Good evening and welcome
to 3ABN's Fall Homecoming.
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It is our last evening together
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and I think I'm feeling
a little sad about that.
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What a blessing
this weekend has been:
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the Word of God being preached!
How it has inspired my heart.
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And I'm so grateful
that each one of you are here
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and you at home
that you've joined us
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for 3ABN Fall Homecoming,
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and it's been an
incredible experience.
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Oh absolutely! It's a blessing
to meet each one of you.
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And we've heard some
great reports already coming in
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from social media about people
that unfortunately couldn't
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make it but are still being
blessed by watching on 3ABN,
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listening to it on the radio.
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An interesting story: this
was yesterday before Sabbath,
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just so you know this, a gentle-
man came to me and said: "Hey! "
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I was actually talking to each
one of you in the front here
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and there was a
gentleman on the phone.
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And he hung up the
phone and he said: "Wow!
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I was just talking to
Amazon customer service. "
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OK... and they asked
him: "How's your day? "
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And he said: "Blessed! I'm
here at 3ABN Camp Meeting. "
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And they said:
"That's my favorite channel. "
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All right!
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So praise the Lord! Don't give
any names, they'd get fired.
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That's why I'm
stopping right there.
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But we're glad that each one
of you are here this evening.
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We're going to have a great
musical hour. You enjoy music,
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right? Amen! Pr.
Doug Batchelor of course.
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And we have something
exciting to talk about.
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Amen. Earlier this
year... Well let me back up.
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2008 Amazing Facts
and 3ABN teamed up.
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We've done several
things together over the years.
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Revival programs. But
we did something I think
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just really made a
difference in eternity.
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We taped a program for kids
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in Texas called
Amazing Adventures.
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That's right. But this is
you know more than ten years ago
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and it was standard definition.
And those kids! I have people
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walking up to me now that
are 23 years old and they say:
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"We've got kids of our
own but we watched, we came to
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the Lord, we got baptized
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after watching the
Amazing Adventures. "
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So we really thought we
needed to do a new program
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and update it. And so I
gave Danny and Greg a call
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and I said: "I know
it's not a lot of warning
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but we've got this rare oppor-
tunity to do a brand new Amazing
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Adventure program there
at the Michigan Camp Meeting.
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We've got 300
young people "captive. "
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Yeah... that's right. And
they said: "We're on board. "
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And so we taped a
whole new program.
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You've gotta see it.
It's an incredible set.
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We've got a ship on board.
Some of you may have seen...
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Some of them
were on the Internet.
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But they're just... the
editing's just being finished.
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They're being released
with a brand new set of lessons.
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A Bible called An
Adventure Bible for kids
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from 8 to 12 or 13. And
we're just so excited about this
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'cause we think... Now
it's all high definition.
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For years to come this is
going to lead young people
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to Jesus. Amen! We're
so privileged to partner
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with Amazing
Facts for so many years
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and especially with this
new project for young people.
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It's going to launch on 3ABN.
We don't have the exact date
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but maybe in the
next month or two.
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Yeah, I think just a little more
than a month should all be done.
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Um-hmm. This is real exciting.
Doug, when did we do our first
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satellite seminar?
Was that 1996? 1997?
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Karen knows. Thank you,
thank you. I started to say
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somebody's a real avid
watcher. That's Karen Batchelor.
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Thank you, Karen.
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Lucky Karen's out
there. Yeah... one of his fans.
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I should marry her!
Yeah, his fan out there.
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Yeah... yeah, you
might want to do that.
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So that's been what? 22
years or something like that?
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Yeah. A long time
ago. So we did that
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and then we ended
up doing several more.
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Hope for Revival, '05 Revive...
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All I remember
we did it from the
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what's now Radio back there,
but Boss... we called it Boss
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Auditorium 'cause the
ladies who donated the money
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for it their last name was Boss.
And we said: "You're the boss
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so we'll do it. " And we
built this facility studio.
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We did it and I remember we had
something like 5 or 6 thousand
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churches that were watching
- home churches - that would...
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had the study
guides and all of that.
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I think there were a few
thousand people baptized.
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I don't remember the
results but it was tremendous.
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So we said: "Let's
just keep doing these. "
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So we've done a lot of
those seminars together
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over the years. Amen. Yeah.
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And so it's a thrill to
continue working together.
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We're so excited about
this new children's program
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Amazing Adventures, and we hope
that you'll tell your friends
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and enemies and anyone
you know that has kids.
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You know, the most... 73, 74%
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of people who accept
Christ do it between the ages of
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like 8 and 13. Wow! And
so it's such a critical time.
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All I remember at that time
I could do backward handsprings
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and Doug could do a
backward flip just standing here
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and on stage. Can you still?
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I can do it by faith in my mind.
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I can do a back jump.
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That's why I'm amazed I
could do 3 backward handsprings
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to round off and three
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and Doug would just
stand and jump up and do a...
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so we had our own little
acrobatic team going there.
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But right now I don't
even dream about that.
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So I wouldn't want
to... it'd be a nightmare.
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But anyway, it's been a
lot of years but God has
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blessed on that. Thank
you so much for what you
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do and have been doing
and Karen for so many years:
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your dedication to
the service of the Lord.
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Only eternity will
tell. I can tell you
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thousands of people have
written to us, e-mailed us,
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people we've met over the years,
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that have said: "I came to
the Lord through watching 3ABN,
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through watching
Doug Batchelor on 3ABN,
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or watching Amazing Facts
on maybe other channels. "
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But all I know is
when you get to heaven
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you need eternity. It's
going to take you a long time
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for people to keep
coming up and saying: "Hey Doug,
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thanks to you I'm
here. " So God bless you.
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I'll be thankful to be there -
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praise the Lord -
with everyone else.
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Pastor John, do you mind
opening in prayer as we start
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our music hour? Sure.
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Loving Father in
heaven, this weekend has been
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such a blessing. It's like
a fountain that never stops
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flowing, a sun that
never stops shining.
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And Lord, once
again we submit ourselves
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to You as we walk
into Your throne room.
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Under Your invitation
we come to worship You.
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To adore. To see that
holiness is in fact beautiful.
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We praise You,
Father, for who You are.
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We are amazed that, Lord,
You can use vessels like us
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to glorify Your name.
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But our courage is in the
knowledge that You have not
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finished the work
You've started in us yet.
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But we are on that
"conveyor belt" of faith;
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we are in the
hand of the Potter.
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We thank you, Lord. We
submit. Continue molding us
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until one day we
fully reflect Your glory.
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But Father, for this
evening take our frail offering,
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our music, our songs,
our sermons, our messages
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and fill them with Your Spirit
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that they may be a
glory and honor to You
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and a blessing to us. We
ask in Christ's name, Amen.
