Our precious Father in heaven,
Lord we thank you so much
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for giving us this
gift of Sabbath rest,
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we thank you for
the encouragement
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that we have had
these last few days
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as we have been here
listening to the stories
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listening to how
your work is progressing
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in so many different areas.
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Lord, as we look out
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we see a world that needs you
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and we're filled with a
sense of our own inefficiency
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and inadequacy
and Father, I just...
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I just want to
come tonight, Father,
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like the early disciples
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and bring our
inefficiency to you...
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to bring our
ignorance to your wisdom,
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our weakness,
Father, to your strength
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our unworthiness,
Father, to your righteousness,
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our poverty to
your exhaustless wealth
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and Father tonight we
just claim these things
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and we ask Lord that you
would be here in our midst
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and that you would
guide us with your presence
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in your precious name, amen.
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Leaving the stage...
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new participants
coming on to the stage...
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Good evening ASI...
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my name is Claire
Luz Diaz-Henderson
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and I am here as
the Youth Coordinator
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with my two assistants,
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these two ladies have
worked diligently with me
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all year long to prepare
a program for your children
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and it's my honor tonight
to introduce these teachers
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and let you see a little bit
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of what they
learned during this ASI.
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Briana Ford came to us
from Cashmere, Washington,
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and Sherry
Gaurnier came from Oklahoma,
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one of my
colleagues at Oklahoma Academy
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Janet Bradauer and
her daughter, Sarah...
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Janet, come on up,
she's our Kindergarten Leader
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and Janet... this year was a
little bit miraculous for you.
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Where did you come from?
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Ruth, California.
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Ruth, California... and why
is that significant this year?
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Because of all the fires.
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So when the fires broke
out in North California,
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what happened to your house?
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Well, our fire was
actually the largest in our area
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and it started
right behind our house
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up in the... up
in the mountains,
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we live in the mountains
and it's quite woodsy...
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and the fire came right
down... and very, very fast
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and very, very hot,
and we were told to get out
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and so, I had very limited time
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so, ASI was all
we were working on
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so my mind was on ASI
and so... I scooped up...
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we have a ministry as
well throughout the world,
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so we scooped up all
our ministry materials
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and all of ASI and
I had a friend over
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and we shoved it into her car
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and I was madly
trying to get all of ASI in
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and by that
time... our animals...
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we got most of our animals out
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and then they
came and they said,
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"You have to get out now,"
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so we got out with
the clothes on our back.
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And then some of the
ASI things were still there,
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and she was camping on the
front yard of some neighbors
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and kept saying, "I
don't know if I can come
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the fire is between
me and ASI materials,"
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but she's here...
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so tell us a little
bit about this theme
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that you've had for the
Kindergartners this year
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it seems very appropriate.
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Yes, this year
our theme has been
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"Survival of the
Unfit... Christ Bridged the Gap"
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so I'm going to ask the
children to present this to you.
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Children, when
God made the world,
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was it perfect?
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Children: Yes.
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And did everything
fit? Children: Yes...
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And was it
good? Children: Yes...
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And did it stay
that way? Children: No.
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Why? Children: Sin...
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Because of sin, is
the world getting better
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or is it getting worse?
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Children: Worse...
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Worse... oh...
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now, should we be
afraid of all the bad things
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that are happening in the world?
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Children: No...
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What does God
tell us in His Word?
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Fear not... right?
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Fear not...
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for I have redeemed you...
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I have called thee by thy name;
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Thou art mine, Thou art mine...
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I have called thee by thy name.
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Now, since everything is
getting really bad in our world,
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is there a way to survive
and help others to survive?
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Children: Yes...
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Let's see...
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Since I hold all the outfits
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it's down in my backpack
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it's down in my soul,
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it's not in my first-aid
kit but makes me feel whole,
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I'm growing every day
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As I follow in God's way
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I wash and comb my hair
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then breathe the rushing air
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walk in the hot sunshine
eat veggies all the time...
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it's simple, can't you see?
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What I cannot
do... God does in me...
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Since I hold all the outfits
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Christ bridged the gap
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so I can face...
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But we all
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with open face...
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You hold us in your hands
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And all the
other world can change
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into the spitting image...
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from glory to glory...
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and that's why the
spirit of the Lord.
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Children leaving the stage...
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Audience clapping.
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Our very active
Primary Department
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has Janean from Idaho
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and her Assistant is
Evette Egan from Michigan
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and these volunteers had
a very joyous time together,
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what was your theme
and what did you do?
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Well, along with the others,
we have been studying survival,
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the physical and
spiritual aspects
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but we've done it kind of
in a campsite setting this week
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and the kids have been
adding to backpacks everyday
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they've had so much
fun putting First Aid kits,
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and whistles and compasses
and rope and knots and Paracord
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and water bottles... all
the things that we think of
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for physical survival
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which we have been
able to springboard
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spiritual ideas from
but our Scripture songs,
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our memory verses and
stories have all focused
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on the fact that God's
promises are real and certain,
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and we find that in the end
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the best tool for
survival is the Bible
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and we have two
songs to share with you
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the first one will be,
"The Steps of a Good Man"
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from Psalm 37,
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the second one
is our theme song,
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"The Bible for survival. "
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Music...
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The steps of a good
man, Are ordered by the Lord,
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And he delighteth in his ways.
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Tho' he fall... tho' he fall...
he shall not be cast down
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For the Lord
upholdeth him with His hands.
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With His hands, with His hand,
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For the Lord
upholdeth him with His hands.
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Tho' he fall, tho' he fall...
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he shall not be cast out
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For the Lord
upholdeth him with His hands.
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New song... new music...
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Whenever I walk
outside I pat my little bag
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With all the necessary
things that I need to survive,
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and I walk down
the Christian path
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I always tell the truth...
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The Lord he sees when I go
there the very thing I do...
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The Bible for survival...
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it's the one thing that I need,
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He shares it in
all our Bibles...
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because the Bible is for me...
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Many times I try to
survive it on my own
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but even if there are
troubles, I know I'm not alone,
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God gave us His promises
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in His own precious Word,
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and when I
kneel and pray to Him,
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my prayers are always heard...
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The Bible for survival...
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it's the one
thing that I need...
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It's there in all our Bibles...
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because the Bible is for me...
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Yes the Bible is for me.
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Audience clapping...
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Primary class
leaving the stage...
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Our Junior Department this year
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brought Kimi Cruz from
Berrien Springs, Michigan
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and Rachel
Sumongpong from Spokane,
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we are very thankful for these
two ladies who worked very hard
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at bringing another theme
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with the same idea, what was it?
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Our theme for the
Juniors this year is
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CSI which stands for
Christians Survival Inc.
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with this... children
this age need heroes to emulate
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and so we've been studying
Esther, Joseph, Jesus and Daniel
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Jesus and Joseph will
be tomorrow for the Sabbath
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but we wanted to give
these kids strong role models
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to understand what it takes
to survive when we're tempted,
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when we have to make a choice
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between peer
pressure or obeying God
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and what He has asked us to do.
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One of the things
that we've done is
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we've put
together a survival kit...
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but each piece
in the survival kit
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has a Biblical meaning,
for example, the Post-it Note
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to remind you to list
your blessings everyday,
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a Band-Aid for
healing hurt feelings,
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an eraser to remind you that
everyday you can start fresh,
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string to remind you that
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a strand of three
cords cannot be broken,
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the importance of having
a relationship with Jesus,
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a rubber band to
help you be flexible
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and not break during trials,
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a cotton ball to
cushion the rough times,
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lifesaver to
keep you from drowning
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in everyday
struggles and challenges,
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a penny to give you the extra
sense that everybody needs,
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mouth to remind you to speak
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kindness, truth,
honesty and love at all times,
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a compass to help you find
your way when you feel lost,
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stars to remind you to
shine your light for Jesus
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and hearts to remind you
not only that you are loved
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but also to share the
love of God with others.
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Amen... amen...
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Our theme song
is, "We are soldiers"
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because it has
to do with survival
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and they're very enthusiastic
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about singing
it for you tonight.
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Introductory music...
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We are soldiers in the army,
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We have to fight, we
have to die... we have to
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hold up the bloodstained banner,
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We have to hold
it up until we die.
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Well my mother was a soldier
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She had her hand on
the gospel plow, oh yes,
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But one day she got old
she couldn't fight anymore,
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She said, "I'll stand
up, and fight anyhow. "
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Woe oe oe oe!
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We are soldiers
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In the army,
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We have to fight...
although we have to die
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We have to... hold up
the bloodstained banner,
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We have to hold it up
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Until we die!
