It's time to ignite
the flames of revival
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with 3ABN's first Interactive
Homecoming Camp Meeting.
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It's time to rise and shine...
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we are the light of the world.
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Turn up the light,
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let it shine
bright like never before.
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In a world that's dark
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the only hope we
have is Jesus Christ.
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So turn up the light,
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let it shine bright...
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turn up, turn up the light!
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Good morning and happy
Sabbath. Welcome to 3ABN
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Fall Camp Meeting
the divine worship hour.
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We've just been blessed
with an incredible SS message.
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I know you enjoyed being on
there. And then the question
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and answers afterward: that
was something a little different
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that we normally don't do.
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But we are so glad
that you have joined us.
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We're thankful for
your participation.
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What a beautiful Sabbath day
we have here in So. Illinois!
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We're coming to you from
the Worship Center here at 3ABN.
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And we are so
blessed. Why? Well, because God
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is on the throne but also
because you are part of our
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3ABN family. I
think of Psalm 118:24
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that says: "This is the
day which the Lord has made.
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Let us... " What? Rejoice!
"rejoice and be glad in it. "
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But what an incredible
Camp Meeting we've had already!
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It's hard to believe
it's Sabbath already.
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I know. I love Camp
Meeting. I love the opportunity
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we have to connect
with you at home and to
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open up the Word of God
Pastor John and to study.
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Now you've been our featured
speaker this whole time.
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The theme Turn Up The
Light based off of Isaiah 60!
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Isaiah 60... yes.
The reason that theme was
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interesting to me is
because it's always become
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such a clarion
call: turn up the light.
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I survived the
blackout of New York City.
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I was there in 1977.
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I was there in 1965 when
that... I was a little boy.
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We won't go back any more... we
won't go any further years back.
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And I survived both of those
but we were so excited when
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the lights came back on.
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And we're living
in a very dark time.
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And we as a people have
been committed to communicating
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the light of God's
Word. But in the dark times
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in which we're living
now... Need I say more about
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the world's challenges?
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It is time for the church
of God to turn up the light.
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And Isaiah says if we do that
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the kings, the leaders of
the earth will come to the
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brightness... the GENTILES
will come to the brightness
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of our rising. So
there are many people
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in this age now that are chal-
lenged by COVID, unemployment,
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all the other issues that
need to know that there is
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some light amid all the darkness
that's taking place around us.
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Amen! Absolutely!
Powerful messages!
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I know we heard from
Pastor John Wednesday night
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as well as last night.
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We have two more
messages coming from Pastor John
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this afternoon as well.
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But divine worship hour
is our very own Danny Shelton
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and we're going to
introduce him in a little bit.
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I'm looking forward to
what the Lord is going to do
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in and through him.
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This entire weekend
we've been focusing on
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Turn Up The Light... really
focused on the Three Angels'
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Messages. Pastor, John, of
course, you did the overview
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opening night. Yes. Then
the first angel's message
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last night. That's
right. And then this afternoon
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Second and Third Angels'
Message. And this booklet...
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I just wanted to mention
this booklet... The Three
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Angels' Messages in Summary
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which you could say the
sermons were focused or based on
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the 3 Angels' Messages
off of this book as well.
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Yes. As a matter of fact
the first one was the foundation
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as you pointed out. And the
second one was talking about
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the times in which we
live: the first angel's message.
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Um-hmm. This is the generation
to bring these messages out.
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This is the time to
just let the world know
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because we believe, and
the Bible makes it clear, that
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these messages are to be
proclaimed before the coming
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of Jesus. And if
we're convinced of that
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and convicted and
commissioned by that
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what better time to
proclaim to the world
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a message that says to humanity
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that "For God so
loved the world. " Amen!
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You know, these
messages are not easy messages
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as you can tell. The first
angel's message: the judgment
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hour coming. And then the
next one coming, the next two,
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about Babylon and
then the mark of the beast.
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These are not easy messages.
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But when you
think about who Jesus is
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it's imperative that we
wrap these difficult messages
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into two ways: an
appeal to all human hearts
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the love of Christ must
come through, but the urgency
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has to be there. As I
said if a flood was coming...
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if a hurricane was coming
and you lived in the Gulf Coast,
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would you want to be
warned? Oh yes! Oh, absolutely!
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If your bank was about to close,
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you'd wanna know.
You would want to know!
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And if you were sitting in the
airport and this was the last
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flight for the
evening and you're going home
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would you want to
hear the announcement?
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I'm thinking like out West,
Pastor. All these fires coming.
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When the fire is coming
you want to KNOW that the fire
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is coming to your neighborhood.
And there IS a fire coming
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to this earth. Ah, far
greater. As someone once said
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years ago when
Mt. St. Helens blew up
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there was a gentlemen
continually warned, and he said:
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"Well this is my home. "
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He was the first casualty.
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Well, it is not God's desire...
He is not willing that any
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should perish. Amen to that!
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So these are the
messages of God's love.
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Urgent... but
filled with Christ's love.
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Wrapped in the everlasting
gospel. Everlasting gospel.
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That is the best part
about the three angels' messages
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is that Christ, the Lord
Jesus, is central in each one
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of those messages. So
this booklet... we know this is
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the Sabbath hours so we would
encourage you after Sabbath
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you can go online and you
can get this booklet to share
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in your community
as an evangelistic tool
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or evangelistic outreach.
Right now the books have been
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paid for as far as the printing
so all you would pay for
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is the shipping.
Wow! That's incredible!
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And we're all about evangelism;
3ABN is all about evangelism.
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And we know that you are
all about evangelism too.
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So like Jill said we
know this is the Sabbath
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so we don't want to be doing
a lot of "commercial stuff"
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on the Sabbath Day.
But yeah, contact us after
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or during regular
business hours. We'll be happy
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to tell you the details.
So let's transition into
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song service, Pastor. Church
service; we need song service.
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What's the opening song?
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He Lives! You know that's
a fact so I want the audience
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to sing with us. The
words may appear on the screen
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but even if they
don't we've chosen hymns...
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Tim and I are going to
sing together with you and
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wherever you are whether home,
small gathering, or in a church
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somewhere. Join us wherever
you are around the world.
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We're going to
start with He Lives!
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Now let's tell the whole world:
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Wow! Amen!
AMEN! Praise the Lord!
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Boy, I'm looking
forward to Jesus coming again
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and He is coming really soon.
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Thank you for
singing along with us!
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We could literally -
almost - hear everyone singing
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at home. That's right!
And you all sounded way better
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than Greg and I, but Pastor
John and Tim sounded very good.
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Oh my! Absolutely incredible.
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I was thinking here we are
standing and I bet some of you
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at home actually stood
up and sang the opening song
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for the divine
worship hour along with us.
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You know, Jesus Christ
is coming again so very soon
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and we just want
to say thank you again
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for standing with the ministry
of 3ABN for almost 36 years.
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We hear from a number
of you on a monthly basis.
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You've been supporting
from the very beginning,
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many of you just recently.
But thank you for your vision
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for evangelism. Yes! You're mak-
ing a difference in the world.
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Sweetheart, we should have
an opening prayer. Absolutely.
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Please, thank you. Holy
Father, we come before You
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in the name of Jesus.
We thank you for the gift
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of Sabbath. Amen!
Thank you for these 24 hours
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You have set
apart and made holy.
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Thank you for your
presence here, and we just ask
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right now for the
anointing of Your Holy Spirit
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on your manservant Danny Shelton
as he breaks the bread of life
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to us today. We
ask that we would have
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an open heart, ears to hear,
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and a heart to receive
the message from Your Word.
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Thank you that You are
our God and our Savior.
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In Jesus' name, Amen. Amen.
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I'd like to invite Dr.
Yvonne Shelton to come out
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and share with us
for just a moment.
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I'm going to switch
places, let the two ladies
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stand together here. OK.
Dr. Yvonne: air hug to you.
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Air hug... air hug.
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You know, this COVID
has been quite the...
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Oh, I don't know what
we want to describe it,
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but what a thing we've
dealt with in the world because
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we're such social beings.
You know, hugs and - yes!
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handshakes and Camp
Meeting being virtual.
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We're used to a full house
here though we know we've got
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a full house worldwide
that are watching, but...
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it's an amazing
time that we live in.
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It really is. We're not
used to not being able to touch.
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We're very "touchy/feely.
" You know, it's like
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"Oh, I'm so glad to see you! "
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And we can't really do that now
and the whole world is changed.
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As of January
everything just changed.
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And so I'm really thankful
that we're part of a ministry
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that can adjust to all
of that - Amen to that -
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and can continue getting
the gospel out to the world.
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What a blessing it is
to be part of 3ABN! Amen!
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Amen... that's right.
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You know, I think
when God called Danny
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36 years ago it
will be in November
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to build a television station
that would reach the world
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with the undiluted
three angels' messages,
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one that would
counteract the counterfeit
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I've just seen Danny's
faithfulness to that vision
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for so many years and
to see the way the ministry
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has grown! Yes. To
watch from one network
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which we call
the "parent network"
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to all the other networks!
We broadcast in Spanish 24/7.
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In French 24/7.
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In Russian 24/7.
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And then there's the
Kids Network and Dare to Dream
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focused specifically on
the inner-city urban audience.
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Praise Him! 24/7 music.
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Proclaim: preaching
and teaching. Australia.
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What an incredible gift -
yes - that's been growing from
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that one network
from that one vision
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to nine networks
and five radio networks.
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It's amazing to me to see
the way God has grown this
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ministry, and that has
happened because of you at home.
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You are part of
the ministry of 3ABN
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and because of your prayers,
because you partner with us
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on projects, on what's
happening here in the ministry,
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people come to know Jesus and
make a decision to follow Him.
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It's amazing to me
the stories that we get:
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people whose lives are
changed through the ministry.
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You know, and also with COVID
I think 3ABN... we know that
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3ABN is here for such a
time as this, Dr. Yvonne. Yes!
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You know we talk about
that all of us administratively
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off camera that 3ABN is
here for such a time as this.
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And I think the power of
the Internet is incredible.
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You know, 3ABN... When 3ABN
started, the Internet really
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wasn't there. That's
right... that's right.
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And now here we can bring
3ABN to you on your cellphone.
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People... this is the
power of the Internet...
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People can search online, right?
You've all heard of Google
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and other search
engines and you can just type in
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second coming or other
things like that... the Sabbath
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and 3ABN often times comes up as
one of the top search results.
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What a blessing!
That's powerful because
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we have people
now... we receive e-mails
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and messages throughout
every week of people that have
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just stumbled across...
You know it's not stumbling...
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it's a divine appointment -
that's right; that's right -
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across 3ABN. And
we hear those stories
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on a daily basis and
it's encouraging. Um-hmm.
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It's amazing to me how many
people come to know the Lord
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through 3ABN and
will walk into a church
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ready for baptism.
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It's amazing, isn't it? It is!
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You hear stories all the
time about people coming in
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from different
places. They watch 3ABN
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and they say: "Wow!
I want to get baptized!
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Where's the closest SDA church?
I want to get baptized. "
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So what a blessing it
is that we're doing this.
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And we cannot do it without you.
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We're just here up here
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you know, we're talking
and we're praying and all that
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but without you - the
rest of our 3ABN family -
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we can't get the
gospel to the world.
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So we are dependent
upon our partners to get
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the gospel to the world.
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I have to just share
this really quick story
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'cause this is an
e-mail that just came in.
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And this is
thanks to the Internet.
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So a lady wrote this
to us and she said she was
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sitting in the hair salon
having her hair done. Right?
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So she's sitting there and
the hairdresser's working on her
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hair, and in walks a lady that
neither one had seen before.
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And she walks into the hair
salon and she's all excited.
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As soon as she walks in the door
do you know what she's talking
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about? The Sabbath...
the seventh-day Sabbath!
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In the hair salon? In the
hair salon. Love it... love it!
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So the lady sitting in
the chair... she's a SDA.
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She's the one that
actually wrote us this e-mail.
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So she's telling us this
story. This lady walks in
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saying: "Oh, I just found
out this incredible information.
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The 7th day is the Sabbath! "
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So the hairdresser's sitting
there like: "OK... I've never
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heard this before. " The lady
in the chair, long story short,
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connects with the
lady who just came in.
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The lady who found
out about the Sabbath
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she did a YouTube search for the
Sabbath and found guess what?
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3ABN. I love it! Love
it! 3ABN! And this lady
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is all excited
about the Sabbath.
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The hairdresser
never heard of the Sabbath.
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Now she's interested in
studying the Sabbath as well.
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Praise God! So thanks
to 3ABN an Internet search
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this lady found
out about the Sabbath.
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Now the hairdresser too. I mean
these are stories that we hear
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on a daily basis. This
one just came in here just
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before Camp Meeting. Wow!
A letter just crossed my desk
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a few weeks ago. A
woman wrote in and she said
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"Dear Jill, I
want to find Jesus.
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Help me find Jesus. "
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There's people all over the
world... people lost and alone.
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People looking for Jesus;
people searching for truth
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in the Word of God;
people looking for answers.
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And because you partner with us
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we have that tremendous
opportunity to share the gospel
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to share Jesus with
a lost and dying world.
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We are excited this
morning because 3ABN
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has an exciting
initiative. We are going
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into a closed Communist country.
Oh, yeah... it's fantastic!
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That's the country of
Cuba. Praise the Lord!
