Let's all rise
for our opening song,
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our theme song,
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"This witness I will bear."
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Have you heard the story told
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Of the Man whose heart was sold
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To save my dying soul?
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Oh, what love untold
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To the end He's always sought me
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To the end He's always loved me
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To the end I long to follow
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For He bore my cross of sorrow
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I will stay here in
the hollow of His care
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And I will go anywhere
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To the end
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This witness I will bear
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To the end
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In the grove I heard Him say
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"Oh my Father please just stay"
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Through broken hearted pain
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He did pave the way
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To the end His heart is faithful
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To the end His hand is able
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To the end I can now follow
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For He bore my cross of sorrow
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I will stay here in
the hollow of His care
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And I will go anywhere
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To the end
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This witness I will bear
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To the end
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As they took Him off to die
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There His friendship I denied
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Forgiveness in His eyes
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He did not despise
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To the end His
love constrains me
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To the end He has restored me
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To the end I will still follow
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For He bore my cross of sorrow
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I will stay here in
the hollow of His care
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And I will go anywhere
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To the end
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This witness I will bear
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This witness I will bear
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To the end
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Thank you for
singing, you may be seated.
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Good evening, GYC.
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How many of you are
feeling blessed right now?
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How many of you
enjoyed outreach?
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I love to see all
those smiling faces
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and those hands raised.
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We're so happy to
have you back here
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again with us tonight.
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And we're excited
about what God has to share
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through our speakers.
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And so I just wanted
to welcome all of you
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give you a warm welcome,
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and I'm gonna let our
president share a few words.
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All right.
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Well, I hope you've had a
blessed day going on outreach
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and God has been good
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and giving you
divine appointments as well.
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Well, today, tonight,
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we have a very special program
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and we also have
a very special guest
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who be sharing some
very important words with us.
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His name is Elder Ted Wilson.
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He is the
president of our church
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and he is one who
loves the young people
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and he took time
off of his schedule
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so that he
could come here to GYC
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and share some
words of wisdom with us.
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Before he takes the
stage and addresses us,
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we want to have a
word of prayer together.
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Let us pray.
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Dear Heavenly
Father, we thank You so much
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for the opportunity
of being alive today.
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We thank You that we can
be Seventh-day Adventists
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and believe in a sure message,
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in a sure savior
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who will be coming very soon.
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Please be with us Lord
and bless Elder Wilson,
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as he addresses us today.
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In Jesus' name we pray, amen.
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What a privilege it is
to be with GYC this year.
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I want to thank all of you
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for the tremendous effort
you've made in reaching out
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to the people of Houston.
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For those of you
who went out today
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with the outreach,
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praise God for
what you were able to do
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in touching the
lives of many, many people.
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You are truly
GYC workers for God.
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And I want to thank you
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for that in a
very, very special way
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and thank Pastor
Moise Ratsara and his team
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for the tremendous
work that GYC is doing.
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And what a privilege it
is to be here with the theme
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"to the end."
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To the end of time,
to the ends of the earth,
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an opportunity for you to focus
on what that marvelous verse
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in Acts 1:8 points out
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that the Holy
Spirit will give power
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not only to those who
are waiting at that time,
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but power to you and to me
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because we are living in
the very, very end of time.
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We are humbly placing
ourselves before the Lord
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as His waiting
disciples were at that time.
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The mission is ahead of us.
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And I believe with all my heart
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that we are headed
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into the very last
end of time setting
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and that Christ's
return is imminent.
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That's why we need
to proclaim His Word,
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His righteousness,
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His sanctuary service,
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His saving power in
the great controversy,
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His three angels' messages,
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His health message,
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His last day
mission to the world
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including the need
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to plead for the latter
rain of the Holy Spirit.
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I want to encourage each
of you in your small groups,
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and in your areas
where you're staying
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to pray for the latter
rain of the Holy Spirit
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and to fix your goals
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upon only that
which heaven will bless.
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It was a privilege for
me to spend a little time
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with the activate GYC
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just before this.
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Each of us has, we have goals,
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we have a
mission in store for us.
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Let's make sure
that it's in line
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with what the Lord wants.
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And let's proclaim
Christ's soon second coming.
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I want to personally
thank each of you and GYC
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for your very strong support
of God's worldwide church
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and its mission
to prepare people
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through the Holy Spirit's power
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for Christ's Second Advent.
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And I'm very
grateful for your commitment
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and for your very humble support
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of God's great church.
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I want to tell you tonight
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that I am a very
good courage in the Lord.
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I hope you are as well.
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And I want to thank
you for your prayers
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and how you have
supported God's church
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and will do so in the future.
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I want to share
tonight just a few aspects
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that I shared
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at our recent Annual
Council in Battle Creek,
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some poignant information
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that I want you to
take as a personal message
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as we move forward to the end
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under the blessing of heaven.
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In the Book of
Hebrews chapter 10
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verses 23, 24 and 25.
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It tells us here
and Paul is speaking.
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I believe that Paul
wrote the Book of Hebrews.
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In verses 23,
24 and 25, it says,
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"Let us hold fast
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the confession of our hope
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without wavering,
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for He who promised is faithful.
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And let us consider one another
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in order to stir up
love and good works,
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not forsaking the assembling
of ourselves together,
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as is the manner of some,
but exhorting one another,
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and so much the more
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as you see the Day approaching."
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And I want to tell you, GYC,
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the day is approaching
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when the Lord will
come in all of His glory.
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What an opportunity
for GYC to be involved
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in this tremendous
outreach to the world.
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The Lord has been
leading His people,
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and He is about to
accomplish the final work
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through them to proclaim
the three angels' messages
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and the fourth
angel of Revelation 18,
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calling people out of confusion
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and into full Bible truth.
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You see the
three angels' messages
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have at the very
core of those messages,
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the
righteousness of Jesus Christ
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and turning people back
to the true worship of God.
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GYC, I want you to remember
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how God has led this movement,
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not only the Advent movement,
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but the GYC
movement in the past,
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and gain from that confidence
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that God will do
the same in the future.
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We're reminded of
that wonderful promise
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in Life Sketches,
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page 196, where it says that,
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"We have nothing to
fear for the future,
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except that we
forget how God has led us
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and His teaching
in our past history."
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Don't ever forget
how God has led us.
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Today's society is
so full of influences
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that seek to derail
and destabilize each of us
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from heaven's entrusted mission
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to this
Seventh-day Adventist Church,
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this prophetic movement.
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Now many of those in the church
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are at crossroads.
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A crossroad.
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Will they focus upon Christ,
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upon His Word,
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upon the instruction
in the Spirit of Prophecy
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on His mission?
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Or will they focus
on worldly influences
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that are creeping
into so many aspects
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of the church today?
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Theological
aspects, lifestyle aspects,
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societal aspects,
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mission,
prophetic understanding,
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pride, and self centeredness
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which seems to be
creeping into our very church.
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I want to tell you
God has His standards,
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so that as you reach
to the end of this time
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to the end of the
world, God has His standards.
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The standards are
found in His Holy Word.
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The standards are found
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in the beautiful
life of Jesus Christ
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and how He lived it.
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The standards are
found in the instruction
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of the Spirit of Prophecy.
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Eternal standards
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are not set by human beings.
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They're not set by
leaders, by pastors,
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by teachers, by others.
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These standards
are set by God Himself.
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And I want to thank
you for your faithfulness
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to the standards that
God has placed before you.
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You are not alone,
many others are with you.
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God is with you
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to the end.
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Now let's hold
fast that confession
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that Paul was
emphasizing in the 10th Chapter
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of the Book of Hebrews.
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Hold fast that confession
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and we will face many obstacles
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and challenges in the way.
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The antagonism that
people will throw at us,
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but let's hold
fast to God's truth,
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His word, His
love for His church.
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This church will not fail.
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This church will not fall apart.
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God's Church of
which GYC is a vital part
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will go through to the end.
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I know that God is
going to guide you in this,
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I urge you, GYC,
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to plead for the
latter rain of the Holy Spirit
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as you see the world
around us disintegrating.
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God will pour out His Spirit
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on all those who
are humbly receptive
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and conform
their lives to His will
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expressed in His Holy Word
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and the instructions of the
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of the wonderful
Spirit of Prophecy.
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Let me share a few
important points with you
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that I shared at
the Annual Council.
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GYC, first of all,
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stand firm for
the biblical truth
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that the Godhead is constituted
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by three divine
and equal persons
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from eternity to eternity.
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There are those who
proclaim some aberrant
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and confusing
anti-Trinitarian heresy.
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Our pioneers face that
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and they were led to
a right understanding
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by the scriptures
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and the guidance of
Ellen White's instructions.
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Hold fast and stand firm
for God's truth to the end,
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He is with you.
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Secondly, young
people there may be some
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who introduce worldliness
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into personal
dress in the lifestyle,
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in the conduct in
church life and activities.
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I urge you to stand
firm for God's simple truth
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and lifestyle to the end.
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Thirdly, as you engage
in reaching the community
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with God's message.
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Always make sure
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that your efforts and outreach
are in complete accordance
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with the gospel message
and biblical instruction.
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Since certain
worldly activities and trends
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are not according to
the instruction of the Bible
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and can lead you away
from the central focus,
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which is to present Christ.
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Crucified, risen, interceding
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and soon to
return to take us home,
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do not allow anything
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to overshadow
God's last day message.
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Stand firm for
God's truth to the end.
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Number four, you
may also face those
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who attempt to
neutralize Sabbath observance
00:17:26.04\00:17:29.48
and biblical creation.
