Hello and welcome to
another Behold The Lamb
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presents program. I'm
Chris Shelton your host
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and has always we are
very thankful that you
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have chosen to join
us in another wonderful
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study of God's
word. Have you ever felt a
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sense that there was
more for you to do in
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this life? Have you
ever felt that there was a
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spiritual calling to
be or to do more than
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you are or doing
right now, if the answer is
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yes then praise the
Lord. The Holy Spirit is
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working on your
heart and in your mind.
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In First Peter
chapter 2 and verse 9 we are
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told that God is
calling us to be a
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chosen generation,
a royal priesthood,
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a holy nation, a
peculiar people; that ye should
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show forth the
praises of him who hath called
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you out of darkness and
into his marvelous light.
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It is God who is calling you.
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It is Him drawing
you out of darkness or
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sin into His marvelous
light or an understanding
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of truth, this text in
informs us that we are to
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grow in truth. We are
to be called we are called
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to be a different
generation we are called
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to be a royal priesthood.
God is calling us to be
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a holy nation. He is
asking that we would be
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a peculiar people who
are different from the
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world that we may
reflect His glory and shout
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forth praises unto Him.
This calling as a process
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of justification and
sanctification combine
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once accepted and
prayed about it's a growing
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process that
happens throughout our life.
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It involves every
aspect of who we are, but we
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are not left alone
to make these changes
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absolutely not, or to
stay the course on our
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own Christ has
promised to never leave us
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He's promised to
never forsake us.
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He will be with
you, He will be with you
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to strengthen you
every step of the way
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so that you will
stay true to your calling
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true to our calling
this is the title of today's
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message with my
husband pastor Kenny Shelton
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and it's part one of
a two parts series on
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this subject, but first
as always we are blessed
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to listen to great is
thy faithfulness as sung by
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Rudy Micelli at
3ABN's worship center.
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Great is thy
faithfulness, O God my father
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There is no shadow
of turning with Thee
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Thou changest not, Thy
compassions, they fail not
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As Thou hast been,
Thou for ever will be
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Great is thy faithfulness
Great is thy faithfulness
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Morning by
morning new mercies I see
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All I have needed
thy hand hath provided
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Great is thy
faithfulness, Lord unto me
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Pardon for sin and
a peace that endureth
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Thine own dear
presence to cheer and to guide
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Strength for today and
bright hope for tomorrow
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Blessings all mine,
with ten thousand beside
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Great is thy faithfulness
Great is thy faithfulness
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Morning by
morning new mercies I see
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All I have needed
thy hand hath provided
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Great is thy
faithfulness, Lord unto me
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All I have needed
thy hand hath provided
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Great is thy
faithfulness, Lord unto me.
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Praise the Lord we're
glad you could join us
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again for Behold
The Lamb Presents,
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we're gonna be
studying the word of God today
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and I know you're
getting in the habit of
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having your Bible,
pencil land paper, so that we
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can take down some
notes and we can continue to
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study to show by
self approved and to God.
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Oh! It's just such a
blessing to be able to
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come into your
home or wherever you
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maybe around the
world, but before we
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begin our study
because it's an important study
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today true to our calling,
God has called us into a
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special work. Why
don't we pray about it
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right now ask for
the Holy Spirit the words
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that we may hear
from heaven that we all
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maybe able to
understand as God speaks
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to our heart? Let's
pray shall we together?
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Merciful Father in
Heaven, we thank thee for
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the privilege of
prayer. We ask that you would
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forgive us of anything
in our hearts and lives
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that need not be there.
We want a direct plug in
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to heaven here as
we study your word.
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We need the power of
thy Holy Spirit to give us
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understanding
spiritual things are
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spiritually
discerned. We relay upon the
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power of the spirit
and the wisdom of the
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spirit we have
nothing good within ourselves
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and wish to
offer these thy people.
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We commit our care our
keeping into your hands,
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our mind, our body, all
that we have that we maybe
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a blessing to someone
today in Jesus name, amen.
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Well again, if you have
your Bible I want you to
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turn with me maybe
some you are going down
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the road or you
maybe visiting somewhere
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it's alright you know if
you are at the neighbor's
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house ask them for a
Bible so that we can,
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we can gel together as
we study the word of God
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true to our
calling. You know as God's
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last day people He
has given us a specific
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message to give to the world.
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Now, we will read
that now remember when
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we are reading this
message it's not our
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aim today is to
take a whole lot of time
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in going over
specifically these messages,
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if we do it would take
a long time and we will do
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that eventually, but
right now we just want to
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call to your attention
as God's last day people
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what we are accountable for.
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Found in the Book of Revelation,
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you know it well,
Revelation chapter 14
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we are going to
reading verses 6 through 12.
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Now, it will take a
little time to read these
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verses but they are very,
very important to us today.
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Revelation
chapter14, 6 through 12.
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This is what the
Bible said, this is what is
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important today. The
Bible says, and I saw
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another angel fly
in the midst of heaven,
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having the
everlasting gospel to preach,
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now notice He said to
preach, unto them that
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dwell on the earth,
and to every nation,
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and kindred, and
tongue, and people.
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Here we find the
first angel's messages,
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but there is this, we
are calling this the three
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angels message that
we have to give to the
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world and the
Bible says, I saw another
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angel flying in
the midst of heaven
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showing how important
the angels are involved,
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angels represents
certainly mankind giving
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the message, but it's
to go around the world,
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every nation,
kindred, tongue and people.
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Now here is what the
angel said, saying verse 7
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with a loud voice, fear
God and give glory to Him.
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for the hour of His
judgment is, has come:
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and worship Him that
made heaven, and earth,
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and the sea, and
the fountains of waters.
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Verse 8, And there
followed another angel,
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saying, Babylon
is fallen, is fallen,
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that great city,
because she made all nations
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drink of the wine of the
wrath of her fornication.
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Verse 9, and the
third angel followed them,
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saying with a loud
voice, if any man worship
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the beast and his
image, and receive his mark
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in his forehead, or in
his hand, verse 10 says,
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The same shall drink of
the wine of the wrath of God,
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which is poured out
without mixture into the
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cup of his indignation;
and he shall be tormented
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with fire and brimstone
in the presence of the holy
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angels, and in the
presence of the Lamb:
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What a fearful warning.
God's last day people if
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we're going to be true
to our calling of giving
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the three angels messages
we are going to sit here
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on the fact that we
need to fear God, give glory
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to Him for the hour
of His judgment is come.
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Now, what is part of
our message we just fear God
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have reverence
to respect for God
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for the hour of
His judgment has come.
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God's last day
people is gonna be preaching
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a judgment hour
message or preparation
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for His coming. We
are admonished them to
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go back to the
one who made heavens
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and earths and the sea,
and so we go back to what?
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To creation and we
find some beautiful truths
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that have been covered
up by traditions of men
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and God said the last
day people are going to
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expose these
things along the exposing
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the by the way, the man of sin.
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We have a message to
give; there is a reason
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why we are here. We
must be true to our calling.
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I hear a lot of
people say well you know I
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like to get part of the
message but I am kind of
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afraid to get the
other part may God help you
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may God help me. We
must give the message
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exactly the way God
has given it to us in
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order to be counted
faithful do you wanted
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to be faithful I
know that you do.
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And so we are to give
this message and there is
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a second angel came
and said Babylon is fallen,
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we must remember
the Babylon is not
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completely fallen
yet. Revelation 18 brings
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it to light and when
the Babylon's completely
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fallen oh friend the
wrath of God is going to
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burst loose upon this
world. Babylon is fallen,
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is fallen. Now,
see I believe this,
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that God has a, a controversy
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with this churches, when
He says Babylon confusion,
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they drank of the
wine of the wrath of God
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you know they drink
up this false doctrine
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and teaches, so God
has a controversy the
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scriptures says here
with the churches today.
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We are fulfilling
the prophecy that John
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gave here, because we are what?
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We're drinking of that
false doctrine and that
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false teaching in God's word.
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We're not receiving
the truth of God's word,
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such as bringing back to light
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the Seventh-Day
Sabbath. Oh! We have so many
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truths that are here
that we are to be true to,
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to our calling. And
then the great warning is
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given that if we
worship the beast or the image
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and receive the mark in
the forehead or the hand.
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We're gonna, we're
gonna drink of the wine of
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the wrath of God? Do
you want that day? Oh!
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I friend I don't want
that, and so I want to
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know what the message
that God has given for us
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today and so we
take the Bible and we say
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the Bible is God's
will expressed to man,
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the Bible is what?
God's will expressed to man.
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If you want to know
God's will if you want to know
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God's plan you need
to get into the word.
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The word is very, very
important for us today,
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if heaven is going
to be, be our home.
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Why the message once
again in Revelation 14
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again we've just barely
scratched the surface of
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it to give you an idea of
what we are talking about,
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but why this message
well it becomes very clear
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to it because the
principles of God's word,
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the churches
around the world have
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corrupted the
truth. They've done what,
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they've corrupted the
truth and so God has a
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controversy with the
churches and He's going to
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call them back He is
gonna hold you and me,
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He's gonna hold us
accountable for the light
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that he has given to
us. We see as we read
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scripture and prophecy
that the false religious
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system is going to be
exalted you know against,
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above the word of God,
and so we have to know what,
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what truth is here.
