Participants: Various talks
Series Code: 16GYC
Program Code: 16GYC000017A
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00:34 Today, we have a special section for you.
00:39 We want to answer the question 00:41 where are we going and what are we doing here. 00:46 We're going to introduce this special section 00:48 by introducing four different sub themes 00:53 to answer that question 00:54 where are we going 00:56 and what are we doing here in a practical sense. 00:59 We're going to look at the history of GYC, 01:03 take a look back. 01:04 We're also going to take a look into the future 01:07 of some of the things 01:09 we would like to achieve as a movement. 01:11 We're also going to ask the question 01:13 and answer the question 01:15 how to finish the work in this generation, 01:18 what are the things that we need to do 01:20 to finish the work, and how to stay plugged in. 01:24 I am so excited to go through this section with you. 01:27 The leadership of GYC 01:28 are going to answer those questions. 01:32 What is our history? 01:34 How does our future look like? 01:37 How to finish the work? 01:39 And how to stay plugged in? 01:41 Stay tuned GYC for more, 01:43 and God is going to bless us this New Year. 01:46 Amen. 01:58 Be not afraid for I have redeemed you 02:05 Be not afraid I have called you by name 02:11 When you pass through the waters 02:14 I will be with you 02:18 When you pass through the floods 02:21 They will not sweep o'er you 02:24 When you walk through the fire You will not be consumed 02:31 You are mine 02:32 You are precious in my sight 02:41 Be not afraid for I have redeemed you 02:48 Be not afraid I have called you by name 02:54 When you pass through the waters 02:57 I will be with you 03:01 When you pass through the floods 03:03 They will not sweep o'er you 03:07 When you walk through the fire 03:09 You will not be consumed 03:13 You are mine you are precious in my sight... 03:24 My love for you is everlasting 03:30 My love for you shall have no end 03:37 When you pass through the waters 03:40 I will be with you 03:43 When you pass through the floods 03:46 They will not sweep o'er you 03:49 When you walk through the fire 03:51 You will not be consumed 03:55 You are mine 03:56 you are precious in my sight 04:03 You are precious in my sight 04:10 You are precious 04:12 In my sight 04:27 I'm going to say something 04:30 that they told me not to say backstage. 04:34 Good morning, GYC. 04:38 So many people have come up on stage 04:40 and there's so many people that say, "Good morning, GYC. 04:42 Good morning, GYC." 04:44 And there's a little bit of fatigue that goes on 04:45 with when people say good morning. 04:47 So one more time, good morning, GYC. 04:49 Good morning. 04:51 The reason I start off with that greeting 04:52 is to share a little history about GYC. 04:59 There are only three letters 05:01 but the context associated with them 05:03 has now become vast and variegated. 05:06 In this movement's history, 05:07 the letters, G-Y-C, 05:12 they were an acronym 05:14 for the General Youth Conference, 05:15 for the Generation of Youth for Christ, 05:17 and now currently the Generation.Youth.Christ. 05:21 We thought putting the dots would make us cooler. 05:25 Call it reinventing ourselves or adaptation for the times 05:28 or whatever other incredible reason 05:31 why we changed our names, 05:32 these three letters have still stood 05:35 and they stand for something altogether irreproducible. 05:40 The movement started as an experiment in 2002. 05:44 How many of you were alive in 2002? 05:50 How many of you were not alive in 2002? 05:53 Lord, have mercy on all of us. 05:58 It's nearly 15 years ago to this weekend, 06:00 a young group of young adults from diverse racial 06:03 and educational backgrounds were inspired 06:05 by a set of ideals founded in Scripture 06:09 and best illustrated within the Adventist church. 06:12 In this exceptional convergence of personalities, 06:14 events, ideas, skills, and experiences, 06:17 the experiment sought to be reactionary 06:20 to the reactionaries and progressive 06:21 to the progressives. 06:23 Socially disturbed 06:25 with the critical and derogatory attitudes 06:27 of Christ-less Adventism, 06:29 this prototype saw a tone centered 06:31 on the character message and lifestyle of Jesus. 06:36 Cognitively dissonant 06:37 with the contemporary entertainment-mimicking models 06:40 of youth and young adult ministry, 06:42 this movement also sought to verify 06:45 whether young people regardless of background 06:48 would appreciate and respond 06:50 to the sobering claims of Biblical Adventism. 06:56 I'm going to read to you an email written, typed, 07:01 "December 14, 2001," 07:03 email existed in 2001 before social media. 07:10 "We are living in an exciting time period. 07:14 And from reading the Spirit of Prophecy, 07:15 it's inferred that young people will play 07:17 an important part in these last days. 07:18 There are already things happening 07:20 that are just so exciting, they coincide with each other, 07:23 such as SPARC, Campus Hope @ Boston, 07:25 University of Michigan, you know, Brown University, 07:27 Rutgers, UVA, UTennessee, Princeton, 07:29 and a revived renewal happening in some members 07:33 in Andrews and Loma Linda. 07:35 There are still 7000 who have not bow down to Baal. 07:39 Our vision is to unite all these groups in America 07:41 and create a general youth conference. 07:44 These would only be the serious committed Adventist students 07:47 coming together once a year for one week 07:49 and would be very different from a retreat or camp meeting. 07:52 We would hold that once in the East Coast 07:53 and the West Coast and the Midwest or something," 07:55 I don't know, like Houston, Texas. 07:57 "And only the most willing dedicated leaders 07:59 from all over the country would meet 08:00 including high school students, 08:01 collegiate, young professionals, 08:03 graduates, and young people. 08:05 Most importantly, it would be interracial, 08:07 not out of political correctness, 08:08 but of worship our Lord. 08:10 We want black people, white people, Hispanic people, 08:13 yellow Asian people, whatever have you... 08:17 Today, you only see each group doing their own thing. 08:21 I sincerely believe God blesses interracial worships 08:25 and fellowships more abundantly 08:27 because isn't that what heaven is supposed to be about? 08:30 We would invite the highest caliber of speakers 08:32 and each one would do a workshop for one full week. 08:35 This way, adult speakers would be able to network 08:37 and as well as student fellowships other youth, 08:40 not out of dating purposes, 08:41 but out of contacts 08:43 and creating guard tower stations. 