Participants: Danny Shelton (Host), Mollie Steenson (Host), C.A. Murray (Host), Jay Christian, John Dinzey
Series Code: 15HC
Program Code: 15HC000008A
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00:49 Hello and welcome to Friday evening.
00:52 Camp Meeting. Fall Camp Meeting. Homecoming Camp Meeting 00:55 2015. The Sabbath hours have finally come 00:59 and we finally get to say Happy Sabbath! 01:03 We've been trying to say that all day. 01:05 Someone almost said it last night because any time you get 01:07 a good-looking group of Adventists together 01:10 you want to say Happy Sabbath. 01:11 So now we actually can say Happy Sabbath. 01:14 And that's Happy Sabbath to our audience here in this house 01:17 and our audience around the world. 01:19 Whether you are beginning Sabbath, 01:21 you may be into your Sabbath, 01:23 you may be heading towards the new week depending on 01:25 where you are on planet earth 01:27 we wish you a happy Sabbath. 01:29 And if you're done with your Sabbath 01:31 and heading towards the new week we wish you a blessed week 01:33 in Jesus Christ. We are just beginning the Sabbath here 01:36 and we are so very very excited. 01:38 Danny, Yvonne, Mollie, 01:41 Pastor John: we've had a wonderful day thus far, 01:44 Danny, have we not? Oh, it's been incredible. 01:47 But it's better that Pastor John is back. 01:49 He's been in Washington, D.C. visiting with the Pope. 01:53 I don't know if you had a... Is that called "popery? " 01:55 I'm not sure what that is. 01:57 But he was there at the White House, so 02:00 we told him he had a shine about him, so 02:02 we didn't know if that was from the Pope or the Lord. 02:04 He said it was from the Lord, so... Yeah, it's from the Lord. 02:06 Plus I got here too late to put on make-up. 02:08 That's what's going on. Oh, that's what the shine is. Sorry! 02:12 Yeah... OK. It was interesting to be in Washington. 02:16 It is amazing how the Lord works things out. 02:18 I never asked to go, but the Lord saw fit that 02:21 Brad Walker and I went. Brad did the camera work 02:24 and we met a lot of very interesting people. 02:27 The general temperature of the crowd there... 02:30 and there was every denomination represented... 02:32 there were some people there that had no denomination at all. 02:35 But when asked: "What do you think about the Pope's visit 02:37 to America? " There was a guy that lived just 02:40 forty miles away. He said: "This is the most historical event 02:43 in U.S. history. " And someone else said that the security 02:47 was the highest level of security EVER 02:50 in any U.S. event... paramount to the security 02:54 of the presidential inauguration 02:57 but on a broader scale because it was not just in Washington 02:59 but in New York, in the air- ports, and then in Philadelphia 03:03 coming up. When we asked people what do they think about 03:07 the Pope's impact on politics and religion in America 03:10 many of them said: "This is the hour that we need 03:13 a real moral leader. " 03:16 And they said: "He is the most powerful, moral, and spiritual 03:21 leader in the world. " And whatever he decides 03:24 they are fine with it. 03:26 That was people from different denominations. 03:28 There was a lady that held up a banner about... 03:29 and we were sure she was Catholic... 03:31 And I said: "Well, you really must be excited! " Because 03:35 everything on that banner indicated that she was Catholic. 03:38 And she said: "No, I'm not Catholic... I'm Lutheran. 03:39 However, he's my Pope, too. " 03:42 And we thought that the general temperature is... 03:44 and as I asked them I asked some very challenging questions. 03:47 We'll get a chance to reveal that on the footage that 03:50 Brad Walker is editing. It's going to be a dynamic program. 03:52 But the nutshell was: it was interesting to see 03:56 the impact when Pope Francis stepped out on the balcony 04:00 of the capitol building it was like being at a church service. 04:04 And there were thousands of people gathered on the 04:07 White House lawn... I mean on the capitol lawn, 04:09 and you could hear a pin drop. 04:11 It was almost as if you can breathe... 04:14 Someone's phone rang and you almost heard it echo 04:16 through the crowds. That's how silent it was. 04:19 And when he said: "buenos dias" 04:23 the crowd interrupted. There was nothing that he could have said 04:26 that did not get an overwhelming reaction. 