Faith is the victory
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Encamped Along
the hills of light
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Ye Christian soldiers, rise
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And press the
battle Ere the night
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Shall veil the glowing skies
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Against the foe in vales below
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Let all our strength be hurled
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Faith is the victory, we know
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That overcomes the world
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Sing it out!
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Faith is the victory
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Faith is the victory
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O, glorious victory
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That overcomes the world
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On every hand the foe we find
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Drawn up in dread array
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Let tents of ease Be left behind
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And onward to the fray
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Salvation's helmet on each head
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With truth all girt about
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The earth shall
tremble 'neath our tread
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And echo with our shout
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Faith is the victory
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Faith is the victory
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O, glorious victory
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That overcomes the world
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To him that overcomes the foe
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White raiment shall be giv'n
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Before the angels he shall know
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His name confessed in heav'n
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Then onward From
the hills of light
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Our hearts with love aflame
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We'll vanquish
All the hosts of night
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In Jesus' conquering name
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Let me hear, GYC!
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Faith is the victory
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Faith is the victory
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O, glorious victory
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That overcomes the world.
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Amen. You may be seated.
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Good evening, GYC.
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We are so excited
to be here with you
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that we can worship together.
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And along with me here
is the executive committee
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of which we have decided
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to make God first
at this GYC Louisville.
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We expect, as we
gather here together,
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that as we worship together,
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the foremost person that
we want to glorify is God.
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We are not here
to entertain you,
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we are here to inspire
and challenge this generation
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to take sacrificial
initiative for Christ.
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And when we gather here,
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we want this place to
be a house of worship.
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And we believe
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that if we
uplift Christ together,
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He will draw all men unto him.
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So when we're thinking
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about the idea of
sacrificial initiative
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as a planning as a team,
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we started thinking about
different Bible characters
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that exemplified
sacrificial initiative
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in their own lives.
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And two characters that
rose to the very top of the list
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were the character of Jonathan,
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the crown prince
and his armor-bearer,
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which is where our
theme has come from
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by many or by few.
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Their courage to take
sacrificial initiative
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is what we're
going to be focusing
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on this weekend.
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But really,
Jonathan and his armor-bearer
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were merely an example
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of the man who took
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the greatest
sacrificial initiative ever.
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That is Christ Jesus. Amen.
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And so our theme song this year
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is about that ultimate
sacrificial initiative taker
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and his call to us
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to take that
initiative in our own lives.
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So we invite you
to stand once again
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and sing with us.
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For the very first time,
our theme song for this year,
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Our Prince's Call.
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There's a lost, lonely
soul waiting silent at war
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For a rescue to come to the door
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Many could go but I only know
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The name of that one lonely soul
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Oh can you hear our Prince
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calling on before,
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"Let us go and restore
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The broken hearted, the wounded,
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the captives of war
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Will you bear
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My shield of faith once more"
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Many more are the souls
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who are bound up in fear
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As they run through
the dark far and near
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Though I will fight,
just one ends the night
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Our Prince who
carries the light.
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Oh can you hear our
Prince calling on before,
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"Let us go and restore
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The broken hearted, the wounded,
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the captives of war
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Will you bear My
shield of faith once more"
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To that lost lonely
soul I will go and will share
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All their
cries, all their fears,
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all their prayers
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For it's been told,
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my Prince he does hold
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The tears of
that one lonely soul
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Oh can you hear our
Prince calling on before,
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"Let us go and restore
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The broken hearted, the wounded,
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the captives of war
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Will you bear My
shield of faith once more"
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Sing that chorus one more time.
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Oh can you hear our
Prince calling on before,
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"Let us go and restore
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The broken hearted, the wounded,
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the captives of war
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Will you bear
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My shield of faith once more"
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Amen.
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You may be seated.
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The Lord is good. Amen?
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The Lord is gracious.
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It is a
privilege that we can start
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the first day
of the year of 2020
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in worship to
our Maker and Savior,
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the Lord Jesus.
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For my keynote address today,
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I want to thank a lot of people,
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but I'll summarize them.
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For and foremost
I want to thank God.
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The Lord is good and
the Lord has been gracious.
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I will also like
to thank my family,
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my GYC family.
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And especially
my dear wife, Amy,
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who has supported
me, and prayed for me,
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and helped give me
the best years of my life.
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And I thank her so
much for her dedication.
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I am reminded as I
stand here before you
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that today is a day of judgment.
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It is a day of judgment.
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As a youth led movement,
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which GYC is which is run
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by young people
for young people.
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We are at a crossroads
in identity as a people.
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For who always a generation away
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from instinction
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and a generation
away from glorification.
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The same is true for the
church which we are the church.
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If we complain about
the church as young people,
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we are
complaining about ourselves.
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I am always reminded of that.
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The ideals of GYC
and the mission of GYC
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which stands to finish
the work in this generation
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to spread the
three angels message
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to the whole wide
world in our lifetime
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will exist till Jesus return.
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For there will always
be a group of young people
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that will be
completely surrendered,
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completely sold out
for the cause of Christ
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and the definite aim
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to finish the
work in our generation.
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But the question
for us today, GYC,
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is will we be
part of this movement?
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The work of
bringing the Word of God
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to this whole
world in a generation
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can only happen
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through the help
of the Holy Spirit.
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It is a work that
requires our surrender.
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It is a work that
requires sacrifice.
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I am reminded again
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that today is a day of judgment.
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And to live
according to the Word of God
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is to live at
times against culture,
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but it is the best of life.
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GYC from the time it began,
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always had a burden
for the Word of God.
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We have been alive
now for almost 18 years.
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And over the last 6 years,
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you GYC have helped facilitate
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more than 2,000
decisions for baptism,
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more than 3,000 young people
have committed to mission,
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more than 200,000
doors have been knocked on
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in the last 6 years,
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more than 1,200,000
pieces of literature
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have been given out.
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And more than 9,000
people in the communities
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which we have served
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have made a
decision to learn about Jesus
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as their personal Savior.
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All the glory goes to God.
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For even one person
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that is brought to
the foot of the cross
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is worth all the efforts
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we have sought to
give to the glory of God.
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But I'm also reminded
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that the challenges
that lay ahead of us
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are great and they are urgent.
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More than 75% of
young people like you and I,
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who go to colleges
leave the Adventist faith.
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The fundamental questions
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that face this
upcoming generation
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are not anymore
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what must I do to
be a good Christian,
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but does God even exist.
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Is the Bible
relevant to my daily life
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or is it just a
good Santa Claus story
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to make me feel good
about the life I'm facing?
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We also face as a generation
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a big mental health
crisis like nothing else.
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According to the American
Psychological Association,
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the rate of suicide
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has grown to more than
30% just in the last 10 years.
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That is telling to me
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that the way a lot
of people have decided
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to face tomorrow
is to end it today.
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This number has
grown even to 50%
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among young ladies
in the last 10 years.
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There was a
businessman in Chicago
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who decided that he
wanted to end his life.
