Hello and
welcome to iSITE Review.
00:00:06.70\00:00:08.50
We're here in Phoenix, Arizona!
00:00:08.70\00:00:10.47
And Arizona's supposed to be
warm, and Jill and I are trying
00:00:10.67\00:00:13.51
not to shiver and
shake. It's a little cool.
00:00:13.71\00:00:16.21
It is actually, but we're so
happy to be joining you here.
00:00:16.41\00:00:19.68
This is actually the
very first iSITE Review
00:00:19.88\00:00:22.35
as we're talking about
the exciting Pathway to Life
00:00:22.55\00:00:26.42
here in Phoenix, Arizona...
the evangelistic series 3ABN
00:00:26.62\00:00:29.46
is so excited to be partnering
with the Arizona conference.
00:00:29.66\00:00:33.09
We are. iSITE Review we
always want to bring you
00:00:33.50\00:00:35.93
stories and testimonies
and what goes on not only
00:00:36.13\00:00:38.70
behind the scenes with each
one of the evangelistic series
00:00:38.90\00:00:42.14
but also testimonies from
the people at the local sites.
00:00:42.44\00:00:46.14
And we are so excited.
This is our kick-off evening
00:00:46.34\00:00:49.14
but we are actually...
We came in a few days early
00:00:49.34\00:00:51.31
and we're just getting ready
here. We had a group prayer
00:00:51.51\00:00:54.92
just now and
just joining together.
00:00:55.12\00:00:56.82
There are five simultaneous
evangelistic meetings going on
00:00:57.02\00:01:00.69
here in the
greater Phoenix area.
00:01:00.89\00:01:02.62
And where we are standing
we are actually in the church
00:01:02.82\00:01:04.39
parking lot of the
Paradise Valley SDA church.
00:01:04.59\00:01:08.20
And Pr. John Lomacang is going
to be doing this series here
00:01:08.40\00:01:11.60
with Pr. Jim Hakes and his won-
derful team here at this church.
00:01:11.80\00:01:15.20
It's been just incredible.
Jill and I were around earlier
00:01:15.40\00:01:18.07
this week looking at some
of the children's meetings
00:01:18.27\00:01:20.14
that they're prepping for.
There's like this really neat
00:01:20.34\00:01:22.44
cave that they're building
inside of a Sabbath School room!
00:01:22.64\00:01:25.18
It's incredible!
They're talking about
00:01:25.38\00:01:26.72
I think they said creation.
They have some dinosaurs
00:01:26.75\00:01:28.58
and different things
in another classroom.
00:01:28.78\00:01:30.15
It's really exciting
to see the participation
00:01:30.35\00:01:32.75
of the local churches - amen
- and the conference here in
00:01:32.95\00:01:35.42
Arizona. And speaking
of the conference, we have
00:01:35.62\00:01:37.69
the conference secretary
here with us this evening:
00:01:37.89\00:01:40.16
Elder Jose Marin is right over
here. You want to come join us
00:01:40.36\00:01:42.93
Elder Marin. Hello Greg and
Jill. We've very excited that
00:01:43.13\00:01:46.07
3ABN is here with us in
this beautiful state of Arizona
00:01:46.27\00:01:49.37
here in Phoenix to be
able to partner together
00:01:49.57\00:01:52.01
and to reach
beautiful people here
00:01:52.21\00:01:54.41
who are thirsty like a
desert for the Living Water
00:01:54.61\00:01:58.41
that is our God. You
know, we were talking about
00:01:58.61\00:02:00.38
cold just a little bit earlier.
00:02:00.58\00:02:01.92
I said: "Make you want to
shiver just a little bit. "
00:02:02.05\00:02:03.95
This is not normal! This is
not normal weather. It isn't?
00:02:04.15\00:02:05.65
No. Usually around this
time we are like in the 70's
00:02:05.85\00:02:08.86
so hopefully... I think
we brought Illinois weather
00:02:09.06\00:02:11.36
to Arizona maybe 'cause
I'm telling you, we're looking
00:02:11.56\00:02:13.66
at a cactus right over here
00:02:13.86\00:02:15.20
and you might be
able to see this palm tree
00:02:15.23\00:02:16.90
that's right behind us...
so it's supposed to be warm.
00:02:17.10\00:02:19.00
But we're talking about
evangelism and you know,
00:02:19.20\00:02:21.47
people's hearts can be cold
00:02:21.67\00:02:23.27
just because they don't
know the Lord Jesus Christ.
00:02:23.47\00:02:25.47
Correct. So what a blessing
that we can actually warm
00:02:25.67\00:02:27.61
their hearts with the gospel.
Yes, and I think... You know,
00:02:27.81\00:02:30.55
God has a timing
for everything. True.
00:02:30.75\00:02:32.75
You know, I think that
3ABN coming here to Phoenix
00:02:32.95\00:02:36.15
this was the best time to come.
00:02:36.35\00:02:38.45
We have a lot of
people who come from up north.
00:02:38.75\00:02:41.42
And we just finished a
major initiative to reach out
00:02:41.62\00:02:45.59
in a medical clinic at the con-
vention center back in December.