False religion, we must be
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willing to separate
our self from the world.
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We must be able
to separate ourselves
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from all iniquity. Wow!
What a challenged today.
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Well, we need God
on our side this is the
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only way we are
going to make it through.
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We must engaged now
as never before in the
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work of saving souls,
engage that means we are
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not going to back
away, we are not going to sit
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down, we are going to be
quiet, we are not going to
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shut up, we are going
to proclaim the message of
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the three angels the
way God said to do it.
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What that angels
say with that loud voice
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so that
everybody can hear so the
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message goes around the world.
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We engage in this
work of saving souls why?
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Because these souls
are ready to perish because
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they are not
receiving the truth they are
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receiving a lie
today, lie upon lie.
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And God expects us to
be digging in the word.
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I've often thought
about this you talk
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about spiritual activity,
if you just allow me to
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think on this just a
moment, spiritual activity
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is demanded on all
who believe present truth.
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I don't know if some
of you got that or not,
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but spiritual
activity is demanded by all of
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those who believe present truth.
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Now if we break that
down this will get some of
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your attention and
rest of you just gonna go
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kick over your head you
are not going to get it.
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SDA what does that
mean? Oh! I know what most of
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you are going to say
but I'd like to think SDA
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as Spiritually Demand Activity.
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SDA Spiritually
Demanded Activity.
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Now let me say
like this we need to be
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SDA's people say
well Seventh-day Adventist
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but let's think beyond
shall we that's true but
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those SDA our spiritual
life, our spiritual life
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depends upon activity,
our what? S spiritual life,
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D depends, upon
what? A, activity. Yeah,
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not lay activity
but activity in the
00:17:01.08\00:17:03.47
cause of Christ,
we are in a warfare.
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God has called a
people to give this life and
00:17:06.90\00:17:11.06
death message.
Remember what we are talking
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about is life and
death. So if it seems
00:17:14.43\00:17:16.67
at times urgent,
I've had people say well
00:17:17.43\00:17:19.99
the message is
being given it seems like
00:17:20.00\00:17:22.34
there is an, there is
an urgency, yes there is,
00:17:22.35\00:17:25.24
every time I read Revelation 14,
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I begin to read scripture
there is something that
00:17:27.76\00:17:29.96
comes up inside and
is a urgency it's like
00:17:29.97\00:17:32.93
you need to, you
need to hurry with it,
00:17:32.94\00:17:34.92
you need to get it out.
Why because probation is
00:17:34.93\00:17:38.34
closing the world
doesn't even know it
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they are not
even anticipating it.
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They're thinking
there is a cure just around
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the corner for all
the ills of this world and
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there is not
according to scripture,
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there is a time
of preparation here.
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Do this responsibility,
my Bible as I read
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Second Timothy 1:9 the
Bible says he's called us
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with a holy calling.
So now we are gonna be
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true to our calling
after all He has called us
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what with a holy
calling not just hey you come
00:18:06.71\00:18:10.73
over here it's a holy
calling because God is
00:18:10.74\00:18:14.17
doing the calling He
is reaching out today as
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the angels are going
to and fro and to the
00:18:17.35\00:18:19.66
earth they know who
is serious about the
00:18:19.67\00:18:22.31
hour in which we
live. They, they understand
00:18:22.32\00:18:24.70
who is serious about
their life and giving it
00:18:24.71\00:18:26.98
totally and completely to Jesus.
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They're
searching out these souls.
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Will you be one that
will be found or you really
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serious about your
God? Are you really serious
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about your religion?
Are you serious about
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your belief, why
because you've been called
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the Bible said
with a holy calling.
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Second Peter 1:10,
the Bible says make your
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calling and
election sure, make you what?
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Once again it's the
calling and your election sure,
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why because you've been
called with a holy calling.
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First John 3:1 the
Bible says, we're going to be
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called the son's of
God. Oh! I like this,
00:19:06.95\00:19:11.44
this calling. And I
want you to notice that they
00:19:11.85\00:19:14.91
there is not you just
calling upon God sort of
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speak but it's a Holy
Spirit that's inside of
00:19:17.50\00:19:19.85
you that's calling
you and some of you today
00:19:19.86\00:19:23.60
need to realize that
you none of us just as
00:19:23.61\00:19:27.11
one day we wake up and
say oh I'm gonna give my
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heart to Jesus there
has been work going on
00:19:29.01\00:19:31.54
in your life maybe
for years and years
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it has been the
Holy Spirit wooing you.
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Now think about
that for just a moment,
00:19:39.24\00:19:41.04
the spirit of God
inside of you even though
00:19:41.99\00:19:43.88
you've rejected even
though you're saying no,
00:19:43.89\00:19:45.94
you've spurned the
call. Yet the spirit of God
00:19:46.22\00:19:49.30
has been working and
wooing with you to come to
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the point to where
one day you will say yes
00:19:51.54\00:19:53.90
I want to give my life to Jesus.
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You can't even give
your life to Jesus without
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the power of the
spirit. Friend, make your
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calling and election
sure, a little question
00:20:01.71\00:20:05.19
for you well
God's well God's people
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accomplish the work
that He has given to us?
00:20:07.12\00:20:09.67
We're gonna talk
more about the work,
00:20:09.68\00:20:11.61
we're gonna talk
about how we can really be
00:20:11.62\00:20:14.02
true to the calling and
how important this calling is,
00:20:14.03\00:20:16.74
after all it's been,
it's given to us by God
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so we've established
that it's a holy calling.
00:20:19.72\00:20:22.38
But God when He
calls He wants us to
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respond immediately,
but the work seem so large,
00:20:25.83\00:20:31.21
how can this message go
around the world and it's,
00:20:32.41\00:20:35.97
it's a testing message
and it's, it's gonna test
00:20:35.98\00:20:38.31
the people of
God in the last days.
00:20:38.32\00:20:40.18
It's a preparation
message to prepare us
00:20:40.57\00:20:43.04
for heaven. How is this
going to be accomplished?
00:20:43.66\00:20:47.13
it's seem like just
such a small amount of people
00:20:47.14\00:20:49.58
that serious about
giving this, this message and
00:20:49.59\00:20:52.16
how is everybody going
to hear around the world
00:20:52.17\00:20:54.58
listen, that's
God business he said
00:20:54.59\00:20:57.04
he is going to happen
and I believe with all
00:20:57.05\00:20:59.28
my heart that God's
people will finish the
00:20:59.29\00:21:01.85
task under what? Under
His strength and His power.
00:21:01.86\00:21:06.18
Let me just read you a
little quote on the best
00:21:06.19\00:21:08.33
books I've ever read
on the life of Christ,
00:21:08.34\00:21:10.82
Desire of Ages page
6:13, just a little paragraph
00:21:10.83\00:21:14.88
so stay with me and
listen carefully see if it
00:21:14.89\00:21:17.12
doesn't do
something in your heart and in
00:21:17.13\00:21:19.26
in your mind, it
says, when the third angels
00:21:19.27\00:21:22.14
message closes,
mercy no longer pleads
00:21:22.15\00:21:27.20
for the guilty
inhabitants of the earth.
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The people of God have
accomplished their work.
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Will God's people
accomplish their work yes
00:21:37.66\00:21:40.53
they will under the
unction of the spirit
00:21:40.54\00:21:43.05
of the living
God, but you know what?
00:21:43.06\00:21:45.16
If you, if you're gonna
follow Christ and but you
00:21:45.17\00:21:47.50
say oh I get to
heaven well I am just gonna
00:21:47.51\00:21:49.38
follow Jesus wherever
he goes I am just gonna,
00:21:49.39\00:21:51.15
I'm gonna follow Him
listen if you're gonna
00:21:51.16\00:21:53.07
follow Him in
heaven you need to be
00:21:53.08\00:21:54.43
following Him right
now. This is something very
00:21:54.44\00:21:57.69
important, you
won't follow Him in heaven
00:21:57.70\00:21:59.42
if you don't follow
Him now, if you're not
00:21:59.43\00:22:01.19
obedient to him right
now you will not be obedient
00:22:01.20\00:22:03.33
if you were in
heaven. Now is the time,
00:22:03.34\00:22:07.27
now is the day. God's
people will accomplish
00:22:07.28\00:22:12.26
the work that He
has given us to do.
00:22:12.71\00:22:14.97
We'll see just a little
bit more as we study into
00:22:15.72\00:22:17.56
God's word how
important these angels are?
00:22:17.57\00:22:21.01
And the work
that He has told that
00:22:22.31\00:22:24.81
we need to be doing.
I think it's a privilege
00:22:24.82\00:22:28.55
today to be able to
understand the word of God,
00:22:28.56\00:22:30.86
nothing that we have
inside spiritual things
00:22:30.87\00:22:33.58
are spiritually
discerned but God said His last
00:22:33.59\00:22:36.14
day people will be
able to understand prophecy
00:22:36.15\00:22:38.76
or the will of God
as revealed in prophecy.
