Music...
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So, what is the
Secret's Unsealed Summit?
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Good question.
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We're going to
give you information
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about the
Secret's Unsealed Summit.
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What you can
expect to experience...
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what your
experience might be like...
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what you might hope to
gain from attending a Summit...
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what you will come away with
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and how much you'll
enjoy it as it refreshes
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and encourages you in
your Christian experience.
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Music...
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We want to welcome all
of you to our first Summit.
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This is a historic Summit.
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The first one
is always historic.
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Perhaps many of you
are not acquainted with
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the history of Secrets Unsealed.
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This is a very young ministry.
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Our ministry
began actually in 2003
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and, of course, we're in 2009
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so, it's going on seven years
since we started this ministry.
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I never dreamed that
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seven years after we
started the ministry,
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we'd be having the first Summit.
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I'd like to
introduce to you Terry Rusk
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she works in the
Call Center with me.
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I am the
privileged Marketing Director
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of having three right arms...
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she is one of them...
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couldn't do this without her
and appreciate her very much.
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Piano...
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My name is Terry Rusk
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and I've been
working for Secrets Unsealed
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for 12 years now
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and I had been
working for about a year
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when I heard about the
idea of having a Summit
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So, I was new to the Ministry...
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learning all kinds of things
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and... so when the
idea came of a Summit,
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I wasn't quite sure
what all that entailed
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but I'm sure it was
going to be a good event.
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Piano.
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The Secrets
Unsealed Summit began in 2009
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but it's a large undertaking
so as you can imagine
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it didn't just start in 2009,
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the idea for the Summit
happened a few years before.
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The idea for the Summit
started in the year 2008.
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Aileen and myself were attending
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a Remnant
Publications Rally in Michigan
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and yearly they get all
of their supporters together
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for prayer and for fellowship...
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for eating together and
for supporting the Ministry
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so, both of us looked
at each other and we said,
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"You know, this
would be a great idea
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for Secrets Unsealed. "
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We had that
conversation there...
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constant back and forth
and... and I said to him...
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I said, "We can make
this happen with God's help
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and so, that's basically
where the idea was birthed...
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we got the idea from
Remnant to have these meetings
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and to give
people an opportunity...
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a place where they could come
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and hear messages that
they could trust and be fed
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and take back... not only
gain for their own personal use
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Bible-Study time
and learn how to study
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but also to be able
to share with others.
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Secrets Unsealed
has made it a point
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to stay linked
with the Denomination.
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We believe that
this is God's church...
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we believe that this church
has issues... it has problems...
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some places have very
profound and deep problems
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but we believe that
this is still God's church
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and we need to keep in touch
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and so, Secrets
Unsealed functions
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in Fresno Seventh-day Church
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with volunteers from
Fresno Seventh-day Church.
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I recall particularly
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at Larry and Aileen
Pyburn's house one Sabbath...
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after church, we had dinner
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and a number of the
people who were interested
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in the Secrets
Unsealed Organization
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were eating there
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and afterwards
Pastor Bohr was there
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and his wife and Steven...
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we began talking
about the ministry
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and the idea of
Summit came up then as well
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and we kind of
talked about the things
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that would be
kind of nice to do.
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And so, in 2009
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we decided to have our
first Secrets Unsealed Summit
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which was held at Tenaya Lodge
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and the idea was to get
everyone together for prayer...
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for Bible Study...
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for fellowship... good
exercise... good food...
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just basically...
good Christian time.
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We have three Speakers...
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the schedule is kind of intense
as you've been able to tell,
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I think we have
something like...
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close to 15
Presentations this weekend...
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three different subjects...
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Ed Reid is dealing
with end-time events
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and Ron Du Preez... I
haven't seen him yet but...
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there he is... way over there...
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he's going to be dealing
with the issue of the Sabbath.
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He has a dynamite
book that just came out
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on the Sabbath
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and you're not going to want
to miss any of his Presentations
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and then, I'll be dealing
mostly with Adventist issues...
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with end-time events
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but from a Seventh-day
Adventist perspective
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so, we anticipate having a
great time learning together.
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Music...
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This is our second
Secrets Unsealed Summit
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and we look forward
to many more Summits
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if the Lord doesn't come before.
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All right, you
got it? Here we go...
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Troublesome times are here,
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filling men's hearts with fear
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Freedom we all hold
dear now is at stake...
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Well, the Secrets Unsealed
Summit has many purposes
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but the real thrust of the
Summit is to provide our...
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our attendees
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with a deep
spiritual learning experience
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of the
conservative Adventist view on
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the selected
topics that we present.
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You know, I like to begin
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by referencing the
title of our Series:
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The Wise Shall Understand.
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This understanding of the wise
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and we've had a lot of...
our dreams really stretched
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to look really deeply
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into the literary structure
of the prophecies this morning.
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This type of understanding all
takes place inside the brain.
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There is an organ in the
human body... we call the brain
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and all of our
thought processes...
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all of our understandings
take place inside these neurons
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and synapses that
make up the brain.
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I mean, it's about
the size and consistency
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of about two or three
pounds of tofu, you know,
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and it actually sits in
a plastic bag of water...
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sort of like water-packed tofu
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but it's not tofu.
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It is the most amazing creation
of all that God has created.
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We recognized
that there was a need
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to help people with
their spiritual walk
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and when Secrets
Unsealed came to... to be...
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we were impressed
by the Lord strongly
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that this ministry was to
be unlike any other ministry...
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this ministry was to be
one that was for in-reach
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and not out-reach.
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That is what we provide...
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we provide a weekend
of intense Bible Study
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where not only can
you hear Pastor Bohr speak
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but also other
Speakers that we believe
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are serious about preparing
God's people all over the world
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to face the battles
in the end-time events
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that are coming upon us,
we have to be ready for that
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and so, the Summits are
designed to prepare the saints
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to face those last days.
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Piano.
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I received an e-mail
a couple of months ago
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from a Pastor who's a
President of a Conference
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in the area of
Guantanamo in Cuba
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and he said in his e-mail,
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Pastor Bohr, we want
you to come to Guantanamo
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because there's
a Methodist Church
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that has watched:
Cracking the Genesis Code
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and the whole Methodist Church
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has become a
Seventh-day Adventist Church
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and they would like to meet you
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and so, Next
year, April 3 through 9,
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I have an appointment to
go and preach in Guantanamo.
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Have you ever
heard of Guantánamo?
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I'm not planning
to go to the prison.
