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00:01 We're really happy to invite you
00:02 to this special music program 00:06 on the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. 00:08 Oh, what a wonderful time to be alive, isn't it? 00:10 It really is. 00:12 Closing moments of earth's history, 00:13 a generation, they'll be able to see Jesus come back 00:15 in the clouds of glory. 00:17 When you just think about it, Danny, 00:18 and some of the words and some of the songs 00:20 they're going to be singing, 00:22 we're all going to be singing today. 00:23 It's so exciting to think that this is really going to happen. 00:28 Absolutely. 00:29 We've read about it. 00:30 But Jesus said it's going to happen, 00:32 so I believe if He said it, don't you? 00:34 If He says it, I accept it, I believe it with all my heart. 00:36 I know we got a choir here 00:37 believes what the Lord said is going to happen, right? 00:40 It's truth. 00:41 'Cause He is the way, the truth and the light. 00:42 He said, "If it were not so, I would have told you." 00:46 So we believe with all of our hearts 00:49 that Jesus Christ is coming again. 00:51 And we've been preaching this and singing this 00:53 especially the last year or so. 00:56 And this is part of the project on the Second Coming. 00:59 And I am for one really being blessed by this music. 01:04 It gives us great privilege 01:06 to introduce some of the special guests 01:08 that we have with us today. 01:09 I think I'll start at the piano over here. 01:12 We have brother Lari Goss. 01:13 Lari, give a little wave out here to our audience. 01:16 And for those of you that don't know Lari, 01:19 you might want to look him up on the internet 01:21 because if we gave off his accolades 01:23 all he's done we would be here all day, wouldn't we? 01:26 But Lari is a legendary composer, arranger, 01:29 a wonderful guy, loves Jesus. 01:31 His wife Carolyn is out here in the audience also. 01:33 We're glad that she is here. 01:35 And, Lari, thank you so much for what you've done, 01:38 orchestrating all of this, literally the choir, the music, 01:41 the orchestra, every part of it, 01:43 and for actually helping to write some of these songs 01:46 and we'll talk about those as we go, 01:48 but thank you so much. 01:49 Thank you. God bless you. 01:50 What a privilege it is to have you here. 01:52 Well, Danny, and other one of the writers for this music 01:55 is Danny Shelton. 01:56 And you have written some songs that you have told me 02:01 that you felt God just really gave them to you. 02:04 And when you're in that writing experience 02:08 and all of a sudden those words come, 02:11 how does it feel? 02:12 Well, it's really, sometimes it's very emotional. 02:17 One of the songs we'll do here in just a little bit, 02:19 just in time, when I wrote it, 02:20 it's the first time I've ever written a song 02:22 that I started crying as I was writing it 02:25 because I knew it wasn't from me. 02:26 I knew it was from the Lord. 02:28 We were asking for music 02:29 that would bring honor and glory to Him 02:31 and proclaim His Second Coming to a lost and dying world. 02:34 And so, I am thankful for that, 02:36 but, you know, God gets the credit of course. 02:39 We say God gets the credit for all the good things, 02:41 we just take the credit for the bad things. 02:42 So what you hear you don't like, 02:44 I'll take the blame for that. 02:45 But also Yvonne Lewis helped with the song 02:49 and Lari Goss wrote some, 02:51 and we'll talk about them a little bit before each song. 02:54 But we're thankful that we have this music 02:57 and we have this folk from Nashville. 02:59 Reggie Smith, stand up please. 03:01 Reggie, all you are, our viewers know Reggie Smith. 03:04 And Reggie is known around the world for his music, 03:07 incredible job that he does. 03:08 I want you to introduce... 03:10 You brought some of the folks 03:11 who actually have sung on this in the studios. 03:14 And we want you to introduce 03:15 and tell a little bit about each one. 03:17 I would be blessed too. 03:19 Danny, we're just honored to have these guys here. 03:22 They sing on so many records and CDs there in Nashville. 03:25 And they're just so excited to be here alive 03:27 to do this DVD with all of us 03:29 and with all of our 3ABN family. 03:31 My far left here, Rod, you have to stand up 03:34 and I have to stand on my tiptoes. 03:35 This guy is very tall so. 03:37 This is Rod Fletcher, Danny. 03:38 And, gentlemen, Rod is a dear friend, 03:39 we go back a long time singing together 03:42 actually at Disney, long time. 03:44 We're just not going to talk about the years 03:45 but Rod first of all is a father and a husband. 03:49 And secondly, he is an incredible credible singer. 03:52 Base singer, bass-baritone. 03:54 And he sings at the Grand Ole Opry. 03:56 So if you ever go to Grand Ole Opry, 03:57 you'll see Rod singing with all the artists that come through. 04:00 Rod Fletcher is here, 04:01 and we're just honored to have Rod. 04:03 Thanks, Rod. All right. 04:04 And next to Rod, we have Marty Funderburk, 04:07 He's a fellow Mississippian, have Lari and myself. 04:11 Marty is a phenomenal artist himself. 04:13 But I tell you what? 04:15 The Lord has gifted him with song. 04:17 And he writes some of the most beautiful, beautiful songs. 04:19 And I know, Yvonne, you've recorded some of his songs too. 04:22 And then Marty and I have written a few things together. 04:24 And I kind of, I am in the room as he's writing 04:27 so that's the way it rolls. 04:29 But Marty is a dear, dear friend, a great singer 04:31 and we are just honored to have Marty Funderburk. 04:33 Marty wrote a song that you guys do on your DVD here, 04:36 "Somewhere Between Heaven and Earth". 04:38 "Somewhere Between Heaven and Earth" 04:39 and we've wrote "Hold on Together" also. 04:41 Right. And the song Yvonne sings "Wonders Never Cease". 04:44 I mean that somewhere between heaven and earth, 04:46 I cry when I hear every time they sing it. 04:48 I guess I'm getting old and more emotional 04:50 but I'm telling you when you think about that 04:53 suspended somewhere 04:54 and you're saying, "Wow." 04:56 This is incredible. 04:57 Marty, thank you so much 04:59 for what you do for the cause of God. 05:00 Thank you, Marty. 05:02 And right next to me, this is Tammy Jenson. 05:03 And first of all, Tammy is a mother of three. 05:06 Mother of three and a wonderful wife, 05:09 at least that's what I hear it. 05:10 Okay, okay, so, she says also. 05:12 And you know what Tammy is an amazing singer, 05:15 an amazing person, she's a whole person. 