Hello and welcome back
to 3ABN's Fall Homecoming
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Interactive Section or
Segment of the Fall Homecoming
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Camp Meeting. We're so
glad that you have joined us.
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It's hard to believe we're down
to the very end of Camp Meeting.
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For those of you that have
been a part of Camp Meeting,
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been in attendance here,
or you have watched at home
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previous Camp Meetings
we always have what we call
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the Afterglow. We get the
whole family, the participants
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of Camp Meeting, together.
Well it's been a little bit of
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a challenge, but we're
going to attempt to do it
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this evening and
spend some time with you.
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Again, you've sent so
many comments and questions in
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all during Camp Meeting.
It's been so fun to hear
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where you're from. Also
we've got prayer warriors
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have been involved. This
is going to be a fun time:
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about an hour we'll be
able to spend here this evening
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closing out Fall
Homecoming Camp Meeting.
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To me one of the keys of
this Camp Meeting has been
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the virtual aspect and the
aspect where we get to take
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your questions at home.
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You've been texting in
questions and our pastors
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and people have
been answering them.
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That's been something
that we haven't always done
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and I've really enjoyed
that as part of Homecoming.
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And tonight we have
some more questions too.
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Oh, we do, yeah. It's
going to be a fun time together.
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It's going to go
by quickly we know.
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We have Mr. Danny Shelton.
Thank you for being here
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this evening. Happy
to be here as always.
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And Dr. Yvonne Shelton.
Good to have you here too.
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We're going to be kind of
all co-hosting together here
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this evening. We'll be
switching some musical chairs
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with our other Camp
Meeting participants.
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We have Jason Bergmann
with us; Francine Bergmann.
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Good to have you all
with us here this evening.
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But before we get to you
all we have some comments
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that have come in
during Camp Meeting.
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Let's read some of
those - Sure - to start off.
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Thanks to everyone there
I've enjoyed worshiping with my
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3ABN family this lovely
Sabbath morning in South Korea.
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My daughters, Hope and Faith,
enjoyed listening to the music
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portion. I was blessed
by Pastor Lomacang's message
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as always. Jill, thank
you for sharing your faith
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journey and encouraging
us. We're praying for you
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God will continue to
remain faithful to you.
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Amen. Beautiful!
Thank you, Danny Shelton,
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for that beautiful message
from God. We know that Satan
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has penetrated the
church but Jesus promised that
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we will survive
all attacks. Amen!
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Amen! Another: Thanks
to you, Bro. Danny Shelton,
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for allowing the
Holy Spirit to use you.
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Thank you, Holy Father,
for heart-searching messages
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like this. Well,
praise the Lord! Amen; Amen.
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I'm going to have
to say this honestly:
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since I started watching
and interacting with this Fall
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Camp Meeting I've seen a
whole new brand new light
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and The Holy Spirit
is taking hold of me.
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And I don't know what direction
they're going to take me.
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There is the distance that is
popping up all over the place!
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Fire inside of me! I feel...
I don't know how to explain.
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All I want to do is
thank you thank you thank you
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3ABN - Praise the
Lord! and I love you.
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Whoo! That's two
hands. Praise the Lord!
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You know, Mr. Danny:
we've received so many comments
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you know, during Camp
Meeting and so many people -
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which has been so
encouraging for all of us -
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have either like
re-connected with Jesus
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or for the first time
said: "Yes, Jesus, I want You
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into my life. " That does
something to us, doesn't it?
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Oh, it does! It's encouraging.
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And people that's not even
Christians said: "I'm wanting
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to find the Lord;
I'm looking for the Lord
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or a relationship" that
are tuned in and watching
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it's neat. And some say:
"I have a spouse that's not
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Christian but he's
been watching Camp Meeting.
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One of them said: "I've heard
more "Amens" out of him today
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than I've heard ever! "
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Wow! That's really
neat. Praise the Lord!
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Because it's
nothing that we can do...
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it's the Holy Spirit using us
and we can be vessels for Him.
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The other aspect has
been the prayer warriors.
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It has. And J.D. Quinn
has done an amazing job
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with the pastoral
team of coordinating people
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from all over the
world who have covenanted
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to pray one hour
during Camp Meeting.
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And we've covered this
entire Camp Meeting experience
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from Wednesday all the way
through tonight with prayer.
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And I just want to give a
quick shout out to a couple
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of the places where people are
praying for this Camp Meeting
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from: United Kingdom, Canada,
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London, Ohio,
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Alaska, California, Wyoming,
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Korea, Jamaica, Texas,
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Trinidad and Tobago,
Australia, Washington, Bahamas,
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Florida, Maryland, Canada,
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Granada, California,
New Jersey, Missouri,
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Turkey, East
Africa, Uganda, Kansas,
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United Kingdom, West
Coast, Florida, North Carolina,
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Wisconsin... and
the list goes on.
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We heard from 70 prayer
warriors who live in England
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and they said that they
were praying, covenanting
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two times a day for
one hour. Seventy people
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praying for the
outpouring of the Holy Spirit
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that God would move in a mighty
way during this Camp Meeting.
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So just a special thank
you to all of you who have been
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praying 'cause these decisions
are partly a result of that.
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Amen! Oh, absolutely! The
Holy Spirit has been here.
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Even though we haven't
had a live audience here
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the Holy Spirit, the
Lord has still been here.
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What an incredible Camp Meeting!
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I appreciate, of
course, Pastor John Lomacang.
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He was the
keynote featured speaker.
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Again, all of the
music hours... so anointed!
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And all the
other speakers as well.
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I know for us here at 3ABN
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we get to hear them as well. But
you know, you can get used to
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doing programming on a daily
basis, but I ENJOY Camp Meeting.
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This Camp Meeting has been
a blessing to me personally.
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So again, what a blessing.
I've actually heard more sermons
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while they're being preached
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this Camp Meeting
than I do normally 'cause
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normally we're so
busy with everything,
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you know, that
we're hitting and missing.
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Today we actually and this whole
week we've been actually able to
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sit and listen.
Amen! A blessing!
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So Jason and Francine,
what's your take away from Camp
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Meeting? What have you
experienced as a result of this
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Camp Meeting? Well I have to
say for me it's seeing the team
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working again but it's also
the different perspective like
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you mentioned already
is being able to take it in
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and not running around
but also seeing as a viewer
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some of the time.
And I see what's going on
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and I realize that
also we're trying to network
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with the kids as well
and trying to reach that age.
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And so that to me is a
prayer that I have that
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yes, we've had Camp Meeting
but the Holy Spirit is still
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impressing their
hearts beyond Camp Meeting.
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Um-hmm. That, to
me, is very important.
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So everything that we've done
here is not anything we can do
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but it's what God can do through
humble people like... I mean
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I'm very humbled each
step of the way. So...
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Amen. And also for those
who registered you also...
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You did a virtual kid's
program today for church
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for those who registered
at 3ABN.tv and then...
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Yeah... that was fun. I wondered
what Sabbath School would be
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like with the lessons that we've
done with Detectives of Truth.
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So if you haven't seen it,
please see what's on there.
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We'd like to do that.
Yeah, thank you for doing that.
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We appreciate that so much!
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Jason, what's your
take away of Camp Meeting?
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You know what I really
appreciated that 3ABN was
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willing to do something
different and do a virtual when
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we could have said: "You know,
we're not going to do it. "
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But because of the Lord
giving us the technology -
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um-hmm - giving us
the ability to do this
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that it's been a real blessing.
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One thing I really appreciated:
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Pastor John
Lomacang and Danny Shelton
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both did a great job
in getting the depth of
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the subject matter of the Bible.
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There's a lot of subjects
out there that haven't been
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addressed, and it
was really nice to see
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these type of
subject matters dealt with
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in a real Christian in
a depth that helps people
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understand from a Christian
perspective that we are here
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to basically share the
good news that Jesus is coming
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no matter where we
are, what culture we're in,
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or what type of
environment we're in. Um-hmm.
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So I also... My
take away, too, is
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just not only the depth
but you think of getting into
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the weeds, but we
got into the roots.
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And what made me think
of getting in the roots
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is contemplation. Umm. You
know, sometimes we're so busy
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with things going on in
life and it's good to start
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sitting back and just
thinking about all the things
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that were spoken
in the last few days.
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So I really
appreciated Pastor John Lomacang
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and Pastor Danny Shelton
in sharing subject matter that
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was very difficult but I believe
they did a really good job.
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Amen! It was based on the Bible.
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Praise the Lord! Yes! Thank you
Jason and thank you Francine.
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Turn up the light! That's right!
Thank you for your leadership
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here at 3ABN and for sharing
tonight. Amen! All right.
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You know, it's a team
that makes 3ABN happen
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and you at home
are part of that team.
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We again just say thank you
for your prayers and financial
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support for the
ministry of 3ABN.
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We're still able to go
forward in the midst of COVID.
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Right? Just like Jason was
mentioning... a great point.
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Here he is our CFO.
He's lookin' at the finances.
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What a faith venture, but God
has supplied all of our needs
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the summer months and through
COVID, and that's thanks to you.
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So we appreciate again
your support for the ministry of
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3ABN. You know,
Greg, speaking of COVID,
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we sent out about 6.25 million
I think of the little booklets.
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It's amazing! Yesterday, I
won't go into a lot of detail
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but I made friends with
a person that wrote to us
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and wasn't very happy.
Didn't know anything about 3ABN
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but read the material and
said some things, you know.
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But it was fine with me.
So everybody has their opinion
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and should be able to
express it. So the person said
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"I'm sure you won't
ever probably even read this.
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Maybe one of your assistants
will read it, but I know I won't
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hear from you. " So this
morning the Lord impressed me
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to write an e-mail
back. And you know what?
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I got a response this evening.
And said: "I'm really sorry.
