Check Up Part 2 | Junk Stained Heart with Chris Schlotterbeck

Hey guys, this is Tracy. If at any time you'd

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message. Good morning, everyone. So good to see

you. I'm excited to announce that two weeks in

a row I get to do announcements for you. So I'm

getting used to this. No Sky Bible, no announcements,

but I'll do my best. If you're joining us from

home, thank you for welcoming us into your space.

Just real quickly, today is Team Up. If you're

looking to learn about all the teams here in

our community, stop by the family room directly

after this gathering. Kelsey will be there to

share with you opportunities to serve and to

get... plugged in. HCV softball spring sign -ups

are today out by the praying hands. You can see

Frank out there to sign up and be a part of a

competitive team or a co -ed team, whichever

is your choice. And on February 15th, which is

next Sunday, we're doing a free family matinee

movie. during the afternoon. And we're also going

to couple that with compassion letters. We're

going to write compassion letters. So if you're

sponsoring a compassion child, join us for lunch

and to write letters and a free matinee movie

to those. children. If you happen to read my

email, you heard last week that we have the opportunity

to build a balcony here in our auditorium. We're

moving forward with drawings and architecture

now. Hope to have that built by summer. And I

had a partner reach out to me on Thursday and

he said, hey Chris, I believe in what HTV is

doing. Seats are being filled. I'm 100 % behind.

Your call to not only add a parking lot, which

we already did, but to build a balcony. I want

to challenge other partners in our church that

if 200 people gave $1 ,000, it would pay for

everything. I now have $2 ,000. So, yeah, please.

I only need 198 more people to write. $1 ,000

check, of which I'm going to actually do that

myself, because this morning during our first

gathering, I actually started sharing into my

weekly talk, and Steve wandered out here with

my wife and stopped me right in my tracks. And

during the first gathering, he gave me, literally

gave me, as a gift, a brand new Jeep. Yeah, it's

not brand new. Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying

like fresh off the lot or anything. But to me,

it's brand new because my Jeep is falling apart,

wobbling down the road. So yeah, it's kind of

overwhelming, but I just want to shout out to

anybody that had a part in that. It just kind

of is overwhelming and humbling and really puts

you in a state of gratitude. And I believe it's

just God's way of challenging me to give back

to his kingdom because it's forcefully advancing.

So I just want to welcome the Holy Spirit, if

that's okay. He's already here, as we all know.

But can I just mention that when we pray that

prayer, come Holy Spirit, it's not that we're

inviting God to enter this room. He already is

here. We're just activating our hearts and our

spirits to come alive and to recognize and welcome

him in so he can transform us because that's

what he wants to do. Amen? So Holy Spirit, come.

God, I just pray that you would silence distractions

and that, God, you would open our minds, our

ears, and our hearts to receive all that you

have for us, God. Change us, transform us today.

In Jesus' name, amen. So all of you know we live

in a world that is always looking for more. Your

phone is never fast enough, it's never new enough,

so they release a new one every six months. Your

TV is never big enough. I mean, walk into Sam's,

you can now purchase a TV as big as your living

room wall. I mean, just in time for the game,

of course. We used to make fun of the movie Super

Size Me or the documentary. Now, when it comes

to food portions, it's just called Tuesday, right?

Everything around us, everything within our culture

says, you need more to be satisfied. You need

more success, more money, more followers, more

upgrades, more stuff, more coffee, which I agree

with, but that's a whole other different story.

But here's the strange thing. Even when people

get more, they often still feel empty. You can

have the newest phone, the nicest house. You

can have a packed schedule, a refrigerator that

tells you what food you need in it, but then

you open the doors and think, there's nothing

to eat in here. And deep down, there's still

that quiet question, that small voice with inside

of us that says, is this all there is? There

must be more. And humanity has been asking that

question for thousands of years, searching for

meaning, searching for peace, searching for something,

for someone. Who can truly fill the emptiness,

the void, if you will, inside our hearts? Many

people think the answer is more religion, more

rules, more effort, more trying to be a better

person. But the message that we read about in

the Bible is that the kingdom of God has something

much better. The Bible doesn't say you need more

things. It says you need the right person. which

leads us to our first thought this morning. The

fullness of God lives in Jesus. Colossians 1,

Colossians 1:19

verse 19, Paul writes, For God, in all his fullness,

was pleased to live in Christ. Now notice, please,

Paul does not say some of God lives in Jesus.

