Welcome to 3ABN's
Fall camp meeting,
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Homecoming 2010,
featuring inspired
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messages from your 3ABN Family,
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along with
uplifting Christian music,
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all to prepare your heart for
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the coming of the Lord.
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Well, good
evening and welcome to
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Thompsonville, Illinois.
The home of Three Angels
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Broadcasting Network
and to this fall camp
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meeting and we have
been looking forward
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with real expectation
for this week haven't we?
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Well, we certainly
have. This is our homecoming
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weekend and this is
the time when we get
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together and it's the
warm time, isn't it Danny?
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That's right. The time when we
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all get to know each
other better and learn
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from each other and
just renew our friendships
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and relationships
and we want to welcome
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everyone of you,
it's a joy to have
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you here and we want
to welcome all of you that
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are joining us on
3ABN television as well
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as 3ABN radio. We welcome you
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from around the world. Amen.
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We're having the
Fall camp meeting where
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originally we only
had one a year but you all
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said why can't
we come back with,
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we enjoy the spring
so much why can't we
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do the fall? So we said well
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kids are in school, not as many
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people can attend,
but somebody who is
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wise enough say,
well what about the
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people around the
world, they still can watch,
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so we can be there with you.
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So we said, yeah we will do.
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As Molly said,
its kind of more of a
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down home more
relaxed spring camp meeting,
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how many were here
at spring camp meeting?
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Okay, a lot of
folk here was there,
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it was pretty crowded
and we were really running
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back and forth, so
we're more relaxed,
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got time that we can
spend with people getting
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to know you all
better. Those of you at home as
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always we are so
thankful that you
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are joining us,
allowing us to come
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into your home as you
do each and every day and
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thank you for your
love, your prayers and
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financial support of
3ABN as we continue to
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take this
gospel, the kingdom into
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all the world. We know,
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we couldn't do it
without this folk absolutely,
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so my dad used to
say some of us here,
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he would say son,
I'm so poor that I
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couldn't feed a sick chicken,
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so we couldn't do it
on our own it takes all of
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you around the world.
Now, chickens don't eat
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much if any of you
know anything about chickens
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but a sick one
would eat even less,
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but my dad said he
didn't have enough money
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to feed a sick
one, so those of us here
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at 3ABN that's on the
frontlines put all the
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money together and we
probably really couldn't
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put out one day of programming.
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No, we couldn't.
But, thank you all
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of you here and all
of you around the world
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for your support
that make this a reality.
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You know Danny, a while back the
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coffers were low,
I know you can, can,
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can any of you relate with that,
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the coffers were low
and it was Brian Hamilton,
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Jim and myself we
were in Jim's office and we
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were praying and
the realization came
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to us if we,
everyone of us liquidated
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everyone of our
assets, so three of us together
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may be able to
keep the ministry going
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a day or two,
so we knew that our
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confidence had to be
in God and I want you
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to know God is our
source and he's our supplier
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and he provides all
of our needs according to
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his righteous and
glory through Christ Jesus,
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can we praise God
for that. Amen, Amen.
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And its been
miraculous, that's right,
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the way this fall has
continued and day by day
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we have been totally
just in the hands of Lord
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saying we go forward,
Lord there are so many
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great opportunities
to take advantage of and
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everyday he's made
that oil to be there,
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so that it has been
sure. It's a faith ministry
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and it really is that
people think a ministry
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that you know is reaching people
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around the
world, we're told we are
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the second largest
owner of TV stations in
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America and all the
radio network of a 100
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and some odd
channels, not only here but
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around the world you
would think well you have
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a lot of money in the bank,
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you guys, we don't.
We start every month
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without knowing
there's not enough money there
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to go forward
yet, somehow God has
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provided in this
November and just 6
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weeks or so what's
gonna be 26 years, yeah,
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since the idea to
build this television station
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to reach the
world, so we have no doubt
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that God is in it
and that God blesses us
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in spite of us.
Amen. And so again thank
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you all of you for
your prayers and your
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support of this
ministry. And we're so glad
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that you are here
and if you are watching
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and you're
within driving distance,
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you like to join
us for this weekend I
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know that many,
many more are gonna
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be here this
weekend and we're gonna have
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a tremendous time of blessing,
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spiritual blessing together,
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why don't we have
just a little word of
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prayer before we continue.
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Father in
heaven, we just thank you
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today that we can
come to you in the name of
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Jesus Christ our Lord. Father,
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I thank you for this ministry,
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I thank you for the
way you have used it
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to touch lives all
around the world that we hear
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from this people
on a daily basis,
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miracles that have
taken place over and over,
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people receiving the channel,
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getting the television
picture they don't even
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know how they're getting it.
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Miracles that take
place, we thank you for
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it Lord, it's reassuring to us.
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We pray that you will
help us to be every bit
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as dedicated to you and
to declaring your gospel
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around the world as
when this ministry began
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26 years ago.
We thank you Father
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for his hearing us
in Jesus wonderful and
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powerful and his
loving name. Amen. Amen.
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Twenty, about 25
years ago literally this
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month September, October we were
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building a road and at
the up link site which is,
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have any of you
been to the up link site,
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the original
facility, yeah, you need to go,
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it's still, still
there, still standing and which
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we're happy
about, still using it.
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For sure Jay's over
there with radio and
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they do a lot of
our Latino programming
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from their
studios, but it's been about
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25 years ago, when we were
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actually building the
roads and putting up a
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shell of a building
and once we saw how big
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this building was you know,
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you put it out on
the ground and didn't
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seem all so big but
when you start getting the
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walls up and it's
two storey and it was
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a big building, we used to go
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up because it suddenly hit us,
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here we are saying
that we are gonna build
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a television
network to reach the world
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but we don't have any money,
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we're carpenters
and we're used to
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shelling up buildings,
we call it shelling when
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we get the windows
and the doors and you
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know the roof
on, and all of that.
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But where is the
money gonna come from
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and how are, is
this all gonna happen?
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Every Sabbath when we were home,
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we travel some,
but every Sabbath
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when we were at home
we would get together
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with our
families, people from the
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local church,
we would join hands
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together because people
that visited say it over
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and over and over. I
feel like we're standing
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on Holy Ground. And so when we
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thought of a theme
song and this is nearly
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our anniversary
time for 26 years,
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I asked CA
yesterday, we had something else
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and I said can we
just, why don't we just
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sing Holy Ground, use
that as our theme song
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because I still
believe that this is
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God's Holy Ground.
