If you have your Bibles,
please turn to Psalms 43.
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I mean, turn them
open or turn them on,
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whatever you have to do.
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Psalms 43,
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43 is after 42
in most translations
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I'm aware of.
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If there, please say amen.
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We're reading the
entire psalm of Psalm 43.
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It's only five
verses so stop freaking out.
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Verse 1.
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The Bible says,
"Vindicate me, O, God,
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and plead my cause
against an ungodly nation
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and deliver me
from the deceitful
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and unjust man!
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For You are the
God of my strength.
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Why do you cast me off?
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Why do I go mourning
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because of the
oppression of the enemy?
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O, send out your
light and your truth,
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let them lead me,
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let them bring
me to your holy hill
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and to your tabernacle.
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And then I will go
to the altar of God,
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to God my exceeding
joy, and on the heart,
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on the harp I will praise you.
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O, God, my God.
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Why are you
cast down, O my soul?
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Who are you
disquieted within me?
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Hope in God, for I
shall yet praise Him,
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the help of my
countenance and my God."
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Speaker tonight
is Chris Holland.
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He is the speaker, director
of It is Written, Canada.
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What does that mean?
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It means he has a
weekly television broadcast,
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he writes his own scripts,
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he does major
evangelistic campaigns
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throughout Canada.
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For those of you
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who are
geographically challenged,
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that is the large
country north of here,
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not north of
Arizona, north of America.
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He trains pastors and lay people
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in effective outreach,
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and he writes
books and articles.
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Chris is a pastor.
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You may be wondering where.
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He's been in
Illinois for about 10 years,
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the Chesapeake Conference,
that's like Maryland,
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Delawareish area,
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and he's worked
for the NED at ASI.
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He has a DMin in
church growth and evangelism,
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and MDiv and BA for Andrews.
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And what does that mean?
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That means, he is very smart.
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Chris and his wife, Debbie,
had been married for 21 years.
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What does that mean?
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That means his
wife is very patient.
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Chris is a friend of GYC.
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He started his GYC career early
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as a part of
their affiliate program
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at Great Lakes.
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He was the vice
president of evangelism.
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And back then, he is
part of a powerhouse team
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with people like Amy
Ratsara, Sebastien Braxton,
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and Kyle Allen.
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Tonight, Chris is
our evening speaker.
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What does that mean?
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That means, listen up.
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That mean, turn your cell phones
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to airplane mode.
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That means, end all
personal conversations.
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That means, plead
for the Holy Spirit
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to speak through this man.
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That means,
pray for him tonight.
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And if you don't
receive a blessing,
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pray for him tomorrow night.
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And if you don't
receive a blessing,
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pray for him Saturday night.
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And if you don't
receive a blessing,
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pray for your own soul.
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Chris is a
first class gentleman,
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he's a scholar,
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a wise pastor, and someone
passionate about evangelism.
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But he is someone
who reminds me of Jesus.
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I know we prayed a lot.
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But would you join
with me for one short prayer
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for our evening speaker.
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Please bow your heads.
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Gracious Father,
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for some reason, You
speak through human beings.
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Father, may the
blood of Jesus, Your Son,
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be attributed upon him.
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And may he speak
to us without filter,
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without ambition, without self.
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Father, if there
are people in this room
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who have been
hurt by close minded,
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close hearted people,
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we ask that Your
Holy Spirit may heal
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and cause hearts
and minds to open,
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and to listen to
tonight's message.
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This is our prayer
in Jesus' name, amen.
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Beautiful Savior
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King of creation
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Son of God
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And Son of Man
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Truly I'd love Thee
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Truly I'd serve thee
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Light of my soul
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My Joy
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My Crown
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Fair is the sunshine
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Fairest is the moonlight
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And all the twinkling
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Starry host
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Jesus shines brighter
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Jesus shines purer
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Than all the
angels heav'n can boast.
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O Beautiful Savior
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Lord of the nations
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Son of God
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And Son of Man
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Glory and honor
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Praise, adoration
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Now and forever
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Forevermore more be Thine
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Now and forever
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Glory and honor
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And glory
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Praise, adoration
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Now and forever
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More
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be Thine
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Amen.
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Well, good evening, GYC.
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That was rather uninspiring.
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Let me try again,
good evening, GYC.
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Good evening.
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Now I feel like I'm home.
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Bring you greetings from Canada,
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the largest
geographical territory
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of the North American division,
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six time zones from
East Coast to West Coast.
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When you're in St
John's Newfoundland
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closer to London England
than you are to Vancouver,
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British Columbia.
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And now I feel
very much at home.
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I'm looking
forward to sharing with you
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over the next three nights.
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And I asked that you would pray
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that God would
pour out His Spirit.
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The year was 1986
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Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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The date was January 22nd,
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STS- 51-L was
scheduled for launch
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at 2:42 Eastern time.
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But there was a delay
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and rescheduled to January 23rd
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and then a
rescheduled to January the 24th,
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then it was
rescheduled to January the 25th
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because there was bad
weather in Dakar, Senegal,
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the abort landing field.
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And then January the 26th,
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bad weather at
Kennedy Space Center
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caused yet another delay.
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And now the Space
Shuttle Challenger
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was scheduled for
launch on January the 27th 1986
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at 9:37 am Eastern Time.
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Mechanical errors and high winds
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caused yet another
scrub of the launch
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and the new date
was January the 28th.
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However, a new problem arose.
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That evening prior to launch
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temperatures fell there
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in Florida to
negative 8 Celsius,
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18 degrees Fahrenheit.
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The problem was simple,
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the space shuttle was
blasted into space primarily
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by two solid rocket boosters
and these solid rocket boosters
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had never been launched
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at a temperature
under 12 degrees Celsius.
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The solid rubber o
rings were believed
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to harden in such temperatures
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and the engineers of
those solid rocket boosters
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at Morton Thiokol were concerned
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over any such launch.
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The evening before
the scheduled launch
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engineers from Morton Thiokol
along with engineers from NASA
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had a conference call
to discuss the launch.
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The Thiokol
engineers continued to express
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major concern over the safety
of launching the space shuttle.
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They urged
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that they would wait.