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Amen. OK. I'm going to
read off the names again
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like I've done
the last couple nights
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instead of bringing everybody
out and introducing them.
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And we're going to start
off with Bro. Tim Parton.
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How many have been
blessed by Tim so far?
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Amen. All right. What an
incredible, incredible talent.
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I've been around
music for many, many years,
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hired many Nashville
musicians and pianists
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and studio musicians,
and really he's at the top
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of the list. Yvonne
likes to put it this way:
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"Tim Parton is in a
league by himself. "
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And my dad always
said that. He'd say:
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"Son, you are
outstanding! " I'd say:
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"Yeah... in a field somewhere. "
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And... But I don't
mean that about Tim.
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He's outstanding
in the right way.
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I was just kinda out
in a field somewhere.
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But Tim's going to be
singing for us, and Ryan Day
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is going to be doing a
duet with Celestine Dickens.
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And then also
Ladye Love Smith is here.
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Isn't that nice? She
hasn't been here yet.
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So Reggie couldn't make it.
You know, he's doing the Gaither
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thing. He's with
the Gaither Vocal Band
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and we're happy for him. They're
I think in So. Bend, Indiana,
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tonight. He just
called me a little bit ago.
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So Reggie, if the Gaithers
are watching, don't copy
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any of our music
here tonight, OK?
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I'll be talking to you, Bill.
Just kidding... just kidding.
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All right. Ladye Love's
here and then Pr. John Lomacang.
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Yvonne, and then we're going to
do something totally brand new
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with Tim playing. I got word
about 15 minutes before we came
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on the air that Doug Batchelor,
John Lomacang, and myself
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were going to be singing a song.
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And so just minutes before you
saw us stand around the piano.
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So we're going to
see how this turns out.
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This will be interesting.
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And so then, let's see, I
think Tim's going to be back.
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And I think
that's it for tonight.
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So we want to just
pray. John has already prayed,
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but we just, within ourself,
as we listen to this music
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we do it for a reason.
We're not here entertaining you
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by any means. None
of these folks are.
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They could make a living in
the world and do whatever they
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wanted to do, many of
these folks - these singers -
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but they have dedicated
their time, their talents,
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their gifts, their abilities,
to the winning of souls
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for the kingdom of God
so God uses each of them.
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So while they're singing
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I would like to ask
each and every one of you
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to think about your own
life and your own relationship
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with the Lord Jesus Christ.
And maybe this is the time
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this hour that you say:
"Lord, come into my heart. "
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"Come into my
heart, Lord Jesus. "
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The song says: "Come
in today; come in to stay.
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Come into my
heart, Lord Jesus. " So
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it's up to us as to
where we go from here.
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We've been
filled and overflowing
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and hopefully we
will not leave here
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the same as we came but
we'll leave here drawn closer
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to the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Tim. Amen, amen.
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For the folks at home
you haven't been privileged
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to hear a lot of the before...
Beforehand we've been doing
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some congregational
"stuff" so we're going to
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invite the congregation to
sing along on this first song.
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This is a great song. The melody
may be a little bit different
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than what you're used to
but the words are the same.
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It says: Jesus, What
A Friend For Sinners.
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It goes like this:
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Sing along with me.
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Ah, that sounds wonderful!
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Oh, yeah!
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Let's take it up one more time:
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Amen! Praise the
Lord! Wonderful singing.
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Jesus saves!
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He still does.
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He'll make of you someone new...
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cleanse the sin that was.
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The Holy Spirit whispers
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"No more must you be enslaved. "
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Just believe it:
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Jesus saves.
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We talk of heaven's beauty
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and that's good.
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We talk of loving others
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and we should.
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But to a dying world
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the greatest
thing that we can say
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is: "Take a look at Calvary...
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Jesus saves. "
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Jesus saves!
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He still does.
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He'll make of you someone new...
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cleanse the sin that was.
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The Holy Spirit whispers
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"No more must you be enslaved. "
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Just believe it:
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Jesus saves.
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We have heard
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the joyful sound:
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Jesus saves!
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Jesus saves!
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Spread the tidings
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all around:
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Jesus saves!
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Jesus saves!
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Jesus saves!
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He still does.
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He'll make of you
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someone new...
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cleanse the sin that was.
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The Holy Spirit whispers:
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"No more must you be enslaved. "
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Just believe it:
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Jesus saves.
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Jesus saves!
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He still does.
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He'll make of you
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someone new...
00:16:57.01\00:16:58.51
cleanse the sin that was.
00:16:58.71\00:17:01.55
The Holy Spirit whispers:
00:17:01.75\00:17:04.52
"No more must you be enslaved. "
00:17:04.72\00:17:08.19
Just believe it:
00:17:08.39\00:17:11.36
Jesus saves.
00:17:11.56\00:17:14.83
The Holy Spirit whispers:
00:17:15.46\00:17:18.33
"No more must you be enslaved. "
00:17:18.53\00:17:24.51
Just believe it...
00:17:25.71\00:17:28.94
just believe it...
00:17:29.34\00:17:32.31
just believe it:
00:17:32.71\00:17:35.08
Jesus
00:17:35.48\00:17:37.19
saves!
00:17:37.49\00:17:43.43
I would love to tell you what
00:18:13.49\00:18:16.89
I think of Jesus
00:18:17.29\00:18:20.96
since I've found in Him a Friend
00:18:21.70\00:18:24.97
so kind and true.
00:18:25.37\00:18:29.34
I would tell you
00:18:29.54\00:18:31.81
how He changed
my life completely.
00:18:32.01\00:18:37.48
He did something
00:18:37.78\00:18:39.81
that no other friend
00:18:40.02\00:18:43.28
could do.
00:18:43.49\00:18:47.09
No one ever
00:18:47.59\00:18:52.53
cared for me
00:18:52.73\00:18:55.66
like Jesus.
00:18:55.86\00:19:00.17
There's no other friend
00:19:00.94\00:19:05.37
so kind as He.
00:19:05.57\00:19:11.51
No one else
00:19:13.21\00:19:16.62
could take the sin
00:19:16.82\00:19:19.09
and darkness from me.
00:19:19.49\00:19:25.49
Oh how much
00:19:27.00\00:19:29.90
He cares for me.
00:19:30.10\00:19:36.00
All my life was full
00:19:37.77\00:19:41.88
of sin
00:19:42.08\00:19:43.61
when Jesus found me.
00:19:43.81\00:19:49.25
And all my heart
00:19:49.55\00:19:52.32
was full
00:19:52.52\00:19:54.52
of misery and woe.