00:02:45.79\00:02:48.86
Yes. And powerful stories
of people who were touched
00:02:49.06\00:02:52.57
and they said: "I love
this church already" - amen -
00:02:52.77\00:02:55.94
"because of what you're doing.
" So we're hoping that some of
00:02:56.14\00:02:58.07
these beautiful people
who came out to Pathways
00:02:58.27\00:03:00.94
will come out to
the meetings as well.
00:03:01.14\00:03:02.94
Yes. We're excited about that
00:03:03.14\00:03:05.28
because you already almost as
it were "laid some groundwork. "
00:03:05.48\00:03:08.48
People came through
to get free medical care.
00:03:08.68\00:03:12.25
Free healthcare. And then
now that groundwork is laid.
00:03:12.45\00:03:14.99
What else are you doing
as far as laying groundwork
00:03:15.19\00:03:16.86
for the upcoming
evangelistic series?
00:03:17.06\00:03:18.56
Well one of the things
that happened: after we finished
00:03:18.76\00:03:20.20
the Pathway we served
close to 7,000 people.
00:03:20.40\00:03:24.00
Close to 7,000 people.
00:03:24.20\00:03:25.73
That's an incredible
number when you think about it!
00:03:25.93\00:03:27.57
Just a few days' time, too!
00:03:27.77\00:03:29.40
Over 500 people said: "I
want to study the Bible. "
00:03:29.60\00:03:32.17
And so basically...
Wait... say that one more time.
00:03:32.47\00:03:34.34
How many? Over 500 people
said... Isn't that incredible?
00:03:34.54\00:03:37.15
"We want to study the
Bible. " That is amazing!
00:03:37.35\00:03:39.15
Yeah, that's people that
actually said "I want to! "
00:03:39.35\00:03:41.02
These we're
giving five meetings.
00:03:41.22\00:03:43.95
Actually the five meetings
for 3ABN is 300 meetings.
00:03:44.15\00:03:46.86
These were the churches
that were also part of the...
00:03:47.06\00:03:49.76
as medical information where
people came to pick up their
00:03:49.96\00:03:53.26
lab results and
things like that.
00:03:53.46\00:03:54.93
So they had...
Some of the churches had
00:03:55.13\00:03:57.43
Diabetes Undone.
Something on depression
00:03:57.63\00:04:01.34
and medical
clinics. And so then in April
00:04:01.54\00:04:06.07
we're having another
event which is for families
00:04:06.27\00:04:08.58
with Faith for
Today. So we're just blessed
00:04:08.78\00:04:11.65
to have your team
here, be part... Together
00:04:11.85\00:04:14.85
to be able to preach the gospel.
00:04:15.05\00:04:16.38
Yes. Yeah, I tell
you: what a blessing it is
00:04:16.58\00:04:19.25
to be
participating, to work together.
00:04:19.45\00:04:20.92
I think that's what
God wants all of us to do
00:04:21.12\00:04:22.92
is to work
together as a team. Yes.
00:04:23.12\00:04:24.69
You know, and so we
have these live events
00:04:24.89\00:04:26.90
here, 3ABN working with the
conference, the local churches.
00:04:27.10\00:04:30.00
Do you have a work for someone
at home? Because they could be
00:04:30.20\00:04:32.53
at their local church
and say: "You know what?
00:04:32.73\00:04:34.40
In my area there's cold...
there's nothing going on. "
00:04:34.60\00:04:36.71
What would you say to them
at home how they can participate
00:04:36.91\00:04:39.44
in their local area
with just evangelism?
00:04:39.64\00:04:41.14
What would you do
to encourage them?
00:04:41.34\00:04:42.68
Well first of all I'm
sure that some of the churches
00:04:42.71\00:04:45.25
that maybe some people
who are not here at Phoenix
00:04:45.45\00:04:48.22
but are going to be
watching through the television
00:04:48.42\00:04:50.79
we want to ask
you: you invite friends
00:04:50.99\00:04:53.15
to come over to your house -
there you go - or to your church
00:04:53.36\00:04:55.22
and watch these
meetings. And at the same time
00:04:55.42\00:04:57.99
we want to ask you
for your prayers. Amen.
00:04:58.19\00:05:01.13
Because I believe that your
prayers will make a difference
00:05:01.33\00:05:03.43
in these meetings. So I think
even though they're wherever
00:05:03.63\00:05:05.77
they are: in
Chicago or around the world
00:05:06.17\00:05:08.50
you can still
participate. Invite a friend.
00:05:08.70\00:05:10.91
You'll be amazed.
If you invite people,
00:05:11.07\00:05:13.24
somebody will say "Yes. "
00:05:13.44\00:05:15.31
Amen. I love that
about the Arizona conference:
00:05:15.51\00:05:17.61
your passion for evangelism.
You know, passion to spread
00:05:17.81\00:05:20.52
the gospel of Jesus
Christ in your community.
00:05:20.72\00:05:23.39
And you know, we have a
3ABN you could say "affiliate"
00:05:23.59\00:05:26.59
with Good News TV and
the Skeltons and their team.
00:05:26.79\00:05:29.92
And they've been doing adver-
tising leading up for it too.