05:18 You know, she's whole and she loves the Lord, 05:20 all of these people love the Lord 05:21 with all their heart, soul, and mind. 05:23 Great families. 05:25 You know what, and she's just a great singer. 05:26 And as I tell a lot of people 05:28 she can flat out whole day alto section down by herself. 05:31 So Tammy is an amazing person. 05:33 I know Melody has made fast friends 05:34 where they stand by each other in the sessions and stuff. 05:37 So we're just very honored to have Tammy with us 05:39 and on the sessions, too. 05:41 Yeah, Melody has told me 05:42 this woman has the most wonderful voice, 05:45 you would not believe how good she is. 05:46 Amazing. She is amazing. And we've heard you. 05:48 So thank you so much for sharing your talents 05:51 with us here in Southern Illinois. 05:54 And next to her, of course, everybody know this woman. 05:56 I know you know, Melody. 05:57 Melody Dawn. 05:59 And first of all, I got to tell you ladies, 06:00 that those who don't know what, 06:02 but Melody is a mother of eight. 06:04 Eight is enough she said. 06:06 No, so, but we just go we're not worthy, 06:09 but she's so calm with her children, 06:11 and she's just so fantastic. 06:14 And she said, "Yeah, I'm just holding it inside." 06:15 You have no idea what's inside. 06:17 You have no idea that Melody has that smooth, 06:20 wonderful Karen Carpenter voice that we all love here. 06:24 And when she sings but just go, 06:25 "Oh, that's it. That's it." 06:27 And Melody has joined us on the sessions in Nashville. 06:29 We're so honored to have her. 06:30 She can flat out sing that alto, man, 06:33 that low alto so... 06:34 Did a great job. 06:36 We're so glad to be singing with you, Melody. 06:38 And, you know, this lady right here, 06:40 she's directing the choir E.T. here. 06:42 This is our director and producer right here. 06:43 E.T., we couldn't get you to turn around. 06:45 Oh, there she is. 06:47 There you go, just for a second. 06:49 There you go. All right. 06:50 And E.T. actually worked, 06:51 you know, a great deal on this project 06:53 also with you, Danny, and Lari. 06:55 And just an amazing pianist 06:57 and she's just our producer, man. 06:59 At least that's what we feel like, 07:01 so she's an amazing talent, E.T. Everett. 07:02 All right. 07:04 And over here next to her this is Ladye Love Long Smith, 07:07 a woman with many names. 07:08 Stand up, Baby. 07:10 But this is my wife and so many of you know her of 19 years... 07:14 All right. 07:15 And counting, or nine years, 19. 07:18 So, yeah, you know her. 07:19 That's Ladye Love and so, we're just glad... 07:22 I'm really always happy to have her. 07:23 Amazing singer and amazing person. 07:26 Great person. 07:27 So right next to her, Bonnie. 07:28 This is our tall girl. 07:30 I have to stand on my tiptoes for her. 07:31 Bonnie's a dear, dear friend from way back. 07:33 Bonnie sang with a group called First Call 07:36 that backed up everybody. 07:39 You know, and you're still singing together. 07:42 But you do a lot of solo work, too. 07:44 A lot of solo work also. 07:45 So she does with the trio and also... 07:47 And then sings on a ton of sessions. 07:50 Pretty much anything you've heard 07:51 in the last 35 years Bonnie singing on it. 07:54 She was two! Yeah, that's right. 07:56 She was two years old. 07:57 You were four when the Shedwin two. 07:59 But Bonnie's a dear friend. 08:00 Loves the Lord. 08:02 Mother of two. 08:03 And just beautiful, talented children. 08:06 And she's a beautiful person inside and out. 08:08 And we're so honored to have Bonnie with us. 08:09 Absolutely. 08:11 So thank you, Bonnie. Thank you for coming back. 08:13 Right next to her, this is Ms. Julie Goss. 08:16 Matter of fact, this is Lari's daughter-in-law. 08:21 All right. Married to B.J. Goss. 08:23 And Julie... 08:24 Yeah, she said, "I stole him, I stole him." 08:26 And then she did, and we heard a great, great story, 08:28 their romantic love story last night of how they met. 08:31 And it was a really great one. I love it. 08:33 This thing is going to take for a lifetime, you guys. 08:35 It's very special. 08:37 Julie actually sings a lot of sessions 08:39 and just wonderful... 08:40 These people have so much heart 08:42 and they love the Lord 08:43 with truly all their heart, mind, and soul. 08:45 Absolutely. They really do. 08:47 And as you know you've met these people. 08:49 These people are the real deal. 08:51 These are all family. 08:52 And you know what? 08:53 She sings out with Beth Moore, 08:55 a wonderful artist and wonderful writer, 08:57 and they do a lot of women's conferences 08:59 all over the world and around the world. 09:00 And also Tammy does that, too. 09:02 She goes out and sings with Beth Moore. 09:06 And this is Julie Goss 09:07 and we're so honored to have her back. 09:08 Thank you Julie. Yeah. 09:10 And everybody knows this lady right here, Ms. Yvonne Lewis. 09:13 Holy moly, I'm telling you, this girl, 09:16 I'm telling you, she's done it. 09:17 She is the voice that all people have heard. 09:20 And maybe they didn't know it but they've heard her. 09:22 Somewhere down the line they've heard her sing. 09:23 Somewhere down the line. 09:25 So many recordings. 09:26 We gave her a new nickname since iPhone 6 came out. 09:28 You know she's singing on it. 09:29 We're just calling her "6" for short. 09:31 Oh, so she's singing on a new commercial coming out! 09:32 So she's singing on the Verizon commercial 09:34 so y'all will hear her when you hear the... 09:36 What does she say, Reggie? 09:39 Just... Just the two of us! 09:41 That's it. You're gonna hear that. 09:43 Yeah, that's her right there. I already heard it. 09:44 All right. 09:45 We're so glad that Yvonne is here. 09:47 Of course, she's our general manager of Dare to Dream. 09:49 Yeah. 09:51 By the way, she sang that a few years back. 09:53 It wasn't just this week. Oh, absolutely. 09:55 But all of a sudden the company comes along and says, 09:59 "That fits our product between the two companies." 10:03 Verizon and is it Apple? 10:05 Yeah, Apple I think. 10:06 Yeah. Absolutely. 10:08 So that will be interesting to see her. 10:09 Yes. Also we've got our choir. 10:11 Raise your hand, choir. This is our 3ABN choir. 10:14 Glad that you all are here. 10:15 These folks are singers, they love Jesus. 10:18 And we're so thankful that they're all here, too. 10:21 Well, Jim, I think we need to get to singing. 10:23 Why don't we sing? 10:24 And we'll get our choir some of you coming up here. 10:26 Let's sing "Jesus is Coming Again". 