He says all the fullness of God dwells in him.

Therefore, this means Jesus is not just a prophet.

He's not just a teacher. He's not a partial reflection

of God. Jesus is God revealed in human form.

God coming to earth. The Gospel of John confirms

this truth. John 1, verse 14 says, The Word became

John 1:14

human and made his home among us. And I find

it interesting. God didn't send us a letter.

He didn't. Send an email or text us. God literally

came himself. Colossians chapter 2 verse 9 says,

Colossians 2:9

For in Christ lives all the fullness of God in

a human body. Now some of you may be thinking,

well, why does this truth even matter, Chris?

Well, if Jesus carries the fullness of God, then

his words are God's words to us. When Jesus speaks,

the kingdom of God speaks. That's why the storms

obeyed him, demons fled, the dead were raised,

and hearts were transformed. Jesus' love is God's

love. When Jesus touched lepers, forgave sinners,

welcomed the broken, come as you are, we were

literally seeing the heart of God in action.

His actions on the cross is fully sufficient,

fully pays for everything, because Jesus is fully

God and fully man. Therefore, his death on the

cross has the complete final power to save. Nothing

needs to be added. No ritual, no law, no custom,

no human effort can improve or change what Jesus

did. And please don't miss this truth. If we

remember from our talk last week, Paul was writing

a letter to a church that he never met. He didn't

start the church, but he was asked to send a

letter to encourage them because they started

off passionate. Their faith was full. They were

reaching other people. They were growing in their

relationship with God. And then they allowed

their faith to be influenced by their culture.

And all the world began to flood in to this church.

False teachings began to infiltrate the church.

The first was Gnosticism, which said you need

a secret spiritual knowledge for salvation. It's

this deep ultra -spirituality that downplayed

the full divinity of Jesus. meaning that he was

not fully God. It seemed kind of right, but it

was a little off, but it kind of just crept in

there, and it took the focus off of Jesus. You

know what it placed it on? Humanity. We don't

need Jesus. We can hear from God. We can receive

revelation from God without Jesus' sacrifice

on the cross. And friends, we have to still guard

against that today. Hyper -spiritual Christianity

can take the focus off of Jesus and place it

on leaders and others that only hear from God.

Then there was legalism, which said you need

these extra rules that you had to follow in order

to be in a relationship with God. Strict dietary

plans, Sabbath keeping, earning God's favor over

faith in Jesus. And again, it still happens today.

Rules keeping and religiosity is everywhere.

Next there was asceticism, which was a harsh

self -denial of punishing their bodies and cutting

their bodies, trying to earn salvation. And again,

notice all of these is works -based religion

that was creeping into the church. The last one

was synchronism, which was a mixing of different

religions and philosophies with Jesus and his

teachings. I mean, unfortunately, many people

in church today still do that. They read their

daily horoscope. They play with tarot cards.

They invite mysticism into their midst to couple

it with the Bible. Friends, that's not God's

best. That's opening yourself up to the demonic,

and it's in control in your life. There is one

source for truth, and his name is Jesus. It's

not other religions. It's not our political system.

It's not social media. It's not self -help and

inspiration. It's Jesus and Jesus only. And the

whole point of the series this week that we are

calling Check Up is to put our focus back on

what is most important. To search our hearts,

to check our hearts is our focus on Jesus. Paul

answered this clearly, and he says, you don't

need more than Jesus because Jesus is the fullness

of God. He is everything, which leads us to discuss,

so if this is true, how do we live this victorious

life in Jesus? See, Paul desires that we continue

to walk in victory with Jesus, and that happens

when we are first going all in with Jesus. That's

step number one. Colossians chapter two, verse

six, Paul writes, and now, Just as you accepted

Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue

to follow him. See, church, we have to realize

the only way we can continue to follow Jesus

is to start following Jesus. It's like the person

that drives to the gym, drives around the gym

but couldn't find a parking place close enough

and still says, yeah, I went to the gym today.