00:05:30.13\00:05:32.39
Yes, and that's
another beautiful thing
00:05:32.59\00:05:34.30
that we have through our
Good News Television in English
00:05:34.50\00:05:37.63
and Spanish. We have it now
throughout the major cities of
00:05:37.83\00:05:41.54
our state. And so 3ABN is
one of the channels that we
00:05:41.74\00:05:45.07
get to partner with you to
be able... So there's a lot
00:05:45.27\00:05:48.01
of people who maybe
have not come to the churches
00:05:48.21\00:05:51.08
but already see
the ministry of 3ABN.
00:05:51.28\00:05:53.11
And we have come...
Sabbath after Sabbath
00:05:53.31\00:05:56.12
people come and
walk into the churches
00:05:56.32\00:05:58.39
and they say: "I'm
here because of 3ABN
00:05:58.59\00:06:02.29
or Good News Television. I
want to be part of the church. "
00:06:02.49\00:06:04.76
Amen! We've had those
stories, story after story.
00:06:04.96\00:06:07.73
So we just want to
thank you at home because we
00:06:08.23\00:06:10.87
know your prayers and
support of the ministry of 3ABN
00:06:11.03\00:06:13.50
some I know Good
News... it's changing souls
00:06:13.70\00:06:17.31
for eternity. It's not
temporal but it's for eternity.
00:06:17.51\00:06:19.84
What a blessing!
And pray for the series
00:06:20.04\00:06:21.74
as we just get ready to
launch here. Pray for the people
00:06:21.94\00:06:24.68
who will come to a
knowledge of Jesus.
00:06:24.88\00:06:26.58
Before we go we just had
this group time of prayer
00:06:26.78\00:06:30.09
and I know that we have
the speakers - the 5 different
00:06:30.29\00:06:33.32
speakers who are here.
That would be Shelley Quinn,
00:06:33.52\00:06:35.69
Pastor John
Lomacang, Pastor. C. A. Murray,
00:06:35.89\00:06:38.09
Pastor Kenny Shelton,
and John Dinzey is preaching
00:06:38.29\00:06:41.43
in Spanish. So each one
of them will be speaking with
00:06:41.63\00:06:44.30
their pastor and you'll
have a chance to meet them.
00:06:44.50\00:06:46.80
But before we go to them
would you have a prayer for us
00:06:47.00\00:06:49.60
Elder Marin as we kick
off this evangelistic series?
00:06:49.80\00:06:52.24
Sure. Let me... let's pray.
00:06:52.44\00:06:54.08
Gracious heavenly
Father, at this time
00:06:55.81\00:06:59.41
we ask that You would give Your
Spirit in an unmeasurable way
00:07:00.22\00:07:04.45
for the residents
of the city of Phoenix
00:07:04.85\00:07:08.89
and throughout the world.
You are eager to come back.
00:07:09.09\00:07:12.09
You want to come
back for Your children.
00:07:12.29\00:07:15.10
But we realize, God, that
we are partnering with You
00:07:15.50\00:07:18.43
in this mission to save people.
00:07:18.63\00:07:20.10
So in a very special way
we have done our human part
00:07:20.50\00:07:23.87
and we're going to
trust You to do the impossible
00:07:24.07\00:07:27.28
and to change
people's lives. Amen!
00:07:27.64\00:07:29.51
We pray for each
one of the sites.
00:07:29.71\00:07:31.05
We pray for all the different
people who are watching 3ABN
00:07:31.08\00:07:34.28
through their television.
We ask a special blessing
00:07:34.48\00:07:36.48
for them as well. And
Lord, when You come back again
00:07:36.69\00:07:39.72
in the clouds of heaven
00:07:39.92\00:07:41.26
and we have a reunion with You
00:07:41.46\00:07:42.86
may we meet all the
people that came to You - yes -
00:07:43.06\00:07:47.26
because of these meetings.
00:07:47.46\00:07:49.16
We pray this and we thank you
for what You are doing already
00:07:49.36\00:07:52.20
in Jesus' name, Amen. Amen!
00:07:52.40\00:07:54.44
Thank you so much Elder
Marin. We appreciate again your
00:07:54.84\00:07:56.81
support. Thank
you... thank you for coming.
00:07:57.01\00:07:58.57
What a blessing. Probably next
week will be better weather.
00:07:58.77\00:08:02.04
Over our shoulder you've
probably just seen some groups
00:08:02.91\00:08:05.38
of people. That's been the
pastors with their pastors,
00:08:05.58\00:08:07.22
the leadership in their churches
getting some interviews.
00:08:07.42\00:08:09.42
So we're going to
go to those right now.
00:08:09.62\00:08:11.42
I'm here with Pastor Jim Hakes
00:08:13.05\00:08:14.69
of the Paradise Valley
Seventh-day Adventist church
00:08:14.89\00:08:17.76
as we begin to
kick off fifteen nights
00:08:17.96\00:08:21.83
of Bible-centered,
Christ-centered preaching.
00:08:22.03\00:08:24.83
Pastor, it's so good
to be able to have you
00:08:25.03\00:08:26.63
as one of our host
churches. And thank you so much
00:08:27.04\00:08:29.34
for opening your
doors and your heart
00:08:29.54\00:08:30.97
to invite 3ABN to come in.