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I jumped to conclusions. I
really didn't know anything.
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I'm going by past experience
with other organizations. "
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And so said: "I'm not
sure I'll ever come back. "
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He used to be a Christian.
"Not sure I'll ever come back
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to the fold but I want to
continue correspondence. "
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And so to me
it's divine providence
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not coincidence, but we
can learn from each other.
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See, I can learn from this
person; they can learn from me.
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And so we have
to... As you said earlier
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"love one another. " We
just have to love each other
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and accept people where we are.
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Everybody doesn't have to agree
with me; they don't have to
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agree with you. But we
sit down and we try to...
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If we want to study the Bible,
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you'll see what the Bible
says. And still, your own take
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you go away. But that's
why Camp Meeting's here.
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You listen to what's
said. If you don't agree,
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write us and tell us. If you
don't agree with Pastor John,
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Kenny, or myself... whomever...
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just write us and maybe we'll
have a discussion about it.
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But if you don't, it's OK too.
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So this is a great time. I
love this part of Interactive
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that we've been doing. You know,
this part where we can sit down
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and take these questions from
everybody. Yeah, absolutely.
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I love that. We have some
questions that have come in
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and we have trade out
some guests here, too.
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We have Pastor Kenny Shelton.
That's right: family, thank you.
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And Pastor John Lomacang.
They are definitely family.
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Amen. So let's start
with you, Pastor Kenny.
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There's questions that
have come in from you at home.
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Thank you. THANK YOU for
sending in these questions.
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It says...
They're from Mississippi.
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My question is: how
can I witness to someone
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who is resistant to
hearing the Word of God?
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Someone who's
turning a deaf ear.
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It seems that we meet
that question quite often.
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But you know, it so important
that we spend time in prayer.
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Amen! Some people don't want
to hear. Family doesn't want to
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hear sometimes...
friends don't want to hear.
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And if you don't want
to hear you put up a wall
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and you won't listen.
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But I found out if you take
that person's name into prayer
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and you pray, the Holy
Spirit will open up an avenue
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or door that their ears will
be open, their eyes will be open
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and the Spirit of God will
come into their heart and mind
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and they will ask
you... they will come to you...
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where before they
didn't want to hear it.
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I think the main, the
most important thing is
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just to pray. Ask for the lead
and guidance of the Holy Spirit
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of the Living God to
come in there and give you
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an opportunity and privilege
not to raise up your name
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but raise up the name
of Jesus Christ. Amen!
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And I believe that the
Holy Spirit will answer that.
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I really do. Amen! Excellent!
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Pastor John: this is
from Trinidad and Tobago:
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OK. First, very
powerful and timely message
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for us all. Based on Biblical
teachings in addition to the
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grace and mercy of God, in
your opinion what is the fate
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of those who were never
witnessed to or privy to the
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truth or convicted in their
faith? For example: Hindus and
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Muslims who died without
ever knowing the commandments,
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specifically the 4th commandment
or the acceptance of Christ.
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OK. Well first of all
I want to just make sure
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that you know my
opinion doesn't really matter.
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So what I want to do is
answer based on what I know
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the Word of God says.
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One of the things that
encourages my heart is first
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of all Jesus said and Peter
writes this: "He is not willing
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that any should perish. "
But you know, this question
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was asked a while ago, and
the Lord gave me the answer
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in Titus chapter 2 verse 11.
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This is vitally important.
You know, we are not the ones
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responsible for
reaching everyone.
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3ABN has covered the
world - um-hmm - but remember
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Jesus said
through the apostle Paul
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"God will finish the work and
cut it short in righteousness. "
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And when I heard
that... How are we all saved?
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By grace through faith
in Christ alone. Um-hmm.
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Paul says through Titus 2:11:
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"For the grace of God that
brings salvation has appeared
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to all men. " That's right!
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I've gotta accept the fact
that God works in ways that
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are far beyond our
human ability to understand.
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And then Paul
continues to reiterate that.
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So what is being said here:
from the day that Noah said...
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from the day that Genesis says
"Noah found grace in the eyes
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of the Lord... " The grace of
God ever since the fall of man
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has appeared to
men where they are.
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That's the key.
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And Paul emphasizes
some of the creative ways
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that God has brought
salvation. So the Hindu
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may have seen God not in
the Word but through nature.
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That's right! Romans 1.
Listen to Romans 1, and Jill...
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we're Romans partners.
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The Bible says in Romans 1:24:
"Since the creation of the world
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His invisible
attributes are clearly seen... "
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And they're not only seen.
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"being understood by the things
that are made, even His eternal
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godhead and power so that
they are without excuse. "
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So when people
stand before the Lord
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He's going to judge them
not according to knowledge
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but according to the knowledge
that they were exposed to.
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That's key. You never
judge someone on something
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they've never know. That's
unjust and God is a just God.
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So whatever they have known is
what God is going to judge them
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on. And they may have found
Him in the nightlight of the sun
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or the stars or the moon or
in the whisper of God in nature.
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But whatever God exposed them to
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is what they're
accountable for. Amen! Amen!
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Amen! Amen!
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Do you have any
more questions? Sure! OK.
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Pastor Kenny: In the Ten
Commandments, Exodus 20:24,
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the making of any
image regarding heaven
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for I believe that those
in Christ's day they knew what
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He looked like but
today nobody has any idea
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what He looks like.
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So why do we have all
kinds of photos of what we think
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Christ looks like?
Does the Scripture say
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"Thou shalt not
make any graven image? "
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So what about
those photos of Christ?
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There's I think a lot of honest
hearts, a lot of good people
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you know that have made
some kind of an image...
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print... what Jesus looks like.
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But I guarantee you this:
according to the Word of God
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one of these days we
will see Him face to face.
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All right! And we are
going to know as we are known.
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We are going to know Christ and
we are going to see that face.
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And I'm telling you: it's
going to be more beautiful.
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That's right! And the man can
print, he can take photos of,
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he can paint...
whatever it might be.
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And I look forward to that day
that I'll be able to see Him.
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And until that time
I don't know about you
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I look at some of the pictures
and it says we shouldn't do it.
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People fuss and fight
and carry on, you know,
00:16:20.31\00:16:22.31
about the issue. But you
know what? Again, I think
00:16:22.51\00:16:25.41
no matter what you could
paint, no matter what you could
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take pictures of or whatever,
nothing... nothing is going to
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add up to the face
of Jesus Christ. Amen!
00:16:31.95\00:16:33.76
So we need to leave that
and say: "One of these days
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we shall behold the face
of God! " What a glorious day
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that will be! Wow! Fantastic!
Look forward to that. Amen!
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Pastor John: "Isn't God... "
This is from Gaithersburg, MD.
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"Isn't God the Father the
Judge and Christ the Mediator
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Lawyer? " So explain that.
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When I was young in ministry
I remember doing an evangelistic
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series and I preached that.
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And I was
approached by a retired pastor,
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an Adventist pastor, And
he said: "Young man, you're
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enthusiasm is tremendous but
your theology is incorrect. "
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And I said: "Show it to
me! " I'm a New Yorker...
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"Show it to me. "
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And he showed me the
Scripture and from then on
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the gospel has become
even more exciting because
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I said to someone
in one of my sermons
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"What if the court was
rigged in your favor? "
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And I said: "What if
the judge and the lawyer
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were on your side? But
what if the judge and the
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lawyer were the same person? "
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Mmm! That is amazing.
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The Bible says in John 5:22:
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"For the Father judges no one
but has committed all judgment
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to the Son. " It's clear. And
then Jesus said in John 12:48
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"He who rejects Me and
does not receive My Word
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has that which judges him,
and the word that I have spoken
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will judge him
in the last day. "
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Hmm. And finally, Paul - before
he departed, before his death -
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he said: "Finally
there is laid up for me
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a crown of righteousness..
" II Timothy 4:8...
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"which the Lord,
the righteous Judge,
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will give to me on that day.
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And not to me only but
also to all who have loved
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His appearing. " The righteous
Judge he's talking about
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is Jesus - yes - and Revelation
describes Him as the righteous
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and just Judge because
Revelation is the revelation
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of Jesus Christ. So
Jesus says "I am the Judge. "
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He says "The
Father judges no one
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but has committed
all judgment to Me. "
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I think based on
that the Judge is Jesus
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and the Lawyer is
Jesus. Hmm... amen!
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Wow! We are getting a lot
of questions in, comments in.
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This is pastor, pastor
it's like being on the hot seat.
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We're going to be switching out.
I think: who do we have next?
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We have John Dinzey, Ryan
Day, Tim Parton, Jason Bradley,
00:18:41.98\00:18:44.55
John Lomacang, Shelley
Quinn. It's going to be fun.
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So it's going by quick. You want
another question? Pr. Kenny?
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I'll give you one more question
apiece and then we'll switch.
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Pastor Kenny: This is
from Illinois... Chicago.
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How can one who
has lived a life of sin
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all of a sudden be
saved at the age of 63?
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Hmm... that's a kid!
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Just a kid, yeah.
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We're just
children... that's right.
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But you know, I love it
because Scripture is so clear
00:19:05.94\00:19:08.31
about... Jesus said: "If you
come unto Me I will in no wise
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cast out. " OK! I
think Matthew 11:28 says:
00:19:11.55\00:19:16.89
"Come unto Me ye
that are heavy laden
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and I will give you rest. "
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So any time. I encourage
you right now... NOW is the time
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to do it, today is
the day of salvation.
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No matter how your life,
no matter what you've done,
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no matter what you've said,
no matter how far you've drifted
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away from God you
can simply come to Him
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and ask for forgiveness and say:
"Lord, I want You in my heart.
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I want You in my life. "
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And you know what? He
will come in your heart
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and He will come in your
life and He will make sure
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that you become a new
creature in Jesus Christ.
