Participants: Kenny Shelton
Series Code: 11POFCM
Program Code: 11POFCM000020
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00:48 Welcome back to the 3ABN Pillars Camp Meeting.
00:51 This has been a wonderful Camp Meeting. 00:53 Some of y'all have been here through almost all 00:55 of the services. I see your faces and I say: 00:58 "Man, these folks are sitting for hours! " 01:01 But it's hard to leave, isn't it? Amen. 01:03 And because each time each person comes and gives us 01:06 something new - brand new... something fresh... 01:09 something to encourage us in the Lord. 01:11 I'm here with my granddaughter Hayley Kaye. 01:13 Hayley Kaye, how're you doing, honey? I'm doing good. 01:16 Good. Hayley's the one I quoted this morning... 01:19 little letter I found where she was talking to Papa. 01:22 And she's been back here, and this girl... 01:24 I've been seeing her. 01:25 She's sitting through hours of meetings. 01:27 Yesterday I'd see her by herself just sitting back. 01:30 So I asked her just now: "Hayley, what are you? 01:32 What's something that stuck in your mind 01:34 that one of the preachers said? " 01:35 Well definitely yesterday when Pastor Brooks was speaking: 01:40 prayer. I just... I don't know why 01:43 it didn't really click just how important it is that we pray. 01:46 And how he was talking about how the angels were surprised 01:49 that we don't pray as much as we should. 01:52 Oh, wow! That just stuck in my mind. 01:54 Yeah, well that stuck in mine, too. 01:56 And that is so important... the power of prayer 01:59 is absolutely amazing... it's incredible. 02:02 We have a special guest - somebody that you like a lot 02:06 'cause I know you and her went shopping the other day 02:09 I heard. Oh, yeah! I even heard she bought you a pair of shoes. 02:12 She did. All right. So it's good to have friends like that, 02:14 isn't it? All right. And we're going to be introducing 02:17 Dr. Yvonne Lewis, 02:19 and she's going to be singing for us The Language of Canaan. 02:22 Those of you from the Pillars I 02:25 it's a song that was written about Ellen White's vision 02:28 when the Lord showed her heaven 02:30 and when she came back and her response from this. 02:33 David Huntsinger and Kris Wilkinson 02:36 wrote this beautiful song: The Language of Canaan. 02:39 Thank you, Yvonne. 04:38 The wonderful things the Lord showed me of heaven 04:42 I cannot describe. 04:45 I saw there tables of stone in which the names 04:48 of a multitude of the redeemed were engraved 04:51 in letters of gold. 04:53 After we beheld the glory of the temple 04:56 we went out. And Jesus left us and went into the city. 05:02 Soon we heard His lovely voice again saying: 05:06 "Come My people. 05:09 You have come out of great tribulation 05:12 and done My will... suffered for Me. 05:16 Come into supper, for I Myself will serve you. " 05:20 We shouted "Hallelujah! Glory! " 05:24 and entered into the city. 05:27 And I saw there a table of pure silver. 05:32 It was many miles in length 05:34 yet our eyes could extend over it. 05:37 I saw the fruit of the Tree of Life, 05:39 the manna, almonds, figs, 05:43 pomegranates, grapes, and many other kinds of fruit. 05:47 And Jesus said: 05:50 "You must go back to earth again 05:53 and relate to others what I have revealed to you. " 05:57 Then an angel bore me gently down to this dark world. 06:02 Sometimes I think I can stay here no longer. 06:07 All things of earth look so dreary. 06:11 I feel very lonely here for I have seen a better land. 08:06 Amen. Amen. Thank you. 08:11 I still find myself tearing up every time I hear that song. 08:15 It's such an incredible song when you think about 08:19 our heavenly home that someday very soon 08:23 we're going to be there ourselves. 08:25 We won't have to just hear about it, right? 08:27 Right now I'd like to introduce my brother Kenny. 08:30 And Kenny was with 3ABN when we started for many many years. 08:35 And he works in pastoral ministry, and he has been 08:39 in a supporting ministry in the church 08:41 for the last several years. 08:43 And Kenny is a hard worker. 08:45 And he's someone that I love, I respect. 08:48 I appreciate his love for Jesus and his wife, Chris. 08:52 They have such a desire for soul winning. 08:55 And so, Kenny, it's my privilege to have you 08:57 to come on out here. 08:59 I know I was talking while ago and I said to 09:01 Brother C.D. Brooks, I said: "Look at Kenny's suit. " 09:05 I said... I said... 09:07 Yvonne Lewis was saying she heard him preach 09:12 and she said: "I think they need to check his DNA. " 09:15 Because I think... she said that... 09:17 So when I looked at this suit 09:19 and I said: "What do you think about his suit? " 09:21 Elder Brooks, and he's such a nice guy, he said: 09:24 "Yeah, Kenny could teach you how to dress... " 09:26 Or something nice to that effect. 09:28 I think... But now, he said it in such a nice way 09:32 you couldn't be offended. But he did say something 09:34 that I should maybe look how you're dressed. 09:37 But I don't know if... I've got the little cowboy thing going on 09:40 I guess. What was our response, though? 09:42 What was it? "It's not what's on the outside 09:44 but it's what's on the inside that counts. " 09:47 That's true. Well, we're thankful that you're here today. 09:49 Thank you. And you're going to be preaching on... Communion. 09:52 Communion. Yeah, all right. Thank you... appreciate that. 09:58 We've had several moments of prayer, but you know, 10:00 I always like to begin again. And so if you'll allow me 10:03 I'm going to kneel right here and have prayer. 10:05 And where some of you can, that'd be beautiful. 10:07 If you can't, that's all right too. But I'm going to kneel 10:09 before my Creator. 10:14 Merciful God in heaven, we thank You for the privilege 10:18 that we have of prayer. 10:20 Thank you that we can call upon the name of Jesus 10:22 and You promise to hear. 10:24 Father, today we realize that we are an earthen vessel. 10:27 There's nothing good within us. 10:28 We have nothing good within ourself to offer Thy people, 10:31 but we look to You: the Author and Finisher of our faith. 10:34 I ask for forgiveness of any sin in my life that 10:39 needs to be covered by the blood right now in the name 10:42 of Jesus because I need to hear from heaven. 10:45 Your people need to hear because You have a message for them. 10:49 And Lord as we participate now at Your feet 10:53 as the bread of life is broken once again 10:55 and all the beautiful messages that have been taught 10:57 and preached here, we pray that Your people 11:00 each one their hearts and their lives will be turned 11:03 closer to You. Especially as we see the day approaching 11:06 that Jesus is soon to come. 11:08 Now covered by the blood we sit at Your feet; 11:11 we stand behind the cross of Calvary. 