So what does it mean
to be a disciple, ASI?
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My name is Karine Sanchez.
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And I'm the Youth
Convention Coordinator.
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Our theme for this
year's youth convention
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is Disciples Indeed.
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Our wonderful and
amazing leaders and volunteers
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have been finding unique ways
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to help our young people learn
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what does it
mean to be a disciple,
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not just in prayer,
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and Bible
study, and church life,
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but also in practical things
like Christian friendships,
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and mental health,
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and our physical
health, and practical skills.
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And so we have all learned
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that at the heart of
discipleship is Jesus.
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And we've been learning all week
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that we need to
make a commitment
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to serve Jesus everyday
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in all the facets of our lives,
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not just in Bible
study, not just at church.
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Our kindergarteners
have learned many things
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that our leaders
will tell you about.
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On Thursday, we had
a unique opportunity.
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We visited the Ark Encounter.
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And we were amazed to see
how Noah was a man of faith
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and how he was a disciple.
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How was he a disciple?
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Well, he was disciple in Word.
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He preached for
many years to the people.
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And, but he was
also a disciple indeed,
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we saw so many
amazing things at the ark
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that Noah worked
together with God to accomplish.
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He labored with his hand.
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So he was a
disciple in Word and indeed.
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And that's what
we have been teaching
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our young people this week.
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Our primary class
have been agents of truth.
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They have been
investigating what is the truth
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because Jesus was at
the heart of discipleship
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is the way, the
truth, and the life.
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Our juniors have
also been learning
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how to be disciples
in very practical ways.
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And in a few minutes,
we're gonna see in a video
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what our
juniors have been doing.
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Our Earliteens have been
doing something very unique
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and maybe some of you
got surveyed this afternoon
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by our Earliteen department,
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they have been
talking about how disciples
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what mental health
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and the role of
mental health in discipleship
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and how that
affects our everyday lives.
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And then our youth
department has also been doing
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something extremely special.
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They actually built
things with their own hands
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because sometimes
discipleship requires us
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to go out in the
field and help people
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in very practical ways
like electricity or drywall.
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And so this is almost
our entire youth convention.
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We have had
about 280 young people.
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Praise the Lord, right?
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Our scripture
verse for this year
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was John 8:31-32
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and we would like
to sing that for you.
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Then said Jesus to those Jews
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Which believed on Him
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If ye continue in My Word
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Then are ye
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My disciples indeed
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And ye shall know the truth
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And the Truth
shall make you free
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And ye shall know the truth
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And the truth
shall make you free
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John 8
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31-32
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And ye shall know the truth
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And the truth
shall make you free
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Then said Jesus to those Jews
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Which believed on Him
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If ye continue in My Word
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Then are ye
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My disciples indeed
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And ye shall know the truth
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And the truth
shall make you free
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And ye shall know the truth
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And the truth
shall make you free
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John 8
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31-32
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And ye shall know the truth
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And the truth
shall make you free
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Amen.
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My name is Renee.
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And I've been in the
kindergarten department
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this year.
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And, of course, as Karine said
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our theme has
been Disciples Indeed.
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A song that on our class
we sang over and over again
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began like this.
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There were 12 disciples,
Jesus called to help Him.
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But later in the song, it
says He has called us too.
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We are His disciples
and we His work must do.
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You know, John 13:35
says, and I'll paraphrase,
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"That they will know
that we are His disciples
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because we love one another."
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If you look at our shirts,
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none of this is accomplished
without this simple prayer.
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And that is, have
my heart, have it all.
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Why should we be
training young people
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even from childhood,
to understand their role
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in proclaiming
Christ's amazing message
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in Business Unusual?
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Why must we as
leaders put effort
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into helping to train
children and young people
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in this wonderful final message?
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Well, let me tell you,
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it is so vital to help
children and young people
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understand their role in
being testimonies for Jesus,
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even the smallest
child can light up a room
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when they say the right words
because they have been trained
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and because
they're in connection
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with Jesus themselves.
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Three, two, one, go.
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It's okay. It's okay.
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So the theme of the
kindergarten department
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has been Disciples Indeed.
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When I look at
the life of Jesus,
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He was very drawn to children.
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And He loved them so much,
especially the little ones.
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Us adults tend to gather
stony spots around our heart
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and the children
have such a soft heart
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and they're open to the things
that Jesus has to say to them.
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And so to begin with them
is like having a fresh slate
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where they're very open
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to the spiritual
things we would like to share.
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These young people at this stage
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have an amazing
ability without the inhibitions
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we adults tend to
carry with us as we age.
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They have the
ability to walk up to people
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and say very pointed things.
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And the adults that
have that said to them,
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it's not taken in a
way that would be offensive
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because it's a child,
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and they have the
most innocent heart
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and they are
honestly asking the question,
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and I think God can
use them in a mighty way
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because of that.
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My name is Elyssa Trujillo.
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And I've been working
in the primary department.
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And as Karine said
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our theme this year
has been Agents of Truth.
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So this week, we're
talking about the importance
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of representing Jesus in
this world as His agents,
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and talking
about how we can combat
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the lies of this
world with biblical truth.
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We chose the
theme Agents of Truth
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because we wanted
to talk about ways
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that these kids could
combat so many of the lies
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that they are going to
hear now as young people,
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and later on in adult life.
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Children are never too young
no matter what age they are.