08:45 These workshops would be 08:46 like a pseudo-school of the prophets, 08:48 where recreation and social activities 08:50 would be very limited but not eliminated, 08:52 where intense Bible studies would take place," 08:55 and we could stay up till ungodly hours 08:57 in the morning to usher in the New Year. 09:02 "At this point, it's just a vision 09:04 and we dare not share it to anyone. 09:06 But in the midst of contacting the speakers 09:08 and getting dates for the winter of 2002, 09:10 we're looking for about, 09:12 I don't know, maybe 200 people might come. 09:16 I see this as the beginning of a large movement 09:18 with lots of work involved. 09:20 But what work for God is not a joy? 09:22 If you think 09:23 there is too much work ahead or if you're just uninterested, 09:26 if you doubt the potential, we understand. 09:28 But if not, please tell me what you think. 09:31 And therefore, my beloved brethren, 09:33 be steadfast, unmovable, 09:36 always abounding in the work of the Lord 09:38 for as much as you know 09:39 your labor is not in vain of the Lord, 09:41 1 Corinthians 15:58. 09:44 What was used was instant messengers, 09:48 newly introduced cell phones, 09:50 the size of refrigerators 09:52 which had buttons the size of ice cubes. 09:55 We had laptops the size of battleships, 09:58 and our credit cards had no credit on them, 10:01 because we are so poor. 10:03 What emerged was an expanding grassroots movement 10:05 with exponential growth within its first 5 years 10:08 from 200 to 1000 to 4000. 10:12 The growth was overwhelming and uncontrollable." 10:16 And the greatest underestimation 10:18 upon young adults 10:20 was all these leaders were coming to us 10:22 and saying, "Who's in charge here? 10:25 Who's the adult behind the scenes 10:28 that's controlling all this?" 10:31 We're in reality, when we look back, 10:33 there was one adult in charge, the Lord Jesus Christ. 10:37 Amen. 10:39 "Eventually, these groups 10:44 found were all over North America 10:46 as well as nations around the world. 10:47 The international scene of GYC has been persistent. 10:50 Its dynamic is clear evidence that something is happening 10:54 of which any simple human observation can explain. 10:58 The phenomenon of GYC 11:00 is not young people getting together, 11:02 it's not staying up, 11:04 it's not saying the Bible altogether." 11:06 It is a set of ideals. A set of what, everyone? 11:12 And in our world today, 11:14 ideals are mocked 11:18 and the expectation for young people 11:20 all around the world is far too low. 11:26 "The ideals of scriptural fidelity, 11:28 exploration into the historical roots of Adventism 11:31 such as the Spirit of Prophecy, 11:32 their expression of these ideals in a practical 11:34 and modern context for young adults, 11:36 the philosophy of excellence 11:38 and Christian cordiality converged 11:39 into an annual national convention, 11:41 an exploding network of global youth conferences, 11:44 and the formal organization 11:45 and natural growth pains of GYC." 11:47 These are all the ideals and let me just... 11:49 Bear with me. 11:50 Bear with me on some ideals that we have tried 11:52 to embrace over the years. 11:54 "Number one, 11:55 Church and Professional Leadership Development, 11:57 we are seeking to empower 11:58 young adults to change their immediate environments 12:01 in the church and professional arenas 12:03 for the furtherance of the Gospel." 12:05 God has given us jobs 12:07 to witness to every single person 12:09 around our cubicles. 12:10 God has given us mortgages, and houses, 12:12 and apartment buildings to witness 12:13 to every single person 12:15 in our apartments and our dormitories. 12:18 Once we finished witnessing to them, 12:20 guess what, time to move, time to get another job. 12:24 "Number two, 12:25 a Christ-Centered Knowledge lifestyle and character, 12:28 to calibrate every component 12:30 of the individual's life and lifestyle 12:31 for a heavenly trajectory." 12:33 Meaning, everything from the things that you eat, 12:35 from your shoelaces to screws in your glasses 12:38 must all be calibrated to Jesus Christ. 12:43 "Number three, 12:44 understanding the distinctive role 12:46 of Seventh-day Adventism in Christianity's timeline, 12:48 understanding what the word eschatology means, 12:51 and its implications in the 21 century. 12:54 Four, a Biblical faithfulness in application and issues, 12:58 rejecting the simplification 12:59 of theological issues as rhetoric, 13:01 but rather applying rigorous 13:03 and spirituality to the problems 13:06 that face our church today from Biblical perspective. 13:10 Five, the pursuit of excellence 13:11 in academia professions and spirituality. 13:13 Number six, radical discipleship, 13:15 going all out for Jesus. 13:17 And rather than complaining 13:19 about every little thing in the church, 13:20 but rather saying to the Lord, 13:22 "Lord, what else, what else?" 13:28 "Seven, youth ownership of and respect 13:30 of the Seventh-day Adventist church leadership, 13:32 reeducating young adults about the need for respect 13:35 the biblical organizations, 13:36 restoring hope and providing mentoring experiences 13:38 with the current leadership and exemplifying 13:40 how different generations can collaborate 13:43 in today's church for tomorrow." 13:44 Basically, embodying Malachi 4. 13:48 "Number eight, true education, rejection of groupthink, 13:52 but allowing for a format for spacious individuality, 13:55 obedient creativity, and craving for righteousness. 13:58 And lastly, 13:59 the experience of Jesus Christ and righteous by faith, 14:03 underscoring, italicizing, bolding, superscripting, 14:06 subscripting the imperative centrality 14:09 of the one and only Jesus Christ 14:11 as Lord, King, and High Priest of our faith." 14:17 In the end, all these ideals are found in the spirit of GYC 14:20 found in page five of your booklet, 14:21 in your jewelry necklace thingy that you have. 14:27 There is nothing like the ideal that invigorates the soul. 14:32 There is nothing like an ideal 14:34 that infuriates the soul. 14:39 This is called passion. 14:41 This is called conviction. 14:44 And whereas in previous generations, 14:46 young adults were sent to war to die, 14:49 different generations stood in movements 14:52 to stand for something. 14:54 Our generation just sits down 14:56 in front of a Smartphone liking everything around us. 15:02 GYC is a call for something much higher than that. 15:08 Can I get an amen? 15:10 Amen. 15:12 "When combined with truth and the Lord's blessing, 15:15 these ideals turn into grace, 15:20 amazing things happen. 15:22 With humility, these three letters G-Y-C, 15:25 has been greatly successful in some of these ideals 15:30 and has been quite dilatory in other ideals. 15:35 But after 15 years, 15:36 it does not repudiate any of these ideals. 