Our Scripture reading this
morning is going to be found
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in Romans chapter 12.
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So I'll give you a
second to turn there
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with me in your Bibles.
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Romans chapter 12.
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Say amen when you're there.
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Amen, okay. So a couple of us.
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Romans chapter 12
starting in verse 10.
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And the Bible says, "Be kindly
affectionate one to another
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with brotherly love; in
honour preferring one another;
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not slothful in
business; fervent in spirit;
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serving the Lord;
rejoicing in hope;
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patient in tribulation;
continuing instant in prayer;
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distributing to the necessity
of saints; given to hospitality.
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Bless them which persecute
you: bless, and curse not.
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Rejoice with
them that do rejoice,
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and weep with them that weep.
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Be of the same
mind one toward another.
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Mind not high things, but
condescend to men of low estate.
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Be not wise in
your own conceits.
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Recompense to no
man evil for evil.
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Provide things honest
in the sight of all men.
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If it be possible, as
much as liveth in you,
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live peaceably with all men.
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Dearly beloved,
avenge not yourselves,
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but rather give
place unto wrath:
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for it is
written, Vengeance is mine;
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I will repay, saith the Lord.
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Therefore if thine
enemy hunger, feed him;
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if he thirst, give him drink:
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for in so doing thou shalt
heap coals of fire on his head.
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Be not overcome of evil,
but overcome evil with good."
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Let's pray.
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Father in heaven, we thank
You so much for this opportunity
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to come and
worship You this morning
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on Your Sabbath day.
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Thank You for giving
us the Sabbath to rest
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and remember that
You are our Creator.
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And Lord, now as we
listen to the preacher,
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I pray that You would
place Your words in his mouth,
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Father, that we continue
to pray for him as he speaks,
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that Your words would we heard.
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Lord, prepare our
hearts to hear this message.
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Lord, that if we're
battling with anything,
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if Satan is
holding us in any lies,
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that this morning we would be
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released from
those lies, Father.
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We ask that Your
holy angels would be here,
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that Your Spirit would
be guarding this place,
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that You put a
hedge of protection
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from the evil one
around this place.
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We love You so much.
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In Jesus' name I pray, amen.
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"Thus the heavens and
the earth were finished,
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and all the host of them.
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And on the seventh day God ended
his work which he had made;
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and he rested on the
seventh day from all his work
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which he had made.
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And God blessed the
seventh day, and sanctified it:
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because that in it he
had rested from all his work
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which God created and made."
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Say it with me now.
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"Remember the
Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
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Six days shalt thou
labour, and do all thy work:
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But the seventh day is the
Sabbath of the LORD thy God.
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In it thou shalt not do
any work, thou, nor thy son,
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nor thy
daughter, thy manservant,
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nor thy
maidservant, nor thy cattle,
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nor thy stranger
that is within thy gates.
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For in six days the
LORD made heaven and earth,
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the sea and all that in them
is, and rested the seventh day:
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wherefore the LORD blessed the
Sabbath day, and hallowed it."
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- And so I say, God is
good... ~...all the time.
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- And all the
time... ~...God is good.
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- Try it again. God is
good... ~...all the time.
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- And all the
time... ~...God is good.
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Let me hear the ladies.
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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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Where are the men.
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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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The family of God.
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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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As they say in Kenya,
"And that's His nature."
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- Good morning,
everybody. ~ Good morning.
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Thank you. Happy Sabbath to you.
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How did you sleep?
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You slept well.
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How many of you
dreamed of Jesus?
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May I see your hands?
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Nobody dreamed of Jesus.
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It's alright.
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He has no grudge
against you. He loves you.
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Do you realize you and
I are awake and alive now
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because of the
mercies of Christ?
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The Bible says, "In
Him we live, and move,
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and have our being."
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In Christ.
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In Matthew 5:45 the Bible
says, "For he maketh his sun
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to rise on the
evil and on the good,
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and sendeth rain on the
just and on the unjust."
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Because of that
verse every day I ask God,
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"Be merciful to
people who are suffering,
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even to those
who don't follow You.
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Because that exercise of mercy
may lead them to follow You."
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I ask God every day,
"Be merciful to those
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who are suffering, including
those who do not follow You."
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Why? "Because Your Word
says, 'He maketh His sun to
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rise on the
good and on the evil.
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He sendeth rain on the
just and on the unjust.'"
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And as long as probation
continues, you can pray
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for those who are suffering.
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You can pray for the evil,
for the evil doers and sinners,
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because God's grace
still extends to them.
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I'm happy to see you.
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Let me thank you for
your cooperation yesterday.
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I rebuked you rather sharply.
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None of you rebelled,
as far as I could see.
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I complained about the
constant walking around,
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and I believe you
made a concentrated effort
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to stay in your seats.
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I want you to repeat that,
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particularly on
these holy hours.
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Discipline yourselves.
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Stay where you
are, I won't be long.
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I'm not given
enough time to be long.
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Who is with us for the
very first time since GYC began?
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May I see your
hand? Very first time.
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God bless you, God bless you.
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I mean the very
first time this week.
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God bless you, God
bless you wherever you are.
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And I mean it when
I say, God bless you.
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It's a word, a prayer
made up of three words,
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which I offer with my eyes open.
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God bless you.
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Now, is there anyone
with us now, you are not
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a Seventh-day
Adventist, may I see your hand?
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God bless you.
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God bless you.
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Anyone else, just
move your hand so I can...
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Ah, God bless
you. God bless you.
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Anybody else?
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You are not a
Seventh-day Adventist
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but you're with us, just
move your hand so I can see it.
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Anyone? Anyone?
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In my mind... Ah, I
see you way in the back.
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God bless you.
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And I mean that with
concentrated seriousness.
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God bless you. Now
say amen for our guests.
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~ Amen. - Ah,
that's weak. Say it again.
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~ Amen. - One more time.
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~ 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, I love God.
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How many of you love
God? Can I see your hand?
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- Was that the truth? ~ Yes.
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Well confirm it by
raising your hand again.
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Ah, God bless you.
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You know, God is
a God who confirms.
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He gave two dreams to Pharaoh.
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And Joseph explained to Pharaoh
the dream was given twice
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that it might be
established of God.
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So when you ask God for
something, and you think
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He's leading you in a direction,
you say, "God, confirm it."
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God is a God who confirms.
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What does the Bible say?
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"In the mouth of
two or three witnesses
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every word
shall be established."
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Ask God, "Is
this the man for me?"
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If you think He said
yes, "Father, confirm it."
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Our subject for this
morning, A Tsunami Warning.
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- What did I say?
~ A Tsunami Warning.
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What was our subject yesterday?
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You're a little slow.
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What was our
subject the first morning?
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I knew you'd get
that one quickly.
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Alright. LOL.
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I love you.
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- I said, I love
you. ~ Love you too.
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I wasn't fishing,
but thanks for that.
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Now the Bible says, "This is
My commandment that you do..."
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What? "...love one
another." So I am obeying God.
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I love you, not
because I am commanded,
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but because you are so
lovable and you look so nice
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in those dresses God gave
you, and those expensive suits.
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Thank you very much.
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Now before I begin, since
you're in a mood to cooperate,
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what's this?
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~ Cell phone. - What's that?
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~ Bible.
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What's the proper name for this?
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~ Holy Bible.
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- What is this? ~ Cell phone.
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- What is this not? ~ Holy.
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It is not the holy iPhone.
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So please put it away as I am
putting mine away. Turn it off.
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Now very seriously,
every time I make that request,
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there's some person saying,
"I don't care what he says,
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I will leave my phone on."
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Don't do that.
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Practice cooperation...
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By the way, any time a
leader of the church especially
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asks you to do
something, if it is not a sin
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and it does not
affect your conscience,
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try to cooperate.
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If it is not a sin, and it
does not offend your biblically
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informed
conscience, try to cooperate.
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All phones off.
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And iPads.
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Open your Bible.
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Who can recite all
66 books of the Bible
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from Genesis to Revelation?
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Oh my, how nice. Come.
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Come.
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You raised your hands. Come.
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How do you get up here?
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Come. This is my time. You come.
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Find some way to
get up here and come.
