Welcome to 3ABN's Fall
Camp Meeting home coming 2009.
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Featuring inspired
messages from your 3ABN family
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along with
uplifting Christian music
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all to prepare your hike
from the coming of the Lord.
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Well good morning and I
want to welcome everyone
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of you to 3ABN's Fall
Camp Meeting and home coming.
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How many of you feel
like your just home when you
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come here to Fall Camp Meeting.
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I asked a little
earlier how many of
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you had been to 3ABN's
camp meeting 10 or more
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many hands went up so
this is just home folk here
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and for you that this
is your first time to come.
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Hey, listen in
about 5 years this can be
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your chance
time to come as well.
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So, we just look
forward to having you return
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every time we
have a Camp Meeting
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and I want to welcome
you from all over the world.
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We always enjoy and
appreciate you joining
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with us as we bring you messages
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that sterile the
heart, feel the soul, and draw
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you closer to our Lord
and Savior Jesus Christ.
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Well this morning
we're going to be blessed
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in this seminar
with Pastor John Stanton.
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He was here at
3ABN and the co-pastor
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here at the
Thompsonville Seventh-day
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Adventist Church,
for quite sometime,
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so he is one of our guys.
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I don't know how we lost him.
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How on earth we managed
to let him get away because
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he is a good one,
you see him every week
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several times a week
actually on house cause
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and we appreciate
his Ministry so very much
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and he pastor's now the
Springfield's Seventh-Day
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Adventist Church, he
and his wife Rochelle,
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you know something he
said to me a little earlier
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that really touched my
heart as a Minister's wife
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is that he just couldn't do
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the Ministry without Rochelle.
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He loves and
appreciates his wife
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and that always
touches my heart.
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I appreciate that in a man
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and in a Minister so very much.
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But, before Pastor Stanton comes
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we have Emily
Felts Jones with us.
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Emily I am going to
ask you to come out and
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you know she is
from Pulaski Tennessee,
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which is only
about an hour from where
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I'm from in Decatur Alabama.
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So, she is a good
little Southern lady,
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an orchid of the
Lord so enjoy her Ministry
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as she sings a beautiful
song for us this morning.
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I talked with
the Lord this morning
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with my friend
who is the creator
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and king of the universe, Amen,
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and I know he
is your friend too.
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And as I whisper to him
prayer of praise and pain
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I could feeling bending down
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listening to my every word
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and some of you
have brought your
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prayers of praise and
pain here with you today
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and though he is
was there with me
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then he is here with us
now we have that promise.
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That no cry from a soul in
need will ever go unheeded.
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His ears are not so
heavy that it cannot hear,
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for the Jesus who
listened to the pray of Moses
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who heard the Christ of David
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and who felt
the feat and pain of
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the widowed mother
the same Jesus is alive
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and with us today
right here and right now.
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Right here right
now he hears silent pray
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Right here right now he knows
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your need For the
soul who is lost and doubt
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for the heart that's crying out
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He feels your feel because
he is right here right now
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Right here right now
he is your silent pray
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Right here right now he knows
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your need For the
soul who is lost and doubt
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for the heart that's crying out
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He feels your feel because
he is right here right now
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Right here right now
he hears you silent pray
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Right here right now he knows
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your need Yes he done us
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For the soul who
is lost and doubt
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for the heart that's crying out
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He feels your feel because
he is right here right now
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For the soul who
is lost and doubt
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for the heart that's crying out
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He feels your feel because
he is right here right now
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And he sees each
tear because he is right
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here right now, right now. Amen.
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Good morning. Good morning.
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It is a pleasure to be
with you here this morning.
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I trust you had a good rest.
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Are you ready for a Bible Study?
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Yes. Well, that's what
I think the Lord has in
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store for us this
morning and so I hope you
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brought your
Bibles with you today
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because you're
going to need to use them.
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I was trying to,
well I was praying,
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and I said Lord
what do you want me
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to share today with your people
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and as you know this
has been a year of prayer,
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and my hope is that you,
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the God's people
that his saints have been
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praying this year.
Have you been praying?
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Yes. Praise the Lord. You know,
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I'm trying to in my
own life create more,
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some more prayer
list to and things that
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I can do to influence
my attention to prayer
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and my prayer is
that you do that as well
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in your life because
all that more also so much
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more important as
the day we are drawing
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very close the day
to the Lord returned
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and I just pray that
you are appealing to him
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as your Lord and savior today.
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Will you bow your heads with me
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as we begin with
prayer, father in heaven
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I pray for your
special blessing here today.
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First of all that you
would speak through me
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that it would be
your words and not my own,
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this is your
message. The Lord also that
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you would open the
hearts of your people
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even when we have
trouble holding back
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and keeping it
somewhat close that you would
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open our hearts and
speaks straight to us,
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we pray in
Jesus name amen. Amen.
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Some of the most important words
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that someone can
share with friends,
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with family, or often shared
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when they are about to die.
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Now, isn't this a
bit of shame that we wait
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till our closing days on earth
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to share some
words that we really
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have been to share
for a long, long time,
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but you know what just,
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it's just something that we do
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when we sense our
life drawing to a close
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we just feel compelled,
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our heart is moved to
share with our friends
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and family something
that would encourage them,
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something that would help them,
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if we are, once we are gone
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and you know
this is no different
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with Jesus in his life,
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as his days drew to that time
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or he knew he would be crucified
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and taking from
his disciples he shared
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some very
encouraging words with them.
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And this although what
happened two million ago,
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I believe that the audience
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the intended
audience that we read
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in scripture is
not just the disciples
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who are with him
those closing days
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but you know brothers
and sisters it was us.
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Amen. As you read these words,
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these words are
meant for you and for me.
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And if Jesus felt
moved to share these words
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at the closing days of his life,
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his life on this earth,
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don't you think
we have to listen
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to what those words might be?
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Amen. I invite you to turn
with me to Luke Chapter 21,
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Luke Chapter 21 and
as you turning there
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I want to ask you
a question if Jesus
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brought you into his presence
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and he said word similar to this
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to you I want to
tell you something,
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I want to give
you some council about
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something specific
that you need to do
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to ensure that you
survive in the last days,
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the troubles
that are coming upon
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this earth would you listen?
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Yes amen. Would you listen up?
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Amen. Would you
say you know this is
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something I've got to hear?
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Let me tell you
brothers and sisters this is
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something we all need to hear,
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Luke Chapter 21
beginning with verse 34,
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verse 34, "but
take heed to yourselves,
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lest your hearts be
weighed down with carousing,
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and drunkenness",
you know most of us
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don't struggle
with those things,
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at least we don't think we do,
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you now, hopefully if the heart
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or the spirit of
God is drawing us to him
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he starting to put
away those carousing ways
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those drunken
parties which, believe me,
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I've been a part of in my past
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praise the Lord for
his deliverance. Amen.
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But you know the
next thing we'll catch
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kind of all of us,
the cares of this life.
