In a world
surrounded by darkness,
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there is a voice that
whispers to every young
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heart, urging them to
find the treasure of truth.
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Those who follow the
path will discover eternal
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riches beyond
their wildest dreams.
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Joined us now for
an Amazing Adventure,
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a Journey for Life with Jesus.
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Good evening
friends, welcome again to our
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final program in the
Amazing Adventure series.
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We are so glad that
you joined us, wherever you
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might be, at a
church, at a home or maybe at
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school. May trust
that this series has been a
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blessing to you, it's
with sadness that we come
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to the final in this
series, but it's not the end
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of our study of
God's word. As we have
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mention several
times. We have a website
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amazingfactskids.org.
And for those of you who
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are watching, if you
have missed one of the
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previous
programs, you can go to the
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amazingfactskids.org
website and you can see
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previous programs. In
addition to the programs
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on the website we
also have a number of
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studies that children
can take in conjunction with
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this program. We've
been talking about the new
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study guides that have
been developed tonight;
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we are talking
about a Kingdom of Gold.
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You can learn more
at the website about the
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study guides. Check
back with us at that website
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on a regular basis for
further study in God's word.
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Well, at this time
let's stand as we sing our
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theme song once more
"Life Is an Adventure."
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Life is an
adventure following the King,
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Everyday with Jesus
makes us want to sing,
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Walking in the
Spirit He will lead the way,
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With his word to guide
us glowing deep inside us,
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Nothing can divide
us following the King.
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Life is an
adventure following the King,
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Everyday with Jesus
makes us want to sing,
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Conquering with
kindness everywhere we go,
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Voices we are raising
Jesus, we are praising,
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Life is so amazing
following the King,
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Life is so amazing
following the King.
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Amen, please remain
standing. I'm gonna invite
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our volunteers to come
forward for the scripture
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reading and the prayer
this evening. Tell us your
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name, how old you
are and where you reading
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from tonight? Hi, my
name is Kaniel and I am
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reading from Revelation
21 verse 4. "And God will
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wipe away every
tear from their eyes;
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there shall be no
more death, nor sorrow,
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nor crying, no more
pain for the former things
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have passed away."
Alright, well thank you very
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much, and Christy you
are gonna be praying of us.
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Alright, let's bow
our heads as we pray.
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Dear, Jesus, dear
Jesus, please bless Pastor Doug
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as he preaches today.
Please bless the people
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that are watching and
that are here, and thank you
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for giving us this
Sabbath, in Jesus name, amen.
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Amen, thank you very
much, you may all be seated.
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I would like to
invite Pastor Doug to come
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forward for our Bible
questions and thank you to
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those of you who are
watching for all the good
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Bible questions you
have sent him. Amen.
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We have been able to
answer all of them here
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at the program, but I
want to just encourage those
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who did send in
programs, or questions rather,
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to go to the
amazingfactskids website,
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there with the
form. That's right.
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You can post a question and we
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will try and answer it for you.
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We have had some
very interesting questions
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that I have never heard before,
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but we don't have time
for them all. That's right.
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Well, let's get right to
it. Our first question is a
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video question this
evening. My name is Leighton,
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and I'm nine. And my
question is, how long will
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it take to get to
heaven? How long will it take to
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get to heaven? I
think what Leighton means is
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once we begin the
journey from earth,
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how long will it be?
Well, some Bible scholars
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believe it's gonna be
about seven days because
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there is a statement in
Revelation that tells us
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there is silence in
heaven about the space of
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half an hour. And if a
day in prophecy is an year
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then about half an
hour well one hour fifteen
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days about half an
hour is seven days.
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And so many
believe that after the Lord
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rescues us from this
earth that we make our
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way back to that city
of gold, we're talking
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about tonight. And
we are gonna get there
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just in time to
celebrate our first Sabbath day
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there with Jesus in
the kingdom, won't that be
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wonderful? Amen. We
had a study guide on that
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called Journey Through
the Stars. That's right.
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It'll be the most
exciting seven days.
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Alright, Pastor Doug
here's the next question.
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Will the blind people be
able to see Jesus when he
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comes? Well, it's a
good question. And I believe
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that when the Lord
comes that even the death
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will hear that trumpet
sound, the blind will be able
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to see it. I think
that everybody is gonna be
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aware when Jesus
comes. And you know,
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sometimes I get
questions like what about the
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people that are at the
space station, what will
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they see when
Jesus comes? You know,
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the International Space
Station or what if there,
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what if they're in a
space shuttle? And I don't
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have all those answers,
but some very interesting
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questions that the
young people have been asking.
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Alright, our next
question is a video question.
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Hi, my name is
Desiree, I'm ten. I'm ask,
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my question is, why is
God taking so long to come
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and get us to go
to heaven? Alright,
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that's a good question
because. Well think about it.
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Jesus said that he is
coming soon. Now, compared
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to eternity, if you
live billions and zillions of
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years. How long is
through 1000 years.
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That's just nothing.
And see when God said in the
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beginning to Adam
that one of his descendants
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would come and he
would die for the sins of the
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world, that God
would come to earth.
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Well, it was 4000 years
till Jesus came the first
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time, but he did
come, didn't he? Jesus said,
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I'm coming again and I
think that we're right about
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the time now. I think
this is the generation that's
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gonna see Jesus
come. A lot of things are
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happening. Now, it
may seem like a long time,
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but if you live like angels,
unfallen angels that live
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forever and ever and
ever. They look down here
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on earth, they think
boy this has been fast,
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but for us. How many
if you have ever been
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driving with your
parents in the car and you
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keep saying, are we
there yet? Are we there yet?
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It's only been one
hour and you're going,
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are we ever going to
get there. And it's not that
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long. And I remember
when I was seven-years-old,
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thinking I will never
live to be ten, it's forever,
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when Jesus comes most
people are gonna think
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it was too soon.
Pastor Doug here is the next
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question somebody sent
in. How can I will be a
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good witness to my
friends? Oh! That is a very
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important question,
don't you all want to let your
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light shine, be a
good witness and win other
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people to Jesus? The
only thing going to heaven
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is people, you can't
take your video games,
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you can't take
your favorite DVD or CD.
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You can't take money,
the only thing going to
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heaven is people
whose hearts are changed,
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so the most valuable
work you can do is reaching
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hearts of people.
You know what you do?
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Follow Jesus and
be a good example,
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study your Bible and
your lessons about the Bible,
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so that you understand
the truth. So, when your
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friends ask you
questions, you can help answer
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their questions. I'm
hoping that you have more
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answers now having come
to the Amazing Adventure
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Program. So, you
can share your faith.
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And pray for your friends
that the Holy Spirit will
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touch their hearts
and win their souls.
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Pastor Doug, we have
another video question that
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we like to play at this
time. Hi, my name is Justin.
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I'm 12-years-old,
and my question is,
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why did Lucifer's
name get changed to Satan?
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Why did Lucifer's
name get changed to Satan?
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Well, you know,
sometimes a person's name
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is changed in the
Bible because their behavior
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changes. Jacob his
name meant trickster or
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deceiver. And when he
was totally converted and
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he was had a new
heart, he wrestled with that
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angel. God gave him a
new name Israel or Israel,
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which means over
comer. Jesus gave different
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names to the
Apostles. And so the new names
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represent a change of
character. Well, Lucifer went
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from being a good
angel light bearer to Satan,
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which means advisory.
And he's got a bunch of
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other names in the
Bible like Beelzebub,
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the Lord of flies. And he
is the deceiver, the devil,
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the serpent
'cause he's cold blooded.
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And so that's why his
name got changed because
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his behavior changed.
Well, Pastor Doug doesn't
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it say something in
the Bible that not only,
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well of course
Lucifer's name got changed,
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but what about us,
will we get a new name when
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we get to heaven?
Jesus says in heaven two
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places in Revelation
that we get new names.
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And how many of
you want a new name?
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You don't like
your name? Do you know,
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and we are gonna have
to, okay, we are gonna
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have to talk to your
parents about that okay.
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Now, you don't have it
bad, now listen my last name
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is Batchelor, I'm
a married Batchelor,
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I have been teased
all my life about that.
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My brother's name
was Falcon, that's a bird
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Batchelor. And people
used to call him turkey and
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all kinds of things. And
so, some people have really
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tough names, but you
said, you know a man whose
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name was Sharon. I
did, yes. Probably get
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teased a little
bit. I'm sure he did.
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Anyway you will get a new name.
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So, maybe you and
the Lord can pray about
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what that will be?
Alright, we got our last
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video question
in for this series.
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Hello, my name is
Bobo, I'm eight-years-old and
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my question is why did
God created angels first
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instead of creating them
at the same time as people?
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That's a good
question. Why did he make the
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angels first, why not
make all of us at the same
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time, couldn't God
have done that? Yes.