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We need that
today... every one of us.
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Camp Meeting is a good
time for that, by the way,
00:19:45.48\00:19:47.22
to renew our vows...
There you go! to Jesus Christ.
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Because we know He's
coming and we want to be ready.
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And we want YOU to be ready.
Sounds like somebody's drifted.
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Tonight you come back to Him.
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Amen! Thank you Pr.
Kenny. One more Pastor John.
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This is from Lincoln...maybe
Lincoln, Nebraska, I'm not sure.
00:20:01.36\00:20:03.67
This is regarding
your second sermon.
00:20:03.87\00:20:06.00
What about those sleeping
in Jesus who were faithful
00:20:06.20\00:20:09.04
followers of Jesus
but not SDA Christians?
00:20:09.24\00:20:12.67
Wow! You know, I'm glad that
Jesus didn't die just for SDAs!
00:20:12.94\00:20:16.11
You know, we sometimes have that
opinion because of the theology
00:20:16.31\00:20:19.31
God has given to us. It's a
beautiful one, but Jesus said
00:20:19.51\00:20:21.45
in John 10:15:
"OTHER sheep I have
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which are NOT of
this fold. " Um-hmm.
00:20:26.19\00:20:28.79
He said: "Them
also I must bring. "
00:20:28.99\00:20:30.53
But consider this: there are
those who have heard the truth
00:20:30.73\00:20:33.90
up to a particular point
and died before they left
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that fold but in their
heart they accepted that.
00:20:37.90\00:20:39.93
Jesus said:
"Other sheep I have. "
00:20:40.34\00:20:42.60
Revelation 18:14 says:
"Come out of her MY people. "
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There are those who are hearing
the truth but they haven't
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come out yet. The Lord knows the
condition of that human's heart.
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Because the reality of
it is we are saved by grace
00:20:53.15\00:20:56.55
through faith in Christ alone.
00:20:56.75\00:20:58.09
We're not saved by grace thru
faith in Seventh-day Adventism
00:20:58.22\00:21:01.32
alone. That's right. We're
saved by grace through faith in
00:21:01.52\00:21:03.73
in Christ alone. I believe
the SDA message is the clearest
00:21:03.93\00:21:07.60
gospel and the commission
that we have is one of great
00:21:07.80\00:21:10.33
responsibility...
but not one of arrogance.
00:21:10.53\00:21:12.90
So salvation is
not something we own.
00:21:13.10\00:21:15.40
I'd like to end by saying
this: we don't have the truth...
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the truth has us.
That's right! Amen! Thank you.
00:21:17.87\00:21:20.48
Thank you Pastor
Kenny; thank you Pastor John.
00:21:20.68\00:21:22.78
Appreciate you breaking
the Word of the Lord down
00:21:22.98\00:21:25.05
and, yeah, for being willing to
share with us during Camp Mtg.
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Amen. All right, Mr.
Danny, this is a comment
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and a question. OK. So this
is... it's from Fayetteville.
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There's no name. Thank
you very much for the message
00:21:35.99\00:21:38.33
you brought this
morning and for not being afraid
00:21:38.53\00:21:40.90
to speak the truth. And
personally I could say the same
00:21:41.10\00:21:43.37
as well. Thank you so
much! But here's the question:
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Danny, what's the best way
to reach out to Sunday pastors
00:21:46.27\00:21:49.70
to enlighten them
of the Sabbath truth
00:21:49.90\00:21:51.71
and warn them at the end
time that we're living in?
00:21:51.91\00:21:55.78
They have a brother-in-law
who is a Sunday pastor
00:21:55.98\00:21:57.71
and want to know the best way to
reach out to someone like that.
00:21:57.91\00:21:59.95
Sunday pastors. To
me, people have to be...
00:22:00.15\00:22:03.35
they have to be open.
00:22:03.75\00:22:05.75
If somebody is not
open... You know, they say:
00:22:05.95\00:22:08.32
A man convinced against his will
is of the same opinion still.
00:22:08.52\00:22:11.63
That's true! So I
don't think we should
00:22:11.83\00:22:13.70
take it on. Many of us if
we think we have the truth
00:22:13.90\00:22:15.93
we want to cram it
down the throat of others
00:22:16.13\00:22:18.67
or we want to, say - true -
lay out these little scriptures
00:22:18.87\00:22:21.80
around their house or
something so they'll pick it up.
00:22:22.00\00:22:24.34
The best thing is pray
and ask the Holy Spirit
00:22:24.77\00:22:28.18
to... because He know who's
open for truth and who isn't.
00:22:28.38\00:22:31.41
And if people are open for
truth... Now, I'm a little bit
00:22:31.61\00:22:34.38
prejudice about this,
but Shelley Quinn and I
00:22:34.58\00:22:36.69
in 2005 I think wrote a book
00:22:36.89\00:22:38.95
called Ten
Commandments Twice Removed.
00:22:39.15\00:22:40.82
I think there's something
like 10 or 12 million out there.
00:22:41.02\00:22:43.73
Ryan, you read the book
and said it influenced you.
00:22:43.93\00:22:46.43
But the book... Now we're
not here trying to make a sale
00:22:46.63\00:22:48.83
tonight but - yes we are - since
you asked me it's one of...
00:22:49.03\00:22:51.10
well, it's one of the easy ways
because, you say, because we go
00:22:51.30\00:22:54.60
through this whole thing
of the Sabbath/Sunday issue
00:22:54.80\00:22:58.27
and all of these doctrines.
00:22:58.47\00:22:59.81
So you look like you're ready
to: "You should buy the book! "
00:22:59.94\00:23:02.88
Ten Commandments Twice Removed:
best money you'll ever spend.
00:23:03.08\00:23:06.25
It changed my life, and I
know that those who want to know
00:23:06.45\00:23:09.62
the truth, it's in there and
it'll lead you back to the Bible
00:23:09.82\00:23:12.95
and to the
truth of Jesus Christ.
00:23:13.15\00:23:14.49
The Bible says: "The
truth will set you free. "
00:23:14.52\00:23:16.59
I would say love is always
the best tool that we have...
00:23:16.79\00:23:20.16
the love of God. So
when people see Jesus
00:23:20.36\00:23:23.16
in us then they're
open to what we have to say.
00:23:23.37\00:23:26.10
If they don't... if
they see people criticizing
00:23:26.30\00:23:28.77
and, you know, always judgmental
"Well you should be doing... "
00:23:28.97\00:23:32.14
Who wants that? You know,
who wants that kind of religion?
00:23:32.34\00:23:34.64
Yeah, not at all.
Thank you, Mr. Danny.
00:23:34.84\00:23:36.98
We've traded out. We have
Pr. Ryan Day & Pr. John Dinzey.
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Thank you for sharing - both
of you - during Camp Meeting.
00:23:40.65\00:23:43.08
This first question is
for you, Pastor Johnny.
00:23:43.28\00:23:45.19
It says: "Could you
please explain how Jesus died on
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Friday afternoon and
resurrected on Sunday morning?
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How does that account
for 3 days and 3 nights? "
00:23:51.86\00:23:55.23
Thank you for your
help. That's a good question.
00:23:55.43\00:23:57.17
This is a question that
has been in the minds of people
00:23:57.37\00:24:00.97
but many times people
are confused about it.
00:24:01.17\00:24:02.80
And the reality is
you're not going to get 24 hours
00:24:03.20\00:24:06.61
of each and every day in
Jesus being in the grave.
00:24:06.81\00:24:10.98
Yes, He died on the
Preparation Day which is Friday
00:24:11.38\00:24:14.15
and He resurrected on
Sunday. That is well accepted.
00:24:14.55\00:24:17.15
As a matter of fact when
you go to Luke chapter 24
00:24:17.35\00:24:19.82
it says that on
the road to Emmaus,
00:24:20.02\00:24:21.89
the two disciples
that met with Jesus said:
00:24:22.09\00:24:24.36
"This is the third day. "
00:24:24.56\00:24:25.89
So how do you
get that Jesus said
00:24:26.06\00:24:28.90
3 days and 3 nights as
Jonah was in the whale's belly?
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Some commentators call
it inclusive reckoning.
00:24:32.50\00:24:35.50
Something that happens in a day
whether or not it was a few hrs.
00:24:35.70\00:24:39.14
or whether it was a few
minutes it was counted as part
00:24:39.34\00:24:42.11
of the... as a whole
day. In other words, He died
00:24:42.31\00:24:45.28
on Friday. That's one day.
Saturday He was in the grave.
00:24:45.48\00:24:48.48
That's the second day.
And the third day He rose...
00:24:48.68\00:24:50.89
He rose from the
dead. That's three days.
00:24:51.29\00:24:53.92
Today you know when you
travel you go to another country
00:24:54.12\00:24:57.79
you have to write in there:
"How many days have you been
00:24:57.99\00:24:59.89
in the country? " I have to
write the day that I arrived
00:25:00.10\00:25:03.97
even though I arrived at
11:00 at night, 10:00 at night.
00:25:04.17\00:25:06.94
I have to include that day
because I was in the country
00:25:07.14\00:25:09.54
that day. That's
good! And then when I leave
00:25:09.74\00:25:12.17
even though I leave at
7:00 in the morning or 8:00 AM
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I have to count that day
as a day that I was there.
00:25:14.38\00:25:16.85
That's good! Even though
there was an old way that you
00:25:17.15\00:25:20.15
did these things, we have
some of this remaining today.
00:25:20.35\00:25:22.95
And sometimes you may even
say when you're doing your taxes
00:25:23.15\00:25:26.19
round off to the nearest dollar.
00:25:26.39\00:25:28.32
So you also have people that say
"I've been working for 3 weeks
00:25:30.29\00:25:33.63
straight. " Does that mean
you were working 24 hrs. for 3
00:25:33.83\00:25:36.70
weeks? No... that means
you didn't have a day off.
