Welcome to Faith
Chapel, I'm Dennis Smith,
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pastor of the New
Haven, Connecticut Seventh-day
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Adventist Church,
every student of Bible
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prophecy knows that
we're living very close
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to the time of
Christ coming, when you just
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look in the world
today there are so many
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things happening that
indicate Christ coming
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is near. In the
natural world when you think
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about the disasters
that have recently taken
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place in this world,
the tsunami off the coast of
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Indonesia probably the
greatest natural disaster
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in recorded history.
More nations effected,
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more people killed.
And then Pakistan had
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a great earthquake
and reports indicate
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that it was perhaps
the greatest earthquake
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they had had, and
then in the United States
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we have not escaped
the natural disasters
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and you're all
certainly aware of the
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hurricanes that have
devastated our coasts
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and Hurricane
Katrina and the devastating
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effects that had on
the city of New Orleans.
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Many times
individuals say well there's
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always been natural
disasters that's true,
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but the Bible
indicates that as we near
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the end of time
natural disasters would be
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similar to a woman
giving birth to a child.
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The birth pains get
more intense and closer
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together as we
near the time of birth,
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that's how it is
in these last days.
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The disasters become
more intense and closer
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together as we near
the coming of Jesus.
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God is calling the last
generation of Christians
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into existence
today to prepare them for
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two events one, the
final crisis that is rapidly
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coming upon this
earth and secondly,
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the second coming
of Jesus. Do you want
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to be ready for
those final events?
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You will learn today
in our presentation how
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you can be ready for
Christ coming and the
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final events earth's
history, let us pray.
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Our gracious Father,
I think that you are a
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sovereign God
reigning in this earth and that
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we have nothing to
fear for the future if
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we have Jesus as
our Savior and I pray
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Lord that You will
open our eyes and ears
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that we may see and
hear your word today
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that we will hear
your call to come out of
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our lethargy, our
Laodicea condition to be
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ready for our Lord's return.
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In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
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God has a time
table for everything,
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when we look at Old
Testament history we
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find that time and
time again God certainly
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foretold what was
taking place and that was
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going to take
place in this earth.
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Nothing happens and
catches God off guard.
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God is foreseen
and even ordained the
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events that take
transpire in this earth.
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For instance when
God called Abraham
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and promised
Abraham that he would
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make a great nation
from Him God also told
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Abraham that his
descendents would go
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off into captivity
and sure enough that's
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what happened. And
when we read in the
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Old Testament we
find that the descendents
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of Abraham did go
into an Egyptian captivity
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and then we're told
in Exodus chapter 12
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that after 430 years
of captivity it says on
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the self same day
on the very day that
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God had foreordained
that they would come
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out they came out
according to God's time
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table and then we
also see that God had
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foretold that His
people would many years
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later go into a
Babylonian captivity and
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God again
predicted, foretold that they
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would be there 70
years and then come
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out of that and
that's exactly what happened.
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And then perhaps
the greatest event,
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certainly the greatest
event of earth's history
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was the coming of
Jesus Christ and again
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we find in God's
word that God foretold
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exactly when the
Messiah would appear
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and when we read in
Galatians, chapter 4
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we are told when
the fullness of time
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came God sent His
son. Jesus did not come
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too soon or too
late He came exactly on
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time according to
God's prophetic timetable.
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We read in Daniel
chapter 9 that God even
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gave greater
details about the coming of
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the Messiah, in
Daniel 9 we find that God
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even foretold when
the Messiah would be
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baptized the exact
year. God also foretold
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when the Messiah will
be crucified again the
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exact year. You
see nothing catches God
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off guard and
everything that is transpired
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in this earth is
again according to God's
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timetable. Jesus
did not die one year too
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early or one year
too late what about us
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in the damage we're
living. The next great
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event and probably
the greatest event that
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would have ever
taken place in this earth
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is certainly the
second coming of Jesus.
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Is that also
according to a timetable with
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God prophetic
clock? Yes it is. Now from
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our perspective it
may appear that he's
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been delayed and
Jesus given us that
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indication in the
Parable of the Ten Virgins,
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but yet from God's
perspective there is
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no delay because
Jesus told us when He
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walked this earth
He said no man knows
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the day and hour
of the coming of Jesus
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and He said not
even the angels in heaven
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know when Jesus
would return but He did
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say my Father knows.
