And this is eternal life,
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that they may know
You, the only true God,
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and Jesus Christ
Whom You have sent.
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Welcome to 3ABN
Australia Homecoming.
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Hello, and welcome to
3ABN Australia Homecoming 2018.
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Isn't it amazing
we're actually here?
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It is amazing.
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We have been talking
about doing this for,
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oh, probably about 10 years,
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and now it is a reality here
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in Avondale Memorial
Church in Cooranbong.
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And I just want to
thank the church board
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for allowing us
to use this venue.
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It's actually our pleasure.
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It's actually our home church,
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and it's just
really nice to be able
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to do something special,
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not just for this
church and the congregation
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but also for the people
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who've come all
this way to this program
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and the people who
are still on their way.
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Yes, there's a lot.
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So we are just so glad
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that after 15 years of
operation here in Australia,
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we started out
in a very small way
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just to let you, folk,
know that you would get 3ABN
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via satellite across Australia.
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We watched what God has done
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from driving
around in a little Kermit,
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I know some of you
will know what that is.
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The green car. The green car.
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We traveled around
Australia three times,
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more than three times,
helping people to get 3ABN.
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And it was really exciting
because we were really excited.
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We never dreamed we
were going to do this.
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And every day we said,
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"Lord, lead us
to somebody today."
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And He did.
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We had divine
appointments all the time
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and it was really exciting,
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especially for
the first four months
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when we did the first trip.
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That was really, really good.
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But we've done a lot
of things since then.
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We have done an
awful lot of things.
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And you know what,
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if I'd known what
we were going to do,
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I may have
thought twice about it.
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I said to Bobby
Davis at 3ABN one time,
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"Our baby
turned into a monster."
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But you know what,
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God has plans for
every single one of us,
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but we have to
avail ourselves to Him.
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The very first time I
saw 3ABN was in Thailand.
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Rosemary and I've
been missionaries overseas
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working for the
General Conference
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as IDES.
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And it was very interesting
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that Danny said something
that's always kept me going,
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and he said "The
blessing is on the go.
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That's only the
way it will ever be."
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That's right.
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And we have some special guests.
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And I know that
you're looking forward
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to hearing them and
seeing them and meeting them.
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And so right now
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we want to invite
them all up here with us.
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We have Tim
hiding behind the piano,
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but Tim's always
hiding behind a piano.
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You know, Ryan Day described Tim
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in a very interesting way.
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Ryan said to me, "Tim
is a walking song book.
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He just knows everything."
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I'm seated at the moment though,
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so you know.
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You're not a
walking... I'm not walking.
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You're a seated song
book. Seated song book.
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Tim Parton, everybody.
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Thank you. Great to be here.
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Welcome to Australia,
Tim. Thank you so much.
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This is his first time here.
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So make sure he's...
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He's going to be doing
some congregational singing
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for us through the program.
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So you'll all get
a chance to join in.
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Yes.
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And do you want to invite...
Talk about the next people.
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Well, you know,
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these two are
very well-known people
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that
well-traveled around the world.
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John has actually
stood here and preached
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on another
occasion and sung here.
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I know he sung here. Yes.
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Thank you. You sang here. Okay.
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I think Danny preached.
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And Angie, his wife,
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we want to welcome
you again to Australia.
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I know you were recently here,
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and it's a
pleasure to have you here.
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You know, I've
always admired John,
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and this is not a praise
John, this is a praise God
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because this man has
been gifted in many ways,
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and you will hear
how the Lord uses him.
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He said, "It's not about me.
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I don't want
people to know about me,
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I want them to know about God,"
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and that's my philosophy too.
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So thank you for
coming to Australia
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and taking part, both of you.
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And how many times
have you been to Australia?
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About 15 times,
but that's from 1984,
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with Heritage
Singers to the present.
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All right.
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Then we have Jill
and Greg Morikone.
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I'm going to go down here.
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We've known Jill and Greg
for as long as we've known you.
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That's since 2004.
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And you are now going
from being a music teacher,
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what are you now?
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The General Manager of 3ABN.
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It is a privilege to
be here in Australia.
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You all have a
beautiful country.
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It's Greg and my first
time to come down under
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and to see what
God is doing here,
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and we are so
excited to be here.
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Oh, yeah, this is
amazing for Jill and myself
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to be here in Australia,
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like she said,
for the first time.
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Time change, jet lag,
it's not too bad so far.
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I don't know what time
is it 2am in the morning.
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Yesterday, or no, what is today?
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Thursday. It's
Wednesday. It's weird.
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Yeah. It messes with your brain.
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Yesterday? It's Thursday?
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It is Thursday. Okay.
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So we're looking
forward to seeing a kangaroo,
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we did see one,
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but it was dead beside the road.
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So we know they're
alive and well here somewhere.
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But we appreciate
the Malkiewyczs so much.
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They're precious people.
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You're blessed to have them
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leading out here
in 3ABN Australia,
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but also you guys
are all important too
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because you are part of 3ABN
just as much as any of us are.
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Rosemary, I'm
going to come across
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and meet my friend Ryan Day.
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He is my little
friend, and I like that.
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Ryan has come...
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This is the first time
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he's come to
Australia also, is that right?
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That is true. Yes.
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And what's your
first impression?
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I love it. I love it.
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And we are very
happy to have him here.
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Ryan is a new
addition to 3ABN. Yes.
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Where did you work before, Ryan?
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Before I came to 3ABN,
little over four months ago,
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I was traveling on
behalf of Amazing Facts Ministry
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for five years as an evangelist.
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So you enjoyed that
work? Oh, I love it.
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It's the best work in the world.
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Can you tell us why?
That's what I want to know.
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Well, because any time you get
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to present the good
news about your Savior Jesus,
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that is the most
important, and in my opinion,
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the only work that
we should be doing.
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And I praise God
or that opportunity.
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So we want to welcome Ryan.
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Give him an
Australian welcome, please.
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Amen.
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And thank you for
coming down under.
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Amen.
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We haven't had time to take them
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to see the kangaroos yet.
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Yesterday was raining a lot.
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And so they were
a little bit tired
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and so we rested up a bit.
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And so we're still
waiting to take them
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to see the kangaroos.
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So later in the
week, we'll do that,
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but we can assure
them that they are real.
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You did see a dead
one and they do exist.
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They do jump
around in front of cars,
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and sometimes, they get hit.
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We look forward to
your presentations,
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your singing, and taking part
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in this first 2018
3ABN Australia Homecoming.
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Homecoming. Yeah.
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And right now
we're going to get you
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to join in as we move aside.
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You can stay up
here for the time being
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if you'd like.
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We're going to sing
a congregational song.
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Yes.
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And Tim's going
to play it for us,
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and what song is it, Tim?
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"A Child of the
King." "A Child of the King."
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And I invite you to stand up
if you're a child of the King.
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If you're not a
child of the King,
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go ahead and stand
up, and we'll invite you
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into the family later on.
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But sustain with me as we sing.
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My Father is rich
in houses and lands
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He holdeth the wealth
of the world in His hands
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Of rubies and
diamonds, of silver and gold
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His coffers are
full, He has riches untold
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I'm a child of the King
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A child of the King
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With Jesus, my Savior
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I'm a child of the King
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My Father's own
Son, the Savior of men
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Once wandered on
earth as the poorest of them
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But now He is
pleading for sinners on high
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And will give me a
home when He comes by and by
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I'm a child of the King
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A child of the King
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With Jesus, my Savior
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I'm a child of the King
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I once was an
outcast, a stranger on earth
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A sinner by choice,
and an alien by birth
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But I've been
adopted, my name's written down
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An heir to a mansion,
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A robe, and a crown
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I'm a child of the King
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A child of the King
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With Jesus, my Savior
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I'm a child of the King
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A tent or a
cottage, O why should I care?
