Ellen White makes a statement.
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She says, that "when,
God's people sing to him,
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angels are there
singing with him."
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I like to say when
God's people lift up bells,
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his angels are there with
Him, singing praise to them.
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The next song we're gonna hear,
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the song we're going to play
for you is 'Praise the Lord.'
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It's a familiar song.
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And think over it and think
of the angels playing this song.
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[music]
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How many of you today, found
something to complain about.
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I don't see any
hand, that's good.
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All too often complaining fits
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naturally into our
daily conversations.
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Ellen White says, "Do
not utter one despondent word
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for such words, please Satan.
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Talk of Christ's
goodness and tell of His power.
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Words of hope
and trust and courage
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are as easily spoken
as the words of complaint.
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Rejoice in the Lord all way."
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And again I say rejoice.
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This evening I
want to encourage you
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to think through your day,
think about negative things
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that you said and how
you could have changed
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those negative situations
or those negative comments
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and replace them with
rejoicing to our Savior.
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Think about that tonight
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as the Oklahoma Academy Bell
Choir plays 'Let us Rejoice.'
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[music]
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Good evening GYC.
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Happy Sabbath.
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Happy Sabbath. Happy Sabbath.
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Sorry, I didn't see
some people on the left side
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give me a happy Sabbath.
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So I won't, I
won't call anybody yell.
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As we welcome to Sabbath,
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I wanted to read
from the word of God.
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Mathew, Chapter 11
and verse 28 to 30.
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Jesus says, "Come unto me,
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all ye that labor
and are heavy laden
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and I will give you rest.
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Take my yoke upon
you, and learn of me
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for I am meek and lowly in
heart and ye shall find rest
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for your souls, for my yoke
is easy and my burden is light."
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Amen. We find three
steps of how to find rest.
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We don't receive
rest on the Sabbath,
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because we stop doing our work.
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We already ironed our
cloths and polished our shoes.
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The Bible says, the first step
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in finding rest is
coming to Jesus. Amen.
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Rest is a gift from Christ.
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Amen. It is not a gift
of just taking a day off.
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Many people take a day
off, but they don't find rest.
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Not the rest that Jesus offers.
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Number two, it says
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"Take my yoke upon
you and learn from Me."
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Jesus says, "If we begin
to give off whatever yoke
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we are wearing and we decide
to yoke with Christ to labor
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with Jesus is the
second step in finding rest."
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Rest is not inactivity.
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It is changing our service.
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And in a third thing He
says, He says "Learn of me."
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The most restful thing we
can do on this day is to sit
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and watch Jesus to
contemplate His life.
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And in the words
of Martin Luther,
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"When I look at myself I
don't know how I can be saved.
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But when I look at Jesus
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I don't know how I can be lost."
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If you would not
mind rising with me
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as we pray to
welcome God's Sabbath.
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Might God, everlasting Father,
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we are those who have
labored and are heavy laden.
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It has been a busy few
days since Wednesday night.
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We've been busy here
and there at seminars,
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prayer sessions, conversations
in our hotel rooms,
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rushing to go to
lunch, rushing to outreach.
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Lord, we've been
all over the place.
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But we're asking on today
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that you would give us a
blessing on this Sabbath,
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we could have never gotten
on any other Sabbath hitherto.
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Nor shall we ever
find on a Sabbath to come.
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And so teach us, on this day
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as we seek rest
to come to Jesus.
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To let Him give us rest.
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To take Jesus' yoke upon
us and to labor with the Lord.
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And to sit at Jesus'
feet just to wash the Master.
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Being reminded that it
is the love of our selves
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and our pride that
destroys our peace.
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May we rest in Your love
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and may the sweet,
sweet spirit of Jesus
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hover over this
place and every soul.
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Renew us again Lord.
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This is our prayer and we trust
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that you'll help us
to be our experience
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for we ask in Jesus name, amen.
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Happy Sabbath.
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Good evening.
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How many of you ever
walked into your church
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and then met by
somebody saying, happy Sabbath.
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And you could tell they
weren't happy that they,
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may be they had a bad day.
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Or you look outside the
door and you see a family coming
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and the parents are
yelling at their kids
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and they walk inside and
they're like happy Sabbath.
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What kind of,
what kind of witness
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are we being to the world?
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Our lives, we
should be the happiest,
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most cheerful people as
Adventists, as Christians,
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because God is in control.
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So what kind of
song are we singing
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that the worlds can hear?
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I just want to encourage
you to think about that,
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as we sing this song
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and that you will let
your life be a song of praise.
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Tune my heart oh God,
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that I may sing for Thee
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Teach my lips to speak
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words of love and peace
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Let my tongue declare Thy praise
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Guide my spirit Lord
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That I may live for Thee
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Teach me how to show
the goodness of Thy love
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Walk beside me Lord each day
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Fill my heart with songs of joy
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Fill my spirit
with words of love
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And let my voice be
raised for Thy Glory alone
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Lord make my life
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a song of praise
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Lord make my
life and let me live
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That I may share Your grace
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Let everything I say and do
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bring glory to Your name
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Fill my heart with songs of joy
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Fill my spirit
with words of love
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And let my voice be
raised for Thy Glory alone
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Lord make my
life a song of praise
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Lord make my life
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a song of praise
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In God's church
there are many people
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from many nations
with many tongues.
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And languages who
proclaim God as Lord,
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but there will be
one swelling choir
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when we reach our heavenly home.
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And to an audience of one,
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we will sing to the
Father, Spirit and Son.
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Let us all pray that
God will fill you and me
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and seal us for that
day in heavens choir.
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When we lift
our voices to heaven
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And we sing alleluias
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to worship the Lord
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We prepare for the day
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when we join all heaven's praise
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With an audience of one
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We will sing to the Son
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In heaven's choir
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we'll join saints in glory
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In heaven's choir
we'll worship the Lord
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And when we bow
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before His throne
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We'll sing holy, holy,
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holy We'll praise the Lord
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on high in heaven's choir
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In the church are many nations
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Nations, different
races Races, different songs
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There are different nations
who proclaim Christ as Lord
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But there will no more division
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When we reach our heavenly home
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We'll all sing as one
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in the presence of the Son
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In heaven's choir
we'll join saints in glory
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In heaven's choir
we'll worship the Lord
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And when we bow
before His throne
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We'll sing holy, holy,
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holy We'll praise the Lord
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on high in heaven's choir
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We'll join saints in glory
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In heaven's choir
we'll worship the Lord
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And when we bow
before His throne
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We'll sing holy, holy, holy
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We'll praise the Lord
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on high in heaven's choir
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In heaven's choir
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we'll worship the Lord
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In heaven's choir
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we'll worship the Lord
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Oklahoma Academy is grateful
to be able to be here tonight.