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And the way that
he wanted to do it
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was to go to the river
and end his life there.
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As he was
journeying to the river,
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as he was walking
through the streets,
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he found a young
girl who was alone.
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He asked her,
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"Is everything
okay in your life?"
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And she says, "No, it's not.
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The cupboards are
empty, I am hungry.
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And my mother is
laying sick in bed,
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and we do not know what to do."
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The businessman
thought about it and he says,
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"Well, there's
something we can do."
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So he asked
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if the young girl could show him
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where she lived.
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Indeed, he went there,
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and he opened the cupboards
and the cupboards were empty.
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He looked around the
house and in the corner,
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he could see a frail
woman fighting for her life.
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And he said
something must be done.
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So he bought groceries.
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And then he tried
to help this lady,
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he filled all the cupboards
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and tried to help this
lady regain her health,
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finding the best
medical assistance
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he could find.
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At the end of the
day he was so tired
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and he left the
house and he asked himself,
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"Where was I going?
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Where was I going?"
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This man realizing that life,
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the meaning of life was
found in serving other people,
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realized and forgot
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that he wanted to
end his life that day.
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Because he realized
there's more meaning to live
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for Christ and for
others than just for yourself.
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We are becoming, as
a generation sometimes,
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very selfish.
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We think at times
that life is all about us.
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But I want to
tell you, my friends,
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a generation that
is consumed by self
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is a generation
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that will not find
the meaning of life.
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As GYCers gathered here around,
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we gather here
because we believe
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that we can live
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for something
bigger than ourselves.
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And that is to live for God
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and for those whom He died for.
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As we face the
challenges that I look ahead,
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I gain a lot of comfort
in the Spirit of Prophecy.
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In the book called
Life Sketches, page 196,
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some of us might know it,
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some of us this
might be the first time
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you've heard of this quote
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but, "We have nothing
to fear for the future,
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except as we shall forget
the way the Lord has led us
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and His teaching
in our past history."
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My friends, I
want to tell you today
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that we do not know what
will happen in the future
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but we know who
holds the future.
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Amen?
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And that is Jesus Christ.
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And if we see close to Him
and believe in His teachings,
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the Word of God,
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we shall have nothing
to fear for the future.
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As we think
about this at this GYC,
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we have prepared
for you a program
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that aims to
challenge and inspire you
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to live
sacrificial lives for Christ,
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no matter the cost.
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In order to build this program,
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we have realized
that we have to put
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above everything else
00:17:16.23\00:17:18.03
and give glory to
everything above everything else
00:17:18.07\00:17:21.54
and that is Jesus.
00:17:21.57\00:17:24.97
We have to focus on
the Jesus of Scripture.
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As we're
building this GYC program,
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we have seen
that we need to focus
00:17:32.88\00:17:35.95
not only upon the Word of God,
00:17:35.98\00:17:38.92
but we need to
focus on prayer as well.
00:17:38.95\00:17:44.19
We believe with full confidence
that a praying generation
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is a generation that
is willing to sacrifice.
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And a generation that
is willing to sacrifice
00:17:53.13\00:17:55.74
because the love
of God compels them
00:17:55.77\00:17:58.87
can hasten the
coming of the Lord Jesus
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through the power
of the Holy Spirit.
00:18:01.91\00:18:05.51
I don't know about you,
but I am tired of this world.
00:18:05.55\00:18:10.89
And we want to go home.
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We have organized
in our program seminars
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and breakout sessions as well,
00:18:17.86\00:18:20.76
in the hope that we
will put you in contact
00:18:20.80\00:18:23.50
with business owners,
missionaries, lawyers,
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students,
00:18:28.60\00:18:29.94
who are living the
mission of the Adventist Church
00:18:29.97\00:18:33.98
and who can inspire
you and give you guidance
00:18:34.01\00:18:36.78
as you embrace the
call of Jesus Christ,
00:18:36.81\00:18:40.42
the Great Commission to
go to the ends of the earth
00:18:40.45\00:18:44.69
because God has not
given us a great option.
00:18:44.72\00:18:48.02
He has given us
a Great Commission.
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And it is our privilege
00:18:51.69\00:18:53.40
to accept this
call of Jesus Christ.
00:18:53.43\00:18:57.20
We also realize
that as a movement,
00:19:00.27\00:19:05.07
we need to focus
more and more on mission.
00:19:05.11\00:19:09.58
The reason why you
see the setup here today,
00:19:09.61\00:19:11.85
and I want you to look
around at your neighbors
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is because in this main plenary
00:19:16.05\00:19:18.45
we believe as you look
around and you look behind you,
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what do you see?
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You see the exhibit hall.
00:19:25.96\00:19:29.26
Every exhibitors
that has come to this GYC
00:19:29.30\00:19:33.10
is coming with the idea
00:19:33.13\00:19:36.14
and purpose of
engaging you in mission.
00:19:36.17\00:19:39.84
Not only do we want to call
00:19:39.87\00:19:41.51
for you to give
your life to Christ,
00:19:41.54\00:19:44.58
but we want to provide
to you the opportunities
00:19:44.61\00:19:47.25
for you to serve Christ.
00:19:47.28\00:19:49.62
So as you live here,
00:19:49.65\00:19:50.99
when you're done
with the plenary session,
00:19:51.02\00:19:52.95
we invite you to
engage with the exhibit hall
00:19:52.99\00:19:56.36
because there are
opportunities for you to serve
00:19:56.39\00:20:00.23
your Savior and your Maker.
00:20:00.26\00:20:03.20
For those of you
who decide to make God
00:20:03.23\00:20:05.37
first in your life at this GYC,
00:20:05.40\00:20:08.20
we even have a gong
00:20:08.24\00:20:10.24
that you will be able
to ring at the GYC booth
00:20:10.27\00:20:14.24
to let people know that
you belong to Jesus Christ
00:20:14.28\00:20:18.78
and you have accepted
His call for your life.
00:20:18.81\00:20:24.02
We take this seriously.
00:20:24.05\00:20:26.19
For we believe
that the call is urgent.
00:20:26.22\00:20:28.92
The day of judgment
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is now between the glorification
00:20:30.33\00:20:33.06
of this generation
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or the instinction of
God in this generation.
00:20:35.10\00:20:40.84
But as we think about this day,
00:20:40.87\00:20:44.01
we take courage as well
in the Word of God again.
00:20:44.04\00:20:49.31
I want to invite
you to turn your Bibles
00:20:49.34\00:20:51.15
to the book of Isaiah.
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Isaiah 41:10.
00:20:53.15\00:20:59.15
Isaiah 41:10.
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In there and I hope
GYC that every evening,
00:21:05.26\00:21:09.56
every morning that you will come
00:21:09.60\00:21:11.97
with the Word of God.
00:21:12.00\00:21:14.60
At GYC, we take
the Bible seriously.
00:21:14.64\00:21:18.07
And we want you to
enjoy the blessings
00:21:18.11\00:21:20.98
that come from having your Bible
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and reading your Bible.
