LFYA- Young Adults With Live Worship

Hello, men and women, such a blessing and an honor to once again be able to come to you on the Pando app from Life Fellowship Church here in McKinney, Texas. Man, we love you guys. You are part of our church family. We're so grateful for all of you who choose to watch us. I know there's a bunch of churches on there, over 150 the last time I counted. And what a blessing that tablet is to be able to fill yourself up with life, with God's word, with commentaries and teachings and worship. Man, we're so grateful for it. I wish I had it when I was locked up. My name is Logan Williams. My TDC number is 1490218. I got four numbers after that. It was just round and round and round in the cycle. I know many of you can relate to that, and I'm here to tell you, man, anything is possible with God. If you can just get all in with him, man, he can flip the whole thing to the good. And as bad as it may have seemed, as dark as it may have seemed, it seems to be that much exponentially better. So I know many of you might be thinking, gosh, I've just done so much. It's just so bad. Like, I'm so hopeless. It's almost a good thing. When you get connected to Christ, when he gets a hold of you, he, like, flips it to the good. And as bad as it was, it's that much to the good. That's how it's been in my life. But we got to get all in, and we got to be, as Paul likes to say when he writes his letters to the church, he says, I, Paul, a slave of Jesus Christ. He's saying I'm all in.

And it's interesting because that word that's translated slave is not like a slave like you would think of when you think of the word slave, like of just hatred and bitterness and being forced to do what that word actually means in the Greek is, God, you've given me your all, so I'm going to give you my all. You bankrupted heaven. You sent your son. You sent everything that you have for me. So I'm going to give you everything that I have for you. I don't care what that means, you know, whether it's my finances, my job, my, you know, how much time I'm doing, my life is yours. I'm a slave to you. I'm all in. That is the key to the whole thing, because all those times I was locked up and those nine and a half years I did in and out of prison, yeah, I would go to church and I would check the boxes and I would get baptized and I would do the classes and do the Kairos and do this and do that. But I wasn't all in in my heart and see God looks at our hearts. It doesn't matter what we do on the outside. What are we? Have you just had enough, man? And can you just say, God, I submit, I give up like my life is yours. That is the key to the whole thing. And then he'll start communicating with you in whatever way that he communicates and he'll bring up some things that he wants you to lay down. And some of those things are difficult to lay down. I had to lay down, I had to give away a bunch of drugs and walk out of a hotel room. I had knowing in my mind that I'm going to relapse and get back on drugs. What am I doing? Why am I giving all this away? I just did it anyway, because I heard from God I had to lay down sexual sin, which is

something I never even considered doing until I heard from God. I didn't think anyone really ever did that. But I did that. I started tithing because he brought to my attention that money was an idol in my life. And I had to continue to look at myself and be transparent with men in my life, practicing James 5.16, that we confess our sins to one another and pray for one another that we may be healed. You have to have those people in your life. And if you don't have those people in your life where you're at, pray for those people. God will bring someone in your path that you can do this walk with. We're never meant to do this walk alone. It's always meant to be in community, because iron sharpens iron. I can't sharpen myself. I need another man to look into my life and tell me the truth and not care about my feelings, but care about my salvation and care about my life. Hey, you can tell your friends and family, don't make fun of my phone case. It's a long story. But they can download the same Pando app on their phone. They can watch the same things that you guys are watching. And you can talk about it. When you talk to each other on the phone, or when you message each other, or whatever, you can do this walk with your family, even though you're incarcerated. Don't buy into the lie that I can't leave my family even though I'm here. That's incorrect. Do that have your kids watch the same messages ask them questions. Like hey with the Holy Spirit speak to you In that message, it's so cool to be able to do that I Was reading Proverbs 16 because it's the 16th day of the month and there's two verses in there that I wanted to Bring to your attention one is because they're so key and

one is verse 25 that says Excuse me verse 23 says whoever guards his mouth preserves his life Okay, it's talking about the words that we speak like words create worlds Like this whole galaxy was created with words and the words that we speak to other people Create they can they can create Negativity they can create positivity But the words that we speak are very important and they can Hurt people or they can build people up. They can hurt you or they can build you up your own words So I want you to pay attention to the words that you're speaking and then down in verse 25 It says there's a way that seems right to a man, but it's end is the way of death and so that tells me that Yeah, I've got ideas and I got things that I think I want to do and I got things that I think are important But sometimes those things are really selfish. Those things are really about me those things are really gonna end in death and And and and I need to attune my mind. I need to fix my thoughts on What God thinks, you know, I need to always be asking that question and in every circumstance Instead of saying what do I think what do I feel? What do I want to get out of this situation? How can I control this situation? I need to be thinking in every single situation of my life. Hey God, what do you think about this? What are your thoughts God? I want you to control this situation Because there is a way that seems right to me in my own mind But it ends in death and a lot of times I can't see that again unless I have another person in my life or unless God if I'm not in the word praying and God can speak to me if You want God to speak to you just pick up Psalms and start reading and he'll speak to you Pick up his word and and start reading. He'll speak to you but I want to really Focus your attention on the words you speak and the thoughts that you're thinking And are there some thoughts are there some belief systems? Are there some ways of thinking that you're in right now that could lead to death that could lead to selfishness

You know, it may not seem that way on the surface, you know but Paul says in Romans 8 that The mindset on the flesh is death and the mindset on the spirit is life and peace. So where what is our mindset on? What what I'm what am I thinking about? Is it more about me and what I can get in what I need or is it more? about The spirit and usually things of the spirit are how can I get out of myself? To give to someone else or to help someone else out That's the way that leads to life and peace and I know you have you have lots of thoughts right now because In the situation that you're at you're doing a lot of thinking and so you you know when I was there I remember sometimes I would think about hey, man How I can go do my little hustle differently or do things better or maybe talk to some other guys they're doing some other things I can get a education in crime and you know Identity fraud or how to do this, you know hustle better or I can think about The things of God how am I going to be able to change my life? How am I gonna be able to walk this out differently? How am I gonna be able to get all in with him like Logan's talking about because I'm telling you you can do it I I was a drug addict for 25 years shot meth drink G sold Everything lived in hotels hit licks all that stuff all over Dallas and for 25 years I did that man and I couldn't stop and and I always I knew I was gonna end up there again but it didn't stop me and So, you know if you don't start thinking about this now Asking for God's help. Hey, man, how how can I do this different? How can I get all in with you? Then I don't know when it's gonna happen. But now is is the time I don't care Stage of your Journey, you're in maybe you're you just got the county jail or maybe you've been in prison for 10 years And you're about to come up for parole. But now is the time to start thinking about how can I get all in with you? and man

When he was banging on me about it, man. Yeah, he was asking me to do some hard Things start tithing lay down sexual sin. I'm like gosh, man, like it's a lot, you know But then the thought came that impression from him came. Hey, man What do you think life could look like if you just got all the way in with me one time because you've never done it You've been to church You've checked the boxes, but you've never gotten all in with me What could happen in your life? And and it was that thought that was like man I wonder and And now my life is completely different It's a I have a life that I never ever ever would have dreamed I would have if I had a blank canvas on August 11th 2021 when I pull that needle out of my arm and walked out of that room and Left all that behind if I had a blank canvas on that day. So hey man, right your life any life you want I would have sincerely I would have shortchanged myself Out of just asked for a bunch of money and a house and a business or You know something like that. I would have no purpose. I would have no no calling I would have it the life I have today It's better than any life. I could have dreamed up because I didn't think any of this was possible And God has a life for you that you don't even believe is possible But he's just waiting for your yes. He's just waiting for you to get all in father I just lift up these men and women who are watching In the different situations and scenarios that they're in God, I Know that you can meet them right where they're at And I pray God that she would do that I know that an honest prayer from any one of them to say God I don't know how and I don't know where and I don't know when and I'd have no idea How to but I want to be all in with you Would you give me the wisdom of how I do that God, I know you'll answer that prayer. I Know you'll answer that prayer. Why wouldn't you answer that prayer? And so God God, I pray for