00:22:39.51\00:22:43.93
Now, you say well I am
not sure we can because
00:22:45.55\00:22:47.67
my preacher, my
preacher says well you can
00:22:47.68\00:22:51.17
understand The Book
of Revelation oh it's
00:22:51.18\00:22:54.20
confusing stay out
of it, listen as soon as
00:22:54.21\00:22:57.54
you have a pastor
tell you stay out of
00:22:57.55\00:22:59.16
The Book of Revelation,
be determined to get into it.
00:22:59.17\00:23:01.45
He does not know what
he is talking about as you
00:23:02.81\00:23:05.40
just read Revelation
chapter 1 is a Revelation
00:23:05.41\00:23:07.98
of Jesus Christ,
that's why the devil says
00:23:07.99\00:23:10.74
stay out of it. It
reveals the future of
00:23:10.75\00:23:14.48
God's church, it
reveals the things that
00:23:14.49\00:23:17.02
will be said God's
people just before Jesus comes.
00:23:17.03\00:23:20.03
Now, what you think
I'm just a little bit tough
00:23:22.03\00:23:24.07
on some of the
pastors, you better believe it.
00:23:24.08\00:23:26.17
I'm not gonna cut
you any slack because you
00:23:26.76\00:23:28.40
call yourself a
pastor, if you are a pastor you
00:23:28.41\00:23:30.63
will be faithful
to the calling of God,
00:23:30.64\00:23:32.29
if you are a pastor
you're feeding the flock
00:23:32.30\00:23:34.72
you are given and
something that can shew
00:23:34.73\00:23:36.30
horn you are getting
some meat of the word
00:23:36.31\00:23:38.38
you are not just
giving them some little flimsy
00:23:38.39\00:23:40.08
little old sermon
every week that tickles their
00:23:40.57\00:23:42.54
inners and sends
them home and they feel
00:23:42.55\00:23:44.74
good about it,
when God's ministers are
00:23:44.75\00:23:47.38
ministering in the word
today well bring conviction
00:23:47.39\00:23:49.54
on the heart and of
the life of the people.
00:23:49.55\00:23:52.23
There will be
changes the will develop
00:23:52.24\00:23:54.21
and take place. So
I countered a thrill,
00:23:54.22\00:23:57.20
thank you God that
He is revealed prophecy
00:23:58.25\00:24:01.17
so that we can
understand it you are saying
00:24:01.18\00:24:03.18
yeah but that's what
you say no no this is what
00:24:03.19\00:24:04.83
the Bible says you say
where, if you have your
00:24:04.84\00:24:08.29
Bible you turn
there in Second Peter
00:24:08.30\00:24:10.07
chapter 1 verse 19,
this is what the Bible says,
00:24:10.08\00:24:14.44
says We have also a
more sure word of prophecy;
00:24:14.45\00:24:19.52
where unto ye do
well that ye take heed.
00:24:20.30\00:24:24.10
Oh! The Bible get so
clear says we have a sure
00:24:24.54\00:24:27.86
word of prophecy and
it will be well with you
00:24:27.87\00:24:30.42
and with me that
we take heed to it.
00:24:30.43\00:24:32.92
People are
afraid of prophecy why?
00:24:33.63\00:24:35.22
Because the devil
doesn't want you to understand
00:24:35.23\00:24:37.26
what's going on in the
world. He doesn't want you
00:24:37.71\00:24:40.15
to understand that you
are in parallels today,
00:24:40.16\00:24:42.31
you think you can believe
what you want and make it
00:24:43.50\00:24:45.57
into heaven. You can
live like you want and make it
00:24:45.58\00:24:47.81
into heaven. Do all
the things that the world
00:24:47.82\00:24:50.01
does and make into
heaven, friend that is not true.
00:24:50.02\00:24:52.48
The Bible nowhere
teaches that, but all you
00:24:53.00\00:24:55.76
are here awful lot
from the pulpit don't you.
00:24:55.77\00:24:58.05
Do the best you can
God will make it done.
00:24:58.43\00:25:00.07
This is the hour, we
have prophecy we have the
00:25:00.80\00:25:04.91
Bible and we can
understand that word of
00:25:04.92\00:25:07.06
God but when you say I
understand the word of God,
00:25:07.07\00:25:09.68
it places heavy
responsibility on us.
00:25:09.69\00:25:13.55
See be careful we
have a lot of people who
00:25:14.57\00:25:16.46
may not be so bold
and say that they are know
00:25:16.87\00:25:18.82
at all when it
comes to the word of God.
00:25:18.83\00:25:20.66
God is how much you
think you know about
00:25:22.12\00:25:24.22
the word of God you've
only scratched the surface.
00:25:24.23\00:25:27.08
God will be revealing
through the ceaseless ages
00:25:28.48\00:25:31.15
these beautiful
truths to us that we've just
00:25:31.16\00:25:33.56
scratched the
surface, in surface but enough
00:25:33.57\00:25:36.28
has been revealed as a
plan of salvation that you
00:25:36.29\00:25:39.04
and I we can make it
heaven. It's been clear,
00:25:39.05\00:25:41.57
so clear that there
will be no reason for us
00:25:43.07\00:25:44.20
to try and make
excuses, understanding God's
00:25:44.21\00:25:47.23
word, heavy
responsibility why? Because God
00:25:47.24\00:25:51.20
expects you to give to
others what he has given
00:25:51.21\00:25:54.37
to you. See why
just, why, why shine the
00:25:54.38\00:25:57.26
light of heaven
upon me or somebody else
00:25:57.27\00:25:59.71
or somebody over
here if you're just gonna
00:25:59.72\00:26:01.47
keep it to
yourself. He gives you that
00:26:01.48\00:26:04.63
light not only to
change you but to help to
00:26:04.64\00:26:07.16
change others. So
though we become accountable
00:26:07.17\00:26:10.70
he's given us that
knowledge towards that
00:26:11.59\00:26:14.97
we can as Mark 16:15
says, so that we go into
00:26:14.98\00:26:18.16
all the world and do
what? Preach the gospel.
00:26:18.54\00:26:21.10
There's a reason
He's given us that light.
00:26:22.24\00:26:24.50
He says you are
the light of the world,
00:26:24.51\00:26:26.36
your city that set
upon the hill you feel like
00:26:27.51\00:26:30.32
that today you're
hiding under some kind of a
00:26:30.33\00:26:32.13
bush or hiding
under some kind of pretext
00:26:32.14\00:26:34.75
saying you're a
Christian that you love Jesus
00:26:34.76\00:26:37.17
but you lies not
showing it today.
00:26:37.18\00:26:38.74
Why not change that
right now would that be a good
00:26:39.06\00:26:40.75
time to do that? I
think it is. Every person
00:26:40.76\00:26:45.01
that receives this
light, I hear people sometimes
00:26:45.02\00:26:48.46
that's the preacher's
job, that's the elder's
00:26:48.47\00:26:50.78
job that's a leaders
of the church I am like,
00:26:50.79\00:26:52.67
once you understand
what is light what is truth
00:26:53.11\00:26:55.48
as you receive that
light God expects you
00:26:55.49\00:26:57.98
to give it to someone
else. I think that makes
00:26:59.13\00:27:01.49
pretty good sense
don't you, we have the same
00:27:01.50\00:27:03.38
responsibility
because we are what the Bible
00:27:03.39\00:27:06.44
says in Isaiah 62 :6
we are watchmen upon the
00:27:06.45\00:27:11.55
walls of Zion.
Are you a watchman,
00:27:11.56\00:27:15.00
a watchman is going
to not be afraid to cry
00:27:16.09\00:27:19.07
loud and spare not.
A watchman that cares
00:27:19.08\00:27:22.03
about the flock. A
watchman that cares
00:27:22.04\00:27:24.28
about the hour in which we live.
00:27:24.29\00:27:26.35
I want to be a
faithful watchman how about you.
00:27:28.73\00:27:32.42
Well, remember we're
all called to be watchmen,
00:27:33.17\00:27:34.89
we're all called to
sound the alarm when there's
00:27:35.82\00:27:39.29
danger to talk a
brother and sister when we see
00:27:39.30\00:27:43.46
them slipping out
of the will of God.
00:27:43.47\00:27:46.78
Have you ever done
that? Sometimes it seems to
00:27:48.20\00:27:51.52
back fire, well you
get yourself in, in trouble
00:27:51.53\00:27:55.40
and when you go to
because you care you see
00:27:57.28\00:27:59.07
somebody slipping
back we called backsliding
00:27:59.08\00:28:01.68
they've turned the way
from God they don't even
00:28:02.11\00:28:03.54
realize how severe
it is and you go to them
00:28:03.55\00:28:05.85
and lot of times that
sometimes they might say
00:28:05.86\00:28:07.10
mind your own
business. When you get your
00:28:07.11\00:28:11.80
life right then you
can come and talk to me
00:28:11.81\00:28:13.73
about it. We get
pretty defensive when we
00:28:13.74\00:28:18.17
fall away from God.
