What do you worship?
Well, hello brothers and sisters!! Welcome to Mission: Zer0! My name is Shawn,
and this is Flashback Friday, the show where we take stories from the past and
apply them to the present to create a better future.
What I want to talk about today
is, sort of, the struggles that we go through, and how we can have a better connectivity to people
Let me give you the biblical verse, and then I'll give you the story.
So the biblical verse is Philippians 4:8 in which the Apostle Paul writes,
"Finally, brethren: whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest,
whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely,
whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, if there be any praise,
think on these things." The Apostle Paul was not one to use flowery language or to
mince words; every word he ever used had a purpose.
So what do these words mean, and why to those people?
OK, so the reason that this matters is that these people -- this church in Philippi -- was founded
in the midst of, like, all kinds of idol worship. So -- true, honest, just, pure, lovely,
and good report -- these are the dysfunctions that we go through and
the things that we need to watch out for. That's what Paul is telling the Philippians.
OK, so let's start off with the first two: what's true and what's honest.
Things that are true, right, this is Paul saying "concern yourself with what's actually true,
not what you believe to be true." And that's a subtle difference, right?
They believed that because Paul was in prison the gospel had stopped
and he's saying "No, no, don't get yourself all wrapped up in those ideas! That's not real.
You're believers, you know the truth of God: this gospel will spread."
What's honest? He's saying "be honest with yourselves" and this goes in a couple
of different directions, but what he's saying is "No, don't get into these vain
imaginings; don't puff yourself up to think that you are so awesome, that you
alone are the one who can carry the gospel. But he's also saying "Don't fall
so far down that you are constantly circling the barrel, sure that you're going to be wiped out.
What's just? He's saying "Man, don't concern yourself with obsessing about
the things that aren't right, right? The fact that I'm under house arrest."
What he's saying is "No, think about the things that are going right: you've been saved!
You've been justified by grace through faith!" What's pure? Man, there's ONE thing
that's pure, and it's the love of God towards His children, and so what he's saying is
"Don't get caught in the pit of hatred, and segregation, and tearing people apart."
What's lovely? Focus on the beauty! Don't look at the ugliness of the world,
don't look at the fact that Christians are being persecuted, look at the fact
that there is still sun, and there is still rain, and there is still beauty in
nature, and in the world, and in the Christ, and in Love, and in fellowship.
And so then "good report" and "if there's any virtue, if there's any praise" then what he--
if there's value in a thing, if there is positivity in a thing, then think about that.
Don't obsess about what goes wrong and what we fail in. And, man,
I -- for one -- am HORRIBLE at that, and I think a lot of us are. We get lost in
our failures, and we get lost in our struggles, and we don't see the brighter
side of things. And this is what Paul is telling this church, is, "Yeah, I know!
I'm in prison! I've gone through a lot of stuff! I've been poor, I've been rich.
I've been beaten, I've been free, and what I know through all of it is: the purity of Jesus,
the love of God, and the connectivity among people sustained me
through all of it." That is what we need to seize on that's what we really have
to focus on, and that's why, this week, I've really been trying to grab this
idea of life to talk about is: getting myself straight and back on the path of
worshiping life.
So there's my exhortation for us today, and for into this weekend: we've got to
be able to let go of the negative, right? Take the pieces that are important to
learn from, and that you can use to grow from, and build yourself up.
But just dispense with the rest! Focus on this life -- on the things that are good -- not who accused whom
of what, or -- you know -- who's been voted into what office, or -- you know -- what this
TV show did. We get all of this nonsense that we get SO riled up about, and so
angry and hateful over. Let that go! If it is a thing that can be helpful to you to
grow, or helpful to other people to grow, think on THOSE things, and let the rest go.
So, there we go. I Love you, and may God pour out the
blessings of Heaven upon you, and may you be the you-iest you you can possibly be,
and hang in there, because I'm with you, and I am FOR you, and I Love you!
Peace out!
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Shonda Rhimes Inspires Young Girls To 'Get Involved' Before Midterms In 'When We All Vote Rally' - D - Duration: 3:22.
No more excuses. Showrunner Shonda Rhimes told a crowd of fired up young women that they need to 'be a citizen' at the Los Angeles 'When We All Vote Rally
' Listen to what she wants us to do before the Nov. 6 midterms! Grey's Anatomy and Scandal creator Shonda Rhimes, 48, isn't taking age for an excuse
Her message echoed in the immense USC Galen Center in Los Angeles on Sept. 28: Young women can be trailblazers in the political arena! An excited crowd gathered for the event Shonda headlined on behalf of the When We All Vote Rally, a not-for-profit organization that aims to get people talking about voting, democracy, and their rights
Other big Hollywood figures have joined the not-for-profit's cause, and today, Shonda continued the conversation
"Some people have ideas out there when it comes down to how women work, and their ideas can suck it," Shonda said to a roaring crowd, which HollywoodLife was front-row in! "Every election counts, we can't sit back and do nothing
Not one of us can." "It is quite clear if you want your voice to be heard, if you want your face to be represented, then you have to get involved," Shonda later told the audience
She then revealed to America's future leaders how they can make changes, now. "You have to be a citizen, you have to vote," Shonda said
"You do not want anyone else determining the course of your future." Shonda's inspiring words, intended to move the crowd to action ahead of the Nov
4 midterm elections, followed on the tail of former First Lady Michelle Obama's speech at the organization's Las Vegas rally on Sept
23. And we were also in attendance for that amazing event! The former FLOTUS, who's now a co-chair of the When We All Vote Rally along with Tom Hanks, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Janelle Monáe, Chris Paul, Faith Hill, and Tim McGraw, gave sad statistics on America's participation
"In presidential elections, only about half of eligible people bother to vote. That's in a presidential election
In midterm elections, like the one coming up in November, when no one is running for president, the turn-out is even lower," Michelle told the Las Vegas crowd
"It's the truth. That's where we are. And right now, one in five eligible people in this country are not even registered to vote
" Keegan-Michael Key also spoke at the rally along with the former First Lady. The Key & Peele comedian EXCLUSIVELY chatted with HollywoodLife afterwards! "You're allowed to complain if you do vote, but you can't complain about anything if you don't," Key told us on Sept
23. "You get the leaders that you don't vote for, if you live a life of 'bystanderism'…You get what you deserve if you don't care about this very important part of the democratic process, then everything falls apart
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