In Christ alone
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my hope is found.
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He is my light,
my strength, my song.
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This Cornerstone,
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this solid Ground
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firm through the
fiercest drought and storm.
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What heights of love,
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what depths of peace,
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when fears are
stilled and strivings cease!
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My Comforter,
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my All in All...
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here in the love
of Christ I stand.
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In Christ alone,
who took on flesh
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fullness of God
in helpless babe.
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This gift of
love and righteousness
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scorned by the
ones He came to save.
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Till on that cross as Jesus died
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the wrath of God was satisfied.
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For every sin on Him was laid...
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here in the
death of Christ I live.
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Oh there in the ground
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His body lay
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Light of the
world by darkness slain.
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Then bursting
forth in glorious day
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up from the grave He rose again.
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And as He stands in victory
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sin's curse has
lost its grip on me.
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For I am His and He is mine,
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bought with the
precious blood of Christ.
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No guilt in life,
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no fear in death...
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This is the
power of Christ in me;
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From life's first cry
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to final breath
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Jesus commands my destiny.
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No power of hell,
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no scheme of man
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can ever pluck me from His hand.
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Till He returns
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to take me home
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here in the power
of Christ I'll stand.
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No power of hell,
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no scheme of man
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can ever pluck me
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from His hand.
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Here...
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here in the power
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of Christ
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I stand.
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Amen! Praise the Lord!
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Thank you, Yvonne.
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Going to show you a little
short video, a musical video
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in just a moment, but
before that I want to introduce
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our speaker today:
pastor, evangelist, author
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Doug Batchelor. I don't know
anybody in the Adventist church
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when I travel that I've had...
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And I don't want to give
numbers, but whether it's
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hundreds or thousands
over the last few years
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everywhere I go
people come up and say
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"Praise the Lord for 3ABN!
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I've come to know
Jesus. " And many of those say
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"and I was baptized through
the ministry of Doug Batchelor,
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Amazing Facts, and 3ABN. "
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So what a great "working
togetherness" it has been
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for so many years. And then we
started our satellite seminars
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way back in the 90's also.
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We continue this relationship
because Doug is committed...
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he has sold out to
the Lord Jesus Christ
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and is committed to
evangelize the entire world.
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And all the resources
that we have go to support him
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and many others who are
out there on the front lines.
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And so we are thankful
that he is our speaker here.
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But right before he
comes let's put on this song
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and my daughter
Melody is going to sing it.
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This part of the new
Hallelujah! Home At Last
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second coming. She
sang it; we recorded it.
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For Ever He's Alive.
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Amen! Thank you,
Melody. That was beautiful!
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Beautiful new song.
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Also so much enjoyed Yvonne
singing a few moments ago.
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I've been sitting back there
listening to the just inspiring
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testimonies, and it's a thrill
for Amazing Facts to be able
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to partner with 3ABN for
these... Well, since inception
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with Joe Crews's
programs and myself.
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I think it was about 19 years
ago I made my first trip here
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and it's just a delight to
be back and to be talking about
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the gospel and the
second coming of Jesus.
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And we're looking forward
to working together in about
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a month in this special up-link
that's going to be happening
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from Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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I hope that you
will all be praying.
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You know, the Bible tells
us if the Lord doesn't build
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the house we labor in vain.
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And so we're just praying
for God to bless this new series
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coming - it will be
broadcast here on 3ABN -
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called Landmarks of Prophecy.
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It will be a similar Net
event to the Prophecy Code and
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The Millennium of Prophecy.
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People watch those old programs
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still and they say:
"Pastor Doug, how come you look
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so different than
you did back then? "
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And so I thought: "I'd
better get something updated. "
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And so we just encourage you
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to not only pray for it...
participate in the program.
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If you have no evangelistic
plans scheduled for your church,
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if nothing else you would
want to record the programs
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so you could use them. But
bring some people to your home
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and bring some
people into your church.
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You can go to the
website and download the lessons
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and advertising...
everything you need.
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It's just very simple:
landmarksofprophecy. com
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And so I hope that
you'll utilize the program
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and please pray for us.
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Well, this week we are talking
about how to survive the storms.
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And we've been looking at
a variety of Biblical storms.
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And I'd just like
to pray again with you
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as we prepare to
delve into God's Word
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that His presence will be here.
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Father, we do believe we
are living in the final days
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of the world's history, and
not only is there a great storm
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coming that You told
us about in prophecy.
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We all encounter
storms of varying degrees
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in our lives. And we
just pray for wisdom and grace
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so that we can be witnesses
for You through these storms
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and survive with peace
coming out the other side.
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Speak to all of us through the
power of Your Word right now.
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We pray that You
will be glorified,
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and we ask this
in Jesus' name, Amen.
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Max Lucado in one of
his books talks about
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Chippy, the parakeet. I don't
know if you've read that story?
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This lady had a
parakeet, Chippy. Used to sing,
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keep her company in his
cage there in the kitchen.
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And one day she wanted
to help clean up the cage.
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And that always made
him very nervous because
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she used the vacuum
cleaner. You know, some animals
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they leave the room. And
Chippy couldn't really help it.
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She thought it was the
easiest way to pick up the seeds
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and things in the bottom
of the cage. And so one day
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she had the little nozzle off.
You know, the little sweeper
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thing, and she stuck
the hose into Chippy's cage
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after she got the paper out.
She's cleaning up the corners
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and Chippy's making this
awful terrified squawking noise
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and the phone rang.
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And she wanted
to reach the phone.
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She reached for the phone.
She didn't realize she tipped up
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the end, and just as
she picked up the phone
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and said "hello" she
heard Chippy stop squeaking
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and she heard "choomp. "
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And she knew right
away what had happened.
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She dropped the phone. She
quickly turned off the vacuum.
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She opened it up. She saw
something moving inside the bag.
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She tore the bag open
and extricated poor Chippy
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who was just
covered with dust and dirt
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and all the innards of
a dirty vacuum cleaner bag
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and coughing and sneezing
little parakeet sneezes.
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And she felt so bad. She took
him over to the kitchen sink
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and she turned on the water.
Thought it would help him,
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and she stuck him under there
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and the water
just poured over him
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and tried to clean him all up.
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And after she had done
that she got him pretty clean -
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soap and everything -
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but Chippy was now shivering.
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So she went and
she got the hair dryer.
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And she turned it on high.
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Help Chippy down
and blew him over
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and then put him
back in his cage.
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Well, she told the neighbor
about this... who managed to
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mention it to the local paper
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and the epic trials
of Chippy made the news.
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News reporter called a
few days later and he said:
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"You know, a lot of people have
called in. They're wondering
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how is Chippy doing. "
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And she said: "Well,
to tell you the truth,
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he doesn't sing much any
more. He makes this occasional
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moan and he just
sort of stares. "
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But you can't really blame him.
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I mean, after you've
been sucked up, poured over,
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and blown off it can
do something to your song.
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And sometimes the storms we
go through in life change us.
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Now if there's anybody in the
Bible who knew something about
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storms that was
the apostle Paul.
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Turn please with me in the
scriptures to II Corinthians 11.
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II Corinthians 11 verse 23.
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Just in case you think
your storms have been more
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than anyone could endure
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listen to Paul
describe some of his adventures
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in serving the Lord.
He's comparing himself to
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some of the other apostles
and teachers that had cropped up
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in the church and they
were dismissing the things
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that Paul said. And
Paul said: "You know,
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my experience
gives me credibility
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and there are none of the
other apostles or teachers
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that have been through
what I have been through. "
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And it says here in
II Corinthians 11:23:
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"Are they ministers of Christ?
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I speak as a fool... I am more.
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In labors? More abundant.
In stripes? " That's when you
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were whipped... "above measure.
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In prisons more frequently.
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In deaths? Often.
From the Jews, five times
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I received forty
stripes minus one. "
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Five times four is what?
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Twenty. So five
times forty would be 200
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minus five lashes.
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395... no... 195 lashes.
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Should have done the
math before I got out here.
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That wasn't my strong suit.
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"From the Jews five times I
received 40 stripes minus 1.
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Three times I
was beaten with rods.
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Once I was stoned. "
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How many people can even
live to write about that?
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Paul actually may have been
resurrected. We're not sure.
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It says he was stoned
and he was laying there.
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For all we know he was
dead and God raised him up.
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"Once I was stoned;
three times I was shipwrecked.
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A night and a day I
have been in the deep... "
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Floating around
in the vast ocean.
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"In journeys? Often.
In perils of waters. "
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There he's got the waters again.
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"In perils of robbers;
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in perils of my own countrymen.
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In perils of the Gentiles. "
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That covers
everyone: Jew and Gentile.
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"In perils in the city;
in perils in the country. "
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Everything from mad
crowds to wild animals.
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"In perils in the sea.
