At this time
we're going to bring you
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a short presentation from
each of our youth departments.
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And Roby, what can you tell
us about our youth convention.
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You know, the youth department
of ASI has the potential
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to chance young people's
lives on so many fronts.
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But I would say that
the three greatest ways
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the ASI has impacted my life
that is the youth department
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I could literate with three Ps.
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That will be to say the people,
the programs and the places.
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Now, the people, you know,
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if you send your kids
to the ASI youth convention
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you are placing
them in association
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with some of the
most quality young people
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in the Adventist church.
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Like in my
experience one of my friends
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that I made at ASI he
told me about his experience
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preaching a full series overseas
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and it got me so excited
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that I preached
about tens cents or so.
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So the people, the programs
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we get some of
the greatest speakers
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in Adventism from Ted Wilson
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who was with us I
believe last year.
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You know, Mark
Finley, David Asscherick,
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Sebastien Braxton.
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You are placing your
young people in an environment
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where they will hear a
life changing messages.
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And the number
three, the places we go.
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Whether it's the juniors
whom as you will are impacting
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the lives of thousands of
other young people in Thailand
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or the early teens are
youth who they go door to door,
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go to the homeless shelters,
soup kitchens, feed people.
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ASI all together
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it's a
comprehensive youth program
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that will change
your young people's life.
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So thank you for sending them
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to ASI youth
program and please continue
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because there will be
difference for eternity
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because of this
program I'm convinced.
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Happy Sabbath. Happy Sabbath.
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I'm Rebecca we're
the kindergarten class.
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We're so excited to
have this opportunity
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to share glimpse of what
we've been learning this week.
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This week we have
been learning about
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how God's love is
displaced their nature.
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For Inspiration tells us
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"Nature and revelation
alike testify of God's love."
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Here we go.
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"The heavens
declare the glory of God,
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and the sky above
shows his handiwork"
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Psalm 19:1.
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We've been having a
lot of fun in kindergarten.
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They are great kids and
we've had an absolute ball.
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We were wanting to
share couple of things that
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we've done, some
special things this year.
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We've made this thing
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that the kids are holding
in front is called para-chain.
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And every time, for ever meeting
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they would come in and
we would sit down and say
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did you have
something that you wanted to.
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Thank Jesus for or
pray to Jesus about
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and they would
yeah, and they would think
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and then they would--
it really put down into it
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and it was really
special and year we get around
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and we pray over
these pair-- or phrases
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and it was neat
to see the kids heart
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as they were pouring, you know,
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I want to pray for
my grandparents sake,
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or I just got a new
sister and I'm so excited
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or whatever it was to be held
to bond together a little bit.
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The other thing we did
was we had a special song
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and so we want to share
that with you right now.
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Are you ready? Here we go.
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Little drops of water
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Little grains of sand
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Make the mighty ocean
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And the beauteous land
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And the little moments
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Humble though they be
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Make the mighty ages
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Of eternity
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People on the hills
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Has the rings like the kings
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The kings has the
magic every Saturday
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Small things they offer
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And turnings like
toffees before every Saturday
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Good evening, the primaries
have had an awesome time.
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We may miss being at
home and our loved ones
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but we are so glad
to be here with you.
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The primaries have been looking
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and studying how
to make wise choices
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from the fruit
of the tree of life
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and the fruit of the tree
of knowledge of good and evil.
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How do you make wise choices?
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And so we've had nurse Opeka
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who has taught us that
95% of all of our health ills
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come from what we
put in our mouths.
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And she taught us
something, children,
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can you help me with it?
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If God made it?
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If man made it?
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If you can't pronounce it.
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Very good.
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We've also had Taylor
Bridal who has been teaching us
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how to make good choices
and some secrets about music.
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And we've also
had Ryan St Hilaire
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and his team teaching
us about entertainment
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and what a good choice is there.
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We all need to
make good choices,
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so we are making them
because of feelings or desires
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or because the
spirit drives them
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and its in the Word of God.
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So we are going to bring
three musical offerings to you.
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The first one is
the scripture son,
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1 Corinthians
10:31 and then a song
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we need to sing every morning
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so that we can make wise choices
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and the last one a
paraphrase from Galatians 6:22
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that a friend help me do.
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Whether
therefore ye eat, or drink,
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or whatever ye do,
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do all in the glory of God's
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and spread your
incense where you are.
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When I wake up in the
morning and I lift up my head
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I sing praise the
Lord, praise the Lord
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When I roll right out of
bed and my feet hit the floor
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I sing praise the
Lord, praise the Lord!
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Good morning Lord, I love
you, I just wanted you to know
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Here's my heart my
life, my will, myself,
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I give it all to you!
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Take my life and use it,
guide my feet along your way
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May your words my mind renew,
your Spirit fill me each day
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When I see the morning sunlight
and I breath in fresh air
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I sing praise the
Lord, praise the Lord
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When I spend time in God's Word,
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talk to Jesus in prayer
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I sing praise the
Lord, praise the Lord
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Take my life and use it,
guide my feet along your way
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May your words my mind renew,
your Spirit fill me each day
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God's spirit makes us loving
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Glad, peaceful, patient, kind
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Good, faithful,
gentle, self-controlled
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These are the fruits of life
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We will not get
tired of doing good
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--choices--rewards
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God's spirit makes us loving
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Glad, peaceful, patient, kind
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Good, faithful,
gentle, self-controlled
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These are the fruits of life
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We choose the fruits of life
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Good evening, ASI.
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We had a wonderful
time in the junior class
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these last tree
days, action packed,
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nonstop, no time to breathe.
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We were learning
about great men for God.
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We're studying people like
Paul, Moses, Joseph and Daniel.
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And we have been
learning how these-- the habits
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and characters of
these men to be able to learn
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how we can be great for God.
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In the long
being-- along with being
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great for God
always comes service.
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And so the juniors this year
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were able to put together
50 Sabbath school footlockers.
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And each of these footlockers
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contain
material for 50 children.
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So the material
for the footlockers
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was donated very lovingly
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and the children
worked on the contents
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very diligently
over the past two days.
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And today the
footlockers were filled.
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The youth division
came and helped us.
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We praise the Lord for that
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and it was a lot of
work, been a lot of fun.
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And so now the footlockers
are on their way now,
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some of them and
some through out the rest,
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through out next week
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and they are going to Thailand
to help the children there
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and also they
are going to refugees
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through out the United States.
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So over 2,500 children will
be blessed from the ministry
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that the juniors
did here at the ASI.
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So we praise the
Lord for His goodness,
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helping us to have strength
and with every little detail
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miraculously went
together so we praise the Lord.
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Amen. Amen.
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Now the juniors are
gonna sing our theme song.
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We are a missionary band
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We are but a band of children
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We are few, and weak and small
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But we want to work for Jesus
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And there's work enough for all
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We are a missionary band
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A missionary
band, a missionary band
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We are a missionary band
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Doing all we can
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There are many little children
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Far away across the sea
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Who have never heard of Jesus
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But to idols bend the knee
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We are a missionary band
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A missionary
band, a missionary band
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We are a missionary band
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Doing all we can
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So we want to send them teachers
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Who will teach them how to pray
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To the dear and loving Savior
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Who will wash their sins away
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We are a missionary band
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A missionary
band, a missionary band
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We are a missionary
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Doing all we can
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It was Jesus died to save them
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'Twas for this to earth He came
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He will make them pure and happy
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When they learn to love His name
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We are a missionary band
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A missionary
band, a missionary band
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We are a missionary band
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Doing all we can
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Good evening. Good evening.
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We've had a blast
with your early teens.
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We have.
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And in Matthew Chapter 5,
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Jesus says one word over
and over He says "Blessed."
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Blessed are the poor in spirit,
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the meek, the merciful,
blessed are the peacemakers.
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In the early teen room
this week we had been blessed.
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We studied the beatitudes
and considered the attitudes
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that Jesus is
describing with His words
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and we ultimately realized
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that only He can
give us those attitudes.
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Yeah, and so he
gives us these attitudes
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and it makes us want to
share, we want to serve.
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And so yesterday we
enjoyed practicing ways
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to share by
learning first aid, CPR,
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taking vitals, bandaging,
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splinting and things like these.
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And then today we went
to a local ambulance service
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and we got a
glimpse into what it means
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to serve locally
in our communities
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in emergency medical services.
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Mostly importantly the
goal for the early teen room
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is to know these
words you are about to hear
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to know these
words of Jesus by heart
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and to live those words by
His grace and for His glory.
