Into my heart, into my heart;
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come into my heart, Lord Jesus.
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Come in today, come in to stay;
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come into my heart, Lord Jesus.
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Please stand as we
sing our theme song,
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Before the Throne of God Above.
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Thank you so much for singing.
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You may all be seated.
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Isn't music a blessing?
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Have you been blessed today?
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I know I've been blessed.
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And I just want to
welcome you all here tonight.
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I'm so glad to see all of you.
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Before I read, I just want
to say, you know, the Spirit
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is strong, and He is here.
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I just am so thankful for that.
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So I'm going to
read from Daniel 7:9-10.
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"I beheld till the
thrones were cast down,
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and the Ancient of days did sit,
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whose garment was white as snow,
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and the hair of his
head like the pure wool:
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his throne was
like the fiery flame,
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and his wheels as burning fire.
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A fiery stream issued and
came forth from before him:
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thousand thousands
ministered unto him,
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and ten thousand times
ten thousand stood before him:
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the judgment was set,
and the books were opened."
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If you want to just bow
your heads with me as we pray.
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Father in heaven, we are so
thankful to be here tonight.
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I pray that You
would send Your Spirit,
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pour Your Spirit out tonight.
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I pray that You will especially
be with Jason as he speaks.
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Please give him Your words.
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Give us open ears to
hear what You have to say
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to each one of us.
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I pray that we will
not become distracted
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by things going on
around us, by other thoughts.
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Father, push the devil far
away and send Your Spirit here.
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I pray that You
will help this weekend
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be a lift changing
weekend in every life here.
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Father, may we seek You
first of all in our lives
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and may we seek to
hasten Your soon coming.
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Father, we don't want more GYCs.
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We want You to come.
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And so I just pray
that You will renew our zeal
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and bring us
closer to You tonight
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and throughout the weekend.
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In Jesus' name, amen.
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Good evening, GYC.
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We have some exciting
news to share with you.
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About one years ago this time
we came together and we decided
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that we wanted to try something
that we had never tried before.
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And we came up with this
idea called, GYC Ambassador.
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About that time, we had seventy
people sign up to get involved
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in being mentored, and trained,
and encouraged, and equipped
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to get involved
in their local area.
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And so we got coaches
and we got webinars set up,
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and we started mentoring them.
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And I'm pleased to
report that one year later
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we have had over
250 Bible studies done,
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and over 25 baptisms as
a result of those efforts.
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God is good. Amen?
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As we have gone through
the program, we found that
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one of the most valuable
parts has really been the
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accountability of having
a network of other people
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who could really
encourage and support.
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And so today we have a
few testimonies just to share
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how it's gone over the year.
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Thank you, Eric.
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With us today we have three
of our ambassadors from 2016.
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And they have a few
testimonies to share with you
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of the ways they were
influencing their communities
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and their local churches.
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So first off we have Elena.
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Elena, you have an experience
with a health expo that you had.
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Please share
with us how that went
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and also how you ended up
on TV in your local network.
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Our health expo is being
held in a venue where there are
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a lot of people who
were interested in health,
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and kind of New Age,
spiritualistic minded.
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So they were
amazed at the services
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that were being offered.
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And we had about 200 people
pass through the health expo.
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And in conjunction with that,
there is a lady from our church
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who had done a vegan festival
that attracted over 1000 people.
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And she arranged for me
to be able to speak on TV
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and announce the event so that
more people could know about it.
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Amen. Thank you so much, Elena.
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Our next testimony
is from Joi McCellan.
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And Joi, how has
being part of GYC Ambassador
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helped you to
achieve your goals this year?
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Well, GYC Ambassador
for me this past year
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has helped me a lot with
accountability in serving God.
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When I left GYC last
year I was super excited
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to be a part of
the Ambassador program.
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But immediately I
started feeling like,
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"Oh, I can't do
this. This is too much."
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But thankfully, GYC, they
provided lots of great support
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through the Ambassador
program which encouraged me
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to continue working for
God throughout the year.
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Thank you, Joi.
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And our last testimony
comes to us from Jerico Batista.
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Jerico, can you please
share with us one of your
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Bible studies that
turned into a great event?
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Yes, so I had a
Bible study contact
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the later part of this year.
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And when I knocked on his
door and gave him the survey
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he was a little bit
adamant, he was standoffish.
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And as I continued to
push the issue, he said,
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"Okay, I'll
give you one chance."
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And that once chance
led into another chance.
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And then that other chance led
into full time Bible studies.
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This gentleman began to
attend an evangelistic series,
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and he got baptized.
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And now he is giving Bible
studies to his Buddhist wife,
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to his Catholic sister-in-law...
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I'm sorry, Catholic sister
and Pentecostal brother-in-law.
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And so it's a
tremendous blessing.
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Amen, in 2017 we are taking
the GYC Ambassador program
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to the next level.
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Behind me you see a
selective group of individuals
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that have applied
to be GYC Ambassadors.
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And those are not all of them,
but those are most of them.
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And in 2017, with GYC
Ambassadors, we will be
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focusing more on training,
mentorship, and accountability.
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And we have partnered up
with some successful ministries
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like ASI, It Is
Written, Disciples,
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and AudioVerse
Advance, and Elder Mark Finley
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to train these young
people how to share effectively
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with the world.
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And so we're excited
to see how this will grow,
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how the GYC Ambassador
program will glorify God,
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and how we will see
more souls won to Jesus
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in the upcoming year. Amen?
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So we are asking for your
prayers for the GYC Ambassadors
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right here and for those
who are still signing up.
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And if you want to
be a GYC Ambassador,
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if you want to experience that
special training and mentorship,
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I want to encourage you, sign
up next year for GYC Ambassador.
