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The Making of Moxie

October 22, 2023

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crucified to all of that and he said I will never take my eyes off the path before me there are songs that are familiar there are songs that we sense capture more than just a good song writer’s impression and talent because indeed they’re based on truth your truth but as I so often think it’s not just Truth for some Saint to live long ago it’s Truth for me to live by today and as we just saying Lord we need your vision our world is cloudy and

colored it’s broken it’s traumatized by events that are yet unfolding and no one from any part of this globe fully understands where this is is all going to go and that’s why we come to you hungry to hear something from your heart for our hearts that will change everything about the way we live in this world For Your Glory and we pray in Jesus name amen amen good morning church if you’re one of the children heading out the door have fun and enjoy a great time

in kidland there’s always good stuff happening over there and I’m looking at a little one that’s been with us all week and I hope she doesn’t get up and leave too because she is a lively little one and has one our hearts so I’ve warned her parents that if she turns up missing come look at our place and and they they understand we have just fallen in love with this his dear family that you’re going to meet in a just a little bit because not only

will Juan be a part of a final song this morning that’s hi honey come on come on come on here we go come on Melody here come on up she probably saw me holding a microphone and thought okay yeah why did I just do that okay all right listen if she makes her way up here sure later in a little bit oh man let’s play Let’s get out the toys so we’ve had a blast all week long and you can see some of it here we

I’ve I’ve never been called grandpa until this week and it’s really really special and Debbie is Grandma so all in Spanish of course so it’s it’s really been a lot of fun so I want to I want to jump into what’s in front of you and me in God’s word Kelly I loved how you framed it there are so many truths that are popping out here in the final stretch of this series on acts the InStep with with the spirit series we mean every word in

that it’s a stepbystep thing Galatians 5 Paul said walk how do we walk one one step after another in the spirit but it’s true too that it’s a walk of the spirit it’s the Holy Spirit hearing person by person it’s not done for a whole church at one time it’s done by individuals that say all let you lead the way Lord he said 87 times follow me how do you do that one step at a time and how does it turn out any way the Holy

Spirit wants it to turn out and it’s really kind of a an adventure at at the next level for sure but I’d have you look at your notes because they capture today’s title which how many of you have already looked up the word that I used in the title of my message anybody how many knew what the word Moxy means okay so for the few of you that may wonder is it a new cosmetic line that’s not is is not the case or maybe you thought

you know I’ve felt this already I’m out of touch with the latest music groups and maybe this is a new rock band you know come and watch Moxy in concert kind of sounds cool but it’s not not that either in fact you if you go back to the early 1900s you will see that it actually is the name of America’s first favorite soft drink I know cocacola showed up before that but when oxy showed up it like changed the world briefly and in fact on the

label of a can of Moxy soda pop are two words nerve food now you’re on to some I I s suspect it meant a couple of things one take a swallow of this and your nerves will be lit up somehow but but more figuratively is the meaning that I meant so I did some search Moxy the word actually retained a a long list of important meanings in fact they’re all positive so that’s something for you to kind of digest Moxy is cool and hopefully by the

time we’re done with this message you’re going to say I want Moxy in fact you may make it a prayer Lord give me Moxy so here’s some of the continuing the meanings of the word energy how many would like just a couple of scoops of that every so often all right pep Vigor that’s at one level Moxy also means courage and determination and here’s the word nerve well you feel nerve that says I I’m not g to Cave I’m not gonna capitulate I’m not going to

run and hide that’s that’s Moxy and then con competency proficiency and Savvy I like the word Savvy too so I’m going to give you just something to do I like to do this in the afternoon today maybe while it’s fresh have a little conversation with your family or your friends or a life group and maybe go deeper in the word Moxy what’s it mean and ask the simple question hey do you see see me as a person that’s got some Moxy going and then be more

personal than that ask yourself that question do I have Moxy some of those things that I just mentioned so as we’ve studied this book of the Bible for over a year now the book of Acts Acts of the Apostles or we’ve called it acts of the holy spirit because he’s at work in every page of this book several people as I started to think through this filter several people started popping up immediately we would all say in the book of Acts chapter 2 on the day

of Pentecost Peter steps up keep in mind what happened on the day of Pentecost in Chapter 2 had never happened before okay so people weren’t weren’t weren’t expecting it they had no sense that there was this wind coming and it would come with a Roar and it would touch and impact everybody in Jerusalem in the surrounding area but it did and on that day Peter steps up and grabs the mic and says let me tell you what just happened and he’s telling largely a Jewish audience

