Capture The Moment | Joe Smith

Mosaic - Erwin McManus

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2020

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

We are in the middle of one of the most united moments in history, coming together to stand against injustice. We are declaring that racism has to end with us. This is a moment we have to choose to step into. Not only are we deciding to step in, but we have decided we will not leave this moment the same.

Out of Acts Chapter 3, Pastor Joe Smith reminds us that we have to change what we see. When stepping into a moment, we choose to lead with listening rather than airing our opinions. In our culture, we are leaning in to see things from a different perspective. We have what it takes to enter this moment. God has given us all we need to make an impact. When we stop focusing on what we lack, we are able to capture the transformative moments Jesus is inviting us into. There is good in us that God is trying to get out of us for the sake of those around us. As we embrace this historical moment where we declare that ‘Black lives matter’, we are becoming more human than ever before. We are connecting to one another’s pain in a brand new way. Jesus is inviting us into a moment where we are transformed and can never be the same. Let’s step into it together.

“We lead with grace, and we lead with understanding and we lead with love.” —Joe Smith

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"Capture The Moment" message recorded by Joe Smith at Mosaic Hollywood.

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0:00.0	Hi everyone my name is Joe Smith and I'm one of our pastors here at Mosaic.
0:13.5	I just want to say welcome to church.
0:15.8	We're so glad that you joined us here today and it's going to be a really beautiful day.
0:20.9	So in my house, we've been in the middle of this quarantine like everyone across the world and we have three kids and, and it's been complete madness.
0:29.0	We've been trying to have conversations about what's happening in the world, but at the same time, we've been trying to have conversations about what's happening in the world but at the same time
0:34.0	we've been trying to figure out who's going to make peanut but on jelly sandwiches for lunch.
0:37.6	It has just been it's been madness in our house and I think that's a part of what's been going on across the globe as well and that we are right now in the middle of such an important moment in our history.
0:50.0	So my wife and I got together and we decided that we wanted to bring our kids to be a part of the protest,
0:56.0	to be a part of this movement declaring that Black Lives Matter.
0:59.0	And so we as a family went downtown and we're walking with friends who came with us and
1:04.5	and immediately our five-year-old son Isaiah he starts complaining about how his
1:09.5	legs hurt and he doesn't want to walk anymore and and I'm trying to explain to him that we've only
1:14.0	walked one block and so bro you're going to have to man up a little bit and so I grabbed him
1:18.4	and I put him on my shoulders and we and we walked a little bit and and then he said
1:22.1	he was good and then so we walked together and then I would carry him and we're just walking the streets with friends and with strangers but together moving in unison and it was so beautiful.
1:34.0	And it was one moment that I'll never forget,
1:36.0	this guy comes up to me, a stranger who I'd never met before
1:40.0	and he hands me a Polaroid photo.
1:43.2	And in the photo, it's me and Zai,
1:45.6	and we're walking hand in hand with thousands of people
1:49.2	around us.
1:50.0	And he says, I wanted to give this to you because I have a feeling that you're never going to forget this moment.
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