11:14 May You be seen. In Jesus' name, Amen. 11:20 I think it's good to be honest, don't you? 11:23 Amen. So I'm going to just really be honest. 11:26 I like to lay it out, 11:28 and I think it's very, very important. 11:30 So you know... And so honesty starts with the beginning. 11:32 And in the beginning it was... I forget who it was... 11:36 somebody called or they sent an e-mail and they said 11:38 "You know Brother Kenny, you're going to speak on communion. " 11:43 And I said... to myself... 11:46 "Well, I'll have that over in about 10 minutes... 11:50 then what are we going to do? " 11:56 But you know, that's a lack of maybe wisdom 12:01 on my part because, boy, as I began to study 12:04 about this communion service 12:06 boy did it help to change my heart and my life... 12:08 even though I've been participating in it for years. 12:11 It touched a ch... God knew what I needed. 12:15 If anyone else here needs it or not, God knew what I needed 12:17 in my life and I thank Him for it. 12:19 So I really feel like - and I feel selfish about it - 12:22 I have the best subject of the Camp Meeting. 12:24 Is that all right with you to feel that way? 12:27 All right. Praise the Lord. I hope you brought your sword 12:29 with you. You brought your sword. 12:31 We're going to be using the sword. 12:33 I'll have to move, you know, rather quickly 12:35 as we watch our time and so on, 12:36 because there's a lot of information. 12:37 And Jesus gives us the... He starts with a question 12:40 as we begin communion. Now remember, 12:42 it's more than doing what? Washing the feet. 12:46 It's more than just the bread, and, you know, the wine. 12:49 It's much more than that. Jesus was teaching us a lesson. 12:53 I want to challenge you with this: 12:55 there's a lot of Adventist folk who should know better 12:59 that never participate in the communion service. 13:02 First of all I'm going to say "Shame on you. " 13:04 Get mad at me if you want. I'm still going to love you. 13:07 It's all right. 13:09 And there's excuses that will be made, but we're going to 13:11 eliminate them by the Word today. What do you say? 13:13 It's going to be a new day for us. Amen. 13:16 Jesus posed a question there in John chapter 13 verse 12 13:21 and I want to just say it quickly. Here's what He said. 13:22 He just simply said... When He got done with communion 13:26 what did He say? Washing the feet, what did He say? 13:29 He said: "Know ye what I have done to you? " 13:34 What a question! And so I say today, 13:37 you know, ask this in my mind: "what is He saying? " 13:41 "Know ye what I have done to you? " 13:43 There must be something of importance here. 13:46 And I'm talking about this is not selective. 13:49 This is not something you say "Well, I'll attend sometime 13:52 and sometime I won't. " 13:54 Jesus made very clear the message that He wanted us 13:58 to learn and to do and to participate in. 14:01 "Know ye what I have done? " 14:02 We get done today I'm going to say to everybody 14:04 by the power of the Holy Spirit is going to be saying is 14:07 "I know now, and if I've faltered, if I've fallen short, 14:12 God forgive me and next communion service 14:14 I'm going to be there. 14:16 I'm not just going to be there in person, I'm going to 14:17 be there in the Spirit. 14:19 I'm going to participate the way God would have me 14:22 to participate. " Because boy, He has a load of power 14:24 for you and for me. 14:26 Here's what happens sometimes in the celebration 14:29 of communion service. 14:30 Many times we concentrate more on the service. 14:36 Did you ever notice that? 14:37 Sometimes we concentrate more on the service. What do I mean? 14:40 The things that we do. 14:41 We get all these little things together and all this stuff. 14:44 We're concentrating on all these things 14:46 more than what the service is really about. 14:49 What is the service really about? 14:52 Friend, it's communion with God and communion with what? 14:57 Our fellow man. 14:59 So it goes deeper than we think. 15:01 Now many times what happens if we just think along 15:05 the things that we're doing and we'll say the pots and the 15:07 pans and the water and the towels. 15:09 We have so many times a form of godliness 15:12 but we deny the power that God wants to give you and me 15:17 in my life. Real power that I'm talking about. 15:20 Three reasons, quickly, the devil hates communion. 15:24 He hates the potential that it has. 15:27 Jesus knew this 15:28 and He knew who He was dealing with 15:30 and He knows who He's dealing with today with you and me. 15:33 Three reasons that the devil would have us to misunderstand 15:37 communion and what it's all about. 15:40 And I found this in the most beautiful book... 15:42 one of the most beautiful books ever written. 15:44 It's Desire of Ages page 661 on the life of Christ. 15:47 I'm going to get this out of the way real quick. 15:50 I'm a believer in the Spirit of Prophecy. 15:51 I'm going to use it because I believe in it. 15:54 I believe it's an identifying mark of God's last day 15:57 remnant church. God's people need to be in it. 16:00 And we need to be reading it; we need to be studying it. 16:03 And more than that we need to be following every word. Amen. 16:07 Friend, we live in an hour and Jesus is soon to come 16:09 and we've got to quit playing church. 16:12 The devil realizes these three reasons, and notice 16:15 what Desire of Ages says so beautifully. 16:17 It says here: "He who beholds the Savior's matchless love. " 16:23 Have you been beholding the Savior's matchless love? 16:26 Or have you been - we talk about here - he who holds 16:29 communion with God? 16:32 Notice what happens. If you're holding communion with God, 16:35 three things happen. 16:37 Our thoughts will be elevated. 16:41 How many need your thoughts elevated today? 16:43 Let's just really be honest. 16:45 We started... Well now some of you are not going to be 16:47 honest with me. I see now what's taking place. 16:51 Every one of us in here... this... Do you think that you're 16:53 already elevated up there I want to see you when we get done 16:55 here, all right? Because I know in my own life 16:58 every day I need to be elevated more and more toward Jesus. 17:01 Don't you? So I take this as a love letter. 17:04 Don't take it as a scolding. 17:05 Some people are like: "It's like you're scolding me. " 17:07 Well it's because they didn't want to hear the truth, 17:09 that's why. Oh, I'm telling... They said... They said... 17:12 Our thoughts are going to be elevated - and God help us 17:15 we need that. The heart will be purified. 17:19 Oh, that's it? And no! Three: 17:22 the character will be transformed. 17:24 This is when we what? Hold communion with God. 17:30 More than just a communion service. 17:32 The communion service is communion with God 17:34 and communion with what? Our fellow man! 17:37 And so we need that. We need elevated thoughts 17:40 and we need to be purified in heart 17:42 and we need to have a transformed character. 