Welcome to the Crazy Love Podcast. Last week, we started a two-part sermon series from

our friend in the ministry, Andy Bird of Y. Wemcona. In this week's episode, Andy continues

his message on the current state of evangelism and missions in the 21st century. In this powerful

teaching, he explains that the way to see the next spiritual awakening in the U.S. and

around the world is when the Strategy of Great Commission connects to the heart of the Great

Commission. So I hope you are excited this week as we listen to part two of Andy Bird's

sermon entitled The Great Commission and the Next Generation.

Okay, you guys ready? Let me give you a couple scriptures on this. Concept is paradigm we're

talking about. And then we're going to pray a little bit at the end of this time together.

I think just to kind of cement something before the Lord. I've referenced Romans chapter 15. I want

to take us there for just a moment. It's very significant passage I think in the paradigm and the

perspective God wants to release in our hearts. In Romans chapter 15, Paul has never been to

Rome. He's never met who he's writing to. In fact, the entire letter of Romans is sort of an

introduction to Paul, which is why he kind of goes into more like theology than most of his letters

because there was a lot of speculations about what Paul really taught. He was controversial

because of how extreme he was in his gospel. And so he's writing to clarify what he really believes,

which is why he actually outlines in Romans some really strong doctrine, you could say. He's never

met them. It's an introduction. So the end though in Romans chapter 15, 17, let's start 16. He's

talking about his calling. And he says he gave me the priestly duty of proclaiming the gospel of God.

So the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God sanctified by the Holy Spirit. And so he's

talking about his calling that is priestly calling, which I think is amazing. We often think of the

priestly calling as ministering to God, which it is absolutely. But there is a priestly element

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