>> Adventist Medical Evangelism
network motivates trains and
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equips health professionals
to share price with their
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patients. In his presence, we
and our patients find rest home
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and powerful healing. Take hold
of God's promised, abided his
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presence and
experience the surrender
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to faithfully
minister as he did.
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>> Good morning,
everyone. And happy South.
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Welcome to our and then 2023
south of school. And back to
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welcome each of you who are
here in person as well as those
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who are watching us live
online. And I'd like us to open
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with the word of prayer
this morning. If you value has a
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funny
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define and haven't. Thank you
so much for bringing us through
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this past weekend for
the opportunity to be here
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together. We're shipping you
and praising you. I pray that
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as we go through our side,
the school program this morning
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that you speak to our hearts up
to the participants and that we
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would grow close. It's you
and your presence this morning.
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We previous
things inches name in.
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>> A part of the and the
leadership team as a result of
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many years mentorship in this
organization. I came in as a
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dental student and have
continued to attend the yearly
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conferences and involved
in various ways throughout the
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years. I believe in Mission Bay
Men that is to hasten justice
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returned by and using that
a club Angeles a as a way of
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sharing the good news
with patients and colleagues.
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And I find much
inspiration and I don't I.
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>> One of the stories that
I wish there was a show tents
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behind me to a normal
with the same pitches.
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>> And that has impacted the
way that I practice on a daily
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basis by and the mining and
goal of health care providers,
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not just a physical healing.
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>> But to provide spiritual
care as long I've been inspired
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channel.
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>> Also the host for as
you possibly need to pay with
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patients to delve deeper
into what special concerns they
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have.
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I left concerns
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and you'll be able to represent
us and not just providing
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excellent care.
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>> So and then impacts people
in many different ways. And one
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of the things we like to
highlight at the conference is
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how coming to the conference
or perhaps even watching the
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conference virtually can impact
and change someone's life.
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This morning, we're going to
have a progress note by Doctor
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Andrew Martin who watched the
conference virtually last year
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and had a life
changing experience.
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>> Good morning in South.
Happy Saturday to every one of
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you.
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It's my privilege to share
what God has done in my life.
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And like
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he just said, I I'm a pediatric
intensive missed and I did my
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training in Detroit, Michigan.
And if you don't know that
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area, there's actually a lot
of a Middle Eastern, huge Middle
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Eastern population there.
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I did finished my training
there. I worked for 2 years and
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then got called me and my
husband to Long Island, New
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York, where I currently work
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last year, I couldn't attend
a man conference but has been a
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night. Could listening was
not too many of those percent
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Haitians online. And I
really enjoyed all of them.
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But one of the ones that really
caught my attention was about
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the one that doctor Marek Lopez
did. He is also a pediatric
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intensive. This
team Works Loma Linda
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and he talked a lot about high
to minister to the patients in
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the critical care unit,
but also how to do a spiritual
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history.
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So empowered by that
information. I started to pray
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and ask I'd how could I be
of not only help, but how can I
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share God's love to the
people and I'm praying about it.
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I started to remember that
I had been invited to give a
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presentation in Detroit to
that pediatric Felos and Tess.
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I said many of the fellows are
not Christian in many of them
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actually are Muslim. And I knew
the population that was going
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to give the talk and I
continue to pray about it.
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And it was a presentation I
had already given. It was about
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equity in the
pediatric medical profession.
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And I started to remember
we're just a picture of the Good
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Samaritan statue at
Loma Linda came to my mind
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and I prayed about it and I
decide I'm going to share that
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story. So as I percent ID
during that hour, at the end of
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the percent Haitian,
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I put the picture of that and
Good Samaritan statue told them
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where this story
story was located in Luke 10
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and I told him the story and
I told them what is the meaning
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of it was at the
end of the presentation,
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I prayed about
it and I moved on.
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And then shortly afterwards,
one of my very good friends
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contacted me and asked me
if I could be I could help with
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program that they were doing
in Ohio in Dayton, Ohio, to the
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different Spanish churches.
They old all these different
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teenagers, girls and they were
going to do a special program
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for them and they're going to
have different booths. And one
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of them was going to be about
sexuality and not knowing who
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to contact and helped talk
about that subject. She said,
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oh, my friend is a
pediatrician and she could help.
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So I agree. And I spent a
considerable amount of time
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making slight combining
what the Bible says about love
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relationships and sexuality.
And I combined it with sexual
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health.
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The presentation went
well and after I finished that,
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I was surprised one of the
church member said I attend in
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Long Island, New York
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invited me to pre cent
topic about the sexual health.
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But how can we pre cent
this subject to the Hispanic
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population of faith in
the people in Long Island?
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I agree to do that. And I
prayed quite a lot about it.
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And I started to remember about
what Doctor Lopez had mentioned
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in the previous Amen Conference.
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So I pulled a craft some of
the information that he said.
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I grab some of the information
that Loma Linda had about doing
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a spiritual, a essentially
a history. And I decided to
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incorporate into my talk
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and I went in it. Explain to
them how important faith is for
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anyone and how faith has
positive consequences are not
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consequences but positive
health benefits to anyone and
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we instead of shutting down and
people's fates should up lift
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them. The conference was aimed
towards health professionals
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and they were the ones who
were providing how help to the
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community, Hispanic community
of faith there. And so I told
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them about how faith is
important and how we should up
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lift that.
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And then I also shared some
Bible verses about sexuality
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and waste. We can approach
those conversations to people.
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I was shocked people actually
like to the presentation.
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You know that this is the
tricky conversation. Sometimes
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said I prayed quite a lot
about it. The people who have
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presented ahead of me.
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>> We're essentially a and
woman who were Catholics and
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they would go from church to
church talking about the topic
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of sexuality. And after I
finished that presentation,
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they approached me and they
were very thankful that I had
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shared that the information and
they really liked the way that
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I approached the subject and
I per 8 o Lord, I hope and pray
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that this may be helpful for
them so that they can when they
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speak to their to the other
churches and these churches
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were of different Christian,
they might not get nominations.
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And I pray that somehow
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could change a little bit
of their the way that they for
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case that conversation
into a more biblical sound way
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after that common friends to
the person who had invited me
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to give it was very happy
and told me that's exactly the
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presentation I
wanted you to give.
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And somehow I realize that, you
know, ultimately we are here us
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a community and we're all God's
community and the people who
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have presented at a man
in the past and even now
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how they impacted me. And then
I was able to with God's help
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access to the calling and
the bold and speak to these
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communities who we're either
struggling or didn't know Jesus
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at all. I could share some
of this information with them.
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And I also thought of my friend
and that I've been to this
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church is that we're trying to
gather all these girls together
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for this talk about sexuality.
But I did. And then this lady
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at my church who had invited
me and she specifically I wanted
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somebody to speak about
biblical account information
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for health
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and I praise God that God had
used it free one in their own
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capacity in their own work
environment to try to bring you
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to the community more than all
sound fake and joy and hope to
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the community. And I prey
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after that. I completed that
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the promise and I say a 51 11
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and I read from the new King,
James birth and social. My word
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be that goes with from my mouth
is shown not return to me for
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Wade, but he shied complex.
What I please initial prosper
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in the thing
for which I sent it.
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>> As Christians, we're
given the mission of sharing the
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gospel to every nation to find
opportunities, to inspire with
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hope and healing. But how do
we bridge the gap between the
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physical and spiritual
in a world that's becoming
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increasingly secular
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in seeking cutting edge medical
advice on how to treat disease
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and live healthy. Many often
completely ignore the spiritual
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component, which is essential.
To wholesome live at a man we
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believe in changing that
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a man stands for Adventist
Medical Evangelism network.
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And our goal is to continue
Christ's method of medical
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evangelism by combining
physical and spiritual healing.
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And now we've embarked on a
new project in this endeavor to
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produce multiple short
videos that connect the latest
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scientific medical knowledge
with spiritual education,
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showing how directly impacts
are health. These short videos
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will educate the viewer on
cutting edge health advice and
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inspire them to connect with
God on their journey to a more
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abundant life, the videos
will cover a variety of relevant
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topics such as cancer.
The effects of forgiveness got
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health and more with each video
ranging only 5 to 20 minutes in
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length. They are perfect
for playing in a medical office
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waiting room instead of wasting
time in the waiting room.
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Scrolling social media patients
can now receive life changing
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health advice that also points
them to Christ. Along with the
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videos we've created reference
cards featuring QR codes
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linking to each video.
Providers can use these cards
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to prescribe specific videos to
patients or they can be used by
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anyone is witnessing tool to
share with family friends and
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colleagues. The video series
will be released in sets of 13,
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which makes them excellent
for using his health spotlights
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near local church for a quarter
or 2, including Evangelistic
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series. These videos are a game
changer because they connect
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spiritual and physical
well-being in a short appealing
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way to give scientific
credibility to God's laws of
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health and point people to
him as the source of life and
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healing.
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>> Good morning and happy 7th.
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So if you've been here for
at least the last day or 2,
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you've seen examples of our
men waiting room videos, he's
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healthy, Dios a
trailer which you just saw
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and the purpose. The reason
why we developed these videos is
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because we realize that there
is a missed opportunity for
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witnessing oftentimes
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when patients are waiting
in clinicians waiting rooms and
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they sit there and they
squander that time either on
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their phones or watching media,
that's not very helpful to
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them.
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So we decided that if we
created a series of videos that
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can educate them regarding
an important topic of health and
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also embedded within it,
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an argument for the importance
of spiritual health has a valid
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dimension of overall health,
that this would open people's
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hearts to talking about
spiritual things with their
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providers.
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We're happy to say that we
have partner with its eye, an
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amazing facts in their leaves
of autumn project where they're
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going to be creating various
cards with QR codes that link
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to videos on certain topics and
these men waiting room videos,
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we'd it will be a part of that.
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In addition to that, we will
also be releasing our own card
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deck. That prescribers can hand
down as prescriptions in clinic
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to say, you know, you struggle
in this area of your life,
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this is my recommendation to
you and also watch this video
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and hand him a cart. So please
keep this project in prayer and
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to stay tuned for more
information about how you can
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gain access to these videos
and use him in your practice as
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well. Thank you.
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>> Next, we'll be having the
samba school. I'm discussion,
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which will be led this morning
by Pastor Mark Family, who's
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assistant to the General
Conference, president and West,
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the White. He's a third-year
medical student at Loma Linda
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University. Like to
invite the not at this time.
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We're absolutely
delighted to share.
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>> The 7 school lesson in his
presence has little bit about 7
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school this morning,
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Wesson, I west as a medical
student. What year you invest
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less a 30 minute was the
3rd year medical student for
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through those first 2 very
challenging years. So I love
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working with physicians
and medical students. Dentists,
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particularly in dialogue in
Sabha school will spend about
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15 minutes. Take a look at
the lesson. After that. We will
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divide this group into small
groups will tell you exactly
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where to go. We've got tables
prepared in the back in one of
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our classrooms will be
questions on your table
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that relate to the
7 school lesson today.
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If you do not have the second
school, some book that will
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provide some extras for you.
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After 30 minutes of discussion
in our small groups, you'll
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come back into this room and
west and you and I can kind of
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tie to lessen together.
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Our title is in his presence.
This has been the theme
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of our conference this weekend.