17:46 After all, that's all that's going to go to heaven, isn't it? 17:48 And for those who are not familiar - 17:50 I just want to move on fast - those who are not familiar with 17:52 this service, I'm going to read a few passages here 17:54 in just a moment. 17:55 But there's some who are not familiar with it, and 17:58 there's many denominations and people today 18:01 who cut the service kind of short. 18:03 They're doing like half of it. 18:05 Some of them are not doing any of it 18:07 'cause they say things like "Well, you know, 18:10 things have changed. " 18:13 Hey, the Bible I read God doesn't change. 18:14 It says His Word doesn't change. He's the same yesterday, 18:17 today, and what? Forever. And forever! 18:20 Let no one tell you "Well things have changed now. " 18:23 No, we've changed - Amen! - 18:24 and God's challenging us to come back to the center. 18:28 People are not... We need to be following the counsel 18:31 that God has given. 18:32 Some people don't want communion because they just... 18:34 it just takes too much time and they talk about why 18:36 they don't want to wash their feet. They don't want to... 18:38 You know? But this is what we're going to do. 18:41 We're going to read exactly what Jesus said 18:44 and exactly what Jesus did. 18:47 And then... And then... if any portion 18:51 of this service - we're talking about communion here - 18:54 can be eliminated... listen carefully... 18:56 and still have a part in the kingdom of God you let me know. 19:01 I'm talking life and death issue here. 19:04 Maybe you never looked at communion as a life and death 19:07 issue. If you can eliminate any part of it 19:10 and still have a part in the kingdom of God, 19:13 let me know about it later when we get done. 19:16 Turn with me in your Bible to John chapter 13. 19:18 This again for those who... Still, there's always people 19:21 who tune in... I'm sure, bless your hearts, there at home 19:23 you're interested in learning what is truth. 19:26 And maybe they've not... they don't know about this 19:28 so I'm going to take time to read it. 19:29 The rest of you just bear with me. 19:31 In John chapter 13. 19:33 John chapter 13. Just a few verses because there's so much 19:36 to cover here. Just going to read verses 4, 5, and 12 19:40 in John chapter 13. Are you ready? 19:42 The Bible says... let's just give us the foundation. 19:45 It says: "He rises up from... " What? 19:47 "from supper. He laid aside... " What? "His garment 19:51 and He took a towel and He girded Himself. " 19:54 Verse 5. After that, what did He do? 19:57 "He poured water into a basin; He began to wash His disciples' 19:59 feet; He began to wipe them with a towel 20:02 wherein He was girded. " Verse 12... quickly notice: 20:05 "So after He had washed their feet... " Here we go... 20:08 "and taken His garment and was yet set down again... " 20:11 Here's what... what did He say? 20:12 "Know ye what I have done to you? " 20:17 Now if you'll just flip over to I Corinthians. 20:19 If you'll do that with me. I Corinthians chapter 11. 20:23 Again for all of you who have been reading this, all of you, 20:25 bless your heart, you bear with, but there are some who have not. 20:28 Maybe they've never read this. 20:30 Starting in verse 23. 20:32 Says: "For I have received of the Lord that which I also 20:36 delivered unto you that the Lord Jesus 20:39 the same night which He was betrayed... " What did He do? 20:41 "He took bread and when He had given thanks... " 20:44 Telling exactly what we should be doing. 20:46 "He brake it. He said: 'Take, eat. This is my body 20:50 which is broken for you. This do in remembrance of Me. ' " 20:53 Twenty-five: "After the same manner He took the... " What? 20:56 "Cup when He had supped saying: 'This cup is the... ' What? 21:00 'the New Testament in My blood. ' " 21:02 You know what He said? "This is the new contract 21:05 that I am making with you. 21:06 This is the new covenant that I am making with you 21:09 and I'm doing it in My blood. 21:11 This do as often as you drink it in remembrance of Me. " 21:14 Last verse, 26, says: 21:16 "For as often as you eat this bread and you drink this cup 21:20 you do show the Lord's... " What? 21:22 "death till He come. " 21:24 In manuscript 43 written in 1897 listen to this comment: 21:28 The ordinance of feet washing 21:29 for some of you who are selective and some who don't 21:32 believe it's really important listen: 21:34 "The ordinance of feet washing is a lesson that the Lord 21:37 would have all of us learn and practice. " 21:43 Did you get it? 21:44 All of us to learn and all of us to practice. 21:48 After all, Jesus did it. 21:50 What an example for us, isn't it? 21:52 And as God's remnant church 21:54 may I say we need to understand what the truth is 21:57 and ask God to help us follow that truth 21:59 because we love Him with all of our hearts and our souls 22:03 and our minds. Oh friends, if we learn and practice. 22:06 Now let me... In the Bible there was a lot of washing going on. 22:10 Is anybody with me? There's a lot of washing going on. 22:13 You know, they washed their hands; they washed their feet 22:16 and they washed their face and they washed the offerings. 22:19 And in places it says they... they washed feet and they 22:22 they ate together. 22:24 Well what does all of this mean? What is the difference 22:27 of the lesson that Jesus was trying to teach us 22:30 as His people when He washed the disciples' feet? 22:34 What maybe have we been missing? 22:37 See the Lord's Supper - we're talking communion service - 22:40 represents a very special occasion. 22:43 I hope you sense it when you have communion at your church. 22:46 It's very special. It's a public declaration - 22:50 notice this - of two things: our purposes and our intentions 22:56 to serve Christ. 22:58 Notice the word "serve. " 23:01 It tells what? Our purposes and our intentions to serve Christ. 23:06 In fact, in John 13:15 what did Jesus say? 23:08 He said: "I have given you... " What? 23:11 "I have given you... " Oh, somebody help me now. 23:13 I have given you what? Jesus said: "I have given you 23:16 an example that you should do... " What? 23:19 "You should do as I have done unto you. " 23:22 That should be clear enough for a Bible-believing individual. 23:26 Shouldn't that be enough? 23:28 It's clear cut, once again, as you heard that today. 23:31 When it's clear. Jesus said: "I have given you an example 23:33 that you should do. " 23:35 And then He goes on with His words. He says: 23:37 "If you know these things... " What? 23:41 "Happy are you if you do these things. " And you know what? 23:44 Oh, boy. I took these words to heart 23:47 and I said: "Well OK, that makes sense. " 23:49 But you know, pastoring for many years, I've come 23:51 to this conclusion: there's a lot of unhappy Christians. 