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They're never too
young to learn about Jesus
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and to love Him and
how to share with Him.
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So we put the effort in
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because now is
always the right time.
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Well, at the Ark,
it was quite busy,
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but what we were hoping for
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was to give them a
sense of awe and wonderment
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at how God keeps His promises
to His people, and how...
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What a big job Noah had
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and how God helped
him in accomplishing
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such a great task
for building an ark
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and getting all those animals on
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and surviving a worldwide flood.
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These children are
still very young, ages 7-9,
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but even now at a tender age,
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they have
opportunities every single day
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in their family
life, their church life,
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their school lives
to exemplify Christ.
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So whether it's choosing
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whether or not
to cheat on a test
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or whether or not to
share a toy with a child
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or a friend or a sibling,
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they have the opportunity
to choose to be unusual,
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which is what we're
called to be as Christians.
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We're not supposed to
act like everybody else.
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We're supposed to be different.
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And so these children,
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we want them to
learn how to act unusual
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in the best way possible,
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so when people see them,
they see children or Christ.
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Good evening, everyone.
My name is Christian Martin.
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And in the juniors division,
our theme has been Disciples...
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We one.
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Disciples... Make one.
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Disciples...
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We one.
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Disciples...
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Make one.
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What it takes to be a
disciple and make disciples.
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And we have discovered
that that process can be fun.
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And it can be exciting.
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And it's an experience
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that ASI juniors
will never forget.
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And, you know,
when we discovered ASI
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that juniors they
have what it takes
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to be devout
disciples of Christ in our day.
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And this is what
we have experience
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and we can praise
God because of it.
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One thing I learned is that
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if we have faith
in little things,
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then we'll have
faith in the big things.
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The more we
share about the Bible,
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the faster the time
will be for Jesus to come.
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There is a way to be intact
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to keep our relationship
intact with God as a reverend.
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About coming,
going into the classes,
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it's like...
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It's not just sitting down there
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and listening and
forgetting 10 minutes later.
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You need to actually sit
down, listen, and remember,
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take it in and attack
it with all your heart.
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Remember every single
detail that happens there.
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As we thought about this theme
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of being a disciple
and making a disciple,
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we decided that we wouldn't
just transmit information
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and talk about these things.
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But we would
actually make the juniors
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put this into practice.
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For example, we
talked about prayer
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and how prayer is a very key
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and important part
of being a disciple.
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And so we talked about prayer,
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but then we sent the juniors out
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into the convention to
find people to pray with.
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And so we put into practice
the things that we taught them.
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I believe that in
today's age, we cannot,
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we must not
underestimate the commitment
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and the devotion
and the dedication
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that you can give to
the work of the Lord.
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I believe that
as we empower them
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and entrust them
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with
responsibility and challenges,
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they are up to the task.
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One thing I
discovered about this age group
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is that when they
are given a challenge,
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they are motivated.
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And you go and see them
go out and do great things.
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And I believe that as a church,
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we need to
trust our young people
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because God is gonna use
them in very powerful ways.
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Well, good evening.
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My name is
Christian de los Santos.
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In the Earliteen department
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we have been
discussing our theme,
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Believe, Abide,
Proclaim, based on John 8:31-32.
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We've been
discussing what does it mean
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to not just say we believe,
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but strongly
believe in the Lord Jesus?
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And how do we
remove the roadblocks
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to abiding in His will,
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which often our
erroneous thinking
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can keep us from abiding in it.
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And how can we proclaim
His message with conviction
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through the different
talents that He gives us.
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I've heard many people
say that our generation
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may be a loosen
generation or a generation
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that have gone far away from God
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or that they have
lost their passion
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to do something great for Him.
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But I really
don't see it that way.
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I believe that God
can utilize everybody
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in every stage in their lives.
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Just think about the stories
of Peter and all of them.
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God found them where they are.
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And God used them to
do great things for them.
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So the topic I taught was
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healthy thinking
versus stinky thinking,
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which is in reality 10
cognitive distortions lies
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that we tell
ourselves every day.
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And the reason why we
taught to the kids about this
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was because this lies
that we tell ourselves
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about our circumstances
are the most prominent reasons
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for depression, anxiety,
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and even kids
cutting themselves.
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I believe when our young people
recognize that there is power
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in the name of Jesus,
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He allows them and
give them that courage
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to stand up in the
midst of adversity.
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So then they can
do Business Unusual
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every day of their lives
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because they know
that the one beside them
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has the power to
change, to restore, and to save.
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My name is Skip Dodson.
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And I'm the leader of the ASI,
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Senior Youth Division this year.
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And like the other groups,
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we've been
focusing on John Chapter 8,
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especially verse 31, on
Jesus call to discipleship.
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And I think you'll agree with me
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to that call the discipleship
is a practical call.
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And so we've sought this year
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not only to study
the Bible together,
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but also to learn
some practical skills
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that can be a
blessing to others.
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And we took as
our guidance in this,
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this statement
from Ellen White's book
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Education, page 221.
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"The ability to prepare food,
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to deal with
accidents and emergencies,
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to treat
disease, to build a house,
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or a church if need be,
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often these make
all the difference
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between success and failure
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in the life
work of a missionary,
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a minister, or a teacher."
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And so we've
sought to inculcate this
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in the lives of our
young people this week.