00:17:29.51\00:17:31.85
GYC,
00:17:31.88\00:17:33.72
thank you for standing firm
00:17:33.75\00:17:36.42
for God's Word and
His truth to the end
00:17:36.45\00:17:40.82
that the earth was
created in six literal days
00:17:40.86\00:17:43.99
recently, with the Sabbath
as God's creation memorial.
00:17:44.03\00:17:48.73
Let us remember the
Sabbath day to keep it holy.
00:17:48.76\00:17:54.04
Number five, some of
you may encounter those
00:17:54.07\00:17:56.37
who show contempt for
anyone wanting to live
00:17:56.40\00:17:59.11
a simple healthy plant-based,
00:17:59.14\00:18:04.21
non alcoholic, non
caffeine lifestyle.
00:18:04.25\00:18:08.38
According to the biblical
and Spirit of Prophecy counsel,
00:18:08.42\00:18:12.29
young people stand firm
for God's truth to the end.
00:18:12.32\00:18:18.03
Number six, GYC,
00:18:18.06\00:18:20.13
summon your local
church may manifest
00:18:20.16\00:18:22.26
a strange
independence of spirit,
00:18:22.30\00:18:25.63
leading to disunity
00:18:25.67\00:18:27.94
but these challenges
00:18:27.97\00:18:30.51
that you face in God's
Church around the world
00:18:30.54\00:18:36.31
can be resisted
by God's power in you
00:18:36.34\00:18:41.75
to prevail in
presenting God's Word.
00:18:41.78\00:18:45.82
Cling to God's Word to the end.
00:18:45.85\00:18:49.52
Young people, there
are influences outside
00:18:49.56\00:18:51.79
and within the church attempting
00:18:51.83\00:18:53.70
to change God's institution
00:18:53.73\00:18:56.80
of biblical marriage
between one man and one woman.
00:18:56.83\00:19:01.84
Stand firm for
God's Word to the end,
00:19:01.87\00:19:05.21
as it confirms
biblical marriage,
00:19:05.24\00:19:08.04
biblical human sexuality
00:19:08.08\00:19:10.65
and the biblical family
as instituted by God Himself.
00:19:10.68\00:19:15.82
Number eight,
00:19:15.85\00:19:17.65
there may be those
in your local church
00:19:17.69\00:19:19.25
who show a lack
of spiritual respect
00:19:19.29\00:19:21.82
for church authority.
00:19:21.86\00:19:23.49
GYC,
00:19:23.53\00:19:24.86
be of good courage
00:19:24.89\00:19:26.43
and stand firm for God's truth
00:19:26.46\00:19:29.16
and His church
authority to the end.
00:19:29.20\00:19:32.93
Number nine, you may meet some
00:19:32.97\00:19:35.57
who shared disparaging remarks
00:19:35.60\00:19:38.17
and disinterest in
the Spirit of Prophecy.
00:19:38.21\00:19:42.34
My young friends
The Spirit of Prophecy,
00:19:42.38\00:19:45.51
is one of God's greatest gifts
00:19:45.55\00:19:47.15
to His last day remnant church.
00:19:47.18\00:19:51.69
Continue to stand firm
00:19:51.72\00:19:54.39
for God's Spirit of
Prophecy truth to the end.
00:19:54.42\00:19:59.79
Number 10,
00:19:59.83\00:20:01.23
there may be those
who promote unscriptural
00:20:01.26\00:20:04.00
and unsound
methods of church growth,
00:20:04.03\00:20:07.47
revealing a
distrust for God's Word
00:20:07.50\00:20:10.57
and the inspired counsel.
00:20:10.61\00:20:12.64
Hold fast to God's Word
00:20:12.67\00:20:14.74
and its correct
methods of church growth
00:20:14.78\00:20:17.95
in both personal
and public evangelism
00:20:17.98\00:20:21.28
to the end.
00:20:21.32\00:20:22.95
Number 11,
00:20:22.98\00:20:24.32
some discard the unique
role of God's Advent movement
00:20:24.35\00:20:27.99
in favor of ecumenical activity.
00:20:28.02\00:20:31.86
Avoid ecumenical
compromises and stand firm
00:20:31.89\00:20:36.80
for God's unique
peculiar truth to the end.
00:20:36.83\00:20:41.90
Number 12,
00:20:41.94\00:20:43.34
in some regions of the world,
00:20:43.37\00:20:45.34
we do have people
00:20:45.37\00:20:46.71
who are facing
intense persecution.
00:20:46.74\00:20:50.18
Please pray for them.
00:20:50.21\00:20:52.18
And personally
stand firm where you are
00:20:52.21\00:20:55.28
for God's precious truth
00:20:55.32\00:20:57.72
and for religious
liberty to the end.
00:20:57.75\00:21:01.29
Number 13,
00:21:01.32\00:21:03.29
some in our church
attempt to downplay, distort
00:21:03.32\00:21:06.46
or even destroy Christ
provision of righteousness
00:21:06.49\00:21:09.86
by faith
00:21:09.90\00:21:11.47
by denying His justifying
and sanctifying power.
00:21:11.50\00:21:16.07
However, God's instruction
in Philippians 2:12-13,
00:21:16.10\00:21:21.51
remains relevant to this day
00:21:21.54\00:21:25.21
and it says
there, Paul is speaking.
00:21:25.25\00:21:27.42
"Therefore, my beloved,
as you have always obeyed,
00:21:27.45\00:21:29.92
not as in my presence only,
00:21:29.95\00:21:31.99
but now much more in my absence,
00:21:32.02\00:21:34.66
work out your own salvation
with fear and trembling,
00:21:34.69\00:21:38.16
for it is God who
works in you both to will
00:21:38.19\00:21:40.70
and to do for
His good pleasure."
00:21:40.73\00:21:43.53
Now let's be sure to understand
00:21:43.57\00:21:46.13
it is Christ's righteousness,
00:21:46.17\00:21:49.10
both justifying and
sanctifying righteousness
00:21:49.14\00:21:52.44
that works in us
00:21:52.47\00:21:54.21
as we humbly submit to Him
00:21:54.24\00:21:56.54
in daily prayer and Bible study.
00:21:56.58\00:22:00.08
We are saved by God's
grace through faith alone.
00:22:00.12\00:22:04.75
Now in that beautiful
book, Christ's Object Lessons,
00:22:04.79\00:22:07.92
page 69 we read this quotation,
00:22:07.96\00:22:10.93
"Christ is waiting
with longing desire
00:22:10.96\00:22:13.36
for the manifestation
of Himself in His church.
00:22:13.40\00:22:17.43
When the character of Christ
00:22:17.47\00:22:18.93
shall be perfectly
reproduced in His people,
00:22:18.97\00:22:21.74
then He will come to
claim them as His own."
00:22:21.77\00:22:26.51
Now, Christ will
reproduce in us His character,
00:22:26.54\00:22:31.55
as we daily
surrender our will to Him.
00:22:31.58\00:22:36.72
God intends for
His remnant people
00:22:36.75\00:22:38.95
to rely completely on Christ,
00:22:38.99\00:22:41.72
His righteousness
00:22:41.76\00:22:43.09
and His ability to
save to the uttermost
00:22:43.12\00:22:45.69
through His justifying
and sanctifying process,
00:22:45.73\00:22:49.86
all through His righteousness,
00:22:49.90\00:22:52.67
not ours.
00:22:52.70\00:22:54.67
Ellen White
indicated in Review and Herald,
00:22:54.70\00:22:57.77
March 10, 1903.
00:22:57.81\00:23:02.98
"Righteousness within
00:23:03.01\00:23:04.58
is testified to by
righteousness without.
00:23:04.61\00:23:07.88
He who is righteous within
00:23:07.92\00:23:09.98
is not hard
hearted and unsympathetic
00:23:10.02\00:23:13.86
but day by day
00:23:13.89\00:23:15.22
he grows into
the image of Christ
00:23:15.26\00:23:17.16
going on from
strength to strength.
00:23:17.19\00:23:19.96
He who is being
sanctified by the truth
00:23:20.00\00:23:22.53
will be self controlled
00:23:22.56\00:23:25.07
and will follow in
the footsteps of Christ,
00:23:25.10\00:23:29.04
until grace is lost in glory.
00:23:29.07\00:23:33.38
The righteousness
00:23:33.41\00:23:34.74
by which we are
justified is imputed.
00:23:34.78\00:23:37.95
The righteousness
00:23:37.98\00:23:39.31
by which we are
sanctified is imparted.
00:23:39.35\00:23:42.72
The first is
our title to heaven,
00:23:42.75\00:23:44.82
the second is our
fitness for heaven."
00:23:44.85\00:23:51.43
What a privilege to have
the assurance of God's power
00:23:51.46\00:23:54.70
in our lives.
00:23:54.73\00:23:56.23
GYC,
00:23:56.26\00:23:57.60
stand firm for God's
truth and His righteousness
00:23:57.63\00:24:01.64
to the end of time.
00:24:01.67\00:24:03.87
Number 14,
00:24:03.91\00:24:05.51
there may be those
00:24:05.54\00:24:07.44
who de-emphasize
00:24:07.48\00:24:08.81
the distinctive Christ
centered doctrines of the Bible.
00:24:08.84\00:24:12.15
Criticizing God's
prophetic timetable,
00:24:12.18\00:24:15.48
including the pivotal
ending of the 2,300 day prophecy
00:24:15.52\00:24:20.46
in 1844.
00:24:20.49\00:24:22.49
However, GYC,
00:24:22.52\00:24:25.86
positively proclaim
biblical and prophetic truth.
00:24:25.89\00:24:30.00
Stay the course to the end.
00:24:30.03\00:24:33.34
Preach the Word in
season and out of season.