10:35 Marvelous message we bring 10:39 Glorious carol we sing 10:44 Wonderful word of the King 10:48 Jesus is coming again 10:52 Coming again 10:57 Coming again 11:01 Maybe morning, maybe noon 11:06 Maybe evening, and maybe soon 11:10 Coming again 11:15 Coming again 11:19 Oh what a wonderful day it will be 11:23 Jesus is coming again 11:34 Standing before Him at last 11:39 Trial and trouble are past 11:43 Crowns at His feet we will cast 11:48 Jesus is coming again 11:52 Coming again 11:56 Coming again 12:01 Maybe morning, maybe noon 12:05 Maybe evening, and maybe soon 12:10 Coming again 12:14 Coming again 12:18 Oh what a wonderful day it will be 12:23 Jesus is coming again 12:27 Oh what a wonderful day that will be 12:32 Day that will be 12:36 Jesus is coming again 12:43 Coming again 12:46 Oh, the King is coming 12:51 The King is coming 12:55 I just heard the trumpets sounding 13:00 And now His face I see 13:02 Oh, the King is coming 13:08 The King is coming 13:11 Praise God He's coming for me, for me 13:19 Praise God 13:21 He's coming 13:25 For me 13:30 Jesus is coming 13:34 Jesus is coming again 13:40 Again 13:47 Praise the Lord. 13:49 Jesus is coming again. 13:51 Wow. That just sounds... 13:52 You all sound so beautiful and you even look good. 13:55 How about that? 13:56 The next song that we're going to do is 13:57 I've asked Ladye Love to do it. 13:59 It's a song that I started writing 14:01 just maybe a couple months or so ago. 14:04 And it says Calvary says love to me. 14:08 And I wrote this song and I showed it to Lari 14:10 and I said, "We're looking for new songs but I really... 14:13 Calvary is a wonderful, 14:14 you know, message 14:15 but all of these songs are second coming." 14:18 So guess what Lari Goss said? 14:20 "Well let me see it just a little bit 14:21 and I'll just add you a little bridge 14:23 and we'll put it in there." 14:25 And thank you so much, Lari, 14:27 for your help and support on this song. 14:29 But I just got to thinking one evening, 14:32 you know, how wonderful our God is. 14:34 He looked down in compassion 14:36 when He looks at us here on earth, 14:38 it's in compassion. 14:39 If it wasn't, He'd get rid of all of us, wouldn't He? 14:41 There's wouldn't be any hope for us, 14:43 but our God looks down in compassion and love. 14:45 So He knew rather than to do away with us 14:48 that He would come up with a plan, 14:50 and that plan was called Calvary. 14:52 So, Ladye Love, please sing to us 14:54 "Calvary Says Love To Me". 15:11 In compassion and love 15:15 He looked down to earth 15:20 Then He sent His son 15:24 Born of virgin birth 15:29 He knew from Creation 15:33 What was to be 15:38 With great love for man 15:43 He planned Calvary 15:51 Calvary says 15:53 Love to me 15:59 Like words 16:02 Could never say 16:08 The blood He shed 16:13 Was love written in red 16:18 Calvary says 16:21 Love to me 16:31 Separated by sin 16:36 Was the whole human race 16:41 Man was destined to die 16:45 Were it not for grace 16:50 A cross and three nails 16:54 Never held Him there 16:59 He willingly chose 17:04 The cross to bear 17:11 Calvary says 17:14 Love to me 17:20 Like words 17:22 Could never say 17:29 The blood He shed 17:33 Was love written in red 17:39 Calvary says 17:42 Love to me 17:47 He's coming back again 17:52 To take me home with Him 17:56 That's love 17:58 Beyond Calvary! 18:06 Calvary says 18:09 Love to me 18:15 Like words 18:18 Could never say 18:25 The blood He shed 18:29 Was love written in red 18:34 Calvary says 18:37 Love to me 18:43 The blood He shed 18:47 Was love written 18:50 In red 18:55 Calvary says 18:58 Love to me 19:05 Calvary says 19:09 Love to me 19:19 To me 19:30 Amen! Beautiful, Ladye. 19:32 While you're up here, 19:33 I'm going to ask your husband Reggie to come up. 19:35 And you guys are going to do a song. 19:38 This is one of the probably 19:40 most beautiful songs ever written. 19:42 And I know you know who wrote this song, We Shall Behold Him. 19:45 And when we think about it 19:49 that day that we're literally able to... 19:51 It says, the song tells it all. 19:53 But those in the ground sleeping 19:55 are going to be caught up to be together 19:57 with the Lord in the air. 19:58 And all of those of us here to see all of that 20:01 it's such an exciting... 20:04 It's so exciting, you can hardly put it into words. 20:07 But Dottie Rambo, didn't she write this song? 20:09 Yeah, she wrote it. She put it into words. 20:11 So when I hear this, 20:12 I get these little chill bumps and goose bumps. 20:14 Some of you know what I'm talking about over there. 20:15 You get them from time to time 20:17 and especially when I hear you guys sing this song. 20:19 So, "We Shall Behold Him". 20:46 The sky shall 20:49 Unfold 20:55 Preparing 20:57 His entrance 21:04 The stars shall 21:06 Applaud Him 21:13 With thunders 21:15 Of praise 21:22 The sweet light in His eyes 21:28 Shall enhance 21:32 Those awaiting 21:40 And we shall 21:43 Behold Him 21:49 Then face 21:52 To face 21:58 Oh, we shall 22:00 Behold Him 22:06 Yes, we shall 22:09 Behold Him 22:15 Face to face 22:20 In all of 22:22 His glory 22:28 Oh, we shall 22:31 Behold Him 22:37 Yes, we shall 22:40 Behold Him 22:46 Face to face 22:55 Our Savior and Lord 23:09 And the angel 23:12 Shall sound 23:18 The shout 23:19 Of His coming 23:26 And the sleeping 23:29 They shall rise 23:32 From their 23:36 Slumbering place 23:44 And those who remain 23:49 Shall be changed 23:55 In a moment 24:02 And we shall 24:05 Behold Him 24:11 Then face to face 24:20 We shall 24:23 Behold Him 24:29 Yes, we shall 24:32 Behold Him 24:38 Face to face 24:43 In all of His glory 24:52 We shall 24:54 Behold Him 25:00 Yes, we shall 25:03 Behold Him 25:09 Face to face 25:35 Our Savior 25:40 And Lord 25:49 Savior and Lord! 26:01 And everybody said "Amen." 26:03 Praise the Lord. 26:05 Thank you Reggie. Thank you Ladye. 26:07 What an incredible song. 26:08 We hope that you're singing with us at home 26:11 because this is an incredible project. 26:14 And we should be reminded... 26:16 In fact, Ellen White makes a statement, 26:17 we should spend, she says, sometimes an hour a day 26:20 contemplating the goodness of God. 26:22 And one of those things is, 26:23 how could a God that's so good love us who are so bad? 26:28 Right? 26:29 We were born into a sinful world, 26:31 but praise God because of His love for us 26:34 He made a way of escape for us. 26:36 And some day very soon 26:38 we shall behold Him face to face. 26:41 I'm going to ask my daughter Melody to come up. 26:43 And two or three months ago 26:46 I was thinking of songs for this project 26:50 and I thought about it from Mary's perspective. 