23:55 Somebody's not with me. 23:57 The Bible said "happy if you do them, " so I'm coming to 24:01 the point there's a lot of unhappy people 24:03 'cause there's a lot of people who don't do it. 24:06 I think that's fair enough, don't you? 24:10 Because on communion day he's been pastoring 24:12 for many, many years... You know, communion... 24:14 Some of you pastors out there, you just... 24:16 I want to hear you when I get done here. 24:18 You know and I know that attendance is low 24:21 on communion day. Pastor C.A. 24:24 Well OK, he's not going to really commit 24:26 but we're doing all right. Before it's over 24:28 you're going to commit, my brother, I'm telling you. 24:30 It's strange but sometimes there's a lack of people. 24:35 They just... They're not really, they don't want to show up. 24:37 You know what their excuse is? 24:41 They say: "I'm not worthy. " 24:44 Oh friend, you realize that, you know, within ourself 24:47 that we're not worthy. We will never be worthy 24:49 but because of the blood of Jesus Christ... 24:51 because of His love, because of His sacrifice, 24:54 because of His merit, and by faith, you see. 24:57 Oh friend, I hope you're accepting that. 25:00 It makes us worthy because of Jesus. 25:04 So no longer can any of us in here say: 25:07 "Well I don't participate because I'm unworthy 25:09 to do that. " You'll always be unworthy by yourself. 25:11 Not with the blood of Jesus Christ. You're going to be... 25:14 Cleanses you from what? "From all sin" the Bible says. 25:18 Makes us whiter than snow. 25:19 Now I want you to listen to this statement. 25:21 Desire of Ages once again, page 656. 25:24 It says... Listen... 25:26 "It was because the disciples 25:31 were erring and faulty that Jesus washed their feet. " 25:37 Is that clear enough? 25:38 Why did Jesus wash their feet? 25:41 Because they were erring and faulty. 25:44 So we can't use the excuse any more: "Well I'm having 25:46 some problems. " You know, we're having problem sometimes 25:49 because we're dibble-dabbling around in sin 25:51 and we know that we are. 25:53 OK, I'm going to get off of it. Let's get on with this thing. 25:55 Come on, you know what I'm talking about. 25:58 Jesus said they were erring and they were faulty. 26:01 That's why He wanted to wash their feet. 26:03 But there's much more involved here. 26:06 But remember, before Jesus washed the disciples' feet... 26:11 Oh, please listen to this. Before Jesus washed 26:15 the disciples' feet, not one of the disciples 26:19 was prepared to spend eternity with Jesus. 26:22 Not one of those who followed Jesus. And here He was 26:26 on the brink of giving His life. 26:28 And even at that point they were not ready 26:32 to spend eternity with Jesus. 26:34 They needed to be born again. 26:37 Jesus knew this; He understood. 26:39 Not one of them was able to as we said 26:44 "Hold communion with the spotless Lamb. " 26:47 Not one of them could be a soul winner for Jesus. 26:51 Oh how He knew that 26:53 and how He was trying to get to the bottom 26:56 and how He was reaching out one more time 26:59 like He is reaching for you and me right now 27:00 in the last minutes of earth's history. 27:02 The time of playing church, thinking and pretending 27:05 we're Christians and going through all the motions 27:08 and all the form has got to go and it needs to go now. Amen. 27:12 Now is the time to get real with God. 27:14 Pretense is gone; lay yourself bare before God 27:17 and say: "God, I need You to do... I need... " 27:20 More! It's more than washing of the feet. 27:22 Jesus was telling them something. 27:24 And oh as I read this here: "The washing of the feet 27:27 symbolizes... " Notice: symbolizes what? 27:31 Yes? The washing of what? "The cleansing from sin. " 27:34 Didn't cleanse you from sin. Only the blood of Jesus 27:37 can do that. But it symbolized a cleansing from what? 27:41 From sin. And notice, it calls for a dedication for service. 27:47 Communion is calling for us to be in service 27:50 for Jesus Christ. Maybe that's why some people don't show up! 27:55 They don't want to do service for Jesus. 27:58 Oh, I think the workers are going to be in the kingdom. 28:00 I'm a believer of that. 28:02 And notice this part here we're talking about. 28:06 The washing of the feet... it was preparatory 28:09 before the Lord's Supper because the heart had to be what? 28:15 The heart had to be right and the heart had to be prepared 28:18 before they could take of the bread and the wine. 28:21 If they couldn't wash their feet, they couldn't 28:23 partake of the bread and wine. 28:25 Jesus knew all of these things. 28:28 The word communion just has so many... so many 28:32 connotations. And I never realized, never thought 28:35 about it. The communion is to be an intimate time 28:39 between me and God. 28:41 An intimate time between my brothers. 28:44 Now the sisters will have the sisters and 28:46 the brothers will have the brothers. That's the way. Yeah. 28:50 And when we fellowship, you know, it's a good thing to do 28:52 is you kneel down to wash your brother's feet 28:54 down there and you take a hold of that brother's hand 28:56 and you put it in your hand and you thank God for that brother. 28:59 When you don't let your feet out there for me to wash it 29:01 you know you're hurting me because I need that experience. 29:06 Are you getting what I'm talking about here? 29:07 Don't with... Started to say: "don't withhold your feet 29:10 from me" but you know what I'm talking about now. 29:12 Don't you? I need that! 29:14 Your brothers and your sisters need that. 29:18 An intimate time... a special time... a spiritual time. 29:22 Have you ever thought about communion being 29:23 a spiritual time? See, it's supposed to be. 29:27 But most people don't. They grimace all the way through it. 29:29 It's like they're hurting and like "Oh, oh, oh... " 29:33 Something's wrong. It deals with relationships. 29:41 Oh, I call it intimate... something personal. 29:44 Feelings and emotions connected to something or someone 29:49 during communion. 29:51 And I read this in Vol. 4 Testimonies 534 29:54 and, oh, I liked it. 29:56 It said: "Communion with God imparts to the soul... " 30:00 What? "An intimate knowledge of His will. " 30:03 Communion with God does what? 30:06 Now we're reaching out. We're talking about the service here 30:08 but we're talking about communion because it is 30:10 dealing with God and dealing with man. 30:12 And so when we commune with God, what does God do? 30:16 There becomes an intimate knowledge of His will 30:20 and every one of us wants to know God's will - don't we? - 30:23 for us in our lives? 30:24 Oh, I hear so many people say: "Oh, if I just knew... 30:26 If I just knew God's will. " 30:28 You want to know God's will? Get in His Word! 30:31 It's there. He'll answer every question for you. 30:34 Stay in the Word. 30:35 Stay in there until you find out what His will is for you. 30:39 He will reveal that to you. 30:40 Friend, we're not spending enough time with God. 30:44 Friend, prayer is making... Prayer is communion with God. 30:52 Communion with God. We think about communion. 