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We have the
opportunity and privilege
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to be able to be the
first Christian channel in Cuba.
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On the "package. " The
Lord has opened up the doors of
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opportunity. There's a little
package which is a USB drive.
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This is how Cubans
would purchase their movies,
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their television... their secu-
lar television. That's right!
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But 3ABN will
be on this package.
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3ABN Latino will
be on the package.
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So you can join
hands with us today
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in helping 3ABN go
to the country of Cuba.
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Yeah, oh... we are so
excited about this Dr. Yvonne.
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You know, I
went to Cuba in 2001.
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I had just arrived at 3ABN
and we went there and recorded
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a series there and
it impressed my heart.
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You know, the love for God that
the people had in their hearts
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but were finding out, right?
You know, 'cause the message
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is being preached; the
Word of God is being opened.
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Well now 3ABN, what?
Now almost 20 years later
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is now going to be there -
3ABN Latino - in the country
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of Cuba. And God
has opened these doors
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and you know what?
We have to go through
00:19:33.13\00:19:34.84
because if we don't go
through somebody else will.
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So we know that God has
opened these doors for 3ABN.
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You know, for
3ABN to broadcast 24/7
00:19:40.64\00:19:42.88
all these networks that you've
talked about, it's not free.
00:19:43.08\00:19:46.15
You may say: "What? We
get it into our home! "
00:19:46.65\00:19:48.52
Well you know what? It
costs money, a tremendous amount
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of money. But God for 36 years
00:19:51.95\00:19:54.32
has never failed
this ministry. Amen!
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And He's using you as the vessel
to bless the ministry of 3ABN.
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So today we have something
really special 'cause we're
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going to be asking...
we're doing our offering appeal
00:20:03.30\00:20:05.87
right now, and for any
size donation that you give
00:20:06.07\00:20:08.77
to the ministry of
3ABN there's a special gift
00:20:08.97\00:20:11.67
that we want to give to you.
And Dr. Yvonne, we want to talk
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to you about that because
this is an exciting project
00:20:14.54\00:20:16.78
that we want to
share with the viewers.
00:20:16.98\00:20:18.31
Oh yes. Dr. Yvonne has
written a brand new book.
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I just have to say that;
we'll let her talk about it.
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But called Glimpses of His Glory
focused on the names of God.
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I had the
privilege to do a sneak-peek
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and read it before it went
to press. It's an amazing book!
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Tell us about it.
Oh... praise the Lord!
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Well first of all, let me just
go back to Cuba for a second
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because when you start
talking about it I get a chill.
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The opportunity to
go into this country
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where yes, they're spiritual,
but we have truth to share with
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them and we're the first Chris-
tian network to get in there!
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Ooh! This is an
AMAZING opportunity.
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So I'm just... I'm
thrilled about that
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and I just know that that
is a door that God has opened
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and we MUST walk
through. As Mr. Danny so often
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says: "That's a
two hander. " Right?
00:21:05.09\00:21:06.66
That's a two hander... that's
right - that's a two hander
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for sure... for sure.
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Well the book
that I've written...
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It's called
Glimpses of His Glory
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and it's a revelation
of the character of God
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through His
different names and titles.
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So we know like Genesis 1:1
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it says: "In the
beginning God created
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the heavens and the
earth. " But in the Hebrew it's
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"In the beginning Elohim created
the heavens and the earth. "
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And Elohim means God
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but it's an interesting word
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because it's both
plural and singular.
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Wow! So it's plural
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in that it reflects plurality
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but yet it's singular in
that it reflects the oneness
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of that
plurality. So within Elohim
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it's a covenant
that God has made
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within the godhead.
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We see the
godhead in the name of God
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which cannot be
broken. So all of the
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chapters have the name of God
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how to pronounce it because
some of the names are really
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hard to
pronounce - we need that...
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I think it is too -
how to pronounce it;
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Scripture... a
foundational text;
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and the context
for the name. And then
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a story, a testimony,
that demonstrates how God
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has manifested that
aspect of His character
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in the person's life.
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And so it's so... Over the years
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I have interviewed
so many amazing people
00:22:45.66\00:22:48.46
here at 3ABN whose testimonies
have "blown me away. "
00:22:48.66\00:22:52.70
They've just been so
powerful showing how God has
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intervened in their lives.
00:22:55.87\00:22:57.21
So I contacted some of them and
they have given me permission
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to share their testimony, and
that's what I have in the book.
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So I can't... I'm so
excited about the book
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because I feel as though...
Oh, and there's a prayer
00:23:08.75\00:23:11.29
at the end as well
that you can pray aloud.
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And I feel as
though this is a way
00:23:14.09\00:23:17.33
to really turn up the
heat of your prayer life.
00:23:17.53\00:23:20.70
Sometimes your worship
time gets a little mundane,
00:23:20.90\00:23:23.77
a little routine.
You can turn up the fire
00:23:24.17\00:23:27.84
with this because you're
getting a glimpse of who God is.
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And He just reveals Himself
through these names and titles
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so beautifully.
It's just... I'm just
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It's almost as though
for me, and this is not some
00:23:38.08\00:23:41.18
fake piety or
anything, I know the Lord
00:23:41.38\00:23:44.09
wants this book to be out
because it shows who He is
00:23:44.29\00:23:48.89
and it demonstrates who He is.
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How loving a God He is...
It's all about love. Amen!
00:23:51.29\00:23:54.03
He's so loving.
It's an encouraging book.
00:23:54.23\00:23:56.53
I had the privilege
and opportunity to read it
00:23:56.73\00:23:59.13
and it brought me
closer to Jesus. Praise Jesus!
00:23:59.33\00:24:02.00
When I read the book I
fell more in love with Jesus
00:24:02.20\00:24:05.24
and thought "I
want to know You more. "
00:24:05.44\00:24:07.41
And it led me into a
deeper study of His Word.
00:24:07.61\00:24:10.15
It is an amazing book.
00:24:10.35\00:24:11.95
So for any size
donation here this morning
00:24:12.15\00:24:15.52
we will send you a copy of...
It's just hot off the press.
00:24:15.72\00:24:19.55
Yeah! Just coming out:
Dr. Yvonne Shelton's book
00:24:19.75\00:24:22.82
Glimpses of His Glory.
00:24:23.02\00:24:24.69
So we're going to
try something new today.
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You can go
online... That's not new.
00:24:26.83\00:24:29.33
That's regular. Go to 3ABN.tv
00:24:29.53\00:24:32.13
click on the donate page and
you can scroll down and choose
00:24:32.33\00:24:35.47
anything that you
would like to donate for.
00:24:35.67\00:24:38.21
You could donate for Cuba.
Um-hmm. We're going to Cuba!
00:24:38.41\00:24:42.38
What a tremendous
opportunity and privilege!
00:24:42.58\00:24:45.48
So if you say: "Yes! I
want to support the work
00:24:45.68\00:24:48.58
of 3ABN Latino going into Cuba"
00:24:48.78\00:24:51.45
just click on the
Cuba button there.
00:24:51.65\00:24:53.72
BUT if you would like to
text your pledge this morning -
00:24:53.92\00:24:58.99
this is new - we're
going to put the number up
00:24:59.19\00:25:01.43
at the bottom of the
screen right now. Text us at:
00:25:01.63\00:25:03.97
That number again is:
00:25:10.01\00:25:11.41
And just say: "Yes! I
want to pledge $100. "
00:25:15.68\00:25:19.15
Or $1,000 or
$10,000 or maybe one dollar.
00:25:19.35\00:25:23.15
Whatever it is: "I
want to pledge to support
00:25:23.35\00:25:25.82
the work of 3ABN and yes,
I want Dr. Yvonne Shelton's
00:25:26.02\00:25:30.23
wonderful book on
Glimpses of His Glory. "
00:25:30.43\00:25:33.13
Or you can always do
it the old fashioned way.
00:25:33.33\00:25:35.06
Checks work well, too...
and you can send us a check
00:25:35.46\00:25:38.63
and just put in
the memo Yvonne's book
00:25:38.83\00:25:41.40
and whatever you want your
donation specifically to go for.
00:25:41.60\00:25:44.14
So when you pledge this
morning via text like Jill said
00:25:44.54\00:25:46.81
to the 618-228-3975 number
00:25:47.01\00:25:49.74
don't put your
credit card information, OK?
00:25:49.94\00:25:51.91
Just say: "Yes I
pledge" like Jill said.
00:25:52.11\00:25:54.52
And then what we will do:
we will actually contact you
00:25:54.72\00:25:56.99
next week. So just hold tight...
We'll contact you next week.
00:25:57.19\00:26:00.76
But we just want to say
thank you for standing with
00:26:00.96\00:26:02.96
the ministry of
3ABN all of these years.
00:26:03.16\00:26:06.19
And you know what's neat
is that you see the funds
00:26:06.39\00:26:08.36
that people donate...
they're multiplied. Yes!
00:26:08.56\00:26:10.87
God multiplies them and
those funds turn into souls
00:26:11.07\00:26:13.74
for the kingdom of Jesus Christ.
00:26:13.94\00:26:16.04
Dr. Yvonne, do you mind to
pray for the offering now...
00:26:16.24\00:26:18.44
as it is being
taken now? Thank you.
00:26:18.64\00:26:20.51
Father God, we
just praise Your name!
00:26:20.71\00:26:22.68
We just thank you so
very much for the privilege of
00:26:22.88\00:26:25.01
being able to cooperate with You
00:26:25.21\00:26:27.62
in sharing the
gospel with the world.
00:26:27.82\00:26:29.78
And so we ask You
to bless this offering.
00:26:29.98\00:26:32.02
We ask You to multiply it, Lord.
00:26:32.22\00:26:34.19
We ask You to continue
to be with this ministry
00:26:34.39\00:26:37.03
and be with all
of our 3ABN family:
00:26:37.23\00:26:39.79
the viewers and the listeners
00:26:40.00\00:26:41.43
who are a part
of our family, Lord.
00:26:41.63\00:26:43.63
Continue to bless,
guide, lead, and direct us.
00:26:43.83\00:26:46.57
And we praise You and
thank You and look forward
00:26:46.97\00:26:49.37
to Your coming. In
Jesus' name, Amen. Amen!
00:26:49.57\00:26:52.51
Dr. Yvonne: stay out here
for just a minute. Mr. Danny
00:26:52.71\00:26:54.04
I'd like to ask you
to come on right now.
00:26:54.18\00:26:55.81
This is the speaker of the hour.
00:26:56.01\00:26:57.35
I'd like to just have
you up here as a couple.
00:26:57.45\00:26:58.78
I think that's really a
special thing and just...
00:26:58.81\00:27:00.58
Mr. Danny, I just
want to say thank you.
00:27:01.05\00:27:02.65
I know that God has
given you this message
00:27:02.85\00:27:04.75
for today. I want to say
thank you for your leadership.
00:27:04.95\00:27:06.69
You know, it's a blessing
for Jill and myself to be
00:27:06.89\00:27:09.16
a part of the ministry of 3ABN.
00:27:09.36\00:27:10.83
You think about the 36 years.
00:27:11.19\00:27:13.06
Whoever would have thought
that we would have a Camp Mtg.
00:27:13.26\00:27:15.76
without people in
the live audience, right?
00:27:15.96\00:27:17.53
But yet God has 3ABN
here for such a time as this.
00:27:17.73\00:27:20.64
Thank you for your vision.
00:27:20.84\00:27:22.17
Thank you for your
vision for evangelism.
00:27:22.34\00:27:24.54
When you see him
talk about evangelism
00:27:24.94\00:27:26.68
when we're in these
meetings his eyes sparkle
00:27:26.88\00:27:28.88
like you've never seen before.
00:27:29.08\00:27:30.75
And it's just
encouraging to young people
00:27:30.95\00:27:33.11
to see someone that has
vision. Never lost that.
00:27:33.31\00:27:35.28
And to see you both as
a team working together
00:27:35.48\00:27:38.42
for the cause of
God: what an inspiration
00:27:38.62\00:27:41.02
for young people
such as ourselves.
00:27:41.22\00:27:43.63
Thank you for your
vision for the ministry of 3ABN
00:27:43.83\00:27:46.76
and your heart for other people
& for the cause of Jesus Christ.
00:27:46.96\00:27:49.80
Thank you, though, for bringing
us the message today Mr. Danny.
00:27:50.00\00:27:52.33
All right!
Praise the Lord! Amen!
00:27:52.53\00:27:53.87
Thank you, and the book is
great. I've been reading it.
00:27:53.97\00:27:55.94
God had really anointed
you. Amen! It's a great book.
00:27:56.14\00:27:59.94
Thank you. I also want to say
00:28:00.14\00:28:02.44
I'm so thankful to
be a part of a ministry
00:28:02.64\00:28:05.41
that literally is
reaching around the world.
00:28:05.61\00:28:09.05
And I especially want
to thank of course Yvonne
00:28:09.25\00:28:11.82
but also Greg and Jill Morikone
00:28:12.32\00:28:14.36
for how they have
stepped up to the plate
00:28:14.56\00:28:17.13
in the last few years
and how God has blessed them
00:28:17.33\00:28:20.20
abundantly. And they're
people who are Christians.
00:28:20.40\00:28:23.50
They love Jesus
more than anything.
00:28:23.70\00:28:25.43
They're
dedicated to this ministry.