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Also, about a
month and a half ago,
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I was standing...
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my brother-in-law
rather standing in line
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at a bank in the city
of Medellin, Colombia,
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and he was going
to withdraw some money
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and I was sitting
there in the reception area
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waiting for him
to do his transaction
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when I noticed that a... a
man... very nicely dressed...
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looked like a minister...
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his wife also
very nicely dressed...
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painted up with all
of her jewelry on...
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you know, they
came into the Bank
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and they stood in line
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and suddenly,
this individual turned
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and he saw me sitting there
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and so, he and his
wife got out of the line
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and came and said,
"Are you Stephen Bohr?"
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I said... I knew they weren't
Adventists, by the way...
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I said, "Yes, I
am Stephen Bohr. "
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He said, "I am Pentecostal
Pastor... this is my wife
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and we want you to know
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that we don't miss
any of your programs,
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in fact, I use your material
in my sermons at my church. "
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You see, our Programming in
Spanish is also being broadcast
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on ADvenir
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which is a... a station that
was established by David Gates.
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Another day and
this comes to mind...
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I was standing in front
of a... of a grocery store...
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I'd say... more
than a grocery store...
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it was kind of like a
Walmart in Colombia...
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I was talking to
my brother-in-law
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and suddenly a guy
comes to me and he says,
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"Are you Pastor Bohr?"
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I said, "Yes, I sure am. "
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He says, "I want you to
know that I watch your programs
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every day on ADvenir. "
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He says, "You know,
I'm a Catechist... "
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in other words... "I
teach a group of people
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the Catechism of
the Catholic Church,
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and I want you to know
that I use your material. "
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Audience: Laughter.
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"When I teach the Catechism. "
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You know, it's really inspiring
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when people
recognize you on the street...
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non-Adventists
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and, you know, in Guatemala
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I was running to catch
a connection in Guatemala
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and a lady comes up to
me... she grabs me in the arm,
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she says, "Are you Pastor Bohr?"
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I said, "Yeah,
I'm Pastor Bohr... "
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and then, I was in a hurry...
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she says, "Oh, I
want you to know that...
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I don't miss any
of your Programs,
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I'm not an Adventist
but I don't miss it. "
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and that has happened
in many different places...
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people are watching
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and people are coming to
an acceptance of our message.
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This is long
offering appeal today
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but I figured I needed
to give you some background.
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We would like to
receive an offering today
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to help us with the
next step in our project,
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that is to find
a Production Studio
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where we can
continue producing material
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to share with the world...
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distinctive message of the
Seventh-day Adventist Church.
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One of the
things about the Summit
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is that... it is our focal point
of fundraising for the year.
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It's a time when we tell
our supporters what we need
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and how much it costs to
get the things that we need
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but also, we give them a
report for what has happened
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from the previous
year from their giving
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and so, we say,
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"We asked last year for X
dollars to do X things... "
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and we say to them,
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"Out in the Parking
Lot is the Studio Van,
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you can go during Sessions...
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in between
Sessions down to the van...
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we'll give you a tour
through the Production Van. "
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When we have different equipment
that we have purchased...
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often, it will be in
use during the Summit.
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So, it is a time for us
to show our accountability
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to our Supporters
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as well as ask them
to be generous in giving
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so that we can
continue to grow the ministry.
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The only
problem that we have now
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is that we don't have any
place to put the equipment.
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We need a Production Studio...
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we need a building
to put this equipment
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and so that we can
produce quality programming.
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In 2008, we were at the
Fresno Central Church...
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I mean to say... we were
at the Central Fresno Church
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until 2012
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and in 2008, we started
fundraising for this Facility
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and it was three years
that we were fundraising.
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We closed
escrow February of 2012
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but we did not take
possession until June of 2012
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because we wanted
to have all the money
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when we entered through
the... through these doors.
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Music...
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More music.
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There are many who see
2nd Kings chapter 2 verse 9
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as the pinnacle
of Elisha's life...
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in fact, any man's life.
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To request and receive a double
portion of the Spirit of God...
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The programs that are put on
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and the Speakers that come in
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have all been... if
you want to say... vetted,
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so to speak,
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to determine that they
have a conservative Adventist
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theological view
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and so, people can
come for the weekend
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for an in-depth Bible
Study on a certain topic
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as presented by a
number of Speakers
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as well as a health presentation
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or health
presentations that occur
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during that weekend because
in feeding the whole man,
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we need to pay attention
to the health issues as well.
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For the next hour,
we're going to take a look at
00:17:07.59\00:17:10.89
controlling cholesterol.
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Most everybody is aware
00:17:14.20\00:17:17.33
that a high cholesterol
is really bad for you.
00:17:17.37\00:17:20.64
What does it do?
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Causes heart
attacks and strokes, right?
00:17:22.07\00:17:25.54
And why is
everybody so aware of that?
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You know why
you're so aware of that?
00:17:28.71\00:17:32.05
Because the
pharmaceutical industry
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has put billions of
dollars... not millions...
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billions of
dollars into marketing
00:17:39.65\00:17:41.72
their
cholesterol-lowering drugs.
00:17:41.76\00:17:44.53
The
cholesterol-lowering drugs...
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we call them the Statins
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are the number one
most profitable drug
00:17:48.66\00:17:52.57
in the pharmaceutical history.
00:17:52.60\00:17:54.34
The original plan
for choosing Speakers
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and for choosing a theme for
the Summit was very interesting.
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I personally have chosen
every theme for every Summit
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and, of course, I've
been very influential
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also in choosing the individuals
who are going to speak.
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Basically, they have to
be strong Bible-believing
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conservative
Seventh-day Adventists
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who believe the full message of
the Seventh-day Adventist Church
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and as far as the name
that we choose for the Summit
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or the theme for the Summit...
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I do that basically by
choosing a Bible theme...
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a Bible name...
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like, for example: Thy
Redemption Draweth Nigh...
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The Wise Shall Understand.
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This year: The
Hour of His Judgment
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and if I could just
mention the reason why we chose
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the name: Secrets Unsealed
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is based on the Bible.
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The word "Secrets" is
based on Amos 3 verse 7
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where we are told that
the Lord God does nothing
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unless He reveals His secret
to His servants the prophets.
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So, there you
have the word "Secret"
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and then: Unsealed is
based on Daniel 12 verse 4
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where it speaks
about the Little Book...
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Daniel 8 through 12 primarily
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that will be opened or
unsealed in the time of the end.