30:55 God is the source of the Christian. 30:58 You know, it's a source of power for the Christian. 31:01 Prayer... and yet we forget that. 31:05 Communion with God is power in our lives 31:07 that we so desperately need in this world where the devil 31:11 is tearing everything and everybody apart that he can. 31:16 Communion with God is the richest blessing 31:19 that a Christian can have. 31:21 Oh friend, think about it. And you know what? 31:24 Redemption provides the door of that communication. 31:28 What? Redemption... What? Because of His blood 31:32 He's opened it up to us. 31:34 How desperately we need that. 31:36 Communion should be a time... a time when God and man... 31:42 A spiritual time... relationship. Notice this: 31:46 here's something very simple. 31:47 Here's the result of simple communion with God. 31:50 I like simple results, you know. 31:52 I like to get down to it sometimes, don't you? 31:55 Too many people fooling around today. 31:57 You know what I'm talking about? 31:58 Fooling around in the ministry; fooling around in the work; 32:00 fooling. Well, we don't have time to fool around any more 32:02 if you follow me. 32:04 Yeah, I'm talking about getting serious with God. 32:07 Getting down to what? To business with God. 32:09 We serve a God who wants you to get down. 32:13 We serve a God, dear friend, who's doing fantastic things 32:17 in the world today for His people, 32:18 and we need to be a part of that. 32:21 Simple communion with God will do exactly what we need 32:25 in our lives to prepare us for the coming of Jesus. 32:29 Listen to this. Desire of Ages once again 32:31 page 668 says... 32:33 notice this: "Simple communion with God... " 32:36 Here's what will take place. 32:37 "sin will become hateful to us. " 32:42 What? By communing with God, right? Spending time with God 32:46 in His Word, praying... Sin will become what? 32:48 "Hateful. " 32:50 Some of you say "It's a sin to hate. " 32:52 Listen! If you can't get hateful right now 32:55 how about just say something like this: 32:57 "Well, dislike... " You come to dislike it to begin with. 33:00 What do you say? And if that doesn't do it, 33:02 what do you say? "Well, I'm going to develop a distaste 33:05 for it. " Or you might say: "Well, I'm going to try 33:08 to avoid it. " But eventually you will come to do what? 33:11 You'll come to hate it. That's what the Word says. 33:13 As you commune with God you'll begin to hate sin. 33:17 Oh, that's beautiful. 33:19 And when we're studying this, 33:20 you know, we talk about the Pillars. 33:22 Pillars of our Faith. 33:24 Friend, don't let anybody be tampering with the Pillars 33:27 of our Faith. Those pillars are there; they're anchored in 33:31 and no man can move them. 33:33 No movement... no army... no enemy 33:37 can move those pillars. They are anchored 33:41 on the rock of Jesus Christ. And you know what? 33:45 Communion service as well as baptism 33:48 is a monumental pillar. 33:52 You say: "Well I haven't read it before. 33:54 Why don't we do it? I like the book Evangelism 33:56 and I encourage you who haven't been reading Evangelism 33:59 to get in it. 34:00 I'm going to say it again till I hear something. 34:03 Amen. 34:06 Evange... Listen, I'm going to have to get down here because 34:10 evangelism is where it's at, isn't it? Reaching people. 34:13 Read the book Evangelism if you want to be soul winner. 34:17 The book Evangelism page 273 says... notice: 34:21 "The ordinance of baptism and the Lord's Supper 34:24 are two monumental pillars. " 34:28 Monumental pillars. Something that's enduring. 34:31 Something that's massive... something that's colossal. 34:35 Something that's lasting. 34:37 Monumental pillars... notice this: 34:39 One within the church - evangelism - 34:41 one without the church. 34:43 See one takes place indoors and maybe one outside 34:45 in the creek. Is somebody with me? 34:46 But on these ordinances, 34:50 hear me, on these ordinances is inscribed the name 34:54 of the true God. Amen. 34:56 You serve the true God? 34:58 Well then you have to participate. 35:01 We need to be participating because the name of the true God 35:04 is written upon these two: baptism and communion. 35:07 The monumental pillars. 35:10 Jesus simply said in Luke 22... He said: "Do this in... " 35:14 What? "in remembrance of Me. " 35:17 How could we not when He says it so loving and so kind? 35:21 It just breaks your heart. Knowing where He was headed 35:24 and He looked around and He said: "Please do this 35:26 in remembrance of Me till I come back. " 35:29 We can't turn that down, can we? That act of love? 35:33 Now notice. In Adventism we believe in testing truths, 35:38 don't we? We heard today in the 11 o'clock hour 35:41 there's a test. The Sabbath is a test... it's a sign. 35:45 And notice, communion also gets a little heavy-duty here. 35:50 Notice what it says here in Manuscript 8 in 1897. 35:55 It says "this ordinance of feet washing was made a religious" 36:00 what? "Religious service. 36:02 It was given" - here's 2 words - "It was given 36:06 "to test and to prove 36:09 the loyalty of the children of God. " 36:12 If that's a fact, some of us... we flunked the test. 36:16 We haven't proved ourself to be a child of God 36:19 because we've been neglecting it 36:21 because we don't think it's important 36:23 and we don't go that day; we don't participate in that day. 36:26 Friends, I'm telling you: it's a test 36:28 of loyalty to God... of who you serve. 36:31 You cannot afford to be indifferent. 36:33 I cannot afford to be indifferent. 36:35 I need it because God says to me "it's more than 36:37 washing your feet. I want to wash your heart. 36:40 I want to wash you all over and cleanse you out from all sin. " 36:43 Amen. 36:44 Jesus made it very, very clear. 36:48 Washing of the feet did not cleanse away the sin, 36:52 but listen... but tested the cleansing of the heart. 36:56 They did what? It tested the cleansing of the heart 37:01 and the disciples needed to be what? 37:02 Their heart needed to be tested 37:04 because they were all just following along the Master. 37:07 You know what I mean? Wherever the Master would go 37:08 that's where they... OK. 37:11 You know what I'm talking about. They were right there. 37:14 Wherever He went, they wanted to be the closest, 37:15 isn't that right? There were some changes 37:17 that needed to take place. 