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In Isaiah 41:10
00:21:26.75\00:21:30.52
the promise is clear.
00:21:30.55\00:21:34.46
It says, "Fear
not, for I am with you.
00:21:34.49\00:21:38.79
Be not dismayed,
for I am your God.
00:21:38.83\00:21:41.80
I will strengthen you."
00:21:41.83\00:21:43.16
Yes, I will do what, my friends?
00:21:43.20\00:21:45.67
"I will help you,
00:21:45.70\00:21:47.34
and I will uphold you
with My righteous right hand."
00:21:47.37\00:21:52.67
My friends, as we
look into the future,
00:21:52.71\00:21:55.81
we have confidence in
the presence of Christ.
00:21:55.84\00:22:01.08
I also want to
address some of you today,
00:22:01.12\00:22:03.79
who may be
00:22:03.82\00:22:05.15
you have never
accepted Jesus Christ
00:22:05.19\00:22:06.89
as your personal Savior.
00:22:06.92\00:22:09.29
I plead with you to give
Him a chance in your life,
00:22:09.32\00:22:14.16
to live for
something bigger than yourself,
00:22:14.20\00:22:17.07
to live for the cause of Christ
00:22:17.10\00:22:19.43
and find meaning in
the service to others.
00:22:19.47\00:22:24.17
As we seek to
continue with this GYC,
00:22:24.21\00:22:27.64
I would like also to
invite my friend Michelle.
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As we will introduce to you
00:22:31.25\00:22:33.08
the seminars and
the breakout sessions
00:22:33.11\00:22:36.45
that will not only aim to
inspire and challenge you,
00:22:36.48\00:22:40.46
but aim to give
you practical tools
00:22:40.49\00:22:43.93
to be successful in
this Christian journey.
00:22:43.96\00:22:48.73
As the seminar presenters
00:22:48.76\00:22:50.17
and the
breakout session speakers
00:22:50.20\00:22:52.93
are here with us,
00:22:52.97\00:22:54.84
the seminar
sessions are blocks of time
00:22:54.87\00:22:58.21
throughout Thursday
00:22:58.24\00:22:59.57
where they will
talk about a topic.
00:22:59.61\00:23:02.78
The breakout sessions
will have about an hour
00:23:02.81\00:23:05.41
to present about
something relevant to you
00:23:05.45\00:23:09.28
and to ourselves.
00:23:09.32\00:23:11.02
The seminars, as well,
00:23:11.05\00:23:12.39
we present
those relevant things,
00:23:12.42\00:23:14.26
but they will focus
heavily on practical things
00:23:14.29\00:23:17.96
that can help you in
your Christian journey.
00:23:17.99\00:23:20.96
At this time, as
they gather here,
00:23:21.00\00:23:22.70
Michelle is
going to introduce them
00:23:22.73\00:23:24.57
to you, the speakers.
00:23:24.60\00:23:26.27
They will say their name,
00:23:26.30\00:23:27.64
and they will tell you
00:23:27.67\00:23:29.00
why they think this seminar
00:23:29.04\00:23:32.04
or this breakout session
is relevant to you today.
00:23:32.07\00:23:36.91
Thank you, Moise.
00:23:36.95\00:23:38.28
We're gonna be introducing
the seminar speakers,
00:23:38.31\00:23:40.45
and then our breakout speakers.
00:23:40.48\00:23:42.28
Our first one.
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Hi, my name is Sam, Sam Walters.
00:23:43.92\00:23:45.92
I'm from the North
England Conference,
00:23:45.95\00:23:48.42
the PEACE School of evangelism.
00:23:48.46\00:23:50.16
And the question
00:23:50.19\00:23:51.53
that we're going to be
looking at more in-depth
00:23:51.56\00:23:54.03
or if it's relevant to you
is have you ever struggled.
00:23:54.06\00:23:57.93
Sometimes, you're
looking at Christianity
00:23:57.97\00:23:59.83
and you're thinking it's working
00:23:59.87\00:24:01.20
for everybody apart from me.
00:24:01.24\00:24:03.41
And sometimes, I'm
thinking that evangelism
00:24:03.44\00:24:05.77
is something about God
00:24:05.81\00:24:07.14
trying to use me
to reach the lost,
00:24:07.18\00:24:08.68
but maybe God's trying to
use evangelism to reach you.
00:24:08.71\00:24:12.65
And I want to
explore that with you.
00:24:12.68\00:24:14.05
Amen.
00:24:14.08\00:24:15.82
I'm Brianna Martin,
00:24:15.85\00:24:17.19
and this is my
husband, Ben Martin.
00:24:17.22\00:24:18.75
And we are going to be talking
00:24:18.79\00:24:20.12
about parenting as
an act of discipleship.
00:24:20.16\00:24:24.49
And I think that often,
00:24:24.53\00:24:27.36
we look as
parenting as something,
00:24:27.40\00:24:29.56
you know, just you
do when you get there
00:24:29.60\00:24:31.93
and struggle through it.
00:24:31.97\00:24:33.30
And that's what
00:24:33.34\00:24:34.67
we're going to
do in this breakout
00:24:34.70\00:24:36.04
is struggle through it together.
00:24:36.07\00:24:37.41
So invite you to
come struggle with us.
00:24:37.44\00:24:41.04
My name is Michael Hasel
00:24:41.08\00:24:42.41
from Southern
Adventist University.
00:24:42.44\00:24:43.78
And my topic is going to
be on understanding Scripture,
00:24:43.81\00:24:48.88
basic issues today.
00:24:48.92\00:24:51.29
We're going to be
looking at the Bible,
00:24:51.32\00:24:53.62
some of the major
issues that are confronting
00:24:53.66\00:24:55.82
interpretation
of Scripture today,
00:24:55.86\00:24:57.66
a very technical
term called hermeneutics.
00:24:57.69\00:25:00.16
And how we can
understand the Bible
00:25:00.20\00:25:03.16
as we study it together,
00:25:03.20\00:25:04.93
but also as we
confront major issues
00:25:04.97\00:25:06.90
that are taking
place in our world,
00:25:06.94\00:25:08.30
in our culture,
and also in our church.
00:25:08.34\00:25:11.84
My name is Scott Ritsema.
00:25:11.87\00:25:13.21
My seminar is
called the Media Mind.
00:25:13.24\00:25:15.24
And speaking of media,
00:25:15.28\00:25:16.61
the average human attention span
00:25:16.64\00:25:18.25
in the industrialized world
00:25:18.28\00:25:19.61
is now a mere eight seconds long
00:25:19.65\00:25:21.55
that's shorter
than that of a goldfish.
00:25:21.58\00:25:23.75
Dr. Nicholas Kardaras stated,
00:25:23.79\00:25:25.75
"I have treated
hundreds of heroin addicts
00:25:25.79\00:25:28.12
in my practice,
00:25:28.16\00:25:29.49
and it is easier to
treat a heroin addict
00:25:29.52\00:25:31.33
than a true media addict."
