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- 0:04Hello
- 0:04my
- 0:04friend
- 0:05Dr.
- 0:05Brad
- 0:06Miller
- 0:06here
- 0:06with
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- 0:06Daily
- 0:07Bible
- 0:08Refresh.
- 0:08This
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- 0:09your
- 0:09daily
- 0:09reading
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- 0:12point
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- 0:13bit
- 0:13I
- 0:13will
- 0:13read
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- 0:14Testament
- 0:14lessons
- 0:15selected
- 0:15from
- 0:15the
- 0:15Revised
- 0:16Common
- 0:17Lectionary
- 0:18for
- 0:18this
- 0:18very
- 0:19day.
- 0:19The
- 0:19reading
- 0:20is
- 0:20understandable.
- 0:21I
- 0:21use
- 0:21the
- 0:21Message
- 0:22version
- 0:22relatable.
- 0:23Please
- 0:23listen
- 0:24to
- 0:24the
- 0:24points
- 0:24to
- 0:24ponder
- 0:25and
- 0:25applicable
- 0:26with
- 0:26action
- 0:27steps
- 0:27you
- 0:27can
- 0:28take.
- 0:28We
- 0:29pray
- 0:29and
- 0:29are
- 0:29done
- 0:29in
- 0:30less
- 0:30than
- 0:3010
- 0:30minutes.
- 0:31It's
- 0:31all
- 0:31brought
- 0:31to
- 0:31you
- 0:32by
- 0:32voiceofgoddaily.com
- 0:34which
- 0:34is
- 0:34the
- 0:35home
- 0:35of
- 0:35your
- 0:35free
- 0:36personal
- 0:36Bible
- 0:37study
- 0:37guide,
- 0:38the
- 0:38ABC123
- 0:41Bible
- 0:42Study
- 0:42Method.
- 0:43Please
- 0:43join
- 0:43me
- 0:44in
- 0:44my
- 0:44mission
- 0:44of
- 0:44getting
- 0:45the
- 0:45audible
- 0:45word
- 0:45of
- 0:45God
- 0:46into
- 0:46two
- 0:47millionaires
- 0:47a
- 0:48million
- 0:48people
- 0:48by
- 0:492028.
- 0:50You
- 0:50can
- 0:50help
- 0:50by
- 0:51saving
- 0:51and
- 0:52subscribing
- 0:52to
- 0:52the
- 0:52podcast
- 0:53and
- 0:53tagging
- 0:54your
- 0:54friends.
- 0:55Here's
- 0:55today's
- 0:55reading.
- 0:56So
- 0:57today
- 0:57I'm
- 0:57reading
- 0:57from
- 0:58the
- 0:58gospel
- 0:58of
- 0:58John
- 0:5910,
- 0:59verses
- 0:5911
- 1:00through
- 1:0021
- 1:00from
- 1:01the
- 1:01Message
- 1:02I
- 1:02am
- 1:02the
- 1:02good
- 1:02Shepherd.
- 1:03The
- 1:03good
- 1:03shepherd
- 1:03puts
- 1:04the
- 1:04sheep
- 1:05before
- 1:05himself,
- 1:06sacrifices
- 1:07himself
- 1:07if
- 1:08necessary.
- 1:09A
- 1:09hired
- 1:10man
- 1:11is
- 1:11not
- 1:11a
- 1:11real
- 1:11shepherd.
- 1:12The
- 1:12sheep
- 1:13mean
- 1:14nothing
- 1:14to
- 1:15him.
- 1:15He
- 1:16sees
- 1:16a
- 1:16wolf
- 1:16come
- 1:17and
- 1:17runs
- 1:17forward,
- 1:17leaving
- 1:18the
- 1:18sheep
- 1:18to
- 1:18be
- 1:18ravaged
- 1:19and
- 1:19scattered
- 1:20by
- 1:20the
- 1:20wolf.
- 1:21He's
- 1:21only
- 1:22in
- 1:22it
- 1:22for
- 1:22the
- 1:22money.
- 1:23The
- 1:23sheep
- 1:23don't
- 1:23matter
- 1:24to
- 1:24him.
- 1:25I
- 1:25am
- 1:25the
- 1:25good
- 1:25shepherd.
