Please rise as we sing our
opening song, Before The Throne.
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You may all be seated.
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Good morning, GYC.
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Good morning, GYC.
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~ Good morning.
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- God is good ~ all the time.
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- And all the
time ~ God is good.
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And that is His nature.
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This morning I have the
privilege of introducing
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our morning devotional
speaker, Randy Skeete.
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Pastor Skeete is an
individual whom God has used
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quite mightily in my life,
and probably many young people
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across the world.
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I've known him for many years
when he served as the campus
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evangelist in
Ann Arbor Michigan,
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as well as sitting
in many of his classes,
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his weekly prayer meetings, and
of course personal mentorship
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and investment.
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And so I trust that we
will hear from the Lord
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each and every morning.
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And I ask that you
would keep him in your prayers
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as he speaks, and even
when he's not speaking,
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that God would
continue to speak to him.
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If you would stand this morning
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as we have our
Scripture reading.
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Jude 24, 25
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The Bible says, "Now unto
him that is able to keep you
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from falling, and to present you
faultless before the presence
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of his glory with exceeding
joy, to the only wise God
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our Saviour, be glory and
majesty, dominion and power,
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both now and ever. Amen."
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Let us pray.
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Mighty God, everlasting Father,
we are grateful that You've
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seen fit in Your mercies
to wake us up this morning.
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It is not because we
were worthy that You've
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drawn us to this place.
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And so, Lord, we come
with thanksgiving in our hearts
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and we enter Your
courts with praise.
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We pray, Father, that if
ever You have spoken by a man
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that You would speak by
Pastor Skeete this morning.
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We pray that our hearts
would be ready to receive
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the Word of God with meekness,
which is able to save our souls.
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May Jesus be seen.
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May the Spirit of God
travel from heart to heart
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and from mind to mind impressing
the truth upon the soul
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so that when all has been heard
we will be on the right side.
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This is our prayer.
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And we trust that You will
help this to be our experience.
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For we offer this
prayer from our hearts.
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In Jesus' name.
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Let all of
God's people say amen.
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Teach me, Father, what to say,
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teach me, Father, how to pray;
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teach me all along the way
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how to be like Jesus.
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Teach me how we may be one,
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like the Father and the Son;
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and when all is overcome
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I will be like Jesus.
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Lord make me like You,
please make me like You.
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You are a
Servant; make me like You.
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Oh Lord, I am
willing; do what You must do
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to make me like You, Lord.
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Make me like You.
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I would be like Jesus,
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I would be like Jesus.
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Help me, Lord, to daily grow
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more and more like Jesus.
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- God is good ~ all the time.
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- And all the
time ~ God is good.
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Let's try that again.
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- God is good ~ all the time.
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- And all the
time ~ God is good.
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Psalm 100:5,
"For the LORD is good;
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his mercy is everlasting;
and his truth endureth
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to all generations."
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- Good morning,
everyone. ~ Good morning.
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I said, good morning, everyone.
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~ Good morning.
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Did I walk into a cemetery?
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Good morning, everyone.
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~ Good morning.
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- How are you? ~ Good.
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How many of you love Jesus?
Can I see your hand quickly?
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Ah, God bless
you. God bless you.
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I love Him as well, so
I'll raise both my hands.
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I love Christ. I'm
delighted to see you.
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I thank God from the
foundation of my soul
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for this sweet
privilege and this holy honor
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to fellowship
with you in this way.
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And my prayer is that the
Lord will tell me precisely
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what to say, that
your lives may be blessed.
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But higher than that, that
God's name may be glorified.
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- Can I have an amen? ~ Amen.
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Before I go any further,
who is with us who is not
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a Seventh-day
Adventist, may I see your hand?
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You are not a Seventh-day
Adventist, may I see your hand?
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Raise your hand wherever
you are, and move the hand.
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Ah, God bless
you, my lovely sister.
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Thank you for coming.
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God bless you.
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We are delighted
to have you with us.
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Anyone else? You are not...Ah.
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God bless you.
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God bless you, my good brother.
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Just do that for me.
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Ah, that's it. Now
you'll go to heaven.
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Just keep it off,
keep it off, keep it off.
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Alright. Take that thing off.
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Anyone else, you are
not a Seventh-day Adventist?
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Anyone else?
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- Come on, say amen. ~ Amen.
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- Say it again. ~ Amen.
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- Too weak. Say
it again. ~ Amen.
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- God is good ~ all the time.
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- All the time ~ God is good.
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Yes He is. God can't
be anything but good.
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Now time flies quickly, so I
have to plunge into the message.
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The title of this
morning's message is,
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Laughing Out Loud.
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- What did I say?
~ Laughing Out Loud.
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Now for those of you who
were born in the Facebook
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maternity ward of the
social media hospital,
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you know that laughing out
loud is referred to as what?
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~ lol. - Ah, lol.
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Do you know the
Bible as well as that?
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Okay, lol.
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But our subject
is, Laughing Out Loud.
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I understand there's one called,
rolling on the floor laughing.
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Am I right?
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Yeah, there's another one you
can't mention from the pulpit.
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But so, LOL is our
subject for this morning.
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Before I go any
further, you need to help me.
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I'm always in need of help.
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- What's this? ~ Cell phone.
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- Ah, come on.
What's this? ~ Cell phone.
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- What's that? ~ iPhone.
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- What do I want
you to use? ~ The Bible.
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Yes, now we're
meeting for the first time,
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so you don't know
how to get along with me.
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I am telling you how.
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Bring a Bible to the service.
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I want to see you
walking through the hotel lobby
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with a Bible.
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I want to see you walking
on the streets with a Bible.
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Someone may say to
you, "Are you a Christian?"
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And I hope you'll say, "Yes."
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The person may say,
"Where are you going?"
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"To GYC."
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"What's that?" You'll tell them.
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"May I come?" "Yes."
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We thank God for technology.
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This is not a Bible.
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This is the Holy Bible.
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This is not the holy iPhone.
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Bring a Bible.
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Now how many of you have
Bibles, raise your hands.
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You have Bibles,
raise your hands.
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Ah, God bless you.
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The rest of you who
don't, please repent,
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and bring your Bible tomorrow.
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Alright.
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This has Viber, Snapchat.
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Is it Snapchat?
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Instagram,
WhatsApp, email, Google.
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What else?
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What else? You know them.
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Don't play as
though you don't. You do.
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What does this have?
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Only the word of God.
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No temptations with this.
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I came into the
meeting last night,
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there was someone
on the phone just...
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You know God can
kill you for that?
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No, I'm serious.
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He can kill you for that.
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We must respect God.
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Something else to do for
me, I want you to pretend
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you're in the
presence of an earthly judge.
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Now, what are some
things you cannot do?
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You can't talk.
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You can't chew
gum. Who said that?
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I like you. God bless you.
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What else?
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What else you cannot do?
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You can't text.
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You cannot even take
the phone into a courtroom.
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What else you cannot
do? You can't drink water.
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A courtroom is not a restaurant.
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Drink your
water before you come.
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You will not die of
thirst. Can you say amen?
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Alright.
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Pretend you're in
the presence of a judge.
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Now confer that to the
Judge of all the earth.
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Show God reverence.
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- If you agree,
say amen. ~ Amen.
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- What's our
subject? ~ Laughing Out Loud.
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Alright, so this
off, the Bible on.
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Second favor, while I'm
speaking pray for me and say,
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"Lord, put Your words
into that man's mouth."
