You know, I'm sure I speak for so many of us when I say this week has been one of the heaviest weeks in recent memory. As I think about this world, there are probably a lot of emotions we're feeling, and a lot of emotions you're feeling. Those emotions could be hate. They could be bitterness. They could be sadness. They could be anger. And the truth is, I don't think we're only feeling those emotions in the world. I think we're feeling them in your world. Because I know for so many of us, there have been conversations at the dinner table, conversations in text threads, and conversations on social media. And if the division we have in this world wasn't clear before this week, I'm sure it's incredibly clear now. We truly do have a real enemy.

My job is that I'm a pastor and I'm a shepherd, and most importantly, I'm a Christ follower. Which means that before I do anything, I always look to the Word of God and I look to Jesus, because Jesus has the answer. Amen.

What I need to say more than anything is that this week we saw violence at an unprecedented scale. This week we saw the tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk, who is a local Phoenician. We saw the senseless murder of Iryna Zarutska on the subway. We saw violence at the border. We saw the Evergreen school shooting. And if before this week you didn't believe in the enemy, in demons, and in evil, I think this week it reared its head more than ever before.

And I think one of the hardest things to navigate about what happened this week is that the assassination we saw was more than a political assassination. It was an ideological one. What I mean by that is that what it said was, "If you disagree with me, I have the ability to take your life." And I think that's why it hit home with so many people: at any point, if we disagree, I can take your life. What I know more than anything is that this isn't about politics. This is about human life. And mourning, grief, and death are nonpartisan issues. They're nonpartisan issues.

How should Christians respond to violence and evil?

Today, as believers in Jesus, I think what we need to say more than anything is this: we condemn and we grieve all violence. We condemn and grieve all violence. Because as Christians, we believe that a person should never be killed for the opinions they hold.

So my prayer this week for us as a church, more than anything, is that you would pray for Erika Kirk. That you would pray for her kids, because there's a one-year-old and a three-year-old who just lost their dad. I have a one-year-old and a two-year-old. I cannot imagine what it's like for a wife to say, "Dad's not coming home." I can't imagine what it's like for a daughter to know her dad isn't going to walk her down the aisle.

But also pray for the family of Iryna Zarutska. Also pray for the families of the Evergreen school shooting. Also pray for the families who have experienced violence at the border. Pray for everything. And most importantly, pray for our nation. Pray for healing. Pray for unity. And pray for revival. In the name of Jesus, pray for revival more than anything else.

And I think the hope we have is this: as Christians, when we die, we get to be with Christ. The Bible says this in 2 Corinthians 5:8: "We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord." What we have to understand as Christians is that the day we die, the second we die, I open my eyes and I am face to face with Jesus Christ. And it doesn't matter what happened in those moments. He's going to stretch out His nail-scarred hands, and the Bible says He will wipe away every tear.

And let me just say, if you do not know Jesus, today is your day. If you haven't made Jesus your Lord, today is your day. If you were to pass away today and you did not know where you were going, today is the day you surrender your life to the authority, which is Christ Jesus. Today's your day. We don't grieve the same as everyone else.

So what do we do when things like this happen? As Christians, there's only one response, and that response is to stand. What do we do as Christians? We stand.

In Matthew 19:18, Jesus condemns all violence. He says this: "You shall not murder." But He takes it to another level in Matthew 5:21–22: "You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, 'You shall not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.' But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment." Every single one of us has made mistakes. This isn't left versus right. This is good versus evil.

And when the world comes and tries to pressure us, what do we need to do as Christians? We stand. We stand. When things like this happen, when trials come, what do we do? We mourn. We heal. We fight God's way. And then we win. Because I don't know about y'all, but I've read the back of the book. Do you know what it says? We win. Amen. At the end of time, Jesus Christ is victorious over everything. We win.

So as I was praying, I was like, "God, what is it You would like me to say on a day like today?" And what I want to do today is equip you with what you need, so that when culture asks you to sit down, be quiet, not say anything, not stand up for what you believe, God will give you the strength to stand. Amen.

