Louie Giglio spoke at the final session on Thursday morning.
The Talk

• We started the week with Luke 7:16-17 from the Message interpretation.
• They all realized they were in a place of holy mystery, that God was at work among them. They were quietly worshipful—and then noisily grateful, calling out am

  ong themselves, “God is back, looking to the needs of his people!” The news of Jesus spread all through the country.

• I think that has come true this week! That has come to pass!
• “The news of Jesus spread all through the country.”
• How Great is our God was trending #1 around the world on Twitter on Monday night. You were talking to the whole world! You had a chance to talk to the whole world! It might have just been a few characters, but you were saying it to the world.
• My prayer is that the one thing that trends because of these days is Jesus. He becomes the name that spreads throughout the country as a result of these days.
• Ephesians 6:19-20. There are two huge prayers in Ephesians. Paul asks for prayers. His hands are in chains as he’s writing. He’s a prisoner for the gospel. He has been arrested for his faith. With a chained arm he says, “Pray for me.” He doesn’t ask to be released. He prays that he would receive words from God so that he could adequately speak of the holy mystery of which he is a holy ambassador. He asked that he would speak fearlessly.
• “and pray on my behalf, that utterance may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel…”
• That’s what I want to move up to the top of our prayer list. So that the name of Jesus was spread throughout the whole country and the nations of the world.

• I’m not against education. But you are in system that sets you up for a “not-yet-there” status. You are always looking forward to the next phase/stage. Everybody is asking, “What are you going to do? What are you going to be? What are you going to major in?” It sets us up for at not yet realized future opportunity. Like something will happen one day, but not yet. That system drives you along.
• That’s not how Jesus operates. Jesus comes on the scene and he interrupts the funeral in Luke 7. The proclamation of freedom starts the day he interrupts your funeral. That’s the day your mission begins. Not “when…when….when…” Not when you get in High School. Not when you get in College. Not when you get married. Not when you get a job. You mission begins the day Jesus interrupts your funeral! That’s the day you begin proclaiming the power of Jesus. Go and do that with everything you’ve got right now!
• That doesn’t mean that your folder doesn’t unfold. It just means that you don’t have to wait to fully participate in the plans of God. They are right now.
• Do you ask God to put words in your mouth that you will fearlessly make known this thing that is blowing up inside of you?

• There are some hurdles that keep some people from fearlessly proclaiming:

• • Hurdle # 1: Brokenness.
• • You can call it a lot of other names: Adversity. Trials. Hardship. Been through the Grinder. We think, “Look at all the mess. Look at my life.”
• • Louie told a story about being in The Dome several weeks for the conference, reminding him of a touch time in his life.

• • • Louie’s dad created the CFA logo in the 60’s for $75.
• • • When Louie was in The Dome, they had just pained the CFA bowl logo on the field.
• • • In 1995 Louie’s dad became completely disabled.
• • • As the only son, Louie left 10 years of ministry behind in Texas to move home to help take care of his dad. Then in April of that year, his dad died.
• • • Now there’s no ministry and no dad and we’re in no man’s land. We asked, “What happened?”
• • • Within weeks of that moment, God gave a vision for not just a campus but for campus’. The vision was birthed for Passion.
• • • “15 years later I walk into a dome and walk by a logo that my dad created and I’m reminded the sorrow that broke open this moment.”

• • Recap of the panel from Wednesday.

• • • One of the panelist is 22 years old and a coordinator for a region of the world. You don’t have to wait until some future day to serve. You start when God touches you.
• • • The bow of brokenness launches the arrows healing!
• • • Your brokenness doesn’t disqualify you from being used by God to start a party. In the Luke passage, he uses a dead guy.

• • Hurdle # 2: I don’t know what to do.

• • • What you are supposed to do is to pray, “Give me the words to proclaim God.” The goal is not for everyone to sit on the 4 stools on a causal side. Where are you at? Whatever you do, in word or deed, do it for his glory!
• • • Ask, “Give me words to fearlessly proclaim the mysteries of God!”
• • • Pursue your passion and your calling. I don’t care what you do, go and do it in the name of Jesus!
• • • God’s will for your life is right now, wherever you are to fearlessly proclaim the gospel. It’s in real time!

• • • • God wants to use artists, bankers, hospital administrators and even Nascar.

• • • • • Story about Nascar.
• • • • • I was watching Daytona 500, the largest outdoor tank top convention. The winner turned 20 the day before he won. Everybody thought a veteran would win. But the 20 year old won the grandaddy of them all. At the end he said, “I just want to give glory to Jesus.”
• • • • • Some were skeptical and said, “Of course, you give glory to Jesus when you win.”
• • • • • Later, Trevor B. got limes disease and was knocked out of the championship series. He wrote the skeptic and said, “I have limes disease and I love Jesus.”
• • • • • His girlfriend is on her way to India because her passion is to work with women on the streets there.
• • • • • You don’t have to have a hurdle in front of you. What are you good at? Do that. As you do that, move up to your prayer list, “Give me the words to fearlessly proclaim the name of Jesus.”
• • • • • In this room is a 22 year old leading a charge in Europe.
• • • • • In this room is a 20 year old who won the biggest race of the year.
• • • • • What are you waiting on? Are you waiting on the system to tell you it’s ok to do something? Are you waiting for the brokenness to go away? Are you waiting for grad school to get over? Are you waiting for some stage?
• • • • • All that has to happen is for your to walk out of here and pray, “God give me the words to say.”
• • • • • Do you know how you get your fear to go away? Your fear of the past? Your fear of unemployment? Your fear of _____? The way you minimize fear is by maximizing one fear: I don’t want to live an insignificant life. “I have chained my heart to the unchainable Jesus. I have joined forces with Jesus. The only thing I’m afraid of is living an insignificant life!”
• • • • • Paul was not afraid of being a prisoner of Rome, he was already a prisoner of Jesus.

• • • Closing Story.

• • • • 5 Years ago, a girl left Passion 2007. She came inwardly focused and left with a heart for the world.
• • • • She signed a lease with a God-hating, partying girl.
• • • • In 14 days, from the 7th of January to the 21st of January, the partying girl went from “oh no” to “So, tonight, on the couch in my living room…I asked Jesus to come and forgive me and give me life. I am now a christian.”
• • • • Why did that happen? Because that girl that left Passion did not allow the hurdle of what their friends think get in the way. You don’t know what they are really thinking. You don’t know that they may just be 14 days from giving their hearts to the Lord.
• • • • Some people just need one person who is fearless!
• • • • “Boldly” doesn’t always mean “Loudly!” Bold is not about volume. It is about confidence.
• • • • If I love you well and walk with you well and tell you about my Jesus and I keep moving up to the top of my prayer list, “Give me the words to say…” I will not give up. It’s not going to be easy. It’s not going to be fun. They crucified Jesus and he hung there.
• • • • What are you waiting on?

About Louie

Louie is the Visionary Architect and Director of the Passion Movement, which includes the collegiate gatherings of Passion Conferences, Atlanta based Passion City Church and EMI CMG label partner sixstepsrecords. Connecting with students across the globe, Louie longs to see a generation living for the fame of Jesus. Louie lives in Atlanta with his wife, Shelley.

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