00:19:54.92\00:20:00.86
But Jesus placed
00:20:02.36\00:20:05.87
His strong and loving arms
00:20:06.07\00:20:09.10
around me
00:20:09.50\00:20:14.21
and He led me in
00:20:14.74\00:20:18.21
the way I ought to go.
00:20:18.41\00:20:24.42
And every day
00:20:25.85\00:20:28.99
He comes to me
00:20:29.19\00:20:31.76
with new assurance.
00:20:31.96\00:20:37.90
More and more
00:20:38.30\00:20:41.30
I understand
00:20:41.50\00:20:44.21
His words of love.
00:20:44.57\00:20:50.08
But I'll never know
00:20:50.68\00:20:54.65
just why
00:20:54.85\00:20:56.35
He came to save me
00:20:56.75\00:21:02.09
till that day
00:21:02.76\00:21:05.93
I see
00:21:06.23\00:21:08.26
His blessed face above.
00:21:08.46\00:21:13.23
No one
00:21:13.64\00:21:16.37
ever cared for me
00:21:16.57\00:21:21.44
like Jesus.
00:21:21.84\00:21:25.55
There's no other friend
00:21:26.95\00:21:31.15
so kind as He.
00:21:31.35\00:21:37.29
No one else
00:21:38.93\00:21:42.33
could take the sin
00:21:42.53\00:21:44.73
and darkness from me.
00:21:45.23\00:21:51.17
Oh how much
00:21:52.97\00:21:55.41
He cares for me...
00:21:55.61\00:22:01.55
Oh how much
00:22:05.12\00:22:07.69
He cares
00:22:07.99\00:22:10.29
for me...
00:22:11.19\00:22:16.67
for me.
00:22:16.87\00:22:22.80
Amen. No one ever
cared for me like Jesus.
00:22:26.88\00:22:30.88
No one cares for us like Jesus.
00:22:31.28\00:22:34.02
Friends will forsake you.
00:22:34.52\00:22:37.39
Husbands will let you
down; wives will let you down.
00:22:37.59\00:22:40.39
Because you know
why? We're people
00:22:40.59\00:22:42.06
and we're not perfect like Him.
00:22:42.46\00:22:44.33
And He says: "I'll never
leave you or forsake you. "
00:22:44.53\00:22:46.66
And if you don't
know that Jesus tonight,
00:22:47.06\00:22:49.80
He's calling you. He's
calling you softly and tenderly.
00:22:50.73\00:22:54.57
He'll never scream at you.
00:22:54.97\00:22:56.37
He won't push you to do
it; He won't drag you to do it.
00:22:56.57\00:22:59.37
He just says: "I love you
00:22:59.77\00:23:01.58
and I'm here
when you're ready. "
00:23:01.98\00:23:03.41
Softly and tenderly
00:23:08.85\00:23:13.46
Jesus is calling...
00:23:14.29\00:23:18.33
calling for you
00:23:20.23\00:23:24.50
and for me.
00:23:24.70\00:23:27.80
See on the portals
00:23:30.27\00:23:34.31
He's waiting and watching...
00:23:35.14\00:23:39.91
calling: "O sinner,
00:23:40.45\00:23:45.95
come home. "
00:23:46.15\00:23:51.16
"Come home,
00:23:51.66\00:23:55.83
come home.
00:23:56.26\00:24:02.17
Ye who are weary
00:24:02.37\00:24:06.34
come home. "
00:24:06.94\00:24:12.88
Earnestly,
00:24:16.08\00:24:18.45
tenderly
00:24:18.95\00:24:21.02
Jesus is calling.
00:24:21.72\00:24:25.66
Calling: "O sinner,
00:24:26.59\00:24:31.80
come home. "
00:24:32.77\00:24:37.41
O for the wonderful
00:24:43.08\00:24:48.12
love He has promised.
00:24:48.52\00:24:51.85
Promised for you
00:24:52.65\00:24:56.06
and for me.
00:24:56.26\00:24:59.06
And though we have sinned
00:25:00.56\00:25:04.30
He has mercy and pardon...
00:25:04.93\00:25:09.90
pardon for you
00:25:10.64\00:25:14.28
and for me.
00:25:14.44\00:25:19.01
"Come home,
00:25:19.75\00:25:23.49
come home.
00:25:23.89\00:25:29.49
Ye who are weary
00:25:30.03\00:25:34.06
come home. "
00:25:34.56\00:25:40.54
Earnestly, tenderly
00:25:43.30\00:25:47.24
Jesus is calling.
00:25:48.61\00:25:52.38
Calling: "O sinner... "
00:25:53.55\00:25:58.85
Calling: "O sinner... "
00:26:00.19\00:26:05.26
Calling:
00:26:05.96\00:26:08.43
"O sinner
00:26:08.63\00:26:13.57
come
00:26:15.77\00:26:18.41
home. "
00:26:18.81\00:26:23.48
Jesus,
00:26:30.79\00:26:32.45
Jesus,
00:26:33.25\00:26:35.02
Jesus...
00:26:36.06\00:26:39.96
there's just something
00:26:40.16\00:26:43.16
about
00:26:43.57\00:26:45.23
that name.
00:26:45.73\00:26:50.57
Master,
00:26:51.27\00:26:53.44
Savior,
00:26:53.94\00:26:56.01
Jesus...
00:26:56.54\00:27:00.22
like the fragrance
00:27:00.82\00:27:03.75
after the rain.
00:27:03.95\00:27:09.92
Jesus,
00:27:11.59\00:27:13.40
oh Jesus,
00:27:13.80\00:27:15.66
Jesus...
00:27:16.40\00:27:20.57
let all heaven and earth
00:27:20.77\00:27:25.27
proclaim:
00:27:25.67\00:27:30.55
Kings and kingdoms
00:27:31.05\00:27:35.72
they will all pass away
00:27:36.12\00:27:40.62
but there's something
00:27:41.52\00:27:44.86
about
00:27:45.53\00:27:48.43
that name.
00:27:49.13\00:27:55.07
Sing that with me
just really quick.
00:27:55.27\00:27:56.60
Jesus,
00:28:01.98\00:28:03.88
Jesus,
00:28:04.51\00:28:06.28
Jesus...
00:28:07.08\00:28:10.79
there's just something
00:28:11.19\00:28:13.89
about that name.
00:28:14.39\00:28:20.36
Master,
00:28:21.46\00:28:23.63
Savior,
00:28:24.30\00:28:26.07
Jesus...
00:28:26.67\00:28:30.41
like the fragrance
00:28:30.61\00:28:33.61
after the rain.
00:28:34.11\00:28:40.12
Jesus,
00:28:40.98\00:28:43.02
oh Jesus,
00:28:43.22\00:28:45.22
Jesus...