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When you think about in his
presence, Jesus, Ali, of that
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in the presence of God,
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day by day moment by moment,
saturated his mind with the
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thought with thoughts of
eternity filled his mind with
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the word of God was
guided by the Holy Spirit,
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the gospel that reveals the
presence of Christ more than
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any other is the gospel of Luke
know if you have your Bible and
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I hope you do, please take
it and turned to Luke the first
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chapter,
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Luke Chapter one.
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And there's an interesting
introduction in Luke One that
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we sometimes miss.
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Do you remember food
for the Gospel of Luke was
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written, too?
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The Gospel of Luke was written
to see off of this. We find
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that in Luke
Chapter one verse 3.
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It seemed good to me.
Also having had perfect
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understanding of all things
from the very first to write to
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you and orderly account,
most excellent sea off of this.
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What this the awful this
mean. It comes from 2 words feel
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meaning God Soleil meeting.
Love, Sophie, awful. This is a
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lover of God. So what's the
purpose of the book of Luke?
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A physician
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rights to see off a less
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about loving God. So the great
scheme of the fluke is how to
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live in the presence of
gaunt, how to develop a personal
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relationship with God.
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Now we find that
in Christ's life,
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Luke spoke more than any other
gospel of the prayer life of
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Jesus.
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In fact, Luke spoke about she
says prayer life, 10 separate
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times as we look at the less
and less that we are studying.
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We talk in that first question
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about 3 instances in the per
life of Jesus. One in Luke 4,
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1, in Luke 5, 1, in Luke 6.
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Tell us a little bit about it.
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Your impressions as you've read
those passages. How is the Holy
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Spirit impacted your mind
as you look at the pro life of
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Jesus?
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>> Yes, thank you. I was
looking at the diverse in Luke
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Chapter 4, verse 14, one 14
specifically in 2 points came
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to my mind. The first one
was this in crisis communication
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with the father and his
relationship in prayer. It was
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a two-way communication.
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Now only he speak to his father
having him pray. But he also
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was led by the impressions in
the how are the Holy spirit in
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those first we see him
being led by the spirit into the
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wilderness. Listen to the voice
of God and then be empowered to
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come out and experience to
share with others. That's the
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first thing. The second thing
I see in verse fined up to 5
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specifically is
that Christ received
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power for service
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as he went out to serve in
the community as well, to heal,
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to preach and teach people.
He retreated back oftentimes to
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a quiet place of prayer to
receive strength to able him to
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continue serving.
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>> You know, as I look at
a good chapter for kind of
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picking up Adrian brother
West and what you have said as I
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look at Chapter 4 verse one,
if you have your Bible, take a
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look at look for first one.
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It's a little strange text when
you look at it at the beginning
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and you don't
place it in context.
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It says then Jesus being
filled with the Holy Spirit
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returned from the Jordan
sits right after his baptism
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and was led by the
spirit into the wilderness.
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Why with the Holy Spirit lead
Jesus into the wilderness to be
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tempted,
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DeJesus,
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consciously and voluntarily
go into the wilderness to be
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tempted. The place
himself on Satan's ground.
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Absolutely not.
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Jesus went into the wilderness
not to be tempted by the devil.
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He went there to be alone with
God to live in the presence of
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God to prepare for his
ministry. And then now Ellen
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White makes quite a
fascinating statement on that
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that I picked up after we
prepared the lesson, but I
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think it's really meaningful.
It's in the little book,
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the story of Jesus page.
43, it says in going into the
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wilderness, Jesus was led by
the spirit of God. He did not
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invite temptation. He
wanted to be alone that he might
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contemplate his mission and
his work by prayer and fasting.
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He was to brace himself
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for the bloodstain
half. He was to travel.
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So Christ went into the
wilderness not to be tempted by
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the devil.
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He was beginning his mission.
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He went into the
wilderness to be alone.
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And it's in those moments
of alone us that we prepare for
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mission
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as a busy medical professional
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spending that time
with God in the morning
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living in the presence of God
prepares us for the challenges,
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the difficulties, the
problems that will face that day
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is a life as a medical student.
You have a lot of time on your
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hand. Oh, yeah. A lot of time
that you spend a lot of time in
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this warm California weather in
the Jacuzzi and you're able to
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get out. Enjoy life, play some
golf and oh, yeah, it's pretty.
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Yeah. Yeah. West practically,
how do you as a busy medical
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student ever have enough
time for your devotion, Ys?
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>> It's a challenge, honestly.
And what I say is I I always
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seek to consecrate myself to God
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every single morning
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spend time in prayer and in
the scriptures. But I have to be
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honest is not as much time they
spent before medical school.
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But one thing that this lesson
is help me to to identify is
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that no matter how much
time I still got in the morning,
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I can remember he's with
me throughout the entire day.
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I can be in prayer. He
communicate with him. Listen to
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his voice all throughout the
day. So my devotional time yes
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happens in the morning. I spend
time with him in the morning by
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I only see to remember that
no matter what I'm doing is I
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walked the hospital, walked
to the clinics, walk-in the
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classrooms
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that God is with me and I
can talk to him at a time of the
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day.
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>> You know, let me show you
something that's meaningful in
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my own life. My life tends
to be busy. I have a YouTube
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channel with 220,000
subscribers. We have to produce
00:24:46.15\00:24:50.45
new programs every week. I
have a separate school lesson
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that I produce every
week. 4, our channel and for the
00:24:53.42\00:24:56.62
general conference constantly
writing. We now have a daily
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radio program Monday to Friday
across North America. So life
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is busy. And here is something
that I found helpful when I go
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to bed at night,
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I put my Bible and a little
stand next to my bed is when I
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get up in the morning
before I get out of bed, I get 2
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pillows, brace myself in bed
and read 3 to 4 chapters of the
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Bible and every morning
religiously, a man and going
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through, you know, I started
the year by determining to read
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the New Testament through on
a monthly basis. Now, I can say
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that the chief that every
month, but that's one of the
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projects. Last week I was
working through Roman's ruins
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4, 5, 6, 7, What I have found
in my own life is that if I get
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out of bed
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and I begin looking at
something called a cell phone,
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no, I know you may be too
little too young to know what a
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cell phone is. But the
U.S. older folk, you know, with
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digital technology has yes.
Haha. So if I get out a bit and
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start looking at my cell phone,
I will see those 15, 20 e-mails
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that came in the night before.
I will see them text messages.
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So for me personally,
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no, I don't fall asleep,
but I do this but went up for me
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personally when I
wake up in the morning.
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Best thing for me to do is
prop those pillows in the back.
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And if I if I'm in a hurry, I
see my Bible. That's right next
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to me. And so I can live in the
presence of God in that quiet
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moment in the morning, which
makes all the difference for me
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personally, I'm in our lesson.
We defied it up into 3 sections
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first living in
the presence of God.
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Then as you go down to
about question number 4, we talk
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about surrender
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surrendered to God's presence.
That's the word surrender is
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kind of a vague word. What does
it mean to you as you look at
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the biblical concept of
surrender? What does that mean?
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Yes, very good question.
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>> And I think to me it means
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doing that, which God has
told you to do individually,
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especially when it's
difficult and illustrate that
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me going to medical school
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is in my mind, a
picture of surrender.
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I've been in ministry for
several years and has excess in
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the low had led.
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I discovered the
power of medical evangelism.
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I was like this has to be
what I do the rest of my life.
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A man I thought I need to get
us a physician to come and join
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our team and work
with us on a daily basis.
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Now it's hard to find and
was finally convicted me West.
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I want you to go
back to medical school.
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I don't know. How could
that possibly be? It's got a 10
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years of of of training
in time and extra school. And
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but over the course
of a year and a half,
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I'm going back and
forth and back and forth.
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I said, Lord, I know for
sure if this we're going to do
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thanks to
Westies I want you to do.
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I said Lord that we want to
do dropping everything and go
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forward. Even though I don't
really want to argue that I was
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going to be difficult going
to do what you call me to do.
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>> You know,
that is a tremendous
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illustration
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of being torn. You're pulled
one way. Then you put the other
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way and then you sense
the will of God, you sense the
00:28:28.47\00:28:33.64
convicting will got somebody
someone's how do I know the
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will of God
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reading God's word
00:28:38.18\00:28:40.52
listening to God's
voice, getting wise counsel and
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watching the
providence is of God.
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I think one of the best
examples in the Bible of
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surrender is Jesus in
Gethsemane. So let's go to
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that, Matthew. 26 and I'm going
to have you read it for us,
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Wes Matthew Chapter. TWENTY-SIX.
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And this is an example,
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I think of surrender. And we
can discuss a little bit about
00:29:04.54\00:29:08.51
the meaning of surrender
and the deeper meaning,
00:29:08.51\00:29:11.58
Matthew, the 26th chapter
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and to let you the down read
first, 39, Matthew. 26 verse.
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39, OK?
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>> And he well, a little
further. And Phil on his face
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and prayed saying
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my father,
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if it is possible, let this
cup pass from me. Nevertheless,
00:29:28.50\00:29:33.44
not as I will, but as that.
And then again, in first 42
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and you went away again and
a second time and prayed saying
00:29:39.61\00:29:42.94
my father, if this cup may
not pass away from me, except I
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drink it, thy will be done.
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>> And then first, 44.
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>> And then he left them and
went away again and prayed the
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3rd time.
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>> Saying the same words.
So notice the things that stand
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out west in that text.
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First Jesus comes to his
father and has a very honest
00:30:04.33\00:30:09.50
discussion with him. So one of
the things about prayer is that
00:30:09.50\00:30:14.04
prayer is not something
that's a ritualistic Formalist
00:30:14.04\00:30:17.58
experienced. It's a
relationship with God.
00:30:17.58\00:30:21.12
As Allan Whyte says Paris
opening your heart to God as a
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friend.
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So in first, 39, we find
my father if it's possible.
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Let's this cup pass from me.
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So the cup,
00:30:32.46\00:30:34.76
the cross Calvary's Mountain
Gold Office. He'll nails
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through his hands a
crown of thorns upon his head.
00:30:39.93\00:30:43.17
But more than physical
suffering bearing the second
00:30:43.17\00:30:46.21
death as he goes to the cross,
the hiding of the father's face
00:30:46.21\00:30:50.58
receiving
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in the condemnation
for the sins of humanity.
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But notice what he says not as
I will, but issue will a man so
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surrender has to do
00:31:01.69\00:31:04.66
with the surrendering or the
giving up of our will for God's
00:31:04.66\00:31:09.40
will. And here's how you know,
you're surrender to God fully.
00:31:09.40\00:31:13.54
If you are willing to give up
the thing you want the most for
00:31:13.54\00:31:18.41
the sake of Christ in his
cause, your fully surrendered.
00:31:18.41\00:31:22.98
But if when God leads in
one direction through the
00:31:22.98\00:31:26.21
convictions of his spirit,
00:31:26.21\00:31:28.58
you fight against God, you
battle against God and you're
00:31:28.58\00:31:32.85
unwilling to give that thing up.
00:31:32.85\00:31:35.12
You know, you're
not fully surrendered.
00:31:35.12\00:31:37.29
A friend of mine preached
a sermon. My mentor and Old
00:31:37.29\00:31:40.60
Adventist preacher in the title
of his sermon was the problem
00:31:40.60\00:31:45.00
that solves all problems.
00:31:45.00\00:31:48.27
The problem that solves all
problems and the problem that
00:31:48.27\00:31:53.14
solves all problems is
the problem of the wheel.