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You know we all get
caught up with the cares
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of this life and the
Lord is saying I don't want
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you to be weighed down
by the cares of this life
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and that day come
upon you unexpectedly,
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speaking of the day
of Christ, verse 35,
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For it will come as
a snare on all those
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who dwell on the
face of the earth,
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watch therefore,
now listen to this
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verse 36
carefully, watchful therefore
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and do what, pray always
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that you may be
counted worthy to escape
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all these things
that will come to past
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and stand
before the Son of Man."
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Some important words
I believe for us today
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several times
Christ repeated these words
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to his disciples
I want you to watch
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and I want you
to pray amen. Amen.
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And again we know
after upper room supper
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Christ took his
disciples down of the garden
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with him and
Mathew 26 verse 41 records
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these words again
the words of Christ
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encouraging his
disciples watch and pray
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unless you enter into temptation
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the spirit indeed is
willing but the flesh is weak.
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You know as I've contemplated
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the challenges that
the disciples faced prior
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to that test of
Christ to being taken him
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being tried and in crucified
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the more I look at
those experiences that they
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each went through a
come to realize that they
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resemble so
closely the experiences of
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what God's people real
endure at the end of time.
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And instead if
you remember the story
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correctly instead
of watching and praying
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in the garden that night
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what that his disciples do?
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They slept.
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They slept. Jesus
said won't you just
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stand with me in prayer tonight
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I need your prayer
you need your prayer
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and they couldn't do
it. They fell asleep,
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you know after all if
we're going to parallel
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this two struggles of
God's people in the last days
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what would we fine
that the parable of the
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ten versions tells
us about God's people.
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Amen. Aren't they sleeping? Yes.
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Well I believe
that, that parable is that
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necessarily supposed to
be a self filling prophecy.
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I think it
supposed to be a wake up
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call for God's people. Amen.
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Instead of sleeping we
need to be watching and praying.
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And you know here is
another thing as last day
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Christians seventh day
Adventist who are looking
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for the soon appearing of Christ
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we do a very good
job I think too degree
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a pretty good
job of watching. Yes.
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We are called to be
watchmen on the walls
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to sound and
announce the Lord soon return
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and I believe that our
preachers, out teachers,
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our pastors and all
our people are doing a
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pretty good job of watching,
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but I cannot say
the same about praying.
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Alright. Will you
fess up with me today?
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You see watching is
only half the council
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Jesus gave his
disciples and his giving us.
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He has counseled
us to pray always.
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And I believe if the
disciples failed in the faith
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failed the test because
they did not pray could be
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brothers and sisters
could it be that we could
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fail the test if we are
not on our knees praying.
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Yes we. We all love
the thought of Jesus
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standing to defend his
people at the end of time.
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Don't you love that
picture end of the time
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Michael were stand up,
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but you know
sometimes it's' strikes me that
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as he was standing up for us
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and sooner will stand up for us
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why don't we why
can't we stand up
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for him and for
others in prayer. Amen.
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Well I can confesses
a pastor I don't pray
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is often as I
should can you admit that?
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Yes. I don't think
all of us would say
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you know what I
pray plenty enough.
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I think you are
in dangerous position
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if you ever get this
at point I pray enough.
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I need to pray more
and what you'll find
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in this message today
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is that the book of Revelation
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is actually
calling us to prayer. Amen.
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You gonna have to look hard
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but you'll find
the Book Of Revelation
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repeat especially the passages
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we're talking about today
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with a call to
God's people to be
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on their knees praying.
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So I entitled this message today
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standing with Christ
God's last day prayer warriors.
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Do want to be a prayer warrior?
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Yes amen. I believe
his calling all of us to
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prayer today.
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I love studying
the Book of Revelation
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all of us do I
think, you know, watching
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some instinct in us
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and as I've been
searching it's pages looking
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for looking for
something to share with each of
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you on prayer I
believe the Lord bless
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in a very special way
in a way that I had never
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seen or thought
about prayer before
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you want to see it. Amen.
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Turn with me in your
Bibles to Revelation chapter 6,
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Revelation chapter 6
and we're going to read
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specifically one
passage in Revelation 6
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as you know
Revelation 6 is about the seven
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seals actually six of
them the seventh appears
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at the at the end
of after chapter 7
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at he beginning of chapter 8,
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but we're going to
read to 9 or from verse 9
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through verse 11.
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Now this passage has been
difficult for us the times,
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common fess up you
who have been doing
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bible studies with your
neighbors or your friends
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or those who have
been interested in knowing
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what the Bible says
about the variety of topics
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is there exploring
the relationship with God.
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We've all struggle
with this passage almost
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wondering a why is it here he?
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But is I want to
read it for you here
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and then spend
sometime today talking about it
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verse 9 of revelation chapter 6
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when he open the 5 seal I saw
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under the alter the
souls of those who had been
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slain for the word of
God and for the Testimony
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which they held
and they cried with
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a loud voice
saying how long o Lord
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Holy and true until you
judge in avenge our blood
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on those who dwell on the earth.
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Verse 11 then a white
robe was given to each of them
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and it was set to
them that they should rest
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a little while
longer until both the number
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of their fellow
servants and their brothering
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who would be killed as
they were was completed.
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This 5th seal has
post challenges because
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if reading it just
on the surfaces seems to
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contradict was
scripture clearly tells us
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and that as when you
die you don't have a soul
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apart form the body you
are a soul and when you die
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you rest in the grave
until the coming of the Lord.
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So why does this
depict the souls on to the
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altar crying out to God.
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First of all we
can't miss the fact
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that this is the
altar if incense.
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These are prayers from
the moderate saints over
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the ages over the
past 12,60 years in time.
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Now you, if you
read all the seven seals
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the first four
are commonly known as
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the four horsemen right
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and we understand as Seventh Day
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Adventist Christians
that those four horsemen
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depict the mission being
carried out by the church
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of sharing the
Gospel wit the entire world
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and in response to
that rejection of that
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message by a great
portion of that world
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and the judgment stead result.
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But then all the
sudden we get to this 5th seal
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and the topic completely changes
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give a wonder why in
fact in this 5th seal
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nothing really is happening
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nothings is
happening to the earth
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there doesn't seem
to be any judgments
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in fact in the 6th
seal judgment is continue
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so something is
going on with the 5th seal.
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We've got to ask
ourselves what is the Lord
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trying to teach us. Amen! Amen.
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Because we know that
there are souls can find under
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the alter just
crying out to God Lord
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when will you
avenge us there, there yet.
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So something else
we've been missing
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and I believe that you
understand a little bit
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more today what
that missing part
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is when we're done.
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After the 1260
years of persecution
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the period of time
where millions of Christians
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were murdered, I
believe that Jesus heart
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was moved with compassion
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it was predicted he
knew his people would suffer
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persecution and they
have, they've been moderate
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to great degree
and Jesus is up there
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without the companionship now
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of those who've
stood for the right
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in spite of opposition
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and so this text
uses the inanimate
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to describe something
incredibly personal to him
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understand where we're going.
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Amen yes. The prayers of
his saints who determined
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to keep their faith
on this times of terrible
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crises are something
that Jesus could never forget.