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So, there you
have: Secrets Unsealed.
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So, we choose a Bible theme
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and we choose the Speakers
in harmony with the theme
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after much
prayer and reflection.
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Music...
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When we stand up in
the midst of crowds...
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when we speak of
this on the radio...
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when we talk of
this on television...
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when we communicate
this message to the masses
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during the final crisis,
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it must be based on the Bible
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and I'm sure that's
exactly Ellen White's intent
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that it's communicated
from Scripture to the World
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and this is the deep
conviction that I have
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that we need to find it here...
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we need to understand it here...
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and we need to preach
it here from the Scriptures
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to a lost world.
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Wouldn't you agree?
00:20:36.10\00:20:37.43
We recognize
that not one Speaker
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is going to reach everyone
00:20:40.57\00:20:42.10
and so, we do have a
variety of Speakers...
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they all are
singing the same song...
00:20:45.37\00:20:47.88
they are all
singing the same song
00:20:47.91\00:20:50.38
and... and... and
presenting the same message
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from... from a
different angle...
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they're all based in Scripture
00:20:54.62\00:20:57.09
but one style over another
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will always reach
one person or another.
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In the topics
that are presented...
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not only is
in-depth material presented
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but after the Presentations,
00:21:09.36\00:21:11.53
they have time for
questions and answers
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and so, if they are
unclear about any particular
00:21:15.67\00:21:20.18
part of the Presentation,
00:21:20.21\00:21:22.64
they can ask for clarification
00:21:22.71\00:21:24.98
and receive
clarification from the Speaker
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and so, it helps to
nurture and nourish them
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so that when they leave
that mountain-top experience...
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when they go into
the proverbial valley
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of their day-to-day existence,
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they carry with them
an in-depth knowledge
00:21:45.10\00:21:48.44
and many of them
use this knowledge
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in their Bible Study Groups...
00:21:50.94\00:21:53.68
in their Church
Prayer Meeting groups...
00:21:53.71\00:21:57.48
wherever they can
utilize the information,
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they have a
syllabus for reference
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and they're able to use
that and document information
00:22:04.12\00:22:09.12
that they're able to
help... to teach others
00:22:09.16\00:22:13.63
in their local home church.
00:22:13.66\00:22:16.20
Music...
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Are there Satanic instruments...
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instruments that we cannot use?
00:22:42.29\00:22:44.63
I'm assuming you
are asking me not Dr...
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Yeah, maybe yeah... maybe
like let me be specific...
00:22:49.96\00:22:54.24
the electric guitar.
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Okay, I would answer, "No...
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there are no such things
as Satanic instruments...
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musical instruments...
00:23:03.04\00:23:04.38
it's what we do
with the instruments.
00:23:04.41\00:23:06.35
If there was an instrument
that we were going to portray
00:23:06.38\00:23:09.78
and many people do
portray them as Satanic...
00:23:09.82\00:23:12.29
it would be the electric guitar
and it would be the drums.
00:23:12.32\00:23:14.62
The base
guitar... sometimes as well,
00:23:14.66\00:23:16.52
people say, "Oh,
that's all Satanic. "
00:23:16.56\00:23:18.36
The reality is, you
can play all three of those
00:23:18.39\00:23:21.63
properly... not
the... not the drum set
00:23:21.66\00:23:24.57
but you can play the
drum, like we said, properly.
00:23:24.60\00:23:27.44
It would be more akin to a march
00:23:27.50\00:23:29.57
or just to help
you keep time, frankly.
00:23:29.60\00:23:31.44
Just because a guitar has
been electrified... amplified...
00:23:31.47\00:23:37.98
doesn't make it Satanic.
00:23:38.01\00:23:39.35
Now, if we are able to
play that with skill properly
00:23:39.38\00:23:44.29
and not creating a
rhythm instrument out of it,
00:23:44.32\00:23:46.12
just... rnk... rnk... rnk...
00:23:46.15\00:23:47.49
rnk... rnk... rnk...
that kind of thing...
00:23:47.52\00:23:48.86
Stephen: Distorting sounds.
00:23:48.89\00:23:50.23
Christian: As a
distortion... yeah,
00:23:50.26\00:23:51.59
that's where I
was going with that...
00:23:51.63\00:23:52.96
to where we add
these... these processing pedals
00:23:52.99\00:23:55.96
or boxes that take the
pure sound and distort it
00:23:56.00\00:24:01.37
and so, instead
of ding... ding...
00:24:01.40\00:24:03.71
it's pfvvvzzz...
pfvvvzzz... pfvvvzzz...
00:24:03.74\00:24:05.07
and it just distorts
and it creates distortion
00:24:05.11\00:24:08.01
and you can
deharmonize things...
00:24:08.04\00:24:11.25
you do a lot of
different things with...
00:24:11.28\00:24:13.01
with these
pedals that you can buy.
00:24:13.08\00:24:14.48
The Summit is held the
last week of October every year
00:24:14.52\00:24:21.92
and... or that Thursday,
Friday, Saturday, Sunday...
00:24:21.96\00:24:29.36
it's set on our calendar
00:24:29.40\00:24:31.80
and everyone can kind of
set their calendar to know
00:24:31.83\00:24:35.20
that that's when it comes.
00:24:35.24\00:24:36.64
It comes at a great time because
00:24:36.67\00:24:39.31
we don't have to worry
about dealing with Spring Break
00:24:39.34\00:24:45.05
or some of the other areas
or... or times in the calendar
00:24:45.08\00:24:50.75
when people are
vacationing or away from home.
00:24:50.79\00:24:54.49
It comes kind of close to
the end-of-the-year holidays
00:24:54.52\00:24:59.23
but still enough
time in the calendar
00:24:59.26\00:25:02.16
to make
adjustments for their budget.
00:25:02.20\00:25:05.00
So, it's kind of at a
pretty ideal time of the year.
00:25:05.03\00:25:10.01
It's beautiful
during that time of the year
00:25:10.04\00:25:12.41
and the weather
is not inclement...
00:25:12.44\00:25:16.21
the Facility is
fantastic and very accommodating
00:25:16.24\00:25:22.72
for the Programs
that are presented.
00:25:22.75\00:25:27.06
Well, we choose the end of
October for several reasons.
00:25:27.09\00:25:30.43
One reason is that
it's over Halloween weekend
00:25:30.46\00:25:33.36
and it's much better
to be gathered up there
00:25:33.40\00:25:36.26
than... than to be
looking at skeletons
00:25:36.30\00:25:38.60
and seeing people
do trick or treating.
