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I think a mark of spiritual maturity is when we say, Lord, use me.

Today on a new beginning, Pastor Greg Laurie urges us to be the kind of believer the Lord can count on.

We're all in for whatever God has in mind.

The world has yet to see what God can do in and through a man or a woman who is totally

committed to Him.

So will you say, here I am, Lord, send me, or will you say, there they are, Lord, send them.

Those friends and associates you're in contact with, they have a word for that group.

It's called your circle of influence.

The key question is, what kind of influence do you have on your circle of influence?

Do you draw them to Christ, or do they wonder what kind of Christian are you?

Or would they be surprised you are a Christian?

Today on a new beginning, Pastor Greg Laurie helps us put ourselves out there on the front line

to the Lord. He invites us to put our faith on display to everyone we meet.

Exodus chapter three and the title of my message is God's call and man's excuses.

So let me ask you a question. Have you ever wondered if God could use someone like you?

You know, when I first became a Christian, it was just overwhelming for me to think that God

would allow someone like me to come into a relationship with Him. That's more than enough.

That's all it was. Just you come into a relationship with God. That's enough for a lifetime.

But then I heard that God wanted to use me, that He wanted to use me to serve Him,

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