Amen. And if you agree with
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that with us,
we want you to sing
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this chorus as we
have Lisa here and she's
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gonna be singing Holy Ground.
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John and C.A, can you come up
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and help us
here. If you know it,
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we want you to
sing it Holy Ground.
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We're just gonna do the chorus.
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We are standing On Holy ground
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And I know that
there Are angels all around
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Let us praise
Jesus now We are standing
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In His presence On Holy ground.
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That's so good,
let's do it again.
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We are standing On Holy ground
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And I know that
there Are angels all around
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Let us praise
Jesus now We are standing
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In His presence On Holy ground.
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Get me an E-flat
Lisa, we want to if you
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know this, sing it with us,
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I'm sorry to
surprise all of you but.
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Thank you Lord
for saving my soul
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Thank you Lord
for making me whole
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Thank you Lord forgiving to me
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Thy great
salvation so rich and free
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Oh How I love Jesus
I know how I love Jesus
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How I love Jesus
Because he first loved me
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So I thank you
Lord for saving my soul
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Thank you Lord
for making me whole
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Thank you Lord for giving to me
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Thy great
salvation so rich and free
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Aren't you glad, he
touched you tonight?
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He touched me Oh! He touched me
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I know the joy that was my soul
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Something
happened and now I know
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He touched me and made me
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We said, it's a relax meeting,
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if Jesus has touched
you, why don't you stand on
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your feet and
show him you love him?
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And sing it again He touched me
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Oh! He touched me I
know the joy that was my soul
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Something
happened and now I know
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He touched me and made me whole
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And all how I love
Jesus Oh How I love Jesus
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Oh How I love Jesus
Because he first loved me
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I don't know if
you've heard this verse
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He loved me when
I was so lonesome
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He loved me when I was so blue
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He loved me when
no one could help me
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When no one knew just what to do
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And Oh! How I love
Jesus And Oh! How I love Jesus
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And Oh! How I love Jesus
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Because He first loved me
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And all the people said, amen.
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You can be seated,
alright, thank you.
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I'd like to
introduce my daughter Melody,
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come up here Melody
Dawn. Melody is half the
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woman she used to be they say.
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Everybody's been asking so okay,
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how'd you do it?
Weight Watchers Online.
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Weight Watchers
Online, are they paying you
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to say this? No, I wish.
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No, you might as well
wish she's saying this,
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so she doesn't have
to say it a hundred or
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two hundred times as
you all come up and say,
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how did you it. It
takes an awful lot,
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you know, I don't think I
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have that Melody,
what do you call that,
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to stick to something
like that, perseverance,
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you know strength,
all of those things
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I'm really proud of
you not because of that
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I'm proud of you
because as my daughter you
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love Jesus. You've given us
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a wonderful family,
wonderful grand kids
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and we could talk
about those forever,
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and we get to
in heaven sometime.
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But if we start in,
then they all wanna talk
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about their
grand kids and stuff,
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you know what I'm
saying, so we gotta,
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we gotta just brush
over that a little bit.
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How many of you got grand kids,
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kids or grand
kids? There ain't nothing
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like them right? And so I'm so
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thankful for Melody
and for your love for Jesus
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and you got a brand
new CD out that's supposed
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to be out, is it gonna be
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here tomorrow, supposed to be
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here tomorrow. Tomorrow,
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what's some of the
songs and that's on there.
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It's called Count it as Joy,
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that's one of them,
I'm getting to do one of
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them that I wrote
count it as joy and
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also wrote this
one, we have this hope.
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I did, He'll find a way, okay,
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change me now,
yeah. A number of songs,
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so they'll be here tomorrow,
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so during non-Sabbath hours,
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we all wanna see
Melody's new product,
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it'll be out here
before you along with the other
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folks out there. So
tonight the song you're
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getting ready to
sing, you all wrote it.
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Yes. Okay.
Alright thank you honey.
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They say what doesn't
kill us makes us strong
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And I've heard
it's always darkest
00:16:32.90\00:16:36.16
before the Dawn But
all that know is that
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God's promise says the truth
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And He only wants
what's best for you
00:16:48.03\00:16:54.10
We have this hope that
all hurting will be gone
00:16:54.10\00:17:00.80
We have this hope that all
00:17:01.36\00:17:04.93
tears will be left behind
00:17:04.93\00:17:08.80
I know down here life is hard
00:17:09.93\00:17:13.60
And the world is so one kind
00:17:13.93\00:17:17.23
But hold on
because we have this hope
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We have this hope
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Every one of us has
hard aches and trials
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Just remember we are
only here for assured one
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Sometimes I feel I
have had more than my share
00:17:43.13\00:17:50.13
But He won't give us
more than we can bear
00:17:50.50\00:17:56.20
We have this hope that
all hurting will be gone
00:17:56.56\00:18:03.40
We have this hope that
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all tears will be left behind
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I know down here life is hard
00:18:12.60\00:18:16.00
And the world is so one kind
00:18:16.00\00:18:19.66
But hold on
because we have this hope
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And this hope for us is Jesus
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So hold on
because we have this hope.
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Alright. I'm
supposed to introduce my
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Pastor John Lomacang. I thought,
00:19:03.16\00:19:06.33
now what am I
gonna say, I don't talk.
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My sister told me
to introduce you as the
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man whose shoes
I could never fill.
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Well I guess, if you had feet
00:19:18.43\00:19:21.06
as large as mine I
really be concerned. Yeah.
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So that's a good one.
I'd be tripping. Okay.
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Yes, this is my
Pastor, a wonderful speaker,
00:19:25.70\00:19:28.30
wonderful singer, I
appreciate it so much,
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I just want you
to know that. Okay.
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Thank you
Melody. Well Melody for a
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person who doesn't
speak when she does,
00:19:34.70\00:19:36.43
it comes from her
heart and I really appreciate
00:19:36.43\00:19:37.96
that so much. You know when you
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think about what to
sing when you have a
00:19:39.86\00:19:41.26
larger up to 12
songs I think that a theme
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connects them
together. Just also to answer
00:19:43.70\00:19:46.83
many of the questions
that will be answered after
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the program is done tonight.
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My wife is not
here with me tonight,
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she is at home
recovering, she was in the
00:19:51.93\00:19:54.66
hospital for four
days wondering what exactly
00:19:54.66\00:19:57.26
was wrong with her
and the doctors are still
00:19:57.26\00:19:59.50
checking so I
know she's watching,
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I want you all to
continue praying for her,
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honey, I love you,
and we're praying for you.
