WEBVTT 00:00:09.939 --> 00:00:13.320 Hello, and welcome to the Kalamazoo church of Christ podcast. 00:00:13.519 --> 00:00:14.839 Thank you so much for listening. 00:00:15.300 --> 00:00:16.199 We're startup church. 00:00:16.280 --> 00:00:23.460 We just planted in September, 2020 and at the Kalamazoo church, we believe that Christianity is done best when it is done together. 00:00:23.600 --> 00:00:32.299 And so if you live in the Kalamazoo area, we would love to connect, be it coming to a Sunday service, one of our small groups, or even just grabbing coffee with a member to learn more. 00:00:32.539 --> 00:00:36.439 You can visit kalamazoo.church in order to do that. 00:00:36.840 --> 00:00:40.399 We pray that you are inspired by what you hear today. 00:00:40.859 --> 00:00:47.920 So we are going to read amazing chapter in Bible, like absolutely outstanding. 00:00:48.280 --> 00:00:51.679 And I actually love Old Testament so much. 00:00:52.399 --> 00:00:59.200 I love it, maybe even more than New Testament, honestly, though, you know, Jesus is the New Testament. 00:00:59.479 --> 00:01:00.179 Yeah, right, right, right. 00:01:01.600 --> 00:01:11.400 But I just, I'm a fan of old history, right, of this wars on, you know, with swords and the bows and everything like this. 00:01:11.519 --> 00:01:19.040 And so we will open 1 Samuel 17, which is первое царство, if in Russian, right? 00:01:19.040 --> 00:01:24.959 1 Samuel 17, первое царство, семнадцатая глава. 00:01:29.480 --> 00:01:37.200 And we will start with, so what is the, what is the background of this whole situation? 00:01:38.280 --> 00:01:47.140 Basically, Saul, the first ever king in Israel, was picked by God and appointed by his priest, right? 00:01:47.280 --> 00:01:48.640 By God's priest or prophet. 00:01:49.079 --> 00:01:49.719 Either way, yeah. 00:01:50.480 --> 00:02:05.560 And Saul was the first ever king and this first ever king faced the, you know, let's say the trouble, the big issue, the country, global issue, right, is fighting Philistines, right? 00:02:05.819 --> 00:02:07.519 Philistines, this is the spelling, all right. 00:02:08.229 --> 00:02:13.419 And what they do, they sort of make two camps on the hills like this, right? 00:02:13.460 --> 00:02:18.400 And there is this valley between them. 00:02:18.400 --> 00:02:20.080 So they stay on two camps. 00:02:20.520 --> 00:02:28.340 And basically, you know, the spirit of the war is very, very, I mean, people are frightened. 00:02:29.219 --> 00:02:36.860 People are terrified before war, specifically in those times, you had to go face to face with other people and basically kill them, right? 00:02:37.400 --> 00:02:41.919 You would have to, and there was a lot of psychology behind it, okay? 00:02:42.699 --> 00:02:48.199 Like the spirit of the army was everything, was everything. 00:02:48.400 --> 00:03:01.439 Because in actual wars, would fight only or would die, the losses or casualties of the war would be like maximum 5% before the armies would rout, right? 00:03:02.039 --> 00:03:06.960 So they fight a little bit, a little bit, just 5% of people, okay, that's maybe more. 00:03:07.300 --> 00:03:07.900 People would die. 00:03:08.020 --> 00:03:09.099 Yes, this is sad. 00:03:09.099 --> 00:03:14.240 But only 5% of the army would die and the people would rout just because they would lose morale. 00:03:15.060 --> 00:03:27.900 And now this situation, let's read, 4-7, a champion named Goliath, who was from Gath or Gath, I don't know, came out of the Philistine camp. 00:03:28.240 --> 00:03:34.319 His height was six cubits and a span, which is three meters. 