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There are some stairs
around here somewhere. Come.
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Next time someone
asks you a question,
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be careful how
you raise your hand.
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Come, sister,
come. I'll wait for you.
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While she comes, let's recite
the fourth commandment again.
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"Remember the Sabbath day,"
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come on, say it,
"to keep it holy."
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Now this side,
you continue. Come on.
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"Six days shalt thou
labour, and do all thy work:
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But the seventh day is the
Sabbath of the LORD thy God."
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Not bad. Keep going.
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"In it thou shalt
not do any work..."
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Stop. "... thou, nor thy son,
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nor thy daughter,
thy manservant..."
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- You're a little weak.
~ "...nor thy maidservant,
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nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger
that is within thy gates."
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Pick it up.
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"For in six days the
LORD made heaven and earth,
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the sea and all that in them
is, and rested the seventh day."
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- All together. ~
Wherefore the LORD
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blessed the Sabbath
day, and hallowed it."
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And of all the commandments,
that one is commandment one.
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Did you hear what I said?
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Of all the commandments,
that one is commandment one.
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- Sister, what's
your name? - Alexis.
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You look like a nice
person. Are you married?
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No, sir.
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Well learn to cook
and you'll get a husband.
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Alright.
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The books of the Bible
from Genesis to Revelation.
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Go ahead, the whole
world is watching you.
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Genesis, Exodus,
Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy,
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Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1
and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings,
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1 and 2 Chronicles,
Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Job,
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Psalms, Proverbs,
Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon,
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Isaiah, Jeremiah,
Lamentations, Ezekiel,
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Daniel, Hosea, Joel,
Amos, Obadiah, Jonah,
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Micah, Nahum,
Habakkuk, Zephaniah,
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Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi,
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Matthew, Mark,
Luke, John, Acts, Romans,
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1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians,
Ephesians, Philippians,
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Colossians, 1
and 2 Thessalonians,
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Titus, Philemon...
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...1 and 2 Timothy,
Titus, Philemon, Hebrews, James,
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1 and 2 Peter, 1, 2, and
3 John, Jude, Revelation.
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Amen.
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Now you can take that back.
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God bless you.
What's your name, you said?
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- Alexis. -
Alexis, God bless you.
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- God bless you. - Thank you.
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God bless Alexis.
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Favor number two, while
I am speaking pray for me,
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and say what?
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Lord, put Your
words in that man's mouth.
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By the way, that's a
very serious request.
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I make it every time I stand.
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My words cannot save you.
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The words of God
will transform your life.
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The words of God will bring back
that child that left the church.
00:17:52.70\00:17:55.84
The words of God
will heal your marriage.
00:17:56.00\00:17:58.74
The words of God
will improve your health.
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If, of course, we accept
the words of God into our lives.
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Pray and say, "God, put
Your words in that man's mouth."
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And favor number three, I
want you to think as you listen.
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Let's pray.
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Loving Father in
heaven, I surrender myself
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into Your hands.
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If I've offended You in
any way, forgive me, dear God.
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Father, use me as a
tool, as an instrument.
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Father, if necessary use
me like a disposable razor.
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But just use me
first, dear Father.
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Put Your words in
my mouth, dear God.
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Help me to speak with
boldness, with fearlessness,
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with courage, but
with compassion, Father.
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For I too am a sinner.
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Bless this beautiful
congregation, dear God.
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Everyone You love.
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You sent Your
Son to die for them.
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In the name of Your
Son, Jesus Christ, bless them
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with the presence
of Your Spirit, Father:
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the Spirit that
enlightens the mind,
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the Spirit that
guides us into truth.
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In a very special way
bless all those who are not
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Seventh-day Adventists.
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We are so honored by
their presence, dear God.
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And hasten the day when
they will say, "Yes, I am
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a Seventh-day Adventist."
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Bless this entire service to
Your glory exclusively, Father.
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And to our blessing
I offer this prayer.
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In Jesus' name, let God's
people say, amen and amen.
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Acts 4, we shall
read from verse 34.
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Our subject, A Tsunami Warning.
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Acts 4, reading from verse 34.
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While you're searching
for Acts 4, there are some
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personalities in the
New Testament that always
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pop into the mind when we think
of outstanding servants of God.
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We think preeminently,
of course, of Jesus Christ.
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But He's in a class by
Himself, so we will exclude Him.
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Of all the New
Testament characters
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that are outstanding,
who pops into your mind?
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The apostle Paul.
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Stephen, the first martyr.
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We think of Philip
and the Ethiopian eunuch.
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But there is a man that
is not frequently mentioned,
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and I want him to be
the person who introduces
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this message this morning.
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And that man is
called, Barnabas.
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Our subject, A Tsunami Warning.
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Let's learn a
little about Barnabas.
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Acts 4 reading from verse 34.
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Before we read,
let me set it up.
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In the early
church, whoever had a need
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had that need
met by the generosity
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of other church members.
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Let me say it again.
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No one in the early church
suffered, because all other
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church members came
together and gave what they had
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to meet the needs of
those who were in crisis.
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And so verse 34 says,
"Neither was there any
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among them that lacked:
for as many as were possessors
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of lands and houses sold
them, and brought the prices
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of the things that were sold,
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and laid them down
at the apostles' feet:
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and distribution
was made unto every man
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according as he had need."
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And so the Bible says
those who were wealthy,
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they sold land,
they sold houses.
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They sold to meet the
needs of those in the church
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less fortunate.
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Ah, how the church
would be different today
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if we functioned that way.
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"And Joses," verse
37, "who by the apostles
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was surnamed Barnabas,
(which is, being interpreted,
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the son of consolation,)
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a Levite, of the
country of Cyprus,
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having land, sold it,
and brought the money,
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and laid it at
the apostles' feet."
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We are introduced to
Barnabas as a generous man,
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a soft-hearted
member of the church,
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who felt that the
need of a member in crisis
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was his personal responsibility.
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Let me say it again.
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Some of us have this
attitude, "That's your problem."
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No. When a member
of the church suffers,
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it is all of our problems.
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- Somebody say amen. ~ Amen.
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Barnabas, his mindset was,
"Your suffering in my problem."
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He sold land and
brought the money
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and gave it to the apostles.
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Now some of us today,
we will make contributions
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but we want to decide
how the money will be used.
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Nuh-uh.
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Those early church
members, they gave the money
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and they trusted the
apostles to distribute the money
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as the Holy Ghost led them.
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Do not use your money to
deliberately try to determine
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what the church should do.
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If you're
convicted to give, give,
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and leave it up to the
Spirit of God to guide those
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to whom the money is entrusted.
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If that's clear, say amen.
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Don't use your wealth as
a weapon to whip the church
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into compliance
with your desires.
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Barnabas was a
giving man, a generous man,
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Let's look at Barnabas again.
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We go to Acts 9,
we'll read from verse 26.
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This is the chapter in which
Paul, or Saul as he was then,
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collides with Jesus Christ.
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He's knocked off his
horse, he's made blind.
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He goes through conversion.
00:23:22.03\00:23:23.47
He meets with the
church at Damascus.
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Now he preaches in Damascus.
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His life is
threatened, he leaves Damascus,
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and he comes to Jerusalem.
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Verse 26, Acts 9;
A Tsunami Warning.
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"And when Paul was come
to Jerusalem, he assayed
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to join himself
to the disciples:
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but they were all
afraid of him, and believed not
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that he was a disciple."
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This man used to
arrange for the killing
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of those who followed Christ.
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He had a reputation
as a very cruel man.
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If you go to verse 1 of Acts 9,
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"And Saul, yet breathing
out threatenings and slaughter
00:24:00.70\00:24:04.14
against the
disciples of the Lord..."
00:24:04.17\00:24:06.14
He was constantly seeking
out Christians to have them
00:24:06.17\00:24:09.41
murdered, killed, destroyed.
00:24:09.44\00:24:11.35
The apostles knew of Saul.
00:24:11.51\00:24:13.58
So when he came to Jerusalem
and tried to join them,
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the Bible says they were afraid.
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Verse 27, "But Barnabas took him
and brought him to the apostles,
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and declared unto them how
he had seen the Lord in the way,
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and that he had
spoken to him, and how he had
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preached boldly at Damascus
in the name of Jesus Christ."