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But you know when I
think about what happened
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this September just a year ago,
00:20:07.80\00:20:10.10
last fall camp
meeting we were hit
00:20:11.03\00:20:14.60
with illness
again. I was injured,
00:20:14.60\00:20:17.03
almost lost my
voice permanently and
00:20:17.03\00:20:19.66
the doctor told me had
I been hit a little higher
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I would never sing
again. And I'm still healing,
00:20:21.73\00:20:24.73
have got six
more months to go but
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I want to say praise the Lord,
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God works faster than man does,
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can you say amen, amen.
So I'm believing the Lord
00:20:30.60\00:20:32.93
for my wife's
healing, a complete healing as
00:20:32.93\00:20:35.63
she recovers continue
to keep her in prayer.
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And this song I
think puts it together.
00:20:37.96\00:20:39.56
When you think
about the injuries,
00:20:40.10\00:20:41.46
Jim, my wife and many
of us who are struggling
00:20:41.46\00:20:44.40
with injuries in
our life that could have
00:20:44.40\00:20:46.63
been avoided, this
song puts it together
00:20:46.63\00:20:48.96
in a wonderful way.
Lord, whatever the case,
00:20:48.96\00:20:51.40
heal us and make
us whiter than snow.
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Whiter than snow,
yes, whiter than snow
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Now wash me and I
shall be whiter than snow.
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Lord Jesus, I long
to be perfectly whole;
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I want Thee
forever to live in my soul.
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Break down every
idol, cast out every foe
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Now wash me and I
will be whiter than snow.
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Whiter than snow,
yes, whiter than snow
00:21:55.13\00:22:01.86
Now wash me and I
shall be whiter than snow.
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Lord Jesus, look down from
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thy throne in the skies
00:22:18.43\00:22:21.73
And help me to make
a complete sacrifice.
00:22:21.73\00:22:29.60
I will give up
myself and whatever I know
00:22:30.46\00:22:38.20
Just wash me and I
will be whiter than snow.
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Lord Jesus, for this
I most humbly entreat;
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I wait, blessed Lord,
at Thy crucified feet.
00:22:57.90\00:23:04.40
By faith, for my
cleansing I see they blood flow
00:23:04.60\00:23:13.50
Now wash me and I
shall be whiter than snow.
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Whiter than snow,
yes, whiter than snow
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Now wash me and I
will be whiter than snow.
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Yes, whiter than
snow Now wash me and I
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will be whiter than snow. Amen.
00:23:45.70\00:24:13.06
You know the
Shelton family is quite
00:24:13.40\00:24:16.10
a large family. I
don't know sometimes
00:24:16.10\00:24:18.70
I'm driving through
West Frankfort and I
00:24:18.70\00:24:21.03
meet someone that
claims to be a part of
00:24:21.03\00:24:22.56
the Shelton
Family, I'm not exactly
00:24:22.56\00:24:24.70
sure about it, but then later on
00:24:24.70\00:24:26.26
Danny tells me
yeah we were related.
00:24:26.26\00:24:27.80
But if you have
been here at all through
00:24:28.40\00:24:30.40
the years,
there's a wonderful in,
00:24:30.40\00:24:33.60
I call this a tit for
tat kind of relationship of
00:24:33.60\00:24:37.50
Danny and Tammy.
Tammy jokes on Danny
00:24:37.50\00:24:41.96
and Danny jokes on
Tammy and I never forget
00:24:41.96\00:24:45.50
this story when Danny
tells us about how when
00:24:45.50\00:24:47.80
Tammy was young and
mom and dad would go out,
00:24:47.80\00:24:49.86
and they would say now
watch over your sister.
00:24:49.86\00:24:52.73
And when they'd come back home,
00:24:53.53\00:24:55.00
she always knew how
to get them in trouble.
00:24:55.00\00:24:57.00
She would always say,
they're aggravating me.
00:24:57.50\00:24:59.73
And so even to this
very day Danny says he's
00:25:00.40\00:25:03.53
the youngest
one, Tammy says she is
00:25:03.53\00:25:04.90
the youngest one,
but one thing I know,
00:25:04.90\00:25:06.83
no matter their
age Tammy really knows
00:25:06.83\00:25:09.13
how to minister.
And so tonight she
00:25:09.13\00:25:11.96
is gonna sing for
the reason of our hope,
00:25:11.96\00:25:14.23
had it not been for
what Jesus had done,
00:25:14.23\00:25:16.56
that tit for tatting
would have been gone and we
00:25:17.06\00:25:19.40
would all have been
brought together by his
00:25:19.40\00:25:21.26
great love for
us. So Tammy tonight,
00:25:21.26\00:25:23.03
why don't you
just bless us with this
00:25:23.80\00:25:25.26
wonderful song. Thank you John.
00:25:25.26\00:25:26.86
Just suppose God
searched through heaven
00:25:33.70\00:25:43.86
And couldn't
find one willing to be
00:25:44.76\00:25:54.80
The supreme
sacrifice that was needed
00:25:56.00\00:26:06.83
That would buy
eternal life for you and me
00:26:07.23\00:26:17.66
Had it not been for a
place called Mt. Calvary
00:26:18.66\00:26:29.80
Had it not been for
the old rugged cross
00:26:29.80\00:26:40.90
Had it not been
for a man called Jesus
00:26:41.23\00:26:52.26
Then forever my
soul would be lost
00:26:52.60\00:27:03.46
I'm so glad He was willing
00:27:04.10\00:27:08.76
to drink his bitter cup
00:27:08.76\00:27:13.56
Although he prayed,
Father let this pass from me
00:27:14.36\00:27:25.46
And I'm so glad he
didn't call heaven's angels
00:27:26.00\00:27:36.53
From his hands bore
the nails that torment me
00:27:37.30\00:27:46.80
Oh! Had it not been for a
00:27:46.80\00:27:52.63
place called Mt. Calvary
00:27:52.63\00:27:59.60
Had it not been for
the old rugged cross
00:27:59.96\00:28:10.70
Had it not been
for a man called Jesus
00:28:11.23\00:28:22.26
Then forever my
soul would be lost
00:28:22.26\00:28:34.43
Then forever my
soul would be lost. Amen.