but people from all over about the Holy Spirit coming Peter that day gets the prize of Moxy and he’s the first one I think in the book that steps up but you don’t have to read long before you come to chapter seven and the first martyr named Stephen remember him in front of the Sanhedrin and and the further he went in his presentation of Jesus the more enraged his audience became do you remember from your just your memory what he did run and hide phone a

friend what did he do he gets this glow on him that says okay now we’re going places and and the glow went all the way to when they finally silenced him by throwing rocks stoning stoning him to death so you got Peter you definitely have Stephen and then probably would would all agree no one’s models Moxy more than the Apostle Paul and he in my judgment seems to have Moxy in Spades we’re not done with his story but today in chapter 25 I’d like you to

locate that my Bibles turned to that chapter there’s only two a few more chapters after today it’ll be three chapters and we’re done with this wonderful Journey at least the study of it but we’re going to answer the question where did did Paul get such Moxy so let’s jump in right where we left off last week you’ll recall that fesus was the replacement governor of Felix Felix was in charge and when he finally left office fesus stepped in and the text indicates that he was a

man of action as opposed to Felix who left Paul in prison for two years doing nothing about his case only fesus steps up and almost immediately he moves into gear and begins to examine long pending case against the Apostle Paul so there’s a change of leadership in government and on his third day fesus travels to Jerusalem and when he got to Jerusalem he went there for the spe specific ific Express purpose of addressing Paul’s accusers keep in mind Paul’s over at the coastal city of cesaria

and fesus travels 75 miles south and east to Jerusalem and while there he thinks I’m going to take care of this this is still on the pending docket and it needs to be remedied and resolved now so let’s read on verse one we’ll pick up where we’re where we’re starting today 3 days after arriving in the province fesus went up from cesaria to Jerusalem where the chief priests and the Jewish leaders appeared before him and presented their charges fairly cool charges if you think I mean

cool in the sense they’ve cooled off they’re not filled with rage necessarily or one would expect they bring their charges against Paul and they requested fesus as a favor to them to have Paul transferred to Jerusalem for for they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way so their purpose was not laudable in any fashion fesus answered Paul is being held in cesaria and I myself am going there soon let some of your leaders come with me will travel back to where he’s being

held and if the man has done anything wrong they can bring charges against him there so a little over a week this moves quickly fesus returns to cesaria and commen is this long overdue hearing it begins in verse 6 after spending 8 or 10 days with them in Jerusalem he travels to cesaria the next day he convened court and ordered that Paul be brought before him when Paul came in look what happened the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem circled around him I’ve tried to

put myself in that spot and you feel what’s the word when you look everywhere and you’ve got enemies surrounding you right you you feel trapped so they surround him and they bring up many serious charges against him but they couldn’t prove any of them then Paul made his defense I have done look at these words in verse eight I have done nothing wrong against the Jewish people I make a list here in verse eight the temple or against the Roman government Caesar I’ve done nothing wrong

fesus wishing to do the Jews a favor said to Paul so are you willing to then go up to Jerusalem and stand trial before me there on these charges Paul answered I am now standing before Caesar’s Court remember he’s in cesaria where I ought to be tried I’ve done nothing wrong to the Jews ask yourself as as yourself rather know very well if however I am guilty of doing anything deserving of death in other words if your investigation reveals something that hasn’t come out yet I’m

willing not only to be convicted but he says I I don’t refuse to die but if the charges brought against Me by these Jews are not true then no one has the right to hand me over to them and then he says I appeal to Caesar remember I you described we’ve done in previous weeks Felix left Paul incarcerated limited freedom in cesaria let’s call that a Felix froze him couldn’t do anything couldn’t go outside of a permitted little area in the town in the city and

so here fesus the next Governor I’m going to say verse 12 he had a chance to shine and he didn’t in my opinion he covers it nicely so we don’t see it easily but after fesus conferred with his counsel he declares you’ve appealed to Caesar to Caesar you will go if you’re fesus you just kicked the can down the road you came here to fix something that had been two years left alone and you passed you said oh okay all right well I talked to my

