Participants: John Lomacang
Series Code: OTR
Program Code: OTR000582S
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01:00 Hello and welcome again
01:02 to the Thompsonville Seventh-day Adventist Church. 01:05 We are on our third message in a series 01:08 of three that makes sense, doesn't it, 01:11 with a Focus on Revival? 01:13 And today, we will have our final message 01:16 by Pastor John Lomacang. 01:19 He is our senior pastor here 01:21 and a very anointed and gifted Bible teacher. 01:24 So we are looking forward to that. 01:25 Is everyone having a wonderful week of revival? 01:29 Yeah! It has been good. 01:32 And I know that the Lord's 01:33 been doing things in my life as well. 01:35 You know, 1 Corinthians 5:17 says that, 01:39 "When we are in Christ, we are new creations. 01:43 The old has gone and the new has come." 01:46 So far Pastor Lomacang has taken us, telling us... 01:51 He's taken us on a journey, 01:53 telling us the story of God's amazing love. 01:57 And he used Gomer as that illustration. 02:01 And we can know that God loves us 02:03 with an everlasting love. 02:05 And then this morning we had the message 02:09 of the road to Emmaus. 02:11 And how the disciples were walking on the same road 02:14 in the presence of Jesus 02:16 and didn't even recognize His presence. 02:19 But today, His message is going to be Go Forward. 02:23 And, you know, 02:24 I think of what Romans 5:17 says. 02:27 And in Romans 5:17, the Bible says, 02:30 "That those who have received an abundance of grace 02:33 and the gift of righteousness 02:36 will reign in life through Christ Jesus." 02:40 It is time for a Laodicean Church 02:44 to wake up, to recognize. 02:47 Lord, revive us, fill us with Your Holy Spirit 02:52 that we may be prepared for the latter rain. 02:55 You know, if your ground is really dry, 02:58 have you ever noticed what happens 03:00 when a big rainfall comes 03:02 and the ground is totally parched? 03:04 It just sweeps right across it and it doesn't soak in. 03:08 We each individually need to be filled 03:11 with the Holy Spirit, day by day 03:14 reconverting ourselves day by day. 03:17 So that as the latter rain, 03:19 which I believe is beginning to fall. 03:21 Amen? 03:22 We want to be prepared that 03:24 we can take it in and be part of that movement. 03:27 Let's go before the Lord in prayer. 03:30 Heavenly Father, we thank You so much 03:33 for Your everlasting love, Lord. 03:35 We thank You. 03:37 Father, God that You are calling us near 03:40 and as we try to draw near to You, Lord, 03:43 please draw near to us. 03:45 I ask in the name of Jesus 03:47 that this message today that Pastor John Lomacang 03:51 will bring us. 03:53 Oh, Lord, anoint his lips, anoint his mind once again 03:57 with a double portion anointing, Father. 04:00 I ask in the name of Jesus that 04:02 this message will penetrate our hearts, Father, 04:06 and that it will penetrate the hearts of all those 04:08 who are watching by television, or internet, 04:11 or who may be listening. 04:13 Lord, wake us up, shake us up, 04:15 shake everything in our lives 04:17 that can be shaken that is not of You. 04:20 And I pray now, Father, 04:22 that You will bless this message, 04:24 bless Your people, and call many into Your kingdom 04:28 in Jesus' holy name. 04:29 Amen. 04:31 And now for our scripture reading, 04:32 I want to introduce 04:33 my dear friend, Mollie Steenson. 04:35 Well, good afternoon. 04:37 And I hope all of you have your Bible. 04:39 Three things you're supposed to always bring to church. 04:42 Number one is your Bible. 04:44 So get that Bible, open it up 04:46 to Exodus the 14th Chapter, 04:48 and you at home open up your Bibles as well. 04:51 Exodus the 14th Chapter, 04:53 and we're going to read verses 13, 04:55 14, and 15. 04:57 So as soon as you get there, let me hear an amen? 05:01 Okay, reading now Exodus 14:13, 05:05 "And Moses said unto the people, 'Fear ye not, 05:08 stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, 05:12 which He will show to you today, 05:14 for the Egyptians whom you have seen today, 05:17 ye shall see them again no more for ever. 05:21 The Lord shall fight for you, 05:22 and you shall hold your peace.' 05:25 And the Lord said unto Moses, 05:27 'Wherefore criest thou unto me? 05:29 Speak unto the children of Israel, 05:31 that they go forward.'" 05:34 May God add a blessing to the reading 05:36 and the hearing of His Word. 05:37 Amen. 05:39 Trust in the Lord with all of your heart 05:41 and lean not on your own understanding. 05:43 Now we have a beautiful song by a very precious, 05:47 lovely woman of God. 05:49 And she is Denise Barclay. 05:51 We're so pleased that she has joined us today. 05:54 She's going to be singing a song called "Trust Me." 06:13 Close your eyes 06:17 Take a stand 06:20 It's okay 06:23 I know where we're going 06:28 Don't fret I've been before 06:35 Through these valleys 06:39 Down these long And dangerous roads 06:43 Yet dark as it seems Trust me 06:50 Though you can't see 06:53 You can trust me 06:57 The way may be steep 07:00 You can trust me 07:07 Let me lead 07:11 Trust me 07:25 Now open your eyes 07:28 But don't let go of my hand 07:33 Let your tears give way To smiles 07:36 See the joy inside your trial 07:40 Don't worry 07:43 You're safe with me around 07:47 Rest assured I'm on your side 07:50 I won't let you hit the ground 07:54 Yet dark as it seems 07:58 Trust me 08:02 Though you can't see 08:04 You can trust me 08:08 The way may be steep 08:11 You can trust me 08:19 Let me lead 08:22 Trust me 08:27 Oh, I know that What's in front of you 08:34 It isn't always clear 08:39 But in your heart If you believe 08:44 That I'm here, 08:48 I'm here 08:52 Trust me 08:56 Though you can't see 08:58 You can trust me 09:02 The way may be steep 09:05 You can trust me 09:12 Let me lead 09:17 Trust me 09:20 Though you can't see 09:23 You can trust me 09:27 The way may be steep 09:30 You can trust me 09:37 God says, trust me 09:45 You can trust me 09:48 Oh, yes, just let me lead 09:55 Trust me 10:03 Trust me 10:10 God says, trust me 10:15 Though you can't see 10:17 Still trust me 10:46 Oh, trust me 10:57 Amen! 11:04 Shall we pray? 11:09 Lord, the hour in which we live is one that is late. 11:15 And it calls for a determination 11:17 on the part of God's people to begin to trust Him. 11:22 In spite of what we cannot see, 11:25 Lord, the challenge today to us 11:29 is to trust Me. 11:32 As we open Your Word today, Lord, we pray that 11:34 You can lay the foundation for us to see that 11:37 because You are the God leading us. 11:40 There is no reason to believe that 11:42 we will not make the Promised Land. 11:46 Encourage us to keep our eyes fixed on You 11:49 and to go forward. 