What Can Christians Do to Change the Culture?

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They can do it at work. They can do it in schools. They can do it in their communities. What do you think? What would you say to a Christian who believes their vote doesn't matter?

That's why we got a live show for you to call in today and share. What do what would you tell somebody said their vote doesn't matter, or you know you can't do anything with the schools? Christianity can't affect them. You call us eight six six three four eight seven eight eight four eight six six three four truth. And of course, I have my dear friend Dr.

Date the Word Carson with us and talk about affecting the schools, Doc. We got a big event coming. We have a huge event coming in our area. It's it's with an organization that does affect community schools all over the country, but specifically here in the Greensboro area, we've got Joey Yocley with us today, and he is the FCA regional director. Joey, welcome to our show today, and tell us about this huge event that's coming in November.

Well, thanks for letting me be here. We are so excited that we have Tim Tebow coming to the Greensburg Coliseum on November the seventeenth at six thirty p.m. Wait a minute, who is Tim Tebow?

Well, he's a guy. A couple people might recognize his name, maybe, maybe. He won a few national championships. Did he play for Florida State? No, no, no, no.

Some callers gonna get really upset right there. I just thought I'd throw that in. Yeah, he was a Gator. He played for Wake Forest. Oh, I don't.

We wish. Don't we wish? But has tremendous testimony. Loves the Lord, and he is our speaker at our banquet. Our night for champions.

That's right, night of champions. We'll have we'll have Tim speaking. We'll have a few of our student leaders from across our area speaking, giving their testimonies, talking about how the Lord has affected them and how He's using them with their teammates and with their classmates. And you could win a truck. We're going to find out all about that that's coming up.

But you know, wherever you are, you've got an FCA. I can assure you, if you're in the United States, and believe me. There's a way to get into high schools and middle schools to affect the community. Or, if you're anywhere in the United States right now, next Tuesday is a big day, and I, Buckman, is calling from Ohio to tell us. Have you got elections in Ohio too, or is it just coincidence?

Um, I'm sorry, what's an election, brother Bob? I've never heard that word before. I tell you, there are some big elections going on in Ohio because they have a governor's race as well as a Senate race. Oh my goodness, brother Carson! It is just—I like to say this.

I mean, you guys have probably, there in North Carolina and all around the United States, you've probably seen that ad—that—that very controversial ad. That the big Ramaswamy still endorses. I mean, I'm right here at the Buckeye State, ladies and gentlemen. Still endorses the ad that he ran against his opponent, Dr. Amy Acton.

Now, because of that, Ohioans, brothers, I like to say it like this, gentlemen: there's blood everywhere in Ohio. I mean. We've got a lot of information going in between Republicans, going in between Democrats, going to and fro Democrats to Republicans and then vice versa, Republicans to Democrats. I mean, blue blood is being thrown out, red blood is being thrown out, and when it hits the ground here in Ohio, guys, it turns purple. That's the vision that God is.

Given me for just this one gubernatorial race.

So, Buckman in the Buckeye State. Go ahead, Bobby.

So, the Buckman in the Buckeye. I never put that together till today. That's pretty good. I like it.

So, you of all people, like this guy says, Buckman, man. My vote doesn't matter, especially with all the shenanigans and the way they count votes and all that stuff. What would you tell them? This is what I say, brothers, and this is straight from my heart. You both know that I'm very scholarly in the Word of God.

I cannot vote for any evil. I don't care how less it is. That's the phrase. And when I've done the research on both of these candidates. I have to vote for God on this one, so I will say this publicly and live on Truth Talk Live right now.

Bosman will not be voting for either candidate in the Ohio gubernatorial race. The reason is—I know you're waiting with bated breath. The reason is is because of Ecclesiastes chapter 12, the last verse. I will be judged. At my personal judgment day in front of the Lord God Almighty, when I pass away, for everything that I do, and I cannot have on that docket, gentlemen, where I installed or had help installed a Jesusless man, and that's Vivek Ramaswamy, because I talked to Vivek personally, led him to Christ.