00:03:35.580 --> 00:03:44.479 He had a bronze helmet on his head and wore a coat of scale armor of bronze, weighting 5,000 shekels, which is 58 kilograms. 00:03:45.300 --> 00:03:51.719 On his legs, he wore bronze graves and a bronze javelin was slung on his back. 00:03:52.020 --> 00:04:05.039 His spear shaft was like a weaver's road and its iron point weighted 600 shekels, which is 6.9 kilograms, right? 00:04:05.039 --> 00:04:07.759 And his shield bearer went ahead of him. 00:04:08.500 --> 00:04:22.769 So now further you would see, 11th verse, on hearing the Philistine's words, Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed and terrified. 00:04:23.870 --> 00:04:25.389 They were already lost, okay? 00:04:25.649 --> 00:04:32.750 This very point, Goliath went in front and he was cursing and saying all the words, right? 00:04:32.750 --> 00:04:36.550 And basically destroying the morality of Israelite. 00:04:36.769 --> 00:04:39.069 They already lost at the very point. 00:04:40.149 --> 00:04:46.189 Saul was the king, the very first king, and he already lost the war just because of the morality, right? 00:04:46.629 --> 00:04:48.670 They would not stand a chance. 00:04:48.730 --> 00:04:50.670 They would fight for five minutes and would run away. 00:04:51.449 --> 00:04:55.870 And the result of running away, I will tell you later, I mean, how devastating it was for the army. 00:04:56.170 --> 00:05:00.149 So what are you terrified in your life? 00:05:00.629 --> 00:05:01.870 This is an open question. 00:05:03.290 --> 00:05:18.689 This Goliath was super scary for the army, for Saul specifically also the king, the leader who has to be like, hey, yeah, let's do it, we can do it, who should actually believe in God. 00:05:18.949 --> 00:05:27.339 And let's see this amazing situation here, 16th verse, 16 and 17. 00:05:27.519 --> 00:05:40.800 So for 40 days, 40 days, the Philistine came forward every morning and evening and took his stand, like taunting Israel's army. 00:05:42.560 --> 00:05:50.199 Now Jesse said to his son David, take this ephah, ephah is actually a lot. 00:05:50.300 --> 00:05:51.079 I was surprised. 00:05:51.259 --> 00:05:53.720 Ephah is 16 kilograms, okay? 00:05:54.439 --> 00:06:02.540 16 kilograms of roasted grain and these 10 loaves of bread for your brothers and hurry to their camp. 00:06:03.259 --> 00:06:10.959 Take along this 10 cheeses, cheese, cheeses, like cheeses, to the commander of their unit. 00:06:11.339 --> 00:06:15.920 See how your brother are and bring back some assurance from them. 00:06:18.100 --> 00:06:25.339 So 40 days, I mean, imagine the first day they already be like absolutely shuddered, right? 00:06:25.379 --> 00:06:25.920 These people. 00:06:26.439 --> 00:06:32.100 40 days Goliath would come forward, imagine the atmosphere in this camp. 00:06:33.360 --> 00:06:42.019 I would imagine people to leave the camp like the very first day and the next days they would leave more and more people. 00:06:42.699 --> 00:06:45.180 Imagine the atmosphere after 40 days. 00:06:46.120 --> 00:06:49.399 And the father, of course, he was like, well, you know what? 00:06:49.680 --> 00:06:55.519 I want to know how my kids are doing because they're almost in the war. 00:06:56.800 --> 00:06:58.939 And he sends David there. 00:06:59.720 --> 00:07:00.899 And you know what David does? 00:07:02.540 --> 00:07:16.420 He goes there and yeah, you know who David is, by the way, King David, yeah, young boy, basically 15, 18 years old, just taking care of the flock, right? 00:07:17.519 --> 00:07:22.360 He's a shepherd and he's the youngest son, the eighth and the youngest. 00:07:23.180 --> 00:07:28.019 And the father is like, okay, go and just serve your brothers because definitely you are not a warrior. 