U Inner Circle and they advised me to send you to Rome and to Rome you will go so in a few days AG grippa arrives to pay an official visit this is the change point in the story AG grippa was a governor he’s known here as king Agrippa he was from another area of jurisdiction for Rome and he arrives for an official visit to more or less cozy up to and applaud the new placement of this Governor fesce so agria shows up and he in this

setting takes advantage of an opportunity to hear the story against Paul so look on as we read we’re going to finish chapter 25 very quickly and then draw some conclusions a few days later King Ag grippa and Bernice I’ll save you some details but if you’re fascinated to do some research best we can tell he’s her sister he’s he she’s his sister though it would appear it’s very kinky and weird okay so I’ll just leave it at that one thing’s for sure if they were husband

and wife it’s really bad but anyway and they come to cesaria to pay their respects this is a grippa now since they were spending many days there fesus discussed Paul’s case with the King he said there’s a man here whom Felix previous governor left as prisoner when I went to Jerusalem Chief priests and the elders and the Jews brought charges against him and asked that he be condemned I told them that it’s not the Roman custom to hand over anyone before they face their accusers and

have an opportunity to defend themselves against the charges sounds like a court in our country that’s in our constitution I think I didn’t consult with my attorneys before I said that but verse 17 when they came here with me I did not delay the case but convened the court the next day and ordered the man to be brought in when his accusers got up to speak they did not charge him with any of the crimes that I had expected instead they had some points of dispute

If You Could See Me closely I’ve got a wrinkled brow right now they they brought up points of dispute with him about their own religion and look at his knowledge base here and about a dead guy named Jesus who Paul claimed was alive this is the King this is who who lived in the time or was at least aware of the person that’s changed our lives and that’s the best he can come up with I was at a loss how to investigate such a matter so

I asked if he would be willing to go to Jerusalem and stand trial there on these charges but when Paul made his appeal to be held over for the emperor’s decision that would be a trip to Rome I ordered him held until I could send him to Caesar then Agrippa said to fesus all right because that all that came from fesus all right all right fesus I want want I want to hear him myself and that was arranged for the next day and it came and

it happened to be the day of pageantry when Bernice and Agrippa stood up and all this fanfair and and then he aesus orders that Paul be brought in Chained and announces the case involving Paul to the king and he does so in front of everyone there’s a there’s a there’s a cont here that might be interesting for you to ponder here’s these these Pomp and Circumstance high ranking officials and here’s the Apostle Paul who comes in and chains and this is what was said next day

Ag grippa and Bernice came in with great Pomp and and in entered the auditorium room and there was high rank ranking military officers and a bunch of prominent people of the city at the command of fesus Paul was brought in fesus said King Ag grippa and all who are present with us you see this man the whole Jewish Community has petitioned me about him in Jerusalem and hearing cesaria shouting that he not be allowed to live any longer I found he’s done nothing deserving of death

but because he’s made his appeal to the emperor I decided to send him to Rome but I have nothing definite to write to his majesty referring to the emperor about him therefore I brought him here before all of you could have been a private meeting but for other purposes perhaps it’s out in public and especially before you King AG grippa so that as a result of this investigation I may have something to write for I think it’s unreasonable to send a prisoner on to Rome without

specifying the charges against him you can tell I read fast I I have to confess I did not read near as fast when I studied this deeply I spent time and I Came Upon a question I’m going to ask it as a question here for you to consider your answer why are we being told these details that describe what is now more than a 2-year-old delay in the adjudication of allegations against Paul is there something to see in Felix the outgoing Governor or infestus the the

new arrival or or what my answer would be to that question not really both were cut Felix and fesus were both cut from best I can tell H the same cloth both are political figures both we kind of have this sense LED ruled with a mixture of motives some of it for sure was to keep peace some of it was to Garner favor with the people you want to win their approval making your rule easier and and let’s just add a third they unlikely both of

them Felix and fesus were very intent on not making a mistake that could certainly cost them their jobs and even worse their lives that’s how Rome did things you messed up you’re going to pay up sometimes with your life so maybe that was going on but I wantan to I want to have you imagine a grade you would give both Felix and fesus I chose B minus maybe C+ and they’re not awful awful but there’re certainly not Resolute decisive quality committed to Truth in fact you’ll

