I'd like to welcome
you here once again,
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from wherever you're watching
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or listening around the
world to this six part series.
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This is part
five, "End-Time Living,
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Loyalty and Love towards God."
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And today's topic
is "Happy and Healthy."
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I want to welcome
those who are here today
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to this very important
topic, one of my favorites.
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So, I'm going to
really look forward
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to going through this
message together with us here
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and wherever you may be,
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there's a lot of
important information to cover,
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and I'm going to
do my best to cover
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as much of it as
possible in the time
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that we have remaining.
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As I've pointed
out, our title is
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"Happy and Healthy,"
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and wherever you may be
in your journey in health,
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I'm going to encourage you to go
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to the next
step in your journey,
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and I know that this
will be a wonderful blessing.
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Well, I'm going to share some
good news and some bad news.
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Which one do you
want to hear first,
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the good news or the bad news?
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Good news. All
right, the good news.
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Let's start off
with the good news.
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Here's the good news.
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The good news is that our life
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expectancy has improved globally
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over the last number
of years in particular
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in the last
century, in the 20th century.
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As you can see from this graph,
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the life expectancy
has been rising and rising.
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However, here is the bad news.
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The bad news is this.
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And that is according
to this ABC News article,
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August 28, 2015.
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The title, "Global
life expectancy rises,
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but research shows people
just leave sicker for longer."
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Notice these
words from the article,
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"People around the
world are living longer,
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but many are also
living sicker lives for longer,
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according to a study
of all major diseases
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and injuries in 188 countries."
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Let me share with
you some more data.
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This was from
another ABC News article,
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November 14, 2019.
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The headline, "Chart of the day:
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Half the world's deaths
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are from four
preventable factors".
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There were some
57 million people
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that died in 2017.
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And notice how they died.
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"The deadliest things
on the planet aren't guns,
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sharks or even road accidents."
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That's what we hear
on the news, don't we?
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We hear about
these things on the news,
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but notice the
things that kill us.
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"Of all the things that
killed people last year,"
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as I pointed out some 57
million people died in 2017.
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"More than half of deaths
are attributed to just four,"
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that very important word
preventable risk factors.
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We're going to come across
that word over and over again.
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"And those four factors
are high blood pressure,
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smoking, high blood
glucose and high body mass index
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according to a
series of reports published
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in The Lancet,"
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which is one of
the most prestigious
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and respected medical journals.
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So what is
killing us is preventable
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for more than
half the population.
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Let's bring it closer to
home, that was worldwide.
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Now let's bring
it closer to home.
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Let's take a look at
Australia's health report card.
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Are you ready for this?
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Have you got your seat belts on?
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Are you ready?
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Well, here we go, ready or not,
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I'm going to share with you.
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This is from the Australian
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Institute of Health and Welfare.
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This is a biannual government
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sponsored program that,
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that looks to take a look
at where we are in health.
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This is a summary
from this media release
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back in June 20, 2018.
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So this is in Australia.
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"Half of Australians have
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a common chronic
health condition,
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such as diabetes, heart disease,
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a mental illness, or cancer.
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Importantly, almost
a quarter of us have
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two or more of these conditions,
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often making our
experiences of health
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and healthcare
particularly complex."
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Secondly, "Many
chronic health conditions
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share common preventable
risk factors such as smoking,
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excessive alcohol consumption,
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and not getting enough exercise.
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In fact, around one-third
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of our nation's 'disease burden'
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is due to" what's that word?
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"Preventable risk factors."
There is that word again.
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"Sixty three percent
of Australians, 18 years
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or over are
overweight or obese."
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And finally, "Health
spending continues to rise,
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reaching 170 billion
dollars in 2015 and 16
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and outstripping
population growth."
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So that is our report
card here in Australia.
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Now there is a significant
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health crisis in
the area of diabetes,
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Type 2 diabetes in particular.
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Notice this headline,
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ABC News article
September 4, 2018.
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"Type 2 diabetes:
Understanding Australia's
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fastest growing
chronic condition."
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That is lifestyle related,
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Type 2 diabetes
is lifestyle related.
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All the evidence is in,
80 to 85 to possibly 90%
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of the 2 million Australians
that suffer from diabetes
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today are affected
by Type 2 diabetes,
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which is by and
large lifestyle related.
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And as the headline points out,
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it's Australia's fastest
growing chronic condition.
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Now is that God's
plan for you and I?
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I don't think so.
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Notice what Jesus
had to say in John 10:10,
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"The thief does not come
except to steal, and to kill,
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and to destroy."
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And who do you
think the thief might be?
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That's the enemy.
That's the devil himself.
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That's his aim.
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That's his plan for
you and I, to steal,
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kill and destroy our
health and our well-being.
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But Jesus says, "I have
come that they may have," what?
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"Life, and that they
may have it more," what?
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"Abundantly." John 10:10.
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So that's God's plan for us.
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God's plan for us is to
enjoy the abundant life.
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I like to put it this way.
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God's promise
of an abundant life
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is not only about quantity,
but about quality of life.
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As far as I'm
concerned, what I'm focused on
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more than anything
else is quality of life.
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I would rather have
60 or 50 good quality
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and healthy years
than have 70 or more years,
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where I'm suffering chronic pain
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and having
chronic health issues.
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But God's plan is
that we will have both,
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that you can have
your cake and eat it too.
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Maybe that's not a
good way of putting it.
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Happy and healthy
guy can eat it too.
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God wants us to enjoy
quantity and quality of years.
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So how can we do that?
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We're going to pray
and we gonna once again
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go to God's
instruction manual, the Bible,
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to discover the secret
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to how we can enjoy
happy and healthy living.
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Amen? Let's pray.
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Father in heaven,
we once again before
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we open Your Word,
we ask and pray that
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You give us understanding
so that as we open Your Word,
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You will open our hearts
and our minds and enable us
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to understand what
Your plan is for us that
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we may enjoy the
abundant life experience
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that you have for
each and every person.
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So wherever we may be
watching or listening from,
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we pray that this
will be a blessing,
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a life changing blessing.
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And this is our
prayer in Jesus' name.
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Amen. Amen.
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Let's go and take a look
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at the World
Health Organization,
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1948 definition for health.
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The World Health
Organization defines health
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in the following way.
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"Health is a state
of complete physical,
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mental and social well-being
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and not merely
the absence of diseas
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or infirmity."
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With all due respect
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to the World Health
Organization definition,
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I believe that it is lacking
one all important element.
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And so if I was to
share a definition on health,
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and I believe it's
very much backed up by
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solid strong evidence,
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this is what I would include.
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Here is my definition.
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"Health is a state of complete
physical, mental, social,"
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and what's that word?
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"Spiritual
well-being and not merely
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the absence of
disease or infirmity."
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The truth is,
you and I have been
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created with
this four dimensional
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aspect of health and well-being.
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Notice what we read in
Luke 2:52 regarding Jesus,
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"And Jesus increased
in wisdom and stature,
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and in favor with God and men."
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Here we have four
dimensional living.
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Let me share with
you as we take a look at
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that scripture again.
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Wisdom is what?
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Mental health and well-being,
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stature, physical
health and well-being,
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with God, that spiritual health
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and well-being,
and finally with men,
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that social
health and well-being,
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all four of these are important.
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And along with mental,
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I would also
include emotional health
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and well-being, the
two go hand in hand.
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Now as we take a
look at the all important
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four dimensional
living, notice what we discover.
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That at the very beginning
of time in Genesis 1:27,
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we discovered
that "God created man
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in His own image,
in the image of God,
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He created him,
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male and female
He created them."
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So as Jesus excelled
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in these four
dimensions of life,
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the mental and
emotional, the spiritual,
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the social and the
physical, so too God created us
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in His image,
that we too would excel
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in the same four dimensions.
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Optimum health and
well-being is to be
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discovered in God's
four dimensional plan
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for a happy and healthy life,
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physical, mental,
social, and spiritual.
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Let me share with
you this very popular,
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one of the most popular editions
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of National Geographic
back in November 2005,
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entitled "The
Secrets of Living Longer."
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And here on the front
cover, we have a picture
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of this 84 year
old Japanese man,
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Fumiyasu Yamakawa, how did I go?
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About 3 out of 10.
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He is 84 years old.
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And yes, he's
standing on his head.
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He is doing some exercises
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and he is
preparing for a decathlon
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or a heptathlon.
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And guess what his
favorite activities are?
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High Jump and pole vault.
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How many of you would
like to attempt high jump
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and pole vault at 84?
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Okay, I would.
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Now it's fascinating
how this article begins.
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Notice how this Time, sorry,
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this National Geographic article
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on the Secrets to
Living Longer begins.
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The article by Dan Beuttner
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who researched the happiest
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and the healthiest
people on the planet.
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And we'll get to
that as we go along.
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He says.
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"What if I said to you,
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you could add up to
ten years to your life?
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A long healthy
life is no accident.
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It begins with good genes,
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but it also
depends on good habits.
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If you adopt
the right lifestyle,
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experts say,
chances are you may live up
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to a decade longer.
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So what's the
formula for success?
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In recent years
researchers have fanned out
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across the globe to find
the secrets to long life.
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The first three regions
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where people are
living significantly longer,
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produce a high
rate of centenarians,
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suffer a
fraction of the diseases
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that commonly kill
people in other parts
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of the developed world,
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and enjoy more
happy and healthy years.
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Hence my title.
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They are to be found in
Sardinia, Italy, Okinawa,
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Japan, and Loma
Linda, California."
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Now, this group of
people has been added to
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by two other groups.
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And another one is
to be found in Nicoya,
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Costa Rica as you
can see there on the map
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and another one
being Ikaria, Greece.
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Now, the fascinating group,
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the most
fascinating group of these five
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is the group in
Loma Linda, California.
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Now, what's so
fascinating about them, you ask?
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Well, we'll get to
that in just a moment.
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But before that,
a number of books
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have been
written by Dan Beuttner
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on this very subject
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that he has been studying
now for a number of years.
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The Blue Zones Solution,
The Blue Zones of Happiness,
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The Blue Zones,
Thrive, Finding Happiness,
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The Blue Zones Way.