- 1:26I
- 1:26know
- 1:26my
- 1:26own
- 1:27sheep
- 1:27and
- 1:27my
- 1:27sheep
- 1:28know
- 1:28me.
- 1:29In
- 1:29the
- 1:29same
- 1:29way
- 1:30the
- 1:30Father
- 1:30knows
- 1:31me
- 1:31and
- 1:31I
- 1:31know
- 1:31the
- 1:31Father.
- 1:32I
- 1:33put
- 1:33the
- 1:33sheep
- 1:33before
- 1:34myself,
- 1:35sacrificing
- 1:36myself
- 1:36if
- 1:36necessary.
- 1:38You
- 1:38need
- 1:39to
- 1:39know
- 1:40that
- 1:40I
- 1:40have
- 1:40other
- 1:41sheep
- 1:41in
- 1:41addition
- 1:41to
- 1:41those
- 1:42in
- 1:42the
- 1:42pen.
- 1:43I
- 1:43need
- 1:44to
- 1:44gather
- 1:44and
- 1:44bring
- 1:44them
- 1:45too.
- 1:45They'll
- 1:45all
- 1:46recognize
- 1:46my
- 1:47voice.
- 1:48Then
- 1:48it
- 1:48will
- 1:48be
- 1:49one
- 1:49flock,
- 1:50one
- 1:50shepherd.
- 1:52This
- 1:52is
- 1:52why
- 1:52the
- 1:52Father
- 1:53loves
- 1:53me.
- 1:53Because
- 1:53I
- 1:54freely
- 1:54lay
- 1:55down
- 1:55my
- 1:55own
- 1:55life
- 1:56and
- 1:56so
- 1:56I
- 1:57am
- 1:57free
- 1:57to
- 1:57take
- 1:57it
- 1:57up
- 1:58again.
- 1:59No
- 1:59one
- 1:59takes
- 2:00it
- 2:00from
- 2:00me.
- 2:01I
- 2:01lay
- 2:02it
- 2:02down
- 2:02of
- 2:02my
- 2:02own
- 2:02free
- 2:03will.
- 2:04I
- 2:04have
- 2:04the
- 2:04right
- 2:05to
- 2:05lay
- 2:05it
- 2:06down.
- 2:06I
- 2:07also
- 2:07have
- 2:07the
- 2:07right
- 2:08to
- 2:08take
- 2:09it
- 2:09up
- 2:09again.
- 2:10I
- 2:10received
- 2:11this
- 2:11authority
- 2:12personally
- 2:13from
- 2:13my
- 2:13father.
- 2:14This
- 2:15kind
- 2:15of
- 2:15talk
- 2:15caused
- 2:16another
- 2:16split
- 2:17in
- 2:17the
- 2:17Jewish
- 2:17ranks.
- 2:18A
- 2:18lot
- 2:18of
- 2:18them
- 2:18were
- 2:18saying,
- 2:19he's
- 2:19crazy,
- 2:20a
- 2:20maniac.
- 2:20He's
- 2:21out
- 2:21of
- 2:21his
- 2:21head
- 2:22completely.
- 2:22Why
- 2:23bother
- 2:23listening
- 2:23to
- 2:24him?
- 2:24But
- 2:24others
- 2:25weren't
- 2:25quite
- 2:26so
- 2:26sure.
- 2:27These
- 2:27aren't
- 2:28the
- 2:28words
- 2:28of
- 2:28a
- 2:28crazy
- 2:28man.
- 2:29Can
- 2:29a
- 2:30maniac
- 2:31open
- 2:31blind
- 2:32eyes?
- 2:34That's
- 2:34the
- 2:34end
- 2:34of
- 2:35the
- 2:35reading.
- 2:35Let's
- 2:35talk
- 2:36a
- 2:36little
- 2:36bit
- 2:36about
- 2:36this
- 2:37whole
- 2:37sensibility
- 2:38of
- 2:38reimagining
- 2:40leadership
- 2:40and
- 2:40community.
- 2:42So
- 2:44one
- 2:44of
- 2:44the
- 2:45things
- 2:45I
- 2:45like
- 2:45to
- 2:45do
- 2:45is
- 2:46my
- 2:46wife
- 2:46and
- 2:46I
- 2:46take
- 2:46walks
- 2:47Almost
- 2:47every
- 2:47day.
