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Series Code: 12POP
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00:46 Well we're just having a wonderful time already,
00:49 and our second program already! Yeah. 00:51 Amen! Time flies when you're being blessed, doesn't it? 00:56 It really does. And you've noticed that 00:59 we have added someone - Mollie Sue, that's right - 01:03 to our group here. And Mollie, what's going on? 01:07 A lot of good things... 3ABN Camp Meeting! 01:09 That's what's going on. Spring Camp Meeting, right? 01:12 And Mollie, what are we going to be doing? 01:14 What's the folks that's here and those at home 01:16 got in store for tomorrow? 01:17 Well once we get you here we don't think you ought to have 01:20 any time to do anything but stay in God's Word. 01:22 So to the best of our ability we've got something planned 01:26 just every hour that we can. 01:28 And so tonight, of course, we have two more hours. 01:32 And then we hope you go and get some rest 01:34 and then are back out here bright and early 01:36 at 8 o'clock in the morning for breakfast. 01:38 You can get your meal tickets... I know some of these folk. 01:41 There's no way they're going to be here at 8 in the morning. 01:44 Oh yes you are! Can they come at nine if they... 01:46 If you have to come at nine - OK - I guess you can. All right. 01:49 At 9 o'clock, though, we start out with seminars. 01:52 We have seminars... four seminars tomorrow 01:55 every hour and a half. And so the first one is 01:59 9 o'clock in the morning. How many of you will be here 02:01 at 9 o'clock in the morning? I want you to just look at that! 02:04 I see that... OK. You'll get out here bright and early 02:07 in the morning. And that's going to be Jay Rosario 02:10 "Preparing Your Home For The Second Coming - Part 1. " 02:14 Now this is tomorrow. Friday it's identically the same 02:18 so I'm not going to go over Friday's seminars 02:20 because they're the same as tomorrow... part 2. 02:22 Different subjects but same people. Right. OK. 02:24 OK. And then at 10:30 in the morning we have 02:29 James Rafferty - "Prophetic Waymarks - Part 1. " 02:32 And so what does that mean's going to happen on Friday 02:34 morning at 10:30? Part 2. Part 2. 02:36 See. Ya'll get it. 02:38 OK. Then at noon tomorrow Stephen Bohr 02:41 with "God's Omniscient Sword. " 02:43 And then at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon Hiram Rester - 02:48 "Genesis Pillars of Revelation's Prophecies. " 02:51 So don't we have an incredible day - Amen - 02:54 already prepared for tomorrow? We sure do. 02:56 And tomorrow night we start this all over again, don't we Danny? 02:59 We do. And tomorrow night we have Reggie and Ladye Love Smith 03:03 I think's going to be here - yeah - doing music for us too. 03:05 That's right. Well it's just a wonderful time together. 03:09 And I was... I just cannot believe the number of people 03:12 here on Wednesday night already. 03:14 This means that this weekend you have to come early 03:17 to get your seat. You'd better come early is right. 03:19 Because whenever we have this large a group on Wednesday 03:23 night it's going to really be a big weekend. 03:26 And we're looking forward to that. 03:27 And wow, Danny, it really kind of overwhelms me 03:32 because we're already using overflow and... 03:35 We've got some big walls we can move out there 03:38 and we can make a lot more room for folks. 03:40 So if you're watching in the local area 03:42 we invite you to come. Yes! And we want you to be here 03:46 with us this weekend. So, many of you when we go into Wal-Marts 03:49 and stores all around they say: "We love 3ABN; we watch it. " 03:53 Well we want you to come out and meet some of our other 03:55 brothers and sisters here and some of your brothers and 03:57 sisters from around the world here at 3ABN Camp Meeting. 04:01 Spring Camp Meeting. Yes. 04:03 Jim, we have some great music tonight. We do! 04:06 And, you know, music is... I guess it's in the eye 04:09 or ears of the beholder. But to me what makes 04:12 great music is when it number 1 uplifts the Lord 04:15 Jesus Christ and when the artist who's singing 04:18 uplifts the Lord Jesus Christ. 04:20 Music shouldn't be about self. 04:22 It should be about lifting up God. 04:24 And I know Allison Speer. 04:27 I've known her for a number of years. 04:28 And Allison and her husband Brian... they're so dedicated 04:31 to the Lord's work. And not only that, 04:34 but then they have a special gift. If she chose, she could be 04:37 using this gift anywhere in the world that she wanted to. 04:40 But Allison has said: "I'm going to use my gifts 04:43 and Brian... we're going to use the talents and gifts 04:46 God has given us to uplift and magnify and glorify His name. " 04:50 So we're going to ask her to come out at this time. 04:52 And Allison, last time we gave you one song, but today - 04:56 tonight - this is yours now, right? 