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Well, you know, if you
are going to build a hospital
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and if that hospital is
gonna take care of people.
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First you have to have
the doctors and nurses,
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right. If you are going
to make a restaurant and
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you want a chef,
and you want waiters to
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serve the tables, you
got to make them before you
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make the customers.
The Bible says, that the
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angels are the
ministering spirits of God and
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that's in Hebrews
chapter 1:14. And so they are
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ministering spirits
that serve the Lord.
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So, God made the
angels long time ago, and they
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serve him all through
the cosmos of the universe.
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Well, thank you
very much. Again as I
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mentioned earlier there
are more questions on the
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amazingfactskids
website, you can go and
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get answers, you can
post your question on the
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forum. I would to
invite our Amazing Adventures
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singers to come
forward for the special
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music "Marching to Zion."
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Come, we that love the Lord,
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And let our joys be known,
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Join in a song
with sweet accord,
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Join in a song
with sweet accord,
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And thus surround the throne,
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And thus surround the throne.
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We're marching to Zion,
Beautiful, beautiful Zion;
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We're marching upward to Zion
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That beautiful city of God.
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Let those refuse to sing
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Who never knew our God;
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But children of
the heavenly King,
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But children of
the heavenly King,
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May speak their joys abroad,
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May speak their joys abroad,
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We're marching to Zion,
Beautiful, beautiful Zion;
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We're marching upward to Zion
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The beautiful city of God.
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Then let our songs abound,
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And every tear be dry;
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We're marching
through Immanuel's ground,
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We're marching
through Immanuel's ground,
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To fairer worlds on
high, To fairer worlds on high.
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We're marching to Zion,
Beautiful, beautiful Zion;
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We're marching upward to Zion
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The beautiful city of God.
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We're marching to Zion,
The beautiful city of God.
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Amen. Amen,
that's what we are doing.
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The reason for
this Amazing Adventures
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because we are on a
journey friends, amen.
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Everybody is on the
road, and this is the most
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important journey,
most important adventure in
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the world. I want to
welcome again all of our
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friends that are here
at the Richardson Church
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in Texas. And our
friends that are watching from
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so many places around
the world. Many of you
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sent us pictures of
your sites and we just,
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we could spend the
whole night to showing all
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of the people who are
studying the Bible with us.
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And I wanna thank
each of you for coming;
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I want to thank
those who have been helping
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produce the program.
This has been a real joy
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and a privilege for
me, it's been a dream come
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true because I think
it's so important that while
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you're young, you
make up your mind to give
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your strengthen,
your best to the Lord.
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You know, the most
amazing adventure is when
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you find treasure.
And that's what our lesson
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is about; it's a
real treasure hunt.
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We are talking
about "A Kingdom of Gold."
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Tonight in our study
and have you ever looked
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for treasure before?
Yeah, you know, some of
00:15:28.76\00:15:32.25
the Spanish
Conquistadors. They used to go
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looking for
treasure in South America;
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they had heard rumors
that there was a city of
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gold called El Dorado.
And part of the reason for
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that is people
like Francisco Pizarro.
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He had kidnapped
the Inca King Atahualpa.
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And said that he
would not let him free until
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his people had filled
the room that was 22 feet by
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18 feet by 7 feet with
gold. And other rooms with
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silver. He didn't think
they do it, but he wanted
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them to try. They did
it, and that was one reason
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so many of these
Spanish conquistadors thought
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somewhere out there
is this city of gold.
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And many have them
died, trying to find it.
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I remember reading
about Howard Carter,
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the famous Egyptologist.
Who looked for years
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for the mummy of,
well he didn't look for the
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mummy. He was looking
for the tomb of King Tut.
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And after years of
searching, they finally
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stood before the door
and a seal that had not
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been broken and
3,500 years and they cut
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the seal, punched
a whole in this door,
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they put a light in
there and people over
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shoulders, can you
see anything? And as his
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eyes got adjusted he
said, Oh! Everywhere he
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saw the glint of
gold. Wonderful things,
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he had found one of
the most splendid treasures
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in the last 1000
years, the tomb of King Tut,
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and he was one
of the poor Kings.
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I have been there to
Cairo, Egypt and seen it.
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Gold everywhere, and
you know some people sell
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their souls for gold
in this world. It is an
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interesting metal,
it is very precious.
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Did you know that
you can take one ounce
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of gold and you can
hammer it till it's five
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millions of an inch
thick, it's not very much.
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One ounce of gold
can be hammered so thin;
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it can cover a
tennis court. Gold is a very
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malleable and a
very durable substance,
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very precious, but
God tells us that there is
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something much more
precious than gold or
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rubies that truth.
And you are much more
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precious because the
one who makes gold paid
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for you, that's Jesus,
right. We are gonna get
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into our lesson; we got
a lot to talk about heaven
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tonight. And I may not
even get through all the
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questions, but we are
gonna have fun talking
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about that kingdom
of gold. Number one,
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what is God's kingdom
really like? Is it really
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a golden city? Now,
you could spend the rest
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of your life going
around this world looking for
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golden treasure. And
most people just find misery,
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but the really is a
golden kingdom that God has,
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you can read about it
in the Bible. It says,
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in Hebrews chapter 11 verse 16,
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"God is not ashamed
to be called their God,
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for He has
prepared for them a city,
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whole city of gold."
And again in Revelation 21
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verse 18 and 21, it
tells us, "The walls of this
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New Jerusalem were
jasper; and the city was,
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what is it say
there? Pure, pure gold,
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not just gold, pure
gold like clear glass."
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This beautiful city of
gold is real and God wants
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you to dwell in that
city, you can go there and
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that's what this
amazing adventure is about.
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We'll talk about the
greatest treasure in that city.
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"The street of the
city was pure gold,
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like transparent
glass. And there were twelve
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gates, and these gates
of the city were each one
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a pearl." Now, can you
imagine where do pearls
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come from? Oysters,
and so you'd need a pretty
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big oysters to get a
pearl, big enough to a make
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whole gate, don't
you think? Yeah. But God
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can make that. And
some people think that's a
00:19:17.90\00:19:19.48
fairy tale, it
can't be true. You know,
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pearls are very
precious, real pearls.
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I heard about a
man a few years ago.
00:19:24.69\00:19:26.31
Alan Golash in Rhode
Island, digging through
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a basket of antique
jewelry spotted something
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that he thought it
was pretty precious paid
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$14 for it. Took it
home, they cleaned it up and
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they found out and they
had found this beautiful,
00:19:42.20\00:19:44.99
these Venus pearls,
they're like a purple pearl
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these called a Quahog,
very rare with gold and
00:19:48.17\00:19:51.04
diamonds and someone
thought that it was all
00:19:51.15\00:19:52.49
artificial, it was
real. He paid $14, they found
00:19:52.64\00:19:55.99
out that it's worth
millions because they are
00:19:56.05\00:19:59.09
these precious rare
purple colored pearls,
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there you have it
right there on your screen.
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You know, Jesus tells a
parable about a merchant
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who found a
pearl of great price.
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He sells everything
he has to get that pearl,
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Oh! It would be
nice to get one for $14,
00:20:13.51\00:20:15.06
but if you found
something that was the most
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valuable treasure,
what would you give for it?
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Would you give
your heart for Jesus?
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He is the
greatest treasure of all.
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You might think,
well Pastor Doug,
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but how could that
really be a city with gold and
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streets and pearls
that big. Do you know,
00:20:32.78\00:20:35.15
just this last
year, scientists from the
00:20:35.29\00:20:38.78
Harvard-Smithsonian
Astrophysics University.
00:20:39.16\00:20:42.83
They said that in
the southern sky in the
00:20:43.66\00:20:46.92
Constellations Interiors,
they found a white dwarf
00:20:47.73\00:20:52.11
star that it, it's a
collapsed sun. And they said,
00:20:52.34\00:20:55.72
they believe the core
of that sun is one diamond.
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One solid diamond that
weighs trillions and trillions
00:21:00.51\00:21:04.13
of tons. And so
scientists even believe that
00:21:04.18\00:21:07.13
there is diamonds out
there as big as our moon.
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So, why don't we believe
the Bible, when God says,
00:21:10.11\00:21:11.81
that he can have a
gate made of one pearl,
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of course he can. Amen.
And of course the Lord can
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have a city of gold. All
things are possible with God
00:21:17.27\00:21:20.38
and that's what the
Bible says. The things that
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God has prepared for
you in First Corinthians,
00:21:23.08\00:21:25.26
you can't even imagine
how spectacular it's gonna be.