00:28:25.63\00:28:27.44
They have a kind heart
for people: for employees,
00:28:28.77\00:28:31.57
for workers, those we work with.
00:28:31.77\00:28:33.27
And honestly I
could talk quite a while
00:28:33.68\00:28:36.28
but I'm just
uplifting the Jesus in them
00:28:36.48\00:28:38.58
because that's what we should
do. Not bragging on people.
00:28:39.55\00:28:41.92
And also with my wife Yvonne.
What a tremendous blessing
00:28:42.32\00:28:45.89
that she is. Now today I'm
going to be a little bit...
00:28:46.09\00:28:48.86
I'm going to say
like a "duck out of water"
00:28:49.26\00:28:51.13
because I don't
usually like to use notes.
00:28:52.36\00:28:54.80
If I do, there's maybe
two or three little things
00:28:55.00\00:28:57.93
that remind me of
what I should talk about.
00:28:58.13\00:29:00.04
But today because
of the subject matter
00:29:00.87\00:29:03.67
and because of the time
I'm going to be reading a lot
00:29:03.87\00:29:07.18
and using a lot...
using a lot of scriptures
00:29:07.38\00:29:09.38
because I think it's a very
important topic that we have
00:29:09.58\00:29:13.18
today. So I want to
kind of stay on track
00:29:13.38\00:29:15.32
and not get
sidetracked like I sometimes do.
00:29:15.52\00:29:18.05
I seem to be good at getting
sidetracked from time to time.
00:29:18.25\00:29:21.22
But the title of
the message today
00:29:21.62\00:29:24.36
is Are We God's Remnant Church?
00:29:24.56\00:29:26.76
Now before we can
answer that question
00:29:27.16\00:29:29.03
we should see what the
Bible has to say concerning
00:29:29.23\00:29:31.93
God's last-day remnant church.
00:29:32.13\00:29:33.90
If you'll turn with me now:
Revelation 12:17. And it says:
00:29:34.10\00:29:38.81
Now, what is a remnant?
00:29:49.88\00:29:52.39
My mother used to
work at a dress factory
00:29:52.59\00:29:54.62
and much to the
chagrin of my brothers and me
00:29:54.82\00:29:57.33
she would bring home remnant
material that her boss gave her
00:29:57.53\00:30:01.00
and she would make
shirts for us boys.
00:30:01.20\00:30:03.47
She would use
the remnant material
00:30:03.67\00:30:06.13
from these dresses.
Believe you me, my brothers
00:30:06.33\00:30:09.44
and I, we weren't very
happy about wearing shirts
00:30:09.64\00:30:11.57
that were made from the
same cloth as women's dresses.
00:30:11.77\00:30:15.11
But hey, we were poor so
when we'd complain about it
00:30:15.31\00:30:18.45
guess what? My mother'd say:
00:30:18.65\00:30:20.38
"Hey, beggars
can't be choosers. "
00:30:20.58\00:30:22.65
So what is a remnant? A remnant,
I know this from experience,
00:30:23.69\00:30:26.99
is a mirror-like
image of the original.
00:30:27.19\00:30:30.36
So the remnant church
would be a mirror-like image
00:30:30.86\00:30:34.23
of the true
church of God. All right?
00:30:34.43\00:30:38.03
Now, I'm not going to go into
the details of the prophecies
00:30:38.23\00:30:41.07
of Daniel and
Revelation that one might expect
00:30:41.27\00:30:43.77
when covering this
topic of the remnant church.
00:30:43.97\00:30:46.34
And I won't be going into
details as to why SDA's believe
00:30:46.74\00:30:50.55
this scripture
applies to us as a church.
00:30:50.75\00:30:52.81
Now why not?
00:30:53.21\00:30:54.55
The intent of this
sermon - this message -
00:30:54.58\00:30:57.12
is to be a
wake-up all TO the church.
00:30:57.32\00:30:59.55
So the rest of you listening:
that's OK if you want to
00:30:59.75\00:31:02.79
listen in, but today
I really think it's time
00:31:02.99\00:31:05.56
that we talk to
the church of God.
00:31:05.76\00:31:08.46
And we want to take a
good look at ourselves
00:31:08.66\00:31:10.67
and see if we truly
meet the requirements
00:31:10.87\00:31:13.03
of a remnant church.
It's a church we claim to be:
00:31:13.23\00:31:16.30
the remnant church.
I'm not here to judge you
00:31:16.50\00:31:19.37
and to judge who's
going to heaven and who isn't.
00:31:19.57\00:31:21.64
That's God's job... not mine.
00:31:21.84\00:31:23.65
But I am here to say
that those who see themselves
00:31:24.05\00:31:26.51
as the "very elect"
better make good and certain
00:31:26.72\00:31:29.28
that you meet the qualifications
as part of the remnant church.
00:31:29.48\00:31:32.92
Just being a member of the
church - now listen to this -
00:31:33.12\00:31:35.92
just being a member
of the church who teaches
00:31:36.12\00:31:39.03
they are the remnant
church does not make you part of
00:31:39.23\00:31:42.23
the remnant group.
Now you got that, right?
00:31:42.43\00:31:45.33
Just because we think
we are doesn't mean we are.
00:31:45.53\00:31:48.50
As I'm sure you know
politics has woven itself
00:31:48.70\00:31:51.17
into almost
everything including the church.
00:31:51.37\00:31:53.84
I'll assure you
that today's sermon
00:31:54.24\00:31:56.58
is based on the Bible and
not what's politically correct.
00:31:56.78\00:32:00.32
I'm going to say that
again. I'm going to say
00:32:01.15\00:32:02.98
what's based on the Bible today
00:32:03.18\00:32:04.75
and not what is politically
correct in the world around us.
00:32:04.95\00:32:08.02
But I'm going to tell you in
advance that before this sermon
00:32:08.22\00:32:11.16
is over I'm going to
guess now that a number of you
00:32:11.36\00:32:14.33
are going to be upset
by what I'm going to say
00:32:14.53\00:32:16.63
and you're going to accuse
me of jumping into politics.
00:32:17.03\00:32:19.90
Well how do I know
that? I've heard it before.
00:32:20.10\00:32:22.30
But I also want to
remind you that if your politics
00:32:22.50\00:32:25.77
get in the way of the
Bible then what should you do?
00:32:25.97\00:32:29.04
I think you should get
rid of the politics, right?
00:32:29.24\00:32:31.21
No matter what side
of the aisle you're on.
00:32:31.41\00:32:33.28
So today you're not going to
hear me... I'm not rooting for
00:32:33.48\00:32:35.95
Democrats or against
them; I'm not rooting
00:32:36.15\00:32:38.09
for Republicans or against them.
00:32:38.29\00:32:40.79
I'm rooting for God.
I'm rooting for what we know
00:32:40.99\00:32:43.73
is truth. And God has
given us truth as a church -
00:32:43.93\00:32:47.56
a remnant church - to
take into all the world.
00:32:47.76\00:32:50.67
I believe God has put
this message on my heart
00:32:51.03\00:32:53.40
today to share with
you. Some will accept it
00:32:53.60\00:32:55.87
and some won't. That's
not for me to worry about.
00:32:56.07\00:32:57.94
The decision will be
left in your court...
00:32:58.34\00:33:00.91
you and the Holy
Spirit work it out.
00:33:01.11\00:33:02.58
When I'm through
please don't write to me that
00:33:03.38\00:33:05.25
you were
offended, because if you do
00:33:05.45\00:33:07.65
you'll be
telling on yourself. Why?
00:33:07.85\00:33:09.65
Because the Bible says:
00:33:09.85\00:33:11.22
Now do I need to repeat
that scripture for you again?
00:33:16.83\00:33:19.19
"Great peace have
they which love Thy law
00:33:19.39\00:33:21.60
and nothing shall offend them. "
00:33:21.80\00:33:24.20
So I'm not a politician;
today I'm a "Bibliotician. "
00:33:24.40\00:33:27.84
Now don't ask me to
break that word down
00:33:28.04\00:33:30.04
'cause I have to tell you
I probably just made it up.
00:33:30.24\00:33:32.61
But it sounded OK... all right?
00:33:32.81\00:33:34.64
I'm not a
politician; I'm a Bibliotician.
00:33:34.84\00:33:37.35
What we're doing today is I'm
going to stick with the Bible.
00:33:37.55\00:33:39.31
Even though I'm
talking to the choir
00:33:39.61\00:33:41.62
I want to remind us that
according to Revelation 12:17
00:33:41.82\00:33:45.32
God's last-day
church, His last-day people,
00:33:45.52\00:33:48.62
are those who have
come out of Babylon
00:33:48.82\00:33:51.09
and will be those people
who hold the standards high
00:33:51.29\00:33:54.83
in spite of
Satan's attacks to destroy
00:33:55.03\00:33:57.73
God's Ten Commandment law.
00:33:57.93\00:33:59.40
These people will be willing
to give their lives unto death
00:33:59.60\00:34:02.50
if necessary to
keep, protect, reflect,
00:34:02.70\00:34:06.31
and proclaim God's law
to a lost and dying world.
00:34:06.51\00:34:10.11
Like those down through the ages
00:34:10.81\00:34:12.75
who have come out
of great tribulation
00:34:12.95\00:34:14.45
God's last-day remnant people
00:34:14.65\00:34:16.38
will reflect the
character of God.
00:34:16.58\00:34:18.05
Now... Revelation 12:11:
00:34:18.25\00:34:20.86
We SDA's see the remnant
church as a visible, historical,
00:34:28.66\00:34:33.13
organized body
characterized by the obedience
00:34:33.34\00:34:36.44
to the commandments of God
and the possession of a unique
00:34:36.64\00:34:39.61
end-time gospel proclamation.
00:34:39.81\00:34:41.88
Now you know what
that proclamation is.
00:34:42.08\00:34:44.51
It's called the
three angels' messages.
00:34:44.71\00:34:47.22
So we understand
that a remnant church
00:34:47.62\00:34:49.62
or people alive in the closing
moments of earth's history
00:34:49.82\00:34:52.62
is a mirror-like image
of the original true church.
00:34:52.82\00:34:55.96
Right? Now, though all the
world wonders after the beast
00:34:56.16\00:35:00.60
of Revelation guess what? The
remnant people of God will not.
00:35:00.80\00:35:04.73
They'll stand firm to the
pillars of the Christian faith.
00:35:04.93\00:35:07.60
The remnant
church will be in unity
00:35:07.80\00:35:09.97
as was the
original church of God.
00:35:10.17\00:35:12.07
They will be one in
faith, hope, and doctrine.
00:35:12.27\00:35:15.64
Now let's consider this:
00:35:16.61\00:35:18.18
if the above is true,
would it be a fair statement
00:35:18.38\00:35:21.12
to say that it
would be impossible
00:35:21.32\00:35:23.52
for the remnant
church to be divided?
00:35:23.72\00:35:25.42
I think the common sense
answer would be: the remnant
00:35:26.22\00:35:29.69
church what? CANNOT BE
divided before Jesus comes
00:35:29.89\00:35:34.46
or it's not the remnant church.
00:35:34.66\00:35:36.00
That probably has
some of you confused there.
00:35:36.26\00:35:38.53
Maybe me, too... but
that's the way I see it.
00:35:38.73\00:35:40.84
Because I believe a
remnant of the remnant
00:35:41.04\00:35:43.64
will be the bride that
Jesus comes to take with Him.
00:35:43.84\00:35:46.61
The Christian
church at this point
00:35:46.81\00:35:49.24
has already been divided
by false teachings that are
00:35:49.44\00:35:51.91
proclaimed as truth
by pastors and teachers
00:35:52.11\00:35:54.98
and false prophets. Many
shepherds are not willing
00:35:55.18\00:35:57.49
to speak truth because
they're trying to please
00:35:57.65\00:36:00.66
all the itching
ears in the pews.
00:36:00.86\00:36:03.22
II Timothy 4:3... let's read it.
00:36:03.93\00:36:05.93
If you've got your
Bibles, go with me.
00:36:06.13\00:36:07.46
Matthew 24:24 says:
00:36:18.74\00:36:20.81
I'm going to read that
part again. You do it with me:
00:36:32.29\00:36:35.06
Well that's an interesting
question about who the elect is.
00:36:42.26\00:36:46.60
But I think many
of you - many of US -
00:36:46.80\00:36:48.97
believe that we're considered
the elect. Those who are
00:36:49.17\00:36:52.57
part of the remnant church.
Those who have given their lives
00:36:52.77\00:36:55.18
to Jesus. Those who
literally are willing
00:36:55.38\00:36:58.15
we believe to give our
lives for the cause of God.
00:36:58.35\00:37:00.78
Well, when we
read these scriptures
00:37:01.35\00:37:03.62
many of us if you're like
me... Now I'm going to be honest
00:37:03.82\00:37:06.92
for just a moment:
probably never once do we apply
00:37:07.12\00:37:10.63
these to ourselves when we
talk about "able to deceive
00:37:10.83\00:37:14.80
the very elect" we probably
are, you're thinking about me
00:37:15.00\00:37:18.67
and I'm thinking
about you, right?
00:37:18.87\00:37:20.20
Why not? Because
many of us see ourselves
00:37:21.07\00:37:23.97
differently from the
rest of the Christian world
00:37:24.17\00:37:26.41
because we believe -
or at least we say we do -
00:37:26.81\00:37:29.44
in the sanctity of
God's Ten Commandment law.