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Blessed are the poor in spirit,
they shall receive the Kingdom
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Blessed are they that mourn,
relief shall come their way
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Blessed are the meek,
all the earth shall be theirs
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Blessed are the
hungry for righteousness
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For they shall be satisfied
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They shall be satisfied
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Blessed are the merciful,
there shall be an equal portion
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Blessed are the pure in
heart, they shall see God
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Blessed are the peacemakers,
they shall be the sons of God
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Blessed are those
who are persecuted
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For righteousness' sake,
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For theirs is
kingdom the kingdom of heaven
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Blessed are you
when others revile you
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And persecute you
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And utter all
kinds of evil against you
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Falsely on my account
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Rejoice, rejoice and be glad
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For your reward
is great in heaven
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Rejoice, rejoice and be glad
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For your reward
is great in heaven
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Blessed are you rejoice
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Blessed are the poor in spirit,
they shall receive the Kingdom
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Blessed are they that mourn,
relief shall come their way
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Blessed are the meek,
all the earth shall be theirs
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Blessed are the
hungry for righteousness
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For they shall be satisfied
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For they shall be satisfied
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Blessed are the merciful,
there shall be an equal portion
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Blessed are the pure in
heart, they shall see God
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Blessed are the peacemakers,
they shall be the sons of God
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Blessed are those
who are persecuted
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For righteousness' sake,
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For theirs is the kingdom
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Kingdom of heaven
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Blessed are you
when others revile you
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And persecute you
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And utter all
kinds of evil against you
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Falsely on my account
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Rejoice, rejoice and be glad,
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For your reward
is great in heaven
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For your reward
is great in heaven
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Blessed are you
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Rejoice, rejoice and be glad,
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for your reward
is great in heaven
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Rejoice, rejoice and be glad
00:19:05.14\00:19:06.48
For your reward
is great in heaven
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Blessed are you rejoice
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Amen.
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Hello, ASI.
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My name is Joshua and Plohocky,
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I'm the leader of
your youth program.
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We've got a few
of the youth here
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to represent the
program to you tonight.
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Thank you so much for
sharing your youth with us.
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We believe that
Jesus is coming very soon
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and we are trying to
prepare for that event
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not just by preaching
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but we wanted to
pick a theme this year
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that would actually
help to facilitate your youth
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to preparing for that soon
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and second
coming of Jesus Christ.
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Our theme was entitled "I care"
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and we emphasized
on social justices.
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My partner Mike
is going to share
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a little bit more about that.
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All right, so with the theme
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social justices or
the topic social justices
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which obviously
encompasses many things.
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What we wanted to do
Wednesday was get this--
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get the young people hands on.
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So we went to a
local women's center
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for abused women from
all different backgrounds
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to help out with
some of the needs
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in the local community here
and surrounding Orlando area.
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And Irene had the opportunity
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to work really in
a miracle situation.
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We are gonna have an opportunity
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to actually interact with
any of the women of the facility
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but the Lord did work
it out that we were able to
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and so Irene is gonna tell us
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a little bit
about her experience.
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So what I was
sharing with you this evening
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is what I was doing
at the women's center.
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So I got the opportunity
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to work with the children there.
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And so we start--
well, we started of doing was
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we packed little
bags for them, school bags
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and we divided it to elementary,
00:21:02.69\00:21:06.14
middle school and high school.
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And after we are done that
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we spent some
time with the children.
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So we sang to
them, we read to them
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and even made a skit
about the Good Samaritan
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and they absolutely loved it.
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And when there was
time for them to take a nap
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and us to leave
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they said we will miss
you and hope you'll come back.
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And we said the missing was well
00:21:36.06\00:21:38.55
and that we love
them and Jesus loves them
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and I just think its
so important for them
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to know that there
is somebody out there
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that cares for them and
loves them unconditionally.
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So Max, no Alex what did you do?
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Well, you were out in
the kids area in school,
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I was outside.
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I was gardening actually,
00:22:04.73\00:22:06.32
didn't plan on it
but it was lot of fun.
00:22:06.35\00:22:08.30
We got to clean up the yard
00:22:08.33\00:22:09.65
and we got to help
out with the playground
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that we put rubber down
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so that they would
have a safe area to play
00:22:14.06\00:22:16.51
and their play equipments
and we weeded a lot, a lot.
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It looks much better now.
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It was a lot of fun,
we almost got rained out
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but it didn't and I'm
glad that we got to help them.
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I know we made a difference.
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Something else I
would like to say
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in our speakers this
year have been talking about
00:22:33.94\00:22:37.80
how we can impact our community
00:22:37.83\00:22:40.45
not just in physically
like what we did on Wednesday
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but also
spiritually and emotionally
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so that we can help
other people realize
00:22:47.12\00:22:49.51
that someone cares for them.
00:22:49.54\00:22:54.23
Again thank you very much.
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Your people are been
00:22:55.39\00:22:56.42
a true blessing
to us as leaders.
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They are wonderful youth
00:22:58.50\00:23:00.18
and it was just a
privilege to work with them
00:23:00.21\00:23:02.37
and to be able to
interact with the community
00:23:02.40\00:23:04.81
and help out other
programs whatever we could do
00:23:04.84\00:23:07.05
we wanted to so we could
put the gospel in motion.
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May God bless you. Amen.
00:23:11.30\00:23:13.46
We praise the Lord Jesus
that you are here tonight
00:23:15.79\00:23:18.63
to see these young
people that are behind me
00:23:18.66\00:23:21.03
because they represent ASI's
00:23:21.06\00:23:23.70
finest group of ASIYFJers.
00:23:23.73\00:23:30.21
Can you say amen? Amen.
00:23:30.24\00:23:31.38
If you don't know what YFJ is
00:23:31.41\00:23:33.14
it stands for Youth
for-- and finish it for me.
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Jesus.
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Every year people tell
me we are very excited about
00:23:37.36\00:23:40.32
what Youth for
Jesus is going to share
00:23:40.35\00:23:42.51
and how this
summer impacted them
00:23:42.54\00:23:44.62
and that is exactly
00:23:44.65\00:23:46.06
what we are
going to this evening.
00:23:46.09\00:23:48.43
For the past 15
years on Sabbath mornings
00:23:48.46\00:23:52.55
you have put your
money in an envelope
00:23:52.58\00:23:55.20
to sponsor this program.
00:23:55.23\00:23:58.35
Without you ASI Youth
for Jesus does not happen
00:23:58.38\00:24:02.36
and we want to
say a big thank you
00:24:02.39\00:24:04.61
because your money
has taken the gospel
00:24:04.64\00:24:07.51
and impacted the
lives of the young people
00:24:07.54\00:24:10.63
that are standing behind me.
00:24:10.66\00:24:12.98
I wonder if there is any past
00:24:13.01\00:24:14.66
ASI Youth for Jesus
participants in here tonight.
00:24:14.69\00:24:18.16
Are there any in here
stand up if you are in here.
00:24:18.19\00:24:20.57
ASI Youth for Jesus, there
is one way back over there.
00:24:20.60\00:24:23.78
There is some up here,
some up here playing the piano.
00:24:23.81\00:24:26.44
Some over there.
00:24:26.47\00:24:27.50
My friends I want you to know
00:24:27.53\00:24:29.07
that this program is one
of the best marketing tools
00:24:29.10\00:24:32.41
that ASI has for
gaining new members
00:24:32.44\00:24:35.77
in its constituency.
00:24:35.80\00:24:37.05
What do you say? Amen.
00:24:37.08\00:24:38.77
And we just
praise the Lord Jesus
00:24:38.80\00:24:40.39
that you are supporting it.
00:24:40.42\00:24:42.53
Don't forget you're gonna come
in this place tomorrow morning
00:24:42.56\00:24:45.53
and tomorrow morning
00:24:45.56\00:24:46.59
you are going to see
on your seat an envelope
00:24:46.62\00:24:49.09
that envelope will look very--
00:24:49.12\00:24:52.69
you may not want to
look at that envelope
00:24:52.72\00:24:54.40
but that envelope
represents what you--
00:24:54.43\00:24:57.44
where you are
going to place your money
00:24:57.47\00:24:59.26
to sponsor all of what
ASI is sponsoring this year.
00:24:59.29\00:25:03.36
So as you go to bed this evening
00:25:03.39\00:25:04.76
I want you to pray
00:25:04.79\00:25:05.98
and I want you to
ask the Lord Jesus Christ
00:25:06.01\00:25:08.55
how much money He
wants you to put in there.
00:25:08.58\00:25:10.29
Now, they didn't
pay me to come out here,
00:25:10.32\00:25:11.52
I don't get a percentage
but I love what ASI does
00:25:11.55\00:25:14.75
with young
people, what do you say?
00:25:14.78\00:25:17.05
These young people participated
in a daily regiment.