11:50 And we ask this in Jesus' name, we pray. 11:53 Amen. 11:56 If you have your Bibles, and I believe you do, 11:57 thank you so much Denise for that song, 12:00 one of my favorite artists. 12:02 Throughout the years, 12:04 I've listened to a young lady 12:05 by the name of Crystal Lewis. 12:08 And matter of fact, 12:09 I think that's Pastor Stanton's favorite singer. 12:12 And he introduced me to her a number of years ago 12:14 and then our daughters and our children, 12:18 you all go ahead and figure that out 12:19 in your own mind. 12:21 Because last you heard that Pastor John and his wife 12:23 didn't have any children, but we have two now, 12:26 and we got them full grown. 12:29 But praise the Lord, brothers and sisters. 12:31 When we focus on the Lord, 12:33 we find all the reasons to trust Him. 12:36 But when we turn our eyes away and look to man, 12:39 we can find many reasons 12:41 to begin to doubt the Lord that is leading us. 12:44 Exodus Chapter 14 begins with a very wonderful 12:47 understanding that 12:49 when God calls you out, God not only brings you out, 12:55 but God can keep you out. 12:56 Can you say amen? 12:58 God not only sees where we are. 13:00 God sees where we need to be, 13:02 and God sees where He wants us to eventually end up. 13:07 In other words, God takes us from a life of sin, 13:10 gives us a life of righteousness, 13:12 and gives us a direction to His righteous 13:15 and eternal kingdom. 13:16 Today, we're gonna see 13:17 how important it is for the people of God 13:20 in the midst of trials, and difficulty, 13:23 and tribulation to make up their mind 13:26 and just remember two words, go forward. 13:30 Now before we read Exodus Chapter 14, 13:32 I want to focus on a quotation 13:34 from my favorite author, Ellen White, 13:36 in the book Counsels on Stewardship. 13:39 I have quite a library of reading. 13:40 And matter of fact, 13:42 I still have quite a bit of books 13:43 that have not yet been unpacked. 13:45 But I put this in my sermon to remember that 13:48 there is nothing that I can face as a child of God 13:52 that God cannot find a solution for. 13:55 But I also want to open your eyes 13:56 to the unseen battle because while we look around us 14:00 and think the battle is against flesh and blood, 14:04 our real battle, friends, is not against flesh and blood. 14:07 As a matter of fact, the battle is so spiritual, 14:11 and it is so great that 14:12 the Lord has promised two things, 14:16 to fight the battles for us, 14:18 and to stand with us when we cannot see 14:21 what stands against us. 14:24 Counsels on Stewardship, page 154 and paragraph 1. 14:28 Listen carefully. 14:30 "As the people of God approach the perils of the last days," 14:34 Are we in the last days? 14:36 "Satan holds earnest consultation 14:40 with his angels as to the most successful plan 14:44 to overthrow their faith. 14:47 He sees that the popular churches 14:49 are already lulled to sleep 14:52 by his deceptive power. 14:55 By pleasing sophistry and lying wonders, 14:59 he can continue to hold them under his control. 15:04 Therefore..." 15:05 This is the most important part of the quotation. 15:07 "Therefore he directs his angels 15:10 to lay a snare 15:12 especially for those 15:14 who are looking for the second advent of Christ 15:18 and are endeavoring 15:20 to keep all the commandments of God." 15:23 Revelation 12:17 says it this way," 15:26 And the dragon is wroth with the woman, 15:28 and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, 15:31 which keep the commandments of God, 15:33 and have the," what friends? 15:34 "Testimony of Jesus Christ." 15:37 If you are looking forward to the advent of Christ, 15:39 the devil is trying to lay a snare for you. 15:42 If you're satisfied with five commandments, 15:44 you're not a problem to the devil. 15:46 If you're satisfied with six or your favorite group here, 15:50 some people said, well, I love my neighbors as myself. 15:53 Well, if that's all the commandments are, 15:55 then you're not a danger to the devil. 15:58 The Bible says, "Love the Lord, your God with," 16:00 how much of your heart, friends? 16:01 "All your heart." 16:03 That's the first four commandments, 16:05 including the seventh day Sabbath. 16:07 Then the last six, love your neighbor 16:10 as yourself is outlined in the last six commandments. 16:13 We have 10 Commandments, not 10 suggestions, 16:17 not 10 menu items, but 10 Commandments. 16:20 And Satan knows that 16:21 they are so vitally important in our walk with God 16:25 that he's laying a snare, 16:27 especially for those endeavoring to keep 16:31 the commandments of God 16:32 and those looking forward to the second advent of Christ. 16:35 Now there was a time that 16:37 I would think that that's not an issue. 16:39 But there are a lot of Christians 16:40 today not looking forward to the second advent of Christ. 16:43 A lot of Christians today are looking forward 16:44 to the secret rapture. 16:47 Not looking forward 16:48 to the second appearing of Christ, 16:50 they're looking forward to some disappearing, 16:53 not appearing. 16:54 So if you're looking to disappear 16:56 and not have the Lord appear, 16:57 you're not a threat to the camp of the enemy. 17:00 In the story, the Lord reminds us 17:04 and I'm gonna say this with all the proclamation 17:06 I can muster up. 17:07 Brothers and sisters, we are nearing home. 17:11 We are nearing home. 17:13 Now Paul the Apostle says, 17:15 is our salvation nearer than 17:18 when we first believe, the night is far spent, 17:22 the day is at hand. 17:24 If you keep looking 17:25 and straining your eyes forward, 17:26 I think the songwriter says it so well. 17:29 We can see the gleams of the golden morning, 17:33 piercing through the midnight sky. 17:36 Got to keep our eyes fixed 17:38 because as long as you look to the left or to the right, 17:40 you may see the precipice 17:41 that may cause you to get discouraged. 17:44 But we got to look unto Jesus 17:45 who is the author and finisher of our faith. 17:48 Time to look in only one direction. 17:51 You see when God led the Israelites out of Egypt. 