04:29 But I believe that where we're headed is going to be quite 04:32 interesting. The high point for me was when I had a chance 04:34 to meet with other... Catholic priests... and we had a meet 04:37 and greet with congressmen and getting to just touch bases 04:41 with people. And you know, the Lord has given me something 04:44 that I call... well let me just say it this way: 04:47 I don't believe that we have time to... and I've said this 04:50 before, my church members have heard me say this... 04:52 we don't have time to meander in the maze of mediocrity 04:55 or ponder at the pool of popularity 04:57 or negotiate at the table of the enemy. 05:00 And so I was able to sit down with congressmen. 05:02 One said to me: "What is your general tenure about 05:06 the Pope's visit to America? " in his private chambers 05:08 with his advisor there and communication director. 05:11 And I said: "Well... since you've asked... 05:14 and I gave him a study on Daniel 7, 05:20 Daniel 2, Amen! and Revelation 13... both beasts. 05:24 In a nutshell was, I said: 05:26 "When Rome received its deadly wound in 1798... " 05:28 This was 15 minutes later... "America was coming up. 05:32 1776 Declaration of Inde- pendence; 1781 Bill of Rights. 05:36 And by 1929 when Musollini gave the Vatican City to Rome 05:39 it was the roaring 20's in America... 05:43 the industrial revolution. 05:44 So this Protestant and Republican government was 05:46 firmly established. And 32 years after 1929 when 05:50 Kennedy became the first president that was Catholic 05:53 this nation was terrified about Catholicism. 05:56 That was just 1961-1963. 06:00 So Rome's impact from 1929 to now has been nothing short of 06:04 tremendous. But why? 06:06 This is the only... this is the last battalion on earth 06:10 where Protestantism and Republicanism exist. 06:14 And so when they announced him they said: 06:17 "Ladies and gentlemen: the holy See. " 06:21 And I went back to that statement 06:23 "He had eyes like the eyes of a man... " 06:25 I'm not going to say anything more tonight. 06:27 But it's amazing: everywhere he went 06:29 people couldn't breathe. They were filled with anxiety. 06:33 Everything he said was like... like God himself spoke. 06:38 That tells you that people around the world are 06:41 looking for something - yes - and that's why we have to be 06:44 a beacon of light when we're here to show them truth. 06:46 Mollie Sue, isn't this an exciting time? Step up here 06:48 a little closer. Is this an exciting time to be alive? 06:51 Yes it is. I was shopping today 06:53 and in the store a lady... 06:57 a very wealth... she looked like she was very wealthy, 07:01 dressed very well... she was on the cell phone 07:04 to her friend and she was talking about the Pope... 07:07 how wonderful it was to have him in the United States, 07:10 how wonderful it was that he was speaking to the leaders 07:13 of the nation. And I was just amazed 07:16 at someone just randomly in a store 07:20 just lauding the Pope. And I wanted to stop and ask her 07:24 if she was Catholic, but I didn't have that opportunity. 07:27 But it's true that his visit here, Danny, has made 07:32 an incredible impact. And we KNOW that this is... 07:36 it's signs. And again, I asked you this last night: 07:39 how many of you want the Lord to return? 07:41 Amen! Don't we know that all this is, Danny, 07:45 it's just signs of the fact that we really are in the 07:49 closing moments of earth's history. 07:51 What an incredible time to be alive! Amen! 07:54 And even people who aren't Christians know it. 07:58 You know, people who aren't even Christians know that there's 08:00 something different going on... there's something stirring. 08:04 And to me it's like when I was listening to 08:07 some of the newscasters and they were saying 08:11 how some of the Senators were tearing up 08:14 with what the Pope was saying and they're just so emotional 08:17 about the Pope and what he's saying. 08:20 And so many references and comparisons 08:23 between the Pope and Jesus Christ. 08:25 And I'm thinking: "Wow! This is... We... If we 08:30 didn't think that we're at the end of time 08:34 we'd better check our pulse if we don't think we are 08:37 because this is... we are truly, truly in the end. 08:41 All these prophecies are coming to pass now 08:44 and we don't have time to waste. Amen! 08:47 We just don't have time. Absolutely. 08:49 You're going to be singing a song in just a moment. 08:51 Yes. And tell us about the song. 08:53 Oh, this song is my testimony song. 08:58 I sang it years ago on... actually on the only other 09:02 project that I've recorded. I'm still working on one here - 09:05 praise the Lord - and hope to get it finished within the next 09:08 year or so. But this song for me has so much significance 09:14 because it kind of signifies our walk with Christ. 