WEBVTT 00:14.358 --> 00:33.100 [SPEAKER_00]: Let it out slowly, as you do remember that this is advent, a season of waiting, hope, and quiet expectation. 00:34.702 --> 00:43.673 [SPEAKER_00]: In this moment you are not alone, Emmanuel, God with us is here, closer than your next 00:44.007 --> 00:49.842 [SPEAKER_00]: He sees you, he knows you, and he delights in drawing near. 00:50.704 --> 01:01.071 [SPEAKER_00]: Let your heart slow down, let your mind be still, settle into his presence, and allow his peace to meet you right where you are today. 01:06.569 --> 01:12.618 [SPEAKER_00]: I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they are not of the world. 01:13.560 --> 01:23.896 [SPEAKER_00]: Just as I am not of the world, I do not ask that you take them out of the world but that you keep them from the evil one, sanctify them in the truth. 01:24.917 --> 01:26.319 [SPEAKER_00]: Your word is truth. 01:27.141 --> 01:31.227 [SPEAKER_00]: John 17, 14 through 17 ESV. 01:35.172 --> 01:43.502 [SPEAKER_00]: Jesus, you remind me again that I've been set apart, not because of what I've done, but because of what you've done. 01:44.503 --> 01:47.167 [SPEAKER_00]: You've given me your word and your spirit. 01:48.048 --> 01:49.970 [SPEAKER_00]: You've redefined who I am. 01:49.990 --> 02:03.306 [SPEAKER_00]: I belong to you now, and you've prayed that I would be sanctified in truth, that I would live differently, walk in freedom and grow in holiness. 02:05.176 --> 02:11.566 [SPEAKER_00]: So today, I say yes to your prayer, yes to a life that looks more like yours. 02:13.128 --> 02:16.573 [SPEAKER_00]: Still, I confess it's easy to forget who I am. 02:16.634 --> 02:22.823 [SPEAKER_00]: To fall back into old habits, to carry shame you've already removed. 02:25.387 --> 02:27.991 [SPEAKER_00]: But your word says, I'm a new creation. 02:28.992 --> 02:30.375 [SPEAKER_00]: The old has passed away. 02:30.395 --> 02:32.618 [SPEAKER_00]: The new has come. 02:33.222 --> 02:38.470 [SPEAKER_00]: I'm no longer a slave to sin, a free to live by your spirit. 02:39.591 --> 02:42.556 [SPEAKER_00]: So I renew my mind in that truth today. 02:42.616 --> 02:44.759 [SPEAKER_00]: You've paid the price. 02:45.901 --> 02:48.184 [SPEAKER_00]: I want to walk in the freedom you've given. 02:48.224 --> 02:54.012 [SPEAKER_00]: Father, I lay down anything that's not honoring to you. 02:55.194 --> 02:59.280 [SPEAKER_00]: My failures, my weaknesses, and the places I struggle. 02:59.918 --> 03:03.305 [SPEAKER_00]: Thank you for your forgiveness, that is faithful and immediate. 03:04.127 --> 03:05.630 [SPEAKER_00]: Plans me again today. 03:05.690 --> 03:10.159 [SPEAKER_00]: Reveal the root of what keeps calling me away from your will. 03:11.162 --> 03:16.172 [SPEAKER_00]: Expose the lie, and lead me in the truth that sets me free. 03:19.325 --> 03:22.628 [SPEAKER_00]: Holy Spirit, lead me step by step. 03:22.648 --> 03:24.310 [SPEAKER_00]: Make me sensitive to your voice. 03:25.070 --> 03:29.494 [SPEAKER_00]: Help me obey without hesitation, even when it's uncomfortable. 03:30.315 --> 03:32.077 [SPEAKER_00]: I don't want partial freedom. 03:33.077 --> 03:38.723 [SPEAKER_00]: I want to be holy yours, sanctified in truth and transformed by your love. 03:40.384 --> 03:44.568 [SPEAKER_00]: You've sent me into this world, but you've also promised to keep me. 03:45.349 --> 03:49.112 [SPEAKER_00]: I trust you, to guide, protect, and stay near. 03:49.885 --> 03:51.499 [SPEAKER_00]: In Jesus' name, I pray. 03:51.540 --> 03:52.690 [SPEAKER_00]: Amen.