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Series Code: 11GYC
Program Code: 11GYC000007
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00:13 Ellen White makes a statement.
00:15 She says, that "when, God's people sing to him, 00:21 angels are there singing with him." 00:25 I like to say when God's people lift up bells, 00:31 his angels are there with Him, singing praise to them. 00:34 The next song we're gonna hear, 00:35 the song we're going to play for you is 'Praise the Lord.' 00:39 It's a familiar song. 00:40 And think over it and think of the angels playing this song. 01:00 [music] 05:07 How many of you today, found something to complain about. 05:13 I don't see any hand, that's good. 05:16 All too often complaining fits 05:19 naturally into our daily conversations. 05:22 Ellen White says, "Do not utter one despondent word 05:26 for such words, please Satan. 05:29 Talk of Christ's goodness and tell of His power. 05:33 Words of hope and trust and courage 05:35 are as easily spoken as the words of complaint. 05:39 Rejoice in the Lord all way." 05:40 And again I say rejoice. 05:43 This evening I want to encourage you 05:45 to think through your day, think about negative things 05:48 that you said and how you could have changed 05:51 those negative situations or those negative comments 05:54 and replace them with rejoicing to our Savior. 05:58 Think about that tonight 05:59 as the Oklahoma Academy Bell Choir plays 'Let us Rejoice.' 06:17 [music] 08:46 Good evening GYC. 08:49 Happy Sabbath. 08:51 Happy Sabbath. Happy Sabbath. 08:53 Sorry, I didn't see some people on the left side 08:55 give me a happy Sabbath. 08:57 So I won't, I won't call anybody yell. 09:01 As we welcome to Sabbath, 09:02 I wanted to read from the word of God. 09:05 Mathew, Chapter 11 and verse 28 to 30. 09:08 Jesus says, "Come unto me, 09:12 all ye that labor and are heavy laden 09:16 and I will give you rest. 09:19 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me 09:23 for I am meek and lowly in heart and ye shall find rest 09:29 for your souls, for my yoke is easy and my burden is light." 09:35 Amen. We find three steps of how to find rest. 09:41 We don't receive rest on the Sabbath, 09:43 because we stop doing our work. 09:45 We already ironed our cloths and polished our shoes. 09:49 The Bible says, the first step 09:50 in finding rest is coming to Jesus. Amen. 09:54 Rest is a gift from Christ. 09:57 Amen. It is not a gift of just taking a day off. 09:59 Many people take a day off, but they don't find rest. 10:03 Not the rest that Jesus offers. 10:05 Number two, it says 10:07 "Take my yoke upon you and learn from Me." 10:13 Jesus says, "If we begin to give off whatever yoke 10:17 we are wearing and we decide to yoke with Christ to labor 10:22 with Jesus is the second step in finding rest." 10:27 Rest is not inactivity. 10:29 It is changing our service. 10:32 And in a third thing He says, He says "Learn of me." 10:38 The most restful thing we can do on this day is to sit 10:42 and watch Jesus to contemplate His life. 10:47 And in the words of Martin Luther, 10:49 "When I look at myself I don't know how I can be saved. 10:55 But when I look at Jesus 10:57 I don't know how I can be lost." 10:59 If you would not mind rising with me 11:03 as we pray to welcome God's Sabbath. 11:10 Might God, everlasting Father, 11:16 we are those who have labored and are heavy laden. 11:21 It has been a busy few days since Wednesday night. 11:25 We've been busy here and there at seminars, 11:28 prayer sessions, conversations in our hotel rooms, 11:32 rushing to go to lunch, rushing to outreach. 11:35 Lord, we've been all over the place. 11:38 But we're asking on today 11:40 that you would give us a blessing on this Sabbath, 11:42 we could have never gotten on any other Sabbath hitherto. 11:46 Nor shall we ever find on a Sabbath to come. 11:50 And so teach us, on this day 11:53 as we seek rest to come to Jesus. 11:56 To let Him give us rest. 11:59 To take Jesus' yoke upon us and to labor with the Lord. 12:05 And to sit at Jesus' feet just to wash the Master. 12:11 Being reminded that it is the love of our selves 12:14 and our pride that destroys our peace. 12:18 May we rest in Your love 12:24 and may the sweet, sweet spirit of Jesus 12:27 hover over this place and every soul. 12:31 Renew us again Lord. 12:33 This is our prayer and we trust 12:37 that you'll help us to be our experience 12:39 for we ask in Jesus name, amen. 12:43 Happy Sabbath. 12:51 Good evening. 12:53 How many of you ever walked into your church 12:55 and then met by somebody saying, happy Sabbath. 12:59 And you could tell they weren't happy that they, 13:02 may be they had a bad day. 13:03 Or you look outside the door and you see a family coming 13:06 and the parents are yelling at their kids 13:07 and they walk inside and they're like happy Sabbath. 13:11 What kind of, what kind of witness 13:12 are we being to the world? 