00:25:36.90\00:25:39.77
So this is inclusive reckoning,
and Jesus was in the grave
00:25:39.97\00:25:43.07
three days: Friday,
Saturday, and Sunday.
00:25:43.27\00:25:46.17
Great answer! I'm
going to re-read my taxes
00:25:46.37\00:25:49.14
'cause I thought it said: "Round
up to the highest dollar. "
00:25:49.34\00:25:52.85
I know, that's the way it
feels. That's the way it feels.
00:25:53.05\00:25:55.78
I'm going to re-read
mine. That's great. Thank you.
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Pastor Ryan: Will people
in these days be persecuted
00:25:59.29\00:26:02.22
for preaching God's
Word before we are to flee?
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Some churches have
been closed due to COVID-19.
00:26:05.59\00:26:10.07
Absolutely. To
answer that question
00:26:10.47\00:26:12.77
very simply: Yes. I believe
that there will be people
00:26:12.97\00:26:15.97
who will be persecuted
and potentially even give up
00:26:16.17\00:26:18.11
their life before they have
to flee. We have to understand
00:26:18.31\00:26:20.74
that, you know, we are told
to leave the cities, to get out
00:26:20.94\00:26:24.08
of the cities. I
believe that time is now
00:26:24.28\00:26:25.91
prior to this coming Sunday
law that we believe is fast
00:26:26.11\00:26:29.48
approaching that will launch us
into the final events of Bible
00:26:29.68\00:26:32.02
prophecy, the quick
succession of the final events
00:26:32.22\00:26:34.72
to happen on this planet.
I believe that time is now
00:26:34.92\00:26:37.63
but there will be an ultimate
fleeing in which God's people
00:26:37.83\00:26:41.40
will have to flee to
the mountains because of the
00:26:41.60\00:26:43.40
ultimate persecution that
will come upon this planet
00:26:43.60\00:26:46.57
during the close of probation.
But I believe that fleeing
00:26:46.77\00:26:49.17
will come before the close
of probation, and I also believe
00:26:49.37\00:26:51.81
as the Bible sufficiently
tells us as well as the Spirit
00:26:52.01\00:26:55.04
of Prophecy that
there will be persecution.
00:26:55.24\00:26:57.41
I'm thinking of II Timothy 3:12
00:26:57.61\00:27:00.75
which says: "Anyone who
lives godly in Christ Jesus... "
00:27:00.95\00:27:03.39
the Bible says: "will...
or SHALL suffer persecution. "
00:27:03.59\00:27:06.39
So I believe that...
people around the world now
00:27:06.59\00:27:09.92
have been giving up their
lives because of the gospel...
00:27:10.13\00:27:12.29
being persecuted
because of the gospel.
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And I believe we're going
to see an amplification of that
00:27:15.10\00:27:17.40
as we get closer and closer
to that close of probation.
00:27:17.60\00:27:20.90
I also find there in I believe
it's Revelation chapter 6,
00:27:21.10\00:27:24.61
verse 12 I believe it is,
let's see: Revelation chapter 6
00:27:25.71\00:27:29.08
verse 11 it talks about here,
it says: "And then the white
00:27:29.28\00:27:31.61
robe was given to each of them"
the saints that were crying out
00:27:31.81\00:27:34.58
from under the altar who were
persecuted during the Dark Ages,
00:27:34.78\00:27:37.79
the ultimate tribulation
time period in the Dark Ages,
00:27:37.99\00:27:40.32
but there's going to be a
greater tribulation time period
00:27:40.52\00:27:42.62
when Michael stands up as
Daniel chapter 12 verse 20 says
00:27:42.82\00:27:46.09
and we will be launched into
a horrible time such as never
00:27:46.29\00:27:48.53
has been seen. Notice what
the ending part of verse 11 says
00:27:48.73\00:27:51.63
here in Revelation 6. It says:
00:27:51.83\00:27:53.84
"Then a white robe
was given to each of them
00:27:54.04\00:27:56.20
and it was said to them that
they should rest a little while
00:27:56.40\00:27:58.74
longer until both the
number of their fellow servants
00:27:58.94\00:28:01.64
and their brethren who
would be killed as they are
00:28:01.84\00:28:05.71
were completed. " I
believe that's talking about
00:28:05.91\00:28:07.98
the people who will be perse-
cuted because of the gospel.
00:28:08.18\00:28:10.69
So after this whole
Sunday law thing kicks in
00:28:10.89\00:28:13.05
we're going to see the
devil launch a war against God's
00:28:13.25\00:28:16.32
church. He's going to
try to silence God's people
00:28:16.52\00:28:19.03
from preaching the gospel.
But there's that Latter Rain
00:28:19.23\00:28:21.16
that can't shut the devil
up. God's people are going to
00:28:21.36\00:28:24.27
rise up. They're
going to preach that gospel
00:28:24.63\00:28:26.50
prior to the close of probation
and ultimately those who will be
00:28:26.70\00:28:29.90
standing firm when Jesus comes
as they're alive and seeing Him
00:28:30.11\00:28:33.21
I believe those are the
ones who are protected obviously
00:28:33.41\00:28:35.88
in the end from any evil during
that probation closing time.
00:28:36.08\00:28:38.61
Amen! Thank you. Excellent!
00:28:38.81\00:28:40.15
Pastor Johnny: this
is from Columbus, Ohio.
00:28:40.32\00:28:42.18
We worship a triune
deity... the trinity:
00:28:42.38\00:28:45.95
God the Father,
creator of heaven and earth,
00:28:46.15\00:28:48.19
Jesus the Son,
and the Holy Ghost.
00:28:48.39\00:28:50.23
What are the
functions of the Holy Spirit?
00:28:50.63\00:28:53.96
Well very briefly
I'm going to say that
00:28:54.90\00:28:56.63
we have to... when
you say the trinity...
00:28:56.83\00:28:59.33
SDA's believe differently
than other denominations.
00:28:59.53\00:29:02.30
I'll say that first. But
the function of the Holy Spirit
00:29:02.50\00:29:05.54
when you go to John 16
Jesus said that "when He comes
00:29:05.74\00:29:08.44
He will convict the
world of sin, of righteousness,
00:29:08.64\00:29:11.58
and of judgment. "
00:29:11.78\00:29:13.11
Later on in John 16 Jesus says
00:29:13.31\00:29:15.28
that the Holy Spirit will
"guide us into all truth. "
00:29:15.48\00:29:17.62
That's right. That's
the work of the Holy Spirit.
00:29:17.82\00:29:19.45
The Holy Spirit will
lead us to repentance.
00:29:19.65\00:29:21.82
The Holy Spirit - the
gifts of the Holy Spirit
00:29:22.02\00:29:24.06
and how He works in
the lives of Christians -
00:29:24.26\00:29:27.00
you can go to I
Corinthians chapter 12 to see
00:29:27.20\00:29:29.80
some description of that.
The Holy Spirit was involved
00:29:30.00\00:29:31.83
in creation. That's right. You
see that in Genesis chapter 1.
00:29:32.03\00:29:34.24
So there's a lot of
work the Holy Spirit is doing
00:29:34.44\00:29:37.01
in behalf of God's people. Amen!
00:29:37.41\00:29:39.64
Pastor Ryan: Please
explain the difference between
00:29:39.84\00:29:42.58
soul and spirit. This
question comes from Florida.
00:29:42.78\00:29:45.95
OK... that's a great question.
00:29:46.15\00:29:47.55
So I think this is actually
in reference to something I said
00:29:47.75\00:29:50.35
earlier today - it sure is!
talking about the difference
00:29:50.55\00:29:52.32
between the soul and the spirit.
So if you go to Genesis channel
00:29:52.52\00:29:54.86
2 verse 7 we are told
very clearly there that God
00:29:55.06\00:29:58.06
as He was formulating
or creating Adam's body
00:29:58.26\00:30:00.73
from the dust of the ground...
So He creates the body.
00:30:00.93\00:30:02.86
Was he living
yet? Obviously not.
00:30:03.06\00:30:05.10
It wasn't until He breathed
into his nostrils the breath
00:30:05.30\00:30:08.50
of life and then the Bible says
00:30:08.70\00:30:10.07
"then man
BECAME a living soul. "
00:30:10.27\00:30:13.41
So I believe the reason
why this question exists
00:30:13.61\00:30:15.64
and we need to talk about
it is we live in a world today
00:30:15.84\00:30:17.75
where many people believe
that the soul or the spirit are
00:30:17.95\00:30:20.42
kind of interchangeable and
there's some kind of translucent
00:30:20.62\00:30:25.19
invisible substance that's
within us, kind of a ghostly
00:30:25.39\00:30:28.16
apparition thing that's
kind of liberated from the body
00:30:28.36\00:30:31.13
at the point of death.
And what we need to learn is
00:30:31.33\00:30:33.63
in the Bible there is a clear
difference between the soul
00:30:33.83\00:30:35.76
and the spirit. And so we
see it there in Genesis 2:7
00:30:35.96\00:30:38.77
it wasn't until the
breath of life was given
00:30:38.97\00:30:41.74
OK? into the nostrils of Adam
00:30:41.94\00:30:43.27
that he became a living
soul. So notice you had to have
00:30:43.44\00:30:46.27
body plus breath -
those two elements -
00:30:46.47\00:30:49.08
in order to get a living
soul. There's no such thing
00:30:49.28\00:30:51.45
as really a dead soul...
even though the Bible speaks
00:30:51.65\00:30:53.82
of the dead in
the day of judgment
00:30:54.02\00:30:55.55
at the end of
the thousand years.
