Participants: Danny Shelton (Host)
Series Code: 17SCM
Program Code: 17SCM000008A
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00:14 Welcome to 3ABN's Spring Camp Meeting 2017:
00:24 All of you: thank you for joining us here at 00:28 the Thompsonville Seventh-day Adventist Church 00:31 which is 3ABN's Worship Center. 00:34 And we are just so happy that you're here 00:37 to our Spring Camp Meeting. Spring... you're right! 00:40 I got it right this time! 00:41 I told Danny, last time I introduced or opened up 00:44 for Camp Meeting I called the Spring Camp Meeting 00:47 the Fall Camp Meeting. Last October or something 00:49 she said Spring. So hey, that's all right. 00:52 We're glad that they're all here, all of you, and those 00:55 of you at home: thank you for joining us. 00:56 We've been having a wonderful time and a spiritual time. 00:59 Yes we have. And I feel extremely blessed 01:01 that each and every one of you are here. 01:03 And we walked around this afternoon and got to meet 01:06 quite a few of the folks. We want to do that again 01:08 tomorrow. And also, last night we offered the books. 01:11 We had 16,000 some odd books and ya'll took them home. 01:14 All night... We kept out a few hundred. 01:17 But tomorrow afternoon we're going to have 23,000 more 01:20 that's here. Dwight's bringing them down. 01:22 So if you all make sure you get your books - 01:24 the Spiritual Vigilantes - before you go home 01:27 and pass those out. Well, I'm glad to have a group up here 01:30 with us, and I think it's time... Reggie and Ladye, 01:31 we're glad that... You weren't here last night. 01:33 Melody... And we're looking forward to your... 01:35 Reggie is with the Gaither Vocal Band now. 01:38 Anybody know the Vocal Band? 01:40 A lot of you folk do? So he's there, but 01:43 of course he and Ladye and Bret, they still get time to travel 01:46 as a family. And of course we have Bro. Tim Parton over on the 01:48 piano. Let's do a song. What song are we doin'? 01:51 Let's do When We All Get To Heaven? 01:52 When We All Get To Heaven. All right. 01:53 We should put the words up on the screen for everybody. 02:00 Sing it out: 03:10 All right! I'm in for a blessing tonight, how about you? 03:13 Amen! I'm going to ask Pastor John if you'll come up 03:16 and lead us in a prayer. And we just ask for a great 03:19 outpouring of the Holy Spirit tonight. 03:21 Amen. Let us pray. 03:22 Loving Father in heaven, we thank you for the opportunity 03:25 tonight once again to not just enjoy this encampment 03:29 but, Father, to tarry under the canopy of Your blessings. 03:35 Each one of us has come with an empty cup 03:37 and we want that cup to be filled... not just 03:40 with information, Father, but with Your Holy Spirit. 03:43 Each one of us is in need of strengthening tonight 03:45 and so, Lord, once again Your manservants and Your 03:48 maidservants have blessed our hearts. 03:50 Tonight, Lord, once again speak to our hearts 03:53 through the music that is to uplift Your holy name. 03:56 And when our meeting tonight is done, Lord, may we know that 03:59 we have not only been in Your presence 04:00 but we look forward to the day when we all get to heaven 04:03 to rejoice with You through the ceaseless ages of eternity. 04:07 This we ask in Jesus' name, Amen. Amen! 04:11 Well it's a great privilege to have Reggie and Ladye Love 04:13 Smith. So we're going to turn it over to you guys 04:15 to maybe do a couple of songs for us. 04:18 And we're so blessed to have Reggie. 04:20 How many have been ministered to by these folks? 04:23 OK. How many have not heard them sing before? Anybody here? 04:26 A few hands... all right. 04:27 You want to look over there and sing to him. 04:29 And who out... Sing to her? 04:33 All right... we'll sing to her. We'll sing to both of you 04:35 that haven't heard 'em. OK. 04:37 We're glad that you're here and God bless you. 04:46 Well the music's not playing yet so I'm going to talk until they 04:48 start playing the music. We're so honored to be here 04:51 with you at Camp Meeting. Are ya'll ready to have a great 04:53 time the rest of the weekend? Amen! 04:54 All right... we're ready, you guys. 05:11 Can He? Could He? 05:14 Would He? Did He? 05:16 He can, He could, yes, He can, He could, He would 05:19 and He did! 05:21 I said: Can He? Could He? Would He? Did He? 05:28 He can, He could, He would... Yes, He can, He could, He would 05:30 and He did! 05:33 From the moment I heard about the Lord and His Word 05:36 well it seemed too good to be true. 05:39 There were questions and