15:38 It only sticks to affirm them, vivify them, find new ones, 15:41 and the growth of GYC around the world burgeoned 15:44 since its adolescent beginnings, 15:45 is clear evidence that the Lord Jesus 15:48 is wrapping things up. 15:51 He's finishing his anti typical work 15:52 in the second apartment of the heavenly sanctuary 15:54 and will return to bestow the merits of his blood 15:57 and judgment to those who await His arrival. 16:01 Until then, may GYC continue to yearn 16:05 for the breathing space of the Holy Spirit 16:08 to have full confidence of the judgment in Jesus Christ 16:12 and to fully rely on God the Father 16:16 to inspire continued generations 16:20 of young people for Jesus Christ. 16:24 Lord, help GYC." 16:27 Amen. 16:32 GYC desires to finish the work in this generation. 16:38 We wanna see the Lord come, is that your desire? 16:40 Yes. 16:41 You know, as GYC started in 2002 16:43 and continued to grow, 16:45 it went from just the North American vision 16:48 to something that became global. 16:51 As people would come from other countries to GYC, 16:54 they would want to take back to their own countries 16:57 what they had experienced here. 17:00 And that's how we've seen the growth of GYC 17:02 becoming a global movement 17:04 and not just something localized to North America. 17:07 I have the opportunity of explaining to you 17:09 and sharing with you a little bit of the vision 17:11 of the affiliates department of GYC 17:13 and how the reach is expanding around the world. 17:17 Today, as we speak, 17:18 we now have 20 affiliates of GYC in North America, 17:22 Canada, Central America, and beginning in South America, 17:25 and around the rest of the world. 17:27 And God is raising up young people 17:29 who are excited about 17:30 the Seventh-day Adventist message. 17:32 Amen. Amen. 17:33 They're excited about their church, 17:35 they want to support their leadership, 17:36 and work together to finish the work of God on this world. 17:40 Last year, there was a group, 17:42 two young ladies who came to GYC from Guatemala. 17:46 And as they were here at GYC, 17:48 they were inspired with the messages 17:50 and they began to understand that, "Man, 17:52 we need this in our country." 17:54 They went back to their hotel rooms 17:57 and they knelt down 17:58 and they began to plead with God for wisdom 18:00 of how to start GYC. 18:02 This is just last year's conference. 18:04 And as they were on their knees pleading with the Lord, 18:07 they got up from prayer and said, 18:08 "We need to find a group 18:10 of like minded young people in our country 18:11 who have the same burden." 18:13 So they started sending emails, text messages. 18:16 They got back to Guatemala 18:18 and they started to talk together 18:19 about what can we do for our country 18:21 and our young people here. 18:23 They work together with their local church 18:25 and they contacted GYC for help in becoming an affiliate. 18:29 And by God's grace, 18:31 at the beginning of December this year, 18:33 God worked in over 450 people 18:35 were in attendance at their first convention. 18:38 As we went on outreach, 18:39 175 people signed up for bible studies, 18:42 people are making decisions for the Lord Jesus. 18:45 And as they completed 18:47 the process of becoming an affiliate, 18:49 God was able to use them there in Guatemala 18:53 to really move his work forward. 18:56 Now there maybe some of you here from a country 18:58 that doesn't have 19:00 a large presence of young people 19:02 and you have a burden for the young people there. 19:04 I would encourage you to get together 19:06 with your other local youth 19:08 with your church leadership in prayer, 19:10 how is it that we can be faithful 19:12 in finishing the work in this generation. 19:15 If you have any questions, please email GYC. 19:17 We would love to help you 19:18 and assist you in any way we can, 19:20 so that you can be a blessing to the young people around you. 19:23 Amen. Amen. 19:25 So I'll tell... 19:26 I'm going to share like the global impact of GYC, 19:29 I'm gonna share a more personal impact of GYC 19:31 on my life in particular. 19:33 So this is my 11th GYC 19:36 and my experience at each conference has been 19:39 very, very different. 19:40 At my first GYC, I reduced it to camp meeting on steroids, 19:44 because I saw all the trappings of traditional Adventism. 19:47 I saw the morning devotionals, I saw the sermons, 19:51 and the modest clothing, and the lack of real cheese, 19:54 and I thought, 19:56 you know, I'm just going to turn my ears off 19:58 and I'm going to allow my body to go through the motions. 20:02 And back then, that was enough for me. 20:05 Eventually, I started to come to GYC, half indifferent, 20:09 half interested. 20:11 I remember one GYC, 20:12 when I smuggled 20:13 the second book of The Twilight Saga 20:15 into my luggage and I read it in my hotel closet 20:18 while my parents were praying 20:20 just a couple feet away from where I was hiding. 20:23 And later during that conference, 20:24 I was very convicted to just get rid of that book 20:27 and replace it with the Bible. 20:29 And I went home 20:30 and I was so energized and invigorated 20:32 with this renewed sense of my Christian identity, 20:35 my Adventists identity, 20:37 and so I started having daily devotions 20:39 for a solid two weeks. 20:42 And back then, 20:44 that one mountain top experience 20:45 per year was enough for me. 20:48 Later, I came to GYC with a strategy in place. 20:53 If I positioned my purse just right, 20:54 I could play games on my phone during morning devotions, 20:58 I could stay up late catching up with friends 21:01 by catching up on sleep during seminars. 21:04 I could find and enjoy 21:06 the best restaurants in the city 21:08 by missing half of the evening plenary. 21:11 Back then, unfortunately, that was enough for me. 21:15 I look back on these versions of myself 21:17 as a GYC attendee and I cringe. 21:21 I hear stories of people who come to GYC 21:23 and they're so transformed, 21:25 they're so grateful and yet I took it for granted. 21:29 I normalized my experience 21:31 so that the power of God could not impact my life. 21:35 But we serve a merciful God 21:38 who extends such grace to such unworthy people 21:41 and he transforms the ugliness of our lives. 21:45 Over the past couple years, 21:47 God has helped me transform 21:48 these very regrettable moments of my GYC past, 21:51 to remind me of four very profound lessons, 21:55 four lessons that GYC was teaching me all along. 21:59 The first one, remember to listen, 22:02 to incline your ear 22:04 and to come to Jesus because if you hear, 22:07 your soul will live and God will make 22:09 an everlasting covenant with you. 22:12 Whether in a plenary, a conversation with a friend, 22:15 something that feels really familiar, 22:16 even insignificant, 22:18 God is there and he can use that opportunity 22:21 as an opportunity 22:23 to reveal a more perfect picture of himself. 