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The youth theme this
year is Disciples Indeed.
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We took the same theme,
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but we wanted to take
it a little bit further
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what discipling meant.
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And many times
discipling tends to be
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just kind of a
corporate evangelism.
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In reality, what we wanna do
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is make this a
personal evangelism.
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And so many times our
students are just book smart.
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We want them to start
to get a feel for a skill
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that can help them reach
people in their environment.
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So we built a wall out of 2x4s.
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We did commercial,
well, not commercial plumbing,
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residential plumbing, we
did residential electricity,
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to help them see that
these things are not hard,
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and if they'll do
a little bit of work,
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it'll give them
a way to reach out
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to different people
in their communities
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where they can
connect with them.
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Too many times we hear
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that the youth are
gonna finish the work.
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And all that does
that it tells us adults
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that we don't
have to do anything.
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We're not to
reach certain people.
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It's all of us working together,
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the youth provide the energy.
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Spirit of Prophecy tells us
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that it's the
energy of the youth,
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but it's the
wisdom of the gray hairs.
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So it's a combination.
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What a wonderful opportunity
to be a young person today.
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Jesus is coming very soon.
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He is depending upon you,
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in every way to
be able to be part
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of total member involvement
in a part of Business Unusual,
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helping everyone to
know that Christ loves them.
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He's made a plan of
salvation, a way of escape,
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and that He has a
wonderful future in store
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not only in
heaven, but right here.
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The Lord is counting on you.
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Your church is counting on you.
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Be a part of God's
great Advent movement.
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God bless you, Maranatha.
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Welcome the 2019
Youth for Jesus team.
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We have 12
workers and 17 teenagers.
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And this last month
we've been conducting
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two evangelistic campaigns,
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one in Peewee Valley SDA Church,
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and one in
Louisville First SDA Church.
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And it's been an
exciting adventure
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we're gonna tell you about it.
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What did you
think about it, Evan?
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Well, Pastor, I
must say it has been
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an exhilarating
experience this summer.
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We have been busy.
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But we've been very blessed.
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And I echo the words
out of Mark Chapter 7,
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when Jesus healed a man
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who could not
speak and could not hear,
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and the locals
then said in response,
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he does all things well.
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And that's my
testimony this evening
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that indeed Jesus
does all things well,
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what He did in us, through
us, and for us this summer.
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Jesus does all things well.
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Amen.
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Now in the Peewee Valley area,
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we were able to secure
a room or several rooms
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in the Hilton Garden Inn.
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And during the evening,
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there was man that we
have here with us James Dunn.
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And he was
responsible for the rooms.
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But our team
notice that he sometimes
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would hang around and
listen to the meetings.
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And also he did a
few favors for them.
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So we got the idea
he kind of liked us.
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So, James,
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why were you
interested in helping us?
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Well, so in the
hospitality industry,
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based on my own
judgment, in my own experience,
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we learned that
here in Kentucky,
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we like doing things the
southern hospitality way.
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So we go above and
beyond for our guests
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as much as possible.
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For this group in particular,
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it was very
interesting having like,
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an ancient history course
inside the hotel a lot like
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what I learned in
college and my university days,
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there was a lot that
just struck a chord within me
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that got me interested
to come out to the meetings
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to as I'm walking the hotel
making sure everything's fine.
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I hear a word that's like,
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"Oh, hey, wait,
this sounds interesting."
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And I'll just put my head inside
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and get a good idea.
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But as far as like the kids
who were there for the group,
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it's amazing to
see the amount of work
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and the effort they put into it.
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And it reminds me
of my own work ethics
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and I wanted to
give back to them
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for being able to
give in the hotel.
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So in the evenings, it's like,
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"Hey, guys, I have
extra food leftover.
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Let me feed you.
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Here. Here's extra coke.
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Here's extra
water. Here's extra tea.
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Let me support you all.
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So that way you
all can keep supporting
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and doing things
for other people."
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Amen.
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Now, we also noticed that
when we ended the meetings,
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that you came to the
meetings out at the church,
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why did you do that?
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Again, and a lot of that,
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that drove, that
drive of curiosity.
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As soon as you hear
something that appeals to you,
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you want to learn more about it.
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You want to be a part of it.
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You want to go and
find out more about
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why you're so intrigued in it.
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And I was so I was like,
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"Ah, I'll just
go, what's the harm?"
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Amen.
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As seemed to us that
maybe the Holy Spirit
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was impressing
you and drawing you.
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So we're very thankful.
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Next, we have Victoria Souza.
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She was one of the
helpers with the girls.
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And one of the
things that our team learned
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is that when you
work for the Lord,
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the Lord plans your visits.
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And Victoria had one of those.
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Yeah, that was very interesting.
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It was in the first
week of our program,
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and we went out
to the neighborhood
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to offer prayers.
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And we...
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In that morning, we didn't
get many people who accepted.
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It was almost time to go
back to the church for lunch.
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And myself and
my partner decided
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that we would
knock on one more door.
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And before we knocked,
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this big man opens
the door and just asked,
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"What do you want?"
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And we explained to him
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who we were and
what we're doing.
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And he opened up and said,
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"Oh, I'm a minister.
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I've been winning many souls
to Christ for the last years.
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And I'm amazed at
the work you're doing.
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Tell me more."
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So we talked to him
and he finally said,
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"I feel like God sent you here
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because I'm going
through a very tough time.