09:17 And as you listen to the words 09:19 hopefully you will be able to identify with it, too, 09:23 because it just talks about - it speaks of - the love of God 09:27 and how we are just... we can be amazed 09:30 at what He's done for us. Amen! 09:32 OK. For those of you at home, we've got more music. 09:35 I think Reggie and Ladye Love are here. 09:37 I think Tammy is here, and who else? We may have 09:40 some other singers. Pastor John, you're back. 09:42 You're going to sing. Then we've got some testimonies 09:44 and it's going to be great. We've got Jay Christian, 09:47 Johnny Dinzey, and it's just an hour to praise the Lord 09:50 and give Him honor and glory for all the great things 09:53 He has done. Amen. Then after that we're going to 09:56 be blessed by Elder John Carter 09:58 as he brings us literally the word of life this evening. 10:01 I look forward to it, don't you? 10:03 All right. Miss Yvonne, would you sing for us please? 10:06 To us. Amen. 10:09 I'm amazed 10:12 each time I think 10:18 that You would love me 10:25 and You made Yourself 10:30 a willing... 10:33 such a willing sacrifice. 10:37 Yes. 10:41 'Cause all I've ever done 10:47 is cause You pain 10:51 and so much sorrow. 10:58 When I think of what You've done 11:03 well I'm amazed. 11:14 I'm amazed to know 11:17 that soon 11:21 my Jesus is coming back for me 11:28 with a robe of light - 11:33 oh, yes - and a life that 11:37 never, never, never, never, never ends. 11:42 It never ends. 11:46 'Cause all I've ever done 11:52 is go astray 11:56 when You said: "Follow. " 12:02 When I think of what's to come 12:08 yes, yes, yes 12:13 I'm amazed. 12:17 Now I've often asked 12:20 "What kind of love is this? " 12:25 'cause I just... 12:27 I just don't understand 12:32 why my Savior left 12:37 His glory 12:42 to die 12:45 for sinful man 12:50 when all 12:53 I've ever done 12:57 is go astray. Oh Lord, 13:01 when You said: "Follow. " 13:07 When I think of what You've done 13:13 well I'm amazed... 13:23 when I think of what 13:26 You've done 13:29 yes, I'm amazed. 13:33 I'm so amazed. 13:39 How could You? How could You show 13:43 such love? 13:58 Well 14:01 I'm amazed. 14:04 I'm so amazed. 14:18 I'm so... so 14:23 amazed. 14:28 Amen! 14:34 Amen! There's a spirit at this Camp Meeting, 14:40 isn't there? Can you feel it? 14:42 Amen! I can sure feel it... I'll tell you that! 14:46 For those of you who don't know me, 14:49 my name is Jay Christian. 14:51 I'm the general manager of the 3ABN Radio Network 14:56 and I've been here for 16 years. 15:02 And I have to tell you that I am more excited today 15:06 than I have been at any time prior to this 15:11 and the reason is: so much is happening. 15:14 We here can feel it 15:17 and I know you can feel it as well. 15:19 And those people watching on TV and listening on radio 15:22 I pray that you can feel it as well 15:25 because it's an incredible time. 15:28 I'm happy to tell you some of the things that are going on 15:31 at the 3ABN Radio Network and I will pass those along to you. 15:36 But I just want to make sure that you know 15:38 our hearts... and our hearts are in this 100%. 15:43 We're ready to give that certain sound 15:47 and we ask that you work along with us. 15:51 A couple of things... First, we sometimes 15:57 count up our affiliates, and the latest count has us 16:01 in the neighborhood of 260 affiliates. 16:04 Amen! Praise God? Amen! 16:06 And that's worldwide. 16:08 We have just signed recently about 15 affiliates 16:13 and I would like to say hello 16:15 and let the people who are listening and watching know 16:18 in case there's one close to them they can listen to that. 16:23 But there is a full power station in Wisconsin Rapids, WI, 16:29 and they have just... I understand they have just 16:33 gone on the air or are getting ready to go on the air. 16:36 We're not sure exactly where they are in the process 16:37 but they are very close if they are not on. 16:40 Now listen to this: in Wisconsin 16:43 there has not been a construction permit awarded 16:46 for 25 years for a full power station 16:50 in all of Wisconsin. 16:53 There were 38 people trying for this frequency. 16:59 Guess who got it? Amen! Amen. 17:04 And so... That's right: Jesus. That is right. So they've been 17:08 working on this since the year 2007 17:11 and they're about ready to go on the air. 17:14 And if you get the World magazine, they're featured in 17:16 the December issue. It is quite a story 17:21 and I encourage you to read it. 17:23 Other stations? In Coudersport, Pennsylvania; 17:27 Billings, Montana; Hobbs, New Mexico; 17:30 Jellico, Tennessee. 17:32 Now if you live in this town 17:37 that I'm going to mention you call it one name. 17:41 If you don't live in this town - say you live someplace outside 17:44 of Tennessee - you'll call it another name. 17:47 Some of you are smiling. I think you know which one 17:49 I'm going to talk about. 