We bid you good evening and welcome to our final service 00:00:31.11\00:00:36.56 for this really wonderful and spectacular Sabbath day. 00:00:36.59\00:00:40.43 When we go home this night, we will sleep well, 00:00:40.46\00:00:45.12 because it has been a long day. 00:00:45.15\00:00:46.60 But it has been a good day. 00:00:46.63\00:00:49.27 I wanna take this opportunity to thank my crew. 00:00:49.30\00:00:53.14 All of these lights and all of these things 00:00:53.17\00:00:54.76 that are hanging and suspended from the ceiling, 00:00:54.79\00:00:57.01 they had to put up and do all of that work 00:00:57.04\00:01:01.05 and one of our volunteer has actually slipped off 00:01:01.08\00:01:03.09 a ladder the other day, but he is quite well 00:01:03.12\00:01:06.26 and we praise the Lord for that. 00:01:06.29\00:01:08.69 I always think that vespers is a nice way 00:01:08.72\00:01:11.11 to begin and to end the Sabbath. 00:01:11.14\00:01:13.45 And we know that there are those who had to leave and had to go, 00:01:13.48\00:01:16.75 but it is nice that a good number of you stayed 00:01:16.78\00:01:19.99 to sort of just put this little bow 00:01:20.02\00:01:21.63 around the end of the Sabbath and to say, 00:01:21.66\00:01:23.85 thank you Lord for really what to me 00:01:23.88\00:01:25.90 has been a very blessed and spiritual Sabbath day. 00:01:25.93\00:01:28.61 Thank you for opening your hearts to us 00:01:28.64\00:01:32.60 as we've come back to New York for many of us 00:01:32.63\00:01:34.85 and some for the first time and others have been here before. 00:01:34.88\00:01:37.61 But it has been a blessing for us to be with you this day 00:01:37.64\00:01:41.49 and this is a fitting end to the day. 00:01:41.52\00:01:43.22 I'm gonna ask Pastor Daniel Zabaleta 00:01:43.25\00:01:46.03 to come and join me. 00:01:46.06\00:01:47.66 Now he's the pastor of the Yonkers 00:01:47.69\00:01:49.66 and the Wingdale Seventh Day Adventist churches 00:01:49.69\00:01:52.69 and I want him just to open up with prayer for us, 00:01:52.72\00:01:56.39 if he will, Pastor Zabaleta. 00:01:56.42\00:01:58.98 Let us stand as we pray. 00:01:59.01\00:02:00.49 Our gracious, loving, Father, 00:02:05.09\00:02:07.29 we thank you so much for the way 00:02:07.32\00:02:08.92 You have shown Your love and concern for us. 00:02:08.95\00:02:11.64 We thank You for the little shower of rain 00:02:11.67\00:02:13.55 that cooled the day. 00:02:13.58\00:02:15.15 We thank You for the presenters, 00:02:15.18\00:02:17.07 thy servants and the special music to Your honor and glory, 00:02:17.10\00:02:20.89 and tonight as we have thy servant Pastor Earl Knight, 00:02:20.92\00:02:25.74 that his presentation will be 00:02:25.77\00:02:28.30 under the influence of the Holy Spirit 00:02:28.33\00:02:30.43 and that we will be blessed and leave this place 00:02:30.46\00:02:33.00 thanking you and praising thy holy name. 00:02:33.03\00:02:36.04 So thank you once again for Your concern 00:02:36.07\00:02:38.55 and love for each and every one of us. 00:02:38.58\00:02:40.37 In Jesus' name we pray, amen. 00:02:40.40\00:02:43.68 Amen. Please be seated. 00:02:43.71\00:02:46.47 You know, I wanted to share a quick story. 00:02:46.50\00:02:48.89 Pastor Wellington came to me before and he says, 00:02:48.92\00:02:51.04 "You know, it's predicted to have 00:02:51.07\00:02:52.63 a really bad storm come through here today." 00:02:52.66\00:02:55.70 And I was standing there with our President, Jim Gilley 00:02:55.73\00:02:59.23 and Michael Yonken who is our mic wrangler 00:02:59.26\00:03:02.18 and we said, "You know, that's not gonna happen. 00:03:02.21\00:03:04.52 One, we don't want it to happen 00:03:04.55\00:03:07.07 and two, the Lord told us it's not gonna happen." 00:03:07.10\00:03:09.36 And I said, "We're gonna get a little rain 00:03:09.39\00:03:11.65 but no storm is coming through here today." 00:03:11.68\00:03:14.39 And true prophet, it hasn't come. 00:03:14.42\00:03:17.36 We have seen times at 3ABN 00:03:17.39\00:03:19.09 where we're getting ready to do a live broadcast 00:03:19.12\00:03:21.13 and a hurricane was coming towards 3ABN. 00:03:21.16\00:03:23.57 We watched on the weather map as the hurricane parted, 00:03:23.60\00:03:27.69 went around 3ABN and reformed on the other side. 00:03:27.72\00:03:31.28 It has happened not once but many times 00:03:31.31\00:03:33.53 and many people have seen it. 00:03:33.56\00:03:35.33 Storms make a left turn and go away from 3ABN, 00:03:35.36\00:03:38.59 part like the Red Sea, go around 3ABN and God protects us. 00:03:38.62\00:03:43.59 So we knew that, that storm was not gonna come here today, 00:03:43.62\00:03:46.93 and praise God it did not come. 00:03:46.96\00:03:48.64 We didn't lose broadcast and we had a very-- 00:03:48.67\00:03:50.64 just enough rain to sort of get the dust down, 00:03:50.67\00:03:52.77 cool down the temperature a little bit, 00:03:52.80\00:03:54.35 but not to disturb anything 00:03:54.38\00:03:56.23 and sorry not to hurt our Sabbath. 00:03:56.26\00:03:58.33 I'm going to ask Miss Jean Brown to come and join me now. 00:03:58.36\00:04:02.32 She is going to be singing a really beautiful song, 00:04:02.35\00:04:05.37 "I'm Bound for That City." 00:04:05.40\00:04:07.62 After she shall have sung, the next voice you'll hear 00:04:07.65\00:04:11.13 will be that of our president, Dr. G. Earl Knight, 00:04:11.16\00:04:13.89 the president of the Greater New York Conference. 