Have you ever thought
00:28:18.18\00:28:21.71
about how really
beautiful it is somebody
00:28:21.72\00:28:24.80
I am not talking
about right attitude not,
00:28:24.81\00:28:26.70
not some this smart
stuff that goes on even in the
00:28:27.10\00:28:30.18
church. But
somebody cares enough for you
00:28:30.19\00:28:33.32
that they're
willing to risk losing you
00:28:33.33\00:28:35.37
as a friend to come
down and set, sit down
00:28:35.38\00:28:38.79
with you maybe
you've drifted away you
00:28:38.80\00:28:40.47
realize that you are
drifted away and they
00:28:40.48\00:28:42.20
come and say how can
I help, how can I help,
00:28:42.21\00:28:45.55
can we pray about
this thing, not to,
00:28:46.03\00:28:48.60
not to judge or condemn
you but we want to help,
00:28:48.61\00:28:51.42
we want to get you
feet back upon solid ground
00:28:51.73\00:28:54.35
again why? We have to
be truth to our calling.
00:28:54.36\00:28:57.88
We have to be
true God has called us.
00:28:59.02\00:29:01.13
He has given us
prophecy, the things that's
00:29:02.10\00:29:04.47
going to happen in this world.
00:29:04.48\00:29:05.58
Friend, what good is
prophecy if we wait till
00:29:05.96\00:29:08.53
it's fulfilled
before we tell someone,
00:29:08.54\00:29:10.59
people are afraid to say
this and such is going to
00:29:11.11\00:29:13.73
happen in the near
future they are afraid as,
00:29:13.74\00:29:16.36
as Jonah that it
may not take place.
00:29:16.37\00:29:19.16
We have a sure word
of prophecy, and what God
00:29:19.57\00:29:22.30
says it will take
place and it takes space to
00:29:22.31\00:29:24.69
stand up and say
it's going to happen,
00:29:24.70\00:29:26.64
because God said
it's going to happen,
00:29:27.70\00:29:29.42
what good are these
warnings. You realize the
00:29:30.81\00:29:35.43
warning that God's
gives if we did not
00:29:35.44\00:29:36.92
heed the warning and
make a change His wrath
00:29:36.93\00:29:39.61
is going to fall
on the disobedient
00:29:39.62\00:29:41.58
that we read
about. And if we warn
00:29:41.59\00:29:44.51
people it's how
to avoid the plagues,
00:29:44.52\00:29:48.32
as how to avoid the
wrath of God we need
00:29:48.33\00:29:51.03
to be telling them
right now. This is the hour,
00:29:51.04\00:29:54.56
listen I'm convinced
of this, this is the most
00:29:55.78\00:29:58.05
solemn three angels message,
00:29:58.06\00:29:59.39
is the most solemn message.
00:29:59.40\00:30:01.65
Every entrusted to
mortals to give to the world,
00:30:02.94\00:30:06.16
I'm not sure
that's gelling with you
00:30:07.63\00:30:08.91
right now, I am not sure
00:30:08.92\00:30:10.91
I understand it
the way that I need to
00:30:10.92\00:30:13.71
understand it, because if
00:30:13.72\00:30:15.25
it's the most solemn
truth that's ever been in
00:30:15.26\00:30:17.24
trusted and we've been
given these to proclaim
00:30:17.25\00:30:21.76
to the world shouldn't
occupy more of our time
00:30:21.77\00:30:24.59
shouldn't be a more
of it interest tools
00:30:25.47\00:30:27.08
that we like can understand then
00:30:27.09\00:30:28.46
and give them to
someone else be able
00:30:28.47\00:30:30.28
to explain them by
the power of the Spirit.
00:30:30.29\00:30:32.78
Life and death why
there is close to seven
00:30:34.34\00:30:39.22
billion people on
the face this earth,
00:30:39.23\00:30:41.72
how many are
ready to meet Jesus.
00:30:43.24\00:30:45.38
Great debate many
times is oh the 144,000.
00:30:47.99\00:30:53.45
Some say well that's a
literal number some say
00:30:54.56\00:30:57.17
well it's symbolic
and lot of say oh it's
00:30:57.18\00:30:59.89
it can really be
literal because that's not
00:30:59.90\00:31:01.88
very many people.
There weren't many people
00:31:01.89\00:31:07.02
the days of the
flood wasn't it that was
00:31:07.03\00:31:10.36
ready to meet Jesus.
Lot of people professing,
00:31:10.37\00:31:13.22
but very few were
willing to listen to the
00:31:13.23\00:31:15.82
word of God and to
heed the word of God.
00:31:15.83\00:31:18.38
Be true to your calling today;
00:31:18.77\00:31:21.01
give the message so
the people can avoid
00:31:21.76\00:31:23.97
the wrath of God. We
have a responsibility,
00:31:23.98\00:31:28.02
we have an
accountability to God.
00:31:28.58\00:31:31.85
Have you ever thought
what that really means
00:31:32.34\00:31:34.04
as people who say
that we are to be the light
00:31:34.05\00:31:36.62
of the world
that we are different,
00:31:36.63\00:31:38.75
and I'm gonna make
some bold statements in
00:31:38.76\00:31:40.33
a little while,
some of you won't
00:31:40.34\00:31:42.03
be able to take it
they're gonna be some that's
00:31:42.04\00:31:43.83
gonna a get
little angry about it,
00:31:43.84\00:31:45.15
but you know if I can,
if I can get you stirred
00:31:46.18\00:31:48.21
up just a little bit
in the right way in the
00:31:48.22\00:31:49.94
right spirit so you
study the soul yourself
00:31:49.95\00:31:52.61
approved unto
God praise His name.
00:31:52.62\00:31:54.65
Prove it wrong,
open the word and
00:31:56.36\00:31:58.80
prove what I'm gonna
say here in little bit,
00:31:58.81\00:32:00.76
prove it wrong from scripture.
00:32:01.71\00:32:03.14
First of all, it is our,
00:32:04.04\00:32:05.82
our first work
what is our first work?
00:32:05.97\00:32:08.54
Someone ask you, what's my,
00:32:11.07\00:32:12.34
what's my first work
here what I need to do lot
00:32:12.35\00:32:14.79
of people say boy I
just need to get going I need
00:32:14.80\00:32:16.31
to what is your first work,
00:32:16.32\00:32:17.75
listen if you are
not born again God can't
00:32:18.49\00:32:20.98
use you to spread
this gospel this good news.
00:32:20.99\00:32:23.60
What is our
first work? What is our
00:32:26.23\00:32:29.76
first responsibility?
Oh! It's clear once I
00:32:29.77\00:32:32.19
state this you
will say oh I understand
00:32:32.20\00:32:34.48
that part. Do you remember
00:32:34.49\00:32:36.30
in Matthew chapter 6 verse 33,
00:32:36.31\00:32:38.49
Bible makes this
statement and it says
00:32:40.41\00:32:41.87
seeking what, first good
00:32:41.88\00:32:44.69
the kingdom of God
and His righteousness
00:32:44.70\00:32:47.66
all these other
things will be added.
00:32:48.30\00:32:50.08
The Bible when the,
listen when the Bible
00:32:52.60\00:32:53.57
says first it means
first. First Thessalonians 4,
00:32:53.58\00:32:57.37
when the Bible says
the dead in Christ rise
00:32:57.38\00:33:00.01
first that's
exactly what it means,
00:33:00.02\00:33:03.73
they are people who
wanted to debate the
00:33:04.32\00:33:06.11
clear spoken word of
God. I want to make this
00:33:06.12\00:33:11.18
real clear and I'll
bring it out a little bit as
00:33:11.19\00:33:12.98
time allows. We should be
00:33:12.99\00:33:16.84
studying the word
of God today so that we
00:33:16.85\00:33:20.90
will submit ourselves
to the word and be obedient
00:33:20.91\00:33:24.72
to the word, not argumentative
00:33:24.73\00:33:26.48
to the word
that's studying to show
00:33:26.49\00:33:28.90
yourself approved,
but I want to study
00:33:28.91\00:33:31.19
and I want to learn
these truths so I can
00:33:31.20\00:33:32.54
be obedient to these things.
00:33:32.55\00:33:35.38
First seek ye
first the kingdom of God,
00:33:36.52\00:33:39.65
and then He is
gonna use you and He is
00:33:40.68\00:33:42.39
gonna use me to
help finish this work.
00:33:42.40\00:33:45.60
Friend, you realize
how awesome that is,
00:33:47.03\00:33:48.68
we just He called
with, with a holy calling.
00:33:48.69\00:33:52.22
Who is God, He will look down
00:33:53.69\00:33:56.71
to this miserable world
and a sinful human being,
00:33:56.72\00:34:00.29
rotten, pathetic, unrighteous
00:34:00.30\00:34:03.24
and say I call you,
I call you to represent
00:34:03.97\00:34:08.17
me to the world. Who are we
00:34:08.18\00:34:14.99
that God would trust
you, He believes in you?
00:34:16.99\00:34:22.31
That will equip you
and certainly empower you
00:34:23.32\00:34:25.00
could be can't do it on our own,
00:34:25.01\00:34:26.39
after the millions
and millions billions of
00:34:27.62\00:34:30.51
failures that He
is witness and all the
00:34:30.52\00:34:32.70
profession that
goes on and we will,
00:34:32.71\00:34:34.66
we want all this
right here He still looks
00:34:34.67\00:34:37.46
and says I want you,
will you work for me today.