00:28:45.62\00:28:49.82
let all heaven
00:28:50.03\00:28:52.76
proclaim:
00:28:52.96\00:28:58.93
kings and kingdoms
00:29:00.77\00:29:05.04
will all pass away
00:29:05.24\00:29:10.08
but there's something
00:29:10.75\00:29:14.05
about
00:29:14.45\00:29:17.09
that name.
00:29:17.85\00:29:23.83
In the harvest field now ripened
00:29:46.35\00:29:53.22
there's a work
00:29:53.62\00:29:56.49
for all to do.
00:29:56.69\00:30:00.23
Hark! The voice
00:30:00.96\00:30:03.47
of Jesus calling...
00:30:04.10\00:30:07.60
to the harvest
00:30:07.80\00:30:11.77
calling you.
00:30:12.17\00:30:14.98
Little is much
00:30:15.38\00:30:18.88
when God is in it!
00:30:19.28\00:30:22.42
Labor not for wealth
00:30:22.82\00:30:27.12
or fame.
00:30:27.32\00:30:29.56
There's a crown
00:30:29.96\00:30:33.13
and you can win it
00:30:33.33\00:30:37.10
if you go
00:30:37.50\00:30:40.57
in Jesus' name.
00:30:40.97\00:30:45.07
When the conflict
00:30:46.11\00:30:49.84
here has ended
00:30:50.05\00:30:53.31
and our work
00:30:53.52\00:30:56.15
on earth is through
00:30:56.55\00:31:00.29
He will say
00:31:00.69\00:31:03.53
if we are faithful:
00:31:03.73\00:31:07.33
"Welcome home
00:31:07.73\00:31:10.73
My child,
00:31:10.93\00:31:15.07
well done! "
00:31:15.27\00:31:21.24
Little is much
00:31:21.64\00:31:24.51
when God is in it!
00:31:24.91\00:31:28.42
Labor not
00:31:28.82\00:31:31.05
for wealth or fame.
00:31:31.25\00:31:34.56
There's a crown
00:31:35.02\00:31:37.79
and we can win it
00:31:37.99\00:31:41.16
if we go
00:31:41.36\00:31:44.13
in Jesus' name. Yes,
00:31:44.33\00:31:47.74
little is much
00:31:47.94\00:31:50.67
when God is in it!
00:31:50.87\00:31:54.54
Labor not
00:31:54.74\00:31:57.61
for wealth or fame.
00:31:57.81\00:32:01.15
There's a crown
00:32:01.55\00:32:04.35
and we can win it
00:32:04.55\00:32:08.12
if we go
00:32:08.32\00:32:12.19
in
00:32:12.39\00:32:14.00
Jesus'
00:32:14.20\00:32:20.14
name.
00:32:21.20\00:32:27.11
Amen!
00:32:28.54\00:32:30.11
Holy, holy God Almighty:
00:32:50.43\00:32:55.04
spotless Lamb for sinners slain.
00:32:55.24\00:32:59.67
Worthy,
worthy... Thou art worthy
00:33:00.08\00:33:04.68
Lord we praise Your holy name.
00:33:05.08\00:33:09.25
We adore You;
00:33:09.65\00:33:11.75
bow before You;
00:33:11.95\00:33:14.22
let all of heav'n
and earth proclaim:
00:33:14.42\00:33:18.49
You alone deserve the glory
00:33:18.69\00:33:23.67
Lord we praise Your holy name.
00:33:24.07\00:33:29.94
Lord, we praise Your name;
00:33:32.17\00:33:36.54
Lord, we praise Your name;
00:33:36.95\00:33:41.32
Lord, we praise Your name:
00:33:41.72\00:33:45.15
God Almighty!
00:33:45.35\00:33:50.76
Holy is Your name;
00:33:51.59\00:33:55.86
righteous is Your name;
00:33:56.26\00:34:00.54
name above all names:
00:34:00.94\00:34:04.37
God Almighty!
00:34:04.77\00:34:10.71
Holy, holy God Almighty
00:34:13.08\00:34:17.59
spotless Lamb for sinners slain.
00:34:17.79\00:34:23.79
Worthy,
worthy... Thou art worthy
00:34:24.93\00:34:29.60
Lord we praise Your holy name.
00:34:30.00\00:34:34.47
We adore You;
00:34:34.67\00:34:36.91
bow before You;
00:34:37.11\00:34:39.37
let all of heav'n
and earth proclaim:
00:34:39.57\00:34:43.65
You alone deserve the glory
00:34:43.85\00:34:48.78
Lord we praise Your holy name.
00:34:48.98\00:34:54.99
Lord, we praise Your name;
00:34:55.76\00:35:00.53
Lord, we praise Your name;
00:35:00.93\00:35:05.30
Lord, we praise Your name:
00:35:05.70\00:35:09.00
God Almighty!
00:35:09.40\00:35:14.84
Holy is Your name;
00:35:15.24\00:35:19.91
righteous is Your name;
00:35:20.12\00:35:24.65
name above all names:
00:35:24.85\00:35:28.29
God Almighty!
00:35:28.69\00:35:34.66
Jesus, there is none above You;
00:35:36.73\00:35:41.70
we exalt Your majesty.
00:35:41.90\00:35:46.27
In Your name we find salvation
00:35:46.68\00:35:51.25
Speak your name and demons flee;
00:35:51.31\00:35:55.98
Devil and the grave defeated
00:35:56.02\00:36:00.66
Raise the scepter high
00:36:00.69\00:36:03.69
You read...
00:36:03.73\00:36:05.56
Mighty King of kings forever
00:36:05.59\00:36:10.37
Lord, we praise Your holy name.
00:36:10.57\00:36:16.50
Blessing and honor,
00:36:18.81\00:36:20.91
glory and power
00:36:21.31\00:36:23.38
be unto Thee who sits
upon the throne forever!
00:36:23.78\00:36:28.38
Blessing and honor,
00:36:28.78\00:36:30.52
glory and power,
00:36:30.92\00:36:32.92
be unto Thee who sits
upon the throne forever!
00:36:33.72\00:36:38.39
Blessing and honor,
00:36:38.59\00:36:42.66
glory and power forever.
00:36:43.06\00:36:47.60
Blessing and honor,
00:36:48.00\00:36:49.94
glory and power
00:36:50.14\00:36:52.51
be unto Him who sits
upon the throne forever
00:36:52.91\00:36:57.91
and ever!
00:36:58.11\00:37:00.72
We adore You!
00:37:00.92\00:37:05.75
Let all heav'n
and earth proclaim:
00:37:05.95\00:37:09.89
Lord, we praise Your holy name!
00:37:15.36\00:37:20.57
Amen.
00:37:21.80\00:37:24.31
Amen.