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That's based on Jeremiah 1:9.
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"Then the LORD put forth
his hand, and touched my mouth.
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And the LORD said unto
me, 'Behold, I have put
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my words in thy mouth.'"
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Favor number three, think.
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Isaiah 1:18, "'Come
now, let us reason together,'
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saith the LORD."
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You know, young
people are treated
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too much like young people.
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What do I mean?
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When you take the SAT,
when you take calculus,
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when you take honors
physics, you're serious.
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Right or wrong?
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Yes, you're right.
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But when it comes to the
Bible, you giggle and laugh,
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and ignore it.
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I want you to be
rigorous in your thinking.
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God deserves it.
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Heads bowed, eyes closed.
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Father in heaven,
You know how honored I am
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to stand in Your
presence, to speak to those
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for whom Your
Son shed His blood.
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In the all-conquering
name of Jesus Christ, dear God,
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give me the words, give
me the sequence of ideas.
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Help me to speak,
dear God, with boldness
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fearlessness, but humility.
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Bless everyone who has come.
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But Father, in
a very special way
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bless the visitors, dear God.
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Those who are not
Seventh-day Adventists,
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who have come to be with
us, a double blessing on them.
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Now, dear God, take all the
glory and give us the blessings.
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In Jesus' name I pray.
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Let God's people
say amen and amen.
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Genesis 5, reading
from verse 3, quickly.
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Genesis 5, reading from verse 3.
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The Bible says, "And Adam lived
an hundred and thirty years,
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and begat a son in his
own likeness, after his image;
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and called his name Seth.
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And the days of Adam
after he had begotten Seth
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were eight hundred years.
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And he begat sons and daughters.
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And all the days of Adam were
nine hundred and thirty years:
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and he died.
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And Seth lived an hundred
and five years, and begat Enos.
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And Seth lived
after he begat Enos
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eight hundred and seven years,
and begat sons and daughters.
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And all the days of Seth were
nine hundred and twelve years:
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and he died.
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And Enos lived ninety
years, and begat Cainan.
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And Enos lived
after he begat Cainan
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eight hundred and fifteen years,
and begat sons and daughters.
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And all the days of Enos were
nine hundred and five years:
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and he died.
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And Cainan lived seventy
years, and begat Mahalaleel.
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And Cainan lived
after he begat Mahalaleel
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eight hundred and forty years,
and begat sons and daughters.
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And all the days of Cainan
were nine hundred and ten years:
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and he died."
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Adam, Seth, Enos, Cainan.
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Adam, 930; Seth, 912;
Enos, 905, Cainan, 910.
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What we will do is
total those lifespans,
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we're going all the way to Noah,
and then come up with an average
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minus the lifespan of Enoch.
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Verse 15, "And Mahalaleel
lived sixty and five years,
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and begat Jared.
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And Mahalaleel
lived after he begat Jared
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eight hundred and thirty years,
and begat sons and daughters.
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And all the days of Mahalaleel
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were eight hundred ninety
and five years: and he died.
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And Jared lived an
hundred sixty and two years,
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and he begat Enoch.
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And Jared lived after he
begat Enoch eight hundred years,
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and begat sons and daughters.
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And all the days of Jared
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were nine hundred sixty
and two years: and he died.
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And Enoch lived sixty and five
years, and begat Methuselah.
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And Enoch walked with
God after he began Methuselah
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three hundred years, and
began sons and daughters.
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And all the days of Enoch
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were three hundred
sixty and five years.
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And Enoch walked with God: and
he was not; for God took him."
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Remember, we do not
include the lifespan of Enoch
00:19:01.14\00:19:04.44
because it has not yet
ended, and it will never end.
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He did not die.
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And so we have Adam,
930; Seth, 912; Enos, 905;
00:19:08.98\00:19:13.65
Cainan, 910;
Mahalaleel, 895; Jared, 962.
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We pass Enoch,
we go to Methuselah.
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Verse 25 of Genesis 5.
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And Methuselah lived an
hundred eighty and seven years,
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and begat Lamech.
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And Methuselah lived
after he begat Lamech
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seven hundred
eighty and two years,
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and begat sons and daughters.
00:19:33.94\00:19:36.00
And all the days of Methuselah
00:19:36.04\00:19:37.87
were nine hundred sixty
and nine years: and he died.
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And Lamech lived an
hundred eighty and two years,
00:19:43.88\00:19:47.02
and begat a son.
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And he called his name
Noah, saying, 'This same shall
00:19:48.42\00:19:51.15
comfort us concerning our
work and toil of our hands,
00:19:51.19\00:19:54.92
because of the ground
which the LORD hath cursed.'
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And Lamech lived
after he begat Noah
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five hundred
ninety and five years,
00:20:01.03\00:20:03.53
and begat sons and daughters.
00:20:03.57\00:20:05.53
And all the days of Lamech
00:20:05.57\00:20:07.00
were seven hundred seventy
and seven years: and he died."
00:20:07.04\00:20:12.17
So we've reached
Lamech, beginning at Adam.
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The last of the ten patriarchs
before the flood is Noah.
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Verse 32, Genesis 5.
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"And Noah was
five hundred years old:
00:20:23.39\00:20:25.65
and Noah begat
Shem, Ham, and Japheth."
00:20:25.69\00:20:28.82
And how long did Noah live?
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Chapter 9 verse 29,
"And all the days of Noah
00:20:30.79\00:20:34.76
were nine hundred and
fifty years: and he died."
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We pause.
00:20:40.87\00:20:42.24
Let's calculate from
Adam to Noah minus Enoch.
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The average lifespan, 912.
00:20:48.88\00:20:53.62
If someone were alive
today, and that person was 912,
00:20:56.25\00:21:01.26
he was born hundreds
of years before Columbus.
00:21:01.59\00:21:04.53
He could tell you about
Marco Polo and how he met him.
00:21:07.36\00:21:10.77
He could tell you
about John Wycliffe,
00:21:12.17\00:21:14.07
the Morning Star
of the Reformation.
00:21:14.10\00:21:16.04
Nine hundred and
twelve is a long time to live.
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Those are the ten
patriarchs before the flood.
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Let's look at ten
patriarchs after the flood.
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What's our subject, quickly?
00:21:31.99\00:21:33.49
Laughing Out Loud;
or shorten it, yes, LOL.
00:21:34.09\00:21:37.83
Genesis 11,
reading from verse 10.
00:21:37.86\00:21:40.43
Has anyone prayed and
said, "Lord, put Your words
00:21:42.10\00:21:43.83
in that man's
mouth," yet, anyone?
00:21:43.87\00:21:45.23
Ah, God bless you. God
bless you wherever you are.
00:21:45.27\00:21:48.14
I am profoundly
grateful. Thank you very much.
00:21:48.17\00:21:50.41
Genesis 11,
reading from verse 10.
00:21:50.51\00:21:53.17
"These are the
generations of Shem:
00:21:53.58\00:21:56.08
Shem was an hundred
years old, and begat Arphaxad
00:21:56.38\00:21:59.85
two years after the flood."
00:21:59.88\00:22:02.08
Now we have Shem, a son of Noah.
00:22:02.12\00:22:05.05
"And Shem lived
after he begat Arphaxad
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five hundred years, and
begat sons and daughters."
00:22:08.06\00:22:11.26
So Shem lived six hundred years.