00:07:28.279 --> 00:07:33.180 You know, you have, you know, all you can do is just to serve and take, take a look for the flock. 00:07:36.449 --> 00:07:40.209 And let's see what he heard when he's at the camp. 00:07:40.209 --> 00:07:53.209 So 23rd verse, as he was talking with them, with his brothers, Goliath, the Philistine champion from Gath, stepped out from his lines and shouted his usual defiance. 00:07:53.889 --> 00:07:54.750 And David heard it. 00:07:55.610 --> 00:07:58.250 I love that Bible says David heard it. 00:07:59.889 --> 00:08:05.629 Whenever the Israelites saw the man, they all fled from him in great fear. 00:08:06.629 --> 00:08:08.170 40 days in a row. 00:08:08.689 --> 00:08:13.470 Now the Israelites had been saying, do you see how this man keeps coming out? 00:08:14.009 --> 00:08:16.129 He comes out to defy Israel. 00:08:16.509 --> 00:08:20.430 The king will give great wealth to the man who kills him. 00:08:21.189 --> 00:08:26.829 He will also give him his daughter in marriage and will exempt his family from taxes in Israel. 00:08:27.509 --> 00:08:36.730 Now David hears it and he asks people around for three times in a row, hey, is it right that he will give this and that? 00:08:37.070 --> 00:08:37.529 Is it right? 00:08:37.649 --> 00:08:38.509 He'll give this and that. 00:08:38.830 --> 00:08:40.548 And everyone, yes, yes, that's true. 00:08:41.230 --> 00:08:42.788 Now imagine his situation. 00:08:42.889 --> 00:08:44.649 He's like a poor guy, basically. 00:08:45.269 --> 00:08:46.149 He is a shepherd. 00:08:47.210 --> 00:08:50.450 He has eight brothers, you know, huge family. 00:08:50.970 --> 00:08:51.830 They do some business. 00:08:51.970 --> 00:08:59.610 They still have, you know, a lot of grain, like 16 kilograms of grain, you know, easily bringing there or cheese and so on. 00:08:59.610 --> 00:09:08.750 But I imagine them being in need anyway, or not being so wealthy, just like typical, you know, family in a way. 00:09:09.809 --> 00:09:12.669 And David is really allured by this whole situation. 00:09:12.769 --> 00:09:14.450 He's like, what, really, really? 00:09:14.870 --> 00:09:17.549 And the daughter, really in marriage? 00:09:17.950 --> 00:09:22.389 And he was going, asking people around, which was a funny situation. 00:09:22.389 --> 00:09:37.389 And then, and his brother, David, his, let's say, heart, really, in this whole, that he just came to see how they're fighting over there and not really being a part of this amazing best plan, you know. 00:09:39.009 --> 00:09:51.850 And then let's see the 32 verse, David said to Saul, so yeah, Saul called him to his place and wanted to have, I mean, Saul called David, yeah, and wanted to have this conversation here. 00:09:51.950 --> 00:09:56.750 So David said to Saul, let no one lose heart on account of this fellow's time. 00:09:57.350 --> 00:09:59.409 Your servant will go and fight him. 00:10:01.210 --> 00:10:04.509 Now think about it, 40 days, they were frightened. 00:10:05.629 --> 00:10:10.269 And just a small fellow comes forward, like, hey, don't be frightened. 00:10:10.730 --> 00:10:12.929 I'm 15 years old, 18 years old. 00:10:12.990 --> 00:10:14.750 I can, I can go and fight him. 00:10:16.129 --> 00:10:19.529 Sure, sure, you can do it, you know, yeah. 00:10:19.529 --> 00:10:23.470 Imagine, imagine what Saul would think about him. 00:10:24.590 --> 00:10:25.429 He's dead. 00:10:26.350 --> 00:10:29.769 He's dead, you know, but we don't have other people who would go for it, right? 