04:58 So... How nice! How nice. So as long as you want... 05:01 As long as you're done in 30 minutes 05:03 you can take all you want. OK. 05:05 The rest of the night if you want as long as you... 05:08 No, she's got it all planned. She's got the songs 05:11 and ready to go. And your husband Brian, 05:13 he's taking care of you, isn't he? Yes. 05:15 He's gettin' your songs all lined out for you. 05:17 He's got them all ready. 05:18 Thank you for being here. It's been a while. 05:20 And you know we love you and we've had some great times. 05:23 I've had the privilege of traveling with her 05:25 family and your mother-in-law Faye. Yes. 05:28 You know, let me tell you: Faye is doing good. 05:31 She just came home from a rehab facility. 05:34 She fell and broke her right arm in six places 05:38 and her hip in two places. 05:41 And the night before she was going to come home from that 05:44 after about five weeks she fell again 05:47 and broke her left arm. She is home right now 05:50 and watching. Good. So we'll say "Hello. Hi Mom! " 05:55 "Ms. Faye... Mom... we love you. We really do. " 05:58 And hopefully next time - and maybe even Fall Camp Meeting - 06:01 you can come and join us. Yeah, that'd be good. 06:04 Thank you, Allison. Thank you Danny. 06:14 Sometimes I feel like I'm just walking around 06:18 with my head up in the clouds. 06:22 I'm steady movin' but I'm not gaining ground... 06:26 heading the wrong way in a crowd. 06:30 Then I remember I'm not part of this world... 06:34 I'm moving higher each day. 06:38 Upward mobility sounds mighty good to me 06:42 I just can't wait to get away. 06:46 Have to remember I'm not here to stay 06:50 I'm lookin' forward to a brighter day 06:54 Got to remember I'm not here for long 06:58 I'm just living in my temporary home. 07:17 Oh... if you are bothered by the problems of life, 07:22 Don't you let 'em get you down. 07:26 Just look to Jesus... you will not be denied. 07:30 He'll move you up to higher ground. 07:34 Don't you forget that you're a child of the King; 07:38 that you're an heir to His throne. 07:42 You may not know just when He's coming back again 07:46 to take us to our happy home. 07:50 Got to remember I'm not here to stay 07:54 I'm lookin' forward to a brighter day 07:58 Got to remember I'm not here for long 08:02 I'm just living in my temporary home. 08:06 Got to remember I'm not here to stay 08:10 I'm looking forward to a brighter day 08:14 Got to remember I'm not here for long 08:18 I'm just livin' in my temporary home. 08:22 Whoa, I'm just livin' in my temporary home. 08:28 Amen. 08:30 Hey, listen to this voice if you will. 08:32 This is my father-in-law, Brock Speer. 08:36 Oh how well I remember 08:41 in the old fashioned days 08:47 When some old-fashioned people 08:52 had some old-fashioned ways. 08:58 In the old-fashioned meeting 09:03 as they tarried there 09:10 In the old-fashioned 09:14 manner 09:17 how God answered their 09:23 prayer. Isn't that voice wonderful? 09:26 The best bass singer in the world. 09:33 Lord, I have a heavy burden 09:37 of all I've seen and know. 09:39 It's more than I can handle. 09:42 Oh, but Your Word is burning like a fire 09:47 shut up in my bones. 09:50 I can't let it go. 09:53 And when I'm weary and overwrought 09:58 with so many battles left unfought 10:04 I think of Paul and Silas in the prison yard. 10:09 I hear their song of freedom rising to the stars. 10:14 And when the saints go marching in 10:20 I want to be one of them. 10:25 Lord, this burden that I carry 10:29 I cannot leave behind. 10:32 But it all can overwhelm me. 10:35 But when I think of all who've gone before 10:39 and lived a faithful life 10:42 their courage compels me. 10:45 And when I'm weary and overwrought 10:51 with so many battles left unfought 10:56 I think of Paul and Silas in the prison yard. 11:01 I hear their song of freedom rising to the stars. 11:06 I see the shepherd Moses in Pharaoh's court. 11:11 I hear his call for freedom for the people of the Lord. 11:17 And when the saints go marching in 11:22 I want to be one of them. 11:26 Yes, when the saints go marching in 11:33 I want to be one of them. 11:37 I hear old Daniel praying in the lion's den. 11:43 Then I see Stephen dying 11:46 with the Lord's name on his lips. 11:48 I see the Man of Sorrow 11:51 with His long, troubled road. 11:53 I see the world on His shoulders and my easy load. 11:58 And when the saints go marching in 12:04 I want to be one of them. 12:08 I think of Paul and Silas in the prison yard. 12:14 I hear their song of freedom rising to the stars. 12:19 I see the shepherd Moses in Pharaoh's court. 12:24 I hear his call for freedom for the people of the Lord. 12:30 And when the saints 12:32 go marching in 12:37 I want to be one of them. 12:43 I want to be... 12:44 I want to be one of them. 12:54 Amen. 12:57 I think of all the songs that I have to sing 13:00 this one has to be my favorite. 