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The morning of
January 28th was so cold,
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ice covered most
of the launch pad
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and several parts
of the space shuttle.
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The temperature
was negative 2 Celsius,
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28 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Once again a
conference call was made.
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They discussed the launch.
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The engineers at Morton
Thiokol along with Rockwell,
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the group that oversaw
the totality of the shuttle
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experience extreme cautioned
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however under the
pressure of finances,
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under the pressure
to stay on schedule,
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under the pressure
of yet another delay...
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they decided to go forward.
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There was the
right, and prudent,
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and safe thing to do.
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And then there was
that which pressure
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dictated they would do.
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Roger Boisjoly one
of the main engineers
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had studied and he knew
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that there would
be certain disaster.
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He was so certain that
there would be disaster,
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he would not
even watch the launch.
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He believed that
the space shuttle
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would explode
right on the launch pad.
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At 11:38 am Eastern Time
on January the 28th, 1986,
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the Space Shuttle Challenger
fired its three main engines,
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the solid rocket boosters fired,
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the hydrogen vent arm retracted,
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but did not latched,
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however it did not
strike the vehicle.
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To the shock of Roger Boisjoly,
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the shuttle actually lifted off.
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However, he nor
anyone else noticed
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the small black plume of smoke,
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it was only after
in slow motion replay
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that they were able to see it,
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the shuttle after it
lifted from the launch pad
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climbed higher and still higher.
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But unbeknownst
to the ground crew
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or the crew on board at
37seconds into the flight,
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gases began to escape
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the solid rocket boosters.
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A stronger than normal
wind shifted the vehicle,
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the gap between the joints
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widened and more gas leaked.
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Now there was a flame coming
from the solid rocket booster,
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hydrogen was now
leaking from the external tank,
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no one knew that
there was a problem.
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At 68 seconds into the
launch, Commander Dick Scobee
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answers Roger at throttle up.
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At 72.5 seconds into the flight
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the space shuttle suddenly jerks
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in an acceleration.
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At 73 seconds,
just under 73 seconds
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pilot Mike Smith says
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uh-oh.
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And at 73.142
seconds into the flight,
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the dome of the
external tank failed
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as one of the
solid rocket boosters
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broke forth and struck it,
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the external tank
released its hydrogen and oxygen
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all at once and
instantly ignited the shuttle
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and disintegrated it in the sky.
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At 73.12...
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excuse me 162
seconds the entire vehicle
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was in pieces,
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except for the ominous
two solid rocket boosters
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as they strayed
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from the disintegrating shuttle.
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On that day,
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Francis Scobee, Michael Smith,
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Ellison Onizuka,
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Judith Resnik,
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Ronald McNair,
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Gregory Jarvis
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and the teacher
Christa McAuliffe,
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all of them died
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because of the
decision of leaders to go,
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instead of waiting.
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They placed money, efficiency,
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and busy
schedules above the safety
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and the very lives
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of seven astronauts.
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Just two days later,
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the temperature
returned to normal.
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And they would have
been able to launch in safety
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if they would have
simply followed that one word,
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"Wait."
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Dear friends, could it
be that this tragic story
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contains a vital
lesson to us here
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at GYC 2017.
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Could it be that while the call
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is to arise and shine,
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there is a certain key
element that must come first?
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Could it be that the rising
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to action must be
preceded by something?
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Today, we will
open the scriptures
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and seek an answer to
this all important question.
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Let's pray together.
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Heavenly Father,
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we have gathered
here this evening.
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We come as a
generation longing for Your work
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on this earth to be finished.
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We have come here to Phoenix
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longing for You to answer
the most fundamental questions
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in each of our lives.
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We have come here yearning
for the ultimate answer,
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how will You use each of
us in finishing Your work
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in us and through us.
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Please dear God,
answer that prayer today,
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in Jesus' name,
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amen.
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If you have
your Bibles with you,
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I'd invite you to
open to the Isaiah 60.
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Isaiah 60:1 and 2.
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It is the theme of
this very conference
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you are attending.
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Reading from the
New King James Version,
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"Arise, shine, for
your light has come,
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and the glory of the
Lord is risen upon you.
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For, behold, the
darkness shall cover the earth,
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and deep darkness the people:
00:18:32.44\00:18:34.08
but the Lord
will arise over you,
00:18:34.11\00:18:36.78
and His glory
will be seen upon you."
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Rise and shine.
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It is the gospel commission,
the commission to go,
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the word arise appears
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in the New King
James Version 143 times.
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And of those 143
times the word arise
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is accompanied by
the word go, 99 of them.
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You see, it's
natural to arise and go,
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to arise and take action.
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However, before we grab
our Bibles and dash off,
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there's an all important word
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that comes after the word shine.
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Arise and shine and
what's the next word,
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for, for your light has come.
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That is the Hebrew word key.
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It is a word that
has assertive value.
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It introduces
something that is the result
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of some other fact or action.
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The word here says
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before you arise and shine,
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something needs to happen.
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And it is here,
in fact, that Isaiah
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is presenting a
universal ever present,
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everlasting principle
of the kingdom of God,
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and that is this.
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Before you arise,
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He must arise.
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It is that phrase,
for your light has come
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we cannot ignore it.
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And I will tell you,
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this is a reality
that I struggle with.
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I'm a person of action.
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Before the word go is said,
I'm up on my feet and moving.
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But the principle here
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that God is trying to teach us
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is that before
we go, we must wait,
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we must wait upon Jesus Christ,
we must wait upon the Father,
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we must wait
upon the Holy Spirit.
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In fact, in every great
moment of salvation history,
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you have this
very time of waiting.
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Before the
children of Israel made
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their Exodus out of Egypt,
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there came the Passover table.
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Before Israel
made their conquest
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into the Promised Land,
there was a time of dedication
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in which they all
committed themselves to God.
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And before the disciples
left on their commission
00:21:14.84\00:21:17.74
to go ye into all the world,
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there was the upper room.
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And I wonder tonight
out loud, could it be
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that the great
challenge we face,
00:21:27.12\00:21:29.42
the great challenge we face
00:21:29.45\00:21:30.92
in God finishing
the work on this earth
00:21:30.95\00:21:33.96
in our
generation begins with us.