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Now you might be thinking,
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"What's these Blue
Zones business all about?
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Why are they called Blue Zones?"
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Well simply put,
when the researchers
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fanned out across the globe,
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and they wanted to
find out the places
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in the world where
people live the happiest
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and the healthiest
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where they suffer
the least disease,
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and they live the longest.
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What they did, every
time they came across a group,
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a significant group,
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they would put a
blue circle on the map
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to designate
where they came from.
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And so these people became
known as the Blue Zones people.
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And so, that's how
they got their name.
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Now, another
National Geographic magazine
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in 2016 Special
Edition came out,
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and it was entitled, Blue Zones,
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The Science Of Living Longer.
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So now, researchers
and scientists have been
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working hard to
find out what is it?
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What is it that brings
these people to a point
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of living long and living well?
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That is what they
have sought to find out,
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what are the key ingredients.
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Time magazine back
in February 26, 2018,
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also featured on this
very powerful phenomena.
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And the title was,
How to Live Longer Better,
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How to Live Longer Better.
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And so I want to share with you
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some of the conclusions that
these researchers discovered,
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Dan Beuttner
and others regarding
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what makes these people tick.
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Why do these people that
live in these communities
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live significantly
longer and live without
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the chronic diseases that affect
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most people in the world,
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in particular,
the Western world.
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And there are eight key
areas that I have discovered
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as I've examined the
evidence, and here they are.
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All five groups had
the following in common,
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there are
differences between the groups,
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but these eight points
they all had in common.
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Predominantly,
they eat fruits, nuts,
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vegetables, and whole grains.
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Secondly, they have constant
moderate physical activity.
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They have a positive outlook,
they have strong purpose.
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Family is a priority.
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Social engagement is
also another high priority,
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and they take
time to rest and relax.
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And finally, every
single one of the five groups
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have spiritual faith
lived out in community.
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And as I took a look
at these eight points,
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guess what I discovered?
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They all fit within
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the four
dimensional aspect of health
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that God created us
at the very beginning.
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Let me put them up on
the screen, the physical.
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The first two points,
look at our physical health
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and well-being, mental.
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The next two, positive outlook
00:16:20.34\00:16:22.74
and having a strong
purpose focus on mental health
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and well-being.
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Priority of family
and social engagement,
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that taps into the
social aspect of our lives.
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And finally, taking
time to rest and relax
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and spiritual faith
lived out in community,
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is all focused
on spiritual health
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and well-being.
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So these five groups,
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they are living in
four dimensional life
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that God has
instructed in His Word,
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which is optimum
which provides for that
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abundant health and lifestyle.
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Now you may be
asking the question,
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if only I was
born in a Blue Zone?
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Wouldn't it be nice to
be born in a Blue Zone?
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Well, I have good news for you.
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Are you ready for the good news?
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Who came here to
hear some good news?
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If you came here to
hear some good news,
00:17:12.16\00:17:13.73
you, it's your lucky day.
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Oh, it's your
blessed day I should say.
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Notice this.
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This is from Dan Beuttner
00:17:20.80\00:17:22.90
in that National
Geographic magazine.
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And by the way, I
look long and hard
00:17:26.27\00:17:29.24
to get my copy of that
magazine, and I got it.
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I don't think you're
going to get it off me.
00:17:33.25\00:17:34.98
This was so hard to
find but I finally found it,
00:17:35.02\00:17:38.25
and I'm just so
pleased and I treasure it.
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It's got some beautiful gems.
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Anyway, this is
from Dan Beuttner.
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And notice what he has to say.
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"To make it to age 100,
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you have to have won
the genetic lottery."
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Yeah, that's true.
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Genetics are
very, very important.
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As someone said, "Your
bags are packed for you
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before you come into the world."
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However, genetics is only 25%
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in determining
your overall health
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and well-being,
75% is your choice.
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So chance 25%, choice is 75%.
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All right, let's keep reading.
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"But most of us have
the capacity to make it well
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into our early 90's
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and largely
without chronic," what?
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"Disease. As the," who?
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"The Adventists,"
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they're that group in
Loma Linda, California.
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"As the Adventists demonstrate,
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the average
person's life expectancy
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could increase by 10-12 years
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by adopting a
Blue Zones lifestyle."
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Well, so the Adventists
in Loma Linda, California
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are exhibit A of
how you can enjoy
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optimum health and well-being
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by simply following
the Blue Zones lifestyle,
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the Blue Zones life.
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And today, we're
going to discover
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what the secret is
to that Blue Zones life,
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that Adventists
all around the world
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have discovered
and many others today,
00:18:59.80\00:19:01.54
Adventists and non
Adventists are discovering,
00:19:01.57\00:19:04.01
based on the
principles that God gave us
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at the very beginning of time.
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So the question is,
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"What are the
secrets to living a happier
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and a healthier life?"
00:19:12.21\00:19:13.55
Do you want to
know the answer to that?
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I do.
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Well, as we go back to
the Book of Revelation,
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God's final message
of love to the world,
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notice these words that we read.
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In Revelation 14:6,
00:19:24.33\00:19:26.73
this is the
first angel's message,
00:19:26.76\00:19:28.10
"Then I saw another angel
flying in the midst of heaven,
00:19:28.13\00:19:30.77
having the everlasting
gospel to preach to those
00:19:30.80\00:19:32.80
who dwell on the earth
to every nation, tribe,
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tongue and people."
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So this is a message from God
00:19:35.57\00:19:37.31
for the entire planet
that will prepare people
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for the Second Coming of Jesus.
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And notice, we
keep reading, verse 7,
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"Saying with a loud voice,"
00:19:42.81\00:19:44.38
with that megaphone
voice, "Fear God," and do what?
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"And give glory to Him."
00:19:48.78\00:19:50.99
Now, what does
it mean to fear God,
00:19:51.02\00:19:53.42
and to give glory to Him?
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What does it mean
to give glory to God?
00:19:54.82\00:19:57.06
Well, notice what we
read in 1 Corinthians 10:31,
00:19:57.09\00:20:01.50
the Apostle Paul
writes, "Therefore,
00:20:01.53\00:20:03.40
whether you eat or drink
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or whatever you do,
do it all to," what?
00:20:04.80\00:20:07.24
"The glory of God."
00:20:07.27\00:20:08.84
So we are to eat,
and we are to drink
00:20:08.87\00:20:12.21
to the glory of God.
00:20:12.24\00:20:14.18
So if we can eat and
drink to the glory of God,
00:20:14.21\00:20:17.31
can we also not eat and drink
and live to the glory of God?
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Yes, indeed.
00:20:21.65\00:20:23.62
Now, why is it so
important for you and I,
00:20:23.65\00:20:26.59
as those who have
decided to follow Christ,
00:20:26.62\00:20:30.03
and to be loving
and to be loyal to Jesus
00:20:30.06\00:20:33.43
in an end time context?
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Why is it important for
you and I to live our lives
00:20:34.86\00:20:37.73
for the honor and glory of God?
00:20:37.77\00:20:39.10
The last time I
checked, according to many,
00:20:39.13\00:20:42.47
it's my life, it's my body,
00:20:42.50\00:20:44.57
and I'll do with it as I please.
00:20:44.61\00:20:46.31
Isn't that the
philosophy out there by many?
00:20:46.34\00:20:48.71
Eat, drink and
be merry for what?
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Tomorrow you, you die.
00:20:51.08\00:20:52.98
So why should I worry?
00:20:53.01\00:20:55.02
Well, a believer in
Jesus Christ, for him or her,
00:20:55.05\00:20:59.52
it's about giving glory to God
00:20:59.55\00:21:01.12
for one very
important reason amongst many.
00:21:01.16\00:21:04.16
And here it is.
00:21:04.19\00:21:05.86
In 1 Corinthians 6:19-20,
00:21:05.89\00:21:09.23
Paul writing to the
believers in Corinth that had
00:21:09.26\00:21:11.73
this dualistic
belief about the human body
00:21:11.77\00:21:15.04
where the soul
was all important,
00:21:15.07\00:21:18.07
and that's all that
mattered and didn't matter
00:21:18.11\00:21:19.97
how you treated your
body, and he says to them,
00:21:20.01\00:21:22.51
"Or do you not know that
00:21:22.54\00:21:23.88
your body is
the temple of," who?
00:21:23.91\00:21:26.38
"Of the Holy
Spirit, who is in you,
00:21:26.41\00:21:27.98
whom you have from God,
and you are not your own?"
00:21:28.02\00:21:30.49
Why?
00:21:30.52\00:21:31.85
"For you were
bought at a," what?
00:21:31.89\00:21:33.52
"At a price,
therefore glorify God
00:21:33.56\00:21:36.39
in your body and in your spirit,
00:21:36.42\00:21:37.99
which are," whose?
00:21:38.03\00:21:39.36
"Which are God's."
00:21:39.39\00:21:40.73
So for the believer in Jesus,
00:21:40.76\00:21:43.16
he or she recognizes
that this body doesn't belong
00:21:43.20\00:21:48.20
to him or her.
00:21:48.24\00:21:49.87
It's not my body.
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This body was given
to me by God as a gift.
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He is the one
that has created me,
00:21:55.21\00:21:57.01
He's the one that gives me life
and breathe and sustains me.
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And He's inviting
me to live my life
00:22:00.25\00:22:04.29
holy for His honor and glory.
00:22:04.32\00:22:07.42
He wants me to be
around for as long as possible,
00:22:07.46\00:22:10.29
not for my sake,
but for His sake,
00:22:10.33\00:22:13.93
for God's honor and
glory that He may use me
00:22:13.96\00:22:17.53
in the greatest possible way
for the greatest possible time
00:22:17.57\00:22:20.74
to lead others to Him.
00:22:20.77\00:22:23.10
Does that make sense, yes or no?
00:22:23.14\00:22:24.94
That is why I have a
keen interest in health,
00:22:24.97\00:22:27.18
not because I want
to necessarily live
00:22:27.21\00:22:29.54
10 to 12 years
longer, that would be lovely.