00:37:24.47\00:37:29.04
Amen.
00:37:29.24\00:37:33.85
Amen.
00:37:34.05\00:37:39.05
Amen!
00:37:39.25\00:37:45.26
Amen!
00:37:45.99\00:37:48.63
AMEN!
00:37:49.23\00:37:50.57
Amen! Whoo!
00:37:57.61\00:37:59.27
We probably should just shut the
doors and go home after that!
00:37:59.47\00:38:02.14
Wow! How do you keep
going from that for sure?
00:38:02.54\00:38:06.61
Well, it's a
privilege to be here with Doug.
00:38:08.32\00:38:09.92
Now John and Doug and I have
never sung together, have we?
00:38:10.12\00:38:12.45
As a trio? No, I
think it'd be on YouTube
00:38:12.85\00:38:16.46
if we had by now.
00:38:16.66\00:38:18.59
Yeah, I don't know if that's
good or bad. Right? Could be...
00:38:20.50\00:38:23.13
You know, there's
about 180 years of experience
00:38:24.07\00:38:27.74
up here so it should be good.
00:38:27.94\00:38:30.14
And if you add
Tim that's 280 years.
00:38:30.34\00:38:33.41
I'm just kidding.
00:38:35.18\00:38:36.61
You don't have a
bus, do you Doug?
00:38:36.81\00:38:39.21
Do you have a bus or something?
00:38:39.41\00:38:40.88
I'll need
something faster to get away!
00:38:41.08\00:38:42.78
I was thinking, you know, if
we're going to make this work
00:38:43.92\00:38:45.75
as like a trio or
something, you know...
00:38:45.95\00:38:47.89
or a quartet with Tim...
00:38:48.09\00:38:49.76
I like to go in style.
00:38:49.96\00:38:51.29
I don't want to be in a
Volkswagen. I want to drive with
00:38:51.36\00:38:53.33
you. You know, when
Doug and I were on the road
00:38:53.53\00:38:56.46
we roomed together, we
had a lot of fun together
00:38:56.67\00:38:58.63
in evangelism. One of
the best times of our lives -
00:38:58.83\00:39:01.30
of my life I should say.
00:39:01.50\00:39:02.87
And I didn't know until a year
after... I just need to say this
00:39:03.07\00:39:05.94
Doug... I didn't know until a
year after I was in evangelism
00:39:06.14\00:39:10.05
in California I
wondered 'cause he said someone
00:39:10.25\00:39:13.18
made it possible for
you to come to California
00:39:13.58\00:39:16.99
and get an
opportunity to do evangelism.
00:39:17.19\00:39:18.89
I didn't know. Doug
never told me until one day
00:39:19.09\00:39:21.12
we were swimming
in his pond in Covelo
00:39:21.32\00:39:23.79
and I said...
Don't misunderstand that.
00:39:23.99\00:39:27.46
No, we were swimming in his pond
00:39:29.10\00:39:32.63
in Covelo, and he got sick and
tired of me telling this story.
00:39:32.83\00:39:37.94
I kept trying to figure
out who put this money up
00:39:38.14\00:39:40.21
for me to get a
chance in ministry.
00:39:40.41\00:39:42.18
And Doug said to me:
"John, I am so tired of that
00:39:42.58\00:39:46.01
story you keep telling about
some lady that put this money
00:39:46.21\00:39:50.12
up. " I said: "Why
does that bother you? "
00:39:50.32\00:39:51.85
He said: "Because it was me. "
00:39:52.05\00:39:55.29
And you know what? I
cannot thank you enough
00:39:56.26\00:40:00.80
for believing that in
this New Yorker - we met in
00:40:01.16\00:40:05.00
Heritage Singers. I was the
only one crazy enough to fly
00:40:05.20\00:40:08.20
in a plane with Doug.
And here we are years later
00:40:08.40\00:40:11.41
still flying by the
grace of God. So, you know,
00:40:11.61\00:40:14.51
this song is a
summary of our lives
00:40:14.71\00:40:19.25
and I'll let the
song speak for itself.
00:40:19.65\00:40:21.85
I will serve Thee
00:40:32.39\00:40:37.83
because I love Thee.
00:40:38.47\00:40:44.47
You have given life
00:40:45.34\00:40:51.31
to me.
00:40:51.71\00:40:57.32
I was nothing
00:40:57.72\00:41:02.82
before You found me...
00:41:03.53\00:41:09.43
You have given life
00:41:10.37\00:41:16.37
to me.
00:41:16.87\00:41:22.34
Heartaches,
00:41:24.61\00:41:29.25
broken pieces,
00:41:29.75\00:41:35.52
ruined lives
00:41:36.19\00:41:40.33
are why
00:41:40.53\00:41:42.96
You died
00:41:43.16\00:41:46.23
on Calvary.
00:41:46.43\00:41:50.81
Your touch
00:41:51.07\00:41:54.81
is what I longed for.
00:41:55.41\00:42:01.32
You have given
00:42:02.42\00:42:07.22
life to me. Sing with us:
00:42:07.42\00:42:12.59
Heartaches, broken pieces...
00:42:12.79\00:42:14.63
Heartaches,
00:42:16.90\00:42:21.80
broken pieces,
00:42:22.00\00:42:27.41
ruined lives
00:42:28.61\00:42:32.55
are why You
00:42:32.75\00:42:36.42
died on Calvary.
00:42:36.72\00:42:42.66
Your touch
00:42:43.12\00:42:46.90
is what I longed for.
00:42:47.10\00:42:53.07
You have given
00:42:54.57\00:42:59.41
life to me.
00:42:59.61\00:43:03.95
You have
00:43:07.42\00:43:09.22
given life
00:43:09.42\00:43:14.12
to me.
00:43:14.56\00:43:20.53
Amen! Thank you,
Doug, good job. All right!
00:43:22.46\00:43:27.00
Doesn't that bother you
when there's some people
00:43:27.20\00:43:29.54
who can do
everything right? You know?
00:43:29.74\00:43:31.97
Doug Batchelor...
there's not much he can't do.
00:43:32.87\00:43:34.94
The guy's an incredible person.
00:43:35.14\00:43:37.38
Tremendous gifts
and tremendous talents.
00:43:37.58\00:43:39.98
And are we so thankful that
he's chosen to be on the side -
00:43:40.18\00:43:43.95
he and Karen and their
family - on the side of God.
00:43:44.15\00:43:46.52
Amen! Because that kind
of tool in the devil's hand
00:43:46.72\00:43:49.36
could do a lot of
harm. But praise the Lord
00:43:49.56\00:43:51.89
the Holy Spirit
reached him in a cave.