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Well my father was a soldier,
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He had his hand
on the gospel plow
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But one day he got old,
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He couldn't fight anymore,
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He said, "I'll stand
here and fight anyhow"
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Woe oe oe oe!
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We are soldiers
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In the army,
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We have to fight...
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Although we have to die
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We have to... hold up
the bloodstained banner
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We have to hold
it up Until we die!
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I am a soldier,
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I have my hand
on the gospel plow
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One day, I'll get old,
And can't fight anymore,
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saying, "Stand
up and fight anyhow"
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Woe oe oe oe!
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We are soldiers in the army,
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We have to fight,
Although we have to die...
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We have to... hold up
the bloodstained banner,
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We have to hold
it up until we die.
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Audience clapping... Amen...
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Our Earliteen Class this year
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has been directed by
Beaver Eller from Coeur d'Alene
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and his sister, Phoebe Eller,
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who is a missionary in
Belize, Central America
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and they have had a
very interesting theme
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and very active things
they've done with their class,
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Beaver tell us a
little bit about it.
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Well, I have to say
that of all the groups here,
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I think that our group was the
best one and had the most fun.
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We've been able to
learn a lot of great things,
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our theme is
"Survive and thrive"
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so in the world, we
have to learn how to survive
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sometimes in
difficult situations,
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we've also been studying
about different Bible characters
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and how they survived,
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Bible characters like
Joseph, Moses, Daniel...
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things that they did
in very difficult times
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to be able to survive
and then how God used them
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to not only thrive
but to bless whole nations
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and we've got young people
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that are going to do the
same thing in the future,
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we have been learning about
things like swift-water rescue,
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different survival skills,
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how to splint
injuries and treat burns
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and we've had a
wonderful experience
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with the Earliteens this year,
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thank you for
sharing them with us.
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My sister, Phoebe,
has been helping...
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she's been
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in charge of the music
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and working
with different things
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and what's your favorite thing
00:16:52.61\00:16:54.01
about working
with the Earliteens?
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Man, they have so much
energy, there's... once...
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well at first they
were a little bit shy,
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but we did some ice-breakers
00:17:02.52\00:17:05.25
and you know, worked
with them a little bit
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now it's even hard to
get a word in edgewise.
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We've also had a great
survival instructor, Ross Mason,
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who has come and
has been instrumental
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in helping our
young people learn
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about different
aspects of survival
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and I've got a
couple of students
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that I'm going to
ask a question of...
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one is Cory... Cory
would you come on up?
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what was the favorite thing that
you learned at ASI this year?
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It was that we got
to... that when the kid...
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when babies are
dead... when they're dying...
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we can help them
again and then do
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and make them back to life
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it was cool what
we learned about it.
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So they learned about
infant choking and infant CPR
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and they did a
really great job with that.
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What was your
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most interesting experience in
ASI this year, this is Sophia.
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I learnt how to splint an arm.
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So she was generous enough
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to wear a splint
for us this evening
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so that she could demonstrate
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some of the stuff
that we've been practicing.
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You should have seen the ones
yesterday when we were outside
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we had cervical
fractures with C-Collars
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and some
splinting that would impress
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even the best
paramedic or doctor.
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Ross, what was one of
the most important things
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that you felt
that we've been able to
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teach our young people here?
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Well, I think
that it was really cool
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that we were able to
teach technical skills
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like survival skills,
safari skills, things like that,
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but underlying all of those
we were able to incorporate
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Biblical values and principles,
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core concepts that speak
to what is important to us
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as... as Christians,
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that is... following Christ
and reflecting Him in our lives,
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probably the
single, coolest principle
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that we got to
share was the idea that
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we're here not just to survive,
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to maintain our health
in this world but to thrive,
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to increase our health
and give that to someone else,
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Amen... so we've
had a great experience
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but specifically one
quote that we've been learning
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is one that most
of you probably know
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and it's in the
book Education page 57
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and we're going to actually
quote that for you this evening.
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"The greatest want of
the world is the want of men,
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men who will not
be bought or sold,
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men who in their inmost
souls are true and honest,
00:19:33.97\00:19:38.37
men who do not fear to
call sin by its right name,
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men whose
conscience is as true to duty
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as the needle to the pole,
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men who will stand for
right though the heaven's fall"
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and one of our skills has been
00:19:53.22\00:19:55.56
learning about
how to use a compass
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and a lot of you
don't think of compasses
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it's all GPSes now-a-days right?
00:20:00.43\00:20:02.50
but you find out in disasters
00:20:02.56\00:20:04.57
that things
electronic don't always work
00:20:04.60\00:20:06.60
and you have to
go back to the basics
00:20:06.63\00:20:08.54
and to survive in
this world spiritually
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and to thrive, we have to be...
00:20:11.27\00:20:12.97
back to the basics
of using God's Word
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and the most important thing is
putting God's Word in our heart
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that we have that compass
that keep us through to duty
00:20:18.65\00:20:22.88
as the needle is to the pole.
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Children to leave the stage
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Audience clapping...
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Last but definitely not least,
we have our Youth Department
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with Sean
Nebblett from New Mexico
00:20:43.61\00:20:46.04
and Paul Dysinger from Tennessee
00:20:46.07\00:20:48.84
and they have
volunteered their time
00:20:48.88\00:20:51.28
to come and spend
with about 80 youth
00:20:51.31\00:20:53.65
and have been teaching
them about survival as well
00:20:53.68\00:20:57.02
if you look to the front right,
left quadrant or my right...
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you see a section partialed off
00:21:02.19\00:21:05.29
because the youth would
want to come and join you
00:21:05.33\00:21:08.06
tonight and tomorrow
morning for the sermon,
00:21:08.10\00:21:11.27
they're going to be part
of ASI one day soon right?
00:21:11.30\00:21:14.57
so Sean... what
was your program,
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what was your emphasis,
what did you do this time?
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Claire, our theme in
the Youth Department was
00:21:21.08\00:21:23.85
"Ransomed to Rescue"
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and it's built off of the idea
that we are made strong by God
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not just to be strong
but to do something to save,
00:21:30.42\00:21:33.15
strong to be put
to work for a purpose
00:21:33.19\00:21:36.39
and so, we have
been exploring strength
00:21:36.42\00:21:39.46
over the last couple of days
00:21:39.49\00:21:40.96
from kind of a
unique perspective
00:21:41.00\00:21:43.67
we've
identified three principles
00:21:43.70\00:21:45.83
that when they work together...
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form this upward
spiral of experience,
00:21:47.97\00:21:53.38
upward spiral of
spiritual strength,
00:21:53.41\00:21:56.11
those three principles are,
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Excellence,
Service and Restoration
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and so we pursue excellence,
00:22:01.45\00:22:05.02
we've been pursuing excellence
as a group of young people
00:22:05.05\00:22:07.22
for the purpose of
being in power to serve
00:22:07.26\00:22:10.33
and then when we
are empowered to serve,
00:22:10.36\00:22:13.36
we get to take part in this
beautiful process of restoration
00:22:13.40\00:22:17.37
and when you add
those two things together,
00:22:17.40\00:22:20.04
this excellence,
service, restoration,
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when we're restored, of course,
excellence goes up, right?
00:22:22.77\00:22:26.47
And then service goes up
and then restoration goes up
00:22:26.51\00:22:29.24
and... and away we go...
00:22:29.31\00:22:30.65
so, Paul, tell us about
some of the specific ways
00:22:30.68\00:22:34.92
in which we have
explored this concept,
00:22:34.95\00:22:36.79
the first concept
which will be: Excellence
00:22:36.85\00:22:38.45
over the last couple of days.
00:22:38.49\00:22:39.82
So excellence... really...
excellence is so important
00:22:39.85\00:22:42.59
and we explored it in
various different ways,
00:22:42.62\00:22:45.29
one of them was that
part of our day... each day
00:22:45.33\00:22:47.96
was devoted to mental excellence
00:22:48.03\00:22:49.76
through various
methods of memorization
00:22:49.80\00:22:52.27
and the
memorization of the Scriptures,
00:22:52.30\00:22:55.34
we also focused
on social excellence
00:22:55.37\00:22:58.37
through team-building
activities that were so much fun
00:22:58.41\00:23:01.34
to do with... to
do with each other
00:23:01.41\00:23:03.24
inspiring us to greater
cooperation with each other
00:23:03.28\00:23:06.38
and learning practical
lessons of leadership skills.
00:23:06.41\00:23:09.48
And then, of course,
we switched into service,
00:23:09.52\00:23:13.46
we spent much of
Thursday exploring
00:23:13.49\00:23:17.16
how each young
person can expand and...