00:25:38.63\00:25:40.87
Soothing my soul,
00:25:40.90\00:25:43.34
Refining me
00:25:43.37\00:25:47.51
Making me whole
00:25:47.54\00:25:51.61
No matter what I may lose
00:25:51.65\00:25:58.05
I choose the Refiner's fire.
00:25:58.09\00:26:04.46
music...
00:26:04.49\00:26:27.68
The second greatest
power in the universe
00:26:27.72\00:26:29.85
is the power of Satan...
00:26:29.88\00:26:32.59
second only to God the Father,
God the Son, God the Holy Ghost.
00:26:32.62\00:26:35.96
Pause...
00:26:35.99\00:26:38.26
Bible Commentary volume
5 page 1083, paragraph one,
00:26:38.29\00:26:42.13
Ellen White writes...
00:26:42.16\00:26:43.50
"Bear in mind
that it is none but God
00:26:43.53\00:26:45.97
that can hold an
argument with Satan...
00:26:46.00\00:26:48.64
not even Gabriel. "
00:26:48.67\00:26:52.07
Pause...
00:26:52.11\00:26:55.01
Testimonies volume 1
page 341, paragraph 1,
00:26:55.04\00:26:57.68
"Jesus alone can limit
the power of Satan... "
00:26:57.71\00:27:00.62
or God alone can
limit the power of Satan.
00:27:00.65\00:27:04.75
Testimonies Volume 1
page 341, paragraph 1,
00:27:04.79\00:27:08.86
paragraphs one and two...
"Only God can restrain Satan. "
00:27:08.89\00:27:12.73
Evangelism page
617, paragraph 2,
00:27:12.79\00:27:16.26
"The prince of the power of
evil can only be held in check
00:27:16.30\00:27:20.40
by the power of God
00:27:20.44\00:27:21.77
in the third person of the
Godhead, the Holy Spirit. "
00:27:21.80\00:27:23.97
So that, Ellen White identifies
Father, Son, Holy Ghost
00:27:24.01\00:27:26.17
as the only ones
who can restrain Satan.
00:27:26.21\00:27:29.54
Satan has tremendous power
00:27:29.58\00:27:32.58
and so, God heals...
the devil can heal...
00:27:32.61\00:27:36.72
but the devil
cannot give life...
00:27:36.75\00:27:39.39
the devil cannot save...
00:27:39.42\00:27:42.29
he cannot create
00:27:42.32\00:27:43.89
and he does not know in detail
the end from the beginning.
00:27:43.93\00:27:47.93
The Summit greatly enhances
the work of Secrets Unsealed.
00:27:47.96\00:27:51.90
It's one of the high
points of our ministry
00:27:51.93\00:27:54.30
because we're able to get
all of our supporters together
00:27:54.34\00:27:58.47
so that they can network...
00:27:58.51\00:27:59.84
they can be
acquainted with each other
00:27:59.87\00:28:02.14
not only at the Summit
00:28:02.18\00:28:03.81
but also during
the course of the year.
00:28:03.85\00:28:05.91
The spiritual growth has
been tremendous among everyone,
00:28:05.95\00:28:10.52
we're able to do
exercise together...
00:28:10.55\00:28:12.59
we're able to eat together...
00:28:12.62\00:28:14.52
we're able to pray together...
00:28:14.59\00:28:16.52
study the Word together...
00:28:16.59\00:28:18.49
there's just a bonding
00:28:18.53\00:28:20.40
of the strong
supporters of the ministry
00:28:20.43\00:28:22.63
and so, that greatly enhances
the outreach of our ministry
00:28:22.66\00:28:27.00
because people go
home and they say,
00:28:27.04\00:28:28.87
"Man, we had a wonderful
experience at the Summit,
00:28:28.90\00:28:31.14
you ought to come next year... "
00:28:31.17\00:28:32.94
and in this way, many
more people come to our Summits
00:28:32.97\00:28:35.84
in future years.
00:28:35.88\00:28:37.28
People that come to our Summit
come with many prayer requests
00:28:37.31\00:28:43.05
and a lot of them are
hurting in different ways
00:28:43.08\00:28:46.82
whether it be
through family members
00:28:46.86\00:28:49.16
or illnesses that
they're going through
00:28:49.19\00:28:51.46
or deaths in the family
00:28:51.49\00:28:53.50
or just challenges in general
00:28:53.53\00:28:55.66
and the Secrets
Unsealed Summit provides them
00:28:55.70\00:29:00.54
with strength to carry on
00:29:00.57\00:29:04.04
and that's... that's probably
the best way to describe it.
00:29:04.07\00:29:07.61
The strength to... to... to
hang on to that commitment...
00:29:07.64\00:29:11.11
to hang on to their crown.
00:29:11.15\00:29:12.61
I know for a fact
that there are people
00:29:12.65\00:29:15.85
that you know... that
you have relationships with
00:29:15.88\00:29:19.95
that instead of trying
to maybe witness yourself,
00:29:19.99\00:29:24.03
because I believe that your own
life is a very strong testimony,
00:29:24.06\00:29:27.70
is that, when
you share the truth,
00:29:27.73\00:29:30.70
don't pre-judge whether they're
going to accept it or not,
00:29:30.73\00:29:35.30
whether they're
going to like it or not.
00:29:35.34\00:29:37.51
We're not responsible for
the outcome of what happens.
00:29:37.54\00:29:42.21
Our responsibility as
Christians is to share the truth
00:29:42.24\00:29:45.31
and so, I really appreciate
Stephen Bohr's ministry
00:29:45.35\00:29:49.35
and Secrets Unsealed because
00:29:49.38\00:29:50.85
also, this is another
thing you can think about
00:29:50.89\00:29:54.02
is that when we leave here,
00:29:54.06\00:29:55.89
we're supposed to
be those reapers...
00:29:55.92\00:29:58.19
they're going to the harvest.
00:29:58.23\00:29:59.56
We're supposed
to help our Savior
00:29:59.59\00:30:01.76
bring people into the kingdom
00:30:01.80\00:30:03.87
and so, at the little town that
I live in in eastern Oregon,
00:30:03.90\00:30:08.00
western Idaho...
00:30:08.04\00:30:09.47
they have a
Correctional Facility
00:30:09.50\00:30:11.31
and for the last
four or five years,
00:30:11.34\00:30:13.61
some of us volunteers
00:30:13.64\00:30:15.61
have gone into the local prisons
00:30:15.64\00:30:19.41
and guess what we use
as our... as our resources?