these men and women Pray that that conviction would land on them and that right here right now in this moment They would make that decision to get all in what could life look like if they just got all in just one time And so God I pray for them I pray that you would bless them I pray that you would give them revelation and the knowledge of Christ and that you would draw them to you And that you would answer that prayer I pray that that many of them would pray that prayer that sincere prayer from their heart and that you would answer it God And that their life could be better than any that they could draw on a canvas And so God I would thank you. We give you all the praise and glory. You're awesome You're amazing. And we just love you so much in Jesus name. Amen Amen. All right guys whose house God's house. Let's give him some praise. Don't make fun of my phone case Alright, y'all bring it in from the outside. Jack, are we good? Alright. Welcome to LFY. How y'all doing this evening? Alright, man. So good. Well, we're so glad you're back to come worship with us. I'm going to encourage you guys to do one thing tonight. As a matter of fact, moving into 2026, you're going to hear a lot more of this coming from this stage. I want y'all to come to this front altar right here, man, to make yourself known to the Lord. Not looking left or right, not looking beyond. As a matter of fact, Proverbs chapter 4, the very, very last scripture in that says, do not look to your left or to your right, but make an about face. And that's talking about the life of sin that we like to live in. So I want to encourage you guys tonight to get locked in with Jesus. Let this be a one-on-one encounter that you have with the Lord. Amen. So I'm going to go ahead and pray us out, man, and we're going to get going. Father, thank you, Jesus, for your mercy, God, your goodness, your grace. And Lord, I pray for every single person, God, in this place. God, give us vision. Give us purpose, God. We thank you for your will. Lord, that will fall even tonight, God. We bind the spirit of confusion in the name of Jesus. And Lord, we pray for clarity because you're a God that can give us all the clarity that we need to be able to move forward. So God, tonight, we honor you. We worship you, Father. We lift you up. Jesus, let our worship be a scent, Lord, to you. Let you be pleased tonight, God.

We love you, Lord, in Jesus' name. Come on. Come on, you guys, ready to worship? Oh, Jesus, we welcome you today. Come on, just open your heart. Let the Lord work in you today. Just open them up. Oh, we open up for you, Jesus, to enter in. Oh, Lord, you're welcome here tonight. We welcome you, Jesus. You're welcome here, Jesus. Come on, sing. Let our praise be welcome. Let our songs be a sign that we are here for you. Come on, open your heart today. Yeah, we are here for you. Come on, sing it. Let your breath. Let your breath, let it come from heaven. And fill our hearts, oh, with your light. Because we are here for you. Yes, we are, Jesus. We are here for you. Oh, yes. Your doors are open, but they can't contain it. You are worthy, child. Come on, do you believe that? You alone are holy, and only you are worthy. You're far, far gone. Oh, let your smile, hey, let it be your anthem. You're renowned, oh, fill the skies. Because we are here for you. Only you, Lord. We are here for you. Oh, let your word move, Lord.

Let your word. Let it move in power. Let what's said, hey, come fly. Because we are here for you. We are here for you. Oh, see, your hearts are open. See, your hearts are open. Nothing here is dead anymore. You alone are holy, Lord. Oh, and only you are worthy, God. You are far, far gone. You are worthy. Don't roam it, what's big here isn't it? You are worthy of death, Lord You alone are holy, only you are worthy, Lord Take your first blood, Lord Let it flow out, oh let it flow out Oh this is why we're here for Jesus Let your fire fall down You're welcome here, Jesus Oh we welcome you with praise, we welcome you with praise Almighty God of love, you're welcome in this place We welcome you with praise, oh almighty God of love Oh yes, let every heart adore, let every soul await Almighty God of love, you're welcome in this place We welcome you with praise, oh we welcome you with praise Almighty God of love, you're welcome in this place We welcome you with praise, Jesus Oh we open our hearts to you, Jesus You, our hearts are open, nothing here isn't, and you

You alone, Lord, you alone are holy, only you are worthy, God Come on, sing that again You, our hearts are open Come on, open your heart to the Lord You're my one desire You alone are holy, only you are worthy, God Let your fire fall down to you To you my heart is open, nothing here isn't, and you You're my one desire You alone are holy, only you are worthy, God Let your fire fall down Come on, don't let this moment pass you by Open your heart to Jesus Open your heart to whatever he wants to speak to you tonight Oh, let your fire fall down Oh, we open our hearts to you, Jesus Oh, we won't let this moment pass us by, Jesus Come and speak to us, Jesus So we welcome, we welcome you with praise We welcome you with praise Oh, mighty God of love We welcome in this place We welcome you with praise We welcome you with praise We welcome, we welcome We welcome you with praise We welcome you with joyful hearts You're welcome We welcome in this place We welcome you with praise

We welcome you with praise Oh, mighty God of love Let every heart adore him ♪ Let every heart adore, let every soul await ♪ Come on, command your souls to await. Welcome the Lord in this place. Come on, let every heart. ♪ Let every heart adore, let every soul await ♪ ♪ Almighty God of love, come on let every heart adore ♪ ♪ Let every heart adore, let every soul await ♪ ♪ Almighty God of love, be welcome, be welcome ♪ ♪ Be welcome to my praise, be welcome to the praise ♪ ♪ Almighty God of love, be welcome in this place ♪ ♪ Let every heart adore, let every soul await ♪ ♪ Almighty God of love, yes, let every heart adore ♪ ♪ Let every heart adore, yes, Almighty God of love ♪ Come on, command your soul. ♪ Let every heart adore, let every soul awake in this room ♪ ♪ Be welcomed in this place, we welcome you with praise ♪ ♪ We welcome you with praise, Almighty God of love ♪ Come on, sing that. ♪ To you our hearts are open, nothing here is hidden ♪ ♪ You are our one desire, come on sing that ♪ ♪ You alone are holy, only you are worthy God ♪ ♪ You turn fire from the flame, come on sing that one more time to you ♪ ♪ To you our hearts are open, nothing here is hidden ♪ ♪ You are our one desire, come on sing that one more time to you ♪ ♪ You alone are holy, only you are worthy God ♪ ♪ You turn fire from the flame, come on sing that one more time to you ♪ ♪ You are our one desire, come on sing that one more time to you ♪

♪ You alone are holy, only you are worthy God ♪ ♪ You turn fire from the flame, come on sing that one more time to you ♪ ♪ You are our one desire, come on sing that one more time to you ♪ ♪ How wonderful, how lovely is your name ♪ ♪ You captivate our hearts, you save us by your grace ♪ ♪ You captivate our hearts, you save us by your grace ♪ ♪ How wonderful, how lovely is your name, Jesus, my Jesus ♪ ♪ You captivate our hearts, you save us by your grace ♪ ♪ How beautiful you are, Jesus, how beautiful and wonderful you are, Lord ♪ ♪ How beautiful you are, Jesus, how beautiful and wonderful you are, Lord ♪ ♪ How wonderful you are, King Jesus, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ How wonderful you are, Jesus, how wonderful and wonderful you are, Jesus, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Comforter, Guardian,', Holy Spirit, holy Spirit, holy Spirit, Jesus, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh , oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Some people you go, when I see you, when I hug you, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh , oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, ♪ ♪ Beautiful how low he hears your name, oh, you captivate these walls, you captivate our hearts, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. . . . oh, oh, oh, oh. . . . Warriors. . . 1. . . You save us by Your grace How wonderful You are How wonderful How lovely Your name You captivate me, Lord You captivate our hearts You save us by Your grace Oh Jesus, You captivate me Oh Jesus, You captivate me, Lord Oh Jesus, You captivate me, Lord Word of mercy, God of love Flowing over man and mankind Oh Jesus, You captivate me, Lord As the air before You broke In the beauty of Your mystery, Lord

We are children of the King So we'll bring our song of praise Oh, how wonderful How wonderful How lovely is Your name Oh Jesus, You captivate me You captivate our hearts You save us by Your grace How wonderful You are How wonderful How lovely Your name You captivate me, Lord You captivate our hearts You save us by Your grace Oh Jesus, You captivate me Every time, Lord How beautiful You are, Lord When You just come to me, Lord We come to behold You tonight, Lord We come to behold You tonight, Jesus We come just to see You, Lord We come just to see You, God You know the name of Jesus You know the name of Jesus You know the beautiful name You know the name of Jesus You know the name of Jesus What a wonderful name Oh, the name of Jesus Oh, the name of Jesus