00:24:33.37\00:24:37.97
Young friends, number 15,
00:24:38.01\00:24:40.34
there are those who collapse
00:24:40.38\00:24:42.64
under the
complications of daily life
00:24:42.68\00:24:44.75
without allowing God to lead.
00:24:44.78\00:24:47.08
They are turned away
from our final mission
00:24:47.12\00:24:49.68
by the
distractions of the world.
00:24:49.72\00:24:52.45
However,
00:24:52.49\00:24:53.82
stand firm for God's truth
00:24:53.86\00:24:56.26
and look to Jesus
00:24:56.29\00:24:57.99
in your daily life's
activities to the end.
00:24:58.03\00:25:04.03
Number 16,
00:25:04.07\00:25:05.73
make sure that
you live and worship
00:25:05.77\00:25:07.50
in the context of worship
00:25:07.54\00:25:09.67
shown in Revelation Chapter 14
00:25:09.70\00:25:13.64
in the throne room of heaven.
00:25:13.68\00:25:16.08
Giving glory to God
and Him alone to the end.
00:25:16.11\00:25:21.98
Number 17, GYC,
00:25:22.02\00:25:25.05
there are those who discourage
00:25:25.09\00:25:26.62
and in some
instances even forbid
00:25:26.65\00:25:28.89
the wide
circulation and distribution
00:25:28.92\00:25:31.23
of heaven inspired books
like The Great Controversy.
00:25:31.26\00:25:35.16
Thank you for what
you are doing in GYC
00:25:35.20\00:25:37.93
to distribute
truth filled literature
00:25:37.97\00:25:40.80
as you did today.
00:25:40.84\00:25:43.51
Ellen White declared
00:25:43.54\00:25:44.87
that The Great Controversy
00:25:44.91\00:25:47.28
was to be distributed
more than any other book
00:25:47.31\00:25:50.48
that she ever produced.
00:25:50.51\00:25:52.48
GYC, stand firm
00:25:52.51\00:25:54.72
for the distribution of truth
filled literature to the end.
00:25:54.75\00:26:00.89
And finally, number 18.
00:26:00.92\00:26:03.12
Young friends, there are those
00:26:03.16\00:26:04.53
who disparage are
hopeful expectation
00:26:04.56\00:26:08.40
to be the last generation
before Christ's soon coming.
00:26:08.43\00:26:13.87
I ask,
00:26:13.90\00:26:15.24
who wouldn't want to be
part of the last generation
00:26:15.27\00:26:19.21
and see Jesus
come in their lifetime?
00:26:19.24\00:26:22.21
What a privilege to realize
00:26:22.24\00:26:24.15
that Christ wants to
come back as soon as possible.
00:26:24.18\00:26:27.78
And we can be
ready for His coming
00:26:27.82\00:26:29.78
and share this hope
00:26:29.82\00:26:31.29
through complete
dependence upon Christ.
00:26:31.32\00:26:34.36
Our works will not save us,
00:26:34.39\00:26:37.33
but dependence on
Christ and His justifying
00:26:37.36\00:26:40.66
and sanctifying
righteousness will save us
00:26:40.70\00:26:43.93
and make us more and
more like Him every day.
00:26:43.97\00:26:48.17
We are united in our
hope of Christ's soon return.
00:26:48.20\00:26:52.97
Stand firm for
God's truth to the end.
00:26:53.01\00:26:58.75
We have been
called to a unique place
00:26:58.78\00:27:02.42
in history as the
Seventh-day Adventist Church.
00:27:02.45\00:27:06.35
God intends that His church
move forward on the pathway
00:27:06.39\00:27:11.33
to the Eternal City
00:27:11.36\00:27:13.63
that will soon
00:27:13.66\00:27:15.26
be given to each of
us by Christ Himself.
00:27:15.30\00:27:18.90
Difficult days lie ahead
00:27:18.93\00:27:22.40
for God's remnant
00:27:22.44\00:27:24.14
as the devil
throws everything he can
00:27:24.17\00:27:26.61
against the forward advance
of God's Advent movement.
00:27:26.64\00:27:30.48
We know that the Omega,
00:27:30.51\00:27:32.48
the great deception is coming,
00:27:32.51\00:27:35.15
which will test
all church members
00:27:35.18\00:27:37.49
to rely completely on God
00:27:37.52\00:27:40.46
to avoid great and
overwhelming deception.
00:27:40.49\00:27:45.13
Now just before I close,
00:27:45.16\00:27:46.49
I want to share just a
few additional quotations
00:27:46.53\00:27:50.83
from this marvelous book
called Christian Service.
00:27:50.87\00:27:54.54
I've been very impressed
00:27:54.57\00:27:55.90
by what I've
been reading recently.
00:27:55.94\00:27:58.97
It says here in page 38,
00:27:59.01\00:28:00.78
"The distance is widening
between Christ and His people
00:28:00.81\00:28:04.08
and lessening
between them and the world.
00:28:04.11\00:28:07.98
The marks of distinction
between Christ professed people
00:28:08.02\00:28:11.72
and the world have
almost disappeared."
00:28:11.75\00:28:17.79
Is that the case
00:28:17.83\00:28:19.79
in your life and in mine?
00:28:19.83\00:28:24.10
I read from page...
00:28:24.13\00:28:30.71
Here page 51,
00:28:30.74\00:28:34.41
"Satan sees that
his time is short.
00:28:34.44\00:28:37.41
He has set all
his agencies at work
00:28:37.45\00:28:40.18
that men may be deceived,
00:28:40.22\00:28:42.38
diluted, occupied and entranced
00:28:42.42\00:28:46.42
until the day of
probation shall be ended
00:28:46.45\00:28:49.22
and the door of
mercy forever shut."
00:28:49.26\00:28:52.46
You see what the devil
is trying to do to all of us
00:28:52.49\00:28:54.33
in the church.
00:28:54.36\00:28:55.70
He's trying to deceive,
delude, occupy, entrance.
00:28:55.73\00:28:59.80
Keep your eyes
focused upon Christ
00:28:59.83\00:29:02.84
and His mission to the end.
00:29:02.87\00:29:07.61
Transgression is
almost reached its limit,
00:29:07.64\00:29:09.68
confusion fills the world
00:29:09.71\00:29:11.38
and the great terror is
soon to come upon human beings.
00:29:11.41\00:29:14.25
The end is very near.
00:29:14.28\00:29:16.89
We who know the truth
00:29:16.92\00:29:18.95
should be preparing for what
is soon to break upon the world
00:29:18.99\00:29:22.96
as an overwhelming surprise.
00:29:22.99\00:29:27.20
And in conclusion, let me read
a few more very salient points.
00:29:27.23\00:29:33.27
Satan is now
seeking to hold God's people
00:29:33.30\00:29:36.17
in a state of inactivity,
00:29:36.20\00:29:38.57
to keep them
from acting their part
00:29:38.61\00:29:40.51
in spreading the truth
00:29:40.54\00:29:42.24
that they may at last
be weighed in the balance
00:29:42.28\00:29:45.35
and found wanting
00:29:45.38\00:29:48.45
but then this assurance,
00:29:48.48\00:29:50.62
God's Faithful
Messengers, page 56,
00:29:50.65\00:29:54.12
"Are to steadily
forward with their work.
00:29:54.16\00:29:57.66
Clothed with the
panoply of heaven,
00:29:57.69\00:30:00.03
they are to advance
fearlessly and victoriously,
00:30:00.06\00:30:03.33
never ceasing their warfare
00:30:03.37\00:30:05.43
until every soul
within their reach
00:30:05.47\00:30:07.94
shall have received the
message of truth for this time.
00:30:07.97\00:30:13.41
My dear friends, here at GYC,
00:30:13.44\00:30:16.91
I urge you
00:30:16.95\00:30:18.85
to stay on God's precious path
00:30:18.88\00:30:21.98
leading towards heaven itself.
00:30:22.02\00:30:25.72
Let's stop
looking to each other.
00:30:25.75\00:30:29.69
Let's stop looking
to outside experts.
00:30:29.72\00:30:33.46
Let's stop looking
to worldly influences
00:30:33.50\00:30:36.03
and contemporary
business practices.
00:30:36.06\00:30:38.77
Let's stop looking to
errant theological thinking.
00:30:38.80\00:30:42.40
Let's stop looking to humanly
devise church growth methods
00:30:42.44\00:30:46.74
and let's turn
our eyes upon Jesus.
00:30:46.78\00:30:51.61
Jesus is the true leader
of this great Advent movement
00:30:51.65\00:30:58.32
and He is the only one
that can guide us safely
00:30:58.35\00:31:01.52
to our heavenly home to the end.
00:31:01.56\00:31:06.80
He is coming soon.
00:31:06.83\00:31:09.00
Keep your eyes upon Him
00:31:09.03\00:31:11.37
as you do your work
through the Holy Spirit's power
00:31:11.40\00:31:14.37
to the end.
00:31:14.40\00:31:16.10
I want to thank you, GYC,
00:31:16.14\00:31:17.94
for what you are doing
00:31:17.97\00:31:19.94
for God's great Advent movement.
00:31:19.97\00:31:23.31
He will bless you
00:31:23.35\00:31:24.68
during this
coming New Year of 2019
00:31:24.71\00:31:28.52
until the end,
00:31:28.55\00:31:30.79
as you focus your attention
00:31:30.82\00:31:33.15
on what He has in
store for you to contribute
00:31:33.19\00:31:37.36
in reaching God's
great and wonderful plan
00:31:37.39\00:31:43.03
of taking this gospel
00:31:43.06\00:31:45.27
to every corner of the world
00:31:45.30\00:31:48.10
to the ends of the earth.