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They're building a
palace for me over there
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Though exiled from
home, yet still I may sing
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All glory to God,
I'm a child of the King
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Oh, sing it out now.
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I'm a child of the King
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A child of the King
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With Jesus, my Savior
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I'm a child of the King
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Wonderful. And
you may be seated.
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Did you enjoy
that? Oh, yes, I did.
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I always enjoy
congregational songs.
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They're really,
really enjoyable.
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We've got something
else we're going to do.
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Right now we're
going to introduce
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a few other people to you.
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And we would like
Greg and Jill to come back.
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And we would also like Ettienne
and Paul to come to the front.
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And Rod. And Rod. Is Rod here?
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Yes. Rod.
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And I don't know
if Terry is here yet.
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But Terry is
flying in from Perth,
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and their plane
has been delayed.
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3ABN Australia has a committee
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that oversees the
work of 3ABN Australia,
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and we would just like
to introduce them to you
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the vice-chairman
lives in West Australia.
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And with the modern technology,
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we can do conferencing
through the Internet.
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And I'd like to introduce
two members from America,
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Jill and Greg, you've met them,
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and the treasurer is Rod Butler,
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and Paul McLean is
a committee member,
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and Ettienne McClintock
is a committee member.
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And we just feel that
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we would like to
introduce them to you.
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They work individually
in their own businesses.
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And we just want to
say thank you to all of you
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for doing what you
do for the cause of God
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because it means
giving of your time.
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Every time you work for God,
you have to give of your time.
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We have Terry Preston also,
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he's the one flying in
from Western Australia.
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So he was
concerned he wouldn't be here
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for the first
part of this program,
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and he was right.
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So he's not here.
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But with Jill and Greg
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and with Terry, it's really good
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because we can use
Skype for our meetings.
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And they were two members
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apart from Terry
who are not here,
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and that's Danny
Shelton and Moses Primo.
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They're also on our committee.
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And I would say
they've been on the committee,
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well, Danny's been on
since the very beginning.
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Very beginning.
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And Moses, almost
from the beginning,
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and so that's 15 years.
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And it's such a
help to have people
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from headquarters at 3ABN
helping us on the committee.
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Yes, it is.
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You know, one of the
things we always find is that
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if you know someone
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that has done
something before you,
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you can always go
to them and ask them.
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And so we thank Danny
and Moses and all of you
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for what you do.
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I used to do that all the
time with Mollie Steenson.
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I'd always go,
"Mollie, what do I do,"
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because she had so
many years of experience
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and she's taught you, Jill.
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Hasn't she? Absolutely.
00:14:20.19\00:14:21.66
Mollie is an
incredible woman of God.
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She served as
3ABN's General Manager
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and Vice
President for many years,
00:14:25.83\00:14:28.80
maybe 25 years she was at 3ABN.
00:14:28.83\00:14:31.33
She retired at
the end of last year,
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and she was just a
great mentor to me.
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And I'm so grateful
00:14:37.21\00:14:38.54
for what God has
taught me through Mollie.
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And she and
Pastor Hal, they retired,
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they move to Alabama.
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But for those of you, who
watch 3ABN, and know them,
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they're doing very well,
00:14:48.42\00:14:50.09
and Pastor Hal's
health is doing well too,
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and we're thankful.
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We are so blessed
00:14:54.02\00:14:55.36
by the leadership
of John and Rosemary
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here in 3ABN Australia.
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It's a privilege to sit
on the committee meetings
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through Skype, we listen in,
00:15:02.43\00:15:04.20
and to see what
God is doing here
00:15:04.23\00:15:07.40
and the lives
that are being changed,
00:15:07.44\00:15:09.50
that's what 3ABN is all about.
00:15:09.54\00:15:11.31
Spreading the
undiluted Three Angels' Messages
00:15:11.34\00:15:15.31
to a lost and dying world,
and the stories, the emails,
00:15:15.34\00:15:19.18
the letters of people
whose lives have been changed
00:15:19.21\00:15:22.45
for eternity as the
result of this ministry,
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so that's a blessing.
00:15:25.42\00:15:27.69
And Greg is our newest member.
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He's only been for one meeting.
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It's been great.
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Would you like to just...
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Just so you know that's
not my last meeting either.
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There will be many more.
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I like that. That's true.
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I just want to come over to Rod.
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Take that, Rod.
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Yeah, Rod, how long
have you been with 3ABN?
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Three years. Three years.
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I find this guy incredible.
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He has a gift to do...
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When he is doing
assessment or such things,
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he provides charts and graphs
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that are just unbelievable.
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I think every
church should have this man
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giving graphs so that
you know where you're going.
00:16:01.92\00:16:05.66
So, Rod, what do
you think of 3ABN
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since you've started?
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Well, I'm amazed at
how it reaches people,
00:16:09.96\00:16:13.74
and the impact of
the message is fantastic,
00:16:13.77\00:16:17.44
also seeing how
it's grown in Australia
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has been unbelievable too.
00:16:19.74\00:16:22.24
Yeah. Over here is Paul McLean.
00:16:22.28\00:16:24.75
Paul's been with us for a while.
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How long have you
been with us, Paul?
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I think, around 2010-2011,
00:16:27.52\00:16:30.39
John asked me if I'd
like to be on the board.
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And I think, his
opening remark was that,
00:16:33.79\00:16:38.73
"Hang on for the ride."
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And I guess that's
sort of how it's been.
00:16:40.43\00:16:43.63
It's been
interesting to watch the growth.
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Of course, when I first joined,
00:16:46.47\00:16:48.17
we had no building at Morisset.
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And so to see that
building get established
00:16:50.57\00:16:54.14
and to see that
building being used
00:16:54.18\00:16:55.91
over the last five, six
years has been quite amazing.
00:16:55.94\00:17:01.68
And obviously
to see the programs
00:17:01.72\00:17:03.69
that have been
produced in that time,
00:17:03.72\00:17:06.35
it's great to see how Australia
has been able to contribute
00:17:06.39\00:17:10.26
to the 3ABN
family internationally.
00:17:10.29\00:17:12.73
Thank you, Paul.
00:17:12.76\00:17:14.10
And, Ettienne, if
you don't know it,
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he looks after
our radio production
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and programming.
00:17:19.20\00:17:21.07
And Etienne joined
us... How long ago, Ettienne?
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It must be getting
close to three years now.
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Three years.
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I think so as far as
the board's concerned,
00:17:27.08\00:17:28.74
as far as radio is concerned,
00:17:28.78\00:17:30.11
it's probably
about 18 months or so.
00:17:30.15\00:17:31.78
Yeah.
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So God has blessed
us with a team of people
00:17:33.18\00:17:36.15
who are willing to
work for the cause of God,
00:17:36.18\00:17:38.79
and Ettienne is one of them.
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He works tirelessly
00:17:40.19\00:17:42.32
to get programs
around the world.
00:17:42.36\00:17:43.83
Now when Ettienne started,
00:17:43.86\00:17:45.26
he said to me
"John, we want to have
00:17:45.29\00:17:47.66
as many affiliates as possible
00:17:47.70\00:17:49.46
around
Australia and New Zealand.
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And we had only 30.