00:08:31.17\00:08:32.77
Tell us a little bit about
the Paradise Valley SDA church.
00:08:32.97\00:08:35.88
Ah, Paradise Valley church
is a church that's right here
00:08:36.08\00:08:39.28
in central Phoenix.
We're happy to be trying
00:08:39.48\00:08:42.78
to represent the Word,
the message of God, here
00:08:42.98\00:08:45.79
in our valley and to be
active in the community.
00:08:45.99\00:08:49.19
The Paradise Valley
church is just thrilled
00:08:49.59\00:08:51.96
and has been praying
for this fifteen nights
00:08:52.16\00:08:55.86
coming up for several months.
00:08:56.06\00:08:57.40
And we are looking forward
to inviting the community
00:08:57.70\00:09:00.57
and to having a good meeting
and sharing the love of Jesus
00:09:00.77\00:09:04.77
Christ with the people
that come to hear you present
00:09:04.97\00:09:06.91
the message each
night. Praise the Lord!
00:09:07.11\00:09:08.64
Tell us how important evangelism
is to the closing work
00:09:08.84\00:09:11.71
of the kingdom message.
00:09:11.91\00:09:13.92
Well I believe
evangelism is not only
00:09:14.75\00:09:17.82
important but it is
essential. It is THE work.
00:09:18.02\00:09:20.46
Evangelism is sharing
the message of Jesus Christ.
00:09:20.66\00:09:23.69
It is sharing
who Jesus Christ is
00:09:23.89\00:09:26.66
in a last-day setting
00:09:26.86\00:09:28.33
and it is trying to
share with our community -
00:09:28.53\00:09:32.33
people in the community -
that Jesus Christ is coming
00:09:32.53\00:09:35.40
soon and that there
is good news because
00:09:35.60\00:09:38.17
the pain and suffering and the
difficulties that people have
00:09:38.57\00:09:41.88
in a world of sin
is coming to an end
00:09:42.08\00:09:43.58
when Jesus steps in
to make a perfect world
00:09:43.78\00:09:48.22
and to re-make
us perfect as well.
00:09:48.42\00:09:51.05
And we think
that's what church is for
00:09:51.25\00:09:53.15
is to be sharing that message.
00:09:53.36\00:09:54.79
What can we expect
for the next 15 nights?
00:09:54.99\00:09:56.86
Well, we look forward to
expecting truth-filled message
00:09:57.76\00:10:01.63
about what Jesus
is like each night.
00:10:01.83\00:10:03.47
We're looking
forward to that from you.
00:10:03.67\00:10:05.20
We can look forward to a
bunch of friendly people -
00:10:05.70\00:10:10.44
that's right - that will say
"Hello and welcome" each night.
00:10:10.64\00:10:13.64
And we'll be looking forward
to sitting by people each night.
00:10:13.84\00:10:16.51
Praying with them if
they have a prayer request.
00:10:16.91\00:10:20.15
We look forward to
being in a position whereas
00:10:20.65\00:10:23.49
people are hearing this
message maybe for the first time
00:10:23.69\00:10:26.59
that the people in the
pew can be sharing with them.
00:10:26.79\00:10:29.82
"Well, here's how we do
that" or what that means
00:10:30.03\00:10:32.16
or "Yes, you can do
that. " So our hope is
00:10:32.36\00:10:35.16
that as you are the
evangelist speaking the message
00:10:35.36\00:10:38.03
in the front that
the members of the church
00:10:38.23\00:10:40.77
can be evangelists in the pew
right by the folks that come in.
00:10:40.97\00:10:43.61
Amen. And what kind of
feeling did you get from the
00:10:43.81\00:10:47.11
members when you
said: "Well 3ABN is coming
00:10:47.31\00:10:50.08
to Phoenix to partner
with the Arizona conference
00:10:50.28\00:10:52.68
and our church is one
of the host churches? "
00:10:52.88\00:10:55.38
I think it was
basically unanimous
00:10:55.78\00:10:58.19
our people saying: "Praise God
and what can we do to partner
00:10:58.39\00:11:02.02
and to help make this a blessing
00:11:02.22\00:11:04.76
in our community and
make it a memorable occasion
00:11:04.96\00:11:07.63
after these 15
nights are finished? " Amen!
00:11:07.83\00:11:10.47
And you know here
at 3ABN we believe that
00:11:10.67\00:11:13.77
evangelism is the only
reason why we are here.
00:11:13.97\00:11:16.71
To tell people not only
about the trues of God's Word
00:11:16.91\00:11:19.41
but about Christ Himself.
00:11:19.61\00:11:21.64
Each of the messages, pastor
- Amen - we have taken the time
00:11:21.84\00:11:24.58
to design them by God's
Word to be Christ centered.
00:11:24.78\00:11:27.92
Because I believe firmly
that if Jesus is not a part
00:11:28.12\00:11:30.72
of the message then the
message is intellectual.
00:11:30.92\00:11:33.32
But when Jesus is
the center of the message
00:11:33.72\00:11:35.92
it is transformational.
00:11:36.12\00:11:37.46
And so pray for
us here in Phoenix
00:11:37.59\00:11:39.83
and for Pastor Jim Hakes
00:11:40.03\00:11:41.76
and his church, the
Paradise Valley SDA church.