You see God the Father
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has always known
for eternity when these
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different events
would take place there is a
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prophetic time clock
that is being fulfilled in
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the history of this
earth and I believe beyond
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any question that
prophetic clock has
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reached the hour in
which God is saying come
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out of Laodicea,
come out of your lethargy,
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prepare for the
coming of my son.
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We've reached that
time in the history of
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this earth. Today,
right now, God is calling
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into existence a
people to become just like
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Jesus. Why do I say
that, well we read in
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the letter of John,
First John chapter 3 and
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verse 2, God tells
us beloved, now are we
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the sons of God and
it does not yet appear
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what we shall be
but we know that when
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he shall appear we
shall be like him for
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we shall see him
as he is. When we look
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at that verse and
consider the word like,
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now in English that
word like is somewhat
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of a weak word but if
you look at the Greek,
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the Greek word
translate that like in the
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English is ómoios,
which means just like, not
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kind of like or not
just similar but just like,
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it means those
ready to meet Jesus will
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be just like Jesus
in character, just like
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Jesus in conduct
and actually doing the
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ministry that Jesus
did, and so just like
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Jesus in ministering
authority. That is the
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generation that God
is calling into existence
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today, however
we've a problem today,
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when we look at
the Book of Revelation
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we find that in
chapter 2 and 3 of Revelation
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there is a description
of the history of the
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Christian Church
and what we find there,
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there are seven eras
of Church history and
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the seventh era
describes the Christian
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time period today,
it is called the Church
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of Laodicea. God
describes in Revelation
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chapter 3 that
Church. When we turn to
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Revelation chapter
3 verse 14 or 16 we
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read about that
Church and unto the angel
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of the Church of
Laodiceans write,
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these things says
the Amen, the faithful
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and true witness,
the beginning of the
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creation of God. I
know thy works, that you
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are neither cold nor
hot. I would you were
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cold or hot, so
then because you are
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lukewarm and
neither cold nor hot,
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I will spill
thee out of my mouth.
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God gives us a very
serious warning here,
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what is hot and
cold have to do with that
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one. Well if you look
historically, Laodicea
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was known for it's
hydrotherapy, now in
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hydrotherapy hot
and cold is therapeutic
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that brings
health, it brings life.
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Lukewarm is
comfortable but it's not
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therapeutic what God
is saying here is that
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last day Christians
will have a lukewarm
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experience in their
own life, they will not
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be experiencing
the power the gospel to
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bring the greatest
healing and freedom from
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the things Satan is
trying to bring in their
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life and they are
unable to be therapeutic
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in the contact
with others. You see
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everywhere Jesus
went he was therapeutic,
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everywhere he went
he brought life and
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healing in
deliverance from the impressions
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of Satan in the
lives. God is saying we must
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come out of that
lukewarm non-therapeutic
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condition and become like Jesus.
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Now when we look
at the Church today is
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God correct?
Statistics indicate that that
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description of the
church is certainly correct.
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When we look at
some of the statistics
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that have come out
and these are actual
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studies that have
been done, the majority
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of Christians take
little or no time in personal
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study and prayer
and the majority of
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Christians manage
to get out perhaps one
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hour a week for
worship service and when
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it comes to prayer
meeting, well if they
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existed at all they
are very sparsely attended.
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I ask you the
question is that a spirit
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filled churches
on fire for the Lord?
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I don't think so.
It's been said that if the
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Holy Spirit were
withdrawn from the earth
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today the
majority of the church work
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would continue as
usual and most Christians
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wouldn't even know
that the Holy Spirit has
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been withdrawn.
We've gotten very good
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at carrying on the
work of the Lord in our
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own strengths
and our own wisdom.
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But God's gonna
bring about a change and
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that is the call
that he's making today.
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We need more
then anything else to
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experience personal
and corporate revival.
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One of my favorite
authors Ellen White tells
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us in volume one
of Selected Messages,
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page 121, a
revival of true godliness
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among us is our
greatest and most urgent
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of all our needs.
To seek this should be
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our first work.
Well if that's the most
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important thing that
we experience how can
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we experience
revival, that certainly be a
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very important
question and that's the
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theme of my message
today, there is only
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one way we're going
to experience revival
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and that is by
personally experiencing the
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Baptism of the Holy
Spirit in our lives.
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It is the Baptism
of the Holy Spirit that
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will bring us out of
the Laodicean condition.