Did you really? Or the person that buys a book,

it's going to change their life, their whole

outlook on life, but they don't read it. It's

like attending a Sunday gathering. Oh, I come

to experience grace. I need to experience grace.

And yes, we can experience grace, but if it becomes

a box checked, then the house of miracles is

not a house of miracles. So ask yourself this

morning, have you actually started a relationship

with Jesus? And that is what Paul is challenging

us with today. Just as you accepted Christ Jesus

as your Lord, you must then continue to follow

him. But notice, Paul says, you have to start

it. It has to be there, and then you continue

it. To be saved means that we have received or

accepted Jesus. Accepted means to actively take

hold of. It's a sense, if you will, of personal

commitment. It's taking hold of what Jesus gave

us and then applying it to our life. And listen,

it's not that your grandma received it. It's

not that your wife believes it. It's not that

your family wants to go to church. It's personally

receiving Jesus. So ask yourself as you receive

Jesus as Lord. And that's a personal response.

That's between you and God. And it's a free gift

that he offers to us and to everyone everywhere.

And then when you give your life to Jesus, you're

saying, I'm receiving Jesus as Lord and Savior

of my life. I am now under his control. I am

no longer under my control. John writes it this

way in John 1, 12. But to all who believed him,

noticed, and accepted him, grabbed a hold of

him, he gave the right to become children of

God. See, when we accept the gift, when we accept

Jesus, we become a son or daughter of God. It's

not about having good intentions or being a good

person. I hear it all the time. Chris, I want

to be a better person. I want to be a better

father. I want to be a better spouse. I want

to be a successful business owner. I want to

make a difference in the world. I want to, I

want to, I want to. Well, listen, to be a follower

of Jesus means we submit to the sovereignty of

Jesus over every area of our life. So therefore,

all the things that we want now has to go through

Jesus. If you want to be a better spouse, check

your relationship with Jesus. If you want to

be a better business owner, check your relationship

with Jesus. Our minds, our hearts, our desires,

our goals are all under new management. This

life, my life, is all about Jesus. I mean, kind

of think about that restaurant that you checked

out one time and it was awful. You whirled in,

the food's terrible, overcooked, a steak you

didn't want, you sent it back. They comped your

meal, but you said to yourself, as you left,

I'll never go back again. But then six months

later, you see a sign above the door, and it

says, under new management. You roll in. You

check it out. Man, the server's great. Food was

delicious. You're like, wow, this is incredible.

That's our life. We are now under new management.

It's better. It's improved, and it's full of

abundance. But hear me out. We can't partially

surrender and expect total transformation. We

can't have one foot in the world and one foot

in the church. You have to go all in every single

day of the week, not just on Sundays. Have you

gone all in with Jesus? And Paul tells us and

leads us to our next step. Then we grow. We continue.