00:43:52.09\00:43:55.80
And so some of us aren't
in caves, but the Holy Spirit
00:43:56.00\00:43:59.17
hasn't reached us as
well yet and we want to make
00:43:59.37\00:44:01.24
that opportunity.
And this Camp Meeting...
00:44:01.44\00:44:03.61
All joking aside, this
Camp Meeting, this is the time
00:44:03.81\00:44:06.41
that each of us
have an opportunity
00:44:06.61\00:44:09.48
to re-dedicate
our life to the Lord.
00:44:09.68\00:44:11.61
Amen! We can't go
back to business as usual.
00:44:11.81\00:44:14.25
Amen! It's too late in
earth's history to go back
00:44:14.45\00:44:17.09
to business as
usual. We can't go back home
00:44:17.29\00:44:19.72
and just sit on our laurels.
Is that OK to say: laurels?
00:44:19.92\00:44:23.32
Sit... You know
where: on your behind.
00:44:23.73\00:44:25.43
We can't just go
sit and do nothing
00:44:25.66\00:44:28.10
and expect to look
up and when Jesus comes
00:44:28.50\00:44:30.93
and: "Oh, Lord, here I am. "
00:44:31.13\00:44:33.47
We're accountable. To whom
much is given, much is required.
00:44:33.67\00:44:36.40
Are you with me?
To whom much is given
00:44:37.37\00:44:39.37
much is required.
When you have the knowledge
00:44:39.57\00:44:42.08
that we've been blessed
to have and we have an aide
00:44:42.28\00:44:45.58
that's helped us and a
lot of understanding through
00:44:45.78\00:44:47.68
the Spirit of Prophecy and every
so-called edge to understand
00:44:47.88\00:44:52.02
where we are, we can't
just be shutting our eyes
00:44:52.22\00:44:55.26
and just going on.
00:44:55.46\00:44:56.79
So remember, because
God... When Jesus was hanging on
00:44:56.89\00:44:59.73
the cross as we always
say you were on His mind.
00:44:59.93\00:45:02.73
Seriously! Can you
imagine the value...
00:45:03.13\00:45:05.73
Denny, can you imagine
your value that when Jesus was
00:45:05.93\00:45:08.37
on the cross He had you in mind?
00:45:08.57\00:45:10.91
I mean, that's amazing.
00:45:11.27\00:45:13.17
Why? Because He knew you would
be alive in the closing moments
00:45:13.38\00:45:16.68
of earth's history.
Each and every one of us.
00:45:16.88\00:45:18.81
He knew we'd be alive
and we'd be willing to
00:45:19.21\00:45:21.58
give our lives to death if
necessary for the cause of God.
00:45:21.78\00:45:25.35
But it's up to us to do that.
00:45:26.09\00:45:27.99
We have to
constantly come to Jesus:
00:45:28.19\00:45:30.66
"Lord, save me. I'm a sinner. "
00:45:30.86\00:45:33.03
"Lord, save me. " We
cannot be qualified...
00:45:33.43\00:45:35.70
consider ourselves qualified.
Greg still... ever since
00:45:35.90\00:45:39.13
this afternoon
every time we cross paths
00:45:39.33\00:45:41.40
"Brother Danny... " He
always calls me Mr. Danny.
00:45:41.60\00:45:43.61
"Mr. Danny... "
That makes me feel old.
00:45:43.81\00:45:45.47
But I like it... it's respect.
00:45:45.67\00:45:47.11
He says: "Mr. Danny, I
don't feel qualified. "
00:45:47.31\00:45:49.38
I said: "Praise
the Lord, Greg. "
00:45:49.58\00:45:50.95
"Praise the Lord because now
God will qualify you. " Amen!
00:45:51.35\00:45:55.55
And He already has.
He saw Greg and Jill
00:45:55.75\00:45:57.79
from... literally from
the foundation of the world.
00:45:57.99\00:46:01.66
What an opportunity to
support what they're doing.
00:46:01.86\00:46:05.39
We talked this morning
about 3ABN and our finances.
00:46:05.59\00:46:09.10
We don't talk about it very
much but Ellen White says we can
00:46:09.30\00:46:11.60
make our needs known, so
some of you didn't get a chance,
00:46:11.80\00:46:14.54
you didn't put something
in the offering or maybe today
00:46:14.74\00:46:16.64
the Holy Spirit's impressing,
so later this evening
00:46:16.84\00:46:18.97
the program's over you see
myself or Greg, Jill, Yvonne,
00:46:19.37\00:46:23.08
somebody... Pastor John
00:46:23.28\00:46:25.01
and you want to write a
check just make it to 3ABN.
00:46:25.21\00:46:28.32
We believe God is going
to allow us to end this year
00:46:28.52\00:46:32.05
financially in the black, right?
00:46:33.19\00:46:35.36
We believe it. Now
somebody said "Amen. "
00:46:35.56\00:46:37.99
If you did, I'm going to
look back over the cameras
00:46:38.19\00:46:40.66
and I'm going to have them
play the re-run back. Say "OK,
00:46:40.86\00:46:43.60
now he said/she said 'Amen.
' That means you're going to
00:46:43.80\00:46:46.43
help. " All
right? So no, no... but
00:46:46.63\00:46:49.30
I'm saying we believe that God
is going to support His ministry
00:46:49.67\00:46:53.34
no matter what is out
there. No matter what people...
00:46:53.54\00:46:56.44
what the devil is trying to do
00:46:56.64\00:46:58.81
we don't worry about the devil.
00:46:59.01\00:47:00.35
We serve the God of the
universe: the Creator God
00:47:00.45\00:47:02.85
of the universe.
And in your own life
00:47:03.05\00:47:05.25
it's time that each of us
understand. There is no problem
00:47:05.45\00:47:08.92
as we mentioned today so
big that God can't solve it
00:47:09.12\00:47:11.26
and no problem so small
that He won't bend an ear.
00:47:12.23\00:47:15.76
So we are... it's an incredible
oppor... It's mind boggling
00:47:16.26\00:47:20.64
"Eye hath not seen nor ear heard
00:47:20.84\00:47:22.64
neither has it
entered into the heart of man
00:47:22.84\00:47:24.94
the things that God has prepared
for those who love Him. "
00:47:25.14\00:47:28.04
And are willing to be
part of the "GO! movement. "
00:47:28.58\00:47:31.75
"Go ye movement. " "Go
ye into all the world. "
00:47:31.95\00:47:33.52
So today it's my hope and
prayer that each and every
00:47:34.02\00:47:36.08
one of us will leave
this place "on fire for Jesus"
00:47:36.28\00:47:40.49
if we can use that term.