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In fact that's
eluted to when you look at
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the chapter 3 of
Revelation, chapter 3
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verse 20, Jesus says
behold I stand at the
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door and knock if
any man hear my voice and
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open the door I will
come into him and will
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sup with him and he
with me. You see the
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solution, the
answer to the Laodicea
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condition is to let
Jesus into our life and
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how do we let
Jesus into our life?
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Well we are told in
the Bible how that happens,
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in First John
chapter 3 verse 24 we read
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about that, And
he that keeps his
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commandments dwells
in him and he in him.
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And hereby we know
that he abides in us,
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how does he abide
in us? By the Spirit
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which he has given
to us. In this scripture
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we find that we are
told very clearly it is
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through the Holy
Spirit that Jesus lives
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within us and that
is the answer to how
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we open the door
that Jesus is knocking
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on in Revelation
chapter 3 is that we open
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the door to Jesus
and let Him come into
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our lives through
the Baptism of the Holy
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Spirit, that is how
it works. And as we let
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Jesus into our
lives that then begins the
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process of coming
out of the Laodicea
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condition and I do
want to emphasis the
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word process, we do not come out
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immediately we begin
the process of coming
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out of our Laodicean
condition and becoming
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like Jesus. In Acts
chapter 1 we read the
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words of Jesus to the
disciples right after his
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crucifixion and
resurrection. And, being
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assembled together with them,
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he commanded them
that they should not
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depart from
Jerusalem, but wait for the
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promise of the
Father, which said he,
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you've heard of me
for John truly baptized
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with water but you
should be baptized with
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the Holy Ghost not many days.
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In this scripture we
find that Jesus told the
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disciples even
though they had been with
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him for three and
one half years he though
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told the
disciples you are not ready,
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you are not ready to
go out yet and preach
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the gospel to
fulfill the commission I've
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given you, you
must wait. You must wait
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for the Baptism
of the Holy Spirit.
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Why did they have
to wait? Well, we read
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why they had to
in verse 8. But ye
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shall receive
power after that the Holy
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Ghost is come upon
you and you shall be
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witnesses unto me
both in Jerusalem and
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in all Judea and in
Samaria and unto the
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uttermost parts of
the earth. Jesus told the
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disciples here that
they did not have the power.
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You see that's
what the baptism of the
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Holy Spirit is all
about, Jesus living within
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us and manifesting
through us His power.
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You and I don't have
the power to become like
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Jesus, no way but
through the baptism of
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the Holy Spirits we
receive the power to
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become like Jesus
and to minister to others
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like Jesus
ministered. Ellen White clearly
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confirms his teaching
in volume two of selected
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messages page 57,
The baptism of the Holy
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Ghost as on the day
of Pentecost will lead
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to a revival of
true religion and the
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performance of
many wonderful works.
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I love that
statement, it cannot be any
00:16:32.60\00:16:35.04
clearer can it.
There is only one way that
00:16:35.05\00:16:37.90
we will receive
revival. There is only one
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way we'll come
out of the lukewarm
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Laodicean condition
and that is by receiving
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the baptism of the
Holy Spirit, there is only
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one way that our
Church can become a
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spirit filled Church.
Is that the people of God
00:16:49.59\00:16:55.08
reach out to God and
claim the promise to be
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filled with his Holy
Spirit and I'll tell you
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this God's work will
not be finished until that
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happens we've
better round this earth for
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a long time waiting
for Jesus to come and
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it will not happen,
that event will not happen
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until God's peoples
become spirit filled
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through the
Baptism of the Holy Spirit,
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that is why I say
I believe beyond any
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question God's
prophetic clock has reached
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the hour in which he
says, now is the time,
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pull my people out of
Laodicea bring to them
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in understanding of
the Baptism of the Holy
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Spirit that they
will reach out to their
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God in faith believing
that God will fill them
00:17:42.20\00:17:44.88
and they'll begin
experiencing the revival
00:17:45.40\00:17:47.40
and the reformation
that must take place.
00:17:47.41\00:17:49.66
Ellen White again
confirms this in her
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statement in volume
6 of the testimonies
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page 370, The Lord
does not now work to
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bring many souls
into the truth, because
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the Church members
who have never been
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converted and
those who were once
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converted but
who have backslidden.
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What influence
would these unconsecrated
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members have on new converts?
