Welcome to In Touch, the teaching ministry of Dr. Charles

Stanley. Today we'll hear from his son, Andy.

The reason I remember that story is because early on he really

put it in my court. You have got to learn to discern the will of

God. Ultimately, Andy and Becky, you are accountable to God,

not to me, and I would rather you learn some lessons and learn

some lessons the hard way why you still live here so that when

you're on your own, you understand the sense of purpose that

you have because ultimately you're accountable to God and God

has a plan and a purpose for your life. Those who are closest to us often

have a unique perspective on our lives, and that was certainly true for the

late Dr. Stanley. In celebration of his life and ministry,

we'll devote some time to hearing from two influential men as they

recount the impact Dr. Stanley had on them. In today's program,

we'll hear Andy Stanley share insights into the man he called

Dad. I want to tell you four things I learned from my dad.

I don't know that these are the most important and they're not in necessarily in the right order.

And what you'll see are these are just the themes of his life. These are the things that he has shared with you.

Year after year after year, in some cases, are the things that I think he would want you to take away

from being a part of this ministry and sitting under his teaching

all of these years. So let's start with the first one. It's really simple. The God has a plan

from my life and the way he would say it is this. Andy God has a plan for your life

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