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Since Ettienne
started, he prays every morning.
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And by the way, we do every day,
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and we can tell that
story a little bit later.
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But Ettienne prayed.
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We now have over 110 affiliates
00:18:01.88\00:18:05.41
around Australia and New Zealand
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and Papua New Guinea.
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And New Guinea, that's right.
00:18:10.19\00:18:11.52
And he's also one of these buffs
00:18:11.55\00:18:12.89
on the Internet.
00:18:12.92\00:18:14.26
So thank you,
Ettienne, for the work you do.
00:18:14.29\00:18:16.76
Thank you. It's a privilege.
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I'll grab that mike.
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We also have
another former member here,
00:18:21.40\00:18:24.57
and that's David Aitken.
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And you'll be
hearing from him tonight
00:18:25.97\00:18:28.47
in a special item.
00:18:28.50\00:18:29.84
So thank you, David,
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for all that you did for us too.
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He was a founding
member... Yes, he was.
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As Terry is.
Thank you, everybody.
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We appreciate that.
Thank you for coming up.
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We need to ask
Pastor John Lomacang
00:18:39.95\00:18:42.82
to come up here now
'cause he is going to sing
00:18:42.85\00:18:45.29
for us a special item.
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Thank you, John.
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The last time I was
here with Danny Shelton,
00:18:53.46\00:18:55.43
it was in 2009.
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I'm going to preface this
song with a very brief story.
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And I remember this
church being filled to capacity.
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And I came out to a
rousing introduction.
00:19:06.41\00:19:11.11
They told all the
things that they knew about me,
00:19:11.15\00:19:12.98
and I felt quite
small when I came out.
00:19:13.01\00:19:16.48
And I remember standing
here and people waiting for me
00:19:16.52\00:19:19.42
to just really give it my all,
00:19:19.45\00:19:21.92
and I only sang three songs
00:19:21.96\00:19:27.16
with only three notes
that I had in my repertoire.
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What they didn't know
00:19:30.40\00:19:32.07
was a little more
than a month before that,
00:19:32.10\00:19:34.10
I had the worst
throat injury of my life.
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And the physicians told me that
00:19:39.21\00:19:40.54
if I had been hit
any higher in my throat,
00:19:40.58\00:19:43.14
I would never sing again.
00:19:43.18\00:19:45.48
The reason I still came
was the tickets were purchased,
00:19:45.51\00:19:48.45
Danny said they
couldn't cancel the flight,
00:19:48.48\00:19:51.49
and I was coming
to accompany him,
00:19:51.52\00:19:53.36
and I was
supposed to be the singer.
00:19:53.39\00:19:56.46
And I walked off from
in front of the rostrum
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to a very quiet audience,
00:19:59.79\00:20:03.06
and no one knew what to do.
00:20:03.10\00:20:06.43
And I came over
here with the intent
00:20:06.47\00:20:08.30
that I wanted to buy my
wife a gift for Christmas.
00:20:08.34\00:20:10.51
And I said, "Well, if I
can sell my CDs tonight,
00:20:10.54\00:20:14.61
I'll be able to buy her
a nice laptop for Christmas
00:20:14.64\00:20:16.95
so that she can use."
00:20:16.98\00:20:19.05
After I sang those three
songs, they were horrendous
00:20:19.08\00:20:22.88
because my
throat was still healing
00:20:22.92\00:20:24.35
from a severe injury.
00:20:24.39\00:20:27.22
I said, "No one is
going to buy anything."
00:20:27.26\00:20:30.69
I sat in the foyer that night
00:20:30.73\00:20:32.06
to watch the audience
by everything that I had.
00:20:32.09\00:20:36.33
And Danny Shelton
asked me the question,
00:20:36.36\00:20:38.00
"John, what just happened?"
00:20:38.03\00:20:41.64
And I learned a
valuable lesson that night,
00:20:41.67\00:20:44.81
even when we are not at
our best, God always is.
00:20:44.84\00:20:48.51
Can you say amen? Amen.
00:20:48.54\00:20:50.45
So tonight, I chose a song that
00:20:50.48\00:20:53.52
commemorates my
continued process of healing
00:20:53.55\00:20:56.42
because now, going on 10
years, I'm still healing.
00:20:56.45\00:21:00.62
But I want to tell you,
there's no better person
00:21:00.66\00:21:02.46
to tell about the journey
00:21:02.49\00:21:03.83
that we've shared
together than Jesus.
00:21:03.86\00:21:06.80
Tonight, sit back as we listen
to the way that God guides us
00:21:06.83\00:21:10.33
in spite of who we are in
the light of our frailties.
00:21:10.37\00:21:14.17
"I Must Tell Jesus."
00:21:14.20\00:21:16.10
I must tell Jesus
00:21:24.45\00:21:28.58
All of all my trials
00:21:28.62\00:21:33.25
I cannot bear
00:21:33.29\00:21:35.96
My burdens alone
00:21:35.99\00:21:41.80
In my distress
00:21:41.83\00:21:44.53
He kindly will help me
00:21:44.57\00:21:50.37
He ever loves
00:21:50.41\00:21:53.51
And cares for His own
00:21:53.54\00:21:59.18
I must tell
Jesus! I must tell Jesus!
00:21:59.21\00:22:07.02
I cannot bear
00:22:08.06\00:22:10.93
My burdens alone
00:22:10.96\00:22:16.83
I must tell
Jesus! I must tell Jesus!
00:22:16.87\00:22:24.31
Jesus can help me
00:22:25.47\00:22:29.81
Jesus alone
00:22:29.84\00:22:34.25
I must tell Jesus
00:22:34.28\00:22:38.65
All of my troubles
00:22:38.69\00:22:43.19
He is a kind
00:22:43.22\00:22:45.73
Compassionate Friend
00:22:45.76\00:22:51.80
If I but ask Him
00:22:51.83\00:22:56.40
He will deliver
00:22:56.44\00:23:00.68
Make of my troubles
00:23:00.71\00:23:05.08
Quickly an end
00:23:05.11\00:23:09.52
I must tell
Jesus! I must tell Jesus!
00:23:09.55\00:23:16.83
I cannot bear
00:23:18.19\00:23:20.93
My burdens alone
00:23:20.96\00:23:26.87
I must tell
Jesus! I must tell Jesus!
00:23:26.90\00:23:34.71
Jesus can help me
00:23:35.64\00:23:39.95
Jesus alone
00:23:39.98\00:23:44.42
I must tell
Jesus! I must tell Jesus!
00:23:44.45\00:23:52.33
I cannot bear
00:23:53.03\00:23:55.83
My burdens alone
00:23:55.86\00:24:01.77
I must tell
Jesus! I must tell Jesus!
00:24:01.80\00:24:09.54
Jesus can help me
00:24:10.75\00:24:15.15
Jesus alone
00:24:15.18\00:24:19.82
Jesus can help me
00:24:19.85\00:24:24.63
Jesus alone
00:24:24.66\00:24:32.17
Amen. Amen, brother.
00:24:35.80\00:24:39.61
Thank you, John. You blessed us.
00:24:39.64\00:24:42.08
I'm going to ask you
to kneel those who can,
00:24:42.11\00:24:44.85
and I want to have a prayer
00:24:44.88\00:24:46.28
to ask God to be
over this homecoming.
00:24:46.31\00:24:48.62
So if you're able
to, please kneel with me.
00:24:48.65\00:24:50.95
Father, what a
privilege it is to meet together
00:24:55.29\00:24:58.06
as brothers and sisters in You
00:24:58.09\00:25:01.06
because of what You've
done for each one of us.