37:20 If the heart is clean, if the heart is pure, 37:24 you know what? We'll participate and we will love it 37:28 and we will look forward to it. 37:30 Many are concerned about... Oh, time is running out. 37:32 Many are concerned and they should be. 37:34 And I want to go... Oh Lord, have mercy on us. 37:38 I Corinthians chapter 11. People are concerned 37:40 and they tell... Pastors, you'll know this. 37:43 Many old people will say: "You know, 37:45 I Corinthians 11:27-29. I'm not going to take 37:47 time to read it, but it simply says: "Those who eat and drink 37:51 unworthily... " Do you remember that one? 37:52 What happens. It says if you do it unworthily 37:56 you drink damnation to yourself. 37:58 And I'm just going to say right now if we're not participating 38:01 and we're not eating of His flesh and drinking of His blood 38:04 we pronounce damnation upon ourself. 38:06 May I be that bold? 38:09 Amen. It's the truth. 38:11 But "unworthily. " What does that mean unworthily? 38:15 And people are afraid of this... 38:16 but there's a reason why they're afraid. 38:20 Paul's saying in view of all that was read 38:23 and take time to read that whole chapter 38:24 the purpose of the Lord's Supper. He says if we have no 38:28 reverence for it, if we have no love for it... 38:31 no respect for what the service represents... 38:34 It's simply what? The suffering and the sacrifice of Jesus 38:37 Christ. Notice he says two things that we need to think 38:41 about here. Two things. 38:43 If we say "Well we can't because oh we're afraid of damnation" 38:47 there's something in your life. 38:50 You have unbecoming conduct in your life. 38:53 You have sin in your life and you know you have sin 38:55 in your life you know you haven't taken care of. 38:58 That's why you're not washing feet. 39:00 You know that you do. 39:02 Verse 21 will tell you that in I Corinthians 11. 39:04 Just read it for yourself! 39:06 Or! This gets heavy. 39:09 Or... number 2. You know we talk about 39:11 a lack... we lack faith in His sacrifice. 39:14 We just don't believe. 39:17 And when we really don't believe in that sacrifice 39:20 we have to consider that we have rejected Jesus Christ. 39:24 Amen. None of us want to reject Jesus Christ. 39:26 We're not going to make it to heaven that way! 39:30 Rejection. Therefore I won't do this. 39:33 We need to examine ourself. 39:35 Quit examining somebody else; that's none of your business. 39:44 That's why some people's eyes are like this at different times 39:46 you know? I mean... 39:48 You keep your eyes in your head. 39:52 If you want to know something, you got to the mirror. 39:55 And you look in the mirror and you see your own little face 39:57 right there. You know what? That's what it's all about. 40:00 It's the truth, friend. I'm serious with you. 40:03 This is the truth. 40:05 What kind of people that God's having prepared 40:08 and He's calling is those who are looking into that perfect 40:10 law, isn't that right? They're looking in the face 40:12 of Jesus Christ and they're seeing things in their own life 40:14 that need to be changed for eternity. 40:16 And they're pleading and begging with God right now 40:19 to make sure that all sin is gone out of their life. 40:21 Whatever it takes that I can be right and ready with Jesus 40:24 let it happen. I trust you, God. 40:26 See, this is what it's about... we're talking about. 40:28 So when it comes to communion you're using all these excuses, 40:31 consider these four things, please. 40:33 Am I... number 1... Am I reflecting the image 40:37 of Jesus fully? 40:39 Whew... Now I heard somebody say "OK. " 40:42 Now look... all right. 40:46 And it's OK you said it 'cause it's OK. 40:52 It's OK... like you say "all right. " OK. 40:56 You see, it's all right to do that but I'm saying 40:59 it's easy for us to say "that's right. " 41:02 But what are we willing to do about it? 41:04 OK, what are we really? The talk is cheap! 41:07 The profession is cheap. 41:09 Am I reflecting the image of Jesus fully? 41:13 And I look at it right now and I need to fall down 41:16 on my knees and say: "God help me; have mercy on me 41:19 a sinner. " I look at my own life and say: 41:21 "God, I need so much help. 41:24 I'm in need of a Savior every day of my life. " 41:28 I'm saying "Oh, God! " If it wasn't for His promises, 41:30 His Word, I'd just go back out in the north forty 41:33 and stay, I can tell you that. 41:34 There's no hope without a Savior. 41:37 And you know the things that you think, the things that you do. 41:40 The way that you gossip and you back bite 41:42 and you talk about your neighbor. 41:44 You're thinking ugly thoughts. You're watching ugly things 41:46 that you shouldn't be watching. 41:48 And you think that's in the image of Jesus Christ? 41:51 Oh, friend, it's not! 41:53 That will never make it to the kingdom. 41:55 And it's not going to change when Jesus comes; 41:57 it's going to change before He comes... 41:59 when He comes to pick you up. 42:01 Friend, I'm telling you, you've got to be reflecting. 42:04 Number 2: Am I dying to sin daily? 42:07 Dying to sin daily? Oh, God, help me. 42:11 Am I gaining victories every day in my life? 42:15 Am I gaining victory over sin or am I being defeated? 42:19 Day after day I'm sinning and I'm praying 42:22 and I'm sinning and I'm praying 42:23 and I'm sinning and I'm praying. That's not God's plan 42:28 even though it happens in our lives. 42:30 He wants you to commit yourself to Him 42:33 totally and completely and to be His. 42:38 Gain the victory. 42:41 And here's one that hits home... all of us. 42:44 What is my attitude? 42:48 Whooo! 42:50 I know one thing... oh, time. 42:58 Attitude! I know we had a church school for 5 years. 43:05 The attitude of the children wasn't what it should be 43:07 sometimes. 43:12 The teacher says to me: "I need an attitude adjuster. " 43:16 Now that's just up my alley because I can grab a 1x6 43:20 and I can cut out a paddle really well. 43:21 I can drill some holes in it. 43:23 And boy I did that, and I mean they shaped up. 43:26 And on it was written "Attitude Adjuster. " 43:32 And I said: "The teachers got tired? Call me. 43:35 It takes a while to wear me out. " 43:39 So what is my attitude toward others? 43:42 Listen: jealousy, pride, evil speaking. 43:47 But I'll tell you, when all of these things are made right 43:50 we will want to participate. 43:52 Desire of Ages simply says: "All who neglect 43:55 these seasons of divine privilege... " Listen... 43:58 "will suffer loss. Them it may be said 44:03 what Jesus said. He said: "Ye are not all... " What? 44:07 "you are not all clean. " 44:10 Just think about what He's saying. 44:11 If we're not participating, He said: "You're not all clean. " 44:15 And only the clean are going to make it to heaven. 44:18 You get it? You all end up clean. 44:20 But you know that the enemy hates communion so much 44:23 they had to - you know, the Lord's Supper - that He's 44:25 invented the counterfeit. 44:26 Now I say this for one reason and one reason only: 44:28 because the devil has fooled the majority of the world. 44:32 And I believe that this station, what it represents, 44:36 is to present the truth. It may be offensive. 