00:22:29.58\00:22:31.78
But my aim is to
glorify God, that God can use me
00:22:31.81\00:22:35.32
in the best possible way
for the longest possible time
00:22:35.35\00:22:38.62
to draw as many people to Jesus
00:22:38.65\00:22:40.69
as I possibly can
through His strength.
00:22:40.72\00:22:42.66
Amen? That's the whole point.
00:22:42.69\00:22:47.73
The whole point is to
fear God and give glory to Him
00:22:47.76\00:22:51.50
and worship Him,
00:22:51.53\00:22:53.37
as that first
angel's message says,
00:22:53.40\00:22:55.50
"Who made heaven and earth,
00:22:55.54\00:22:56.94
the sea and the
springs of water."
00:22:56.97\00:22:58.31
He is our Creator.
00:22:58.34\00:22:59.71
God is our Creator.
00:22:59.74\00:23:01.54
So how did He make us?
00:23:01.58\00:23:02.91
Let's go to the
very beginning of time.
00:23:02.94\00:23:05.15
Let's go to the Book of Genesis,
00:23:05.18\00:23:07.08
where God created Adam and Eve,
00:23:07.12\00:23:09.75
and notice what the Bible says.
00:23:09.78\00:23:12.32
In Genesis 2:8, "The Lord God
planted a garden eastward in,"
00:23:12.35\00:23:17.53
where, "In Eden,
and there He put the man
00:23:17.56\00:23:19.89
and the woman
whom He had formed."
00:23:19.93\00:23:22.46
Now notice that word Eden,
I looked up that word Eden,
00:23:22.50\00:23:26.00
and the original word Eden
in the Hebrew means pleasure
00:23:26.03\00:23:30.17
and delight, and I love that.
00:23:30.21\00:23:32.67
I love that.
00:23:32.71\00:23:34.04
God placed Adam
and Eve in a garden
00:23:34.08\00:23:37.31
that was filled
with pleasure and what?
00:23:37.35\00:23:39.31
Delight.
00:23:39.35\00:23:40.68
Does that sound
like the abundant life
00:23:40.72\00:23:42.75
that God has in store
for each and every person?
00:23:42.78\00:23:45.52
Yes, it does.
00:23:45.55\00:23:46.89
God's original plan
was for Adam and Eve
00:23:46.92\00:23:49.69
to enjoy
communion with one another,
00:23:49.72\00:23:53.29
to enjoy communion
with their Creator,
00:23:53.33\00:23:56.87
to enjoy the
natural surroundings.
00:23:56.90\00:23:59.47
The animals, and the
plants, and the trees,
00:23:59.50\00:24:03.51
and everything God created.
00:24:03.54\00:24:04.97
God created Adam and
Eve in a holistic sense
00:24:05.01\00:24:09.24
to enjoy the blessings
00:24:09.28\00:24:11.38
in the four dimensions of health
00:24:11.41\00:24:14.15
and well-being right at
the very beginning of time.
00:24:14.18\00:24:17.29
Now when it comes to
die, when it comes to fuel,
00:24:17.32\00:24:21.26
what kind of fuel did
God gift Adam and Eve?
00:24:21.29\00:24:24.86
When He created
them, did He give them
00:24:24.89\00:24:26.90
an instruction
manual, as you receive
00:24:26.93\00:24:29.20
when you get a brand new car?
00:24:29.23\00:24:30.83
The answer is
yes. The answer is yes.
00:24:30.87\00:24:33.27
Notice what we read.
00:24:33.30\00:24:35.90
Eight powerful secrets to better
00:24:35.94\00:24:37.61
and long-lasting health
direct from the Garden of Eden.
00:24:37.64\00:24:41.08
And they begin
with this acronym,
00:24:41.11\00:24:46.61
this acronym
NEWSTART, popularized by
00:24:46.65\00:24:49.58
a health institute there in
the United States of America
00:24:49.62\00:24:53.42
in a place
called Weimar in an area
00:24:53.46\00:24:56.99
near the Blue Zones.
00:24:57.03\00:24:58.96
And Weimar back in
1978, if I remember correctly,
00:24:58.99\00:25:03.77
popularized this
acronym NEWSTART,
00:25:03.80\00:25:06.63
that stands for total
health and well-being.
00:25:06.67\00:25:10.61
As healthy as we can possibly
be in this sin sick world
00:25:10.64\00:25:15.34
that we live in,
where we just never know
00:25:15.38\00:25:17.95
what's around the corner.
00:25:17.98\00:25:19.48
But how we can
enjoy the optimum health
00:25:19.51\00:25:21.45
that God has for us, NEWSTART.
00:25:21.48\00:25:23.12
And that's what we want
to take a look at today.
00:25:23.15\00:25:25.69
And we're going to take a look
at these eight laws of health
00:25:25.72\00:25:28.36
that don't come to us,
originally from Weimar.
00:25:28.39\00:25:30.79
Weimar, there in
00:25:30.83\00:25:32.23
the United States in California,
00:25:32.26\00:25:33.60
they simply
took these principles
00:25:33.63\00:25:35.63
straight out of
the Garden of Eden.
00:25:35.66\00:25:38.17
And we'll discover who
00:25:38.20\00:25:39.93
more than a
century ago popularized
00:25:39.97\00:25:42.64
what we're about
to take a look at
00:25:42.67\00:25:44.01
in just a moment.
00:25:44.04\00:25:45.37
So the end, let's
start off with the end.
00:25:45.41\00:25:48.08
Well, this new
creation, let's talk about that
00:25:48.11\00:25:50.88
for a moment before I run ahead.
00:25:50.91\00:25:52.68
We're in 2 Corinthians
5:17, the Apostle Paul writes,
00:25:52.71\00:25:55.55
"Therefore, if
anyone is in Christ,"
00:25:55.58\00:25:57.05
he is a what kind of creation?
00:25:57.09\00:25:58.85
"A new creation, old
things have passed away,
00:25:58.89\00:26:00.66
behold, all
things have become new."
00:26:00.69\00:26:02.66
So this is an opportunity
for us to have a new start.
00:26:02.69\00:26:06.19
This is an opportunity for
us to make a new beginning.
00:26:06.23\00:26:08.96
So wherever you may be
in your journey of health,
00:26:09.00\00:26:13.17
this is an
opportunity to make a new start.
00:26:13.20\00:26:15.84
God is in the
business of recreating,
00:26:15.87\00:26:18.57
He's in the
business of new creation.
00:26:18.61\00:26:21.41
That's what God wants to
do, in and for all of us,
00:26:21.44\00:26:24.61
wherever you may be
watching or listening
00:26:24.65\00:26:26.41
or those who are here,
00:26:26.45\00:26:27.78
this is an opportunity
for us to get on board
00:26:27.82\00:26:30.35
with God's plan for us for
optimal health and happiness.
00:26:30.39\00:26:35.12
So let's take a look at that
first letter in the acronym N,
00:26:35.16\00:26:40.40
which stands for nutrition.
00:26:40.43\00:26:41.83
We're going to spend
most of our time on nutrition
00:26:41.86\00:26:44.27
because nutrition
makes up about 70 to 80%
00:26:44.30\00:26:47.57
of our overall
health and well-being.
00:26:47.60\00:26:49.94
The majority of the
reasons why we suffer
00:26:49.97\00:26:54.38
all these
chronic health conditions
00:26:54.41\00:26:57.11
that are
detrimental to our health
00:26:57.15\00:26:58.61
and well-being is due to
what we put in our mouths.
00:26:58.65\00:27:02.15
So we're going to spend
most of our time on that.
00:27:02.18\00:27:04.09
But we're also
going to take a look
00:27:04.12\00:27:05.45
at the seven other points.
00:27:05.49\00:27:06.82
Now when it comes to nutrition,
00:27:06.86\00:27:08.19
notice what God
gave to Adam and Eve.
00:27:08.22\00:27:10.83
And God said, "See, I
have given you every herb
00:27:10.86\00:27:14.03
that yields seed
00:27:14.06\00:27:15.56
which is on the
face of all the earth,
00:27:15.60\00:27:17.37
and every tree
whose fruit yield seed,
00:27:17.40\00:27:19.53
to you it shall be," what?
00:27:19.57\00:27:21.44
"For food," Genesis 1:29.
00:27:21.47\00:27:22.90
So at the very
beginning of time,
00:27:22.94\00:27:24.47
God gave to Adam and
Eve, nuts, fruits and grains.
00:27:24.51\00:27:28.68
It was a seed diet.
00:27:28.71\00:27:31.91
After the fall
and after they sinned,
00:27:31.95\00:27:34.78
God added one other
dimension to their diet.
00:27:34.82\00:27:37.52
And here we have it.
00:27:37.55\00:27:38.89
In Genesis 3:18, we read,
00:27:38.92\00:27:41.19
"Both thorns and thistles
it shall bring forth for you
00:27:41.22\00:27:43.86
and you shall eat the," what?
00:27:43.89\00:27:45.59
"The herb of the field."
00:27:45.63\00:27:46.96
And the herb of the field
00:27:47.00\00:27:48.33
there is in
reference to vegetables.
00:27:48.36\00:27:49.70
So the original diet
of man was nuts, fruits,
00:27:49.73\00:27:53.40
and vegetables,
nuts, fruits and grains
00:27:53.44\00:27:56.07
with vegetables added.
00:27:56.10\00:27:57.61
So as you can take a look at
these mouth watering pictures,
00:27:57.64\00:28:00.61
and are your saliva
glands moved into gear?
00:28:00.64\00:28:06.08
As we take a look at
this beautiful fruit,
00:28:06.11\00:28:08.28
as we take a look at the grains,
00:28:08.32\00:28:10.85
the nuts and the
grains that Jesus' given,
00:28:10.89\00:28:13.25
that God has given to
us, the beautiful vegetables.
00:28:13.29\00:28:15.69
This was God's original diet.
00:28:15.72\00:28:18.79
And today we have discovered
00:28:18.83\00:28:23.13
through science conclusive
00:28:23.16\00:28:25.93
scientific studies that
00:28:25.97\00:28:27.57
"We were created
by God to operate
00:28:27.60\00:28:30.71
at peak efficiency
and maximum longevity
00:28:30.74\00:28:33.34
on a natural plant based diet."