00:37:29.64\00:37:32.91
Now many of us seem to believe
that keeping all 10 commandments
00:37:33.68\00:37:36.79
of God automatically
earns us a spot in heaven
00:37:36.99\00:37:40.19
or makes us part of the
remnant church here on earth.
00:37:40.39\00:37:43.36
Now I want to
tell you something:
00:37:43.56\00:37:44.89
believing this is a lie.
00:37:44.96\00:37:46.80
It's a lie from the devil.
00:37:47.20\00:37:48.53
Just because you may choose to
believe it does not make it true
00:37:49.16\00:37:52.50
any more than if I believe that
leaving my goat in my garage
00:37:52.70\00:37:56.37
at the house long enough would
turn him into a Dodge truck.
00:37:56.57\00:37:59.87
That's a lie, too.
Right? It's a nice thought
00:38:00.98\00:38:03.11
but it's not gonna happen.
00:38:03.31\00:38:04.65
So we're not saved by
keeping the Ten Commandments.
00:38:17.83\00:38:21.36
But if we love God, will
we keep His Ten Commandments?
00:38:21.56\00:38:25.03
Jesus said it. He
said it in John 14:15.
00:38:25.43\00:38:28.97
The remnant will
stand out from the crowd.
00:38:33.07\00:38:35.41
They'll be separated
from the rest of the world.
00:38:35.61\00:38:38.05
Let's go to I Peter 2:9.
00:38:38.45\00:38:40.52
Get your Bibles. I
hope you have your Bibles,
00:38:40.72\00:38:42.35
your sword, with you.
00:38:42.55\00:38:43.92
Now, my question
for you would be:
00:38:58.13\00:39:01.64
if a jury made up of your peers,
your friends, and your neighbors
00:39:01.84\00:39:04.87
were to weigh all the
evidence gathered about you
00:39:05.07\00:39:07.68
would they have enough
evidence to convict you
00:39:07.88\00:39:10.08
of being a Christian?
Wow! That's pretty tough.
00:39:10.28\00:39:13.38
Would they? What about this:
00:39:13.58\00:39:15.48
would they have enough evidence
against you as a SDA Christian
00:39:15.68\00:39:19.39
to convict you of
living up, to identifying
00:39:19.59\00:39:22.69
the characteristics
of the remnant church?
00:39:22.89\00:39:25.06
Or... sadly... would
they have to set you free?
00:39:25.26\00:39:28.46
Now I'm talking to myself too.
00:39:28.66\00:39:30.43
Now this may be a
shock for many of you
00:39:30.83\00:39:32.83
but from what I
gather from Scripture
00:39:33.03\00:39:35.50
most of us - I'm going to
say this slowly - most of us
00:39:35.70\00:39:38.91
would not now qualify
as God's remnant church.
00:39:39.11\00:39:43.01
Now that's not to be offensive.
00:39:43.31\00:39:45.21
I'm just saying the people
that Jesus is coming back for
00:39:45.61\00:39:49.28
is a purified
bride, a purified church...
00:39:49.48\00:39:51.89
those that have come
out of great tribulation.
00:39:52.95\00:39:55.52
So let's turn to I
Corinthians chapter 13
00:39:55.72\00:39:58.66
and read what God
expects of His church.
00:39:58.86\00:40:02.10
To me if we're going to
be part of the remnant church
00:40:02.50\00:40:05.73
and that's our desire,
let's go to the Word of God
00:40:05.93\00:40:08.54
and say: "Well what are
some of these qualifications? "
00:40:08.74\00:40:10.94
I love this:
00:40:11.24\00:40:12.67
I'm reading these scriptures
because they're describing
00:41:58.45\00:42:01.65
the identifying
characteristics or marks
00:42:01.85\00:42:04.25
of God's
last-day remnant church.
00:42:04.45\00:42:06.45
It's all about love
and patience's towards God
00:42:06.86\00:42:10.59
and towards one another.
00:42:10.79\00:42:12.13
You see I believe
doctrinally that the SDA church
00:42:12.39\00:42:15.20
is the closest to any church
that I've seen on this earth
00:42:15.40\00:42:18.43
as far as embracing
the identifying marks
00:42:19.50\00:42:21.70
of the remnant church.
But remember the Jewish nation
00:42:21.90\00:42:24.67
was God's chosen
people. But their allegiance
00:42:24.87\00:42:27.48
to their surrounding culture...
Now I'm using the word culture.
00:42:27.64\00:42:30.51
It may come up a little later in
this sermon so think about that.
00:42:30.71\00:42:34.85
Their allegiance to
their surrounding culture
00:42:35.05\00:42:37.65
became more important than
their allegiance to God's law.
00:42:37.85\00:42:41.09
They committed spiritual
adultery constantly seeking
00:42:41.62\00:42:44.36
after other gods.
00:42:44.56\00:42:45.89
Now this can
happen to you and me also.
00:42:47.13\00:42:49.40
I want to say that like Paul
00:42:49.90\00:42:52.57
I am the chief of sinners.
00:42:52.77\00:42:54.57
I'm not standing up here
today telling you that...
00:42:54.77\00:42:57.27
pointing my finger at you.
Three of them are pointing back
00:42:57.47\00:43:00.11
at me, OK? Nothing I say to you
00:43:00.31\00:43:02.28
does not apply to me.
00:43:02.48\00:43:03.81
I made many mistakes in my past.
00:43:03.95\00:43:05.75
And guess what? I'll
make many more should I live
00:43:05.95\00:43:08.25
a little longer.
Hey... but so will you, right?
00:43:08.45\00:43:11.22
When we come to
Jesus and confess our sins
00:43:11.42\00:43:14.06
our past is forgiven.
00:43:14.26\00:43:15.59
Praise the Lord!
Today I want to talk about
00:43:15.62\00:43:18.59
the future and what God expects
of His last-day remnant people.
00:43:18.79\00:43:23.13
Well, let's get down
to the message at hand.
00:43:24.57\00:43:26.87
Some of you thought
it was over? Not yet.
00:43:27.27\00:43:28.80
We've got a
little ways to go here.
00:43:29.00\00:43:30.81
Let me ask you: is teaching...
This is very important now:
00:43:30.97\00:43:33.84
Is teaching the sanctity
of God's 10 Commandment law
00:43:34.04\00:43:36.98
a spiritual teaching
from the Bible or a jab
00:43:37.18\00:43:40.48
at one or both
political platforms?
00:43:40.68\00:43:42.85
Now, do I have to
repeat that again?
00:43:43.05\00:43:45.05
Let me do it again, all right?
00:43:46.19\00:43:48.42
Is teaching the sanctity
of God's 10 Commandment law
00:43:48.62\00:43:51.76
a spiritual teaching -
think about it - from the Bible
00:43:52.16\00:43:55.63
or a jab at one or
both political platforms?
00:43:56.03\00:43:59.13
Now remember: I say
people keep accusing us
00:43:59.33\00:44:01.70
of jumping into politics.
That's not our intention today.
00:44:01.90\00:44:05.14
We're going to
stick with the Bible.
00:44:05.34\00:44:06.68
Now this is not
a trick question:
00:44:06.81\00:44:08.18
I and other Christians including
some Seventh-day Adventists
00:44:08.58\00:44:11.28
are being accused by
people of just what I said -
00:44:11.48\00:44:14.22
jumping into politics -
because what we are preaching
00:44:14.42\00:44:17.65
from the Word of God
clashes with their politics.
00:44:17.85\00:44:21.19
Did you know that it is
now politically incorrect
00:44:21.59\00:44:24.53
to speak out against the
breaking of the 6th and 7th
00:44:24.73\00:44:27.70
commandments? "Thou shalt not
kill" which includes abortion
00:44:27.90\00:44:31.03
and the adultery commandment
which includes homosexual
00:44:31.23\00:44:34.14
relationships and
same-sex marriage?
00:44:34.34\00:44:36.10
I understand that same-sex
marriage is legal in the USA.
00:44:37.14\00:44:41.14
Same-sex marriage was law
of the land that was promoted
00:44:41.34\00:44:44.81
and championed by
then president Barack Obama
00:44:45.01\00:44:47.02
all the way to the Supreme Court
where it became law of the land
00:44:47.22\00:44:50.79
in 2015.
00:44:50.99\00:44:52.55
But it is in direct
violation of God's law
00:44:52.75\00:44:55.86
and we as a Christian
church should not endorse it.
00:44:56.26\00:44:58.86
Same goes with abortion.
00:44:59.26\00:45:00.90
Can you imagine what a temporary
victory the devil chalked up
00:45:01.06\00:45:04.53
when he was able to get
the United States Congress
00:45:04.73\00:45:07.20
and the Supreme Court of
America to legalize the killing
00:45:07.40\00:45:10.61
of millions of the most
innocent, vulnerable, helpless
00:45:10.81\00:45:14.34
human beings of God's creation?
00:45:14.54\00:45:16.54
The legalized breaking of
the 6th and 7th commandments
00:45:17.15\00:45:20.32
is abhorrent to God.
00:45:20.52\00:45:22.55
There's a reason
that of all the laws
00:45:22.75\00:45:25.35
the Creator could
write with His own fingers
00:45:25.55\00:45:27.59
in the tables of stone
00:45:27.79\00:45:29.12
that these two
commandments were included.
00:45:29.16\00:45:31.23
Now here's the quick version
as I don't think I should
00:45:31.43\00:45:34.43
have to do a Bible study
while preaching to the choir
00:45:34.63\00:45:37.03
to prove that God
knew what He was doing
00:45:37.43\00:45:39.07
by adding the 6th
and 7th commandments
00:45:39.27\00:45:41.80
to the other eight,
right? You agree with me?
00:45:42.00\00:45:43.91
All right... let's move forward.
00:45:44.31\00:45:45.87
The devil hates the fact
that God is the one and only
00:45:46.27\00:45:49.81
Creator. Satan
is only an imitator.
00:45:50.01\00:45:52.45
God allowed man the
privilege of procreation.
00:45:52.85\00:45:55.58
Satan cannot procreate.
00:45:55.78\00:45:57.52
So it makes sense that
he is especially jealous
00:45:57.72\00:46:00.52
of God AND man and
that he has unleashed
00:46:00.72\00:46:04.23
an all-out attack to
destroy the natural order
00:46:04.43\00:46:07.73
of procreation flowing forth
from the life-giving Creator.
00:46:07.93\00:46:11.83
Genesis tells us that
God created Adam and Eve
00:46:12.03\00:46:15.10
in the Garden of Eden.
He performed the first ever
00:46:15.30\00:46:18.31
wedding ceremony sanctifying
matrimony as a holy union
00:46:18.51\00:46:22.94
between one man and one woman.
00:46:23.14\00:46:25.55
Then God later told
them to "go and multiply. "
00:46:26.28\00:46:29.25
As you know, two males
together or two females
00:46:29.65\00:46:33.25
cannot procreate life.
00:46:33.46\00:46:35.02
Life on this planet would
cease in a few generations
00:46:35.42\00:46:38.46
if everyone had subscribed
to the LGBTQ lifestyle.
00:46:38.66\00:46:42.76
I mean, think about it.
00:46:44.43\00:46:45.77
Two men? That's
not going to work.
00:46:46.00\00:46:48.04
Two women? That's
not going to work.
00:46:48.24\00:46:51.01
Satan loves to see
the precious babies
00:46:51.21\00:46:55.01
lives taken from them
before they ever have a chance
00:46:56.18\00:46:59.91
to breathe their first breath
outside their mother's womb.
00:47:00.32\00:47:04.12
Isn't that sad?
When you think about it
00:47:05.12\00:47:07.26
what Satan has
done to God's creation,
00:47:07.46\00:47:11.19
to the institution of
marriage, one man and one woman,
00:47:11.59\00:47:15.50
saying: No, just as
long as you love somebody
00:47:15.90\00:47:17.70
that's all that counts.
" Think about these babies
00:47:17.90\00:47:20.67
that are coming 'cause
we're talking about both the 6th
00:47:21.07\00:47:24.11
and 7th commandments...
You think about these babies
00:47:24.31\00:47:26.51
that never have a chance
to breathe that fresh air
00:47:26.71\00:47:30.41
outside the mother's
womb. What a tragedy!
00:47:30.61\00:47:33.72
I could talk a lot
more on the subject
00:47:34.12\00:47:35.72
but I will move on.
00:47:35.92\00:47:37.45
I understand that people
who don't profess Christianity
00:47:38.15\00:47:41.02
I can see them to be
blown by every wind of doctrine
00:47:41.42\00:47:44.63
but shocking truth is
that it is fast becoming
00:47:44.83\00:47:48.50
politically incorrect for
preachers to preach on the
00:47:48.70\00:47:51.53
6th and 7th commandments in
OUR Christian churches today
00:47:51.73\00:47:55.37
and even including some of
our own Adventist churches.
00:47:55.57\00:47:58.31
I think it most interesting
that Christians especially
00:47:58.51\00:48:01.34
SDAs never before were offended
00:48:01.54\00:48:04.01
when their pastor spoke out
against homosexual relationships
00:48:04.21\00:48:07.58
as the breaking of
the 7th commandment.
00:48:07.78\00:48:09.58
Or when their pastor
spoke out against abortion
00:48:09.78\00:48:12.32
calling it murder and the
breaking of the 6th commandment.