doubts, I tried to figure it out 05:42 but the best that I could do was to wander around 05:46 in this love that I found until the questions started 05:48 answering themselves and saying: 05:50 He can, He could, He would... Yes, He can, He could, He would 05:53 and He did! 05:56 Well can He? Could He? 05:59 Would He? Did He? 06:02 He can, He could, He would... Yes, He can, He could, He would 06:04 and He did! 06:06 I said: Can He? Could He? 06:10 Would He? Did He? 06:13 He can, He could, He would... Yes, He can, He could, He would 06:15 and He did! 06:18 A do-do-do-do-do-do... do-do-do-do... 06:22 do-do-do... do-do-do-do... 06:24 do, do, do, do 06:27 do-do-, do-do, do-do, do-do... 06:30 do-do-do-do-do-do... do-do-do-do... 06:33 do-do-do... do-do-do-do... 06:36 do, do, do, do 06:39 I know that He did. 06:41 Well, can He? Could He? 06:44 Would He? Did He? 06:47 He can, He could, He would... Yes, He can, He could, He would 06:49 and He did! I know, I know He did. 06:52 I said: Did He? Could He? 06:55 Would He? Did He? 06:58 He can, He could, He would... Yes, He can, He could, He would 07:00 and He did! I know... Yes, He did! 07:04 Well, can He? Could He? 07:06 Would He? Did He? 07:09 He can, He could, He would... Yes, He can, He could, He would 07:12 and He did! I know He can! 07:14 I know He can! And I know He will! 07:17 And He did! 07:22 He did! 07:31 Amen! 07:33 Amen. 07:40 This next song we're going to sing is on the Calvary project. 07:44 It's on the Calvary project on 3ABN... that's right. 07:46 Danny wrote it and it's called I'll Never Know. 07:50 Sorry. 07:57 I don't pretend 07:59 to comprehend 08:03 all the wonders and all the mysteries 08:11 of why You gave 08:14 Your life to save 08:18 the ones You know would nail You to the tree. 08:27 I've often read 08:29 the words You said 08:33 about forgiveness and the failures 08:37 all erased. 08:42 I've understood 08:45 as best I could 08:49 but how could I begin to fathom grace? 08:55 I'll never know 08:58 what made You leave Your throne. 09:02 I'll never know 09:05 why You chose Calvary. 09:10 And knowing who I am 09:13 I know that I will never understand 09:18 why One like You 09:20 would die for one like me... 09:24 I'll never know 09:27 but forever I'll believe. 09:34 What kind of love would leave 09:37 a throne in heaven 09:40 to become like the ones 09:44 He came to save? 09:48 What power, what compassion 09:52 would hold Him to a cross 09:55 then raise Him up 09:57 triumphant from the grave? 10:06 I'll never know 10:09 what made You leave Your throne. 10:13 I'll never know 10:16 why You chose Calvary. 10:21 And knowing who I am 10:24 I know that I will never understand 10:29 why One like You 10:31 would die for one like me. 10:36 I'll never know 10:40 but forever I'll 10:45 believe! 10:54 Forever and ever 10:57 I'll believe. 11:06 Amen! 11:08 Amen! Thank you... that's beautiful! 11:12 Love you guys. You know that, right? 11:14 All right. Thank you, Miss Ladye Love. I'm gonna hug you! 11:16 I just shake Reggie's hand and I hug you! 11:19 All right. Wow! What an incred- ible gift of music they have 11:23 and an anointing of the Holy Spirit! 11:25 Tonight is the place to be I want to tell you 11:28 because the line-up of folk that God has sent this way 11:31 is amazing. Our next singer we're trying to give him 11:35 a start. I think he's trying to get a start in music. 11:37 And he may be a little bashful and a little shy. 11:41 I don't know if you've ever heard of him before 11:43 but I'm going to introduce him. Maybe for the first time 11:45 for some of you... his name is Wintley Phipps. 11:49 Come on out, Pastor Phipps. 11:54 All right... all right! 11:56 We've been buddies for over a quarter of a century 11:58 so you can say that when we've been together for a long time. 12:02 What an incredible, incredible gift God has given this man. 12:05 How many was here today for the sermon? Wasn't that wonderful? 12:09 Amen! And God has anointed you not only in your music 12:12 but your preaching and the ministry that you have 12:14 and your Dream Academy and all of that. 12:16 So you know we love you and we support you. 12:18 Thank you, man. Thank you for being here at 3ABN. 12:20 And you're going to be preaching for us in just a little bit too. 12:22 That's right. All right. All right... God bless you. 12:24 I hope this song blesses you tonight. 12:47 Let there be peace on earth 12:53 and let it begin 12:57 with me. 13:01 Let there be peace on earth... 13:07 the peace 13:09 that was meant to be. 13:14 With God as 13:18 our Father 13:21 brothers all are we. 13:29 Let me walk 13:31 with my brother 13:35 in perfect 13:38 harmony. 