00:28:33.38\00:28:35.64
The evidence is in today.
00:28:35.68\00:28:37.51
When you read
National Geographic,
00:28:37.55\00:28:41.32
when you read other
magazines on this very topic,
00:28:41.35\00:28:44.95
when you take a
look at the research,
00:28:44.99\00:28:46.69
the evidence is in
that the best way forward
00:28:46.72\00:28:50.83
for health and
longevity is a plant based diet.
00:28:50.86\00:28:55.93
Now, one of the
best, one of the most
00:28:55.96\00:28:59.83
comprehensive studies that
00:28:59.87\00:29:01.97
has ever probably that has been
00:29:02.00\00:29:04.37
conducted is
called The China Study.
00:29:04.41\00:29:08.34
The China Study, as it
says there in that subheading,
00:29:08.38\00:29:13.11
just above the title.
00:29:13.15\00:29:14.68
It's the most
comprehensive study
00:29:14.72\00:29:17.19
of nutrition ever conducted by
00:29:17.22\00:29:19.79
a father and son
combination, T Colin Campbell
00:29:19.82\00:29:23.99
and Thomas
Campbell, two physicians,
00:29:24.03\00:29:27.03
well respected physicians
from the United States.
00:29:27.06\00:29:30.50
And notice the
subtitle underneath the title,
00:29:30.53\00:29:32.87
Startling Implications for Diet,
00:29:32.90\00:29:35.04
Weight Loss, and
Long Term Health.
00:29:35.07\00:29:37.14
I don't have time to take a
look at this study in detail,
00:29:37.17\00:29:42.58
but I just want to
share with you a summary.
00:29:42.61\00:29:45.41
Notice the summary.
00:29:45.45\00:29:47.12
The China Study examines
the relationship between
00:29:47.15\00:29:50.02
the consumption
of animal products,
00:29:50.05\00:29:52.12
including dairy
and chronic illnesses
00:29:52.15\00:29:54.26
such as coronary heart disease,
00:29:54.29\00:29:56.32
diabetes, breast cancer,
00:29:56.36\00:29:58.46
prostate cancer
and bowel cancer.
00:29:58.49\00:30:00.23
Let me ask you,
are these cancers
00:30:00.26\00:30:03.37
something that you and
I are familiar with today
00:30:03.40\00:30:05.33
in the Western
world in particular?
00:30:05.37\00:30:07.37
Anyone heard of these cancers?
00:30:07.40\00:30:09.07
We all have sadly, we
have been horribly afflicted
00:30:09.10\00:30:13.61
by these horrible
cancers that are snuffing out
00:30:13.64\00:30:16.71
the lives of our
loved ones, sadly.
00:30:16.75\00:30:20.65
They go on, the
authors conclude,
00:30:20.68\00:30:22.75
"That people who
eat a predominantly
00:30:22.78\00:30:25.09
whole plant based diet,
avoiding animal products
00:30:25.12\00:30:28.79
as a main source of
nutrition, including beef,
00:30:28.82\00:30:31.39
pork, poultry, fish,
eggs, cheese and milk,
00:30:31.43\00:30:34.50
and reducing their
intake of processed foods
00:30:34.53\00:30:37.57
and refined carbohydrates
will escape reduce or,"
00:30:37.60\00:30:41.47
what's that word?
00:30:41.50\00:30:42.90
"Reverse the development
of numerous diseases?"
00:30:42.94\00:30:46.51
Well, I have good
news for you, my friend.
00:30:46.54\00:30:49.84
And that is that
God has placed within
00:30:49.88\00:30:53.78
our human mechanism
00:30:53.82\00:30:55.58
an opportunity for those
diseases that afflict us,
00:30:55.62\00:30:59.52
that take away that
happiness, that joy,
00:30:59.55\00:31:02.12
that abundant life experience
that God wants for us.
00:31:02.16\00:31:06.06
They can be
reversed. They can be reversed.
00:31:06.09\00:31:09.96
Notice what God promised
to the children of Israel
00:31:10.00\00:31:13.23
when He led them out of Egypt.
00:31:13.27\00:31:16.77
This was His incredible promise
to the children of Israel.
00:31:16.81\00:31:19.61
Notice these words,
in Exodus 23:25, we read,
00:31:19.64\00:31:24.15
"So you shall
serve the Lord your God,
00:31:24.18\00:31:26.61
and He will bless
your bread and your water.
00:31:26.65\00:31:29.38
And I will do,"
what? "Take sickness away."
00:31:29.42\00:31:32.92
That's another word.
00:31:32.95\00:31:34.29
That's another
phrase for saying,
00:31:34.32\00:31:35.66
"I will reverse
from the midst of you,"
00:31:35.69\00:31:40.06
diseases, the diseases
that afflicted the Egyptians.
00:31:40.10\00:31:43.40
And I don't have
time in this presentation
00:31:43.43\00:31:46.10
to share with you the diseases
that afflicted the Egyptians.
00:31:46.13\00:31:49.97
But when you take a look
at that long list of diseases
00:31:50.01\00:31:54.04
that have been discovered
00:31:54.08\00:31:55.68
by those that
have been examining
00:31:55.71\00:31:58.55
and doing autopsies
on the Egyptian mummies
00:31:58.58\00:32:01.52
that have been found.
00:32:01.55\00:32:03.35
What the Egyptians died
off is what will you and I
00:32:03.39\00:32:05.85
are today dying from
00:32:05.89\00:32:07.22
in the Western
world in particular,
00:32:07.26\00:32:09.19
and the world at large today,
00:32:09.22\00:32:11.59
those Western
lifestyle related diseases.
00:32:11.63\00:32:16.93
Notice, today we have
here in our part of the world
00:32:16.97\00:32:21.77
and in many parts of the world,
00:32:21.80\00:32:23.91
this popular health
00:32:23.94\00:32:26.41
and well-being
program called CHIP,
00:32:26.44\00:32:28.98
which stands for
the Complete Health
00:32:29.01\00:32:31.51
Improvement Program.
00:32:31.55\00:32:33.31
And you can go
to chiphealth.org.au
00:32:33.35\00:32:35.45
to get more information if
you live here in Australia,
00:32:35.48\00:32:37.45
or just get to chip health.
00:32:37.49\00:32:38.95
And I'm sure
you'll find information
00:32:38.99\00:32:40.32
if you're in North
America or wherever you may be.
00:32:40.36\00:32:43.43
This is a powerful program
00:32:43.46\00:32:46.16
and at my church where I pastor,
00:32:46.19\00:32:48.30
we run this program every
year with incredible success.
00:32:48.33\00:32:51.67
And this is what this program
promises to those who attend
00:32:51.70\00:32:55.80
and are willing
to put the principles
00:32:55.84\00:32:58.11
of this lifestyle
that we are looking
00:32:58.14\00:32:59.87
at today into practice.
00:32:59.91\00:33:02.31
"CHIP is a proven
program that reverses
00:33:02.34\00:33:05.11
the Western world
lifestyle diseases
00:33:05.15\00:33:07.82
that we are
plagued with as a result
00:33:07.85\00:33:10.19
of poor lifestyle
choices and habits."
00:33:10.22\00:33:13.29
What did God say? God
said, "I will reverse.
00:33:13.32\00:33:17.93
I will take away
the sickness from you
00:33:17.96\00:33:20.53
if you cooperate with Me."
00:33:20.56\00:33:22.70
So what's God want to do?
00:33:22.73\00:33:25.57
He wants to take it
away. What do we need to do?
00:33:25.60\00:33:27.27
We need to cooperate with
Him and what He has given to us.
00:33:27.30\00:33:31.37
Well, you may be thinking,
"Oh, I really like my meat.
00:33:31.41\00:33:34.81
I would like to
continue to eat my meat."
00:33:34.84\00:33:37.58
Does the Bible have
anything to say about that,
00:33:37.61\00:33:40.35
and there are
some parts in the world
00:33:40.38\00:33:42.85
where they don't have
00:33:42.88\00:33:45.42
a wide array of
fruits, nuts, vegetables
00:33:45.45\00:33:49.22
and grains such as
we do here in Australia.
00:33:49.26\00:33:51.66
In Australia, we are blessed.
00:33:51.69\00:33:53.19
We are blessed as my
dad referred to Australia
00:33:53.23\00:33:55.76
when he first came
almost 50 years ago,
00:33:55.80\00:33:58.30
he referred to
Australia as the land flowing
00:33:58.33\00:34:00.44
with milk and honey.
00:34:00.47\00:34:01.94
And it's true, we
are blessed in Australia.
00:34:01.97\00:34:04.11
And in many parts
of the Western world,
00:34:04.14\00:34:05.47
we are blessed to have
00:34:05.51\00:34:06.84
a wide array of
plant based food.
00:34:06.88\00:34:10.41
But there are
places around the world
00:34:10.45\00:34:12.61
where people do
not have this array
00:34:12.65\00:34:14.58
and they need to have
00:34:14.62\00:34:19.85
some meat products
00:34:19.89\00:34:21.32
in order to make up
for that nutritional intake
00:34:21.36\00:34:25.56
that they so desperately need.
00:34:25.59\00:34:26.93
Well, when it comes to
meat, what did God say?
00:34:26.96\00:34:29.16
Let's take a look
at what the Bible says.
00:34:29.20\00:34:30.87
In Deuteronomy 14:6, God says,
00:34:30.90\00:34:34.04
when it comes to
what you can eat,
00:34:34.07\00:34:36.67
in the area of flesh, God says,
00:34:36.71\00:34:39.57
"And you may eat every
animal with cloven," what?
00:34:39.61\00:34:42.61
"Hooves, having the
hoof split in two parts,
00:34:42.64\00:34:46.21
and that chews the
cud, among the animals."
00:34:46.25\00:34:48.42
So animals that chew the
cud and have a split hoof,
00:34:48.45\00:34:52.42
like your beef, your
sheep, goats and so forth.
00:34:52.45\00:34:58.39
When it comes to the pig,
00:34:58.43\00:35:02.80
is the pig an animal
00:35:02.83\00:35:05.13
that is good to
be eaten, yes or no?
00:35:05.17\00:35:07.34
No. Why?