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We will be promoting
this throughout our different
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channels, websites, and so on.
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And you will be
blessed. But pray for them.
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And I want to encourage you,
you are all GYC Ambassadors.
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We are all ambassadors
for Christ, and we all
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have a responsibility to
share Him wherever we are.
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Get active in your local church
and do something for Jesus.
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God bless you.
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What do you think of
when you hear the words,
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"inspiration on demand"?
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It's a pretty
exciting concept, isn't it?
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It has been thrilling for
me over the last year or so
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to be working with such
an inspirational group of
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young people dedicated,
in all ages, dedicated to
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working with our generation
at the Adventist Review.
00:12:06.96\00:12:10.03
This year we released,
ARtv, Inspiration On Demand.
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And it is so exciting to see
over one million engaged users
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across our digital platforms.
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If you haven't
checked it out for yourself,
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now is the time: check it out.
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Also look this Sabbath
for a postcard on your seat
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which will give
you more information.
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Be sure to check it out.
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Thank you.
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Good evening, friends.
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Can any of you tell
me what tomorrow is?
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Wow, praise the Lord. Yes.
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Tomorrow is what I think is the
most exciting day of all of GYC.
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We have our Friday outreach.
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How many of you, by show
of hands, plan to attend?
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If there is a hand
not raised next to you,
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look at them and say
you, "You should attend."
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Very good.
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Well I have two
friends here with me tonight,
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two really good friends.
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Next to me is Queenette.
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Now Queenette, tell me, how many
times have you attended GYC?
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This is my very
first time attending GYC.
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Now Queenette, it's your
first time attending GYC,
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but you didn't just
attend the conference.
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What did you attend right
before the conference started?
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So when I registered for
GYC, I said, "You know what,
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what not go all out?"
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So I also registered
for the pre-conference.
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And what was your experience
like at the pre-conference?
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I was absolutely blown away.
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I got to work with and
meet so many young people
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who love the Lord and
love working for the Lord.
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We laughed together, we
prayed, we shared testimonies,
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we sang, we collated
thousands of GLOW tracks,
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and we walked miles together.
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But we eventually
reached our goals to handout
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almost one million
GLOW tracts in Houston.
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It was absolutely amazing.
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And they were all
normal like you and I.
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So normal people go on outreach.
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One important thing that we
really need you guys help with
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is we are just about
thirty thousand GLOW tracts shy
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of our million GLOW goal.
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So we need your help. Amen?
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We want to finish off this goal.
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And I want you to know
that even if it's Queenette's
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first time, will you be
at Friday outreach tomorrow?
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I will absolutely be at
Friday outreach tomorrow.
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We really encourage you to
come out tomorrow, all of you.
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You will be blessed, and
you will receive a blessing.
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Go all out for GYC and have
an unforgettable experience.
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Thank you so much, Queenette.
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I'll have Ramon come on over.
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Now this for me,
friends, is just amazing.
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Last year where was
GYC? Does anyone know?
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It was in Louisville, Kentucky.
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And how many of you went on the
Friday outreach in Louisville?
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Amazing experience. Right?
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Well I want you to know, friends
that your labor was not in vain.
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Ramon, along with
many other Bible workers,
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followed up thousands of
Bible study leads that we got
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on the Friday outreach.
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And Ramon, tell us, what
came of a few of those Friday
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Bible study
survey outreach leads?
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Well I'd like to
let you know two things.
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Number one, by God's grace...
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I say, by His grace,
because only the Holy Spirit
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can really do this.
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One of my Bible study contacts,
who had no prior knowledge
00:15:16.71\00:15:21.12
of Seventh-day
Adventists, is here at GYC
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as a Seventh-day Adventist.
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Amen.
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And you guys, friends,
you're going to hear this whole
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testimony on Sabbath.
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So they were
excited to hear that.
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Now what other kind
of things came from these
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Friday surveys last year?
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And a second thing is
that there were many people,
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or some people, who
started coming to church,
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and also many people
who accepted the Sabbath,
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and people who are still in
the process of Bible studies.
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Amen.
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Friends, nothing is worth
passing up the opportunity to
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share with someone the love of
Jesus that you have found. Amen?
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So tomorrow morning at 10:30...
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- What time? ~ 10:30.
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...10:30, please meet me in
here in this main auditorium.
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We're going to
have a short training.
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All you need to bring is a
pen, just a pen, and yourself.
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And join us for
outreach tomorrow.
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We are going to
have an excellent time,
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be prayerful,
encourage one another.
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This is the one opportunity
at GYC you don't want to miss.
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Thank you so much.
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I want everyone to
reach inside your pocket
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and tell me what you feel.
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Now aside from your room
key and maybe some spare change,
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most of you
should feel an iPhone.
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In fact, actually about
sixty-three million of us
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in the world
should feel an iPhone.
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So who invented
this thing anyway?
00:16:52.24\00:16:53.94
Most of us instantly
think of just Steve Jobs.
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But one of Steve Jobs
most famous quotes says this:
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"Great things in business
are never done by one person.
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They're done by
a team of people."
00:17:04.42\00:17:06.22
And what would Steve
Jobs have done without the guy
00:17:06.92\00:17:10.93
who invented this thing.
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But even Thomas Edison
had a whole team of people
00:17:13.36\00:17:16.10
that helped him develop
electricity into a light bulb.
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So these are amazing inventions
and incredible pieces of
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technology that we
use every single day.
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But honestly, you
guys, even these things
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pale in comparison to
what you and I can accomplish
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if we incorporate
Christ in our career.
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So if you want
to impact the world,
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it's going to
take a team effort.
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You know, that's where the
networking session comes in.