00:25:17.08\00:25:19.94
At 6 a.m. they got
up, they had worship,
00:25:19.97\00:25:22.73
at 8 a.m. they had breakfast,
00:25:22.76\00:25:24.72
9 a.m. was
worship, 10 a.m. was class,
00:25:24.75\00:25:27.76
12 p.m. was when
they did their chores
00:25:27.79\00:25:30.74
and got ready for
lunch, 1.30 was lunch,
00:25:30.77\00:25:33.64
3 o'clock was given
the cars go on outreach,
00:25:33.67\00:25:36.30
6 o'clock we
show up at your church
00:25:36.33\00:25:39.22
where you are holding
the evangelist meeting
00:25:39.25\00:25:41.35
and they preach
from 7:15 until 8:00
00:25:41.38\00:25:44.04
whenever the long
winded evangelist got finished
00:25:44.07\00:25:47.53
and John is gonna tell you
00:25:47.56\00:25:48.62
how many gave their
hearts to the Lord Jesus Christ.
00:25:48.65\00:25:52.30
John, where are
you at my friend?
00:25:52.33\00:25:53.73
This is John Holland
00:25:53.76\00:25:54.79
the ASI Youth for
Jesus field supervisor.
00:25:54.82\00:25:57.74
Good evening
every one. Good evening.
00:25:57.77\00:25:59.22
So good to be here,
00:25:59.25\00:26:00.28
so good to share some
of the wonderful things
00:26:00.31\00:26:01.99
the Lord has been doing
with our youth this summer.
00:26:02.02\00:26:04.78
I thank you to ASI
and its constituents again
00:26:04.81\00:26:07.82
for your prayers, for
your financial support.
00:26:07.85\00:26:10.50
We couldn't have
done without you.
00:26:10.53\00:26:11.92
Thank you as well to Florida
Conference in its constituents.
00:26:11.95\00:26:15.44
We thank you for your
prayers and financial support.
00:26:15.47\00:26:18.24
We had a total of
three church sites this year.
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I believe all of
those were in Lake County
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about an hour outside of Orlando
00:26:23.78\00:26:25.84
and we hand Umatilla,
00:26:25.87\00:26:27.54
we had the Lady Lake church
and we have the Leesburg church
00:26:27.57\00:26:31.45
and we were blessed that
each of those church sites--
00:26:31.48\00:26:34.37
I want to just take
an opportunity to thank
00:26:34.40\00:26:37.05
and recognize the bi-workers
that served at those sites.
00:26:37.08\00:26:41.00
At Umatilla we
had Terran Watkins.
00:26:41.03\00:26:44.60
Raise your hand Terran,
I don't know where you are.
00:26:44.63\00:26:46.09
She is behind me
somewhere, Terran.
00:26:46.12\00:26:47.78
And we had Christian Bou.
00:26:47.81\00:26:49.34
Christian Bou, you
are watching on TV.
00:26:49.37\00:26:50.83
Well, thank you for your support
00:26:50.86\00:26:52.31
and your help with
this year's program.
00:26:52.34\00:26:54.81
He had to go back and take care
of some things were college.
00:26:54.84\00:26:57.17
And we had some maps individuals
00:26:57.20\00:26:58.76
they are gonna be
introduced in just a moment.
00:26:58.79\00:27:00.91
At the Leesburg
site we had Louis Zapata.
00:27:00.94\00:27:05.02
Raise your hand Louis,
he is gonna share testimony
00:27:05.05\00:27:06.76
in just a moment and
we had Lindsey White.
00:27:06.79\00:27:08.77
I don't know
where she is behind me
00:27:08.80\00:27:09.95
but you will see her hand go up.
00:27:09.98\00:27:11.77
Lindsey actually came into
Youth for Jesus as a student
00:27:11.80\00:27:15.00
and then she helped
with her health nugget talks
00:27:15.03\00:27:17.82
and now she served
as a Bible workers.
00:27:17.85\00:27:19.58
So she is actually
more of a veteran than I am.
00:27:19.61\00:27:23.49
At this time I would like
to take some-- an opportunity
00:27:23.52\00:27:26.07
to have some of the speakers,
some of the Bible workers
00:27:26.10\00:27:28.72
and some of the
students share some testimonies.
00:27:28.75\00:27:31.55
I'm gonna invite
Gare to come up here.
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Gare was our
speaker at the Umatilla
00:27:33.32\00:27:36.28
Seventh-day
Adventist church site.
00:27:36.31\00:27:38.15
This was his
second year as a speaker.
00:27:38.18\00:27:40.99
Gere from East
Wenatchee, Washington.
00:27:41.02\00:27:44.42
On a cherry-- tell us
briefly your experience
00:27:44.45\00:27:48.00
as a speaker this year.
00:27:48.03\00:27:49.75
Well, I just have to
say it was God ordained.
00:27:49.78\00:27:52.17
You know, for me I'm
nothing as filthy rags.
00:27:52.20\00:27:56.52
There is nothing that I can do
00:27:56.55\00:27:58.71
but through Jesus
Christ we can do everything.
00:27:58.74\00:28:00.54
Amen. Amen.
00:28:00.57\00:28:01.69
So I was
discussing the Sabbath topic
00:28:01.72\00:28:04.32
and there was one
man on my front pew
00:28:04.35\00:28:06.37
and he was sitting there
00:28:06.40\00:28:07.44
and there was just this
look of grief on his face.
00:28:07.47\00:28:09.80
He just-- he couldn't get it,
00:28:09.83\00:28:11.81
he couldn't
understand the Sabbath.
00:28:11.84\00:28:13.20
I could just see in his
face but the Bible changed him.
00:28:13.23\00:28:17.98
There is
nothing that I could say
00:28:18.01\00:28:19.64
that could change him
00:28:19.67\00:28:20.70
but the Bible transformed
him and he accepted Sabbath day.
00:28:20.73\00:28:24.06
Isn't that incredible? Amen.
00:28:24.09\00:28:25.43
Through the Bible
you and I can do anything
00:28:25.46\00:28:28.68
and it was just
such a privilege to be
00:28:28.71\00:28:29.89
able to speak for
Youth for Jesus this year
00:28:29.92\00:28:32.21
and its something that
Youth for Jesus changed my life
00:28:32.24\00:28:35.09
and it made me want to
dedicate my life to the ministry
00:28:35.12\00:28:37.42
and I don't know
what I'm gonna do yet
00:28:37.45\00:28:39.01
but praise God
that He has a plan.
00:28:39.04\00:28:40.81
Amen. Thank you, Gare.
00:28:40.84\00:28:42.47
I now that God
has a plan for him.
00:28:42.50\00:28:43.80
He is going to be an evangelist.
00:28:43.83\00:28:45.18
There is many recommendations
that he go and pursue that.
00:28:45.21\00:28:48.53
Louis one of our
Bible workers this year,
00:28:48.56\00:28:51.27
a local from Apopka, Florida
00:28:51.30\00:28:53.60
and he was serving as a
Bible worker at Leesburg
00:28:53.63\00:28:56.38
and then we brought him on
00:28:56.41\00:28:57.76
as a Bible worker
with Youth for Jesus.
00:28:57.79\00:28:59.23
Tell us Louis, a little
bit about your experience.
00:28:59.26\00:29:02.50
Well, before I say anything
00:29:02.53\00:29:04.86
I want to read
something from Education 271,
00:29:04.89\00:29:07.99
"With such an army of
workers as our youth,"
00:29:08.02\00:29:12.45
how soon might the
mess "rightly trained,
00:29:12.48\00:29:16.15
how soon might the
message of a crucified, risen,
00:29:16.18\00:29:19.80
and soon-coming Savior might
be carried to the whole world!"
00:29:19.83\00:29:24.56
And I just want to
say we as Adventist
00:29:24.59\00:29:26.34
already know what that means
00:29:26.37\00:29:27.91
because Matthew 24:14 says
that "This gospel of the kingdom
00:29:27.94\00:29:32.68
shall be
preached in all the world
00:29:32.71\00:29:35.64
for a witness to all nations
and then shall the end come."
00:29:35.67\00:29:39.47
And these young people back here
00:29:39.50\00:29:41.98
are the means by which
God wants to use to do that.
00:29:42.01\00:29:45.36
And I just want to
say as a Bible worker
00:29:45.39\00:29:46.91
it has been an honor
00:29:46.94\00:29:48.32
and a privilege to work
with these young people.
00:29:48.35\00:29:50.84
I just want to
give a quick story
00:29:50.87\00:29:53.12
of something that happened.
00:29:53.15\00:29:54.43
It was on a Saturday
evening we usually go out
00:29:54.46\00:29:57.82
and do evangelism
out in the neighborhood.
00:29:57.85\00:30:01.14
On this particular Sabbath
we were out in a nursing home
00:30:01.17\00:30:04.90
and some of the young people
had to go do a Bible study.
00:30:04.93\00:30:08.23
So I had to take
those young people,
00:30:08.26\00:30:09.74
we only had
limited transportation
00:30:09.77\00:30:11.89
and I had to take
some of those young people
00:30:11.92\00:30:13.95
out to do this Bible study.
