Bryce

Oh, can I... Do you mind if I say something about that? Yeah. Again, grew up in a Catholic context, and so I grew up... I never really prayed to saints or anything like that, but I remember when I really started following Jesus... which is when I started reading the Bible. It's hard to follow Jesus and the teachings of Jesus when you don't read them.

Like Johnny said, you have to read the Bible because otherwise you have the ability to create all of these ideas in your head that aren't rooted in scripture. So for me, when I started reading the Bible, everything that I ever thought about God

Like Johnny said, you have to read the Bible because otherwise you have the ability to create all of these ideas in your head that aren't rooted in scripture. So for me, when I started reading the Bible, everything that I ever thought about God

Like Johnny said, you have to read the Bible because otherwise you have the ability to create all of these ideas in your head that aren't rooted in scripture. So for me, when I started reading the Bible, everything that I ever thought about God

just began to it was so easy to let everything dissipate and all that was left was the word and what he says and he makes it very clear the word teaches you how to worship him how to pray to him how to interact how to have intimacy with him like you we have everything we need in this book And I just want to read a little bit out of Romans 1.

just began to it was so easy to let everything dissipate and all that was left was the word and what he says and he makes it very clear the word teaches you how to worship him how to pray to him how to interact how to have intimacy with him like you we have everything we need in this book And I just want to read a little bit out of Romans 1.

just began to it was so easy to let everything dissipate and all that was left was the word and what he says and he makes it very clear the word teaches you how to worship him how to pray to him how to interact how to have intimacy with him like you we have everything we need in this book And I just want to read a little bit out of Romans 1.

It says, Paul writes, and he says, "...as a result," or it says, "...yes, they knew God, but they wouldn't worship Him as God or even give Him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. And as a result, their minds became dark and confused. Claiming to be wise, they instead became utter fools.

It says, Paul writes, and he says, "...as a result," or it says, "...yes, they knew God, but they wouldn't worship Him as God or even give Him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. And as a result, their minds became dark and confused. Claiming to be wise, they instead became utter fools.

It says, Paul writes, and he says, "...as a result," or it says, "...yes, they knew God, but they wouldn't worship Him as God or even give Him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. And as a result, their minds became dark and confused. Claiming to be wise, they instead became utter fools.

And instead of worshiping the glorious, ever-living God, they worshiped idols." And so when you make up ideas about God and about Jesus and you have all these traditions and rituals and all of this religion that's not even based in Scripture, you will become dark and confused. Jesus is light. The way is narrow.

And instead of worshiping the glorious, ever-living God, they worshiped idols." And so when you make up ideas about God and about Jesus and you have all these traditions and rituals and all of this religion that's not even based in Scripture, you will become dark and confused. Jesus is light. The way is narrow.

And instead of worshiping the glorious, ever-living God, they worshiped idols." And so when you make up ideas about God and about Jesus and you have all these traditions and rituals and all of this religion that's not even based in Scripture, you will become dark and confused. Jesus is light. The way is narrow.

Satan, his number one thing that he wants to do is just get us a little bit off course. If he even so slightly gets our focus off of Jesus, he can literally wreak havoc in your lives. It's so easy for him to just because things seem innocent. It's not that big of a deal. It's not evil. But he is the focus. And you can't like...

Satan, his number one thing that he wants to do is just get us a little bit off course. If he even so slightly gets our focus off of Jesus, he can literally wreak havoc in your lives. It's so easy for him to just because things seem innocent. It's not that big of a deal. It's not evil. But he is the focus. And you can't like...

Satan, his number one thing that he wants to do is just get us a little bit off course. If he even so slightly gets our focus off of Jesus, he can literally wreak havoc in your lives. It's so easy for him to just because things seem innocent. It's not that big of a deal. It's not evil. But he is the focus. And you can't like...

times are tough it's crucial there's urgency we have to be as close to Jesus and as focused on Jesus as humanly possible you have to read the Bible everything that we've said today means virtually nothing if you yourself are not rooted in the word it's our source of life it's our bread living water everything we need

times are tough it's crucial there's urgency we have to be as close to Jesus and as focused on Jesus as humanly possible you have to read the Bible everything that we've said today means virtually nothing if you yourself are not rooted in the word it's our source of life it's our bread living water everything we need

times are tough it's crucial there's urgency we have to be as close to Jesus and as focused on Jesus as humanly possible you have to read the Bible everything that we've said today means virtually nothing if you yourself are not rooted in the word it's our source of life it's our bread living water everything we need

Well, the Peter thing, when it says that when Jesus tells Peter that I'm going to build this foundation of the rock on you, Jesus is using symbolic language of saying, I'm trusting you with the system of the church. So for someone that struggled with Christianity growing up because there were a lot of hypocrites, it made me go, I don't need church. I'm good. I'm perfectly fine.