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Their cry still
echo in his mind.
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In fact, David, the
sonnet says at this way
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I'm reading
from Psalm 9 verse 12
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that when God
avenge his blood it says
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he remembers them,
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he does not forget
the cry of the humble.
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Now God could never forget
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we've been read in
the Book of Genesis
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after the very first murder
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that Jesus appears to king
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and what does he say to king?
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He says what have you done,
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the voice of your
brothers blood does what,
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cries out to me from the ground.
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Now because we
know that there are not
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modders under the,
the alter there in heaven
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because we know that
the modders to heaven lived
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on there has been
no resurrection yet
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we must conclude
that God is teaching us
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that he does not forget
the prayers of his people.
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Amen. Although he may not answer
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their prayer
according to how they would like
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it done his heart is moved with
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compassion for his people. Amen.
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And at this day
even after they are gone
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at this point and
time he is still moved
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as if those prayers
were being held there by the
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alter mixed with the
righteousness of Christ
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ready to be answered
when the time is right.
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I've got to ask you
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where do you
think your prayers go?
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What do you think your prayers
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do to the heart of God,
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when you pour
out your heart to him
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and you ask him for deliverance
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whether it would
be for yourself or
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your loved one a
family member, a spouse,
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a son or a daughter
maybe a straight from
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the face when you
pour out your heart to God
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and he doesn't give
you an answer right away
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what happens to those prayers?
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I want to assure you
today that he is not forgotten.
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Amen. He will always
remember your prayers
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and then
encourages me to pray more.
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I mean if every prayer I pray
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a sends before God's throne
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mixed with Christ righteousness
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to be answered at
the time he sees fit
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I want to pray as much as I can
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even though I mean
I'll see results right away.
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Wow, when you know in
this cry for vengeance
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this cry for
vengeance these modders are
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appealing to God
to save them Lord help
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and he didn't but it
didn't mean that he didn't care.
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Amen. Because he still sees,
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he still hears those prayers.
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In fact they trust
him so much they committed
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all judgment in vengeance to him
00:25:13.00\00:25:14.83
after all he is
the Lord that says
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vengeance is mine I
will repay right. Amen.
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Listen to this,
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from manuscript
releases 20 page 198,
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we have every
evidence that the humble
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contrive prayer
offered to God is regarded
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as precious in his
sight not one is lost. Amen.
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Now this is a
message about prayer,
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but also it comes
with it some complications
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because
Revelation can be a struggle
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to understand at
times amen. Amen.
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So I want you to
go back now with me
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to the Book of Revelation
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and I want you to listen to this
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this court from inspiration
that kind of gives us
00:26:09.63\00:26:12.00
some inside is to the
timing of this 5th seal.
00:26:12.00\00:26:15.00
You see we've already
seen at the four horsemen
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which represent the
church in sharing the gospel
00:26:17.33\00:26:20.76
on the persecution
that comes from the modders
00:26:20.76\00:26:22.90
that suffer for those 1260 years
00:26:22.90\00:26:25.06
and then now this
transition during this
00:26:25.06\00:26:27.03
5th seal letting us
know that God to God
00:26:27.03\00:26:30.80
our prayers and the
prayers of his modders
00:26:30.80\00:26:32.90
are important to him.
00:26:32.90\00:26:34.03
but then we find in the 6th seal
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something that were
you noted on as far as
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what the 6th seal is telling us
00:26:40.86\00:26:42.86
which is the time of trouble.
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So the 5th seal tense
seems to be this transition
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from for former Erin
to the time of trouble.
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In fact by the time we
get to Revelation Chapter 19
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and the verse chapter
19 what's in chapter 19
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the return of
Christ by the time we get
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there we read
this in verses 1 and 2
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if your have your
Bibles still turn with me
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Revelation 19:1 and
2 after these things
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I heard a loud voice
of a great multitude in
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heaven saying
Halleluiah Salvation and Glory
00:27:17.80\00:27:22.43
and Honor and
Power belong to the Lord
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our God for true and righteous
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are his judgments
because he has judged
00:27:26.66\00:27:29.36
the great harlage
who corrupted the earth
00:27:29.36\00:27:30.96
with their fornication
and listen to these words
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he has avenged on her the blood
00:27:33.76\00:27:36.63
of his servants shed by her.
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What is happened by the time
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you get to Revelation 19?
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Judgment and
vengeance has been completed
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beautiful
picture, but listen to this
00:27:47.26\00:27:50.50
servant of the Lord
manuscript release 20
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again page 14
listen what she says
00:27:54.26\00:27:56.90
when the 5th seal was opened
00:27:58.23\00:28:00.50
John the Revelator
invasion saw beneath the altar
00:28:00.93\00:28:04.06
the company that were
slain for the word of God
00:28:04.06\00:28:06.70
and the
testimony of Jesus Christ
00:28:06.70\00:28:08.60
after this came
to seems described
00:28:09.50\00:28:12.96
in the 18th
chapter of Revelation
00:28:12.96\00:28:15.86
when those who
are faithful and true
00:28:18.13\00:28:20.40
are called out from Babylon.
00:28:20.40\00:28:23.26
Amazing, she puts the 5th seal
00:28:24.63\00:28:28.00
just before the
loud cry did you see it?
00:28:28.00\00:28:30.60
Yeah. What is that tell
you about how important our
00:28:30.60\00:28:33.73
prayers are before the loud cry,
00:28:33.73\00:28:36.13
if we acknowledges
or if his heart moved by
00:28:37.43\00:28:40.90
the prayers of his
modders throughout history
00:28:40.90\00:28:42.90
how do you think he
is going to be moved
00:28:43.13\00:28:45.33
by God's last stay
people praying to him
00:28:45.33\00:28:47.96
that God would
save, save the lost.
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Amen. Isn't that
would our mission is?
00:28:51.46\00:28:54.30
Amen. Redemption for the lost
00:28:54.30\00:28:56.30
God's last stay
people sharing the Gospel
00:28:57.00\00:28:59.10
with the world
Jesus is about to come
00:28:59.10\00:29:02.70
enter into his Salvation.
00:29:03.53\00:29:05.36
Wow, but notice now we're
going back to the 5th seal
00:29:07.10\00:29:11.26
got to kept it moving I
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see don't have a lot of time
00:29:13.03\00:29:14.30
Revelation Chapter 6,
but we're going to spend
00:29:15.23\00:29:17.70
some time on verse 11 here
00:29:17.70\00:29:19.60
you want to get
somewhere insiders
00:29:20.13\00:29:21.26
to what's going
on in this 5th seal,
00:29:21.26\00:29:24.83
which is this
apparent transition time
00:29:25.30\00:29:28.00
form the persecution before
00:29:28.00\00:29:29.76
to the time of
trouble persecution later.