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Number two, what will
happen to all of the sin and
00:21:29.24\00:21:33.11
evil that's on the
earth? Now, we are gonna
00:21:33.26\00:21:35.38
explain this a little
bit. You remember when Jesus
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comes, we read there
in Second Peter chapter 3,
00:21:38.03\00:21:40.95
"The heavens will pass
away with a great noise,
00:21:41.69\00:21:44.07
and the elements will
melt with a ferment heat;
00:21:44.91\00:21:47.05
the earth also and the
woods that are in it will be
00:21:48.00\00:21:51.18
burned up." Then the
Lord catches up the save,
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the dead and Christ rise
those of us who alive get
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glorified bodies. And we
begin this journey through
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the stars back to
the kingdom that God has
00:22:01.27\00:22:04.29
prepared, those
mansions that he has prepared,
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right. Are we gonna
need to have a space suit
00:22:06.26\00:22:09.02
to make that trip?
Yeah. No, maybe you think that
00:22:09.05\00:22:12.54
Jesus is coming in a
flying saucer. Are we gonna
00:22:12.69\00:22:15.55
need a spaceship like
the enterprise or something
00:22:15.58\00:22:18.61
to make that journey?
No. I don't know how the
00:22:18.64\00:22:20.99
Lord is gonna do it, but
I believe that he is gonna
00:22:21.10\00:22:22.65
enable us to fly through
the stars maybe there will
00:22:22.72\00:22:25.78
be some force field
around us that allows us to
00:22:25.91\00:22:27.83
breathe. I don't know,
but I think we are gonna
00:22:28.01\00:22:29.79
be able to fly
right through the stars,
00:22:29.91\00:22:31.56
back to the city of
God. Now, when we get there,
00:22:32.16\00:22:34.57
the Bible tells us
that we get like you know,
00:22:35.10\00:22:37.23
the plan of salvation
has been going on just about
00:22:38.04\00:22:39.96
6,000 years here on
earth. And Revelation 20 says,
00:22:40.04\00:22:43.78
we spend a 1000 years
living and reigning with the
00:22:43.87\00:22:46.31
Lord in the Kingdom.
A 1000 years in heaven
00:22:46.45\00:22:49.03
resting with Jesus
from this problem of sin,
00:22:49.46\00:22:52.22
but at the end
of that 1000 years.
00:22:53.03\00:22:54.67
God is then going to
transport that city you know;
00:22:54.88\00:22:57.84
we got a space station
right now. Shouldn't be a
00:22:58.03\00:23:00.23
problem that God
can make a space city?
00:23:00.35\00:23:02.38
That space city is
gonna go through space and
00:23:03.13\00:23:05.49
it's gonna come back
down to this earth at the end
00:23:05.52\00:23:08.21
of the 1000 years.
When the city comes down,
00:23:08.41\00:23:12.06
the Lord is gonna call
all the wicked who ever
00:23:13.02\00:23:15.49
lived will come
forth from their graves.
00:23:15.66\00:23:17.34
That's the time and
after the New Jerusalem
00:23:18.66\00:23:20.29
touches down, there
is the great judgment.
00:23:20.45\00:23:22.80
The wicked are all
judged, Satan is there,
00:23:24.33\00:23:26.11
Satan tries to get all
of the wicked to attack the
00:23:29.18\00:23:30.15
city of God. And the
Bible says, God rains fire
00:23:30.16\00:23:32.60
down out of
heaven upon the wicked,
00:23:32.85\00:23:33.93
it forms a lake of
fire, everyone is punished
00:23:34.20\00:23:36.69
according to what
they deserve, but it's not
00:23:36.87\00:23:39.98
gonna hurt those
that are in the city.
00:23:40.08\00:23:41.19
You can read in
Malachi chapter 4 verse 1.
00:23:42.07\00:23:44.38
"All who do
wickedly will be stubble.
00:23:45.07\00:23:48.13
The day that's
coming will burn them up."
00:23:48.72\00:23:49.97
Well, how come it's
gonna hurt us who are in the
00:23:50.07\00:23:52.60
see of God. When all
around the world there is
00:23:52.65\00:23:55.40
this lake of fire? Well,
God builds his city pretty
00:23:55.53\00:23:59.14
strong, it says the
walls of the New Jerusalem are
00:23:59.25\00:24:01.78
a 144 cubits. I think
that means a 144 cubits
00:24:01.81\00:24:05.79
thick, but you
don't have to worry.
00:24:06.26\00:24:07.65
Alright, I'm gonna
do an illustration here.
00:24:08.16\00:24:09.77
I need a couple
of boys for this one.
00:24:10.40\00:24:12.06
I will use a girl,
put your hands down,
00:24:12.31\00:24:14.09
if I picked you
before. Okay, just want to be
00:24:14.12\00:24:16.46
fair to everybody.
Young man, I, you two right
00:24:16.62\00:24:18.49
there, you two of you,
yeah. You, since you're
00:24:18.60\00:24:20.96
sitting together maybe,
alright. Look in the chest,
00:24:21.17\00:24:24.19
one of you look in
the chest see if you can
00:24:24.36\00:24:25.73
find the lighter
there, okay. And we're gonna
00:24:25.97\00:24:31.33
do a little experiment
and you all pray for me.
00:24:31.46\00:24:33.29
Yep, yeah okay.
You got a lighter?
00:24:35.52\00:24:39.24
Yes, see it, go,
grab it, grab the lighter.
00:24:39.89\00:24:41.80
No, no, no, no, not the
light, lighter right there,
00:24:42.52\00:24:45.26
the orange thing,
you aren't saying there
00:24:45.29\00:24:46.26
you go. Okay,
now what's your name?
00:24:46.27\00:24:49.73
Tadashi, and you're?
Mikey, Mikey alright I,
00:24:50.86\00:24:55.69
I get that, you
just get to grab it.
00:24:55.77\00:24:57.86
Now, this is heavy,
okay. Okay, you got to hold
00:24:58.41\00:25:03.82
this like that, don't
drop it, can you hold it?
00:25:03.86\00:25:08.50
Don't drop it, it's
gonna ruin everything,
00:25:09.82\00:25:12.15
alright you hold
yours the same way.
00:25:13.67\00:25:14.99
Hold your balloon.
Okay, is that getting heavy?
00:25:16.43\00:25:19.72
Alright, hold
your balloon up there,
00:25:20.65\00:25:21.62
wonder what's
gonna happen? Alright,
00:25:21.67\00:25:24.20
let see here. Don't,
don't move, don't move,
00:25:24.34\00:25:28.60
hey brother
we're counting on you,
00:25:30.32\00:25:31.43
don't go anywhere,
alright, don't move,
00:25:31.55\00:25:35.56
don't move.
What's going on here,
00:25:37.03\00:25:40.80
do you feel the
heat from that? A little,
00:25:42.16\00:25:44.27
but it's not popping
the balloon, why not?
00:25:44.41\00:25:45.38
Now, I'm gonna take
that you, before I push
00:25:47.23\00:25:48.22
my luck. Thank you,
very much gentlemen.
00:25:48.40\00:25:51.79
Now, let me tell
you where it gets off?
00:25:52.40\00:25:53.76
You can go down
now, thank you very much.
00:25:56.86\00:25:58.04
Two balloons both red balloons.
00:26:01.64\00:26:03.39
Put a match under
both balloons, one blew up,
00:26:04.75\00:26:06.71
one didn't, why? One
you all know, of course,
00:26:06.97\00:26:10.95
yeah everyone you
knows what a water
00:26:10.98\00:26:12.03
balloon is. It had
something special inside that
00:26:12.14\00:26:16.37
made it indestructible
to the fire, if you got
00:26:16.58\00:26:20.09
Jesus the living
water inside of you,
00:26:20.22\00:26:22.43
you don't have to be
afraid of what's going on
00:26:23.03\00:26:24.35
out there do. It won't
hurt you, so don't worry
00:26:24.41\00:26:27.95
about that, you just
make sure you got Jesus
00:26:28.01\00:26:29.72
and God's Spirit in
you. Question number three,
00:26:29.85\00:26:31.57
what does God
promise to do then?
00:26:32.64\00:26:34.62
After all the
wicked are destroyed,
00:26:35.27\00:26:37.70
we then get to
watch Jesus make a new
00:26:38.47\00:26:41.33
heavens and a new
earth. It says, there in
00:26:41.45\00:26:44.11
Second Peter 3,
"According to His promise,
00:26:44.18\00:26:46.96
we look for a new
heavens and a new earth,
00:26:47.17\00:26:49.32
wherein dwells
righteousness." That city
00:26:50.09\00:26:52.45
is gonna be pure
because the first heaven
00:26:52.50\00:26:55.19
and the first earth
has all passed away.
00:26:55.88\00:26:57.76
And the word heaven
there means the atmosphere
00:26:57.83\00:26:59.50
around the earth,
it's gonna be fresh new
00:26:59.53\00:27:01.70
atmosphere, a new
world and you'll get to
00:27:01.82\00:27:04.26
watch the Lord make
it all. Number four,
00:27:04.29\00:27:07.73
will this golden city be
up there in heaven in the
00:27:08.99\00:27:11.89
sky or is it gonna
be back here on earth?