00:17:38.99\00:17:41.56
You know, many of us want to
collaborate with other people
00:17:41.59\00:17:44.03
who have the same interests,
but maybe we live, you know,
00:17:44.06\00:17:46.76
out by a small church,
or maybe we feel isolated,
00:17:46.80\00:17:49.20
and we don't have
that opportunity to connect
00:17:49.23\00:17:50.87
with people like that.
00:17:50.90\00:17:52.23
And we come to a conference
like this to connect with people
00:17:52.27\00:17:54.90
who have the same interests,
but you know, in a crowd
00:17:54.94\00:17:56.84
this size, that can
be kind of difficult.
00:17:56.87\00:17:58.74
You know, if you've ever felt
this way, the networking session
00:17:58.94\00:18:01.28
this evening is going
to be a dream come true.
00:18:01.31\00:18:03.08
Because you're going to be at
a table with nine other people
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who have the same
interest in career and the same
00:18:05.51\00:18:07.62
passion for Christ that you do.
00:18:07.65\00:18:09.25
And you know,
Hannah, if that is the case,
00:18:09.48\00:18:11.35
that actually is
a dream come true.
00:18:11.55\00:18:13.15
Because for me,
I'm interested in law.
00:18:13.36\00:18:15.79
And to be at a table with
nine other people who love law,
00:18:15.96\00:18:18.89
but also love to incorporate
Christ in that career,
00:18:18.93\00:18:21.46
that would be pretty incredible.
00:18:21.50\00:18:23.03
But how does this
whole thing actually work?
00:18:23.23\00:18:25.33
Well not only are we
going to have a table for law
00:18:25.53\00:18:27.44
and government, but
we're going to have tables
00:18:27.47\00:18:28.87
for doctors, for
nurses, for graphic designers,
00:18:28.90\00:18:31.64
media workers, counselors,
musicians, canvassers,
00:18:31.74\00:18:35.08
teachers, pastors, and more.
00:18:35.11\00:18:36.44
And we're going to have
people who are going to be
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leading the tables, helping
us to know how to integrate
00:18:37.85\00:18:40.55
Christ into our fields.
00:18:40.58\00:18:41.92
Ok, I'm sold. I'm
definitely coming.
00:18:41.95\00:18:44.15
Where is this happening?
00:18:44.19\00:18:45.52
It's going to be on the third
floor in the grand ballroom
00:18:45.55\00:18:47.32
at 8:00 pm this evening.
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If you have any kind of career
interests, you have to be there.
00:18:48.72\00:18:51.23
And you know what, Hannah...
00:18:51.26\00:18:52.59
I think I've actually got
some ideas that I want to pitch
00:18:54.50\00:18:56.67
to my networking table tonight
on how to incorporate technology
00:18:56.70\00:18:59.70
like this iPhone in
my career for Christ.
00:18:59.73\00:19:03.71
We'll see you guys at
the networking session.
00:19:03.74\00:19:05.57
So we're back with
one more testimony.
00:19:09.14\00:19:10.95
Are you excited to hear it?
00:19:10.98\00:19:12.45
Amen.
00:19:13.08\00:19:14.42
Next to me I
have my friend, Lea.
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Can everyone say, "Hi, Lea."
00:19:16.69\00:19:18.15
Proverbs 11:24 reads,
"There is that scattereth,
00:19:19.65\00:19:24.03
and yet increaseth; and
there is he that withholdeth
00:19:24.06\00:19:27.10
more than as he needs,
and it tendeth to poverty."
00:19:27.13\00:19:30.70
Friends, by imparting
the things that we have,
00:19:30.90\00:19:32.97
it increases our blessings.
00:19:33.00\00:19:34.34
Amen?
00:19:34.37\00:19:35.70
Today we're going to talk with
you and share with you, Lea,
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tell us, how many
times have you been to GYC?
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An awesome seven years.
00:19:41.58\00:19:43.75
She's come seven times in a row.
00:19:43.78\00:19:46.05
I'm going to have
you scoot just this way.
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Seven times to GYC.
00:19:47.72\00:19:49.58
And tell us what keeps you
coming back year after year?
00:19:49.62\00:19:52.49
Just a clarification, my first
year here was the first time
00:19:52.82\00:19:57.29
I've ever experienced a
true relationship with God.
00:19:57.33\00:19:59.56
And it just shows
the faithfulness of God,
00:19:59.59\00:20:02.16
ever since then, how
He kept my relationship
00:20:02.20\00:20:04.23
with Him, constantly
giving me opportunities,
00:20:04.27\00:20:06.20
to keep myself going.
00:20:06.37\00:20:08.24
And if ever there was a time
where my relationship with Him
00:20:08.27\00:20:10.27
went down, it's either
GYC is right around the corner
00:20:10.31\00:20:12.74
and I get so excited,
or I get reminded of that
00:20:12.77\00:20:15.51
first love experience
with Jesus in my first GYC
00:20:15.54\00:20:19.35
and how much He's
done in my life so far.
00:20:19.38\00:20:24.19
And it's just, ever
sense, I could never
00:20:24.22\00:20:27.16
miss another GYC after that.
00:20:27.46\00:20:29.32
So you've come seven
times, and it really has grown
00:20:29.89\00:20:32.19
your relationship with Jesus.
00:20:32.23\00:20:33.70
It's the catalyst.
00:20:33.73\00:20:35.06
And you know what, friends?
00:20:35.10\00:20:36.43
There are so many
people like Lea who experienced
00:20:36.46\00:20:39.17
the love of God for the
first time in a very real way
00:20:39.20\00:20:41.74
when they came to GYC.
00:20:41.77\00:20:43.10
This offering
appeal is very simple.
00:20:43.14\00:20:45.21
If you look, on your seat you
each have an offering envelope.