00:23:17.19\00:23:20.46
and maximize their efficiency,
their service in the world
00:23:20.50\00:23:25.33
by a number of exercises
00:23:25.37\00:23:26.97
one was a
Personality kind of assessment,
00:23:27.00\00:23:29.37
another...
Spiritual Gifts Assessment
00:23:29.40\00:23:31.71
so that each young
person could have a better idea
00:23:31.77\00:23:34.34
of where they fit
in the work of God
00:23:34.38\00:23:36.81
then we actually
started an activity
00:23:36.85\00:23:39.25
which will obviously continue
00:23:39.28\00:23:40.88
of actually taking
time to prayerfully consider
00:23:40.92\00:23:44.59
coming up with a
motto as a young person
00:23:44.62\00:23:47.76
based upon our gifts,
based upon our talents
00:23:47.79\00:23:50.93
more or less a
tagline for living
00:23:50.96\00:23:53.50
something by which we can
00:23:53.53\00:23:54.86
define all of our
choices going forth,
00:23:54.90\00:23:57.37
a very enriching experience.
00:23:57.40\00:23:58.83
And then today
was an absolute blast,
00:23:58.87\00:24:01.50
I mean, you just heard the
00:24:01.54\00:24:02.87
Earliteens talking
about what they did,
00:24:02.90\00:24:05.11
we all joined together with them
00:24:05.14\00:24:07.01
digging down into
the nitty gritty...
00:24:07.04\00:24:09.11
the practical forms of service
00:24:09.14\00:24:11.15
specifically when it
comes to dealing with
00:24:11.18\00:24:12.61
emergency situations,
you know, like water rescue,
00:24:12.65\00:24:15.05
fire, scene safety, choking,
00:24:15.08\00:24:19.12
splinting, burns, et
cetera, et cetera, et cetera,
00:24:19.15\00:24:22.59
more and more
actually talking about
00:24:22.62\00:24:24.63
how we can
practically be of service
00:24:24.69\00:24:26.66
and put our excellence to use
00:24:26.70\00:24:28.63
when it comes to other people...
specifically in situations...
00:24:28.66\00:24:32.07
emergency situations like that.
00:24:32.10\00:24:34.50
And then finally,
of course, restoration.
00:24:34.54\00:24:37.51
The Word of God has
been before, behind, below,
00:24:37.54\00:24:40.24
all through the process...
00:24:40.28\00:24:42.11
one of my favorite parts...
00:24:42.14\00:24:43.95
last night at
the close of the day,
00:24:43.98\00:24:45.75
we enjoyed what we
called, "Boot Camp in a Box"
00:24:45.78\00:24:49.15
it was kind of the big
questions in Christianity,
00:24:49.18\00:24:52.49
all packed into a
small amount of time,
00:24:52.52\00:24:53.96
dealt with the issue of faith,
00:24:53.99\00:24:55.32
dealt with the
issue of the Word of God,
00:24:55.36\00:24:57.89
the authority
of the Word of God,
00:24:57.93\00:24:59.53
we dealt with the
issue of humility,
00:24:59.56\00:25:00.90
some of the big things,
had a blessed time together
00:25:00.93\00:25:03.33
and just as we close here...
00:25:03.37\00:25:04.93
we would like to
share with you a small part
00:25:04.97\00:25:07.34
of our memory
passage for this week,
00:25:07.37\00:25:10.44
we kind of split up
Philippines chapter 2
00:25:10.47\00:25:12.87
and different ones of
us attacked different parts
00:25:12.94\00:25:15.74
but we'd like to share with you
00:25:15.78\00:25:17.81
Philippines 2
verses 5 through 8,
00:25:17.85\00:25:19.81
as we close.
00:25:19.85\00:25:21.45
Ready?
00:25:21.48\00:25:26.22
"Let this mind be in you,
00:25:26.25\00:25:29.72
which was also in Christ Jesus:
00:25:29.79\00:25:31.96
Who, being in the form of
God, thought it not robbery
00:25:31.99\00:25:36.60
to be equal with God:
00:25:36.63\00:25:38.07
But made himself
of no reputation,
00:25:38.13\00:25:41.27
and took upon him
the form of a servant,
00:25:41.30\00:25:44.41
and was made in
the likeness of men:
00:25:44.44\00:25:47.58
And being found
in fashion as a man,
00:25:47.61\00:25:50.71
he humbled himself, and
became obedient unto death,
00:25:50.75\00:25:55.22
even the death of
the cross. " Amen.
00:25:55.25\00:25:58.79
Amen...
00:25:58.85\00:26:00.19
Audience clapping...
00:26:00.22\00:26:08.10
Good evening, happy Sabbath.
00:26:08.13\00:26:10.97
Audience: Happy Sabbath.
00:26:11.00\00:26:13.74
Well, we have spent a wonderful
month together here in Spokane
00:26:13.77\00:26:20.38
this is your "Youth for Jesus...
00:26:20.41\00:26:22.74
this ASI Youth
for Jesus Program"
00:26:22.78\00:26:25.01
and these young people behind
me have been here for one month
00:26:25.05\00:26:29.88
doing evangelism
on the frontlines,
00:26:29.92\00:26:33.79
they have been...
00:26:33.86\00:26:35.49
they've preached, they've sang,
00:26:35.52\00:26:38.76
they've led out in
the Children's Department,
00:26:38.79\00:26:40.96
they have visited homes,
00:26:41.00\00:26:42.93
they have given
Bible Studies in the homes,
00:26:42.96\00:26:45.53
they have done everything
00:26:45.57\00:26:48.37
that an adult evangelist does
00:26:48.40\00:26:51.14
and so these are actually
not your "Youth for Jesus" kids,
00:26:51.17\00:26:54.84
these are your
Youth Evangelists.
00:26:54.88\00:26:56.85
Just a quick
history of Youth for Jesus,
00:26:56.91\00:26:59.61
this was started in 1999,
00:26:59.65\00:27:02.75
this is the 16th
year of Youth for Jesus
00:27:02.78\00:27:05.82
and some of our 15-year
olds here... were not born
00:27:05.85\00:27:08.96
when the very first
Youth for Jesus started
00:27:08.99\00:27:10.96
and so we are coming up...
00:27:10.99\00:27:13.93
a whole new
generation of Youth Evangelists,
00:27:13.96\00:27:16.67
this year we participated
in evangelistic programs
00:27:16.70\00:27:21.37
in six Spokane-area churches,
three English-speaking churches,
00:27:21.40\00:27:25.47
one multi-cultural church
which represented 18 countries
00:27:25.51\00:27:31.21
and a Spanish church and
a Russian-speaking church
00:27:31.25\00:27:34.45
and so we've had a
wonderful summer together,
00:27:34.48\00:27:37.35
we also have had Bible Workers
in this... in those six churches
00:27:37.39\00:27:42.66
working since March,
00:27:42.69\00:27:44.33
all the Bible
Workers... where are you?
00:27:44.36\00:27:46.63
Can you raise your hands?
00:27:46.70\00:27:48.03
Okay, there you are...
00:27:48.06\00:27:49.76
these are Bible Workers...
00:27:49.80\00:27:51.57
Audience clapping...
00:27:51.63\00:27:55.94
these are Bible Workers that
came here... starting in March
00:27:55.97\00:27:59.34
and they worked
with Church members...
00:27:59.37\00:28:01.81
training church members,
going out with church members
00:28:01.84\00:28:04.81
and going
door-to-door in the Community
00:28:04.85\00:28:07.08
and following up
on interest leads
00:28:07.12\00:28:09.28
and with that pre-work done
00:28:09.32\00:28:11.69
when our young
people came in July,
00:28:11.72\00:28:13.89
they had contacts
already in the community
00:28:13.92\00:28:16.83
that they could take them to,
00:28:16.86\00:28:19.36
that they could teach them
00:28:19.39\00:28:21.83
how to give Bible
Studies in their homes
00:28:21.86\00:28:23.60
and it's been a
wonderful, wonderful experience.
00:28:23.63\00:28:26.37
Now, today I have
with me Frank Fournier...
00:28:26.40\00:28:29.60
he is the
outgoing ASI President,
00:28:29.64\00:28:31.74
you have one more
day... Frank: Yes.
00:28:31.77\00:28:35.31
Okay, but I
really have appreciated
00:28:35.34\00:28:38.85
the ASI support of
Youth for Jesus Program
00:28:38.88\00:28:42.42
and as the ASI President,
00:28:42.45\00:28:44.69
you have come and
helped in the Program
00:28:44.75\00:28:47.22
because what happens
with our young people
00:28:47.26\00:28:49.82
is that... in the
morning they have classes
00:28:49.86\00:28:52.39
and these
classes include not only
00:28:52.43\00:28:55.20
classes in public
and personal evangelism,
00:28:55.23\00:28:58.67
but also... Teen Life Issues...