17:51 There's a town that those of us outside Tennessee 17:54 would call Ooltewah 17:57 but people inside call it "Ootilwah. " 18:02 So welcome to "Ootilwah" as well. 18:05 Waterloo, Wisconsin; Roundup, Montana; 18:07 Lewistown, Montana; Clovis, New Mexico; 18:10 Lexington, Kentucky; and Dixfield, Maine. 18:14 Glad to have you with us. As well, there are 3 stations, 18:17 low-power stations, in Australia. 18:20 Narembeen - Andrews Hill, and all of these are in 18:23 West Australia, Narembeen - Cheatam Way 18:27 and Narembeen - Hyden. And again all in Western Australia. 18:31 We are also waiting - and pray with us if you would... 18:35 There are about 15 affiliates - potential affiliates, 18:38 I'll use that word. We've been talking with them 18:41 and they have not committed yet. 18:45 We pray that they will 18:47 because, again, we want to be able to 18:51 give that certain sound to the world at this time 18:55 right now that it so necessary. 18:58 And as always we're focusing on programming. 19:01 We had recently started a program, and if you've listened 19:05 you probably have heard it. It's called Critically Speaking. 19:08 Now I know this doesn't apply to your church 19:13 but there are many churches that have people that have 19:18 a critical spirit. And so a gentleman by the name of 19:22 Jim Hammer, and he's at our affiliate in Arcade, New York, 19:26 wrote a couple of books about his experiences with 19:30 a critical spirit. And it starts with his critical spirit 19:34 and then it goes on and talks about how he got out 19:38 of it and stories that other people were helped and so forth. 19:42 The critical spirit is a killer. 19:44 It really is. It kills churches; it kills people. 19:47 And it's a tremendous series that we're airing on 3ABN Radio 19:51 now. People have bought the book and now we have people 19:54 contacting us actually asking for copies - CD copies - of 19:59 the program as well. And of course, it's not for them. 20:03 They know somebody... right? 20:06 "I have a friend that really needs this... 20:09 would you send me two? " 20:12 But it has been well received by listeners, and we praise God 20:15 for that. We are in the planning stage of a new health program. 20:20 Natural remedies are very important. 20:23 Now there are some people that don't like to go to doctors. 20:28 Other people don't mind going to doctors. 20:30 I'm sort of in the middle. 20:32 I would rather start with a natural remedy first, 20:37 and if that's not working then I will take the next step. 20:41 Well, there are a lot of people like that 20:44 and there's a need for natural remedies 20:47 so we'll put them on. 20:48 We are in the planning process of this now, so 20:52 we are talking with someone about hosting it 20:54 and hopefully before too long next year we'll be on the air. 20:58 We also from time to time review some of the TV programs 21:01 that we want to put on radio. 21:04 We are always looking for great programs that translate into 21:08 the listening audience. And we all know that the listening 21:11 audience is different than the TV audience. 21:13 And so we're looking at those as well. 21:16 And so hopefully we'll have some more new programs on for you 21:19 in the near future. 21:21 It's always wonderful hearing from people who listen to us. 21:27 We got an e-mail from someone who says: "I listen to 21:30 3ABN Radio and watch TV on my phone 21:34 from Brazil. " 21:37 Praise God! She says: "I love it, guys. 21:41 Thanks for the great things you bring to my life 21:43 by the Holy Spirit. " 21:46 And you know, it's incredible when we hear things like this! 21:50 I get e-mails... I do a one-hour music program daily... 21:54 Musical Meditations. I hear from listeners. 21:58 We hear from people who have been blessed by programs 22:01 that we carry. And we can't do this without you. 22:05 We desperately need you... we need your help, especially 22:08 at this time. We are giving a certain sound. 22:13 And I'm leaning on that phrase a lot. 22:15 You understand what I'm saying. We're telling the world 22:17 the truth. People driving down the road turning on their radios 22:22 have truth told to them. 22:25 And so we ask for your prayers and we ask for your financial 22:29 support as well. We thank you so much 22:31 for all that you do for us, and please, continue to join us 22:35 and be with us. Amen! 22:43 Thank you, Jay, You know, today on the radio I was listening 22:46 as I was in the car. And a thought came to me 22:50 that helped me decide what song to sing tonight. 22:55 The gentleman said: "What would you do for your neighbor 23:00 if his son had to die to save your life? 23:04 What would you do for your neighbor? 