00:30:55.75\00:30:57.12
There's no such thing as
a dead person walking around
00:30:57.32\00:30:59.55
and living. It
just doesn't make sense
00:30:59.75\00:31:01.92
that way. The Bible
only speaks of a living soul.
00:31:02.12\00:31:04.56
That means a living person.
00:31:04.86\00:31:06.19
So the soul is, of course,
the combination of body + breath
00:31:06.23\00:31:09.40
which is a living being.
That's why over in Acts...
00:31:09.60\00:31:11.60
I believe Acts
27... Paul was shipwrecked
00:31:11.80\00:31:14.20
with 276 people, and that's
exactly what the NKJ version
00:31:14.40\00:31:18.04
says. But if you go to
the King James version,
00:31:18.24\00:31:19.91
it say: "And all of us in
this ship were 276 souls. "
00:31:20.11\00:31:24.25
So if you take the modern
understanding was it 276 ghosts?
00:31:24.65\00:31:28.05
Was it a ghost ship? No!
00:31:28.25\00:31:29.58
It wasn't a ghost ship. There
were living beings in this ship,
00:31:29.72\00:31:31.89
right? And so we know that the
spirit is separate from the soul
00:31:32.09\00:31:35.36
because the
Bible makes that clear.
00:31:35.56\00:31:37.03
There are several
scriptures in the book of Job...
00:31:37.23\00:31:39.69
I'm thinking of Job 27
I believe, verse 3, which
00:31:39.89\00:31:42.16
talks about: "The Spirit
of God was in my nostrils. "
00:31:42.36\00:31:45.80
Again that spirit and
breath word is interchangeable.
00:31:46.00\00:31:48.84
I also think of
Ecclesiastes chapter?
00:31:49.04\00:31:52.64
This is a challenge
here... this microphone...
00:31:52.84\00:31:55.24
Ecclesiastes chapter
12 verse 7. Get this:
00:31:56.04\00:31:58.15
this is creation in
reverse so this is death.
00:31:58.35\00:32:01.62
Ecclesiastes 12:7:
"Then the dust will return to
00:32:01.82\00:32:04.79
the earth... "
there's the body... "as it was
00:32:04.99\00:32:07.46
and the spirit will
return to God who gave it. "
00:32:07.66\00:32:10.66
So again, most people
believe: "Yes, when you die
00:32:10.86\00:32:12.83
your spirit goes back to
heaven. " Well is it a soul?
00:32:13.03\00:32:15.33
No, no, no... because
the soul ceased to exist
00:32:15.53\00:32:17.90
once the spirit is
separated or leaves the body.
00:32:18.10\00:32:20.77
Right? So what is that spirit?
00:32:20.97\00:32:22.30
That word right there
in the original Hebrew
00:32:22.34\00:32:24.31
spirit, the spirit shall
return to God, is the word ruach
00:32:24.51\00:32:26.98
in the Hebrew.
It brings breath...
00:32:27.18\00:32:29.54
it means breath and wind.
That means the spirit of life
00:32:29.74\00:32:33.35
that God gives you to
live. The breath returns to God
00:32:33.55\00:32:36.38
and when Jesus returns again
00:32:36.58\00:32:38.02
those people that are in
the graves wherever they may be
00:32:38.72\00:32:41.02
God is going to... He's
going to resurrect that body.
00:32:41.22\00:32:43.26
He's going to put that
breath of life back in them
00:32:43.46\00:32:45.89
and they're going to
become a living soul once again.
00:32:46.09\00:32:48.36
Amen! Thank you! For
those who take that literally
00:32:48.56\00:32:51.93
I talk to people and they'll
say: "Yeah, you go straight to
00:32:52.13\00:32:55.14
heaven because
it says when you die
00:32:55.34\00:32:57.41
the breath goes back
to God who gave it. "
00:32:57.61\00:32:59.47
So I said: "If you
take that literally
00:32:59.87\00:33:01.51
then everybody goes to
heaven and so Hitler's in heaven
00:33:01.71\00:33:04.91
and all of these
terrible, terrible people
00:33:05.11\00:33:07.58
would all be in heaven be-
cause it doesn't differentiate.
00:33:07.78\00:33:09.98
It says when you die
the spirit goes, the soul...
00:33:10.19\00:33:13.76
soul and the spirit...
that your breath goes back.
00:33:13.96\00:33:16.59
Well, it doesn't mean
it's living, a conscious soul.
00:33:16.79\00:33:19.76
If so, we have
to think about that.
00:33:19.96\00:33:21.30
Then everybody goes to
heaven. Yes! That's right.
00:33:21.40\00:33:23.06
Absolutely! Yeah, good point.
00:33:23.26\00:33:24.60
We need to have more
questions & answers like this!
00:33:24.80\00:33:26.84
Thank you both so
much; appreciate it - yes -
00:33:27.04\00:33:31.04
Pastor Ryan, Pastor Johnny.
00:33:31.24\00:33:32.57
Thank you. We're going to
bring on Tim and Jason Bradley.
00:33:32.74\00:33:35.94
Dr. Yvonne. Yes?
This came in for you...
00:33:36.34\00:33:39.08
this question. OK.
00:33:39.28\00:33:40.62
And it sounds like someone
who's been thru tremendous pain.
00:33:40.68\00:33:42.72
It's from New York. How
can you show love to someone
00:33:42.92\00:33:45.89
who you witnessed
murder your family?
00:33:46.09\00:33:49.89
Whoo. That's a heavy question.
00:33:50.09\00:33:52.43
That is a HEAVY question.
This is addressed to you.
00:33:52.63\00:33:55.16
It's so heavy because
you can't... I can't imagine
00:33:56.00\00:34:00.07
how I would feel about someone
00:34:00.47\00:34:03.64
who... Well I can't
imagine how I would feel and I
00:34:03.84\00:34:05.81
would have to apply these same
things I'm gettin' ready to say
00:34:06.01\00:34:08.51
to my own life - yes -
'cause it's just unfathomable.
00:34:08.71\00:34:13.82
I think the first
thing that you have to do
00:34:14.02\00:34:16.62
is to ask Jesus to help
you because you cannot do this
00:34:16.82\00:34:20.86
on your own. In the Word
you know Jesus says: "Come
00:34:21.06\00:34:24.23
unto Me all ye that
labor and are heavy laden
00:34:24.43\00:34:26.36
and I will give you
rest. Take My yoke upon you
00:34:26.56\00:34:29.10
for I am meek and lowly in heart
00:34:29.30\00:34:31.20
and you will find
rest unto your soul. "
00:34:31.40\00:34:33.60
And your soul needs rest
00:34:33.80\00:34:35.77
if you have witnessed
someone murdering your family.
00:34:35.97\00:34:39.87
And then the next thing
besides prayer and giving it...
00:34:40.08\00:34:45.21
just giving it to Jesus
00:34:45.41\00:34:46.78
you have to do some
self-talk. In other words,
00:34:46.98\00:34:50.19
whenever it comes into your mind
00:34:50.39\00:34:52.35
you have to transfer it to Jesus
00:34:52.55\00:34:55.26
because you
cannot carry it yourself.
00:34:55.46\00:34:57.49
And so you ask the
Lord to please help you
00:34:57.69\00:35:00.80
to not play this
over and over in your head
00:35:01.00\00:35:04.10
because it's
such a heavy burden.
00:35:04.30\00:35:06.10
And then the
other thing I think is
00:35:06.30\00:35:09.37
to really get deeply involved
in the spiritual discipline
00:35:09.57\00:35:12.94
of, of course,
prayer and reading the Word
00:35:13.14\00:35:16.21
and meditating on the
Word because the Word says
00:35:16.41\00:35:18.75
if you commit your ways
unto the Lord your thoughts will
00:35:18.95\00:35:21.88
be established. And so
those are the only things
00:35:22.08\00:35:26.35
and just asking
God to take it away.
00:35:26.55\00:35:28.99
One of the things that
we know and neuroscientists
00:35:29.19\00:35:33.53
that said that our neurons
have certain little pockets
00:35:33.73\00:35:38.70
of toxic chemicals
when we harbor bad feelings
00:35:38.90\00:35:43.07
towards someone. Wow!
And those toxic chemicals
00:35:43.27\00:35:46.74
are released as we are
practicing unforgiveness.
00:35:46.94\00:35:50.91
But guess what?
When we begin to forgive
00:35:51.11\00:35:53.78
those toxic chemicals go away.
00:35:53.98\00:35:56.35
Amen! Look at
how God has wired us.
00:35:56.55\00:35:59.99
And that's
scientifically proven. Oh yes!
00:36:00.19\00:36:02.12
Oh yes. It's an
incredible idea that
00:36:02.32\00:36:05.16
forgiveness is not so
much for the other person
00:36:05.36\00:36:08.46
but it's for us. It is
taking up so much space
00:36:08.66\00:36:11.60
in our minds and
hearts and God wants to
00:36:11.80\00:36:14.60
relieve us of that. So
we just have to ask the Lord
00:36:14.80\00:36:18.81
to help us and give
it to Him. Thank you!
00:36:19.01\00:36:21.18
Those are good words.
We're going to have a prayer
00:36:21.38\00:36:23.24
at the end, too, and just
so many hurting people in this
00:36:23.45\00:36:26.01
world. We'll have a prayer.
My heart breaks for that person.
00:36:26.21\00:36:29.55
We've changed out. We have
Jason Bradley and Tim Parton.
00:36:31.45\00:36:33.99
Thank you both for
sharing during Camp Meeting,
00:36:34.19\00:36:37.23
for the ministry in
music during Camp Meeting.
00:36:37.43\00:36:39.53
It's been an
incredible experience.
00:36:39.73\00:36:41.16
Jason, we'll start
with you. "What should... "
00:36:41.36\00:36:43.50
This is from Texas:
"What should we do when
00:36:43.70\00:36:46.07
we feel we want to serve
but don't know where to start? "
00:36:46.27\00:36:50.54
Ah! Well, let's start
in James chapter 1 verse 5.