13:14 Our lives, we should be the happiest, 13:16 most cheerful people as Adventists, as Christians, 13:19 because God is in control. 13:22 So what kind of song are we singing 13:24 that the worlds can hear? 13:26 I just want to encourage you to think about that, 13:28 as we sing this song 13:30 and that you will let your life be a song of praise. 13:50 Tune my heart oh God, 13:55 that I may sing for Thee 14:00 Teach my lips to speak 14:03 words of love and peace 14:07 Let my tongue declare Thy praise 14:12 Guide my spirit Lord 14:18 That I may live for Thee 14:22 Teach me how to show the goodness of Thy love 14:28 Walk beside me Lord each day 14:33 Fill my heart with songs of joy 14:39 Fill my spirit with words of love 14:44 And let my voice be raised for Thy Glory alone 14:52 Lord make my life 14:54 a song of praise 15:00 Lord make my life and let me live 15:06 That I may share Your grace 15:11 Let everything I say and do 15:16 bring glory to Your name 15:22 Fill my heart with songs of joy 15:28 Fill my spirit with words of love 15:33 And let my voice be raised for Thy Glory alone 15:41 Lord make my life a song of praise 15:48 Lord make my life 15:51 a song of praise 16:14 In God's church there are many people 16:18 from many nations with many tongues. 16:21 And languages who proclaim God as Lord, 16:26 but there will be one swelling choir 16:30 when we reach our heavenly home. 16:32 And to an audience of one, 16:35 we will sing to the Father, Spirit and Son. 16:40 Let us all pray that God will fill you and me 16:45 and seal us for that day in heavens choir. 17:10 When we lift our voices to heaven 17:18 And we sing alleluias 17:23 to worship the Lord 17:26 We prepare for the day 17:30 when we join all heaven's praise 17:34 With an audience of one 17:39 We will sing to the Son 17:44 In heaven's choir 17:49 we'll join saints in glory 17:52 In heaven's choir we'll worship the Lord 18:00 And when we bow 18:04 before His throne 18:08 We'll sing holy, holy, 18:15 holy We'll praise the Lord 18:19 on high in heaven's choir 18:36 In the church are many nations 18:39 Nations, different races Races, different songs 18:43 There are different nations who proclaim Christ as Lord 18:50 But there will no more division 18:54 When we reach our heavenly home 18:58 We'll all sing as one 19:02 in the presence of the Son 19:08 In heaven's choir we'll join saints in glory 19:16 In heaven's choir we'll worship the Lord 19:23 And when we bow before His throne 19:31 We'll sing holy, holy, 19:37 holy We'll praise the Lord 19:42 on high in heaven's choir 19:50 We'll join saints in glory 19:54 In heaven's choir we'll worship the Lord 20:01 And when we bow before His throne 20:09 We'll sing holy, holy, holy 20:17 We'll praise the Lord 20:20 on high in heaven's choir 20:33 In heaven's choir 20:39 we'll worship the Lord 20:44 In heaven's choir 20:52 we'll worship the Lord 21:12 Oklahoma Academy is grateful to be able to be here tonight. 21:16 Not all of our students could make it, 21:17 but as many as could are here. 21:20 We also have a few former students' alumni 21:23 that are singing along with us and playing along with us. 21:27 But we do really appreciate being able to be here. 21:30 This next song 21:32 pretty sure most of you have heard it before. 21:35 The title of this song is the Hallelujah Chorus 21:38 out of Handel's Messiah. 21:41 As you sing, as we sing Hallelujah Chorus, 21:44 we would actually like you to sing along 21:46 so if you guys will join with us and stand up. 21:49 For those of you who have sung this before 21:53 we could use him help 21:54 in different sections or whatever. 21:56 Just stay in your seats please though. 22:00 But go ahead and sing along 22:02 as we're singing the Hallelujah Chorus. 22:04 So just think of how this experience here at GYC 22:09 has filled you with the Holy Spirit. 22:12 And when you're filled with the Holy Spirit, 22:14 we just sang this song heaven's choir. 22:17 We're gonna want we're wanting to join in heaven's choir 22:21 or what are we gonna sing in heaven's choir, 22:24 I imagine singing the Hallelujah Chorus 22:26 and other songs like that. 22:28 So join with us. 22:44 Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! 22:49 Hallelujah! Hallelujah! 22:53 Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! 22:58 Hallelujah! Hallelujah! 23:02 For the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth 23:08 Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! 23:12 Hallelujah! For the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. 23:19 Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! 23:25 Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! 23:32 For the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth. 23:37 Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! 23:40 For the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth. 23:46 Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! 