" There you have it again.
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Paul knew the sea. He was
born in Tarsus by the sea.
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"In perils among
false brethren. "
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Have any of you
experienced that?
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"In weariness and in
toil; in sleeplessness? Often.
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In hunger and
thirst and fastings? Often!
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In cold and nakedness.
Besides the other things
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that come upon me daily...
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my deep concern
for all the churches. "
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Boy, he'd been through it!
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Paul was high mileage.
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That's why Paul could
write: "I bear in my body
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the marks of our
Lord Jesus Christ. "
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His back was all
riddled with scars
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for his faith.
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Jesus said: "If
anyone would come after Me,
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you need to take up your cross
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daily. Deny yourself. "
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You'll have treasure in heaven
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and it's still
better to serve the Lord.
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I know it doesn't sound like
the most optimistic advertising
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campaign. You know, a lot
of pastors are trying to market
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Christianity by giving
everybody what they want.
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But that's not what Jesus said.
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Amen!
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He said:
"Whosoever will deny his life
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will find it. If you seek to
save your life you'll lose it.
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But if you're willing to
lose your life for My sake
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and the gospel you'll find it. "
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Paul, when he finally
met Jesus and he saw how much
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Jesus had suffered for him,
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and He said: "Paul,
Paul, how long will you
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kick against the goads? "
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And Paul fasted three
days. No food... no water.
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That's a pretty tough fast.
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And he gave himself to Jesus
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and Paul was
"sold out" for Christ.
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And you know what? He says
that everything he went through
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he counts as nothing
compared to the riches
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that he had in Jesus.
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The constant joy that
Paul was able to have...
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Paul was never afraid
of any storm. You know why?
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If you are truly God-fearing,
you don't fear anything else.
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Amen! If you're not God-fearing,
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you'll end up
fearing everything else.
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Amen! But God
said... Jesus tells us that
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He gives us a peace
that passes understanding
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so that even in
the midst of a storm
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we are fearless - Amen! -
00:21:10.20\00:21:12.63
'cause you know that God
is in charge of your life.
00:21:12.77\00:21:15.64
And you know, when
you become a Christian
00:21:15.94\00:21:18.07
you are crucified with
Christ, you are dead to self.
00:21:18.27\00:21:19.97
How many times can you die?
00:21:20.28\00:21:21.74
If you're dead to self,
then what happens to this life
00:21:22.14\00:21:27.82
and this body you're
not afraid of any more.
00:21:28.02\00:21:30.72
By the way, if you're
dead to self, nobody can hurt
00:21:31.55\00:21:33.19
your feelings. Mmmm. A
lot of times we're so offended
00:21:33.29\00:21:36.86
by what others say is because
we've got too much self inside.
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Amen! Amen! Paul...
he really lived it out.
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Now you know, the
Bible begins with a big storm
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in the story of Noah, and
you've got the storm of Jonah.
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You've got a number
of storms along the way.
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If you turn to
the book of Acts 27
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the history of the
early church ends with a storm
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at sea. Pretty epic storm.
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Whole chapter 27 is
dedicated to this storm.
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So if you go to Acts 27, and let
me just give you the background
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of what we're
going to read together.
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Paul had been
arrested by his own countrymen.
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They just about
beat him to death.
00:22:18.90\00:22:20.40
A mob almost tore him limb
from limb there in the temple.
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You remember that? And
he loved the Lord so much
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here that they're trying to
kill him. They're beating him;
00:22:27.08\00:22:29.88
they're throwing things at him.
00:22:30.08\00:22:31.81
And in the middle of all of
this as the Roman guards came in
00:22:32.01\00:22:35.75
they rescued Paul from the mob.
00:22:35.95\00:22:37.59
They're dragging him up
onto the steps to get him away.
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And as soon as they get
him out of the reach of the mob
00:22:40.76\00:22:42.42
and he's behind the Roman lines
00:22:42.62\00:22:44.13
the soldiers protecting him
00:22:44.43\00:22:45.76
he says to the centurion:
"Can I talk to the people? "
00:22:45.93\00:22:49.23
And he tries
immediately to preach to...
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Boy, that's an
evangelist, right?
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You try to convert the people
that are wanting to kill you.
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And Paul just wanted to
reach as many as he could.
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He knew what it
meant to love your enemies.
00:23:02.98\00:23:04.48
He's trying to reach the people
that were trying to kill him.
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Anyway, he ended up
having to go to court.
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And the Jews in Jerusalem...
they continued to accuse him.
00:23:09.18\00:23:11.85
He was in jail for a
while there in Caesarea.
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Finally he said:
"Look, I'm never... "
00:23:14.12\00:23:15.46
He's been in jail two years.
He said: "I'm never going to get
00:23:15.49\00:23:17.16
justice here as long
as the Jews are here.
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I need to appeal to Caesar.
" That was the Supreme Court.
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You could appeal to Caesar
if you were a Roman citizen
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which Paul was
because he was born in Tarsus.
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And so they had to
go along with his appeal
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but the best way to
get to Rome was by boat.
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Took a lot less time by boat
than it did walking by land.
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So this is the story of
his journey, but he is on this
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boat with a load of
other prisoners and some cargo
00:23:40.42\00:23:43.42
on their way to the king
- Nero at the time of Rome -
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to appeal for his release.
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So we'll begin with verse 9.
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They
dilly-dallied a little too long
00:23:54.93\00:23:57.07
as they were
preparing for this voyage.
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And he's in the care of a
Roman centurion by the name
00:23:59.93\00:24:03.27
of Julius. It's interesting
when you read the Bible
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the Roman centurions all
ended up being pretty good men
00:24:06.88\00:24:09.91
and this man was one of them.
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Another good thing if you're
going to go through a storm
00:24:13.11\00:24:15.58
it's nice if you don't have
to go through the storm alone.
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If you've got friends, that
can make a world of difference.
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And you see here that Paul
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when you read up in the
early part of chapter 27
00:24:23.76\00:24:26.66
is with a friend
named Aristarchus.
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And the one who
writes this story is Luke.
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So Luke is with him
'cause Luke says: "We did this
00:24:33.67\00:24:36.04
and we did that. "
00:24:36.14\00:24:37.47
So Paul is with two
companions who accompany him.
00:24:37.51\00:24:41.04
Isn't it nice if you've got
to go to court to have friends?
00:24:41.34\00:24:43.28
You've got to have good friends
00:24:45.11\00:24:46.45
that are going to take a 1-year
journey to go to court with you.
00:24:46.48\00:24:48.95
I mean, this was a big
trip back then to go all the way
00:24:49.95\00:24:52.92
to Rome. Those were friends.
Stick closer than a brother.
00:24:53.12\00:24:57.46
And so, he's got
some friends with him.
00:24:58.29\00:25:01.06
And it's good to have friends.
00:25:01.46\00:25:02.80
They can pray with
you through a storm.
00:25:02.83\00:25:04.27
But they had taken too
long. The Fall is here.
00:25:05.47\00:25:08.24
The good time
for sailing is gone.
00:25:08.64\00:25:11.31
The storm season
is about to begin.
00:25:11.61\00:25:13.71
And it says in verse 9:
00:25:14.21\00:25:15.88
"Now when much
time had been spent
00:25:16.18\00:25:18.78
and sailing was now dangerous
because the fast was over... "
00:25:18.98\00:25:22.38
He's referring to Yom
Kippur, the Day of Atonement.
00:25:22.48\00:25:24.95
That ought to speak to us.
00:25:25.25\00:25:26.59
They were at the
end of the Jewish year
00:25:27.29\00:25:28.96
and that for them was a trigger.
00:25:30.09\00:25:31.43
On their sailing calendar
they said: "You don't sail
00:25:31.66\00:25:33.73
after that because you've got
a good chance of running into
00:25:33.93\00:25:36.26
a storm. " And they
can come up suddenly.
00:25:36.36\00:25:39.07
Paul advised them... verse 10:
00:25:40.24\00:25:42.07
"Men... " He's talking to the
people in charge of the ship...
00:25:42.27\00:25:45.27
"I perceive that this
voyage will end with disaster
00:25:45.47\00:25:48.14
and much loss, not only
of the cargo and the ship
00:25:48.34\00:25:50.78
but also our lives. "
"It's too late and too dangerous
00:25:50.98\00:25:53.58
to make this trip to
Rome this time of year. "
00:25:53.78\00:25:56.22
Paul knew. He had sailed
all around the Mediterranean.
00:25:56.62\00:25:59.95
He was born on it;
he understood sailing.
00:26:00.16\00:26:01.99
I mean, this guy had
been shipwrecked three times.
00:26:02.29\00:26:03.79
You're pretty good after
you're on three shipwrecks.