As best as I could, and he rejected the faith right in a Dayton church. This happened in a Dayton church just a couple weeks ago, and from what I know from Amy Acton, she is not one with the Holy Spirit of God in her either, though she didn't publicly declare it in a church like the Baker Muhammad. He said it right out. He says, "I am not Christian. I am Hindu." That came from the vague.

That wasn't something that I surmised from you know piecing together his his his commentary in that church that day.

So when I heard that the vague doesn't have Christ, I took Christ to him. Galatians five six, and he rejected the vague. He did not reject Jesus. He knows who Jesus is. He's okay with Jesus.

He's okay with God.

So I. That's what I would say. We see. We see where you go. That's a.

Again, you've made your crystal clear. It's a fascinating question that you've posed. Like there you go. Like you, you're not going to vote because you think clearly, but you are going to vote in the election. I assume, right?

I will vote for the candidates that I know that. Right, so so you are voting, but just not in that particular in that particular race, Doc. I'm interested in in what scripture, if any, you would share with. Um.

Well, all I can say there is. Wait a minute, we're gonna wait a minute, Doc's got a word here.

Okay.

Well, well, all I would say again, if if if you don't have that. Faith to be able to do that, then you you got to follow your conscience on that, and and there that that's part of our democracy republic. That and and it's a tough call. There, I would agree. I think that's you know anything you don't do out of faith is sin.

Is sin so easy enough in James?

Well said, Buxman.

Well said. Psalm one forty six three. Psalm one. Forty-six, verse three. My brothers and sisters, please look that up.

That's God talking. Psalm one forty-six, verse three. All right, man.

Well, Buxman, you have a great day. We appreciate your call. And how about you out there? Eight six six three four eight seven eight eight four. Maybe you have a word for Buxman.

You want to share as far as your thoughts? But meanwhile, getting back to obviously. You know, there's other ways to impact the community besides voting, which voting is critical. And like we have this opportunity every two years, in some cases four times a year, to you know make an impact in in in selecting who you know we feel like God is brought into our lives there. But also, this affects even who goes into the schools, right?

Yeah, well. Earlier today, as as Joey showed up here, I introduced him as being with FCA, and someone said, "What's FCA?" So Joey, let's not assume. What is FCA? When did it get started? What's its heartbeat?

Fellowship of Christian Athletes started in 1954, so we've been a been around over 75 years, and our heartbeat is to use the platform of sports to present the gospel to others. Fellowship of Christian Athletes. How beautiful! Nineteen fifty-four. They're only a year older than me, so it isn't seventy-five.

Okay, just saying seventy-two. But you know, pretty close. Pretty close. We'll be right back. How about you?

Eight six six three four eight seven eight eight four eight six six three four. True. You're listening to the Truth Network and TruthNetwork.com. Welcome back to True Talk Live. Today's question, and I love live programming because you just don't know what's coming, right?

And so today's question is: What can Christians do to change the culture at the ballot box, at schools, in communities? You know, I just think it's more than amazing, right, that God would. Number one, provide FCA so we can get into schools. Then provide amazing Christian athletes like Tim Tebow to come in and do that kind of thing. But also, amazing.

You know, I have a lot of good friends working hard at the ballot boxes right now, making sure people know, you know, who's where the different people stand on different issues, and you know how cool.

So we got Larry Barnes is in Ohio voting, and who to vote for. Larry, you are. Truth Talk Live. Hey guys, how you doing?

Well, from the beginning of time, God has set people where He wants them to be, whether it be Christian or whether it be non-Christian. The Egyptians, you know, all government God has put in where He wants them to be, and it says that things are going to happen in the Bible that. Not all bad things are bad things. Like they thought putting Jesus on the cross was a bad thing, but that was for salvation and for our salvation.

So God takes what the enemy means for bad and puts it to good. And God, ultimately, through our prayers, He hears our cries. He puts people over us, whether it be. Good people or bad people, God is still in control, and He's going to have His way. And so, sometimes when we try to overthink it and say, "Well, we're only going to put Christians in there who believe the way we do," we somehow mess up the original plan God may have had for our country.