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Could it be that many
of us want to experience
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the power of
Latter Rain Pentecost
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outpouring without first
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spending time in the upper room,
00:21:46.03\00:21:50.64
without first laying
ourselves before God?
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The passage
says, arise and shine
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because it is
absolutely essential
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that the light of God has come
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and the glory of the
Lord is risen upon us.
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We in and of ourselves
have no light to share.
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We can only reflect the
glory of the Lord's light
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coming upon us.
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This word light is
the same Hebrew word
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used in Genesis 1 at
the creation of the world
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when God creates light.
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Light is the
opposite of darkness.
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Which is why
verse 2 goes on to say,
00:22:34.08\00:22:35.72
"For behold, the
darkness shall cover the earth
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and deep darkness the people,
00:22:38.39\00:22:39.95
but the Lord
will arise over you."
00:22:39.99\00:22:43.69
The only hope of the dark
world that we live in today
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is that the Lord would arise
on each and every one of us.
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God solution to the darkness
of this world to the darkness
00:22:51.97\00:22:55.54
that may exist in your life
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is that He must arise.
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This light of God is critical.
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In the ancient world,
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many cultures worshiped the sun.
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But Genesis 1 makes it clear
that God is not the sun, S-U-N,
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He is separate from the
sun, He created the sun,
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He created the light.
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This is why, in fact,
00:23:25.63\00:23:27.87
that light was
created separately
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from the sun.
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The light generated
by the sun is, in fact,
00:23:33.14\00:23:36.04
a creation of God Himself.
00:23:36.08\00:23:41.82
The light generated by the sun
00:23:41.85\00:23:45.52
is only able to happen
00:23:45.55\00:23:50.39
by God's creating that light.
00:23:50.43\00:23:53.29
Light points
directly to the reality
00:23:53.33\00:23:55.53
that God is the
creator of all things,
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He is the author.
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You see in order for
us to arise and shine,
00:24:01.14\00:24:03.37
He must arise upon each of us.
00:24:03.41\00:24:06.37
Our shining has nothing to
do with self produced light.
00:24:06.41\00:24:10.21
The only way we can shine
is to reflect the glory of God.
00:24:10.25\00:24:14.88
The reason we reflect that light
00:24:14.92\00:24:16.42
is because the
light of the glory of God
00:24:16.45\00:24:18.62
has risen upon us.
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He must arise.
00:24:20.19\00:24:23.63
The Israelites
depended upon the light of God
00:24:23.66\00:24:26.86
as the pillar of fire
that gave them guidance
00:24:26.90\00:24:30.57
through the darkness.
00:24:30.60\00:24:32.20
Throughout the Bible God's light
00:24:32.23\00:24:34.44
arising in our lives
00:24:34.47\00:24:36.40
is actually the
very key to our survival.
00:24:36.44\00:24:42.24
But what is God's light?
00:24:42.28\00:24:44.41
What does it mean for His glory
00:24:44.45\00:24:48.02
to be upon us?
00:24:48.05\00:24:49.45
What does it mean for
His light to arise over us?
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There are several
passages of scripture
00:24:54.69\00:24:57.13
that will help us understand
what this really means.
00:24:57.16\00:25:01.86
In Numbers 6:25,
00:25:01.90\00:25:06.60
the priestly blessing.
00:25:06.63\00:25:11.11
You know it well,
00:25:11.14\00:25:12.91
"The Lord make his
face to shine upon you
00:25:12.94\00:25:17.38
and be gracious to you."
00:25:17.41\00:25:20.02
That phrase actually
occurs five times in addition
00:25:20.05\00:25:23.39
to Numbers 6:25
throughout the Book of Psalms.
00:25:23.42\00:25:27.66
It is that word, that phrase,
00:25:30.19\00:25:32.96
the Lord make His
face to shine upon you,
00:25:32.99\00:25:35.23
is the asking for God's saving
00:25:35.26\00:25:37.70
and restoring
presence to be with His people
00:25:37.73\00:25:41.20
because God's presence dispels
00:25:41.24\00:25:44.67
and destroys darkness,
00:25:44.71\00:25:48.28
so the light of God is
salvation and restoration.
00:25:48.31\00:25:53.52
He must arise.
00:25:53.55\00:25:57.12
In Psalm 4:6.
00:25:57.15\00:26:02.76
Psalm 4:6,
00:26:02.79\00:26:05.73
there are many who say,
00:26:05.76\00:26:08.73
"Who will show us any good?
00:26:08.76\00:26:10.47
Lord, lift up the light
of your countenance upon us."
00:26:10.50\00:26:14.77
God's light is His goodness.
00:26:14.80\00:26:19.14
He must arise.
00:26:19.17\00:26:22.81
Psalm 27:1,
00:26:22.84\00:26:26.15
"The Lord is my
light and my salvation,
00:26:26.18\00:26:28.25
whom shall I fear?
00:26:28.28\00:26:29.62
The Lord is the
strength of my life
00:26:29.65\00:26:31.55
of whom shall I be afraid?"
00:26:31.59\00:26:34.56
God's light is
salvation and strength.
00:26:34.59\00:26:38.89
He must arise.
00:26:38.93\00:26:43.00
In Psalm 36:7,
00:26:43.03\00:26:45.33
"How precious is your
lovingkindness, O, God!
00:26:45.37\00:26:48.50
Therefore, the
children of men put their trust
00:26:48.54\00:26:50.71
under the shadow of your wings,
they are abundantly satisfied
00:26:50.74\00:26:55.58
with the fullness of your
house and you give them drink
00:26:55.61\00:26:58.28
from the river
of your pleasures,
00:26:58.31\00:26:59.85
for with you is the
fountain of light in...
00:26:59.88\00:27:02.95
excuse me, the fountain of life
00:27:02.98\00:27:05.39
in Your light
00:27:05.42\00:27:07.49
we see light."
00:27:07.52\00:27:09.52
You see, God's light
is the fountain of life.
00:27:09.56\00:27:14.36
He must arise.
00:27:14.40\00:27:17.87
Psalm 89:15.