00:47:40.69\00:47:42.12
That we're going to go
home and wherever we live,
00:47:42.62\00:47:44.29
whatever church you're from,
00:47:44.49\00:47:45.99
they're going to say:
"Man... you've changed. "
00:47:46.19\00:47:48.66
"Wow! You've changed.
" You're going to bring
00:47:48.86\00:47:51.70
something back to
your church that says
00:47:51.90\00:47:54.54
less "What about
revival and reformation? "
00:47:54.74\00:47:56.97
"Let's
concentrate on evangelism. "
00:47:57.17\00:47:59.27
Evangelism; evangelism.
00:47:59.47\00:48:01.31
And let God do the rest.
00:48:01.51\00:48:02.98
He will supply all the needs.
I've never been more encouraged
00:48:03.18\00:48:07.25
than I have in my life, and
I say that almost every year.
00:48:07.45\00:48:10.69
You know why? Because every year
it just keeps gettin' better.
00:48:10.89\00:48:12.85
Now does that mean there's
no hassles and no all kinds of
00:48:13.39\00:48:15.96
stuff and junk going on? No.
00:48:16.16\00:48:17.83
But it just means we're one
step closer to Jesus' coming.
00:48:18.03\00:48:20.90
And I'm so thankful to
be involved, and thank each
00:48:21.96\00:48:24.53
and every one of you
here and those of you at home
00:48:24.73\00:48:26.53
for your love, for your prayers,
00:48:26.94\00:48:29.20
and your
financial support of 3ABN.
00:48:29.40\00:48:33.11
Tim. I like that line you said
00:48:33.91\00:48:38.18
"When He was on
the cross He saw us. "
00:48:38.38\00:48:42.05
And I remember the
day mercy saved me.
00:48:42.45\00:48:46.35
Trembling I
knelt down and prayed.
00:48:47.22\00:48:50.76
There at the
cross love forgave me
00:48:51.69\00:48:56.10
exchanging my sin for His grace.
00:48:56.60\00:49:00.34
I will never forget
00:49:00.84\00:49:03.27
the burden He lifted
00:49:03.67\00:49:05.67
and the peace
that flooded my soul.
00:49:06.07\00:49:09.88
I will cherish the cross.
00:49:10.08\00:49:12.41
So precious to me:
00:49:12.81\00:49:15.28
the place of my
pardon where I was redeemed.
00:49:15.48\00:49:20.36
No more a sinner,
00:49:20.86\00:49:22.89
I'm a child of God.
00:49:23.09\00:49:25.46
I'm free and forgiven...
00:49:25.86\00:49:29.40
and that's why I
cherish the cross.
00:49:29.90\00:49:35.30
Wherever this
journey may lead me,
00:49:42.31\00:49:46.48
whatever road I may walk
00:49:47.52\00:49:51.05
my heart will always be clinging
00:49:52.49\00:49:56.62
to the treasure I
have in this cross.
00:49:57.03\00:50:00.96
I know it is foolish
00:50:01.16\00:50:03.20
to those who
don't choose to believe
00:50:03.40\00:50:06.70
but to me it's the power of God.
00:50:06.90\00:50:10.71
I will cherish the cross.
00:50:10.91\00:50:13.07
So precious to me:
00:50:13.48\00:50:16.01
the place of my
pardon where I was redeemed.
00:50:16.21\00:50:20.65
No more a sinner,
00:50:21.15\00:50:22.95
I'm a child of God.
00:50:23.15\00:50:25.65
I'm free and forgiven...
00:50:26.05\00:50:29.62
and that's why I
cherish the cross.
00:50:29.92\00:50:35.90
I will cherish the cross
00:50:36.30\00:50:38.53
till my trophies
at last I lay down.
00:50:38.73\00:50:44.01
Oh, I will cherish the cross
00:50:44.41\00:50:47.64
and I'll trade it
some day for a crown!
00:50:47.84\00:50:53.21
I'm gonna cherish the cross.
00:50:53.42\00:50:56.02
So precious to me:
00:50:56.42\00:50:58.75
the place of my
pardon where I was redeemed.
00:50:58.95\00:51:03.32
No more a sinner,
I'm a child of God.
00:51:03.73\00:51:08.06
I'm free and forgiven...
00:51:08.26\00:51:11.70
and that's why I
cherish the cross.
00:51:11.90\00:51:17.84
Amen.
00:51:27.25\00:51:28.78
Amen. Thank you, Tim.
00:51:28.98\00:51:30.32
We see 3ABN as a lifeline.
00:51:34.76\00:51:36.99
A lifeline to many souls.
00:51:38.33\00:51:40.30
You remember the Paradise
fires what? About a year ago?
00:51:41.56\00:51:44.03
Terrible tragedy, right?
00:51:44.43\00:51:45.77
People lost their lives,
natural disaster. Recently
00:51:46.27\00:51:49.00
we're thinking of the hurricane,
right? that hit the Bahamas.
00:51:49.20\00:51:50.87
Terrible. There was a
father that heard this story.
00:51:51.07\00:51:54.08
You may have heard it as
well. Father... he was blind.
00:51:54.28\00:51:57.95
Storm rolling in. Cerebral
palsy son couldn't walk.
00:51:58.45\00:52:04.02
Father's blind; son can't walk.
00:52:04.42\00:52:07.16
The water's rising in his house.
00:52:07.56\00:52:09.12
Didn't have a way out.
Couldn't see; son can't walk.
00:52:10.23\00:52:13.29
The neighbor next door
comes running over to the house
00:52:13.70\00:52:16.50
and says: "Let
me lead you out. "
00:52:16.70\00:52:18.73
So the father who is blind
put the son on his shoulder.
00:52:19.13\00:52:22.00
Cerebral palsy; can't walk.
00:52:22.20\00:52:23.54
And the neighbor led
them out. Lifeline, right?
00:52:23.57\00:52:26.84
Jill and I were at
a rally in Minnesota
00:52:27.64\00:52:30.55
earlier this
year. A man named Bill
00:52:30.75\00:52:33.78
we met there. I'm sure
many of you can relate to this.
00:52:34.18\00:52:37.65
And he was down and out.
00:52:38.15\00:52:40.62
Life was just terrible for him.
00:52:40.82\00:52:42.69
He stumbled across 3ABN.
00:52:43.09\00:52:45.39
Didn't stumble across it,
right? It was divine providence
00:52:46.29\00:52:48.96
for him to come across 3ABN.
00:52:49.16\00:52:51.17
He went into the local bookstore
'cause he was interested in
00:52:51.67\00:52:54.34
religion. 3ABN had
kind of peaked that for him.
00:52:54.54\00:52:56.77
He went to the bookstore
and he was perusing the books.
00:52:57.17\00:52:59.41
And he saw a book on the shelf
that said The Great Controversy.
00:52:59.61\00:53:02.98
Wow! That looks interesting.