44:39 It's not meant to be but it is the truth of God's Word. 44:42 Amen. 44:43 And we find millions today... So what do you think 44:45 the counterfeit of communion is? It's mass. 44:49 Somebody with me? 44:51 According to Great Controversy it says it's an idolatrous 44:54 sacrifice. Now it either is or it isn't. 44:56 There's no need to sit there and squirm in your seat 44:59 and say: "Oh, oh, oh, oh. " 45:04 Are you feelin' it? 45:07 Why? Because it's your job and my job to present what? 45:11 The truth. Not be selective about it 45:13 but it either is of God or it's of man or it's of tradition. 45:17 Those things have to be exposed. God requires it. 45:21 Not to try to hurt somebody. 45:22 But even you know Cardinal Wiseman said, talking about the 45:27 priests and he talked about the presence and the body of... 45:29 of, you know, Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. 45:31 You know what he said? He said the priests pretended. 45:35 They pretended to do what? 45:39 To what? Somebody say it. To turn what? 45:43 To convert the simple bread and the wine... What? 45:46 Into the actual body and blood of Jesus Christ. 45:52 Friend, the Great Controversy says: "With blasphemous 45:56 presumption they openly claim the power of creating God. " 46:01 If there's somebody trying to create God, 46:03 somebody needs to be exposed 46:05 by the Word of God, dear friend. 46:07 I've heard people say: "Well you know you present the truth. " 46:09 But if sometimes you don't come out and say: 46:11 "this is a counterfeit, " some people don't get it. 46:15 And you've got to... you've got to hit it. 46:17 Christians were required - listen - at the pain of what? 46:21 of death. They had to vow their faith 46:24 to this horrible, heaven- insulting heresy 46:27 according to Great Controversy 59. 46:29 Multitudes who refused were given to what? 46:32 To the flames. 46:35 For the sake of time, let's just go over quickly 46:37 a couple of things. We're talking about the Passover. 46:39 You remember the Passover? 46:40 Oh, it was the commemoration of what? Deliverance of Israel - 46:44 right? - from Egyptian bondage. What an awesome thing. 46:47 Ordinance of the Lord's Supper when we look at it right here. 46:50 A deliverance we're talking about brought about as a result 46:53 of what? The death of Christ. 46:56 The ordinance is to be celebrated until Christ comes. 47:00 Do you believe that? Amen. 47:01 Until Christ comes... there's no doubt about it. 47:03 It's a memorial to Christ's death. 47:06 Communion service is a witness that believers accept Christ 47:10 as their personal Savior. 47:12 And really, when we have communion service, we need to 47:14 confess our sins, get things made right with God 47:16 before we come in the doors and try to participate in it. 47:18 You know what? If you don't you're bringing the devil in 47:20 and cause a mess in the church. 47:22 Get it right... 47:24 And here's one that will just kind of blow your mind 47:27 a little bit if you're in opposition. 47:28 If not, you're going to embrace it and you're going to love it. 47:30 Desire of Ages page 656 says: 47:34 "Each member must participate publicly. " 47:43 You know what some of you will say? 47:46 "Oh, shhh... " 47:50 You will say: "Well I would participate publicly 47:53 but my feet's ugly. " 47:55 No, I'm serious! 47:57 People have said their feet is ugly. 47:59 You know, God didn't say " 'cause your feets' ugly. " 48:01 He said "Take your socks off and put your feet in the water 48:04 whether they're ugly or whether they're not. " 48:05 You follow me? People have said that. 48:07 That's not just to be funny... it's the truth. 48:09 They make... try to make an excuse. 48:11 Why? Because the heart's not right. 48:14 Take the socks off; get them in the water. 48:16 I need to wash your feet! 48:18 Somebody get about 1,000 bowls and let's get started. 48:21 There need to be some changes going on right here. 48:25 There needs to be some humbling before God. 48:28 There needs to be some confessing of sin before God. 48:32 Unfermented wine - grape juice - symbolized Christ's blood. 48:35 You know the unleavened bread... His body. 48:38 These are things that what? Represent the unblemished 48:42 sacrifice. And the Adventist church holds open communion. 48:46 Anybody that professes the name of Jesus - loves Jesus - 48:49 is... they can come and fellowship with us. 48:52 The only thing that excludes is open sin, 48:54 and when open sin is there they need to be excluded. 48:57 And it's not how you look at it. 48:58 It's what we understand is open sin. 49:01 Very obvious, everybody knows it. Not how you think about it. 49:04 Or you think somebody did something. 49:06 Somebody told you somebody did something. 49:08 You just take care of your feet. 49:10 Amen. All right? 49:12 You know what I'm talking about. 49:15 It's time to get serious. This is serious business. 49:18 This is life and death issue and you never hardly hear it 49:20 talked like that. It's kind of selective. 49:22 You can just... If you feel like you want to do it... 49:27 Great change was about to take place. 49:30 You know, habits are hard to be broken. 49:35 Desire of Ages 652 tells us this. Says: 49:38 "The system of types and ceremonies 49:40 that for 4,000 years had pointed to His death" - 49:44 notice this - "as He ate the Passover 49:46 with the disciples He instituted in its place a service 49:50 that was" What? "A service that was to be a memorial 49:53 of His great sacrifice. 49:56 The national festival - Passover" - was to do what? 49:59 "was to pass away forever. 50:02 The service which Christ established was to be observed 50:06 by" What? "all of His followers in all lands through all ages. 50:10 Here the cross was just before Him. 50:13 He was about to leave this world. Pain grasped His heart. " 50:16 Oh, friend, grasp the picture, please. 50:19 He knew He was going to be left alone in His hour of trial. 50:23 He was going to be betrayed. 50:25 He understood what death was all about 50:28 and He knew for many that it would be in vain... 50:30 they wouldn't accept it. 50:32 He understood what men... how brutal they can be 50:36 apart from Him. 50:37 He could have been overwhelmed by His... right? 50:40 All what He was getting ready to go through. 50:41 It could have been all about Himself, but it wasn't. 50:44 As He began to look quickly at the disciples faces, 50:46 what happened? He began to look at their faces. 50:48 Oh, oh, how could He leave them? 50:50 Why? Because they need to be changed 50:52 and so He was going to talk to them. Jesus said: 50:54 "I have loved My own" in John 13. 50:56 "Having loved His own unto... " What? 50:58 "in this world. " And He loved them till the end. 51:00 He loves you to the end brothers and sisters. 51:03 His last evening with the disciples He looked around 51:05 the room. You know what He saw in the room? 51:07 You know what He saw in their faces? 