26:54 Because you read and it says, "And early in the morning 26:56 that she went to the tomb" after Christ was crucified. 27:00 And it hit me, you know, she was possibly the same Mary. 27:04 I know there's some theological differences. 27:07 Some people say it was the same Mary, some not. 27:10 But this same Mary, I believe, once before, 27:14 Melody, had anointed the Savior. 27:16 But this time no wonder she couldn't sleep. 27:18 All through the night her heart was breaking. 27:20 She could only weep. 27:22 So she got up early in the morning 27:23 to go anoint the Lord. 27:25 Because it occurred to me Mary had depended on Jesus. 27:29 Jesus had brought her to truth. 27:31 But now her whole world had ended 27:35 because her Lord was dead. 27:37 So she went to the tomb out of love 27:41 to prepare His body. 27:43 But before she got there guess what happened? 27:46 She meets this angel and he says, "Why are you here? 27:50 He's alive. He's risen. 27:52 Forever He's alive." 27:53 So we put this song together. 27:55 We did the words and music, went down to Mr. Lari Goss 27:58 and I said, "Lari, we need some help on the verse." 28:01 And within a matter... this guy is amazing, Melody, right? 28:04 In a matter of minutes 28:05 he straightened out the music for us. 28:07 And praise the Lord for Lari. 28:09 And this song, "Forever, He's Alive". 28:20 Forever He's alive 28:26 He's alive 28:37 Her heart was broken 28:42 She could not sleep 28:48 All through the night 28:52 She could only weep 28:57 She made her way to the tomb 29:02 Bringing oil, spices, and perfume 29:09 With all hope gone 29:12 How could she carry on? 29:20 Mary had been bound by a life of sin 29:30 Only Jesus 29:32 Could bring her peace within 29:39 He really knew her 29:44 And still He loved her 29:51 That's the way 29:54 It had always been 30:01 Mary believed Jesus was the Son of God 30:04 but now He was dead. 30:06 She'd never see Him again. 30:08 It was love that carried her on through the darkness 30:11 that Sunday morning to prepare His body for the grave. 30:15 But as she neared the tomb, an angel suddenly appeared 30:18 and said, "Why seek ye the living among the dead? 30:21 Your Lord has risen, He's alive. 30:24 Forever, He's alive." 30:28 He is risen 30:33 From the grave 30:38 He conquered death 30:41 Forever on that day 30:48 No sad good byes 30:51 No falling tears 30:54 No broken heart 30:56 No need to fear 31:00 For He's alive 31:04 Forever He's alive 31:15 He is risen 31:21 From the grave 31:25 He conquered death 31:28 Forever on that day 31:36 No sad good byes 31:39 No falling tears 31:41 No broken heart 31:44 No need to fear 31:47 For He's alive 31:51 Forever He's alive 32:02 Forever and ever 32:09 He is alive 32:20 Forever He's alive 32:34 Whoo! Praise the Lord. 32:36 Praise the Lord. Thank you Melody. 32:39 I'm starting to feel that anointing of the Holy Spirit. 32:41 I like it, Yvonne. How about you? 32:43 Yes. Praise the Lord. 32:44 God is so good that He gives us these songs 32:48 because we now can give honor and glory and praise to Him. 32:52 And sometimes... 32:53 And I want to talk to you at home for just a minute. 32:55 Sometimes on this earth it seems like we're forgotten. 32:59 Probably everybody who's ever lived at some point you say, 33:02 "Lord, what about me? 33:04 Where are You when I needed You?" 33:06 And sometimes you just feel left alone 33:09 and you feel like there's no way out. 33:11 But I want to tell you something, 33:13 God knew you before Creation. 33:17 He knew us before we were ever born. 33:19 He had a plan. 33:20 When Jesus was hanging on the cross, 33:21 you and me were on His mind. 33:23 He could look down the stream of time 33:25 and see a people who would be willing to give their lives 33:28 unto death if necessary for the cause of God. 33:31 And one evening I was sitting at home and I said, 33:34 "Lord, I'm working on these songs. 33:37 Give me a song that will be powerful, 33:38 not for me but for Your glory and for Your honor." 33:42 And all of a sudden this song came to me, Just In Time. 33:46 And it's so beautiful 33:47 because it says the devil will tempt us, 33:49 the devil will say "Where is your God?" 33:51 In fact, one verse says 33:53 "Where is your God, the demons cried. 33:55 This whole thing's not true, it's all been a lie. 33:59 And then a voice from heaven is heard. 34:03 It came from God, the Living Word. 34:05 And just in time the Savior came." 34:07 In your life today, we don't have to wait 34:09 till the second coming. 34:11 In your life today Jesus will be there. 34:13 God will be there just in time. 34:16 And that's what we love about Him. 34:17 He's not a God that's late 34:19 and He's not a God that's early. 34:20 He's always just in time. Amen. 34:22 So we've asked Yvonne Lewis to come and sing Just In Time. 34:26 Then in the middle of it 34:27 I turned to Great Controversy. 34:28 It's a book by Ellen White. 34:30 Her descriptions of seeing Jesus, 34:33 what it will be like in starting small as a man, 34:36 a cloud as small as a man's hand... 34:38 What it must be like when Jesus comes back. 34:40 So we've added that into the song 34:43 and it comes from Great Controversy, Ellen White. 34:46 Yvonne, sing for us. 35:08 There were famines and earthquakes 35:15 With trouble all around 35:20 The heavens did shake 35:25 No peace could be found 35:30 There were wars and strife 35:35 On every hand 35:40 It seemed God had lost 35:44 With no hope 35:47 For man 35:53 "Where is your God," the demons cried 35:58 "He's left you, here to die 36:03 Your Truth has failed 36:08 It's all been a lie" 36:13 But a shout from Heaven 36:18 Can now be heard 36:23 It came from God 36:28 The living Word 36:36 Then just in time 36:42 The Savior came 36:46 Just in time 36:50 He called my name 36:53 Salvation's plan 36:58 For fallen man 37:03 Redemption by the Great 37:07 I Am 37:12 Soon there appears in the East 37:14 a small black cloud half the size of a man's hand. 37:19 It is the cloud which surrounds the Savior 37:21 and which seems in the distance 37:23 to be shrouded in darkness. 37:26 The people of God know this 37:28 to be the sign of the Son of Man. 37:31 In solemn silence they gaze upon it 37:33 as it draws nearer the earth 37:35 becoming lighter and more glorious 37:38 until it is a great white cloud, 37:40 its face a glory like consuming fire 37:44 and above it the rainbow of the covenant. 37:47 Jesus rides forth as a mighty conqueror 37:50 not now a man of sorrows 37:52 to drink the bitter cup of shame and woe, 37:55 He comes victor in heaven and earth 37:57 to judge the living and the dead. 38:00 With anthems of celestial melody the holy angels, 38:04 a vast unnumbered throng, attend Him on His way. 38:08 The firmament seems filled with radiant forms, 38:12 ten thousand times ten thousand and thousands of thousands. 