00:30:19.45\00:30:22.62
"Cracking the Genesis Code"
00:30:22.65\00:30:25.59
was like big
stuff at that prison
00:30:25.62\00:30:27.79
so, maybe I don't
have all the answers
00:30:27.82\00:30:31.66
but I've got a
captive audience...
00:30:31.69\00:30:34.00
you got it? Captive audience...
00:30:34.03\00:30:36.03
and I've got a big screen
00:30:36.06\00:30:38.53
and I just turn that on
and let Jesus do His thing
00:30:38.57\00:30:42.84
and Stephen Bohr
speaks to those inmates
00:30:42.87\00:30:46.07
and you can see
the change take place.
00:30:46.11\00:30:48.11
If you've ever been involved
00:30:48.14\00:30:50.65
in helping
someone come to the truth,
00:30:50.68\00:30:52.11
you will never find
anything more satisfying.
00:30:52.15\00:30:54.82
The Summit is a...
recharging your batteries.
00:30:54.85\00:30:59.75
It's a time of
getting re-acquainted
00:30:59.79\00:31:03.49
to that first love
that you have in Jesus.
00:31:03.53\00:31:06.46
Music...
00:31:06.49\00:31:24.05
to glory...
00:31:24.08\00:31:26.88
and I am
00:31:26.92\00:31:30.92
the Lord's...
00:31:30.95\00:31:33.52
I am the Lord's...
00:31:33.56\00:31:35.29
and they shall be my people...
00:31:35.32\00:31:39.86
they shall be...
00:31:39.89\00:31:44.53
Terry: Children's ministry...
00:31:44.57\00:31:46.63
we have a teacher that comes
out with an excellent program
00:31:46.67\00:31:52.21
and the children
are able to learn
00:31:52.24\00:31:55.98
and not only new
songs but messages.
00:31:56.04\00:31:59.71
My husband comes and
shares with the children
00:31:59.75\00:32:04.69
on animals and nature.
00:32:04.75\00:32:06.42
He loves to do that
00:32:06.45\00:32:08.06
and he brings live
animals to the group
00:32:08.09\00:32:11.29
and the children
are able to enjoy that
00:32:11.33\00:32:14.46
and the testimonies
from the children themselves
00:32:14.50\00:32:18.00
is... is awesome to hear.
00:32:18.03\00:32:20.30
I will give them
a Lord to know me...
00:32:20.34\00:32:25.21
I will give them
a Lord to know...
00:32:25.24\00:32:30.35
I will give them a
Lord to know that I...
00:32:30.38\00:32:36.62
He too looks at new materials...
00:32:36.65\00:32:38.75
new information that he
can share with these children
00:32:38.82\00:32:42.39
which they walk
away... very happy
00:32:42.42\00:32:45.69
with a feather or some
type of a... a... a token
00:32:45.76\00:32:51.60
of their
experience of being there.
00:32:51.63\00:32:54.57
Sometimes, it
will be a snake skin
00:32:54.60\00:32:57.54
which the kids really like...
00:32:57.57\00:32:59.41
I don't know
about the moms though...
00:32:59.47\00:33:01.78
but they enjoy
having this little token
00:33:01.81\00:33:04.38
that they can take
back as a remembrance...
00:33:04.41\00:33:06.88
of remembering
00:33:06.92\00:33:08.25
the experience that
they had there at the Summit.
00:33:08.28\00:33:10.75
They learn and they're outdoors
and they have rock climbing
00:33:10.79\00:33:15.26
and... and archery and
different activities like that
00:33:15.29\00:33:18.53
but it's all Christ Centered
00:33:18.59\00:33:21.16
and so, the families that
have brought their children
00:33:21.20\00:33:24.80
have been very pleased
00:33:24.83\00:33:26.57
and... and they come
back again over and over.
00:33:26.60\00:33:29.17
Music...
00:33:29.20\00:33:48.59
These letters that
we receive from inmates
00:33:48.62\00:33:50.89
really touch my heart...
but I don't want to cry,
00:33:50.93\00:33:53.83
so, here is a letter here from
some of the inmates that say,
00:33:53.86\00:33:57.40
"Thank you for your blessing...
00:33:57.43\00:33:59.73
thank you for sending me the
Genesis Series of Study Notes,
00:33:59.77\00:34:03.67
they were very insightful
and I wasn't expecting anything.
00:34:03.71\00:34:07.58
They obviously came
from God's prompting.
00:34:07.61\00:34:09.94
I've shared them with
another Adventist brother
00:34:09.98\00:34:12.68
in the yard and we hope to
bring them into our Study Group.
00:34:12.71\00:34:17.62
I really enjoy the little
thought about Connections. "
00:34:17.65\00:34:22.29
These are the reflections on
00:34:22.32\00:34:24.03
everything that
Pastor Bohr writes
00:34:24.09\00:34:26.43
is reflections on everything...
so he's quoting on this
00:34:26.49\00:34:29.36
and he really is appreciated
on that on the Study.
00:34:29.43\00:34:32.23
He says, "It's
caused me to exclaim to God
00:34:32.27\00:34:35.40
that our church
has truly been blessed
00:34:35.44\00:34:38.51
with Spirt-led ministers.
00:34:38.54\00:34:39.87
I think because we
don't have to worry about
00:34:39.91\00:34:43.41
tiptoeing around certain texts
like popular denominations do,
00:34:43.45\00:34:48.72
we can be bold in
making proclamations. "
00:34:48.75\00:34:52.22
This is from an inmate.
00:34:52.25\00:34:53.92
At each Summit,
there is a period of time
00:34:53.96\00:34:57.36
where Terry Rusk is able to
share with all of the attendees
00:34:57.39\00:35:03.83
information and communication
00:35:03.87\00:35:07.87
that has been given
to us by the inmates
00:35:07.90\00:35:11.47
that we have assisted
00:35:11.51\00:35:13.31
and they tell us about
their spiritual growth...
00:35:13.34\00:35:16.44
they tell us how not only
they have learned Bible truths
00:35:16.48\00:35:22.02
but how they've been
able to share Bible truths
00:35:22.05\00:35:25.59
with their cellmates during
their time of incarceration.
00:35:25.62\00:35:29.56
This is from Jordan.