00:26:03.99\00:26:05.93
And so, you know, here
you've got the soldiers
00:26:07.10\00:26:10.53
and you've got the ship owners
and you've got the captain
00:26:10.73\00:26:12.53
and the crew. And all of a
sudden one of the prisoners
00:26:12.73\00:26:15.80
pipes up and he says: "You'd
better not be sailing now.
00:26:16.67\00:26:19.91
It's dangerous. You're
going to lose your cargo.
00:26:20.11\00:26:21.88
We'll probably lose our lives.
It's too late. " "Who are you? "
00:26:21.98\00:26:25.35
They said: "We're
not listening to you. "
00:26:26.58\00:26:28.12
Ha-haa... they
were sorry they didn't.
00:26:28.72\00:26:30.99
"Nevertheless, the centurion
was more persuaded by the
00:26:31.65\00:26:34.32
helmsman... " - the pilot -
00:26:34.42\00:26:35.76
"and the owner of the ship than
by the things spoken by Paul. "
00:26:35.82\00:26:39.23
By the way, friends, you
are wise to listen to Paul.
00:26:39.43\00:26:41.40
"And because the harbor was
not suitable to winter in... "
00:26:42.76\00:26:45.70
They didn't want to spend all
the time parked in this harbor
00:26:45.90\00:26:48.07
that was exposed to
the sea. And it would be...
00:26:48.27\00:26:50.01
Boat would be rockin' at dock.
00:26:50.21\00:26:52.01
"the majority advised to
set sail from there also.
00:26:52.31\00:26:55.08
'By any means at least we
could get to Phoenix... ' "
00:26:55.18\00:26:57.38
It was a harbor in Crete.
00:26:57.58\00:26:58.91
It had a pleasant harbor
that opened to the southwest and
00:26:58.95\00:27:01.72
the northwest.
'and winter there. ' "
00:27:01.82\00:27:04.05
You could shop... a
little more comfort.
00:27:04.25\00:27:06.52
So that's what they tried to do.
00:27:06.92\00:27:09.32
"And when the south
wind blew softly... "
00:27:10.26\00:27:13.16
Sometimes just before
the storm things blow softly.
00:27:13.83\00:27:18.40
"Supposing that they had
obtained their purpose... "
00:27:19.27\00:27:21.20
"Oh, look at the beautiful
weather. We're going to
00:27:21.40\00:27:22.74
make it! " "they
put out to sea. "
00:27:22.77\00:27:25.34
Sometimes it's
calm. "Peace, peace
00:27:25.74\00:27:28.48
before sudden destruction
comes" the Bible says.
00:27:28.78\00:27:31.78
"They put out to sea and
they sailed close by Crete.
00:27:33.88\00:27:37.12
But not long after a
tempestuous headwind arose
00:27:37.32\00:27:42.36
called Euroclydon. "
Related to the word Europe.
00:27:42.56\00:27:45.79
It was a special wind
that had a similar name
00:27:45.99\00:27:49.43
because it came
down from the north.
00:27:49.73\00:27:51.23
"So when the ship was caught and
it could not head into the wind
00:27:52.10\00:27:55.67
we let her drive. And running
under the shelter of an island
00:27:55.97\00:28:00.24
called Claudia, blocked
from the wind briefly. "
00:28:00.44\00:28:02.34
As the ship was going
by this island they thought
00:28:02.44\00:28:04.45
"We'd better tie things off.
00:28:04.55\00:28:05.88
"We'd better batten down the
hatches. " You ever heard that
00:28:05.91\00:28:07.65
expression before?
"We secured the skiff. "
00:28:07.75\00:28:11.42
They were dragging a
little boat behind them...
00:28:11.62\00:28:13.05
their little lifeboat.
All the ships have these
00:28:13.15\00:28:14.69
because they'd park off shore.
They'd take a little boat back
00:28:14.89\00:28:17.33
and forth. They said:
"We'd better haul that thing up
00:28:17.43\00:28:20.56
on the davits and tie
it off onto the boat. "
00:28:20.76\00:28:23.26
It says: "We took on board
the lifeboat and we used cables
00:28:27.44\00:28:31.27
to undergird the ship. "
00:28:31.47\00:28:33.24
That means that they actually
tried to tie off the ship by
00:28:34.38\00:28:37.15
wrapping strong ropes around it
00:28:37.35\00:28:39.71
and cinching it down
because they thought they had
00:28:39.91\00:28:42.28
cargo, they had passengers.
They thought: "We're getting
00:28:42.38\00:28:44.19
ready to head out into a
storm we'd better tie things off
00:28:44.29\00:28:46.96
every way we can... every
way we could to hold this thing
00:28:47.16\00:28:49.22
together. " Which is a
good idea for us as well.
00:28:49.32\00:28:53.73
"Fearing that we should
run aground on the Syrtis sands
00:28:57.17\00:29:00.54
they struck sail
and so were driven.
00:29:00.74\00:29:03.24
And because we were
exceedingly tempest tossed
00:29:03.54\00:29:07.81
the next day they
lightened the ship. "
00:29:08.11\00:29:10.35
Now, they're making this voyage;
they're transporting goods.
00:29:10.45\00:29:13.82
That's some of the money.
One of the things that they
00:29:14.72\00:29:16.58
found in the Mediterranean they
found a number of Phoenician
00:29:16.69\00:29:19.15
shipwrecks. The Phoenicians
sort of ran... they were
00:29:19.35\00:29:21.89
the truckers' union
in the Mediterranean.
00:29:22.02\00:29:23.83
They had all the shipping trade.
00:29:24.13\00:29:25.76
And they found a number
of these Phoenician wrecks,
00:29:26.16\00:29:28.36
and they had... they carried
a lot of wine and oil in jars.
00:29:28.56\00:29:32.13
And they would load that
at the bottom of the ship
00:29:32.33\00:29:34.07
because it gave the ship weight
and stability and ballast.
00:29:34.27\00:29:37.07
And so they found a number
of these wrecks where the jars
00:29:37.77\00:29:40.01
were all... they say
"in fora"... all lined up.
00:29:40.21\00:29:42.88
And it's one of the
last things that they found.
00:29:43.18\00:29:46.01
They found some
that were still sealed.
00:29:46.21\00:29:47.95
And so they began to toss
some of the valuable cargo out:
00:29:48.45\00:29:52.42
the oil and the wine that
they were going to trade with.
00:29:52.62\00:29:55.89
You know,
sometimes it's in a storm
00:29:57.26\00:30:00.83
it's a good idea to unload.
00:30:01.03\00:30:02.76
It's hard to run the race in
the Christian life when you're
00:30:04.00\00:30:06.57
weighed down. Amen!
00:30:06.77\00:30:09.00
The Bible tells us:
"Seeing... " Hebrews chapter 12
00:30:09.30\00:30:12.17
verse 1... "Seeing
then that we are surrounded
00:30:12.47\00:30:15.81
by so great a cloud of witnesses
00:30:15.91\00:30:17.78
let us run the race
that is set before us
00:30:18.11\00:30:20.52
laying aside every weight
and the sin which doth so easily
00:30:20.72\00:30:24.19
beset us, fixing our eyes
on Jesus... " Setting our eyes
00:30:24.29\00:30:28.19
on Jesus... "the
Author and the Finisher
00:30:28.29\00:30:29.92
of our faith. " If
we're going to run that race
00:30:30.03\00:30:32.23
and if we're going to
get through the storm,
00:30:32.43\00:30:33.83
you might need to
lighten your load. Amen!
00:30:34.03\00:30:37.53
Might need to downsize. Amen!
00:30:37.93\00:30:41.10
Good time... If you've
been praying about: "Lord,
00:30:41.30\00:30:43.71
would this be a good
time to invest in Your work
00:30:44.74\00:30:47.38
in spreading the gospel? "
00:30:47.58\00:30:49.34
It's like they were saying
earlier: "If you're livin'
00:30:50.71\00:30:53.48
when you're givin' you're
knowin' where it's going. "
00:30:53.58\00:30:55.82
And you have never seen
a hearse pulling a U-Haul,
00:30:56.85\00:31:00.46
have you?
00:31:00.56\00:31:02.22
"Naked you come
into the world... "
00:31:02.62\00:31:04.26
like it or not...
"naked you go out. "
00:31:04.46\00:31:05.86
Amen! It'd be nice for
you to have something to say.
00:31:06.16\00:31:08.66
As a pastor I do
a lot of funerals.
00:31:08.86\00:31:11.53
And it's really sad because
sometimes before the funeral's
00:31:11.57\00:31:14.44
even over the family's
fighting over the possessions.
00:31:14.54\00:31:18.94
And they may have
gotten along all their lives
00:31:19.24\00:31:21.48
and I've seen an estate
that wasn't carefully planned
00:31:21.68\00:31:25.81
tear a family apart.