00:25:01.10\00:25:03.10
Lord, we want to thank
You through Jesus Christ.
00:25:03.13\00:25:06.74
He's the means for eternal life,
00:25:06.77\00:25:08.44
He's the means for salvation,
00:25:08.47\00:25:10.44
and He's the mean to overcome
00:25:10.47\00:25:12.17
all the
difficulties of our life.
00:25:12.21\00:25:14.01
We just pray
for this homecoming,
00:25:14.04\00:25:16.38
Lord, that it'll be
a special, special time
00:25:16.41\00:25:19.18
for not only those that are here
00:25:19.21\00:25:20.82
but those who are
watching around the world.
00:25:20.85\00:25:22.65
We just thank You
00:25:22.68\00:25:24.02
for the time that
You take to listen.
00:25:24.05\00:25:26.29
It's an important time
00:25:26.32\00:25:27.66
in this earth's history, Father.
00:25:27.69\00:25:29.42
Jesus is coming soon.
00:25:29.46\00:25:30.79
And I know that
you want everyone
00:25:30.83\00:25:33.16
to meet Him in the clouds.
00:25:33.19\00:25:35.16
I thank You,
Father, for this time
00:25:35.20\00:25:36.73
that we're going
to share together,
00:25:36.77\00:25:38.33
and I ask Your blessing upon
00:25:38.37\00:25:39.70
everything that is done here.
00:25:39.73\00:25:41.64
May Your name be glorified.
00:25:41.67\00:25:43.07
I pray in Jesus' name, amen.
00:25:43.10\00:25:47.88
Thank you, John.
00:25:47.91\00:25:49.51
We have another special item
for you right at this moment,
00:25:49.54\00:25:53.82
and it is going to be
brought to us by Tim Parton.
00:25:53.85\00:25:57.29
And he's going to play,
"Hallelujah! What a Savior!"
00:25:57.32\00:26:02.42
Amen. Thank you, Tim.
00:26:02.46\00:26:04.46
Do you think that
that man is gifted?
00:28:00.18\00:28:02.68
I believe he is.
00:28:02.71\00:28:04.05
I wish I could play
the piano like that.
00:28:04.08\00:28:06.82
I can't. One
hand. Thank you, Tim.
00:28:06.85\00:28:09.58
I just want to say
I wish you could too
00:28:09.62\00:28:10.95
so that I could listen out there
00:28:10.99\00:28:12.62
and listen to you.
00:28:12.65\00:28:14.12
But I do want to say
what a privilege it is
00:28:14.16\00:28:15.96
for me to be here
00:28:15.99\00:28:17.33
as General Manager of
the new music channel,
00:28:17.36\00:28:20.60
Praise Him Music
Channel, back in the States.
00:28:20.63\00:28:22.90
It is a privilege to
be working in conjunction
00:28:22.93\00:28:27.04
with 3ABN Australia, hopefully,
00:28:27.07\00:28:29.34
creating some music
programs for you as well.
00:28:29.37\00:28:31.87
So thank you for
letting me be a part of this.
00:28:31.91\00:28:33.81
Did you know that there's
going to be a music channel?
00:28:33.84\00:28:37.08
Yes. Did all of you know that?
00:28:37.11\00:28:39.81
And those that are
watching around the world,
00:28:39.85\00:28:41.68
you need to know that too.
00:28:41.72\00:28:43.08
And, Tim, I know
you're going to do a great job
00:28:43.12\00:28:45.39
because I noticed,
00:28:45.42\00:28:47.66
being with you
for this short time,
00:28:47.69\00:28:49.82
he's very detailed,
00:28:49.86\00:28:51.86
and I know that
he's been very gifted.
00:28:51.89\00:28:54.26
We have a very special
moment right at the moment.
00:28:54.30\00:28:58.00
Danny Shelton and
Yvonne could not be here
00:28:58.03\00:29:01.57
because of
Danny's quadruple bypass,
00:29:01.60\00:29:04.77
but Danny has
sent a special message,
00:29:04.81\00:29:07.81
and we're going to
watch it right now.
00:29:07.84\00:29:10.85
Hi, it's our
privilege to greet everybody
00:29:10.88\00:29:13.65
there in Australia,
and we're disappointed
00:29:13.68\00:29:16.58
we couldn't physically be there.
00:29:16.62\00:29:18.19
You haven't been to
Australia, have you?
00:29:18.22\00:29:19.55
I have never been to Australia.
00:29:19.59\00:29:21.89
And this was your chance to go.
00:29:21.92\00:29:23.43
It was. And we
were planning to come.
00:29:23.46\00:29:25.46
But maybe if
they invite us back,
00:29:25.49\00:29:27.46
we'll be able to
go back another time.
00:29:27.50\00:29:29.10
Yes. Yeah.
00:29:29.13\00:29:30.47
And I've been
there a number of times,
00:29:30.50\00:29:32.97
and we have such wonderful
00:29:33.00\00:29:34.34
brothers and sisters down under.
00:29:34.37\00:29:36.10
And I'm so thankful for
each and every one of you
00:29:36.14\00:29:39.41
for your love and your
prayers and financial support
00:29:39.44\00:29:41.64
of 3ABN, 3ABN Australia.
00:29:41.68\00:29:44.51
I want to thank
John and Rosemary
00:29:44.55\00:29:46.05
for all that you do
for the cause of God.
00:29:46.08\00:29:48.68
Yes.
00:29:48.72\00:29:50.05
But this is an exciting
time to be alive, Yvonne.
00:29:50.09\00:29:53.19
Oh, yeah.
00:29:53.22\00:29:54.56
We're at the closing
moments of earth's history.
00:29:54.59\00:29:55.92
Present truth must go to
the lost and dying world.
00:29:55.96\00:29:58.06
Yes.
00:29:58.09\00:29:59.43
And so we say we're
talking about the entire world.
00:29:59.46\00:30:02.36
That's right.
00:30:02.40\00:30:03.73
And so we're so
appreciative of you again.
00:30:03.77\00:30:06.47
I want to say thank you
00:30:06.50\00:30:07.84
for what you do
for the cause of God.
00:30:07.87\00:30:09.90
But again, I'm just sorry
00:30:09.94\00:30:11.27
we couldn't be there physically.
00:30:11.31\00:30:12.94
About... It's been what?
00:30:12.97\00:30:14.78
Ten, ten,
eleven weeks or so ago,
00:30:14.81\00:30:17.08
I had, ten weeks ago,
00:30:17.11\00:30:19.11
open-heart
surgery, quadruple bypass.
00:30:19.15\00:30:22.05
And so the doctors have said,
00:30:22.08\00:30:23.92
"If that's too long a flight
because you can get blood clot,
00:30:23.95\00:30:27.32
otherwise you would
have seen us both there.
00:30:27.36\00:30:30.33
But Lord will and we get
the invitations to come back
00:30:30.36\00:30:33.40
and maybe do a weekend or two.
00:30:33.43\00:30:35.13
We're happy to come back
00:30:35.16\00:30:36.77
and join our
brothers and sisters there.
00:30:36.80\00:30:38.97
Right? You'd go
back, wouldn't you?
00:30:39.00\00:30:40.57
And go to Australia?
00:30:40.60\00:30:41.94
Oh, absolutely. All right.
00:30:41.97\00:30:43.30
We'll go there. Absolutely.
00:30:43.34\00:30:44.67
Beautiful
country, beautiful people.