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Not all of our
students could make it,
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but as many as could are here.
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We also have a few
former students' alumni
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that are singing along with
us and playing along with us.
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But we do really appreciate
being able to be here.
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This next song
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pretty sure most of
you have heard it before.
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The title of this song
is the Hallelujah Chorus
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out of Handel's Messiah.
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As you sing, as we
sing Hallelujah Chorus,
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we would actually
like you to sing along
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so if you guys will
join with us and stand up.
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For those of you who
have sung this before
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we could use him help
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in different
sections or whatever.
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Just stay in your
seats please though.
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But go ahead and sing along
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as we're singing
the Hallelujah Chorus.
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So just think of how
this experience here at GYC
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has filled you
with the Holy Spirit.
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And when you're
filled with the Holy Spirit,
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we just sang this
song heaven's choir.
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We're gonna want we're wanting
to join in heaven's choir
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or what are we gonna
sing in heaven's choir,
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I imagine singing
the Hallelujah Chorus
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and other songs like that.
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So join with us.
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Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
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Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
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Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
00:22:53.44\00:22:58.61
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
00:22:58.62\00:23:02.08
For the Lord God
Omnipotent reigneth
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Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
00:23:08.92\00:23:12.11
Hallelujah! For the
Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
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Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
00:23:19.60\00:23:25.00
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
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For the Lord God
Omnipotent reigneth.
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Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
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For the Lord God
Omnipotent reigneth.
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Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
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The kingdom of this world
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Is become the
kingdom of our Lord
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And of His
Christ, and of His Christ
00:24:06.27\00:24:11.29
And He shall
reign for ever and ever
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And He shall
reign for ever and ever
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And He shall
reign for ever and ever
00:24:21.89\00:24:25.49
And He shall
reign for ever and ever
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And He shall
reign for ever and ever
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King of kings, for ever and ever
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Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
00:24:39.24\00:24:41.26
And Lord or Lords for
ever and ever and ever and ever
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King of Kings, for ever and ever
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Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
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And lord or
lords for ever and ever
00:24:54.80\00:24:59.73
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
00:24:59.74\00:25:02.36
And Lord of
lords for ever and ever
00:25:02.37\00:25:06.68
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
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The Lord of Lords King of Kings
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Lord of Lords
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and He shall
reign for ever and ever
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And He shall
reign for ever and ever
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King of Kings, for ever and ever
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Lord of Lords
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
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And He shall
reign forever and ever
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King of kings,
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And Lord of Lords
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King of kings,
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And Lord of Lords
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And He shall
reign forever and ever
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forever and
ever forever and ever
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forever and
ever forever and ever
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Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
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Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
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Please join me
for word of prayer.
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Heavenly Father,
we thank you so much
00:26:26.98\00:26:28.90
for this wonderful high
Sabbath You have given us
00:26:28.91\00:26:31.60
and what a
wonderful way to finish it of.
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We simply wanna pray for
Your presence to be with us
00:26:34.20\00:26:36.70
for the rest of
the service today.
00:26:36.71\00:26:38.44
And that Your spirit
might continue to dwell
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in our hearts as a
result to this conference.
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We pray all these
things in name of Jesus. Amen.
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Good evening, Elder Knott.
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Good evening, Thando.
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Now you're the editor of
the Adventist Review, correct?
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Yes. And you brought with
you a very special edition
00:26:52.34\00:26:55.53
of the review to GYC.
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Can you tell us
what's in that edition?
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This year we've put it out
in your hands an eight page,
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special edition for GYC alone.
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Well, I say alone, everyone else
00:27:07.28\00:27:08.68
in the church
gets to read it too.
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That special issue focuses
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on receiving the
gift of the Holy Spirit.
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You're going to
find in that edition
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fascinating information
about how you can prepare
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your own life for
God's promise gift?
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I also tell a little
story in there about a revival
00:27:24.69\00:27:27.10
that went through my
academy just 40 years ago.
00:27:27.11\00:27:30.79
And some lessons I learned.
00:27:30.80\00:27:32.66
You'll find an
article by Cliff Goldstein,
00:27:32.67\00:27:34.57
a wonderful
piece by Douglas Cooper
00:27:34.58\00:27:36.50
and editorial
by Justin McNeilus.
00:27:36.51\00:27:38.66
You gonna want to take
that home later this evening
00:27:38.67\00:27:40.63
and read it and enjoy it
over this coming weekend.
00:27:40.64\00:27:43.39
And every single
person here gets a copy.
00:27:43.40\00:27:45.59
Everyone gets a copy
and a hundred thousand
00:27:45.60\00:27:47.72
unique visitors a month to
the Adventist Review website
00:27:47.73\00:27:51.23
get to see it all too.
00:27:51.24\00:27:53.08
Look at the information in
there about how you can access
00:27:53.09\00:27:55.94
the Adventist
Review website to continue
00:27:55.95\00:27:58.26
getting not only this
material, but all the content.
00:27:58.27\00:28:01.94
Now Elder Knott, when most
people in this congregation
00:28:01.95\00:28:05.71
think about the review,
they think of it as a magazine
00:28:05.72\00:28:08.48
for their parents,
or their grandparents.
00:28:08.49\00:28:11.61
What relevance does the
review have for young people
00:28:11.62\00:28:14.23
or how can young people--
00:28:14.24\00:28:17.13
You know, truth never
goes out of style, does it?
00:28:17.14\00:28:20.68
Amen. God's
truth, God's promises
00:28:20.69\00:28:23.14
never goes out of style.
00:28:23.15\00:28:25.09
Whatever age you
are, you're looking,
00:28:25.10\00:28:27.25
you're hungering for the power
00:28:27.26\00:28:28.71
of the Holy Spirit in your life.
00:28:28.72\00:28:30.54
And the Adventist Review,
has been here for a 162 years
00:28:30.55\00:28:34.66
communicating that message.
00:28:34.67\00:28:36.97
It doesn't make any difference
whether you are 14 or 84,
00:28:36.98\00:28:40.54
this magazine is a
place where you can get solid
00:28:40.55\00:28:43.17
Bible based truth, find
articles that inspire you.
00:28:43.18\00:28:46.71
Read the material
of other young authors,
00:28:46.72\00:28:48.98
who are writing about their
growing experience with Jesus.
00:28:48.99\00:28:52.07
Yes, your grandparents read it,
00:28:52.08\00:28:53.70
your parents read it
and it's a wonderful place
00:28:53.71\00:28:56.74
for you to find
inspiration in your own life.