13:03 The word redeemed is a precious word in my life. 13:10 I was a slave 13:15 in a foreign land. 13:19 So very far from 13:22 the Father's loving hand. 13:28 He rescued me 13:31 one glorious day. 13:36 He called me out; 13:38 paid a debt I could not pay. 13:44 I am redeemed. 13:49 I am redeemed. 13:53 Jesus loosed the chains of sin 13:57 and set me free. 14:01 I am redeemed. 14:06 I am redeemed. 14:10 Jesus loosed the chains of sin 14:14 and set me free. 14:22 Oh, but still I live 14:26 in a foreign land. 14:31 But now I'm free according to 14:36 redemption's plan. 14:40 And soon I'll join the wrapped in white... 14:45 the redeemed 14:49 and sing a song the holy angels 14:53 cannot sing. 14:57 I am redeemed. 15:01 I am redeemed. 15:06 Jesus loosed the chains of sin 15:10 and set me free. 15:14 I am redeemed. 15:18 I am redeemed. 15:23 Jesus loosed the chains of sin 15:27 and set me free. 15:33 Some glorious morning they shall come from every nation 15:37 and every generation. 15:39 Side by side they shall march 15:41 into the celestial city of Jehovah 15:44 and in perfect harmony they will begin humming a new song. 15:49 It's a song composed by God and arranged for His people. 15:54 As the saved by grace approach the land of their dreams 15:58 the hosts of heaven - the holy angels - 16:00 will step aside and be silent 16:02 for they cannot sing this new song. 16:04 It's a song reserved for voices who once cried out 16:07 for their Redeemer, those washed in the blood of the Lamb. 16:11 We are the redeemed! 16:13 I am redeemed 16:18 by love divine. 16:22 Glory! Glory! 16:26 Christ is mine! 16:29 He's mine! 16:31 All to Him 16:34 I now resign. 16:39 Jesus loosed the chains of sin 16:43 and set me free. 16:47 Yes, Jesus loosed the chains of sin 16:52 and set 16:54 me free. 17:03 Amen! I am redeemed! 17:07 Isn't that a good song? 17:09 Phil Cross wrote that. I think it's one of the finest songs. 17:14 It was... It's fairly new - maybe ten years old - 17:16 but the Lord is still anointing songs. 17:19 The Lord is still anointing young song writers to write 17:23 for the body of Christ. And we are a witness to that. 17:27 We are a witness to that. 17:29 He will have a witness in every age, and we see that happening, 17:33 don't we? I hear a lot of people talking about how... 17:36 what is wrong with the church. 17:38 I want to talk about what's RIGHT with the church. 17:41 We get a lot of stuff right. 17:44 We are givers. We bear one another's burdens. 17:48 We care for one another. We lift one another in prayer. 17:52 We gather in peace. We are tolerant people. 17:56 That is a gift from God. 17:58 That is not something that we take lightly. 18:01 We are tolerant of folks because we want to share 18:04 the love of Christ with people. 18:06 There are lots of things right in this world. 18:11 Doesn't mean we don't go through some struggles and trials, 18:16 but those struggles and trials we lay at the feet of Jesus. 18:21 And we just hold on. We hold on, right Bart? 18:24 Bart's going through a physical trial right now. 18:27 This pain that you're experiencing is temporary. 18:32 This is your temporary home. 18:34 And I love what Bill Gaither says: "We are all terminal. " 18:42 That's pretty good. "We are all terminal. " 18:45 But praise God, He is an everlasting Lord 18:49 and He keeps His hand over us. 18:52 Guiding us; teaching us; giving us instruction 18:57 where we need instruction... 18:59 strength where we need strength, 19:02 that incomprehensible peace 19:07 when you need peace. 19:11 In shady green pastures 19:16 so rich and so sweet 19:21 God leads His dear children 19:27 along. 19:31 Where the waters flow 19:35 by the weary one's feet 19:40 God leads His dear children 19:46 along. 19:52 Some through the water, 19:56 some through the flood. 20:01 Some through the fire, 20:05 but all through the blood. 20:10 Some through great sorrow 20:15 but God gives a song 20:19 in the night season 20:24 and all the day 20:28 long. 20:42 Sometimes on the mount 20:47 where the sun shines so bright 20:52 God leads His dear children 20:56 along. 20:59 Sometimes in the valley 21:04 in the darkest of night 21:07 God leads His dear children 21:12 along. 21:16 Some through the water, 21:20 some through the flood. 21:24 Some through the fire, 21:28 but all through 21:32 the blood. 21:37 Some through great sorrow 21:41 but God gives a song 21:46 in the night season 21:53 in 21:57 the night season 22:00 and all 22:06 the day 22:09 long. 22:24 Amen. Blessed be the name of the Lord. 22:29 "And I saw a new heaven and a new earth 22:33 for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. 22:37 And there was no more sea. 22:39 Then I, John, saw the Holy City, 22:42 a New Jerusalem, descending out of heaven as a bride 22:46 prepared for her husband. 22:48 And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying: 22:51 'Behold the tabernacle of God is with men. 22:55 And He will dwell with them and be their God 22:58 and they shall be with Him and be His people. ' " 23:17 In this house we've built 23:22 of make believe 23:26 loved ones go long before 23:31 it seems it's time to leave. 