Colossians 2 .7, let your roots grow down into

him and let your lives be built on him. then

your faith will grow strong in the truth you

were taught. Don't settle for a check -the -box

relationship with Jesus. And you say, Chris,

what does that mean? I heard Rhett share it,

now I'm hearing you share it. Well, a check -the

-box relationship with Jesus means when tragedy

happens, oh, I'm sprinting to God. The verse

of the day is the extent of your Bible reading

and study. You may show up to Sunday gatherings,

but you're not serving, you're not committed

to HCV. And Paul is challenging us, go deep with

God. That is where life change happens. That

is what Paul means when he says to continue to

follow Jesus. He says, press in, pursue, take

hold of. One decision to receive Jesus saves

us, sets us on a path to experience the kingdom

of God, but it's a daily decision to follow Jesus

that changes us. And all of us have issues that

need worked out. We all have attitudes and behaviors

that need changed. We all have pain and trauma

from our past that needs healed. And Paul says,

okay, start. Start with Jesus and then continue

to allow God to change your life. And that happens,

and he says it in three different ways. It happens

when we're rooted. What does rooted mean? It

means I'm reading the Bible. I'm deep in the

Bible. It's not just the verse of the day. It's

knowing God's truth. and then speaking it over

our life. It's reading God's truth and applying

it to our life. It's knowing God's voice when

he speaks to us, and then allowing that choice

or that truth to change our life. A .W. Tozer

says it this way, A shallow faith withers in

the storm, but a rooted faith grows stronger.

Stay planted in Christ, and you'll bear fruit.

So just ask yourself this morning, are you bearing

fruit? Are you frustrated? Are you tired of just

walking through religious motions? Well, my challenge

to you is get rooted. Dive into the Bible because

Hebrew 4 .12 tells us the word of God is alive

and powerful. It's sharper than the sharpest

two -edged sword cut between soul and spirit,

between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost

thoughts and desires. It reveals our hearts to

us. And see, we have to learn to live our life

based on this book, based on the Bible, because

I desire my life to reflect his truth. And that

happens, right, when we're rooted, when we're

connected in with God, which Paul says we need

to do next. We're connected. I'm connected to

the Holy Spirit and to others. That's what it's

all about. I live in community with others for

support and encouragement. Church, we need each

other. We need to know people. And if you feel

weak today, if you feel like you're not enough,

if you feel like God doesn't love you, let's

pause. Look around the room. Don't look at me.

Look around the room. Make eye contact with somebody

else, please. I don't like being on center stage.

Now see, we gather because we're now a family.

So I want to remind you, you are not alone. And

not only are you not alone, we're part of a winning

team. It doesn't matter who wins tonight. It

doesn't matter if it's the Seahawks or the, who's

that other team in there? Or the Patriots. Just

kidding, Patriots fans. One of them are going

to lose. But everyone in here that's in a relationship

with Jesus wins. We're on a winning team, Matthew

11, 12. From the time John the Baptist began

preaching until now, the kingdom of heaven has

been forcefully advancing. forcefully advancing.

As you read through the book of Revelation, you

quickly learn we win. Therefore, when we fall

down, look around. There's someone there to pick

us up with prayer and encouragement and love.

That's how the church works. That's how we support

one another. That's how we go and change the

world because I believe our community of faith

is called to change the world. I was welcoming

many of you at the door and I looked to my left

and... Holy cow, I got 300 pairs of shoes and

I needed 30. Stephen said, don't worry, Isaac

can just give all the shoes to the other schools

and then we'll have a whole leg of teams. I'm

like, okay, maybe. But the point is, we're changing

the world. Ephesians 6, 18. Pray in the Spirit

at all times and on every occasion, but it doesn't

end there. It says, stay alert and be persistent

in your prayers for all believers everywhere.

We're called to pray for one another. And that's

why growth groups and being a part of a team

are so important in our community of faith. You

get connected with someone. And listen, I want

to challenge you. If you're in a place where

you're feeling down or lonely or disconnected,

You're sitting around people. I guarantee if

you tap them on the shoulder, they will pray

with you. They will agree with you in prayer,

believing that God will change your life. And

then Paul says that we're strengthened in our

faith. And we're strengthened in our faith when

we trust God through difficult times. I mean,

there isn't a day that goes by that we don't

experience trouble. How do I know that? Well,

Jesus told us that we would. He said, in this

world, you're going to have trouble. But take

heart, I have overcome the world. In other words,

I will strengthen you. See, God doesn't cause

the storms and the struggles in our life or the

temptation, but he does use those storms to change

us. He does use those trials to build our faith

and to make us stronger. And if you're here today

and you're struggling, get prayer. Receive it.

Believe that God's going to overwhelm and change

your life. James 1, 2. Dear brothers and sisters,

when troubles of any kind come your way, consider

it an opportunity. Are you ready? For great joy.