00:53:03.18\00:53:05.28
So he picked up
The Great Controversy.
00:53:05.48\00:53:06.88
Went to the checkout;
handed it to the person.
00:53:07.08\00:53:09.85
They tried to scan it.
Beep, beep. "I don't know,
00:53:10.05\00:53:12.25
sir. This book isn't even
registered in our system. "
00:53:12.45\00:53:15.29
I'm not encouraging you to
take books and drop them off
00:53:16.56\00:53:18.69
in the local bookstore
like this. Somebody did that.
00:53:18.89\00:53:21.13
Anyway, he took
The Great Controversy.
00:53:21.70\00:53:24.17
Took it home and
it changed his life
00:53:24.37\00:53:26.94
along with 3ABN.
00:53:27.14\00:53:28.77
He didn't have good credit,
so he borrowed his friend's
00:53:29.80\00:53:32.44
credit card. And his friend
said: "What are you going to use
00:53:32.64\00:53:35.24
my credit card for? " And
he said: "I'm going to buy
00:53:35.44\00:53:37.18
more Great Controversy books. "
00:53:37.38\00:53:38.98
"OK... what book is that? "
00:53:39.38\00:53:40.78
"Well let me buy
one for you, too. "
00:53:41.18\00:53:42.68
"OK. " These two men
are active SDA members
00:53:42.88\00:53:47.29
in the Minnesota church
that Jill and I were at,
00:53:47.49\00:53:49.12
and that's thanks to 3ABN.
00:53:49.32\00:53:50.66
It is a
lifeline. Praise the Lord!
00:53:50.83\00:53:52.29
What an incredible blessing
to know that God is using
00:53:53.63\00:53:56.43
each one of you - that's
right - to partner with 3ABN
00:53:56.63\00:53:59.23
in helping to spread
the gospel to the world.
00:53:59.43\00:54:01.24
I love II Corinthians 5:17.
00:54:01.64\00:54:03.57
The Word of God says:
"If anyone is in Christ,
00:54:03.97\00:54:06.74
he or she is a new creation.
00:54:06.94\00:54:10.68
Old things have passed away;
00:54:10.88\00:54:12.48
behold all things
have become new. "
00:54:12.68\00:54:16.35
It's incredible to me
how God can transform us.
00:54:17.05\00:54:20.89
That metamorphosis
process from the caterpillar
00:54:21.09\00:54:25.73
as it were to the butterfly.
00:54:25.93\00:54:28.16
In Romans 12 it talks
about how we are transformed
00:54:28.56\00:54:31.67
by the renewing of our mind.
And in Greek it talks about
00:54:31.87\00:54:34.94
that metamorphosis process.
Greg and I live in the country.
00:54:35.14\00:54:39.07
I used to be a city girl.
00:54:39.27\00:54:40.61
I grew up in Massachusetts,
and when I married Greg
00:54:40.81\00:54:43.08
I moved here 17 years ago.
00:54:43.28\00:54:44.91
It's country here.
Would you all agree?
00:54:45.41\00:54:47.75
There's not a lot of
people here, and I always
00:54:47.95\00:54:50.32
say: "There's
600 people including
00:54:50.52\00:54:53.56
cows... " Right?
"in Thompsonville. "
00:54:53.76\00:54:55.92
There's hardly anybody here. So
we live outside of Thompsonville
00:54:56.12\00:54:58.86
on a little gravel road.
And it is so infrequently
00:54:59.06\00:55:02.66
traveled that when
someone drives by our house
00:55:02.86\00:55:05.73
I used to run to the
window and see who it was
00:55:05.93\00:55:08.07
because it happens
like once every 6 hours.
00:55:08.47\00:55:10.81
Really, there's no
traffic on our road.
00:55:11.01\00:55:12.97
And so Greg said:
"Jilly, " he said, "come
00:55:13.38\00:55:15.98
out front and
you've gotta see this. "
00:55:16.18\00:55:17.51
So I looked, and
we have a front porch
00:55:17.71\00:55:19.58
and underneath the
railing you could see there was
00:55:19.78\00:55:22.32
a caterpillar, and he
was just spinning his cocoon.
00:55:22.52\00:55:25.95
His chrysalis. And it
was hanging right underneath
00:55:26.15\00:55:29.19
that. And we would
check it every day.
00:55:29.39\00:55:32.29
Still there.
Next day: still there.
00:55:32.49\00:55:35.23
Next day: still there.
00:55:35.63\00:55:37.47
And then on Sabbath...
There has to be a spiritual
00:55:37.83\00:55:41.17
application to
that... It was the Sabbath
00:55:41.37\00:55:44.07
when Greg said...
We're eating breakfast. "Aah!
00:55:44.27\00:55:46.07
Jilly, the
butterfly's coming out! "
00:55:46.27\00:55:47.84
So I ran out and I peeked
and here it comes. One wing...
00:55:48.04\00:55:52.31
Have you ever seen
a butterfly come out?
00:55:52.51\00:55:53.85
Other wing. That's awesome.
And then we just watched it.
00:55:53.92\00:55:56.25
And then it flew
off and it was gone.
00:55:56.45\00:55:58.29
And it reminded me
00:55:58.49\00:56:00.26
of what the Lord Jesus
wants to do in your heart
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and in mine. We're in
the mud; we're crawling
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in that junk - in
that sin - and He says:
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"I can change you.
I can transform you
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by the power of My Spirit.
Will you let Me do that? "
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And that's what the
ministry of 3ABN is all about:
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preaching the gospel so
that people can be transformed
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by the power of Jesus Christ.
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Yeah, absolutely. Again,
it seems like we thank you
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every day, right? For your
prayers and financial support
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for the ministry of
3ABN. But it means so very much
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to us. You know, when you
look out at the camera lens
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like we're doing here
this evening you have someone
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that actually sent something
down if you want to read that
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quickly. It was really cute.
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We had asked the question
earlier here live to the
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audience. You guys
responded but this person...
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This is on YouTube.
This is from Merrilee.
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She says... let me find it:
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Blessed and beautiful Camp Meet-
ing! When the question was asked
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this was Thursday night
"Who's watching on YouTube? "
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"you all weren't looking
at home; my hand was up. "
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Yeah, so we want
to... So Merrilee,
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this shout out is for you:
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thank you for watching and
our hands are up back to you.
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You are part of the 3ABN family
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and we're so glad for that.
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We want to make sure you
stay with us for the next hour.
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We're going to hear
our final presentation
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from Pastor Doug Batchelor.
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I am looking forward to what
the Lord Jesus is going to do
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in and through him. So
praise the Lord for that.
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Praise the Lord for
him being consistent,
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a student of the Word.
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