22:25 But we must be open to listening. 22:28 Number two, remember the bible, not a Twilight book, the Bible. 22:33 That it is a lamp unto my feet in a light to my path 22:37 that it takes precedence above everything 22:39 because it acts as the sword 22:41 that defends us from the forces of darkness. 22:44 Number three, remember to be consistently faithful, 22:49 the Christian walk is not an easy one 22:50 and it necessitates a daily death to self. 22:53 It requires us to take back the excitement 22:55 that we gain from this conference 22:57 and to plug it into our spheres of influence. 23:00 Number four, remember to put God first, 23:04 to have no other gods before Him, 23:06 no Gods of appetite, 23:08 no Gods of social capital, no gods of sleep, 23:12 to put God first. 23:15 If you could relate 23:16 to any of my past GYC experiences, 23:19 I encourage you to remember these four reminders, 23:23 to remember to listen, to remember the Bible, 23:27 to remember to be consistently faithful, 23:29 and to remember to put God first. 23:31 I encourage you to think and reflect critically 23:34 on your GYC experience as an attendee. 23:37 And I hope that you can come away 23:39 from conferences like these saying, 23:41 "This is not enough for me." 23:44 Lord, make me your instrument and plant my feet in the way 23:47 that you would have me go. 23:49 Amen. 23:50 Amen. 23:52 You know, I really appreciate what Shauna just shared. 23:55 I would say I have a different story. 23:57 I wasn't raised in Adventist. 23:58 And I had never been to a GYC and I don't like big crowds. 24:03 And so when Taylor asked me 24:05 if I could help with the evangelism team, 24:08 I was like, "No, I don't like big crowds." 24:10 But let me tell you something, I have a frustration, 24:13 that frustration began even before I was a Christian 24:16 and that was that I'm so tired of living a normal life. 24:22 I look around and I'm like, 24:23 "What really is the point of life?" 24:26 And, you know, you have 24:27 those deep melancholy philosophical thoughts, 24:29 those are the ones that I was having like, 24:31 "Am I going to really go ahead 24:33 and be that 24:34 and eventually get married and have kids 24:36 and all this and then I die." 24:38 Fantastic. 24:40 Wrong. 24:41 So I began to think to myself even before I was a Christian 24:44 that I have a major frustration 24:45 that life looks the same for every single person 24:49 and what gives. 24:50 What's finally going to give? 24:52 When I became an Adventist, I thought to myself, "Wow, 24:56 I have learned so many Biblical truths." 24:58 Then I truly did. 24:59 And I began to have a relationship with Jesus. 25:03 And to really believe 25:05 that there was a God in heaven who love me 25:06 but I still was very frustrated because guess what, 25:10 I saw no difference in the lives of many Christians 25:13 as when I wasn't a Christian. 25:15 Does that make sense? 25:16 So I was so frustrated and I thought to myself, 25:19 "Okay, Lord, I have one goal. 25:23 I want to change the world." 25:25 We're crazy. 25:27 And there's this quote and I want to know 25:28 if any of you know who says it, says, 25:30 "The people who are crazy enough to think 25:31 they can change the world are the ones who actually do." 25:35 Do you know who said that? 25:37 Steve Jobs said that. 25:39 Friends, he had a global... 25:41 people were mourning the death of this man. 25:43 And I thought to myself, 25:45 "How are the men of the world 25:46 having a bigger impact on society 25:48 than me as a Christian 25:49 who has the power of the God in heaven." 25:51 I thought, "Okay, this is this is out of control." 25:54 Then I started coming to these GYCs 25:57 and I would help here and there. 25:59 And I want to tell you something, friends, 26:01 I ran into a group of people 26:03 who are all crazy enough to think 26:04 they can actually change the world for Jesus. 26:06 Amen. 26:08 And I thought, "I found my people." 26:12 I look at the leadership of GYC 26:14 and, you guys, friends, they're very normal people. 26:17 We're very normal people. 26:19 And I look around and all they have is a burden 26:22 and a desire to see the Lord come soon 26:23 because you, my friends, 26:25 have the antidote to a hurting world. 26:27 How can you keep it to yourself? 26:29 So what impact has GYC had on me? 26:31 It's actually helped alleviate the frustration I've had 26:34 since I was a young girl, 26:35 that you can be a part 26:37 of something much bigger 26:38 than you could have ever imagined 26:40 that the plan God has for your life, 26:41 don't just reach your potential, 26:42 hit your God potential. 26:44 And there are a group of young people 26:46 who are striving to say, 26:48 "You know what, enough is enough. 26:50 Don't live a normal life, step out, 26:53 do something different for Jesus." 26:55 And I looked around and I realized, "Wow! 26:57 I've met a bunch of people who are crazy enough to think 27:00 they can actually change the world." 27:05 Amen. 27:07 Praise the Lord 27:08 to what has happened in the past 27:09 and how he has impacted all of our lives. 27:13 Now we want to take a look into the future of GYC. 27:18 So I want to ask Eric, 27:19 how does the future look for GYC? 27:23 You know, something that keeps 27:24 the GYC executive committee up at night 27:26 is trying to figure out 27:28 how we can reach the world in this generation. 27:29 And I don't know about you, 27:31 but many of us 27:32 we look at the conference and we say, "Wow, 27:34 you know, this is a great conference, 27:35 but we can do more." 27:36 Amen. Amen. 27:38 And as we look at it and we think and we grapple 27:41 with ministry in trying to figure out 27:43 how to do it, we look at our mission. 27:44 And I just want to read a portion of our mission 27:47 for a moment. 27:49 The GYC mission says, "There exists, today, 27:52 an army of dedicated young people 27:55 within the Seventh-day Adventist Church 27:57 who yearn to demonstrate the Nehemiah's leadership, 28:00 Daniel's integrity, Mary's humility, 28:03 Paul's passion for evangelism, 28:05 and Christ's love for God and humanity. 28:08 It is the goal of GYC 28:09 and its members to seek and galvanize 28:12 such young people. 28:13 We aim to mobilize youth 28:14 and young adult and it goes on." 28:16 And I just want to focus on that point 28:18 where we seek 28:20 and we galvanize youth and young adults 28:22 to get them cast out into ministry 28:26 all throughout North America and the world. 28:28 This last year, 28:29 we released the GYC ambassador program. 