00:31:53.14\00:31:56.34
Because once you surrender,
your will fully to Christ,
00:31:56.34\00:32:00.42
then you don't have to worry.
God points out something in the
00:32:00.42\00:32:02.88
area of diet. You. So my wheels
already surrendered to the
00:32:02.88\00:32:05.12
Lord. I'm yours. Got points
out a certain direction that he
00:32:05.12\00:32:08.66
wants you to go in
life. You say God, I'm already
00:32:08.66\00:32:11.23
surrendered to you, yours.
But if I have to battle God on
00:32:11.23\00:32:15.76
every single point
00:32:15.76\00:32:18.50
they had in my life
will be a constant struggle.
00:32:18.50\00:32:22.77
I noticed as well, a statement
00:32:22.77\00:32:25.61
that Ellen White makes
regarding the will its path
00:32:25.61\00:32:30.78
found on the top of page 9,
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the top of page 9.
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It says the warfare against
self is the greatest battle
00:32:36.08\00:32:40.59
that was ever for it
00:32:40.59\00:32:42.16
yielding of self surrendering.
All to the will of God requires
00:32:42.16\00:32:46.73
a struggle, but the soul must
submit to God before it can be
00:32:46.73\00:32:50.90
renewed. In holiness,
00:32:50.90\00:32:52.93
we live in the presence of
God when we do not have known
00:32:52.93\00:32:57.57
wheeling cherish
sins that we hang on to.
00:32:57.57\00:33:02.51
And then once we make that
surrendered, leads us to the
00:33:02.51\00:33:05.01
greatest joy, which
kind of leads us to our last.
00:33:05.01\00:33:09.25
The question today we're down
there by question 11. The talks
00:33:09.25\00:33:13.66
about living in the presence
of God, a sum 16 0st 5 to 11.
00:33:13.66\00:33:19.03
What you get
out of those versus.
00:33:19.03\00:33:20.96
>> Powerful versus I
mean, incredible versus that
00:33:20.96\00:33:23.57
highlight how much we receive.
We were in the presence of God.
00:33:23.57\00:33:28.50
But I think from my mind
that the most powerful thing,
00:33:28.50\00:33:31.11
there are the positive
statements that he makes an
00:33:31.11\00:33:34.68
inverse 10 11 were says I will.
00:33:34.68\00:33:39.35
I hear that. I know that
God whatever's promised there.
00:33:39.35\00:33:42.92
God will absolutely do.
00:33:42.92\00:33:45.62
If I can know that I shall
the Dow, that I'm doing these
00:33:45.62\00:33:48.59
things. God will provide
the everlasting joy everlasting
00:33:48.59\00:33:52.46
peace assurance
00:33:52.46\00:33:55.03
inheritance in
the kingdom of God.
00:33:55.03\00:33:57.33
I know. I believe that he
will take care that promise and
00:33:57.33\00:34:01.80
believing that
00:34:01.80\00:34:03.37
drives me too.
00:34:03.37\00:34:04.97
>> Service drives me Toby is
drives me to wanting to do at
00:34:04.97\00:34:08.28
exactly what the cause. I love
some 16 11th that would show me
00:34:08.28\00:34:11.81
the path of life.
Invite presence is what
00:34:11.81\00:34:15.72
invite presidents is light
on this joyfulness of joy. We're
00:34:15.72\00:34:21.06
going to decide we up
into our groups. We have simply
00:34:21.06\00:34:25.36
summarized 3 aspects of our
7 school lesson, one living in
00:34:25.36\00:34:29.90
the presence of God by a daily
devotional life to surrendering
00:34:29.90\00:34:34.40
to God's will so that we
will not forfeit his presence.
00:34:34.40\00:34:38.57
And 3, the joy of his presence
in Fy presence is fullness of
00:34:38.57\00:34:43.88
joy.
00:34:43.88\00:34:45.71
We'd like to have groups
of anywhere from 8 to 12.
00:34:45.71\00:34:50.49
You have tables in the back.
00:34:50.49\00:34:52.95
There are tables. If you go
out these stores and go down the
00:34:52.95\00:34:57.29
hall to the right, they'll be
people that will direct you to
00:34:57.29\00:35:00.56
the large classroom
where there are more tables.
00:35:00.56\00:35:04.07
Use this time
00:35:04.07\00:35:06.70
to share together to
review the lesson together
00:35:06.70\00:35:10.34
on your table. There will be
questions that will have liked
00:35:10.34\00:35:15.71
ABC, D E different
00:35:15.71\00:35:18.88
questions for different groups.
Then we'll come back here and
00:35:18.88\00:35:23.49
Wes and I will summarize at
the end of the class and appoint
00:35:23.49\00:35:28.89
somebody has a a group
discussion guide and somebody
00:35:28.89\00:35:33.86
that can share what you have in
your group. If you do not have
00:35:33.86\00:35:38.27
the booklet for 7 school
lessons, then please pick one
00:35:38.27\00:35:44.24
up at the table over there.
And this is the book on the
00:35:44.24\00:35:46.98
lesson today. Let's
praise. We break up our class
00:35:46.98\00:35:50.15
father in heaven. How we
thank you with all of our hearts
00:35:50.15\00:35:54.32
that we can live in the joyous
presence of Christ each day.
00:35:54.32\00:35:59.09
Guide us now in our discussions.
00:35:59.09\00:36:01.46
Help us not
00:36:01.46\00:36:02.99
fritter away this time
00:36:02.99\00:36:05.26
with idle chatter,
00:36:05.26\00:36:06.96
but help us
00:36:06.96\00:36:08.66
not be in the halls
00:36:08.66\00:36:10.67
but in class discussing
the things of the Turnage II on
00:36:10.67\00:36:15.90
this Sabbath morning. And May
we be richly blessed as we get
00:36:15.90\00:36:20.21
insights from others to live
in the presence of God in Jesus
00:36:20.21\00:36:25.71
name. Amen.
00:36:25.71\00:36:27.52
You're dismissed. Will
bring you back in. Probably 25
00:36:27.52\00:36:30.62
minutes. God bless.
00:36:30.62\00:36:32.19
>> So we're going to continue.
Said the school for our viewing
00:36:32.19\00:36:36.39
audience and we're thankful
you're with us before we dig
00:36:36.39\00:36:39.83
into the lesson, I must allow
each one of my friends here,
00:36:39.83\00:36:42.66
didn't it? Just it just
themselves and who you are,
00:36:42.66\00:36:45.37
where you're from. And
and we're going to last.
00:36:45.37\00:36:48.17
>> My name is Laurel Guthrie,
and I'm surgeon. Just finished
00:36:48.17\00:36:52.64
surgical oncology fellowship.
And I've been here in
00:36:52.64\00:36:54.68
California for
the last 11 years.
00:36:54.68\00:36:57.88
My name is Jacqueline ointment,
and I am a geriatric dentists,
00:36:57.88\00:37:02.12
and I also practice
and the Loma Linda area.
00:37:02.12\00:37:06.55
>> My name is Adrian Beta, a
second-year emergency medicine
00:37:06.55\00:37:09.19
resident in Cincinnati.
00:37:09.19\00:37:11.53
>> Wonderful. Thank you
for joining us all here today.
00:37:11.53\00:37:13.73
Our first look at our
first question today. That first
00:37:13.73\00:37:17.60
question is regarding
00:37:17.60\00:37:19.80
our prayer lives and how we
are able to in our busy schedule
00:37:19.80\00:37:24.97
still be able to
maintain a connection with God.
00:37:24.97\00:37:29.61
So we talked a little about
that in the early discussion.
00:37:29.61\00:37:31.98
Pastor feeling myself about
kind of what we do to make that
00:37:31.98\00:37:35.65
time
00:37:35.65\00:37:37.02
with God. How about you guys?
Any any tips and tricks that
00:37:37.02\00:37:39.65
you guys have played in
your lives to maintain a prayer
00:37:39.65\00:37:42.92
life, your busy schedule.
00:37:42.92\00:37:45.59
>> Why stop praying once once
you leave the chamber audience
00:37:49.66\00:37:52.90
with the most high, right?
00:37:52.90\00:37:55.40
I'm actually there's a
couple things that being a
00:37:55.40\00:37:58.01
professional and having not as
much time to myself has kind of
00:37:58.01\00:38:03.78
led me into. And one is some
there's purpose in the morning
00:38:03.78\00:38:07.12
over zoom at 06:00AM. So
I've been able to join those
00:38:07.12\00:38:11.89
sometimes. And sometimes when
I want to have my own time with
00:38:11.89\00:38:14.59
alert, I do that.
00:38:14.59\00:38:17.09
Then one time at work. I
actually for my patients pair
00:38:17.09\00:38:21.36
as well. And so I know that
we you know, we don't have to
00:38:21.36\00:38:24.73
confine the spirit of God in
the spirit of prayer to our our
00:38:24.73\00:38:28.14
room or wherever we do our
worship. But we can walk with
00:38:28.14\00:38:32.14
him and allow him to bless
other people to their prayers.
00:38:32.14\00:38:36.98
And there is some some evidence
that I was going to school.
00:38:36.98\00:38:39.65
There's a paper that was
read to me in my religion class.
00:38:39.65\00:38:43.32
And it said that a lot of
patients actually expect their
00:38:43.32\00:38:46.99
medical professionals to pray
with them as part of a whole
00:38:46.99\00:38:50.49
person care which
greatly surprised me.
00:38:50.49\00:38:53.50
And I thought
00:38:53.50\00:38:55.20
there's a lot of her a lot
of need and bringing Christ into
00:38:55.20\00:38:58.40
the sick room are into
that, you know, dental sweeter
00:38:58.40\00:39:01.34
surgical suite, wherever it
maybe I'm is a way to continue
00:39:01.34\00:39:05.14
being in his presence in prayer.
00:39:05.14\00:39:10.55
>> I can also say something
about that. I think being a in
00:39:10.55\00:39:13.78
residency in training and
then also being and in the work
00:39:13.78\00:39:16.42
environment, it's very hard
to prioritize these things that
00:39:16.42\00:39:20.39
are actually most important.
And one of the ways that I've
00:39:20.39\00:39:23.56
been able to do that is just
making it the first thing in
00:39:23.56\00:39:25.86
the morning.
00:39:25.86\00:39:27.03
Taking that time to spend in
prayer and giving guide the day
00:39:27.03\00:39:31.47
saying, Lord, can you just
organize my day for me? There's
00:39:31.47\00:39:34.64
more things that I have time
to do in my day and I'm going to
00:39:34.64\00:39:38.11
let you organize my day.
00:39:38.11\00:39:40.24
And I have to be so
stressed about hurrying,
00:39:40.24\00:39:43.78
you know, finishing everything
that needs to be done,
00:39:43.78\00:39:46.75
but he can organize. And
he does. It's really, really
00:39:46.75\00:39:49.62
wonderful. And
he's able to do that.
00:39:49.62\00:39:51.59
And I've also I got a couple of
friends that I pray with almost
00:39:51.59\00:39:56.09
every day on kind of a group
call and that support network
00:39:56.09\00:39:59.56
is really powerful.
It's been a huge blessing.