00:34:37.47\00:34:42.28
And I think of my
first responsibility I
00:34:45.07\00:34:47.41
have responsibility of God.
00:34:47.42\00:34:48.61
I have responsibility to you.
00:34:49.84\00:34:51.34
I have
responsibility to every person
00:34:52.92\00:34:54.77
that I meet.
From responsibility,
00:34:54.78\00:34:58.93
that scares people,
we have responsibility
00:34:58.94\00:35:01.92
I have an obligation that's what
00:35:01.93\00:35:03.50
responsibility
means. I have an obligation.
00:35:03.51\00:35:06.10
I have an obligation to God.
00:35:09.01\00:35:10.78
I have answerability to God,
00:35:12.28\00:35:16.81
you're gonna
have to answer to God
00:35:18.44\00:35:19.81
on of these days.
I need dependability
00:35:19.82\00:35:23.19
it's all talking about
responsibility isn't it,
00:35:24.25\00:35:25.96
dependability
something in the cause of Christ
00:35:25.97\00:35:29.24
there it is so difficult
to find anymore that it
00:35:29.25\00:35:31.81
breaks your, it
breaks your heart.
00:35:31.82\00:35:33.27
Those who said they
love Him with all the heart
00:35:34.75\00:35:36.55
they're not dependable in,
00:35:36.56\00:35:37.85
in the cause of
Christ, but boy they're
00:35:37.86\00:35:39.77
dependable in the
world. Are you dependable,
00:35:39.78\00:35:44.25
are you putting
Him first and of course
00:35:44.26\00:35:47.69
you say I am, I am dependable
00:35:47.70\00:35:49.00
and I am the answerability
and in my obligation
00:35:49.01\00:35:51.53
and my accountability
for my behavior is
00:35:51.54\00:35:56.88
to God first. Friend,
00:35:56.89\00:36:00.15
if you're putting
the world first or if you
00:36:00.16\00:36:04.24
are putting friends
and family, husband,
00:36:04.25\00:36:07.09
wife and you know
brothers and sisters
00:36:07.10\00:36:09.06
before God He
said you know if we,
00:36:09.07\00:36:12.68
if we put others
before Him the Bible says
00:36:12.69\00:36:16.84
in Matthew 10:37 that
we are not worthy of Him,
00:36:17.32\00:36:21.25
if you put anything
before Him we are not
00:36:21.65\00:36:24.25
worthy of Him,
what are you putting
00:36:24.26\00:36:26.53
before God today?
Oh! Friend what is it?
00:36:26.54\00:36:29.24
Is it you just don't want Him,
00:36:30.79\00:36:32.25
you do but you
don't, you can't have both.
00:36:32.26\00:36:34.59
Is it your job, is it you want
00:36:35.90\00:36:39.46
material things,
is it things going
00:36:39.47\00:36:42.84
on you're looking
across the pastor and you
00:36:42.85\00:36:44.86
see something
greener over there,
00:36:44.87\00:36:46.21
what is it that's
stopping us from really serving
00:36:46.22\00:36:49.51
Him with our whole
heart or soul and our mind.
00:36:49.52\00:36:52.35
We need to be
around people who are on
00:36:54.62\00:36:56.56
fire for Jesus.
Bible is so clear
00:36:56.57\00:37:00.97
in the Book of
Exodus chapter 20 verse 3
00:37:00.98\00:37:03.27
Jesus regard says
thou shall have no other
00:37:03.28\00:37:07.62
Gods before me,
thou shall have no
00:37:07.63\00:37:11.04
other Gods before me.
Now, I'm gonna base that
00:37:11.05\00:37:15.30
on three things, when God says
00:37:15.31\00:37:18.06
no other God's before
Him shall we not base it
00:37:18.07\00:37:22.39
on three things I believe so.
00:37:22.40\00:37:24.45
One, that we
derive our life from Him.
00:37:24.46\00:37:29.83
We do what? We derive our
00:37:31.40\00:37:33.53
life for Him. So, we,
00:37:33.54\00:37:35.06
we are accountable to Him,
00:37:35.07\00:37:37.17
we are responsible to Him.
00:37:37.18\00:37:38.57
We are, we are obliged
00:37:39.55\00:37:41.11
to him why because we have what?
00:37:41.12\00:37:44.25
Or everything that
we have the Bible says
00:37:44.26\00:37:46.35
this is in Him that
we live and that we move
00:37:46.36\00:37:48.66
and we have our
being, this is the basis,
00:37:48.67\00:37:52.79
we derive our life for Him.
00:37:53.41\00:37:54.98
That's the Acts
17:28 you can read that.
00:37:56.21\00:37:59.18
Number two, we
are His by creation,
00:37:59.87\00:38:04.66
we are His by what? By creation.
00:38:06.57\00:38:09.11
We can read
there in the Bible in
00:38:09.12\00:38:10.33
Genesis 2 verse 7
the Bible simply says,
00:38:10.34\00:38:13.41
And the Lord God
formed man of the dust
00:38:13.42\00:38:16.97
of the earth. So, shall we put
00:38:16.98\00:38:20.45
Him first in everything
yeah we derive our life,
00:38:20.46\00:38:22.54
we live and move through Him.
00:38:23.12\00:38:24.54
He created us and the
third thing we are His
00:38:25.35\00:38:28.27
through what? Redemption,
00:38:28.28\00:38:30.25
He has redeemed us. Yeah, what,
00:38:30.26\00:38:34.72
he has redeemed us.
John 3:16 so familiar
00:38:34.73\00:38:38.18
to most everyone
that's ever read the Bible
00:38:38.19\00:38:41.08
for God so love
the world that He gave
00:38:41.92\00:38:43.65
His only begotten son,
Jesus died on the cross.
00:38:43.66\00:38:47.42
We are His, we
are to put Him first.
00:38:48.72\00:38:51.64
Our responsibility
is proportionate to the
00:38:54.32\00:38:57.77
light to the privileges
that God has given to us.
00:38:57.78\00:39:05.28
Now where do we get
that? Because we want to be
00:39:06.39\00:39:08.70
true to our
calling don't we? And so,
00:39:08.71\00:39:11.85
we look at our
responsibility then we're,
00:39:11.86\00:39:13.88
it's proportionate
to the light that we
00:39:13.89\00:39:15.95
have received for the
opportunities that is,
00:39:15.96\00:39:18.94
that God has given
us and the privileges.
00:39:18.95\00:39:21.08
Have you ever looked around,
00:39:22.46\00:39:23.43
it seems like somebody
in the church or somebody
00:39:23.44\00:39:25.35
over here they have
so many opportunities
00:39:25.36\00:39:27.76
to do so much for
Jesus. They've had so many
00:39:27.77\00:39:30.27
privileges to
do, but they've been
00:39:30.28\00:39:32.33
too lazy to do anything
with those opportunities.
00:39:32.34\00:39:35.77
They have
finances, they may have this,
00:39:36.58\00:39:38.17
they may have that and
all the other things but
00:39:38.18\00:39:39.77
they're doing
nothing for the cause of
00:39:39.78\00:39:41.58
the Christ. We have to
be true to our calling.
00:39:41.59\00:39:43.53
There is no time to delay.
00:39:45.54\00:39:47.78
Now, we have to
realize the Bible is very clear
00:39:50.65\00:39:52.92
on this point too in James 4:17,
00:39:52.93\00:39:55.28
Bible says to Him
that knoweth to do good,
00:39:55.69\00:39:57.52
and doeth it
not, to him it is sin,
00:39:57.53\00:40:00.67
so I can see our
responsibility then is
00:40:00.68\00:40:03.09
proportion to the light
that God has given to us.
00:40:03.10\00:40:06.40
And so more you say
well I know or I've read
00:40:07.71\00:40:10.22
you're responsible
for what you've read,
00:40:10.23\00:40:12.33
anything less then
that you're backsliding.
00:40:12.34\00:40:14.52
Did some of
you, some of you lost
00:40:16.12\00:40:17.44
your first
love. You may not even
00:40:17.45\00:40:21.38
really realize that
you've lost your first love
00:40:21.39\00:40:24.00
but you know what
you are not on fire like
00:40:24.01\00:40:25.37
you used to be. You
don't talk about God
00:40:25.38\00:40:29.26
as much as used
to, you're not praying
00:40:29.27\00:40:30.47
as much, you're not
00:40:30.96\00:40:31.93
studying as
much, you've lost some
00:40:31.94\00:40:32.91
of that joy, you've lost some
00:40:32.92\00:40:34.33
of that peace, you've lost some
00:40:34.34\00:40:35.38
of that social
security, you've lost it and you
00:40:35.39\00:40:38.55
don't even know that
you've lost it that's
00:40:38.56\00:40:40.19
how the devil likes to operate,
00:40:40.20\00:40:41.58
you need to get
back to your first love.
00:40:41.59\00:40:43.26
You need to put
Him, put Him first.