00:31:26.01\00:31:27.35
But if you make good provision,
get those things in order,
00:31:28.82\00:31:31.79
set your stuff up
for the Lord's work.
00:31:32.09\00:31:34.12
I've also soon people who
are Christians all their life
00:31:34.32\00:31:36.52
they may have children
that are not, and they've got
00:31:36.83\00:31:38.83
considerable wealth.
And they leave this wealth
00:31:38.93\00:31:41.46
they wanted to
use for God's kingdom
00:31:41.66\00:31:43.67
to children that
are unconverted...
00:31:44.17\00:31:46.70
that are basically
dedicated to the devil.
00:31:46.90\00:31:48.70
I'm just being frank with you.
00:31:49.20\00:31:50.67
I think you ought to
show love for your family
00:31:50.87\00:31:53.07
in your will, but you
shouldn't give the lion's share
00:31:53.48\00:31:57.11
of God's treasure to the enemy.
00:31:57.31\00:31:59.65
Invest in God's kingdom.
00:32:01.02\00:32:02.58
David loved Solomon,
but you know where David
00:32:03.72\00:32:05.45
put most of his
treasure? In the house of God.
00:32:05.65\00:32:07.92
He wanted to build
up the house of God.
00:32:08.42\00:32:09.92
That should be our plan.
So they see this storm is
00:32:10.13\00:32:13.66
just tearing them apart, and
they start to lighten the boat.
00:32:13.86\00:32:17.33
"And because they were
exceedingly tempest tossed... "
00:32:20.17\00:32:23.14
Like the book of Jonah...
"the next day they lightened
00:32:23.34\00:32:25.51
the ship. On the
third day it got so bad
00:32:25.61\00:32:28.48
we threw the ship's tackle
overboard with our own hands. "
00:32:28.78\00:32:32.41
Paul said: "I still
can't believe it. They asked us
00:32:32.61\00:32:34.82
the... " You know
what the ship's tackle is?
00:32:35.02\00:32:37.09
That's all the pulleys and
the ropes and the things you do
00:32:37.29\00:32:39.32
to operate the boat.
But they had extra tackling
00:32:39.52\00:32:41.72
underneath. They said:
"Throw it all overboard. "
00:32:41.82\00:32:43.59
Extra sail, everything
is getting thrown overboard.
00:32:43.89\00:32:45.99
"Now when neither sun nor stars
appeared for many days... "
00:32:47.40\00:32:51.43
You know what that
means in Bible times?
00:32:51.83\00:32:54.04
They did not use GPS.
00:32:54.24\00:32:56.10
How did they know
where in the world they were?
00:32:56.40\00:32:58.54
They'd get out and they'd
do some markings and chartings
00:33:00.14\00:33:02.94
and they'd find out the
location of the sun during
00:33:03.14\00:33:05.31
the day and the stars
during the night and they could
00:33:05.41\00:33:07.42
fix their position. They were
pretty good at it back then.
00:33:07.52\00:33:10.09
But it is so cloudy and it
is raining and blowing so hard
00:33:11.12\00:33:14.49
they can't even tell
where the sun is coming from
00:33:14.69\00:33:16.62
because they're all
polarized by these storm clouds.
00:33:16.83\00:33:19.23
And at night there's
no moon, there's no stars.
00:33:19.63\00:33:21.53
And all they know is that
they are being blown around
00:33:21.83\00:33:24.37
the gray sea during the day and
the dark sea during the night.
00:33:24.57\00:33:27.07
I've been in the Mediterranean.
00:33:27.47\00:33:31.34
As a matter of fact, I
landed on the same island
00:33:31.74\00:33:34.24
where Paul ends up
getting shipwrecked.
00:33:34.34\00:33:36.14
And we were in a
storm in the same ocean
00:33:36.64\00:33:39.68
when I was 16 years old.
00:33:39.88\00:33:42.45
I was on a boat
that was a school. It was
00:33:43.59\00:33:46.79
sailing around the world
and it was in the Mediterranean
00:33:46.99\00:33:48.82
when I was there with them.
00:33:48.92\00:33:50.56
And, you know, I always tell
people: "When you look at a map
00:33:50.86\00:33:53.13
of Europe compared to
the other oceans of the world
00:33:53.23\00:33:55.36
the
Mediterranean's only that big. "
00:33:55.46\00:33:57.47
You know what I mean?
It's not very big in the world.
00:33:57.90\00:33:59.40
But you get down in it and
you find out that it's a sea.
00:33:59.53\00:34:03.51
And you get there you
can't see the land for days
00:34:03.91\00:34:07.24
when you're in
a little sailboat.
00:34:07.54\00:34:09.04
And the waves can
get pretty monstrous.
00:34:09.21\00:34:13.15
And they were beginning to
wonder if there was any hope.
00:34:16.12\00:34:19.12
"When neither sun nor star
appeared for many days... "
00:34:19.32\00:34:22.62
Has God given us signs so
we can know where we are? Amen!
00:34:24.09\00:34:29.26
Should God's people know where
we are in the scope of time?
00:34:30.77\00:34:34.04
Amen! Jesus said:
'You can look at the sky
00:34:34.34\00:34:36.07
and you can tell what
the weather's going to be
00:34:36.27\00:34:37.64
tomorrow. " You
look and you say: "Look,
00:34:37.74\00:34:39.34
red sky at
night... sailor's delight.
00:34:39.54\00:34:41.24
Red sky at morning...
sailor: take warning! "
00:34:41.44\00:34:43.08
That's modern
translation of what Jesus said.
00:34:43.95\00:34:46.31
He said: "You can look at
the sky and discern the weather
00:34:47.25\00:34:49.58
tomorrow. " He says: "How
come you can't discern the signs
00:34:49.68\00:34:51.72
of the times? "
00:34:51.82\00:34:53.15
Jesus tells us there
will be signs of the times.
00:34:53.39\00:34:56.59
I have never been...
And I'm not just saying this
00:34:57.33\00:34:59.49
I really mean it,
friends. I have never been
00:34:59.59\00:35:02.16
more excited and stirred
00:35:02.46\00:35:07.44
about what I see
happening in the world
00:35:07.74\00:35:09.87
as harbingers of the
last days than I am now.
00:35:10.07\00:35:13.54
Amen! Maybe
I'll say more tonight
00:35:13.84\00:35:18.11
about some of
what the specifics are.
00:35:18.31\00:35:20.48
It'd be real easy to get
sidetracked - yeah - by that
00:35:20.88\00:35:25.29
right now. I want to
get Paul out of this storm.
00:35:25.39\00:35:27.86
"No small tempest was on us. "
00:35:30.86\00:35:32.86
That's Luke's way of
writing when he says: "No small"
00:35:33.36\00:35:35.90
he means very big.
00:35:36.00\00:35:37.33
"All hope that we should be
saved was finally given up. "
00:35:37.53\00:35:41.57
You know, people start
losing hope if they don't know
00:35:42.54\00:35:44.77
where they are.
If you're in a storm
00:35:44.87\00:35:47.01
and you can see
your destination...
00:35:47.21\00:35:49.78
I remember one time
00:35:50.08\00:35:51.58
our family went and did
some meetings in Micronesia.
00:35:51.78\00:35:54.78
And there's an island. It's
supposed to have some of the
00:35:55.88\00:35:57.99
best scuba diving in the world
not too far from Micronesia
00:35:58.09\00:36:01.92
on an island called Ant
nine miles across the sea.
00:36:02.19\00:36:05.56
Ant - A-N-T - is
the name of the island.
00:36:05.76\00:36:07.43
So family - three kids - we went
out with a couple of natives
00:36:07.93\00:36:12.10
Pohnpeians, and
we went scuba diving.
00:36:12.30\00:36:16.20
And they had thought we were
going to spend the night there.
00:36:16.40\00:36:18.71
And we said: "No, we weren't
planning on spending the night
00:36:18.81\00:36:20.71
here. " There were no
facilities on the island;
00:36:20.81\00:36:22.34
the mosquitoes are just
eating us alive. And we said:
00:36:22.44\00:36:24.18
"Any chance we could
go back to the mission? "
00:36:24.48\00:36:26.88
They said: "Oh yeah,
it's getting dark but
00:36:27.18\00:36:29.28
yeah, well, we'll try it. "
00:36:29.48\00:36:30.82
So they got out on the
sea and the sun went down.
00:36:30.85\00:36:32.82
They had no lights.
00:36:33.96\00:36:35.29
And they had this
motorboat wide open.
00:36:35.72\00:36:38.56
This is an open
boat... no covering.
00:36:38.86\00:36:40.36
It's what they
call "a Boston whaler. "
00:36:40.56\00:36:42.33
And the wind came up
and the waves got big.
00:36:42.73\00:36:46.37
And all the kids were huddled
down hanging on to their little
00:36:46.87\00:36:50.24
life jackets under the seat.