00:27:11.92\00:27:13.84
The Bible says,
remember the words of Jesus,
00:27:16.00\00:27:17.74
Matthew 5:5,
"Blessed are the meek,
00:27:17.84\00:27:20.77
they will inherit
the sky." Earth, earth.
00:27:20.90\00:27:24.45
The earth, so
ultimately God's plan was for
00:27:24.61\00:27:27.69
Adam and Eve to live
here on this beautiful planet.
00:27:27.85\00:27:30.15
The devil messed
things up. Do you think that
00:27:30.84\00:27:32.82
God is going to let the
devil permanently mess up
00:27:33.00\00:27:35.71
his plans? God's plan
was for people to live on a
00:27:35.80\00:27:38.93
beautiful paradise
here on earth. He's gonna
00:27:39.01\00:27:42.02
recreate it and
God's gonna do what he
00:27:42.18\00:27:44.11
originally planned to
do, except it's gonna be
00:27:44.32\00:27:46.65
even better. God's
gonna make everything
00:27:46.78\00:27:49.42
even better than
this original plan.
00:27:49.55\00:27:51.54
Bible tells us,
Revelation 21:2, I John the
00:27:52.51\00:27:56.48
Apostle said, "I saw
the Holy city, the New
00:27:56.55\00:28:00.14
Jerusalem coming down
out of heaven from God."
00:28:00.28\00:28:03.61
There is a lot of
misconceptions out there
00:28:04.51\00:28:06.13
about what
heavens gonna be like?
00:28:06.26\00:28:07.57
I remember growing up, I
went to all these churches
00:28:08.20\00:28:09.93
where they showed
these pictures of fat
00:28:10.04\00:28:11.89
little naked
babies that were on clouds
00:28:12.03\00:28:13.76
playing harps and,
and I thought you're good,
00:28:13.98\00:28:16.27
you go to heaven.
And you play harp on a
00:28:16.39\00:28:18.77
cloud and I thought
that didn't sound very
00:28:18.89\00:28:21.38
interesting, that's not
what it's gonna be like?
00:28:21.48\00:28:24.00
Heaven is very real
and you are gonna be
00:28:24.49\00:28:26.87
doing real things. Are
what kind of bodies will
00:28:26.90\00:28:28.71
we have? Real bodies,
when Jesus rose from the dead,
00:28:28.77\00:28:32.36
he told the
disciples touch me; feel me,
00:28:32.48\00:28:35.27
I'm not a ghost. Then
he ate in from of them.
00:28:35.30\00:28:37.99
So, they could
see that he was real.
00:28:38.56\00:28:39.78
You are gonna be
doing real things in a real
00:28:40.44\00:28:42.12
world and it's gonna
be so spectacular and
00:28:42.26\00:28:44.80
incredible and
marvelous and astounding and
00:28:44.96\00:28:46.94
amazing that I
can't even explain it,
00:28:47.03\00:28:49.45
but I'm gonna try.
Number 5, what is the
00:28:50.06\00:28:53.30
most wonderful
thing about God's kingdom?
00:28:53.37\00:28:55.89
Oh! Here is where
the real treasure is,
00:28:57.30\00:28:59.63
I heard a loud voice
from the heaven saying,
00:29:00.49\00:29:02.48
Behold the tabernacle
of God, that's means a
00:29:03.25\00:29:06.95
dwelling palace
of God is with men,
00:29:07.03\00:29:09.92
and He will dwell with
them, and they shall be
00:29:11.03\00:29:15.29
His people. And God
himself will be with them
00:29:15.39\00:29:19.17
and be their God. Who
is gonna be in the middle
00:29:19.68\00:29:22.74
of the city with us?
God, God. Think about
00:29:22.83\00:29:25.43
how big the universe
is? What's the capital
00:29:25.51\00:29:28.86
of Texas?
Austin, Austin very good,
00:29:32.98\00:29:33.95
who knows the capital
of California? Sacramento,
00:29:33.96\00:29:34.93
Sacramento that's where we live.
00:29:34.94\00:29:35.97
What's the capital
of the United States?
00:29:37.01\00:29:38.95
Washington, DC.
Washington, DC, what is the
00:29:39.74\00:29:41.91
capital of the
universe? New York. Just in case
00:29:41.99\00:29:49.38
you didn't catch that
friends, some young man
00:29:49.41\00:29:51.07
said New York City, but
no, not, not New York is
00:29:51.21\00:29:57.99
not the capital of
nothing, Albany is the capital
00:29:58.05\00:29:59.98
of New York, but the
capital of the universe is
00:30:00.01\00:30:04.54
heaven. It's where
the president of the
00:30:04.66\00:30:07.38
universe lives,
that's God. Think about what
00:30:07.41\00:30:10.07
the Lord is gonna do?
God is going to move the
00:30:10.16\00:30:14.66
capital of the
universe to our world.
00:30:14.97\00:30:17.99
And we're going to
live and reign with him.
00:30:18.54\00:30:20.67
And listen to this
verse, Revelation 22 verse 3,
00:30:21.49\00:30:24.10
I love this picture.
"The throne of God and the
00:30:24.20\00:30:27.48
Lamb will be in it, and
they shall see His face."
00:30:27.65\00:30:32.64
Remember we heard
Moses couldn't even
00:30:32.83\00:30:34.73
look on the face of
God, but when we get our
00:30:34.91\00:30:37.32
glorified bodies, we
will be able to look at the
00:30:37.46\00:30:40.02
face of God. What
could be more precious,
00:30:40.15\00:30:44.22
what toy at the
store, what game, what fun
00:30:44.82\00:30:49.34
amusement park
could be more precious
00:30:50.13\00:30:51.42
than being in the
presence of the one who
00:30:51.63\00:30:54.14
made the universe.
That ought to make your
00:30:54.19\00:30:56.87
heart beat a little bit
faster, and you know what
00:30:56.94\00:30:59.62
else, you will have a
special powers then too.
00:30:59.69\00:31:02.46
You read in Isaiah
chapter 40 verse 31,
00:31:03.26\00:31:05.77
"But those who wait
upon the Lord shall renew
00:31:06.55\00:31:09.44
their strength; they
shall mount up with wings
00:31:09.57\00:31:12.79
like eagles." Have
you ever sung that song,
00:31:12.96\00:31:16.35
Rock of Ages? We will
sore to world's unknown.
00:31:16.46\00:31:20.66
You will be able to
fly, won't that be and you
00:31:21.68\00:31:24.79
won't need a 747 to
do it. That's one of the
00:31:24.92\00:31:27.57
things that really
excites me about heaven to be
00:31:27.70\00:31:30.61
able to fly to other
worlds. And be an ambassador
00:31:30.73\00:31:34.61
for God, it's real.
Okay, I need to illustrate
00:31:34.64\00:31:39.03
something here.
Who, if you had a chance,
00:31:39.19\00:31:42.32
yes put your,
put your hands down,
00:31:42.44\00:31:43.88
if you already had a
chance. You haven't had
00:31:43.93\00:31:45.76
a chance, young well,
alright come on up here
00:31:45.79\00:31:47.42
for a second, have
you had a chance, yeah,
00:31:47.57\00:31:50.14
no, yes. Had
you been up here no,
00:31:50.28\00:31:51.91
alright come on up,
done. Look in there;
00:31:52.24\00:31:54.33
see if you can
find, what's your name?
00:31:54.98\00:31:57.29
Roxana, Roxana, see if
you can find some worms
00:31:58.30\00:32:00.29
in that chest here. I
want to tell you all the
00:32:00.50\00:32:10.42
story, okay. Hey,
come on over here with your
00:32:10.57\00:32:18.54
worms here. Once upon
a time, there was a fox
00:32:18.69\00:32:23.37
and he wanted to eat this bird,
00:32:24.43\00:32:26.01
but the bird was too
fast for him. And one day,
00:32:27.03\00:32:30.59
when the bird was out
picking around looking for
00:32:30.87\00:32:32.55
worms, the fox said,
I know the best place in
00:32:32.58\00:32:34.99
the world to find
the fattest worms.
00:32:35.02\00:32:37.02
He said, I'll make
you a deal. He said,
00:32:37.63\00:32:39.53
that if you give me
one of your feathers,
00:32:39.59\00:32:41.19
they're beautiful
feathers, you got the most
00:32:41.77\00:32:43.25
beautiful feathers, if I
could have one of the them
00:32:43.28\00:32:44.68
I think that be great.
So, I will give you a fat
00:32:44.75\00:32:47.20
worm. And the bird
thought I got lots of
00:32:47.26\00:32:50.38
feathers and they
are kind of beautiful.