- 2:47And
- 2:47we
- 2:48hike
- 2:48in
- 2:48state
- 2:48parks
- 2:49and
- 2:49national
- 2:49parks
- 2:51and
- 2:51there's
- 2:51different
- 2:51kinds
- 2:52of
- 2:52pathways.
- 2:52You
- 2:53know,
- 2:53there's
- 2:53different
- 2:53kinds
- 2:54of
- 2:54areas.
- 2:55We
- 2:55recently
- 2:55were
- 2:55in
- 2:56the
- 2:56redwood
- 2:56forest
- 2:56and
- 2:57then
- 2:57we
- 2:57found
- 2:57ourselves
- 2:57in
- 2:58the
- 2:58desert
- 2:58of
- 2:58Death
- 2:58Valley.
- 2:59There
- 3:00is.
- 3:00Every
- 3:01group
- 3:02brings
- 3:02diverse,
- 3:03diverse
- 3:03groups
- 3:04of
- 3:04people
- 3:04who
- 3:04are
- 3:04different
- 3:04types
- 3:05of
- 3:05hikers,
- 3:05very
- 3:05casual
- 3:06people
- 3:06like
- 3:06us.
- 3:07And
- 3:07to
- 3:07be
- 3:08very
- 3:08serious
- 3:08about
- 3:08it
- 3:09or
- 3:10have
- 3:10all
- 3:10the
- 3:11major
- 3:11equipment
- 3:12that
- 3:13it
- 3:13takes
- 3:13is
- 3:14different.
- 3:15This
- 3:15kind
- 3:15of
- 3:15reminds
- 3:16me
- 3:16of
- 3:16today's
- 3:16passage
- 3:17from
- 3:17John,
- 3:18which
- 3:18speaks
- 3:18about
- 3:19leadership
- 3:19and
- 3:19inclusion
- 3:21in
- 3:21ways
- 3:22that
- 3:22may
- 3:22even
- 3:23surprise
- 3:23us.
- 3:24So
- 3:24let's
- 3:25explore
- 3:25three
- 3:26progressive
- 3:26perspectives
- 3:28on
- 3:28this
- 3:29familiar
- 3:29text.
- 3:30The
- 3:31first
- 3:31one
- 3:31is
- 3:31about
- 3:32radical
- 3:32servant
- 3:33leadership.
- 3:34My
- 3:35wife
- 3:35and
- 3:35I
- 3:35have
- 3:35been
- 3:35married
- 3:36on
- 3:36coming
- 3:36up
- 3:36on
- 3:3634
- 3:37years
- 3:37and
- 3:37we
- 3:37raised
- 3:38three
- 3:38wonderful
- 3:39children.
- 3:39And
- 3:39I've
- 3:40learned
- 3:40that
- 3:41true
- 3:41leadership
- 3:42sometimes
- 3:42isn't
- 3:42about
- 3:43authority,
- 3:43it's
- 3:44about
- 3:44service.
- 3:45Serve
- 3:45first
- 3:46and
- 3:46the
- 3:46authority
- 3:47will
- 3:47be
- 3:47given
- 3:47to
- 3:47you.
- 3:49I
- 3:49have
- 3:49a
- 3:49cancer
- 3:50support
- 3:50podcast
- 3:51as
- 3:51well,
- 3:52and
- 3:52we
- 3:52really
- 3:53talk
- 3:53about
- 3:53encouraging
- 3:53and
- 3:54empowering
- 3:54others
- 3:55rather
- 3:55than
- 3:55trying
- 3:56to
- 3:56direct
- 3:57them.
- 3:58Jesus
- 3:59here
- 3:59presents
- 3:59a
- 4:00model
- 4:00of
- 4:00leadership
- 4:01that
- 4:01puts
- 4:01others
- 4:02first.
- 4:04When
- 4:04you
- 4:04see
- 4:04a
- 4:05great
- 4:05team
- 4:05play
- 4:05and
- 4:06a
- 4:06great
- 4:06basketball
- 4:06team
- 4:07play,
- 4:07it's
- 4:08about
- 4:08teamwork.