17:54 Deuteronomy 6:21 says, 17:56 "The Lord brought them out with a mighty hand." 18:00 God didn't just almost deliver them. 18:03 God delivered them with a mighty hand. 18:05 In other words, there was nothing that 18:07 Pharaoh could do to keep God's people in Egypt 18:11 once God wanted them out. 18:12 What do you say? 18:13 And I want to encourage you parents today, 18:15 lot of your children are in the spiritual Egypt. 18:18 They've left the church, 18:19 gone back into the old lifestyle, 18:21 gone back into the old habits, 18:23 gone back into the old addictions. 18:25 But, brothers and sisters, once you name 18:27 the name of Jesus Christ, 18:29 He's gonna go back to Egypt and find out 18:32 whatever He needs to do to get His sons and daughters 18:35 out of the land of Egypt, 18:36 and God can still bring them out 18:38 with a mighty hand. 18:39 What do you say? 18:40 The children of Israel being free from Egypt... 18:42 Forgot a number of things that we need to remember. 18:46 For you see, friends, 18:47 it was not Moses that brought them out of Egypt, 18:50 it was God. 18:52 It was not Moses that decided to free them, it was God. 18:57 It was not Moses that saved them 18:59 from the destroying angel, it was God. 19:02 It was not Moses that gave them water 19:04 in the wilderness. 19:05 Who was it, friends? It was God. 19:07 It was not Moses that rain down bread 19:10 when they were hungry. 19:11 It was who? It was God. 19:13 It was not Moses that protected them 19:15 from the serpents and the scorpions 19:17 in the wilderness, it was God. 19:21 It was not Moses that performed the signs 19:24 and wonders that kept them from the attacking armies, 19:28 it was God. 19:30 It was not Moses that gave them 19:32 a cloud during the day to cool them down in a pillar 19:36 of fire by night to warm them up, 19:38 it was God. 19:40 And I say that to say this. 19:42 It is not us that's delivering us, 19:45 it is God that's delivering us. 19:47 It is not us providing our need 19:49 in the wilderness journey to the kingdom, 19:51 it is God providing all of our need 19:54 according to His riches and glory. 19:56 What do you say? 19:57 We forget so often that on our best day 20:00 we can't do anything that's better than 20:03 what God can do on His worst day. 20:06 And God never has a worst day. 20:08 God never says, "You know what, 20:10 I am so tired answering prayers. 20:12 I don't want to go to work today." 20:15 Can you say amen? 20:17 He that keeps Israel neither sleeps nor slumbers. 20:23 God does not take vacations 20:25 because He knows 20:27 the devil doesn't take vacations. 20:30 God goes to church still 20:32 because He knows the devil has gotten used to go 20:34 into church today. 20:37 God still sends His angels to protect us 20:40 because He knows the devil tries to send 20:42 his angels to harm us. 20:44 And I want to say to you today, 20:46 when the angels got kicked out, 20:48 one-third God put out, 20:49 Brethren, two-thirds stayed with God. 20:52 So there are twice as many on our side 20:54 than there are on the devil side. 20:56 What do you say? 20:57 I got a quotation number of years ago. 20:59 I used to always say to kids, 21:00 "You've got an angel with you." 21:02 But I discovered Ellen White says, 21:03 "You don't have a single angel. 21:05 You got one on the right side, 21:06 and you got one on the left side." 21:08 Can you say amen? 21:09 And then the Bible says, "God is our real word." 21:11 Which means God's got our back. 21:16 But the Bible made it clear that even though 21:18 we know all these things in our mind, 21:20 there are days that we think that 21:22 the enemy is stronger than God. 21:23 Notice what the Bible says in Exodus Chapter 59. 21:26 Matter of fact, Exodus Chapter 14, 21:28 not Exodus 59 that came from somewhere, 21:31 I have no idea. 21:33 Exodus 14:10. 21:35 Look at the deliverance process. 21:39 "And when Pharaoh drew near, 21:43 the children of Israel lifted their eyes." 21:47 Now if the text stopped there, 21:50 I would have said they did the right thing 21:52 because David the Psalmist says, 21:53 "I will lift up my eyes unto the hill 21:56 from whence comes my help." 21:58 When we lift up our eyes in the midst of trials 22:00 and look up to Jesus, that's the good thing to do, 22:01 am I right? 22:03 But the Bible said, 22:04 "They lifted their eyes and behold, 22:07 the Egyptians marched after them. 22:09 So they were very afraid, 22:11 and the children of Israel cried out to the Lord." 22:15 When they lifted their eyes, 22:17 they did not lift their eyes to look to Jesus, 22:20 they lifted their eyes to look 22:22 to the approaching armies of Pharaoh. 22:24 And when you read the Bible, 22:26 Pharaoh didn't send a weak army after the Israelites. 22:28 As a matter of fact, it says in verse 7, 22:31 "He took six hundred of his choice chariots," 22:35 Exodus 14:7, "and all the chariots of Egypt 22:41 with captains over every one of them." 22:44 Pharaoh unloaded his ammunition 22:47 against the people of God. 22:49 He sent his choice chariots, his best soldiers, 22:54 he gave captains over every one of them, 22:56 and there was not a single chariot left in Egypt 22:59 because they all were pursuing the people of God 23:02 to kill them in the wilderness. 23:05 Brethren, if we can see the battle against us today, 23:10 I believe that we'll shake in our boots. 23:13 And so I praise the Lord that 23:15 what we don't see God can handle, 23:17 what do you say? 23:19 Because the Bible says, Satan is coming after us. 23:22 In other words, let me translate that. 23:24 As Pharaoh emptied Egypt, 23:26 Satan has emptied the barrels of a hell against God's people 23:30 in these last days. 23:32 And I wanna repeat what I said this morning. 23:34 I don't care how many are not left in hell, 23:36 there's not enough angels in hell 23:38 to defeat God even if He was by Himself. 23:42 The gates of hell, the Bible says, 23:43 will not prevail against the church. 23:47 And the weakest saint... 23:48 I heard that quotation number of years ago, 23:50 I looked it up and I found it. 23:51 "The weakest saint on his knees 23:55 is more than a match for the devil." 23:57 What do you say? 23:59 You can be fainting, not able to pray, 24:01 but you muster up a prayer of faith 24:04 and the Spirit of God dresses it up 24:06 and makes it right before the Father. 24:08 The weakest saint in prayer 24:11 is more than conquerors against the battles of hell. 24:16 But the Egyptians pursued them, 24:18 and they picked up their eyes, 24:20 instead of looking to God, 24:21 they began to look toward the enemy, 24:23 and Pharaoh pursued them. 24:26 They took their eyes off of Jesus, 24:28 a lot of us are guilty of that. 24:30 You can go ahead and say amen. 24:32 They took their eyes off of their journey 24:34 and their destination. 