Yeah, Larry. As you were, that's well said. And you know, fascinatingly, during the break, Doc and I had a very similar discussion. And I, I mentioned that, you know, if you can only vote people that are not evil. I couldn't run; you wouldn't be able to vote for me.

I'll never man. Who is righteous? Right, you know who's without sin. You know, unless you are a stone thrower. You know, we're we're, but nonetheless, I I see, and again, I couldn't agree with Buxman more.

If you feel like it's a sin to vote for somebody, then don't vote for them. Then don't vote for them. But I I see your point too, Larry, and I couldn't agree with you more that all things work together for good, right? Seems like there's some scripture along that way, and there, like Romans something eight twenty eight, but um, and I loved I loved how, you know, I can tell you really you put some thought into your answer, and I really appreciate that, Larry. I didn't want to cut you off.

Was there anything else you wanted to share? That's all, guys. I appreciate all of you guys. Thank you. We appreciate you, Larry, and I.

I really appreciate your phone call, and I think that's a beautiful point of view. God bless you, man. Keep up the great work. Yep, I'm on my way to work. Yep.

All right. Bye bye. Eight six six three four eight seven eight eight four. You wondered if I was going to finish, didn't you? I got concerned there for a moment.

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No. Okay.

Eight six six three four eight seven eight eight four. So Joey. Man, how do I win a truck? I understand if I come. Not only do I get to bring my—if you want, you can bring your whole team.

You can bring your church group, right? That you guys are selling tables or all sorts of stuff. But from what I understand, there's a Ford. Which you know, of course, I wish it was a Ram, but you know, if there's a Ford truck involved, there is a Ford truck involved. One of our local dealerships has donated a brand new F one fifty.

Are you serious? A Fambra dealership? Yeah, yeah. How generous? Which one?

Green Ford in Greensboro. Man, great folks over there. They are family and super generous. They have an amazing auction, all sorts of stuff. That's right, greens.

That's right.

Well known, well known dealer over there, and so they are man.

Now, how can they do that, Joey? There's a way right on the website. Try itfca. dot org. That's right.

You can go there. You can hit the link there or scan the code, and ten dollars for one one ticket, three for twenty five, and Somebody's going to win that thing right before Christmas. It's a raffle. It's a raffle right before Christmas. Drive hope home.

So can they can do that wherever they're listening. This doesn't have to just be the in the Greensboro Winston Salem area. That's right, yeah. And that supports supports the ministry of FCA, allows us to buy more Bibles to put in kids' hands in our local schools, and not to mention that it's TriadFCA.org slash Night of Champions if you want to register because that's going to end on November seventh, and so you want to get registered for that again. If you know what a cool.

To bring your youth group, to bring your team, you know, your son's playing on that basketball team this this year. Wow! What about I sponsor country, right? I am going to take them all to go see. It's in the Greensboro Coliseum, so you have plenty of room, right?

We do. We got plenty of room for kids, and love to have everybody come out. Right now, FCA. Coming toward the November area time, you're doing a lot of fields of faith. Tell us about that, and that's not just around here.

That's all over the country. All over the country, we've got fields of faith events going on, mostly month of October, then in a little bit into November. And these are students who are gathering on football fields or on baseball fields or in gyms to to give their testimonies and to pray for their community. Oftentimes, have an outside speaker come in. Present the gospel, and events around here that we've had.

We've had a couple with six hundred students at one, with nine hundred students. We've seen, you know, at one school, twenty-three kids come down to receive the Lord. Another thirteen, another ten, another twenty.

So just amazing outpouring. Watching, watching these young athletes share their testimonies. That's that's the neatest thing, right? Yeah. You know, we had one one young man from Readsville High School, local to here, who is a senior going to go play college foot.

And got baptized before the season. Got hurt right at the beginning of the season, and and really the Lord showed him that football was his idol, and and he was worshiping football. And he said his faith has grown. He thought it was good when he got baptized, but how much more it's grown through this injury. And just hearing him give that testimony of what the Lord's done in his life just absolutely amazing.