23:51 The kingdom of this world 23:58 Is become the kingdom of our Lord 24:06 And of His Christ, and of His Christ 24:11 And He shall reign for ever and ever 24:17 And He shall reign for ever and ever 24:21 And He shall reign for ever and ever 24:25 And He shall reign for ever and ever 24:28 And He shall reign for ever and ever 24:34 King of kings, for ever and ever 24:39 Hallelujah! Hallelujah! 24:41 And Lord or Lords for ever and ever and ever and ever 24:48 King of Kings, for ever and ever 24:52 Hallelujah! Hallelujah! 24:54 And lord or lords for ever and ever 24:59 Hallelujah! Hallelujah! 25:02 And Lord of lords for ever and ever 25:06 Hallelujah! Hallelujah! 25:08 The Lord of Lords King of Kings 25:13 Lord of Lords 25:16 and He shall reign for ever and ever 25:21 And He shall reign for ever and ever 25:29 King of Kings, for ever and ever 25:32 Lord of Lords Hallelujah! Hallelujah! 25:36 And He shall reign forever and ever 25:43 King of kings, 25:45 And Lord of Lords 25:48 King of kings, 25:50 And Lord of Lords 25:52 And He shall reign forever and ever 25:59 forever and ever forever and ever 26:01 forever and ever forever and ever 26:04 Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! 26:10 Hallelujah! Hallelujah! 26:24 Please join me for word of prayer. 26:27 Heavenly Father, we thank you so much 26:28 for this wonderful high Sabbath You have given us 26:31 and what a wonderful way to finish it of. 26:34 We simply wanna pray for Your presence to be with us 26:36 for the rest of the service today. 26:38 And that Your spirit might continue to dwell 26:40 in our hearts as a result to this conference. 26:42 We pray all these things in name of Jesus. Amen. 26:45 Good evening, Elder Knott. 26:47 Good evening, Thando. 26:48 Now you're the editor of the Adventist Review, correct? 26:52 Yes. And you brought with you a very special edition 26:55 of the review to GYC. 26:56 Can you tell us what's in that edition? 27:00 This year we've put it out in your hands an eight page, 27:03 special edition for GYC alone. 27:07 Well, I say alone, everyone else 27:08 in the church gets to read it too. 27:11 That special issue focuses 27:13 on receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit. 27:15 You're going to find in that edition 27:18 fascinating information about how you can prepare 27:21 your own life for God's promise gift? 27:24 I also tell a little story in there about a revival 27:27 that went through my academy just 40 years ago. 27:30 And some lessons I learned. 27:32 You'll find an article by Cliff Goldstein, 27:34 a wonderful piece by Douglas Cooper 27:36 and editorial by Justin McNeilus. 27:38 You gonna want to take that home later this evening 27:40 and read it and enjoy it over this coming weekend. 27:43 And every single person here gets a copy. 27:45 Everyone gets a copy and a hundred thousand 27:47 unique visitors a month to the Adventist Review website 27:51 get to see it all too. 27:53 Look at the information in there about how you can access 27:55 the Adventist Review website to continue 27:58 getting not only this material, but all the content. 28:01 Now Elder Knott, when most people in this congregation 28:05 think about the review, they think of it as a magazine 28:08 for their parents, or their grandparents. 28:11 What relevance does the review have for young people 28:14 or how can young people-- 28:17 You know, truth never goes out of style, does it? 28:20 Amen. God's truth, God's promises 28:23 never goes out of style. 28:25 Whatever age you are, you're looking, 28:27 you're hungering for the power 28:28 of the Holy Spirit in your life. 28:30 And the Adventist Review, has been here for a 162 years 28:34 communicating that message. 28:37 It doesn't make any difference whether you are 14 or 84, 28:40 this magazine is a place where you can get solid 28:43 Bible based truth, find articles that inspire you. 28:46 Read the material of other young authors, 28:49 who are writing about their growing experience with Jesus. 28:52 Yes, your grandparents read it, 28:53 your parents read it and it's a wonderful place 28:56 for you to find inspiration in your own life. 28:59 Now you mentioned young authors 29:01 and that picked my ears because I love to write, 29:04 but one of the things that you're looking for here at GYC 29:07 is young people who can contribute 29:09 by writing articles for the Review. 29:12 What does it take for young person 29:13 who may have never written, suppose I'm very nervous, 29:17 you may not accept my publication, 29:18 and I am not very confident? 29:20 How can I get published in the Review. 29:23 Well, let's take your case specifically, 29:25 how can you get published? 29:26 Well, get to know the editor, 29:28 that always helps but actually, 29:31 actually you will find in the magazine each week 29:35 an address where you can send material to us. 29:37 Also take the opportunity 29:39 while we are here over these days. 29:41 Come up and talk with me about your interest in writing. 