00:32:50.45\00:32:51.74
He said, alright I'll
give you one feather, so I,
00:32:52.67\00:32:55.75
you go and take one
feather out, give it to the
00:32:55.78\00:32:58.32
fox, now give me
a worm, one worm.
00:32:58.47\00:33:02.88
He, he would wait the
fox had to put the worm
00:33:03.11\00:33:04.57
down because he
don't wanna get too close.
00:33:04.64\00:33:06.29
As so then that the
bird would Oh! And he
00:33:07.65\00:33:09.73
swallowed, I'm
not gonna do that.
00:33:09.84\00:33:11.27
And then he said,
boy that was really good.
00:33:12.60\00:33:14.34
And next day he is
hopping around picking fox
00:33:14.42\00:33:16.04
you know that
feather that looks good in my
00:33:16.17\00:33:17.34
house. So, I sure wish
I could have another one,
00:33:17.49\00:33:19.76
I got a really big
worn. And then he said,
00:33:20.38\00:33:22.69
yeah I got lots of
feathers here and so,
00:33:22.94\00:33:24.73
so yeah you can take one more.
00:33:25.11\00:33:26.45
And he said, another
worm and you can take
00:33:28.97\00:33:30.88
two it's, okay
give me two worms,
00:33:30.95\00:33:32.24
lets just be fair.
Alright, and so then he ate
00:33:32.28\00:33:39.55
his, his gummy
worms. And this happened all
00:33:39.60\00:33:43.63
summer long. And
he kept trading worms,
00:33:44.22\00:33:47.03
give me a handful
of worms. Watch those
00:33:47.59\00:33:50.53
feathers they're
dangerous. Okay, and you
00:33:50.57\00:33:56.04
go ahead and you
take, you take, take,
00:33:56.21\00:34:00.34
take a few more
feathers, just leave me at
00:34:00.80\00:34:02.49
least one, leave me
at least one feather.
00:34:02.61\00:34:05.37
There you go, well
thank you very much,
00:34:10.34\00:34:14.09
thank you very
much. And now you know,
00:34:15.42\00:34:17.25
what happen finally had
God called and it was time
00:34:17.43\00:34:20.73
for that bird to fly
self with the rest of the
00:34:20.81\00:34:22.50
family, but he
hadn't noticed, one feather
00:34:22.66\00:34:25.87
at a time, he had been
losing his wings and whenever
00:34:25.93\00:34:30.65
flew away pretty soon
the fox came out and the
00:34:30.83\00:34:33.63
bird try to run from
the fox. And the fox got
00:34:33.70\00:34:36.66
him because he
couldn't fly anymore.
00:34:36.70\00:34:38.92
He traded his wings for worms,
00:34:39.82\00:34:41.78
and you know, the
devil does that with kids
00:34:43.56\00:34:44.85
all the time. You
know, what these worms are,
00:34:44.91\00:34:50.98
these are the
temptations and the sins that
00:34:51.19\00:34:52.67
he says, we are
gonna bring us so
00:34:52.83\00:34:53.90
much happiness and we trade our,
00:34:53.93\00:34:56.40
our glorified
abilities that God gives us,
00:34:56.71\00:34:59.00
and our gifts and
tell you what, you can,
00:34:59.03\00:35:02.24
you can take
those feathers there
00:35:02.27\00:35:03.94
and let me see here.
Share a couple with him,
00:35:03.97\00:35:11.52
that's all I got. And
just don't play with them
00:35:11.55\00:35:15.46
during the program.
You understand the point of
00:35:15.49\00:35:17.90
that; the devil is
trying to take the kingdom
00:35:17.93\00:35:21.48
of heaven from you
one worm at a time.
00:35:21.51\00:35:23.52
You could be able to
fly there mount up with
00:35:23.55\00:35:26.03
wings like eagles.
Number six, what other wonderful
00:35:26.06\00:35:29.20
things does God
have planned for us in
00:35:29.23\00:35:31.83
his new Kingdom?
The Bible says in
00:35:31.86\00:35:34.20
Revelation chapter 21 verse 1.
00:35:34.23\00:35:36.39
"It is a new
heaven and a new earth.
00:35:37.71\00:35:39.85
And there is no more
sea." There is no more briny
00:35:39.88\00:35:43.22
soft water; it's all
fresh water that will be
00:35:43.25\00:35:46.11
separating people.
"The desert will blossom
00:35:46.14\00:35:49.39
as the rose." There is
no more cursing the land;
00:35:49.42\00:35:53.61
alright I can use a
girl now. Let me see here,
00:35:53.64\00:35:57.54
if you haven't had a
chance yet. Chance, you haven't
00:35:57.57\00:36:00.41
had a chance, okay. I
see, some back here that okay,
00:36:00.44\00:36:05.04
you can come. Now,
I couldn't put this in
00:36:05.07\00:36:11.72
the box, I'm sorry
because I'm afraid that with the
00:36:11.75\00:36:14.57
light and everything
they wilt, alright are those
00:36:14.60\00:36:16.70
pretty roses. Yeah.
They look like real roses?
00:36:16.73\00:36:19.50
Yeah. They smell like
real roses? Yeah. Yeah,
00:36:19.53\00:36:24.35
is there something
unusual about those roses?
00:36:24.38\00:36:26.36
This. Well, I know
that's not normally how you
00:36:30.15\00:36:32.67
give roses away,
but keep looking,
00:36:32.70\00:36:39.48
what's the normal
problem you got with roses?
00:36:39.51\00:36:42.28
The thorns. These
roses have no thorns on that;
00:36:42.31\00:36:45.64
you hold that bottle real tight,
00:36:45.67\00:36:46.78
let me see if I can
get one of those out here.
00:36:46.81\00:36:48.60
These are real roses,
oh I don't wanna hurt it.
00:36:48.63\00:36:53.56
Look at that, they
have no thorns on them.
00:36:55.37\00:36:57.47
Why are there
thorns on most roses?
00:36:57.50\00:36:59.50
Because of sin, will
there will be thorns on the
00:36:59.53\00:37:03.19
roses in heaven? No.
No, everything is gonna
00:37:03.22\00:37:07.63
be beautiful there.
You go to the most deserted
00:37:07.66\00:37:11.44
place in heaven, it's
gonna look like a rose garden,
00:37:11.47\00:37:13.80
it'll be beautiful,
and there is no thorns
00:37:13.83\00:37:15.66
and the mosquitoes are
gonna be cute in heaven
00:37:15.69\00:37:18.83
and they won't
bite, they are just eating
00:37:18.86\00:37:20.23
nectar like butterflies.
Oh! I tell you what?
00:37:20.26\00:37:22.32
You get this one if you
take the other two over to
00:37:22.35\00:37:24.35
Mrs. Batchelor, okay. You
got to get all the mileage
00:37:24.38\00:37:29.20
out of flowers whenever
you can if you're married.
00:37:29.23\00:37:31.03
Let's keep going
here, you know, if you bring
00:37:33.27\00:37:38.79
a pretty girl up
and give her a rose;
00:37:38.82\00:37:40.04
you better give
two to your wife,
00:37:40.07\00:37:41.41
just in case you
didn't know that.
00:37:41.44\00:37:42.96
A little tip for you
kids, don't get your wedding
00:37:42.99\00:37:47.96
advice from pastor
Batchelor. Alright,
00:37:47.99\00:37:51.71
Revelation 22, "In
the middle of its street,
00:37:51.74\00:37:54.65
and on either side of
the river, there is something
00:37:54.68\00:37:56.71
very special that use to
be in the Garden of Eden."
00:37:56.74\00:37:58.99
God protected it,
"It's the tree of life,
00:37:59.02\00:38:03.72
which bore twelve
different kinds of fruit,
00:38:03.75\00:38:06.98
yielding its fruit
every month." Let me see,
00:38:07.01\00:38:09.64
who is good at math?
Twelve kinds of fruit,
00:38:09.67\00:38:12.73
twelve times a years,
how much? Twenty four,
00:38:12.76\00:38:16.83
twenty four. A 144
different kinds of fruit
00:38:16.86\00:38:19.90
on one tree. Do
you want to hear some?
00:38:19.93\00:38:23.23
Any of you ever
been to Baskin Robbins?
00:38:23.26\00:38:26.39
Baskin Robbins has a number,
00:38:26.42\00:38:28.52
what's that number?
Thirty one, twenty one,
00:38:28.55\00:38:31.40
you know how I
know that? I worked at
00:38:31.43\00:38:34.96
Baskin Robbins when I was 14.
00:38:34.99\00:38:36.67
That sounds like a
fun job, doesn't it?
00:38:36.70\00:38:39.26
Yeah, and the man who
ran the place he told me,
00:38:39.29\00:38:42.84
he said you can eat
all the ice cream you want.