Yeah. So you might be thinking, well, gee, Robbie, I'm in Utah, or I'm in. You know Chesapeake, Virginia, whatever. Here's the deal. I assure you, they got a fall banquet that your FCA, wherever it is you are locally, and you know it's an amazing thing that God, you know, not only to provide this opportunity for us to vote and impact elections, but actually if you get into schools in your own way, you're impacting voters for future elections.

Yeah, because as people begin to see how important your values are and all those things. That that really is a is a big part of what people look for. What's right, and they find it in FCA. Sure, we are we are wanting to share the gospel with kids, and and then to empower them to share the gospel with their teammates, with their classmates, and and really see you know a revival come through our schools. Yeah, I remember my nephew.

Came to a boot camp that we did, and received the Lord, and went back to Tennessee, right? And his football team.

Next thing you know, he started a Bible study.

Next thing you know, you know FCA came in, and all those things happened as a result of one child, right? That that received God, and and when you know, it's amazing how God uses you know that. Platform of sports because it's such a huge part of a young man's life, right? Or young ladies. Yes, yeah, that's right.

We have, we have tons of athletes, both men and women, and it is just wonderful to watch them use that platform that they've been given in their school to affect others for Christ. And we all have platforms, doesn't matter where we are, right? Whether we're, whether we're in the classroom, whether on a sports team, whether we're at a workplace, every one of us has a platform, and and God wants us to use it.

So we want these young people to know that. And one of those platforms is Truth Talk Live. Right, you're sitting there, and you think, "I don't know," but yeah, you do. Eight six six three four eight seven eight eight four. We want to hear what you think.

We want to hear, you know, where you're leaning, how you're, you know, what it's. It's a platform. God's given it to you. God says to call. It's pretty easy.

Eight six six three four eight seven eight eight four. Right? How can you impact your community? We'll be right back with a whole lot more. FCA and the Doc.

Date the word Carson. Where else can you get that? All in the same show. It's amazing. You're listening to the Truth Network and TruthNetwork.com.

Welcome back to Truth Talk Live. Today's question: What can Christians do to change their culture at the ballot box, at schools, in their communities, at work? It's amazing how easy that can be. And how fun it can be! I can assure you.

And so we're so blessed to have Doctor Date the word Carson, who's loaded for bear with his way. You can impact communities with their numbers on their jerseys. It's awesome. And we got, of course, Joey, not Danny Oakley. We got Joey Oakley.

I got it right. Don't worry. I was, you know, just. Anyway, but more than that, we have Danny in Virginia. I'm very excited.

He wants to talk about the election.

So, Danny, you are on Truth Talk Live. Hello.

Well, I'm a born again Christian, and I try to be a dedicated Christian. And I believe it behooves all of God's people to cast a vote, to have a voice, to try to preserve or advance. The cause of Christ, and as like, you know, we're we're told Charlie Kirk was big on it. He he would always quote people that questioned it about being involved in politics. He said it's it's it's been commanded in the Old Testament all the way through.

It's for you to take part in in in the local government to pray for your leaders and all those that are in authority. Local government, big government, take part. Be outspoken that we might that Christians might lead a quiet and peaceful life. Yes, and Jesus said, you know, like the guy with the withered hand. You know, he looked around on anger, so nobody wanted him to do anything.

And he said, is it is it right to do right or do nothing? And I believe it's it's right to be educated, be an educated voter, educated Christian voter, and and as far as and I appreciate the guy witnessing to Vivek Ramaswamy, the millionaire. I mean, he's a good guy, but the Bible, including the New Testament, is full of people that weren't Jews and weren't Christian, but they were good people and did many good works for God's people. And Jesus even recognized it. You know, all recognized it.

Peter recognized it. And God used conquering kings and rulers all through time as His chosen vessel. And it's not for us to pick, but we have to make some kind of decision. Like like Joshua said, choose you who you gonna serve. You know, right?