00:20:45.24\00:20:49.61
GYC is run off your
offerings and your donations.
00:20:49.71\00:20:53.38
And it is tax deductible.
00:20:53.42\00:20:55.08
So if you check the box, if you
need a tax deductible receipt,
00:20:55.12\00:20:58.35
you can receive that.
00:20:58.39\00:20:59.72
But more than what you're
giving to, you're giving to
00:20:59.75\00:21:01.86
someone to have the
opportunity to have a
00:21:01.89\00:21:03.66
relationship with Jesus. Amen?
00:21:03.69\00:21:05.36
So from the bottom of your
hearts, search deep and say,
00:21:05.69\00:21:08.63
"Lord, what are You calling
me to offer as a sacrifice?"
00:21:08.66\00:21:11.33
And remember, the
more we give to Christ,
00:21:11.37\00:21:13.07
the more He
increases our blessings. Amen?
00:21:13.10\00:21:15.40
At this time I'm going
to call the ushers forward.
00:21:15.64\00:21:18.77
They're going to collect
the offering as I say a prayer.
00:21:18.81\00:21:22.28
Father in heaven, I
want to thank You so much.
00:21:22.61\00:21:25.01
Lord, thank You for GYC
and this beautiful opportunity
00:21:25.45\00:21:29.45
we all have to come together.
00:21:29.48\00:21:30.89
We pray that You will bless this
offering, that people like Lea
00:21:31.12\00:21:34.22
will continue to grow in
their relationship with You
00:21:34.26\00:21:36.79
and learn what it is to love
You with all of their hearts.
00:21:36.89\00:21:39.63
Lord, GYC exists to glorify
Your name and to raise up
00:21:39.83\00:21:44.17
young people with
hearts for missionary service.
00:21:44.20\00:21:46.80
Please add the Holy Spirit
blessing to this offering.
00:21:46.84\00:21:49.40
In the name of
Jesus we all pray, amen.
00:21:49.44\00:21:52.31
I've wandered far away from God,
00:22:24.44\00:22:30.61
now I'm coming home.
00:22:30.78\00:22:35.32
The paths of sin
too long I've trod;
00:22:35.35\00:22:41.19
Lord, I'm coming home.
00:22:41.42\00:22:46.76
Coming home, coming home,
00:22:47.23\00:22:56.74
nevermore to roam.
00:22:56.94\00:23:06.18
Open wide thine arms of love;
00:23:06.65\00:23:15.96
Lord, I'm coming home.
00:23:16.62\00:23:25.33
I've wasted many precious years,
00:23:41.32\00:23:47.19
now I'm coming home.
00:23:47.39\00:23:51.63
I now repent with bitter tears;
00:23:51.83\00:23:57.63
Lord, I'm coming home.
00:23:57.83\00:24:03.24
Coming home, coming home,
00:24:03.51\00:24:12.51
nevermore to roam.
00:24:12.71\00:24:21.59
Open wide thine arms of love;
00:24:22.09\00:24:31.30
Lord, I'm coming home.
00:24:31.50\00:24:39.11
Open wide thine arms of love;
00:24:54.49\00:25:04.47
Lord, I'm coming home.
00:25:11.27\00:25:19.65
I need His
cleansing blood I know,
00:25:30.83\00:25:37.10
now I'm coming home.
00:25:37.30\00:25:41.97
Oh, wash me
whiter than the snow;
00:25:42.17\00:25:47.84
Lord, I'm coming...
00:25:48.14\00:25:53.11
Lord, I'm coming...
00:25:53.52\00:25:58.02
Lord, I'm coming home.
00:25:58.45\00:26:08.46
Amen.
00:26:47.54\00:26:48.87
I believe in the Sanctuary.
00:26:49.84\00:26:52.37
Open up your
Bible to Psalm 77:13.
00:26:52.41\00:26:56.61
Psalm 77:13, it
says, "Your way, O God,
00:26:57.61\00:27:01.55
is in the sanctuary.
00:27:01.58\00:27:03.82
Who is so great
a God as our God?"
00:27:03.85\00:27:08.62
Let's pray.
00:27:08.72\00:27:10.06
Father in heaven, teach
us Your way as we meditate
00:27:10.09\00:27:13.33
upon Your Word.
00:27:13.36\00:27:15.16
In Jesus' name we pray, amen.
00:27:15.20\00:27:17.93
The Sanctuary is a
unique doctrine of the
00:27:18.50\00:27:21.14
Seventh-day Adventist Church.
00:27:21.17\00:27:23.61
It shouldn't make us boastful.
00:27:23.64\00:27:25.71
It should never make us fearful.
00:27:26.01\00:27:28.58
At the very least,
thankful and always hopeful.
00:27:28.81\00:27:34.12
I remember having
done a survey at the
00:27:34.32\00:27:36.65
University of Eastern Michigan
interviewing a few students
00:27:36.69\00:27:42.32
with all kinds of world views.
00:27:42.36\00:27:44.43
Buddhists, Hindus, Christian,
Agnostic, Atheist, you name it.
00:27:44.46\00:27:48.70
And this was the last
question of the survey:
00:27:48.96\00:27:52.23
"Christians believe
that Jesus came to earth,
00:27:52.27\00:27:56.10
died on the cross,
and ascended to heaven.
00:27:56.14\00:27:59.31
This was almost 2000 years ago.
00:27:59.34\00:28:02.48
What is Jesus doing since then?"
00:28:02.51\00:28:06.08
What would you answer?
00:28:06.45\00:28:07.98
Well I'll tell you
what they answered.
00:28:08.38\00:28:10.25
"I don't know."
00:28:10.45\00:28:11.79
"He's preparing a place."
00:28:12.02\00:28:13.79
And, "He's waiting."