00:38:42.87\00:38:45.71
They have to have
31 flavors of ice cream
00:38:45.74\00:38:49.66
at all times, but
Baskin Robbins actually has
00:38:49.69\00:38:52.14
hundreds of, if not
thousands of different
00:38:52.17\00:38:54.50
flavors they've developed,
but they've got to have
00:38:54.53\00:38:57.06
at least 31 in
the store at one time.
00:38:57.09\00:38:59.51
Can you imagine what
that tree will be like?
00:38:59.54\00:39:01.59
You won't have to go
from aisle to aisle to
00:39:01.62\00:39:03.59
find out what they eat
like at the super market.
00:39:03.62\00:39:06.38
You just go to that
tree, a 144 different kind of
00:39:06.41\00:39:09.24
fruit a year. And because
it's planted by the river
00:39:09.27\00:39:12.99
of God running through
it, fresh fruit all the time.
00:39:13.02\00:39:16.04
You can't even imagine
how wonderful it's gonna be?
00:39:16.07\00:39:19.58
And the Bible says
the leaves of the tree are
00:39:19.61\00:39:22.10
for the healing of the nations.
00:39:22.13\00:39:23.48
The streets of the
city will be full of boys
00:39:23.51\00:39:27.55
and girls
playing in the streets.
00:39:27.58\00:39:29.43
Would you have to
have alarms in your houses
00:39:29.46\00:39:31.79
for burglars? Yeah.
Will there be, not in heaven
00:39:31.82\00:39:34.58
you won't. Who are
you gonna keep out?
00:39:34.61\00:39:36.99
Matter of fact,
you won't even need
00:39:37.02\00:39:38.62
windows on your
windows because the climate is
00:39:38.65\00:39:41.63
always gonna be
beautiful, right?
00:39:41.66\00:39:43.38
And you never gonna,
hey not to have to have
00:39:43.41\00:39:45.89
air conditioning. Will
there will be any cemeteries?
00:39:45.92\00:39:48.37
Yeah. No, police
stations, will there be any
00:39:48.40\00:39:50.42
hospitals? Yes. Not,
in the heaven everything
00:39:50.45\00:39:53.21
is gonna be beautiful,
will the animals hurt each
00:39:53.24\00:39:56.90
other? No, Isaiah
65 verse 25, "The wolf
00:39:56.93\00:40:02.74
and the lamb will feed
together; the lion will
00:40:02.77\00:40:06.67
eat straw like
the ox." And it says,
00:40:06.70\00:40:09.78
"A little child shall
lead them. Now, right now,
00:40:09.81\00:40:14.22
if a mother saw
her little child wander
00:40:14.25\00:40:16.53
through the bars of a
lion's cage or a bear's cage,
00:40:16.56\00:40:20.15
she'd scream, right?
Up in the mountains where
00:40:20.18\00:40:24.49
we live, we've got
bears, saw some just a few
00:40:24.52\00:40:27.42
weeks ago. And when
our kids were growing up
00:40:27.45\00:40:29.90
and they were little I
really had to make sure
00:40:29.93\00:40:31.61
they were out there
with the dog 'cause a bear
00:40:31.64\00:40:33.41
could pick them up
and run off with them.
00:40:33.44\00:40:34.97
Will we have to
worry about that in heaven.
00:40:35.00\00:40:37.23
A little child will
lead them and a bear and a
00:40:37.26\00:40:40.08
cow will graze
together. Bears will be grazing,
00:40:40.11\00:40:43.02
lions will be eating
straw. And a nursing child will
00:40:43.05\00:40:47.20
play by the hole of a
cobra or some venomous
00:40:47.23\00:40:49.82
snake and it won't hurt .
They don't bite, they don't
00:40:49.85\00:40:53.00
have venom, there is no
poison, there is nothing
00:40:53.03\00:40:54.97
that will hurt. They
shall not hurt, nor destroy in
00:40:55.00\00:40:58.47
all my holy
mountain. Everything there was
00:40:58.50\00:41:01.07
gonna be back like
the garden of Eden,
00:41:01.10\00:41:02.50
again it's gonna be all
be good, good very good.
00:41:02.53\00:41:05.42
You know, how many of
you heard the story of
00:41:05.45\00:41:09.06
Little Tyke. Little tyke
was a lion, who is kind of
00:41:09.09\00:41:14.19
a rescued from a
zoo, because the mother
00:41:14.22\00:41:16.02
rejected it, it was a
baby cub, it was a lioness.
00:41:16.05\00:41:19.24
And George and
Margaret Westbow had a place
00:41:19.27\00:41:23.86
called the Hidden
Valley Ranch in Seattle,
00:41:23.89\00:41:25.83
they adopted this
little lion cub and tried to
00:41:25.86\00:41:28.94
nurse it and raise it
up, but they noticed right
00:41:28.97\00:41:30.70
away it was a very unusual cub.
00:41:30.73\00:41:32.59
It had absolutely no
interest in all in eating
00:41:32.62\00:41:37.17
any kind of meat. Now,
they used to think it's
00:41:37.20\00:41:40.05
not gonna be healthy
and they tried to force
00:41:40.08\00:41:41.65
little tyke to eat
meat or they tried to even
00:41:41.68\00:41:45.35
pour a little blood in his
milk, so it would use to it
00:41:45.38\00:41:47.81
and that it would turn
up it's nose, you got a
00:41:47.84\00:41:49.31
picture right there.
Little tyke they're offering
00:41:49.34\00:41:51.31
him meats, see
him turning it away,
00:41:51.34\00:41:52.79
if a lion had hands
he'd be holding his nose
00:41:52.82\00:41:55.06
right now, he
couldn't stand meat.
00:41:55.09\00:41:57.40
There is with a lamb,
it was a vegetarian lion
00:41:57.43\00:42:01.13
and you might be
thinking, well he must have been
00:42:01.16\00:42:03.55
a skinny lion, got
up to about 375 pounds.
00:42:03.58\00:42:06.91
Never ate meat in it's
life, that lion was like
00:42:06.94\00:42:11.50
the lion that
they're gonna be in heaven.
00:42:11.53\00:42:13.07
Did God originally
intend for us to kill and to eat
00:42:13.10\00:42:15.92
the animals? No. Do
you think when God brought
00:42:15.95\00:42:18.76
the animals before
Adam and he was naming them,
00:42:18.79\00:42:21.01
he named them big
Mac, or McNuggets,
00:42:21.04\00:42:26.78
or buffalo wings,
I mean is that word
00:42:26.81\00:42:30.99
he was naming them?
No. The animals were
00:42:31.02\00:42:33.63
his friends. Not only
will the animals not be eating
00:42:33.66\00:42:37.28
each other, you won't
be eating the animals in
00:42:37.31\00:42:39.60
heaven too,
friends. Number seven, what
00:42:39.63\00:42:43.16
are some of the other
blessings of heaven that
00:42:43.19\00:42:45.16
we read about?
Oh! It's so exciting,
00:42:45.19\00:42:47.49
a lot of good news. It
says in James 1 verse 12.
00:42:47.52\00:42:51.45
"We will receive the
crown of life that the
00:42:51.48\00:42:55.34
Lord has promised to
those that love him."
00:42:55.37\00:42:57.76
You will get a crown
of life that will be never
00:42:57.79\00:42:59.93
taken away. You don't
wanna trade your crown
00:42:59.96\00:43:01.98
for worms, do you?
No. "We'll be clothed with
00:43:02.01\00:43:05.64
white robes." And
these are not any kind of
00:43:05.67\00:43:07.42
normal robes. These
robes are like flowing,
00:43:07.45\00:43:09.74
glowing robes of
light. That have been washed
00:43:09.77\00:43:13.51
in the blood of the
lamb. And nobody is gonna
00:43:13.54\00:43:16.47
have any kind of
defects in the heaven.
00:43:16.50\00:43:18.26
I think, if I were
to ask you each one of
00:43:18.29\00:43:20.96
you would say, do you
got any kind of physical
00:43:20.99\00:43:23.21
problem deformity.
And some of you say,
00:43:23.24\00:43:24.80
I got a little asthma,
I got a little high fever,
00:43:24.83\00:43:27.45
I got this mole on
my back, I got only got
00:43:27.48\00:43:30.01
this you know
something we wish was different
00:43:30.04\00:43:31.79
about our health
and maybe your hearing's
00:43:31.82\00:43:33.51
not good, you got
glasses on, in the heaven will
00:43:33.54\00:43:36.52
anybody have any
kind of physical problems?
00:43:36.55\00:43:39.11
No. everybody will
like perfect bodies.