00:28:56.75\00:28:59.65
Now you mentioned young authors
00:28:59.66\00:29:01.20
and that picked my ears
because I love to write,
00:29:01.21\00:29:04.60
but one of the things that
you're looking for here at GYC
00:29:04.61\00:29:07.55
is young people
who can contribute
00:29:07.56\00:29:09.37
by writing
articles for the Review.
00:29:09.38\00:29:11.97
What does it
take for young person
00:29:11.98\00:29:13.77
who may have never written,
suppose I'm very nervous,
00:29:13.78\00:29:17.30
you may not
accept my publication,
00:29:17.31\00:29:18.87
and I am not very confident?
00:29:18.88\00:29:20.76
How can I get
published in the Review.
00:29:20.77\00:29:23.60
Well, let's take
your case specifically,
00:29:23.61\00:29:25.35
how can you get published?
00:29:25.36\00:29:26.48
Well, get to know the editor,
00:29:26.49\00:29:28.34
that always helps but actually,
00:29:28.35\00:29:31.45
actually you will find
in the magazine each week
00:29:31.46\00:29:35.28
an address where you
can send material to us.
00:29:35.29\00:29:37.75
Also take the opportunity
00:29:37.76\00:29:39.43
while we are
here over these days.
00:29:39.44\00:29:41.03
Come up and talk with me
about your interest in writing.
00:29:41.04\00:29:43.25
One of the reasons I come to GYC
00:29:43.26\00:29:45.32
every year is to recruit
authors from your generation.
00:29:45.33\00:29:48.73
So that it will,
the magazine will speak
00:29:48.74\00:29:50.84
to your generation as well.
00:29:50.85\00:29:53.09
Take the opportunity
to let the Lord's gifting
00:29:53.10\00:29:55.13
in your life through writings
be expressed in the pages
00:29:55.14\00:29:58.25
of this very old,
but very new magazine.
00:29:58.26\00:30:00.84
And so what would happen
00:30:00.85\00:30:02.52
if I have to submit an article,
00:30:02.53\00:30:03.90
I suppose I'm
inspired and I go home
00:30:03.91\00:30:05.93
and I write
something, but it's not perfect,
00:30:05.94\00:30:08.49
you know and what?
00:30:08.50\00:30:10.57
Editors like to have employment,
00:30:10.58\00:30:12.15
so editors work with you.
00:30:12.16\00:30:13.97
We are not sitting
here trying to read out
00:30:13.98\00:30:16.05
what's good and what's bad
00:30:16.06\00:30:17.09
and keep people
out of the magazine.
00:30:17.10\00:30:18.83
We're trying to find
fresh creative material
00:30:18.84\00:30:21.72
that the Lord is
laying on your heart.
00:30:21.73\00:30:23.40
I assigned an
assistant editor to work
00:30:23.41\00:30:25.74
with each piece that we accept.
00:30:25.75\00:30:27.20
That editor works
with you to develop a piece
00:30:27.21\00:30:29.76
that you are happy with
that speaks to the church.
00:30:29.77\00:30:32.94
Those are the kind of authors
00:30:32.95\00:30:34.07
I am looking for
when I come to GYC.
00:30:34.08\00:30:36.32
So how I can,
did you have a booth
00:30:36.33\00:30:37.90
here at GYC that I can visit.
00:30:37.91\00:30:39.79
I'm my own one person booth,
00:30:39.80\00:30:41.89
roaming all over the place
00:30:41.90\00:30:43.06
here for the next several days.
00:30:43.07\00:30:44.51
Find me and talk
with me about God's
00:30:44.52\00:30:46.70
gifting of writing in your life.
00:30:46.71\00:30:48.17
Okay, thank you Elder Knott.
00:30:48.18\00:30:49.51
This summer GYC
teamed up with Vida
00:32:40.44\00:32:43.86
to host a
mission trip in Honduras.
00:32:43.87\00:32:46.59
And as you could see from the
video there was construction,
00:32:46.60\00:32:49.74
there was evangelism
and there as a medical
00:32:49.75\00:32:53.64
as well, some medical
services for the community,
00:32:53.65\00:32:56.40
so behind me you see
just a few of the group
00:32:56.41\00:32:59.88
of the two
mission trips that came.
00:32:59.89\00:33:02.18
And I encourage you to
find them after this is over
00:33:02.19\00:33:05.61
and ask them
about their experience.
00:33:05.62\00:33:07.86
But I want to
introduce you to Naomi,
00:33:07.87\00:33:10.62
she is a
missionary there in Honduras.
00:33:10.63\00:33:13.11
And Naomi, share with
us how this experience
00:33:13.12\00:33:16.71
with Vida and
GYC the mission trip,
00:33:16.72\00:33:19.04
your perspective
on that experience.
00:33:19.05\00:33:21.75
Well the harvest is
ready, but the workers are few.
00:33:21.76\00:33:26.69
There's simply not enough people
00:33:26.70\00:33:29.00
in our small little group.
00:33:29.01\00:33:33.74
The harvest is ready,
but the workers are few
00:33:33.75\00:33:35.39
and we are a
small group in Honduras
00:33:35.40\00:33:37.45
working in this ministry.
00:33:37.46\00:33:39.57
And with all the evangelism work
00:33:39.58\00:33:41.18
that needs to go on in
the world for Jesus to return.
00:33:41.19\00:33:44.77
There is no way we
can do without each other.
00:33:44.78\00:33:47.42
And so what we experienced
was GYC coming and lending
00:33:47.43\00:33:51.11
a helping hand, where we could
not have done it otherwise.
00:33:51.12\00:33:55.33
There is so many lives
that need to be touched
00:33:55.34\00:33:57.72
and we live in just a
small village of 5,000 people.
00:33:57.73\00:34:00.80
But having an extra 60
people come during the summer
00:34:00.81\00:34:03.55
to knock on doors means a lot.
00:34:03.56\00:34:06.53
Lives were changed, people
gave their hearts to the Lord.
00:34:06.54\00:34:10.36
And we experience
new life ourselves.
00:34:10.37\00:34:14.72
If you want to know more about
00:34:14.73\00:34:15.91
Vida stop by
and see their booth.
00:34:15.92\00:34:17.52
We had a wonderful
experience there and often times
00:34:17.53\00:34:21.22
we go on a
mission trip, thinking
00:34:21.23\00:34:22.62
we are only going to
be there to reach people.
00:34:22.63\00:34:25.69
But God often reaches us
there and I want to quickly ask
00:34:25.70\00:34:28.32
Alex and Melisa to come forward.
00:34:28.33\00:34:30.74
These are two individuals
were on the mission trip
00:34:30.75\00:34:34.60
and were both
baptized and really quickly.