00:28:14.19\00:28:15.52
Friends, what is
Jesus doing right now?
00:28:15.82\00:28:20.13
If you believe in and
serve a living Savior,
00:28:20.33\00:28:23.03
you better know where He is
and what He is doing right now.
00:28:23.06\00:28:27.64
"His way," the psalmist
says, "is in the Sanctuary."
00:28:27.84\00:28:32.14
I believe in a Sanctuary
that is a real place in heaven.
00:28:32.67\00:28:37.05
The Bible
mentions five structural
00:28:37.35\00:28:39.51
or physical Sanctuaries.
00:28:39.55\00:28:41.28
First and foremost,
the heavenly Sanctuary.
00:28:41.45\00:28:44.35
Then we have the
Mosaic tabernacle.
00:28:44.52\00:28:46.89
Solomon's temple,
Zerubbabel or Herod's temple,
00:28:47.32\00:28:50.66
and Ezekiel's temple
which was never built.
00:28:50.69\00:28:53.76
Just recently I
moved to the cold but
00:28:54.03\00:28:55.93
beautiful state of Michigan.
00:28:55.96\00:28:57.90
And as I moved into my
new apartment, I could hardly
00:28:58.13\00:29:00.37
wait to show my
parents where I was living.
00:29:00.40\00:29:03.27
They live in
Germany, so they haven't had
00:29:03.37\00:29:05.44
the chance yet to be there.
00:29:05.47\00:29:06.81
So I showed them my whole
apartment; my living room,
00:29:06.84\00:29:10.48
and I showed them my kitchen,
all the things that were there.
00:29:10.51\00:29:14.38
And although they have not
yet been able to come and visit,
00:29:15.12\00:29:17.95
when they will come
they will know because
00:29:17.99\00:29:20.79
I have shown it to them.
00:29:20.99\00:29:22.89
You see, the Sanctuary
gives us a picture of what
00:29:22.99\00:29:26.39
God's home looks like.
00:29:26.43\00:29:28.33
The Bible says, "And
let them make Me a Sanctuary
00:29:28.36\00:29:31.13
that I may dwell among them.
00:29:31.17\00:29:32.80
According to all that I
show you, that is, the pattern
00:29:32.83\00:29:35.94
of the tabernacle and the
pattern of all its furnishings,
00:29:35.97\00:29:39.54
just so you shall make it."
00:29:39.67\00:29:41.84
But in order for us to
understand what happens
00:29:42.04\00:29:44.98
up there, we
first have to understand
00:29:45.01\00:29:48.45
what happened down here.
00:29:48.48\00:29:50.82
For His way is in the Sanctuary.
00:29:50.85\00:29:54.02
Take out your notebook, digital
or manual, whatever it may be.
00:29:54.26\00:29:57.76
Note taking
deepens the impression
00:29:57.79\00:30:00.36
and the understanding.
00:30:00.40\00:30:01.86
Had the prophets and the
disciples not taken a few notes,
00:30:01.90\00:30:06.23
I don't know
where we would be today.
00:30:06.77\00:30:08.67
But it's good to take notes.
00:30:09.10\00:30:11.07
The earthly Sanctuary
had three basic compartments.
00:30:11.11\00:30:14.71
You have the courtyard, the Holy
Place, and the Most Holy Place.
00:30:14.74\00:30:17.91
We'll quickly walk through them.
00:30:17.95\00:30:19.51
And for more
details, I encourage you to go
00:30:19.55\00:30:21.85
to Messiah's Mansion and go
through the entire tour there.
00:30:21.88\00:30:25.42
It is a blessing.
00:30:25.45\00:30:26.79
To enter the Sanctuary, the
sinner came in through the gate.
00:30:26.86\00:30:30.16
Notice that there
was only one entrance.
00:30:30.19\00:30:32.33
You may call it, black or
white, all or nothing, thinking,
00:30:32.53\00:30:35.26
but in order to be
saved there only is one way.
00:30:35.53\00:30:38.73
If your spouse were to ask
you, "Honey, do you love me?"
00:30:38.77\00:30:41.87
you only want to hear
one answer too. Right?
00:30:42.07\00:30:44.31
Yes and yes.
00:30:44.34\00:30:46.21
Similarly, the Bible says
that Jesus, He's the only way,
00:30:46.88\00:30:51.38
the truth, and the life.
00:30:51.41\00:30:53.58
You have the altar
of burnt offerings,
00:30:53.62\00:30:55.52
which points to Christ's
sacrifice on your behalf.
00:30:56.28\00:30:59.39
The laver, symbolizing baptism.
00:30:59.42\00:31:03.19
Then the Holy Place;
the table of showbread,
00:31:03.22\00:31:06.59
the altar of
incense, the candlesticks.
00:31:06.63\00:31:08.60
All pointing to
Jesus and His ministry;
00:31:08.63\00:31:11.63
the bread of life, the Mediator,
and the light of the world.
00:31:11.67\00:31:16.30
Most importantly,
in the Most Holy Place,
00:31:16.34\00:31:19.14
it contained the most important
component of the Sanctuary.
00:31:19.51\00:31:23.68
What is it?
00:31:23.71\00:31:25.05
It is the abiding
presence of God, symbolized by
00:31:25.08\00:31:28.32
the Ark of the Covenant
with the covering cherubs
00:31:28.35\00:31:31.59
above the Mercy Seat, as
well as the tablets of stone
00:31:31.62\00:31:35.56
written with the finger of God.
00:31:35.59\00:31:38.19
I believe in a Sanctuary
that is a place where God
00:31:38.36\00:31:41.66
meets humanity.