00:31:48.14\00:31:51.51
Now I want you to listen
to those who are gonna follow,
00:31:51.54\00:31:55.21
we're gonna be
sharing with you about mission
00:31:55.24\00:31:58.15
to the city's
comprehensive health ministry.
00:31:58.18\00:32:02.28
All to the glory of God
00:32:02.32\00:32:04.19
because it is part
of God's great plan.
00:32:04.22\00:32:09.19
Brothers and sisters in GYC,
00:32:09.22\00:32:11.79
stand firm for God's truth
00:32:11.83\00:32:14.86
to the end.
00:32:14.90\00:32:17.67
Amen!
00:32:17.70\00:32:19.03
Maranatha.
00:32:19.07\00:32:22.47
Thank you so much Elder Wilson,
00:32:22.50\00:32:24.11
for that challenging
and inspiring message.
00:32:24.14\00:32:27.24
Good evening, GYC.
00:32:27.28\00:32:29.51
Truly Jesus is
coming soon. Amen?
00:32:29.54\00:32:31.38
Amen.
00:32:31.41\00:32:32.75
And God needs each one of us
00:32:32.78\00:32:34.32
to be a part of His mission
to reach the world for Christ.
00:32:34.35\00:32:37.02
Amen.
00:32:37.05\00:32:38.39
Dr. McKey as the
assistant to Elder Wilson
00:32:38.42\00:32:40.96
for Total Member Involvement
00:32:40.99\00:32:42.62
and as President of
Adventist World Radio,
00:32:42.66\00:32:45.19
you had a special burden
00:32:45.23\00:32:46.83
for bringing
together lay people, pastors
00:32:46.86\00:32:50.37
and physicians and
healthcare providers
00:32:50.40\00:32:53.10
for a ministry.
00:32:53.13\00:32:54.57
What was that idea?
00:32:54.60\00:32:55.94
We're seeing
wonderful things happen.
00:32:55.97\00:32:57.61
Chitungwiza, Dr.
Landless and also in Texas,
00:32:57.64\00:33:02.01
right here in Texas
over at San Antonio.
00:33:02.04\00:33:05.31
Six new churches there
00:33:05.35\00:33:06.68
because of
comprehensive health evangelism.
00:33:06.72\00:33:08.38
With Your Best
Pathway to Health.
00:33:08.42\00:33:09.75
Your Best
Pathway to Health there.
00:33:09.78\00:33:11.12
It's exciting to
see what is happening.
00:33:11.15\00:33:12.62
Mrs. White says
00:33:12.65\00:33:13.99
that the worst evil
that can come on the church
00:33:14.02\00:33:15.99
is when doctors and
pastors don't work together.
00:33:16.02\00:33:18.69
Can you imagine that?
00:33:18.73\00:33:20.06
Over in the Philippines,
00:33:20.10\00:33:21.70
high in the mountains communist
held rebels for 50 years,
00:33:21.73\00:33:25.27
they tried to
overthrow the government.
00:33:25.30\00:33:27.04
The last two years we
had no churches there.
00:33:27.07\00:33:29.94
Now there are 92 villagers,
00:33:29.97\00:33:32.27
they want to become
Seventh-day Adventist.
00:33:32.31\00:33:34.24
I just recently baptized
five general rebel communists.
00:33:34.28\00:33:38.38
Amen.
00:33:38.41\00:33:39.75
Laid down their AK-47
and picked up a Bible.
00:33:39.78\00:33:41.82
Awesome.
00:33:41.85\00:33:43.18
And part of the
way we reach them
00:33:43.22\00:33:44.55
Dr. McKey was through
00:33:44.59\00:33:45.92
comprehensive
health message event,
00:33:45.95\00:33:47.29
and the radio through
World Adventist Radio.
00:33:47.32\00:33:48.66
That's right.
00:33:48.69\00:33:50.03
So next to you is a
very special person.
00:33:50.06\00:33:51.39
Amen.
00:33:51.43\00:33:52.76
This is Dr. Peter Landless,
00:33:52.79\00:33:54.13
he is our world
health ministry's director
00:33:54.16\00:33:55.50
for the General Conference.
00:33:55.53\00:33:56.87
Now Dr. Landless, I've
heard you throw this term
00:33:56.90\00:33:58.53
around a little bit,
00:33:58.57\00:33:59.90
it's called
comprehensive health ministry.
00:33:59.93\00:34:02.47
How does this relate to AWR
00:34:02.50\00:34:05.77
and to all of these young people
00:34:05.81\00:34:07.81
who are sitting out here today?
00:34:07.84\00:34:09.61
Well, I'm so
excited that it is here
00:34:09.64\00:34:12.01
and at this forum
00:34:12.05\00:34:13.58
that has been talked about.
00:34:13.62\00:34:15.38
Comprehensive health ministry
means health as a commodity
00:34:15.42\00:34:20.89
being used by every
ministry and, Brother Duane,
00:34:20.92\00:34:24.49
thank you for
grabbing hold of that
00:34:24.53\00:34:27.96
and wanting to
collaborate to partner
00:34:28.00\00:34:31.07
and to bring this
amazing opportunity together.
00:34:31.10\00:34:35.40
And why at GYC?
00:34:35.44\00:34:38.14
Because these are the troops
00:34:38.17\00:34:40.41
who are going to
take this message
00:34:40.44\00:34:42.84
until Jesus comes.
00:34:42.88\00:34:44.21
Amen.
00:34:44.25\00:34:45.58
Not tomorrow, today.
00:34:45.61\00:34:47.22
Amen.
00:34:47.25\00:34:48.58
And it's of
such vital importance
00:34:48.62\00:34:52.69
that we lay hold of this,
00:34:52.72\00:34:54.72
that we collaborate,
00:34:54.76\00:34:56.09
that we do as Jesus
instructed us to do.
00:34:56.12\00:34:59.43
In Matthew 9 we are told,
00:34:59.46\00:35:02.20
He went through the villages
00:35:02.23\00:35:04.80
and He was
filled with compassion
00:35:04.83\00:35:08.87
because the people were harassed
00:35:08.90\00:35:12.14
like sheep without a shepherd.
00:35:12.17\00:35:13.94
Right.
00:35:13.98\00:35:15.31
And then Ellen
White gave this church
00:35:15.34\00:35:18.05
or the Lord gave
this church through her,
00:35:18.08\00:35:21.18
a message of
comprehensive health ministry
00:35:21.22\00:35:26.62
of reaching
people where they are,
00:35:26.65\00:35:29.82
and what a
privilege it is for us
00:35:29.86\00:35:31.49
to do it as partners together,
00:35:31.53\00:35:34.90
not only AWR
00:35:34.93\00:35:36.63
but General
Conference health ministries,
00:35:36.67\00:35:38.70
Your Best Pathway to Health,
00:35:38.73\00:35:40.57
and as we work together
00:35:40.60\00:35:42.60
more will be done.
00:35:42.64\00:35:44.77
Amen.
00:35:44.81\00:35:46.14
So really what this is about
is every part of the church
00:35:46.17\00:35:48.34
should be using health ministry
as a part of what they do?
00:35:48.38\00:35:50.98
Well, actually,
the blueprint states
00:35:51.01\00:35:54.55
that every member should be
00:35:54.58\00:35:59.12
a comprehensive health worker,
00:35:59.15\00:36:02.49
sharing health
and wholeness to all.
00:36:02.52\00:36:07.43
Amen. Amen.
00:36:07.46\00:36:08.80
So that is our opportunity.
00:36:08.83\00:36:10.17
Every church as
center of hope and healing.
00:36:10.20\00:36:13.00
Amen.
00:36:13.03\00:36:14.37
So I think that
includes all of you.
00:36:14.40\00:36:15.74
Amen? Amen.
00:36:15.77\00:36:17.11
So are you all
health evangelists?
00:36:17.14\00:36:18.47
Amen. I think so.
00:36:18.51\00:36:19.84
All right. Dr. Lela.
00:36:19.87\00:36:21.21
Yes. Now you're
a medical doctor.
00:36:21.24\00:36:22.58
I am.
00:36:22.61\00:36:23.95
I'm the only non
doctor on the stage,
00:36:23.98\00:36:25.31
so I feel a
little bit apprehensive.
00:36:25.35\00:36:26.68
We're praying for you.
00:36:26.72\00:36:28.05
Thank you, keep praying for me.
00:36:28.08\00:36:29.42
Dr. Lela, I understand that...
00:36:29.45\00:36:30.79
Well, actually,
00:36:30.82\00:36:32.15
you and I were
together this last summer.
00:36:32.19\00:36:33.62
Just a few months ago.
00:36:33.66\00:36:34.99
In Palau in Philippines,
00:36:35.02\00:36:36.36
where we had our first
AWR mega medical clinic.
00:36:36.39\00:36:39.09
Tell us what happened?
00:36:39.13\00:36:40.46
You know, it was
phenomenal, Pastor Kyle.
00:36:40.50\00:36:42.16
Yes, by God's grace,
we saw 10,000 patients.
00:36:42.20\00:36:45.13
It was a Gideon army. How many?
00:36:45.17\00:36:46.70
Ten thousand. Ten thousand.
00:36:46.74\00:36:48.34
With a Gideon army
of only 300 volunteers
00:36:48.37\00:36:52.07
but that was pretty exciting.
00:36:52.11\00:36:53.54
But the most exciting
thing to me, Pastor Kyle,
00:36:53.58\00:36:56.31
was the opportunity that we had
to actually present the gospel
00:36:56.34\00:37:01.22
every day to the patients.