Oh, the name of Jesus What a wonderful name Oh, the name of Jesus There's power in Your name, Lord Oh, the name of Jesus Demons tremble at Your name, Lord Oh, the name of Jesus Mountains bow before Your name Oh, the name of Jesus There's nothing stronger than Your name, Lord Oh, the name of Jesus Sickness has to bow at Your name, Jesus Oh, the name of Jesus Oh, that wonderful, that sweet name Oh, the name of Jesus Your name has power Oh, the name of Jesus Oh, the name of Jesus Oh, the name of Jesus Oh, Jesus, we preach Your name Oh, the name of Jesus. Oh, the name of Jesus. Oh, the name of Jesus. Oh, the name of Jesus. I want to know what is your name. Oh, and you captivate our hearts. You saved us by your grace. How wonderful is your name. How wonderful, how lovely is your name. Oh, Jesus, you captivate our hearts. You saved us by your grace. So much power in the name of Jesus. So much power in the name of Jesus. Oh, what a wonderful name. Oh, what a beautiful name. Oh, the name of Jesus. Oh, the name of Jesus. Oh, the name of Jesus. Oh, the name of Jesus. Oh, the name of Jesus. Oh, the name of Jesus. Oh, the name of Jesus. Oh, the name of Jesus. Oh, the name of Jesus. Oh, the name of Jesus.

Oh, the name of Jesus. Oh, the name of Jesus. Oh, the name of Jesus. Oh, the name of Jesus. Oh, the name of Jesus. Oh, the name of Jesus. Oh, the name of Jesus. Oh, the name of Jesus. Oh, the name of Jesus. Oh, the name of Jesus. Oh, the name of Jesus. Oh, the name of Jesus. Oh, the name of Jesus. Oh, the name of Jesus. Oh, the name of Jesus. How lovely is your name. Captivate our hearts. You saved us by your grace. Thank you Jesus. How wonderful. How lovely is that precious name And you, you captivate our hearts You saved us by your grace You saved us by your grace Thank you for your grace that saved us, Jesus Lord, we will never forget how wonderful your name is, oh God We will never forget the authority that comes with your name, oh Jesus It is a mention of your name, oh God And all we have to do is lift up the name of Jesus And every stronghold has to bow at your name, oh God Every sickness, every anxiety, every depression has to bow when we mention your name, Jesus Let us never forget this truth, oh God Let us never become so familiar with this truth, oh God That we lose reverence in God for your name, oh God Oh Lord, bring us back to reverence your name once again, oh Lord Bring us back to the truth of the revelation That your name is above every other name That at the mention of your name Demons tremble, mountains bow At the mention of your name, oh God That beautiful name

That precious name How wonderful, how loving is your name Amen, amen, you can't do me wrong You saved us all How wonderful, how loving is your name Jesus, you can't take my heart But you saved us by your grace Thank you, Jesus Thank you, Jesus Oh, how beautiful, Jesus If you just for a second, you just can contemplate his face Imagine his eyes of compassion His eyes of grace His all over you, his attention all over you Just give your attention to him His eyes of compassion, his eyes of love Thank you Thank you for the cross, Lord Thank you for the price you paid Burying all my sin and shame In love you came And gave amazement Thank you for the star, Lord Thank you for the never-ending peace Wash me in your cleansing flow Now all I know Is your forgiveness and embrace Come on, you sing The words, the lamb Seated on the throne

We crown you now with many crowns You reigned victorious You are holy, Lord Oh, Jesus of Nazareth The darling of heaven, merciful Worthy is the lamb Worthy is the lamb Thank you for the cross, Lord Thank you for the price you paid Bury all my sin and shame Here on the hill of Cain And give me my gift Thank you for this love, Lord Amazing love Thank you for the help you gave You washed me in your cleansing flow Now all I know Is your forgiveness and embrace Worthy is the lamb Seated on the throne We crown you now with many crowns You reigned victorious You are holy, Lord Oh, Jesus of Nazareth The darling of heaven, merciful Worthy is the lamb Receive, receive, receive the word of your suffering Receive the word of your suffering, Lord Worthy is the lamb Worthy, worthy, worthy, worthy

Receive the word of your suffering Worthy is the lamb Seated on the throne We crown you now with many crowns You reigned victorious You are holy, Lord Oh, Jesus of Nazareth The darling of heaven, merciful Worthy is the lamb Oh, so worthy is the lamb Oh, so worthy is the lamb Oh, so worthy is the lamb Just on your own words, start to glorify the name of Jesus Start to enthrone his name, his word Lord, you paid the price, so you receive it all. Because you gave it all, your people tonight give it all to you, Lord. You are worthy to receive the praise of your people. You are worthy to receive all praise. I watch you, Lord, because you paid it all. You gave it all in the cross, Lord. So here's our response tonight. We give it all. We surrender it all to the one who gave it all. We surrender it all to the one who gave it all. You are worthy. You are worthy to receive. You are worthy to receive all. Receive it with one of your suffering. Receive it with one of your suffering. Receive it with one of your suffering.

Oh, it's the only one of your suffering. Your word is the lamb seated on the throne. We crown you now with many crowns. You reign victorious. Just lift your voice and come and declare. In one time. God is risen. God is risen. God is risen. Your word is the lamb. Your word is the lamb. Your word is the lamb. Worth it, worth it, worth it, worth it, worth it, worth it, worth it, worth it, worth it. Worth it, worth it, worth it, worth it, worth it, worth it, worth it, worth it. Worth it, worth it, worth it, worth it. I will say, Worth it, worth it, worth it, worth it, worth it. Worth it, worth it. Your word is the lamb. Worth it, worth it, worth it, worth it, worth it, worth it, worth it. Worth it, worth it, worth it, worth it. Your word is the lamb. Who can be compared to you? I don't want to go to Jesus. But the dark will come. Save me.

Your word is the lamb. It's the word of the lamb. So, where is the lamb? Where is the lamb? Precious Lord, Precious Lord, I sense your presence here tonight. I sense your presence here tonight, Lord. We honor you, Lord. High and lifted up. You're the gift, our exceedingly great reward. Just like the bronze serpent in Exodus in the Old Testament was lifted up, and the Israelites would look at this bronze serpent and be healed in the same manner it was a foreshadowing of Jesus being lifted up on the cross and people looking to Him and His cross and being healed for eternity to live with their King. From glory to glory, victory to victory, I want you guys to get a quick picture in your mind of God choosing to put skin on and coming down in the form of a seed in a virgin's womb to live a perfect, sinless life, not deceiving anybody and by obedience to the Father becoming our sin. This perfect man becoming our sin so that we might become the righteousness of God. Thank you, Lord, for your blood that purifies us, that makes us white as snow. Your word says in 1 John 1, 9, that if we confess our sins, you are faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Thank you, Lord. Thank you, Lord. Thank you, Lord. Father, show us what it looks like to live a sacrificial life. Help us to mind now what will mind in the age to come, what will matter in the age to come. 2 Corinthians 4, 6 says the glory of God is in the face of Jesus. So help us, Holy Spirit, to seek the face of Jesus, to remember the face of Jesus. That when Pilate asked Jesus what truth is, not realizing that he was looking at truth embodied in itself. Thank you, Jesus, that you are the way, the truth, and the life. And that your name reigns above every other name. That you are the only one worthy.