00:29:29.76\00:29:33.10
Verse 11 then I white
robe was given to each of them
00:29:34.60\00:29:38.43
remember they've
been crying for vengeance
00:29:39.20\00:29:41.10
they've been crying for justice
00:29:41.10\00:29:42.56
a white robe was
given each of them and
00:29:43.83\00:29:45.26
it would set to them
that they should rest
00:29:45.26\00:29:47.20
a little while
longer until both the number
00:29:47.20\00:29:49.86
of their fellow
servants and their brothering
00:29:49.86\00:29:53.26
who would killed as
they were was completed.
00:29:53.26\00:29:56.40
You see when they
were crying out to God,
00:29:57.60\00:29:59.50
God did not
deliver them immediately
00:29:59.50\00:30:01.90
he told them they had to rest,
00:30:01.90\00:30:05.73
they had to wait and those words
00:30:06.70\00:30:09.53
wait resting are so similar.
00:30:09.53\00:30:12.16
In fact rest is a
bitter description of
00:30:13.16\00:30:15.60
what waiting on the
Lord really means right.
00:30:15.60\00:30:18.83
Come on we've all been there
00:30:20.83\00:30:22.56
waiting for the Lord to respond.
00:30:24.00\00:30:25.96
And you know we
believe in the Sabbath,
00:30:27.40\00:30:31.00
a Sabbath day rest
where we rest in Christ
00:30:31.00\00:30:33.50
rest in his
salvation for us right.
00:30:33.80\00:30:35.43
Amen. How often do we
rest while we're waiting
00:30:35.43\00:30:39.63
in urgency for Christ
to respond to our prayers?
00:30:39.63\00:30:44.03
You've been there maybe
you would there right now.
00:30:47.53\00:30:49.50
something needs to be
done now my son my daughter
00:30:51.30\00:30:56.03
there in the world
that's going to take them
00:30:56.03\00:30:58.00
my husband is got
cancer he is slipping away
00:31:01.76\00:31:04.70
or you got to do something now,
00:31:04.70\00:31:07.00
it's stuff to hear
wait when you desperately
00:31:08.96\00:31:12.16
need an answer
from the Lord. Amen.
00:31:12.16\00:31:14.30
But notice that
the response to rest
00:31:15.56\00:31:18.10
is accepted by the cry
who save they will wait
00:31:18.86\00:31:22.33
for God to meet out judgment
00:31:22.33\00:31:24.73
and vengeance
according to his well.
00:31:24.73\00:31:26.76
We need to trust we
need to rest in God's
00:31:26.76\00:31:29.76
sovereign plan
for not only our life
00:31:29.76\00:31:33.33
but for the life of all. Amen.
00:31:33.33\00:31:35.66
In fact those who
your praying about
00:31:36.86\00:31:38.60
may not be ready
for what you want
00:31:38.60\00:31:41.23
God knows when they are ready.
00:31:41.83\00:31:43.30
Now I want you to
notice in this passage
00:31:47.56\00:31:49.83
two specific groups read
this very carefully go back
00:31:49.83\00:31:53.90
to verse 11
Revelation 6 verse 11
00:31:53.90\00:31:56.80
they were to rest a
little while until both,
00:31:57.60\00:32:00.23
what is both mean? Both.
00:32:00.23\00:32:02.36
Two there is two right.
00:32:02.93\00:32:05.33
Until both the number
of their fellow servants,
00:32:06.03\00:32:12.06
number one and their brothering
00:32:12.36\00:32:16.00
who would killed as
they were was completed.
00:32:16.00\00:32:19.16
Two things has to happen
to two groups both right.
00:32:19.96\00:32:24.33
Now here is the
amazing part of the scripture
00:32:25.00\00:32:27.80
that first group the
number of their fellow servants
00:32:27.80\00:32:30.30
can also be read as their
fellow servants in number.
00:32:30.30\00:32:36.46
When you think of
the servants of God being
00:32:37.83\00:32:40.13
numbered in a book of Revelation
00:32:40.13\00:32:41.50
what do you think about?
00:32:41.50\00:32:42.66
The 144,000 just
take a look at Revelation
00:32:44.36\00:32:47.30
Chapter 7 the beginning
of that were very he calls
00:32:47.30\00:32:49.73
a 144,000 to
servants of God right.
00:32:49.73\00:32:54.36
Wait until the number
or the number of the fellow
00:32:55.30\00:32:58.50
servants so their
fellow servants in number
00:32:58.50\00:33:00.83
are completed
and their brothering
00:33:01.43\00:33:04.66
they are not part of the number
00:33:04.66\00:33:06.36
of the fellow servants,
00:33:06.36\00:33:07.50
but their
brothering who would be kill
00:33:07.50\00:33:09.16
as they were was completed.
00:33:09.16\00:33:11.90
Let me ask you
question according to this verse
00:33:11.90\00:33:13.76
are their going
to be modders again?
00:33:13.76\00:33:15.36
Yes. Absolutely,
00:33:15.36\00:33:17.20
but for the grace of
God go on amen. Amen.
00:33:20.93\00:33:25.30
I believe not only is
God trying to teach us
00:33:26.60\00:33:28.93
that our prayers
are important to him
00:33:28.93\00:33:31.43
that the move upon his
heart but he also wants
00:33:31.43\00:33:33.56
to teach us that
we can trust in him
00:33:33.56\00:33:35.06
no matter what happens. Amen.
00:33:35.06\00:33:37.06
Now I want you to note
here that these two groups
00:33:40.30\00:33:44.16
or identified in
Revelation Chapter 7,
00:33:44.16\00:33:47.33
in Revelation Chapter 7
after the time of trouble
00:33:50.50\00:33:53.30
the sixth seal there is an
interlude almost telling us
00:33:53.30\00:33:56.13
that during the sixth seal time
00:33:56.13\00:33:57.70
they are going to be
a couple groups that are
00:33:57.70\00:33:59.83
impacted or at
least that we need to
00:33:59.83\00:34:02.63
understand our going to
00:34:02.63\00:34:04.90
our going to be
impacted by these events.
00:34:04.90\00:34:07.63
We find of the beginning of that
00:34:08.70\00:34:10.30
or we should have time to read
00:34:10.30\00:34:11.43
we have at the
beginning of that the 144,000
00:34:12.10\00:34:15.16
the servants of God then
we have the great multitude
00:34:15.16\00:34:19.03
which no one could number
00:34:20.20\00:34:21.70
who would says goes
through great tribulation.
00:34:22.23\00:34:25.53
By the way that's a
reference to a time such
00:34:28.00\00:34:29.83
as never was the time
of trouble those two groups
00:34:29.83\00:34:34.96
at that time come
together and then what
00:34:34.96\00:34:38.33
happens I think
that the word of God
00:34:38.33\00:34:40.00
is clear then
judgment and vengeance can be
00:34:40.00\00:34:45.16
meted out can have set
God can move in that way,
00:34:45.16\00:34:52.53
but it's
interesting here as we go on
00:34:56.36\00:34:58.13
to Revelation chapter 8
00:34:58.13\00:35:00.10
that we find ourselves
back to somewhere familiar
00:35:00.90\00:35:04.30
to all of us now.
read with me Revelation 8
00:35:04.30\00:35:08.66
begin with the verse 2
and I saw the seven angles
00:35:08.66\00:35:12.70
who stand before God
into them we're given
00:35:12.70\00:35:15.16
seven trumpets then
another angels having
00:35:15.16\00:35:18.50
a golden censer came
and stood at the what?