28:32 And as part of this program, 28:33 we wanted to have young people everywhere 28:36 being mentored receiving leadership training 28:38 and sharing with others in a way 28:40 that would win souls for Christ throughout the year 28:42 not just coming to a conference 28:44 and being aspired for a couple days 28:46 and going home and doing nothing. 28:48 So what we want to see in the future 28:49 as we move forward 28:50 is really every young person getting involved in our church. 28:53 We have a much smaller group this year, 28:55 but really you are all GYC ambassadors as well. 28:58 And we would be so thrilled if we heard back next year, 29:01 that people just came up to us from everywhere saying, 29:04 "I baptized this many, I baptized this many. 29:06 I studied with this many." 29:07 We really need to move to a place 29:09 where we have people mentoring each other and growing. 29:13 And that's what we want to do with the ambassador program. 29:16 Amen. 29:17 You know, John Knox was one of the great reformers 29:20 in Great Britain. 29:21 And Ellen White says 29:22 in The Great Controversy about him that, 29:24 "He feared not the face of men, 29:26 the fires of martyrdom blazing around him 29:29 served only to quicken his seal to greater intensity." 29:33 He was a man of prayer, 29:34 and men of prayer are men of power. 29:38 In the book, Evangelism, 29:39 she continues talking about John Knox, 29:41 and she says, 29:42 "If we have the interest that John Knox 29:44 had when he pleaded before God for Scotland, 29:47 we shall have success." 29:49 He cried, his prayer, "I must have souls. 29:53 I will never give up the struggle. 29:55 We shall find that God 29:56 will look upon our efforts with favor." 29:58 When we pray like that." 29:59 And he prayed, 30:00 "Lord, give me Scotland or I die." 30:04 You know, within GYC leadership circles 30:07 for many years, 30:08 there has been a ghost floating around. 30:10 And before you have a false idea 30:11 of what I'm talking about, this ghost is an idea. 30:14 It is the idea of having young people 30:18 descend upon a country 30:20 and taking over a country 30:23 not in a political sense but in a spiritual sense. 30:26 Imagine thousands or just hundreds, 30:28 God can do use any one. 30:30 Descend... 30:31 Of young people... 30:33 Descending upon one country and knocking on every door 30:36 getting into every home of that country, 30:38 we believe these things are possible 30:39 in the power of the Holy Spirit. 30:41 What would God do 30:43 if we start to pray like John Knox, 30:45 "Give me America or I die. 30:48 Give me Russia or I die. 30:51 Give me Indonesia or I die. 30:53 Give me the Middle East or I die. 30:55 Give me my city or I die. Give me my neighborhood. 30:58 Give me my family. 30:59 Give me my friends and my enemies or I die." 31:02 We need to be radically sold out 31:04 for the Lord's service 31:06 and we believe as GYC as going forward 31:07 into the future 31:09 that we will see great things happening 31:10 when we pray prayers like this. 31:12 So pray for us, we are praying for you, 31:15 and let us dream big for God. 31:17 And let us devote our lives to service to him. 31:20 Amen. 31:21 I want to tell you, friends, 31:23 no man is bigger than his prayer life. 31:25 Amen. 31:26 And we need to dream big because we have a big God. 31:29 So thank you so much, Eric and Jonathan. 31:31 And at this time, 31:33 we want to look into how do we finish the work, 31:36 what is it that is left in order for this generation 31:41 to finish the work. 31:42 So I want to invite some more of my friends here 31:44 to come up with me. 31:47 Eric, you're already here with me. 31:50 As we're going to be joined here 31:51 by some more of my friends, 31:53 we're gonna talk about what is it that is left 31:56 in order to finish the work 31:58 because we want to be all about mission. 32:01 Amen. 32:03 That was so weak. 32:05 Amen. 32:08 Elder Randy Skeete says, 32:10 "The angels, the universe is watching us right now, 32:13 we want to be all about mission." 32:16 Amen. 32:18 So what is left to finish the work? 32:21 You know, the very first step is absolute, total, 32:25 radical surrender. 32:26 More than anything else, 32:28 if we don't come to the place 32:29 where we're saying, "Lord, all of me is yours." 32:32 What are we doing? 32:33 You know, the moment 32:35 we keep a little room, or closet, 32:37 or drawer in our lives that is just left, 32:39 and that's not God's space, it's our space, 32:41 so that's the devil space, so that's whatever space. 32:44 How can we expect to move forward 32:46 in radical mission for God? 32:49 You know, the Bible is really, it talks about this, 32:51 Jesus said, "If anyone desires to come after me, 32:55 let him deny himself 32:56 and take up his cross daily and follow me." 33:00 My surrender today is different from my surrender tomorrow. 33:02 It's going to grow over time. 33:04 And at each and every step as I surrender, 33:06 and God looks at me 33:07 and he covers me in His righteousness, 33:09 he sees in me Christ perfection, 33:12 because I'm surrendered in following him 33:14 with all that I've got. 33:16 You know, Desire of Ages, 523 Paragraph 3 says, 33:19 "Self surrender is the substance 33:21 of the teachings of Christ." 33:24 Acts, the Apostles 51 paragraph 2 says, 33:27 "Holiness is not rapture, 33:28 it is an entire surrender of the will to God." 33:32 And in Faith and Works, page 100 says, 33:33 "God requires the entire surrender 33:36 of the heart." 33:38 This is what it is all about. 33:39 If we don't come to the place where we're willing to say, 33:41 "Lord, I'm yours," 33:43 how can we expect to have victory in our lives? 33:45 How can we expect to move forward in the areas 33:47 that God has given us to minister? 33:49 How can we expect to be able 33:51 to inspire others to follow him, 33:53 if they see the hypocrisy is in our own lives? 33:56 And so truly, 33:57 this last year has been a journey for me, 33:59 the last couple of years really, 34:00 as I study this theme of surrender, 34:01 I see it everywhere. 34:03 And I think that as you spend the time 34:05 and maybe look for that theme in scripture, 34:06 you'll see the same thing. 34:09 Because you can have victories over little things 34:12 but when you're holding yourself back, 34:14 God can't release all his power in the same way 34:16 that he can when you say, "Lord, I'm yours." 34:18 So that's my challenge to you, GYC, 34:21 say, "Lord, here I am 100% surrendered to you." 34:25 Amen. Amen. 34:27 And part of that means surrendered 34:28 is to continue to grow more and more like Jesus 34:31 every single day. 34:33 But how do we do that? 34:34 Someone once asked me, 34:36 "How long do you think GYC is going to last?" 34:38 And off the top of my head 34:39 I just corresponded, "Well, five days." 34:42 And they're like, "No, no, no. 34:44 How long do you think GYC is gonna last?" 34:48 And it's a question I never thought about before 34:50 but I realized that, GYC, 34:52 the movement could end tomorrow, 34:57 if none of us do anything about caring for the spirit. 