00:34:34.61\00:34:37.32
Melisa what made you
decide to be baptized there?
00:34:37.33\00:34:41.40
At GYC Baltimore 2010,
00:34:41.41\00:34:43.86
I made the decision to go
to Honduras on a mission trip.
00:34:43.87\00:34:46.78
I grew up in a Seventh-day
Adventist Christian family.
00:34:46.79\00:34:49.57
But over the last
couple of years of my life
00:34:49.58\00:34:51.38
I was drifting away
from God in a major way.
00:34:51.39\00:34:54.32
And the two weeks in
Honduras provided a time
00:34:54.33\00:34:56.61
for me to be away from my
cell phone, away from my job,
00:34:56.62\00:35:00.67
away from the internet
and it gave me a chance
00:35:00.68\00:35:03.06
to really be able
to hear God's voice.
00:35:03.07\00:35:05.57
And while Eric Montenegro,
the evangelist who was preaching
00:35:05.58\00:35:09.85
was speaking every night
in our evangelistic series.
00:35:09.86\00:35:12.54
I was listening to him
speak and I was watching
00:35:12.55\00:35:14.68
his perseverance
and his determination
00:35:14.69\00:35:16.33
as the rain was
coming down on our tent
00:35:16.34\00:35:18.10
and he was preaching to the
Honduran people and my heart
00:35:18.11\00:35:20.66
was so deeply touched
that I had to give myself whole
00:35:20.67\00:35:24.65
even 100 percent
back to God again. Amen.
00:35:24.66\00:35:27.77
Amen. And Alex what
was so life changing
00:35:27.78\00:35:30.92
for you about this mission trip?
00:35:30.93\00:35:32.48
This mission trip
changed completely my life.
00:35:32.49\00:35:34.96
When I got to Honduras
00:35:34.97\00:35:36.69
and I made a
decision to baptize in.
00:35:36.70\00:35:39.22
Actually it was not
just baptized with water,
00:35:39.23\00:35:41.45
this was Holy Spirit.
00:35:41.46\00:35:42.92
And God continue to baptize me
00:35:42.93\00:35:45.82
and with this subject
baptized with his Holy Spirit.
00:35:45.83\00:35:49.01
Amen, thank you for sharing,
00:35:49.02\00:35:50.79
so this coming year there's
another opportunity for you.
00:35:50.80\00:35:53.59
Thando tell us about that.
00:35:53.60\00:35:56.09
As you heard last
night in Justin message
00:35:56.10\00:35:59.28
that how young
people are on the world
00:35:59.29\00:36:01.24
are alive and active.
00:36:01.25\00:36:03.02
There was a young person
originally from Tanzania,
00:36:03.03\00:36:05.49
who was canvassing in
Canada and was so inspired
00:36:05.50\00:36:08.51
that he wanted to go back
to his home country and inspire
00:36:08.52\00:36:11.79
young people there for active
engagements in evangelism.
00:36:11.80\00:36:14.67
And next summer we
get to go to Tanzania
00:36:14.68\00:36:17.59
to worik with young
people who are on fire
00:36:17.60\00:36:20.17
for the lot of
have a passionate desire
00:36:20.18\00:36:22.52
to reach always with the gospel.
00:36:22.53\00:36:24.77
When you walked in here, you
would have found on your chair
00:36:24.78\00:36:29.14
is this wonderful postcard.
00:36:29.15\00:36:31.45
Take it out and look at it
00:36:31.46\00:36:33.57
and this is our intimation
project for next summer.
00:36:33.58\00:36:36.62
One in June, one in
August in collaboration
00:36:36.63\00:36:39.20
with Alive Tanzania
and Reach International.
00:36:39.21\00:36:41.94
We are going to
Bunere, Tanzania to minister
00:36:41.95\00:36:44.31
to a community in need.
00:36:44.32\00:36:46.04
But more than that to
get training ourselves,
00:36:46.05\00:36:49.01
so how we can more
effectively share the gospel.
00:36:49.02\00:36:52.35
And so come to the GYC booths
to learn more and to sign up.
00:36:52.36\00:36:56.10
And for those of you who
can't travel to Tanzania,
00:36:56.11\00:36:59.72
we have exciting missions
00:36:59.73\00:37:01.04
happening even
here in North America.
00:37:01.05\00:37:03.58
And so even if
you can't go overseas
00:37:03.59\00:37:05.62
you can minister here and come
to the booth to find out more.
00:37:05.63\00:37:08.32
We want to have you and to
share Christ with the world.
00:37:08.33\00:37:12.25
Thank you, so be
sure to check that out,
00:37:12.26\00:37:15.84
thank you all very much.
00:37:15.85\00:37:18.09
Every year at GYC, there is
something called Outreach Day.
00:37:18.10\00:37:22.37
You hear me
talking about it often.
00:37:22.38\00:37:24.40
And usually a big smile comes
to my face when I speak of it,
00:37:24.41\00:37:28.19
and this year is no exception.
00:37:28.20\00:37:30.66
And I want to share with you
00:37:30.67\00:37:32.82
what's going to be
happening on Outreach Day.
00:37:32.83\00:37:35.49
Tomorrow is the Outreach Day
00:37:35.50\00:37:37.46
come here at 1:45
PM, don't be late.
00:37:37.47\00:37:40.94
Come sit in these chairs,
00:37:40.95\00:37:42.51
bring your lunch
with you if you need to.
00:37:42.52\00:37:44.26
But come here and sit we
will be loading the buses
00:37:44.27\00:37:46.76
right out these doors.
00:37:46.77\00:37:48.35
We have 55 buses right now
00:37:48.36\00:37:51.11
that need you to be on
them to go door to door.
00:37:51.12\00:37:55.34
We have also some places on foot
00:37:55.35\00:37:58.28
where people can walk
and we are continuing to pray
00:37:58.29\00:38:00.70
for more buses,
because there are so many here,
00:38:00.71\00:38:03.37
we want all of you
to have the opportunity.
00:38:03.38\00:38:05.76
But one of the
most exciting things
00:38:05.77\00:38:07.14
I want to share
with you this year
00:38:07.15\00:38:09.08
is what God has been
doing prior to our coming.
00:38:09.09\00:38:12.11
How God has placed
us here at this time
00:38:12.12\00:38:15.79
for a very specific purpose.
00:38:15.80\00:38:17.63
I want to introduce you to Lisa.
00:38:17.64\00:38:19.31
She is in the Alvin area,
right not far from Houston.
