, there's the cup. Still nothing. So you say it again. You're exhausted saying the same thing over and over again. And then one day, you're coming down the stairs, and out of the corner of your eye, you see the child with a cup. And they look like they're heading towards the dishwasher and nobody has said anything. And so you don't want to breathe in case you interrupt the Holy Spirit, Spirit in this moment in your home, and the child puts the cup in the dishwasher, and inside you're like, because they did it willingly. And it's such a release for you as a parent that someone else in the house has decided to see there's worth in me being willing. It helps mom and dad. It helps the house function better. And if you understand that in the natural guys, we gotta understand that in the spiritual. There were people here at 5am this morning that were willing to get out of bed, have no sleep, clean these floors, set this system up to give you the moment that you're now having. Their willingness made this possible. Hello. They didn't rock up after three lattes and an extra hour in bed. They were here before you even opened your eyelids. And they're not paid to do it, and it's not their job to do it. But the reason they did it is they heard your pastor say, we're gonna build a church in Dallas. And they said, I'm willing. I'm willing, I'm willing. And can I tell you, we need every one of you to have an awakening of the worth of your word. Well, they have volunteers. Have you seen how many people are in this service? Do you know there's a watch party going on? Do you know there was a service before you and there's a service after you? That's a lot of people. So we need everybody's willingness so we can have even more people experience. This Abshai is like, I don't need convincing. I don't need you to offer me a deal. I'm just willing. And here's the cool thing. When his willingness met a man after God's heart, that man determined and discerned the wisest way to use his willingness. So it actually says that Abshai was willing. So willing, he said to David, look, David, today God has delivered your enemy into your hands. Now let me pin him to the ground with one thrust of the spear. I won't strike him twice. He's like, I got this. I'm gonna take this dude out. This is the day, David. Like, let me show you my guns. I am willing. And David's like, I hear you and I see you, but I don't need you to be willing to pierce him with that weapon. I need you to be willing to carry it. See, a wise leader doesn't waste your willingness because they know the worth of it. They understand the worth of that willingness. If you're willing to show up at 5am it's not so I look pretty. It's so we can advance the kingdom and we can build something that changes the community. Your willingness yesterday at Serve day, rocking up, some of you like, I'm willing. And you rocked up at that venue. And some of you got hives today from being at that venue. And you were itchy and things were crawling in seats that you were moving and. But you were there. Why? Because you had a revelation. My pastor's not asking to clean a cinema because I've got nothing else to do. He's asking me to make way for another person like me who needs an encounter with a living God. He's asking me to help build a home for the homeless spiritually. So I'm willing all day long to show up for that need. An awakening of willingness. Guys shake up the willingness in you. Like Pastor Robert, Pastor Taylor. I don't know what you need, but I'm willing. I'm willing. Whether it's writing a check, whether it's moving a chair, whether it's showing up, I'm willing. I get it. Because some of you are giving your best energy. Like, think about it. Some of you are getting out of bed and giving your best energy to stuff that eternally is not worth it. And then we come to the eternity and the souls of men and women, and we're like, we have a worse issue. Not only that, but later on in the story, in their journey, there's this moment that's recorded in 2 Samuel 23. David is just. I guess he's just having a moment he's tired. He's kind of exhausted. He's been leading these mighty men. He's been advancing the kingdom. And you know, these mighty men, now they have a proximity to David. They can hear him even just in his private kind of mumblings. And I don't think David was being a diva. He honestly was just having a moment where he's like, man, I'm just longing for some water. Verse 15. He says, oh, that someone will get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem. Watch this. So the mighty warriors, the three mighty warriors. And Bible commentary says, one of them was Abshai. So these three mighty warriors, he didn't ask them to go to get him water. He didn't tell them, I demand you get me water. He said, these three mighty warriors, after hearing what David just said, broke through the Philistine lines, drew water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem, carried it back to David. I don't even know how you even do what I just read. How do you actually carry water when there's an