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That's pretty
straight isn't it, now is she
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saying or am I saying
that God is not working
00:18:27.02\00:18:29.83
through the Church
at all? No, but I will
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say this, God is
not able to work through
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the Church and as
mighty or a powerful
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way as he wants to,
but that will change
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because when you and
I as believers in Jesus
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Christ chose to
reach out to him and claim
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the promise of the
Baptism of the Holy Spirit
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in our life change
will begin happening from
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within, we'll start
becoming like Jesus from
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within because he
will be manifesting
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Himself in us and
through us because that's
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what the Baptism of
the Holy Spirit is all
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about. This very
thing is what Satan is
00:19:08.92\00:19:13.85
afraid of, in
volume one of selected
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messages page 124 we read,
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There is nothing
that Satan fears so much
00:19:20.01\00:19:23.62
as that the people
of God shall clear the
00:19:23.95\00:19:25.89
way by removing every hindrance,
00:19:25.90\00:19:28.42
so that the Lord
can pour out His Spirit
00:19:28.80\00:19:31.21
upon a languishing
church and an impenitent
00:19:31.54\00:19:35.44
congregation. Satan
will do everything he
00:19:35.45\00:19:40.18
can to him, to
hinder you and me from
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understanding
and experiencing the
00:19:42.77\00:19:44.35
Baptism of the Holy
Spirit because he knows
00:19:44.36\00:19:47.29
when we experience
the fullness of the
00:19:47.30\00:19:48.91
spirit in our life his
power begin to be broken
00:19:48.92\00:19:51.77
in our life and as
Jesus began manifesting
00:19:51.78\00:19:54.61
himself to minister
through us his power
00:19:54.62\00:19:57.93
be broken in
the lives of others.
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What else can we do
to corporate with God
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that revival can
come into our life and our
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Church. What we
read and answer to that
00:20:05.59\00:20:09.45
in the Old
Testament in Second Chronicles
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chapter 7 verse 14,
If my people, which are
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called by my name,
shall humble themselves
00:20:17.49\00:20:20.50
and pray and seek
my face, and turn from
00:20:20.51\00:20:23.33
their wicked ways;
then will I hear from
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heaven, and will
forgive their sin,
00:20:26.20\00:20:29.09
and heal their
land. According to that
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scripture what is
another important element
00:20:34.84\00:20:37.79
of revival? Prayer.
The Baptism of the Holy
00:20:37.80\00:20:42.21
Spirit and prayer
go hand in hand when we
00:20:42.22\00:20:46.93
humble ourselves
before God earnestly
00:20:47.13\00:20:49.31
seeking him and by
the way one of the first
00:20:49.32\00:20:51.89
things that's
happened as we seek the
00:20:51.90\00:20:53.47
Baptism of the Holy
Spirit is that the Spirit
00:20:53.48\00:20:56.01
will begin
bringing a deep sense of our
00:20:56.02\00:20:58.29
sinfulness and will
bring a deeper conviction
00:20:58.30\00:21:01.36
and bring us to a
deeper repentance before
00:21:01.81\00:21:04.23
God and as we
experience that God says
00:21:04.24\00:21:08.74
in Chronicles, as we
begin reaching out to
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Him in prayer and
we Lord, I give my life
00:21:11.18\00:21:14.59
completely to you I
give you permission to
00:21:14.60\00:21:18.00
work in my life and
begin bringing the changes
00:21:18.01\00:21:20.22
that have to come.
There may be sins in our
00:21:20.23\00:21:23.42
lives that we've
been struggling with for a
00:21:23.43\00:21:26.24
long time but I
tell you this as you seek
00:21:26.25\00:21:30.52
the Baptism of the
Spirit and you begin
00:21:30.53\00:21:32.87
receiving the power of
God in you life as never
00:21:32.88\00:21:35.06
before you will begin
experiencing victories
00:21:35.07\00:21:37.71
in your life as
never before, you start
00:21:37.72\00:21:40.32
becoming like
Jesus and God says,
00:21:40.33\00:21:42.70
as we experience
that when we reach out
00:21:42.71\00:21:44.30
to him in prayer he
will come and heal us
00:21:44.31\00:21:47.51
spiritually,
emotionally and every other way
00:21:48.80\00:21:50.64
of healing that
needs to take place in our
00:21:50.65\00:21:52.88
life. We need to
pray, we need to seek the
00:21:52.89\00:22:00.69
Baptism of the Holy
Spirit to experience revival.