00:35:18.50\00:35:21.30
Altar. Altar we are re-back at.
00:35:22.23\00:35:24.76
We are back at the
altar of incense aren't we?
00:35:25.36\00:35:27.53
Listen the what happens,
00:35:27.90\00:35:29.10
the stood of the altar
he was given much incense
00:35:29.66\00:35:32.30
that he should
offer it with the prayers
00:35:32.30\00:35:34.43
of not just the
modders this time
00:35:34.86\00:35:36.93
but all of the saints. Amen.
00:35:36.93\00:35:39.66
Upon the Golden
Altar which was before
00:35:39.66\00:35:41.73
the throne and the
smoke of the incense
00:35:41.73\00:35:44.70
with the prayers of
the saints ascended before
00:35:44.70\00:35:47.46
God from the angel's hand
00:35:47.46\00:35:49.36
then the angel took
the censer filled it with
00:35:49.36\00:35:51.53
fire form the
altar and this time
00:35:51.53\00:35:53.63
instead of just answering
he throws it to the earth
00:35:53.63\00:35:56.53
and they were noises thundering,
00:35:56.53\00:35:58.83
lightenings and an earthquake.
00:35:58.83\00:36:00.90
This is exciting
because you know what
00:36:03.66\00:36:06.80
the Lord is asking you
he is asking me to mingle
00:36:07.33\00:36:10.63
our prayers with
those throughout the ages
00:36:10.63\00:36:13.50
who have stood the
test of time have stood for
00:36:13.50\00:36:16.80
our faith to pray
and appeal and plead
00:36:16.80\00:36:20.80
for God to move
upon hearts. Amen.
00:36:20.80\00:36:24.06
Why would he ask
why would he become
00:36:26.90\00:36:29.00
before these
humping judgments come?
00:36:29.00\00:36:31.73
Why would become
back to the altar?
00:36:31.73\00:36:33.40
I believe it's because
before the time of trouble
00:36:33.40\00:36:36.56
comes God is
calling you he is calling me
00:36:36.56\00:36:39.43
to being
engaged in prayer. Amen.
00:36:39.43\00:36:43.10
I don't pray as
much as I should. Amen.
00:36:45.16\00:36:48.63
If I accomplish
nothing else today
00:36:50.36\00:36:52.53
but to encourage you to
pray to be on your knees
00:36:52.53\00:36:55.86
God has finished
his work at least today.
00:36:56.86\00:37:00.93
My heart was moved I
can tell you honestly
00:37:03.06\00:37:07.20
if there is I put this
together I started to think
00:37:07.20\00:37:09.76
and I started to
see no way is this true?
00:37:10.10\00:37:14.13
And then my heart begin to think
00:37:17.53\00:37:19.93
because I had to
day Lord forgive me
00:37:21.50\00:37:23.20
I have not prayed
as I should. Amen.
00:37:23.20\00:37:25.93
Or here my
prayer now and you maybe
00:37:27.73\00:37:30.43
praying the same
thing here my cry
00:37:30.43\00:37:33.90
here my heart make me a
prayer a warrior to stand
00:37:34.60\00:37:38.16
with you in these last days.
00:37:38.16\00:37:40.96
I believe that we
spend more time praying
00:37:42.90\00:37:45.10
that we would have more
success in what are mission
00:37:47.76\00:37:51.03
is which is to reach
the world with a gospel.
00:37:51.03\00:37:53.76
I'm going to
read this code for you
00:37:56.90\00:37:58.26
and I want you to
think in your own mind
00:37:58.26\00:37:59.46
where this came from.
00:37:59.46\00:38:00.53
okay this is while ago
you see the all language.
00:38:01.23\00:38:03.16
The Lord Jesus is the
high priest of the church
00:38:04.40\00:38:07.30
having a Golden Censer
and much incense fullness
00:38:07.73\00:38:11.16
of married in his
own glorious person
00:38:11.16\00:38:13.26
wouldn't that men
studied to know the
00:38:14.10\00:38:16.10
fullness that is in
Christ and endeavored
00:38:16.10\00:38:19.23
to be aquatinted
with his excellency
00:38:19.23\00:38:21.20
with the they were
truly persuaded that Christ
00:38:22.60\00:38:25.50
has such an office and
that of an inner censer
00:38:25.50\00:38:28.80
which he now
performs with deep sympathy.
00:38:29.66\00:38:32.80
No prayers thus
recommended was ever
00:38:33.70\00:38:36.83
denied hearing
and acceptance. Amen.
00:38:36.83\00:38:40.36
These prayers
thus accepted in heaven
00:38:40.86\00:38:43.83
produce great
changes upon the earth
00:38:43.83\00:38:46.56
Matthew Henry Commentary.
00:38:48.26\00:38:51.26
You see I believe
God's moving his church
00:38:56.80\00:38:59.60
for quite sometime he
has been moving his people
00:38:59.60\00:39:02.70
to pray and do
understand how important prayer
00:39:02.70\00:39:06.50
is to move the heart of God.
00:39:06.50\00:39:09.20
We don't understand all
of it we don't understand
00:39:10.33\00:39:12.03
the details how our prayers
can move the heart of God
00:39:12.03\00:39:14.70
that that's what he says.
00:39:14.70\00:39:15.73
Now notice a couple
other things I want to kind
00:39:18.93\00:39:20.63
of make this very
well rounded as I pull
00:39:20.63\00:39:22.40
it together with
regard to the alter of incense
00:39:22.40\00:39:25.66
that were write now
in Revelation Chapter 8
00:39:25.66\00:39:27.63
it's says in Hebrews
chapter 9 verses 3 and 4
00:39:27.86\00:39:32.50
that the golden censer was
part of the most Holy Place.
00:39:35.16\00:39:43.00
Did you know
that? it was used daily
00:39:43.73\00:39:46.83
for administrating
the fire and the incense
00:39:47.40\00:39:49.86
and then the prayers
that were costly setting
00:39:49.86\00:39:51.96
before God but it
says here in verses 3 and 4
00:39:51.96\00:39:55.10
behind the second vale
the part of the Tabernacle
00:39:55.10\00:39:58.70
which is called the holist
of all which have the what?
00:39:58.70\00:40:01.90
Golden censer. Golden censer
00:40:01.90\00:40:03.33
and the ark of the
covenant overlaid on all sides
00:40:04.43\00:40:07.00
with gold in which
there was the golden
00:40:07.00\00:40:09.00
pot that had manna, and
Aaron's rod that budded,
00:40:09.00\00:40:11.23
and the tables of the covenant.
00:40:11.23\00:40:12.96
We find in M.L.
