00:00I want to talk to you personally today because there's something important I want you to understand.
00:07You can make a difference in somebody else's life today without spending a single dollar.
00:15You don't have to donate anything.
00:18You don't have to buy anything.
00:21You don't have to send money to this ministry.
00:25We don't ask for donations here, and we don't fundraise.
00:30What I am asking you to do is give something much simpler.
00:35Your support, your voice, and a few seconds of your time.
00:41If these messages that we share here about Jesus Christ have ever encouraged you,
00:49helped you through a difficult morning, strengthened your faith,
00:53or reminded you that God has not forgotten you,
00:58then I want to ask you to help me carry that same message to somebody else.
01:05Subscribe to this YouTube channel.
01:08Share the channel with someone you know.
01:12Share these videos on your social media pages.
01:16and ask somebody else to subscribe.
01:20That's it.
01:21Because I believe we have the opportunity to build something extraordinary together.
01:27And when I think about that, I think about something Jesus taught us again and again.
01:36Small things placed in God's hands can become much bigger than we ever imagined.
01:44Think about the boy who brought five loaves and two fish.
01:48By themselves, they didn't look like much.
01:52They certainly didn't look like enough to feed thousands of people.
01:57But Jesus took what was available, blessed it, and multiplied it.
02:04You know, that story has always reminded me that God does not necessarily ask you to bring something enormous.
02:12He asks you to bring whatever you have.
02:16Maybe what you have today is one click.
02:21Maybe it's one share.
02:23Maybe it's one conversation.
02:26Maybe it's sending one of these videos to a friend who is struggling.
02:31You may never know what happens after that.
02:35Maybe somebody watches a video at 2 o'clock in the morning
02:39while they're sitting alone wondering whether their life still matters.
02:45Maybe somebody who hasn't prayed in years hears a message that reminds them they can still talk to God.
02:54Maybe somebody who feels like giving up hears the words of Jesus
02:59and decides to keep going another day.
03:04Maybe someone who has spent years believing they are too far away from God
03:09finally realizes they can turn around and come home.
03:16You may never even meet that person.
03:19You may never even know they watched.
03:22But you help put the message in front of them.
03:27And my friends, that is more power than you will ever know.
03:32Jesus told his followers that you don't light a lamp and then hide it.
03:38You put it where people can see the light.
03:42And that is exactly what I believe we can do together.
03:47We can take the message of Jesus Christ and put that light everywhere.
03:52Not through anger and not through arguing and not by attacking people who believe differently.
04:01Through encouragement.
04:03Through truth.
04:05Through compassion.
04:08Through hope.
04:11Through love.
04:13Now imagine what could happen if every person watching this video subscribed today.
04:21Then imagine if every subscriber shared just one message.
04:26And imagine if those people shared another.
04:30That is how a small community becomes a movement.
04:35And we are 575,000 subscribers strong.
04:40And that is a large Christian movement.
04:44But just one small act.
04:47Could help us all move forward one small step.
04:51To quite possibly make the biggest difference any YouTube channel ever has.
04:58And that is how one light becomes thousands of lights.
05:03And that is how we can turn this channel into what I want it to become.
05:07The biggest blowtorch for the message of Jesus Christ on YouTube.
05:14Not a blowtorch of anger.
05:17A blowtorch of light.
05:20A blowtorch of hope.
05:22Something so bright that people who are hurting, searching, discouraged, lonely, confused, or spiritually lost.
05:33Cannot help but see.
05:36But I can't build this entire thing on my own.
05:40Although I have come a pretty long ways.
05:43But it is important for you to know.
05:46You know, Christianity was never supposed to be one person standing on a mountain.
05:51Shouting to everyone else.
05:54Jesus?
05:58Well, Jesus built community.
06:01He called disciples.
06:02Those disciples, they reached others.
06:06Those people then reached others as well.
06:11And eventually the message traveled farther than any one person could possibly travel.
06:18That's still how it works.
06:20One person tells another person.
06:24One person encourages another person.
06:27One person shares the light they have received.
06:30So today, I'm asking you to become part of this.
06:36Not with your wallet.
06:37But with your participation.
06:40If you believe the world needs more messages about hope, forgiveness, grace, courage, faith, compassion, positivity, and Jesus Christ.
06:52Help me put those messages in front of more people.
06:57Subscribe.
06:58Then ask someone else to subscribe.
07:02When you see a message here that you believe could help somebody, share it.
07:07Put it on Facebook.
07:09Put it on LinkedIn.
07:11Send it to a friend.
07:13Post it wherever you have a voice.
07:17Because you have something more powerful than you may realize, my friends.
07:22You have influence.
07:25Maybe you think nobody pays attention to what you post.
07:29But you know what?
07:30I guarantee you.
07:32Somebody does.
07:33And maybe you think sharing one video doesn't matter.
07:37But to that person, it does.
07:41Remember those five loaves and two fish.
07:44Never underestimate what can happen when something small is offered for a greater purpose.
07:52And there's another lesson here that matters as well.
07:56Supporting one another is part of being in a Christian community.
08:01When your brother or sister is doing something that spreads hope, encourage them.
08:08When somebody is trying to help people find Christ, stand beside them.
08:14When somebody is hurting, lift them.
08:18When somebody falls, help them back up.
08:22We don't need to compete with one another.
08:25There is enough darkness in this world already.
08:29We should be helping each other's lights burn brighter.
08:33So help me build this.
08:36Please.
08:37Let's build something together that reaches far beyond you and me.
08:42Let's create a community where someone can wake up discouraged and find hope.
08:49Where someone questioning their faith can find an answer.
08:53Where somebody carrying guilt can learn about forgiveness.
08:58Where somebody feeling forgotten can be reminded that God is still seeing them.
09:04Where someone who has never known Jesus Christ can hear about him for the first time.
09:12You know what?
09:14That's worth building.
09:16And you?
09:18You can help build it today.
09:21Subscribe to this channel.
09:23Share this channel.
09:25Share these messages.
09:27And ask somebody else to join us.
09:31No donation.
09:32No fundraising.
09:33Just people helping people carry the light a little further.
09:40Jesus changed the world by reaching people one person at a time.
09:46Maybe that's our lesson today.
09:49You don't have to reach everybody.
09:52Reach one.
09:55Encourage one.
09:58Help one.
10:00Share with one.
10:02And then trust God with what happens next.
10:07I'll keep showing up here every day.
10:10I'll keep making the messages.
10:13I'll keep talking about Jesus Christ.
10:16I'll keep trying to encourage somebody every single day.
10:20I promise.
10:22I'm simply asking you to stand with me.
10:25And if enough of us do that together,
10:28just imagine how far this light can travel.
10:33God bless you, my friends.
10:35Now, let's go help somebody.
10:39Like.
10:40Subscribe.
10:41Share.
10:42Let's do this together.
10:45And show what a group of Christians can accomplish.
10:49Because the world is not ready for the positivity and the goodness
10:54that we are going to unleash upon it through this YouTube experience.
11:01My name is Douglas Van der Graaff.
11:04And I believe in Jesus Christ.
11:07God bless every single one of you.
11:11Every single one.
11:13And everyone you love.
11:18Bye-bye.
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