24:36 You know, I've heard people nowadays say, 24:38 there was a time they used to believe in heaven. 24:40 But some Bible teachers are now beginning to say, 24:44 "Heaven is an imaginary place." 24:48 Some scholars are saying, "Scholars not of God's Word." 24:52 Some scholars are beginning to say, 24:54 "Heaven is just an imaginary thing 24:56 that God has created to encourage us 24:59 to keep trusting and worshiping Him." 25:02 But Paul, the Apostle says, 25:03 what John wrote down is not even 25:05 what heaven really looks like 25:07 because our eyes have not even seen 25:12 all that God has prepared for those that love him. 25:17 But I'm looking forward 25:18 to my streets of gold, anybody else? 25:20 I'm looking forward to walking through one of those 12 gates. 25:23 I'm looking forward to the day when I can walk into a place 25:26 where the gates don't have to be closed day or night 25:29 because it's nothing but a place 25:30 of eternal peace forevermore. 25:33 But they forgot about their destination, 25:35 they forgot about their journey, 25:36 they took their eyes off of Jesus. 25:38 They lost sight of those traveling with them. 25:40 Let me say something about that, Brethren. 25:42 You may be traveling to heaven, 25:44 but the person sitting next to you, 25:45 I hope they're traveling also in the same direction. 25:49 We've got to remember that if they're in the church, 25:51 if they're in the message, 25:53 we've got to encourage them along with ourselves 25:56 to keep on traveling in the same direction. 25:59 And I want to say 26:00 what a dear old saint said in Fairfield, 26:02 California, Sister Travis. 26:04 She said to me, "Brother, if you could see them, 26:08 they're not your enemy." 26:10 I'm gonna say that again. 26:12 Brother Matt, excuse me. 26:14 If you could see them, they're not your enemy. 26:19 Too often the devil makes us enemies of each other 26:21 and not enemy of his kingdom. 26:23 Too often we fight against each other, 26:26 rather than fighting against the forces of darkness. 26:29 Too often we think that 26:31 somebody in the church is trying to do us 26:32 and when in fact, 26:33 if there are un-surrendered weaknesses in their lives, 26:36 Satan can use that to maybe hinder our journey, 26:40 but the devil can never stop our journey 26:42 once our eyes are fixed on Christ. 26:46 They lost sight of those traveling with them, 26:47 and then they turn their attention away 26:50 from the work of the Lord. 26:52 And that's why the Bible says, "They were sore afraid." 26:57 They were very afraid. 26:59 I've seen Christians nowadays fearful of all kinds of things. 27:03 You know, some say, Well... 27:06 I have to go back to these temporal things 27:07 because we get all hooked up on temporal things. 27:10 You know, I'm afraid that I'm not gonna be 27:12 able to pay my child's tuition. 27:15 Well, Brethren, if the Lord wants you 27:16 to have a Christian education, 27:18 He'll make a way for that bill to be paid. 27:19 What do you say? 27:21 I'm not gonna be able to pay my medical bill. 27:23 What if God is concerned about your health, 27:24 He'll make a way 27:25 for that medical bill to be paid. 27:27 Or maybe you'll have them 27:28 forgive the whole thing altogether. 27:30 What do you say? 27:31 Whatever God has in store for you, 27:33 God can provide whatever 27:35 He says He's going to give to us. 27:37 We need not fear the temporal circumstances 27:41 because given time, every problem you have 27:45 is going to be taken care of. 27:47 We always live in the problem. 27:48 We've got to live outside the problem 27:50 and abide in the promises of Jesus Christ 27:53 because He who promised is faithful. 27:55 And God will not allow us to save ourselves, 27:59 God wants to save us 28:00 because our salvation will not get us 28:04 an inch off the ground. 28:07 They lost sight of Christ. 28:10 They looked to Pharaoh, they turned away 28:13 from the one leading them, and they began to look 28:16 to the one that was pursuing them. 28:19 That's why the Bible went on to say in Isaiah 26:3. 28:23 Brethren, what kind of peace do we need today? 28:25 Let me suggest, we need perfect peace. 28:27 Say that with me. We need what? Perfect. 28:29 You know what perfect peace means? 28:31 The kind of peace that cannot be interrupted, 28:33 no matter how the wind blows. 28:36 A peace that has no faults in it. 28:38 A peace, as the writer says, that passes all understanding. 28:42 Whereas the New Living Translation says, 28:44 a peace that does not need to be explained. 28:48 In other words, when you visit somebody 28:50 on their hospital bed, 28:51 I've had opportunity to do that. 28:53 And sometimes we go 28:55 to the hospital to encourage individuals, 28:57 and we leave more encouraged than when we got there. 29:01 Here they are wasting away. 29:02 I think of my sister-in-law there who passed away 29:05 not too long ago in St. Thomas, Romaiah. 29:09 Here I am talking to her on the phone, 29:11 she's been told that she has cancer. 29:13 She's been told that they can't do anything for her. 29:16 She's been told that she doesn't have much time. 29:19 We're all praying for a miracle. 29:21 And in the midst of her fading away, 29:24 she says to my brother, 29:25 "You know, the Lord 29:26 has already answered my prayer." 29:28 Now we've been praying for deliverance, but she says, 29:31 "The Lord already answered my prayer." 29:34 And he wandered what it was. 29:36 And she said to him, 29:37 "The Lord has decided that in this condition, 29:41 it's the best time to save me." 29:42 Come on and say amen. Amen. 29:44 Somebody may die on their bed of affliction 29:47 because the Lord says, "Now they're safe to save." 29:50 God knows how to save, when to save, who to save, 29:54 and what to save. 29:56 So if God allows your loved one to be laid to rest and you say, 29:59 "Lord, they were just about 30:00 to give their lives fully to Your cause." 30:02 God says, the reason I took them now, 30:04 the reason I allow them to be laid to rest. 30:06 Let me not use the word take because God doesn't kill, folk. 30:09 But the reason I allow them 30:11 to be laid to rest as Isaiah 57:1-2 says, 30:14 "I want to spare them from the evil, and the trials, 30:17 and temptations that are yet to come up on this world." 30:21 And Ellen White says that there are many 30:23 that are gonna be laid to rest by the mercy of God 30:28 before the time of trial comes upon this world. 