00:43:39.14\00:43:42.28
The Bible says,
"The eyes of the blind
00:43:42.31\00:43:44.19
will be opened, and the
ears of the deaf will be
00:43:44.22\00:43:47.39
unstopped." I think
God is gonna competency
00:43:47.42\00:43:50.63
you know what
that means? That means,
00:43:50.66\00:43:52.53
if you are lacking
something in this life,
00:43:52.56\00:43:54.45
if you get extra in the
next life, if you had poor
00:43:54.48\00:43:57.40
eye sight in this
life, you get to see like an
00:43:57.43\00:44:00.32
eagle when you get to
heaven. If your hearing
00:44:00.35\00:44:02.85
wasn't that good in
this life, you are gonna
00:44:02.88\00:44:05.13
be able to hear a
miles away like superman
00:44:05.16\00:44:08.32
in heaven. And you know what?
00:44:08.35\00:44:10.30
I'm gonna have a hear
on my head that's gonna
00:44:10.33\00:44:12.21
reach all the way
down to here, when I get to
00:44:12.24\00:44:14.71
heaven. And if your
smelling isn't very good
00:44:14.74\00:44:19.78
now, you will be able
to smell like a basset
00:44:19.81\00:44:21.77
hound in heaven.
Now, that could be
00:44:21.80\00:44:23.60
taken two ways, you
know which way I mean it.
00:44:23.63\00:44:25.70
It says, "Then the
lamb, crippled people will be
00:44:25.73\00:44:29.68
able to leap, and
the dumb people who can
00:44:29.71\00:44:32.42
speak will be singing."
God is gonna compensate
00:44:32.45\00:44:36.37
you know, sometimes
I have to rent a car,
00:44:36.40\00:44:38.81
and when I get to
the car dealership,
00:44:38.84\00:44:40.79
I usually rent an
economy or mid size car,
00:44:40.82\00:44:43.62
they say all the cars
are gone, but all we got
00:44:43.65\00:44:46.51
a left is the
luxury addition. So, we are
00:44:46.54\00:44:48.24
gonna upgrade
you. And they give me
00:44:48.27\00:44:50.20
an even nicer car
then I was suppose to get.
00:44:50.23\00:44:52.85
When we get to
heaven? Everybody is
00:44:52.88\00:44:55.57
gonna get an
upgrade. You got there,
00:44:55.60\00:44:58.20
I promise you the Lord
is gonna make you happy.
00:44:58.23\00:45:00.45
Sometimes, I have
young people that come to me
00:45:00.48\00:45:02.55
and they say, Oh!
Pastor Doug you know,
00:45:02.58\00:45:04.97
in heaven. I, I want
to know, if I don't get
00:45:05.00\00:45:09.42
marry before I get
to heaven. Are we could
00:45:09.45\00:45:10.91
be able to get married
in heaven, it's almost like
00:45:10.94\00:45:12.97
they're afraid, they
won't be happy in heaven
00:45:13.00\00:45:14.89
if they don't get
married first here.
00:45:14.92\00:45:17.07
And that's a normal
desire I understand that,
00:45:17.10\00:45:19.86
but I wanna promise
you something nobody,
00:45:19.89\00:45:22.49
nobody is gonna
be unhappy in heaven.
00:45:22.52\00:45:24.96
Everybody is gonna be
thrilled more than you
00:45:24.99\00:45:28.58
can imagine with what
God has prepared for you.
00:45:28.61\00:45:30.82
Number eight, what
will not be in heaven
00:45:30.85\00:45:35.04
and in the new
earth? Oh! Here are some
00:45:35.07\00:45:37.88
beautiful news, "God
will wipe away every tear
00:45:37.91\00:45:41.91
from their eyes; there
will be no more sorrow,
00:45:41.94\00:45:46.19
there will be no more crying,
00:45:46.22\00:45:48.11
there will no more
pain." You don't ever have
00:45:48.14\00:45:51.68
to worry about
falling down and skinning
00:45:51.71\00:45:54.01
your knee or breaking the bone,
00:45:54.04\00:45:56.33
or having an
accident because some angel
00:45:56.36\00:45:58.04
forgot to put his turn
signal on and they ran into you.
00:45:58.07\00:46:00.67
You won't have to
worry about that in heaven
00:46:00.70\00:46:03.12
because God spirit
and his angels watch over
00:46:03.15\00:46:06.50
everything that happens.
And it will be able to lay
00:46:06.53\00:46:09.37
down and the woods
and not be afraid to have
00:46:09.40\00:46:12.28
peace all the
time and never worry.
00:46:12.31\00:46:14.69
Your future will be
secure, not for one day
00:46:14.72\00:46:17.78
or two days, but you
will know that a million
00:46:17.81\00:46:20.60
years from now, you
have nothing to worry about.
00:46:20.63\00:46:23.72
Can you imagine
what that would be like,
00:46:23.75\00:46:25.68
to know that everyday
is gonna be better than
00:46:25.71\00:46:27.92
the day before, and
it's gonna be keep getting
00:46:27.95\00:46:29.93
better and better and
better all through eternity.
00:46:29.96\00:46:32.30
The Bible says that it's
gonna be place of purity.
00:46:32.33\00:46:36.08
"There shall by no
means enter into it
00:46:36.11\00:46:39.25
anything that defiles
or causes an abomination
00:46:39.28\00:46:43.31
or a lie." Everything
and everyone in heaven
00:46:43.34\00:46:46.47
is going to be perfect
and pure, that's why we need
00:46:46.50\00:46:50.87
to ask Jesus now
to wash away our sins,
00:46:50.90\00:46:54.08
to purify our minds
and we need to cooperate
00:46:54.11\00:46:57.72
with Jesus. The Bible
says, "Blessed are the pure
00:46:57.75\00:47:01.29
in heart for
they shall see God."
00:47:01.32\00:47:05.45
That's the rest
of that be attitude.
00:47:05.48\00:47:07.03
Would you like to
see God face to face?
00:47:07.06\00:47:08.91
Yes. He wants to
purify your hearts.
00:47:08.94\00:47:11.55
How are some ways
that you could help Jesus?
00:47:11.58\00:47:14.56
Well, maybe there
some games you know are
00:47:14.59\00:47:17.40
not from the
Lord you are playing.
00:47:17.43\00:47:18.92
It could be
electronic or otherwise
00:47:18.95\00:47:21.13
or music you are listening to,
00:47:21.16\00:47:22.53
or friends that just
to not a good influence,
00:47:22.56\00:47:25.84
anything you can do to
help you be more like Jesus.
00:47:25.87\00:47:29.08
You want to
keep your eyes on him
00:47:29.11\00:47:30.79
because as you run
towards you become like him.
00:47:30.82\00:47:34.16
He is your goal, that's
the key you keep your eyes
00:47:34.19\00:47:38.07
on Jesus when you win the race.
00:47:38.10\00:47:39.63
I heard a story one
time about three boys walking
00:47:39.66\00:47:42.61
home from school.
It was a snowy day,
00:47:42.64\00:47:45.61
and they began to squabble
and fight with each other,
00:47:45.64\00:47:48.27
and there was a man
that was passing the boys
00:47:48.30\00:47:51.43
and he saw, they just
needed a little bit of activity.
00:47:51.46\00:47:53.84
Said, you boys want
something to do? He said,
00:47:53.87\00:47:56.27
why don't have a race?
Now, you have race with
00:47:56.30\00:47:58.84
each other. Show you
who is better. He said,
00:47:58.87\00:48:01.02
now this is a
different kind of race.
00:48:01.05\00:48:02.28
So, I'm gonna stand on
the other side of field
00:48:02.31\00:48:05.33
and there was pure
snow all across the field,
00:48:05.36\00:48:08.16
nobody had stepped on
it yet. Said, when I count
00:48:08.19\00:48:11.58
for three you start to
run. Whoever gets to me first,
00:48:11.61\00:48:15.45
keep listening, whoever
gets to me first with the
00:48:15.48\00:48:19.05
straightest
tracks in the snow wins.
00:48:19.08\00:48:21.86
So, the man went to the
other side of the field,
00:48:23.30\00:48:25.22
and he said on
your mark get said go,
00:48:25.25\00:48:26.96
and they took off
running. And one of the boys,
00:48:26.99\00:48:29.99
as he ran he kept
looking at the tracks of
00:48:30.02\00:48:32.22
his friends
wondered how they were doing,
00:48:32.25\00:48:33.75
but every time he
turned to look at their tracks,
00:48:33.78\00:48:35.49
he didn't realize he
was zigging and zagging.
00:48:35.52\00:48:37.96
And then the other
boy as he is running
00:48:37.99\00:48:40.45
he kept look at his over
shoulder on his own tracks,
00:48:40.48\00:48:42.60
but you can't do
that without turning,
00:48:42.63\00:48:44.58
you ever tried look
behind you on a bicycle
00:48:44.61\00:48:47.04
and ride on a
straight line, you can't do it.
00:48:47.07\00:48:49.99
And every time
you look behind you,
00:48:50.02\00:48:52.65
you will start to
turn. Yeah. The third boy
00:48:52.68\00:48:55.01
you know, he did. He
put his eyes on the man,
00:48:55.04\00:48:58.11
he didn't look behind
them, he didn't look at
00:48:58.14\00:49:00.94
his friends, he
fixed his eyes on the man
00:49:00.97\00:49:03.68
and he ran straight towards him.