23:36 But we learn how to give, 23:40 to forgive and receive 23:45 till we see them there 23:49 in that city. 23:53 "And He shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. 23:56 And there shall be no more sorrow or death 23:59 or pain... for the former things are gone. 24:03 Span of stars overhead 24:08 as we walk this road. 24:13 While the darkness remains 24:17 I will bear your load. 24:22 And together we will tell 24:26 of the seeds He sowed 24:31 as we walk the road 24:35 into that city. 24:40 On that day we will sing 24:45 "Holy, holy. " 24:52 On that day 24:55 we'll bow down 24:59 in the light. 25:05 And then 25:07 we'll rise 25:11 and turn our eyes 25:17 to the One 25:20 who's the light... 25:22 the light of that city. 25:32 Though my mind can't conceive 25:37 all that He's prepared 25:42 and my eyes cannot see 25:46 all that's waiting there... 25:51 There the blind will see the sun 25:55 and the old will be made young 26:00 and the lame... the lame will run 26:04 the streets of that city. 26:09 On that day we will sing 26:15 "Holy, holy. " 26:21 On that day 26:24 we'll bow down 26:28 in the light. 26:34 And then 26:36 we'll rise 26:41 and turn our eyes 26:46 to the One 26:49 who's the light... 26:51 the light of that city. 26:58 On that day we will sing 27:03 "Holy, holy, 27:09 holy, holy, holy. " On that day 27:13 we'll bow down 27:16 in the light. 27:21 Oh-oh-oh-oh, and 27:24 then we'll rise 27:30 and turn our eyes 27:35 to the One 27:38 who's the light... 27:41 the light of that city. 27:47 Oh, and then 27:50 we'll rise 27:54 and turn our eyes 28:00 to the One 28:03 who's the light... 28:06 to the Lord, He's the light... 28:11 the light of that 28:13 city. 28:21 Blessed be the name of our Lord. 28:24 Come on out here, Danny. 28:26 Thank you. Beautiful! We will see Him as He is. 28:31 Um-hmm. You know, Allison... Allison got my mind to wondering 28:34 about... the songs have given us a glimpse of heaven tonight. 28:38 As we think about it and I've said that myself... 28:41 I go places and I tell people "We're all terminally ill. 28:44 We're born that way. " 28:45 And as you said, Gaither was saying that. 28:47 And so we have to have hope. 28:49 And that hope is sometimes in life we 28:53 kind of get confused and Satan throws things in our way 28:56 and we take our eyes away from Jesus. 28:59 But that's why 3ABN Camp Meeting. That's why 29:01 Three Angels Broadcasting Network 29:03 that have people who come - whether they speak, 29:05 whether they sing as you are - 29:07 in giving us a glimpse of that city. 29:10 And that just hit me. I was sitting back here 29:11 and I was thinking about the diversity. 29:14 That when we get to heaven how surprised many of us will be 29:17 that somebody else was there, right? 29:19 And to me like: "I didn't think he was going to make it. " 29:22 You know, boy. And they're saying: 29:24 "Well I didn't think Danny was going to get there. " 29:26 But you see all the different people and all the Christians 29:29 from all the different... See we... How many believe 29:31 that God has people in all churches? Don't you? 29:34 I do. So we realize we're not saved by the name as they say 29:37 "over the doorpost" but we're saved... we're saved when we 29:40 give our lives to Jesus and submit and commit. 29:43 And Allison, for instance. We've ministered together 29:45 for years. You all are Nazarene, right? 29:47 Yes. And your family is Nazarene 29:49 and you're wonderful Christian people. And I thought 29:51 all of these people when we get to heaven will say 29:54 "You mean that Catholic's over here? I didn't know he was 29:56 going to make it. " "Well those Adventists 29:57 are over there. I sure didn't know 29:59 they were going to make it. " 30:00 There's this old... this old... and I hope it was a joke. 30:03 Somebody said that when you got to heaven... 30:06 They dreamed they went to heaven and they said 30:08 you know, whoever they use, Saint Peter or somebody was 30:10 showing them around. And here was the Pentecostals 30:13 and they were praising the Lord. 30:14 And over here there were these people and they were 30:17 worshiping and doing. You know, everybody was 30:19 having this great time worshiping and then they got 30:21 over to a little place on the hill in the valley 30:23 and there were a group of people that was real quiet. 30:26 And they said: "Shhh... be real quiet. 30:28 Those are Adventists. They think they're the only ones here. " 30:34 But now we know that's not true. That was just a dream 30:36 somebody had. But I was thinking about when we get to heaven 30:39 the different kinds of music, the different cultural 30:42 you know, things that people have. 30:45 And so God is such a great God. Amen. 30:49 And to think about, you know, what He must see when He 30:51 looks down on this earth now. 30:53 And though the world is headed in a direction 30:57 that again that there is no future without Him 31:00 He still can look down and say: "You know, there's 7,000 31:03 that haven't bowed their knees to Baal. " 31:05 Amen. And we want to be part of that. I know you do 31:08 and Three Angels Broadcasting Network. 