00:25:31.36\00:25:33.06
Tomorrow, I'll
also reveal to you
00:25:33.09\00:25:34.76
what year
00:25:34.80\00:25:36.13
the world's first digital
00:25:36.16\00:25:37.57
modern telecommunications device
00:25:37.60\00:25:39.03
was invented.
00:25:39.07\00:25:40.40
It has a lot to do
with a certain time prophecy
00:25:40.44\00:25:42.97
in the Bible.
00:25:43.00\00:25:45.81
Jay Gallimore.
00:25:45.84\00:25:47.58
Our seminar is entitled
00:25:47.61\00:25:49.01
Rebuke the Wind, Move Mountains.
00:25:49.04\00:25:52.05
First seminar is
be done with fear,
00:25:52.08\00:25:55.08
then be done with doubt,
00:25:55.12\00:25:56.79
then move
mountains, pay the price.
00:25:56.82\00:25:59.45
The first time
generation of Christians
00:25:59.49\00:26:01.02
launched the Christian church
based on the exercise of faith,
00:26:01.06\00:26:04.63
and the last generation
is going to have to finish it
00:26:04.66\00:26:07.13
with faith.
00:26:07.16\00:26:08.50
Amen.
00:26:08.53\00:26:09.93
My name is Justin Kim.
00:26:09.96\00:26:11.30
I'll be hosting a
seminar called the life,
00:26:11.33\00:26:13.23
death and
resurrection of Sabbath School.
00:26:13.27\00:26:16.37
I'll be there with Israel Ramos,
00:26:16.40\00:26:20.71
Sikhu Daco...
00:26:20.74\00:26:23.04
I know all these people...
00:26:23.08\00:26:24.41
Jonathan Walter.
00:26:24.45\00:26:25.78
And then if he
doesn't want to sermon,
00:26:25.81\00:26:27.15
he can cover too.
00:26:27.18\00:26:28.52
We'll be looking
at three questions.
00:26:28.55\00:26:29.88
The first question is,
00:26:29.92\00:26:31.25
"Yo, why do we have
to go to Sabbath school?
00:26:31.29\00:26:32.92
What's the point?"
00:26:32.95\00:26:34.29
Number two, "Dude,
00:26:34.32\00:26:35.66
why are there
00:26:35.69\00:26:37.03
so many bad
Sabbath Schools out there?"
00:26:37.06\00:26:38.43
And number three,
00:26:38.46\00:26:39.79
"How can we revive and
bring Sabbath School back,
00:26:39.83\00:26:43.03
especially for young
adults in North America
00:26:43.06\00:26:45.07
in this generation?
00:26:45.10\00:26:46.53
Amen.
00:26:46.57\00:26:47.90
Hello, my name is
Sebastien Braxton.
00:26:47.94\00:26:49.77
I'm co-presenting with...
00:26:49.80\00:26:52.27
Jesse Zwiker.
00:26:52.31\00:26:53.64
And if you want to
work a nine-to-five job,
00:26:53.68\00:26:58.15
Monday through Friday...
00:26:58.18\00:27:00.32
Then this
seminar is not for you.
00:27:00.35\00:27:02.75
But if you want to
make a million dollars...
00:27:02.78\00:27:05.49
It's not for you either.
00:27:05.52\00:27:08.62
But if you enjoy your job...
00:27:08.66\00:27:11.69
Don't come because
we got security people.
00:27:11.73\00:27:15.00
But if you are passionate
00:27:15.03\00:27:16.70
about a certain problem
in the world that you see
00:27:16.73\00:27:19.47
becoming a
ministry or a business,
00:27:19.50\00:27:21.84
come to our seminar.
00:27:21.87\00:27:23.20
We'll teach you how to
have an entrepreneurial mindset,
00:27:23.24\00:27:25.97
how to test the
feasibility of your idea,
00:27:26.01\00:27:28.71
as well as how to
develop your business model,
00:27:28.74\00:27:30.78
and how to share the
gospel through the seminar.
00:27:30.81\00:27:33.72
Amen.
00:27:33.75\00:27:35.08
Breakout or seminar?
00:27:35.12\00:27:36.52
Seminar.
00:27:36.55\00:27:37.89
Hi. My name is Anil Kanda.
00:27:37.92\00:27:39.25
I'll be doing a seminar
called Abraham apologetics
00:27:39.29\00:27:41.72
and the big idea of Scripture.
00:27:41.76\00:27:43.32
The first presentation will
be Abraham's other children.
00:27:43.36\00:27:46.63
Does God answer
the prayers of Muslims,
00:27:46.66\00:27:48.26
Hindus, and Buddhists?
00:27:48.30\00:27:49.63
Your mind is gonna be blown away
00:27:49.66\00:27:51.00
by that presentation.
00:27:51.03\00:27:52.37
Presentation number two,
Adam and Eve, Jacob and Rachel,
00:27:52.40\00:27:54.90
Isaac, Rebecca, James and
Ellen White, Ruth and Boaz,
00:27:54.94\00:27:59.31
who has the best love story.
00:27:59.34\00:28:01.11
If GYC is G Wife Seek,
00:28:01.14\00:28:03.01
then you need to
come to that seminar.
00:28:03.04\00:28:05.01
Number three is going
to be Sodom in sexuality.
00:28:05.05\00:28:10.09
God created sex.
00:28:10.12\00:28:11.45
The title speaks for itself.
00:28:11.49\00:28:12.82
Number four is
Abraham's Tombstone,
00:28:12.85\00:28:15.19
old and full of days.
00:28:15.22\00:28:16.56
Come find out
what that's all about.
00:28:16.59\00:28:19.29
My name is Dean Cullinane.
00:28:19.33\00:28:20.66
I'm actually
not doing a seminar.
00:28:20.70\00:28:22.30
I'm here on behalf of
Clive and Charlene Coutet
00:28:22.33\00:28:25.40
who are doing a seminar
on true love mission or myth.
00:28:25.43\00:28:29.00
And what separates
this from other seminars
00:28:29.04\00:28:31.27
is that it's actually
based on the sanctuary.
00:28:31.31\00:28:34.21
The sanctuary
being used as a blueprint
00:28:34.24\00:28:36.48
for your relationship.
00:28:36.51\00:28:37.85
So if you're
interested in being married
00:28:37.88\00:28:39.21
or you want to stay married,
00:28:39.25\00:28:40.58
then you really want
to come to that seminar.
00:28:40.62\00:28:44.49
Good evening, GYC.
00:28:44.52\00:28:46.02
My name is Christian Martin.
00:28:46.05\00:28:48.16
And if you believe in the value
00:28:48.19\00:28:51.19
and the urgent
need for evangelism,
00:28:51.23\00:28:54.90
and all of its faces and forms,
00:28:54.93\00:28:57.17
then you're going to
want to come to my seminar
00:28:57.20\00:28:59.03
entitled
Winning Postmodern Souls
00:28:59.07\00:29:02.64
to Christ.
