Jim Bakker Show - Saying "Yes" to God - Zach Drew
Aired: 2017-03-09
Duration: 03:41


=== Graceful Examples (03:18) ===

[00:00:00]  You and Mama Lori have truly been, and the word is grace, truly been the most graceful Jesus type of example of grace I have ever met.
[00:00:14]  And I'm being so serious when I say that.
[00:00:16]  And you alluded to a story even of my first year.
[00:00:20]  I did something stupid.
[00:00:23]  And you probably remember what it was.
[00:00:29]  Because I would have been just turned 19.
[00:00:31]  Oh, that's what it was.
[00:00:32]  Yeah.
[00:00:34]  And I thought, you know, I'm going to get kicked out.
[00:00:38]  I screwed up, and the call of God on my life is over.
[00:00:43]  And I remember, and I really didn't think that.
[00:00:45]  And Mama Lori came into the office I was sitting in.
[00:00:50]  And I mean, I remember just feeling so much shame.
[00:00:54]  And my head is just down.
[00:00:57]  And I said, Mama Lori, I said, are you going to kick me out of the school?
[00:01:01]  19 years old, first year here.
[00:01:03]  And with just a warm smile on her face, she just simply said, oh, absolutely not.
[00:01:09]  And I remember just the grace that I felt in that moment.
[00:01:16]  Because what 18-year-old, 19-year-old is going to be on fire for the Lord that wants to change the world, that's not going to fall flat on his face a few times.
[00:01:24]  And most churches in this religious world would say, oh, you think you're a man of God?
[00:01:29]  Get out of here.
[00:01:30]  You're not called.
[00:01:31]  You're not chosen.
[00:01:33]  And you two created this place has been a safe atmosphere for me to fail and for me to fall.
[00:01:42]  And every time, you guys were just like, no.
[00:01:46]  I mean, it wasn't even, you were just like, nope, get back up.
[00:01:48]  Get back up.
[00:01:49]  Get back up.
[00:01:50]  And I never felt condemned.
[00:01:53]  I never felt judged.
[00:01:55]  You guys created a safe grace place for me here at Morningside.
[00:02:00]  And I've learned so many lessons.
[00:02:02]  And over the years, I'm going to remember lessons.
[00:02:06]  But right now, as I'm just, as my transition period has started, one of the greatest lessons I've learned is how to offer grace in such a not graceful world.
[00:02:21]  Yeah.
[00:02:22]  Because of your guys' example.
[00:02:25]  Zach, just before we get into our message today.
[00:02:31]  What have I challenged you with to do?
[00:02:36]  We'll just throw one out because I can just.
[00:02:38]  No, I don't know which one you're talking about, but the first one that comes to my mind is you, I remember whenever I first got here, actually, you told me, I was 18, and you looked at me and said, you're called to the top of the mountain.
[00:02:56]  And then you said, but don't ever worry about how to get there.
[00:03:01]  And I said, what do you mean?
[00:03:03]  And you said, whenever God asks you to do something, simply say.

=== Realizing Your Power (00:37) ===

[00:03:07]  And then you just got powerful.
[00:03:09]  You said, say, yes, God.
[00:03:17]  And he said over and over again.
[00:03:19]  And then he said, and by the end, you're going to look around and you're going to realize, wow, I'm at the top of the mountain.
[00:03:28]  And it's just because of obedience.
[00:03:32]  And in the times where I didn't want to say, yes, God, your words were right there.