00:35:07.37\00:35:09.17
Well, it's got a split
hoof, but does it chew the cud?
00:35:09.20\00:35:11.71
No, it doesn't.
00:35:11.74\00:35:14.44
Notice, what we read regarding
00:35:14.48\00:35:18.78
the scientific discoveries
00:35:18.81\00:35:20.95
when it comes to eating bacon,
00:35:20.98\00:35:24.39
or eating ham
or eating sausages.
00:35:24.42\00:35:25.92
This was ABC
News, October 27, 2015.
00:35:25.95\00:35:29.29
The title, bacon, sausages, ham
00:35:29.32\00:35:31.69
and other processed
meats are cancer-causing,
00:35:31.73\00:35:34.53
red meat probably is too:"
00:35:34.56\00:35:36.97
World Health Organization.
00:35:37.00\00:35:39.30
Let me read this quickly.
00:35:39.33\00:35:40.97
Underneath,
"Processed meats like bacon,
00:35:41.00\00:35:43.27
sausages and hot dogs
can cause colon cancer
00:35:43.30\00:35:46.07
and red meat is also a
likely cause of the disease.
00:35:46.11\00:35:49.44
World Health
Organization experts say,
00:35:49.48\00:35:51.65
in a potentially heavy
blow for the global meat agenda,
00:35:51.68\00:35:55.72
meat industry,"
00:35:55.75\00:35:57.09
I should say, let's continue on,
00:35:57.12\00:35:58.45
"The analysis of 800 studies,
00:35:58.49\00:36:01.02
now this is not
one or two studies,
00:36:01.06\00:36:02.96
these 800 studies
from around the world by
00:36:02.99\00:36:06.59
the International
Agency for Research on Cancer
00:36:06.63\00:36:10.27
found sufficient
evidence in humans,
00:36:10.30\00:36:13.03
that the
consumption of processed meat
00:36:13.07\00:36:15.47
causes colorectal cancer.
00:36:15.50\00:36:20.58
Wow!
00:36:20.61\00:36:21.94
So the evidence is
in, the evidence is in.
00:36:21.98\00:36:27.28
God said thousands of years
ago that the pig is unclean.
00:36:27.32\00:36:31.99
In fact, God says,
the pig is an abomination.
00:36:32.02\00:36:35.49
And we've discovered
from our previous program,
00:36:35.52\00:36:37.66
God uses that word abomination
in order to make it clear
00:36:37.69\00:36:43.53
in the strongest possible
way that that is not healthy,
00:36:43.57\00:36:46.03
that is not good,
and that is not in your
00:36:46.07\00:36:47.74
best spiritual interest.
00:36:47.77\00:36:50.61
Today, science is
finding out what God said
00:36:50.64\00:36:54.58
thousands of
years ago in His Word.
00:36:54.61\00:36:58.65
We are
continually playing catch up.
00:36:58.68\00:37:01.12
Isn't that right?
00:37:01.15\00:37:02.48
We are continually
playing catch up with God.
00:37:02.52\00:37:05.19
God knows what's best.
00:37:05.22\00:37:06.59
He's the one that
designed the human body.
00:37:06.62\00:37:09.39
He's the one that made us.
00:37:09.42\00:37:11.33
He's the designer.
00:37:11.36\00:37:13.43
You and I simply need to
follow the designer's manual
00:37:13.46\00:37:18.13
for how we can enjoy
the best possible life
00:37:18.17\00:37:22.30
in the here and now
on this sin sick planet
00:37:22.34\00:37:25.44
that we live in.
00:37:25.47\00:37:26.81
But we can still
get the most out of life
00:37:26.84\00:37:29.11
if we cooperate with God.
00:37:29.14\00:37:30.55
Here was the front
cover of Time magazine
00:37:30.58\00:37:33.15
shortly after
this research came out.
00:37:33.18\00:37:37.19
The war on delicious.
00:37:37.22\00:37:40.26
Talk about a picture
telling a thousand words,
00:37:40.29\00:37:44.09
the war on delicious.
00:37:44.13\00:37:46.09
Well, what about
when it comes to sea life,
00:37:46.13\00:37:48.96
that which lives in our
oceans and rivers and lakes?
00:37:49.00\00:37:52.87
Deuteronomy 14:9,
"These you may eat
00:37:52.90\00:37:56.04
of all that are in the waters:
00:37:56.07\00:37:57.87
you may eat all
that have," what?
00:37:57.91\00:38:00.08
"Fins and scales."
00:38:00.11\00:38:01.44
Nice and easy, fins and scales.
00:38:01.48\00:38:03.08
So are oysters to
end up on your plate?
00:38:03.11\00:38:06.82
No. what about squid?
00:38:06.85\00:38:08.68
No. What about shellfish?
00:38:08.72\00:38:11.72
No. What about crabs?
00:38:11.75\00:38:13.46
No. What about lobster?
00:38:13.49\00:38:15.06
No, no, no,
because they're not clean.
00:38:15.09\00:38:17.33
And there are scientific reasons
00:38:17.36\00:38:19.63
why these
creatures are not clean,
00:38:19.66\00:38:21.36
which we don't have
time to get into today.
00:38:21.40\00:38:23.57
Well, what about when
it comes to the bird life?
00:38:23.60\00:38:27.87
God simply says
in Deuteronomy 14:11.
00:38:27.90\00:38:30.41
All what kind of birds?
"All clean birds you may eat."
00:38:30.44\00:38:33.84
Okay, and when you take a
look at the list that God gives,
00:38:33.88\00:38:36.34
we're looking at foraging birds,
00:38:36.38\00:38:38.41
we're not looking at
the eagle, or the hawk,
00:38:38.45\00:38:43.08
the carnivore kind of birds.
00:38:43.12\00:38:44.79
We're looking at foraging birds,
00:38:44.82\00:38:46.89
generally speaking like
your chicken and your quail,
00:38:46.92\00:38:50.76
your dove, your pigeon.
00:38:50.79\00:38:53.16
Who would want to
eat a poor little pigeon?
00:38:53.19\00:38:55.30
How could you?
How could you do that?
00:38:55.33\00:38:57.27
But anyway, that's
what we're looking at.
00:38:57.30\00:38:59.90
Another very
important point that God raises
00:38:59.93\00:39:02.37
and He shares in Leviticus 3:17.
00:39:02.40\00:39:04.71
If you're going to eat meat,
you need to have this in mind.
00:39:04.74\00:39:07.98
"This shall be a
perpetual statute
00:39:08.01\00:39:10.01
throughout your generations."
00:39:10.05\00:39:11.38
In other word, that
word perpetual means
00:39:11.41\00:39:12.98
it's to be eternal.
00:39:13.01\00:39:14.35
It's to be forever.
"In all your dwellings:
00:39:14.38\00:39:18.15
you shall eat neither
the fat nor the blood."
00:39:18.19\00:39:21.42
God said, "Don't eat the
fat," for obvious reasons.
00:39:21.46\00:39:26.19
It's not good for you, is it?
00:39:26.23\00:39:27.76
That's where we have our
problems today, don't we?
00:39:27.80\00:39:30.13
The fat, so don't eat the fat.
00:39:30.17\00:39:32.00
Also, the Bible says
the fat belongs to the Lord.
00:39:32.03\00:39:34.44
You know, that was
something associated
00:39:34.47\00:39:36.37
with the
worship service as well,
00:39:36.40\00:39:38.31
but also don't have blood.
00:39:38.34\00:39:40.41
So kosh 'em, and the Jews today
00:39:40.44\00:39:43.04
they eat meat that is kosher.
00:39:43.08\00:39:44.95
And by kosher, there is
no fat and there is no blood.
00:39:44.98\00:39:48.75
It's been drained
of all of its blood.
00:39:48.78\00:39:51.19
And today we know
that blood carries what?
00:39:51.22\00:39:55.36
Disease.
00:39:55.39\00:39:56.73
When you're not feeling
well, you go to the doctor
00:39:56.76\00:39:58.79
and the doctor will do what?
00:39:58.83\00:40:00.96
Conduct the blood
test, isn't that right?
00:40:01.00\00:40:03.67
Ask you to go to
get a blood sample
00:40:03.70\00:40:06.47
and then based on
that blood sample,
00:40:06.50\00:40:08.07
the doctor will be
able to determine what it is
00:40:08.10\00:40:11.74
that is your problem
through a blood sample.
00:40:11.77\00:40:13.88
So God knew what He was doing.
00:40:13.91\00:40:15.34
And so He made that very clear.
00:40:15.38\00:40:18.55
ABC News, June 1, 2018.
00:40:18.58\00:40:22.78
Another reason
why a plant based diet
00:40:22.82\00:40:26.55
would be highly,
00:40:26.59\00:40:29.22
highly good for
each and every person.
00:40:29.26\00:40:31.36
Would you go vegan
to save the planet?
00:40:31.39\00:40:33.63
Researchers say it
might be our best option.
00:40:33.66\00:40:36.36
Notice this from
this news article.
00:40:36.40\00:40:39.20
The key points:
00:40:39.23\00:40:40.57
Even
well-managed meat production
00:40:40.60\00:40:42.24
has a greater
environmental impact
00:40:42.27\00:40:44.31
than vegetables, study finds.
00:40:44.34\00:40:46.01
We could cut our
agricultural land use
00:40:46.04\00:40:48.64
by 76%, if we got rid of meat.
00:40:48.68\00:40:52.21
Getting rid of
the worst producers
00:40:52.25\00:40:54.02
would make a
substantial difference.
00:40:54.05\00:40:56.69
Is there a lot of talk
today about the environment
00:40:56.72\00:40:59.79
and saving the environment?
00:40:59.82\00:41:01.22
Yes, indeed there is.
00:41:01.26\00:41:03.02
I'm telling you,
00:41:03.06\00:41:04.46
probably the best way,
00:41:04.49\00:41:05.99
the best way to
save the environment
00:41:06.03\00:41:08.76
is to go green,
00:41:08.80\00:41:10.33
is to go green as far as
a natural plant based diet.