And Revelation says Jesus is the only one worthy to open the scroll and to break the seals. Jesus, you're worthy tonight, Lord. You're worthy tonight, Lord. And every night, help us, Holy Spirit, to revere you, to give us the fear of the Lord. Lead us to your hands, your feet, your side. Jesus, you reign in heaven with the marks of your sacrifice forever. Thank you, Lord. Thank you, Lord. Thank you, Lord. Thank you, Lord. You guys may be seated. You guys may be seated. Come on, can we give it up for the worship team tonight? It's always hard to move on from a moment like that. Just the presence of the Lord. We've got Pastor D's on over here, bro. We've got the whole Bible memorized. But before we hop into announcements and everything, if you have a... a black ford f-150 your headlights are on so you might want to go turn those off you don't want your battery to go out you don't want your battery going out well welcome to lfya guys my name is jackson here with me is judea and we're just so glad that you're here good to see all of your beautiful faces making it through the cold weather so before we hop into everything just want to remind you guys that next week can y'all say next week that was week next week next so we got collective next week we'll be in the collective is some of my favorite nights because it's really just about fellowship and getting in the word of god like really what else do you need so make sure that you're here we're going to be going through hebrews still right we're going through hebrews so going through hebrews so one of my favorite books make sure you're here next week so we can really dive into the word of god together come on somebody say 21 days 21 days come on y'all can do better than that 21 days 21 days of prayer oh prayer and fasting hallelujah come on guys january 4th um as a church community we'll be fasting january 4th to january 24th i want to invite you guys uh to come and join us

prayer and fasting every time that i've fasted and prayed god does amazing things amen amen i want to invite you guys to join us uh in that absolutely and also make sure y'all are praying for our team this saturday that is going to the ivy senior care center so they're going to be going with in the care center they're going to be loving on people they're going to be showing really the gospel we show gospel to our actions to our love and just speaking life so make sure you're covering them in prayer this saturday let's go let's go next we got on the list someone say the christmas formal we're gonna be having the christmas formal december 18th getting fancy come on with your sunday best but it'll be on a thursday so come with your thursday best uh we're gonna everyone's gonna dress nice we're gonna have a great night uh great night community bring your friends you might the whole plan out you may see me in the suit i don't know if i'm feeling spiffy that's a rare sight we might be in the suit you know it's a rare sight so you got to be there i know you want to see that man you got to be there all right so also just for tonight only we're doing a sale on the merch so one for 30 or two for 50 on the cruise and then the shirts are 25 each so make sure to get some merch while it's on sale it'll be flying out come on who's ready for the word tonight who's ready for the word tonight i am let's get it uh so uh hey hey is anybody out there have you heard you heard what's up lfya how we doing this evening man can i tell you guys something real quick the lord convicted me like crazy before before i get into this word i was sitting right over here during worship and there was a part about being worthy about the lord being worthy and he started to going into all that he did for us and can i tell you i just cannot i don't know about you but i can't stand and sit still and worship the god that literally shed his blood for me amen it makes me want to jump and shout and scream and i want to let the whole entire world know that the god that i serve is the god that went to the cross for me amen and can i remind you that the same god that went to the cross for me grace went to the cross for you i'm gonna leave it right there all right all right y'all listen may you keep calling me up man big bro bro does everybody think i'm an uncle in the house i'm i'm a big okay if you think i'm a big bro raise your hand big bro all right amen see i love y'all i'll give y'all a little bit

something later all right here we go somebody say vision 2026 okay let me start off with this we're gonna go a tad bit late tonight okay don't worry we got some bomb food for y'all when we get out this joint all right so i want y'all don't worry about your stomachs being all grumbly and everything okay i just need a little bit of your time so i can get this word out pg has a phenomenal word for all of you especially you ladies so get ready for what that is gonna be let me start off with the word vision okay the word vision appears in the new and old testament 100 five times. someone say a hundred and five times. okay. it all starts off in Genesis 15 1. when God comes to Abram with a vision. right. God made him a promise. you guys remember this promise that we talked about in Genesis when we were doing Bible studies? he made a promise to him and he said listen I will give you a ton of people in your lineage, in your generation. I'm gonna give them all to you. and at this time he was a little bit discouraged. how many of y'all God gave you a promise and you're like man it's been 10 years, it's been 15 years, man been 25 years. how many of y'all will get a little bit discouraged? okay. I don't know about you but I absolutely will be, would be. but God comes to Abram gives him a vision of his future, his descendants, his legacy, a promise bigger than he could ever comprehend. vision began, listen now, not with man's ambition but with God's revelation. okay. so you can have the drive, you can have the desire to do great things but if God is not a part of the plan you are gonna fail. I know it's hard to hear that sometimes because you want to think that it's all about what you're doing, the things you're accomplishing, man the degrees that you got. but the reality says this, the Bible says if you can make your own plans but God's not in it, he's not direct in it, the plans are gonna fail. so God comes to Abraham through this vision. listen man I got you. all right. Proverbs echoes this truth. it says where there is no vision the people will perish. many of us go from from day to day to day and we're wondering you know what here's my plan for the day, here's my one year, come on my two-year vision, my three-year vision. some of y'all got a five-year vision anybody but me had a five-year vision before? like you got a five-year goal

like in five years I want to be married with ten kids and I'm gonna be doing ministry. that's my vision. in five years I'm gonna give me a dope job, I'm gonna make a gang of money, I'm gonna have the dopest car, the dopest house, I'm gonna be doing it in the biggest neighborhood in Frisco. but some of y'all on the other hand be like no you know I'm just trying to eat man. you know I'm saying like I ain't got no money, I ain't got no house, I ain't got no plan, I ain't got nothing, I'm just trying to get some food for the night. from glory to glory come on. we're gonna change it right here. y'all ready for this one? listen to this without God's direction people don't merely drift, here it is now, they die. and here's my question for you young adults today. if you don't have a vision quite yet, if you don't know what the future holds quite yet, or maybe you're holding on too much to the vision that you currently have even though it's not really a reality, the Bible says you have the ability to perish. you're not gonna be here to even see what the Lord's doing. without God's direction they don't just drift, they die. why? they lose purpose, they lose restraint, they lose identity and vision is not optional for God's people, it is essential for life. you need it. can y'all hear me okay? you need it. it's gonna be a little bit of a tough message. I'm gonna give you a little bit of a warning right now. do not walk up out of that chair mad at me because guess what I'm not worth going to hell for man, or woman to God. take these words from the Word of God. I'm not coming up with this stuff on my own. this is all from the Word of God. so let's pray before I get into verse 2. Father we thank you Jesus for this night God. thank you for what you've already done Lord. thank you God for a phenomenal spirit led worship. thank you Jesus for phenomenal people God that that would raise their hands and sing out to you good Lord and cry out to you God. but I thank you that you are here right now Lord. you were here before we even got here Lord. so Lord thank you God for allowing us to come into your presence. Jesus speak to us through your Word. in Jesus name Amen. number two. why scripture emphasizes vision. like I said a hundred and five times the word vision was mentioned in the Bible. and I'm saying why is the word

so much mentioned in the Word. and here is the reason why. the book of Proverbs is filled with references to vision, wisdom, direction, understanding, because God knows our human tendency. you see we have the ability to make to create a plan. we had the tendency to to desire something, to shoot for something, but something along the way something distracted you and me. something took our eyes off the prize of what exactly God wanted us to accomplish. some of us today it's a relationship. some of us today it's a career. some of us today it's a friendship. some of us today it's ministry that you've allowed to creep into your life to tear you off the path that the Lord would have for you. we self-destruct and we wonder why. why can't we have clarity without purpose, we merely settle. How many of y'all in this place today has ever settled? You're like, you know what man, I can't get really nothing better. This is probably gonna work. And we settle. Can I tell you that God does not want you to settle today. He wants to give you the best of what he has for you. Humans need divine direction more than natural ambition. Wisdom always looks ahead without, I mean with God's sight. It's not about your own sight, it's not about the things that you see, not about the things that you're dreaming about, but God wants to be in everything that you do. So today, if you are a sports athlete, if you're an athlete today, I've seen many people in my lifetime that have gotten caught up and their identity has become sports. Their identity has become school. Their identity has become another person. Their identity has become something other than being the identity of Christ. And then we wonder at the end of all this, let me say one more thing, some of us find our identity in our calling. Well God called me to this. Well God called me to be a youth pastor. He called me to be an evangelist. He called me to be a prophet. Oh, he called me to be a pastor. Listen, but you ain't reading your Bible. Come on, you ain't praying. You ain't evangelizing. You're sleeping with your boyfriend and your girlfriend, but you want to become a pastor? I'm gonna move on. I'm gonna move on. Wisdom always looks ahead with God's sight. Righteousness requires a path, not just a desire. Vision protects from foolishness, compromise, and wasted living. I don't know about you, but