I think you’ll agree that by the way I’m an Easy Grader so maybe you give him a d or an F I don’t know let’s turn to the other player in all this Agrippa same questions is there something to be noticed in the arrival of Agrippa again not really I mean he seemed as reasonable as you’d expect a king to be hey I want to hear it myself no offense fesus but I want to let my own ears my own eyes see the accused and he

did so but I would say this of him like fesus a grippa valued peace over Justice someone has said that fesus was to Paul what pilate was to Jesus that got my attention when I read that and and what do they have in common both of them sent them to judgment to keep the peace though they were innocent think about it puts them on the same page so then back to my question what are we supposed to see it’s one of those chapters in our study

I thought Lord how’s this preach how does this connect to people today what what are we supposed to notice and I want to tell you in a very decisive moment in my deep dig I felt like there was this this sense that I needed to I’m I’m looking widely I’m zooming out and I’m not seeing it and then I found myself going so get in close what is there about Paul amidst all of this that we’re supposed to see and that took me I think into

a very fruitful place you remember last week if you were here in chapter 24 we said of Paul who sat in a prison for 730 days two years we said of Paul that he lived out the principle Bloom where you’re planted okay he didn’t get dark he did not get depressed as far as we knew or know he did not get angry and vengeful he was Resolute he sat we have no indication what he said to anybody while those two years slowly evaporated I don’t do

well on an airplane when it’s stuck at the gate and hasn’t pushed back yet in about 20 minutes I’m about I has anybody flirted with the idea of what would happen if you just pulled that slide and I know you’d have a bunch of friends on the flight cuz I’m not the only guy thinking this is in this is crazy delay but I’d probably go to jail I’m pretty sure but U any so I’ve never done it but and it bothers me mostly because no one’s

saying anything just tell us something presumably we did we do not have God recording in his Eternal Word anything of those two years so it drew me even closer as I continue to really kind of at this point stare at Paul who was surrounded by slow moving pieces that were I said it last week and I’ll hold to it that were in the way of full fulfilling God’s promise to Paul that he would eventually preach the gospel in Rome several things started to emerge for me

and admittedly they took me Beyond just what we’ve read but they’re here too and they took me to several principles practices of Paul that that make him a man of Moxy and give you in me maybe a a sense of how to grow Moxy or build Moxy in the way Paul did so I just see a couple of them I’ll mention them maybe three if we have time but they’ll move quickly the first one knowing god was with him put Steel in Paul’s spine you can’t

can’t miss that I did it took me a while to get there but knowing god was with him put Steel in his spine what what does that mean it’s it’s the opposite of spineless you’d be tempted numerous times to go hey hey bring bring the guy in charge let’s work out a deal here remember we read last week they kept inviting Paul to bribe them it would be a very real Temptation you know I could shorten this weight I could just little poola here but but

he didn’t this idea of steal in your spine is that I’m not going to bend I will not cave in I will not be spineless I will not be weak or cowardly you know what you will become a man or a woman of Moxy you’ve got the steel in your spine that says I’m not not going to bend steering a blizzard time let it snow let it snow there’s a Defiance not an ugly one not a you know I’m going to get you I know where

you live no just just one that says hey I’m not giving in when Paul was arrested in Jerusalem and remember when he was carried above the soldiers arms out of this out of a very violent scene where there was fear we’re told in the text that they would tear him apart they would in that scene check out these words because God spoke them to Paul from chapter 23:1 be encouraged Paul just as you have been a witness to me here in Jerusalem you must preach the

good news news in Rome as well that’s a sense of God is with him but he goes on things thing things change when we become convinced even in a prison sitting there forever that God is with you some of you the prison is a hospital some of them of you hearing this it’s a it’s a marriage you’ve prayed son up to son sun down for a change no change you’re you’re stuck you you’ve done everything you know to do and you’re willing to do it again

that may be the prison for you but things in that really almost impossible Place become okay you can manage if you’re convinced God is with you remember the disciples who were directed one one night Matthew 14 by Jesus to cross the lake you’re looking at words here they were to cross the lake without Jesus he went up on the Hills to pray they get in this boat and a terrible storm comes Matthew reports about 3:00 in the morning I was up at 3 last night I

thought okay I’m getting up I can’t and I look over at my clock and I’m like 3:00 for real and you know what you’ve heard me say this if you’ve been here any length of of time one of the hazards of this work is you can almost guarantee you’re going to be tested in what you’re telling other people so don’t just throw it out to them live it yourself experience it yourself so last night in this little piece of it it was 3 in the morning

for me could not sleep and you might say well what were you thinking about all kinds of dark things painful injuries memories that you wish you could erase yeah your pastor just said that you have those moments I have a friend that actually has a whole theology built around 3:00 a.m. So really does he he anyway it’s more detailed than we’re going to share here but so about 3 in the morning Jesus came toward them walking on the water what were they doing hey come on

over here no when the disciples saw him they freaked out they were terrified In Their Fear they cried out it’s a ghost what would you do at 3 in the morning but look at how Jesus responded he spoke to them at once don’t be afraid and he said take courage here’s why don’t be afraid it is I I am here how many times do you think Paul heard that in prison I don’t know maybe daily we’re not told you’re free to guess I I’m not sure