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My wife is a stage IV cancer.
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And my daughter
is just coming back
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from a chemo session.
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Can you come in?"
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So he invited us into his house,
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and we prayed
for them with them.
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And he asked if
he could pray too.
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And as he started praying,
tears rolled out in his cheeks.
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And he was just asking
God to strengthen our arms
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and to guide us
because we're doing the work
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that God asked
him to do as well.
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And he was so
emotional about it.
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And I left that
has so encouraged
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because I really
saw that the Holy Spirit
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was going before us.
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And he was
providing divine appointments,
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which was a blessing.
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Amen.
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When those happen, you know
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you're in the right
place at the right time.
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Abby Vega also
had another experience
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similar in being
right at the right place.
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Yeah, so my partner,
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Jayla and I
went outreach one day
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and we were doing serving.
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And we were a bit
discouraged and felt bad
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because most of
the people we met
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were either just coming out
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or just sitting down for dinner,
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we didn't want to disturb them.
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But we met this lady
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that had a
package outside the door.
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And we didn't know
she'd be home because,
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you know, they didn't
open up for the package,
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so they wouldn't open up for us.
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But she came and
we talked with her
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and she invited us inside.
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And we were a bit, you know,
hesitant because, you know,
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you learn not to go into
strangers houses, but we,
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the Lord was leading and
we accepted her invitation.
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And she started off right away
with, "Who do you represent?"
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And like, "Why do you
go to church on Sabbath?"
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And we had to put
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what we learned
through the tests,
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you know, everything
you grew up learning,
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just like from your memory.
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We did our best
and we explained to as
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what we could, and
she took the survey
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and also
accepted for Bible studies
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and she asked to pray
with us instead of, you know,
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we usually ask to
pray with the person
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and we're very excited
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because we really want
to pray with her as well.
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She didn't seem like
she was doing so great
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or happy in her life.
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And we prayed with her
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and she felt really
blessed and so did we.
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And we finished our territory
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very energized and
excited from that blessing.
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Amen.
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You know, Pastor, I have to say,
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I really love
testimonies like these two
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because it just reminds us
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that whenever we
take a step of faith out
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to go and do what
God has called us to do,
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He's not called us
just merely to be servants.
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He knows that there
is an inherent blessing
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in serving others.
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And I believe
that any of us here,
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especially at ASI,
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where we are
working to share Christ
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in the marketplace.
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We know from experience
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that it is more blessed
to give than to receive.
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And so when we go
out and take that time,
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and sometimes we have to
work up a little bit of courage,
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sometimes we get in
our heads a little bit,
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and our steps are a bit
slower than they should be.
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When we finally get out there
we knock on that first door,
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we open the car door
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and just hit the
pavement for Jesus.
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We have experiences like
this that really warm our heart
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and show us, give
us verifiable evidence
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that truly God is with us.
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Jesus has promised, all power,
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"I have all power
in heaven and earth."
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And He says, "And,
lo, I am with you always."
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And that's a
beautiful promise to experience
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when you go out to share Jesus.
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Amen.
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Now one of the things
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that the youth
have to do is preach.
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And so this year,
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six of them were chosen
to give all the sermons.
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One of them Judith Martin
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wants to share with
you a couple of things.
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First of all,
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she kind of wanted
to be able to speak.
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Share that with us, Judith.
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So I always wanted to
speak in evangelistic meetings.
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It was just a dream of mine.
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So when I signed up
for Youth for Jesus,
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and they had the
opportunity to speak,
00:29:03.47\00:29:06.17
I just jumped for it.
00:29:06.21\00:29:08.38
And so when they gave
the speaking opportunity,
00:29:08.41\00:29:11.71
I was so excited.
00:29:11.75\00:29:13.31
And then the day came
00:29:13.35\00:29:14.68
that I was supposed
to go on stage and speak,
00:29:14.72\00:29:17.59
and my nerves
got the better of me.
00:29:17.62\00:29:19.85
I was so
scared. I was terrified.
00:29:19.89\00:29:22.96
I thought,
"Lord, I cannot do this.
00:29:22.99\00:29:25.89
Why do I have to do this?"
00:29:25.93\00:29:27.50
And I started freaking out.
00:29:27.53\00:29:30.00
And I was just so scared.
00:29:30.03\00:29:32.97
And as I was just
discouraged, I opened the Bible.
00:29:33.00\00:29:37.51
And it just opened to this verse
00:29:37.54\00:29:39.84
in Jeremiah Chapter 1.
00:29:39.87\00:29:42.04
It said, "Say not, I am a child,
00:29:42.08\00:29:46.15
for thou shalt go to
all that I shall send thee,
00:29:46.18\00:29:49.38
and whatsoever I
command thee thou shall speak."
00:29:49.42\00:29:53.89
When I read that verse,
I looked up from the Bible,
00:29:53.92\00:29:57.29
and I had tears in my eyes
because I knew God was with me.
00:29:57.33\00:30:01.93
And I did not have to be afraid.
00:30:01.96\00:30:04.73
Amen.
00:30:04.77\00:30:06.10
There was something
else you shared with me
00:30:06.13\00:30:07.64
that you did to try to prepare.
00:30:07.67\00:30:10.14
What was that?
00:30:10.17\00:30:11.54
I prayed for hours
before I went and preached.