00:37:01.25\00:37:03.22
And on that third day
when over 2, 000 people
00:37:03.25\00:37:06.79
raise their hand
giving their hearts to Jesus,
00:37:06.82\00:37:09.86
that was the most exciting thing
00:37:09.89\00:37:12.13
I have ever experienced.
00:37:12.16\00:37:13.83
And not only did
they raise their hands,
00:37:13.86\00:37:15.56
we then invited them to come
00:37:15.60\00:37:16.93
to the Total Member Involvement
AWR evangelistic meetings.
00:37:16.97\00:37:18.40
And so many of them came.
00:37:18.43\00:37:20.30
Remember Pastor
Kyle, so many of them came.
00:37:20.34\00:37:22.74
Thousands came and we had
over 500 baptisms as a result.
00:37:22.77\00:37:25.07
Amen.
00:37:25.11\00:37:26.44
That's why Dr. Lela
00:37:26.47\00:37:27.81
is now our Adventist
World Radio medical director.
00:37:27.84\00:37:30.01
Amen.
00:37:30.05\00:37:31.38
So Dr. Lela, as the
new AWR medical director,
00:37:31.41\00:37:34.42
we're planning something special
00:37:34.45\00:37:35.98
because Palau in summer
00:37:36.02\00:37:37.79
but we've got
something coming up
00:37:37.82\00:37:39.15
just around the
corner in India in 2019.
00:37:39.19\00:37:41.19
What's happening?
00:37:41.22\00:37:42.56
I am so excited to tell
GYC that Chennai, India,
00:37:42.59\00:37:46.03
the main hub for the
Total Member Involvement event
00:37:46.06\00:37:49.40
this summer, June 4 to 6.
00:37:49.43\00:37:52.03
We by God's
grace are gonna service
00:37:52.07\00:37:54.27
thousands upon
thousands of patients
00:37:54.30\00:37:56.37
with free medical, dental,
eye care and surgical services.
00:37:56.40\00:37:59.37
Wow!
00:37:59.41\00:38:00.74
So this is gonna happen
right before the TMI meetings
00:38:00.78\00:38:03.58
and there's gonna be, Dr. McKey,
00:38:03.61\00:38:04.95
how many meetings
in India this summer?
00:38:04.98\00:38:07.12
Four thousand.
00:38:07.15\00:38:08.48
Wow, praise God. Four thousand.
00:38:08.52\00:38:10.09
So this summer from June 4 to 6
00:38:10.12\00:38:12.99
we'll have the clinic
right before the meetings.
00:38:13.02\00:38:15.19
Who can be involved?
00:38:15.22\00:38:16.56
I mean, do I
have to be a doctor?
00:38:16.59\00:38:17.93
Do I have to be a nurse,
00:38:17.96\00:38:19.29
somebody that
knows health ministry?
00:38:19.33\00:38:20.66
AWR mobile clinics do not...
00:38:20.70\00:38:22.43
Yes, of course, we
need medical providers
00:38:22.46\00:38:24.60
and dental providers
00:38:24.63\00:38:25.97
but we need everyone, everyone,
electricians, plumbers,
00:38:26.00\00:38:29.60
every single
person has involvement.
00:38:29.64\00:38:30.97
How about young people,
do you need young people?
00:38:31.01\00:38:32.81
We desperately,
especially need young people.
00:38:32.84\00:38:35.54
In fact, what we say
is if you have a smile,
00:38:35.58\00:38:38.71
and you have a
heartbeat, you are needed.
00:38:38.75\00:38:41.05
Okay, can you guys
smile, can you look?
00:38:41.08\00:38:43.08
Duane, do you
think they can smile?
00:38:43.12\00:38:44.65
Sure they can, I see it.
00:38:44.69\00:38:46.02
And I think
they have heartbeats.
00:38:46.05\00:38:47.39
I think they can
come. I think so.
00:38:47.42\00:38:48.76
All right.
00:38:48.79\00:38:50.13
So that's why
tonight at the AWR booth,
00:38:50.16\00:38:51.49
we are so committed
00:38:51.53\00:38:52.86
because we want
young people to come.
00:38:52.89\00:38:54.23
Dr. McKey, what are
we gonna do for those?
00:38:54.26\00:38:55.60
We're gonna give
10 scholarships away,
00:38:55.63\00:38:57.50
is that right? That's right.
00:38:57.53\00:38:58.87
Five hundred dollars each.
00:38:58.90\00:39:00.24
Five hundred dollars each
00:39:00.27\00:39:01.60
for those who will be selecting
00:39:01.64\00:39:02.97
from those who
come tonight to sign up
00:39:03.00\00:39:04.34
to be a part of this
exciting health outreach for AWR
00:39:04.37\00:39:07.91
and the TMI
initiative this summer.
00:39:07.94\00:39:09.81
We're excited.
00:39:09.84\00:39:11.18
Now Dr. Lela, it reminds
me of a story from this summer
00:39:11.21\00:39:14.28
because you know,
00:39:14.32\00:39:15.65
stories help us
understand what happened.
00:39:15.68\00:39:17.22
We had a man who
came to our clinic
00:39:17.25\00:39:18.75
in the
Philippines, his name was June,
00:39:18.79\00:39:20.66
he had been paralyzed from birth
00:39:20.69\00:39:22.52
but someone gave him a radio.
00:39:22.56\00:39:24.76
He was listening to AWR,
00:39:24.79\00:39:26.39
got invited to come to
the mega medical clinic,
00:39:26.43\00:39:28.90
brought his whole family
00:39:28.93\00:39:30.77
and for the first time
he got seen by a doctor,
00:39:30.80\00:39:32.87
got his first wheelchair.
00:39:32.90\00:39:34.24
Wow!
00:39:34.27\00:39:35.60
But not only did that happen,
00:39:35.64\00:39:36.97
he accepted Christ
when we made the appeal.
00:39:37.01\00:39:38.81
Came to the
evangelistic meetings,
00:39:38.84\00:39:40.38
his whole family was baptized,
00:39:40.41\00:39:41.94
they hurried him into the ocean,
00:39:41.98\00:39:43.71
just like that
paralytic brought to Jesus
00:39:43.75\00:39:45.71
and he was baptized
00:39:45.75\00:39:47.08
and is the
Seventh-day Adventist today.
00:39:47.12\00:39:48.45
That is what comprehensive
health ministry is all about,
00:39:48.48\00:39:50.92
leading people from broadcast,
00:39:50.95\00:39:52.49
health ministry to baptism,
00:39:52.52\00:39:54.06
leading them to Jesus.
00:39:54.09\00:39:55.42
Amen.
00:39:55.46\00:39:56.79
So Dr. Lela,
00:39:56.83\00:39:58.16
if there are young people
here that want to get involved,
00:39:58.19\00:40:00.86
they want to be a part of
this ministry going forward,
00:40:00.90\00:40:03.50
what do they need to do?
00:40:03.53\00:40:04.93
Well, I would say,
00:40:04.97\00:40:06.30
if you want to have
00:40:06.33\00:40:07.67
an absolutely life
changing experience,
00:40:07.70\00:40:09.90
not just for this life
00:40:09.94\00:40:11.97
but for eternal life,
00:40:12.01\00:40:14.01
get involved in
comprehensive health evangelism.
00:40:14.04\00:40:17.78
It will change your life.
00:40:17.81\00:40:20.48
Right.
00:40:20.52\00:40:21.85
What Pastor Wilson said tonight
00:40:21.88\00:40:23.22
as you draw closer
and closer to Jesus,
00:40:23.25\00:40:24.92
when you are involved with
comprehensive health ministry,
00:40:24.95\00:40:27.39
you will draw closer to Jesus.
00:40:27.42\00:40:30.49
I just cannot
implore you enough.
00:40:30.53\00:40:32.29
Try it out.
00:40:32.33\00:40:33.66
Come talk to us tonight.
00:40:33.70\00:40:35.06
Come by our AWR booth
00:40:35.10\00:40:36.43
or if you're watching online
00:40:36.46\00:40:37.90
or you want to connect
with us on our Facebook page,
00:40:37.93\00:40:40.44
you message us on Facebook.
00:40:40.47\00:40:41.80
We'll have someone
get back to you tonight.
00:40:41.84\00:40:43.24
Tell us you're interested
00:40:43.27\00:40:44.61
in going on a
mission trip in the future
00:40:44.64\00:40:45.97
or getting involved
in your local church.
00:40:46.01\00:40:47.34
We want to help you
00:40:47.38\00:40:48.71
be a
comprehensive health evangelist.
00:40:48.74\00:40:50.08
Jesus is coming.
00:40:50.11\00:40:51.45
He needs each one of
us to help do our part
00:40:51.48\00:40:53.35
so that He will come.
00:40:53.38\00:40:54.72
That's an AWR
comprehensive health evangelism.
00:40:54.75\00:40:56.79
Amen. Amen.
00:40:56.82\00:40:58.15
Amen. God bless you all.
00:40:58.19\00:40:59.52
Amen.
00:40:59.55\00:41:00.89
Good evening, GYC.
00:41:04.83\00:41:07.76
My name is Jill Morikone,
00:41:07.80\00:41:09.13
I'm the General Manager of 3ABN
00:41:09.16\00:41:11.13
and for the past, I
don't know 12 plus years,
00:41:11.17\00:41:14.34
3ABN has had the
privilege of broadcasting
00:41:14.37\00:41:16.94
the GYC Convention.
00:41:16.97\00:41:18.71
We love the mission
and the message of GYC.
00:41:18.74\00:41:22.84
What a privilege it
is to partner together.