00:28:58.70\00:29:00.47
like what's
God's will for my life,
00:29:00.54\00:29:02.27
why are you an Adventist,
00:29:02.30\00:29:03.97
music and media, dating,
00:29:04.01\00:29:05.64
all these issues that
our young people face,
00:29:05.67\00:29:08.61
and so, Frank
came and taught a class
00:29:08.64\00:29:11.15
and... for the last two years...
00:29:11.18\00:29:13.58
but you've also had
some grandchildren come
00:29:13.62\00:29:16.52
Frank: Yes
Ma'am. Leasa: How many?
00:29:16.55\00:29:18.52
Well as far as I can
count, there's been four
00:29:18.55\00:29:20.96
and I assume
there'll be quite a few more.
00:29:21.02\00:29:23.36
So... so... what
has... what have you witnessed
00:29:23.39\00:29:28.96
in your grandchildren's lives
that has made a difference?
00:29:29.00\00:29:31.33
Well, you know,
it's been amazing...
00:29:31.37\00:29:34.17
amazing... my grandchildren...
00:29:34.20\00:29:36.14
the ones that I have seen
go through Youth for Jesus
00:29:36.17\00:29:38.54
have been impacted tremendously
00:29:38.57\00:29:40.91
and I have some that
are a little bit older now,
00:29:40.98\00:29:43.91
they're 21 and 20
and whatever they are
00:29:43.95\00:29:46.88
and they're all
involved in the Church,
00:29:46.92\00:29:49.15
they're all
involved in evangelism,
00:29:49.18\00:29:51.19
they've all
preached evangelistic series
00:29:51.22\00:29:53.32
and I assume
00:29:53.36\00:29:55.09
that Youth for Jesus had
that impact on their lives.
00:29:55.12\00:29:58.69
Well, as an ASI
President coming to observe
00:29:58.73\00:30:01.26
and joining the
Program, what did you witness?
00:30:01.30\00:30:04.47
Well, this week was
amazing, just amazing,
00:30:04.50\00:30:07.60
I don't know, I've repeated
it several times already
00:30:07.64\00:30:09.94
but if I could just
take these forty kids
00:30:09.97\00:30:12.91
and start an academy,
00:30:12.94\00:30:14.78
we would turn the
world upside down.
00:30:14.81\00:30:16.51
This is... this is how spiritual
I found these young people to be
00:30:16.54\00:30:20.48
just amazing... really.
00:30:20.52\00:30:22.52
So, these ASI members,
00:30:22.55\00:30:24.49
who have children
ages 15 and older,
00:30:24.55\00:30:27.36
what would you tell them?
00:30:27.39\00:30:28.79
Well, it's obvious,
00:30:28.82\00:30:30.93
there was a time when
this program was questioned
00:30:30.96\00:30:34.96
as to whether it
should go on or not go on
00:30:35.00\00:30:37.40
and we fought for
it to keep on going,
00:30:37.43\00:30:39.77
and today it has proven to
be an amazing, amazing blessing
00:30:39.80\00:30:43.94
and if I had
anything to say to you,
00:30:43.97\00:30:46.07
get your kids
ready for next year...
00:30:46.11\00:30:48.18
to come to this program
and for the years to come,
00:30:48.21\00:30:50.95
if anyone ever thinks of
closing this thing again,
00:30:50.98\00:30:53.68
they'll have to think twice
00:30:53.72\00:30:55.88
because we're
going to deal with it.
00:30:55.92\00:30:59.59
Amen... next we
have Mr. Job Winslow
00:30:59.62\00:31:03.29
and he is the Principal
of Upper Columbia Academy
00:31:03.32\00:31:07.43
which is located
about 20 miles right?
00:31:07.46\00:31:10.70
And they were so gracious,
00:31:10.73\00:31:12.87
they have a
beautiful facility there,
00:31:12.90\00:31:14.94
and this is where we
were housed... for the month,
00:31:14.97\00:31:18.01
all of our young people, we
got our very own Dorm rooms,
00:31:18.04\00:31:21.24
sometimes we go
to church schools
00:31:21.28\00:31:24.71
and we carry our bunk beds
00:31:24.75\00:31:26.72
and our kitchen
and everything with us,
00:31:26.75\00:31:28.08
and sometimes we have
20 kids in one classroom
00:31:28.15\00:31:32.79
and that kind of cuts down on
00:31:32.85\00:31:36.29
the amount of rest
and sleep that you can get
00:31:36.32\00:31:38.39
but this year, we
were privileged to
00:31:38.43\00:31:42.03
have our home at the
Upper Columbia Academy
00:31:42.06\00:31:45.53
and they were just so
gracious and it was just a...
00:31:45.57\00:31:49.64
a beautiful housing experience,
00:31:49.67\00:31:52.31
in fact, we felt
like we were at a hotel
00:31:52.34\00:31:54.01
and so Mr. Winslow,
00:31:54.04\00:31:57.21
we are so thankful
for your hospitality
00:31:57.25\00:31:59.98
and I know that you
00:32:00.02\00:32:02.52
came and visited our
Program a couple of times,
00:32:02.58\00:32:04.89
what were your impressions?
00:32:04.92\00:32:06.25
You know, Leasa,
it was amazing to have
00:32:06.29\00:32:09.36
Youth for Jesus on our campus
00:32:09.39\00:32:11.29
and I'm looking at them because
I had a lot of fun with them
00:32:11.33\00:32:13.73
and just real quick,
00:32:13.76\00:32:17.43
the thing that was amazing to me
00:32:17.47\00:32:19.07
when I got to go and
give them a worship...
00:32:19.10\00:32:21.07
I got to go and
worship with them one time
00:32:21.10\00:32:22.97
and share a little bit of
what Jesus has done in my life,
00:32:23.00\00:32:25.34
and the enthusiasm that
they had was infectious,
00:32:25.37\00:32:28.41
it was just amazing,
starting with the Song Service,
00:32:28.44\00:32:31.45
writing to the
testimonies that they had
00:32:31.48\00:32:33.88
and even while they
listened to this old guy talk,
00:32:33.92\00:32:36.48
it was just a blast,
00:32:36.52\00:32:38.45
but the thing that really,
really made a difference for me
00:32:38.49\00:32:41.72
that was amazing was...
00:32:41.76\00:32:43.63
when I got to talk
to one of the students
00:32:43.66\00:32:46.19
when I was driving
the bus... Leasa: Okay...
00:32:46.23\00:32:48.26
and I said, "What
was the best thing
00:32:48.30\00:32:50.43
that happened over this
entire time that you were here?
00:32:50.47\00:32:53.34
And this young lady,
unquestionably looked at me
00:32:53.37\00:32:55.97
with this amazing
sparkle in her eye and said,
00:32:56.00\00:32:58.57
"I got to lead
somebody to Jesus"
00:32:58.61\00:33:01.64
That was so awesome
and she was so excited
00:33:01.68\00:33:05.25
she said, "I'm going
to see her get baptized,"
00:33:05.31\00:33:06.95
that was just incredible.
00:33:07.02\00:33:09.15
Yes, now I know that you
and I have had conversations...
00:33:09.18\00:33:12.72
you're the Principal of
a High School... Academy...
00:33:12.75\00:33:15.89
and you have a
vision, you have a passion
00:33:15.92\00:33:18.89
for these young people to have
00:33:18.93\00:33:21.23
some of the similar experiences
so what are your plans?
00:33:21.26\00:33:23.77
Well, Leasa, we...
we're doing a lot of things
00:33:23.80\00:33:27.70
in the Upper Columbia Academy
00:33:27.74\00:33:29.07
and I have amazing staff that
I am excited to be a part of
00:33:29.10\00:33:32.57
but we're specifically thinking
about evangelism and outreach
00:33:32.61\00:33:36.21
and discipleship... Leasa: Amen.
00:33:36.24\00:33:38.08
And in that
outreach and discipleship,
00:33:38.11\00:33:39.91
we've actually been
able to hire somebody
00:33:39.95\00:33:41.75
just to take care of that
00:33:41.78\00:33:43.12
and they are
putting programs in place
00:33:43.15\00:33:45.02
and looking at how
they can actually do
00:33:45.05\00:33:46.86
both traditional evangelism
and things like we just did
00:33:46.89\00:33:50.36
or things like this
group just was a part of
00:33:50.39\00:33:53.76
in the Pathways to Health
00:33:53.80\00:33:55.13
and I am so excited about
00:33:55.16\00:33:56.67
things like that
that we're getting going,
00:33:56.70\00:33:58.47
we're also getting
agriculture things going
00:33:58.50\00:34:00.20
but specifically, I
love to think about outreach
00:34:00.24\00:34:04.54
and just tonight even...
