Running After Jesus

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After a while.

It's not even a book, not although we have the Bible.

We are looking at a person. And that's what many

religions don't have. You get You got me from staff

to become supervisor. Now I have to supervised people working

on Sunday. Can can go to church. Some people have been, oh, sorry,

I do my master's I can't serve the lot.

You you lost the point. Could you do me a favorite?

Brother man? Could you stand up?

Uh? And then come in front of the camera so

that you're not you're not hidden. Uh. And and I

think I chose you rather band because you're aware your

hands white.

H And no, no, you're here in the middle of

the middle, right.

In the middle, in front of the Yeah, okay, okay,

right a middle and go back a little bit after

after Rebecca after Becky, okay, okay, here and you look

at me, Look at me, brother, you have white hair.

You will be like Jesus to me today. You will

be like Jesus to me. Okay, lift up your hand

and you're you're you're wanting to welcome me home.

Okay, yeah, yeah.

Can you imagine Jesus he has his hands up like that,

He's trying to welcome all of you home, no one day.

How cool is that you actually have a Do you

know that Christianity is not just a religion, it's a relationship,

it's a person. Almost almost every other religion, you don't

have someone to look at to walk to. You just

have a book or whatever it is. We don't even

have to have a book after a while. It's not

even a book, not although we have the Bible. We

are looking at a person. And that's what many religions

don't have. A person who's still alive, not in the grave,

alive and waiting for you to come through the parlygates.

And there is really you look like Jesus and you're

your hands up Jesus with an extra tie or okay, okay, okay,

this is life. It is life as I illustrate a close.

I just want this illustration to stick in your mind. Okay,

I am supposed to rather remainer.

You are my Jesus. Don't go anywhere. Stay still.

I never thought I'll tell Jesus stay still. Okay, stay

still the whole time. The whole time, Okay, because I'm

supposed to. I'm like Peter, I'm walking on the water

to you, all right. That's why all my testimonies are

ahead of me. Okay, testimonist that ah, I'm testimonists. I

have to come, but I'm walking towards you. My end

goal is you, Jesus, my end goal.

Okay. Now, when you start, you're like this empty space.

You're a child, your baby, You eat sleep and shi okay,

and so not many decisions. And then suddenly you enter

life and you begin to make your decisions. And as

soon as you start making decisions, that's when life really starts. Okay,

this is how it happens. Right, You're a teenager and

you start having interest in the opposite sex and it's

a girlfriend boyfriend constitution. But you know, I've been to church,

ex church, my parents go to church. And then suddenly

you saw a really fine girl and you decided that maybe,

just maybe it's just sparked for a while, because Jesus

can wait one right, waited so long?

Aready? You said you come back soon, but still not

so soon? Now? Yeah, so I what's your name? Ali?

Hi?

Nice meeting you? So I tell you a little bit shy.

And then suddenly while this wrote the narrow who wrote

at least to life becomes a wider road because now

this relationship doesn't work, and you go to the next one.

With me.

Sadly life has become a girlfriend finding mission and for

some years are you're not even on the road leading

to life. You're just hanging out in this wider road.

This is the narrow road. This is the wide road,

and you get stuck because, oh, that girl looks really

good although her dad is here. Sorry, yah, illustrative purposes. Okay,

now it could be a girl and found a really

good looking guy. You know, Wow, your biceps while you

have biceps over your biceps. Wow, Okay, it doesn't work out.

Hurt And he said, I'm going back to Jesus.

You hurt? My Oh lord, why do you allow this hearing? Allowed?

You went.

You were supposed to look at him and go so no,

you go to maybe you want something more spiritual? Now

you know what I'm trying to say.

And for don't know how many years you're going to

be hanging out the side.

Right, you have a choice to go like this, the

one play along. This is the one instead of going

into the wider road.

Come with me.

I'm walking towards him. You understand you don't waste time law,

bring along La. That's why you have to bring a

longer person who has the same faith. You know what,

I've known a s issue with a baby. That's how

I can do that work. Okay, thank you so much.

Happy birthday?

All right? What's it going to be next? A job?

Hey boss? I really want this job? Can you give

me this job? Please? What? What on Sunday? You can?

I guess?

I guess because pay so well and you keep going

in and then you got you got me from a

staff to become supervisor. And now I have to supervise

people who working on Sunday? Can can go to church?

Are your sue? Me? And so I spend my whole

time here for a while, got broken up, and then

now it's dobbin And then after that.

It's what it is? What is its? Uh? His marriage?

Maybe you know how many people are on fire for

God before their marriage?

After marriage? Where is here? He's gone in, gone in

somewhere out of the wilderness, right wife? Then it's what else?

Promotion? And then it's kids. Another guy that I've seen

sech a baby. First kid, ah ya, getna serve God

because my first kid needs up.

My second kid needs me.

I will have you right that okay, my second, my

third kid or that. Now now you are totally drowned

with kids. But you used to be a good singer.

He used to be a good guitarist. He used to

be a good picture. Where you now.

But you don't understand past. My kids need me?

No, no, no, no, Hey, kid, follow daddy. Daddy is

serving the lot. Okay, follow me. No, I'm not asking

you to give up. Follow come, come, come with me.

I know sometimes we have to rush for McDonald's at

night and I end up at church for pres service.

But you gotta be okay, you won't die onla. You

won't die eating one more French fries. La.

Okay.

I'm not saying that we must eat fast food every night. No, no, no,

there's there's a balance, like how you know me and

pass and on Sunday we can't be together. But Monday

I try and make up for make up with you

with me. But we we as long as we're going.

And then you know, he gets married and then I

become a father in law, and I now have to.

You know, he has a child, and I become a grandfather,

all right, and I'll go in to grandfather Grandpa more

than now.

The gardening, you know, Jesus is so so I read

my I didn't talk, No, he didn't talk.

With me. And then you go there and there's business,

and then it's you know, I don't know contracts and

we don't end up there. But what the beautiful thing

about this is, guys, you can take these along with you.

I'm doing my doctorate now hours and hours, but you

know when I'm spending time that day, I was talking

to doctor Lazarus because he's helping.

Me with the this is.

I met him now eight times, and every time before

we meet, we pray because I want to make sure

that God is with me and I am with God.

So I bring the thesis into this way instead of

being lost in the academic world. Some people have been, oh, sorry,

are I doing my master's I can't serve the lot

you you lost the point of what life is really about.

Brother, Thank you so much. I'll give him a big,

big head. Yeah.

I hope that when I arrived there with you, brother band,

you would have said, well done, my good and faith,

food servant. And I will come before you like I

would come before Jesus, and says, can I introduce to

you my wife. We walk together on this road leading

to you. My three children. They're all serving you because

and this is my pH D, this is my business, Lord,

this is my heart Lord. And you see a big

smile on father's face right at the end.

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