You know, God, and you gotta take it. You gotta take a stand for God. And not only that, at the voting ballot, but out in public, you don't have to yield to all that. You just speak your witness. You don't have to.

You don't have to be a have a doctorate or anything. Gotta be steeld and all that. You just tell what you know. God has done for you. And and you hope and pray that God will carry that on to the next generation and the next generation.

But if we don't step up and do that, then the enemy's going to win every time. And the as far as the veteran is one guy, witness to him, we know, and he knows. Not the vet, but the guy that you had on earlier, right, Buckman. It's the Holy Spirit that saves souls. It's not.

It's not the person witnessing. That's right.

We're not fighting to win arguments. We're presenting Jesus Christ that He may change a life for eternity. And so, God may still save. That's right.

The seed has been planted. Yeah, man. He may even save the the Muslim that's running for the Senate up there. But you know, he's a he's a direct enemy.

Well, Danny, you kind of you kind of convicted me, but I think we.

Well, look, we we got to pray right this actual second. What what what is that man's name exactly? I can't say it right. Um, Vic Rummel Tommy. Yeah, can you say it, Doc?

No, I can't say it. No, Vic, I can say. I can't say his last name.

Okay, but we know it. We know how to pray for him. Two points. Two little points, and we'll pray. All right.

All right. All right. This verse always gets for years since the days of Clinton. In the Jeremiah, it says, "I've seen some horrible things that they commit adultery and live a lie. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns from his wicked." In some in some translations, it says, "Woe to them that lend their strength." To those that do evil, and we cannot be guilty of that.

God's going to hold each one of us accountable for that. And I just read, you know, the the letters from Revelation yesterday, so it's fresh on my memory. Let us not be lukewarm. Let us be hot or cold for God. That's good.

And if we can make a difference for the best person, as we pray. And ask God to guide us. Let us do that in faith, so that God's active in that, not in without faith.

So God has nothing to do with it, but God is active, and God wants to be active. Absolutely.

So anyway, let's let's let's pray for Vivic. That's that's a great idea.

So Lord, I I thank you for Buxman. And and given him the heart to witness to this gentleman, Vivek, I thank you for his heart to serve his community, and and and clearly he's trying to do something, and so Lord, I pray that your Holy Spirit would convict him, and that that you would. Certainly convict people in Ohio and how to vote and what to do there. We thank you that we know you are in the midst of this. And this other caller pointed out earlier that, Lord, you are going to put the people in office, and we trust you completely.

And so, Lord, saving souls is a huge thing, and we pray you do that in Jesus' name. I pray, Amen. Amen. Thank you, Danny. What an awesome.

Word you had for us today. I appreciate you sharing all that. God bless you. Yes, sir. God bless you.

Oh my.

So Doc, we got to put numbers on jerseys because that way people can have verses to remember. That's it. I got to tell you that I did a. The Ramshur, where my church is, Ramshur City, had a fair, you know, festival, fall festival, and we had a little fishing game that we had all the kids come to, and you know, they had a little magnet, and they would catch a fish, and when they caught a fish, we'd give them a prize. But when they came over to get their prize, we'd ask them when their birthday was, and then we had our date word app, and we would just look up their verse real quick, and and we we literally gave out over four hundred.

Bible verses in during that to children, and if you could have seen the kids running, and we gave it to them a little card, and they would run to their mom, "Mommy, mommy, here's my Bible verse," you know, and and and you know, sometimes the parents would just be like, "Oh my goodness, I can't believe you're doing this." I mean, what a blessing date the word is. But what I'm trying to say is that now. On the back of their jerseys, they can do the same thing, Doc. Right? Yes.

Well, a couple years ago, as we were working on this idea of date the word, I got asked, "Do you have verses for an athlete jersey number?" And I thought that's the craziest thing. I've got my hands full with just coming up with the verses for the date, and I went to bed, and the Lord said, "Why don't we have verses for jersey numbers?" So the next two weeks, I went to work on it.