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Barnabas took Saul
when all the other apostles
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were terrified of Saul.
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And Barnabas took him and
brought him to the apostles
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and said, "This man is okay."
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We have a generous man.
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We have a giving man.
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We have a fearless man.
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He went by himself, got Saul,
and took him and put the minds
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of the other disciples at rest.
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When Stephen was martyred,
00:25:08.47\00:25:10.61
the church at
Jerusalem scattered.
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Cyprus, Antioch, Cyrene.
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And as they ran, they preached.
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And their preaching had effect.
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And in Acts 11, when
the church at Jerusalem,
00:25:21.92\00:25:24.89
because the leaders
remained in Jerusalem,
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when they heard what was
going on in the area of Antioch,
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the Bible says in verse 22
"...they sent forth Barnabas,
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that he should go
as far as Antioch.
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Who, when he came, and
had seen the grace of God,
00:25:37.93\00:25:41.97
exhorted them all,
that with purpose of heart
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they would
cleave unto the Lord."
00:25:44.84\00:25:46.44
Now Barnabas was
sent by the church
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to assess what was going on
00:25:48.94\00:25:51.48
in the area of
Cyprus, Cyrene, and Antioch.
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Now, when the church
chooses a man to assess
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a spiritual situation,
the church chooses a man
00:25:58.02\00:26:01.96
who is grounded in the Word,
00:26:01.99\00:26:03.59
who is grounded in the
writings of the prophet
00:26:03.63\00:26:05.23
of the Lord, Ellen
White, who knows how to discern.
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In 1900, September
13 to September 23,
00:26:10.97\00:26:16.00
there was a camp
meeting in Muncie, Indiana.
00:26:16.30\00:26:19.17
The church had heard of a
disastrous movement called,
00:26:19.67\00:26:22.98
the holy flesh movement.
00:26:23.01\00:26:24.71
Which essentially said,
to prepare for translation
00:26:24.81\00:26:27.82
this body had to go
through some suffering.
00:26:27.92\00:26:29.85
It had to go through the
garden of Gethsemane experience,
00:26:29.88\00:26:32.42
that through the suffering
the flesh might be perfected
00:26:32.45\00:26:35.39
in readiness for translation.
00:26:35.42\00:26:37.43
And at those services the people
worked themselves into a frenzy.
00:26:38.86\00:26:42.16
Loud music was played, just like
in the days of Nebuchadnezzar.
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And people would
fall down and faint.
00:26:45.73\00:26:48.00
And then they were declared to
have passed through the garden
00:26:49.74\00:26:52.77
of Gethsemane experience.
00:26:52.81\00:26:54.44
And they were now
sinless in the flesh
00:26:54.48\00:26:56.28
and ready for translation.
00:26:56.31\00:26:58.31
When the church heard of that,
00:26:58.35\00:26:59.91
the church sent
two men to investigate.
00:26:59.95\00:27:02.25
Just as the church at Jerusalem
sent Barnabas to investigate
00:27:02.28\00:27:06.45
the evangelism going on in
Cyprus, Cyrene, and Antioch
00:27:06.49\00:27:10.33
the Seventh-day Adventist
Church in 1900 sent two men,
00:27:10.36\00:27:13.66
S. N. Haskell and A. J.
Breed to confront this error
00:27:13.70\00:27:17.60
called, the holy flesh.
00:27:17.63\00:27:18.97
But the point I'm trying to
stress, when you send someone
00:27:19.00\00:27:22.04
to assess a situation, to
meet it and to confront it,
00:27:22.07\00:27:25.51
you must send a man
or a woman who can defend
00:27:25.54\00:27:28.14
the teachings of the church.
00:27:28.18\00:27:29.51
Can you say amen?
They sent Barnabas.
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He knew the Word.
00:27:34.05\00:27:35.38
He was a man of balance
and a man of discernment.
00:27:35.55\00:27:38.35
A man who could see
the workings of the enemy
00:27:38.39\00:27:40.59
where no one else could.
00:27:40.62\00:27:41.96
A man of fearlessness.
00:27:41.99\00:27:43.69
They sent Barnabas.
00:27:43.73\00:27:46.59
Let's look at
Barnabas a little more.
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Acts 13 reading from verse 1.
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Acts 13:1
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Our subject, A Tsunami Warning.
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"Now there were in the
church that was at Antioch
00:27:58.71\00:28:01.14
certain prophets and teachers;
00:28:01.71\00:28:03.45
as Barnabas, and
Simeon that was called Niger,
00:28:03.88\00:28:07.45
and Lucius of Cyrene,
and Manaen, which had been
00:28:07.82\00:28:11.49
brought up with Herod
the tetrarch, and Saul.
00:28:11.52\00:28:14.52
As they ministered to the Lord,
and fasted, the Holy Ghost said,
00:28:15.26\00:28:19.89
'Separate me
Barnabas and Saul for the work
00:28:20.10\00:28:23.47
whereunto I have...'" What?
00:28:23.50\00:28:25.57
Yes. "...I have called them."
00:28:26.03\00:28:27.37
Now by the way, let me digress
meaningfully and briefly.
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There are some among us
who believe the Holy Ghost
00:28:32.17\00:28:33.98
is not an
intelligent personality.
00:28:34.01\00:28:35.98
When you hear that, go
in the other direction.
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The Holy Ghost is fully divine.
00:28:41.08\00:28:44.12
The Holy Ghost is God.
00:28:45.02\00:28:47.42
I didn't say the
Holy Ghost is the Father.
00:28:47.86\00:28:49.76
I said the Holy Ghost is God.
00:28:49.86\00:28:52.39
Jesus is God.
00:28:52.86\00:28:54.80
The Father is God.
00:28:55.03\00:28:57.10
Don't keep giving
me these anemic amens.
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- Say amen. ~ Amen.
00:28:59.53\00:29:01.54
The Holy Ghost is God.
00:29:03.17\00:29:05.61
The Holy Ghost is divine.
00:29:05.64\00:29:07.91
The Bible says,
"The Holy Ghost said..."
00:29:08.61\00:29:11.28
He communicated with
those prophets and teachers.
00:29:11.75\00:29:15.72
And He selected
Barnabas and Saul.
00:29:15.75\00:29:19.02
Not Saul and Barnabas.
00:29:19.05\00:29:21.22
If you read the early
history of the apostle Paul,
00:29:23.79\00:29:26.29
he traveled
initially with Barnabas.
00:29:26.33\00:29:28.83
But they are mentioned
as Barnabas and Saul first.
00:29:28.86\00:29:32.43
Meaning, at some point
Barnabas was a mentor to Saul.
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How do you
mentor the apostle Paul,
00:29:39.47\00:29:41.18
unless you're Jesus?
00:29:41.51\00:29:42.84
Barnabas was a mentor to Saul.
00:29:43.14\00:29:46.75
The Holy Ghost
handpicked Barnabas.
00:29:46.78\00:29:50.99
I am stressing this.
00:29:51.35\00:29:53.05
Generous, soft-hearted,
loved the brethren,
00:29:53.25\00:29:57.29
fearless, could defend
the truth against error.
00:29:57.83\00:30:01.56
Handpicked by the Spirit of God
00:30:02.10\00:30:06.07
for a work that God
desired he and Saul should do.
00:30:06.10\00:30:11.07
This is Barnabas.
00:30:11.11\00:30:13.94
- Say amen for
brother Barnabas. ~ Amen.
00:30:14.78\00:30:17.48
Let's learn some
more about Barnabas.
00:30:17.51\00:30:20.65
Let's go to Galatians 2.
00:30:21.18\00:30:22.82
We read from verse 11.
00:30:23.39\00:30:24.79
Thank you for
holding your seats.
00:30:25.25\00:30:27.19
I just thought I should remind
you to continue to be nice.
00:30:28.12\00:30:30.59
We forget very quickly.
00:30:32.03\00:30:33.43
What book did I say? Galatians.
00:30:34.36\00:30:36.26
- What chapter? ~ Two.
- What verse? ~ Eleven.
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Verse 11.
00:30:39.03\00:30:40.44
"But when Peter
was come to Antioch..."