00:41:22.88\00:41:24.98
Just last night at the booth,
00:41:25.01\00:41:27.18
I met a young woman
00:41:27.22\00:41:28.55
who's all the way
from South Africa.
00:41:28.58\00:41:31.32
She said, I watched
GYC for years on 3ABN
00:41:31.35\00:41:35.89
and it's my first time
00:41:35.92\00:41:37.26
and I got to
come to the conference
00:41:37.29\00:41:39.26
and she was so excited.
00:41:39.29\00:41:41.03
So we love GYC and
the connection here.
00:41:41.06\00:41:44.03
Romans 10:14,
00:41:44.07\00:41:46.47
Paul says, how shall they hear?
00:41:46.50\00:41:49.90
Let me start that over again.
00:41:49.94\00:41:53.17
"How shall they know the gospel,
00:41:53.21\00:41:56.64
if they never heard it,
00:41:56.68\00:41:58.85
and how shall they
hear without a preacher."
00:41:58.88\00:42:03.12
That's where the
Ministry of 3ABN comes in.
00:42:03.15\00:42:06.76
Over 34 years ago,
00:42:06.79\00:42:08.86
now just being honest with you,
00:42:08.89\00:42:10.56
I was a very
little girl 34 years ago
00:42:10.59\00:42:12.86
and most of you were
probably not even born.
00:42:12.89\00:42:15.23
But 34 years ago,
00:42:15.26\00:42:16.63
God called Danny Shelton
to build a television station
00:42:16.67\00:42:20.50
that would reach the world
00:42:20.54\00:42:21.87
with the undiluted
three angels' messages,
00:42:21.90\00:42:24.97
one that would
counteract the counterfeit.
00:42:25.01\00:42:26.74
And for all those years,
00:42:26.78\00:42:28.11
we have sought to
remain true to that mission.
00:42:28.14\00:42:31.01
Currently our
3ABN leadership team
00:42:31.05\00:42:34.05
is looking at
fresh and relevant ways
00:42:34.08\00:42:36.85
that we can
share the same message
00:42:36.89\00:42:39.09
but with new methods.
00:42:39.12\00:42:40.46
I'm standing next to
Jay, Jason and Bradley,
00:42:40.49\00:42:44.16
General Manager of
our Dare to Dream network,
00:42:44.19\00:42:46.09
which is our urban network
00:42:46.13\00:42:47.46
and tell us about some
of those new ways, Jay?
00:42:47.50\00:42:49.80
Well, you know, when
you're sharing the gospel,
00:42:49.83\00:42:51.80
accessibility is crucial.
00:42:51.83\00:42:54.00
You have to be accessible.
00:42:54.04\00:42:56.00
So if you pull out your phones,
00:42:56.04\00:42:58.17
your tablets, your iPads,
00:42:58.21\00:43:00.88
we have an app,
00:43:00.91\00:43:02.24
a free app that
you can download,
00:43:02.28\00:43:03.98
it's the 3ABN app
00:43:04.01\00:43:05.78
so you just go
to your Play Store
00:43:05.81\00:43:07.68
or your App Store
00:43:07.72\00:43:09.05
and type in 3ABN
and get that app.
00:43:09.08\00:43:12.55
You can also go to
the website 3abn.tv
00:43:12.59\00:43:15.49
and actually watch
the programming on there.
00:43:15.52\00:43:18.46
We're on Roku,
00:43:18.49\00:43:19.86
you just add the
free 3ABN channel there,
00:43:19.89\00:43:23.13
we're on YouTube.
00:43:23.16\00:43:24.50
You can go to youtube.com/3abn.
00:43:24.53\00:43:28.24
You know, it's interesting
how God bless His faithfulness
00:43:28.27\00:43:32.87
and so when you look at 3ABN
00:43:32.91\00:43:36.54
some of you might not know
00:43:36.58\00:43:38.15
that there's so
many more networks.
00:43:38.18\00:43:40.75
In addition it's like
3ABN is the parent network
00:43:40.78\00:43:44.02
and then out of
the parent network
00:43:44.05\00:43:45.89
you have 3ABN Latino,
00:43:45.92\00:43:48.19
they have a
YouTube channel as well,
00:43:48.22\00:43:51.13
youtube.com/3abnlatino.
00:43:51.16\00:43:55.66
Dare to Dream has
a YouTube channel,
00:43:55.70\00:43:57.83
youtube.com/d2dnetworktv.
00:43:57.87\00:44:01.54
So there's so many ways
that you can watch the content.
00:44:01.57\00:44:06.01
At Dare to Dream,
00:44:06.04\00:44:07.38
what we like to do is we
target inner city residents,
00:44:07.41\00:44:09.94
we have a burden
for the inner cities
00:44:09.98\00:44:12.55
and what we found is that
00:44:12.58\00:44:14.25
issues that are
plaguing inner city residents
00:44:14.28\00:44:17.85
go, they span across culturally.
00:44:17.89\00:44:21.82
So what does that look like?
00:44:21.86\00:44:23.59
Well, we have
programs on financial literacy,
00:44:23.63\00:44:27.10
health and
wellness, cooking programs,
00:44:27.13\00:44:29.66
sexual purity
programs, prophecy programs,
00:44:29.70\00:44:33.00
so many programs.
00:44:33.03\00:44:34.70
And if you guys can
copy and paste links,
00:44:34.74\00:44:37.31
I know a lot of you
have Facebook pages,
00:44:37.34\00:44:40.38
you can share links and
partake in digital evangelism.
00:44:40.41\00:44:44.61
Yep, and here to my right,
00:44:44.65\00:44:48.75
yeah, my right, your left,
00:44:48.78\00:44:50.52
I have my good
friend Tim Parton.
00:44:50.55\00:44:53.12
What's your role, Tim?
00:44:53.15\00:44:54.49
My name is Tim Parton,
00:44:54.52\00:44:55.86
and I am the General Manager
00:44:55.89\00:44:57.23
of the Praise Him music network.
00:44:57.26\00:44:59.53
And we are a
network of video channel
00:44:59.56\00:45:02.26
that exists to glorify God
00:45:02.30\00:45:03.97
and encourage His
people through music.
00:45:04.00\00:45:10.84
That's what it's
called. It's music.
00:45:10.87\00:45:12.21
Hello. So it's, it is... Right?
00:45:12.24\00:45:15.71
Inspirational and
inspirational music.
00:45:15.74\00:45:19.68
So what I'm excited,
00:45:19.71\00:45:21.52
speechless as it would be
00:45:21.55\00:45:22.88
to tell you that in three days
00:45:22.92\00:45:24.95
we're going to
launch this network.
00:45:24.99\00:45:27.36
January 2.
00:45:27.39\00:45:28.72
Tuesday, January 2,
00:45:28.76\00:45:30.09
we're going to launch
the Praise Him music network,
00:45:30.13\00:45:32.56
and we would love for you
00:45:32.59\00:45:33.93
to be a part of this network.
00:45:33.96\00:45:35.53
In the future we
will need guests to sing
00:45:35.56\00:45:38.33
so if you have a gift, a
talent in music or media,
00:45:38.37\00:45:42.17
if you're a singer,
songwriter, instrumentalist,
00:45:42.20\00:45:44.94
an artist, a poet,
00:45:44.97\00:45:47.61
if you're videographer,
or cinematographer,
00:45:47.64\00:45:50.35
or graphic artist,
00:45:50.38\00:45:52.85
whatever way you praise Him,
00:45:52.88\00:45:54.78
if it's a fine art,
00:45:54.82\00:45:56.15
we would love to hear from you.
00:45:56.18\00:45:57.69
So you can go to
our Facebook page
00:45:57.72\00:45:59.59
at 3ABN Praise Him
00:45:59.62\00:46:02.09
and you can also follow us
on Instagram at Praise Him,
00:46:02.12\00:46:05.26
3ABN Praise Him.
00:46:05.29\00:46:06.80
We would love to hear from you.
00:46:06.83\00:46:08.80
Over the next 24 hours,
00:46:08.83\00:46:10.47
we are kind of
holding a little pledge
00:46:10.50\00:46:12.40
and a challenge to you
00:46:12.43\00:46:13.87
to reach out to us at 3ABN ideas
00:46:13.90\00:46:18.11
at 3abn.tv.
00:46:18.14\00:46:20.38
If you have ideas, suggestions
for any of the networks
00:46:20.41\00:46:24.65
that 3ABN hosts, we
would love to hear from you,
00:46:24.68\00:46:28.55
the ideas for programming
or for special guests, artists,
00:46:28.58\00:46:32.22
ideas that might be
relevant to your age group.
00:46:32.25\00:46:35.62
Who knows what you've got?
00:46:35.66\00:46:36.99
We want to hear from you,
00:46:37.03\00:46:38.36
especially over
the next 24 hours
00:46:38.39\00:46:40.03
because in 24 hours,
00:46:40.06\00:46:41.40
we're going to be giving
a gift away, a special gift.
00:46:41.43\00:46:44.73
And you can also come to us
00:46:44.77\00:46:46.37
at the booth in
the exhibit hall.
00:46:46.40\00:46:48.70
We want to hear your ideas
00:46:48.74\00:46:50.07
so be sure and reach out to us
00:46:50.11\00:46:51.97
especially over
the next 24 hours
00:46:52.01\00:46:53.58
at 3ABN Ideas at 3abn.tv.
00:46:53.61\00:46:57.38
Thank you so
much, Tim and Jason.
00:46:57.41\00:46:58.75
It's a privilege
to serve the Lord
00:46:58.78\00:47:00.55
through media
and each one of you
00:47:00.58\00:47:02.62
can be part of the 3ABN family.