Well, next thing I know, I'm tied into FCA, and I'm sharing. It with them and and I go to these events where there's the athletes are being challenged and stuff, and so they'll say, "If you want to know your verse for your jersey number, go see Doctor Carson." So people, guys, will come over, and this one guy specifically, he came over and he said, "My number is thirteen. I do not want Philippians four thirteen." I said, "That's good. You can have First Corinthians sixteen thirteen." Says, be brave, be bold, be like a man. All right, I think I finally, after all these years, I think I can finally stump the doc.

Uh oh. My jersey number is zero.

Well, zero is Psalms one hundred because it has two zeros in it. Psalms one hundred one. Shout triumphally to the Lord, all the earth. Not see you shout for victory. The shout to the Lord.

There you go. That's triumph. You're right. Two zeros. I knew I couldn't do it.

Joey, what was your number when you played football? Seventy-seven. Oh, wow. Let's see here, seventy-seven. All this is on the date, the word website, and on the app.

And so, any any of you listeners, you want to get the verse for your student? Psalms one nineteen seventy-seven. Let your mercy come to me, that I may live. For your law is my delight. Wow.

I would have versed for seventy-seven. And speaking of delight, we have Mike in Ohio, who has a way to impact your community.

So, Mike, did I say Vivic right? I think you did, but I'm changing the subject. I figured you might be, but nonetheless, I am. I'm thrilled to death that you said you have a way to impact our community.

So, and I know you you were active in doing that. What what you got?

Well, well, be involved with your church. You know, they had trunk for treat. We had trunk for treat. Treat for trunk or whatever it's called, and we passed out. Yeah, we passed out candy to the kids, and you know, and we gave them Bible verses and scriptures, and as well.

And it was really good. We had a huge turnout. We ran out of candy. We had to go to Walmart and get more candy. And but you never ran out of Bible verses, though.

Yeah, we gave out well. What my my my my my jersey number was eighty, Doctor Carson. What what do you got for me there? Luke one eighty and the child grew and became strong in spirit and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance in Israel. Luke one eighty Psalms one nineteen eighty.

My soul longs for your salvation. I hope in your word. There you go. Psalms one nineteen eighty. Yes, I like it.

I love it. You know, and just being in your men's group as well. You know, you know, we had we had twelve guys in our men's group last night, and we didn't watch the World Series. I know that's hard for Doctor Carson. No, it's not hard for me this year.

The Dodgers are not in it.

So, so we Florida stayed in it. Just kidding. Just kidding! You know, Florida State's a girl school, aren't you? We had, we we had God was chasing after guys' hearts there.

You know, we had it's it's amazing that. Thanks, Robbie, for being in my life. And guys, guys are chasing after God's heart. There you go. They're crying.

Oh, Mike! I'm telling you, it is. I was I was an event all week last week, and you know, to see guys hug each other. Yeah. Yeah, for two or three, two or three minute hug, not just a hug.

I mean, just like really, really embrace each other and love on each other. You know, God is is breaking down the walls, Mike, and I couldn't agree with you more.

So, thank you for my your call, my friend. Always great to talk to you. Always great to talk to everybody that's calling. We need more eight six six three four eight seven eight eight four eight six six three four eight seven eight eight four. We'll give you your Bible verse for your jersey.

You're listening to the Truth Network and truthnetwork.com. Welcome back to True Talk Live. How fun! We've had a blast today on True Talk Live. Talking about what can Christians do to change right their culture.

They can do it at the ballot box. They can do it in their schools. They can do it in their community, and you can do it at your church, as Mike just pointed out and what beautifully. Or maybe you have, you know, something you can share with us. We would love to hear it.

Eight six six three four eight seven eight eight four. The other question, you know, what would you say to a Christian who believes their vote doesn't really matter? And we certainly had some great answers to that one, but we would love yours. Eight six six three four eight seven eight Eight four. Also, so blessed really to have Joey Oakley with a felt Yoky.

Yokley. Yokley. Yokley. Yokley. You let me say it wrong the whole show, and then you tell me that it's Yokley with a Y.