00:29:02.67\00:29:04.01
You see, every
type of evangelism
00:29:04.04\00:29:06.64
takes place in a context.
00:29:06.68\00:29:09.78
And we must be fully
aware of our cultural context
00:29:09.81\00:29:15.45
known as postmodernism
00:29:15.48\00:29:18.05
if we want to be
effective soul winners
00:29:18.09\00:29:20.82
in the next decade and beyond.
00:29:20.86\00:29:24.03
And if you sense
that you have lost
00:29:24.06\00:29:26.06
the fire in your bones,
00:29:26.09\00:29:28.83
I still invite you to come
00:29:28.86\00:29:30.43
because the seminar will also be
00:29:30.47\00:29:31.97
of a devotional nature
00:29:32.00\00:29:34.27
and the
opportunity will be yours
00:29:34.30\00:29:36.14
to be spiritually revived.
00:29:36.17\00:29:39.07
They have a 30-second limit.
00:29:39.11\00:29:42.21
But Amen that was...
00:29:42.24\00:29:44.25
My name is David Wright.
00:29:44.28\00:29:45.61
And maybe you've
had the privilege
00:29:45.65\00:29:46.98
to attend an
academy or a college
00:29:47.02\00:29:48.52
and there's lots of programming,
00:29:48.55\00:29:49.88
a lot of things happening,
00:29:49.92\00:29:51.25
and then you go back
to your local church,
00:29:51.29\00:29:52.99
perhaps it's a small church,
00:29:53.02\00:29:54.36
it's not a lot of involvement,
not a lot happening,
00:29:54.39\00:29:57.66
and it just feels
dead and lifeless.
00:29:57.69\00:29:59.89
And you might
wonder, "What can I do,
00:29:59.93\00:30:01.90
how can I help reenergize
00:30:01.93\00:30:03.93
and ignite my local
church for mission?"
00:30:03.97\00:30:06.77
And so we're going to
look at some practical things
00:30:06.80\00:30:08.14
that you can do.
00:30:08.17\00:30:09.50
It doesn't require
a nominating committee
00:30:09.54\00:30:10.87
or anything else.
00:30:10.91\00:30:12.24
But if you just say
I'm willing to implement
00:30:12.27\00:30:14.34
some of these simple ideas,
00:30:14.38\00:30:15.71
I believe you can
ignite your church for mission.
00:30:15.74\00:30:20.08
Now these are breakouts
00:30:20.12\00:30:21.45
that we're going
to be hearing about.
00:30:21.48\00:30:22.82
My name is Andrew Park.
00:30:22.85\00:30:24.29
And last year at GYC,
00:30:24.32\00:30:25.75
I flew out from
Houston to Hong Kong
00:30:25.79\00:30:28.72
to begin my commitment for God
00:30:28.76\00:30:30.76
to one year in missions.
00:30:30.79\00:30:32.33
I finished that year last week,
00:30:32.36\00:30:34.43
and I literally came
back to the US on Friday.
00:30:34.46\00:30:37.57
And how is my
experience, what did I learn,
00:30:37.60\00:30:41.10
and should you ever
consider taking time off for God
00:30:41.14\00:30:43.34
on missions or in training?
00:30:43.37\00:30:45.37
Come to our breakout
session it's entitled
00:30:45.41\00:30:47.31
so should I ever
take time off for God.
00:30:47.34\00:30:52.18
My name is Dee Casper.
00:30:52.21\00:30:53.55
And I'm doing a
breakout on the topic
00:30:53.58\00:30:55.08
of why I don't get the
gospel or something like that.
00:30:55.12\00:30:58.62
Actually I forgot my title.
00:30:58.65\00:31:00.16
Something along those lines,
why I don't get the gospel.
00:31:00.19\00:31:01.72
I think it's
something like that.
00:31:01.76\00:31:03.09
And the point is,
00:31:03.12\00:31:04.46
is the message of
righteousness by faith
00:31:04.49\00:31:05.86
in Christ, our Righteousness,
00:31:05.89\00:31:07.23
something that's
solely for intellectuals
00:31:07.26\00:31:09.40
hidden in libraries
00:31:09.43\00:31:10.77
or is it something
that can change your life?
00:31:10.80\00:31:12.60
And I believe it is something
that can change your life.
00:31:12.63\00:31:15.70
And you'll learn more about that
00:31:15.74\00:31:17.07
if you come to our breakout.
00:31:17.11\00:31:18.44
Amen.
00:31:18.47\00:31:19.81
My name is Ryan, and
this is my wife, Christie.
00:31:19.84\00:31:22.14
And if you would like to hear
00:31:22.18\00:31:24.15
how God brought
the two of us together,
00:31:24.18\00:31:25.71
come to hear,
listen to our testimony.
00:31:25.75\00:31:27.68
Christie spent 16 years in
the entertainment industry,
00:31:27.72\00:31:30.89
and I lived a life
00:31:30.92\00:31:32.35
largely not
knowing what it meant to be
00:31:32.39\00:31:33.72
Seventh-day Adventist.
00:31:33.76\00:31:35.09
I will call myself
00:31:35.12\00:31:36.46
an unconverted
Seventh-day Adventist.
00:31:36.49\00:31:37.83
But God brought us together
00:31:37.86\00:31:39.19
and has taught us
something extremely important
00:31:39.23\00:31:40.56
of how we live our
lives these last two days.
00:31:40.60\00:31:41.93
I'd like to share it with you.
00:31:41.96\00:31:43.67
Amen.
00:31:43.70\00:31:45.23
On behalf of Mike
and Rene Lemon who are.
00:31:45.27\00:31:49.60
It is Written Canada.
00:31:49.64\00:31:51.04
Their topic will be
Why Evangelism Matters.
00:31:51.07\00:31:54.41
Barna research tells us
00:31:54.44\00:31:55.81
that almost half
00:31:55.84\00:31:57.35
of practicing
Christian millennials
00:31:57.38\00:31:59.21
say evangelism is wrong.
00:31:59.25\00:32:01.92
And precisely 11 days ago,
00:32:01.95\00:32:03.85
the following
headline appeared in the news.
00:32:03.89\00:32:06.35
Pope says
Christians should never seek
00:32:06.39\00:32:08.72
to convert unbelievers.
00:32:08.76\00:32:10.49
Anyone who proselytizes
is not a disciple of Jesus.
00:32:10.53\00:32:14.40
In this presentation,
00:32:14.43\00:32:16.40
they will be addressing
the significant challenges
00:32:16.43\00:32:18.77
to our very identity
00:32:18.80\00:32:20.27
and as well
00:32:20.30\00:32:21.64
as the how to
component of evangelism.
00:32:21.67\00:32:23.67
I hope you all come out.
00:32:23.71\00:32:25.54
Amen.
00:32:25.57\00:32:26.91
Hi, my name is Amy Whitsett
and this is my husband, Greg.