What does Daniel 3 teach about standing firm?

I was reading and asking, "God, what should I share?" And God brought me to the book of Daniel. If you know nothing about the book of Daniel, it's history, but it's also prophecy. It talks about the end times. A lot of theologians say it's not just history and it's not just prophecy. It's history as prophecy. What does that mean? It means that the things you see in the book of Daniel are things we can continue to see as this world goes on. It is history as prophecy.

Today I want to be in Daniel chapter 3, so if you have your Bibles, turn there. We're in a post-Christian, post-truth world. Everything is on the rise: crime, murder, mental health struggles, depression, drug addiction. That's the result of stepping out of the will of God. And the consequences that come with that are not God's fault. They're ours, when we step out of the will of God. But the thing I love about Jesus is this: He is always there with open arms. It says in Micah that He delights to show mercy. All we need to do is come back to Him.

Let me give you some context as we enter this story in Daniel chapter 3. The people of God are in their land, and Babylon comes and enslaves them. Some of the people who are enslaved are Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and they're taken into a land where the primary god is not their God. Might sound familiar. And the question is asked: will they serve the God of Israel, or will they serve the gods of Babylon? They're tested on this. King Nebuchadnezzar creates a 90-foot statue, and he says, "Whenever we play music, you need to bow down."

That's where we pick it up. Verse 4 says this: "Then the herald loudly proclaimed, 'Nations and peoples of every language, this is what you are commanded to do: As soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up. Whoever does not fall down and worship will immediately be thrown into a blazing furnace.'"

1. The enemy will try to silence you

This shows one of the three tactics the enemy is going to use. He is always going to try to silence you. He's always going to try to silence you. In that moment, what the king was saying was, "You need to worship a god other than your God. You need to be quiet. You need to hide the fact that you follow your God, because if you don't, I'm going to come for you." He was trying to silence their devotion to God.

And the truth is, the same thing is happening today. More than anything, Christians are afraid to just be Christians. To just pray at the table. To say they're a Christian online. Because for me to say I'm a Christian means I'm opening myself up to being canceled, to rejection, to isolation. And I pray that when the enemy tries to silence us, we will speak. We will speak with love and we will speak with peace, because that's who God has called us to be.

When the enemy tries to tell you to shrink back, we are not the people who shrink back. We are the people who step out. Amen. The Bible says this in Hebrews 10:39: "But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved." Jesus spoke out and gave His life for mine, so I can speak up and lay down my life for Him. The enemy will always try to silence you.

But Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, when everyone else bows, they choose to stand. When everyone else falls, they choose to remain. What are the areas in your life where the enemy is asking you to bow, but God has asked you to stand? What are the areas in our lives where the enemy is trying to get us to compromise, but God is telling us not to?

They decide to remain, and people are watching them and get mad at them for remaining. So they go up to King Nebuchadnezzar like, "King? King, they're not bowing. Do something." I don't know why, but whenever I read the Bible, I'm like, that's exactly how they sound.

And the Bible says the king was furious. Verse 13: "Furious with rage, Nebuchadnezzar summoned Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king, and Nebuchadnezzar said to them, 'Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the image of gold I have set up?'" Is it true that you're trying to stand firm in your faith? Is it true that you're fighting for your marriage? Is it true that you're trying to lead a godly life?

"Okay. I'm going to give you another shot." "Now when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music, if you are ready to fall down and worship the image I made, very good. But if you do not worship it, you will be thrown immediately into a blazing furnace. Then what god will be able to rescue you from my hand?"

Let me say this: the enemy will always give you another opportunity to bow. He will always give us another opportunity to bow. You say, "I'm going to stand for purity." Amazing. All of a sudden, that person at work who hasn't been giving you attention starts giving you attention. "I'm going to stand for purity." All of a sudden, I'm alone with an internet connection, and the enemy says, "No one's even going to know." Bow. "Oh, you're going to say you're a Christian? Be quiet. You're just going to be rejected." Bow. "I'm going to stand for integrity." And all of a sudden you have the opportunity to cheat, to cook the books. Bow. "You should give up. You've already lost your marriage. Why try? You haven't been able to give up alcohol yet. Why try? They already think nothing of you. Take one more look. No one's going to notice." The enemy will always give us another chance to bow.

