Thank you. Thank you. You can be seated. I am so honored. What does it feel like to go to the very

best church with the very best pastor? I know what it feels like because we're doing it. Amen?

Pastor Joby. You know, I came to this church for a year

and a half before I ever met Joby. I sat right where you're sitting way up there because I needed, I needed to be disciples.

I needed to be taught.

I needed a pastor who I could 100% trust that he was getting into God's word and he would help

get God's word into me.

I could have gone to any church, but I'm so grateful God brought me here.

All right, you glad?

Thank you, Jovie.

And thank you, Gretchen, because we know behind every great man is a really phenomenal woman.

There's a lie that the devil would like for you to believe, and the lie is this, that God's word is too difficult to understand and too hard

to live out. That's the lie that he wants you to believe. But I'm here to proclaim tonight that as we

get into God's word, God is the one that hand-fashioned our brain. And so if God hand-fashioned our brain, I have to know that he made our brain

with the intentionality for us to be able to receive his word, for us to be able to let his word

see deep in our soul and to let his word affect how we are, who we are, what we say, what we don't say.

God's word is crucial.

Jesus Christ saved my soul, but I believe it was the Word of God that saved my mind.

So let's get into God's word.

Genesis 50-20, you intended to harm me, but God. Everyone say, but God,

but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. Do you see how two

things can simultaneously be true? You intended to harm me. I love that

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