30:30 I know two dear saints in California, 30:32 Sam and Kathy James. 30:34 And I remember years ago 30:36 that Kathy is like Paul the Apostle. 30:38 She said, "I want to be alive 30:41 when the time of trouble comes." 30:42 And her husband says, "Not me." 30:44 Not me. 30:45 He's tall, build, and she's short, 30:47 and very strong in the Lord. 30:49 And she says, "I want to be alive 30:50 when the Lord comes. 30:52 I want to go through the time of trial. 30:53 I want to see the church triumph." 30:54 And he said, "Not me. Lord, lay me to rest." 30:57 He's about 6'6" good, 200 and some pounds. 30:59 And I thought it would be the other way around. 31:00 So, Brethren, 31:02 it's not our physical attributes 31:03 that give us faith, 31:05 but it's our faith and our trust in God 31:06 that makes all the difference. 31:07 Can you say amen? 31:09 They have their faith in Moses and not in God. 31:11 And I wanna say this, "Although pastors ought to do 31:14 what God called them to do, 31:16 you got to still have your faith in nobody else 31:18 other than Jesus Christ ' 31:21 cause He is the author and the finisher of our faith." 31:29 Took their eyes off of Jesus, 31:31 took their eyes off the journey. 31:34 And then they said something that really, really shocked me, 31:36 Pastor Stanton. 31:37 They said in verse 12 of Exodus Chapter 14. 31:41 This blew me away, but it gave me an insight 31:44 to how low we can sink 31:47 when we lose sight of the purpose 31:49 that God has for us, where He plants us. 31:51 Somebody said, "You may be an oak tree 31:53 or you may be just a fern, but when God plants you, 31:57 you ought to grow where God plants you." 31:58 Amen. 32:00 God brought them into 32:01 the wilderness not to kill them, 32:03 but to separate them from Egypt. 32:05 Let me make that very clear today. 32:07 In separating them from Egypt, 32:09 He was separating them from the dress of Egypt. 32:15 He was separating them from the diet of Egypt. 32:20 I got more amens on the diet than on the dress. 32:23 He was separating them 32:25 from the entertainment of Egypt. 32:27 He was separating them from the night life of Egypt. 32:31 And when they got in the wilderness 32:33 and saw all that God was taking away from them, 32:36 they fail to see what God was about 32:38 to give to them. 32:40 And they said, "Why would anybody 32:42 want to live in Thompsonville when we have New York? 32:45 We've got Atlanta. 32:46 We've got LA? 32:48 Why would anybody want to live in Thompsonville? 32:52 Well, Brethren, Thompsonville has some people 32:54 that used to live in New York. 32:55 Amen, New Yorkers. 32:56 Used to live in Atlanta. Amen, Atlanteans. 32:59 Used to live in some major cities 33:01 because we know that the time is drawing near 33:03 to get out of the populated cities 33:06 because Pharaoh/Satan can do more harm 33:11 to the church in the city 33:13 than he can do to the church in the wilderness. 33:17 They took their eyes off of the journey. 33:19 And then they said this ridiculous statement. 33:22 Ridiculous, ridiculous. 33:24 Exodus 14:12. 33:26 They began to rebuke Moses, 33:28 they began to rebuke their leader. 33:29 Brethren, watch it. 33:31 When you start rebuking the pastor, 33:33 he may not always be right, but he's still God's anointed. 33:39 There's some church committees get together and say, 33:40 now what can we do to get rid of our pastor? 33:42 You better be careful. 33:43 You may get rid of yourself in the process. 33:46 The Lord says it clearly, touch not the Lord's anointed 33:49 and do my prophet no harm. 33:51 The prophet of God, 33:52 the preacher of God may be resting, 33:53 but God is still watching over that man. 33:56 And if he steps out of line, God is gonna take care of him 33:58 and put him back in line. 34:01 But don't take it upon yourself as the responsibility 34:04 of the caring committee of the church 34:06 to get rid of somebody that God sees 34:08 ought to be there for specific reason. 34:11 Sometimes God puts ministers 34:13 in situations they can't handle, 34:15 so that they can grow, 34:17 not that we can get rid of them. 34:19 A lot of people nowadays, 34:20 "Well, I don't like the ideas of the pastor." 34:22 Well, take him to the Lord in prayer, 34:24 the one who hired him could take care of him. 34:27 Amen. 34:29 Some people say, "I don't like the music 34:30 the pastor's bringing into the church. 34:32 Well, pray, because the Lord can move them anytime, 34:34 the Lord can send them overseas. 34:37 The Lord can give him a call somewhere else 34:40 or the Lord can turn him into a real-estate salesman. 34:45 But if you don't approach your leaders with love 34:47 and the right motive in your heart, 34:49 you can hinder more of the work of God 34:51 than you can give glory to the work of God. 34:53 What do you say? 34:55 They said to Moses... 34:59 Verse 12, Exodus 14. 35:01 "Let us alone, they said, 35:03 that we may serve the Egyptians, 35:06 for it would have been 35:07 better for us to serve the Egyptians 35:11 than that we should die in the wilderness." 35:14 Brethren, you know, you got to be blind. 35:16 Excuse my vernacular of English, 35:18 splitting it up and breaking it down. 35:20 You've got to be blind to think that 35:23 it's better serving sin than it is serving the Savior. 35:27 You've got to be blind to think that it's better to go 35:29 be a drug addict than be one filled 35:32 by the Spirit of God. 35:33 You've got to be blind to think that it's better to live 35:36 for the world than to live for Jesus. 35:38 You've got to be blind to think 35:40 that you're having more fun partying 35:42 than you're having fun serving the Lord. 35:44 You see, the devil has signed a contract 35:46 with all those in the world 35:47 that look like they're having fun now. 35:49 He said, you know what? "I'm gonna give you fame. 35:51 I'm gonna give you fortune. I'm gonna give you visibility. 35:54 I'm gonna give you all the money, 35:56 and all the material you can have, 35:57 but don't forget to read the fine print at the very end 36:00 before you sign your name to this contract 36:01 I'm making with you. 36:03 I have only one clause to my contract that I make 36:05 with those of the world. 36:07 I want to kill you at the very end." 36:11 If you can agree to give me your life, 36:15 I'll give you all these things temporarily, 36:17 you'll get the visibility, 36:18 you'll get the fame, you'll get the fortune. 36:21 There are those who used to sing for the Lord 36:22 that are now singing for the world. 