Andreasen classic book
00:40:14.96\00:40:18.83
the sanctuary service
that has we read the Old
00:40:18.83\00:40:22.50
Testament descriptions
of this altar incense
00:40:22.50\00:40:26.20
and in the
golden censer with it,
00:40:26.20\00:40:27.76
he says here that why
located in the holy place
00:40:28.36\00:40:32.43
it "belonged"
here, used by revised
00:40:32.43\00:40:36.13
to inter
version, to the most Holy
00:40:36.13\00:40:38.56
and that is generally
considered the correct
00:40:39.16\00:40:41.46
rendering did you
understand this? I didn't.
00:40:41.46\00:40:44.96
We therefore
understand the statement of
00:40:45.46\00:40:47.70
Exodus 30 verse 6, to be
that the altar of incense
00:40:47.70\00:40:50.80
was located before
the vail in the Holy
00:40:50.80\00:40:52.83
Place before the Mercy Seat,
00:40:52.83\00:40:54.43
but that it's use was
such that it is in certain
00:40:54.43\00:40:57.40
sense belonged to the Most Holy.
00:40:57.40\00:41:00.30
And we see the
in example of that
00:41:01.36\00:41:03.36
turn with me the
numbers I told you,
00:41:04.13\00:41:05.80
you used Bibles are big today
00:41:05.80\00:41:07.00
numbers chapter 16
00:41:07.23\00:41:09.10
beginning with the verse 43
00:41:09.10\00:41:10.60
number 16 verse 43
speaking of our God's people
00:41:15.70\00:41:20.80
the Israelites were
complaint against Moses
00:41:20.80\00:41:24.10
and Erin and it
really having a tough time
00:41:24.10\00:41:26.10
with their leadership
in fact wanting to pull off
00:41:26.10\00:41:28.26
a cue to replace them.
00:41:28.26\00:41:30.23
Well it says here
picking it up in verse 43
00:41:31.90\00:41:33.96
that Moses and
Erin and can be for the
00:41:33.96\00:41:36.36
tabernacle of needing
and the Lord spoke to Moses
00:41:36.36\00:41:39.40
saying get away from
among this congregation
00:41:39.40\00:41:41.46
that I may
consume them in a moment
00:41:41.46\00:41:44.30
and they fell on
their faces that is Moses
00:41:45.30\00:41:47.40
and Erin fell on their
faces so Moses and Erin
00:41:47.40\00:41:50.66
in sit there and take
the censer and put fire
00:41:51.20\00:41:53.80
in it from the
Altar put incense on it
00:41:53.80\00:41:55.80
and take a quickly
to the congregation
00:41:55.80\00:41:57.76
and make what? Atonement.
00:41:57.76\00:42:00.06
Atonement for them and
now look what's happening.
00:42:00.06\00:42:04.83
For wrath has gone out form
00:42:05.20\00:42:07.50
the Lord the
plaque has what? Began.
00:42:08.86\00:42:11.86
Began then Erin took
it as Moses commended
00:42:11.86\00:42:15.90
and ran in the midst
of the assembly in it
00:42:15.90\00:42:17.80
already the plaque
had began among the people
00:42:17.80\00:42:19.83
so he put the incense
and made atonement for the
00:42:20.13\00:42:22.43
people so he stood
between the dead and the living
00:42:22.43\00:42:25.60
so the plaque was what stopped.
00:42:25.60\00:42:28.60
We didn't spend a lot
of time or anytime reading
00:42:33.73\00:42:35.70
Revelation Chapter
7, but if you remember
00:42:35.70\00:42:37.73
or if you read it
before you see at the beginning
00:42:37.73\00:42:40.16
there it says that the
four wings are being held
00:42:40.16\00:42:42.70
back until the
servants of God a number
00:42:42.70\00:42:47.90
are sealed and then what happens
00:42:49.80\00:42:52.73
we can presume
before wings are let go
00:42:52.73\00:42:56.56
when the other
time shall be begins
00:42:56.56\00:42:58.83
here we find the same
context in which the censer
00:42:58.83\00:43:02.50
which had fire put in
it that Erin high priest
00:43:02.50\00:43:05.56
it he took it out
because plaque story
00:43:05.56\00:43:07.93
and it castled
out amongst the people
00:43:07.93\00:43:09.86
to make what atonement for them.
00:43:09.86\00:43:12.96
Isn't that were finding here
00:43:14.33\00:43:16.13
in Revelation Chapter 8
00:43:16.13\00:43:17.90
to censer
casting it to the earth
00:43:19.30\00:43:21.50
the spirit of time the people
00:43:22.40\00:43:24.56
of God need atonement.
00:43:24.56\00:43:26.13
It's a transition to
this period of atonement
00:43:29.16\00:43:31.40
and we know brothers and
sisters that we are living
00:43:31.83\00:43:34.30
in the antitypical
day of atonement today.
00:43:34.30\00:43:36.56
For manuscript
releases 16 page 269
00:43:45.43\00:43:49.00
inspirations tells us
the similar work would
00:43:50.46\00:43:52.56
accomplished
when that other angel
00:43:52.56\00:43:54.96
represented in
18 gives his message
00:43:54.96\00:43:58.70
the first second answered angels
00:43:59.20\00:44:01.66
will need to be repeated.
00:44:01.66\00:44:04.20
Now what I would bring that out,
00:44:05.66\00:44:06.86
because you know when
we read the first second
00:44:08.30\00:44:11.10
and third angels
messages we apply them today
00:44:11.10\00:44:13.46
I only preach in the
three angels messages
00:44:13.46\00:44:14.83
I mean common I says
3ABN not only supporters
00:44:14.83\00:44:17.90
but as those who have
heard our model for sometime
00:44:17.90\00:44:21.63
we believe in preaching
the three angels messages.
00:44:21.63\00:44:25.53
Amen. Well she says
during that next angel that loud
00:44:25.53\00:44:29.00
cry angels that
they will all be what?
00:44:29.00\00:44:31.16
Repeated. Repeated, repeated.
00:44:31.16\00:44:34.20
That tells me that when
you read Revelation 14:7
00:44:35.50\00:44:39.03
fear God and give
glory to him for the hour of
00:44:39.03\00:44:41.53
his judgment has
come it has not only a
00:44:41.53\00:44:45.10
application with regard to
the investigate of judgment
00:44:46.03\00:44:49.16
occurring now but it
has a last day application
00:44:49.16\00:44:51.46
in that God's judgment finally
00:44:51.46\00:44:53.50
apart out upon the earth.
00:44:53.50\00:44:56.20
Do you see it? Yes.
00:44:56.93\00:44:58.36
Powerful, powerful.
00:44:59.10\00:45:01.96
But I want to go
back to the reason I',
00:45:03.36\00:45:04.86
sharing this
message with you today
00:45:05.16\00:45:06.70
and that reason
is that God is moved
00:45:08.83\00:45:13.00
with compassion with a personal
00:45:13.20\00:45:15.96
heart fail desire to
act when God's people pray
00:45:16.73\00:45:21.53
and prayer is what is
depicted prior to the time
00:45:22.96\00:45:26.50
of trouble as the book
of revelation describes.
00:45:26.50\00:45:30.40
Do you think we out
of be praying. Yeah.