00:22:00.70\00:22:03.25
Again Ellen White
confirms this in volume
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one of selected
messages page 121,
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A revival need be
expected only in answer
00:22:09.93\00:22:13.43
to prayer. That
quote is rather very clear
00:22:13.44\00:22:19.02
isn't it. Prayer is
essential to experience
00:22:19.03\00:22:23.46
revival and as we
previously seen the
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Baptism of the Holy
Spirit is essential to
00:22:26.11\00:22:28.10
experience revival
and when it comes to
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both experiences it
is not a once and for
00:22:30.58\00:22:32.68
all experience we
must everyday continue to
00:22:32.69\00:22:35.11
seek the in-filling of
God's spirit and we must
00:22:35.12\00:22:37.83
everyday continue
to pray that God would
00:22:37.84\00:22:39.86
bring the revival in
our life. David has a
00:22:39.87\00:22:43.29
very interesting
Psalm over in Psalm
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chapter 85 verse
6 along these lines.
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He says, Wilt thou
not revive us again
00:22:48.66\00:22:51.82
that thy people
may rejoice in thee.
00:22:52.82\00:22:54.88
I love that
scripture because it connects
00:22:56.67\00:22:59.64
revival with rejoicing,
you see revival is not
00:22:59.65\00:23:02.36
a sad down trident
thing, revival is an
00:23:02.37\00:23:04.49
experience where
we begin experiencing
00:23:04.50\00:23:06.33
the joy of the Lord,
the fruit of the spirit,
00:23:06.34\00:23:07.89
love, joy, peace
that is what God wants to
00:23:07.90\00:23:11.29
bring to us those
that are ready to meet
00:23:11.30\00:23:13.80
Jesus will have all
the food of the spirit
00:23:13.81\00:23:16.13
manifest in their life
and they will be rejoicing
00:23:16.14\00:23:18.74
in the Lord in spite
of some of the difficult
00:23:18.75\00:23:20.64
times that they're
going through. According
00:23:20.65\00:23:24.61
to Revelation
chapter 12:17 we find And the
00:23:24.62\00:23:31.02
dragon was wroth with the woman,
00:23:31.03\00:23:33.31
and went to make
war with the remnant of
00:23:33.99\00:23:35.34
her seed, which
keep the commandments
00:23:35.35\00:23:37.18
of God, and have the
testimony of Jesus Christ.
00:23:37.19\00:23:40.09
What that scripture
tells us is that in the
00:23:40.89\00:23:43.29
last days there is
what is called God's remnant
00:23:43.30\00:23:46.54
people people and
what that's telling us
00:23:46.55\00:23:48.62
about God's last
people they're a remnant,
00:23:48.63\00:23:50.95
they're just like
the Church in the book of
00:23:50.96\00:23:53.08
Acts. We shall see
the church in the book
00:23:53.09\00:23:56.65
of Acts happen
again, the Church in the
00:23:56.66\00:24:01.19
book of Acts had
Holy Spirit power,
00:24:01.20\00:24:03.33
on the day of
Pentecost those that were
00:24:03.66\00:24:05.70
there experienced
the Baptism of the Holy
00:24:05.71\00:24:07.10
Spirit and you
throughout the book of Acts
00:24:07.11\00:24:09.10
over and over
again they were being
00:24:09.11\00:24:10.83
filled by the Holy
Spirit. We will see that
00:24:10.84\00:24:14.71
Church come alive
again in God's last people
00:24:15.15\00:24:17.93
and it will happen
in the same way that
00:24:17.94\00:24:19.53
happened back
then through personally
00:24:19.54\00:24:21.57
experiencing the
Baptist Holy Spirit and through
00:24:21.58\00:24:24.02
seeking God in
prayer everyday that is the
00:24:24.03\00:24:27.28
people that God is
calling into existence today.
00:24:27.40\00:24:29.96
In fact Ellen White
had a vision along those
00:24:30.22\00:24:32.39
lines we read in
volume 9 of Testimonies page
00:24:32.40\00:24:35.41
126. In visions of the
night, representations,
00:24:35.42\00:24:39.65
past, before me of
a great reformatory
00:24:39.66\00:24:42.39
movement among
God's people. Many were
00:24:42.40\00:24:44.53
praising God, the
sick were healed and other
00:24:44.54\00:24:48.42
miracles were
wrought. A spirit of
00:24:48.70\00:24:51.28
intercession was
seen, even as was
00:24:51.29\00:24:53.93
manifested before the
great day of Pentecost.