00:41:10.37\00:41:15.70
So I my decision that
00:41:15.74\00:41:17.07
I have made for the
sake of the environment,
00:41:17.11\00:41:18.94
for the sake of my
health and well-being,
00:41:18.97\00:41:20.78
and that is,
00:41:20.81\00:41:22.14
I asked the question,
does it have a mother?
00:41:22.18\00:41:23.61
And if it has a mother,
00:41:23.65\00:41:24.98
I say, "No, I'm
not going to eat it."
00:41:25.01\00:41:26.88
So that's all you need to do.
00:41:26.92\00:41:28.25
You need to ask yourself,
00:41:28.28\00:41:29.62
"Does it have a mother?"
00:41:29.65\00:41:30.99
If it has a mother,
00:41:31.02\00:41:32.35
well, it's not
the ideal for you?
00:41:32.39\00:41:34.82
Well, let's go to
our next letter exercise.
00:41:34.86\00:41:38.73
Notice what God
did for Adam and Eve.
00:41:38.76\00:41:41.03
He placed them in the
garden, the Bible says,
00:41:41.06\00:41:43.70
and in Genesis 2:15,
00:41:43.73\00:41:45.07
we read, "Then the
Lord God took the man
00:41:45.10\00:41:47.24
and put him in the
Garden of Eden to," do what?
00:41:47.27\00:41:50.31
"To tend and to keep it."
00:41:50.34\00:41:51.67
So exercise
very, very important,
00:41:51.71\00:41:53.58
extremely important.
00:41:53.61\00:41:55.51
Let's move to our next point.
00:41:55.54\00:41:57.28
Water.
00:41:57.31\00:41:58.65
Was there water in
the Garden of Eden?
00:41:58.68\00:42:01.08
Yes, there was, there
was a River Euphrates,
00:42:01.12\00:42:03.62
the Bible says and it
parted into four rivers
00:42:03.65\00:42:06.86
that was running
through the midst
00:42:06.89\00:42:08.49
of the Garden of Eden.
00:42:08.52\00:42:10.69
So water is very important
and you and I, we need water.
00:42:10.73\00:42:13.33
We need a good amount of water,
00:42:13.36\00:42:14.96
a couple of
liters a day at least
00:42:15.00\00:42:17.07
is what most people need.
00:42:17.10\00:42:19.73
Let's go to our next
00:42:19.77\00:42:22.60
health nugget,
00:42:22.64\00:42:24.24
our next secret to health
00:42:24.27\00:42:26.14
and that is sunlight.
00:42:26.17\00:42:27.78
Is sunlight important?
00:42:27.81\00:42:29.94
Yes, indeed it is.
00:42:29.98\00:42:31.31
God gave us the sun
00:42:31.35\00:42:33.25
in order to provide
health and well-being,
00:42:33.28\00:42:35.18
and the sun is
just so important.
00:42:35.22\00:42:36.62
And I don't have
time to get into all these
00:42:36.65\00:42:38.72
'cause we just
don't have the time
00:42:38.75\00:42:40.09
but you can, you can
look that up for yourself.
00:42:40.12\00:42:42.26
The next one is temperance.
00:42:42.29\00:42:43.63
Now, what is temperance?
00:42:43.66\00:42:44.99
Temperance is an
old fashioned word.
00:42:45.03\00:42:46.36
We don't generally
use that word today,
00:42:46.39\00:42:48.76
temperance.
00:42:48.80\00:42:50.13
It simply means
moderation in all things.
00:42:50.17\00:42:54.04
And I would like to add
all things that are good.
00:42:54.07\00:42:57.34
Moderation in all
things that are good.
00:42:57.37\00:42:59.57
You know, how
having a balanced diet
00:42:59.61\00:43:01.68
is temperance.
00:43:01.71\00:43:03.45
You know, you can eat,
00:43:03.48\00:43:05.78
you know, a
kilogram of nuts a day,
00:43:05.81\00:43:08.22
but is that
necessarily good for you?
00:43:08.25\00:43:09.78
No, or you can
just live on fruit?
00:43:09.82\00:43:12.79
And that's not very
good for you either.
00:43:12.82\00:43:14.29
And there are some
fruitarians out there
00:43:14.32\00:43:15.82
that just live on fruit,
00:43:15.86\00:43:17.43
but that's not a balanced diet.
00:43:17.46\00:43:18.79
So temperance is about
having a balanced diet,
00:43:18.83\00:43:21.50
having a balanced lifestyle.
00:43:21.53\00:43:24.17
Now let me put up a few things
00:43:24.20\00:43:25.90
that may cause a
bit of indigestion.
00:43:25.93\00:43:28.84
This, excuse the pun,
00:43:28.87\00:43:30.21
this one here is drugs.
00:43:30.24\00:43:32.07
Is God's plan
for us to have drugs?
00:43:32.11\00:43:34.64
No, no.
00:43:34.68\00:43:36.01
Now drugs, drugs come
in all shapes and sizes.
00:43:36.04\00:43:39.01
Here is another drug.
00:43:39.05\00:43:42.12
And that is tobacco.
00:43:42.15\00:43:43.62
Tobacco sadly,
00:43:43.65\00:43:44.99
takes the life of
sadly way too many people
00:43:45.02\00:43:47.96
each and every year,
millions and millions of people
00:43:47.99\00:43:49.96
around the year.
00:43:49.99\00:43:51.33
And now can you give up smoking?
00:43:51.36\00:43:53.40
Can you be free from drugs?
00:43:53.43\00:43:56.16
Indeed.
00:43:56.20\00:43:57.53
Philippians 4:13 says,
00:43:57.57\00:43:58.90
"I can do all
things through Christ
00:43:58.93\00:44:00.60
who strengthens me."
00:44:00.64\00:44:02.10
Here's another one.
Here's a very popular one.
00:44:02.14\00:44:04.34
This is an extremely popular one
00:44:04.37\00:44:06.88
in all the world,
00:44:06.91\00:44:08.34
not just here in Australia,
but throughout the world,
00:44:08.38\00:44:10.75
and that is alcohol.
00:44:10.78\00:44:12.31
Alcohol today is seen as,
00:44:12.35\00:44:17.42
as a necessary evil
00:44:17.45\00:44:20.22
in the minds of many.
00:44:20.26\00:44:21.62
Most people, I believe,
00:44:21.66\00:44:23.29
understand and believe
00:44:23.32\00:44:24.66
that alcohol is
not good for you.
00:44:24.69\00:44:26.03
There are plenty of
research studies today
00:44:26.06\00:44:28.60
that indicate that
00:44:28.63\00:44:29.96
even one glass of
alcohol is no good for you.
00:44:30.00\00:44:33.77
But alcohol...
00:44:33.80\00:44:36.30
What does alcohol do?
00:44:36.34\00:44:37.84
It affects many
parts of our body,
00:44:37.87\00:44:41.54
but in particular, it
affects that one organ
00:44:41.58\00:44:44.81
that God
communicates His truth to us,
00:44:44.85\00:44:47.12
and that is what?
00:44:47.15\00:44:48.48
Our minds, our minds.
00:44:48.52\00:44:51.19
Who wants to affect our minds?
00:44:51.22\00:44:53.09
Who is it that wants
to confuse our minds?
00:44:53.12\00:44:55.09
Who is it that wants
our minds not functioning
00:44:55.12\00:44:58.29
in a clear manner,
00:44:58.33\00:45:00.16
especially those
who are preparing
00:45:00.20\00:45:01.53
for the coming of Jesus?
00:45:01.56\00:45:02.96
Who is it?
00:45:03.00\00:45:04.33
It's the enemy. It's the enemy.
00:45:04.37\00:45:06.67
Now you may be
thinking, "But, Danny,
00:45:06.70\00:45:08.20
didn't Jesus
turn water into wine?
00:45:08.24\00:45:11.64
Isn't that what the
Bible says in John Chapter 2
00:45:11.67\00:45:14.28
that Jesus
turned water into wine?"
00:45:14.31\00:45:16.38
Yes, indeed He did.
00:45:16.41\00:45:17.91
Let's take a look at
00:45:17.95\00:45:19.28
what Jesus did
in John chapter 2.
00:45:19.31\00:45:21.22
This is a summary
of what Jesus did.
00:45:21.25\00:45:24.22
There were six water pots,
00:45:24.25\00:45:25.95
each containing
20 to 30 gallons,
00:45:25.99\00:45:28.46
that's 80 to 120 liters
00:45:28.49\00:45:30.93
in total.
00:45:30.96\00:45:32.29
We're looking at
00:45:32.33\00:45:33.66
480 to 720 liters.
00:45:33.70\00:45:36.40
Now think about it with me.
00:45:36.43\00:45:37.83
Let's just use a
little bit of logic.
00:45:37.87\00:45:40.34
At the end of
the wedding in Cana,
00:45:40.37\00:45:42.90
okay, they have
already been drinking
00:45:42.94\00:45:44.81
all through the wedding.
00:45:44.84\00:45:46.17
It's coming to the
end of the wedding.
00:45:46.21\00:45:47.54
They've run out of wine
00:45:47.58\00:45:48.91
according to Scripture,
according to the story.
00:45:48.94\00:45:50.65
And now Jesus fills up
00:45:50.68\00:45:53.68
with alcohol 480
00:45:53.72\00:45:59.35
to 720 liters of alcohol,
00:45:59.39\00:46:04.66
sends the people on their way
00:46:04.69\00:46:06.83
drunk as drunk can be,
00:46:06.86\00:46:10.67
to beat up their wives,
00:46:10.70\00:46:13.00
to possibly get lost,
00:46:13.03\00:46:14.57
to possibly hurt themselves,
00:46:14.60\00:46:16.50
and ultimately to destroy
their health and well-being
00:46:16.54\00:46:19.37
and to destroy their minds.
00:46:19.41\00:46:20.94
Can you imagine
Jesus Christ who said,
00:46:20.98\00:46:23.68
"I have come that
they many have life,
00:46:23.71\00:46:25.51
and that they may
have it more abundantly?"
00:46:25.55\00:46:27.42
Can you imagine Jesus
00:46:27.45\00:46:29.88
destroying the
minds and the health
00:46:29.92\00:46:32.35
of those who He came to save
00:46:32.39\00:46:33.92
and give the
abundant life too, can you?