00:30:11.57\00:30:16.61
I prayed that God would help me.
00:30:16.64\00:30:19.48
Amen.
00:30:19.51\00:30:21.02
So God equipped
00:30:21.05\00:30:22.45
and I didn't get to
hear all of the sermons.
00:30:22.48\00:30:25.99
But some of them did
have some learning to do
00:30:26.02\00:30:29.99
to really improve.
00:30:30.03\00:30:32.39
But by the end,
00:30:32.43\00:30:34.30
they are all
really good speakers
00:30:34.33\00:30:37.23
and the
churches were just amazed
00:30:37.27\00:30:39.93
that these young
people could preach
00:30:39.97\00:30:42.34
the sermon so powerfully.
00:30:42.37\00:30:44.87
Let me comment on that, Pastor.
00:30:44.91\00:30:46.94
Let me comment
just briefly on that.
00:30:46.98\00:30:49.31
I worked with each
one of the speakers
00:30:49.34\00:30:51.81
to try to get them in
their notes and make sure
00:30:51.85\00:30:54.95
that they were as
well prepared as possible.
00:30:54.98\00:30:57.35
Obviously, our dependence
is not upon ourselves,
00:30:57.39\00:31:00.26
our own studious habits.
00:31:00.29\00:31:02.89
But we have a part to play.
00:31:02.92\00:31:04.39
We have a part to
play in being diligent,
00:31:04.43\00:31:06.59
and just being
prayerful and studious,
00:31:06.63\00:31:08.90
and just allowing God
to give us the opportunity
00:31:08.93\00:31:11.63
and then making the
most of that opportunity
00:31:11.67\00:31:13.57
and allowing Him to work in us,
00:31:13.60\00:31:15.70
and I saw each one of these
young people at the beginning,
00:31:15.74\00:31:19.71
they were fired up to preach.
00:31:19.74\00:31:21.74
And then they got the
notes and the presentations,
00:31:21.78\00:31:24.88
and then they were a
little less fired up.
00:31:24.91\00:31:27.25
And then they realized
00:31:27.28\00:31:28.62
they were gonna
have to get up on stage
00:31:28.65\00:31:29.98
and maybe some of
them were excited,
00:31:30.02\00:31:31.35
and some of them
were a little bit nervous.
00:31:31.39\00:31:34.29
But again, I saw, Pastor,
I witness night by night,
00:31:34.32\00:31:37.99
weekend by weekend,
00:31:38.03\00:31:40.60
as they put
themselves out there,
00:31:40.63\00:31:42.46
as they made
themselves available for Christ
00:31:42.50\00:31:45.23
to use them to
speak through them
00:31:45.27\00:31:46.94
to put His
words in their mouths.
00:31:46.97\00:31:49.84
I saw weekend by
weekend them improve
00:31:49.87\00:31:52.27
and God used them to lead people
00:31:52.31\00:31:54.41
to make decisions for Jesus
00:31:54.44\00:31:55.81
and that was such a
beautiful thing to witness.
00:31:55.84\00:31:58.58
Amen.
00:31:58.61\00:31:59.95
Now Youth for Jesus
00:31:59.98\00:32:02.08
makes basically
three impacts on people.
00:32:02.12\00:32:07.12
And, of course, the objective
is to win souls for the Lord.
00:32:07.16\00:32:12.89
And so there are people
00:32:12.93\00:32:14.36
whose lives are
impacted by this effort.
00:32:14.40\00:32:18.83
But then there's the impact
00:32:18.87\00:32:21.07
on the workers
and students also.
00:32:21.10\00:32:25.87
And the third
impact is on the churches.
00:32:25.91\00:32:31.41
So Jaquenette agreed
to be our girl's dean.
00:32:31.45\00:32:36.38
And I don't think I've
ever seen a girl's dean
00:32:36.42\00:32:39.42
love more than Jaque.
00:32:39.45\00:32:42.32
But the Lord was leading
her even before she came,
00:32:42.36\00:32:47.96
put something in her heart.
00:32:48.00\00:32:49.33
What did God put in your heart?
00:32:49.36\00:32:51.87
Well, honestly, I
was raised Adventist.
00:32:51.90\00:32:53.97
And I got so tired of
going to church every Sabbath
00:32:54.00\00:32:57.84
and just kind of sitting
there, going to sit on the pews
00:32:57.87\00:33:00.51
and then going
home every Sabbath.
00:33:00.54\00:33:03.08
So I got where I
wanted to do more.
00:33:03.11\00:33:07.35
I was struggling with
my relationship with God
00:33:07.38\00:33:09.35
and I came to
find a mission trip.
00:33:09.38\00:33:12.55
And I happen to
run into Evan Fox
00:33:12.59\00:33:14.39
and I ended up signing
up for Youth for Jesus.
00:33:14.42\00:33:17.29
I have a passion for kids.
00:33:17.33\00:33:18.66
So it's right up my alley.
00:33:18.69\00:33:20.73
Amen.
00:33:20.76\00:33:22.10
And then after you
actually got there,
00:33:22.13\00:33:25.83
God did
something special for you.
00:33:25.87\00:33:27.50
What did He do?
00:33:27.54\00:33:29.20
Well, I came to Youth
for Jesus just for the kids.