00:35:29.59\00:35:32.09
He says, "I've been
an SDA for a while now
00:35:32.13\00:35:34.36
since I know the
truth about the Sabbath
00:35:34.40\00:35:36.56
and other secrets like
these three angels' message.
00:35:36.63\00:35:39.37
I'm very deep in my studies.
00:35:39.40\00:35:41.97
Secrets Unsealed
has been a blessing...
00:35:42.00\00:35:44.41
has blessed me
with books and studies
00:35:44.47\00:35:46.84
to help me grow in my faith.
00:35:46.88\00:35:48.21
Your ministry just
sent me another blessing...
00:35:48.24\00:35:51.01
a Remnant Study Bible... "
00:35:51.05\00:35:52.78
and let me tell you, inmates
love the Remnant Study Bible
00:35:52.81\00:35:56.82
and you all know
how much they cost
00:35:56.85\00:35:59.42
because we sell
them in our bookstore
00:35:59.45\00:36:01.96
but they are truly
blessed and they have just...
00:36:02.02\00:36:06.03
we get so many
letters of thank you...
00:36:06.06\00:36:08.46
he says, " I've always
wanted one of these Bibles
00:36:08.50\00:36:13.00
and Jesus found a way to
bless me through your ministry
00:36:13.03\00:36:16.40
and I'm very thankful for it. "
00:36:16.44\00:36:18.11
An inmate sent
this little thank you...
00:36:18.14\00:36:22.91
thank you card and he says,
00:36:22.94\00:36:24.81
"I want to thank you for
sending me the following book:
00:36:24.85\00:36:27.42
Messenger of the Lord
and the: 101 Questions. "
00:36:27.48\00:36:30.65
How many
Adventists have read that?
00:36:30.69\00:36:32.55
Well, this is an inmate who has.
00:36:32.59\00:36:34.42
"I'm truly grateful for the
gift that you have given me.
00:36:34.46\00:36:37.19
Some of us truly
do need a lesser light
00:36:37.23\00:36:40.20
to lead us to the greater light.
00:36:40.26\00:36:42.43
You are a true blessing to me
00:36:42.46\00:36:44.53
and I thank you for
helping me grow spiritually.
00:36:44.60\00:36:47.04
I love you all, God bless. "
00:36:47.07\00:36:48.50
This is... we don't get too
many letters from female inmates
00:36:48.54\00:36:54.41
but when we do, wow!
00:36:54.44\00:36:56.54
This is one that
when I received it,
00:36:56.58\00:36:58.68
I didn't know what to
do, so I asked someone
00:36:58.71\00:37:01.38
from our Pastoral Department
00:37:01.45\00:37:02.78
to help me to respond
00:37:02.82\00:37:04.29
because I don't have
all that Biblical wisdom
00:37:04.35\00:37:08.62
as some of you do
00:37:08.66\00:37:09.99
but Daniel was able
to help me with this one
00:37:10.03\00:37:11.89
and this letter
says, "I absolutely... "
00:37:11.93\00:37:14.10
let me see if I can
start with my first one here.
00:37:14.13\00:37:17.23
I want to start with the first
letter that we got from her.
00:37:17.27\00:37:20.07
"I caught the end
of your Show on 3ABN...
00:37:20.10\00:37:23.71
Three Angels
Broadcast Revelation Network...
00:37:23.77\00:37:27.38
I was
incarcerated at 19 years old.
00:37:27.41\00:37:32.01
I murdered the man who attacked
me because I am a homosexual
00:37:32.05\00:37:36.22
but in the last 42 months,
00:37:36.28\00:37:38.59
God has taken...
taking every one of my life...
00:37:38.62\00:37:42.26
everything out of my life
00:37:42.29\00:37:44.13
that does not glorify Him.
00:37:44.16\00:37:45.89
Yet, I can admit that
I need help on this path
00:37:45.93\00:37:51.23
and to true freedom.
00:37:51.27\00:37:53.23
I hope you choose to help.
00:37:53.27\00:37:55.57
I know it was not luck
that allowed me to see your Show
00:37:55.60\00:37:59.61
but God's direction.
00:37:59.64\00:38:00.98
If I do not leave fear
behind, I will probably... "
00:38:01.01\00:38:06.78
no, "I will be robbed of my
destiny, please write back. "
00:38:06.82\00:38:10.59
So, I didn't know
how to write to her.
00:38:10.62\00:38:14.86
I knew what to send to her
00:38:14.89\00:38:17.26
but Daniel was
able to send a letter
00:38:17.29\00:38:20.00
and that first
letter was in May...
00:38:20.03\00:38:22.70
this one is in July
00:38:22.76\00:38:24.23
and this one says,
00:38:24.27\00:38:25.70
"I absolutely adore my Bible.
00:38:25.73\00:38:27.37
Thank you so much for:
Cracking the Genesis Code Study.
00:38:27.40\00:38:30.64
It is so interesting to learn.
00:38:30.67\00:38:35.18
I truly thank God for
allowing you and Pastor Dan
00:38:35.21\00:38:38.68
to cross my path.
00:38:38.71\00:38:40.05
I'm going to get
baptized for the first time
00:38:40.08\00:38:43.75
on Sunday the 10th at 8:30.
00:38:43.79\00:38:46.02
Please keep my sisters
and I here in your prayers. "
00:38:46.05\00:38:49.62
Praise the Lord for that.
00:38:49.66\00:38:51.09
We receive 100s of
letters from inmates
00:38:51.16\00:38:55.03
and throughout the year,
00:38:55.06\00:38:57.50
I try to glean
all of those letters
00:38:57.57\00:39:01.17
and put together a
series of testimonies
00:39:01.20\00:39:03.91
that I can share with
those that are present
00:39:03.94\00:39:06.54
and it just
really warms my heart
00:39:06.57\00:39:09.08
that I'm been able to
share these testimonies
00:39:09.11\00:39:12.68
that men and women
write to us from their Cells
00:39:12.71\00:39:16.25
that are
crossing State boundaries
00:39:16.28\00:39:20.06
because they're from
all over the United States
00:39:20.09\00:39:23.19
and they really share
what's in their hearts
00:39:23.22\00:39:26.29
and they also share the
fact that what we are doing
00:39:26.33\00:39:31.23
by way of sending
them the Study Notes
00:39:31.27\00:39:34.10
has really encouraged
them and has helped them
00:39:34.14\00:39:37.67
in their spiritual
walk with the Lord.
00:39:37.71\00:39:39.67
Music...