29:43 One of the reasons I come to GYC 29:45 every year is to recruit authors from your generation. 29:48 So that it will, the magazine will speak 29:50 to your generation as well. 29:53 Take the opportunity to let the Lord's gifting 29:55 in your life through writings be expressed in the pages 29:58 of this very old, but very new magazine. 30:00 And so what would happen 30:02 if I have to submit an article, 30:03 I suppose I'm inspired and I go home 30:05 and I write something, but it's not perfect, 30:08 you know and what? 30:10 Editors like to have employment, 30:12 so editors work with you. 30:14 We are not sitting here trying to read out 30:16 what's good and what's bad 30:17 and keep people out of the magazine. 30:18 We're trying to find fresh creative material 30:21 that the Lord is laying on your heart. 30:23 I assigned an assistant editor to work 30:25 with each piece that we accept. 30:27 That editor works with you to develop a piece 30:29 that you are happy with that speaks to the church. 30:32 Those are the kind of authors 30:34 I am looking for when I come to GYC. 30:36 So how I can, did you have a booth 30:37 here at GYC that I can visit. 30:39 I'm my own one person booth, 30:41 roaming all over the place 30:43 here for the next several days. 30:44 Find me and talk with me about God's 30:46 gifting of writing in your life. 30:48 Okay, thank you Elder Knott. 32:40 This summer GYC teamed up with Vida 32:43 to host a mission trip in Honduras. 32:46 And as you could see from the video there was construction, 32:49 there was evangelism and there as a medical 32:53 as well, some medical services for the community, 32:56 so behind me you see just a few of the group 32:59 of the two mission trips that came. 33:02 And I encourage you to find them after this is over 33:05 and ask them about their experience. 33:07 But I want to introduce you to Naomi, 33:10 she is a missionary there in Honduras. 33:13 And Naomi, share with us how this experience 33:16 with Vida and GYC the mission trip, 33:19 your perspective on that experience. 33:21 Well the harvest is ready, but the workers are few. 33:26 There's simply not enough people 33:29 in our small little group. 33:33 The harvest is ready, but the workers are few 33:35 and we are a small group in Honduras 33:37 working in this ministry. 33:39 And with all the evangelism work 33:41 that needs to go on in the world for Jesus to return. 33:44 There is no way we can do without each other. 33:47 And so what we experienced was GYC coming and lending 33:51 a helping hand, where we could not have done it otherwise. 33:55 There is so many lives that need to be touched 33:57 and we live in just a small village of 5,000 people. 34:00 But having an extra 60 people come during the summer 34:03 to knock on doors means a lot. 34:06 Lives were changed, people gave their hearts to the Lord. 34:10 And we experience new life ourselves. 34:14 If you want to know more about 34:15 Vida stop by and see their booth. 34:17 We had a wonderful experience there and often times 34:21 we go on a mission trip, thinking 34:22 we are only going to be there to reach people. 34:25 But God often reaches us there and I want to quickly ask 34:28 Alex and Melisa to come forward. 34:30 These are two individuals were on the mission trip 34:34 and were both baptized and really quickly. 34:37 Melisa what made you decide to be baptized there? 34:41 At GYC Baltimore 2010, 34:43 I made the decision to go to Honduras on a mission trip. 34:46 I grew up in a Seventh-day Adventist Christian family. 34:49 But over the last couple of years of my life 34:51 I was drifting away from God in a major way. 34:54 And the two weeks in Honduras provided a time 34:56 for me to be away from my cell phone, away from my job, 35:00 away from the internet and it gave me a chance 35:03 to really be able to hear God's voice. 35:05 And while Eric Montenegro, the evangelist who was preaching 35:09 was speaking every night in our evangelistic series. 35:12 I was listening to him speak and I was watching 35:14 his perseverance and his determination 35:16 as the rain was coming down on our tent 35:18 and he was preaching to the Honduran people and my heart 35:20 was so deeply touched that I had to give myself whole 35:24 even 100 percent back to God again. Amen. 35:27 Amen. And Alex what was so life changing 35:30 for you about this mission trip? 35:32 This mission trip changed completely my life. 35:34 When I got to Honduras 35:36 and I made a decision to baptize in. 35:39 Actually it was not just baptized with water, 35:41 this was Holy Spirit. 35:42 And God continue to baptize me 35:45 and with this subject baptized with his Holy Spirit. 