00:04:13.92\00:04:15.57 He will bring us the message. 00:04:15.60\00:04:16.97 Then we've got Reggie and Ladye to come back, 00:04:17.00\00:04:20.47 Danny Shelton's gonna have a few words 00:04:20.50\00:04:22.40 and just sort of bind off the hour 00:04:22.43\00:04:23.80 and then you're gonna hear at the end of this hour, 00:04:23.83\00:04:26.03 a very great song by Reggie and Ladye, 00:04:26.06\00:04:28.02 "I've Just Seen Jesus," 00:04:28.05\00:04:29.42 and I'm ready to hear that even myself. 00:04:29.45\00:04:31.64 So Jean Brown is going to sing 00:04:31.67\00:04:33.92 and then our president, our friend, Dr. G. Earl Knight 00:04:33.95\00:04:36.56 and then we'll move on to the rest of the program. 00:04:36.59\00:04:38.56 There's a city of light's 00:05:01.89\00:05:07.24 Where there cometh no night 00:05:07.27\00:05:12.14 For the sun never sets in the sky, oh no 00:05:12.17\00:05:20.14 And in the Bible we are told 00:05:22.01\00:05:27.75 That its streets are pure gold 00:05:27.78\00:05:32.87 And a cool gentle river runs nearby 00:05:32.90\00:05:40.87 I'm bound for that city 00:05:42.66\00:05:45.35 God's holy white city 00:05:45.38\00:05:50.24 Oh, yes, I am I'll never turn back 00:05:50.27\00:05:55.56 To this world anymore 00:05:55.59\00:06:03.11 No matter how rough may be the way 00:06:03.14\00:06:08.35 No matter how oft I stop to pray 00:06:08.38\00:06:13.45 I'm bound for that city 00:06:13.48\00:06:16.29 On that evergreen shore 00:06:16.32\00:06:24.07 Little children will play 00:06:24.10\00:06:30.21 And our hearts will be made glad 00:06:30.24\00:06:35.57 As we stroll through the city 00:06:35.60\00:06:41.00 Of pure gold 00:06:41.03\00:06:46.44 No more dying up there 00:06:46.47\00:06:53.22 No more burdens to bear 00:06:53.25\00:06:58.13 For nobody will be feeble or old 00:06:58.16\00:07:06.13 I'm bound for that city 00:07:08.74\00:07:11.59 God's holy white city 00:07:11.62\00:07:16.55 Oh, yes, I am I'll never turn back 00:07:16.58\00:07:22.04 To this world anymore 00:07:22.07\00:07:29.29 No matter how rough may be the way 00:07:29.32\00:07:34.51 No matter how oft I stop to pray 00:07:34.54\00:07:39.76 I'm bound for that city 00:07:39.79\00:07:42.45 On that evergreen shore 00:07:42.48\00:07:50.45 Heaven will surely be worth it all 00:07:51.14\00:07:59.14 Worth all the sorrows that we here befall 00:08:01.52\00:08:09.52 For after this life 00:08:10.85\00:08:16.46 With all its strife 00:08:16.49\00:08:21.74 Heaven will surely be worth it all 00:08:21.77\00:08:29.74 No matter how rough may be the way 00:08:31.13\00:08:36.14 No matter how oft I stop to pray 00:08:36.17\00:08:41.33 I'm bound for that city 00:08:41.36\00:08:44.37 On that evergreen shore 00:08:44.40\00:08:51.70 I'm bound for that city 00:08:51.73\00:08:54.60 On that evergreen shore 00:08:54.63\00:09:02.60 Can somebody say, amen, again? Amen. 00:09:15.13\00:09:18.48 Thank you so much Jean, for that wonderful song. 00:09:18.51\00:09:22.14 You know, Jean and I have had many years 00:09:22.17\00:09:25.17 singing and preaching together and we give God thanks. 00:09:25.20\00:09:28.62 I want to thank 3ABN and its team 00:09:28.65\00:09:31.50 and all those who have made this day such a blessed day. 00:09:31.53\00:09:36.25 And, you know, the Lord has also placed His aberbate, 00:09:36.28\00:09:41.15 His blessing on it. 00:09:41.18\00:09:43.50 Because we thought we were gonna have a storm, 00:09:43.53\00:09:47.73 it's only the storm of the Holy Spirit. Amen. 00:09:47.76\00:09:52.52 Turn your Bibles with me to the Book of Acts. 00:09:52.55\00:09:55.97 It's Acts Chapter 1 and verse 8. Acts Chapter 1 and verse 8. 00:09:56.00\00:10:03.64 Permit me to read in your hearing, 00:10:03.67\00:10:06.62 "But ye shall receive power 00:10:06.65\00:10:10.48 when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. 00:10:10.51\00:10:14.58 And you shall be witnesses to me in Jerusalem and in all Judea, 00:10:14.61\00:10:21.62 and Samaria and to the end of the earth. 00:10:21.65\00:10:27.91 "My message tonight is the empowered church." 00:10:27.94\00:10:32.61 Let us pray. Our loving Lord, 00:10:32.64\00:10:37.00 we thank you so much for your presence in this place today. 00:10:37.03\00:10:41.91 We thank you for using so many people 00:10:41.94\00:10:45.24 and exalting Your wonderful name in preaching and in singing 00:10:45.27\00:10:49.61 and in various presentations. 00:10:49.64\00:10:52.66 Now, Lord, as I open your divine book, 00:10:52.69\00:10:56.36 we ask for Your anointing and let Your name 00:10:56.39\00:10:59.85 and Your name only be glorified. 00:10:59.88\00:11:02.43 This is my prayer in Jesus' name, let everybody say amen. 00:11:02.46\00:11:09.50 Today we hear a lot of talk about empowerment. 00:11:09.53\00:11:14.19 Empowerment in the workplace, 00:11:14.22\00:11:17.34 empowerment in our educational institution. 00:11:17.37\00:11:21.67 Empowerment has become a buzz word. 00:11:21.70\00:11:26.34 But surely, there needs to be empowerment in the church. 00:11:26.37\00:11:33.19 And long time ago, before Jesus left this earth, 00:11:33.22\00:11:39.60 He made a promise to His disciples. 00:11:39.63\00:11:42.88 He said to them, "You shall receive power." Amen. 00:11:42.91\00:11:48.95 In fact, you remember that great text, 00:11:48.98\00:11:53.03 the great commission text, He said "Go ye therefore, 00:11:53.06\00:11:57.73 and make disciples of all nations. 