13:43 Let peace 13:46 begin with me... 13:49 let this be 13:51 the moment now. 13:57 With every step 14:01 I take 14:03 let this be my solemn vow: 14:10 to take each moment 14:14 and live each moment 14:17 in peace 14:19 eternally! 14:25 Let there 14:28 be peace on earth 14:32 and let it begin 14:35 with me! Sing it with us: 14:38 Let there be peace on earth 14:42 and let it begin 14:45 with me. Oh, you sound beautiful singing together! 14:50 Let there be peace on earth... 14:56 the peace that was meant to be. 15:02 Beautiful! 15:03 With God as 15:06 our Father 15:10 brothers all are we. 15:17 Let me walk with my brother 15:24 in perfect harmony. 15:31 Let peace 15:35 begin with me; 15:38 let this be the moment now. 15:45 With every step 15:50 I take 15:52 let this be 15:54 my solemn vow: 15:59 to take each moment 16:03 and live each moment 16:06 in peace 16:08 eternally! 16:14 Let there 16:17 be peace on earth 16:21 and let it begin 16:27 with me! 16:40 Amen! 16:45 Praise the name of God! 16:48 I hope you enjoy this song. 16:49 It's a message that is so beautiful. 16:51 It tells of our gratitude to God for all He's done for us. 16:56 Listen to the message in the song. 17:29 How can I say "thanks" 17:36 for all the things 17:39 You have done for me? 17:43 Things so undeserved 17:49 yet You gave 17:52 to prove Your love for me. 17:57 The voices of a million angels 18:03 could not express 18:06 my gratitude! 18:10 All that I am 18:12 and ever hope to be: 18:18 I owe it all to Thee. 18:25 To God 18:28 be the glory! 18:33 To God 18:36 be the glory! 18:41 To God be the glory 18:46 for the things 18:49 He hath done. 18:54 With His blood 18:57 He has saved me; 19:01 with His power 19:04 He has raised me. 19:08 To God 19:11 be the glory 19:15 for the things He hath done! 19:21 Just let me live 19:26 my life 19:29 and let it be pleasing, 19:32 Lord, to Thee. 19:36 And should I gain... gain any praise 19:42 let it go to 19:44 Calvary... 19:50 Calvary! 19:55 Oh, with His blood 20:01 He has saved me; 20:05 with His power 20:08 He has raised me. 20:12 To God 20:16 be the glory 20:19 for the things 20:22 He hath done! 20:26 To God be 20:31 the glory 20:34 for the things... 20:37 for all the things... 20:40 for all the things 20:43 He hath done! 21:00 Amen! Amen! 21:03 Praise the Lord! Thank you! 21:06 Think what it would've sounded like if it was the song 21:09 he was supposed to do. I think they surprised you with that. 21:12 No... OK... that's good. But it was a great one absolutely. 21:15 Thank you so much. Wow! What an incredible voice! 21:18 We didn't think it would be fair to put a singer after that 21:22 so we rearranged things a little bit... 21:24 'cause who would want to sing after that? Right? 21:27 I wouldn't... for sure. 21:28 So what we've done: we've asked NAPS to come out. 21:31 How many love the group NAPS? You know who NAPS are, right? 21:34 From Oakwood? All right... here we go. 21:36 We've got Ezrica Bennett. All right... here we go. 21:39 Come out Ezrica. We've got your group 21:41 and got a couple of my twins. We're triplets, actually. 21:44 The three of us right here. OK... here you go. 21:47 Here you go. Now... anybody... whoever it was. 21:50 One of you was talking smart to me today. 21:52 If you want to do that, come and talk to these guys, 21:55 all right? They're my bodyguards. 21:57 No... we're so glad to have you all here today. 21:58 Come on up here. You're going to be. Now Darla's not here... 22:01 she's not here... so you're the spokesperson, right? 22:03 I am today, yes. We're so happy. NAPS is such an incredible 22:07 organization. For those of you that doesn't know the group 22:11 that doesn't mean naps like this. 22:13 But your NAPS is busy. Tell us what NAPS stands for. 22:15 NAPS stands for the National Association for the Prevention 22:19 of Starvation. All right. And so you all do what? 22:22 Well, we're student missionaries that travel the country 22:25 and the world spreading the love of God. 22:27 I guess it takes on many faces so whether it's through 22:30 feeding programs or evangelistic meetings. 22:33 We go to schools and juvenile detention centers. 22:35 Our primary goal is to just let people know that 22:38 Jesus loves them first of all 22:41 and that He's coming for them soon. 22:42 All right... that's wonderful. Now do you have any projects 22:46 because each year when you come... In fact, they always 22:48 come. They volunteer. They're teaching our young people. 