38:17 No human pen can portray the scene. 38:19 No mortal mind is adequate to conceive its splendor. 38:24 His glory covered the heavens 38:27 and the earth was full of His praise. 38:29 And His brightness was like the light. 38:32 As the living cloud comes still nearer 38:35 every eye beholds the Prince of life. 38:38 No crown of thorns now mars that sacred head 38:42 but a diadem of glory rests on His holy brow. 38:45 His countenance outshines 38:48 the dazzling brightness of the noonday sun 38:51 and on His robe and on His thigh 38:54 a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords. 39:00 Then just in time 39:06 The Savior came 39:10 Just in time 39:13 He called my name 39:17 Salvation's plan 39:22 For fallen man 39:26 Redemption by the Great 39:31 I Am 39:33 Salvation's plan 39:37 For fallen man 39:44 Redemption by the Great 39:52 I Am 39:58 Amen! 40:00 Amen! 40:04 Amen! 40:08 Amen! 40:22 Praise the Lord. Thank you Jesus. 40:24 Thank you, Yvonne. 40:26 A lot of these folk up here are song writers. 40:27 Marty, how you must feel when you write a song like 40:30 Somewhere between Heaven and Earth. 40:31 You actually can say, "What a beautiful song" 40:34 'cause you know you didn't write it, right? 40:37 Wonders Never Cease Yvonne sings. 40:38 It's one of my favorite ones. 40:40 To know that God 40:41 would reach down and allow frail human agents 40:44 to be used of Him is amazing to me 40:46 because none of us are worthy of it. 40:48 None of us are worth it. 40:50 The Bible says, "We're all as filthy rags 40:51 in the sight of God." 40:53 But because of His love, 40:54 He wants to work through you, in you and through you. 40:57 So no matter who you are, no matter what your past is, 41:00 God is willing to forgive it and He has a plan for your life 41:03 and that's to be a witness. 41:05 Maybe you can't be a song writer or a singer 41:07 but you've got a testimony. 41:09 The most important asset you have is your testimony. 41:12 It's not the things that people look at, 41:14 the world looks at, 41:16 it's your own personal testimony of what God 41:18 has done for you in your life. 41:20 Sometimes when I look around things 41:22 aren't pretty on this earth 41:24 and I get to daydreaming a little bit. 41:25 I'm a daydreamer. 41:26 I don't know about some of you, but I daydream sometimes. 41:29 Got in trouble in school, 41:30 I'm sure a few times and with my folks. 41:32 Back then they tanned your hide a little bit. 41:34 Now you're not supposed to talk about that. 41:37 But anyway sometimes I'm a daydreamer. 41:38 One night I was sitting by myself. 41:41 Had my little guitar and this thought came to me, 41:44 I'm longing for a place I've never been, 41:47 yet it's a place I call home. 41:49 And I said, "That makes no sense." 41:51 In the physical that makes no sense. 41:53 How can you long for a place you've never been 41:56 and still call it home? 41:58 This little song came to me. Thank you, Lord. 42:00 Heaven Means Home to Me. 42:23 I'm longing for a place 42:27 I've never been 42:31 But it's a place 42:33 That I call my home 42:41 Where the Son is the light 42:45 In the midst of the night 42:50 Heaven means 42:53 Home to me 42:59 Heaven means 43:01 Home to me 43:08 Where Jesus is 43:12 I want to be 43:16 There's no dying up there 43:20 This old earth can't compare 43:25 That's why Heaven means home to me 43:43 I've heard 43:46 Of a beautiful city above 43:52 With streets 43:54 That are paved with pure gold 44:01 But my eyes are fixed 44:06 On Jesus my King 44:10 That's why Heaven means home to me 44:20 Heaven means 44:22 Home to me 44:29 Where Jesus is 44:33 I want to be 44:36 There's no dying up there 44:41 This old earth can't compare 44:46 That's why Heaven means home to me 44:53 Sing it, Choir. 44:55 What a day that will be 45:00 When my Jesus I shall see 45:04 And I look upon His face 45:08 The One who saved me by His grace 45:13 When He takes me by the hand 45:17 And leads me through 45:19 The promised land 45:22 What a day 45:24 Glorious day that will be 45:31 There's no dying up there 45:35 This old earth can't compare 45:42 What a day, glorious day 45:47 What a wonderful day 45:53 That's why Heaven means home to me 46:01 Heaven means home to me 46:20 Next I'm going to ask Reggie, and Ladye, 46:23 and Yvonne to come and sing a song that we wrote 46:28 called "The Sacrifice". 46:29 And thank you Lari Goss again for bailing me out. 46:32 It's always good to have a friend 46:34 who knows more, Rod, about music than you do. 46:37 And Lari is one of those, so we wrote this song. 46:40 And the words came to me but I said, "On the chorus..." 46:44 But I said, "Man, the verse 46:46 needs to be something really powerful." 46:48 So who should I go to, Marty, but Lari Goss? 46:50 So Lari in a matter of minutes once again sits down 46:54 and he looks at the words. 46:55 He reads them and you can just see this 46:57 anointing coming over him. 46:58 He just begins to play, 47:00 and this song is called "The Sacrifice". 47:17 There was darkness 47:20 All over the land 47:26 As they crucified the Son of Man 47:33 The veil of the temple was rent 47:41 Though few really knew 47:44 What it meant 47:49 Was this the earth's Darkest hour 47:56 Or could the Lord be showing us His power? 48:03 The sacrifice 48:07 Was God's greatest plan 48:12 The gift of His Son 48:16 For Salvation of man 48:21 Christ death's upon the cross 48:25 Was never counted loss 48:29 But victory over sin 48:32 At the greatest cost 48:37 When Christ the Lord 48:39 Became our sacrifice 49:01 The earth shook 49:03 And graves open wide 49:09 The power of God 49:13 Could not be denied 49:18 It is finished 49:20 Are the words He spoke that day 49:25 As He gained victory over death 49:29 Hell and the grave 49:33 The sacrifice 49:36 Was God's greatest plan 49:42 The gift of His Son 49:45 For salvation of man 49:51 Christ's death upon the cross 49:54 Was never counted loss 49:58 But victory over sin 50:02 At the greatest cost 50:06 When Christ the Lord 50:08 Became our sacrifice 50:14 Christ's death upon the cross 50:18 Was never counted loss 50:22 But victory over the sin 50:25 At the greatest cost 50:30 When Christ the Lord 50:32 Became our sacrifice 50:40 When Christ the Lord 50:44 Became our sacrifice 50:56 Our sacrifice 51:08 Amen. Thank you Jesus. 51:10 Aren't you glad that He became our sacrifice? 51:13 Absolutely. 