00:28:34.43\00:28:58.10
It's my job to
introduce to you C.A Murray,
00:29:03.66\00:29:06.20
and when I was told
this I laughed because I
00:29:06.20\00:29:08.46
was thinking of all
the bad things that I could
00:29:08.46\00:29:10.53
think of to tell you about him,
00:29:10.53\00:29:12.56
but then I couldn't
really think of anything
00:29:12.56\00:29:14.60
too bad, he's a pretty decent
00:29:14.60\00:29:17.06
guy all the way around.
No, he's a wonderful guy
00:29:17.06\00:29:21.03
and a good friend
and a wonderful pastor
00:29:21.03\00:29:23.53
and I hope you're
blessed now by his song.
00:29:23.53\00:29:25.80
Thank you Tammy. I
thought this is gonna
00:29:28.50\00:29:30.00
be a roast for a
second, I got a little worried.
00:29:30.00\00:29:33.10
I should like to
proffer to you now a
00:29:34.40\00:29:37.13
prescription for depression.
00:29:37.13\00:29:39.40
It's a very simple prescription,
00:29:40.40\00:29:41.93
take two heaping
tablespoons of Jesus.
00:29:42.96\00:29:46.76
And whenever you lift up Jesus,
00:29:47.83\00:29:50.70
Jesus will lift you
up. Regardless of the
00:29:51.43\00:29:54.10
time the place or the situation,
00:29:54.10\00:29:55.70
you're feeling a little down,
00:29:56.36\00:29:57.33
just take a little
Jesus I guarantee you,
00:29:58.26\00:30:00.60
you lift up the name of Jesus
00:30:00.60\00:30:02.13
and Jesus will lift you up.
00:30:02.70\00:30:04.16
He lifts my
burdens whenever I'm down
00:30:22.46\00:30:31.16
He gives me joy
when I'm wearing a frown
00:30:31.40\00:30:40.33
He is my hope in
the midst of despair
00:30:40.86\00:30:49.50
And He, He is my
comfort For he's always there
00:30:49.76\00:31:02.56
So I sing not
because I feel like singing
00:31:05.00\00:31:13.90
And I praise him
though the end I may not see
00:31:13.90\00:31:23.53
For whenever I
lift the name of Jesus
00:31:24.26\00:31:31.16
Jesus reaches
down and He lifts me
00:31:31.50\00:31:46.33
He is the music
that makes my heart glad
00:31:47.86\00:31:56.60
He whispers
peace whenever I'm sad
00:31:57.10\00:32:05.60
He is the sunshine
that brightens my day
00:32:06.03\00:32:14.60
And He, He is the light
house to show me the way
00:32:14.60\00:32:25.36
So I sing not
because I feel like singing
00:32:25.36\00:32:34.36
And I praise him
though the end I may not see
00:32:34.86\00:32:44.33
For whenever I
lift the name of Jesus
00:32:45.23\00:32:51.60
Jesus reaches
down and He lifts me
00:32:52.10\00:33:02.26
So I sing not
because I just like singing
00:33:02.26\00:33:10.86
And I praise him
though the end I may not see
00:33:11.30\00:33:21.10
For whenever I
lift the name of Jesus
00:33:21.96\00:33:28.70
Jesus reaches
down, turns me around
00:33:29.03\00:33:35.93
And he lands my
feet on a higher ground
00:33:35.93\00:33:41.90
He reaches down and He lifts me.
00:33:42.83\00:34:05.86
Since this is the
night for telling the truth,
00:34:11.60\00:34:13.60
I get to introduce
a very dear friend.
00:34:16.70\00:34:19.30
I met her when I
was Pastoring the
00:34:20.03\00:34:21.13
Ephesus Church;
her grandmother was
00:34:21.13\00:34:23.53
the director of the
most famous choir I think
00:34:23.53\00:34:26.20
in New York City,
The New Believers Chorus.
00:34:26.20\00:34:28.40
And it was designed
as a choir to keep new
00:34:28.73\00:34:30.80
believers in the
church once they got baptized
00:34:30.80\00:34:33.20
her grandmother would
put them in this choir
00:34:33.43\00:34:35.40
and they were
supposed to stay six months
00:34:35.90\00:34:37.30
or so and then move
on but it so happened
00:34:37.30\00:34:39.83
that they loved
the choir so much,
00:34:39.83\00:34:41.16
some of those
new believers are in
00:34:41.16\00:34:42.30
that choir 20, 30, 40 years.
00:34:42.30\00:34:44.30
But her granddaughter
began to come to church
00:34:45.66\00:34:48.30
then I met Yvonne
Lewis. She stood up for a
00:34:48.30\00:34:51.46
number of
reasons. First of all she
00:34:51.46\00:34:52.63
is an excellent,
fabulous singer with
00:34:52.63\00:34:54.40
an pedigree equal
to any in the world,
00:34:54.40\00:34:56.30
has sung with many
of the great artists in
00:34:56.93\00:34:59.60
the world and was one
of the top jingles singers
00:34:59.60\00:35:02.90
in New York but she
always stood out because she
00:35:02.90\00:35:05.56
always came to church late.
00:35:05.56\00:35:07.03
Always came
late. But I forgave her
00:35:07.96\00:35:10.80
because she
always brought visitors.
00:35:10.80\00:35:13.43
See a pastor will
forgive somebody who comes
00:35:13.63\00:35:15.30
late when they bring visitors,
00:35:15.30\00:35:16.93
she would bring
a line of people,
00:35:16.93\00:35:18.23
five, six, seven
visitors every Sabbath.
00:35:18.23\00:35:20.56
She sang in the
world and when she came to
00:35:21.06\00:35:23.66
the Lord she went
back to the world and got
00:35:23.66\00:35:25.80
those same people from
the world and brought them
00:35:25.80\00:35:28.13
to church with her
and we baptized any number
00:35:28.13\00:35:30.70
of those individuals.
All of them made great
00:35:30.70\00:35:33.06
sacrifices for the Lord
but she is a great singer
00:35:33.06\00:35:35.86
and a great person.
And I could name names
00:35:35.86\00:35:38.40
that she would know,
she has sung with them are
00:35:38.40\00:35:40.20
some of the very
best, her wall is lined with
00:35:40.20\00:35:42.36
gold and platinum records,
00:35:42.36\00:35:44.03
she is a fabulous
singer but more than
00:35:44.03\00:35:46.26
that she is a
fabulous Christian.
00:35:46.26\00:35:48.00
It is my pleasure to introduce
00:35:48.36\00:35:50.40
to you Dr. Yvonne Lewis.