00:48:12.52\00:48:15.62
We as SDAs teach
that God's law is eternal.
00:48:16.02\00:48:19.33
It was not nailed to the
cross as many churches teach.
00:48:19.73\00:48:23.16
Agreed? We seem especially
to teach the breaking of the 4th
00:48:23.37\00:48:27.64
commandment which is commonly
called the Sabbath commandment.
00:48:27.80\00:48:31.11
So my question to you is this:
00:48:31.51\00:48:33.51
has God's Ten Commandment
law been done away with
00:48:33.91\00:48:37.48
in the last 10 or 15 years
and somebody just didn't tell me
00:48:37.68\00:48:40.95
about it? Right?
00:48:41.15\00:48:42.75
Why do I ask that?
00:48:43.79\00:48:45.12
Because 15 or 20 years
ago when nearly any pastor
00:48:45.15\00:48:48.56
preached against abortion
or homosexual relationships
00:48:48.76\00:48:51.66
no one... I'm
going to say it again:
00:48:51.86\00:48:54.10
no one in the
church got angry or upset
00:48:54.30\00:48:56.36
or called them homophobic.
00:48:56.56\00:48:58.13
Nor did they become
angry because the pastor spoke
00:48:58.33\00:49:01.27
on the sanctity of life.
00:49:01.47\00:49:02.87
Fifty years ago - many of us can
remember the 50's & the 60's,
00:49:03.07\00:49:07.74
I'm talking about
1950's and 1960's -
00:49:07.94\00:49:10.31
neither political party
ran a platform supporting
00:49:10.51\00:49:13.78
same-sex marriage and abortion.
00:49:13.98\00:49:16.12
Rowe vs. Wade passed in 1973.
00:49:16.32\00:49:18.82
Most Christians
polled were against this law
00:49:19.02\00:49:21.72
allowing abortion in the
United States of America.
00:49:21.92\00:49:24.99
Now in 2020 when
a pastor or a layman
00:49:25.66\00:49:28.73
speaks out against
same-sex marriage and abortion
00:49:28.93\00:49:32.37
as sin or violation
against the Ten Commandments
00:49:32.57\00:49:35.00
they're accused by
many of being homophobic
00:49:35.20\00:49:37.77
and ridiculed for teaching
the same Ten Commandments
00:49:37.97\00:49:41.11
that they taught
only a few years earlier.
00:49:41.31\00:49:43.35
If God's law never changes,
then why the division in the
00:49:43.55\00:49:46.98
church over the breaking
of God's Ten Commandment law?
00:49:47.18\00:49:49.78
Now, we as SDA's
used to remind people
00:49:50.99\00:49:54.76
that God's eternal
law is Ten Commandments.
00:49:54.96\00:49:58.13
Not nine
commandments. We tell folk
00:49:58.33\00:50:00.46
the Ten Commandments
are not a smorgasbord
00:50:00.66\00:50:02.56
where we can pick and choose
which ones we want to keep.
00:50:02.76\00:50:04.93
Let me ask you: why
have SDAs historically
00:50:06.47\00:50:10.34
made such a big deal
of the 4th or the Sabbath
00:50:10.54\00:50:13.81
commandment? You think
about that for a second.
00:50:14.01\00:50:17.91
How often have we been accused
00:50:18.31\00:50:21.42
of... I'm going to
put quotes in this...
00:50:21.62\00:50:24.15
"harping" on
the 4th commandment?
00:50:24.35\00:50:25.95
Is the Sabbath
commandment any more important
00:50:26.35\00:50:28.66
than any of the other nine?
00:50:28.86\00:50:30.19
The answer is no it is not.
00:50:30.59\00:50:33.03
In fact, a number of
years ago I wrote a little book
00:50:33.23\00:50:35.86
and it's entitled The
Forgotten Commandment.
00:50:36.26\00:50:38.83
Now there's the answer.
00:50:39.03\00:50:41.14
The reason we spend so
much time on the 4th commandment
00:50:41.34\00:50:43.74
is because it seems
much of the Christian world
00:50:44.14\00:50:47.18
is either confused or
ignorant of its importance.
00:50:47.38\00:50:50.78
So we feel it's our duty
00:50:51.18\00:50:53.52
to - right? shine theological
light on those in darkness.
00:50:53.72\00:50:57.42
Today we - believe it or not -
00:50:57.82\00:50:59.99
there's a swell among
many in our college...
00:51:00.19\00:51:02.86
I'm talking about our SDA
colleges teachers & students...
00:51:03.06\00:51:08.93
to support... to support
the politically acceptable
00:51:09.13\00:51:12.80
breaking of the 6th
and 7th commandments
00:51:13.00\00:51:15.20
in the name of free choice.
00:51:15.40\00:51:16.81
They say that a woman
has the right to take her
00:51:17.71\00:51:19.81
baby's life any
time between conception
00:51:20.01\00:51:23.18
through late term.
00:51:23.38\00:51:24.71
They also claim the
Bible doesn't limit marriage
00:51:24.81\00:51:27.65
to one man and one woman.
00:51:27.85\00:51:29.48
According to
many in our church now
00:51:29.68\00:51:31.82
LGBTQ... I think that's the
names they go by... marriages
00:51:32.02\00:51:36.39
are acceptable before
God as long as the two people
00:51:36.59\00:51:39.59
getting married love each other.
00:51:39.79\00:51:41.30
Folks, I'm
telling you the truth.
00:51:41.70\00:51:43.26
Now how do I know?
00:51:43.87\00:51:45.30
I've had conversations
with these Adventists myself.
00:51:45.50\00:51:48.30
We live in a different world now
00:51:48.50\00:51:50.24
where Satan has thousands
of ways to distract and deceive
00:51:50.64\00:51:53.98
our young folk as
well as the older folk.
00:51:54.18\00:51:56.64
I have to stop and say here:
it's not my job to judge others
00:51:57.05\00:52:00.82
but it is my job to enlighten
people with Bible truth
00:52:01.02\00:52:04.09
found in Jesus. Any
statement I make here
00:52:04.29\00:52:07.89
today, I'm being
careful with this,
00:52:08.09\00:52:10.03
any statement I make here today
00:52:10.23\00:52:12.33
is not because I
hate or dislike people
00:52:12.53\00:52:15.96
in the LGBTQ community. I don't.
00:52:16.16\00:52:18.50
I've had friends. I
know lots of people.
00:52:18.70\00:52:20.57
We as Christians
are to love everybody.
00:52:21.64\00:52:23.77
BUT sin is sin
00:52:24.71\00:52:27.01
and we've been
preaching as SDA Christians
00:52:27.21\00:52:29.68
for so many years that we're to
keep all of God's commandments
00:52:29.88\00:52:33.55
as they weren't done away with.
00:52:33.75\00:52:35.18
We always say: "Either they're
all done away with or not. "
00:52:35.38\00:52:38.82
And as Adventists
we realize and we know
00:52:39.02\00:52:41.22
and we teach the world about
that forgotten commandment...
00:52:41.42\00:52:44.59
that the commandments
have not been done away with.
00:52:44.79\00:52:47.46
So if they're
important, why is it
00:52:47.66\00:52:49.90
that we've not been
preaching on some of these?
00:52:50.10\00:52:52.70
And I'm gettin'
ready to tell you.
00:52:52.90\00:52:54.30
That's not the
case with the 7th.
00:52:54.70\00:52:57.74
I'm going to say
that's not the case at all.
00:52:57.94\00:53:00.08
The 7th commandment
also teaches against adultery
00:53:00.28\00:53:03.01
between a man and a woman.
00:53:03.21\00:53:04.65
According to the Bible one sin
is no greater than the other.
00:53:04.85\00:53:08.38
Let's let the Bible define for
us - you want to? what sin is.
00:53:09.28\00:53:12.35
Because I have my
opinion of sin; you have your
00:53:12.55\00:53:15.02
opinion of sin. But
I think it's amazing
00:53:15.22\00:53:17.43
so many people have
their own definitions.
00:53:17.63\00:53:20.36
Well, let's see what
the Bible has to say.
00:53:20.56\00:53:22.76
We can read
about it in I John 3:4.
00:53:22.96\00:53:25.70
I'm going to read it
one more time. All right?
00:53:36.98\00:53:39.75
You read it with me.
If you have your Bibles,
00:53:39.95\00:53:41.38
I John 3:4:
00:53:41.58\00:53:42.92
So whether a
person is a murderer,
00:53:51.99\00:53:54.23
an adulterer, a
practicing homosexual,
00:53:54.43\00:53:56.77
or a thief or a gossiper
00:53:56.97\00:53:58.93
it's all rebellion against
God's Ten Commandment law.
00:53:59.13\00:54:02.47
But because of
the political climate
00:54:03.10\00:54:05.17
most pastors shy away from
the gay and abortion sermons.
00:54:05.37\00:54:08.88
The political influence
in the church is so strong
00:54:09.08\00:54:12.71
when it comes to
the gay community
00:54:12.91\00:54:14.68
pastors shy away from
calling this lifestyle sin. Why?
00:54:14.88\00:54:18.55
Because they are concerned
about the negative repercussions
00:54:18.95\00:54:22.56
or feedback they will get
from some of the church members
00:54:22.76\00:54:25.59
not to mention
people in the community.
00:54:25.79\00:54:28.43
Now I told you that this
sermon is not a political sermon
00:54:29.16\00:54:32.53
and that's true.
It's a Biblical sermon.
00:54:32.73\00:54:36.50
Still I can almost assure you
00:54:36.71\00:54:38.17
poor Jill Morikone will be
getting all sorts of e-mails
00:54:38.37\00:54:41.64
from people all bent out of
shape because they're gonna be
00:54:41.84\00:54:44.75
saying: "Danny
Shelton is on 3ABN
00:54:44.95\00:54:47.32
right now talking politics. "
00:54:47.52\00:54:49.45
That's how good a
job that Satan has done
00:54:49.85\00:54:52.25
in deceiving a
tremendous amount of the people
00:54:52.45\00:54:54.99
in the church. They
can't seem to separate
00:54:55.19\00:54:57.86
their politics from the Bible.
00:54:58.06\00:54:59.93
Any time your Bible gets
in the way of your politics
00:55:00.70\00:55:03.80
regardless of which
side of the aisle you're on
00:55:04.00\00:55:06.60
it's time to get rid of
your politics... NOT the Bible.
00:55:06.80\00:55:10.01
Now a question:
00:55:10.21\00:55:11.61
when was the last time you heard
your pastor preach a sermon
00:55:12.31\00:55:14.98
against
homosexuality or abortion?
00:55:15.18\00:55:17.58
Now I'm guessing most of you
will have to test your memory
00:55:17.78\00:55:20.88
on that one and say:
"Well, if we truly believe
00:55:21.08\00:55:23.62
in the Ten Commandments,
then why are so many pastors
00:55:23.82\00:55:26.25
and Christian
educational leaders silent
00:55:26.45\00:55:29.42
when it comes to the openly
breaking of these commandments?
00:55:29.62\00:55:33.23
I can answer that.
00:55:33.83\00:55:35.26
Because many SDA
pastors and leaders
00:55:35.46\00:55:38.17
have fallen into the
same trap as the world.
00:55:38.37\00:55:40.87
It's not politically correct...
00:55:41.27\00:55:43.81
it's not politically
correct to speak against
00:55:44.01\00:55:46.91
homosexuality and murdering
of babies by the millions
00:55:47.11\00:55:50.55
right here in America.
00:55:50.75\00:55:52.08
Would you
believe me if I told you
00:55:52.38\00:55:54.62
that many of our
oldest and dearest colleges
00:55:54.82\00:55:57.55
and university allow gay
and lesbian student clubs
00:55:57.75\00:56:00.99
to meet on the college campuses?
00:56:01.19\00:56:03.32
AND then to add insult to
injury as the old saying goes
00:56:03.93\00:56:07.53
they will not allow ministries
such as the Coming Out ministry
00:56:07.73\00:56:11.33
that reach out to gay and
lesbians with the good news
00:56:11.53\00:56:15.00
that God can give
you victory over the sin
00:56:15.20\00:56:18.37
of the gay lifestyle.
00:56:18.57\00:56:19.91
Pastors will speak
out about sin of adultery
00:56:20.58\00:56:23.71
or stealing or
breaking the Sabbath
00:56:23.91\00:56:26.05
and victory that we find
in Jesus to help us overcome
00:56:26.25\00:56:29.68
those sins yet
many of these pastors
00:56:29.88\00:56:31.69
and educational leaders
don't want to even class
00:56:31.89\00:56:35.12
homosexuality as a sin.
00:56:35.32\00:56:37.26
Why? Because it is
politically incorrect.
00:56:37.66\00:56:41.83
If students attending our
academies and universities
00:56:42.03\00:56:44.63
aren't told that
homosexuality is a sin
00:56:44.83\00:56:47.54
how will they know? The
blood will be on the hands
00:56:47.70\00:56:50.41
of those pastors
and educational leaders
00:56:50.61\00:56:52.67
who refuse to call
sin by its right name.
00:56:52.87\00:56:55.14
You see, folks,
God's law hasn't changed.
00:56:55.54\00:56:57.65
It's many among us
who have let their loyalty
00:56:59.41\00:57:03.08
to the political party...
they've let their loyalty
00:57:03.28\00:57:06.39
to the political
party move them away
00:57:06.59\00:57:08.59
from supporting
God's Ten Commandment law.