00:30:13.98\00:30:15.83
So I had to leave the whole
Leesburg group by themselves
00:30:15.86\00:30:19.37
with Lindsey
White our Bible worker
00:30:19.40\00:30:22.73
and I'm thinking in my mind
men, this is gonna be crazy.
00:30:22.76\00:30:25.57
I'm leaving all these young
people with one Bible worker,
00:30:25.60\00:30:29.11
when I get back I don't
know what's gonna happen.
00:30:29.14\00:30:31.58
But when I get back the
Bible study had cancelled
00:30:31.61\00:30:34.46
and I got back a little sooner
00:30:34.49\00:30:36.30
and I came to find a
bunch of young people
00:30:36.33\00:30:40.27
singing, talking
to these older folks
00:30:40.30\00:30:43.44
about Jesus with
smiles on their faces
00:30:43.47\00:30:46.26
and they took such initiative
that they had actually
00:30:46.29\00:30:50.40
planned out a
program for that evening.
00:30:50.43\00:30:53.02
So they took care of everything.
00:30:53.05\00:30:55.27
With these young
people it has been a privilege
00:30:55.30\00:30:57.62
and I just want to say that
00:30:57.65\00:30:59.04
I'm honored to have
being given this opportunity
00:30:59.07\00:31:01.65
to work with these young people.
00:31:01.68\00:31:03.27
Amen. Thank you, Louis.
00:31:03.30\00:31:05.04
We had a unique opportunity
this year to have NAPS with us.
00:31:05.07\00:31:07.62
We've had them in
the past but this time
00:31:07.65\00:31:09.72
we have them at
each of our church sites
00:31:09.75\00:31:11.85
and it was just a blessing.
00:31:11.88\00:31:13.19
Donald, please come tell
us a little bit about NAPS
00:31:13.22\00:31:15.68
and some of the testimonies
00:31:15.71\00:31:16.99
that you encountered
here with Youth for Jesus.
00:31:17.02\00:31:19.89
Yeah, so, I'm a part of NAPS
00:31:19.92\00:31:22.51
and NAPS stand for
the National Association
00:31:22.54\00:31:25.37
for the Prevention of Starvation
00:31:25.40\00:31:27.38
and our focus is
not just to prevent
00:31:27.41\00:31:31.05
physical starvation but
also spiritual starvation.
00:31:31.08\00:31:33.93
And we go all around the
world doing medical work,
00:31:33.96\00:31:38.22
feeding programs,
spreading the love of God,
00:31:38.25\00:31:41.43
and not only that
but also doing work
00:31:41.46\00:31:43.87
right here in the United States
00:31:43.90\00:31:45.84
visiting juvenile
detention centers,
00:31:45.87\00:31:48.32
schools encouraging youth
00:31:48.35\00:31:50.46
because we know that there
is power in the young people.
00:31:50.49\00:31:53.72
And its been a
pleasure working with the Youth
00:31:53.75\00:31:56.21
for Jesus
program and I have some--
00:31:56.24\00:31:58.66
and I'm actually
a part of-- the team
00:31:58.69\00:32:00.31
that worked with
Youth for Jesus program
00:32:00.34\00:32:02.02
is called the
year of dedication team
00:32:02.05\00:32:04.55
and we've taken a whole year off
00:32:04.58\00:32:06.57
from our school,
our college education
00:32:06.60\00:32:09.03
and dedicated it to ministry
to doing the work of the Lord.
00:32:09.06\00:32:13.04
And we ended our
year with the Youth
00:32:13.07\00:32:14.49
for Jesus program
after going to Guiana
00:32:14.52\00:32:17.43
and after doing
Oklahoma tornado relief.
00:32:17.46\00:32:20.32
And at Youth for Jesus we
had some powerful testimonies.
00:32:20.35\00:32:24.69
I was
privileged to be able to do
00:32:24.72\00:32:26.68
Bible work with
some of these students
00:32:26.71\00:32:28.85
and some of these students here
00:32:28.88\00:32:30.68
came never giving
a Bible study before
00:32:30.71\00:32:33.83
and they left leading somehow.
00:32:33.86\00:32:36.22
Some students came not
having morning devotions
00:32:36.25\00:32:39.87
and they left
leading out worships,
00:32:39.90\00:32:42.87
leading out devotions
having their own devotion
00:32:42.90\00:32:46.24
and we know that that is
only God that is working.
00:32:46.27\00:32:49.59
And when I was
doing Bible studies
00:32:49.62\00:32:51.52
with this one
lady named Ms. Sylvia
00:32:51.55\00:32:53.63
she was accepting
everything we were teaching her
00:32:53.66\00:32:56.30
and the last
study was on baptism
00:32:56.33\00:32:59.89
and I told the students,
00:32:59.92\00:33:01.00
I've said this is gonna
be a serious study watch out.
00:33:01.03\00:33:04.02
Watch out your study paid off
00:33:04.05\00:33:05.92
and lo and behold
when we got there the kids
00:33:05.95\00:33:09.44
they have never
acted up so bad before.
00:33:09.47\00:33:12.05
For that night, that Bible study
00:33:12.08\00:33:14.87
that afternoon
they were the worst
00:33:14.90\00:33:16.72
they have ever
been and I knew why
00:33:16.75\00:33:20.28
because Ms. Sylvia decided
to give her life to Jesus
00:33:20.31\00:33:23.20
and to be baptized.
00:33:23.23\00:33:24.69
And that was a beautiful thing.
00:33:24.72\00:33:26.29
And another
experience that we had
00:33:26.32\00:33:28.06
is we worked with some
kids, some low income community.
00:33:28.09\00:33:31.37
They were 17 kids
that we worked with
00:33:31.40\00:33:34.52
and we were teaching
them scripture songs,
00:33:34.55\00:33:38.15
we were sharing with
them the same love of God
00:33:38.18\00:33:40.00
that we shown
all around the world.
00:33:40.03\00:33:42.44
And three of those kids
decided to get baptized.
00:33:42.47\00:33:46.22
And not only that but the others
00:33:46.25\00:33:49.34
their lives
were changed forever.
00:33:49.37\00:33:51.91
They will never be the same
00:33:51.94\00:33:53.40
and we would after
we taught them the thing
00:33:53.43\00:33:56.40
we wanted to make
sure they understood.
00:33:56.43\00:33:59.72
And so we did it and
while we were in the van
00:33:59.75\00:34:01.96
we went and we,
we were testing them.
00:34:01.99\00:34:04.64
Okay, we are asking
them certain questions
00:34:04.67\00:34:07.06
and every
question that we ask them
00:34:07.09\00:34:08.86
from the Bible they remembered.
00:34:08.89\00:34:11.66
They remembered
everything we taught them
00:34:11.69\00:34:13.91
and it was a powerful
thing in this one girl.
00:34:13.94\00:34:16.43
Her name was Jacqueline
00:34:16.46\00:34:17.49
one of the ones
who got baptized.
00:34:17.52\00:34:19.66
She, she came to me and she said
00:34:19.69\00:34:23.39
I'm so happy you guys came.
00:34:23.42\00:34:25.11
I haven't been to
church in a long time
00:34:25.14\00:34:27.48
and I'm so
thankful for the opportunity
00:34:27.51\00:34:29.45
to go to church.
00:34:29.48\00:34:30.89
And I'm so happy,
00:34:30.92\00:34:32.58
I'm so excited about my new life
00:34:32.61\00:34:35.07
that I'll be able
to live in Christ.
00:34:35.10\00:34:37.29
You know and so praise the Lord
00:34:37.32\00:34:38.76
for the opportunity
with Youth for Jesus.
00:34:38.79\00:34:40.54
Thank you, John,
thank you, Pastor Sky,
00:34:40.57\00:34:43.31
and all of the life
staff that Youth for Jesus,
00:34:43.34\00:34:46.29
all the kids
praise God for you are.
00:34:46.32\00:34:48.71
We learned some new songs
this year that NAPS taught us
00:34:48.74\00:34:50.88
and privates will
have an opportunity
00:34:50.91\00:34:52.54
so sing that at some point.
00:34:52.57\00:34:54.18
Wonderful songs from--
in a different language.
00:34:54.21\00:34:57.18
The three primary
goals of Youth for Jesus
00:34:57.21\00:34:59.57
are to impact the youth
that attain you for Jesus,
00:34:59.60\00:35:02.53
to train then, to
equip them, to inspire them.
00:35:02.56\00:35:05.52
And the second goal is
to impact the community
00:35:05.55\00:35:08.16
that we are involved
with-- I should say the church
00:35:08.19\00:35:10.87
and then the community
that we are involved in.
00:35:10.90\00:35:13.06
So we got the
kids, the students,
00:35:13.09\00:35:15.68
the church
families that were working
00:35:15.71\00:35:17.04
with at the sites
and the community.
