DLC + Throwing Seeds + Telling Stories: 01.08.21
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Well, this is part two guys of our video shoot DLC. I am so excited. Most of you guys were here. I just kind of want to go over what we're doing today. Um, and then we're going to pray like we did last time over everybody, but this morning, I just want, before we even get stepped foot on that platform, I just want to remind us of our why, of what we're doing, who we're doing it for.
And that it's not just all fun and games because we always have fun. We don't do anything without having. But this is for, to reach her. And what I, this past week I was reading in Matthew 13 and the parables back to back about the sower. Um, and, um, let me find my notes. I should've pulled up my notes before.
And why it was back-to-back it talks about the sower. And then the disciples asked, why do you speak in parables? Both of those parables back to back. And Matthew 13 really spoke to me about this morning. So I just want to read that to you real quick. And if you have your Bible app, um, it's in Matthew 13 and I'm going to start in four.
If you want to read along, I'm going to skip, skip around, but you know, the story as he sowed some seeds fell along the path and the birds came and devoured. Other seeds fell on Rocky ground, where they did not have much soil. And immediately they spring up since they had no depth of soil, but when the sun rose, they were scorched and since they had no root, they withered away.
Others fell among the thorns and the thorns grew up and choked them. Other seats fell on good soil and produced a grain, some a hundred fold, some 60, some 30. He who has ears, let him hear. And I remember it was about two years ago. I remember even sharing this same verse with the CW family and the imagery that the Lord gave me and just imagined was throwing seed.
And I remember talking about this two years ago, sitting in my living room with the team and saying, we don't know who we're hitting, but we're going to hit not, everybody's going to hear it. Not everyone's going to grab it, but we're going to keep throwing just because they see doesn't get it too bad.
We're going to throw it over here, but we're going to keep throwing it. Cause they're going to get over here and some of them are going to get it so never get disappointed or distracted when someone says, what are you doing? What is this DLC? What is created woman? What, why are you doing this online thing?
Well, it's not for you. Maybe maybe one day, but today it's for them. Just keep sowing. And as we, so, and I I'm, no I'm talking to the choir, but this is just another encouragement for you guys reminder, like what we do in our daily walk with the Lord has a purpose and every single season, you know, we talk about all the time, your purpose and never check your purpose, never changes, but your strategy constantly changes.
We're always throwing seeds. And so what I love is. After that the disciples ask.
Why do you speak to them in parables? And he answered them to you and has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven. But to them it has not been given force the one who it has been given morally given. And then it goes on to say, this is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see and hearing they do not hear nor do they understand indeed are.
And their case, the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled. So he spoke in stories and what are we doing today? We're sharing stories. So take off the pressure of getting things perfect, because we're sharing your own personal story and you're throwing seeds and we'll, you know, that those have been here before and that it's a conversation once Noah says action.
Um, it's a conversation up there and Azure, am I saying that right? Azure is here as an audience member. She's one of the ones. And so as Megan back here, um, and then all of us, our audience members, we all get nuggets as we listened to the panel. So that's, you're talking to forget about the camera, tell your story.
And whoever is willing to hear will hear the Lord's already prepare in a way. And I just want to go back to our giving Tuesday in November when we did take a seat, I just want you to know, gosh, I forgot the number. It was. Well, we raised over 4,000, so maybe somebody can do the math divided by 50 is how many seats?
Um, basically it was like 80 seats that we sold for this class sold, gave whatever sewed into, because for every $50, right. We have a seat. So there were some people that got. But 10 seats or whatever. So what we're going to do with that is, as we do the DLC class, the next couple of years would be the same content.
Some people will purchase the class. Others will apply for scholarships through those amazing donors that came through. Now, some of the. I want a seat. Other donors bought multiple seats. And so that's what we're doing today is that we're paving a way for women to take a seat. Um, and what we're doing is not in vain, which I know, you know that, um, but I just want to go through real quick.
If you open your packet and remind everyone who you're talking to. So it's this page right here. This is two. Um, that I it's been on our website. So it's a reminder of who we're talking to because we don't talk to a specific age or demographic. We always say, like I just said, your strategy changes in every season of life.
We always say what next, right? Whether you're a new college graduate, newly married. Um, kids empty nester. You always start to ask what next and these two women right here told their story and I just kind of pared it down. And these are the two women we basically talked to. Brittany is the one who is she.
She wants to grow. She has a desire to move. She's changing seasons of life. And she knows there is more. She understands. She was created for a purpose bigger than herself. I say, Brittany's are the ones that are like, oh, this purpose thing is for me too. And that could be any age. It's that? Oh, Jesus died on the cross for a reason bigger than what I'm doing right now.
And I want to be a part. And then there are the Renee's of the world who's asking I've been successful now with. How do I get unstuck? Cause I've been here for a while and I need to move. What is my next step? What happened to my dream? What's my purpose. Now we've all been there. And so as you speak today, no matter what principle you're talking about, remember the Brittany's and Renee's that are actually going to be sitting in our audience as well, that wrestle with these questions as do all of us in different seasons of life.
So would that. I'll just touch. We're not doing giving Tuesday, of course, but we're going to do the same camp. On the back. Austin has a giving day in March, so we're still going to be taking those pin pictures. And Kendra right here is going to be pulling people in between panels, um, to take pictures in that beautiful white chair, Noah, our director will be taking the pictures.
Um, and so we're going to be doing more of those, but just know that even as you're an audience member on the panel, um, take notes, listen, have your phone. If you want to. I think last time we said no phones are right now. Airplane mode on your phone because it does interfere with the, uh, with the video.
Yep. But all that to say, before I wrap up on podcast.
We don't know where we're sewing, but we know that we're throwing seed and we know that God has prepared a way in. So I'm really excited. So with that, I want us to gather around again right here and let's pray over everybody and, um, just get started. That sound good. Everybody say bye to the rest of the team.
That's listening. We're so glad that you're with us in spirit and not here. And we love you. And yes.