00:34:04.57\00:34:06.37
I was able to spend
a little bit of time
00:34:06.41\00:34:08.58
talking with
Chris Luis and to say,
00:34:08.61\00:34:12.75
"What do you think
about us coming to LA
00:34:12.81\00:34:15.18
and helping you
out in the spring?"
00:34:15.25\00:34:16.89
And he said, "Let's talk"
00:34:16.95\00:34:18.29
so I don't know
what's going to happen
00:34:18.32\00:34:20.16
but God is good
and He has bigger plans
00:34:20.19\00:34:22.16
than I can ever
imagine for His school.
00:34:22.19\00:34:24.23
Yes, I know about
your Farm Program,
00:34:24.26\00:34:26.09
our kids spent many an
hour weeding your potato patch
00:34:26.13\00:34:29.46
so... and we still
had quite a few rows left
00:34:29.53\00:34:33.70
before we were going to leave
00:34:33.74\00:34:35.24
and so we really,
really wanted to finish
00:34:35.27\00:34:37.84
and so one day, every
single one of our kids
00:34:37.87\00:34:40.28
went out there and we
finished the potato patch.
00:34:40.31\00:34:42.68
Amen...
00:34:42.71\00:34:44.18
It looks beautiful.
00:34:44.21\00:34:45.58
Yes, thank you so
much. Thank you...
00:34:45.61\00:34:46.95
Leasa: And thank you again.
00:34:46.98\00:34:48.35
It's fun to have you guys here.
00:34:48.38\00:34:49.78
Amen... okay, next, representing
the pastors of the churches
00:34:49.82\00:34:54.92
that participated
in the Youth for Jesus,
00:34:54.96\00:34:56.86
this is Pastor Valodi and
can you say your last name?
00:34:56.93\00:35:00.13
Nesteruk...
00:35:00.16\00:35:01.50
Okay and... and...
00:35:01.53\00:35:03.57
I know how to mispronounce it
00:35:03.60\00:35:07.30
but anyway, as a
Pastor of the church,
00:35:07.34\00:35:09.87
what was your experience
with Youth Evangelism?
00:35:09.90\00:35:13.17
I'm very
grateful for Bible Workers
00:35:13.21\00:35:16.68
and Youth for Jesus Team
that came to work with us
00:35:16.71\00:35:18.88
at Linwood
Church, it was amazing,
00:35:18.91\00:35:21.28
it was the
highlight of our summer,
00:35:21.32\00:35:23.62
they did a wonderful job
00:35:23.65\00:35:25.92
presenting the Word of God
00:35:25.95\00:35:28.16
proclaiming the messages
from Daniel and Revelation
00:35:28.19\00:35:30.76
with energy, passion and love...
the most amazing thing was
00:35:30.79\00:35:35.56
to see... how they developed
relationships with people
00:35:35.60\00:35:37.93
and became very
close friends with them,
00:35:38.00\00:35:39.53
great music, great energy,
00:35:39.60\00:35:41.00
just a fun, fun
team to work with.
00:35:41.04\00:35:44.67
So, you know, young
people are always told
00:35:44.71\00:35:47.11
that they are the
church of tomorrow,
00:35:47.14\00:35:48.64
how many of you have said it?
00:35:48.68\00:35:51.05
Oh, come on, you can be honest,
00:35:51.11\00:35:53.45
okay, but you know,
00:35:53.48\00:35:56.79
they are the church of
today is that what you found?
00:35:56.82\00:36:00.02
Amen... amen...
that's what I found,
00:36:00.06\00:36:01.39
they're very capable
of presenting the message
00:36:01.42\00:36:03.79
that we have to
the world around us
00:36:03.83\00:36:06.80
they have connected
with the Community...
00:36:06.83\00:36:08.43
with people around us
00:36:08.46\00:36:09.93
and they have done a
wonderful, wonderful job.
00:36:09.96\00:36:12.37
Amen, you know, if
we can make our youth
00:36:12.40\00:36:15.70
involved in our churches,
make them the church of today,
00:36:15.74\00:36:19.07
we will not see
them go out the door,
00:36:19.11\00:36:21.41
isn't that true?
00:36:21.44\00:36:22.84
Amen, amen, that's very true
00:36:22.88\00:36:24.35
I'm very grateful for all of you
00:36:24.38\00:36:25.75
and those who
worked at Linwood Church.
00:36:25.81\00:36:27.42
Amen, thank you so much Pastor.
00:36:27.48\00:36:30.75
Okay, next we have Cari and Bill
00:36:30.79\00:36:33.56
and their two daughters.
00:36:33.59\00:36:35.56
Now Cari and
Bill, where do you live?
00:36:35.59\00:36:38.29
We live in Erway Heights.
00:36:38.33\00:36:40.23
Okay, so now, how did you
find out about these meetings?
00:36:40.30\00:36:46.33
We received a flyer in the mail
and it was about Bible Prophecy
00:36:46.37\00:36:52.87
and Bill and I have always been
00:36:52.94\00:36:54.28
interested in the
prophecies of the Bible.
00:36:54.31\00:36:56.38
So what made you come?
00:36:56.44\00:36:57.98
Ah... just... well we'd
been searching for a church
00:36:58.01\00:37:02.32
for many, many years and we
kind of left a bad situation
00:37:02.38\00:37:08.66
with our last
church and we just...
00:37:08.69\00:37:12.26
have been searching
for the right church
00:37:12.29\00:37:15.63
and we started going to these...
the Bible Prophecy meetings
00:37:15.66\00:37:22.54
and the Youth
for Jesus people wow!
00:37:22.60\00:37:25.74
Now, what did you
think when you first came...
00:37:25.77\00:37:28.81
and these 15- 16-
17-year-old kids were preaching?
00:37:28.84\00:37:31.75
We were blown away,
literally blown away.
00:37:31.78\00:37:34.45
So did you learn
something new from them?
00:37:34.48\00:37:37.12
Absolutely, yes... yes...
00:37:37.19\00:37:39.29
And all the
things that you learned,
00:37:39.32\00:37:41.39
led you to make a
decision, what was that?
00:37:41.42\00:37:44.66
Absolutely, Bill and I
both were baptized on Tuesday.
00:37:44.69\00:37:48.36
Amen... amen...
00:37:48.40\00:37:50.90
Audience clapping...
00:37:50.93\00:37:53.74
And not only... not only you
00:37:53.77\00:37:56.64
and your husband but who else?
00:37:56.67\00:37:59.44
Who joined by
Profession of Faith?
00:37:59.47\00:38:02.21
Bill's mom and dad,
00:38:02.24\00:38:05.05
yes, they also went to the
meetings as well... with us.
00:38:05.08\00:38:08.35
Yes, amen, okay,
and on Tuesday night,
00:38:08.38\00:38:10.45
Pastor Finley welcomed
00:38:10.49\00:38:12.35
all the newly-baptized
members into the church
00:38:12.39\00:38:14.49
and he made an appeal and
what happened at that appeal?
00:38:14.52\00:38:17.83
Mom is trying to figure
out who is going to answer...
00:38:17.86\00:38:23.33
Who raised their hand?
00:38:23.37\00:38:24.93
Oh, my daughter, Grace, did.
00:38:24.97\00:38:27.04
Amen, amen...
00:38:27.10\00:38:28.94
Yes, she did...
00:38:28.97\00:38:30.74
Audience clapping...
00:38:30.77\00:38:32.11
And I was talking to her
and she wants to be baptized
00:38:32.14\00:38:36.85
before her
school starts this year
00:38:36.91\00:38:38.51
and so I told her,
00:38:38.55\00:38:40.98
"What are you
going to do next summer?"
00:38:41.02\00:38:42.72
Join the ASI...
00:38:42.75\00:38:45.75
Amen... okay...
thank you so much...
00:38:45.79\00:38:51.76
she will be up on the stage
00:38:51.79\00:38:53.93
as one of the young
Youth for Jesus Evangelists.