00:38:19.32\00:38:23.58
And Lisa tell us a little
bit about how you heard of GYC,
00:38:23.59\00:38:28.83
how you have
become involved in this?
00:38:28.84\00:38:31.17
Well, my friends told me
a couple of years about GYC,
00:38:31.18\00:38:34.34
unfortunately I
was unable to attend.
00:38:34.35\00:38:36.61
But because I
live in the local area
00:38:36.62\00:38:38.71
about 30 minutes away from here,
00:38:38.72\00:38:40.55
I thought this a
great opportunity
00:38:40.56\00:38:42.60
to come and checkout GYC.
00:38:42.61\00:38:44.78
I'm actually planning the first
00:38:44.79\00:38:46.72
Seventh-day Adventist
English church in Alvin, Texas.
00:38:46.73\00:38:50.19
I wasn't planning on it and
starting giving Bible studies
00:38:50.20\00:38:54.68
precisely one year
ago last year in December,
00:38:54.69\00:38:58.46
started giving Bible studies.
00:38:58.47\00:39:00.25
I had up to 20 young
adults in my apartment
00:39:00.26\00:39:03.41
and I really was scared.
00:39:03.42\00:39:06.20
I was hesitant but the
Lord took away my fear.
00:39:06.21\00:39:08.87
I really thought
the calling to reach out
00:39:08.88\00:39:10.88
to these young
adults and this past summer,
00:39:10.89\00:39:14.15
three young adults
gave their lives to Christ
00:39:14.16\00:39:16.29
and that was awesome.
00:39:16.30\00:39:18.33
Eight months ago they
wanted me on Sabbath for church.
00:39:18.34\00:39:21.97
You know, there is
no church out there.
00:39:21.98\00:39:24.34
And I said, well you
know well lets think about it.
00:39:24.35\00:39:26.11
You know, we
don't have new funds,
00:39:26.12\00:39:27.45
the majority of them
are college students.
00:39:27.46\00:39:29.73
And I say let's think about it.
00:39:29.74\00:39:30.94
If God wants it to
happen, it's gonna happen.
00:39:30.95\00:39:33.18
So we started
praying two months later,
00:39:33.19\00:39:35.25
the Lord found a
location for us for free.
00:39:35.26\00:39:38.28
And I said what, so
we thought--we thought
00:39:38.29\00:39:40.95
this is sign
from God, let's do it.
00:39:40.96\00:39:42.98
So we started doing,
then a couple of months later
00:39:42.99\00:39:45.24
he upgraded us to a
better location for free. Amen.
00:39:45.25\00:39:50.37
And about a week
ago I was praying,
00:39:50.38\00:39:53.25
I said, Lord we have
to find another location.
00:39:53.26\00:39:56.13
And I started
driving around praying
00:39:56.14\00:39:58.46
and we found another location
for free and guess what.
00:39:58.47\00:40:02.32
It's a Sunday keeping church.
00:40:02.33\00:40:04.18
We can use that the whole
entire Sabbath for service.
00:40:04.19\00:40:08.26
And I'm like, this is not luck,
00:40:08.27\00:40:10.33
this is not a coincidence,
this is God working. Amen.
00:40:10.34\00:40:13.80
And it all started
with Bible studies.
00:40:13.81\00:40:16.54
And it's incredible
whenever I hear Lisa to speak.
00:40:16.55\00:40:19.58
When I met her I
could see the excitement
00:40:19.59\00:40:22.83
coming off her
and she would say.
00:40:22.84\00:40:24.10
Oh, let me tell you
about another miracle
00:40:24.11\00:40:25.63
God did and she was
passionately sharing.
00:40:25.64\00:40:27.83
And she said, you
know, I was so scared
00:40:27.84\00:40:30.18
when I first was going to
start giving Bible studies.
00:40:30.19\00:40:32.23
God had to take away that fear.
00:40:32.24\00:40:34.05
But look what is happening now,
00:40:34.06\00:40:35.36
there is a church growing
right there in that area. Yes.
00:40:35.37\00:40:38.86
And we're actually
going to tomorrow knock on
00:40:38.87\00:40:42.91
basically every
single door in Alvin.
00:40:42.92\00:40:45.42
We have enough buses going
there to hit all the doors.
00:40:45.43\00:40:47.63
We're also going to a
number of other places
00:40:47.64\00:40:50.13
where there are church plants.
00:40:50.14\00:40:51.85
And you know what
an incredible blessing.
00:40:51.86\00:40:54.58
Could you knock on this many
doors with your group there?
00:40:54.59\00:40:57.21
No and GYC came on to,
it's like perfect timing.
00:40:57.22\00:41:01.60
We planned an outreach
campaign called Hope 2012,
00:41:01.61\00:41:05.47
in November and we are
planning to do it January.
00:41:05.48\00:41:08.36
And I made a 1,000
flyers and I said okay,
00:41:08.37\00:41:11.36
how are we gonna
pass out a 1,000 flyers,
00:41:11.37\00:41:13.38
right, that's by
walking by faith, right.
00:41:13.39\00:41:15.00
It was like, God
I need your help.
00:41:15.01\00:41:17.47
So I heard about the
outreach program that GYC has,
00:41:17.48\00:41:20.72
and I said, I'm on this.
00:41:20.73\00:41:22.73
So I tried emailing people.
00:41:22.74\00:41:24.75
I met Chelsea a
couple of weeks ago.
00:41:24.76\00:41:26.65
They're sending four buses
out there, that's a miracle.
00:41:26.66\00:41:29.07
I had to make 8,000 more flyers.
00:41:29.08\00:41:31.73
And we're only a
group of 15 young people.
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And I'm like Lord, how
are You going to use us?
00:41:35.36\00:41:37.51
I know it's His plan,
00:41:37.52\00:41:39.26
He's showing us that He
is in control of all of this.
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Amen. Amen. So tomorrow be here.
00:41:43.61\00:41:47.36
We have an opportunity
to be blessed ourselves
00:41:47.37\00:41:49.50
and be a blessing to
churches like the Alvin church
00:41:49.51\00:41:52.31
that are just beginning to grow.
00:41:52.32\00:41:54.01
Thank you. Thank you.
00:41:54.02\00:41:55.69
It began as a dream.
00:42:00.91\00:42:03.44
I imagined the
possibilities of a road trip
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without any
initial money or food,
00:42:06.75\00:42:09.94
being sustain
entirely by selling books.
00:42:09.95\00:42:14.01
And I knew the
idea had potential.
00:42:14.02\00:42:16.98
But for years it
remained just a dream.
00:42:16.99\00:42:20.61
Until the school year.
00:42:23.18\00:42:25.29
In the fall of 2011.