00:36:50.34\00:36:52.17
And the boat just kept
going up and slapping down.
00:36:52.37\00:36:54.44
And these guys were wide open.
On the way out there, they were
00:36:54.74\00:36:57.08
dodging palms that were
out in the ocean and coconuts
00:36:57.28\00:37:00.15
that were out there, and
there's coral reefs out there
00:37:00.25\00:37:02.88
that they were looking at.
They can see any of this now.
00:37:03.08\00:37:06.19
I hadn't even
thought about that.
00:37:06.39\00:37:07.79
And yet they've
got the thing wide open
00:37:08.02\00:37:09.49
and it was pretty
terrifying for a couple of hours
00:37:09.69\00:37:13.03
to be out there and not see
anything but dark and the waves
00:37:13.23\00:37:16.77
bouncing up and down. And
finally, you know, I'm poking
00:37:16.87\00:37:19.13
my head up and we finally saw
the green light of the harbor
00:37:19.23\00:37:23.91
of Pohnpei... and I
felt so much better.
00:37:24.11\00:37:27.64
Because just that one little
light gave us some bearing
00:37:27.84\00:37:31.68
and hope. You know,
if you can see the end,
00:37:31.88\00:37:35.65
if you can see
where you're heading,
00:37:35.95\00:37:37.75
you can endure a lot of things
00:37:37.95\00:37:39.29
if you know it's
not going to last.
00:37:39.32\00:37:40.66
If you can see the light at the
end of the tunnel so to speak.
00:37:40.82\00:37:43.36
They saw no light.
00:37:43.89\00:37:45.99
And where there's life there's
hope, and where there's light
00:37:46.80\00:37:48.86
there's hope. There's a lot
of people out there in the world
00:37:48.96\00:37:51.50
and they see no
hope. They have no light.
00:37:51.70\00:37:53.80
God wants you to be a light
in the world for them. Amen!
00:37:54.00\00:37:56.50
Jesus should be shining
and reflecting through you.
00:37:56.91\00:37:59.87
"But after long
abstinence from food... "
00:38:02.68\00:38:05.18
Paul hadn't lost faith. Luke
is talking about everybody else.
00:38:05.38\00:38:08.02
"But after long abstinence
from food then Paul stood
00:38:08.52\00:38:12.12
in the midst of them and said:
"Men, you should have listened
00:38:12.22\00:38:15.02
to me. " "I told you so... "
00:38:15.12\00:38:18.63
"You should have listened
to me and not sailed from Crete
00:38:19.56\00:38:21.90
and incurred this
disaster and loss.
00:38:22.10\00:38:24.20
And now I'd like to
urge you to take heart
00:38:24.50\00:38:26.80
for there will be no
loss of life among you
00:38:27.10\00:38:30.47
but only the ship. For
there stood by me this night
00:38:30.77\00:38:34.78
an angel of the
God who I belong to
00:38:34.98\00:38:38.01
and whom I serve
saying: 'Do not be afraid, Paul.
00:38:38.21\00:38:42.15
You must be
brought before Caesar. '
00:38:42.35\00:38:44.02
And indeed, God has granted you
all those who sail with you. "
00:38:44.22\00:38:48.29
God said: "Paul,
look... I'm not done with you
00:38:48.49\00:38:50.49
so you're going to
make it no matter what. "
00:38:50.69\00:38:52.03
He'd already survived
three shipwrecks, right?
00:38:52.09\00:38:54.13
And He said: "You have to
ac- tually testify before Caesar
00:38:55.16\00:38:58.93
and so you're
going to make it. "
00:38:59.23\00:39:01.94
C.D. Brooks said
this happened to him once.
00:39:04.64\00:39:06.47
It's also happened to me
00:39:06.68\00:39:08.01
where I was on an airplane
and it was very turbulent.
00:39:08.34\00:39:12.61
And I had been talking to
my seatmate, and they found out
00:39:12.91\00:39:15.82
I was a pastor. 'Cause one
of the first things you say:
00:39:15.92\00:39:17.82
"Where are you
going? " "What do you do? "
00:39:18.02\00:39:19.35
And I said: "I'm a
pastor; I'm going to speak...
00:39:19.45\00:39:21.02
whatever. " And we got
into some really bad weather.
00:39:21.22\00:39:24.73
And you know that it's turbulent
when the captain tells the crew
00:39:25.03\00:39:28.10
to sit down and stop serving.
00:39:28.20\00:39:29.86
And I remember looking around
and seeing one lady next door.
00:39:31.97\00:39:35.67
She pulled out her rosary
and started counting her beads.
00:39:35.80\00:39:37.91
Now I'm a pilot
and I get nervous, too.
00:39:38.21\00:39:40.31
I remember one guy got
up because he just had to go
00:39:40.61\00:39:43.28
to the restroom. And it
had been turbulent for so long
00:39:43.38\00:39:45.71
and he kept waiting and
waiting for them to turn off
00:39:45.91\00:39:47.45
the seat belt sign. And I
guess he couldn't wait any more
00:39:47.55\00:39:49.85
and he thought: "I've just
got to get up and go to the
00:39:49.95\00:39:51.52
restroom. " And he got up,
got half-way down the aisle
00:39:51.62\00:39:54.06
and the stewardess
shouted: "Sit down! "
00:39:54.16\00:39:55.96
And he started
going back to his seat
00:39:56.26\00:39:59.43
and she said: "Sit
down in the aisle. "
00:39:59.46\00:40:01.90
Have you ever heard them tell
someone to sit right where they
00:40:02.50\00:40:05.03
are in the aisle? It
was bouncing that bad
00:40:05.13\00:40:07.17
they were afraid he was
going to fall on somebody
00:40:07.37\00:40:08.70
and really get hurt.
They said: "Sit where you are
00:40:08.74\00:40:11.11
right now. " So this
guy sits down in the aisle.
00:40:11.31\00:40:13.51
I mean, this was how
bad the turbulence was.
00:40:14.01\00:40:16.04
This lady who's
sitting next to me said:
00:40:18.25\00:40:20.45
"I'm so glad I'm
sitting next to a pastor
00:40:20.75\00:40:23.22
because I figure
we're going to make it
00:40:23.32\00:40:25.52
'cause God wants you
to go speak somewhere. "
00:40:25.72\00:40:27.96
And I said: "I wish that was
always true, but I know a few
00:40:31.73\00:40:35.66
missionaries didn't make
it to their destination. "
00:40:35.96\00:40:38.53
So... But God said to Paul.
He said: "Look, you've got to go
00:40:40.04\00:40:43.07
to Caesar. " And Paul said:
"Well, Lord, since I'm going to
00:40:43.17\00:40:45.27
make it I'm interceding for
everybody else on the boat. "
00:40:45.37\00:40:49.04
Now Paul is doing
what Jesus is doing.
00:40:50.25\00:40:52.45
And he says to them... verse 22:
00:40:52.75\00:40:55.38
"Now I urge you to
take heart; be encouraged.
00:40:55.78\00:40:59.09
There is going to be
no loss of life for you
00:40:59.29\00:41:00.96
but only the ship. "
Ship's going to be lost.
00:41:01.26\00:41:04.13
All the stuff is
going to be lost.
00:41:04.43\00:41:06.16
Only thing that's
going to be saved is you.
00:41:06.46\00:41:09.03
Nothing in this world is going
out of this world but people.
00:41:10.30\00:41:13.27
Amen!
00:41:13.57\00:41:14.90
We spend an awful lot of
time worried about our stuff.
00:41:15.07\00:41:17.11
None of it's
going to make it. Amen!
00:41:17.31\00:41:19.11
All of it's going
to get burned up. Amen!
00:41:19.31\00:41:21.64
I know we need to
occupy till Jesus comes
00:41:21.78\00:41:23.65
and we need to
take care of things,
00:41:23.85\00:41:25.25
but when you
really keep perspective
00:41:25.75\00:41:27.92
nothing is going to eternity
except characters transformed
00:41:28.02\00:41:31.35
by the power of Jesus.
Even the body you're wearing...
00:41:31.45\00:41:33.82
you're going to get a new one.
00:41:34.02\00:41:35.36
It's only the characters that
are going to be transformed.
00:41:35.59\00:41:37.73
"For there stood by me
this night an angel of God
00:41:38.03\00:41:41.40
to whom I belong... "
Do you belong to that God?
00:41:41.60\00:41:44.40
"saying: 'do not
be afraid, Paul. ' "
00:41:45.53\00:41:48.34
Said "Don't be afraid. "
Isn't that what Jesus said?
00:41:48.54\00:41:50.57
"Therefore, " Paul
says... verse 25: "take heart
00:41:50.97\00:41:53.54
for I believe God. "
00:41:53.74\00:41:55.78
They could believe the captain;
they could believe the elements.