36:24 And they say, "Well, we got a good contract. 36:25 We're making a whole lot of money." 36:27 Brother, but you cannot buy your way to the kingdom. 36:29 You've got to go through Jesus. 36:32 They said, "Let's go back that we may serve Pharaoh in Egypt. 36:37 Now what makes it so ridiculous? 36:40 As they said, they figured that 36:43 if they go back to Egypt willingly... 36:45 Don't miss this point. 36:46 They thought that 36:48 if they go back to Egypt willingly, Melissa, 36:51 that Pharaoh was going to be nicer to them 36:54 this time around than he was the last time. 36:58 They said, you know what? 37:00 Last time we were there slaves, 37:02 but if we go back with a new attitude, 37:05 maybe Pharaoh would treat us with a different disposition. 37:09 In other words, we were drug addicts last time 37:11 because we were hooked. 37:13 But if we go back now as a casual drug user, 37:16 it won't be so bad because we could quit anytime. 37:20 Let me make it really clear. 37:22 There are those who are in the church 37:23 whose marriages are being attacked, 37:26 whose jobs are being attacked, 37:28 whose children are being attacked, 37:30 and instead of turning to Jesus, 37:32 they're turning to drugs, they're turning to marijuana, 37:36 they're turning to all kinds of illegal drugs, 37:39 feeling to themselves that if they dead in the pain 37:41 that somehow the pain is really gone. 37:43 Brother, what you really need 37:45 is to be filled by the power of Christ 37:47 because when you're sober all of a sudden, 37:49 you realize that the problem has now changed its address. 37:54 There are those that think 37:56 that there is an answer in the bottle. 37:57 That's why I do not support the idea that 37:59 there is anything like casual drinking 38:02 when it comes to being a Christian, what do you say? 38:04 Some folks say, "Well, you know, 38:05 as long as we don't get intoxicated, 38:07 that's all right." 38:09 Not even Jesus would sip. 38:13 Jesus wouldn't even sip in His moment of thirst. 38:17 Jesus wouldn't even sip it 38:21 in His moment that He was dying. 38:23 If He wouldn't sip it when He was dying of thirst, 38:25 we should not sip it at all. 38:31 Spirit is on the label, 38:32 but you'll be filled with a wrong spirit. 38:36 And in the Bible says, the wise men says, 38:38 "Your eyes will behold strange women." 38:45 They are those that think 38:48 that by working on the Sabbath, 38:50 I'll actually strengthen my income. 38:53 I mean, if I volunteer to do time and a half, 38:56 I'll be able to pay off that school bill 38:57 at the end of the month. 38:59 Brother, you cannot ever take care 39:00 of something that God promises 39:02 to take care of by compromising with God's principles, 39:06 which are your guides for life. 39:09 Some folk say, "Well, I won't do it every time." 39:11 But what you don't realize 39:12 is the moment you compromise once, 39:14 the devil says, "Ah, gotcha." 39:17 You do it once, it gets easier to do 39:19 it the second time around, 39:21 and the third time around 39:22 because the devil knows how to sweeten the pot. 39:25 He made the Israelites think that somehow Egypt 39:30 had something that they missed. 39:33 Even when they got to Sinai, they said we remember 39:36 the leeks and the onions. 39:40 We remember the days that we were able to eat bread 39:42 to the full and Moses 39:45 has brought us into the wilderness. 39:47 And all we got out here is a Walmart. 39:52 That's aside. 39:53 That's just to us in Thompsonville here. 39:56 All we have is a super Walmart, 39:58 I miss Macy's and I'm miss Nordstroms, 40:01 and I miss Dillard's, and I miss all the fabulous, 40:04 I miss Saks Fifth Avenue. 40:05 I missed the Lord & Taylor's, 40:07 Brethren, the only Lord you need is Lord and Savior, 40:10 not Lord & Taylor. 40:12 God knows exactly what to do to get His people 40:14 ready for the kingdom. 40:16 They got out there and they said, 40:17 "You know what, I remember the nights 40:19 when we could wake up at 3 o'clock in the morning 40:21 and have it our own way by going to Burger King." 40:23 Well, you wake up 3 o'clock in the morning 40:25 in Thompsonville, nothing's open. 40:28 Only thing you're gonna have is time to spend with Jesus 40:30 and Bible study and prayer. 40:31 Am I right, Pastor Murray? 40:32 So God takes us out of the wilderness, 40:34 God takes us, sorry out of Egypt 40:36 into the wilderness to get our diets reform. 40:39 Come on and say amen, reformers. 40:41 I'm eating stuff out here that I never thought I'd eat. 40:44 I'm even starting to like carob, 40:46 that's a scary one. 40:48 But God knows that I won't be eating. 40:50 I won't be eating all the stuff of the world 40:52 when I get to the kingdom. 40:53 God is changing our diet. 40:55 And some folk say, "Well, you know what, 40:57 I feel like I'm getting more square." 40:59 That's all right, brethren. 41:00 Heaven is a square place, you'll fit in. 41:02 What do you say? 41:04 They took their eyes off of the journey, 41:06 lost sight of Jesus, began to complain. 41:10 And they said, "Man, life is hard." 41:12 Let me say something to you. 41:13 The wise man said, 41:15 "The way of the transgressor is hard." 41:20 It's not hard to be a Christian. 41:21 It's disciplinary to be a Christian. 41:24 Some folk have never been disciplined, 41:27 and all of a sudden now God is disciplining us, 41:29 shaping us up. 41:30 Never forget, the Bible says, 41:32 "As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten." 41:35 God doesn't beat us up, but I tell you what? 41:37 He does not spare the rod. 41:39 He would not spoil His child, but He does not abuse us 41:42 because He's a God of love. 41:43 What do you say? 41:45 You think that the devil is easier? 41:46 You go on back and start smiling at him, 41:48 he'll take you down in no time flat. 41:52 It may look glamorous out there. 41:54 You know, sometimes I sit down and I listen to the, you know, 41:56 the Grammy Awards and I think, 41:58 "Man, that brother cannot sing and he is raking in millions. 42:01 You know if I spent a few days in the, 42:03 you know if I went out and just sing for about a year 42:06 or so, I could have all the money I need, 42:07 and I could be back in the church 42:08 in no time flat and be a stronger preacher." 42:11 And Lord says, "You fool, 42:12 you can't do anything like that." 42:14 He's talking to me now, so I could call myself a fool. 42:18 You are foolish to think that having money 42:22 also equates with having righteousness. 