00:11:57.76\00:12:00.97 Teaching them, baptizing them, leading them, 00:12:04.41\00:12:09.02 and having them make disciples themselves." 00:12:09.05\00:12:12.33 But He said, "You can't do it by yourself. 00:12:14.81\00:12:19.54 You need the power of the Holy Ghost." Amen? Amen. 00:12:19.57\00:12:24.53 You cannot do it by yourself. 00:12:24.56\00:12:26.27 You remember the state of the disciples, 00:12:26.30\00:12:30.10 how they--many of them turned their backs 00:12:30.13\00:12:32.44 on Jesus at the cross? 00:12:32.47\00:12:35.97 You remember how some of them cursed. 00:12:36.00\00:12:39.36 Because they thought that this Messiah, 00:12:39.39\00:12:42.24 that they were waiting for, now He was dead. 00:12:42.27\00:12:44.81 What are we gonna do? 00:12:44.84\00:12:47.93 Not very long, when they realized 00:12:47.96\00:12:51.13 that He was not just dead, 00:12:51.16\00:12:54.06 but He was resurrected on the third day. 00:12:54.09\00:12:57.78 And He came back from that grave 00:12:57.81\00:13:01.29 and He went back to His Father 00:13:01.32\00:13:02.73 and His Father gave Him that power, 00:13:02.76\00:13:07.16 placed Him on His right hand, 00:13:07.19\00:13:09.81 and so He came back to the disciples, 00:13:09.84\00:13:11.89 He said all power, 00:13:11.92\00:13:14.63 "All power is given to me in heaven and on earth. 00:13:14.66\00:13:21.66 Go ye, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, 00:13:21.69\00:13:28.08 baptizing them in the name of the Father, 00:13:28.11\00:13:31.15 and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. 00:13:31.18\00:13:34.65 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever, 00:13:34.68\00:13:37.78 I have commanded you and lo, 00:13:37.81\00:13:40.43 I am with you alway, even till the end of the age." 00:13:40.46\00:13:46.88 In other words, the same Jesus, 00:13:46.91\00:13:50.03 who was with the disciples back then 2,000 years ago, 00:13:50.06\00:13:54.01 He is still with us today. Amen. 00:13:54.04\00:13:58.53 As a conference, we are called upon 00:13:58.56\00:14:05.25 to preach this everlasting gospel to a dying world. 00:14:05.28\00:14:11.14 We are called upon to focus our attention 00:14:11.17\00:14:14.26 on metropolitan New York, 00:14:14.29\00:14:17.04 where we have about 20,000--20 million people. 00:14:17.07\00:14:21.93 And there are people from every nation in this great city. 00:14:21.96\00:14:26.87 Every tongue, they are here and we too are called upon 00:14:26.90\00:14:31.91 to preach the everlasting gospel. 00:14:31.94\00:14:34.92 We have a mandate 00:14:34.95\00:14:36.99 as the disciples had 2,000 years ago. 00:14:37.02\00:14:41.24 We also feel incapable of accomplishing the task 00:14:41.27\00:14:45.37 that is before us. 00:14:45.40\00:14:47.41 But I'm here tonight to remind us 00:14:47.44\00:14:50.02 that we do not come in our own power, 00:14:50.05\00:14:53.23 we do not come in our own strength. 00:14:53.26\00:14:55.79 We come in the power of the almighty God. 00:14:55.82\00:15:00.76 Jesus said to His disciples, 00:15:00.79\00:15:03.42 "All power, all the authority 00:15:03.45\00:15:08.31 of heaven and earth reside in me." 00:15:08.34\00:15:13.89 With this power, He told them to go and make disciples. 00:15:13.92\00:15:20.85 When I was doing Greek class, 00:15:20.88\00:15:23.63 they told me that 00:15:23.66\00:15:25.30 that sentence was written in the intensive mode. 00:15:25.33\00:15:30.14 It was not just a mere "go." 00:15:30.17\00:15:34.19 It was a command. "Go and make disciples." 00:15:34.22\00:15:39.77 He was calling upon all of us, every man and every woman, 00:15:39.80\00:15:44.23 every boy and every girl, every single one of us 00:15:44.26\00:15:47.70 who have accepted Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, 00:15:47.73\00:15:51.39 we have a responsibility. Yes. 00:15:51.42\00:15:55.72 We have the responsibility 00:15:55.75\00:15:58.05 to go and share this gospel of Jesus Christ with somebody. 00:15:58.08\00:16:04.68 To be a disciple means you're a follower. 00:16:04.71\00:16:07.96 You're a follower of Jesus Christ. 00:16:07.99\00:16:10.80 And as a part of the qualification 00:16:10.83\00:16:13.88 of discipleship, is that, not only should 00:16:13.91\00:16:16.99 you respond to the call of God, 00:16:17.02\00:16:19.67 but you have the responsibility to go and tell somebody else, 00:16:19.70\00:16:24.21 tell somebody else of the experience 00:16:24.24\00:16:26.52 you have had or you are having with Jesus. Amen. 00:16:26.55\00:16:31.10 No wonder Jesus said we must be a witness. 00:16:31.13\00:16:34.23 You cannot be a witness except 00:16:34.26\00:16:36.71 you have experienced the situation. 00:16:36.74\00:16:40.82 No wonder Jesus says, "Abide with me 00:16:40.85\00:16:43.92 and I will abide with you." 00:16:43.95\00:16:47.37 And when we are connected to Him, 00:16:47.40\00:16:50.21 we bear witness to those around us, 00:16:50.24\00:16:53.68 beginning with our families and with our friends. 00:16:53.71\00:16:57.11 We bear witness to our neighbors 00:16:57.14\00:17:00.03 because we have built a relationship with them. 00:17:00.06\00:17:03.01 We bear witness to those who are on our jobs, 00:17:03.04\00:17:06.15 or out there where we come in contact. 00:17:06.18\00:17:09.13 We have a sacred responsibility 00:17:09.16\00:17:12.85 to bear witness for Jesus Christ. 