00:35:50.40\00:35:52.06
Your only Son No sin to hide
00:36:16.03\00:36:23.70
But You have sent
Him, From Your side
00:36:24.03\00:36:31.50
To walk upon this guilty sod
00:36:31.50\00:36:38.83
And to become the Lamb of God
00:36:39.03\00:36:47.70
Your gift of Love They crucified
00:36:50.03\00:36:57.60
They laughed and
scorned him as he died
00:36:57.96\00:37:05.13
The humble King
They named a fraud
00:37:05.50\00:37:12.80
And sacrificed the Lamb of God
00:37:12.80\00:37:20.10
Oh Lamb of God,
Sweet Lamb of God
00:37:20.10\00:37:27.63
I love the Holy Lamb of God
00:37:27.63\00:37:35.16
Oh wash me in
Your precious Blood
00:37:35.16\00:37:42.90
My Jesus Christ the Lamb of God
00:37:42.90\00:37:50.86
I was so lost I should have died
00:37:54.66\00:38:01.36
But You have
brought me to Your side
00:38:01.70\00:38:08.60
To be led by Your staff and rod
00:38:08.96\00:38:16.36
And to be call a lamb of God
00:38:16.36\00:38:23.53
Oh Lamb of God,
Sweet lamb of God
00:38:23.93\00:38:31.20
I love the Holy Lamb of God
00:38:31.40\00:38:38.90
Oh wash me in
Your precious Blood
00:38:38.90\00:38:46.53
My Jesus Christ the Lamb of God
00:38:46.96\00:38:53.70
Oh wash me in
Your precious Blood
00:38:53.70\00:39:03.40
My Jesus Christ
the Lamb of God. Amen.
00:39:03.96\00:39:26.00
Wasn't that wonderful?
Can't you just see the
00:39:32.16\00:39:36.40
Lamb of God when the
chorus came to fruition.
00:39:36.40\00:39:40.66
Had it not been for
Lamb of God where would we
00:39:43.06\00:39:44.90
tonight. We think about
00:39:44.90\00:39:48.10
ministries and all
the work that we put into
00:39:48.10\00:39:50.70
the day by day
operations of 3ABN.
00:39:50.70\00:39:53.83
But what value would
any of it have had it not
00:39:55.06\00:39:59.03
been for the Lamb of God.
00:39:59.03\00:40:00.40
You think about
John the Baptist,
00:40:01.36\00:40:02.50
one of the
greatest introductions,
00:40:02.50\00:40:03.83
we all introduced
each other but the greatest
00:40:03.83\00:40:06.76
introduction ever
made was when John
00:40:06.76\00:40:08.40
the Baptist says
"Behold the Lamb of God
00:40:08.40\00:40:11.43
that taketh away
the sin of the world."
00:40:11.43\00:40:12.93
What an introduction. I've seen
00:40:12.93\00:40:14.66
presidents introduced;
I've seen heads of state.
00:40:14.66\00:40:17.20
I've been to ambassador's homes,
00:40:18.23\00:40:20.16
I've been in very
important circles but
00:40:20.16\00:40:21.70
there's no
introduction that made more of
00:40:21.70\00:40:24.30
an impact on humanity
then when John the Baptist
00:40:24.30\00:40:27.56
at the River Jordan outside on a
00:40:27.96\00:40:30.73
dusty setting, almost seemingly
00:40:30.73\00:40:34.26
unimportant to
those who looked on,
00:40:34.26\00:40:36.50
"Behold the Lamb
of God that takes away
00:40:37.36\00:40:39.93
the sin of the world."
And so that song put it
00:40:39.93\00:40:42.50
all together for us tonight,
00:40:42.50\00:40:43.60
the reason why we
are all here is because
00:40:43.60\00:40:47.00
Jesus came down,
took off his divinity,
00:40:47.00\00:40:50.40
hid it in humanity,
came on a mission where
00:40:51.23\00:40:54.66
He knew He was
going to be killed,
00:40:54.66\00:40:56.60
but His love for us
was greater than His
00:40:57.86\00:40:59.96
love for
himself. And so the Lamb
00:40:59.96\00:41:02.50
of God slain from the
foundation of the world
00:41:02.50\00:41:05.10
came to tell the
story how precious
00:41:05.10\00:41:07.96
that blood is. And so Peter,
00:41:07.96\00:41:10.56
one who was very
redeemed, one who had a hard
00:41:10.56\00:41:13.53
time staying on tap with Christ,
00:41:13.53\00:41:16.46
one who denied Jesus
and disappointed Him so many
00:41:16.46\00:41:19.70
times finally
converted, made it very clear
00:41:19.70\00:41:22.90
with the message,
we were not redeemed
00:41:22.90\00:41:25.30
with corruptible
things like silver and gold.
00:41:25.30\00:41:27.80
But with the
precious blood as of a
00:41:29.46\00:41:32.36
spotless lamb. Peter knew after
00:41:32.36\00:41:35.46
he denied Jesus,
what I like about Jesus
00:41:35.46\00:41:37.36
so much friends is
that whenever we failed Him,
00:41:37.36\00:41:39.83
He never fails us.
Can you say amen to
00:41:39.83\00:41:42.36
that friends? Amen.
00:41:42.36\00:41:43.93
So when you think
about the Lamb of God
00:41:43.93\00:41:45.50
you think of one of
the most helpless animals
00:41:46.66\00:41:49.80
on the planet. They tell me
00:41:49.80\00:41:53.60
I've never done this
before but they tell me
00:41:53.60\00:41:55.30
that when you lay
out a lamb on his back
00:41:55.30\00:41:56.76
it just
surrenders. Thus we see another
00:41:56.76\00:42:00.23
picture of Jesus,
betrayed and tormented
00:42:00.23\00:42:03.60
for our redemption, He
did not open his mouth.
00:42:04.20\00:42:06.43
But as I think
of the songs that we
00:42:07.76\00:42:09.60
put together tonight
all, telling a piece of the
00:42:09.60\00:42:11.76
story of Jesus I think
of a very touching story
00:42:11.76\00:42:14.90
in the New Testament of
a man who was determined
00:42:14.90\00:42:17.73
to get to Jesus,
a man by the name of
00:42:17.73\00:42:20.03
blind Bartimaeus,
we know him that way.