42:26 You are foolish to think that having visibility, 42:29 and fame, and fortune... 42:30 You know what? 42:31 When you watch the lifestyles of the rich and famous, 42:33 that's how I'm dating myself. 42:35 Let me make it contemporary. 42:36 When you watch Cribs, 42:38 all those young folk are sitting back 42:39 and watching all the Cribs 42:40 that all the basketball players have, 42:42 and all the wealthy stars have, 42:44 and people sit down in the evening 42:45 while they're eating dinner 42:47 and watch ET Entertainment Tonight, 42:48 looking at all the fame and fortune 42:49 and who bought what, and who's marrying whom, 42:51 and who's switching wife with somebody. 42:53 They look at all the filth of the world and think, 42:55 "Man, it looks glamorous." 42:56 Brother, sin may look glamorous, 42:59 but fire glitter's at night. 43:06 Took them out of Egypt 43:08 and now that we're nearing home, 43:09 Pharaoh is saying, "Let's talk this over." 43:12 Brethren, remember this, 43:13 the way of the transgressor is hard. 43:16 It is disciplinary to be a Christian. 43:20 God's not breaking us. 43:21 God's molding us. 43:23 As one sculptor said, somebody asked him, 43:25 "How did you make 43:27 such a perfect statue of Jesus?" 43:28 He said, "You know how? 43:30 Whatever didn't look like Jesus, I chiseled it off. 43:33 Whatever looked like Jesus, I left it there." 43:36 Brethren, everything that doesn't look like Jesus 43:39 in our lives, He's gonna chisel it off. 43:42 It may be painful at times, 43:44 He may have to turn the fire up 43:46 to melt the filth out of our golden lives. 43:48 But when He remolds us, 43:50 we are gonna worth a whole lot more 43:52 after the melting process. 43:54 Let me clear it up, after the smelting process 43:57 than before the smelting process. 44:01 God does not put iron in the fire 44:06 and increase its value. 44:08 He puts gold in the fire to increase its value. 44:12 The reason why you go through a fiery trial sometime 44:14 in your wilderness journey 44:16 is because God is getting you ready 44:18 for the kingdom of heaven. 44:20 What do you say? 44:21 So don't get distracted by what the enemy is trying to do. 44:23 He's trying to just make it look like God is an upset God, 44:26 and God as a mean God. 44:28 But I like the way that Moses did it. 44:30 Sometimes, every now and then, like a very faithful leader, 44:33 we've got to stand up and refocus the people of God 44:35 because, you know, sometimes as a pastor... 44:37 And you pastors, you know what I'm talking about? 44:40 Sometimes as a pastor, you get so many phone calls 44:43 when you don't want them, and so many complaints 44:46 when you don't want to hear them, 44:48 and so many ideas that 44:49 you really don't need to entertain. 44:52 And one opinion over here and one opinion over there, 44:55 and somebody's saying, "Well, Pastor, do it this way." 44:57 And then somebody else has an opposite idea. 44:59 And you like both of the folk and you want to say, 45:01 what if I don't do what so and so says, 45:02 and do what so and so says, 45:04 they're gonna dislike each other. 45:05 And who do I say, I favor over the other? 45:09 And all these ideas are flooding our minds. 45:11 That's why when Moses got flooded 45:13 by the children of Israel with how he need to lead them. 45:18 I like what Moses said in Exodus 14:13. 45:22 Turn there with me, Brethren. 45:24 There comes a time when God is saying, 45:27 "We've got to open our eyes, 45:28 the message to Laodicea is you need to pray 45:32 for eye salve that you may see." 45:35 Here it is. 45:36 Exodus 14:13, 45:40 "And Moses said to the people..." 45:42 And I would suggest to you that Moses did not whisper 45:44 this to the people in the midst of their complaining, 45:47 I would suggest to you that Moses stood in 45:49 his pulpit and said, "Let me tell you something. 45:52 Here's what God told me to tell you this morning." 45:55 Moses said to the people. 45:57 Say it with me, brethren, "Do not be afraid." 46:00 What else? 46:01 "Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, 46:06 which He will accomplish for you," 46:08 when, Brethren? 46:10 When, brethren? "Today." 46:11 When, Brethren? Today. 46:13 When? Today. 46:14 Not tomorrow, friends, not next week. 46:17 You may not see the results of your salvation yet, 46:21 but God is able to save every one of us today. 46:25 What do you say? 46:26 Paul the Apostle didn't say 46:28 tomorrow is the day of salvation. 46:29 He said, "Today is the salvation. 46:31 Today is the acceptable time. 46:33 If you hear His voice, harden not your heart." 46:37 Today is the day of salvation. 46:39 Today is the acceptable time. 46:41 The Lord will save you today. 46:44 And then He says in the remainder of the verse 46:46 and I like this. 46:48 And I praise God for this because some people think that 46:51 the devil is gonna be around for a long time 46:56 burning in the fires of hell. 46:58 But if you read the text, the Bible says, 47:01 "For the Egyptians whom you see today, 47:03 you will see again no more forever." 47:06 What do you say? 47:07 There's not gonna be some constant reminder 47:09 throughout eternity of all the evil that existed. 47:12 He says, "Behold, I make all things new." 47:14 The former things shall not be remembered 47:16 nor come into mind. 47:17 I have reasons to rejoice today 47:19 because there are problems I had in my past 47:20 that today I can smile about. 47:22 Anybody else? 47:24 But when you were in the middle of it, 47:26 it was about to consume your life. 47:29 When Merle was on his hospital bed, 47:31 and your life was fleeting away, 47:32 it looked like, 47:34 "Oh, I was not going to make it at camp meeting." 47:35 But praise God today, he's here. 47:37 Because God could say, "Well, the doctors may have forgotten 47:39 what to do, but I am the master physician, 47:42 I can do anything. 47:44 And when man fails, God steps in. 47:48 And God doesn't step in and say, 47:49 "Doc, could you give me your manual?" 47:51 God says, "Move aside. 47:52 Your manual doesn't have the ideas 47:54 that I know that My people need." 47:58 God can heal our sickness. 48:00 God can deliver us from trials, 48:02 and tribulation, and financial ruin. 48:04 That's why the Bible says in verse 14. 48:06 Notice this, it's there for even 48:09 the people of the last days. 48:12 He says, "The Lord will fight for you, 48:17 you shall hold your peace." 48:26 Now I've been in fights before. 48:28 Anybody who had been in a fight before? 