31:10 Thank you for your love and your prayers and financial support 31:13 of 3ABN as we can continue to give an undiluted 31:17 three angels' messages unto all the world. 31:19 Because God has told us of whom much is given 31:21 much is required. 31:23 God has given us prophecy. 31:25 This, Allison, says Pillars of Prophecy. 31:27 And prophecy is so important. 31:29 A lot of people don't even understand how important it is. 31:32 And somebody said to me once: 31:34 "Why is prophecy so important to you? " 31:36 And I said: "I'll tell you why it's so important to me 31:38 is because I can say now that I've studied it somewhat 31:42 I've read the back of the book. 31:44 So no matter what Satan throws at me 31:46 I say: "I've read the back of the book, and the back 31:48 of the book says two words: 'we win. ' " 31:50 Right? If you don't know prophecy, 31:53 you don't understand that you win! 31:55 So now understanding what's coming, you can take it. 31:59 You can say: "Ok, all right. I understand it. " 32:02 I give an illustration sometimes of John and Mary. 32:05 They go in a bookstore... Or these folk are going - 32:08 whatever their names are - they go in a bookstore 32:10 and they buy this book. And they read the back of the book 32:13 and it says... Let's say that the folks were in the book 32:17 "John and Mary rode off into the sunset happily ever after. " 32:20 Now the folks take the book home; they're reading it. 32:22 One hundred pages in this 200-page book 32:25 John and Mary fell off a cliff. 32:28 It's a thousand-feet drop and they're hanging onto a limb. 32:32 That's not bad enough... the limb is cracking 32:34 and it looks like sudden death. 32:36 Do you... does the reader take the book and throw it away 32:40 and say: "Oh, no. John and Mary's going to die! " 32:42 Do they? No. Why not? 32:45 You read the back of the book. 32:47 So now it gets exciting so you say: 32:50 "Wow, how is the author going to get these folk 32:52 out of this jam? " Now in reality you and I can say 32:56 "How's God going to get us out of this? " 32:58 But we've read the back of the book, so Pillars of Prophecy... 33:02 And we have people that are teaching this. 33:04 And 3ABN has been blessed with speakers like you see tonight. 33:07 Bro. John will be here in just a few moments. Yes. 33:10 You know... Elder Dan that was here and all week we have 33:12 a lineup of all these folks coming to talk about 33:15 the good news ahead. 33:18 So we don't have to fear for what lies ahead 33:21 because we can understand the Word of God 33:23 and the end-result is: we win. 33:26 Allison, we love you and Brian. We appreciate you so much. 33:29 Thank you for what you do for the cause of God. 33:31 I was... Years ago - it might have been ten years ago - 33:34 I was watching one of the Gaither Homecomings. 33:36 A lot of these folk... they may not raise their hand 33:38 but I bet a lot of them watch these things at home. 33:41 And some wonderful programming for sure. 33:45 And so I was watching it, and this lady got up 33:48 and sang a song. And I'll never forget. I said: 33:50 "That woman has an anointing on her. " 33:52 And I Will Glory in the Cross was the song she sang. 33:56 And I said: "Man, this woman has an anointing on her. 33:59 What an incredible voice. I'd love to get her to 3ABN 34:02 sometime. " And it was Allison Speer. 34:04 And later... I don't know if I was talking to E.T. or someone 34:08 and she said: "Oh, we ran across Allison and Brian. " 34:10 I said: "I've got to meet these folk. " 34:12 You met Brian first. I met Brian. 34:15 And so we're thankful that... for what you do again 34:18 for the cause of God and thank you for coming to 3ABN. 34:20 Thank you; God bless you. 34:26 It's my privilege now to introduce my pastor 34:29 and the pastor of this church and the SDA church, 34:32 Thompsonville Seventh-day Adventist Church here, 34:35 part of the Illinois Conference. 34:36 Pastor John, how are you doing? 34:38 Good to be here, Danny. He's not only my pastor 34:40 but he's my basketball buddy. 34:42 And several years ago we invited John to come to 3ABN. 34:46 We had a little church and... and it was like a company. 34:50 And the conference said: "Well we can't afford to pay pastors, 34:52 but if 3ABN wants to do that. " So we said: "OK. " 34:56 So we interviewed John... two Johns actually. 34:59 John Lomacang and John Stanton. 35:02 Any of you know John Stanton from House Calls? 35:04 He's six foot with his... Barefooted he's 6' 9-1/2". 