35:49 Amen, thank you for sharing, 35:50 so this coming year there's another opportunity for you. 35:53 Thando tell us about that. 35:56 As you heard last night in Justin message 35:59 that how young people are on the world 36:01 are alive and active. 36:03 There was a young person originally from Tanzania, 36:05 who was canvassing in Canada and was so inspired 36:08 that he wanted to go back to his home country and inspire 36:11 young people there for active engagements in evangelism. 36:14 And next summer we get to go to Tanzania 36:17 to worik with young people who are on fire 36:20 for the lot of have a passionate desire 36:22 to reach always with the gospel. 36:24 When you walked in here, you would have found on your chair 36:29 is this wonderful postcard. 36:31 Take it out and look at it 36:33 and this is our intimation project for next summer. 36:36 One in June, one in August in collaboration 36:39 with Alive Tanzania and Reach International. 36:41 We are going to Bunere, Tanzania to minister 36:44 to a community in need. 36:46 But more than that to get training ourselves, 36:49 so how we can more effectively share the gospel. 36:52 And so come to the GYC booths to learn more and to sign up. 36:56 And for those of you who can't travel to Tanzania, 36:59 we have exciting missions 37:01 happening even here in North America. 37:03 And so even if you can't go overseas 37:05 you can minister here and come to the booth to find out more. 37:08 We want to have you and to share Christ with the world. 37:12 Thank you, so be sure to check that out, 37:15 thank you all very much. 37:18 Every year at GYC, there is something called Outreach Day. 37:22 You hear me talking about it often. 37:24 And usually a big smile comes to my face when I speak of it, 37:28 and this year is no exception. 37:30 And I want to share with you 37:32 what's going to be happening on Outreach Day. 37:35 Tomorrow is the Outreach Day 37:37 come here at 1:45 PM, don't be late. 37:40 Come sit in these chairs, 37:42 bring your lunch with you if you need to. 37:44 But come here and sit we will be loading the buses 37:46 right out these doors. 37:48 We have 55 buses right now 37:51 that need you to be on them to go door to door. 37:55 We have also some places on foot 37:58 where people can walk and we are continuing to pray 38:00 for more buses, because there are so many here, 38:03 we want all of you to have the opportunity. 38:05 But one of the most exciting things 38:07 I want to share with you this year 38:09 is what God has been doing prior to our coming. 38:12 How God has placed us here at this time 38:15 for a very specific purpose. 38:17 I want to introduce you to Lisa. 38:19 She is in the Alvin area, right not far from Houston. 38:23 And Lisa tell us a little bit about how you heard of GYC, 38:28 how you have become involved in this? 38:31 Well, my friends told me a couple of years about GYC, 38:34 unfortunately I was unable to attend. 38:36 But because I live in the local area 38:38 about 30 minutes away from here, 38:40 I thought this a great opportunity 38:42 to come and checkout GYC. 38:44 I'm actually planning the first 38:46 Seventh-day Adventist English church in Alvin, Texas. 38:50 I wasn't planning on it and starting giving Bible studies 38:54 precisely one year ago last year in December, 38:58 started giving Bible studies. 39:00 I had up to 20 young adults in my apartment 39:03 and I really was scared. 39:06 I was hesitant but the Lord took away my fear. 39:08 I really thought the calling to reach out 39:10 to these young adults and this past summer, 39:14 three young adults gave their lives to Christ 39:16 and that was awesome. 39:18 Eight months ago they wanted me on Sabbath for church. 39:22 You know, there is no church out there. 39:24 And I said, well you know well lets think about it. 39:26 You know, we don't have new funds, 39:27 the majority of them are college students. 39:29 And I say let's think about it. 39:30 If God wants it to happen, it's gonna happen. 39:33 So we started praying two months later, 39:35 the Lord found a location for us for free. 39:38 And I said what, so we thought--we thought 39:40 this is sign from God, let's do it. 39:43 So we started doing, then a couple of months later 39:45 he upgraded us to a better location for free. Amen. 39:50 And about a week ago I was praying, 39:53 I said, Lord we have to find another location. 39:56 And I started driving around praying 39:58 and we found another location for free and guess what. 40:02 It's a Sunday keeping church. 40:04 We can use that the whole entire Sabbath for service. 40:08 And I'm like, this is not luck, 40:10 this is not a coincidence, this is God working. Amen. 40:13 And it all started with Bible studies. 40:16 And it's incredible whenever I hear Lisa to speak. 40:19 When I met her I could see the excitement 40:22 coming off her and she would say. 40:24 Oh, let me tell you about another miracle 40:25 God did and she was passionately sharing. 