00:35:17.07\00:35:19.07
And I want to tell you how
that was done by God's grace.
00:35:19.10\00:35:23.30
We had a total of 32 baptisms
this past Tuesday night.
00:35:23.33\00:35:26.96
Amen. It was powerful.
00:35:26.99\00:35:30.09
We've a testimony
about that in just a moment.
00:35:30.12\00:35:32.13
We spent a total of 40 hours
00:35:32.16\00:35:34.24
doing outreach over
the phone half weeks
00:35:34.27\00:35:36.06
that we were there at
each of those church sites.
00:35:36.09\00:35:39.18
Approximately 2,500
doors were knocked on
00:35:39.21\00:35:43.22
and a total of 47 or so
Bible studies were given
00:35:43.25\00:35:46.67
in the community
by these students.
00:35:46.70\00:35:49.93
Amen. Amen.
00:35:49.96\00:35:51.01
Powerful, wonderful thing
00:35:51.04\00:35:52.27
to see a young person
inside someone else home
00:35:52.30\00:35:55.24
praying and studying
the Word of God with them.
00:35:55.27\00:35:57.49
I'd like to take an opportunity
00:35:57.52\00:35:58.56
to now invite
Austin to come up front.
00:35:58.59\00:36:00.73
Austin from Wildwood, Georgia.
00:36:00.76\00:36:03.13
His dad is Mr. Charles Morsel,
I don't know his first name
00:36:03.16\00:36:08.41
but he is going to
be speaking here soon.
00:36:08.44\00:36:10.14
And you had a neat experience
00:36:10.17\00:36:12.93
with the food
at Youth for Jesus.
00:36:12.96\00:36:15.21
So tell me a
little bit about that
00:36:15.24\00:36:16.99
and your experience.
00:36:17.02\00:36:18.40
Okay, well, I have one question
for everyone first of all.
00:36:18.43\00:36:21.94
Is there anyone here who
has some kind of food allergy?
00:36:21.97\00:36:25.84
You can just raise
your hand. Yes, there are.
00:36:25.87\00:36:29.15
Well, I have
food allergies as well
00:36:29.18\00:36:31.09
and particular not allergies.
00:36:31.12\00:36:33.02
And when I got to
Youth for Jesus at first
00:36:33.05\00:36:35.33
I was thinking I
might have trouble with that
00:36:35.36\00:36:37.91
because its happened
many times in the past
00:36:37.94\00:36:39.94
that people either tell me that
00:36:39.97\00:36:42.01
oh, there is not nuts in
this or there is no nuts in that
00:36:42.04\00:36:44.33
and I eat it and I get sick.
00:36:44.36\00:36:46.05
But here Youth for Jesus
00:36:46.08\00:36:47.63
it was such a blessing
to be able to eat the food
00:36:47.66\00:36:51.24
and not only eat the
food but special is provided.
00:36:51.27\00:36:55.93
For instance one
time at breakfast
00:36:55.96\00:36:57.75
I went to breakfast
00:36:57.78\00:36:58.81
and they had muffins and gravy.
00:36:58.84\00:37:01.45
Now I like muffins and gravy
00:37:01.48\00:37:03.55
but the gravy
there had something that
00:37:03.58\00:37:06.97
I might have
not been able to eat
00:37:07.00\00:37:09.19
but Ms. Melanie the cook
she came and she said no,
00:37:09.22\00:37:12.12
there is a separate
gravy that did I could eat.
00:37:12.15\00:37:14.94
And it was very good
and it actually turned out
00:37:14.97\00:37:17.28
that that one she preferred
it to the original one.
00:37:17.31\00:37:21.90
Another
experience was at lunch time,
00:37:21.93\00:37:25.72
before we go out on
outreach in the evening
00:37:25.75\00:37:28.21
we prepare our sack lunches.
00:37:28.24\00:37:30.39
And as I was
preparing my sack lunch one day
00:37:30.42\00:37:33.29
I saw that at the end
of line there was chili mix
00:37:33.32\00:37:36.94
I like chili mix as
well and when I saw it
00:37:36.97\00:37:39.83
I know oh, it had cashews
00:37:39.86\00:37:42.14
but before I left Ms.
Melanie as well came and said
00:37:42.17\00:37:46.01
oh, here is the
special chili mix
00:37:46.04\00:37:47.07
that you can eat.
00:37:47.10\00:37:48.13
And it was just a
blessing that how God provided
00:37:48.16\00:37:50.14
through the kitchen
staff, through Ms. Melanie food
00:37:50.17\00:37:53.71
that I could eat
and that I could enjoy.
00:37:53.74\00:37:57.26
The last thing you want to see
is a young person so close up
00:37:57.29\00:38:00.53
as they are
knocking on someone's door.
00:38:00.56\00:38:01.98
So we are so grateful
awesome that you still with us
00:38:02.01\00:38:04.83
and everything
worked out good for you.
00:38:04.86\00:38:06.99
Joe, come up here
and tell us a little bit
00:38:07.02\00:38:08.66
about your
experience with the classes.
00:38:08.69\00:38:11.26
We had Bible study
every day, two, three hours
00:38:11.29\00:38:14.93
and you have something
you want to share about that.
00:38:14.96\00:38:17.80
Thank you, John.
00:38:17.83\00:38:19.03
That's Icelandic
for good evening, ASI.
00:38:21.95\00:38:25.67
Good to see you
and may God bless you.
00:38:25.70\00:38:27.90
Now who of you have been
blessed since you got here?
00:38:27.93\00:38:31.97
Amen.
00:38:32.00\00:38:33.09
I must say in
the past five weeks
00:38:33.12\00:38:35.70
that I've been here I
have been truly blessed.
00:38:35.73\00:38:38.46
Never before to me
00:38:38.49\00:38:39.52
has the Word of
God been so clear.
00:38:39.55\00:38:42.13
We've-- we've gone
through all 20 of our doctrines
00:38:42.16\00:38:48.06
and seeing and
getting to experience them,
00:38:48.09\00:38:50.34
starting them with
friends and seeing how--
00:38:50.37\00:38:54.84
how clear the Word
of God can be to us
00:38:54.87\00:38:57.40
has really changed my life.
00:38:57.43\00:38:59.72
Its built confidence in me.
00:38:59.75\00:39:01.29
When we went out on outreach
00:39:01.32\00:39:03.45
I felt confident, I felt so sure
00:39:03.48\00:39:06.04
when I was sharing the
gospel with these people
00:39:06.07\00:39:08.91
and I find it-- I find it
00:39:08.94\00:39:10.98
that's been a
true blessing to me.
00:39:11.01\00:39:12.75
So and I can't wait.
00:39:12.78\00:39:14.43
When I go back home to Iceland
to share this with my family,
00:39:14.46\00:39:17.47
with my friends and
with my church members
00:39:17.50\00:39:20.55
and continue to bringing
the gospel to the nation
00:39:20.58\00:39:23.74
and hopefully to the world
00:39:23.77\00:39:25.95
for that is out
mission, isn't not?
00:39:25.98\00:39:27.66
Amen. Amen.
00:39:27.69\00:39:29.43
So that's what I have to say,
that's my personal testimony.
00:39:29.46\00:39:32.39
Thank you and may God bless.
00:39:32.42\00:39:35.94
We had three
people total from Iceland.
00:39:35.97\00:39:37.62
It was just great to
have them here with us.
00:39:37.65\00:39:39.88
Okay, I'm gonna
ask now for Savannah.
00:39:39.91\00:39:42.25
Savannah, please come
up and tell us a little bit
00:39:42.28\00:39:44.56
about your
experience doing outreach.
00:39:44.59\00:39:48.24
Well, an important part for me
00:39:48.27\00:39:50.85
to come to Youth
for Jesus was learning
00:39:50.88\00:39:52.52
how to become devotion
and Jesus in my community.
00:39:52.55\00:39:56.40
Not at a program but
learning how to do it at home.
00:39:56.43\00:40:00.11
And so we would go out every day
00:40:00.14\00:40:01.77
for a couple of
hours and knock on doors
00:40:01.80\00:40:04.59
and ask people if
they wanted Bible studies.
00:40:04.62\00:40:07.99
And so in one of
the particular instances
00:40:08.02\00:40:11.10
we had gone out and
while we were in the van
00:40:11.13\00:40:13.69
we have a season of
prayer just for the people
00:40:13.72\00:40:16.82
that we are gonna
meet and for us as well
00:40:16.85\00:40:19.05
that God will work through us
00:40:19.08\00:40:21.87
and we always pray
for something specific
00:40:21.90\00:40:23.95
that we would like
to see happen that day.
00:40:23.98\00:40:26.77
And so we went
out in this community
00:40:26.80\00:40:28.45
and it was a little
bit different than usual.