Yokley. But now I feel horrible. But anyway, it's it's Joey Yokley. With the Fellowship of Christian Athletes here in the, I like the way you just said that. FCA is what a lot of people says, but people don't know what FCA is.

Unfortunately, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, yes, here in the triad, I absolutely amazing organization that gets into middle schools and high schools with athletes, both men and women. That's right, and you know, again, it's it's a At those age groups, especially you know, middle school is hard. Man, that's a hard place as far as the culture is concerned. Yeah, a lot of peer pressure, and if you can get the a student who's living for the Lord, they can become a tremendous influencer to doing what is right. And so we just want make sure, even if you're tuning in right now, Tim Tebow, like the Tim Tebow, is coming to the Greensboro Coliseum on November 17th, right?

Where the FCA banquet is starting at 6:30. You need to go register for that because obviously it's filling up. It's try at fca.org or try at fca. dot org, and then slash Night of Champions, but just go to tryatfca dot org, and I'm pretty sure you'll find the Night of Champions part, and get registered again. Why not take your whole team, right?

Yeah, and a lot of teams will travel two hours for a game. Travel two hours to hear a great speaker challenge you to live for the Lord, and also again to hear about what FCA is doing. Because a lot of times we don't realize that there is a group of people who are trying their very best in these schools to build relationships with coaches, to have these huddles. And then these young people have someone they can turn to, and then they lead themselves. We have leadership camps, Joey, that takes place in the summertime, and these guys rise up and they begin to shine for the Lord.

That's right.

It's so neat to watch a student who who might come to faith at one of our events or come to faith at some event and then get involved with FCA, get involved with their local church, watch one of our leaders, one of our staff people, watch their youth pastor pour into them, disciple them, and then they become a leader and then they're leading their friends to Jesus and they're they're leading their their team in a Bible study after practice on a Tuesday night, and it's just amazing to watch young people do this whether They're in middle school or high school or in college or wherever they are. It's just really fantastic to watch. And one of the things I appreciate about FCA, having been a pastor, I believe fully, completely in the local church.

Well, FCA is not a church, but it connects. It's people to churches. It's not about young people getting saved. They're left out there with no one to take care of them. You work very diligently, like with the fields of faith.

How do we get them connected to a youth pastor to a church? Talk to us about that. Yeah, our mission is to lead every coach and athlete into a growing relationship with Jesus and His church. We want to see we want to see those kids in in youth groups. We want to see them in churches.

We want to see them disciple the the local church. Jesus is the hope of the world, but. Local church, that's is is the vehicle, right? Yeah, discipling.

So, so yeah, we're when when a kid comes to faith with us, we're we're we're pointing them to a local church. We see and and work side by side with youth pastors. We help them. We're basically the open door for them to get into the school.

So we're already in the school. We can open the door. One of them become a one of our volunteers. Come in the schools.

So right now, if whether you're in Ohio or you might be in Utah, right, and you're a pastor. Or you're part of a church? Like, is our church involved with FCA? Because if they're not, guess what? They're missing out on the opportunity of these young people finding Christ.

Right? This is a great way to connect your church to what's going on in your community. Is is by approaching the FCA people in your town and where wherever that may be? Because again, they're they're looking for churches that want to help. That's right.

If if if you if you go to a local FCA staff portion, doesn't work where they are, and you say, "Hey, our church wants to help," that's going to be an easy yes. I just heard of a church north of here, up at Mount Airy. They connected with the FCA at their high school, and and. This church, they don't have a lot of members, but what they were able to do was provide a spaghetti dinner before a game. And here they are in their culture making a difference.

Here's a church that said, "I'm going to be there." They use their noodle. I knew there would be a moment. I knew it. Thank you, Robbie. I set you up for that one.

So, so churches out there, pastors, again, connect with the FCA leader, and how can your church do something for them? Yeah, I mean that's just like you said. You go to FCA. And find your local FCA wherever that may be. There is a national website.

Yeah, on the national website, you can find your local staff person. That's actually how I ended up working for FCA. Was was searching for a local staff person here in Winston Salem.