48:31 I don't expect the women to raise their hands, 48:33 but I've seen one raised her hand. 48:35 I've been in a fight before. 48:38 And I've got a permanent scar under my hair. 48:41 Every time I cut my hair too low, 48:43 my niece says, 48:44 "You're losing hair Uncle John." 48:45 And I said, "No, I'm not. I'm not getting older. 48:47 Don't talk about my hair. 48:48 I'm not losing anything." That's a scar. 48:51 I got hit in the head years ago 48:53 fighting a gang in New York City. 48:55 They broke a broomstick over my head. 48:57 I'm glad it wasn't in the 1990s or 2000s 49:00 'cause they would have shot me then. 49:02 Broke a broomstick over my head, 49:04 threw a knife at me, 49:05 fighting three guys, I got away with my life. 49:08 And the news on the streets were, 49:10 don't ever come back up in this area again. 49:12 Fulton and Franklin, you know, I'm talking about, 49:14 Pastor Murray 49:15 because the word out on the street 49:16 is you're as good as dead. 49:18 That was the word the gangs were looking for, 49:20 you're good as dead. 49:22 I didn't know this text then. 49:25 But I had enough sense to stay home. 49:29 Yes, I did. 49:30 I figured, well, 49:32 there's enough things on television. 49:33 And I could go to the subway on different direction. 49:36 If you're from New York, you know, the trains, 49:37 I could go there another way. 49:39 I don't need to be foolish and put myself 49:41 where I may not come back home, but I had a big brother then. 49:44 He was my big brother. He was like raised with me. 49:46 God bless him. He's now resting in the grave. 49:48 And before he gave, before he died, 49:50 he was a gangster. He worked for the mafia. 49:53 They used to call him... They called him the Collector. 49:57 And they called his friend Sure Shot. 49:58 The reason, he worked for the mafia. 50:00 If you have owe them, 50:01 he came after you and you'd pay. 50:03 His friend, they call him Sure Shot. 50:04 He walked the streets every day. 50:05 He had a long coat summer or winter 50:07 because he had a rifle under his coat all the time. 50:10 And before I turned my life over to the Lord, 50:11 I didn't know then about what I know now. 50:13 Praise God that my senses are sharpened then. 50:16 But back then, I didn't know that 50:18 I had a shepherd to turn to, 50:21 back then I turned to humanity. 50:23 And my big brother said to me one day, 50:27 go into the pool hall. 50:29 Just go in and walk in there. 50:31 And when I walked into the pool hall 50:32 where this gang was, they looked at me 50:35 like our breakfast time, dinner time. 50:38 This is it. He's out. 50:39 And he walked in behind me. 50:41 And they said, "Hey, how you doing." 50:43 Willie, Barney. I could see his... 50:45 He died now. How you doing? 50:47 And he said, "I just want to say 50:49 one thing to you. 50:50 That's my cousin. Nobody touches him. 50:52 You got that? Nobody messes with him." 50:56 Brethren, from that day on to this I'm still alive. 50:58 I'm above the ground. 50:59 I can go to New York today and nobody messes with me. 51:01 Praise the Lord. 51:03 Now let me make it clear and spiritual. 51:05 If a man can do that for us, 51:08 what can Jesus do? 51:11 Brethren, we've got a shepherd that will never let us down. 51:14 His name is Jesus. 51:16 When you read the remainder of the story, the Israelites, 51:19 when they look to Jesus, He went to battle for them, 51:23 and the Egyptians that pursued them 51:25 were destroyed by the mighty hand of God 51:29 because God said through Moses, 51:30 "I've got only one thing to say to the children of Israel. 51:33 Forget about your problems. 51:34 Forget about your difficulty. 51:35 Forget about the things you can't solve, 51:37 just tell them stand still, see the salvation of the Lord." 51:42 And I only got two things to end this sentence 51:43 with, Brethren. 51:45 Tell them go forward. 51:46 Today as you listen to Denise sing 51:48 "Shepherd of My Heart," 51:49 I pray that you can stop looking 51:50 at your problems and look to the shepherd 51:53 who knows how to lead His wandering sheep to a place 51:57 where we can find eternal peace. 51:59 Amen. 52:20 Maker of this heart of mine 52:25 You know me very well 52:30 You understand my deepest parts 52:35 More than I know myself 52:40 So when I face the darkness 52:44 And when I need to find my way 52:49 I'll trust in You 52:52 Shepherd of my heart 52:59 Keeper of this heart of mine 53:04 Your patience knows no end 53:08 You've loved me back Into Your arms 53:14 Time and time again 53:18 So as I start to wander 53:22 Like a lamb that's gone astray 53:28 I'll trust in You 53:30 Shepherd of my heart 53:36 You're the beacon of my nights 53:42 You're the sunlight of my days 53:46 I can rest within Your arms 53:51 I can know Your loving ways 54:00 So as I walk through valleys 54:04 Listening for my Master's call 54:08 I'll trust in You 54:11 Shepherd of my heart 54:31 O Giver of this heart of mine 54:37 You're what I'm looking for 54:42 For all my deepest gratitude 54:47 You love me even more 54:52 So as I walk through valleys 54:57 Listening for the Master's call 55:02 I'll trust in You 55:05 Shepherd of my heart 55:12 And You're the beacon of my nights 55:18 You're the sunlight of my days 55:23 I can rest within Your arms 55:28 I can know Your loving ways 55:38 So as I walk through valleys 55:44 Listening for, Lord, 55:46 Your call I'll trust in You 55:52 Shepherd of my heart 56:00 I'll trust in You 56:05 Shepherd of my heart 56:20 Amen. 56:22 Friends, when my wife and I were traveling back to Florida 56:24 number of years ago, 56:25 we were tired and weary in the journey. 56:27 But when we saw the sign said, "Welcome to Florida," 56:31 all of our energy returned. 56:33 Brethren, one day we're gonna see the sign 56:35 "Welcome to the kingdom of God." 56:37 If it's your determination to continue following the Lord 56:40 until we see that sign, let's stand together 56:42 and thank the Lord this afternoon. 56:44 Let us pray. 56:45 Father God in heaven, we thank You for Your faith. 56:48 And right now as Your sheep in a wandering wilderness Lord, 56:51 we pray that You maintain the relationship 56:55 to be our Shepherd of our hearts. 56:57 Comfort us, guide us, 57:00 strengthen us, and one day 57:02 we will see with our hearts face to face 57:05 to thank You for what You have done. 57:07 Keep us to that end, we pray in Jesus' loving name. 57:11 Amen. 57:12 Friends, may God bless you, continue trusting Him 57:15 till He comes again. |
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