00:30:41.77\00:30:43.87
Or Jerusalem.
00:30:44.67\00:30:46.01
"...I withstood him..." How?
00:30:46.68\00:30:48.24
"...to the face..." Why?
00:30:48.98\00:30:50.55
"...because he was to be blamed.
00:30:51.18\00:30:52.65
For before that
certain came from James,
00:30:52.75\00:30:55.92
he did eat with the Gentiles.
00:30:56.02\00:30:57.72
But when they were come, he
withdrew and separated himself,
00:30:57.75\00:31:01.76
fearing them which
were of the circumcision."
00:31:01.79\00:31:04.06
What is Paul saying?
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Peter, that great apostle,
would mingle with the Gentiles
00:31:05.46\00:31:10.23
when no Jews were around.
00:31:10.27\00:31:12.03
When the Jews showed
up, Peter backed off.
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And Paul didn't like that.
00:31:21.71\00:31:23.04
"When they were come, he
withdrew and separated himself,
00:31:24.31\00:31:27.28
fearing them which
were of the uncircumcision."
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Now listen to verse 13.
00:31:30.09\00:31:31.62
"And the other Jews
dissembled likewise with him."
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Now we have a chain of events.
00:31:37.03\00:31:38.89
Listen to verse
13 microscopically.
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Read it with me if you
have the King James Version.
00:31:41.53\00:31:44.00
"And the other
Jews..." Did what?
00:31:44.03\00:31:45.73
"...dissembled..."
Or acted hypocritically.
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How? What's the next word?
00:31:48.24\00:31:50.51
"...likewise..."
What does that mean?
00:31:50.97\00:31:52.97
Just like Peter.
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Follow me closely.
00:31:56.18\00:31:57.51
One man acted hypocritically,
and a group followed that man.
00:31:57.71\00:32:03.99
"The other Jews
dissembled likewise with him."
00:32:05.82\00:32:10.36
Listen to me carefully.
00:32:11.76\00:32:13.09
You have one of two options.
00:32:15.13\00:32:16.87
Your presence on this
earth can be the reason why
00:32:17.93\00:32:21.24
some people go
to hell or heaven.
00:32:21.27\00:32:23.00
There are people in your
classroom, in your college,
00:32:26.68\00:32:29.34
your academy, your university
who may end up in hell
00:32:29.38\00:32:33.21
or heaven because of you.
00:32:33.25\00:32:35.38
All the Jews present
watching Peter's behavior
00:32:39.52\00:32:45.53
followed him.
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Now we'll re-read
verse 13 and come to the sad
00:32:49.06\00:32:51.93
conclusion of that verse.
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"The other Jews also
dissembled likewise with him;
00:32:54.27\00:32:57.57
insomuch..."
00:32:57.87\00:33:00.04
What does that mean?
00:33:00.74\00:33:02.08
To such an extent.
00:33:02.11\00:33:04.11
Finish the verse for me.
00:33:04.45\00:33:05.78
"...Barnabas
also..." Finish the verse.
00:33:06.51\00:33:08.78
Was what? "...carried away..."
00:33:08.98\00:33:11.12
Finish the verse.
"...with their deception."
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Now, what's our subject?
00:33:12.89\00:33:14.52
Tsunami Warning.
00:33:14.82\00:33:16.16
You're too slow.
What's our subject?
00:33:16.19\00:33:17.83
~ Tsunami
Warning. - Tsunami Warning.
00:33:17.86\00:33:19.56
What does a tsunami do?
00:33:19.83\00:33:21.16
How many of you
are from Indonesia?
00:33:22.90\00:33:24.30
Ah, God bless my
beautiful Indonesians.
00:33:25.07\00:33:26.67
I love Indonesia.
00:33:26.70\00:33:28.04
I've been there about six times.
I want to go six more times.
00:33:28.07\00:33:30.41
What happened December
26, 2004, I believe it was?
00:33:31.74\00:33:35.34
A tsunami.
00:33:36.61\00:33:37.95
Any of my friends from
Indonesia from Banda Aceh?
00:33:38.81\00:33:41.28
You are from Banda Aceh?
00:33:42.28\00:33:43.62
It perhaps received the
worse effects of that tsunami.
00:33:44.29\00:33:47.86
It washed away buildings.
00:33:47.89\00:33:50.39
A few years ago in northern
Japan there was a tsunami.
00:33:51.16\00:33:55.10
You know the
Fukushima nuclear plant?
00:33:56.13\00:33:58.97
The tsunami came
over a 30 foot wall.
00:33:59.20\00:34:02.60
Washed away villages.
00:34:03.94\00:34:06.54
Influence is a tsunami.
00:34:09.51\00:34:11.81
Ah, your sleeping
with your eyes open.
00:34:15.88\00:34:17.55
Did you hear what I said?
00:34:18.09\00:34:19.42
What did I just say?
00:34:19.72\00:34:21.06
Influence is a tsunami.
00:34:21.09\00:34:23.56
Barnabas, that strong
man, that man the denomination
00:34:25.19\00:34:30.07
can trust to
confront what was going on
00:34:30.10\00:34:33.54
in Antioch, Cyrene, Cypress.
00:34:33.57\00:34:35.50
When I say
confront; to determine
00:34:35.54\00:34:37.17
whether it was genuine or not.
00:34:37.21\00:34:38.61
That man who was not
afraid of the apostle Paul,
00:34:38.64\00:34:41.88
that man who was generous,
00:34:42.08\00:34:44.61
that man who was in the
early life of Paul's ministry,
00:34:44.65\00:34:48.02
a mentor to Paul, that
man the Holy Ghost handpicked;
00:34:48.05\00:34:53.46
he was swept away by
a tsunami of influence.
00:34:53.49\00:34:58.53
"And the other Jews
dissembled likewise with him;
00:35:01.60\00:35:04.00
insomuch," the hypocrisy
was so great, "that Barnabas..."
00:35:04.10\00:35:11.07
Now the Bible
singles out Barnabas
00:35:11.11\00:35:14.44
to emphasize the degree to
which Peter's negative behavior
00:35:15.81\00:35:21.02
affected the Jews
and the ripple effect
00:35:21.05\00:35:23.82
that reached to Barnabas.
00:35:23.85\00:35:25.59
Barnabas should have
stood alone like Paul,
00:35:29.32\00:35:32.89
because Paul saw it
and he was not swept away.
00:35:33.86\00:35:36.93
Are you listening to me?
00:35:37.80\00:35:39.13
Paul saw it, verse 14.
00:35:39.17\00:35:41.57
"When I saw that
they walked not uprightly
00:35:41.60\00:35:44.51
according to the
truth of the gospel..."
00:35:44.54\00:35:46.74
Paul was watching this.
00:35:46.78\00:35:49.01
And he said, "This isn't right.
00:35:52.48\00:35:53.88
"When I saw that
they walked not uprightly
00:35:54.42\00:35:57.09
according to the
truth of the gospel,
00:35:57.12\00:35:59.05
I said unto Peter
before them all..."
00:35:59.09\00:36:00.86
Paul confronted
this mass hypocrisy.
00:36:00.89\00:36:04.59
He was a wall to
stem this tsunami.
00:36:04.63\00:36:08.30
My young friends, and
my not so young friends,
00:36:12.77\00:36:15.30
don't consider yourselves immune
to the tsunami of the influence
00:36:17.01\00:36:20.68
of people around you.
00:36:20.78\00:36:22.18
Unless you think
you're stronger than Barnabas,
00:36:23.95\00:36:25.98
unless you think you have
more gifts than Barnabas had.
00:36:27.62\00:36:30.19
If Barnabas
could be swept away...
00:36:31.02\00:36:33.46
Of course not permanently.
I'm sure he repented.
00:36:33.99\00:36:36.42
...you and I can be swept
away if we are not careful.
00:36:36.69\00:36:41.30
We need to
learn to take personal
00:36:42.03\00:36:46.03
individual stands for God.
00:36:46.07\00:36:48.80
Nothing to do with the crowd.
00:36:50.27\00:36:51.84
By the way, for those of you who
are in position of authority,
00:36:51.87\00:36:55.28
my clock doesn't function,
00:36:55.31\00:36:56.64
so I don't know how
much time I have left.