00:17:12.88\00:17:17.40 But why do we need this power? 00:17:17.43\00:17:21.07 You may recall that even when the disciples were with Jesus, 00:17:21.10\00:17:26.32 they were unable to cast out demon. 00:17:26.35\00:17:29.85 They were more interested in the position 00:17:29.88\00:17:33.35 that they would be given in the new kingdom. 00:17:33.38\00:17:37.37 They were focusing on themselves rather than focusing on God. 00:17:37.40\00:17:43.34 And unfortunately, many of us 00:17:43.37\00:17:45.38 find ourselves in the same position. 00:17:45.41\00:17:48.27 I want to be in this position 00:17:48.30\00:17:50.68 or I want to be in that position. 00:17:50.71\00:17:53.75 But there's no greater position 00:17:53.78\00:17:56.42 than to sit at the feet of Jesus Christ. Amen. 00:17:56.45\00:18:00.77 That's the message that Christ was seeking to give them. 00:18:00.80\00:18:04.38 Be connected with me. 00:18:04.41\00:18:06.33 When you're connected with me, 00:18:06.36\00:18:08.41 the power that I have, you will also have it. 00:18:08.44\00:18:12.81 You know, Jesus told His disciples, 00:18:12.84\00:18:18.31 that the same--in fact He said greater work, 00:18:18.34\00:18:22.60 Dr. Kuma, greater work than you have seen me do, 00:18:22.63\00:18:27.66 you will do it. 00:18:27.69\00:18:31.48 But there's no way we can accomplish that task 00:18:31.51\00:18:34.49 without being empowered by the Holy Ghost. 00:18:34.52\00:18:39.28 Absolutely no way, and so we go back 00:18:39.31\00:18:41.65 to our main text in Acts 1:8. 00:18:41.68\00:18:44.57 "You shall receive power. 00:18:44.60\00:18:49.16 You shall receive power 00:18:49.19\00:18:51.40 when the Holy Spirit is come upon you." 00:18:51.43\00:18:56.58 What type of power? 00:18:56.61\00:18:59.29 It was a power, the ability to do the will of God. 00:18:59.32\00:19:05.71 It was the strength, 00:19:05.74\00:19:07.40 the ability to accomplish the task 00:19:07.43\00:19:11.37 that God has given to you. 00:19:11.40\00:19:13.68 The word power here is from the Greek word "Dunamis." 00:19:13.71\00:19:18.22 Dunamis is where the English word came from, dynamite. 00:19:18.25\00:19:22.33 And I remember growing up as a boy 00:19:22.36\00:19:24.37 and they would be blasting stones 00:19:24.40\00:19:27.41 and they would put dynamite there. 00:19:27.44\00:19:29.86 And with the dynamite it would create a loud blast 00:19:29.89\00:19:34.08 and the stone would break. 00:19:34.11\00:19:36.35 Well, God said, "I'm gonna give you 00:19:36.38\00:19:38.63 the power of the Holy Ghost." 00:19:38.66\00:19:41.13 It's a greater power than any dynamite that you can think of. 00:19:41.16\00:19:45.36 It's the power to accomplish a task 00:19:45.39\00:19:48.39 that God has given to us. Amen. 00:19:48.42\00:19:51.48 Dr. Santos I remember as a boy, 00:19:51.51\00:19:54.46 I used to stutter very much. 00:19:54.49\00:19:57.26 I couldn't speak much and Sister Angelia, 00:19:57.29\00:20:01.38 you know, I wouldn't even be able 00:20:01.41\00:20:02.78 to stand up in class and read. 00:20:02.81\00:20:04.18 And they used to like to do that. 00:20:04.21\00:20:05.58 Every afternoon, you go back to school, you had to read. 00:20:05.61\00:20:08.90 But I would be afraid to go back in the afternoon. 00:20:08.93\00:20:12.68 Why? Because they're gonna ask me to read. 00:20:12.71\00:20:15.79 And I would have to stand up in public 00:20:15.82\00:20:17.69 and read and I couldn't do that. 00:20:17.72\00:20:19.10 It was a fearful thing. 00:20:19.13\00:20:21.76 But, you know, I recognized 00:20:21.79\00:20:24.25 that God called me to preach His word. Amen 00:20:24.28\00:20:27.56 And I went to Him, and I said, "Lord" 00:20:27.59\00:20:30.17 you have called me to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ. 00:20:30.20\00:20:33.60 And I believe you have done that. 00:20:33.63\00:20:36.14 So since you have called me, Brother Jack, 00:20:36.17\00:20:40.23 I want you to bring healing on my tongue." Amen. 00:20:40.26\00:20:44.48 I want you to bring healing on my tongue, 00:20:44.51\00:20:46.93 so that I can preach His gospel to people around the world. 00:20:46.96\00:20:51.46 I prayed that prayer when I was in college, 00:20:51.49\00:20:54.16 far over 30 years ago. 00:20:54.19\00:20:56.72 And thank God, today, 00:20:56.75\00:20:58.57 I've had the opportunity to preach this gospel in Europe. 00:20:58.60\00:21:03.14 I've had this opportunity to preach this gospel in Africa, 00:21:03.17\00:21:07.06 Johannesburg, Zimbabwe, and Botswana. 00:21:07.09\00:21:11.04 I've had the opportunity to preach this gospel 00:21:11.07\00:21:13.20 around the Caribbean, and thank God, 00:21:13.23\00:21:15.67 He brought healing on my tongue. 00:21:15.70\00:21:17.74 Yeah. Amen. Praise God. 00:21:17.77\00:21:21.29 He has left just a little bit to keep me humble, 00:21:21.32\00:21:27.13 to remind me that without His power, 00:21:27.16\00:21:30.42 I will not be able to preach His gospel. 00:21:30.45\00:21:35.67 He said, "You shall receive power. 00:21:35.70\00:21:37.90 You shall receive the ability 00:21:37.93\00:21:41.30 to do what I have asked you to do." 00:21:41.33\00:21:45.25 My brothers and my sisters, 00:21:45.28\00:21:47.54 there's a greater work before us. 00:21:47.57\00:21:50.52 There's a greater work before this conference. 