00:32:26.94\00:32:29.44
How many of you
were ever inspired
00:32:29.48\00:32:31.11
by mission stories as
a child like Eric B. Hare
00:32:31.15\00:32:33.75
or any of those
wonderful stories?
00:32:33.78\00:32:35.52
I was inspired,
00:32:35.55\00:32:36.89
and I wanted to be in missionary
00:32:36.92\00:32:38.25
since I can remember.
00:32:38.29\00:32:40.16
Well, God fulfilled that.
00:32:40.19\00:32:41.52
My husband and I,
00:32:41.56\00:32:42.89
and our children
spent 16 years in Asia,
00:32:42.92\00:32:45.13
first with AFM
doing church planting
00:32:45.16\00:32:47.13
and now with Adventist Mission.
00:32:47.16\00:32:50.67
And so we're going to
be sharing some topics
00:32:50.70\00:32:52.83
based on what
we've learned in Asia.
00:32:52.87\00:32:55.00
So the title of the presentation
00:32:55.04\00:32:56.67
is actually When
Translation Is Not Enough.
00:32:56.71\00:32:59.81
A lot of times
we're always focused
00:32:59.84\00:33:01.28
on how can I get
overseas and how can I get over?
00:33:01.31\00:33:04.85
Is there as an
organization, do I go on my own?
00:33:04.88\00:33:06.82
And then we get there
00:33:06.85\00:33:08.18
and we start doing ministry
00:33:08.22\00:33:09.55
and then all of
a sudden, we say,
00:33:09.58\00:33:10.92
"Oh, I have some questions.
00:33:10.95\00:33:12.29
We're having some trouble here."
00:33:12.32\00:33:13.66
So from our experience,
00:33:13.69\00:33:15.02
we would like to
give you a heads-up
00:33:15.06\00:33:16.39
of how to share
00:33:16.42\00:33:17.76
the three angels'
messages cross culturally,
00:33:17.79\00:33:19.13
when people have such
a different worldview.
00:33:19.16\00:33:22.56
Hi, my name is
Amy Sheppard Ratsara.
00:33:22.60\00:33:24.57
And I am
presenting a breakout session
00:33:24.60\00:33:26.40
entitled Original Leadership.
00:33:26.43\00:33:28.34
What we're going
to be focusing on
00:33:28.37\00:33:29.70
is what does God
really looking for
00:33:29.74\00:33:31.34
in leaders today.
00:33:31.37\00:33:32.81
Does it require a
mastery of Twitter
00:33:32.84\00:33:35.04
or does it
require something else
00:33:35.08\00:33:36.64
that He's really
looking for deep down
00:33:36.68\00:33:38.71
in each and every one of us?
00:33:38.75\00:33:40.55
You may have been called
by your nominating committee,
00:33:40.58\00:33:42.22
by your student group,
00:33:42.25\00:33:43.59
or by your
something else in your life
00:33:43.62\00:33:45.59
to be a leader
00:33:45.62\00:33:46.96
and you may feel
ill-equipped to do that,
00:33:46.99\00:33:48.32
but I hope you will come
00:33:48.36\00:33:49.69
spend an hour with
me tomorrow morning,
00:33:49.72\00:33:51.59
and we'll talk about
why God is equipping you
00:33:51.63\00:33:53.46
to be that leader today.
00:33:53.50\00:33:56.20
Hi, my name is Alyssa Truman
00:33:56.23\00:33:57.80
and I'm with
Adventist World Radio.
00:33:57.83\00:33:59.50
And we are going to be
presenting on miracles,
00:33:59.53\00:34:01.64
mission, and you.
00:34:01.67\00:34:03.74
If there has ever
been a time in your life
00:34:03.77\00:34:05.51
where you've thought
there are just some people
00:34:05.54\00:34:06.88
that it's gonna
be too hard to reach
00:34:06.91\00:34:08.81
or maybe we just
don't want to reach them,
00:34:08.84\00:34:11.55
we want to share
those stories with you,
00:34:11.58\00:34:14.48
rebel soldiers, assassins.
00:34:14.52\00:34:17.39
We want to share the stories
00:34:17.42\00:34:18.82
of how God is working
through people like you and me
00:34:18.85\00:34:22.89
to be able to reach these people
00:34:22.92\00:34:24.43
and then we want to equip you
00:34:24.46\00:34:26.29
with how you can use
these same techniques
00:34:26.33\00:34:28.26
to reach your friends.
00:34:28.30\00:34:31.70
My name is Elena Rodriguez,
00:34:31.73\00:34:33.07
and I'll be
presenting a breakout
00:34:33.10\00:34:34.84
called When The
Mission Field Comes To You.
00:34:34.87\00:34:36.47
I don't know about you guys,
00:34:36.50\00:34:37.84
but it's gonna be a
really hard decision.
00:34:37.87\00:34:39.21
But I have a question for you.
00:34:39.24\00:34:40.58
How many of you
guys have ever attended
00:34:40.61\00:34:41.94
or know someone who has attended
00:34:41.98\00:34:43.31
a public university?
00:34:43.35\00:34:44.85
How many of you...
00:34:44.88\00:34:46.21
Keep your hands up.
00:34:46.25\00:34:47.58
How many of you live
near public university?
00:34:47.62\00:34:50.65
This summer is
going to be talking
00:34:50.69\00:34:52.02
about how to reach those
00:34:52.05\00:34:53.39
that are on this
unreached campus.
00:34:53.42\00:34:56.39
My name is David.
00:34:56.42\00:34:57.76
We're going to that
talk about the leadership,
00:34:57.79\00:34:59.36
and we're going to talk
00:34:59.39\00:35:00.86
about how does
successful ministry
00:35:00.90\00:35:04.13
looks like, is it by numbers?
00:35:04.17\00:35:05.90
What are the metrics?
00:35:05.93\00:35:07.67
And we're going to
see how God defines
00:35:07.70\00:35:09.30
a successful ministry
00:35:09.34\00:35:10.91
and the topic is going
to be Infinite Movement.
00:35:10.94\00:35:15.81
Hello, my name is Jason Sliger.
00:35:15.84\00:35:17.61
And I will be sharing
with you my presentation
00:35:17.65\00:35:20.45
God's Call to The Jungle.
00:35:20.48\00:35:22.25
I'm currently unemployed,
00:35:22.28\00:35:23.72
but I've
experienced more miracles
00:35:23.75\00:35:25.35
in the last year of my life
00:35:25.39\00:35:27.02
than I have in my
18 years in ministry.
00:35:27.06\00:35:29.56
And tomorrow, I
will be sharing with you
00:35:29.59\00:35:30.93
some of those stories
00:35:30.96\00:35:32.29
of God's leading us
from a comfortable job
00:35:32.33\00:35:34.60
in Michigan to the mission field
00:35:34.63\00:35:36.36
to serve Him and winning
souls in Papua New Guinea.
00:35:36.40\00:35:39.27
Amen. Amen.
00:35:39.30\00:35:41.00
My name is Chad Bernard.