00:10:30.289 --> 00:10:35.669 So you know what, let's give him armor at least, something to defend him. 00:10:35.990 --> 00:10:38.029 And he couldn't wear it. 00:10:38.629 --> 00:10:39.830 It was too much for him. 00:10:39.909 --> 00:10:41.350 He wasn't used to this armor. 00:10:41.750 --> 00:10:43.870 So he said, you know what, I'm going without armor. 00:10:44.950 --> 00:10:46.970 I bet Saul would think he's dead. 00:10:47.570 --> 00:10:49.090 He's dead, like, 100%. 00:10:50.029 --> 00:10:51.090 And look at this. 00:10:51.190 --> 00:10:51.789 He explains. 00:10:51.889 --> 00:10:55.730 Saul replied, you are not able to go out against this fellow's time and fight him. 00:10:56.129 --> 00:10:59.750 You're only a young man, and he has been a warrior from his youth, right? 00:11:00.429 --> 00:11:04.169 And then look at what David says, and this argument is not spiritual. 00:11:06.350 --> 00:11:07.389 Maybe, let's see. 00:11:07.590 --> 00:11:11.429 But David said to Saul, your servant has been keeping his father's ship. 00:11:11.909 --> 00:11:19.870 When a lion or a bear came and carried off a ship from the flock, I went after it, struck it, and rescued the ship from its mouth. 00:11:20.830 --> 00:11:21.929 Yeah, that's a big thing. 00:11:22.590 --> 00:11:26.909 When it turned on me, I seized it by its hair, struck it, and killed it. 00:11:27.269 --> 00:11:29.830 Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear. 00:11:30.350 --> 00:11:33.929 This uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them. 00:11:34.690 --> 00:11:40.750 And here is the punchline, because he has defied the armies of the living God. 00:11:41.590 --> 00:11:48.789 The Lord who rescued me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of the Philistine. 00:11:49.830 --> 00:11:53.149 Saul said to David, go and the Lord be with you. 00:11:54.769 --> 00:11:55.250 Amen. 00:11:56.470 --> 00:11:56.809 You know? 00:11:57.509 --> 00:11:59.649 Now, you see this whole perspective. 00:12:00.509 --> 00:12:04.129 So, in a way, David made an argument with Saul. 00:12:04.269 --> 00:12:05.090 Saul was like, yes. 00:12:05.490 --> 00:12:05.990 You know what? 00:12:06.529 --> 00:12:09.409 If God blessed you before, He will bless you this time. 00:12:10.029 --> 00:12:12.629 And then this whole armor thing happens. 00:12:13.450 --> 00:12:14.610 Then let's see further. 00:12:14.830 --> 00:12:15.210 41. 00:12:16.269 --> 00:12:20.730 Meanwhile, the Philistine with his shield bearer in front of him kept coming closer to David. 00:12:21.850 --> 00:12:32.299 He looked David over and saw that he was little more than a boy, a kid glowing with health and handsome. 00:12:32.559 --> 00:12:34.179 And he despised him. 00:12:35.639 --> 00:12:40.080 Being healthy and handsome, you know, not always great. 00:12:40.480 --> 00:12:47.240 He said to David, am I a dog that you come at me with sticks? 00:12:48.000 --> 00:12:50.600 And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. 00:12:51.179 --> 00:12:57.639 Come here, he said, and I'll give you, and I'll give your flesh to the birds and wild animals. 00:12:58.820 --> 00:13:04.419 Now, I can imagine David not seeing maybe the Goliath, you know, being like, hey, yeah, I can do that. 00:13:04.659 --> 00:13:06.059 I can do this, being courageous. 00:13:06.059 --> 00:13:14.299 Now he's in the field all alone, you know, no brothers, no people around, right, helping him out. 00:13:14.659 --> 00:13:20.399 Right in front of the giant, three meters high, you know, all the armors and everything. 00:13:21.779 --> 00:13:25.879 And the giant starts to curse him and taunt him in this way. 00:13:26.600 --> 00:13:28.120 And this is very scary. 00:13:29.299 --> 00:13:36.940 I mean, think about moral, every single aspect of this, like morality or his moral level, right? 