00:21:50.55\00:21:53.17 But Christ has said to us, Christ has said to us, 00:21:53.20\00:21:57.68 "He will never leave us. He will never forsake us." 00:21:57.71\00:22:04.71 Could the apostles accomplish these things 00:22:04.74\00:22:07.28 that Christ asked them to accomplish on their own? 00:22:07.31\00:22:11.32 The answer is no. 00:22:11.35\00:22:13.23 They needed divine power. 00:22:13.26\00:22:15.09 In fact, they needed a transformation of their lives. 00:22:15.12\00:22:19.59 They needed a new vision of what God wanted them to do. 00:22:19.62\00:22:26.13 Back in the Old Testament, in Joel 2:28 and 29, 00:22:26.16\00:22:32.20 "The word of God came to that prophet saying, 00:22:32.23\00:22:35.49 and it shall come to pass afterward, 00:22:35.52\00:22:38.57 that I will pour out my spirit on all flesh. 00:22:38.60\00:22:42.71 All flesh, your sons, your daughters, shall prophesy. 00:22:42.74\00:22:47.79 Your old men shall dream dreams. 00:22:47.82\00:22:50.45 Your young men shall see visions 00:22:50.48\00:22:52.60 and also on my menservant, on my maidservant, 00:22:52.63\00:22:57.19 I will pour out my spirit in those days." Amen, amen. 00:22:57.22\00:23:03.81 There are many who seek to marginalize some people 00:23:03.84\00:23:09.94 from preaching the word of God. 00:23:09.97\00:23:12.60 There are some who say, 00:23:12.63\00:23:14.80 "If you are a female, you cannot be used by God 00:23:14.83\00:23:19.10 in a prophet way, in a leadership way, 00:23:19.13\00:23:21.04 in preaching the word of God." 00:23:21.07\00:23:23.14 Absolutely not. Amen. 00:23:23.17\00:23:25.26 My Bible tells me that God promised 00:23:25.29\00:23:28.70 to pour out His Spirit on all flesh. 00:23:28.73\00:23:32.59 Men and women, boys and girls. 00:23:32.62\00:23:35.84 My God is able to use whomsoever He will. 00:23:35.87\00:23:39.66 Yeah. If God was able to use a donkey, 00:23:39.69\00:23:44.17 God can use anybody. Yeah. 00:23:44.20\00:23:47.20 If God wants to use a dog, God can use a dog. 00:23:47.23\00:23:51.58 God can use whomever 00:23:51.61\00:23:53.81 He chooses to preach this everlasting gospel. 00:23:53.84\00:23:58.86 My brothers and my sisters, He told his disciples 00:23:58.89\00:24:06.04 "Don't leave Jerusalem until ye receive this power." 00:24:07.30\00:24:15.03 He says, "Be there" and for 10 days, 00:24:15.06\00:24:19.12 for 10 days, the apostles and those disciples 00:24:19.15\00:24:22.41 assembled in the upper room. 00:24:22.44\00:24:26.24 Acts of the Apostles, pages 36 and 37, 00:24:26.27\00:24:30.53 Ellen White gave us a vision of the scene, 00:24:30.56\00:24:36.41 because they were there, praying. 00:24:36.44\00:24:39.68 They were agonizing, they were recalling the days 00:24:39.71\00:24:43.15 that they had spent with Jesus Christ. 00:24:43.18\00:24:47.25 She said, as the disciples waited 00:24:47.28\00:24:49.77 for the fulfillment of the promise, 00:24:49.80\00:24:51.68 they humbled their hearts in repentance 00:24:51.71\00:24:55.01 and they confessed their unbelief. 00:24:55.04\00:24:57.75 They called to remember the word 00:24:57.78\00:25:00.08 that Christ had spoken to them before His death. 00:25:00.11\00:25:03.10 They understood more fully their meaning. 00:25:03.13\00:25:08.28 But there were some requirements. 00:25:08.31\00:25:10.43 They had to humble their hearts. 00:25:10.46\00:25:13.46 They had to confess their sins one to the other. 00:25:13.49\00:25:17.12 They had to seek fellowship one with the other. 00:25:17.15\00:25:22.11 But the scripture said, 00:25:22.14\00:25:23.51 when they came together in one accord, 00:25:23.54\00:25:28.51 in one accord after 10 days together in one place, 00:25:28.54\00:25:35.89 when they came together, 00:25:35.92\00:25:38.06 the Holy Spirit came in copious showers. 00:25:38.09\00:25:42.15 You know, Greater New York Conference 00:25:42.18\00:25:44.42 is a great conference. 00:25:44.45\00:25:46.63 We are made up of people from many nations. 00:25:46.66\00:25:50.81 Every Sabbath, about 15 different language groups 00:25:50.84\00:25:55.07 are meeting in this great conference. 00:25:55.10\00:25:57.77 We have people from over 30 00:25:57.80\00:26:00.71 or maybe 50 nations in this territory. 00:26:00.74\00:26:04.47 There's much more for us to do because in this great city, 00:26:04.50\00:26:08.26 we have people from over 600 nations. 00:26:08.29\00:26:12.31 We have a lot to do. 00:26:12.34\00:26:14.51 But one of the greatest experience is to see people 00:26:14.54\00:26:18.44 from every language, from every tongue, 00:26:18.47\00:26:22.36 from every people coming together, 00:26:22.39\00:26:25.74 and praying and agonizing. 00:26:25.77\00:26:28.76 People from every race, coming together, 00:26:28.79\00:26:32.50 praying, and agonizing. 00:26:32.53\00:26:35.04 My God is a God who breaks down walls. 00:26:35.07\00:26:38.66 He does not build up walls, 00:26:38.69\00:26:40.59 He does not build separation 00:26:40.62\00:26:42.61 because all of God's children were made by God. 00:26:42.64\00:26:48.06 We're all God's children. 00:26:48.09\00:26:51.33 He says, when we come together, 00:26:51.36\00:26:53.46 as those apostles and disciples, they came together, 00:26:53.49\00:26:57.70 the Bible said, the Holy Ghost came down in copious showers. 00:26:57.73\00:27:04.39 And He filled the house where they were sitting. 