So. And so the idea, you know, really, yes, what a neat opportunity if you're in North Carolina or Southern Virginia, etc., to come, South Carolina, yeah, South Carolina, come on, yeah, it's not that far. We're dry, certainly not from Charlotte, Rock Hill, all those places. You know, come see Tim Tebow. Where you going to get an opportunity like you said?

You had your masseuse there the other day. That that that. The moment I said Tim Tebow was speaking, hey, would you be interested? He said, "Yes, absolutely." Can I bring my father with me? Right, right.

And so you know, you throw that name out there, and all those Florida State fans.

Some days, listeners takes more grace as I worked with Robbie Dilmore. I think he played for Florida. Urban Meyer, who would then come to Ohio State and win a national championship. Anyway, I get it. I get it.

But Bobby Bowden would love it. He would definitely, you know. Tim Tebow has a phenomenal testimony. Maybe there's a listener doesn't know who he is. Joey, tell tell our listeners about Tim Tebow.

What makes him so special? He was one of the highest recruited quarterbacks coming out of high school ever. Chose Florida, indeed, went there, won a national championship as a freshman and as a junior, won the Heisman Trophy as a sophomore, and you know he's he's famous for having that eye black underneath. And when he wore John three sixteen under there, it was the most searched thing on Google on the internet. And he went on to the NFL, had up up and down NFL career, but still made a difference there.

And is now doing amazing, amazing work around the world through the Tim Tebow Foundation. I've never heard his testimony. Like, oh my goodness! Like, and his work with special needs children, and his work. He, you know, I did that work with Land and Rescue, which rescues people around the world out of sex trafficking.

He's involved in that. I mean, you talk about a man that God and and he grew up as a missionary. You grew up as a missionary kid, Philippines. But his testimony, you know, you would think, you know, if your parents were missionaries, you just have a regular old relationship with Christ. His testimony is is outstanding.

Like it's it's worth bringing some people to that. Again, they might just be Florida fans, and you know, however it may work, but nonetheless, they're gonna they're gonna get a chance to see. They're gonna hear his testimony. They're gonna have opportunity to receive the gospel that night.

So, if you've got a a friend who's a football fan, doesn't know the Lord, I would great opportunity to bring them. Again, it is November seventeenth. You can register right now at FCA, right? Yep. Try at fca dot org.

Try at fca dot org slash night of champions. Let me see. I've got it written down here. Unlike Yoclee, Night of Champions. Yes.

Try at fca dot org slash night of champions, doc.

Now, as as FCA is going through a school year. You focus on these fields of faith. What do you do for basketball? Basketball season here locally and and in other places we we we kind of move the name of Fields of Faith to Courts for Christ Courts for Christ and so oftentimes you know after after Christmas after the New Year we're we're looking towards an event there where we're we're we're on the basketball court and really trying to get those kids out and and then move back maybe to Fields of Faith in the spring towards baseball season too but but we're also you know we have huddles that are meeting weekly at our schools and. And that's the that's the core of what we're doing.

Is is every single week. We also want to remind you before we go, that like next Tuesday's big, and so we can be in prayer that God's going to send right all of us where we need to be as far as and and we can be praying that God's going to. But you know we're salt and light, Matthew, right? That's right.

And and we can help make people thirsty by being ourselves educated in what's going on with like like you heard from several people calling in today, as as you know what's going on in particular. Race, you know something about the people, or you know something. We can be salt and light, but we can certainly be salt and light. You know, when we place our votes, we have one of the greatest privileges. We have the privilege to pray.

We also have the privilege to vote, and I beg you, go and vote. And you don't have to wait till next Tuesday. Early voting now is in place in all your states. Go and vote. Vote for those that would promote righteousness.

And sometimes God even uses a wicked person to promote righteousness. But go and vote. Righteousness exalts a nation. I'm so thankful for all of you that called in today. I know that takes some courage.

We're so grateful for everyone that listens. It's so much fun. We thank you so much for taking part in today's show, and we want to thank Joey Yoclee with Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Remember, right?