00:40:44.95\00:40:46.31
He's given us opportunity
and privileges and let
00:40:47.91\00:40:52.97
me just go a step
further, God is going to hold
00:40:52.98\00:40:57.42
us accountable for
the good that we might
00:40:57.43\00:41:02.37
have done, for the good that
00:41:02.38\00:41:05.88
we might have done
and yet we neglected to do
00:41:05.89\00:41:09.55
it because we got
a little bit lazy.
00:41:09.56\00:41:12.20
Or we didn't care
for He did it or not.
00:41:12.90\00:41:15.32
Given this illustration
many times but I can
00:41:20.05\00:41:21.67
remember that the neighbor.
00:41:21.68\00:41:23.31
My mother wanted to
tell the truth and she said
00:41:24.72\00:41:26.72
look Berta, here's what
00:41:26.73\00:41:28.71
the Bible says and she
said no don't tell me I
00:41:28.72\00:41:32.23
don't want to know because if I,
00:41:32.24\00:41:33.50
if I hear it I'll
become responsible for it.
00:41:33.51\00:41:36.28
Friend the point of
this is that she had the
00:41:37.05\00:41:39.58
opportunity to
learn what truth was and
00:41:39.59\00:41:42.20
she rejected it so
she still was accountable
00:41:42.21\00:41:44.75
for that. You're accountable,
00:41:44.76\00:41:46.92
you can close you
ears, and say oh I don't want
00:41:47.74\00:41:49.26
to hear this message, I
don't want to hear this,
00:41:49.27\00:41:51.03
I don't want to be,
I don't want to hear
00:41:51.04\00:41:52.82
what people
saying is truth today,
00:41:52.83\00:41:54.48
you're accountable
you've had the opportunity.
00:41:54.94\00:41:56.69
Think how many
advertisements as you've
00:41:57.13\00:42:00.28
received in the mail?
How many opportunities
00:42:00.29\00:42:03.03
neighbors calling,
say let's go to church,
00:42:03.04\00:42:04.76
to stay at the word of God?
00:42:04.77\00:42:05.74
We need to get
involved, probably say oh,
00:42:05.75\00:42:08.05
but you've turned
them down but you're
00:42:08.06\00:42:09.48
accountable for what
you could have learned.
00:42:09.49\00:42:11.06
That's heavy
duty when you begin to
00:42:13.68\00:42:14.76
think about it. Once again life
00:42:14.77\00:42:18.69
for Christ Desire of
Ages page 493 I just want
00:42:18.70\00:42:21.25
to read this it says
when we have a realization
00:42:21.26\00:42:25.00
of our weaknesses
here's many of our problems in
00:42:25.01\00:42:28.08
the movement
today. We don't sense our
00:42:28.09\00:42:30.09
weakness we don't
seek sense that we,
00:42:30.10\00:42:32.56
that we've need
you know Bible says in
00:42:32.57\00:42:35.51
Revelation the last
church you know they
00:42:35.52\00:42:37.53
have need of
what? They say they have
00:42:37.54\00:42:39.14
need of nothing but
boy, they're miserable, poor,
00:42:39.15\00:42:40.95
blind and, and naked.
We've need of everything,
00:42:40.96\00:42:43.82
but once we really
get on our needs and
00:42:43.83\00:42:45.88
we really give our
life to Jesus we see that we
00:42:45.89\00:42:48.13
are so weak and then we
began to lean on a power,
00:42:48.14\00:42:54.08
depend upon a power not
inherit or a power there
00:42:54.09\00:42:58.20
is not in born, a power that is
00:42:58.21\00:43:00.48
not natural, but
it's supernatural.
00:43:00.49\00:43:04.03
One but we have
realize that we are weak we
00:43:05.58\00:43:07.42
have to believe and
depend upon Jesus Christ.
00:43:07.43\00:43:10.53
It helps us to sense
our responsibility to God.
00:43:11.92\00:43:15.47
So if you don't
realize that you're weak and
00:43:17.03\00:43:18.78
have need you're
not gonna really be
00:43:18.79\00:43:21.56
responsible to God are you.
00:43:21.57\00:43:22.68
You think you don't need Him.
00:43:24.32\00:43:25.29
Friend, we, we need Him
more than ever before in
00:43:27.44\00:43:31.28
the hour in which
we live the giving of
00:43:31.29\00:43:34.64
these truths, the
three angels message
00:43:34.65\00:43:36.71
is our work. It is our work,
00:43:36.72\00:43:40.47
we must be true to our
calling of giving these
00:43:41.29\00:43:44.43
messages and quit
trying to substitute some
00:43:44.44\00:43:47.40
of you ministers out
there substituting for the
00:43:47.41\00:43:49.86
more pleasing things.
This is a job that God
00:43:49.87\00:43:55.61
has given the
true and the faithful.
00:43:55.62\00:43:57.57
Little book called
Nine Testimonies 19,
00:43:58.69\00:44:00.84
here's some of
those things that we're
00:44:00.85\00:44:02.48
talking about here
that might just rub you a
00:44:02.49\00:44:05.05
little bit the wrong
way and you know what it
00:44:05.06\00:44:06.97
probably won't rub
the world the wrong way
00:44:06.98\00:44:08.84
or people we don't
know but you know who
00:44:08.85\00:44:10.76
it'll rub the wrong
way. Some of you who know,
00:44:10.77\00:44:13.94
some of you who know
what I'm talking about
00:44:15.71\00:44:18.03
some of you who have
been studying these things
00:44:18.04\00:44:19.61
you're gonna, you're gonna
00:44:19.62\00:44:20.84
get those
porcupine needles stuck out.
00:44:20.85\00:44:23.31
Please don't do that,
let's just listen what
00:44:24.31\00:44:27.22
the servant of God
said. That I, yeah would you
00:44:27.23\00:44:31.10
think yes I'm gonna
to talk about Seventh-day
00:44:31.11\00:44:32.83
Adventist it yeah
listen. In a special sense
00:44:32.84\00:44:37.67
Seventh-day
Adventists have been set in
00:44:38.36\00:44:41.58
the world as
watchmen and light bearers.
00:44:41.59\00:44:43.91
Why, because we've
been given the light,
00:44:43.97\00:44:45.69
it was Israel, it was Israel in
00:44:45.70\00:44:48.26
a special sense it's
wasn't God's people yes,
00:44:48.27\00:44:50.39
when the Jews
supposed to be the light yes.
00:44:50.96\00:44:53.07
They've all
rejected now it comes to,
00:44:53.86\00:44:55.35
yeah God said there is
a group of people keep the
00:44:55.36\00:44:57.27
commandments of
God and they have the
00:44:57.28\00:44:58.25
faith of Jesus these
are people who is gonna
00:44:58.26\00:45:00.12
be responsible light bearers,
00:45:00.13\00:45:03.11
to them has been entrusted the
00:45:04.12\00:45:05.74
last warning for
a perishing world.
00:45:05.75\00:45:08.51
On them is a
shining wonderful light from
00:45:09.21\00:45:11.36
the word of God. They have been
00:45:11.37\00:45:13.78
given a work of
the most solemn import,
00:45:13.79\00:45:16.55
what is it, the
proclamation of the first,
00:45:17.31\00:45:19.35
second, and
third angel's message.
00:45:19.36\00:45:20.84
Now, ministers listen
to me carefully and people.
00:45:21.38\00:45:23.61
No, there is no
other work of so great
00:45:25.31\00:45:29.10
of importance. They are to allow
00:45:29.11\00:45:31.99
nothing else to
absorb their attention.
00:45:32.00\00:45:34.58
We spend so much
time in foolishness and
00:45:36.29\00:45:38.60
rhetoric and things
that, nothing to prepare the
00:45:38.61\00:45:41.51
people of God you know
on Sabbath or in church
00:45:41.52\00:45:44.19
meetings in the world,
the foolishness of man's
00:45:44.20\00:45:46.59
mind and things that
they are doing to try to you
00:45:46.60\00:45:49.16
know out do one
another. Instead of saying there
00:45:49.17\00:45:52.07
is nothing to occupied
we should let nothing to
00:45:52.08\00:45:54.45
occupy our minds this
is the greatest important
00:45:54.46\00:45:57.28
nothing is to
absorb their attention,
00:45:57.29\00:45:59.36
attention then
giving of the three
00:45:59.37\00:46:01.03
angels message. You hardly ever
00:46:01.04\00:46:03.32
hear it preaching
the pulpit anymore,
00:46:03.33\00:46:05.13
it's just tasteful to many,
00:46:07.41\00:46:08.80
whit this is, this is our work.
00:46:11.48\00:46:12.49
We have to be
true to our calling.
00:46:12.50\00:46:15.24
Yeah yes and maybe oh
boy, this is a little bit
00:46:17.36\00:46:18.94
bold oh yeah that's alright.
00:46:18.95\00:46:20.50
That's exactly
right you know why,
00:46:20.91\00:46:22.24
we live in an
hour where it calls for
00:46:22.36\00:46:24.04
holy boldness. We have to be
00:46:24.05\00:46:26.54
willing to lay on the
line for Jesus Christ.
00:46:26.55\00:46:28.97
He laid on the
line for us didn't He?