00:42:20.03\00:42:22.46
And Jesus heals so
many people that were blind
00:42:24.86\00:42:27.46
but this one man
was determined to
00:42:27.46\00:42:30.40
get to Jesus. And you know
00:42:30.40\00:42:34.33
when you're
determined to get to Jesus,
00:42:34.33\00:42:36.00
Jesus doesn't run
from us He makes himself
00:42:37.20\00:42:39.36
available to us. But what was so
00:42:39.36\00:42:41.73
touching about this
particular story was that
00:42:41.73\00:42:46.10
this was the last
journey that Jesus is going
00:42:46.10\00:42:48.23
to take before
He went to Calvary.
00:42:48.23\00:42:50.86
And every attempt this
man made to get to Jesus,
00:42:52.80\00:42:55.10
there was a great
crowd but Jesus knowing He
00:42:55.10\00:42:57.23
was looking for Him
so ordered His steps not
00:42:57.23\00:43:01.43
to create a distance
between he and the one
00:43:01.43\00:43:04.03
who needed salvation
but to come close to him.
00:43:04.03\00:43:06.43
And when the crowd
got together with all
00:43:07.60\00:43:10.03
the strength this man
had, he looked at Jesus and
00:43:10.03\00:43:12.86
he said, son of
David, have mercy on me.
00:43:12.86\00:43:17.23
And I believe that,
that was the inspiration
00:43:18.10\00:43:19.86
for this song, Pass me not O
00:43:19.86\00:43:22.60
gentle savior,
hear my humble cry.
00:43:22.60\00:43:27.20
While on others
thou art calling do not
00:43:27.83\00:43:30.60
pass me by. How
strange it is that,
00:43:30.60\00:43:33.00
that song was
written by someone who didn't
00:43:33.00\00:43:35.33
have her sight
either. Fanny Crosby.
00:43:35.33\00:43:38.96
One who knows
that real sight is not
00:43:39.50\00:43:41.33
physical but
spiritual, one who sees Jesus
00:43:41.33\00:43:44.40
with eyes that are closed shut,
00:43:44.40\00:43:46.30
one who has an inner
vision that is created by
00:43:47.20\00:43:49.03
the connection
between her and Christ.
00:43:49.03\00:43:50.96
And so tonight as you
listen to this song think
00:43:51.73\00:43:53.56
of that man who made
it his determined will
00:43:53.56\00:43:55.93
to get in touch with
Jesus and I wanna say
00:43:55.93\00:43:57.76
to you tonight if
you're watching by whatever
00:43:57.76\00:44:00.50
means or listening by the radio,
00:44:00.50\00:44:02.00
don't hesitate to
make up your mind to get
00:44:02.80\00:44:04.50
in touch with
Jesus because you know it
00:44:04.50\00:44:06.30
just maybe in a
similar situation,
00:44:06.30\00:44:08.46
it was the last
journey that Jesus is going
00:44:08.46\00:44:10.73
to take on that route
before His way to Calvary.
00:44:10.73\00:44:15.26
Listen to the story
so wonderfully told,
00:44:15.73\00:44:17.56
through the eyes
of one who didn't have
00:44:17.56\00:44:19.40
vision but had a clear
00:44:19.40\00:44:20.50
picture of Jesus. Pass Me Not.
00:44:20.50\00:44:23.00
Savior, Savior,
hear my humble cry;
00:44:23.00\00:44:37.16
while on others
Thou art calling,
00:44:37.73\00:44:44.36
do not pass me by
00:44:44.36\00:44:52.23
Pass me not O Gentle Savior,
00:44:56.10\00:45:02.40
hear my humble
cry; while on others
00:45:02.90\00:45:13.23
Thou art calling,
do not pass me by,
00:45:13.23\00:45:24.20
Savior, Savior,
hear my humble cry;
00:45:24.90\00:45:38.63
while on others
Thou art calling,
00:45:39.26\00:45:45.73
do not pass me by,
00:45:46.76\00:45:55.06
Let me at Thy throne of mercy
00:45:58.13\00:46:04.20
Find a sweet relief,
Whiling I'm Kneeling there
00:46:04.96\00:46:14.70
in deep contrition;
Lord, help my unbelief.
00:46:14.70\00:46:25.86
While I'm trusting
only in Thy merits,
00:46:26.63\00:46:32.93
Would I seek Thy
face; Heal my wounded,
00:46:33.73\00:46:44.10
broken spirit, Then
save me by Thy grace.
00:46:44.10\00:46:54.23
For I'm crying
Savior, Oh my savior,
00:46:54.23\00:47:02.70
Hear my humble cry;
Lord while on others
00:47:03.30\00:47:13.20
Thou art calling,
Just do not pass me by,
00:47:13.63\00:47:24.93
You're the Spring
of all my comfort,
00:47:28.86\00:47:33.90
And you are
more than life to me,
00:47:34.43\00:47:43.00
Whom have I on earth beside Thee
00:47:43.40\00:47:50.43
And whom in heaven but Thee?
00:47:50.43\00:47:55.90
So I'm crying,
Savior, Oh my savior,
00:47:56.20\00:48:04.43
Won't you hear my humble cry;
00:48:04.43\00:48:10.60
Lord while on
others Thou are calling,
00:48:11.13\00:48:18.43
Just do not pass me
by, For I'm crying Savior,
00:48:19.10\00:48:30.26
Oh my savior,
Hear my humble cry;
00:48:30.26\00:48:40.10
Lord while on
others Thou art calling,
00:48:40.10\00:48:48.00
Just do not pass me
by. Do not pass me by.
00:48:48.00\00:49:25.80
Amen. Thank you John.
00:49:25.80\00:49:29.83
I don't know about you
but I'm blessed already as
00:49:31.70\00:49:33.63
I was sitting there.
I've been enjoying the
00:49:33.63\00:49:35.80
music of all of these
folks so much but a very
00:49:35.80\00:49:38.66
solemn thought hit
me. George Bozarth,
00:49:38.66\00:49:43.53
the operator,
master control operator,
00:49:43.53\00:49:46.30
worked for 3ABN for, I
think it's close to 20,
00:49:46.30\00:49:49.83
between and 20 and 22 years,
00:49:49.83\00:49:51.50
George was here
almost in the very beginning.