00:39:39.71\00:39:56.86
You know, I can honestly say
00:39:56.89\00:39:59.03
that all I do here
is preach and write...
00:39:59.06\00:40:03.57
nothing more...
00:40:03.60\00:40:06.50
these are the people
that really do the work
00:40:06.53\00:40:10.44
and they're hardly recognized.
00:40:10.47\00:40:13.38
So, I would ask you
to give them a big hand.
00:40:13.41\00:40:16.14
Audience: Clapping.
00:40:16.18\00:40:18.81
So, preparing for this Summit...
being there at the Summit
00:40:18.88\00:40:23.18
and after the Summit,
00:40:23.22\00:40:25.49
there is a lot of work
involved with our staff
00:40:25.52\00:40:29.22
and I... myself... want to make
sure that I'm on top of things
00:40:29.26\00:40:35.60
and... but at the same
time it's... it's very rewarding
00:40:35.66\00:40:40.60
because at the
end of the Summit,
00:40:40.64\00:40:42.77
we always try to hand
out an Evaluation Form
00:40:42.80\00:40:46.74
where individuals can
share their experience
00:40:46.78\00:40:49.18
and let us know what we
did... what we did right...
00:40:49.21\00:40:52.45
what we should probably
add to next year and so forth,
00:40:52.48\00:40:55.68
so, hearing a lot
of the positive remarks
00:40:55.72\00:40:59.65
and good suggestions,
we, of course, take to heart
00:40:59.69\00:41:04.09
and it's very rewarding
to see individuals that come
00:41:04.13\00:41:08.50
and say, "I'm
coming again next year... "
00:41:08.53\00:41:10.77
"I'm coming again and I'm
going to bring my children... "
00:41:10.80\00:41:13.17
or "I'm coming again and
I'm bringing my friends... "
00:41:13.20\00:41:15.34
and so forth...
00:41:15.40\00:41:16.74
and so, we know that not
only was it a blessing for them
00:41:16.77\00:41:19.21
but they also want to
share that blessing with others
00:41:19.24\00:41:22.11
and so, we come back exhausted
00:41:22.14\00:41:25.55
but at the same time,
00:41:25.58\00:41:27.88
it's a good feeling
knowing that perhaps
00:41:27.92\00:41:31.85
more... more souls will
be reached for God's kingdom.
00:41:31.89\00:41:36.86
I just want to say that I'm
going to step out and say...
00:41:36.89\00:41:41.83
then I'm going to
speak on behalf of everyone
00:41:41.86\00:41:43.50
that's on this stage.
00:41:43.53\00:41:45.47
We could not do what we do
00:41:45.53\00:41:47.54
if we didn't have a
good leader who steers us.
00:41:47.60\00:41:50.71
Ultimately, God is the
One who steers this ministry
00:41:50.74\00:41:54.34
but Pastor Bohr is
phenomenal to work with.
00:41:54.38\00:41:57.58
He is fun... he truly
loves every single one of us
00:41:57.65\00:42:02.28
and more than that, he
loves every single one of you.
00:42:02.35\00:42:06.99
I have watched that
first hand everywhere we go.
00:42:07.02\00:42:10.96
I have never met someone
who truly has love for his flock
00:42:10.99\00:42:14.30
as Pastor Bohr.
00:42:14.33\00:42:15.70
A lot of Pastors say they do
00:42:15.73\00:42:17.53
but this man
demonstrates that he really does
00:42:17.57\00:42:19.90
and that is a gift from God
00:42:19.93\00:42:21.44
and so, we respect
him... we love him...
00:42:21.47\00:42:24.37
we give him a hard
time every single day.
00:42:24.41\00:42:27.28
It is our duty to make
sure that he stays humble.
00:42:27.31\00:42:31.51
We really do have
a family atmosphere
00:42:31.55\00:42:37.22
but it is Pastor Bohr who
keeps his finger on the pulse
00:42:37.25\00:42:42.22
of every single department.
00:42:42.26\00:42:43.66
He checks in with every
one of us, every single day
00:42:43.69\00:42:46.06
that he's in town.
00:42:46.09\00:42:47.56
The Summit gives
me the opportunity
00:42:47.60\00:42:49.93
to put faces with names
00:42:49.96\00:42:51.90
and to get better
acquainted with people.
00:42:51.93\00:42:54.70
You know, when you
don't have a Summit,
00:42:54.74\00:42:57.41
you just basically have
a bunch of names of people
00:42:57.47\00:43:01.81
in our... you
know, in our database
00:43:01.84\00:43:04.61
and you never
know much about them
00:43:04.65\00:43:07.35
but when we have the Summit,
00:43:07.38\00:43:09.12
I'm able to remember names
that we have in our database
00:43:09.15\00:43:12.65
and put the face with the name
and get much better acquainted.
00:43:12.69\00:43:16.42
Music...
00:43:16.46\00:43:32.24
The Adventist church
has become distracted
00:43:32.27\00:43:35.71
from what we're
really supposed to do.
00:43:35.74\00:43:37.28
The devil has led the church
00:43:37.31\00:43:41.12
to enter in a
period of great strife
00:43:41.15\00:43:43.42
like he has led
the United States
00:43:43.45\00:43:46.45
into a period of great strife
00:43:46.49\00:43:48.59
between the two
political parties.
00:43:48.62\00:43:50.73
In the Adventist church we
also have two political parties
00:43:50.76\00:43:53.93
and we've been distracted by...
00:43:53.96\00:43:56.97
from what we're
supposed to be doing.
00:43:57.00\00:43:58.83
We encourage our speakers to
use as much Spirit of Prophecy
00:43:58.87\00:44:03.84
and Bible as possible
00:44:03.87\00:44:05.21
because people that come
expect that level of depth.
00:44:05.24\00:44:09.64
People all over want
to know how do you...
00:44:09.68\00:44:12.48
how do you study the Bible
00:44:12.51\00:44:13.85
together with
Ellen White's writings
00:44:13.88\00:44:15.65
and... and that's
another benefit of coming
00:44:15.68\00:44:18.22
because every Speaker
through their Presentations
00:44:18.25\00:44:21.02
are going to give you a
thorough study of the Word.
00:44:21.06\00:44:23.83
You are saved and I am saved
00:44:23.86\00:44:27.43
only when we
have the presence...
00:44:27.46\00:44:30.20
the reality of the living
Christ actually living in us.
00:44:30.23\00:44:36.30
It is this union
with Christ that saves us.