00:30:44.71\00:30:46.34
But we're praying,
00:30:46.37\00:30:47.71
and I'm going to
ask Yvonne right now,
00:30:47.74\00:30:49.08
we're going to
say a special prayer
00:30:49.11\00:30:51.18
for anointing of the Holy Spirit
00:30:51.21\00:30:53.25
upon every service,
00:30:53.28\00:30:55.42
each service
there and in Tasmania
00:30:55.45\00:30:58.79
and wherever the
crew goes that each of us
00:30:58.82\00:31:01.56
can rededicate
our lives to the Lord.
00:31:01.59\00:31:03.86
Our prayer is for this, Yvonne,
00:31:03.89\00:31:07.10
is that all of us
rededicate our lives to the Lord
00:31:07.13\00:31:10.27
so that Jesus
will shine out of us.
00:31:10.30\00:31:12.10
Yeah.
00:31:12.13\00:31:13.47
He says, "If I be
lifted up from this earth,
00:31:13.50\00:31:15.90
I will draw all men unto me."
00:31:15.94\00:31:18.54
So again,
00:31:18.57\00:31:19.94
sorry that we
can't be there in person,
00:31:19.97\00:31:21.71
but we wanted to
do this little video
00:31:21.74\00:31:23.95
just tell you that we
love you, we appreciate you.
00:31:23.98\00:31:26.65
And right now I'm going to ask
Yvonne to say a special prayer
00:31:26.68\00:31:29.95
for all the meetings
and for rededication.
00:31:29.98\00:31:32.39
Sure.
00:31:32.42\00:31:33.76
Father, we just
thank You so very much
00:31:33.79\00:31:35.59
for the privilege
of coming together.
00:31:35.62\00:31:37.33
And even though Danny and
I can't be physically there,
00:31:37.36\00:31:41.10
we are with our
brothers and sisters in spirit.
00:31:41.13\00:31:44.03
Lord, we thank You for that.
00:31:44.07\00:31:45.93
Lord, we thank You
for these meetings,
00:31:45.97\00:31:47.74
this homecoming.
00:31:47.77\00:31:49.10
And we just pray, Lord God,
that Your spirit will be there,
00:31:49.14\00:31:52.17
that it will be
a sense of revival
00:31:52.21\00:31:54.81
in each and every attendee,
00:31:54.84\00:31:57.38
that all of the meetings
will be empowered and anointed
00:31:57.41\00:32:00.92
by the Holy Spirit.
00:32:00.95\00:32:02.48
We just thank You
for Your Holy Spirit.
00:32:02.52\00:32:04.59
And we thank You for
our brothers and sisters
00:32:04.62\00:32:07.72
who are across the world
00:32:07.76\00:32:09.36
but they are a
family nonetheless.
00:32:09.39\00:32:11.43
We just pray for them
and, again, we pray for revival
00:32:11.46\00:32:15.03
and that every
meeting will be a blessing,
00:32:15.06\00:32:17.87
the music, the
spoken word, all of it,
00:32:17.90\00:32:21.14
Lord, will be a blessing
to everybody who's there.
00:32:21.17\00:32:24.51
And we will thank
You and praise You.
00:32:24.54\00:32:26.54
In Jesus' name, amen. Amen.
00:32:26.57\00:32:28.84
You know, Yvonne, it
won't be long till someday
00:32:28.88\00:32:32.71
we're not going
to be separated by...
00:32:32.75\00:32:34.12
Yeah.
00:32:34.15\00:32:35.48
Fifteen hours of
water, flight time
00:32:35.52\00:32:37.55
and we'll literally
be able to spend eternity
00:32:37.59\00:32:40.32
with brothers and sisters.
00:32:40.36\00:32:41.82
And we look forward to meeting
and living there in a kingdom
00:32:41.86\00:32:47.46
where there's no more sorrow,
no more pain, no more sickness,
00:32:47.50\00:32:50.87
no more death,
00:32:50.90\00:32:52.23
that we can rule and
reign with Jesus Christ.
00:32:52.27\00:32:53.60
Amen.
00:32:53.64\00:32:54.97
Heaven needs to be for eternity
00:32:55.00\00:32:57.01
because it's
going to take that long
00:32:57.04\00:32:58.41
to get to know everybody.
00:32:58.44\00:32:59.77
That's right.
00:32:59.81\00:33:01.14
And to sit at the feet of Jesus
00:33:01.18\00:33:02.51
and once again hear
that great love story
00:33:02.54\00:33:04.65
of His plan for fallen man.
00:33:04.68\00:33:06.88
So as we say on our TV
program, on our today program,
00:33:06.92\00:33:10.42
until we see you next time,
may the Lord richly bless you,
00:33:10.45\00:33:13.56
abundantly more than
you could ever ask or think.
00:33:13.59\00:33:16.59
That was a nice message
from Danny and his wife.
00:33:19.76\00:33:24.13
You know, I just want to
say that when I met Rosemary,
00:33:24.17\00:33:27.80
the first time I saw her
was at a big church gathering,
00:33:27.84\00:33:33.01
a Seventh-day Adventist
gathering in Australia.
00:33:33.04\00:33:35.64
And she sang a song.
00:33:35.68\00:33:37.35
That time, she was not my wife.
00:33:37.38\00:33:39.31
And I discovered
that she has a most,
00:33:39.35\00:33:41.55
well, I think,
a very nice voice.
00:33:41.58\00:33:44.29
And she doesn't exploit
00:33:44.32\00:33:45.65
as much as I believe she should.
00:33:45.69\00:33:47.02
But she's going to
present a song now called
00:33:47.06\00:33:48.92
"Hearts Courageous."
00:33:48.96\00:33:50.36
Thank you, Rosie.
00:33:50.39\00:33:52.39
And I have the privilege
of having Tim play for me.
00:33:52.43\00:33:55.46
Thank you, Tim.
00:33:55.50\00:33:57.23
Give us ears to hear that still
00:34:05.17\00:34:09.28
Small voice
00:34:09.31\00:34:13.52
And give us lips
00:34:13.55\00:34:15.58
Forever willing to rejoice
00:34:15.62\00:34:21.42
And may our eyes
be lit with wisdom
00:34:21.46\00:34:26.56
May we know the path that's true
00:34:26.59\00:34:30.73
And we'll march
00:34:30.77\00:34:32.43
with hearts courageous after You
00:34:32.47\00:34:38.27
We're marching on
00:34:38.31\00:34:42.81
With hearts courageous
00:34:42.84\00:34:46.65
We'll follow anywhere
00:34:46.68\00:34:51.32
You want us to
00:34:51.35\00:34:55.02
And should You lead us
00:34:55.06\00:34:58.73
Where the battle rages
00:34:58.76\00:35:03.63
Let us march
00:35:03.67\00:35:06.00
With hearts courageous after You
00:35:06.03\00:35:12.47
And when sorrow dims
00:35:12.51\00:35:15.14
The light along our way
00:35:15.18\00:35:19.91
Help us to see
each time of darkness
00:35:19.95\00:35:24.09
Through eyes of faith
00:35:24.12\00:35:27.82
A time for hope,
a time for courage
00:35:27.86\00:35:32.79
Knowing You will lead us through
00:35:32.83\00:35:36.73
And we'll march
00:35:36.77\00:35:38.30
With hearts courageous after You
00:35:38.33\00:35:43.97
We're marching on
00:35:44.01\00:35:48.48
With hearts courageous
00:35:48.51\00:35:52.18
We'll follow anywhere
00:35:52.21\00:35:56.75
You want us to
00:35:56.79\00:36:00.42
And should You lead us
00:36:00.46\00:36:03.93
Where the battle rages
00:36:03.96\00:36:08.46
Let us march
00:36:08.50\00:36:10.77
With hearts courageous after You
00:36:10.80\00:36:16.24
We're marching on
00:36:16.27\00:36:20.71
With hearts courageous
00:36:20.74\00:36:24.41
We'll follow anywhere
00:36:24.45\00:36:28.88
You want us to
00:36:28.92\00:36:32.55
And should You lead us
00:36:32.59\00:36:36.26
Where the battle rages
00:36:36.29\00:36:40.53
Let us march
with hearts courageous
00:36:40.56\00:36:45.13
After You
00:36:45.17\00:36:52.04
Lord, we march
00:36:52.07\00:36:55.11
With hearts courageous
00:36:55.14\00:36:59.95
After You
00:36:59.98\00:37:07.72
I don't think I was wrong.