00:39:59.56\00:40:03.20
>> One of the ways that I try
to incorporate prayer, I feel
00:40:03.20\00:40:06.40
like it's at least for now that
it's a habit I wake up in the
00:40:06.40\00:40:09.20
morning. I usually do remember
to pray and how might those
00:40:09.20\00:40:12.17
chance. But as the day goes
along and it gets really busy,
00:40:12.17\00:40:14.88
I think that's when I
use the struggle to like stay
00:40:14.88\00:40:18.01
connected. And one of the ways
that I try to improve that is
00:40:18.01\00:40:22.25
but just having Q throughout
the day, so the commute and I
00:40:22.25\00:40:25.02
try to make it happen as soon
as I get my car, stay with a
00:40:25.02\00:40:27.59
prayer that says they get to
work. I said for there and the
00:40:27.59\00:40:30.66
normally I try to whenever I
stop for lunch by the fight to
00:40:30.66\00:40:33.29
stop for lunch, I try to make
that a time before I eat and
00:40:33.29\00:40:36.70
having just little points
throughout the day that I know
00:40:36.70\00:40:38.70
I'm going to have it kind of is
as the day goes on just to stop
00:40:38.70\00:40:42.47
a little while because when the
day gets really busy, I think
00:40:42.47\00:40:45.11
the last thing that I might
think about that when I have
00:40:45.11\00:40:48.24
Bilton set points that you
pray when you do this, I think
00:40:48.24\00:40:51.18
that's something over time
frame or throughout the day at.
00:40:51.18\00:40:54.42
>> Thank you all for sharing
wonderful tips on what you guys
00:40:54.42\00:40:57.29
do that to make a practical
and keep your prayer life
00:40:57.29\00:41:00.32
consistent. Our look
at question 3 now and this
00:41:00.32\00:41:03.66
question has to do with how
we experience God's presence for
00:41:03.66\00:41:07.36
the power
00:41:07.36\00:41:08.76
of the Holy Spirit. I would
want to be willing to reach for
00:41:08.76\00:41:12.23
me, Lou. Shafter
11 verse 9 to 13,
00:41:12.23\00:41:17.37
Luke Chapter 11, verse 9 to 13.
00:41:17.37\00:41:21.51
Read that. Thank you.
00:41:21.51\00:41:23.04
>> All right, Luke
11, 9 to 13. It says
00:41:23.04\00:41:26.75
so. I say to you ask and it
will be given to you seek and
00:41:26.75\00:41:31.49
you will find
00:41:31.49\00:41:32.82
not. And it will be open to you
00:41:32.82\00:41:35.56
for everyone who asks
receives and he who seeks fines
00:41:35.56\00:41:39.66
and to him who
knocks it will be opened
00:41:39.66\00:41:42.36
if his son asks for bread from
any father among you, will he
00:41:42.36\00:41:45.50
give him a stone or
if he asks for a fish?
00:41:45.50\00:41:49.20
Will he give him a
surfeit instead of a fish
00:41:49.20\00:41:52.07
or if he asks for an egg,
will he offer him a scorpion?
00:41:52.07\00:41:56.01
If you then being evil, know
how to give good gifts to your
00:41:56.01\00:41:59.58
children? How much more will
your heavenly father give the
00:41:59.58\00:42:02.78
holy spirit to
those who ask him?
00:42:02.78\00:42:05.65
>> How the worst? So the
question here is from this
00:42:05.65\00:42:08.89
versus what is the relationship
between prayer, the presence of
00:42:08.89\00:42:13.60
God
00:42:13.60\00:42:14.96
and the Holy Spirit? How have
you guys seen that in your own
00:42:14.96\00:42:18.07
lives, religious between
prayer, the presence of God and
00:42:18.07\00:42:21.37
the Holy Spirit?
00:42:21.37\00:42:24.24
>> Well, reading list this
past a few things come to mind.
00:42:24.24\00:42:27.14
One is about God's promise as
a kind of have much choice over
00:42:27.14\00:42:31.68
the years and thinking about
faith. I realize that faith is
00:42:31.68\00:42:34.22
not just believe in God is
going to do what you've asked
00:42:34.22\00:42:36.99
him to do. But I believe in
God has to do what he said he's
00:42:36.99\00:42:39.29
going to do
00:42:39.29\00:42:40.56
and read this passage. He
makes it clear like if you're
00:42:40.56\00:42:43.06
seeking, you're asking
he's going to come through Bill.
00:42:43.06\00:42:45.16
He's promising. Here is
the Holy Spirit. I think that
00:42:45.16\00:42:48.00
initial connection is when
we pray, we ask God for the Holy
00:42:48.00\00:42:51.47
Spirit we can. We can write
it down and we can we come back
00:42:51.47\00:42:54.37
and it will give
us the Holy Spirit.
00:42:54.37\00:42:56.57
Another thing like that
comes to mind in terms about the
00:42:56.57\00:42:58.34
process of getting the Holy
Spirit in prayer and all that
00:42:58.34\00:43:01.24
is that it uses the word seek
00:43:01.24\00:43:04.45
and speaking as an active wait,
it's different and then waiting
00:43:04.45\00:43:07.78
which is more passive. It's
more active and then looking
00:43:07.78\00:43:10.75
and watching seeking is like
it's it's an active citizen,
00:43:10.75\00:43:14.26
active thing that you have to
to do Dalian and here might be
00:43:14.26\00:43:17.73
that if we see take that time.
We talked with the previous
00:43:17.73\00:43:20.36
question in prayer and making
dedicated time throughout the
00:43:20.36\00:43:23.83
day that seeking action
will not be forgotten by God.
00:43:23.83\00:43:27.17
He will write that
with the Holy Spirit.
00:43:27.17\00:43:30.64
>> I love this Texan. If
you look at though, the previous
00:43:30.64\00:43:32.91
versus to that as we read
them all summarize it quickly,
00:43:32.91\00:43:36.58
though, that the previous tax
talk about the story right of
00:43:36.58\00:43:40.32
this person that goes to a
friend at night or midnight,
00:43:40.32\00:43:42.95
right, asking for a piece of
bread for friend came to visit
00:43:42.95\00:43:45.85
them.
00:43:45.85\00:43:47.49
And at first
00:43:47.49\00:43:49.16
the difference is no,
00:43:49.16\00:43:50.66
I'm not going to give the rent,
00:43:50.66\00:43:52.49
but then the the guys I'm going
to swing around and hang out
00:43:52.49\00:43:56.60
and because of him waiting
and being there, he actually got
00:43:56.60\00:43:59.17
what he received.
00:43:59.17\00:44:00.54
Now, we know the guy doesn't
operate like that. Exactly.
00:44:00.54\00:44:03.14
But think that the illustration
here is really powerful.
00:44:03.14\00:44:05.97
The Bible says in certain
version that he was shameless
00:44:05.97\00:44:08.74
in his action, right? What was
the shamelessness of his action
00:44:08.74\00:44:12.65
was acts shameless?
Well, because he stay there.
00:44:12.65\00:44:17.55
I just think about that in
relation to the presence of got
00:44:17.55\00:44:20.26
we just sit in the presence
of God. We know that we're going
00:44:20.26\00:44:23.99
to receive what
we've asked for him.
00:44:23.99\00:44:26.70
And if we from a name you take
a little longer than we hoped
00:44:26.70\00:44:29.40
for to take, it may not happen,
right? We ask that they remain
00:44:29.40\00:44:33.40
in God's presence. The
blessing to promise will count.
00:44:33.40\00:44:39.37
>> I was just going to share
that. I'm what you mentioned
00:44:39.37\00:44:42.91
about knowing someone sitting
in someone's presence is really
00:44:42.91\00:44:46.65
important because of what
happened to me recently is that
00:44:46.65\00:44:49.52
there was something a friend
of mine needed. And I went to
00:44:49.52\00:44:52.25
another friend of mine, and
I asked them for help. And they
00:44:52.25\00:44:55.62
immediately said yes, and it
was such a blessing. And it got
00:44:55.62\00:45:00.60
me thinking, you know, I had
no hesitation and being bold to
00:45:00.60\00:45:04.37
ask them
00:45:04.37\00:45:05.43
because I knew how kind
and generous their heart was.
00:45:05.43\00:45:09.30
And that's our heavenly
father. And I realize, too that,
00:45:09.30\00:45:12.64
you know, yes, what is the
relationship between prayer,
00:45:12.64\00:45:14.88
the presence of God in
the ministry, the Holy Spirit.
00:45:14.88\00:45:17.35
It's everything I was.
There was a period of my life.
00:45:17.35\00:45:19.95
I was dry dry as a bone and had
nothing left to give because I
00:45:19.95\00:45:23.72
was so taken up by school and
service and all of these things
00:45:23.72\00:45:26.82
with in school.
00:45:26.82\00:45:28.46
But then I realized during a
Christmas break, I said I'm I'm
00:45:28.46\00:45:31.56
broken and empty. I'm
not feeling the way I should.
00:45:31.56\00:45:34.93
And I've got no joy. And I
started reading the history of
00:45:34.93\00:45:37.67
healing and the scriptures and
God showed me I was burned out
00:45:37.67\00:45:42.27
and that I needed to take some
time with him. And I asked for
00:45:42.27\00:45:45.07
his spirit. I said, Lord,
I don't have joy, but you're
00:45:45.07\00:45:46.98
free. Spirit brings joy, please
give me your spirit and heal
00:45:46.98\00:45:50.28
me. And God said, yes, I
will do this and what's more.
00:45:50.28\00:45:53.62
He led me to serve.
Started going to the homeless
00:45:53.62\00:45:56.02
ministries, helping
with different things. Got to
00:45:56.02\00:45:58.89
restore my heart. I was
so happy that quarter and I
00:45:58.89\00:46:01.86
continued my joy. So sometimes
you know that the relationship
00:46:01.86\00:46:05.19
into it between prayer,
presence of God in the holy
00:46:05.19\00:46:07.60
spirit, it's one of the same.
00:46:07.60\00:46:10.33
It's one of the
state and its healing.
00:46:10.33\00:46:13.10
>> That's really powerful.
Asked you misses everything.
00:46:13.10\00:46:15.34
And this is healing is
restoring. It gives us the life
00:46:15.34\00:46:18.84
that we need
00:46:18.84\00:46:20.51
with a powerful thought.
Now, I think about that whole
00:46:20.51\00:46:23.18
thought of how the Holy spirit
powers that the Holy Spirit is
00:46:23.18\00:46:25.58
life. Ali straight brings
healing. I want to touch on
00:46:25.58\00:46:28.52
briefly the idea of surrender
00:46:28.52\00:46:31.29
because you know it all the
fluffy good feelings of like
00:46:31.29\00:46:36.52
joy are great.
But what happens when
00:46:36.52\00:46:39.56
we're asked to do something
that kind of goes against our
00:46:39.56\00:46:42.80
national inclinations. Have
you ever experienced before?
00:46:42.80\00:46:46.70
Tell me about, you know, an
experience or weight with this
00:46:46.70\00:46:48.80
means to the topic of surrender?
00:46:48.80\00:46:52.54
>> Well, one thing that comes
to mind is interacting with
00:46:52.54\00:46:55.54
patients.