00:46:28.98\00:46:31.12
Man, I believe
with all my heart we,
00:46:32.89\00:46:34.20
we can't let
anything else come in and to
00:46:34.21\00:46:36.87
change our, our direction right
00:46:36.88\00:46:38.41
now by giving
this warning message,
00:46:38.42\00:46:40.31
we're gonna talk more
about some of the things
00:46:40.32\00:46:41.75
that's entailed in
this message but we have
00:46:41.76\00:46:45.39
to be convinced
that we need to focus on
00:46:45.40\00:46:48.49
it and give it this
message to the world.
00:46:48.50\00:46:51.04
You know how God's people are
00:46:53.54\00:46:54.56
really
distinguished. How are they
00:46:54.57\00:46:57.73
really distinguished,
first of all we could do
00:46:57.74\00:47:00.59
it simply not to go
into a study but you
00:47:00.60\00:47:03.60
know God's people are
going to be distinguished
00:47:03.61\00:47:05.23
by the word of God.
It will distinguish those
00:47:05.24\00:47:09.20
who are just talking
and those who are following
00:47:09.21\00:47:11.44
in the foot steps of the master.
00:47:11.45\00:47:13.34
And certainly
that God's people are
00:47:15.00\00:47:16.55
distinguished because they,
00:47:16.56\00:47:18.07
they serve Him fully
and if you allow me to
00:47:18.08\00:47:21.45
go to this. When we talk
00:47:21.46\00:47:24.49
about serving Him fully
I'm talking about keeping
00:47:24.50\00:47:27.14
all the commandments of God.
00:47:27.15\00:47:29.29
Serving them to the
best of their ability,
00:47:30.71\00:47:32.23
everything that they
know that they've read,
00:47:32.24\00:47:33.87
that is truth of God's word,
00:47:33.88\00:47:35.27
they say God help me
to be what you've said
00:47:35.28\00:47:37.56
in your word. Lot of people
00:47:37.57\00:47:40.86
are not willing,
they're not ready.
00:47:40.87\00:47:42.72
Wholehearted
people, this is how you can
00:47:43.40\00:47:46.87
see God's last day
people. They are proclaiming
00:47:46.88\00:47:52.18
all the commandments
of God that may just
00:47:52.19\00:47:56.05
be real plain.
See how the shoe fits,
00:47:56.06\00:48:00.51
you know in first John
the Bible says 2 verse 4,
00:48:02.57\00:48:05.49
he that said I know
with him and keepeth
00:48:06.86\00:48:10.04
not his commandments
is what good is a liar
00:48:10.05\00:48:14.44
and the truth is
not in Him that's Bible.
00:48:14.45\00:48:17.62
He not gonna blame
me for that I am bring
00:48:18.78\00:48:21.29
it to your attention
what because in your church,
00:48:21.30\00:48:23.79
many of your
churches you're told you don't
00:48:24.58\00:48:26.30
have to keep the
commandments anymore
00:48:26.31\00:48:27.53
then when you
really pin them down they
00:48:27.91\00:48:29.27
said well yeah we
need to keep nine but
00:48:29.28\00:48:30.68
we don't worry about
the Seventh-day anymore,
00:48:30.69\00:48:32.20
wrong again, the Bible says,
00:48:32.61\00:48:34.86
if you say you
know Him you know Jesus
00:48:36.95\00:48:38.93
oh I know Jesus. The Bible says,
00:48:38.94\00:48:41.11
if we know Him he
that saith I know Him and
00:48:41.12\00:48:44.36
that's all the
Christians around the world
00:48:44.37\00:48:46.09
I know Him, keep you not
00:48:46.10\00:48:48.96
His commandments.
He's a liar the Bible said
00:48:48.97\00:48:51.41
and the truth is not in Him.
00:48:51.42\00:48:53.23
Bible is very
clear in the last days
00:48:55.93\00:48:57.32
John 4 verse 23 it
says that God's people it
00:48:57.33\00:49:00.26
said the true
worshipers of God will worship
00:49:00.27\00:49:03.42
Him in what? In
spirit and in truth.
00:49:03.43\00:49:06.60
The true worshipers
in spirit and in truth,
00:49:06.61\00:49:09.75
the Holy Spirit will
lead and guide them into
00:49:09.76\00:49:12.62
all truth Holy Spirit
will be a factor and giving
00:49:12.63\00:49:15.44
them victory in
their life over sin.
00:49:15.45\00:49:17.67
Leading, guiding and
directing a people here
00:49:18.98\00:49:21.21
in the last
days. Not just a church
00:49:21.22\00:49:24.60
I'm talking about,
talking about a people
00:49:24.61\00:49:26.40
that as willing to
follow Jesus Christ write
00:49:26.41\00:49:29.51
down the line. Are you willing,
00:49:29.52\00:49:31.62
am I willing
today, this is our test?
00:49:31.63\00:49:33.47
We don't have time to get into,
00:49:35.68\00:49:37.03
into the covenant
experience that we,
00:49:37.50\00:49:39.40
that we, that we made with God.
00:49:39.41\00:49:41.82
We've made a real covenant,
00:49:41.83\00:49:42.89
but I just want to
may be hit on the edges
00:49:43.58\00:49:45.34
of it and then
we'll pick it up in our
00:49:45.35\00:49:46.63
second part, because remember
00:49:46.64\00:49:49.30
they will be a people
that will be wholeheartedly
00:49:49.31\00:49:51.95
take no honor to
themselves but they're
00:49:51.96\00:49:54.50
going to
Revelation 14:7 give honor and
00:49:54.51\00:49:57.01
glory to whom? To God,
00:49:57.02\00:49:59.32
take nothing for
themselves because we
00:50:00.26\00:50:01.54
have nothing. The question
00:50:01.55\00:50:03.85
comes back many times
and you may approach it
00:50:03.86\00:50:06.12
from different angles
but you're gonna say how
00:50:06.13\00:50:08.09
do I give God glory
how can I give God glory?
00:50:08.10\00:50:13.23
Very simple, to
reveal His character
00:50:15.28\00:50:18.47
in your life gives
God, glory and honor to Him.
00:50:18.48\00:50:22.71
It reveals Him to
the world are we giving
00:50:23.81\00:50:27.86
Him real honor and
giving Him glory where
00:50:27.87\00:50:30.05
we revealing His, His character
00:50:30.06\00:50:32.55
to the world. Oh! Friend,
00:50:35.70\00:50:37.67
I hope that you are
today. In your Bible I want
00:50:37.68\00:50:40.84
you to turn to Exodus
31, we're gonna pick up
00:50:40.85\00:50:42.67
here we're gonna
read a little bit here and
00:50:42.68\00:50:44.74
then we're gonna as
we close and we come back
00:50:44.75\00:50:46.62
our second part
we'll be looking at
00:50:46.63\00:50:48.44
this lot closer.
Okay, you have your
00:50:48.45\00:50:51.04
Bible let's turn with
me in the Book of Exodus
00:50:51.05\00:50:52.96
there is a good
way maybe to end it,
00:50:52.97\00:50:54.25
give you some
real food for thought.
00:50:54.26\00:50:55.61
In the Old Testament
in Exodus chapter 31,
00:50:56.16\00:50:59.13
I know some of
you are saying already
00:51:00.44\00:51:02.00
oh boy we are going
back the Old Testament
00:51:02.01\00:51:03.64
oh boy is right
we are exactly right.
00:51:03.65\00:51:05.86
Remember that's all
Jesus had to preach from
00:51:06.36\00:51:08.18
didn't he, teach from?
00:51:08.19\00:51:09.16
And many the Old
Testament prophecy.
00:51:11.00\00:51:12.94
And so it's good
enough for them it's good
00:51:12.95\00:51:14.76
enough for us. The
word of God is truth,
00:51:14.77\00:51:17.17
we can, there's a
people that will be
00:51:18.02\00:51:19.64
distinguished in the last days.
00:51:19.65\00:51:21.89
they've made a
covenant with God.
00:51:21.90\00:51:23.87
They bound themselves
to the Lord and Him only.
00:51:25.03\00:51:27.75
In Exodus chapter 31
we're gonna read verses 12
00:51:28.30\00:51:30.55
through 18, 12 through 18
00:51:30.56\00:51:33.27
we may have time to do
it before we end today.
00:51:33.28\00:51:35.11
Verse 12, and the Lord
spake unto Moses saying,
00:51:35.12\00:51:37.94
speak thou also unto
the children of Israel,
00:51:37.95\00:51:40.56
saying. Verily my
Sabbath ye shall keep:
00:51:40.57\00:51:43.36
for it is a sign
between me and your throughout
00:51:44.84\00:51:47.37
your
generations; that ye may know
00:51:47.38\00:51:49.89
that I am the Lord
that does sanctify you.
00:51:49.90\00:51:52.49
Ye shall keep the
Sabbath therefore;
00:51:52.50\00:51:55.23
for it is holy unto
you: every one that defileth
00:51:55.24\00:51:58.37
it shall be put to
death. For whosoever doeth
00:51:58.38\00:52:02.28
any work therein,
that souls shall be cut
00:52:02.29\00:52:04.06
off from among His people.