00:49:51.86\00:49:53.73
Yesterday
morning, he didn't make it
00:49:53.73\00:49:55.93
to work so they asked
the son Stewart who works
00:49:55.93\00:49:58.03
here to go check
on him, and George,
00:49:58.03\00:50:00.40
he found his
father dead and George had
00:50:00.40\00:50:03.26
asthma and it
appears that he had an asthma
00:50:03.26\00:50:05.43
attack and
couldn't get help tomorrow,
00:50:05.43\00:50:07.06
we're doing a
funeral. And George and
00:50:07.06\00:50:11.00
I've known each
other since high school,
00:50:11.00\00:50:12.70
we went to high school together,
00:50:12.70\00:50:13.96
graduated together West
Frankfort High School and
00:50:13.96\00:50:17.03
I was thinking about
you know life and how
00:50:17.03\00:50:19.50
uncertain life
is. And this past week
00:50:19.50\00:50:22.63
we saw the Marianne Presley,
00:50:22.63\00:50:24.46
at West Frankfort passed away.
00:50:24.46\00:50:26.16
And it's
undoubtedly as George drove the
00:50:26.63\00:50:29.46
last day or two to
work through West Frankfort
00:50:29.46\00:50:31.40
so his name at Park,
written at the Marquee,
00:50:31.40\00:50:34.56
thinking boy this is
you know what a shame
00:50:35.13\00:50:37.03
Marian's a great guy
and then today assures
00:50:37.03\00:50:39.26
tomorrow could be you and me,
00:50:39.26\00:50:40.56
tonight it could be you and me,
00:50:40.56\00:50:42.10
only by the grace of
the God are we still here.
00:50:42.40\00:50:44.63
But the important
thing is not what happens to
00:50:45.10\00:50:47.53
us that whether,
how long we live,
00:50:47.53\00:50:50.06
it's a matter of
what happens to us
00:50:50.90\00:50:52.90
when we die. And
we have a hope and
00:50:52.90\00:50:56.76
3ABN is committed to
giving this hope that
00:50:56.76\00:51:00.30
there is a
solution to this world's
00:51:00.30\00:51:02.23
problems today, that when we die
00:51:02.23\00:51:04.33
we don't have to die
and stay dead as they
00:51:04.33\00:51:06.20
say right, that we
have a hope of what?
00:51:06.20\00:51:09.40
A resurrection in
the Lord Jesus Christ.
00:51:09.40\00:51:12.06
And today each and
everyone of us as we
00:51:13.00\00:51:14.93
said this camp meeting
is kind of, we can take
00:51:14.93\00:51:17.56
time to relax a
little, be a little more
00:51:17.56\00:51:19.46
personal and
talk from our hearts.
00:51:19.46\00:51:22.03
And mine today is
sitting there, saying,
00:51:22.40\00:51:24.03
Lord if you were to come today,
00:51:24.03\00:51:26.70
if you came this
evening in the clouds of glory,
00:51:27.13\00:51:29.43
or if I die tonight
what would I be thinking
00:51:30.20\00:51:33.90
the next moment?
Because when we die
00:51:33.90\00:51:36.06
as we know, we
sleep in the grave till
00:51:36.06\00:51:37.56
Jesus comes, but it's gonna be
00:51:37.56\00:51:38.73
like this,
right. No conception of
00:51:38.73\00:51:40.73
time and death. People say well
00:51:40.73\00:51:42.66
I thought you went straight to
00:51:42.66\00:51:43.66
heaven or hell, no
that's not the case.
00:51:43.66\00:51:45.43
But in the sense what
difference does it make
00:51:45.73\00:51:47.60
because when you die
we don't know how long
00:51:47.60\00:51:50.63
we're in the grave,
it will be like the very
00:51:50.63\00:51:52.26
next moment we will
see Jesus Christ coming
00:51:52.26\00:51:54.86
in the clouds of
glory. And what will we be
00:51:54.86\00:51:57.60
able to say, will
we be able to stand
00:51:57.60\00:51:59.40
up and look and
say, lo, this is our God
00:51:59.40\00:52:01.40
whom we've waited
for, He has come to save us
00:52:01.40\00:52:03.73
or are we gonna run for
the rocks and mountains.
00:52:04.16\00:52:06.13
It doesn't make any difference,
00:52:06.50\00:52:07.60
we can be pastors,
we can be whatever,
00:52:07.60\00:52:09.63
we can be teachers,
we can be Sabbath school,
00:52:09.63\00:52:11.93
Sunday school
teachers, we can do all of these
00:52:11.93\00:52:14.10
things in the name of
the Lord and still miss
00:52:14.10\00:52:16.96
the boat if you
will, still miss that
00:52:16.96\00:52:19.53
heavenly boat.
And so tonight I think
00:52:19.53\00:52:22.43
it's the time in this
weekend to remember not
00:52:22.43\00:52:25.13
only we standing on
Holy Ground but we are
00:52:25.13\00:52:27.13
serving the Holy
God. You see that's what
00:52:27.13\00:52:29.40
makes separates
God from all of us,
00:52:29.40\00:52:31.53
is that He is Holy.
Right. He is everlasting.
00:52:31.53\00:52:34.23
He says I'm the
alpha, the omega,
00:52:34.23\00:52:36.00
I'm the first and the last,
00:52:36.23\00:52:37.40
I'm the beginning and the end.
00:52:37.40\00:52:39.50
Without God there is no hope,
00:52:40.03\00:52:41.63
with God there
is life everlasting,
00:52:41.63\00:52:43.73
so it's a simple
choice, but as Satan compounds
00:52:43.73\00:52:46.83
all of these things
to make us sometimes not
00:52:46.83\00:52:49.56
even know what
direction where we are because
00:52:49.56\00:52:52.50
the Bible says,
He is coming about
00:52:52.50\00:52:54.16
like a thief.
Like a roaring lion,
00:52:54.16\00:52:56.03
seeking those whom
He may devour if it were
00:52:56.03\00:52:58.10
possible He would to
see even the very elect.
00:52:58.10\00:53:00.36
Tonight folks many of
us like to think we're a
00:53:01.06\00:53:03.06
part of the elect
group in a general term.
00:53:03.06\00:53:06.33
While we're Seventh-day
Adventist Christians,
00:53:06.33\00:53:08.26
we're Baptist
Christians, we're whatever and
00:53:08.26\00:53:10.43
we believe this and
that. What doesn't matter
00:53:10.43\00:53:12.96
what we believe because even the
00:53:12.96\00:53:14.63
devil believes
right. And the demons in
00:53:14.63\00:53:17.60
hell believe in
the Lord Jesus Christ,
00:53:17.60\00:53:19.40
what is important is
who are we sold out to.
00:53:19.90\00:53:22.00
So tonight I'm gonna
encourage you to sell out
00:53:22.53\00:53:26.03
if you can use that
term or why don't I say
00:53:26.03\00:53:28.20
give back to God
what is rightfully his.