00:22:11.29\00:22:14.83
Verse 12, "And Arphaxad
lived five and thirty years,
00:22:14.93\00:22:18.63
and begat Salah.
00:22:18.67\00:22:20.07
And Arphaxad lived
after he begat Salah
00:22:20.17\00:22:23.10
four hundred and three years,
and begat sons and daughters.
00:22:23.14\00:22:26.57
And Salah lived
thirty years, and begat Eber.
00:22:26.88\00:22:31.25
And Salah lived
after he begat Eber
00:22:31.28\00:22:33.82
four hundred and three years,
and begat sons and daughters.
00:22:33.85\00:22:37.45
And Eber lived four and
thirty years, and begat Peleg.
00:22:37.75\00:22:42.16
And Eber lived
after he begat Peleg
00:22:42.29\00:22:44.86
four hundred and thirty years,
and begat sons and daughters."
00:22:44.89\00:22:48.16
Let's pause.
00:22:48.20\00:22:49.53
From Shem to Eber,
Shem lived 600 years;
00:22:49.56\00:22:53.57
Arphaxad, 438; Salah, 433;
00:22:53.77\00:23:03.41
and Eber 464.
00:23:03.51\00:23:06.65
Now the next longest lifespans
will be Peleg, who is next,
00:23:06.78\00:23:11.95
and Reu, who is after him.
00:23:12.05\00:23:14.56
Both lived 239.
00:23:14.59\00:23:17.33
Now the ten patriarchs after the
flood stretched from Shem, 600,
00:23:17.59\00:23:23.50
to Abraham, 175.
00:23:23.80\00:23:26.40
So we have ten before the
flood, ten after the flood.
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One crossed both sides
of the flood; that was Noah.
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Now why am I saying all of this?
00:23:32.61\00:23:34.68
In the days of Enoch,
Methuselah, Noah, Shem,
00:23:37.25\00:23:43.59
Cainan, Enos, Mahalaleel,
00:23:44.65\00:23:48.76
900 was nothing to be amazed at.
00:23:50.59\00:23:54.86
Are you with me?
00:23:56.20\00:23:57.53
Nine hundred was customary.
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Methuselah had his
first child when he was 187.
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I checked on the
lifespans in various countries.
00:24:08.68\00:24:11.35
No country on the face
of the earth has a lifespan
00:24:11.55\00:24:14.72
for any citizen beyond 90.
00:24:14.75\00:24:17.79
Not one country.
00:24:17.82\00:24:19.15
The leading countries
I think Japan, Sweden.
00:24:20.72\00:24:22.49
They're in the high 80's.
00:24:22.52\00:24:23.86
The United States in the 70's.
00:24:24.13\00:24:25.69
You take it online and
see where your country is,
00:24:26.06\00:24:27.96
you may be
shocked and mortified.
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Noah: above a
hundred, above ninety.
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Nine hundred, I
say, was standard.
00:24:34.94\00:24:37.41
But listen to Moses as
he describes the lifespan
00:24:37.44\00:24:42.01
of Abraham.
00:24:42.21\00:24:43.85
Go to Genesis 25,
let's read verse...
00:24:44.85\00:24:47.85
Before we go to
Genesis, let's go to Genesis 17.
00:24:47.88\00:24:51.52
We're looking at
now a change of mindset.
00:24:52.15\00:24:55.22
Genesis 17, we'll
read from verse 15.
00:24:55.42\00:24:58.46
Our subject, Laughing Out Loud.
00:24:58.49\00:25:00.66
"And God said unto
Abraham, 'As for Sarai thy wife,
00:25:01.40\00:25:05.23
thou shalt not
call her name Sarai,
00:25:05.27\00:25:07.84
but Sarah shall her name be.
00:25:07.87\00:25:09.87
And I will bless her, and
give thee a son also of her.
00:25:10.24\00:25:14.11
Behold I will bless her, and she
shall be a mother of nations;
00:25:14.44\00:25:18.11
kings of people
shall be of her.'"
00:25:18.15\00:25:20.55
That's what God said to Abraham.
00:25:20.58\00:25:23.05
If you have the King James
Version, read verse 17 with me.
00:25:23.89\00:25:27.69
Are you ready? Let's read.
00:25:27.72\00:25:29.56
"Then Abraham fell..." Where?
00:25:29.59\00:25:32.13
"...upon his
face, and laughed..."
00:25:32.19\00:25:35.03
Laughed at whom?
00:25:37.27\00:25:38.60
God. Why?
00:25:39.03\00:25:40.40
Because God said, "You will
have a son at the age of 100.
00:25:40.44\00:25:44.77
Sarah will have a
child at the age of 90."
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Abraham fell on
his face and lol.
00:25:48.64\00:25:53.01
And for those of
you above the age of 25,
00:25:55.75\00:25:57.62
he laughed out loud
00:25:57.65\00:25:58.99
Why did Abraham laugh at God?
00:26:00.89\00:26:03.73
Because Abraham's mind
could not entertain the thought
00:26:04.63\00:26:09.26
of someone having a child at
100, even though his forefather
00:26:09.30\00:26:14.37
had a son at 187.
00:26:14.40\00:26:17.11
What am I saying?
00:26:17.14\00:26:18.47
The thinking had changed.
00:26:18.51\00:26:20.94
Sustained exposure to certain
conditions changes the mind.
00:26:22.88\00:26:29.58
In the book, Patriarchs
and Prophets, page 95,
00:26:33.76\00:26:37.53
paragraph 3, Ellen White writes,
speaking of the antediluvians,
00:26:37.93\00:26:42.80
"As sin became general, it
appeared less and less sinful,
00:26:42.83\00:26:50.51
and they finally
declared that the divine law
00:26:50.97\00:26:54.71
was no longer in force;
that it was contrary to the
00:26:54.74\00:26:59.71
character of God to
punish transgression;
00:26:59.75\00:27:02.62
and they denied
that the judgments of God
00:27:02.95\00:27:06.25
were to be
visited upon the earth."
00:27:06.29\00:27:08.26
That paragraph
ends with these words,
00:27:08.29\00:27:10.23
"...their minds had become
so blinded by rejection of light
00:27:10.26\00:27:14.93
that they really
believed Noah's message
00:27:14.96\00:27:17.73
to be a delusion."
00:27:17.83\00:27:19.27
They really believed,
hundreds of years of sin,
00:27:20.57\00:27:24.17
no judgment from God.
00:27:24.21\00:27:25.57
They could not accept that
God would finally send judgment.
00:27:25.61\00:27:29.94
My young brothers and sisters,
I am saying to you, sustained
00:27:29.98\00:27:33.68
exposure to a certain
condition changes the mind.
00:27:33.72\00:27:38.75
Now God said,
"You'll have a son."
00:27:42.22\00:27:44.83
Abraham laughed.
00:27:44.86\00:27:46.19
He could not even accept
what God said because his mind
00:27:46.23\00:27:50.20
had been so changed.
00:27:50.23\00:27:51.97
He's now accustomed
to a short lifespan.
00:27:52.07\00:27:55.40
And so he fell on his
face and laughed at God.
00:27:56.17\00:27:59.71
God is merciful. He understood.
00:28:01.41\00:28:03.31
It's good when
husbands and wives cooperate.
00:28:04.38\00:28:06.58
In chapter 18,
Sarah also laughed.
00:28:06.61\00:28:09.08
But the Bible had her in a tent
door behind God and Abraham,
00:28:09.35\00:28:12.32
so we don't know if
she fell on her face.