00:24:54.04\00:24:57.19
Hundreds and
thousands were seen visiting
00:24:57.61\00:24:59.57
families and
opening before them the word
00:24:59.58\00:25:02.20
of God. Hearts were
convicted by the power
00:25:02.21\00:25:06.55
of the Holy Spirit,
and a spirit of genuine
00:25:06.56\00:25:09.31
conversion was
manifested. We see from
00:25:09.32\00:25:14.78
this statement by
Ellen White that she very
00:25:14.79\00:25:16.72
clearly describes the
church in the last days,
00:25:16.73\00:25:18.96
that church will be
a spirit filled church,
00:25:19.27\00:25:21.44
that church will
be operating under the
00:25:21.80\00:25:24.06
direction and power
of the Holy Spirit and we
00:25:24.07\00:25:27.05
see that church
described during a ministry
00:25:27.06\00:25:30.53
very similar to
the ministry of Jesus.
00:25:30.82\00:25:32.44
Why is that? Because
they have received the
00:25:32.51\00:25:34.24
Baptism of the Holy
Spirit, they powered of
00:25:34.25\00:25:36.54
the early rain in
their life and they have
00:25:36.55\00:25:38.40
experienced a latter
rain power and they are
00:25:38.41\00:25:41.13
ministering because
Jesus living in them
00:25:41.14\00:25:43.32
ministering through
them just like He did when
00:25:43.50\00:25:45.35
He walked this
earth, and we find that the
00:25:45.36\00:25:47.53
last remnant church
will be just like the
00:25:47.54\00:25:49.93
church in the book of
Acts and again for the
00:25:49.94\00:25:52.03
same reasons
because the church in the
00:25:52.04\00:25:53.74
book of Acts was
filled with the Holy Spirit
00:25:53.75\00:25:56.06
and they were
ministering under the direction
00:25:56.73\00:25:58.45
and power of the
Holy Spirit. That is the
00:25:58.46\00:26:01.02
church that got us
calling to existence today.
00:26:01.03\00:26:03.60
I believe with all
my heart that the final
00:26:05.28\00:26:07.29
crisis is right upon
us, I've no question, but
00:26:07.30\00:26:11.24
Jesus is coming
soon, very soon and God
00:26:11.25\00:26:14.95
in mercy is calling
his people to get ready
00:26:14.96\00:26:18.24
because if those
events come upon us,
00:26:18.57\00:26:20.33
the final crises
and the second coming of
00:26:20.34\00:26:21.94
Jesus and we do
not come out of the
00:26:21.95\00:26:23.89
Laodicea condition
that we're in we will be
00:26:23.90\00:26:26.41
lost. So, this
message that God is sending to
00:26:26.42\00:26:29.81
his people to receive
the Baptist Holy Spirit
00:26:29.82\00:26:31.73
is a message of
mercy because He loves us,
00:26:31.74\00:26:34.64
He wants us to be
ready for His coming.
00:26:35.09\00:26:37.41
You see He is calling
us to receive His Holy
00:26:38.27\00:26:40.64
Spirit in fullness,
He's calling us to come out
00:26:40.65\00:26:43.04
of our Laodicea
condition, He is calling us to
00:26:43.05\00:26:45.32
become a people of
prayer, He is calling us
00:26:45.33\00:26:48.29
to experience
revival and reformation in
00:26:48.30\00:26:51.00
short He is calling
us to become just like
00:26:51.01\00:26:54.20
Jesus. Remember in
First John chapter 3
00:26:54.21\00:26:59.19
verse 2. Beloved, now
are we the sons of God,
00:26:59.20\00:27:06.15
and it does not yet
appear what we shall be,
00:27:07.03\00:27:09.18
but we know that,
when he shall appear,
00:27:10.65\00:27:12.98
we shall be like him;
for we shall see him as
00:27:13.43\00:27:16.79
he is. That verse is
very clear about the matter,
00:27:16.80\00:27:24.49
when Jesus comes
back those that are ready
00:27:26.29\00:27:29.84
to meet him will
be just like Him.
00:27:29.85\00:27:33.52
Not kind of like Him,
not sort of like Him but
00:27:34.19\00:27:37.63
just like Jesus. Just
like Jesus in character,
00:27:37.64\00:27:42.22
just like Jesus in
conduct, just like Jesus in
00:27:43.78\00:27:48.10
ministry. God's last
church will be directed by
00:27:48.11\00:27:52.76
Jesus Christ
through the Holy Spirit.
00:27:52.77\00:27:54.75