Now notice it doesn't just say joy. It doesn't

just say smile. It says great joy. And great

joy only happens when we learn to practice our

third step. Paul says, church, we need to be

grateful. Colossians 2 .7. And you will overflow

with thankfulness. In other words, you'll continue

to be grateful. You'll have an attitude of gratitude

as you move forward, as you continue in the faith,

as you experience all that God has for you throughout

the rest of this life. And I want to challenge

you. Don't look around at all the negativity

happening in our world today. Be informed, yes.

I'm not saying stick your head in the sand. Be

informed, but don't be distracted by fear and

division. Be a person that brings change. Don't

focus on social media and its band of followers

and haters. Don't focus on what you don't have.

Be grateful for the provision. Change your perspective.

And focus. Focus on what God gives us every single

day. My wife and I were laughing here. I'm given

a vehicle. And in her and I, we look at each

other and we feel guilty. We literally feel guilty

about it. I feel upset. I feel like I don't deserve

it. And we begin to think, well, why do we feel

that way? Because for those that give a lot,

it's hard to receive. And we think we don't need

to receive and we can constantly give, but we

need to learn to receive too because God wants

to bless us. And gratitude allows for us to walk

in God's will for our life. And some of you think,

well, Chris, I don't know God's will for my life.

What is God's will for my life? 1 Thessalonians

5 .18, I got a quick answer for you. Be thankful

in all circumstances. Everyone say all. For this

is God's will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.

So you want to know God's will for your life?

Be thankful. In the good days, the bad days,

what you do have and don't have, be grateful.

Walk in gratitude. It doesn't matter the current

season of life you're in. But Chris, it's difficult.

It's not a good season. Be grateful. Chris, I'm

lonely. Be grateful. Chris, it's negative 10.

I'm depressed. It's cold. Be grateful. Be grateful.

I agree. I can't stand it. I walked out of my

son's basketball game yesterday. I said, I'm

moving to Florida. This is ridiculous. Right?

That's not gratitude. But this morning, Right?

If you need a little encouragement when it comes

to weather, find Phoenix and have him sing you

the weather song. Your whole outlook will be

changed. We sung it all the way here to our Sunday

gatherings and I was smiling the whole way. Gratitude

is not dictated by my circumstances, by your

circumstances. Church, it's a decision that I

make despite my circumstances. And through my

gratitude, it fuels my life to keep pursuing

the purpose. of God in my life. So I want to

encourage you, challenge you, continue, don't

quit. Be grateful because the fullness of God

lived in Jesus, which means good news. Our fourth

and final step. We now all can walk in the fullness

of God. We can walk in that same fullness. How

do I know that? Paul writes in Colossians 2,

9 through 10, for in Christ, Lives all the fullness

of God in a human body. There it is. So, church,

you also are complete through your union with

Christ, who is the head over every ruler and

authority. And you're like, well, Chris, that

doesn't say full. Listen to the NIV translation.

For in Christ, all the fullness of God lives

in bodily form. And in Christ, you have been

brought to fullness. In other words, we are now

full. When we pray for more peace or more power

or more joy or more purpose, Paul intends us,

yes, pray for it, because God never intended

for you and I to live half full lives. He certainly

didn't come, Jesus didn't come to make us more

religious. He came to make us full. Remember

what Jesus said in John 10, 10, I've come that

they may have life and have it more abundantly.

That's full. And Paul declares, Now think about

this, that all the fullness of God, so what that

means is his power, his authority, his wisdom,

his holiness, his love, it dwells in Jesus. Not

part of God, not a portion of God, all that fullness

is in Jesus. That means when we look at Jesus,

we see everything God wants us to know about

himself. Everything. And if we want that fullness,

don't look inward. Don't look outward. Don't

look around at culture. Look to Jesus. You know

why? Because you and I are complete in him. Being

in that relationship, we have a victorious life

to live when we're what? When we're pursuing

it. When we're desiring it. When we say, God,

I want more abundance. Colossians 2 .10 doesn't

say you will be complete someday. It says you

are complete right now. It's not about getting

there. It's about... living it right now. And

the word complete is defined as lacking nothing,

fully supplied, and brought to wholeness. And

see, God's love for us and our value is not based

on our performance or our past or our position

or our money and our possessions. Fullness and

completeness flows from our relationship with

Jesus. See, when God looks at us, he doesn't

see what's missing. He doesn't see our brokenness.