22:51 Isn't that great? They come up here 22:52 and so when your children are in good hands... 22:55 And quite a few of the group aren't up here right now 22:58 because they're actually back there taking care of the 23:01 young folk. But ya'll come and you're such a blessing. 23:03 So usually we ask you if you have a project 23:06 that we can help financially. 23:07 So... do you have something this year? 23:10 Absolutely. The work is always continuing. 23:12 By the grace of God two things are coming up really soon. 23:16 This month actually we're leaving to go to Ethiopia 23:20 Africa. We were there about 16 years ago. 23:23 And it was a privilege, it was a blessing to be over there. 23:26 Hundreds of people were able to be baptized 23:29 and there are tremendous testimonies like meeting 23:32 a prostitute on the way to the interior of Africa. 23:36 Telling her about God's love she drops everything 23:39 and comes with us on the mission 23:40 and gets baptized by the end of the mission. 23:43 It's truly a blessing. Praise the Lord! Yes! 23:45 Praise the Lord! Absolutely! Praise the Lord! 23:47 OK, so what we want to do... If the Holy Spirit's impressing 23:50 and you would like to support NAPS you can make out... 23:52 Can they just make it to NAPS? They can... yes. 23:54 A check. If for some reason... Those of you watching 23:58 we'll try to put up an address. If nothing else, you can just 24:01 put a check to 3ABN but put NAPS in the corner 24:05 and we promise it'll get to you 'cause we love these folks. 24:07 And we support you and have for many many years 24:09 because we've seen what great examples you are to young people 24:13 and to some of us older folk around the world. 24:16 You're an incredible group of folks. I'm going to turn it over 24:18 to you right now. And I know some of the folks 24:20 have got things to say and you've got some slides 24:22 and stuff... pictures for us, right? Absolutely. 24:23 Thank you so much. And truly we really want to thank you. 24:27 Doc sends his best to you. He wishes he could be here 24:30 and Darla as well. I've been a part of this organization 24:34 for the last 9 years and so I've been to 3ABN a good amount 24:37 of times. And we just want to thank you for your support, 24:40 for your prayers, your encouragement. 24:42 The testimonies that we're going to share... they're not NAPS's 24:45 testimonies, they're OUR testimonies. 24:47 And so we just wanted to extend a true and genuine thank you 24:51 for all that you've done for this organization and also 24:53 for being an example. Oh, thank you. 24:55 Absolutely. Praise the Lord! Yes... Amen! 25:00 Praise the Lord! 25:01 And as I mentioned, we're student missionaries 25:04 that travel the country and the world spreading the love of God. 25:07 By the grace of God, recently NAPS has broadened 25:11 its horizons here in the United States. 25:13 We have now a southern campus. Our original campus 25:16 is in Huntsville, Alabama. 25:18 But now we have a southern campus in Sawyerville, Alabama. 25:21 And on that campus there are a couple of things. 25:23 There is an academy, an elementary school. 25:26 There is a wellness center and coming soon there's going to be 25:29 an evangelistic school by the grace of God. 25:33 The area that the southern campus is seated in 25:36 is an area that truly needs the gospel. 25:40 There is depravity not only academically 25:42 but medically and spiritually. 25:44 And so one of the reasons for creating the school is 25:48 because the children out there, they're more than capable. 25:52 Anyone can learn. Everyone is capable of doing great things 25:56 but they just don't have the means and the resources 25:59 to realize their excellence. 26:01 In 2014 they took the statistics from the ACT 26:06 and 37%... only 37% of the students 26:12 met the English requirement. 26:13 Only 2.6% met the math requirement 26:17 and 4.3% of the students met the science requirement. 26:22 It's not because they're not capable... 26:24 but they just don't have the experience or they don't have... 26:28 With all of the schools that are failing in that area 26:30 they don't have the right schools to be excellent. 26:33 So God led us to open the school NALA. 26:36 the NAPS Abundant Life Academy. 26:38 And it's truly been a blessing so far. 26:41 This year we had one student come in 26:43 and she was functioning 4 grade levels beneath her potential. 26:47 So she's coming in and she's only reading 26:49 at second or so grade level but she's in somewhere around 26:53 the sixth or seventh grade. 