- 4:09And
- 4:10the
- 4:10best
- 4:10leaders
- 4:10are
- 4:11the
- 4:11ones
- 4:11who
- 4:11help
- 4:11the
- 4:12team
- 4:13to
- 4:13work
- 4:14and
- 4:14helps
- 4:14everybody
- 4:15else
- 4:15to
- 4:15look
- 4:15good.
- 4:17Another
- 4:17point
- 4:17to
- 4:18share
- 4:18here
- 4:19is
- 4:19about
- 4:19breaking
- 4:19down
- 4:19barriers.
- 4:21When
- 4:22Jesus
- 4:22mentions
- 4:23the
- 4:23other
- 4:24sheep,
- 4:25he's
- 4:26challenging
- 4:27religious
- 4:28exclusivity.
- 4:29This
- 4:29isn't
- 4:30about
- 4:30different
- 4:30faith
- 4:31communities.
- 4:32It's
- 4:32about
- 4:32recognizing
- 4:33that
- 4:33divine
- 4:34love
- 4:34transcends
- 4:35our
- 4:36human
- 4:36made
- 4:36boundaries.
- 4:38Reminds
- 4:38me
- 4:38how
- 4:39things
- 4:40like
- 4:40music
- 4:40and
- 4:41sports
- 4:41and
- 4:42teamwork
- 4:42in
- 4:42a
- 4:43company
- 4:43can
- 4:44unite
- 4:44people.
- 4:44People,
- 4:45no
- 4:45matter
- 4:45who
- 4:46you're
- 4:46cheering
- 4:46for,
- 4:47if
- 4:47you
- 4:47cheer
- 4:47for
- 4:48one
- 4:48another,
- 4:49then
- 4:49you
- 4:49can
- 4:50have
- 4:50a
- 4:50great
- 4:50team
- 4:51become
- 4:52a
- 4:52community
- 4:53in
- 4:53those
- 4:53moments.
- 4:56Another
- 4:56point
- 4:56is
- 4:56about
- 4:57voluntary
- 4:59vulnerability.
- 5:00The
- 5:01text
- 5:01emphasizes
- 5:02Jesus's
- 5:03voluntary
- 5:03choice
- 5:04to
- 5:04be
- 5:04vulnerable.
- 5:05In
- 5:06our
- 5:06world
- 5:06of
- 5:06power
- 5:06plays
- 5:07and
- 5:07position
- 5:07protecting,
- 5:09choosing
- 5:09a
- 5:10vulnerability
- 5:10is
- 5:11revolutionary.
- 5:13I
- 5:13work
- 5:13with
- 5:13cancer
- 5:14impacted
- 5:14people
- 5:14in
- 5:15my
- 5:15other
- 5:15podcast
- 5:16and
- 5:17I've
- 5:17witnessed
- 5:18how
- 5:18those
- 5:18who
- 5:18are
- 5:18vulnerable,
- 5:19you
- 5:19know,
- 5:19sensitive
- 5:20about
- 5:20their
- 5:20condition,
- 5:21are
- 5:21the
- 5:21most
- 5:22helpful
- 5:22ones
- 5:22to
- 5:22others
- 5:23who
- 5:23are
- 5:23going
- 5:23through
- 5:23it
- 5:23as
- 5:24well.
- 5:25That
- 5:25creates
- 5:25authentic
- 5:26community
- 5:26and
- 5:27healing.
- 5:28Here's
- 5:28your
- 5:28action
- 5:29step
- 5:29for
- 5:29the
- 5:29day.
- 5:30Identify
- 5:31one
- 5:32boundary
- 5:32in
- 5:32your
- 5:32life.
- 5:32It
- 5:33could
- 5:33be
- 5:33social,
- 5:34religious
- 5:34or
- 5:34cultural.
- 5:35And
- 5:36intentionally
- 5:36step
- 5:37across
- 5:37that
- 5:37boundary.
- 5:39Maybe
- 5:39you're
- 5:39having
- 5:39coffee
- 5:40with
- 5:40someone
- 5:40who
- 5:41is
- 5:41a
- 5:41little
- 5:41different
- 5:41than
- 5:41you.
- 5:42Maybe
- 5:42faith
- 5:43tradition
- 5:43or
- 5:43their
- 5:44background
- 5:44or
- 5:44something
- 5:45else
- 5:45about
- 5:45them
- 5:45is
- 5:45just
- 5:46different.