00:28:12.35\00:28:13.96
But she laughed.
00:28:14.92\00:28:16.26
Now, let's see how Moses,
under the inspiration of the
00:28:16.62\00:28:20.40
Spirit of God describes
the lifespan of Abraham.
00:28:20.43\00:28:24.27
Genesis 25, we'll
read verse 7 and verse 8.
00:28:24.30\00:28:28.00
Genesis 25:7-8
00:28:31.31\00:28:33.01
"These are the days of
the years of Abraham's life,
00:28:33.38\00:28:36.24
an hundred
threescore and fifteen years."
00:28:36.28\00:28:38.48
Verse 8, "Then Abraham
gave up the ghost, and died..."
00:28:38.51\00:28:42.25
Pick up the verse with me now.
00:28:42.28\00:28:43.75
Come on. "...and died..."
00:28:44.85\00:28:46.19
"...in a good old age..."
00:28:46.62\00:28:48.96
Finish the verse.
00:28:48.99\00:28:50.33
"...an old man,
and full of years..."
00:28:50.36\00:28:52.86
Pause.
00:28:54.56\00:28:55.90
175 is an old
man? A good old age?
00:28:56.36\00:29:01.90
And Methuselah had
his first child at 187?
00:29:02.30\00:29:06.21
Something had changed
in the mind of humanity.
00:29:06.71\00:29:11.48
They now accepted a
lifespan less than 200
00:29:11.51\00:29:15.88
as a long life.
00:29:16.15\00:29:18.52
And so Abraham was an
old man, full of years.
00:29:21.66\00:29:25.53
He died in a good old age.
00:29:25.99\00:29:28.70
Because in his day
900 no longer made sense,
00:29:29.26\00:29:35.84
chronologically
or physiologically.
00:29:35.87\00:29:38.51
If I am getting
through to you, say amen.
00:29:38.94\00:29:41.11
~ Amen. - Alright.
00:29:41.14\00:29:42.48
Let's leave Abraham and go
to an age where it got worse.
00:29:43.61\00:29:46.58
Go to Psalm 90.
00:29:47.12\00:29:48.45
- What's our
subject? ~ Laughing Out Loud.
00:29:49.35\00:29:52.25
- What book did I
just say? ~ Psalm.
00:29:52.62\00:29:54.42
- What chapter? ~ Ninety.
00:29:54.46\00:29:55.99
- What verse? ~ You didn't say.
00:29:56.02\00:29:57.76
I didn't say.
You were listening.
00:29:57.79\00:29:59.13
God bless you.
00:29:59.16\00:30:00.50
Psalm 90, reading verse 10.
00:30:00.53\00:30:02.16
We're going from
Abraham to David.
00:30:03.73\00:30:05.30
Hundreds of years
later from Abraham to David.
00:30:05.33\00:30:07.67
Are you with me?
00:30:08.10\00:30:09.44
Read with me if you
have the King James Version.
00:30:09.74\00:30:11.64
What does the Bible say?
00:30:11.67\00:30:13.01
"The days of our
years are..." What?
00:30:13.04\00:30:15.84
"...threescore and ten;
and if by reason of strength,
00:30:15.88\00:30:20.42
they be..." What?
"...fourscore." Stop.
00:30:20.52\00:30:22.85
In David's time, Abraham's
lifespan made no sense.
00:30:24.42\00:30:29.19
A hundred and
seventy-five? Oh no. Seventy.
00:30:32.63\00:30:35.50
From 912, the average
lifespan before the flood.
00:30:37.37\00:30:42.40
The ten
patriarchs after the flood,
00:30:42.84\00:30:44.61
the average lifespan is
316; from Shem to Abraham.
00:30:44.64\00:30:49.81
In Abraham's
day, 175, long life.
00:30:50.45\00:30:54.02
In David's time, 70.
00:30:54.58\00:30:58.19
And if you follow
Ellen White's counsel in,
00:30:59.72\00:31:01.06
Counsels on Diet
and Foods, maybe 80.
00:31:01.09\00:31:03.49
The thinking had changed...
00:31:07.20\00:31:10.00
...to the point that not
even God's word was accepted.
00:31:11.90\00:31:16.20
Let me explain what I mean.
00:31:16.50\00:31:17.87
Go to 2 Peter 3,
we'll read from verse 3.
00:31:18.24\00:31:21.44
2 Peter 3, reading from verse 3.
00:31:22.68\00:31:24.91
Find these passages quickly.
00:31:24.95\00:31:26.55
Time is slipping
away, as it always does.
00:31:27.42\00:31:30.35
Do you have 2
Peter 3? Say yes or no.
00:31:30.39\00:31:32.52
Alright, what verse did I say?
00:31:33.05\00:31:34.62
"Knowing this first, that
there shall come..." When?
00:31:35.22\00:31:38.63
"...in the last days..." Whom?
00:31:39.13\00:31:40.56
"...scoffers, walking
after their own lusts,
00:31:40.76\00:31:43.16
and saying..." What?
00:31:43.20\00:31:44.67
"Where is the
promise of his coming?
00:31:44.77\00:31:48.30
For since the
fathers fell asleep,
00:31:48.34\00:31:50.47
all things continue..." What?
00:31:50.51\00:31:52.87
"as they were from the
beginning of the creation."
00:31:53.07\00:31:54.74
Yes.
00:31:54.94\00:31:56.28
They were saying,
"Where is the coming?"
00:31:56.31\00:31:58.25
That's what they were saying.
00:31:58.28\00:31:59.61
"For hundreds and
hundreds of years we have heard,
00:31:59.65\00:32:02.95
'Jesus is coming.'
00:32:02.98\00:32:04.35
He has not come.
He's not coming."
00:32:04.39\00:32:06.49
Taking too long.
00:32:11.29\00:32:12.63
I have said all
of that to say this:
00:32:13.60\00:32:17.63
We have lived in a
world of sin for approximately
00:32:19.83\00:32:23.81
six thousand years.
00:32:23.84\00:32:27.01
Listen to me
carefully. Don't sleep.
00:32:27.04\00:32:28.81
Weakness is passed on
from generation to generation.
00:32:31.91\00:32:34.82
I didn't say
sin. I said weakness.
00:32:34.85\00:32:37.29
I can't pass my sin to my son.
00:32:38.92\00:32:40.49
Weakness, dispositions,
attitudes are passed on
00:32:40.52\00:32:45.39
from generation.
00:32:45.43\00:32:46.76
So each succeeding
generation is weaker
00:32:46.80\00:32:50.13
than the one that preceded it.
00:32:50.17\00:32:52.07
After six thousand years of
the earth being a sewer of sin
00:32:54.47\00:33:01.14
we have come to the
place, listen to me carefully,
00:33:02.48\00:33:05.48
as in Abraham's time
900 years made no sense,
00:33:05.91\00:33:10.79
as in David's
time 175 made no sense.
00:33:11.65\00:33:14.72
we have come to the
time where it makes no sense
00:33:15.72\00:33:19.53
to many Christians, among
them Seventh-day Adventists,
00:33:19.56\00:33:23.30
it makes no sense to say, "It
is possible to live above sin."
00:33:23.40\00:33:28.67
We are surrounded by sin.
00:33:35.41\00:33:38.01
Your college
campus on any given night
00:33:39.41\00:33:41.98
somebody is
sleeping with somebody else
00:33:42.02\00:33:44.02
who should not be in that room.