00:38:53.96\00:38:58.37
Okay, thank you, the
Bible work that goes here
00:38:58.40\00:39:02.17
is... starts in March and
it goes all the way through
00:39:02.20\00:39:06.21
to the end of
September to follow up
00:39:06.27\00:39:09.21
and this year I
was very privileged
00:39:09.24\00:39:12.11
to work with Jack Phillips who
was our Bible Work Coordinator
00:39:12.15\00:39:15.95
and he was absolutely invaluable
00:39:15.98\00:39:19.02
so I want to have him
tell a short testimony
00:39:19.05\00:39:22.16
about his experience here
00:39:22.19\00:39:23.53
and then interview
one of our Bible Workers.
00:39:23.56\00:39:26.93
My experience here
was absolutely amazing
00:39:27.00\00:39:30.33
to come out here and
lead a team of Bible Workers
00:39:30.37\00:39:33.74
that were
passionate about sharing Jesus,
00:39:33.77\00:39:35.90
it's been a joy
and while I was here
00:39:35.94\00:39:38.31
I went around and
I shared a message
00:39:38.34\00:39:40.64
of just what someone is worth
and what they're worth to Jesus
00:39:40.68\00:39:44.48
and while I was doing
that, I met a young man
00:39:44.51\00:39:49.25
who was raised
Adventist but was not Adventist,
00:39:49.28\00:39:53.99
he had left and
he heard me preach
00:39:54.02\00:39:56.06
and we sat down
and we ate together
00:39:56.12\00:39:58.09
and we talked and he
signed up for studies
00:39:58.13\00:40:02.20
and me and him
journeyed together
00:40:02.26\00:40:03.83
and he was baptized
the other night as well.
00:40:03.87\00:40:06.50
It's a joy to do this work,
I have a Bible Worker with me,
00:40:06.53\00:40:11.61
this is Laura and Laura
works at the Linwood Church
00:40:11.64\00:40:16.95
with Pastor Volody
and the rest of the team
00:40:16.98\00:40:19.58
and she has had a
pretty awesome experience there
00:40:19.61\00:40:22.78
and I just want to ask
her a few questions, now,
00:40:22.82\00:40:25.95
before you go
out, what do you do?
00:40:25.99\00:40:28.46
I pray that God
will lead me to somebody
00:40:28.49\00:40:31.73
who was searching for Him.
00:40:31.76\00:40:33.36
Okay, praying that God leads you
00:40:33.40\00:40:35.86
to someone who wants to know Him
00:40:35.90\00:40:38.33
and one of the times
you prayed, what happened?
00:40:38.37\00:40:40.80
Five minutes later,
God answered my prayer.
00:40:40.84\00:40:43.61
So... He answered your prayer,
00:40:43.64\00:40:45.47
how did He answer your prayer?
00:40:45.51\00:40:47.28
He led me to the
store where I got to meet
00:40:47.34\00:40:50.25
a wonderful woman
who was struggling with
00:40:50.28\00:40:53.01
life's struggles and health
and she went on to explain
00:40:53.05\00:40:56.08
how she was searching for God.
00:40:56.12\00:40:57.45
All she was looking... was
for answers from the Bible.
00:40:57.49\00:40:59.89
All right, so you met her,
00:40:59.92\00:41:02.12
now, before the conversation
is over, what did she do?
00:41:02.16\00:41:06.26
She asks me for Bible Studies.
00:41:06.29\00:41:08.53
So she asked you
for Bible Studies,
00:41:08.56\00:41:10.47
you're going over to her to
ask her if she wants to study
00:41:10.50\00:41:12.53
and she ends up asking
you, "please study with me"
00:41:12.57\00:41:15.47
and so you ended up studying,
00:41:15.50\00:41:17.44
you study for a while and...
00:41:17.47\00:41:19.34
then the Youth for
Jesus Group shows up
00:41:19.37\00:41:22.38
and they go with you
and what happens then?
00:41:22.41\00:41:25.41
We study with her more
00:41:25.45\00:41:27.52
and then we invite her
to the Evangelistic Series
00:41:27.55\00:41:29.42
we were hosting at our Church.
00:41:29.45\00:41:31.15
Who did the studies? Did
you keep studying with her.
00:41:31.19\00:41:33.56
Actually no...
the Youth took over.
00:41:33.59\00:41:35.46
All right, so,
these guys did it,
00:41:35.49\00:41:37.33
these young ladies
and gentlemen took over
00:41:37.36\00:41:39.76
and how did they do?
00:41:39.79\00:41:41.93
They did great.
00:41:41.96\00:41:43.30
They did how?
00:41:43.33\00:41:44.67
They did great.
00:41:44.70\00:41:46.03
Great! All right, I love it,
00:41:46.07\00:41:47.40
all right so, you
invited her to the meetings,
00:41:47.44\00:41:49.40
what was her reaction
to coming to the meetings?
00:41:49.47\00:41:51.77
Before I actually
was able to invite her,
00:41:51.81\00:41:54.54
she told me that she
got the flyers in the mail
00:41:54.61\00:41:56.95
the previous week
00:41:56.98\00:41:58.31
but she couldn't go
because she didn't have a ride.
00:41:58.35\00:42:00.35
All right,
00:42:00.38\00:42:01.92
now when she found out
00:42:01.95\00:42:03.92
you guys were
doing the meetings,
00:42:03.95\00:42:05.29
what was... what did she say?
00:42:05.32\00:42:07.16
We ended up picking her up
00:42:07.19\00:42:09.42
every single day
and taking her home
00:42:09.49\00:42:11.29
but she was excited
to come to the meetings.
00:42:11.33\00:42:13.93
So she was going to the meetings
00:42:13.96\00:42:15.46
and then you get to
the Sabbath topic...
00:42:15.50\00:42:17.07
presented it at the
meetings and how did she react?
00:42:17.10\00:42:19.90
She was very enthusiastic,
00:42:19.93\00:42:22.97
that morning, she was
studying in devotionals
00:42:23.00\00:42:25.74
about the
Sabbath and she's like,
00:42:25.77\00:42:27.91
"Well no church
teaches the Sabbath anymore
00:42:27.94\00:42:30.25
so I don't know where to search"
00:42:30.28\00:42:32.05
and on that night, in
that Evangelistic Series,
00:42:32.11\00:42:34.68
she found out
more about the Sabbath.
00:42:34.72\00:42:36.28
Amen... amen... okay now,
you kept going to the meetings
00:42:36.32\00:42:40.36
and you get to
baptism and what happens?
00:42:40.39\00:42:43.02
And you shared something
that really touched my heart,
00:42:43.06\00:42:45.23
would you share
what happened that night.
00:42:45.26\00:42:46.59
Okay, she was sitting
there and she looked like
00:42:46.63\00:42:54.50
she was struggling
about the baptism call,
00:42:54.54\00:42:56.50
she went up by herself,
no one else followed her,
00:42:56.54\00:43:00.34
no one else was
up there with her,
00:43:00.38\00:43:02.21
but she went up by herself
00:43:02.24\00:43:04.05
and she made the
decision for God herself,
00:43:04.08\00:43:06.21
later on that night, she
came back and she told me,
00:43:06.25\00:43:09.08
"Laura, I kept telling
God, 'I am not going up there,
00:43:09.12\00:43:11.92
you will not
let me go up there'"
00:43:11.95\00:43:13.89
she's like, "but I went up. "
00:43:13.92\00:43:15.79
Amen, amen, now,
she made a decision,
00:43:15.82\00:43:20.20
has she been baptized yet?
00:43:20.23\00:43:22.30
No, she hasn't been baptized yet
00:43:22.33\00:43:24.43
but she's doing baptismal
classes with Pastor Volody
00:43:24.47\00:43:27.04
and also, her
boyfriend has joined her
00:43:27.07\00:43:29.54
in the baptismal studies
00:43:29.57\00:43:30.91
and he was formerly an
Atheist before the Series.
00:43:30.94\00:43:33.74
Amen... amen...
Audience: Amen...
00:43:33.78\00:43:36.64
Okay, our time is
ticking down quick,
00:43:36.68\00:43:39.68
you know... one
of the reasons...
00:43:39.71\00:43:42.68
the highlights of the program
00:43:42.72\00:43:44.45
is the impact
that the program has
00:43:44.49\00:43:45.99
on the young people themselves.