00:47:02.65\00:47:04.22
We are looking for your ideas,
00:47:04.25\00:47:05.72
we're looking
for your suggestions,
00:47:05.75\00:47:07.29
we're looking for you
00:47:07.32\00:47:08.76
to participate in
the ministry of 3ABN.
00:47:08.79\00:47:11.69
Thank you.
00:47:11.73\00:47:14.80
Good evening, everybody.
00:47:14.83\00:47:16.67
Did you guys go on outreach?
00:47:16.70\00:47:19.37
Who went on outreach?
00:47:19.40\00:47:21.37
Raise your hand.
00:47:21.40\00:47:22.74
Did you guys have a good time?
00:47:22.77\00:47:25.01
Well, for the first time,
00:47:25.04\00:47:27.24
we're gonna share some stats.
00:47:27.28\00:47:30.75
Two hours after outreach
00:47:30.78\00:47:32.71
who wants to know
what happened out there?
00:47:32.75\00:47:34.95
Yes, amen.
00:47:34.98\00:47:36.45
Well, I'm gonna share some stats
00:47:36.48\00:47:38.45
after I share these
three incredible testimonies.
00:47:38.49\00:47:42.99
All right, and
our first testimony
00:47:43.02\00:47:45.13
comes from Alvina...
00:47:45.16\00:47:47.50
Eluvia. I'm sorry, Eluvia.
00:47:47.53\00:47:48.96
Eluvia, where are you from?
00:47:49.00\00:47:50.73
I'm from Houston.
00:47:50.77\00:47:52.37
And so you live here locally.
00:47:52.40\00:47:54.57
You went on a bus,
00:47:54.60\00:47:55.94
was it refugee or non refugee?
00:47:55.97\00:47:57.87
Refugee.
00:47:57.91\00:47:59.24
So you met somebody at the door,
00:47:59.27\00:48:01.28
they were a refugee
where were they from?
00:48:01.31\00:48:03.71
Ethiopia.
00:48:03.75\00:48:05.08
Okay, and what
happened at this door?
00:48:05.11\00:48:07.95
Okay, so
originally my partner and I,
00:48:07.98\00:48:09.68
my sister walked up to the door.
00:48:09.72\00:48:11.95
We were getting
ready to walk away
00:48:11.99\00:48:13.89
when they opened the door.
00:48:13.92\00:48:16.32
They accepted to
participate in the survey
00:48:16.36\00:48:19.89
and they started
the survey with us
00:48:19.93\00:48:21.90
when we got to the question
of his country of origin.
00:48:21.93\00:48:26.74
He jokingly mentioned China
00:48:26.77\00:48:28.87
and as I was typing
it in into the survey.
00:48:28.90\00:48:30.97
He was like, no,
I'm just kidding,
00:48:31.01\00:48:32.34
I'm from Ethiopia
and he loosened up,
00:48:32.37\00:48:35.84
you could tell that he felt
a little bit more comfortable
00:48:35.88\00:48:37.68
doing the survey
00:48:37.71\00:48:39.05
and we went through
the questions of the kids
00:48:39.08\00:48:41.02
and then
00:48:41.05\00:48:42.38
when we got to the question
of doing prayer together,
00:48:42.42\00:48:46.96
he goes.
00:48:46.99\00:48:48.32
Okay, but who are
you gonna pray to?
00:48:48.36\00:48:50.09
And I answered God.
00:48:50.13\00:48:51.66
And he goes,
00:48:51.69\00:48:54.40
do you believe in Jesus Christ?
00:48:54.43\00:48:55.86
And I said, yes.
00:48:55.90\00:48:57.23
And he asked me,
who is he to you?
00:48:57.27\00:49:00.10
And I didn't really know
00:49:00.14\00:49:02.60
what to reply but what
came to mind at the moment was,
00:49:02.64\00:49:05.64
He's my Savior,
00:49:05.67\00:49:07.01
and He's my best friend.
00:49:07.04\00:49:08.48
And today he
seemed hesitant at first
00:49:08.51\00:49:13.75
and right when I said
that he smiled really big.
00:49:13.78\00:49:17.09
And then he said, then
yes, you can pray for me.
00:49:17.12\00:49:22.19
At first he wanted to
be the one to pray for us
00:49:22.22\00:49:25.56
but as soon as I
replied that to him,
00:49:25.59\00:49:28.80
it seemed like
he was okay with me
00:49:28.83\00:49:31.10
praying for him.
00:49:31.13\00:49:32.47
And so his son was
standing next to him,
00:49:32.50\00:49:34.97
and I prayed for them.
00:49:35.00\00:49:36.60
Their names are Daniel and Isaac
00:49:36.64\00:49:38.11
and so we prayed together.
00:49:38.14\00:49:40.04
And when we were done,
00:49:40.08\00:49:41.41
he wanted to know
more about the survey.
00:49:41.44\00:49:42.98
And so I shared a little bit
00:49:43.01\00:49:44.35
about the GYC
Conference with them
00:49:44.38\00:49:46.18
and what we were
doing in town this weekend.
00:49:46.21\00:49:48.45
And so he told us
00:49:48.48\00:49:52.79
to keep sharing Jesus.
00:49:52.82\00:49:55.29
He first asked
00:49:55.32\00:49:58.33
when you go out
there and do these surveys,
00:49:58.36\00:50:00.00
do you tell people about Jesus?
00:50:00.03\00:50:01.60
And I answered,
yes, if they allow me to.
00:50:01.63\00:50:05.13
And he replied, the
most amazing response to me
00:50:05.17\00:50:08.70
and best advice and he goes,
00:50:08.74\00:50:11.24
don't ask for permission.
00:50:11.27\00:50:12.74
He goes, when
you're given the chance,
00:50:12.77\00:50:14.68
go for it,
00:50:14.71\00:50:16.04
take advantage of it,
00:50:16.08\00:50:17.41
and know that it's
not you doing the work
00:50:17.45\00:50:20.25
but its God doing
the work through you.
00:50:20.28\00:50:22.58
And so when he said that,
00:50:22.62\00:50:24.52
I really didn't
know what else to say
00:50:24.55\00:50:26.59
other than thank you
for the advice you gave me.
00:50:26.62\00:50:29.46
And as we parted ways,
00:50:29.49\00:50:31.43
he...
00:50:31.46\00:50:32.79
So, okay, so you meet this man,
00:50:32.83\00:50:34.53
he's a refugee from Ethiopia.
00:50:34.56\00:50:37.00
You thought that you
were there to bless him
00:50:37.03\00:50:39.27
but he ends up blessing
you and encouraging you.
00:50:39.30\00:50:42.37
And then at the
end of this experience,
00:50:42.40\00:50:45.57
what did it make you feel like?
00:50:45.61\00:50:48.91
So just like you said,
00:50:48.94\00:50:50.55
I felt like he had
preached more to me
00:50:50.58\00:50:52.61
than I could have
ever preached to him.
00:50:52.65\00:50:54.45
And so I took
his advice to heart
00:50:54.48\00:50:56.22
and although this
was my second time
00:50:56.25\00:50:58.59
going door-to-door knocking.
00:50:58.62\00:50:59.95
I feel more
encouraged to keep doing it
00:50:59.99\00:51:02.39
to step out of my comfort zone
00:51:02.42\00:51:04.73
and leave my fear
aside knowing that,
00:51:04.76\00:51:06.76
like he said, it is God
doing the work through me.
00:51:06.80\00:51:09.36
And so he did
mention as we were leaving,
00:51:09.40\00:51:12.97
we were like Happy New Year.
00:51:13.00\00:51:14.34
And he goes, you're
welcome here anytime.
00:51:14.37\00:51:17.21
Amen.
00:51:17.24\00:51:18.57
And then you decided you
wanted to make a commitment
00:51:18.61\00:51:21.31
since you live here
in Houston to do what?
00:51:21.34\00:51:23.88
Right.
00:51:23.91\00:51:25.25
So as a youth
leader in my church
00:51:25.28\00:51:26.61
here in Spring Branch,
00:51:26.65\00:51:27.98
I decided that
we're gonna come back,
00:51:28.02\00:51:29.68
we're gonna have follow up
00:51:29.72\00:51:31.05
with the several
houses we knocked on,
00:51:31.09\00:51:33.12
and we're going to come back
00:51:33.15\00:51:35.02
whether it is to
visit right to them,
00:51:35.06\00:51:37.89
deliver a food basket
00:51:37.93\00:51:39.26
or some sort, we're
gonna have follow up
00:51:39.29\00:51:41.36
and I made that
commitment in my heart
00:51:41.40\00:51:43.20
and it's gonna happen.
00:51:43.23\00:51:44.57
Amen.
00:51:44.60\00:51:45.93
So you decided that
you're gonna follow up
00:51:45.97\00:51:47.77
with the refugee community
00:51:47.80\00:51:49.70
because you've
experienced the encouragement
00:51:49.74\00:51:52.87
that it got...
00:51:52.91\00:51:54.24
you received from this.
00:51:54.28\00:51:55.61
Amen. Thank you for sharing.
00:51:55.64\00:51:56.98
All right, our next
story comes from John,
00:51:57.01\00:52:00.28
and John is from Weimar.
00:52:00.32\00:52:02.12
Tell us what bus you went on?
00:52:02.15\00:52:04.89
I wanted to go on a bus
00:52:04.92\00:52:06.69
that would go to a place
00:52:06.72\00:52:08.06
where I could talk to
people who speak Chinese.
00:52:08.09\00:52:09.42
So I went down a line
00:52:09.46\00:52:10.79
and I sat down in
the Chinese group.
00:52:10.83\00:52:12.79
All right, and then
you ended up going, where?