2. The enemy will try to break you

Which brings me to my second point. If the enemy can't silence you, he's going to do everything in his power to try to break you. To bend you. To bow you. To get you to compromise your standards. And when the enemy demands that we fall, I pray that God gives us the strength to stand.

Culture will try to get you to compromise your standards, and if you don't, they're going to cancel you. I don't know where culture is going. I know it's getting worse. But here's what I do know: it's easier to make up your mind before the time than at the time. So I'm going to decide where I stand for God now, so that if a test comes, I already know how I need to respond. That's why we need to get into the Bible.

What the enemy is going to say is, "If it feels good, it is good." That's not God. That's hedonism. God doesn't want to make you happy. He wants to make you holy. And if we become holy, we get to experience the true happiness that actually comes from God. When we do it God's way, we're like, "Oh my gosh, where did this joy come from?" Oh, it's because I'm standing on the Word of God, and that's what He promises. There's hope in that moment.

"I want to determine my own truth." But then you're God. We have to come to a place where we decide who our rock is. Is the Bible our rock, and culture has to shift to it? Or is culture our rock, and we morph the Bible to fit it? We don't change the Bible's standards to fit my lifestyle. I change my lifestyle to fit the Bible's standards. That is repentance. That's what God calls us to do more than anything.

So when culture shifts, we have to know what we believe. I love the way Joshua says it, in Joshua 24:14–15: "Now fear the Lord and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your ancestors worshiped," the ideas of the world, these little-g gods, "and serve the Lord. But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve." You can follow the world if you want to. Say "but." "But as for me and my household," what are we going to do? "We will serve the Lord."

I will not be silenced. I will not be broken. When culture comes, we will serve God. Amen. We will serve the Lord. We have to be firm in our beliefs.

3. The enemy will try to destroy you

"Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied." This is the most baller reply. The king's like, "I'm about to kill you." Listen to this: "We do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able." Say "is able." "Is able to deliver us from it." And He will deliver us, either in death or in this moment. "But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods."

So he's furious. He commands that they be tied up and thrown into the furnace. You have to understand this: the enemy is going to try everything he can to silence you. If he can't silence you, he's going to do everything he can to break you, to cause you to compromise your standards. And if he can't do that, his ultimate goal is to destroy you. Throw them into the furnace.

1 Peter 5:8 says this: "Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy," whose enemy? Your enemy, "the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour." Someone to destroy. So what do we do? "Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings."

In America, yes, we face persecution, and often it's isolation, rejection, cancel culture, and yes, sometimes death. But we need to know that we have brothers and sisters all around the world who are facing that every single day. Amen. Of the disciples Jesus called, tradition holds that every single one of them except John was martyred. They were killed for their faith. And as persecution increases in America, I pray that the church will stand.

So here's what I want to do with the last couple of minutes. The enemy will try to silence you. He's going to try to break you. He's going to try to destroy you. And my prayer is that when he does those things, you will do this: "I'm standing. You will not move me. I will not move. I am standing on the Rock, which is Jesus Christ."

How do you stand firm in your faith?

So I want to show you how the Bible asks us to stand. There are a number of ways the Bible tells us to stand. 1 Corinthians 16:13–14 says this: "Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous." I pray you'll be filled with courage. "Be strong. Do everything in love." In other words, don't be a jerk about it. We can stand without being a jerk. Amen. We can stand without getting into petty arguments. We're bigger than that, right? We respond in love. That's what Christians do.

How do you stand for truth with grace?