00:33:44.05\00:33:46.09
I say college because
you are all young people.
00:33:48.89\00:33:51.03
On any college campus
someone is introducing someone
00:33:51.63\00:33:54.76
to marijuana.
00:33:54.86\00:33:56.20
And it may be on
our campuses as well.
00:33:57.53\00:34:00.47
On any college campus someone
is being introduced to alcohol.
00:34:02.37\00:34:06.61
On any given campus
someone is doing something
00:34:09.54\00:34:12.95
contrary to the
standards of God.
00:34:12.98\00:34:15.28
And the environment is so
steeped, it reeks with sin,
00:34:15.32\00:34:20.02
to the extent that it
is difficult for Christians
00:34:20.06\00:34:23.89
to believe that by the power
of God they can conquer sin.
00:34:23.93\00:34:28.23
And so when someone says
it is possible to conquer
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every sin in the life, we lol.
00:34:35.67\00:34:38.97
We serve a God for
whom nothing is impossible.
00:34:46.75\00:34:51.99
Let's go back to
Abraham's experience.
00:34:52.92\00:34:55.22
We go to Genesis 18.
00:34:55.66\00:34:57.23
This time Sarah
is the one laughing.
00:34:58.46\00:35:00.40
Remember, the
thinking has changed.
00:35:01.56\00:35:03.10
In Abraham's day
900 years made no sense.
00:35:03.13\00:35:06.47
But God does not
relate to time the way we do.
00:35:08.50\00:35:11.21
Genesis 18, we
read from verse 10.
00:35:11.24\00:35:14.08
This is God speaking to Abraham.
00:35:14.11\00:35:16.08
Of course He came in
human form with two angels.
00:35:16.28\00:35:19.05
When I said He came in
human form in Abraham's day,
00:35:19.45\00:35:21.78
that was not the incarnation.
00:35:21.82\00:35:23.28
Are you with me?
00:35:23.32\00:35:24.65
The incarnation
required the virgin birth.
00:35:24.82\00:35:26.92
Are you following me? He
had to be born of a woman.
00:35:26.96\00:35:28.86
It was not the incarnation.
00:35:28.89\00:35:30.83
But He came in human form.
00:35:30.93\00:35:32.39
- If that's
clear, say amen. ~ Amen.
00:35:32.43\00:35:34.60
I'm not convinced.
00:35:34.63\00:35:35.96
Christ appeared in
human form in Genesis 18.
00:35:37.07\00:35:40.77
He consumed meat, drank
milk, put butter on the bread.
00:35:41.37\00:35:46.64
It was not the incarnation.
00:35:47.84\00:35:49.98
- If that's
clear, say amen. ~ Amen.
00:35:50.01\00:35:52.08
What was required
for the incarnation?
00:35:52.11\00:35:54.42
He had to be born of a woman.
00:35:54.45\00:35:56.65
He was not born of
a woman in Genesis 18,
00:35:56.69\00:35:59.05
but He appeared in human flesh.
00:35:59.09\00:36:00.79
Alright, in that condition
He sat down with Abraham
00:36:00.82\00:36:04.39
and spoke to him.
00:36:04.49\00:36:05.83
Verse 10, "And he said, 'I
will certainly return unto thee
00:36:05.86\00:36:10.00
according to the time of life;
00:36:10.03\00:36:11.80
and, lo, Sarah thy
wife shall have a son.'"
00:36:11.83\00:36:16.07
That's what God said.
00:36:16.10\00:36:17.61
"And Sarah heard it in the
tent door, which was behind him.
00:36:18.01\00:36:21.24
Now Abraham and Sarah were
old and well stricken in years;
00:36:22.14\00:36:25.05
and it ceased to be with
Sarah after the manner of women.
00:36:25.08\00:36:28.12
Therefore Sarah
laughed within herself, saying,
00:36:28.42\00:36:31.35
'After I am waxed old
shall I have pleasure,
00:36:31.39\00:36:34.59
my lord being old also?'"
00:36:34.62\00:36:36.12
Sarah said, "Look, I am
too old to have children."
00:36:36.16\00:36:39.09
She laughed.
00:36:39.96\00:36:41.30
Abraham laughed in
chapter 17, set the example,
00:36:41.33\00:36:43.63
Sarah followed in chapter 18.
00:36:43.67\00:36:45.40
Read verse 13.
00:36:47.27\00:36:48.60
"And the LORD said unto Abraham,
'Wherefore did Sarah laugh,
00:36:50.11\00:36:53.38
saying, "Shall I of a surety
bear a child, which am old?"'"
00:36:53.41\00:36:57.28
Now let's go to verse 14.
00:36:57.31\00:36:58.78
Read the question in verse
14, the first part, out loud.
00:36:58.81\00:37:02.98
You read it, I'll listen to you.
00:37:03.02\00:37:04.42
"Is any thing too
hard for the LORD?"
00:37:04.85\00:37:08.19
- You answer the
question loud. ~No.
00:37:08.22\00:37:10.63
That was not
loud. I said, loudly.
00:37:10.66\00:37:12.36
~ No. - No.
00:37:12.39\00:37:13.80
No.
00:37:15.16\00:37:16.50
If nothing is
too hard for God...
00:37:16.67\00:37:19.57
Listen to what God is saying.
00:37:22.54\00:37:23.94
Remember the context.
00:37:24.27\00:37:25.61
God is saying, "I don't care if
the lifespan is no longer 900.
00:37:25.91\00:37:30.95
That's not a problem for Me.
00:37:31.78\00:37:33.18
I don't care if the physiology
of human beings has changed.
00:37:34.15\00:37:38.75
That's not a problem for Me.
00:37:38.79\00:37:40.96
I don't care how
sociology has changed.
00:37:42.69\00:37:46.63
That's not a problem for Me.
00:37:46.66\00:37:49.30
That's a problem
for you, Abraham,
00:37:51.37\00:37:53.27
and for your giggling wife.
00:37:53.30\00:37:54.97
It is not a problem for Me."
00:37:57.57\00:37:59.94
So is anything
too hard for the Lord?
00:37:59.97\00:38:01.61
The answer is no.
00:38:01.64\00:38:02.98
Now, question for you.
00:38:03.01\00:38:04.35
Answer me loudly, yes or no.
00:38:04.38\00:38:05.81
Can God give you
victory over your addiction
00:38:05.85\00:38:09.38
to social media, yes or no?
00:38:09.42\00:38:11.15
~ Yes. - Yes.
00:38:11.19\00:38:12.52
I walked through
the lobby last night.
00:38:16.32\00:38:18.09
There were four young
people sitting on a couch,
00:38:18.39\00:38:20.36
looking very comfortable.
00:38:20.96\00:38:22.30
They were probably a
GYC group, I don't know.
00:38:23.63\00:38:25.83
Everyone on a cell phone.
00:38:26.07\00:38:27.70
So I deliberately
walked close to the couch
00:38:29.30\00:38:31.71
to see which book of
the Bible they were reading.
00:38:32.27\00:38:34.31
You know what they were doing?
00:38:38.05\00:38:39.38
Take a guess.
00:38:39.55\00:38:40.88
Playing games.
00:38:41.28\00:38:42.62
And with concentration
reserved for an honors program.
00:38:43.12\00:38:46.49
And they're playing.
00:38:46.52\00:38:47.86
Listen to me.