23:08 Would it be too much for him to ask you to tell other people 23:13 that his son died so that you might live 23:16 if your neighbor's son had to die to save your life? " 23:21 And he said: "If it's not too much for your neighbor to ask, 23:27 why does it seem so much for the Lord to ask us to tell 23:30 the world that His Son died for us? " 23:33 And so as you listen to the words of this song - 23:35 it's called Much Too High A Price - 23:38 think of the price that Jesus paid to save our lives 23:42 and ask yourself the question: "What's stopping me 23:46 from telling other people about the price that Jesus paid 23:50 to save us? " 24:24 Your love endured the cross... 24:32 despising all the shame. 24:38 That afternoon when midnight fell 24:44 Your suffering cleared my name. 24:51 And that sin-swept hill 24:54 became the open door 25:00 to paradise because 25:04 You paid 25:08 much too high a price. 25:17 You paid much 25:22 too high a price for me: 25:26 Your tears, Your blood, the pain 25:33 to have my soul get stirred at times 25:39 yet never truly changed. 25:45 You deserve a fiery love 25:51 that won't ignore Your sacrifice 25:57 because You paid 26:02 much too high a 26:06 price. 26:20 Your grace inspires my heart 26:27 to rise above the sin 26:33 and all the earthly vanities 26:39 that seek to draw me in. 26:45 I want to tell this 26:48 tainted world of a love 26:52 that truly saved my life: 27:00 a love that paid 27:05 so high a price. 27:14 You paid much 27:17 too high 27:20 a price for me 27:23 with Your tears, Your blood, all the pain 27:30 to have my soul 27:33 get stirred at times 27:36 yet never 27:38 truly changed. 27:44 You deserve a fiery love 27:49 that won't ignore Your 27:53 sacrifice 27:58 because You paid 28:04 much too high 28:07 a price... 28:12 because 28:16 You paid 28:19 much too high 28:25 a price. 28:41 Amen! 28:44 Amen! Praise the Lord! 28:48 I want to begin by saying that I am 28:52 very grateful to the Lord to be a part of this ministry - 28:55 3ABN - and for the privilege to work with 3ABN Latino. 29:01 And we do have a wonderful staff. 29:03 My lovely wife Idalia, administrative assistant 29:07 and producer for the 3ABN Hoy! program 29:12 and editor for our Hoy! magazine. 29:14 And we want to praise the Lord for Jorge Jaque, our 29:18 manager... production manager for 3ABN Latino. 29:21 And we thank Sr. Lynette for being so patient and kind 29:25 in letting him travel... along with the rest of his family. 29:29 We praise the Lord for Sr. Irma Murray, Pastor Murray's wife, 29:32 that also leads out in our marketing department. 29:38 And we also have Sr. Rocio Barrón that works 29:42 in our Call Center. We have... trying to remember everyone... 29:48 We have Luis Capote that recent- joined our editing staff. 29:52 John Ramirez, fresh off the oven, coming in to our editing 29:57 staff. And we want to thank our chief editor Alex Sanchez 30:02 that prepared a video that you're about to see 30:06 in a moment. And did I mention Sr. Rocio Barrón works in 30:11 our Call Center? And we just praise the Lord for each and 30:13 every one. But that's not the whole of our department because 30:16 all... I'm sorry. Did I call it a department? 30:19 It's a network. All of the other departments 30:23 all the departments help 3ABN Latino 30:26 march along and keep growing and we praise the Lord for it. 30:31 We'd like to share a video with you that shows you 30:32 a little bit of what God is doing through 3ABN Latino. 30:35 And this you will see right now. 30:52 In order to bring the everlasting gospel 30:55 to over 600 million people that speak Spanish and Portuguese 30:59 3ABN stepped out in faith 31:02 to launch 3ABN Latino. 31:06 Since its launch in August 2003 31:09 God has blessed in a mighty way. 31:11 Today 3ABN Latino can be viewed 31:14 on over 1,200 cable companies 31:17 in North, Central, and South America. 31:20 That's a gain of at least 100 cable affiliates per year! 31:25 3ABN Latino can be viewed on over 100 free to air channels 31:30 in the US and Puerto Rico. People from all over the world 31:34 are watching 3ABN Latino via the Internet, on android phones, 31:39 iPhones, tablets, Roku, and other streaming servers. 31:43 Here's a sample of what's been going on on 3ABN Latino. 33:16 So what happens when people watch 3ABN Latino? 33:19 Lives are transformed... and it happens every day. 33:24 Praise the Lord! God is doing great and mighty things. 33:28 In 2015 celebrating its 12th anniversary 33:32 3ABN Latino is 33:39 Praise the Lord! We also would like to mention that 33:43 we are blessed to have Sr. Sonia Rodriguez 33:45 along with her husband Dr. Senez Rodriguez. 