00:13:38.519 --> 00:13:54.039 What David answers him, he says, David said to the Philistine, you come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. 00:13:54.820 --> 00:14:00.519 This day, the Lord will deliver you into my hands and I will strike you down and cut your head off. 00:14:01.299 --> 00:14:12.519 This very day, I will give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds and the wild animals, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. 00:14:12.899 --> 00:14:26.460 All those gathered here will know that this is not by sword or spear that the Lord saves, for the battle is the Lord's, and he will give all of you into our hands. 00:14:28.019 --> 00:14:33.159 As the Philistine moved closer to attack him, David ran quickly toward the battle line to beat him. 00:14:33.639 --> 00:14:40.559 Reaching into his bag and taking out a stone, he slung it and strung the Philistine on the forehead. 00:14:41.039 --> 00:14:44.860 The stone sank into his forehead and he fell face down on the ground. 00:14:51.080 --> 00:14:59.360 Now, I do believe, you know, it's kind of hard from 100 meters to just throw a rock and kill a guy. 00:14:59.600 --> 00:15:04.360 Probably he would see the stone flying, so he would, you know, evade. 00:15:04.700 --> 00:15:21.500 So I would imagine that David come so close, like maybe 10 meters max, maybe five meters, and right away into his forehead, so that he wouldn't have even time to actually, you know, like evade the hit. 00:15:22.080 --> 00:15:29.899 So this whole battle is all about being crazy brave, maybe insane. 00:15:30.340 --> 00:15:35.240 I mean, you have to be insane to not be scared by this kind of situation. 00:15:36.440 --> 00:15:46.120 And David's motivation was God, was the confidence that God will deliver his enemy to him, right? 00:15:48.159 --> 00:15:51.500 And do you feel confident like this in God? 00:15:55.559 --> 00:15:59.799 You know, are there aspects in your life that you're like, oh my goodness, this is too much. 00:16:00.080 --> 00:16:02.159 I can't do it, this is too scary. 00:16:02.580 --> 00:16:05.919 You know, like preaching to people, for example, like sharing faith. 00:16:06.980 --> 00:16:08.460 Oh my goodness, right? 00:16:08.899 --> 00:16:11.419 The first time is always so scary. 00:16:12.820 --> 00:16:21.019 And yet David was so crazy, so confident, and he came close to Goliath and just sent this. 00:16:21.200 --> 00:16:30.679 He knew this is his only chance because one hit from the spear, one move from Goliath would just kill him in the place, right? 00:16:31.600 --> 00:16:37.139 The sweetness, this very chest, just one stone actually made the whole difference. 00:16:38.379 --> 00:16:40.159 Did you try to run when you were scared? 00:16:42.169 --> 00:16:43.149 How does it feel? 00:16:45.610 --> 00:16:47.149 Did you try to run when you were scared? 00:16:48.149 --> 00:16:49.490 Did you have this experience? 00:16:51.029 --> 00:16:52.669 I couldn't, I would fall. 00:16:53.490 --> 00:17:03.690 When I was a kid, I saw the car moving towards me and I would just fall on the ground and like crawl away because I was so scared that the car would hit me. 00:17:04.309 --> 00:17:05.410 How are you alive? 00:17:06.130 --> 00:17:06.410 Right? 00:17:06.608 --> 00:17:07.910 I just crawled away. 00:17:09.910 --> 00:17:13.568 Like the legs are like so weak at this point. 00:17:13.608 --> 00:17:15.410 And you're like, what are you doing? 00:17:15.690 --> 00:17:17.410 Like start working, right? 00:17:18.828 --> 00:17:20.848 David wanted to Goliath. 00:17:21.549 --> 00:17:23.789 I mean, think about this situation. 