my confession tonight is I've done a lot of wasting in my life. I didn't give my heart to Jesus until I was 19 years old. So from 1 to 18, I had zero purpose, zero plan, zero vision. I had no idea what I was gonna do when I graduated high school. All I wanted to do is I wanted to make money, and I wanted to move into a one-bedroom apartment, and probably never get married. That's a sad vision, y'all. A sad vision. Thank God that he pulled me out of the depths of hell, literally. Here's some key scriptures that emphasizes vision in the world, and I think they're gonna be up here. You got Genesis 51, which I just read. God gives Abram a vision of the future. Proverbs 29 18, without vision the people will perish. Habakkuk 2 2 2 3 says this, write the vision, make a plan so that others can run with it. Many of us have a vision in our mind. We're formulating, we're scheming, and we're planning how we're gonna get to the next level. Some of y'all today have been dating for a little bit. You're probably gonna get married real soon. Do you have a plan and a vision on how you're gonna make enough money to provide for your bride, men of God? Or is it merely just an idea that looks good and it feels good to be with somebody? Because it's the American thing to do, but the reality is you're broke as a joke, you ain't got no money, but you want to get married. I'm telling you, you better come up with a game plan, and if you need help with that, let me know, I got you. Proverbs 19 21 says, many plans in a person's heart, but God's purpose prevails. You can have all the ideas that you want, you can write down whatever you want, but if God is not in it, like I said a few seconds ago, it will fail. Isaiah 30 verse 21, a voice behind you saying, this is the way. Walk in this. See, many of us need to hear the Holy Spirit sometimes. We do too much talking, too much overthinking, too much fearing, too much anxiety, but we fail to listen to the voice of the Lord, and the Holy Spirit is saying, I got you. If you just take one second and pause your day and let me speak to you, allow me to speak to you, and as small as to a voice, I promise I have a plan for you. I have a plan for you. These passages show that vision is never just a dream, it is a revelation, guidance, clarity, and here it is now, the number one thing that young adults struggle with. Y'all ready?

A call to obedience. It sounds good, Pastor Bianca. It sounds amazing. I love, I love going to church. I love getting community. I love, I love going out with friends. I love reading my Bible. I love this, and I love that, but when it comes down to it, and you are given the option to make a decision that will alter your walk with Jesus, most of us go the way of the enemy, rather than going in the way of the Lord, and I'm asking why, and I'm asking myself why. These Israelites over and over and over had to be told on what was going on, what they were doing, and still they find themselves worshiping idols, and I'm saying, Lord, is that what you have for this generation? He's clearly told me, no. Acts 2 17, God pours out visions as a sign of the Spirit's activity. you wonder why in your sleep you get these dreams? you wonder why when you're just walking maybe you're at work you start daydreaming a little bit and the Lord begins to put visions in your in your mind of things that he wants you to do and he wants you to accomplish and a lot of times you and I will say no no that's that's way way way way way too big for me. there's no way that I can ever accomplish that. there's no way that I could ever do that because I'm not equipped. I'm not qualified. I don't know enough of my Bible. I haven't gone to church enough man. I haven't even been saved enough and as a matter of fact I don't know what I'm even doing here right now and God is saying he has qualified you young person. he has qualified you. number four the importance of having a plan. vision needs a plan or it becomes nothing more, listen now, than inspiration. you need a plan and this year for LFYA listen we're walking into 2026 with a straight vengeance. if I ever go back to being a gangster I'm going to be a gangster in 2026 and I'm gonna tell them flat out devil you better get a padded for our curbstomp you. I'm for real. I'm not playing a game because way too many of us say oh no no devil don't don't don't say that to me don't make me click on that don't make me look that way. oh my god I keep my eyes away from that girl cuz she's cool I can't look that way. you better look to the enemy like you know what you better back up or I'll knock you out. the Word of God says

that you are a defeated foe so I'm not gonna listen to you I'm not gonna take what you say and take it to heart man as a fact I'm gonna walk out with my head held up high with confidence knowing that the Holy Spirit has gone before me to fight every battle for me. I don't have to fight these battles by myself. see many of us today want to fight this battle but you keep being defeated. can I tell you something today? the battle is not yours. the battle is the Lord's and the Bible says he has gone before you to fight every single battle but yet even a defeated foe is still fighting you because you're giving him the space to stop it. that's coming from Unc. come on. Habakkuk teaches us a vision becomes actionable when it is written down and made plain. clarity produces movement. okay take the physical eyes right now. if you have your eyes closed and you're walking there's a stage right here I could literally fall off the stage and probably hurt myself. y'all agree with that? I need vision to be able to see. if I don't have vision there's not gonna be any movement. if my eyes are closed like this I'm not gonna walk forward because I know there's a ledge right there. but why is it that some of us today walk around with our eyes wide open and we see the pothole we see the stumbling blocks but yet we walk into them anyway and then we hope for a different result. listen if you walk tonight if you go home tonight and you get on your computer and you begin to click on things that you know you're not supposed to click on you're gonna fail and then hopefully you have an accountability partner that you're gonna call and say listen man I messed up can you pray for me. I'm gonna pray that God cut your hand off. that's what I'm gonna pray. don't ever call me. just kidding. call somebody else because they're gonna have more grace on you all right. God brings order not confusion. listen up now. come on what's going on over here? because stewardship demands intentionality. because discipleship now requires direction. because people cannot run toward a vague target. it needs to be crystal clear. I can go back two years from today and tell you about mr. Chris Gomez who walked into the to the point actually drove into the parking lot back here and something caught his eye and I got a text saying hey I'm not coming in

I'm leaving. Chris remember what I text you? you ain't leaving. he left anyway because he's disobedient. that's what I'm telling y'all man. these young people be tripping man. I'm telling you right now all right. but little by little he began to see this man. not a pastor. not a reverend. just this dude named Eddie that was just kept chasing him and calling him and seeking him out because I care about him. direction. a red vision becomes a rallying point. I love this. a plan becomes a roadmap that turns spiritual desire into tangible process. when you have a plan you begin to move. when you have a plan you begin to shake a little bit. when you have a plan you get a little bit excited and your spirit begins to jump within you. when you know what's ahead of you you know you have more confidence to be able to move forward. the opposite of that is if you don't have a plan you stay stagnant Vision gives people their why Why do I do what I do? Why do I say what I say most of life is built around the why and not the what? People in their suffering sacrifice and difficulty when they know the reasoning behind it I've been asked this question. How is LFYA thriving and why is it growing? Can I tell you what my honest opinion answer is? I have no idea. I Don't know all I know is we got a bunch of people That love the Lord and if y'all can remember what I said from day one from this stage Matter of fact, I was down there. I Say we are not building an audience We are building an army We want people that are gonna come here hungry for the move of the Holy Spirit We don't want people to be attracted here by the worship or by the by the fancy word or by the funny message We want people to be attracted here because the Holy Spirit is drawing them here So when they walk into this place, they are completely filled with the Spirit of God Why so when you walk out of this place, you're gonna go overflow onto the people that you come in contact with See, it's easy to talk about fun things man. I went to this church the other day. It was cool Worship was tight. The lights were popping. The music was cool

People were cool they got into the word a little bit What happened next? Oh, that was it man. Come back next Thursday Man, I went to this church. I'm telling you right now. I walked into this place I can't even explain to you what in the world was going on But something hit me in the face when I walked into the back doors and I found myself at the altar on my face before the King of Kings and Somebody from the stage began to talk about the way that this man named Jesus died for me. He was beat for me He was crucified for me. And all of a sudden I said, yes God, I Want you Lord? That's the experience that we here at LFY need to create in the atmosphere Jesus endured the cross because of the joy set before him Paul endured persecution because he saw the crown of Righteousness ahead. He was aware He knew why he was doing what he was doing. The vision keeps people steady in seasons of stretching and trial When people know the why here it is they can survive almost any how When you know the reasoning of why you do what you do What vision produces? healthy vision brings clarity Just like healthy eyes provide peripheral vision Godly vision produces clarity Perspective and awareness it helps us. Here's a list now to see what God sees To discern what is ahead to avoid danger to recognize opportunities to stay on path And if you're anything like me, I'm like a rabbit squirrel. I'm running here. I'm running there I'm thinking about everything all at the same time and I'm trying to stay composed and I'm just trying to figure it out I need somebody Like my bride to say honey Slow down Think about what's going on? What's right in front of you right now?