00:31:41.70\00:31:43.43
The day of at-one-ment,
atonement, was literally
00:31:43.63\00:31:47.30
a day of reconciliation.
00:31:47.34\00:31:49.34
Where broken relationships
are being put together.
00:31:49.37\00:31:53.04
From Genesis to Revelation,
God's desire is to be with
00:31:53.07\00:31:57.85
you and me; His creatures.
00:31:57.88\00:32:00.02
He wants to be with us
more than some of us desire
00:32:00.05\00:32:03.18
to be with their loved ones.
00:32:03.22\00:32:05.55
He wants to be with us.
He wants to be with you.
00:32:05.72\00:32:08.72
The question is, do
you want to be with Him?
00:32:08.82\00:32:12.39
I believe in a Sanctuary that
is the center of God's worship.
00:32:12.66\00:32:17.03
The location of the
Sanctuary was the heart place
00:32:17.13\00:32:20.20
of the camp of the Israelites.
00:32:20.24\00:32:22.24
The book of Revelation
portrays the throne of God
00:32:22.27\00:32:25.74
as the center of worship
where angels don't cease to bow.
00:32:25.77\00:32:30.35
And I ask myself the question,
00:32:31.65\00:32:33.45
who is the
center of worship today?
00:32:33.48\00:32:36.38
We have selfies,
iPhones, iPad, iCloud.
00:32:36.65\00:32:41.02
I'm not saying that all
of these things are wrong,
00:32:42.96\00:32:45.06
but what is your motivation?
00:32:46.06\00:32:48.26
It's comparable
to the difference
00:32:48.30\00:32:50.53
between a cat and a dog.
00:32:50.57\00:32:52.00
Someone asked me
once, "What's the difference
00:32:52.03\00:32:53.90
between a cat and a dog?"
00:32:53.94\00:32:55.74
The dog thinks, "They
feed me, they give me shelter,
00:32:55.90\00:33:00.78
they love me.
00:33:00.81\00:33:02.14
They must be God."
00:33:02.18\00:33:03.81
Whereas the cat thinks, "They
feed me, they give me shelter,
00:33:04.28\00:33:09.88
they love me.
00:33:09.92\00:33:11.25
I must be God."
00:33:11.29\00:33:13.09
Stop and think about it.
00:33:13.49\00:33:15.06
Just because God is blessing you
doesn't mean that you are God.
00:33:15.09\00:33:19.53
However, worshiping Him
on His day, the Sabbath,
00:33:19.89\00:33:24.77
and in His way, in reverence,
will allow us to partake
00:33:24.80\00:33:29.07
of His divine nature.
00:33:29.10\00:33:31.71
I believe in a Sanctuary,
for His way is in the Sanctuary.
00:33:31.81\00:33:36.41
So far we've only talked
about the structure, a building.
00:33:36.75\00:33:41.08
But a building without people is
like a school without students,
00:33:41.18\00:33:45.35
a church without members,
a wedding without guests,
00:33:45.45\00:33:49.92
New Years without GYC,
00:33:49.96\00:33:52.66
the Old
Testament without the New,
00:33:52.69\00:33:56.00
works without faith,
the law without grace.
00:33:56.03\00:34:01.04
What's the missing link?
00:34:01.30\00:34:03.47
Who is in charge?
00:34:03.57\00:34:05.47
Who makes sure that
everything happens accordingly
00:34:05.51\00:34:08.58
and on time.
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You know, Germans are
all about being on time.
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457, 408, 27, 31,
34, 538, 1798, 1844.
00:34:13.82\00:34:23.02
Time and time again.
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Friends, if none of
these numbers ring a bell,
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you have some homework to do.
00:34:30.17\00:34:32.00
And I want you to
go to www.GYCweb.org
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and look for those
seminaries that talk about
00:34:36.00\00:34:38.21
the book of
Daniel and Revelation.
00:34:38.24\00:34:40.78
Better not.
00:34:40.91\00:34:42.24
Pick up your Bible,
study the Word of God
00:34:42.28\00:34:44.75
and the spirit of prophecy.
00:34:44.78\00:34:46.72
Here's what she says
in, Evangelism, page 221.
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"The correct understanding
of the ministration in
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the heavenly sanctuary is
the foundation of our faith."
00:34:53.05\00:34:58.36
Who is in charge?
00:34:58.79\00:35:00.13
I believe in Jesus,
my Mediator, High Priest,
00:35:00.16\00:35:03.37
and soon coming King.
00:35:03.40\00:35:04.73
Hebrews 8:1-2
00:35:04.90\00:35:06.90
"Now this is the main point
of the things we are saying:
00:35:07.10\00:35:09.80
We have such a High Priest,
who is seated at the right hand
00:35:09.84\00:35:13.21
of the throne of the
Majesty in the heavens,
00:35:13.24\00:35:15.64
a Minister of the sanctuary
and of the true tabernacle
00:35:15.68\00:35:19.15
which the Lord
erected, and not man."
00:35:19.35\00:35:22.35
I believe in the Sanctuary.
00:35:22.62\00:35:24.59
What about you?
00:35:24.62\00:35:26.05
Praise the Lord.
00:35:30.19\00:35:31.53
Good evening, GYC.
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- Good evening,
GYC. ~ Good evening.
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Hello.
00:35:37.70\00:35:39.03
Isn't it a wonderful day?
00:35:40.84\00:35:42.40
So many highlights of this day.
00:35:43.30\00:35:45.27
And one of the highlights
that I can remember is
00:35:45.81\00:35:48.18
when Brother Alex
spoke this morning.
00:35:48.54\00:35:51.38
And while he was speaking, and
I see these things happening,
00:35:51.98\00:35:54.78
it just makes me
understand that the great
00:35:54.98\00:35:56.75
controversy battle is real.