00:33:29.24\00:33:31.47
Yes, I wanna work on
my relationship with God,
00:33:31.51\00:33:33.14
but majorly for the kids.
00:33:33.17\00:33:35.04
And now, I'm
leaving Youth for Jesus,
00:33:35.08\00:33:37.71
and I'm so pumped.
00:33:37.75\00:33:39.35
I'm actually working on
getting applying for Wildwood.
00:33:39.38\00:33:44.75
And I would like to go start
using my life more for missions
00:33:44.79\00:33:49.49
instead of just
kind of going back
00:33:49.52\00:33:51.56
to the typical Adventist life.
00:33:51.59\00:33:55.20
Amen. Amen.
00:33:55.23\00:33:56.56
Pastor, let me
just say something.
00:33:56.60\00:33:58.13
Jaque was the most bubbly,
00:33:58.17\00:34:01.44
lively person in our
program as the leader
00:34:01.47\00:34:05.77
and the one who just
had to kind of make sure
00:34:05.81\00:34:07.38
everything was just
not catching on fire
00:34:07.41\00:34:09.64
and falling apart.
00:34:09.68\00:34:11.01
They had a lot
of things going on.
00:34:11.05\00:34:12.38
But Jaque would
always run around
00:34:12.41\00:34:14.22
and I would kind of be
just kind of just focused in,
00:34:14.25\00:34:17.35
lasered in on
thinking what my next task was.
00:34:17.39\00:34:20.42
Jaque would go around,
and she would hug people
00:34:20.46\00:34:22.46
and she would have a
high pitched happy voice.
00:34:22.49\00:34:25.49
And it would remind us all
just to be happy and go lucky
00:34:25.53\00:34:29.26
and just to be cheerful,
loving and lovable Christians
00:34:29.30\00:34:32.63
and I remember when
we would give worships
00:34:32.67\00:34:34.64
and we would do
evangelism training day by day
00:34:34.67\00:34:37.71
because that's what we would do.
00:34:37.74\00:34:39.07
We would have
worship in the morning,
00:34:39.11\00:34:40.51
and we'd have united prayer,
00:34:40.54\00:34:42.01
and then we would go
into our evangelism training
00:34:42.04\00:34:44.15
in the afternoon
and our Bible classes.
00:34:44.18\00:34:46.51
Jaque, though she was a dean
00:34:46.55\00:34:48.05
and she had to look
after the girls there.
00:34:48.08\00:34:50.85
You could always
find her in the front row
00:34:50.89\00:34:53.25
when it comes time
for worship in classes
00:34:53.29\00:34:55.36
and she was just there
00:34:55.39\00:34:57.26
with her heart
and her Bible open
00:34:57.29\00:34:59.39
ready to receive
what Jesus had for
00:34:59.43\00:35:01.20
and it was such a
beautiful experience.
00:35:01.23\00:35:02.90
And I just want
to thank you, Jaque,
00:35:02.93\00:35:04.27
for being a part of
our Youth for Jesus team.
00:35:04.30\00:35:06.37
Praise God.
Thanks. It's part of me.
00:35:06.40\00:35:07.74
And then our last testimony
comes from Pastor Johnson.
00:35:07.77\00:35:12.27
He was planning to be
here but his wife got sick.
00:35:12.31\00:35:15.64
So he sent me a text,
which I'll read to you.
00:35:15.68\00:35:20.58
"Having Youth for
Jesus at our church
00:35:20.62\00:35:23.45
was a wonderful experience.
00:35:23.49\00:35:26.22
It was such a
blessing for our church family,
00:35:26.25\00:35:29.29
along with a powerful encounter
for these young people.
00:35:29.32\00:35:33.96
Our Bible workers Zipporah,
Loreal did such a good work.
00:35:34.00\00:35:39.30
They reported 16 Bible studies
00:35:39.33\00:35:42.77
started for our
church family to follow up.
00:35:42.80\00:35:47.78
Our speakers for
the evangelistic series
00:35:47.81\00:35:50.78
Robbie, Hannah, and
Isabel did an amazing job.
00:35:50.81\00:35:55.25
They were well
received by our guests
00:35:55.28\00:35:57.02
along with our church family.
00:35:57.05\00:35:59.42
We had four
baptisms from our ASI group
00:35:59.45\00:36:03.02
along with five
decisions for baptism.
00:36:03.06\00:36:07.23
Also, Louisville
First Church pastor told me,
00:36:07.26\00:36:10.73
he has five that he
expects to be baptized also.
00:36:10.77\00:36:15.57
I would recommend Youth
for Jesus for any church,
00:36:15.60\00:36:18.97
needing to experience revival
and for an evangelistic effort.
00:36:19.01\00:36:24.55
The youth went through training
00:36:24.58\00:36:25.98
along with
experiencing community outreach
00:36:26.01\00:36:29.08
and an evangelistic effort."
00:36:29.12\00:36:32.45
We'd like to end
with their theme song
00:36:32.49\00:36:35.22
they sang every day.
00:36:35.26\00:36:39.13
Amen.
00:36:39.16\00:36:40.50
Have you not known?
00:36:52.74\00:36:54.81
Have you not heard
00:36:54.84\00:36:56.54
Of the everlasting God?