00:41:56.08\00:41:58.91
They could believe the wind;
they could believe the boat.
00:41:59.11\00:42:01.08
They could trust in
all kinds of things.
00:42:01.18\00:42:02.58
Paul said: "My
faith isn't in any of that
00:42:02.78\00:42:04.75
but I believe the Word of God
00:42:04.95\00:42:06.55
that it will be
just as He told me.
00:42:06.86\00:42:09.89
However, we must run
aground on a certain island. "
00:42:10.19\00:42:13.56
The angel told him exactly
what was going to happen.
00:42:13.76\00:42:15.36
"But when the
fourteenth night had come
00:42:17.00\00:42:19.43
and they were driven up
and down in the Adriatic Sea. "
00:42:19.63\00:42:23.20
You know, I did a message
on this once before, and I
00:42:23.61\00:42:27.41
took out my map and I tried
to track it. They went about
00:42:27.61\00:42:29.58
520 miles going
like 37 miles a day.
00:42:29.78\00:42:33.08
They were battered to
and fro going everywhere.
00:42:33.38\00:42:35.82
"About the fourteenth night
had come; driven up and down
00:42:39.65\00:42:41.96
in the Adriatic Sea about mid-
night... " When does it happen?
00:42:42.06\00:42:44.59
The darkest hour.
00:42:44.89\00:42:46.26
"The sailors sensed that
they were drawing near some land
00:42:46.56\00:42:49.03
and they took soundings. "
00:42:49.23\00:42:51.90
What that means is
they take these ropes.
00:42:52.20\00:42:54.37
They could hear maybe a
crashing in the distance
00:42:54.87\00:42:57.31
and they got ropes with
weights on them. And the ropes
00:42:57.51\00:42:59.41
have knots in them. You know,
and then they would measure
00:42:59.61\00:43:01.71
how fast they were going.
They'd say: "I'm going 12 knots;
00:43:01.81\00:43:03.51
five knots. " 'Cause
they'd throw out this rope
00:43:03.61\00:43:04.95
and they'd see how
quick the knots went out.
00:43:04.98\00:43:06.31
And they also used
that to see how deep it was.
00:43:07.32\00:43:09.75
They'd throw out this
rope with weight on it.
00:43:09.88\00:43:12.39
They'd drop it out; they'd
let it slip from their hands.
00:43:12.59\00:43:14.09
It would pull very
fast. When it hit the bottom
00:43:14.19\00:43:15.69
it would stop pulling.
They'd measure and see how
00:43:15.89\00:43:17.29
deep it was... how
many fathoms it was.
00:43:17.39\00:43:18.96
And they noticed
they kept taking soundings
00:43:19.26\00:43:21.46
and it was getting more shallow
meaning they were drawing
00:43:21.66\00:43:24.00
near some land. It's night.
00:43:24.20\00:43:26.00
They don't want to
crash on the rocks.
00:43:26.20\00:43:27.54
"They took soundings and
found it to be 20 fathoms.
00:43:29.04\00:43:31.47
And when they had gone a little
further they took soundings
00:43:31.67\00:43:33.48
again and they found
it to be 15 fathoms. "
00:43:33.68\00:43:36.21
Are we nearing shore, friends?
00:43:36.44\00:43:38.15
Should we be taking
regular soundings where we are
00:43:38.35\00:43:41.38
in the Word of God
and in the prophecies?
00:43:41.78\00:43:43.89
Looking at the
signs of the times?
00:43:44.39\00:43:46.39
"And then fearing lest we
should run aground on the rocks
00:43:47.96\00:43:50.76
they dropped four anchors
from the stern and they prayed
00:43:51.06\00:43:53.83
for day to come. And as
the sailors were seeking
00:43:54.03\00:43:57.77
to escape from the ship... "
You notice it says they dropped
00:43:58.00\00:44:01.50
four anchors from the stern.
00:44:01.70\00:44:03.47
Hold the boat from
blowing up into the shore.
00:44:04.97\00:44:08.31
The Bible says there are
four angels just before the end
00:44:09.44\00:44:12.45
that are holding back
the four winds of strife.
00:44:12.55\00:44:14.88
Talk about a storm in the
last days. There is a storm that
00:44:15.18\00:44:17.99
is all pent up and ready
to be released on this world.
00:44:18.19\00:44:20.39
And it's God that is
holding back those angels
00:44:21.49\00:44:23.96
that are holding back that storm
00:44:24.16\00:44:25.49
lest it blow upon
the tree and the land
00:44:25.66\00:44:28.43
until the servants of God are
being sealed in their foreheads.
00:44:28.63\00:44:30.87
That would be now.
00:44:31.17\00:44:32.50
People are
receiving the Seal of God.
00:44:32.67\00:44:34.54
"And as the sailors seeking
to escape from the ship... "
00:44:37.34\00:44:40.84
They said: "You know,
this ship is going to wreck
00:44:41.04\00:44:42.38
and there's only one little
lifeboat. Why don't we give it
00:44:42.41\00:44:44.48
to the prisoners. Everyone's
going to be fighting over the
00:44:44.58\00:44:46.21
lifeboat. " "When they
let the lifeboat down... "
00:44:46.31\00:44:49.02
They call it the skiff.
"into the sea under pretense
00:44:49.22\00:44:52.52
of putting out anchors... "
They act like: "Oh, yeah, we're
00:44:52.62\00:44:54.39
working on the anchors. "
Paul saw what they were doing.
00:44:54.49\00:44:56.26
He knew; the Lord revealed it.
00:44:57.39\00:44:59.43
"Paul said to the centurion
and the soldiers: 'Unless these
00:44:59.73\00:45:04.23
men stay in the ship
you cannot be saved. ' "
00:45:04.33\00:45:06.87
Well that's an
interesting statement!
00:45:08.10\00:45:10.31
"Then the soldiers... "
Now they're believing Paul!
00:45:10.71\00:45:13.17
They're taking
orders from the prisoner.
00:45:13.58\00:45:15.51
"Then the
soldiers cut away the ropes
00:45:16.81\00:45:18.65
of the
lifeboat... let it fall off. "
00:45:18.85\00:45:20.72
Boy, they're desperate now.
00:45:21.02\00:45:22.38
Now they're not
trusting the lifeboat.
00:45:22.68\00:45:24.29
We think we've got ourselves
prepared. I've got money in
00:45:25.52\00:45:27.66
the bank; I've
got gold hidden away
00:45:27.72\00:45:31.09
in case the money fails.
00:45:31.39\00:45:32.73
Got a hydroelectric
system and solar panels
00:45:33.70\00:45:37.27
and lots of
soybeans or whatever.
00:45:37.80\00:45:41.04
Your trust better
just be in the Lord
00:45:42.84\00:45:44.84
because all that
stuff is going to crumble.
00:45:45.14\00:45:47.01
There's nothing that's
going to save us like Paul said.
00:45:48.41\00:45:51.01
And you know what else?
He basically said: "Unless
00:45:51.21\00:45:53.48
we stay together, we're not
going to make it to shore. "
00:45:53.68\00:45:56.38
Amen.
00:45:56.69\00:45:58.02
The devil wants to divide
God's people in the last days.
00:45:58.05\00:46:01.59
"Unless these abide in the boat
00:46:01.82\00:46:03.22
none of us are
going to be saved. "
00:46:04.56\00:46:06.73
We need to be concerned about
all of us staying together.
00:46:07.03\00:46:10.57
Some of us are thinking:
"Oh, just let those sailors go.
00:46:11.00\00:46:13.00
They didn't
smell right anyway. "
00:46:13.20\00:46:14.77
"And when he had said
these things he took bread... "
00:46:17.17\00:46:20.08
I'm sorry... verse 33:
00:46:20.28\00:46:22.84
"And day was about to
dawn, Paul implored them all to
00:46:23.24\00:46:27.52
take food. 'Today is the four-
teenth day and you have waited
00:46:27.72\00:46:30.72
and continued without
food eating nothing. ' "
00:46:30.82\00:46:32.95
They had been
fasting for a long time.
00:46:33.25\00:46:35.19
"Therefore I urge
you: take nourishment. "
00:46:36.46\00:46:38.63
You know why they
weren't eating anything?
00:46:38.83\00:46:40.16
Have you ever been
in a storm like that?
00:46:40.23\00:46:41.76
You don't have much
appetite when you're seasick.
00:46:42.60\00:46:44.70
And it's hard to cook on a
boat that's pitching and reeling
00:46:46.63\00:46:49.47
and diving and plunging
and jumping up and down.
00:46:49.67\00:46:52.37
They didn't even
have time to eat.
00:46:52.67\00:46:54.08
Says... Paul said:
"You need strength.