33:48 He works in the pastoral department and Sr. Sonia works 33:52 in coordinating our production. 33:55 And God is doing great and mighty things. 33:57 You know, we are amazed at how sometimes cable companies 34:02 contact us to say: "We want to have your channel 34:05 on our cable network. What do we need to do? " 34:08 So we praise the Lord that God is doing these things. 34:12 And you know, it's interesting to know that sometimes these 34:15 cable executives are touched by the Holy Spirit 34:18 to watch the programming. And I have heard some of them say: 34:22 "You have very good quality programming. " 34:25 And one of them said to me: "I only watch two channels: 34:29 the news channel and your channel. " 34:32 And I say praise the Lord! 34:34 As a matter of fact, one of the cable executives was baptized 34:38 in Colombia. And we say: "Praise the Lord! " 34:41 Isn't that wonderful? As a matter of fact, 34:44 about a year after she was baptized 34:47 she sent a list of other cable networks 34:51 that are going to be joining 3ABN Latino. 34:53 And the Lord is using her in a mighty way. 34:56 We saw her become baptized so we KNOW it happened! 34:59 So we praise the Lord for that. 35:01 As a matter of fact, we are praising the Lord. We just came 35:04 from Guatemala - my wife and I - and we saw some people 35:07 that have been baptized as a result of watching 3ABN Latino. 35:12 Over 1,200 cable companies, 35:14 over 100 television stations broadcasting 3ABN Latino... 35:18 and the Lord is not done yet. 35:20 We need to reach more people for Jesus Christ 35:22 such as this man. His name is Jose... I'm sorry: Johnny. 35:26 And he... when he first wrote to us he said: 35:30 "For over 28 years 35:34 I preached against the Seventh-day Adventist church 35:38 and many times against Ellen G. White, 35:41 and this will be my fourth Sabbath that I am a SDA. " 35:47 So we praise the Lord for that. 35:49 As a matter of fact, he said that he first started watching 35:51 by accident. He found it and then he said that he was 35:55 upset when he found out it was a Seventh-day Adventist. 35:58 So he said: "I'm going to keep watching to see what else 36:00 I can learn about them so I can attack them. " 36:03 BUT the first speaker he saw was Pastor Steven Bohr. 36:06 He said: "Wow! That's an interesting topic 36:09 he was preaching. " He decided to start recording. 36:12 He recorded 67 DVDs six hours each, and he said: 36:17 "I diligently studied these things. " 36:19 And 67 CDs... 6 hours each. 36:23 Imagine all those CDs. Do the math. 36:26 And he said that after doing all of that 36:28 he decided "I had very little truth 36:31 and much error so I decided I should become a SDA. " 36:35 And we praise the Lord for that. 36:36 Thank you. Please continue to pray for us. 36:38 My time is up. Amen! 36:47 A song that we sang on the Pillars of Faith 36:50 was I Have Fixed My Mind. And you heard a little bit 36:52 of the Chilean group there that I was afforded the opportunity 36:56 at GC to meet. A wonderful wonderful group of kids, 37:00 and they did the Spanish version 37:02 that was absolutely just beautiful beautiful. 37:04 And we wanted to do this for you tonight... in English! 37:23 I have fixed my mind 37:27 on another time, 37:30 on another time. 37:37 And here I mean 37:41 to stand until God gives me 37:47 more light. 37:51 And that is today, 37:56 today, 37:58 today until He comes. 38:05 I have fixed my mind 38:08 on another time... 38:11 on another 38:16 time. 38:21 I have set my course 38:24 on the narrow way, 38:28 on the narrow way. 38:34 For I know the time 38:37 is close at hand 38:40 for which I watch and I pray. 38:48 And that is today, today, 38:55 today until He comes. 39:01 I have set my course 39:04 on the narrow way... 39:07 on the narrow 39:11 way. 39:15 Even so, Lord, come quickly, 39:20 this is my fervent prayer. 39:27 For I've caught a glimpse 39:31 of glory and I'm longing 39:36 to be there. 39:54 When shall the Son of Man 39:59 appear? 40:01 The trumpet sound its blast? 40:06 And Christ descend 40:11 in glorious fire 40:14 with all the saints amassed? 40:19 We'll rise with those 40:23 who sleep no more 40:27 to meet Him in the air. 40:33 When shall the Son 40:37 of Man appear... 40:44 the Son of Man appear? 40:51 Even so, Lord, come quickly, 40:57 this is my fervent prayer. 41:03 For I've caught a glimpse 41:07 of glory and I'm longing 41:13 to be there... 41:17 For I've caught a glimpse 41:21 of glory 41:28 and I'm longing 41:32 to 41:38 be there. 41:44 I have fixed my mind 41:48 on another time... 41:55 on another 42:05 time. 42:18 Amen! 42:24 Thank you, Reggie. Wasn't that beautiful? 42:27 Reggie's one of my favorite singers. 