00:11:41.96\00:11:44.30
And we will give you
updates periodically through the
00:11:44.70\00:11:47.00
meetings as to how
the Lord is doing His work
00:11:47.20\00:11:49.97
through us as willing
vessels, the pastor here
00:11:50.17\00:11:52.54
and also me, John Lomacang,
00:11:52.74\00:11:54.94
the preacher for
the series of meetings.
00:11:55.14\00:11:57.21
And we know that
when the work is done
00:11:57.41\00:11:59.55
the kingdom will be
furnished with precious lives.
00:11:59.75\00:12:02.35
Lives that are not only
people that received the message
00:12:02.55\00:12:06.25
and received Christ but
people that will get ready
00:12:06.45\00:12:08.96
and share the
message with others
00:12:09.16\00:12:10.83
getting them ready
for Jesus' soon coming.
00:12:11.03\00:12:12.69
Amen! That's
what we're here for.
00:12:12.89\00:12:14.46
Thank you so much Pr. Jim.
00:12:14.66\00:12:16.00
Yes, we're here in
Phoenix, AZ. We're excited.
00:12:16.73\00:12:19.23
We've landed and we are here to
preach the everlasting gospel.
00:12:19.43\00:12:24.41
We praise the Lord for
the opportunity to work
00:12:24.61\00:12:27.51
with the Phoenix... Not the
Phoenix, the Arizona conference.
00:12:27.71\00:12:31.88
And we're praising the Lord
for the enthusiasm that we found
00:12:32.08\00:12:34.78
here. This is
Pastor Antulio Espinoza.
00:12:34.98\00:12:37.09
And Pastor Antulio,
can you please tell us
00:12:37.29\00:12:40.22
a little bit about the church,
00:12:40.42\00:12:42.99
the Central
Valley Spanish Church
00:12:43.19\00:12:44.63
and where it's located.
00:12:44.83\00:12:46.46
Sure, the Central Valley
Spanish church is located
00:12:52.80\00:12:56.30
in the west side of the city.
00:12:56.50\00:12:59.04
And can you please
tell us about the church?
00:12:59.64\00:13:02.51
What kind of
preparation has the church done
00:13:03.38\00:13:05.78
for this evangelistic campaign?
00:13:05.98\00:13:07.45
Well... he said a lot!
I'm going to try to give you
00:13:49.26\00:13:51.29
a summary of what he said.
00:13:51.49\00:13:52.93
He said the church is a
very enthusiastic church.
00:13:53.13\00:13:55.03
They're very excited
about the evangelistic campaign.
00:13:55.23\00:13:57.33
And as a matter of fact, they
have small groups in the church
00:13:57.73\00:13:59.87
that are working very
well. And this church is visited
00:14:00.07\00:14:03.14
by many people, and they just
finished doing a health seminar
00:14:03.34\00:14:07.01
that has brought
in a lot of people.
00:14:07.21\00:14:08.88
The church is a church that
is very active in the community.
00:14:09.28\00:14:14.05
Finally, pastor, I
would like to ask you
00:14:14.88\00:14:16.65
what... what would
you ask our viewers...
00:14:16.85\00:14:20.12
What type of prayer request
do you have for our viewers
00:14:20.32\00:14:22.92
for this evangelistic campaign?
00:14:23.12\00:14:24.46
Well, he said that this church
00:15:05.43\00:15:10.01
is a very active church
but we really need your prayers
00:15:10.31\00:15:13.78
because already the
Holy Spirit is working.
00:15:13.98\00:15:16.61
He received a call
this morning from somebody
00:15:16.81\00:15:18.78
that had been watching
the announcements and they are
00:15:18.98\00:15:22.88
asking information about
the evangelistic campaign.
00:15:23.08\00:15:25.69
So we really need
your prayers, he said,
00:15:26.09\00:15:28.29
because we want the Lord
to bless in a mighty way.
00:15:28.49\00:15:30.56
And we really thank you.
00:15:30.76\00:15:32.09
And so this is all we
can share with you for now.
00:15:32.23\00:15:34.90
Please remember to pray
for each and every evangelist.
00:15:35.10\00:15:37.90
We are asking God to do
a great and mighty thing
00:15:38.10\00:15:40.44
to His honor and glory.
00:15:40.64\00:15:41.97
What a blessing to get to meet
some of the leadership team.
00:15:43.44\00:15:46.04
Some of the pastors and elders
- yes - who are leading out
00:15:46.24\00:15:49.04
in these local churches...
so I loved hearing that.
00:15:49.24\00:15:51.61
And right now we're
going to go to a couple more
00:15:51.81\00:15:54.08
pastors and the speakers
and learn just a little bit
00:15:54.28\00:15:56.75
about their church and
their preparation for this
00:15:56.95\00:15:59.42
evangelistic series.
00:15:59.62\00:16:00.96
I'm here with Pr. Steve Gibson
who is the pastor of my host
00:16:03.46\00:16:07.06
church which is the
Desert Cove SDA Church.
00:16:07.26\00:16:11.33
Pastor, it's good
to be in your city.