00:46:55.54\00:46:56.71
Often we interact with patients
at a time when we're feeling
00:46:56.71\00:47:00.25
really tired
ourselves or hungry or
00:47:00.25\00:47:04.82
a variety of things. I'm just
tired of being around people
00:47:04.82\00:47:08.32
maybe
00:47:08.32\00:47:09.42
and God asks us to continue
to give his compassion to our
00:47:09.42\00:47:15.20
patients and those times
and sometimes he asks us to pray
00:47:15.20\00:47:18.53
with our patients. And in
order to do that, we have to
00:47:18.53\00:47:22.27
surrender our own
thoughts and desires our own
00:47:22.27\00:47:26.31
tiredness, our hunger and allow
the holy spirit to work through
00:47:26.31\00:47:30.58
us to do that service for
patients. And I've had that
00:47:30.58\00:47:34.65
experience myself where
I'm like, Lord, I'm too tired.
00:47:34.65\00:47:36.92
I really need to go eat
something. I don't want to go
00:47:36.92\00:47:38.52
back and talk to this patient.
00:47:38.52\00:47:41.22
Having surrendered like
other family was talking about
00:47:41.22\00:47:43.43
earlier, having that baseline
of everything I am belongs to
00:47:43.43\00:47:47.36
God.
00:47:47.36\00:47:48.43
God is able to use us and
encourage us along that path.
00:47:48.43\00:47:55.04
There was an instance where
00:47:55.04\00:47:59.51
>> I.
00:47:59.51\00:48:00.68
>> Okay. So back and I
didn't are saying for many years
00:48:00.68\00:48:03.35
before moving into the field
of dentistry, which is where I
00:48:03.35\00:48:05.98
felt like God always called me
but moving into that field and
00:48:05.98\00:48:09.62
transitioning, there was
very difficult because I knew
00:48:09.62\00:48:13.49
nursing and got a given me that
ability. And I was going to a
00:48:13.49\00:48:16.99
completely
unknown field where I felt
00:48:16.99\00:48:19.66
so inadequate. Like when
you're new you to feel new.
00:48:19.66\00:48:23.06
And I remember thinking,
God, you've called me out for my
00:48:23.06\00:48:26.43
profession. Just like he
called the disciples from being
00:48:26.43\00:48:29.17
fisherman. They gave up
everything they knew to follow
00:48:29.17\00:48:32.27
you. So I feel like I'm
starting again, too. But I
00:48:32.27\00:48:35.34
realize that surrender doesn't
mean like the squashing your
00:48:35.34\00:48:39.98
desires
00:48:39.98\00:48:41.45
and trampoline on forever
and just being in. It doesn't
00:48:41.45\00:48:43.69
matter and doing what God
wants me to do. The thing is God
00:48:43.69\00:48:46.99
knows what makes you
Happy S and where you work best,
00:48:46.99\00:48:50.06
where you function best.
And when we surrender something
00:48:50.06\00:48:54.03
to the Lord,
00:48:54.03\00:48:55.33
he keeps it safe. Where we send
him our treasure. He can keep
00:48:55.33\00:48:59.63
it where moss still
eat. Thieves don't steal.
00:48:59.63\00:49:03.37
And if we surrender heart's
desires, maybe even you know
00:49:03.37\00:49:06.47
that that that relation
relationship interest, maybe
00:49:06.47\00:49:11.45
that financial problem,
maybe whatever it might be. We
00:49:11.45\00:49:15.55
surrendered to him.
We're not giving it up.
00:49:15.55\00:49:18.52
We're allowing
him to keep it safe.
00:49:18.52\00:49:22.76
>> I think about
surrender, I think about trust
00:49:22.76\00:49:25.89
and how essential it is to
surrender. And I think about
00:49:25.89\00:49:28.40
here in Luke, 22 in first
for the 2 way, Jesus as father,
00:49:28.40\00:49:34.10
if thou be willing to move this
got. So it doesn't request that
00:49:34.10\00:49:37.81
he demonstrates trusts and
says, nevertheless, not my will
00:49:37.81\00:49:41.51
but thine be done. And I don't
think you can say that if you
00:49:41.51\00:49:44.21
don't have trust in the person,
you're saying that you had a
00:49:44.21\00:49:46.41
patient last week in the
men's department who had some
00:49:46.41\00:49:50.19
symptoms, went to doctor Google
and was convinced of us in
00:49:50.19\00:49:52.75
diagnosis and came in a sense
you just for doctors to write
00:49:52.75\00:49:55.79
prescriptions. And so we did
some tests I discussed with us
00:49:55.79\00:49:59.89
like I don't think that's
what you have. Here is why I do
00:49:59.89\00:50:02.60
think you have this and this is
the treatment plan that I would
00:50:02.60\00:50:05.27
recommend.
00:50:05.27\00:50:06.47
And we sat there for a while.
She made her case. But why
00:50:06.47\00:50:08.64
should go said something
different? And we went back and
00:50:08.64\00:50:10.84
forth a little bit at the end,
a total. I really think this is
00:50:10.84\00:50:13.84
the best best best path forward
for your treatment. And she
00:50:13.84\00:50:16.88
stopped for a second.
00:50:16.88\00:50:18.31
She looked and he says,
you know, Doc, I trust you.
00:50:18.31\00:50:21.58
She paused for a second that,
you know, I trust you and she's
00:50:21.58\00:50:24.02
like come one a to do.
00:50:24.02\00:50:25.69
And it was in that moment
that I realized that whatever
00:50:25.69\00:50:28.79
happened next, he would listen
to. She had for my interaction,
00:50:28.79\00:50:32.73
developed a sense of
trust. Even that short moment, I
00:50:32.73\00:50:35.06
thought if you don't have that
trust with it, we're telling
00:50:35.06\00:50:37.50
God, you know, it got really
think this is what I need.
00:50:37.50\00:50:39.93
I need this job and
this promotion, Andy, this
00:50:39.93\00:50:41.94
experience and got a saying,
00:50:41.94\00:50:44.14
I know that's what you
think. I have something else few
00:50:44.14\00:50:46.24
unless we have trust for guide.
It will be hard to surrender.
00:50:46.24\00:50:49.51
All of our our thoughts, all of
our opinions, all of our plans.
00:50:49.51\00:50:53.15
It's hard to surrender that
until we develop that trust.
00:50:53.15\00:50:56.22
>> Amen. And actually a perfect
segue into this next verse.
00:50:56.22\00:51:00.49
I trust rain too much trust in
what got us said. Let's turn to
00:51:00.49\00:51:04.03
John Chapter 15
00:51:04.03\00:51:06.80
and verse 11,
00:51:06.80\00:51:08.93
John 15 and verse 11 and
says they're these things. I've
00:51:08.93\00:51:12.60
spoken on to you
00:51:12.60\00:51:14.64
that in my joy may remain in
the EU and that might your joy,
00:51:14.64\00:51:18.47
maybe 4
00:51:18.47\00:51:19.77
in verse 12 says this is my
commandment that you love one
00:51:19.77\00:51:22.84
another as I loved you. So
00:51:22.84\00:51:25.35
guys promises his joy. He wants
to give it says that we have to
00:51:25.35\00:51:28.55
have a relationship with him
to trust him in order to know
00:51:28.55\00:51:31.92
that, hey, this
is going to actually
00:51:31.92\00:51:33.59
come to pass. So staying on
that that topic of trust and
00:51:33.59\00:51:37.89
believe in a god of said, what
is your experience with that?
00:51:37.89\00:51:41.73
How how have you
learned the trust act
00:51:41.73\00:51:45.03
and to to to rely upon him
when things may not seem like
00:51:45.03\00:51:48.40
they're going?
00:51:48.40\00:51:50.24
>> Well, I guess I can start
00:51:53.48\00:51:57.08
a lot of things that come
to mind about trusting God when
00:51:57.08\00:52:00.65
things are not going
well. And one of the things that
00:52:00.65\00:52:03.72
comes to mind is just talking
about the promises of God and
00:52:03.72\00:52:07.79
really do we believe that what
God says is true. Do we have
00:52:07.79\00:52:11.93
that trust in him to be able
to say, even though I don't feel
00:52:11.93\00:52:17.03
like it's true, this is
what the scripture says. And
00:52:17.03\00:52:20.47
therefore, I'm going to believe
and act upon that. And I mean,
00:52:20.47\00:52:23.77
this verse here saying, you
know, these things I've spoken
00:52:23.77\00:52:26.47
to that you're my joy may
remain in you and that your joy
00:52:26.47\00:52:28.54
may be full. This is an example
of something that what if I'm
00:52:28.54\00:52:31.61
not feeling joyful and do I
trust and believe that what God
00:52:31.61\00:52:35.32
has said is
actually true for me.
00:52:35.32\00:52:37.59
Am I going to believe this
verse and act accordingly and
00:52:37.59\00:52:40.66
say even though I don't feel
joyful, this is God's promise
00:52:40.66\00:52:43.12
and he's going
to make it happen.
00:52:43.12\00:52:47.60
>> And then we said in that,
do I believe it's 2 for me?
00:52:47.60\00:52:51.83
This many times we look
at versus a was that true for
00:52:51.83\00:52:54.87
maybe not for me. And I found 2
that sometimes and misses right
00:52:54.87\00:52:59.37
talks about may be
imagining up our difficulties
00:52:59.37\00:53:04.08
and idolizing our
trials focusing on then wearing
00:53:04.08\00:53:08.35
ourselves out
of the arms of God.
00:53:08.35\00:53:10.95
And I thought, oh, my word.
00:53:10.95\00:53:13.02
>> Do I rethink things
like probably rethinking things
00:53:13.02\00:53:16.36
right now because says the
higher than our highest that's
00:53:16.36\00:53:20.20
higher than any of our ways.
His head thoughts and his waist
00:53:20.20\00:53:23.03
supersede them. So I said,
OK, you know, the lord new, he
00:53:23.03\00:53:26.70
create my mind to think of
every possibility. But his mind
00:53:26.70\00:53:29.84
is already gone through those
and a million more. I can leave
00:53:29.84\00:53:33.11
that worry to him. I can
leave all that to him. And it's
00:53:33.11\00:53:36.18
beautiful to these one morning.
I was feeling a little bit down
00:53:36.18\00:53:39.75
and I had had a a difficult
weekend. And incidentally,
00:53:39.75\00:53:44.65
the the prayer, WhatsApp groups
and everything were blowing up
00:53:44.65\00:53:48.42
this weekend, there was
something happening that I just
00:53:48.42\00:53:51.39
felt like, you know, that use
trying to discourage everyone
00:53:51.39\00:53:54.00
at the same time. And that's
the fun part about being part
00:53:54.00\00:53:56.36
of prayer groups. You
know, things are the you know,
00:53:56.36\00:53:59.20
you know that they got
it working anyways. I am.
00:53:59.20\00:54:02.80
I went to the to the word
and God just poured out his
00:54:02.80\00:54:06.04
blessing through his promise to
his word. And I started reading
00:54:06.04\00:54:09.21
and this piece just came over
me. I have not had the whole
00:54:09.21\00:54:11.68
weekend and I was like large,
do this. Forgive me. I should
00:54:11.68\00:54:14.15
have done this before. Why did
you wait so long to read your
00:54:14.15\00:54:16.79
wedding and promises? Some
tense? We end where we should
00:54:16.79\00:54:19.92
start.
00:54:19.92\00:54:21.09
And I'm just just or even, you
know, friendly reminder every
00:54:21.09\00:54:24.29
to everyone including myself,
start with the Lord, start with
00:54:24.29\00:54:27.66
his promises, read until he can
read no longer until the peace
00:54:27.66\00:54:31.00
of God comes prey until you're
actually praying. So you've
00:54:31.00\00:54:34.67
gotten through the
preliminaries and you're
00:54:34.67\00:54:36.07
actually speaking with the Lord.