00:27:04.42\00:27:08.03 And the gift of tongue was given to them 00:27:08.06\00:27:11.19 that they would be empowered, 00:27:11.22\00:27:13.23 they would be enabled to preach the gospel 00:27:13.26\00:27:16.42 to those who were then in the city but prepare them 00:27:16.45\00:27:20.64 to preach the gospel to the then known world. 00:27:20.67\00:27:26.39 Greater New York has a privilege of having people 00:27:26.42\00:27:31.52 who can speak many languages. 00:27:31.55\00:27:33.72 Amen? Amen. I'm pleased of that. 00:27:33.75\00:27:36.72 We can speak many languages, 00:27:36.75\00:27:39.38 so we have the ability to share this gospel 00:27:39.41\00:27:43.46 to people from many nations. 00:27:43.49\00:27:49.05 Peter preached. What a day that was for him. 00:27:49.08\00:27:52.99 That same Peter who was cursing, 00:27:53.02\00:27:57.29 that same Peter who forsook his Lord. 00:27:57.32\00:28:01.33 Now that he had received the power of the Holy Ghost, 00:28:01.36\00:28:05.59 he realized, yes, I need to stand 00:28:05.66\00:28:08.55 and speak for my master. 00:28:08.58\00:28:11.43 When he preached that day, that one day, 00:28:11.46\00:28:14.92 the Bible said, 3,000 souls were baptized on that day. 00:28:14.95\00:28:22.80 There were other days that several were baptized, 00:28:22.83\00:28:26.00 not only Peter preached, 00:28:26.03\00:28:29.13 others bore witness of what God was doing in their lives. 00:28:29.16\00:28:35.00 Peter was so transformed, he was so transformed, 00:28:35.03\00:28:40.28 Brother Trevor, that even his shadow, 00:28:40.31\00:28:44.19 when they came into his presence 00:28:44.22\00:28:46.51 brought healing to people. 00:28:46.54\00:28:48.82 When God equips you, when God empowers you, 00:28:50.36\00:28:55.84 things that you thought 00:28:55.87\00:28:57.74 you would have never been able to accomplish 00:28:57.77\00:29:00.52 will be accomplished in the name of Jesus Christ. 00:29:00.55\00:29:07.03 God is able, my friends. 00:29:07.06\00:29:10.12 God is able. The Bible said, 00:29:10.15\00:29:14.72 daily, daily souls were added 00:29:14.75\00:29:20.30 to the church of God. 00:29:20.33\00:29:23.45 We too are in need of the self same power, 00:29:23.48\00:29:27.95 like the apostles of old. 00:29:27.98\00:29:30.89 We have this divine mandate as well. 00:29:30.92\00:29:35.39 The power that was with the early church 00:29:35.42\00:29:38.98 is available to us, today. 00:29:39.01\00:29:42.47 God has never withdrawn His spirit from the earth. 00:29:42.50\00:29:47.20 He's still here today. 00:29:47.23\00:29:50.23 But we must pray for it. 00:29:50.26\00:29:53.38 We must ask for it. We must prepare for it. 00:29:53.41\00:29:58.40 And we will receive it, 00:29:58.43\00:30:02.57 because God has promised it to us, 00:30:02.60\00:30:05.86 and so we will receive it. 00:30:05.89\00:30:09.71 New York Thirteen will only be a byword 00:30:09.74\00:30:14.01 if we fail to receive the Holy Spirit in our lives. 00:30:14.04\00:30:19.83 The Holy Spirit's power that is available for us 00:30:19.86\00:30:23.58 to accomplish the awesome task that is set before us. 00:30:23.61\00:30:27.98 If we are going to reach the people of this great city, 00:30:28.01\00:30:32.70 we will need to be possessed 00:30:32.73\00:30:35.30 with the power of the Holy Spirit. 00:30:35.33\00:30:37.93 You know, John, John the revelator, 00:30:39.28\00:30:43.98 in John Chapter 5, 00:30:44.01\00:30:46.67 I spent some time with my good friend Herman Kuma 00:30:46.70\00:30:50.15 discussing this passage. 00:30:50.18\00:30:53.27 But in John Chapter 5, it's a very interesting passage 00:30:53.30\00:30:57.55 The Bible said, "And I saw in the right hand of Him 00:30:57.58\00:31:04.31 who sat on the throne, a scroll written. 00:31:04.34\00:31:10.95 Written inside and on the backside, 00:31:10.98\00:31:14.27 sealed with the seven seals. 00:31:14.30\00:31:17.07 Then I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, 00:31:17.10\00:31:21.56 who is worthy to open the scroll and to loose the seal? 00:31:21.59\00:31:28.89 No one in heaven or on the earth or under the earth 00:31:28.92\00:31:33.85 was able to open the scroll or to look at it. 00:31:33.88\00:31:38.81 So I wept. "The angel wept." 00:31:38.84\00:31:42.25 Because no one was found worthy to open 00:31:42.28\00:31:45.27 and read the scroll or look at it. 00:31:45.30\00:31:48.45 But one of the elders said to me, 'do not weep. 00:31:48.48\00:31:52.34 Behold the lamb of the tribe of Judah, 00:31:52.37\00:31:55.71 the root of David has prevailed to open the scroll 00:31:55.74\00:32:00.17 and to loose its seven seals.' 00:32:00.20\00:32:03.87 And I look, and behold, in the midst of the throne 00:32:03.90\00:32:08.28 and of the four living creatures, 00:32:08.31\00:32:13.66 and in the midst of the elders stood a lamb 00:32:13.69\00:32:16.69 as though it had been slain, 00:32:16.72\00:32:19.30 having seven horns and seven eyes 00:32:19.33\00:32:22.21 which are the seven spirits of God 00:32:22.24\00:32:25.92 sent out into all the earth. 00:32:25.95\00:32:30.47 The seven spirit of God sent out in all the earth. 00:32:30.50\00:32:38.22 This was referring specifically to the Holy Spirit 00:32:38.25\00:32:45.01 that God had sent into the world. 00:32:45.04\00:32:48.16 That God has sent to make us empowered. 00:32:48.19\00:32:53.06 That we can preach the everlasting gospel 00:32:53.09\00:32:56.04 to every kindred, every tongue and every people. 