I still enjoy her singing.
00:37:10.69\00:37:15.40
Thank you, Tim.
00:37:15.43\00:37:17.53
Yeah, we've got to
tell you some 3ABN stories.
00:37:17.57\00:37:22.00
Well, I would like
to tell the story about
00:37:22.04\00:37:24.57
how we got our
building constructed.
00:37:24.61\00:37:26.74
You can do that.
00:37:26.78\00:37:28.94
Aren't you going
to tell the story?
00:37:28.98\00:37:30.61
No, you tell it.
00:37:30.65\00:37:33.28
Isn't he nice?
00:37:33.31\00:37:35.38
The reason why he
wants me to tell you this
00:37:35.42\00:37:36.85
because I
always interrupt his...
00:37:36.89\00:37:40.36
Yeah, heard of an interpreter.
00:37:40.39\00:37:43.16
I'm the interrupter.
00:37:43.19\00:37:46.29
I know that
Angie is the same as me
00:37:46.33\00:37:50.37
because it's even
happened in the vehicle
00:37:50.40\00:37:52.67
coming up from the airport.
00:37:52.70\00:37:55.20
John tells the story
00:37:55.24\00:37:56.57
but Angela fills in all
the details just like I do.
00:37:56.60\00:37:59.57
When we came over here in 2010,
00:38:02.64\00:38:05.91
3ABN Australia
had already purchased
00:38:05.95\00:38:08.58
the block of land in the
Morisset industrial area.
00:38:08.62\00:38:13.05
And we needed to
get the plans approved,
00:38:13.09\00:38:16.76
the plans that
John had drawn up.
00:38:16.79\00:38:18.86
We actually did...
00:38:18.89\00:38:20.23
How many
different plans did we do?
00:38:20.26\00:38:21.86
We did several.
00:38:21.90\00:38:23.47
Yes.
00:38:23.50\00:38:24.83
In all different
areas on that block,
00:38:24.87\00:38:26.20
we changed them around.
00:38:26.23\00:38:27.80
But finally, we
settled on one, didn't we?
00:38:27.84\00:38:29.54
That's right.
00:38:29.57\00:38:30.91
And that's the one that if
you've visited the building,
00:38:30.94\00:38:32.87
that's the result of
all the hard planning.
00:38:32.91\00:38:35.81
And we would like to
encourage you all to come,
00:38:35.84\00:38:38.31
no matter where you
are around the world.
00:38:38.35\00:38:40.02
It's always a pleasure
to go to a 3ABN facility
00:38:40.05\00:38:43.69
because it's something special
00:38:43.72\00:38:45.49
because God has anointed
it and blessed it in a way
00:38:45.52\00:38:48.86
that His presence is there.
00:38:48.89\00:38:50.23
We don't want to change that.
00:38:50.26\00:38:53.13
Anyway, we put
in our application
00:38:53.16\00:38:56.83
to what we term in
Australia the local council.
00:38:56.87\00:39:02.10
It's our local government.
00:39:02.14\00:39:03.54
It's sort of like a
county office in the States.
00:39:03.57\00:39:07.41
And we put in for our
development application
00:39:07.44\00:39:10.01
or DA as it is
known by initials.
00:39:10.05\00:39:14.45
And it went
really easy, didn't it?
00:39:14.48\00:39:17.92
No.
00:39:17.95\00:39:19.29
We wished it did. I was hoping.
00:39:19.32\00:39:21.99
We had lots of travel.
00:39:22.02\00:39:23.76
Yes, because
here in this country,
00:39:23.79\00:39:26.83
there are so many regulations,
00:39:26.86\00:39:28.86
you have to pass
every single one of them
00:39:28.90\00:39:31.50
before you can actually start.
00:39:31.53\00:39:33.80
And it was quite challenging
because no matter what we did,
00:39:33.84\00:39:37.31
it seemed like...
00:39:37.34\00:39:38.77
Now I'm going to
say something here
00:39:38.81\00:39:40.14
that the devil was
trying to put a stop to it.
00:39:40.18\00:39:43.14
And it was a continuous battle,
and we fought on despite it.
00:39:43.18\00:39:47.55
And I know...
What was the problem?
00:39:47.58\00:39:50.22
Well, that's an
interesting... There's a lot...
00:39:50.25\00:39:53.46
There were a lot of problems
00:39:53.49\00:39:55.02
and the main one
was the fact that
00:39:55.06\00:39:56.99
they wanted us to do things
that we didn't want to do.
00:39:57.03\00:40:02.06
Isn't that always a problem
00:40:02.10\00:40:03.43
when someone wants you to do
something you don't want to do?
00:40:03.47\00:40:05.37
Well, the point was we
had situated the building
00:40:05.40\00:40:09.84
on the particular piece
of land in a certain way,
00:40:09.87\00:40:13.51
but they wanted us to
put it the opposite way.
00:40:13.54\00:40:17.21
But to put it the
opposite way, you know,
00:40:17.25\00:40:19.18
like a mirror image across
on the other side of the land,
00:40:19.21\00:40:23.42
and to do it that way meant
00:40:23.45\00:40:25.22
that it was going to
cost us a lot more money
00:40:25.25\00:40:27.29
for footings, for drainage,
00:40:27.32\00:40:29.79
there was an easement on
that side of the property
00:40:29.82\00:40:33.13
that we couldn't build on.
00:40:33.16\00:40:34.66
Outside the easement,
00:40:34.70\00:40:36.03
we found out there
was a storm water drain.
00:40:36.06\00:40:38.27
So we would have to move even
further away from the easement,
00:40:38.30\00:40:41.87
which would take more
room away from parking.
00:40:41.90\00:40:44.97
And it would also leave an area
with a tall building next door
00:40:45.01\00:40:48.74
where the sun would never shine.
00:40:48.78\00:40:51.41
And it could get
very moldy and musty
00:40:51.45\00:40:54.68
along that side of the building.
00:40:54.72\00:40:56.65
It was also at the lower
side of the land, wasn't it?
00:40:56.69\00:40:58.45
That's right.
00:40:58.49\00:40:59.82
Instead of building
it on the higher side
00:40:59.85\00:41:02.36
as we had planned.
00:41:02.39\00:41:04.16
But it was all to do
with the building next door
00:41:04.19\00:41:06.13
as to why they were
trying to get us to change it.
00:41:06.16\00:41:09.10
And finally, they told us
that they wouldn't approve it
00:41:09.13\00:41:13.64
if we didn't
comply with their wishes.
00:41:13.67\00:41:16.34
And we said,
"Well, we can't do that."