00:46:55.64\00:46:57.71
This is for your survival. "
00:46:58.01\00:47:00.08
Says: "Not a hair will fall
from the head of any of you. "
00:47:00.48\00:47:04.39
I've never taken much comfort
in the last part of that verse.
00:47:05.69\00:47:08.29
"And when he said these things
he took bread and he gave thanks
00:47:13.13\00:47:16.16
to God in the presence of them
all. And when they had broken it
00:47:16.36\00:47:19.07
he began to eat. And
they were all encouraged
00:47:19.27\00:47:23.04
and they took
food for themselves. "
00:47:23.24\00:47:24.87
Just before the storm breaks...
I emphasized this a little
00:47:25.61\00:47:28.88
yesterday. That's why Noah
stored food away on the ark.
00:47:28.98\00:47:31.81
You need to eat bread.
00:47:32.21\00:47:34.18
"Man doesn't live by
bread alone but by every word. "
00:47:34.48\00:47:37.49
Now's when we need to be
feasting on the Word of God.
00:47:37.52\00:47:41.02
You know, hummingbirds...
00:47:42.09\00:47:43.43
Some of you saw a
little Amazing Facts we put out
00:47:43.59\00:47:45.69
there on hummingbirds.
00:47:45.89\00:47:47.63
And it's interesting that
hummingbirds... they have to eat
00:47:47.93\00:47:50.07
their body weight
just about every day
00:47:50.17\00:47:52.80
'cause they've got an
incredibly-fast metabolism.
00:47:53.00\00:47:54.90
They'll die of low blood sugar
if they don't eat for about
00:47:55.20\00:47:57.91
20 minutes of flying.
00:47:58.01\00:47:59.37
Except for one
time in their life:
00:47:59.67\00:48:01.61
for a week in the
Fall they gorge on nectar
00:48:01.91\00:48:06.75
and millions of hummingbirds
then make an epic migration
00:48:07.35\00:48:11.59
where they have to fly
with about 20 million wing beats
00:48:11.69\00:48:14.66
across the Gulf of
Mexico in one trip.
00:48:14.96\00:48:17.69
How they do it they don't
know, but they just... they...
00:48:17.99\00:48:20.63
they gorge is the
only word I can think of.
00:48:20.83\00:48:24.27
They just eat flowers and nectar
00:48:25.13\00:48:28.10
and then they make it
to the Yucatan Peninsula.
00:48:28.44\00:48:30.51
And sometimes they get caught
in storms and they have to fly
00:48:30.81\00:48:32.84
right through it.
There's nowhere to land.
00:48:32.94\00:48:34.41
And that's
where they migrate to.
00:48:35.31\00:48:37.78
We are nearing the storm
00:48:38.28\00:48:41.28
and now's when we really
need to be fortifying our minds
00:48:41.78\00:48:45.42
with the truth of God's Word.
00:48:45.52\00:48:46.86
We need to be prepared to give
an answer for what we believe.
00:48:46.89\00:48:49.16
We need to be
reading our Bibles.
00:48:49.56\00:48:50.99
We need to do Bible
memorization in our churches,
00:48:51.09\00:48:53.46
in our families.
Feasting on the Word
00:48:53.56\00:48:56.30
to get us through the storm.
00:48:56.60\00:48:57.93
Paul said: "I urge you to
take nourishment. This is for
00:48:57.97\00:49:00.94
your survival. " He prayed,
they ate, and they were all
00:49:01.04\00:49:04.74
encouraged. It'll encourage you
00:49:04.94\00:49:07.08
to eat the Bread of Life. Amen!
00:49:07.38\00:49:09.71
"Now all... " There
were 276 people on this ship.
00:49:10.08\00:49:15.28
You know, they
found a boat in 34 AD
00:49:16.65\00:49:19.42
that was made by Caligula.
00:49:19.72\00:49:22.72
Some people say "No,
they could never had had boats
00:49:23.02\00:49:24.79
that big. " There by the
Leonardo da Vinci airport
00:49:24.89\00:49:27.76
in Rome they need
to expand the airport
00:49:27.86\00:49:29.63
and in digging up they found
an ancient ship of Caligula
00:49:29.83\00:49:33.34
that was over 380 ft. long
00:49:33.54\00:49:36.81
and it carried 600
to 800 soldiers on it.
00:49:37.11\00:49:42.44
Yeah, they had boats that big.
00:49:42.68\00:49:44.28
Now just notice this:
276 people on the ship.
00:49:44.58\00:49:48.82
"When they had eaten enough
they threw out the rest of the
00:49:49.12\00:49:51.55
wheat in the sea. " They
threw everything overboard.
00:49:51.65\00:49:53.76
Some day you won't
have your Bibles, friends.
00:49:53.86\00:49:55.19
You'll just have what's in you.
00:49:55.29\00:49:56.79
That's all they had left.
00:49:56.99\00:49:58.33
"And now when it was day
they did not recognize the land
00:49:58.39\00:50:01.63
but they observed a bay... a
beach into which they planned
00:50:01.93\00:50:05.20
to run the boat if possible.
00:50:05.30\00:50:06.84
And so they let go the
anchors up from the sea.
00:50:07.14\00:50:10.81
Meanwhile, loosing the rudder
ropes they hoisted the main sail
00:50:11.04\00:50:14.08
and they made a run for shore.
00:50:14.28\00:50:16.24
But they came into a
place where two seas met. "
00:50:16.44\00:50:19.35
The seas came around
the island and they clashed.
00:50:19.55\00:50:21.75
"And they ran the ship aground
00:50:22.05\00:50:24.05
and the bow,
the prow, stuck fast
00:50:24.25\00:50:26.22
and remained immoveable but
the stern was being broken up
00:50:26.42\00:50:28.92
by the violence of the waves. "
00:50:29.12\00:50:30.46
Waves were crashing
beating it back and forth.
00:50:30.49\00:50:32.33
The nose is stuck.
"Now the soldiers plan
00:50:32.53\00:50:35.23
was to kill the prisoners lest
any of them should swim away
00:50:35.33\00:50:38.83
and escape. " They were
all going to be executed.
00:50:38.93\00:50:41.94
A Roman soldier
cannot lose a prisoner.
00:50:42.24\00:50:44.71
You remember what happened
when Peter escaped from jail?
00:50:45.77\00:50:47.68
Herod killed the
soldiers that let him get away.
00:50:47.88\00:50:51.08
"But the centurion
wanting to save Paul
00:50:51.98\00:50:54.22
for Paul's sake kept
them from their purpose. "
00:50:54.42\00:50:58.25
Paul on that ship
kept everybody else alive.
00:50:58.65\00:51:01.42
He's a type of Christ.
00:51:02.36\00:51:03.83
If Jesus is in your boat,
that's what keeps us alive.
00:51:04.69\00:51:08.26
And God wants to do through
you what He did through Paul.
00:51:08.36\00:51:11.37
He wants to save
others through you. Amen!
00:51:11.67\00:51:14.50
Everybody in the
boat ends up being saved.
00:51:14.64\00:51:16.30
It's an amazing story!
00:51:16.50\00:51:17.84
"Wanting to save Paul
kept them from their purpose
00:51:18.01\00:51:21.68
and commanded that
those who should swim
00:51:21.88\00:51:24.31
jump overboard
first and get to land.
00:51:24.51\00:51:26.85
The rest, some on boards
and some on broken pieces of
00:51:27.18\00:51:30.79
the ship. So they all
escaped safely to land. "
00:51:30.89\00:51:35.66
Not one was lost
just as Paul said
00:51:35.86\00:51:38.63
because they had
listened to the Word of God.
00:51:39.96\00:51:41.36
You know, I believe that
our church is nearing the end.
00:51:41.56\00:51:47.17
I think we're going to
encounter a severe storm
00:51:47.44\00:51:50.01
and we're going to end up
where I don't believe a church
00:51:51.37\00:51:55.88
as an organization is
going to be able to function
00:51:56.01\00:51:58.41
in the last days.
00:51:58.71\00:52:00.05
That just stands to reason.
00:52:00.12\00:52:01.52
So what are we going to do?
00:52:02.48\00:52:03.95
We're going to be
gathering in little groups
00:52:05.15\00:52:07.49
clinging to whatever
pieces of the ship are left
00:52:07.79\00:52:09.79
after we come out the
other side of the storm
00:52:10.09\00:52:11.83
and we're going to
be making for the shore.
00:52:12.03\00:52:14.00
Amen. And the reason that Paul
00:52:14.30\00:52:17.50
was on that ship is God wanted
to save others through him.
00:52:17.80\00:52:21.74
Then he gets to the
island. He's building a fire
00:52:22.04\00:52:25.17
and trying to warm everybody.
00:52:25.47\00:52:27.21
Here, I mean, he's done
all this to save everybody.