00:35:56.79\00:35:58.75
That we could not just sit
back and relax and do nothing.
00:35:59.12\00:36:02.09
And even in our seats, we
have to continue to intercede.
00:36:02.32\00:36:05.86
That intercession is
very, very important.
00:36:06.19\00:36:09.00
And talking about intercession,
I was reminded by one
00:36:09.36\00:36:12.43
young person back
in the Philippines.
00:36:13.30\00:36:15.50
He attended a
conference like this.
00:36:15.64\00:36:17.87
And we talked
about intercession,
00:36:18.04\00:36:19.84
and he could not rest.
00:36:19.87\00:36:22.28
He took the lessons that he
learned and took it back home.
00:36:23.41\00:36:27.62
He was moved because
back home there were a lot of
00:36:28.42\00:36:32.42
backsliders, backslidden
Seventh-day Adventists.
00:36:32.45\00:36:35.22
And he said, "I
have to start praying."
00:36:35.59\00:36:38.36
And you know what, he
says, "Where two or three
00:36:38.69\00:36:40.46
are gathered,
God is in the midst."
00:36:40.50\00:36:42.10
So he got one friend, and
said, "No, two is not enough."
00:36:42.13\00:36:45.33
He got two more friends,
and they started praying.
00:36:45.37\00:36:48.20
Not once a day.
00:36:48.24\00:36:49.64
He said, "If we are really
serious of what we are doing,
00:36:49.84\00:36:54.24
then we have to be
seriously on our knees."
00:36:54.28\00:36:56.75
One thing that moved
him, because all of his family
00:36:57.51\00:37:00.32
members have been backslidden.
00:37:00.35\00:37:01.95
None of them
stayed inside the church.
00:37:02.75\00:37:05.65
So he took three of his
friend and began praying,
00:37:05.69\00:37:07.99
not just once,
but seven times a day.
00:37:08.02\00:37:11.09
Seven times a day.
00:37:12.09\00:37:13.43
And you know what happened?
00:37:13.46\00:37:14.86
Two weeks after,
thirty individuals
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came back to the Lord.
00:37:18.97\00:37:20.44
Thirty individuals
came back to the Lord.
00:37:21.57\00:37:23.91
And four of them
were family members.
00:37:25.54\00:37:29.08
He told me, "Brother
Gem, it was a wonderful time
00:37:29.38\00:37:32.28
standing in front of
the church singing a special
00:37:32.31\00:37:36.02
number with your family."
00:37:36.05\00:37:37.39
He said, "I
could not utter a word.
00:37:37.42\00:37:39.15
I was just
crying on the pulpit."
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God is good. Amen?
00:37:42.36\00:37:43.69
And it reminds me of
my first announcement.
00:37:44.89\00:37:46.96
At 9:00 pm today,
when the booth opens up,
00:37:47.20\00:37:51.33
JFA booth 603, we will be
interceding for the unreached
00:37:51.73\00:37:56.67
places in Asia and in the world.
00:37:56.84\00:37:59.47
So join us if you want to
intercede, to start interceding
00:37:59.57\00:38:04.21
for people around the world.
00:38:04.61\00:38:06.61
And which also reminds me
of my second announcement.
00:38:06.78\00:38:10.15
If you have not
gotten a copy of this book,
00:38:10.19\00:38:12.89
this book is a
wonderful, wonderful book,
00:38:13.32\00:38:15.26
a wonderful resource for prayer.
00:38:15.29\00:38:17.09
You could visit the booth
of, Revival and Reformation.
00:38:17.13\00:38:20.13
We only have
limited copies, so be there.
00:38:20.16\00:38:23.80
And it reminds me of
the people that I work with
00:38:24.30\00:38:28.04
in the prayer ministry.
00:38:28.30\00:38:29.64
Most of them, if not all
of them, are taller than me.
00:38:29.67\00:38:33.41
Yes, I have
brothers and sisters that are
00:38:35.08\00:38:37.45
way, way taller than me.
00:38:37.48\00:38:39.05
And this is the reason why, I
guess, I love the prayer room.
00:38:39.15\00:38:42.48
You know why?
00:38:42.52\00:38:43.85
Because when you
kneel down together,
00:38:43.89\00:38:45.82
only God is the tallest.
00:38:48.49\00:38:50.23
- Amen? ~ Amen.
00:38:50.26\00:38:52.13
You are all equal.
00:38:52.36\00:38:55.26
You are all equal.
00:38:55.80\00:38:57.37
And I'd like to
ask you this question:
00:38:57.40\00:38:59.73
How did you
start your day today?
00:38:59.77\00:39:02.17
If you have not started
your day in the prayer room,
00:39:02.90\00:39:05.84
you are missing a
wonderful, wonderful experience.
00:39:05.87\00:39:10.35
At 6:00 am today, all the
while I thought it was going to
00:39:10.51\00:39:13.21
be just me and a few people.
00:39:13.25\00:39:14.82
But before even 6:00 am started,
there were, like, a couple of
00:39:15.22\00:39:19.35
people who were there.
00:39:19.39\00:39:20.72
And at 6:00, there's like
forty or thirty people came.
00:39:21.12\00:39:25.69
And when I opened my eyes,
00:39:25.79\00:39:27.13
more than a
hundred people were there.
00:39:27.16\00:39:28.76
It was an experience
that I will never forget,
00:39:29.26\00:39:33.94
that these people
will never forget.
00:39:33.97\00:39:35.47
One hour passed by so fast that
they didn't even want to stop.
00:39:35.50\00:39:39.44
This is what happens
when we spend time with God.
00:39:39.94\00:39:42.81
Amen?
00:39:42.84\00:39:44.18
Which reminds me of
my next announcement.