00:52:12.83\00:52:16.67
Well, we ended up going
to this apartment complex
00:52:16.70\00:52:19.57
and it was gated.
00:52:19.60\00:52:20.94
Once we got through the
gate, once the car went through,
00:52:20.97\00:52:22.80
I felt impressed
00:52:22.84\00:52:24.17
because I had prayed
with my outreach partner.
00:52:24.21\00:52:25.54
I felt impressed
that we should go
00:52:25.57\00:52:26.91
to the back to the very top,
00:52:26.94\00:52:28.28
there were three floors.
00:52:28.31\00:52:29.64
We went all the way
to the back top corner
00:52:29.68\00:52:31.01
and started working forward.
00:52:31.05\00:52:32.38
So you decided
you were impressed
00:52:32.41\00:52:34.15
and then you
decided to go all the way
00:52:34.18\00:52:36.18
to the very back third floor
00:52:36.22\00:52:39.09
of the apartment
complex, what happened?
00:52:39.12\00:52:41.12
Who did you meet there?
00:52:41.16\00:52:42.66
Well, one of the first
doors that I knocked on
00:52:42.69\00:52:44.89
there was this young
woman who came to the door,
00:52:44.93\00:52:46.90
and I was expecting
someone who spoke Chinese,
00:52:46.93\00:52:48.70
maybe, maybe a Spanish
00:52:48.73\00:52:50.07
but she had a head covering.
00:52:50.10\00:52:52.63
I'm sure you guys have seen
the beautiful head coverings
00:52:52.67\00:52:55.00
that Muslim woman wear.
00:52:55.04\00:52:58.11
She was from Afghanistan.
00:52:58.14\00:53:00.11
Wow!
00:53:00.14\00:53:01.48
Okay, and then you
asked her for her name.
00:53:01.51\00:53:04.25
What happened after that?
00:53:04.28\00:53:05.88
She was hesitant at first
00:53:05.91\00:53:07.58
when she first opened the door
00:53:07.62\00:53:09.62
but after a while,
00:53:09.65\00:53:10.99
I asked her for her name
00:53:11.02\00:53:12.85
and she said my name is Arzoo.
00:53:12.89\00:53:15.49
And because of I learned
a few a little bit of words
00:53:15.52\00:53:18.43
of Middle Eastern
languages growing up.
00:53:18.46\00:53:20.00
I knew that it
meant hope or a wish
00:53:20.03\00:53:22.06
and I mentioned that to her
00:53:22.10\00:53:23.43
and she just
completely opened up.
00:53:23.47\00:53:24.83
She brought her
sister, she brought her mother,
00:53:24.87\00:53:27.10
and we talked and we were able
to find out what they needed.
00:53:27.14\00:53:30.31
It turns out
00:53:30.34\00:53:31.67
that refugee families need
stuff like sofas and tables
00:53:31.71\00:53:35.48
because they can't
bring them, they're heavy,
00:53:35.51\00:53:36.98
they can't take them
all the way from home.
00:53:37.01\00:53:39.21
So she was hesitant at first.
00:53:39.25\00:53:40.95
You said her,
00:53:40.98\00:53:42.32
you knew the meaning of her name
00:53:42.35\00:53:43.69
because of your past
missionary experiences
00:53:43.72\00:53:46.79
and then she shared
her practical needs.
00:53:46.82\00:53:49.79
Did she sign up for follow up?
00:53:49.82\00:53:52.99
I was hoping that she'd
be interested in the Bible
00:53:53.03\00:53:55.26
or maybe a GLOW
track but she wasn't.
00:53:55.30\00:53:58.50
She didn't really want
to have much to do with that
00:53:58.53\00:54:01.00
but she was willing
to have us pray with her
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and afterwards we got her number
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and we're gonna
follow up as best we can.
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Amen. Praise the Lord.
00:54:08.18\00:54:10.38
Thank you, John,
for sharing your story.
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All right, and our next
group is Kennedy and William.
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Tell us where are you guys from?
00:54:18.09\00:54:20.32
We're from Jersey.
00:54:20.36\00:54:22.26
Okay, we got some
flat bands out there.
00:54:22.29\00:54:24.53
So tell us,
00:54:24.56\00:54:26.29
it was the end of the bus trip
00:54:26.33\00:54:29.33
and what happened?
00:54:29.36\00:54:31.03
You had one thing left?
00:54:31.07\00:54:33.74
So since we're pressed on time,
00:54:33.77\00:54:36.81
my friend,
00:54:36.84\00:54:38.51
he was already
walking towards the bus stop
00:54:38.54\00:54:40.18
from where we're
gonna get picked up from
00:54:40.21\00:54:43.91
and I was already walking
towards the opposite direction
00:54:43.95\00:54:46.88
to the other houses
that we can knock on
00:54:46.92\00:54:49.65
and to the people
that we can talk to.
00:54:49.68\00:54:52.45
So you decided
you're gonna keep going,
00:54:52.49\00:54:55.46
but your partner is
already headed towards the bus.
00:54:55.49\00:54:58.66
So then what happens?
00:54:58.69\00:55:01.03
So I told my
partner, I was like,
00:55:01.06\00:55:02.60
"Yeah, dude, come on.
00:55:02.63\00:55:03.97
We just got one more.
00:55:04.00\00:55:07.54
One more Bible study got left.
00:55:07.57\00:55:10.11
We could talk to one
more person to save."
00:55:10.14\00:55:16.01
Amen.
00:55:16.04\00:55:17.38
Okay, and so you kept going
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and what...?
00:55:19.58\00:55:20.92
Did you join him
or what happened?
00:55:20.95\00:55:22.48
Yes, I ended up
joining him back.
00:55:22.52\00:55:24.79
I was like, "Okay, let's
just get this over with."
00:55:24.82\00:55:28.72
Initially, that's
what I had in mind.
00:55:28.76\00:55:30.39
But definitely I wanted to get
this one last Bible study out,
00:55:30.43\00:55:34.46
so that one more
life can be saved.
00:55:34.50\00:55:37.13
Amen.
00:55:37.17\00:55:38.50
And so you met a young man
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and this young man you
find out is also Christian.
00:55:39.90\00:55:44.17
What happens at the door?
00:55:44.21\00:55:46.51
Yes, so when we
had the discussion,
00:55:46.54\00:55:48.48
we had one on one
discussion with the man.
00:55:48.51\00:55:51.18
He said he was Baptist
00:55:51.21\00:55:52.91
and he wanted...
00:55:52.95\00:55:54.48
He had religious background
00:55:54.52\00:55:56.15
he knew about the Bible
00:55:56.18\00:55:57.99
and he surprisingly when we got
into more deeper conversation,
00:55:58.02\00:56:02.26
we find out that he
was actually from Jersey,
00:56:02.29\00:56:05.26
initially from Jersey.
00:56:05.29\00:56:07.10
He lives in Houston temporary
00:56:07.13\00:56:08.50
but his hometown
is back in Perth Amboy
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which is
surprisingly God, praise God
00:56:11.87\00:56:14.50
because that's
literally 10 minutes away
00:56:14.54\00:56:16.71
from where we live.
00:56:16.74\00:56:18.51
And just to wrap it all up,
00:56:18.54\00:56:21.64
he actually lives
on the same street
00:56:21.68\00:56:23.85
as one of our
fellow friends, the church,
00:56:23.88\00:56:27.48
of Perth Amboy Church.
00:56:27.52\00:56:28.85
So I decided that we should...
00:56:28.88\00:56:31.92
I got in contact
with the youth leader
00:56:31.95\00:56:33.59
of the Perth Amboy Church
00:56:33.62\00:56:34.96
and we discussed about
possibly giving Bible studies
00:56:34.99\00:56:38.56
not to just the
man but to his mom,
00:56:38.59\00:56:41.26
who is also living in
Perth Amboy at this time.
00:56:41.30\00:56:43.97
Amen.
00:56:44.00\00:56:45.33
So you go to this young man,
00:56:45.37\00:56:46.70
it's your last door.
00:56:46.74\00:56:48.60
He signs up for Bible studies,
00:56:48.64\00:56:50.41
you find out he's
also from New Jersey
00:56:50.44\00:56:53.14
and not only that 10
minutes from your house
00:56:53.17\00:56:55.74
and just down the
street from the local church,
00:56:55.78\00:56:58.11
you connect with the
local church youth pastor
00:56:58.15\00:57:00.82
and they're gonna
follow up with his mom.
00:57:00.85\00:57:03.69
Amen.
00:57:03.72\00:57:05.09
God brings us to the exact doors
00:57:05.12\00:57:07.99
that we need to go to.
00:57:08.02\00:57:09.39
And as promised
I need to tell you
00:57:09.42\00:57:11.39
what happened with the stats.
00:57:11.43\00:57:13.50
So this is what happened.
00:57:13.53\00:57:14.86
We went on 32 buses,
00:57:14.90\00:57:17.53
we knocked on...
00:57:17.57\00:57:19.37
There was 1,664 young people
00:57:19.40\00:57:22.60
and chaperones that
went on the outreach.
00:57:22.64\00:57:25.01
We knocked on
more than 11,044 doors,
00:57:25.04\00:57:29.41
3276 of those
were refugee doors,
00:57:29.44\00:57:33.25
151 refugees are
interested in Bible studies.
00:57:33.28\00:57:39.45
Amen?
00:57:39.49\00:57:40.82
Six hundred and twenty
two Bible study overall,
00:57:40.86\00:57:44.66
over 640 people
donated items for refugees,
00:57:44.69\00:57:50.07
and over 19, 650 GLOW
tracks were passed out.
00:57:50.10\00:57:54.84