00:36:56.68\00:36:58.21
And I'm happy for that.
00:36:58.41\00:36:59.75
We need to learn to
take individual stands.
00:37:01.18\00:37:05.05
Listen to Joshua.
00:37:05.09\00:37:06.42
"And if it seem evil
unto you to serve the LORD,
00:37:07.22\00:37:10.43
choose you this
day whom ye will serve;
00:37:10.83\00:37:13.66
whether the gods
which your fathers served
00:37:13.76\00:37:16.26
that were on the
other side of the flood,
00:37:16.30\00:37:18.20
or the gods of the Amorites,
in whose land ye dwell:
00:37:18.23\00:37:21.57
but as for me and
my house..." Pause.
00:37:21.60\00:37:24.51
Listen to Joshua.
00:37:24.61\00:37:26.01
"As for me and my house..."
00:37:26.04\00:37:28.61
Joshua could have
said, "As for my house..."
00:37:28.64\00:37:32.01
And that would
have included him.
00:37:32.41\00:37:34.52
The house meaning, family.
00:37:34.55\00:37:36.08
But Joshua identifies
himself as an individual
00:37:36.12\00:37:41.29
in his family.
00:37:41.32\00:37:42.66
"As for me and my
house, we will serve the LORD."
00:37:43.36\00:37:48.20
Meaning, "If my house
chooses not to serve God,
00:37:48.23\00:37:52.73
if my wife leaves God,
if my in-laws leave God,
00:37:52.83\00:37:56.91
if my children leave
God, I will serve the Lord."
00:37:56.94\00:38:01.24
How many of you will say,
"If the whole world leaves God,
00:38:01.28\00:38:04.11
I'll be faithful to
God," can I see your hand?
00:38:04.15\00:38:06.21
If the whole world leaves Jesus,
I'll be faithful to Christ.
00:38:06.25\00:38:09.75
We need that mind.
00:38:09.78\00:38:11.79
Jesus had that mind.
00:38:14.52\00:38:16.19
That's why you
and I can be saved.
00:38:17.89\00:38:19.53
Why do I say that?
00:38:20.03\00:38:21.36
When Christ was confronted
in the garden of Gethsemane,
00:38:22.53\00:38:24.90
yes, the garden of Gethsemane,
by the Roman soldiers led by
00:38:24.93\00:38:28.84
brother Judas, the Bible says
in Mark 14:50 of the disciples,
00:38:29.44\00:38:36.64
"They all
forsook Him, and fled."
00:38:36.68\00:38:40.62
Peter, James, John;
His inner circle, they ran.
00:38:42.58\00:38:48.22
Listen to me carefully.
00:38:48.89\00:38:50.23
The only person you can
depend on absolutely is Jesus.
00:38:51.19\00:38:56.00
God bless your
wife and your husband,
00:38:59.50\00:39:01.17
and your mother and your father.
00:39:01.70\00:39:03.04
The only person you can
trust absolutely is Jesus.
00:39:03.41\00:39:08.34
He does not run
when things get hot.
00:39:08.58\00:39:11.88
The Bible says that
all forsook Him and fled.
00:39:12.08\00:39:15.38
And Jesus held His ground,
because Christ could have run.
00:39:15.42\00:39:18.52
Now He's on the cross.
00:39:22.42\00:39:23.76
Same book of Mark 15:34.
00:39:23.79\00:39:27.80
"And at the ninth hour Jesus
cried with a loud voice, saying,
00:39:28.00\00:39:30.97
'Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?'
00:39:31.00\00:39:32.97
which is, being interpreted..."
Finish the verse.
00:39:33.00\00:39:35.10
"My God..." Come on, say it.
00:39:35.30\00:39:37.31
"My God, my God, why
hast thou forsaken me?"
00:39:37.34\00:39:41.64
For a while the Father
turned away from the Son.
00:39:41.68\00:39:45.38
The disciples were gone.
00:39:47.68\00:39:49.05
The Father turned away.
00:39:50.55\00:39:51.89
Jesus was on that cross...
00:39:53.05\00:39:55.12
What word do I need to use now?
00:39:55.59\00:39:57.33
...alone.
00:39:57.63\00:39:58.96
He could have been swept
away by the influence of the
00:40:00.06\00:40:03.37
departing eleven disciples
00:40:03.40\00:40:05.20
vanishing in the
night of Gethsemane.
00:40:05.23\00:40:07.34
But love for you and the Father
held Him rooted to the ground.
00:40:08.57\00:40:13.41
When the Father turned away,
00:40:14.91\00:40:16.41
Christ could
have left that cross.
00:40:16.44\00:40:18.51
Because He and the Father
had never been separated before.
00:40:18.95\00:40:23.18
And the Father swore that
this rending of the Godhead...
00:40:23.22\00:40:26.76
You take a garment
and you rip, you tear.
00:40:26.79\00:40:28.96
That is what
happened on the cross
00:40:28.99\00:40:30.59
when the Father turned way.
00:40:30.63\00:40:32.03
And the Father swore it
would never happen again.
00:40:32.06\00:40:35.70
But it happened.
00:40:35.73\00:40:37.07
Let's reason together.
00:40:39.77\00:40:41.10
When the Father turned away,
00:40:41.90\00:40:43.30
what do you think
the Holy Ghost did?
00:40:43.54\00:40:45.04
Can the Holy Ghost
go against the Father?
00:40:48.44\00:40:50.28
What do you think
the Holy Ghost did?
00:40:50.85\00:40:52.51
Turned away.
00:40:53.15\00:40:54.48
When the Father turned away
and the Holy Ghost turned away,
00:40:55.45\00:40:58.65
what do you
think the angels did?
00:40:58.69\00:41:00.19
And Christ was on that cross...
00:41:04.76\00:41:06.09
Give me the word. ...alone.
00:41:06.13\00:41:08.16
Listen to this verse.
00:41:08.63\00:41:09.96
"...who being the
brightness of his glory
00:41:10.47\00:41:12.57
and the express image of his
person, and upholding all things
00:41:12.93\00:41:16.60
by the word of his
power, when he had by himself
00:41:16.64\00:41:20.94
purged our sins..."
00:41:20.98\00:41:22.74
Christ by Himself.
00:41:25.08\00:41:28.15
The disciples gone,
the Father turned away,
00:41:28.95\00:41:32.42
the Spirit turned
away, the angels turned away.
00:41:32.82\00:41:36.22
Christ on that cross alone,
00:41:36.26\00:41:38.69
not being swept away by the
tsunami of people leaving Him.
00:41:39.03\00:41:44.03
And He stayed
because He loves you.
00:41:44.07\00:41:47.30
Forget the person
next to you; He loves you.
00:41:48.17\00:41:51.14
An individual decision to stay.
00:41:51.87\00:41:55.51
We must
understand the importance of
00:41:58.61\00:42:00.35
individual decisions.
00:42:00.38\00:42:01.85
When God made Adam...
00:42:02.62\00:42:03.95
Just listen to the word.
00:42:04.25\00:42:05.59
"And the LORD God formed
man of the dust of the ground,
00:42:05.82\00:42:08.52
and breathed into his
nostrils the breath of life;
00:42:08.82\00:42:11.16
and man became a living soul."
00:42:11.26\00:42:13.43
When that
occurred, Eve did not exist.
00:42:13.46\00:42:16.40
So when Adam was
made, Eve was not around.
00:42:18.87\00:42:21.60
It was Adam and God.
00:42:21.64\00:42:22.97
That's it.
00:42:23.67\00:42:25.01
When Eve was made, Genesis 2:21,
00:42:25.47\00:42:28.81
"And the LORD God
caused a deep sleep
00:42:28.91\00:42:31.21
to fall upon
Adam, and he slept."
00:42:31.25\00:42:32.88
Now could God have
left Adam awake to watch
00:42:32.91\00:42:36.05
the creation of Eve, yes or no?
00:42:36.08\00:42:37.75
Yes.
00:42:37.79\00:42:39.15
But notice the
language of the Bible.
00:42:41.76\00:42:43.53
"And the LORD God
caused..." What kind of sleep?