00:32:56.07\00:33:00.03 Jesus, having gone back to His Father, 00:33:02.53\00:33:07.20 He earned the right to open the scroll. 00:33:07.23\00:33:11.90 He earned the right to open the seal 00:33:11.93\00:33:16.73 and to give us this authority, 00:33:16.76\00:33:19.63 the privilege to be co-laborers with heavenly powers. 00:33:19.66\00:33:26.94 The perfect number seven, 00:33:30.22\00:33:33.08 seven spirits, the perfect number. 00:33:33.11\00:33:38.66 That spirit, my friends, is available to us. 00:33:38.69\00:33:44.21 He is worthy because He gained the victory over the devil. 00:33:44.24\00:33:52.21 When the devil thought he had Him in a tomb, 00:33:52.24\00:33:56.22 when he thought he finally 00:33:56.25\00:33:58.28 not only killed Him on the cross, 00:33:58.31\00:34:00.53 but he had Him in the tomb, 00:34:00.56\00:34:03.89 one thing the devil did not realize 00:34:03.92\00:34:07.17 that Sunday morning was coming. 00:34:07.20\00:34:10.62 Sunday morning was coming. 00:34:10.65\00:34:13.50 The Father dispatched a retinue of angels. 00:34:13.53\00:34:18.10 They came with such speed that had they not back up 00:34:18.13\00:34:22.97 when they approached the earth, somebody said, 00:34:23.00\00:34:25.01 they would have gone right through the earth. 00:34:25.04\00:34:29.01 But they came with such power, when they hit the earth, 00:34:29.04\00:34:32.20 the earth trembled and the stone rolled away 00:34:32.23\00:34:36.77 and Jesus came from that grave. 00:34:36.80\00:34:40.23 Up from the grave He arose, 00:34:40.26\00:34:42.68 as the mighty conqueror over His foes, 00:34:42.71\00:34:46.51 He arose, my friend, 00:34:46.54\00:34:49.14 gave us the legitimacy today to be called laborers with Him. 00:34:49.17\00:34:54.60 Now we can share this gospel of Jesus Christ 00:34:54.63\00:34:58.17 with our friends, with our neighbors. 00:34:58.20\00:35:01.21 My God is worthy to receive honor, 00:35:01.24\00:35:06.63 and power and praise, 00:35:06.66\00:35:09.25 for He has gained the victory over the devil. 00:35:09.28\00:35:16.22 We don't have to fear the devil. 00:35:16.25\00:35:19.14 I know he comes at us and he tries to discourage us, 00:35:19.17\00:35:25.05 he tries to tell us 00:35:25.08\00:35:27.18 this New York Thirteen business will not work. 00:35:27.21\00:35:32.13 At the conference we'll decided 00:35:32.16\00:35:34.25 we're gonna spread the literature, 00:35:34.28\00:35:38.58 the great controversy, the small version. 00:35:38.61\00:35:41.79 We want to give out 00:35:41.82\00:35:43.19 at least a million copies of that in this city. 00:35:43.22\00:35:47.96 Yes, you and me and others were the doing that, 00:35:47.99\00:35:52.43 somebody said it can't work, 00:35:52.46\00:35:54.92 we're they going to get the money from? 00:35:54.95\00:35:57.69 I don't worry about the money because my Father is rich. 00:35:57.72\00:36:04.32 Is rich. He owns the gold and the silver and the diamonds. 00:36:04.35\00:36:10.43 My God, if he commissions us, he will provide for us. 00:36:10.46\00:36:17.08 As I said this morning, as a confront 00:36:20.50\00:36:24.80 we're going to be trying raise one million dollars. 00:36:24.83\00:36:28.53 Before us Shawn Boonstra went through the door, 00:36:28.56\00:36:32.36 gone back to Washington D.C, 00:36:32.39\00:36:33.86 he said to me pastor don't worry I'll help you. 00:36:33.89\00:36:38.85 I'll help you to do that. 00:36:38.88\00:36:40.55 I know we're living in a very static economy. 00:36:40.58\00:36:44.22 I know, it's difficult for some of us 00:36:44.25\00:36:46.79 to even be paying our mortgage, even our rent. 00:36:46.82\00:36:52.49 But my God owns the wealth of the world in his Hands. 00:36:52.52\00:36:57.36 He will not give us a mission 00:36:57.39\00:36:59.86 as New York thirteen Sister Net Neily, 00:36:59.89\00:37:02.46 if he will not give us the money to do it. 00:37:02.49\00:37:06.44 I have faith. I have confidence that God will provide for us. 00:37:06.47\00:37:12.59 As a church, as the people, 00:37:14.33\00:37:17.18 we must have faith and confidence in God. 00:37:17.21\00:37:22.97 We must join with the angles and say, yes. 00:37:23.00\00:37:27.44 He is worthy. The lamb that was slain. 00:37:27.47\00:37:32.23 What a story it is. What a story it is. 00:37:32.26\00:37:36.16 No wonder when John the Baptist was by the river, 00:37:36.19\00:37:39.66 John 1:9 and saw him coming, 00:37:39.69\00:37:43.34 he said, look here comes the Lamb of God, 00:37:43.37\00:37:49.35 which takes away the sins of the world. 00:37:49.38\00:37:54.15 My friends, he has come. 00:37:54.18\00:37:58.56 He is here, through the power of the spirit of God. 00:37:58.59\00:38:02.65 And he is coming again. 00:38:02.68\00:38:07.43 No wonder he said let not 00:38:07.46\00:38:08.83 your heart be troubled. John 14:1 to 3. 00:38:08.86\00:38:12.32 You believe in God? Believe also in me. 00:38:12.35\00:38:15.90 In my Father's house I want-- oh, I love the one that says, 00:38:15.93\00:38:21.66 plenty good rooms, plenty good rooms in my Father's kingdom. 00:38:21.69\00:38:28.42 I have a mansion prepared for me up there in yonder. 00:38:28.45\00:38:35.38 I wanna be there, I wanna be there. 00:38:35.41\00:38:39.45 You and I have this opportunity of preaching this gospel, 00:38:39.48\00:38:44.75 the everlasting gospel according to Revelation Chapter 14. 00:38:44.78\00:38:48.57 The everlasting gospel to every kindred, 00:38:48.60\00:38:52.07 to every tongue, to every people. 