35:07 So he's a little bit taller than I am. He's a little bit... 35:10 He's a big... he's a big boy. 35:13 And so we ended up... They came here and so we said: 35:17 "You know, we need these folk on our pastoral staff. " 35:19 So we hired them and one of the members came and they said: 35:23 "Are those guys good preachers? " 35:24 And I said: "I don't know if they can preach or not 35:26 but we needed some good basketball players 35:28 for our ball team. " And so they didn't take that too seriously - 35:33 No they didn't - I hope. But anyway 35:35 John is a good basketball player. 35:36 But I just want the folks to know that I love you 35:39 and appreciate you and Angie for what you do. 35:41 I have a tremendous amount of respect for you 35:43 because I've seen you year in and year out 35:46 always committed to God, to the gospel. 35:49 And I know that that's what your life is all about: 35:51 spreading the three angels' messages - undiluted 35:54 three angels' messages - to a lost and dying world. 35:57 And thank you for not only the support you give to 3ABN, 36:00 to me personally, many of the folks out here. We love you 36:03 and we look forward to you ministering to us right now. 36:05 Thank you, Danny... appreciate that. 36:08 Wow! How do you follow Allison Speer? 36:11 I thought about that back there but I said: 36:12 "Wait, I'm not following Allison Speer, I'm following Jesus. " 36:16 Amen. And so it's a lot easier. 36:18 You know, I was thinking of the songs to sing tonight 36:20 and one that came to my mind was the song "I Surrender All. " 36:24 You know, when I got involved in ministry in the church 36:27 when I first started I was a member of a 1,200 capacity 36:31 church in Brooklyn, New York: Bethel SDA Church. 36:34 It was disheartening to try to sing on Sabbath morning 36:37 with so many eyes looking at you having never sung before. 36:40 So my wife and I began by going to prison ministry. 36:43 Every Sabbath after Sabbath School we'd go to prison 36:45 ministry. And we'd sing there and preach there 36:48 and it became easy because we were singing and preaching 36:50 to people that when they entered the prison they gave up 36:53 everything that they were and had 36:55 before they entered these houses of incarceration. 36:59 And I thought about that a little bit. I said: "You know, 37:02 when they enter the prisons - whether maximum security, 37:06 whether county jail - everything that they had 37:09 on the outside they leave it on the outside. 37:13 They can't take a single thing with them on the inside except 37:16 who they are. And I thought about the writer of this song - 37:20 a young man that lived in the late 1800's. And he said... 37:23 He was a musician. He played 13 different instruments. 37:26 He was caught between being a Christian and a worldly 37:30 composer. And one day as he was conducting a song 37:34 in a local church - a small little church - 37:36 the Lord touched his heart and he said: 37:38 "I've got to give up all the things that connect me 37:40 to the world and I've got to surrender all to Jesus. " 37:43 And that's where this song was born: I Surrender All. 37:46 And the Lord impressed me a few years ago 37:48 to re-introduce those songs that never lose their power 37:51 and never lose their value. 37:53 So listen to the message in a song that never loses 37:56 its power and never loses its message: I Surrender All. 38:15 All to Jesus 38:20 I surrender, 38:23 All to Him 38:26 I freely give; 38:30 I will ever 38:35 love and trust Him, 38:40 In His presence daily live. 38:47 I surrender all, 38:54 I surrender all, 39:02 All to Thee, 39:06 my blessed Savior, 39:11 I surrender all. 39:23 All to Jesus 39:27 I now surrender, 39:31 Humbly, humbly 39:33 at His feet I bow. 39:38 Worldly pleasures 39:43 all forsaken, 39:48 Take me, Jesus, 39:51 take me now. 39:55 I surrender all, 40:02 Oh, I surrender 40:07 my all, 40:11 All to Thee, 40:14 my blessed Savior, 40:19 I surrender all. 40:27 I surrender my all, 40:33 Lord, I surrender 40:38 all. 40:42 To You, my Lord, 40:46 and to You, my Savior, 40:51 I surrender all. 40:59 All to Jesus 41:03 I now surrender, 41:07 for I feel that 41:11 sacred flame. 41:14 Oh, the joy 41:18 of full salvation, 41:23 glory, glory 41:27 to His name! 41:33 I surrender my all, 41:39 Lord, I surrender 41:45 all, 41:49 All to You 41:52 my blessed 41:55 Savior, 42:00 I surrender 42:05 all. 42:18 Amen. 42:24 September of this year is going to be an anniversary. 42:27 Not our wedding anniversary. We just celebrated 29 years 42:30 in May. And just keep my wife in your prayers. 42:33 She's home with a fever. 42:36 This song hopefully will encourage her and give her 42:38 strength. September 29th of this year 42:42 will be my third anniversary of my throat injury. 42:48 Three years ago September 26 right here on this stage 42:51 at 3ABN I was preaching a sermon about Job. 42:55 And I said: "On any given day without any prior notice 42:58 and for no apparent reason you'll be faced 43:00 with a challenge and the trial of your life. " 43:03 Three days later, playing basketball in the gym, 43:06 I got elbowed in the throat. 