00:43:46.02\00:43:47.46
You know, a lot of our
young Adventist members
00:43:47.52\00:43:51.23
are just Adventists because
somebody told them they were,
00:43:51.26\00:43:53.83
they don't know why they're
Adventists for themselves
00:43:53.86\00:43:56.36
but through this program,
00:43:56.40\00:43:57.73
they have an
experience with God,
00:43:57.77\00:43:59.13
they have an
experience in winning souls
00:43:59.17\00:44:00.50
and they get a vision,
00:44:00.54\00:44:01.87
or they get a...
a sense of mission
00:44:01.90\00:44:03.87
for why they are
Seventh-day Adventists
00:44:03.91\00:44:05.81
and the mission of the
church and their part in it
00:44:05.84\00:44:07.81
so Alessandra,
you are 16-years old
00:44:07.84\00:44:10.05
and you have a ministry
00:44:10.08\00:44:12.21
and yet, you took time away from
00:44:12.28\00:44:14.98
basically, like
a family business
00:44:15.05\00:44:17.72
and your ministry, to
come to Youth for Jesus, why?
00:44:17.75\00:44:20.32
Well, I was really
excited to come to YFJ...
00:44:20.36\00:44:24.33
or Youth for Jesus because
00:44:24.36\00:44:26.29
I had heard so much about
it and everything that I heard,
00:44:26.33\00:44:29.76
turned out to be true and more,
00:44:29.80\00:44:31.23
because I was able to make
friends with people that...
00:44:31.27\00:44:37.21
they were more
like me, you know,
00:44:37.24\00:44:39.24
they had the same
Christian standards,
00:44:39.27\00:44:41.01
they had the
same kind of mindset
00:44:41.04\00:44:43.78
and it was just
incredible to find youth
00:44:43.81\00:44:46.18
that were like that,
youth that I could connect with
00:44:46.21\00:44:48.25
and my favorite
part, I think was...
00:44:48.28\00:44:50.79
being able to give Bible Studies
00:44:50.82\00:44:53.25
to other people and just
seeing God work through us
00:44:53.29\00:44:57.23
as broken vessels and
still be able to use us
00:44:57.26\00:45:01.10
to be able to change
the lives of other people
00:45:01.13\00:45:03.30
in the surrounding
community and that to me
00:45:03.33\00:45:05.47
was incredibly special.
00:45:05.50\00:45:06.84
Amen... amen...
thank you Alessandra,
00:45:06.87\00:45:09.04
this is Nelson, this
is Nelson's second year
00:45:09.07\00:45:12.17
and you grew up
in an Adventist home
00:45:12.21\00:45:14.21
but what was your
spiritual experience like?
00:45:14.24\00:45:18.61
Um... for me... I
would never really...
00:45:18.65\00:45:22.05
my parents were the people
00:45:22.08\00:45:23.92
that encouraged
my spiritual walk,
00:45:23.95\00:45:25.69
I never really took
an interest in that,
00:45:25.72\00:45:28.12
I didn't go to
church to get closer to God,
00:45:28.19\00:45:30.33
I went to church to hang
with friends and what not.
00:45:30.39\00:45:32.59
So you came to Youth for Jesus
00:45:32.63\00:45:34.90
and one thing you missed,
I know, was your electronics
00:45:34.93\00:45:37.93
because you're
really big into sports
00:45:38.00\00:45:40.00
and you needed to check on
your sports teams every hour,
00:45:40.04\00:45:42.37
is that right?
00:45:42.40\00:45:43.81
Yes.
00:45:43.84\00:45:45.24
Okay but at Youth for
Jesus, we don't have electronics
00:45:45.27\00:45:49.34
because we want to
dedicate this month
00:45:49.38\00:45:51.28
to your relationship with God
00:45:51.31\00:45:53.28
and we want to leave
all distractions aside,
00:45:53.31\00:45:55.25
so how was that
experience for you?
00:45:55.28\00:45:56.92
Um, at first when I
got here, I was like...
00:45:56.95\00:46:00.09
"What am I doing with my
life, like, why am I here?"
00:46:00.12\00:46:03.86
But then as time progressed
and I got to talking with
00:46:03.89\00:46:07.60
my Bible Worker, Eugene, he
was a really powerful impact
00:46:07.63\00:46:11.17
on my life and he
really made me think about
00:46:11.20\00:46:14.27
"Do I really
want to go to heaven?
00:46:14.30\00:46:16.60
Do I really want to
encourage my walk with God?
00:46:16.64\00:46:19.27
What do I want to
get out of this program?"
00:46:19.34\00:46:21.94
And so at the end of the
Program you shared a testimony
00:46:21.98\00:46:25.65
and you had made a
decision and what was that?
00:46:25.68\00:46:28.05
So one night I was
praying and I was like,
00:46:28.08\00:46:30.39
"If I don't get closer to
God after YFJ and what not...
00:46:30.45\00:46:34.39
this is a waste...
like, why did I come?"
00:46:34.42\00:46:36.22
So I prayed that if
sports was what was keeping me
00:46:36.26\00:46:40.13
from getting closer to
God, to take that away from me.
00:46:40.16\00:46:44.00
Amen and we're going
to be praying for you,
00:46:44.03\00:46:47.57
thank you so much.
00:46:47.60\00:46:48.94
This is Kendall and Kendall,
you had a plan for summer
00:46:48.97\00:46:54.41
that did not
include YFJ, is that right?
00:46:54.44\00:46:56.01
Yes, I did.
00:46:56.04\00:46:57.38
Leasa: And where are you from?
00:46:57.41\00:46:58.75
Kendall: Originally? Leasa: No.
00:46:58.78\00:47:00.18
Right now, I'm from
Wenatchee, Washington.
00:47:00.22\00:47:01.78
Okay, it's about
three hours from here
00:47:01.82\00:47:03.82
and you had a plan
and then you got a call
00:47:03.85\00:47:05.82
and we asked you to do
something, what was that?
00:47:05.85\00:47:08.92
So, I was planning, this summer,
00:47:08.96\00:47:11.63
to be taking a CNA Class
at our local Community College
00:47:11.66\00:47:15.53
and then I got a call
00:47:15.56\00:47:16.90
in January from someone I
didn't expect to get a call from
00:47:16.93\00:47:19.47
it was from Ms.
Vivian, she said,
00:47:19.53\00:47:20.97
"Kendall, what would you
think about coming back to speak
00:47:21.00\00:47:24.31
at Youth for Jesus?"
00:47:24.34\00:47:25.67
and I was like,
"Well, I'll pray about it"
00:47:25.71\00:47:28.01
and so I finished talking to her
00:47:28.04\00:47:30.25
and I started praying
about it and I was like,
00:47:30.28\00:47:32.01
"No, I don't
think it's going to work
00:47:32.08\00:47:33.42
because I have three things... "
00:47:33.45\00:47:34.78
I needed to be able to find
00:47:34.82\00:47:36.52
another way to
take the CNA Class,
00:47:36.55\00:47:38.02
I needed to work
or I needed to find
00:47:38.05\00:47:39.62
some way to pay for school,
00:47:39.65\00:47:40.99
and then I just had a lot
on my plate with the other...
00:47:41.02\00:47:43.02
with the Nursing
prerequisites and so I was like,
00:47:43.06\00:47:44.89
"I don't think this is
going to work... God. "
00:47:44.93\00:47:46.63
Okay, but you
obviously ended up here.
00:47:46.66\00:47:49.56
But I did, so then
about a week later I went
00:47:49.60\00:47:52.23
and I talked to
my Nursing Advisor
00:47:52.27\00:47:54.30
and she was
like, "Not a problem,
00:47:54.34\00:47:56.27
we'll have you take the
three-week accelerated course
00:47:56.30\00:47:58.64
at the end of the summer"
00:47:58.67\00:48:00.01
and then I was like,
"Okay... " so that worked out,
00:48:00.04\00:48:02.21
and then I had forgotten that
my grandparents had sent me an
00:48:02.24\00:48:04.41
application for a scholarship
00:48:04.45\00:48:05.95
and I didn't even know
how much money it was for,
00:48:05.98\00:48:08.55
so the day before it was due,
00:48:08.58\00:48:10.55
I filled it out
and applied for it
00:48:10.59\00:48:11.92
and I ended up receiving
and it was for the exact amount
00:48:11.95\00:48:14.09
that I needed for
Nursing School in the fall.
00:48:14.12\00:48:17.26
Amen... amen... amen... so...
00:48:17.33\00:48:19.49
preaching the gospel
to the general public,
00:48:19.53\00:48:22.96
what was that experience like?
00:48:23.00\00:48:24.33
Well, I sometimes think,
00:48:24.37\00:48:26.00
we think that... us
sharing the gospel...
00:48:26.03\00:48:28.47
that we're blessing other
people but God is blessing us
00:48:28.50\00:48:32.07
and just to be able to...