00:40:28.48\00:40:30.78
The people were
friendly, they were nice
00:40:30.81\00:40:32.58
but they didn't really
want what we had to offer.
00:40:32.61\00:40:35.32
But we came to this one
house and we knocked on the door
00:40:35.35\00:40:38.46
and a gentleman came to the door
00:40:38.49\00:40:41.31
and one of my team members
00:40:41.34\00:40:43.44
told him about
what we were doing
00:40:43.47\00:40:45.64
and he is like sure, come on in.
00:40:45.67\00:40:48.10
And we were able to give him
and his wife and his daughter
00:40:48.13\00:40:51.52
a Bible study right there
and then and that's something
00:40:51.55\00:40:54.37
that we really
asked for specifically
00:40:54.40\00:40:56.63
that we would be
able to give Bible study
00:40:56.66\00:40:59.16
with somebody in prompt too.
00:40:59.19\00:41:00.65
And so it was a big faith
building experience for me
00:41:00.68\00:41:04.48
but it enabled me to realize
that God knows everything
00:41:04.51\00:41:09.55
that we ask for and He knows
what all make us happy that day
00:41:09.58\00:41:14.32
and what we need
to be encouraged.
00:41:14.35\00:41:17.21
Amen.
00:41:17.24\00:41:18.57
Savannah was also a
great help to my wife
00:41:18.60\00:41:20.44
and with our little baby
Caleb who is nine months old.
00:41:20.47\00:41:22.78
She just loves holding
him and rocking him to sleep
00:41:22.81\00:41:24.75
so thank you
Savannah, for that as well.
00:41:24.78\00:41:27.47
Okay, Corry, come
on up here brother
00:41:27.50\00:41:28.77
and tell us a little bit about
00:41:28.80\00:41:30.16
a Bible study
experience that you had.
00:41:30.19\00:41:31.88
Corry is from Fort Worth,
Texas where we were last year
00:41:31.91\00:41:35.38
and that's somewhat how
00:41:35.41\00:41:37.11
Corry has heard
about Youth for Jesus.
00:41:37.14\00:41:39.02
Him and a friend
Andrew came from Fort Worth.
00:41:39.05\00:41:41.34
And so what was it like giving
Bible studies in the community?
00:41:41.37\00:41:45.68
Well, its really interesting
giving Bible studies.
00:41:45.71\00:41:49.84
I remember one in
particular it was--
00:41:49.87\00:41:54.24
first I'm gonna
start with the outreach
00:41:54.27\00:41:55.91
where we are looking for
people to give Bible studies.
00:41:55.94\00:42:00.17
So we knocked on this guy's door
00:42:00.20\00:42:02.16
and he was
actually the first person
00:42:02.19\00:42:05.10
that answered the door that day.
00:42:05.13\00:42:07.18
And he didn't really
like he wanted a Bible study
00:42:07.21\00:42:10.51
but when we started
asking him the survey
00:42:10.54\00:42:13.30
he opened up and he was like
00:42:13.33\00:42:15.74
yeah, I want to
learn more about the Bible.
00:42:15.77\00:42:17.92
So we got his contacts
00:42:17.95\00:42:23.79
and contacting stuff like that
00:42:23.82\00:42:27.14
and we were going to do a
Bible study there that week
00:42:27.17\00:42:32.15
but he said that he
had a busy schedule,
00:42:32.18\00:42:36.13
like he would be
at work on the days
00:42:36.16\00:42:38.33
we will be giving
Bible studies and stuff.
00:42:38.36\00:42:40.07
So we were like--
but we decided like
00:42:40.10\00:42:44.33
maybe call him later in the week
00:42:44.36\00:42:45.49
to find out it will work or not.
00:42:45.52\00:42:48.07
So later during that week
we called him and he said,
00:42:48.10\00:42:54.85
I'm available.
00:42:54.88\00:42:56.21
My boss just called me
like 10 minutes ago saying
00:42:56.24\00:42:59.69
you don't have to go work today.
00:42:59.72\00:43:01.91
So we were able to
give him the Bible study
00:43:01.94\00:43:04.53
and he learned like
so much about the Bible
00:43:04.56\00:43:06.83
and we answered
few of his questions
00:43:06.86\00:43:09.10
and like he is really excited.
00:43:09.13\00:43:12.62
And he told us later
that since he had the day off
00:43:12.65\00:43:15.77
he had invited a friend
of his to come over and like,
00:43:15.80\00:43:19.20
you know, group off
whatever and it turns out
00:43:19.23\00:43:23.81
he would have been
there at the same time
00:43:23.84\00:43:26.10
we would have been
doing Bible studies
00:43:26.13\00:43:28.29
but his
transportation was delayed.
00:43:28.32\00:43:30.71
So like God cleared out
two things out of his schedule
00:43:30.74\00:43:34.13
so that we could do a
Bible study with this man.
00:43:34.16\00:43:36.78
He is very inspiring, I
guess. Thank you, Corry.
00:43:36.81\00:43:43.10
Thank you so much. Okay, Kindle.
00:43:43.13\00:43:46.22
Kindle, from I was
gonna forget the town,
00:43:46.25\00:43:48.55
you're gonna say what it is.
00:43:48.58\00:43:49.80
It's in Alaska and what is it--
what the name of-- Ketchikan.
00:43:49.83\00:43:53.56
Ketchikan, Alaska.
00:43:53.59\00:43:54.62
All the way from
Alaska and she came down here
00:43:54.65\00:43:57.36
and she was actually a student
last year with Youth for Jesus.
00:43:57.39\00:44:00.74
She is gonna say
a little bit about
00:44:00.77\00:44:02.00
how that impacted her life
00:44:02.03\00:44:03.35
what she has been
doing this last year
00:44:03.38\00:44:05.44
and what she intents to do
00:44:05.47\00:44:06.76
now going back with
a second year added.
00:44:06.79\00:44:10.71
So ASI convinced
that Youth for Jesus
00:44:10.74\00:44:13.17
is a life changing program.
00:44:13.20\00:44:15.56
Okay, are you convinced
that ASI Youth for Jesus
00:44:15.59\00:44:18.44
is a life changing program?
00:44:18.47\00:44:19.89
Yes. Much better.
00:44:19.92\00:44:21.59
So Youth for
Jesus is my second year
00:44:21.62\00:44:23.60
as a YFJ as we like to call it
00:44:23.63\00:44:26.02
and Youth for Jesus
completely revolutionized
00:44:26.05\00:44:28.49
my spiritual walk with Christ.
00:44:28.52\00:44:30.94
I came to youth for Jesus
rather reluctantly last year
00:44:30.97\00:44:34.10
as kind of-- I wanted to go
but as it got closer I thought
00:44:34.13\00:44:36.84
what I'm going myself
into, what am I doing?
00:44:36.87\00:44:39.25
But I came and at the end of it
I had a passionate relationship
00:44:39.28\00:44:43.42
with my personal
Savior Jesus Christ.
00:44:43.45\00:44:47.17
So I went home
00:44:47.20\00:44:48.55
and I was praying and I was like
00:44:48.58\00:44:49.96
Lord, give me
somebody to study the Bible in.
00:44:49.99\00:44:52.87
And I was picky.
00:44:52.90\00:44:53.94
I was like, I don't really want
to have to go knock on doors.
00:44:53.97\00:44:56.59
How of you have
been knocked on the door?
00:44:56.62\00:44:58.75
This is ASI like all
the hands should go up.
00:44:58.78\00:45:01.92
Okay, so I didn't wanted,
you know, some people are like
00:45:01.95\00:45:05.14
no, I don't have
time and so I got home
00:45:05.17\00:45:07.29
and my first day at
work-- I work at Marina
00:45:07.32\00:45:09.69
and so Marina is kind of little
rough and tough sometimes.
00:45:09.72\00:45:12.61
I get there and the
girl I'm working with she--
00:45:12.64\00:45:15.57
we are working together
and she just out of the blue
00:45:15.60\00:45:17.28
she says Kindle,
you go to church?
00:45:17.31\00:45:19.35
And I said, yeah.
00:45:19.38\00:45:20.41
Her name is Chelsey and so
through the rest of the day
00:45:20.44\00:45:22.73
we just kind of
we dialogued about
00:45:22.76\00:45:25.26
what Seventh-day Adventist
believed and what is going on.
00:45:25.29\00:45:27.53
And in my heart I was praying,
I was like Lord, is this it?
00:45:27.56\00:45:30.70
Do you want me to ask her
if she wants Bible studies?
00:45:30.73\00:45:33.38
And you know, you
are kind of like that
00:45:33.41\00:45:34.65
feeling you have
inside, you are reluctant.