In the Bible there's a woman who is caught in adultery. The religious people come up to Jesus and say, "The law of Moses says we need to stone her. Jesus, what are You going to do?" Jesus bends down and starts writing in the sand. Then He gets up and says, "Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her." He gets down and starts writing in the sand again.

And the Bible has this interesting detail. It says one by one they left. Isn't that interesting? You read the Bible and you're like, why does the Bible say that? The Bible doesn't tell us, which means we can guess. My guess is that Jesus was writing down the names of their mistresses. Sally. Susan. The guy's like, "Rebecca?" I don't know what He was writing down. Maybe their sins. But all I know is that one by one they left, until none of them were there.

And then He says to her, "Where are your accusers?" And she says, "Lord, they're not here." "They don't condemn you? Neither do I. Go and sin no more." What was she met with? Grace: "I don't condemn you." And then what was she met with? Truth: "Go and sin no more."

So often we're truth, truth, truth, but no grace. Or grace, grace, grace, with no truth. Truth without grace is mean, but grace without truth is meaningless. We have to have both. And how do we start? We start the way Jesus started: with grace. That means instead of getting into fights, we say, "How are you feeling?" We listen. And once we've listened, we say, "Can I show you what the Bible says?" Grace and truth. We have to stand the way Jesus stands.

So how does the Bible tell us to stand?

1. Stand in prayer

The first way is this: we stand in prayer. It's so interesting, because when the Bible says we need to stand against the devil's schemes, I don't know about y'all, but my first response is, "I'm going to stand. Great. I'm going to post about it. I'm going to send that text." Anyone else? Just me? "I'm going to send the email." "Oh, I need to stand. I'm going down there." That's fine. You can go down there. My question is this, though: did you pray about it first? Do we just respond, or do we pray about it first?

Because what we have to understand is that the thing we're fighting is actually spiritual. So often we're attacking it in the physical, but it ain't physical. It's spiritual. So we're fighting it at the wrong level, and then we wonder why we don't win. What is our response? Our first response is always prayer, because there's a spirit behind the thing. Everything is spiritual. Everything.

"Brad, how do you know that?" I know because the Bible says so. Ephesians 6:11 says this: "Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand." That's what we do. "Take your stand against the devil's schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood." We think it's against people. We think it's against political parties. It's not. So what is it against? "Against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground."

We put on the belt of truth, so we know what to stand for. The breastplate of righteousness, so no one can accuse us. The gospel of peace, so we bring peace wherever we go. The shield of faith, so we can move forward with God-confidence. The helmet of salvation, so our minds, our thoughts, and our identities are protected. And the sword of the Spirit, because we fight with His Word and not with our flesh. The whole armor of God.

Which is why, as a church, when we heard about the assassination, the very first thing we did was call our people to what? Prayer. We gathered and we prayed. We prayed for our nation. It's the first thing we do as a church. It's not our only response, but it is our first response. The first thing we always do as a church is gather and pray. We have to stand in prayer.

2. Stand in your assignment

The second thing we have to do is stand in our assignment. Stand in your assignment. There is a certain courage and boldness that comes when you know you're standing where God called you to stand.

It's our second week as a church, and I'm like, "No, no, no. I know this is where I need to be. I know God called me for such a time as this." Why? Because I know I'm standing exactly where He wants me to stand, because I know my purpose. And let me just say this: if you're here and you don't know why you're here, why you're on earth, there's a confidence that comes when you understand, "I am exactly where God has called me to be. So I'm not afraid of what could happen, because I'm exactly where He wants me to be."

If you're here and you don't know, hear me: go through Growth Track. It's right after the service, right in that room. Go through Step One, then go through Step Two. What is Step Two? It's all about helping you understand how you're wired, your giftings, the way God has gifted you, and the assignments He has for you. Because once I understand that God has placed me in my sphere of influence, when everyone else cowers, I can stand, because I'm standing in my assignment.

There have been so many times when I'm discouraged or fearful and I don't know if I can persevere, and I have to remember: I didn't call me. God did. You didn't call you. God did. And until He releases us, I'm standing in my assignment.