00:38:52.10\00:38:55.28 We have that privilege, 00:38:55.31\00:38:57.15 but we don't have to do it by ourselves. 00:38:57.18\00:38:59.03 Not in our own power. He that is worthy. 00:38:59.06\00:39:02.98 The lamb that was slain. 00:39:03.01\00:39:05.22 He that is worthy of honor and praise. 00:39:05.25\00:39:08.96 The song said, worthy. Worthy is the lamb. 00:39:08.99\00:39:15.22 Worthy, worthy is the lamb. 00:39:15.25\00:39:19.34 Worthy, worthy is the lamb that was slain. 00:39:19.37\00:39:25.18 The church say, glory, hallelujah, 00:39:25.21\00:39:30.11 glory, hallelujah, glory, hallelujah. 00:39:30.14\00:39:36.50 The lamb, the lamb, the lamb was slain. 00:39:36.53\00:39:42.64 And He's coming again. He's coming again. 00:39:42.67\00:39:46.57 So let not your heart be troubled. 00:39:46.60\00:39:48.70 For he believeth in God, he says, believe also in me. 00:39:48.73\00:39:53.10 He is coming again. 00:39:53.13\00:39:54.71 He has prepared a place for you and me. 00:39:54.74\00:39:59.41 It would be sad when Jesus come and if you didn't have a story. 00:39:59.44\00:40:03.84 We all must have a story to tell. 00:40:03.87\00:40:07.35 May God bless us for He's worthy to receive honor 00:40:07.38\00:40:10.91 and praise and glory it belongs to Him. 00:40:10.94\00:40:14.26 May God bless each and every one of you. 00:40:14.29\00:40:17.60 Amen. We're still having church, aren't we? Yes. 00:40:23.79\00:40:26.52 Wow. All right. 00:40:26.55\00:40:28.70 Well, what a blessing, thank you so much pastor. 00:40:28.73\00:40:31.85 I'm gonna invite Reggie and Lady and Yvonne to come out 00:40:31.88\00:40:36.72 and sing and tell us a little about the song you gonna do? 00:40:36.75\00:40:41.22 And then--again this is kind of the spur of the moment 00:40:41.25\00:40:43.73 thanks put you guys on the spot. 00:40:43.76\00:40:45.79 And it is the spur of the moment that you gonna sing it with us. 00:40:45.82\00:40:48.29 Oh, I am. Yes. 00:40:48.32\00:40:50.26 You got three parts, you got three parts. 00:40:50.29\00:40:52.63 We're going to make it four. Come on over. 00:40:52.66\00:40:54.29 We need a base singer. 00:40:54.32\00:40:55.69 Is it okay to have a base singer with us? Yes. 00:40:55.72\00:40:57.86 I don't see Wintley Phipps around here. 00:40:57.89\00:41:01.39 Oh, Wintley's not here, we have you. 00:41:01.42\00:41:03.07 So you can come and sing with us. 00:41:03.10\00:41:04.47 Oh, well, I will try anything once right. 00:41:04.50\00:41:06.15 Long as it's good and healthy. What, tell us about this song? 00:41:06.18\00:41:10.20 Well, this is just a sweet little song 00:41:10.23\00:41:11.65 that we were thinking one day about 00:41:11.68\00:41:14.66 all the hard times that people we're going through 00:41:14.69\00:41:17.30 and like we were trying this morning choosing joy 00:41:17.33\00:41:19.82 and just being grateful for the things that we do have. 00:41:19.85\00:41:22.22 There are some hard times people are going through 00:41:22.25\00:41:24.38 but there's always some thing that, 00:41:24.41\00:41:26.09 you know, we can be so grateful for and thankful for 00:41:26.12\00:41:29.45 and so we-I started thinking about 00:41:29.48\00:41:31.25 one of the things that I'm grateful for. 00:41:31.28\00:41:33.52 I've got my great friends, I've got a family all the things 00:41:33.55\00:41:37.03 and so I just--We, Reggie and I wrote this song 00:41:37.06\00:41:39.07 and we just like for you to think about 00:41:39.10\00:41:40.47 the things in your life right now, 00:41:40.50\00:41:41.87 that you can thank the Lord for. 00:41:41.90\00:41:43.57 Come on, Danny. I'll try. 00:41:43.60\00:41:46.15 For all the countless ways, you have blessed me all my days 00:42:00.07\00:42:07.37 Father, let me pause to say, I give you thanks 00:42:07.40\00:42:15.20 For the life you've given me For my friends, my family 00:42:15.23\00:42:22.58 For every wonder I've seen I give you thanks 00:42:22.61\00:42:29.38 I give you thanks 00:42:29.41\00:42:34.68 Thank you Lord 00:42:34.71\00:42:42.07 Thank you Lord 00:42:42.24\00:42:49.30 For all you've done for me. 00:42:49.33\00:42:57.08 I thank you Lord 00:42:57.11\00:43:04.71 That's pretty good, Danny, half way through. 00:43:04.74\00:43:06.78 For your guidance through the years 00:43:20.00\00:43:23.69 For your presence through my fears 00:43:23.72\00:43:27.29 For all the joy's and yes the tears 00:43:27.32\00:43:31.43 I give you thanks 00:43:31.46\00:43:35.11 For the faithfulness you've shown 00:43:35.14\00:43:39.72 As I faced each dark unknown 00:43:39.75\00:43:42.97 I have never, never been alone 00:43:43.00\00:43:46.56 I give you thanks Lord I give you thanks 00:43:46.59\00:43:52.75 Sing it with us. 00:43:52.78\00:43:54.58 Thank you Lord 00:43:54.61\00:44:02.15 Thank you Lord 00:44:02.18\00:44:07.69 For all you've done. 00:44:07.72\00:44:09.25 For all you've done for me 00:44:09.28\00:44:17.06 I thank you Lord 00:44:17.09\00:44:22.70 Let's sing, we thank you Lord. 00:44:22.73\00:44:24.57 We thank you Lord 00:44:24.60\00:44:30.02 Lord, we thank you 00:44:30.05\00:44:32.71 Thank you Lord for all you've done 00:44:32.74\00:44:39.85 For all you've done for us 00:44:39.88\00:44:47.48 We thank you Lord For all you've done 00:44:47.51\00:44:55.18 For all you've done for us 00:44:55.21\00:45:03.18 We thank you Lord 00:45:03.21\00:45:04.58