26:54 But by the grace of God... and our teachers there... 26:57 I mean, they're my friends so maybe I'm biased 26:59 but they're great! They love their students. 27:02 They work with them; they pray for them. 27:04 Within this year alone she's been able to increase 27:07 three grade levels, and that's truly a blessing. 27:10 But not only that, because it is great to be academically 27:13 successful, but we know that there is something even greater: 27:16 that's finding success in the spiritual realm. 27:19 This young lady told her principal, Miss Nedd, that 27:23 coming to this school changed her life forever. 27:26 She feels so close to God. She has a relationship with 27:29 Him now. And not only that, her family who's not 27:32 Christian also see the difference. And of course 27:34 I mean I guess as a parent you would notice the difference 27:36 when your kid is like: "I'll wash the dishes. " 27:38 Right? But they see that she's learning to love the Lord. 27:42 So by the grace of God that's one of the updates. 27:45 NALA is continuing to be a light in that area. 27:49 But also on the southern campus we have our wellness center. 27:54 So the testimonies don't stop there. 27:57 At the wellness center we've been able to meet many needs 28:01 because also the healthcare system is also failing 28:04 in that community. But we see time and again 28:07 while people come with health disparities they leave 28:12 knowing that the Lord has so much more in store for them. 28:17 So, yes, there was one person who came, 28:19 and she came for stress. She wanted stress relief 28:23 but when she left she wasn't of the SDA faith 28:26 but during our worship we also teach about the fundamental... 28:30 the fundamental doctrines of the SDA faith 28:33 and she left passionate. She said: "I'm going to share 28:36 this with my pastor and I'm also going to share it 28:38 with my church members. " 28:40 And until this day she is still asking for resources 28:44 so she can share the different doctrines that she learned. 28:47 So she shared about the Sabbath and also the state of the dead, 28:51 about the destruction of the wicked... 28:53 All the things that we know... she's sharing it at her church. 28:57 So the blessings keep coming. And also another miracle 29:01 that I know when you avail yourself 29:05 to God's work He gives you resources. 29:08 He gives you insight and wisdom on how to bless others. 29:11 Our president and founder of NAPS, Dr. Anthony Paul, 29:15 he has traveled. In over 25 years of research 29:20 he's been able to acquire plants from different places 29:25 in the...all over the world. 29:27 And this... it's a natural remedy of many different types 29:33 of herbs and plants. And when people consistently take this 29:38 natural remedy it has given a 100% 29:43 success rate for hypertension. 29:45 People who were on medication no longer are! 29:48 It drastically decreases. People who have been on diabetes 29:53 are no longer on medication. 29:54 People who suffer from insomnia, who have arthritic issues 29:59 are no longer needing medication. 30:01 So we praise God for the different testimonies that 30:04 continue to come in. Amen! Amen! And then 30:07 my friend Beta... well, Adrian... he's going to tell us 30:11 about another program that's developing 30:14 or in the process of being developed. 30:15 Yeah, so in addition to the schools and also to the wellness 30:18 center this upcoming year the Lord has inspired us 30:21 this August to start a very special program. 30:23 We're starting a medical missionary training program. 30:26 And it's very important in the area we are in 30:28 because these people are desper- ate to know the love of God. 30:32 So the Lord has inspired us to open the doors 30:34 to train young people to come out and learn how to work 30:37 in these dark areas in rural Alabama and Mississippi. 30:40 What's special about this program is when these young 30:42 people complete the program they'll have an opportunity 30:44 to work with the South Central Conference 30:46 and plant churches in those same areas. 30:48 So keep us in your prayers as we start this program. 30:51 And if any of you guys are interested, please visit 30:52 our website: napsoc.org 30:55 Yes. And when you go there you'll be able to find out 30:57 more information. Amen! 30:59 When I grow up I want to be just like you. 31:03 And outside of the southern campus another part of our 31:06 organization is we travel throughout the country 31:09 and the world as I previously mentioned. 