He sees Jesus. He sees us complete and full.

And walking in fullness is different from having

access to fullness, which I believe many followers

of Jesus, right? They don't walk in it. They

don't activate it. They have it. They possess

it, but they don't walk in it. Why? Because we

live from feelings instead of faith. If we're

feeling good, then we're all on fire for Jesus.

But if we're depressed and having a bad day,

tell me about your life then. We listen to fear

instead of truth. We allow past wounds to define

our present identity. And Paul says, stop. Stop.

Continue. And now, just as you accepted Jesus

as your Lord, you must continue to follow him.

And walking in fullness, it requires alignment.

Aligning our mind with his truth. We have to

read the Bible. We have to apply that Bible to

our life. We have to align our heart and our

spirit with the Holy Spirit, with this Holy Spirit.

Right, we pray, come Holy Spirit, direct my steps

today. And listen, tonight, six o 'clock, part

two of our Holy Spirit class. I'll be sharing

about the Holy Spirit and me. And some of you

think, well, I missed last week. Doesn't matter.

Come anyway. If you're desiring more, if you're

looking for abundance, six o 'clock right here.

Why? Because I want to grow closer to Jesus.

I want to be on the winning team and pursue and

desire more. The same way you were saved by faith

is the same way that we walk in fullness. Fullness

flows from our relationship, flows from that

connection. It's not from religion. Religion

says do more. Jesus says, abide in me, John 15,

4. Remain in me, and I'll remain in you. For

a branch cannot produce fruit if it's severed

from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless

you remain in me. See, fullness is the fruit

of remaining connected to Jesus. It's not striving.

Right? We don't chase down peace. I want more

peace. We remain, and we let peace flow through

us. We don't force joy. We don't fake joy. We

remain. We remain connected, and we let joy rise

up within us. You can't manufacture the power

of God. Otherwise, you're going to be pushing

people over. No, we remain, and then the power

of the Holy Spirit rests on us and fills us with

his presence. See, when we stay connected to

Jesus, fullness becomes our lifestyle. It's not

just a moment. It's not a one -time decision.

It's an everyday decision living a victorious

life. Remember, Paul said, you are also complete

through your union with Christ, who is head over

every ruler and authority. You know what that

means? That means fear doesn't control you in

Jesus' name. That means sin doesn't dominate

you in Jesus' name. That means the enemy won't

tempt you beyond your ability to sustain in Jesus'

name. Your past doesn't define you. You are a

new creation. You don't fight for victory. Church,

we walk in victory. And God's fullness equips

you to live boldly, deeply. It allows you to

forgive freely and to stand firmly. By the way,

this Friday, for those of you who don't know,

those men out there, Valentine's Day Saturday.

Just a little hint, I'm helping you out. Friday,

we're going to go wave flowers in the square.

We're going to be bold. We're going to get out

in the square. Oh, I hear it's going to be a

heat wave at like 40 degrees. Shoot, I'm wearing

shorts. But we're going to be in the square.

We're going to give away 400 or 500 flowers.

If you'd like to join us, we'll meet here at

11, put cards on them, and then go to the square

at 12 and give away hundreds of flowers. Why?

So that we can share God's love in a practical

way. See, God never called us to survive. He

called us to thrive, to walk in fullness. And

remember, it wasn't someday. It wasn't tomorrow

or next year. You don't have to be. It's right

now. You don't have to be perfect. Right? You

don't have to be just this perfect Christian.

You're complete. Just as you are. You're filled.