00:42:25.30\00:42:29.55
Dr. Seybold, Dean Dennis
00:42:34.39\00:42:36.76
and I were in a brainstorming
session for the school.
00:42:36.77\00:42:40.33
And I mentioned the idea.
00:42:40.34\00:42:42.30
Excitement grew as
we talked about it.
00:42:42.31\00:42:45.54
It's a Faith Trip.
00:42:45.55\00:42:47.26
And that's how it all started.
00:42:47.27\00:42:50.83
Over the span of
two-and-a-half weeks,
00:42:50.84\00:42:53.29
a group of us would canvas our
way to GYC in Houston, Texas,
00:42:53.30\00:42:58.89
with no food, no money,
00:42:58.90\00:43:02.06
only one tank of gas
and a trunk load of books.
00:43:02.07\00:43:06.25
This was really going to be
a faith building experience.
00:43:06.26\00:43:12.51
One morning I
presented Faith Trip
00:43:12.52\00:43:15.24
to the students during a chapel.
00:43:15.25\00:43:18.16
I had no idea of what
kind of response we get.
00:43:18.17\00:43:22.24
I shouldn't have questioned,
they eagerly begin to sign.
00:43:22.25\00:43:26.31
Fall passed,
finals were finally over.
00:43:38.20\00:43:42.62
There was a night
before we were about to leave.
00:43:42.63\00:43:48.40
As you guys know,
Faith Trip is tomorrow.
00:43:48.41\00:43:53.82
These next few weeks
00:43:53.83\00:43:55.56
may be some of the most
challenging you've ever faced,
00:43:55.57\00:43:59.70
but don't lose
courage, give it your best.
00:43:59.71\00:44:04.55
God is in the
business of working miracles.
00:44:04.56\00:44:09.52
Are you ready
to experience that?
00:44:09.53\00:44:13.29
Are you ready for Faith Trip?
00:44:13.30\00:44:16.93
On the first day of Faith Trip
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before we actually took off
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I mean of course
my mind is racing.
00:44:21.08\00:44:23.56
I was truly nervous
to be honest with you.
00:44:23.57\00:44:25.45
The mindset of myself
and everybody on the team
00:44:25.46\00:44:29.46
before we took off was,
what in the world are we doing?
00:44:29.47\00:44:34.61
Like why did I sign up for this?
00:44:34.62\00:44:36.64
Like I saw the Faith Trip
is officially going to start
00:44:36.65\00:44:39.82
in a couple of minutes
once the first canister
00:44:39.83\00:44:42.52
touches the battlefield.
00:44:42.53\00:44:44.43
On the day three
we were in McFarland
00:44:50.44\00:44:53.01
and it's a town, it's
mostly a Spanish community.
00:44:53.02\00:44:57.34
Many of the
houses were surrounded
00:44:57.35\00:44:58.68
with barking dogs and fences.
00:44:58.69\00:45:01.04
That I could see pretty clearly
00:45:01.05\00:45:03.88
it was typical
Hispanic territory.
00:45:03.89\00:45:06.66
Hispanic territory
is usually really funds
00:45:06.67\00:45:09.32
we stuff to canvas.
00:45:09.33\00:45:10.77
I don't speak fluent Spanish
00:45:10.78\00:45:12.33
only one person in a group does.
00:45:12.34\00:45:14.56
So I was doing amount of
praying that the Holy Spirit
00:45:14.57\00:45:17.43
will do a lot of interpreting,
00:45:17.44\00:45:18.71
because I needed a lot of help.
00:45:18.72\00:45:22.40
So we arrived in Barstow,
a town that was pretty tough
00:45:22.41\00:45:26.47
and we were already
having a very difficult day.
00:45:26.48\00:45:30.00
We had the van
breakdown for the first time.
00:45:30.01\00:45:32.24
Joe and my self were
trying to fix this van.
00:45:32.25\00:45:35.57
I didn't know
where the radiator was.
00:45:35.58\00:45:39.31
And this is the first-time
that we think, can we move on.
00:45:39.32\00:45:43.59
This would become
an ongoing problem.
00:45:43.60\00:45:45.97
I got to keep this in prayer,
because it's a challenge.
00:45:45.98\00:45:50.33
We arrived at
Tucson before sunset,
00:45:50.34\00:45:53.24
but it already, it was
already very, very cold.
00:45:53.25\00:45:55.35
People weren't even
opening their doors.
00:45:55.36\00:45:57.46
So it's kind of
discouraging, I was wondering,
00:45:57.47\00:45:59.19
can't really even
do this Faith Trip.
00:45:59.20\00:46:01.39
But praise the Lord,
00:46:01.40\00:46:02.58
because we worked
Tucson the second day.
00:46:02.59\00:46:06.30
And that's why I got a dump bag
00:46:06.31\00:46:07.74
and I never ever had a dump bag
00:46:07.75\00:46:09.46
and know what it
was called that first.
00:46:09.47\00:46:11.12
Ah it was just like I don't
know if this is a dump bag.
00:46:11.13\00:46:13.28
No a dump bag is when
you literally sell every book
00:46:13.29\00:46:17.49
that you have in your bag.
00:46:17.50\00:46:19.59
Van Horn is a town,
that's in a middle of nowhere.
00:46:24.25\00:46:27.24
I mean I don't know
if there is a more run
00:46:27.25\00:46:28.92
down city in the United States.
00:46:28.93\00:46:30.85
I asked the couple of people
like why do you lived here
00:46:30.86\00:46:34.31
and they didn't really know.
00:46:34.32\00:46:37.20
And I am thinking
would I can get fifty books
00:46:37.21\00:46:40.94
we're not gonna
cover cost for today.
00:46:40.95\00:46:42.74
But somehow inside of me
00:46:42.75\00:46:45.48
I thought that's I
was gonna take care of it.
00:46:45.49\00:46:48.00
Jonathan says,
Joe and Doctor Harris
00:46:48.01\00:46:50.82
were to the back of
the van to the end of town.
00:46:50.83\00:46:53.91
I don't think he is
serious, he says get out,
00:46:53.92\00:46:56.89
I say are you serious.
00:46:56.90\00:46:58.23
And we continue working.
00:46:58.24\00:46:59.63
And I buckle go out and
here and buckle go out there.
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And by 6:06 we
caught fifty one books.
00:47:02.53\00:47:07.67
Faith trip has really thought
me to persevere and to push
00:47:07.68\00:47:12.37
when all outward
appearance seem grimed.
00:47:12.38\00:47:15.37
A Faith Trip it's daily
00:47:15.38\00:47:16.96
and not just two-and-a-half
week thing from GYC.