00:27:17.90\00:27:21.24
"Blessed are the people
00:27:21.27\00:27:24.61
who know the joyful sound,
00:27:24.64\00:27:27.38
they walk a Lord in the
light of Your countenance,
00:27:27.41\00:27:30.11
in Your name they
rejoice all day long,
00:27:30.15\00:27:32.61
and in Your
righteousness they are exulted,
00:27:32.65\00:27:35.45
God's light is
His righteousness.
00:27:35.48\00:27:39.52
He must arise."
00:27:39.55\00:27:45.09
Psalm 119:105, you know it well,
00:27:45.13\00:27:49.80
let's say it together.
00:27:49.83\00:27:51.67
"Your word is a lamp
00:27:51.70\00:27:55.14
unto my feet and a light
00:27:55.17\00:27:58.37
to my path."
00:27:58.41\00:27:59.74
You see God's light is His Word.
00:27:59.77\00:28:03.98
He must arise.
00:28:04.01\00:28:07.88
Proverbs 6:23,
00:28:07.92\00:28:10.29
"For the commandment is a lamp,
00:28:10.32\00:28:11.75
and the law a light,
00:28:11.79\00:28:13.25
reproofs of instruction
are the way of life."
00:28:13.29\00:28:16.62
God's light is His law.
00:28:16.66\00:28:20.16
He must arise.
00:28:20.20\00:28:24.20
In summary as we
look at these texts
00:28:24.23\00:28:26.43
and the many others
speaking of the light of God.
00:28:26.47\00:28:30.14
God's light, the light of God
00:28:30.17\00:28:32.67
that must arise over
us is His very character.
00:28:32.71\00:28:37.48
His character,
00:28:37.51\00:28:38.85
His very presence
00:28:38.88\00:28:40.52
must arise over us.
00:28:40.55\00:28:45.52
But what is this
practically mean?
00:28:45.55\00:28:49.69
What does the
reality of God arising
00:28:49.72\00:28:52.13
in our life look like?
00:28:52.16\00:28:56.06
King David provides in part
00:28:56.10\00:28:59.63
an answer to that question.
00:28:59.67\00:29:02.77
King David's life
is one of extremes.
00:29:02.80\00:29:08.24
His life gives us hope
that in the midst of failure,
00:29:08.28\00:29:11.71
the Lord can still rise upon us
00:29:11.75\00:29:14.12
and redeem us from the ashes.
00:29:14.15\00:29:19.09
But the story of David
00:29:19.12\00:29:21.86
after his great
fall with Bathsheba,
00:29:21.89\00:29:24.99
and then his
restoration before God,
00:29:25.03\00:29:27.86
his life still
demonstrates a struggle.
00:29:27.90\00:29:30.67
He struggled to live the life
that God had in fact for him
00:29:30.70\00:29:35.24
and had in store for him
00:29:35.27\00:29:39.57
because of David's
sin with Bathsheba.
00:29:39.61\00:29:42.61
And the fact that he struggled
to be restored fully in God
00:29:42.64\00:29:45.41
and allow God to
fully arise in his life.
00:29:45.45\00:29:48.08
He felt that he was
not able to rule in the way
00:29:48.12\00:29:50.99
that he should.
00:29:51.02\00:29:53.05
He lost the
confidence of the people,
00:29:53.09\00:29:55.16
he lost the
confidence of his family
00:29:55.19\00:29:57.19
and most especially,
00:29:57.23\00:29:58.56
he lost the confidence
and respect of his sons.
00:29:58.59\00:30:01.36
You see because when
David saw others do things
00:30:04.97\00:30:10.47
for which he had set
the example of in his sin,
00:30:10.51\00:30:15.01
it was difficult
for him to reprove them.
00:30:15.04\00:30:19.08
His sense of shame
constantly hung over him.
00:30:19.11\00:30:24.42
And he did not lead
as he was called to lead.
00:30:24.45\00:30:29.09
You know the story well.
00:30:29.12\00:30:31.73
Later in the
reign of King David,
00:30:31.76\00:30:33.60
a terrible thing happened.
00:30:33.63\00:30:36.83
David's son Amnon
00:30:36.87\00:30:39.20
forced himself on
his own sister Tamar
00:30:39.23\00:30:42.94
and violated her.
00:30:42.97\00:30:46.51
The Bible says
that David was angry.
00:30:46.54\00:30:50.31
But what is more chilling
is what the Bible does not say.
00:30:50.35\00:30:55.62
There is the absence
of David doing anything.
00:30:55.65\00:30:58.65
David did nothing.
00:30:58.69\00:31:01.46
And so Absalom as you
well know killed Amnon.
00:31:04.49\00:31:10.43
An Absalom's act
00:31:10.47\00:31:14.27
also went unpunished.
00:31:14.30\00:31:18.17
And then Absalom
began to formulate his plan.
00:31:18.21\00:31:22.58
How he would deceive the people
00:31:22.61\00:31:27.92
and become king.
00:31:27.95\00:31:30.25
Absalom rebelled
against his father
00:31:30.29\00:31:32.12
and through
various forms of deceit
00:31:32.15\00:31:34.46
and nefarious activities,
00:31:34.49\00:31:37.29
Absalom was named
the King and David fled.
00:31:37.33\00:31:42.56
And it is here
00:31:42.60\00:31:44.93
where something
interesting happens
00:31:44.97\00:31:47.57
and teaches us
the importance of God
00:31:47.60\00:31:51.97
arising over us.
00:31:52.01\00:31:55.31
As David
traveled out of the city.
00:31:55.34\00:32:00.02
2 Samuel 15
00:32:00.05\00:32:03.92
records
00:32:03.95\00:32:06.39
something fascinating.
00:32:06.42\00:32:10.19
2 Samuel 15:24.
00:32:10.23\00:32:14.06
The Bible says this,
"There was Zadok also,
00:32:14.10\00:32:18.97
and all the Levites with him
00:32:19.00\00:32:20.50
bearing the Ark of
the Covenant of God,
00:32:20.54\00:32:22.70
and they set
down the ark of God,
00:32:22.74\00:32:24.71
and Abiathar went up
unto, until all the people
00:32:24.74\00:32:28.28
had finished
crossing over from the city.