00:35:41.04\00:35:42.37
I have the...
00:35:42.40\00:35:43.74
I think the 9:30 slot
in the morning tomorrow.
00:35:43.77\00:35:47.51
One day in my devotional life,
00:35:47.54\00:35:49.64
I came across this
text where Jesus said,
00:35:49.68\00:35:51.28
"If anyone
desires to come to Me,
00:35:51.31\00:35:53.31
he must deny himself,
take up his cross daily,
00:35:53.35\00:35:57.09
and follow Me."
00:35:57.12\00:35:58.45
And I asked the simple question,
00:35:58.49\00:36:00.66
"Where is he going?
00:36:00.69\00:36:04.23
And what does the
cross have to do with that?"
00:36:04.26\00:36:07.30
And I think that the way
that you answer that question
00:36:07.33\00:36:11.23
could radically
change your experience.
00:36:11.27\00:36:14.54
And so if you are
trying to figure out
00:36:14.57\00:36:17.87
if your parents'
faith should be yours,
00:36:17.91\00:36:20.74
if you have any
problem with your local church,
00:36:20.78\00:36:23.61
you think it's
lame, but you're not.
00:36:23.65\00:36:26.61
You should totally
come to this seminar
00:36:26.65\00:36:28.08
because it'll be cool.
00:36:28.12\00:36:29.98
Amen.
00:36:30.02\00:36:31.35
Thank you for all sharing.
00:36:31.39\00:36:33.99
Thank you. We'll
go backstage now.
00:36:34.02\00:36:36.32
Well, we hope
that you'll be blessed
00:36:36.36\00:36:38.89
as you journey with
us through this journey
00:36:38.93\00:36:41.50
and that you will
choose the best seminar
00:36:41.53\00:36:43.87
or breakout session
00:36:43.90\00:36:45.23
that will help you
in your Christian life.
00:36:45.27\00:36:47.54
May God bless you.
00:36:47.57\00:36:48.90
Greetings, GYC.
00:36:51.74\00:36:53.81
You know, many
years I attend GYC,
00:36:53.84\00:36:56.71
and I am so
incredibly encouraged
00:36:56.75\00:36:59.98
to witness
00:37:00.02\00:37:01.42
committed Seventh-day
Adventist young people
00:37:01.45\00:37:03.89
in action.
00:37:03.92\00:37:05.45
And while I'm not there with you
00:37:05.49\00:37:07.96
in person this year,
00:37:07.99\00:37:09.76
it is truly a privilege
00:37:09.79\00:37:11.23
to send you very
special greetings.
00:37:11.26\00:37:15.13
There's something
special about GYC attendees.
00:37:15.16\00:37:18.70
You truly hold a zealous,
enthusiastic, humble fervor
00:37:18.73\00:37:23.07
for Christ and His Word.
00:37:23.10\00:37:26.04
I want to thank
the GYC leadership team
00:37:26.07\00:37:28.94
for your spiritual leadership
00:37:28.98\00:37:30.95
and support of the mission
00:37:30.98\00:37:32.91
of the
Seventh-day Adventist Church.
00:37:32.95\00:37:34.48
Believe me, it
is well appreciated.
00:37:34.52\00:37:37.35
Each year you host
00:37:37.39\00:37:38.72
a wonderful
mission-driven conference,
00:37:38.75\00:37:41.46
and I know that God
will bless each speaker
00:37:41.49\00:37:44.99
and each of you as
participants alike.
00:37:45.03\00:37:48.30
Your theme this
year is a powerful one,
00:37:48.33\00:37:51.40
by many or by few.
00:37:51.43\00:37:55.27
Though you are many
at the GYC convention,
00:37:55.30\00:37:59.97
as you go back to
your local churches
00:38:00.01\00:38:02.38
and communities
you may become few,
00:38:02.41\00:38:06.55
but a few will
still move mountains
00:38:06.58\00:38:08.75
through the power of Christ.
00:38:08.78\00:38:10.42
The Bible and Adventist
history are filled with examples
00:38:10.45\00:38:14.09
of the few
00:38:14.12\00:38:16.22
through whom God
did great things.
00:38:16.26\00:38:19.39
Don't forget these
marvelous illustrations.
00:38:19.43\00:38:22.96
Jonathan and his
armor-bearer, a few.
00:38:23.00\00:38:26.90
Noah and his family were a few.
00:38:26.94\00:38:30.11
Gideon and his army, a few.
00:38:30.14\00:38:33.48
It's one of my favorite stories.
00:38:33.51\00:38:35.34
Joseph alone.
00:38:35.38\00:38:37.91
Daniel, often alone.
00:38:37.95\00:38:40.92
Shadrach, Meshach, and
Abednego were just few.
00:38:40.95\00:38:45.62
After the great disappointment,
00:38:45.65\00:38:46.99
Ellen White and
our pioneers were few.
00:38:47.02\00:38:51.09
But God's messenger writes,
00:38:51.13\00:38:53.63
"Do not hesitate
to work for the Lord
00:38:53.66\00:38:56.50
because you think
you can do but little.
00:38:56.53\00:38:59.67
Do your little with fidelity
00:38:59.70\00:39:01.87
for God will work
with your efforts.
00:39:01.90\00:39:05.64
He will write your
name in the book of life
00:39:05.67\00:39:08.14
as one worthy to enter
into the joy of the Lord.
00:39:08.18\00:39:13.45
Let us
earnestly entreat the Lord
00:39:13.48\00:39:16.32
that laborers may be raised up,
00:39:16.35\00:39:18.92
for the fields are
white to the harvest
00:39:18.95\00:39:22.46
the harvest is great,
and the laborers are few."
00:39:22.49\00:39:27.00
And that's from Messages
to Young People, page 23.
00:39:27.03\00:39:30.37
You may be few, but with Christ,
00:39:30.40\00:39:34.24
you will introduce many to Him.
00:39:34.27\00:39:37.61
To the members
00:39:37.64\00:39:38.97
of the
Seventh-day Adventist Church
00:39:39.01\00:39:40.34
in attendance
and also to visitors
00:39:40.38\00:39:42.44
who are there at GYC,
00:39:42.48\00:39:44.55
I know that there is a purpose
00:39:44.58\00:39:47.78
in your presence
00:39:47.82\00:39:49.15
being there
00:39:49.18\00:39:50.59
in this
wonderful GYC convention.
00:39:50.62\00:39:54.42
Thank you for choosing to come.
00:39:54.46\00:39:57.43
My hope is that
00:39:57.46\00:39:58.79
you will
continue growing in Christ
00:39:58.83\00:40:01.23
as you reach out to others
00:40:01.26\00:40:03.40
with the love of
Christ and His truth.
00:40:03.43\00:40:07.04
I will be praying for you.
00:40:07.07\00:40:08.80
Keep looking up.
00:40:08.84\00:40:11.47
Jesus is coming soon.
00:40:11.51\00:40:14.81
Maranatha.
00:40:14.84\00:40:17.75
Jesus is coming soon.