00:42:43.56\00:42:46.19
~ A deep sleep.
00:42:46.23\00:42:47.56
What does sleep
represent in the Bible?
00:42:47.60\00:42:49.26
~ Death. - Death.
00:42:49.30\00:42:50.63
In a certain sense, to
all intents and purposes,
00:42:50.70\00:42:53.64
Adam was dead.
00:42:53.67\00:42:55.64
He had nothing to do with
God's interaction with Eve.
00:42:57.54\00:43:02.14
Eve had nothing to do with
God's interaction with Adam.
00:43:05.21\00:43:09.05
So when Adam opened his
eyes, whom did he see? God.
00:43:09.08\00:43:12.45
When Eve opened her
eyes, whom did she see? God.
00:43:12.55\00:43:15.32
By the way, young people,
00:43:15.42\00:43:16.76
see God first before
you see your boyfriend.
00:43:17.13\00:43:19.69
I'm talking to myself.
00:43:21.06\00:43:22.56
Nobody is listening.
00:43:23.26\00:43:24.60
Listen to me.
00:43:24.63\00:43:25.97
See God first before
you see your boyfriend.
00:43:26.00\00:43:29.60
Or girlfriend.
00:43:30.17\00:43:31.51
Or somebody else's girlfriend.
00:43:31.94\00:43:33.48
See God.
00:43:36.54\00:43:37.95
Because when you see God,
now you have proper perspective.
00:43:38.25\00:43:42.48
You have divine
GPS to guide you.
00:43:42.82\00:43:45.19
See God first
before you buy that house.
00:43:45.25\00:43:49.62
See God first
before you choose a career.
00:43:50.26\00:43:53.46
See God first before you
decide to have an eighth child.
00:43:53.50\00:43:56.90
See God... What's the word?
00:43:58.03\00:44:00.40
...first.
00:44:00.44\00:44:01.77
When God made
Adam, Eve was not around.
00:44:03.87\00:44:07.08
When God made Eve,
Adam was not around.
00:44:07.61\00:44:09.64
Why? Because God begins
at the individual level.
00:44:09.68\00:44:14.45
Until you understand
the importance of individual
00:44:14.48\00:44:18.29
decision for God, you and I
are at risk of being swept away
00:44:18.32\00:44:22.52
by the tsunami of
the influence of others.
00:44:22.56\00:44:25.23
Your church decides to rebel
against the General Conference,
00:44:28.93\00:44:31.43
and you're swept away.
00:44:31.47\00:44:32.80
Your church board decides
to rebel against whomever,
00:44:34.44\00:44:36.60
you're swept away.
00:44:36.64\00:44:37.97
Your classroom
teacher decides to teach that
00:44:40.18\00:44:43.78
Jesus is not divine, all
the other students believe it,
00:44:44.48\00:44:47.22
you're swept away.
00:44:47.25\00:44:48.58
Why? Because we like
to be part of something.
00:44:49.15\00:44:52.25
Some of you listening
to me, deep in your heart
00:44:55.16\00:44:57.99
you want to serve God, but
you want to please your friends.
00:44:58.03\00:45:00.96
Deep in your heart you do
not like what you're becoming,
00:45:02.26\00:45:05.47
but you want to
please your friends.
00:45:05.50\00:45:07.00
You know you ought to stop
that behavior on Friday night,
00:45:08.07\00:45:10.44
you want to please your friends.
00:45:10.47\00:45:11.97
Ask God for the courage to
make an individual decision
00:45:14.34\00:45:19.01
to do what is right
in the sight of God.
00:45:19.48\00:45:22.35
In the judgment you
stand before God by yourself.
00:45:24.22\00:45:29.06
You don't take your parents,
00:45:30.59\00:45:31.93
you don't take the
friends that led you into drugs,
00:45:32.53\00:45:34.60
you do not take the friend that
led you into sexual immorality.
00:45:34.70\00:45:37.50
You stand
before God by yourself.
00:45:37.53\00:45:41.74
My brothers and sisters,
this message this morning
00:45:44.31\00:45:47.18
is a tsunami warning.
00:45:47.38\00:45:49.18
In, Child Guidance,
page 201 paragraph 3,
00:45:50.31\00:45:53.31
Ellen White writes,
"Every course of action
00:45:53.35\00:45:56.52
has a twofold
character and importance.
00:45:56.55\00:45:58.99
It is virtuous or
vicious, right or wrong,
00:45:59.22\00:46:01.96
according to the
motive which prompts it.
00:46:01.99\00:46:04.59
A wrong action, by
frequent repetition,
00:46:04.79\00:46:08.03
leaves a permanent mark
upon the mind of the actor,
00:46:08.06\00:46:11.30
and also on the minds
of those that are connected
00:46:11.33\00:46:14.80
with him in any relation,
either spiritual or temporal."
00:46:14.84\00:46:18.57
What is she saying?
00:46:18.61\00:46:19.94
When you are
connected to an evil doer,
00:46:19.97\00:46:21.88
his or her behavior affects you.
00:46:21.91\00:46:24.25
And so she writes in,
Councils for the Church,
00:46:29.78\00:46:31.89
page 312 paragraph
3, listen carefully,
00:46:32.25\00:46:34.96
"The society of
unbelievers will do us no harm
00:46:35.72\00:46:40.10
if we mingle with them for
the purpose of connecting them
00:46:40.56\00:46:45.30
with God," here's how it
ends, "and are strong enough
00:46:45.33\00:46:50.14
spiritually to
withstand their influence."
00:46:50.17\00:46:53.68
Every person on the face
of the earth is a tsunami.
00:46:56.85\00:47:02.48
It can be good or it can be bad.
00:47:03.59\00:47:06.55
Let the tsunami of your
influence wash people to Jesus.
00:47:06.86\00:47:11.33
- Can you say amen? ~ Amen.
00:47:11.36\00:47:13.60
There are men in graveyards
right now who are there
00:47:14.76\00:47:18.63
because of the
influence of a friend.
00:47:18.67\00:47:20.30
There are men, young
men, in prison because
00:47:21.30\00:47:25.54
of the influence of friends.
00:47:25.57\00:47:27.41
"Come on, join us."
And you can't say no.
00:47:28.54\00:47:30.85
You join to be part
of the group: prison.
00:47:30.88\00:47:33.52
There are people in
rehabilitation programs now
00:47:34.35\00:47:37.92
because of the
tsunami influence of a friend.
00:47:37.95\00:47:41.02
There are young people
who dress the way they dress
00:47:42.42\00:47:44.76
because of the tsunami
influence of those on MTV,
00:47:44.79\00:47:47.90
or whatever the station is.
00:47:47.93\00:47:49.70
Take a stand for Jesus.
00:47:55.50\00:47:57.21
- Somebody say amen. ~ Amen.
00:47:57.24\00:47:59.27
It is you and Christ.
00:47:59.31\00:48:00.98
"What man of you,
having an hundred sheep
00:48:01.81\00:48:04.98
if he lose..." How many?
00:48:05.65\00:48:07.35
One. That's the
one on one, you see.
00:48:07.38\00:48:09.22
"...doth not leave the ninety
and nine in the wilderness
00:48:09.25\00:48:12.49
and go after that which
is lost, until he find it?"
00:48:12.55\00:48:16.26
So when he finds it, it is
the shepherd and the sheep,
00:48:16.29\00:48:18.76
no one else.
00:48:18.79\00:48:20.13
One to one.
00:48:20.16\00:48:21.60
You know you should be baptized,
00:48:23.87\00:48:25.43
but your friends
are laughing at you.
00:48:25.97\00:48:27.30
And so you change your mind.
00:48:27.34\00:48:28.67
You know you ought
to obey your parents,
00:48:29.87\00:48:31.41
but your friends laugh
at you because they don't.
00:48:31.44\00:48:33.44
You change your mind.
00:48:33.48\00:48:34.81
You're trying to act like
a demon when God is trying to
00:48:35.54\00:48:38.15
make you a saint.
00:48:38.18\00:48:39.51
Because of your friends.
00:48:39.68\00:48:41.35
Parents, I'm
sure you'll understand
00:48:43.12\00:48:44.89
what I'm about to say.