31:11 Right here we have Avery, and he's the director 31:14 of something called YOD which stands for Year of Dedication 31:18 where students take a year of their life and give it 31:20 to the Lord in full-time service. 31:22 So Avery has some testimonies and some statistics from what 31:26 by the grace of God he and his team have been able to do. 31:28 Amen. And so I've been able to travel with NAPS 31:31 to seven different states working in 14 major cities 31:34 this year ever since August. 31:36 And I want you guys to know we've been making a serious 31:38 impact for the kingdom. We've been able to go to over 31:41 fifty different schools encouraging the youth 31:43 just to work for the Lord and never be discouraged. 31:46 We've also been going to juvenile detention centers. 31:49 We've been able to minister at 10 different juvenile detention 31:51 centers letting the youth that are there know that they can 31:53 still have a chance with Christ in their life. 31:55 And we also have done a lot of canvassing. 31:57 We've canvassed over 200 hours this year 32:00 and passed out almost 4,000 pieces of literature 32:03 about Jesus. Just letting the people know 32:05 that He's coming back very soon. 32:08 And two months ago we actually returned from Haiti 32:10 on a mission trip. And what was so special about 32:13 this mission trip is that last year we were in Haiti again... 32:16 last year we were in Haiti the first time. 32:18 And so we returned this year to build a church. 32:20 And I want you guys to know that the church has been built: 32:22 the first SDA church in the area! Amen! 32:26 And also a testimony is the place where we were staying 32:29 the mayor of the city, he saw NAPS last year 32:32 and he saw all of the work that we did. 32:33 And now this year when we came back he and his wife 32:36 both got baptized. And I'm sure that many more will 32:39 follow suit and join the SDA faith because of him. 32:42 Thank you. Amen! Amen! 32:45 And truly it's a privilege working for the Lord. 32:47 I don't know... I think God is kind of cool. 32:49 He does things that remind us how much He loves us. 32:53 And I think one of those is those moments you know that 32:56 God truly is leading your path. 32:58 Right here I want to introduce two of my friends. 33:01 This is Odaly and this is my other friend Brianna. 33:05 And the testimony of Odaly is that 18 years ago 33:08 we were in Costa Rica doing a mission trip. 33:10 Eighteen years ago! I was like a toddler then! 33:13 And... Me, too! 33:17 And by the grace of God the team... they were able to 33:21 meet Odaly, and she is going to briefly share 33:24 in her language what happened when she saw NAPS 33:27 eighteen years ago. 33:28 And Brianna's going to give a paraphrase in English. 34:16 Odaly is so thankful because eighteen years ago 34:19 NAPS came to Costa Rica and God led her to work with them. 34:23 She was able to do Bible studies, church programs, 34:26 and she was even able to help with the baptisms there. 34:29 And now 18 years later God has brought her back 34:31 to NAPS and she was able to do two mission trips this year, 34:34 one to New Orleans and one to Minnesota. 34:37 And she is so thankful because she loves working for the Lord. 34:40 And she also loves NAPS because it grows her spiritual life. 34:43 Amen! Absolutely. 34:46 And so there are so many testimonies! 34:48 To be honest, I don't even know... Like if we were to 34:51 sit down and just tell you all the things we've seen God do 34:54 I think it would take - like - a lifetime! 34:56 So God is just SO amazing. 34:59 But, you know, instead of just saying it to you 35:02 we actually... we made a book and we have something special 35:06 for you. Oh... OK... good. 35:07 We are so excited! This is our second testimonial book. 35:11 It's called The Power of One: Testimonies of God's Power 35:15 on the Mission Field. 35:16 And this is an 8-week devotional and it has different topics 35:20 like miracles of God and true education. 35:23 Each week has mission stories, Bible stories, 35:26 and even songs. And we actually just picked this up 35:30 just a few hours ago and we wanted to give our first copy 35:32 to you. Oh wow! Thank you! And we just want to say 35:34 thank you 'cause these testimonies wouldn't be here 35:36 without your support. Thank you... thank you! 35:41 Thank you! This is wonderful! 