00:41:16.37\00:41:17.71
So we just kept praying.
00:41:17.74\00:41:19.24
And one night, we
really had a strong prayer
00:41:19.27\00:41:23.75
and we sent them an email
00:41:23.78\00:41:26.48
in reply to another
email from them, and said,
00:41:26.51\00:41:28.68
"Look, tell us
where we don't comply
00:41:28.72\00:41:31.15
with the Australian
Building Regulations
00:41:31.19\00:41:34.02
because that is what
controls what we do."
00:41:34.06\00:41:36.49
We went through that thoroughly.
00:41:36.52\00:41:38.59
Because we knew we complied.
00:41:38.63\00:41:41.50
And then they
emailed us and said,
00:41:41.53\00:41:44.10
"We're going to have a meeting
to discuss your application."
00:41:44.13\00:41:48.04
And that was, I think,
00:41:48.07\00:41:49.70
on a Friday that we
were having the meeting.
00:41:49.74\00:41:51.07
That's right.
00:41:51.11\00:41:52.44
What happened on the Monday?
00:41:52.47\00:41:53.81
Well, let me tell
you what happened.
00:41:53.84\00:41:55.18
On the Sunday, I
said to Rosemary,
00:41:55.21\00:41:56.54
"If we don't get approval,
00:41:56.58\00:41:58.38
the building is not
going to be built here."
00:41:58.41\00:42:00.45
He said, "We'll sell the land."
00:42:00.48\00:42:01.82
We knelt down and we prayed
00:42:01.85\00:42:03.79
and we asked for
a miracle of God.
00:42:03.82\00:42:05.35
Well, I'm going to
tell you, the next day,
00:42:05.39\00:42:07.52
I wanted to ring to find out
00:42:07.56\00:42:09.46
what was the
result of their meeting.
00:42:09.49\00:42:10.86
This lady said, no, no.
"No, I don't want to know."
00:42:10.89\00:42:14.13
But I said, "Okay,
I'll wait one more day."
00:42:14.16\00:42:16.83
I rang...
00:42:16.87\00:42:18.20
The next day, I said,
"Don't ring, don't ring,
00:42:18.23\00:42:19.57
I don't want to
hear the result."
00:42:19.60\00:42:21.40
The next day, I
rang and the lady said,
00:42:21.44\00:42:23.81
"Oh, I meant to
call you yesterday.
00:42:23.84\00:42:26.74
You've got your DA."
00:42:26.78\00:42:28.51
But there were two conditions.
We had to paint the brick.
00:42:28.54\00:42:31.65
Which was donated.
00:42:31.68\00:42:33.01
And we had to provide pine trees
00:42:33.05\00:42:35.85
down the side of the building
00:42:35.88\00:42:37.49
to cover the other
building next door.
00:42:37.52\00:42:39.65
And we said, "So be it, Lord."
00:42:39.69\00:42:42.72
And we started
our building. Yes.
00:42:42.76\00:42:45.56
And it was only because of that
00:42:45.59\00:42:46.93
that we actually went
ahead with the construction.
00:42:46.96\00:42:49.26
But that took months to
get through all the hurdles.
00:42:49.30\00:42:52.33
And anybody who's
trying to build something
00:42:52.37\00:42:54.04
around here
knows how hard it is.
00:42:54.07\00:42:56.67
But we knew that
God had opened the door
00:42:56.71\00:42:59.64
because they did a complete
turnaround, didn't they?
00:42:59.67\00:43:01.34
They did 180-degree turnaround.
00:43:01.38\00:43:04.98
Now that's not
something that happens
00:43:05.01\00:43:07.25
in the local government.
00:43:07.28\00:43:08.62
I worked in the local government
00:43:08.65\00:43:09.98
and I know David works
in the local government.
00:43:10.02\00:43:11.99
And that's something
that doesn't really happen.
00:43:12.02\00:43:14.62
But you see God's
got His hand over it.
00:43:14.66\00:43:16.79
We just have to be
persistent in keeping going.
00:43:16.83\00:43:20.40
And when we know
that we're in the right
00:43:20.43\00:43:23.13
and that we've
complied with everything,
00:43:23.16\00:43:25.03
we can ask God to then
bless what we're doing.
00:43:25.07\00:43:27.07
You know, there
are so many stories
00:43:27.10\00:43:28.44
we could tell you,
00:43:28.47\00:43:29.80
but we've got a
special item now.
00:43:29.84\00:43:32.01
We have...
00:43:32.04\00:43:33.64
I'm really
looking forward to this.
00:43:33.68\00:43:35.44
I have heard the rehearsal.
00:43:35.48\00:43:37.81
But we now have Ryan
Day and his golden voice
00:43:37.85\00:43:43.79
and Tim helping him also.
00:43:43.82\00:43:46.96
And he is going to
present a beautiful song
00:43:46.99\00:43:50.03
called "Satisfied."
00:43:50.06\00:43:51.99
Thank you, Ryan. Thank you.
00:43:52.03\00:43:53.73
All my lifelong, I had panted
00:44:07.74\00:44:14.42
For a drink
from some cool spring
00:44:14.45\00:44:21.02
That I hoped
would quench the burning
00:44:21.06\00:44:28.00
Of the thirst I felt within
00:44:28.03\00:44:34.27
Oh, hallelujah!
00:44:34.30\00:44:38.24
I have found Him
00:44:38.27\00:44:41.54
Whom my soul so long had craved
00:44:41.58\00:44:48.25
Jesus satisfies my longing
00:44:48.28\00:44:55.09
Through His
blood, I now am saved
00:44:55.12\00:45:01.83
Feeding on the husks around me
00:45:04.73\00:45:11.31
Till my soul was almost gone
00:45:11.34\00:45:17.95
Long I sought
for something better
00:45:17.98\00:45:24.52
Only still to hunger on
00:45:24.55\00:45:30.79
Oh, hallelujah!
00:45:30.83\00:45:34.80
I have found Him
00:45:34.83\00:45:38.07
Whom my soul so long had craved!
00:45:38.10\00:45:45.01
Jesus satisfies my longing
00:45:45.04\00:45:51.81
Through His
blood, I now am saved
00:45:51.85\00:45:58.45
Well of water, ever springing
00:46:01.62\00:46:08.46
Bread of life, so rich and free
00:46:08.50\00:46:15.20
Untold wealth that never faileth
00:46:15.24\00:46:22.08
My Redeemer is to me
00:46:22.11\00:46:28.98
Oh, hallelujah!
00:46:29.02\00:46:34.72
I have found Him
00:46:34.76\00:46:37.83
Whom my soul so long had craved
00:46:37.86\00:46:44.77
Jesus satisfies my longing
00:46:44.80\00:46:51.47
Through His
blood, I now am saved
00:46:51.51\00:46:58.25
Jesus satisfies my longing
00:46:58.28\00:47:05.45
Through His blood
00:47:05.49\00:47:08.49
I now am saved
00:47:08.52\00:47:16.36
Amen. Praise God.
00:47:21.50\00:47:22.90
Amen. Amen.
00:47:22.94\00:47:24.61
Thank you,
Ryan. Thank you, Ryan.
00:47:24.64\00:47:26.91
Thank you, Tim. And Tim.
00:47:26.94\00:47:28.58
Wasn't that a beautiful song?
00:47:28.61\00:47:29.98
I don't think I had
heard that before until today.
00:47:30.01\00:47:33.82
It's really, really wonderful.