00:45:32.93\00:45:36.20
Don't miss the reason
for the time or trouble
00:45:39.50\00:45:41.40
brothers and sisters
don't miss the reason
00:45:41.40\00:45:43.06
for the time and trouble
00:45:43.06\00:45:44.03
the time and trouble
includes both the early
00:45:46.56\00:45:48.40
time and trouble
the probation closing
00:45:48.40\00:45:50.96
and the time of
Jacob's trouble when the seven
00:45:50.96\00:45:53.46
last plaques are poured out,
00:45:53.46\00:45:54.80
but that early time and
trouble is a time of mercy.
00:45:56.40\00:45:59.63
Can you say with me again? Mercy
00:45:59.63\00:46:02.26
Mercy, Amen! No
I look around today
00:46:02.26\00:46:04.63
and I wonder
what's going to awake up
00:46:05.66\00:46:07.33
the people of
the earth to the time
00:46:07.33\00:46:08.76
and which mean that
00:46:08.76\00:46:09.73
ands then I read the scriptures
00:46:11.06\00:46:12.30
and I see that God has done
00:46:12.30\00:46:13.60
at the same way he always has
00:46:13.60\00:46:15.16
he woke them up
through trials and struggles.
00:46:17.26\00:46:19.80
What do you think
this last financial crisis
00:46:20.83\00:46:23.03
we've had over the
last couple of years
00:46:23.03\00:46:25.33
is intended to do wake us up
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so what is the time the
early time and trouble mix
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with mercy what
isn't designed to do.
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Wake us up. Wake us up
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then I think maybe
the message that were
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preaching so well with God's
00:46:38.70\00:46:41.53
power will have and effect.
00:46:41.53\00:46:43.66
Now it's having in
effect don't write me letters
00:46:45.46\00:46:47.50
and say it's not you
already having an effect
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yes it is but
common let's face it
00:46:49.40\00:46:52.63
doesn't God desire a global
00:46:53.20\00:46:55.70
evangelistic success. Amen.
00:46:55.70\00:46:58.56
But also a time appear
when God's read will finish
00:47:03.46\00:47:06.30
the work taken the
ever lasting gospel
00:47:06.30\00:47:08.23
the three angels
messages to the world.
00:47:08.23\00:47:09.80
A time of that's conversions
00:47:11.86\00:47:13.43
of those who hear and respond
00:47:14.06\00:47:15.56
to the three angels messages
00:47:15.56\00:47:16.93
the greatest time of evangelist
00:47:17.83\00:47:19.60
and the world is ever known.
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Is there any wonder why God is
00:47:23.33\00:47:24.93
asking his people to pray. Amen.
00:47:24.93\00:47:28.36
To pray that we
expect to see hearts
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change by the gospel
00:47:32.60\00:47:33.93
during the closing
days of worst history.
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Don't you think
our greatest need
00:47:38.20\00:47:39.93
is that we beyond our knees
00:47:39.93\00:47:42.40
a pleading for last souls. Amen.
00:47:42.40\00:47:45.10
After isn't it
prayer that result in labors
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for the harvest field.
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Pray the Lord of the harvest
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and he will send
labors into his field.
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No prayer no harvest.
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Maybe this is what
Jesus is waiting for,
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maybe this is what
Jesus is waiting for
00:48:10.36\00:48:13.16
that God's people would pray
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and not only just pray
but know what their prays do
00:48:18.70\00:48:22.26
what kind of an
effected has on God's heart
00:48:22.26\00:48:25.30
to move him to
save lost souls. Amen.
00:48:25.30\00:48:30.90
We would like to win an argument
00:48:34.60\00:48:37.90
over doctrine but
now we winning a soul
00:48:38.93\00:48:42.06
when I was young I was dogmatic
00:48:43.86\00:48:46.00
someone didn't believe
what I thought was Bible truth
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I give you 20 text maybe some
00:48:50.03\00:48:53.26
of you been there. Yeah.
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You want should done
00:48:54.76\00:48:55.80
poured my heart out
and pray with that man
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a woman open the
scripture shared a few things
00:48:58.36\00:49:01.96
but walked away. Amen.
00:49:01.96\00:49:03.76
Just telling you
the way I see it.
00:49:05.33\00:49:06.83
My father understood prayer
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I wouldn't be here today
00:49:13.06\00:49:14.60
unless my father
prayed for me. Amen.
00:49:14.60\00:49:17.20
He is passed
away he died in 2003
00:49:19.16\00:49:22.46
but years before
that about 1991 1992
00:49:23.83\00:49:27.50
I was the world of
heavy partying it up
00:49:28.40\00:49:31.76
you know I mean I was in it.
00:49:33.90\00:49:35.03
So I don't want to go
back there I'm just telling
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I knew about it
not proud of it. Amen.
00:49:38.40\00:49:41.40
But I had the
goal to have a party
00:49:41.83\00:49:45.03
yeah it's funny I
mean to share this
00:49:46.06\00:49:47.90
and there people are
hear that can be saying
00:49:47.90\00:49:49.43
you did that I
had a party at PUC
00:49:49.43\00:49:53.16
for Halloween and 50
students came out the party
00:49:53.16\00:49:58.83
next to the president's house.
00:49:59.93\00:50:03.33
I can't believe it. I mean,
00:50:07.23\00:50:09.70
I am shocked by my own,
00:50:09.70\00:50:11.63
you now, by my own actions,
00:50:12.96\00:50:14.60
but I did, you know what,
00:50:15.43\00:50:16.86
my dad could have come
down and he could've said
00:50:16.86\00:50:18.50
John stopped and everybody out.
00:50:18.50\00:50:20.00
He did, you know what he did,
00:50:20.00\00:50:21.20
he gone on his knees upstairs
00:50:22.53\00:50:24.43
and he poured out his
heart to God for his son.
00:50:25.43\00:50:28.66
And the very night as he
was pouring out his heart
00:50:29.90\00:50:33.40
for me I was
sitting him the control room
00:50:33.40\00:50:37.03
where the music was
bring DJ or as they were
00:50:37.53\00:50:40.83
plugging out the music
for the rest of everybody
00:50:41.33\00:50:43.23
outside by French
doors who were dancing
00:50:43.23\00:50:45.30
and all of the
sudden I heard a voice
00:50:46.53\00:50:49.20
I can tell you it
may lot of been audible
00:50:49.20\00:50:51.26
but it was
certainly audible in my head
00:50:51.26\00:50:53.00
how much longer
would you do this. Amen.
00:50:53.00\00:50:56.63
Are you going to
party on until I come
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and I could I could
have told you someone
00:51:02.93\00:51:06.13
was stand right next to me
00:51:06.13\00:51:07.20
and my dad kept
praying and I heard it again
00:51:08.60\00:51:12.20
how much longer will
you persist in doing this
00:51:12.56\00:51:16.40
I've so much better for you Oh
00:51:16.70\00:51:18.50
that was the last
drink I ever took.
00:51:20.60\00:51:23.60
Praise God. Amen.