enemy all around you and not spill it, like. But they managed to, just like they thought it was so worth it to bring the water to the man of God that they were willing to risk their life and go get the water and bring it. But watch this. They bring the water to David, this water that has cost them dearly. And this is what David says when the water reaches David, he refused to drink it, and instead he poured it out before the Lord and he said, far be it from me, Lord, to do this. Is it not the blood of men who went at the risk of their lives and David would not drink it? What's going on? David understands. I know the worth of that water that was not easy for you to get. You didn't just go to a faucet and turn it on. And every time you bring your sacrifice to the house of God, to the altar of God, I need you to know God doesn't just see your paycheck. He doesn't just see your tithe. He doesn't just see you showing up, doesn't just see you see your service. He sees the worth of your water. He's like, I see that's not just an offering. I see the double shifts you did to contribute to the building. I see the things you went without this week so that you could actually write that check. I see the sacrifice you made in your family in order to be in that place where you could serve another family. I see. And when David holds the Water. He's not just like, thank you very much. He's like, ah, this is not just water. This is sacred. And he won't consume it because it's holy. Let me tell you, you're in a place, you're in a house. And I know your leadership and I know that they understand this principle, that what you bring has worth beyond what you see in that moment. It speaks of your sacrifice. It speaks of your hard work. It speaks of your discipline. It speaks of some difficult choices. And when you bring it, it is not going to be consumed. Instead, it's going to be consecrated God. What this represents is holy. This water is holy. God, this sacrifice is not to be consumed on something that doesn't make a difference, but it's to be used for something that will eternally change things forever. You put your money into all kinds of stuff. School fundraisers, sports teams, new pair of shoes. I have no problem with any of that, nor does God. But when you spend your money there, it's just water. But when you bring your water to a place where it can be consecrated, it's no longer just water. It's now holy. God sees the worth of every sacrifice, sees the worth of every vessel of water. And today I feel like God is trying to awaken some of you who have sat, yes, in the seat in the church. And I'm thankful that you have come and I'm thankful that you show up. But God doesn't just need you to show up. He doesn't just need you to fill a chair. Do you understand? We're in a time and space on the earth where the kingdom of God must advance, where Christ's return is closer than it's ever been. Where we're called to be the preparers of the way. Where we're called to get the bride ready for the bridegroom. And that's not the job of a few people with a microphone. It's the job of every Priscilla and Aquila. It's the job of every Ezra and every Iniimai. It's the job of every Abshai. And I'm calling to every Abshai in Social Dallas, do you understand? For such a time as this, you ended up in this cave called Gillies. Sent like a gift from the Father to leaders that were after God's heart to awaken the mighty warrior in you, the mighty woman, the mighty man of God in you. So that you could advance the kingdom on this page of history, so that you could reach more people that were messed up just like you Were. When did we forget that someone thought we were worth it when they wrote the check that allowed us to rent this building? You are on the threshold, social Dallas. You're on the threshold, literally, of a new door being opened. And I feel like God's like, whoa. Pause before we swing wide the door. We need every Abshai fully awake before the flood rushes through. We need every Abshai fully awake. For God does not want to cause you to have something that will give you anxiety. God wants to give you something that actually, when it reaches your hands, there's so many hands, it's, like, handy. Here, I got it. Okay. You got this? I got. See, we pray for revival, but do you know, revival is a whole heap of work? Maybe God's just shaking you up. He's like, hey, I brought you in the cave season for a reason. Because in this next season, you're the Apshais that are going to help carry the weight, carry the spear, bring the water. I want us all to stand to our feet. Time's gone. Just close your eyes where you are. Do you understand? Do you have any idea the worth that you can bring? Do you have any idea the worth that is in your loaves and fish? Do you have any idea the worth that's in your willingness? And the enemy has lied to so many of you that what you have is not necessary. It's not needed. It's kind of worthless. And I came assigned by God today to dispel a lie of the enemy and awaken an army. There's an army in this house. There's commanders in