00:16:11.53\00:16:13.74
We welcome you; we're thankful
you were willing to come.
00:16:13.94\00:16:16.44
We are very very
excited about the meetings,
00:16:17.27\00:16:19.01
the prospect of souls being
added to the kingdom of God.
00:16:19.21\00:16:22.41
Your right-hand man
is Elder Randy Fields.
00:16:23.24\00:16:25.98
He and Cathy have
worked very very hard.
00:16:26.18\00:16:27.98
You're fairly new to
this church, aren't you?
00:16:28.38\00:16:30.52
Yes, I've just been at Desert
Cove Church about 8 months
00:16:30.92\00:16:34.09
but the church has been
there for about 3-1/2 years.
00:16:34.49\00:16:36.89
And we praise the Lord for the
work that the church is doing
00:16:37.89\00:16:40.70
in the community. Tell
us a little bit about the
00:16:40.90\00:16:42.66
preparations that
have been going on
00:16:42.86\00:16:44.47
in preparation for the meetings.
00:16:44.67\00:16:46.50
Well, since Pathway to Health
was held over the holiday season
00:16:46.80\00:16:51.51
we've had a
Diabetes Undone program.
00:16:51.71\00:16:54.58
And after the
Diabetes Undone seminar
00:16:54.78\00:16:57.95
then we had a bridging event: a
series from the book of Daniel.
00:16:58.15\00:17:02.18
And now we're
looking forward to continuing
00:17:02.38\00:17:04.89
with the series
that starts this Friday.
00:17:05.09\00:17:06.92
We are so very very excited!
00:17:07.32\00:17:09.69
All five churches are
excited and all five speakers
00:17:09.89\00:17:12.26
from 3ABN I know
are very very excited.
00:17:12.46\00:17:14.46
Your church is in
what part of the city?
00:17:14.86\00:17:18.67
We're on the west side of the
city in the area of El Mirage
00:17:19.07\00:17:24.31
south of Surprise. I
think we've got the city
00:17:24.47\00:17:26.81
covered north, south,
east, and west. I think we're
00:17:27.01\00:17:28.91
just about pretty much
encompassing the entire town.
00:17:29.11\00:17:32.15
We are happy to work
with the Arizona Conference,
00:17:32.55\00:17:34.52
pastors like Pastor Steve,
and the members of the church.
00:17:34.72\00:17:38.05
What is the general feeing
in the church as you assess
00:17:38.25\00:17:40.46
the church in readiness and
the general mood of the church?
00:17:40.66\00:17:43.49
Desert Cove Church is
an evangelistic church.
00:17:44.13\00:17:46.33
They're excited
to have meetings.
00:17:46.53\00:17:48.83
They're in the
habit of having meetings,
00:17:49.03\00:17:51.17
and we're thankful
you're willing to come
00:17:51.37\00:17:53.34
and share in that spirit.
00:17:53.54\00:17:55.04
We are indeed willing,
ready, and more than able
00:17:55.54\00:17:58.87
under the power of our
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
00:17:59.07\00:18:01.28
We're going to have a
good time at Desert Cove
00:18:01.48\00:18:03.01
and I dare say that all five
churches will be blessed of the
00:18:03.21\00:18:06.21
Lord during these meetings
over the next several days.
00:18:06.41\00:18:09.08
Amen! It's always exciting,
isn't it? to get to learn more
00:18:11.49\00:18:13.86
about the pastors and the local
churches, what's going on here.
00:18:14.06\00:18:16.76
I also want to say before
we head to a couple of more
00:18:17.16\00:18:19.63
introductions - if
you want to say that -
00:18:19.83\00:18:21.96
a thank you to the 3ABN
crew: those that drove out here.
00:18:22.16\00:18:24.63
There were some
long hours, many miles.
00:18:24.83\00:18:26.60
Those that flew out
here. There's a lot of behind
00:18:26.80\00:18:28.50
the scenes stuff of
course that goes on.
00:18:28.70\00:18:30.04
So I thank the 3ABN crew.
00:18:30.21\00:18:31.54
But let's right now
go to a couple of more
00:18:31.87\00:18:33.84
interviews/introductions
of our churches and their
00:18:34.04\00:18:36.81
pastors and our
pastors that have come out here
00:18:37.01\00:18:38.71
for this evangelistic series.
00:18:38.91\00:18:41.05
And we are so
excited to be here in Phoenix
00:18:41.68\00:18:44.45
for the Pathway to
Life evangelism series.
00:18:44.65\00:18:47.92
And I have with me the pastor of
the Phoenix Central SDA church
00:18:48.42\00:18:53.80
Pastor Myles Reiner.
Pastor, it is so good to be here
00:18:54.00\00:18:58.57
and at your church. It's
good to have you here with us!
00:18:58.77\00:19:01.77
You all have done quite
a bit in the Phoenix area
00:19:01.97\00:19:05.77
the Arizona Conference.
Tell us a little about
00:19:05.97\00:19:08.38
all the preparation and the
different things that you've
00:19:08.58\00:19:11.98
been doing. It was an
exciting... an exciting year.
00:19:12.18\00:19:15.08
In December 25 for
Christmas, 26 and 27 we held
00:19:15.28\00:19:19.59
a Pathway to Health
at the civic center.