You've got to stand in prayer. You've got to stand in your assignment. 1 Corinthians 15:58: "Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord," that's your assignment, "because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain."

3. Stand for God

Finally, we have to stand for God. When culture doesn't, we have to stand for God. We can come to God and say, "God, this is everything on my list." I get that God is with us. God is for us. But have you ever thought that God is looking for people who will stand for Him? Looking for a people who can say, "I am not ashamed to be a Christian. I am a Christian, and it's the best decision I've ever made in my life." Following Jesus is the best decision I have made in my life. Come high times, come low times, come mountains, come valleys, following Jesus is exactly what we need to do.

Matthew 10:32 says, "Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before others," hides that they're a Christian, doesn't want to tell anyone, "Are you a Christian?" "No, I'm not," "I will disown before my Father in heaven." I am not ashamed. The Message, which is a paraphrase, says this: "Stand up for me against world opinion and I'll stand up for you before my Father in heaven."

The truth is, we can't do any of this without the power of the Holy Spirit. If you're going to stand for God in this world, you're going to need courage that only comes from Him.

In John 15:26–27, Jesus is about to be crucified, and He's talking to the disciples, and He says this: "When the Advocate comes." Who is the Advocate? He's the Holy Spirit. The Greek word there is paraklētos. It has many meanings. It means advocate. It means helper, strengthener, counselor, intercessor, comforter. If you're here today and you need comfort, the Holy Spirit is your Comforter. If you need strength, I've got great news for you: the Holy Spirit is your strength.

It says, "When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father, he will testify about me. And you also must testify, for you have been with me from the beginning." The Greek word there for "testify" is martyreō. You must also martyreō. What does that mean? It's where we get the word martyr. You must also stand up for God in such a way that if God ever called us to bear the ultimate witness, which is to give our lives for His name, we will. Is that going to happen? I pray it doesn't. But my mind's already made up. I'm not afraid. And we will not back down. I will stand, even if it means I give the ultimate witness. Amen.

The story behind "I Have Decided to Follow Jesus"

There's a song we love to sing: "I Have Decided to Follow Jesus." Anyone ever sung that song? Some of y'all might not know the story behind the song. In the mid-1800s, a Welsh missionary brought the gospel to a remote village in Assam, and a number of people came to Christ. One man and his family came to Christ, and the chief was so mad at him that he brought him out before the entire village and said, "Renounce your faith, and if you don't, I'll kill you."

And the man said, "I have decided to follow Jesus." And they killed his wife. And they said, "Renounce your faith." And he said, "Though none go with me, still I will follow." And then they killed his kids. And they said, "Renounce your faith." And he said, "The cross before me, the world behind me." And they killed him. And the chief was so moved by that that he ended up getting saved.

You want to know what happens when we stand for God in such a powerful way? People get saved. You know what's going to happen this weekend across churches all over our nation? People are going to get saved. God has the ability to take what the enemy meant for evil and turn it for the ultimate good. I don't know if you know this, but Bible sales this week are higher than they've ever been before. Why? He is turning it for good. And I pray God will use this to bring what? A revival.

Who was the fourth man in the fire?

So let me show you something fun. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego are tied up and thrown into the fire. And King Nebuchadnezzar is like, "What?" Daniel 3:24–25: "Then King Nebuchadnezzar leaped to his feet in amazement and asked his advisers, 'Weren't there three men that we tied up and threw into the fire?' They replied, 'Certainly, Your Majesty.' He said, 'Look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods.'" Jesus stood with them. The angels stood with them when they decided to take a stand.

You want to know where Jesus is right now? He is seated, seated at the right hand of the Father. Colossians 3:1: "Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is," what? "Seated at the right hand of God." Ephesians 1: seated. Hebrews 1: seated.

There's one place in the Bible where you see Jesus standing, and it's Acts chapter 7, when Stephen the martyr was stoned for his faith. Acts 7:55–56 says this, as he's being stoned: "But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. 'Look,' he said, 'I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.'" Jesus was looking and was like, "Oh, there goes one of My servants who is giving their life," and He stands.