35:01 It could end tomorrow, 35:02 if we choose not to get training, 35:04 if we can choose to be content with mediocrity, 35:06 if we choose to be content with what we have now. 35:10 But we have to continue 35:12 to search for Jesus and His Word. 35:15 We have to continue. 35:16 And maybe for some of you, 35:17 that's going to a place like Salt or Souls West 35:20 For some of you, 35:21 that maybe even getting a theology degree 35:23 or a higher theology degree. 35:25 And for some of you, some of the people like me, 35:28 maybe just going to your pastor, your teacher, 35:30 or spiritual mentor and saying, 35:31 "Hey I want to become more like Jesus. 35:34 Will you study the Bible with me?" 35:36 Whatever that is for you, 35:37 God is calling each and every one of us to grow, 35:40 to not be content with our knowledge 35:42 of the Bible right now, 35:44 but to be like Jesus ever growing, 35:45 ever learning. 35:47 And to take the knowledge 35:48 that we have and continue to use it for His glory 35:51 because in the end that's what's going to matter. 35:53 In the end, are you going to look back? 35:55 Am I going to look back at my life and say, "Wow, 35:58 I lived a life in spiritual mediocrity." 36:01 Or we're gonna say, "Wow, praise the Lord." 36:04 I know more and more each and every day about my Jesus. 36:09 So if you need information on how to get more training, 36:11 you can email us and will direct you 36:13 to the places that are best fit for you 36:15 and your needs. 36:16 I'm at info@gycweb.org. 36:20 So continue to grow in Jesus. 36:24 I have a story for you. 36:26 It was about six years ago that I became an Adventist. 36:31 And I was the only Adventist in my family but I... 36:34 if you guys know me and my little brother, 36:36 he's 6 feet, so my little big brother. 36:39 He was not a Christian and he was living a life 36:42 that made me think 36:43 I can't imagine going to heaven without him. 36:46 And I began to get this huge burden for my friends 36:49 and my family, can anyone relate? 36:51 You want to see them in heaven with you. 36:53 And he was crazy doing the things of the world. 36:56 And I remember thinking to myself, 36:58 I read in Matthew 6:7, 37:02 it says, "When you pray," 37:03 not if you pray but when you pray. 37:05 And then later on, in the chapter verse 16, 37:07 it says, "When you fast," 37:09 not if you pray and if you fast, 37:11 but when you pray and when you fast, 37:13 you start to see the workings of God happen. 37:16 So I thought I'm going to commit 37:18 one day a week indefinitely until Joey, 37:21 my younger brother becomes a Christian 37:23 and I'm gonna pray 37:24 and fast for him every Wednesday. 37:26 And I began to plead with God for my friends and my family 37:29 once a week 37:30 especially Joey that the Lord would bring him to him. 37:33 And I remember one night, I went into his room 37:36 and I sat on his bed and I prayed, 37:37 because he was out partying and doing his thing. 37:39 And I sat on his bed and I was like, 37:41 "I don't even know how to pray 37:43 but God help him like not to sleep. 37:44 I just really want to see my younger brother 37:46 in the kingdom of heaven with me." 37:48 I don't even want to go to heaven 37:49 if he's not there. 37:50 The thought is too heartbreaking. 37:52 God reminded me 37:53 that he shares the same heartache 37:55 that I was having. 37:56 Three weeks later, 37:57 my brother comes into my room and he's like, 37:59 "Man, I haven't been sleeping good." 38:01 And I was like, "Oh, well since when?" 38:04 And he begins to recount that he was around the time 38:05 that I had prayed. 38:07 Friends, I have three pieces of advice for you 38:09 in reaching your friends and family. 38:10 Number one, pray, consistently pray. 38:12 Number two, fast. 38:14 Tell the Lord, they're worth being in the Kingdom of Heaven 38:17 whatever it takes. 38:18 Number three, practical, consistent, loving character. 38:22 Be consistent around your friends and family, 38:24 you will see God work through the weapons 38:25 that He's given us to fight in this warfare. 38:27 Amen. 38:29 And God will bless you as you engage in evangelism. 38:32 The Spirit of Prophecy says, 38:33 "The Church of Christ has been organized on earth 38:35 for missionary purposes. 38:37 We are privileged to become missionaries for God." 38:40 Why do we emphasize this so much? 38:42 Because God works 38:43 through the work of evangelism in us, 38:46 He changes us 38:47 as we do service for others as we share Christ. 38:50 It's part of his plan to make us like Jesus. 38:54 And so as we engage in evangelism, 38:56 I want to encourage you. 38:58 Desire of Ages, page 195 says, 39:00 "Every true disciple is born 39:02 into the kingdom of God as a missionary." 39:06 We are all missionaries. 39:07 Listen carefully here, evangelism, 39:10 the sharing of truth 39:12 is not an event it is a lifestyle. 39:15 It is a continual work 39:17 where we constantly arise and shine as our theme 39:20 is going to be next year 39:21 where we share with others the truth, 39:23 the love of Christ through words, actions, 39:27 through literature, there are so many ways. 39:29 You don't have to be a Mark Finley, 39:30 you don't have to be a great pastor preaching, 39:33 you have gifts, you have words, 39:36 you can speak, you can do things, 39:38 you can invite people, there is so many ways. 39:42 Evangelism, it's not a spiritual gift. 39:46 Evangelism is not a spiritual gift. 39:49 It is a calling. 39:52 None of us have the gift of evangelism. 39:56 We all have a calling. Amen. 39:58 And we can use our gifts that we have for evangelism. 40:01 I want to encourage you, friends, share the truth. 40:03 There are so many things you could do. 40:05 For example, write down your personal testimony 40:08 in just a brief one-minute paragraph. 40:10 Write it down. How did you meet Jesus? 40:12 What has Jesus done for you? How has it changed your life? 40:15 And why do you love Jesus? 40:16 Memorize this one-minute testimony 40:18 and share it with somebody. 40:20 Have it always ready, have it with you. 40:23 What do I have in my hand here? 40:24 A glow track. 40:25 A glow track head with you glow tracks. 40:27 Be ready at all times. Have a sharing book with you. 40:30 There are so many opportunities, 40:31 pray for divine appointments. 40:32 I promise you God will bless you 40:34 with amazing experiences. 