00:46:33.96\00:46:36.12
Does that make any sense
00:46:36.16\00:46:37.89
that Jesus would intoxicate
00:46:37.93\00:46:40.60
an entire community?
00:46:40.63\00:46:42.03
It absolutely
does not make sense.
00:46:42.06\00:46:44.17
The truth is they had
not only alcoholic wine
00:46:44.20\00:46:47.60
back in the day of Christ,
00:46:47.64\00:46:48.97
but they also had sweet,
00:46:49.00\00:46:50.94
pure grape juice
00:46:50.97\00:46:52.31
that Jesus drank
with His disciples
00:46:52.34\00:46:54.51
on that Passover evening
00:46:54.54\00:46:56.31
when He instituted
the communion service.
00:46:56.34\00:46:58.81
It just simply says wine.
00:46:58.85\00:47:00.62
And you
understand or you can gather
00:47:00.65\00:47:02.95
which kind of wine
whether it's alcoholic
00:47:02.98\00:47:05.25
or non alcoholic by the context.
00:47:05.29\00:47:07.82
And who is the one
00:47:07.86\00:47:09.19
that is performing the miracle?
00:47:09.22\00:47:11.36
Who is the one that's
performing the miracle?
00:47:11.39\00:47:13.50
It's Jesus. It's Jesus.
00:47:13.53\00:47:16.00
And what does Jesus want to do?
00:47:16.03\00:47:17.67
He wants to give
you the abundant life.
00:47:17.70\00:47:19.53
He wants to give
you the abundant life.
00:47:19.57\00:47:22.67
So what about this next one?
00:47:22.70\00:47:24.71
Oh, my, oh, my.
00:47:24.74\00:47:27.14
Now, we've just gone too far.
00:47:27.18\00:47:29.31
Danny have gone
too far, a coffee.
00:47:29.34\00:47:32.58
I mean, please.
00:47:32.61\00:47:34.98
What's wrong
with a cup of coffee
00:47:35.02\00:47:36.92
or two, or three, or more a day?
00:47:36.95\00:47:38.62
It gets me going,
it keeps me alert.
00:47:38.65\00:47:40.89
It keeps me awake.
00:47:40.92\00:47:42.26
I'm on the night shift
00:47:42.29\00:47:43.63
trying to look after patients.
00:47:43.66\00:47:44.99
If I don't have a coffee
or two, I'm just not going to.
00:47:45.03\00:47:48.90
I'm just not
going to get through.
00:47:48.93\00:47:51.17
Well, is coffee
a drug, my friends?
00:47:51.20\00:47:53.20
Yes, it is. Yes, it is.
00:47:53.23\00:47:55.60
I have discovered
00:47:55.64\00:47:57.11
that everything
00:47:57.14\00:48:00.01
that is addictive
00:48:00.04\00:48:02.01
comes from the enemy.
00:48:02.04\00:48:03.95
If it's addictive,
it comes from the enemy.
00:48:03.98\00:48:06.25
All these things that
we've looked at coffee,
00:48:06.28\00:48:08.25
alcohol, cigarettes, drugs,
00:48:08.28\00:48:09.78
they all have
addictive elements.
00:48:09.82\00:48:13.82
When was the
last time you woke up
00:48:13.86\00:48:15.32
at 2 o'clock in the morning
00:48:15.36\00:48:17.46
and you were
trembling, you were shaking,
00:48:17.49\00:48:21.40
because there were no
carrots in the fridge.
00:48:21.43\00:48:24.90
You went to the
fridge to find a carrot
00:48:24.93\00:48:27.54
to have your carrot fixed.
00:48:27.57\00:48:29.10
And there were just no carrots
00:48:29.14\00:48:30.47
and you came back to
your wife or to your husband
00:48:30.51\00:48:32.74
shaking and trembling.
00:48:32.77\00:48:34.11
You have to get me a carrot.
00:48:34.14\00:48:36.71
I'm just not gonna cope,
00:48:36.75\00:48:38.08
I'm not going to get through
the night without a carrot.
00:48:38.11\00:48:42.85
The point is obvious.
00:48:42.88\00:48:44.39
We laugh and we
smile but the truth is,
00:48:44.42\00:48:46.65
whatever God has created,
00:48:46.69\00:48:49.12
it's not with
the addictive element
00:48:49.16\00:48:51.93
that you are tied
like a ball and chain to,
00:48:51.96\00:48:54.70
and that takes away
00:48:54.73\00:48:56.06
from your health
and your happiness.
00:48:56.10\00:48:58.23
Keep that in
mind. Keep that in mind.
00:48:58.27\00:49:00.80
Philippians 4:13,
00:49:00.84\00:49:02.54
I can do how
much through Christ?
00:49:02.57\00:49:04.57
"I can do all
things through Christ
00:49:04.61\00:49:06.07
who strengthens me."
00:49:06.11\00:49:07.44
Well, what about junk food?
00:49:07.48\00:49:10.41
What about junk food?
00:49:10.45\00:49:11.78
Well,
00:49:11.81\00:49:13.15
if I had more time I'll
share with you my journey.
00:49:13.18\00:49:15.55
But in brief,
00:49:15.58\00:49:16.92
I was convicted
by the Holy Spirit.
00:49:16.95\00:49:18.85
I used to eat tons of junk food.
00:49:18.89\00:49:20.69
I was the junk food king.
00:49:20.72\00:49:22.06
I used to eat it like
you would not believe.
00:49:22.09\00:49:24.66
It didn't make any difference.
00:49:24.69\00:49:26.03
I didn't look any
different on the outside,
00:49:26.06\00:49:27.76
but who knows what was
going on in the inside.
00:49:27.80\00:49:31.00
But when I discovered
00:49:31.03\00:49:32.37
that my body was the
temple of the Holy Spirit,
00:49:32.40\00:49:34.04
and God wanted to use me
in the best possible way,
00:49:34.07\00:49:36.44
I made a decision
00:49:36.47\00:49:37.84
to turn my back
on old junk food,
00:49:37.87\00:49:40.38
the chips, the ice
cream, the chocolates,
00:49:40.41\00:49:42.54
turn my back on that and instead
00:49:42.58\00:49:44.81
incorporate into my life
00:49:44.85\00:49:47.02
fruits, nuts and
grains and vegetables.
00:49:47.05\00:49:49.85
And guess what?
00:49:49.88\00:49:51.22
God in a miraculous
and in a beautiful way,
00:49:51.25\00:49:53.59
He reversed my taste buds.
00:49:53.62\00:49:55.92
He reversed my taste buds.
00:49:55.96\00:49:57.56
And today,
00:49:57.59\00:49:59.23
I have no desire,
00:49:59.26\00:50:00.80
and I don't enjoy ice cream,
00:50:00.83\00:50:03.47
I don't enjoy chocolates
and potato chips and the like.
00:50:03.50\00:50:08.40
I don't enjoy that
anymore, but you put a mango,
00:50:08.44\00:50:11.31
you put a banana,
you put some nuts,
00:50:11.34\00:50:14.01
you put some carrots in
front of me and look out,
00:50:14.04\00:50:17.78
look out.
00:50:17.81\00:50:19.15
God can do that for you as well.
00:50:19.18\00:50:20.98
He can do that for you as well.
00:50:21.02\00:50:22.35
If He could do it for
me, He can do it for you.
00:50:22.38\00:50:24.99
Notice this beautiful promise.
00:50:25.02\00:50:26.79
Psalm 84:11, "For the
Lord God is a sun and a shield,
00:50:26.82\00:50:30.59
the Lord will
give grace and glory."
00:50:30.63\00:50:32.56
Notice these words,
00:50:32.59\00:50:33.93
"No good thing will He withhold
from those who walk uprightly."
00:50:33.96\00:50:37.17
I love that promise.
00:50:37.20\00:50:38.53
No good thing.
00:50:38.57\00:50:39.90
If it's good,
00:50:39.93\00:50:41.27
God will not
withhold it from you.
00:50:41.30\00:50:42.64
He will give it to
you. He'll say, enjoy it.
00:50:42.67\00:50:45.54
Enjoy it temperately,
00:50:45.57\00:50:47.11
enjoy it in moderation,
00:50:47.14\00:50:48.74
enjoy it in a
balanced way, but enjoy it.
00:50:48.78\00:50:51.95
So let's move to our next...
00:50:51.98\00:50:54.72
Our next law of health,
00:50:54.75\00:50:56.95
air, the importance
of having lots of air.
00:50:56.99\00:51:00.06
And I don't think I
need to say much about that,
00:51:00.09\00:51:02.09
that is extremely important.
00:51:02.12\00:51:03.83
And we move on to the seventh,
00:51:03.86\00:51:05.99
and that is rest, rest.
00:51:06.03\00:51:08.50
Notice what we discover
00:51:08.53\00:51:09.86
when it comes to rest.
00:51:09.90\00:51:11.53
I'm going to take you back
00:51:11.57\00:51:13.03
to that National Geographic
00:51:13.07\00:51:15.30
magazine of
2005, November, 2005.
00:51:15.34\00:51:19.41
The secrets of
Seventh-day Adventists,
00:51:19.44\00:51:20.88
they featured
Seventh-day Adventists
00:51:20.91\00:51:22.88
and notice the two secrets
00:51:22.91\00:51:25.11
that they discovered
amongst this community
00:51:25.15\00:51:27.82
in the Blue Zones
there in Loma Linda.
00:51:27.85\00:51:29.52
Number one,
00:51:29.55\00:51:31.45
they have a plant based
vegetarian diet and secondly,
00:51:31.49\00:51:35.89
they enjoy a
regular practice of rest,
00:51:35.92\00:51:38.76
worship and
fellowship with other Christians
00:51:38.79\00:51:40.90
every seventh day.
00:51:40.93\00:51:43.10
The truth is that
scientists and researchers
00:51:43.13\00:51:46.60
are now
discovering that God created us
00:51:46.63\00:51:50.34
with a seven day cycle.
00:51:50.37\00:51:51.97
Did you know that?
00:51:52.01\00:51:53.44
Our bodies were created
00:51:53.48\00:51:56.44
in a seven day cycle.
