Well, gillow folks, John Tyson here. I hope you're doing well. In a minute, we'll hear the podcast in our

current series called Controversial Faith. But I wanted to let you know before we do that, that I have a new

book coming out. It's going to be released May the 21st. It's called Fighting Shadows,

overcoming the Seven Lives that Keep Men from Becoming Fully Alive. And in it, I address some of the biggest challenges men face in their spiritual formation

that are hindering them from becoming like Jesus in the modern world.

Also, if you're a woman, there's a ton of insights in here about things that men rarely talk

about or bring out into the open.

So if you want to know how to love, pray and care for men

and what they're dealing with in the world,

this is a good book for that.

And I'd be really grateful if you went to fightingshadows.com

and checked out what's happening there.

Okay, grateful for you who listen along every week,

those of you who are part of our online community.

And now let's jump back into this week's sermon. Thanks for joining us for the Church of the City, New York

podcast. You are tuning into a series called Controversial Faith, where we are looking at some

of the most pressing but often neglected issues around discipleship

and secularism in our world today. We hope that these sermons strengthen you, inspire you,

and give you a vision for following Jesus more passionately and more faithfully.

If we can serve you in any way, you can reach out at hello at church.n.yc and check out our website

at church.n.yc too. We are going to jump into this week's teaching in just a moment, but we wanted

you to know that we have a whole series of open positions to join our team here in New York

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