00:36:56.58\00:37:00.55
He is Lord and Creator
00:37:00.58\00:37:02.82
Of heaven and earth
00:37:02.85\00:37:04.95
And He never grows tired
00:37:04.99\00:37:06.62
Nor grows weary
00:37:06.65\00:37:11.66
I listen to our God
00:37:11.69\00:37:14.03
The Great I am
00:37:14.06\00:37:16.10
Who gives power to the weak
00:37:16.13\00:37:19.83
Even youth will faint And weary
00:37:19.87\00:37:23.91
And the young men
shall utterly fall
00:37:23.94\00:37:28.18
But those who wait on the Lord
00:37:28.21\00:37:31.98
Shall renew their strength
00:37:32.01\00:37:36.28
They shall mount up with wings
00:37:36.32\00:37:40.49
They shall mount up
with wings as eagles
00:37:40.52\00:37:44.46
They shall run and not be weary
00:37:44.49\00:37:48.63
They shall walk
00:37:48.66\00:37:50.27
And never faint
00:37:50.30\00:37:55.67
Have you not known?
00:37:55.70\00:37:57.84
Have you not heard
00:37:57.87\00:37:59.57
Of the everlasting God?
00:37:59.61\00:38:03.51
He is my Lord and Creator
00:38:03.55\00:38:05.55
Of heaven and earth
00:38:05.58\00:38:07.58
And He never grows tired
00:38:07.62\00:38:09.08
Nor grows weary
00:38:09.12\00:38:14.16
I will sing to my God
00:38:14.19\00:38:16.46
The Great I am
00:38:16.49\00:38:18.53
Who gives power that I need
00:38:18.56\00:38:22.16
Even I will faint and weary
00:38:22.20\00:38:26.43
Yes, I may utterly fall
00:38:26.47\00:38:30.51
But if I wait on the Lord
00:38:30.54\00:38:34.28
I renew my strength
00:38:34.31\00:38:38.35
I shall mount up with wings
00:38:38.38\00:38:42.38
I will mount up
with wings as eagles
00:38:42.42\00:38:46.49
I shall run and not grow weary
00:38:46.52\00:38:50.49
I shall walk and never faint
00:38:50.53\00:38:56.77
And I will sing to
my God the Great I am
00:38:56.80\00:39:01.30
Who gives power to the weak
00:39:01.34\00:39:05.11
Even youth will faint and weary
00:39:05.14\00:39:09.24
And the young men
shall utterly fall
00:39:09.28\00:39:13.55
But those who wait on the Lord
00:39:13.58\00:39:17.29
Shall renew their strength
00:39:17.32\00:39:21.29
They shall mount up with wings
00:39:21.32\00:39:25.53
They shall mount up
with wings as eagles
00:39:25.56\00:39:29.60
They shall run
and not grow weary
00:39:29.63\00:39:33.74
They shall walk and never faint
00:39:33.77\00:39:39.87
They shall run
and not grow weary
00:39:39.91\00:39:44.11
They shall walk and never faint
00:39:44.15\00:39:49.75
Amen.
00:39:53.59\00:39:56.46
When I went through
evangelism training school,
00:39:56.49\00:39:58.93
they taught us how
to give Bible studies.
00:39:58.96\00:40:01.03
And during the
four months program,
00:40:01.06\00:40:03.26
we started
actually doing door-to-door
00:40:03.30\00:40:05.40
and giving Bible studies.
00:40:05.43\00:40:08.00
With each Bible study,
00:40:08.04\00:40:09.37
I saw how people just
had those aha moments.
00:40:09.40\00:40:13.88
And for the first time
00:40:13.91\00:40:15.24
they saw the true
gospel from the Bible.
00:40:15.28\00:40:17.78
And I saw how their
characters started to change,
00:40:17.81\00:40:22.48
just the lives
that started to change.
00:40:22.52\00:40:26.59
And it brought
the revival in me.
00:40:26.62\00:40:30.33
When we did our
evangelistic series,
00:40:30.36\00:40:33.16
people were baptized
and lives were changed,
00:40:33.19\00:40:37.13
families were changed.
00:40:37.17\00:40:38.97
And I just
couldn't help to go back
00:40:39.00\00:40:41.87
to what I was
doing after I graduated.
00:40:41.90\00:40:45.57
I just had to continue
sharing this gospel with others
00:40:45.61\00:40:49.91
and I just had to
continue and do Bible work.
00:40:49.94\00:40:52.41
In the last days
that we're living,
00:40:52.45\00:40:54.32
God is looking for people
00:40:54.35\00:40:56.89
that have a willing
heart to work for Him.
00:40:56.92\00:41:00.06
Sometimes you think
that, "I just can't do it.
00:41:00.09\00:41:03.53
How am I gonna do it?
00:41:03.56\00:41:04.89
How am I gonna find time?
00:41:04.93\00:41:06.29
I can't do this.
I can't do that."
00:41:06.33\00:41:08.30
But I just want you to remember,
00:41:08.33\00:41:11.43
God gave us a promise
00:41:11.47\00:41:13.77
that when we're
willing to do something,
00:41:13.80\00:41:17.27
He will provide for us
just like it says in Isaiah,
00:41:17.31\00:41:20.51
"Fear not, for I am with you.
00:41:20.54\00:41:22.84
Be not dismayed,
for I am your God,
00:41:22.88\00:41:25.61
I will strengthen you.
00:41:25.65\00:41:27.42
Yes, I will help you.