00:47:16.97\00:47:20.34
Faith Trip has
really thought to depend
00:47:20.35\00:47:23.29
upon God in a very intimately.
00:47:23.30\00:47:25.86
Running out in villages awesome.
00:47:25.87\00:47:27.97
See to me how to do in
better this hypothermic.
00:47:27.98\00:47:30.11
This trip
definitely will make me more
00:47:30.12\00:47:33.02
courageous in the future.
00:47:33.03\00:47:34.59
One thing I can learn
from Faith Trip is that.
00:47:34.60\00:47:37.20
Characters power.
00:47:37.21\00:47:38.66
Faith Trip is something
that you will never regret.
00:47:38.67\00:47:41.81
Because a trip like
this will change your life.
00:47:41.82\00:47:43.94
Value do experience
is being with Jesus.
00:47:43.95\00:47:46.85
God is really faithful
00:47:46.86\00:47:48.18
and the failures
always apparent failure
00:47:48.19\00:47:50.40
when you are working with God.
00:47:50.41\00:47:51.76
I go buttoned beyond.
00:47:51.77\00:47:53.05
God wants to expand us.
00:47:53.06\00:47:54.51
God can also teach
you how to do his work.
00:47:54.52\00:47:56.33
Go for it. All you have to lose.
00:47:56.34\00:47:58.58
God has called us to
live a life of Faith Trip.
00:47:58.59\00:48:04.25
So this Faith Trip
is officially over.
00:48:04.26\00:48:07.71
We have been geared cold nights,
00:48:07.72\00:48:09.78
long hours
sleeping on hard floors.
00:48:09.79\00:48:12.99
But I tell you
what each and every
00:48:13.00\00:48:14.72
one of us would do it again.
00:48:14.73\00:48:17.31
And the cool thing about it all
00:48:17.32\00:48:19.40
is that it doesn't have to
stop here would be awesome.
00:48:19.41\00:48:23.35
Is it there were hundred of
that thousands of Faith Trips
00:48:23.36\00:48:27.31
throughout the United
States and throughout the world.
00:48:27.32\00:48:30.50
The question is do you
wanna be on a Faith Trip.
00:48:30.51\00:48:35.19
Are you gonna
be on a Faith Trip.
00:48:35.20\00:48:38.33
So guess what GYC,
Faith Trip made it.
00:48:48.72\00:48:53.17
And I have here
friend Joe and Christine.
00:48:53.18\00:48:57.91
And the question we have
basically, how was it like?
00:48:57.92\00:49:00.58
You know, to go out in
faith, no food no money.
00:49:00.59\00:49:03.39
All right, well we are here.
00:49:10.99\00:49:14.36
Nobody died.
00:49:14.37\00:49:15.94
We all got sick
though but other than that
00:49:15.95\00:49:18.27
I will tell you really
briefly that 1500 message books
00:49:18.28\00:49:23.11
have gone out but aside
from that with coopering
00:49:23.12\00:49:27.84
in any ministry that you
pursue in a faith trip manner,
00:49:27.85\00:49:31.93
requires a
developing of character.
00:49:31.94\00:49:34.37
In fact, it
develops your character.
00:49:34.38\00:49:35.86
It breaks you, it makes
you and it does something
00:49:35.87\00:49:38.12
that you wouldn't
believe but what is it,
00:49:38.13\00:49:40.79
what is that
number 1, requirement
00:49:40.80\00:49:42.79
that it takes when
you go from door to door,
00:49:42.80\00:49:45.50
something that we
discovered day to day
00:49:45.51\00:49:47.61
and just about door to door.
00:49:47.62\00:49:49.56
It was a humbling
than is to take place.
00:49:49.57\00:49:56.10
Just want to share with you
00:49:56.11\00:49:57.33
a beautiful divine appointment.
00:49:57.34\00:49:59.28
A beautiful experience
that the Lord gave me.
00:49:59.29\00:50:01.74
During this faith trip in the
city of in a town of Van Horn.
00:50:01.75\00:50:05.77
God really tested my faith.
00:50:05.78\00:50:07.49
And he also gave me
a special experience.
00:50:07.50\00:50:09.46
I went into a salon and
there was many ladies in there.
00:50:09.47\00:50:14.30
I was able to leave about
twelve books in that salon
00:50:14.31\00:50:17.14
but there is one
experience that really
00:50:17.15\00:50:18.84
stands out in my mind.
00:50:18.85\00:50:20.73
There is a lady that
came up to me in the salon
00:50:20.74\00:50:22.59
and she said I would really
00:50:22.60\00:50:24.20
like to get some of your books.
00:50:24.21\00:50:25.80
She is like let
me see what you have.
00:50:25.81\00:50:27.81
And I started
showing her the books
00:50:27.82\00:50:29.09
in as soon as she
saw the Great Controversy
00:50:29.10\00:50:31.93
her eyes were led up
and she got so excited
00:50:31.94\00:50:34.69
she said does it had
pictures and I said of course.
00:50:34.70\00:50:37.54
I start to
showing her the pictures
00:50:37.55\00:50:39.39
and she said wow
this is a beautiful book.
00:50:39.40\00:50:41.59
She said I use to have this
book there was old and small
00:50:41.60\00:50:44.86
and I had
prints and no pictures.
00:50:44.87\00:50:47.26
She said, my daughter
and I were reading through it
00:50:47.27\00:50:49.72
and we only got to chapter 6.
00:50:49.73\00:50:51.46
She said, and then we
moved and we sold the house
00:50:51.47\00:50:54.27
and we lost the book
in the process of moving.
00:50:54.28\00:50:57.64
And she said, I
have been praying
00:50:57.65\00:50:59.53
that the Lord would send
me another one of this book.
00:50:59.54\00:51:01.33
She said it was such a
blessing so we reading it
00:51:01.34\00:51:03.37
and she said our
family wants to hear
00:51:03.38\00:51:05.35
the rest of the story. Amen.
00:51:05.36\00:51:07.38
I thank you so
much for sharing guys
00:51:07.39\00:51:08.77
and it's truly an
inspiration for us. Amen.
00:51:08.78\00:51:11.26
Good evening GYC.
00:51:27.26\00:51:28.65
Good evening.
00:51:28.66\00:51:29.91
Happy Sabbath.
00:51:29.92\00:51:31.22
Happy Sabbath.
00:51:31.23\00:51:32.62
I have with me five
friends from New York city
00:51:32.63\00:51:35.14
and they're gonna
tell us a little bit
00:51:35.15\00:51:36.78
about mission work
they did at Ground Zero
00:51:36.79\00:51:40.72
on the Tenth Anniversary
00:51:40.73\00:51:41.93
of September'11.
