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Life.Church with Craig Groeschel

Warrior, Part 1: When It’s Time to Throw a Punch

Life.Church with Craig Groeschel

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Life Church, Life.church, Craig Groeschel, Lifechurch, Christianity, Sermons, Lifechurch.tv, Messages, Message, Religion & Spirituality, Sermon, Christian

4.93.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2020

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

You’re a warrior. You’ve got something to fight for. You have someone to protect. You’ve got a kingdom to advance. You’ve got an enemy to conquer. When it’s time to throw a punch, what does a true warrior do? Join Pastor Craig Groeschel to gain wisdom and understanding from God’s Word as you fight your battles. You’re a warrior—it’s time to step into your calling. MEN: JOIN OR LEAD A WARRIOR LIFEGROUP Men: You don’t have to fight your battles alone. Life is better together! LifeGroups are a place to laugh, grow, and serve with friends. If you’re interested in a LifeGroup. Head to https://www.life.church/lifegroups to get started. LET PASTOR CRAIG LEAD YOUR LIFEGROUP Going through Warrior with your men’s LifeGroup? Pastor Craig has created discussion videos you can use to spark conversation and grow closer together. Find them each week of the series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXvTERtQ_HV95I1zWGNn02-92iCSQXOo8 WHAT ARE YOU FIGHTING FOR? Defeat the fear that stares you down. Find purpose in your battles. Discover your God-given courage to become the Warrior He made you to be. Get more from the Warrior message series: https://www.life.church/warrior

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0:00.0

I wonder how many of you are ready to attack not only a new year,

0:03.9

but a new decade at all of our churches today.

0:06.2

A few of you, good.

0:11.5

I also wonder, is there anybody who would like to hear one

0:16.8

of the most controversial parenting moments in my parenting career?

0:22.5

Yeah, I'll tell you.

0:25.0

I'm not going to tell you this.

0:26.3

So this is not your example.

0:28.7

This isn't necessarily what you should do a face with a similar situation.

0:32.7

This will be debated for decades to come amongst the Groschelle families,

0:36.4

whether I was honoring God or if I was sinning in a massive way.

0:40.9

But I'll just tell you kind of what happened.

0:42.9

My bride and best friend, Amy, is with me again in the service this weekend.

0:47.4

Together we created six kids.

0:50.2

That is a basketball team with a sub.

0:52.9

We have four daughters.

0:54.1

We have two sons, Stevens, my youngest son, Sam, as my oldest.

0:57.8

Whenever Sam was a little kid about this big, I don't remember the exact age,

1:03.3

small enough to play in the little playlands at a fast food restaurant

1:07.8

where they have slides and little tunnels to crawl through and such.

1:10.6

Well, Sam was in there playing very innocently when a bigger kid that looked

1:16.0

like he was maybe two years older or so came up to Sam, unprovoked for no reason,

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