00:57:08.79\00:57:11.33
Would any of you
ever dream that members
00:57:11.73\00:57:14.03
of your own church
could stand up against you
00:57:14.23\00:57:16.70
because you believe
and continue to uphold
00:57:16.90\00:57:18.93
Ten Commandment law of God?
00:57:19.13\00:57:20.84
Well, it's happening today
00:57:21.04\00:57:22.54
because we are
still divided as a church.
00:57:22.74\00:57:25.77
Now... I'm glad I'm
not ending this here
00:57:26.17\00:57:28.21
because if I ended this
talk here, this sermon now,
00:57:28.41\00:57:31.21
it's just all bad news.
But I'm going to give you some
00:57:31.41\00:57:33.62
good news in a
minute so hang in there.
00:57:33.82\00:57:35.32
Again, I'm not scolding anybody.
00:57:35.72\00:57:37.99
I'm not judging anybody.
00:57:38.19\00:57:39.55
I'm just telling you simply
God has given us 10 commandments
00:57:39.75\00:57:43.63
to live by, and when
these laws are being forgotten
00:57:43.83\00:57:47.56
we are responsible to stand
up and tell the world about it.
00:57:47.76\00:57:51.80
That's what the
Lord told us to do!
00:57:52.20\00:57:53.97
Because the Ten
Commandment law is a transcript
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of God's own character
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and that's who He
is: He's a God of love.
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But He gives us
these as ten promises.
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That's what they are.
People say: "Oh, I don't like
00:58:05.41\00:58:07.18
to follow those old laws. "
00:58:07.38\00:58:08.72
"Well, I don't like
people tellin' me what to do. "
00:58:08.75\00:58:10.65
No! God who created life knows
what it takes to sustain life.
00:58:10.85\00:58:15.02
So therefore what does He do?
00:58:15.22\00:58:17.23
He shows us a mirror
image of who He is... His
00:58:17.63\00:58:22.50
character... and says:
"This... if you do these,
00:58:22.70\00:58:25.30
if you'll follow
these instructions,
00:58:25.50\00:58:27.57
I promise you you won't be temp-
ted to go into that lifestyle. "
00:58:27.77\00:58:31.71
"I promise you you
won't want to steal. "
00:58:31.91\00:58:33.71
"I promise you you
won't want to kill. "
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That's the kind
of God that we serve.
00:58:36.28\00:58:37.78
I believe that we
are the remnant church.
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Doctrinally
there's no doubt about it.
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But we as a people are divided.
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We're going to talk
about that a little bit more.
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But... I have good
news so don't go away.
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Don't get upset.
Don't bother poor Jill.
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We're comin'
back around now, OK?
00:58:51.46\00:58:53.36
All right. Now, let me ask you:
00:58:53.76\00:58:55.26
Have you ever gone on
social media only to be shocked
00:58:55.46\00:58:59.03
about what you read?
00:58:59.23\00:59:00.64
By social media, we're
talking about Facebook, Twitter,
00:59:00.84\00:59:02.90
all those type of things.
00:59:03.10\00:59:04.44
Placed there by church
members these public forums
00:59:04.57\00:59:07.64
can be read by
non-Christian readers.
00:59:07.84\00:59:10.71
Church member against
church member over race,
00:59:10.91\00:59:13.85
religion, culture, gossiping,
00:59:14.05\00:59:16.55
and accusing
others of terrible things.
00:59:16.75\00:59:18.62
And yes, sometimes
threatening one another!
00:59:18.82\00:59:21.12
Whoo! Boy, this is deep.
00:59:21.32\00:59:24.33
There's what's actually
called and I've seen it...
00:59:25.36\00:59:28.90
you've probably been on it...
00:59:29.10\00:59:30.43
chat rooms where people
mostly just gossip and argue
00:59:30.47\00:59:33.30
about any number of things
that they're not happy about.
00:59:33.50\00:59:36.91
Many church members
use Facebook and Twitter
00:59:37.47\00:59:39.71
and YouTube and other
communication vehicles
00:59:39.91\00:59:42.11
to take their
grievances to the public
00:59:42.31\00:59:44.98
and sadly it's therefor
the world to see and hear.
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Hmm... this is something.
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I Corinthians told us that
love, patience, and kindness
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are some of the characteristics
of the true Christians.
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God's remnant church
will reflect His character
00:59:59.49\01:00:03.03
of love to the world.
01:00:03.23\01:00:04.57
Yes, this will be the
outstanding characteristic
01:00:04.60\01:00:07.60
of God's remnant church
just before the second coming.
01:00:07.80\01:00:11.71
Let's read some more
of the identifying marks
01:00:12.37\01:00:14.91
of God's remnant church.
01:00:15.11\01:00:16.44
II Peter... I hope
you've got your Bibles now...
01:00:17.51\01:00:19.91
II Peter 1:5. I told
you this is a Biblical
01:00:20.12\01:00:23.35
talk today. This is
not a political talk.
01:00:23.55\01:00:26.35
It's a Biblical talk.
01:00:26.55\01:00:29.29
I Peter 1:5 says:
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Isn't that a great promise?
Isn't that a beautiful text?
01:01:16.30\01:01:18.87
Let me ask you: is this what
the world sees in the majority
01:01:19.27\01:01:22.61
of the church members today?
01:01:22.81\01:01:24.78
Again, I believe that our
church doctrines are sound.
01:01:24.98\01:01:27.98
That's why I'm a member of the
Seventh-day Adventist church.
01:01:28.18\01:01:30.62
If they were not sound,
I wouldn't be a part of it.
01:01:31.29\01:01:33.32
BUT do we as a people
really reflect and represent
01:01:34.26\01:01:37.59
the true character
of God on this earth?
01:01:37.79\01:01:40.70
At present... I
can't speak for everybody
01:01:41.10\01:01:44.00
but for myself as well...
01:01:44.20\01:01:45.70
I don't think that we do.
01:01:45.90\01:01:47.24
I don't think when the
world hears the name SDA
01:01:47.40\01:01:50.34
that they all of a sudden say:
"Oh wow! These are the people
01:01:50.54\01:01:54.08
that are going to
be the last day people.
01:01:54.28\01:01:55.94
These are the remnant
people on planet earth. "
01:01:56.14\01:01:58.25
Because they see
us as who we are.
01:01:58.45\01:02:00.65
And so it's my prayer
that each and every one of us
01:02:01.15\01:02:03.99
before this day is
over and this sermon is over
01:02:04.19\01:02:06.86
that we will seek the Lord and
ask Him to come into our hearts
01:02:07.06\01:02:09.96
and into our life. We
should be sighing and crying
01:02:10.16\01:02:13.40
for the outpouring of
the Latter Rain to cultivate
01:02:13.60\01:02:16.50
and weed out the tares
from among God's church
01:02:16.70\01:02:19.77
that we can rightly
represent His character of love
01:02:19.97\01:02:22.60
to a lost and dying world.
01:02:22.80\01:02:24.27
I love Joel 2:28.
01:02:25.07\01:02:27.61
Wow! The good news is
that a Latter Rain is coming.
01:02:46.19\01:02:50.30
Isn't that great news?
01:02:51.37\01:02:52.77
The Holy Spirit is coming.
It's going to be poured out
01:02:52.97\01:02:55.77
in great measure, but
will we as individuals
01:02:55.97\01:02:59.27
and as church
members be ready for it?
01:02:59.47\01:03:03.08
It's my hope and
prayer that we will be.
01:03:03.65\01:03:05.85
If you were the devil, where
would you work the hardest?
01:03:06.05\01:03:08.52
It's a no brainer.
01:03:09.45\01:03:11.39
The devil is about
like a roaring lion
01:03:11.79\01:03:14.36
seeking those whom he may
devour... and who is that?
01:03:14.56\01:03:18.13
We read it earlier.
Let's read it again.
01:03:18.33\01:03:20.26
Revelation 12:17.
01:03:20.46\01:03:22.13
Get your Bibles
out. Open them up.
01:03:22.33\01:03:24.13
Get your iPad... whatever
that I'm using here, all right?
01:03:24.33\01:03:27.40
So we shouldn't be surprised
to see every kind of evil
01:03:40.15\01:03:42.72
being brought into the church.
01:03:42.92\01:03:44.25
BUT we should stand up
against it and call sin by
01:03:44.49\01:03:47.72
its right name. It
is our RESPONSIBILITY
01:03:47.92\01:03:51.09
to protect this end-time message
01:03:51.29\01:03:53.83
that God has entrusted with us.
01:03:54.03\01:03:55.90
It's our responsibility
to train our children up
01:03:56.10\01:03:58.57
in the way they should
go without compromising
01:03:58.77\01:04:01.80
our foundational beliefs.
01:04:02.00\01:04:03.37
They're being attacked
from every side... every side.
01:04:04.47\01:04:09.18
As a church I'm concerned
that we're either asleep
01:04:09.38\01:04:12.51
or falling asleep.
01:04:12.71\01:04:14.35
We must repent of our sins
and ask God to renew a new heart
01:04:14.55\01:04:17.75
and a new mind in each of us.
01:04:17.95\01:04:19.55
I asked you a question in
the beginning of this sermon:
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Can the remnant
church be divided?
01:04:22.99\01:04:27.10
And the answer is no.
01:04:27.30\01:04:28.63
But we as a people and a
church are not there yet.
01:04:29.03\01:04:33.13
As I mentioned earlier I
believe there's a remnant
01:04:33.70\01:04:36.10
of a remnant. It should be
each and every one of our prayer
01:04:36.30\01:04:40.28
that we can be a part of that
group that rightly represents
01:04:40.48\01:04:43.95
the character of God.
01:04:44.15\01:04:45.85
Yes, right now we're divided
01:04:46.82\01:04:49.65
by the same issues that
much of the world is divided by:
01:04:49.85\01:04:52.42
race, culture,
politics, doctrinal differences.
01:04:52.62\01:04:57.79
I'll give you an example.
01:04:58.19\01:04:59.63
I received a real
wake-up call on this one.
01:05:01.10\01:05:04.40
Some time ago
3ABN had Dr. Ben Carson
01:05:04.80\01:05:07.60
as one of our Camp
Meeting speakers this past year.
01:05:07.80\01:05:10.64
He simply gave his
testimony of how God brought him
01:05:10.84\01:05:13.98
from a poor, inner-city
kid to becoming a world renown
01:05:14.18\01:05:18.41
brain surgeon. Now
he credits his mother -
01:05:18.61\01:05:20.65
his praying mother - for this.
01:05:20.85\01:05:22.55
Now Dr. Carson did not
speak of his appointment
01:05:22.75\01:05:25.19
as HUD Secretary
appointed by President Trump.
01:05:25.39\01:05:28.52
He did not talk about
politics. He talked about
01:05:28.92\01:05:31.29
Jesus Christ and
His power to save.
01:05:31.49\01:05:34.10
Dr. Carson told our viewers
that his loyalty is to God first
01:05:34.76\01:05:39.37
not a political party. I
thought that's incredible
01:05:39.57\01:05:41.64
for his position to say:
"You know what? I'm here.
01:05:41.84\01:05:44.04
I'm workin' with the government.
01:05:44.24\01:05:45.57
God has placed me here
like a modern-day Daniel
01:05:45.77\01:05:48.08
or Joseph, but my allegiance
is not to the government.
01:05:48.28\01:05:52.11
My allegiance is to God. "
01:05:52.31\01:05:54.65
So it's amazing. He's a member
of the president's cabinet
01:05:55.18\01:05:58.09
of the United States of America.
01:05:58.29\01:05:59.75
So doesn't that kind of remind
you of a modern-day Joseph?
01:06:00.16\01:06:02.76
A modern-day Daniel?
Placed in a high position
01:06:02.96\01:06:05.36
of influence to have
an impact on the world.
01:06:05.56\01:06:07.70
Shortly after Dr.
Carson's sermon, which
01:06:08.10\01:06:10.13
was telecast
live around the world,
01:06:10.33\01:06:12.10
Yvonne and I
received nearly 3,000 comments
01:06:12.50\01:06:15.64
from people on Facebook
who were so furious that 3ABN
01:06:15.84\01:06:18.87
had him speak that they
wrote very unChristian things
01:06:19.07\01:06:21.81
for the non-Christian
world to see and hear.
01:06:22.01\01:06:24.45
I won't tell you everything
they said, but I will tell you
01:06:24.85\01:06:27.05
I was accused of
being a racist, homophobic,
01:06:27.45\01:06:29.78
white supremacist, and they even
called Yvonne racial names -
01:06:29.98\01:06:32.95
figure that one out -
for supporting me. Why?
01:06:33.15\01:06:35.92
Because 3ABN allowed Dr.
Carson who is HUD Secretary
01:06:36.12\01:06:40.00
for the Republican adminis-
tration which is for the USA...
01:06:40.20\01:06:44.23
They happen to be
who's in office...
01:06:44.43\01:06:47.40
to speak at our
3ABN Camp Meeting.
01:06:47.60\01:06:49.30
Most if not all
of the complaints
01:06:49.70\01:06:51.44
came from those on the opposite
side of the political aisle.
01:06:51.64\01:06:54.94
Now the devil has done a
job dividing the church of God
01:06:55.34\01:06:58.45
on this earth. I had no idea
01:06:58.65\01:07:01.05
how bad the political
and racial divide really is
01:07:01.25\01:07:03.89
within the Christian
church. I'm not talking about
01:07:04.09\01:07:05.99
just the Adventist church.