00:19:19.79\00:19:21.66
Free medical care
for anyone who came.
00:19:21.86\00:19:24.69
And it was awesome!
We had a lot of people
00:19:24.89\00:19:27.76
and touched a lot of lives.
00:19:27.96\00:19:29.90
And following the Pathway
to Health we held at our church
00:19:31.20\00:19:34.74
Depression Recovery by
Nedley and Diabetes Undone
00:19:35.87\00:19:39.47
all of January.
00:19:39.87\00:19:41.24
And have met a lot of wonderful
people, interacted with them
00:19:41.44\00:19:44.75
and they've come to
be, a couple of them,
00:19:44.95\00:19:47.65
part of our church family.
00:19:47.85\00:19:49.25
Wonderful! Wonderful!
Well what we're going to do now
00:19:49.45\00:19:52.15
you've had all
this emphasis on health.
00:19:52.35\00:19:54.32
But now we're turning to
the scriptures to understand
00:19:54.52\00:19:59.29
the love of God,
the grace of God,
00:19:59.49\00:20:01.96
and to talk about
Jesus and His second coming.
00:20:02.16\00:20:06.60
And I'm very excited
to get this opportunity.
00:20:07.00\00:20:10.14
I always love to
teach from the Bible.
00:20:10.54\00:20:13.27
Tell me a little
about your church,
00:20:13.68\00:20:16.58
the personality of the
Phoenix Central SDA church.
00:20:16.78\00:20:20.82
We are quite eclectic.
We have great diversity.
00:20:21.22\00:20:24.55
We have black, white, Hispanic.
00:20:24.75\00:20:27.82
We have people from the
Congo and we have Karen refugees
00:20:28.02\00:20:32.39
from the Laotian
border/ Burma area.
00:20:32.59\00:20:37.13
So we are quite unique.
00:20:37.53\00:20:38.93
And is this an active church?
00:20:39.13\00:20:42.00
It is... it is.
It's an older church
00:20:42.40\00:20:44.67
but we are active and growing.
00:20:44.87\00:20:47.71
I've heard from one
of your members that this
00:20:47.91\00:20:50.58
church was kind of the
mother church in the area
00:20:50.78\00:20:53.05
and you've
spawned off many others.
00:20:53.25\00:20:55.35
Yes it was for... In
the 80's, 90's it was
00:20:55.75\00:21:00.56
probably the premier
church in the valley for a lot
00:21:00.76\00:21:02.82
of years and they've
done a lot of good things.
00:21:03.02\00:21:05.83
And how many years
have you been pastoring?
00:21:06.23\00:21:08.40
I've been the pastor at
Central for two years now.
00:21:08.60\00:21:11.27
OK. Well we're
just really excited
00:21:11.47\00:21:14.04
and we hope that
you will come join us.
00:21:14.24\00:21:16.60
We are going to learn so much
00:21:16.81\00:21:19.84
letting the
scriptures talk to us to know
00:21:20.04\00:21:23.55
of the grace of
God. Please come see us.
00:21:23.75\00:21:26.41
Hi, I'm Kenny Shelton.
We're here in the Chandler
00:21:28.22\00:21:30.85
Phoenix, Arizona area here
having a series of meetings
00:21:31.05\00:21:34.19
and we're very grateful
and thankful for what God has
00:21:34.39\00:21:36.83
been doing. You know,
God works through people.
00:21:37.03\00:21:39.29
People just like you and
this couple of gentlemen that we
00:21:39.49\00:21:41.86
have here and the whole church.
00:21:42.06\00:21:43.87
So we're behind the
scenes to get acquainted
00:21:44.07\00:21:47.04
with these gentlemen and some of
the work that's been going on.
00:21:47.24\00:21:49.90
And so I'm glad to have
here with me here at this time
00:21:50.11\00:21:52.47
is Bro. Danny. We're
glad you're here. Elder Danny.
00:21:52.67\00:21:55.31
And also we have
Pastor Ingram with us.
00:21:55.51\00:21:58.41
And so we'll start
with Pastor Ingram.
00:21:58.61\00:22:00.35
What have you folks
been doing in preparation
00:22:00.75\00:22:02.58
for these meetings?
So we're really excited
00:22:02.78\00:22:06.05
at the Chandler
Seventh-day Adventist church.
00:22:06.25\00:22:08.66
We've been doing a whole
lot of work behind the scenes.
00:22:08.86\00:22:11.19
We've definitely been
advertising. We had a 3-pronged
00:22:11.39\00:22:15.53
advertising campaign.
We've sent out 20,000 flyers
00:22:15.73\00:22:19.83
to the Chandler downtown area.
00:22:20.04\00:22:22.14
And we've also
mobilized our Pathfinder Club
00:22:22.34\00:22:24.91
to also pass out 1,000
flyers in the community.
00:22:25.11\00:22:27.88
And of course we've
also mobilized our membership
00:22:28.08\00:22:31.21
as well to pass
out flyers in the area.
00:22:31.41\00:22:34.38
But most importantly probably
is that we have mobilized
00:22:34.88\00:22:37.95
our prayer ministry
team to make sure that
00:22:38.15\00:22:40.29
this evangelistic effort
is baptized and bathed with
00:22:40.49\00:22:44.19
prayer every single day.