00:54:36.07\00:54:37.84
>> Yeah, I I think that
I've experienced a lot of or had
00:54:37.84\00:54:41.58
experiences where
00:54:41.58\00:54:44.68
I was being led by my
feelings, as you mentioned
00:54:44.68\00:54:48.52
and not being led by the word
I can remember and experience
00:54:48.52\00:54:52.35
couple years ago
in medical school
00:54:52.35\00:54:54.99
and going through a difficult
time, you know, difficult in my
00:54:54.99\00:54:57.83
studies, difficult family life
and things this nature and as
00:54:57.83\00:55:01.43
wondering like God, even
leave me here to this point
00:55:01.43\00:55:05.10
and questioning, why was
that your voice I was hearing or
00:55:05.10\00:55:08.87
that someone else was I was
hearing was my own voice that I
00:55:08.87\00:55:11.57
was hearing or
was it really you?
00:55:11.57\00:55:14.91
And at that moment had to
go back back to the anchor,
00:55:14.91\00:55:18.95
the anger, which
is the word of God.
00:55:18.95\00:55:21.88
If we take got as word and
remember that our feelings are
00:55:21.88\00:55:25.99
not lord, but he is lord and
his word is true and no matter
00:55:25.99\00:55:30.79
how I feel
00:55:30.79\00:55:32.36
his word is truth. And that is
what Imus rely upon believe in
00:55:32.36\00:55:36.43
it. Even if I'm not feeling
that that moment feelings are
00:55:36.43\00:55:39.50
fleeing. His word is sure his
worst dance forever and I can
00:55:39.50\00:55:43.27
trust in that meant.
00:55:43.27\00:55:45.57
>> Just comes to mind. We're
talking a little bit earlier
00:55:45.57\00:55:48.04
about art
00:55:48.04\00:55:49.44
society these days and
how there's a lack of trust,
00:55:49.44\00:55:52.65
the things we hear, the things
we see, the things we read
00:55:52.65\00:55:56.48
are often not true.
00:55:56.48\00:55:58.79
And we may be getting trained
to not actually believe what we
00:55:58.79\00:56:02.99
read. And that may translate
to our our reading of Scripture
00:56:02.99\00:56:07.50
and may God help us to
00:56:07.50\00:56:10.33
focus on his word and
really apply that to our lives.
00:56:10.33\00:56:15.30
I I just want to recognize that
sometimes it's easier to say
00:56:15.30\00:56:20.38
these words than
to actually apply them
00:56:20.38\00:56:23.18
and the mental picture.
That's in my mind when I
00:56:23.18\00:56:26.21
and not feeling joy and I
am impressed to claim a promise
00:56:26.21\00:56:29.92
likes is here. And John, 15 U.S.
00:56:29.92\00:56:33.42
like jumping out of an
airplane without a parachute
00:56:33.42\00:56:36.42
that sort of risk really
risking something on God's
00:56:36.42\00:56:41.23
promises.
00:56:41.23\00:56:42.56
And the truth is that when we
really risk on God's promises,
00:56:42.56\00:56:45.87
when we put whole weight
on them, he comes through, he
00:56:45.87\00:56:50.34
catches us and our
problems keep falling.
00:56:50.34\00:56:54.08
>> And I just like to share one
0st based on, you know, what we
00:56:54.08\00:56:57.28
do said on on that topic.
He said up till now you've
00:56:57.28\00:56:59.65
asked for nothing
00:56:59.65\00:57:01.08
ask and you shall receive
that your joy may be full.
00:57:01.08\00:57:04.42
So just reaching out some
hence, lord, help me save me.
00:57:04.42\00:57:07.19
That's enough. But you're
absolutely right with what you
00:57:07.19\00:57:10.13
said.
00:57:10.13\00:57:11.79
>> Iverson remembers and
elation that says be not weary
00:57:11.79\00:57:15.63
in well-doing for in due
season. We shall reap if you
00:57:15.63\00:57:18.90
think not
00:57:18.90\00:57:20.54
holding on those promises like
knowing that it's going to get
00:57:20.54\00:57:23.17
better. Joy will
come in the morning
00:57:23.17\00:57:26.34
and we will have satisfaction
in the presence of God because
00:57:26.34\00:57:28.94
he is sure his
promise and he's not.
00:57:28.94\00:57:31.48
There's no point being here and
God is not come through on his
00:57:31.48\00:57:33.92
word and we can't
trust what he says.
00:57:33.92\00:57:36.82
This whole Christianity
thing is is it's really
00:57:36.82\00:57:39.85
shot in the dark. It's really
it's really hopeful. Wishful
00:57:39.85\00:57:42.99
wanderings and nothing. Sure,
untrue. But it's God's word is
00:57:42.99\00:57:46.56
true.
00:57:46.56\00:57:47.73
What I believe it is we can
take it to the bank trust as it
00:57:47.73\00:57:51.10
is true and no matter when the
promise is fulfilled, we know
00:57:51.10\00:57:54.30
it will be fulfilled
00:57:54.30\00:57:56.50
by the grace of God.
00:57:56.50\00:57:58.17
>> And I think each of us
have had experiences of testing
00:57:58.17\00:58:01.41
God's word for cells and
finding that he actually does
00:58:01.41\00:58:05.08
through on his promises.
00:58:05.08\00:58:07.45
If anybody here is
listening and has never tried
00:58:07.45\00:58:10.29
to claim one of God's
promises for yourself, try it,
00:58:10.29\00:58:13.89
God will come through for you.
00:58:13.89\00:58:16.22
>> A man, all the promises of
God are yes and amen. The glory
00:58:16.22\00:58:20.26
of God by him. I'm grateful
for that. So as we bring our
00:58:20.26\00:58:24.03
session here are section here
to a close in our little group.
00:58:24.03\00:58:27.87
I want to go to to the the
last question. We're going to
00:58:27.87\00:58:30.14
discuss that question. Number 9.
00:58:30.14\00:58:32.17
And it cut ties in with talking
about the promises of God.
00:58:32.17\00:58:35.08
That sure is that we have
when we're in God's presence,
00:58:35.08\00:58:39.08
he will give us
00:58:39.08\00:58:40.65
absolute joy.
00:58:40.65\00:58:42.45
So I know they each have versus
RFP may have a few verses he
00:58:42.45\00:58:45.79
want to share and this emerges
in the lesson here. So I think
00:58:45.79\00:58:49.49
someone has Exodus. 33.
00:58:49.49\00:58:52.06
>> Yeah, I can
read Exodus. 33 verse 14
00:58:52.06\00:58:56.60
Exodus. 33 14 says and he said
00:58:56.60\00:59:00.70
my presence will go with
you and I will give you rest.
00:59:00.70\00:59:06.47
That is so powerful. I mean,
yeah, this is an incredible
00:59:06.47\00:59:09.58
verse. I I love this for so
much tonight. Kind of developed
00:59:09.58\00:59:12.98
a hobby of making scripture
songs out of my favorite
00:59:12.98\00:59:15.85
promises. And this is one
of those that I have. I made a
00:59:15.85\00:59:18.75
little song. So it will just
play over and over in my head.
00:59:18.75\00:59:21.32
So I can remember it.
00:59:21.32\00:59:22.92
But really one of the
reasons that this promise is so
00:59:22.92\00:59:26.80
meaningful to me right now
is that I am getting ready to go
00:59:26.80\00:59:30.17
on a journey kind of like, you
know, Moses was getting ready
00:59:30.17\00:59:32.87
to go on. A journey are in
process on a journey when this
00:59:32.87\00:59:38.24
exchange happened
between Moses in the Lord. And
00:59:38.24\00:59:41.81
we've got basically was having
a conversation with Moses like
00:59:41.81\00:59:45.05
these children of Israel are
being too bad. I'm not going to
00:59:45.05\00:59:47.38
go with you. You know, you take
them up to cannon. And Moses is
00:59:47.38\00:59:49.78
like, if you don't go with me,
I'm I'm not going. We can't go
00:59:49.78\00:59:52.69
without you.
00:59:52.69\00:59:55.39
They have this beautiful
conversation and got says my
00:59:55.39\00:59:58.93
presence will go with you.
I will give you rest because I
00:59:58.93\01:00:01.06
know you by name
01:00:01.06\01:00:04.40
in my situation. You
know, I'm getting ready to serve
01:00:04.40\01:00:07.17
internationally in the mission
field and international medical
01:00:07.17\01:00:11.04
work and around the time
that I was deciding what to do,
01:00:11.04\01:00:15.81
whether or not I was going
to serve in this particular
01:00:15.81\01:00:17.85
location. I started having a
lot of concerns about burning
01:00:17.85\01:00:22.22
out and going to a place
where the needs are unending and
01:00:22.22\01:00:27.02
realizing that I didn't have
the resources needed to be able
01:00:27.02\01:00:30.26
to work in a place like
that and got brought it so
01:00:30.26\01:00:32.63
forcefully to my mind, this
particular verse, my presence
01:00:32.63\01:00:36.00
will go with you and I will
give you rest. And so this is
01:00:36.00\01:00:38.67
actually an example of that
promise that I'm claiming right
01:00:38.67\01:00:41.34
now,
01:00:41.34\01:00:42.24
not knowing how it's
going to be fulfilled.
01:00:42.24\01:00:45.47
He has said I will give you
rest and I do not know how that
01:00:45.47\01:00:48.41
will happen in the
place. I'm going to serve. But I
01:00:48.41\01:00:51.18
believe that it's the case
by God's grace. He will fulfill
01:00:51.18\01:00:54.52
his promise.
01:00:54.52\01:00:55.55
>> What a powerful story,
01:00:55.55\01:00:57.69
an illustration of how like
without knowing what's coming
01:00:57.69\01:01:00.82
in the future.
01:01:00.82\01:01:02.16
Guys, give me a promise.
And when things get difficult
01:01:02.16\01:01:05.19
because it got to the
Cup for Moses many times.
01:01:05.19\01:01:09.16
But he knew
01:01:09.16\01:01:11.03
that product
voice that he heard.
01:01:11.03\01:01:13.70
I will be with you. You have
peace. And if you go to a few
01:01:13.70\01:01:17.31
verses down, we see that
he revealed himself to him.
01:01:17.31\01:01:19.94
So beautiful
physical Laurie's character
01:01:19.94\01:01:23.51
by God's grace, most
couldn't reflect that character.
01:01:23.51\01:01:27.72
Powell Powell
promised a for sharing that.
01:01:27.72\01:01:32.59
>> I wanted to veer
a little bit from the
01:01:32.59\01:01:36.06
Bible verses that were set for
us. And just to share a quick
01:01:36.06\01:01:39.93
testimony, you know,
01:01:39.93\01:01:42.03
it is so beautiful to go
overseas. And while we prepare,
01:01:42.03\01:01:45.23
maybe that's where God
has called many people to go.
01:01:45.23\01:01:47.77
Well, we prepare and we are
here. There are so many people
01:01:47.77\01:01:50.61
that are hurting. And
on this instance, last
01:01:50.61\01:01:54.94
Wednesday, a friend of
mine asked me, Hey, can you come
01:01:54.94\01:01:58.48
with a group of friends to
go to this gentleman's house
01:01:58.48\01:02:01.38
minutes? Family are going
through a lot. He has recently
01:02:01.38\01:02:04.22
given a start, the Lord he
wants to get baptized, but he
01:02:04.22\01:02:06.72
is going through spiritual
darkness because of his past.