00:51:56.48\00:51:57.81
I don't have time to
unpack that right now,
00:51:57.85\00:52:00.82
but we were created
00:52:00.85\00:52:02.75
in a seven day cycle,
00:52:02.78\00:52:04.12
and we have been
created to operate
00:52:04.15\00:52:07.72
maximum efficiency
and longevity with rest,
00:52:07.76\00:52:13.19
not just at night and
getting our eight hours of sleep
00:52:13.23\00:52:16.43
a night for most people,
00:52:16.46\00:52:18.40
but to take one
day off every week
00:52:18.43\00:52:20.64
and to enjoy rest,
and that Sabbath rest
00:52:20.67\00:52:23.27
is what God gave
to the human race.
00:52:23.30\00:52:24.87
Guess what?
00:52:24.91\00:52:26.24
At the very beginning of
time in the Garden of Eden,
00:52:26.27\00:52:27.84
every single one of
these eight principles
00:52:27.88\00:52:29.74
found in the Garden of Eden.
00:52:29.78\00:52:34.02
More than a century ago,
00:52:34.05\00:52:35.78
one of the
pioneers of the Seventh-day
00:52:35.82\00:52:37.45
Adventist Church with
a third grade education
00:52:37.49\00:52:39.99
by the name of Ellen White.
00:52:40.02\00:52:41.86
She wrote off these principles
00:52:41.89\00:52:44.39
that come to us
from the Garden of Eden
00:52:44.43\00:52:46.46
and notice her
words that she wrote
00:52:46.49\00:52:48.83
more than a century ago,
00:52:48.86\00:52:50.27
more...
00:52:50.30\00:52:51.93
A long time before
the modern day research
00:52:51.97\00:52:54.70
came to town.
00:52:54.74\00:52:56.07
Notice these words,
"Pure air, sunlight,
00:52:56.10\00:52:59.14
abstemiousness,"
00:52:59.17\00:53:00.81
oh, man, that took
about a mouthful, "rest."
00:53:00.84\00:53:03.81
Well, that's temperance.
00:53:03.85\00:53:05.45
That's another
word for temperance,
00:53:05.48\00:53:06.82
"rest, exercise,
00:53:06.85\00:53:08.28
proper diet, the use of
water, trust in divine power,
00:53:08.32\00:53:11.49
these are the true," what?
00:53:11.52\00:53:13.96
"These are the true remedies."
00:53:13.99\00:53:15.72
And she got them
from the scriptures.
00:53:15.76\00:53:18.29
She got them from
the Garden of Eden.
00:53:18.33\00:53:21.50
Well, we want to
take a look at this final,
00:53:21.53\00:53:23.80
this final law and I believe
it's the most important one,
00:53:23.83\00:53:26.84
the T, trust in who?
00:53:26.87\00:53:30.01
Trust in divine
power, trust in divine power.
00:53:30.04\00:53:35.24
You see, we live
on a sin sick planet,
00:53:35.28\00:53:38.08
and I can live
00:53:38.11\00:53:39.65
the healthiest possible life.
00:53:39.68\00:53:41.55
I can put those seven principles
00:53:41.58\00:53:43.69
into practice.
00:53:43.72\00:53:45.05
I can have good nutrition,
00:53:45.09\00:53:46.89
exercise, water,
sunlight, temperance,
00:53:46.92\00:53:51.23
air, good fresh air, rest,
00:53:51.26\00:53:53.96
but I can still die of cancer.
00:53:54.00\00:53:57.07
Isn't that right?
00:53:57.10\00:53:58.43
There are many people
00:53:58.47\00:53:59.80
who today are no longer with us
00:53:59.83\00:54:02.70
who have followed
these eight principles,
00:54:02.74\00:54:05.47
these seven
principles of health,
00:54:05.51\00:54:07.38
and have still passed away.
00:54:07.41\00:54:09.11
Because there's genetics,
00:54:09.14\00:54:10.48
there is a sin sick planet
that we have to contend with.
00:54:10.51\00:54:14.08
That's why this eighth
and most important principle
00:54:14.12\00:54:17.75
is the one we need to
treasure most, trust in God.
00:54:17.79\00:54:20.49
Trust in God.
00:54:20.52\00:54:22.29
I love this scripture
00:54:22.32\00:54:23.66
from Proverbs 3:5-6,
00:54:23.69\00:54:26.33
"Trust in," who?
00:54:26.36\00:54:28.33
"Trust in the Lord
with," how much of your heart?
00:54:28.36\00:54:30.60
"With all your heart, and lean
not on your own understanding,
00:54:30.63\00:54:33.10
in all your
ways acknowledge Him,
00:54:33.13\00:54:34.90
and He shall direct your paths."
00:54:34.94\00:54:36.91
Put your trust in God,
00:54:36.94\00:54:39.41
trust in Him, trust in Him,
00:54:39.44\00:54:41.94
trust in His
promises, trust in His ways.
00:54:41.98\00:54:45.11
And no matter how long you
live on this sin sick planet,
00:54:45.15\00:54:48.28
if you continue to put
your faith and trust in God,
00:54:48.32\00:54:51.99
you know that
your eternal future
00:54:52.02\00:54:55.12
is secured in those
nail scarred hands of Jesus.
00:54:55.16\00:54:57.76
Amen?
00:54:57.79\00:54:59.13
Your eternal future
00:54:59.16\00:55:00.50
is secured in a nail
scarred hands of Jesus.
00:55:00.53\00:55:03.06
I think of the
example of Daniel.
00:55:03.10\00:55:05.23
Daniel, who,
00:55:05.27\00:55:07.10
at the very beginning
00:55:07.14\00:55:08.47
of his journey there in Babylon,
00:55:08.50\00:55:10.11
he purposed in his heart
00:55:10.14\00:55:11.67
the Bible says that he
would not defile himself
00:55:11.71\00:55:15.18
with what the king provided
when it came to food and drink,
00:55:15.21\00:55:18.11
and that instead he
would be faithful to God.
00:55:18.15\00:55:20.55
And the Bible
says, God blessed Daniel.
00:55:20.58\00:55:22.85
He blessed him
00:55:22.88\00:55:24.22
in many ways,
00:55:24.25\00:55:25.59
and his friends
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
00:55:25.62\00:55:28.19
And I want to put
it to you, my friends,
00:55:28.22\00:55:29.76
that God will bless
you also if your honor Him
00:55:29.79\00:55:32.19
in how you live your life.
00:55:32.23\00:55:34.00
And I want to
encourage you to begin
00:55:34.03\00:55:36.16
the journey today.
00:55:36.20\00:55:39.33
Begin the journey today,
00:55:39.37\00:55:41.07
not tomorrow but today.
00:55:41.10\00:55:43.57
Begin the journey today.
00:55:43.61\00:55:46.24
Will God help you?
00:55:46.27\00:55:47.61
Will God enable you to
begin this journey today?
00:55:47.64\00:55:50.95
And to continue it
step by step by step
00:55:50.98\00:55:53.68
all the way through to the end?
00:55:53.72\00:55:55.32
Yes, indeed.
00:55:55.35\00:55:56.69
Notice what God promises
00:55:56.72\00:55:58.59
in Philippians 1:6,
00:55:58.62\00:56:00.26
"Being confident
of this very thing,
00:56:00.29\00:56:02.36
that He," that is God,
00:56:02.39\00:56:03.83
"who has," what?
00:56:03.86\00:56:05.49
"Begun a good work
in you will do," what?
00:56:05.53\00:56:07.73
"Will complete it until
the day of Jesus Christ.
00:56:07.76\00:56:10.60
And I say hallelujah.
00:56:10.63\00:56:12.93
The one who has
began this good work,
00:56:12.97\00:56:15.07
He will complete it
until the day of Jesus Christ.
00:56:15.10\00:56:17.94
When Jesus comes,
00:56:17.97\00:56:19.31
and He takes away all the pain,
00:56:19.34\00:56:20.94
and all the
suffering, and all the sorrow.
00:56:20.98\00:56:23.78
I wanna conclude
with our final prayer,
00:56:23.81\00:56:27.45
the prayer of John
00:56:27.48\00:56:28.95
in 3 John Chapter 2.
00:56:28.98\00:56:31.25
3 John Chapter 2,
there's only one chapter.
00:56:31.29\00:56:33.96
And this is what his prayer was.
00:56:33.99\00:56:35.62
And this is what my
prayer is for you today
00:56:35.66\00:56:37.56
and wherever you may be
watching or listening from.
00:56:37.59\00:56:40.26
"Beloved, I pray that
you may prosper in all things
00:56:40.30\00:56:43.77
and be in health,
00:56:43.80\00:56:45.13
just as your soul prospers."
00:56:45.17\00:56:46.74
Beloved, I pray
that by the grace of God
00:56:46.77\00:56:50.57
and by putting
your faith and trust
00:56:50.61\00:56:52.21
in His Word and
following His principles
00:56:52.24\00:56:54.24
for healthy and happy living,
00:56:54.28\00:56:55.78
that you will
prosper in all things.
00:56:55.81\00:56:58.31
My God bless you here today
and those who are watching.
00:56:58.35\00:57:01.25
Let us pray.
00:57:01.28\00:57:02.62
Father in heaven,
00:57:02.65\00:57:03.99
we thank You so
much for Your blessings.
00:57:04.02\00:57:05.35
We thank You so
much for Your Word
00:57:05.39\00:57:06.96
that Your plan
for us is to enjoy
00:57:06.99\00:57:08.82
a happy and healthy
life in the here and now.
00:57:08.86\00:57:11.49
And ultimately to look forward
to the day when You will come
00:57:11.53\00:57:14.40
and there'll be no more
pain, and no more suffering,
00:57:14.43\00:57:16.67
and no more
sickness, and no more death.
00:57:16.70\00:57:18.13
We long for that day,
00:57:18.17\00:57:19.53
and we pray
00:57:19.57\00:57:20.90
that we will be
ready and prepare others,
00:57:20.94\00:57:23.07
and we pray all
this in Jesus' name
00:57:23.10\00:57:24.87
and everybody
said amen and amen.
00:57:24.91\00:57:27.51