00:41:27.45\00:41:29.18
I will uphold you with
My righteous right hand."
00:41:29.22\00:41:32.19
Good voice.
00:41:51.97\00:41:53.31
Thank you. You wanna record it.
00:41:53.34\00:41:54.68
I live here in this house,
00:42:03.62\00:42:04.99
which is right by
the railway track,
00:42:05.02\00:42:06.45
which is the
house that nobody wants
00:42:06.49\00:42:07.82
because of the train.
00:42:07.86\00:42:09.29
But it's got one
of the nicest views
00:42:09.32\00:42:10.93
as you can see back here.
00:42:10.96\00:42:12.43
When you're Georgia
and Wildwood for 25 years
00:42:24.01\00:42:27.08
and what motivates me
00:42:27.11\00:42:28.58
is that there
are souls everywhere,
00:42:28.61\00:42:30.08
young and old are
longing for something better.
00:42:30.11\00:42:33.42
And I want to bring them
out from darkness into light
00:42:33.45\00:42:37.62
to meet them in
the kingdom of heaven.
00:42:37.65\00:42:39.25
Well, I'm looking
forward to my 83rd birthday
00:42:45.66\00:42:47.53
in a couple of months.
00:42:47.56\00:42:49.03
And what makes me passionate
00:42:49.06\00:42:50.83
about I'm a health
evangelist actually.
00:42:50.87\00:42:52.97
And when I was in my
40s, I got very, very sick.
00:42:53.00\00:42:55.57
I was studying at
the school at Loma Linda.
00:42:55.60\00:42:57.21
I got very sick.
00:42:57.24\00:42:58.57
And I heard about the
eight natural remedies.
00:42:58.61\00:43:00.61
And so I decided, well,
00:43:00.64\00:43:01.98
I should like to
make that part of my life.
00:43:02.01\00:43:04.05
You know, one of the
most exciting activities
00:43:06.78\00:43:09.32
is to go door-to-door.
00:43:09.35\00:43:11.15
And this is what
people are afraid of.
00:43:11.19\00:43:13.05
They think that
they're not a preacher.
00:43:13.09\00:43:14.42
They're not a teacher.
00:43:14.46\00:43:15.79
They're not a graduate
from school and from college.
00:43:15.82\00:43:17.86
They can't do much for the Lord,
00:43:17.89\00:43:19.49
but the Lord
will use you no matter
00:43:19.53\00:43:21.63
where you are in this
world, no matter how young,
00:43:21.66\00:43:23.80
how old, how
educated, or uneducated you are,
00:43:23.83\00:43:27.37
the Lord can use you as
you go and reach out to people,
00:43:27.40\00:43:31.11
forget self, put self
aside, ask God to help you.
00:43:31.14\00:43:34.44
Take Him with you said,
00:43:34.48\00:43:35.81
I will go with
you wherever you are.
00:43:35.84\00:43:37.21
He says, "Fear thou
not, for I am with you.
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Be not afraid for I am your God,
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I will help you.
00:43:41.22\00:43:42.58
Yeah, I will
strengthen you and uphold you
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with the right hand
of My righteousness."
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So claiming that
promise I go out here,
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everywhere around the world.
00:43:50.16\00:43:52.79
And I know you can do the
same because God is with you.
00:43:52.83\00:43:56.06
He's coming soon.
00:43:56.10\00:43:57.43
And soon He will say,
00:43:57.47\00:43:58.80
well done good
and faithful servant.
00:43:58.83\00:44:01.24
Enter thou into
the joy of thy Lord.
00:44:01.27\00:44:03.77
And this will be the experience
that I want to be a part of.
00:44:03.81\00:44:06.51
And I want to meet
you all around the world
00:44:06.54\00:44:08.94
when Jesus comes.
00:44:08.98\00:44:10.35
Nearer, my God to thee
00:44:31.97\00:44:39.57
Nearer to thee!
00:44:39.61\00:44:44.38
E'en though
00:44:47.42\00:44:50.39
It be a cross
00:44:50.42\00:44:54.72
That raiseth me
00:44:54.76\00:45:02.36
Still all my song shall be
00:45:02.40\00:45:09.94
Nearer, my God to thee
00:45:09.97\00:45:17.91
Nearer, my God to thee
00:45:17.95\00:45:25.75
Nearer to thee!
00:45:25.79\00:45:31.99
Though like the wanderer
00:45:36.90\00:45:43.57
The sun gone down
00:45:43.61\00:45:50.45
Darkness be over me
00:45:50.48\00:45:57.32
My rest a stone
00:45:57.35\00:46:04.33
Yet in my dreams I'd be
00:46:04.36\00:46:11.27
Nearer, my God to thee
00:46:11.30\00:46:18.74
Nearer, my God to thee
00:46:18.77\00:46:25.95
Nearer to thee!
00:46:25.98\00:46:30.59
There let the way appear
00:46:42.66\00:46:49.10
Steps unto heav'n
00:46:49.14\00:46:55.24
All that thou sendest me
00:46:55.28\00:47:01.92
In mercy giv'n
00:47:01.95\00:47:08.42
Angels to beckon me
00:47:08.46\00:47:14.93
Nearer, my God to thee
00:47:14.96\00:47:22.80
Nearer, my God to thee
00:47:22.84\00:47:30.65
Nearer to thee!
00:47:30.68\00:47:37.65