00:32:28.31\00:32:31.81
Then the King speaking
of David said to Zadok,
00:32:31.85\00:32:36.89
'Carry the ark of
God back into the city.
00:32:36.92\00:32:39.92
If I find favor in
the eyes of the Lord,
00:32:39.95\00:32:42.52
he will bring me
back and show me both it
00:32:42.56\00:32:44.99
and his dwelling place.'"
00:32:45.03\00:32:49.46
What?
00:32:49.50\00:32:51.33
Why would David
00:32:51.37\00:32:53.80
send the Ark of the Covenant
00:32:53.84\00:32:56.20
back to Jerusalem?
00:32:56.24\00:32:59.31
And I don't want
you to miss this.
00:32:59.34\00:33:02.71
Why would he not want
with him the great article
00:33:02.74\00:33:06.45
that had led to
so many victories?
00:33:06.48\00:33:11.72
Don't miss it.
00:33:11.75\00:33:14.06
You see David knew.
00:33:14.09\00:33:16.59
David knew in his heart
00:33:16.62\00:33:18.83
that the ark alone
00:33:18.86\00:33:21.36
would not ensure victory.
00:33:21.40\00:33:25.67
The ark was not
some magic filled box
00:33:25.70\00:33:28.97
that guaranteed victory,
00:33:29.00\00:33:31.07
but the ark was
about something vital,
00:33:31.11\00:33:34.41
the ark was about
the very presence of God.
00:33:34.44\00:33:39.18
And David knew
that in this quest
00:33:39.21\00:33:42.28
that he was about to be on
00:33:42.32\00:33:44.65
that as he was
removed physically as king,
00:33:44.69\00:33:48.02
there was something
far greater going on here.
00:33:48.06\00:33:51.49
There was a
spiritual warfare going on.
00:33:51.53\00:33:55.73
There was a spiritual
battle because David knew
00:33:55.76\00:33:59.90
that more than needing the
ark, and article, and symbol
00:33:59.93\00:34:04.57
what he needed is a
right heart before God.
00:34:04.61\00:34:10.11
And so David knew,
he must lead his people
00:34:10.15\00:34:12.81
and himself to
have a right heart
00:34:12.85\00:34:15.65
through the presence of
God and him arising over them,
00:34:15.68\00:34:19.52
that is what would
bring true victory.
00:34:19.55\00:34:22.72
And the Bible records
where David went next.
00:34:22.76\00:34:26.16
David didn't go
and sulk in the corner.
00:34:26.19\00:34:30.23
Verse 30 says,
00:34:30.27\00:34:31.60
"So David went up by the
ascent of the Mount of Olives,"
00:34:31.63\00:34:36.97
and listen, "and
wept as he went up.
00:34:37.01\00:34:41.94
And he had his head
covered and went barefoot.
00:34:41.98\00:34:46.61
And all the
people who were with him
00:34:46.65\00:34:48.92
covered their heads
00:34:48.95\00:34:50.42
and went up
weeping as they went up."
00:34:50.45\00:34:53.99
David in this act
of humility before God,
00:34:57.66\00:35:01.60
lays it before God in
verse 32 then records,
00:35:01.63\00:35:05.57
now it happened
when David had come
00:35:05.60\00:35:09.10
to the top of the mountain.
00:35:09.14\00:35:11.67
What did he do?
00:35:11.71\00:35:13.54
He worshipped God.
00:35:13.58\00:35:18.35
Patriarchs and
Prophets, page 735 says this,
00:35:18.38\00:35:21.22
"Upon reaching
the top of the Mount,
00:35:21.25\00:35:23.39
the king bowed in prayer,
00:35:23.42\00:35:25.82
casting upon God
the burden of his soul
00:35:25.85\00:35:28.26
and humbly
supplicating divine mercy."
00:35:28.29\00:35:32.06
And it is there
that it is believed
00:35:32.09\00:35:34.13
that David had the
experience recorded
00:35:34.16\00:35:36.87
in Psalm 43 that
Justin read earlier,
00:35:36.90\00:35:40.87
"Vindicate me, O,
God and plead my cause
00:35:40.90\00:35:44.01
against an ungodly nation.
00:35:44.04\00:35:46.47
O, deliver me from the deceitful
00:35:46.51\00:35:48.38
and unjust man,
00:35:48.41\00:35:49.98
for you are the
God of my strength.
00:35:50.01\00:35:52.01
Why do you cast me off?
00:35:52.05\00:35:54.02
Why do I go mourning
00:35:54.05\00:35:55.48
because of the
oppression of the enemy?"
00:35:55.52\00:35:58.32
And here it is,
00:35:58.35\00:36:00.26
"O, send your
light and your truth.
00:36:00.29\00:36:04.89
Let them lead me,
00:36:04.93\00:36:06.70
let them bring
me to your Holy hill
00:36:06.73\00:36:09.16
and to your tabernacle,
00:36:09.20\00:36:11.30
then I will go
to the altar of God
00:36:11.33\00:36:13.87
to God my exceeding joy
00:36:13.90\00:36:16.04
and on the harp
I will praise you,
00:36:16.07\00:36:17.84
O, God, my God,"
00:36:17.87\00:36:20.34
the prayer of David
in the midst of crisis.
00:36:20.38\00:36:24.75
"Lord, send Your
light and send Your truth."
00:36:24.78\00:36:29.55
David knew before anything else
00:36:29.58\00:36:31.89
that the light of
the glory of the Lord
00:36:31.92\00:36:34.09
must arise upon
him, transform his life,
00:36:34.12\00:36:37.79
and make him new.
00:36:37.83\00:36:40.53
Because David knew
that before he could arise,
00:36:40.56\00:36:44.00
God must arise.
00:36:44.03\00:36:46.74
The light
illumines the darkness,
00:36:46.77\00:36:49.20
truth defines the
way, God sends His light
00:36:49.24\00:36:52.44
in His truth to
lead him to himself,
00:36:52.47\00:36:55.01
to lead us to the son
who is light and truth.
00:36:55.04\00:37:00.78
Only God's light
can dispel darkness,
00:37:00.82\00:37:04.25
only God's light can
dispel the darkness of grief
00:37:04.29\00:37:07.09
and depression.