00:52:27.41\00:52:29.01
Paul is serving. He's building
a fire; he's carrying the wood
00:52:29.21\00:52:32.58
'cause they're
shivering. It's raining.
00:52:32.68\00:52:34.02
And a viper comes out
and bites him on the hand.
00:52:34.92\00:52:37.15
A deadly viper.
00:52:38.22\00:52:39.55
And when Jesus said
"You'll pick up snakes"
00:52:39.89\00:52:41.69
that's what He's talking
about. He doesn't mean you go
00:52:41.89\00:52:43.22
looking for them. It
means you take them up.
00:52:43.32\00:52:44.66
He shook it off into the fire.
00:52:44.69\00:52:46.83
The serpent was destroyed; the
devil still tried to get him.
00:52:47.13\00:52:49.26
And all the people watching
said: "Oh, boy, justice.
00:52:50.30\00:52:52.83
You know he must have
been a terrible murderer
00:52:53.03\00:52:54.60
or something because he
survived the storm and now
00:52:54.90\00:52:56.50
the viper gets him. "
But nothing happened to Paul.
00:52:56.60\00:52:59.67
"No deadly thing
will harm you. " Amen!
00:53:00.34\00:53:02.54
And then they said:
"Well maybe he's a god! "
00:53:02.68\00:53:04.68
And Paul then prayed for
and healed one of the leaders
00:53:05.88\00:53:08.58
on the island. And then
they brought all the people
00:53:08.68\00:53:10.35
on the island and he
prayed for and healed them.
00:53:10.55\00:53:12.35
All the time everybody on the
ship and everybody on the island
00:53:12.59\00:53:15.16
started looking to
Paul as God's messenger
00:53:15.36\00:53:17.63
and there was a
revival on the island of Malta.
00:53:17.83\00:53:19.89
And there are still
Christians there today
00:53:20.00\00:53:21.63
all these years later.
00:53:21.93\00:53:23.26
And God used the
storm to save these people.
00:53:23.53\00:53:26.87
Amen! You know, our
greatest opportunity
00:53:27.17\00:53:29.87
to witness is going
to be through the storm.
00:53:30.07\00:53:32.51
Amen! And He wants us
to let our light shine.
00:53:32.71\00:53:35.54
This world is in darkness.
00:53:35.74\00:53:37.08
I remember reading a few
years ago about a young girl
00:53:38.28\00:53:40.85
named Ida Lewis.
00:53:41.05\00:53:42.88
She was the daughter of a
man named Captain Hosea Lewis
00:53:43.18\00:53:46.09
who took care of
the Lime Rock Lighthouse
00:53:46.29\00:53:48.99
near Newport, Long Island.
00:53:49.02\00:53:51.03
This was in the 1850's.
Captain Lewis had a stroke
00:53:51.43\00:53:55.66
but his family business was
taking care of the lighthouse
00:53:55.86\00:53:58.27
so they had no other income.
00:53:58.47\00:53:59.83
They said: "Ida can do
it. " She was 14 years old
00:54:00.04\00:54:02.04
at the time. They had
several other children.
00:54:02.14\00:54:04.24
Mrs. Lewis took
care of the father.
00:54:04.54\00:54:07.71
Ida did most of the work.
She kept the light burning
00:54:07.91\00:54:09.91
in the lighthouse.
She kept the window clean.
00:54:10.11\00:54:11.61
She made all the runs.
She'd have to row her brothers
00:54:11.81\00:54:15.05
and sisters in this
big rowboat that they had -
00:54:15.15\00:54:17.59
14-year-old girl -
back and forth to school
00:54:17.79\00:54:20.96
200 yards each way.
00:54:21.22\00:54:22.99
And that's like
800 yards round trip
00:54:23.93\00:54:26.96
doing it twice a day
plus the miles around
00:54:27.06\00:54:29.56
the harbor there near Newport.
00:54:29.76\00:54:32.93
And many times there
were people who had problems
00:54:33.34\00:54:37.04
in the harbor.
Their boats would capsize
00:54:37.27\00:54:39.47
and because of their
vantage point Ida would go out.
00:54:39.77\00:54:43.14
This little girl...
and she'd save them.
00:54:43.45\00:54:44.78
One time four
sailors capsized their boat.
00:54:45.75\00:54:48.08
Some of them couldn't
swim, and the water was icy.
00:54:48.28\00:54:50.92
Ida went out.
She rescued them all.
00:54:51.12\00:54:52.85
Sixteen years old at the
time, and the sailors were so
00:54:53.05\00:54:55.42
embarrassed that they
had to get rescued by this
00:54:55.52\00:54:57.69
16-year-old girl.
00:54:58.09\00:54:59.93
Another time a boat
capsized that was carrying
00:55:00.73\00:55:04.10
somebody's prized sheep.
And the men were trying to get
00:55:04.30\00:55:06.40
the sheep out and
they nearly drowned.
00:55:06.50\00:55:08.04
She went and rescued
them and then she went back
00:55:08.14\00:55:09.47
and she got the sheep.
00:55:09.54\00:55:10.87
Sometimes she was
towing other boats.
00:55:11.14\00:55:12.77
And she was so
strong for a little girl.
00:55:12.97\00:55:14.88
That boat was like an
extension of her body.
00:55:15.18\00:55:17.25
She was just using it every day.
00:55:17.45\00:55:19.05
Then there was a really
terrible storm one night
00:55:20.15\00:55:22.48
and a boat capsized
out in the bay in the dark.
00:55:22.82\00:55:25.32
Water was frozen. Ida was sick
00:55:25.52\00:55:28.36
but her mother said: "A
boat's just gone over. "
00:55:28.66\00:55:31.29
And Captain Lewis
couldn't do it. Ida went out
00:55:31.69\00:55:35.36
in her bare feet terribly sick.
00:55:35.56\00:55:37.97
She rowed out. She
rescued three of the men.
00:55:38.17\00:55:41.47
One boy drowned.
00:55:41.67\00:55:43.10
And she made the cover
of Harper News back then...
00:55:43.41\00:55:45.77
which was the big magazine.
00:55:45.87\00:55:47.54
Ida Lewis and her lifeboat.
00:55:47.64\00:55:49.54
And after that it tells us
that everybody heard about Ida.
00:55:49.94\00:55:54.32
Presidents came to visit her.
00:55:54.52\00:55:55.85
She had lots of
marriage proposals.
00:55:55.88\00:55:57.79
She took care of that
lighthouse for many years.
00:55:59.85\00:56:04.29
And at one point
they wanted to give her
00:56:05.69\00:56:10.97
a reward. It says: "She
became a national heroine.
00:56:11.17\00:56:15.57
Ida received fan mail
from the rich and famous.
00:56:15.77\00:56:17.97
Even President Ulysses
S. Grant went to visit her.
00:56:18.07\00:56:20.91
She also received quite
a few marriage proposals.
00:56:21.94\00:56:24.08
New York gave her a mahogany
rowboat with red velvet cushions
00:56:24.38\00:56:27.42
and gold braid
around the gun walls
00:56:27.52\00:56:29.42
and gold-plated oar locks.
00:56:29.62\00:56:31.35
The boat was
named "The Rescue. "
00:56:31.65\00:56:33.42
Over the 50 years that
Ida tended the lighthouse
00:56:33.92\00:56:37.09
this small woman
rescued at least 18 people
00:56:37.39\00:56:40.23
from the cold and often
treacherous waters off Lime
00:56:40.43\00:56:43.70
Rock. Unofficially,
the number was much higher.
00:56:44.00\00:56:46.07
When she died in 1911
00:56:46.37\00:56:48.44
every ship bell in
Newport tolled all night long.
00:56:48.64\00:56:51.37
The Bible tells us that
the ship is supposed to be
00:56:52.87\00:56:56.38
something of a lifeboat.
00:56:56.48\00:56:58.05
We're like a lighthouse.
00:56:58.35\00:57:00.18
We're to be reaching
out and to save others
00:57:00.48\00:57:03.69
and bringing them back.
00:57:04.19\00:57:05.52
There's going to
be storms in life,
00:57:05.55\00:57:06.92
but the Lord wants us to
know if He's in our boat we have
00:57:08.09\00:57:10.33
nothing to be afraid of. Amen!
00:57:10.43\00:57:12.29
God wants us to
be reaching others.
00:57:12.46\00:57:14.50
Because Jonah was in
the boat people were saved.
00:57:14.70\00:57:16.87
When Jesus was in the
boat others were saved.
00:57:17.07\00:57:18.83
When Paul was in the
boat others were saved.
00:57:19.03\00:57:20.60
Because Noah was in
the boat others were saved.
00:57:20.80\00:57:22.44
If Christ is in your
boat, then He wants to use you
00:57:23.44\00:57:26.98
to reach others. Amen! Is
that your desire, friends?
00:57:27.18\00:57:29.81