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for 21 days, [br]we’re going to be seeking the Lord

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through prayer and fasting together.*

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And that’s going to lead into[br]what we’re calling a sacred assembly,

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or what we’re going to name[br]the return gathering

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where we’re drawing all of our campuses together[br]to, to come together for several days

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of seeking God in unity.

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Yeah, in the in the Bible,[br]in multiple occasions,

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there would be a sacred assembly[br]where the people of God would come together.

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They would commit themselves[br]to what God had for them in that season

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and for what was ahead.

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If you go to the book of Joel,[br]the book of Joel talks about

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God pouring out his Spirit[br]on all his sons and daughters,

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giving dreams and visions.

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And right before that,[br]before the dreaming,

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there is a returning where God says,[br]“Call a sacred assembly,

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call my people to return to my heart.”[br]we’re going to for…

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As for as a church family for three days,[br]we’re going to go after worship,

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pray, recommit ourselves to God as a whole[br]for this next season.

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And this Dream Now Initiative,[br]if you’ve been around Saddleback for a while,

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we’ve done capital campaigns[br]a very similar,

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but we’re seeing this is the next chapter[br]of what God has in store for our church family.

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Big visions, big dreams,[br]and what better way to go into a dream

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that God has for your life[br]to be fully surrendered and fully committed.

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As you think about the beginning of the year,[br]you, you might say before you do a fast,

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the first 21 days,[br]hold it for that season

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starting the beginning of February[br]and let’s get our whole church together,

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praying, seeking God[br]and then dreaming together

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God’s dream for the future of our lives.

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Yeah, this is going to be such a special season[br]as we move into this together.

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We’re…we feel God has something[br]maybe unique and unprecedented for this time.

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You think back on the history of Saddleback[br]and how God has moved historically

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through this church in such dynamic ways[br]that have impacted the global church around the world.

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And we believe that God has another season[br]of that for Saddleback Church

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and that this is the beginning of it.

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We’re on the ground level[br]and we’re coming together to say,

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“God, would you move again in this generation?

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Would you pour out your Spirit again[br]on this generation in our day?”

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I’m going to ask you to take some time off of work[br]to make margin here

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to see the dates on the screen here[br]to come and to join us.

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Some of you guys might want to get a hotel[br]from the other campuses,

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come down, spend a few days[br]and it’s going to be a very powerful time

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of a church family gathering[br]seeking the heart of God for this next season.

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This is going to be incredible.

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I can’t wait to be part of it[br]called the Return Gathering.

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Any final parting words *[br]that you want to say