00:37:07.12\00:37:08.46
The light of God
brings deliverance, healing,
00:37:11.99\00:37:15.76
and guidance
back into His presence
00:37:15.80\00:37:21.07
where we can
worship Him in spirit
00:37:21.10\00:37:25.27
and in truth.
00:37:25.31\00:37:28.14
You see God must be first.
00:37:28.18\00:37:30.11
He must be
above everything else,
00:37:30.15\00:37:32.61
His character, His
law, His word, His truth,
00:37:32.65\00:37:36.02
it all must be all in all.
00:37:36.05\00:37:38.92
You see, David desired more
00:37:38.95\00:37:41.32
than just a symbol of
His presence with the ark.
00:37:41.36\00:37:45.33
David desired to be
00:37:45.36\00:37:47.63
in the very presence of God.
00:37:47.66\00:37:51.67
He desired that
presence, that real presence
00:37:51.70\00:37:54.67
that comes through an encounter
00:37:54.70\00:37:57.57
with His Word.
00:37:57.61\00:38:01.71
How can we have
such an encounter?
00:38:01.74\00:38:04.11
How can we have the
Lord to rise over us?
00:38:04.15\00:38:07.52
How can we have the light
of the Lord to arise over us?
00:38:07.55\00:38:12.95
1 John 1
describes that experience.
00:38:12.99\00:38:16.16
1 John 1:1-4,
00:38:16.19\00:38:21.80
the experience
that John wrote about
00:38:21.83\00:38:25.70
that which was
from the beginning.
00:38:25.73\00:38:28.70
Notice the
sequence which we have heard
00:38:28.74\00:38:33.27
that which we
have seen with our eyes
00:38:33.31\00:38:36.04
that which we have looked upon
00:38:36.08\00:38:37.78
and our hands have handled
concerning the word of life.
00:38:37.81\00:38:41.32
The life was manifested,
00:38:41.35\00:38:42.82
and we have
seen, and bear witness,
00:38:42.85\00:38:44.75
and declare to
you that eternal life
00:38:44.79\00:38:47.39
which was with the
father and was manifested to us,
00:38:47.42\00:38:50.16
that which we have,
what does it say there?
00:38:50.19\00:38:52.86
Seeing and what?
00:38:52.89\00:38:54.23
Heard.
00:38:54.26\00:38:55.60
We declare to you
00:38:55.63\00:38:56.97
that you also may
have fellowship with us.
00:38:57.00\00:38:59.37
And truly our
fellowship is with the Father
00:38:59.40\00:39:01.77
and with His Son Jesus Christ.
00:39:01.80\00:39:03.77
And those things we write to you
00:39:03.81\00:39:05.87
that your joy may be full,
you want your joy to be full,
00:39:05.91\00:39:09.58
then God needs to arise
00:39:09.61\00:39:12.71
that we would
experience His very presence.
00:39:12.75\00:39:15.78
The experience of John
00:39:15.82\00:39:17.45
the Apostle is
one where they saw,
00:39:17.49\00:39:20.32
where they heard,
where they handled.
00:39:20.36\00:39:24.36
How can we have
such an experience?
00:39:24.39\00:39:28.60
Some of us will say...
00:39:28.63\00:39:30.23
Jesus is no longer here.
00:39:33.23\00:39:35.87
I can't see Him,
I can't hear Him,
00:39:35.90\00:39:39.64
I can't handle Jesus.
00:39:39.67\00:39:43.65
Jesus makes an
interesting comment about
00:39:43.68\00:39:46.55
how you can
experience His presence fully.
00:39:46.58\00:39:50.49
John 16:7.
00:39:53.69\00:39:58.29
Jesus speaking to His disciples
00:39:58.33\00:40:00.36
just before His
crucifixion said these words...
00:40:00.40\00:40:06.37
"Nevertheless, I
tell you the truth,
00:40:10.74\00:40:16.48
it is to your..."
00:40:16.51\00:40:18.85
What does it say there?
00:40:18.88\00:40:20.58
"It is to your
advantage that I go away,
00:40:20.62\00:40:23.18
for if I do not go away,
00:40:23.22\00:40:26.32
the helper will not come to you.
00:40:26.35\00:40:27.72
But if I depart,
00:40:27.76\00:40:30.76
I will send him to you."
00:40:30.79\00:40:34.26
That word there advantage
00:40:34.30\00:40:37.97
is the word
literally translated helpful,
00:40:38.00\00:40:41.14
better, more
profitable, more expedient.
00:40:41.17\00:40:45.97
You see Jesus says
that it is more profitable
00:40:46.01\00:40:49.01
that He departed this
earth for you and for me
00:40:49.04\00:40:52.38
that we would
have the experience
00:40:52.41\00:40:54.68
of His divine presence
through the Holy Spirit.
00:40:54.72\00:40:59.72
2 Timothy 3:16 tells us
00:40:59.75\00:41:02.42
how we have that
experience with Jesus.
00:41:02.46\00:41:04.73
All scripture,
how much of scripture?
00:41:07.83\00:41:10.63
All scripture is
what inspired by who?
00:41:10.67\00:41:15.84
The Holy Spirit.
00:41:15.87\00:41:17.94
You see the Holy
Spirit inspired men and women
00:41:17.97\00:41:22.08
to write the
words of this very book
00:41:22.11\00:41:25.11
that we would have an experience
00:41:25.15\00:41:26.88
that Jesus Himself
describes as more advantageous
00:41:26.92\00:41:30.55
than the disciples
who walked with Him.
00:41:30.59\00:41:32.99
Through His Word
we can see Jesus,
00:41:33.02\00:41:35.72
and hear Jesus,
and handle Jesus,
00:41:35.76\00:41:39.43
and that the light of
God would arise over us.
00:41:39.46\00:41:45.03
We would experience
the real presence of God
00:41:45.07\00:41:47.70
through His Word.
00:41:47.74\00:41:50.94
You see the most
miserable Christians,
00:41:50.97\00:41:52.81
the most miserable
Adventists on this planet
00:41:52.84\00:41:55.61
are those who know of Christ,
but are not living in Him.
00:41:55.64\00:42:00.12
They have not had
Jesus arisen over them.