40:36 I want to encourage you, 40:38 give your life to Jesus in evangelism service, 40:42 it is our calling that we have as Seventh-day Adventists 40:44 in his last days. 40:45 Amen. 40:48 How many of you had a very difficult 2016? 40:51 I know I did. 40:53 And you know what, 40:54 as I was thinking about it this morning, 40:56 I decided that we can be part of the solution to 2016, 41:00 you know how? 41:01 Let us reach the unreached areas. 41:02 The Bible tells us that Jesus will come 41:06 when the Gospel has reached the entire globe. 41:08 That includes areas like the Middle East, 41:11 that includes areas like North Africa, 41:13 like China, like North Korea, 41:14 we must reach all of these areas. 41:17 Friends, in order for Jesus to come, 41:19 and you know what, 41:20 I don't want to get into the theology of it, 41:23 but we can hasten the coming of Christ 41:26 by reaching the unreached areas. 41:28 Amen. 41:30 So I invite you to diligently pray about it. 41:33 I know that God does not call all of us to go abroad 41:36 but I also know that he has called 41:38 more than those that are going. 41:40 And so pray about it. 41:41 See if God is calling you to go abroad. 41:44 And if he is calling you, 41:45 I invite you to answer immediately, 41:48 lest you lose the blessing 41:49 that God has in store for you. 41:51 Amen. Let us pray. 41:54 How many of you have ever wanted to do something 41:57 but didn't feel able to? 41:59 Please show off hands. 42:01 Definitely been in that boat before. 42:04 It's very easy to let our age 42:06 define our limits of what we can and cannot do. 42:10 But the Bible says in 1 Timothy 4:12, 42:13 "Let no one look down on your youthfulness, 42:15 but rather in speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity. 42:21 Show yourself an example of those who believe." 42:25 God has called us to do something, GYC, 42:28 God has called us. 42:29 And we see examples of this throughout the Bible. 42:31 We see Joseph and Daniel and Timothy 42:32 and many others 42:34 who did not allow their situations to limit 42:36 what they felt God was calling them to do. 42:39 I fully believe that we have the opportunity 42:41 to see Christ come in this generation. 42:44 But for this to happen, 42:45 we just need to be working in the work 42:47 that we have been called to do through Christ. 42:51 We serve a perfect God 42:53 and one of our goals should be to reflect his character 42:55 to all we come in contact with. 42:57 As a result, we should strive 42:59 for excellence in all that we do. 43:01 And anything that God has called us to do, 43:04 we should be striving to do it as best as we possibly can. 43:08 God can do great things through us, GYC, 43:11 if we give our lives to Him and allow Him 43:13 to work through us. 43:14 That is the only way 43:15 we're going to be able to finish the work 43:17 that he has called us to do. 43:18 Amen. 43:23 You know, GYC... 43:28 How long, 43:31 how long will we love the world 43:36 more than heaven? 43:40 You know, there's one thing that I think we lack, 43:45 that I might lack, 43:47 and that is the desire to see Jesus come. 43:52 Maybe we say, "Yes, I want to see Jesus come. 43:55 I really... 43:56 Oh, the second coming, halleluiah. 44:00 But, Lord, wait for me to get married first. 44:04 Lord, wait for me to enjoy my retirement. 44:06 Lord, wait for me to get that car, 44:08 wait for me to get that education, 44:10 wait for me to get that child. 44:13 Lord, I want you to come, but just wait a little bit." 44:20 You know, friends, this world is hopeless. 44:28 If it is not for Jesus Christ, 44:32 it is our only hope. 44:34 Christ's righteousness. 44:39 When I look at the future of our movement of our church, 44:44 of our world, 44:45 we need to be in the Word of God 44:48 like never before. 44:50 Amen. 44:51 We need to be sold up for mission like never before. 44:54 We need to love one another as brothers and sisters 44:57 in Christ like never before, 45:00 for the devil wants to divide us. 45:02 The future of GYC and the future 45:05 I believe of our movement 45:08 lies in our communion with God 45:12 and our love for soul winning. 45:17 You know, some people say, "Evangelism does not work." 45:19 But I tell you what, 45:21 evangelism does not work, if you don't work at it. 45:25 And we as young people can do a better work 45:29 at reaching our peers than any age group can do. 45:36 Did you know, 45:38 if a person was baptizing, 45:41 let's say 1,000 people a day. 45:45 And there was another person 45:47 that was winning one soul a year 45:50 and teaching that one soul how to win another soul. 45:55 So you have one 45:57 who is baptizing 1,000 souls a day, 45:59 just bam, bam, bam, 1,000, 1,000, 1,000. 46:03 You have another one 46:04 who is focusing on one soul a year 46:07 and teaching that one soul 46:09 to be rightly trained on how to win another soul, 46:12 and he too is winning another soul. 46:14 Guess, how long will it be till he reaches that person 46:18 that is baptizing 1,000 souls? 46:23 Any guess? Just raise your hand. 46:28 Thirty years. 46:30 About 30 years, even less than 30 years. 46:35 For that person that is focusing on one soul, 46:38 training that one soul how to win another soul, 46:41 less than 30 years, 46:43 he will catch up to that person 46:44 that is baptizing 1,000 souls a day. 46:51 This is my point. We are not one here. 46:56 We are more than one. 46:59 And if we got serious about wanting to see Jesus come 47:04 and if we truly love our neighbor as ourselves, 47:09 we could literally finish the work in this generation. 47:12 Amen. 47:15 In no less than five or whatever years, 47:17 I'm not date setting here, 47:19 that is not what the Lord has called us to do. 47:23 But what I am telling you 47:25 is that we really can finish the work. 47:29 How many of you have somebody in your heart 47:31 that you truly want to see won over through the Gospel? 47:36 My friend, this is the first thing I ask of you, 47:39 pray for that person, and make it your goal in 2017. 47:43 Maybe you have never given a Bible study, that's okay. 47:47 The women at the well 47:48 had never given a Bible study before, 47:50 but she got the entire village. 47:52 Amen. 47:55 But be serious about your faith, 47:58 be serious about Jesus Christ, 48:01 and pray for that person you have in your heart. 48:04 Win them over to the Gospel, 48:07 use the training you got at this GYC 48:09 to be a missionary everywhere. 48:14 I have a burden for cross-cultural outreach. 48:20 Here in the United States, we have unreached areas, 48:25 places in the world 48:27 where the Gospel cannot go officially, 48:29 and they are present here in the thousands, 48:31 and what are we doing about it? 48:34 We're sending missionaries over to those places. 48:36 Well, we have thousands here we can reach to. 48:39 My friend, I'm telling you they are our brothers 48:42 and our sisters. 