00:45:34.68\00:45:36.81
Inside I was praying about it
00:45:36.84\00:45:37.87
and I'm getting ready to
leave towards the end of the day
00:45:37.90\00:45:39.66
I'm like Chelsey,
would you be interested
00:45:39.69\00:45:41.65
in studying the Bible?
00:45:41.68\00:45:43.17
And she said, Kindle,
00:45:43.20\00:45:44.83
I would love to
study the Bible with you.
00:45:44.86\00:45:47.24
I was just praise the
Lord. I was so excited.
00:45:47.27\00:45:50.86
And so we began
studying the Bible
00:45:50.89\00:45:52.73
and I honestly thank
God for her into my life
00:45:52.76\00:45:55.56
for a blessing to
myself more than it was to her.
00:45:55.59\00:45:58.00
And she would tell me
we are still studying,
00:45:58.03\00:45:59.79
she would tell me
as we are studying
00:45:59.82\00:46:00.85
she will say whatever I
can do to make this work
00:46:00.88\00:46:04.07
I will take stuff
out of my schedule
00:46:04.10\00:46:06.25
so I can be there
for our Bible studies.
00:46:06.28\00:46:08.70
And I just praise God for that
00:46:08.73\00:46:10.26
and it just keeps
your passion alive.
00:46:10.29\00:46:12.73
When you see somebody
learned to love your Jesus
00:46:12.76\00:46:16.28
passionately there is
nothing like it in the world.
00:46:16.31\00:46:20.28
Also by the grace of God
00:46:20.31\00:46:22.60
there is some other
young ladies in my community
00:46:22.63\00:46:25.14
and my sister is
part of this small group
00:46:25.17\00:46:28.67
and she is only other Adventist
00:46:28.70\00:46:30.42
and there's about
seven of us all together
00:46:30.45\00:46:32.95
and we get
together about once a week
00:46:32.98\00:46:34.48
and we just read the word of God
00:46:34.51\00:46:36.48
and its been such a
blessing to really fellowship,
00:46:36.51\00:46:40.09
even though they
are not all Adventist
00:46:40.12\00:46:41.89
its a great way
to reach out to them.
00:46:41.92\00:46:44.07
So this year when I go home
I will be talking to my pastor
00:46:44.10\00:46:47.26
and I want to get more involved.
00:46:47.29\00:46:48.52
He has asked me to
speak a couple times at church
00:46:48.55\00:46:50.55
but you see, I'm
excited to go home
00:46:50.58\00:46:51.69
and like to preach
and just share Jesus
00:46:51.72\00:46:54.44
and what Jesus has done.
00:46:54.47\00:46:55.56
And not only in my
church but in my family
00:46:55.59\00:46:58.24
because when you have
that relationship with Jesus,
00:46:58.27\00:47:01.32
when you have that peace
00:47:01.35\00:47:02.76
there is nothing
that can replace it.
00:47:02.79\00:47:05.32
So send your kids,
send your grandchildren,
00:47:05.35\00:47:09.20
everybody come
to Youth for Jesus
00:47:09.23\00:47:10.78
it will change your life
00:47:10.81\00:47:11.84
as I can
experience like nothing else.
00:47:11.87\00:47:14.30
And like we read, a generation
of youth widely changed--
00:47:14.33\00:47:18.58
trained, excuse me, can
bring this work to a close
00:47:18.61\00:47:21.79
and we can be that generation.
00:47:21.82\00:47:23.57
We can be this people. Amen.
00:47:23.60\00:47:26.33
Thank you so much.
00:47:26.36\00:47:27.39
Scott, please you
have another testimony.
00:47:27.42\00:47:29.24
Yes, amen. Amen.
00:47:29.27\00:47:32.07
Scott has a-- someone he
is getting introduced to you
00:47:32.10\00:47:34.63
and they have a
testimony sharing as well.
00:47:34.66\00:47:36.43
Again the three primary goals,
00:47:36.46\00:47:38.67
number one, is
impact on the participants.
00:47:38.70\00:47:43.21
Twenty of your
young people baptized.
00:47:43.24\00:47:46.27
Amen.
00:47:46.30\00:47:47.33
The next-- praise the
Lord. Yes, praise the Lord.
00:47:47.36\00:47:50.76
The next impact that we tried
to make is on the local church
00:47:50.79\00:47:56.08
and then the third impact
in order of the importance
00:47:56.11\00:47:59.43
if you can put an
importance on that impact
00:47:59.46\00:48:01.73
we do is the impact
in the local community.
00:48:01.76\00:48:05.91
And Josh is gonna come over here
00:48:05.94\00:48:07.44
and he is going to share
with you a testimony about
00:48:07.47\00:48:11.23
how Jesus touched his life
00:48:11.26\00:48:13.62
in this Youth for Jesus program.
00:48:13.65\00:48:15.16
Josh, it's good to
see you. Thank you.
00:48:15.19\00:48:17.47
Good afternoon. Good afternoon.
00:48:17.50\00:48:21.24
I had never
planned on being here.
00:48:21.27\00:48:23.19
Hold it to your mouth.
00:48:23.22\00:48:24.25
God thankfully brought me here.
00:48:24.28\00:48:27.26
I'm gonna give you my testimony
00:48:27.29\00:48:29.08
so little long
and see what happens.
00:48:29.11\00:48:35.18
I grew up in a
church, Seventh-day Adventist
00:48:35.21\00:48:37.63
till I was 16.
00:48:37.66\00:48:41.72
People in the
church can be discouraging.
00:48:41.75\00:48:47.38
They can be
judgmental, they can condemn.
00:48:47.41\00:48:51.00
They did this to me.
00:48:51.03\00:48:52.26
They did it to my family,
00:48:52.29\00:48:54.11
they did it to my
brothers and my sisters.
00:48:54.14\00:48:57.73
When I was 16 I left the church.
00:48:57.76\00:49:01.91
I left the church
because of these people.
00:49:01.94\00:49:05.63
They constantly condemned me
00:49:05.66\00:49:06.77
for the trials
I face as a human.
00:49:06.80\00:49:09.18
Luke 6:39 Jesus said,
"Can the blind lead the blind?
00:49:09.21\00:49:13.76
Shall they not both
fall into the ditch?"
00:49:13.79\00:49:18.01
These people were
blind to the love of God.
00:49:18.04\00:49:20.47
They were more worried
about the clothes I was wearing,
00:49:20.50\00:49:23.34
the food I was
eating and my friends.
00:49:23.37\00:49:27.40
They did not reflect the love
00:49:27.43\00:49:29.43
that Jesus Christ
meant for us to reflect.
00:49:29.46\00:49:34.67
The blindness
of these hypocrites
00:49:34.70\00:49:36.46
pulled me into the world,
into the ditch of the world.
00:49:36.49\00:49:40.95
Matthew 4:8, 9,
"Again, the devil taketh him
00:49:40.98\00:49:44.22
up into an
exceeding high mountain,
00:49:44.25\00:49:45.89
and sheweth him all
the kingdoms of the world,
00:49:45.92\00:49:48.21
and the glory of
them, and saith unto him,
00:49:48.24\00:49:51.58
All these things
will I give thee,
00:49:51.61\00:49:53.25
if thou wilt fall
down and worship me."
00:49:53.28\00:49:56.85
Brothers and sisters,
I fell into that ditch.
00:49:56.88\00:49:59.60
I worshipped the
devil for nine years.
00:49:59.63\00:50:03.31
He showed me everything
the world had to offer
00:50:03.34\00:50:07.36
and the glory of it
just as he promised Jesus
00:50:07.39\00:50:10.95
he would do to him.
00:50:10.98\00:50:13.39
Alcohol, dealing
and consuming the peers
00:50:13.42\00:50:15.66
and hardest drugs
anyone can obtain.
00:50:15.69\00:50:19.08
Almost any women I
wanted I had my way with her.
00:50:19.11\00:50:24.16
I had what I
thought was a perfect job,
00:50:24.19\00:50:26.48
it required me to work
on Sabbath I didn't care.
00:50:26.51\00:50:29.41
The world is mine
and I was the worlds.
00:50:29.44\00:50:32.63
Jesus said in John 8:34,
00:50:32.66\00:50:34.85
"Verily, verily, I say unto you,
00:50:34.88\00:50:36.06
Whosoever committeth--
who so ever committed sin
00:50:36.09\00:50:38.95
is the servant of sin."
00:50:38.98\00:50:40.43
The Roman 6:23 says
"The wages of sin is death."
00:50:40.46\00:50:45.36
On April 28th of this year
00:50:45.39\00:50:47.04
I was fired from my
perfect job as a chef.
00:50:47.07\00:50:49.79
I went to work and
my parents to a store
00:50:49.82\00:50:51.92
till I got a new
job in the kitchen.
00:50:51.95\00:50:54.90
Nine days later
00:50:54.93\00:50:56.36
I was in
extremely terrible accident.
