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  (SERMON CLIP) THE LORD'S AGENDA OF KNOWING HIM
  by K.P. Yohannan
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Summary: This sermon shares a personal experience of seeking God's
guidance at a significant age, expecting a grand blueprint for world
evangelism, but instead receiving a profound message to know God
intimately. The speaker reflects on a vision or dream where God invites
him to walk and witness a sunset, leading to a realization of the
urgency in sharing the gospel with billions of people. The core message
emphasizes the importance of deepening one's relationship with God above
all other plans or agendas.

Topics: "Intimacy with God", "Urgency of the Gospel"
Scripture References: Proverbs 3:5, Matthew 6:33, James 4:8

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This sermon shares a personal experience of seeking God's guidance at a
significant age, expecting a grand blueprint for world evangelism, but
instead receiving a profound message to know God intimately. The speaker
reflects on a vision or dream where God invites him to walk and witness
a sunset, leading to a realization of the urgency in sharing the gospel
with billions of people. The core message emphasizes the importance of
deepening one's relationship with God above all other plans or agendas.

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When I turned 50, I know I look 30. That was 13 years ago. Decided that
I would spend that day trying to, you know, hear from the Lord what he
will have to say about, you know, the future.

And you must know from the age of 17, I've just been on this one track,
following the Lord and struggles and learning and repenting and all
that. But, you know, the best I know, you know, I have very few regrets
in my life, honestly, because there's nothing I'm holding on to and make
every decision in the light of eternity, the best I know. And being
involved in world missions and responsible for, you know, 10-15,000
missionaries scattered throughout many nations and all that.

With my busyness, I was expecting for the Lord to give me some whole new
blueprint about world evangelism and, you know, next 10 years, this is
what you should do and all these amazing things. And late, late into the
afternoon, I had this interesting but strange experience. I'm not a
spooky person looking for neon lights in the ceiling.

If anything I'm looking for is in and out hamburger shop, which
unfortunately you don't have it here. But, you know, it was, was it a
vision? Was it a dream? I just can't say it. But it was as though the
Lord said, come and walk with me.

And we keep walking. I said, Lord, where are we going? And finally, we
got all this kind of a hilly area and really beautiful green grass. And
from the plateau, he said, look what you see.

And it was sunset. And 14 kilometers from where I was born and raised in
southern tip of India, we had the ocean. So watching sunset was not a
strange thing.

And I said, Lord, the sun is setting. And it was very clear. He said,
son, a few more days left.

Get to know me. And I was stunned because I go to bed every night with a
clear conscience and talking to him. I didn't know what else he wanted.

And all of a sudden, I realized two billion people wait to hear the
gospel. And they're desperate. And if any blueprint, any idea, agenda,
and things I must do, he said, know me better.

Be with me. And my brother says, that's my encouragement to you. And so
whatever we do with that perspective, I tell you, it will survive time.

It will not be destroyed. And you are given an incredible privilege to
understand these truths. And I'm blessed to be here.

But there's one area of our ministry. Pastor.

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