00:49:03.71\00:49:05.40
And his tracks
were straight and he got
00:49:05.43\00:49:07.18
there the fastest.
You know, what the key
00:49:07.21\00:49:09.41
is to winning the race in life?
00:49:09.44\00:49:11.04
The Bible says in
Hebrews chapter 12,
00:49:11.07\00:49:13.86
"Fix your eyes on
Jesus, look at him everyday,
00:49:13.89\00:49:18.23
talk to him everyday,
it's like a photographic
00:49:18.26\00:49:21.28
plate on your soul.
Now a picture gets on a
00:49:21.31\00:49:23.88
either digital or
any camera. Its sees
00:49:23.91\00:49:26.97
the image and it's imprinted.
The more that you keep
00:49:27.00\00:49:30.26
your eyes on Jesus, you
start becoming like him.
00:49:30.29\00:49:32.80
So, anything you
are watching, you are
00:49:32.83\00:49:35.83
watching the
wrong kind of programs,
00:49:35.86\00:49:37.51
thinks you are
listening to. Even the food you
00:49:37.54\00:49:40.91
eat can affects what
you become like they say,
00:49:40.94\00:49:43.28
you are what you
eat? You wonder want to be
00:49:43.31\00:49:45.92
gummy worms, would
you? No. So, you fix
00:49:45.95\00:49:49.01
your eyes on
Jesus and you begun to
00:49:49.04\00:49:50.95
become like him. Number nine,
00:49:50.98\00:49:53.33
does Jesus want me
there? And how can I
00:49:53.36\00:49:57.17
be ready? Does Jesus
want you in that kingdom
00:49:57.20\00:49:59.89
friends? He says, I've
gone to prepare a place
00:49:59.92\00:50:03.02
for you. He wants
you in that kingdom,
00:50:03.05\00:50:05.62
so much that he paid
his whole life for you
00:50:05.65\00:50:08.33
to be there. You know, in
Phoenix, Arizona they have
00:50:08.36\00:50:12.36
got this mansion
called the McCune mansion
00:50:12.39\00:50:15.21
and Walker McCune
build this beautiful mansion
00:50:15.24\00:50:18.88
for his young bride
because he loved her so much,
00:50:18.91\00:50:21.12
they got a swimming pool
with had a private theater,
00:50:21.15\00:50:23.67
it had a ballroom,
it had a beauty salon,
00:50:23.70\00:50:26.64
it had a tennis court,
it just that everything
00:50:26.67\00:50:30.08
50,000 square feet
or something like this
00:50:30.11\00:50:32.71
beautiful mansion
after he build at all spend
00:50:32.74\00:50:35.43
$25 million. She said, I
don't like it, I don't think
00:50:35.46\00:50:38.48
I want to live
there, she never moved in.
00:50:38.51\00:50:40.98
Don't you know that
must have broken his heart?
00:50:41.01\00:50:43.47
How do you think
Jesus feels, when he says,
00:50:43.50\00:50:46.05
I've gone to
prepare a place for you.
00:50:46.08\00:50:47.92
And we are so busy
where the things of the world
00:50:47.95\00:50:50.71
that we don't wanna
get ready for his mansion.
00:50:50.74\00:50:53.21
That he has prepared.
Don't you wanna live in
00:50:53.24\00:50:56.00
that beautiful mansion
that Jesus has prepared.
00:50:56.03\00:50:58.35
Amen. You know, this
world is a strange land,
00:50:58.38\00:51:01.30
there is a devil here,
there is we are going on.
00:51:01.33\00:51:03.16
And the only way to
get to the kingdom is to
00:51:03.19\00:51:06.14
fix our eyes on Jesus. To
go on that amazing adventure
00:51:06.17\00:51:09.18
towards him. I heard
about a little Colly,
00:51:09.21\00:51:13.00
little Colly named
Clancy. Family had him since
00:51:13.03\00:51:16.81
he was born till
he was six months old,
00:51:16.84\00:51:19.05
but then they had
them move from Buffalo,
00:51:19.08\00:51:20.79
New York to Michigan,
City Indiana, about 500 miles
00:51:20.82\00:51:24.66
and they couldn't
take him to the new home.
00:51:24.69\00:51:26.88
So, they left him
with some neighbors,
00:51:26.91\00:51:28.31
but Clancy didn't
know the neighbors
00:51:28.34\00:51:30.25
and he had been
with his family who life
00:51:30.28\00:51:31.89
and he missed them desperately.
00:51:31.92\00:51:33.51
He took off and ran
away first chance he got.
00:51:33.54\00:51:36.43
Six months later, the
family heard scratching
00:51:36.46\00:51:41.32
at the door at
Michigan City, Indiana, they
00:51:41.35\00:51:43.72
opened the door
and there was Clancy.
00:51:43.75\00:51:46.30
A little skinny, his
paws were a little worn,
00:51:46.33\00:51:49.74
but he was so
happy when he saw them,
00:51:49.77\00:51:52.61
and they were so
shocked to see Clancy.
00:51:52.64\00:51:54.56
It's a true story,
went 500 miles that puppy,
00:51:54.59\00:51:57.35
they don't know how
he did it? He must have
00:51:57.38\00:52:00.04
had some amazing
adventure, but all he
00:52:00.07\00:52:02.26
could think about
was getting back home.
00:52:02.29\00:52:04.26
And he went inside
their house, he went right
00:52:04.29\00:52:06.24
passed them and he
saw his favorite rug,
00:52:06.27\00:52:07.93
and he curled up on
the rug, took a deep sigh,
00:52:07.96\00:52:11.59
and went to sleep.
He had some adventure;
00:52:11.62\00:52:14.39
do you want to be
with Jesus in his home?
00:52:14.42\00:52:17.32
Yeah. He wants you
there, but you have
00:52:17.35\00:52:19.49
got to make a
decision to come to him.
00:52:19.52\00:52:21.41
How many of you would
you like to say tonight,
00:52:21.44\00:52:23.99
that you wanna put Jesus first?
00:52:24.02\00:52:26.32
Do you wanna
follow him and trust him
00:52:27.51\00:52:29.39
and get to that golden kingdom?
00:52:29.42\00:52:30.83
Matter of fact, I
wanna have special prayer
00:52:32.27\00:52:33.79
with you, and all
of our friends we have
00:52:33.82\00:52:35.65
made a lot of friends
around the world watching.
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Let's stand together
and I wanna have a prayer.
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The Bible says, "Jesus
stands at the door knocks
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and he wants to come
in." Would you like for
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him to come in?
Let's all close our eyes,
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bow ours heads
those who are watching,
00:52:50.98\00:52:52.71
I want to pray with
you. Father in heaven,
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we are so excited
when we think about the
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kingdom of gold that
you prepared those mansions,
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all of the wonders
and the glories of heaven.
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Lord we want to be there.
Work miracles in the lives
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of each of these
young people, here and those
00:53:09.03\00:53:11.13
who are watching,
help them to know what they
00:53:11.16\00:53:13.57
can do they can lay
aside any weights that prevent
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them from running that
race and being in your kingdom.
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Pour out your Spirit in
each heart and each family
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and help us ready for
that amazing adventure,
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we ask in Jesus
name, amen. I want you to
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remain standing, we
are gonna sing our theme
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song together one more
time. How many have you
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have caught
yourselves singing this, kind of
00:53:34.08\00:53:36.56
hymning it a little
bit catchy isn't it.
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I want to invite our singers up,
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and those who are
watching lets stand.
00:53:39.51\00:53:41.46
Life is an
adventure Following the King
00:53:48.79\00:53:53.64
Everyday with Jesus
Makes us want to sing
00:53:53.67\00:53:58.63
Walking in the
Spirit He will lead the way
00:53:58.66\00:54:04.15
With His word to guide
us Glowing deep inside us
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Nothing can divide
us Following the King.
00:54:09.34\00:54:16.09
Life is an
adventure Following the King
00:54:16.12\00:54:21.21
Everyday with Jesus
Makes us want to sing
00:54:21.24\00:54:26.46
Conquering with
kindness Everywhere we go
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Voices we are
raising Jesus we are praising
00:54:31.54\00:54:36.95
Life is so
amazing Following the King
00:54:36.98\00:54:42.31
Life is so amazing
Following the King.
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Let me hear you all say, amen.
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So, our friends can
hear around the country,
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amen. Amen, are you
gonna serve Jesus first?
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Yes, yes. Can you give
your heart, amen? Amen.
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You too friends
who are watching.
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For more
information you need to follow
00:55:04.21\00:55:05.88
up with this series
amazingfactskids.org,
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God bless you.
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