Tell me how that's the Holy Spirit in your life to remind you of why you do what you do to give you the clarity That you need so you can move Ahead and move forward and what he wants you to do unhealthy vision both physically and spiritually produces confusion Wandering and danger God gives vision to keep his people alive Moving and here's the key for LFYA that I love so much aligned Because we move together as a whole You know what? That's called that's called the unity All that we think about all the things that we do all line up towards the main vision What is it to get people to Jesus period? That is my whole purpose. That's your whole purpose. That's my whole purpose That's LFYA is main purpose is to make sure that we create an atmosphere That we create a place for somebody to walk in and feel received and seen and loved by God That Can't happen if unless you begin to act on what God is telling you to do Number seven what vision produces in the people of God vision builds what nothing else can here it is now direction It shows the path forward and keeps people from wandering I'm a wanderer by nature. I got to keep myself straight Unity it gathers people under a shared purpose bigger than any one person Momentum people run where the vision is plain not when it is vague How many I've ever follow somebody I didn't have really have a plan but she did it anyway because it was the right thing to do it could have been the boss at work that said hey here's what we're gonna do well how are we gonna get there I don't know just keep walking can you imagine God talking to Abram he said listen bruh this is what I want you to do I want you to just start walking well where am I going he said I'm gonna tell you when you get there I'm like are you crazy like you want me to just walk down 121 and and just just just keep walking do you hear me yeah that's obedience okay that's God not man listen up here excitement vision inherently for it

creates forward thinkers it aspires faith and fuels action purpose it gives meaning to decisions sacrifices and commitments you're not gonna do something just because you want to do it you serve out here with these people who drove up there and served a couple weeks ago because you see the purpose of why we do what we do it brings fulfillment people come alive when they are building towards something eternal we can all build a temporary house I built a few houses myself and guess what in a quick second with some fire that house is gone what we are building here at LFYA goes way beyond the physical it goes into eternity matter of fact Braveheart says it like this what you do here on earth will echo into eternity what are you doing here today endurance when the why is clear the work becomes bearable in short vision brings life it brings life my wife had a plant about a month ago a little tiny old little plant looked like a little cute little thing that she that she picked up and where we had it at the house multiple spots up the plant was just dying and she said go and throw that thing away I'm like man I ain't doing that thing I paid so much of that thing so I think the plan up and I'm like I'm gonna take it to work I put in the back of my truck and the thing all fell over dirt falling out of it I'm like I'm gonna put it all back if it lives it lives if it don't it's whatever I stick it on my desk I kid you not if you look at that thing right now one month later babe on my line this plant is thriving so much so that PG this week said listen I want to take that plan back to the house I said heck no that's my plan but y'all know I'm gonna give it up anyway come on now all right it brings live vision my vision for that plant was to bring it back to life I was hoping I was praying I was like Lord do your thing come on and it did it that thing is healthy and it's got all kinds of leaves in it LFY a vision for 2026 I'm gonna pause right here cuz I got somebody very special I'm gonna bring up for you ladies out here baby come on up pay attention take some notes ladies come on let's do this would y'all help me welcome my bride real quick thank you thank you where all the ladies at yes I love December because I feel like it's a month that God invites us to pause and

to reflect because we are about to hit next month 2026 who is ready for 2026 yeah I don't it doesn't seem like anyone's really excited yeah okay because I feel like what God has been putting in me is anticipation I feel like there's going to be an anticipation for 2026 because sometimes when you reflect you might think what were my goals this year and did I accomplish those and sometimes it could be encouraging and sometimes it could be discouraging right but I feel like there's this anticipation anticipation of what the Lord is about to do and this word that he's been putting on my heart the last two months has been confidence women okay this is for everybody in the room but Grace I heard you but it is confidence because what I have seen in a lot of you ladies especially the conversations that I've had you have stepped out whether it be a business venture whether it be decisions that you've had to make whatever it might be speaking don't feel comfortable doing it I feel like the Lord wants to really get you confident and rooted and not just confidence but confidence in the Lord and so tonight I want to talk about a kind of confidence that the world does not understand because if you look on social media TV commercials that is not the type of confidence that they encourage but this confidence Cannot be taken away from you either because confidence is not arrogance. It's not self-reliance and It's not pretending that you're strong enough Capable enough or perfect enough. Amen True confidence sounds like this. I know who my father is. I know who I belong to and I know who I am in him and that is what I want you all to believe Truly truly deep in your heart Because a lot there's lies of the enemy that are gonna constantly come and that's what you need to recite to yourself over and over So confidence that whispers when I feel weak God is faithful Even when I can't see the path in front of me, even though I can't see the path ahead of me God is leading me. Amen There's two things that build unshakable confidence number one obedience is

the foundation not perfection not public success But obedience God builds confidence in the quiet places in those quiet places that you have with the Lord when you choose him when you choose the Holy Spirit over your flesh and It's hard and when you stop having one foot in and one foot out and you all know what I'm talking about because there's a lot of times we can come to church and We could feel like we're doing the right things. We're even doing ministry, but your two feet are not in with the Lord The things that you walk through this past year, I know a lot of people have gone through pain I know you've gone through uncertainty a lot of waiting a lot of wounds But everything that you've gone through is not Punishment is preparation if you allow it to be God used every tear to strengthen your spirit every disappointment to deepen your roots and every battle to shape your calling And this is key right here, I'm gonna read out of Jeremiah that's what I've been reading lately and Jeremiah was a prophet called by God and he did not have an easy job He did not have easy and easy ministry Jeremiah was this is during the time where Israel has been split you have the northern kingdom and then you have the southern kingdom called Judah It's the northern kingdom has been conquered already they're gone and now it's Judah and he was called by God to go warn Judah of the destruction that was gonna happen to them and It wasn't a kind of message that was if you do this Then you will be saved it was Buckle up because destruction is coming and you're gonna get conquered. And what do you think the Israelites? Like did you think they liked that message? Not at all and

He went and he would warn them. He would tell them prepare yourself he actually would say submit to the enemy when they come and you will be saved and You had Israelites that kept fighting it you had false prophets that would come in and say don't listen to him There's peace coming. God will never let that happen to you and in Jeremiah 29 a little bit before this he was actually beaten and He was thrown in a stock in front of the gates For a whole day and night and people came and ridiculed him. They spit on him He they treated him very very badly He wasn't even able to go the bathroom so you can imagine the shame and that he felt by his own people they wanted to kill him and destroy him and After a little while this is what he said he had a very intimate and real relation conversation with the Lord in 29 He says if I say I will not mention him or speak any more in his name There is in my heart as it were a burning fire Shut up in my bones, and I am weary with holding it in and I cannot You see he was going to the Lord this with this ministry that he had and he was growing weary of it Which I don't blame him for growing weary of that But he said it was more he was more weary to keep the message inside He said if I were to keep his name inside and not share the message that God is called me to do to these Israelites. He said that there was a fire in my bones that I am weary with holding it in, and I cannot. And so he continued in the ministry. And by the end of Jeremiah, there were Israelites who submitted, who listened to his prophecy, and they were saved. They got conquered, they went to Babylon,

and there were those who fought it, who didn't submit to the discipline that the Lord was giving them, and they died. But Jeremiah was spared, and he actually wasn't conquered. But I wanna ask you something. God has placed something inside you, woman of God, a fire, a calling, and a purpose that you cannot keep hidden forever. So I wanna ask you, what has God placed in your heart that you can no longer hold back? What dream, what ministry, what step of faith, what healing, what conversation, what mission, what gift, and what calling? And I know the Lord is speaking to you tonight in your hearts. I know the Holy Spirit's knocking on your door. What burns inside of you, but fear is holding you back. You are ready because he is with you. You are equipped because he has put that fire in you, and you are confident because he is your confidence. In Proverbs 3, it says, the Lord is your confidence. So I want you to walk out of 2025, and walking into 2026 with a confidence that he has put inside you, and a voice that cannot be shut. Amen? Amen. I say amen. Amen. Yep, yep, yep, yep.