I want to go with never once I’m pretty sure it was Often by the way this whole principle here you get steel in your spine when you know God is there came up seven centuries before anything in the New Testament Isaiah was the one that that made it Universal and he spoke for God with these words Isaiah 41:10 and some of you have memorized them you should if you haven’t do not fear show of hands before I read it but don’t even keep reading how many

of you have ever felt afraid okay now you’ve got options you can turn on all the lights in the house and maybe the boogeyman will go away or you can take some medicine that’s prescribed for you in moments like that or you can learn a scripture like this tuck it away in your heart and it becomes your words in the middle of the night you don’t have to look for your Bible and squint to find where is Isaiah he said seven centuries or where is that

do not fear it’s a command that’s how it start do not fear he’s quoting God for I Am with You same thing Jesus said coming across the water do not fear cuz I am here do not not anxiously look about you I heard a noise heard a noise squirrel squirrel yeah yeah don’t don’t don’t anxiously look about you for I am your God I will strengthen you surely I will help you surely I will uphold you with my righteous right hand if if I’m going to

say some of us need to memorize that and begin quoting it nightly does it mean you’ll never have a 3:00 a.m. Wake up I memorized that like 40 years ago so no would be my answer but you got a weapon in the middle of the night amen it’s good so Paul was convinced of God’s presence is what I’m saying here and is showed when we are convinced of his presence as well it will put Steel in our spines also Moxy in me next second principle I

saw it after a while it took a while but it really shouldn’t have living with Integrity is the key to living securely that’s what the Apostle Paul repeatedly said In this passage and others before it if you flip back to chapter 24 look at verse 16 he says simply I strive always to keep my conscience clear before God and man 25:8 look at these words we read them already when Paul made his defense what did he say I’ve done nothing wrong against the Jewish law against

the temple or against Caesar drop down to verse 10 he says further I’ve not done any wrong to the Jews as you yourself know very well governor fesus but if I have done something wrong and it escaped my notice I’m willing to face the music that’s what he says I’m willing to die for it I will not refuse to die it’s called Integrity Paul faced the Sanhedrin Governor Felix Governor fesus an Agrippa and had the conviction to say will you write this down check my record

check it out there’s a lot of opinions about me right now Paul could say correctly and he says check my record it’s like saying here’s my laptop here’s my cell phone here’s the video footage of my private life that’s how it looks today that’s you and me what’s your browser history I think it’s called browser your internet history where do you go when no one’s looking oh you found a way to be private probably not as private as you think don’t know I just know that

more than a few people sure hope like crazy no one notices that’s not what we’re reading here about Paul would you look at these words he gave them as counsel in Titus 1: 16 he says they claim he’s talking about the cretians they claim to know God but by their deeds they deny him they’re be they’re detestable and worthless for any good thing Paul was the flip of that Paul was basically the guy that says by my Deeds I’ve confirmed my claim to know God in

other words don’t just take what I say check out my stuff believe with your own eyes he goes on to say it’s up on the screen I love Proverbs 10:9 He Who Walks With Integrity she who walks with Integrity walks can you hear this Can You Feel the Steel in the spine walks securely but if you pervert your way you’re you’re scared to death to hand your tablet or your computer to somebody who says okay I’ll take you up on it I want to look where

you’ve been He Who who walks with Integrity walks securely I got no problems I’ll sleep tonight the one who perverts their way has a reason to fear they’re going to be found out I think we’re reading that in Paul he lived by his own advice in Philippians he gave great counsel prove yourself to be blameless and innocent children of God above reproach in the midst of a world like ours a crooked and perverse generation among whom you are to appear as a light in that place

in that world Amen I don’t know how many times I have prayed those words in Philippians over the years I’ll go into a place where I know Christians are not welcome I say Lord help me to prove myself to be blameless and innocent child of God who lives above reproach in a crooked and perverse generation I live in in the midst good preposition right in the middle of it and you and I know that here in the Northwest so I want to live in a way

that you know live in a way that you can sell your pet parrot to the town gossip and have nothing to worry about right we’re being watched you know I went to lunch one time with my mentor in California who was known by everybody and we got done having lunch and 300 conversations with everybody that came by I don’t think anybody said hi to me but they sure said hi to Chuck but and we left and got in the truck his truck and drove back and