00:36:50.74\00:36:54.64
And it says: "If
any of you lacks wisdom,
00:36:55.14\00:36:57.85
let him ask of God
who gives to all liberally
00:36:58.05\00:37:01.18
and without reproach, and
it will be given to him. "
00:37:01.38\00:37:03.89
I think that when you
want to serve, you know,
00:37:04.39\00:37:06.62
first you go to
the Lord in prayer
00:37:06.82\00:37:08.42
and you ask Him to guide
you and show you what direction
00:37:08.62\00:37:12.13
to go into. But
you also take a look
00:37:12.33\00:37:15.23
at maybe some of the
needs that are in your community
00:37:15.43\00:37:17.90
or needs that you
see around the world.
00:37:18.10\00:37:19.87
And then you also look at the
gifts that God has blessed you
00:37:20.07\00:37:22.84
with - excellent - and
trusted you with, the talents.
00:37:23.04\00:37:25.77
How can you use
what God has given you
00:37:25.97\00:37:28.11
for His honor and glory?
00:37:28.31\00:37:30.15
So... And then you trust
the answer that He gives you
00:37:30.65\00:37:34.12
as well and you act on that.
00:37:34.32\00:37:36.95
You know, it's one thing...
You can ask God, you can say
00:37:37.15\00:37:39.92
"I want to
serve; I want to serve"
00:37:40.12\00:37:41.99
and then He tells you how
He would like for you to serve
00:37:42.19\00:37:45.36
and you're like:
"Well... I don't know. "
00:37:45.56\00:37:47.66
No... you've got to
move forward in that.
00:37:47.86\00:37:50.07
Yes. Amen. Excellent
answer, Jason. Thank you.
00:37:50.27\00:37:52.53
Tim... this is from
Hyde Park, Massachusetts.
00:37:52.73\00:37:55.40
Please provide a text that shows
that music can do more than
00:37:55.80\00:37:59.67
spoken words... a
phrase I keep hearing on 3ABN.
00:37:59.87\00:38:03.24
Not that I disagree.
Now we do say that a lot:
00:38:03.45\00:38:05.61
that music provides more
than even the spoken word.
00:38:05.81\00:38:08.38
I think we say that sometimes
00:38:08.88\00:38:10.85
just to cover for me
00:38:12.09\00:38:14.02
because I'm a musician and so...
00:38:14.22\00:38:16.52
But no... honestly...
music is dear to my heart
00:38:17.03\00:38:21.20
and I know that there is a
lot of science behind music
00:38:21.40\00:38:24.40
and the power of music to be
very effective in Alzheimer's
00:38:24.60\00:38:30.34
patients. You know, memory,
00:38:30.54\00:38:32.87
and music therapy
is a wonderful field.
00:38:33.07\00:38:35.01
But as far as I believe
they asked for a reference
00:38:35.21\00:38:38.68
one of the... I actually men-
tioned something earlier today
00:38:38.88\00:38:41.42
a scripture that is
found in I Samuel chapter 16
00:38:41.62\00:38:46.96
the last verse... I
think it's verse 23...
00:38:47.16\00:38:49.76
where there was an
evil spirit on Saul
00:38:49.96\00:38:53.86
and they brought in
David to play the harp
00:38:54.06\00:38:57.60
and the Bible says that
the spirit fled. Um-hmm.
00:38:57.80\00:39:01.44
And so it was that
music. In that instance
00:39:01.64\00:39:04.74
there weren't even lyrics.
00:39:04.94\00:39:06.64
It says he just played
the harp with his hands.
00:39:06.84\00:39:09.61
And so I think the
power of course nowadays
00:39:09.81\00:39:14.78
when we can connect
lyrics with melodies
00:39:14.98\00:39:18.49
I think it's all the more
effective if I could say that.
00:39:18.69\00:39:23.06
I know in Acts 16 Paul
and Silas were in prison.
00:39:23.26\00:39:27.76
At midnight it says
they were praying and singing
00:39:27.96\00:39:31.03
and the other prisoners
were listening to them.
00:39:31.63\00:39:33.77
And then, of course, the
great earthquake happened
00:39:33.97\00:39:36.14
and the bars broke,
the chains released.
00:39:36.34\00:39:39.27
And the steward over
the prison at the time
00:39:39.47\00:39:43.85
he woke up and was
going to kill himself
00:39:44.25\00:39:47.02
because he thought the
prisoners had probably escaped
00:39:47.22\00:39:48.88
but Paul said: "Don't
do it. We're all here;
00:39:49.08\00:39:51.72
we're accounted
for. " And then he said:
00:39:52.12\00:39:53.86
"How can I be
saved? " The soldier did.
00:39:54.06\00:39:57.09
So I have a feeling that
that had to do with music
00:39:57.29\00:40:00.26
and prayer. We do know
that music is very effective.
00:40:00.46\00:40:04.93
It touches us all in ways.
00:40:05.13\00:40:07.40
You know, there are some
love songs that affect us.
00:40:07.60\00:40:11.47
Different music...
some bad, some good.
00:40:11.67\00:40:15.54
You know, it has
its way of affecting us.
00:40:15.74\00:40:18.01
But some people may
have had a bad experience
00:40:18.21\00:40:22.55
with preaching or with
church and so they're not...
00:40:22.75\00:40:25.99
You know, honestly,
nobody likes to be preached at.
00:40:26.19\00:40:28.26
At. But if they're preached to
00:40:28.46\00:40:31.56
maybe that's different.
But when you sing a song,
00:40:31.76\00:40:34.00
you can even say the same thing
that the preacher was saying
00:40:34.20\00:40:36.60
in a message. You
can present it in a song
00:40:36.80\00:40:39.87
and it's received
so much different.
00:40:40.07\00:40:42.60
Amen! Excellent.
Jason, this is from Trinidad.
00:40:42.80\00:40:46.68
This is based on Jason Bradley's
lesson, I think from Sabbath
00:40:46.88\00:40:50.11
School this morning. I honestly
don't think many of us are
00:40:50.31\00:40:52.88
doing enough. As you said
many of us have to introspect
00:40:53.08\00:40:56.72
and ask ourselves: "Are
we Christians in name only?
00:40:56.92\00:40:59.72
Or do we show it tangibly
in the same manner that Christ
00:40:59.92\00:41:03.09
did? " We must realize many
times that God answers prayer
00:41:03.29\00:41:06.33
through people. Instead of
praying for someone we can be
00:41:06.53\00:41:09.66
the answer they were looking
for. Umm... I love that because
00:41:09.86\00:41:12.80
1) I think we all
have to look at ourselves.
00:41:13.00\00:41:16.30
You know, I
include myself in that.
00:41:16.50\00:41:18.37
We haven't made it
yet. We're not in heaven.
00:41:19.41\00:41:22.74
We're on this earth and there's
still work left to be done.
00:41:22.94\00:41:26.58
So we need to be looking
at what it is that we need to
00:41:26.78\00:41:30.35
be doing to propel
the gospel forward.
00:41:30.55\00:41:32.85
How can we move
the gospel forward?
00:41:33.05\00:41:34.89
I think we enter
into a dangerous place
00:41:35.09\00:41:38.26
when we enter into a
state of complacency.
00:41:38.46\00:41:40.83
And so we have to
constantly be moving forward.
00:41:41.23\00:41:44.60
As Pop is always saying:
"The blessing is on the 'GO! ' "
00:41:44.80\00:41:47.74
That's right! The blessing
is not just sitting still
00:41:47.94\00:41:50.07
and doing nothing.
00:41:50.27\00:41:51.61
You have to get active and
get out there and do something.
00:41:51.64\00:41:53.98
Now that's not to say
that it's all about works.
00:41:54.18\00:41:56.95
But God will bless
the work that you do
00:41:57.15\00:42:01.35
if you're doing the work for
Him that He's called you to do.
00:42:01.55\00:42:04.35
Excellent! Yeah! Good words.
00:42:04.55\00:42:06.52
One more, Tim,
before we trade out here.
00:42:06.72\00:42:08.99
It doesn't say
where this person's from.
00:42:09.19\00:42:10.96
Does God hear everyone's prayer?
00:42:11.16\00:42:14.03
Wow! Well, I
believe we all know that
00:42:14.23\00:42:18.07
I believe that God hears
all, sees all, knows all.
00:42:18.27\00:42:21.57
So as far as... I
would say He hears us.
00:42:21.77\00:42:26.04
Whether or not... I
think it's Isaiah 59
00:42:27.28\00:42:29.98
that says: "The
Lord's hand is not shortened;
00:42:30.18\00:42:33.21
His ear is not
deaf or impaired. "
00:42:33.42\00:42:36.02
But it's our sin that separates
us and makes Him hide His face
00:42:36.42\00:42:40.56
that He will
not hear our prayer.
00:42:40.76\00:42:43.09
So in that case
maybe the writer may ask
00:42:43.49\00:42:46.93
the person, the question
may refer to whether He ANSWERS
00:42:47.13\00:42:50.13
our prayers so much
because hearing and answering
00:42:50.33\00:42:53.03
are clearly two
different things.
00:42:53.23\00:42:55.07
We know that if I
call on Him to be my Father
00:42:55.47\00:42:59.41
like say the prayer "Our
Father who art in heaven... "
00:42:59.61\00:43:05.01
Well I can't call Him my
Father if He's not my Father.
00:43:05.21\00:43:07.68
He hasn't adopted me into
the family if I haven't accepted
00:43:07.88\00:43:10.49
Christ as my Savior. So clearly
any of you could answer this
00:43:10.69\00:43:14.82
question probably better.