00:48:32.11\00:48:33.44
to spend that
time reading His Word
00:48:33.48\00:48:35.48
and then being able to teach it
and share it with other people,
00:48:35.51\00:48:38.05
it's just... it
takes on a whole new form
00:48:38.08\00:48:40.55
and it becomes
living in a whole new way
00:48:40.58\00:48:42.78
and it was just
an amazing experience
00:48:42.85\00:48:45.25
and I'm so glad
God had a specific plan
00:48:45.29\00:48:47.66
for me to be here at
Youth for Jesus this summer.
00:48:47.69\00:48:49.99
Amen... thank you so
much for serving Kendall.
00:48:50.03\00:48:52.29
Okay, this is Michael Cuke.
00:48:52.33\00:48:54.93
Michael Cuke came from New York
as one of the last replacements
00:48:54.96\00:48:59.13
for some people
that couldn't come
00:48:59.17\00:49:00.50
now, what was your experience
at Youth for Jesus like?
00:49:00.54\00:49:04.51
Okay, so, like Ms. Leasa
said, I came from New York
00:49:04.54\00:49:08.51
and... I mean... it
was a pretty big contrast,
00:49:08.54\00:49:11.31
coming from New York, to
like, Farmville... basically
00:49:11.35\00:49:15.28
and kind of like other
people I know down here,
00:49:15.32\00:49:20.99
when I first
came here I was like,
00:49:21.02\00:49:22.36
"I can't do this, I
have to go to bed at 9:30,
00:49:22.39\00:49:25.19
they have pizza with no cheese,
they take away my phone,"
00:49:25.23\00:49:30.70
I'm like, "I can't do this"
00:49:30.73\00:49:32.50
but as the days progressed
and just like Nelson was saying,
00:49:32.53\00:49:35.80
the way Youth for Jesus is...
00:49:35.84\00:49:37.84
it causes you not to
feel... like... pressured
00:49:37.87\00:49:40.78
to be in the
church or to serve God,
00:49:40.81\00:49:42.71
it causes you to
make it like a desire...
00:49:42.74\00:49:44.71
and you want to serve
God, you want to finally choose
00:49:44.78\00:49:47.25
because God and a
relationship with him
00:49:47.28\00:49:49.25
and making it to heaven is
bigger than the cell phone,
00:49:49.28\00:49:51.75
it's bigger than
pizza with cheese,
00:49:51.79\00:49:53.49
it's bigger than
anything you could ever imagine
00:49:53.52\00:49:55.89
and coming to Youth for Jesus
00:49:55.92\00:49:57.63
is one of the best decisions
I've ever made in my life.
00:49:57.66\00:50:00.10
Thank you
Michael. Audience: Amen...
00:50:00.13\00:50:02.06
Audience clapping...
00:50:02.10\00:50:06.47
So, this is Harold Lance,
00:50:06.50\00:50:08.37
he is a President
of ASI Mission Inc.
00:50:08.40\00:50:10.74
which funds the
Youth for Jesus Program,
00:50:10.77\00:50:13.07
and you've been
funding it for 16 years
00:50:13.11\00:50:17.15
and you were a
member of the Linwood Church
00:50:17.18\00:50:20.18
which is one of the
Youth for Jesus churches
00:50:20.22\00:50:23.35
and so what was it
like, as a church member
00:50:23.39\00:50:26.35
experiencing Youth for Jesus?
00:50:26.39\00:50:27.72
We've seen Youth for
Jesus from the outside
00:50:27.76\00:50:30.79
but to experience
it from the inside...
00:50:30.83\00:50:33.90
to see the faithful
leadership of the people
00:50:33.93\00:50:37.47
who make this happen
every day, the Bible Workers,
00:50:37.50\00:50:41.17
the bright and
shining committed young people
00:50:41.20\00:50:44.87
there... every night...
00:50:44.91\00:50:46.37
what an inspiration
it was to us personally
00:50:46.41\00:50:49.14
and to our church
that rallied around
00:50:49.18\00:50:52.31
and saw to it that we
were there every night
00:50:52.35\00:50:56.35
to make it a respectable
and interesting place
00:50:56.38\00:51:00.29
and I can tell you ASI Family
that the dollars that we invest
00:51:00.32\00:51:05.69
in these young people,
00:51:05.76\00:51:07.10
and the money that the
Conference puts into it
00:51:07.13\00:51:10.00
is well-spent dollars
and we got our money's worth
00:51:10.03\00:51:13.10
and I am proud
to wear their shirt.
00:51:13.13\00:51:16.10
Amen, now for any
of the church members
00:51:16.14\00:51:18.67
that are from the
Phoenix, Arizona area,
00:51:18.71\00:51:21.21
Phoenix, Arizona
is where we will have
00:51:21.24\00:51:23.71
Youth for Jesus next
year, okay, we'll see you there.
00:51:23.75\00:51:27.62
Thank you so much.
00:51:27.65\00:51:35.42
Piano being played...
00:51:35.49\00:51:39.23
some more music...
00:51:39.29\00:51:42.96
I'm longing to be like Jesus
00:51:43.00\00:51:51.27
I'm following in
00:51:51.31\00:51:55.71
His way
00:51:55.74\00:51:59.58
I'm learning to love
00:51:59.61\00:52:04.19
as He did...
00:52:04.22\00:52:08.56
and know that I do inside...
00:52:08.59\00:52:15.40
At times I am tempted
00:52:15.43\00:52:19.43
to make a wrong choice
00:52:19.47\00:52:23.77
but I want to listen
00:52:23.81\00:52:28.01
as the still
small voice whispers,
00:52:28.04\00:52:34.58
"Love one another
as Jesus loves you
00:52:34.62\00:52:41.62
try to show
kindness in all that you do
00:52:41.66\00:52:48.66
be gentle and loving"
00:52:48.70\00:52:53.23
indeed I did find...
00:52:53.27\00:52:57.77
for these are the
things Jesus taught.
00:52:57.81\00:53:06.58
piano playing...
00:53:06.61\00:53:14.72
piano...
00:53:14.76\00:53:22.16
I'm learning to love my neighbor
00:53:22.20\00:53:29.87
I'm learning to serve my friends
00:53:29.90\00:53:37.75
I watch for the
day of gladness...
00:53:37.78\00:53:45.35
when Jesus will come again
00:53:45.39\00:53:52.19
I long to remember
00:53:52.23\00:53:56.46
the lessons He taught
00:53:56.50\00:54:00.70
then the Holy Spirit
00:54:00.74\00:54:04.94
enters into my thoughts saying,
00:54:04.97\00:54:09.74
"Love one another
as Jesus loves you
00:54:09.78\00:54:16.85
try to show
kindness in all that you do
00:54:16.89\00:54:24.89
be gentle and
loving" indeed I did find...
00:54:24.93\00:54:32.90
for these are the
things Jesus taught.
00:54:32.93\00:54:40.68
Love one another
as Jesus loves you
00:54:40.71\00:54:48.55
try to show
kindness in all that you do
00:54:48.58\00:54:56.39
be gentle and
loving" indeed I did find...
00:54:56.42\00:55:04.13
for these are the things
00:55:04.17\00:55:10.64
Jesus
00:55:10.71\00:55:16.18
taught.
00:55:16.21\00:55:21.68
closing music...
00:55:21.72\00:55:27.06
Will you please bow your
heads with me for prayer?
00:55:27.09\00:55:29.76
"Father, God, tonight we lift
our hearts in prayer to you Lord
00:55:29.79\00:55:34.76
you know the messages
that we have heard today
00:55:34.80\00:55:38.17
and tonight in
music and in word,
00:55:38.20\00:55:40.70
Lord, maybe
you've touched our hearts
00:55:40.74\00:55:43.17
but Lord, we want you to more...
00:55:43.20\00:55:45.41
we want to be more
than just hearers Lord,
00:55:45.44\00:55:47.68
Lord, we want to be doers
00:55:47.71\00:55:49.04
and we ask that we
wouldn't leave here
00:55:49.08\00:55:51.25
the same as we have come in
00:55:51.28\00:55:53.68
but that we would do your will,
00:55:53.72\00:55:56.05
that our lives
would be a witness for you
00:55:56.08\00:55:58.82
in everything that we do
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that we wouldn't just
go to church on Sabbath
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but that we would
in all of our lives
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in our work... in our school,
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Lord that we would
be servants for you
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and that people
would see Jesus in us,
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that we may bring your message
to the world at this time
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of the closing of
earth's history, Lord,
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and we just thank you so
much that you have not left us
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but that you've
cared so much about us...
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Lord, we are so unworthy
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and yet you've come
down to our sinful planet
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and made a difference
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and father we want to
make a difference for you
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and we just thank you that
you have given us the power
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and we claim that
and we thank you Lord
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in Jesus' name, amen...
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ASI Spokane, Washington
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