51:14 What we'd like to do now, 51:16 we're going to go back to an old song 51:18 that many of you knew. 51:19 In fact, my brother Kenny is back here... 51:21 Our dad used to... 51:22 It was one of his favorite all-time songs. 51:24 I'm going to ask our pastor, 51:26 Pastor John Lomacang to come out. 51:29 And John's not only a great preacher, 51:31 and a great friend, and a wonderful Christian. 51:34 He and his wife Angie have been such a blessing 51:36 to the ministry of 3ABN, 51:38 to this church in particular. 51:40 He's the pastor of this church. 51:42 But John has a long history in music. 51:45 His dad was a professional musician 51:46 in New York for many years, 51:48 but John has sung all around the world literally. 51:51 Sang with The Heritage Singers for years 51:53 but has done solo work and sung with others. 51:55 Literally you travel around the world. 51:57 Recently you guys have been in the islands. 51:59 You've been in Africa. 52:01 Almost any country we name, you've been there. 52:03 So we're so blessed to have you here, John. 52:05 And you wanted to sing this song "Until Then" 52:08 because it has a special meaning to you. 52:10 Well, you know Danny, 52:12 before I even mentioned the special place 52:14 it had in my heart for... 52:15 I want to say this but I don't want to sound old, 52:17 for more than 40 years. 52:19 I heard this song 52:20 when I was just coming back to the church 52:22 out of the gambling, the pool hustling, 52:24 the night life. 52:25 And I need to say this publicly, 52:26 "I heard a gentleman singing this song, Duane Hamilton. 52:31 And this was one of the first songs 52:33 I had heard coming back into the church. 52:34 And I always listen to the theme of it 52:37 and I said, "You know, Lord, I'm going 52:39 to keep serving You until then. 52:40 I'm going to keep trusting You until then." 52:42 And so when you asked me out of the clear blue one day, 52:44 "John, I want you to sing this song." 52:46 I said, "Danny, that fulfills the desire 52:48 I've had for more than 40 years." 52:49 Praise the Lord. So it's an honor. 52:51 God bless. 53:17 My heart can sing 53:22 When I pause 53:25 To remember 53:31 A heartache here 53:36 Is but a stepping stone 53:45 Along the trail 53:50 That's winding 53:52 Always up above 53:58 This troubled world 54:03 Is not my final home 54:12 So, until then 54:17 My heart 54:19 Will go on singing 54:26 Until then 54:30 With joy I'll carry on 54:38 Until the day 54:45 My eyes 54:46 Behold that city 54:53 Until the day 54:58 God calls me 55:02 Home 55:26 The things of earth 55:30 Will dim 55:32 And lose their value 55:39 When we recall 55:44 That they're borrowed 55:46 For a while 55:52 And the things of earth 55:57 That cause my heart 56:01 To tremble 56:05 Remember there 56:11 Will only bring 56:14 A smile 56:20 So, until then 56:25 My heart 56:27 Will go on singing 56:34 Until then 56:38 With joy 56:40 I'll carry on 56:47 Until the day 56:52 My eyes behold 56:56 My that city 57:00 Until the day 57:07 Until that day 57:14 Until that day 57:19 Glorious day 57:25 Until that day 57:30 When my eyes 57:32 Behold that city 57:37 Oh, yes, until the day 57:44 God calls me 57:48 Home 57:53 Until the day 57:59 God calls me 58:10 Home 58:32 Amen. Praise the Lord. 58:35 You brought me to tears on that, John. 58:38 Brought me to tears. 58:39 I tell you, what a wonderful day. 58:41 Think about Until Then, 58:43 but I talked to Lari and I said, 58:45 "Lari, can we come up with a medley maybe of songs? 58:48 Something that we want you to put it together." 58:50 He said, "What do you want?" 58:52 I said, "You put something together." 58:53 And I'm going to ask Jim Gilley to come up and help lead this. 58:56 But it starts off with the song. 58:58 And those of you at home and you're watching this, 58:59 we want you to sing along with us 59:02 'cause you'll recognize these songs. 59:04 They're beautiful, beautiful songs. 59:06 But we're going to start out, "It Will Be Worth It All". 59:09 All right. 59:24 It will be worth it all 59:30 When we see Jesus! 59:35 Life's trials will seem so small 59:41 When we see Christ 59:47 One glimpse of His dear face 59:52 All sorrow will erase 59:58 So bravely run the race 01:00:04 Till we see Christ 01:00:27 Face to face with Christ my Savior 01:00:34 Face to face what will it be? 01:00:41 When with rapture I behold Him 01:00:46 Jesus Christ who died for me 01:00:54 Face to face I shall behold Him 01:01:01 Far beyond the starry sky 01:01:08 Face to face in all His glory 01:01:14 I shall see Him by and by 01:01:22 Face to face 01:01:24 In all His glory 01:01:31 I shall see Him 01:01:34 By and by 01:01:40 Then I shall know Him 01:01:45 I shall know Him 01:01:48 When redeemed 01:01:50 By His side I shall stand 01:01:56 I shall know Him, I shall know Him 01:02:03 By the nail prints in His hands 01:02:09 I shall know Him 01:02:13 I shall know Him 01:02:20 By the nail prints 01:02:22 In His hands 01:02:29 One glimpse of His dear face 01:02:36 All sorrow will erase 01:02:42 So bravely run the race 01:02:48 Till we see Christ 01:02:54 It will be worth it all 01:03:01 When we stand face to face 01:03:07 Then we shall know Him 01:03:13 When we see Christ 01:03:20 When we see Christ! 01:03:25 See 01:03:27 Christ! 01:03:35 Whoo. Glory. Praise the Lord. 01:03:37 We're having church up here, hope you are at home too, 01:03:39 those of you watching around the world. 01:03:41 We're having church. 01:03:43 We're starting to really get into this thing, you know? 01:03:45 Thinking about all of these wonderful things. 01:03:48 Thank you, Lari Goss, for arranging that, 01:03:50 picking out those songs. 01:03:51 Reggie, how about if we do something different. 01:03:53 We're going to bring you over here in just a moment. 01:03:55 We've been having all of this great orchestra behind us 01:03:59 but we're going to give you something better, 01:04:01 we're going to give you the maestro himself right here, 01:04:04 Brother Lari Goss. 01:04:05 So you guys... Would you do Amazing Grace? 01:04:08 Okay. All right. 01:04:10 And Brother Lari, you haven't had a chance to talk yet. 01:04:13 I haven't given you that chance, 01:04:15 but you were here before at camp meeting, 01:04:19 and you told us a little bit. 01:04:20 We were talking about what a blessing this has been. 01:04:22 But you said the project 01:04:23 on the second coming has blessed you. 01:04:26 You know, even from the very beginning 01:04:29 when we first started on the project 01:04:31 in the first series 01:04:32 the Lord really touched me about all of this 01:04:35 and I just considered it 01:04:37 a great honor to be a part of it. 01:04:39 And it really, really did something to my life 01:04:41 and it touched a place in my heart 01:04:44 that's never been touched before at a place 01:04:47 that I don't think time will ever erase. 