00:22:44.39\00:22:45.93
Amen! How wonderful that
was when you were telling us.
00:22:46.13\00:22:50.17
He said: "While the
meetings are going on... "
00:22:50.37\00:22:52.33
This is
something for all of us...
00:22:52.53\00:22:53.90
"there'll be a group that will
be praying for these meetings. "
00:22:54.10\00:22:56.40
This is where the power is
at in meetings is the power
00:22:56.81\00:22:59.04
of prayer. We know
you've been busy too.
00:22:59.24\00:23:01.71
We know you've been praying;
we know you've been thinking
00:23:01.91\00:23:03.28
about these meetings.
Is there a little something
00:23:03.48\00:23:04.81
you have on your heart
that you just want to share?
00:23:04.85\00:23:06.48
I'm just very thankful at
the time right now because
00:23:07.35\00:23:09.45
of the time we're living
in and I'm so grateful for
00:23:09.65\00:23:11.59
3ABN to come in at this
time in this earth's history
00:23:11.79\00:23:15.22
that you've come and help
shine a light to those that
00:23:15.42\00:23:18.36
are in dark corners
of Chandler, Arizona,
00:23:18.56\00:23:20.46
and bring light to
them through our pastor here
00:23:20.66\00:23:23.90
and being able
to come and help us
00:23:24.10\00:23:29.10
enlighten the Word of God
thru the love of Jesus Christ.
00:23:29.30\00:23:31.97
Amen! How about an address?
00:23:32.17\00:23:33.81
We have an address because
we want to make sure the people
00:23:34.01\00:23:36.54
will know where these
meetings are being held
00:23:36.75\00:23:38.31
and so on. The address is:
00:23:38.51\00:23:42.18
So we're looking forward to
a wonderful set of meetings.
00:23:47.36\00:23:49.86
Several weeks together.
00:23:50.06\00:23:51.39
And we know that God is going
to bless in a mighty special way
00:23:51.46\00:23:54.20
because preparation. You
know, we need to be prepared.
00:23:54.40\00:23:57.27
As we have prepared by
reading and studying the Word,
00:23:57.47\00:23:59.80
making the phone calls
inviting people to come,
00:24:00.00\00:24:02.57
I believe that God
will bring whom He will.
00:24:02.77\00:24:05.47
So we're praying. The
church is going to be ready,
00:24:05.67\00:24:07.48
I mean really ready and on fire
00:24:07.68\00:24:09.48
because we know
that Jesus is coming
00:24:09.68\00:24:11.05
and we need to be
ready for that day.
00:24:11.25\00:24:12.61
Is there anything else
that we can think about
00:24:12.81\00:24:14.45
that we need to be doing?
00:24:14.65\00:24:15.98
Praying and studying -
isn't that right? and inviting:
00:24:16.15\00:24:19.25
and doing all that we
can for the cause of Christ.
00:24:19.45\00:24:22.09
God bless each and every one.
Keep praying for these meetings.
00:24:22.29\00:24:24.96
You know, the 3ABN production
crew has been working so very
00:24:26.76\00:24:29.16
hard and it's - man -
so encouraging to see them
00:24:29.36\00:24:31.73
working as they do with
a heart for Jesus Christ,
00:24:31.93\00:24:34.00
a smile on their face
because some of the hours
00:24:34.20\00:24:36.44
are very long. So
we wanted to show you
00:24:36.64\00:24:38.07
a little of what we say a
montage of some of the set-up.
00:24:38.27\00:24:40.38
It's going to be a little fun.
But we also have a special guest
00:24:40.58\00:24:42.88
that's come from 3ABN as well
00:24:43.08\00:24:44.41
and they're really
fast with their fingers.
00:24:44.61\00:24:46.78
We do! That would be Tim Parton.
00:24:46.98\00:24:48.85
He flew over with us
here to Phoenix. He did.
00:24:49.05\00:24:50.89
We just love Tim. He's a
wonderful brother in the Lord
00:24:51.09\00:24:53.25
and general manager of
our Praise Him! network.
00:24:53.46\00:24:55.99
And he's here to do
music for the series.
00:24:56.19\00:24:58.33
And we'll have him do a little
music underneath this upcoming
00:24:58.53\00:25:01.43
montage. So I just want
to say we have the best crew
00:25:01.63\00:25:03.70
in the world - I agree - so
take a look at them in action.
00:25:03.90\00:25:07.04
We're just so
thankful for our wonderful crew
00:27:09.29\00:27:11.53
and for what they do
for the Lord Jesus Christ.
00:27:11.73\00:27:13.93
And because of your
support this evangelistic series
00:27:14.13\00:27:16.56
is possible. So right now
Greg and I are so ready to go
00:27:16.77\00:27:19.20
inside and get warm. This series
is just about ready to start.
00:27:19.40\00:27:23.30
You can see the people in there.
So let's go in and hear the
00:27:23.51\00:27:25.91
message from Pr. John
Lomacang the first night.
00:27:26.11\00:27:28.84
Amen!
00:27:29.04\00:27:30.38