I said Chuck do you have does it does it does it impress you or or land on you that we’re being watched I’m thinking I’m being insightful right he’s going yeah a few times and and you know what if you’re being watched Peter’s words they matter first Peter 2 for those that are watching keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles so that Gentiles is non-Christian the world keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles so that the things that they slander you that’s the finger poin and

say you Christians the things that they slander you as evildoers they may on account of your good deeds glorify your father on the day of visitation because they’re watching they will observe them and they will it will impact them if something in your private life is a reproach may I plead with you clean it up say how do I do that the Bible talks about confession the Bible talks about Contrition all these scriptures are at the bottom of your outline today confession I I don’t want

to hand my phone to anybody okay you need to confess that sin not not handing your phone but why don’t you do that okay that’s confession Contrition God I am so sick to death of how I’ve lived I want to throw this sucker away that didn’t fix the problem but that’s Contrition Contrition is going that’s that’s a bad part of me and then the next piece get accountable call your pastor call your friend call somebody that will look at you and say hey like Nathan the

prophet did in second Samuel you’re the guy stop it okay there’s so much more I want to give you a third one I’ll just read it to you when Paul saw an audience he considered it an opportunity Stand and Deliver when he saw an audience he didn’t go oh my gosh what will I say he saw it as an opportunity to Stand and Deliver Jesus had told his disciples that he’s going to be there will be opportunities to share and there were and he even prayed

for them that they would share with courage John 17 includes these words as you sent me into the world he’s praying this whole chapter is really a wonderful prayer in fact some have called it the true Lord’s Prayer so Jesus prays from start to finish in John 17 when he was done praying they arrested him and he went what the next morning would be to the Cross but he says as you sent me into the world father I have sent them into the world for them

I Sanctified myself and they too so that they may be totally or truly Sanctified my prayer is not listen to this is not for them alone who’s he thinking of in those words his disciples not for them alone I also pray for all of you you all who will believe in me through the years of people sharing that message that’s why that prayer is for us and I’m G to I’m going to I’m going to go out on limb and say the words that greeted us

here at the beginning of Acts chapter 1 verse 8 Jesus spoke these words just before he ascended back to heaven and he said said I think Paul S knew these knew these words by by now for sure but I’m I’m reasonably certain he knew all about them and he says you will receive these are the last words of Jesus before he ascends back to Heaven you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you chapter two it happened and you will be my Witnesses in

Jerusalem in Judea in Samaria and everywhere else in the world so it’s no surprise that Paul would ask in letters that he would write later I I need courage when I stand before people I don’t want to run from them I don’t want to hide from them I want to have The Moxy it takes to courageously stand before them and tell the truth truth about Jesus there’s great words that are you’re going to see right now he wrote These to the Ephesians church I’m going to

stop for a second tell you why that’s important to know when he did eventually get to Rome which is in just another chapter two chapters when he arrived in Rome he was incarcerated there as well while he was incarcerated he wrote four letters that are in our Bible they’re the prison Epistles known as the prison Epistles this is one of those four Ephesians chapter 6 right after talking about spiritual warfare he wrote this church he said pray also for me this is Paul’s words pray for

me and pray for me that whenever I speak and there will be moments that’s what you and I get to look forward to whenever I speak that I would say it in a way that’s he says it twice here fearlessly that I would speak fearlessly about what I know so that I will make the mystery of the gospel for which I am On Assignment an ambassador in Chains I’m I’m my goal is he repeats himself that I may declare it fearlessly as I should all right

here’s the deal not everyone is called to stand and speak before Governors Felix fesus agria even Caesar most of the people hearing my words right now will never have that occasion and it’s good thing too right because I looked it up again and actually the research says that 75% of people the hum human race have what’s called glossophobia which is doing what I’ve just done the last 40 minutes so I’m kind of that weird anomaly but most people would just soon have their wis

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