00:42:00.15\00:42:04.35
They have the
worst of both worlds,
00:42:04.39\00:42:07.32
they are no longer
satisfied in their old life
00:42:07.36\00:42:09.72
yet neither are they
satisfied in the Lord.
00:42:09.76\00:42:13.06
It is only in the
presence of the God
00:42:13.09\00:42:16.87
where real joy comes
00:42:16.90\00:42:18.90
and the work of
restoration leads
00:42:18.93\00:42:22.10
to that joy
00:42:22.14\00:42:23.47
that's
inexpressible in Jesus Christ.
00:42:23.51\00:42:25.97
David understood.
00:42:30.35\00:42:33.95
In order that he would arise,
00:42:33.98\00:42:37.79
God must arise first.
00:42:37.82\00:42:41.29
Patriarchs and
Prophets, page 738 says this,
00:42:41.32\00:42:44.96
"Had God permitted
David to go on in unrebuke sin
00:42:44.99\00:42:50.10
and while transgressing
the divine precepts
00:42:50.13\00:42:52.67
to remain in peace and
prosperity upon his throne,
00:42:52.70\00:42:55.97
the skeptic and infidel
might have had some excuse
00:42:56.00\00:42:59.37
for citing the history of David
00:42:59.41\00:43:01.21
as a reproach to the
religion of the Bible.
00:43:01.24\00:43:04.08
But in the experience
00:43:04.11\00:43:05.45
through which he
caused David to pass,
00:43:05.48\00:43:07.28
the Lord shows that He
cannot tolerate or excuse sin.
00:43:07.32\00:43:12.09
And David's history enables
us to see also the great ends
00:43:12.12\00:43:17.86
which God has in view
in His dealings with sin.
00:43:17.89\00:43:21.06
It enables us to trace
even through darkest judgments
00:43:21.10\00:43:25.07
the working out of his purposes
of mercy and beneficent."
00:43:25.10\00:43:30.07
You see the promise of
God's Word in Malachi 4:2,
00:43:30.11\00:43:34.74
"But to you who fear my name,
00:43:34.78\00:43:37.51
the son of
righteousness will arise
00:43:37.55\00:43:43.05
with healing in his wings."
00:43:43.08\00:43:45.92
This word healing literally
is translated restoration,
00:43:45.95\00:43:49.82
health, remedy,
deliverance, and forgiveness.
00:43:49.86\00:43:53.83
You see when God is
first when He arises,
00:43:53.86\00:43:56.56
He brings healing.
00:43:56.60\00:44:00.27
When God is first,
00:44:00.30\00:44:03.77
when His real
presence exists in our life,
00:44:03.81\00:44:07.78
we know more
than just about Jesus,
00:44:07.81\00:44:10.68
but we actually know Jesus.
00:44:10.71\00:44:14.95
John 3:17,
00:44:14.98\00:44:17.05
"For God did not send
his Son into the world
00:44:17.09\00:44:19.42
to condemn the world, but
that the world through Him
00:44:19.45\00:44:22.12
might be saved."
00:44:22.16\00:44:24.66
The Greek word Sozo
translated salvation,
00:44:24.69\00:44:28.63
but also
translated to be made well.
00:44:28.66\00:44:31.97
You see Jesus
wants you to be well.
00:44:32.00\00:44:37.81
And as He arises over you
00:44:37.84\00:44:40.31
and restores you physically,
mentally, spiritually
00:44:40.34\00:44:45.41
that then you would be
able to arise and shine.
00:44:45.45\00:44:50.62
His real presence
is in direct contrast
00:44:50.65\00:44:53.92
to the temporal satisfaction
of human or earthly joy
00:44:53.96\00:44:57.63
that stands in the way
00:44:57.66\00:45:02.06
of God arising in our lives
00:45:02.10\00:45:04.47
and for us to
experience the unchanging,
00:45:04.50\00:45:08.20
always dependable
beauty of the light
00:45:08.24\00:45:11.67
of the glory of God.
00:45:11.71\00:45:14.61
Are you hurting today?
00:45:14.64\00:45:16.48
Invite Jesus to
arise over your life.
00:45:16.51\00:45:19.18
Are you depressed today?
00:45:19.21\00:45:21.92
Invite God's light
to come into your life.
00:45:21.95\00:45:27.69
Are you living a
life that is dominated
00:45:27.72\00:45:29.32
by two masters?
00:45:29.36\00:45:30.76
Allow Christ to be
first in your life.
00:45:30.79\00:45:36.46
His Word, His law,
His joy, His character
00:45:36.50\00:45:39.90
to be first and
foremost in your life.
00:45:39.93\00:45:44.84
Darkness is
eradicated by the light.
00:45:44.87\00:45:50.81
Could it be that
the great darkness
00:45:50.85\00:45:52.21
that exists on this
planet is in direct correlation
00:45:52.25\00:45:56.32
to the lack of God's
light in God's church?
00:45:56.35\00:46:00.36
Could it be that the darkness
that exists on this planet
00:46:00.39\00:46:04.59
before we point
fingers at church leaders
00:46:04.63\00:46:07.50
is in actual direct correlation
00:46:07.53\00:46:10.23
to a lack of God's light,
00:46:10.27\00:46:13.90
in my own life?
00:46:13.94\00:46:16.67
He must arise with
healing in His wings,
00:46:16.71\00:46:21.04
through the light of His glory.
00:46:21.08\00:46:23.21
What will you do?
00:46:23.24\00:46:24.58
Will you allow Him
to a rise in your life?
00:46:24.61\00:46:27.75
During the ministry of Jesus,
00:46:32.32\00:46:33.72
He and His disciples
needed to return to Galilee.
00:46:33.76\00:46:38.13
But the Bible says that
Jesus needed to go to Samaria.
00:46:38.16\00:46:44.10
You see, He needed
to go through this land
00:46:44.13\00:46:46.13
that the Jews despised.
00:46:46.17\00:46:48.40
He needed to walk
on this ground that
00:46:48.44\00:46:51.14
other Jews wouldn't step foot on
00:46:51.17\00:46:53.27
because their hated
Samaritan cousins live there.
00:46:53.31\00:46:57.98
And there He met
the woman at the well.