40:27 And she said, you know, I was so scared 40:30 when I first was going to start giving Bible studies. 40:32 God had to take away that fear. 40:34 But look what is happening now, 40:35 there is a church growing right there in that area. Yes. 40:38 And we're actually going to tomorrow knock on 40:42 basically every single door in Alvin. 40:45 We have enough buses going there to hit all the doors. 40:47 We're also going to a number of other places 40:50 where there are church plants. 40:51 And you know what an incredible blessing. 40:54 Could you knock on this many doors with your group there? 40:57 No and GYC came on to, it's like perfect timing. 41:01 We planned an outreach campaign called Hope 2012, 41:05 in November and we are planning to do it January. 41:08 And I made a 1,000 flyers and I said okay, 41:11 how are we gonna pass out a 1,000 flyers, 41:13 right, that's by walking by faith, right. 41:15 It was like, God I need your help. 41:17 So I heard about the outreach program that GYC has, 41:20 and I said, I'm on this. 41:22 So I tried emailing people. 41:24 I met Chelsea a couple of weeks ago. 41:26 They're sending four buses out there, that's a miracle. 41:29 I had to make 8,000 more flyers. 41:31 And we're only a group of 15 young people. 41:35 And I'm like Lord, how are You going to use us? 41:37 I know it's His plan, 41:39 He's showing us that He is in control of all of this. 41:43 Amen. Amen. So tomorrow be here. 41:47 We have an opportunity to be blessed ourselves 41:49 and be a blessing to churches like the Alvin church 41:52 that are just beginning to grow. 41:54 Thank you. Thank you. 42:00 It began as a dream. 42:03 I imagined the possibilities of a road trip 42:06 without any initial money or food, 42:09 being sustain entirely by selling books. 42:14 And I knew the idea had potential. 42:17 But for years it remained just a dream. 42:23 Until the school year. 42:25 In the fall of 2011. 42:34 Dr. Seybold, Dean Dennis 42:36 and I were in a brainstorming session for the school. 42:40 And I mentioned the idea. 42:42 Excitement grew as we talked about it. 42:45 It's a Faith Trip. 42:47 And that's how it all started. 42:50 Over the span of two-and-a-half weeks, 42:53 a group of us would canvas our way to GYC in Houston, Texas, 42:58 with no food, no money, 43:02 only one tank of gas and a trunk load of books. 43:06 This was really going to be a faith building experience. 43:12 One morning I presented Faith Trip 43:15 to the students during a chapel. 43:18 I had no idea of what kind of response we get. 43:22 I shouldn't have questioned, they eagerly begin to sign. 43:38 Fall passed, finals were finally over. 43:42 There was a night before we were about to leave. 43:48 As you guys know, Faith Trip is tomorrow. 43:53 These next few weeks 43:55 may be some of the most challenging you've ever faced, 43:59 but don't lose courage, give it your best. 44:04 God is in the business of working miracles. 44:09 Are you ready to experience that? 44:13 Are you ready for Faith Trip? 44:16 On the first day of Faith Trip 44:19 before we actually took off 44:21 I mean of course my mind is racing. 44:23 I was truly nervous to be honest with you. 44:25 The mindset of myself and everybody on the team 44:29 before we took off was, what in the world are we doing? 44:34 Like why did I sign up for this? 44:36 Like I saw the Faith Trip is officially going to start 44:39 in a couple of minutes once the first canister 44:42 touches the battlefield. 44:50 On the day three we were in McFarland 44:53 and it's a town, it's mostly a Spanish community. 44:57 Many of the houses were surrounded 44:58 with barking dogs and fences. 45:01 That I could see pretty clearly 45:03 it was typical Hispanic territory. 45:06 Hispanic territory is usually really funds 45:09 we stuff to canvas. 45:10 I don't speak fluent Spanish 45:12 only one person in a group does. 45:14 So I was doing amount of praying that the Holy Spirit 45:17 will do a lot of interpreting, 45:18 because I needed a lot of help. 45:22 So we arrived in Barstow, a town that was pretty tough 45:26 and we were already having a very difficult day. 45:30 We had the van breakdown for the first time. 45:32 Joe and my self were trying to fix this van. 45:35 I didn't know where the radiator was. 45:39 And this is the first-time that we think, can we move on. 45:43 This would become an ongoing problem. 45:46 I got to keep this in prayer, because it's a challenge. 45:50 We arrived at Tucson before sunset, 45:53 but it already, it was already very, very cold. 45:55 People weren't even opening their doors. 45:57 So it's kind of discouraging, I was wondering, 45:59 can't really even do this Faith Trip. 46:01 But praise the Lord, 46:02 because we worked Tucson the second day. 46:06 And that's why I got a dump bag 46:07 and I never ever had a dump bag 46:09 and know what it was called that first. 