00:44:36.34\00:44:41.34
It is this union with Christ
00:44:41.38\00:44:43.31
by which we come
up out of the grave.
00:44:43.35\00:44:45.21
It is this union with Christ
00:44:45.25\00:44:46.95
that we're
translated and given a new body.
00:44:46.98\00:44:49.78
It is this union
with Christ that covers us
00:44:49.82\00:44:52.42
and covers our sins...
00:44:52.45\00:44:53.89
It is this union with
Christ that empowers us
00:44:53.92\00:44:56.93
to live a holy Christian life.
00:44:56.96\00:45:00.33
It is Christ in
you... a hope of glory...
00:45:00.40\00:45:03.90
that is Christ our righteousness
because He's the reality.
00:45:03.93\00:45:08.30
The messages that I hear
00:45:08.34\00:45:11.57
are messages that
I've heard most of my life
00:45:11.61\00:45:17.45
but at the same time, it
gives you that opportunity
00:45:17.48\00:45:22.35
to really internalize those
00:45:22.38\00:45:23.95
and own the
message when you walk away.
00:45:23.99\00:45:26.25
This is the
message now that I have.
00:45:26.29\00:45:28.46
It's not so much a message
that someone else is teaching
00:45:28.52\00:45:33.09
or preaching...
00:45:33.13\00:45:34.46
it's now a message
that I can share with others
00:45:34.50\00:45:37.17
and that helps me a lot
00:45:37.20\00:45:39.73
and I enjoy
being able to do that.
00:45:39.77\00:45:41.87
Music...
00:45:41.90\00:45:59.52
We have bought
into a pastor dependency
00:45:59.55\00:46:02.99
that's killing our churches.
00:46:03.02\00:46:04.36
We expect that only Mark
Finley can go win souls...
00:46:04.39\00:46:08.53
only Doug Batchelor...
only in the big screen
00:46:08.56\00:46:10.73
or only when the
Crusade comes... oh...
00:46:10.77\00:46:12.53
you ask a church member,
00:46:12.57\00:46:13.90
"When was the last time
your church did Evangelism?"
00:46:13.94\00:46:16.17
And you automatically
think a public evangelism...
00:46:16.20\00:46:18.17
it's an event...
00:46:18.21\00:46:19.54
it's a four-week process
that we raise money for...
00:46:19.57\00:46:20.91
we put up banners
00:46:20.94\00:46:22.28
and we hope
people come out to it.
00:46:22.31\00:46:24.18
Friends,
Evangelism is not an event,
00:46:24.21\00:46:26.45
it's a lifestyle that
should be part of the DNA
00:46:26.48\00:46:28.55
of every member of
God's remnant church.
00:46:28.58\00:46:30.39
If you've never
been to a Summit,
00:46:30.42\00:46:33.42
you need to come because
it's a wonderful experience.
00:46:33.46\00:46:37.33
On the day that you arrive,
00:46:37.36\00:46:39.96
there is a Registration
period there at the hotel
00:46:40.00\00:46:44.17
where you check into your room
00:46:44.20\00:46:46.53
and in the first evening,
00:46:46.57\00:46:49.00
there is a Keynote Address
00:46:49.07\00:46:52.07
given typically by Pastor Bohr
00:46:52.11\00:46:55.21
to set the tone for the weekend.
00:46:55.24\00:46:58.25
In the morning, early we
have a... a small exercise...
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a physical-exercise period
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led by Jeannie Wheaton who
is one of our local dieticians
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who works along...
aside us in the ministry here,
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and she takes
people out on a nature walk
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early in the morning.
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After the nature walk is
scheduled a time of prayer
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in the auditorium where
most of the meetings occur
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and so, there will be
like a twenty or thirty minute
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prayer meeting so to speak
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there in the morning.
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Then the programs will start,
we'll have a Speaker after that
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and then, there
will be a breakfast
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and I have to say that
the Tenaya Lodge cooking staff
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have been superb
in their presentation
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of not just
vegetarian but vegan food
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and so, they provide
for us wonderful meals
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for breakfast and
then, later for our dinner.
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After breakfast there, there are
other presentations that follow,
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there's typically a
small period of time
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where we kind of take a break
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where people can get outside
and kind of see nature...
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take a... take a little
walk to strengthen themselves
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and then they come back in
for the following Presentations
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after dinner in the evening
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and each Presentation as I said
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is followed by a
question and answer period
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where people can firm
up their understanding
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of the various topics
that have been presented.
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Music...
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As far as the
future is concerned
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for the Secrets Unsealed Summit,
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the biggest
challenge that we have
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is to once again be
able to do it in person
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and we're hoping and
we're praying to the Lord
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that this Corona
Virus will be overcome
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so that we can once
again meet in person
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up at Tenaya Lodge.
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As far as the other challenges
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you know, they are challenges
that we have every year
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when we have the Summit
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so, they're not insurmountable
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but as far as the
virus is concerned,
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unless we are able once
again to meet in person,
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we would have to do it
virtually again next year
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and we are praying that we
will not have to do it that way,
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that we will be able
to be with the people...
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hug them... pray with them...
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study with them...
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exercise with them
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and just have a great spiritual
and physical time there.
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So, please keep
us in your prayers...
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please pray that we will be able
to have our Summit next year
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that is if the Lord tarries.
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Now, I'm so happy that
we're able to have our Summit
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by this means...
it's different...
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it's... it's not personal...
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it's impersonal...
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I don't get a chance to
meet you personally and see you
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and exchange hugs
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but we are able to
reach out to you by this means
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and we are so happy that
you have been able to join us
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and join us with the
challenges that we have here
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as our ministry in... in growing
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and sharing God's Word with many
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and so, we invite you to join
us for our Summits next year
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and thereafter
unless the Lord comes,
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I think the real
Summit will happen in heaven
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but we want to thank each of you
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who are making it
possible for us to continue
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to be a Ministry
and... and share with others
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and we just thank
you and also invite you
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to continue to just stay
tuned to Secrets Unsealed
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and sumTV and the Lord bless.
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Now that we've explained
to you what the Summit is
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and now that you have a burning
desire to attend the Summit,
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we hope and pray that you'll
actually put forth the effort
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to come and to be with
us during upcoming Summits.
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If you will go to our
website: SecretsUnsealed. org
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you will find information
there about our Summits.
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You can sign up
and register online
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and we know that you
will be blessed by attending.
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Stay tuned... keep watch...
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come and join us
at the next Summit.
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