It's a good word right there. Ladies, there's something special about that. God has given you that godly confidence. You could walk up without shame and guilt, and know that he's for you, and he's fighting for you. Here's a vision for 2026. Everything that I talked about, that PG talked about, comes down to just a few things that I want you to really, really consider. Many of us don't get healed of our past trauma, or what we've dealt with in the past, things that were maybe done to us, maybe something that we did to somebody else. Maybe it's a little bit of church hurt, because we have a problem in your generation of being planted and rooted. There are many of us in even this North Dallas area, you wanna go chase a spiritualist, you're gonna go to a church that has better worship, maybe a better word, maybe a better pastor, maybe a better looking pastor, maybe better friends, but you rarely ever choose to stay because of community. Can I tell you a secret? The only way that I was healed of my abandonment, the things that I dealt with in my heart, was for me to be planted and rooted in a church, where I became to have many good friends that would encourage me, and push me, and challenge me, and ask me questions, because they knew me, they were familiar.

It's very difficult for somebody to get familiar with you, if you're only here once a month, once every two months, once a, whatever. Like you have to be consistent, amen? You have to be rooted. Are you gonna like everything? No. Are you gonna enjoy everything? Maybe not, maybe so. But can I promise you something? That when you come to this place, you're gonna find friends that are quality friends that will love you, and see you through every season of your life. That is a promise, why? Because I am very proud of our leadership team. And that's them. That's what they carry within them, is a spirit to care for you, and to love you, and to be there for you. LFY exists to inspire young adults to follow Jesus with passion and conviction, to unite believers around a common purpose and a shared mission, to equip the generation with clarity on why they live, why they serve, and why they sacrifice. To bring direction, purpose, and forward movement to young adults seeking identity and calling. To build disciples who know where they are going and why God has called them.

A visionless ministry entertains, but a visionary ministry equips, mobilizes, and transforms. And here's what I believe. We are a transformed people. We are a God-fearing people because God has allowed us to experience the Holy Spirit. And last but not least, vision is not optional for the people of God. If you are a believer today, a professed believer, and by the way, if you have never accepted Jesus in your life, or maybe you're one of those who's accepted Jesus, but quickly after, you decided, you know what? That's not really for me. Like, I want to go have my fun a little bit, but I'll come back to God when I'm done having fun, as if you were promised your next breath. You're going to get a chance today to give your life back to Jesus. It is not a luxury reserved for leaders. It is a lifeline of a generation. You see, we need you. Look to your neighbor and say, we need you. And I mean that. You're our future leaders, you guys. You're the future generation of this world. If you can't commit to a place, if you can't serve your local church, if you can't be part of a community because it doesn't fit your quote-unquote needs, can I first of all tell you that I'm sorry that you feel that way, and sorry for the person that made you feel that way, but we want to change all of that tonight. Where there is no vision, people die spiritually, morally, and directionally. You're going to wander. But where vision is clear like it is here, where it is written like it is here, and God-given, people run, grow, and endure. We're going to endure together. No one here is going to fall on their face. If Tommy right now were to fall away from God, he'd have 10 guys calling him right now, am I right? Chris has been the same. If he fell away from God right now, you know people would call you like crazy. Eli, you've been here with me from the beginning, bro. Have I ever not chased you down? You want to know why? Because we love you. I know I say, and it sounds good, right? But if my actions don't follow what I'm saying to you, guess what? It means absolutely nothing. But we, as a couple, have dedicated our lives to this generation. Ladies, you have a gem in PG. A gem. This is a woman of God that I wake up often in the mornings, and I literally look at her in jealousy because she's already been in her word. I'm like, Lord, I want that. And I strive. LFY in 2026 will be a ministry driven, this is going to change for some of y'all, by revelation, aligned with scripture, and united in purpose. Each one of y'all in this place today, you have a special role to play

in this ministry. You have a special part. Some of y'all got giftings we ain't never seen before. And the second we see them, you best believe, I'm going to be on your front doorstep. Like, come on, share that love with somebody. We will see with God's eyes, not our own, walk with God's direction, and run with God's mandate. There's an obedience part there. A generation does not rise by accident, it rises when it sees what God sees and runs toward it. Now get this, here's the commitment that I need from everyone here today, with all of their hearts. Bottom line, I need every person in this room today to commit to number one, walking with Jesus. To number two, veering away from compromise. Y'all need to read Proverbs chapter 4 tonight. And to be locked in with community like you have never been. If you're one of those, I come every so often, I come when I have time, but you can make it every Thursday, but you don't choose to, I'm going to encourage you, man, commit one month, and show up. Make some friends, go to a few Bible studies, play some pickleball, and get smoked. You know what I mean? It's just part of life. Hang out with the people, and get to know the people, and you watch as you begin to grow. I am asking you, we as a couple are asking you this year, to commit. In coming, commit in your heart, commit in your heart, in coming, commit in your giving. We ain't even scratched the surface on that. Tithing is important, y'all, it's biblical. Giving of your time, your resources, your energy, your skill sets. Man, let us enjoy one another in our giftings. So do me a favor and commit this year. We're about to go into a fasting season. Join us as an LFYA church body as we seek the Lord for what He has for us in this next year and to let these things come into fruition. We're gonna keep going on Bible studies every other week because we see so much value in it. How many of y'all see value in collectives? Man, it is so rich, so rich. We see the value in Jesus nights. We see the value in serving in the elderly center. We see the value in hanging out with one another. We see the value. So if I could have y'all stand to your feet. I'm gonna pray. Leaders, get ready. It is about to erupt up in here because some of y'all today just need to take the first step and that is to commit your life to Jesus. Commit your life even to this house, who you are, to get rooted and to get planted and to grow in who you are as a person. We don't want nothing from you. I promise you we don't want nothing from you. But together, the Bible says we are all part of this big old puzzle

and you are an important piece to this mission to give people to Christ. Young person, we need you. We need you. I'm gonna say it again. We need you. So with every eye closed, Father, we thank you, God, for every person God in this place. As we celebrate the end of this year, Lord, as we celebrate life, good Lord, and what you're doing here, every young adult from left to right, from front to back, Lord, even those on the worship team behind me, Father, I pray that you would continue to be faithful, that you would continue to draw us to obedience, Lord, that we're gonna go through the suffering like PG talked about. But Lord, it's not designed to destroy us or to tear us down, God, but Lord, to sharpen us and to give us all the tools that we need, Father, for the next battle. We know battles are gonna be there. We cannot get away from it. We live in a messed up world, but we thank you, God, that you are before us and you are fighting every battle, Lord, in the physical and spiritual realm, Lord Jesus, so we commit our ways to your ways. So Lord, today I pray as we walk out of this place, God, that we would make a decision, Lord Jesus, to be rooted and planted in where exactly you want us to be. If it's this place, praise God. If it's another church, thank you, Lord. But Father, I pray that that commitment would not last a week or a month or even a year. God, I pray it will last a lifetime of that commitment to you. So right now I'm gonna ask you guys a question with every eye closed. You're either one of these two. You've never given your life to Jesus before you walked in and you don't know what you're walking into. Things are a little bit weird. People are jumping and clapping and shouting and praying. Or maybe you're one of those today where you've given your life to Jesus, but you simply walked away. Maybe in your heart, maybe physically you still showed up to church and you still did the act, but really your heart was far from God. Can I tell you the number one thing the Lord wants you back? So Father, I pray right now, quicken the heart of the believer. Quicken the heart of those who are following you, Lord. So if you're one of those two today, with every eye closed. Prayer team, if I could have y'all come up here, teams, come on up. If you're one of those today where you want to rededicate your life back to Jesus, or you simply want to give your life to Christ for the very first time, I'm gonna need you not only just to raise your hand, but with a bold and a public declaration, you're gonna come up here and you're gonna receive prayer, you're gonna receive a hug, some loves, and you're gonna be told the next steps on what

it looks like to be a follower of Jesus. If that is you today, go ahead and make your way on up. Every eye closed. Every eye closed. You say, Lord, I want to give my life back to you. Come on, I know there's more than one. Don't play this game, man, we're going into 2026. Don't play the same old game that we've been playing of this act or this look or this vibe or this feel. You're saying, God, today I want to be for real. I want to do this for real, Lord. I am all in. I am jumping in with both feet. And maybe today you're saying, you know what, I'm a follower of Jesus, I lack just a little bit, I don't serve my local church, I don't give to my local church. Maybe that's you today. And maybe today you want to make a commitment, man, woman of God. Maybe you haven't been too fond of community because you don't want people to find out about your past or about your mistakes, can I say that I pray the spirit of guilt off of you right now in the name of Jesus. Ain't no guilt around here, we don't shame people, we love everybody. We're going to walk with everybody. And maybe today, the last call today is you're one of those today, you just flat out need some prayer, man, it's been a struggle. Life has been knocking you out from left to right, you've been knocked out on the ground, you got up, you're on your knees, and you can't quite get up, but you need somebody to pick you up today and say, you know what, you can do it, you can make it, we're going to push through, we're going to walk together, we're going to link arms. If that is you today, go on and make your way on up here. Do not fight this battle by yourself, young person. Do not go into battle with no weapons, with no community, with no friendships, with no family, God does not want you to be alone. He wants you fully, He wants you wholly, He wants you with Him. And here's the reality, our team today have been praying like crazy, and if you're out there right now, you even thought about raising your hand, somebody will be coming up to you to pray for you. Psalm is saying, Holy Spirit, would you lead and guide every leader?