35:43 I'm going to keep this and cherish it. 35:46 Maybe... let's see if you signed it. 35:48 OK, I'm going to give it back and you all sign it before you. 35:51 You're going to sign it and that way I can go home 35:53 and say: "I know these folk... I saw them on TV! " 35:55 "I saw them on 3ABN. " 35:57 Listen, thank you so much for what you do. 36:00 It's true: they could give testimony for hours 36:03 and hours of what this group... And thanks to Dr. Paul 36:07 for so many years. He's been coming 15, 18... I don't know 36:11 how many years they've been coming up. 36:13 And all the work that you have done around the world. 36:15 You'll only know when you get to heaven. 36:18 People will come up and say: "Thank you 36:20 for what you did for me. I'm here today because of NAPS. " 36:23 Thank you. God bless you all. 36:31 When the NAPS group's come up for years I go play basketball 36:34 with them so they brought me a plaque. 36:37 Now somebody'll say: "You shouldn't say this 36:39 in public, " but it's true and we love each other. 36:42 They brought me a plaque I have in my office 36:45 and it says: "Thanks for your support of NAPS. 36:48 And because of your unusual athletic abilities 36:51 we name you an honorary Negro man. " 36:54 So I'm an honorary Negro man. 36:57 So I'm so happy about it I go to see Pastor C.A. Murray, 37:01 right? And this is like a year or two later. 37:03 I say: "Pastor Murray, look. I want you to know something. " 37:06 I say: "We've got something in common. 37:08 I said: "I'm a Negro man. " And he said: 37:10 "We're not Negroes any more. " 37:12 And I said: "Well... what are we? " 37:15 I said: "Well, if we're not Negroes, what are we? " 37:17 He said: "Well we're black or we're African-American. " 37:20 So I had to talk to NAPS two or three years ago 37:23 and I said: "Now I don't want to seem ungrateful 37:25 'cause I'm really happy, it's a great honor 37:27 but Pastor Murray says that we're African-Americans 37:31 and I'd like another plaque. " 37:35 So with my hand up they brought me another plaque 37:37 and so now it says I'm an honorary African-American man. 37:41 So thank you... there you go. 37:44 Thank you NAPS. All right! 37:47 It's my privilege right now to bring out... I think 37:50 my daughter Melody is scheduled next. 37:53 And are you here, Melody? 37:55 She's probably embarrassed after all of that. 37:57 You might... You're used to it, aren't you? 38:01 Or you don't get used to that? 38:03 I love you, honey. 38:06 I love you. 38:07 And I'm so thankful for all the babies. You and Greg 38:10 and eight grandchildren. 38:12 And it's so great to have them up here. 38:14 When Melody was born we named her Melody in faith 38:18 that God would give her musical abilities. 38:20 And He's done that. We said: "Lord, we'll raise her 38:23 in an atmosphere free of any other type of music. " 38:25 So her mother and I and her two sisters: Lisa and Rhonda, 38:29 we sang together and had a little ministry 38:32 till her mother and Melody were in an accident in 1982. 38:36 And her mother was killed on June 30, 1982. 38:39 And we continued to sing and Melody's continued to sing 38:43 for the Lord. And so I'm so thankful that you're here. 38:45 And I just love hearing you sing and minister 38:48 and I know I'm not prejudiced... surely. 38:50 But you have such a beautiful gift and talent 38:53 and I look forward to... What are you going to sing for us 38:55 tonight? Written in Red. Beautiful! 39:11 In letters of crimson 39:16 God wrote His love 39:20 with the same hand that suffered 39:24 and bled. 39:29 Giving all that He 39:35 had to give 39:37 the message 39:40 so easily read. 39:46 It said: 39:49 "I love you, 39:54 I love you. " 39:59 That's 40:00 what Calvary says. 40:08 "I love you, 40:14 I love you! " 40:20 "I love you 40:23 and it's written in red! " 40:36 Down through the ages 40:41 God wrote His love 40:46 on a hillside 40:48 so long long ago. 40:54 And as for you and for me 40:59 Jesus died 41:03 and love's greatest story 41:08 was told: 41:14 "I love you, 41:19 I love you! " 41:22 That's 41:24 what Calvary says! 41:32 "I love you, 41:37 I love you! " 41:43 "I love you... " 41:48 Oh, precious 41:53 is the flow 41:57 that makes me 42:01 white as snow! 42:07 No other fount 42:12 I know... 42:16 nothing but the blood... 42:19 the blood of Jesus! 42:25 'I love you, 42:30 I love you! " 42:33 That's what Calvary 42:38 says! 42:44 "I love you, 42:48 I love you! " 42:55 "I love you 42:57 and it's written 43:02 in red. " 43:44 Won't you sing this with me? 47:16 So take it 47:20 to the Lord 47:23 in prayer. 47:30 I want to invite my dear friends Ladye and Reggie out. 47:37 Let's sing this song... a great old Andraé Crouch tune... 47:40 sing Through It All. 47:45 I've had many years of sorrow, 47:50 had questions for tomorrow, 47:54 there've been times I didn't know right from wrong. 