43:07 No, it wasn't Danny. He's not tall enough to reach my throat. 43:11 I just had to say that! 43:14 'Cause somebody said: "Was it Danny? " 43:16 No, it couldn't have been Danny. 43:17 Love you, Danny. But that just fit right there. 43:22 I got elbowed in my throat and the physician said 43:25 if I had been hit about 1/2 inch higher I would never sing again. 43:29 I was sent home; put on 2 weeks solid voice rest. 43:33 He said: "Don't speak, don't whisper, don't talk, 43:36 don't leave your house. " 43:37 My wife liked that for about three to four days. 43:40 After that she said: "Say something! " 43:42 And so the only way I could communicate was through my 43:45 laptop computer. I began to talk with an electronic voice. 43:47 "Hello Angela. Are you in the house? " 43:50 And frightened her half to death when she heard this 43:52 strange voice in the kitchen. 43:55 And... But there was nothing more humbling than for a singer 43:59 to sit down and not be able to sing. 44:03 And I stayed home, didn't preach. 44:06 My first sermon back was A Time To Keep Silent. 44:11 What a time I had with the Lord... just He and I. 44:14 I couldn't sing but I turned my music up real loud. 44:17 Played my bass and my keyboard just praising the Lord 44:19 with tears running down my eyes. 44:21 And so I said: "Lord, OK. I don't know what this is 44:24 all about. I don't know what's going to come out of this 44:26 that's going to be praise to You but I'm just going to 44:28 use whatever I have left. " And gradually 44:31 my voice has been returning. 44:33 And I'm praying that it will come back fully... hopefully 44:35 maybe at the end of this three-year period. 44:37 But this song illustrates what God can do 44:40 because just a month and a half after I almost lost my voice 44:43 I had to go to Australia with Danny... and sing! 44:48 And I said: "There's no way. " 44:50 God blessed in spite of my weakness. 44:55 And so if you're going through something 44:58 I pray this song encourages you. Because tonight 45:00 the voice that I have is because the Lord in His mercy 45:05 and His infinite wisdom reached down and touched those 45:08 vocal cords. And He's allowing them to heal in His own time 45:11 and for His glory. 45:13 Allow the Lord to touch you 45:14 and that's where the difference will be made. 45:26 I was shackled by a heavy 45:31 burden, 45:33 Living beneath 45:36 a load of guilt and pain. 45:43 Then the hand of Jesus 45:49 touched me 45:52 and now I am no longer the same. 45:58 You know the chorus. Sing with me. Are you ready? 46:00 He touched me, 46:04 O He touched me, 46:09 And O the joy 46:13 that floods my soul! 46:19 Something happened, 46:23 and now I know 46:27 He touched me 46:30 and made me whole. Amen? 46:37 Since I met this blessed 46:42 Savior, 46:44 And since 46:47 He cleansed and made me whole, 46:53 Now I will never cease 46:58 to praise Him... 47:02 I'll shout it 47:05 while eternity rolls. 47:09 Are you ready? Here we go. 47:12 He touched me, 47:15 O He touched me, 47:21 And O the joy 47:25 now floods my soul! 47:28 Now listen: Something happened, 47:34 and now I know... 47:38 Yes, something happened 47:42 and now I know 47:46 You know that something wonderful happened 47:50 and now I know... 47:57 He touched me, 47:59 O Jesus touched me, 48:05 And O the joy 48:09 now floods my soul! 48:13 You know, something wonderful happened 48:17 and now 48:20 I know 48:28 Jesus touched me 48:32 and made 48:37 me whole. 48:49 Amen. 48:53 Beautiful, John. 48:55 If his voice gets much better I don't think I'll be able 48:58 to take any more. That's so good now 48:59 that's about all I can absorb. 49:01 What a blessing and what a great guy John is 49:05 and what a great Christian. 49:06 Speaking of that, it's my privilege to introduce 49:09 another wonderful brother in the Lord. I love this man 49:12 like my own brother. And Pastor C.A. Murray. 49:14 And C.A.'s going to sing. When he first came, 49:18 folks, he's very... he's never said "I can sing. " 49:22 So people didn't even know he could sing. 49:24 Now I knew he could sing. Come on out Pastor Murray. 49:27 I knew he could sing because when I went to 49:29 Mollie said: "You're going to a camp meeting. " 49:31 It's... which camp meeting was the first one I went to? 49:34 Northeastern. Northeastern, and that's basically 49:37 a black camp meeting, right? Um-hmm. 49:39 OK. And there was how many people there? 49:40 Seven thousand maybe. 7,000 people or so. 49:43 So Mollie said: "You and Melody are singing 49:46 at this big camp meeting. " 49:47 So she said: "The guy... one of the guys who scheduled you, 49:52 a Pastor C.A. Murray, said he's singing a trio with you. " 49:55 And I said: "No he isn't. " 49:57 And she said: "Well he said he can sing. " 50:00 I said: "It doesn't make any difference. 50:01 We've got our little game plan together. 