But I think I believe He hears
00:43:15.02\00:43:18.19
a heart that is truly desiring
to know Him and live for Him
00:43:18.49\00:43:24.40
and asking in a way that is
wanting to draw closer to Him.
00:43:24.60\00:43:30.14
I believe He hears
that prayer without a doubt.
00:43:30.54\00:43:32.87
Amen. One other
thing, Tim, that probably
00:43:33.07\00:43:35.38
at least in our day when
you say: "Does God hear? "
00:43:35.58\00:43:40.05
the reason we even
question it is because sometimes
00:43:40.25\00:43:43.69
we pray and He doesn't
answer the way we want Him to.
00:43:43.89\00:43:45.99
That is true. So just because He
00:43:46.19\00:43:48.59
doesn't answer the
way we think He should...
00:43:48.79\00:43:50.73
I mean, if we know the
answers why go to God? Right?
00:43:50.93\00:43:53.50
So we go to Him and we don't
know. Of course He hears our
00:43:53.90\00:43:56.40
prayers - yes - and He
answers us in the best way
00:43:56.60\00:43:58.63
for each and every one of us.
00:43:58.83\00:44:00.37
I know you're going off
stage and I know the piano's off
00:44:00.57\00:44:03.04
to the side of the stage
and I don't even see a bench
00:44:03.24\00:44:05.77
but I can't imagine in
the last couple minutes
00:44:05.97\00:44:08.04
not needing a little
bit of background under us
00:44:08.24\00:44:10.65
or something as we close. OK.
00:44:10.85\00:44:12.25
So don't run too far
off. The crew's all upset like
00:44:12.45\00:44:15.82
"Wait! We're not mic'd
up! We don't have anything! "
00:44:16.02\00:44:18.25
But if we'd just hear a little
bit of something I'm sure...
00:44:18.45\00:44:20.99
it'll be nice. It's no
big deal... it's just live TV!
00:44:21.19\00:44:23.73
Yeah. I was going to try
hand signals but I realize
00:44:25.29\00:44:29.06
I don't know hand signals.
00:44:29.26\00:44:30.60
Learn sign language. I'll
just whisper to him: "Hey Tim. "
00:44:31.43\00:44:34.10
Thank you both
very much. Thank you.
00:44:35.37\00:44:37.31
Comments have been continuing to
come in this evening. Yes! Yes!
00:44:37.51\00:44:40.08
Dr. Yvonne, Mr. Danny:
Do you want to read a few
00:44:40.28\00:44:41.61
as we transition to
Shelley and Pastor John? Sure.
00:44:41.64\00:44:44.18
Thank you all! I can't tell
you how much I looked forward
00:44:44.38\00:44:47.62
to this week. Thank you,
Danny, for having the courage
00:44:47.78\00:44:50.45
to tell the truth
and sound the trumpet
00:44:50.65\00:44:52.59
for the messages
we are here to tell.
00:44:52.79\00:44:55.02
You put a fire under me
as I've been wanting to speak
00:44:55.22\00:44:57.99
these truths. I am
praying for you all.
00:44:58.19\00:45:00.56
Pastor John and Pastor
Kenny: you answered my question
00:45:00.96\00:45:05.03
I texted in on the first night
00:45:05.23\00:45:08.74
and I'm taking your
advice and moving forward.
00:45:08.94\00:45:11.47
I know the Lord gave me the
answer I needed through you.
00:45:11.67\00:45:15.21
Amen! Amen!
00:45:15.41\00:45:17.08
Here's another comment: All
of these sermons were very well
00:45:17.28\00:45:20.35
put together. I like how they
flowed from one Biblical fact
00:45:20.55\00:45:24.29
to another. Amen!
Amen! Praise the Lord!
00:45:24.49\00:45:26.59
I really like... There's one
that came in, too, about finding
00:45:27.22\00:45:29.36
3ABN during COVID.
Stumbled across 3ABN during the
00:45:29.56\00:45:33.66
COVID event. They were at
home and they were flipping
00:45:33.86\00:45:36.16
the channels so to speak
and they stumbled across 3ABN
00:45:36.36\00:45:38.80
and they loved the
network. Here's one that says:
00:45:39.00\00:45:42.57
It is awesome to have
Sr. Shelley Quinn back!
00:45:42.87\00:45:46.07
Yeah! Tell us about
that? It is awesome to be back!
00:45:46.27\00:45:49.81
God does answer prayers it says.
00:45:50.01\00:45:51.61
That's right. Speaking of
Shelley. Thank you so much
00:45:51.81\00:45:54.38
for your message during
Camp Meeting and Sabbath School.
00:45:54.58\00:45:56.79
We have Pastor
John back as well.
00:45:56.99\00:45:58.75
Shelley: This first question's
for you. This comes from MD.
00:45:58.95\00:46:01.99
Is it reasonable to
suspect that Lucifer
00:46:02.39\00:46:06.29
titled the Morning
Star was the son of God
00:46:06.49\00:46:09.46
just not begotten...
hence the envy, the rebellion?
00:46:09.66\00:46:14.17
Any chance that we don't
really know what went on?
00:46:14.37\00:46:16.60
Not the details...
only the essentials.
00:46:16.81\00:46:19.01
Now this references what
you talked about this morning in
00:46:19.21\00:46:21.24
Sabbath School panel.
Well, unequivocally no.
00:46:21.44\00:46:25.21
Lucifer was not a son of God.
00:46:25.41\00:46:28.22
Son of God is covenant term
00:46:28.42\00:46:30.72
applied to human beings who
are covenant sons of promise.
00:46:30.92\00:46:35.36
The first son of
God was the first Adam.
00:46:35.76\00:46:38.56
And we find that he is
called son of God in Luke 3:38.
00:46:38.76\00:46:41.90
And it passed from
Adam. Then there was Abraham
00:46:42.30\00:46:45.57
and Isaac and
Jacob... the nation of Israel,
00:46:45.77\00:46:48.00
David, Solomon,
until the last Adam:
00:46:48.20\00:46:51.61
and that was Jesus
Christ who was given that title.
00:46:51.81\00:46:55.21
Lucifer was a
created angelic being.
00:46:55.61\00:46:58.71
He had no covenant
purpose whatsoever.
00:46:58.91\00:47:02.08
And I want to say this because
someone may not have heard this
00:47:02.48\00:47:06.49
sermon. Jesus
was the Lamb of God
00:47:06.69\00:47:11.79
slain from the
foundation of the earth.
00:47:11.99\00:47:14.40
That's Revelation 13:8.
00:47:14.60\00:47:17.23
He didn't actually
become the Lamb of God
00:47:17.43\00:47:19.97
until He was crucified.
00:47:20.27\00:47:22.00
He was eternally
pledged as the Lamb of God.
00:47:22.20\00:47:25.01
He was eternally
pledged as the Son of God
00:47:25.41\00:47:28.51
but He didn't become the Son
of God until He was incarnated.
00:47:28.71\00:47:32.25
Hmm... good answer. Thank you.
00:47:32.45\00:47:34.18
Pastor John: this is
from Maryland as well.
00:47:34.58\00:47:36.82
OK. Luke 21:20 God
mentioned Jerusalem.
00:47:37.02\00:47:41.02
Is this a literal
Jerusalem in Israel
00:47:41.22\00:47:43.22
or a symbolic Jerusalem?
00:47:43.43\00:47:45.69
If it is
symbolic, what is it then?
00:47:45.89\00:47:47.73
Well, this is a
literal Jerusalem.
00:47:47.93\00:47:49.66
This prophecy here is
also in Matthew 24. When Jesus
00:47:49.86\00:47:53.13
talked about the
destruction of Jerusalem
00:47:53.34\00:47:55.80
He talked about this destruc-
tion that took place in AD 70
00:47:56.00\00:48:00.18
and this is the one
that was the General Titus.
00:48:00.58\00:48:03.81
And He talked about the
abomination of desolation
00:48:04.01\00:48:06.58
spoken of by Daniel the prophet.
00:48:06.78\00:48:08.22
Matthew 24 also
talks about that.
00:48:08.42\00:48:10.35
When you trace history,
the destruction of Jerusalem
00:48:10.55\00:48:12.62
was on the heels of
Jesus' rejection by the Jews.
00:48:12.82\00:48:17.13
And He said to them: "Your house
00:48:17.33\00:48:19.13
is left to you desolate. "
00:48:19.33\00:48:21.00
He previewed that in His words
when He said: "The day is coming
00:48:21.40\00:48:25.23
where there will not
be one stone upon another
00:48:25.43\00:48:27.94
here that will
not be thrown down. "
00:48:28.14\00:48:29.84
They said: "It took us 40
years to build this temple
00:48:30.04\00:48:33.48
and you're going to destroy it
& raise it back up in 3 days? "
00:48:33.88\00:48:37.01
Well, Jesus was
talking about His sacrifice
00:48:37.41\00:48:39.81
but also He
intermingled in that prophecy
00:48:40.22\00:48:43.08
the destruction of Jerusalem
coming that happened in AD 70.
00:48:43.28\00:48:47.96
So this was not symbolic
Jerusalem but the literal
00:48:48.16\00:48:51.29
destruction that took
place in the year AD 70. Um-hmm.
00:48:51.49\00:48:54.40
Yeah. Thank you, Pastor.
00:48:54.60\00:48:55.93
Shelley, this is
from Washington state.
00:48:55.96\00:48:57.73
Abraham was considered righteous
because he believed in God
00:48:58.23\00:49:01.44
and was counted righteous.
Today is someone believes in God
00:49:01.64\00:49:04.91
is it the same? Or must they
believe Jesus is the Son of God
00:49:05.11\00:49:09.11
and died for us to
be considered righteous?
00:49:09.31\00:49:11.51
Is it an Old Testament
vs. New Testament difference?