42:30 And John Lomacang, two of my favorite singers. 42:33 They're a hard act to follow so I don't even try. 42:37 I just come out and do the best I can 42:38 and that's it. 42:41 How many of you are ready to go to heaven and be 42:45 in Jesus' arms? I know I am. 42:49 The name of the song is Into His Arms of Love. 43:14 When my heart is full of doubt, 43:20 when I'm torn within, without. 43:25 When I've lost my closest friend 43:30 and I'm in the pain and fear. 43:35 When I've taken all I can 43:41 and I lack the strength to stand, 43:46 when it seems my closest friend 43:51 is the pain of lonely tears. 43:59 Into His arms of love 44:03 I just come runnin' 44:10 knowing that I'll be safe 44:14 from others' harm. 44:20 He lifts me up and swings me around, 44:26 holds me and says that I'm safe and sound. 44:31 I don't ever want to leave. 44:36 There'll always be room for me 44:42 in His arms. 44:51 Arms of love and protection; 44:57 arms of strength and direction, 45:02 arms of comfort, peace, and hope 45:07 when the winds of sorrow blow. 45:14 Into His arms of love... 45:19 Into His arms of love 45:22 I just come runnin' 45:29 knowing that I'll be safe 45:33 from others' harm. 45:40 He lifts me up and swings me around, 45:45 holds me and says that I'm safe and sound. 45:50 I don't ever want to leave. 45:56 There'll always be room for me. 46:01 He lifts me up and swings me around, 46:07 holds me and says that I'm safe and sound. 46:11 I don't ever want to leave. 46:19 I know there'll always be room for me 46:27 in His arms. 46:38 In His arms. 46:46 Amen! 46:48 Thank you, Tammy. 46:52 Dr. Murray? You know, what is interesting 46:56 just some weeks ago Danny was preaching on 47:00 a passage of scripture 47:02 and he happened to pick Matthew 28:19. 47:05 Anybody know what that says? 47:07 "Go ye therefore... " Yeah, but before it says that 47:09 it says: "All power is given to Me. " 47:13 And then some time after that, independently, I picked 47:16 a scripture... Matthew 28:19. 47:19 OK. "All power... " And then we were at the General Conference 47:22 just this week meeting with some General Conference officials 47:26 and Mark Finley picked a scripture. And what did he pick? 47:30 Same scripture. Yes. Matthew 28:18, 19, 20. And 20. 47:35 That... That's the word for this day, brothers and sisters. 47:38 That even in the face of all of the things that are happening 47:43 Christ said: "All power is given unto Me. " 47:48 And He said that before the Great Commission. 47:50 Now Mark said something that was very interesting 47:52 that I found out: that that word power there 47:55 is authority. Um-hmm. But it MEANS that victory 48:00 is guaranteed. That's right. Amen? 48:02 So that when you go, you go with the understanding, 48:05 Danny, that victory is already won. 48:07 So you don't have to go timid; you don't have to go afraid. 48:11 You don't have to worry about what's happening in the world 48:14 because victory is guaranteed. 48:16 That's all authority given to Jesus, and by implication 48:19 it's given to you when you go in His name. 48:22 That's why the blessing is on the "GO! " 48:26 Not only is the blessing on the "GO! " Danny, 48:29 the victory is on the "GO! " 48:31 Absolutely. So when you go, you don't have to be timid any more. 48:34 You don't have to be afraid. You don't have to worry about 48:37 losing. As Pastor John says: 'You don't have to meander 48:40 in a maze of mediocrity. " 48:42 You can be assertive for Jesus because victory is guaranteed. 48:46 And, my favorite text: no weapon. 48:50 No, it's formed against us. That's right. No weapon... 48:53 That's right. formed against you is going to prosper. 48:56 That's a good promise, isn't it? 48:58 That's the Word of God. "No weapon, " Isaiah says, 49:01 is going to prosper. " So victory is guaranteed. 49:03 Old Testament and New. So you can go boldly 49:06 because God is with you. Amen? 49:08 But you do lose something. 49:10 You lose fear. Yes! Right? 49:13 You lose fear. "All power is given Me... " All authority 49:17 in heaven and earth. There's a reason He said it. 49:20 Just like He said it and WHEN He said it. 49:22 Because if C.A. said to me or I said to C.A. 49:25 "C.A. go ye into all the world. 49:27 Preach the gospel. " He's going to say: 49:29 "And how am I going to do that? " 49:30 And I say: "Well I don't know. You gonna pay for my trip 49:33 to London? " He's going to tell me: "You gonna do this? 49:35 You gonna do that for me? " 49:37 Well, I don't have the resources. 49:38 So Jesus establishes who He is. 49:42 "All authority... all power is given Me in heaven and 49:45 earth. " Then the very next words: "Go ye therefore. " 49:48 So what He says is, as my board member Dr. Thompson 49:51 always says: "God has counted His resources in advance. 