51:08 He saw jealously. He saw contention. 51:11 He saw strife and controversy. 51:14 Just like you see sometimes among your brothers and sisters 51:17 over who's going to be the greatest. 51:19 Who's going to occupy the highest position. 51:22 Who's going to stick close to this person and that person. 51:25 Who's going to follow this one around the room the closest. 51:27 I hope they don't stop too quickly. 51:29 You know what I'm talking about. It's the truth. 51:33 There's no difference here, friends. 51:35 Jesus saw that in His own disciples. 51:37 His heart ached inside. 51:38 Why? Each one said this 51:41 in their... Think of it, in their own estimation 51:44 they were better qualified to be close to Jesus. 51:47 They were better fit. They were better educated. 51:51 They'd been around a little bit longer. 51:54 They knew a little bit more 51:56 and so they should occupy that position closer to Jesus. 52:00 But they really didn't know themselves. And Jesus... 52:02 there was something... there was a struggle that developed here. 52:04 There was going to be a test that Jesus was going to give 52:07 them that would reveal their character. 52:09 You have tests, and He is revealing your character 52:11 and mine today. 52:13 At the feast - we realize there's just 5 minutes or so 52:16 left - at the feast it was customary for the servants what? 52:18 To wash their feet. But there was no - right? - 52:20 no servant there. So it became what? 52:22 The responsibility of the disciples. 52:25 Isn't that interesting? There's a big problem. Why? 52:27 Because none of the disciples thought themselves a servant. 52:31 No. Even though Jesus taught them in Galatians 5. 52:36 He said: "But by love serve one another. " 52:40 Here came the "P" word. 52:43 Oh, boy. 52:45 "P" word: pride. 52:47 Proud. 52:50 They think they're prime. 52:52 Presumptuous many times. 52:55 Pretense... profession... pretext. 52:59 Pretended. 53:01 And so they looked around - the disciples. They pretended 53:03 not to know that something needed to be done. 53:05 But they didn't feel themselves a servant. 53:08 Many people do it. Does that sound familiar to you? 53:10 You know, you call 4 or 5 guys up here to move the piano. 53:14 "Let's move the piano. " Right quick I go get the piano bench. 53:21 I might as well go on here. 53:24 You know that in the church. 53:26 You know my brothers say: "oh... " 53:28 Jesus said this in Matthew 20:28. 53:31 He said "I didn't come to be ministered unto 53:34 but I came to... " Do what? "I came to minister. " 53:37 How could Jesus help them to love and esteem others 53:39 more than themselves? 53:41 We have to realize that a profession means nothing. 53:44 A signed paper, something that's sealed, something with your name 53:46 on it, doesn't mean anything in the kingdom of heaven. 53:49 Amen. 53:50 Oh dear friend. Here we see the expression of love 53:55 as we wrap it up here. The expression of love. 53:57 Oh, so much controversy. He's giving them an example. 53:59 Jesus didn't get into controversy because they 54:02 didn't get down and start washing their feet. 54:04 Here comes the King. 54:05 Here comes the King of Kings the Bible said. 54:08 Isn't that right? In Hebrews 12:2. 54:11 Here comes "the author of my salvation" the Bible says. 54:14 Here comes the "captain of my salvation. " 54:16 Here comes the "desire of the nations" in Haggai 2:7. 54:20 Are you getting this? 54:21 Here comes the faithful witness on the scene. 54:24 Here comes the head of the church... 54:26 He came on the scene. 54:27 Here comes the "heir of all things. " 54:29 Here comes "the great I AM. " 54:31 Here is the Lamb of God; here comes the blood, dear friends. 54:34 The great I AM and the John chapter 1. 54:37 The Lamb of God... He's the bread, He's the life. 54:41 Are you getting it? He's the light; He's the lion. 54:44 He's the prince; He's the Savior. 54:46 He's the Son of Man; He's the Son of God. 54:48 He's Jesus! Amen. 54:50 He came on the scene and He got down 54:53 and He washed their feet. 54:54 He stooped as low as necessary to get ahold of you and me. 54:57 Aren't you glad for salvation? 54:59 He lays aside that heavenly crown. He becomes a servant. 55:03 One of His last acts on this earth He became a servant 55:07 for you and for me to serve us 55:09 who is the wonderful God in heaven. 55:11 Oh friends, I'm telling you I'm just... 55:14 Whooh... give me another hour. 55:16 I'm gettin' warmed up right now. 55:21 I'm startin' to feel it right now, I'm telling you. 55:24 You know, when we're talking about this 55:26 it's really the King of Kings. He's really God. 55:29 But you know, our time is running out and I want to pray. 55:31 You know, a very important part of my life is my wife, 55:34 and I'm going to ask her to pray. 55:36 We do on our program. She always prays with me 55:39 and for me. We get in the closet together and we pray together 55:42 because I need it. I need a helpmeet, 55:44 and God has given me a good helpmeet. 55:46 Praise God. Yes. 55:48 I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm never 55:50 going to look at communion service the same. 55:52 I think every year, every time we have it, we're going to 55:55 have to replay this message. 55:57 God is calling a people... Yes. 56:00 a people to be ready and look at why He... 56:03 look at what He's doing just in that service! 56:06 Just in the service. I missed it for a lot of years, 56:09 I can tell you. Sanctification. 56:11 Reminding us... awesome. 56:14 Did you hear what God had to say to you today? 56:17 Amen. 56:19 Mercy. She's not on very long and I said: "You've got a minute 56:23 girl. " Come on. Let's get down on our knees. 56:25 Let's talk to God about it. Amen. 56:27 You're going to make a decision. You've been fumbling around 56:29 and not been doing it? What? You're going to repent right now 56:31 and say: "God change me... I'm going to be involved. " 56:34 Praise God. Let's pray right now. 56:36 Wash us all over. Let's kneel together and pray. 56:38 Oh mercy, Heavenly Father, 56:40 Lord we thank you for Your Word. 56:43 We thank you for that Spirit of Prophecy: that precious gift 56:48 that You have given to Your people. 56:50 Father, I pray that each and every person in this sanctuary 56:54 today has heard Your voice speak to their heart. 56:58 Father cleanse us. Not wash our feet only 57:01 but our whole body. Cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 57:05 Help us to realize that we need to make ourselves right before 57:10 You, Lord. We need to have communion time each and every 57:14 day. Taking of that Word, drinking in that blood. 57:18 Never start a day without You Father. 57:21 We need You so much. Thank you for loving us. 57:24 Thank you for speaking to us today. In Jesus' name we pray... |
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