00:50:56.39\00:50:59.50
It was 2 a.m. my best friend
was asleep as a passenger seat
00:50:59.53\00:51:04.10
and we were heading
back to my brothers house
00:51:04.13\00:51:05.79
from McDonalds
after leaving a local bar.
00:51:05.82\00:51:09.20
For some reason I
turned down the road
00:51:09.23\00:51:11.30
that lead to my parents house
00:51:11.33\00:51:12.68
complete opposite
way of my brother's.
00:51:12.71\00:51:16.46
I passed out of the
wheel and ran a stop sign.
00:51:16.49\00:51:22.32
As I began crossing the
highway something woke me up.
00:51:22.35\00:51:26.05
I looked to right and
less than 20 feet away
00:51:26.08\00:51:30.21
there was two headlights
coming straight for me.
00:51:30.24\00:51:36.26
I smashed gas
pedal as hard as I could
00:51:36.29\00:51:39.06
and a split second
later an 8,000 pound
00:51:39.09\00:51:42.54
Chevy Suburban
slammed into my passenger side
00:51:42.57\00:51:47.62
going
approximately 50 miles an hour.
00:51:47.65\00:51:51.54
The panel that separates
00:51:51.57\00:51:52.60
the front and
back door of the car
00:51:52.63\00:51:58.42
which is less than four inches
away from the passenger window
00:51:58.45\00:52:01.78
where my best friend
laid his head he was asleep.
00:52:01.81\00:52:07.44
The impact blew up in my trunk,
00:52:07.47\00:52:12.10
stamp my axle in half.
00:52:12.13\00:52:15.47
Even then I still
refused to believe
00:52:15.50\00:52:17.64
that God has
saved me that night.
00:52:17.67\00:52:22.51
After nine years
of the serving of sin
00:52:22.54\00:52:25.06
nothing was doing it for me.
00:52:25.09\00:52:26.83
I became tired
of all the parties,
00:52:26.86\00:52:28.52
alcohol, drugs and women.
00:52:28.55\00:52:31.17
I was so empty, so alone.
00:52:31.20\00:52:33.50
I had a voice, I had avoid in me
00:52:33.53\00:52:35.45
that I nor the
pleasures of this world
00:52:35.48\00:52:37.73
not even the devil
himself could fill.
00:52:37.76\00:52:40.80
A few weeks have past
00:52:40.83\00:52:42.65
and I got tired of
working at the thrift store.
00:52:42.68\00:52:45.34
I miss the kitchen
more than anything.
00:52:45.37\00:52:48.19
One day my mom told me
00:52:48.22\00:52:49.28
they needed help in
the kitchen through YFJ.
00:52:49.31\00:52:52.88
Said mom, how am I
gonna work 45 minutes away.
00:52:52.91\00:52:56.87
I don't have a car, I
don't have a drivers license?
00:52:56.90\00:53:00.26
She said, don't worry.
00:53:00.29\00:53:02.23
One of the kids
that was supposed to come
00:53:02.26\00:53:03.97
wasn't able to make it
00:53:04.00\00:53:05.53
and there is a
bunk there for you.
00:53:05.56\00:53:09.58
The spot opened
the opportunity for me
00:53:09.61\00:53:12.07
to stay there for the month.
00:53:12.10\00:53:14.11
I thought finally,
kitchen I can work in.
00:53:14.14\00:53:16.78
Needless to say I accepted it.
00:53:16.81\00:53:19.92
At first I
wouldn't go to the meetings
00:53:19.95\00:53:21.86
for while I was
there my heart touched--
00:53:21.89\00:53:24.53
my heart was touched by these
amazing youth there behind me.
00:53:24.56\00:53:27.71
Their dedication and
love for Jesus was pouring
00:53:27.74\00:53:30.13
out of them in a way I
cannot even describe it.
00:53:30.16\00:53:33.88
I started attending some
meetings than more frequently.
00:53:33.91\00:53:37.78
I was walking out of the
church one day Scott said to me
00:53:37.81\00:53:40.33
hey, Josh, you're
gonna baptize next Tuesday?
00:53:40.36\00:53:45.54
I said I was thinking about it.
00:53:45.57\00:53:48.20
Honestly the only
thought I put into it
00:53:48.23\00:53:51.76
was how to
respond to the question
00:53:51.79\00:53:53.97
without making him feel bad.
00:53:54.00\00:53:57.51
Last Tuesday
00:53:57.54\00:53:58.81
YFJ had a baptismal
service in Umatilla.
00:53:58.84\00:54:02.48
The back row of the
choir had to squeeze together
00:54:02.51\00:54:04.50
to make room
for one of the youth
00:54:04.53\00:54:06.08
who was helping
with the song service.
00:54:06.11\00:54:09.19
I was sitting half on
the chair and half off.
00:54:09.22\00:54:12.75
My back pain from the
accident started to kick in.
00:54:12.78\00:54:16.15
I began to squirm in my seat.
00:54:16.18\00:54:19.12
I said, I don't want to squirm
00:54:19.15\00:54:20.18
in the seat in
front of everyone.
00:54:20.21\00:54:21.72
So I'm gonna pray and hopefully
God will this pain away.
00:54:21.75\00:54:25.94
I closed my eyes,
I said, dear Lord,
00:54:25.97\00:54:29.27
and before I can get the third
word in the pain disappeared.
00:54:29.30\00:54:36.22
Scott was closing the service
00:54:36.25\00:54:37.53
and asked the
candidates to go chance.
00:54:37.56\00:54:39.84
Before they started to get
up he stopped them and asked
00:54:39.87\00:54:45.12
if anyone in the
building wanted to get baptized.
00:54:45.15\00:54:48.04
I wanted to say, yes,
but the chains of sins
00:54:48.07\00:54:50.67
still had me bound even though
00:54:50.70\00:54:52.48
He had just
answered that prayer for me.
00:54:52.51\00:54:57.24
He looking through the
crowd then turned to the choir.
00:54:57.27\00:55:02.32
He stopped
00:55:02.35\00:55:03.63
and was staring directly
at me with his big blue eyes.
00:55:03.66\00:55:09.28
I looked down for a second
00:55:09.31\00:55:10.82
trying to hide
from the question.
00:55:10.85\00:55:16.53
When I looked up at him again
00:55:16.56\00:55:18.75
the blue in his
eyes had turned deep red.
00:55:18.78\00:55:22.70
A red I have never seen before.
00:55:22.73\00:55:26.03
Those fiery eyes
incinerated the chains of sin
00:55:26.06\00:55:28.56
that bound to this
world and set me free.
00:55:28.59\00:55:33.25
I knew what I had to do.
I was baptized that night.
00:55:33.28\00:55:39.43
The void I have
nothing in this world,
00:55:39.46\00:55:42.30
the void in had nothing in this
world could fill was filled.
00:55:48.71\00:55:52.65
The power of God lift me
up and His love embraced me
00:55:52.68\00:55:56.08
and I was no longer alone.
00:55:56.11\00:56:00.13
For those of you that
are feeling the way I did
00:56:00.16\00:56:02.48
and want to leave the
church this is for you.
00:56:02.51\00:56:05.80
Jesus says in Luke 6:37,
00:56:05.83\00:56:09.03
"Judge not, and you
shall not be judged,
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condemn not, and you
shall not be condemned"--
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and you shall be condemned
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"forgive, and ye
shall be forgiven."
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So don't be discouraged.
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We come to church
to hear the Word of God
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not the words of the condemned.
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Unfortunately
Satan has more warriors
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in the church than God.
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Don't let
hypocritical warriors of Satan
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pull you into the
ditch as they did to me.
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Pray for them, forgive them.
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As hard as it
may be to do so do it
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because after
all they are the ones
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condemned to hell
and you will be forgiven.
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You are never alone though
you may feel like it is times
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as God did on the cross--
as Jesus did on the cross
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God is always
there anxious to show you
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the special
place He built for you.
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Don't ever give up on God. Amen.
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Give me ears to hear Your Spirit
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Give me feet to follow through
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Give me hands to
touch the hurting
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And the faith to follow You
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Give me grace to
be a your servant
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Give me mercy for the lost
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Give me passion for Your glory
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Give me passion for the cross
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And I will go where
there are no easy roads
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Leave the comforts that I know
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I will go and let
this journey be my home
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I will go
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I will go
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I'll let go of my ambition
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Cut the roots that run too deep
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I will learn to give away
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What I cannot really keep
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What I cannot really keep
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Help me see
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With eyes of faith
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Give me
strength to run this race
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And I will go where
there are no easy roads
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Leave the comforts that I know
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I will go and let
this journey be my home
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I will go
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I will go
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I will go Lord where
Your glory is unknown
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I will live for You alone
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I will go
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because my life is not my own
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I will go
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I will go
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I will go
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Amen.
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