00:39:44.25\00:39:46.51
At 1:30 to 3:30 tomorrow
afternoon, as the team is going
00:39:46.55\00:39:52.69
out to do outreach,
there's some people, if the Lord
00:39:52.72\00:39:56.09
places in your hearts that
you would lift these people up
00:39:56.12\00:39:59.66
while they're doing
the outreach, be with me
00:39:59.69\00:40:02.70
in the prayer room and we will
be praying from 1:30 to 3:30 pm.
00:40:02.73\00:40:06.27
We have to
intercede for this activity.
00:40:06.53\00:40:08.74
This is a very important task.
00:40:08.77\00:40:10.51
And another beautiful
thing that will happen tomorrow:
00:40:10.74\00:40:15.11
did you know this, that
this will be the last Sabbath
00:40:15.58\00:40:18.51
of the year?
00:40:18.71\00:40:20.05
So at 4:40 to 5:30,
still in the prayer room,
00:40:20.15\00:40:24.32
we will welcome the
Sabbath on our knees.
00:40:24.65\00:40:27.32
It's going to be something
special that I would suggest
00:40:27.82\00:40:31.06
you don't want to miss.
00:40:31.26\00:40:32.66
You should not miss.
00:40:33.03\00:40:34.80
And one thing that reminded
me, every time we are gathered
00:40:35.00\00:40:39.03
together in the prayer
room: different cultures,
00:40:39.07\00:40:42.20
different countries,
but you will not notice it.
00:40:42.30\00:40:46.54
You will not notice it.
00:40:47.21\00:40:48.61
And some people will be
so patriotic when it comes to
00:40:48.64\00:40:52.75
coming together in
this youth's convention.
00:40:52.78\00:40:54.82
"I am from Australia."
00:40:54.85\00:40:56.42
"No, I'm from New Zealand."
00:40:56.45\00:40:57.79
But in the prayer room,
your citizenship is heaven.
00:40:57.89\00:41:03.06
You only have one
citizenship. Heaven.
00:41:03.96\00:41:07.10
And I remember one
time when I was sitting down
00:41:07.13\00:41:10.00
on a dining table.
00:41:10.20\00:41:11.63
They were talking
about the language in heaven.
00:41:12.37\00:41:14.44
You know what the
language in heaven will be?
00:41:14.54\00:41:16.27
Yes, it will be
Spanish, is what they said.
00:41:16.30\00:41:19.51
And Filipinos said, "No,
it's going to be Filipino."
00:41:20.01\00:41:22.18
And Americans said, "No,
it's going to be American,
00:41:22.54\00:41:24.85
because Americans have a hard
time learning others languages."
00:41:24.88\00:41:28.05
But you know what?
00:41:29.98\00:41:31.32
I discovered that the language
in heaven will be prayer.
00:41:31.92\00:41:36.19
The language of
heaven will be prayer.
00:41:37.29\00:41:39.63
Every word that you will be
uttering is words of praise.
00:41:39.66\00:41:44.83
So why not start speaking
the language of heaven now?
00:41:45.93\00:41:50.57
And this is one beautiful
thing that reminded me of
00:41:51.24\00:41:53.58
this beautiful
quote that's found in,
00:41:53.61\00:41:55.34
Christ's Object Lessons,
page 82 paragraph 2, which says,
00:41:55.64\00:41:58.95
"Immeasurably inferior is
the part which the human agent
00:41:59.25\00:42:03.08
sustains; but if he is united
with the divinity of Christ,
00:42:03.12\00:42:08.96
he can do all things through the
strength that Christ imparts."
00:42:09.19\00:42:13.33
One beautiful thing that happens
when we kneel down and pray;
00:42:13.80\00:42:16.97
when we kneel down and pray
we know for a fact that there's
00:42:17.50\00:42:20.94
somebody bigger than us.
00:42:20.97\00:42:22.50
We know for a fact that we could
not do these things on our own,
00:42:22.90\00:42:25.74
except we cling onto
the divinity of Christ.
00:42:26.07\00:42:28.88
With that being said, let's
give time right now for prayer.
00:42:29.54\00:42:34.32
Let's gather by twos or
by threes and we'll spend
00:42:35.25\00:42:38.65
one minute in prayer.
00:42:39.25\00:42:41.32
You can choose one person
to pray or two persons to pray.
00:42:41.36\00:42:44.23
And let's pray right now
that the Lord will give us the
00:42:44.26\00:42:46.46
heart for intercession.
00:42:46.49\00:42:48.00
That the Lord will give us
the heart of Jesus to intercede
00:42:48.10\00:42:50.60
for our brothers and our sisters
who have not known Christ yet.
00:42:50.63\00:42:53.60
Especially
intercede for one another.
00:42:53.74\00:42:55.87
Dear Father, we praise
You, for You are faithful.
00:43:02.54\00:43:05.75
We praise You, dear
Father, for the wonderful things
00:43:06.55\00:43:08.85
that we don't deserve
but You still give us.
00:43:08.88\00:43:11.72
So Lord, we praise
You and we thank You
00:43:12.05\00:43:13.99
that when we are on
our knees we are reminded
00:43:14.19\00:43:16.46
that we have nothing on
our own except we have You.
00:43:16.76\00:43:19.59
Thank You so much for hearing
and answering our prayers.
00:43:20.00\00:43:22.80
May You pour upon us
the spirit of humility,
00:43:22.83\00:43:25.67
that we may cling upon
You daily, moment by moment.
00:43:25.77\00:43:29.47
This is our prayer.
00:43:29.50\00:43:30.84
We pray this in the
loving name of Your Son Jesus.
00:43:30.87\00:43:32.84
All Your children say amen.
00:43:32.87\00:43:35.48