So Mark go ahead.
00:51:41.94\00:51:45.33
The Lord says that the harvest
is what? Plentiful. Amen.
00:51:45.34\00:51:49.38
And here it is in
the New York metro area
00:51:49.39\00:51:51.10
composed of 19.3 million
people--we decide to follow
00:51:51.11\00:51:54.61
our savior and going amen. Amen.
00:51:54.62\00:51:57.79
And in going we went to share
with them the greatest gift
00:51:57.80\00:52:01.60
that could possibly be given.
00:52:01.61\00:52:03.85
Which is the
knowledge of Jesus Christ.
00:52:03.86\00:52:06.41
We went with steps to Christ.
00:52:06.42\00:52:07.97
We went with the
hymns of Zion, amen.
00:52:07.98\00:52:10.52
Which are sermons in themselves?
00:52:10.53\00:52:12.49
We saying to them
and the amazing thing
00:52:12.50\00:52:14.06
is you would surely see
how the harvest is plentiful.
00:52:14.07\00:52:16.87
Because when you minister
in these large urban centers,
00:52:16.88\00:52:19.15
such as, New York
City, you really recognized
00:52:19.16\00:52:23.01
just how vast the
numbers the numbers come.
00:52:23.02\00:52:27.26
And they had their
media and their cameras
00:52:27.27\00:52:30.12
and poeple were
crying as we sing.
00:52:30.13\00:52:32.90
Amazing grace,
at a solemn moment
00:52:32.91\00:52:35.37
September, 11th a
decade anniversary.
00:52:35.38\00:52:38.22
And the thing is we met
other Seventh-day Adventist.
00:52:38.23\00:52:41.18
So as we were
passing out steps to Christ.
00:52:41.19\00:52:42.84
We meet missionaries from Canada
00:52:42.85\00:52:44.69
or missionaries from Utah.
00:52:44.70\00:52:46.62
And other states
just seeking to minister
00:52:46.63\00:52:49.19
to our brothers and
sisters in New York City.
00:52:49.20\00:52:51.27
So to God be the glory and
remember Jesus in Mathew 4;19,
00:52:51.28\00:52:54.56
"If you follow me I
will make you fishes of men."
00:52:54.57\00:52:57.55
To God be the glory.
Now that day found out
00:52:57.56\00:52:59.62
something special
Misael tell us about it.
00:52:59.63\00:53:01.56
Absolutely this
really struck us.
00:53:01.57\00:53:03.91
Really it was something amazing.
00:53:03.92\00:53:05.42
Just to give you some
context there was thousands
00:53:05.43\00:53:07.79
if not hundred of
thousands of people.
00:53:07.80\00:53:09.36
There was Tenth
Anniversary of 9/11
00:53:09.37\00:53:11.57
that changed the entire world.
00:53:11.58\00:53:13.19
We were singing on a corner.
00:53:13.20\00:53:14.52
It was about two hours
and we had sung our throats.
00:53:14.53\00:53:16.91
They were gone. I
knew I wasn't going
00:53:16.92\00:53:18.34
to be able to
speak the day after.
00:53:18.35\00:53:19.51
It was hours that
we were out there.
00:53:19.70\00:53:21.54
We went afterwards to pray.
00:53:21.55\00:53:23.90
Right at Ground Zero
when we opened our eyes
00:53:23.91\00:53:25.86
we were in a circle.
00:53:25.87\00:53:27.12
We reopened our
eyes there was two ladies
00:53:27.13\00:53:28.78
there one had been
a missionary in China.
00:53:28.79\00:53:32.32
And she tells us the story.
00:53:32.33\00:53:33.40
We didn't know why
she was telling this story
00:53:33.41\00:53:34.81
about the Felton street revival.
00:53:34.82\00:53:36.86
In New York City and she
says nobody knows about it.
00:53:36.87\00:53:39.44
But it happened 1857
there was a man in downtown
00:53:39.45\00:53:43.99
on Felton St. and he
started an hour of prayer
00:53:44.00\00:53:47.73
every Wednesday at noon.
00:53:47.74\00:53:49.23
Where he wanted people
to come and pray with him.
00:53:49.24\00:53:52.16
The first time five
people showed up to cut story
00:53:52.17\00:53:55.47
real short because
it was an amazing story
00:53:55.48\00:53:57.15
and we don't
have that much time.
00:53:57.16\00:53:58.82
Within three months there
was fifty thousand people. Wow.
00:53:58.83\00:54:01.94
Within New York city that
would stop and pray at noon.
00:54:01.95\00:54:05.64
It goes more than
that. Because you know,
00:54:05.65\00:54:07.06
what happens in New York
00:54:07.07\00:54:08.51
spreads in the rest
of the world quickly
00:54:08.52\00:54:11.23
that's it's the
centre of finance
00:54:11.24\00:54:12.98
culture, music everything.
00:54:12.99\00:54:15.06
Well, in
eighteen months after that
00:54:15.07\00:54:16.96
there were one million
souls converted to Jesus. Wow.
00:54:16.97\00:54:20.69
One million, one
million and then we heard
00:54:20.70\00:54:23.65
just this is amazing my
cause that night researches it.
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Guess what street
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we were standing
on, we didn't even know.
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We had no clue and we
went we looked to admit,
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we were standing in
Felton St. Wow. Amen.
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Amen, when I saw that one
we saw that we praise the Lord
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because we know
that revival is coming.
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And in 1857 that
happen a 150 years.
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We're gonna see it happen again.
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And I am
convinced of that. Amen.
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Amen, thank you. Thank you.
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Before the throne of God above
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I have a strong and perfect plea
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A great High
Priest, whose name is Love
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Who ever lives and pleads for me
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My name is graven on His hands
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My name is written on His heart
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I know that while
in heaven He stands
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No tongue can
bid me thence depart
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When Satan tempts me to despair
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And tells me of the guilt within
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Upward I look, and see Him there
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Who made an end to all my sin
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Because the sinless Savior died
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My sinful soul is counted free
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For God the just is satisfied
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To look on Him and pardon me
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Behold Him there, the Risen Lamb
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My perfect,
spotless righteousness
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The great unchangeable I am
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The King of glory and of grace
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One with Himself I cannot die
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My soul is
purchased by His blood
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My life is hid
with Christ on high
00:57:04.37\00:57:11.12
With Christ, my
Savior and my God
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My name is graven on His hands
00:57:17.38\00:57:22.06
My name is written on His heart
00:57:22.07\00:57:26.47
My life is hid
with Christ on high
00:57:26.48\00:57:33.47
With Christ, my
Savior and my God
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