00:48:44.92\00:48:46.25
At a certain age the only
thing that matters to the youth
00:48:46.76\00:48:49.59
are friends.
00:48:49.62\00:48:50.96
"My friends have a
phone, why don't I have one?"
00:48:51.63\00:48:53.66
"My friends come
in at twelve at night,
00:48:54.70\00:48:56.20
why do I have to
come in at nine?"
00:48:56.23\00:48:57.70
"My friends wear short skirts,
why do I have to wear a gown?"
00:48:58.53\00:49:01.34
"My friends,"
whatever, "go to the theater,
00:49:02.84\00:49:06.44
why do I only go to church?"
00:49:06.47\00:49:07.94
"My friends are allowed to
use some vegetarian curse words,
00:49:08.64\00:49:11.41
why do I have to
talk like Jesus?"
00:49:11.45\00:49:13.15
It is always, "My
friends..." "My friends..."
00:49:13.85\00:49:16.52
Perhaps, mothers and fathers,
you're sick to death of hearing,
00:49:16.55\00:49:19.92
"My friends..."
00:49:19.95\00:49:21.29
That's a tsunami.
00:49:21.32\00:49:22.69
"My friends..."
00:49:25.33\00:49:26.66
Jesus is a friend.
00:49:27.80\00:49:29.13
- Come on, say amen. ~ Amen.
00:49:29.16\00:49:30.50
The Holy Ghost is a friend, huh?
00:49:30.53\00:49:32.13
If Christ is your friend,
the Father is your friend.
00:49:32.33\00:49:34.50
They are Friends
of heavenly origin
00:49:35.77\00:49:38.34
with whom you can associate.
00:49:39.57\00:49:40.94
My young brother,
hiding in the crowd,
00:49:44.05\00:49:46.92
you need to stop
what you're doing.
00:49:47.32\00:49:48.82
Stop it no matter
what your friends say.
00:49:50.39\00:49:52.62
Leave that gang.
00:49:53.15\00:49:54.49
Leave those
friends who are leading you
00:49:54.86\00:49:56.36
in the wrong direction.
00:49:56.39\00:49:57.73
Young lady, you know your
trouble deep in your heart
00:49:58.26\00:50:01.26
what you're doing is wrong.
00:50:01.30\00:50:02.70
As you access your
life the past six months,
00:50:02.73\00:50:05.13
you realize, "I am
heading in the wrong direction."
00:50:05.17\00:50:08.04
God sends you here
to change directions.
00:50:08.07\00:50:11.07
Older man, older
lady, whoever you are,
00:50:11.97\00:50:14.78
break the influence
that friends have on you,
00:50:15.54\00:50:19.65
if it is negative, by
clinging to Jesus Christ.
00:50:19.68\00:50:23.32
Make a decision like Daniel.
00:50:23.35\00:50:26.62
"I will pray only to God,
even if it means facing lions."
00:50:28.52\00:50:34.13
Make a decision like Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abed-nego.
00:50:34.16\00:50:37.83
Even though they
are named together,
00:50:37.87\00:50:40.10
they made three
individual decisions.
00:50:40.14\00:50:43.51
Don't follow the crowd.
00:50:48.14\00:50:49.54
Follow Jesus.
00:50:50.81\00:50:52.15
This message this
morning is a tsunami warning.
00:50:52.71\00:50:56.82
It applies to all ages.
00:50:57.49\00:50:59.05
You adults, putting
yourself into financial debt
00:50:59.59\00:51:03.39
to get a house as big
as your neighbor's house.
00:51:03.63\00:51:05.79
Putting yourself in debt to buy
a car that your in-laws drive.
00:51:07.50\00:51:12.07
Putting yourself in debt
to keep up with the Jones,
00:51:12.80\00:51:16.44
and the Smiths, and the Garcias.
00:51:16.47\00:51:19.37
The tsunami of influence
affects every single age.
00:51:21.31\00:51:25.91
Not just the youth.
00:51:27.92\00:51:29.25
When we hear the
term, "peer pressure,"
00:51:29.98\00:51:31.85
we think only of the youth.
00:51:31.95\00:51:33.29
No, it applies to
every living being.
00:51:33.32\00:51:36.76
We do things because
we see others do them.
00:51:36.79\00:51:39.39
I am saying this
morning, change that attitude
00:51:39.43\00:51:41.93
and do what you do because the
Bible says do it or not do it.
00:51:41.96\00:51:46.40
And so this morning I'll ask
you, and I want you to answer me
00:51:46.70\00:51:49.64
with honesty, unmixed honesty,
00:51:49.67\00:51:52.67
do you desire a one to one
relationship with your God?
00:51:53.51\00:51:58.48
How may would say
yes, can I see your hand?
00:51:58.51\00:52:00.65
One to one.
00:52:00.68\00:52:02.02
Hands down.
00:52:02.18\00:52:03.52
Now this one will
take some courage and guts.
00:52:04.59\00:52:06.82
Well not guts.
00:52:06.86\00:52:08.19
They don't like the
word, "guts," in Australia.
00:52:08.22\00:52:09.56
Forgive me, Australia.
00:52:09.59\00:52:11.66
Who will have
gumption and courage?
00:52:11.69\00:52:13.70
Listen to the call.
00:52:13.73\00:52:15.06
There's someone listening to me,
00:52:15.26\00:52:16.83
you are being wrongly
influenced by your friends.
00:52:16.87\00:52:19.53
Listen to me.
00:52:19.57\00:52:20.90
Right now as you
listen you are being wrongly
00:52:20.94\00:52:25.01
influenced by your friends.
00:52:25.04\00:52:26.74
If that applies
to you, stand up.
00:52:26.78\00:52:29.14
Ah, I like courage.
00:52:31.61\00:52:32.95
Come, come, come.
00:52:33.11\00:52:34.88
It's easy to come
when you're standing.
00:52:35.08\00:52:36.42
Come, come, come.
00:52:36.45\00:52:37.79
Come right here.
00:52:37.82\00:52:39.15
You are being wrongly
influenced, and you know it.
00:52:39.19\00:52:41.79
Come. Come quickly.
00:52:41.82\00:52:44.09
I have about three
minutes left, I think. Come.
00:52:44.63\00:52:47.73
You are being wrongly
influenced, and you know it.
00:52:47.80\00:52:51.33
When the Israelites
came out of the wilderness,
00:52:52.17\00:52:54.04
God told them, "Do not
intermingle with the heathen.
00:52:54.14\00:52:57.01
They will turn you from Me."
00:52:57.04\00:52:58.94
They'll turn you.
00:53:01.41\00:53:02.74
Why? Because we're
naturally that way by birth.
00:53:02.84\00:53:05.38
And so evil appeals to
us more quickly than good.
00:53:06.05\00:53:09.38
My call is, right where
you sit and stand you know
00:53:10.45\00:53:13.66
you are being negatively
influenced by your friends.
00:53:13.69\00:53:16.93
Come.
00:53:16.96\00:53:18.29
I'm talking to all ages.
00:53:20.36\00:53:21.70
There's a
behavior you're engaging in
00:53:24.37\00:53:26.40
because of your friends.
00:53:26.43\00:53:27.77
Come, and break that.
00:53:27.80\00:53:30.27
By the power that broke death,
Jesus Christ resurrection power,
00:53:32.54\00:53:37.71
is the power He makes
available to us to deliver us
00:53:37.75\00:53:40.25
from any bondage.
00:53:40.28\00:53:41.82
What's the call?
00:53:42.08\00:53:43.42
I am, right now, I
know I am in a situation
00:53:43.45\00:53:46.96
I am negatively
influenced by friends.
00:53:46.99\00:53:49.36
Come.
00:53:49.39\00:53:50.73
Come quickly. You're young.
00:53:52.06\00:53:53.80
But I'm calling all ages.
00:53:54.56\00:53:56.06
Negative influence.
00:53:56.67\00:53:58.40
I have another call for you.
00:54:01.60\00:54:02.97
Some of you, you know
you need to be baptized.
00:54:05.24\00:54:08.64
You haven't made a decision
yet, but you know you should be.