this house. There are generals in this house. There are admirals in this house. And today is the awakening of the worth that is in you that God gave you not to be spent on worthless things, but to be consecrated that your water would be holy before him. So, God, I pray you would open the eyes of every Abshai today. Pray today. Decisions would be made, conversations would be had, things would be put in motion that allow the willingness to be released and the water to flow, the warrior to awaken and the load to be lifted. While we're in this atmosphere and we're just before God, some of you today, the. The step you need is to have a revelation that you are worth it, that this whole Easter celebration, Palm Sunday, is God saying, you're worth it. You're worth my son. You're worth his death on a cross. You're worth a resurrection. You are worth forgiving. You are worth saving. And today, maybe you have done some stuff that's Made you believe you are worthless. But there's nothing the blood of God cannot re. Blood of Jesus cannot redeem. The word of God cannot refine. There's nothing that is too far gone for him today. And if today you need a moment of God, I need to get my heart right with you. I. I need to. To give you my life. I need to come back to you. Just put your hand on your heart right where you are. God, you see these lives that you already know are so worth it. And God, today I pray that there would be, as it were, heads begin to lift up, eyes begin to lift up, postures begin to change. That these people in the room today would understand as they ask for forgiveness and surrender their hearts to you. That God, you are making them an inheritor of your riches. That you are calling them to be your son and your daughter, a world changer, an abshai in the kingdom. God, today I pray not just for salvation, but for transformation and for revelation. I pray you do a fast work today in the hearts of these people responding. I pray what they thought would take months and years, God, you would take care of in the coming weeks. Weeks and months. God, we need an army ready and able and willing. And I pray in the day of your power at social Dallas, you would find an army of people that were willing and able in Jesus name, amen. And amen.
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It's worth it. It's worth it. What you bring is worth it. If there was ever a season that you were needed, if the enemy has ever made you doubt whether you had value to bring, hear me, it's worth it. And you're needed not just because of what God is doing now, but because of what God wants to do. The water is worth it. Charlotte didn't even know this, but yesterday or didn't know this when she said in the earlier service, we're cleaning the kitchen at our future home. And we get there and find out there is no water. And so I watched hundreds of us gather water just to mop the floor yesterday. Bringing the water in. Why? Because it's worth it. It's worth it. It's not. It's not regular water. It's worth it. It's worth it because of where we're headed to and where we're going. So, yes, Yesterday morning, almost 600 people showed up. But where we're headed, that zip code is the highest zip code for sex trafficking. They are currently using our parking lot. Right now, people that don't know their value are meeting in our parking lot, giving it away. Come on, y'all. This is worth it. This is worth it. This is why God has called our church for this time and for this season. And here's my challenge, is that you would ask the Holy Spirit how he's speaking to you through this word, because it's worth it. I don't know what that means. For some of you, it's like, hey, I'm gonna serve. I think so. Many times the social people assume, oh, they big. They got it. They don't need my help. I have that conversation all the time. No, we need you now more than ever. Whatever your kids, whatever you can bring to the table, it's needed. It's needed. Some of you are like, hey, I can't show up on a Saturday, but I can give. I can be faithful and give. It's worth it. And can I tell you, my prayer is that as leaders, we would always have the integrity not to waste, the willingness not to waste what you bring. I don't want to be a leader that drinks the water. I want to be a leader that always sees the sacrifice and said, God, show us what to do with it. So. So, Father, I thank you today for this word. And, Lord, I thank you that it fell today on good ground. Lord, thank you that you saw our values so much that you sent your son to die for us. Lord, how can we not respond to that? And so, Lord, we will not waste the word that was deposited in us today. Whatever we have to do, whatever you've been telling us to do, we move past our fears, our worries, our insecurities, and like somebody sitting in the emergency exit on a plane, God, we lift up our voice and say, we are willing and able. We are willing and able. God, whatever you're asking of us, we are willing and able. Thank you that you see our value and you call us in Jesus name. Everybody said, amen. Amen. Amen.