00:40:17.78\00:40:19.11
Amen.
00:40:19.15\00:40:20.52
For our song of
contemplation this evening,
00:40:20.55\00:40:23.12
I would like to
direct our minds to Christ.
00:40:23.15\00:40:26.32
We do indeed have a God
who took on flesh and bone.
00:40:26.35\00:40:29.56
What does that mean to you?
00:40:29.59\00:40:32.36
He knows what it's like to
face the trials that we face.
00:40:32.39\00:40:35.66
When we see there
is no way forward,
00:40:35.70\00:40:38.90
let us remember the key to
experience what that's like.
00:40:38.93\00:40:44.14
Let's think about that
as the Duffield sisters
00:40:44.17\00:40:45.94
share this song with us.
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What does it mean to you
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To have a God
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Who took on
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flesh and bones
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Just like your own
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Emptying self of himself
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He came into this world
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And embraced us all
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From Adam's fall
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He is the God
Who's tasted life like me
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He knows it as I know
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He was tempted
Like I see in every way
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But unlike you and me
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He always said no
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Tempted and born and try
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Sometimes we feel We cannot face
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Thy other day
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There is just no way
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But He might and
will knows Our frame
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He lived in it As
ours entire blood flow down
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Through His veins
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It's seems so insane
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He is the god Who
has tasted life like me
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He knows it as I know
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He was tempted
Like I see in every way
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And to help you and me
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He always said no
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He is a God Who
has tasted life like me
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He knows it as I know
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He was tempted
Like I see in every way
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And to help you and me
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Because he always said no
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Live out thy life
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Within me
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O, Jesus,
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King of Kings
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Be thou thyself,
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Be answer
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To all my questions
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Live out thy life
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Within me
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In all things
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Have thy way
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I thy
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Transparent medium
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Thy glory to display.
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Because thy He
himself has suffered
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When He was tempted,
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He is able also to help
those who are being tempted.
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Prayer and faith.
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Prayer and faith will do...
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Prayer and faith will do
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what no power on
earth can accomplish.
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Amen?
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This is what GYC believes
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because this is
what GYC has experienced,
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and has been experiencing
over and over again.
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We serve a powerful
God. Can you say amen?
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And this is what GYC
wants you to experience,
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not just here in GYC,
but after you leave GYC.
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As a matter of fact,
we started this year,
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coming together
and praying together.
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And we know we
only have like one week,
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one week that we
have this announcement
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about the
midnight prayer session.
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But you know what?
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By God's grace,
there were, I guess,
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more than 150 individuals
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who are hungry to see the
presence of God in prayer.
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And we know that.
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For those of you
who have missed this,
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there's still three more chances
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to come together and pray,
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at 5:45 to 6:45 in the morning.
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We will come together.
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And I implore you
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do not miss this
wonderful opportunity.
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Just imagine, friends, if
you miss one prayer session,
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you already
missed one-third of it.
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So we only have three
sessions, so do not miss it.
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And another thing is that
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this year we have
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a lot of prayer
initiatives going around.
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Have you heard about
the 10 days of prayer?
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That will start January 8 to 18.
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Before that
prayer initiative begins,
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there's another new initiative.
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It's a 24/7
missions prayer initiative.
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And this is brought to
you by ASAP Ministries,
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Jesus for Asia, Gospel Outreach,
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and Adventist Frontier Missions.
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This prayer is
focused on missions.
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God has called us to
evangelize the world.
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And, friends, every single day
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for the next seven
days starting today,
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we will have
different prayer focus.
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For example today, our
prayers about surrender.
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Tomorrow, it's
about Holy Spirit.
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And the next day
about persecuted.
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And if you want to
know more about this,
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go to the booth
and go to the websites
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or the Facebook pages
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of all those ministries
that I have mentioned.
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And you will get information
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and even promises
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that will help you in
this prayer initiative.
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Just imagine, friends,
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the whole
world, coming together,
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praying together,
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wrapping the whole world
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for the outpouring
of the Holy Spirit.
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Just imagine that.
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So we would like to ask you
just commit one hour per day,
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specific hour per day
to intercede for missions,
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to pray for surrender,
to pray for the Holy Spirit,
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the persecuted,
the suffering refugees,
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and see what God can do.
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Because we believe
that prayer and faith
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can do what no power
on earth can accomplish.
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So tonight, before we
go on into our prayer time,
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we will not be grouping
into groups of twos or threes,
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we'll be praying
individually and silently.
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We'll be praying for
a heart of surrender.
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Before I came to
GYC, this Christmas,
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friends of mine from Tennessee
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invited me to go snowboarding
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and skiing with them.
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Just imagine,
friends, how excited I am,
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a Filipino seeing snow
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and riding the
ski or the snowboard.
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And I was so
excited, and I cannot wait.
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And finally, I
arrived in that place,
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in a hotel,
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where 30 or 20 minutes
away from the ski resort.
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And what happened
was, on December 25,
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the Lord woke me up
at 2:00 in the morning,
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2:20 to be exact.
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And somehow Lord
compelled my heart,
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"Are you willing
to surrender this?
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Are you willing
to give this up?"
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And I was somehow
troubled and thinking,
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"Lord, is this really You?"
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I don't want to
disappoint the family,
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but you know what?
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Deep inside I want to go
because I want to have fun."
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But the Lord
somehow compelled me,
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"Are you willing
to surrender this?"
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Friends, I struggled.
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Just imagine
missing out on the snow,
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missing out on snowboarding.
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And I had to struggle with God.
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And at the last few
minutes I said, "Okay, Lord,
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whatever would
give glory to your name,
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I surrender this.
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I lay it all at
the foot of the cross."
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And the Lord
somehow gave me peace.
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And the next
day, when I woke up,
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I told the family
that I'm not going.
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And, friends, I was
expecting that I would feel bad
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that I would
sacrifice a lot of things.
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But you know what?
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I could not wait for them
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to leave to
spend my time with God.
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And when they
came back, I tell you,
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I know that I have the best time
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compared with them.
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And this is one thing
that the Lord is telling us.
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Why not spend
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this three or four
days solely for Him,
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surrendered to Him?
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And tonight as we
spend this moment in prayer,
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let us seek for a heart
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that will be willing
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to surrender
everything to the Lord.
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Let's be on our knees.
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My sister Abigail
will sing the song
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that they taught you this night.
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And after that song,
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let's start our
individual prayers.
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Oh my God,
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Let me see your strength
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In moments
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I can't feel You
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Oh my God,
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Let me know the length
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Your power and mercy go to
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Grant me the victory
That's not in my hand
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I'll trust you
to help me To stand.
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Dear Father,
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we lay everything at
the foot of the cross.
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Take our hearts
for we cannot give it.
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It is thy property, You Lord.
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Thank you so much for hearing
and answering our prayers
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and please grant us
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the blessing of
Your Holy Spirit.
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We asked this
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in the loving
name of Your Spirit,
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all your children's name.
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