00:53:28.20\00:53:30.50
Because God created
us from the very dust
00:53:31.03\00:53:33.90
of the ground.
What has happened here
00:53:33.90\00:53:35.76
we just talked
about a few moments ago,
00:53:35.76\00:53:37.50
should the Lord,
tell everyone of us
00:53:38.00\00:53:39.80
are gonna meet the
same end on this earth but
00:53:39.80\00:53:44.00
where are we and
where we will stand
00:53:44.00\00:53:46.50
when Jesus comes back
in the clouds of glory.
00:53:46.90\00:53:48.90
All that God
expects us to do is to come
00:53:50.13\00:53:52.80
to the foot of the
cross, not only talking to you
00:53:52.80\00:53:54.96
but those of you at
home around the world,
00:53:54.96\00:53:57.10
maybe you are
watching for the first time,
00:53:57.10\00:53:58.80
I have talked
to people who said,
00:53:59.13\00:54:00.76
I've never watched
Christian television I
00:54:01.30\00:54:03.13
turned on 3ABN and
someone was preaching
00:54:03.13\00:54:06.00
and I accepted Jesus from that.
00:54:06.00\00:54:08.06
Maybe in this next
moment or so somebody
00:54:08.06\00:54:10.46
is watching if you are
it's not by accident and
00:54:10.46\00:54:13.33
you are in a valley of decision,
00:54:13.33\00:54:14.66
you don't know what
to do, let me tell you
00:54:14.66\00:54:16.00
something, the
gospel is very simple.
00:54:16.00\00:54:18.10
You don't have to
gone to the schools,
00:54:18.33\00:54:19.86
you don't have to
gone the seminary,
00:54:19.86\00:54:21.23
you don't have to
done all these things,
00:54:21.23\00:54:22.63
you don't have to know
and memorize Revelation
00:54:22.96\00:54:25.63
and all the Bible.
All you have to do Jesus
00:54:25.63\00:54:28.03
says is realize that
we are sinners in need
00:54:28.03\00:54:30.20
of a Savior.
Confess our sins the Bible
00:54:30.20\00:54:33.06
says and He'll be
faithful and just to forgive us
00:54:33.06\00:54:35.23
from our sins and
to cleanse us from
00:54:35.70\00:54:37.80
all unrighteousness.
And when that happens
00:54:37.80\00:54:40.36
all we have to do is go
and tell. See the Gospel,
00:54:40.36\00:54:44.53
isn't that so
simple, is come and go.
00:54:44.53\00:54:46.23
Come to the foot
of the cross, right,
00:54:46.83\00:54:48.60
literally get down
on our knees, say Lord,
00:54:49.46\00:54:51.73
forgive me, I'm a sinner,
00:54:51.73\00:54:53.33
I'm sorry for what I've done.
00:54:53.33\00:54:55.00
Then go and tell, well
what do we go and tell?
00:54:55.40\00:54:57.40
Somebody says, well I don't know
00:54:57.40\00:54:58.43
anything about the
Bible, I don't even know where
00:54:58.43\00:55:01.53
to begin, what did Jesus
00:55:01.53\00:55:02.60
just do for you.
Ellen White makes
00:55:02.60\00:55:04.73
a statement, our
greatest asset is
00:55:04.73\00:55:07.80
our own personal
testimony of what
00:55:07.80\00:55:09.70
God has done for us.
And yet sometimes folks
00:55:09.70\00:55:13.26
we hide it under a
bush. Everyday we pass people
00:55:13.26\00:55:17.16
on the streets
and this is reality,
00:55:17.16\00:55:19.40
maybe we met
somebody at a gas station,
00:55:19.66\00:55:21.60
we met somebody
as we're traveling,
00:55:21.93\00:55:23.73
they didn't make
it through that night.
00:55:24.00\00:55:25.76
Maybe they're now
resting, waiting the
00:55:26.10\00:55:28.33
second coming. What did we do to
00:55:28.33\00:55:30.80
help that person, to lead that
00:55:30.80\00:55:32.36
person to
Jesus, do we talk about
00:55:32.36\00:55:34.20
ourselves and all
the things we can do,
00:55:34.20\00:55:35.83
but did we point them to Jesus.
00:55:36.10\00:55:37.40
I believe Jesus
is coming back for a
00:55:37.83\00:55:39.70
purified bride,
a purified church,
00:55:39.70\00:55:41.76
that's what the Bible says,
00:55:41.76\00:55:42.73
am I right? And
right now folks I
00:55:42.73\00:55:45.00
don't think we're
there. And that's why 3ABN camp
00:55:45.00\00:55:47.83
meeting I'm excited
about it because it calls us
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back and it's a
renewal to come back to the
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Lord and say
Lord, why are we here
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in the closing
moments of earth's history?
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I'm thankful God has
people in all churches,
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aren't you? But God has always
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had present truth,
He's entrusted that
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present truth to Sevent
-day Adventist Christians
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to take the three
angels messages into
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all the world. And that three
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angels messages,
the center of the
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three angels
messages is what, or who,
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it's Jesus Christ
and Him crucified.
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Today folks, I want to encourage
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each and everyone
of us, let's resubmit,
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recommit our lives to Jesus.
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I'm not perfect and
never claimed to be,
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have lots of
faults and failures,
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but you know what, I'm a sinner
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saved by grace, by
the grace of the God.
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You can be a
sinner saved by grace
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if you're not, I'm gonna ask you
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to literally come to
Jesus and today is the day
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of salvation and
say, Lord save me because
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I'm a sinner. There is nothing
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that you've done
that's so bad that God won't
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forgive you, isn't that great?
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We don't forgive each other,
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that's the human
trait. But see I'm glad
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God's not human,
I'm glad He is divine
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aren't you? And I'm glad that
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He is now ever
inner seating at the right
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hand of the Father
for you and me today.
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That's the kind
of God that we serve,
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so today I'm gonna
ask you to resubmit and
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recommit your life to Jesus.
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If you're already a Christian,
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I'm gonna ask you to
say Lord what is it that you
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want me to do,
surely there is more
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of a work for me
to do and say Lord,
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get me out of
this little box I'm in,
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I wanna do something
that makes a difference in
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this world for you.
I'm thankful for the
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opportunity to be a
Christian today I know
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that you are and I'm
gonna ask you and those
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of you at home
that if you need a new
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touch from Jesus, ask Him,
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I promise you that
He'll give it to you.
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