that can take off straight up. if you wanna get above the crowd we need the spirit of god—that dove, (audience says “amen”) to help us go straight up. we live on the horizontal, we compare ourselves among ourselves and by ourselves and we’re trapped—living like bats, and buzzards, and bumble bees, right? we need to think like doves and get out of the prison.
you can live about the crowd. don’t look around you. don’t let the church and people be your guide. we can’t be measuring ourselves by ourselves. look at jesus, he is your example. he lived a holy life; you can live a holy life. (audience says 