00:51:23.60\00:51:24.80
I put my bear down I
sat there with the reality
00:51:25.13\00:51:29.43
of what I just
heard I picked up my Bible
00:51:29.43\00:51:32.86
I picked up the
great controversy
00:51:33.63\00:51:35.26
and I read myself
and studied myself
00:51:35.86\00:51:38.20
to the spirit of
God into conversion,
00:51:38.66\00:51:41.23
into the church
and as a preacher
00:51:41.23\00:51:43.73
now for God's people. Amen.
00:51:43.73\00:51:45.40
All because my father prayed.
00:51:46.63\00:51:50.73
If my father's
prayer can change my life
00:51:54.83\00:51:58.56
through an
incredible experience as that
00:51:59.70\00:52:02.93
was to hear the voice
of God moving me to make a
00:52:02.93\00:52:05.66
decision what can
our prayers united
00:52:05.66\00:52:08.70
do for lost world. Amen.
00:52:08.70\00:52:10.96
I think we forget that
God's that there are people
00:52:12.66\00:52:15.90
out there are need to
have their hearts soft
00:52:15.90\00:52:17.60
and before they
can hear the message
00:52:17.60\00:52:19.13
and this already
enough people championing
00:52:21.16\00:52:23.40
you know sinners
killers murderers
00:52:24.90\00:52:28.60
you know in your face
gospel type of preaching
00:52:29.83\00:52:32.60
that I tell you
right now I in America
00:52:33.70\00:52:35.76
Christianity
itself has bad name.
00:52:35.76\00:52:38.83
I was watching
recently a one who has held
00:52:40.36\00:52:44.53
herself up as a
"woman of great faith"
00:52:44.53\00:52:47.20
who just braving
cursed a poor linesmen
00:52:47.20\00:52:53.56
out for making a wrong call
00:52:54.03\00:52:55.70
and those who act in
ways that are unbefitting
00:52:57.13\00:53:00.36
as a Christian to
the next day stand up
00:53:00.36\00:53:02.30
and say I'm person or
man or woman of great faith,
00:53:02.30\00:53:04.90
what is that due
for Christianity? Right.
00:53:05.40\00:53:07.73
Don't we need the true version
00:53:08.53\00:53:11.30
of Godliness of Christ? Amen.
00:53:11.30\00:53:13.90
As evidence in
the world today? Amen.
00:53:13.90\00:53:16.46
I believe we do but I
believe it's gonna take
00:53:17.06\00:53:20.26
more than just
effective truth preaching
00:53:20.26\00:53:23.06
a solid argument
for our doctrines
00:53:24.30\00:53:27.26
it's going to take
much more than that is
00:53:27.90\00:53:29.83
going to take God's
people united in prayer. Amen.
00:53:29.83\00:53:33.93
In behalf of hearts
around the world. Amen.
00:53:34.36\00:53:38.73
I want to challenge you today
00:53:43.96\00:53:45.53
can I challenge you? Amen.
00:53:47.16\00:53:49.13
I wouldn't fulfiller
or complete my job as
00:53:49.36\00:53:53.10
to preach you if I
didn't challenge you
00:53:53.10\00:53:54.83
because I've challenge myself
00:53:55.83\00:53:57.36
I want to
challenge to spend more time
00:54:00.06\00:54:02.46
deliberately setting
aside more time to pray. Amen.
00:54:02.46\00:54:07.93
And specifically not
just pray that the gospel
00:54:09.40\00:54:12.00
would go to the
whole world or pray for
00:54:12.00\00:54:13.26
the missionaries overseas
00:54:13.26\00:54:14.73
good prayers but not that way
00:54:15.76\00:54:17.80
I'm talking about
within understanding of knowing
00:54:17.80\00:54:20.43
that your prayer will
not just dissipate in the air
00:54:20.43\00:54:25.13
but that the Lord
who is our high priest
00:54:25.73\00:54:29.23
by the alter if incense
is waiting for your prayer
00:54:29.23\00:54:32.60
so that as his heart
as moved then the hearts
00:54:32.60\00:54:36.16
of those or other
people around the world
00:54:36.16\00:54:38.23
can be moved. Amen.
00:54:38.23\00:54:40.30
To praying such
away that with forever
00:54:40.30\00:54:43.30
and with earnest
desire for the lost souls
00:54:43.66\00:54:46.40
that were on your
knees everyday in the morning
00:54:48.23\00:54:51.13
at noon and at night
praying for those who need it.
00:54:51.73\00:54:56.13
I want to encourage
you to develop a pray list
00:54:57.80\00:54:59.63
get out a piece of
paper who do you know at work
00:55:03.10\00:55:04.06
who do you know in your
family that needs prayer
00:55:05.56\00:55:08.26
who your friends in unconverted,
00:55:08.26\00:55:10.50
meet Jesus and pour
your heart out over those
00:55:11.26\00:55:16.23
names in prayer
everyday or every week
00:55:16.23\00:55:20.50
bringing them up
frequently before the Lord
00:55:20.50\00:55:22.83
now knowing in the time
and I don't need the time
00:55:23.70\00:55:26.60
in which we live but
knowing what that does
00:55:26.60\00:55:28.86
to the heart of God. Amen.
00:55:28.86\00:55:30.73
Can I encourage
to do that today?
00:55:31.10\00:55:33.20
Because you know
in my life as a pastor
00:55:34.60\00:55:39.16
I'm not going to be effective
00:55:39.66\00:55:41.26
in my own
Ministry in my own church
00:55:42.23\00:55:44.20
unless my heart is
first before God in prayer.
00:55:45.16\00:55:50.06
I can tried up squelch
all the complaining and
00:55:52.66\00:55:56.13
all the back biting
and the things that we all
00:55:56.13\00:55:58.86
the churches suffer
from whether the Adventist
00:55:58.86\00:56:01.80
or any other denomination
we have all got that going on.
00:56:02.43\00:56:04.90
I can do my best to stop
00:56:05.63\00:56:07.23
all that but unless I'm praying,
00:56:07.23\00:56:09.36
I'm pleading and
pouring out my heart to God
00:56:10.26\00:56:12.50
I restrict him in a way
from solving those issues
00:56:14.93\00:56:18.10
uniting his church and
allowing to move forward
00:56:18.63\00:56:21.90
for God to
accomplish his great work of
00:56:22.86\00:56:26.40
not only preparing the
harvest but then one day
00:56:26.40\00:56:30.76
harvesting that great harvest
00:56:31.76\00:56:34.40
so that we all that day
00:56:35.16\00:56:37.10
can finally go
home to be with Jesus
00:56:37.10\00:56:39.56
and I believe one that
day you're going to see
00:56:39.56\00:56:41.56
where your
prayers have done. Amen.
00:56:41.56\00:56:44.13
You may not see it
now but don't let yourself
00:56:44.36\00:56:47.63
get discourage pour
out your heart to God.
00:56:47.63\00:56:49.80
Will you pray with me now? Amen.
00:56:49.80\00:56:51.63
Dear father in heaven.
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