50:03 I'm not going to go out in front of 7,000 people 50:06 and somebody get up and sing. He may be a great singer 50:08 but we've got to practice. I'm going to get there 50:11 just in time to go sing. " So she said: 50:13 "Well you'll at least be open to listen to him. " 50:15 And I said: "Well if he's there before we practice... " 50:18 So Melody and I started doing a song that she wrote. 50:21 which is the one... oh... I Know the Plans. 50:24 I Know The Plans. And so here come this... 50:27 This fellow come up and he grabbed the microphone. 50:29 And what I hadn't realized... he had a record 50:32 so he had been practicing with it 50:34 so he fit like a hand in glove. 50:36 And I said: "Man, this guy's quick. " 50:38 Then later he confessed "I already knew it; 50:40 I've been singing with Melody's CD. " 50:44 So that's how I met C.A. Murray. 50:46 He's an incredible preacher. 50:48 He and Irma are wonderful additions... their family that's 50:51 come here... has been a wonderful addition to 3ABN. 50:55 And we're so thankful for you, C.A. 50:57 and for your talent in music.. though he's not one 51:00 to push himself or to go out and say: "Hey, I want to sing. " 51:03 So we have to ask him. "Hey Murray - Pastor Murray - 51:05 would you sing for us? " And he says: "Whatever you want; 51:08 whatever the Lord wants me to do I'm willing to do it. " 51:10 So thank you for being here and blessing us. 51:12 And when this song is over when that clock's to zero... 51:16 You've got it to zero, right? 51:18 I've got it to zero. 51:19 I want you to close your eyes really quick. 51:21 I want you to think about heaven. 51:25 Now open them. 51:27 It's a rather difficult request, isn't it? 51:29 Because the Bible says your eyes have not seen 51:31 your ears have not heard. Hasn't even entered into our 51:34 hearts what God has prepared. 51:35 So we are much more comfortable thinking about the things that 51:38 won't be in heaven. 51:40 Because we really just don't know what will be in heaven 51:43 because you have nothing to compare it to. 51:44 Our best on earth falls short of what will be in heaven. Amen? 51:49 Amen. So we are comfortable thinking about what won't be 51:52 in heaven. No more sickness; no more sadness; 51:54 no more sorrow; no more rent payments; 51:57 no more doctors; no more nurses; 51:58 no more eyeglasses; no more rheumatism; 52:01 no more arthritis; no more aches; no more pains. 52:03 And the Bible says the last enemy that will be put under 52:07 God's feet is death. Amen. No more death. 52:10 I have a sermon called The Land Of No Regrets. 52:14 There'll be no regrets in heaven. 52:16 No regrets and no more death. 52:19 When I was pastoring in New York at one church - 52:21 my Ephesus church - I did 117 funerals. 52:24 Got sick of death. 52:26 Had one little funeral... seven little coffins. 52:30 There was a party one night at a house. 52:32 And it got a little cold and so they turned on the kerosene 52:36 heater. But somebody put gasoline in this kerosene heater 52:40 and it exploded. And the fire shot upstairs 52:42 and the seven little cousins instead of coming out of the 52:45 bedroom ran and hid under the bed. 52:48 And so we had seven little white caskets. 52:52 I'm glad to tell the parents that Jesus is going to mark 52:56 those caskets and we will see them one day. 52:59 There will be no more death. 53:01 What a day of rejoicing that will be... 53:07 when we all get to heaven! 53:18 Sing the wondrous love 53:22 of Jesus, 53:25 Sing His mercy and His grace; 53:31 In the mansions so bright 53:36 and blessed He'll 53:40 prepare for us a place. 53:45 A place. 53:50 While we walk the 53:53 pilgrim's pathway 53:57 Clouds will overspread 54:01 the sky; 54:04 But when trav'ling days 54:08 are over 54:10 Not a shadow, not a sigh. 54:16 A sigh. 54:20 When we all 54:23 get to heaven, 54:28 What a day of rejoicing that will be! 54:34 And when we all 54:39 see Jesus, 54:42 we'll sing and shout the victory. 54:52 Let us then be 54:56 true and faithful, 55:00 Trusting Jesus, serving Jesus 55:03 ev'ry day; 55:07 Just one glimpse of Him 55:12 in glory 55:14 Will the toils of life repay. 55:20 Repay. 55:25 Onward to the prize before us! 55:32 Soon His beauty 55:35 we'll behold; 55:38 Soon the pearly gates 55:43 they will open and we 55:47 shall tread the streets of gold. 55:52 Of gold. 55:55 When we all 55:59 get to heaven, 56:03 What a day of rejoicing that will be! 56:09 For when we all 56:14 see Jesus, 56:17 We'll sing and shout the victory. 56:23 So when we all 56:27 get to heaven, 56:31 What a day of rejoicing that will be! 56:37 For when we all 56:41 see Jesus, 56:46 we'll sing and shout... 56:49 we'll sing and shout... 56:52 we'll sing and shout 56:55 the victory. 57:09 Amen. 57:12 Going to be a great day and a great time. 57:16 You must promise even now 57:18 to be there on that grand and glorious day. 57:22 And the good news is it's coming soon, 57:27 soon, and very soon. 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