The Christian church in general.
01:07:06.19\01:07:09.82
We still should
love one another.
01:07:10.03\01:07:11.63
Even if we don't agree
with each other's politics
01:07:11.83\01:07:15.03
this kind of hate for
one another is very telling
01:07:15.23\01:07:18.13
among church members. Why?
01:07:18.33\01:07:20.07
It's evidence that there are
those among us who place their
01:07:20.27\01:07:23.04
political and
cultural convictions
01:07:23.24\01:07:25.54
over their religious convictions
and over the principles of
01:07:25.74\01:07:29.24
the Bible. Now, some church
members claim to be on the
01:07:29.44\01:07:32.58
political left while
others claim to be on
01:07:32.78\01:07:35.75
the political right. Now
I'm not trying to tell you
01:07:35.95\01:07:38.49
which side of the
aisle that you should be on.
01:07:38.69\01:07:41.52
But whatever side
of the aisle you're on
01:07:41.72\01:07:43.99
you should NEVER
compromise sound doctrine
01:07:44.19\01:07:46.76
to make it fit
your political views.
01:07:46.96\01:07:49.16
You won't find truth
in any political party
01:07:49.56\01:07:52.40
as their allegiance is
to man rather than to God.
01:07:52.60\01:07:55.50
I'm sure we all
lean one way or the other
01:07:56.04\01:07:58.47
when it comes
to politics. Right?
01:07:58.87\01:08:00.54
I mean if you're honest
you're leaning... you're like us
01:08:00.74\01:08:03.61
if you're here in the USA
or wherever around the world
01:08:03.81\01:08:06.95
we're getting
close to an election
01:08:07.15\01:08:08.52
we lean one way or the other.
01:08:08.72\01:08:10.29
You usually can tell by
which channel. You watch CNN;
01:08:10.49\01:08:12.75
you watch FOX; you watch MSNBC.
01:08:12.95\01:08:15.29
What do you watch?
But we all tend to lean
01:08:15.49\01:08:18.93
and I lean to the
right side of politics
01:08:19.13\01:08:22.26
though I'm not a
registered Republican
01:08:22.46\01:08:24.33
for some of the
reasons already stated.
01:08:24.53\01:08:26.60
I don't support abortion
and I don't support same-sex
01:08:26.80\01:08:29.97
marriage. Now in the
past I've voted both.
01:08:30.17\01:08:34.01
Now it's been a long time.
I didn't even vote in the last
01:08:34.41\01:08:36.48
probably few elections.
Please don't get upset with me
01:08:36.68\01:08:38.88
about that. Some of you
will get upset at me and say:
01:08:39.08\01:08:41.28
"Well you SHOULD vote.
" But for whatever reasons
01:08:41.48\01:08:44.05
we chose not to. And so
I have voted in the past
01:08:44.25\01:08:48.02
both Democrat and Republican
01:08:48.22\01:08:50.13
depending on who
was running for office.
01:08:50.33\01:08:51.89
Again, please don't
write me ugly letters
01:08:52.29\01:08:54.36
for what I just said
about my leaning to the right
01:08:54.56\01:08:56.87
or it will just show that
you are upset because you're
01:08:57.07\01:08:59.63
leaning to the left. All right?
That should balance us out.
01:08:59.83\01:09:02.54
Well, we as Christians
cannot give our loyalty
01:09:02.74\01:09:05.84
to any organized groups
that come in conflict...
01:09:06.04\01:09:08.58
conflict with the Ten
Commandment law of God.
01:09:08.78\01:09:12.31
And that includes political
parties as we were just
01:09:12.91\01:09:15.52
talking about or
organizations such as the KKK.
01:09:15.72\01:09:19.05
Now very few people
will be upset I said that.
01:09:19.45\01:09:21.66
But I'm saying it. We can't
be part of the remnant church
01:09:21.86\01:09:25.33
and believe that we're going to
be here, those willing to give
01:09:25.53\01:09:28.26
their lives unto
death if necessary,
01:09:28.46\01:09:30.20
and be part of
the KKK organization.
01:09:30.40\01:09:32.37
We can't be part of ANTIFA.
01:09:32.57\01:09:35.07
We can't be part
of the Arian Nations.
01:09:35.27\01:09:37.21
And guess what? We can't be a
part of the Black Lives Matter
01:09:37.41\01:09:42.18
organization. Now all of a
sudden some feathers raised up.
01:09:42.38\01:09:45.98
And it shouldn't.
I'm not talking politics.
01:09:46.18\01:09:48.32
I'm talking Bible here.
01:09:48.52\01:09:50.99
We can't be a part
of the Black Panthers.
01:09:51.19\01:09:53.62
And I named all these...
the skinheads, whomever else.
01:09:53.82\01:09:56.36
These groups do
not reflect attributes
01:09:56.56\01:09:59.59
and characteristics
of God's remnant church.
01:09:59.79\01:10:02.76
When you lay the Bible down to
join organizations whose mission
01:10:03.16\01:10:06.53
statement is
contrary to the Word of God
01:10:06.74\01:10:09.47
you lose your moral
and spiritual compass.
01:10:09.67\01:10:12.64
Now, these organizations
whose agendas don't match
01:10:13.04\01:10:16.44
their slogans, they
disguise themselves as
01:10:16.64\01:10:19.31
social justice organizations
01:10:19.51\01:10:21.28
but their real purpose is a
deep change in American values
01:10:21.48\01:10:25.05
and structure. Take the
Black Lives Matter organization
01:10:25.25\01:10:28.36
for example. Now as a slogan
01:10:28.56\01:10:30.53
we all agree that black
lives definitely matter.
01:10:30.73\01:10:32.63
Right? As Christians we MUST!
01:10:32.83\01:10:35.86
That's a part of our
Christian walk with the Lord
01:10:36.06\01:10:38.37
is we love everybody.
God loves us; He died that
01:10:38.57\01:10:41.14
none should perish but all
should have everlasting life.
01:10:41.34\01:10:43.97
We all agree about that.
01:10:44.17\01:10:46.17
However, further
investigation into the platform
01:10:46.37\01:10:49.61
of the organization
of Black Lives Matter
01:10:49.81\01:10:52.38
reveals positions
that are anti Bible.
01:10:52.58\01:10:56.02
Now on its
website BLM we'll call it
01:10:56.22\01:10:58.99
proclaims... Now I'm going
to quote from what they say.
01:10:59.19\01:11:01.49
Now, most of you are OK
when we're talking about
01:11:01.69\01:11:03.93
the change of the
Sabbath: the Catholic church.
01:11:04.13\01:11:05.96
You don't mind me
using what they say
01:11:06.16\01:11:08.60
'cause we're not
talking about them.
01:11:08.80\01:11:10.13
So let's don't talk about the
Black Lives Matter organization.
01:11:10.17\01:11:13.27
Let's say what they
say about themselves.
01:11:13.47\01:11:15.74
And then let's you and me
line it up with our beliefs
01:11:15.94\01:11:19.21
as SDA Christians and
see how they jell, OK?
01:11:19.41\01:11:23.31
Or if they don't jell.
01:11:23.51\01:11:25.01
So on the website, quote:
01:11:25.21\01:11:27.65
So they're against the Biblical
marriage: one man and one woman.
01:11:42.63\01:11:46.33
They want to disrupt
it. That's what they say.
01:11:46.53\01:11:48.14
Then they also say, quote:
01:11:48.34\01:11:50.27
So when you march with
Black Lives Matter organization,
01:12:57.11\01:13:00.28
we're not talking about the
Black Lives Matter movement,
01:13:00.68\01:13:03.18
please keep that separate
01:13:03.38\01:13:05.05
and it'll keep a lot of your
wasted time sending e-mails.
01:13:05.25\01:13:08.48
We are not talking
about the movement.
01:13:08.88\01:13:10.99
We think the movement is great
01:13:11.19\01:13:12.72
for equal rights.
Everybody should have it.
01:13:12.92\01:13:15.72
We are now
centering in on organizations.
01:13:15.92\01:13:18.19
Why am I picking this one?
01:13:18.39\01:13:19.73
Because this one
has tremendous influence
01:13:19.93\01:13:22.40
that many other organizations
don't have right now.
01:13:22.60\01:13:25.50
And it's influencing
our church more than any
01:13:25.70\01:13:28.34
other
organization I've ever seen.
01:13:28.54\01:13:30.34
So the Black Lives
Matter organization
01:13:30.74\01:13:33.48
when you march with them
you're supporting their fight
01:13:33.68\01:13:37.21
by what they just said
to end Biblical marriage
01:13:37.41\01:13:40.25
and the family AND
you're standing with them
01:13:40.45\01:13:44.52
in their fight to free
themselves from the tight grip
01:13:44.72\01:13:47.86
of heteronormative thinking.
01:13:48.06\01:13:51.06
You're supporting their platform
that there are more than
01:13:51.46\01:13:55.23
two sexual
genders that God created.
01:13:55.43\01:13:58.03
It's he/she/they and I
think they say something like
01:13:58.23\01:14:01.17
109 others. It changes
all the time... I don't know.
01:14:01.37\01:14:04.64
You are joining their
fight to promote leadership
01:14:04.84\01:14:07.94
in all areas of
queer and trans people.
01:14:08.14\01:14:11.05
Now I'm not callin' names.
01:14:11.25\01:14:12.81
A few years ago
that was a bad name
01:14:13.01\01:14:14.65
but now they wear it. They
say: "Oh, no! We're queer. "
01:14:14.85\01:14:17.15
So... I'll go with
whatever they say here.
01:14:17.35\01:14:19.72
So whatever name they like.
01:14:20.12\01:14:22.16
This would include positions...
They're going to put you in
01:14:22.56\01:14:25.49
all areas, it says.
"Center them" would include
01:14:25.69\01:14:28.50
positions in our
schools, in our churches.
01:14:28.70\01:14:31.17
Now... please understand
01:14:31.57\01:14:33.37
again: I don't hate
any of these people.
01:14:33.57\01:14:35.57
I don't hate any
of the organizations.
01:14:35.97\01:14:38.67
I stand up against what they're
preaching, what they're teaching
01:14:38.87\01:14:41.81
because it's influencing
our people in our schools
01:14:42.01\01:14:45.41
of our young people
and in our churches.
01:14:45.61\01:14:47.72
They have a right
to peaceful protest
01:14:47.92\01:14:49.95
and they have a
right to their opinion...
01:14:50.35\01:14:52.45
but so do you and I
as Christians. In fact,
01:14:52.65\01:14:55.92
we have a mandate from
God to go and tell the world
01:14:56.12\01:14:58.99
about His saving power.
01:14:59.19\01:15:00.76
We have a mandate from God
to stand up against that which
01:15:00.96\01:15:04.10
is not true and
that which is false
01:15:04.30\01:15:06.20
and that which can lead us
away from the character of God.
01:15:06.40\01:15:09.94
Now I want to ask you: was
the information that I just
01:15:10.34\01:15:14.31
gave you from the Black
Lives Matter organization
01:15:14.51\01:15:17.91
website a
political jump into politics?
01:15:18.11\01:15:21.72
Or was it a Biblical move?
01:15:21.92\01:15:23.52
Think about it. The answer
is that it's a Biblical move.
01:15:24.35\01:15:27.62
We do the same when we
quote the Catholic church
01:15:28.46\01:15:31.16
when they're attempting
to change the Sabbath.
01:15:31.36\01:15:33.60
As SDAs we've done it
for well over 100 years.
01:15:33.80\01:15:36.40
We don't see ourselves
of jumping into politics
01:15:36.80\01:15:39.87
or name calling. We
always say that "God has people
01:15:40.07\01:15:42.80
in all churches" and
we are not talking about
01:15:43.00\01:15:45.41
people; we're talking
about an organization.
01:15:45.61\01:15:47.71
This is exactly the
same situation here.
01:15:47.91\01:15:50.35
We believe it is our
duty as SDA Christians
01:15:50.55\01:15:54.02
to help people not to
be deceived by telling them
01:15:54.22\01:15:57.49
the truth. So just to be clear
01:15:57.69\01:16:00.36
black lives matter,
right? Black Lives Matter
01:16:00.56\01:16:05.06
the organization
I don't agree with.
01:16:05.26\01:16:07.53
But the black lives
movement - I'm sorry -
01:16:07.73\01:16:12.10
I do agree with. We
believe in fairness, right?
01:16:12.30\01:16:15.00
The movement of black people
for fairness and equality.
01:16:15.20\01:16:18.64
I'm with that
100%. Absolutely I am.
01:16:18.84\01:16:22.08
But it's one thing to stand
with our brothers and sisters
01:16:22.28\01:16:25.45
for fairness and equality
and totally a different thing
01:16:25.65\01:16:28.68
to stand with the Black
Lives Matter organization
01:16:28.88\01:16:31.85
who by their own website says
01:16:32.05\01:16:34.16
their focus is on destroying
the Western family unit
01:16:34.32\01:16:37.03
and to promote gay
and transgender people
01:16:37.23\01:16:39.69
and to undo the fact that every-
one is born male or female.
01:16:39.89\01:16:43.63
They are anti-Bible.
Their own description
01:16:43.93\01:16:46.47
of themselves says so.