48:44 Amen. 48:45 And Jesus sees them as equal value as any of us. 48:51 Each one, reach one, train, pray, 48:56 it's not about the numbers. 48:58 It's about the heart and the motive. 49:02 Ellen G White has a beautiful quote 49:04 I want to leave with you. 49:06 She says, "Success in this work 49:08 does not depend upon men's talents 49:11 but upon pureness of purpose." 49:15 GYC exists and we pray 49:19 that we will have a pure purpose 49:21 to truly see Jesus come in our generation. 49:26 Are you tired of this world, my friend? 49:28 I am. 49:29 I am so tired, may Jesus come. 49:32 Amen. 49:33 I want to invite two of my friends here to see 49:36 how we can stay plugged in. 49:39 I want to invite Shauna again and Esther. 49:44 And I want to ask you guys the question, 49:47 we want to reach somebody 49:49 but we also want to stay on fire for the Lord 49:52 so what must I do when I go back to my local church 49:55 or my campus or work, what should I do? 49:59 So I'm gonna tell you 50:00 how you can get involved with this conference actually. 50:02 So we serve a God who allows us feeble human beings 50:06 to unite divine power with human effort. 50:10 Amen. Amen. 50:11 He gives us the opportunity to participate in a work 50:13 that He could have done himself 50:15 because our participation in His work transforms 50:17 us profoundly. 50:19 And I know that I was transformed profoundly 50:22 at GYC by serving behind the scenes. 50:25 Being a volunteer and helping 50:27 to make this colossal effort happen, 50:29 showed me a picture of Christ 50:31 that he was faithful in the little things 50:33 and it also helped me to develop my character. 50:36 So there are a lot of volunteer opportunities 50:38 for each one of you to be involved with 50:41 at the conference. 50:42 And if you have a burden to serve 50:44 or to get involved with GYC on a deeper level, 50:46 I encourage you to contact volunteers. 50:49 That's V-O-L-U-N-T-E-E-R-S @gycweb.org, 50:55 again that's volunteers@gycweb.org. 51:00 How can you stay connected throughout the year? 51:04 The theme of this year's conference was been, 51:06 "All has been heard." 51:08 To be honest, you've heard it all. 51:09 Now go back and do it. 51:11 We encourage you to get involved in your local church. 51:14 Use the website that GYC website 51:17 and look at the seminars that you've missed. 51:19 You'll be able to share those with your friends, 51:21 if you have questions on certain topics. 51:23 Also subscribe to our YouTube channel. 51:26 We are launching a special media project this year 51:29 and it will provide resources that you can use 51:31 in your local church as well. 51:33 Be the change that you want to see. 51:37 Read the Word of God but don't just read it but live it. 51:41 Amen. Amen. 51:43 Amen. 51:45 I want to leave you with some quotes 51:46 here as an executive committee to let you know 51:51 that this work that we do 51:55 is not just put by man's ideas or something you say, 51:59 "Let's just get together." 52:01 But this is what God is truly calling us to do. 52:05 "The greatest want of the world is the want of man and woman, 52:11 who will not be bought or sold, 52:13 man who in their inmost souls are true and honest; 52:19 man who do not fear to call sin by its right name; 52:22 man whose conscience is as true to duty 52:28 as the needle to the pole; 52:31 man who will stand for the right 52:34 though the heavens fall." 52:38 Book Education, page 262, paragraph 1 says, 52:41 "Success in any line demands a definite aim. 52:47 He who would achieve true success in life 52:50 must keep steadily in view the aim worthy of his endeavor. 52:55 Such an aim is set before the youth of today. 52:59 The heaven-appointed purpose of giving the gospel 53:02 to the world in this generation 53:04 is the noblest that can appeal to any human being. 53:09 It opens a field of effort to everyone 53:12 whose heart Christ has touched." 53:16 ""Go ye into all the world, 53:17 and preach the gospel to every creature," 53:20 is Christ's command to His followers. 53:23 Not that all are called to be ministers 53:25 or missionaries in the ordinary sense of the term. 53:29 But all may be workers with Him in giving the "glad tidings" 53:33 to their fellow men. 53:34 To all, great or small, learned or ignorant, old or young, 53:39 the command is given." 53:42 Amen. 53:47 To conclude the section, I'd like to pray with you. 53:50 But we truly need to pray, you know, 53:53 all who engage in ministry are God's helping hand. 53:58 "With such an army of workers 54:01 as our youth rightly trained might furnish 54:05 how soon the message of a crucified, risen, 54:07 and soon-coming Savior 54:09 might be carried to the whole world, 54:12 how soon might the end come 54:13 the end of suffering and sorrow and sin, 54:16 how soon, in place of a possession here, 54:19 with its blight of sin and pain, 54:21 our children might receive their inheritance 54:24 where "the righteous shall inherit the land, 54:27 and dwell therein forever" 54:29 where "the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick," 54:32 and "the voice of weeping shall be no more heard." 54:38 If you can bow with me at this time, 54:42 if you can ask in the Lord, 54:46 "Lord, I want to finish the work. 54:49 You know my condition, you know my local church, 54:52 you know my public campus, you know the country 54:55 where I'm going to the challenges that I face. 54:58 Lord, please help me." 55:07 Dear Heavenly Father, 55:10 oh, Lord, you gave us life today for a purpose. 55:16 Lord, your heart is yearning 55:21 that we will get to know you better 55:24 and have the same passion that you have. 55:29 Father, this world is hopeless. 55:33 But God is our only hope. 55:36 And if we turn our faces towards You, father, and look, 55:42 you can do a mighty work in our lives. 55:46 Father, deep darkness is surrounding us. 55:51 But we ask that our experience 55:53 will not be that of Elijah at the Mount Carmel, 55:58 but it will be the experience of Jesus Christ's 56:02 from glory to glory of Jesus living in our hearts, 56:08 our only hope of glory. 56:11 Father, please be with my friends here 56:13 who have gathered from all over the world 56:15 and the United States. 56:18 Bless us. 56:19 Keep us under Your grace for, Father, 56:22 we need it so much, for we cannot do anything, 56:26 Father, 56:28 in our strength but only Jesus Christ. 56:33 May we surrender, repent, 56:36 and serve You with all that we got. 56:40 Not because to earn our salvation 56:45 but because we are saved and we love our Maker. 56:49 Guide and bless us, Father, and keep us faithful. 56:54 In the mighty name of Jesus Christ, 56:57 let His people say, amen. |
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