Lead and guide every leader, Lord. Lord, highlight those who need you. Highlight those who just need an embrace, they need a hug, Lord. They need somebody to tell them that they believe in them, that they are loved, and they are appreciated, and they are seen. Father, we need you, Lord, so we commit our ways to your ways, and that you would do only what you can do, Lord God. I thank you for these young adults. Father, bless them. Bless them. Come on, y'all, let's worship. Let's worship. Come on. You're the one I long to, for the beauty of your name. You're the one I long to, for the beauty of your name. My soul will live to say, Jesus, I love you. Oh, you be the center of it all. My heart belongs to you, my Savior, all in all. You're the one I long to, for the beauty of your name. My soul will live to say, Jesus, I love you. Oh, you be the center of it all. My heart belongs to you, my Savior, all in all. You're the one I hold on to, for the beauty of your name. My soul will live to say, Jesus, I love you. Jesus, I love you. Oh, how I love you. Jesus, I love you. Oh, how I love you. Oh, how I love you. Jesus, I love you.

My whole life for your glory. My whole world for your only everything. For the honor of your name. And if my days tell a story, let it be of your only everything. For the honor of your name. My whole life for Your glory, my whole world for You only, everything for the honor of Your name. And if my days could tell a story, let it be Your love for the honor of Your name. My whole life for Your glory, my whole world for You only, everything for the honor of Your name. And if my days could tell a story, let it be of You only, everything for the honor of Your name. And oh, how I love You. And oh, how I love You. Jesus, I love You. Oh, how I love You. With everything I have. Oh, how I love You. Oh, how I love You. My whole life for Your glory, my whole world for You only, everything for the honor of Your name. And if my days could tell a story, let it be of You only, everything for the honor of Your name. My whole life for Your glory, my whole world for You only, everything for the honor of Your name. And if my days could tell a story, let it be of You only, everything for the honor of Your name. Oh, how I love You. Oh, how I love You. My whole life for Your glory, my whole world for You only, everything for the honor of Your name. Oh, how I love You. And oh, how I love You. Jesus, I love You. Oh, how I love You. And oh, how I love You. Jesus, I love You. Oh, how I love You. For You, You're the center of it all. My heart belongs to You, my Savior all in all. You're the one I long to tell. For the beauty of Your name, my soul will live to say. Jesus, I love You. Oh, how I love You. For You, You're the center of it all. My heart belongs to You, my Savior all in all. You're the one I long to tell. For the beauty of Your name, my soul will live to say. Jesus, I love You. My soul will live to say. Jesus, I love You. My soul will choose to say. Jesus, I love You. My soul will live to say. I love You and my soul will choose to say. Jesus, I love You. My soul will live to say. Jesus, I love You. My soul will choose to say. So I'll choose to say, Jesus, I love you, Jesus, I love you. Oh, Jesus, I love you, no matter what happens, Lord. Jesus, I love you, no matter my situation. Jesus, I love you, Jesus, I love you, Jesus, I love you. My whole life, for your glory, my whole world, for you only, everything, for the honor of your name. And if my thanks tell a story, let it be of you only, everything, for the honor of your name. Come on, you guys sing that. Let it be a prayer.

My whole life, my whole world, for you only, for the honor of your name. And if my thanks tell a story, let it be of you only, everything, for the honor of your name. And my whole life, for your glory, my whole world, for you only, everything, just for you, Lord. Tell a story, let it be of you only, everything. Oh, my whole life, my whole life, my whole world, for everything, just for you, Lord. And if my thanks tell a story, let it be of you only, everything, oh, yes. And my whole life, for your glory, my whole world, for you only, everything. Come on, lay down your life tonight. Surrender everything to Jesus. Tell a story, let it be of you only, everything, for the honor of your name. Let the glory of Jesus. All my life is for you, Jesus. Jesus. All my life, all my life, all my life is for you. All my life, all my life, all my life is for you. All my life, all my life, all my life is for you. All my life is for you. All my life, all my life, all my life is for you. All my life, all my life, all my life for you. All my life, all my life, all my life is for you. My whole life for your glory. My whole world for your glory. Everything for the honor of your name.

In my time, now and forever. Love you all the everything for the honor of your name. My whole life for your glory. My whole world for your glory. Everything for the honor of your name. All my life, all my life, all my life is for you All my life, all my life, all my life is for you Just for you, just for you, Lord Just for you, just for you, Lord Just for you My whole life is just for you, Lord All my life, all my life is for you All my life, all my life, all my life is for you Lord, how we love you, Lord Lord, how we love you, God Lord, my prayer is simple That this will be a year like no other year we've ever had That this year, Lord, we make a declaration As a generation, God, to come closer As you draw us to you, Lord I pray, God, that we will be obedient And we'd have a desire to know you more Father, I pray that you would continue to speak to us through your word Through fellowship, through worship Through community That we will hide nothing in your sight, Lord We simply surrender our ways to your ways Why? Because your ways are higher than ours So, Jesus, we walk out of this place tonight Nowhere near the same person, God, that we were when we walked in

The encounter tonight is something that we've been longing for That we've been seeking after, that we've been running after, Lord So, Jesus, I pray that it's not just a one-night thing But, Lord, a forever thing We honor you with our words, our actions, our hearts In front of people or behind closed doors We honor you We bless you, God We love you, Lord And this life is yours So we pray all of this All of it, Lord We seal the word tonight We seal the worship tonight We seal the encounters tonight We seal the prayers tonight In the mighty name of Jesus A name that is above every other name A name that is holy A name that is righteous That is healing That is forgiving The Lord is speaking to me right now Some of y'all in this room tonight You need to learn how to forgive yourself You walk around full of shame and guilt Not because somebody hasn't forgiven you Because you have not forgiven yourself We're going to have a little bit of music going in the background You need to take a little bit of time for yourself tonight so you can ask the Lord to

help you forgive yourself. No more shame, no more guilt, no more schemes or plans of the enemy. We're walking in full force, y'all, in 2026 as a group of people, an army of people that will be running hard after the presence of this man named Jesus and somebody in the house said amen. Amen. Come on, give y'all some praise tonight. So, so, so good. We're going to keep a little bit of music going for y'all, some of y'all who aren't done yet. It's okay. There's no rush. We do have some food out there for you guys. We want to tell you we love you. And real quickly, we talked about the Christmas gala on December the 18th, man, you better come dressed up. I'm for real. All right. We're going to have some good food. We have actually a registration that will be coming out that will post a link on LFY page probably next week where you'll be able to sign up. You ain't got to pay nothing, but you may have to bring something. Come on, somebody say, yeah, let's do it. All right. Bring some vittles. We need some food in our bellies. All right. And then secondly, the last and final thing I want to tell you guys real quickly on January the 8th, I believe it's our first Jesus night of the year. We are having a revival night.

And I'm telling you right now, PG has a word that you do not want to miss. It will strike, it will cut, it will heal you back and it'll chop you down again. But it's all for the good. Come on. It's all for them showing the mercies of God. So do not miss that. Keeping a lookout for that from foot through the LFY page as well. Other than that, man, look to your neighbor and say, I'm so glad you made it tonight. Look to your other neighbor and say, we love you. And look to the neighbor behind you and say, be back next week for collective. And look at the person in front of you and say, I love you, P. Just kidding. Love you guys. Have a great night. We'll see y'all real soon. Stay safe out there. Stay warm.