When you stand for Jesus, He stands with you

And the thing I love about Jesus is that when I stand for Jesus, Jesus stands with me. Amen. Is that good news? Come on, give God some praise.

So let me just say this as we close: if you're here today and you haven't stood for Jesus in public baptism, October 5th, we're baptizing. Sign up for baptisms. It is time for you to take a stand for Jesus and go public with your faith. Today's your day. Today's the day you decide, "I'm going to get baptized. I'm going to go all in with Jesus. He was public for me. I'll be public for Him."

If you're here today and you've never even taken the first step, which is giving your life to Jesus, let me try to explain the gospel as clearly as I can. I'll spend two minutes. Is that okay?

This is what the gospel is. In Genesis, God created us. We were in relationship with Him. And then sin entered. We made mistakes, and we were separated from God. Why? Because God can't be in relationship with anything that isn't perfect. And because of that, the Bible says the wages of sin, of making mistakes, is what? Death. Which means something had to die. But God was so passionate about being in relationship with us that He put a sacrificial system in place, where we would sacrifice animals so that something could die and I could be free. The entire Old Testament shows us trying to sacrifice, trying to do everything we can, and nothing we do ever gets us back to God.

But then God sends His Son, Jesus, the spotless Lamb, who comes to this earth and lives the perfect life. And the Bible says He was crucified for what? For our sin. He died, the spotless Lamb, so that once and for all the price could be paid. Amen.

Here's the picture. I'm standing in a courtroom. You're standing in a courtroom. And you have sinned against a holy and mighty God. The punishment for that is eternal separation from Him, because He can't be in relationship with something that isn't perfect. The Bible calls that hell. The Bible calls that the lake of fire. We are eternally separated from God. But in that same courtroom, as the gavel is hit and the sentence is "Eternity away from Me," Jesus is standing there saying, "I'll go in their place." And here's the beautiful thing: He already has. All you have to do is accept it.

All you have to do is say, "Jesus, I make You my Lord." Which isn't just praying a prayer. We will always pray a prayer, but the prayer doesn't save you. Just because we pray a prayer doesn't mean we're a Christian. No, no, no. We say the prayer: "I believe that Jesus is Lord and was raised from the dead." What does that mean? I make Him my Lord, which means I align my lifestyle with His.

"I'm going to follow Jesus, but I'm going to keep lying and not repent of that." No, no, no. That's not following Jesus. "I'm just going to keep that in my life. You know what? It's fine. I'm not even going to confess that. I'm going to live anti-Bible." No, no, no. When He is our Lord, we say, even though it doesn't make sense to me: my addiction, my identity. "I have a proclivity here. I feel like I'm a guy, and I'm attracted to a guy." What we do is say, even when it doesn't make sense, we are going to come under the Word of Jesus and say, "Even when it doesn't make sense, if Your Bible says it, I'm going to follow it." Can we say that? If Your Bible says it, what am I going to do? I'm going to follow it.

So if you're here today and you want to make Jesus your Lord, if you're saying, "No, no, no, I'm going to make You my Lord and my Savior," we want to give you that opportunity. If everyone can just close your eyes and bow your heads. We're going to pray a prayer, and we're all going to say it for the benefit of those saying it for the very first time. Repeat after me: "Dear Jesus, I believe that You're the Son of God and the Savior of the world. I believe You came to this earth, You died on a cross, and You were raised so that I may have life. And right now, I make You my Lord. I make You my Savior. In Jesus' name."

With every head bowed and every eye closed, no one looking around. If you're here today and you just prayed that for the very first time, I'd love for you to slip up your hand on the count of three. I'd love to celebrate with you. Here we go. One, two, three. Thank you. I see that hand. I see that hand. I see that hand. Amazing. Church, can you do me a favor? Give a massive round of applause to everyone who just made that decision for the very first time. It's the best decision you can make.