00:17:24.150 --> 00:17:24.890 Oh my goodness. 00:17:24.970 --> 00:17:27.750 I don't know if you fight ever in your life with someone. 00:17:28.990 --> 00:17:32.549 This is, I mean, I don't know. 00:17:32.549 --> 00:17:33.769 Maybe guys fought. 00:17:33.950 --> 00:17:36.349 I fought like once or twice. 00:17:36.970 --> 00:17:38.170 Okay, once it was real. 00:17:39.970 --> 00:17:45.029 And like you try to hit him, but your arms are like so weak. 00:17:45.329 --> 00:17:47.390 You're so scared of this situation. 00:17:48.150 --> 00:17:49.869 You're, I mean, you wouldn't expect. 00:17:49.990 --> 00:17:51.589 And he willingly went for it. 00:17:51.730 --> 00:17:53.490 He ran into the face of Goliath. 00:17:53.730 --> 00:17:57.970 He came close and he threw the stone in his forehead. 00:17:58.130 --> 00:17:58.430 Okay. 00:17:58.829 --> 00:18:01.730 And he won right away. 00:18:01.730 --> 00:18:04.589 I mean, think about it. 00:18:05.950 --> 00:18:10.730 That this win, this braveness was the actual glory. 00:18:11.309 --> 00:18:11.410 Okay. 00:18:11.529 --> 00:18:15.710 What let's say gave him this result. 00:18:16.150 --> 00:18:20.910 And this braveness come not from him, but from confidence in God. 00:18:21.210 --> 00:18:22.950 And that was enough to win. 00:18:23.369 --> 00:18:25.509 And that's usually the situation in our lives. 00:18:25.769 --> 00:18:28.710 We are small and weak, not very talented. 00:18:29.069 --> 00:18:29.289 Okay. 00:18:29.289 --> 00:18:36.029 Not very powerful, not very energetic, not very wise, not very, you know, smart. 00:18:36.190 --> 00:18:43.930 Maybe we don't have the looks of the guy who would bring confidence and maybe respect from other people. 00:18:44.990 --> 00:18:51.450 Maybe we are not, you know, really made for whatever aspect, you know, is coming for us. 00:18:52.130 --> 00:18:59.329 And yet the confidence in God made something impossible like we discussed before. 00:18:59.829 --> 00:19:01.230 Absolutely crazy. 00:19:02.630 --> 00:19:03.029 Possible. 00:19:03.509 --> 00:19:03.609 Yes. 00:19:04.430 --> 00:19:16.380 And the results of it, the results was that the whole army routed in the very second Goliath fell on the ground. 00:19:16.640 --> 00:19:19.240 And you know what it means for the army to rout? 00:19:19.880 --> 00:19:23.859 So before we were talking 5% would like fight and die. 00:19:23.859 --> 00:19:27.420 And the other army would just run off, right? 00:19:27.819 --> 00:19:33.839 What it means is that the winning army would pursue the routing army. 00:19:34.440 --> 00:19:40.259 And at this very stage of war is the most casualty pool, right? 00:19:40.720 --> 00:19:42.440 60% of the army would die. 00:19:42.980 --> 00:19:46.839 60% of people would die at the very moment they would route. 00:19:48.119 --> 00:19:51.900 This is the moment when Israel army won, really. 00:19:52.180 --> 00:19:54.140 And then they took all the spoils of war. 00:19:54.380 --> 00:20:00.059 They took, they, you know, like went through the camp of Philistines and so on. 00:20:00.539 --> 00:20:09.099 So this very single small, small win over there of David influenced the whole impact of the war. 00:20:09.980 --> 00:20:13.359 And Philistine army fell broken and dead. 00:20:15.730 --> 00:20:24.069 One person, one person's faith changed the whole route, right, of the war. 00:20:24.670 --> 00:20:33.569 And the outcome was, you know, devastating for Philistines and so big for Israel, right? 00:20:34.309 --> 00:20:35.710 And it could be you. 00:20:37.859 --> 00:20:39.819 It could be you every single day. 00:20:39.940 --> 00:20:47.700 And you might think this one win is nothing, but God's perspective is much bigger. 