01:04:49 It gave me a greater insight 01:04:52 to the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. 01:04:55 And I cannot thank 3ABN and you, and Brother Gilley, 01:04:59 and E.T., and everybody for allowing me 01:05:03 to be a part of this project. 01:05:05 I thank you so much for what it's done for me. 01:05:07 It's not what I've done for you 01:05:09 but it's what the Lord has done for me 01:05:12 through you allowing me to be a great part of this project. 01:05:15 Thank you so much. 01:05:17 Well, that's what you call a win-win for everybody. 01:05:19 Win-win. We all enjoyed it. We've all been blessed by it. 01:05:22 Hopefully the viewers at home. 01:05:24 I don't know if there was ever a greater song 01:05:26 ever written on this earth 01:05:28 than the one you're about to sing. 01:05:31 Amazing grace, how sweet the sound 01:05:33 that saved a wretch like me. 01:05:42 Amazing Grace 01:05:48 How sweet the sound 01:05:54 That saved a wretch 01:06:00 Like me 01:06:05 You see I once was lost 01:06:11 But now I am found 01:06:15 Yes, thank you Lord. 01:06:17 Was blind 01:06:21 But now 01:06:23 Oh, I see 01:06:29 T'was Grace that taught 01:06:34 My heart to fear 01:06:39 And Grace 01:06:41 My fears relieved 01:06:48 How precious did that 01:06:54 Grace 01:06:57 Appear 01:07:03 The hour I first believed 01:07:18 Through many dangers 01:07:25 Toils and snares 01:07:29 I have already come 01:07:37 'Tis Grace that brought 01:07:42 Me safe thus far 01:07:48 And Grace 01:07:50 Will lead me home 01:07:57 When we've been there 01:08:03 Ten thousand years 01:08:08 Bright shining 01:08:10 As the sun 01:08:17 We've no less days 01:08:22 To sing 01:08:26 God's praise 01:08:28 Than when 01:08:31 We've first begun 01:08:43 It was when we first 01:08:48 We first, we first 01:08:56 Begun 01:09:05 Amen. Praise the Lord. 01:09:06 Amen. 01:09:08 Amen. 01:09:11 Thank you, Reggie. 01:09:13 I think, Reggie, I'm just turning into an old cry baby. 01:09:16 I'm having to sit here and wipe tears from my eyes, folks. 01:09:19 When we think about it 01:09:20 when we've been there ten thousand years 01:09:22 bright shining as the sun, 01:09:24 we've no less days to sing God's praise 01:09:27 than when we first begun. 01:09:29 I heard a preacher one time, 01:09:31 and he said, "How long is forever?" 01:09:33 Somebody asked him, "How long is forever?" 01:09:36 And this preacher said, "Well, I don't know. 01:09:39 We don't know for sure, 01:09:41 but in human terms 01:09:42 I'll just do the best I can to give you a little example 01:09:44 of how long eternity is." 01:09:47 Well, okay... 01:09:49 What is that preacher? 01:09:50 And he says, "Well, let's say that God sent a bird, a raven, 01:09:54 a bird, a dove down from heaven. 01:09:57 We're all in heaven... He's come back. 01:09:59 All of His children are home so heaven's finally home. 01:10:04 And once every million years a bird comes to planet earth. 01:10:08 He flies down. 01:10:10 Doesn't have to be in fast time, 01:10:11 can be real time. 01:10:12 Take his time all through the universe to planet earth. 01:10:17 He picks up one grain of sand 01:10:20 and he flies back to heaven. 01:10:24 When every grain of sand on planet earth is gone 01:10:30 we've just begun. 01:10:31 Whoo! 01:10:33 Somebody better say amen to this. 01:10:36 I'm gonna check your pulse 01:10:37 and see if you're still alive if you're not on this. 01:10:39 Amazing grace. 01:10:40 Do that last verse for us one more time, Reggie. 01:10:42 When we've been there ten thousand years... 01:10:48 When we've been there 01:10:52 Ten thousand years 01:10:57 Bright shining 01:10:59 As the sun 01:11:07 We've no less days 01:11:12 To sing 01:11:15 God's praise 01:11:18 Than when 01:11:22 We've first 01:11:24 Begun 01:11:31 Than when 01:11:34 We've first 01:11:40 We've 01:11:44 We've first begun 01:11:50 Thank You, Lord 01:11:55 You got to love it, when we first begun. 01:11:58 Thank you, Reggie. Amazing grace. 01:12:00 Lari Goss. Absolutely incredible. 01:12:02 We have one last song. 01:12:05 And this song is so much fun to sing 01:12:09 and I just praise the Lord. 01:12:10 It's called, "Hallelujah. Home At Last". 01:12:13 Well, all of the songs that we've been singing thus far 01:12:17 we've been looking 01:12:18 from an earthly perspective Yvonne, 01:12:20 we're standing here looking up, waiting for Jesus to come back. 01:12:24 But this song, one night it hit me. 01:12:26 Lari, it hit me, 01:12:27 how about something's got to happen in heaven. 01:12:30 There's got to be some kind of excitement in heaven 01:12:34 that's going to happen when Jesus comes down. 01:12:37 We're all excited, we're looking up, 01:12:38 but what happened? 01:12:40 And all of a sudden it came to me, 01:12:41 there's excitement in heaven like there's never been before. 01:12:45 Jesus stands up. 01:12:46 Heaven is changed forevermore. 01:12:49 Think about that, heaven is changed forevermore. 01:12:53 The angels escort the Savior literally to come down, 01:12:57 surround the Savior to come down to earth 01:12:59 to collect what's rightfully His. 01:13:02 Right? 01:13:04 That's you and me. 01:13:06 Hopefully, folks, every one of you watching this program. 01:13:08 There's some great singers, great musicians, 01:13:11 but really, compared to heaven, we'll all be... 01:13:15 We couldn't make D or F choir, right? 01:13:18 Thankfully, God's going to change us all. 01:13:20 We'll know what music really is when we get to heaven. 01:13:23 So it's not about the singers, it's not about the musicians. 01:13:26 And I know you hear that but we mean it. 01:13:28 What it's about is Jesus 01:13:30 and it's about catching a vision 01:13:32 of who He is and who we are. 01:13:34 And I'm so grateful 01:13:36 and so thankful that God cares enough for us 01:13:40 that when He comes down 01:13:41 and we go back up 01:13:43 the second verse of this song hit me. 01:13:45 Think about this, no more empty mansions. 01:13:47 When we make it home with Jesus no more empty mansions, 01:13:51 no vacant seats around the throne. 01:13:54 Right now there's got to be some vacant seats. 01:13:56 We're not there. 01:13:57 Is somebody with me? 01:13:59 No more vacant seats around the throne. 01:14:01 Heaven is finally heaven 01:14:04 when God's children are all home. 01:14:08 Hallelujah. Home At Last. 01:14:10 What happens is I talked to Yvonne 01:14:12 one morning about 9 o'clock 01:14:14 just two or three months ago. 01:14:16 She says, "Last night the Lord gave me a chorus. 