00:38:51.99\00:38:53.33
We're familiar with
addiction to alcohol,
00:38:53.60\00:38:55.63
addiction to drugs,
addiction to pornography.
00:38:56.43\00:38:59.63
There is addiction to this.
00:39:00.54\00:39:03.00
That's why when I
say, "Turn it off,"
00:39:05.57\00:39:06.91
you find it so hard to obey.
00:39:06.94\00:39:08.34
But if you disobey me,
you may fail all your exams.
00:39:08.38\00:39:10.51
When I say, "Turn
this off," turn this off.
00:39:10.55\00:39:12.68
Are you listening to me?
00:39:13.48\00:39:14.82
Does God have power
to break your addiction
00:39:15.68\00:39:18.55
to pornographic
websites, yes or no?
00:39:18.59\00:39:21.39
~ Yes. - Yes.
00:39:21.42\00:39:22.76
Does God have the power
to break your connection
00:39:22.96\00:39:26.53
with that boyfriend
who's not of the church?
00:39:26.56\00:39:29.00
~ Yes. - Ah, say yes loudly.
00:39:29.13\00:39:31.17
~ Yes. - Say it again.
00:39:31.20\00:39:32.53
~ Yes. - Say it again.
00:39:32.63\00:39:33.97
Yes. And some of you are guilty.
00:39:34.00\00:39:35.40
I see it in your
lovely vegetarian faces.
00:39:35.44\00:39:37.87
And before GYC is over,
break off those relationships.
00:39:39.81\00:39:43.65
Did you hear what I said?
00:39:44.28\00:39:45.61
Break them off.
00:39:45.65\00:39:47.25
Adventist Home,
page 67, paragraph one,
00:39:49.18\00:39:51.65
"To unite with an
unbeliever is to place
00:39:51.69\00:39:54.52
yourself on Satan's ground.
00:39:54.56\00:39:57.33
You grieve the Spirit of
God and forfeit His protection."
00:39:58.43\00:40:02.96
Our Scripture reading,
where did it come from?
00:40:05.13\00:40:07.77
Jude 24, 25. Blessings upon you.
00:40:08.94\00:40:11.24
What does it say?
00:40:12.04\00:40:13.38
"Now unto him that
is able to..." What?
00:40:13.41\00:40:17.01
"...keep you from falling...
00:40:17.68\00:40:19.01
...and to present you..." How?
00:40:20.45\00:40:22.32
"...faultless..." Before whom?
00:40:22.78\00:40:25.72
"...the presence of his
glory with exceeding joy..."
00:40:26.22\00:40:29.06
Listen to the verse again.
00:40:29.09\00:40:30.49
We shall read
it microscopically.
00:40:30.53\00:40:33.26
"Now unto him that is..." What?
00:40:35.20\00:40:38.03
~ Able. - What
does, "able," mean?
00:40:38.17\00:40:39.67
Give me a longer version.
00:40:39.80\00:40:41.14
A longer word
that expresses, "able."
00:40:41.17\00:40:42.84
It means ability
or capability, yes.
00:40:42.87\00:40:46.24
"Now unto him that is able..."
00:40:46.27\00:40:49.44
- To do what? ~ "...keep..."
00:40:50.31\00:40:51.65
"...keep..." Go on. "...you..."
00:40:51.68\00:40:53.82
So we have, "him."
00:40:53.85\00:40:55.65
What else do we have?
00:40:56.25\00:40:57.59
Ability.
00:40:58.15\00:40:59.49
To keep whom? You.
00:40:59.75\00:41:01.89
The ability does not
lie in you. It lies where?
00:41:03.32\00:41:06.70
In Him.
00:41:07.10\00:41:08.43
As long as you think
the ability lies in you
00:41:11.17\00:41:14.27
to conquer sin, you will fail.
00:41:14.30\00:41:16.47
Now you may
conquer that individual sin
00:41:16.57\00:41:19.67
or that individual
sin, or I may conquer,
00:41:19.71\00:41:22.31
but you and I will
never conquer the power of sin
00:41:22.41\00:41:26.15
until we acknowledge the power
for that lies in Jesus Christ.
00:41:26.18\00:41:30.79
And so, "Now unto
him," God, "that is able..."
00:41:31.25\00:41:35.46
Remember, is anything
too hard for the Lord?
00:41:36.39\00:41:38.19
"...to keep you from..." What?
00:41:38.23\00:41:40.50
"...falling..."
00:41:40.60\00:41:41.93
We've lived so long in the world
of sin, as I've said earlier,
00:41:43.37\00:41:46.03
we read that verse
and we say, "No way."
00:41:46.53\00:41:50.24
When you do not believe
God's Word, you effectively
00:41:52.64\00:41:56.11
call God a liar.
00:41:56.21\00:41:57.98
Let me say it again.
00:42:05.12\00:42:06.45
When we disbelieve God's Word,
we effectively call God a liar.
00:42:08.59\00:42:17.13
"He that believeth on the Son of
God hath the witness in himself.
00:42:23.07\00:42:26.57
He that believeth
not hath made God a liar;
00:42:26.78\00:42:30.31
because he hath not believed the
testimony God gave of his Son."
00:42:30.65\00:42:35.12
1 John 5:10
00:42:35.15\00:42:36.62
"He that believeth on the Son of
God hath the witness in himself.
00:42:36.65\00:42:41.22
He that believeth not
hath made God a liar."
00:42:41.26\00:42:45.99
Listen to me
carefully, my friends.
00:42:46.03\00:42:47.70
When you say,
whether by word or attitude,
00:42:47.73\00:42:50.93
that God is not able to give you
victory over your besetting sin,
00:42:50.97\00:42:56.00
you have called God a liar.
00:42:56.04\00:42:58.51
Let me take it one
step further and alarm you.
00:43:01.44\00:43:05.15
The liar is Satan.
00:43:06.45\00:43:08.68
Listen to John
8:44. Just listen.
00:43:10.22\00:43:12.15
"Ye are of your father..." What?
00:43:12.19\00:43:14.19
"...the devil, and the
lusts of your father ye will do.
00:43:14.22\00:43:17.99
He was a murderer
from the beginning,
00:43:18.09\00:43:20.06
and abode not in the truth,
00:43:20.10\00:43:21.86
because there is
no truth in him."
00:43:21.90\00:43:25.23
Now the Bible says
Jesus is truth, John 14:6;
00:43:25.27\00:43:28.30
the Holy Ghost is
truth, 1 John 5:6;
00:43:28.34\00:43:30.84
the Father is
truth, Deuteronomy 32:4.
00:43:30.87\00:43:33.58
The whole family
of heaven is truth.
00:43:33.61\00:43:35.91
Jesus says there
is no truth in Satan.
00:43:35.94\00:43:39.11
"When he speaketh a
lie, he speaketh of his own:
00:43:39.15\00:43:42.25
for he is a liar..."
00:43:42.28\00:43:44.79
Let me alarm you.
00:43:47.92\00:43:49.26
Satan is a liar.
00:43:50.23\00:43:52.89
The Bible says
when we doubt God's Word
00:43:53.36\00:43:56.36
we make Him a liar.
00:43:56.40\00:43:57.93
Do you see where I'm going?
00:44:00.30\00:44:01.64
~ Yes. - You sure?
00:44:01.67\00:44:03.04
I don't see you trembling.
00:44:03.24\00:44:04.57
It's virtually equating
God with Satan to disbelieve
00:44:07.48\00:44:12.98
the plainly revealed.