00:54:08.68\00:54:10.98
One of the
deceptions of the devil is,
00:54:11.41\00:54:13.18
wait until you know everything.
00:54:13.21\00:54:14.82
That will never happen.
Only God can claim that.
00:54:14.85\00:54:16.99
You know enough that
God wants you baptized
00:54:17.42\00:54:21.16
and be a member of His body.
00:54:21.19\00:54:22.59
The sacramental
entrance into Christ is baptism.
00:54:22.62\00:54:26.03
And if you'll say, right where
you stand, or wherever you are,
00:54:26.66\00:54:28.83
over there, "Father, I will
at least make a public decision
00:54:28.86\00:54:32.63
to let heaven and
earth see where my mind is,
00:54:32.67\00:54:34.47
a decision I am
willing to be baptized."
00:54:34.50\00:54:38.44
Willing.
00:54:38.47\00:54:39.81
If you have that willingness,
let me see your hand.
00:54:39.84\00:54:41.38
"I'm willing."
Okay, I see that hand.
00:54:42.11\00:54:43.68
Keep it up.
00:54:43.71\00:54:45.05
Someone come and scan something.
00:54:45.11\00:54:46.85
Willing. Keep that hand up.
00:54:47.88\00:54:49.72
Now if you're in
the congregation, come.
00:54:49.82\00:54:52.25
You raised your
hand, "I'm willing."
00:54:52.29\00:54:53.62
Come.
00:54:53.66\00:54:54.99
If you're in the
congregation, willing; come.
00:54:55.02\00:54:56.93
"I am willing." We're
looking for willingness.
00:54:56.96\00:54:59.13
In other words, is your
heart in that direction? Come.
00:54:59.16\00:55:01.86
"I am willing to be baptized."
00:55:01.90\00:55:03.83
Come.
00:55:03.87\00:55:05.20
You read, Christ
came to be baptized.
00:55:05.23\00:55:06.57
John said, "No." Jesus insisted.
00:55:06.60\00:55:08.90
"I'm willing." We're
looking for willingness.
00:55:09.54\00:55:11.64
Who does the scanning?
00:55:12.24\00:55:13.58
Come and scan.
00:55:14.28\00:55:15.61
Somebody else come.
00:55:16.41\00:55:17.88
My apologies to 3ABN
if I've exceeded my time.
00:55:18.41\00:55:21.05
God bless you, Sammy.
00:55:21.58\00:55:22.92
Come.
00:55:23.69\00:55:25.02
Come stand right up front.
00:55:25.35\00:55:26.69
"I'm willing." I'm
looking for willingness.
00:55:26.72\00:55:29.09
You know the spirit is
willing, the flesh is weak.
00:55:29.36\00:55:30.96
God understands.
00:55:30.99\00:55:32.33
"Bring Me that
willing spirit," says God.
00:55:32.36\00:55:33.70
"I am willing." You come.
00:55:33.73\00:55:35.40
Somebody else? Quickly.
00:55:35.96\00:55:37.30
Come. "I am willing."
00:55:38.30\00:55:39.70
"I'm willing."
00:55:39.80\00:55:41.14
I have a second call.
00:55:41.57\00:55:42.90
"I was baptized, but I
have drifted from God."
00:55:43.27\00:55:45.37
Not made a
mistake, "I have drifted.
00:55:45.97\00:55:47.91
And if the church
knew the life I live,
00:55:48.44\00:55:49.78
I'd be disfellowshipped
immediately, if not sooner.
00:55:49.81\00:55:52.11
I have drifted.
00:55:52.75\00:55:54.22
I need to renew that contract
with Jesus through re-baptism."
00:55:54.65\00:56:00.29
Come.
00:56:01.02\00:56:02.36
"I need to be
re-baptized." Come.
00:56:04.46\00:56:06.03
"My life has been anything
but representative of God."
00:56:07.00\00:56:09.43
"I'm not saying
I made a mistake."
00:56:09.46\00:56:10.97
Your life has been an
insult, disgrace to God.
00:56:11.00\00:56:14.84
"I need to start all
over with God by re-baptism."
00:56:14.87\00:56:18.31
Come.
00:56:18.34\00:56:19.67
In Acts 19, first seven verses,
00:56:21.44\00:56:23.85
twelve disciples
were re-baptized.
00:56:23.88\00:56:25.61
Evangelism, page 375
paragraph 2, Ellen White writes,
00:56:25.85\00:56:28.98
"When a soul is
truly reconverted,
00:56:29.02\00:56:30.99
let that soul be re-baptized."
00:56:31.02\00:56:32.69
Anyone else?
00:56:32.72\00:56:34.06
God bless you.
00:56:35.52\00:56:36.86
Is the scanning going on?
00:56:36.89\00:56:38.23
Isn't someone
suppose to scan these things?
00:56:38.79\00:56:40.70
Okay, you want
them to follow you?
00:56:43.16\00:56:45.73
Ah, where?
00:56:45.77\00:56:47.10
Right into the back, okay.
00:56:47.74\00:56:49.07
Listen to me carefully.
You won't miss anything.
00:56:49.10\00:56:50.91
When I offer the
benediction, follow...
00:56:50.94\00:56:53.81
Sisters?
00:56:53.84\00:56:55.18
Two attractive
sisters not listening to me.
00:56:55.64\00:56:57.71
Okay.
00:56:57.75\00:56:59.08
Stay right where you are.
00:56:59.41\00:57:00.75
Follow them right there so
they'll know who is baptism
00:57:00.78\00:57:03.82
and who is just a recommitment.
00:57:04.09\00:57:05.42
Are you following me?
00:57:05.45\00:57:06.79
Do not change your
mind for any reason.
00:57:06.82\00:57:08.76
Now, I have to pray first.
00:57:08.79\00:57:10.13
Brother Sammy,
stay where you are.
00:57:10.16\00:57:11.49
Let me pray
first, let me pray first.
00:57:11.53\00:57:12.86
Okay, let me pray first.
00:57:12.89\00:57:14.23
Anyone else? Baptism.
00:57:14.26\00:57:15.60
"I'm willing." "I
need to be re-baptized."
00:57:15.63\00:57:16.97
Come.
00:57:17.00\00:57:18.33
Alright, I see your hand. Come.
00:57:18.37\00:57:19.70
We're going to go to the back.
00:57:19.73\00:57:21.07
Anybody else?
00:57:21.10\00:57:22.44
Now third call.
00:57:24.17\00:57:25.71
There's someone listening, you
are not a Seventh-day Adventist,
00:57:25.74\00:57:29.14
but you've been blessed.
00:57:29.18\00:57:30.51
You'd like some more
information to understand
00:57:30.55\00:57:32.61
what we
believe, raise your hand.
00:57:32.65\00:57:34.42
Ah, okay we have one.
00:57:35.22\00:57:36.55
You are not a
Seventh-day Adventist,
00:57:36.58\00:57:38.42
you would like
some more information.
00:57:38.45\00:57:39.79
Raise your hand
wherever you are.
00:57:39.82\00:57:41.22
Move it so I can see it.
00:57:41.26\00:57:42.59
Ah, okay. God bless you.
00:57:42.62\00:57:45.29
Make that known
to them in the back
00:57:45.33\00:57:46.83
so we can get you information
that will change your life.
00:57:46.86\00:57:49.63
And then God can use you to
change other people's lives.
00:57:49.66\00:57:52.40
Three calls: "I am
willing to be baptized."
00:57:52.43\00:57:54.60
"I need to be re-baptized."
00:57:54.64\00:57:55.97
"I need to know more
about what Adventists believe."
00:57:56.00\00:57:59.01
And of course, "I am
negatively influenced.
00:57:59.11\00:58:00.98
I need to break that."
00:58:01.01\00:58:02.94
Anyone else coming?
00:58:03.61\00:58:04.95
Anyone else?
00:58:06.21\00:58:07.55
You'll never have this
privilege again, never.
00:58:08.15\00:58:10.69
You may go to other
GYC's, other conferences.
00:58:11.15\00:58:14.02
They will never
be exactly like this.
00:58:14.06\00:58:17.43
Never.
00:58:18.56\00:58:19.89
Come.
00:58:20.16\00:58:21.50