- 5:47Or
- 5:47maybe
- 5:47join
- 5:47some
- 5:48community
- 5:48group
- 5:49that
- 5:49you
- 5:49would
- 5:49normally
- 5:49consider
- 5:50joining.
- 5:51Or
- 5:51reach
- 5:52out
- 5:52to
- 5:52someone
- 5:52you've
- 5:53previously
- 5:54excluded
- 5:54in
- 5:54your
- 5:55life.
- 5:56Practice
- 5:57being
- 5:57a
- 5:58shepherd
- 6:00and
- 6:01regarding
- 6:02that
- 6:03and
- 6:03also
- 6:03practice
- 6:03being
- 6:04a
- 6:04sheep,
- 6:04that
- 6:04is
- 6:05one
- 6:05who
- 6:05follows
- 6:06one
- 6:06who's
- 6:06a
- 6:06leader.
- 6:08Lead
- 6:08through
- 6:08service
- 6:09and
- 6:09be
- 6:09willing
- 6:09to
- 6:10be
- 6:10led
- 6:11by
- 6:11leaders.
- 6:12We're
- 6:13going
- 6:13to
- 6:13pray
- 6:13here
- 6:13in
- 6:14just
- 6:14a
- 6:14minute,
- 6:14but
- 6:15I
- 6:15want
- 6:15you
- 6:15to
- 6:15know
- 6:15that
- 6:15we
- 6:16do
- 6:16have
- 6:16a
- 6:16great
- 6:16resource
- 6:16just
- 6:17for
- 6:17you.
- 6:17If
- 6:17you
- 6:17wanted
- 6:18to
- 6:18be
- 6:18have
- 6:19your
- 6:19own
- 6:19at
- 6:19home
- 6:19Bible
- 6:20Study.
- 6:20It
- 6:21is
- 6:21called
- 6:21the
- 6:21ABC1,
- 6:2223
- 6:23Bible
- 6:24study
- 6:24method.
- 6:25You
- 6:25pick
- 6:25it
- 6:25up
- 6:25at
- 6:26our
- 6:26website
- 6:26voiceofgoddaily.com
- 6:29let's
- 6:30pray
- 6:31God
- 6:31you
- 6:31were
- 6:31a
- 6:32loving
- 6:32shepherd
- 6:32and
- 6:32help
- 6:32us
- 6:33to
- 6:33reimagine
- 6:33leadership
- 6:34as
- 6:34service
- 6:35and
- 6:35community
- 6:36as
- 6:36borderless.
- 6:38Give
- 6:38us
- 6:38courage
- 6:38to
- 6:39be
- 6:39vulnerable
- 6:39and
- 6:39wisdom
- 6:40to
- 6:40recognize
- 6:40your
- 6:40voice
- 6:41in
- 6:41unexpected
- 6:42places.
- 6:43Thank
- 6:44you
- 6:44for
- 6:44gathering
- 6:44us
- 6:44all
- 6:45into
- 6:45one
- 6:45flock
- 6:45while
- 6:46celebrating
- 6:46our
- 6:46diversity
- 6:47and
- 6:48guide
- 6:48us
- 6:48in
- 6:48breaking
- 6:49down
- 6:49walls
- 6:49that
- 6:49separate
- 6:50us
- 6:50from
- 6:50each
- 6:50other
- 6:51and
- 6:52from
- 6:52you.
- 6:53Help
- 6:53us
- 6:53create
- 6:53spaces
- 6:54where
- 6:54everyone
- 6:54knows
- 6:55they
- 6:56belong.
- 6:57Amen.
- 7:02My
- 7:02friend,
- 7:02I
- 7:03am
- 7:03delighted
- 7:04you
- 7:04chose
- 7:05to
- 7:05join
- 7:05me
- 7:05for
- 7:05today's
- 7:06reading.
- 7:07The
- 7:07Daily
- 7:08Bible
- 7:08Refresh
- 7:09is
- 7:09completely
- 7:10listener
- 7:11supported.
- 7:12Your
- 7:13gift
- 7:13goes
- 7:14a
- 7:14long
- 7:14way
- 7:14to
- 7:14getting
- 7:15the
- 7:15audible
- 7:15word
- 7:16of
- 7:16God
- 7:16from
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