00:46:58.01\00:47:02.12
She drew water late in the day
so she could avoid any stares
00:47:02.15\00:47:06.99
and smears, so she
could avoid overhearing
00:47:07.02\00:47:10.06
the salacious gossip about her.
00:47:10.09\00:47:12.86
She was a woman who was
hurting physically, emotionally,
00:47:12.89\00:47:17.77
mentally, and spiritually.
00:47:17.80\00:47:21.14
Society saw her as trash,
00:47:21.17\00:47:24.41
as an outcast.
00:47:24.44\00:47:27.41
Jesus saw her as a missionary.
00:47:27.44\00:47:31.41
He wanted to call
her to arise and shine.
00:47:31.45\00:47:35.92
But before she
could arise and shine,
00:47:35.95\00:47:40.26
He needed to arise in her life.
00:47:40.29\00:47:45.33
And there next to that well,
00:47:45.36\00:47:47.00
Jesus offered to arise
in her bruised, ruined,
00:47:47.03\00:47:52.10
and wasted life
and said those words,
00:47:52.13\00:47:57.44
"Whoever drinks of this
water will thirst again.
00:47:57.47\00:48:02.08
But whoever drinks of the
water that I shall give him
00:48:02.11\00:48:06.05
will never thirst again.
00:48:06.08\00:48:09.38
But the water
that I shall give him
00:48:09.42\00:48:12.59
will become in him a
fountain of water springing up
00:48:12.62\00:48:15.12
into everlasting life."
00:48:15.16\00:48:19.26
It's the same principle,
00:48:19.29\00:48:20.63
but a different analogy.
00:48:20.66\00:48:24.20
You see before you can
provide for the thirsty,
00:48:24.23\00:48:29.37
you must first drink
00:48:29.40\00:48:33.27
from the river
flowing from Jesus Christ.
00:48:33.31\00:48:38.21
He must arise,
00:48:38.25\00:48:42.42
so only then that you can arise.
00:48:42.45\00:48:47.32
And then once you
arise, you will shine.
00:48:47.36\00:48:52.39
We'll discuss those two
things in the next two nights.
00:48:52.43\00:48:56.77
But tonight,
00:48:56.80\00:48:59.70
He must arise.
00:48:59.73\00:49:04.21
What holds you back?
00:49:04.24\00:49:05.97
Are you thirsty?
00:49:06.01\00:49:08.84
Come and drink.
00:49:08.88\00:49:11.08
Let Him arise.
00:49:11.11\00:49:13.55
Are you
desperate for Him to arise?
00:49:13.58\00:49:17.59
What will you do?
00:49:17.62\00:49:20.16
Tonight if it's your desire
00:49:20.19\00:49:22.82
that the Lord would arise
00:49:22.86\00:49:25.69
in your life,
00:49:25.73\00:49:27.30
I'd invite you to stand.
00:49:27.33\00:49:30.87
Now as you stand,
00:49:30.90\00:49:34.30
I want to let you
know that the next
00:49:34.34\00:49:37.01
three nights
that we are together.
00:49:37.04\00:49:39.37
Going to make an appeal,
every single night give you
00:49:39.41\00:49:41.24
an opportunity to respond.
00:49:41.28\00:49:45.51
Tonight the Advent
Heralds are going to sing.
00:49:45.55\00:49:49.95
And I'm making
three specific appeals.
00:49:49.98\00:49:53.59
Very specific.
00:49:53.62\00:49:56.42
Tonight, if
you've not been baptized
00:49:56.46\00:49:58.09
and you sense
your need for the Lord
00:49:58.13\00:49:59.89
to arise in your
life, that His character
00:49:59.93\00:50:02.96
would arise over
you and envelop you
00:50:03.00\00:50:05.50
that you would be His
and He would be yours.
00:50:05.53\00:50:09.24
Tonight, if you
want to commit yourself
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to prepare to be baptized,
I invite you to come forward.
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Maybe you're here tonight,
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you were baptized very
young and you know that
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you have strayed
far from the Lord.
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And you need to rededicate
yourself in a special way,
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I invite you to come forward.
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Second appeal, if
you've come to GYC,
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looking for God to answer a
specific prayer in your life,
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I don't know what it
is or what it is for,
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it's not a general appear,
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you've come here
with a specific prayer
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you want to answer.
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Tonight I invite
you to come forward,
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I want to pray with you.
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And third,
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if you've heard God speak to you
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tonight in a special
way, that still small voice
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saying to you
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that there's
something preventing Him
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from arising in your life,
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maybe it's a relationship,
maybe it's a habit,
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whatever it may be
tonight, God's calling you
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and convicting you to
come forward and reprioritize.
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He would be first
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and He would arise in
your life you come forward.
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And continue coming forward
as the Advent Herald sing,
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"There is a fountain."
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There is a river
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And it flows
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From deep within
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There
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Is a fountain
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That frees the soul
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From sin
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Come to this
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Water
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There is a vast
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Supply
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There is a river
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That never
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Shall run dry
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There was
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A thirsty woman
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She was drawing
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From the well
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See, Her life was ruined
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And wasted
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And her soul
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Was bound for hell
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But then
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She met the master
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And He told
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Of her sin
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He said, if you drink
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This water
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You'll never
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Thirst again
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There is
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A river
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And it flows
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From deep within
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There is
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A fountain
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That frees the soul
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From sin
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Come to
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This water
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There is a vast
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Supply
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There is
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A river
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That never shall
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Run dry
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Do you believe there's a river
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and that it will never run dry.
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He's called us
to arise and shine.
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Well, before we arise and shine,
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He must arise in our lives.
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Tonight, I'm going
to pray for all of you
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if you have come
forward for baptism,
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I want you to make sure
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to come right over to
this side of the platform.
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There's someone there
that wants to scan your tag
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so we can follow up.
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Is also a number that
will appear on the screen
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that you can text in
so someone can follow up.
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We cannot leave GYC
with a half baked decision.
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God's calling us to follow
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all the way through.
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He will arise.
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We will arise.
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And we will shine.
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Let us pray.
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Heavenly Father,
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do You want to finish
the work of the gospel
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on this earth
in this generation.
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