You're empowered. Like embrace that. Live in

that. Ephesians 3 .19. May you experience the

love of Christ. Though it is too great to fully

understand. Then you will be made complete with

all the fullness of life and power that comes

from God. A promise that Paul says for you to

walk in. Now it's not ironic that Rhett was wearing

a sweatshirt that said Psalm 23. Because it just

so happens that Psalm 23 doesn't say, hey, my

cup is half full. Does anyone know what Psalm

23 says? It says, my cup runs over. My cup overflows.

And we need to be reminded that God's intention

was never for us just to get by. It wasn't for

us to live lives that was half full. It was for

us to overflow. But we must remember, church,

when we overflow, we have to overflow with the

right source. Because many of us, unfortunately,

we're allowing our minds, our hearts, our attitudes

to be dictated by Facebook. And social media

and the news and music and resources that no

longer allow us to focus on Jesus. We get distracted.

And what are we really overflowing, church? What

are we overflowing? We're overflowing junk. And

everybody that comes in contact with us suddenly

is experiencing junk. And our hearts are now

stained with the stains of the world. And you

wonder, I want to be a better husband, but I

yell at my wife. What are you filling your life

with? Because if you're filling your life with

Jesus, something will change because your heart

will change. Because Jesus tells us that when

we overflow with him and his power, what happens?

The goodness overflows. And therefore, our heart

is not stained. It's still clean and pure. Do

you desire to walk in God's fullness today? And

it's all just a choice that we live with, not

just on Sunday. But listen, tomorrow morning,

the alarm's going to go off. What's your attitude

going to be? Is it going to be an attitude of

gratitude? Or is it going to be an attitude of

negativity and doubt and frustration? Because,

oh, it's Monday. And you all know what I'm talking

about. Will you stand with me? So I have a simple

invitation for all of us today. It's a question

that I want to pose to you. Do you desire to

walk in fullness? And if you desire to walk in

fullness, I just want you to say, yes, Chris,

I want that. I want it. Just put your hand up

if you want some fullness. Yes. You see the hands,

God, Holy Spirit come. Well up within our people.

Overwhelm us with your love, your grace, and

your mercy. But more importantly, God, empower

us with your fullness. We already have it. We

already have access to it. Transform our minds,

our hearts, and our attitudes today, God. Let

us embrace your truth, your goodness. And God,

as we walk in fullness, may we be a people that

truly make a difference in this world. Use us

now, God. Empower us in Jesus' name. Amen. Now

you may be here and you may be distant, far from

God. I challenged all of you today. A relationship

with Jesus is personal. It's not about the person

beside you. It's not about your family. It's

not about your friends. It's not about some girl

you're pursuing. It's a personal choice between

you and God. We pray it every week here. And

here's the reality. It's an invitation for you

to come home. Come home to a relationship with

God that will transform your life and give you

the ability to walk in fullness. The fullness

that God offers. And we're all going to pray

with you. We're not going to single you out,

make you come forward. We're going to invite

you to join our family here at HCV. Let's all

pray together. Jesus, I'm broken. I'm full of

doubt, shame, regret, sin. Change me. I believe.

You're God's son. I believe you died for me.

I believe you're alive today. Forgive me. Transform

me. Fill me with your spirit. Help me, God, to

serve others. In Jesus' name, amen. So if you

prayed that prayer for the first time, listen,

see me, hug me, text me, do something so I can

give you some next steps. There were several

words of knowledge I want to share with all of

you before I get to my door to say goodbye. You

have pain in the upper part of your back near

your neck. You have left hip pain. You have issues

with the lower part of your stomach that's not

allowing you to eat correctly. You have pain

in both your knees. You have constant pain in

the back part of one of your heels. Or you're

struggling with seasonal depression. If any of

those are you, our prayer team will be on my

left and my right, both sides. As everyone leaves,

you make your way up front because we believe

God wants to miraculously heal you. I appreciate

each and every one of you. Checkup continues

next week as we continue on in our series, Searching

Our Heart. God bless you guys. Have a great week.

Cut off my lifetime. I was stuck up in that grind.

Not knowing you gave your life for mine. You're

the one turn water into wine. Please fix my heart

and things inside.