48:02 But in every situation 48:07 God gave me blessed consolation... 48:11 that my trials only come to make me strong. 48:20 Been a lot of places, 48:24 seen many faces, 48:28 but there've been times I felt so all alone. 48:36 But in that lonely hour, 48:40 that precious lonely hour, 48:44 Jesus let me know I was His own! 48:50 Sing it together: 48:52 Through it all... 48:56 through it all 48:59 I've learned to trust in Jesus, 49:03 I've learned to trust in God! 49:06 Through it all... Through it all... 49:11 through it all 49:14 I've learned to depend 49:18 upon His Word. 49:27 I thank God for the mountains 49:31 and I thank Him for the valleys. 49:35 I thank Him for the storms 49:38 He's brought me through. 49:43 'Cause if I'd never had a problem 49:47 I wouldn't know that He could solve them... 49:51 I wouldn't know what faith in His Word 49:55 would do. 49:57 That's why we're singing: Through it all... 50:03 through it all 50:06 I've learned to trust in Jesus, 50:10 I've learned to trust in God! Sing: Through it all... 50:15 Through it all... 50:18 through it all 50:22 I've learned to depend 50:25 upon His Word. Sing it one more time; sing it again: 50:30 Through it all... 50:34 through it all 50:38 I've learned to trust in Jesus, 50:41 oh yes, I've learned to trust in God. 50:45 Oh, through it all... 50:50 through it all 50:53 I've learned to depend upon His Word... 50:59 Sing that again: 51:01 I've learned to depend 51:05 upon His Word... Sing that again here we go: I've learned... 51:09 I've learned to depend 51:14 upon His Word. 51:26 Amen! 51:28 Do you do? Want to do I Will Serve Thee? 51:32 You know what key you do that in? 51:34 One of 'em... we'll do it in one of 'em. 51:36 OK. 51:45 I will serve Thee 51:50 because I love Thee! 51:56 You have given 52:02 life to me! 52:09 I was nothing 52:16 before You 52:19 found me. 52:23 You have given 52:29 life to me! 52:38 Heartaches, 52:44 broken pieces, 52:51 ruined lives 52:56 are why 52:58 You died on 53:03 Calvary. 53:07 Your touch 53:11 was what 53:13 I longed for! 53:20 You have 53:23 given life 53:28 to me! 54:25 Heartaches, 54:30 broken pieces, 54:37 ruined lives 54:43 are why 54:45 You died on 54:50 Calvary. 54:53 Your touch 54:57 was what 54:59 I longed for. 55:06 You have 55:08 given life 55:14 to me... 55:22 You have 55:25 given 55:30 life 55:33 to me! 55:48 Thank you! That is so beautiful! 55:51 We're about to close out. I love soundtracks 55:54 and I use them and I love the orchestration 55:56 but there's something special about just getting around 55:58 the piano - Amen - and singing. It kind of reminds me 56:01 of my childhood. I grew up in a family - a lot of you did - 56:04 where you had piano players. My mother and my brother 56:06 and then some of us played guitar, bass, 56:08 and get around... And we didn't sound like this 56:10 by any means, but there's something special about it. 56:13 And so thank you all for what you do. Come on up here. 56:16 And Tim... beautiful! Thank you so much. 56:18 We're... We only have about a minute left, and I'd 56:21 like to take this time. We're going... Pastor Rosario, Jay, 56:25 is going to be up here. And then after that we're going to have 56:27 Pastor Wintley Phipps to close out the evening. 56:29 But what a spiritual evening it's been. 56:31 I'm here and we have some fun. Is it OK to have fun 56:34 a little bit? I know I kid a lot 56:36 and I do a lot of things, but I think Christians ought to be 56:38 the happiest most excited people on planet earth. 56:41 And so whatever I say take it in good... 56:44 Just be like my dad and say: "I don't think he knows 56:47 any better. " Excuse me... "I don't think he's all there. " 56:51 Somebody's say something about me. "Is that your boy? " 56:54 He'd say: "Yeah, but you can tell by his little face 56:56 he's not all there. " He'd say... 56:59 So I kind of grew up... My dad had a great sense of humor. 57:02 He was a great guy, so take it that we love you. 57:05 And now's a good time - a great time. If there's something 57:09 between you and Jesus that's keeping you from that close 57:11 relationship I'm just going to invite you to submit and commit 57:14 your life to Him and say: "Lord, I WILL serve You. " 57:17 And I promise you God will do great and mighty and marvelous 57:21 things in you and through you. 57:23 He died for you... made a plan of salvation for you 57:26 and is coming back for you very soon. |
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