01:02:06.72\01:02:09.62
There's a lot of warfare.
There's a lot of tangible
01:02:09.62\01:02:11.73
things he knows about, you
know, spirits in the double
01:02:11.73\01:02:14.66
always everything basically.
And they said, would you come
01:02:14.66\01:02:19.10
and join us as we pray for
him that God would strengthen?
01:02:19.10\01:02:22.60
And, you know, though, he
falls that he can get up again.
01:02:22.60\01:02:26.68
And so I went and we were we
prayed with us, the gentleman
01:02:26.68\01:02:31.95
and he had questions. And one
thing that we talked about was
01:02:31.95\01:02:38.19
the power of choice.
01:02:38.19\01:02:40.49
And there's so many things
we can choose and this world.
01:02:40.49\01:02:44.19
But the only choice
that matters is our choice to
01:02:44.19\01:02:47.73
believe in the Lord Jesus
Christ, to believe in his son
01:02:47.73\01:02:51.50
and through that we have
eternal life and there's a
01:02:51.50\01:02:54.30
person do an Emmy 30st 1920.
I'd like to read it for us.
01:02:54.30\01:02:59.11
It says
01:02:59.11\01:03:00.28
I call Heaven and Earth to
witness against youth this day
01:03:00.28\01:03:03.88
that I have set the for the
life and death, the blessing
01:03:03.88\01:03:07.82
and the curse, therefore Choose
Life that Thou Mayest Live Thou
01:03:07.82\01:03:12.42
and thy seed to love Jehovah
thy God to obey his voice and
01:03:12.42\01:03:16.42
to Cleveland to him for he
is my life and the length of thy
01:03:16.42\01:03:20.86
days the town is to own the
land, which Jehovah swear into
01:03:20.86\01:03:24.50
thy father's to
Abraham and Isaac
01:03:24.50\01:03:28.10
and to Jacob to give them.
01:03:28.10\01:03:30.67
And I read this first because
it just kept coming into my my
01:03:30.67\01:03:33.54
choose life. Choose life,
choose life. And he's, you
01:03:33.54\01:03:36.41
know, dealing with depression,
always, you know, attacks.
01:03:36.41\01:03:38.81
And that to me saying that he's
not enough for what hope does
01:03:38.81\01:03:41.58
he have? You know, he's fallen
again. How can he get back up?
01:03:41.58\01:03:45.09
But just to read the story
soon, as I read this, I looked
01:03:45.09\01:03:47.49
up at him and I saw his
face and it was glowing. And his
01:03:47.49\01:03:51.49
eyes had such a twinkle in such
hope. And his complete face was
01:03:51.49\01:03:56.10
changed. And I could feel the
lightness in the room. I knew
01:03:56.10\01:04:00.27
the spirit was there, the
holy spirit and not any other.
01:04:00.27\01:04:03.97
And so it just an encouragement
to anyone listening. You know,
01:04:03.97\01:04:07.68
if you have doubts, if you
have depression, if you have
01:04:07.68\01:04:10.95
troubles, choose life, let God
help you choose Christ and and
01:04:10.95\01:04:16.22
pull through it, serve someone
else and God will give you the
01:04:16.22\01:04:20.42
understanding and the joy that
you may be once had a knot in
01:04:20.42\01:04:24.69
our liking.
01:04:24.69\01:04:27.20
>> We'll just a few moments
left. I know that there's not
01:04:27.20\01:04:29.73
another verse that and
I want to share, please.
01:04:29.73\01:04:32.97
>> Yes, so the first to DA
sticks out to me and from this
01:04:32.97\01:04:35.67
last question is to the
right in the 31 and for 6,
01:04:35.67\01:04:39.51
it reads be strong and of
good courage. Fair, not nor be
01:04:39.51\01:04:43.45
afraid of them for the Lord.
That guy, he is the death go
01:04:43.45\01:04:46.95
with the he will not
feel the north to safety.
01:04:46.95\01:04:50.92
And I think this is such an
empowering first. Lets us know
01:04:50.92\01:04:54.12
we're never going to be alone.
Yes, we're never going to be
01:04:54.12\01:04:56.22
without whenever you have
to face meeting on Iran now,
01:04:56.22\01:04:59.19
I don't know. I feel we all
have that one friend who's hard
01:04:59.19\01:05:02.03
to reach
01:05:02.03\01:05:03.60
when you text and take a
little while to get back to you.
01:05:03.60\01:05:05.93
If you call them, you know,
they'll call you back when they
01:05:05.93\01:05:08.20
get a moment. If you don't have
that friend, you probably are
01:05:08.20\01:05:10.41
that French. But one thing that
except in this first he's got
01:05:10.41\01:05:14.44
as they can clean, making
it very clear. He's not. That
01:05:14.44\01:05:17.28
friend is the friend that when
you call he's there right away.
01:05:17.28\01:05:20.68
When Euna situation need
somebody's help out. He's a
01:05:20.68\01:05:23.42
reliable friend. You can always
call on whatever your situation
01:05:23.42\01:05:26.09
is. 2 o'clock in the
morning. You're in distress. Me.
01:05:26.09\01:05:28.46
Somebody help you out got is
that friend who always takes up
01:05:28.46\01:05:31.16
the phone is always available
to never put in a situation
01:05:31.16\01:05:34.73
that had to go through a loan.
And I think that's one of the
01:05:34.73\01:05:36.80
benefits just being in his
presence known in that that's a
01:05:36.80\01:05:39.47
presence. You have
access to any time.
01:05:39.47\01:05:41.27
>> Amen. Hallelujah.
01:05:41.27\01:05:43.41
Thank you all for sharing. I
think that I've learned a lot
01:05:43.41\01:05:46.27
from you and encourage by you.
Hopefully you at home and also
01:05:46.27\01:05:49.68
been encouraged and bless as
we have open guys were and are
01:05:49.68\01:05:53.18
sharing from the word as
we continue our sabha school
01:05:53.18\01:05:55.78
lesson. I play all of us
can experience the power to join
01:05:55.78\01:06:00.96
the peace that comes
from being in God's presence.
01:06:00.96\01:06:05.76
>> Welcome back from
your discussion, period.
01:06:05.76\01:06:11.73
If you're finding your way in,
01:06:11.73\01:06:14.70
we are delighted
that you are back with us.
01:06:14.70\01:06:19.77
You know, I used to
think that preachers
01:06:32.19\01:06:35.66
we're quite for a
boost in their discussions.
01:06:35.66\01:06:40.30
But when I meet
with the group of medical
01:06:40.30\01:06:43.00
personnel
01:06:43.00\01:06:44.73
and medical professionals,
01:06:44.73\01:06:46.87
I've had the opportunity
west to go from table to table.
01:06:46.87\01:06:51.07
And while the discussions with
just outstanding and I know you
01:06:51.07\01:06:56.11
had a good
discussion up here in front 2.
01:06:56.11\01:06:58.28
>> Yes, it was a an
amazing blessing to hear the
01:06:58.28\01:07:01.25
experiences that
01:07:01.25\01:07:03.35
theological insights
01:07:03.35\01:07:05.59
and the powerful, a blessing,
the promise of Gaza been in
01:07:05.59\01:07:09.22
those that discuss
the less this morning.
01:07:09.22\01:07:10.83
>> We would invite you to take
your seat as soon as possible
01:07:10.83\01:07:15.83
and also invite you to
01:07:15.83\01:07:18.33
focus your attention here.
01:07:18.33\01:07:23.67
We want to thank
you for your discussions
01:07:23.67\01:07:26.88
as I win from table to
table in the room out here,
01:07:26.88\01:07:32.91
I noticed immediately
01:07:32.91\01:07:35.95
the active discussions
that were taking place.
01:07:35.95\01:07:41.72
So let's pray
01:07:41.72\01:07:43.56
that the Lord
01:07:43.56\01:07:45.06
will give us
01:07:45.06\01:07:47.36
real wisdom in the next few
minutes to practically apply
01:07:47.36\01:07:52.00
our lesson.
01:07:52.00\01:07:54.80
Could you please stand as
we pray in reference to God
01:07:54.80\01:08:00.74
if our discussions could be?
So if you'd be so kind that our
01:08:00.74\01:08:03.88
discussions with cease
01:08:03.88\01:08:06.28
because we're going to pray
01:08:06.28\01:08:08.55
our father in heaven,
01:08:11.65\01:08:16.29
how we thank you
01:08:16.29\01:08:19.19
that as much as we
long to be in your presence,
01:08:19.19\01:08:23.37
you long to be in
our presence even more
01:08:23.37\01:08:28.17
that you are God that seeks us
01:08:28.17\01:08:31.31
even in the busy in this
01:08:31.31\01:08:33.54
in the hectic
01:08:33.54\01:08:35.08
rush of life
01:08:35.08\01:08:38.11
that your God,
01:08:38.11\01:08:40.25
who like the Good
Shepherd seeks after
01:08:40.25\01:08:44.65
his Lord, his lost sheep.
01:08:44.65\01:08:47.86
And we're reminded
01:08:47.86\01:08:49.99
of the story of the
woman at the well and some area
01:08:49.99\01:08:55.16
who was seeking
01:08:55.16\01:08:57.30
4
01:08:57.30\01:08:58.90
living water,
01:08:58.90\01:09:01.10
a relationship that
would satisfy her inner needs
01:09:01.10\01:09:05.91
and how you spoke to her heart
01:09:05.91\01:09:08.94
filling that inner Floyd.
01:09:08.94\01:09:11.61
We sense that every one of us
01:09:11.61\01:09:14.25
I have this longing to be in
your presence. This longing to
01:09:14.25\01:09:18.19
know you better as we spend
these for the last few moments
01:09:18.19\01:09:21.76
wrapping up to 7 school lesson.
01:09:21.76\01:09:24.39
Speak to our
hearts. Dress closer to you.
01:09:24.39\01:09:29.13
We pray in Jesus name. Amen.
01:09:29.13\01:09:33.27
You may be seated. I'd like
direct your attention to your
01:09:33.27\01:09:37.14
sabbath school lesson quarterly
01:09:37.14\01:09:39.97
for this in his presence moment.
01:09:39.97\01:09:43.11
And we're going
to look at number
01:09:43.11\01:09:45.35
Page 13. So please find your
seats as quickly as you can.
01:09:45.35\01:09:50.12
We only have a few moments
01:09:50.12\01:09:52.12
for this last part of
this at a school lesson.
01:09:52.12\01:09:55.19
So we're looking here at
the last part of pick up on Page
01:09:55.19\01:09:58.53
13, the bottom of the page.
How many of you have your 7
01:09:58.53\01:10:03.00
school booklets?
Can I see them, please?
01:10:03.00\01:10:05.30
All right. Get ready. Are
you ready to read with me?
01:10:05.30\01:10:08.20
We're going to read together.
01:10:08.20\01:10:10.21
This last paragraph, starting
with our life is to be found up
01:10:10.21\01:10:14.81
with the life of
Christ. If you're ready to read,
01:10:14.81\01:10:17.78
lift up your book,
let's so we can see them,
01:10:17.78\01:10:20.48
OK, let's read together.