01:14:19 It's just sticking in my head. 01:14:21 It says Hallelujah, Home At Last. 01:14:23 But she said, "I don't have any verses 01:14:26 and I don't consider myself a prolific writer," she says. 01:14:29 "I don't have any verses but I've written this chorus." 01:14:33 And I said, "Really? That's interesting. 01:14:34 Last night I wrote two verses but I didn't have a chorus." 01:14:39 And she said, "Yeah, Hallelujah, Home At Last." 01:14:40 I said, "Wait a minute. 01:14:42 My second verse actually has those words Home At Last... 01:14:45 Hallelujah, Home At Last." 01:14:47 We put our notes together 01:14:49 and I actually took out one of my lines 01:14:52 'cause it was exactly like one of the lines 01:14:54 the Lord had given her. 01:14:56 And I said, "Man, I didn't write a chorus 01:14:58 because this verse is so powerful I don't know..." 01:15:03 How would you build up to a chorus? 01:15:05 Chorus is usually, Reggie, we build up to, right? 01:15:08 So when I heard it, I went to my buddy Lari Goss. 01:15:11 I said, "Lari, Yvonne's wrote this great chorus 01:15:14 and God has given me some words, 01:15:16 but I need help musically. 01:15:18 What can you do?" 01:15:19 You know what I'm going to say. 01:15:21 About 3 to 5 minutes, 01:15:22 Lari Goss puts together what you're about to hear right now. 01:15:27 Praise God. Hallelujah, Home At Last. 01:15:30 Reggie and Ladye. 01:15:44 Hallelujah, to the Lamb 01:15:48 Hallelujah to the Great I Am 01:15:52 Hallelujah all pain is past 01:15:56 Hallelujah we're home at last 01:16:01 There's excitement in Heaven 01:16:05 Like there's never been before 01:16:10 Jesus stands up, Heaven is changed 01:16:13 Forever more and more 01:16:18 The angels surround the Savior 01:16:21 To escort the Son of Man 01:16:25 He returns to earth victorious 01:16:30 To fulfill Salvation's plan 01:16:37 Hallelujah, to the Lamb 01:16:41 Hallelujah to the Great I Am 01:16:45 Hallelujah all pain is past 01:16:49 Hallelujah we're home at last 01:17:01 At the sound of the last trump 01:17:05 The dead in Christ will rise 01:17:09 We're going home at last 01:17:12 We'll surround the sea of glass 01:17:17 No more empty mansions 01:17:20 No vacant seat round the throne 01:17:26 Heaven is finally Heaven 01:17:29 When God's children are home 01:17:36 Hallelujah to the Lamb 01:17:41 Hallelujah to the Great I Am 01:17:45 Hallelujah all pain is past 01:17:49 Hallelujah we're home at last 01:17:57 Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah 01:18:02 Hallelujah 01:18:03 To the Lamb 01:18:10 Hallelujah, to the Lamb 01:18:14 Hallelujah to the Great I Am 01:18:18 Hallelujah all pain is past 01:18:23 Hallelujah we're home at last 01:18:27 Hallelujah we're home at last 01:18:34 Hallelujah! 01:18:39 We're home, we're home at last! 01:18:47 Home at last! 01:18:51 Praise the Lord. Amen. 01:18:54 Thank you Reggie, thank you Ladye. 01:18:56 Thank you choir for coming here 01:18:58 and all the folks from Nashville 01:18:59 coming up and joining us. 01:19:01 Y'all can be seated for just a moment. 01:19:03 And, we're kind of, Jim, we're here at the close. 01:19:05 We only have just 3 or 4 minutes left 01:19:08 and I want you to just... 01:19:09 There's people around the world, 01:19:10 there are people that are hurting 01:19:12 and there are people saying, "You know what? 01:19:14 Maybe I have not been focused on where I should be focused, 01:19:18 that Jesus is coming, that He cares for me. 01:19:20 He died for me, He made a plan of salvation." 01:19:22 Maybe you could in the time 01:19:23 that we've got left just give an appeal 01:19:26 and take us out in a prayer. 01:19:28 You know, Danny, it is so encouraging 01:19:32 to know that Jesus Christ is coming again. 01:19:36 Amen. 01:19:38 John 14:1-3 He said, "Let not your hearts be troubled." 01:19:43 We live in a world with lot of trouble. 01:19:45 He said, "You believe in God, believe also in Me. 01:19:50 In My Father's house are many mansions. 01:19:55 If it were not so," He says, "I would have told you." 01:20:01 And there's so many things 01:20:04 that you hear people say to you today. 01:20:08 But Jesus says, "If it were not so, 01:20:11 I would have told you." 01:20:13 People will tell you that God didn't create this earth 01:20:16 but Jesus said He did. 01:20:19 And if God did not create this earth in six literal days 01:20:24 just as He says He did, 01:20:28 then He says, "I would have told you. 01:20:32 I would have told you. 01:20:34 I go to prepare a place for you and if I go," He said, 01:20:40 "to prepare a place for you, 01:20:42 I will come again 01:20:47 and receive you unto Myself 01:20:53 that where I am there you may be also." 01:21:00 You know, He's going to wipe away all tears. 01:21:02 We think about tears being wiped away here on this earth, 01:21:05 but my friend, 01:21:07 He's going to wipe away the tears of the universe. 01:21:09 He's going to wipe away the tears of heaven 01:21:13 because this whole sin problem started there. 01:21:15 It didn't start here. 01:21:18 Heaven will not really be heaven 01:21:22 until we're home at last. 01:21:26 Until He has wiped away all sin, all sorrow, 01:21:32 and restored once again 01:21:36 life the way He intended it to be. 01:21:41 The Bible tells us that sin will never rise again. 01:21:46 It will never rise again 01:21:47 because we have seen the results of sin. 01:21:51 We see the sorrow that it brings to us. 01:21:54 We see what it does in our hearts and our lives, 01:21:57 to our families, to our friends. 01:21:59 We see what alcohol and drugs 01:22:02 and all of the different debilitating things can do. 01:22:05 We see what selfishness does, 01:22:11 and we see what love did on the cross. 01:22:17 "I am crucified with Christ nevertheless I live. 01:22:23 Yet not I but Christ lives in me. 01:22:30 And the life which I now live in the flesh I live 01:22:33 not in my own strength. 01:22:37 I live by the faith of the Son of God 01:22:42 who loved me 01:22:44 and gave Himself for me." 01:22:48 Oh my friend, I walked life's path 01:22:52 with an easy tread. 01:22:53 I wondered where pleasures and riches 01:22:55 led until one day in a quiet place 01:22:59 I met the Master face to face. 01:23:04 I met Him and knew Him and blushed to see 01:23:07 that His eyes full of mercy were fixed upon me. 01:23:10 And then I turned my eyes upon Jesus, 01:23:15 looked full in His wonderful face, 01:23:21 and the things of earth grew strangely dim 01:23:27 in the light of His glory and His grace. 01:23:35 Hallelujah, Home At Last. |
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