00:52:04.07\00:52:05.22
Six days work may be
done; but the seventh is
00:52:06.00\00:52:09.29
the Sabbath of
rest, keep that in mind,
00:52:09.30\00:52:11.95
don't you no doubt
some of you say well
00:52:11.96\00:52:14.33
I do one in
seven, the Bible says the
00:52:14.34\00:52:16.88
seventh is the Sabbath of rest,
00:52:16.89\00:52:18.53
holy to the Lord:
whoever doeth any work
00:52:18.54\00:52:21.14
on the Sabbath
day, he shall surely be
00:52:21.15\00:52:22.60
put to death.
Wherefore the children
00:52:22.61\00:52:25.06
of Israel shall
keep the Sabbath,
00:52:25.07\00:52:26.64
to observe the
Sabbath throughout
00:52:27.08\00:52:28.39
their generations,
for a perpetual covenant.
00:52:28.40\00:52:31.60
Verse 17, it really gets a,
00:52:32.24\00:52:33.80
it's just a start to
get a fine line here we're
00:52:33.81\00:52:35.74
gonna underline
notice, Bible said it is a sign
00:52:35.75\00:52:38.65
between me and the children of
00:52:38.66\00:52:40.93
Israel forever: for in six days
00:52:40.94\00:52:43.61
the Lord made heaven and earth,
00:52:43.62\00:52:44.76
and on the
seventh day he rested,
00:52:44.77\00:52:46.42
and He was refreshed.
Verse 18 last verse notice
00:52:46.43\00:52:50.29
and he gave unto
Moses, when he had made an end
00:52:50.30\00:52:52.62
of communion with
Him on Mount Sinai,
00:52:52.63\00:52:54.79
He said two tables of testimony,
00:52:54.80\00:52:56.98
written with the finger of God.
00:52:59.74\00:53:01.92
That's awesome
when you think about it.
00:53:01.93\00:53:05.19
People say well
yeah but that was a
00:53:05.79\00:53:07.33
covenant with,
with Israel. Friend,
00:53:07.34\00:53:10.42
today I want you
to think that who is
00:53:10.43\00:53:12.17
Israel today? God said I've set
00:53:12.18\00:53:16.10
aside the Sabbath is a
sign between me and my,
00:53:16.11\00:53:18.66
my people in the
last days God said this
00:53:18.67\00:53:21.42
is my people will
be observing all the
00:53:21.43\00:53:23.48
commandments, who is,
00:53:23.49\00:53:25.77
Israel really for
today? As we realize that
00:53:25.78\00:53:30.75
Israel failed to
fulfill God's purposes
00:53:30.76\00:53:33.76
didn't they. And because
00:53:33.77\00:53:35.12
the Israel failed then
we've realize that Jewish
00:53:35.13\00:53:38.62
nation came and what
did they do the priests
00:53:38.63\00:53:40.72
and the Rabbis,
the rulers what they,
00:53:40.73\00:53:42.22
they rejected
they lay decide God's,
00:53:42.23\00:53:44.93
God's law and
obedience and made their own,
00:53:45.31\00:53:48.06
who is the real
true Israel today?
00:53:48.07\00:53:51.59
Who is the real
spiritual Israel today?
00:53:52.12\00:53:55.05
Because, why am I asking
00:53:55.87\00:53:56.99
it because the covenant is very,
00:53:57.00\00:53:58.73
very important
today that we have to see
00:53:58.74\00:54:01.32
that it's binding
on God's people today.
00:54:01.33\00:54:03.58
Don't you think we need
to pray about that before
00:54:04.78\00:54:06.49
we close today? We come back in
00:54:06.50\00:54:08.13
part two about
being you know true
00:54:08.14\00:54:09.85
to our calling, we're just gonna
00:54:09.86\00:54:11.92
examine a few brief
passages and then we're
00:54:11.93\00:54:13.83
gonna look at some
more of the responsibility
00:54:13.84\00:54:15.73
that God is, is giving to
00:54:15.74\00:54:17.00
His last day people
and how we should stand
00:54:17.01\00:54:19.80
firm and strong here
in these days give this
00:54:19.81\00:54:22.75
warning message
so Jesus can come.
00:54:22.76\00:54:24.63
This is something
that's gonna be take a
00:54:25.78\00:54:27.29
matter of prayer,
and we need to prayer
00:54:27.30\00:54:29.54
about right now there
is people who is making
00:54:29.55\00:54:30.92
decisions right now for Jesus.
00:54:30.93\00:54:32.69
There are things
that the Holy Spirit is
00:54:32.70\00:54:34.54
bringing to the
remembrance right
00:54:34.55\00:54:35.72
now putting them
together for them to say,
00:54:35.73\00:54:37.96
oh a puzzle is fit in together.
00:54:38.20\00:54:40.46
Why don't we pray
about it right now just
00:54:40.47\00:54:41.68
before we close,
can we pray about let's
00:54:41.69\00:54:43.70
do it right now as
before we close, let's pray.
00:54:43.71\00:54:46.47
Merciful Father in
Heaven, we thank you for
00:54:48.03\00:54:49.65
your word today.
We thank you as we've
00:54:49.66\00:54:52.38
began this first
part of the series,
00:54:52.39\00:54:54.02
pray for your
Holy Spirit to lead,
00:54:54.03\00:54:56.24
guide and direct
and we pray you stir us
00:54:56.25\00:54:58.36
up as Christians that
we may understand and see
00:54:58.37\00:55:01.05
the truths for the
hour in which we live in
00:55:01.06\00:55:02.78
Jesus name, amen.
00:55:02.79\00:55:04.37
Oh! It's good to
be able spend this
00:55:06.64\00:55:07.61
time with you.
And I want you be here
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and if you have
questions be sure and write them
00:55:09.59\00:55:11.44
down send them to
us you get the address
00:55:11.45\00:55:14.27
here in a just a few moments.
00:55:14.28\00:55:15.27
You might even want to
make a quick phone call,
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you could may do that too.
00:55:18.06\00:55:19.03
We'll enjoy
hearing from you and we're
00:55:19.58\00:55:21.12
gonna be praying for
you and I want you to
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pray for us until next time God
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richly bless you,
we'll see you then.
00:55:24.40\00:55:26.03
Being true to our
calling takes a great
00:55:27.77\00:55:31.40
effort on our part
as well as on the part
00:55:31.41\00:55:34.19
of our Savior.
It's a combined effort
00:55:34.20\00:55:36.58
between God and man.
To be true to your calling
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it is essential
brothers and sisters,
00:55:40.18\00:55:42.85
it is essential that
you take time and God's
00:55:42.86\00:55:46.09
word every single day
to learn to always be in a
00:55:46.10\00:55:50.28
attitude of prayer
with your creator and
00:55:50.29\00:55:52.51
sustainer God. Remember,
00:55:52.52\00:55:54.84
it is not by your
strength or your power that
00:55:54.85\00:55:57.78
keeps you true to your calling.
00:55:57.79\00:55:59.62
It is by the might, the power,
00:55:59.95\00:56:01.96
the mercy and grace of
our heavenly Father that
00:56:01.97\00:56:05.32
will care you through
the straight and narrow
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path that leads
to our heavenly home.
00:56:07.76\00:56:09.85
God is simply waiting
for you to ask for His help
00:56:10.38\00:56:14.24
and His
strength. Won't you do just
00:56:14.25\00:56:17.26
that today, why keep the
00:56:17.27\00:56:19.56
Savior waiting
for you any longer.
00:56:19.57\00:56:22.10
And please, please don't
00:56:22.76\00:56:24.92
forget to contact us as well.
00:56:24.93\00:56:26.94
We love to hear
from you and we are so
00:56:26.95\00:56:29.71
encouraged to
bless, to learn how the
00:56:29.72\00:56:31.90
Holy Spirit is
working in your behalf.
00:56:31.91\00:56:34.41
And we would also
like to make this two part
00:56:34.78\00:56:37.41
series entitled true to
our calling available to
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you for a suggest
to donation of just
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$15 or more.
Yes, it is a two part
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set so you will received
two full length messages
00:56:46.82\00:56:50.48
on the study of
being true to our calling.
00:56:50.49\00:56:53.66
So please contact us
today and request you
00:56:53.67\00:56:56.53
very own set and
remember, remember as always
00:56:56.54\00:57:00.47
when you do this
you're enabling us here
00:57:00.48\00:57:02.65
Behold The Lamb
Ministries to continue to work,
00:57:02.66\00:57:06.20
to reach out to
others for God's kingdom.
00:57:06.21\00:57:08.93
So won't you
write us today you may
00:57:09.31\00:57:10.90
write us at Behold
The Lamb Ministries,
00:57:10.91\00:57:13.14
PO box 2030, Herrin,
00:57:13.15\00:57:15.86
IL 629748 or call us
Central Standard Time
00:57:15.87\00:57:20.45
618-942-5044 you may email us at
00:57:20.46\00:57:26.56
BeholdTheLamb
Ministries@yahoo.com
00:57:26.57\00:57:30.13
or visit us on the web
you can also order on the
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web and that is
Behold TheLambMinistries.com.
00:57:33.36\00:57:38.27
Until next time may
our precious Lord continue
00:57:38.65\00:57:42.36
to richly bless you and yours.
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