00:44:13.01\00:44:14.38
I am not referring to ignorance,
but the plainly revealed
00:44:14.42\00:44:17.95
and stated word of God.
00:44:17.99\00:44:19.99
"The seventh day is the
Sabbath of the Lord thy God."
00:44:20.02\00:44:22.92
It is plain, it is clear.
00:44:22.96\00:44:24.86
To preach Sunday is the
Sabbath is to call God a liar
00:44:25.83\00:44:30.10
and equate Him with the
originator of lies, Satan.
00:44:30.13\00:44:35.34
When you say God cannot
give you victory over sin,
00:44:36.30\00:44:41.31
you are calling God a liar.
00:44:41.34\00:44:44.48
And you ought to tell
Him, "I'm sorry," this morning.
00:44:48.75\00:44:52.55
- What's our
subject? ~ Laughing Out Loud.
00:44:55.22\00:44:57.76
Laughing Out Loud.
00:44:57.86\00:44:59.19
There are too many
Christians laughing at God
00:45:00.16\00:45:02.50
by laughing at His Word.
00:45:03.13\00:45:04.73
Because the Word says,
"If ye do these things,
00:45:07.14\00:45:11.34
ye shall never fail."
00:45:11.64\00:45:13.04
Because the Word says,
"Now to him that is able
00:45:16.51\00:45:21.12
to keep you from falling,
and to present you faultless..."
00:45:21.15\00:45:28.32
What does, "faultless," mean?
00:45:30.03\00:45:31.53
Without sin, effectively.
00:45:32.59\00:45:35.16
How are the last
day believers described,
00:45:35.53\00:45:40.24
the end time generation?
00:45:40.27\00:45:41.77
Revelation 14:5, say it with me,
00:45:41.80\00:45:44.04
"And in their
mouth was found..."
00:45:44.07\00:45:47.04
Come on, say it loudly.
00:45:47.48\00:45:48.94
"In their mouth was
found no guile." Why?
00:45:48.98\00:45:52.18
"For they are without
fault before the throne of God."
00:45:52.21\00:45:58.12
Not before the White House, the
Kremlin, or 10 Downing Street,
00:45:58.15\00:46:02.09
not before your
friends, but before God.
00:46:02.12\00:46:05.19
How you appear before
your friends is not as crucial
00:46:08.30\00:46:11.73
as how you appear before God.
00:46:11.77\00:46:13.67
Am I too hard on you?
00:46:17.14\00:46:18.61
~ No. - Are you sure?
00:46:18.74\00:46:20.08
Do you want a,
"Mary had a little lamb,"
00:46:20.31\00:46:21.71
sermon tomorrow morning?
00:46:21.74\00:46:23.08
~ No.
00:46:23.11\00:46:24.45
There is something you're doing,
you've been doing for years;
00:46:28.22\00:46:32.62
you need to stop.
00:46:33.42\00:46:34.76
You have been doing
it, not because you're so
00:46:37.53\00:46:39.69
extraordinarily vicious.
00:46:39.73\00:46:41.26
Because you really
don't believe you can stop.
00:46:41.36\00:46:44.03
You just don't believe it.
00:46:46.37\00:46:47.70
Do you know unbelief
is a foundation of sin?
00:46:49.24\00:46:52.27
Listen to the words of Jesus.
00:46:53.78\00:46:55.21
"Nevertheless I tell you the
truth, it is expedient for you
00:46:55.81\00:46:59.88
that I go away; for if I
go not away, the Comforter
00:46:59.91\00:47:03.05
will not come unto you.
00:47:03.08\00:47:04.42
But if I depart, I
will send Him unto you.
00:47:04.45\00:47:07.06
And when He's come,
He'll reprove the world of..."
00:47:07.09\00:47:09.26
Three things. What are they?
00:47:09.29\00:47:10.63
Sin. What's the next one?
00:47:10.76\00:47:12.19
Righteousness, judgment.
00:47:12.23\00:47:13.60
Now Jesus lists the three and
then He comments on each one.
00:47:13.63\00:47:16.73
"Of sin because
they believe not on Me."
00:47:16.77\00:47:19.67
There's something you're doing.
00:47:26.11\00:47:27.51
You must stop.
00:47:28.78\00:47:30.11
Not only are we affected by
the fact this world has been
00:47:32.31\00:47:36.58
6000 years of sin, and so
the thought of a sinless life
00:47:36.62\00:47:39.75
is virtually unwelcome to
everyone's mind, virtually,
00:47:39.79\00:47:43.26
but also because
pulpits no longer preach
00:47:43.29\00:47:46.43
the question of sin.
00:47:46.46\00:47:48.23
Because sin is uncomfortable.
00:47:49.90\00:47:51.33
"Don't tell me of sin.
00:47:52.17\00:47:53.50
Tell me how to be rich."
00:47:53.54\00:47:54.87
"Tell me how to get a
husband, or a second one."
00:47:56.30\00:47:58.34
"Tell me how to prosper."
00:47:59.77\00:48:01.31
"Tell me how to
fight school fees."
00:48:02.71\00:48:05.01
"Tell me how to
get a larger house."
00:48:06.78\00:48:10.12
"Tell me how to
feel good about myself."
00:48:10.85\00:48:13.36
"Give me some psychology."
00:48:14.42\00:48:16.19
"Give me some, 'How to win
friends and influence people.'"
00:48:16.93\00:48:20.00
"Give me some, 'Think positive
and grow,' whatever it is,
00:48:20.03\00:48:22.83
'Think and grow rich.'"
00:48:22.86\00:48:24.20
"Don't tell me about sin."
00:48:24.83\00:48:27.07
Come tomorrow
morning, and the next morning,
00:48:31.87\00:48:35.11
and the next morning to hear
what God has given me for you.
00:48:35.54\00:48:41.22
For this morning, as I
come to the final moments
00:48:42.32\00:48:45.49
of, Laughing Out Loud, I
want you to change your thinking
00:48:45.69\00:48:50.36
regarding the nature of
sin and the power of God.
00:48:50.39\00:48:54.33
Yes, the greatest power
in the universe after God
00:48:55.23\00:48:59.30
is the power of Satan.
00:48:59.33\00:49:00.80
What did I just say?
00:49:02.74\00:49:04.07
This side.
00:49:04.11\00:49:05.44
This side, what did I just say?
00:49:05.47\00:49:06.98
~ The greatest power
in the universe after God
00:49:07.01\00:49:08.44
is the power of Satan.
00:49:08.48\00:49:09.81
Next time don't be so
slow, I'll go to that side.
00:49:09.84\00:49:11.61
The greatest power in
the universe after God
00:49:12.55\00:49:17.45
is the power of Satan.
00:49:17.49\00:49:19.72
And the power of
Satan is the power of sin.
00:49:19.75\00:49:23.83
To break it you need God.
00:49:25.33\00:49:28.16
Bible Commentary, volume
5, page 1083, paragraph one.
00:49:30.17\00:49:34.40
How many of you have
heard of Ellen White,
00:49:34.44\00:49:35.87
can I see your hand?
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Hands down. Wrong question.
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You've never heard of
Ellen White, raise your hand.
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You've never heard of Ellen
White, can I see your hand?
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Alright, how many of you
have read a book of Ellen White
00:49:43.35\00:49:45.08
within the past ten
years, can I see your hand?
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Ah, God bless you.
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Let me pause and
make a commercial
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I was not asked to do.