46:11 Ah it was just like I don't know if this is a dump bag. 46:13 No a dump bag is when you literally sell every book 46:17 that you have in your bag. 46:24 Van Horn is a town, that's in a middle of nowhere. 46:27 I mean I don't know if there is a more run 46:28 down city in the United States. 46:30 I asked the couple of people like why do you lived here 46:34 and they didn't really know. 46:37 And I am thinking would I can get fifty books 46:40 we're not gonna cover cost for today. 46:42 But somehow inside of me 46:45 I thought that's I was gonna take care of it. 46:48 Jonathan says, Joe and Doctor Harris 46:50 were to the back of the van to the end of town. 46:53 I don't think he is serious, he says get out, 46:56 I say are you serious. 46:58 And we continue working. 46:59 And I buckle go out and here and buckle go out there. 47:02 And by 6:06 we caught fifty one books. 47:07 Faith trip has really thought me to persevere and to push 47:12 when all outward appearance seem grimed. 47:15 A Faith Trip it's daily 47:16 and not just two-and-a-half week thing from GYC. 47:20 Faith Trip has really thought to depend 47:23 upon God in a very intimately. 47:25 Running out in villages awesome. 47:28 See to me how to do in better this hypothermic. 47:30 This trip definitely will make me more 47:33 courageous in the future. 47:34 One thing I can learn from Faith Trip is that. 47:37 Characters power. 47:38 Faith Trip is something that you will never regret. 47:41 Because a trip like this will change your life. 47:43 Value do experience is being with Jesus. 47:46 God is really faithful 47:48 and the failures always apparent failure 47:50 when you are working with God. 47:51 I go buttoned beyond. 47:53 God wants to expand us. 47:54 God can also teach you how to do his work. 47:56 Go for it. All you have to lose. 47:58 God has called us to live a life of Faith Trip. 48:04 So this Faith Trip is officially over. 48:07 We have been geared cold nights, 48:09 long hours sleeping on hard floors. 48:13 But I tell you what each and every 48:14 one of us would do it again. 48:17 And the cool thing about it all 48:19 is that it doesn't have to stop here would be awesome. 48:23 Is it there were hundred of that thousands of Faith Trips 48:27 throughout the United States and throughout the world. 48:30 The question is do you wanna be on a Faith Trip. 48:35 Are you gonna be on a Faith Trip. 48:48 So guess what GYC, Faith Trip made it. 48:53 And I have here friend Joe and Christine. 48:57 And the question we have basically, how was it like? 49:00 You know, to go out in faith, no food no money. 49:10 All right, well we are here. 49:14 Nobody died. 49:15 We all got sick though but other than that 49:18 I will tell you really briefly that 1500 message books 49:23 have gone out but aside from that with coopering 49:27 in any ministry that you pursue in a faith trip manner, 49:31 requires a developing of character. 49:34 In fact, it develops your character. 49:35 It breaks you, it makes you and it does something 49:38 that you wouldn't believe but what is it, 49:40 what is that number 1, requirement 49:42 that it takes when you go from door to door, 49:45 something that we discovered day to day 49:47 and just about door to door. 49:49 It was a humbling than is to take place. 49:56 Just want to share with you 49:57 a beautiful divine appointment. 49:59 A beautiful experience that the Lord gave me. 50:01 During this faith trip in the city of in a town of Van Horn. 50:05 God really tested my faith. 50:07 And he also gave me a special experience. 50:09 I went into a salon and there was many ladies in there. 50:14 I was able to leave about twelve books in that salon 50:17 but there is one experience that really 50:18 stands out in my mind. 50:20 There is a lady that came up to me in the salon 50:22 and she said I would really 50:24 like to get some of your books. 50:25 She is like let me see what you have. 50:27 And I started showing her the books 50:29 in as soon as she saw the Great Controversy 50:31 her eyes were led up and she got so excited 50:34 she said does it had pictures and I said of course. 50:37 I start to showing her the pictures 50:39 and she said wow this is a beautiful book. 50:41 She said I use to have this book there was old and small 50:44 and I had prints and no pictures. 50:47 She said, my daughter and I were reading through it 50:49 and we only got to chapter 6. 50:51 She said, and then we moved and we sold the house 50:54 and we lost the book in the process of moving. 50:57 And she said, I have been praying 50:59 that the Lord would send me another one of this book. 51:01 She said it was such a blessing so we reading it 51:03 and she said our family wants to hear 51:05 the rest of the story. Amen. 51:07 I thank you so much for sharing guys 51:08 and it's truly an inspiration for us. Amen. 51:27 Good evening GYC. 51:28 Good evening. 51:29 Happy Sabbath. 51:31 Happy Sabbath. 