00:47:33.85\00:47:36.32
Thank you very much.
00:47:36.35\00:47:38.02
Hasn't God gifted our
church with wonderful talent?
00:47:38.05\00:47:42.52
And it's just
beautiful to be able to spend
00:47:42.56\00:47:45.39
that time with
people who are talented.
00:47:45.43\00:47:49.16
That's a real blessing.
00:47:49.20\00:47:51.40
We have another
blessing right now.
00:47:51.43\00:47:55.07
We're all going to
sing "Blessed Assurance."
00:47:55.10\00:47:58.14
And Tim is going to play for us.
00:47:58.17\00:48:00.01
Thank you, Tim.
00:48:00.04\00:48:01.38
Blessed
assurance, Jesus is mine.
00:48:01.41\00:48:02.94
Oh, what a foretaste.
00:48:02.98\00:48:04.31
Stand with me and
sing "Blessed Assurance."
00:48:04.35\00:48:08.52
Blessed assurance
00:48:15.12\00:48:18.86
Jesus is mine
00:48:18.89\00:48:22.20
Oh, what a foretaste
00:48:22.23\00:48:25.67
Of glory divine
00:48:25.70\00:48:29.57
Heir of
salvation, purchase of God
00:48:29.60\00:48:36.41
Born of His Spirit
00:48:36.44\00:48:40.15
Washed in His blood
00:48:40.18\00:48:43.59
This is my story
00:48:43.62\00:48:47.46
This is my song
00:48:47.49\00:48:50.73
Praising my Savior
00:48:50.76\00:48:54.46
All the day long
00:48:54.50\00:48:57.97
This is my story
00:48:58.00\00:49:01.64
This is my song
00:49:01.67\00:49:05.24
Praising my Savior
00:49:05.27\00:49:09.14
All the day long
00:49:09.18\00:49:12.98
Perfect
submission, perfect delight
00:49:13.01\00:49:19.99
Visions of rapture
00:49:20.02\00:49:23.39
Now burst on my sight
00:49:23.43\00:49:27.30
Angels
descending, bring from above
00:49:27.33\00:49:34.27
Echoes of
mercy, whispers of love
00:49:34.30\00:49:40.04
Oh, sounds great.
00:49:40.08\00:49:41.41
Oh, this is my story
00:49:41.44\00:49:45.51
This is my song
00:49:45.55\00:49:48.92
Praising my Savior
00:49:48.95\00:49:52.49
All the day long
00:49:52.52\00:49:56.22
This is my story
00:49:56.26\00:50:00.20
This is my song
00:50:00.23\00:50:03.30
I'm praising my Savior
00:50:03.33\00:50:07.57
All the day long
00:50:07.60\00:50:11.21
Perfect submission
00:50:11.24\00:50:14.94
All is at rest
00:50:14.98\00:50:18.45
I in my Savior
00:50:18.48\00:50:22.05
Am happy and blest
00:50:22.08\00:50:25.62
I'm watching and waiting
00:50:25.65\00:50:29.56
Looking above
00:50:29.59\00:50:33.09
Filled with His
goodness, lost in His love
00:50:33.13\00:50:38.97
Sing it out now.
00:50:39.00\00:50:40.34
Oh, this is my story
00:50:40.37\00:50:44.51
This is my song
00:50:44.54\00:50:47.71
I'm praising my Savior
00:50:47.74\00:50:51.88
All the day long
00:50:51.91\00:50:55.62
This is my story
00:50:55.65\00:50:59.25
And this is my song
00:50:59.29\00:51:03.12
I'm praising my Savior
00:51:03.16\00:51:07.93
All the day long
00:51:07.96\00:51:15.54
You may be seated. Thank you.
00:51:15.57\00:51:18.54
Did you enjoy that? Yes.
00:51:18.57\00:51:20.54
I certainly did.
00:51:20.58\00:51:23.24
These next few days,
00:51:23.28\00:51:25.81
we have a lot of things planned.
00:51:25.85\00:51:30.15
And we want to keep you busy.
00:51:30.19\00:51:33.66
We want to keep
you busy praising God.
00:51:33.69\00:51:36.29
Amen.
00:51:36.32\00:51:38.49
John said when we were
first planning this, he said,
00:51:38.53\00:51:41.46
"This is going to
be a spiritual feast."
00:51:41.50\00:51:45.40
And that's what we want it to be
00:51:45.43\00:51:46.77
for everybody who comes.
00:51:46.80\00:51:48.60
I don't know if they realized,
00:51:48.64\00:51:49.97
but when you go to a
3ABN campaign in America,
00:51:50.01\00:51:53.04
you sit hour after
hour after hour and...
00:51:53.07\00:51:57.61
You see the heads
nodding down the front here?
00:51:57.65\00:51:59.15
Yes.
00:51:59.18\00:52:00.52
And so you're
going to have 13 hours
00:52:00.55\00:52:02.88
over the next 2.5 days.
00:52:02.92\00:52:06.19
So I'm sure the
messages that will come
00:52:06.22\00:52:09.22
will be an
inspiration for you to prepare
00:52:09.26\00:52:12.39
for Jesus' return.
00:52:12.43\00:52:13.80
And there's also
going to be two concerts.
00:52:13.83\00:52:18.87
So Friday night at 6:00
00:52:18.90\00:52:22.37
and Saturday night at 7:00,
00:52:22.40\00:52:26.54
I think it is
7-7:30, something like that.
00:52:26.57\00:52:30.78
Anyway, see in your programs.
00:52:30.81\00:52:32.88
You all
received a program guide,
00:52:32.91\00:52:34.65
and I encourage
you to come along
00:52:34.68\00:52:37.29
and listen to what
is being presented.
00:52:37.32\00:52:40.62
And I think it
would be really nice
00:52:40.66\00:52:43.73
to close with prayer.
00:52:43.76\00:52:46.93
Okay.
00:52:46.96\00:52:48.30
Would you like to
pray again? I would.
00:52:48.33\00:52:49.93
I actually would like
to invite Ryan up here
00:52:49.96\00:52:54.57
to offer a closing prayer.
00:52:54.60\00:52:57.11
Let us pray.
00:53:01.48\00:53:04.88
Our Father in heaven,
00:53:04.91\00:53:07.82
mighty, wonderful,
and awesome are You.
00:53:07.85\00:53:12.25
We recognize that we
are here because of You.
00:53:12.29\00:53:15.92
This program,
this weekend of praise
00:53:15.96\00:53:20.70
is not about us but about You.
00:53:20.73\00:53:23.73
We come with an
open-heart and open-mind,
00:53:23.77\00:53:26.47
that as You have
promised us in Your Word,
00:53:26.50\00:53:28.74
that as the Son
of God has lifted up,
00:53:28.77\00:53:30.81
He will draw all
men unto Himself.
00:53:30.84\00:53:33.34
We pray for that rededication.
00:53:33.38\00:53:35.94
We pray for that revival.
00:53:35.98\00:53:38.31
We pray, Lord,
that You will give us
00:53:38.35\00:53:39.81
the spiritual eyesight
and the spiritual hearing
00:53:39.85\00:53:43.05
to be able to see
here and understand
00:53:43.08\00:53:45.55
and to connect with
our Savior Jesus Christ.
00:53:45.59\00:53:49.32
We thank You and praise
You for Your never-ending love,
00:53:49.36\00:53:52.03
Your grace, and mercy.
00:53:52.06\00:53:54.36
And we ask this in
Jesus' holy name, amen.
00:53:54.40\00:53:57.30