49:55 He's found that He's not wanting. " 49:57 And so otherwise He wouldn't tell you go to do something 50:00 that's impossible. So now we can literally 50:04 go into all the world. And who would think we'd live 50:06 in such a time, such an age, that we can get 3ABN on our... 50:11 on our cell phone? Umm. I mean, to me that's amazing. 50:14 Anywhere in the world on an iPad, 50:16 on computers. When we started it was the big 12 ft. dish 50:19 and that was it here in America. 50:21 But look what God has wrought. 50:23 This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached into all the world 50:26 and THEN the end... or I like to say the beginning. 50:29 What about you? Amen! Amen! 50:31 We've got a couple minutes left. We've got another song, right? 50:35 Indeed we do. But you called them up 50:37 and they didn't have a chance to practice or get a sound check. 50:40 Do you feel bad about that? Not at all; not at all. Good! 50:42 All right. I don't either. 50:44 All right. We have Reggie and Ladye Love Smith. 50:46 You guys around here? 50:48 The joke may be on me here in a minute. 50:50 Oh here they come. All right. 50:51 Oh here they are. OK. I knew you guys... I trusted you. 50:56 C.A. doubted you but I was with you. 51:00 I had your back all the time. 51:01 Reggie is my best and dearest friend. 51:03 We love you guys, and we're so glad that you're here. 51:07 What are you going to sing for us? Well, there's a song 51:09 called Who At My Door? And Danny, this was a hymn 51:11 written in... Who at my door is standing? Yeah! 51:12 You know it? I know it! So if you hear harmony 51:15 you can stay here and sing it with us. 51:16 No, I won't mess it up. 51:18 God bless you. Thank you. God bless. 51:44 Who at my door 51:47 is standing? 51:53 Patiently drawing 51:58 near? 52:01 Entrance within 52:05 He is asking. 52:10 Who is the voice 52:14 I hear? 52:18 Sweetly the tones 52:22 are falling: 52:27 "Open the door 52:30 for Me. 52:36 If you will heed 52:39 My calling, 52:44 I will abide 52:48 with thee. " 52:57 Lonely without He is standing; 53:05 lonely within 53:08 am I. 53:13 While I am still 53:18 delaying 53:22 will He not 53:25 pass me by? 53:30 Sweetly the tones 53:34 are falling: 53:38 "Open the door 53:42 for Me. 53:47 If you will heed 53:51 My calling, 53:56 I will abide 54:00 with thee. " 54:02 "I will abide... " 54:05 "I will abide 54:10 with 54:13 thee. " 54:21 Who at my door 54:25 is standing? 54:34 Amen! 54:39 Thank you. Well done. 54:40 Praise the Lord! Well done! What a beautiful song. 54:44 Let me ask you a question in these last few moments of 54:47 this particular hour. How many love the Lord? 54:52 How many REALLY love the Lord? 54:56 How many love the Lord more than anything? 54:59 There's a song I used to sing: do you love God 55:02 more than anything? I want to read you something 55:05 just very quickly from the book Acts of the Apostles 55:07 page 515. Acts of the Apostles 515. 55:12 "Christ mentions to Peter 55:15 only one condition for service: 55:19 'lovest thou Me? ' " 55:23 That's important because no matter what 55:27 gifts you have if you don't love Jesus, 55:30 if you don't really care about Jesus, 55:33 your gifts will be of no avail. 55:35 This is what she says: 55:38 "This is the essential qualification. 55:40 Though Peter might possess every other gift 55:44 yet without the love of Christ 55:47 he could not be a faithful shepherd 55:49 over the flock of God. 55:51 Knowledge, benevolence, eloquence, 55:55 zeal are all essential in the good work 56:01 but without the love of Christ 56:05 in your heart the work of the Christian 56:10 minister is a total failure. " 56:15 So every morning we need to check our love compass, 56:19 ladies and gentlemen. 56:20 Every morning we need to ask the Lord 56:23 "Do I love You supremely? " 56:26 "Do I love You more than my husband, 56:29 my wife, my parents, 56:32 my children, or myself? " 56:37 You've gotta love God first and last and best. 56:44 Why? Because you're going to meet some people in this world 56:47 who don't love God and who don't love you. 56:51 And you've got to love them anyhow. 56:54 Amen? In fact, you've gotta love them 56:57 so well and so much they don't know if you like them 57:01 or not. And it doesn't matter because you love them. 57:06 And long after life stops, love presses on. 57:12 Amen? So today, tomorrow, 57:16 and every day till Jesus comes 57:19 start your day by asking the question: 57:22 "Lord Jesus, do I love You supremely? " 57:26 Because that's the only thing that counts in this world: 57:29 "lovest thou Me? " |
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