01:16:46.67\01:16:48.90
We as Christians
cannot allow anyone to
01:16:49.90\01:16:51.91
muzzle us from
telling the truth.
01:16:52.11\01:16:54.04
We never have before, right?
01:16:54.81\01:16:58.35
Why would we do it now?
01:16:58.55\01:16:59.98
Because it's so politically
"incorrect. " That's why your
01:17:00.18\01:17:03.15
pastors and your ministers and
your university professors...
01:17:03.35\01:17:06.55
You think all these folk
who have all these degrees
01:17:06.76\01:17:09.32
don't know the difference?
They're not smart enough
01:17:09.52\01:17:11.59
to read the Ten
Commandments and say:
01:17:11.79\01:17:13.80
"Duh! This is wrong. "
01:17:14.00\01:17:15.40
Of course they know
that! Of course they know it.
01:17:15.80\01:17:18.63
But they're so
worried because these people
01:17:18.83\01:17:21.27
will turn on you. The
devil has given so much power
01:17:21.47\01:17:24.64
to these
organizations that not just them
01:17:24.84\01:17:28.14
many other organizations too
01:17:28.34\01:17:30.11
that people are
afraid of what might happen
01:17:30.31\01:17:32.71
so we stand back
from telling the truth.
01:17:32.91\01:17:34.92
My concern is this: we
have thousands of SDA members -
01:17:35.85\01:17:39.62
black and white -
marching with BLM organization.
01:17:40.69\01:17:43.63
We have conference
presidents, university pastors,
01:17:43.83\01:17:46.39
and students... all in
the name of social justice.
01:17:46.59\01:17:49.10
As Christians we cannot
be a part of any organization
01:17:49.30\01:17:52.40
whose mission is to
destroy the family, the church,
01:17:52.60\01:17:55.37
the Biblical
marriage, and the law of God.
01:17:55.57\01:17:57.47
Now I realize that I
have the right to support...
01:17:57.67\01:18:01.04
You know, they have
right to support who they want
01:18:01.24\01:18:03.68
and so do I but
we cannot be silent.
01:18:03.88\01:18:07.72
So I'm asking our leaders
and our members of our church
01:18:07.92\01:18:10.85
those... we should
not be so easily deceived.
01:18:11.25\01:18:14.56
I'm yet to hear our
pastors and hear church leaders
01:18:14.76\01:18:19.09
denounce this organization
that has so much influence
01:18:19.29\01:18:22.26
on the government as
well as people all across...
01:18:22.46\01:18:25.13
and within our own churches.
01:18:25.33\01:18:26.84
So what I'm asking today is -
01:18:27.24\01:18:29.80
I know we're
running short on time -
01:18:30.01\01:18:31.67
I could go on.
Again, I'm not here
01:18:31.87\01:18:34.08
I'm not talking
politics; I'm just talking about
01:18:34.28\01:18:36.81
organization. So don't
forget: I mentioned KKK.
01:18:37.01\01:18:40.22
I mentioned Arian Nations.
01:18:40.42\01:18:41.92
Skinheads. I mentioned ANTIFA.
01:18:42.12\01:18:44.05
All the white things. All of
these: I denounce all of that
01:18:44.25\01:18:47.72
but I also denounce this.
I just hope that some of you
01:18:47.92\01:18:50.93
all watching this
that have been so caught up
01:18:51.13\01:18:54.03
in the culture of it all
01:18:54.23\01:18:55.66
that you really compare
your notes with the Bible
01:18:55.86\01:18:58.93
and say: "Who do I
serve right here? "
01:18:59.13\01:19:01.94
Are any of these? Is there
a conflict in what I believe?
01:19:02.14\01:19:06.14
I'm out here on this one
day; I'm in church on Sabbath
01:19:06.34\01:19:09.38
proclaiming... keeping
the commandments of God.
01:19:09.58\01:19:11.75
And then on the next
day, the rest of the week,
01:19:11.95\01:19:15.28
anything goes. Well I
support all of these things.
01:19:15.48\01:19:19.02
Folks, today we
have to make a choice.
01:19:19.52\01:19:21.79
And it's my hope and prayer
today... I'm sorry that we're
01:19:21.99\01:19:24.53
out of time. Some of you
I'm sure wasn't soon enough.
01:19:24.73\01:19:27.13
But I'm going to ask my
wife Yvonne to come out here
01:19:27.53\01:19:30.67
in just a moment
but I want to do this:
01:19:30.87\01:19:32.97
I want you to think about your
life in the last several months.
01:19:33.17\01:19:36.30
I want you to
think about your life.
01:19:36.50\01:19:38.37
Are the things of
earth growing strangely dim
01:19:38.57\01:19:41.08
in the light of
Christ's glory and grace?
01:19:41.28\01:19:43.55
Are... The things that you
once loved are you now beginning
01:19:43.95\01:19:46.95
to hate? You see,
I'm asking God for...
01:19:47.15\01:19:51.15
for a new heart and a new mind.
01:19:51.35\01:19:53.56
I want to put on
the mind of Christ.
01:19:53.76\01:19:55.62
Without the mind of
Christ all of this preaching,
01:19:56.12\01:19:58.13
and all the stuff that
we're doing is in vain.
01:19:58.33\01:20:00.60
So Lord, create
within me a new heart.
01:20:01.36\01:20:03.80
It's my hope and
prayer that you right now
01:20:04.00\01:20:05.70
would pray with us.
Dear Lord, I just pray
01:20:05.90\01:20:09.14
for each and every
person viewing today.
01:20:09.34\01:20:11.54
I pray that they heard
what they needed to hear
01:20:11.74\01:20:13.94
not the jumbled up
words that I've said.
01:20:14.14\01:20:16.14
And I pray that You'll
work on our hearts and minds.
01:20:16.34\01:20:18.91
Father, help us
to get rid of self,
01:20:19.11\01:20:21.62
to get rid of
things on this earth.
01:20:21.82\01:20:23.99
that we can truly
represent and reflect
01:20:24.19\01:20:27.32
Your character to a
lost and dying world. Lord,
01:20:27.52\01:20:30.96
we want to be part
of that remnant church.
01:20:31.16\01:20:33.23
We want to be that
remnant of the remnant.
01:20:33.43\01:20:36.10
We want to be ready when
You come in the clouds of glory.
01:20:36.30\01:20:38.73
And we want our lives
to so shine before men
01:20:38.93\01:20:41.97
right now that
others will see Jesus in us.
01:20:42.17\01:20:44.91
It's my hope and prayer today
that people won't be offended.
01:20:45.31\01:20:48.28
They'll take the facts.
01:20:48.68\01:20:50.15
They'll take this;
they'll replay it, re-look at it
01:20:50.35\01:20:52.58
and see where do we line up.
01:20:52.78\01:20:54.55
The organizations that we
belong to, that we support:
01:20:54.75\01:20:58.82
do they line up
with the Word of God?
01:20:59.02\01:21:00.56
If not, help us to turn
loose of things of the world.
01:21:00.76\01:21:05.09
Turn your eyes upon Jesus;
look full in His wonderful face
01:21:05.29\01:21:08.13
and the things of
earth will grow strangely dim
01:21:08.53\01:21:11.33
in the light of His
glory and His grace.
01:21:11.53\01:21:14.87
Yvonne:
01:21:15.07\01:21:16.40
On the outside
01:21:28.52\01:21:31.39
I think I'm all right.
01:21:31.69\01:21:35.72
There's a smile on my face...
01:21:36.12\01:21:39.46
everything's OK.
01:21:39.86\01:21:43.26
But on the inside
01:21:43.80\01:21:47.34
there's a different story.
01:21:47.74\01:21:51.77
I stumble down this road
01:21:52.17\01:21:55.71
and I've got so far to go.
01:21:55.91\01:21:59.01
I'm a broken girl
01:21:59.21\01:22:03.79
on my knees again
01:22:03.99\01:22:07.39
longing for a touch from You.
01:22:07.59\01:22:12.26
I need Your hand
01:22:12.76\01:22:16.16
to restore me
01:22:16.46\01:22:21.10
I need Your mercy!
01:22:21.70\01:22:25.04
Take me
01:22:25.44\01:22:28.64
to the place I used to be.
01:22:28.84\01:22:32.61
Use all the pain and the hurt
01:22:33.01\01:22:38.39
to do a greater
01:22:38.59\01:22:40.86
work
01:22:41.42\01:22:46.70
and Lord
01:22:47.03\01:22:48.76
restore me.
01:22:48.96\01:22:53.40
I wore my mask
01:22:56.64\01:22:59.61
running away from my past
01:22:59.81\01:23:03.31
hiding all my scars
01:23:03.51\01:23:06.82
thinking I'd gone too far.
01:23:07.02\01:23:10.39
But You knew my pain
01:23:10.59\01:23:14.79
and Lord You
loved me just the same.
01:23:14.99\01:23:18.26
You promised I'd be free
01:23:18.66\01:23:22.60
if I fall on my knees and cry:
01:23:22.80\01:23:27.24
"Restore me!
01:23:27.44\01:23:31.01
I need Your mercy. "
01:23:31.21\01:23:34.28
Oh, take me
01:23:34.48\01:23:38.11
to the place I used to be.
01:23:38.31\01:23:42.35
Use all the pain and the hurt
01:23:42.55\01:23:47.86
to do a greater
01:23:48.06\01:23:50.33
work
01:23:50.73\01:23:56.46
and restore me...
01:23:56.67\01:24:00.84
restore unto me
01:24:01.04\01:24:04.24
the joy of my salvation
01:24:04.44\01:24:07.51
so I'll sing again
the song You wrote for me.
01:24:07.71\01:24:13.68
Yes! Give me a clean heart;
01:24:13.98\01:24:18.85
I want a brand new start
01:24:19.05\01:24:22.22
like the moment
01:24:22.42\01:24:24.16
when I first believed.
01:24:24.36\01:24:30.33
Oh Lord
01:24:30.53\01:24:34.20
restore me.
01:24:34.40\01:24:37.81
I need Your mercy.
01:24:38.01\01:24:41.08
Oh take me
01:24:41.28\01:24:44.55
to the place I used to be.
01:24:44.85\01:24:48.98
Use all the pain and the hurt
01:24:49.18\01:24:54.39
to do a greater
01:24:54.59\01:24:56.69
work
01:24:57.29\01:25:03.23
And Lord
01:25:03.77\01:25:07.70
restore me...
01:25:08.10\01:25:14.08
restore
01:25:21.72\01:25:25.42
me.
01:25:25.62\01:25:31.49
Amen! Thank you,
Tim. Thank you, Yvonne.
01:25:31.69\01:25:35.36
Yvonne, we just
have a minute left.
01:25:35.56\01:25:37.67
I'm really hopin' and praying
that what I've said today
01:25:37.87\01:25:40.17
comes across with
love. I know I get excited
01:25:40.37\01:25:43.24
and I get, you
know, talkin' loud. But
01:25:43.44\01:25:45.71
my heart is for people that
are out of the ark of safety,
01:25:45.91\01:25:49.81
people that have
been deceived. Yes.
01:25:50.01\01:25:51.61
"The very elect" as
you say which is me and you
01:25:51.81\01:25:54.18
and the folks out here that
we all at least will be open -
01:25:54.38\01:25:57.39
yes - to havin' the Holy
Spirit work in us and through us
01:25:57.59\01:26:02.56
maybe like never
before. Yes, for sure.
01:26:02.76\01:26:05.06
It's so easy now...
You know, the devil has
01:26:05.46\01:26:07.66
so many distractions
for us. But I'm so thankful
01:26:07.86\01:26:11.23
that you spoke the
truth and you spoke the Bible.
01:26:11.43\01:26:13.87
It's not Danny's opinion.
01:26:14.07\01:26:16.20
This is Bible truth, and
so it's important that we
01:26:16.60\01:26:20.08
understand that we are
living in the last days
01:26:20.28\01:26:23.21
and that Satan is
going to try to deceive us.
01:26:23.41\01:26:25.65
And he's going to use
culture to divide, to deceive.
01:26:25.85\01:26:28.95
And so we have to hold
on. Study the Word of God.
01:26:29.15\01:26:33.02
Pray and ask for the
Lord to root us and ground us
01:26:33.22\01:26:36.62
in His Word. And so I'm thankful
for the words that you spoke
01:26:36.83\01:26:40.30
today, honey. All right.
Now I want everybody to know
01:26:40.50\01:26:42.53
each and every one
of you that I love you.
01:26:42.73\01:26:44.77
That we pray for you
and we ask for your prayers
01:26:44.97\01:26:47.27
and your support
because we're all human beings.
01:26:47.67\01:26:51.54
Everything that I talked
about today: I'm not above
01:26:51.74\01:26:53.94
any of that. I've been
guilty of all of those things
01:26:54.14\01:26:56.01
as far as sin goes. No, I
haven't done certain sins -
01:26:56.41\01:26:59.55
this sin or that -
but we're all sinners.
01:26:59.75\01:27:01.78
You've done it, too.
01:27:02.08\01:27:03.42
We're all guilty of sin. Yes.
01:27:03.45\01:27:05.35
So it's my hope and
prayer today that we ask Jesus
01:27:05.55\01:27:07.49
to come into our heart, ask
Him to forgive us from our sins
01:27:07.69\01:27:10.59
because He will cleanse us
from all unrighteousness. Amen!
01:27:10.79\01:27:14.70