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Read the
writings of Ellen White.
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Are you with me?
This side said nothing.
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I said, read the
writings of Ellen White.
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Read, "Messages
to Young People."
00:50:01.53\00:50:03.93
Read, "Letters to Young Lovers."
00:50:04.07\00:50:05.90
Read, "Education."
00:50:06.13\00:50:07.74
Read, "Mind,
Character, and Personality."
00:50:07.80\00:50:10.61
Read those books and
put down, "Harry Potter."
00:50:10.71\00:50:14.64
Let your mind change.
00:50:17.81\00:50:19.48
Read the
writings of Ellen White.
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If there's a booth,
go and buy all the books.
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Leave that pizza
alone, buy the books.
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Read them.
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Bible Commentary, volume
5, page 1083, paragraph one,
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Ellen White writes, "Bear
in mind it is none but God
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that can hold an
argument with Satan."
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The only power that can
break you and me free from sin
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is the power of God.
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And the power is available
through the Word of God.
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But it has to be believed.
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My brothers and sisters, let us
stop laughing out loud at God.
00:50:58.45\00:51:03.76
You can gain
victory over your sin.
00:51:04.29\00:51:07.76
I don't care what it
is; pride, selfishness,
00:51:08.73\00:51:13.34
always late for
church, but early for class,
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you can gain the
victory over sin.
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- If you agree,
say amen. ~ Amen.
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Now, listen to me
carefully. My time is running.
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If there is a
particular weakness you have,
00:51:25.08\00:51:27.62
and right now you want to
commit that to God and say,
00:51:27.65\00:51:30.22
"Father, I want
the victory over this."
00:51:30.25\00:51:33.12
This is very specific.
00:51:33.15\00:51:34.49
"I smoke in secret."
00:51:34.52\00:51:36.02
"I drink in secret."
00:51:36.06\00:51:37.39
"I am a
professional fornicator."
00:51:37.43\00:51:38.86
Whatever it is.
00:51:38.89\00:51:40.56
"I want to
break away from that."
00:51:42.83\00:51:46.00
If you will identify
a particular weakness,
00:51:47.74\00:51:51.41
and you want God
to help you, stand up.
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And stand up quickly.
00:51:55.88\00:51:57.21
I won't call to
the front. Just stand.
00:51:58.61\00:52:00.38
Listen to me carefully.
00:52:00.42\00:52:01.75
There is a
particular weakness you have.
00:52:01.78\00:52:04.72
Watching a lot of movies,
00:52:06.92\00:52:08.26
buying CDs from Taylor Swift,
and Lady Gaga, and Beyoncé.
00:52:09.02\00:52:12.73
And what's the
other girl's name?
00:52:12.76\00:52:14.10
Blac Chyna and Ziggy
Agalea, or whatever her name is.
00:52:14.13\00:52:19.33
And all their cousins.
00:52:19.37\00:52:21.47
Which is an entrance the
devil gets into your mind.
00:52:23.67\00:52:26.24
You want to stop
wasting God's money
00:52:27.74\00:52:29.58
and ruining your minds.
00:52:29.78\00:52:31.45
You say, "God, give me victory
over my love for the world.
00:52:31.48\00:52:35.15
Let me love Jesus."
00:52:36.12\00:52:38.59
How can you put
Beyoncé and Jesus,
00:52:39.05\00:52:41.36
and you prefer
Beyoncé over Jesus?
00:52:41.39\00:52:43.69
It's because you
don't know Jesus.
00:52:44.26\00:52:46.26
I'll repeat the
call one more time.
00:52:49.60\00:52:51.27
I ask you to stand,
00:52:51.70\00:52:53.03
having identified
an individual weakness.
00:52:53.07\00:52:55.90
"Father, I want victory
over that, beginning now."
00:52:55.94\00:52:59.97
As the words of God to
Abraham ring in your mind,
00:53:01.58\00:53:04.78
"Is anything too
hard for the Lord?"
00:53:04.81\00:53:06.95
Give me the answer.
00:53:06.98\00:53:08.32
- No. ~ No.
00:53:08.35\00:53:09.68
Can God break your
addiction to social media?
00:53:09.72\00:53:11.65
- Yes. ~ Yes.
00:53:11.69\00:53:13.02
Can God break your
addiction to movies? Yes.
00:53:13.05\00:53:15.49
Can He give you
victory over immorality? Yes.
00:53:15.59\00:53:18.46
Can He help you break that
"out of church" relationship?
00:53:18.49\00:53:21.60
Yes.
00:53:21.63\00:53:23.00
- Do you want
it? Say yes. ~ Yes.
00:53:24.20\00:53:26.87
Heads bowed, eyes closed.
00:53:27.37\00:53:28.74
Father in heaven, if I
was too hard on Your people,
00:53:30.01\00:53:33.91
may God forgive
me; my heart is love.
00:53:33.94\00:53:36.01
Look at these beautiful
young people, dear God.
00:53:37.55\00:53:39.55
You want them...
00:53:39.58\00:53:40.92
...but the
devil also wants them.
00:53:41.35\00:53:42.88
And sometimes, dear God,
it looks as if You're losing
00:53:43.79\00:53:46.76
the battle and
the devil is winning.
00:53:46.79\00:53:49.52
Your Word says,
"Remember now thy Creator
00:53:49.96\00:53:52.96
in the days of thy youth."
00:53:52.99\00:53:54.33
The devil
functions the same way.
00:53:54.36\00:53:56.33
He wants them
when they're young.
00:53:56.36\00:53:58.47
The same way Nebuchadnezzar
wanted young people
00:53:59.43\00:54:01.67
in whom was no
blemish, skillful in all wisdom,
00:54:01.70\00:54:04.57
cunning in
knowledge; he wanted the best.
00:54:04.61\00:54:06.64
The devil wants Your people,
dear God, but You want them too,
00:54:06.68\00:54:10.11
as proven by Calvary.
00:54:10.15\00:54:12.05
Dear God, some of my
young brothers and sisters
00:54:12.85\00:54:15.65
are trapped in one
weakness after another.
00:54:15.68\00:54:18.15
They may have reached
the point of hopelessness.
00:54:19.05\00:54:21.02
"I can't conquer
this." "I can't conquer that."
00:54:21.06\00:54:23.46
And they laugh out loud,
00:54:23.49\00:54:24.83
effectively not
believing Your Word.
00:54:24.86\00:54:27.00
In the name of Jesus Christ,
who conquered death, hell,
00:54:27.03\00:54:31.20
sin, the grave, and Satan, let
them leave this place believing
00:54:31.23\00:54:36.20
they can break free
from that sin that has
00:54:36.24\00:54:39.31
handcuffed them to Satan.
00:54:39.34\00:54:40.91
Give them that
deliverance, dear God.
00:54:41.44\00:54:44.11
Let them
experience freedom in Christ.
00:54:44.91\00:54:47.25
Bless us for the
remainder of this day.
00:54:47.72\00:54:49.72
Bless every speaker that comes.
00:54:50.09\00:54:52.05
Let lives change, I pray.
00:54:52.09\00:54:54.72
We thank You, we praise You.
00:54:55.02\00:54:57.49
In Jesus' name.
00:54:57.53\00:54:59.06
Let all God's
people say, amen and amen.
00:54:59.09\00:55:03.63
God bless you.
00:55:03.83\00:55:05.17
God bless you.
00:55:05.43\00:55:06.77