01:10:20.48\01:10:22.82
Our life
01:10:22.82\01:10:24.52
is to be found up
01:10:24.52\01:10:26.69
with the life of Christ.
01:10:26.69\01:10:29.32
We are to draw a
constantly from him
01:10:29.32\01:10:32.63
partaking of him,
01:10:32.63\01:10:34.93
the living bread
that came down from heaven
01:10:34.93\01:10:38.13
drawing from a
fountain ever fresh
01:10:38.13\01:10:41.50
ever giving 4th.
It's abundant treasures.
01:10:41.50\01:10:45.24
If we keep the
Lord effort before us
01:10:45.24\01:10:48.88
allowing our hearts to go out
and Thanksgiving and praise to
01:10:48.88\01:10:52.15
him,
01:10:52.15\01:10:53.38
we shall have a continual
freshness in our religious
01:10:53.38\01:10:57.25
life,
01:10:57.25\01:10:58.42
our prayers.
01:10:58.42\01:11:00.16
We'll take the form of
a conversation with God
01:11:00.16\01:11:04.23
as we would talk with a friend.
01:11:04.23\01:11:07.40
He will speak to us his
ministries personally often
01:11:07.40\01:11:11.87
they'll come to us a sweet and
joyful sense of the presence of
01:11:11.87\01:11:16.50
Jesus.
01:11:16.50\01:11:17.77
Now west. As I read that
statement, I noticed this,
01:11:17.77\01:11:21.28
it says are for our prayers,
will take the form of our
01:11:21.28\01:11:24.71
conversation with God as we
talk with a friend. But some of
01:11:24.71\01:11:28.88
the elements of friendship
that, you know, we talk about
01:11:28.88\01:11:31.82
prayer is talking
to God as a friend. But
01:11:31.82\01:11:34.82
what are some of the elements
of a friendship that you see?
01:11:34.82\01:11:37.86
What what does that concept
of being a friend with God
01:11:37.86\01:11:41.53
communicate to you?
01:11:41.53\01:11:43.06
>> To me, communique,
son, aspect of being real being
01:11:43.06\01:11:46.77
honest, the open feeling that
you don't have to be reserve.
01:11:46.77\01:11:51.71
You can be vulnerable in
the conversation because as a
01:11:51.71\01:11:54.04
friend to talk to a friend,
you share your innermost Austin,
01:11:54.04\01:11:58.68
then sometimes and share things
that are difficult that are
01:11:58.68\01:12:01.42
exciting. But you share a lot
of things. And I think that's
01:12:01.42\01:12:04.49
very important to be
really open and honest with GAAP
01:12:04.49\01:12:08.02
number 2
01:12:08.02\01:12:09.59
offensive cannot be a one-way
communication. Ask me both
01:12:09.59\01:12:13.73
ways. I think prayer. We often
forget that we often we have to
01:12:13.73\01:12:17.70
listen
01:12:17.70\01:12:19.10
to God as well as a part
of the conversation of prayer.
01:12:19.10\01:12:22.64
>> You know, when I first began
to think about that, in fact,
01:12:22.64\01:12:25.97
in recent years, I
thought a lot about that
01:12:25.97\01:12:29.18
come in. That prayer is a
communication with God as a
01:12:29.18\01:12:31.65
friend. And I thought, you
know, there are some problems
01:12:31.65\01:12:33.68
with that.
01:12:33.68\01:12:34.95
And I need to overcome those
problems because they don't
01:12:34.95\01:12:37.45
overcome those problems.
I'm not real about the problems
01:12:37.45\01:12:40.62
that then I can never have that
meaningful, deep conversation.
01:12:40.62\01:12:44.83
If we say that prayer is
a conversation with God is a
01:12:44.83\01:12:47.36
friend which it is.
01:12:47.36\01:12:49.43
Here are the problems. If I
have a friend, Wes, typically I
01:12:49.43\01:12:54.34
can see that front.
01:12:54.34\01:12:55.97
You and I are friends when we
have a conversation. I see you.
01:12:55.97\01:13:00.64
But the problem is out, she
got. So it's hard to talk to
01:13:00.64\01:13:03.48
somebody you don't see.
01:13:03.48\01:13:05.61
The second issue is you've
mentioned it when you and I
01:13:05.61\01:13:09.65
have a dialogue,
you speak back to me
01:13:09.65\01:13:12.72
and we we share together
01:13:12.72\01:13:15.16
and so.
01:13:15.16\01:13:16.73
>> Seeing got as a friend,
I don't see him physically
01:13:16.73\01:13:21.73
and how she took back to me.
01:13:21.73\01:13:24.03
How many of you have
for knelt down to pray
01:13:24.03\01:13:28.27
and your mind has wandered
in prayer. Can I see your hands?
01:13:28.27\01:13:33.27
How many of you who didn't
raise your hand or honest,
01:13:33.27\01:13:38.45
OK,
01:13:38.45\01:13:39.98
how do you overcome this idea
01:13:39.98\01:13:44.55
that when you kneel down,
01:13:44.55\01:13:46.92
you don't see God.
01:13:46.92\01:13:49.72
How do you overcome the
idea of him talking back to you?
01:13:49.72\01:13:54.40
There are some things that I
have found my own prayer life
01:13:54.40\01:13:57.17
living in the presence of God
that are very helpful. At least
01:13:57.17\01:14:00.34
to me.
01:14:00.34\01:14:01.54
The first is this.
01:14:01.54\01:14:03.84
The Bible become
subject matter for prayer.
01:14:03.84\01:14:09.41
What do I mean by that? Let
me give you a very practical
01:14:09.41\01:14:12.35
example
01:14:12.35\01:14:14.35
for me.
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Prayer in the study of
the Bible are so intertwined
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that at times they become one.
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Let's one of the most
meaningful experiences I've had
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in my devotional life is
praying through the songs.
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So I will give you
an example of that.
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So
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I will begin to read in some 32
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coach, God in prayer very
often in the morning. I will say
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Ward,
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as I read your
words, speak to me
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and I want to talk back to
you with the words of divine
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inspiration
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and let you impress me with the
word of God. So I can live in
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the presence of God who
inspired the holy spirit to
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write the word of God.
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So for example, some 30
to bless it. Is he who is
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transgression is forgiven.
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I read that Tex and I say Lord,
I know the word. Bless it in.
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Hebrew is Asher.
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And it means
happy content satisfied.
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And I know ward that when I
hide my sins and I failed and
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they're not forgiven,
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then I have a lack of pace.
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Lord, I want to confess now
and I'm a confessed specific
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things. Things
who's seen is covered
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Lord that sanctuary language
since covered with the blood of
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Christ. I thank you, Jesus,
that you cover my scenes with
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your blood. I thank you
that in Christ there is no
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condemnation. I think you that
that that you're not going to
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impute iniquity to me in
for us, too. Lord, when I keep
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silent, my bones grow old.
When I want to keep silent,
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there's that I feel
not physically mentally
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spiritually, a pain in my body
in my life and in a grown all
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day long. Your your
hand is heavy upon me.
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My fight Halladay. I lose
energy when I'm filled with
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guilt and shame. But when
I acknowledge my son to you,
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when I confessed my
transgression verse 5, you
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forgive my iniquity gourd
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for 7. You become my hiding
place. You preserve me from
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trouble. You surround me
with songs of Deliverance. Thank
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you, Lord. That not only do you
forgive me, but you reinstate
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meteor presses and I can
sing the songs of Deliverance.
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So for me when I bought
Land Bible study and prayer, it
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makes all the difference in
the world. And then secondly,
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when it
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I've learned to pray out loud.
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>> You know, when you study the
pro life of Jesus in Matthew,
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26, it says Jesus
fella, Disney's saying.
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>> Father,
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let this cup pass from me, but
I will be done. He read he was
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5 or stated 9. It says he cried
out to God with strong tears in
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crying,
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Jesus prayed aloud in the loop
11 when the disciples came to
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Jesus, the disciples came
to Christ and they stuck, heard
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him praying and they said
war teach us to pray like you
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prayed because they heard him
for a west. And that's why so
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Jesus prayed about it is that
we always said frail. I know we
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can pray silently anytime,
anyplace and many times.
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It's more
appropriate to pray silently
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when you pray aloud. Here's
what happens. Your brain has to
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gear up to so that the
words for Billy come out of your
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mouth. You think the thought
and then you expressed the
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thought
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when your mind begins to wander
in the brain goes a different
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direction. You stop speaking
aloud and therefore, you know,
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immediately and can
bring it right back.
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Our high calling page 130.
If you're taking notes are high
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calling Page one 30 learn
to pray aloud. Ellen White says
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We're only God can hear you
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now somebody set the pastor.
Wait a minute. I don't want to
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pray lout
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because it's
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the devil. Can't
read my thoughts.
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If I pray out loud,
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he's going here. When I
say he's going get a strategy
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against me.
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Some look, I think my prayers,
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you can sink your
present. You want.
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Do you think that the devil
is near you when you're praying?
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I love what it says.
And second selected messages
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at the sound of
for if in prayer,
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all the Devils
host, Trimble Son Flees.
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So when you are praying, Wes,
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all the Angels of
God and circle you,
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that's not where the devil
wants to be. He's getting out
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of there because the good
angels are going to beat him
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back. Right?
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So don't worry if you want
the most meaningful prayer life
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possible.
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First
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set aside a time to pray.
Always have your regular time.
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If you want to live in the
presence of God, combine your
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prayer life with the
word. If you want to live in the
01:19:35.04\01:19:39.21
presence of God learn too
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allowed
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and you'll sense the freshness
of your spiritual life. You'll
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since a new vitality to
sense a nuke power in your life.
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West close us out with a
final thought and prayer.
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>> My final thought comes from
Zephonites chapter 3 verse 17.
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It says the Lord thy God
in the midst of the is white
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with the is my son is with me.
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That's pretty powerful. Think
about that. The Lord, thy God
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in the midst of thee
he's there with you, is it
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he will save and
will rejoice over you with
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joy and seeing a man
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I think about this
verse. I think about the joy and
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happiness that comes into God's
mind when he thinks about being
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with you.
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And it was to illustrate that
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I come home from busy dace gone
early in the morning. Come back
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sometimes late at night. I
can be assured of one thing
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when I come home.
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The my little son, Nathan, he's
4 years old. When I opened that
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door,
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Ryan to me that that is all
out. Give me a big hug. Is a
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inside seen
shouting being so happy?
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Well, I think about how happy
my son is to see me. When I
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walk in the door,
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how much more happy
is my father and have it
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whenever I enter into his
presence and then he would
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Joyce's. He sings. He
can now wait to be with you.
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So as you enter the gosh,
friends remember that God's
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heart is full of joy. Just to
think about spending time with
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you
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West. Pray for us to
find and have me. Thank you.
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We thank you because
Jesus has given us access
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to everlasting life.
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We thank you. The Holy Spirit
has been sent us to fill us to
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empower us
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and to allow us to experience
the power and presence
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of God at all times.
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We pray now
your father in heaven
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that we would take
advantage of your presence.
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We know you're always here,
but sometimes we don't always
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recognize it.
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Help us to welcome your
presence to dwell in your
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presence and us be saturated in
your love, your power and your
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goodness.
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Maybe share that
with each other today
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as we go from here near power,
exude from last of the come in
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contact with we thank you
and pray this in Jesus name.
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Amen. Amen.
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