00:49:11.71\00:49:15.45
When we are looking...
I'm going to look at Romans
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chapter 10. In
verse 8 it's talking about
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the righteousness to
everyone who believes.
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Verse 6 talks about
righteousness by faith.
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Verse 8 says: "The Word is
near you... even in your heart
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and in your mouth. "
And then it comes down...
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This is interesting.
It says in verse 10:
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I can barely... That
helps. "For with the heart
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one believes unto righteousness
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and with the mouth confession
is made unto salvation. "
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Many times people will say
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"Well I believe in Jesus Christ
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so I've been saved 20 yrs. ago"
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but they're
living for the devil.
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Let me tell you what
this scripture is saying.
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This... When we talk
about believing in Jesus
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James says: "Even the
demons believe and tremble. "
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It is not mental ascension.
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Believing in Jesus;
that word is to totally
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commit your life to
Him, rely on Him, and yes,
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He is - II Corinthians 5:21-
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"the One who knew no sin.
" He took our sin upon Him
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and then He gives
us His righteousness.
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But it is... Romans
6, what's the verse?
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I took a muscle relaxer.
But in Romans 6 it talks about
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that obedience
leads to righteousness.
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We need to make certain
that we understand believing
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is an active word and
it means to have faith,
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to trust in God, and to
walk in obedience. Amen!
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Thank you, Shelley. One more
question for you, Pastor John,
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then we'll bring the
whole team out here. OK.
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This is from Puerto Rico.
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In Deuteronomy 12:15, 20, and 22
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so basically in Deuteronomy 12
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it appears to say that
Moses was allowing them to eat
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clean and unclean
meats... whatever they choose.
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Deuteronomy chapter
12. Deuteronomy chapter 12
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verse 15, verse 20, and 22.
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Yet in Deuteronomy 14 it
outlines clean and unclean
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animals. So what is
Deuteronomy 12:15 and 20
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talking about? OK, I'm in
Deuteronomy chapter 12 verse 15.
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OK, let's go ahead
and read it. It says:
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"However, you may slaughter
and eat meat within all
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your gates.
Whatever your heart desires
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according to the
blessing of the Lord your God. "
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The key right away... I mean
it already answered the question
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right away in the
very beginning of the text.
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It said: "According to
the blessing of the Lord. "
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That's the key of the
element. A lot of times
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we'd like to make it appear
as though you may eat whatever
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your heart desires. But
the element in the verse
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before we even go to
the other verses it says
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"According to the
blessing of the Lord. "
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The Lord never
blessed unclean foods.
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The Lord never blessed...
As a matter of fact, even Paul
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illustrates that. "Whether
you therefore eat or drink
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or whatever you do do
all to the glory of God. "
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So the blessing of
God was never on unclean.
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And this is something
we have to keep in mind
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because even to
the days of Peter
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when Peter had the vision
of the clean and the unclean
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he said clearly after the cross,
after Jesus ascended to heaven
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he said: "I've never eaten
anything common or unclean. "
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So the Lord doesn't
clean up stuff in time
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or say "whatever comes
across your plate you can eat. "
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And even if we didn't go to
the Bible, this is something
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that I know that Dr. Yvonne
could illustrate this point.
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If you are a person
that has seen disease,
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you can't just eat anything
and allow the temple of God
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to operate in the
way that God intends.
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In the same way, we
can't put oil in the gas tank
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and gas in the oil tank
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and expect the car to
not violate its warranty.
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Here is your warranty.
Follow it and you'll be healthy.
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Thank you, Pastor.
What we want to do is invite
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the rest of the 3ABN
family that's been out here.
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You've seen them come and
go as we played musical chairs
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this evening. Mr. Danny, we
only have about 5 minutes left.
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This hour has gone
by really really fast.
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What I'd like to do, Mr. Danny,
is would you mind to close out
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this program, the last 5
minutes whatever the Lord lays
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on your heart to close us
out this evening as a family
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comes onto the set. Absolutely.
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First of all, we want to thank
you for making this possible.
00:53:21.46\00:53:23.93
And what a privilege it is to
be able to come into your home
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or wherever you
are around the world.
00:53:27.54\00:53:29.60
We go into prisons; we go
into countries around the world.
00:53:29.80\00:53:32.67
Villages. I've been in
India and seen whole villages
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come together with
one TV tuned to 3ABN.
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It's amazing. But thank you
for your love and your prayers
00:53:39.45\00:53:42.25
and support of Three
Angels Broadcasting Network
00:53:42.45\00:53:44.92
as we continue... we endeavor
to take this great gospel
00:53:45.12\00:53:47.92
of the kingdom
into all the world.
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It's our hope and prayer
- each and every one of us -
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there's a tremendous
amount of work that goes on.
00:53:52.53\00:53:54.66
I'm so thankful God
brought Greg and Jill Morikone
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to deal with all this stress.
Now we're gettin' a little older
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so we can... but
they do an incredible job.
00:54:01.47\00:54:03.97
They're the most organized
people that you will ever ever
00:54:04.17\00:54:07.61
meet. I mean, they're
wonderful wonderful people.
00:54:07.81\00:54:10.25
So thank you, Greg
and Jill, for what you do.
00:54:10.45\00:54:13.45
For our crew. We have
a tremendous crew here,
00:54:13.65\00:54:15.68
production crew.
Our whole team. I mean
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not just the people you
see in front of the cameras
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but those that are behind
the cameras you don't see.
00:54:20.62\00:54:23.09
The cooks... everybody
that is a part of all this.
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We just want to thank
you for all that you do.
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And I was just thinking
how do we close a Camp Meeting
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when we've been fed so much
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and there's been
so much out there?
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What do we hope that
this has accomplished?
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It think if Tim would hit a
C maybe he could play a little
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bit of Turn
Your Eyes Upon Jesus.
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We can think of turn
your eyes upon Jesus,
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look full in His wonderful face.
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Hmm. And the things of
earth will grow strangely dim
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in the light of His
glory and His grace.
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Today I would like you
to think back over your life
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over the last six months,
nine months, maybe a year.
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Are the things of
earth growing strangely dim?
00:55:05.13\00:55:07.54
Are the things of earth that
you once loved... are you now
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beginning to hate? Do you feel
that you're being drawn closer
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into the presence
of Jesus every day?
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You know, really that's what
it's about for each and every
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of us. We can do
nothing of ourselves
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but we can accomplish all
things through Christ Jesus.
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That's right. So
John, some of you...
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I know it's probably hard
to sing with masks, but why
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don't we sing together
here Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus.
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You sing with us
at home, all right?
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Will you lead out, John?
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Turn your eyes
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upon Jesus,
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Look full in His
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wonderful face.
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And the things of earth
00:55:55.08\00:55:58.75
will grow strangely dim
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in the light of His
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glory and grace.
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I was just thinking... I
looked at the camera and I saw
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all these masks behind me
and I said: "The last time
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I saw that many masks I was
getting open heart surgery. "
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That's not the case physically
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but spiritually I've had
open heart surgery - come on!
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during this Camp Meeting
and we pray that you have too.
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Because I've had to re-dedicate
my life, my heart, my mind
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to the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen!
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And it's our hope and
prayer that you have, too.
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John said, Pastor John: "Today
is the day of salvation. "
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So it's our prayer...
and I'm going to ask Shelley
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for you to say a closing prayer.
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And we're praying for you,
too. You've been through so much
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pain - that's right -
for months and months.
00:56:54.24\00:56:56.61
So this is great that
you're able to be here.
00:56:56.81\00:56:58.88
And just thank you for
doing 'cause I know it's not
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comfortable sitting there.
00:57:01.52\00:57:02.85
But would you pray for each of
our viewers and our listeners?
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Absolutely. Let's bow our heads.
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Our glorious heavenly Father,
00:57:10.13\00:57:12.33
how we praise You, oh Lord,
00:57:12.53\00:57:14.56
for Your plan of salvation
by grace through faith.
00:57:14.76\00:57:17.57
We praise You, Lord
God, that You condescended
00:57:17.77\00:57:21.94
to become a man and to
die on the cross for us.
00:57:22.14\00:57:24.94
How we praise You that
when we confess our sins
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You are faithful and
just to forgive us our sins
00:57:27.84\00:57:30.41
and You send Your Holy
Spirit! Oh Lord, thank you
00:57:30.61\00:57:33.78
for the Holy Spirit!
Amen! I pray for everyone
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that is hearing my
voice right now, Father.
00:57:36.72\00:57:38.62
I ask in the name of Jesus
You will do a heart cleansing.
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Cleanse them of
all unrighteousness.
00:57:43.32\00:57:45.26
Fill them afresh
with Your Holy Spirit
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and Lord, help us to acknow-
ledge Your constant presence
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with us. You're always with us.
00:57:52.13\00:57:53.94
So, Father, we ask that
You give us a divine awareness
00:57:54.14\00:57:57.94
of that presence
and please, Lord,
00:57:58.14\00:58:00.38
bless all of our 3ABN
family here on the set
00:58:00.58\00:58:05.01
and all of our 3ABN
family that's watching
00:58:05.41\00:58:08.05
around the world. Amen!
In Jesus' holy name we pray
00:58:08.25\00:58:11.25
thanking You for the
answer to the prayer of faith.
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Amen! All right, our
time is just about gone.
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I'm going to say this first:
until we see you next time
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may the Lord richly
bless you abundantly more
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than you could
ever ask or think.
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But let's sing, Tim.
Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus.
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Turn your eyes
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upon Jesus,
00:58:30.74\00:58:34.44
look full in His wonderful face.
00:58:34.84\00:58:40.78
And the things of earth
00:58:42.15\00:58:45.85
will grow strangely dim
00:58:46.05\00:58:50.96
in the light
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of His glory and grace.
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