00:20:48.140 --> 00:20:51.759 He knows, God knew that David has to come there. 00:20:52.519 --> 00:20:57.140 God actually planted in David's heart so much trust in him, right? 00:20:57.400 --> 00:21:02.059 Because David knew from the very childhood how God protected him, right? 00:21:02.400 --> 00:21:10.579 He gave him this confidence that God can actually give him this win in this fight. 00:21:11.119 --> 00:21:12.180 And it could be you. 00:21:13.019 --> 00:21:15.240 It could be you every single day. 00:21:15.240 --> 00:21:17.660 And you might think this is just one small win. 00:21:18.200 --> 00:21:20.240 It's just me against my Goliath. 00:21:20.720 --> 00:21:29.059 But the whole big spiritual perspective of it is actually, you know, it will bring so much fruit afterwards. 00:21:29.559 --> 00:21:34.940 It will bring like a hundred times more fruit that you think you will do right now. 00:21:35.900 --> 00:21:47.940 And I love to think about this as, I love to think about cycles in church, cycles of people, basically, that we are a student group, but in 10 years we will be a young professional group and married group, right? 00:21:49.259 --> 00:21:59.420 But all the people, all the teenagers, all the students we baptize today, they will be, they will continue onwards the work we are doing here. 00:21:59.559 --> 00:22:06.180 And basically I'm 25 years old, you know, and then after a while I will be older. 00:22:06.480 --> 00:22:10.059 And then even Sandoz says, at some point you will be too old for a student group. 00:22:11.460 --> 00:22:12.859 You're like, oh my goodness. 00:22:12.859 --> 00:22:16.880 Yeah, and that's why we have to prepare leadership you know, for that. 00:22:17.339 --> 00:22:19.880 So we plant seeds here. 00:22:20.720 --> 00:22:26.119 We share faith here, you know, with completely strange people for us, strangers, right? 00:22:26.519 --> 00:22:32.259 And then, and then they come here, they do, and they hear this small message. 00:22:32.480 --> 00:22:45.960 They hear, they hear just like, they have a couple of interaction with us, but the fruit of it, imagine they will get baptized and they would bring their friends like, like Carlos did, right? 00:22:46.240 --> 00:22:49.440 Carlos got baptized, Noah got baptized right away. 00:22:49.640 --> 00:22:50.839 And then Patrick got baptized. 00:22:51.440 --> 00:22:55.420 It was a whole chain of events because they were very good friends with each other. 00:22:55.720 --> 00:22:58.240 They would influence in a very good way each other. 00:22:58.400 --> 00:23:00.599 The same way it could happen with our guests. 00:23:00.880 --> 00:23:05.819 The same way it could happen with you influencing your friend, you know, this whole spiritual perspective. 00:23:06.019 --> 00:23:11.779 At first, it's super scary to come forward to people who share faith, you know, to go out of your comfort zone. 00:23:12.259 --> 00:23:23.019 I know some people are scared to talk even, to socialize, but imagine the spiritual perspective of this wind, of this small wind, how much things it will change. 00:23:25.660 --> 00:23:30.279 Thank you so much for listening to the Kalamazoo Church of Christ podcast. 00:23:30.599 --> 00:23:33.960 If you're in the Kalamazoo area, we'd love to get connected. 00:23:34.220 --> 00:23:41.599 Please go to kalamazoo.church and fill in your information to come to a Sunday service or any other event that we have going on. 00:23:41.819 --> 00:23:44.220 In any case, you'll be hearing from us next week. 00:23:44.319 --> 00:23:58.480 Come on! 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