51:32 I have with me five friends from New York city 51:35 and they're gonna tell us a little bit 51:36 about mission work they did at Ground Zero 51:40 on the Tenth Anniversary 51:41 of September'11. So Mark go ahead. 51:45 The Lord says that the harvest is what? Plentiful. Amen. 51:49 And here it is in the New York metro area 51:51 composed of 19.3 million people--we decide to follow 51:54 our savior and going amen. Amen. 51:57 And in going we went to share with them the greatest gift 52:01 that could possibly be given. 52:03 Which is the knowledge of Jesus Christ. 52:06 We went with steps to Christ. 52:08 We went with the hymns of Zion, amen. 52:10 Which are sermons in themselves? 52:12 We saying to them and the amazing thing 52:14 is you would surely see how the harvest is plentiful. 52:16 Because when you minister in these large urban centers, 52:19 such as, New York City, you really recognized 52:23 just how vast the numbers the numbers come. 52:27 And they had their media and their cameras 52:30 and poeple were crying as we sing. 52:32 Amazing grace, at a solemn moment 52:35 September, 11th a decade anniversary. 52:38 And the thing is we met other Seventh-day Adventist. 52:41 So as we were passing out steps to Christ. 52:42 We meet missionaries from Canada 52:44 or missionaries from Utah. 52:46 And other states just seeking to minister 52:49 to our brothers and sisters in New York City. 52:51 So to God be the glory and remember Jesus in Mathew 4;19, 52:54 "If you follow me I will make you fishes of men." 52:57 To God be the glory. Now that day found out 52:59 something special Misael tell us about it. 53:01 Absolutely this really struck us. 53:03 Really it was something amazing. 53:05 Just to give you some context there was thousands 53:07 if not hundred of thousands of people. 53:09 There was Tenth Anniversary of 9/11 53:11 that changed the entire world. 53:13 We were singing on a corner. 53:14 It was about two hours and we had sung our throats. 53:16 They were gone. I knew I wasn't going 53:18 to be able to speak the day after. 53:19 It was hours that we were out there. 53:21 We went afterwards to pray. 53:23 Right at Ground Zero when we opened our eyes 53:25 we were in a circle. 53:27 We reopened our eyes there was two ladies 53:28 there one had been a missionary in China. 53:32 And she tells us the story. 53:33 We didn't know why she was telling this story 53:34 about the Felton street revival. 53:36 In New York City and she says nobody knows about it. 53:39 But it happened 1857 there was a man in downtown 53:44 on Felton St. and he started an hour of prayer 53:47 every Wednesday at noon. 53:49 Where he wanted people to come and pray with him. 53:52 The first time five people showed up to cut story 53:55 real short because it was an amazing story 53:57 and we don't have that much time. 53:58 Within three months there was fifty thousand people. Wow. 54:01 Within New York city that would stop and pray at noon. 54:05 It goes more than that. Because you know, 54:07 what happens in New York 54:08 spreads in the rest of the world quickly 54:11 that's it's the centre of finance 54:13 culture, music everything. 54:15 Well, in eighteen months after that 54:16 there were one million souls converted to Jesus. Wow. 54:20 One million, one million and then we heard 54:23 just this is amazing my cause that night researches it. 54:27 Guess what street 54:29 we were standing on, we didn't even know. 54:31 We had no clue and we went we looked to admit, 54:35 we were standing in Felton St. Wow. Amen. 54:38 Amen, when I saw that one we saw that we praise the Lord 54:41 because we know that revival is coming. 54:43 And in 1857 that happen a 150 years. 54:46 We're gonna see it happen again. 54:48 And I am convinced of that. Amen. 54:50 Amen, thank you. Thank you. 55:07 Before the throne of God above 55:12 I have a strong and perfect plea 55:16 A great High Priest, whose name is Love 55:21 Who ever lives and pleads for me 55:27 My name is graven on His hands 55:32 My name is written on His heart 55:36 I know that while in heaven He stands 55:42 No tongue can bid me thence depart 55:54 When Satan tempts me to despair 55:58 And tells me of the guilt within 56:03 Upward I look, and see Him there 56:07 Who made an end to all my sin 56:11 Because the sinless Savior died 56:15 My sinful soul is counted free 56:19 For God the just is satisfied 56:25 To look on Him and pardon me 56:37 Behold Him there, the Risen Lamb 56:41 My perfect, spotless righteousness 56:46 The great unchangeable I am 56:50 The King of glory and of grace 56:56 One with Himself I cannot die 57:00 My soul is purchased by His blood 57:04 My life is hid with Christ on high 57:11 With Christ, my Savior and my God 57:17 My name is graven on His hands 57:22 My name is written on His heart 57:26 My life is hid with Christ on high 57:33 With Christ, my Savior and my God |
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